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InfoWatch October 2005
by M.R Lalitha 26 Oct '05

26 Oct '05

Dear LIS-Forum member, The October 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) October 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In This Issue 1. AllAboutCircuits.com - A complete guide to electric circuits 2. Daily rotation [Headlines from 300+ technology news feed sites] 3. Discoveries by National Science Foundation (NSF) 4. EE-triever Toolbar [A information resource for electrical engineers] 5. FreeRTOS - A Real Time Operating System (RTOS) for small embedded real time systems 6. gEDA [GPL software suite of EDA tools for Unix/Linux] 7. Genetics home reference [National Library of Medicine's web site for information about genetic conditions] 8. GEODISE - Grid Enabled Optimisation and Design Search Engine [A design optimisation tool demonstrator for Computational Fluid Dynamics problems] 9. Isotropy software suite [Software for the analysis of phase transitions in crystalline solids] 10. NASA Astrophysics Data System abstract service [A search engine for each of NASA's bibliographic databases] 11. National Semiconductor - The power of analog 12. Nobel prizes for the year 2005 13. NONLIN - Nonlinear dynamic time history analysis [A Microsoft Windows based application for dynamic analysis of single degree of freedom structural systems developed at FEMA] 14. Phenyx - Mass spectometry portein characterisation software 15. Reactome - A knowledgebase of biological processes 16. Sysinternals freeware [Advanced utilities, technical information and source code related to Windows] 17. Technical compendium by Wildpackets [Essays and papers on technical issues of interest to networking professionals] 18. Virtual Machine Shop (VMS) [A non-profit website for machine tool knowledge and training] 19. Web developers' handbook [A reference tool for cascading style sheets, web development, search engine optimization] 20. World Biodiversity Database (WBD) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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Re: OA
by Sukhdev Singh 26 Oct '05

26 Oct '05

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. > From: "Rajendra Thaty" <pitam97(a)rediffmail.com> > Subject: [LIS-Forum] OA > To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in, oa-india(a)dgroups.org, > c3net(a)dgroups.org > Message-ID: <20051025071052.12333.qmail(a)webmail52.rediffmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > Dear All, > > Can anybody tell me what is Open Access Initiative and in what way it is better that the traditional journal literature? What are the various OAI models in India and abroad? Which one is the best? I may sound foolish but someone could please help me out . > > > Regards, > > Rajendra > > > Rajendra Kumar Thaty > Librarian > Samabalpur University Central Library > Jyoti Vihar, Burla, > Sambalpur, Orissa > PIN 768019 > Telephone# 0663-2430548 (O) > 98610-47084 (Mob)

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OpenOffice Version 2.0 Now available
by Sukhdev Singh 26 Oct '05

26 Oct '05

OpenOffice.org is a multiplatform and multilingual office suite and an open-source project. Compatible with all other major office suites, the product is free to download, use, and distribute. Version 2.0 has been recently released With new features, advanced XML capabilities and native support for the OASIS Standard OpenDocument format. Some of the new features are: Open Standards XML File Format (OASIS OpenDocument) New Multi-pane View New CustomShapes More Slide Transitions and Animation Effect Enhanced PDF Export New enhanced Database Frontend Mail Merge Wizard Enhanced Word Count Feature Support for Nested Tables Digital Signatures Support XForms Support WordPerfect Filters It can be downloaded from: http://download.openoffice.org/index.html --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. http://openmed.nic.in

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Information required
by kshema prakash 25 Oct '05

25 Oct '05

Apologies for cross postings Dear Professional Colleagues, I require information about cd servers or equivalent technology. If we wish to make the CD and DVD collection of our library centrally accessible to the users, is there any facility available like CD/DVD stakka or CD Towers etc., that are presently used by some university libraries? If so, kindly guide me with appropriate information. Thanks Kshema Prakash Kshema Prakash Faculty Librarian -Gr I DEI Central Library Dayalbagh Educational Institute Dayalbagh, Agra 282 005 9897190604, 3098227 --------------------------------- Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Apologies for cross postings Dear Professional Colleagues, I require information about cd servers or equivalent technology. If we wish to make the CD and DVD collection of our library centrally accessible to the users, is there any facility available like CD/DVD stakka or CD Towers etc., that are presently used by some university libraries? If so, kindly guide me with appropriate information. Thanks Kshema Prakash Kshema Prakash Faculty Librarian -Gr I DEI Central Library Dayalbagh Educational Institute Dayalbagh, Agra 282 005 9897190604, 3098227 http://yahoo.shaadi.com Yahoo! India Matrimony </a href>: Find your partner now.

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The Google Print Controversy: A Bibliography
by Charles W. Bailey, Jr. 25 Oct '05

25 Oct '05

http://www.escholarlypub.com/digitalkoans/2005/10/25/the-google-print-contr… This bibliography presents selected electronic works about Google Print that are freely available on the Internet. It has a special focus on the legal issues associated with this project. Page numbers for print/electronic publications are not included unless they are mentioned in the electronic version. -- Best Regards, Charles Charles W. Bailey, Jr., Assistant Dean for Digital Library Planning and Development, University of Houston Libraries Home: http://www.escholarlypub.com/ DigitalKoans: http://www.escholarlypub.com/digitalkoans/ Open Access Bibliography: http://www.escholarlypub.com/oab/oab.htm Open Access Webliography: http://www.escholarlypub.com/cwb/oaw.htm Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography: http://info.lib.uh.edu/sepb/sepb.html Scholarly Electronic Publishing Weblog: http://info.lib.uh.edu/sepb/sepw.htm

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CALL FOR BOOK CHAPTERS: Social Information Retrieval Systems
by Puna Das 25 Oct '05

25 Oct '05

CALL FOR BOOK CHAPTERS Social Information Retrieval Systems: Emerging Technologies and Applications for Searching the Web Effectively Editors: Dion H. Goh and Schubert Foo, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Publisher: Idea Group Inc. Proposal Submission Deadline: 31 December 2005 INTRODUCTION With the increasing popularity of the Internet, people have now come to depend more on the Web, digital libraries and other information retrieval systems to search for information. However the performance of existing search engines has often been unsatisfactory in meeting users' information needs due to the enormous amount of information returned, exacerbated by the fact that not all of these results are relevant nor of acceptable quality. This has thus led to a situation where users are swamped with too much information, resulting in difficulty sifting through documents in search of relevant content. A variety of techniques have been adopted on the Web to address these problems inherent in information search. These range from engaging human experts to judge the relevance of Web sites to innovative algorithms that determine relevance by the characteristics of links found between sites. Research in information seeking behavior suggests an alternative promising approach in helping users meet their information needs. Many studies have found that interaction and collaboration with other people is an important part in the process of information seeking and use. It is not uncommon that in searching for information, we tap on our social networks - friends, colleagues, librarians, etc., to help locate what we need. Social information retrieval refers to a family of techniques that assist users in obtaining information to meet their information needs by harnessing other users' expert knowledge or search experience. Examples include sharing of queries, social bookmarking and tagging, social network analysis, subjective relevance judgments, and collaborative filtering. The area provides a promising avenue for the design and implementation of a new generation of information retrieval systems. Social Information Retrieval Systems: Emerging Technologies and Applications for Searching the Web Effectively presents current state-of-the-art developments in this area and also includes case studies, challenges and trends. Contributors will have the opportunity to inform and educate academics, researchers, information retrieval product managers and software developers, librarians and students in the area of social information retrieval. TOPICS Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following: * Algorithms, software components and tools * Applications and case studies * Architectural, design and implementation issues * Classification and indexing * Collaborative browsing * Collaborative digital reference services * Collaborative filtering and recommender systems * Collaborative querying * Content delivery * Cooperative software agents for information retrieval * Enabling technologies and applications * Evaluation of systems, algorithms and interfaces * Information extraction and mining * Information retrieval in computer-supported collaborative work/groupware systems * Information visualization * Ontology-based services * Personalization * Privacy and security * Social informatics * Social information seeking models * Social networks and information retrieval * Social tagging and bookmarking * Trends and challenges * Usability * User and community needs and behavior * User interfaces SUBMISSION INFORMATION Potential contributors are invited to submit a 2-5 page chapter proposal by 31 December 2005 detailing the background, motivations and structure of the proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by 31 January 2006 on the status of their proposals and sent chapter organizational guidelines. Full chapters are due on 31 May 2006 and should be at least 8,000-9,000 words in length. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Final revised manuscripts are due on 31 August 2006. The book is scheduled to be published by Idea Group Inc., www.idea-group.com, publisher of the Idea Group Publishing, Information Science Publishing, IRM Press, CyberTech Publishing and Idea Group Reference imprints in 2008. Chapter proposal due: 31 December 2005 Notification of acceptance: 31 January 2006 Full chapter due:31 May 2006 Notification:31 July 2006 Revised chapter due: 31 August 2006 INQUIRIES AND SUBMISSIONS Inquiries and submissions (Microsoft Word files) should be sent by e-mail to: Dr. Dion Goh (Email: ashlgoh(a)ntu.edu.sg) Other contact information: School of Communication and Information Nanyang Technological University 31 Nanyang Link, Singapore 637718 SINGAPORE Tel: (65) 6790 6290Fax: (65) 6791-5214 Web site: http://www.ntu.edu.sg/home/ashlgoh/social-ir/ ________________________________________________ Anup Kumar Das Information and Communication Society of India New Delhi ________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Go to http://yahoo.shaadi.com

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info req
by Rajendra Thaty 25 Oct '05

25 Oct '05

Dear All, We are planning to start an training cum internship programme in our library. In this context, I need some ideas from similar programmes conducted by various other libraries. Do you conduct such a programme in your Library. May be you take interns or trainees. You must have some plan and guidelines that you must be following during the programme. Then please help me by providing these data: 1. Name of the Organization 2. Name of the Library 3. Size of the Library: Books, Jornals, Staff (professioanl/ Non-Professional) 4. Library Computerised? 5. Name of the training programme (if any) 6. Yera When started? 7. Is it a regular programme? 8. Duration 9. Period from - to - (Ex JAn to Dec) 10. When announced? 11. How announced? through website or newspaper etc. 12. Number of interns admitted 13. Minimum Educational qualification 14. stipend, intership amount 15. Accommodation given how? 16. Selection procedure 17. Objective of the programme 18. Scope ( Within state or National or International) 19. Training Modules included 20. Special Features 21. Placement Help after training 22. Total No of interns or trainees completing programmes so far 23. Major organizations where interns have been absorbed 24. future plans We will appreciate if you please spend some time and help us by providing these informaton. Regards, Rajendra Rajendra Kumar Thaty Librarian Samabalpur University Central Library Jyoti Vihar, Burla, Sambalpur, Orissa PIN 768019 Telephone# 0663-2430548 (O) 98610-47084 (Mob) Dear All, We are planning to start an training cum internship programme in our library. In this context, I need some ideas from similar programmes conducted by various other libraries. Do you conduct such a programme in your Library. May be you take interns or trainees. You must have some plan and guidelines that you must be following during the programme. Then please help me by providing these data: 1. Name of the Organization 2. Name of the Library 3. Size of the Library: Books, Jornals, Staff (professioanl/ Non-Professional) 4. Library Computerised? 5. Name of the training programme (if any) 6. Yera When started? 7. Is it a regular programme? 8. Duration 9. Period from - to - (Ex JAn to Dec) 10. When announced? 11. How announced? through website or newspaper etc. 12. Number of interns admitted 13. Minimum Educational qualification 14. stipend, intership amount 15. Accommodation given how? 16. Selection procedure 17. Objective of the programme 18. Scope ( Within state or National or International) 19. Training Modules included 20. Special Features 21. Placement Help after training 22. Total No of interns or trainees completing programmes so far 23. Major organizations where interns have been absorbed 24. future plans We will appreciate if you please spend some time and help us by providing these informaton. Regards, Rajendra Rajendra Kumar Thaty Librarian Samabalpur University Central Library Jyoti Vihar, Burla, Sambalpur, Orissa PIN 768019 Telephone# 0663-2430548 (O) 98610-47084 (Mob) http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigclick.cgi/www.rediff.com/signa… http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigimpress.cgi/www.rediff.com/sig…

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Open Source Systems for Libraries
by sandeep bhavsar 25 Oct '05

25 Oct '05

R/S Professionals please visit this url : http://www.oss4lib.org/projects/ about oss4lib Our mission is to cultivate the collaborative power of open source software engineering to build better and free systems for use in libraries. Toward this end, we maintain a listing <projects/> of free software and systems designed for libraries (the physical, books-on-shelves kind), and we track news about project updates or related issues of interest. oss4lib started at the Yale Medical Library <http://www.med.yale.edu/library> in early February 1999 thinking there were probably other folks like us out there who might be working on free library software or looking for same. Our reasons for wanting to see Open Source take off in the library software arena are straightforward, fairly typical, and mostly outlined in the Open Source Systems for Libraries: Getting Started <articles/oss4libarticle.html> piece. You would think librarians would have figured this shared software thing out years ago. :) who we are Dan Chudnov <http://curtis.med.yale.edu//dchud/> (dchud) started oss4lib and maintains it, along with the many readers who often post news (use the submit link above!). Gillian Mayman designed the site. We like <pinstripeheaven.html>. support us! oss4lib is a volunteer effort. If you like oss4lib, consider buying snazzy oss4lib tshirts and mugs <http://www.cafepress.com/oss4lib>; we'll get $3/shirt or $2/mug, which doesn't sound like much but actually really helps. Or if you like to buy books online consider using this link to Powell's <http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/partner?partner_id=23406> first... 10% of your purchase comes this way too. Thanks! how it runs The dynamic pieces of the site are written in php, with stories held in mysql tables. Plain, simple stuff. As of March 2000 it's all hosted at sourceforge.net <http://sourceforge.net>. If you are looking for a place to host your library (or any other kind of) open source project, check it out. Rough statistics for this site are available here http://sourceforge.net/project/stats/index.php?report=months&group_id=277. regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Research and Management Studies Thane(W). 400601 Mo : 9867437438 --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail R/S Professionals please visit this url : http://www.oss4lib.org/projects/ http://www.oss4lib.org/projects/ about oss4lib Our mission is to cultivate the collaborative power of open source software engineering to build better and free systems for use in libraries. Toward this end, we maintain a listing <projects/> of free software and systems designed for libraries (the physical, books-on-shelves kind), and we track news about project updates or related issues of interest. oss4lib started at the Yale Medical Library <http://www.med.yale.edu/library> in early February 1999 thinking there were probably other folks like us out there who might be working on free library software or looking for same. Our reasons for wanting to see Open Source take off in the library software arena are straightforward, fairly typical, and mostly outlined in the Open Source Systems for Libraries: Getting Started <articles/oss4libarticle.html> piece. You would think librarians would have figured this shared software thing out years ago. :) who we are Dan Chudnov <http://curtis.med.yale.edu//dchud/> (dchud) started oss4lib and maintains it, along with the many readers who often post news (use the submit link above!). Gillian Mayman designed the site. We like <pinstripeheaven.html> . support us! oss4lib is a volunteer effort. If you like oss4lib, consider buying snazzy oss4lib tshirts and mugs <http://www.cafepress.com/oss4lib> ; we'll get $3/shirt or $2/mug, which doesn't sound like much but actually really helps. Or if you like to buy books online consider using this link to Powell's <http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/partner?partner_id=23406> first... 10% of your purchase comes this way too. Thanks! how it runs The dynamic pieces of the site are written in php, with stories held in mysql tables. Plain, simple stuff. As of March 2000 it's all hosted at sourceforge.net <http://sourceforge.net> . If you are looking for a place to host your library (or any other kind of) open source project, check it out. Rough statistics for this site are available here http://sourceforge.net/project/stats/index.php?report=months&group_id=277 http://sourceforge.net/project/stats/index.php?report=months&group_id=277 . regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Research and Management Studies Thane(W). 400601 Mo : 9867437438 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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OA
by Rajendra Thaty 25 Oct '05

25 Oct '05

Dear All, Can anybody tell me what is Open Access Initiative and in what way it is better that the traditional journal literature? What are the various OAI models in India and abroad? Which one is the best? I may sound foolish but someone could please help me out . Regards, Rajendra Rajendra Kumar Thaty Librarian Samabalpur University Central Library Jyoti Vihar, Burla, Sambalpur, Orissa PIN 768019 Telephone# 0663-2430548 (O) 98610-47084 (Mob) Dear All, Can anybody tell me what is Open Access Initiative and in what way it is better that the traditional journal literature? What are the various OAI models in India and abroad? Which one is the best? I may sound foolish but someone could please help me out . Regards, Rajendra Rajendra Kumar Thaty Librarian Samabalpur University Central Library Jyoti Vihar, Burla, Sambalpur, Orissa PIN 768019 Telephone# 0663-2430548 (O) 98610-47084 (Mob) 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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OpenMED - RSS Feed Available
by Sukhdev Singh 25 Oct '05

25 Oct '05

Dear Members, Let me inform you that RSS Feed is available for OpenMED@NIC , http://openmed.nic.in , from the following link: http://openmed.nic.in/perl/latest_tool?output=rss You can add the above link to your favorite RSS Reader [ http://www.ourpla.net/cgi-bin/pikie.cgi?RssReaders ] or some web-based services like : Google Reader [ http://reader.google.com ], Google Personalized [ http://www.google.com/ig ] or My Yahoo [ http://my.yahoo.com ]. --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. http://openmed.nic.in

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RFID Providers/Distributors
by Sasireka Govindaraj 24 Oct '05

24 Oct '05

i would like to know about RFID technology providers / distributors in south india. I would highly appreciate if the members of this group help me regarding in this matter. Thanks & Regards G.SAsireka Librarian Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Engineering College Peramblur 621212 T.N. __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Go to http://yahoo.shaadi.com

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UNESCO and Free Software
by Mailing List Manager 24 Oct '05

24 Oct '05

Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2005 21:53:19 -0700 (PDT) From: vimal kumar <vimal0212(a)yahoo.com> Dear Professionals, Again prove its support for the distribution and use of Free software, Unesco improved the Free software Directory in their website. It consists most of the softwares suitable for our daily routines. Softwares are categorically arranged, Word processing tool to Free anti virus softwares available in the directory. URL is: http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=12034&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECT… Vimal kumar Asian School of Business Thiruvananthapuram Kerala vimal0212(a)yahoo.com

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Cataloguing Project for Mark21 Standards.
by mouna 24 Oct '05

24 Oct '05

We have a project on original cataloguing of Indian languages books. The catalogued records require strict adherence to Mark21 format. Librarians who have practical knowledge of and expertise in Mark 21 rule based cataloguing are requested to contact us immediately. Languages : Gujarathi, Bengali, Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Panjabi, Kannada Thank you. N V Sathyanarayana (sathya(a)informindia.co.in <mailto:sathya@informindia.co.in>)

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Informatics organises Seminars on Usage Promotion of e-Information Resources
by mouna 24 Oct '05

24 Oct '05

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. Informatics, in association with Springer, Taylor & Francis, Annual Reviews and IEE Inspec is organizing series of seminars to discuss the issues related to User Awareness and Training on e-Information Resources. The serminars are scheduled to be held in different parts of the country the details of which are as follows: Cochin November 11, 2005 Pune November 14, 2005 Bhubaneswar November 16, 2005 Chandigarh November 18, 2005 The Programmme Structure: 1.Keynote on Seminar Topic 2 Panel Debates on issues related to the topic focusing on the following areas: § User awareness for different e-resources being subscribed. § Choice of relevant e-resources § Training the User and the Information Manager on the Resources. § User Training Responsibility (Librarian, Publisher or Agent) § Training Infrastructure, Course Material Development, Costs & Budgets § Internal Marketing for Usage Promotion § Usage Models & Analysis § Information Needs & Usage Levels § Users 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) Ltd Bangalore 560 003, India Phone: 91 80 23365940 or 9845941610 email: amit(a)informindia.co.in

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Seminar on Standards for Health Science Libraries...
by hemanth rao 23 Oct '05

23 Oct '05

Dear Professionals, The Digital Library and Information Centre of Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka is organizing one day seminar on Professional Standards & Quality Improvement in Health Science Libraries on 26th October 2005 at 10.00 a.m. at Dhanwanthri Hall, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, 4th T Block, Jayanagar, Bangalore-560 041. This seminar is being organized to evolve the Standards and Policies required for collection development, Library Services, ICT Infrastructure, Staff pattern- Qualifications, job-description and analysis, status-and-pay structure etc towards the development of high quality competence and performance in all the affiliated college Libraries of RGUHS in the State of Karnataka. Information Resources, Services, Infrastructure, and Manpower are the specific issues on focus for evolving standards through this seminar for quality improvement in Health Science Libraries under Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka. A steady growth can be seen in the Health Science Library sector under the leadership of RGUHS, Karnataka as far as the quality of collection development and information services are concerned. But there is a an immediate need of standardization required for the staff development, collection development, budgetary provisions, ICT infrastructure, performance, competence and excellence. This situation called for organizing the seminar with the objective of bringing out standards and policies on the issues indicated and finding out solutions to the burning issues of standards in resources, services, staff pattern of professionals, semi-professionals and supporting staff required in health science libraries; qualifications, experience, status and payscales; continuing education and IT skills development etc. The Librarians of health science institutions are hereby requested to participate and take an active part in making this seminar a success and evolve the necessary standards. For further details: Mr.Hemanth Rao Digital Library and Information Centre Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka 4th T Block, Jaynagar Bangalore-560 041 Phone: 080-26961943 Email: hemanthrao(a)rguhs.ac.in --------------------------------- Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. Dear Professionals, The Digital Library and Information Centre of Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka is organizing one day seminar on Professional Standards & Quality Improvement in Health Science Libraries on 26th October 2005 at 10.00 a.m. at Dhanwanthri Hall, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, 4th T Block, Jayanagar, Bangalore-560 041. This seminar is being organized to evolve the Standards and Policies required for collection development, Library Services, ICT Infrastructure, Staff pattern- Qualifications, job-description and analysis, status-and-pay structure etc towards the development of high quality competence and performance in all the affiliated college Libraries of RGUHS in the State of Karnataka. Information Resources, Services, Infrastructure, and Manpower are the specific issues on focus for evolving standards through this seminar for quality improvement in Health Science Libraries under Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka. A steady growth can be seen in the Health Science Library sector under the leadership of RGUHS, Karnataka as far as the quality of collection development and information services are concerned. But there is a an immediate need of standardization required for the staff development, collection development, budgetary provisions, ICT infrastructure, performance, competence and excellence. This situation called for organizing the seminar with the objective of bringing out standards and policies on the issues indicated and finding out solutions to the burning issues of standards in resources, services, staff pattern of professionals, semi-professionals and supporting staff required in health science libraries; qualifications, experience, status and payscales; continuing education and IT skills development etc. The Librarians of health science institutions are hereby requested to participate and take an active part in making this seminar a success and evolve the necessary standards. For further details: Mr.Hemanth Rao Digital Library and Information Centre Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka 4th T Block, Jaynagar Bangalore-560 041 Phone: 080-26961943 Email: mailto:hemanthrao@rguhs.ac.in hemanthrao(a)rguhs.ac.in http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTFqODRtdXQ4BF9TAzMyOTc1MDIEX3MDOTY2ODgxNj… Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click.

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RE: RSS Reader
by Nabonita Guha 23 Oct '05

23 Oct '05

Dear Professionals, As Mr. Vyasamoorthy rightly said about RSS reader that "...It is one easy way of creating current awareness service" I would like to share some more information on the same. HOW RSS READER WORKS The RSS reader keeps track of new additions in a Web site (only RSS specification compliant) of your interest. It notifies you about the latest changes in your chosen site. These websites can be of such kind in which information are being added periodically like news sites, mailing lists, weblogs, etc... To know more about RSS visit http://www.mnot.net/rss/tutorial/ http://www.mnot.net/rss/tutorial/ AVAILABLE OPEN SOURCE RSS READER SOFTWARE (I used...) Software name: FeedReader (avilable at http://sourceforge.net/projects/feedreader http://sourceforge.net/projects/feedreader ) Features Supports all major syndication formats: RSS 0.9, 0.91, 0.92, 1.00, 2.0 plus Dublin core and Slashback extensions Pre-configured with hundred of quality feeds from leading syndicators such as NewsIsFree and Moreover Alerts about incoming feeds on taskbar Caches headlines for offline viewing Supports proxies Allows one-click subscription of Radio Userland and AmphetaDesk feeds Search support Multilanguage support New in version 2.6: OPML import and export. Requirements Windows 95 or newer Internet Explorer 4.0 or newer Download & explore more about the software. Best wishes -- Nabonita Guha DRTC Bangalore ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Message: 1 >Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 17:39:10 +0530 (IST) >From: pku(a)nic.in >Subject: [LIS-Forum] RSS Reader >To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >Message-ID: <38994.192.168.1.1.1129810150.squirrel@mail2021> >Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 > >It may also be also of interest to mention that RSS 1.0 published last >year allows a ContextObject-the data structure at the heart of the new >OpenURL Framework that is being developed by ANSI/NISO as information >statdard Z39.88-2004. > >By year 2006, the growth rate in application-generated RSS data to exeed >human produced RSS content by atleast a factor of 0.8 probability. Some of >the software packages using email messages for notifications will be >replaced by RSS, because of simpler and more efficient from the >perspective of sender and receiver. >Publishers are now using RSS for content distribution to users. hence in >future we should now use checkpoints for selectimg any software and >vendors for compliance of RSS feed like Z39.50, OAI-PMH, etc. > >Good luck. > >P K Upadhyay >NIC Library > > > Dear Friends > > > > You may be interested in the following Google feature: > > > > http://www.google.com/reader/things/intro > > > > This page helps you search for news items on chosen keywords and > > thereafter subscribe to RSS feeds from such result pages. Please > > explore > > > > It is one easy way of creating current awareness service. > > > > Vyasamoorthy, P http://g.msn.com/8HMBENUS/2737??PS=47575 Find e-mail, documents and more on your PC instantly with Windows Desktop SearchFREE!

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Preprint depository
by Vijay Raghav Tiwari 22 Oct '05

22 Oct '05

Dear Professionals I am in need of creating a depository for the preprints of our institute. Kinldy suggest me how to create a preprint server, which should be accessible to a limited number of users. Hope that dspace would be better. Please advide whether it can work for the limited access and will be possible to work on windows machines. Please suggest quick. with regards vrt Vijay Raghav Tiwari Librarian Harish Chandra Research Institute (Department of Atomic Energy, Govt of India) Chhatnag Road Jhunsi Allahabad -211 019. Phone.91-532-2668302(O), 2667509,2667318,2667578 add extention 4064 (R) <vrtiwari(a)mri.ernet.in> Mobile: 9839252956 Dear Professionals I am in need of creating a depository for the preprints of our institute. Kinldy suggest me how to create a preprint server, which should be accessible to a limited number of users. Hope that dspace would be better. Please advide whether it can work for the limited access and will be possible to work on windows machines. Please suggest quick. with regards vrt Vijay Raghav Tiwari Librarian Harish Chandra Research Institute (Department of Atomic Energy, Govt of India) Chhatnag Road Jhunsi Allahabad -211 019. Phone.91-532-2668302(O), 2667509,2667318,2667578 add extention 4064 (R) <vrtiwari(a)mri.ernet.in> Mobile: 9839252956 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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Costly journals and developing countries
by Subbiah Arunachalam 22 Oct '05

22 Oct '05

Friends: According to the University of Pennsylvania's Van Pelt Library "An annual subscription to the chemistry journal Tetrahedron, published by Elsevier, costs the library $31,600." I wish to ask all organic chemists, especially those working in India, China, Brazil, South Africa, and other developing countries, is the journal worth that price? It would be interesting to see how many Indian researchers ACTUALLY read articles published in Tetrahedron and quote them in their own papers. While journals of the quality of PNASc are available absolutely free on the web, it is rather difficult to accept that developing country libraries should subscribe to such outrageoulsy expensive journals. Tetrahedron was originally owned by Pergamon Press (Robert Maxwell) and later acquired by the Elsevier group. India has several consortia subscriptions to Elsevier's Science Direct aggregation of journals. But very few librarians have invested the time and little effort required to set up their own institutional open access archives, despite the excellent model provided by the Indian Institute of Science. Indian authors publishing in such expensive journals are unwittingly doing a great disservice to progress of science in India. As they are so expensive, many institutions would not subscribe to these journals and therefore most Indian researchers will not have easy access to the papers published in them. Thus results of reserch supported by Indian taxpayers' money is NOT AVAILABLE to other Indian researchers. Subbiah Arunachalam ---- >From Peter Suber's blog on OA University of Pennsylvania cuts 2,255 subscriptions, blames price hikes Jesse Rogers, As costs rise, library cuts journals, The Daily Pennsylvanian, October 20, 2005. Excerpt: Students combing the stacks at Van Pelt Library may notice they have a little extra breathing room. The library has cut 2,255 journal subscriptions from its 2004-05 holdings, as journal prices have increased faster than the library's budget. But the size of the materials budget -- $13.1 million allotted for books, journals, magazines, periodicals, films and electronic resources -- is not to blame, library officials said. Rather, officials blame big publishing companies, which they say have raised prices as the companies have bought up academic journals over the last two decades. In 1993, journals accounted for 64 percent of the materials budget. This number has increased to almost 70 percent in the 2005 materials budget. Publishing giant Reed Elsevier claims 18 percent of the market in science, technology and medical journals. An annual subscription to the chemistry journal Tetrahedron, published by Elsevier, costs the library $31,600. The Brown University library system has also criticized price increases. However, it has not had to cancel subscriptions since the early 1990s, as its materials budget has kept pace with journals' price increases. The 2005 Brown materials budget stands at $5 million, of which 66 percent is devoted to journals. As research libraries across the nation decry price increases, Penn's library system is calling for reform through its Winning Independence Web site. Linked to the library system's Web site this September, the site encourages professors to be active on journals' editorial boards and to push for fair pricing policies. At the heart of the uproar over pricing is frustration -- on the part of the library and some professors -- with publishers' restrictive copy agreements. Many journal publishers require faculty members to sign over their copyright as a condition for publication. This prevents professors from submitting published journal articles to online archives such as Penn's [OA repository] Scholarly Commons, which is one way the library can increase its holdings in the face of a limited budget.

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From Peter Suber's blog on OA
by Subbiah Arunachalam 21 Oct '05

21 Oct '05

Friends: Here is something interesting and relevant - fro Peter Suber's blog. Forward it to vice chancellors, principals, headmasters you know! Arun More on Sun's GELC Sharing Teaching Tools Online, Wired Campus Blog, October 20, 2005. Scott McNealy, the CEO of Sun Microsystems, has long promoted the use of open-source software, in which volunteers work collaboratively online to build and improve computer code. Now he hopes to bring the same basic concept to the development of online teaching materials. In a keynote speech on Wednesday at the Educause annual meeting in Orlando, Mr. McNealy announced the creation of a nonprofit organization called the Global Education and Learning Community, which will provide a framework for educators to work together to develop and distribute educational resources online. For now the project is focusing on K-12 education, but in an interview after his speech, Mr. McNealy said that he hopes to extend the system to higher education eventually. "It's optional. No parent, teacher, or student has to use GELC content, but it's there," he added. "It's just a broader and deeper and richer platform on which to build your curriculum, and at zero cost."

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Which is better: DDC 21st edition or DDC 22nd edition
by Vijayakumara 21 Oct '05

21 Oct '05

Dear Professionals, We are in the process of purchasing the DDC Schedule for library. when I enquired with my professional friends, a few suggested me to purchase DDC 22nd edition and remaining few professionals are advising to purchase DDC 21st edition as they are facing some problems in DDC 22nd edition. So, If you are using DDC 21st or 22nd edition, kindly send me your comments on these editions and suggest me which edition we have to purchase. Yours Librarian \ \ | / / \ \ ~ ~ / / | @ @ | ---------------oooo------ (_)-------------oooo------------------ Dr. Vijayakumar M, Chief Librarian, East Point College of Engineering and Technology Bidarahalli, Kithaganoor Road, Virgonagar - Post, Bangalore - 5600 049, India Tel:080-8473888, 8473777 Fax:080-8472999, coolvg(a)gmail.com --------------------------------- Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. Dear Professionals, We are in the process of purchasing the DDC Schedule for library. when I enquired with my professional friends, a few suggested me to purchase DDC 22nd edition and remaining few professionals are advising to purchase DDC 21st edition as they are facing some problems in DDC 22nd edition. So, If you are using DDC 21st or 22nd edition, kindly send me your comments on these editions and suggest me which edition we have to purchase. Yours Librarian \ \ | / / \ \ ~ ~ / / | @ @ | ---------------oooo------ (_)-------------oooo------------------ Dr. Vijayakumar M, Chief Librarian, East Point College of Engineering and Technology Bidarahalli, Kithaganoor Road, Virgonagar - Post, Bangalore - 5600 049, India Tel:080-8473888, 8473777 Fax:080-8472999, mailto:coolvg@gmail.com coolvg(a)gmail.com http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTFqODRtdXQ4BF9TAzMyOTc1MDIEX3MDOTY2ODgxNj… Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click.

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Photocopying tips
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 21 Oct '05

21 Oct '05

Here is an interesting article on making photocopies. It is lenghty article, wory reading. Which librarian would miss this? http://wiki.ehow.com/Make-Great-Photocopies -- ----- Dr P Vyasamoorthy, SENIORS (Society for Enriched Information of Relevance to Seniors), 30, Gruhalakshmi Colony, Secunderabad 500018 Phone 27846631

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Google Librarian Center
by Saiful Amin 21 Oct '05

21 Oct '05

Dear Professionals, A new page on Google's web site, the Google Librarian Center [ http://www.google.com/services/librarian_center.html] expressly targets librarians, advising them that Google will launch a quarterly newsletter aimed just at librarians. Also, Google seeks lesson plans from librarians who are Google wizards: "Do you teach others how to use Google? We've heard from dozens of librarians who have created their own lesson plans, presentations and handouts to help others use Google. We'd love to see what works for our users." [Source: http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6275431.html] 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 <http://www.edutechindia.com> "Enhancing knowledge and skills for success, lifelong." A new page on Google's web site, the Google Librarian Center [ http://www.google.com/services/librarian_center.html http://www.google.com/services/librarian_center.html ] expressly targets librarians, advising them that Google will launch a quarterly newsletter aimed just at librarians. Also, Google seeks lesson plans from librarians who are Google wizards: "Do you teach others how to use Google? We've heard from dozens of librarians who have created their own lesson plans, presentations and handouts to help others use Google. We'd love to see what works for our users." [Source: http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6275431.html http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6275431.html ] 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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Requirement for Aurigene Library
by Madhuresh 21 Oct '05

21 Oct '05

Dear Friends, There is an urgent requirement in the library of Aurigene Discovery Technologies Ltd. Below is the detail. Please send your/your friend's CV as earliest to me at madhuresh_s(a)aurigene.com. About Aurigene: Aurigene is a drug discovery company promoted by Dr. Reddy's Laboratories with world-class research facilities in Bangalore. Our research facility is located on a 17 acre landscaped campus in Electronics city, Bangalore. We have a total space of over 200,000 square feet dedicated to spacious and state-of-the-art laboratories. Responsibilities: * Maintaining the library * Maintaining online subscriptions of scientific databases/ journals * Patents and Chemistry Structure Searching * Maintaining Lab note books, including archiving Profile Requirements: 1. Education & Experience The applicant should be M. Sc. in Chemistry and Master/ Bachelor in LIS OR B.Sc. in Chemistry and Masters in LIS with 2+ years of experience 2. Skills Required: * Relevant experience in Pharma or in chemistry structure searching is preferable * Good communication skills (both verbal and written) * Should be well versed with various offline and online databases especially in chemistry and biology. For example Scifinder, STN, DiscoveryGate etc. Madhuresh Singhal Aurigene Discovery Technologies Limited, Electronic City, phase II, Hosur Road, Bangalore 560100 Phone 28521314-16 Ext.- 212 Mobile 98861 82822 E-mail: madhureshsinghal(a)yahoo.com http://nettalk2.tripod.com/  Dear Friends, � There is an urgent requirement in the library of Aurigene Discovery Technologies Ltd. Below is the detail. Please send your/your friend’s CV as earliest to me at madhuresh_s(a)aurigene.com . � About Aurigene: Aurigene is a drug discovery company promoted by Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories with world-class research facilities in Bangalore . Our research facility is located on a 17 acre landscaped campus in Electronics city, Bangalore . We have a total space of over 200,000 square feet dedicated to spacious and state-of-the-art laboratories. � Responsibilities: <![if !supportLists]> � �� <![endif]> Maintaining the library <![if !supportLists]> � �� <![endif]> Maintaining online subscriptions of scientific databases/ journals <![if !supportLists]> � �� <![endif]> Patent s and Chemistry Structure Searching <![if !supportLists]> � �� <![endif]> Maintaining Lab note books, including archiving � Profile Requirements: <![if !supportLists]> 1. �� <![endif]> Education & Experience The applicant should be M. Sc. in Chemistry and Master/ Bachelor in LIS OR B.Sc. in Chemistry and Masters in LIS with 2+ years of experience <![if !supportLists]> 2. �� <![endif]> Skills Required: <![if !supportLists]> � �� <![endif]> Relevant experience in Pharma or in chemistry structure searching is preferable <![if !supportLists]> � �� <![endif]> Good communication skills (both verbal and written) <![if !supportLists]> � �� <![endif]> Should be well versed with various offline and online databases especially in chemistry and biology. For example Scifinder, STN, DiscoveryGate etc. � � Madhuresh Singhal Aurigene Discovery Technologies Limited, Electronic City , phase II, Hosur Road , Bangalore 560100 Phone 28521314-16 Ext .- 212 Mobile 98861 82822 E-mail : madhureshsinghal(a)yahoo.com http://nettalk2.tripod.com/ http://nettalk2.tripod.com/ �

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Mysore university signs MoU with Rajabhat varsity
by Mailing List Manager 21 Oct '05

21 Oct '05

Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 11:38:51 +0530 From: Bhojaraju G <bhojaraju.g(a)gmail.com> *Mysore university signs MoU with Rajabhat varsity * DH News Service Mysore: *University of Mysore has entered into a understanding with Rajabhat Universities, a conglomeration of 40 educational institutions in Thailand, for cooperation in the field of higher education. * http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/oct202005/district18174520051019.a… Thanks & Regards Bhojaraju G, Librarian � Knowledge Management, (Sharepoint Administrator) ************************************************************ ICICI OneSource Ltd. 148 Bhaskara Plaza, RV Road, VV Puram, Bangalore-560004, INDIA. Cell:+91-944 836 9905 E-mail: Bhojaraju.G(a)gmail.com, bhojarajug(a)yahoo.com ************************************************************ Pl do visit & put your comments on Guest Book "KM Cyberary" @ http://www.bhojarajug.freeservers.com/cyberary.html KM-Forum: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KM-Forum/

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Publishers try to halt Google library plan
by sandeep ashok bhavsar 21 Oct '05

21 Oct '05

Publishers try to halt Google library plan By Chris Nuttall in San Francisco Published: October 19 2005 18:42 | Last updated: October 19 2005 18:42 Google came under further pressure on Wednesday to curtail its ambitions to scan and digitise books under copyright, with the Association of American Publishers (AAP) filing a lawsuit to block the internet companys project. The legal action followed a similar move last month when the Authors Guild, representing 8,000 writers, joined individual authors in a class-action lawsuit alleging the Google Print Library Project, launched last December, violated their copyright. For More Info : Log on to http://news.ft.com/cms/s/01415350-40c6-11da-b3f9-00000e2511c8.html regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Research and Management Studies Thane(W). Mo : 9867437438 email :Sandeep31581@yahoo.co.uk Publishers try to halt Google library plan By Chris Nuttall in San Francisco Published: October 19 2005 18:42 | Last updated: October 19 2005 18:42 Google came under further pressure on Wednesday to curtail its ambitions to scan and digitise books under copyright, with the Association of American Publishers (AAP) filing a lawsuit to block the internet companys project. The legal action followed a similar move last month when the Authors Guild, representing 8,000 writers, joined individual authors in a class-action lawsuit alleging the Google Print Library Project, launched last December, violated their copyright. For More Info : Log on to http://news.ft.com/cms/s/01415350-40c6-11da-b3f9-00000e2511c8.html regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Research and Management Studies Thane(W). Mo : 9867437438 email :Sandeep31581@yahoo.co.uk 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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Google RSS Reader
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 20 Oct '05

20 Oct '05

Dear Friends You may be interested in the following Google feature: http://www.google.com/reader/things/intro This page helps you search for news items on chosen keywords and thereafter subscribe to RSS feeds from such result pages. Please explore It is one easy way of creating current awareness service. Vyasamoorthy, P

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Early New Zealand Books online
by Mailing List Manager 20 Oct '05

20 Oct '05

Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 12:55:35 +0530 From: Bhojaraju G <bhojaraju.g(a)gmail.com> *Early New Zealand Books online* http://www.enzb.auckland.ac.nz The University of Auckland Library announces the official launch of its Early New Zealand Books digital collection. The collection currently comprises 20 books (23 volumes) including the majority of those published in the first half of the 19th century. The books are keyword searchable, individually or as a collection, with keyword-in-context displays of hit terms at three different levels of inclusiveness. Searches can be limited to words and phrases in picture captions and chapter summaries, if desired. All the illustrations are available at original size and double size for viewing detail. There are links to images of original pages. This collection is available primarily because of the enthusiasm and dedication of John Laurie, Subject Librarian for Anthropology, Applied Language Studies and Linguistics in the General Library, Te Tumu Herenga, the University of Auckland Library. The "Early New Zealand Books " collection is freely available on the Web. We believe that the collection will be of immense benefit to researchers of the period and the general public. Many of the books have been out-of-print and difficult to access in closed collections and keyword searchability will facilitate a whole range of new studies. It is hoped to expand the collection over the next few years to cover more significant nineteenth century books. Forty targeted books are listed on the website. Janet Copsey University Librarian Te Tumu Herenga The University of Auckland Library Private Bag 92019, Auckland New Zealand ############################################################# Thanks & Regards Bhojaraju G, Librarian � Knowledge Management Homepage: http://www.bhojarajug.freeservers.com ************************************************************ Pl do visit & put your comments on Guest Book "KM Cyberary" @ http://www.bhojarajug.freeservers.com/cyberary.html KM-Forum : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KM-Forum/

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Workshop on Institutional Repositories by MALA & CSI
by Sukhdev Singh 20 Oct '05

20 Oct '05

Dear Sir/Madam, We would be glad if our [ http://openmed.nic.in ] EPrints based repository could be included in the workshop as a CASE STUDY. Special about it is the way we have implemented exhautive MeSH classification Scheme. Thanks, Sukhdev Singh, NIC. http://openmed.nic.in http://indmed.nic.in ; http://medind.nic.in > Message: 8 > Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 18:41:54 +0530 (IST) > From: Mailing List Manager <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> > Subject: [LIS-Forum] Workshop on Institutional Repositories by MALA & > CSI > To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.53.0510191841080.14260(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> > Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=windows-1252 > > > Dear friends, > > Pl. find an announcement on a three day workshop on Institutional > Repositories being organised by MALA & CSI during the first week of > Dec 2005. > > As the registration is limited to 30 persons, Pl. register as soon as > possible. > > Also, pl. forward this mail to your friends who will be interested in > attending this workshop. > > With regards > HR Mohan > Associate VP (Systems), The Hindu, 859 Anna Salai, Chennai 600002, INDIA > > Phone: 91-44-28413344 :: Fax : 91-44-28415325 > Email: hrmohan(a)vsnl.com Web : http://www.hinduonline.com >

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Google RSS Reader
by Sukhdev Singh 20 Oct '05

20 Oct '05

In the same context, let me inform members that Google also has a facility to Personalise its Home Page. For that you need to have some google account say GMAIL Account. Once you are logged in, you can set up number of RSS feed sources at http://www.google.com/ig for example you can add new section and add following URL for OpenMED@NIC latest additions: http://openmed.nic.in/perl/latest_tool?output=rss http://my.yahoo.com also provides similar facility to set up RSS Feeds. Have a try while adding feed from http://openmed.nic.in/perl/latest_tool?output=rss Thanks. Sukhdev Singh, NIC. http://openmed.nic.in > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 21:38:59 +0530 > From: Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy <vyasamoorthy(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [LIS-Forum] Google RSS Reader > To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > Message-ID: > <9765c2050510190908p7a44cbdatf3b72cf5b60ffa1d(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Dear Friends > > You may be interested in the following Google feature: > > http://www.google.com/reader/things/intro > > This page helps you search for news items on chosen keywords and > thereafter subscribe to RSS feeds from such result pages. Please > explore > > It is one easy way of creating current awareness service. > > Vyasamoorthy, P > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > LIS-Forum mailing list > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > > > End of LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 31, Issue 15 > ***************************************** >

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Needing to relocate to Pune
by Chitra P Rao 20 Oct '05

20 Oct '05

Hello All: I am currently working as Head of the Library and Information Centre at NITIE. I ahve a totsal of 25 years experience, 13 in IT Industry and last 12 years at NITIE. I am looking for a suitable job in PUNE either in Public sector or Private, for personal reasons. Need your help in getting to know the right person/s to approach. Kindly help. Thanks and regards Sr Librarian and Head LIS NITIE Mumbai 400 087 ph: 28573371 extn 337

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Workshop on Institutional Repositories by MALA & CSI
by Mailing List Manager 19 Oct '05

19 Oct '05

Dear friends, Pl. find an announcement on a three day workshop on Institutional Repositories being organised by MALA & CSI during the first week of Dec 2005. As the registration is limited to 30 persons, Pl. register as soon as possible. Also, pl. forward this mail to your friends who will be interested in attending this workshop. With regards HR Mohan Associate VP (Systems), The Hindu, 859 Anna Salai, Chennai 600002, INDIA Phone: 91-44-28413344 :: Fax : 91-44-28415325 Email: hrmohan(a)vsnl.com Web : http://www.hinduonline.com ===================================================================== Workshop Announcement ====================================================================== Workshop on Institutional Repositories (2-4, December 2005) Organized by Madras Library Association (MALA) and Computer Society of India (CSI) Division VIII & Chennai Chapter In association with M O P Vaishnav College for Women, Chennai ---------------------------------------------------------------------- An Institutional Repository (IR), also called as â€˜e-prints archiveâ€™, is a digital archive of the research output created by the faculty, research staff, and students of an institution/university and accessible over the Internet to end-users both within and outside of the institution. This has drawn the strength from the Open Access movement (http://www.soros.org/openaccess/) This three-day Workshop envisages blending theory & practice training programme of First Level to acquaint all those engaged in learning the strategies, seeking support towards building Institutional Repositories. The beneficiaries of this programme are those Librarians, LIS Teachers, Information, Computer and Software Professionals who have the interests, initiatives and the need to set up such repositories in their organizations. The three-day workshop shall cover Open Access concepts, Scholarly Institutional Repositories, DSpace, and Metadata Standards. The prime focus areas are: - Institutional Repositories: Open Access Archives, OAI, OAI-PMH - working principle, and cases. - DSpace: Overview, Installations ( Java 2 SDK, Apache, Jakarta Tomcat, mod_jk, Apache Ant, PostgreSQL, DSpace), Administration, and Customization. - Metadata Standards: Concepts, Dublin Core, METS and MODS. - Hands-on Sessions The workshop will be conducted in a training laboratory equipped with desktop PCs with MS Windows Operating System. Each participant will be provided with a PC supplemented with LCD projected Demos, Lectures, Discussions, Case studies and Hands -on Sessions. Each participant shall be provided with a CD-ROM comprising of repository software DSpace, presentations, related and required above mentioned software packages and other resources relevant to Institutional Repositories, Metadata, and OAI. At the end of the workshop, each of he participants is expected to be well-versed and confident of installation of the necessary software packages to set up and develop institutional repositories. If need be, follow-up support shall be extended. Workshop Faculty: - Dr. M. G. Sreekumar, IIM Kozhikode - Ms. K. T. Anuradha, NCSI, IISc, Bangalore Workshop Venue: Computer Laboratory, M O P Vaishnav College for Women, Nungambakkam High Road, Chennai - 600034. Workshop Fee: - MALA & CSI Members - Rs. 2500/- - Non-members - Rs. 3000/- - NRIs or Foreigners - US $ 100 Registration: Please register for the Workshop on or before 20th November 2005. The completed registrations with DD or cheque drawn in favour of Madras Library Association, Chennai are to be sent to: Prof. A. Amudhavalli, President, Madras Library Association, 16, Karpagambal Nagar, Mylapore, Chennai - 600004. Workshop Contacts: - Prof. A. Amudhavalli - amudha75@y..., Phone: 044 - 22455922 - Mr. H. R. Mohan - hrmohan@v..., Phone: 044 - 28411687 or 044 - 28413344 Ext 411 For further details: Please refer the detailed brochure and registration form that can be downloaded from the MALA Website at www.accel-india.com/mala/ ======================================================================

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Conference on ICT for facilitating DLE
by Shyam Prasad pujar 19 Oct '05

19 Oct '05

Documentation Research and Training Centre Indian Statistical Institute Conference on ICT for facilitating Digital Learning Environments 11th - 13th January 2006 Organized by Documentation Research and Training Centre (DRTC) Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) Bangalore - 560059 Digital resources and technology facilitate provision of packaged and online services. The library and information profession has indeed shown much interest in the digital environment. However, due to some of the unique features of digital resources in networked and distributed mode, there is a need for orientation and training to enable harnessing the full potential of digital resources and services. The Digital Learning Environment (DLE) encompasses an interesting range of activities from making available online learning and teaching resources to services related to digital instruction, curriculum design, simulated classroom activities, monitoring, examination and quizzing. Learning is a life long endeavor with different age groups and aptitudes and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) can be adequately deployed to facilitate the learning interest irrespective of social and physical constraints. Documentation Research and Training Centre (DRTC), Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) proposes to hold this conference on ICT for facilitating Digital Learning Environment with an objective to elucidate the latest techniques and methods in creating a Digital Learning Environment for information professionals. The conference focuses on the need of ICT, practical models to create the Digital Learning Environment (DLE), learning and teaching resources, modules, social factors and technological implications. The conference will comprehensively explore the theme and sub-themes through: * Invited lectures * Contributed papers * Demonstrations and hands-on sessions * Discussions Themes (but not limited to) Pedagogical paradigms in DLE Components of the Digital Learning Environment ICT for creating learning tools Technology for DLEs E-Learning and its impact on LIS profession Tools for e-learning Resources and method/s of instruction Training of Trainers in the DLE E-learning kiosks, projects and Case Studies Call for Papers A selected few case studies/papers will be presented and discussed. Those who intend to present a paper/case studies, may send the paper(s) (in A4 size, double space, not more than 10 pages) to Dr. Devika P. Madalli, Documentation Research and Training Centre, Indian Statistical Institute, 8th Mile, Mysore Road, Bangalore 560 059. E-versions in OpenOffice or MS-Word format maybe sent to devika(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in with cc to devikapm(a)yahoo.com. The last date for submission is 10th December, 2005. =========================================================================== REGISTRATION FORM =========================================================================== Documentation Research and Training Centre Indian Statistical Institute Conference on ICT for facilitating Digital Learning Environments 11th - 13th January 2005 REGISTRATION FORM Name : ----------------------------------------------- Address : ----------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- Name and Address of Sponsor/Employer : ---------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Whether Accommodation required : Yes No Arrival Date : __________ Departure Date: __________ Telephone : ___________ Fax : _______________ E-mail : __________________________________ Demand Draft No .............................. Dated ..................... for Rs.2500/- (drawn in favour of Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore) is sent herewith. Signature of Sponsoring Authority Signature of the Participant Date: Date: Place: Place: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The filled in registration forms may be mailed to: Dr. Devika P. Madalli Convener, DRTC ICT-DLE Conference, Documentation Research and Training Centre, Indian Statistical Institute, 8th Mile, Mysore Road, Bangalore - 560 059 Ph: (080) -2848-3002/3/4/5 Extsn:497 and 490 Fax: (080) - 2848-4265 Email: devika(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in, drtc(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Educational Cds
by Vijayakumara 19 Oct '05

19 Oct '05

Dear Professionals, We are in the process of procuring the educational CDs in Engineering filed like Mechanical, Electronics, Computer Sceince & Information science. So kindly let me know their availability and e-mail or snail mail of thier distributors. looking for your kind information on the same yours vijayakumar \ \ | / / \ \ ~ ~ / / | @ @ | ---------------oooo------ (_)-------------oooo------------------ Dr. Vijayakumar M, Chief Librarian, East Point College of Engineering and Technology Bidarahalli, Kithaganoor Road, Virgonagar - Post, Bangalore - 5600 049, India Tel:080-8473888, 8473777 Fax:080-8472999, coolvg(a)gmail.com --------------------------------- Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. Dear Professionals, We are in the process of procuring the educational CDs in Engineering filed like Mechanical, Electronics, Computer Sceince & Information science. So kindly let me know their availability and e-mail or snail mail of thier distributors. looking for your kind information on the same yours vijayakumar \ \ | / / \ \ ~ ~ / / | @ @ | ---------------oooo------ (_)-------------oooo------------------ Dr. Vijayakumar M, Chief Librarian, East Point College of Engineering and Technology Bidarahalli, Kithaganoor Road, Virgonagar - Post, Bangalore - 5600 049, India Tel:080-8473888, 8473777 Fax:080-8472999, mailto:coolvg@gmail.com coolvg(a)gmail.com http://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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Trainee
by alex arun 18 Oct '05

18 Oct '05

Library Training Cum Apprenticeship Programme For Graduates And Postgraduates Of Library And Information Science Three more vacancies are left for Library Training Cum Apprenticeship Programme Send your resume immediately and make a call to (080) 51116350, 6353.we will let you know the selection procedures and tests. Pedagogy: Classroom Interactions, Practical Involvements, and Personality development Programmes. Stipend:We are planning to provide a stipend 30,000 rupees for Post Graduates, 25,000 rupees for graduates of library and information science per annum. Duration: Approximate ten months. Attendance: 90 to 95% attendance is required for this programme. Evaluation: There will be a proper evaluation on attendance, activities, group discussions, presentations and other tests. Certificate: After due evaluation the course organizers will give certificates. Holidays: The trainees are expected to take leave only the marked holidays, that are all Sundays and 13 holidays in a year approved by the library. Accommodation:The students can arrange accommodation with their on risk and expense. The same time we are ready to provide a dormitory with two tire coats for the boys and shared room for the girls, with a nominal rent. Food: The trainees have to make arrangements for food; campus provides cafeterias at various locations. Registration Fee: Rs.100/- Fee remittance at reporting time. How to Apply: 1. Send your resume to the DVK Central Library, Dharmaram College, Dharmaram College Post, Bangalore- 560 029 or E-mail us to dvklibrary(a)yahoo.com 2. Further formalities will inform you (for better communication add your Postal Address, E-Mail ID, Telephone Number, Mobile Number) Fr.John Neelankavil,CMI Librarian __________________________________ Yahoo! Music Unlimited Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. http://music.yahoo.com/unlimited/

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Regarding Technical Education
by bharathi niranjana 18 Oct '05

18 Oct '05

Dear Sir Please forward this information to all our beloved prfessionals. Dear Professionals, I am Bharathi here in bangalore, i have completed MLISc and have 4 year experience as a librarian. Please now i want to do some technical related course which would most help full us to do our work succesfully in digital library and company(software) side job. So that i am requesting, please help me to do on your assurance. i am looking your well known information Thanking you Yours faithfully Bharathi H N --------------------------------- Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Dear Sir Please forward this information to all our beloved prfessionals . Dear Professionals , I am Bharathi here in bangalore, i have completed MLISc and have 4 year experience as a librarian. Please now i want to do some technical related course which would most help full us to do our work succesfully in digital library and company(software) side job. So that i am requesting, please help me to do on your assurance. i am looking your well known information Thanking you Yours faithfully Bharathi H N http://yahoo.shaadi.com Yahoo! India Matrimony </a href>: Find your partner now.

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A Round-Table, Chaired by: Umberto Eco, on "Strategies for Acquiring Mutual Knowledge"
by Puna Das 18 Oct '05

18 Oct '05

The Embassy of France in India, Delegation of the European Commission to India, Centre de Sciences Humaines, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan and Alliance FranÃ§aise de Delhi cordially invite you to a Round-Table Chaired by: Umberto Eco On "Strategies for Acquiring Mutual Knowledge" on Sunday 23rd October 2005 at 6:30 p.m. at M. L. Bhartia Auditorium, Alliance FranÃ§aise 72, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi â 110003 This will be followed by an open discussion with the audience and members of the press. ________________________________________________ Anup Kumar Das Information and Communication Society of India New Delhi ________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Go to http://yahoo.shaadi.com

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Fwd: Request
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 17 Oct '05

17 Oct '05

hi professional friends from eng colleges please help Mrs Chinmayee in building her library. laxman rao Chinmayee Bhange <> wrote: Date: 17 Oct 2005 10:56:01 -0000 From: "Chinmayee Bhange" <chinmayee_bhange(a)rediffmail.com> To: naglaxman(a)yahoo.com Subject: Request Sir, We, at St. Francis Institute of Technology (Engg. College) are in the process of building up our reference and periodical sections in the Library. I am trying to contact as many libraries of engineering colleges as possible in this regard. I would highly appreciate if the members of this group help me out in this matter. Please send me a list of journals (international + national) commonly subscribed by engg. colleges. I also require a list of reference books (books not prescribed in the syllabus but related to the core subjects such as IT, Computers and Electronics & Telecommunications). Thanks & Regards, Mrs. Chinmayee N. Bhange SFIT Library St. Francis Institute of Technology (Engg. College) Borivali (W) Mumbai, Maharashtra 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! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail hi professional friends from eng colleges please help Mrs Chinmayee in building her library. laxman rao Chinmayee Bhange <> wrote: Date: 17 Oct 2005 10:56:01 -0000 From: "Chinmayee Bhange" <chinmayee_bhange(a)rediffmail.com> To: naglaxman(a)yahoo.com Subject: Request Sir, We, at St. Francis Institute of Technology (Engg. College) are in the process of building up our reference and periodical sections in the Library. I am trying to contact as many libraries of engineering colleges as possible in this regard. I would highly appreciate if the members of this group help me out in this matter. Please send me a list of journals (international + national) commonly subscribed by engg. colleges. I also require a list of reference books (books not prescribed in the syllabus but related to the core subjects such as IT, Computers and Electronics & Telecommunications). Thanks & Regards, Mrs. Chinmayee N. Bhange SFIT Library St. Francis Institute of Technology (Engg. College) Borivali (W) Mumbai, Maharashtra 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… 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/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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The German Embassy, New Delhi cordially invites you to the Fourth Science Circle Meeting
by Puna Das 17 Oct '05

17 Oct '05

The German Embassy, New Delhi cordially invites you to the Fourth Science Circle Meeting Lecture by: Prof. Dr. Lutz Heuser, Vice President, SAP Ltd., Germany Topic: "Enterprise Services Architecture & Semantic Web Services" and "E-Learning - useful for Indian students and scientists?" Date, Time: October 24th, 2005, 6.30 p.m. Venue: Gulmohar Auditorium India Habitat Centre Lodi Road, New Delhi. (Entry from gate number 3 on Vardhaman Marg.) 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 _______________________________________________________ Anup Kumar Das Information and Communication Society of India New Delhi _______________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Go to http://yahoo.shaadi.com

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article
by arun yadav 17 Oct '05

17 Oct '05

Dear Professionals I have seen an important articles in Economics Time dated 07-10-05 on page no. 17, entitled "Library on the click".You may check it. ARUN YADAV ACHARYA NARENDRA DEV PUSTAKALAYA ASHOK MARG LUCKNOW-10 --------------------------------- Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Dear Professionals I have seen an important articles in Economics Time dated 07-10-05 on page no. 17, entitled "Library on the click".You may check it. ARUN YADAV ACHARYA NARENDRA DEV PUSTAKALAYA ASHOK MARG LUCKNOW-10 http://yahoo.shaadi.com Yahoo! India Matrimony </a href>: Find your partner now.

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Moodle
by vimal kumar 15 Oct '05

15 Oct '05

Dear Professionals, Moodle, an open source Course Management System suitable for academic institutes now available in new edition (1.5.2). It can works both with Windows and Linux. Installation procedure is simple with EasyPHP. Moodle conatins modules of site management, user management, course management, assignment module, chat module, choice module, forum module, quiz module etc. Developers claims that it has 5,0000 users in 120 countries. Vimal kumar Asian School of Business Trivandrum Kerala vimal0212(a)yahoo.com __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com

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The facts about Open Access
by Shyam Prasad pujar 15 Oct '05

15 Oct '05

Dear Members, Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP), UK has brought out a report on 'The Facts about Open Access'. The complete report is available at: http://www.alpsp.org/pubs.htm It could be of interest to some of you. 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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CDS ISIS based circulation
by makekee＠msu.ac.zw 15 Oct '05

15 Oct '05

Hie everybody How can i get the complete circulation system based on cds-isis. I appreciate any help. Ephraim Makeke ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.

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Digital library inaugrated in Andhra Pradesh
by noufal palliparamban 14 Oct '05

14 Oct '05

Dear friends, Really intresting news from AP . a digital reference library for the fields of medical and allied sciences. R. Sambasiva Rao,Vice-Chancellor of NTR University of Health Sciences in Vijawada, inaugurated a digital library in the university premises. Addressing a gathering at the inaugural function, Prof. Rao said all books, journals and other reference material bought for the university library between 1986 and 2002 were given away to Siddhartha Medical College when it was de-linked from the university in 2000. The digital library would enable six students to browse the Internet at a time. They could copy the desired material on to a compact disc, a floppy disc or any other reprographic mode. The university had spent Rs. 7 lakhs to procure added pro-quest compact discs that provided access to all the published articles from 1998. Prof. Rao said that following an invitation extended to affiliated medical and dental colleges in the State by the university, as many as 31 colleges responded and thus the formation of a consortium of digital library became a reality. Financial deals were struck with a couple of e-journal suppliers to extend their services to medical and dental colleges. They would not only impart training to persons engaged in maintenance of the new facility in various colleges but also agreed to provide free access to all subscribers for the initial 15 days. He said that it was mainly a reference library for the fields of medical and allied sciences. Responding to the changing modes in the curriculum, the university had decided to focus on web-based resources and services. The library would remain open from 10.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on all working days except on second Saturdays, Sundays and other holidays. For Full text http://www.hindu.com/2005/10/13/stories/2005101309260300.htm Regards Noufal.P.P Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur --------------------------------- Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Dear friends, Really intresting news from AP . a digital reference library for the fields of medical and allied sciences. R. Sambasiva Rao,Vice-Chancellor of NTR University of Health Sciences in Vijawada, inaugurated a digital library in the university premises. Addressing a gathering at the inaugural function, Prof. Rao said all books, journals and other reference material bought for the university library between 1986 and 2002 were given away to Siddhartha Medical College when it was de-linked from the university in 2000. The digital library would enable six students to browse the Internet at a time. They could copy the desired material on to a compact disc, a floppy disc or any other reprographic mode. The university had spent Rs. 7 lakhs to procure added pro-quest compact discs that provided access to all the published articles from 1998. Prof. Rao said that following an invitation extended to affiliated medical and dental colleges in the State by the university, as many as 31 colleges responded and thus the formation of a consortium of digital library became a reality. Financial deals were struck with a couple of e-journal suppliers to extend their services to medical and dental colleges. They would not only impart training to persons engaged in maintenance of the new facility in various colleges but also agreed to provide free access to all subscribers for the initial 15 days. He said that it was mainly a reference library for the fields of medical and allied sciences. Responding to the changing modes in the curriculum, the university had decided to focus on web-based resources and services. The library would remain open from 10.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on all working days except on second Saturdays, Sundays and other holidays. For Full text http://www.hindu.com/2005/10/13/stories/2005101309260300.htm http://www.hindu.com/2005/10/13/stories/2005101309260300.htm Regards Noufal.P.P Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur http://yahoo.shaadi.com Yahoo! India Matrimony </a href>: Find your partner now.

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Britain to fund OA repositories
by Subbiah Arunachalam 14 Oct '05

14 Oct '05

Friends: JISC will fund the launch, filling, and searching of OA repositories Mark Chillingworth, JISC win digitisation and repository funding, Information World Review, October 13, 2005. Excerpt: An extra £80 million is to be invested in digital information for education and research by the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) it was announced today. JISC has been awarded the funds by the government's Spending Review and the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE). HEFCE's Strategic Development Fund has awarded JISC £30 million over two years, whilst the Spending Review, part of the Treasury Department has awarded £50 million over two years to enable JISC to enhance the digital infrastructure of the UK. "The UK leads the world in the use of ICT to support education and research, but continued investment is crucial to the future competitiveness of both," said Sir Howard Newby HEFCE chief executive of the award. JISC has outlined five strands that will receive funding. Universities will receive policy advice and technical guidance in setting up digital repositories, with JISC using the funding to develop a critical mass of repository content and a national structure that will allow users to search across federated repositories. Funding will also be applied to investment in the digitisation of scholarly resources in partnerships. --- This is something UGC and MHRD and DST should adopt in India! Arun ___________________________________________________________ To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre. http://uk.security.yahoo.com

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Internet Archive
by Subbiah Arunachalam 14 Oct '05

14 Oct '05

"Kahle's goal is universal access to all knowledge" Becky Hogge profiles Brewster Kahle in the October 17 New Stateman. Excerpt: Like other successful net entrepreneurs, Kahle has ploughed his spoils into a non-profit endeavour, and the result is the Internet Archive, an attempt to achieve what the ancient Greeks and Egyptians tried at the library of Alexandria: to make a permanent record of all human knowledge. But this time around the library will be on the internet, universally accessible and - crucially - flameproof....Yes, Kahle's goal is universal access to all knowledge, and so the Internet Archive aims to make every book ever written available over the web. "The ancient library of Alexandria collected 75 per cent of all the books of all the peoples of the world in 300BC. Our opportunity is to do that again, but then to one-up the ancients by making it available universally. It is technologically within our grasp and it could be one of the greatest achievements of humankind." In building this library, Kahle has had to sue his own country. The case, which is awaiting a hearing date, argues that copyright regulations enacted in anticipation of the digital age are contrary to the First Amendment. He explains: "I think it will come as a surprise to most people that the library system of physical books we grew up with has been made risky, if not illegal, in the digital world. This makes no sense. We needed some clarification as to what we as a library were allowed to do with, for example, out-of-print and orphan works, things that are traditionally found on the shelves of libraries. In the US, the way you ask a question like that is you file a lawsuit." By chance, I catch him on the morning he has announced the Open Content Alliance, a partnership between the Internet Archive, the search engine Yahoo! and the University of California to digitise historical works of fiction. The announcement comes nine months after Google launched a similar, huge-scale digitisation project. The two projects differ in the way they propose to offer the digital books once they have scanned them. Whereas Kahle's team would make full-text, searchable copies available to all users of the web, Google will allow access only from the libraries in which the original books are stored, and as extracts through its commercial service Google Print. When I ask Kahle how he feels about Google's project, he takes a deep breath. "We applaud the enthusiasm of Google to make steps in this area and digitise materials. But we would rather see an open system applied for the open content arena, in the same tradition as the open networks that brought us the internet. That fits much better with civic institutions like libraries." ___________________________________________________________ How much free photo storage do you get? Store your holiday snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos http://uk.photos.yahoo.com

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General Interest: 14 great books
by pradip umdale 14 Oct '05

14 Oct '05

Dear all, The British Library has made available 14 great books on its website. Among these are 1508 notebook by Leonardo Da Vinci containing short treatises, notes and drawings of a wide range of subjects from mechanics to the moon and Classical Botanical Illustrations, Elizabeth Blackwell's remarkable Herbal The site even allows you to view the original manuscript written in Leonardo's own handwriting ! quite remarkable. http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/ttp/ttpbooks.html Pradeepkumar M Umdale Proj Ass. Information Division/ Library National Chemical Laboratory Pashan Rd., Pune- 411 008 Ph.No.91-20-25902031/25902038 (Direct) --------------------------------- Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Dear all, The British Library has made available 14 great books on its website. Among these are 1508 notebook by Leonardo Da Vinci containing short treatises, notes and drawings of a wide range of subjects from mechanics to the moon and Classical Botanical Illustrations, Elizabeth Blackwell's remarkable Herbal The site even allows you to view the original manuscript written in Leonardo's own handwriting ! quite remarkable. http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/ttp/ttpbooks.html http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/ttp/ttpbooks.html Pradeepkumar M Umdale Proj Ass. Information Division/ Library National Chemical Laboratory Pashan Rd., Pune- 411 008 Ph.No.91-20-25902031/25902038 (Direct) http://yahoo.shaadi.com Yahoo! India Matrimony </a href>: Find your partner now.

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National Science Library (of NISCAIR, CSIR, New Delhi) welcomes individuals / institutions for becoming members
by Puna Das 14 Oct '05

14 Oct '05

National Science Library, NISCAIR, CSIR, New Delhi Membership The library is open to public and all are welcome to explore and utilize the collection in library premises. NSL welcomes individuals / institutions for becoming members to utilize its huge and valuable collection. Retired CSIR staff are also eligible to become member. Membership fee and Security deposit Individual : Rs. 150/- per annum against a security deposit of Rs. 1500/- Institution/Corporate member : Rs. 1000/- per annum against a security deposit of Rs. 9000/- Retired CSIR staff : Security deposit of Rs. 1500/- Issue rules Number of publications to be issued Individual : One book Institution : Six books Retired CSIR staff : One book Duration of loan : 30 days for all members Renewals : Once only for 30 days Overdue charges : Rs. 5/- per day for the first five days and subsequently Rs. 10/- per day Lending time (Monday to Friday) : 10.00 AM to 1.00 PM 3.00 PM to 4.00 PM _________________________________________ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi _________________________________________ --------------------------------- Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. National Science Library, NISCAIR, CSIR, New Delhi Membership The library is open to public and all are welcome to explore and utilize the collection in library premises. NSL welcomes individuals / institutions for becoming members to utilize its huge and valuable collection. Retired CSIR staff are also eligible to become member. Membership fee and Security deposit Individual : Rs. 150/- per annum against a security deposit of Rs. 1500/- Institution/Corporate member : Rs. 1000/- per annum against a security deposit of Rs. 9000/- Retired CSIR staff : Security deposit of Rs. 1500/- Issue rules Number of publications to be issued Individual : One book Institution : Six books Retired CSIR staff : One book Duration of loan : 30 days for all members Renewals : Once only for 30 days Overdue charges : Rs. 5/- per day for the first five days and subsequently Rs. 10/- per day Lending time (Monday to Friday) : 10.00 AM to 1.00 PM 3.00 PM to 4.00 PM _________________________________________ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi _________________________________________ http://yahoo.shaadi.com Yahoo! India Matrimony </a href>: Find your partner now.

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Librarian Positions at S1 Television, New Delhi
by Puna Das 14 Oct '05

14 Oct '05

Librarian Positions at S1 Television, New Delhi LIBRARIAN No. of Vacancies:-8 Post Graduate or Graduate in library science with minimum 5 year experience in a TV Channel. The suitable candidate will be responsible for managing the data archive. Apply to: jobs(a)s1television.com (Please mention Post Applied for in subject line) _________________________________________ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi _________________________________________ --------------------------------- Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Librarian Positions at S1 Television, New Delhi LIBRARIAN No. of Vacancies:-8 Post Graduate or Graduate in library science with minimum 5 year experience in a TV Channel. The suitable candidate will be responsible for managing the data archive. Apply to: jobs(a)s1television.com (Please mention Post Applied for in subject line) _________________________________________ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi _________________________________________ http://yahoo.shaadi.com Yahoo! India Matrimony </a href>: Find your partner now.

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Sucheta Lahiri
by Sucheta Lahiri 13 Oct '05

13 Oct '05

Dear Professionals This brings to your kind notice that we,the students of Documentation Reaserch and Training Centre,has organized a collouium on 19th of october, 2005. The details of the collouium has been attached herewith. We would ,therefore,be highly obliged if you would give your kind visit to increase our morale up. Thanking you your's faithfully Sucheta LAhiri Associateship in documentation and information science. (First Year) Documenation Reasearch and Training Centre, Indian Statistaical Institute, Bangalore. Dear Professionals This brings to your kind notice that we,the students of Documentation Reaserch and Training Centre,has organized a collouium on 19th of october, 2005. The details of the collouium has been attached herewith. We would ,therefore,be highly obliged if you would give your kind visit to increase our morale up. Thanking you your's faithfully Sucheta LAhiri Associateship in documentation and information science. (First Year) Documenation Reasearch and Training Centre, Indian Statistaical Institute, Bangalore. http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigclick.cgi/www.rediff.com/signa… http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigimpress.cgi/www.rediff.com/sig…

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Yahoo, MSN to form World's largest IM community
by Sreeharsha_Gopalakrishna＠i2.com 13 Oct '05

13 Oct '05

MSN and Yahoo Messenger will be glued together, forming the world's largest instant messaging community at some 275 million combined users, the services' companies announced on Wednesday. http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1870365,00.asp Thanks ~Harsha

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Need help Urgently !!!!!!!!
by Shraddha Lapasiya 13 Oct '05

13 Oct '05

Hello All, This is to request you help me find details for the following: 1 Household income wise break-up of New Delhi population - need data related to the household income for Eg: no of houses that have a income in the bracket of Rs. 5,000 - 10, 0000. Requesting you to send me links from where this data can be extracted. Thanks and Regards, Shraddha --------------------------------- Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. Hello All, This is to request you help me find details for the following: 1 Household income wise break-up of New Delhi population - need data related to the household income for Eg: no of houses that have a income in the bracket of Rs. 5,000 - 10, 0000. Requesting you to send me links from where this data can be extracted. Thanks and Regards, Shraddha 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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Jobs@IIT Delhi
by Puna Das 13 Oct '05

13 Oct '05

Applications, on the prescribed form, are invited from the Indian Nationals for appointment on various posts (Including TECHNICAL ASSISTANTS - LIBRARY)at IIT Delhi. Advt. No. E.II/03/2005(E) See Advertisement details <http://www.iitd.ac.in/jobs/Advertisment_17_sept_2005.pdf> Download/View Application Form <http://www.iitd.ac.in/jobs/e-2form.pdf> Last Date: 28th October 2005. _____________________________ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi _____________________________ __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Go to http://yahoo.shaadi.com

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Quires ( Mangesh Talmale)
by mangesh talmale 13 Oct '05

13 Oct '05

Dear collegagues, in our medical library books price are very high cost.( text,reference, hand book. manual etc.) my question is that what basis i can classify the books? which books is reference ? does any one have any information regarding the same ? let me reply sir. i grateful to u sir. Mangesh Talmale Medical Librarian Indraprastha Complex c-1 /14 New sangvi ,PUNE-411018 Sincerely Mangesh Talmale Medical Librarian D.y.patil,pune elibmangesh(a)yahoo.co.in --------------------------------- Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Dear collegagues, in our medical library books price are very high cost.( text,reference, hand book. manual etc.) my question is that what basis i can classify the books? which books is reference ? does any one have any information regarding the same ? let me reply sir. i grateful to u sir. Mangesh Talmale Medical Librarian Indraprastha Complex c-1 /14 New sangvi ,PUNE-411018 Sincerely Mangesh Talmale Medical Librarian D.y.patil,pune http://mail.yahoo.com/config/login?/ym/Compose?To=elibmangesh@yahoo.co.in elibmangesh(a)yahoo.co.in http://yahoo.shaadi.com Yahoo! India Matrimony </a href>: Find your partner now.

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request to sending articles
by mangesh talmale 13 Oct '05

13 Oct '05

Dear collegagues, one of our research fellow is in need of the following reference not available with us. article barnabas , s.;krishnan, s and barnaba, j. molecular phylogeny of rodentia in the desent of genus bandicota.( journal of genetics 71( 1&2): 43-46 i shall appreciate receiving a photocopy of the article.please send the same aon the following address mangesh talmale Medical Librarian Indraprastha Complex c-1 /14 New sangvi ,PUNE-411018 Sincerely Mangesh Talmale Medical Librarian D.y.patil,pune elibmangesh(a)yahoo.co.in --------------------------------- Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Dear collegagues, one of our research fellow is in need of the following reference not available with us. article barnabas , s.;krishnan, s and barnaba, j. molecular phylogeny of rodentia in the desent of genus bandicota.( journal of genetics 71( 1&2): 43-46 i shall appreciate receiving a photocopy of the article.please send the same aon the following address mangesh talmale Medical Librarian Indraprastha Complex c-1 /14 New sangvi ,PUNE-411018 Sincerely Mangesh Talmale Medical Librarian D.y.patil,pune http://mail.yahoo.com/config/login?/ym/Compose?To=elibmangesh@yahoo.co.in elibmangesh(a)yahoo.co.in http://yahoo.shaadi.com Yahoo! India Matrimony </a href>: Find your partner now.

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[Fwd: Fwd: New ICTP Open Access Archive]
by Subbiah Arunachalam 12 Oct '05

12 Oct '05

ICTP, after considerable persuatio, has set up an OA archive using EPrints software, but I have not checked it yet. Please see the attached message from Gunasekaran. Arun

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[Fwd: Scientists as Foxes and Hedgehogs!]
by Subbiah Arunachalam 12 Oct '05

12 Oct '05

Friends: Scientists are of different kinds. Some dig deeper (and work on a single problem) and others have a broad sweep. Read Freeman J Dyson's article in the latest issue of NY Review of Books. For providing information support to scientists, one must know their research interests and the way they do science. Arun In the latest New York Review of books (dated 20 Oct 2005): http://www.nybooks.com/ Wise Man <http://www.nybooks.com/articles/18350> *By Freeman J. Dyson* Great scientists come in two varieties, which Isaiah Berlin, quoting the seventh-century-BC poet Archilochus, called foxes and hedgehogs. Foxes know many tricks, hedgehogs only one. Foxes are interested in everything, and move easily from one problem to another. Science needs both hedgehogs and foxes for its healthy growth, hedgehogs to dig deep into the nature of things, foxes to explore the complicated details of our marvelous universe. Albert Einstein was a hedgehog; Richard Feynman was a fox. --- Arun

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A new document format that guarantees eternal life to documents
by Subbiah Arunachalam 11 Oct '05

11 Oct '05

>From Peter Suber at 10/11/2005 10:05:00 AM. New group pushes the OpenDocument Format The OpenDocument Fellowship is a new advocacy organization pushing the OASIS Open Document format. From the press release (October 10): The Open Document Fellowship promotes the new internationally agreed standard for digital documents, Open Document Format (OpenDocument). The Fellowship, formed in September, has attracted support and interest from around the globe. The Fellowship's aims include providing factual information about the Open Document Format, such as the degree to which companies and their products are committed to supporting the format, and making sure that OpenDocument can be always supported by any software application or company. The organisation also supports the development of software tools to complement the format....Founding member Adam Moore, Friends of OpenDocument Inc., said: "As a true Open Standard, OpenDocument is available for the benefit of all. It levels the competitive playing field and provides wider opportumities for innovation, diversity and choice. This choice and diversity is a natural evolutionary consequence of the market maturity of general productivity software. We believe all responsible citizens in the digital market place will embrace ODF as the central focus for document production." Users whose data is stored in OpenDocument will never again face the problem of not being able to access data because the application that created it is no longer available to them. Open standards already enable users of different computer systems (both hardware and software) to access the Internet and communicate with each other. ODF enables users of different computer systems to freely exchange and use files.

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State Level Workshop at Hubli;A report
by Suresh Horakeri 11 Oct '05

11 Oct '05

Dear Sir/ Madam, I would like to inform you all that Karnakata State Librarians Associartion has organised one day work shop at Hubli on 9-10-2005,at P C Jabin Science College. I am attaching a brief report of the work shop, Kindly go through the report, Thanks Regards, Horakeri. Hubli: State Level One day Workshop on library Automation and Digital Libraries organised by Karnataka State Librarians Association in collaboration with Aar Gees Business Solutions, an Electronic Management Software, known as eLib here at P C Jabin Science College on Sunday, the 9th October 2005. Mr. Shankaranna Munavalli, the Director K L E Society, Belgaum and President Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry, who inaugurated the workshop said persistence, would lead to success. He stressed the need for a change in the culture at libraries and added one should concentrate on weakness and rectify them. Dr S L Sangam, Chairman and Professor, DLIS, Karnataka University, Dharwad, said the importance of libraries had increased in the globalization. He said all libraries should have access to information of any kind. He explained about concept of Digital Libraries, Objectives, Characteristics, and Key features, Components, Function and Services rendered by DL. Dr D M Kotturshettar, Principal PC Jabin Science College spoke. Mr. Mahesh D Horakeri, President, Karnataka State Librarians Association presided. In his presidential address, he said librarians association not only fighting for their professional demands but association is organizing so many academic developmental activities also for librarians to improve their skills in organ sing information using latest technology available in the IT sector. Noted economics and commerce scholar Prof K D Basava was felicitated on the occasion. Mr S G Tigadi welcomed the gathering and Mr. A R Dharwadkaer proposed vote of thanks. Mr. B S Malwad conducted the programme. Dr Ramesh Naik, Lecture, DLIS, KUD and Mr. Verru Uppin, Aar Gees Business Solutions were present on the Dias. Over 75 librarians from various parts of the state participated in the workshop. Dr S L Sangam. Mr. Veer Uppin, Mr Guru Angadi. Ms Shruti Nayak presented paper on Library Automation and software. In the evening closing ceremony, Mr. Basavraj S Horatti, Honorable Minister of Rural Development and Panchyat Raj and Science and Technology, Govt of Karnataka was the Chief Guest. Addressed the gathering, he said librarians should provide relevant information and good services to user of their library. He assured the librarians that he will put sincere effort in solving the various problems faced by librarians, viz pay fixation and Promotion, etc. Mr. Mahesh Horakeri and Mr. Viru Uppin were present on the dais. References, The Hindu dated 10-10-2005, http://www.hindu.com/2005/10/10/stories/2005101001360300.htm The Hindu Karnataka - Hubli-Dharwad News Importance of libraries stressed.htm The news covered in ETV Kannada news at 10:30pm on 9-10-2005, Sanje Darpan Kannada daily on 9-10-2005, Kannada Dailys, Vijay Karnataka, Praia Vani, Kannada Prabha, Usha Kiran, on 10-10-2005. English Dailys: Deccan Herald, The Hindu, Vijay Times on 10-10-2005 Thanks, Regards, Horakeri. Suresh D Horakeri BSc, MLISc,PGDLAN, Asst Librarian, BVB College of Engg & Tech, Hubli-31, Ph: 9341610603 (R) (0836) 2378422 2378422 (O) Emails ; sdhorakeri(a)yahoo.co.in horakeri(a)bvb.edu --------------------------------- Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. Dear Sir/ Madam, I would like to inform you all that Karnakata State Librarians Associartion has organised one day work shop at Hubli on 9-10-2005,at P C Jabin Science College. I am attaching a brief report of the work shop, Kindly go through the report, Thanks Regards, Horakeri. Hubli: State Level One day Workshop on library Automation and Digital Libraries organised by Karnataka State Librarians Association in collaboration with Aar Gees Business Solutions, an Electronic Management Software, known as eLib here at P C Jabin Science College on Sunday, the 9 th October 2005 . Mr. Shankaranna Munavalli, the Director K L E Society, Belgaum and President Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry, who inaugurated the workshop said persistence, would lead to success. He stressed the need for a change in the culture at libraries and added one should concentrate on weakness and rectify them. Dr S L Sangam, Chairman and Professor, DLIS, Karnataka University , Dharwad, said the importance of libraries had increased in the globalization. He said all libraries should have access to information of any kind. He explained about concept of Digital Libraries, Objectives, Characteristics, and Key features, Components, Function and Services rendered by DL. Dr D M Kotturshettar, Principal PC Jabin Science College spoke. Mr. Mahesh D Horakeri, President, Karnataka State Librarians Association presided. In his presidential address, he said librarians association not only fighting for their professional demands but association is organizing so many academic developmental activities also for librarians to improve their skills in organ sing information using latest technology available in the IT sector. Noted economics and commerce scholar Prof K D Basava was felicitated on the occasion. Mr S G Tigadi welcomed the gathering and Mr. A R Dharwadkaer proposed vote of thanks. Mr. B S Malwad conducted the programme. Dr Ramesh Naik, Lecture, DLIS, KUD and Mr. Verru Uppin, Aar Gees Business Solutions were present on the Dias. Over 75 librarians from various parts of the state participated in the workshop. Dr S L Sangam. Mr. Veer Uppin, Mr Guru Angadi. Ms Shruti Nayak presented paper on Library Automation and software. In the evening closing ceremony, Mr. Basavraj S Horatti, Honorable Minister of Rural Development and Panchyat Raj and Science and Technology, Govt of Karnataka was the Chief Guest. Addressed the gathering, he said librarians should provide relevant information and good services to user of their library. He assured the librarians that he will put sincere effort in solving the various problems faced by librarians, viz pay fixation and Promotion, etc. Mr. Mahesh Horakeri and Mr. Viru Uppin were present on the dais. References, The Hindu dated 10-10-2005 , http://www.hindu.com/2005/10/10/stories/2005101001360300.htm http://www.hindu.com/2005/10/10/stories/2005101001360300.htm The Hindu Karnataka - Hubli-Dharwad News Importance of libraries stressed.htm The news covered in ETV Kannada news at 10:30pm on 9-10-2005 , Sanje Darpan Kannada daily on 9-10-2005 , Kannada Dailys, Vijay Karnataka, Praia Vani, Kannada Prabha, Usha Kiran, on 10-10-2005 . English Dailys: Deccan Herald, The Hindu, Vijay Times on 10-10-2005 Thanks, Regards, Horakeri. Suresh D Horakeri BSc, MLISc,PGDLAN, Asst Librarian, BVB College of Engg & Tech, Hubli-31, Ph: 9341610603 (R) (0836) 2378422 2378422 (O) Emails ; sdhorakeri(a)yahoo.co.in horakeri(a)bvb.edu http://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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NCSI in news
by Ayesha Taranum 11 Oct '05

11 Oct '05

Hi, Clipping from Monday's (10 October 2005) Business Line on self-paced training module on digitalisation and digital libraries. http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/ew/2005/10/10/stories/2005101000230400.… Regards, -- Ayesha __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com

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MULISSA Quiz
by N.S. Harinarayana 11 Oct '05

11 Oct '05

Believing in the axiom that like charity, knowledge begins at home, the Department of Library and Information Science (DLIS), Mysore organized a written quiz - �How well do you know your library?� for the students of MLISc and MIM on the Saturday, October 8, 2005. The objective of the quiz was to motivate the students to know more about their library. The quiz prompted the students to visit the nook and corner of the Mysore University library (MUL) observing the facilities and services available; interact with the library staff; and interact among themselves about the MUL to prepare for the competition. Fifty five students attended the competition. The event is organized as one of the activities of Mysore University Library and Information Science Association (MULISSA) for the current year. Quiz format: The quiz was a question based competition involving fifty objective type questions. The questions centered on Library building, Resources, Services offered, Infrastructure available and Library Staff of the Mysore University Library. This written quiz had negative marking too. The winners were Mr. Mahadeva Prasad and Mr. Nagashayana of III and I Semester MLISc respectively. Some reflections: 1) Not surprisingly, the third semester students have generally performed better than the first semester students. This is because the third semester students have more acquaintance with the library than their first semester counterpart. 2) Only small percentage of students (10%) managed to score more than 50% marks. 3) A few students failed to get very obvious and common sense based answers right (such as the direction of the University building, loan period etc). Though the data is too small for generalization, the results make one to ponder about the question �Do we need to make LIS more library-centered and practice oriented?� A more detailed analysis is being carried out and will be presented in due course. -- N.S.Harinarayana Ph.D Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore Manasagangotri, Mysore 570 006 Ph: 2419393

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ETD: Scirus Partners with NDLTD
by Bhojaraju G 11 Oct '05

11 Oct '05

*Apologies for X Postings* DISSERTATIONS: Scirus Partners with Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations, the World's Largest Theses and Dissertations Portal Scirus Partners with Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations, the World's Largest Theses and Dissertations Portal Elsevier Press Release http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/ authored_newsitem.cws_home/companynews05_00321 <http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/> A shorter URL for the above link: <http://snipurl.com/id9j> AMSTERDAM, OCTOBER 5, 2005 - Elsevier today announced a landmark partnership between Scirus, its free science-specific search engine, and the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD) to add the extensive collection of theses and dissertations of its member institutes to Scirus. In addition to indexing the content on Scirus.com <http://Scirus.com>, Scirus will power a search service on the repository's site. The service will ensure this content will be easier to find on both the NDLTD and Scirus websites. The launch of the service was announced this week in Sydney at NDLTD's annual conference ETD2005. "Until now, theses and dissertations have not been fully leveraged by postgraduate students and researchers in their work because these documents have been difficult to find and retrieve," said Deborah Kahn, an associate at Electronic Publishing Services, Ltd. To combat this trend, Scirus has indexed over 200,000 theses and dissertations, in more than twelve languages, including English, Portugese, French, German, Spanish and Taiwanese, among others. The theses and dissertations are from institutes around the world, including their largest content contributors Library and Archives Canada, Hong Kong University, Brazilian Institute of Scientific and Technical Information (IBICT), MIT, University of Uppsala, National Sun Yat-Sen University of Taiwan (NSYSU) and Virginia Tech. Adding to the growing success of Scirus' Repository Search service, the addition of NDLTD's impressive compilation of theses and dissertations supports Scirus' strategy to cover important and relevant scientific information. By providing full-text and fielded search capabilities on both Scirus and NDLTD's site, Scirus ensures users can easily search and find the information they need beyond web and journal content. ---------------------------------------- The complete press release may be found at the URL above. Gary Price has posted a brief news report in Search Engine Watch regarding this Scirus database development. New Content Added to Elsevier's Scirus Science-Specific Database Posted by Gary Price on Oct. 5, 2005 <http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/051005-175426> Fast Fact: One of the largest, if the not the largest, database of dissertations comes from UMI/ProQuest and contains more than 2 million titles dating back to 1861. Newer disserations (past two years) can be searched and previewed online for free. It's also possible to order the full text and have it delivered via mail or online. Dissertation & Theses Database UMI Products <http://www.umi.com/products/pd-product-Dissertations.shtml> Dissertation & Theses database is recognized worldwide because of its comprehensive coverage, high-quality information, and rigorous editorial control. The database is the definitive guide to more than 2 million doctoral dissertations and masters theses. Subject Area: All Formats: Abstracts and indexing, full image Media: Electronic, CD-ROM Overall dates of coverage: 1861 - present Total titles covered: more than 2 million Dissertation & Theses offers access to more than 90 percent of the doctoral dissertations accepted each year in North America. The database also covers thousands of dissertations and theses from around the globe. Each dissertation published since July 1980 includes a 350-word abstract written by the author. Master's theses published since 1988 include 150-word abstracts. Bibliographic citations are available for dissertations dating from 1861, and more than 55,000 new citations are added to the database every year. Over 1.7 million dissertations and theses are available from the UMI vaults on microfilm or in hardcopy, and researchers can preview many recent documents electronically through the ProQuest Dissertations & Theses database, which lets users see the first 24 pages of thousands of documents online. ---------------------------------------- Read more on the web page cited immediately above. Many colleges and universities subscribe to this database in the ProQuest version and others obtain this database from services like SilverPlatter, OVID, FirstSearch, and other online databanks. The Thompson Dialog search service provides a good summary of this database and its search capabilities in the Dialog databank in this Dialog Blue Sheet. Dissertation Abstracts Online <http://library.dialog.com/bluesheets/html/bl0035.html> Sincerely, David Dillard Temple University (215) 204 - 4584 jwne@...<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Net-Gold/post?postID=Vo723GDlDq4JQXxF0wBZ23uS…> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/net-gold> <http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/ringleaders/davidd.html> <http://www.kovacs.com/medref-l/medref-l.html> <http://listserv.temple.edu/archives/net-gold.html> <http://www.LIFEofFlorida.org <http://www.lifeofflorida.org/>> Digital Divide Network <http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/jwne> Thanks & Regards Bhojaraju G, ************************************************************ Pl do visit & put your comments on Guest Book "KM Cyberary" @ http://www.bhojarajug.freeservers.com/cyberary.html Apologies for X Postings DISSERTATIONS: Scirus Partners with Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations, the World's Largest Theses and Dissertations Portal Scirus Partners with Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations, the World's Largest Theses and Dissertations Portal Elsevier Press Release http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/ http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/authored_newsitem.cws_home/companynews05_0… http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/ authored_newsitem.cws_home/companynews05_00321 A shorter URL for the above link: < http://snipurl.com/id9j http://snipurl.com/id9j > AMSTERDAM, OCTOBER 5, 2005 - Elsevier today announced a landmark partnership between Scirus, its free science-specific search engine, and the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD) to add the extensive collection of theses and dissertations of its member institutes to Scirus. In addition to indexing the content on http://Scirus.com Scirus.com , Scirus will power a search service on the repository's site. The service will ensure this content will be easier to find on both the NDLTD and Scirus websites. The launch of the service was announced this week in Sydney at NDLTD's annual conference ETD2005. "Until now, theses and dissertations have not been fully leveraged by postgraduate students and researchers in their work because these documents have been difficult to find and retrieve," said Deborah Kahn, an associate at Electronic Publishing Services, Ltd. To combat this trend, Scirus has indexed over 200,000 theses and dissertations, in more than twelve languages, including English, Portugese, French, German, Spanish and Taiwanese, among others. The theses and dissertations are from institutes around the world, including their largest content contributors Library and Archives Canada, Hong Kong University, Brazilian Institute of Scientific and Technical Information (IBICT), MIT, University of Uppsala, National Sun Yat-Sen University of Taiwan (NSYSU) and Virginia Tech. Adding to the growing success of Scirus' Repository Search service, the addition of NDLTD's impressive compilation of theses and dissertations supports Scirus' strategy to cover important and relevant scientific information. By providing full-text and fielded search capabilities on both Scirus and NDLTD's site, Scirus ensures users can easily search and find the information they need beyond web and journal content. ---------------------------------------- The complete press release may be found at the URL above. Gary Price has posted a brief news report in Search Engine Watch regarding this Scirus database development. New Content Added to Elsevier's Scirus Science-Specific Database Posted by Gary Price on Oct. 5, 2005 < http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/051005-175426 http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/051005-175426 > Fast Fact: One of the largest, if the not the largest, database of dissertations comes from UMI/ProQuest and contains more than 2 million titles dating back to 1861. Newer disserations (past two years) can be searched and previewed online for free. It's also possible to order the full text and have it delivered via mail or online. Dissertation & Theses Database UMI Products < http://www.umi.com/products/pd-product-Dissertations.shtml http://www.umi.com/products/pd-product-Dissertations.shtml > Dissertation & Theses database is recognized worldwide because of its comprehensive coverage, high-quality information, and rigorous editorial control. The database is the definitive guide to more than 2 million doctoral dissertations and masters theses. Subject Area: All Formats: Abstracts and indexing, full image Media: Electronic, CD-ROM Overall dates of coverage: 1861 - present Total titles covered: more than 2 million Dissertation & Theses offers access to more than 90 percent of the doctoral dissertations accepted each year in North America. The database also covers thousands of dissertations and theses from around the globe. Each dissertation published since July 1980 includes a 350-word abstract written by the author. Master's theses published since 1988 include 150-word abstracts. Bibliographic citations are available for dissertations dating from 1861, and more than 55,000 new citations are added to the database every year. Over 1.7 million dissertations and theses are available from the UMI vaults on microfilm or in hardcopy, and researchers can preview many recent documents electronically through the ProQuest Dissertations & Theses database, which lets users see the first 24 pages of thousands of documents online. ---------------------------------------- Read more on the web page cited immediately above. Many colleges and universities subscribe to this database in the ProQuest version and others obtain this database from services like SilverPlatter, OVID, FirstSearch, and other online databanks. The Thompson Dialog search service provides a good summary of this database and its search capabilities in the Dialog databank in this Dialog Blue Sheet. Dissertation Abstracts Online < http://library.dialog.com/bluesheets/html/bl0035.html http://library.dialog.com/bluesheets/html/bl0035.html > Sincerely, David Dillard Temple University (215) 204 - 4584 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Net-Gold/post?postID=Vo723GDlDq4JQXxF0wBZ23uS… jwne@... < http://groups.yahoo.com/group/net-gold http://groups.yahoo.com/group/net-gold > < http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/ringleaders/davidd.html http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/ringleaders/davidd.html > < http://www.kovacs.com/medref-l/medref-l.html http://www.kovacs.com/medref-l/medref-l.html > < http://listserv.temple.edu/archives/net-gold.html http://listserv.temple.edu/archives/net-gold.html > < http://www.lifeofflorida.org/ http://www.LIFEofFlorida.org > Digital Divide Network < http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/jwne http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/jwne > Thanks & Regards Bhojaraju G, ************************************************************ Pl do visit & put your comments on Guest Book "KM Cyberary" @ http://www.bhojarajug.freeservers.com/cyberary.html http://www.bhojarajug.freeservers.com/cyberary.html

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Economic Assessment of Library?
by Aman Jha 11 Oct '05

11 Oct '05

Friends, Library professionals have to face some common questions from the senior management. What is the usefulness of library? Does it still relevant in the age of google? People always doubt about its economic contribution made to the society and the organisation. They do not understand the hidden intellectual and economic contribution made by the library to its parent organisation and the society . They never give priority to library. And hence there is no economic freedom given to it. QUALITY IS LOST HERE. While some smart professionals keep the record ready to face such silly questions. Many professionals lack the skills (proper) to assess the usefulness of library from the economic point of view. I have come across a recently released report by the Seattle Public Library, 'The Seattle Public Library Central Library: Economic Benefit Assessment". This report assesses the impact of the New Central Library on Seattle's economy based on quantitative and qualitative analysis. I hope this report will benefit most of the professionals in assessing their library's economic contribution to society and the organisation. The report is available for free download at http://www.berkandassociates.com/pdf/PresentationSlides.pdf Thanks and regards, Aman Jha Librarian Confederation of Indian Industry Plot No 249-F, Udyog Vihar, Phase IV Sector 18, Gurgaon 122015 (Haryana) Tel: 0124-5014060-67 • Fax: 0124-5014080 Friends, Library professionals have to face some common questions from the senior management. What is the usefulness of library? Does it still relevant in the age of google? People always doubt about its economic contribution made to the society and the organisation. They do not understand the hidden intellectual and economic contribution made by the library to its parent organisation and the society . They never give priority to library. And hence there is no economic freedom given to it. QUALITY IS LOST HERE. While some smart professionals keep the record ready to face such silly questions. Many professionals lack the skills (proper) to assess the usefulness of library from the economic point of view. I have come across a recently released report by the Seattle Public Library, 'The Seattle Public Library Central Library: Economic Benefit Assessment". This report assesses the impact of the New Central Library on Seattle's economy based on quantitative and qualitative analysis. I hope this report will benefit most of the professionals in assessing their library's economic contribution to society and the organisation. The report is available for free download at http://www.berkandassociates.com/pdf/PresentationSlides.pdf http://www.berkandassociates.com/pdf/PresentationSlides.pdf Thanks and regards, Aman Jha Librarian Confederation of Indian Industry Plot No 249-F, Udyog Vihar, Phase IV Sector 18, Gurgaon 122015 (Haryana) Tel: 0124-5014060-67 • Fax: 0124-5014080

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The Scientist supports OA archiving
by Subbiah Arunachalam 10 Oct '05

10 Oct '05

In praise of institutional repositories Richard Gallagher, Why We Need Institutional Repositories, The Scientist, October 10, 2005. Excerpt: Despite rapid explosion of knowledge in the life sciences, the full promise of digitization, storage and curation is nowhere close to being fully realized. The large-scale discipline-specific repositories that quickly became mainstream in information-intense branches such as genomics and proteomics are just the tip of the iceberg. The other seven-eighths comes in the shape of institutional repositories, such as MIT's DSpace, which provide the most comprehensive mechanism for digital preservation and dissemination. DSpace and other wide-ranging digital archives are truly transforming. They will house research data, journal articles, theses, teaching and learning materials, information for the general public, symposia and lectures, and informal accounts of life in the lab. While they are primarily being developed at universities, there is no reason why customized repositories shouldn't be introduced in other contexts, including industry....This new generation of institutional repositories does not compete with existing databases, it complements and extends them. At the same time, it reaffirms the position of an institution (in the case of a university) as a scholarly center and community hub.

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Fwd: First Call for Papers, InSITE Conference
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 10 Oct '05

10 Oct '05

Eli Cohen & Betty Boyd <EliCohen(a)informingscience.org> wrote:To: naglaxman(a)yahoo.com Subject: First Call for Papers, InSITE Conference Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2005 16:57:24 -0400 From: Eli Cohen & Betty Boyd <EliCohen(a)informingscience.org> InSITE in England June 25-28, 2006 Informing Science + IT Education Conference Please Post and Distribute to Colleagues First Call for Papers and Reviewers Laxman Rao, Please help* with the 2006 InSITE (Informing Science + IT Education) conference. The conference will be held at University of Salford in Manchester, June 25-28 and includes a banquet at the Manchester United Football Club. * by submitting, reviewing, promoting, and sponsoring 1. Submit a paper by the end of November and attend the conference this June. The conference is very friendly and supportive. It brings together colleagues from various disciplines and from around the world to discuss their common research and teaching problems and solutions. Accepted papers are published in either the conference proceedings or one of the Informing Science Institute's journals. All our publications are available online free of charge to everyone without regard to membership. Your papers are read and cited by colleagues around the world. Some topics that are particularly of interest are the following: Issues in effectively and efficiently informing clients through information technology. IT is used in all fields, so papers from all disciplines are welcome Information Technology Education such as curriculum and techniques for teaching IT Knowledge &Learning Objects any aspect of knowledge and learning objects, such as theory, practice, innovation, and research Doctoral Studies Papers all issues in the teaching and mentoring of doctoral students Misinforming/Disinforming and Bias in informing systems. All submissions undergo blind review by six or more external referees and you receive copies of the reviewers comments. 2. Be a conference paper reviewer Will you review three submissions related to your areas of interest during December? If you have not already signed up, please Sign up here. 3. Help us promote the conference to colleagues around the world. If you are willing to help promote the conference among colleagues, please download, print, and post a copy of a tri-fold call-for-papers: A4 size letter size. 4. Ask your school to sponsor InSITE The conference also welcomes and relies on sponsors. Your school, faculty, or university can become an academic sponsor for as little as ₤300. Sponsors names and logos are displayed on the conference website, printed materials, and advertising. Other sponsorships are also available. If you know of someone that may be interested in sponsorship, we have a letter to potential sponsors that we can send to you. ₤500 Basic corporate sponsorship ₤750 Named Fellowship for one overseas delegate ₤1000 Named coffee/tea break ₤1500 Named reception ₤2000 Named lunch or partial sponsorship of banquet ₤4500 Named Banquet Sponsorship Thank you in advance for whatever help you can provide. We look forward to your participation in InSITE 2006 and future conferences. If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact us. -eli and Betty Eli Cohen and Elizabeth Boyd Conference Organizers Informing Science Institute organizers(a)InformingScience.org Please remove the lines below before forwarding -- To unsubscribe from this list, click this link To update your preferences, visit this link 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! 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The conference will be held at University of Salford in Manchester, June 25-28 and includes a banquet at the http://www.manutd.com/home/ Manchester United Football Club . * by submitting, reviewing, promoting, and sponsoring 1. http://review.insite.nu/ Submit a paper by the end of November and attend the conference this June. The conference is very friendly and supportive. It brings together colleagues from various disciplines and from around the world to discuss their common research and teaching problems and solutions. Accepted papers are published in either the http://proceedings.informingscience.org/ conference proceedings or one of the http://informingscience.org/ Informing Science Institute's journals . All our publications are available online free of charge to everyone without regard to membership. Your papers are read and cited by colleagues around the world. Some topics that are particularly of interest are the following: Issues in effectively and efficiently informing clients through information technology. IT is used in all fields, so papers from all disciplines are welcome Information Technology Education such as curriculum and techniques for teaching IT Knowledge &Learning Objects any aspect of knowledge and learning objects, such as theory, practice, innovation, and research Doctoral Studies Papers all issues in the teaching and mentoring of doctoral students Misinforming/Disinforming and Bias in informing systems. All submissions undergo blind review by six or more external referees and you receive copies of the reviewers comments. 2. Be a conference paper reviewer Will you review three submissions related to your areas of interest during December? If you have not already signed up, please http://review.insite.nu/ Sign up here . 3. Help us promote the conference to colleagues around the world. If you are willing to help promote the conference among colleagues, please download, print, and post a copy of a tri-fold call-for-papers: http://2006.informingscience.org/docs/CFP-A4-V3.pdf A4 size http://2006.informingscience.org/docs/CFP-LET-V3.pdf letter size. 4. Ask your school to sponsor I n SITE The conference also welcomes and relies on sponsors. Your school, faculty, or university can become an academic sponsor for as little as ₤300. Sponsors names and logos are displayed on the conference website, printed materials, and advertising. Other sponsorships are also available. If you know of someone that may be interested in sponsorship, we have a letter to potential sponsors that we can send to you. ₤500 Basic corporate sponsorship ₤750 Named Fellowship for one overseas delegate ₤1000 Named coffee/tea break ₤1500 Named reception ₤2000 Named lunch or partial sponsorship of banquet ₤4500 Named Banquet Sponsorship Thank you in advance for whatever help you can provide. We look forward to your participation in I n SITE 2006 and future conferences. 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32 Tips To Inspire Innovation for You and Your Library
by Shyam Prasad pujar 10 Oct '05

10 Oct '05

Dear Members, Good advice, could be of interest to you. 32 Tips To Inspire Innovation for You and Your Library, Part 1, 2 and 3 by Stephen Abram, SirsiDynix vice president of Innovation Part-I: http://www.imakenews.com/sirsi/e_article000423643.cfm?x=b5dRbWJ,b2rpQhRM,w Part-II: http://www.imakenews.com/sirsi/e_article000436456.cfm?x=b5yKS7f,b2rpmkgK Part-III: http://www.imakenews.com/sirsi/e_article000458643.cfm?x=b5dRbWJ,b2rpQhRM,w 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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Trainee for Libarary in Bangalore
by DJ manjunatha 10 Oct '05

10 Oct '05

Dear Friends D.V.K College (Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram) Institution wanted to some few trainee for library so those students completed your MLISc. course apply immdiatly contact Address Fr. Jhon Neelankavil CMI lIBRARIAN, dvk Central Library Dairy Crcle, Hosur Road Dharmaram College Campus Bangalore-560029 phone no. 080-51116353/51116350 Fax: 080-51116000 Email:dvklibrary@yahoo.com Web: www. dharmaram.com with Regards D Jmanjunatha IIMB --------------------------------- Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. Dear Friends D.V.K College (Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram) Institution wanted to some few trainee for library so those students completed your MLISc. course apply immdiatly contact Address Fr. Jhon Neelankavil CMI lIBRARIAN, dvk Central Library Dairy Crcle, Hosur Road Dharmaram College Campus Bangalore-560029 phone no. 080-51116353/51116350 Fax: 080-51116000 Email:dvklibrary@yahoo.com Web: www. dharmaram.com with Regards D Jmanjunatha IIMB 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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MULISSA - Friday Talk - Report - DLIS, University of Mysore
by N.S. Harinarayana 10 Oct '05

10 Oct '05

MULISSA event 5: Friday Talk Mysore University Library and Information Science Students Association (MULISSA), Department of Library and Information Science (DLIS), University of Mysore, Mysoreorganized a lecture on �St. Agnes College information center - a Profile� by Smt. S.T. Sudha, Librarian, St. Agnes College, Mangalore on October 7, 2005 at 3.30 pm. She is at present dupted as a full time researcher at DLIS, Mysore under Faculty Improvement Programme. The lecture was arranged in the umbrella of �Friday Talk� series. Summary of the talk: St. Agnes College was established in the year 1921 and it is one of the leading women�s colleges in India and is known for imparting value-based education. The college is offering courses in arts, Science, commerce business management, and computer science. It also offers honors, diploma, certificate and other remedial courses. The college has been accorded �A� grade by NAAC in its assessment report. St. Agnes college information center is one of the pivotal centres for the college. Information center imparts formal and informal education indirectly through print and electronic media, advises the faculty in their scholarly pursuits. The information center helps the user community in curricular, co-curricular and extra curricular activities. Services are rendered to outsiders, faculty and students. It renders services like circulation, reference, CD-Rom, textual information service, reprography, newspaper clippings, index to articles of topics pertaining to different disciplines and other general topics, internet, scanning services and personal assistance to all the users. User education is imparted at the beginning of the year based on requirements of the users. The information center is putting its conscientious efforts to transform the readers from passive learners to voracious readers. Faculty members are requested to stimulate intellectual curiosity and imbibe self-learning skills among the students. The librarian has trained and motivated her staff members to synthesize technology and traditional print culture to ensure invaluable service to the user community. The information centre of the college has also organized a few workshops, seminars, exhibitions and image analysis events. Students asked a few questions on computerization, preparation required by library for NAAC assessment, method of stock verification, status of the librarians etc. Ms. B. Pramodini welcomed the gathering and Mr. M. Sunil Kumar proposed vote of thanks. This report is prepared by Mr. B. Raghu of 3rd Semester MLISc under the guidance of MULISSA faculty advisor. -- N.S.Harinarayana Ph.D Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore Manasagangotri, Mysore 570 006 Ph: 2419393

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RE: [LIS-Forum] queries
by Mailing List Manager 06 Oct '05

06 Oct '05

Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2005 17:09:44 +0530 From: Shwetank <shwetank(a)unikensystems.com> Dear Mangesh, Content Page Service is one of the services Libraries offer to their users, where users can see the content of all / or important Journals online, The Libraries which don't use any online services they can get the xerox of content pages of all the journals and keep it after binding. Most of the digital libraries offer this service. or you can get this service separately if your software doesn't support it. Mail Alert facility : It is another feature of digital libraries, in this as soon any new journal arrives in the library, users get the mail alerts automatically, Basically users can set different types of alerts to be received e.g. Book overdue alert, Fine alert, New arrival alert, event alert, and many more, Mail alert facility can be used by Librarians also for tracking periodicals or due payments. If you have any more doubt please let me know on http://www.deekshasystems.com/feedback.htm or visit http://www.deekshasystems.com/faq.html or mail me at shwetank(a)deekshasystems.com With Regards Shwetank Upadhyaya Chief Executive Officer Deeksha Systems Pvt. Ltd. A-5 "Shrushti" Baner Road Pune -411045 India +91-20-30911117 +91-9373308287

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Job opportunity @ Tata Consultancy Services, Mumbai.
by kishore.ingale＠tcs.com 06 Oct '05

06 Oct '05

Job opportunity @ Tata Consultancy Services, Mumbai. Designation:Officer-Library and Information Science( one post ) Qualifications and Experience: MLISc/ADIS with 0 to 2 years experience in library/documentation /information handling preferably in corporate, scientific and technology environments. Flair for IT, good communication and interpersonal skills and willing to work in flexi hours. Scale of pay: Best in Industry Last Date: Oct 25, 2005 Job Description:The person would be a member of the Mumbai library team .His/Her responsibilities include house keeping operations ,information services,web pages,handling electronic resources etc. Key Responsibilities:Assist the Branch Library and Information Center (BLIC) Head/ Independently handle a satellite library under the supervision of the BLIC Head to achieve the objectives of Library and Information Center 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 Interested candidates may e-mail their resume to: banalata.das(a)tcs.com . Alternatively, hard copies can be posted to: Ms.Banalata Das Manager - Library & Information Services Plot no 64,Offshore Development Center, Tata Consultancy Services,SEEPZ, Andheri-E,Mumbai-4000 096 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Kishore Ramdas Ingale Tata Consultancy Services Limited Air India Building 10th Floor, Nariman Point Mumbai - 400021,Maharashtra Mailto: kishore.ingale(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 Job opportunity @ Tata Consultancy Services , Mumbai. Designation : Officer-Library and Information Science( one post ) Qualifications and Experience: MLISc/ADIS with 0 to 2 years experience in library/documentation /information handling preferably in corporate, scientific and technology environments. Flair for IT, good communication and interpersonal skills and willing to work in flexi hours. Scale of pay: Best in Industry Last Date: Oct 25, 2005 Job Description: The person would be a member of the Mumbai library team .His/Her responsibilities include house keeping operations ,information services,web pages,handling electronic resources etc. Key Responsibilities: Assist the Branch Library and Information Center (BLIC) Head/ Independently handle a satellite library under the supervision of the BLIC Head to achieve the objectives of Library and Information Center 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 Interested candidates may e-mail their resume to: banalata.das(a)tcs.com . Alternatively, hard copies can be posted to: Ms.Banalata Das Manager - Library & Information Services Plot no 64,Offshore Development Center, Tata Consultancy Services,SEEPZ, Andheri-E,Mumbai-4000 096 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Kishore Ramdas Ingale Tata Consultancy Services Limited Air India Building 10th Floor, Nariman Point Mumbai - 400021,Maharashtra Mailto: kishore.ingale(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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BHU seminar news
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 05 Oct '05

05 Oct '05

From: clbhu(a)sify.com Dear Sir We are happy to inform you that the Central Library, Banaras Hindu University is going to organize a Seminar on "Digital Preservation of Manuscripts and Rare Materials" on 24th December 2005. The Seminar aims to provide education & training to the library professional & other concerned persons for the Digital Preservation of Manuscripts & Rare Materials. We request you to kindly publish our seminar news in your journal.Thanking you,Yours faithfully,Dr. Sanjiv SarafDy. Librarian, Central Library, BHU &Organising Secretary,National Seminar of Digial Preservation of Manuscripts and Rare Materialse-mail: gyanshrisanjiv(a)rediffmail.com clbhu(a)sify.com --------------------------------- How much free photo storage do you get? Store your holiday snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos. Get Yahoo! Photos From: clbhu(a)sify.com Dear Sir We are happy to inform you that the Central Library, Banaras Hindu University is going to organize a Seminar on "Digital Preservation of Manuscripts and Rare Materials" on 24th December 2005. The Seminar aims to provide education & training to the library professional & other concerned persons for the Digital Preservation of Manuscripts & Rare Materials. We request you to kindly publish our seminar news in your journal. Thanking you, Yours faithfully, Dr. Sanjiv Saraf Dy. Librarian, Central Library, BHU & Organising Secretary, National Seminar of Digial Preservation of Manuscripts and Rare Materials e-mail: gyanshrisanjiv(a)rediffmail.com clbhu(a)sify.com http://ads.sify.com/RealMedia/ads/click_nx.ads/mail.sify.com/sentmail@Bottom 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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ILA Conference 2005
by Suresh Horakeri 05 Oct '05

05 Oct '05

Dear Sir/Madam, I am happy to inform you that this year annual All India Library Conference2005 of the Indian Library Association will be held at Kurukshetra. The conference dates are from December 16-18 2005 and venue is Kurukshetra University. For more details, please visit: http://www.nitkkr.org/ILA/ila.htm All are requested to attend the Conference and make it a grand success. Thanks, Regards, Horakeri Suresh D Horakeri BSc, MLISc,PGDLAN, Asst Librarian, BVB College of Engg & Tech, Hubli-31, Ph: 9341610603 (R) (0836) 2378422 2378422 (O) Emails ; sdhorakeri(a)yahoo.co.in horakeri(a)bvb.edu --------------------------------- Yahoo! for Good Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. Dear Sir/Madam, I am happy to inform you that this year annual All India Library Conference2005 of the Indian Library Association will be held at Kurukshetra. The conference dates are from December 16-18 2005 and venue is Kurukshetra University. For more details, please visit: http://www.nitkkr.org/ILA/ila.htm http://www.nitkkr.org/ILA/ila.htm All are requested to attend the Conference and make it a grand success. Thanks, Regards, Horakeri Suresh D Horakeri BSc, MLISc,PGDLAN, Asst Librarian, BVB College of Engg & Tech, Hubli-31, Ph: 9341610603 (R) (0836) 2378422 2378422 (O) Emails ; sdhorakeri(a)yahoo.co.in horakeri(a)bvb.edu Yahoo! for Good http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/ Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.

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Empanelment of Librarians/ Assistant Librarians for Colleges in West Bengal
by Puna Das 05 Oct '05

05 Oct '05

The West Bengal College Service Commission, Kolkata invites applications from Indian Citizen for preparation of merit panels of eligible candidates in the following identified subjects for recommendation towards the basic grade posts of Librarians / Assistant Librarians in the vacancies as may be requisitioned by the College Authorities from time to time in the Non-Govt. Degree Colleges including Teachers Training Colleges affiliated to the State Universities of West Bengal. Qualifications : (i) Consistently good academic record with at least 55% marks (without any sort of grace or rounding off) or an equivalent grade in the MLIS/ MLS or equivalent. (ii) UGC-NET for Lecturership in Library and Information Science (iii) Proficiency in Bengali or Nepali Language Last Date of Application: 11.11.2005 Advt. No. 2/2005 For details visit: www.wbcsc.ac.in _________________________________________ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi _________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Go to http://yahoo.shaadi.com

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Google and Sun Microsystem partnership
by Subbiah Arunachalam 05 Oct '05

05 Oct '05

Here is a brief news story from Financial Times. A shot in the arm for open source champions! Arun Google and Sun Microsystems announced a partnership on Tuesday that will offer Sun's word processing and spreadsheet software online through Google's websites and toolbars, creating a formidable rival to Microsoft's Office software package. The deal will allow users to access Sun's Openoffice files and work on projects from any personal computer, the companies said in a statement on Tuesday. Both companies declined earlier in the day to give details of the deal in advance of their formal announcement. However, shares in Sun rose 8 per cent to $4.54 in afternoon trading. Shares in Microsoft fell ahead of the announcement, on fears the partnership would create a serious challenge to the software company's dominance. Copyright 2005 Financial Times Here is a brief news story from Financial Times. A shot in the arm for open source champions! Arun Google and Sun Microsystems announced a partnership on Tuesday that will offer Sun's word processing and spreadsheet software online through Google's websites and toolbars, creating a formidable rival to Microsoft's Office software package. The deal will allow users to access Sun's Openoffice files and work on projects from any personal computer, the companies said in a statement on Tuesday. Both companies declined earlier in the day to give details of the deal in advance of their formal announcement. However, shares in Sun rose 8 per cent to $4.54 in afternoon trading. Shares in Microsoft fell ahead of the announcement, on fears the partnership would create a serious challenge to the software company's dominance. Copyright 2005 Financial Times

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credit card for library purchases...
by Nirupama Bawdekar 05 Oct '05

05 Oct '05

Dear Colleagues, We are considering the possibility of using a credit card for library purchases. We are also discussing with our accounts and bank authorities to know it's feasibility. However, I am interested in obtaining inputs from library professionals who have had experience in using a credit card for library purchases. I will be grateful for your inputs. regards, Mrs. Nirupama Bawdekar S/T Officer C, Library *************************************************************************** Mrs Nirupama Bawdekar Scientific/Technical Officer-Library Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics Post Bag No. 4, Ganeshkhind Pune 411 007 India --------------------------------------------------------------------------- email: nub(a)iucaa.ernet.in, telephone:+91-20-25604308, fax: +91-20-25604699 **************************************************************************** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content, and is believed to be clean.

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LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 31, Issue 3: Librarians are Teachers
by K A. Sardesai 05 Oct '05

05 Oct '05

Dear Sir, I am supportingthe argument by u on the captioned subject.The Librarian profession is not only debitted in academics level but the organizations like Reserve Bank of India has also not considering the promotional issue for their Librarians category. Here for general side cader every after 3 years there is a chance for promotion and for repeaters minimum 3 chances are considered. Even the Lounge supervisors, Security officers,engineers have chances after 3 years for next promotion but for Librarians there are nochances even they have completed more than 5 years. The job expected and responsibilities are increasing day by day. The requirements for one next promotion you must be Post graduate with first class whereas for other category, even a graduate with no grade has been called for. I am the solo asst Librarian since 1997 and brought up the library from its manual to computerised level. The oral feedback is excellent from management as well as other rhan RBI Users.Still no up gradation in my level.(I have represented very often and therefore feel like leaving the job) The nation is passing Information Act, National Digital Library, every year 1000s are coming out with certificate, graduate and postgraduate level but no job opportunities.Tell me what acition we should take in this regard.I shall be glad to know any fine solution and will be happy to help from our forum where the God fathers in this field are one of the speakers/ guides of the forum. Kindly do not misunderstand me. Kshipras

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RE: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 31, Issue 4 : Website other than inforlibrarian
by K A. Sardesai 05 Oct '05

05 Oct '05

Dear Vijaykumar, I also support your question. I have asked for solution from lisforum regarding job opprunities even for Library Certificate course which is run by all government. When your student asked this question really we have no other way but to tell them try your luck. Even for degree and post graduates the opportunities are least.In times and Nakuri dot com llike advertise news paper supplements never give exposures to this field except few academic where set/net is compusory. Why Librarians are supposed to go for this exams if they are not in teaching profession . Please guide us. kshipras

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Subject Index to Literature on Electronic Sources of Information
by Bhojaraju G 04 Oct '05

04 Oct '05

Subject Index to Literature on Electronic Sources of Information The October 1, 2005 edition of the "Subject Index to Literature onElectronic Sources of Information" is available at: http://library.usask.ca/~dworacze/SUBJIN_A.HTM The page-specific "Subject Index to Literature on Electronic Sourcesof Information" and the accompanying "Electronic Sources ofInformation: A Bibliography" (listing all indexed items) deal with allaspects of electronic publishing and include print and non-printmaterials, periodical articles, monographs and individual chapters incollected works. This edition includes 2,157 indexed titles. Both theIndex and the Bibliography are continuously updated. Introduction, which includes sample search and instructions how to usethe Subject Index and the Bibliography, is located at: http://library.usask.ca/~dworacze/SUB_INT.HTM This message has been posted to several mailing lists. Please excuseany duplication. **************************************************Marian Dworaczek*Monographs Coordinator*University of Saskatchewan Library*E-mail: marian.dworaczek(a)usask.ca *Home Page: http://library.usask.ca/~dworacze Thanks & Regards Bhojaraju G,Librarian – Knowledge Management, (Sharepoint Administrator)Homepage: http://www.bhojarajug.freeservers.com**************************************… do visit & put your comments on Guest Book"KM Cyberary" @ http://www.bhojarajug.freeservers.com/cyberary.htmlKM-Forum Founder: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KM-Forum/

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i2010 Digital Libraries - European digitization project
by Bhojaraju G 04 Oct '05

04 Oct '05

i2010 Digital Libraries - European digitization project FYI Soon after Google announced its plans for Google Print for Libraries,several European countries began discussing the idea of doing the samesort of thing for European resources. There are now some details available about the European project(called "i2010 Digital Libraries"). See Gary Price's Search EngineWatch blog entry for more info: http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/051003-192507 Thanks & Regards Bhojaraju G,Librarian – Knowledge Management, (Sharepoint Administrator)Homepage: http://www.bhojarajug.freeservers.com**************************************… do visit & put your comments on Guest Book"KM Cyberary" @ http://www.bhojarajug.freeservers.com/cyberary.htmlKM-Forum: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KM-Forum/

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Registration of Case Material
by tariq22＠gmail.com 04 Oct '05

04 Oct '05

Dear Professional Colleagues I am looking for some information about the process of registration/copyrighting of case material developed by an individual/teacher/researcher /organisation etc. I understand that there exist a particular process which has to be followed in this regard. I also hear that there is some official agency in Hyderabad which grants such registration/ copy right etc and a particular documentation is required to apply there like certificate from the organisation involved in the development of case study about the genuineness of case material. I would feel immensely grateful if information about the procedure/ name of agency/contact details etc may be shared with me With thanks Dr.Tariq Ashraf Librarian Indian Institute of Management Prabandh Nagar, Lucknow 226 013 (India) Ph: 0522-2736944[Direct] Res: 011-55125312 Mobile : 9935-639130 Fax: 91-0522 -2734025-2734027 Email: tariq(a)iiml.ac.in; tariq22(a)gmail.com URL: http://iiml.ac.in Dear Professional Colleagues I am looking for some information about the process of registration/copyrighting of case material developed by an individual/teacher/researcher /organisation etc. I understand that there exist a particular process which has to be followed in this regard. I also hear that there is some official agency in Hyderabad which grants such registration/ copy right etc and a particular documentation is required to apply there like certificate from the organisation involved in the development of case study about the genuineness of case material. I would feel immensely grateful if information about the procedure/ name of agency/contact details etc may be shared with me With thanks Dr.Tariq Ashraf Librarian Indian Institute of Management Prabandh Nagar, Lucknow 226 013 (India) Ph: 0522-2736944[Direct] Res: 011-55125312 Mobile : 9935-639130 Fax: 91-0522 -2734025-2734027 Email: mailto:tariq@iiml.ac.in tariq(a)iiml.ac.in ; mailto:tariq22@gmail.com tariq22(a)gmail.com URL: http://iiml.ac.in http://iiml.ac.in

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information reg library profession job sites in india
by vijay kumar 04 Oct '05

04 Oct '05

dear colleagues i want to know job sites related to library and information science professionals other than www.infolibrarian.com which is nice and catering the needs of professionals in the field. waiting a positive reply thanking you yours faithfully vijaya kumar --------------------------------- Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. dear colleagues i want to know job sites related to library and information science professionals other than http://www.infolibrarian.com www.infolibrarian.com which is nice and catering the needs of professionals in the field. waiting a positive reply thanking you yours faithfully vijaya kumar http://yahoo.shaadi.com Yahoo! India Matrimony </a href>: Find your partner now.

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dlrg@drtc.isibang.ac.in
by pradyot bharatkar 04 Oct '05

04 Oct '05

Dear professional this has been the DRTC Colloquium on the following topic. you all are invited for this Colloquium. INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE DOCUMENTATION RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE 8TH MILE, MYSORE ROAD, BANGALORE 560059 DRTC Colloquium CHANGING PARADIGM OF INFORMATION LANDSCAPE. ABSTRACT The information landscape like everything else is rapidly changing. Some of the most important factors that are driving this transformation are: a) The revolution brought about by I.T and its impact. b) Increasing informatization of the society resulting from the growing importance of information in the knowledge society. Given this, it is important to take cognizance of the changes that have taken place in the information world.This first colloquium for the current academic year seeks to provide a birds eye view of the major changes that have taken place in the information world.This colloquium is also intended to set the backdrop for other colloquia . SPEAKERS TOPICS 1. Randhir Kumar : Overview on Information landscapes. 2. Sukla Chakroborty : Introduction. 3. Sucheta Lahiri : Changes in respect to Information Institutions. 4. Hema Singh : Changes in respect to Information users. 5. Protiti Majumdar : Changes in respect to Information storage Media. 6. Samiksha Yadav : Changes in respect to Information access and search. 7. Ananya Sarkar : Changes in respect to Information handling and processing. 8. Neha Singh : Changes in respect to Information transfer and dissemination. 9. Md. Ehtesham : Conclusion. Venue : DRTC Classroom Date : 5th oct 2005. Time : 2.00 P.M. All are cordially invited. Dr. K.S. Raghavan. (Colloquium Coordinator). Pradyot S. Bharatkar Associateship in Documentation & Information Science (ADIS Ist 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) --------------------------------- To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre. Dear professional this has been the DRTC Colloquium on the following topic. you all are invited for this Colloquium. INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE DOCUMENTATION RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE 8 TH MILE, MYSORE ROAD, BANGALORE 560059 DRTC Colloquium CHANGING PARADIGM OF INFORMATION LANDSCAPE. ABSTRACT The information landscape like everything else is rapidly changing. Some of the most important factors that are driving this transformation are: a) The revolution brought about by I.T and its impact. b) Increasing informatization of the society resulting from the growing importance of information in the knowledge society. Given this, it is important to take cognizance of the changes that have taken place in the information world.This first colloquium for the current academic year seeks to provide a birds eye view of the major changes that have taken place in the information world.This colloquium is also intended to set the backdrop for other colloquia . SPEAKERS TOPICS 1. Randhir Kumar : Overview on Information landscapes. 2. Sukla Chakroborty : Introduction. 3. Sucheta Lahiri : Changes in respect to Information Institutions. 4. Hema Singh : Changes in respect to Information users. 5. Protiti Majumdar : Changes in respect to Information storage Media. 6. Samiksha Yadav : Changes in respect to Information access and search. 7. Ananya Sarkar : Changes in respect to Information handling and processing. 8. Neha Singh : Changes in respect to Information transfer and dissemination. 9. Md. Ehtesham : Conclusion. Venue : DRTC Classroom Date : 5 th oct 2005. Time : 2.00 P.M. All are cordially invited. Dr. K.S. Raghavan. (Colloquium Coordinator) . 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 Ist 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) 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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queries
by Mailing List Manager 04 Oct '05

04 Oct '05

Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2005 06:15:51 +0100 (BST) From: mangesh talmale <elibmangesh(a)yahoo.co.in> Dear professionals, can anybody help me providing following information. my queries are 1. what is meant by content page service. 2. what is the mail alert service. with regards Mangesh Talmale Librarian D.Y.Patil Medical College and Research Center, Pimri Pune-411018 email- elibmangesh(a)yahoo.co.in

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oss4lib-discuss -- for free software in libraries
by vimal kumar 04 Oct '05

04 Oct '05

Dear Library Professionals, There is a listserv service available to inform about open source solutions in libraries. According to its administrators "the oss4lib listserv is used for new project and site announcements as well as general discussion" . The 'oss4lib listserv' is maintained by 'OSS4LIB: open source systems for libraries' website developed by Daniel Chudanov. The website listed a lot of open source solutions suitable for libraries. Web Links 1. oss4lib-discuss -- for free software in libraries Listserv http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oss4lib-discuss 2. 'OSS4LIB: open source systems for libraries' www.oss4lib.org Vimal kumar Asian School of Business Library Trivandrum, Kerala vimal0212(a)yahoo.com --------------------------------- Yahoo! for Good Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. Dear Library Professionals, There is a listserv service available to inform about open source solutions in libraries. According to its administrators "the oss4lib listserv is used for new project and site announcements as well as general discussion" . The 'oss4lib listserv' is maintained by 'OSS4LIB: open source systems for libraries' website developed by Daniel Chudanov. The website listed a lot of open source solutions suitable for libraries. Web Links 1. oss4lib-discuss -- for free software in libraries Listserv http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oss4lib-discuss http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oss4lib-discuss 2. 'OSS4LIB: open source systems for libraries' http://www.oss4lib.org www.oss4lib.org Vimal kumar Asian School of Business Library Trivandrum, Kerala mailto:vimal0212@yahoo.com vimal0212(a)yahoo.com Yahoo! for Good http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/ Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.

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job
by DJ manjunatha 04 Oct '05

04 Oct '05

Dear Friends Wanted Female Librarian B.Lib/ M.Lib St. Paul's Educational Institution (Primary, High School D.Ed & B.Ed Colleges) Prashanth Nagar (pattegarapalya) Vijaya Nagar, Bangalore-79 Ph: 23287415 & 57600313. Walk-in Interview for immediate appointment. with regards dj manjunatha --------------------------------- Yahoo! for Good Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. Dear Friends Wanted Female Librarian B.Lib/ M.Lib St. Paul's Educational Institution (Primary, High School D.Ed & B.Ed Colleges) Prashanth Nagar (pattegarapalya) Vijaya Nagar, Bangalore-79 Ph: 23287415 & 57600313. Walk-in Interview for immediate appointment. with regards dj manjunatha Yahoo! for Good http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/ Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.

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accreditation in lis
by Mailing List Manager 04 Oct '05

04 Oct '05

Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2005 14:03:51 +0000 From: nishavathi elangovan <e_nishavathi(a)hotmail.com> is there any accreditor for library and information science in india like ALA's COA? e. nishavathi librarian t.s. narayanaswami college of arts and science chennai - 30103

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Librarians are Teachers
by Mailing List Manager 04 Oct '05

04 Oct '05

Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 02:49:39 -0700 (PDT) From: Aloor Thomas Francis <francisaloor(a)yahoo.com> Dear Professionals, I have already raised the issue of UGC Career Advancement Scheme for Librarians, few weeks back and requested all professionals to whole heartedly join this effort to rectify this anomaly. As the qualifications prescribed by UGC for the direct post of Deputy Librarian is MLISc + 5 years experience in Asst. Librarian, it is justifiable to fix the qualifications for the post of Asst. Librarian as:- MLISc 55% + NET or 5 years Experience in Junior Libraian or equivalent (ie, the post just below the Asst. Libraian). The career advancement and other conditions like advance increments, etc. for libraians should be equal to that of teachers in colleges/universities. It is highly unjustifiable to equate the librarians with Asst. Registrars. In Kerala, all posts of Asst./Dy./Joint Registrar are filled by promotion. Their recruitment qualifications are only any Degree. Their promotion is far far sppedier than the teachers and other cadres. That is, an Asst. Registrar will normally be promoted to Dy. Registrar wihtin 2 years and also to the Joint Registrar post within another two years. AT. FRANCIS ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY

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Microsoft Office 12 Will Support PDFs
by Farooque Shaheen 04 Oct '05

04 Oct '05

Microsoft will build a "Save As" function in Office 12 for publishing Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and other applications' documents in the popular PDF format. Users will be able to save documents in PDF form by using the "Save As" command from within Office applications. "Instead of printing the document and faxing it, or overnight-mailing it, customers can save a PDF and electronically distribute a read-only, 'as-printed' representation of the document. http://informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=171202726 Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 # 4105 Mobile-9342507449 Microsoft will build a "Save As" function in Office 12 for publishing Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and other applications' documents in the popular PDF format. Users will be able to save documents in PDF form by using the "Save As" command from within Office applications. "Instead of printing the document and faxing it, or overnight-mailing it, customers can save a PDF and electronically distribute a read-only, 'as-printed' representation of the document. http://informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=171202726 Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 # 4105 Mobile-9342507449

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Yahoo to follow google path
by Sreeharsha_Gopalakrishna＠i2.com 03 Oct '05

03 Oct '05

In Challenge to Google, Yahoo Will Scan Books An unusual alliance of corporations, nonprofit groups and universities plans to announce today an ambitious plan to digitize hundreds of thousands of books over the next several years and put them on the Internet, with the full text accessible to anyone http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/03/business/03yahoo.html Ultimately we, the Info. Professionals are going to be benefitted :-) Regards **************************************** Sreeharsha BG i2 Technologies "One i2 Place" #132 / 133, DivyaSree Technopolis Yamalur Post, Off Airport Road, Bangalore 560 037. Phone: +91-80-3028 8016 Email: sreeharsha_gopalakrishna(a)i2.com visit us @ www.i2.com **************************************** Values are more important than People...!!!

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Lecture on 'PROJECT PROPOSAL WRITING' - SALIS Monthly lecture - Nov 2005
by Arunachalam Hariharan 03 Oct '05

03 Oct '05

Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS) Kindly make it convenient and do attend the lecture Topic : "PROJECT PROPOSAL WRITING" Speaker : Ms.Gunavathy. J.S, Lecturer, Madras School of Social Work Chennai. Date : 09.10.05 Time : 11.00 a.m. Venue : III Floor, Connemara Public Library Chennai Tea at 12.00 noon ALL ARE WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE! Expecting to meet you all, V.Sakthi Rekha Secretary SALIS-Chennai Chapter vsakthirekha(a)yahoo.com __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com

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NATIONAL DIGITAL LIBRARY: DRAFT PAPER BRINGS ISSUES
by K A. Sardesai 03 Oct '05

03 Oct '05

Respected Sir, The draft initative from the government is a nice issue.As mentioned in your mail i shall be glad to add to the contents suggested by you, are Government reports, agricultural data, NSSO reports , statistical abstracts, databases related to simple subjects like purchase of land ,scholarshipes,foreign education, etc.The website should be userfriendly. also as a librarian i shall like to add to this project the job opportunities for Library professionals staring from Library certificate course to Doctorate level. Otherwise as usual the opporunities will be diverted towards IT ptofessionals. In Maharashatra, as my experience in giving coaching to Library Certificate course ,the students are well educated and ask for the job opprtunities.As the jobs.com are asking for your attracred CVS for various other proessionals with grand packages there is are no columns for Library and information Science professionals except one or two academic librarians. I know I am diverting the topic ,but I feel we may take this issue with Libforum and if u are one of the institution if on the captioned subject it will be humble request. Thanking You kshipras

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Call for participation
by Mailing List Manager 03 Oct '05

03 Oct '05

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2005 18:32:51 +0530 (IST) From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> ---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: Call for participation (fwd) From: "Anita S. Coleman" <asc(a)u.arizona.edu> Date: Sun, October 2, 2005 1:29 am To: "Subbiah Arunachalam" <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Arun, I am writing to bring our survey scholarly communication behaviors to your attention. Would you please forward the invitation below to lists that you think are appropriate and encourage colleagues to participate in survey? I encourage you to complete the survey as well. Best, Anita Coleman ----------Forwarded message ---------- You are invited to complete an online survey of scholarly communication behaviors specifically those related to self-archiving. The survey is part of a study that is being conducted by the editors of DLIST. The survey is available at http://dlist.sir.arizona.edu/survey.html. DLIST, http://dlist.sir.arizona.edu/, is the Digital Library of Information Science and Technology, an Open Access Archive (OAA) and cross-institutional repository of full-text electronic resources in Library and Information Science and Information Technology. Additionally, DLIST offers an open access aggregator and federated search service through DL-Harvest, http://dlharvest.sir.arizona.edu/, which brings together materials from ten (10) archives. You are welcome to complete the survey whether or not you are a current user of DLIST. DLIST is a service of the School of Information Resources and Library Science in partnership with the Learning Technologies Center of the University of Arizona. Thanks. --------------------------------------------------------------- Anita S. Coleman, Asst. Prof. School of Information Resources & Library Science University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85719 Phone: +1 (520) 621-3565 | Fax: +1 (520) 621-3279 Email: asc(a)u.arizona.edu | URL: http://www.u.arizona.edu/~asc ----------------------------------------------------------------

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OA for Publications from govt funded research projects
by Mailing List Manager 03 Oct '05

03 Oct '05

Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2005 11:13:54 +0100 (BST) From: Subbiah Arunachalam <subbiah_a(a)yahoo.com> To: dgcsir(a)hq.csir.res.in Dear Dr Mashelkar: Here is some good news from onr of the largest funders of biomedical research in the world. CSIR and other government agencies in India funding and supporting S&T research may do well to adopt a similar policy -- all papers resulting from public funding must be made available via open access archives (or published in 100% open access journals). Early this week I attended a three-day workshop on networking for higher education and research in Africa held at CERN. It was a very fruitful meeting where stakeholders from Africa and Europe came together and discussed all related issues. Mr Ponraj from Rashtrapathi Bhavan was there and in his talk he told about how India is helping Africa in its own way. Africans are really looking forward to working closely with India and learning from our experience. I also attended a few sessions at the WSIS PrepCom-3 and several institutions and groups are interested in promoting open access to scientific literature through the WSIS process. I think the time is ripe for India to (1) go ahead and adopt open access in a big way, and (2) to provide support to Africa in going ahead with open access. Africa is looking for low cost equipment (PCs, routers, etc) and low-cost connectivity and Internet access. These are areas India is reasonably well-placed to help. And the forthcoming WSIS meet at Tunis is a great opportunity to make an announcement. We could also depute a team from IISc, Bangalore (NCSI), to conduct a series of workshops on setting up OA archives in Africa. I will be grateful if you could lead India's efforts in this area. Regards. Arun (Subbiah Arunachalam) ------- Wellcome Trust OA mandate starts tomorrow Open Access a Must for Wellcome Trust Researchers, a Wellcome Trust press release, undated but released today. Excerpt: Next week (October) the Wellcome Trust becomes the first scientific research funder to insist that papers emanating from its grant awards are placed in an open access repository. From the 1st October it will become a condition of funding, that papers will have to be posted on PubMed Central (PMC) the free-to access, life sciences archive developed by the National Institutes of Health and made accessible within 6 months of publication. To facilitate this, the Wellcome Trust has with the help of NIH established a manuscript submission system, through which papers accepted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal can be deposited in PMC. From the 1st October next year all existing Trust grant holders will have to deposit future papers into PubMed Central. This delay will allow existing grant holders time to adjust to the new policy and let us know what problems if any they may experience, affording us time to overcome them. During this time the Trust, working in partnership with other UK life sciences funders, plans to establish a UK version of PubMed Central UKPMC. Wellcome-funded researchers should submit their papers to PMC via the NIH manuscript submission system and consult the Wellcome page of manuscript submission information. ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - NEW crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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Librarian Position at Art of Living
by Mailing List Manager 03 Oct '05

03 Oct '05

Dr. Prasad of SRELS, Bangalore, wanted the following announcement regarding an opening for Librarian's position at the Art of Living Institute of Sri Sri Ravishankar. Probable candidates with MLIS or equivalent degree may get in touch with Mr. Vinay on 9886615014 or email him at srisriresearch(a)rediffmail.com - Moderator

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NATIONAL DIGITAL LIBRARY: DRAFT PAPER BRINGS ISSUES INTO FOCUS
by Farooque Shaheen 03 Oct '05

03 Oct '05

The Hindu Business Line Imagine having access to all documentary resources of national significance including manuscripts, ancient literary works, census and statistical data and even research thesis, with a single click of a mouse. Moving a step closer towards integrating the efforts of various Ministries and organisations who are involved in creating individual digital content,into a single pool - `National Digital Library', the IT Department has come out with a draft paper to debate policy issues including type of content to be digitised, required standards, and Intellectual Property Rights of material over digital domain. "There will be a need to look into the content that should be digitised.Priority should be given for content relating to India, digitising legal documents such as plans and policies, history of legal access, census and statistical data, spatial data and other relevant information. Priority should also be attached to digitising material related to education and research purposes such as thesis, research work, reference material," the paper, which has now been circulated amongst various stakeholders including Ministries, research organisations, academic institutions and chambers for feedback, said. http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2005/10/01/stories/2005100102580400.htm Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 # 4105 Mobile-9342507449 The Hindu Business Line Imagine having access to all documentary resources of national significance including manuscripts, ancient literary works, census and statistical data and even research thesis, with a single click of a mouse. Moving a step closer towards integrating the efforts of various Ministries and organisations who are involved in creating individual digital content,into a single pool - `National Digital Library', the IT Department has come out with a draft paper to debate policy issues including type of content to be digitised, required standards, and Intellectual Property Rights of material over digital domain. "There will be a need to look into the content that should be digitised.Priority should be given for content relating to India, digitising legal documents such as plans and policies, history of legal access, census and statistical data, spatial data and other relevant information. Priority should also be attached to digitising material related to education and research purposes such as thesis, research work, reference material," the paper, which has now been circulated amongst various stakeholders including Ministries, research organisations, academic institutions and chambers for feedback, said. http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2005/10/01/stories/2005100102580400.htm Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 # 4105 Mobile-9342507449

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OA mandated by funding agency
by Subbiah Arunachalam 02 Oct '05

02 Oct '05

The Wellcome Trust OA mandate takes effect The Wellcome Trust announced last November that it would soon start requiring OA to the results of all Wellcome-funded research. The policy took effect yesterday, October 1, 2005. The Wellcome Trust is the largest private funder of medical research in the UK and the first research funding agency in the world, private or public, to mandate OA to the publications arising from its research grants. We're three policy steps ahead of where we were in April 2003, when the Wellcome Trust and other major research funding agencies met in Chevy Chase, Maryland, to discuss their interest in OA. (1) At that time, the funders decided to use what they called the carrot, not what they called the stick. Hence, in the Bethesda Statement on Open Access Publishing (issued in June 2003), they agreed to pay the processing fees charged by OA journals but not to require OA archiving. (2) Then in the summer of 2004, both the US House of Representatives and the UK House of Commons recommended mandatory OA archiving for the results of publicly-funded research. In the US, the recommended requirement was weakened to a request and became the NIH public-access policy. In the UK, the recommendation was rejected by the government but picked up by the independent RCUK, which will announce an OA mandate next month to take effect next year. (3) The third step took place yesterday. We now have a working OA mandate from a major funder of research. The Wellcome Trust policy is superior to the NIH policy in three key respects. First, it's a requirement, not a request. Second, it does not permit delays longer than six months from the date of publication. The third difference is easy to overlook but at least as important as the first two. The Wellcome policy does not require publisher consent and therefore does not accommodate publisher resistance. The Wellcome policy points out that grantees have agreed to provide OA to their Wellcome-funded research, and that "[a]n author's obligations to the Wellcome Trust will therefore, in almost all cases, pre-date any agreement with a journal." If publishers insist on copyright terms inconsistent with the prior funding agreement, then the Trust simply tells grantees to choose among three options: (a) give the journal fewer rights than it wants and retain the right to comply with the funding agreement, (b) insert a Wellcome-written paragraph into the publisher's copyright transfer agreement allowing the grantee to comply with the funding agreement, or (c) find another publisher. http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/doc_wtd018855.html This is an exemplary solution to the problem. It's not only superior to the NIH policy, which depends on publisher consent, but to the draft RCUK policy, which makes its OA mandate "subject to copyright or licensing arrangements" that might be adopted by publishers. The Wellcome Trust is a private charity, not a government agency. Hence, the "taxpayer argument" for OA doesn't apply to it. While the taxpayer argument is strong, and properly central to the NIH and RCUK policies, it has tended to steal the limelight from the other strong arguments for OA policies at funding agencies. I hope the Wellcome policy will bring these other arguments back to prominence. OA shares knowledge and accelerates research. It benefits everyone who does research and everyone who depends on research. Funders of research have the same interest in realizing these benefits whether they are using public or private money. If research is useful enough to fund, then it's useful enough to share. Wellcome Trust http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/ November 2004 announcement of new policy to mandate OA archiving http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/node3302.html September 30 press release announcing the October 1 implementation date http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/doc_WTX026822.html http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/2005_09_25_fosblogarchive.html#a11280810… Authors Guide and FAQ to the Wellcome Trust OA policy http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/doc_wtd018855.html

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Free Open-source S/W for ETDs
by Indira Koneru 01 Oct '05

01 Oct '05

Dear Professionals, VTLS announces VALET for ETDs; a free, open-source, Web submission solution for electronic theses and dissertations, [VTLS, Inc.] VTLS announced that it is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a gift to the academic community: VALET for ETDs. Available free as open-source software, VALET is a Web submission solution for managing electronic theses and dissertations. The software is now available for download from the VTLS website. http://www.vtls.com/Products/valet-for-ETDs.shtml ------------------------------ Indira Koneru Faculty Associate Dept. of Library Science ICFAI University 25, Nagarjuna Hills Hyderabad - 500 082 E-mail: indk68(a)hotmail.com indk68(a)yahoo.com Dear Professionals, VTLS announces VALET for ETDs; a free, open-source, Web submission solution for electronic theses and dissertations, [VTLS, Inc.] VTLS announced that it is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a gift to the academic community: VALET for ETDs. Available free as open-source software, VALET is a Web submission solution for managing electronic theses and dissertations. The software is now available for download from the VTLS website. http://www.vtls.com/Products/valet-for-ETDs.shtml http://www.vtls.com/Products/valet-for-ETDs.shtml ------------------------------ Indira Koneru Faculty Associate Dept. of Library Science ICFAI University 25, Nagarjuna Hills Hyderabad - 500 082 E-mail: mailto:indk68@hotmail.com indk68(a)hotmail.com mailto:indk68@yahoo.com indk68(a)yahoo.com

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OCLC Opens WorldCat Records to Google /Yahoo
by Rajeev Sharma 01 Oct '05

01 Oct '05

OCLC Project Opens WorldCat Records to Google /Yahoo Open WorldCat offers the convenience of locating library-owned materials on the Web-and the tools give added convenience of performing search from handy locations on PC desktop. Visit: http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/open/searchtools/default.htm Rajeev Sharma Officer - Information Services Transport Corporation of India Ltd. Gurgaon OCLC Project Opens WorldCat Records to Google /Yahoo Open WorldCat offers the convenience of locating library-owned materials on the Weband the tools give added convenience of performing search from handy locations on PC desktop. Visit: http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/open/searchtools/default.htm http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/open/searchtools/default.htm Rajeev Sharma Officer - Information Services Transport Corporation of India Ltd. Gurgaon

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RE: National Digital Library
by Aman Jha 30 Sep '05

30 Sep '05

Friends, There is a source mistake in my previous posting. Please read The Hindustan Times in place of TOI. Thanks and regards, Aman Jha Librarian Confederation of Indian Industry Plot No 249-F, Udyog Vihar, Phase IV Sector 18, Gurgaon 122015 (Haryana) Tel: 0124-5014060-67 • Fax: 0124-5014080 -----Original Message----- From: Aman Jha Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 4:53 PM To: 'lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in' Subject: National Digital Library Importance: High Friends, Government of India had initiated a National Digital Lirbary project in 2002. A draft paper was sent to nearly 80 organisations in the country for their comments this summer. The DIT is now analysing their views and will incorporate them in the revised paper. Over the next six months, DIT will conduct brainstorming session on the revised draft paper and come out with a concept paper... For more information, you may like to read the TOI article. Source: TOI, 29 September 2005, page no. 15. Thanks and regards, Aman Jha Librarian Confederation of Indian Industry Plot No 249-F, Udyog Vihar, Phase IV Sector 18, Gurgaon 122015 (Haryana) Tel: 0124-5014060-67 • Fax: 0124-5014080

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Change of Address
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 30 Sep '05

30 Sep '05

Dear Friends: I wish to inform you that I am leaving ICICI Knowledge Park, Hyderabad today (30th Sep 2005) after completing a four year contractual project here. My new Email address is: vyasamoorthy(a)gmail.com I shall continue to be interested in Info services activity. Dr P Vyasamoorthy (ex of Satyam, IDL etc etc) 30 Gruhalakshmi Colony, Secunderabad 500015 Phone 27846631 ========== Dear Friends: I wish to inform you that I am leaving ICICI Knowledge Park, Hyderabad today (30th Sep 2005) after completing a four year contractual project here. My new Email address is: mailto:vyasamoorthy@gmail.com vyasamoorthy(a)gmail.com I shall continue to be interested in Info services activity. Dr P Vyasamoorthy (ex of Satyam, IDL etc etc) 30 Gruhalakshmi Colony, Secunderabad 500015 Phone 27846631 ==========

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RFID For Indian Libraries
by P.K Sinha 30 Sep '05

30 Sep '05

Respected Seniors and My Friends, I have come across an interesting presentation on the web about RFID for Indian Libraries on the web , pl. check http://www.libsuite.com/libsuite_rfid/rfid_files/Default.htm I think the concept is quite interesting ! Warm Regards, Sinha P.K Asst Librarian _________________________________________________________________ Stock Market Made Easy! http://www.sharekhan.com/campaign/OpenNewAccount.asp?ProdID=23&SrcID=59 Join Sharekhans FirstStep. learn the basics.

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Documents Online through the JISC licence
by sandeep ashok bhavsar 30 Sep '05

30 Sep '05

Dear Colleagues All Higher and Further Education institutions in the UK can now offer their staff and students access to The National Archives' collection of digitised public records - DocumentsOnline. Institutions can subscribe DocumentsOnline through the JISC licence - to subscribe please follow the instructions found at: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/coll_documentsonline.html With DocumentsOnline, users can tap into a rich archive of public records, including academic sources, maps, images, government documents, wills and family history sources. The breadth and depth of the content ensures its relevance across a wide range of subject and curriculum areas including: architecture, environmental management; history; international relations and politics; legal history; military history and war studies. New material will be added, which will be available at no extra charge to subscribing institutions. Find out DocumentsOnline can benefit staff and students: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/coll_documentsonline_fpd.html Pricing Information is available at: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/coll_documentsonline.html To determine which band your institution is in, see http://www.jisc.ac.uk/coll_allbanding.html Register for a no obligation free trial today! To take advantage of a no obligation 30 day free trial, please contact trial_access(a)jisc.ac.uk. Please remember to include DocumentsOnline in the subject line of your email and let us know which online resource(s) you would like trial access to. regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Research and Management Studies Chendni Thane(W). Mo.9867437438 email : sandeep31581(a)yahoo.co.uk Dear Colleagues All Higher and Further Education institutions in the UK can now offer their staff and students access to The National Archives' collection of digitised public records - DocumentsOnline. Institutions can subscribe DocumentsOnline through the JISC licence - to subscribe please follow the instructions found at: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/coll_documentsonline.html With DocumentsOnline, users can tap into a rich archive of public records, including academic sources, maps, images, government documents, wills and family history sources. The breadth and depth of the content ensures its relevance across a wide range of subject and curriculum areas including: architecture, environmental management; history; international relations and politics; legal history; military history and war studies. New material will be added, which will be available at no extra charge to subscribing institutions. Find out DocumentsOnline can benefit staff and students: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/coll_documentsonline_fpd.html Pricing Information is available at: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/coll_documentsonline.html To determine which band your institution is in, see http://www.jisc.ac.uk/coll_allbanding.html Register for a no obligation free trial today! To take advantage of a no obligation 30 day free trial, please contact trial_access(a)jisc.ac.uk. Please remember to include DocumentsOnline in the subject line of your email and let us know which online resource(s) you would like trial access to. regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Research and Management Studies Chendni Thane(W). Mo.9867437438 email : sandeep31581(a)yahoo.co.uk 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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Congrats to ARD Prasad and SV University
by Subbiah Arunachalam 29 Sep '05

29 Sep '05

>From Peter Suber blog Arun ---- The new institutional repository at Sri Venkateswara University Andhra Pradesh, SVU digital library has Harvesters for easy access to research works, NewIndPress, September 29, 2005. Excerpt: The newly inaugurated digital library in Sri Venkateswara University has some unique features, which makes it unique from any other university library. The home page of SV University Library has two services - HDD and OAIster listed under a heading - Harvesters. HDD stands for Harvester of Digital Documents and it is a computer programme, which retrieves Meta Data (bibliographic information) from various digital repositories (databases) of a particular subject worldwide. According to A R D Prasad of Indian Statistical Institute in Bangalore, who developed the Harvester for SVU Digital Library, every university and research institute maintains a digital database of dissertations, research papers, thesis, scientific papers and journals of a particular subject, which are not [yet] retrieved by ordinary search engines like Google. ------

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National Digital Library
by Aman Jha 29 Sep '05

29 Sep '05

Friends, Government of India had initiated a National Digital Lirbary project in 2002. A draft paper was sent to nearly 80 organisations in the country for their comments this summer. The DIT is now analysing their views and will incorporate them in the revised paper. Over the next six months, DIT will conduct brainstorming session on the revised draft paper and come out with a concept paper... For more information, you may like to read the TOI article. Source: TOI, 29 September 2005, page no. 15. Thanks and regards, Aman Jha Librarian Confederation of Indian Industry Plot No 249-F, Udyog Vihar, Phase IV Sector 18, Gurgaon 122015 (Haryana) Tel: 0124-5014060-67 • Fax: 0124-5014080

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Re: RE: [LIS-Forum] LIS-FORUM: ITS ROLE
by Navin Soni 29 Sep '05

29 Sep '05

Dear Sir Its really a necessity of time that all the information posted on LIS-forun should be classified so that selection of information or necessity of person be fulfilled. "Right infromation, right time, to right person" be followed. On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 JK Vijayakumar wrote : >Dear Professionals, > >LIS Forum has its special and important role in disseminating LIS related information among LIS professionals, as it was initiated by NCSI with the support of NISSAT. > >Since it is "moderated" my real LIS professionals at NCSI, the issue of irrelevancy doesn't arrise. Still the members feel so, Moderators can frame a policy and publish it in the Forum. > >To stop reading all mails appearing forums, I have a suggestion. We can catagorise the messages under different themes. > >For Example, if there is an announcement about a conference programme, the SUBJECT line can be "Conf-Ann: National Seminar on..........", if it is a seminar organised by KALA, it can be "Conf-Ann-KALA: National Seminar on .......". > >Same way we can put "Trg-Ann-NCSI: Workshop on DSpace by NCSI.....". > >If there is some discussion going on, then it can be "Dis-Relevance of LIS Forum" > >Interlibrary Loans can be put under "ILL-Req-Kashmir University" or "DocDel-Req-Kashmir University"..like that. > >Subjects like "Help required" should be changed to "Help:Topic for Ph D Research". (More specific) >So one can delete or open these mails 'flooded' on their inboxes, by reading the Subject line. Subjects like "Help required" should be changed to "Help:Topic for Ph D Research". > >Even the mails send to LIS forum doesn't have a subject which reveals the message, the moderator can catagorise it an put a subject. > >My personal opinion is that LIS forum should publish messages related o LIS profession, whether it is local, regional, state, national or international. But at the same time, the sender should use his or her common sense, whether to publish it in a national forum or not. > >Regards > >J K Vijayakumar >Mailing List Manager <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> >wrote: >Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 17:22:27 +0530 >To: khaisernikam(a)yahoo.com >There is a saying "Facts are Secred&Comments are free, " .As far as I am >concerened , i feel what ever news we get on LIS - FORUM is just fine & it >is doing well .It is well with in its scope and aims ."Knowledge is power >sharing knowledge is wwealth ". >So long as we communicate some thing original , academic & professional >information irrespective of where it comes from ( I mean geographical -- >zonal ,regional or local etc.) it should not matter . We must also adeher >to very high ethical standards. >However ,certain items like sending festival greetings and sharing >personal information , may kindly be avoided . >These comments are purely personal ,and not to hurt any bodys feeling >------------------------------------------------------------------ >Dr Khaiser Nikam >Reader /Management consultant >University of Mysore >Mysore -570 006 >0821-2419399(O) >_______________________________________________ >LIS-Forum mailing list >LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum >Yahoo! for Good >http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/ Click here to donate >to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. >_______________________________________________ >LIS-Forum mailing list >LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum With regards Navin Kumar Soni DESIDOC, DRDO Metcalfe House Delhi- 110054 (M) 09868459805 (O)- 011-23818974 Email: navin(a)drdo.gov.in navin_soni(a)rediffmail.com navin1soni(a)gmail.com =================== Dear Sir Its really a necessity of time that all the information posted on LIS-forun should be classified so that selection of information or necessity of person be fulfilled. "Right infromation, right time, to right person" be followed. On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 JK Vijayakumar wrote : >Dear Professionals, > >LIS Forum has its special and important role in disseminating LIS related information among LIS professionals, as it was initiated by NCSI with the support of NISSAT. > >Since it is "moderated" my real LIS professionals at NCSI, the issue of irrelevancy doesn't arrise. Still the members feel so, Moderators can frame a policy and publish it in the Forum. > >To stop reading all mails appearing forums, I have a suggestion. We can catagorise the messages under different themes. > >For Example, if there is an announcement about a conference programme, the SUBJECT line can be "Conf-Ann: National Seminar on..........", if it is a seminar organised by KALA, it can be "Conf-Ann-KALA: National Seminar on .......". > >Same way we can put "Trg-Ann-NCSI: Workshop on DSpace by NCSI.....". > >If there is some discussion going on, then it can be "Dis-Relevance of LIS Forum" > >Interlibrary Loans can be put under "ILL-Req-Kashmir University" or "DocDel-Req-Kashmir University"..like that. > >Subjects like "Help required" should be changed to "Help:Topic for Ph D Research". (More specific) >So one can delete or open these mails 'flooded' on their inboxes, by reading the Subject line. Subjects like "Help required" should be changed to "Help:Topic for Ph D Research". > >Even the mails send to LIS forum doesn't have a subject which reveals the message, the moderator can catagorise it an put a subject. > >My personal opinion is that LIS forum should publish messages related o LIS profession, whether it is local, regional, state, national or international. But at the same time, the sender should use his or her common sense, whether to publish it in a national forum or not. > >Regards > >J K Vijayakumar >Mailing List Manager <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> >wrote: >Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 17:22:27 +0530 >To: khaisernikam(a)yahoo.com >There is a saying "Facts are Secred&Comments are free, " .As far as I am >concerened , i feel what ever news we get on LIS - FORUM is just fine & it >is doing well .It is well with in its scope and aims ."Knowledge is power >sharing knowledge is wwealth ". >So long as we communicate some thing original , academic & professional >information irrespective of where it comes from ( I mean geographical -- >zonal ,regional or local etc.) it should not matter . We must also adeher >to very high ethical standards. >However ,certain items like sending festival greetings and sharing >personal information , may kindly be avoided . >These comments are purely personal ,and not to hurt any bodys feeling >------------------------------------------------------------------ >Dr Khaiser Nikam >Reader /Management consultant >University of Mysore >Mysore -570 006 >0821-2419399(O) >_______________________________________________ >LIS-Forum mailing list >LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum >Yahoo! for Good >http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/ Click here to donate >to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. >_______________________________________________ >LIS-Forum mailing list >LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum With regards Navin Kumar Soni DESIDOC, DRDO Metcalfe House Delhi- 110054 (M) 09868459805 (O)- 011-23818974 Email: navin(a)drdo.gov.in navin_soni(a)rediffmail.com navin1soni(a)gmail.com =================== http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigclick.cgi/www.rediff.com/signa… http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigimpress.cgi/www.rediff.com/sig…

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Free Trial Access Springers Online Library of Journals Business & Management Science
by Dabas Bharat K 29 Sep '05

29 Sep '05

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National Workshop on Observation Methodology, 24th to 29th October 2005
by Puttaraj Choukimath 29 Sep '05

29 Sep '05

Dear all, Greetings. FYI: Here is the Workshop announcement for you and your colleagues... Best regards, Puttaraj. Dr. Rajani Konantambigi, Reader Unit for Child and Youth Research E-mail: rajanimk(a)tiss.edu No.14621-RK/05 August 19, 2005 Sub: National Workshop on Observation Methodology, 24th to 29th October 2005 Dear As you may be aware two workshops on qualitative research methodology have taken plalce in the last 2 years. A need was felt for training in Observation Methodology primarily because this method lends itself to varied approaches through which observation can be done, the most rigorous being the open-ended using the qualitative approach. The workshop is for young faculty of universities and colleges and research scholars pursuing M.Phil/Ph.D. Due to limitations of seats, the main criteria for admission to the workshop is the use of observation in the faculty member/scholars research design. The interested candidates are therefore to submit their research proposals to the undersigned by 20th September, 2005. Submissions can be through the e-mail (bhargavi(a)tiss.edu) or through the post. The applications should be submitted through the H.O.D. or the research supervisor. Preference will be given to participants of the prior workshops as they have a grounding in the basics of qualitative methodology. The selected participants will be intimated by 23rd September 2005 through e-mail or telephone. The Registration fees may then be sent through a Demand Draft addressed to the Registrar, Tata Institute of Social Sciencese, Mumbai. The registration fee for the workshop is Rs.900/-. Accommodation and all meals will be provided for. The participants have to bear their travel expenses. Registration form is attached herewith and it can also be downloaded through the Institutes website: www.tiss.edu Due to close supervision and rigour that is required of the workshop, the seats are limited. Participants will be admitted on a first-cum-first-served basis but the main criteria being the use of observation in their research design. Thanking you, Yours sincerely, (Rajani Konantambigi) Encl: Registration Form Registration Form NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON OBSERVATION METHODOLOGY Name of the Participant: Designation of the Participant: M.Phil/Ph.D. Scholar/Lecturer/Reader/Others Specify Institutional Affiliation: Address of the Participant: Telephone number: E-mail id: Accommodation (on a first-cum-first-served basis): Yes/No (Accommodation only for the participants, about 40) D.D. No. (Demand Draft of Rs.900/- to be drawn in favour of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Deonar, Mumbai 400 088): Title of M.A./Ph.D/M.Phil dissertation: Mail to: rajanimk(a)tiss.edu or post to Rajani Konantambigi, Reader, Unit for Child And Youth Research, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Sion-Trombay Road, Deonar, Mumbai-400 088. A need was felt for training in Observation Methodology primarily because this method lends itself to varied approaches through which observation can be done, the most rigorous being the open-ended using the qualitative approach. The workshop is for young faculty of universities and colleges and research scholars pursuing M.Phil/Ph.D. Due to limitations of seats, the main criteria for admission to the workshop is the use of observation in the faculty member/scholars research design. The interested candidates are therefore to submit their research proposals to the undersigned by 20th September, 2005. Submissions can be through the e-mail (bhargavi(a)tiss.edu) or through the post. The applications should be submitted through the H.O.D. or the research supervisor. Preference will be given to participants of the prior workshops as they have a grounding in the basics of qualitative methodology. The selected participants will be intimated by 23rd September 2005 through e-mail or telephone. The Registration fees may then be sent through a Demand Draft addressed to the Registrar, Tata Institute of Social Sciencese, Mumbai. The registration fee for the workshop is Rs.900/-. Accommodation and all meals will be provided for. The participants have to bear their travel expenses. Registration form is attached herewith and it can also be downloaded through the Institutes website: www.tiss.edu Due to close supervision and rigour that is required of the workshop, the seats are limited. Participants will be admitted on a first-cum-first-served basis but the main criteria being the use of observation in their research design. Mr.Puttaraj, A. C. Asst. Librarian (Periodicals) SDTM Library, TATA Institute of Social Sciences, P.B. No.8313, Deonar, MUMBAI - 400 088 INDIA Tel: +91-22-2556 3290, Ext.285 (O) Fax: +91-22-2556 2912 Email: puttuc(a)yahoo.com, choukimath(a)tiss.edu URL: www.tiss.edu --------------------------------- Yahoo! for Good Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. Dear all, Greetings. FYI: Here is the Workshop announcement for you and your colleagues... Best regards, Puttaraj. Dr. Rajani Konantambigi, Reader Unit for Child and Youth Research E-mail: mailto:rajanimk@tiss.edu rajanimk(a)tiss.edu No.14621-RK/05 August 19, 2005 Sub: National Workshop on Observation Methodology, 24 th to 29 th October 2005 Dear As you may be aware two workshops on qualitative research methodology have taken plalce in the last 2 years. A need was felt for training in Observation Methodology primarily because this method lends itself to varied approaches through which observation can be done, the most rigorous being the open-ended using the qualitative approach. The workshop is for young faculty of universities and colleges and research scholars pursuing M.Phil/Ph.D. Due to limitations of seats, the main criteria for admission to the workshop is the use of observation in the faculty member/scholars research design. The interested candidates are therefore to submit their research proposals to the undersigned by 20 th September, 2005. Submissions can be through the e-mail ( mailto:bhargavi@tiss.edu bhargavi(a)tiss.edu ) or through the post. The applications should be submitted through the H.O.D. or the research supervisor. Preference will be given to participants of the prior workshops as they have a grounding in the basics of qualitative methodology. The selected participants will be intimated by 23 rd September 2005 through e-mail or telephone. The Registration fees may then be sent through a Demand Draft addressed to the Registrar, Tata Institute of Social Sciencese, Mumbai. The registration fee for the workshop is Rs.900/-. Accommodation and all meals will be provided for. The participants have to bear their travel expenses. Registration form is attached herewith and it can also be downloaded through the Institutes website: http://www.tiss.edu/ www.tiss.edu Due to close supervision and rigour that is required of the workshop, the seats are limited. Participants will be admitted on a first-cum-first-served basis but the main criteria being the use of observation in their research design. Thanking you, Yours sincerely, (Rajani Konantambigi) Encl: Registration Form Registration Form NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON OBSERVATION METHODOLOGY Name of the Participant: Designation of the Participant: M.Phil/Ph.D. Scholar/Lecturer/Reader/Others Specify Institutional Affiliation: Address of the Participant: Telephone number: E-mail id: Accommodation (on a first-cum-first-served basis): Yes/No (Accommodation only for the participants, about 40) D.D. No. (Demand Draft of Rs.900/- to be drawn in favour of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences , Deonar, Mumbai 400 088): Title of M.A./Ph.D/M.Phil dissertation: Mail to: mailto:rajanimk@tiss.edu rajanimk(a)tiss.edu or post to Rajani Konantambigi, Reader, Unit for Child And Youth Research, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Sion-Trombay Road, Deonar, Mumbai-400 088. A need was felt for training in Observation Methodology primarily because this method lends itself to varied approaches through which observation can be done, the most rigorous being the open-ended using the qualitative approach. The workshop is for young faculty of universities and colleges and research scholars pursuing M.Phil/Ph.D. Due to limitations of seats, the main criteria for admission to the workshop is the use of observation in the faculty member/scholars research design. The interested candidates are therefore to submit their research proposals to the undersigned by 20 th September, 2005. Submissions can be through the e-mail ( mailto:bhargavi@tiss.edu bhargavi(a)tiss.edu ) or through the post. The applications should be submitted through the H.O.D. or the research supervisor. Preference will be given to participants of the prior workshops as they have a grounding in the basics of qualitative methodology. The selected participants will be intimated by 23 rd September 2005 through e-mail or telephone. The Registration fees may then be sent through a Demand Draft addressed to the Registrar, Tata Institute of Social Sciencese, Mumbai. The registration fee for the workshop is Rs.900/-. Accommodation and all meals will be provided for. The participants have to bear their travel expenses. Registration form is attached herewith and it can also be downloaded through the Institutes website: http://www.tiss.edu/ www.tiss.edu Due to close supervision and rigour that is required of the workshop, the seats are limited. Participants will be admitted on a first-cum-first-served basis but the main criteria being the use of observation in their research design. Mr.Puttaraj, A. C. Asst. Librarian (Periodicals) SDTM Library, TATA Institute of Social Sciences, P.B. No.8313, Deonar, MUMBAI - 400 088 INDIA Tel: +91-22-2556 3290, Ext.285 (O) Fax: +91-22-2556 2912 Email: mailto:puttuc@yahoo.com puttuc(a)yahoo.com , mailto:choukimath@tiss.edu choukimath(a)tiss.edu URL: http://www.tiss.edu www.tiss.edu Yahoo! for Good http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/ Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.

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Resent message in response to e-mail of moderator dt.28th sept
by maha 29 Sep '05

29 Sep '05

Dear LIS-FORUM Co-ordinator, Pl. find attached herewith an inspiring and kindling speech by our Honourable President of India which every Indian must read. At times, I think, we may broadcast some of the messages to our professional colleagues although the messages may not directly fall in line with our professional activity, at the discretion of the co-ordinator. I hope all our professional colleagues will benfit by this message. They may pass on the same to thier friends, colleagues and relatives if they feel it appropriate to send . Moderator to kindly ignore my immediately preceeding mail since it did not have any letter associated with it. Thanking you, With Best Wishes Sincerely H.Y.Mahakuteshwar Deputy Director & Head, Natioanal Info. centre for Food sci. & Technol.(NICFOS) / Library Central Food Technol. Res. Inst. (CFTRI) Mysore 570 020 Ph:91-0821-2515850 ###################################################################### Disclaimer: This e-mail message is privileged and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient please delete the message and notify the sender. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author. Please visit http://www.cftri.com ###################################################################### Dear LIS-FORUM Co-ordinator, Pl. find attached herewith an inspiring and kindling speech by our Honourable President of India which every Indian must read. At times, I think, we may broadcast some of the messages to our professional colleagues although the messages may not directly fall in line with our professional activity, at the discretion of the co-ordinator. I hope all our professional colleagues will benfit by this message. They may pass on the same to thier friends, colleagues and relatives if they feel it appropriate to send . Moderator to kindly ignore my immediately preceeding mail since it did not have any letter associated with it. Thanking you, With Best Wishes Sincerely H.Y.Mahakuteshwar Deputy Director & Head, Natioanal Info. centre for Food sci. & Technol.(NICFOS) / Library Central Food Technol. Res. Inst. (CFTRI) Mysore 570 020 Ph:91-0821-2515850 Disclaimer: This e-mail is privileged and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient please delete the message and notify the sender. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author. Please visit http://www.cftri.com http://www.cftri.com

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SALIS - Seminar on Information Requirements of Today's User at Chennai
by Arunachalam Hariharan 29 Sep '05

29 Sep '05

Seminar on Information Requirements of Today's User (download seminar brochure from salis website - http://autolib-india.net/salis.html ) Jointly Organized By B S A Crescent Engineering College & Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS) (Chennai Chapter) 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 A.M Registration 09.30-11.00 A.M Inaugural session and keynote address Changing dimensions of Library services 11.00-11.15 A.M Tea Break 11.15-12.10 P.M Technical Session I Web resources in various disciplines 12.10-01.00 P.M Technical Session II Information requirements of today's user in the digital world 01.00-02.00 P.M Lunch Break 02.00-02.45 P.M Technical Session III Information literacy programmes for today's users 02.45-03.30 P.M Technical Session IV Training the LIS professionals to meet the demands of today's users 03.30-03.45 P.M Tea Break 03.45-04.30 P.M Technical Session V Building digital library resources for your users 04.30-05.00 P.M 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 __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com

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Re: [LIS-Forum] submission for LIS-forum
by Mailing List Manager 28 Sep '05

28 Sep '05

Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 15:48:49 +0530 (IST) From: Prabhash.Rath <prabhash(a)gipe.ernet.in> Dear all I fully agree with the concern expressed by Mr Anil Singh. It is rather strange on the part of UGC that while they ask for same qualification for Assistant Librarians and teachers in LIS, we can find discrepencies with regard to promotional avenues. 'The librarians job is very much an academic job and nothing below that', this should have been realised by academicians in all subjects. I think, our senior professionals have miserably failed to convey this message for which this sort of anamolies still exist. In professional courses, the knowledge and skill of practitioners is no less, if not more, than the teachers.There should be uniform yardstick for recruitment to these posts across the country and also once for all this problem should be sorted out. Why can't UGC make it mandatory for Assistant Librarians to do some academic work in addition to regular administrative duties and link the same with Career Advancement Scheme? It may also think of some other means which will encourage research activities among professionals like Assistant Librarians, Documentation Officers etc. I think the time has come to give a serious thought to this perennial problem and sort it out once for all. I also appeal to all the concerned senior professionals to initiate dialogue with UGC and settle the issue and see that the CAS and other benefits applicable to teachers should also be there for Assistant Librarians and other professionals in same cadre. With regards Prabhash N. Rath > Dear Sir, > Please find below my submission for sharing with LIS-forum Members. > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Unjustified Qualification for > Assistant Librarians > > > Dear LIS-Forum Members, > > At present the essential qualification for the post of Lecturers in the > pay scale of Rs.8000-13500/- in Library and Information Science in > University and Colleges is Post Graduation in the concerned subject with > at least 55% marks or its equivalent grade of B in the UGC seven point > scales plus a consistently good academic record. Besides fulfilling the > above qualifications, candidates should have cleared the National > Eligibility Test (NET) for Lecturers conducted by the UGC/ CSIR. > Prabhash N. Rath, Ph. D. Documentation Officer Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics B M C C Road Pune - 411004 (India) Tel: +91-20-25650287 (O), +91-20-25678311 (R.) E-mail: prabhash(a)gipe.ernet.in, prabhashrath(a)yahoo.com

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Dr. T B Rajashekar Memorial Seminar on Information Management in the Digital Era
by Babu Rajendra 28 Sep '05

28 Sep '05

Dear Members: This is to inform you that NCSI-NET, an association comprising of staff, students and alumni of NCSI, is organizing a day's national level seminar in memory of Late Dr. T.B. Rajashekar, erstwhile Associate chairman, NCSI, IISc. It is targeted exclusively for the benefit of students of final year/semester library and information science course or its equivalent. The details of the seminar are given below. Seminar Title : Dr. T B Rajashekar Memorial Seminar on Information Management in the Digital Era Date : November 12, 2005 (Saturday) Venue : National Centre for Science Information (NCSI), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore - 12. Target audience : Students of the final year/semester of Masters in Library & information science course or its equivalent Seminar coverage: The seminar will give the students an overview of Digital Library, concepts of digitization, creation of Digital Libraries and effective web searching techniques. There will be a session dealing with career building strategies and job opportunities for LIS professionals. Registration Fee: Rs.250/- We are not making any arrangements for accommodation. However, we will provide names and addresses of some affordable hotels, which are in the close proximity to IISc, on the workshop web site in due course of time. Last date for registration: November 2, 2005, More details about registration can be found at: http://144.16.72.147/workshop/Registration.html Kindly bring this to the attention of the students in your department and encourage them to attend the seminar. Participation in the seminar will also give an opportunity for the students to interact with fellow students from other universities and with professionals working in the industry and academia. For further information, please visit the website at: http://144.16.72.147/workshop/ Registration form is available at: http://144.16.72.147/workshop/regi_form.pdf Thanking you, Yours sincerely, NCSI-NET Coordinators H Rajendra Babu Financial Research Analyst Capco. Salarpuria Annexe, 351/5 - 10 Luskar, Hosur Road, Bangalore- 560 034 T-+91-80-51997351 http://www.capcoinstitute.com/ Capco Institute is the research arm of Capco Capco is the first services and technology solutions provider exclusively focused on forming the future of the financial markets. We unite thought leadership and practical application to improve profitability for our clients. ************************************************************************ 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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eLearning vs knowledge mgmt
by Mailing List Manager 28 Sep '05

28 Sep '05

Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 14:54:56 +0530 From: Bhojaraju G <bhojaraju.g(a)gmail.com> eLearning vs knowledge mgmtAuthor Verna AlleePublished Tue, Sep 27 2005 At those big training conferences, I love wandering the exhibitionhalls. Most of the old-line stand-up training companies have eitherdisappeared or languish in lonely obscurity in dark corners, relegatedto some undesirable low budget spot uncomfortably near the trash bins.Hogging the choice spots these days are the big glitzy elearningbooths with multi-media showstoppers, swarms of fresh-faced salespeople, and dazzling lists of offerings and features. Not the least oftheir attractions are innovative giveaways such as boldly emblazonedpsychedelic gel markers and chocolate in myriad forms. Pl refer URL to read full storyhttp://www.elearningscotland.org/SnippetAccess.aspx?id=421Thanks & Regards Bhojaraju G,Librarian – Knowledge Management/Sharepoint AdministratorHomepage: http://www.bhojarajug.freeservers.com**************************************… OneSource Ltd.148 Bhaskara Plaza, RV Road,VV Puram, Bangalore-560004, INDIA.Cell:+91-944 836 9905E-mail: Bhojaraju.G(a)gmail.com, bhojarajug@yahoo.com************************************************************Pl do visit & put your comments on Guest Book"KM Cyberary" @ http://www.bhojarajug.freeservers.com/cyberary.htmlKM-Forum: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KM-Forum/

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Are handsets suitable for e-books?
by noufal palliparamban 28 Sep '05

28 Sep '05

Dear friends, Very intresting news from HarperCollins, one of the world's largest publishers, that it will offer free chapter summaries direct to consumer's handsets in Australia started me thinking about the viability of the mobile handset as an e-book platform. The technology, of course, already exists - storing and reading large volumes of text is possible on most of today's mid-range and high-end handsets. The real question is whether the more fundamental aspects of reading text in the mobile environment are conducive to a good user experience. For Full artice http://www.pmn.co.uk/20050922ebook.shtml Regards Noufal.P.P Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur --------------------------------- Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Dear friends, Very intresting news from http://www.harpercollins.com.au/mobilereader/ HarperCollins , one of the world's largest publishers, that it will offer free chapter summaries direct to consumer's handsets in Australia started me thinking about the viability of the mobile handset as an e-book platform. The technology, of course, already exists - storing and reading large volumes of text is possible on most of today's mid-range and high-end handsets. The real question is whether the more fundamental aspects of reading text in the mobile environment are conducive to a good user experience. For Full artice http://www.pmn.co.uk/20050922ebook.shtml http://www.pmn.co.uk/20050922ebook.shtml Regards Noufal.P.P Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur http://yahoo.shaadi.com Yahoo! India Matrimony </a href>: Find your partner now.

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RBI Database on Indian Economy ...
by Puttaraj Choukimath 28 Sep '05

28 Sep '05

Dear All, Greetings. Database on Indian Economy is built for the convenience of Researchers, Analysts, and other users. It is created to provide the public with an access to the published data series, with additional details on some series as available in Reserve Bank of Indias enterprise wide Data Warehouse. The list of the data series currently available is given in the hyperlink below. This list will be progressively enlarged on the basis of feedback received and availability of relevant data series in the RBI data warehouse. The following Subject-areas are covered in the Database on Indian Economy: Financial Sector Real Sector Financial Market External Sector Public Finance Corporate Finance please visit : https://cdbmsi.reservebank.org.in/cdbmsi/servlet/login/ Happy surfing/consulting Best Regards, Puttaraj. Mr.Puttaraj, A. C. Asst. Librarian (Periodicals) SDTM Library, TATA Institute of Social Sciences, P.B. No.8313, Deonar, MUMBAI - 400 088 INDIA Tel: +91-22-2556 3290, Ext.285 (O) Fax: +91-22-2556 2912 Email: puttuc(a)yahoo.com, choukimath(a)tiss.edu URL: www.tiss.edu --------------------------------- Yahoo! for Good Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. Dear All, Greetings. Database on Indian Economy is built for the convenience of Researchers, Analysts, and other users. It is created to provide the public with an access to the published data series, with additional details on some series as available in Reserve Bank of Indias enterprise wide Data Warehouse. The list of the data series currently available is given in the hyperlink below. This list will be progressively enlarged on the basis of feedback received and availability of relevant data series in the RBI data warehouse. The following Subject-areas are covered in the Database on Indian Economy: Financial Sector Real Sector Financial Market External Sector Public Finance Corporate Finance please visit : https://cdbmsi.reservebank.org.in/cdbmsi/servlet/login/ https://cdbmsi.reservebank.org.in/cdbmsi/servlet/login/ Happy surfing/consulting Best Regards, Puttaraj. Mr.Puttaraj, A. C. Asst. Librarian (Periodicals) SDTM Library, TATA Institute of Social Sciences, P.B. No.8313, Deonar, MUMBAI - 400 088 INDIA Tel: +91-22-2556 3290, Ext.285 (O) Fax: +91-22-2556 2912 Email: mailto:puttuc@yahoo.com puttuc(a)yahoo.com , mailto:choukimath@tiss.edu choukimath(a)tiss.edu URL: http://www.tiss.edu www.tiss.edu Yahoo! for Good http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/ Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.

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debate on role of LIS-Forum
by Mailing List Manager 28 Sep '05

28 Sep '05

Dear Member: All the responses to Mr. Goudar's initiation of debate on whether LIS-Forum should circulate messages that have only regional significance, have been very favourable. So, LIS-Forum will continue to circulate such messages as long as the messages carry some useful information. A suggestion from one of the members that the messages be categorized appropriately may not be a solution for such of those who would like to discard the messages based on the the subject line. Just providing correct subject line for the matter will greatly help such members. Categorization may not be needed. Couple of requests for the smooth functioning of the Forum: Quite a few members of this list receive their messages in 'digest' form. Invariably, when such a member replies to a message, the subject for such replies will be something like: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 30, Issue 33 which is not the appropriate subject. Also, all the messages received for the day will be included in the replies, which is not required at all. Please ensure that your messages have relevant text as the subject and include only the relevant original message in the replies. Quite a few students, who seek help from the fellow members, seem to be using the forum as the first resort. It should not be so. They first need to make a sincere effort to get the required information themselves. When they approach the Forum, they should seek suggestions and clarifications rather than expecting the members to find information for them. As always, most of the postings are received as multipart, meaning they contain attachments. Please ensure that your postings to this forum are only in textual form. Thanks for your co-operation. Best Regards, - Moderator

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State Central Library , West Bengal, NEWS
by Shahab 28 Sep '05

28 Sep '05

Dear Mr. Abhijit Kr Bhowmick: Congratulations! Is the catalogue of the library free online? If yes, please give me the URL. Thanks S M SHAHABUDDIN M S Swaminathan Research Foundation Chennai Dear Mr. Abhijit Kr Bhowmick: Congratulations! Is the catalogue of the library free online? If yes, please give me the URL. Thanks S M SHAHABUDDIN M S Swaminathan Research Foundation Chennai 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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submission for LIS-forum
by ANIL SINGH 27 Sep '05

27 Sep '05

Dear Sir, Please find below my submission for sharing with LIS-forum Members. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unjustified Qualification for Assistant Librarians Dear LIS-Forum Members, At present the essential qualification for the post of Lecturers in the pay scale of Rs.8000-13500/- in Library and Information Science in University and Colleges is Post Graduation in the concerned subject with at least 55% marks or its equivalent grade of B in the UGC seven point scales plus a consistently good academic record. Besides fulfilling the above qualifications, candidates should have cleared the National Eligibility Test (NET) for Lecturers conducted by the UGC/ CSIR. However, the candidates who have completed MPhil. Degree by 31 st December 1993 or have submitted Ph.D. thesis to the University in the concerned subject on or before 31 st December, 2002 are exempted from appearing in the NET examination. In case such candidates fail to obtain Ph.D. degree, they shall have to pass the NET examination. Whereas the qualification prescribed by the UGC for the Assistant Librarian in the pay scale of Rs.8,000-13,500/- is also same as of Lecturer. But, Lecturer having MPhil or PhD at the time of appointment will get two and four advance increments and their basic pay will start from Rs.9100/- and 8550/- respectively, then why Assistant Librarians having PhD/MPhil are not being given four/two increments. In addition to this, Lecturers are also getting the benefits of CAS (Career Advancement Scheme), which is not for Assistant Librarians. Here, I would like to discuss following points among LIS-forum members: 1. Assistant Librarians are being deprived from advance increments and CAS because UGC assumes that Librarianship is not an academic profession, than why NET is compulsory for Librarianship. UGC-NET is a National Eligibility Test for Lecturership only. It should not be mandatory for Librarianship. In number of universities in India, the Assistant Librarians are being appointed without having NET and some universities also give an option of either PhD or NET for Assistant Librarians. Even some universities are also giving advance increments benefit to library professionals. Why there are different rules for the same post? 2. For the post of Assistant Librarians in universities, UGC may prescribe MLISc with 55% and five years experience as Professional Assistant. This qualification is also justified because the qualification for the post of Deputy Librarian is MLISc with 55% and five years experience as College Librarian or Assistant Librarian in University. And also for Information Scientist in university library which is also equivalent to Assistant Librarians, the qualification is MLISc + PGDCA. By changing the qualifications, number of Professional Assistants can get promotional avenues those are stagnating on the same post since several years and Universities may also appoint experienced Assistant Librarians. 3. We are conducting number of conferences, seminars, workshops and training programmes for library and information professionals. These are organized for updating/refreshing the knowledge in the field of library computerization, Information and communication technologies and librarianship so that we can provide excellent service to the users. But, I think, until and unless library professionals are not satisfied with its profession (in respect to promotional avenues), they cannot provide excellent service to its users. Librarians have to update their knowledge in three fields i.e., LIS + Computer Science + in the field of institutional objectives in which they are serving. In spite of that Librarians have been neglected in respect to career advancement. Hence, CAS should be implemented for the Library staff. >From this platform, I would like to requests to all the Senior Library and Information Professionals in the country specially Professors and Heads of LIS Departments of Universities, University Librarians, Presidents and Secretaries of library associations, and Directors of all National Level Documentation Centres to take necessary measures to resolve these serious anomalies as they have been serving in various committees of UGC related to LIS profession. Our senior colleagues can only convince UGC in constituting clear rules, guidelines and policies in respect to qualifications, benefit of advance increments and CAS for library profession. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------- Anil Singh Division of Library, Documentation and Information National Council of Educational Research and Training Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi - 110016 E-mail: mailto:rathoreas@hotmail.com rathoreas(a)hotmail.com

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Need Indian Standard for Furniture
by jyoti shreeram bhabal 27 Sep '05

27 Sep '05

Hello I need latest Indian standard for furniture and equipment and for space planning in libraries. kindly suggest sites where i can look for? Jyoti Bhabal Lecturer SHPT School of Lib. Sci. Mumbai Hello I need latest Indian standard for furniture and equipment and for space planning in libraries. kindly suggest sites where i can look for? Jyoti Bhabal Lecturer SHPT School of Lib. Sci. 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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RE:Library: Shopping malls
by Mailing List Manager 27 Sep '05

27 Sep '05

Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 16:00:32 +0530 From: K A. Sardesai <kshipras(a)rbi.org.in> Dear Mr Jha, The public Libraries picture of Singopore is just wonderful.Times of India dated 22/9/05 International news has explored it very sound way. Hindu has made it as shopping mall. it is a good thing that if the infrastructure is so fool proof with everything including managemnt of money,HR and technology it may be possible.In a new marketing strategy of good business and best services, I am imagining a picture, reaching nearby to it for Indian Public Libraries. kshipras(a)rbi.org.in original message ---------------- Two news items, I found interesting in today's Hindu. May be interesting for you as well. 1. Libraries vs shopping malls 2. Beware, malware is out there!

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ICT and Education: Challenge and Practice And Conflux 2005: The e-Government Conference, Delhi, India
by Madhuresh 27 Sep '05

27 Sep '05

Dear Friends, There are 2 conferences in Delhi, India of interest of some members during 17-19 October, 2005. 1. ICT and Education: Challenge and Practice (Digital Learning 2005) A two day conference on Digital Learning on the theme 'ICT and Education: Challenges and Practices'. The objective of the conference will be to create a platform for interchange of views among experts, professionals, researchers and academicians regarding theoretical and practical aspects of ICT implementation in education. Special focus will be made on open source applications and related policy issues. This two-day conference will be of interest to policy imple-menters, persons associated with advocacy, decision makers, managers, administrators, e-Learning content developers, ICT experts and the learning community. Keynote address: Learning ICT and Learning through ICT: Prospects and Challenges Session I: Tools for Learning through ICT: Availability and Scope Session II: e-Learning: Best Practices and Challenges Session III: Technology in Education Session IV: Policy and Advocacy: Critical Issues Session V: Government initiatives in ICT and Education Session VI: Civil Society and NGO initiatives in ICT and Education Session VII: Private Sector initiatives in ICT and Education Conference dates: 18-19 October 2005 Conference Venue: The Grand New Delhi Last date for receipt of abstracts: 30 September,2005 Last date for paper submission (for Full & Brief Papers): 10 October, 2005. Last date for submission of presentation: 15 October 2005 For more details, see http://www.dl.csdms.in/index.asp 2. Conflux 2005 Conflux 2005 is a three day conference and exhibition being organized by Centre for Science Development and Media Studies (CSDMS) in collaboration with Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi. The objective of the event is to showcase e-Government developments in India and the Asia Pacific and learn from the succesful practices in the region. The conference program will serve as a platform to bring experts from the various countries, key government representatives, industry and academia together to discuss the issues and priorities on the subject. The particpants will be able to demonstrate their initiatives, take feedback from the communinty and learn about the processes, technologies and solutions which can address their concerns. The three key stakeholders in e-Government program implementation-the government, private and the NGO sector will be sharing their successes, failures and opportuninties during the conference. Conflux 2005 is designed to help attendees address these challenges and provides practical, actionable knowledge through sharing of better learning practices, presentation on e-Government case studies from various Indian states and also from other Asian countries. Conference dates: 17-19 October 2005 For more details, see http://conflux.csdms.in/index.asp Madhuresh Singhal Aurigene Discovery Technologies Limited, Electronic City, phase II, Hosur Road, Bangalore 560100 Phone 28521314-16 Ext.- 212 Mobile 98861 82822 E-mail: madhureshsinghal(a)yahoo.com http://nettalk2.tripod.com/

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State Central Library , West Bengal, NEWS
by abhijit bhowmick 26 Sep '05

26 Sep '05

Friends, State Central Library West Bengal is going to open its digital section to the people on 28th Septembner 2005.Books before 1925 ( in SCL W.B. )are now avilable in digitised form.In addition with this, one information kiosk powerd by touch screen monitor will serve the needs of the people. Where all the information in connection with various Govt Departments of West Bengal will be available along with some other info i.e. train timings, scholarships info, census data etc. This is for the information of all. Abhijit Kr Bhowmick Librarian --------------------------------- Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Friends, State Central Library West Bengal is going to open its digital section to the people on 28th Septembner 2005.Books before 1925 ( in SCL W.B. )are now avilable in digitised form.In addition with this, one information kiosk powerd by touch screen monitor will serve the needs of the people. Where all the information in connection with various Govt Departments of West Bengal will be available along with some other info i.e. train timings, scholarships info, census data etc. This is for the information of all. Abhijit Kr Bhowmick Librarian http://yahoo.shaadi.com Yahoo! India Matrimony </a href>: Find your partner now.

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PMB website address
by vimal kumar 26 Sep '05

26 Sep '05

Dear Library Professionals, Website address of PMB is www.sigb.net. Sorry for not mentioned web address in the last letter. This web link can also use for translated version of PMB home page: http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://www.sigb.net/&pr… Best wishes, vimal kumar Asian School of Business Library Technopark Trivandrum Kerla vimal0212(a)yahoo.com __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com

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"Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia" now becomes 37th medIND Journal
by Sukhdev Singh 26 Sep '05

26 Sep '05

Dear Friends, "Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia" - http://medind.nic.in/aad/aadm.shtmlbecomes the 37th Indian Medical Journal that is available for free from our medIND Site i.e. http://medind.nic.in . Thus medind Site now has fulltext of 37 Indian Biomedical Journals that are indexed in IndMED [ http://indmed.nic.in ] or PubMed. Thanks --Sukhdev Singh, Technical Director, Bibliographic Informatics Division, National Informatics Centre, A-Block, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110003 http://indmed.nic.in ; http://medind.nic.in & http://openmed.nic.in Dear Friends, "Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia" - http://medind.nic.in/aad/aadm.shtml http://medind.nic.in/aad/aadm.shtml becomes the 37th Indian Medical Journal that is available for free from our medIND Site i.e. http://medind.nic.in http://medind.nic.in . Thus medind Site now has fulltext of 37 Indian Biomedical Journals that are indexed in IndMED [ http://indmed.nic.in http://indmed.nic.in ] or PubMed. Thanks --Sukhdev Singh, Technical Director, Bibliographic Informatics Division, National Informatics Centre, A-Block, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110003 http://indmed.nic.in http://indmed.nic.in ; http://medind.nic.in http://medind.nic.in & http://openmed.nic.in http://openmed.nic.in

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Re: RE: [LIS-Forum] LIS-FORUM: ITS ROLE
by Sourav Chakraborty 26 Sep '05

26 Sep '05

Dear Professionals, I fully appreciate the views expressed by Shri Goudar. Let us all work in that direction. Regards, Sourav. ------- Sourav Chakraborty Aunwesha Knowledge Technologies Webel Bhavan,3rd Floor,Block EP & GP Sector-V,Salt Lake Electronics Complex Kolkata - 700 091 Phone:+91 33 2357 7183 Mobile:+91 98302 81140 Fax:+91 33 2357 1739/7183 email:sourav@aunwesha.com web:http://www.aunwesha.com On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 M Koteswara Rao wrote : >Dear Colleagues, > >I do agree that this LIS-Forum started by Late Dr. Rajashekar is the first >of its kind in the country for library professionals. Over the year it has >helped all of us in many ways. It is an example of a practical work done >by Dr. TBR, and not just 'plain talk' given by many. However, I do not >agree to Mr. Goudar's statement ".... Rather we need (not?) bother about >the quality, importance and relevance of the of the content in the >postings....". I think that the quality and relevance of the content is >also very important in lis-forum. We are already aware that many of the >postings on this forum are too immature and lack quality and sense of >direction. If we need to keep this forum active and alive, we should >definitely adhere to some standards. > > >M. Koteswara Rao >------------------------------------- >Deputy librarian >Indian Institute of Technology Madras >Chennai - 600036, India >Tele: 91-044-22574954 > >On Fri, September 23, 2005 2:14 pm, Vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com said: > > RE: [LIS-Forum] LIS-FORUM: ITS ROLE > > I agree with Mr Gouder. > > Lis-forum has already become (by virtue of heavy usage, members > > from diverse institutions, and the perceived utility by subscribers) >number one among such forums for librarians and library science. It is >necessary for the professional to keep > > abreast > > of happenings > > in the country. Therefore posts from other foru > > m > > s should be welcome. > > > > Only one minor problems needs to be addressed. As I am > > greedy, I subscribe to several mailing lists: Lis-forum, corp. >librarians, > > Emala, IATLIS,Lis-net etc. When messages are cross-posted a lot of >duplication at the subscriber's end occurs. As many messages > > contain replies to some first link in a thread, one has to read through >a lot of messages before deleting duplicates. > > How can we avoid such duplication? > > Dr.P.Vyasamoorthy, Advisor, Virtual Information Centre, > > ICICI Knowledge Park, Genome Valley, Turkapally, Shameerpet Mandal, RR >District, Hyderabad 500078 INDIA > > Email: vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com > > Phone - Office: +91(40)23480053 Fax: +91(40)23480007 Phone Residence: >+91(40)27846631 > > -----Original Message----- > > From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > [ mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > ]On Behalf Of I.R.N.Goudar > > Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 12:05 PM > > To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > Subject: [LIS-Forum] LIS-FORUM: ITS ROLE > > Dear Professionals, > > As you are aware LIS-FORUM has emerged as an effective means of > > communication and discussion among LIS Professionals in the country for >the last few years. One of the Lis-Forum member has strongly >expressed > > his feelings that postings covering Regional/State level associations >should not be broadcast on Lis-Forum. But if you see the postings all >these years, forum has been covering items issued by be it MALIBNET, >KALA, MYLISA, RSC-Delhi, IATLIS, SIS, etc or a message from an >University. > > In this way forum is networking LIS Professionals and concerned > > professional associations all over the country, be it fron Kashmir, TN, >West Bengal or Karnataka. > > I am of the opinion that apart from discussing professional matters we >should know what is going on in professional circles elsewhere too. >While each Association can have its own discussion forum, important >announcemnets should be covered by Lis-Forum irrespective of whether >the > > LIS Association is State/Regional level one as long as the matter is of >interest, as has been the case all these days. Rather we need bother >about the quality, importance and relevance of the of the content in the >postings. Infact Late Dr. T.B. Rajashekar had posted an item toucing >some > > issues concerned in this matter a year back or so. > > I INVITE LIS-FORUM MEMBERS TO GIVE THEIR OPINION IN THIS MATTER. Goudar > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- >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 > > http://www.icast.org.in/staff/goudar.html > > _______________________________________________ > > LIS-Forum mailing list > > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > > _______________________________________________ > > LIS-Forum mailing list > > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ >LIS-Forum mailing list >LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum Dear Professionals, I fully appreciate the views expressed by Shri Goudar. Let us all work in that direction. Regards, Sourav. ------- Sourav Chakraborty Aunwesha Knowledge Technologies Webel Bhavan,3rd Floor,Block EP & GP Sector-V,Salt Lake Electronics Complex Kolkata - 700 091 Phone:+91 33 2357 7183 Mobile:+91 98302 81140 Fax:+91 33 2357 1739/7183 email:sourav@aunwesha.com web:http://www.aunwesha.com On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 M Koteswara Rao wrote : >Dear Colleagues, > >I do agree that this LIS-Forum started by Late Dr. Rajashekar is the first >of its kind in the country for library professionals. Over the year it has >helped all of us in many ways. It is an example of a practical work done >by Dr. TBR, and not just 'plain talk' given by many. However, I do not >agree to Mr. Goudar's statement ".... Rather we need (not?) bother about >the quality, importance and relevance of the of the content in the >postings....". I think that the quality and relevance of the content is >also very important in lis-forum. We are already aware that many of the >postings on this forum are too immature and lack quality and sense of >direction. If we need to keep this forum active and alive, we should >definitely adhere to some standards. > > >M. Koteswara Rao >------------------------------------- >Deputy librarian >Indian Institute of Technology Madras >Chennai - 600036, India >Tele: 91-044-22574954 > >On Fri, September 23, 2005 2:14 pm, Vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com said: > > RE: [LIS-Forum] LIS-FORUM: ITS ROLE > > I agree with Mr Gouder. > > Lis-forum has already become (by virtue of heavy usage, members > > from diverse institutions, and the perceived utility by subscribers) >number one among such forums for librarians and library science. It is >necessary for the professional to keep > > abreast > > of happenings > > in the country. Therefore posts from other foru > > m > > s should be welcome. > > > > Only one minor problems needs to be addressed. As I am > > greedy, I subscribe to several mailing lists: Lis-forum, corp. >librarians, > > Emala, IATLIS,Lis-net etc. When messages are cross-posted a lot of >duplication at the subscriber's end occurs. As many messages > > contain replies to some first link in a thread, one has to read through >a lot of messages before deleting duplicates. > > How can we avoid such duplication? > > Dr.P.Vyasamoorthy, Advisor, Virtual Information Centre, > > ICICI Knowledge Park, Genome Valley, Turkapally, Shameerpet Mandal, RR >District, Hyderabad 500078 INDIA > > Email: vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com > > Phone - Office: +91(40)23480053 Fax: +91(40)23480007 Phone Residence: >+91(40)27846631 > > -----Original Message----- > > From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > [ mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > ]On Behalf Of I.R.N.Goudar > > Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 12:05 PM > > To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > Subject: [LIS-Forum] LIS-FORUM: ITS ROLE > > Dear Professionals, > > As you are aware LIS-FORUM has emerged as an effective means of > > communication and discussion among LIS Professionals in the country for >the last few years. One of the Lis-Forum member has strongly >expressed > > his feelings that postings covering Regional/State level associations >should not be broadcast on Lis-Forum. But if you see the postings all >these years, forum has been covering items issued by be it MALIBNET, >KALA, MYLISA, RSC-Delhi, IATLIS, SIS, etc or a message from an >University. > > In this way forum is networking LIS Professionals and concerned > > professional associations all over the country, be it fron Kashmir, TN, >West Bengal or Karnataka. > > I am of the opinion that apart from discussing professional matters we >should know what is going on in professional circles elsewhere too. >While each Association can have its own discussion forum, important >announcemnets should be covered by Lis-Forum irrespective of whether >the > > LIS Association is State/Regional level one as long as the matter is of >interest, as has been the case all these days. Rather we need bother >about the quality, importance and relevance of the of the content in the >postings. Infact Late Dr. T.B. Rajashekar had posted an item toucing >some > > issues concerned in this matter a year back or so. > > I INVITE LIS-FORUM MEMBERS TO GIVE THEIR OPINION IN THIS MATTER. Goudar > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- >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 > > http://www.icast.org.in/staff/goudar.html > > _______________________________________________ > > LIS-Forum mailing list > > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > > _______________________________________________ > > LIS-Forum mailing list > > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ >LIS-Forum mailing list >LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigclick.cgi/www.rediff.com/signa… http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigimpress.cgi/www.rediff.com/sig…

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PMB Open source IntegratedLibrary System
by vimal kumar 26 Sep '05

26 Sep '05

PMB Open source IntegratedLibrary System PMB is a ILS entirely free .This software is easy to install than other Opensource ILS. It can work in Windows and Linux. PMB Website available in French, google transalte tool can use to traslate web content into English. PMB supports French, English, Spanish and Prtuguese. User can cutomise languge modules.Following feature available in the latest version(2.1), Financial management Management of the subscriptions Management of the fines Management of the multiple revivals Management of the tariffs of loans Management of the blocking of the loan DSI Selective dissemination of Information Management of the subscriptions to the innovations Management of the criteria of innovations Diffusion by mall and in the OPAC General interface Pagination of the results Possibility of substituting the messages or the standard wording of PMB by its own texts in file XML. OPAC Skeletal limitation of the posting of the categories to the last descriptor term Masking of the specimens of the sections or localizations invisible Masking of the fields persos when vacuums Parameter setting URL image label of the work Choice of the language in the OPAC by the visitor Possibility of substituting the messages or the standard wording of PMB by its own texts in file XML. Seek on the bulletins by date of publication Categories, sorting in posting Cataloguing Skeletal limitation of the posting of the categories to the last descriptor term Addition of a statute of note to manage visibilities in OPAC, preparation of the module acquisitions, extension of research "all the catalogue" " note in order "... Alarm on duplicated ISBN/ISSN Addition of mention of edition: "N ième edition" Update of notes by Z3950 Addition of the columns of dates of creation/modification on notes and specimens Seek on the bulletins by date of publication Categories, sorting in posting Possible posting of the labels of the monographs Administration Columns of audit of the notes and specimens (which created or modified? ...) Internationalization of the installation Parameter of limitation of the indexing Dewey in importation UNIMARC or Z3950 Circulation/Réservations Calendar of the days of opening and calculations of the return Loans express train: to be able to lend a book not catalogued Mall of information of reservation posed in the OPAC Mall of information to user of the validated, priority reservation compared to letter pdf New column of management of confirmation of validation of reservation résa addressed or not with the reader Information on the borrower provided at the time of the not yet returned loans and return, borrowed books, possible delays, reservations Prolongation of the loans by batch (check box and button) Addition of the columns of date of last loan on specimens and borrowers Possible connection of the readers to a directory LDAP Editions Posting of the delays by possible date Pagination of the states personnalisables PMB need helps transalate existing docuentation in French to English. Vimal kumar, Asian School of Business, Trivandrum P.S. Translated version of PMB installation manual available with me. Anybody interested, please contact me at vimal0212(a)yahoo.com __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com

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LIS-FORUM : ITS ROLE
by Sadasivan KP 26 Sep '05

26 Sep '05

Friends, I don't think there is any need for a debate on this issue. It is precisely the job/prerogative of the moderator. I am sure, a periodical review/analysis by NCSI, of the messages that inadvertantly bleed beyond the boundaries of its policy, could resolve the aberrations. SADASIVAN KP / RRL(CSIR) TRIVANDRUM / 26.09.2005 --------------------------------- Yahoo! for Good Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. Friends, I don't think there is any need for a debate on this issue. It is precisely the job/prerogative of the moderator. I am sure, a periodical review/analysis by NCSI, of the messages that inadvertantly bleed beyond the boundaries of its policy, could resolve the aberrations. SADASIVAN KP / RRL(CSIR) TRIVANDRUM / 26.09.2005 Yahoo! for Good http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/ Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.

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Role of LIS Forum
by chandrashekhar navalgund 26 Sep '05

26 Sep '05

Dear Professional Freinds, I agree with what Dr. Shalini Urs has mentioned about the Role being played by the LIS-Forum being run by NCSI. Here I would like to share my personal views how the forum is helpful to the people in general and Library professionals in particular. All members are not actively participating in communicating / sending the messages and that does not mean that only few members are using the LIS- Forum for example me itself. Though I am not sending the messages regularly but, regularly, I go through the messages and lots of things I am able to know by going through the messages sent to this forum be it the professional activities , knowing some of the technical details, new web sites found by someone etc. etc. like this many such things I come to know from this forum. So, like me, many others are getting such benefits though this forum though they are not acticve communicators to the forum. C U Navalgund Dy. Librarian National Law School of India University Nagarbhavi Bangalore - 72 Tel : 080-22729259 email : mailto:cun@nls.ac.in cun(a)nls.ac.in

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Postings at lis-forum
by gayathri sen 26 Sep '05

26 Sep '05

Dear friends, Lis-forum is one place where we stay connected with each other professionally and come to know many latest developments in the field through discussions. Why should it be limited to any state association, or area or university or even country. Except personal wishes, which can be communicated directly to individuals, all other professional topics can be discussed for our benefit. Lis-forum is one of the best forums that I have come accross amongest my different subscriptions. Gayathri Sen PESIT __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Dear friends, Lis-forum is one place where we stay connected with each other professionally and come to know many latest developments in the field through discussions. Why should it be limited to any state association, or area or university or even country. Except personal wishes, which can be communicated directly to individuals, all other professional topics can be discussed for our benefit. Lis-forum is one of the best forums that I have come accross amongest my different subscriptions. Gayathri Sen PESIT __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Local Association Postings on LIS-FORUM
by N.S. Harinarayana 26 Sep '05

26 Sep '05

This is in response to Dr. Goudar�s call for discussion on appropriateness of postings on activities of local associations. Local associations in their own way are contributing to the growth of the profession. Their activities is normally intended to benefit its members locally. This does not mean that the issues discussed in a local association do not worth national/international attention. �Think globally and act locally� is the motto of most of the local associations. My close association with one of the local associations has shown that whenever we post the activities of the association, invariably we get some suggestions/comments/criticisms/appreciation etc from some corner. We take these inputs seriously and discuss them in our meetings. We also receive request for a copy of the lecture/discussion that we had in our association. We normally oblige these requests. This proves the point that the postings about the happenings at local associations do act as a trigger for further discussion and research. I do not wonder if an activity in a local association sets the agenda for discussion at national/international levels. Hence, I see no reason for banning the postings about local association activities on LIS-FORUM. -- N.S.Harinarayana Ph.D Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore Manasagangotri, Mysore 570 006 Ph: 2419393

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Must Read Articles for LIS Professionals
by Puna Das 26 Sep '05

26 Sep '05

Must Read Articles for LIS Professionals ________________________________________ The Top 10 Reasons to Be a Librarian By Martha J. Spear http://www.ala.org/ala/alonline/selectedarticles/top10reasons.htm 10 Reasons Why the Internet Is No Substitute for a Library By Mark Y. Herring http://www.ala.org/ala/alonline/selectedarticles/10reasonswhy.htm 12 Ways Libraries Are Good for the Country (A 2000 revision of the list that originally appeared in American Libraries in December 1995) http://www.ala.org/ala/alonline/selectedarticles/12wayslibraries.htm _*_*_*_*_*_*_*_ Submitted by: Anup Kumar Das New Delhi _*_*_*_*_*_*_*_ __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Go to http://yahoo.shaadi.com

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Information
by dineshmail 25 Sep '05

25 Sep '05

Dear Friends, I am seriously looking for a book "Strategic Management for Academic Libraries" by Hayes, Greenwood Press, If anybody knows the avbailability of this book in any of the libraries in bangalore or other places, kindly inform me. Thanking you, Dinesh K S Librarian, Nagarjuna College of Engg. & Tech. Devanahally, Bangalore.

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[Fwd: Re [bytesforall_readers] BBC Program on ICTs vs POVERTY]
by Subbiah Arunachalam 24 Sep '05

24 Sep '05

Source: http://www.dev.tv ICTs vs POVERTY What role do ICTs have in banishing poverty? We have just had a Millennium Summit Plus 5 in New York. To no-one’s surprise, the ambitious so-called "Millennium Development Goals" for halving poverty are not being met. Could that be because in the 21st century we are overlooking the 21st century solution for bridging the divide between Rich and Poor? Namely: to invest more in ICTs – television, radio, computers, the Internet, mobile phones, and so on? On 30 September, at the headquarters of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) in Geneva, we are staging a Debate on the emerging agenda for the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). An invited audience of 50 ICT movers and shakers will fire questions at a distinguished panel. The Debate will be broadcast on BBC World Television on 22 October 2005, in advance of Phase II of WSIS, which will take place in Tunis, Tunisia, on 16-18 November 2005. This is your chance to have a say by sending your questions to Anita McNaught, moderator for the Debate. Send your questions right up to 12:00 GMT on 29 September 2005 on anita(a)dev.tv, and we will do our best to make sure they are put to the panel. This Debate is staged with support from SDC, GKP, and UNDP-APDIP.

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The knowledge revolution still eludes the Indian farmer -. P. Prabhakaran Nair
by vasanth raj 24 Sep '05

24 Sep '05

Dear Sir/Madam, THREE interesting news items appeared last month. The first referred to the Independence Day promise by the Prime Minister that by the end of the current Plan, every district will have a Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), a new National Rainfed Area Authority to focus on problems of dry-land farming, and one crore hectares to be brought under irrigation. The second was on the recommendation by former space scientist, Dr U. R. Rao, that the new drive on developmental aspirations should be based on the new found "knowledge society". The third pertained to the suggestion by Mr Narayana Murthy, Chief Mentor of Infosys Technologies, that people should be moved from agriculture to the manufacturing and services sectors to make India globally competitive on the export front............... Further Information Source: Business line www.thehindubusinessline.com/2005/09/24/stories/2005092400201000.htm regards ------------------------- Vasantha Raju N --------------------------------- Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Dear Sir/Madam, T HREE interesting news items appeared last month. The first referred to the Independence Day promise by the Prime Minister that by the end of the current Plan, every district will have a Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), a new National Rainfed Area Authority to focus on problems of dry-land farming, and one crore hectares to be brought under irrigation. The second was on the recommendation by former space scientist, Dr U. R. Rao, that the new drive on developmental aspirations should be based on the new found "knowledge society". The third pertained to the suggestion by Mr Narayana Murthy, Chief Mentor of Infosys Technologies, that people should be moved from agriculture to the manufacturing and services sectors to make India globally competitive on the export front............... Further Information Source: Business line http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2005/09/24/stories/2005092400201000.htm www.thehindubusinessline.com/2005/09/24/stories/2005092400201000.htm regards ------------------------- Vasantha Raju N http://yahoo.shaadi.com Yahoo! India Matrimony </a href>: Find your partner now.

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Re: Gouder Plz don't get offended !! (fwd)
by I.R.N.Goudar 24 Sep '05

24 Sep '05

Dear Dr. Kaiser, Your opinion given in the text is perfectly OK and I agree with you that we should avoid personal communication and festival/birtday greetings. Infact Lis-Forum is already following these norms. However a good personal experience having a relation to LIS or somebody's outstanding achievements in LIS, etc can go through forum. When somebody requests for an article or a book through forum (justified), but the response by resource library and in turn thanking mail by the requester be sent to the concerned person only, not through the forum. In my posting I have clearly mentioned quality, relevance, etc. This is in confirmity with what you have opined. This being the case where was the need to mention in the Subject? " Gouder PlZ don't get offended!! Goudar " On Fri, 23 Sep 2005, khaiser nikam wrote: > *********************** > Your mail has been scanned by InterScan MSS. > ***********-*********** > > > Friends, > There is a saying "Facts are Secred&Comments are free, " .As far as I am concerened , i feel what ever news we get on LIS - FORUM is just fine & it is doing well .It is well with in its scope and aims ."Knowledge is power sharing knowledge is wwealth ". > So long as we communicate some thing original , academic & professional information irrespective of where it comes from ( I mean geographical -- zonal ,regional or local etc.) it should not matter . We must also adeher to very high ethical standards. > However ,certain items like sending festival greetings and sharing personal information , may kindly be avoided . > These comments are purely personal ,and not to hurt any bodys feeling > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > Dr Khaiser Nikam > Reader /Management consultant > University of Mysore > Mysore -570 006 > 0821-2419399(O) > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Career Explorer Magazine details
by Abhilash P P 24 Sep '05

24 Sep '05

Dear Professionals we would like to subscribe the following two periodicals for our central library, 1. Career Explorer 2. The Beutifull Mind any one know the subscription details or address details please mail to us thanking you in advance with best regards ABHILASHAN P ASST LIBRARIAN SRI KRISHNA COLLEGE OF ENGG & TECH KUNIAMUTHUR (PO) COIMBATORE - 641 008 INDIA Dear Professionals we would like to subscribe the following two periodicals for our central library, 1. Career Explorer 2. The Beutifull Mind any one know the subscription details or address details please mail to us thanking you in advance with best regards ABHILASHAN P ASST LIBRARIAN SRI KRISHNA COLLEGE OF ENGG & TECH KUNIAMUTHUR (PO) COIMBATORE - 641 008 INDIA 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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Elocution Competition at DLIS, University of Mysore, Mysore
by N.S. Harinarayana 24 Sep '05

24 Sep '05

MULISSA event � 4: Elocution Competition Mysore University Library and Information Science Students Association (MULISSA), Department of Library and Information Science (DLIS), University of Mysore, Mysore organized an elocution competition for the students of MLISc and MIM on Friday, September 23, 2005 at 3.30 pm. The elocution competition was arranged by MULISSA to encourage the students to improve upon their public speaking abilities, to overcome impediments such as stammer, stutter, general nerves, and to increase their confidence in their communication. Each participant was asked to speak for two minutes about any topic of their choice. The competition received an overwhelming response from the student community. Public speaking tops the list of phobias for most people. Public speaking anxiety is very common among student community. The anxiety of students in public speaking center around: being embarrassed; worries about mistakes; looking stupid; judged unattractive; no one being interested in what they have to say; and not wanting to be the centre of attention. Speaking on the occasion Prof. Shalini R Urs urged the students to participate actively. Oratory is a skill that needs to be cultivated consciously, as no one is a born orator. Proper preparation and practicing/rehearsing would help to communicate better. She said, even most successful speakers practice their speech. She cited the examples of Sir Winston Churchill � one of the most successful orators of the world - being confessed in that he was practising his speeches for important occasion before a huge mirror. There was an interesting range of topics that the students chose to speak on. They include: places; leaders � political and spiritual; institutions of learning � colleges, Departments and Universities; education; jokes; eye donation; technology; fundamental duties; personal traits � self respect, friendship etc. Events like Siachen and Katrina were also subjects of talk in the elocution competition. One student talked for entire two minutes on his futile effort to find a topic for the elocution competition!! A quick feed back collected showed that students enjoyed the programme and at the same they felt that the programme has helped them to overcome their inhibitions to some extent. Dr. Mallinath Kumbar, Reader, Department of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, Mysore and Ms. Pushpa Joseph, Assistant Librarian, Mysore University Library, Mysore adjudged the student performance in the competition. Ms. M. Nagaveni and Ms. K. Savitha won the first and second prizes respectively. Giving his opinion on the competition, Dr. Kumbar said that these kinds of competition would help the students to improve their communication skill. He said apart from competition, the DLIS has been trying its best to improve the communication skills of students by way of compulsory seminars and assignments. It may be noted here that DLIS, Mysore has recently introduced one exclusive paper called �Personality Development and Communication Skills� in its MLISc curriculum. Dr. N.S. Harinarayana, the faculty advisor of MULISSA welcomed the gathering and Sri. C.S. Surendra proposed the vote of thanks. -- N.S.Harinarayana Ph.D Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore Manasagangotri, Mysore 570 006 Ph: 2419393

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RE: [LIS-Forum] LIS-FORUM: ITS ROLE
by M Koteswara Rao 23 Sep '05

23 Sep '05

Dear Colleagues, I do agree that this LIS-Forum started by Late Dr. Rajashekar is the first of its kind in the country for library professionals. Over the year it has helped all of us in many ways. It is an example of a practical work done by Dr. TBR, and not just 'plain talk' given by many. However, I do not agree to Mr. Goudar's statement ".... Rather we need (not?) bother about the quality, importance and relevance of the of the content in the postings....". I think that the quality and relevance of the content is also very important in lis-forum. We are already aware that many of the postings on this forum are too immature and lack quality and sense of direction. If we need to keep this forum active and alive, we should definitely adhere to some standards. M. Koteswara Rao ------------------------------------- Deputy librarian Indian Institute of Technology Madras Chennai - 600036, India Tele: 91-044-22574954 On Fri, September 23, 2005 2:14 pm, Vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com said: > RE: [LIS-Forum] LIS-FORUM: ITS ROLE > I agree with Mr Gouder. > Lis-forum has already become (by virtue of heavy usage, members > from diverse institutions, and the perceived utility by subscribers) number one among such forums for librarians and library science. It is necessary for the professional to keep > abreast > of happenings > in the country. Therefore posts from other foru > m > s should be welcome. > > Only one minor problems needs to be addressed. As I am > greedy, I subscribe to several mailing lists: Lis-forum, corp. librarians, > Emala, IATLIS,Lis-net etc. When messages are cross-posted a lot of duplication at the subscriber's end occurs. As many messages > contain replies to some first link in a thread, one has to read through a lot of messages before deleting duplicates. > How can we avoid such duplication? > Dr.P.Vyasamoorthy, Advisor, Virtual Information Centre, > ICICI Knowledge Park, Genome Valley, Turkapally, Shameerpet Mandal, RR District, Hyderabad 500078 INDIA > Email: vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com > Phone - Office: +91(40)23480053 Fax: +91(40)23480007 Phone Residence: +91(40)27846631 > -----Original Message----- > From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > [ mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > ]On Behalf Of I.R.N.Goudar > Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 12:05 PM > To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > Subject: [LIS-Forum] LIS-FORUM: ITS ROLE > Dear Professionals, > As you are aware LIS-FORUM has emerged as an effective means of > communication and discussion among LIS Professionals in the country for the last few years. One of the Lis-Forum member has strongly expressed > his feelings that postings covering Regional/State level associations should not be broadcast on Lis-Forum. But if you see the postings all these years, forum has been covering items issued by be it MALIBNET, KALA, MYLISA, RSC-Delhi, IATLIS, SIS, etc or a message from an University. > In this way forum is networking LIS Professionals and concerned > professional associations all over the country, be it fron Kashmir, TN, West Bengal or Karnataka. > I am of the opinion that apart from discussing professional matters we should know what is going on in professional circles elsewhere too. While each Association can have its own discussion forum, important announcemnets should be covered by Lis-Forum irrespective of whether the > LIS Association is State/Regional level one as long as the matter is of interest, as has been the case all these days. Rather we need bother about the quality, importance and relevance of the of the content in the postings. Infact Late Dr. T.B. Rajashekar had posted an item toucing some > issues concerned in this matter a year back or so. > I INVITE LIS-FORUM MEMBERS TO GIVE THEIR OPINION IN THIS MATTER. Goudar > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 > http://www.icast.org.in/staff/goudar.html > _______________________________________________ > LIS-Forum mailing list > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > _______________________________________________ > LIS-Forum mailing list > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum

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RE: [LIS-Forum] LIS-FORUM: ITS ROLE
by Mailing List Manager 23 Sep '05

23 Sep '05

Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 17:22:27 +0530 To: khaisernikam(a)yahoo.com There is a saying "Facts are Secred&Comments are free, " .As far as I am concerened , i feel what ever news we get on LIS - FORUM is just fine & it is doing well .It is well with in its scope and aims ."Knowledge is power sharing knowledge is wwealth ". So long as we communicate some thing original , academic & professional information irrespective of where it comes from ( I mean geographical -- zonal ,regional or local etc.) it should not matter . We must also adeher to very high ethical standards. However ,certain items like sending festival greetings and sharing personal information , may kindly be avoided . These comments are purely personal ,and not to hurt any bodys feeling ------------------------------------------------------------------ Dr Khaiser Nikam Reader /Management consultant University of Mysore Mysore -570 006 0821-2419399(O)

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Open Journal Systems
by Mailing List Manager 23 Sep '05

23 Sep '05

Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 13:18:42 +0530 From: Bhojaraju G <bhojaraju.g(a)gmail.com> *Dear Colleagues* ** FYI & Use.. *What is the Open Journal Systems?* Open Journal Systems (OJS) is a journal management and publishing system that has been developed by the Public Knowledge Project through its federally funded efforts to expand and improve access to research. OJS assists with every stage of the refereed publishing process, from submissions through to online publication and indexing. Through its management systems, its finely grained indexing of research, and the context it provides for research, OJS seeks to improve both the scholarly and public quality of referred research. OJS is open source software made freely available to journals worldwide for the purpose of making open access publishing a viable option for more journals, as open access can increase a journal's readership as well as its contribution to the public good on a global scale (see PKP Publications <http://pkp.ubc.ca/publications/>). *Features* 1. OJS is installed locally and locally controlled. 2. Editors configure requirements, sections, review process, etc. 3. Online submission and management of all content. 4. Subscription module with delayed open access options. 5. Comprehensive indexing of content part of global system. 6. Reading Tools for content, based on field and editors' choice. 7. Email notification and commenting ability for readers. 8. Complete context-sensitive online Help support. Consult OJS in an Hour <http://pkp.sfu.ca/ojs/OJSinanHour.pdf> for more details and to take OJS for a test-drive. *September 17, 2005: OJS 2.0.2 Released* This release features Microsoft IIS 6 support, LOCKSS<http://lockss.stanford.edu/>support, custom email templates, search enhancements, bug fixes and much more. See the Download <http://pkp.sfu.ca/ojs/ojs_download.html> page and release notes <http://pkp.sfu.ca/ojs/RELEASE> for more information. *OJS 2.0 Release Announcement*<http://pkp.sfu.ca/ojs/ojs2announcement.html> *OJS in an Hour* <http://pkp.sfu.ca/ojs/OJSinanHour.pdf> *OJS Technical Reference* <http://pkp.sfu.ca/ojs/OJSTechnicalReference.pdf> *Early Reviews of OJS* <http://www.pkp.ubc.ca/ojs/ojs_comments.html> *OJS FAQs<http://www.pkp.ubc.ca/ojs/faq.html> * *Examples of OJS Users <http://pkp.sfu.ca/ojs/journals.html>* *Demo of OJS v2.0 <http://pkp.sfu.ca/ojs/demo/present/>* *Demo of OJS v1.1.9<http://pkp.sfu.ca/ojs/demo/ojs119/> * *OJS Online Support Forum <http://www.pkp.ubc.ca/support/forum/index.php> * *Other Open Source Systems <http://pkp.sfu.ca/ojs/other_OJS.html>* * Download <http://pkp.sfu.ca/ojs/ojs_download.html>* Thanks & Regards Bhojaraju G, Librarian�Knowledge Management Homepage: http://www.bhojarajug.freeservers.com ************************************************************ ICICI OneSource Ltd. 148 Bhaskara Plaza, RV Road, VV Puram, Bangalore-560004, INDIA. Cell:+91-944 836 9905 E-mail: Bhojaraju.G(a)gmail.com, bhojarajug(a)yahoo.com ************************************************************ Pl do visit & put your comments on Guest Book "KM Cyberary" @ http://www.bhojarajug.freeservers.com/cyberary.html KM-Forum: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KM-Forum/

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Dr. Ranganathan's Open Access
by Mailing List Manager 23 Sep '05

23 Sep '05

Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 13:05:23 +0530 From: Sukhdev Singh <esukhdev(a)gmail.com> Dear Friends In the context "Open Access and Five Laws" messages [Given below] I would like to put my reactions. 1. The term "Open Access" was used by Dr. S.R Ranganathan to describe a library system where a "reader" is permitted to go to the stack and browse through the collection. This is what the modern libraries now follow. However, in those days, libraries were not "open access" as the readers were required to give details of required book to the Library Staff. At the most, a reader was permitted to access the Library Catalogue. By advocating "Open Access" he wanted to provide the benefits of "browsing approach" to the readers. 2. The Works of Dr. S.R Ranganathan are wonderful. I happen read the Original Works "FIVE LAWS and PROLEGOMENA to Library Classification. Five Laws has been written in a very interesting format of "Animated Talks / Dialogues". I wish these should be available now in Open Access [as understood these days] Mode. 3. SRELS may stand to loose financially. But then, There are ways to compensate. They may put up their own web site which may be sponsored / Or Advertisement revenue could be generated. 4. Technology / Hosting / Digitisation should not be a problem. --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. http://openmed.nic.in =======================REFERENCE MESSAGES=================== Message: 3 Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 11:57:39 +0530 (IST) From: "Prabhash.Rath" <prabhash(a)gipe.ernet.in> Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Apply Open Access to Five Laws? To: MichaelMay.10726764(a)bloglines.com Cc: michael.p.may(a)earthlink.net, lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Message-ID: <42007.202.41.82.51.1127370459.squirrel(a)gipe.ernet.in> Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Dear all This is actually a very good and useful suggestion. Really we talk a lot about Prof Ranganathan's five laws but I doubt really how many of us have really gone through the original work. Most of us get the references from the secondary sources only. Of course there are some other works like Prolegomena...etc. which are also often referred to but rarely seen in original, five laws being a small book can well be digitised.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Open access to Dr Ranganthan's ideas
by Mailing List Manager 23 Sep '05

23 Sep '05

Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 12:29:01 +0100 (BST) From: Prof. N. Laxman Rao. <naglaxman(a)yahoo.com> Hello freinds the suggestion given by Dr Arunachalam is valid and a good suggestion. i feel that there is enough of scope to revise even the CCC and CC to a larger extent. Mainly, the CCC is much comfortably can be revised. unfortunately, many students and colleagues of Late Dr Ranganathan, take his name for their own purposes. they make use of SRR name for their selfishness. they never bothered to revise or sponsor intensive studies on his works. Every one takes pride in associating their names with SRR. I am one of the lucky persons to have taken a gift (CCC ) from SRELS in 1968, duly signed by the great man. there is every possibility of sponsoring studies on relevance of his theories. It is a known fact that five laws continue to be relevant in the changing information environment. it is high time for SRELS or DRTC or others who claim and boast themselves the great man's colleagues, to take the job seriously and do something to retain and promote the ideas of late Ranganathan. it is a known fact that SRR's contribution to this profession / knowledge, especially in India is phenomenal and no one can do as much as he has done at least in next century.already, the generation started ignoring him and his concepts. the schools are shying away to teach some of his concepts. still it is not late to take up to take the job and do some thing. i only suggest all professionals especially, who claim and take SRR' name for everything to take advantage should start working for popularising / improving the concepts and theories. in the process of writing this mail, i never meant hurting any individual. my apologies if some one gets hurt. laxman rao ----------------------------------------------------- Shahab <smshahabuddin(a)rediffmail.com> wrote: Dear friends: I have read the posting by Michael May asking for the digitisation of Dr Ranganathan's book, Five Laws of Library Science. It is very pathetic to know that due to the nonavailability of sufficient number of copies many library and information science graduates are unable to read the book. The case is similar for other books penned by Dr Ranganthan. He had preached open access and accessibility to information throughout his life. And it is his books being obstructed, by whatsoever the reasons be, for access.

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Oa in India
by Subbiah Arunachalam 23 Sep '05

23 Sep '05

Friends: Please look up http://www.aardvarknet.info/access/number54/monthnews.cfm?monthnews=02 for my article on OA in India which appeared in Access recently. Arun Friends: Please look up http://www.aardvarknet.info/access/number54/monthnews.cfm?monthnews=02 http://www.aardvarknet.info/access/number54/monthnews.cfm?monthnews=02 for my article on OA in India which appeared in Access recently. Arun

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RE: [LIS-Forum] LIS-FORUM: ITS ROLE
by Vyasamoorthy＠icicikp.com 23 Sep '05

23 Sep '05

I agree with Mr Gouder. Lis-forum has already become (by virtue of heavy usage, members from diverse institutions, and the perceived utility by subscribers) number one among such forums for librarians and library science. It is necessary for the professional to keep abreast of happenings in the country. Therefore posts from other forums should be welcome. Only one minor problems needs to be addressed. As I am greedy, I subscribe to several mailing lists: Lis-forum, corp. librarians, Emala, IATLIS,Lis-net etc. When messages are cross-posted a lot of duplication at the subscriber's end occurs. As many messages contain replies to some first link in a thread, one has to read through a lot of messages before deleting duplicates. How can we avoid such duplication? Dr.P.Vyasamoorthy, Advisor, Virtual Information Centre, ICICI Knowledge Park, Genome Valley, Turkapally, Shameerpet Mandal, RR District, Hyderabad 500078 INDIA Email: vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com Phone - Office: +91(40)23480053 Fax: +91(40)23480007 Phone Residence: +91(40)27846631 -----Original Message----- From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in]On Behalf Of I.R.N.Goudar Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 12:05 PM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] LIS-FORUM: ITS ROLE Dear Professionals, As you are aware LIS-FORUM has emerged as an effective means of communication and discussion among LIS Professionals in the country for the last few years. One of the Lis-Forum member has strongly expressed his feelings that postings covering Regional/State level associations should not be broadcast on Lis-Forum. But if you see the postings all these years, forum has been covering items issued by be it MALIBNET, KALA, MYLISA, RSC-Delhi, IATLIS, SIS, etc or a message from an University. In this way forum is networking LIS Professionals and concerned professional associations all over the country, be it fron Kashmir, TN, West Bengal or Karnataka. I am of the opinion that apart from discussing professional matters we should know what is going on in professional circles elsewhere too. While each Association can have its own discussion forum, important announcemnets should be covered by Lis-Forum irrespective of whether the LIS Association is State/Regional level one as long as the matter is of interest, as has been the case all these days. Rather we need bother about the quality, importance and relevance of the of the content in the postings. Infact Late Dr. T.B. Rajashekar had posted an item toucing some issues concerned in this matter a year back or so. I INVITE LIS-FORUM MEMBERS TO GIVE THEIR OPINION IN THIS MATTER. Goudar -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum RE: [LIS-Forum] LIS-FORUM: ITS ROLE I agree with Mr Gouder. Lis-forum has already become (by virtue of heavy usage, members from diverse institutions, and the perceived utility by subscribers) number one among such forums for librarians and library science. It is necessary for the professional to keep abreast of happenings in the country. Therefore posts from other foru m s should be welcome. Only one minor problems needs to be addressed. As I am greedy, I subscribe to several mailing lists: Lis-forum, corp. librarians, Emala, IATLIS,Lis-net etc. When messages are cross-posted a lot of duplication at the subscriber's end occurs. As many messages contain replies to some first link in a thread, one has to read through a lot of messages before deleting duplicates. How can we avoid such duplication? Dr.P.Vyasamoorthy, Advisor, Virtual Information Centre, ICICI Knowledge Park, Genome Valley, Turkapally, Shameerpet Mandal, RR District, Hyderabad 500078 INDIA Email: vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com Phone - Office: +91(40)23480053 Fax: +91(40)23480007 Phone Residence: +91(40)27846631 -----Original Message----- From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [ mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in ]On Behalf Of I.R.N.Goudar Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 12:05 PM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] LIS-FORUM: ITS ROLE Dear Professionals, As you are aware LIS-FORUM has emerged as an effective means of communication and discussion among LIS Professionals in the country for the last few years. One of the Lis-Forum member has strongly expressed his feelings that postings covering Regional/State level associations should not be broadcast on Lis-Forum. But if you see the postings all these years, forum has been covering items issued by be it MALIBNET, KALA, MYLISA, RSC-Delhi, IATLIS, SIS, etc or a message from an University. In this way forum is networking LIS Professionals and concerned professional associations all over the country, be it fron Kashmir, TN, West Bengal or Karnataka. I am of the opinion that apart from discussing professional matters we should know what is going on in professional circles elsewhere too. While each Association can have its own discussion forum, important announcemnets should be covered by Lis-Forum irrespective of whether the LIS Association is State/Regional level one as long as the matter is of interest, as has been the case all these days. Rather we need bother about the quality, importance and relevance of the of the content in the postings. Infact Late Dr. T.B. Rajashekar had posted an item toucing some issues concerned in this matter a year back or so. I INVITE LIS-FORUM MEMBERS TO GIVE THEIR OPINION IN THIS MATTER. Goudar -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 http://www.icast.org.in/staff/goudar.html _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum

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SKCET LIBRARY WORKSHOP 2005
by Abhilash P P 23 Sep '05

23 Sep '05

Dear Professionals Sri Krishna College of Engineering Technology , Dept of Library is organising one day workshop on 22nd Oct 2005 . Title of the Workshop: E-Resources: Collection Evaluation & Management Venue: Dept of Library Sri Krishna College of Engg & Tech, Kunaimuthur (Post) Coimbatore -641008, Tamil Nadu. Ph. 0422-2678001 (7 lines) Email: mailto:tamizhchelvan@gmail.com tamizhchelvan(a)gmail.com , mailto:skcetworkshop@yahoo.co.in skcetworkshop(a)yahoo.co.in The Workshop is intended to discuss the technological trends in digital libraries, discuss key issues involved in digital library development (using Greenstone Digital Library Open source software). Through this workshop, the participants come to know: Creating awareness on E-Resources E-resources format and standards Realising the importance of Institutional repositories Developing awareness of Digital Library Collection: and Enriching the participants on Digital Library on Open Resources (GSDL & Dspace) For further details please visit http://www.geocities.com/skcetworkshop/ http://www.geocities.com/skcetworkshop/ Expecting your participation with warm regards Dr. M. Tamizhchelvan, Librarian/Organising Secretary, Sri Krishna College of Engg & Tech, Kuniamuthur (PO) Coimbatore 641 008 Tamil Nadu - India. Email: tamizhchelvan(a)gmail.com Dear Professionals Sri Krishna College of Engineering Technology , Dept of Library is organising one day workshop on 22nd Oct 2005. Title of the Workshop: E-Resources: Collection Evaluation & Management Venue: Dept of Library Sri Krishna College of Engg & Tech, Kunaimuthur (Post) Coimbatore -641008, Tamil Nadu. Ph. 0422-2678001 (7 lines) Email: tamizhchelvan(a)gmail.com, skcetworkshop(a)yahoo.co.in The Workshop is intended to discuss the technological trends in digital libraries, discuss key issues involved in digital library development (using Greenstone Digital Library Open source software). Through this workshop, the participants come to know: Creating awareness on E-Resources E-resources format and standards Realising the importance of Institutional repositories Developing awareness of Digital Library Collection: and Enriching the participants on Digital Library on Open Resources (GSDL & Dspace) For further details please visit http://www.geocities.com/skcetworkshop/ Expecting your participation with warm regards Dr. M. Tamizhchelvan, Librarian/Organising Secretary, Sri Krishna College of Engg & Tech, Kuniamuthur (PO) Coimbatore 641 008 Tamil Nadu - India. Email: tamizhchelvan(a)gmail.com

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Could you please help me?
by Mailing List Manager 23 Sep '05

23 Sep '05

Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 22:09:57 +0530 From: Dr.J.Samajdar <lalijyoti(a)vsnl.net> Dear colleagues, I am doing my PhD on Information seeking behaviour and information utilisation pattern of psychiatrists. Please help me with questionnaire/survey/references of literature on this topic. Please inform me about authentic sites on psychiatric literature. Addresses and/or email_id of Medical Library Associations. email_id of forums on college library/librarians. Hope to get some help from all of you. Regards. Susmita Librarian of M M C College,Kolkata,West Bengal,India Mobile:9830710918

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InfoWatch September 2005
by M.R Lalitha 23 Sep '05

23 Sep '05

Dear LIS-Forum member, The September 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) September 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In This Issue 1. Amino Acid-Nucleotide Interaction Database (AANT) 2. AZoNano.com - The A to Z of Nanotechnology 3. Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (BASE) [A multi-disciplinary search engine to scholarly internet resources] 4. Climate Analysis Indicators Tool (CAIT) 5. Engineering - An endless frontier [Insights into the underlying principles of engineering through a series of illustrated articles] 6. Flight Dynamics and Control toolbox (FDC) [A tool for aircraft dynamics analysis and flight control system design] 7. FreeMat [A free environment for rapid engineering and scientific prototyping and data processing] 8. FreePCB - A printed circuit board layout editor 9. FreeTechBooks.com - Free computer science books and lecture notes 10. Industrial Control DesignLine [A resource for industrial engineers and designers for up-to-date information] 11. IT Backbones [A resource with white papers and news for the IT sector] 12. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) 13. Microsoft Research [A unique corporate research lab] 14. Open Online Education Network (OOEN) [A reference guide to online distance education] 15. Protein Spotlight - One month one protein 16. SCATMECH - Polarized light scattering C++ class library 17. Science conferences - A disitributed portal to select science and technology conference proceedings 18. Sky View Cafe [Java applet to view the movements of astronomical objects] 19. Sustainable building sourcebook 20. Xcalcs - Online calculations for structural engineers ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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LIS-FORUM: ITS ROLE
by I.R.N.Goudar 23 Sep '05

23 Sep '05

Dear Professionals, As you are aware LIS-FORUM has emerged as an effective means of communication and discussion among LIS Professionals in the country for the last few years. One of the Lis-Forum member has strongly expressed his feelings that postings covering Regional/State level associations should not be broadcast on Lis-Forum. But if you see the postings all these years, forum has been covering items issued by be it MALIBNET, KALA, MYLISA, RSC-Delhi, IATLIS, SIS, etc or a message from an University. In this way forum is networking LIS Professionals and concerned professional associations all over the country, be it fron Kashmir, TN, West Bengal or Karnataka. I am of the opinion that apart from discussing professional matters we should know what is going on in professional circles elsewhere too. While each Association can have its own discussion forum, important announcemnets should be covered by Lis-Forum irrespective of whether the LIS Association is State/Regional level one as long as the matter is of interest, as has been the case all these days. Rather we need bother about the quality, importance and relevance of the of the content in the postings. Infact Late Dr. T.B. Rajashekar had posted an item toucing some issues concerned in this matter a year back or so. I INVITE LIS-FORUM MEMBERS TO GIVE THEIR OPINION IN THIS MATTER. Goudar -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Open access to Dr Ranganthan's ideas
by Shahab 23 Sep '05

23 Sep '05

Dear friends: I have read the posting by Michael May asking for the digitisation of Dr Ranganathan's book, Five Laws of Library Science. It is very pathetic to know that due to the nonavailability of sufficient number of copies many library and information science graduates are unable to read the book. The case is similar for other books penned by Dr Ranganthan. He had preached open access and accessibility to information throughout his life. And it is his books being obstructed, by whatsoever the reasons be, for access. I would like to appeal the Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science (SRELS), which holds the copyright for Dr Ranganathan's books, to concentrate on popularising his ideas by digitising all his works and giving it for free. It will be a boon for the students and professionals in the field of Library and Information Science. Now the technology has allowed us to achieve what Dr.Ranganathan has propounded/dreamt of in a greater way. Let us take advantage of the technology and emerging trends in publishing. S M Shahabuddin M S Swaminathan Research Foundation Chennai, India Dear friends: I have read the posting by Michael May asking for the digitisation of Dr Ranganathan's book, Five Laws of Library Science. It is very pathetic to know that due to the nonavailability of sufficient number of copies many library and information science graduates are unable to read the book. The case is similar for other books penned by Dr Ranganthan. He had preached open access and accessibility to information throughout his life. And it is his books being obstructed, by whatsoever the reasons be, for access. I would like to appeal the Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science (SRELS), which holds the copyright for Dr Ranganathan's books, to concentrate on popularising his ideas by digitising all his works and giving it for free. It will be a boon for the students and professionals in the field of Library and Information Science. Now the technology has allowed us to achieve what Dr.Ranganathan has propounded/dreamt of in a greater way. Let us take advantage of the technology and emerging trends in publishing. S M Shahabuddin M S Swaminathan Research Foundation Chennai, India http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigclick.cgi/www.rediff.com/signa… http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigimpress.cgi/www.rediff.com/sig…

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RE: [LIS-Forum] Seminars conf proceeding info
by Parinita Samant 22 Sep '05

22 Sep '05

Dear All, Its nice to meet (virtually) such like-minded people. Like Nivedita says, it is not possible to attend the conferences and seminars which are taking place. Useful information which is generated is limited to the people who attend the conferences. The barriers that we face, of time, physical location, finance etc can be overcome by achiving the information generated in the seminars/conferences etc, on an open platform (like Aparajita has suggested). In this way, all of us Library Proessionals could be keeping abreast with what is happening in the field, and we could implement some of the useful suggestions made. Our field is now fast changing. E-Learning is growing at a very fast pace. For a long time, professionals in our field have been battling with technology. "Sink or Swim" has made us adapt as and when necessary. But is this enough? Compared to the development of Libraries in the western society, and the kind of services they provide, we in India are lagging far behind (believe me, not for the lack of talent). Not that we need to follow where they lead, but surely we can pick and choose what is best and implement it!! Information, useful information, proper use of the same, and how to implement it whenever and wherever necessary should be made available to all. All of us try to make a difference wherever we work. The innovative ideas that we use to "sell and/or market" our skills, the difference that we make when we interact with our clientele etc should not be limited to just one library. New developments and where and how we could use the same could be shared by us all. Our ideas that have made a difference could be shared, anything that we have pioneered or we are planning to implement could be shared and discussed. That way, we will not only be able to perform better in our spheres, but also we could interact with people who have, "been there-done that", share their experiences learn from them and avoid mistakes and pit-falls. Thanks and Regards, Parinita HexaVarsity - Library 55919595 Ext. No 9707 -----Original Message----- From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in]On Behalf Of Parinita Samant Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 10:46 AM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] Seminars conf proceeding info Dear All, We all hear of a lot of Seminars and Conferences being organized by and for Library Professionals. Would it not be more beneficial if the reports/proceedings etc of these could be made available for all? Or, at least, the organizers could give out details of where to procure this kind of information from...! Just a thought...... Thanks and Regards, Parinita parinitas(a)hexaware.com _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum

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RE: [LIS-Forum] Seminars conf proceeding info
by HENAG 22 Sep '05

22 Sep '05

Thanks a lot Ms Parinita, The same thought also came in my mind. It would even be useful for them who could not attend the seminar for some reasons. Thanks & regards Hena S Gupta Infosys Central Library Electronics City. -----Original Message----- From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in] On Behalf Of Parinita Samant Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 10:46 AM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] Seminars conf proceeding info Dear All, We all hear of a lot of Seminars and Conferences being organized by and for Library Professionals. Would it not be more beneficial if the reports/proceedings etc of these could be made available for all? Or, at least, the organizers could give out details of where to procure this kind of information from...! Just a thought...... Thanks and Regards, Parinita parinitas(a)hexaware.com _______________________________________________ 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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Apply Open Access to Five Laws?
by MichaelMay.10726764＠bloglines.com 22 Sep '05

22 Sep '05

Dear Colleagues, I am replying to the recent post about the article, "India pioneered open access publishing system" at http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/sep182005/state1942332005917.asp I believe S.R. Ranganathan's Five Laws of Library Science would have a greater impact on Open Access if the full text of the original edition of Five Laws was made freely available online for non-profit use by LIS professionals, scholars and students, and the general public worldwide. Although Five Laws is frequently cited as a seminal work in library and information science, the book itself does not appear to have ever been digitized or published in electronic format. Not even print copies of Five Laws are readily available for loan or sale, at least in the United States. According to OCLC's WorldCat, only about 50 libraries have copies of the first edition of Five Laws in their collections. While more libraries hold later editions and reprints, no editions of Five Laws appear to be in stock or currently available for sale from booksellers. A recent journal article estimates that between 4,000 and 5,000 students graduate from U.S. library schools each year. Since copies are not readily available, many of these students probably have not read Ranganathan's Five Laws, arguably the most important work in our field. The Sarada Ranganathan Endowment Laws for Library Science (SRELS) at Bangalore owns the copyright to the Five Laws of Library Science. Do any LIS-Forum subscribers have ideas about how SRELS might go about digitizing Five Laws? Are there any Indian libraries, universities, or non-profit organizations that would be able to donate technical expertise and equipment needed to adequately preserve and disseminate the text in digital format? Is any grant money available to help finance such a project? Would any librarians or students volunteer their time to help? Perhaps if we shared our ideas here and with SRELS at srels(a)vsnl.com, we could find a way to provide open access to the work identified as the origin of Open Access. Respectfully, Michael May Dubuque, Iowa, U.S. michael.p.may(a)earthlink.net

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33rd FIVE LAWS LECTURE
by DRTC General 22 Sep '05

22 Sep '05

DRTC ALUMNI ASSOCIATION DOCUMENTATION RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE and SARADA RANGANATHAN ENDOWMENT FOR LIBRARY SCIENCE CORDIALLY INVITE YOU TO THE 33rd FIVE LAWS LECTURE (2005) on ISO 9000 : 2000 and Special Libraries by Dr. A. Aruna Scientist "F", TIC/Library Gas Turbine Research Estab., C.V. Raman Nagar, Bangalore 560076 on Tuesday, 27th September 2005 at 6.30 pm. at Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science 702, (Upstairs), 42nd Cross, 3rd Block, Rajajinagar Bangalore 560 010 Presided by Prof. K.S Raghavan Documentation Research and Training Centre Indian Statistical Institute 8th Mile, Mysore Road, Bangalore-560059

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4th International Convention CALIBER - 2006 on Dymanic Interoperable Web based Information Systems at Gulbarga University, -India
by Mailing List Manager 22 Sep '05

22 Sep '05

Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 05:10:36 -0700 (PDT) From: raghavendra patil <raghapatil(a)yahoo.com> Dear Professsionals, INFLIBNET Centre has been organising CALIBER every year in different parts of the country in collaboration with different universities.This Convention provides a unique forum to the library professionals, information providers and users involved in automation and networking of libraries to come together and interact on the subjects of mutual interest. CALIBER-2006 on �Dymanic Interoperable Web based Information Systems� is being scheduled to be hosted at Gulbarga University, Gulbarga during February , 2006. For more Detials one can go through : http://web.inflibnet.ac.in/caliber2006/index.html With Regards Raghavendra Patil Librarian K J Somaiya Institute of Engineering and Information Technology Somaiya Ayurvihar Complex, Near Everard Nagar, Eastern Express Highway, Sion, MUMBAI - 400 022 (INDIA) Telephone: 91-22-2402 8801/2408 0331/2404 2797 Ext:114 Fax: 91-22-2402 8804 E mail:raghavendra.patil@gmail.com,raghapatil@yahoo.com, URL: www.somaiya.edu

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For Google, Another Stormy Chapter !!!
by Shraddha Lapasiya 22 Sep '05

22 Sep '05

Dear All, The world's most popular and fastest search engine is in mid of a controversy with regards to violation of copy rights...... TO KNOW MORE.. Read the news below: For Google, Another Stormy Chapter Fuzzy copyright laws leave plenty of room for controversy -- and a new lawsuit -- over the search engine's right to scan books For details : http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/sep2005/tc20050922_5949_tc02… --------------------------------- Yahoo! for Good Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. Dear All, The world's most popular and fastest search engine is in mid of a controversy with regards to violation of copy rights...... TO KNOW MORE.. Read the news below: For Google, Another Stormy Chapter Fuzzy copyright laws leave plenty of room for controversy -- and a new lawsuit -- over the search engine's right to scan books For details : http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/sep2005/tc20050922_5949_tc02… http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/sep2005/tc20050922_5949_tc02… Yahoo! for Good http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/ Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.

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Useful news
by Aman Jha 22 Sep '05

22 Sep '05

Friends, Two news items, I found interesting in today's Hindu. May be interesting for you as well. 1. Libraries vs shopping malls [Delhi edition, Page no. 24] The story is all about Singapore's new national library and the library culture in Singapore. 2. Beware, malware is out there! [Delhi edition, Page no. 13] According to "Internet Security Threat Report" released on Wednesday by Symantec, Open software are no longer safe. Regards, Aman Jha Librarian Confederation of Indian Industry Plot No 249-F, Udyog Vihar, Phase IV Sector 18, Gurgaon 122015 (Haryana) Tel: 0124-5014060-67 * Fax: 0124-5014080

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Felicitation to Prof. Neelameghan
by goudar＠css.nal.res.in 21 Sep '05

21 Sep '05

Dear Professionals, I join the organisers in inviting all members of Karnataka State Library Association and Society for Information Science, Bangalore Chapter and other professional friends to the function organised to felicitate Prof. A. Neelameghan. The details are as mentioned below. I.R.N. Goudar President, KALA & Secretary, SIS, Bangalore Chapter ---------------------------------------- Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies, Chennai and Bangalore DRTC Alumni Association, Bangalore and Informatics (India) Limited, Bangalroe cordially invite you to a function to felicitate PROF. A. NEELAMEGHAN Professor & Head (Retd.) Documentation Research and Training Centre Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore on Wednesday, 28th September 2005 at 6.30 pm at Yavanika (State Youth Centre) Nrupatunga Road, Bangalore 560 001 PROF. P. BALARAM (Director, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore) will be the Chief Guest and release the Festschrift Volume PROF. M. ANANDAKRISHNAN (Chairman, Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai) will preside Chairman and Members Prof. A. Neelameghan Festschrift Committee, Bangalore RSVP: Ph: 080-23305109 ; (Prasad) 080-28483002 - Extn. 492 (Raghavan)

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RE: [LIS-Forum] Seminars conf proceeding info
by aparajita＠icicikp.com 21 Sep '05

21 Sep '05

Dear Professionals, Thats really a very good suggestion, I think the reports and proceedings can be archived on a common open platform, LDL (Librarians' Digital Library) hosted at https://drtc.isibang.ac.in/ can be useful in this regard. And my personal view is that the contributor should get a complementary copy of the Seminar Proceedings or atleast reprint of the paper, in case he/she is not able to attend the seminar for some reason. Regards Aparajita Suman Information Officer, Virtual Information Centre, ICICI Knowledge Park, Genome Valley, Turkapally, Shameerpet Mandal, RR District, Hyderabad 500078 INDIA <mailto:aparajita@icicikp.com> Phone - Office: +91(40)23480054 Fax: +91(40)23480007 -----Original Message----- From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in]On Behalf Of Parinita Samant Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 10:46 AM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] Seminars conf proceeding info Dear All, We all hear of a lot of Seminars and Conferences being organized by and for Library Professionals. Would it not be more beneficial if the reports/proceedings etc of these could be made available for all? Or, at least, the organizers could give out details of where to procure this kind of information from...! Just a thought...... Thanks and Regards, Parinita parinitas(a)hexaware.com _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum

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Google begins limited test of Wi-Fi service
by Shraddha Lapasiya 21 Sep '05

21 Sep '05

Google begins limited test of Wi-Fi service Google, the online search leader, confirmed on Tuesday it has begun a limited test of a free wireless Internet service, called Google WiFi. > > The existence of the Wi-Fi service, which offers high-speed connections to the Internet over short distances, is confirmed by public pages on the company's Web site and was first reported in a Silicon Valley newspaper in July. For details go here: http://www.ciol.com/content/news/2005/105092101.asp --------------------------------- Yahoo! for Good Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. Google begins limited test of Wi-Fi service Google, the online search leader, confirmed on Tuesday it has begun a limited test of a free wireless Internet service, called Google WiFi. > > The existence of the Wi-Fi service, which offers high-speed connections to the Internet over short distances, is confirmed by public pages on the company's Web site and was first reported in a Silicon Valley newspaper in July. For details go here: http://www.ciol.com/content/news/2005/105092101.asp http://www.ciol.com/content/news/2005/105092101.asp Yahoo! for Good http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/ Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.

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Seminars conf proceeding info
by Parinita Samant 21 Sep '05

21 Sep '05

Dear All, We all hear of a lot of Seminars and Conferences being organized by and for Library Professionals. Would it not be more beneficial if the reports/proceedings etc of these could be made available for all? Or, at least, the organizers could give out details of where to procure this kind of information from...! Just a thought...... Thanks and Regards, Parinita parinitas(a)hexaware.com

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JCOM - September 2005 issue
by Subbiah Arunachalam 20 Sep '05

20 Sep '05

Friends: Please look up JCOM (Journal of Science Communication), September 2005 (Vol. 4, issue 3) for an article on communication for development that I wrote a few days ago on a request from the editor. Your comments are welcome. Communication for development. An Indian experience Subbiah Arunachalam http://jcom.sissa.it/comment/com040303.pdf thanks. Arun

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SALIS - Seminar on Media and Libraries
by Arunachalam Hariharan 20 Sep '05

20 Sep '05

STATE LEVEL SEMINAR on MEDIA AND LIBRARIES 7th & 8th of October 2005 SOCIETY FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE (SALIS) Coimbatore Chapter & Bishop Appasamy College of Arts & Science "Role of Libraries in Information Age " VENUE: BISHOP APPASAMY COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE 129, Race Course, Coimbatore - 641 018. Tel : 0422 - 2211840, 2218401, 5523129 Bishop Appasamy College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore Bishop Appasamy College of Arts and Science is confident that value - based education would ultimately result in an independent and wholesome development of personality believing that such an outcome would spontaneously benefit the community, This co-educational institution had its inception in the year 1995, a laurel amidst the conglomerate of educational institution in the city situated in Race course, the prime locality of Coimbatore, a south Indian Textile and Industrial town, the college places its emphasis on integrating faith and spiritual values in day to day living. SALIS Society For The Advancement Of Library And Information Science SALIS is a registered professional body, activity involved in the development of all spheres of Library and information science by organizing various programs such as Seminar. Lectures, Training programs on emerging topics. It has chapters in Chennai, Tiruchi, Coimbatore, Trinelveli, New Delhi and Vellur to provide services in the respective region's regularly. Main Theme: Role of Libraries in Information age. Objectives: To create awareness among the Library professionals about the media facilities that can be used in the Libraries. Topics for the Paper * Scholarly Publications * Information Retrieval system and services * Media as a tool for libraries * Digital Archives * Print media and impact in Libraries * Impact of Mass media in Libraries * User's attitude towards libraries and media. Paper Submission : Authors' are requested to submit a soft copy and three copies of full papers typed in double line on A4 size paper to the organizing secretary. Last date for submission of paper with abstract: 29 - 9 - 2005 ADDRESS FOR COMMUNICATION - Registration Mr. Vyas Thangaraj Asst. Librarian Bishop Appasamy College of Arts and Science 129, Race Course, Coimbatore - 641 018 Tel: 0422-2211840, 2218401 Cell : 98943 - 29220 Submission of Papers Mrs. Clara Asst. Librarian Bishop Appasamy College of Arts and Science 129, Race Course, Coimbatore - 641 018 Tel : 0422-2211840, 2218401 E-mail : clarasweetlin(a)yahoo.co.in Registration fee: Rs.250/- Remittance : Completed registration form along with registration fee by DD favouring A/c No. 0003 The Organizing Secretary, Bishop Appasamy College of Arts and Science payable at Coimbatore. Return Reservation : All the participants are advised to make their reservation on their own in advance to avoid last minute inconvenience. Interesting Placesto Visit: Queen of Hills 'Ooty', TopSlip (Pollachi) For Further details contact THE LIBRARIAN Bishop Appasamy College of Arts and Science 129, Race Course, Coimbatore-641 018. Tel : 0422 - 2211840, 2218401, 5523129 E-mail; csi-bacos(a)mallcity.com Website : www.csibacas.ac.ln REGISTRATION FORM Name (in BLOCK Letters) ; Mr / Ms / Dr. Designation :............j.-...........-.=;..................... Organisation :........:::;:.......................,....,...... Address :.........................................;,............. Phone. Office :.........................Resi ... I am enclosing DD. No. drawn on........ towards paarticipation fee Signature : Place Date. On-the spot Registration is available(with prier intimation by e-mail/phone): The filled in application should be mailed to the Organising Secretary, Bishop Appasamy College of Arts and Science along with the demand draft(payable at Coimbatore) drawn in favour of The Organising Secretary, "MEDIA AND LIBRARIES" Bishop Appasamy College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore. The following will be the charges for Registration" SALIS MEMBERS Rs. 200 Non SALIS MEMBERS Rs.250 STUDENTS Rs. 150 __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com

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Golden jubilee Celebrations of CSL
by gautam bahl 20 Sep '05

20 Sep '05

T. S. CENTRAL STATE LIBRARY S SECTOR-17, CHANDIGARH Celebrating Success Over 50 Years ________________________________________________________________________________________ The Librarian and the staff of T.S Central State Library are pleased to announce through this communication that our Library is completing fifty years of dedicated service to the public of Chandigarh and surrounding areas. This Library was established in 1955 and today it is one of the richest libraries in Chandigarh with a collection of about two lakh books and a membership of over 40,000. Awarded with Best State Central Library by RRLF, Kolkotta for the year 2002 we have a separate Children Library and a Branch Library at Manimajra along with a Integrated Library Center in Govt. Sr. Sec. School Sec 27. Our Mobile Van servers all the villages of Chandigarh. The Library also hosts an American Corner on its second floor which is a partnership between American Information and Resource Center, U S Embassy, New Delhi and T.S Central State Library Chandigarh. It has a rich collection of Books, Magazines, CD-ROMs, Videos and DVDs related to American History and Culture. Besides the regular services of a public library we provide Free Internet Access to our members. We have a very good collection of original VCDs and DVDs (Educational and Movies) which can be taken for home viewing. To mark the 50th anniversary of the dedication of the Central State Library to the people of Chandigarh, a variety of events have been planned which include a series of lecture on various topics of general interest like Art of Living, Stress Management, Communication Skills, Resume Writing and covering letter etc. The first event in this series shall be held on27th of September, 2005 in the Library auditorium, is an exciting talk on the Art of Living titled Be the Best by Prof. P S Nirola on. We invite you all to participate in our celebrations. Having you with us for these celebrations shall be a matter of great pleasure to all of us. With regards, Librarian. The T.S Central State Library Sector 17, Chandigarh Invites you for an exiting talk on The Art of Living Entitled Be the best by Prof. P.S Nirola On Sept. 27th 2005 from 3:00 4:00 PM in the Library Auditorium (PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL FOR FURTHER INFORMATION) Ph. No. 2702565 T. S. CENTRAL STATE LIBRARY SECTOR-17, CHANDIGARH Celebrating Success Over 50 Years Services: ü Circulation ü Reference ü Children Section ü Mobile van to surrounding villages ü Reservation of documents ü Training for library professionals. ü Reprographic services Added Attractions: C American Corner C Free Internet Access C Renewal over Phone C Internet time slot reservation over phone C Workshops and lectures on topics of general interest C Reference Service through phone Future Plans: P Online database on website P Online Reservation / Renewal __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com T. S. CENTRAL STATE LIBRARY S SECTOR-17, CHANDIGARH Celebrating Success Over 50 Years ________________________________________________________________________________________ The Librarian and the staff of T.S Central State Library are pleased to announce through this communication that our Library is completing fifty years of dedicated service to the public of Chandigarh and surrounding areas. This Library was established in 1955 and today it is one of the richest libraries in Chandigarh with a collection of about two lakh books and a membership of over 40,000. Awarded with Best State Central Library by RRLF, Kolkotta for the year 2002 we have a separate Children Library and a Branch Library at Manimajra along with a Integrated Library Center in Govt. Sr. Sec. School Sec 27. Our Mobile Van servers all the villages of Chandigarh . The Library also hosts an American Corner on its second floor which is a partnership between American Information and Resource Center , U S Embassy, New Delhi and T.S Central State Library Chandigarh . It has a rich collection of Books, Magazines, CD-ROMs, Videos and DVDs related to American History and Culture. Besides the regular services of a public library we provide Free Internet Access to our members. We have a very good collection of original VCDs and DVDs (Educational and Movies) which can be taken for home viewing. To mark the 50th anniversary of the dedication of the Central State Library to the people of Chandigarh, a variety of events have been planned which include a series of lecture on various topics of general interest like Art of Living, Stress Management, Communication Skills, Resume Writing and covering letter etc. The first event in this series shall be held on27 th of September, 2005 in the Library auditorium, is an exciting talk on the Art of Living titled Be the Best by Prof. P S Nirola on. We invite you all to participate in our celebrations. Having you with us for these celebrations shall be a matter of great pleasure to all of us. With regards, Librarian. The T.S Central State Library Sector 17, Chandigarh Invites you for an exiting talk on The Art of Living Entitled Be the best by Prof. P.S Nirola On Sept. 27 th 2005 from 3:00 4:00 PM in the Library Auditorium (PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL FOR FURTHER INFORMATION) Ph. No. 2702565 T. S. CENTRAL STATE LIBRARY SECTOR-17, CHANDIGARH Celebrating Success Over 50 Years Services: ü Circulation ü Reference ü Children Section ü Mobile van to surrounding villages ü Reservation of documents ü Training for library professionals. ü Reprographic services Added Attractions: C American Corner C Free Internet Access C Renewal over Phone C Internet time slot reservation over phone C Workshops and lectures on topics of general interest C Reference Service through phone Future Plans: P Online database on website P Online Reservation / Renewal __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Reports / Books needed
by theresa.williams＠wipro.com 20 Sep '05

20 Sep '05

Hello Can you please put it in lis-forum as we require these reports from any other libraries which has the below mentioned reports: 1.Encapsulation of MPEG-4 Multiplexed data in to MPEG2-TS by Laurent Herrmann 2.Modification of MPEG-4 Encapsulation Method by MPEG-2 Transport stream by Yoshinori Matsui Thanks n regds Theresa For Wipro Technologies Theresa Williams Information Services Division Wipro Technologies 72,Keonics E-city Hosur road Bangalore 560100 Tel:91-80-51381791 91-80-28520408#1791 FAX:91-80-28520478 VOIP:808-5512 Mobile:9845324613 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  � Hello � Can you please put it in lis-forum as we require these reports from �any other libraries which has the below mentioned reports: � 1.Encapsulation of MPEG-4 Multiplexed data in to MPEG2-TS by Laurent Herrmann 2.Modification of MPEG-4 Encapsulation Method by �MPEG-2 Transport stream by� Yoshinori Matsui � Thanks n regds ��Theresa �� For Wipro Technologies � Theresa Williams Information Services Division Wipro Technologies 72,Keonics E-city Hosur road Bangalore 560100 Tel:91-80-51381791 91-80-28520408#1791 FAX:91-80-28520478 VOIP:808-5512 Mobile:9845324613 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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Loaning a Voice in a Public library !!!!!!
by khaiser nikam 20 Sep '05

20 Sep '05

Dear Friends, A public library in Alemelo,Holland , is lending out people in a new initiativeaimed at challenging stereotypes.Apart from books ,the users can borrow gay people ,gypsies and Muslims for an hour and talk to them about their lives.For instance teh public library visitors can borrow a muslim woman in ahead scarf and ask her questions they would not aother wise dare to find out if,they met her on the street.This is according to the public library director-Jan Krol. Th elibrary has contacted 10 people from differnet backgrounds who are willing to have a chat with its visitors in a nearby pub. How do u alll like this !!!!!!!!! Dr khaiser Nikam Reader / Management consultant DOSLISc University of Mysore Mysore - 570 006 0821-2419399(D) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Dear Friends, A public library in Alemelo,Holland , is lending out people in a new initiativeaimed at challenging stereotypes.Apart from books ,the users can borrow gay people ,gypsies and Muslims for an hour and talk to them about their lives.For instance teh public library visitors can borrow a muslim woman in ahead scarf and ask her questions they would not aother wise dare to find out if,they met her on the street.This is according to the public library director-Jan Krol. Th elibrary has contacted 10 people from differnet backgrounds who are willing to have a chat with its visitors in a nearby pub. How do u alll like this !!!!!!!!! Dr khaiser Nikam Reader / Management consultant DOSLISc University of Mysore Mysore - 570 006 0821-2419399(D) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Felicitation
by SRELS 20 Sep '05

20 Sep '05

Dear Moderator, Kindly arrange to announce the following to the lis-forum members. Yours truly, K.N. Prasad Executive Officer Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science 702, 42nd Cross, III Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560 010 Ph: 080-23305109 ; e-mail: srels(a)vsnl.com ---------- Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies, Chennai and Bangalore DRTC Alumni Association, Bangalore and Informatics (India) Limited, Bangalroe cordially invite you to a function to felicitate PROF. A. NEELAMEGHAN Professor & Head (Retd.) Documentation Research and Training Centre Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore on Wednesday, 28th September 2005 at 6.30 pm at Yavanika (State Youth Centre) Nrupatunga Road, Bangalore 560 001 PROF. P. BALARAM (Director, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore) will be the Chief Guest and release the Festschrift Volume PROF. M. ANANDAKRISHNAN (Chairman, Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai) will preside Chairman and Members Prof. A. Neelameghan Festschrift Committee, Bangalore RSVP: Ph: 080-23305109 ; (Prasad) 080-28483002 - Extn. 492 (Raghavan) Dear Moderator, Kindly arrange to announce the following to the lis-forum members. Yours truly, K.N. Prasad Executive Officer Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science 702, 42nd Cross, III Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560 010 Ph: 080-23305109 ; e-mail: mailto:srels@vsnl.com srels(a)vsnl.com ---------- Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies, Chennai and Bangalore DRTC Alumni Association, Bangalore and Informatics (India) Limited, Bangalroe cordially invite you to a function to felicitate PROF. A. NEELAMEGHAN Professor & Head (Retd.) Documentation Research and Training Centre Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore on Wednesday, 28th September 2005 at 6.30 pm at Yavanika (State Youth Centre) Nrupatunga Road, Bangalore 560 001 PROF. P. BALARAM (Director, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore) will be the Chief Guest and release the Festschrift Volume PROF. M. ANANDAKRISHNAN (Chairman, Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai) will preside Chairman and Members Prof. A. Neelameghan Festschrift Committee, Bangalore RSVP: Ph: 080-23305109 ; (Prasad) 080-28483002 - Extn. 492 (Raghavan)

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Winning support for OA at WSIS
by Subbiah Arunachalam 20 Sep '05

20 Sep '05

Dear Professor Samassekou: We must get a strong recommendation and a stronger action plan to implement open access (self archiving of all research papers in science, technology, medicine, arts, humanities and literature) at the Tunis meeting of WSIS. We must mobilise as many country delegations as possible to support resolutions favouring open access. The African Academy of Sciences, TWAS, InterAcademy Panel, InterAcademy Council, etc. should be persuaded to lend support to such a move. I am cc-ing this mail to others who are championing the cause of open access. All of us would be grateful for your support and proactive advocacy. Regards. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] Dear Professor Samassekou: We must get a strong recommendation and a stronger action plan to implement open access (self archiving of all research papers in science, technology, medicine, arts, humanities and literature) at the Tunis meeting of WSIS. We must mobilise as many country delegations as possible to support resolutions favouring open access. The African Academy of Sciences, TWAS, InterAcademy Panel, InterAcademy Council, etc. should be persuaded to lend support to such a move. I am cc-ing this mail to others who are championing the cause of open access. All of us would be grateful for your support and proactive advocacy. Regards. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam]

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Searching Blogs using Google
by Sreeharsha_Gopalakrishna＠i2.com 19 Sep '05

19 Sep '05

Dear All, Google has launched a new tool designed to help internet-users search web logs. Google's new tool will search the latest posts on Blog sites.The internet search giant has developed the engine to look exclusively at the journals, known as web logs or "blogs", in a move that is expected to push blogging into the mainstream. http://blogsearch.google.com/ Regards ~Sreeharsha BG

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Request
by rafiq rather 19 Sep '05

19 Sep '05

Dear Patrons Why the trend towards chainging the 8 digit ISBN number to 13 digits. Will it serve the purpose for the future intellectual outcome. Rafiq Ahmad Rather Depi. of Lib & infor. science University of Kashmir -- _______________________________________________ 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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Prof. Nick Moores Lecture at DLIS, Mysore- a report
by N.S. Harinarayana 19 Sep '05

19 Sep '05

Prof. Nick Moore, Chairman, Acumen Ltd., United Kingdom , the Keynote Speaker at the recently concluded Infovision 2005 event, addressed the faculty, researchers and students of the Department of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore on September 19, 2005 at 11.30 am. Prof. Moore �s lecture on Policy framework for information societies was well attended. This special lecture was organized by Mysore University Library and Information Science Students Association (MULISSA). Summary of the lecture: ICTs have influenced the society and the economy of nations. Information is the major resource of today�s society. People have more access to information than ever before. This has resulted in the creation of a more informed society. Information in tandem with ICTs has induced economic, social, cultural and political changes. The speaker gave a few examples to demonstrate the changes that have occurred. A policy framework would guide these changes in the direction which is more profitable to the human kind. However, the challenge for policies is of two folds: one to maximize the opportunities and the second one is to minimize the dangers. There have been various attempts to develop suitable policies by the developed countries. Unlike previous revolutions, the information revolution needs to be guided consciously with in the framework of comprehensive and globally acceptable information policies. As these changes need to guided and planned and not let it happen, an information policy becomes cirtical. The speaker outlined the need and challenges involved in meeting the various goals in creating the framework for the policy. The goals are: * Creating robust infrastructure:- The policy should address the issues of robustness, the breadth and depth of penetration of the information infrastructure * Competitive information sector:- Developing a competitive information sector is another goal of the policy. * Information-intensive organisations:- Encouraging the organization to become more and more information intensive is an important issue to be covered by the policy. * Social use of information:- Making the society information savvy by encouraging the society to identify, collect, and use information that they want for their personal as well as professional life. * Legal and regulatory framework:- If above goals have to be effective, the information policy must also look in to the legal and regulatory frame work. Such frame work needs to be comprehensive as well as globally applicable character. * Skilled workforce:- The speaker opined that there is dire need for skilled personnel who can manage the information effectively for the benefit of the society. The policy framework should look into the proper availability of skilled personnel. Addressing the students the speaker outlined the following competencies required of information workforce for the future. ** Creators: Preparing, packaging and producing the intellectual content produced by authors suitable for display, distribution and consumption. ** Collectors: Individuals, agencies and organizations involved in aggregating and collecting information materials. ** Communicators: People and agencies involved in the process of interaction with consumers of information. ** Consolidators: Individuals and agencies involved in the analyses and consolidation of information for the end users. Prof. Moore was of the opinion that that there is going to be a great demand for the above four processes and hence human resources with the requisite skills in the information society. He called upon the students to concentrate on improving their skills in the above areas. Prof. Moore concluded his lecture by identifying the following - clarity of vision; co-ordinated policy and action: and commitment by the government, as the critical success factor in framing an information policy for the information societies. -- N.S.Harinarayana Ph.D Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore Manasagangotri, Mysore 570 006 Ph: 2419393

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MedIND 36 and Counting
by Sukhdev Singh 19 Sep '05

19 Sep '05

Today we have made available the following Journal on medIND, http://medind.nic.in . Indian Journal of Nephrology http://medind.nic.in/iav/iavm.shtml MedIND is accessible freely and hosts fulltext of Indian Biomedical Journals that are indexed in IndMED [ http://indmed.nic.in ] or PubMed. Indian Journal of Nephrology becomes the 36th journal in medIND family. The family, which is still counting and hopes to grow gradually to cover all indexed Indian Medical Journals. --Sukhdev Singh, Technical Director, Bibliographic Informatics Division, National Informatics Centre, A-Block, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110003 http://indmed.nic.in ; http://medind.nic.in & http://openmed.nic.in http://medind.nic.in http://medind.nic.in . Indian Journal of Nephrology http://medind.nic.in/iav/iavm.shtml http://medind.nic.in/iav/iavm.shtml MedIND is accessible freely and hosts fulltext of Indian Biomedical Journals that are indexed in IndMED [ http://indmed.nic.in http://indmed.nic.in ] or PubMed. Indian Journal of Nephrology becomes the 36th journal in medIND family. The family, which is still counting and hopes to grow gradually to cover all indexed Indian Medical Journals. --Sukhdev Singh, Technical Director, Bibliographic Informatics Division, National Informatics Centre, A-Block, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110003 http://indmed.nic.in http://indmed.nic.in ; http://medind.nic.in http://medind.nic.in & http://openmed.nic.in http://openmed.nic.in

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Re: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 30, Issue 17
by Aloor Thomas Francis 19 Sep '05

19 Sep '05

PROF. K.A. ISAAC, A DOYEN OF THE LIBRARY AND INFORMATION PROFESSION The sad demise of Prof. K.A. Issac is a great loss to the nation in general and to the profession in particular. He was a great teacher and librarian and contributed much to the profession, especially to the academic library system. The best tribute to him is to follow the professional spirit injected by him. A.T. Francis Assistant Librarian Kerala Agricultural University --- lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in wrote: > Send LIS-Forum mailing list submissions to > lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, > visit > > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > or, via email, send a message with subject or body > 'help' to > lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > You can reach the person managing the list at > lis-forum-owner(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it > is more specific > than "Re: Contents of LIS-Forum digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Could u Please Help (zahid wani) > 2. CONDOLENCE MEETING ON THE DEMISE OF PROF. > K.A.ISAAC (Sadasivan KP) > 3. research work (arun yadav) > 4. PROF. K.A. ISAAC PASSED AWAY (Prof. N. Laxman > Rao.) > 5. Electronic Theses & Dissertations (ETD) > Documents from NDLTD > (JK Vijayakumar) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 01:58:10 -0700 (PDT) > From: zahid wani <zahid_rais(a)yahoo.com> > Subject: [LIS-Forum] Could u Please Help > To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > Message-ID: > <20050914085810.82879.qmail(a)web33007.mail.mud.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > Dear patrons > > could please provide information regarding > public library systems in punjab and haryana as i am > pursuing my research study on the public library > systmes in these states and if some body think > he/she can be of any help to me, then please write > to me at zahid_rais(a)yahoo.com or > zahid_rais(a)rediffmail.com . i will be grateful to > the person and the this network. > Zahid Ashraf wani > > PhD Res. Scholar > > Deptt. of Lib. & Inf. Science > > University of Kashmir > > Jammu & Kashmir > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com >

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Opening For Sr.Library Position
by tariq22＠gmail.com 19 Sep '05

19 Sep '05

OPENING FOR A SENIOR LIBRARY POSITION A reputed Management Institute, situated in South West Delhi has an opening for a Librarian at Senior Position. Interested professionals ONLY from in and around Delhi may forward their detailed resume to the undersigned in electronic format by 30th September, 2005 Prospective candidates must be Post Graduates in Library & Information Science from a reputed Institute and should have working experience of at least 12-15 years. Knowledge of modern information and communication technologies, Library Automation Soft wares and capability to leverage IT in rendering library services is essential. Candidates must also possess excellent English language proficiency, both oral and written . The job profile of selected candidates would also involve promotion of Institutes's a newly launched publication. Salary and other perquisites are dependent upon qualifications, experience etc. Dr.Tariq Ashraf tariq22(a)gmail.com OPENING FOR A SENIOR LIBRARY POSITION A reputed Management Institute, situated in South West Delhi has an opening for a Librarian at Senior Position. Interested professionals ONLY from in and around Delhi may forward their detailed resume to the undersigned in electronic format by 30th September, 2005 Prospective candidates must be Post Graduates in Library & Information Science from a reputed Institute and should have working experience of at least 12-15 years. Knowledge of modern information and communication technologies, Library Automation Soft wares and capability to leverage IT in rendering library services is essential. Candidates must also possess excellent English language proficiency, both oral and written . The job profile of selected candidates would also involve promotion of Institutes's a newly launched publication. Salary and other perquisites are dependent upon qualifications, experience etc. Dr.Tariq Ashraf mailto:tariq22@gmail.com tariq22(a)gmail.com

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Re: public support of journals
by Subbiah Arunachalam 18 Sep '05

18 Sep '05

Dear Jean Claude: Here are some facts about the Indian situation. All journals published by the Indian National Science Academy and the Indian Academy of Sciences are now OA. Both these Academies receives grants from the Government of India (through the Department of Science and Technology). The Council of Scientific & Industrial Research publishes about a dozen journals from its NISCAIR office in New Delhi. As far as I know none of them is open access and in fact all of them are print journals with a subscription price. A private firm called MedKnow Publications undertakes to publish medical journals, mostly owned by professional societies. Right now they have more than thirty OA titles (although the print version may have a subscription price). The National Informatics Centre, another Government Department, manages the Indian Medlars Centre. This centre also publishes more than thirty OA journals (not owned by them). Besides, NIC-Indian Medlars Centre has set up an archive for full text biomedical research papers and it has more than 600 papers. But the best known Indian archive is the one at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. It has more than 2,000 papers. The National Chemical Laboratory in Pune has a repository, but they are concentrating on uploading Ph D theses. The National Institute of Technology at Rourkela has an archive with about 150 papers. For a vast country, what we have achieved so far is miniscule. Close to 75% of research is funded by the Central (Federal) Government in Delhi, and yet most Indian research papers are not easily accessible to other Indian researchers. Open archiving is perhaps the best solution and the government departments that fund research have not yet come forward to mandate self-archiving. It is likely that the University Grants Commission which kind of oversees the universities may come up with an OA policy soon. Regards. Arun --- Jean-Claude Guédon <jean.claude.guedon(a)UMONTREAL.CA> wrote: > Dear Jan, > > Indeed, you have missed something. > > After our long discussion, Stevan and I, support was > defined as follows: > > 1. Direct transfer of funds to a journal through > some governmental or > para-governmental body (e.g. a Council, a publicly > supported university, > etc.)in the form of direct subsidies (e.g. the 140+ > journals directly > supported by the Social Science and Humanities > Research council of > Canada); > > 2 Indirect support, i.e. free access to space, > equipment and work time > within a publicly supported institution (King and > Tenopir mention this > as hidden form of publishing support and some > publishers have even > deemed it "unfair" competition... > > Stevan raised the very point you mentioned in yet > another attempt brush > aside as marginal or irrelevant the possibility of > mandating certain > categories of publicly-supported journals to OA. I > have made it clear in > my response that I keep the form of "support" you > mention out of the > discussion: it really relates to the seller-customer > relationship. I > would also include in this non-public support the > direct transfer of > publishing fees (instead of a subscription fee) - > e.g. the $3,000 fee > practised your new employer. > > My point was *not* to try showing that commercial > journals are publicly > supported; my point was to demonstrate that, in many > countries, a (often > overwhelming) majority of journals are supported by > public subsidies, > either directly or indirectly. Because of this, I > argue they can be > mandated by governments to go OA. Incidentally, > Stevan agreed with this > proposition (while still maintaining that it touched > only a small number > of largely irrelevant or inferior journals). > > > Le samedi 17 septembre 2005 à 18:17 +0100, Jan > Velterop a écrit : > > I've clearly missed something. Whence this > discussion? Is there a > > problem? One could easily make the case that *all* > scholarly journals > > are supported by public money. If not directly, > then certainly > > indirectly, as all journals get a substantial part > of their revenues > > (often the majority) from publicly funded > institutions, who pay for > > the subscriptions, licences, page charges, > reprints, and the like. > > > > That's true for many industries, though. Think of > road construction, > > and, dare I say it, arms manufacturing. > > > > Jan Velterop > > > > On 17 Sep 2005, at 15:20, Jean-Claude Guédon > wrote: > > > > > A member of the library of the Academy of > science of China has > > > responded > > > to my query about public support of journals in > her country. here is > > > what she had to say: > > > > > > As far as we know, all the scholarly journals in > China may more or > > > less > > > receive public support. Editorial office of the > scholarly journals are > > > always affiliated to a certain institute, school > or society, which > > > makes > > > them more credible to readers. The institute, > school or society would > > > devote part of their budget supporting the > journals. Nowadays more and > > > more journals are turning to self-financing, but > they still receive > > > public support in the form of space, equipment > or work-time of > > > employees. > > > > > > Consequently, the case of China appears clear: > all or nearly all > > > scholarly publications in China receive some > form of public support. > > > > > > In all three cases thus far surveyed - Canada, > Chile, China - we > > > find a > > > majority of journals supported by public money. > From Chile, we hear > > > that > > > the Chilean situation is replicated across the > whole continent. > > > > > > If this is a marginal phenomenon, we must > redefine the word > > > "marginal"... > > > > > > jcg > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Dr. Jean-Claude Guédon > > > Dept. of Comparative Literature > > > University of Montreal > > > PO Box 6128, Downtown Branch > > > Montreal, QC H3C 3J7 > > > Canada > > > > -- > Dr. Jean-Claude Guédon > Dept. of Comparative Literature > University of Montreal > PO Box 6128, Downtown Branch > Montreal, QC H3C 3J7 > Canada > ___________________________________________________________ How much free photo storage do you get? 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Bees storm venue, digital library opening cancelled
by Vyasamoorthy＠icicikp.com 18 Sep '05

18 Sep '05

Bees storm venue, digital library opening cancelled Saturday September 17 2005 12:27 IST TIRUPATI: The inauguration of digital library at Sri Venkateswara University was cancelled due to a peculiar reason, as honey bees stormed the venue, forcing the gathering, organisers and even the chief guest run for cover. The digital library is scheduled to be inaugurate at 4.30 pm at the university library by the VC. All the arrangements were made and all the invitees occupied their chairs and chief guest S Jayarama Reddy also arrived. Suddenly from the rooftop of the hall, honey bees, disturbed from their hives swarmed into the hall forcing everybody to run for a shelter. The Vice-Chancellor, who could not come out of the car, after waiting for some time left the place as he is scheduled to leave for Hyderabad. The bees stung some of the staff of the Library, a press photographer and a journalist. http://www.newindpress.com/ Bees storm venue, digital library opening cancelled Saturday September 17 2005 12:27 IST TIRUPATI: The inauguration of digital library at Sri Venkateswara University was cancelled due to a peculiar reason, as honey bees stormed the venue, forcing the gathering, organisers and even the chief guest run for cover. The digital library is scheduled to be inaugurate at 4.30 pm at the university library by the VC. All the arrangements were made and all the invitees occupied their chairs and chief guest S Jayarama Reddy also arrived. Suddenly from the rooftop of the hall, honey bees, disturbed from their hives swarmed into the hall forcing everybody to run for a shelter. The Vice-Chancellor, who could not come out of the car, after waiting for some time left the place as he is scheduled to leave for Hyderabad. The bees stung some of the staff of the Library, a press photographer and a journalist. http://www.newindpress.com/ http://www.newindpress.com/

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OECD supports open access
by Subbiah Arunachalam 18 Sep '05

18 Sep '05

OECD supports OA. Arun ------ OECD report on scientific publishing and OA The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is about to release a report on scientific publishing, with special attention to OA issues. The press release, issued today, gives a good sense of the report's conclusions: The OECD study analyses scientific publishing's new business models, including open access publishing, open access archives and repositories, and subscription bundling and site-licensing, their impacts on science and diffusion of knowledge; and the role of governments in enhancing access to publicly funded research. Among the main findings are:...[2] Overall, the balance is shifting towards direct access to primary data sources, which is having major impacts on publishers, [3] Three major business models depending on digital delivery are emerging:...[3a] The so-called "Big Deal"...,[3b] Open access publishing supported by author charges or other forms of institutional support on the research output supply-side..., [3c] Open access archives and repositories..., [5] In the immediate future there is likely to be a period of experimentation around various versions of open access publishing, including "author pays" and the emergence of a range of hybrids. Among its main policy recommendations are:...[2] The report underlines the importance of enabling maximum access to findings from publicly funded research to maximise social returns on public investments, [3] This principle was underlined in the 2004 OECD Science Ministerial which recognised that open access to, and unrestricted use of, data promotes scientific progress and facilitates the training of researchers and will maximise the value derived from public investments in data collection efforts, [4] Coordinated efforts at national and international levels are needed to broaden access to data from publicly funded research and contribute to the advancement of scientific research and innovation. Here's an excerpt from the forthcoming report: Public funding and funding agencies (including private agencies) are very important in R&D and related activities that generate research data, databases and scientific publications. Access to public and government-funded research content is a crucial issue, and there is considerable potential for governments to provide a lead in enabling digital delivery and enhanced access to publicly funded scientific and technical information. The principle is to enable maximum access to findings from publicly funded research to maximise social returns on public investments. This general approach is captured in the Declaration on Access to Research Data from Public Funding adopted by OECD Science Ministers meeting in January 2004, which recognised "that open access to, and unrestricted use of, data promotes scientific progress and facilitates the training of researchers" and "will maximise the value derived from public investments in data collection efforts", and entrusted the OECD to work towards the establishment of access regimes for digital research data from public funding. Update (9/17/05). The full report is now online. Thanks to Lawrence Lessig for posting it. OECD supports OA. Arun ------ OECD report on scientific publishing and OA [A] The http://www.oecd.org/home/ Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is about to release a report on scientific publishing, with special attention to OA issues. The https://mx2.arl.org/Lists/SPARC-OAForum/Message/2330.html press release , issued today, gives a good sense of the report's conclusions: The OECD study analyses scientific publishing's new business models, including open access publishing, open access archives and repositories, and subscription bundling and site-licensing, their impacts on science and diffusion of knowledge; and the role of governments in enhancing access to publicly funded research. Among the main findings are:...[2] Overall, the balance is shifting towards direct access to primary data sources, which is having major impacts on publishers, [3] Three major business models depending on digital delivery are emerging:...[3a] The so-called "Big Deal"...,[3b] Open access publishing supported by author charges or other forms of institutional support on the research output supply-side..., [3c] Open access archives and repositories..., [5] In the immediate future there is likely to be a period of experimentation around various versions of open access publishing, including "author pays" and the emergence of a range of hybrids. Among its main policy recommendations are:...[2] The report underlines the importance of enabling maximum access to findings from publicly funded research to maximise social returns on public investments, [3] This principle was underlined in the http://www.oecd.org/document/0,2340,en_2649_34487_25998799_1_1_1_1,00.html 2004 OECD Science Ministerial which recognised that open access to, and unrestricted use of, data promotes scientific progress and facilitates the training of researchers and will maximise the value derived from public investments in data collection efforts, [4] Coordinated efforts at national and international levels are needed to broaden access to data from publicly funded research and contribute to the advancement of scientific research and innovation. Here's an excerpt from the forthcoming report: Public funding and funding agencies (including private agencies) are very important in R&D and related activities that generate research data, databases and scientific publications. Access to public and government-funded research content is a crucial issue, and there is considerable potential for governments to provide a lead in enabling digital delivery and enhanced access to publicly funded scientific and technical information. The principle is to enable maximum access to findings from publicly funded research to maximise social returns on public investments. This general approach is captured in the http://www.oecd.org/document/0,2340,en_2649_34487_25998799_1_1_1_1,00.html Declaration on Access to Research Data from Public Funding adopted by OECD Science Ministers meeting in January 2004, which recognised that open access to, and unrestricted use of, data promotes scientific progress and facilitates the training of researchers and will maximise the value derived from public investments in data collection efforts, and entrusted the OECD to work towards the establishment of access regimes for digital research data from public funding. Update (9/17/05). The full http://www.lessig.org/blog/archives/oecd_sci.pdf report is now online. Thanks to Lawrence Lessig for posting it.

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The roots of open access publishing (OAP), free online availability of digital content can be traced back to S R Ranganathan-Ms Judith Turner
by vasanth raj 18 Sep '05

18 Sep '05

Dear Sir/madam, 'India pioneered open access publishing system The roots of open access publishing (OAP), free online availability of digital content can be traced back to S R Ranganathan, considered the father of library science in India, Ms Judith Turner, Editor of Journal of Electronic Publishing, said in Bangalore on Saturday. Addressing a colloquium on Open Access Publishing organised by Karnataka State Library Association and Society for Information Science, she said the five laws of library science propounded by Ranganathan, who spent his later working years in Bangalore, contained the essence of OAP............. Source: www.deccanherald.com 18th Sept. 2005 regards ------------------------- Vasantha Raju N --------------------------------- Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Dear Sir/madam, 'India pioneered open access publishing system The roots of open access publishing (OAP), free online availability of digital content can be traced back to S R Ranganathan, considered the father of library science in India, Ms Judith Turner, Editor of Journal of Electronic Publishing, said in Bangalore on Saturday. Addressing a colloquium on Open Access Publishing organised by Karnataka State Library Association and Society for Information Science, she said the five laws of library science propounded by Ranganathan, who spent his later working years in Bangalore, contained the essence of OAP............. Source: http://www.deccanherald.com www.deccanherald.com 18th Sept. 2005 regards ------------------------- Vasantha Raju N http://yahoo.shaadi.com Yahoo! India Matrimony </a href>: Find your partner now.

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University Librarian and Professor in Library Science positions advertised
by Dr.P.V.Konnur 18 Sep '05

18 Sep '05

Dear Colleagues, Shivaji University Kolhapur (Maharastra State) has advertised for the following posts: 1. University Librarian and 2. Professor in Library Science. Shivaji University under the new dynamic Vice Chancellor Prof.M.M. Salunkhe has lots of plans to build a modern IT based Library. They have recently purchased a State-of-Art overhead scanner for their digitisation activities, which will through a lots of challenges before the new Librarian being recruited. Prescribed application forms (a set of 12 copies) can be had from the University office on payment of Rs. 300/- in cash (not refundable) and by post on sending a Demand Draft of Rs. 325/- (not refundable) for Open posts and on payment of Rs.150/- in cash (not refundable) and by post on sending a demand draft of Rs. 175/- (not refundable) for reserve posts drawn in favour of the Finance and Accounts Officer, Shivaji University, Kolhapur payable at Kolhapur Branch. The application forms are also available on the website of the university under the tab '' Application for the teachers post '' which can be downloaded and filled on the computer and print-outs on A4 size papers, in 12 copies duly completed can be sent to the Registrar, Shivaji University, Kolhapur. However a D.D. of Rs. 300/- for open posts and Rs. 150/- for reserved post drawn in the name of the Finance and Accounts Officer, Shivaji University, Kolhapur payable at Kolhapur Branch should accompany the Application forms. The application alongwith enclosures duly attached to each copy of the application should be sent to the Registrar, Shivaji University, Vidyanagar, Kolhapur - 416 004 so as to reach him on or before 9 October 2005. Full details may be seen on their website: http://www.unishivaji.ac.in/advtno17.htm I wish all the best for the prospective candidates for the above posts, Thanks, KOnnur. Dr.P.V.Konnur, University Librarian, Bangalore University Library, Jnana Bharathi, Bangalore-560 056 Phone: o8o-22961131, 080-23215510 __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com

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Thanks for your best wishes
by Dr.P.V.Konnur 18 Sep '05

18 Sep '05

Dear Professional Friends, I have received several mails congratulating me for my new assignment as well as expressing their expectations form me towards the profession in general and Bangalore University Library in particular. I have tried to answer some of the mails and am not able to reach some of them. I am sure I will use their mail IDs and communicate them in due course of time. I thank all of you profusely for your best wishes and faith expressed on my abilities. I will try my bes to reach up to your expectations. I need your suggestions and advise from time to time. With Regards, Konnur. --- "D.B.Eswara Reddy" <devaereddy(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > As a former employee of Banglore University Library > (1968-76), my hearty congratulations to Dr.Konnur. If > one looks at "World of Learning 2005" an overwhelming > majority of universities in India has in-charge > librarians and it is a good augury that Bangalore > University has a regular University Librarian after a > gap of almost 10 years. > > Thanks, > D B Eswara Reddy > > > D.B.Eswara Reddy Ph.D > Assistant Professor > Texas A & M University > College Station, Texas 77843 > Devaereddy(a)yahoo.com > > > > > ______________________________________________________ > Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief > effort. > http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/ > Dr.P.V.Konnur, University Librarian, Bangalore University Library, Jnana Bharathi, Bangalore-560 056 Phone: o8o-22961131, 080-23215510 __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com

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Colloquium on OAP: Models & Technologies
by I.R.N.Goudar 18 Sep '05

18 Sep '05

Dear Professionals, (This is reminder about an important Colloquium) KALA and SIS, Bangalore Chapter cordially invite for a Colloquium on (Presentation 30 minutes each + Discussion about 40 minutes) "Open Access Publishing: Models and Technologies" SPEAKERS: 1. Ms. Judith Turner, Editor, J. Electronic Publishing Topic: "S.R. Ranganathan, Andrew Carnegie, and Open Access" 2. Dr. Eric F. Van de Velde, Director, Library Information Technology, CALTECH, California, USA Topic: "Open Access Publishing: The view from the trenches at Caltech" Preciding and Moderosation of Discussion: Dr. Shalini R. Urs Director, Information and Communication Division & Professor and Chairperson, Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore Date & Time: Saturday, 17th Sept 2005 at 4.30 pm. Venue: Conference Room, British Library 26, Prestige Takt, Kasturba Cross Road, Bangalore-1 Tel: 080-22489220 E-mail: naik.sadashiv(a)in.britishcouncil.org Abstracts: "S.R. Ranganathan, Andrew Carnegie, and Open Access" Open Access Initiatives represent a new business model for publishing that is challenging commercial scholarly publishing. The question is, must it be an either-or situation, or can the two models thrive side by side -- and indeed support one another? "Open Access Publishing: The view from the trenches at Caltech" Caltech embarked on its Open Archives initiative, called Collection of Open Digital Archives (CODA), in January 2000. Since then, we have collected an institutional repository of over 4100 items. Just about half of these are Caltech doctoral theses. Other documents include: books, technical reports, preprints, reprints, oral histories, and popularizing scientific articles. High usage statistics quickly propelled CODA from a pilot study into a major strategic initiative of the Caltech library. In this talk, I will cover some of the challenges of this project, as well as our plans for the future. I.R.N. Goudar Dr. I.K.R. Rao President KALA & President, SIS Bangalore Chapter Secretary SIS Bangalore Chapter Prof. T.D. Kemparaj Secretary 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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One Day Workshop on Introduction to Scientific & Patent Information and Chemical Abstracts Search
by Dr.P.V.Konnur 16 Sep '05

16 Sep '05

One Day Workshop on Introduction to Scientific & Patent Information and Chemical Abstracts Search Bangalore University Library and Department of Chemistry, Bangalore University, Bangalore, are jointly organizing one day workshop on Introduction to Scientific and Patent Information for the benefit of the Teachers & Research Scholars of Bangalore University and its affiliated colleges. All the Chemical & Pharmaceutical Industries using Chemical Abstracts for their information requirement may also depute their representatives. Scientific Research is growing at a rapid speed. For instance, there are 83 million chemical and biological substances in the world and 40,000 new substances are being added everyday as monitored by CAS Registry numbers. These are substances that are reported for the first time in literature or patents. To keep updated with this situation, for effective research or patent related decisions, increasingly teachers and students in academics, scientists in R&D labs use STN online service. Bangalore University Library has access to Chemical Abstracts through STN (Scientific & Technical Information Network) online information service through UGC-INFONET Programme at free of cost. All the teachers, students and other beneficiaries of Chemical Abstract Services are requested to make best use of this opportunity and learn how to use STN search in their research and patent related decision in Chemical biotech, Engineering related and with Case Studies. The Workshop is divided into following sessions: 10 AM to 11 AM :-Inauguration Function 11 AM to 1.30 PM : I Session: -Chemical & Pharmaceutical Industries -Teachers & Research Scholars other than B.U, P.G Depts. 2.30 PM to 5.30 PM : II Session:-Teachers & Research Scholars exclusively for B.U, P.G Depts. All those who are interested to register for this workshop may please contact the following persons personally or through E-mail on or before 15th September 2005. Dr. P.V. Konnur Dr.N. Ramachandra Swamy University Librarian Professor & Chairman, Bangalore University, Department of Chemistry, Jnanabharathi, Bangalore University, Bangalore-560056 Bangalore-560001 E-mail: drnrswamy(a)yahoo.com Phone: 22961131 , Mobile: 9945214105 Phone: 22961335, Mobile: 9845419880 E-mail: bublibrary(a)yahoo.com Date: 19th September 2005(Monday) Time: 10.00 AM to 5.00 PM Venue: Jnanajyothi Auditorium, Central College Campus, Bangalore- 560001. REGISTRATION FREE OF COST Dr. P.V. Konnur University Librarian Dr.P.V.Konnur, University Librarian, Bangalore University Library, Jnana Bharathi, Bangalore-560 056 Phone: o8o-22961131, 080-23215510 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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suggestions from professional towards a research topic
by shaji joykutty 16 Sep '05

16 Sep '05

Dear professionals , I am working as an MBA and MCA librarian, with experience in both academic as well as special libraries. I am planning to pursue my Ph.D programme in Library and Information Science from the university of madras, if selected. Kindly guide me in selecting and suggesting some new areas of interest in the subject for research. I have a flair for topics on knowledge management. Kindly help me out with the topics Mrs Shaji MBA librarian Ethiraj College for women chennai Expecting full cooperation from all the professionals in suggestions as well as in guidance throughout my research __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Dear professionals , I am working as an MBA and MCA librarian, with experience in both academic as well as special libraries. I am planning to pursue my Ph.D programme in Library and Information Science from the university of madras, if selected. Kindly guide me in selecting and suggesting some new areas of interest in the subject for research. I have a flair for topics on knowledge management. Kindly help me out with the topics Mrs Shaji MBA librarian Ethiraj College for women chennai Expecting full cooperation from all the professionals in suggestions as well as in guidance throughout my research __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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National conference
by Narayan Barse 16 Sep '05

16 Sep '05

Hi Dear professionals VPM'S Joshi-Bedekar College is organising conference on the problems dealing with multilingual computing with special reference to indian language and marathi. For details visit website: www.vpmthane.org or mail to nbarse(a)hotmail.com N. S. Barse Librarian & Coordinator BLIS VPM'S Joshi-Bedekar College Chendani Bunder Rd, Thane West Pin 400601 Hi Dear professionals VPM'S Joshi-Bedekar College is organising conference on the problems dealing with multilingual computing with special reference to indian language and marathi. For details visit website: http://www.vpmthane.org www.vpmthane.org or mail to mailto:nbarse@hotmail.com nbarse(a)hotmail.com N. S. Barse Librarian & Coordinator BLIS VPM'S Joshi-Bedekar College Chendani Bunder Rd, Thane West Pin 400601

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Camera phones will be high-precision scanners
by Thapar, Amit 16 Sep '05

16 Sep '05

Camera phones will be high-precision scanners The software, developed by NEC and the Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST) in Japan, goes further than existing cellphone camera technology by allowing entire documents to be scanned simply by sweeping the phone across the page. Commuters in Japan already anger bookstore owners and newsagents by using existing cellphone software to try to take snapshots of newspaper and magazine articles to finish reading on the train to work. This is only possible because some phones now offer very rudimentary optical character recognition (OCR) software which allows small amounts of text to be captured and digitised from images. But with the new software entire documents can be captured. As a page is being scanned the OCR software takes dozens of still images of the page and effectively merges them together using the outline of the page as a reference guide. The software can also detect the curvature of the page and correct any distortion so caused, enabling even the areas near the binding to be scanned clearly. Copyright furore Using the new software with a 1-megapixel camera held at least 20centimetres away, an A4 sized page takes about 3 to 5 seconds to scan. This produces between 21 and 35 images which the software merges together to extract the text and record any images. "The goal of our research is to enable mobile phones to be used as portable faxes or scanners that can be used any time," an NEC spokesman told . But the concern now is that this technology will catapult the publishing industry into a copyright furore similar to that which has gripped the recording industry in recent years. "There's no easy solution," says Andrew Yates, intellectual property adviser to the UK's Periodical Publisher's Association in London. "The music industry has been struggling with this for some time," he says. But with music the issue is whether or not you allow people to copy music they have already purchased, says Yates. Cause for alarm With print publishing the situation appears to be even more intractable because the new software will make it possible to make copies without even purchasing the original, he says. Licensing agreements may be one option he says. But also people will have to learn that certain rules of conduct still apply. "It is true that this technology may cause copyright issues if it were to be used in an unorthodox way," says the NEC spokesman. But NEC would never encourage such behaviour, he adds. According to NEC, their software is designed to sound an alarm when being used, to avoid any copyright conflicts. The company claims that any attempts to mute the device somehow or plug in headphones will not affect the audibility of this alarm. NEC and NAIST say they do not plan to commercialise their software for three years. Amit Thapar Library & Information Centre National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research (NIPER) Sector-67, Phase-10 S.A.S.Nagar (Mohali) -160062, Punjab, INDIA Phone: 0172-2214682-87 Ext. 2073 Cell: 09417419457 e-mail: amitt(a)niper.ac.in URL: http://www.niper.ac.in/ "All of us could take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism." "Rain drop falling from the sky has nothing in mind except to hit the earth. No matter how tough the drop is, it still reaches its destiny! Be positive always, best of luck... " Camera phones will be high-precision scanners The software, developed by NEC and the Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST ) in Japan, goes further than existing cellphone camera technology by allowing entire documents to be scanned simply by sweeping the phone across the page. Commuters in Japan already anger bookstore owners and newsagents by using existing cellphone software to try to take snapshots of newspaper and magazine articles to finish reading on the train to work. This is only possible because some phones now offer very rudimentary optical character recognition (OCR) software which allows small amounts of text to be captured and digitised from images. But with the new software entire documents can be captured. As a page is being scanned the OCR software takes dozens of still images of the page and effectively merges them together using the outline of the page as a reference guide. The software can also detect the curvature of the page and correct any distortion so caused, enabling even the areas near the binding to be scanned clearly. Copyright furore Using the new software with a 1-megapixel camera held at least 20centimetres away, an A4 sized page takes about 3 to 5 seconds to scan. This produces between 21 and 35 images which the software merges together to extract the text and record any images. The goal of our research is to enable mobile phones to be used as portable faxes or scanners that can be used any time, an NEC spokesman told . But the concern now is that this technology will catapult the publishing industry into a copyright furore similar to that which has gripped the recording industry in recent years. Theres no easy solution, says Andrew Yates , intellectual property adviser to the UKs Periodical Publishers Association in London. The music industry has been struggling with this for some time, he says. But with music the issue is whether or not you allow people to copy music they have already purchased, says Yates. Cause for alarm With print publishing the situation appears to be even more intractable because the new software will make it possible to make copies without even purchasing the original, he says. Licensing agreements may be one option he says. But also people will have to learn that certain rules of conduct still apply. It is true that this technology may cause copyright issues if it were to be used in an unorthodox way, says the NEC spokesman. But NEC would never encourage such behaviour, he adds. According to NEC, their software is designed to sound an alarm when being used, to avoid any copyright conflicts. The company claims that any attempts to mute the device somehow or plug in headphones will not affect the audibility of this alarm. NEC and NAIST say they do not plan to commercialise their software for three years. Amit Thapar Library & Information Centre National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research (NIPER) Sector-67, Phase-10 S.A.S.Nagar (Mohali) -160062, Punjab, INDIA Phone: 0172-2214682-87 Ext. 2073 Cell: 09417419457 e-mail: mailto:amitt@niper.ac.in amitt(a)niper.ac.in URL: http://www.niper.ac.in/ http://www.niper.ac.in/ "All of us could take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism." "Rain drop falling from the sky has nothing in mind except to hit the earth. No matter how tough the drop is, it still reaches its destiny! Be positive always, best of luck... "

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Six Barriers for Open Access Repositories.
by Sukhdev Singh 16 Sep '05

16 Sep '05

>From the following paper, I could infer that there are six barriers to Open Access Repositories. [Gerard van Westrienen and Clifford A. Lynch (2005). Academic Institutional Repositories: Deployment Status in 13 Nations as of Mid 2005, D-Lib Magazine, 11(9), http://www.dlib.org/dlib/september05/westrienen/09westrienen.html ] These are: ONE--Confusion, Uncertainty and Fear on Copyright Issues. TWO--Doubts regarding Who and How the deposited material would be used. THREE--Doubts on getting proper attribution, impact factors and scholarly credit. FOUR--Myth of low quality material in institutional repositories. FIVE--Unfriendly submission procedures SIX--lack of mandatory provisions in the policies of institutions or funding organizations to deposit the outcome of academic research. We should strive to overcome these barriers, but How!!? --Sukhdev Singh,NIC. http://openmed.nic.in [Gerard van Westrienen and Clifford A. Lynch (2005). Academic Institutional Repositories: Deployment Status in 13 Nations as of Mid 2005, D-Lib Magazine, 11(9), http://www.dlib.org/dlib/september05/westrienen/09westrienen.html http://www.dlib.org/dlib/september05/westrienen/09westrienen.html ] These are: ONE--Confusion, Uncertainty and Fear on Copyright Issues. TWO--Doubts regarding Who and How the deposited material would be used. THREE--Doubts on getting proper attribution, impact factors and scholarly credit. FOUR--Myth of low quality material in institutional repositories. FIVE--Unfriendly submission procedures SIX--lack of mandatory provisions in the policies of institutions or funding organizations to deposit the outcome of academic research. We should strive to overcome these barriers, but How!!? --Sukhdev Singh,NIC. http://openmed.nic.in http://openmed.nic.in

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Enquiry: Article required..
by salma 16 Sep '05

16 Sep '05

Hi, Let me know if anyone of you can help me out to acquire this article.. have tried all possibilities to check at ebsco, proquest etc, but was unable to get the same, have tried in http://wsj.com tooo Title: Tracking Kids By GPS. Authors: Kinnersley, Hannah Kate Source: Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition; 12/24/2002, Vol. 240 Issue 124, pD2, 0p, 2bw Document Type: Article Subject Terms: *GLOBAL Positioning System AUTOMATIC tracking NAICS/Industry Codes: 48833 Navigational Services to Shipping Abstract: Evaluates several child-tracking systems and services that use global-positioning satellites, such as the Digital Angel Personal Safety and Location System and the Child Guard Imported by Marketing Unlimited. ISSN: 0099-9660 Accession Number: 8787752 ________________________________________________ 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, Let me know if anyone of you can help me out to acquire this article.. have tried all possibilities to check at ebsco, proquest etc, but was unable to get the same, have tried in http://wsj.com http://wsj.com tooo Title: Tracking Kids By GPS. Authors: Kinnersley , Hannah Kate Source: Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition; 12/24/2002 , Vol. 240 Issue 124, pD2, 0p, 2bw Document Type: Article Subject Terms: *GLOBAL Positioning System AUTOMATIC tracking NAICS/Industry Codes: 48833 Navigational Services to Shipping Abstract: Evaluates several child-tracking systems and services that use global-positioning satellites, such as the Digital Angel Personal Safety and Location System and the Child Guard Imported by Marketing Unlimited. ISSN: 0099-9660 Accession Number: 8787752 ________________________________________________ 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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MyLISA Lecture on Internet Resource for Information Professionals
by SUNIL M.V. 15 Sep '05

15 Sep '05

Mysore Librarians and Information Scientists Association (MyLISA) A Talk on Internet Resources for Information Professionals By Ayesha Taranum Senior Executive Information Center DSL Software Limited, Banaglore On 17th September 2005 at 4.00 P.M You are cordially invited Venue: Vidyanidhi Seminar Hall Dept. of Library and Information Science, Manasagangothri, Mysore-6 Secretary, MyLISA __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Mysore Librarians and Information Scientists Association (MyLISA) A Talk on Internet Resources for Information Professionals By Ayesha Taranum Senior Executive Information Center DSL Software Limited, Banaglore On 17 th September 2005 at 4.00 P.M You are cordially invited Venue: Vidyanidhi Seminar Hall Dept. of Library and Information Science, Manasagangothri, Mysore-6 Secretary, MyLISA __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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research work
by arun yadav 15 Sep '05

15 Sep '05

Hi I am going for the research in "Marketing of library and information services and products in 21st century" If any one have any ideas or resorces.Please help me in the same. Thank You Arun yadav arunyadav28(a)yahoo.co.in Sr.Catalougure Acharya narendra dev public library Ashok marg Lko. --------------------------------- Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Hi I am going for the research in "Marketing of library and information services and products in 21st century" If any one have any ideas or resorces.Please help me in the same. Thank You Arun yadav mailto:arunyadav28@yahoo.co.in arunyadav28(a)yahoo.co.in Sr.Catalougure Acharya narendra dev public library Ashok marg Lko. http://yahoo.shaadi.com Yahoo! India Matrimony </a href>: Find your partner now.

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Information boom
by Sreeharsha_Gopalakrishna＠i2.com 15 Sep '05

15 Sep '05

Dear All, Here is an Excerpt with Prof. Shalini with Deccan Herald on the occasion of Foundation laying stone for I-SIM. ********************************************************** Information boom Shankar Bennur International School of Information Management is a strategy and a model to confront the challenges of crossing borders in terms of disciplines, institutional frameworks, sectors, and geo-spaces. Mysore will soon have a new generation centre called ‘International School of Information Management’ (I-SIM). This endeavour and initiative of University of Mysore is perhaps first of its kind in the country and also in Asia. Establishment of I-SIM and joining the International Consortium of I–Schools, could be described as a trail blazing effort of the University of Mysore. The University of Mysore is laying the foundation for the establishment of I-SIM in collaboration with International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT-B), Bangalore and School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh and many other organisations including industry. http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/sep152005/dheducation1628222005914… ********************************************************** Regards ~Sreeharsha

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Apply for IFLA/OCLC Fellowship Program - 2007
by JK Vijayakumar 15 Sep '05

15 Sep '05

IFLA/OCLC Early Career Development Fellowship Program for 2007 For more details, visit http://www.oclc.org/education/earlycareer/default.htm Application deadline: 17 March 2006 Selection: April-July 2006 Award announcement: August 2006 Program dates: April - May 2007 (specific dates to be determined) Jointly sponsored by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), OCLC Online Computer Library Center and the American Theological Library Association (ATLA), this program provides early career development and continuing education for library and information science professionals from countries with developing economies. Program overview On an annual basis, five individuals, including a theological librarian, are selected to come to OCLC headquarters in Dublin, Ohio, USA, for an intensive four-week 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, observe portions of an OCLC Members Council meeting, and visit selected North American libraries and cultural heritage institutions. 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. Visits to selected North American libraries and cultural heritage institutions provide an opportunity for Fellows to meet leading practitioners and discuss real-world solutions to the challenges facing libraries today. 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. For more details, visit http://www.oclc.org/education/earlycareer/default.htm ------------- Posted by J.K.Vijayakumar IFLA-OCLC Fellow-2002 --------------------------------- Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. IFLA/OCLC Early Career Development Fellowship Program for 2007 For more details, visit http://www.oclc.org/education/earlycareer/default.htm http://www.oclc.org/education/earlycareer/default.htm Application deadline: 17 March 2006 Selection: April-July 2006 Award announcement: August 2006 Program dates: April - May 2007 (specific dates to be determined) Jointly sponsored by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), OCLC Online Computer Library Center and the American Theological Library Association (ATLA), this program provides early career development and continuing education for library and information science professionals from countries with developing economies. Program overview On an annual basis, five individuals, including a theological librarian, are selected to come to OCLC headquarters in Dublin, Ohio, USA, for an intensive four-week 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, observe portions of an OCLC Members Council meeting, and visit selected North American libraries and cultural heritage institutions. 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. Visits to selected North American libraries and cultural heritage institutions provide an opportunity for Fellows to meet leading practitioners and discuss real-world solutions to the challenges facing libraries today. 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. For more details, visit http://www.oclc.org/education/earlycareer/default.htm http://www.oclc.org/education/earlycareer/default.htm ------------- Posted by J.K.Vijayakumar IFLA-OCLC Fellow-2002 http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/ Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.

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PROF. K.A. ISAAC PASSED AWAY
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 14 Sep '05

14 Sep '05

Dear fellow professionals Prof Isaac was one of the most senior and revered professionals in the country. he is being respected for his contribution. He is one of the personalities, who gave continuous support to the younger generation and his attitude is friendly to every one immaterial what the age may be. all the professionals feel sorry for his sad demise. on behalf of my self and all the professionals, i pray God almighty to provide peace to the departed soul. I request some one near to his place may convey the condolenses to the bereaved family laxman rao Sadasivan KP > wrote: Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 06:18:20 -0700 (PDT) From: Sadasivan KP <kps31147(a)yahoo.com> To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] PROF. K.A. ISAAC PASSED AWAY Dear Friends / LIS Professionals, I am reporting with deep sorrow, the sad demise of Professor K.A. Isaac , on 12th Sep. 2005 at night ! Professor Isaac was the former University Librarian & Head of the Dept. of Library & Information Science, University of Kerala. He was the recipient of the Fellowship of the Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation. Prof. Isaac had held several important assignments, which included, Senate Member and Dean of Faculty of Arts of the University of Kerala, Governing Body Member of INSDOC, Special Officer (Library) of the M.G. University, UGC Professor, Chairman / Member of several Commissions & Committees, etc. Prof. Isaac, an ardent disciple of Dr. S.R. Ranganathan, was responsible for initiating and developing the professional Library Science Education in Kerala through the DLIS of the University of Kerala, which he spearheaded for two-and-a-half decades since its inception. He had significantly contributed to the Public Library Movement and the Special Library development in the State too. Better known as the 'Father of Professional Librarianship in Kerala' and the 'Gentleman Librarian of India' , he was a beacon for LIS professionals - both young and old. His hundreds of disciples now stretch across the world, carrying out their professional jobs with mission mode. He had authored a number of well-known books including the titles 'Library Legislation' , ' Literature Search' and several Papers and Reports. Prof. Isaac had been the Patron of the Kerala Library Association too. The blend of his highly intellectual personality and refined behaviour made him a respected friend to limitless people cutting across all professions .That was the secret of his success too, for effectively disseminating the message of our profession to a wider domain - something very rare during these days! His demise is a great loss to the education sector in general and to the LIS domain, in particular! He is survived by his wife Chechamma and sons Madhu (Advocate, Trivandrum) and Balu (Professor, IIT Bombay) . Cremation : on 14.09.2005 (Wednesday) at 10.30 am at Pattoor Orthodox Cemetery, Trivandrum. Residential Address : G-10, 'Kadapuram' Shri Vidyadhiraja Nagar Poojapura, Trivandrum - 695 012 Tel : 91-471-2359502 Reported by : KP Sadasivan / Head, Library & Informatics / RRL (CSIR) Trivandrum and Vice President, Kerala Library Association __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum 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. Dear fellow professionals Prof Isaac was one of the most senior and revered professionals in the country. he is being respected for his contribution. He is one of the personalities, who gave continuous support to the younger generation and his attitude is friendly to every one immaterial what the age may be. all the professionals feel sorry for his sad demise. on behalf of my self and all the professionals, i pray God almighty to provide peace to the departed soul. I request some one near to his place may convey the condolenses to the bereaved family laxman rao Sadasivan KP > wrote: Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 06:18:20 -0700 (PDT) From: Sadasivan KP <kps31147(a)yahoo.com> To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] PROF. K.A. ISAAC PASSED AWAY Dear Friends / LIS Professionals, I am reporting with deep sorrow, the sad demise of Professor K.A. Isaac , on 12th Sep. 2005 at night ! Professor Isaac was the former University Librarian & Head of the Dept. of Library & Information Science, University of Kerala. He was the recipient of the Fellowship of the Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation. Prof. Isaac had held several important assignments, which included, Senate Member and Dean of Faculty of Arts of the University of Kerala, Governing Body Member of INSDOC, Special Officer (Library) of the M.G. University, UGC Professor, Chairman / Member of several Commissions & Committees, etc. Prof. Isaac, an ardent disciple of Dr. S.R. Ranganathan, was responsible for initiating and developing the professional Library Science Education in Kerala through the DLIS of the University of Kerala, which he spearheaded for two-and-a-half decades since its inception. He had significantly contributed to the Public Library Movement and the Special Library development in the State too. Better known as the 'Father of Professional Librarianship in Kerala' and the 'Gentleman Librarian of India' , he was a beacon for LIS professionals - both young and old. His hundreds of disciples now stretch across the world, carrying out their professional jobs with mission mode. He had authored a number of well-known books including the titles 'Library Legislation' , ' Literature Search' and several Papers and Reports. Prof. Isaac had been the Patron of the Kerala Library Association too. The blend of his highly intellectual personality and refined behaviour made him a respected friend to limitless people cutting across all professions .That was the secret of his success too, for effectively disseminating the message of our profession to a wider domain - something very rare during these days! His demise is a great loss to the education sector in general and to the LIS domain, in particular! He is survived by his wife Chechamma and sons Madhu (Advocate, Trivandrum) and Balu (Professor, IIT Bombay) . Cremation : on 14.09.2005 (Wednesday) at 10.30 am at Pattoor Orthodox Cemetery, Trivandrum. Residential Address : G-10, 'Kadapuram' Shri Vidyadhiraja Nagar Poojapura, Trivandrum - 695 012 Tel : 91-471-2359502 Reported by : KP Sadasivan / Head, Library & Informatics / RRL (CSIR) Trivandrum and Vice President, Kerala Library Association __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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Ad - British Library
by Dattatreya 14 Sep '05

14 Sep '05

Ad - Untitled AdDear Moderator Request to post this message in LIS forum. Thanks Kulkarni d r Dy Manager British Library Ahmedabad Advertisement for the posts vacant at the British Library Ahmedabad has appeared in TOI. Applications are to be sent to ICCR New Delhi and the last date for applications is 25 September. Publication:Times Of India Ahmedabad; Date:Sep 10, 2005; Section:India; Page Number:9 Ad - Untitled Ad Dear Moderator Request to post this message in LIS forum. Thanks Kulkarni d r Dy Manager British Library Ahmedabad Advertisement for the posts vacant at the British Library Ahmedabad has appeared in TOI. Applications are to be sent to I CCR New Delhi and the last date for applications is 25 September. Publication: Times Of India Ahmedabad; Date: Sep 10, 2005; Section: India; Page Number: 9 getimage.dll?path=TOIA/2005/09/10/9/Img/Ad0091002.png

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CONDOLENCE MEETING ON THE DEMISE OF PROF. K.A.ISAAC
by Sadasivan KP 14 Sep '05

14 Sep '05

Kerala Library Association is organising a Condolence Meeting on the sad demise of Prof. K.A. Isaac Date & Time 19.09.2005 (Monday) at 3.30 pm Venue Lecture Hall, DLIS University Library Building Kerala University Trivandrum All LIS professionals are requested to attend / participate. KP Sadasivan Vice President, KLA --------------------------------- Yahoo! for Good Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. Kerala Library Association is organising a Condolence Meeting on the sad demise of Prof. K.A. Isaac Date & Time 19.09.2005 (Monday) at 3.30 pm Venue Lecture Hall, DLIS University Library Building Kerala University Trivandrum All LIS professionals are requested to attend / participate. KP Sadasivan Vice President, KLA Yahoo! for Good http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/ Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.

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Could u Please Help
by zahid wani 14 Sep '05

14 Sep '05

Dear patrons could please provide information regarding public library systems in punjab and haryana as i am pursuing my research study on the public library systmes in these states and if some body think he/she can be of any help to me, then please write to me at zahid_rais(a)yahoo.com or zahid_rais(a)rediffmail.com . i will be grateful to the person and the this network. Zahid Ashraf wani PhD Res. Scholar Deptt. of Lib. & Inf. Science University of Kashmir Jammu & Kashmir __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Dear patrons could please provide information regarding public library systems in punjab and haryana as i am pursuing my research study on the public library systmes in these states and if some body think he/she can be of any help to me, then please write to me at zahid_rais(a)yahoo.com or zahid_rais(a)rediffmail.com . i will be grateful to the person and the this network. Zahid Ashraf wani PhD Res. Scholar Deptt. of Lib. & Inf. Science University of Kashmir Jammu & Kashmir __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Google Launches Industrial Strength Blog Search
by Sreeharsha_Gopalakrishna＠i2.com 14 Sep '05

14 Sep '05

Google has introduced its long awaited blog search service, becoming the first major search engine to offer full-blown blog and feed search capabilities. It's been nearly two and a half years since Google purchased Pyra Labs, the company that built the hugely popular Blogger publishing service, and Google has been promising blog search ever since then. Know more @ http://searchenginewatch.com/searchday/article.php/3548411 Regards Sreeharsha BG

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request for journal
by sheeba jasmine 14 Sep '05

14 Sep '05

Dear Friends, One of colleague is urgently looking for some journal articles for his research work. Kindly inform the availability of these articles. 1. Current Science of India V.25, p.143, 1956 2. Tetrahedran V.9, p.139 - 144, 1960 3. Olah 205 V.3, p.383 - 497 , 1964 4. Journal of Chemical Society B 579, 1966 5. Organic Reaction V.9, p.37 - 72 , 1957 With regards, D. Sheeba Jebaseeli, Librarian, Valliammai Engineering College, SRM Nagar, Kattankulathur 603 203 nalathamalar(a)yahoo.co.in __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Go to http://yahoo.shaadi.com

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Google is Every Where
by Roopa E 14 Sep '05

14 Sep '05

Dear professionals, Google is coming to the rescue of victims of Hurricane Katrina using Mapping Technology. It is evident that google is every where. In an effort to help displaced hurricane victims and their families, ad hoc communities of Internet users are using mapping technologies from Google (nasdaq: GOOG - news - people ) to track storm damage, analyze aerial photos and try to make sense of what little information is available. Three days after Hurricane Katrina made landfall along the Gulf of Mexico, extensive flooding, widespread power outages and general chaos continue to prevent residents from returning home, and limit the amount of useful information emergency workers or members of the media can distribute to the world outside. What little information about individual neighborhoods gets out is spotty, at best, and hard to come by--largely from dramatic, but ill-defined TV news footage. "We're seeing a lot of images from New Orleans that lack context," says Shawn McBride, a phone switch technician from Spokane, Wash., who has been using satellite photos from the Google Earth service to track flooding and analyze damage to neighborhoods. "It's impossible to tell from the outside how things are." But along comes Google. One Web site, www.scipionus.com, is combating the confusion by encouraging users to annotate a Google Map of New Orleans with information about specific locations. Collectively, the community is creating a collaborative map Wikipedia. Anyone with something to add can enter a street address and leave a marker on the map at that location, providing a few lines of text about conditions at that spot. "Never flooded, typical wind damage, passable street 8-31-05," reads one tag. "Trey and April's We are OK ppl," reports another. The site, created by Jonathan Mendez and Greg Stoll, software engineers who work together in Austin, Texas, went up Wednesday afternoon, and already has attracted nearly 300,000 visitors, who've left more than 600 tags. Mendez, who grew up in the New Orleans suburb of Kenner, La., has family who evacuated the area to his home in Texas. "We all were watching the news and scouring the Web for any information we could get," he says. "There were forums set up for people looking for information on particular areas, but they had hundreds of posts with mostly questions and little information, and it was hard to read through it all. I kept thinking, 'I wish there were a map with all this info, so it would be easy to look this up.'" The site runs off of the same technology that has allowed Google users to keep track of everything from potholes to pizza parlors. In June, the company released code that allowed outside developers to use and adapt the Google Maps software. In the months since, Google "mashups" of geographic data have flourished. "My friend Greg had played with it to make a map with markers to particular locations, so I figured if we could get it so that anyone could add those markers straight from the Web, we could get the information on the map quickly," says Mendez. "People have said they've found it very useful." In a separate effort, other Web users have also made use of satellite photographs of the region available through the Google Earth service, a program which allows users to view satellite photos as if they were flying over them, panning, zooming and tilting the image at will. While most of those photos depict the area pre-hurricane, the software allows users to "overlay" other photos and images. So more recent aerial photos--even pictures from news services and solo photographers--can be reshaped and dropped onto a satellite map, illustrating the current conditions. Pleasantville, N.Y.-based editor and blogger Katherine Cramer helped popularize the practice, after she noticed similarities between a Google Earth shot of the south coast of Lake Pontchartrain, and a news photo illustrating a nearly swamped New Orleans neighborhood. "I looked at those and said, 'Somebody needs to be putting these images together and comparing them.'" Cramer posted a few thoughts on her Web site, which was linked to by Boing Boing, a hugely popular blog, and before long, she was getting e-mails and mashed-together images from people around the country. "Suddenly we had an impromptu collaborative process, mostly consisting of people I don't know," says Cramer. Shawn McBride made some of the first post-Katrina images, and posted them online in the Google Earth Current Events Community, a discussion board for users of the system. "Once you have an image that you want superimposed, it's kind of like a puzzle," he says. Photo manipulators look for distinguishing landmarks that appear in both news photos and the Google images--a warehouse with a red roof, for instance--and then stretch and tilt the photo until it lines up with the satellite map. The resulting image is sort of a hybrid overlay that can be directly viewed and manipulated in the Google Earth service, allowing users to see recent images of their neighborhood, inside the context of the entire city. "It's not as good as the original satellite image, but you can get a sense of whether a house is underwater or not," says Cramer. Cramer has posted a series of directions on her site describing how to use Google Earth to check out flood damage in New Orleans. "I wanted to come up with a process for your average frightened person, who can get at the Internet, but is not able to learn new software," she says. "I've had a lot of people say they couldn't find this information until they came to my site." Google Earth images with post-hurricane overlays even appeared on television Thursday, as a number of news networks used the tool to zoom in and out of affected areas to display the damage. Representatives of Google say they encourage this creative use of their mapping technology. "We've been kind of nurturing and growing that for the past two years," says John Hanke, former CEO of Keyhole, a digital mapping company acquired by Google in October of last year, who now serves as general manager of the Keyhole group at Google. On Thursday, Google began releasing new images of the flooded areas, and even posted links to a number of user-supplied image overlays. Hanke says the company will continue to make available new images over the next few days, and that Digital Globe, their satellite provider, is continuing to photograph the area.

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PROF. K.A. ISAAC PASSED AWAY
by Sadasivan KP 13 Sep '05

13 Sep '05

Dear Friends / LIS Professionals, I am reporting with deep sorrow, the sad demise of Professor K.A. Isaac , on 12th Sep. 2005 at night ! Professor Isaac was the former University Librarian & Head of the Dept. of Library & Information Science, University of Kerala. He was the recipient of the Fellowship of the Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation. Prof. Isaac had held several important assignments, which included, Senate Member and Dean of Faculty of Arts of the University of Kerala, Governing Body Member of INSDOC, Special Officer (Library) of the M.G. University, UGC Professor, Chairman / Member of several Commissions & Committees, etc. Prof. Isaac, an ardent disciple of Dr. S.R. Ranganathan, was responsible for initiating and developing the professional Library Science Education in Kerala through the DLIS of the University of Kerala, which he spearheaded for two-and-a-half decades since its inception. He had significantly contributed to the Public Library Movement and the Special Library development in the State too. Better known as the 'Father of Professional Librarianship in Kerala' and the 'Gentleman Librarian of India' , he was a beacon for LIS professionals - both young and old. His hundreds of disciples now stretch across the world, carrying out their professional jobs with mission mode. He had authored a number of well-known books including the titles 'Library Legislation' , ' Literature Search' and several Papers and Reports. Prof. Isaac had been the Patron of the Kerala Library Association too. The blend of his highly intellectual personality and refined behaviour made him a respected friend to limitless people cutting across all professions .That was the secret of his success too, for effectively disseminating the message of our profession to a wider domain - something very rare during these days! His demise is a great loss to the education sector in general and to the LIS domain, in particular! He is survived by his wife Chechamma and sons Madhu (Advocate, Trivandrum) and Balu (Professor, IIT Bombay) . Cremation : on 14.09.2005 (Wednesday) at 10.30 am at Pattoor Orthodox Cemetery, Trivandrum. Residential Address : G-10, 'Kadapuram' Shri Vidyadhiraja Nagar Poojapura, Trivandrum - 695 012 Tel : 91-471-2359502 Reported by : KP Sadasivan / Head, Library & Informatics / RRL (CSIR) Trivandrum and Vice President, Kerala Library Association __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Dear Friends / LIS Professionals, I am reporting with deep sorrow, the sad demise of Professor K.A. Isaac , on 12th Sep. 2005 at night ! Professor Isaac was the former University Librarian & Head of the Dept. of Library & Information Science, University of Kerala. He was the recipient of the Fellowship of the Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation. Prof. Isaac had held several important assignments, which included, Senate Member and Dean of Faculty of Arts of the University of Kerala, Governing Body Member of INSDOC, Special Officer (Library) of the M.G. University, UGC Professor, Chairman / Member of several Commissions & Committees, etc. Prof. Isaac, an ardent disciple of Dr. S.R. Ranganathan, was responsible for initiating and developing the professional Library Science Education in Kerala through the DLIS of the University of Kerala, which he spearheaded for two-and-a-half decades since its inception. He had significantly contributed to the Public Library Movement and the Special Library development in the State too. Better known as the 'Father of Professional Librarianship in Kerala' and the 'Gentleman Librarian of India' , he was a beacon for LIS professionals - both young and old. His hundreds of disciples now stretch across the world, carrying out their professional jobs with mission mode. He had authored a number of well-known books including the titles 'Library Legislation' , ' Literature Search' and several Papers and Reports. Prof. Isaac had been the Patron of the Kerala Library Association too. The blend of his highly intellectual personality and refined behaviour made him a respected friend to limitless people cutting across all professions .That was the secret of his success too, for effectively disseminating the message of our profession to a wider domain - something very rare during these days! His demise is a great loss to the education sector in general and to the LIS domain, in particular! He is survived by his wife Chechamma and sons Madhu (Advocate, Trivandrum) and Balu (Professor, IIT Bombay) . Cremation : on 14.09.2005 (Wednesday) at 10.30 am at Pattoor Orthodox Cemetery, Trivandrum. Residential Address : G-10, 'Kadapuram' Shri Vidyadhiraja Nagar Poojapura, Trivandrum - 695 012 Tel : 91-471-2359502 Reported by : KP Sadasivan / Head, Library & Informatics / RRL (CSIR) Trivandrum and Vice President, Kerala Library Association __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Course on IT Application ...
by Puttaraj Choukimath 13 Sep '05

13 Sep '05

Hi e'body, IT Application in Libraries and in Information Management The National Documentation Centre (NDC) of National Institute of Health & Family Welfare (NIHFW), New Delhi is an apex Documentation Center in India in the field of Population, Health & Family Welfare. The collection of the Documentation Center has grown to approximately 60,000 including bound journals. In addition to all the conventional services of a Documentation Center, it is fully automated & also provides modem services such as CD-ROM databases, On-line access at LAN, OPAC, etc. NDC has its own website and a bibliographic database of complete collection is ready to access on Internet through this site www.ndc-nihfw.org. Beside the above activities, NDC has been conducting a training course since last five years on IT Application in Libraries and Information Management. The next course seventh in its series is scheduled to be held from November 7-11, 2005. During the course, all the burning topics such as, Library Automation, Application Software, Online Access, CD-ROM Databases, LAN, Multimedia Application for Information Management & Preservation, Electronics Publishing, Digital Library, Web designing, Web Authoring, Net surfing, etc. will be discussed. Practical Demonstrations, Practical Assignment and field visit will also be arranged. Scholars interested in attending the Course may contact Sh. Salek Chand, Sr. Documentation Officer and Coordinator of the Course, National Documentation Center, NIHFW, New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi 110 067. Ph.II-26165959, Fax 11-26101623, Email: salekchand2003(a)yahoo.com UNIVERSITY NEWS, 43 (34), AUGUST 22-28, 2005, pp.18-19 Note: Reply from the Course Coordinator Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 23:05:59 -0700 (PDT) From: "SALEK CHAND" <salekchand2003(a)yahoo.com> Subject: IT course To: afzal333(a)rediffmail.com, cusmclib08(a)yahoo.com, brjd(a)rediffmail.com, puttuc(a)yahoo.com Dear Colleagues I appreciate your keen intrest in this course. The main features of the course are:- 1. No course fee 2. Lodging and boarding facilities are available with in the campus at very nominal cost. 3. Local site seeing programme also arranged on 10/11/05. 4. Contents are based on Latest Information Technologies. 5. Nomination should be sent on institute's letterhead. 6. You can join this course only after getting confirmation from our us. Rest is OK SALEK CHAND. Mr.Puttaraj, A. C. Asst. Librarian (Periodicals) SDTM Library, TATA Institute of Social Sciences, P.B. No.8313, Deonar, MUMBAI - 400 088 INDIA Tel: +91-22-2556 3290, Ext.285 (O) Fax: +91-22-2556 2912 Email: puttuc(a)yahoo.com, choukimath(a)tiss.edu URL: www.tiss.edu __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Hi e'body, IT Application in Libraries and in Information Management The National Documentation Centre (NDC) of National Institute of Health & Family Welfare (NIHFW), New Delhi is an apex Documentation Center in India i n the field of Population, Health & Family Welfare. The collection of the Documentation Center has grown to approximately 60,000 including bound journals. In addition to all the conventional services of a Documentation Center, it is fully automated & also provides modem services such as CD-ROM databases, On-line access at LAN, OPAC, etc. NDC has its own website and a bibliographic database of complete collection is ready to access on Internet through this site http://www.ndc-nihfw.org/ www.ndc-nihfw.org . Beside the above activities, NDC has been conducting a training course since last five years on IT Application in Libraries and Information Management. The next course seventh in its series is scheduled to be held from November 7-11, 2005. During the course, all the burning topics such as, Library Automation, Application Software, Online Access, CD-ROM Databases, LAN, Multimedia Application for Information Management & Preservation, Electronics Publishing, Digital Library, Web designing, Web Authoring, Net surfing, etc. will be discussed. Practical Demonstrations, Practical Assignment and field visit will also be arranged. Scholars interested in attending the Course may contact Sh. Salek Chand, Sr. Documentation Officer and Coordinator of the Course, National Documentation Center, NIHFW, New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi 110 067. Ph.II-26165959, Fax 11-26101623, Email: salekchand2003(a)yahoo.com UNIVERSITY NEWS, 43 (34), AUGUST 22-28, 2005, pp.18-19 Note: Reply from the Course Coordinator http://mail.yahoo.com/ Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 23:05:59 -0700 (PDT) From: "SALEK CHAND" <salekchand2003(a)yahoo.com> Subject: IT course To: afzal333(a)rediffmail.com, cusmclib08(a)yahoo.com, brjd(a)rediffmail.com, puttuc(a)yahoo.com Dear Colleagues I appreciate your keen intrest in this course. The main features of the course are:- 1. No course fee 2. Lodging and boarding facilities are available with in the campus at very nominal cost. 3. Local site seeing programme also arranged on 10/11/05. 4. Contents are based on Latest Information Technologies. 5. Nomination should be sent on institute's letterhead. 6. You can join this course only after getting confirmation from our us. Rest is OK SALEK CHAND. Mr.Puttaraj, A. C. Asst. Librarian (Periodicals) SDTM Library, TATA Institute of Social Sciences, P.B. No.8313, Deonar, MUMBAI - 400 088 INDIA Tel: +91-22-2556 3290, Ext.285 (O) Fax: +91-22-2556 2912 Email: mailto:puttuc@yahoo.com puttuc(a)yahoo.com , mailto:choukimath@tiss.edu choukimath(a)tiss.edu URL: http://www.tiss.edu www.tiss.edu __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Request for announcement on Lis-Forum
by Ratnakar Aspari 13 Sep '05

13 Sep '05

We will be thankful if you kindly post the following item on the Lis-Forum. With best wishes A. Ratnakar New Delhi _____________________________________________________________________________ RANGANATHAN RESEARCH CIRCLE Cordially invites you to VIIIth C V SUBBARAO Memorial Lecture at the Auditorium Hall, Sahitya Akademi, Firoz Shah Road, (Near Mandi House Chock) New Delhi On September 17th, 2005 Saturday at 10.00 A.M. VIIIth C V Subbarao Memorial Lecture will be delivered by Dr. K L Chopra Former Director IIT-Kharagpur on Ethics in Scientific Research

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Colloquium on OAP: Models & Technologies (fwd)
by I.R.N.Goudar 13 Sep '05

13 Sep '05

Dear Professionals, KALA and SIS, Bangalore Chapter cordially invite for a Colloquium on (Presentation 30 minutes each + Discussion about 40 minutes) "Open Access Publishing: Models and Technologies" SPEAKERS: 1. Ms. Judith Turner, Editor, J. Electronic Publishing Topic: "S.R. Ranganathan, Andrew Carnegie, and Open Access" 2. Dr. Eric F. Van de Velde, Director, Library Information Technology, CALTECH, California, USA Topic: "Open Access Publishing: The view from the trenches at Caltech" Preciding and Moderosation of Discussion: Dr. Shalini R. Urs Director, Information and Communication Division & Professor and Chairperson, Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore Date & Time: Saturday, 17th Sept 2005 at 4.30 pm. Venue: Conference Room, British Library 26, Prestige Takt, Kasturba Cross Road, Bangalore-1 Tel: 080-22489220 E-mail: naik.sadashiv(a)in.britishcouncil.org Abstracts: "S.R. Ranganathan, Andrew Carnegie, and Open Access" Open Access Initiatives represent a new business model for publishing that is challenging commercial scholarly publishing. The question is, must it be an either-or situation, or can the two models thrive side by side -- and indeed support one another? "Open Access Publishing: The view from the trenches at Caltech" Caltech embarked on its Open Archives initiative, called Collection of Open Digital Archives (CODA), in January 2000. Since then, we have collected an institutional repository of over 4100 items. Just about half of these are Caltech doctoral theses. Other documents include: books, technical reports, preprints, reprints, oral histories, and popularizing scientific articles. High usage statistics quickly propelled CODA from a pilot study into a major strategic initiative of the Caltech library. In this talk, I will cover some of the challenges of this project, as well as our plans for the future. I.R.N. Goudar Dr. I.K.R. Rao President KALA & President, SIS Bangalore Chapter Secretary SIS Bangalore Chapter Prof. T.D. Kemparaj Secretary 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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Google Keyword Search Tool
by Vyasamoorthy＠icicikp.com 13 Sep '05

13 Sep '05

Many of us may not know that: Google Keyword Tool at https://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordSandbox is a very useful search tool for finding synoymous words and phrases. Though the tool is meant for selecting keywords to be assigned for matching Google Ads against search terms used by searchers, it is still useful to us, librarians. We can recollect and reconsider keywords that may be better for searching. For instance "literature search" returns: medical literature search literature search a literature search literature search on do a literature search literature search engine literature search engines search literature Isn' this great? Dr.P.Vyasamoorthy, Advisor, Virtual Information Centre, ICICI Knowledge Park, Genome Valley, Turkapally, Shameerpet Mandal, RR District, Hyderabad 500078 INDIA Email: vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com Phone - Office: +91(40)23480053 Fax: +91(40)23480007 Phone Residence: +91(40)27846631

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