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OA and the Royal Society
by Subbiah Arunachalam 06 Dec '05

06 Dec '05

Friends: Here is a thoughtful letter from Dr Barbara Kirsop of the Electronic Publishing Trust. Very well written and what she says makes sense. All of us should write to both the Royal Society and SciDevNet about the great need to adopt open access self-archiving. Best wishes. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] --------------------------------- http://www.scidev.net/editorletters/index.cfm?fuseaction=readeditorletter&i… Royal Society must embrace open archiving Author: Barbara Kirsop Affiliation: Electronic Publishing Trust for Development http://www.epublishingtrust.org Date: 25 November 2005 I am appalled at the recent statement made by the Royal Society regarding access to research publications (see Open access deemed 'dangerous' by Royal Society). Apart from misunderstanding the proposals made by the UK research councils, the Royal Society's statement indicates a total lack of understanding of the world's research needs. "A young post-doctoral researcher in mathematics at an Ethiopian university has different needs and different means compared with an established senior research fellow in pharmacology [at] a UK company's laboratory." Just what are these "different needs"? Researchers everywhere need access to the world's research information - those that are less privileged need it most. The advent of open access archiving policies, now widely accepted by visionary academics, solves the problem and greatly strengthens the international scientific community and its ability to solve global problems (think only of bird flu, HIV/AIDS, environmental disasters, climate change). Institutional repositories require the continuance of journals so that author's versions of published, refereed articles can be archived electronically. Indeed, 93 per cent of the 9,000 journals surveyed by the Joint Information Systems Committee (http://www.jisc.ac.uk/) have accepted this, including enlightened science and technology publishers such as Elsevier (see http://romeo.eprints.org/publishers.html) The aim of such repositories is not the demise of journals, but quite the contrary. It is shameful that one of the most senior scientific bodies misinterprets the present open access situation and dismisses the needs of poorer nations. Thankfully, this is not the case with organisations such as UNESCO, the International Council for Science (ICSU) and its Committee on Data for Science and Technology (CODATA), the International Federation of Library Associations, France's National Scientific Research Centre (CNRS) and the French national institutes for health and medical research (INSERM), agricultural research (INRA) and computer science (INRIA), as well as all universities in the Netherlands and Scotland, and many in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and United States. All of these support the concept of institutional repositories for publicly-funded published research. The Royal Society should join with the international scientific community in embracing new technology, which has such huge potential for science and the economies of poorer countries. This is an edited version of comments made to the American Scientist Open Access Forum. Link to SciDev.Net's special feature 'Opening doors with open access' Related SciDev.Net articles: Open access deemed 'dangerous' by Royal Society Friends: Here is a thoughtful letter from Dr Barbara Kirsop of the Electronic Publishing Trust. Very well written and what she says makes sense. All of us should write to both the Royal Society and SciDevNet about the great need to adopt open access self-archiving. Best wishes. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] --------------------------------- http://www.scidev.net/editorletters/index.cfm?fuseaction=readeditorletter&i… http://www.scidev.net/editorletters/index.cfm?fuseaction=readeditorletter&i… Royal Society must embrace open archiving http://www.scidev.net/siteimages/spacer.gif Author: Barbara Kirsop Affiliation: Electronic Publishing Trust for Development http://www.epublishingtrust.org http://www.epublishingtrust.org Date: 25 November 2005 I am appalled at the recent statement made by the Royal Society regarding access to research publications (see http://www.scidev.net/News/index.cfm?fuseaction=readnews&itemid=2498&langua… Open access deemed 'dangerous' by Royal Society ). Apart from misunderstanding the proposals made by the UK research councils, the Royal Society's statement indicates a total lack of understanding of the world's research needs. "A young post-doctoral researcher in mathematics at an Ethiopian university has different needs and different means compared with an established senior research fellow in pharmacology [at] a UK company's laboratory." Just what are these "different needs"? Researchers everywhere need access to the world's research information those that are less privileged need it most. The advent of open access archiving policies, now widely accepted by visionary academics, solves the problem and greatly strengthens the international scientific community and its ability to solve global problems (think only of bird flu, HIV/AIDS, environmental disasters, climate change). Institutional repositories require the continuance of journals so that author's versions of published, refereed articles can be archived electronically. Indeed, 93 per cent of the 9,000 journals surveyed by the Joint Information Systems Committee ( http://www.jisc.ac.uk/ http://www.jisc.ac.uk/ ) have accepted this, including enlightened science and technology publishers such as Elsevier (see http://romeo.eprints.org/publishers.html http://romeo.eprints.org/publishers.html ). The aim of such repositories is not the demise of journals, but quite the contrary. It is shameful that one of the most senior scientific bodies misinterprets the present open access situation and dismisses the needs of poorer nations. Thankfully, this is not the case with organisations such as UNESCO, the International Council for Science (ICSU) and its Committee on Data for Science and Technology (CODATA), the International Federation of Library Associations, France's National Scientific Research Centre (CNRS) and the French national institutes for health and medical research (INSERM), agricultural research (INRA) and computer science (INRIA), as well as all universities in the Netherlands and Scotland, and many in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and United States. All of these support the concept of institutional repositories for publicly-funded published research. The Royal Society should join with the international scientific community in embracing new technology, which has such huge potential for science and the economies of poorer countries. This is an edited version of comments made to the http://amsci-forum.amsci.org/archives/American-Scientist-Open-Access-Forum.… American Scientist Open Access Forum. Link to SciDev.Net's special feature http://www.scidev.net/ms/openaccess/ 'Opening doors with open access' Related SciDev.Net articles: http://www.scidev.net/index.cfm?fuseaction=readNews&itemid=2498&language=1 Open access deemed 'dangerous' by Royal Society

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Websites for sending mail with up to 1 GB attachment file.
by indubhushan 06 Dec '05

06 Dec '05

Dear Member These are sites that enable u to send data up 1 GB that other mail providers do not allow. http://www.yousendit.com/ http://www.transferbigfiles.com/ http://www.dropload.com/ http://www.sendthisfile.com/ http://www.megaupload.com/ Sincerely Yours, ******************************************************* Indu Bhushan Tamrakar Library Centre for Advanced Technology (DAE) Indore MP www.cat.ernet.in ********************************************************

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Bibliotheca Alexandrina
by Jayadev P Hiremath 06 Dec '05

06 Dec '05

Bibliotheca Alexandrina http://www.bibalex.org/English/index.aspx The ancient library at Alexandria was rightfully one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and its spirit and commitment to the pursuit of learning is embodied in the modern Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Egypt. As their mission statement notes, the library is to be "a center for dialogue between peoples and civilizations". This is no easy feat, and the web-browsing public can learn about their laudable efforts on this website. Visitors may first want to learn about the remarkable structure that houses the library, along with a variety of facts about this building's construction. While visitors who may be planning a visit to Egypt may wish to learn about tours of the building and the ways in which they may utilize their research collections, others may want to peruse the "Initiatives" area. Here they will find links to some of their digital projects, which include "Eternal Egypt", which offers an extremely media-rich site that allows visitors to explore over 5000 years of Egyptian civilization through timelines, objects, and interactive maps. Bibliotheca Alexandrina [A] http://www.bibalex.org/English/index.aspx The ancient library at Alexandria was rightfully one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and its spirit and commitment to the pursuit of learning is embodied in the modern Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Egypt. As their mission statement notes, the library is to be "a center for dialogue between peoples and civilizations". This is no easy feat, and the web-browsing public can learn about their laudable efforts on this website. Visitors may first want to learn about the remarkable structure that houses the library, along with a variety of facts about this building's construction. While visitors who may be planning a visit to Egypt may wish to learn about tours of the building and the ways in which they may utilize their research collections, others may want to peruse the "Initiatives" area. Here they will find links to some of their digital projects, which include "Eternal Egypt", which offers an extremely media-rich site that allows visitors to explore over 5000 years of Egyptian civilization through timelines, objects, and interactive maps.

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DU library all set to go digital
by noufal palliparamban 06 Dec '05

06 Dec '05

Dear friends, The Delhi University's Library System (DULS) is all set to go digital. Besides launching a separate library website, which will help in getting all electronic resources available in the public domain, the library resources, including the books which are out of the Copyright Act, will also be digitised soon. details: http://www.dailypioneer.com/displayit1.asp?pathit=/archives2/nov905/city/ci… Regards Noufal Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur --------------------------------- Enjoy this Diwali with Y! India Click here Dear friends, The Delhi University's Library System (DULS) is all set to go digital. Besides launching a separate library website, which will help in getting all electronic resources available in the public domain, the library resources, including the books which are out of the Copyright Act, will also be digitised soon. details: http://www.dailypioneer.com/displayit1.asp?pathit=/archives2/nov905/city/ci… http://www.dailypioneer.com/displayit1.asp?pathit=/archives2/nov905/city/ci… Regards Noufal Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Enjoy this Diwali with Y! India http://in.promos.yahoo.com/fabmall/index.html Click here

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Missing out books (K A. Sardesai)
by Mailing List Manager 05 Dec '05

05 Dec '05

Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 14:08:07 +0530 From: K A. Sardesai <kshipras(a)rbi.org.in> Dear Library professionals, Here i have found some information from General Financial Rules,2005 para 194(i) & (ii)related to physical verification of Library books. I am still concerned for Librarian's guidelines from UGC or parallel organization. kshipra

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Oogling for Chemists - Chmoogle
by Mailing List Manager 05 Dec '05

05 Dec '05

Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2005 15:29:53 +0530 (IST) From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Friends: Spread the word among chemists. It is a boon to chemists. Arun ---- More on Chmoogle David Bradley, Oogling for Chemists, Reactive Reports, Issue #50. Excerpt: San Diego based eMolecules Inc has launched what one might consider to be the chemical equivalent of the Google search engine - "Chmoogle". The company describes Chmoogle as the world's leading free open-access chemistry search engine and its mission is to discover, curate, and index all of the public chemical information in the world, and make it available to the public. "The world's knowledge in chemistry is an invaluable resource", said Klaus Gubernator, eMolecule's Chief Executive Officer. "It lies dormant until it becomes searchable by every chemist. The language of chemistry is chemical structures. Chmoogle makes the world's chemistry searchable by structure. Just draw a molecule using your favorite structure drawing tool and hit Go!" "Currently, there are any number of excellent text search engines," Craig James, Chmoogle's Chief Technology Officer told us. "If you want to know everything about 'Alexander Fleming' (inventor of penicillin), they can help you," he adds. However, if you draw the penicillin molecule with your favorite chemical editor, can you search for it, James asks, "With Chmoogle you can." Before Chmoogle, there was no free Internet resource of this nature. It provides a genuine cheminformatics system that anyone could use to find information using a substructure search. A number of academic institutions have searchable databases, but they're usually focused on their particular field of science, and their search systems are often primarily for organizing only their data. Chmoogle's goal is to be the search system to index all of the world's publicly available chemical information....Chmoogle goes deeper than a superficial search of the latent chemical Web, as one would hope. It allows users to send queries, results and individual structures as links to their colleagues using email. This, the company says, will create an unparalleled collaborative environment for chemists worldwide. Chmoogle also provides "Chmoogle Free" code that users can embed into their own Web sites for direct access to Chmoogle, as well as hosted cheminformatics systems and full Web sites for chemical suppliers, pharmaceutical and other chemical industries. James does not see a conflict between Chmoogle and efforts to use the InChI. "Since Chmoogle will be crawling the Web looking for information, it may provide a valuable adjunct to their service: High-performance searches, combined with cross references to other places that Chmoogle has found the same molecule (for example, commercial vendors who have the molecule for sale, or other academic sites such as Zinc or PubChem)."

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Microfilm reader_lakshmi murthy
by Mailing List Manager 05 Dec '05

05 Dec '05

Dear Member: There is request for using a microfilm reader and printer (request appended). The intended user is from Bangalore and would prefer if the gadgets are available in any of the libraries in and around Bg. If any of your library/organization have these gadgets, and permit non-members to make use of them on whatever terms and conditions, may I request you to write to Pramila Lochan <lochanp(a)yahoo.com> directly. Many thanks in advance. - Moderator [Original message follows] Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2005 20:53:59 -0800 (PST) From: Pramila Lochan <lochanp(a)yahoo.com> To: franc(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: Microfilm reader_lakshmi murthy I am looking for a microfilm reader and printer. Since I am from Bangalore she thought it might be appropriate to conatct you. I am a researcher working at the IGNCA SRC and the microfilm reader and printer I am looking for is to help me decipher a manuscript that is recorded on a microfilm. I do hope there could be some solution for this in Bangalore itself regards Dr.Pramila Lochan

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New Koha Documentation available
by vimal kumar 05 Dec '05

05 Dec '05

User guide of Koha (ver. 2.2) now available in Koha documentation web site (www.kohadocs.org/userguide/) . This user guide will clear many doubts meet while administration and use of Koha ILS. It included the Setting Bibliographic Data Parameters, users can customize MARC tag according their purpose. This is not a full one, certain areas (circulation, reports, OPAC, routine maintenance, Acquiring MARC Bibliographic Records) to be completed. Vimal kumar Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum vimal0212(a)yahoo.com __________________________________________ Yahoo! DSL Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl.yahoo.com

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FW: [DIGLIB] article: "A Risky Gamble With Google"
by Vara Lakshmi Rudrabhatla 04 Dec '05

04 Dec '05

-- Dr. RSR Varalakshmi Professor, Dept. of Library and Information Science., Andhra University. Visakhapatnam. >From: Glen Newton - NRC/CNRC CISTI/ICIST Research ><glen.newton(a)nrc-cnrc.gc.ca> >Reply-To: glen.newton(a)nrc-cnrc.gc.ca >To: diglib(a)infoserv.inist.fr >Subject: [DIGLIB] article: "A Risky Gamble With Google" >Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2005 20:56:48 -0500 > >"A Risky Gamble With Google" >Chronicle of Higher Education (12/02/05) Vol. 52, No. 15, P. B7 >Vaidhyanathan, Siva > > > "Though Google's effort to digitize and offer free online access to > > millions of books from major English-language libraries is an > > exciting prospect, New York University professor Siva Vaidhyanathan > > contends that the initiative could compromise much of the freedom > > and integrity that libraries and other reference resources embody > > for scholars, researchers, and the general public. Google's > > reputation as an egalitarian information resource can only be > > sustained through expansion, and its mission statement to index the > > world's data raises issues of propriety while also implying that > > libraries, universities, and other traditional disseminators of > > information can no longer perform such duties adequately, according > > to Vaidhyanathan. The author warns that the Google Library Project > > increases the risk of privacy infringement, as Google's privacy > > policy makes no promise that the company will keep patrons' > > individual reading records from the FBI or local law > > enforcement. Privatization of information resource maintenance is > > another area of concern because of the inherent instability of > > businesses, and Google is essentially a business. Vaidhyanathan > > argues that stable public institutions should oversee a project such > > as Google Library. The project's most dire implication is the burden > > it adds to an already unbalanced copyright system, which creates > > even more uncertainty for librarians, students, researchers, and > > other innocent copyright users. "The presumption that Google's > > powers of indexing and access come close to working as a library > > ignores all that libraries mean to the lives of their users," > > Vaidhyanathan concludes. "All the proprietary algorithms in the > > world are not going to replace them." " >From: http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2005-7/1202f.html#item18 > >-- >Glen Newton | glen.newton(a)nrc-cnrc.gc.ca >Group Leader (Acting), CISTI Research >Chef de groupe (par intérim), Recherche de l'ICIST >tel/tél: 613-990-9163 | facsimile/télécopieur 613-952-8246 >Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (CISTI) >National Research Council Canada (NRC)| M-55, 1200 Montreal Road >http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/ >Institut canadien de l'information scientifique et technique (ICIST) >Conseil national de recherches Canada | M-55, 1200 chemin Montréal >Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0R6 >Government of Canada | Gouvernement du Canada >-- > > >

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DRTC Seminar
by pradyot bharatkar 04 Dec '05

04 Dec '05

Dear Professionals, On behalf of DRTC-ISI, I cordially invite you for the Seminar on 'Text Mining: an emerging scenario' ************************************************************* Indian Statistical Institute Documentation Research and Training Centre. 8th Mile, Mysore Road, Banglore-560059 Seminar on Text Mining: an emerging scenario ABSTRACT Text mining, also known as intelligent text analysis, text data mining or knowledge discovery in text (KDT), refers generally to the process of extracting interesting and non-trivial information and knowledge from unstructured text. Text mining is a young interdisciplinary field that draws on information retrieval, data mining, machine learning, statistics and computational linguistics. As most of the information in the world (over 80%) is stored as text, text mining is believed to have a high commercial potential value. It has many applications, especially in information service sector, bio-informatics, humanities, intelligence communities and in other fields also. Recently, text mining is receiving much attention, several research groups around the world, as well as R&D departments of big companies, are doing research on text mining. This seminar will focus on several issues of text mining including: Themes: 1.Basic function of text mining 2.Text mining process 3.Architecture of text mining system 4.Techniques used in text mining 5.Application areas 6. Challenges in text mining All are cordially invited. Venue: DRTC Classroom Date: 9thDec,2005 Time: 2.00 p.m. Dr. A. R.D. Prasad (Seminar Co-ordinator) Pradyot S. Bharatkar Associateship in Documentation & Information Science (ADIS IInd year) DRTC, Indian Statistical Institute, 8th Mile Mysore Road, RV College PO, Bangalore- 560059. Email & web site: pradyot(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/~pradyot (/wwwisis) --------------------------------- Yahoo! Model Search - Could you be the next catwalk superstar? Check out the competition now Dear Professionals, On behalf of DRTC-ISI, I cordially invite you for the Seminar on ' Text Mining: an emerging scenario ' ************************************************************* Indian Statistical Institute Documentation Research and Training Centre. 8th Mile, Mysore Road, Banglore-560059 Seminar on Text Mining: an emerging scenario ABSTRACT Text mining, also known as intelligent text analysis, text data mining or knowledge discovery in text (KDT), refers generally to the process of extracting interesting and non-trivial information and knowledge from unstructured text. Text mining is a young interdisciplinary field that draws on information retrieval, data mining, machine learning, statistics and computational linguistics. As most of the information in the world (over 80%) is stored as text, text mining is believed to have a high commercial potential value. It has many applications, especially in information service sector, bio-informatics, humanities, intelligence communities and in other fields also. Recently, text mining is receiving much attention, several research groups around the world, as well as R&D departments of big companies, are doing research on text mining. This seminar will focus on several issues of text mining including: Themes: 1.Basic function of text mining 2.Text mining process 3.Architecture of text mining system 4.Techniques used in text mining 5.Application areas 6. Challenges in text mining All are cordially invited. Venue: DRTC Classroom Date: 9 th Dec,2005 Time: 2.00 p.m. Dr. A. R.D. Prasad (Seminar Co-ordinator) Pradyot S. Bharatkar http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/tsmileys2/40.gif http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/tsmileys2/40.gif http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/tsmileys2/40.gif http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/tsmileys2/40.gif Associateship in Documentation & Information Science (ADIS IInd year) DRTC, Indian Statistical Institute, 8th Mile Mysore Road, RV College PO, Bangalore- 560059. Email & web site: pradyot(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/~pradyot http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/~pradyot (/wwwisis) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/uk/taglines/default/modelsearch/*http://uk.news… Yahoo! Model Search - Could you be the next catwalk superstar? Check out the http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/uk/taglines/default/modelsearch/*http://uk.news… competition now

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Book Piracy
by anand ulaya 04 Dec '05

04 Dec '05

Dear Professionals The publishers and authors are now taking up arms against book piracy, but they'll follow the beaten path through the courts and wind up trying to swat down every showoff kid, ISP, and Internet file trader who might have any involvement in the creation, transfer, or storage of illegal copies of paper books. More about this article http://www.prajavani.net/dec042005/36572200501204.php Your Sincerely Anand Ulaya SDM Institute for Management Library No.1 Chamundi Hill Road Siddarthanagar Post Mysore 570 011 Anand U __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Dear Professionals The publishers and authors are now taking up arms against book piracy, but they'll follow the beaten path through the courts and wind up trying to swat down every showoff kid, ISP, and Internet file trader who might have any involvement in the creation, transfer, or storage of illegal copies of paper books. More about this article http://www.prajavani.net/dec042005/36572200501204.php http://www.prajavani.net/dec042005/36572200501204.php Your Sincerely Anand Ulaya SDM Institute for Management Library No.1 Chamundi Hill Road Siddarthanagar Post Mysore 570 011 Anand U __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Invitation to join NCSI-KM-Forum
by P. Arumugam 04 Dec '05

04 Dec '05

Hi, This is a discussion forum maintained by Information and Knowledge Management Trainees of National Center for Science Information (http://www.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in) which is part of Indian Institute of Science (http://www.iisc.ernet.in) Bangalore, India. This is an attempt to create an interactive group for Knowledge Management. This group is a place for knowledge manager to meet all related professionals and share their knowledge. Objectives: 1. To share the knowledge within KM professionals. 2. Search and find the KM jobs. 3. Personal interaction among Knowledge Managers. 4. To assist KM implementation in organizations. Forum URL: http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/NCSI-KM-Forum http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/NCSI-KM-Forum Come and Join with us!!! Information and Knowledge Management Trainees, National Centre for Science Information, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-12, India.

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explanation about auto data capturing machine-reg:-
by librarian＠gitam.edu 03 Dec '05

03 Dec '05

Dear Colleagues, > It is device which can be used for stock verification. For using this > device library should be Computerised and all the books are to be > barcoded. The device will be taken to the racks and the barcode on the > books will be scanned by the stock taking machine. After scanning a good > number books the data will be dumped on to the computer. This will save > time in the process of stock-verification and also assures accuracy. The > approximate cost is around 60 to 70 thousands. We have acuired thios > device two years back. > With regards, > DR.K.Satyanarayana, > Dy.LIbrarian, > GITAM Central Library, > Visakhapatnam-45

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SIST project information bulletin
by Mailing List Manager 03 Dec '05

03 Dec '05

Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2005 10:14:57 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> ----- Original Message ----- From: Augustin Gaschignard To: agaschignard(a)fara-africa.org Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 8:32 PM Any contribution to the next issues will be welcome. SIST project information bulletin is downloadable from the SIST project website www.sist-sciencesdev.net. Enjoy reading, My best regards, Augustin Gaschignard SIST Project coordinator

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ASIS&T AM 06 CFP -- Austin, TX, Nov 3-9, 2006
by Satish Munnolli 03 Dec '05

03 Dec '05

-- * Apologies for cross posting * -- ASIS&T 2006 - Call for Papers "Information Realities: Shaping the Digital Future for All" November 3-9, 2006 Hilton Austin, Austin, Texas http://www.asis.org/Conferences/AM06/am06call.html ASIS&T 2006 challenges us to explore this moment in the history of information science as people seamlessly move between their physical and digital worlds to create information realities for themselves and others. Submissions by researchers and practitioners are solicited on a wide range of topics. TYPE OF SUBMISSIONS Contributed papers Contributed posters/short papers Practitioner/Industry track Symposia and panels Pre-conference sessions Deadlines February 13, 2006 Proposals due for contributed papers, technical sessions and panels, and pre-conference sessions February 25, 2006 Proposals due for contributed posters/short papers April 28, 2006 Acceptance notices issued May 27, 2006 Final versions due for conference proceedings WHERE AND HOW TO SUBMIT Full Call for Papers is at http://www.asis.org/Conferences/AM06/am06call.html All submissions are made electronically via a link from the ASIS&T Web site (http://www.asis.org/Conferences/AM06/AM06submit.html) Richard B. Hill Executive Director American Society for Information Science and Technology 1320 Fenwick Lane, Suite 510 Silver Spring, MD 20910 Fax: (301) 495-0810 Voice: (301) 495-0900 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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Free access to Serials: The Journal for the Serials Community
by Shyam Prasad pujar 02 Dec '05

02 Dec '05

** Sorry for cross postings, if any ** Dear Members, The UKSG, an association encompassing all members of the serials community, and publishers of "Serials: for the international serials community" pleased to announce that entire archive from Volume 8 through Volume 17 is available as Open Access. You may view the articles at: http://serials.uksg.org/openurl.asp?genre=3Djournal&issn=3D0953-0460 Regards, S.M. Pujar ********************************************************************** Shamprasad M. Pujar Assistant Librarian Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research Gen. Vaidya Marg, Film City Road Goregaon (East) MUMBAI-400 065 India %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% * Phone: (022) 28400919-21 Extn: 514 * * Fax: (022) 28402752 * * E-mail: pujar(a)igidr.ac.in * * URL: http://www.igidr.ac.in * %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

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missing books
by deva deva 02 Dec '05

02 Dec '05

Missing books may be reported by using the missing book form or by filling out a similar form at the circulation desk. Missing books are searched by staff before the item's record is changed to missing in the College Online Library Catalog. A staff member will place a hold on items for patrons who request missing book searches. Patrons will be notified if the item is found. deva __________________________________________________________ Enjoy this Diwali with Y! India Click here http://in.promos.yahoo.com/fabmall/index.html

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Autodata capturing device
by Mailing List Manager 02 Dec '05

02 Dec '05

Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 12:05:18 +0530 From: Eldho Joy <eldhoj(a)gmail.com> From: Eldho Joy . eldhoj(a)gmail.com=0D To:lis-forum@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in=0D It is interesting to hear about the AUTODATA CAPTURING DEVICE.Could you give us more details about the product?. Eldho Joy Librarian LBS College Trivandrum www.lbsitw.ac.in

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SETTING UP SPECIAL EDUCATION ZONES
by Mailing List Manager 02 Dec '05

02 Dec '05

Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 23:22:05 -0800 (PST) From: alex arun <antony_alex2k(a)yahoo.com> The Hindu ; 12/01/2005 NASSCOM CHIEF FOR SETTING UP SPECIAL EDUCATION ZONES Bureaucracy in education is "constraining" its development and one way to remove the shackles is to set up Special Education Zones on the lines of Special Economic Zones, says Kiran Karnik, president, National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM). Interacting with mediapersons on the sidelines of `Information Technology, Information Technology-Enabled Services Industry-Academia Meet 2005' at Bannari Amman Institute of Technology here on Wednesday, Karnik said, "This Special Education Zone can be carried out on an experimental basis at four to five places and, if the model proves successful, it can be extended to all corners of the country." The constraints imposed by governments "make it difficult" for professional colleges to function, he pointed out. Karnik said those wanting to set up institutions in those zones should be able to do so with minimum hassles and run the institution with "complete autonomy." The colleges must be able to frame their own syllabi, fix the fee and decide on students' in-take. http://www.hindu.com/2005/12/01/stories/2005120106210500.htm

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OPAL online program about podcasting
by Mailing List Manager 02 Dec '05

02 Dec '05

Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 03:57:55 +0000 (GMT) From: sandeep bhavsar <sandeep31581(a)yahoo.co.uk> R/s Professionals This online program is part of the OPAL Collaborative (www.opal-online.org) a group of dozens of libraries on several continents that are providing a wide variety of online programs of interest to library users and librarians worldwide. The URL to enter the online room is http://67.19.231.218/v4/login.asp?r=67955673&p=0. This OPAL event is free and open to everyone with a computer and an internet connection. There is no need to register and no registration fee. This event is scheduled to last approximately one hour. Please Note: The first time you enter an OPAL online room, your operating system may ask for your permission to have it download and automatically install a small plug-in. The web conferencing software used for OPAL programs supports users of various Microsoft operating systems (Win 98 and higher), Mac OS X, and Linux. Greg Schwartz, the presenter, is by day the Circulation Support Supervisor for the Louisville Free Public Library (http://www.lfpl.org/) and by night a husband, father, and blogger and podcaster extraordinaire of Open Stacks (http://www.openstacks.net/os/) This OPAL online event is sponsored by the Mid-Illinois Talking Book Center (http://www.mitbc.org/) If you are unable to participate in this live online event, it will be recorded and placed in the OPAL archive ( /archive.htm). Also, the MP3 version of the audiorecording will be--you guessed it--distributed as an OPAL podcast (http://feeds.feedburner.com/OpalPodcast) If you have questions, please feel free to contact me. Tom Peters TAP Information Services 1000 SW 23rd Street Blue Springs, MO 64015 phone: 816-228-6406 email: tapinformation(a)yahoo.com web: www.tapinformation.com TAP Information Services provides a wide variety of high quality planning, consulting, research, and assessment services supporting libraries, library consortia, government agencies, professional associations, and other information-intensive organizations. ------------------------------ Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Research and Management Studies Thane(W) 400601 MUMBAI PH : 25364492 25446554 25339868 Mo : +919867437438 email : sandeep.bhavsar(a)gmail.com

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Query for analysis.
by alex arun 02 Dec '05

02 Dec '05

Dear professionals, Can you suggest me, what are the names/designation is been given to LIS Professionals, other then Librarian.or How do you designate a person(Librarian) in your company/institute etc? based on his profile. __________________________________ Yahoo! Music Unlimited Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. http://music.yahoo.com/unlimited/

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Hunting for information
by Mailing List Manager 02 Dec '05

02 Dec '05

Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 16:59:09 +0530 (IST) From: mmslib(a)udct.org Sir, We are hunting for the following references. Would it be possible for you to help us correspond with library which possesses these Thanks a lot!! -- Title: Developments in the procedure for numerical computation of multi-phase-flow phenomena with inter-phase slip, unequal temperatures, et cetera Authors: Spalding, D. B. Affiliation: Imperial Coll. of Science and Technology, London (England). Journal: In Von Karman Inst. for Fluid Dyn. Numerical Computation of Multi-Phase Flows p 263-284 (SEE N83-12365 03-34) Publication Date: 00/1981 Category: Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer Origin: STI NASA/STI Keywords: HEAT TRANSFER, MASS TRANSFER, MULTIPHASE FLOW, SLIP FLOW, ALGORITHMS, PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION, TURBULENT MIXING Bibliographic Code: 1981ncmp.vkif..263S Title: Numerical computation of multi-phase fluid flow and heat transfer Authors: Spalding, D. B. Affiliation: AA(Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind.; Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, England) Journal: In: Recent advances in numerical methods in fluids. Volume 1. (A80-44908 19-34) Swansea, Pineridge Press, Ltd., 1980, p. 139-167. Publication Date: 00/1980 Category: Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer Origin: STI NASA/STI Keywords: COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS, FINITE DIFFERENCE THEORY, HEAT TRANSFER, ITERATIVE SOLUTION, MOMENTUM TRANSFER, MULTIPHASE FLOW, ALGORITHMS, CONVERGENCE, ENTHALPY, MASS TRANSFER, PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS, PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION, SINGLE-PHASE FLOW, VELOCITY DISTRIBUTION Bibliographic Code: 1980ranm....1..139S Shantha Venkatesan. Senior Librarian Prof.M.M.Sharma Library Nathalal Parikh Marg, U.I.C.T.Matunga (East) Mumbai400 019 e-mail: mmslib(a)udct.org

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DRTC Colloquium (2005-06) (05)
by Mailing List Manager 02 Dec '05

02 Dec '05

Date: 1 Dec 2005 11:18:10 -0000 From: Ehtesham <ehte786(a)rediffmail.com> � INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE DOCUMENTATION RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE 8th Mile Mysore Road, Bangalore-560059 DRTC COLLOQUIUM (2005-06) (05) INFORMATION MANAGEMENT TO KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT MERE CHANGE OF LABEL OR ...... ? ABSTRACT Information consists of facts and data that are organized to describe a particular situation or problem. On the other hand knowledge is something that covers the truths and beliefs, perspectives and concepts, judgements and expectations, methodologies and know how. Therefore to meet our information needs, achieve our goals and target we are finding new avenues in the form of �knowledge management� both in the libraries as well as in corporate sector. In this colloquium we propose to discuss the concept, processes, tools and techniques of knowledge management along with a case study in corporate sector. Topic Speakers 1.Overview : Md Ehtesham 2.Concept of Information management and knowledge management : Protiti Majumdar 3.Knowledge management in business settings : Samiksha Yadav 4.Knowledge management processes : Ananya Sarkar Tools and techniques : Neha Singh : Sucheta Lahiri 5.Case Study : Sukla Chakraborty 6.Knowlege management in Libraries : Randhir Kumar 7.Conclusion : Hema Singh Venue : DRTC Classroom. Date : 7th Dec 2005. Time : 2.00 p.m. All are cordially invited. Dr. K.S. Raghavan (Colloquium Coordinator) MD EHTESHAM H-11,ISI HOSTELS ADIS (DRTC) INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE 8TH MILE, MYSORE ROAD, BANGALORE - 560059

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Access to information/knowledge: a clinician^Rs perspective
by Mailing List Manager 02 Dec '05

02 Dec '05

Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 16:12:37 +0530 From: Sukhdev Singh <esukhdev(a)gmail.com> Dear members, Dr. DK Sahu, a clinician by profession, runs a publication house "Medknow Publications Pvt Ltd" [ http://www.medknow.com ]. He brings out number of Indian journals in Open Access mode. He has archived number of his presentations at OpenMED@NIC. The following one may be useful for some members of this group. Sahu, DK (2005) Access to information/knowledge: a clinician's perspective. In: IJD GoldCon and Cuticon 2005, 26-27 Nov 2005, Kolkata, India. http://openmed.nic.in/1153/ His other documents are available at http://openmed.nic.in/perl/user_eprints?userid=381 -Assessing the writing and style: a reviewer's perspective. -Effect of open access on citation rates for a small biomedical journal -Literature search: right path to the right reference. -Publication issues in sponsored research. --Sukhdev Singh. NIC. http://openmed.nic.in

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Problem in WIPO Registration Server
by sandeep bhavsar 02 Dec '05

02 Dec '05

R/s Professional I think there is some problem in WIPO server because there registration process is started from Dec 01 2005 . If u access this link http://www.wipo.int/academy/en/courses/distance_learning/catalog/dl101regcl… u will be able to find out the Registration Date. I am trying to contact their administrator and will shortly announce the next session date. regards Sandeep Bhavsar --------------------------------- Win a Yahoo! Vespa NEW - Yahoo! Cars has 3 Vespa LX125s to be won Enter Now! R/s Professional I think there is some problem in WIPO server because there registration process is started from Dec 01 2005 . If u access this link http://www.wipo.int/academy/en/courses/distance_learning/catalog/dl101regcl… http://www.wipo.int/academy/en/courses/distance_learning/catalog/dl101regcl… u will be able to find out the Registration Date. I am trying to contact their administrator and will shortly announce the next session date. regards Sandeep Bhavsar http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/uk/taglines/default/cars/*http://uk.cars.yahoo.… Win a Yahoo! Vespa NEW - Yahoo! Cars has 3 Vespa LX125s to be won http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/uk/taglines/default/cars/*http://uk.cars.yahoo.… Enter Now!

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SCOPUS WINS INTERNATIONAL AWARDS
by Kumar, Perdeep (ELS-DEL) 02 Dec '05

02 Dec '05

Dear Sir Can you please post this on your NCSI LIS-FORUM Digest Thank you During a a gala evening co-hosted by Online Information and Information World Review in London, SCOPUS won the International Information Industry Award 2005 for Best STM information product. Development Partners David Price (Oxford University) and Hilda Nassar (American University of Beirut) and representatives from Elsevier received this award. For the fifth year, The Charleston Advisor is sponsoring a series of awards for electronic services and databases for libraries. We are pleased to report that SCOPUS received the "BEST INTERFACE" award for a well-designed and powerful search interface. About SCOPUS Covering the world's research literature, Scopus is the largest and easiest to use navigation tool ever built. Scopus is designed and developed with over 300 users and librarians internationally. Its unique database contains abstracts and references from over 14,000 titles from 4,000 different publishers, ensuring broad interdisciplinary coverage. In addition, Scopus not only offers users citation information about the articles covered, but also integrates web & patent searches directly from its clean and simple interface. Direct links to full-text articles, library resources and other applications like reference management software, make Scopus quicker, easier and more comprehensive to use than any other literature research tool. More than 40 institutions in Indian Subcontinent have subscribed to SCOPUS since its launch in Jan 2005. For more information about Scopus please visit www.info.scopus.com. Perdeep Kumar Sales Director Elsevier India (Science & Technology) 17A/1, Ring Road Lajpat Nagar IV New Delhi - 110 024 Phone : +91-11-5289 0203 (direct) Email : p.kumar(a)elsevier.com Elsevier : www.elsevier.com ScienceDirect: www.sciencedirect.com Scopus : www.scopus.com

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SALIS awards winners for the year 2005
by Arunachalam Hariharan 01 Dec '05

01 Dec '05

Dear Friends, SALIS awards for the year 2005 were presented during the one-day seminar on Information Requirements of Todays Users at Crescent Engineering College, Chennai on 12.11.2005. Following awards were conferred. Dr.Harish Chandra Sushila Chandra Best Librarian Award for the year 2005 was presented to Dr.M.Suriya, Prof. & Head, Dept. of Lib. & Infn. Science & Librarian, University Library, Annamalai University. AutoLib TamilNadu -Best Librarian Award was given to Dr.K.Nithyanandham, Director-in-charge, University Library, Anna University, Chennai. AutoLib- TamilNadu- Best Young Librarian Award was shared by Mr.S.Swaminathan, Librarian, Sri Ramakrishna Vidyalaya College of Education, Coimbatore and Mr.T.Stephen, Librarian, CSI Bishop Appasamy College of Arts & Science, Coimbatore. On behalf of Award Committee and members Congratulations to all the Awardees! Convener __________________________________ Yahoo! Music Unlimited Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. http://music.yahoo.com/unlimited/

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IFLA / OCLC Early Career Development Fellowship
by Tomas Allen 01 Dec '05

01 Dec '05

Again another opportunity to distribute widely to interested persons Sorry for cross posting or repeats. Tomas Allen IFLA / OCLC Early Career Development Fellowship 2007 Program Guidelines Contents Program Overview Selection Process and Award Notification Key Dates Provisions of Award Eligibility Limitations and Liabilities Application Procedures Qualifying Countries Program Overview The IFLA / OCLC Early Career Development Fellowship Program provides early career development and continuing education for library and information science professionals from countries with developing economies. The program is jointly sponsored by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), OCLC Online Computer Library Center and the American Theological Library Association (ATLA). On an annual basis program sponsors select up to five individuals, including a theological librarian, to come to OCLCs headquarters in Dublin, Ohio, USA, for a four-week intensive program of lectures, seminars and mentoring. Topics and issues include information technologies and their impact on libraries, library operations and management, and global cooperative librarianship. During their visit to the United States, Fellows participate in seminars and workshops, visit selected North American libraries and cultural heritage institutions, and observe portions of an OCLC Members Council meeting. Key services and activities of program sponsors IFLA, OCLC and ATLA are highlighted. Visits to selected North American libraries, including the Library of Congress, and cultural heritage institutions provide an opportunity for Fellows to meet leading practitioners and discuss real-world solutions to the challenges facing libraries today. By observing a Members Council meeting, the Fellows gain insight into issues affecting global library cooperation and are exposed to the governance of a global library cooperative. Fellows translate their learning and experiences into specific professional development plans that guide their continued growth as well as their personal contributions to their home institutions and country of origin. Key Dates 2007 Program Applications Accepted September 2005 March 17, 2006 2007 Application Deadline March 17, 2006 2007 Applicant Selection Process April - July 2006 2007 Award Announcement August 2006 2007 Program. April - May 2007 (actual program dates to be determined) Eligibility Promising library and information science professionals who are in early stages of career development and who meet all of the qualifications are encouraged to apply. Applicants must: Have a qualifying degree in library or information science (qualifying degree may vary depending upon country of origin) Have obtained the qualifying degree between 2001 and 2005 Have at least two years, but no more than ten years, of library or information science experience Be a legal national from a qualifying country (see list of Qualifying Countries) and be working as a librarian or information science professional in that country Read and speak English proficiently Have a valid passport Be able to obtain an appropriate visa permitting legal entry into the United States Application Procedures For consideration, qualified applicants must prepare and submit an application. The application must follow the content outline and format described in the document Application 2007. The completed application PLUS three letters of recommendation must be received by OCLC no later than Friday, March 17, 2006. Selection Process and Award Notification All applications and letters of recommendation received by the deadline will be reviewed for completeness and responsiveness to the application criteria. Materials received after March 17, 2006 will not be considered. Notification acknowledging receipt of materials will be sent to applicants and to persons providing letters of recommendation. Due to high volume, committee members will not respond to inquiries about application status. A specially appointed Selection Committee, comprised of representatives from the three sponsoring organizations, will evaluate and score the applications and propose award winners to the Vice President, OCLC Member Services, who shall have final selection authority. Award recipients will be contacted to confirm their participation. Award recipients will be announced at the World Library and Information Congress: 72nd IFLA General Conference and Council in Seoul, Republic of Korea, August 2006. Names of award recipients will be posted on the OCLC website after the announcement is made at the IFLA General Conference. Provisions of Award For each Fellow, the award provides: Round-trip airfare, coach class, to the United States from the recipients home country (transportation to and from the airport in the recipients home country is the responsibility of the award recipient) Lodging while in the United States (arranged by OCLC) Transportation within the United States or Canada related to library visits (arranged by OCLC) Per diem while in the United States (amount determined by OCLC) Book allowance (amount determined by OCLC) The award does not provide for (and award recipient is responsible for): Any costs associated with preparing and submitting an application Any costs associated with obtaining a valid passport, passport photos, document processing, or other costs associated with entering the United States legally except as noted, above Any costs associated with travel unrelated to Fellowship activities, insurance, entertainment, personal affects, meals, clothing, toiletries, souvenirs, or other incidental expenses incurred by the award recipient. (The per diem amount included in the award is intended to be applied toward these types of costs.) Any costs other than those specifically enumerated, above Limitations and Liabilities Participation in the program is contingent upon the award recipient being able to legally enter the United States and participate in the program. By accepting the award, the award recipient assumes all risk for illness, injury (including death) or other mishap that he or she may suffer during his or her presence in the United States and during travel to, from, or within the United States or any other country. OCLC, IFLA and ATLA shall have no liability of any type for any such occurrence. Qualifying Countries Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Azerbaijan Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Democratic Republic of Congo Republic of Congo Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Cuba Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Gabon The Gambia Georgia Ghana Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary India Indonesia Islamic Republic of Iran Iraq Jamaica Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Democratic Peoples Public of Korea Kyrgyzstan Lao PDR Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Federated States of Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Oman Pakistan Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Romania Russian Federation Rwanda Samoa São Tomé & Príncipe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia and Montenegro Sierra Leone Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa Sri Lanka St. Kitts and Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent and the Grenadines Sudan Suriname Swaziland Syrian Arab Republic Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe Source(s): Adapted from WorldBank, the United Nations List of Least Developed Countries, and sponsoring organization developing country lists. MORE DETAILS AT: http://www.oclc.org/education/earlycareer/default.htm Bonne chance/Good luck! Meilleures salutations/best regards. _________________________________________________________________ Is your PC infected? Get a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfee® Security. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963

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Lecture on Personal Excellence
by SUNIL M.V. 01 Dec '05

01 Dec '05

Dear Professional Friend, Mysore Librarians and Information Scientists Association (R) MyLISA, Mysore Invites you for A Lecture on PERSONAL EXCELLENCE By Dr. R. Mohanakrishnan Professor of HRM SDM Institute for Management Development Mysore on the Saturday, 3rd December 2005 at 4.00PM Venue : Vidyanidhi Seminar Hall Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore, Manasagangotri Mysore MyLISA --------------------------------- Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. Dear Professional Friend, Mysore Librarians and Information Scientists Association (R) MyLISA, Mysore Invites you for A Lecture on PERSONAL EXCELLENCE By Dr. R. Mohanakrishnan Professor of HRM SDM Institute for Management Development Mysore on the Saturday, 3rd December 2005 at 4.00PM Venue : Vidyanidhi Seminar Hall Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore, Manasagangotri Mysore MyLISA http://pa.yahoo.com/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=36035/*http://music.yahoo.c… Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free.

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Eligibility for major and mibir research projects funded by UGC
by Ashwini Prabhu 01 Dec '05

01 Dec '05

Dear members, I would like to know the eligibility norms for UGC funded major and minor reseach projects for LIS professinals in academic settings. One of my friend's application for minor reasearch project has been rejected by the UGC on the pretext that she is a librarian in a college (and not a Library Science teacher probably). When the appointment criteria (Qualifications, NET/SET), Payscale, Career advancement scheme, etc is similar between college librarians and LIS teachers, is it fair that librarians be denied research oppurtunities. Seeking more information on the issue. Ashwini Prabhu MMPS College Mumbai Dear members, I would like to know the eligibility norms for UGC funded major and minor reseach projects for LIS professinals in academic settings. One of my friend's application for minor reasearch project has been rejected by the UGC on the pretext that she is a librarian in a college (and not a Library Science teacher probably). When the appointment criteria (Qualifications, NET/SET), Payscale, Career advancement scheme, etc is similar between college librarians and LIS teachers, is it fair that librarians be denied research oppurtunities. Seeking more information on the issue. Ashwini Prabhu MMPS College Mumbai 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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InfoWatch November 2005
by M.R Lalitha 01 Dec '05

01 Dec '05

Dear LIS-Forum member, The November 2005 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) November 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In This Issue 1. 125 Questions - What don?t we know? [Science magazine's current survey of "scientific ignorance"] 2. AppCAD [A design help tool for the wireless engineering community] 3. Center for Deep Earth Explorations (CDEX) [Integrated Ocean Drilling Program] 4. Electric - A VLSI Design System [An Electronic Design Automation Tool] 5. FlightGear flight simulator [An open-source, multi-platform, cooperative flight simulator] 6. Free model foundry [A resource for electrical engineering comunity] 7. Geologic time - The story of a changing earth [An interactive timeline of geological history] 8. LIPID Metabolites And Pathways Strategy - LIPID MAPS 9. NCI Drug dictionary [Technical dictionary for cancer drugs] 10. OSR Online - Homepage for Windows drivers developers 11. Real-time control systems architecture [ A reference model architecture, suitable for many software-intensive, real-time control problem domains] 12. Science and Engineering encyclopaedia 13. SecuriTeam.com [News and utilities dealing with computer security] 14. SimTool [A graphical system simulation tool] 15. Stem cell information - The official National Institutes of Health resource for stem cell research 16. Top 500 World Universities - Academic ranking of world universities 2005 [The Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China] 17. UV/Vis+ Spectra Data Base [By Science-softCon] 18. Venus Express [A mission to study the secrets of the Venusian atmosphere] 19. Visual Geometry Pages with JavaView [Differential geometry and mathematical visualization using applets] 20. Science and Technology Web Awards 2005 [By the Scientific American Magazine] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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Invitation
by T.V. Prafulla Chandra 01 Dec '05

01 Dec '05

Apologies for cross posting and/or duplicate posting. Invitation We are pleased to extend a hearty welcome to you to the INAUGURATION of ORGANIZATION FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIBRARIES (OPLib is a non-profit library advocacy group consisting of LIS teachers, professionals, students, research scholars, authors and library lovers--all working together with a mission to bring about library renaissance in Andhra Pradesh) Venue Sunday, December 4, 2005 10 am sharp Seminar Hall, City Central Library, Ashok Nagar, Hyderabad Chief Guest Sri Kichipudi Sambasiva Rao Chairman, Andhra Pradesh Grandhalaya Parishad Guests of Honor Sri Chada Venkata Reddy, CPI Floor Leader Sri Nomula Narasimhaiah, CPM Floor Leader Sri G Kishen Reddy, BJP Floor Leader Sri T Devender Goud, TDP Floor Leader We shall be thankful if you could kindly make it convenient to attend and share your ideas on the development of public and academic libraries in Andhra Pradesh. Dr A Kishore Honorary President Mobile 92474 28778 Email: kishoreinfo(a)rediffmail.com R. Sreenu President ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - OPLibbringing change in library services at the grassroot level --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NISC Export Services Pvt. Ltd. (an affiliate of NISC International, Inc. USA) S-1 Ballad Estates, St.Ann's School Road, Tarnaka, Hyderabad 500 017 Andhra Pradesh, India - Tel:+91 40 27001517 Tel/Fax:+91 40 27002538 WWW.NISC.COM A company in service to NISC worldwide. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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e-courses on IPR
by sandeep bhavsar 01 Dec '05

01 Dec '05

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Free e-Courses on Intellectual Property Rights (WIPO)
by sandeep bhavsar 01 Dec '05

01 Dec '05

R/s Professionals The WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) Worldwide Academy offers distance learning as an alternative and a complement to traditional training methods in order to make course materials accessible to large audiences worldwide. Distance learning courses are delivered primarily via the Internet and offer new teaching methodologies, specially-designed course materials, evaluation tools, and tailored means of delivery. Where appropriate, videoconferencing sessions are organized to simulate an academic environment by linking remote sites. Courses are specifically adapted to allow student-teacher interaction, student tests, course monitoring, and on-line registration and evaluation systems. The greatest advantage of distance learning as a study methodology is that its reach is not confined by such constraints as geographical location and time. Thus, any registered student, anywhere in the world, can benefit from the WIPO Worldwide Academys distance learning program at a time and place convenient to him/her. This has revolutionized the way in which we both teach and learn. Through distance learning, the Academy strives to increase the educational opportunities of a broad spectrum of beneficiaries worldwide, using this website as a delivery platform. General Course on Intellectual Property This course covers the main areas of intellectual property, namely copyright, related rights, patents, trademarks, geographical indications, industrial design, plant breeders' rights, unfair competition and international registration systems. Tutored: No Duration: 50 hours Cost: Free of Charge Next Session: March-April 2006 (Enrollment will be available from December 1, 2005 to January 20, 2006) Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Research and Management Studies Thane (W) 400601 MUMBAI. PH : 25364492 25446554 25339868 Mo : 9867437438 Email : sandeep.bhavsar(a)gmail.com --------------------------------- How much free photo storage do you get? Store your holiday snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos. Get Yahoo! Photos R/s Professionals The WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) Worldwide Academy offers distance learning as an alternative and a complement to traditional training methods in order to make course materials accessible to large audiences worldwide. Distance learning courses are delivered primarily via the Internet and offer new teaching methodologies, specially-designed course materials, evaluation tools, and tailored means of delivery. Where appropriate, videoconferencing sessions are organized to simulate an academic environment by linking remote sites. Courses are specifically adapted to allow student-teacher interaction, student tests, course monitoring, and on-line registration and evaluation systems. The greatest advantage of distance learning as a study methodology is that its reach is not confined by such constraints as geographical location and time. Thus, any registered student, anywhere in the world, can benefit from the WIPO Worldwide Academys distance learning program at a time and place convenient to him/her. This has revolutionized the way in which we both teach and learn. Through distance learning, the Academy strives to increase the educational opportunities of a broad spectrum of beneficiaries worldwide, using this website as a delivery platform. General Course on Intellectual Property This course covers the main areas of intellectual property, namely copyright, related rights, patents, trademarks, geographical indications, industrial design, plant breeders' rights, unfair competition and international registration systems. Tutored: No Duration: 50 hours Cost: Free of Charge Next Session: March-April 2006 (Enrollment will be available from December 1, 2005 to January 20, 2006) Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Research and Management Studies Thane (W) 400601 MUMBAI. PH : 25364492 25446554 25339868 Mo : 9867437438 Email : sandeep.bhavsar(a)gmail.com How much free photo storage do you get? Store your holiday snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/uk/taglines/default/photos/*http://uk.photos.ya… Get Yahoo! Photos

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Fwd: [medlib] Biomedical Information Retrieval.
by Sukhdev Singh 01 Dec '05

01 Dec '05

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Naina Pandita <mint1_us(a)yahoo.com> Date: Nov 30, 2005 12:20 PM Subject: [medlib] Biomedical Information Retrieval. To: medlib(a)yahoogroups.com Dear Friends, As you are already aware that the Indian Medlars Centre (IMC), NIC, New Delhi is conducting a 4 day-training programme on "Biomedical Information Retrieval" in December 2005 (20th-23rd). This programme would cover searching of Internet biomedical resources including NLM Gateway and PubMED. In addition this would also include searching IMC's databases - IndMED, medIND and OpenMED Archive. There is no course fee and it includes lunch, tea and all course material (plus free Internet access during practise sessions). However, we wont be able to arrange accomadation as NIC, New Delhi does not have a guest house attached with it. Nominations from private medical institutions (excluding drug companies) and clinicians, academicians and researchers are welcome to participate in this programme. Please remember there would be no course fee charged for this programme. To get more details and to download the nomination form please visit the following TRAINING link on our homepafe http://indmed.nic.in For more clarfications you are welcome to contact the Course Coordinator, Mrs. Rekha Gupta. Ph: 011-24364265/011-24305533 and email: g.rekha(a)nic.in Naina Pandita Project Coordinator, IMC

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ASIST SIG-III Infoshare Membership Award - Call forNominations
by Satish Munnolli 01 Dec '05

01 Dec '05

* Apologies for cross posting * You may recommend deserving professional for the ASIST Infoshare Membership Award. 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 Dear ASIST Colleagues, Thanks to all who participated in the Raffle and Silent Auction during the International Reception at ASIST Annual Meeting. As a result of your generous support, the ASIST International Information Issues Special Interest Group (SIG III) is pleased to announce that we will be able to sponsor another 4-5 deserving information professionals from developing countries for complimentary ASIST memberships (the financial burden of which would otherwise be prohibitive). We are soliciting nominations of candidates for the InfoShare Membership Award until 15 December 2005. Please send recommendations of deserving candidates to Caryn Anderson caryn.anderson(a)simmons.edu) Please include a Curriculum Vitae (or equivalent) and a brief description of why this person is deserving of membership, including their willingness to promote ASIST within their networks. Awardees will be decided by a vote of the SIG III officers. Each membership award will be for one year, with the possibility of renewal for a second year if the new member proves to be a strong advocate for ASIST in their home country during the course of the year. Awardees will be asked to submit a report on their activities by next year's Annual Meeting, which may include, but are not limited to: - sharing ASIST publications that you receive (the Bulletin of ASIST and JASIST) with other colleagues - promoting the SIG-III paper contest among your colleagues - serving as a contact/coordinator for ASIST members traveling to your area who may be able to speak about ASIST and information science - sponsoring lectures on information science topics in your area on behalf of ASIST We look forward to welcoming new members to ASIST from across the globe, with your help. Please send your nominations to Caryn Anderson (caryn.anderson(a)simmons.edu) by Tuesday, 15 December 2005. Thank you and best wishes for the holiday season, Sue O'Neill Johnson Caryn Anderson InfoShare Coordinators SIG-III ASIST SIG-III Web site:http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGIII/index.htm InfoShare page: http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGIII/index.htm -- Caryn Anderson Program Coordinator PhD in Managerial Leadership in the Information Professions Research Assistant Open Video Digital Library Toolkit GSLIS, Simmons College 300 The Fenway, P-204E Boston, MA 02115 caryn.anderson(a)simmons.edu 617.521.2829

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Prof Karisiddppa is new dean at karnataka univ
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 30 Nov '05

30 Nov '05

hello Prof Karisiddappa, professor , DLIS, Karnatak univ; former president of ILA and president of IATLIS has been appointed as Dean in the university. he is one among few professors in LIS appointed as dean on behalf of the professionals and the teachers, I congratulate him. I wish him all the best and hope that he will be able to do some good work as usaual laxman rao Prof. N.LAXMAN RAO, Chairman, Board of Studies, Dept.of Library & Information Science, Osmania University, HYDERABAD- 500 007 (INDIA) Vice President, Association of British Scholars(AP Chapter) Vice-President, Faculty Club, Osmania University Ph:+91-40-27171565(res): +91-40-27682290(off) 9246547599(Mobile) e:mail-- naglaxman(a)yahoo.com OR naglaxman(a)indiatimes.com --------------------------------- Yahoo! Model Search - Could you be the next catwalk superstar? Check out the competition now hello Prof Karisiddappa, professor , DLIS, Karnatak univ; former president of ILA and president of IATLIS has been appointed as Dean in the university. he is one among few professors in LIS appointed as dean on behalf of the professionals and the teachers, I congratulate him. I wish him all the best and hope that he will be able to do some good work as usaual laxman rao Prof. N.LAXMAN RAO, Chairman, Board of Studies, Dept.of Library & Information Science, Osmania University, HYDERABAD- 500 007 (INDIA) Vice President, Association of British Scholars(AP Chapter) Vice-President, Faculty Club, Osmania University Ph:+91-40-27171565(res): +91-40-27682290(off) 9246547599(Mobile) e:mail-- naglaxman(a)yahoo.com OR naglaxman(a)indiatimes.com http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/uk/taglines/default/modelsearch/*http://uk.news… Yahoo! Model Search - Could you be the next catwalk superstar? Check out the http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/uk/taglines/default/modelsearch/*http://uk.news… competition now

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The Rise of Library 2.0
by Saiful Amin 30 Nov '05

30 Nov '05

Do libraries matter? "The question of relevance is perhaps the biggest challenge facing libraries today. While there's no doubt that people value traditional library services, does the rise of Internet services, such as Google, Amazon and their like, present a huge challenge? "Let's face it. These internet-based services offer high quality, easy to use, methods for finding information. A person could easily be forgiven for believing that ordering a book from the comfort of their own home, and having it delivered straight to their door within just a few days, is less hassle than a trip to the local library. "With information now so freely available, particularly through the Internet, do libraries really matter? " ... the answer is a resounding yes. Libraries provide unique value. We believe that a list of links in a search engine, while useful, does not have the same value as the knowledge that a library can provide. "Reports of the library's demise have been greatly exaggerated then. Yet, the staggering success of sites such as Amazon and Google has shown that, to meet the expectations of the modern world, libraries do have to change quite dramatically." Read more: http://www.talis.com/downloads/white_papers/DoLibrariesMatter.pdf Best regards, Saiful -- Saiful Amin Information Specialist Edutech India 8 Khader Nawaz Khan Road Chennai 600006, India Tel: +91 44 2833 0999 GSM: +91 98407 76214 Fax: +91 44 2833 1777 www.edutechindia.com "Enhancing knowledge and skills for success, lifelong." Do libraries matter? "The question of relevance is perhaps the biggest challenge facing libraries today. While there's no doubt that people value traditional library services, does the rise of Internet services, such as Google, Amazon and their like, present a huge challenge? "Let's face it. These internet-based services offer high quality, easy to use, methods for finding information. A person could easily be forgiven for believing that ordering a book from the comfort of their own home, and having it delivered straight to their door within just a few days, is less hassle than a trip to the local library. "With information now so freely available, particularly through the Internet, do libraries really matter? " ... the answer is a resounding yes. Libraries provide unique value. We believe that a list of links in a search engine, while useful, does not have the same value as the knowledge that a library can provide. "Reports of the library's demise have been greatly exaggerated then. Yet, the staggering success of sites such as Amazon and Google has shown that, to meet the expectations of the modern world, libraries do have to change quite dramatically." Read more: http://www.talis.com/downloads/white_papers/DoLibrariesMatter.pdf http://www.talis.com/downloads/white_papers/DoLibrariesMatter.pdf Best regards, Saiful -- Saiful Amin Information Specialist Edutech India 8 Khader Nawaz Khan Road Chennai 600006, India Tel: +91 44 2833 0999 GSM: +91 98407 76214 Fax: +91 44 2833 1777 http://www.edutechindia.com www.edutechindia.com "Enhancing knowledge and skills for success, lifelong."

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Missing books
by mmslib＠udct.org 30 Nov '05

30 Nov '05

Some of the measures we take in our library are outlined below 1. To do complete stock checking of a huge library (above 50,000 volumes) is not an easy task. In this connection please find a copy of Good offices committee rules which sounds appropriate.We are in the process of acquiring Autodata capturing device to do stock verification without closing the library as far as possible. 2. Loss of books by students/faculty needs to be replaced by the person who is instrumental for such an act. These can not be written off. Remarks must be made in the accession register as to who has lost and what number is assigned for the replaced book. 3. The library staff are considered responsible for collection,use, preservation, protection & maintenance of books .The librarian is expected to report to the library committee/director and find out ways and means to plug in abuse of literature, theft etc. and motivate the users in correct use of books. Alert staff is an asset to the library.However, it is unethical to penalise the library staff for the mischief played by the users of the library. Our library for instance, is open to readers from 8.30 A.M. to 8.30 P.M. and staff work on shifts.It is of utmost importance to give more attention to security measures & ensure that the losses are minimal. 4. Long overdue books , fine etc. are features in every library. For this we give regular reminders and try to recover the books before the person leaves. We also see that soon after verification period the users are stopped from taking further books until they clear their dues. In spite of deterrents we still have very few cases for which we find a solution at the library committee meeting . 5. So far we have not weeded out books of value, which are exhaustively used. Books like directories, yearbooks,annual reports which have temporary value are being listed and approval for withdrawal is sought from the senate. Being an Academic/Research library generally students have their own textbooks and multiple copies of books of temporary value are therefore not purchased.We have formulated ordinance for withdrawal of books and is yet to get a nod from the new senate 6. It is necessary to avoid obtaining books of unused nature. Healthy collection development policies like purchasing / accepting and accessioning books of value, analysing gift books before adding to library collection, would reduce this problem. Books that are old & need to be preserved ,but are not in a position to withstand the environmental conditions do exist in our library. They are being separated and we are converting them into CD-ROM. This process has to be done judiciously taking into consideration the copyright rules. Best wishes, Shantha Venkatesan. Senior Librarian Prof.M.M.Sharma Library Nathalal Parikh Marg, U.I.C.T.Matunga (East) Mumbai400 019 e-mail: mmslib(a)udct.org

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a problem in classification
by intekhab alam 30 Nov '05

30 Nov '05

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Higher Discount during Dec.'2005
by ++ Mukesh Anand ++ 30 Nov '05

30 Nov '05

Dear Moderator The following offer may be extended to forum members. Thanks Sincerely Mukesh Anand ********* 30 Nov.'2005 Dear Customer For the month of December, we're extending 25% library discount on every book published by Springer / Kluwer. Use this year end Higher Discount offer to enrich your Library with Springer/Kluwer titles. Visit Springer / Kluwer website http://www.springer.com to make your selection. All Springer/Kluwer titles ordered during December'05 will be specially procured and supply will be made during January'06. Trust Monitor for extending regular benefits to Libraries. Thanks n Regards Customer Service monitorsales(a)gmail.com p.s. Spread the word among your friends and colleagues. fine print 25% discount on list price converted as per GOC Rates 21% discount on list prices converted as per Bank Rates ordering / queries 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 monitorsales(a)gmail.com Branches At : New Delhi & IIT- Kharagpur http://www.monitorinfo.com Library Suppliers of Science, Technology & Management Publications ************** Dear Moderator The following offer may be extended to forum members. Thanks Sincerely Mukesh Anand ********* 30 Nov.'2005 Dear Customer For the month of December, we're extending 25% library discount on every book published by Springer / Kluwer . Use this year end Higher Discount offer to enrich your Library with Springer/Kluwer titles. Visit Springer / Kluwer website http://www.springer.com http://www.springer.com to make your selection. All Springer/Kluwer titles ordered during December'05 will be specially procured and supply will be made during January'06. Trust http://www.monitorinfo.com Monitor for extending regular benefits to Libraries. Thanks n Regards Customer Service mailto:monitorsales@gmail.com monitorsales(a)gmail.com p.s. Spread the word among your friends and colleagues. fine print 25% discount on list price converted as per GOC Rates 21% discount on list prices converted as per Bank Rates ordering / queries 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 mailto:monitorsales@gmail.com monitorsales(a)gmail.com 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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NET in LIS
by Saji S. Nair 30 Nov '05

30 Nov '05

Dear All, At the outset I would like to comment on Mr. Sudhir's observations (see the extract at the end of this mail) in this thread at the Forum. 1.The topic for discussion presented is a general trend in India and isn't an issue only to a State or at an Institutional level. There may be exceptions in this context. 2. But it is a fact that there is a decrease in the number of candidates clearing the exam for the last three or four years, even with a steady increase of NET aspirants. In the past there certainly had the candidates qualifying 2 or 3 times. But things changed now. 3.There is no question of diluting NET exam for getting more aspirants. Since LIS education is widespread in India, the profession demands more competent young professionals having NET. In other words we can't wind up LIS courses for 'concentrating' LIS manpower/UGC NET qualifiers. As pointed out by Mr. Prakash (Inflibnet), it is the right time to present our views before the committee constituted to review NET. LIS teachers may be the competent authority to embark, along with professional bodies at the national/regional levels. There must be consensus distilled out from various Email Discussion Fora on things revolving around NET in LIS. Among other things, the following may be the matters of concern. (i). Quality of LIS education in India: (ii). Revision of syllabi: Every year UGC has a same set of syllabus (may be years old) even with the some obsolete concepts. (iii). Conduct of exams: I think UGC could think for exams three times a year. Question booklets should be retained by the candidates (at least for the first paper) and answer keys for various versions can be published. Similarly the questions for other two papers should be made available at the site. (iv). Declaration of results: The results of NET exam at one session should be published before the advertisement for the next session OR at least before the last date of submission of applications. (v). Consider the right of candidates: -UGC is liable to convey the cut off marks, especially for the first two papers and if there is diferent cut offs for different subjects, that thing also. -If all the papers are valued, then the marks earned in each paper etc. -In cases, where candidates couldn't qualify, then marks obtained at the first/second or both papers should be informed. -Statistics regarding the total number of candidates appeared and cleared the test in each subject, including university wise statistics. Bye for now Saji S. Nair Trivandrum Kerala Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 14:44:30 +0530 From: sudhier k g pillai <kgsudhier(a)gmail.com> [ Add to Address Book | Block Address | Report as Spam ] To: <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> Subject: [LIS-Forum] UGC-NET syllabi revision ( Sudhier.K.G.Pillai) Sir, In recent years there is a sharp decline in the number of students qualifying UGC-NET exam from univty. of Kerala. At the same time the numbers are high in Calict and MG univties.It does'nt mean that the quality of students of our univty is not upto the mark! Many have qualified NET earlier, ie from 1991 onwards. I have qualified it in two different times in Lb. & Inf. Science itself! Recently in an interview for the post of I st gade Libraraian at the Kottayam based college, there were more than 15 candidates applied. There are enough number of NET qualified library professionals are available in the state. Of course, there should be periodic changes in the exam pattern, and in the syllabi .It is ecouraging that UGC itself has constituted a committee in this regards. As professionals, we do'nt try to dilute the NET Exam for getting more aspirants! regards sudhier kg _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web!

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Publisher: No thanks, GOOGLE..
by Poornima Narayan 30 Nov '05

30 Nov '05

Upset over Google's plan to scan books from university library shelves, publisher Rowman & Littlefield has pulled out of the Google print for Publishers program and refused a meeting with Google. In an email exchange, Jed Lyons, president and CEO of the Rowman & Littlefield Publishing group, Inc., and the National book Network, called the Google Print Library project "an outrageous rip-off". Rowman & Littlefield is the only publisher to withdraw from the publisher program because of the Library Project. So, why object to the permission based program, Google asked. Lyons said the library project is"flagrantly violating U.S. copyright law", so his company won't participate in any Google program "until you stop this illegal activity". Lyons pointed to the difficulties the plan has caused for one prolific author, Bard College theologian Jacob Neusner, who has authored or edited as many as 900 volumes, cited a burdensome "opt-out" process, in which Google asked him to check for proper rights clearance, which is typically the responsibility of the party doing the copying or its agent. Google says many publishers are pleased with library scanning as it allows them to upgrade library-scanned books into Google Print for Publishers without having to locate the book or ship it- Andrew Albanese Source: Library Journal, Nov 1, 2005 -- Poornima Narayana Contact: 080-25086083 (O) Dy Head, ICAST 080-26682781 (R) N.A.L E mail: poornima(a)css.nal.res.in Airport Road prn_1_in(a)yahoo.com Bangalore 560 017 Fax: 080-25268072

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Mozilla releases Firefox 1.5 on schedule
by sandeep bhavsar 30 Nov '05

30 Nov '05

Mozilla releases Firefox 1.5 on schedule Elizabeth Montalbano, San Francisco Bureau Firefox 1.5 has an intuitive interface and blocks viruses, spyware, and popup ads. It delivers web pages faster than ever. And its easy to install and import your favorites. Packed with useful features like tabbed browsing, Live Bookmarks, and an integrated Search bar, Firefox will change the way you experience the Web, for the better. For More Info Plz have a look at this Website http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/index.html Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Research and Management Studies Thane(W) 400601 MUMBAI. PH : 25364492 25446554 25339868 Mo : 9867437438 email : sandeep.bhavsar(a)gmail.com --------------------------------- Yahoo! Model Search - Could you be the next catwalk superstar? Check out the competition now Mozilla releases Firefox 1.5 on schedule Elizabeth Montalbano, San Francisco Bureau Firefox 1.5 has an intuitive interface and blocks viruses, spyware, and popup ads. It delivers web pages faster than ever. And its easy to install and import your favorites. Packed with useful features like tabbed browsing, Live Bookmarks, and an integrated Search bar, Firefox will change the way you experience the Web, for the better. For More Info Plz have a look at this Website http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/index.html http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/index.html Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Research and Management Studies Thane(W) 400601 MUMBAI. PH : 25364492 25446554 25339868 Mo : 9867437438 email : mailto:sandeep.bhavsar@gmail.com sandeep.bhavsar(a)gmail.com http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/uk/taglines/default/modelsearch/*http://uk.news… Yahoo! Model Search - Could you be the next catwalk superstar? Check out the http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/uk/taglines/default/modelsearch/*http://uk.news… competition now

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1. Missing out books
by Lata Suresh 30 Nov '05

30 Nov '05

1. Missing out books (K A. Sardesai) Dear Members, It is requested to please share the reply of the query made by K.A.Sardesi 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 ----- Original Message ----- From: <lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> To: <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 12:00 PM Subject: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 32, Issue 37 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. Missing out books (K A. Sardesai) 2. Vacancy at IIT Roorkee (vikramraj bhatotia) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 11:26:18 +0530 From: "K A. Sardesai" <kshipras(a)rbi.org.in> Subject: [LIS-Forum] Missing out books To: <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> Message-ID: <087CE79625DA8C4B9DF7A90825D0D838575483(a)bkcmummail.rbi.org.in> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Dear forum managers/correspondants, I shall be glad to receive any government or authenticated circular by UGC for the untraceable books during the verification of library collection.Kindly,give the guidelines in this regard and also whether the Librarian is suppposed to pay the financial loss of the organization if the book is costly? Also the more information to support the the Librarian's position. kshipra ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 00:26:01 -0800 (PST) From: vikramraj bhatotia <vikramrajb(a)yahoo.com> Subject: [LIS-Forum] Vacancy at IIT Roorkee To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Message-ID: <20051129082601.18357.qmail(a)web52404.mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Advt. No. IITR/Estt(B)/2774/E-2273/2211 IIT Roorkee invites the applications from suitable candidates for the undermentioned posts in its Central Library. TECHNICAL ASSISTANT (LIBRARY) - Seven posts (Reserved one for SC, two for ST, three for OBC and one is unreserved) Pay scale of Rs. 5000-8000; Qualification:- Bachelor's degree plus Degree in Library Science with minimum two years experience. Age Limit:-Age not more than 35 years for General, 38 years for OBC and 40 years for SC/ST category candidates on last date of receipt of applications. For Physically handicapped/Ex-servicemen candidates the relaxation will be given as per Govt. of India rules. The application form may be obtained from Supdt., Estt(B) Section, IIT Roorkee by 16.12.2005 by sending a request with a self addressed and self stamped envelop of 25x11 cm. The last date to submit the complete application form is 23.12.2005. This advertisement may be seen at the institute website www.iitr.ernet.in. Dated : 10"'November 2005 RAJ KUMAR,M.Sc.(Chem.),M.L.I.Sc.,PGDLAN Incahrge cum Assistant Librarian Institute of Technology and Management HUDA Sector-23A, Gurgaon,Haryana-122017 E-mail address: rjkyadav(a)gmail.com rjk78(a)rediffmail.com CELL NO.9899-478-343 Office:91-124-2365811 --------------------------------- Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free.

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Regd. posting a message on LIS-Forum
by guhamba 29 Nov '05

29 Nov '05

> Dear Sir/ Madam, > Could you please publish the following message on your forum? *********************************************************************************************************************************************** Text of the Message > Informatics India Ltd. requires immediately a first class MLIS professional (fresher/experienced) with good written and oral communication skills, full of initiative and passion for studying and understanding American standards such as MARC21, AACR 2R cataloging rules, LC and Dewey call numbers, LC subject headings and LC transliteration rules relating to cataloging and carry out actual cataloging in due course. Only interested capable candidates may send the resume to: kss(a)informindia.co.in > *********************************************************************************************************************************************** Thanks & Regards, D.Guhamba Informatics International Projects Division 112/7, 11 th Cross 5th Main Malleswaram Bangalore - 560 003

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Vacancy at IIT Roorkee
by vikramraj bhatotia 29 Nov '05

29 Nov '05

Advt. No. IITR/Estt(B)/2774/E-2273/2211 IIT Roorkee invites the applications from suitable candidates for the undermentioned posts in its Central Library. TECHNICAL ASSISTANT (LIBRARY) - Seven posts (Reserved one for SC, two for ST, three for OBC and one is unreserved) Pay scale of Rs. 5000-8000; Qualification:- Bachelor's degree plus Degree in Library Science with minimum two years experience. Age Limit:-Age not more than 35 years for General, 38 years for OBC and 40 years for SC/ST category candidates on last date of receipt of applications. For Physically handicapped/Ex-servicemen candidates the relaxation will be given as per Govt. of India rules. The application form may be obtained from Supdt., Estt(B) Section, IIT Roorkee by 16.12.2005 by sending a request with a self addressed and self stamped envelop of 25x11 cm. The last date to submit the complete application form is 23.12.2005. This advertisement may be seen at the institute website www.iitr.ernet.in. Dated : 10"'November 2005 RAJ KUMAR,M.Sc.(Chem.),M.L.I.Sc.,PGDLAN Incahrge cum Assistant Librarian Institute of Technology and Management HUDA Sector-23A, Gurgaon,Haryana-122017 E-mail address: rjkyadav(a)gmail.com rjk78(a)rediffmail.com CELL NO.9899-478-343 Office:91-124-2365811 --------------------------------- Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. Advt. No. I ITR/Es tt (B)/2774/E-2273/2211 IIT Roorkee invites the applications from suitable candidates for the undermentioned posts in its Central Library. TECHNICAL ASSISTANT (LIBRARY) - Seven posts (Reserved one for SC, two for ST, three for OBC and one is unreserved) Pay scale of Rs. 5000 - 8000; Qualification :- Bachelor's degree plus Degree in Library Science with minimum two years experience. Age Limit :- Age not more than 35 years for General, 38 years for OBC and 40 years for SC/ST category candidates on last date of receipt of applications. For Physically handicapped/Ex-servicemen candidates the relaxation will be given as per Govt. of India rules. The application form may be obtained from Supdt., Es tt (B) Section, IIT Roorkee by 16.12.2005 by sending a request with a se l f addressed and self stamped envelop of 25x11 cm. The last date to submit the complete application form is 23.12.2005. This advertisement may be seen at the i nstitute website www.iitr.ernet.in. Dated : 10 "' November 2005 RAJ KUMAR,M.Sc.(Chem.),M.L.I.Sc.,PGDLAN Incahrge cum Assistant Librarian Institute of Technology and Management HUDA Sector-23A, Gurgaon,Haryana-122017 E-mail address: rjkyadav(a)gmail.com rjk78(a)rediffmail.com CELL NO.9899-478-343 Office:91-124-2365811 http://pa.yahoo.com/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=36035/*http://music.yahoo.c… Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free.

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Missing out books
by K A. Sardesai 29 Nov '05

29 Nov '05

Dear forum managers/correspondants, I shall be glad to receive any government or authenticated circular by UGC for the untraceable books during the verification of library collection.Kindly,give the guidelines in this regard and also whether the Librarian is suppposed to pay the financial loss of the organization if the book is costly? Also the more information to support the the Librarian's position. kshipra

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[Dspace-tech] Scholarships available to attend Open Repositories 2006
by Mailing List Manager 29 Nov '05

29 Nov '05

Apologies for cross-posting. Here is an opportunity for people who have setup their institutional repository using DSpace software to present their case at the Open Repositories 2006, Australia. HP is sponsoring two participants from the developing countries. For details see the appended message. With best wishes, - moderator ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 13:11:26 +1100 From: Scott Yeadon <scott.yeadon(a)anu.edu.au> To: dspace-tech(a)lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [Dspace-tech] Scholarships available to attend Open Repositories 2006 **Scholarships available to attend Open Repositories 2006 The Australian Partnership for Sustainable Repositories is pleased to announce that Hewlett-Packard has generously offered to sponsor two participants from developing nations to attend the DSpace Users Group and related events held as part of Open Repositories 2006 in Sydney from the 31st January 2006. The generous scholarships will apply to airfares, accommodation, and conference fees. The purpose of the Hewlett-Packard Scholarships scheme is to make the DSpace User Group accessible to worthy candidates who might not otherwise have been able to attend and present their projects. Applications should be sent to dspace2006(a)apsr.edu.au <mailto:dspace2006@apsr.edu.au> by the 7th of December 2005. Successful applicants will be informed by the 9th of December. Further details are available from the Open Repositories 2006 website at http://apsr.anu.edu.au/Open_Repositories_2006/hewlettpackardscholarships.htm. I would be grateful if you could forward this message to groups or individuals who may be interested. With best wishes, Margaret Henty National Services Program Coordinator Australian Partnership for Sustainable Repositories W. K. Hancock Building (#43) The Australian National University Canberra, ACT, 0200, AUSTRALIA phone (02) 6125 7685 mob. 0404 878 442 http://apsr.anu.edu.au/Open_Repositories_2006/ ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7637&alloc_id=16865&op=click _______________________________________________ DSpace-tech mailing list DSpace-tech(a)lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-tech

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Digitizing what researchers need
by Mailing List Manager 28 Nov '05

28 Nov '05

Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2005 17:55:37 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Digitizing what researchers need JISC and CURL have released a report, Digitisation in the UK: The Case for a UK Framework. Excerpt from the executive summary: In just a handful of years, an enormous amount of richly detailed and flexible digital material has been amassed in the UK as technology has expanded to make it possible: a conservative estimate suggests �130 million of public money has been spent on the creation of digital content since the mid-1990s. Nevertheless, this growth has been as unstructured as it has been phenomenal, and the material has accumulated in the absence of a UK framework for digitisation to advise on content, standards and sustainability, rather than in response to one....Moreover, digital projects have tended to be driven by supply rather than demand, spurred by opportunity instead of actual need. A wealth of material in museums, libraries, archives and journals remains undigitised, despite the pressing need to sustain the momentum, to continue to create resources of increasing value and comprehensiveness for the end user. The very existence of powerful search facilities is changing users' behaviour and expectations. Future digitisation programmes must respond to this and need to be more clearly informed by researchers' needs....In 2005, JISC and the Consortium of University Research Libraries (CURL) commissioned Loughborough University to undertake an in-depth investigation into the current state of digitisation in the UK, and this document draws on its findings....Loughborough's research uncovered deep fragmentation in all components of the digitisation infrastructure: the records of available material, the provision of e-resources for different disciplines, the metadata and standards used, the advisory and support services, the availability of funding, the differing priorities of funders, and variable hosting, delivery and authentication methods. Yet the very interconnectedness of the elements of the digitisation process, where each impacts on the other, makes it both easier and more essential to place them within a framework which can make formal links that resonate across all operations. All shortcomings identified in Loughborough's study can therefore begin to be addressed, from inadequate metadata to lack of collaboration, by uniting the various sectors through a UK framework for digitisation. A UKwide strategy would assist in filling gaps in provision, cut across the efforts of individual funders and digitising organisations, reduce overlaps between support services and assist in the provision, take up and use of resources. Fears that any such 'nationalisation' might stifle local innovation can be allayed by emphasising the flexible nature of the framework we envisage; one which would issue clear guidelines rather than prescriptive demands, which would draw up 'gold standards' to be regularly reviewed. Such a framework, then, should be coordinated and distributed, rather than centralised, and ensure effective networking of expertise across different sectors. Also see the JISC press release (November 24, 2005).

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Re: posting of Best Practices fromat in forum - requested
by Mailing List Manager 28 Nov '05

28 Nov '05

Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2005 12:16:21 +0000 (GMT) From: srinivasa ragavan <maduraiseenoo(a)yahoo.co.in> Dear Profesionals, Invitation to College and University Librarians in sharing the best practices in Library and Information Services (LIS NAAC is in the process of identifying best practices (good or healthy practice) of various library operations and to compile a publication with wide consultations, In this regard I request you to give the good /best practices followed in your library in the format attached and the same may please be coomunicated to naac. Invitation to College and University Librarians in sharing the best practices in Library and Information Services (LIS) College and University librarians are requested to compile the best practices implemented in your library in the format given below and send the same to NAAC by 30th December 2005. The NAAC is planning to bring out a publication on best practices in various applications of LIS The practices followed in the following areas of operations may be communicated through e-mail or by post to the address given below. DR. S.SRINIVASA RAGAVAN Librarian, NAAC 2/4, Dr. Rajkuamr Road, Rajaji Nagar P.B.No. 1075, Bangalore � 560010 email. maduraiseenoo(a)yahoo.co.in 1.Management and Administration of Library A. General Polices � Stack Verification Methods � Membership � Resource Mobilization � Photocopy and copyright issues. B. Technical Processing Methods � Classification � Cataloguing � Indexing techniques OPAC � cataloguing facility Processing Time C. Manpower � Skilled/Semi-skilled/Unskilled Staff Training & Professional Involvement, CEP � Staff: Users: Collection ratio Managing the situation with limited staff? D. Facilities Ventilation, Fan, water, toilet facilities, Generator, Property Counter, etc � Notice boards, Sign Boards, Library Statistics, Research cubicles for scholars/teachers � Cleaning and Physical Outlet 2.Collection and Services A. Acquisition methods � Policy on book selection and Collection development � Accessioning methodologies � Periodicals & Peer reviewed journals � Book bank practices � Weeding out polices B. Periodical Section � Policy on selection of periodicals � Maintenance of receipts � Binding procedures � Display methods � User access to current journals � Maintenance of e-journals C. Information Services � Modern/Specialized services Library Networks/Consortia Consultancy, if any 3. Extent of the Use of Services � Use Behavior Promotion Marketability of Information Products User Surveys � User Group 4. Use of Technology A. Computerization � Software and Hardware use (ICT Infrastructure & Know-how) � Compilation of reports, reservation, fine collection, automatic reminder sent � Terminals for user and staff � Updating and Editing of Data � Techno stress Management B. Digital Library Practices/ Initiatives Access to E-Resources; Full text & Secondary periodicals � Access to E-Books; Standards & Codes; Reference Sources � Archives and Digital repositories � Hardware & Software for Digital Libraries The best practices followed in your Library and the resources required, (human and material resources) the ways and means of these practices, the problems faced, the suggestions to overcome the problems etc. are to be indicated briefly. your may also visit naac website http://www.naacindia.org/ to download the format thank you with regards ss ragavan Dr.S.Srinivasa Ragavan Librarian National Assessment and Accreditation Council 2/4,Dr.Rajkumar Road P.O.Box no.1075, Rajaji Nagar, Bangalore �560010 ,India

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UGC-NET syllabi revision ( Sudhier.K.G.Pillai)
by sudhier k g pillai 28 Nov '05

28 Nov '05

Sir, In recent years there is a sharp decline in the number of students qualifying UGC-NET exam from univty. of Kerala. At the same time the numbers are high in Calict and MG univties.It does'nt mean that the quality of students of our univty is not upto the mark! Many have qualified NET earlier, ie from 1991 onwards. I have qualified it in two different times in Lb. & Inf. Science itself! Recently in an interview for the post of I st gade Libraraian at the Kottayam based college, there were more than 15 candidates applied. There are enough number of NET qualified library professionals are available in the state. Of course, there should be periodic changes in the exam pattern, and in the syllabi .It is ecouraging that UGC itself has constituted a committee in this regards. As professionals, we do'nt try to dilute the NET Exam for getting more aspirants! regards sudhier kg Sir, In recent years there is a sharp decline in the number of students qualifying UGC-NET exam from univty. of Kerala. At the same time the numbers are high in Calict and MG univties.It does'nt mean that the quality of students of our univty is not upto the mark! Many have qualified NET earlier, ie from 1991 onwards. I have qualified it in two different times in Lb. & Inf. Science itself! Recently in an interview for the post of I st gade Libraraian at the Kottayam based college, there were more than 15 candidates applied. There are enough number of NET qualified library professionals are available in the state. Of course, there should be periodic changes in the exam pattern, and in the syllabi .It is ecouraging that UGC itself has constituted a committee in this regards. As professionals, we do'nt try to dilute the NET Exam for getting more aspirants! regards sudhier kg

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Job Opportunity at Gurgaon
by salma 28 Nov '05

28 Nov '05

HI, There's an immediate requirement for temporary post iecontract for Library Professionals preferably MLISC qualification at Wipro Technologies - Gurgaon Development Centre- Delhi. Interested Candidates can sendin the resume to these mail id's salma.khan(a)wipro.com or theresa.williams(a)wipro.com Rgds ________________________________________________ Salma Khan Sr. Executive Information Services WIPRO Technologies, K-312, 5th block, Kormangala Bangalore - 560095 Phone :91-80-25538470(Direct) 91-80-25538301 Extn : 2571 8062003 (VOIP) 9945109819 (Celll) Fax : 91-80-25538116 Email : salma.khan(a)wipro.com ______________________________________________________ There is nothing stronger in the world than gentleness Confidentiality Notice 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 confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender at Wipro or Mailadmin(a)wipro.com immediately and destroy all copies of this message and any attachments. HI, There's an immediate requirement for temporary post iecontract for Library Professionals p referably MLISC qualification at Wipro Technologies - Gurgaon Development Centre- Delhi. Interested Candidates can sendin the resume to these mail id's mailto:salma.khan@wipro.com salma.khan(a)wipro.com or mailto:theresa.williams@wipro.com theresa.williams(a)wipro.com Rgds ________________________________________________ Salma Khan Sr. Executive Information Services WIPRO Technologies, K-312, 5th block, Kormangala Bangalore - 560095 Phone :91-80-25538470(Direct) 91-80-25538301 Extn : 2571 8062003 (VOIP) 9945109819 (Celll) Fax : 91-80-25538116 Email : mailto:salma.khan@wipro.com salma.khan(a)wipro.com ________________________________________________ ______ There is nothing stronger in the world than gentleness Confidentiality Notice 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 confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender at Wipro or Mailadmin(a)wipro.com immediately and destroy all copies of this message and any attachments.

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foss.in 2005
by rupesh kumar 28 Nov '05

28 Nov '05

Dear All, foss.in, India's biggest free and open source software(FOSS) event is being held at Palace Grounds, Bangalore from 29 Nov - 2 Dec, 2005. For further info and registration, visit http://foss.in/2005/ Regards, RUPESH KUMAR.A. DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE BANGALORE UNIVERSITY --------------------------------- Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. Dear All, foss.in, India's biggest free and open source software(FOSS) event is being held at Palace Grounds, Bangalore from 29 Nov - 2 Dec, 2005. For further info and registration, visit http://foss.in/2005/ Regards, http://www.bub.ac.in/buLogo.jpg RUPESH KUMAR.A. DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE BANGALORE UNIVERSITY http://pa.yahoo.com/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=36035/*http://music.yahoo.c… Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] UGC NET - LIS
by revan shettar 28 Nov '05

28 Nov '05

The question raised by Mr.Nair is of concern to all the students and I very much appreciate if some one can make the following recommendations to the board: 1. Markslist to Universities (subjectwise) need to be provided, so that students will know which paper they could not clear, out of three. 2. The result of NET exam should be declared before the advertisement is made for the next exam. Some time the results are declared after paying the fee for the next exam. 3. Some statistics about the results need to be provided. It is importnat to know which Dept ( Uni ) is producing the maximum successful candidates, so that other students will try to glance through the syllabus of such universities. 4. Students need to know What is the minimum passing marks, whether it is fixed or relative grading. Right to Information Act may be applied in this case also thanks I.M.Shettar NET aspirant --------------------------------- Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. The question raised by Mr.Nair is of concern to all the students and I very much appreciate if some one can make the following recommendations to the board: 1. Markslist to Universities (subjectwise) need to be provided, so that students will know which paper they could not clear, out of three. 2. The result of NET exam should be declared before the advertisement is made for the next exam. Some time the results are declared after paying the fee for the next exam. 3. Some statistics about the results need to be provided. It is importnat to know which Dept ( Uni ) is producing the maximum successful candidates, so that other students will try to glance through the syllabus of such universities. 4. Students need to know What is the minimum passing marks, whether it is fixed or relative grading. Right to Information Act may be applied in this case also thanks I.M.Shettar NET aspirant http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTFqODRtdXQ4BF9TAzMyOTc1MDIEX3MDOTY2ODgxNj… Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click.

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Library of Congress to Create World Digital Library
by noufal palliparamban 27 Nov '05

27 Nov '05

Dear friends An exciting news from LC, ..... it is planning on building a World Digital Library (WDL) for use by other libraries around the globe. Billington said the effort would be supported by funds from nonexclusive, public and private partnerships, of which Google co-founder Sergey Brin is the first to donate $3 million towards the World Digital Library's creation For Full text Visit http://www.axcessnews.com/modules/wfsection/article.php?articleid=6845 Regards Noufal.P.P Indian Institute of Technology --------------------------------- Enjoy this Diwali with Y! India Click here Dear friends An exciting news from LC, ..... it is planning on building a World Digital Library (WDL) for use by other libraries around the globe. Billington said the effort would be supported by funds from nonexclusive, public and private partnerships, of which http://www.google.com/ Google co-founder Sergey Brin is the first to donate $3 million towards the World Digital Library's creation For Full text Visit http://www.axcessnews.com/modules/wfsection/article.php?articleid=6845 http://www.axcessnews.com/modules/wfsection/article.php?articleid=6845 Regards Noufal.P.P Indian Institute of Technology Enjoy this Diwali with Y! India http://in.promos.yahoo.com/fabmall/index.html Click here

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ICFAI e-Journals/Magazines
by sandeep bhavsar 26 Nov '05

26 Nov '05

Respected Professionals ICFAI University Press is giving free access (Demo) to their e-Journals/Magazines from Jan-01 to Nov-05 which is available on www.icfaipress.org Just Click on Sign In (Left hand Side of the screen) LOGIN MEMBER TYPE - Subscriber Login ID : Del123 Password : Delhi Go Click on Magazines/Journals Click on Title Page of Journal/Magazine Then Login Click on Go If any problem while accessing a website plz feel free to contact Mr. Sudeep on 9821384429 Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr. V.N.Bedekar Institute of Research and Mangement Studies Thane(W) 400601 PH : 25364492 25446554 25339868 Mob : 9867437438 email : sandeep.bhavsar(a)gmail.com --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail Respected Professionals ICFAI University Press is giving free access (Demo) to their e-Journals/Magazines from Jan-01 to Nov-05 which is available on http://www.icfaipress.org www.icfaipress.org Just Click on Sign In (Left hand Side of the screen) LOGIN MEMBER TYPE - Subscriber Login ID : Del123 Password : Delhi Go Click on Magazines/Journals Click on Title Page of Journal/Magazine Then Login Click on Go If any problem while accessing a website plz feel free to contact Mr. Sudeep on 9821384429 Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr. V.N.Bedekar Institute of Research and Mangement Studies Thane(W) 400601 PH : 25364492 25446554 25339868 Mob : 9867437438 email : mailto:sandeep.bhavsar@gmail.com sandeep.bhavsar(a)gmail.com http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/uk/taglines/default/messenger/*http://uk.messen… Yahoo! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PC http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/uk/taglines/default/messenger/*http://uk.messen… calling worldwide with voicemail

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Latest Independent International Survey Shows Strong Support Among Senior Research Authors for Many Aspects of the Established Publishing System
by Rupak Chakravarty 26 Nov '05

26 Nov '05

Dear All, A comprehensive new global survey of 5,513 senior researchers who publish in scholarly journals shows strong support for many aspects of the current publishing model. In selecting where to publish, the key factor for authors is the prestige of the publishing outlet, as indicated by the journal's reputation, readership or its impact factor. In contrast, the research community attaches the least importance to retaining copyright to the published article or to the ability to deposit pre- or post-prints in repositories. Peer review remains the cornerstone of scholarly publishing for most research authors. They give overwhelming emphasis (96.2%) to the value of peer review in regulating the quality of what is published and in underpinning the vitality and integrity of the scientific discovery process. Recent experiences are highly positive - 77% found referees' comments helpful. One author commented: "[Peer review] is one of the most important safeguards we have to the quality of published work. With the expansion of the Internet and the explosion of junk information on the web it is absolutely essential to have a strong system of checks and balances. ... The degree of misinformation ... is astronomical and perverse." Highlighting the challenge to the role of libraries in scientific discovery, researchers have become very dependent on, and supportive of, the convenience and speed of electronic research tools, including following up references by 'chaining' from one document to another, through abstracting services and publishers' websites. Awareness of open access issues has increased, the survey shows, although as a publishing model it has not been widely embraced. Authors knowing "a lot" or "quite a lot" about open access publishing has risen from 18% to 30% since last year's survey. However, 69% of authors still know only "a little" or "nothing at all" about the issue. The vast majority of authors still do not publish in an open access journal, or do not view publishing in an Open Access journal as a major issue for them. The researchers point out that the increase in those who claim to publish in an open access journal may arise from confusion between true open access journals and those more numerous titles that, although subscription-based, are freely available to researchers at the point of use, e.g. via library subscriptions. Other research suggests that 65% of authors who claimed to have last published in an open access journal had in fact published in a "traditional" journal. A clear majority of authors believe that a major shift to open access would undermine the current model of scholarly publishing. 43% of authors view open access as being "very" or "quite" disruptive. While many believe that open access publishing would make it easier to access articles, they do not believe that it would improve the quality of the articles. Not surprisingly, few authors voiced enthusiasm for author-pays models - not least, perhaps, because almost a third of respondents had in fact published most of their recent work without external funding (i.e. with none, or fewer than 50%, of their papers being funded). Overall, the new survey casts "real doubt" (says the report) "on the feasibility of author pays business models across the board." Depositing published articles in an institutional repository, recently mandated by some funding bodies, remains an unfamiliar experience for most authors. Fewer than 16% had actual experience of posting articles to a repository and 38% of those responding declared an unwillingness to place their articles in a repository. The research surveyed author opinion in all global regions and was carried out by CIBER with support from The Publishers Association and the International Association of STM Publishers, as a basis for evidence-based policy-making. All respondents were recent authors, and a high proportion had also acted as referees, editorial board members and journal editors. Details : http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/cgi/news/release?id=158235 -- Rupak Chakravarty Assistant Librarian Panjab University Library Chandigarh 160014 INDIA Dear All, A comprehensive new global survey of 5,513 senior researchers who publish in scholarly journals shows strong support for many aspects of the current publishing model. In selecting where to publish, the key factor for authors is the prestige of the publishing outlet, as indicated by the journal's reputation, readership or its impact factor. In contrast, the research community attaches the least importance to retaining copyright to the published article or to the ability to deposit pre- or post-prints in repositories. Peer review remains the cornerstone of scholarly publishing for most research authors. They give overwhelming emphasis (96.2%) to the value of peer review in regulating the quality of what is published and in underpinning the vitality and integrity of the scientific discovery process. Recent experiences are highly positive - 77% found referees' comments helpful. One author commented: "[Peer review] is one of the most important safeguards we have to the quality of published work. With the expansion of the Internet and the explosion of junk information on the web it is absolutely essential to have a strong system of checks and balances. ... The degree of misinformation ... is astronomical and perverse." Highlighting the challenge to the role of libraries in scientific discovery, researchers have become very dependent on, and supportive of, the convenience and speed of electronic research tools, including following up references by 'chaining' from one document to another, through abstracting services and publishers' websites. Awareness of open access issues has increased, the survey shows, although as a publishing model it has not been widely embraced. Authors knowing "a lot" or "quite a lot" about open access publishing has risen from 18% to 30% since last year's survey. However, 69% of authors still know only "a little" or "nothing at all" about the issue. The vast majority of authors still do not publish in an open access journal, or do not view publishing in an Open Access journal as a major issue for them. The researchers point out that the increase in those who claim to publish in an open access journal may arise from confusion between true open access journals and those more numerous titles that, although subscription-based, are freely available to researchers at the point of use, e.g. via library subscriptions. Other research suggests that 65% of authors who claimed to have last published in an open access journal had in fact published in a "traditional" journal. A clear majority of authors believe that a major shift to open access would undermine the current model of scholarly publishing. 43% of authors view open access as being "very" or "quite" disruptive. While many believe that open access publishing would make it easier to access articles, they do not believe that it would improve the quality of the articles. Not surprisingly, few authors voiced enthusiasm for author-pays models - not least, perhaps, because almost a third of respondents had in fact published most of their recent work without external funding ( i.e. with none, or fewer than 50%, of their papers being funded). Overall, the new survey casts "real doubt" (says the report) "on the feasibility of author pays business models across the board." Depositing published articles in an institutional repository, recently mandated by some funding bodies, remains an unfamiliar experience for most authors. Fewer than 16% had actual experience of posting articles to a repository and 38% of those responding declared an unwillingness to place their articles in a repository. The research surveyed author opinion in all global regions and was carried out by CIBER with support from The Publishers Association and the International Association of STM Publishers, as a basis for evidence-based policy-making. All respondents were recent authors, and a high proportion had also acted as referees, editorial board members and journal editors. Details : http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/cgi/news/release?id=158235 http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/cgi/news/release?id=158235 -- Rupak Chakravarty Assistant Librarian Panjab University Library Chandigarh 160014 INDIA

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Librarian Post Vacancy at Bandekar College of Commerce, Goa
by Dr.P.V.Konnur 26 Nov '05

26 Nov '05

Dear Professional Friends, Bandekar College Mapusa, Goa needs a dynamic Librarian Immediately. The post is full time and carries UGC Scale. Those who are having UGC Net or SLET qualification may apply. For details please refer the attachment. Thanks, Konnur. Dr.P.V.Konnur, University Librarian, Bangalore University Library, Jnana Bharathi, Bangalore-560 056 Phone: o8o-22961131, 080-23215510 __________________________________ Yahoo! Music Unlimited Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. http://music.yahoo.com/unlimited/

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RFID
by Sadasivan KP 25 Nov '05

25 Nov '05

Here is another agency marketing/implementing RFID system (by interfacing with their LIBSUITE Library Package) : M/s. Soft-Aid Computers (P) Ltd., 3rd Floor, 4th Dimension, 135, Erandwane, Pune- 411004 , Tel. 020-25452005. They have an office in Bangalore also : No. 45, 1st Floor, 5th Cross, 5th Main, Malleswaram, Bangalore - 560 003 , Tel.080-23464717/23444860, E-Mail : kumard(a)softaid.co.in It is learnt that they have recently conducted Road Shows at Pune and Mumbai and are planning to have programmes in the near future at Hyderabad, Bangalore and Trivandrum. Aspirants may try them as well. SADASIVAN KP / Head, Library & Informatics / RRL (CSIR) Trivandrum - 695 019 / kps31147(a)yahoo.com OR kps(a)csrrltrd.ren.nic.in --------------------------------- Yahoo! Personals Single? There's someone we'd like you to meet. Lot's of someone's, actually. Try Yahoo! Personals Here is another agency marketing/implementing RFID system (by interfacing with their LIBSUITE Library Package) : M/s. Soft-Aid Computers (P) Ltd., 3rd Floor, 4th Dimension, 135, Erandwane, Pune- 411004 , Tel. 020-25452005. They have an office in Bangalore also : No. 45, 1st Floor, 5th Cross, 5th Main, Malleswaram, Bangalore - 560 003 , Tel.080-23464717/23444860, E-Mail : mailto:kumard@softaid.co.in kumard(a)softaid.co.in It is learnt that they have recently conducted Road Shows at Pune and Mumbai and are planning to have programmes in the near future at Hyderabad, Bangalore and Trivandrum. Aspirants may try them as well. SADASIVAN KP / Head, Library & Informatics / RRL (CSIR) Trivandrum - 695 019 / mailto:kps31147@yahoo.com kps31147(a)yahoo.com OR mailto:kps@csrrltrd.ren.nic.in kps(a)csrrltrd.ren.nic.in Yahoo! Personals Single? There's someone we'd like you to meet. Lot's of someone's, actually. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=36108/*http://personals.yahoo.com Try Yahoo! Personals

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Four Day Training on "Biomedical Information Retrieval" at NIC
by Sukhdev Singh 25 Nov '05

25 Nov '05

Dear members, ICMR-NIC Centre for Biomedical Information at the National Informatics Centre, New Delhi is conducting a four days training programme on "Biomedical Information Retrieval" from 20th to 23rd December 2005. Details are available at http://indmed.nic.in/imcwebtr.html Fee: NIL (No registration fee) Hospitality: NIL - Only Lunch and Tea would be provided during training. Participants would have to make their own arrangements for Travel; stay in Delhi and reaching the Venue. Venue: Training Division, 7th Floor, NIC HQs, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi. Dates: 20th to 23rd December 2005. Eligibility: Medical Researchers/Professionals/Doctors and Librarians of from Govt. Institutions / Organisations. Contents: -Biomedical Information Resources and Internet -Information Retrieval Techniques -NLM Gateway and PubMED -NIC's Biomedical Information Services -Searching NIC's Biomedical Databases Application Form avaiable at http://training.nic.in/Form2.pdf Contact Person: Mrs Rekha Gupta, PSA, g.rekha<AT>nic.in --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. http://openmed.nic.in

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Temporary requirement for library professional at Kolkata
by anu.sundhar＠wipro.com 25 Nov '05

25 Nov '05

Requirement for Library professional on temporary post at Wipro-Kolkata office . Candidates from Kolkata only need to apply. Post is purely on contract basis . Qualification and Experience - MLISc or BLISc., with experience. Expectations/Requirements - Good communication and presentation skills - Good attitude, puntual and commitment towards the work - Good Computer/IT skills Eligible candidates may fwd their resumes to anu.sundhar(a)wipro.com and theresa.williams(a)wipro.com Confidentiality Notice 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 confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender at Wipro or Mailadmin(a)wipro.com immediately and destroy all copies of this message and any attachments. Message Requirement for Library professional on temporary post at Wipro-Kolkata office . � Candidates from Kolkata only need to apply.�Post is purely�on contract basis . � Qualification and Experience - MLISc or BLISc ., with�experience. Expectations/Requirements - Good communication and presentation skills - Good attitude , puntual �and commitment towards the� work -� Good C omputer/IT skills Eligible candidates�may fwd their resumes to mailto:anu.sundhar@wipro.com anu.sundhar(a)wipro.com and mailto:theresa.williams@wipro.com theresa.williams(a)wipro.com � Confidentiality Notice 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 confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender at Wipro or Mailadmin(a)wipro.com immediately and destroy all copies of this message and any attachments.

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5th anniversary of Gulburga Open Library
by vasanth raj 24 Nov '05

24 Nov '05

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Distance Education in AMU,Aligarh(U P)
by akhtar hussain 24 Nov '05

24 Nov '05

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EBSCO's Library database is available free
by Tomas Allen 24 Nov '05

24 Nov '05

Looks like a great resource..., excuse for cross postings Tomas Allen EBSCO's Library database is available free EBSCO's Library, Information Science amp; Technology Abstracts database is now available FREE. This bibliographic database provides coverage on subjects such as librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more. To access, go to: http://www.libraryresearch.com <http://www.epnet.com/thisTopic.php?topicID=210> _________________________________________________________________ Dont just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/

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seminar on OAI
by Vrushali Rane 24 Nov '05

24 Nov '05

Dear Moderator, Kindly arrange to post this message on the forum. SVKM's NMIMS (Deemed University) presents One Day Seminar On Open Access / Archives Initiative December 17, 2005 MDP Centre, NMIMS Mumbai Seminar Coordinator Vrushali Rane Librarian librarian(a)nmims.edu Rationale One of the effects of Internet is that the dissemination of scientific publications has migrated to electronic formats. This has enabled, research results to be made available to anyone, anytime and anywhere in a new publishing framework, known as Open Access. Open Access archiving, open access journals and self archiving, different approaches of the same concept, promote a higher citation rate with an increased and enhanced research impact. This has challenged the commercial publishing industry and synergized researches of the developing world towards global participation. Despite widespread agreement among academics that OA would be the optimal distribution mode for publicly financed research results,such channel remains widely unexplored. Widespread efforts of national and international organizations are in progress to enhance the implementation and usage of the open access movement. For Whom The seminar is designed for Librarians, Information Professionals, faculties and researchers, interested in effective dissemination of research contents. Content * Introduction to the program * Concept of OAI * OAI: History, Types, Benefits * OAI: Initiatives * Presentations on OAI * A case study : Kautilya: A institutional repository at IGIDR' * Self-Archiving * Discussion and Feedback * Action plan by each participant based on feedback * Closing remarks and participants evaluation of program Methodology Experienced professionals from Library and Information Science area will conduct the session. The workshop will be based on interactive discussions using lectures, presentations and various online demonstrations. The classroom atmosphere will be informal and interactive. Date December 17, 2005 (Saturday) Time 9.30am - 5.30pm Registration 9.30am - 10.00am Fees Participation fees is Rs. 500/- on a non - residential basis. This fees includes reading material, tea and lunch. Payment The cheque/DD to be drawn in favour of "SVKM's NMIMS" payable at Mumbai latest by December 10, 2005. About the Faculty Ms. Sarika Sawant is a Lecturer at SHPT School of Library Science, SNDT Women's University. She is currently doing research and is an expert in OAI. She has an experience in handling Patents and retrieval of information related to it. Mr. Shyamprasad Pujar is an Assistant Librarian with Indira Gandhi Institute of Development and Research. At IGIDR he has an experience and expertise of OAI. He is actively involved in the implementation of Institutional Repository at IGIDR. He has several research papers to his credit. Ms. Smita Chandra is Librarian with Indian Institute of Geomagnetism. She has been actively involved with various projects of OAI. She was a IFLA OCLC fellow for 2001 and was a winner to the International paper contest of American Society of Information Science and Technology. She was also selected as a Training member of the Special Library Association for 2003-04. From, Vrushali Rane Librarian Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (Deemed University) V.L.Mehta Road, JVPD Scheme, Vile Parle (W), Mumbai 400056. Tel: 26134577 / 26183688 Fax: 26114512 E-mail: librarian(a)nmims.edu ---------------------------------------------------------------------- *** WARNING : EMAIL NOT SCANNED FOR VIRUS *** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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UGC-NET in LIS
by rupesh kumar 24 Nov '05

24 Nov '05

Dear All, I join my voice to the concern expressed by all regarding the UGC-NET. So far UGC has not revealed anything about the minimum passing score, valuation, etc. Many a time, NET aspirants lose enthusiasm as they are deprived of any info about valuation and results declaration. As far as I have learnt, there is no provision for revaluation or even getting a photocopy of an answer script!!! I wonder what made UGC to be so 'concealing' in these days of open and online exams. Is there anyone who could give an answer??? Whom to question??? Regards, RUPESH KUMAR.A. DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE BANGALORE UNIVERSITY --------------------------------- Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. Dear All, I join my voice to the concern expressed by all regarding the UGC-NET. So far UGC has not revealed anything about the minimum passing score, valuation, etc. Many a time, NET aspirants lose enthusiasm as they are deprived of any info about valuation and results declaration. As far as I have learnt, there is no provision for revaluation or even getting a photocopy of an answer script!!! I wonder what made UGC to be so 'concealing' in these days of open and online exams. Is there anyone who could give an answer??? Whom to question??? Regards, http://www.bub.ac.in/buLogo.jpg RUPESH KUMAR.A. DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE BANGALORE UNIVERSITY http://pa.yahoo.com/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=36035/*http://music.yahoo.c… Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free.

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Article about the Open Content Alliance
by manisha g 24 Nov '05

24 Nov '05

R/s Professionals Interesting article in San Francisco Chronicle about Brewster Kahle and the Open Content Alliance: "While Google has alienated authors and publishers with its plan to digitize books still in copyright, Kahle has moved gingerly, forging collaborations with Google's fiercest archrivals -- Microsoft and Yahoo -- to create a kinder, gentler digital library effort called the Open Content Alliance." Please have a look for Full Text via : http://tinyurl.com/apkdy Regards Manisha Gangurde Intern British Council Library Mumbai. --------------------------------- Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. R/s Professionals Interesting article in San Francisco Chronicle about Brewster Kahle and the Open Content Alliance: "While Google has alienated authors and publishers with its plan to digitize books still in copyright, Kahle has moved gingerly, forging collaborations with Google's fiercest archrivals -- Microsoft and Yahoo -- to create a kinder, gentler digital library effort called the Open Content Alliance." Please have a look for Full Text via : http://tinyurl.com/apkdy http://tinyurl.com/apkdy Regards Manisha Gangurde Intern British Council Library Mumbai. http://pa.yahoo.com/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=36035/*http://music.yahoo.c… Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free.

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Indian President supports open access
by Subbiah Arunachalam 23 Nov '05

23 Nov '05

Indian president wants Indian libraries digitized and OA Prez calls for digitisation of libraries, Deccan Herald, November 22, 2005. (Thanks to LIS News.) Excerpt: President A P J Abdul Kalam wants all libraries in schools, colleges and universities to be digitised within the next four years. At the valedictory of Mahabharata Utsav, organised by the Mahabharata Research Foundation, here on Monday, the President said the digitisation of books has to be in regional languages. Knowledge has always been the prime mover for prosperity. It is important to take up the mission of integrating all forms of knowledge and culture into our digital library....The President unveiled a state-of-art Digital Mobile van to document, conserve, digitise and disseminate manuscripts. He suggested that the mobile digital library can become a partner of the Digital Library of India portal, a project aimed at providing free-to-read searchable collection of one million books. ---- One hopes that the heads of academic and research institutions and their librarians are listening! Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam]

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An open source dictionary of Swahili
by Subbiah Arunachalam 23 Nov '05

23 Nov '05

Friends inn Africa: I want to alert you to a dictionary of Swahili, Arun Open-source dictionary of Swahili Adrian Brune, Defining Moment For Swahili, Hartford Courant, November 20, 2005. (Thanks to Wired Campus.) Excerpt: With more than 80 million speakers in East and Central Africa, Swahili is the most widely spoken language in Africa, though a fully updated dictionary of the language has not been produced for 30 years. [Martin Benjamin, a visiting assistant professor of Swahili at Wesleyan University] aims to change that with the Kamusi (Dictionary) Project, an effort to document and produce a comprehensive guide to Swahili using the Internet....Benjamin compares his project to Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia drafted largely by a band of worldwide literati. He emphasizes, however, that, unlike Wikipedia, he vets every entry for accuracy, sometimes within minutes, before he posts them....By spring 1995, Benjamin had entered 21,000 words into the database, and the Kamusi Project went live. It was one of Yale's first academic websites.

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UGC NET - LIS
by Saji S. Nair 23 Nov '05

23 Nov '05

Dear All, Dear All, These days, there is a sharp decline in the number of students clearing UGC NET for JRF/Lectureship in Library and Information Science. In many Universities, not even a single candidate is qualified in many occassions. Is this because of the lack of quality of LIS education in India OR UGC�s hard-line attitude towards this profession? It is a fact that job prospects our field, especially in the LIS teaching is not at all encouraging. In such a situation, Why UGC is enforcing strict rules to restrict the qualified candidates? Regards Saji Trivandrum Kerala Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web!

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XXV All India IASLIC Conference at IIT Madras - reg
by Arunachalam Hariharan 23 Nov '05

23 Nov '05

IIT Madras is organising XXV All India Conference of the Indian Association of Special Libraries & Information Centres at the Central Library of IIT Madras Date: 26-29 December 2005 Organizers: Central Library, Indian Institute of Technology Madras & Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres, Kolkata For more details, please visit http://www.cenlib.iitm.ac.in/iaslic2005/ For Registration for Conference, Accommodation, Sponsorships and any other matter bout IASLIC 2005, please contact: Dr. Harish Chandra Organising Secretary (IASLIC 2005) and Librarian, Central Library, Indian Institute of Technology Madras IIT Campus. Chennai-600 036 Tamil Nadu, INDIA E-mail: hchandra(a)iitm.ac.in Tel: 044-22574951 (Office) 044-22576951 (Residence) Mobile : +91 9444404951 www.harishchandra.net __________________________________ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com

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Position Announcement--Technical Support Analyst
by T.V. Prafulla Chandra 23 Nov '05

23 Nov '05

<color><param>0100,0100,0100</param>POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT </color>No.NES/HRD/TSA Dated November 22, 2005 <color><param>0100,0100,0100</param>NISC Export Services (NES) Private Limited (www.nisc.com) invites applications for positions of TECHNICAL SUPPORT ANALYST in its newly created Technical Support Department. NES and its affiliates together comprise one of the foremost database access, production and publishing companies in the world. NESs 100+ database products, published online (BiblioLine) or on CD-ROM (NISC DISCover), cover most areas of the universe of know- ledgearts & humanities, earth sciences, environment, social sciences, life sciences and technology. Based in Hyderabad, the successful candidate will handle, using latest information and communication technologies, queries pertaining to technical support received from customers all over the world. NES is looking for candidates who have at least a Masters degree in one of the following subjects: English, Mass Communication, Communication & Journalism or any related subject. · Good typing skills are required as the working environment involves online computer use for access to offices worldwide. · Familiarity with Internet browsing. · In addition, the candidates should possess the ability --to communicate in a formal, clear, empathetic and pleasant style, with excellent command of written and spoken English. --to handle a wide variety of modern communication media in a professional manner, conforming to standards of international business communication with respect to etiquette and pronunciation. --to understand and answer, with speed and accuracy, technical queries from customers. --to maintain good public relations with customers, both actual and potential. --to collect, organize, store and deliver information resources required for technical support. --to enjoy interactions with customers hailing from diverse national backgrounds and serve them in a most user-friendly manner. · If you are not a resident of Hyderabad and are willing to relocate, please indicate that at the top of your resume. Apart from on-job training inputs, NES provides a comfortable, pleasant and enjoyable work environment with bright career prospects and exciting opportunities to realize ones potentialities. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. NES considers applications from candidates who had appeared for examinations and awaiting announcement of results. Please submit a letter of application, resume, and names, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses of three references to: The Managing Director NISC Export Services Co. Pvt. Ltd. 3rd Floor, Ballad Estates, St. Anns Road, Tarnaka Hyderabad 500 017 Email: hrd(a)nisc.co.in Phone: +91 40 27001517 Applications are accepted until the positions are filled. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NISC Export Services Pvt. Ltd. (an affiliate of NISC International, Inc. USA) S-1 Ballad Estates, St.Ann's School Road, Tarnaka, Hyderabad 500 017 Andhra Pradesh, India - Tel:+91 40 27001517 Tel/Fax:+91 40 27002538 WWW.NISC.COM A company in service to NISC worldwide. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Tempere archive - universal; what about OpenMED?
by Sukhdev Singh 23 Nov '05

23 Nov '05

Can I hope more people come forward -- especially people working in Medical/Biological Sciences/Pharmacological/Nursing and other allied sciences to come forward to further build - http://openmed.nic.in - OpenMED? We can then form a voluntary group to: 1. Educate our Institutional scientists / staff / administrators regarding Open Access - OA. 2. Instruct them how to self-archive their articles 3. Play editorial role in meta-data generation over http://openmed.nic.in 4. Answer their Frequently Asked Questions and clarify their doubts regarding Open Access and Self-Archiving. 5. Suggest authors various Open Access Journals as alternative to conventional journals - for publication of their articles. Should we all remain just spectators to the changing world of librarianship or ACT NOW? The time has come - just FIVE years to go. And Best of Luck for QMed. Hope it would play its role in next generation librarianship. --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. http://openmed.nic.in > Message: 4 > Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 11:22:07 +0530 > From: "Vasumathi Sriganesh" <vasu(a)qmedin.com> > Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Tempere archive - universal; what about > OpenMED? > To: <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> > Message-ID: <00fa01c5ef28$e13cb6b0$0300a8c0@laptop> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Sukhdev > > As I told you earlier - I have done the beginnings........by talking about > and demo-ing OpenMED in all my training programs.I am ready to help - count > me in. > QMed is going to be "formally" a non-profit organization in whatever time it > takes me to formalize it - trying hard to make that VERY SOON. On principle > it already is. So NIC could definitely consider us. > I really like your line - we are not just Downloaders - we Upload too. I > will adopt that in my programs > > Vasumathi > > Vasumathi Sriganesh > Director, QMed Services > A-3, Shubham Centre, Cardinal Gracious Road > Chakala, Andheri East, Mumbai 400099, India > Ph: 91-22-28229223 Fax: 91-22-28224358 > Mobile: 91-98672-92230 > Email: vasu(a)qmedin.com, Web: www.qmedin.com > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sukhdev Singh" <esukhdev(a)gmail.com> > To: <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> > Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 12:43 PM > Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Tempere archive - universal; what about OpenMED? > > > ...........................Please let me know if any professional would like > to come forward to build OpenMED@NIC further? It is an opportunity to show > the world that > we can also build international quality archives. Let us show that we LIS > professionals from India are not just "Downloaders", we "Upload" too!!. > > Thanks, > Sukhdev Singh, NIC. > http://openmed.nic.in > > > >

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Prez calls for digitisation of libraries
by Jayadev P Hiremath 23 Nov '05

23 Nov '05

* Prez calls for digitisation of libraries * DH News Service Bangalore: * President A P J Abdul Kalam wants all libraries in schools, colleges and universities to be digitised within the next four years. * President A P J Abdul Kalam wants all libraries in schools, colleges and universities to be digitised within the next four years. At the valedictory of Mahabharata Utsav, organised by the Mahabharata Research Foundation, here on Monday, the President said the digitisation of books has to be in regional languages. Knowledge has always been the prime mover for prosperity. It is important to take up the mission of integrating all forms of knowledge and culture into our digital library. In the venture, we should ensure availability of fibre optic cables, satellite communication and wireless infrastructure, especially in remote areas. The President unveiled a state-of-art Digital Mobile van to document, conserve, digitise and disseminate manuscripts. <https://www.online.citibank.co.in/portal/citiinforms.jsp?form_id=frmAcquisi…> He suggested that the mobile digital library can become a partner of the Digital Library of India portal, a project aimed at providing free-to-read searchable collection of one million books. On the occasion, the president presented Jnanadoota Award to Prof K T Pandurangi and Mahabharata Ratna award to Late Bhima Bhat and Prof D H Dhadpale of the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Pune. The award was given for excellence in Mahabharata and Indic systems. Also, Mahabharata Lakshalankara, a critical edition of 500-year-old commentary on Mahabharata, was released and a project to prepare an encyclopaedia of Mahabharata was launched. Prez calls for digitisation of libraries DH News Service Bangalore: President A P J Abdul Kalam wants all libraries in schools, colleges and universities to be digitised within the next four years. President A P J Abdul Kalam wants all libraries in schools, colleges and universities to be digitised within the next four years. At the valedictory of Mahabharata Utsav, organised by the Mahabharata Research Foundation, here on Monday, the President said the digitisation of books has to be in regional languages. Knowledge has always been the prime mover for prosperity. It is important to take up the mission of integrating all forms of knowledge and culture into our digital library. In the venture, we should ensure availability of fibre optic cables, satellite communication and wireless infrastructure, especially in remote areas. The President unveiled a state-of-art Digital Mobile van to document, conserve, digitise and disseminate manuscripts. https://www.online.citibank.co.in/portal/citiinforms.jsp?form_id=frmAcquisi… He suggested that the mobile digital library can become a partner of the Digital Library of India portal, a project aimed at providing free-to-read searchable collection of one million books. On the occasion, the president presented Jnanadoota Award to Prof K T Pandurangi and Mahabharata Ratna award to Late Bhima Bhat and Prof D H Dhadpale of the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Pune. The award was given for excellence in Mahabharata and Indic systems. Also, Mahabharata Lakshalankara, a critical edition of 500-year-old commentary on Mahabharata, was released and a project to prepare an encyclopaedia of Mahabharata was launched.

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OA gaining momentum, but DC research lagging behind!
by Subbiah Arunachalam 22 Nov '05

22 Nov '05

Friends: The Library of Congress in Washington DC has taken the first step to create the World Digital Library. I give below two news items from Peter Suber's blog "Open Access News". Brewster Kahle is forging ahead with the Internet Archive. Carnegie-Mellon University and their partners in India (led by Balki of IISc) and China are moving forward with their Million Books Digital Library project. Google, Yahoo and MSN are involved in huge digitization projects. The potential of the new web technology is being realised at last. Led by MIT, Cambridge, many universities around the world (particularly in China and Japan, but not yet in India) are placing their course material in the public domain under the Open Course Ware programme. Many journals have embraced the open access model and more than 500 institutions have set up interoperable institutional open access archives. Institutions such as UNESCO, ICSU, and CODATA have come out strongly in favour of open access to information and data. Donor agencies such as the Wellcome Trust now insist that results of publicly funded research should be available via open access channels. These are excellent developments. Experts such as Stevan Harnad, Alma Swan, Peter Suber and Leslie Chan and legal luminaries such as Lawrence Lessig have written extensively about the great advantages of going OA. One wonders why many universities and research laboratories in the developing world are still not embracing the culture of open access. Best wishes. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] ---- OA World Digital Library David A. Vise, World Digital Library Planned, Washington Post, November 22, 2005. Excerpt: The Library of Congress is launching a campaign today to create the World Digital Library, an online collection of rare books, manuscripts, maps, posters, stamps and other materials from its holdings and those of other national libraries that would be freely accessible for viewing by anyone, anywhere with Internet access. This is the most ambitious international effort ever undertaken to put precious items of artistic, historical, and literary significance on the Internet so that people can learn about other cultures without traveling further than the nearest computer, according to James H. Billington, head of the Library of Congress. Billington said his goal is to bring together materials from the United States and Europe with precious items from Islamic nations stretching from Indonesia through Central and West Africa, as well as important materials from collections in East and South Asia....Billington said he envisions the initiative as a public-private partnership. Yesterday, he said that the Library of Congress has accepted $3 million from Google Inc. as its first corporate contribution....During the past year, Google has digitized about 5,000 books from the Library of Congress as part of a pilot project to refine the techniques to make copies of fragile books without damaging them. In the next phase of the project, Billington said Google will digitize books and other materials from the Library of Congress Law Library....Brin and Billington said Google would only digitize materials from the Library of Congress that are in the public domain and therefore not subject to copyright protection. Brin said he will help raise additional private funds to finance the World Digital Library. Billington said the $3 million gift from Google will be used over the next few years to develop the details of the project and pay for global outreach. ---- LOC-Google press release on World Digital Library The Library of Congress and Google have issued a joint press release on the World Digital Library (November 22). Excerpt: Librarian of Congress James H. Billington and Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin announced today that Google is the first private-sector company to contribute to the Library's initiative to develop a plan to begin building a World Digital Library (WDL) for use by other libraries around the globe. The effort would be supported by funds from nonexclusive, public and private partnerships, of which Google is the first. The concept for the WDL came from a speech that Billington delivered to the newly established U.S. National Commission for UNESCO on June 6, 2005, at Georgetown University....In his speech, Billington proposed that public research institutions and libraries work with private funders to begin digitizing significant primary materials of different cultures from institutions across the globe. Billington said that the World Digital Library would bring together online rare and unique cultural materials held in U.S. and Western repositories with those of other great cultures such as those that lie beyond Europe and involve more than 1 billion people: Chinese East Asia, Indian South Asia and the worlds of Islam stretching from Indonesia through Central and West Asia to Africa. Google Inc. has agreed to donate $3 million as the first partner in this public-private initiative. Google Co-Founder and President of Technology Sergey Brin said, Google supports the World Digital Library because we share a common mission of making the world's information universally accessible and useful. To create a global digital library is a historic opportunity, and we support the Library of Congress in this effort....The content of the World Digital Library, like that of American Memory, will be primarily one-of-a-kind materials, including manuscript and multimedia materials of the particular culture....The Library and Google recently completed a yearlong cooperative digitization of about 5,000 books in the public domain. The pilot developed procedures for handling and tracking fragile material as well as developing specifications for high-quality scanned images. Google will continue its scanning efforts by digitizing works of historical value from the Library of Congress' Law Library. In making the announcement, Billington emphasized the little-known fact that more than one-half of the book collections of the Library of Congress are in languages other than English. Like the materials in American Memory, those in the World Digital Library will either be in the public domain or made available with special permission. A World Digital Library would make these collections available free of charge to anyone accessing the Internet, and it could well have the salutary effect of bringing people together by celebrating the depth and uniqueness of different cultures in a single global undertaking, said Billington. We are grateful for Google's contribution to this important initiative, and we will seek contributions from other private sector companies with an equally enlightened self-interest.

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SciDevNet on Tunis and OA
by Subbiah Arunachalam 22 Nov '05

22 Nov '05

Friends: Here is the editorial in SciDevNet dated 22 November 2005. It draws attention to an article on open access (in SciDevNet) by Leslie Chan, Barbara Kirsop and Subbiah Arunachalam, and a talk by economist Jeffrey Sachs. Best wishes. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] ---- Access to ICTs: an issue of global equity Connecting to the Internet from the first WSIS meeting in Geneva David Dickson 14 November 2005 Political deadlock over Internet governance must not overshadow the practicalities of bringing information and communication technologies (ICTs) to the people who need them. When plans were first agreed in 2001 to hold a 'world summit' on ICTs, hopes were high that the event would trigger a new international consensus on how to apply these technologies to the needs of the world's poor. In particular, proponents of the meeting wanted to avoid ideological conflict, and focus on the practical issues needed to bridge what is widely described as the 'digital divide'. For largely political reasons, the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) was divided into two components. The first part, which took place in Geneva, Switzerland two years ago, ended in stalemate. Although the meeting endorsed two high-minded documents a 'Declaration of Principles' and an outline 'Plan of Action' attempts to put flesh on their bones were undermined by disagreement on a single issue, namely who should run the Internet (see The challenges of 'e-science'). Sadly, it seems increasingly likely that the same fate awaits the second phase of WSIS, which opens in Tunis, Tunisia, later this week. Once again, Internet governance is expected to block significant achievements on other fronts. There is growing international agreement that because of the Internet's power, the basic rules governing it should be similar to those applied to other international communications systems (such as the allocation of radio wavebands). This means creating new global mechanisms to make the rules both more transparent and more accountable. But some are resisting this pressure for change. The opponents are led by the US government, which is seeking to maintain the current system. Under this, the Internet's operation is controlled by a US organisation, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. The only body to which this is responsible is the US Department of Commerce, and through this, the US Congress. Unless some miracle occurs over the next few days, the second part of WSIS will end in the same political deadlock as its predecessor. And if this happens, the attention generated by the dispute will overshadow the more pressing issue at stake in the WSIS discussions: how to find practical ways of achieving greater digital equity when gap between the promise of ICTs and what they are actually delivering is far wider than it should be. Legitimate disagreement Internet governance is clearly important. The United States is correct to identify Internet openness as a major asset. Openness lies at the root of the Internet's power to provide knowledge and information that can meet the needs of individuals in developed and developing countries alike. There is also good reason for concern about heavy-handed control of the Internet by international bureaucracy. SciDev.Net itself has direct experience of the impact this can have. Despite being a professional media organisation, we were denied press credentials for this week's WSIS meeting on the grounds that as an educational charity, we are a non-government organisation, and thus apparently ineligible to attend press conferences or use media facilities. More seriously, governments that perceive the Internet as a threat could attempt to limit its use for democratic debate. Any efforts to exert political control on content must be resisted. As Kofi Annan, the secretary general of the United Nations wrote in a recent article in the Washington Post, "To defend the Internet is to defend freedom itself". But it does not follow that the US understanding of what such freedom means, or of how it should be interpreted and imposed is the correct interpretation. Nor, as the International Telecommunications Union (the main sponsors of WSIS) has demonstrated does it require heavy-handed international bureaucracy. Various proposals have been put forward in recent months, most recently by the European Union. Many suggest setting up a relatively 'hands-off' international organisation that could provide a forum for discussing and resolving contentious issues about Internet governance, without interfering in its technical aspects. To reject these proposals in their totality for essentially ideological reasons which seems to be the current stance of the United States risks undermining international efforts to reach a reasonable agreement. Similarly, US opposition to the Kyoto protocol undermines the international fight against global warming. Hopefully the Tunis meeting will find a way out of this impasse. Bridging the equity divide But even if leaders reach an agreement on the governance issue this week, an important step towards creating greater global 'digital equity', it would not be enough to achieve this goal. An equally, if not more important need, is for practical efforts to put the promises of ICTs into effect. These promises are being increasingly recognised. In the scientific domain alone, they range from delivering the most recent research findings on obscure tropical diseases to isolated clinics, to the possibilities offered by 'open archiving' for making the world's scientific literature available to all at no charge (see our special feature Open Access Archiving: the fast track to building research capacity in developing countries). The need remains substantial. According to background documents being circulated by the WSIS organisers, less than three per cent of people in Africa used the Internet last year, compared to more than half of people in industrialised nations. And one relatively small European country, Denmark, had more than twice the international Internet bandwidth used by the whole of Latin America and the Caribbean combined. Speaking in London last week, the economist Jeffrey Sachs said the need to increase bandwidth was among the most urgent and potentially effective ways that the developed world could help developing nations dig their own way out of poverty. He described how a recent study by Carnegie Mellon University in the United States estimated that almost all the major cities in Africa could become fully 'wired' for a relatively modest investment, in terms of international budgets, of about US$1 billion. Sachs also announced a project of his own that plans to give 100 villages across Africa access to the Internet. Given that more than 400,000 African villages lack such access, this could be seen as little more than a drop in the ocean. But if it can demonstrate both the feasibility and value of such efforts as has been shown in India then hopefully it will inspire others to make the necessary investment. The main message of Sachs's talk was that ideologies should not prevent practical solutions being implemented. Nor should they stop funds being invested in solutions on a broad enough scale to make a significant impact on poverty throughout the developing world. This conclusion should not be lost on delegates at the WSIS meeting in Tunis. If there has been substantial progress during the two years since the first part of the meeting in Geneva, it has been primarily on the practical side. It would be a shame if progress towards narrowing the digital divide were to be frustrated by a lack of comparable progress on the political front.

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Google donates $3M to help scan documents
by Maruthu Pandian 22 Nov '05

22 Nov '05

Dear Professionals Google Inc. is giving $3 million to the U.S. Library of Congress to help set up a system for creating digital copies of rare documents from around the world - the latest step in Google's crusade to expand the amount of information that can be indexed by its Internet-leading search engine. With the donation announced Tuesday, Google becomes the first business to back the "World Digital Library," a concept that began to take shape about five months ago. The worldwide program is loosely modeled after the Library of Congress' American Memory project launched 11 years ago. Backed with $48 million in private donations and a $15 million infusion from the federal government, the American Memory site at http://loc.gov/memory now has more than 10 million items, including early maps of the United States as well as photos and letters from the Civil War. Librarian of Congress James Billington now wants to create similar sites devoted to other cultures outside the United States and Europe. Although nothing has been finalized, Billington initially envisions devoting large sections of the World Digital Library to material from China, India and Islam. "Much of this will be one-of-a-kind material that you won't be able to find anywhere else," Billington said during a Monday interview. "Getting the material out there (online) is really important. "We have already preserved a lot of material that might have perished in other hands." Google co-founder Sergey Brin characterized the donation as no-brainer for his Mountain View, Calif.-based company as it pursues its avowed mission "to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful." "This is a philanthropic initiative for us," Brin said during a Monday interview. "It's all about making more information available to more people." Google's motives aren't entirely altruistic. Because Google makes most of money from the ads that appear when Web surfers are searching for something, the company stands to profit whenever more material comes online. With an estimated 45 percent share of the U.S. search market, Google earned $1.1 billion on revenue of $4.2 billion during the first nine months of the year. The donation represents a pittance for Google, which had $5.5 billion in cash through September. It's unlikely all the documents included in the World Digital Library will be indexed by Google or other search engines. That's because the technology that search engines use to crawl the Web still can't figure out how to recognize some documents, like handwritten letters. But Brin expects Google to eventually figure out a way to index almost everything in the World Digital Library. As part of its quest to bring more information online, Google last year set to scan millions of books in five major libraries. That project is now being challenged in court by several major publishers and a group of authors suing to thwart Google's plans to make digital copies of copyrighted material without prior permission. The World Digital Library plans to focus on material no longer protected by copyright. Relatively few books are involved in the Library of Congress project, Brin said. "This will really take us farther out on the frontier," he said. On the Net: http://www.google.com National Digital Library Program: http://www.loc.gov American Memory Web site: http://www.loc.gov/memory Library of Congress' Global Gateway site: http://international.loc.gov/intldl/intldlhome.html Courtesy : http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/G/GOOGLE_DIGITAL_LIBRARY?SITE=NYMID&SE… Regards Maruthu Pandian, Library and Information Scientist, PubSub Concepts India Pvt Ltd, NOIDA, UP, INDIA --------------------------------- Enjoy this Diwali with Y! India Click here Dear Professionals Google Inc. is giving $3 million to the U.S. Library of Congress to help set up a system for creating digital copies of rare documents from around the world - the latest step in Google's crusade to expand the amount of information that can be indexed by its Internet-leading search engine. With the donation announced Tuesday, Google becomes the first business to back the "World Digital Library," a concept that began to take shape about five months ago. The worldwide program is loosely modeled after the Library of Congress' American Memory project launched 11 years ago. Backed with $48 million in private donations and a $15 million infusion from the federal government, the American Memory site at http://loc.gov/memory now has more than 10 million items, including early maps of the United States as well as photos and letters from the Civil War. Librarian of Congress James Billington now wants to create similar sites devoted to other cultures outside the United States and Europe. Although nothing has been finalized, Billington initially envisions devoting large sections of the World Digital Library to material from China, India and Islam. "Much of this will be one-of-a-kind material that you won't be able to find anywhere else," Billington said during a Monday interview. "Getting the material out there (online) is really important. "We have already preserved a lot of material that might have perished in other hands." Google co-founder Sergey Brin characterized the donation as no-brainer for his Mountain View, Calif.-based company as it pursues its avowed mission "to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful." "This is a philanthropic initiative for us," Brin said during a Monday interview. "It's all about making more information available to more people." Google's motives aren't entirely altruistic. Because Google makes most of money from the ads that appear when Web surfers are searching for something, the company stands to profit whenever more material comes online. With an estimated 45 percent share of the U.S. search market, Google earned $1.1 billion on revenue of $4.2 billion during the first nine months of the year. The donation represents a pittance for Google, which had $5.5 billion in cash through September. It's unlikely all the documents included in the World Digital Library will be indexed by Google or other search engines. That's because the technology that search engines use to crawl the Web still can't figure out how to recognize some documents, like handwritten letters. But Brin expects Google to eventually figure out a way to index almost everything in the World Digital Library. As part of its quest to bring more information online, Google last year set to scan millions of books in five major libraries. That project is now being challenged in court by several major publishers and a group of authors suing to thwart Google's plans to make digital copies of copyrighted material without prior permission. The World Digital Library plans to focus on material no longer protected by copyright. Relatively few books are involved in the Library of Congress project, Brin said. "This will really take us farther out on the frontier," he said. On the Net: http://www.google.com National Digital Library Program: http://www.loc.gov American Memory Web site: http://www.loc.gov/memory Library of Congress' Global Gateway site: http://international.loc.gov/intldl/intldlhome.html Courtesy : http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/G/GOOGLE_DIGITAL_LIBRARY?SITE=NYMID&SE… Regards Maruthu Pandian, Library and Information Scientist, PubSub Concepts India Pvt Ltd, NOIDA, UP, INDIA Enjoy this Diwali with Y! India http://in.promos.yahoo.com/fabmall/index.html Click here

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Article request
by Lata Suresh 22 Nov '05

22 Nov '05

We are looking for this article . We shall appreciate receiving a photocopy of the article.please send the same at the following address Bansal RD D.G.H.S., Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi. Health financing in India : priorities, issues, inter-state variations and challenges. Health and Population : perspectives and issues.. 1999 Jul-Dec.; 22(3&4): 123-32 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 We are looking for this article . We shall appreciate receiving a photocopy of the article.please send the same at the following address Bansal RD D.G.H.S., Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi. Health financing in India : priorities, issues, inter-state variations and challenges. Health and Population : perspectives and issues.. 1999 Jul-Dec.; 22(3&4): 123-32 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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Google Book Serach
by Rupak Chakravarty 22 Nov '05

22 Nov '05

Dear All, URL for google book search :http://books.google.com/ -- Rupak Chakravarty Assistant Librarian Panjab University Library Chandigarh 160014 INDIA Dear All, URL for google book search : http://books.google.com/ http://books.google.com/ -- Rupak Chakravarty Assistant Librarian Panjab University Library Chandigarh 160014 INDIA

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Tempere archive - universal; what about OpenMED?
by Sukhdev Singh 22 Nov '05

22 Nov '05

Yes, OpenMED@NIC, http://openmed.nic.in , is open to any author from the globe to self-archive. As on today it has 364 Registered Users from all around the world. There are 782 documents that are archived. It has a eloraborate subject categorisation scheme based on MeSH, perhaps the only archive to use such a scheme. Its RSS feed is also available from http://openmed.nic.in/perl/rss and can be added to RSS Readers or hosted services like Personalised Google Home Page http://www.google.com/ig or MyYahoo http://my.yahoo.com etc. If we can receive co-operation from Library and Information Community from India [ on which I am very bullish ] OpenMED@NIC has the potential of a very reliable [because being hosted on NIC's infra-structure] and largest OA repository from a fast developing country [ India ]. Please let me know if any professional would like to come forward to build OpenMED@NIC further? It is an opportunity to show the world that we can also build international quality archives. Let us show that we LIS professionals from India are not just "Downloaders", we "Upload" too!!. Thanks, Sukhdev Singh, NIC. http://openmed.nic.in > Message: 6 > Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 12:58:52 +0530 (IST) > From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> > Subject: [LIS-Forum] Tempere archive - universal; what about OpenMED? > To: peters(a)earlham.edu, oa-india(a)dgroups.org, > lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > Message-ID: <1766.196.203.128.85.1132298932.squirrel(a)196.203.128.85> > Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 > > Peter Suber has recently said that the Tempere University archive is the > first to provide archiving facility to others (outside the university). > OpenMED in India does that too, but only for biomedical research. > > Arun > > --- > > Universal repository at U of Tampere > > > The OA repository at the University of Tampere in Finland is open to > deposits by scholars anywhere. The repository instruction page puts it > this way: "You can also offer your scientific material for publication on > the internet to the University of Tampere, whether you belong to the > personnel of the University or not." (Thanks to Kimmo Kuusela.) > (PS: This is an excellent idea. It makes the Tampere repository the first > universal repository --or the first that I know of. The current draft of > the RCUK OA policy mandates the deposit of all RCUK-funded research in an > OA repository, but makes an exception for grantees who don't have deposit > rights at any OA repository. The Tampere repository should plug this > loophole even if the universal repository I'm building with the Internet > Archive is not ready in time.) > > > >

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SUBMISSION FOR LIS FORUM MAILING LIST.
by krishnakumar.s＠tcs.com 22 Nov '05

22 Nov '05

Dear Sir / Madam Kindly forwad this opening through LIS forum mailing list : regards kumar ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Job opportunity @Tata Consultancy Services,Trivandrum. Officer- Library and Information Centre(LIC) Job Description The person would be responsible for circulation and maintenance of books, journals, magazines and other library documents and assist towards offering SDI (Selective Dissemination of Information), CAS (Current Awareness Services and QBS (Query Based Services). KRAs Assist the respective Branch LIC Head to achieve the objectives of LIC namely: i. Provide uninterrupted Library services ii. Provide timely information services iii. Deliver Housekeeping operations to the utmost satisfaction of the customer iv. Create and archive information assets for future use. Qualification Master's degree in Library and Information Science (MLISc) or Associateship in Documentation and Science (AD Sc) from ISI or NISCAIR or equivalent degree Experience 0 to 3 years experience in library / documentation / information handling, preferably in the corporate, scientific or technology space. Freshers may also apply. Others Flair for IT, good communication and interpersonal skills Positions 1 Location Corporate Learning Centre, Thiruvananthapuram Last Date 05 December 2005 Interested candidates may e-mail their resume to: krishnakumar.s(a)tcs.com . Alternatively, hard copies can be posted to: Mr S Krishnakumar Executive - Library & Information Services Corporate Learning Centre Tata Consultancy Services Ltd Technopark Campus Kariyavattom ? 695 581 *********************************************************** Krishnakumar S. Tata Consultancy Services Limited Technopark Campus ,Kariyavattom P.O. Trivandrum - 695 581,Kerala India Mailto: krishnakumar.s(a)tcs.com Website: http://www.tcs.com Notice: The information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, use, review, distribution, printing or copying of the information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it are strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us by reply e-mail or telephone and immediately and permanently delete the message and any attachments. Thank you Dear Sir / Madam Kindly forwad this opening through LIS forum mailing list : regards kumar ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Job opportunity @ Tata Consultancy Services ,Trivandrum. Officer- Library and Information Centre(LIC) Job Description The person would be responsible for circulation and maintenance of books, journals, magazines and other library documents and assist towards offering SDI (Selective Dissemination of Information), CAS (Current Awareness Services and QBS (Query Based Services). KRAs Assist the respective Branch LIC Head to achieve the objectives of LIC namely: i. Provide uninterrupted Library services ii. Provide timely information services iii. Deliver Housekeeping operations to the utmost satisfaction of the customer iv. Create and archive information assets for future use. Qualification Master's degree in Library and Information Science (MLISc) or Associateship in Documentation and Science (AD Sc) from ISI or NISCAIR or equivalent degree Experience 0 to 3 years experience in library / documentation / information handling, preferably in the corporate, scientific or technology space. Freshers may also apply. Others Flair for IT, good communication and interpersonal skills Positions 1 Location Corporate Learning Centre, Thiruvananthapuram Last Date 05 December 2005 Interested candidates may e-mail their resume to: krishnakumar.s(a)tcs.com . Alternatively, hard copies can be posted to: Mr S Krishnakumar Executive - Library & Information Services Corporate Learning Centre Tata Consultancy Services Ltd Technopark Campus Kariyavattom – 695 581 *********************************************************** Krishnakumar S. Tata Consultancy Services Limited Technopark Campus ,Kariyavattom P.O. Trivandrum - 695 581,Kerala India Mailto: krishnakumar.s(a)tcs.com Website: http://www.tcs.com Notice: The information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, use, review, distribution, printing or copying of the information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it are strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us by reply e-mail or telephone and immediately and permanently delete the message and any attachments. Thank you

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Open Course Ware
by Subbiah Arunachalam 21 Nov '05

21 Nov '05

>From Peter Suber's blog. Leading Indian educational institutions such as IISc, IITs and IIMs will do well to join the Open Course Ware movement. Now about 1,200 of MIT's 1,800 courses are available as OCW! Arun ---- Open courseware at WSIS OCW draws attention at world summit, a press release from MIT, November 21, 2005. At the World Summit on the Information Society this week in Tunis, Tunisia, MIT OpenCourseWare co-hosted a half-day event with the United Nations University, "Widening Access to Knowledge Through Open Sharing: The Growing OpenCourseWare Movement." More than 100 people attended the Nov. 14 forum, which featured presentations by prominent leaders from the global education community. The proceedings focused on the burgeoning OCW movement -- which now includes participating universities on five continents -- and how to best to leverage OCW resources to improve education around the globe. "I am surprised by all the OpenCourseWares, open educational resources and other 'open movements' around the world. It is truly a global movement, and MIT started it all with OCW," said Professor Shigeru Miyagawa, the MIT Kochi-Manjiro Professor of Japanese Language and Culture, who represented OpenCourseWare. "A UNESCO official told me that MIT is a 'trailblazer.' We set the world in motion with this OpenCourseWare Movement, and as the UNESCO official said, 'Nothing can stop it now.'" The keynote address at Monday's event was given by G.M. Reed, director of the U.N. University's International Institute for Software Technology. Featured speakers included leading educators from the University of the Western Cape in South Africa, Keio University in Japan, the Université Paris 3-Sorbonne in France, the African Virtual University, the UNESCO Information Society Division and MIT, among others. "I'm also gratified that so many people around the world know about MIT's OpenCourseWare, and the respect that they have for MIT and our faculty because of it," Miyagawa said. "I chaired the panel on 'The Growing International OpenCourseWare Movement,' and it was truly amazing to hear about OpenCourseWares being launched in Japan, France and other American schools such as Tufts. Everyone who attended our discussion 'got it' -- OCW is about sharing educational content freely and openly with anyone who wants to use it."

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Copyrights in Digital Era
by Mailing List Manager 21 Nov '05

21 Nov '05

Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 22:40:26 -0800 (PST) From: Yogesh Modi <ymodi2k(a)yahoo.com> Dear Professional, I would like to know, about the Copyrights of Digital/Electronic materials, meaning, Can I scan the books/Journals for digital preservation, if no, then how is it possible. Thanks, Yogesh Modi ============================ YOGESH MODI, STA 'B' TIRC, SSPL Ministry of Defence, DRDO Lucknow Road, Timarpur, Delhi - 54 Phone 91-11-23960640 (Off.) ====================== __________________________________ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com

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John Willinsky's book, The Access Principle
by Mailing List Manager 21 Nov '05

21 Nov '05

Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2005 03:38:35 +0530 (IST) From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Friends: Here is a great book on open access. eter Suber recommends it whole-heartedly. LIS teachers and students might wish to read this and possibly discuss it in the classroom. Policymakers (in higher education, science and technology and university administration) would do well to read this book. Arun ---- John Willinsky's book, The Access Principle John Willinsky's book, The Access Principle: The Case for Open Access to Research and Scholarship (MIT Press, 2005) is now shipping. From the MIT description: In The Access Principle, John Willinsky describes the latest chapter in [an] ongoing story -- online open access publishing by scholarly journals -- and makes a case for open access as a public good. A commitment to scholarly work, writes Willinsky, carries with it a responsibility to circulate that work as widely as possible: this is the access principle. In the digital age, that responsibility includes exploring new publishing technologies and economic models to improve access to scholarly work. Wide circulation adds value to published work; it is a significant aspect of its claim to be knowledge. The right to know and the right to be known are inextricably mixed. Open access, argues Willinsky, can benefit both a researcher-author working at the best-equipped lab at a leading research university and a teacher struggling to find resources in an impoverished high school. Willinsky describes different types of access...discusses the contradictions of copyright law, the reading of research, and the economic viability of open access. He also considers broader themes of public access to knowledge, human rights issues, lessons from publishing history, and "epistemological vanities." The debate over open access, writes Willinsky, raises crucial questions about the place of scholarly work in a larger world -- and about the future of knowledge. John Willinsky is Pacific Press Professor of Literacy and Technology at the University of British Columbia. Peter Suber says: Congratulations, John. I'm glad to reaffirm my blurb from the jacket: John Willinsky understands the way the Internet changes everything for scholarly communication and has written a clear and compelling defense of open access, both in principle and in practice. I recommend it especially for its treatment of copyright issues and the special situation of scholarly societies and developing countries.

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German Embassy, New Delhi cordially invites you to the Fifth Science Circle Meeting
by Puna Das 21 Nov '05

21 Nov '05

The German Embassy, New Delhi cordially invites you to the Fifth Science Circle Meeting Lecture by: Prof. Dr. K. Schilling, Robotics and Telematics, Worzburg University, Germany Topic: Robotics: "The European Huygens ? Mission to Explore the Saturnian Moon Titan and Technology Spin Offs for Tele-Education" Date, Time: November 23rd, 2005, 6.30 p.m. Venue: Casuarina, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi. The Lecture shall be followed by informal discussions and a get together. For details please contact wiss-20(a)newd.diplo.de, Tel: 011-24199164 __________________________________________________________ Enjoy this Diwali with Y! India Click here http://in.promos.yahoo.com/fabmall/index.html

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Requirements at IOL Broadband
by rupesh kumar 21 Nov '05

21 Nov '05

IOL Broadband, Mumbai is looking for Librarians [ Job Code: 5379422, 21] Qualifications and Experience: Not mentioned Scale of pay: Not mentioned Last Date: Not given Kindly apply online only by registering with http://www.jobjunction.in using the above mentioned job code. It is recommended that you apply online at jobjunction. However, if you are unable to do so, please e-mail your detailed resume at: recruit(a)jobjunction.in or mail the same to: IOL Broadband Ltd 601, Raheja Center Nariman Point MUMBAI-400021 [Source: The Economic Times (Mumbai), Nov 15, 2005 ] [from infolibrarian.com] RUPESH KUMAR.A. DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE BANGALORE UNIVERSITY --------------------------------- Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. IOL Broadband, Mumbai is looking for Librarians [ Job Code: 5379422, 21] Qualifications and Experience: Not mentioned Scale of pay: Not mentioned Last Date: Not given Kindly apply online only by registering with http://www.jobjunction.in using the above mentioned job code. It is recommended that you apply online at jobjunction. However, if you are unable to do so, please e-mail your detailed resume at: recruit(a)jobjunction.in or mail the same to: IOL Broadband Ltd 601, Raheja Center Nariman Point MUMBAI-400021 [Source: The Economic Times (Mumbai), Nov 15, 2005 ] [from infolibrarian.com] http://www.bub.ac.in/buLogo.jpg RUPESH KUMAR.A. DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE BANGALORE UNIVERSITY http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTFqODRtdXQ4BF9TAzMyOTc1MDIEX3MDOTY2ODgxNj… Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click.

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ON OPEN ACCESS
by Subbiah Arunachalam 20 Nov '05

20 Nov '05

PLEASE VISIT http://www.wsis-si.org/oa-facts.html Arun

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[Fwd: [BOAI] Interoperable repositories: usage statistics]
by Subbiah Arunachalam 20 Nov '05

20 Nov '05

---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: [BOAI] Interoperable repositories: usage statistics From: "Peter Suber" <peters(a)earlham.edu> Date: Sun, November 20, 2005 8:17 pm To: SPARC-OAForum(a)arl.org boai-forum(a)ecs.soton.ac.uk -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Friends in India and the Developing World: It would be in our interest in taking part in this new exercise. Please read on. Arun A major study is underway now to develop a pilot service to collect, analyse and feed back usage statistics for interoperable repositories worldwide. The project is funded by JISC in the UK, and is led by Dr Les Carr at Southampton University, in partnership with the University of Tasmania, Long Island University and Key Perspectives Ltd. The project outline is as follows: download data are being logged by every repository as a by-product of the Web requests they receive. These raw data are being turned into useful download statistics for individual papers and users by a few institutional repositories (e.g. University of Tasmania, Southampton University), thematic repositories (e.g. RePEc) and OAI services (e.g. Citebase). However, there is no consensus over what data need to be collected, what filtering mechanisms are appropriate, and what analyses are useful for academics in various disciplines. To create effective research statistics services, an interoperable usage statistics service will be created for all OAI-PMH-compliant repositories. This project will investigate the requirements for UK and international stakeholders and build generic collection and distribution software for all IRs. The approach will be demonstrated by a pilot statistics analysis service modelled as an OAI service provider. Working with partners experienced in analysis of usage statistics for electronic documents, and an international consultative committee of key OAI archive and service managers, the principal deliverables will be: - An API for gathering download data implemented for common IR platforms - A set of agreed standards defining the basis for measuring and reporting usage of materials deposited in IRs and aggregated with data from other sources where such materials can be found. The research to establish user requirements for the new service is just approaching completion. It has consisted of a series of focus groups and individual interviews with researchers and repository managers around the world and will provide the basic spec upon which the software is developed. Before this phase is finally wound up, I would be interested in hearing from any researchers, repository managers, gateway managers or service providers who have views on what kind of usage statistics would be useful to them or their constituency. Replies on or off list would be very welcome. Alma Swan Key Perspectives Ltd Truro, UK

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[Fwd: [BOAI] Comparison of EPrints, DSpace and Fedora (fwd)]
by Subbiah Arunachalam 20 Nov '05

20 Nov '05

Subject: Comparison of EPrints, DSpace and Fedora I am doing a comparison of functionality and adopter experiences for the two most widely used institutional archive-creating software packages for repositories: EPrints and DSpace, and also Fedora (a minor player globally but possibly important in Australia). I am seeking your help in collecting information. Information about other packages would also be welcome. (1) If you have used or compared any of this software, could you please take the time to let me know what you consider the respective advantages/disadvantages of each to be, and for what purposes? I am also interested in features that you think are equivalent or readily achieved in each. (2) The two major software packages explain their orientation as follows: EPrints puts a particular emphasis on OA content (preprints and postprints of institutional research output, plus theses), DSpace on digital curation in general. Fedora describes itself as repository storage layer software requiring custom front-ends for any purpose. If you have any specific comments on these overall orientations and whether they are appropriate, they would be very helpful too. (3) While all these packages are free and open source, I would also be interested in any cost estimates in implementing the one you chose, how many hours or dollars you spent on setup, how much maintenance you have to expend, and how reliable the software is (crashes, downtime, etc). Would you recommend it to someone else? I will post a summary of the results (and maybe an interim report) on AmSci OA Forum, and may get back to you if I reed a bit more detail. Thank you in anticipation of a prompt response and a flood of emails. Email direct to me at Arthur.Sale(a)utas.edu.au if you want. Arthur Sale Professor of Computing (Research) University of Tasmania http://leven.comp.utas.edu.au/AuseAccess/

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OA at WSIS, Tunis
by Subbiah Arunachalam 20 Nov '05

20 Nov '05

Dear Leslie and friends: Some of us should write a joint report on "the status of OA after WSIS". WSIS and side events had many sessions related to OA. We had the 4S sessions at Corinthia Khamsa. The CODATA and UNESCO teams had sessions at the main WSIS venue. The WSIS-SI working group had a session. SIST, INASP, UNESCO and others had stalls in the exhibition and many books and reports were distributed. IDRC has announced a one-million dollar (Canadian) grant for improving fibre connectivity in East Africa. I am requesting Rich Fuchs and Steve Song to give us details. A consolidated report of the progress the OA movement had made at Tunis would be very useful. What do you think? Regards. Arun

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Open access gains support
by Subbiah Arunachalam 19 Nov '05

19 Nov '05

Succinct intro to OA, esp. OA archiving Stevan Harnad and the Southampton Eprints team have launched an open access page, explaining the basics and linking to key resources. Excerpt: Putting Open Access into Practice: Researchers, their institutions and their funders need to be informed of the benefits of providing Open Access and instructed on how quickly and simply it is done. Institutional Open Access Repositories need to be created (and registered, so as to be seen and emulated by other institutions). Most important, an OA self-archiving policy for systematically filling these repositories with their target content needs to be adopted and implemented (and registered, so as to be seen and emulated by other institutions). An Institutional Repository is the best way to provide OA to research output. Software such as EPrints provides a web-based OAI-compliant IR for free. --- More on the Global Information Commons for Science David Dickson, Global project seeks to promote access to science, SciDev.Net, November 17, 2005. A leading international scientific organisation has launched a global initiative to develop ways of increasing access to knowledge produced by publicly funded research. The Global Information Commons for Science Initiative seeks to remove restrictions to accessing information that technological advances and new ways of protecting intellectual property have created. The International Council for Science's (ICSU) Committee on Data for Science and Technology (CODATA) launched the initiative on 14 November in Tunis, Tunisia....According to CODATA, their approach seeks a "collaborative, consensual solution" to the conflict between the advantages of protecting commercial scientific data, and the economic and social costs such protection imposes on scientific enterprise. It has three specific goals. Firstly, to make people more aware of the benefits that easy access and use of scientific information will bring to society. Second, to promote the wide adoption of effective ways of increasing the availability and use of publicly funded research findings. And finally, to encourage and coordinate members of the global scientific community who are already trying to achieve the first two objectives, "particularly in developing countries"....Among the most prominent supporters of the new initiative is John Sulston, winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize for physiology and medicine, and a key leader of the international human genome sequencing project. Addressing the Paris meeting, Sulston said that some people are trying hard to confine knowledge, and that new barriers to communication are forming at the very time that common access to information is most needed. "This culture impedes research and innovation, throttles ethical decision-making, widens the gap between rich and poor, and contributes to global insecurity," said Sulston.

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chemistry search engine
by Subbiah Arunachalam 19 Nov '05

19 Nov '05

Guna: Please forward this to all chemist fellows of INSA and IASc. Thanks. Aun ---- OA search engine for chemistry Chmoogle is a new search engine for chemistry. From yesterday's press release: eMolecules, Inc. today announced the launch of Chmoogle, the world's leading free open-access chemistry search engine. Chmoogle's mission is to discover, curate and index all of the public chemical information in the world, and make it available to the public. Chmoogle distinguishes itself by extremely fast searches, an appealing presentation of results, and high-quality chemical drawings. "The world's knowledge in chemistry is an invaluable resource", said Dr. Klaus Gubernator, eMolecules' Chief Executive Officer. "It lies dormant until it becomes searchable by every chemist. The language of chemistry is chemical structures. Chmoogle makes the world's chemistry searchable by structure. Just draw a molecule using your favorite structure drawing tool and hit Go!." Craig James, eMolecules' Chief Technology Officer, explained, "The scale and speed of Chmoogle is unlike anything that's come before. We had to start from scratch, build a new chemical database engine from the ground up, so that we could give users the response times they expect, handle one of the world's largest collections of molecules, and respond to the unique demands of the world wide web." Rashmi Mistry, head of eMolecules' Data Acquisition team, said, "While building some of the world's largest corporate chemical databases and managing corporate mergers, we learned the complexity and the wide variety of ways in which chemical information is represented. Chmoogle's Data Acquisition technology integrates everything we've learned. We were able to obtain millions of molecules from hundreds of sources, and merge them into a single, searchable chemical database." Chmoogle allows users to send queries, results and individual structures as links to their colleagues via email. This feature creates an unparalleled collaborative environment for chemists worldwide. Chmoogle provides Chmoogle Free code that users can embed into their own web sites for direct access to Chmoogle, as well as hosted cheminformatics systems and full web sites for chemical suppliers, pharmaceutical and other chemical industries.

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Unesco's support for OA
by Subbiah Arunachalam 19 Nov '05

19 Nov '05

UNESCO Welcomes Cultural Diversity Endorsement, ArtDaily, November 19, 2005. An unsigned news story. Excerpt: The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, today welcomed the endorsement by 176 States attending the World Summit on the Information Society (Tunis, November 16-18) of UNESCOs vision of knowledge societies. This vision is based on the four principles of freedom of expression, quality education for all, universal access to information and knowledge and respect for cultural and linguistic diversity. These principles are included in the Tunis Commitment and the Tunis Agenda for the Information Society adopted at WSIS today. The Tunis Commitment (paragraph 4) recognizes that freedom of expression and the free flow of information, ideas and knowledge are essential for the information society and development. In paragraph 9, the Commitment recognizes the capital importance of access to information, respect for cultural and linguistic diversity and for the role of the media to ensure that everyone can benefit from the opportunities that ICTs can offer....The Tunis Agenda recommends that UNESCO continue playing a leading role in implementing the Plan of Action adopted during the first phase of the Summit, in Geneva in December 2003. The Agenda invites UNESCOs contribution in the following eight areas: access to information and knowledge; capacity building; e-learning; e-science; cultural and linguistic diversity and open content; media; ethical dimensions of the information society; international and regional cooperation. Speaking at the Plenary session of WSIS, the Director-General of UNESCO pleaded in favour of equitable and inclusive knowledge societies [that] harness the potential of knowledge and put it at the service of sustainable development.

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CALIBER 2006 February 2-4, 2006 ... Reminde
by K Prakash 19 Nov '05

19 Nov '05

Dear All, This is a reminder about the forthcoming 4th International Convention CALIBER-2006, "Dynamic Interoperable Web based Information Systems February 2 - 4, 2006 Jointly Organised by INFLIBNET Centre and Gulbarga University. Venue: Gulbarga University, Gulbarga, Karnataka, India Who Should Attend The convention provides unique opportunity to the following University librarians and their professional colleagues, Academicians and researchers looking for enhanced access facility, Professionals working in the areas of Web based information systems, digital information management, digital libraries, networking, globalization, localization, development and deployment of technical solutions, globalization of software and Internet. The convention will also witness cross-disciplinary participation by library and information professionals, policy makers, managers, software engineers, systems analysts, content developers, web designers, web administrators, technical writers, information scientists, knowledge managers, electronic publishers, content developers and product marketing personnel. Students of library, information and computer sciences are also encouraged to attend the event. Call for Papers --------------- Programme committee solicits high quality technical papers related to the theme and sub-themes listed below Theme: Dynamic Interoperable Web based Information Systems Sub theme 1:Open Access and Interoperability ------------------- • Integrating electronic information through Web • Dynamic Web applications for libraries • Interoperable Web services using open source software (OAI initiatives/OAI publishing) • Metadata harvesting • Quality control on Web • Open source and risk management Sub theme 2: E-Information literacy ------------------- • Information literacy teaching • Creating Web courses – case studies • Web technologies for user education • Changing role of Librarian in the light of interoperability • Assessment or measurement of online resources using UGC-Infonet program • Evaluation of electronic services • Integrated information retrieval Sub theme 3:Semantic Web and Ontology ------------------- • Semantic Web standards • Wi-Fi Applications in Libraries • RFID Applications in Libraries Ontology Sub theme 4:Information Portals ------------------- • Portals – Role of Libraries • Portals in Consortium Environment • Dynamic Web applications or Libraries • Institutional repositories case studies PAPER SUBMISSION -------------------------------- Dr. T.A.V. Murthy Editor-in-Chief, CALIBER 2006 Director, INFLIBNET Centre (An IUC of UGC) Gujarat University Campus PB 4116, Navrangpura Ahmedabad-380 009, (Gujarat) India Phone : +91-79-26304695/8528/5971/002 Fax : +91-79-26300990/26307816 E-mail : tav(a)inflibnet.ac.in OR caliber2006(a)inflibnet.ac.in Dr. V.S. Cholin Joint-Convenor, CALIBER-2006 Scientist-B (LS), INFLIBNET Centre (An IUC of UGC) Gujarat University Campus PB 4116, Navrangpura Ahmedabad-380 009, (Gujarat) India Phone : +91-79-26304695/8528/5971/002 Fax : +91-79-26300990/26307816 E-mail : cholin(a)inflibnet.ac.in REGISTRATION & ACCOMMODATION -------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Ravi B. Gaddagimath Organising Secretary, CALIBER 2006 Librarian, Gulbarga University Jnana Ganga , Gulbarga-585106 Karnataka, India Phone : 08472-245724 Fax : 08472-249683 E-mail : rbggug(a)rediffmail.com QUERIES MAY ALSO BE SENT TO ----------------------------------------------------- Mr. B. Ramesh Convenor, CALIBER-2006 Scientist-B (CS), INFLIBNET Centre (An IUC of UGC) Gujarat University Campus PB 4116, Navrangpura Ahmedabad-380 009, (Gujarat) India Phone : +91-79-26304695/8528/5971/002 Mobile: 09427001466 Fax : +91-79-26300990/26307816 E-mail : ramesh(a)inflibnet.ac.in Dr. V.S. Cholin Joint-Convenor, CALIBER-2006 Scientist-B (LS), INFLIBNET Centre (An IUC of UGC) Gujarat University Campus PB 4116, Navrangpura Ahmedabad-380 009, (Gujarat) India Phone : +91-79-26304695/8528/5971/002 Mobile: 09427000762 Fax : +91-79-26300990/26307816 E-mail : cholin(a)inflibnet.ac.in Pre-Conference Tutorial In view of the increasing demand from the professional colleagues, INFLIBNET will be organizing one tutorial on February 1, 2006 at 14.00 hours on Building Digital Libraries using D-Space- by Mr. Yatrik Patel, Scientist-B, INFLIBNET Centre. This tutorial will focus on practical aspects of installing, configuring and operation. Duration of the tutorial will be from 14.00 – 17.30 hrs. The tutorial charges is Rs. 500/- and to be paid in advance by DD to the Organizing Secretary, CALIBER - 2006 on or before January 15, 2006. The numbers of seats for the tutorial are limited and the admission will be on first come first served basis. International delegates need not pay additional charges for tutorial but they should indicate, in advance, their intention to attend the tutorial. Important Date --------------------- Receipt of full papers December 30, 2005 Intimation to Author(s) January 15, 2005 Last date of Registration January 15, 2006 Pre-Conference Tutorial February 1, 2006 Convention Dates February 2-4, 2006 Registration ----------------- The conference registration fee is Rs. 800/-. The delegates will be provided with convention kit, proceedings volume, lunch and tea (on two convention days only). TA/DA and accommodation charges will have to be borne by sponsoring organizations/participants. Please send your completed registration form along with the registration fee through Demand Draft drawn in favour of Organizing Secretary, CALIBER-2006, payable at Gulbarga to Dr. Ravi B Gaddagimath, Organizing Secretary, CALIBER-2006 not later than January 15, 2006. DD should be drawn on nationalised banks only. Please note that delegate registration fee of Rs.800/- for the CALIBER, does not include accommodation fee. Extra fees of Rs.100/- will be charged for spot registration For more details and updates please visit http://web.inflibnet.ac.in/caliber2006/ With best regards. 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Ubiquitous Findable Objects
by sandeep bhavsar 19 Nov '05

19 Nov '05

UFOs (Ubiquitous Findable Objects)by Peter Morville, author of Ambient Findability 11/17/2005 The term ambient findability describes a world at the crossroads of ubiquitous computing and the internet, in which we can find anyone or anything from anywhere at any time. It's not necessarily a goal, and we'll never achieve perfect findability, but we're surely headed in the right direction. A clear sign of progress is the emergence of ubiquitous findable objects (UFOs). GPS, RFID, UWB, and cellular triangulation enable us, for the first time in history, to tag and track products, possessions, pets, and people as they wander through space and time. Of course, not everyone is happy about this brave new world of UFOs. While Bruce Sterling raves about spime, Katherine Albrecht rants about spychips. Which focuses our attention on the UFO subclass of "ubiquitous findable organisms" that includes wild animals, pets, friends, suspects, shoppers, patients, prisoners, employees, kids, and ourselves. For More Info Please have a look at this URL : http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2005/11/17/ubiquitous-findable-obje… regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Research and Management Studies Thane (W) 400601. PH : 25364492- Ext 211 Mo : 9867437438 email : sandeep.bhavsar(a)gmail.com --------------------------------- Yahoo! Model Search - Could you be the next catwalk superstar? Check out the competition now UFOs (Ubiquitous Findable Objects) by http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/561 Peter Morville , author of http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/ambient/ Ambient Findability 11/17/2005 The term ambient findability describes a world at the crossroads of ubiquitous computing and the internet, in which we can find anyone or anything from anywhere at any time. It's not necessarily a goal, and we'll never achieve perfect findability, but we're surely headed in the right direction. A clear sign of progress is the emergence of ubiquitous findable objects (UFOs). GPS, RFID, UWB, and cellular triangulation enable us, for the first time in history, to tag and track products, possessions, pets, and people as they wander through space and time. Of course, not everyone is happy about this brave new world of UFOs. While Bruce Sterling raves about http://www.boingboing.net/images/blobjects.htm spime , Katherine Albrecht rants about http://www.spychips.com/ spychips . Which focuses our attention on the UFO subclass of "ubiquitous findable organisms" that includes wild animals, pets, friends, suspects, shoppers, patients, prisoners, employees, kids, and ourselves. For More Info Please have a look at this URL : http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2005/11/17/ubiquitous-findable-obje… http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2005/11/17/ubiquitous-findable-obje… regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Research and Management Studies Thane (W) 400601. PH : 25364492- Ext 211 Mo : 9867437438 email : mailto:sandeep.bhavsar@gmail.com sandeep.bhavsar(a)gmail.com http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/uk/taglines/default/modelsearch/*http://uk.news… Yahoo! Model Search - Could you be the next catwalk superstar? Check out the http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/uk/taglines/default/modelsearch/*http://uk.news… competition now

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Re: Why INTERNET
by Sukhdev Singh 18 Nov '05

18 Nov '05

Yes the report "Leap of faith: using the Internet despite the dangers" as argued by me in my earlier post on it - [Last Month - LIS-FORUM - http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/pipermail/lis-forum/2005-October/002963.html ] talks about more and more people using Internet despite some distrust. However, now I am arguing that INTERNET is must for LIS Professionals because some Recorded Knowledge now exists as "Online Only". How can this portion of knowledge be ignored? Uses of Internet is a different story. --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. http://openmed.nic.in > Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 14:01:15 +0530 (IST) > From: pku(a)nic.in > Subject: [LIS-Forum] Re: Why INTERNET > To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > Message-ID: <50427.192.168.1.1.1132216275.squirrel@mail2021> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > > It's pleasure to read the write up posted by Mr Sukhdev Singh on "Why > Internet'. It's useful. > I got a survey report from Internet which may be useful in thus context. > > > > Leap of faith: using the Internet despite the dangers > > > Results of a national survey of Internet users for Consumer Reports > WebWatch > > > <http://www.consumerwebwatch.org/> Among the latest findings from the > Consumer Reports Web Watch poll: > > * Nine out of 10 U.S. Internet users over 18 have made changes to > their behavior due to fear of identity theft. > * The percentage of adults saying they get most of their news from > the Internet has doubled, going from 5 percent in 2002 to 11 percent in > the most recent survey. > * Blogs have won some readers but not much trust. A total of 57 > percent distrust what blogs report, with 21 percent saying blogs are > never or almost never accurate. > * The majority of respondents (56 percent) has still not heard of > the common practice of search engines being paid fees to list some sites > more prominently than others in search results. > > View abstract > <http://www.consumerwebwatch.org/dynamic/web-credibility-reports-princet > on.cfm> > View report <http://www.consumerwebwatch.org/pdfs/princeton.pdf> > > > P K Upadhyay > NIC Library >

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RE: [LIS-Forum] statues of German Thinkers in India
by theresa.williams＠wipro.com 18 Nov '05

18 Nov '05

Hello Seth St.John's medical college,Bangalore (college block) is named after Rober Koch,German scientist. Regds Theresa Williams Wipro Technologies,E-city Bangalore -----Original Message----- From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in] On Behalf Of Seth, Renu Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 1:27 PM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] statues of German Thinkers in India Dear Colleagues, A german researcher is looking for memorials, monuments, statues of the German Thinkers, Authors, or other well known German personalities in India. May I request you to kindly let me know, if you know about any such memorials and statues which may exist in your city, state etc. Even if you are aware of any publication, which could give this kind of information it will be a great help. Any information in this regard will be highly appreciated. With best regards Renu Seth Librarian In-charge Regional Information Centre Max Mueller Bhavan 3, Kasturba Gandhi Marg New Delhi-110001 Tel: 91-11-23329506 E-mail: seth(a)delhi.goethe.org _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum Confidentiality Notice 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 confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender at Wipro or Mailadmin(a)wipro.com immediately and destroy all copies of this message and any attachments.

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German Embassy, New Delhi cordially invites you to the fourth Science Circle Meeting
by Puna Das 18 Nov '05

18 Nov '05

The German Embassy, New Delhi cordially invites you to the fourth Science Circle Meeting Lecture by: Prof. Dr. K. Schilling, Robotics and Telematics, Würzburg University, Germany Topic: Robotics: "The European Huygens Mission to Explore the Saturnian Moon Titan and Technology Spin Offs for Tele-Education" Date, Time: November 23rd, 2005, 6.30 p.m. Venue: Casuarina, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi. The Lecture shall be followed by informal discussions and a get together. For details please contact wiss-20(a)newd.diplo.de, Tel: 011-24199164 --------------------------------- Enjoy this Diwali with Y! India Click here The German Embassy, New Delhi cordially invites you to the fourth Science Circle Meeting Lecture by: Prof. Dr. K. Schilling, Robotics and Telematics, Würzburg University, Germany Topic: Robotics: "The European Huygens Mission to Explore the Saturnian Moon Titan and Technology Spin Offs for Tele-Education" Date, Time: November 23rd, 2005, 6.30 p.m. Venue: Casuarina, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi. The Lecture shall be followed by informal discussions and a get together. For details please contact mailto:wiss-20@newd.diplo.de wiss-20(a)newd.diplo.de , Tel: 011-24199164 Enjoy this Diwali with Y! India http://in.promos.yahoo.com/fabmall/index.html Click here

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Tempere archive - universal; what about OpenMED?
by Subbiah Arunachalam 18 Nov '05

18 Nov '05

Peter Suber has recently said that the Tempere University archive is the first to provide archiving facility to others (outside the university). OpenMED in India does that too, but only for biomedical research. Arun --- Universal repository at U of Tampere The OA repository at the University of Tampere in Finland is open to deposits by scholars anywhere. The repository instruction page puts it this way: "You can also offer your scientific material for publication on the internet to the University of Tampere, whether you belong to the personnel of the University or not." (Thanks to Kimmo Kuusela.) (PS: This is an excellent idea. It makes the Tampere repository the first universal repository --or the first that I know of. The current draft of the RCUK OA policy mandates the deposit of all RCUK-funded research in an OA repository, but makes an exception for grantees who don't have deposit rights at any OA repository. The Tampere repository should plug this loophole even if the universal repository I'm building with the Internet Archive is not ready in time.)

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OA is becoming popular with the LIS community
by Subbiah Arunachalam 18 Nov '05

18 Nov '05

More people are using OA repositories in LIS Andrew Waller reports that usage is up at the two major OA repositories for library and information science. The number of visits and hits on two library and information science open access repositories, E-LIS and DLIST have greatly increased over the past year. E-LIS experienced 135,861 visits and 1,176,937 hits as of Octber 2005, up from 33,864 visits and 287,390 hits a year ago; looking just at hits, this is a 210% increase over what had been accumulated by a year ago. The number of hits on DLIST is 112,728, up from 41,146 in February 2004. Simply, these tools are being used more and more.

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OA self-archivng is a must, says Blaise Cronin
by Subbiah Arunachalam 18 Nov '05

18 Nov '05

OA is part of new reality for scholarly communication Blaise Cronin will give a public lecture next week (November 22) at the U of California at San Diego, Publish and/or Perish: Changes in Scholarly Communication. Excerpt from his abstract, w hich is already online: 'Publish or perish!' Generations of scholars have lived with this crude exhortation. Forget the romanticized image of the lone wolf scholar --a pensive Wittgenstein pacing his rooms at Cambridge, Einstein ambling to and from his office at the Institute for Advanced Studies. The quotidian reality is rather different, as authors jostle to bring their intellectual wares to the attention of their peers and libraries struggle to deal with the 'crisis in scholarly publishing'. The era of the gentleman-scientist and independent scholar has ceded to Big Science. Here globally distributed collaborations and hyperauthorship are the norm. The 'author-function' is being recast in an age of 'post-academic science.' In fact, 'Publish or perish!' is beginning to sound passé; it is quite possible these days to publish and perish, given the flood of books and articles. Publish in a third-tier journal and you'll be damned; publish conventionally when your peers are placing their work in open access journals and you may just be ignored. Want to grow your citation count? Just try self-archiving....

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[Fwd: [Sigiii-l] [Fwd: [GKD] Online "Open Content" Initiatives
by Subbiah Arunachalam 18 Nov '05

18 Nov '05

NEWS RELEASE: NOVEMBER 16, 2005 FREE ONLINE "OPEN CONTENT" INITIATIVES ANNOUNCED New Web Portal Connects People in Developing Countries to Course Materials from Universities Worldwide Hewlett Foundation Announces $900K Grant to African Virtual University for Teacher Training Program TUNIS - A new Web initiative launched today at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), will connect anyone with Internet access and the desire to learn to a world of free, high-quality open educational materials. The Development Gateway Foundation's "Open Educational Resources" portal aims to equalize access to education and help people in developing countries improve their chances for a better life. The portal features free course materials and other educational content offered by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Chinese Open Resources for Education and other institutions around the world. The initiative is launched in partnership by the Development Gateway Foundation and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. While content on the Open Educational Resources portal is particularly geared to educators, students and self-learners in developing countries it is available for everyone. The portal will also facilitate communication among the growing online community of providers and users of free, online educational resources. Alan J. Rossi, Chief Executive Officer of the Development Gateway added, "Our goal with this new portal is to encourage more citizens and universities in the developing world to tap into the wealth of free, educational resources available online so more people have a shot at improving their lives and their future." The Hewlett Foundation also announced a $900,000 grant to support the Teacher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa (TESSA) initiative, an "open content" resource bank of educational materials to train teachers in basic curriculum areas including literacy, numeracy, science and life and health skills. TESSA is a consortium of African and international organizations. It is led by the African Virtual University (Nairobi) and the Open University (UK). "We launched the teaching the teachers program to directly address the enormous challenge of educating and training the millions of teachers needed in sub-Saharan Africa," said Rector Kuzvinetsa Peter Dzvimbo of the African Virtual University, which is the hub for a network of African universities working together to support open, distance and eLearning initiatives via 57 learning centers in 28 African countries. TESSA will initially be implemented in Tanzania and South Africa. Funding for the new Open Educational Resources portal and for TESSA is provided by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. The Foundation supports a wide portfolio of Open Educational Resource initiatives, including MIT's OpenCourseWare to publish course materials from virtually all MIT courses and Widernet eGranary to improve digital access in developing countries. "These two innovative activities will provide access to high quality content drawn from throughout the world," said Marshall Smith, Educational Director of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. "This is critical in areas such as Africa, where lack of infrastructure and the high cost of education prevent millions of people from raising the quality of life in their communities." The new OER portal can be found at http://topics.developmentgateway.org/openeducation ______________________________

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[Fwd: [Sigiii-l] [Fwd: [GKD] Online "Open Content" Initiatives
by Subbiah Arunachalam 18 Nov '05

18 Nov '05

NEWS RELEASE: NOVEMBER 16, 2005 FREE ONLINE "OPEN CONTENT" INITIATIVES ANNOUNCED New Web Portal Connects People in Developing Countries to Course Materials from Universities Worldwide Hewlett Foundation Announces $900K Grant to African Virtual University for Teacher Training Program TUNIS - A new Web initiative launched today at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), will connect anyone with Internet access and the desire to learn to a world of free, high-quality open educational materials. The Development Gateway Foundation's "Open Educational Resources" portal aims to equalize access to education and help people in developing countries improve their chances for a better life. The portal features free course materials and other educational content offered by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Chinese Open Resources for Education and other institutions around the world. The initiative is launched in partnership by the Development Gateway Foundation and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. While content on the Open Educational Resources portal is particularly geared to educators, students and self-learners in developing countries it is available for everyone. The portal will also facilitate communication among the growing online community of providers and users of free, online educational resources. Alan J. Rossi, Chief Executive Officer of the Development Gateway added, "Our goal with this new portal is to encourage more citizens and universities in the developing world to tap into the wealth of free, educational resources available online so more people have a shot at improving their lives and their future." The Hewlett Foundation also announced a $900,000 grant to support the Teacher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa (TESSA) initiative, an "open content" resource bank of educational materials to train teachers in basic curriculum areas including literacy, numeracy, science and life and health skills. TESSA is a consortium of African and international organizations. It is led by the African Virtual University (Nairobi) and the Open University (UK). "We launched the teaching the teachers program to directly address the enormous challenge of educating and training the millions of teachers needed in sub-Saharan Africa," said Rector Kuzvinetsa Peter Dzvimbo of the African Virtual University, which is the hub for a network of African universities working together to support open, distance and eLearning initiatives via 57 learning centers in 28 African countries. TESSA will initially be implemented in Tanzania and South Africa. Funding for the new Open Educational Resources portal and for TESSA is provided by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. The Foundation supports a wide portfolio of Open Educational Resource initiatives, including MIT's OpenCourseWare to publish course materials from virtually all MIT courses and Widernet eGranary to improve digital access in developing countries. "These two innovative activities will provide access to high quality content drawn from throughout the world," said Marshall Smith, Educational Director of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. "This is critical in areas such as Africa, where lack of infrastructure and the high cost of education prevent millions of people from raising the quality of life in their communities." The new OER portal can be found at http://topics.developmentgateway.org/openeducation ______________________________

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CALIBER 2006 February 2-4, 2006 ... Reminder
by K Prakash 18 Nov '05

18 Nov '05

Dear All, This is a reminder about the forthcoming 4th International Convention CALIBER-2006, "Dynamic Interoperable Web based Information Systems February 2 - 4, 2006 Jointly Organised by INFLIBNET Centre and Gulbarga University. Venue: Gulbarga University, Gulbarga, Karnataka, India Who Should Attend The convention provides unique opportunity to the following University librarians and their professional colleagues, Academicians and researchers looking for enhanced access facility, Professionals working in the areas of Web based information systems, digital information management, digital libraries, networking, globalization, localization, development and deployment of technical solutions, globalization of software and Internet. The convention will also witness cross-disciplinary participation by library and information professionals, policy makers, managers, software engineers, systems analysts, content developers, web designers, web administrators, technical writers, information scientists, knowledge managers, electronic publishers, content developers and product marketing personnel. Students of library, information and computer sciences are also encouraged to attend the event. Call for Papers --------------- Programme committee solicits high quality technical papers related to the theme and sub-themes listed below Theme: Dynamic Interoperable Web based Information Systems Sub theme 1:Open Access and Interoperability ------------------- • Integrating electronic information through Web • Dynamic Web applications for libraries • Interoperable Web services using open source software (OAI initiatives/OAI publishing) • Metadata harvesting • Quality control on Web • Open source and risk management Sub theme 2: E-Information literacy ------------------- • Information literacy teaching • Creating Web courses – case studies • Web technologies for user education • Changing role of Librarian in the light of interoperability • Assessment or measurement of online resources using UGC-Infonet program • Evaluation of electronic services • Integrated information retrieval Sub theme 3:Semantic Web and Ontology ------------------- • Semantic Web standards • Wi-Fi Applications in Libraries • RFID Applications in Libraries Ontology Sub theme 4:Information Portals ------------------- • Portals – Role of Libraries • Portals in Consortium Environment • Dynamic Web applications or Libraries • Institutional repositories case studies PAPER SUBMISSION -------------------------------- Dr. T.A.V. Murthy Editor-in-Chief, CALIBER 2006 Director, INFLIBNET Centre (An IUC of UGC) Gujarat University Campus PB 4116, Navrangpura Ahmedabad-380 009, (Gujarat) India Phone : +91-79-26304695/8528/5971/002 Fax : +91-79-26300990/26307816 E-mail : tav(a)inflibnet.ac.in OR caliber2006(a)inflibnet.ac.in Dr. V.S. Cholin Joint-Convenor, CALIBER-2006 Scientist-B (LS), INFLIBNET Centre (An IUC of UGC) Gujarat University Campus PB 4116, Navrangpura Ahmedabad-380 009, (Gujarat) India Phone : +91-79-26304695/8528/5971/002 Fax : +91-79-26300990/26307816 E-mail : cholin(a)inflibnet.ac.in REGISTRATION & ACCOMMODATION -------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Ravi B. Gaddagimath Organising Secretary, CALIBER 2006 Librarian, Gulbarga University Jnana Ganga , Gulbarga-585106 Karnataka, India Phone : 08472-245724 Fax : 08472-249683 E-mail : rbggug(a)rediffmail.com QUERIES MAY ALSO BE SENT TO ----------------------------------------------------- Mr. B. Ramesh Convenor, CALIBER-2006 Scientist-B (CS), INFLIBNET Centre (An IUC of UGC) Gujarat University Campus PB 4116, Navrangpura Ahmedabad-380 009, (Gujarat) India Phone : +91-79-26304695/8528/5971/002 Mobile: 09427001466 Fax : +91-79-26300990/26307816 E-mail : ramesh(a)inflibnet.ac.in Dr. V.S. Cholin Joint-Convenor, CALIBER-2006 Scientist-B (LS), INFLIBNET Centre (An IUC of UGC) Gujarat University Campus PB 4116, Navrangpura Ahmedabad-380 009, (Gujarat) India Phone : +91-79-26304695/8528/5971/002 Mobile: 09427000762 Fax : +91-79-26300990/26307816 E-mail : cholin(a)inflibnet.ac.in Pre-Conference Tutorial In view of the increasing demand from the professional colleagues, INFLIBNET will be organizing one tutorial on February 1, 2006 at 14.00 hours on Building Digital Libraries using D-Space- by Mr. Yatrik Patel, Scientist-B, INFLIBNET Centre. This tutorial will focus on practical aspects of installing, configuring and operation. Duration of the tutorial will be from 14.00 – 17.30 hrs. The tutorial charges is Rs. 500/- and to be paid in advance by DD to the Organizing Secretary, CALIBER - 2006 on or before January 15, 2006. The numbers of seats for the tutorial are limited and the admission will be on first come first served basis. International delegates need not pay additional charges for tutorial but they should indicate, in advance, their intention to attend the tutorial. Important Date --------------------- Receipt of full papers December 30, 2005 Intimation to Author(s) January 15, 2005 Last date of Registration January 15, 2006 Pre-Conference Tutorial February 1, 2006 Convention Dates February 2-4, 2006 Registration ----------------- The conference registration fee is Rs. 800/-. The delegates will be provided with convention kit, proceedings volume, lunch and tea (on two convention days only). TA/DA and accommodation charges will have to be borne by sponsoring organizations/participants. Please send your completed registration form along with the registration fee through Demand Draft drawn in favour of Organizing Secretary, CALIBER-2006, payable at Gulbarga to Dr. Ravi B Gaddagimath, Organizing Secretary, CALIBER-2006 not later than January 15, 2006. DD should be drawn on nationalised banks only. Please note that delegate registration fee of Rs.800/- for the CALIBER, does not include accommodation fee. Extra fees of Rs.100/- will be charged for spot registration For more details and updates please visit http://web.inflibnet.ac.in/caliber2006/ 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 Print....
by Poornima Narayan 18 Nov '05

18 Nov '05

Dear All, STAT WATCH: A Look At Google Print for Libraries 18 Million: Books held by five libraries whose books Google is scanning 10.5 Million: Unique books held 49%: unique books in English 30%: unique books in German, French, Spanish, Russian and Italian 50%: unique books published after 1974 66% - 82%: unique books under copyright Numbers are estimates. Compiled from 'Anatomy of Aggregate Collections: The example of Google Print for Libraries by Brian Lavoie, Lynn Connaway and Lorcan Dempsey, OCLC Office of research, D-Lib Magazine, September 2005. www.dlib.org/dlib/september05/lavoie/09lavoie.html Source: Library Journal, October1, 2005, 130(16) -- Poornima Narayana Contact: 080-25086083 (O) Dy Head, ICAST 080-26682781 (R) N.A.L E mail: poornima(a)css.nal.res.in Airport Road prn_1_in(a)yahoo.com Bangalore 560 017 Fax: 080-25268072

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Fwd: [iatlis] Refresher Course in Library and Information Science
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 17 Nov '05

17 Nov '05

Naushad Ali <pmnaushadali(a)yahoo.co.in> wrote: Subject: [iatlis] Refresher Course in Library and Information Science Dear All I write this to say that the Academic Staff College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh has been assigned the organization of Subject Refresher course in Library and Information Scinece for university and college librarians/ teachers. This refresher course on the theme of "Library and Information Management in Electronic Age" is scheduled to be held from 8-28 December 2005. Interested persons may contact the undersigned or the director ASC ( at asc_amu(a)yahoo.com) for more details and application forms. Naushad Ali Course Coordinator Dr. Naushad Ali P.M Reader Deptt. of Library and Information Science Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh, India-202002 Tel:0571-2720119 (Res), 098972-58855 (Cell) Email:pmnaushadali@yahoo.co.in --------------------------------- Enjoy this Diwali with Y! India Click here SPONSORED LINKS Music education Music production education Teacher Music education degree Degree education music online Music business education --------------------------------- YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "iatlis" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: iatlis-unsubscribe(a)yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. --------------------------------- Prof. N.LAXMAN RAO, Chairman, Board of Studies, Dept.of Library & Information Science, Osmania University, HYDERABAD- 500 007 (INDIA) Vice President, Association of British Scholars(AP Chapter) Vice-President, Faculty Club, Osmania University Ph:+91-40-27171565(res): +91-40-27682290(off) 9246547599(Mobile) e:mail-- naglaxman(a)yahoo.com OR naglaxman(a)indiatimes.com --------------------------------- To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre. Naushad Ali <pmnaushadali(a)yahoo.co.in> wrote: Subject: [iatlis] Refresher Course in Library and Information Science Dear All I write this to say that the Academic Staff College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh has been assigned the organization of Subject Refresher course in Library and Information Scinece for university and college librarians/ teachers. This refresher course on the theme of "Library and Information Management in Electronic Age" is scheduled to be held from 8-28 December 2005. Interested persons may contact the undersigned or the director ASC ( at mailto:asc_amu@yahoo.com asc_amu(a)yahoo.com ) for more details and application forms. Naushad Ali Course Coordinator Dr. Naushad Ali P.M Reader Deptt. of Library and Information Science Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh, India-202002 Tel:0571-2720119 (Res), 098972-58855 (Cell) Email:pmnaushadali@yahoo.co.in Enjoy this Diwali with Y! India http://in.promos.yahoo.com/fabmall/index.html Click here SPONSORED LINKS http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Music+education&w1=Music+education&w2=M… Music education http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Music+production+education&w1=Music+edu… Music production education http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Teacher&w1=Music+education&w2=Music+pro… Teacher http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Music+education+degree&w1=Music+educati… Music education degree http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Degree+education+music+online&w1=Music+… Degree education music online http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Music+business+education&w1=Music+educa… Music business education YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group " http://groups.yahoo.com/group/iatlis iatlis " on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: mailto:iatlis-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com?subject=Unsubscribe iatlis-unsubscribe(a)yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Yahoo! Terms of Service . Prof. N.LAXMAN RAO, Chairman, Board of Studies, Dept.of Library & Information Science, Osmania University, HYDERABAD- 500 007 (INDIA) Vice President, Association of British Scholars(AP Chapter) Vice-President, Faculty Club, Osmania University Ph:+91-40-27171565(res): +91-40-27682290(off) 9246547599(Mobile) e:mail-- naglaxman(a)yahoo.com OR naglaxman(a)indiatimes.com To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/uk/taglines/default/security_centre/*http://uk.… Yahoo! Security Centre .

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MyLISA Lecture - November 2005
by SUNIL M.V. 17 Nov '05

17 Nov '05

Dear Friends, Mysore Librarians and Information Scientists Association (MyLISA), Mysore has organized the following lecture in Kannada to celebrate the National Library Week. Title: Mareyagaderalli Mudritha Pusthaka (Let the Printed Books Remain) Speaker: Shikaripura Harihareshwar, Poet, Columnist in Web-magazines, Chief-Editor, Ameri Kannada Date and Time: 19th November 2005 at 4.00 pm Venue: Department of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED MyLISA 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 --------------------------------- Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. Dear Friends, Mysore Librarians and Information Scientists Association (MyLISA), Mysore has organized the following lecture in Kannada to celebrate the National Library Week. Title: Mareyagaderalli Mudritha Pusthaka (Let the Printed Books Remain) Speaker: Shikaripura Harihareshwar, Poet, Columnist in Web-magazines, Chief-Editor, Ameri Kannada Date and Time: 19 th November 2005 at 4.00 pm Venue: Department of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED MyLISA 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 http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTFqODRtdXQ4BF9TAzMyOTc1MDIEX3MDOTY2ODgxNj… Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Why INTERNET
by Sukhdev Singh 17 Nov '05

17 Nov '05

I am happy that you put the question this way and not "Why do we needLibraries, when there is Internet? But I expect most of Administratorsand policy makers will be asking this question in next four or fiveyears to come. Humans Species got differentiated from other animals when they firstmade a tool from stone - stone axe. This was the first technology thathuman species used. One species was able to adapt to changingenvironment with the better use of technologies. This species survivedin the form present day Humans. Others could not adapt to changingneeds and technologies and hence became extinct. Humans are today! - Because they could communicate their experiencesand record them on some media. Humans could utilize such recordedexperiences (knowledge) to further co-relate with their ownexperiences and experiments. This process accumulates the knowledge ofthe mankind. One set of professionals – librarians – came forward toorganize such recorded knowledge and serve the mankind so tofacilitate its communication and preservation for future generationsof mankind. Printing Press came as a revolution in human civilization. It changedthe way recorded knowledge was produced and communicated. Librariansmodified their technologies to cope with this knowledge. ModernClassification / Cataloging Schemes were invented to cope up with thisenormous recorded knowledge. INTERNET is another revolution in human civilization. It is changingthe way the knowledge is being produced. WIKIs, Discussion E-Groups,Blogs are just the examples how community based knowledge is beinggenerated. Recorded Knowledge now exits in "Online Only" form as well."Online Only" journals are just one example how Internet is changingthe way in which knowledge is produced. Can libraries afford to ignoresuch knowledge, if not, then how can they Ignore INTERNET? It is afundamental question – let us not go into how Internet can helplibraries these days. Let us keep reminding ourselves, ONLY THOSE WHO ADOPT – SURVIVE others PARISH. --Sukhdev Singh, NIC.http://openmed.nic.in > Date: 12 Nov 2005 18:28:30 -0000> From: "Mukut Sarmah" <sarmah_mukut(a)rediffmail.com>> Subject: [LIS-Forum] Why INTERNET> To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> Message-ID: <20051112182830.23308.qmail(a)webmail53.rediffmail.com>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1">> Hi everybody> Could you possibly tell me why INTERNET is so important for the Library and Information professionals?>> Mukut Sarmah, Librarian> Pandu College, Assam

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NLW Celebrations at British Lib.
by I.R.N.Goudar 17 Nov '05

17 Nov '05

"Reading of Books and Shadows of Mind in Digital Era" Dear Friends, As a part of National Library Week Celebrations, Karnataka State Library Association in Collaboration with British Library, Bangalore has organized the following public lecture. You are cordially invited. Please note that this is in addition to the earlier announced program through Lis-forum. Topic: "Reading of Books and Shadows of Mind in Digital Era" Speaker: Prof. M.A. Gopinath, Visiting Professor, North Carolina University, USA Date & Time: Saturday, 19th November 2005 at 6.00 pm. Venue: Conference Room, British Library 26, Prestige Takt, Kasturba Cross Road, Bangalore-1 Tel: 080-22489220 YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED ALONG WITH PROFESSIONAL AND READER FRIENDS. ----------- Mr. I.H. Jahagirdar, Librarian, British library Mr. I.R.N. Goudar, President KALA and other Office Bearers. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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statues of German Thinkers in India
by Seth, Renu 17 Nov '05

17 Nov '05

Dear Colleagues, A german researcher is looking for memorials, monuments, statues of the German Thinkers, Authors, or other well known German personalities in India. May I request you to kindly let me know, if you know about any such memorials and statues which may exist in your city, state etc. Even if you are aware of any publication, which could give this kind of information it will be a great help. Any information in this regard will be highly appreciated. With best regards Renu Seth Librarian In-charge Regional Information Centre Max Mueller Bhavan 3, Kasturba Gandhi Marg New Delhi-110001 Tel: 91-11-23329506 E-mail: seth(a)delhi.goethe.org

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[Fwd: [bytesforall_readers] Open access: the facts...]
by Subbiah Arunachalam 17 Nov '05

17 Nov '05

>From WSIS, Tunis http://www.wsis-si.org/oa-facts.html OPEN ACCESS : THE FACTS SUMMARY * Scientific authors do not receive any financial compensation for their papers. They donate their works to Journals * Reviewers in Scientific Journals are not paid either. * Most scientific journals are currently very expensive, and prices continue to rise. * Only the wealthiest Universities can currently afford those subscription prices. * The paradox : the intent of scientists is that anybody should be able freely read their papers, and yet most of the world cannot access their papers. * Alternatives are being proposed by the scientists themselves : Open Access Journals and Open Archives. * The transition from current subscription-based journals to Open Access Journals and Open Archives would actually save money in advanced countries, and would let the whole world access scientific knowledge for free. This is a win/win situation. * Support to Open Access and Open Archives would be a tremendous and practical achievement of the WSIS, generating savings in advanced countries, and allowing transition countries to access scientific knowledge crucial for a sustainable development.

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Today's Bang on IT at 6pm at Chinnaswamy Stadium- the search business
by Mailing List Manager 17 Nov '05

17 Nov '05

Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 11:04:10 +0530 From: Shalini R Urs <shalini(a)vidyanidhi.org.in> The Search Business - Looking beyond Google The thirty fifth lecture in the Bang on IT series will be given by Mr. N.V. Sathyanarayana, Chairman & Managing Director of Informatics (India) Limited on November 17, 2005 at 6.00 P.M. Venue : Chinnaswamy Stadium. Entry through Gate No. 13 More details at http://www.iiitb.ac.in/BangOnIT/BangonIT1.html ---- If you are in town; do make it; tell your friends too Regards Dr.Shalini R. Urs Director Information and Communication Division & Professor and Chairperson Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore, Mysore Tele: 91-821-2514699 Fax: 91-821-2519209 Homepage:www.vidyanidhi.org.in/shaliniurs.htm

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National Lib. Week Celebrations (fwd)
by I.R.N.Goudar 17 Nov '05

17 Nov '05

INVITATION NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK CELEBRATIONS Theme: " Library Culture @ Heart of People" ------------------------------------------------------- Bangalore City/Rural District Kendra Granthalaya City Central Libaray, Bijapur Shankara Rotary Children Library Hippocampus(Children's Library) Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) Invite you for the following programs: =================================================== 17TH NOVEMBER 2005 (THURSDAY): =================================================== "Children and Library Activities" Story Session for Children: Ms. Manasi About Hippocampus Library: Mr Umesh Malhotra Venue : Shankara Rotary Children Library Ranga Rao Road, Shankarapuram (Parallel to Shankara Math Road) Basavanagudi, Bangalore Telephone: 26678890 (Ms. Arati, Librarian) Date & Time : 17th November 2005, Thursday 5.00 pm You are encouraged to bring your and other children. Attraction: Chocolates, High tea is being served ------------- Management, Shankara Rotary Children Library and Hippocampus. President & Officers, KALA =================================================== 18TH NOVEMBER 2005 (FRIDAY) =================================================== NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK CELEBRATIONS Venue: City/District Central Library Sahakar Nagar Branch (Hebbal Road) Door No. 834/3, 'A' Block Near Canara Bank, Bangalore-92 Date & Time : 18th November 2005, Friday 5.30 pm Inauguration : Prof. T.G. Raghavan Retd. English Professor, MES College Presiding : Honourable Sri Prasannakumar MLA, Yelahanka Keynote Address : "Developing Reading Habits Among Children" Mr. Umesh Malhotra Managing Trustee, Hippocampus Reading Foundation Chief Guests : 1. Sri PY RajendraKumar Director, Dept of Public Libraries, GOK 2. Sri BN Byregowda Councillor, Bytarayanapura 3. Sri. HN Mahuli President, MCECHS 4. Sri. Devarajappa Member, MCECHS ALL ARE CORDIALLY INVITED ---------------- Sri. RF Desai, Chief Librarian Sri.SB Hondadakeri Sri Rajashekar Avakkanavar Chairman & Members, U/R District Library Authority Sri. IRN Goudar, President, KALA Sri. Y.M. Patil, Vice President, KALA Sri. RV Maranabasari, Vice President, KALA Prof. T. Kemparaj, Secretary, KALA and Members of GB, KALA ==================================================== 18TH NOVEMBER 2005 (FRIDAY) ==================================================== " National Library Week Celebration" Venue: Distric Central Library, Bijapur Date & Time: 18th Noc 2005 at 5 PM. ----------- Chief Librarian, DCL, Bijapur President KALA -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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What is "Web 2.0"
by Sukhdev Singh 16 Nov '05

16 Nov '05

"The term "Web 2.0" refers to a transition of the perception of numerous aspects of the World Wide Web, including its architecture and its applications. However, a consensus upon its exact meaning has not yet been reached. Currently, the phrase refers to one or more of the below : * a transition of websites from isolated information silos to sources of content and functionality, thus becoming a computing platform serving web applications to end users * a social phenomenon referring to an approach to creating and distributing Web content itself, characterised by open communication, decentralization of authority, freedom to share and re-use, and "the market as a conversation" * a shift in economic value of the web, potentially equalling that of the dot com boom of the late 1990s Many recently developed concepts and technologies are seen as contributing to Web 2.0, including weblogs, wikis, podcasts, web feeds and other forms of many to many publishing; social software, web APIs, web standards, web services, AJAX, and others. As such, the term is often conflated with the ongoing maturation of the Web's architecture, rather than a separate event in and of itself." Extract from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0 Let us prepare ourselves for the Next Generation WEB!!! --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. http://openmed.nic.in

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Geochemical Transactions moves to open access with BioMed Central
by Rupak Chakravarty 16 Nov '05

16 Nov '05

Dear All, BioMed Central is pleased to announce that it will publish Geochemical Transactions, the online journal of the Geochemistry Division of the American Chemical Society, from January 1, 2006. Geochemical Transactions ranks third in impact factor among geochemistry journals and will become the first open access journal in the field. MORE......................... : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-11/bc-gtm111405.php -- Rupak Chakravarty Assistant Librarian Panjab University Library Chandigarh 160014 INDIA Dear All, BioMed Central is pleased to announce that it will publish Geochemical Transactions, the online journal of the Geochemistry Division of the American Chemical Society, from January 1, 2006. Geochemical Transactions ranks third in impact factor among geochemistry journals and will become the first open access journal in the field. MORE......................... : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-11/bc-gtm111405.php http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-11/bc-gtm111405.php -- Rupak Chakravarty Assistant Librarian Panjab University Library Chandigarh 160014 INDIA

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Re: [LIS-Forum] International Survey Shows ...Established Publishing System
by Sukhdev Singh 16 Nov '05

16 Nov '05

The findings can not be taken at its face value as the study has been funded by "Established Publishers" who unfortunately takes "Open Access" as a challenge to their very profitable bussiness. Open Access Publishing model as adopted by BioMed Centre and PLoS, obiously does not find favour with authors. It requires authors to pay for publication of articles. But despite all this, Why are they able find authors with high quality articles to publish in their journals? The reason is simple, the authors want to have maximum impact of their research. No wonder, journals published by BioMed Centre and PLoS has high Impact Factors some ranging between 4 - 6. Funding agencies, especially in developing countries, are right in mandating Open Access to research results. RESEARCH DONE OUT OF PUBLIC MONEY MUST BE PUBLIC. I wonder, if they had done a Survey on how Scientist would like to access articles - Free or By Paying" Awareness to Open Access is growing. Yes, more efforts would be required to make scientists aware of it. Here is the Opportunity for Librarians to grab to conduct awareness programmes about Open Access and take leadership positions in developing Institutional Archives and Supporting Open Access. --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. http://indmed.nic.in > Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 14:43:42 +0530 > From: Rupak Chakravarty <rupak2811(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [LIS-Forum] Latest Independent International Survey Shows > Strong Support Among Senior Research Authors for Many Aspects of the > Established Publishing System > To: LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > Message-ID: > <b9cfd48e0511150113n169b918cm2b65cb9fc8f93f68(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Dear All, > A comprehensive new global survey of 5,513 senior researchers who publish > in scholarly journals shows strong support for many aspects of the current > publishing model. In selecting where to publish, the key factor for authors > is the prestige of the publishing outlet, as indicated by the journal's > reputation, readership or its impact factor. In contrast, the research > community attaches the least importance to retaining copyright to the > published article or to the ability to deposit pre- or post-prints in > repositories. > > Peer review remains the cornerstone of scholarly publishing for most > research authors. They give overwhelming emphasis (96.2%) to the value of > peer review in regulating the quality of what is published and in > underpinning the vitality and integrity of the scientific discovery process. > Recent experiences are highly positive - 77% found referees' comments > helpful. One author commented: "[Peer review] is one of the most important > safeguards we have to the quality of published work. With the expansion of > the Internet and the explosion of junk information on the web it is > absolutely essential to have a strong system of checks and balances. ... The > degree of misinformation ... is astronomical and perverse." > > Highlighting the challenge to the role of libraries in scientific discovery, > researchers have become very dependent on, and supportive of, the > convenience and speed of electronic research tools, including following up > references by 'chaining' from one document to another, through abstracting > services and publishers' websites. > > Awareness of open access issues has increased, the survey shows, although as > a publishing model it has not been widely embraced. Authors knowing "a lot" > or "quite a lot" about open access publishing has risen from 18% to 30% > since last year's survey. However, 69% of authors still know only "a little" > or "nothing at all" about the issue. The vast majority of authors still do > not publish in an open access journal, or do not view publishing in an Open > Access journal as a major issue for them. The researchers point out that the > increase in those who claim to publish in an open access journal may arise > from confusion between true open access journals and those more numerous > titles that, although subscription-based, are freely available to > researchers at the point of use, e.g. via library subscriptions. Other > research suggests that 65% of authors who claimed to have last published in > an open access journal had in fact published in a "traditional" journal. > > A clear majority of authors believe that a major shift to open access would > undermine the current model of scholarly publishing. 43% of authors view > open access as being "very" or "quite" disruptive. While many believe that > open access publishing would make it easier to access articles, they do not > believe that it would improve the quality of the articles. Not surprisingly, > few authors voiced enthusiasm for author-pays models - not least, perhaps, > because almost a third of respondents had in fact published most of their > recent work without external funding (i.e. with none, or fewer than 50%, of > their papers being funded). > > Overall, the new survey casts "real doubt" (says the report) "on the > feasibility of author pays business models across the board." > > Depositing published articles in an institutional repository, recently > mandated by some funding bodies, remains an unfamiliar experience for most > authors. Fewer than 16% had actual experience of posting articles to a > repository and 38% of those responding declared an unwillingness to place > their articles in a repository. > The research surveyed author opinion in all global regions and was carried > out by CIBER with support from The Publishers Association and the > International Association of STM Publishers, as a basis for evidence-based > policy-making. All respondents were recent authors, and a high proportion > had also acted as referees, editorial board members and journal editors. > Details : http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/cgi/news/release?id=158235 > > -- > Rupak Chakravarty > Assistant Librarian > Panjab University Library > Chandigarh 160014 > INDIA

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What is new at Google - Google Analytics
by Sukhdev Singh 16 Nov '05

16 Nov '05

What is new at Google - Google Analytics http://www.google.com/analytics/ Google Analytics tells you everything you want to know about how your visitors found you and how they interact with your site. --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. http://openmed.nic.in

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Fwd: JDIM Special Issue - Web Information Retrieval
by JK Vijayakumar 15 Nov '05

15 Nov '05

Dear Colleagues, Journal of Digital Information Management (ISSN 0972-7272) is a peer reviewed journal in the area of digital information science, sponsored by the Digital Information Research Foundation. It is a quarterly journal in digital information science and technology, concentrates on all aspects of digital information management. It broadly covers digital information processing, digital content management, digital world structuring, digital libraries, metadata, information management and other related fields. It is an international peer reviewed journal contains original research papers, ongoing research, technology, reviews, reports of progress, short notes and forthcoming events. It would act as a portal to the digital information world. Visit http://www.dirf.org/jdim/ Please see the CFP for its special issue on Web Information Retrieval Regards, J K Vijayakumar P Pichappan <ppichappan(a)gmail.com> wrote: Call For Papers Web Information Retrieval Special Issue - Journal of Digital Information Management - 2006 Issue Editors: Keith van Rijsbergen (keith(a)dcs.gla.ac.uk) Iadh Ounis (ounis(a)dcs.gla.ac.uk) Pit.Pichappan (pichappan(a)dirf.org or ppichappan(a)gmail.com) Scope of the Issue/Significance of Web information retrieval The amount of available information on the Web is continuously increasing. Web search techniques were initially based on the analysis of the Web structure, as well as the documents textual content. Recent applications, such as the retrieval from blogs, enterprise and intranet searching, or context-dependent searching, require new retrieval techniques. This special issue of the Journal of Digital Information Management will address recent and original developments in the Web information retrieval field, including those described above. We welcome high-quality papers addressing the theoretical and/or the practical issues underlying the retrieval of information from the Web. Submissions to the special issue should not be under consideration in any other journal or conference and will be evaluated according to the Journal of Digital Information Management reviewing criteria and appropriateness to the special issue. Papers will be reviewed based on their originality, theoretical/technical strength, methodology, and results. Themes: Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following areas: Adversarial search (anti-spamming techniques) Blog and online-community search Building Web test collections Clustering and categorization Context-dependent Web search Data fusion and metasearch engines Distributed and P2P retrieval techniques Enterprise/Intranet search Evaluation Formal Web retrieval models Machine learning Natural language processing techniques New Web search applications News search and filtering Open source architectures and systems Performance, compression and scalability Personalisation and information filtering Question answering Semi-structured data Summarisation Types of web search User interfaces and visualization User behaviour Web mining and Web usage mining Web structure analysis Submission of Papers: The papers can be submitted to any of the editors electronically either in pdf or doc format. Important Dates: Paper Submission Due: 20 March 2006 Review and notification: 20 May 2006 Camera Ready Papers: 20 July 2006 Publication: Sep. - Dec. 2006 --------------------------------- Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. Dear Colleagues, Journal of Digital Information Management (ISSN 0972-7272) is a peer reviewed journal in the area of digital information science, sponsored by the Digital Information Research Foundation. It is a quarterly journal in digital information science and technology, concentrates on all aspects of digital information management. It broadly covers digital information processing, digital content management, digital world structuring, digital libraries, metadata, information management and other related fields. It is an international peer reviewed journal contains original research papers, ongoing research, technology, reviews, reports of progress, short notes and forthcoming events. It would act as a portal to the digital information world. Visit http://www.dirf.org/jdim/ http://www.dirf.org/jdim/ Please see the CFP for its special issue on Web Information Retrieval Regards, J K Vijayakumar P Pichappan <ppichappan(a)gmail.com> wrote: Call For Papers Web Information Retrieval Special Issue - Journal of Digital Information Management - 2006 Issue Editors: Keith van Rijsbergen (keith(a)dcs.gla.ac.uk) Iadh Ounis (ounis(a)dcs.gla.ac.uk) Pit.Pichappan (pichappan(a)dirf.org or ppichappan(a)gmail.com) Scope of the Issue/Significance of Web information retrieval The amount of available information on the Web is continuously increasing. Web search techniques were initially based on the analysis of the Web structure, as well as the documents textual content. Recent applications, such as the retrieval from blogs, enterprise and intranet searching, or context-dependent searching, require new retrieval techniques. This special issue of the Journal of Digital Information Management will address recent and original developments in the Web information retrieval field, including those described above. We welcome high-quality papers addressing the theoretical and/or the practical issues underlying the retrieval of information from the Web. Submissions to the special issue should not be under consideration in any other journal or conference and will be evaluated according to the Journal of Digital Information Management reviewing criteria and appropriateness to the special issue. Papers will be reviewed based on their originality, theoretical/technical strength, methodology, and results. Themes: Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following areas: Adversarial search (anti-spamming techniques) Blog and online-community search Building Web test collections Clustering and categorization Context-dependent Web search Data fusion and metasearch engines Distributed and P2P retrieval techniques Enterprise/Intranet search Evaluation Formal Web retrieval models Machine learning Natural language processing techniques New Web search applications News search and filtering Open source architectures and systems Performance, compression and scalability Personalisation and information filtering Question answering Semi-structured data Summarisation Types of web search User interfaces and visualization User behaviour Web mining and Web usage mining Web structure analysis Submission of Papers: The papers can be submitted to any of the editors electronically either in pdf or doc format. Important Dates: Paper Submission Due: 20 March 2006 Review and notification: 20 May 2006 Camera Ready Papers: 20 July 2006 Publication: Sep. - Dec. 2006 http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTFqODRtdXQ4BF9TAzMyOTc1MDIEX3MDOTY2ODgxNj… Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click.

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The New Study - Happiness
by ++ Mukesh Anand ++ 15 Nov '05

15 Nov '05

The 10 steps to happiness In an unusual three-month experiment, six specialists from a variety of disciplines worked to improve the happiness levels of a typical UK town. The happiness team includes psychologist Dr Richard Stevens, psychotherapist Brett Kahr, work place specialists Jessica Pryce-Jones and Philippa Chapman, social entrepreneur Andrew Mawson OBE and Richard Reeves, whose expertise spans philosophy, public policy and economics. Here are the suggested steps: Plant something and nurture it Count your blessings - at least five - at the end of each day Take time to talk - have an hour-long conversation with a loved one each week Phone a friend whom you have not spoken to for a while and arrange to meet up Give yourself a treat every day and take the time to really enjoy it Have a good laugh at least once a day Get physical - exercise for half an hour three times a week Smile at and/or say hello to a stranger at least once each day Cut your TV viewing by half Spread some kindness - do a good turn for someone every day Thanks ++ Mukesh ++ - - Mukesh Anand Director - Marketing Monitor Information Services 203, Moghal Marc Ratan Complex Narayanguda, Opp. Deepak Theatre, Hyderabad - 500 029, India Telephone: 040-55787065 Fax: +91-40-27552390 http://www.monitorinfo.com Importers n Distributors of Technical Publications The 10 steps to happiness In an unusual three-month experiment, six specialists from a variety of disciplines worked to improve the happiness levels of a typical UK town. The happiness team includes psychologist Dr Richard Stevens, psychotherapist Brett Kahr, work place specialists Jessica Pryce-Jones and Philippa Chapman, social entrepreneur Andrew Mawson OBE and Richard Reeves, whose expertise spans philosophy, public policy and economics. Here are the suggested steps: Plant something and nurture it Count your blessings - at least five - at the end of each day Take time to talk - have an hour-long conversation with a loved one each week Phone a friend whom you have not spoken to for a while and arrange to meet up Give yourself a treat every day and take the time to really enjoy it Have a good laugh at least once a day Get physical - exercise for half an hour three times a week Smile at and/or say hello to a stranger at least once each day Cut your TV viewing by half Spread some kindness - do a good turn for someone every day Thanks ++ Mukesh ++ - - Mukesh Anand Director - Marketing Monitor Information Services 203, Moghal Marc Ratan Complex Narayanguda, Opp. Deepak Theatre, Hyderabad - 500 029, India Telephone: 040-55787065 Fax: +91-40-27552390 http://www.monitorinfo.com http://www.monitorinfo.com Importers n Distributors of Technical Publications

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FW: [IFLA-L] Intern. Training Program on INFORMATION; grants available
by Tomas Allen 15 Nov '05

15 Nov '05

Dear Friends, I thought this might be an interesting opportunity for many on the listserv. Tomas Allen Please excuse any cross postings. >From: Paul Nieuwenhuysen <pnieuwen(a)vub.ac.be> >To: Paul.Nieuwenhuysen(a)vub.ac.be >Subject: [IFLA-L] Intern. Training Program on INFORMATION; grants available >Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 13:51:49 +0100 > >An International Training Program on "INFORMATION": > > >STIMULATE >= Scientific and Technological Information Management in Universities and >Libraries: >an Active Training Environment >(Edition 6) > > >Announcement > > >Information about this training program can be found on the WWW starting >from: >http://www.vub.ac.be/BIBLIO/itp/ >The program is planned to take place mainly in Brussels, Belgium, >from Monday morning October 2 to Thursday evening December 21, 2006. >Language used is English. > > >Context and evolution of the program: > >The initiative has been approved by the Flemish Interuniversity Council >(VLIR) and is sponsored by the Belgian Government (the directorate named >DGOS since December 2002). This fits in a series of similar international >training activities that have been organized since 1991, named MIST 1, 2, >3, KNOW-HOW, and STIMULATE 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. >This initiative is aimed primarily at persons with a university degree >(Bachelor or Master), who work in universities, information and >documentation centers, and libraries, including of course university >libraries, and who have a few years of practical experience. >The term Active Training Environment in the title of the training program >reflects our wish to create an environment in which each participant is >stimulated to get involved actively, supported by the lecturers and the >infrastructure provided by the training program. This fits well into the >general, worldwide trend away from "teaching" to "learning management". > > >Aim / goal of the training program: > >The main aim and goal of this International Training Program is to offer a >stimulating learning environment to the participants. These are young >scientists and professionals who have a function as information >intermediary in the area of science and technology, so as to sharpen their >skills in collecting, storing, retrieving, presenting and managing >information. This can be of great benefit to the teaching and research >activities going on in their institute and to the further development of >their organisation and region. >This initiative corresponds well with the basic, general aim of all VLIR >the International Training Programs: to train young scientists and >professionals from developing countries in a domain that is relevant for >the further development of the country, and to stimulate the participants >to transfer their increased knowledge and skills to their colleagues and >other stakeholders in their home country. > > >More specific objectives of the training program: > >-- to provide participants with a clearer view on the importance of >information in general and for their environment in particular, and on how >to manage information: >summarised: Management in libraries and information centers >-- to learn the participants to cope with modern technology, in view of the >increasing importance of ICT; >summarised: Information and communication technology for libraries and >information centers >-- to guide them in retrieving information that is publicly accessible on >an international scale: >summarised: Information retrieval/searching >and >-- to learn them to store, organise, present, manage, publish information >resources at personal, institutional, regional or national level: >summarised: Information architecture > >After being actively involved in this International Training Program, every >participant will have improved the ability >-- to appreciate and explain the importance of access to information for >their organisation >-- to present information to users and potential users, using appropriate >information technology >-- to train interested persons in the use and management of information, >using appropriate presentation techniques >-- to contribute to the planning of the (further) development of an >information service >-- to communicate through the Internet with users of information, >information providers, colleagues, >-- to apply quantitative methods in decision making related to information >systems and services >-- to retrieve information from the Internet >-- to store information for later retrieval and access by potential users, >using information technology > > > >Contents of the program: > >The sessions are organised in such a way that >--the first month = introduction level, >--the second month = intermediate level, and >--the third month = more advanced level. >Thanks to this approach and organisation, it may make sense to participate >exceptionally during only one or two of the three months, depending on >expertise. However, the available scholarships are granted only to persons >who will participate for the full three months. >To start with, the participants are offered an orientation tour of the >University and the Library. Then some of the following subjects are >covered. Of course, due to the limited available time, not all the >mentioned subjects can be discussed in each training program, but a >SELECTION will be made by the organisers. The concrete content of each >training program depends on the availability of suitable expert lecturers >from Belgium and from abroad during the period of the training program. As >soon as possible, the concrete schedule is made available through the WWW >site of the program. > > >1. Management in libraries and information centers: > >Statistics to support decision making for information science and for >library management. >Business plans for libraries and information centers. >Using spreadsheets in the management of libraries and information centers. >Collection development. >Consortia of libraries for the acquisition of electronic journals and >databases. >Scientific writing methods. >ISBD = International Standard Bibliographic Description. >Formats for computer-based cataloguing; MARC formats. >National libraries and national bibliographies. >Knowledge organisation: subject classification schemes; thesaurus systems, >ontologies. >Citation analysis. >Assessing the influence of scientific journals; citations and impact >factors. >The bibliometric laws. >Scientometrics. >Architecture of libraries and information centers. >Orientation of information users; relations with information users. >Interlibrary lending and co-operation; document delivery. >Development of a national or regional information network. >The information society. >Cultural aspects of the information society and information technology >transfer. >Copyright; information security; trans-border data flow. >Writing a project proposal (for instance related to the establishment of an >information network). >Conservation/preservation of printed documents. >Conservation/preservation of digital documents. >Informetric aspects of the Internet. >Artificial intelligence and knowledge representation in information >science. >Electronic journals: implementation in a library. >Integration of e-learning environments and library services. >Libraries involvement in scientific publishing. >International co-operation projects. > > >2. Information and communication technology for libraries and information >centers: > >Microcomputer systems: evolution of hardware. >Disks for computers. >CD-ROM. >CD-ROM in a local area network. >CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW. >Microcomputer operating systems. >Microcomputer systems: applications software. >Text editing; word processing; desktop publishing. >Presentation of data, using a microcomputer. >Creating charts to present information. >Image processing; graphics file formats; photo/image editing. >Multimedia / Hypermedia. >Data communication; computer networks; Internet. >Internet services. >Client-server systems. >Electronic mail. >World-Wide Web; hypertext and hypermedia. >Data-communications networks and librarians. >Selecting and procuring a computer system; writing a proposal for a >computer implementation. >Providing access to information through public Internet workstations. >Methods for access to databases through Internet: telnet, http/WWW, Z39.50 >and ISO239.50, Open Archives Initiative - Metadata Harvesting Protocol. > > >3. Information retrieval/searching: > >Introductory concepts about information. >Internet-based information resources: introduction. >Bibliographic databases. >The information industry and the information market. >Online information retrieval and database searching; search tactics and >strategies. >Internet search engines. >Information available free of charge; open access. >Online access databases about journal articles. >Electronic newsletters and journals. >Computer-network based interest groups. >Patent information. >Online systems versus CD-ROM. >Citation searching. >Theoretical and quantitative aspects of information retrieval. >Evaluating the quality of information sources. >Evaluation of information retrieval strategies and systems. > > >4. Information architecture: > >Basic, fundamental, theoretical concepts. >Software packages for local storage and retrieval of bibliographic >information. >Introduction to the ISIS software package family for information storage >and retrieval. >The application of ISIS: searching, editing data in a database, output of >selected data to file or printer; developing a database structure; indexing >data for fast retrieval; ISIS for Windows; WINISIS; history and future of >ISIS; programming in ISIS. >Formats: MARC; application of MARC in ISIS. >Databases (and ISIS in particular) through the WWW. >Downloading of information and record format conversion. >Relational databases. >Library automation. >Online Public Access Catalogues (OPACs). >Archives and records management. >Archives in the domain of science and technology. >Geographic Information Systems (GIS): an introduction. >Developing a web site; HTML, CSS, XML, XSL; intranets; developing an >intranet. >Evaluating web sites. >Dynamic web pages. >Developing co-operative community WWW sites; Web contents management >systems. >Setting up an electronic newsletter. >Extensions of the classical WWW. (Client-based and server-based). > > >Study visits: > >In addition to the courses taking place at the university campus, study >visits are organised. >A selection from the following possible visits is made: >--to the Royal (National) Library, in Brussels, Belgium >--to the European Patent Office in Brussels, Belgium >--to the Information Service of the Geology Department of the Royal Museum >on Africa, in Tervuren near Brussels, Belgium >--to the inter-university postgraduate school on information and library >science at the University of Antwerp, Belgium >--to the library of the University of Antwerp in Wilrijk, Belgium >--to the human sciences library of the University of Antwerp in old Antwerp >city, Belgium >--to the old central library and to the modern science and technology >library of the KUL (university) in Leuven, Belgium >--to the VLIZ marine science information and documentation center near the >sea coast in Oostende / Ostend, Belgium >--to the library of the Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten in Antwerpen >/ Antwerp, Belgium >--to the central library of the University of Gent / Ghent, Belgium >--to the Documentation Department of the KIT (the Royal Tropical >Institute), and to the high school on libraries, documentation and >information, both in Amsterdam, Nederland / The Netherlands >--to the headquarters of IFLA and to the National, Royal Library in Den >Haag / The Hague, in Nederland / The Netherlands >--to the Institute for Social Studies (ISS) in Den Haag / The Hague, in >Nederland / The Netherlands >More culturally oriented guided visits are also organised; these may >include trips to the old cities of Brussels, Antwerp, Bruges, Amsterdam, >Paris, and to the North Sea coast. >Short after the start of the program, each participant presents to the >other participants and to interested lecturers his/her interests, working >environment, planning, tasks, experience. This is organised with printed >posters in a small poster exhibition with time allotted for stimulating and >ice-breaking discussions. >At the end of the course, each participant completes a presentation >supported by slides managed on computer, with constructive comments on the >training program experienced and with concrete recommendations to the >organisers of this training program and to the director of their own >organisation. > >About half of the time, the participants are guided by experts who are >invited to the university. They use the other half time to solve problems, >to make exercises, to use microcomputers and the Internet, to prepare >discussions, for self study... >Besides the formal, guided course activities, the participants have access >like any regular student at our university >--to several rooms equipped with microcomputers connected to the Internet, >--to the university library which offers printed material, CD-ROMs and PCs >with Internet access, >--to the university restaurant and to sport facilities at low student >prices. > >At the end of the program all participants obtain a certificate stating >that they have indeed participated, with a reference to the full detailed >overview of the program contents on the WWW site of the program. >Several substantial parts of the program are followed by an evaluation by >the responsible expert of the knowledge and skills acquired by each >participant; this can lead to a certificate of active and successful >participation. > >Participants should of course bring a notebook or laptop computer, if they >have one available. >Ideally they should buy or rent a personal notebook computer as soon as >they arrive, assisted by the program organisers. > > >Social activities planned: > >-- Welcome reception with drinks and appetizers. >-- Evening with the possibility to taste some of the world famous Belgian >beers and some Belgian food. >-- Farewell gathering with drinks and snacks. > > >Participation and registration; tuition fee and costs: > > >Grants: > >Participation is free of charge (!) for 12 to 15 participants from >developing countries, who are selected by the organisers, VL.I.R. (the >Flemish Inter-university Council) and DGOS. They also receive a grant to >cover the costs of accommodation and an airplane return ticket. The >detailed grant application form is available as a PDF file through the >Internet from http://www.vlir.be/ There you can also find an explanation of >the procedures to apply for the grant. That PDF file can be printed with >the suitable program provided free of charge by Adobe through the WWW: >http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html >Grant applications must be received by VLIR before the end of January! (and >NOT before the end of February as in previous years) Official and formal >requests for a grant or any other correspondence about the grants should be >sent to VLIR in Brussels, and NOT to the organizers of this specific >program. >If this procedure is not suitable for you, >you can ask your local Belgian embassy for a printed version of the >application form for the grant, or you can ask further information from >VLIR: please contact >Mrs. Kristel Wijshof, tel. +32 2 289 05 57 or kristel.wijshof(a)vlir.be >at the VLIR-UDC Secretariat; the general e-mail address is >scholarships(a)vlir.be. >The ideal participant applying for a grant is younger than 40 years, and >will be able to apply what has been learned directly in a professional >scientific or technical environment afterwards. > > >Normal registration: > >Besides the persons who receive a grant from the Belgian Government through >VLIR, 5 to 8 persons can participate after paying a tuition fee that is >small in comparison with similar programs. >The costs mentioned do NOT include air travel, meals and accommodation, but >do include transport from the airport upon arrival, course materials, study >visits and social activities. The cost of living in Belgium is not >exceptional. >-To participate during the full period: 2400 Euro >-Exceptionally, persons who cannot participate for the whole period can >nevertheless participate during 2 months only (1800 Euro) or during 1 month >only (1000 Euro). It makes sense to attend for instance the first month or >the first two months only. It makes less sense to participate only during >the second or the third month, as introductions to some activities or >topics may be missed. >-To participate to particular items selected from the program: 30 Euro per >half day. >To register and pay the tuition fee, send the form (see below) by classical >mail together with an international bank transfer / bank cheque / bank >draft, payable to >University Library V.U.B., Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 BRUSSEL, Belgium, >with no need for any bank account numbers. >If however this simple procedure is NOT suitable for you, then you can >transfer the required sum of money to the following bank account of the >V.U.B.: >Fortis Bank located at Warandeberg 3 in B-1000 Brussel, Belgium, >account number 001-0686459-66 or IBAN = BE07 0010 6864 5966 >and do not forget (!) to mention as a remark: for WD006240 BIBL WER3 >The money received by the VUB must be transferred internally to this >account. >(Without your remark, the money may be not retraceable and lost.) > >We recommend you to register as early as possible: first come, first >served: the arrival of your participation fee determines who can >participate. > >There is NO need to apply prior to the registration, to request >permission to participate from the organizers and their universities. The >decision if the program is suitable and appropriate for an interested >person is to be made by that person and not by the organizers. > > >Accommodation: > >The organisers of this program normally book a single, cheap, basic room in >advance as accommodation for each participant, unless a participant writes >us that he/she wants to take care of accommodation personally, for instance >by staying with a friend or by renting a room that offers more luxury. >Participants pay for their own accommodation. If we can book many weeks in >advance, then we can normally find basic accommodation for about 300 euro >per month; however, a late receipt of the tuition fee forces us to book a >more expensive room. > > >Medical insurance: > >It is recommended that participants are covered during their stay by a full >medical insurance. >In Belgium, this costs about 40 euro per month. The program organisers take >care of this. > > >How to contact the organizers? > >E-mail (Internet): stimulate at vub.ac.be (or in case that this does not >seem to work, to Paul.Nieuwenhuysen at vub.ac.be) >(change at in @ when you want to use an address) >Fax 32 2 629 2693 (or 2282) >Tel. 32 2 629 2629 or 32 2 629 2429 or 32 2 629 2609 >Telex 61051 vubco-b >Classical mail: >STIMULATE-ITP (or Paul NIEUWENHUYSEN), University Library, Vrije >Universiteit Brussel, >Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels, BELGIUM > > >Location: > >The training is mainly organized at the University Library of the Vrije >Universiteit Brussel (V.U.B). The campus is located south of the older >centre of the city of Brussels, and can easily be reached by Metro >(subway), tram and bus. >Information about Brussels (and Belgium) can be found through the WWW; see >for instance: >http://www.agenda.be/ about events going on in Brussels (in French and in >Dutch) >http://www.disgruntled.ca/writings/brussels/ offers information on Brussels >and some photos, based on the experience of living there for some time >http://www.eupedia.com/belgium/brussels.shtml >http://www.ilotsacre.be/site/en/default_en.htm offers an interactive map >and photos of Brussels >http://www.interknowledge.com/belgium/ >http://www.jack-travel.com/ >http://www.sievers.nl/visitbrussels/ shows some photos made in Brussels >http://www.timeout.com/brussels/ >http://www.trabel.com/brussel/brussels-touristattractions.htm >http://www.virtourist.com/europe/brussels/index.html >http://www.visitbelgium.com/ > >Trips are perhaps organised to places in neighbouring countries like The >Netherlands and France. Therefore, participants should try to obtain also a >visa for those countries (a so called Schengen-visa). > > >Program and Steering Committee: > >The course director is Dr. Paul Nieuwenhuysen, professor at the Vrije >Universiteit Brussel and guest professor at Universiteit Antwerpen, Science >and technology librarian, and Head of the information and documentation >department of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. >An official, formal Steering Committee is composed of members from the >co-operating universities in Flanders, >-Vrije Universiteit Brussel, >-Universiteit Antwerpen >-Katholieke Universiteit Leuven >This Steering Committee supervises the organisation, the program and the >budget; this committee reports formally to VLIR. > >Feel free to distribute this document; this version is dated 10 November >2005. > > >____________________REGISTRATION FORM_______________________ >to STIMULATE, University Library, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (V.U.B.), >Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 BRUSSEL, Belgium >I want to participate. Therefore I send this as a letter and pay the >registration fee as described in the announcement of the International >Training Program. >(So the following is NOT the form to apply for a grant. >Do not send this unless you pay the registration fee.) > a. Family name (surname): ............................... >(married female participants please fill in maiden-name as well as name of >husband) >b. First or given names (according to your official passport): >.............. > Personal address: ................................... > ..................................................... > Country:............................................. > Electronic mail address > Telephone, fax, telex: > >Date of birth: Place of birth: >Nationality: Sex: male / female > >Present employment: > a. Name and address of employer: ................. > ............................................... > ............................................... > b. Since: ../../.. > c. Position function - specialization > d. Telephone, fax, telex and/or e-mail of the employer: > >Education - studies: > Name of institute Degree Date > > > > > >Knowledge of English: writing: ........ speaking: ........ reading: ....... >Have you been abroad earlier? Please specify: > > >Duties that you will carry out after returning to your country: > ................................................................. > ................................................................. > >Please book a room for me OR >Do NOT book a room for me; I will take care myself of accommodation > >I take care of a medical insurance myself OR >Please see that I am covered by a medical insurance for my stay in Belgium >which will cost about 40 euro/month. > >Date and signature: > >Please include a recent photograph, as this will simplify identifying you >upon arrival. > _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! 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Librarians Blogs List
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 15 Nov '05

15 Nov '05

http://www.pubsub.com/lists/librarian.php This URL lists several Librarians blogs along with ranking and statistics. Have a visit Dr P Vyasamoorthy, SENIORS (Society for Enriched Information of Relevance to Seniors), 30, Gruhalakshmi Colony, Secunderabad 500018 Phone 27846631

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Supporting views to Mr.Srinivasulu's opinion
by rupesh kumar 15 Nov '05

15 Nov '05

Dear All, I too strongly opine that the job of information retrieval could be best performed by LIS Professionals and given an opportunity, they may provide a new dimension to the hitherto neglected government services. There's also a possibility of adopting new techniques and methodologies of library and information science in providing timely and adequate information to the public. I hope there will be some more debate on this. Regards, RUPESH KUMAR.A. DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE BANGALORE UNIVERSITY --------------------------------- Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. Dear All, I too strongly opine that the job of information retrieval could be best performed by LIS Professionals and given an opportunity, they may provide a new dimension to the hitherto neglected government services. There's also a possibility of adopting new techniques and methodologies of library and information science in providing timely and adequate information to the public. I hope there will be some more debate on this. Regards, http://www.bub.ac.in/buLogo.jpg RUPESH KUMAR.A. DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE BANGALORE UNIVERSITY http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTFqODRtdXQ4BF9TAzMyOTc1MDIEX3MDOTY2ODgxNj… Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click.

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[Fwd: Fw: SciDev.Net publishes key paper on Open Access
by Subbiah Arunachalam 14 Nov '05

14 Nov '05

Friends: Look up SciDevNet for an article on OA and the developing world. Please spread the word. Arun ----- Original Message ----- From: Jemima Tonks To: AMERICAN-SCIENTIST-OPEN-ACCESS-FORUM(a)LISTSERVER.SIGMAXI.ORG Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 3:57 PM Subject: SciDev.Net publishes key paper on Open Access Archiving Dear colleague, Open Access Archiving: the fast track to building research capacity in developing countries www.scidev.net/ms/openaccess Increasing access to the global library of research findings will be central to strengthening the science base in developing countries. Currently, this is made difficult by the high costs of journal subscriptions. With the advent of Open Access archiving the outlook for building science capacity in developing countries has improved significantly. In a peer-reviewed paper published today by SciDev.Net, three of the world's leading open access experts, Leslie Chan, Barbara Kirsop and Subbiah Arunachalam, summarise the current state of play. In particular, they focus on the establishment of interoperable open access archives and their potential for true global knowledge exchange. The paper is freely available on the SciDev.Net website as well as in downloadable pdf, MS Word and text files. www.scidev.net/ms/openaccess The authors outline reasons why they consider that Open Access Archives (OAAs) offer the greatest and most immediate impact on science and development. It outlines the current status of science and technology in developing countries before reporting current progress in both developed and developing regions. Finally it recommends what needs to be done to achieve free access to all publicly-funded research publications. Register for our weekly E-newsletter Please pass this information onto your friends and colleagues who may find it useful. If they have not already done so, they might also like to register with SciDev.Net http://www.scidev.net/register-new for automatic updates on topics of interest and the free weekly email with all the latest news, views and notices about science, technology and development. Please accept our apologies if you have previously received this message through cross-posting. If you are already registered with us and would like to update your details, or cancel your registration please go to http://www.scidev.net/register Kind regards, Jemima Tonks Marketing officer SciDev.Net 97/99 Dean Street London W1D 3TE +44 (0) 20 7292 9910 / 9916 (direct) http://www.scidev.net The Science and Development Network is the world's leading electronic source of news, views and analysis about science, technology and the developing world.

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Association formation in Bangalore on 20th November2005
by niranjana gowda 14 Nov '05

14 Nov '05

Dear Sir (LIS Forum), I am Niranjana Murthy B R, Chief Librarian of Brindavan College of Management, Computer Application and Science. Now I am going to request you to dispatch below information to our entire beloved Professionals and Information officer. This thing has already discussed some experienced and enthusiastic library and information officer on 13th Nov 2005 meeting. I will be highly obliging you if you dispatch this information to all through our LIS-Forum. DEAR PROFESSIONALS, We are glad to inform you that in the view of mobilizing all our library professionals to discuss present professionals problems and chockout the program in connection with the forming of Library and information officer Association. We request you kindly to be present as noted below without failure. Date: 20th November 2005 Time: 10 A.M Venue: The Karnataka State Central Public Library, Cubbon Park, Bangalore-560001 Dear all our beloved Professionals, We are planned to forms One State Level Librarians Association which included all category of Library Professionals. As we know now a day we have been facing several kind of problems, even done our work properly in all the way. Even we have some library association but those are not coming to solve our problems and failure to guide us to how to build up our all activities and Development. We have to find out solution for all our several kind of problems, we should have to discuss in-group means through association (strength). As we know now a day especially in academic field, how they are treating to librarians, what are all their restrictions and pressure on library professionals in academic institution. Why they should treat us like that? Even if we have P.G, M.phil, Ph.D. and other technical qualification. And one more thing is recent recruitment of P U College librarian, which has finished few days earlier. They have allowed only for B.Lib candidates. But if we see the P U College environment, they are recruiting only M.A, M Sc., M Com etc P G Holder for Lecturer Post but why they have to consider B.Lib for Librarian post. They should take the MLISc candidates for P U College Librarian Post and what is the pay scale variation between librarians and Lecturers. Why they are making like that? Shouldnt we have rights to ask to have the equal position and other convents. For what purpose all those things happening like this? Is it democratic country? If its that, they must provide. It should be look to all on equality basis. If we are not asked we shouldnt have anything. We should ask and get. Otherwise we can get by do the terrible strike and struggle. So that dear all professionals please come and join and make the association for that. If sit silently without asking anything we never get anything forever. Not only these problems plenteous are there. Who are enthusiasiastics in our field please come ahead and get the volunteer support from already who have notified more than 200 professionals ready to give the support otherwise let us move ahead with your support. According to 13th November 2005 meeting more than 500 to 600 professionals are coming to attend the forum on November 20th, 2005 in Bangalore as mentioned above schedule. And additional intention of this association is going to start seminar, lecturing, training, personality development, placement for new comers and others of library professional degree holder and other needed activities for all our professionals by excellent coaches. Like this type of several programs are going to start after form the Association. Please dispatch this information to all our friends and professionals as a volunteer organizer of the association. And also so many organizer of this association already dispatched to all over karnataka. WEL COME TO ALL Thanking you Yours faithfully Niranjana Murthy B R Chief Librarian, Brindavan College Bangalore-94 Mob: 9886922845 E-mail: niranjanagowda(a)yahoo.co.in Please reply me regarding this. --------------------------------- Enjoy this Diwali with Y! India Click here Dear Sir (LIS Forum), I am Niranjana Murthy B R, Chief Librarian of Brindavan College of Management, Computer Application and Science. Now I am going to request you to dispatch below information to our entire beloved Professionals and Information officer. This thing has already discussed some experienced and enthusiastic library and information officer on 13 th Nov 2005 meeting. I will be highly obliging you if you dispatch this information to all through our LIS-Forum. DEAR PROFESSIONALS, We are glad to inform you that in the view of mobilizing all our library professionals to discuss present professionals problems and chockout the program in connection with the forming of Library and information officer Association. We request you kindly to be present as noted below without failure. Date: 20th November 2005 Time: 10 A.M Venue: The Karnataka State Central Public Library, Cubbon Park, Bangalore-560001 Dear all our beloved Professionals, We are planned to forms One State Level Librarians Association which included all category of Library Professionals. As we know now a day we have been facing several kind of problems, even done our work properly in all the way. Even we have some library association but those are not coming to solve our problems and failure to guide us to how to build up our all activities and Development. We have to find out solution for all our several kind of problems, we should have to discuss in-group means through association (strength). As we know now a day especially in academic field, how they are treating to librarians, what are all their restrictions and pressure on library professionals in academic institution. Why they should treat us like that? Even if we have P.G, M.phil, Ph.D. and other technical qualification. And one more thing is recent recruitment of P U College librarian, which has finished few days earlier. They have allowed only for B.Lib candidates. But if we see the P U College environment, they are recruiting only M.A, M Sc., M Com etc P G Holder for Lecturer Post but why they have to consider B.Lib for Librarian post. They should take the MLISc candidates for P U College Librarian Post and what is the pay scale variation between librarians and Lecturers. Why they are making like that? Shouldnt we have rights to ask to have the equal position and other convents. For what purpose all those things happening like this? Is it democratic country? If its that, they must provide. It should be look to all on equality basis. If we are not asked we shouldnt have anything. We should ask and get. Otherwise we can get by do the terrible strike and struggle. So that dear all professionals please come and join and make the association for that. If sit silently without asking anything we never get anything forever. Not only these problems plenteous are there. Who are enthusiasiastics in our field please come ahead and get the volunteer support from already who have notified more than 200 professionals ready to give the support otherwise let us move ahead with your support. According to 13 th November 2005 meeting more than 500 to 600 professionals are coming to attend the forum on November 20 th , 2005 in Bangalore as mentioned above schedule. And additional intention of this association is going to start seminar, lecturing, training, personality development, placement for new comers and others of library professional degree holder and other needed activities for all our professionals by excellent coaches. Like this type of several programs are going to start after form the Association. Please dispatch this information to all our friends and professionals as a volunteer organizer of the association. And also so many organizer of this association already dispatched to all over karnataka. WEL COME TO ALL Thanking you Yours faithfully Niranjana Murthy B R Chief Librarian, Brindavan College Bangalore-94 Mob: 9886922845 E-mail: mailto:niranjanagowda@yahoo.co.in niranjanagowda(a)yahoo.co.in Please reply me regarding this. Enjoy this Diwali with Y! India http://in.promos.yahoo.com/fabmall/index.html Click here

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Talk on Book Restoration
by Gowri Ravindranth 14 Nov '05

14 Nov '05

German Consulate General Max Muller Bhavan Madras Literary Society Roja Muthiah Research Library & Madras Library Association invite you to a talk by Mr. Reinhard Feldmann Director- Historical Archive of the State of North Rhein Westphalia University of Münster, Germany on Trends & Challenges in Book Restoration Date: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 Time: 5.00 p.m. Venue: Roja Muthiah Research Library 3rd Cross Road, CPT Campus, Taramani, Chennai 600 113 Mr. Feldmann is specialist in the field of archiving and restoring historical documents. He is the Director of the Department of "Historical Archive of the State of North Rhein Westphalia" at the University of Münster and is an expert on Art History and Orientalism. Program 4.30 p.m. Tea 5.00 p.m. Welcome address by G. Sundar, Director, Roja Muthiah Research Library 5.05 p.m. Talk by Mr. Reinhard Feldmann 5.40 p.m. Interaction with the Speaker 5.55 p.m. Vote of Thanks by Mr. Mohan Raman, Madras Literary Society

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Talk on Socio Cultural Impact on Reading
by Gowri Ravindranth 14 Nov '05

14 Nov '05

Dear Friends: You are invited: Madras Library Association (MALA) & South India National Association & Ranade Library Invite you On the occasion of National Library Week Celebrations to a talk by Mr. Maalan (Writer, Journalist) on Socio Cultural Impact on Reading On Friday, November 18, 2005 at 6.00 p.m. at Gokhale Shastri Institute, K.N. Shanmugasundaram Hall , Old No.16, Karpagambal Nagar, Mylapore, Chennai 600 004 Maalan is a well respected writer and a popular broadcaster who has traveled extensively. He has the distinction of leading premier Tamil journals as their editor at a very young age. He was a regular broadcaster for the BBC World Service. He earned his Masters degree in journalism at the University of Florida , Gainesville . Mr. Maalan joined the Sun Network in 1999 and launched the 24 hours bi-lingual news channel 'Sun News' in May 2000. Earlier he was the Editor for Kumudham, a popular Tamil Weekly. Prior to that he was the Editor of prestigious Tamil daily 'Dinamani'. He was responsible for launching the Tamil edition of the all India publication India Today (then a fortnightly) and served as its editor. Microsoft has recognized him as a Most Valuable Professional for his contribution towards localization of its software. He is actively involved in various social development initiatives that include empowerment of woman through Panchayati Raj and localization of computer soft wares. Maalan is the Co-founder AGNI, which strives for national integration. Program 5.30 p.m. - Tea 5.50 p.m. - Welcome address by Dr. A. M. Swaminathan, President, SIMA & Ranade Library 5.55 p.m. - Introduction of the Speaker by M. K. Jagadish, Treasurer, MALA 6.00 p.m. - Talk by Mr. Maalan 6.40 p.m. - Interaction with the Guest Speaker 6.55 p.m. - Vote of Thanks by L. R. Gowri, Secretary, MALA

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Dr. TBR Memorial Seminar Conducted at NCSI
by Ayesha Taranum 14 Nov '05

14 Nov '05

Friends, Dr. T. B Rajashekar Memorial seminar on Information Management in Digital Era was inaugurated on 12 November 2005 by Dr. Shalini Urs, Chairman, Dept of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore at NCSI Seminar Hall. The seminar was conducted under the aegis of Dr. TBR Memorial. Dr. TBR Memorial is an initiative in memory of Dr. T.B.Rajashekar started by NCSI-NET, an association of staff, students and alumni of National Center for Science Information (NCSI), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. Inaugurating the seminar, Prof. Shalini Urs, shared her memories with Dr. TBR, who was her batch mate during their Bachelors course in Library Science. She said his greatest quality was he knew his strengths and weakness. She fondly recollected her association with Dr. TBR and hoped that his students carry forward his legacy, which will be the greatest tribute one can pay to him. Mr. N.V.Satyanarayana, MD, Informatics India Ltd., Bangalore and Prof. K.S. Raghavan delivered the invited lectures on "What makes Information Professionals Tick Effectively" and "Challenges in LIS Education". Mr. Satyanarayana emphasized the need for students to have the right attitude, which is the biggest attribute after knowledge and information. Information Profession is not limited to the traditional library alone, the stream has grown into many new areas, key among them being Knowledge Process with the influx of BPO industry. Prof. Raghavan highlighted the challenges, which are faced in LIS education. He stressed upon the fact that students have to gear themselves up to meet the industry expectations of being knowledge workers. Delivering the valedictory address, Dr. N.V. Joshi, Chairman, NCSI, said the seminar is an indicator of his popularity as a teacher and mentor. Prof. A G Menon, former Chairman, NCSI participated in the inaugural address. The seminar was attended by 55 Final year students of Master in Library Science, from universities across India. The one-day seminar focused on Digitization and digital Library and Effective Web Searching techniques. The workshop was conducted and coordinated by NCSI-Net and its members. Regards, Seminar co-ordination Team __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com

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Peter F. Drucker, 1909-2005
by ++ Mukesh Anand ++ 14 Nov '05

14 Nov '05

Peter F. Drucker We wanted to note the passing -- and celebrate the life -- of Peter Drucker, who died Friday, 11Nov.'05, at the ripe old age of 95. To call him a "management guru", his common appellation, falls far short of describing his wonderful career and the enormous impact he had on global business. The author of some three dozen books, he believed in streamlined management and the empowerment of workers, trends that have been embraced by business large and small around the globe. Anyone who has ever been to a business school or held any kind of reasonably senior management job will know the name Peter Drucker. The Austrian-born journalist and intellectual taught, wrote and advised companies on management techniques for seven decades, completing his 35th book at age 94. Drucker was renowned for his clear thinking and analysis, rather than any single theory or research. His writings are landmarks for the managerial profession. link: http://www.pfdf.org/leaderbooks/drucker/bio.html ++ Mukesh ++ - - Mukesh Anand Director - Marketing Monitor Information Services # 203, Moghal Marc Ratan Complex Narayanguda, Opp. Deepak Theatre, Hyderabad - 500 029, India Telephone: 040-55787065 Fax: +91-40-27552390 http://www.monitorinfo.com Importers n Distributors of Technical Publications Peter F. Drucker We wanted to note the passing -- and celebrate the life -- of Peter Drucker, who died Friday, 11Nov.'05, at the ripe old age of 95. To call him a "management guru", his common appellation, falls far short of describing his wonderful career and the enormous impact he had on global business. The author of some three dozen books, he believed in streamlined management and the empowerment of workers, trends that have been embraced by business large and small around the globe. Anyone who has ever been to a business school or held any kind of reasonably senior management job will know the name Peter Drucker. The Austrian-born journalist and intellectual taught, wrote and advised companies on management techniques for seven decades, completing his 35th book at age 94. Drucker was renowned for his clear thinking and analysis, rather than any single theory or research. His writings are landmarks for the managerial profession. link: http://www.pfdf.org/leaderbooks/drucker/bio.html http://www.pfdf.org/leaderbooks/drucker/bio.html ++ Mukesh ++ - - Mukesh Anand Director - Marketing Monitor Information Services # 203, Moghal Marc Ratan Complex Narayanguda, Opp. Deepak Theatre, Hyderabad - 500 029, India Telephone: 040-55787065 Fax: +91-40-27552390 http://www.monitorinfo.com http://www.monitorinfo.com Importers n Distributors of Technical Publications

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Right to information
by Mailing List Manager 14 Nov '05

14 Nov '05

Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 17:18:34 +0530 From: mouni(a)nitt.edu Dear Sirs, How does Right to Information help? It includes the right to * inspect works, documents, records * take notes, extracts or certififed copies of documents or records * take certified samples of materials * obtain information in form of print, diskettes, floppies, tapes, video cassettes or in any other electronic mode or through printouts. As it is so, how does the ACT "Right to Information" favour employment opportunity for Library Science background hands? If any one clarifies, it would supplement the message given by Mr.B. Srinivasalu, NCSI, Bangalore-12 P. Mounissamy NIT, Tiruchirappalli-15 Tamil Nadu

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FREE online access to College & Research Libraries
by Shyam Prasad pujar 14 Nov '05

14 Nov '05

** Sorry for Cross postings, if any ** Dear Members, The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) is pleased to announce that its scholarly research journal "College & Research Libraries" is available free of charge in PDF format on the ACRL website six months after publication. Retrospective issues now are available through volume 58 (1997). You may access the journal at: http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/crljournal/collegeresearch.htm Regards, S.M. Pujar ********************************************************************** Shamprasad M. Pujar Assistant Librarian Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research Gen. Vaidya Marg, Film City Road Goregaon (East) MUMBAI-400 065 India %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% * Phone: (022) 28400919-21 Extn: 514 * * Fax: (022) 28402752 * * E-mail: pujar(a)igidr.ac.in * * URL: http://www.igidr.ac.in * %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

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Why INTERNET
by Mukut Sarmah 12 Nov '05

12 Nov '05

Hi everybody Could you possibly tell me why INTERNET is so important for the Library and Information professionals? Mukut Sarmah, Librarian Pandu College, Assam Hi everybody Could you possibly tell me why INTERNET is so important for the Library and Information professionals? Mukut Sarmah, Librarian Pandu College, Assam 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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Address of a publisher from Dharwad
by T.V. Prafulla Chandra 12 Nov '05

12 Nov '05

Dear All, We are searching for the telephone/fax number of the following publisher: Punarvasu Publications, Pentagon House, Kalaghatagi Road ,Dharwad-580002 We have sent a letter by post but there is no response. We are wondering whether the above address is correct. Any help in this regard would be appreciated. Thank you Sincerely T.V. Prafulla Chandra Senior Editor --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NISC Export Services Pvt. Ltd. (an affiliate of NISC International, Inc. USA) S-1 Ballad Estates, St.Ann's School Road, Tarnaka, Hyderabad 500 017 Andhra Pradesh, India - Tel:+91 40 27001517 Tel/Fax:+91 40 27002538 WWW.NISC.COM A company in service to NISC worldwide. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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RE: [LIS-Forum] cd servers or equivalent technology
by SUNIL M.V. 11 Nov '05

11 Nov '05

Hello, We at SDMIMD are using a product from Focuz Infotech (earlier knows as Benz Infotech) called Techfocuz Digtial Library 3.01, which uses mirroring technology and a inbuilt software for content search. For details www.benz-group.com Best wishes, 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 --------------------------------- Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. Hello, We at SDMIMD are using a product from Focuz Infotech (earlier knows as Benz Infotech) called Techfocuz Digtial Library 3.01, which uses mirroring technology and a inbuilt software for content search. For details http://www.benz-group.com www.benz-group.com Best wishes, 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 http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTFqODRtdXQ4BF9TAzMyOTc1MDIEX3MDOTY2ODgxNj… Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click.

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New Publication
by SRELS 11 Nov '05

11 Nov '05

To the Moderator : LIS FORUM Dear Sir/Madam : Please arrange to announce the following for the benefit of LIS professionals Sincerely, K.N. Prasad Executive Officer Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science 702, 42nd Cross, III Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560 010 * * * * * * NEW PUBLICATION KNOWLEDGE ORGANIZATION, INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND OTHER ESSAYS Prof. A. Neelameghan Festschrift Edited by K.S. Raghavan and K.N. Prasad This volume, brought out in honour of Prof. A. Neelameghan, an internationally known information scientist, contains invited contributions from eminent scholars from around the world. The papers in the volume represent a cross section of the facets of Information Science, which are the active areas of research in the field. The papers are grouped into the following broad categories. Knowledge Organization Digital Libraries, Interoperability and Information Retrieval Knowledge Management in Specialized Areas Information Society, Digital Age The Person and Associated Organizations The volume contains 35 essays by 45 contributors of whom 20 are from abroad. A key feature of the volume is that the essays, particularly those on Knowledge Organization, Digital Libraries and Knowledge Management, report results of ongoing research and development work by the author(s). The book will be of a valuable resource on the frontiers of research in the above areas. Select Contents * The Facet Concept as a Universal Principle of Subdivision - Clare Beghtol * Towards a future for Knowledge Organization - Ingetraut Dahlberg * Aligning Systems of Relationships - Rebecca Green and Carol Bean * The Universal Decimal Classification : A Response to a Challenge - I. Mcllwaine * Professor Neelameghan's contribution to the advancement and Development of Classification in the context of Knowledge Organization - Nancy Williamson * Controlled Vocabularies as a Sphere of Influence - Anita S. Coleman and Paul Bracke * Terminologies, Ontologies and Information Access - Widad Mustafa El-Hadi * Facet Analysis as a Knowledge Management Tool on the Internet - Katherine LaBarre and Pauline Cochrane * Text mining in Biomedicine : Challenges and Opportunities - Padmini Srinivasan * Boundary Objects and the Digital Library - Michael Shepherd and Carolyn Watters * Interoperable Institutional Digital Repositories and their potential for Open access and Research Knowledge Management - T.B. Rajashekar * A PFT-based Approach to Make CDS/ISIS : Database OAI-Complaint - Francis Jayakanth and Lalitha Aswath * The Changing Language Technology and CDS/ISIS : UNICODE and the Emergence of OTF - K.H. Husssain and J.S. Rajeev * Information System for Knowledge Management in the Specialized Division of a Hospital - Dr. M.C. Vasudevan et al * Five Laws of Information Service and Architecting Knowledge Infrastructure for Education and Development - K.R. Srinivasan * Knowledge Workers of the New Millennium : An Instance of Interdisciplinary Exchange and Discovery - Michael Medland * A Neelameghan and UNESCO : Contributions and Remembrances - John Rose * Professional Profile of Professor A. Neelameghan - Hemalatha Iyer ISBN : 81-7000-458-6 ; Price : Rs. 1125/-; Pages : xviii + 520 pp (2 colour plates) Copies can be ordered from : ESS ESS Publications 4837/24, Ansari Road Darya Ganj NEW DELHI 110 002 Ph: 011 - 51563444 Fax: 011 - 51563334 E-mail: info(a)essessreference.com

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Info on Book Awards in India
by Manjunath K 11 Nov '05

11 Nov '05

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50 years of Citation Indexing
by Sukhdev Singh 11 Nov '05

11 Nov '05

Current Science in its November 2005 Issue has published number ofpapers on "Citation Indexing" to celebrate 50 years of CitationIndexing.http://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/nov102005/contents.htm Current Science, founded in 1932 is published by the Current ScienceAssociation in collaboration with the Indian Academy of Sciences . ---SPECIAL SECTION: 50 YEARS OF CITATION INDEXING Early impressions of citation indexinghttp://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/nov102005/1502.pdf 'Citation Indexes for Science' – A 50 year citation historyhttp://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/nov102005/1503.pdf A hundred million acts of whimsy?http://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/nov102005/1505.pdf Evaluation of research and evolution of science indicatorshttp://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/nov102005/1510.pdf Citation and hyperlink networkshttp://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/nov102005/1518.pdf Beyond SCI citations – New ways to evaluate researchhttp://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/nov102005/1524.pdf The emergence of competitors to the Science Citation Index and the Webof Sciencehttp://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/nov102005/1531.pdf As we may search – Comparison of major features of the Web of Science,Scopus, and Google Scholar citation-based and citation-enhanceddatabaseshttp://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/nov102005/1537.pdf Counting the gatekeepers of international science journals aworthwhile science indicatorhttp://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/nov102005/1548.pdf Mapping the global structure of Antarctic research vis-à-vis AntarcticTreaty Systemhttp://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/nov102005/1552.pdf ---- Those of you interested in quantitative assessment of research outputmay like to visit some of the links mentioned above. ThanksSukhdev Singh, NIC. http://openmed.nic.in

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RE: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 32, Issue 8
by P.K Sinha 11 Nov '05

11 Nov '05

Dear Yogesh, There are many RFID products which are directly Imported from abroad. There are Indian companies which uses the same and sale them in India which finally comes to investing a huge amount. I happend to visit one website which speaks about the Indian Hardware and suites to the indian conditions. please find the URL below. http://www.libsuite.com/libsuite_rfid/rfid_files/Default.htm I hope it will give you a fair Idea. P.K.Sinha >From: lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >Reply-To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >Subject: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 32, Issue 8 >Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 14:53:30 +0530 > >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. Website security (T.V. Prafulla Chandra) > 2. Seminars on Usage Promotion of e-Information Resources - 2nd > announcement (Mailing List Manager) > 3. cd servers or equivalent technology (K A. Sardesai) > 4. RFID implementation (Rafiq) > 5. DLIS, BHU - USEFI - National Conference on Community > Information Service: Challenges and Opportunities for Libraries > (Aditya Tripathi) > 6. Further learning for Library Professionals - info required > (Parinita Samant) > 7. LIS-Forum Digest (Lata Suresh) > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Message: 1 >Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 11:20:59 +0530 >From: "T.V. Prafulla Chandra" <prafulla(a)nisc.co.in> >Subject: [LIS-Forum] Website security >To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in, iatlis(a)yahoogroups.com, > nmlis(a)yahoogroups.com, corporatelibrarians(a)yahoogroups.com >Message-ID: <4371DB9B.28880.8CAB5A@localhost> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > >Dear All, > >I would like to know the best practices for making a website secure. >I wish to have the options 'display' and 'print' but not 'save' or >'download' for my web pages. To put it in simple terms, I do not >wish the user to download and save the electronic files relating to >my website. > >Thank you in advance for your help. > >Sincerely > >T.V. Prafulla Chandra >--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > NISC Export Services Pvt. Ltd. > (an affiliate of NISC International, Inc. USA) > S-1 Ballad Estates, St.Ann's School Road, Tarnaka, Hyderabad 500 017 > Andhra Pradesh, India - Tel:+91 40 27001517 Tel/Fax:+91 40 27002538 > WWW.NISC.COM > A company in service to NISC worldwide. >--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 2 >Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 12:06:45 +0530 (IST) >From: Mailing List Manager <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> >Subject: [LIS-Forum] Seminars on Usage Promotion of e-Information > Resources - 2nd announcement >To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.53.0511101206260.9495(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> >Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII > >Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2005 17:33:11 +0530 >From: mouna <mouna(a)informindia.co.in> > >Seminars on Usage Promotion of e-Information Resources > >E-Information Resources have become an integral part of the libraries and >their user community. The major concern faced today by the LIS >professionals >and decision makers is the optimal usage of these e-Information resources. >To discuss the issues related to User Awareness and Training for usage >promotion, Informatics alongwith Springer, Taylor & Francis, Annual >Reviews >and IEE Inspec is organizing seminars in different parts of the country. > >Cochin November 11,2005 >Pune November 14,2005 >Bhubaneswar November 16,2005 >Chandigarh November 18,2005 > > >The Program Structure: > >Keynote on Seminar Topic > >Panel Debates on issues related to the topic focusing on the following >areas: > >1.Level & Type of User education & training for different e-resources > > *Resource specific training? > *Institution specific training programs > *Group & Consortia targeted training programs > >2.Training Manpower > > *Who should be providing the training? > *Library/Institution Staff > *Vendor > *Joint initiative of both? > >3.Training Infrastructure, Course Material Development, Costs & Budgets > >4.Internal Marketing for Usage Promotion > *Training Vs Awareness (Promotion) > >5.Usage Models & Analysis > *COUNTER - Counting Online Usage of Networked Electronic Resources > >6.Information Needs & Usage Levels > *Do our users feel the need for information and its quick >access/availability on a scale comparable to developed world? > *Impact of education and research culture/quality on usage promotion. > >You are invited to register online (www.informindia.co.in) and submit your >questions for the Panel Debate. > >REGISTRATION is FREE. > >For more details you can also write to us at events(a)informindia.co.in or >contact: > > > >Amit Verma >Product Marketing Manager >Informatics (India) Limited >337, Karuna Complex, 3rd Floor, >Sampige Road, Malleswaram >Bangalore 560003, India >Phone: 91 80 23365940 >Mobile: 91 98459 41610 >www.informindia.co.in > > > > > > > > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 3 >Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 12:19:44 +0530 >From: "K A. Sardesai" <kshipras(a)rbi.org.in> >Subject: [LIS-Forum] cd servers or equivalent technology >To: "kshema prakash" <kshema_sp(a)yahoo.co.in> >Cc: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >Message-ID: > <087CE79625DA8C4B9DF7A90825D0D8385751E2(a)bkcmummail.rbi.org.in> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > >Dear kshema prakash, > >I the undersigned is using CD Server for our intranet display of Cds and it >is a best service .I think you may also call these people as per your >requirements and conditions and if found suitable just go for it . > >Tulsient Information Systems Pvt Ltd,Timmy Arcade, Makwana Road, >Marol,Andheri (East) Mumbai 400 059 > >Tel No 2851 5955 Fax 2851 8363; sanjays(a)tulsient.com; www.tuisient.com > >Regards and best wishes > >kshipras > > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 4 >Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 12:29:36 +0530 >From: "Rafiq" <rafiq.ansari(a)timesgroup.com> >Subject: [LIS-Forum] RFID implementation >To: <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> >Message-ID: <003a01c5e5c4$4fc66540$c9d6640a@Times92> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > >Dear Modi, > >The percolation of RFID technology in libraries in India is spreading, >and thus far not less than 8-10 libraries are using it. Prominent among >them include NCL, Pune; IISc, Bangalore, Bank of Baroda, Mumbai; >University of Jammu, Jammu; Poona University, Pune; etc. You will >certainly gain immense benefits, though at a whooping cost, by >implementing RFID in your library. Your circulation would be faster, >materials would be safe and secure, and your services will enhance and >so on and so forth. For vendors, you may please contact EDUTECH and >LIBSYS Corporation, who are at the forefront in providing such >solutions. > > >Rafiq L. Ansari >Sr. Manager - Library & Operations >The Times Group, Television Division >The Times of India Building, 4th Floor >Dr. D.N. Road, Fort >Mumbai - 400 001 >Email: rafiq.ansari(a)timesgroup.com >Tel: 56354516 >Mobile: 9820667271 > > >|Message: 3 >|Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 01:39:20 -0800 (PST) >|From: Yogesh Modi <ymodi2k(a)yahoo.com> >|Subject: [LIS-Forum] Implementation of RFID in Library............ >|To: List Forum <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> >|Message-ID: <20051108093920.52429.qmail(a)web30503.mail.mud.yahoo.com> >|Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 >| >|Dear Professionals, >| >|I would like to know if any one of you are >|implemented/practicing RFID for circulation in your >|libraries. >|I would like to implement RFID in our Library. >| >|with regards, >| >|Yogesh Modi >| >| >|============================ >|YOGESH MODI, STA 'B' >|TIRC, SSPL >|Ministry of Defence, DRDO >|Lucknow Road, Timarpur, Delhi - 54 >|Phone 91-11-23960640 (Off.) >|====================== > > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 5 >Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 13:01:39 +0530 >From: Aditya Tripathi <aditya.tripath(a)gmail.com> >Subject: [LIS-Forum] DLIS, BHU - USEFI - National Conference on > Community Information Service: Challenges and Opportunities for > Libraries >To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in, dlrg(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in >Message-ID: > <d39baa690511092331p74a8f7fh618000deca11b2e6(a)mail.gmail.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > >******Call for Paper******* >National Conference >On >Community Information Service: Challenges and Opportunities for Libraries >2nd - 4th March, 2006 > >Organized by >Deptt. of Library and Information Science >Banaras Hindu University >Varanasi- 221 005 > >AND > >United States Educational Foundation in India (USEFI) >New Delhi > >The initiation of Information Communication Technology (ICT) particularly >in >the third world countries has widened the gap of social classes. This gap >exists due to unequal accessibility to ICT tools among the people of >society. It is difficult to boast about a Global Information Society >without >creating equal opportunities for all. > >ICTs are the computing and communications facilities that support teaching, >learning and a range of activities in education and public life. It has >driven global information society towards information revolution. A >remarkable role is being played in learning, sharing and transferring of >information. > >In such revolutionary change of environment libraries have metamorphosed >itself to hi-tech online learning centres. Libraries can evolve as hub for >hosting Community Information Services related to, > >* Public Administration >* Urban and Rural Development >* Education >* Health Care >* Environment >* Agriculture > >Department of Library and Information Science is hosting National >Conference >on Community Information Service: Challenges and Opportunities for >Libraries, 2nd - 4th March, 2006. > >Papers are invited in the following areas for deliberation, > > >Strategies with regard to >- economic issues >- organizational issues >- policy issues >- social issues > >Implementation experiences regarding >- user communities >- user studies >- regional collaboration > >Community Networks >- architecture >- concepts and models >- development and implementation of tools >- integration and interoperability > >Management >- access control >- content development >- security and privacy >- service models > >Application areas and concerns >- digital repositories >- digital preservation >- knowledge management >- e-learning >- e-science >- e-commerce >- e-governance >- health care >- HAM Radio > >Target Participants >Social Scientists, practicing Library and Information Science >professionals, >faculty, researchers, students, information service systems personnel and >managers. > >Call for Papers >Full texts of paper(s) in English (in A4 size, double space, not more than >10 pages) should be sent to Dr. Aditya Tripathi, Conference Coordinator, >Deptt. of Library and Information Science, Banaras Hindu University, >Varanasi - 221 005. >adityatripathi(a)hotmail.com >aditya(a)bhu.ac.in > >Last date for submission of full texts of paper(s) is 10.02.2006. > >Registration >Rs. 2000/- per participant >The DD / Cash payable in favour of "National Conference on Community >Information Service: Challenges and Opportunities for Libraries, Deptt. of >Library & Information Science, B.H.U", payable at Varanasi. > >The Registration Fee Includes >* Conference Kit (Conference volume) >* Working Lunch / Tea > >Accommodation >Limited accommodation is available on payment basis on first come first >basis. > >Conference Director >Prof. H. N. PRASAD >Head >Deptt. of Library and Information Science >Banaras Hindu University >Varanasi- 221 005 >Tel: +91 542 2307140 (Off.) >+91 9415336709 (Mob.) >e-mail: hnprasad_bhu(a)rediffmail.com > >Conference Coordinator >Dr. ADITYA TRIPATHI >Lecturer >Deptt. of Library and Information Science >Banaras Hindu University >Varanasi- 221 005 >Tel: +91 542 2307140 (Off.) >+91 9450710628 (Mob.) >e-mail: adityatripathi(a)hotmail.com > aditya(a)bhu.ac.in > >REGISTRATION FORM > >1. Name > >2. Designation > >3. Organization > >4. Address (Correspondence) > >5. Accommodation Required Yes/No > >6. Telephone Number >Office : >Residence: >Mobile : >e-mail : > >7. Payment Details DD/Cash >DD No. : >Bank : >Branch : >Amount : >Date : > >Signature > >For details mail to: >Conference Coordinator, >National Conference on Community Information Service: Challenges and >Opportunities for Libraries >Department of Library and Information Science >Banaras Hindu University >Varanasi- 221 005 >Tel: +91 542 2307140 (Off) >-- >Dr. Aditya Tripathi >Lecturer >Department of Library & Information Science >Banaras Hindu University >Varanasi-221005 >Ph: +91 9450710628 >---------------------------------------------------- >1. Contribute to DRTC LIS Open Digital Library >https://drtc.isibang.ac.in >2. Join today Digital Library Discussion Forum >http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/dlrg >

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A ranked list of librarians' blogs and resources.
by Sukhdev Singh 11 Nov '05

11 Nov '05

Librarians have been part of the online environment for decades. It didn't take long for them to get excited about blogs. http://www.pubsub.com/lists/librarian.php provides a ranked list of librarians' blogs and resources. Have a look. Sukhdev Singh, NIC. http://openmed.nic.in

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NewGenLib at Bangalore University
by Jai Haravu 11 Nov '05

11 Nov '05

Dear Friends I am happy to let you know that the networking/consortium version of our library automation and networking software, NewGenLib, has now been installed at the Bangalore University on a trial basis. The plan is to sign an MOU with Bangalore Univ which will allow them free trial use for 6 months We have already conducted a one-week training programme for them at site. The university library network's web OPAC may be seen either via the university's web site or directly at http://202.141.128 125:8080/newgenlibctxt/index.jsp. The data for some of the libraries in the network has still be imported into the NewGenLib MARC-21 structures. Best regards. L J Haravu Trustee, Kesavan Institute of Information and Knowledge Management [http://www.kiikm.org/] 69 Krishnapuri Colony West Marredpally Sedcunderabad 500 026 Tel: 91-40-27803947

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Implementation of RFID in Library............
by Yogesh Modi 10 Nov '05

10 Nov '05

Dear Professionals, I would like to know if any one of you are implemented/practicing RFID for circulation in your libraries. I would like to implement RFID in our Library. with regards, Yogesh Modi ============================ YOGESH MODI, STA 'B' TIRC, SSPL Ministry of Defence, DRDO Lucknow Road, Timarpur, Delhi - 54 Phone 91-11-23960640 (Off.) ====================== __________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - Make it your home page! http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs

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LIS-Forum is back in action
by Mailing List Manager 10 Nov '05

10 Nov '05

Dear Member: Hope you have started receiving LIS-Forum mails after a gap of more than two weeks. We recently upgraded the web server software on our mail server to facilitate secure transmission of web pages. The upgradation had some side effects on the mailing list software and it stopped sending the approved mails. Our system administrator has rectified the problem and all the approved messages during the last 2 weeks are being circulated now. If any of your postings have not yet been circulated, please re-post such messages to: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in The break in the LIS-Forum service is regretted. With Regards, - Moderator

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Dr. T B Rajeshekar Memorial Seminar on 'Information Management in the Digital Era'
by Babu Rajendra 10 Nov '05

10 Nov '05

Dear Member: On behalf of NCSI-Net, we cordially invite you for the inaugural function of Dr. T B Rajeshekar Memorial Seminar on 'Information Management in the Digital Era'. Date: Saturday, 12 November 2005 Time: 9.15 AM Venue: NCSI Seminar Hall, IISC, Bangalore Thanks, NCSI-NET Coordinating Team. ************************************************************************ 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/ ************************************************************************ Dr. T B Rajeshekar Memorial Seminar on 'Information Management in the Digital Era' Dear Member: On behalf of NCSI-Net, we cordially invite you for the inaugural function of Dr. T B Rajeshekar Memorial Seminar on 'Information Management in the Digital Era'. Date: Saturday, 12 November 2005 Time: 9.15 AM Venue: NCSI Seminar Hall, IISC, Bangalore Thanks, NCSI-NET Coordinating Team. ************************************************************************ 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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Right to information act; jobs should be provided for library science background
by srini vasulu 10 Nov '05

10 Nov '05

Dear sir/madam, Finally a good news for citizens of india and also for Library and information science professionals because govt of india has passed the much awaited Bill i.e Right to information. In this regard i would like to share my opinion on giving jobs to people with Library science background. Since we people have already experience in handling and disseminationg information, it will be wise to give jobs related to information for information professionals. I hope govt which has neglected Libray science professionals all these days should open its eye and think in providing jobs to library people. We should all unite and fight for this cause. Hope for the best. B.srinivasulu. IKM Trainee NCSI Bangalore-12 -- _______________________________________________ Search for businesses by name, location, or phone number. -Lycos Yellow Pages http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.as…

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Re: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 32, Issue 8
by sidda 10 Nov '05

10 Nov '05

Dear Friends Soft AID Computers Pvt Ltd launched RFID product suits library and information centre can be integrated to any Library automation software which includes EAS gate with full suite for security and circulation. The cost of the RFID compare to the overseas products is around 20%. may contact kumard(a)softaid.co.in With regards With regards Dr.H.S.Siddamallaiah, Ph.D., Principal Library and Information Officer, NIMHANS-Deemed University Bangalore-560029 ----- Original Message ----- From: <lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> To: <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 2:54 PM Subject: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 32, Issue 8 > 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. Website security (T.V. Prafulla Chandra) > 2. Seminars on Usage Promotion of e-Information Resources - 2nd > announcement (Mailing List Manager) > 3. cd servers or equivalent technology (K A. Sardesai) > 4. RFID implementation (Rafiq) > 5. DLIS, BHU - USEFI - National Conference on Community > Information Service: Challenges and Opportunities for Libraries > (Aditya Tripathi) > 6. Further learning for Library Professionals - info required > (Parinita Samant) > 7. LIS-Forum Digest (Lata Suresh) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 11:20:59 +0530 > From: "T.V. Prafulla Chandra" <prafulla(a)nisc.co.in> > Subject: [LIS-Forum] Website security > To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in, iatlis(a)yahoogroups.com, > nmlis(a)yahoogroups.com, corporatelibrarians(a)yahoogroups.com > Message-ID: <4371DB9B.28880.8CAB5A@localhost> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > > Dear All, > > I would like to know the best practices for making a website secure. > I wish to have the options 'display' and 'print' but not 'save' or > 'download' for my web pages. To put it in simple terms, I do not > wish the user to download and save the electronic files relating to > my website. > > Thank you in advance for your help. > > Sincerely > > T.V. Prafulla Chandra > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------- > NISC Export Services Pvt. Ltd. > (an affiliate of NISC International, Inc. USA) > S-1 Ballad Estates, St.Ann's School Road, Tarnaka, Hyderabad 500 017 > Andhra Pradesh, India - Tel:+91 40 27001517 Tel/Fax:+91 40 27002538 > WWW.NISC.COM > A company in service to NISC worldwide. > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------- > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 12:06:45 +0530 (IST) > From: Mailing List Manager <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> > Subject: [LIS-Forum] Seminars on Usage Promotion of e-Information > Resources - 2nd announcement > To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.53.0511101206260.9495(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> > Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII > > Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2005 17:33:11 +0530 > From: mouna <mouna(a)informindia.co.in> > > Seminars on Usage Promotion of e-Information Resources > > E-Information Resources have become an integral part of the libraries and > their user community. The major concern faced today by the LIS professionals > and decision makers is the optimal usage of these e-Information resources. > To discuss the issues related to User Awareness and Training for usage > promotion, Informatics alongwith Springer, Taylor & Francis, Annual Reviews > and IEE Inspec is organizing seminars in different parts of the country. > > Cochin November 11,2005 > Pune November 14,2005 > Bhubaneswar November 16,2005 > Chandigarh November 18,2005 > > > The Program Structure: > > Keynote on Seminar Topic > > Panel Debates on issues related to the topic focusing on the following > areas: > > 1.Level & Type of User education & training for different e-resources > > *Resource specific training? > *Institution specific training programs > *Group & Consortia targeted training programs > > 2.Training Manpower > > *Who should be providing the training? > *Library/Institution Staff > *Vendor > *Joint initiative of both? > > 3.Training Infrastructure, Course Material Development, Costs & Budgets > > 4.Internal Marketing for Usage Promotion > *Training Vs Awareness (Promotion) > > 5.Usage Models & Analysis > *COUNTER - Counting Online Usage of Networked Electronic Resources > > 6.Information Needs & Usage Levels > *Do our users feel the need for information and its quick > access/availability on a scale comparable to developed world? > *Impact of education and research culture/quality on usage promotion. > > You are invited to register online (www.informindia.co.in) and submit your > questions for the Panel Debate. > > REGISTRATION is FREE. > > For more details you can also write to us at events(a)informindia.co.in or > contact: > > > > Amit Verma > Product Marketing Manager > Informatics (India) Limited > 337, Karuna Complex, 3rd Floor, > Sampige Road, Malleswaram > Bangalore 560003, India > Phone: 91 80 23365940 > Mobile: 91 98459 41610 > www.informindia.co.in > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 12:19:44 +0530 > From: "K A. Sardesai" <kshipras(a)rbi.org.in> > Subject: [LIS-Forum] cd servers or equivalent technology > To: "kshema prakash" <kshema_sp(a)yahoo.co.in> > Cc: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > Message-ID: > <087CE79625DA8C4B9DF7A90825D0D8385751E2(a)bkcmummail.rbi.org.in> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Dear kshema prakash, > > I the undersigned is using CD Server for our intranet display of Cds and it is a best service .I think you may also call these people as per your requirements and conditions and if found suitable just go for it . > > Tulsient Information Systems Pvt Ltd,Timmy Arcade, Makwana Road, Marol,Andheri (East) Mumbai 400 059 > > Tel No 2851 5955 Fax 2851 8363; sanjays(a)tulsient.com; www.tuisient.com > > Regards and best wishes > > kshipras > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 12:29:36 +0530 > From: "Rafiq" <rafiq.ansari(a)timesgroup.com> > Subject: [LIS-Forum] RFID implementation > To: <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> > Message-ID: <003a01c5e5c4$4fc66540$c9d6640a@Times92> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Dear Modi, > > The percolation of RFID technology in libraries in India is spreading, > and thus far not less than 8-10 libraries are using it. Prominent among > them include NCL, Pune; IISc, Bangalore, Bank of Baroda, Mumbai; > University of Jammu, Jammu; Poona University, Pune; etc. You will > certainly gain immense benefits, though at a whooping cost, by > implementing RFID in your library. Your circulation would be faster, > materials would be safe and secure, and your services will enhance and > so on and so forth. For vendors, you may please contact EDUTECH and > LIBSYS Corporation, who are at the forefront in providing such > solutions. > > > Rafiq L. Ansari > Sr. Manager - Library & Operations > The Times Group, Television Division > The Times of India Building, 4th Floor > Dr. D.N. Road, Fort > Mumbai - 400 001 > Email: rafiq.ansari(a)timesgroup.com > Tel: 56354516 > Mobile: 9820667271 > > > |Message: 3 > |Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 01:39:20 -0800 (PST) > |From: Yogesh Modi <ymodi2k(a)yahoo.com> > |Subject: [LIS-Forum] Implementation of RFID in Library............ > |To: List Forum <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> > |Message-ID: <20051108093920.52429.qmail(a)web30503.mail.mud.yahoo.com> > |Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > | > |Dear Professionals, > | > |I would like to know if any one of you are > |implemented/practicing RFID for circulation in your > |libraries. > |I would like to implement RFID in our Library. > | > |with regards, > | > |Yogesh Modi > | > | > |============================ > |YOGESH MODI, STA 'B' > |TIRC, SSPL > |Ministry of Defence, DRDO > |Lucknow Road, Timarpur, Delhi - 54 > |Phone 91-11-23960640 (Off.) > |====================== > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 13:01:39 +0530 > From: Aditya Tripathi <aditya.tripath(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [LIS-Forum] DLIS, BHU - USEFI - National Conference on > Community Information Service: Challenges and Opportunities for > Libraries > To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in, dlrg(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in > Message-ID: > <d39baa690511092331p74a8f7fh618000deca11b2e6(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > ******Call for Paper******* > National Conference > On > Community Information Service: Challenges and Opportunities for Libraries > 2nd - 4th March, 2006 > > Organized by > Deptt. of Library and Information Science > Banaras Hindu University > Varanasi- 221 005 > > AND > > United States Educational Foundation in India (USEFI) > New Delhi > > The initiation of Information Communication Technology (ICT) particularly in > the third world countries has widened the gap of social classes. This gap > exists due to unequal accessibility to ICT tools among the people of > society. It is difficult to boast about a Global Information Society without > creating equal opportunities for all. > > ICTs are the computing and communications facilities that support teaching, > learning and a range of activities in education and public life. It has > driven global information society towards information revolution. A > remarkable role is being played in learning, sharing and transferring of > information. > > In such revolutionary change of environment libraries have metamorphosed > itself to hi-tech online learning centres. Libraries can evolve as hub for > hosting Community Information Services related to, > > * Public Administration > * Urban and Rural Development > * Education > * Health Care > * Environment > * Agriculture > > Department of Library and Information Science is hosting National Conference > on Community Information Service: Challenges and Opportunities for > Libraries, 2nd - 4th March, 2006. > > Papers are invited in the following areas for deliberation, > > > Strategies with regard to > - economic issues > - organizational issues > - policy issues > - social issues > > Implementation experiences regarding > - user communities > - user studies > - regional collaboration > > Community Networks > - architecture > - concepts and models > - development and implementation of tools > - integration and interoperability > > Management > - access control > - content development > - security and privacy > - service models > > Application areas and concerns > - digital repositories > - digital preservation > - knowledge management > - e-learning > - e-science > - e-commerce > - e-governance > - health care > - HAM Radio > > Target Participants > Social Scientists, practicing Library and Information Science professionals, > faculty, researchers, students, information service systems personnel and > managers. > > Call for Papers > Full texts of paper(s) in English (in A4 size, double space, not more than > 10 pages) should be sent to Dr. Aditya Tripathi, Conference Coordinator, > Deptt. of Library and Information Science, Banaras Hindu University, > Varanasi - 221 005. > adityatripathi(a)hotmail.com > aditya(a)bhu.ac.in > > Last date for submission of full texts of paper(s) is 10.02.2006. > > Registration > Rs. 2000/- per participant > The DD / Cash payable in favour of "National Conference on Community > Information Service: Challenges and Opportunities for Libraries, Deptt. of > Library & Information Science, B.H.U", payable at Varanasi. > > The Registration Fee Includes > * Conference Kit (Conference volume) > * Working Lunch / Tea > > Accommodation > Limited accommodation is available on payment basis on first come first > basis. > > Conference Director > Prof. H. N. PRASAD > Head > Deptt. of Library and Information Science > Banaras Hindu University > Varanasi- 221 005 > Tel: +91 542 2307140 (Off.) > +91 9415336709 (Mob.) > e-mail: hnprasad_bhu(a)rediffmail.com > > Conference Coordinator > Dr. ADITYA TRIPATHI > Lecturer > Deptt. of Library and Information Science > Banaras Hindu University > Varanasi- 221 005 > Tel: +91 542 2307140 (Off.) > +91 9450710628 (Mob.) > e-mail: adityatripathi(a)hotmail.com > aditya(a)bhu.ac.in > > REGISTRATION FORM > > 1. Name > > 2. Designation > > 3. Organization > > 4. Address (Correspondence) > > 5. Accommodation Required Yes/No > > 6. Telephone Number > Office : > Residence: > Mobile : > e-mail : > > 7. Payment Details DD/Cash > DD No. : > Bank : > Branch : > Amount : > Date : > > Signature > > For details mail to: > Conference Coordinator, > National Conference on Community Information Service: Challenges and > Opportunities for Libraries > Department of Library and Information Science > Banaras Hindu University > Varanasi- 221 005 > Tel: +91 542 2307140 (Off) > -- > Dr. Aditya Tripathi > Lecturer > Department of Library & Information Science > Banaras Hindu University > Varanasi-221005 > Ph: +91 9450710628 > ---------------------------------------------------- > 1. Contribute to DRTC LIS Open Digital Library > https://drtc.isibang.ac.in > 2. Join today Digital Library Discussion Forum > http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/dlrg >

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Blogging Competition at DLIS
by monica sharma 10 Nov '05

10 Nov '05

Hello all, This is areally nice step taken in making the students aware of whats hot in the information world.Since i am an alumini of the Mysore university,LISc department,i have been lucky to witness and participate in few such activities under MULISA.I am sure this way we can have the students the feel of some of the things which cannot be covered under curriculum but yet they are informative and helpful in the future. I sincerely want to congratulate our teachers who are working hard in organizing such events and competitions..especially Harinarayana sir. Thanks and regards Monica sharma Regards & Thanx MONICA SHARMA Saunatie 2 B,12 Jyvaskyla 40600 Finland monica.shar(a)gmail.com +358408128757 --------------------------------- Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. Hello all, This is areally nice step taken in making the students aware of whats hot in the information world.Since i am an alumini of the Mysore university,LISc department,i have been lucky to witness and participate in few such activities under MULISA.I am sure this way we can have the students the feel of some of the things which cannot be covered under curriculum but yet they are informative and helpful in the future. I sincerely want to congratulate our teachers who are working hard in organizing such events and competitions..especially Harinarayana sir. Thanks and regards Monica sharma Regards & Thanx MONICA SHARMA Saunatie 2 B,12 Jyvaskyla 40600 Finland mailto:monica.shar@gmail.com monica.shar(a)gmail.com +358408128757 http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTFqODRtdXQ4BF9TAzMyOTc1MDIEX3MDOTY2ODgxNj… Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click.

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Re: Bibliogrphy on Museology
by Indira Koneru 10 Nov '05

10 Nov '05

Dear Rehan Siddiqui, Following e-resources may help u in compiling bibliography on Museology. http://icom.museum/biblio_list.html http://icom.museum/publications.html http://www.imls.gov/pubs/index.htm http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/ev.php-URL_ID=15553&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_ SECTION=201.html Regards, Mrs. Indira Koneru Faculty Associate Dept. of Library Science ICFAI University 25, Nagarjuna Hills Hyderabad - 500 082 E-mail: indk68(a)hotmail.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> To: <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 12:11 PM Subject: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 32, Issue 1 > 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. Corporate Card (Monali Panchbhai) > 2. UGC NET - LIS (Saji S. Nair) > 3. China wants be the cleverest (Subbiah Arunachalam) > 4. Bangalore University Library Website (Dr.P.V.Konnur) > 5. ICSU calls for open access (Subbiah Arunachalam) > 6. OA for developing countries and public health > (Subbiah Arunachalam) > 7. Regarding Bibliogrphy compilation on Museology (Rehan Siddiqui) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 11:56:44 +0000 > From: "Monali Panchbhai" <monalipanchbhai(a)hotmail.com> > Subject: [LIS-Forum] Corporate Card > To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > Message-ID: <BAY12-F27189CA369734929264B07B16B0(a)phx.gbl> > Content-Type: text/plain; format="flowed" > > Dear Friends, > > I would like to know if any of our professionals are using corporate card for online purchasing. If then can Please guide me > > if there are any rules for the same, if anyone wants to have that for library > on whose name it should be > who should have control over it > who is responsible of that > generally who all are the authorised for same > how it can be misused > how to restrict any misuse > what all cares should be taken while using the same > > also update me on any other information which you think will be helpful for me. > > Thanks to all of you, HAPPY DIWALI & PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR > > Regards, > Monali Panchbhai > Sr. Executive - Library & Documentation > Odyssey Capital Pvt Ltd > Mumbai > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 05:27:03 -0400 (EDT) > From: "Saji S. Nair" <ourdreamsblooming(a)excite.com> > Subject: [LIS-Forum] UGC NET - LIS > To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > Message-ID: <20051028092703.2FDA3AFA96(a)xprdmailfe5.nwk.excite.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > Dear All, > >

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RE: [LIS-Forum] cd servers or equivalent technology
by HENAG 10 Nov '05

10 Nov '05

Dear All, If you are in Bangalore, you may also mail at ssgindia(a)ssgindia.com or call 080-2330913. They are the Bangalore partner for Tulsient. We have also procured one such CD server from this supplier. Regards Hena S gupta Infosys Technologies Ltd Electronics City, Hosur Road Bangalore-560100 -----Original Message----- From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in] On Behalf Of K A. Sardesai Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 12:20 PM To: kshema prakash Cc: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] cd servers or equivalent technology Dear kshema prakash, I the undersigned is using CD Server for our intranet display of Cds and it is a best service .I think you may also call these people as per your requirements and conditions and if found suitable just go for it . Tulsient Information Systems Pvt Ltd,Timmy Arcade, Makwana Road, Marol,Andheri (East) Mumbai 400 059 Tel No 2851 5955 Fax 2851 8363; sanjays(a)tulsient.com; www.tuisient.com Regards and best wishes kshipras _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum **************** 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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LIS-Forum Digest
by Lata Suresh 10 Nov '05

10 Nov '05

Dear Forum members, Season's Greetings !! Your kind attention and help is urgently required. We are preparing a database under collaboration with WHO and required to collect the required information for the identified areas. This would include identification and collection of material in the selected areas/issues through varoius sources. The material would be empirical , primary and secondary based studeis , policypapers, seminar/workshop/conference reports, proceedings and presentations, reports of various committees and commissions and journal searchers amongst others, with a focus on India. For full text of journal articles, papers, research reports etc. that are copyright the abstracts with various details may be provided with a note ( will be included in the format) that contains information as to access to full text availability. Araes to be covered are :- a.. Health expenditure ( Including public) b.. User Charges c.. Cost Analysis d.. Decentralisation ( including district health systems) e.. Quality of care This information can be gathered from library searches, journal searches , web searches identifying institutions and organisations ( including bilateral and multilateral agencies and concerned government departmenst, NGOS etc.) Forum members are requested to kindly send the relevant information to the undersigned at the earliest. Guidance in this regard is also appreciated. Kindly circulate this matter to the concerned person's and institutions. regards and best wishes 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 Forum members, Season's Greetings !! Your kind attention and help is urgently required. We are preparing a database under collaboration with WHO and required to collect the required information for the identified areas. This would include identification and collection of material in the selected areas/issues through varoius sources. The material would be empirical , primary and secondary based studeis , policypapers, seminar/workshop/conference reports, proceedings and presentations, reports of various committees and commissions and journal searchers amongst others, with a focus on India. For full text of journal articles, papers, research reports etc. that are copyright the abstracts with various details may be provided with a note ( will be included in the format) that contains information as to access to full text availability. Araes to be covered are :- Health expenditure ( Including public) User Charges Cost Analysis Decentralisation ( including district health systems) Quality of care This information can be gathered from library searches, journal searches , web searches identifying institutions and organisations ( including bilateral and multilateral agencies and concerned government departmenst, NGOS etc.) Forum members are requested to kindly send the relevant information to the undersigned at the earliest. Guidance in this regard is also appreciated. Kindly circulate this matter to the concerned person's and institutions. regards and best wishes 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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Further learning for Library Professionals - info required
by Parinita Samant 10 Nov '05

10 Nov '05

Dear All, Could you give me some information about the various courses/programs/online trainings etc that we Library Professionals could undergo to enhance our services? Moving towards Digital Environment etc.... Maybe info on some sites that I could subscribe to? Please let me know ASAP. Thanks and Regards, Parinita HexaVarsity - Library 55919595 Ext. No 9707

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DLIS, BHU - USEFI - National Conference on Community Information Service: Challenges and Opportunities for Libraries
by Aditya Tripathi 10 Nov '05

10 Nov '05

******Call for Paper******* National Conference On Community Information Service: Challenges and Opportunities for Libraries 2nd - 4th March, 2006 Organized by Deptt. of Library and Information Science Banaras Hindu University Varanasi- 221 005 AND United States Educational Foundation in India (USEFI) New Delhi The initiation of Information Communication Technology (ICT) particularly in the third world countries has widened the gap of social classes. This gap exists due to unequal accessibility to ICT tools among the people of society. It is difficult to boast about a Global Information Society without creating equal opportunities for all. ICTs are the computing and communications facilities that support teaching, learning and a range of activities in education and public life. It has driven global information society towards information revolution. A remarkable role is being played in learning, sharing and transferring of information. In such revolutionary change of environment libraries have metamorphosed itself to hi-tech online learning centres. Libraries can evolve as hub for hosting Community Information Services related to, * Public Administration * Urban and Rural Development * Education * Health Care * Environment * Agriculture Department of Library and Information Science is hosting National Conference on Community Information Service: Challenges and Opportunities for Libraries, 2nd - 4th March, 2006. Papers are invited in the following areas for deliberation, Strategies with regard to - economic issues - organizational issues - policy issues - social issues Implementation experiences regarding - user communities - user studies - regional collaboration Community Networks - architecture - concepts and models - development and implementation of tools - integration and interoperability Management - access control - content development - security and privacy - service models Application areas and concerns - digital repositories - digital preservation - knowledge management - e-learning - e-science - e-commerce - e-governance - health care - HAM Radio Target Participants Social Scientists, practicing Library and Information Science professionals, faculty, researchers, students, information service systems personnel and managers. Call for Papers Full texts of paper(s) in English (in A4 size, double space, not more than 10 pages) should be sent to Dr. Aditya Tripathi, Conference Coordinator, Deptt. of Library and Information Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi - 221 005. adityatripathi(a)hotmail.com aditya(a)bhu.ac.in Last date for submission of full texts of paper(s) is 10.02.2006. Registration Rs. 2000/- per participant The DD / Cash payable in favour of "National Conference on Community Information Service: Challenges and Opportunities for Libraries, Deptt. of Library & Information Science, B.H.U", payable at Varanasi. The Registration Fee Includes * Conference Kit (Conference volume) * Working Lunch / Tea Accommodation Limited accommodation is available on payment basis on first come first basis. Conference Director Prof. H. N. PRASAD Head Deptt. of Library and Information Science Banaras Hindu University Varanasi- 221 005 Tel: +91 542 2307140 (Off.) +91 9415336709 (Mob.) e-mail: hnprasad_bhu(a)rediffmail.com Conference Coordinator Dr. ADITYA TRIPATHI Lecturer Deptt. of Library and Information Science Banaras Hindu University Varanasi- 221 005 Tel: +91 542 2307140 (Off.) +91 9450710628 (Mob.) e-mail: adityatripathi(a)hotmail.com aditya(a)bhu.ac.in REGISTRATION FORM 1. Name 2. Designation 3. Organization 4. Address (Correspondence) 5. Accommodation Required Yes/No 6. Telephone Number Office : Residence: Mobile : e-mail : 7. Payment Details DD/Cash DD No. : Bank : Branch : Amount : Date : Signature For details mail to: Conference Coordinator, National Conference on Community Information Service: Challenges and Opportunities for Libraries Department of Library and Information Science Banaras Hindu University Varanasi- 221 005 Tel: +91 542 2307140 (Off) -- Dr. Aditya Tripathi Lecturer Department of Library & Information Science Banaras Hindu University Varanasi-221005 Ph: +91 9450710628 ---------------------------------------------------- 1. Contribute to DRTC LIS Open Digital Library https://drtc.isibang.ac.in 2. Join today Digital Library Discussion Forum http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/dlrg ******Call for Paper******* National Conference On Community Information Service: Challenges and Opportunities for Libraries 2nd - 4th March, 2006 Organized by Deptt. of Library and Information Science Banaras Hindu University Varanasi- 221 005 AND United States Educational Foundation in India (USEFI) New Delhi The initiation of Information Communication Technology (ICT) particularly in the third world countries has widened the gap of social classes. This gap exists due to unequal accessibility to ICT tools among the people of society. It is difficult to boast about a Global Information Society without creating equal opportunities for all. ICTs are the computing and communications facilities that support teaching, learning and a range of activities in education and public life. It has driven global information society towards information revolution. A remarkable role is being played in learning, sharing and transferring of information. In such revolutionary change of environment libraries have metamorphosed itself to hi-tech online learning centres. Libraries can evolve as hub for hosting Community Information Services related to, * Public Administration * Urban and Rural Development * Education * Health Care * Environment * Agriculture Department of Library and Information Science is hosting National Conference on Community Information Service: Challenges and Opportunities for Libraries, 2nd - 4th March, 2006. Papers are invited in the following areas for deliberation, Strategies with regard to - economic issues - organizational issues - policy issues - social issues Implementation experiences regarding - user communities - user studies - regional collaboration Community Networks - architecture - concepts and models - development and implementation of tools - integration and interoperability Management - access control - content development - security and privacy - service models Application areas and concerns - digital repositories - digital preservation - knowledge management - e-learning - e-science - e-commerce - e-governance - health care - HAM Radio Target Participants Social Scientists, practicing Library and Information Science professionals, faculty, researchers, students, information service systems personnel and managers. Call for Papers Full texts of paper(s) in English (in A4 size, double space, not more than 10 pages) should be sent to Dr. Aditya Tripathi, Conference Coordinator, Deptt. of Library and Information Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi - 221 005. mailto:adityatripathi@hotmail.com adityatripathi(a)hotmail.com mailto:aditya@bhu.ac.in aditya(a)bhu.ac.in Last date for submission of full texts of paper(s) is 10.02.2006. Registration Rs. 2000/- per participant The DD / Cash payable in favour of "National Conference on Community Information Service: Challenges and Opportunities for Libraries, Deptt. of Library & Information Science, B.H.U", payable at Varanasi. The Registration Fee Includes * Conference Kit (Conference volume) * Working Lunch / Tea Accommodation Limited accommodation is available on payment basis on first come first basis. Conference Director Prof. H. N. PRASAD Head Deptt. of Library and Information Science Banaras Hindu University Varanasi- 221 005 Tel: +91 542 2307140 (Off.) +91 9415336709 (Mob.) e-mail: mailto:hnprasad_bhu@rediffmail.com hnprasad_bhu(a)rediffmail.com Conference Coordinator Dr. ADITYA TRIPATHI Lecturer Deptt. of Library and Information Science Banaras Hindu University Varanasi- 221 005 Tel: +91 542 2307140 (Off.) +91 9450710628 (Mob.) e-mail: mailto:adityatripathi@hotmail.com adityatripathi(a)hotmail.com mailto:aditya@bhu.ac.in aditya(a)bhu.ac.in REGISTRATION FORM 1. Name 2. Designation 3. Organization 4. Address (Correspondence) 5. Accommodation Required Yes/No 6. Telephone Number Office : Residence: Mobile : e-mail : 7. Payment Details DD/Cash DD No. : Bank : Branch : Amount : Date : Signature For details mail to: Conference Coordinator, National Conference on Community Information Service: Challenges and Opportunities for Libraries Department of Library and Information Science Banaras Hindu University Varanasi- 221 005 Tel: +91 542 2307140 (Off) -- Dr. Aditya Tripathi Lecturer Department of Library & Information Science Banaras Hindu University Varanasi-221005 Ph: +91 9450710628 ---------------------------------------------------- 1. Contribute to DRTC LIS Open Digital Library https://drtc.isibang.ac.in https://drtc.isibang.ac.in 2. Join today Digital Library Discussion Forum http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/dlrg http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/dlrg

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RFID implementation
by Rafiq 10 Nov '05

10 Nov '05

Dear Modi, The percolation of RFID technology in libraries in India is spreading, and thus far not less than 8-10 libraries are using it. Prominent among them include NCL, Pune; IISc, Bangalore, Bank of Baroda, Mumbai; University of Jammu, Jammu; Poona University, Pune; etc. You will certainly gain immense benefits, though at a whooping cost, by implementing RFID in your library. Your circulation would be faster, materials would be safe and secure, and your services will enhance and so on and so forth. For vendors, you may please contact EDUTECH and LIBSYS Corporation, who are at the forefront in providing such solutions. Rafiq L. Ansari Sr. Manager - Library & Operations The Times Group, Television Division The Times of India Building, 4th Floor Dr. D.N. Road, Fort Mumbai - 400 001 Email: rafiq.ansari(a)timesgroup.com Tel: 56354516 Mobile: 9820667271 |Message: 3 |Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 01:39:20 -0800 (PST) |From: Yogesh Modi <ymodi2k(a)yahoo.com> |Subject: [LIS-Forum] Implementation of RFID in Library............ |To: List Forum <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> |Message-ID: <20051108093920.52429.qmail(a)web30503.mail.mud.yahoo.com> |Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 | |Dear Professionals, | |I would like to know if any one of you are |implemented/practicing RFID for circulation in your |libraries. |I would like to implement RFID in our Library. | |with regards, | |Yogesh Modi | | |============================ |YOGESH MODI, STA 'B' |TIRC, SSPL |Ministry of Defence, DRDO |Lucknow Road, Timarpur, Delhi - 54 |Phone 91-11-23960640 (Off.) |======================

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cd servers or equivalent technology
by K A. Sardesai 10 Nov '05

10 Nov '05

Dear kshema prakash, I the undersigned is using CD Server for our intranet display of Cds and it is a best service .I think you may also call these people as per your requirements and conditions and if found suitable just go for it . Tulsient Information Systems Pvt Ltd,Timmy Arcade, Makwana Road, Marol,Andheri (East) Mumbai 400 059 Tel No 2851 5955 Fax 2851 8363; sanjays(a)tulsient.com; www.tuisient.com Regards and best wishes kshipras

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Seminars on Usage Promotion of e-Information Resources - 2nd announcement
by Mailing List Manager 10 Nov '05

10 Nov '05

Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2005 17:33:11 +0530 From: mouna <mouna(a)informindia.co.in> Seminars on Usage Promotion of e-Information Resources E-Information Resources have become an integral part of the libraries and their user community. The major concern faced today by the LIS professionals and decision makers is the optimal usage of these e-Information resources. To discuss the issues related to User Awareness and Training for usage promotion, Informatics alongwith Springer, Taylor & Francis, Annual Reviews and IEE Inspec is organizing seminars in different parts of the country. Cochin November 11,2005 Pune November 14,2005 Bhubaneswar November 16,2005 Chandigarh November 18,2005 The Program Structure: Keynote on Seminar Topic Panel Debates on issues related to the topic focusing on the following areas: 1.Level & Type of User education & training for different e-resources *Resource specific training? *Institution specific training programs *Group & Consortia targeted training programs 2.Training Manpower *Who should be providing the training? *Library/Institution Staff *Vendor *Joint initiative of both? 3.Training Infrastructure, Course Material Development, Costs & Budgets 4.Internal Marketing for Usage Promotion *Training Vs Awareness (Promotion) 5.Usage Models & Analysis *COUNTER - Counting Online Usage of Networked Electronic Resources 6.Information Needs & Usage Levels *Do our users feel the need for information and its quick access/availability on a scale comparable to developed world? *Impact of education and research culture/quality on usage promotion. You are invited to register online (www.informindia.co.in) and submit your questions for the Panel Debate. REGISTRATION is FREE. For more details you can also write to us at events(a)informindia.co.in or contact: Amit Verma Product Marketing Manager Informatics (India) Limited 337, Karuna Complex, 3rd Floor, Sampige Road, Malleswaram Bangalore 560003, India Phone: 91 80 23365940 Mobile: 91 98459 41610 www.informindia.co.in

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First Workshop on EPrints and LIS
by Subbiah Arunachalam 09 Nov '05

09 Nov '05

Friends: Please visit this page for full text of papers presented at a recent conference on open access to LIS papers, held at CERN, Geneva. http://www.aepic.it/conf/papers.php?cf=4 Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam]

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ACRL supports OA
by Subbiah Arunachalam 09 Nov '05

09 Nov '05

Friends: Here is an item from Peter Suber's blog. Arun ---- ACRL journal now OA with six-month embargo The ACRL has announced that new issues of College & Research Libraries will be available free online after a six month embargo. From yesterday's press release: The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) is pleased to announce that its scholarly research journal College & Research Libraries is available free of charge in PDF format on the ACRL website six months after publication. Retrospective issues now are available through volume 58 (1997). "The editorial board is delighted that the journal is freely available in its electronic form, said William Gray Potter, editor of College & Research Libraries. This new arrangement will benefit both the authors and the readers by making the articles more widely available. Exposing the content to Internet search engines will also make it easier to find and read the articles. At the same time, we are committed to preserving the rigorous review process that has served ACRL and the profession well over the past sixty-six years." ACRL supports open access to scholarship as a principle for reform in the system of scholarly communication. In addition to this new access to College & Research Libraries, ACRL encourages author self-archiving of its published articles in both institutional and disciplinary repositories. College & Research Libraries is a premier journal for research related to academic libraries, said ACRL Scholarly Communication Committee Chair Ray English. Making the contents of the journal openly accessible, following a six-month delay, will be of great benefit to practicing academic librarians and researchers, and it will also help authors increase the impact of their work. This move underscores ACRL's strong commitment to access to scholarly research. Permanent link to this post Posted by Peter Suber at 11/09/2005 04:51:00 PM.

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[Fwd: Current Science Special Section on Citation Indexing]
by Subbiah Arunachalam 09 Nov '05

09 Nov '05

Friends: Subject: Special Section in Current Science on 50 years of Citation Indexing Current Science dated 10th November 2005 has come out (saw it on the web about an hour back) and contains a Special Section on "50 Years of Citation Indexing". You can see it on the web at http://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/nov102005/contents.htm It contains ten articles on various aspects of citation indexing, its origins, present status, WOS and its competitiors and a colour advertisement on WOS. The articles are interesting not only to know the developments of WOS, Garfield's views on various issues pertaining to indexing and his seminal papers published in 1955 in "Science". Arun, who put together this special section, has contributed a short introduction ("In this issue"). Please spread the word. Happy reading. With best wishes A Ratnakar New Delhi

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Re: [bytesforall_readers] Fwd: Re: [GKD] $100 Laptop World-wide
by Subbiah Arunachalam 09 Nov '05

09 Nov '05

Dell has already come up with a $99 computer and it has received an excellent review, especially about the speed of net surfing. Those of you who have actually used one of these machines, please tell us how good it is. And how can we get it into rural communities in the developing world? Any ideas? Arun > HI everyone fromp the pacific coast of the US and in > france and India, and Bengladesh, and east africa.. > > what about a keyboard devanagari keyboard, and a tamil > one ? talking about hardware,.. > > questions and comments welcome > > francois > > --- Jim Forster <forster(a)cisco.com> wrote: > >> From: Jim Forster <forster(a)cisco.com> >> Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 12:08:06 -0800 >> Subject: Re: [GKD] $100 Laptop World-wide Education >> Initiative >> To: gkd(a)milhouse.edc.org >> >> Dear Colleagues, >> >> There's a lot be excited about Negroponte's $100 One >> Laptop per Child >> idea but we also need to think about some of the >> issues that present ... > > more info about me > > http://www.croctrack.org.nz/ > http://pro.wanadoo.fr/capdebleu > http://lechallengeducap.blogspot.com > http://quantumaccomodation.blogspot.com > > cap de bleu > 6 rue emile zola 83000 telo martius france > tel 33 (0)4 94 90 96 52 > > francois a leca > 210 1/2 barranca ave 93109 santa barbara california usa > > member of bpdws.org and fmes-france.org > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> > Most low income households are not online. Help bridge the digital divide > today! > http://us.click.yahoo.com/cd_AJB/QnQLAA/TtwFAA/C7EolB/TM > --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bytesforall_readers/ > > <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > bytesforall_readers-unsubscribe(a)yahoogroups.com > > <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > >

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Website security
by T.V. Prafulla Chandra 09 Nov '05

09 Nov '05

Dear All, I would like to know the best practices for making a website secure. I wish to have the options 'display' and 'print' but not 'save' or 'download' for my web pages. To put it in simple terms, I do not wish the user to download and save the electronic files relating to my website. Thank you in advance for your help. Sincerely T.V. Prafulla Chandra --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NISC Export Services Pvt. Ltd. (an affiliate of NISC International, Inc. USA) S-1 Ballad Estates, St.Ann's School Road, Tarnaka, Hyderabad 500 017 Andhra Pradesh, India - Tel:+91 40 27001517 Tel/Fax:+91 40 27002538 WWW.NISC.COM A company in service to NISC worldwide. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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On OA in Canada - 1
by Subbiah Arunachalam 08 Nov '05

08 Nov '05

BCLA comment for the SSHRC consultation on OA The British Columbia Library Association has publicly released its October 27 comment for the SSHRC consultation on OA. Excerpt (Thanks to Peter Suber): Overall, our belief is that the results of SSHRC funded research should be immediately openly accessible, with perhaps some exceptions, such as monographs. Results of research should be placed in an institutional repository. SSHRC funding for journals should cover all peer review, administration and manuscript preparation costs, but not costs associated with distribution. SSHRC funding for journals should be limited to fully open access journals....Whether funded by SSHRC or not, librarians are very actively engaged in open access. Many are depositing their articles in institutional repositories, or one of the two disciplinary repositories for Library and Information Sciences: E-LIS and D-LIST. Many are also publishing in open access journals. The British Columbia Library Association, in partnership with other library associations across the province, is in the process of developing a new, open access journal. Libraries and librarians are also leading the development of institutional repositories, as exemplified by the Canadian Association of Research Libraries Institutional Repository program.

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OA in Canada
by Subbiah Arunachalam 08 Nov '05

08 Nov '05

Friends: Here is an interesting article from the Toronto Star and it is of great relevance to scientists and scholars in India. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] --- http://www.michaelgeist.ca/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=1000 The Canadian Move Toward Open Access [Appeared in the Toronto Star on November 8, 2005 as What Good Are Ideas If You Lock Them Up?] Prime Minister Paul Martin' s decision to appoint Dr. Arthur Carty, the former head of the National Research Council, as Canada' s first national science advisor, clearly signaled the importance of research and development to the nation' s future economic prosperity. This month Dr. Carty sent a clear message of his own - scientific success increasingly depends upon fostering a "culture of sharing" based on open access models of communication that leveragwww.ue the Internet to disseminate research quickly and freely to all. The move toward an open access model represents a dramatic shift for the scientific and research communities. For decades, politicians and policy makers have emphasized greater intellectual property protections as the key to research success. As a result, Ottawa has regularly increased the level of copyright protection and is, in fact, facing renewed pressure to consider extending protection with new database rights and an extension in the term of copyright protection. It is no surprise that the primary winners under this approach have been the major scientific journal publishers. While researchers rarely receive compensation for their contributions, the publishers have enjoyed a financial windfall by charging thousands of dollars for journals filled with the free content generated with the financial support of the public purse through millions of dollars in research grants. To add to the frustration, the researchers are themselves the publishers' best customers - universities, supported by taxpayer dollars, spend millions on research only to buy back the results of that research with millions more for scientific journals. As Dr. Carty notes, the future success of scientific research depends upon changing this debilitating cycle. He argues that "an open-access philosophy is critical to the system' s success: if research findings and knowledge are to be built upon and used by other scientists, then this knowledge must be widely available on the web, not just stored in published journals that are often expensive and not universally available." The movement towards open access is taking hold in many countries around the globe. The National Institute of Health in the United States and the Wellcome Trust in the United Kingdom have both announced that all of their funded research must be housed in archives that are available to other scientists and the general public. Moreover, last year a UK Parliamentary Committee recommended open access in a report titled "Scientific Publications: Free For All?." Open access has also attracted increasing attention from individual scientists. Several years ago more than 34,000 scientists in 180 countries called on publishers to make primary research articles available through online libraries, while the 2003 Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities encouraged scientists to publish in open access journals. Private sector initiatives have similarly embraced open access. The Public Library of Science, founded in 2000, has emerged as one of the leading scientific publishers, attracting contributions from leaders in many scientific fields seeking to publish under an open access model. Similarly, the Creative Commons initiative, which facilitates more limited copyright controls over content, has experienced an explosive increase in the number of works under its licenses. Now searchable through both Yahoo and Google, more than 60 million works including books, music, and films, have adopted Creative Commons licenses. In Canada, the Social Science and Humanities Research Council, a leading federal granting agency, has become the first such agency to commit to open access for federally funded research. The SSHRC, which just concluded a public consultation on the issue, plans to ensure that all funded research will be freely available online in full text. As Dr. Carty acknowledges, a culture of sharing will require "a new mindset among researchers, administrators, governments and in some cases companies - everyone involved in the creation and dissemination of knowledge." This is certainly true of politicians. Dr. Carty notes that regulatory frameworks, presumably including copyright, may require change. Yet rather than facilitating reforms that would benefit research and education, last week Canadian Heritage Minister Liza Frulla assured the House of Commons that Canada' s current copyright reform proposal "does not touch education." Across town, Industry Minister David Emerson used an address to the Canadian Club to rightly emphasize the need for national broadband connectivity and greater scholarship funding, yet he neglected to reference adoption of open access models to disseminate Canadian research. The failure to include policy reforms to facilitate the unlocking knowledge is an embarrassment. Canada has a world class Internet infrastructure and has experienced impressive growth in university based research and development. In fact, last week Statistics Canada reported that Canadian universities have also succeeded in greater commercialization of research initiatives with hundreds of spin-off companies that create new jobs and opportunities for all. If Canada is to maintain that growth, we should follow the advice of our new national science advisor. Science and research success depends on tearing down barriers, not erecting them. A national commitment to open access is the right place to start. Michael Geist holds the Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law at the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law. He can reached at mgeist(a)uottawa.ca or online at www.michaelgeist.ca.

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Open Document Fellowship
by Subbiah Arunachalam 08 Nov '05

08 Nov '05

Friends: Please visit http://opendocumentfellowship.org/Main/HomePage, if you have not done so already. I have not had the time yet to go through this site. But soon I will. Arun Friends: Please visit http://opendocumentfellowship.org/Main/HomePage http://opendocumentfellowship.org/Main/HomePage , if you have not done so already. I have not had the time yet to go through this site. But soon I will. Arun

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Winners of MAKE - 2005
by Sreeharsha_Gopalakrishna＠i2.com 08 Nov '05

08 Nov '05

FYI Pls ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The winners of the 8th annual Global Most Admired Knowledge Enterprises (MAKE) study, conducted by Teleos in association with The KNOW Network, have been announced. This year the following organizations have been recognized as 2005 Global MAKE Winners (in alphabetical order): - Accenture - BMW - BP - Buckman Laboratories - Dell - Ernst & Young - General Electric - Google - IBM - Infosys Technologies - McKinsey & Company - Microsoft - Nokia - PricewaterhouseCoopers - Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) - Samsung Group - Siemens - Sony - 3M - Toyota - Wipro Technologies To obtain your free Executive Summary of the "2005 Global MAKE Report," contact Teleos at e-mail: make_information(a)mac.com The 2005 MAKE reports - Asia, Europe, India, Japan, North America and Global - are available from Teleos either individually or as a set. Each report contains MAKE rankings, key findings, best knowledge practices, leaders by business sectors, trends, and profiles of winners. For more information on purchasing the MAKE Reports, contact: teleos(a)mac.com Best wishes Rory Chase Managing Director Teleos Tel: +44 1234 314197 Fax: +44 1234 308824 E-mail: teleos(a)mac.com Website: http://www.knowledgebusiness.com -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Google Advance Search: A way out of Copyright issues
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 08 Nov '05

08 Nov '05

Dear Friends Many of you must be using Google. Google Advanced Search has one extra option now. It is under Usage Rights. There are three options (drop down menu) here. If you choose the last one here ("can be freely modified, adapted or built upon"), the results would contain items or pages that are free of copyright problem. This is one way of making sure that we do not unknowingly infringe upon others copyright -- that is if we bother 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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Blogging Competition at DLIS, Mysore
by N.S. Harinarayana 08 Nov '05

08 Nov '05

Blogs have taken the world by storm. Blogs and RSS (Real Simple Syndication/Rich Site Summary) feeds and their applications in libraries are increasing exponentially. These applications range from current awareness type of settings in keeping up-to-date with new information, table of contents alerts of journal articles, feeds based on a research query in electronic databases, and news alerts from different subject areas. To introduce the students to the world of blogs, the Department of Library and Information Science (DLIS), University of Mysore, Mysore has organised a unique competition called �Express Yourself Online�. The modus operandi of the competition is as follows: � Students have to create their own blogs in Google blogger. � They have post their thoughts for a fortnight period starting from November 1, 2005. They can write on any topic of their choice. � Students can post as many entries as they wish during this period. � Two judges will be visiting these blogs frequently and provide suitable tips to individual bloggers. � Two best student bloggers will receive prizes. The links for the student blogs are available at http://nsharinarayana.blogspot.com . The judges of the competition have also created their blogs for this purpose and they are available at http://1ofthejudge.blogspot.com and http://2ndjudge.blogspot.com . LIS-FORUM members may visit these blogs and give comments. The two objectives of this competition are to induce some element of online culture in the students and to provide opportunity to express their thoughts freely. We feel that writing skills of students may be improved to some extent through this competition. The blogging competition is one of the events organized by Mysore University Library and Information Science Students Association (MULISSA). -- N.S.Harinarayana Ph.D Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore Manasagangotri, Mysore 570 006 Ph: 2419393

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Call for Registration: IEEE Symposium(2005) - Emerging Trends in Wireless Networks
by Raju, MJM 08 Nov '05

08 Nov '05

Hello Can you please circulate this attached notice about the IEEE Annual Symposium on Wireless Networks. Thanks in advance. Raju MJM ________________________________________ MJM Raju Librarian Siemens Public Communication Networks Pvt. Ltd. Division: Siemens Communication Software 10th Floor, Raheja Towers, MG Road, Bangalore - 560 001 Phone : -91-080-25062245 (Direct) : -91-080-25062000 (Extn. 2245) FAX : -91-080-25594369 Mailto:Raju.MJM@Siemens.Com IEEE Bangalore Section: 14th Annual Symposium - 2005 "Emerging Trends in Wireless Networks" November 24-25, 2005 Hotel Capitol, Bangalore, India Wireless is the latest buzz in the industry, with mobile subscriptions overtaking the fixed network subscriptions in many places. Wireless is no longer just synonymous with voice communication; wireless data networks are catching the industry imagination. Wi-fi, Wi-MAX networks are now a reality and are increasing the user base enabling further extensions. Newer technologies like Wireless Sensor networks; Mobile Adhoc networks (MANETs), RFID are expanding the scope of wireless networks. This progress in network evolution demands enhanced architectures, optimal network management, newer protocols throwing open challenges for experts. IEEE Bangalore Section Annual Symposium 2005 will offer opportunities for students and professionals to delve in to the intricacies of the heterogeneous wireless networks and the emerging applications and services they deliver in the following sessions: * Emerging Wireless Networks * Emerging Network Management Systems * Emerging Mobile Device Technologies * Emerging Wireless Services Symposium also offers Industry invited talks on future trends in Wireless networks by technology leaders from Intel, Siemens, Motorola, Lucent, IBM , Infosys, ADC -Krone, D-link, etc. IEEE Bangalore section invites all interested ( members and other professionals) in this topic to attend the symposium without fail. Please check the Bangalore section website for up-to-date information: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/r10/bangalore/ <http://www.ewh.ieee.org/r10/bangalore/> (also available in the attachments) Symposium Fees * IEEE Members: Rs. 800* * Other Participants: Rs. 1000 * IEEE Student Members: Rs. 400* * Other Student Participants: Rs. 500 * On producing the membership proof (IEEE Membership card) Registration includes coffee/Tea & lunch on both days of the Symposuim. Registration Details: The registration form and fee must be sent to the Convener of the Symposium at the address given below. Mode of payment would be Cash at Venue/DD/Local-cheque (Outstation cheques will not be accepted). The cheque or draft should be drawn on 'IEEE Bangalore Section', Payable at Bangalore (DONOT draw cheque in the name of convenor or Ravikiran. A etc). Every one, including authors/paper presenters are required to register. Advance registration before 5:00 PM, 20 November 2005 is necessary even in case you wish to pay by cash on the venue (e-mail the registration form to Ravikiran.A(a)gmail.com ). Otherwise mail the Registration Form along with the DD/Cheque to: Ravikiran A Program Manager - Software Development Siemens Public Communication Networks Pvt. Ltd 2nd Floor, S.N Building 1, M.G Road Bangalore 560001 Email :Ravikiran.A@Gmail.com Tel :+91-80-25062146 (Direct) , +91-9844350587 (Mob) Fax :+91-80-25062406 Please note that we do not undertake accommodation and transport arrangements. Please register for participation in the symposium on or before 20-November-2005, by sending the registration form attached through e-mail to block the seats. Corporate Support: Main Sponsors: SIEMENS(Siemens Public Communication Networks Pvt. Ltd) Co-Sponsors: ISRO Hello� � Can you please circulate this attached notice about the�IEEE Annual Symposium on Wireless Networks. � Thanks in advance. Raju MJM ________________________________________ MJM Raju Librarian Siemens Public Communication Networks Pvt. Ltd. Division: Siemens Communication Software 10th Floor, Raheja Towers, MG Road, Bangalore - 560 001 Phone : -91-080-25062245 (Direct) �� : -91-080-25062000 (Extn. 2245) FAX�� : -91-080-25594369 mailto:Raju.MJM@Siemens.Com Mailto:Raju.MJM@Siemens.Com � IEEE Bangalore Section: 14th Annual Symposium - 2005 "Emerging Trends in Wireless Networks" November 24-25, 2005 Hotel Capitol, Bangalore, India Wireless is the latest buzz in the industry, with mobile subscriptions overtaking the fixed network subscriptions in many places. Wireless is no longer just synonymous with voice communication; wireless data networks are catching the industry imagination. Wi-fi, Wi-MAX networks are now a reality and are increasing the user base enabling further extensions. Newer technologies like Wireless Sensor networks; Mobile Adhoc networks (MANETs), RFID are expanding the scope of wireless networks. This progress in network evolution demands enhanced architectures, optimal network management, newer protocols throwing open challenges for experts. IEEE Bangalore Section Annual Symposium 2005 will offer opportunities for students and professionals to delve in to the intricacies of the heterogeneous wireless networks and the emerging applications and services they deliver in the following sessions: Emerging Wireless Networks Emerging Network Management Systems Emerging Mobile Device Technologies Emerging Wireless Services Symposium also offers Industry invited talks on future trends in Wireless networks by technology leaders from Intel, Siemens, Motorola, Lucent, IBM , Infosys, ADC -Krone, D-link, etc. IEEE Bangalore section invites all interested ( members and other professionals)�in this topic to attend the symposium without fail. � Please check the Bangalore section website for up-to-date information: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/r10/bangalore/ http://www.ewh.ieee.org/r10/bangalore/ ( also available in the attachments) Symposium Fees IEEE Members: Rs. 800* Other Participants: Rs. 1000 IEEE Student Members: Rs. 400* Other Student Participants: Rs. 500 * On producing the membership proof (IEEE Membership card) Registration includes coffee/Tea & lunch on both days of the Symposuim. Registration Details: The registration form and fee must be sent to the Convener of the Symposium at the address given below. Mode of payment would be Cash at Venue/DD/Local-cheque (Outstation cheques will not be accepted). The cheque or draft should be drawn on 'IEEE Bangalore Section', Payable at Bangalore (DONOT draw cheque in the name of convenor or Ravikiran. A etc). Every one, including authors/paper presenters are required to register. Advance registration before 5:00 PM, 20 November 2005 is necessary even in case you wish to pay by cash on the venue (e-mail the registration form to mailto:Ravikiran.A@gmail.com Ravikiran.A(a)gmail.com ). Otherwise mail the Registration Form along with the DD/Cheque to: Ravikiran A Program Manager - Software Development Siemens Public Communication Networks Pvt. Ltd 2nd Floor, S.N Building 1, M.G Road Bangalore 560001 Email �: mailto:Ravikiran.A@Gmail.com Ravikiran.A(a)Gmail.com Tel � �:+91-80-25062146 (Direct) , +91-9844350587 (Mob) Fax � �:+91-80-25062406 Please note that we do not undertake accommodation and transport arrangements. Please register for participation in the symposium on or before 20-November-2005, by sending the registration form attached through e-mail to block the seats. Corporate Support: Main Sponsors: SIEMENS(Siemens Public Communication Networks Pvt. Ltd) Co-Sponsors: ISRO

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Seminar on Information Requirements of Today's User - reg
by Arunachalam Hariharan 08 Nov '05

08 Nov '05

Seminar on Information Requirements of Today's User Jointly Organized By Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS) (Chennai Chapter) & B S A Crescent Engineering College, Chennai Date 12.11.2005 Time 9.30 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. Venue Convention Centre - Seminar Hall B S A Crescent Engineering College, Vandalur, Chennai - 600 048 Programme Schedule 08.30-09.30 AM Registration 09.30-11.00 A M Inaugural session and keynote address Changing dimensions of Library services 11.00-11.15 AM Tea Break 11.15-12.10 PM Technical Session I Web resources in various disciplines 12.10-01.00 AM Technical Session II Information requirements of today's user in the digital world 01.00-02.00 PM Lunch Break 02.00-02.45 PM Technical Session III Information literacy programmes for today's users 02.45-03.30 PM Technical Session IV Training the LIS professionals to meet the demands of today's users 03.30-03.45 PM Tea Break 03.45-04.30 PM Technical Session V Building digital library resources for your users 04.30-05.00 PM Valediction Seminar Coordinator Mrs. V. Sakthi Regha Secretary, SALIS Chennai Chapter Fee: Rs. 100 for SALIS members and Rs. 150 for non-members Completed registration form(s) can be sent to (multiple copies can be Xeroxed): Mr. P. PANNEERSELVAM Librarian & Organizing Secretary B S A Crescent Engineering College G S T Road, Vandalur, Chennai - 600 048 Phone: 044 22751347/48/50 Mobile: 9841103912 E-mail: p panneer(a)yahoo.com Seminar brochure can be downloaded from salis website http://autolib-india.net/salis.html __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com

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Request for a book
by Yashwant G. Kanade 07 Nov '05

07 Nov '05

Dear Members, Could you kindly help me to get the following title? because it is out of print copy and not avaliable in market. If it is available any library please inform us. Title: Animal acoustic communication: Sound analysis and research methods by Hopp S L, Springer, 1998 With Regards Yashwant Kanade CES, IISc, Bangalore Ph. 23600985 / 22932506 E-106,107 kanade(a)ces.iisc.ernet.in

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GOOGLE PRINT PROGRAMME UNDER BOOK DIGITISATION PROJECT
by T R B Sarma 05 Nov '05

05 Nov '05

This is the information regarding Google Online Digitisation Programme: Google and four US libraries planned to unveil on 3rd November the first collection of thousands of mostly 19th century American literary and historical works as the Web search leader seeks to regain momentum for its project to put library books online. Harvard University, Stanford University, University of Michigan, and the New York Public Library have contributed US Civil War history books, Government documents, the writings of Henry James, and other books to the Google Print programme. The books were scanned by the company's book digitisation project and can be read in entirely at http://print.google.com. The text is searchable and users can save images of individual pages. TRB SARMA Librarian, ISEC Nagarabhavi, Bangalore. 560 072. E-mail : trbsarma(a)isec.ac.in Telephone: 080-23215468 Extn. 302 This is the information regarding Google Online Digitisation Programme : Google and four US libraries planned to unveil on 3rd November the first collection of thousands of mostly 19th century American literary and historical works as the Web search leader seeks to regain momentum for its project to put library books online. Harvard University, Stanford University, University of Michigan, and the New York Public Library have contributed US Civil War history books, Government documents, the writings of Henry James, and other books to the Google Print programme. The books were scanned by the company's book digitisation project and can be read in entirely at http://print.google.com http://print.google.com . The text is searchable and users can save images of individual pages. 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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[communaute-edm] documents in english
by Subbiah Arunachalam 05 Nov '05

05 Nov '05

Friends: Here is news about the book "Word Matters" - a collection of thirty essays by civil society activists -commissioned especially for distribution at the World Summit on the Information Society. Hope you find it interesting. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam]

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The new Unesco report
by Subbiah Arunachalam 05 Nov '05

05 Nov '05

Friends: Here is a 220-page report from UNESCO, Towards Knowledge Societies, well in time for distribution at WSIS, Tunis. http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001418/141843e.pdf It talks about the need for open access among other things. Please spread the word. Arun

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Unesco on knowledge societies
by Subbiah Arunachalam 04 Nov '05

04 Nov '05

Improving access to knowledge Knowledge versus information societies: UNESCO report takes stock of the difference, a press release dated yesterday. Excerpt: A UNESCO report launched today urges governments to expand quality education for all, increase community access to information and communication technology, and improve cross-border scientific knowledge-sharing, in an effort to narrow the digital and knowledge divides between the North and South and move towards a smart form of sustainable human development. Towards Knowledge Societies, launched in Paris today by UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura, also advocates...sharing environmental knowledge and developing statistical tools to measure knowledge and help policy makers define their priorities....The Report, opens a panorama that paints the future in both promising and disquieting tones, says the Director-General, promising because the potential offered by a rational and purposeful use of the new technologies offers real prospects for human and sustainable development and the building of more democratic societies; disquieting for the obstacles and snares along the way are all too real. One of the main obstacles, according to the Report, is the disparity in access to information and communication technology that has become known as the digital divide. Only 11 percent of the worlds population has access to the internet and 90 percent of those connected live in industrialized countries. This digital divide is itself the consequence of a more serious split. The knowledge divide, write the authors, today more than ever, separates countries endowed with powerful research and development potential, highly effective education systems and a range of public learning and cultural facilities, from nations with deficient education systems and research institutions starved of resources, and suffering as a result of the brain drain. Encouraging the development of knowledge societies requires overcoming these gaps, consolidating two pillars of the global information society that are still too unevenly guaranteed access to information for all and freedom of expression....The stakes are high, stresses the Report, for the cost of ignorance is greater than the cost of education and knowledge sharing. It argues in favour of societies that are able to integrate all their members and promote new forms of solidarity involving both present and future generations. Nobody, it states, should be excluded from knowledge societies, where knowledge is a public good, available to each and every individual. (PS: The report itself is not online, at least so far.)

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Re: Shouldn't Indian libraries join either the Open Content
by Subbiah Arunachalam 04 Nov '05

04 Nov '05

Dear Balki: I agree with you. The Digital Library Initiative (in India) should negotiate with Internet Archives (OCA) and Google with the backing of the Government of India. Please talk about these aspects in the session on Open Access at the Science Congress in H'bad. Google's trouble looks to be temporary. Most legal experts in the USA including Lawrence Lessig have opined that the law suits against Google filed by the Authors' Guild and five publishers are rather weak and that the verdict will be in favour of Google (fair use clause). Best wishes. Arun > > Dear Arun: I am right now with Brewster Kale and also the scientists - > Sullivan from Google- > India and China are planning to join the OCA- As you know the Internet > Archives are our partners - they also host the books under the million > books project- > all three of us - The MBP team, Google and OCA realized that we have > complimentary strengths- > We have the great edge because of - > CMU- IISc& Indian Universities, Egypt, Australia and China Universities- a > great research strength- what was displayed today is almost mind boggling > research by the MBP team- The out reach of OCA and the disseminating power > of Google- we have mnearly 170,000 books in India, 500,000 books in China > and 100,000 books between Alexandria and OCa - we are targetting to host 1 > Million books between all of us in a combined portal before next year > annual meeting- ne sinle Million books portal- > > As you know Google's respect for our efforts is very great- regarding all > libraries in India joining the OCA or Google - you must think twice- oogle > is in trouble already- the best is to let the DLI interact through the > government with outsiders instead of every library interacting with > outsiders- the national perspective will be lost- > We had done this before and wasted money like hell- every one holding a > consrtium and talking about diitization- let us not do this again and > waste ovt money- > > Regards > Balki > Dear Balki: >> >> I have a specific question for you, as you are a pioneer and the first >> in >> India to set up both an open access institutional archive for research >> papers (at IISc) and the Million Books Digial Library. >> >> Should not major Indian libraries join the Open Content Alliance >> (promoted >> by Brewster Kahle) and/ or the Google Library? Major western libraries >> are >> joining one or the other, but our libraries have some unique collections >> in the areas of philosophy, religion, literature in our own languages, >> some of them (e.g. Sanskrit and Tamil) older than all the western >> languages, indigenous systems of medicine, etc. >> >> Please take the lead and make our books widely known and read around the >> world. Generations of Indians will begrateful to you! NCSI could be the >> nodal point. I am sure the Knowledge Commission and the Department of >> Culture can be approached for any funds required. Microsoft (USA) has >> pledged to scan 150,000 books. May be you could ask Microsoft (India) >> and >> other IT majors to lend support. >> >> Best wishes. >> >> Arun >> [Subbiah Arunachalam] > >

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by Pranaykumar Dhiwar 04 Nov '05

04 Nov '05

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Microsoft in deal with British Library
by Sreeharsha_Gopalakrishna＠i2.com 04 Nov '05

04 Nov '05

Microsoft on Thursday announced a “strategic partnership” with the British Library that will allow the software group to digitise 25m pages of content - the equivalent of 100,000 books. http://news.ft.com/cms/s/b977c208-4cb3-11da-89df-0000779e2340.html Thanks Sreeharsha

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by Puna Das 03 Nov '05

03 Nov '05

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Open Course ware
by Subbiah Arunachalam 03 Nov '05

03 Nov '05

Friends: The institutions listed below have publicly committed to the open publication of their materials in "opencourseware" initiatives, and are devoting resources to support these OCW projects. Incidentally, OCW was started by MIT, Cambridge. Not a single Indian university has joined the Open Course Ware movement! If we have an Alliance of Taxpayers, we can demand our universities to provide free access to their course ware! Arun China Visit the portal page for 156 Chinese-university OCW projects, featuring the following universities a.. Peking University b.. Tsinghua University c.. Zhejiang University d.. Xi'an Jiaotong University e.. Central South University f.. Beijing Jiaotong University g.. Sichuan University h.. Beijing Normal University i.. Dalian University of Technology j.. Central Radio and Television University k.. Shanghai Jiaotong University l.. Nanjing University m.. Jilin University n.. Northwest Polytechnic University o.. Southeast University p.. Sun Yat-Sen University q.. Fudan University r.. Huazhong University of Science and Technology s.. Renmin University of China t.. Huazhong Agricultural University Japan Visit the portal page for the following Japanese-university OCW projects a.. Keio University b.. Kyoto University c.. Tokyo Institute of Technology d.. Osaka University e.. University of Tokyo f.. Waseda University United States a.. Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health b.. Tufts University c.. Utah State University Vietnam a.. Fulbright Economics Teaching Program OCW Friends: The institutions listed below have publicly committed to the open publication of their materials in opencourseware initiatives, and are devoting resources to support these OCW projects. Incidentally, OCW was started by MIT, Cambridge. Not a single Indian university has joined the Open Course Ware movement! If we have an Alliance of Taxpayers, we can demand our universities to provide free access to their course ware! Arun China Visit the portal page for http://cnq.ocw.cn/ 156 Chinese-university OCW projects , featuring the following universities Peking University Tsinghua University Zhejiang University Xi'an Jiaotong University Central South University Beijing Jiaotong University Sichuan University Beijing Normal University Dalian University of Technology Central Radio and Television University Shanghai Jiaotong University Nanjing University Jilin University Northwest Polytechnic University Southeast University Sun Yat-Sen University Fudan University Huazhong University of Science and Technology Renmin University of China Huazhong Agricultural University Japan Visit the portal page for the http://www.jocw.jp/ following Japanese-university OCW projects Keio University Kyoto University Tokyo Institute of Technology Osaka University University of Tokyo Waseda University United States http://ocw.jhsph.edu/ Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health http://ocw.tufts.edu/?WT.mc_id=Link1 Tufts University http://ocw.usu.edu/ Utah State University Vietnam http://ocw.fetp.edu.vn/fetpocw.cfm Fulbright Economics Teaching Program OCW

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request for article
by Yashwant G. Kanade 03 Nov '05

03 Nov '05

Respected Sir, I am in need of the following two papers. If you can help me find it, it would be of very great help. #1 Lack, D 1947. The significance of clutch size, I-II. Ibis, 89, 302-352. #2 Skutch, A.F 1949. Do tropical birds rear as many young as they can nourish? Ibis, 91, 430-435. Thank You Sir. -- R. Yuvaraj, Int. PhD in Biological Sciences, C/O Dr. Renee M Borges, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India. 560012 Phone +91-080-22933103

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OA and Copyright are compatible
by Sukhdev Singh 03 Nov '05

03 Nov '05

Dear Friends, I would like put forward a discussion between me and IJP editor on OA-India discussion forum. The comments by Dr. Peter Suber, an active advocate of OA, shows how OA and Copyright can be compatible with other. Please read all the emails. Thanks Sukhdev Singh, NIC. http://openmed.nic.in http://indmed.nic.in http://medind.nic.in ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Peter Suber <peters(a)earlham.edu> Date: Oct 31, 2005 10:09 PM Subject: Re: [oa-india] Re: OA To: Sukhdev Singh <esukhdev(a)gmail.com>, Discussion Group for Open Access Workshop India <oa-india(a)dgroups.org> Cc: harnad(a)uqam.ca, peters(a)earlham.edu Sukhdev's response is correct. But I can elaborate further if that would help. Copyright is only anathema to OA when it is in the hands of someone who will not consent to OA. But when it is in the hands of someone who *will* consent to OA, then copyright is the legal basis of OA. It's the proof that the OA copy is not infringing anyone's rights. OA can be based on the absence of copyright (the public domain) or on copyright-holder consent. It's not limited to the former. For my own writings, I assert both the copyright and my consent to OA in order to answer all doubts about their status. The copyright statement means that I have the standing to authorize OA. The OA statement means that I have done so. In a similar way, Creative Commons licenses depend on copyright and do not bypass or abolish copyright. (Please feel free to forward this message to the OA-India list.) Best wishes, Peter Peter Suber Open Access Project Director, Public Knowledge Research Professor of Philosophy, Earlham College Author, SPARC Open Access Newsletter Editor, Open Access News blog http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/ peter.suber(a)earlham.edu At 05:06 AM 10/28/2005, Sukhdev Singh wrote: >In the copyright statement, "This is an open-access document" is >important. Which means that document can be further be distributed "as >such" along with copy-right notice. > >Please someone correct me if I am wrong. > >CC: harnad(a)uqam.ca and peters(a)earlham.edu for their comments. > >--Sukhdev Singh, NIC. >http://openmed.nic.in > > >On 10/28/05, R.Raveendran <ravee(a)jipmer.edu> wrote: > > Sukhdev > > > > There is a copyright statement at the bottom ("Copyright (c) 2004-2005, > > Peter Suber. This is an open-access document"). I thought copyright is > > anathema to OA and I am surprised the key protagonist of OA could not do > > without copyright!!!!!!! (Perhaps I need more lessons on OA). > > > > By the way, if I want to publish this write up (in toto) in the IJP, should > > I get permission from the copyright owner? > > > > R.Raveendran > > Chief Editor, IJP > > [IJP is a free access journal; not an OA journal] > > > > > > > > At 12:16 PM 10/26/2005, you wrote: > > >I am enclosing the contents of the link by Peter Suber on . Which > > >would be useful for anyone new to OA. Hope others won't mind. > > > > > >--Sukhdev Singh, NIC. http://openmed.nic.in > > > > > >http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/brief.htm > > > > > >A Very Brief Introduction to Open Access > > > by Peter Suber > > > > > > Open-access (OA) literature is digital, online, free of charge, > > >and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions. What makes it > > >possible is the internet and the consent of the author or > > >copyright-holder. > > > > > > In most fields, scholarly journals do not pay authors, who can > > >therefore consent to OA without losing revenue. In this respect > > >scholars and scientists are very differently situated from most > > >musicians and movie-makers, and controversies about OA to music and > > >movies do not carry over to research literature. > > > > > > OA is entirely compatible with peer review, and all the major OA > > >initiatives for scientific and scholarly literature insist on its > > >importance. Just as authors of journal articles donate their labor, so > > >do most journal editors and referees participating in peer review. > > > > > > OA literature is not free to produce, even if it is less expensive > > >to produce than conventionally published literature. The question is > > >not whether scholarly literature can be made costless, but whether > > >there are better ways to pay the bills than by charging readers and > > >creating access barriers. Business models for paying the bills depend > > >on how OA is delivered. > > > > > > There are two primary vehicles for delivering OA to research > > >articles: OA journals and OA archives or repositories. > > > > > > * OA archives or repositories do not perform peer review, but > > >simply make their contents freely available to the world. They may > > >contain unrefereed preprints, refereed postprints, or both. Archives > > >may belong to institutions, such as universities and laboratories, or > > >disciplines, such as physics and economics. Authors may archive their > > >preprints without anyone else's permission, and a majority of journals > > >already permit authors to archive their postprints. When archives > > >comply with the metadata harvesting protocol of the Open Archives > > >Initiative, then they are interoperable and users can find their > > >contents without knowing which archives exist, where they are located, > > >or what they contain. There is now open-source software for building > > >and maintaining OAI-compliant archives and worldwide momentum for > > >using it. The costs of an archive are negligible: some server space > > >and a fraction of the time of a technician. > > > > > > * OA journals perform peer review and then make the approved > > >contents freely available to the world. Their expenses consist of peer > > >review, manuscript preparation, and server space. OA journals pay > > >their bills very much the way broadcast television and radio stations > > >do: those with an interest in disseminating the content pay the > > >production costs upfront so that access can be free of charge for > > >everyone with the right equipment. Sometimes this means that journals > > >have a subsidy from the hosting university or professional society. > > >Sometimes it means that journals charge a processing fee on accepted > > >articles, to be paid by the author or the author's sponsor (employer, > > >funding agency). OA journals that charge processing fees usually waive > > >them in cases of economic hardship. OA journals with institutional > > >subsidies tend to charge no processing fees. OA journals can get by on > > >lower subsidies or fees if they have income from other publications, > > >advertising, priced add-ons, or auxiliary services. Some institutions > > >and consortia arrange fee discounts. Some OA publishers waive the fee > > >for all researchers affiliated with institutions that have purchased > > >an annual membership. There's a lot of room for creativity in finding > > >ways to pay the costs of a peer-reviewed OA journal, and we're far > > >from having exhausted our cleverness and imagination. > > > > > > For a longer introduction, with live links for further reading, > > >see my Open Access Overview, > > >http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/overview.htm. > > > > > >First put online December 29, 2004. > > > > > >This introduction is also available in Bangla, Catalan, Czech, Dutch, > > >French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Slovenian, Spanish and > > >Ukrainian. I welcome other translations. > > > > > >Peter Suber > > >Open Access Project Director, Public Knowledge > > >Research Professor of Philosophy, Earlham College > > >Senior Researcher, SPARC > > >peters(a)earlham.edu > > > > > >Copyright (c) 2004-2005, Peter Suber. This is an open-access document.

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Shouldn't Indian libraries join either the Open Content Alliance or the Google Library?
by Subbiah Arunachalam 03 Nov '05

03 Nov '05

Dear Balki: I have a specific question for you, as you are a pioneer and the first in India to set up both an open access institutional archive for research papers (at IISc) and the Million Books Digial Library. Should not major Indian libraries join the Open Content Alliance (promoted by Brewster Kahle) and/ or the Google Library? Major western libraries are joining one or the other, but our libraries have some unique collections in the areas of philosophy, religion, literature in our own languages, some of them (e.g. Sanskrit and Tamil) older than all the western languages, indigenous systems of medicine, etc. Please take the lead and make our books widely known and read around the world. Generations of Indians will begrateful to you! NCSI could be the nodal point. I am sure the Knowledge Commission and the Department of Culture can be approached for any funds required. Microsoft (USA) has pledged to scan 150,000 books. May be you could ask Microsoft (India) and other IT majors to lend support. Best wishes. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] Dear Balki: I have a specific question for you, as you are a pioneer and the first in India to set up both an open access institutional archive for research papers (at IISc) and the Million Books Digial Library. Should not major Indian libraries join the Open Content Alliance (promoted by Brewster Kahle) and/ or the Google Library? Major western libraries are joining one or the other, but our libraries have some unique collections in the areas of philosophy, religion, literature in our own languages, some of them (e.g. Sanskrit and Tamil) older than all the western languages, indigenous systems of medicine, etc. Please take the lead and make our books widely known and read around the world. Generations of Indians will begrateful to you! NCSI could be the nodal point. I am sure the Knowledge Commission and the Department of Culture can be approached for any funds required. Microsoft (USA) has pledged to scan 150,000 books. May be you could ask Microsoft (India) and other IT majors to lend support. Best wishes. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam]

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(no subject)
by Subbiah Arunachalam 02 Nov '05

02 Nov '05

UNESCO endorses OA On September 22, UNESCO adopted Amendments to the Draft Programme and Budget for 2006-2007 that have the effect of endorsing OA. (Thanks to Heather Morrison.) Excerpt: [UNESCO] Requests the Member States (a) to foster through the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) dissemination of the principles of open access; (b) to foster dissemination of the principles of open access, particularly in universities; (c) to promote developing countries open access to archives for the sake of spreading scientific know-how; Invites the Director-General (a) to assess the feasibility of creating a database on existing open access initiatives worldwide and to report at the forthcoming sessions of the Executive Board and the General Conference on the progress of open access strategies throughout the world; (b) to promote a network of national working groups with a view to fostering open access in their universities, to cooperate internationally in initiatives and projects on the subject of open access, and to promote the training of experts for cooperation in the publication of and open access to texts free of charge.

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Regarding Bibliogrphy compilation on Museology
by Rehan Siddiqui 02 Nov '05

02 Nov '05

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[Fwd: Alliance for Taxpayer Access]
by Subbiah Arunachalam 01 Nov '05

01 Nov '05

---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: Alliance for Taxpayer Access From: "Subbiah Arunachalam" <subbiah.arunachalam(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, November 1, 2005 7:56 pm To: arun(a)mssrf.res.in nvjoshi(a)ces.iisc.ernet.in ratnakar(a)informindia.co.in dksahu(a)medknow.com franc(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in balki(a)serc.iisc.ernet.in shaddy.shadrach(a)oneworld.net -------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Bowdoin joins the ATA* The Bowdoin College Library <http://www.bowdoin.edu/> has joined<http://www.taxpayeraccess.org/member.html>the Alliance for Taxpayer Access <http://www.taxpayeraccess.org/>. (PS: If your US-based university, library, or non-profit organization has not joined the ATA, please recommend it. The ATA is a major force in OA advocacy in the US.) ---- We should promote an Alliance for Taxpayer Access in India! Especially with the Right to Information Act and the many initiatives in the area of e-governance, such an Alliance will be of great relevance. The Alliance can also promote OA to publicly funded research. Please forward this mail to others who might be interested in such an Alliance Arun

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OA for developing countries and public health
by Subbiah Arunachalam 31 Oct '05

31 Oct '05

The case for OA is powerfully argued in an article in PLoS Pathology. Arun ---- OA for developing countries and public health Josefina Coloma and Eva Harris, Open-Access Science: A Necessity for Global Public Health, PLoS Pathogens, October 2005. Excerpt: The world of scientific research and scholarly publishing is undergoing a profound transformation in large part due to the rapid development of information and communication technologies. The Internet and the advent of faster networking capabilities now allow virtually unlimited access to information, remote data gathering, real-time integration of data into databases and models, and online purchasing of research supplies. At the same time, it has opened new possibilities for researchers to communicate with colleagues and with the society in general. However, although some investigators in the developing world are keeping pace with this new reality, the majority are largely excluded from this transformation because of their limited access to scientific information. Particularly relevant to the area of pathogen research, the vast majority of infectious diseases in humans, animals, and plants occurs in the developing world, and efficient communication between local scientists in developing countries and the global community will facilitate advances in knowledge and control of these pathogens. Here we discuss open access and socially responsible philosophies in relation to scientific training, publishing, and intellectual property, and give examples of how we can help keep the developing world fully informed about these new models....In the developing world, scientists face a greater challenge to remain informed about the progress in their fields of research. Although they are disproportionately affected by infectious diseases, they are excluded from the relevant information that might help them cure, control, and manage the effects of these diseases....The first principle we should all support is that publicly funded research should be made publicly available through the most appropriate open-access channel. Funding agencies and reviewers need to give researchers credit, not penalize them, for efforts to publish in new open-access media. Even with strict peer review, new electronic journals will not immediately attain the same impact status as traditional print journals, but they will have a greater reach and a larger global influence. In fact, it has been shown that online accessibility increases the citation rate and, thus, the impact of a journal by 157%. This new online publishing venue might be the only way that scientists in the developing world conducting highly relevant research can make their data available to the world. It might also be the only means for them to obtain the most recent and relevant information for their research....We believe the whole spectrum of scientific endeavor should be as open access as possible, from training in laboratory and epidemiological techniques, proposal writing, and manuscript-writing skills to open-access publishing and socially responsible intellectual property policies. In this way, a new door of opportunity can be opened so that the fruits of our scientific breakthroughs are disseminated worldwide and benefit global public health.

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(no subject)
by Subbiah Arunachalam 31 Oct '05

31 Oct '05

Friends: Here is one reason why we need to promote open access WORLDWIDE. Escalating prices of journals have led to cancellations of subscriptions even in affluent libraries. But physicists are by and large not affected because many of them adopted open access about 15 years ago! Arun ---- >From Peter Suber's blog of 31 October 2005 More on the pricing crisis Anna Norman, Cost of scientific journals 'staggering', The Daily (newspaper of the University of Washington at Seattle), October 31, 2005. Excerpt: Every quarter, students wonder how to pay for expensive textbooks. The rising costs of scientific and scholarly journals is creating the same problem for the UW libraries, said Timothy Jewell, head of Collection Management Services, which manages research databases and scholarly journals...."The prices of [the journals] are just staggering," said UW President Mark Emmert. "If you went down a list of some of these major journals, you would see series with four issues a year for over $8,000."...Jewell cited publisher consolidation as the primary reason for soaring prices. "A lot of the smaller publishers have been bought out by large, multinational corporations," he said. "The largest scientific, technical and health journal publisher, Elsevier, has been overtaking publishers for the last 10 years or so." With fewer companies dominating the market, journal prices have risen exponentially Despite an estimated 7 to 8 percent increase each year aimed at journal costs, the libraries' budget isn't keeping up with escalating expenses, Jewell said. "In years that we can't find the necessary funding to pay, we have to cancel our subscriptions to stay in budget," he said....Although the library staff has increased funding, there is no end to cancellations in sight, said Mel DeSart, head of the Engineering Library. "I've only been here for five and a half years, and I've already been through two cancellations," he said. "They are substantial cuts - we've cut thousands of titles over the last ten years."...Without major changes in the academic publishing market, Jewell said he isn't sure where the libraries will be a few years from now.

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ICSU calls for open access
by Subbiah Arunachalam 31 Oct '05

31 Oct '05

Friends: Here is a news report from SciDevNet. http://www.scidev.net/News/index.cfm?fuseaction=readNews&itemid=2435&langua… Arun ---- Global forum for free sharing of research data planned Wu Chong 24 October 2005 Source: SciDev.Net [SUZHOU] A forum to promote the free exchange of information in the global scientific community was proposed last week at the annual meeting of the International Council for Science (ICSU). The International Scientific Data and Information Forum or SciDIF would help ensure that scientists in poor countries can access information as easily as those in the North, said Roberta Balstad, chair of the ICSU Priority Area Assessment on Data and Information. Balsted stressed, however, that the forum is "only an idea so far". To take things further, ICSU will set up a committee that during the next three years will define how the forum should work. An ICSU report published on 20 October raises some of the issues. It recommends that all scientific data, whether produced commercially or through public-private partnership, should be provided free or at low cost for research and education purposes in both developed and developing countries. One way to make this possible, says Shuichi Iwata of the ICSU Committee on Data for Science and Technology (CODATA), would be through an open-access database. According to the report, the poor access scientists in low-income countries have to scientific publications makes it difficult for them to learn about research in other parts of the world, and to find an outlet for their own research results. Also, not all researchers in Africa and other poor regions have access to computers, says Balstad. Even those who have computers at research institutes face "exorbitant" costs in accessing information through the Internet and must put up with an unstable electric supply, said David Mbah, executive secretary of the Cameroon Academy of Sciences. Balstad also said it was also important for researchers in developed countries to be able to access information produced in developing countries. "Scientists in poorer countries can seldom build a strong digital database to facilitate the flow of information," she said. "So we place great emphasis on extending new technology, training and capability building in developing countries." Related SciDev.Net articles: Global disaster research programme launched International Council for Science opens Africa office UN meeting urged to back open access science Open access archiving: an idea whose time has come?

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Bangalore University Library Website
by Dr.P.V.Konnur 30 Oct '05

30 Oct '05

Dear Friends, Best wishes for Happy Diwali on behalf of Librarian and Staff of Bangalore University Library. I am happy to inform you all that, we have launched our Website on the Internet (for trial) today. You may access the same through the fallowing URL: http://202.141.128.125/index.htm Many of the links are yet to be connected. I desire to take your advise before I finalise my website. You can access the UGC-Infonet online journals and also search the Library online catalogue through the website. Your suggestions are most valuable to us. Please do not hesitate to criticise also, which will correct us effectively. Thanks, Konnur. Dr.P.V.Konnur, University Librarian, Bangalore University Library, Jnana Bharathi, Bangalore-560 056 Phone: o8o-22961131, 080-23215510 __________________________________ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com

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China wants be the cleverest
by Subbiah Arunachalam 29 Oct '05

29 Oct '05

Friends: Here is something very interesting. Sundar Sarukkai and Anitha may forward this to all participants of the NIAS conference on India's competitiveness and preparedness. This step is probably the result of the discussions the political leaders have been having with academics like Prof. Xue Lan, the public policy professor at Tshinghua University, which I mentioned in my talk. Thanks. Arun China's next great leap is to be the cleverest country By Howard French in Shanghai October 29, 2005 China wants to transform its top universities into the world's best within a decade, and is spending billions of dollars to woo big-name scholars and build first-class research laboratories in the latest bid to raise the country's profile as a great power. Having already pulled off one of the most remarkable expansions of education in modern times, increasing the number of undergraduates and people who hold doctoral degrees fivefold in 10 years, this latest model is simple. Recruit top foreign-trained Chinese and Chinese-American specialists, set them up in well-equipped labs, surround them with the brightest students and give them tremendous leeway. China is focusing on science and technology, areas that reflect the country's development needs but also reflect the preferences of an authoritarian system that restricts speech. The liberal arts often involve critical thinking about politics, economics and history, and China's government, which strictly limits public debate, has placed relatively little emphasis on achieving international status in those subjects. In fact, Chinese say - most often euphemistically and indirectly - that those very restrictions on academic debate could hamper efforts to create world-class universities. Nonetheless, the new confidence about entering the world's educational elite is heard among politicians and university administrators, students and professors. "Maybe in 20 years MIT will be studying Qinghua's example," said Rao Zihe, director of the Institute of Biophysics at Qinghua University, an institution that is renowned for its sciences and is regarded by many as China's finest university. "How long it will take to catch up can't be predicted, but in some respects we are already better than the Harvards today." When Andrew Chi-chih Yao, a Princeton professor who is recognised as one of the top computer scientists in the US, was approached by Qinghua University in Beijing last year to lead an advanced computer studies program, he did not hesitate. It did not matter that he would be leaving one of America's top universities for one that is little known outside China, or that after his birth in Shanghai, he was raised in Taiwan and spent his entire academic career in the US. He felt he could contribute to his fast-rising homeland. "Patriotism does have something to do with it, because I just cannot imagine going anywhere else, even if the conditions were equal," said Yao, who is 58. In only a generation, China has sharply increased the proportion of its college-age population in higher education, to roughly 20per cent now from 1.4per cent in 1978. But only Beijing University and a few other top Chinese institutions have been internationally recognised as superior. The biggest weakness, many Chinese academics indicated, is the lack of academic freedom. "The greatest thing we've done in the last 20 years is lift 200 million people out of poverty," said Xu Tian, a leading geneticist who teaches at Yale. "What China has not realised yet, though, if it truly wants to go to the next level, is to understand that numbers are not enough. "We need a new revolution to get us away from a culture that prizes becoming government officials. We must learn to reward real innovation, independent thought and genuine scholarly work." The New York Times Friends: Here is something very interesting. Sundar Sarukkai and Anitha may forward this to all participants of the NIAS conference on India's competitiveness and preparedness. This step is probably the result of the discussions the political leaders have been having with academics like Prof. Xue Lan, the public policy professor at Tshinghua University, which I mentioned in my talk. Thanks. Arun China's next great leap is to be the cleverest country By Howard French in Shanghai October 29, 2005 China wants to transform its top universities into the world's best within a decade, and is spending billions of dollars to woo big-name scholars and build first-class research laboratories in the latest bid to raise the country's profile as a great power. Having already pulled off one of the most remarkable expansions of education in modern times, increasing the number of undergraduates and people who hold doctoral degrees fivefold in 10 years, this latest model is simple. Recruit top foreign-trained Chinese and Chinese-American specialists, set them up in well-equipped labs, surround them with the brightest students and give them tremendous leeway. China is focusing on science and technology, areas that reflect the country's development needs but also reflect the preferences of an authoritarian system that restricts speech. The liberal arts often involve critical thinking about politics, economics and history, and China's government, which strictly limits public debate, has placed relatively little emphasis on achieving international status in those subjects. In fact, Chinese say - most often euphemistically and indirectly - that those very restrictions on academic debate could hamper efforts to create world-class universities. Nonetheless, the new confidence about entering the world's educational elite is heard among politicians and university administrators, students and professors. "Maybe in 20 years MIT will be studying Qinghua's example," said Rao Zihe, director of the Institute of Biophysics at Qinghua University, an institution that is renowned for its sciences and is regarded by many as China's finest university. "How long it will take to catch up can't be predicted, but in some respects we are already better than the Harvards today." When Andrew Chi-chih Yao, a Princeton professor who is recognised as one of the top computer scientists in the US, was approached by Qinghua University in Beijing last year to lead an advanced computer studies program, he did not hesitate. It did not matter that he would be leaving one of America's top universities for one that is little known outside China, or that after his birth in Shanghai, he was raised in Taiwan and spent his entire academic career in the US. He felt he could contribute to his fast-rising homeland. "Patriotism does have something to do with it, because I just cannot imagine going anywhere else, even if the conditions were equal," said Yao, who is 58. In only a generation, China has sharply increased the proportion of its college-age population in higher education, to roughly 20per cent now from 1.4per cent in 1978. But only Beijing University and a few other top Chinese institutions have been internationally recognised as superior. The biggest weakness, many Chinese academics indicated, is the lack of academic freedom. "The greatest thing we've done in the last 20 years is lift 200 million people out of poverty," said Xu Tian, a leading geneticist who teaches at Yale. "What China has not realised yet, though, if it truly wants to go to the next level, is to understand that numbers are not enough. "We need a new revolution to get us away from a culture that prizes becoming government officials. We must learn to reward real innovation, independent thought and genuine scholarly work." The New York Times http://www.smh.com.au/weekend http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/chinas-next-great-leap-is-to-be-the-clever…

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Corporate Card
by Monali Panchbhai 28 Oct '05

28 Oct '05

Dear Friends, I would like to know if any of our professionals are using corporate card for online purchasing. If then can Please guide me if there are any rules for the same, if anyone wants to have that for library on whose name it should be who should have control over it who is responsible of that generally who all are the authorised for same how it can be misused how to restrict any misuse what all cares should be taken while using the same also update me on any other information which you think will be helpful for me. Thanks to all of you, HAPPY DIWALI & PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR Regards, Monali Panchbhai Sr. Executive - Library & Documentation Odyssey Capital Pvt Ltd Mumbai

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UGC NET - LIS
by Saji S. Nair 28 Oct '05

28 Oct '05

Dear All, Dear All, These days, there is a sharp decline in the number of students clearing UGC NET for JRF/Lectureship in Library and Information Science. In many Universities, not even a single candidate is qualified in many occasions. Is this because of the lack of quality of LIS education in India OR UGC�s hard-line attitude towards this profession? It is a fact that job prospects our field, especially in the teaching arena is not at all encouraging. In such a situation, Why UGC is enforcing strict rules to restrict the qualified candidates? Regards Saji Trivandrum Kerala Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web!

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Scientific data circulation in an open environment
by Subbiah Arunachalam 28 Oct '05

28 Oct '05

Friends: we have open source software and open access to full texts of research papers. Now we have free data circulation in an open environment! "Free scientific data circulation within an open environment" - an interview with L. Romary, head of the newly created Scientific Information Directorate of the French National Center for Scientific Research. http://www.inist.fr/openaccess/article.php3?id_article=118 A brief interview available on INIST/CNRS website dedicated to the Open Access to scientific data issues. Arun

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Co-operation projects between India and Germany
by Seth, Renu 28 Oct '05

28 Oct '05

Dear Colleagues, I need to know, if you are aware of any partnership projects between India and Germany. E.g. between Indian and German libraries, Library Science Departments, Exchange programmes, or any other kind of continued co-operation between Indian and German Library and Information Science field. I am not refering to one time co-operation but a programme which is continuing for some time or will continue in future. I need this information urgently. In case you are aware of any such programmes, please get back to me as soon as possible. Any help in this regard is highly appreciated. With best regards Renu Seth Librarian In-Charge Max Mueller Bhavan Regional Information Centre & Library 3, Kasturba Gandhi Marg New Delhi 110001 Telephone +91-11-23329506 librarian.mmb(a)delhi.goethe.org www.goethe.de/newdelhi

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Dr. TBR Memorial Seminar on "Information Management in the Digital Era"
by Babu Rajendra 28 Oct '05

28 Oct '05

Dear All, This is a gentle reminder about the forthcoming seminar, "Information Management in the Digital Era", being organized under the aegis of Dr. TBR Memorial by NCSI-Net. This Seminar is being conducted for the benefit of student community of LIS profession. The response to the seminar by the student community has been very encouraging. We have already received the required number of confirmed registrations. Owing to the logistics problems, we have closed further registrations. We also have received overwhelming enquiries from the non-student community, too, for the possibility of their participation in the seminar. We appreciate the interest shown by the non-student community. As we have already received the required number of confirmed registrations from the student community, we regret to inform the non-student community that we will not be able to accommodate any non-student registrations. However, we are planning to organise a similar seminar in the near future for the benefit of the non-student community. The details will be announced later on this forum. For more information about the seminar, please visit: http://144.16.72.147/workshop Warm Regards, NCSI-NET coordinators ************************************************************************ 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/ ************************************************************************ Dr. TBR Memorial Seminar on "Information Management in the Digital Era" Dear All, This is a gentle reminder about the forthcoming seminar, "Information Management in the Digital Era", being organized under the aegis of Dr. TBR Memorial by NCSI-Net. This Seminar is being conducted for the benefit of student community of LIS profession. The response to the seminar by the student community has been very encouraging. We have already received the required number of confirmed registrations. Owing to the logistics problems, we have closed further registrations. We also have received overwhelming enquiries from the non-student community, too, for the possibility of their participation in the seminar. We appreciate the interest shown by the non-student community. As we have already received the required number of confirmed registrations from the student community, we regret to inform the non-student community that we will not be able to accommodate any non-student registrations. However, we are planning to organise a similar seminar in the near future for the benefit of the non-student community. The details will be announced later on this forum. For more information about the seminar, please visit: http://144.16.72.147/workshop http://144.16.72.147/workshop Warm Regards, NCSI-NET coordinators ************************************************************************ 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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Indiana Library
by Vyasamoorthy 28 Oct '05

28 Oct '05

Please read the trivia given below: The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building. Incidentally, is there a method to check out the truth of any trivia? Many seem to have arisen out of fertile imaginary minds. Vyasamoorthy ============== ============

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Stockholm Challenge Award 2006
by Mailing List Manager 27 Oct '05

27 Oct '05

Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2005 10:36:14 +0800 From: Yong Liu <liuyongaijiujiu(a)gmail.com> *Please circulate widely and apologies for cross-posting* I hope this will be of interest to you.If you have questions or comments, please contact Earl Mardle at earl.mardle(a)stockholmchallenge.se or Ulla Skid�n at ulla.skiden(a)stockholmchallenge.se. Best, Yong Liu ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Stockholm Challenge Award 2006 is open for entries <http://www.stockholmchallenge.se/news_right.asp?IdNr=150>THE STOCKHOLM CHALLENGE AWARD 2006 invites excellent ICT projects from all over the world to compete for the prestigious Challenge trophies. The Challenge is searching for the best initiatives that accelerate the use of information technology for the social and economic benefit of citizens and communities. The objective is to help local entrepreneurs, who work to close the digital divide, by bringing in research communities, development organisations and strong corporate initiatives. THE AWARDS WILL BE HANDED OUT IN SIX CATEGORIES <http://www.stockholmchallenge.se/show_facts.asp?IdNr=9>in the City Hall - on May 11, 2006. Special focus will be on projects in countries and regions with the greatest needs. There will also be an international Challenge conference in Stockholm on issues related to the role of ICTs in global development work. *THE AWARD IS OPEN FOR ENTRIES until December 31st 2005*. The application form <http://www.stockholmchallenge.se/omtavling_index.html>is easily accessible on the home page. The Stockholm Challenge is headquartered at the IT University <http://www.it-univ.se/?lang=en>- a joint initiative by KTH<http://www.kth.se/eng/>(The Royal Institute of Technology) and Stockholm University <http://www.su.se/english> . It is managed by a consortium that also includes the City of Stockholm, Ericsson and Sida, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency. For more information, please contact: Project Manager Ulla Skid�n ulla.skiden(a)stockholmchallenge.se Telephone: + 46 8 7904469 Cell: +46 70 678 72 82 www.stockholmchallenge.se <http://www.stockholmchallenge.se/> *Rules for participation in the Stockholm Challenge Award 2006<http://www.stockholmchallenge.se/show_facts.asp?IdNr=3> * These are the basic rules for the participation in the Stockholm Challenge Award. All competing projects must: 1. Include ICT Illustrate how ICT is used to create new or better traditional services and/or products, which are beneficial for human and social development. 2. Be implemented All competing projects must be up and running. They should be implemented/piloted since no less than three months. The Stockholm Challenge Award does not accept drafted concepts and ideas only. The jury will only evaluate and compare projects that can show measurable outcomes and impact. 3. Be linked to and/or supported by an established private or public organisation. 4. Be verifiable, i.e. able to present credible references. 5. Be free from religious, political or other personal beliefs. *To be noted:* *Projects that have won one of the Challenge categories in previous years cannot enter the competition again.* *All applications must be in English* *Evaluation criteria<http://www.stockholmchallenge.se/show_facts.asp?IdNr=4> * Innovation, creativity and the convergence of ICT with many different disciplines are some of the qualities that are looked for in the competing projects. The jury, a group of international senior experts, base their evaluation on the following criteria, most of which all Challenge projects should meet: *Innovation* Competing projects should illustrate new and innovative ways of using ICT to improve the living and economical conditions especially of those with great needs. *Convergence* The addition of ICT as a tool to traditional development work can improve and widen the scope of the project impact. Projects should show successful convergences of different disciplines and sectors. *Inclusion* It is favourable for the competing projects to show that they bring individuals, groups and local organisations into larger communities � national and global - such as medical, government, educational and cultural networks, as well business environments. *Equal Opportunity* It is important that the initiatives counteract inequality related to the likes of gender, origin, age, physical and/or mental disabilities. *Sustainability* An important factor is sustainability. Not only economic sustainability, i.e. how long the project will last and bring benefits to its users. Sustainability also includes the contribution of the project to a sustainable society and environment at large. *Opportunities <http://www.stockholmchallenge.se/show_facts.asp?IdNr=2>* To enter a project in the Stockholm Challenge Award is not only to participate in a prestigious international ICT competition - it is also a way to join networks of some of the best ICT entrepreneurs and pioneers in the world. Testimonials from many of the projects, which have competed in their respective categories over the years, say that it is the inspiration, the new ideas, contacts and partners that are the greatest rewards for a Challenger. The Stockholm Challenge represents excellent marketing through the exposure to media, and to private and public organizations that are involved in ICT work and implementations. It gives promotional opportunities for entrepreneurs, universities, cities, cities and regions. The Stockholm Challenge Final Events include a Best Practice Exhibition and a Conference. It is a meeting place for some the world's most successful IT entrepreneurs. Winners and finalists of the Stockholm Challenge are global role models for cities, companies, organisations, schools and others who are involved in adapting and spreading the use of ICT.

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Using the Internet Despite the Dangers
by Sukhdev Singh 27 Oct '05

27 Oct '05

A survey report prepared for WebWatch by Princeton Survey ResearchAssociates International (PSRAI), [ Available as PDF fromhttp://www.consumerwebwatch.org/pdfs/princeton.pdf ] indicates thatWeb users are demanding more of Web sites while becoming less trustfulof them. They are adjusting their behavior in response to what theysee as real threats online. For all online users, the report found that concern about identitytheft is substantial, and is changing consumer behavior in major ways.Four in five Internet users (80 percent) are at least somewhatconcerned someone could steal their identity from personal informationon the Internet. Nearly nine out of ten users (86 percent) have madeat least one change in their behavior because of this fear:• 30 percent say they have reduced their overall use of the Internet.• A majority of Internet users (53 percent) say they have stoppedgiving out personal information on the Internet.• 25 percent say they have stopped buying things online. • 54 percentof those who shop online report they have become more likely to read asite's privacy policy or user agreement before buying.• 29 percent of those who shop online say they have cut back on howoften they buy on the Internet. I had a quick look on the report. It provide insight on the following: --Credibility and Trust Online--What Is Important for all Sites--E-Commerce Sites--Financial Sites--Credit Card Fraud and Identity Theft--Sites for Children and Teens--News and Information Sites--Search Engines The report is worth a look. --Sukhdev Singh, NIC.http://openmed.nic.in

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Webology: Volume 2, Number 3, October, 2005
by Alireza Noruzi 26 Oct '05

26 Oct '05

Dear All, Apologies for cross-posting firstly. We are pleased to inform you that the fifth issue of Webology, an OPEN ACCESS journal, is published and is available ONLINE now. This issue contains: ------------------ Editorial -- Alireza Noruzi -- http://www.webology.ir/2005/v2n3/editorial5.html ----------------------------------------- An Evaluation of the Websites of Charities and Voluntary Organisations Providing Support for Young People: Case Study: Drugscope -- Peter Williams, Karen Dennis & David Nicholas -- http://www.webology.ir/2005/v2n3/a16.html ----------------------------------------- How Do Search Engines Handle Chinese Queries? -- Haidar Moukdad & Hong Cui -- http://www.webology.ir/2005/v2n3/a17.html ----------------------------------------- Contractual Solutions in Electronic Publishing Industry: A Comparative study of License Agreements -- B.M. Meera & K.T. Anuradha -- http://www.webology.ir/2005/v2n3/a18.html ----------------------------------------- ========================================= Call for Papers: http://www.webology.ir/callforpapers.html ========================================= Regards, A. Noruzi Dep. of Information Science University of Paul Cezanne France __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com

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Continuing Education Programmes
by Sevukan Rathinam 26 Oct '05

26 Oct '05

Dear Colleagues, I am in need of some information about the role of international agencies (other than IFLA) in continuing education programmes for LIS professionals. Kindly let me know. With regards, R.Sevukan Faculty of Library and Information Science Indira Gandhi National Open University Maidan Garhi, New Delhi - 110 068 --------------------------------- Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Dear Colleagues, I am in need of some information about the role of international agencies (other than IFLA) in continuing education programmes for LIS professionals. Kindly let me know. With regards, R.Sevukan Faculty of Library and Information Science Indira Gandhi National Open University Maidan Garhi, New Delhi - 110 068 http://yahoo.shaadi.com Yahoo! India Matrimony </a href>: Find your partner now.

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RE: trainees required
by Vrushali Rane 26 Oct '05

26 Oct '05

Dear Coordinator, Could you please post this message on the forum. Thanks & Regards Vrushali Rane Librarian NMIMS > -----Original Message----- > From: Vrushali Rane > Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 1:29 PM > To: 'lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in' > Subject: trainees required > > Dear Coordinator > > Kindly post the following message on the forum. > > Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (Deemed University), Mumbai > is among the top ten business schools in the country. We have a highly > resourceful library with 36,000 volumes, 210 periodicals, online > databases, audiovideo material etc. We are looking for young professionals > (BLISc / MLISc) as Library Trainee. This will be a informal training > programme for 6 months which will enable the participants to begin their > carrer with confidence. Interested candidates may please send their resume > at librarian(a)nmims.edu. > > Vrushali Rane > Librarian > Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (Deemed University) > V.L.Mehta Road, > JVPD Scheme, > Vile Parle (W) > Mumbai 56. > Tel: 26134577 / 26183688 / 26143277 Ext 184 > Email: librarian(a)nmims.edu

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Microsoft to Offer Online Book-Content Searches
by Farooque Shaheen 26 Oct '05

26 Oct '05

Microsoft announced Tuesday that it planned to join the online book-search movement with a new service called MSN Book Search. Microsoft is making the largest contribution to the alliance to date - $5 million - which is enough to scan about 150,000 books. Several universities, including the University of California, Columbia University and Rice University, as well as the Internet Archive and the National Archives of Britain, have joined the alliance. Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/26/technology/26book.html Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 # 4105 Mobile-9342507449 Microsoft announced Tuesday that it planned to join the online book-search movement with a new service called MSN Book Search. Microsoft is making the largest contribution to the alliance to date - $5 million - which is enough to scan about 150,000 books. Several universities, including the University of California, Columbia University and Rice University, as well as the Internet Archive and the National Archives of Britain, have joined the alliance. Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/26/technology/26book.html Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 # 4105 Mobile-9342507449

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