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Turning books into bits
by Sreeharsha_Gopalakrishna＠i2.com 21 Jul '05

21 Jul '05

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Empanelment of Book Suppliers
by T.V. Prafulla Chandra 20 Jul '05

20 Jul '05

Dear All, We would like to hear from book supplying firms who are willing to supply books to the Dharma Vana Arboretum, a not-for-profit project coming up near Bhongir, Andhra Pradesh over an area of 450+ acres. We are mainly interested in books relating to horticulture, agriculture, botany and forestry. The terms are: 20 % discount Post free supply Books should be in mint condition at the time of delivery. Preference would be given to Hyderabad-based firms, although it is not an essential criteria. Others would also be considered depending on their proximity to major centres of publishing. Thank you Sincerely T.V. Prafulla Chandra Senior Editor --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NISC Export Services Pvt. Ltd. (an affiliate of NISC International, Inc. USA) S-1 Ballad Estates, St.Ann's School Road, Tarnaka, Hyderabad 500 017 Andhra Pradesh, India - Tel:+91 40 27001517 Tel/Fax:+91 40 27002538 WWW.NISC.COM A company in service to NISC worldwide. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Fwd: Announcement: Web Conference has begun
by Smita Chandra 20 Jul '05

20 Jul '05

Apologies for cross-posting. Smita-- ********************************************************************************** Ms.Smita Chandra Librarian Library, Information & Documentation Division Indian Institute of Geomagnetism Kalamboli Highway, New Panvel, New Mumbai 410 218 Maharashtra, INDIA Ph.: 91-022-27484137 (9.30AM-6.00PM, excluding Sat/Sun) Fax: 91-022-27480763 Email : iiglib(a)iigs.iigm.res.in (official) smitac_in(a)yahoo.com (personal) ********************************************************************************** __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Apologies for cross-posting. Smita-- ********************************************************************************** Ms.Smita Chandra Librarian Library, Information & Documentation Division Indian Institute of Geomagnetism Kalamboli Highway, New Panvel, New Mumbai 410 218 Maharashtra, INDIA Ph .: 91-022-27484137 (9.30AM-6.00PM, excluding Sat/Sun) Fax : 91-022-27480763 Email : mailto:iiglib@iigs.iigm.res.in iiglib(a)iigs.iigm.res.in (official) mailto:smitac_in@yahoo.com smitac_in(a)yahoo.com (personal) ********************************************************************************** __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Information is the saleable commodity: Remember Dr.CRK Sir's classes
by Puttaraj Choukimath 20 Jul '05

20 Jul '05

Dear All, GREETINGS. http://www.alibnet.org/For%20Librarian.html Those who are searching for job or better job can put their short resume on ADINET web site. Charges : Rs. 100/- for 3 months. Let us appreciate the service. Regards, Puttaraj. Mr.Puttaraj, A. C. Asst. Librarian (Periodicals) SDTM Library, TATA Institute of Social Sciences, P.B. No.8313, Deonar, MUMBAI - 400 088 INDIA Tel: +91-22-2556 3290, Ext.285 (O) Fax: +91-22-2556 2912 Email: puttuc(a)yahoo.com, choukimath(a)tiss.edu URL: www.tiss.edu __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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'India and the Knowledge Economy' - free copies
by ++ Mukesh Anand ++ 20 Jul '05

20 Jul '05

Dear All 'India and the Knowledge Economy' There was a sudden surge in demand for copies and after 16 copies were earmarked for free distribution, we have run out of stock. More copies are on order from World Bank i will revert with supply status by end July'05. Interested members may register their request with Monitor - Hyderabad at monitorsales(a)gmail.com Best Wishes ++ Mukesh ++ - - Mukesh Anand Director - Marketing Monitor Information Services # 203, Moghal Marc Ratan Complex Narayanguda, Opp. Deepak Theatre, Hyderabad - 500 029, India Telephone: 040-55787065 Fax: +91-40-27552390 http://www.monitorinfo.com Importers n Distributors of Technical Publications Dear All 'India and the Knowledge Economy' There was a sudden surge in demand for copies and after 16 copies were earmarked for free distribution, we have run out of stock. More copies are on order from World Bank i will revert with supply status by end July'05. Interested members may register their request with Monitor - Hyderabad at mailto:monitorsales@gmail.com monitorsales(a)gmail.com Best Wishes ++ Mukesh ++ - - Mukesh Anand Director - Marketing Monitor Information Services # 203, Moghal Marc Ratan Complex Narayanguda, Opp. Deepak Theatre, Hyderabad - 500 029, India Telephone: 040-55787065 Fax: +91-40-27552390 http://www.monitorinfo.com http://www.monitorinfo.com Importers n Distributors of Technical Publications

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LIBCOM 2005 - Second Announcement
by Satish Munnolli 20 Jul '05

20 Jul '05

Apologies for cross posting The following announcement may be of interest to Library and Information Science professionals Announcement and Call for Papers Ninth International Conference and Exhibition Information Technologies, Computer Systems and Publications for Libraries LIBCOM-2005 Zvenigorod, Moscow Region, Russia November 14 -18, 2005 Organizers: - Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology - Federal Agency for Science and Innovations, Moscow, Russia - Federal Agency for Culture and Cinematography, Moscow, Russia - Russian Foundation for Basic Research - International Library, Information and Analytical Center - International Association of Electronic Libraries and New Information Technologies Users and Developers The subject scope of the Conference covers the state-of-the-art and prospects of new information, computer and Internet technologies in library and information practice; library consortia; digital libraries and digital information resources; legal aspects of libraries and information providers activities; new educational technologies; interaction of book publishers, booksellers and libraries. The Conference Program is based on accepted participants' paper proposals and special invitations issued by the Organizing Committee to selected experts in the Conference topics as well as to providers of information, computer, publishing and Internet products to libraries. Call for Papers The Organizing Committee seeks original research and application-oriented papers, not previously presented elsewhere, which make new contributions to the conference topics. You are invited to submit an extended abstract of your proposed paper in the electronic form (as an attachment to email) according to the following guidelines: 1. The extended abstract should not exceed 0.75 A4 page in length. 2. The heading should include the title of your paper, followed by names, affiliations, email of the author(s). 3. The deadline for submitting proposals is October 1, 2005. 4. Full text should not exceed 4, 000 words in length and should be single spaced. 5. The deadline for submitting full text is October 15, 2005. 6. Proposals for papers to be written and presented in English should be sent to Dr. Lester Pourciau, Deputy Chair, International Organizing Committee, email: Pourciau(a)memphis.edu or Pourciau(a)alumni.indiana.edu Abstracts for papers to be written and presented in Russian should be sent to Dr. Yakov Shraiberg, Chair, International Organizing Committee, and First Deputy Director, Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology, email: shra(a)gpntb.ru 7. Full texts of accepted papers will be published in the LIBCOM conference proceedings. A special exhibition operates during the Conference. The Exhibition scope includes: new computer technologies in information business and librarianship; Internet technologies; digital information; information technologies in libraries and educational institutions; book trade; library equipment and materials ; publishing houses products; book market services; university products and services as well as other related issues. Conference participants will be offered a social and cultural program, which includes: ? a tour to Savvino-Storozhevsky or New Jerusalem medieval Monasteries, ? an additional charged tour around Pushkin places (Zakharovo-Vyazemy), by preliminary requests ? a concert ? fourchette - dancing party «Nice to meet you» ? an informal party on the occasion of the Conference closing with live music. A pool, gym, and sauna as well as manipulation and health treatment will be available to the Conference participants on site. Registration and accommodation The Conference registration fee is $120 and covers: - participation in the Conference professional program and admittance to the exhibits - Conference bag with Conference proceedings and information materials - conference badge - transfer on the dates of arrival and departure - organizational expenses for Russian visa support - participation in conference opening and closing receptions - a concert - a tour to Savvino-Storozhevsky or New Jerusalem medieval Monasteries . Accommodation fee for the whole stay (four days including three meals a day) is as follows (prices per person): One-room apartment Two-room apartment Suite double - $ 210 double - $ 240 double - $ 280 single - $ 280 single - $ 360 single - $ 420 The Exhibition stand rental fee is 200 USD Payment should be made in US dollars in advance to: ILIAC (International Library Information and Analytical Center) 1776 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 700, NW, Washington DC, 20036, USA Bank - Bank of America, 3 Dupont Circle, NW, Washington DC, 20036, USA ABA/Routing # 054001204, Acct. # 001920698423 For online registration and additional information please visit: http://www.gpntb.ru/libcom2005/eng iliac(a)iliac.org Contacts: Tel: +7 (095) 923-1249, +7 (095) 928-1340, +7 (095) 923-9998 Fax: +7 (095) 921-9862, +7 (095) 925-9750 Email: sigla(a)gpntb.ru, kv(a)gpntb.ru Mailing address: "LIBCOM-2005" Organizing Committee, GPNTB, 12 Kuznetsky Most, GSP-6, K-31, Moscow, 107996, Russia Satish S Munnolli Librarain Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research & Education in Cancer (ACTREC) Tata Memorial Centre, Sector 22, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai 410 208 Ph: +91 22 2740 5026 Fax: +91 22 2741 2894 Email: smunnolli(a)actrec.res.in

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Refresher courses in LIS
by Dr. Nabi Hasan 19 Jul '05

19 Jul '05

Dear Friends If u have the list of the Refresher courses in LIS to be organized in the different universities, then kindly forward the same to me. Thanking you all in anticipation Dr. Nabi Hasan Library System Administrator University Library, CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University Palampur (H.P.)- 176 062 (India) Phone: 01894-283184 (Direct), 01894-230361 (O) Cell- 9418149447, 01894-234571 (R) E-Mail: nabihasan(a)rediffmail.com nabihasan(a)gmail.com Web: http://hillagric.ernet.in --------------------------------- Too much spam in your inbox? Yahoo! Mail gives you the best spam protection for FREE! http://in.mail.yahoo.com Dear Friends If u have the list of the Refresher courses in LIS to be organized in the different universities, then kindly forward the same to me. Thanking you all in anticipation Dr. Nabi Hasan Library System Administrator University Library, CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University Palampur (H.P.)- 176 062 (India) Phone: 01894-283184 (Direct), 01894-230361 (O) Cell- 9418149447, 01894-234571 (R) E-Mail: mailto:nabihasan@rediffmail.com nabihasan(a)rediffmail.com mailto:nabihasan@gmail.com nabihasan(a)gmail.com Web: http:// hillagric.ernet.in Too much spam in your inbox? Yahoo! Mail gives you the best spam protection for FREE! http://in.mail.yahoo.com

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Tribute to Prof. Khandwala
by Mailing List Manager 19 Jul '05

19 Jul '05

Date: 18 Jul 2005 08:01:05 -0000 From: jyoti shreeram bhabal <jyotibhabal(a)rediffmail.com> � Sorry for the delay in sending out this message. There was a technical problem at our end. jyoti SHPT School of Library Science Past Students Association ********************************************************************* Dear All, SHPT School of Library Science Past Students Association conducted a Remembrance Meeting for Prof. Vidyut Khandwala ( Ex-University Librarian, SNDT Women�s University )on Saturday 2nd July 2005 at 4.00 p.m. at 2nd floor SNDT Women�s University Library, Churchgate. Two minutes silence was maintained in the memory of Prof. Khandwala. This was followed by Bhajans by Ms. Preeti Bhatt. >From the eighty five people present, dignitaries such as Ms. Kamaliniben Bhansali (Ex- Vice Chancellor), Dr. Ms. Jyotiben Trivedi (Ex- Vice Cancellor ), Prof. Harsha Parekh (Ex- University Librarian SNDT Women�s Univ.), Dr. S. R. Ganpule (Ex- Univerity Librarian, Univ. of Mumbai) shared their memories of the golden times with Prof. Khandwala. On behalf of the past students Dr. Maya Avasia (Asiatic Society of Mumbai) paid her respect to Prof Khandwala and spoke about how Ms. Khandwala encouraged her students to go ahead and contribute to the field. Dr Perin Marolia (SHPT School of Library Science) remembered her for her unique quality i.e. her Memory and Creativity. �She was the only Head who knew each & every student. She could spot the weakness of the individual stundents and help them to overcome it,� said Ms. Parvati V. (American Information Resource Center). Ms. Parvati V. also highlighted Prof. Khandwala�s achievements. Mrs. Sushama Powdwal read out the message of the present Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Rupa Shah. A display of Photographs of Prof. Khandwala with various dignitaries in the library was organized. A poem was written by Ms. Sunanda Mahajan describing Prof. Khandwala�s personality was put up. Keeping in mind the dream and vision of Prof. Khandwala, SHPT School of Library Science past students Association started �Prof Vidyut Khandwala Fund� for giving Scholarship/ Internship for the needy and worthy students. Rs. 30,000/- was collected on the spot. Contribution to this fund is still pouring in from India & abroad. We hope a substantial corpus will be developed. We welcome contributions for this fund. Email: sndtulib(a)bom3.vsnl.net.in or shptsndt(a)bom7.vsnl.net.in Tel: 22072792

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Universities can be ranked based on web indicators
by Madhuresh 19 Jul '05

19 Jul '05

Dear Friends, Here is an interesting article published in The Scientist 2005, Vol. 19, Issue 14, page 10. It can be seen online at http://www.the-scientist.com/2005/7/18/10/1 I am copying below the full article but it is without table and figures. The article talks about the ranking of world's top universities based on various web indicators. The article also cite the ranking published by Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2004, which was based on publications and citations, available at http://ed.sjtu.edu.cn/ranking.htm Indian Institute of Science is listed at 642 rank and IIT Bombay at 778 rank as per this webometrics while ranking published by Shanghai Jiao Tong University shows IISc with a rank of 200+. Even at regional level at Asia and Oceania, IISc ranking is 77 out of top 100. 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/ What the Internet says about Science Universities can be ranked based on web indicators By Isidro F. Aguillo, Begoña Granadino, Jose Luis Ortega and Jose Antonio Prieto The Web has changed the way in which many researchers access scientific information, conduct research, communicate their findings, and share data. There is now a need to assess the impact of Web publication in order to promote wider and better use of this new medium. Recent attempts have been made to go beyond the strict use of bibliometric indicators. Shanghai Jiao Tong University has published a ranking of the top 500 universities, in which numbers of publications and citations were combined with other criteria such as institution size or the number of Nobel prizes awarded to alumni. The Web offers advantages as institutions represent "natural units," with their own institutional domains that mark their presence on the Internet. Since most institutions have a specific Internet domain or subdomain for all their Web pages, quantitative data can be extracted using specifically designed crawlers, or the robots of the major search engines. The contents of these institutional Web sites might include not only final papers or preprints, but also valuable information on other aspects of their scientific activities. Raw data, teaching materials, slides produced for meetings or conferences, in-house software, graphs, media files, and even administrative information might be useful to pupils, colleagues, and partners worldwide. Since the Web is ubiquitous, a wider audience is possible when publication is electronic; this could include readers in developing countries whose access to scientific publications can be very restricted. The Web is cheaper than the printed word and can provide information that paper sources could never contain; for example, large amounts of data, complex and dynamic graphics, or even interactive systems. Finally, the Web is a hypertext-interlinked system, and although the motivations for linking far exceed traditional "citation for recognition," careful use of citation analysis techniques may still be possible. Web indicators are now becoming important in the quantitative analysis of science, but a global system involving the major universities and research institutions has yet to be developed. To fill this gap, we designed a combined assessment model for ranking the institutional domains of universities worldwide based on "Web presence" indicators. Three different features of these domains were assessed: the size of their Web presence (measured by the number of Web pages), visibility (reflected by the number of in-links from pages external to the domain), and the number of "rich" files available (the number of downloadable files in advanced formats such as Adobe Acrobat - pdf, PostScript - ps, MS Word - doc, MS PowerPoint - ppt, and MS Excel - xls). While evaluations were made in absolute terms, the fact that research and other activities involve specific file types was taken into account. The number of in-links to these organizations' Web sites was used to establish the visibility of their content to third parties, including other academic and scientific organizations, government authorities, and companies. Data were collected using the major search engines. The full results are available from "Ranking of World Universities in the Web" [http://www.webometrics.info] where the first 1,000 universities are listed according to Web criteria. Preliminary analysis shows that most productive research-oriented universities are among the leaders in the list. A significant positive correlation was found between the Web list ranks and the Shanghai Jiao Tong University list. Moreover, a large number of technologically oriented institutions were well-positioned by the Webometric indicators. The universities of developing countries (especially of the larger nations) appeared in competitive positions with regard to those of the developed world. There are still several technical and methodological problems to overcome, mostly related with the search engine bias. More relevant, there are several shortcomings and caveats related to the use of Web indicators for assessing visibility and impact. These are not yet developed enough to compare directly to bibliometric ones, but we intend to use non-Webometric indicators in our rankings to allow a direct comparison of the different approaches. Isidro F. Aguillo [http://isidro@cindoc.csic.es] Begoña Granadino, Jose Luis Ortega, and Jose Antonio Prieto are researchers in the Internet Lab at the Center for Scientific Information and Documentation (CINDC), Spanish Higher Council for Scientific Research, in Madrid, Spain. References 1. M Thelwall et al, http://cybermetrics.wlv.ac.uk/AoIRASIST/index.html Proceedings of the AoIR-ASIST 2004 Workshop on Web Science Research Methods 2004. 2. NC Liu et al, "Academic Ranking of World Universities - 2004," http://ed.sjtu.edu.cn/ranking.htm Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University 2004. 3. IF Aguillo STM information on the Web and the development of new Internet R&D databases and indicators Proceedings Online Information Meeting 98, London, Learned information 1998, 239-43. 4. M Thelwall et al, "Webometrics," Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (Edited by: Cronin B). Medford, NY: Information Today, Inc 2005, 39: 81-135.

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Free Copies of World Bank Title
by ++ Mukesh Anand ++ 19 Jul '05

19 Jul '05

Dear All Appended below is the list of recipient libraries who will shortly receive a free copy of World Bank Title, 'India and the Knowledge Economy' Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune Vidyanidhi Digital Library, University of Mysore, Mysore M G State Institute of Public Administration, Chandigarh Loktak Power Station Library, Manipur Central Electrochemcial Research Institute, Karaikudi National Institute of Rural Development, Hyderabad ICRISAT, Hyderabad Community Information Service Centres, Tenali INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE LIBRARY, Kolkata Army Institute of Management, Kolkata Monitor Information Services thanks all the forum members for their participation in this free copy distribution campaign. Sincerely ++ Mukesh ++ - - Mukesh Anand Director - Marketing Monitor Information Services # 203, Moghal Marc Ratan Complex Narayanguda, Opp. Deepak Theatre, Hyderabad - 500 029, India Telephone: 040-55787065 Fax: +91-40-27552390 http://www.monitorinfo.com Importers n Distributors of Technical Publications Dear All Appended below is the list of recipient libraries who will shortly receive a free copy of World Bank Title, 'India and the Knowledge Economy' Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune Vidyanidhi Digital Library, University of Mysore , Mysore M G State Institute of Public Administration, Chandigarh Loktak Power Station Library, Manipur Central Electrochemcial Research Institute, Karaikudi National Institute of Rural Development, Hyderabad ICRISAT, Hyderabad Community Information Service Centres, Tenali INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE LIBRARY, Kolkata Army Institute of Management, Kolkata Monitor Information Services thanks all the forum members for their participation in this free copy distribution campaign. Sincerely ++ Mukesh ++ - - Mukesh Anand Director - Marketing Monitor Information Services # 203, Moghal Marc Ratan Complex Narayanguda, Opp. Deepak Theatre, Hyderabad - 500 029, India Telephone: 040-55787065 Fax: +91-40-27552390 http://www.monitorinfo.com http://www.monitorinfo.com Importers n Distributors of Technical Publications

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Elsevier Enhances Scopus
by Farooque Shaheen 19 Jul '05

19 Jul '05

Scopus, the abstract and indexing (A&I) database of scientific, technological, and medical research information developed last year by Elsevier, has apparently beat all expectations for the success of its market adoption. In June, 6 months after its launch, the company announced it had signed its 500th customer. And, following an agreement with the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC; http://www.jisc.ac.uk) more than 60 universities in the U.K. are now taking part in the introductory offer for Scopus. Today, July 18, Scopus is announcing a range of new updates and features that further its mission of providing an easy-to-use, comprehensive system for conducting scientific research. The product is not viewed as a stand-alone, but rather as one that fits within the research process and supports the workflow by seamlessly integrating third-party research tools. New features being introduced include close integration with RefWorks, the bibliographic management tool from CSA; interoperability with the chemical structure searching in MDL?s CrossFire Commander; and several content integration enhancements. In November 2004, Elsevier launched Scopus, its ambitious project designed in close collaboration with librarians and researchers that promised to be the most comprehensive STM database. At the time, Elsevier said that it aimed to make the Scopus service ?as easy to use as Google,? with fewer clicks to the full text than any service available. Since then, Scopus has been building on its foundation and adding enhancements to accelerate and simplify the research experience. Source: http://www.infotoday.com/newsbreaks/nb050718-1.shtml Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd, Tel. 080-26678388 # 4105 Mobile-9342507449 Scopus, the abstract and indexing (A&I) database of scientific, technological, and medical research information developed last year by Elsevier, has apparently beat all expectations for the success of its market adoption. In June, 6 months after its launch, the company announced it had signed its 500th customer. And, following an agreement with the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC; http://www.jisc.ac.uk) more than 60 universities in the U.K. are now taking part in the introductory offer for Scopus. Today, July 18, Scopus is announcing a range of new updates and features that further its mission of providing an easy-to-use, comprehensive system for conducting scientific research. The product is not viewed as a stand-alone, but rather as one that fits within the research process and supports the workflow by seamlessly integrating third-party research tools. New features being introduced include close integration with RefWorks, the bibliographic management tool from CSA; interoperability with the chemical structure searching in MDL’s CrossFire Commander; and several content integration enhancements. In November 2004, Elsevier launched Scopus, its ambitious project designed in close collaboration with librarians and researchers that promised to be the most comprehensive STM database. At the time, Elsevier said that it aimed to make the Scopus service “as easy to use as Google,” with fewer clicks to the full text than any service available. Since then, Scopus has been building on its foundation and adding enhancements to accelerate and simplify the research experience. Source: http://www.infotoday.com/newsbreaks/nb050718-1.shtml Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd, Tel. 080-26678388 # 4105 Mobile-9342507449

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DWPI to include Indian Patents...
by Poornima Narayan 19 Jul '05

19 Jul '05

Source: 'Online' July-August 2005... Dear Fellow Professionals, Thomson Scientific announced that Derwent World patents Index (DWPI) will now include Indian patents, both pre-grant applications and granted patents, following the culmination of the government's long process of amending India's national patent laws to ensure conformity with Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) norms. Indian Patent coverage starts with data published December 4, 2004, when the new law took effect [215/386-0100; www.thomson.com] Poornima Narayana -- ----------------------------------------------------- Poornima Narayana Contact: 080-25086083 (O) Dy Head, ICAST N.A.L E mail: poornima(a)css.nal.res.in Airport Road prn_1_in(a)yahoo.com Bangalore 560 017 Fax: 080-25268072

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Re: Size Reduce Software
by Ravi Nandhan 18 Jul '05

18 Jul '05

Dear Sir, You can pls visit the below given URL:- (Also many others are available) http://www.mp3-converter.com/wma/ http://www.mp3-converter.biz/ http://www.blazemp.com/blaze_media_pro.asp You find so many SW here, the tutorials will be given in the package. Pls choose whichever you feel is suitable one for you. As MP3 is already a compressed format of audio, WMA is the next option.(eg. On an avg 120 MP3 songs can be burnt on a CD, where as if WMA is the choice, a CD can hold upto 200 songs Apprx.) There are lots of converters available. You are sure to loose the quality if you compress audio files. If WAVE format has surround sound, then if you compress it to MP3 it may loose quality and further down if you convert it to WMA. Thx and regards, Ravi > Message: 6 > Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 11:54:44 +0100 (BST) > From: Radheshyam yadav <shyamtyadav(a)yahoo.co.in> > Subject: [LIS-Forum] Size Reduce Software > To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > Message-ID: <20050713105445.56638.qmail(a)web8407.mail.in.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > Hello techy people, > > I would like to ask for your help. I have some mp3 songs with 5 mb average size, can anyone give me some tu$ > > > > Radheshyam Yadav > Cairn Energy India Pty Ltd. > Information Management, > Surat, > Ph. 0261-2862792 > Mobile: 09898065128 -- --------------------------------------------------------- V. Ravi Nandhan Project Assistant National Centre for Science Info. Indian Institute of Science Bangalore - 560 012 e-mail:ravinandan@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in ravinandhan(a)gmail.com Mobile : 94486 08533 Ph.Off.: +91 80 22933273 (Direct) +91 80 23600271-Ext.:23 & 24 ---------------------------------------------------------

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RE: Becoming a Librarian (SANJAY_B)
by Mailing List Manager 18 Jul '05

18 Jul '05

Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 12:28:27 +0530 From: Lata Suresh <lata(a)iihmr.org> I suggest that everybody who ever is mailing to the group should give their details. regards Lata Suresh Librarian Indian Institute of Health Management Research 1, Prabhu Dayal MArg Sanganer Airport Jaipur 302033 RAJASTHAN, INDIA Tel : 91-0141-2791431-34 Fax: 91-0141-2792138 Email : lata(a)iihmr.org OR iihmr(a)iihmr.org

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rules dealing with stock verification
by Mailing List Manager 18 Jul '05

18 Jul '05

Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 10:09:41 +0100 (BST) From: Dr. Nabi Hasan <nabihasan2002(a)yahoo.co.in> Dear Friends Our university has asked about the ICAR/UGC Rules, dealing with stock verification of Books and other documents and the power of Librarian and Director/VC to write off the lost/ mutilated documents. Our total collection is about 80000 documents. Since there is no collective Semester Break of the students, we are not in a position to close the library and complete the stock verification of the library documents. The Audit people are pressing hard to conduct the Stock Verification. Being in the same system, u can better understand the problem. Therefore you are kindly requested to please supply the copy of the rules or any such notification/ document lying with u or may be made available by you. An early reply in this regard will be highly appreciable With warm regards Dr. Nabi Hasan Library System Administrator University Library, CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University Palampur (H.P.)- 176 062 (India) Phone: 01894-283184 (Direct), 01894-230361 (O) Cell- 9418149447, 01894-234571 (R) E-Mail: nabihasan(a)rediffmail.com nabihasan(a)gmail.com Web: http://hillagric.ernet.in

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Local Area Network (LAN} for a university library
by Mailing List Manager 18 Jul '05

18 Jul '05

Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 18:12:44 +0530 From: badan barman <badanbarman(a)gmail.com> Respected all, I want to study the existing plan for Local Area Network (LAN) for a University Library which are available online, for geeting help to make a plan for my own university library ( Gauhati University, Assam). I also want to know each and every aspect of the topic, so request refferences to online sources from the LIS-FORUM members. Any information regarding my topic will be of great helpful for me. Thanking you. Badan Barman M.L.I.Sc., 4 th semester Gauhati University, Assam E-Mail id -badanbarman(a)gmail.com

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Site For You: Conservation of Library materials...
by Puttaraj Choukimath 18 Jul '05

18 Jul '05

Dear All, GREETINGS. http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/ CoOL, a project of the Preservation Department of Stanford University Libraries, is a full text library of conservation information, covering a wide spectrum of topics of interest to those involved with the conservation of library, archives and museum materials. Happy Browsing! Best Regards, Puttaraj. Mr.Puttaraj, A. C. Asst. Librarian (Periodicals) SDTM Library, TATA Institute of Social Sciences, P.B. No.8313, Deonar, MUMBAI - 400 088 INDIA Tel: +91-22-2556 3290, Ext.285 (O) Fax: +91-22-2556 2912 Email: puttuc(a)yahoo.com, choukimath(a)tiss.edu URL: www.tiss.edu __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Rearding Barcode
by Vandana Khandelwal 18 Jul '05

18 Jul '05

Dear all Good morning One of my library readers needs information on "how to construct BAR-CODE (barcode technology) reader system. The symbology being used is the PDF - 417. He needs this information for his project. If any information regarding the above subject is available with you kindly send it to us at your earliest. Librarian MAE, Alandi ____________________________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs

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Public libraries in private mgmt
by Vyasamoorthy＠icicikp.com 18 Jul '05

18 Jul '05

Please read the news below. In every city there may be a number of such privately owned public libraries. How about some PhD student studying these and subscription libraries -- how they supplement government efforts? Vyasamoorthy, P ========== http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEK20050716012637&Topic=0&Title… Institute of World Culture opens reference library Saturday July 16 2005 11:48 IST BANGALORE: The Indian Institute of World Culture in Basavangudi has opened up the K T Behanan Library on the second floor of its new Diamond Jubilee block. The library, which boasts a rare collection of books, used to be housed in the old building and was opened only on request. The new library will be open for reference everyday from 10 to 11.30 in the morning except Mondays. The shelves hold rare personal collections of late Dr K T Behanan, who used to be associated with institute. "Dr Behanan donated his entire collection before he passed away. We set up a library in his memory," said Y M Balakrishna, the institute's honorary secretary. The library got a further boost in 1963 when Dr Behanan's wife, M T Behanan, set up a permanent endowment for the institute for a substantial amount at the Canara Bank. "With the annual amount, more books are periodically add to the K.T. Behanan Library," adds Balakrishna. Among the large collection are eight volumes of the Encyclopaedia of World Art, 15 volumes of the Encyclopaedia of Science and Technology and entire collection on Sri Aurobindo, Srimad Bhagvad Gita, 24 volumes of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, complete works of Sankaracharya, complete works of Daniel Defoe, Charles Dickens, Alexandre Dumas, Balzac, Elliot, Holmes, Hawthorne, Poe, Thackeray besides modern self-help books. The institute has also added new books to its old library and the children's section. "The new block has just opened and more people are visiting it," says Balakrishna. Balakrishna said there are plans to include some magazines also at the new library. Some of Dr Behanan's collections have also been kept on shelves at the old block, where they can also be borrowed. ==================

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Fwd: Re: [LIS-Forum] Value of LIS Profession and Professional
by sri Lakshmi 16 Jul '05

16 Jul '05

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OAI-PMH functionality in NewGenLib
by Jai Haravu 15 Jul '05

15 Jul '05

Dear Friends I am happy to announce that NewGenLib, the library automation and networking software developed jointly by Kesavan Institute and Verus Solutions Pvt., Ltd. has now added functionality to harvest metadata from open access archive repositories that use either the Dublin Core or MARC-21 (MARC-XML) standards. The harvested metadata points to the URL of the digital content. The functionality also allows a library to archive publications of its own researchers in the library's catalogue database. Since NewGenLib allows networking of several libraries in its networking/consortium version, a Host library can harvest metadata from Associate libraries and vice versa. Other libraries that might want to harvest metadata from NewGenLib databases on the web can do so as records in Dublin Core, MARC-XML or in MODS (Metadata Object Description Schema), an XML schema, intended to carry selected data from existing MARC 21 records as well as to enable the creation of original resource description records. We would be happy to provide clarifications and more information on this new development. L J Haravu Trustee, Kesavan Institute of Information and Knowledge Management [http://www.kiikm.org/] 69 Krishnapuri Colony West Marredpally Sedcunderabad 500 026 Tel: 91-40-27803947 Dear Friends I am happy to announce that NewGenLib, the library automation and networking software developed jointly by Kesavan Institute and Verus Solutions Pvt., Ltd. has now added functionality to harvest metadata from open access archive repositories that use either the Dublin Core or MARC-21 (MARC-XML) standards. The harvested metadata points to the URL of the digital content. The functionality also allows a library to archive publications of its own researchers in the library's catalogue database. Since NewGenLib allows networking of several libraries in its networking/consortium version, a Host library can harvest metadata from Associate libraries and vice versa. Other libraries that might want to harvest metadata from NewGenLib databases on the web can do so as records in Dublin Core, MARC-XML or in MODS (Metadata Object Description Schema), an XML schema, intended to carry selected data from existing MARC 21 records as well as to enable the creation of original resource description records. We would be happy to provide clarifications and more information on this new development. L J Haravu Trustee, Kesavan Institute of Information and Knowledge Management [ http://www.kiikm.org/ http://www.kiikm.org/ ] 69 Krishnapuri Colony West Marredpally Sedcunderabad 500 026 Tel: 91-40-27803947

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ALA accredited degree (MLIS) is needed for getting job in USA/Canada...
by K Prakash 15 Jul '05

15 Jul '05

Hello, I received a plea from a library professional who emigrated to Canada. She has completed her B.Sc.(Physics); BLIS, MLIS (1998) from IGNOU. She has worked for British Council Library and few other institutions, she has about 10+ year experience in Library field. Now her MLIS degree is not considered as equivalent to MLS/MLIS of Canadian Universities, the authorities are asking for ALA accredited degree. She contacted ALA, they are saying she has to contact CLIP, UK and it is not replying to her. If anybody can help her on this issue, please write to her email id monasahu2000(a)yahoo.com [I had made a follow up on this issue quite some time back in some listserv, they were discussing now a days few universities/institutions are offering jobs for Library Professionals of India, China etc. nationals(where there is no ALA accredited degree offered). But some type of document proof is needed to support this.] With best regards. Bye. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------- K PRAKASH Scientific/Technical Officer-I Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET) Centre An Inter-University Centre of University Grants Commission Near Gujarat University Guest House Post Box No.4116, Navrangpura, AHMEDABAD - 380 009 India # Tel.: 91-079-2630 5971/2630 4695 Extn: 38(Off.); 2676 3724(Res.); Fax: 91-079-2630 0990 # Email: prakash(a)inflibnet.ac.in; prakash_k(a)yahoo.com # URL: http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/ ; http://www.prakashk.netfirms.com/

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SLA Annual Conference 2005 - Presentations
by Aman Jha 15 Jul '05

15 Jul '05

Dear friends, PowerPoint presentations of sessions held at the Annual Conference of Special Library Association (SLA) are available at no cost(20 presentations currently available). <http://www.sla.org/content/Events/confpresentations/05confpresent.cfm> There is one presentation on 'Search the Web', that may be useful for freshers upgrading search skills on the web. Link is given below: http://www.batesinfo.com/sla-2005-60-tips.pdf With best wishes, 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: [LIS-Forum] Becoming a Librarian
by SANJAY_B 15 Jul '05

15 Jul '05

Hi, I sincerely suggest when people forward these kind of lengthy articles should give the context, authors detail and gist (Abstract) of the article. That will help us to prioritize the reading. Thanks, B. SANJAY Central Library, Education and Research, Infosys Technologies Limited, Electronics City, Hosur Road, Bangalore-560100 Board : (91)-(080)-28520261 Ext 52086 Fax: (91)-(080)-28520742 We enable you to leverage knowledge anytime, anywhere! -----Original Message----- From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in] On Behalf Of Jayadev P Hiremath Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 11:48 AM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in; iatlis(a)yahoogroups.com; corporatelibrns(a)yahoogroups.com Subject: [LIS-Forum] Becoming a Librarian When I defended my dissertation at the University of Toronto in 1993, I was worried about my prospects for employment on the tenure track in English. Five years earlier, my adviser had been encouraging when I had proposed writing an interdisciplinary study of Restoration and 18th-century music drama. I wrote a respectable dissertation on the interrelations of music and theater -- on John Dryden, Henry Purcell, John Gay, and George Frideric Handel -- one that earned praise from my committee and from which I was eventually to publish three long articles in standard academic journals. By the time of my defense, I had some teaching experience, had presented a number of conference papers, and had shown my well-roundedness -- artistically and administratively -- by running a successful baroque-music chamber ensemble in Toronto for five years. Still, I was worried. The job market was abysmal; moreover, while I was a U.S. citizen, I was applying to American colleges and universities from a Canadian graduate program. I suspected that I would be at a considerable disadvantage for this reason alone, because I had gathered that many American academic employers seem to strongly favor graduates of American institutions. Plus, I had already cast about for jobs at the MLA meeting the preceding year, and had no nibbles at all. Yet it was not until I went on the job market with the all-important "Ph.D. in hand" that I realized exactly how grim my prospects were. Despite some initial interest, search committees proved not to be falling all over themselves to embrace my expertise. They seemed at a loss to appreciate what I might do for their departments. Over the next few years, those departments that told me anything about my rejection offered some version of the explanation that I was "too specialized." This made no sense to me: Isn't the whole point of a doctoral dissertation to demonstrate deep knowledge in whatever corner of your discipline you choose? I gather what they meant was not that I was too specialized, but that I was not specialized in ways or in matters to which they could relate. For the time being, I was able to survive on adjunct work and on tutoring at writing centers. I assumed that eventually some door would open; all I had to do was keep demonstrating my commitment to the profession by being a model teacher and scholar. Six years after completing my Ph.D., I had worked at as many colleges -- including some really good ones like MIT. I had taught freshman composition, medieval and Renaissance survey courses, "Foundation of Western Civilization," Shakespeare, "Fiction to 1832," you name it. I had published several articles and book chapters and had more in the works; had presented additional conference papers; and had won postdoctoral fellowships to conduct research at libraries including Harvard University's, the Huntington Library, and the British Library. I had also hand-crafted nearly 500 cover letters, tailored as many CV's to particular jobs, and spent far more than any adjunct could be expected to pay on photocopying, dossier requests, and postage. Instead of increasing my marketability, my achievements resulted in ever-more-deafening silence from prospective employers. Meanwhile, although I enjoyed interacting with students in the classroom, the onerous task of grading was getting me down, as were the low pay and the ineligibility for benefits. Add to this the frustration of feeling that, unless a miracle occurred, I would probably never be allowed to teach a high-enough level course to share what I liked most about academe -- the research process -- with my students. After an on-campus interview at a typical state college for a job teaching four courses each semester, including two sections of "developmental" (read: remedial) English every term -- a job that I was nonetheless not offered -- I was fed up. It was time for a career change. Since the first days of graduate school, I had been devoted to library work, and had developed great respect for the research librarians who had helped me unearth the countless treatises, pamphlets, play texts, and musical scores I needed to produce my scholarship. I was good at both knowing what to look for and finding necessary materials in libraries myself, particularly rare-book libraries. About the time of the state-college rejection, a friend who was a library director in Boston (where I was living at the time), and who was familiar with both my skills and my frustration, suggested I pursue a career in academic librarianship; she even offered to help get me started by forwarding my CV to other librarians she knew. Unfortunately, I had just attended a nonprofit job fair along with, it seemed, every inhabitant of the city of Boston. The crowds were wrapped around Mass. Ave and Huntington all the way to the Museum of Fine Arts. What jobs were on offer? Box-office clerk, file clerk, and the like. Thus, when my librarian friend offered to help, I was in such despair that all efforts felt hopeless; Every option seemed like the dead end that teaching and nonprofits had proved to be. Still, something in me growled, "Just give it a chance." I met with two Harvard librarians, and to my delight, both said instantly that a Ph.D. in English and a master's in library science would make a "powerful combination" of credentials for a future librarian. One even helped me get a job as a library assistant at Widener Library, and I gratefully accepted. Encouraged by this happy turn of events, I applied to Simmons College's Graduate School of Library and Information Science, was accepted, and believed I was finally on my way. Of course, there was still a little matter of tuition to worry about. Did I dare assume any further debt, given my precarious financial circumstances? I felt I had no choice but to go forward; I bit the bullet and took out additional student loans. After working in technical services at Harvard for a year, now with a semester of library school behind me, I applied for the job of library associate for collection maintenance and public services (responsible for the day-to-day operations of the main library) at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. I was offered this job and learned many further skills -- mainly managerial -- while completing my degree at Simmons. Between Harvard and the master's program, I learned the ropes of librarianship and had fun doing so; I even learned the art of artist's bookmaking and got academic credit for it. The next challenge would be finding a job as a professional librarian. As I approached graduation from Simmons, I attended a job fair there, at which, to my utter amazement, two representatives from Yale appeared. Tentative, I approached them. One, my current boss, said that Yale was looking for a librarian for literature in English. I already knew that, having scoured the job ads for months, but I thought there was no way I would be seriously considered, given that, in the scheme of things, I had barely begun my transition to academic librarianship. Nevertheless, he encouraged me to apply, saying that we were in a seller's market and that Yale really needed but was having trouble attracting qualified subject specialists. To my further amazement, he followed up with a phone call early the next week, urging me to apply to Yale. Yale offered me the job less than a month from the date of the Simmons fair, and I remain happily ensconced in my current position. I have landed on my feet at long last. My position at Yale offers multiple rewards. I am the collection development specialist or "selector" for all of Sterling Memorial Library's and Cross Campus Library's materials related to literatures in English: print, microform, and digital. That means I manage a six-figure budget, one of the largest Yale library portfolios. I run the undergraduate and graduate bibliographic instruction programs -- some mandatory, some elective -- for the English department in my capacity as their library liaison. That means I have a lot of direct contact with students, both in the classroom and in follow-up, one-on-one sessions. It also means that every day I teach my favorite subject of all: library research skills. Let me end with a plug for the importance of teaching such skills. Julie Walker, executive director of the American Association of School Librarians, says that most students will have multiple careers, so the knowledge they gain in college will not serve them throughout their lives: "It will be their ability to navigate information that will matter." I couldn't agree more. Todd Gilman is the librarian for literature in English at Yale University's Sterling Memorial Library. _______________________________________________ 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. 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Local Area Network (LAN} for a university library
by badan barman 14 Jul '05

14 Jul '05

From-Badan Barman E-Mail id -badanbarman(a)gmail.com Date-14-07-2005 Respected all, I want to study the existing plan for Local Area Network (LAN) for a University Library which are available online, for geeting help to make a plan for my own university library ( Gauhati University, Assam). I also want to know each and every aspect of the topic, so request refferences to online sources from the LIS-FORUM members. Any information regarding my topic will be of great helpful for me. Thanking you. Badan Barman M.L.I.Sc <http://M.L.I.Sc>. 4 th semester Gauhati University, Assam E-Mail id -badanbarman(a)gmail.com From-Badan Barman E-Mail id mailto:-badanbarman@gmail.com -badanbarman(a)gmail.com Date-14-07-2005 Respected all, I want to study the existing plan for Local Area Network (LAN) for a University Library which are available online, for geeting help to make a plan for my own university library ( Gauhati University, Assam). I also want to know each and every aspect of the topic, so request refferences to online sources from the LIS-FORUM members. Any information regarding my topic will be of great helpful for me. Thanking you. Badan Barman http://M.L.I.Sc M.L.I.Sc . 4 th semester Gauhati University, Assam E-Mail id mailto:-badanbarman@gmail.com -badanbarman(a)gmail.com

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Fw: Data from Chemical Abstracts
by Subbiah Arunachalam 14 Jul '05

14 Jul '05

Friends: Greetings from Chennai. Here is some informtion obtained from Chemical Abstracts Service on the contributions made by different countries to the journal literature abstracted in CA during 2004. USA 23.2%, People's Republic of China 12%, Japan 11.8% Germany 6.2%, UK 4.6%, France 3.7%, Russia 3.7% Italy 3.1%, INDIA 2.6%, Canada 2.5%, S.Korea 2.4%. China is second only to USA in the number of journal papers and India is 9th. Regards. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] Friends: Greetings from Chennai. Here is some informtion obtained from Chemical Abstracts Service on the contributions made by different countries to the journal literature abstracted in CA during 2004. USA 23.2%, People's Republic of China 12%, Japan 11.8% Germany 6.2%, UK 4.6%, France 3.7%, Russia 3.7% Italy 3.1%, INDIA 2.6%, Canada 2.5%, S.Korea 2.4%. China is second only to USA in the number of journal papers and India is 9th. Regards. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam]

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Value of LIS profession and professionals
by Iqbalahmad U Rajgoli 14 Jul '05

14 Jul '05

Dear Members, This mail is with regard to the interview experience shared by Ms.Sri Laxmi: Once again the role of LIS professionals has been raised. Whenever such mails are posted to the forum, we get mails from other members of the forum asking our library professional associations to do something in this regard. I think our associations have restricted their role to organizing conferences/seminars etc. Our associations have bee requested many times through this forum. Are they listening our voice? Our associations should workout with UGC, NAAC, AICTE and related bodies to bring out some norms/guidelines as regards to the salaries of the LIS professionals in College libraries. Following is just a typical example of how interviews was conducted: Once my senior friend went for a interview for the post of librarian in some college in Bangalore. It was a interview of a kind. One of the interview committee member told him that he will be paid Rs.2000 pm and he is recruited here till the NAAC committee visit is over. That's all. No questions about his qualifications, experience etc. It has been seen that at the time of interview who so ever demands less salary will be recruited. We have innumerable examples of such typical interviews. Can anybody tell me how many college libraries have a permanent librarian post? How well paid the college librarians are? The need of the hour is that our so called library professional associations should come together with NAAC, UGC and AICTE and bring out some norms/guidelines as regards to the pay scale of library professionals. When I was studying MLISC my professor often use to say that "WE ARE IN SUCH A NOBLE PROFESSION WHERE WE ARE ALWAYS AT THE END OF GIVING, WHO ELSE OTHER THAN ALMIGHTY GOD, WHO IS ALWAYS AT THE END OF GIVING". It should not mean that we keep on serving our users without getting due credit and respectable salary........ These are my personal views and are not intended to critisize anybody. Yours -------------------------------------------------- IQBALAHMAD U RAJGOLI SCIENTIFIC ASSISTANT - B ISRO HQ LIBRARY ANTARIKSH BHAVAN NEW BEL ROAD BANGALORE - 560 094 PH: 2217 2010 & 2217 2011 MOBILE: 94480 56262 *********************************************************************** Our new domain is 'isro.gov.in'. All e-mails may be sent using address as user(a)isro.gov.in --------------------------------------------------------- Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. ***********************************************************************

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Seminar Invitation from MyLISA
by SUNIL M.V. 14 Jul '05

14 Jul '05

Mysore Librarians and Information Scientists Association® In collaboration with Kesavan Institute for Information and Knowledge Management (KIIKM) & Verus Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (VSPL) Presents Seminar on Web-based Library Automation and Networking software by Sri L.J. Haravu Trustee, Kesavan Institute of Information and Knowledge Management Demonstration of NewGenLib Library Automation Software by Sri E.M. Siddartha Verus Solutions Pvt., Ltd. Date: July 16, 2005 at 2.30 pm Venue: Vidyanidhi Seminar Hall Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore, Manasagangothri, Mysore Program Schedule Time Program by 2.30 to 2.50 KIIKM An Introduction Sri. L J Haravu 2.50 to 3.30 Web-based Library Automation and Networking software Case study of NewGenLib, developed jointly by KIIKM and VSPL Sri. L J Haravu 3.30 to 3.40 Tea Break 3.40 to 5.10 Demonstration of NewGenLib Sri. E M Siddartha Sunil MV Librarian SDM Institute for Management Development No. 1, Chamundi Hill Road Siddartha Nagar, Mysore Phone : 0821 - 2420490/491 2429722/161 Fax: 0821-2425557 --------------------------------- Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page Mysore Librarians and Information Scientists Association ® In collaboration with Kesavan Institute for Information and Knowledge Management (KIIKM) & Verus Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (VSPL) Presents Seminar on Web-based Library Automation and Networking software by Sri L.J. Haravu Trustee, Kesavan Institute of Information and Knowledge Management Demonstration of NewGenLib Library Automation Software by Sri E.M. Siddartha Verus Solutions Pvt., Ltd. Date: July 16, 2005 at 2.30 pm Venue: Vidyanidhi Seminar Hall Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore , Manasagangothri, Mysore Program Schedule Time Program by 2.30 to 2.50 KIIKM An Introduction Sri. L J Haravu 2.50 to 3.30 Web-based Library Automation and Networking software Case study of NewGenLib, developed jointly by KIIKM and VSPL Sri. L J Haravu 3.30 to 3.40 Tea Break 3.40 to 5.10 Demonstration of NewGenLib Sri. E M Siddartha Sunil MV Librarian SDM Institute for Management Development No. 1, Chamundi Hill Road Siddartha Nagar, Mysore Phone : 0821 - 2420490/491 2429722/161 Fax: 0821-2425557 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=34442/*http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page

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MyLISA Annual Day Invitation
by SUNIL M.V. 14 Jul '05

14 Jul '05

Mysore Librarians and Information Scientists Association ® (MyLISA) Cordially invite you for the Annual Day Celebrations On July 16, 2005 at 6.00pm Chief Guest Sri I.R.N. Goudar Head, ICAST National Aerospace Laboratories Bangalore Presided by Dr. G. Raghavendra Rao Principal, National Institute Engineering (NIE), Mysore Venue: Vidyanidhi Seminar Hall Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore, Manasagangothri, Mysore Dr. Shalini R. Urs Sunil MV President Secretary Sunil MV Librarian SDM Institute for Management Development No. 1, Chamundi Hill Road Siddartha Nagar, Mysore Phone : 0821 - 2420490/491 2429722/161 Fax: 0821-2425557 __________________________________________________ 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) Cordially invite you for the Annual Day Celebrations On July 16, 2005 at 6.00pm Chief Guest Sri I.R.N. Goudar Head, ICAST National Aerospace Laboratories Bangalore Presided by Dr. G. Raghavendra Rao Principal, National Institute Engineering (NIE), Mysore Venue: Vidyanidhi Seminar Hall Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore , Manasagangothri, Mysore Dr. Shalini R. Urs Sunil MV President Secretary Sunil MV Librarian SDM Institute for Management Development No. 1, Chamundi Hill Road Siddartha Nagar, Mysore Phone : 0821 - 2420490/491 2429722/161 Fax: 0821-2425557 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Lecture on 22nd July 2005
by Lata Suresh 14 Jul '05

14 Jul '05

Kindly announce the below message:- A lecture and discussion on the topic "Future of Libraries" will be held in the Rajasthan University Library. Date 22 July 2005 Time 11.00 am By Principal Information Officer, American Library. For more details please contact:- Dr Pawan Kumar Gupta Deputy Librarian Rajasthan University Library Jaipur - 302 004 Ph: 0141- 270 7866 E-mail: pawan_jp(a)sancharnet.in regards Lata Suresh Librarian Indian Institute of Health Management Research 1, Prabhu Dayal MArg Sanganer Airport Jaipur 302033 RAJASTHAN, INDIA Tel : 91-0141-2791431-34 Fax: 91-0141-2792138 Email : lata(a)iihmr.org OR iihmr(a)iihmr.org

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Village knowledge centres
by Subbiah Arunachalam 13 Jul '05

13 Jul '05

Government of India Comes Forward to Support Mission 2007: Every Village a Knowledge Centre Subbiah Arunachalam Distinguished Fellow M S Swaminathan Research Foundation Chennai 600 113, India New Delhi, 12 July 2005 India's Finance Minister, Mr Palaniappan Chidambaram, announced today that the Government of India would support the Mission 2007: Every Village a Knowledge Centre, to the tune of Rs 65,000 million [roughly US $1,500 million). He was speaking at the Second Convention of the National Alliance for Mission 2007: Every Village a Knowledge Centre, held at New Delhi. Conceived by Prof. M S Swaminathan, the man who brought in the Green Revolution to India, the Mission aims to usher in a knowledge revolution in India by connecting all the more than 600,000 villages of a India in a knowledge network by 15 August 2007, the 60th anniversary of India's Independence. After a series of meetings with a wide cross section of people from government, academia, civil society organizations and corporations, Prof. Swaminathan announced the Mission 2007 in mid 2004. As such a huge programme cannot be undertaken by any single organization, Swaminathan went on to build a National Alliance, perhaps the largest multi-stakeholder partnership in the field of ICT-enabled development in the world. There are more than 150 members in the Alliance including the University of California, Berkeley; MIT, Cambridge; IDRC, Ottawa; the Nasscom Foundation, New Delhi, and OneWorld. The first convention of the National Alliance was held in New Delhi in October 2004. The second convention took place in New Delhi on 11 and 12 July 2005. Among the people who spoke at the convention are His Excellency the President of India Dr A P J Abdul Kalam; Mr P Chidambaram, the Finanace Minister of India; Mr Mani Shankar Iyer, Minister for Panchayati Raj; Mr M V Rajasekaran, Minister of State for Planning, and a number of senior government officials. The President Of India, Dr Abdul Kalam was very happy to see more than 135 elected Fellows of the National Virtual Academy for Rural Prosperity - all of them grassroots workers from rural India. Mr Mani Shankar Iyer suggested that the Village Knowledge Centres should preferably be established in collaboration with the Panchayati Raj (village level government) institutions and thus empower the village level leaders and the communities. -----

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Size Reduce Software
by Radheshyam yadav 13 Jul '05

13 Jul '05

Hello techy people, I would like to ask for your help. I have some mp3 songs with 5 mb average size, can anyone give me some tutorials and the software to reduce its size to a more phone friendly size? Radheshyam Yadav Cairn Energy India Pty Ltd. Information Management, Surat, Ph. 0261-2862792 Mobile: 09898065128 --------------------------------- How much free photo storage do you get? Store your friends n family photos for FREE with Yahoo! Photos. http://in.photos.yahoo.com Hello techy people, I would like to ask for your help. I have some mp3 songs with 5 mb average size, can anyone give me some tutorials and the software to reduce its size to a more phone friendly size? Radheshyam Yadav Cairn Energy India Pty Ltd. Information Management, Surat, Ph. 0261-2862792 Mobile: 09898065128 How much free photo storage do you get? Store your friends n family photos for FREE with Yahoo! Photos. http://in.photos.yahoo.com

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Latest Research Trends
by Achar 13 Jul '05

13 Jul '05

Dear PRofessional collegues, please explore your ideas on topics on latest research trends as i am planning to start my research work shortly. This will help in taking up a hot topic. Thanks Achar Librarian Ohio business school Bangalore Dear PRofessional collegues, please explore your ideas on topics on latest research trends as i am planning to start my research work shortly. This will help in taking up a hot topic. Thanks Achar Librarian Ohio business school Bangalore

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Value of LIS Profession and Professional
by sri Lakshmi 13 Jul '05

13 Jul '05

Hello, Here is an experience of an interview attended by by me at one of the academic college at Mysore. There was an adversitement in a news paper calling for the interview for the post of Librarian at one of the institution at Mysore. It was a walk in Interview. I went to the interview and I was passed. The next day they said me to join for their institution as librarian. The conditions were like , they wanted their library to be automated with in 1 month (with more than 1000 documents) without any assistant and many other things like it is a full time job, 700 students, should serve the institution, facility given to the students should be very good etc. etc.All the things needed to be done in a hightech pattern. Finally my turn came to ask about the pay scale. The reply was Rs 1500 per month. You cant get more than this because you will not be teaching any students,you will not be doing any other work like a teacher etc. What do you say about this? Lakshmi. ____________________________________________________ Sell on Yahoo! Auctions no fees. Bid on great items. http://auctions.yahoo.com/

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University Librarian Felicitated
by Shyam Prasad pujar 13 Jul '05

13 Jul '05

Dear Members, Dr P.V. Konnur, University Librarian, Goa University has been felicitated on July 10, 2005 at Panaji by Goa Kannada Samaj for his services to Goa University Library and Kannada community in Goa. Details of the press release can be found at: http://www.freewebs.com/gksp/ Regards, S.M. Pujar IGIDR, Mumbai

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Good one on Passwords
by Jayadev P Hiremath 13 Jul '05

13 Jul '05

Read it or forward it to your System administrator Back in the dark ages of the Internet as we know it -- before we had so many malware threats and Web application vulnerabilities -- strong passwords were the security solution. This was especially true in Windows after it was discovered just how easy it was to capture and crack LANMan passwords in NT. Even today, it seems that practically everyone (both inside and outside IT) has their own opinion on what it takes to create and enforce secure passwords. The consensus is that if we use uppercase, lowercase, numbers and special characters at least seven to eight characters in length, then our passwords are magically unbreakable. It's simply not true. Every year, I test a fairly large number of standalone Windows workstations, servers and domains for password vulnerabilities. Network managers occasionally tell me they know everyone has weak passwords, but most are completely unaware just how widespread the problem is. Based on what I've seen, most passwords that supposedly meet the "generally accepted" requirements can be guessed with some basic trial and error -- a nominal effort that can lead to high payoffs for the bad guys with little chance that they'll get caught. There are some legitimate password challenges that network managers struggle with. Many of these end up being serious security vulnerabilities that lead to risks most organizations aren't prepared to handle. The following are some common password management misconceptions along with an idea or two on hardening Windows security. Myth #1: Assigning all users passwords will help keep their workstations secure. Big mistake. Responsibility and accountability must be placed in the user's control. Otherwise, what incentive do they have to do better? Notice I didn't say that password policy enforcement should be placed in their hands. That's a different issue. Security decisions never should be placed in the hands of users. Rather, enforce strong passwords via written policy, GPOs or another password management system, and ongoing auditing. Also, what happens when a rogue or ex-network administrator abuses an innocent user's account? There's hardly an audit trail that can fix this. Myth #2: Having tight physical security will make systems safe against sniffers and password crackers. What happens when authentication for internal Citrix NFuse Web interfaces, Web applications and other systems are tied into Windows domain accounts? The password problem that was once just an internal issue is now opened up to the world. This is a big, big problem that's affecting more and more systems. Myth #3: Upper management can't force users to remember complex passwords, so it will just accept anything bad that may or may not occur. What I'm finding is that most upper managers and executives don't really understand the gravity of the problem. They think all users can be trusted, that no one shares their passwords, and that there's really not much to lose when a standard user account is compromised. Here's a trick to shed some light on the issue: Simply log in with basic user rights, and see what you can see on network servers and workstation shares. Perform basic text searches, and look for words such as "ssn," "credit card," "dob" and other things that users have been granted access. Your findings are sure to make even the biggest nonbelievers realize there's a security problem -- especially when combined with the technical vulnerability I mentioned in the point above. Myth #4: Requiring users to change passwords often will keep Windows secure. Again, this is another major misconception. What's the natural human tendency when we can't keep up with new passwords -- especially multiple passwords that must be changed every 30, 60 or 90 days? We write them down. This is a real tough one to prevent if users are forced to jump through unrealistic hoops in the name of security. The solution here is to create strong but easily remembered passwords (or better yet passphrases). And if they're never shared or suspected to have been compromised, why change them often if ever? The latter is what I always recommend. As long as we're forced to use passwords for our computing needs, I think passphrases are the only realistic solution. Build on the upper/lower/numerical/special character idea, but create passphrases that are long, impossible to crack and memorable. Once you explain it in simple terms and give good examples like "Man, I LOVE hard rock music!" your users' and executives' eyes will light up. It's virtually guaranteed.

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EurasiaHealth Knowledge Network
by Bhojaraju Gunjal 13 Jul '05

13 Jul '05

Dear Colleagues FYI & Use EurasiaHealth Knowledge Network and American International Health Alliancehttp://www.eurasiahealth.org/index.jsp?sid=1&id=3531&pid=3531http:/… Building information systems in health care -A reference guide forhealth care decision-makers- Croatia.http://lrc.aiha.com/English/Training/MImanual-Eng.pdf A Guide to Electronic Libraries http://lrc.aiha.com/English/Training/LibGuide-Eng.pdf EurasiaHealth Knowledge Network (a project of the AmericanInternational Health Alliance/AIHA) is an on-line clearinghousefeaturing a library of multilingual health resources, databases, andinteractive forums. This clearinghouse--designed to serve as arepository for clinical practice guidelines, medical textbooks, andother educational materials that are available in the languages of theNew Independent States (NIS) and Central and Eastern Europe(CEE)--provides users with access to information, tools, and trainingto enhance the knowledge of healthcare professionals in the region. A key feature of EurasiaHealth is its network of regularly updateddatabases that literally puts information at the fingertips of NIS/CEEhealth professionals in their native language, in even the most remoteareas of the region. Users can search the Multilingual Library bylanguage, subject, and type of material (articles, conferenceproceedings, presentations, clinical practice guidelines, etc.), tofind downloadable full-text educational documents and other materials.A medical conferences database provides news about upcoming events inthe region or of international interest. The regional health projectsdatabase provides in one place a comprehensive record of current, pastand planned health projects in the NIS/CEE countries conducted by NGOsand other organizations. Other databases provide information ongrants and funding resources, regional contacts, Internet medicalsites, glossary terms, and links to healthcare organizationsthroughout the region. While the Knowledge Network addresses all aspects of health andmedicine, a particular focus lies in several specialty subjectareas--such as community health, emergency medicine, healthmanagement, HIV/AIDS, infection control, maternal and child health,medical informatics, nursing, primary healthcare, and women'shealth--that represent common, critical issues throughout the region. Through research and collaboration, the EurasiaHealth team isconstantly working to develop and catalog new resources in each ofthese areas. The EurasiaHealth Web site also features a variety of interactiveforums, including discussion forums, a teleconsultation forum, and aset of Internet mailing lists, that allow healthcare professionals tocommunicate and consult directly with one another. Theteleconsultation forum supplies a template for clinicians to postinformation about interesting or difficult cases and enables them torequest feedback from hundreds of colleagues and specialists atpartner institutions and the world over. These consultation requestsare then sent out via the EurasiaTeleconsult Internet mailing list. The foundation of EurasiaHealth is the experiences and resources thathave been developed through AIHA's health care partnership program,which brings together over 350 health care institutions, includinghospitals, health systems, medical universities, government bodies andNGOs in the NIS, CEE and the United States. EurasiaHealth works withan ever-expanding community of organizations to offer newhealth-related resources in the languages of the NIS/CEE region. For information on how you or your organization can contribute to thegrowing base of EurasiaHealth resources, contact us atlibrary(a)eurasiahealth.org. Thanks & Regards Bhojaraju G,Librarian – Knowledge Management, (Sharepoint Administrator)Homepage: http://www.bhojarajug.freeservers.comKM-Forum Moderator : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KM-Forum/************************************… OneSource Ltd.148, Bhaskara Plaza, R.V.Road,V.V.Puram, Bangalore - 560 004, INDIA. Tel:+9180-2650 2540 Ext:103 Fax:+9180-2650 2086 Cell:+91-944 836 9905 E-mail: bhojarajug@yahoo.com************************************************************************************************

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InfoWatch Apr-June 2005
by M.R Lalitha 13 Jul '05

13 Jul '05

Dear LIS-Forum member, The April-June 2005 combined 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) Apr-June 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In This Issue 1. academici - The Virtual Academy [Personal and academic networks] 2. Active hardware.com [Information and reviews on computer hardware-related topics] 3. BioModels database [A resource with mathematical models of biological interests] 4. CADdepot.com [A repository of freeware and shareware tools for use with AutoCAD and other CAD systems] 5. Integratet Microbial Genomes (IMG) [Analysis of genomes] 6. Earthquake Information Network (EQNET) 7. Educating the Net Generation - A new EDUCAUSE e-book [Aptitudes, attitudes and learning styles of the present-day Net Gen students] 8. Energy TechNet - Inventions and innovations technology toolbox for energy technology developers 9. Enviropedia - An encyclopedia of environment 10. ExactAntigen monoclonal antibody database 11. IntAct - Analysis tools for protein interaction data 12. KM's Site - PC corner 13. NASA - How does this work? 14. Online conversion [A tool providing quick conversions of a wide range of mathematical and everyday measurements] 15. O'Reilly CodeZoo [Free, reusable software code components for programmers] 16. Platinum Group Metal (PGM) database [Physical properties and characteristics of Platinum group metals] 18. Science Lobby - Electronics resource center 19. The Science foresight project 20. wiseGEEK - Clear answers for common questions ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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Becoming a Librarian
by Jayadev P Hiremath 13 Jul '05

13 Jul '05

When I defended my dissertation at the University of Toronto in 1993, I was worried about my prospects for employment on the tenure track in English. Five years earlier, my adviser had been encouraging when I had proposed writing an interdisciplinary study of Restoration and 18th-century music drama. I wrote a respectable dissertation on the interrelations of music and theater -- on John Dryden, Henry Purcell, John Gay, and George Frideric Handel -- one that earned praise from my committee and from which I was eventually to publish three long articles in standard academic journals. By the time of my defense, I had some teaching experience, had presented a number of conference papers, and had shown my well-roundedness -- artistically and administratively -- by running a successful baroque-music chamber ensemble in Toronto for five years. Still, I was worried. The job market was abysmal; moreover, while I was a U.S. citizen, I was applying to American colleges and universities from a Canadian graduate program. I suspected that I would be at a considerable disadvantage for this reason alone, because I had gathered that many American academic employers seem to strongly favor graduates of American institutions. Plus, I had already cast about for jobs at the MLA meeting the preceding year, and had no nibbles at all. Yet it was not until I went on the job market with the all-important "Ph.D. in hand" that I realized exactly how grim my prospects were. Despite some initial interest, search committees proved not to be falling all over themselves to embrace my expertise. They seemed at a loss to appreciate what I might do for their departments. Over the next few years, those departments that told me anything about my rejection offered some version of the explanation that I was "too specialized." This made no sense to me: Isn't the whole point of a doctoral dissertation to demonstrate deep knowledge in whatever corner of your discipline you choose? I gather what they meant was not that I was too specialized, but that I was not specialized in ways or in matters to which they could relate. For the time being, I was able to survive on adjunct work and on tutoring at writing centers. I assumed that eventually some door would open; all I had to do was keep demonstrating my commitment to the profession by being a model teacher and scholar. Six years after completing my Ph.D., I had worked at as many colleges -- including some really good ones like MIT. I had taught freshman composition, medieval and Renaissance survey courses, "Foundation of Western Civilization," Shakespeare, "Fiction to 1832," you name it. I had published several articles and book chapters and had more in the works; had presented additional conference papers; and had won postdoctoral fellowships to conduct research at libraries including Harvard University's, the Huntington Library, and the British Library. I had also hand-crafted nearly 500 cover letters, tailored as many CV's to particular jobs, and spent far more than any adjunct could be expected to pay on photocopying, dossier requests, and postage. Instead of increasing my marketability, my achievements resulted in ever-more-deafening silence from prospective employers. Meanwhile, although I enjoyed interacting with students in the classroom, the onerous task of grading was getting me down, as were the low pay and the ineligibility for benefits. Add to this the frustration of feeling that, unless a miracle occurred, I would probably never be allowed to teach a high-enough level course to share what I liked most about academe -- the research process -- with my students. After an on-campus interview at a typical state college for a job teaching four courses each semester, including two sections of "developmental" (read: remedial) English every term -- a job that I was nonetheless not offered -- I was fed up. It was time for a career change. Since the first days of graduate school, I had been devoted to library work, and had developed great respect for the research librarians who had helped me unearth the countless treatises, pamphlets, play texts, and musical scores I needed to produce my scholarship. I was good at both knowing what to look for and finding necessary materials in libraries myself, particularly rare-book libraries. About the time of the state-college rejection, a friend who was a library director in Boston (where I was living at the time), and who was familiar with both my skills and my frustration, suggested I pursue a career in academic librarianship; she even offered to help get me started by forwarding my CV to other librarians she knew. Unfortunately, I had just attended a nonprofit job fair along with, it seemed, every inhabitant of the city of Boston. The crowds were wrapped around Mass. Ave and Huntington all the way to the Museum of Fine Arts. What jobs were on offer? Box-office clerk, file clerk, and the like. Thus, when my librarian friend offered to help, I was in such despair that all efforts felt hopeless; Every option seemed like the dead end that teaching and nonprofits had proved to be. Still, something in me growled, "Just give it a chance." I met with two Harvard librarians, and to my delight, both said instantly that a Ph.D. in English and a master's in library science would make a "powerful combination" of credentials for a future librarian. One even helped me get a job as a library assistant at Widener Library, and I gratefully accepted. Encouraged by this happy turn of events, I applied to Simmons College's Graduate School of Library and Information Science, was accepted, and believed I was finally on my way. Of course, there was still a little matter of tuition to worry about. Did I dare assume any further debt, given my precarious financial circumstances? I felt I had no choice but to go forward; I bit the bullet and took out additional student loans. After working in technical services at Harvard for a year, now with a semester of library school behind me, I applied for the job of library associate for collection maintenance and public services (responsible for the day-to-day operations of the main library) at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. I was offered this job and learned many further skills -- mainly managerial -- while completing my degree at Simmons. Between Harvard and the master's program, I learned the ropes of librarianship and had fun doing so; I even learned the art of artist's bookmaking and got academic credit for it. The next challenge would be finding a job as a professional librarian. As I approached graduation from Simmons, I attended a job fair there, at which, to my utter amazement, two representatives from Yale appeared. Tentative, I approached them. One, my current boss, said that Yale was looking for a librarian for literature in English. I already knew that, having scoured the job ads for months, but I thought there was no way I would be seriously considered, given that, in the scheme of things, I had barely begun my transition to academic librarianship. Nevertheless, he encouraged me to apply, saying that we were in a seller's market and that Yale really needed but was having trouble attracting qualified subject specialists. To my further amazement, he followed up with a phone call early the next week, urging me to apply to Yale. Yale offered me the job less than a month from the date of the Simmons fair, and I remain happily ensconced in my current position. I have landed on my feet at long last. My position at Yale offers multiple rewards. I am the collection development specialist or "selector" for all of Sterling Memorial Library's and Cross Campus Library's materials related to literatures in English: print, microform, and digital. That means I manage a six-figure budget, one of the largest Yale library portfolios. I run the undergraduate and graduate bibliographic instruction programs -- some mandatory, some elective -- for the English department in my capacity as their library liaison. That means I have a lot of direct contact with students, both in the classroom and in follow-up, one-on-one sessions. It also means that every day I teach my favorite subject of all: library research skills. Let me end with a plug for the importance of teaching such skills. Julie Walker, executive director of the American Association of School Librarians, says that most students will have multiple careers, so the knowledge they gain in college will not serve them throughout their lives: "It will be their ability to navigate information that will matter." I couldn't agree more. Todd Gilman is the librarian for literature in English at Yale University's Sterling Memorial Library.

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PhDs invading library profession in the US of A
by Jayadev P Hiremath 13 Jul '05

13 Jul '05

A Matter of Degrees By TODD GILMAN First Person Personal experiences on the job market Previous articles Easy-to-print version E-mail this story If you're a Ph.D. in the humanities, do you need a master's degree in library and information science to pursue a career as an academic librarian or as a curator of special collections? That question has lately generated impassioned arguments among Ph.D.'s who seek to enter the field of librarianship, as well as among librarians and curators concerned over the integrity of their profession. My qualified answer is yes, the library-science credential is essential -- unless the Ph.D. really, truly, and demonstrably has the equivalent experience. Before I elaborate, let me review my own background: I'm a Ph.D. in English who switched gears in the face of an abysmal faculty-job market, earned a master's in library science, and landed on my feet as an academic librarian at Yale University. Admittedly, Ph.D.'s who attend library school may or may not acquire such earth-shaking skills and wide-ranging theoretical knowledge as will justify the seemingly unreasonable outlay of time, effort, and expense required of one who has already endured the tribulations of a doctoral program. That is, at least in part, the motivation and justification for a new fellowship program and other recent initiatives that promise to set humanities Ph.D.'s on the fast (and free or low-cost) track to academic librarianship while bypassing most if not all library-school requirements. Still, the M.L.I.S., short for master's in library and information science (it's also known in some quarters as the M.L.S., for master's of library science), continues to serve as both a practical and an intellectual entreé into professional librarianship. What's more, the M.L.I.S. protects the library profession from becoming degraded in the way that teaching has been in academe. As a rule, Ph.D.'s do fine if they land a tenure-track job in their discipline. They get respect, decent pay, benefits, research leave, and promotions based on merit. But that's a big if. A frightening percentage of Ph.D.'s who seek to teach these days wind up slogging away as adjuncts. According to John W. Curtis of the American Association of University Professors, "The most recent comprehensive figures from the Department of Education show that in fall 2001, 44.5 percent of all faculty were in part-time positions -- nearly all without tenure -- and an additional 19.2 percent of faculty were in full-time, non-tenure-track positions." Why has that happened? Because the supply greatly outweighs the demand. Even more insulting, Ph.D. adjuncts are so hungry that academic departments can further cheat them by offering the same low pay (or close to it), ineligibility for benefits and promotion, and so on, which are offered to those with no more than an M.A. Those Ph.D.'s are denied a living wage because in the eyes of academic departments -- to echo Gertrude Stein -- an adjunct is an adjunct is an adjunct. That despite significant differences between a Ph.D. and an M.A. in the extent and cost of their education, teaching experience, and (more often than not) publishing records. Earning the lofty Ph.D., therefore, fulfills its promise for only a lucky few -- the tenured and tenure-track -- while the vast majority drift away on the ice floe. The value of the Ph.D. has been degraded indeed. For the library profession to admit Ph.D.'s to our profession without the M.L.I.S. would result in a flooded market and would condemn librarians to experience the same miserable, exploitative conditions so many Ph.D.'s now suffer. Equally damaging, hiring too many Ph.D.'s who skipped the M.L.I.S. training could create a glass ceiling for librarians who have that degree but no Ph.D. They would become (in status terms) the nurses to these doctors -- even though this particular breed of doctors is not qualified to give orders to such nurses. In fact, the nurses would wind up teaching the doctors their jobs while still being held in lower esteem, a bitter irony that would force library morale down the tubes. And of course the library would then be run by those with the least experience in the profession. Irrespective of such potential dire consequences, we must consider the question of professional standards. What exactly have M.L.I.S.-trained librarians learned that those with Ph.D.'s haven't? Analytical, descriptive, physical, and textual bibliography. The history of books and printing. Issues in cataloging library materials. The book trade -- current, rare, out of print, or all of those, including how best to manage vendors, approval plans, and standing orders. How to identify appropriate collecting levels for different subjects in different kinds and sizes of libraries. How to analyze a given library collection for purposes of, say, transfer to remote storage, filling in gaps, or preservation. How to analyze the pros and cons of a given electronic database or reference resource. How to manage acquisitions and other budgets. Digital library inititatives. The composition and scope of the essential bibliographic utilities like WorldCat, Eureka, and ESTC. How best to search any of the myriad electronic databases licensed by the modern library. What archivists do, how they do it, and why. You get the idea. Don't get me wrong: As I have said in my previous columns, I believe that academic librarianship is a great career alternative for many humanities Ph.D.'s who choose not to teach. I also believe that many library-school courses, as currently taught, leave much to be desired, and that library schools could never even hope to provide the deep subject expertise that scholars acquire in doctoral programs and that is so vital to much academic library work. Some Ph.D.'s who wish to be librarians doubtless have some of the training and experience necessary (particularly those who possess the aptitude to be librarians and are well-versed in bibliography), but they most certainly do not have enough of either to be taken seriously as library professionals. To argue that because you have spent years in libraries you are qualified to run one strikes me as claiming that because you have been visiting the dentist and brushing and flossing your teeth all your life you can perform a root canal. The creation of the profession of librarianship was an innovation of the late 19th century, by which point libraries had become too complicated to be run by dilettantes from academic departments. Hiring such people now to run our libraries -- which are vastly more complicated than those that gave rise to our profession -- sets us back over a hundred years. Indeed, the notion that we need professional librarians to run a modern library is even more valid today than it was in Melville Dewey's age. Although I have taken the position that the M.L.I.S. remains and should remain the necessary minimum credential, I must acknowledge that Ph.D.'s without the master's and with no background in librarianship still occasionally are hired by academic libraries, especially as curators of special collections at Ivy League and a few other major universities. That happens because, unfortunately, some senior administrators overvalue the prestige of the Ph.D. degree and undervalue the M.L.I.S. Librarianswho know that the master's and the training and experience it represents are what qualify a candidate to perform the jobreact to such hiring practices the way that senior faculty members would to learning that an M.A. in English with no teaching experience had been made head of their English department. Who can blame us? So while you might luck out and land one of those quirky plum jobs, if you hope to stay mobile in the library profession over the long term, you simply must earn the M.L.I.S. Todd Gilman is the librarian for literature in English at Yale University's Sterling Memorial Library.

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Seminar notification
by SRELS 13 Jul '05

13 Jul '05

Dear Moderator : Kindly arrange to announce the following for the benefit of our professional colleagues. Yours truly, K.N. Prasad Executive Officer Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, Bangalore *********** Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, Bangalore in collaboration with M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Management, Bangalore is organizing a National Seminar on Information /Knowledge Organization in the Humanities and Two Special Lectures 1. Reaching the Unreached in the Digital Information World (Dr. S.R. Ranganathan Memorial Lectures (13)(2005) by Dr. N. Vijayaditya, Director General, NIC, New Delhi 2. Gutenberg to Google : Changing Facets of Libraries (Sarada Ranganathan Endowment Lecture (25) (2005) by Dr. Shalini R. Urs, Professor and Chair person DLIS, University of Mysore, Mysore Date and Venue 9-11 August 2005 M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Management, M.S. Ramaiah Nagar, Bangalore 560 054 ( Seminar Registration Fee : Rs.2000.00. Last date for Registration 1st August 2005 ) For details contact : Dr. 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 For accommodation contact : Mr. A. N. Janardhana Rao Librarian M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Management M.S. Ramaiah Nagar MSRIT Post Bangalore 560 054. Ph: 080- 25695546 ; 23608769 ; E-mail : anjrao(a)indiatimes.com Dear Moderator : Kindly arrange to announce the following for the benefit of our professional colleagues. Yours truly, K.N. Prasad Executive Officer Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science , Bangalore *********** Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, Bangalore in collaboration with M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Management, Bangalore is organizing a National Seminar on Information /Knowledge Organization in the Humanities and Two Special Lectures 1. Reaching the Unreached in the Digital Information World (Dr. S.R. Ranganathan Memorial Lectures (13)(2005) by Dr. N. Vijayaditya, Director General, NIC, New Delhi 2. Gutenberg to Google : Changing Facets of Libraries (Sarada Ranganathan Endowment Lecture (25) (2005) by Dr. Shalini R. Urs, Professor and Chair person DLIS, University of Mysore, Mysore Date and Venue 9-11 August 2005 M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Management, M.S. Ramaiah Nagar, Bangalore 560 054 ( Seminar Registration Fee : Rs.2000.00. Last date for Registration 1st August 2005 ) For details contact : Dr. 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 For accommodation contact : Mr. A. N. Janardhana Rao Librarian M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Management M.S. Ramaiah Nagar MSRIT Post Bangalore 560 054. Ph: 080- 25695546 ; 23608769 ; E-mail : mailto:anjrao@indiatimes.com anjrao(a)indiatimes.com

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New Librarian: Panjab University Library
by Mailing List Manager 13 Jul '05

13 Jul '05

Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2005 10:42:40 +0530 From: Rupak Chakravarty <rupak2811(a)gmail.com> To: LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in *To all LIS professionals,*=0D ** =0D *Dr. V.K. Anand has joined Panjab University Library as University Libraria= n =0D from today on the superannuation of Mr. A.R. Sethi who has retired =0D yesterday.=0D *=0D -- =0D Rupak Chakravarty=0D Assistant Librarian=0D Panjab University Library=0D Chandigarh 160014=0D INDIA=0D

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Consilience rescheduled for December 2005
by madhu ks 12 Jul '05

12 Jul '05

Dear All, We regret to inform you that our conference on Free/Open Source Software (FOSS), Consilience currently scheduled for July 8th and 9th 2005, has been rescheduled for December due to lack of sufficient funds/sponsorship and adequate speaker confirmations. We are looking for funds and also intend to get more key-note speaker confirmations for the rescheduled event. We apologize for all the inconvenience caused. The research teams are requested to submit their papers by 20th July 2005. Also, kindly forward this email to all your research volunteers. Thank you, Warm regards, Ankur Singla for Law and Technology Committee National Law School of India University Bangalore. --------------------------------- How much free photo storage do you get? Store your friends n family photos for FREE with Yahoo! Photos. http://in.photos.yahoo.com Dear All, We regret to inform you that our conference on Free/Open Source Software (FOSS), Consilience currently scheduled for July 8th and 9th 2005, has been rescheduled for December due to lack of sufficient funds/sponsorship and adequate speaker confirmations. We are looking for funds and also intend to get more key-note speaker confirmations for the rescheduled event. We apologize for all the inconvenience caused. The research teams are requested to submit their papers by 20th July 2005. Also, kindly forward this email to all your research volunteers. Thank you, Warm regards, Ankur Singla for Law and Technology Committee National Law School of India University Bangalore . How much free photo storage do you get? Store your friends n family photos for FREE with Yahoo! Photos. http://in.photos.yahoo.com

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Congrats to our Dept of LIS
by Ravi Nandhan 12 Jul '05

12 Jul '05

Dear All, I would like to share the good things happening in our Dept.of Lib and Information Science, Univ. of Mysore, Mysore. I am sending this so that other Universities can also do similar things where our community students can have the oppurtunities to grow better. First thing I would like to share is about the Campus interview (No, it is not about BE but our own LIS). Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) had conducted campus interview in our Dept. and have selected two girl candidates who appeared for the written test and then faced two rounds of interviews, first round in our dept. and the second in Chennai and finally got through successfully. One student is of Master of Information Management (the first IM course in Indian Universities) and the other is MLISc. Both are lucky enough to draw 5 digit salary (just think how many of us struggled in the beginning to draw a four digit salary, that too the first digit starting only with 1or 2). My sincere thanks to our dept and also to TCS for the campus interview which is first of its kind. Apart from this one student was successful in NET last year(2004) and one student was successful this year, congrats to them and my thanks to them for making the dept proud. Also so many useful events are being conducted by MYLISA. The initiative on communication and personlity development classes is too good for the students and so many have benefitted from this too. Paper clippings competition is conducted and is very interesting one too, wherein we had to collect news about LIS and related articles (I am a proud winner(2004) but not to mention I got second, more funnily out of only 2 serious participants). I would like to point out that students get to read news papers and the same could be asked to be put in the GSDL so that a student gets the idea how to collect in GSDL. Special thanks to Shalini Mam for this. Other than this I would like to request the faculty to encourage students in writing papers for the conferences and journals and this must be made compulsary so the student gets good exposure in writing as well as to the LIS field. Thanks and regards -- --------------------------------------------------------- V. Ravi Nandhan Project Assistant National Centre for Science Info. Indian Institute of Science Bangalore - 560 012 e-mail:ravinandan@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in ravinandhan(a)gmail.com Mobile : 94486 08533 Ph.Off.: +91 80 22933273 (Direct) +91 80 23600271-Ext.:23 & 24 ---------------------------------------------------------

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New .mobi suffix for wireless websites
by Mailing List Manager 12 Jul '05

12 Jul '05

Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 12:32:25 +0530 From: Farooque Shaheen <Farooque.Shaheen(a)caritor.com> Consumers will soon be able to recognise websites specially designed for use by mobile phones by the new ?.mobi? suffix, which will be introduced alongside the popular ?.com? and other top-level domain names. The new suffix was approved by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) at a Luxemburg meeting on Monday. The first websites for mobile devices, which will be fit for a small screen and limited memory and bandwidth, will be ready in 2006. Mobile Web services will also use geographic information to take advantage of the changing location of a mobile device, for instance to find the nearest hospital, ICANN chairman Vint Cerf said. The new domain name was requested by a group of powerful mobile phone operators and handset makers, which set up a joint venture to encourage companies and Web site designers to create mobile Web pages. Member companies include Hutchison 3, GSM Association, Ericsson, Microsoft, Nokia, Samsung, Telefonica Moviles, T-Mobile and Vodafone. If more Web pages are optimised for handheld devices, rather than desktop or laptop computers with big screens, these companies hope more consumers will upgrade their phones. Source: http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=96200 Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 # 4105 Mobile-9342507449

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World Bank New Title - free copies
by ++ Mukesh Anand ++ 12 Jul '05

12 Jul '05

Dear Professionals The World Bank has just published a title which directs suggests India to use knowledge more effectively to raise the productivity of agriculture, industry, and services and reduce poverty. More details of the title, India and the Knowledge Economy: Leveraging Strengths and Opportunities by Carl Dahlman , Anuja Utz, Published July 2005, List US$ 25.00 are available at http://publications.worldbank.org/ecommerce/catalog/product?item_id=4855483 Monitor Information Services, Hyderabad will provide Free Copies of this useful title to a limited number of small libraries across India. Please send your Library details in the format below to monitorsales(a)gmail.com Name of Library / Institution Contact Person's Name and E-Mail id Postal Address with Telephone numbers Free Copies will be sent by paid Courier/Regd Book Post and the recipient libraries name will be forwarded to this forum. I sincerely hope that small libraries will avail of this free offer. Best Wishes ++ Mukesh ++ - - Mukesh Anand Director - Marketing Monitor Information Services # 203, Moghal Marc Ratan Complex Narayanguda, Opp. Deepak Theatre, Hyderabad - 500 029, India Telephone: 040-55787065 Fax: +91-40-27552390 http://www.monitorinfo.com Importers n Distributors of Technical Publications Dear Professionals The World Bank has just published a title which directs suggests India to use knowledge more effectively to raise the productivity of agriculture, industry, and services and reduce poverty. More details of the title, India and the Knowledge Economy: Leveraging Strengths and Opportunities by Carl Dahlman , Anuja Utz, Published July 2005, List US$ 25.00 are available at http://publications.worldbank.org/ecommerce/catalog/product?item_id=4855483 http://publications.worldbank.org/ecommerce/catalog/product?item_id=4855483 Monitor Information Services, Hyderabad will provide Free Copies of this useful title to a limited number of small libraries across India. Please send your Library details in the format below to mailto:monitorsales@gmail.com monitorsales(a)gmail.com Name of Library / Institution Contact Person's Name and E-Mail id Postal Address with Telephone numbers Free Copies will be sent by paid Courier/Regd Book Post and the recipient libraries name will be forwarded to this forum. I sincerely hope that small libraries will avail of this free offer. Best Wishes ++ Mukesh ++ - - Mukesh Anand Director - Marketing Monitor Information Services # 203, Moghal Marc Ratan Complex Narayanguda, Opp. Deepak Theatre, Hyderabad - 500 029, India Telephone: 040-55787065 Fax: +91-40-27552390 http://www.monitorinfo.com http://www.monitorinfo.com Importers n Distributors of Technical Publications

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Workshop & Training Details
by Mailing List Manager 12 Jul '05

12 Jul '05

Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 18:42:30 +0530 From: Saiful Amin <mail2saiful(a)gmail.com> Hi, You can visit the following site for information on upcoming programmes: http://www.infolibrarian.com/conf.htm Regards, Saiful On 7/11/05, Radheshyam yadav <shyamtyadav(a)yahoo.co.in> wrote:=0D > =0D > Dear=0D > =0D > Please let me know details of next coming workshop or training programe i= n =0D > Library science field. I will be very grateful if you could kindly send m= e =0D > details of workshop and training programe.=0D > =0D > I am also looking training programe on information technology like digita= l =0D > libraries, information management, Internet services etc.=0D > =0D > With regards,=0D > Radheshyam Yadav=0D > Cairn Energy India Pty Ltd.=0D > Information Management,=0D > Surat,=0D > Ph. 0261-2862792=0D > Mobile: 09898065128=0D > =0D > Free=0D > antispam, antivirus and 1GB to save all your messages=0D > Only in Yahoo! Mail: http://in.mail.yahoo.com=0D > =0D > =0D > _______________________________________________=0D > LIS-Forum mailing list=0D > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in=0D > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum=0D > =0D > =0D > =0D -- =0D Saiful Amin=0D Information Specialist=0D Edutech India=0D 8 Khader Nawaz Khan Road=0D Chennai 600006, India=0D Tel: +91 44 2833 0999=0D GSM: +91 98407 76214=0D Fax: +91 44 2833 1777=0D www.edutechindia.com <http://www.edutechindia.com>=0D "Enhancing knowledge and skills for success, lifelong."=0D ------=_Part_9747_5830260.1121087550201 Content-type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline You can visit the following site for information on upcoming programmes: http://www.infolibrarian.com/conf.htm http://www.infolibrarian.com/conf.htm Regards, Saiful On 7/11/05, Radheshyam yadav < mailto:shyamtyadav@yahoo.co.in shyamtyadav(a)yahoo.co.in > wrote: Dear Please let me know details of next coming workshop or training programe in = Library science field. I will be very grateful if you could kindly send me = details of workshop and training programe. I am also looking training programe on information technology like digital = libraries, information management, Internet services etc. With regards, Radheshyam Yadav Cairn Energy India Pty Ltd. Information Management, Surat, Ph. 0261-2862792 Mobile: 09898065128 Free antispam, antivirus and 1GB to save all your messages Only in Yahoo! Mail: http://in.mail.yahoo.com http://in.mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list mailto:LIS-Forum@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 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 -- 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." ------=_Part_9747_5830260.1121087550201--

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Apply for B.Lib and MLIS
by Mailing List Manager 12 Jul '05

12 Jul '05

Date: 11 Jul 2005 12:18:32 -0000 From: akhtar hussain <ahussain2(a)rediffmail.com> � Dear Candidates: Those of you who are interested in applying for the said courses for the academic years, 2005-2006, may write to: DEPPARTMENT OF LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE, CCS,UNIV of MEERUT. You may please IMMEDIATLY CONTACT MR JAMAL AHMAD SIDDIQUI(CO-ORDINATOR,DEPP. OF LIBRARY &INFORMATION SCIENCE,CCS,U,MEERUT). CONTACT. NO. 09837206030 BY AKHTAR HUSSAIN FACULTY DEPT.LIB.&INFOR.SC. CCSU,MEERUT ahussain2(a)rediffmail.com abdul_mlis(a)yahoo.com

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PNAS digitally archived back to 1915 (fwd)
by Shyam Prasad pujar 12 Jul '05

12 Jul '05

Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 17:01:01 EDT From: "Kendall, George" <GKendall(a)nas.edu> To: liblicense-l(a)lists.yale.edu Subject: PNAS digitally archived back to 1915 I am posting the following on behalf of the PNAS publisher, Ken Fulton: The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) is pleased to announce that its legacy content dating back to volume 1, issue 1, in 1915 is now digitally archived, searchable, and freely available on the PNAS web site at www.pnas.org <http://www.pnas.org/> . PNAS presents its free digital archive in conjunction with its 90th anniversary. The digital collection spans nearly a century of seminal scientific research, and comprises more than 390,000 pages and 80,000 articles. We encourage everyone to browse and read the PNAS digital collection, which contains research of exceptional importance and broad interest. PNAS is a break-even operation and relies about equally on author fees and on subscription fees to cover its operating costs. PNAS subscribers gain access to the most recent 6 months of published content. Sincerely, Ken Fulton Publisher, PNAS

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RE: [LIS-Forum] This library is for the kids only!
by Vyasamoorthy＠icicikp.com 11 Jul '05

11 Jul '05

Dear Friends, I thank Prronima Narayan, Ravindran of NCSI, Geetha Venkatraman of TCS, B Sanjay of Infosys, SM Pujar of IGDIR, and others giving me contact details for Hippocampus. I shall contact Mr Malhotra directly. Thanks for all the overwhelming help. Vyasamoorthy, P -----Original Message----- From: Poornima Narayan [mailto:poornima@css.nal.res.in] Sent: Monday, July 11, 2005 4:14 PM To: VYASAMOORTHY /IKP/HYD Cc: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] This library is for the kids only! Dear Dr. Vyasamoorthy "Hippocampus' is generally closed on mondays so I could not contact him personally. However, I am furnishing his official contact address. 'Hippocampus" 525, 16th Main Road, 3rd Block, Koramangala, Bangalore 560 034. # 080-25630206 He is ususally at his work spot by 11 a.m. Poornima Narayana On Mon, 11 Jul 2005 Vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com wrote: > *********************** > Your mail has been scanned by InterScan MSS. > *********************** > > > Dear Friends, > > Please see the Rediff Story below. > > Can some Bangalore based friend furnish the contact address of Mr Malhotra? > > Thanks > > 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 > ================================ > > http://inhome.rediff.com/money/2005/jul/09spec1.htm > > This library is for the kids only! > > Arati Menon Carroll | July 09, 2005 > > > >From 10 years at Infosys to founder CEO of the high-profile IT company Bangalore Labs, three years ago Umesh Malhotra looked every bit the typical corporate executive. Then in 2002, after selling Bangalore Labs to PlanetOne Asia, Malhotra put his cash to good use and chased a nagging dream. By March 2003, Hippocampus, Malhotra's very own library for Bangalore's children, was up and running. > > >From IT to I Read > I have an engineering degree from IIT Chennai. I picked up the first job I was offered on campus, at a then little known IT company called Infosys Technologies. After 10 years at Infosys, managing their electronics payment vertical, my business vertical contributed 5 per cent of company revenue. > > I quit in 1999 to start Bangalore Labs, an IT infrastructure management company. Two-and-a-half years later, we sold the company. I quit IT and followed my dream to start a children's library. > > What is Hippocampus? > Hippocampus is not a library, or a club, a work shop, or a community centre -- it is all that and more. We call it an experience centre -- a vibrant and dynamic environment offering an almost endless range of opportunities from every area of life. > > Today, the Hippocampus library has more than 7,000 books for children to choose from. Children can choose and watch DVDs in the film room, or play games on the available PCs. > > Kids can choose from six Hippocampus clubs -- the Art Club, Music club, Journalism Club (a club which lets them start their own newspaper), Nature Club, Cooking Club and the Adventure Club -- and participate in themed monthly activities and creative learning forums. > > The inspiration > Before I quit Infosys, my wife and I spent 18 months in the US and were astounded by all that a child there is exposed to in terms of education and hands-on experience. There were public libraries in every neighbourhood. > > Here you could find children of all ages engaged in reading, working on school projects or checking out activities and workshops that they could sign up for during the course of the year. > > And all this, amazingly, was free. When we came back to India, in 1999, we realised that although an enormous number of children's books are published each year, children in India have hardly any access to them. While the inspiration for Hippocampus came from American public libraries, the concept itself took a life of its own. > > Not just a library for rich kids > Our experience centre in Bangalore's Koramangala residential area was set up for privileged children. In December 2004, we opened a second centre. But we're far from being just a library for rich kids. > > The Hippocampus Reading Foundation, which we set up together with our non-profit partners like the Akshara Foundation, among others, is involved in setting up libraries for kids in slum communities, government schools, and NGO-run schools. > > We currently run 38 such libraries. They have to prove that they are serious enough about the cause to raise a one-time investment of Rs 5,000 per 20 kids. After that, we work with them on an ongoing basis for free. > > We have also introduced a reading reward system whereby children are positively reinforced for their reading habits, with quarterly day trips organised for winners. > > Where do we go from here? > Ultimately, we want all children to read. Just this week, along with Wipro, we began a pilot run of taking over library transformations in lower income group schools. We loan the initial investment to these schools who repay based on an affordable installment plan. > > This is not a business opportunity, it was born out of the realisation that we need to fix a problem in school libraries and that all our work can't be outside schools. We want our entire reading programme to be built around a sustainable model. > > We charge our beneficiaries in different segments based on their income levels. Today, because our work with less privileged children has expanded so much, we're running on a bit of a deficit. > > But we're working on alternative revenue streams like developing reading fluency assessment tests that we can then sell to mainstream schools for profit. In two years, our entire programme will be self-sustaining. > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > LIS-Forum mailing list > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > -- Poornima Narayana Contact: 080-25086083 (O) Dy Head, ICAST 080-26682781 (R) N.A.L E mail: poornima(a)css.nal.res.in Airport Road prn_1_in(a)yahoo.com Bangalore 560 017 Fax: 080-25268072

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This library is for the kids only!
by Vyasamoorthy＠icicikp.com 11 Jul '05

11 Jul '05

Dear Friends, Please see the Rediff Story below. Can some Bangalore based friend furnish the contact address of Mr Malhotra? Thanks 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 ================================ http://inhome.rediff.com/money/2005/jul/09spec1.htm This library is for the kids only! Arati Menon Carroll | July 09, 2005 >From 10 years at Infosys to founder CEO of the high-profile IT company Bangalore Labs, three years ago Umesh Malhotra looked every bit the typical corporate executive. Then in 2002, after selling Bangalore Labs to PlanetOne Asia, Malhotra put his cash to good use and chased a nagging dream. By March 2003, Hippocampus, Malhotra's very own library for Bangalore's children, was up and running. >From IT to I Read I have an engineering degree from IIT Chennai. I picked up the first job I was offered on campus, at a then little known IT company called Infosys Technologies. After 10 years at Infosys, managing their electronics payment vertical, my business vertical contributed 5 per cent of company revenue. I quit in 1999 to start Bangalore Labs, an IT infrastructure management company. Two-and-a-half years later, we sold the company. I quit IT and followed my dream to start a children's library. What is Hippocampus? Hippocampus is not a library, or a club, a work shop, or a community centre -- it is all that and more. We call it an experience centre -- a vibrant and dynamic environment offering an almost endless range of opportunities from every area of life. Today, the Hippocampus library has more than 7,000 books for children to choose from. Children can choose and watch DVDs in the film room, or play games on the available PCs. Kids can choose from six Hippocampus clubs -- the Art Club, Music club, Journalism Club (a club which lets them start their own newspaper), Nature Club, Cooking Club and the Adventure Club -- and participate in themed monthly activities and creative learning forums. The inspiration Before I quit Infosys, my wife and I spent 18 months in the US and were astounded by all that a child there is exposed to in terms of education and hands-on experience. There were public libraries in every neighbourhood. Here you could find children of all ages engaged in reading, working on school projects or checking out activities and workshops that they could sign up for during the course of the year. And all this, amazingly, was free. When we came back to India, in 1999, we realised that although an enormous number of children's books are published each year, children in India have hardly any access to them. While the inspiration for Hippocampus came from American public libraries, the concept itself took a life of its own. Not just a library for rich kids Our experience centre in Bangalore's Koramangala residential area was set up for privileged children. In December 2004, we opened a second centre. But we're far from being just a library for rich kids. The Hippocampus Reading Foundation, which we set up together with our non-profit partners like the Akshara Foundation, among others, is involved in setting up libraries for kids in slum communities, government schools, and NGO-run schools. We currently run 38 such libraries. They have to prove that they are serious enough about the cause to raise a one-time investment of Rs 5,000 per 20 kids. After that, we work with them on an ongoing basis for free. We have also introduced a reading reward system whereby children are positively reinforced for their reading habits, with quarterly day trips organised for winners. Where do we go from here? Ultimately, we want all children to read. Just this week, along with Wipro, we began a pilot run of taking over library transformations in lower income group schools. We loan the initial investment to these schools who repay based on an affordable installment plan. This is not a business opportunity, it was born out of the realisation that we need to fix a problem in school libraries and that all our work can't be outside schools. We want our entire reading programme to be built around a sustainable model. We charge our beneficiaries in different segments based on their income levels. Today, because our work with less privileged children has expanded so much, we're running on a bit of a deficit. But we're working on alternative revenue streams like developing reading fluency assessment tests that we can then sell to mainstream schools for profit. In two years, our entire programme will be self-sustaining. 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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A9 launched OpenSearch
by Madhuresh 11 Jul '05

11 Jul '05

"We want OpenSearch to do for search what RSS has done for content." OpenSearch is a collection of technologies, all built on top of popular open standards, to allow content providers to publish their search results in a format suitable for syndication. You can see how this works on A9.com. Many sites today return search results as a tightly integrated part of the website itself. Unfortunately, those search results can't be easily reused or made available elsewhere, as they are usually wrapped in HTML and don't follow any one convention. OpenSearch offers an alternative: an open format that will enable those search results to be displayed anywhere, anytime. Rather than introduce yet another proprietary or closed protocol, OpenSearch is a straightforward and backward-compatible extension of RSS 2.0, the widely adopted XML-based format for content syndication. Any site that has content-and a search box-can choose to return results in OpenSearch RSS. This includes travel sites, classifieds, encyclopedias.... If you can provide search results for something, it probably can fit into the OpenSearch model. Returning OpenSearch results is easy-the format is the standard set of XML elements, plus three additional elements designed to support navigation between pages. OpenSearch is comprised of: OpenSearch RSS: XML format for providing open search results. OpenSearch Description Documents: XML files that identify and describe a search engine. OpenSearch Aggregators: Sites, such as A9.com, that can display OpenSearch results. OpenSearch is not a search engine-it is a way for search engines to publish their search results in a standard and accessible format. And because OpenSearch is built on top of standard RSS, existing tools-such as blog readers-can read OpenSearch results natively. While existing RSS tools can't take advantage of all of the advanced features that OpenSearch offers, this backward compatibility guarantees a rich set of client applications for OpenSearch today. This item is taken from http://opensearch.a9.com/ 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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xqDoc
by Madhuresh 11 Jul '05

11 Jul '05

After several months of development, Elsevier, Inc. announced the initial release of xqDoc, an open source XQuery documentation tool. See details at http://www.xqdoc.org XQuery, under development by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) (http://www.w3.org/XML/Query) is a new query/programming language based on XML and used in conjunction with XML databases such as MarkLogic (http://www.marklogic.com) a commercial database, and eXist (http://exist.sourceforge.net) on the open source side. As XQuery applications became more complex, it became evident that a tool was needed to assist with documenting the ever growing and equally complex XQuery modules. xqDoc provides a simple vendor neutral solution for documenting XQuery library and main modules, as well as tools to generate a user friendly presentation of this documentation and cross referencing information. This is being accomplished through (4) specific components: 1. xqDoc proposes a new commenting convention that extends the currently defined XQuery comment style. This convention is modeled after Java's Javadoc commenting style, and provides a simple, uniform way to document XQuery source code. 2. xqDoc defines a standard xqDoc XML schema. This schema provides a neutral format for storing information for user-defined XQuery modules as well as 3rd party proprietary functions that may be implemented in other programming languages. 3. xqDoc provides a vendor neutral Java based conversion package that parses an XQuery library or main module and generates an xqDoc XML document modelled after the xqDoc XML schema. Support for specific XML database platforms is provided by writing vendor specific drivers to store the generated xqDoc XML into the vendor's database. 4. xqDoc provides a vendor neutral presentation component, consisting of XQuery main modules and a library module, that can process the xqDoc XML document(s) stored in a XML database and generate an extensively hyperlinked XHTML navigation interface. This news item is picked up from Elsevier and xqDoc website. 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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TWIKI Blog
by Mailing List Manager 11 Jul '05

11 Jul '05

Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 11:56:54 +0530 From: Sreeharsha_Gopalakrishna(a)i2.com Dear Professionals, I want to know whether anybody using TWIKI, an opensource blog in their organisation??? I am having some problem while downloading the files from the site on windows platform.... Thanks Sreeharsha BG ************************************************** Values are more important than People...!!! **************************************************

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Workshop & Training Details
by Radheshyam yadav 11 Jul '05

11 Jul '05

Dear Please let me know details of next coming workshop or training programe in Library science field. I will be very grateful if you could kindly send me details of workshop and training programe. I am also looking training programe on information technology like digital libraries, information management, Internet services etc. With regards, Radheshyam Yadav Cairn Energy India Pty Ltd. Information Management, Surat, Ph. 0261-2862792 Mobile: 09898065128 --------------------------------- Free antispam, antivirus and 1GB to save all your messages Only in Yahoo! Mail: http://in.mail.yahoo.com Dear Please let me know details of next coming workshop or training programe in Library science field. I will be very grateful if you could kindly send me details of workshop and training programe. I am also looking training programe on information technology like digital libraries, information management, Internet services etc. With regards, Radheshyam Yadav Cairn Energy India Pty Ltd. Information Management, Surat, Ph. 0261-2862792 Mobile: 09898065128 Free antispam, antivirus and 1GB to save all your messages Only in Yahoo! Mail: http://in.mail.yahoo.com

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Wiki for LIS
by Sreeharsha_Gopalakrishna＠i2.com 08 Jul '05

08 Jul '05

Here is a Wiki for the LIS Professionals http://www.liswiki.com/wiki/Main_Page Thanks Sreeharsha BG **************************************** Universe is Vast and Sometimes Dark... But you are not all alone...!!!

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Reasearch Topics for PhD in Library & INformation Science.
by Vyasamoorthy＠icicikp.com 08 Jul '05

08 Jul '05

Dear Friends, Quite often many librarians wishing to do PhD ask me what topic they should choose. Though I am at a loss to answer such a pround question, I would like to re-circulate a list of topics that I complied some years ago. Some topics might still interest current day researchers. Best wishes 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 =============== Now for the list ============ 1. Professional associations and their role in the development of the LIS: IASLIC. ILA. IATLIS, SIS. ALSD. APLA. etc. Role in training of professionals, dissemination of professional information, safeguarding professional interests, etc. 2. House journals as sources of technical information: A look into the structure. contents. availability. bias. price and procurability can be studied. 3. Analysis of employment opportunities for library professionals: Who employs whom-what are entry qualifications, salary. pay-scales, promotional avenues and opportunities, language preferences. etc. 4. Book review as source of book selection: Assessment of book reviews-content, bias, timeliness, criticality, objectivity, comprehensiveness, authority, etc. 5. Bibliotherapy under Indian situation: A study of use of books and reading to cure certain chronic diseases and mental disorders. Libraries in hospitals. availability of trained manpower in this regard. 6. Conferences/seminars-resolutions and their implementation: resolutions adopted in several national conferences / seminars / symposia and their implementation. 7. Indian dissertations/theses as cited documents: Analysis of the citation of dissertations/theses in LIS published/unpublished by other researchers/authors in LIS. 8. Occupational health hazards of library personnel: allergic problems from dust, age, problems in using chemicals in photocopying, book preservations, binding; problems with user community (burn out issues) 9. Indian patents and their use: availability of patent literature in libraries. Its use, indexing patterns, awareness among user community, availability, etc. 10. Survey of Indian software packages for library automation: a survey of software packages brought out by private companies -hardware/software requirements, compatibility, user friendliness, etc. 11. Study of title and content pages of Indian publications: insufficient data, variant data, ambiguity, authorship, price, disfigurement, etc. 12. Book indexes in Indian texts: indexes and their usefulness, comprehensiveness, correctness, arrangement, style, reader's view, etc. 13. Role of media on library movement and development: analysis of articles appeared in newspapers, radio talks, telecasts on library development, their role in public opinion, legislation, etc. 14. Women librarians/LIS teachers in India: role, impact, parity, contribution, etc. 15. Problems of non-use and misuse of library materials: vandalism, theft, loss of books, security aspects; less used and unused books, weeding out policy, etc. 16. Survey of map libraries/tape libraries, etc. 17. Philosophical basis for Ranganathan's Five Fundamental Categories. 18. Universe of knowledge: the Indian conception - its treatment in ancient Indian classics. 19. Notational techniques in DOC, CC and UDC. 20. Study of auxiliaries in DOC, CC and UDC. 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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KALA AGM and Elections
by I.R.N.Goudar 08 Jul '05

08 Jul '05

Dear friends, I am happy to learn that AGM of Karanataka State Library Association has been convenede on Saturday, 9th July 2005 at 4.00 pm at Granthangana, City Central Libary, RPC Layout (Near last RPC Layout Bus stop), Vijayanagar. KALA being apex state level LIS Professionl Association we need to attend this meeting in large number and make the meeting a success and more meaningful event. There is a need to look at the meeting with a broad and true spirit to fulfill the aspirations of peers who have nurtured KALA all these days. The entire Govering Body and members need to be active not just the key office bearers. There should be good coordination between various LIS Associations atleast at state level. We have to set up a Web site of KALA with all details and links to other LIS Professional Associations within and out side the country. It is my personal request to all members of KALA to attend the meeting and give useful suggestions and elect competent Governing Body representing all sectors like Schools, Colleges, Engineering & Medical colleges, Universities, Institutions, Corporate Bodies, etc. It is my feeing that participation should be by all regions of Karnataka and also out of state and not just Bangalore based members. I also suggest the presence of interested non-members as observers in the interest of KALA. 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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Yahoo rolls out SMS web search for mobiles
by Rashid Hussain 08 Jul '05

08 Jul '05

Yahoo has rolled out a new mobile search service that lets users in US send short text message queries and retrieve results from their mobile phones. BEIJING, July 8 -- Yahoo has rolled out a new mobile search service that lets users in US send short text message queries and retrieve results from their mobile phones. The new service, called SMS Short Message Service) Search, is designed to let people get specific information, such as weather, stock quotes and business addresses, and use shortcuts on the keypad to take less time for users to input their queries. For example, typing in "w" and the ZIP code will retrieve a short weather forecast, Yahoo said. The tool was announced Thursday. If the information sought is not included in the first set of results, users can request and receive additional input. People also can save the responses and reply to them repeatedly over time to get updates of the same information, such as stock quotes for a particular company. In addition, Yahoo also said that it was expanding its Yahoo Search on Mobile, which was previously available only on advanced phones such as the Treo. Now any Wireless Application Protocol-enabled phone, which includes most mobile phones with a color screen, can do Web searches. Last October, Google, the No. 1 Web search engine, launched its own service that let users use mobile phones or handheld devices to do Web searches using text messages, or short message service, which is also known as SMS. Unlike Google, however, once a user retrieves a reply from Yahoo's text message search service, they can refresh it without having to retype the query, said Thad White, who runs mobile services for Yahoo. That could be useful, he added, for retrieving the latest stock quote on a company. Source: http://news3.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/08/content_3190985.htm Thanks & Regards = = = = = = = = = = = Rashid Hussain Siddiqui Project Assistant Digital Library, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Science Jayanagar, Bangalore : 560041 Phone No. : 080-26540930 e-mail : ras.botlib(a)gmail.com Homepage : http://www.drtc.isibang.ac.in/~hussain = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = A good library is a place, a palace where the lofty spirits of all nations and generations meet. Samuel NIGER (1883-1956) --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail for Mobile Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. Yahoo has rolled out a new mobile search service that lets users in US send short text message queries and retrieve results from their mobile phones. BEIJING, July 8 -- Yahoo has rolled out a new mobile search service that lets users in US send short text message queries and retrieve results from their mobile phones. The new service, called SMS Short Message Service) Search, is designed to let people get specific information, such as weather, stock quotes and business addresses, and use shortcuts on the keypad to take less time for users to input their queries. For example, typing in "w" and the ZIP code will retrieve a short weather forecast, Yahoo said. The tool was announced Thursday. If the information sought is not included in the first set of results, users can request and receive additional input. People also can save the responses and reply to them repeatedly over time to get updates of the same information, such as stock quotes for a particular company. In addition, Yahoo also said that it was expanding its Yahoo Search on Mobile, which was previously available only on advanced phones such as the Treo. Now any Wireless Application Protocol-enabled phone, which includes most mobile phones with a color screen, can do Web searches. Last October, Google, the No. 1 Web search engine, launched its own service that let users use mobile phones or handheld devices to do Web searches using text messages, or short message service, which is also known as SMS. Unlike Google, however, once a user retrieves a reply from Yahoo's text message search service, they can refresh it without having to retype the query, said Thad White, who runs mobile services for Yahoo. That could be useful, he added, for retrieving the latest stock quote on a company. Source: http://news3.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/08/content_3190985.htm http://news3.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/08/content_3190985.htm Thanks & Regards = = = = = = = = = = = Rashid Hussain Siddiqui Project Assistant Digital Library, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Science Jayanagar, Bangalore : 560041 Phone No. : 080-26540930 e-mail : ras.botlib(a)gmail.com Homepage : http://www.drtc.isibang.ac.in/~hussain = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = A good library is a place, a palace where the lofty spirits of all nations and generations meet. Samuel NIGER (1883-1956) Yahoo! Mail for Mobile http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=31132/*http://mobile.yahoo.com/learn/mail Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone.

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ISBN standard will change from 10 digits to 13 digits from 1 January 2007
by Mailing List Manager 08 Jul '05

08 Jul '05

Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2005 21:07:38 +0530 From: Bhojaraju Gunjal <bhojaraju.g(a)gmail.com> Dear Colleagues, ISBN standard will change from 10 digits to 13 digits from 1 January 2007 ** *The new ISBN-13* ** Information for Publishers The International Standard Book Number standard will change from 10 digits to 13 digits from 1 January 2007. A summary of the details of this change follows. Why revise the ISBN standard? To increase the numbering capacity of the ISBN system (owing to the increase of electronic publications and the resulting proliferation of editions and formats). 1. To make the ISBN totally compatible with the EAN-13 used for other products and supply chains. 2. To decide whether and how the ISBN is assigned to certain types of monographic publications (e.g. digital files; print-on-demand materials; discrete parts of monographic publications). 3. To specify the authority to assign ISBN and the administration of the ISBN system. Pl refer http://www.thorpe.com.au/isbn/isbn13.htm Thanks & Regards Bhojaraju G, Librarian � Knowledge Management, (Sharepoint Administrator) Homepage: http://www.bhojarajug.freeservers.com KM-Forum Moderator : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KM-Forum/ ************************************************************************************************ ICICI OneSource Ltd. 148, Bhaskara Plaza, R.V.Road, V.V.Puram, Bangalore - 560 004, INDIA. Tel:+9180-2650 2540 Ext:103 Fax:+9180-2650 2086 Cell:+91-944 836 9905 E-mail: bhojarajug(a)yahoo.com ************************************************************************************************

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(no subject)
by Dr.H.S.Siddamallaiah 07 Jul '05

07 Jul '05

Remainder This is to remind all the members of the KALA- Karnataka State Library Association that the Annual General Body Meeting and the election of Governing Body members will conducted on Saturday, 9th July 2005. As per the bye law of the association the election will be held among the members attended the meeting. The members present in the meeting are eligible for both contesting the election and to vote the candidates. Details of the meeting are as follows Karnataka State Library Association ® C/o Canara Bank School of Management Sciences Central College campus Bangalore University, Bangalore-1 No.KALA/AGM/2001-2005/june18 AGM notification Annual General-body Meeting (AGM) of KALA is convened on 9th July 2005, Saturday, at 4.00 PM. All the members are requested to make it convenient to attend the AGM. Venue: Granthangana, City Central Library, RPC layout (near Bus stop) Vijayanagar, Bangalore- 560040 AGENDA: 1. Tabling Annual report 2001- 2005 2. Tabling Audited statement report 2001-2005 3. Election of Governing body members - Election Officer- Sri.N.V.Sathyanarayana, Informatics 4. Official announcement of elected GB members by election officer 5. Presidents Address Dr.H.S.Siddamallaiah, President KALA will preside over the meeting Dr.H.S.Siddamallaiah President KALA Ms.R.Adilakshmi General Secretary, KALA

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New Working Title for AACR3 - RDA
by Indira Koneru 06 Jul '05

06 Jul '05

Dear Professionals, Joint Steering Committee (JSC) has decided on a new working title for new cataloguing code "Resource Description and Access" (RDA) rather than a new edition of AACR, with a different approach, to accommodate rules for mixed and multi media materials. One can capture the relevant news and announcement from the following link http://www.collectionscanada.ca/jsc/current.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Indira K. Faculty Associate Dept. of Library Science ICFAI University 25, Nagarjuna Hills Hyderabad-500 082 E-mail: indk68(a)hotmail.com Dear Professionals, Joint Steering Committee (JSC) has decided on a new working title for new cataloguing code "Resource Description and Access" (RDA) rather than a new edition of AACR, with a different approach, to accommodate rules for mixed and multi media materials. One can capture the relevant news and announcement from the following link http://www.collectionscanada.ca/jsc/current.html http://www.collectionscanada.ca/jsc/current.html Indira K. Faculty Associate Dept. of Library Science ICFAI University 25, Nagarjuna Hills Hyderabad-500 082 E-mail: mailto:indk68@hotmail.com indk68(a)hotmail.com

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Waiting for Positive Response
by Sukhdev Singh 06 Jul '05

06 Jul '05

Dear fellow professionals, If you remember, last week I had made an appeal. However, I got just one response that too from NCSI. I am still hopeful that professionals working in institutions dealing with Bio-Medical Sciences will make their scientist aware of self-archiving and OpenMED@NIC i.e. http://openmed.nic.in . Although it is not doing that bad, but still I feel, our professionals should take active interest in it. As of now it seems people from other fields are much more active and vocal. I therefore request you to make scientists of your organisation aware in self-arching. It really does NOT matter if they archive in OpenMED , http://openmed.nic.in or some other reliable and persistant archive. The thing that really matters is that WHAT IS OUR CONTRIBUTION in this Open Access and Self - Archiving movement. If you are planing to conduct such awareness programmes and need some of my time. Please let me know. Waiting for Positive Response. One of you, Sukhdev Singh, NIC. http://openmed.nic.in

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vacancy for Asst.Librarian
by d.v. patwardhan 06 Jul '05

06 Jul '05

To: The System Manager, LIS-Forum Dear Sir, Sub: Candidates for the post of Assistant Librarian. Please announce the following Advertisement relating to vacancy for a post in the Library of Global Academy of Technology, Rajarajeshwari Nagar, Bangalore560098, in LIS-Forum. D.V.Patwardhan Librarian, G.A.T., Bangalore-560098 Tel: 080-28603158 (O), 080-23409134 (Res. After 7 p.m.) ---------------------------------------------------- A post of Assistant Librarian will fall vacant from 1st August 2005 requiring following qualification and experience. Qualification: Any Degree with M.L.I.Sc. and working knowledge of any Library software Package; Experience: One/Two year in a College Library. Pay: State Govt. scale (min.Rs.8000/-). Interested candidates may please send their Resume with Passport size colour photograph, copies of marks cards and Certificates to: The Principal, Global Academy of Technology, Ideal Homes Township, Rajarajeshwari Nagar, Bangalore560098, within ten days. The candidates should provide two references of persons of repute. The candidates should be willing to attend interview at their cost. ----------------------------------------------------- __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail for Mobile Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. http://mobile.yahoo.com/learn/mail

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science research in India- two articles are there in this message
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 05 Jul '05

05 Jul '05

UK seeks views on 'science for development' strategy David Dickson 29 June 2005 Source: SciDev.Net The British government has launched an online consultation to seek guidance on how it should support science and innovation as part of its international aid programme. The consultation was launched this week by Gordon Conway, the former president of the Rockefeller Foundation, who was appointed chief scientist at the Department for International Development (DFID) earlier this year and is currently drawing up a science and innovation strategy for the department. According to Conway, developing the new strategy is one of his "highest priorities". It is intended not only to describe the current activities of the UK government in this area, but also provide a "scientific lens" for DFID thinking, and for its future policy development (see Six components for science in poor nations). "I am keen to seek views on the strategy, and learn from the wealth of knowledge, experience and new and exciting thinking that exists, not only in the international community and in DFID itself but particularly among our partners in developing countries," Conway said in a statement issued on Tuesday (28 June). The Science and Innovation Strategy is expected to be published by the end of 2005. In addition to influencing DFID's own thinking, it will also contribute to the delivery of the UK's ten-year investment framework for science and development, launched by finance minister Gordon Brown last year. Earlier this year, DFID was criticised by a UK parliamentary committee for not making a greater contribution to the initial design of this ten-year framework, which lays out a plan for significantly increasing government support for science and technology in Britain but has relatively little to say about how much of this should be aimed at helping developing countries. DFID officials say that the consultation is intended to pose a range of questions about how the department engages with science and innovation, whether internally, as part of the international community, or in developing countries. "By 'science' we refer to the full spectrum of natural and social sciences, engineering and technology. 'Innovation' refers to the successful application of new ideas, from cutting edge research to the application of established technologies to meet the challenges faced by the very poorest," says a statement issued by the department. Officials say that the online consultation is intended to help the department increase its effectiveness, and to establish future priorities for supporting science and innovation for development. However, they add that although the strategy will be used "to inform and influence resource allocation processes", the consultation "is not an opportunity to bid directly for DFID funds". Contributions should be submitted no later than 19 September 2005. To contribute, please visit the consultation website at http://www.dfid.gov.uk/consultations/. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- India to revitalise science research in universities T. V. Padma 1 July 2005 Source: SciDev.Net [NEW DELHI] The Indian government has announced it will create 1,000 new positions for researchers at its universities and set up centres in them to promote collaborative research. The moves are among recommendations made by a committee set up in March to suggest ways of improving research in basic sciences in India. The government said on 15 June that it would implement all the committee's recommendations, whose projected cost is six billion rupees (US$138 million) per year. Two 'networking centres' each, housed in Indian universities, will be set up for physics, chemistry, biology, material sciences and mathematics. The centres will promote collaborative research, and provide both training and access to advanced research facilities. The government has agreed to support the centres on a long-term basis to help them become internationally competitive. The committee also stressed the need for India to fill the large number of faculty positions that have been vacant in its universities for many years, and to create 1,000 additional research posts including lecturers and professors. Although there are no official figures for the number of vacancies in science faculties, Arun Nigavekar, chair of the University Grants Commission told SciDev.Net that across all disciplines, an average of 25 per cent of faculty positions in India are lying vacant. The government plans to phase in the new positions over the next five years, but, according to Nigavekar, has yet to decide whether the posts new as well as existing vacant ones would be filled on a permanent or on a tenure basis. The committee also set a target of increasing five-fold the number of science doctorates awarded in India by 2015. In the 2001-2002 academic year, just over 4,000 PhDs in science subjects were awarded, according to the latest figures from the University Grants Commission. The committee suggested the minimum qualification for a lecturer in the university science departments should be a PhD, except for departments in engineering and medicine where a lecturer could initially be appointed with an M.Tech/MD or MSc, but must acquire a PhD within seven years of appointment. Another key recommendation included promoting formal links between universities and national science institutes through joint research projects and training programmes, as well as encouraging collaboration with industries and user organisations for technologies. Women scientists should be encouraged to take up careers in basic science by removing age barriers currently 28 years for a junior research fellowship and introducing flexible time management at work to help them balance their personal and professional responsibilities. The government's latest move comes in the wake of concern voiced repeatedly by senior scientists, science policymakers and even Indian prime ministers, on the decline of science education and research in basic sciences in Indian universities. "Pure sciences are definitely some of the disciplines we need to pay attention to urgently," says Nigavekar. To address some of these issues, the University Grants Commission has initiated steps to increase funds to upgrade science laboratories, improve Internet connectivity to universities and colleges and improve the quality of teaching and distance education. Prof.N.LAXMAN RAO, Dept.of Library & Information Science, Osmania University, HYDERABAD- 500 007 (INDIA) President, Indian Association of Teachers in Library and Information Science (IATLIS). Ph:+91-40-27171565 (res): +91-40- 27682290 (off) 9246547599 (Mobile) e:mail-- naglaxman(a)yahoo.com OR naglaxman(a)indiatimes.com --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PCcalling worldwide with voicemail UK seeks views on 'science for development' strategy David Dickson 29 June 2005 Source: SciDev.Net The British government has launched an online consultation to seek guidance on how it should support science and innovation as part of its international aid programme. The consultation was launched this week by Gordon Conway, the former president of the Rockefeller Foundation, who was appointed chief scientist at the Department for International Development (DFID) earlier this year and is currently drawing up a science and innovation strategy for the department. According to Conway , developing the new strategy is one of his "highest priorities". It is intended not only to describe the current activities of the UK government in this area, but also provide a "scientific lens" for DFID thinking, and for its future policy development (see http://www.scidev.net/content/news/eng/six-components-for-science-in-poor-n… Six components for science in poor nations ). "I am keen to seek views on the strategy, and learn from the wealth of knowledge, experience and new and exciting thinking that exists, not only in the international community and in DFID itself but particularly among our partners in developing countries," Conway said in a statement issued on Tuesday (28 June). The Science and Innovation Strategy is expected to be published by the end of 2005. In addition to influencing DFID's own thinking, it will also contribute to the delivery of the UK 's ten-year investment framework for science and development, launched by finance minister Gordon Brown last year. Earlier this year, DFID was criticised by a UK parliamentary committee for not making a greater contribution to the initial design of this ten-year framework, which lays out a plan for significantly increasing government support for science and technology in Britain but has relatively little to say about how much of this should be aimed at helping developing countries. DFID officials say that the consultation is intended to pose a range of questions about how the department engages with science and innovation, whether internally, as part of the international community, or in developing countries. "By 'science' we refer to the full spectrum of natural and social sciences, engineering and technology. 'Innovation' refers to the successful application of new ideas, from cutting edge research to the application of established technologies to meet the challenges faced by the very poorest," says a statement issued by the department. Officials say that the online consultation is intended to help the department increase its effectiveness, and to establish future priorities for supporting science and innovation for development. However, they add that although the strategy will be used "to inform and influence resource allocation processes", the consultation "is not an opportunity to bid directly for DFID funds". Contributions should be submitted no later than 19 September 2005 . To contribute, please visit the consultation website at http://www.dfid.gov.uk/consultations/ http://www.dfid.gov.uk/consultations/ . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- India to revitalise science research in universities T. V. Padma 1 July 2005 Source: SciDev.Net [ NEW DELHI ] The Indian government has announced it will create 1,000 new positions for researchers at its univ! ersities and set up centres in them to promote collaborative research. The moves are among recommendations made by a committee set up in March to suggest ways of improving research in basic sciences in India . The government said on 15 June that it would implement all the committee's recommendations, whose projected cost is six billion rupees (US$138 million) per year. Two 'networking centres' each, housed in Indian universities, will be set up for physics, chemistry, biology, material sciences and mathematics. The centres will promote collaborative research, and provide both training and access to advanced research facilities. The government has agreed to support the centres on a long-term basis to help them become internationally competitive. The committee also stressed the need for India to fill the large number of faculty positions that have been vacant in its universities for many years, and to create 1,000 additional research posts including lecturers and professors. Although there are no official figures for the number of vacancies in science faculties, Arun Nigavekar, chair of the University Grants Commission told SciDev.Net that across all disciplines, an average of 25 per cent of faculty positions in India are lying vacant. The government plans to phase in the new positions over the next five years, but, according to Nigavekar, has yet to decide whether the posts new as well as existing vacant ones would be filled on a permanent or on a tenure basis. The committee also set a target of increasing five-fold the number of science doctorates awarded in India by 2015. In the 2001-2002 academic year, just over 4,000 PhDs in science subjects were awarded, according to the latest figures from the University Grants Commission. The committee suggested the minimum qualification for a lecturer in the university science departments should be a PhD, except for departments in engineering and medicine where a lecturer could initially be appointed with an M.Tech/MD or MSc, but must acquire a PhD within seven years of appointment. Another key recommendation included promoting formal links between universities and national science institutes through joint research projects and training programmes, as well as encouraging collaboration with industries and user organisations for technologies. Women scientists should be encouraged to take up careers in basic science by removing age barriers currently 28 years for a junior research fellowship and introducing flexible time management at work to help them balance their personal and professional responsibilities. The government's latest move comes in the wake of concern voiced repeatedly by senior scientists, science policymakers and even Indian prime ministers, on the decline of science education and research in basic sciences in Indian universities. "Pure sciences are definitely some of the disciplines we need to pay attention to urgently," says Nigavekar. To address some of these issues, the University Grants Commission has initiated steps to increase funds to upgrade science laboratories, improve Internet connectivity to universities and colleges and improve the quality of teaching and distance education. Prof.N.LAXMAN RAO, Dept.of Library & Information Science, Osmania University, HYDERABAD- 500 007 (INDIA) President, Indian Association of Teachers in Library and Information Science (IATLIS). Ph:+91-40-27171565 (res): +91-40- 27682290 (off) 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.beta.m… calling worldwide with voicemail

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Care and Handling of CDs and DVDs: A Guide for Librarians and Archivists,
by vishal mali 05 Jul '05

05 Jul '05

Dear all Please follow the below link for Guide for care of CDs and DVDs http://www.clir.org/pubs/reports/pub121/pub121.pdf Which is very useful for librarians -- VISHAL MALI PROJECT ASSISTANT II NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY PUNE-8 Dear all Please follow the below link for Guide for care of CDs and DVDs http://www.clir.org/pubs/reports/pub121/pub121.pdf http://www.clir.org/pubs/reports/pub121/pub121.pdf Which is very useful for librarians -- VISHAL MALI PROJECT ASSISTANT II NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY PUNE-8

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Re: IATLIS ELECTIONS -2005-08 DECLARATION OF RESULTS
by Mailing List Manager 05 Jul '05

05 Jul '05

Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2005 11:51:17 +0530 (IST) From: I.R.N.Goudar <goudar(a)css.nal.res.in> Dear LIS Professors and Professionals, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEW TEAM OF IATLIS OFFICE BEARERS, REGIONAL MEMBERS AND EXECUTIVE MEMBERS. This list is very much balanced with representations from all regions (VPs and Regional Secretaries) and convinient immidiate office bearers like Secreatry in the vicinity of IATLIS President Prof. C.R. Karisiddappa from functional. I am sure the entire LIS Teachers Community and there by Students and Practicing LIS Professionals in the country will reap the expertise and expertise of this able team through IATLIS activities. The inputs and guidance of Prof. Lakshman Rao and others, who worked for IATLIS, I am sure will be available to the new team. There is a need to bring together various LIS Associations on a common platform (including ILA, IASLIC, SIS, various State Level Library associations, Associations of various types of colleges, schools, Industries, etc) to give new direction to LIS Community and also network the minds of all those concerned in one method or the other including Virtual Technplogy. I request IATLIS to take a lead in this matter. GOOD LUCK TO IATLIS NEW TEAM IN THEIR ENDEAVIOUR FOR THEIR TERM. 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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Kannada books will go online
by Rashid Hussain 05 Jul '05

05 Jul '05

Primary and Secondary Education Minister R Ramalinga Reddy said on Monday at a programme organised by Karnataka State Public Libraries Department Employees Association that one Lakh kannada books will made available online within a year. Here is the News One lakh Kannada books, including short stories and novels will be made available online within a year, Primary and Secondary Education Minister R Ramalinga Reddy said on Monday. The Carnegie Mellon University of the US has been entrusted with the project of hosting the books on the website, he said at a programme organised by Karnataka State Public Libraries Department Employees Association to felicitate Mr F S Durgannavar, former chief librarian, City Central Library, Malleswaram, and the launch of library kiosk (at Malleswaram library) and release of e-granthalaya (public library), a users manual of the Department of Public Libraries. Mr Reddy said that libraries will be established in 250 Gram Panchayats at a cost of Rs 10 crore this year. The government has planned to establish three hi-tech libraries in Shravanabelagola, Gulbarga and Bagalkot, besides two in Bangalore, he said. Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H K Patil, who inaugurated the library kiosk said that more libraries should be opened in rural areas and the concept of e-library should be extended to them. Mr Patil also commended Mr F S Durgannavar, former chief librarian, City Central Library, Malleswaram for designing the library kiosk. The kiosk is developed by Saral Solutions. Source : Decan Herald, 5th July 2005 Link : http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/jul52005/state19839200574.asp Thanks & Regards = = = = = = = = = = = Rashid Hussain Siddiqui Project Assistant Digital Library, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Science Jayanagar, Bangalore : 560041 Phone No. : 080-26540930 e-mail : ras.botlib(a)gmail.com Homepage : http://www.drtc.isibang.ac.in/~hussain = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = A good library is a place, a palace where the lofty spirits of all nations and generations meet. Samuel NIGER (1883-1956) --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail Mobile Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. Primary and Secondary Education Minister R Ramalinga Reddy said on Monday at a programme organised by Karnataka State Public Libraries Department Employees Association that one Lakh kannada books will made available online within a year. Here is the News One lakh Kannada books, including short stories and novels will be made available online within a year, Primary and Secondary Education Minister R Ramalinga Reddy said on Monday. The Carnegie Mellon University of the US has been entrusted with the project of hosting the books on the website, he said at a programme organised by Karnataka State Public Libraries Department Employees Association to felicitate Mr F S Durgannavar, former chief librarian, City Central Library, Malleswaram, and the launch of library kiosk (at Malleswaram library) and release of e-granthalaya (public library), a users manual of the Department of Public Libraries. Mr Reddy said that libraries will be established in 250 Gram Panchayats at a cost of Rs 10 crore this year. The government has planned to establish three hi-tech libraries in Shravanabelagola, Gulbarga and Bagalkot, besides two in Bangalore, he said. Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H K Patil, who inaugurated the library kiosk said that more libraries should be opened in rural areas and the concept of e-library should be extended to them. Mr Patil also commended Mr F S Durgannavar, former chief librarian, City Central Library, Malleswaram for designing the library kiosk. The kiosk is developed by Saral Solutions. Source : Decan Herald, 5th July 2005 Link : http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/jul52005/state19839200574.asp http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/jul52005/state19839200574.asp Thanks & Regards = = = = = = = = = = = Rashid Hussain Siddiqui Project Assistant Digital Library, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Science Jayanagar, Bangalore : 560041 Phone No. : 080-26540930 e-mail : ras.botlib(a)gmail.com Homepage : http://www.drtc.isibang.ac.in/~hussain = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = A good library is a place, a palace where the lofty spirits of all nations and generations meet. Samuel NIGER (1883-1956) Yahoo! Mail Mobile http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=31132/*http://mobile.yahoo.com/learn/mail Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone.

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Hon'ble President of India to Launch AMRITA-ISRO VRC Network
by Manju 04 Jul '05

04 Jul '05

President of India to Launch AMRITA-ISRO VRC Network on July 6, 2005 at AMRITA University Campus in Coimbatore Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, a multi-campus, multi-disciplinary University is collaborating with ISRO, India's foremost agency for space technology and research, to launch the AMRITA-ISRO VRC Satellite Network, a comprehensive Satellite-based Rural Transformation Initiative. ISROs vision of the VRC (Village Resource Center) initiative is to create and implement a sustainable, scalable, space technology-supported community infrastructure catalysing the transformation of rural India. The benefits that VRCs are expected to deliver to rural India cover a broad spectrum: Tele-Education: Using best available teachers to deliver superb quality education to large number of rural area schools across the country over the satellite network interactively via multimedia enhanced content; Imparting skill-based training in tune with local needs of the rural population. Tele-Medicine: Delivering basic and specialized healthcare, preventive and diagnostic services digitally at every rural doorstep via satellite networks Tele-Agriculture, Tele-Fisheries, etc.: Enhancing agricultural, fishing, and other rural occupational productivity with active assistance of timely scientific information on earth (soil, land use, etc.), water, weather, etc. Disaster warning and management, etc. Rural entrepreneurship with the help of micro-financing, etc. Thus, the VRC initiative is an ambitious attempt at overall development of Indias vast rural landscape with the help of the best of communication and information technologies. Project Partners The AMRITA-ISRO VRC Project is a one-of-its-kind University-Government-Industry partnership. AMRITA has brought in some of the foremost multinational companies such as Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, Intel, Cisco, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Oracle, TCS, and financial firms such as IL&FS and Dhanalakshmi Bank, as technology and funding partners, to actively support this landmark initiative to launch more than 12 Village Resource Centers on the Satellite Network across India in the first phase. Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham has distinguished itself as a dynamic University well on its way to becoming a world class institution of learning, education, and research in a multitude of disciplines. Amrita has launched numerous projects of both societal importance to our Nation and scientific relevance to the World. The Amrita-ISRO VRC Project stands out among these by taking the benefits of satellite network to the common mans doorstep. Visit http://www.amrita.edu , http://www.isro.org/pressrelease/Nov05_2004.htm ------------------------------ Manju Vijayakumar, Amrita Deemed University, Amritapuri Campus, Kollam, Kerala __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com President of India to Launch AMRITA-ISRO VRC Network on July 6, 2005 at AMRITA University Campus in Coimbatore http://www.amrita.edu/news/images/vrcapj.jpg Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, a multi-campus, multi-disciplinary University is collaborating with ISRO, India's foremost agency for space technology and research, to launch the AMRITA-ISRO VRC Satellite Network, a comprehensive Satellite-based Rural Transformation Initiative. ISROs vision of the VRC (Village Resource Center) initiative is to create and implement a sustainable, scalable, space technology-supported community infrastructure catalysing the transformation of rural India. The benefits that VRCs are expected to deliver to rural India cover a broad spectrum: Tele-Education: Using best available teachers to deliver superb quality education to large number of rural area schools across the country over the satellite network interactively via multimedia enhanced content; Imparting skill-based training in tune with local needs of the rural population. Tele-Medicine: Delivering basic and specialized healthcare, preventive and diagnostic services digitally at every rural doorstep via satellite networks Tele-Agriculture, Tele-Fisheries, etc. : Enhancing agricultural, fishing, and other rural occupational productivity with active assistance of timely scientific information on earth (soil, land use, etc.), water, weather, etc. Disaster warning and management, etc. Rural entrepreneurship with the help of micro-financing, etc. Thus, the VRC initiative is an ambitious attempt at overall development of Indias vast rural landscape with the help of the best of communication and information technologies. Project Partners The AMRITA-ISRO VRC Project is a one-of-its-kind University-Government-Industry partnership. AMRITA has brought in some of the foremost multinational companies such as Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, Intel, Cisco, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Oracle, TCS, and financial firms such as IL&FS and Dhanalakshmi Bank, as technology and funding partners, to actively support this landmark initiative to launch more than 12 Village Resource Centers on the Satellite Network across India in the first phase. Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham has distinguished itself as a dynamic University well on its way to becoming a world class institution of learning, education, and research in a multitude of disciplines. Amrita has launched numerous projects of both societal importance to our Nation and scientific relevance to the World. The Amrita-ISRO VRC Project stands out among these by taking the benefits of satellite network to the common mans doorstep. Visit http://www.amrita.edu http://www.amrita.edu , http://www.isro.org/pressrelease/Nov05_2004.htm http://www.isro.org/pressrelease/Nov05_2004.htm ------------------------------ Manju Vijayakumar, Amrita Deemed University, Amritapuri Campus, Kollam, Kerala __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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NITT - Library Science Graduate Apprenticeship Trainee Needed
by mouni＠nitt.edu 04 Jul '05

04 Jul '05

Dear Members, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli-15, a deemed university, needs 3 Nos of One year Library Science Graduate Apprenticeship Trainees on a stipend of Rs.1940/- per month. A pass in BLIS is the eligible qualification. Direct MLIS holders and candidadtes passed BLIS prior to the year 2003 are not eligible. The interested candidates are requested to apply in plain paper along with resume for considering for the training. Application should be addressed to: Prof. S. Raghavan, Overall Co-odinator/Head Central Library National Institute of Technology,Tiruchirappalli-15 Tamil Nadu ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through IMP(http://www.nitt.edu)

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RE: [LIS-Forum] help required
by Vyasamoorthy＠icicikp.com 04 Jul '05

04 Jul '05

Dear Mr Rajeev Sharma Further to my earlier message you may also try http://w.moreover.com Here goto products -> Individual -> RSS Feeds In the drop down menu of categories you will find Transporatation Industry under Inductry/business. (there are 300 plus categories to choose)If you add the RSS feed you would get free news items brought to you like google alerts. "You subscribe" is a free RSS reading softare that helps you get RSS feed in Outlook. Moreover is known for "Paid" services too. Vyasamoorthy, P -----Original Message----- From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in]On Behalf Of Rajeev Sharma Sent: Monday, July 04, 2005 10:57 AM To: LIS-FORUM Subject: [LIS-Forum] help required Dear Professional, I have been using Google Alert for a long time and found it very useful. Though it gives good alerts from various web resources but alerts from Indian news papers are generally missing. Is there any alert service free/ paid (except yahoo, Topix.Net, Factiva) where searches will be performed from selected (given by user) web links? Thanks in anticipations. Warm Regards Rajeev Sharma Officer - Information Services Transport Corporation of India Limited. Gurgaon.

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Library Trainee at ACTREC, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai
by Satish Munnolli 04 Jul '05

04 Jul '05

Dear professionals, The message hosted on the ACTREC home site may be of interest to fresh MLISc degree holders. It is highly appreciated if you could bring the information to the notice of those interested. The information may be displayed on departmental notice boards. More details on the same can be had from http://www.actrec.res.in/LIbrary%20trainee.pdf Thanking you, Satish S Munnolli Librarian Advanced Centre for Research & Education in Cancer Sector 22, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai 410 208 Ph: +91 22 2740 5026 Fax: +91 22 2741 2894 Email: smunnolli(a)actrec.res.in ACTREC is looking for young and dynamic freshers for induction as LIBRARY TRAINEES for a period of six months which may be extendable up to one year Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, (ACTREC), situated in 60 acre land at Kharghar, Navi Mumbai is a new state of the art R & D satellite of the Tata Memorial Centre (TMC). The institute comprises of basic research wing and clinical research centre. It also has a 50-bed hospital fully equipped with state-of-the-art diagnostic and therapeutic facilities. ACTREC has the mandate to function as a national centre for research, treatment and education in cancer. The Institute library has fully computerized in-house operations and services. It houses over 15000 books and back volumes of journals and has access to 1800 journals through SciencDirect online database round the clock. Theses, Institutional reports, staff publications, CD ROMs, Video Cassettes are the additional resources available to Scientists, Clinicians and students. The library has plans to digitize its Theses collection, impart bar-code system and introduce enhanced electronic information services in the coming years. Interested candidate should have Masters Degree in Library and Information Science (MLISc) with first class from a recognized University. Candidate with Science background, knowledge of library software and computer skills will have an added advantage. Age : Around 25 years The selected candidate will be paid a stipend of Rs. 4000/- per month with accommodation facilities in the institute hostel which is located in the campus. Trainee may have to work during flexible hours on all working days including week ends. Trainee appointed will have an opportunity to work in a computerized library with hands on experience on all library procedures and exposure to modern techniques of maintaining scientific and medical library. Candidates fulfilling above requirements may walk in for an interview on 15th July, 2005 at 10.00 a.m. at the above address alongwith detailed CV and testimonials in original. Administrative Officer Dear professionals, The message hosted on the ACTREC home site may be of interest to fresh MLISc degree holders. It is highly appreciated if you could bring the information to the notice of those interested. The information may be displayed on departmental notice boards. More details on the same can be had from http://www.actrec.res.in/LIbrary%20trainee.pdf http://www.actrec.res.in/LIbrary%20trainee.pdf Thanking you, Satish S Munnolli Librarian Advanced Centre for Research & Education in Cancer Sector 22, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai 410 208 Ph: +91 22 2740 5026 Fax: +91 22 2741 2894 Email: mailto:smunnolli@actrec.res.in smunnolli(a)actrec.res.in ACTREC is looking for young and dynamic freshers for induction as LIBRARY TRAINEES for a period of six months which may be extendable up to one year Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, (ACTREC), situated in 60 acre land at Kharghar, Navi Mumbai is a new state of the art R & D satellite of the Tata Memorial Centre (TMC). The institute comprises of basic research wing and clinical research centre. It also has a 50-bed hospital fully equipped with state-of-the-art diagnostic and therapeutic facilities. ACTREC has the mandate to function as a national centre for research, treatment and education in cancer. The Institute library has fully computerized in-house operations and services. It houses over 15000 books and back volumes of journals and has access to 1800 journals through SciencDirect online database round the clock. Theses, Institutional reports, staff publications, CD ROMs, Video Cassettes are the additional resources available to Scientists, Clinicians and students. The library has plans to digitize its Theses collection, impart bar-code system and introduce enhanced electronic information services in the coming years. Interested candidate should have Masters Degree in Library and Information Science (MLISc) with first class from a recognized University. Candidate with Science background, knowledge of library software and computer skills will have an added advantage. Age : Around 25 years The selected candidate will be paid a stipend of Rs. 4000/- per month with accommodation facilities in the institute hostel which is located in the campus. Trainee may have to work during flexible hours on all working days including week ends. Trainee appointed will have an opportunity to work in a computerized library with hands on experience on all library procedures and exposure to modern techniques of maintaining scientific and medical library. Candidates fulfilling above requirements may walk in for an interview on 15 th July, 2005 at 10.00 a.m. at the above address alongwith detailed CV and testimonials in original. Administrative Officer

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ACNielsen Market Information Digest 2005
by Neha Thakkar 04 Jul '05

04 Jul '05

Hi All, Came across this useful source of information - *The ACNielsen Market Information Digest (MID) 2005 now brings you all the information about India's consumer market * *that you need to handle the challenge of identifying opportunities and successfully understanding category dynamics.* *MID 2005 combines data from the most comprehensive primary and secondary data sources on India's consumer landscape to offer you a clear snapshot of 83 major product categories, media analysis, economic, industry and demographic information. * *Across the Asia Pacific region, MID is used extensively by consumer goods marketers, venture capitalists and advertising and media professionals to aid their market planning. You too can use this comprehensive database as an invaluable guide to understanding the breadth and scope of opportunities within consumer India . * *Cost: Rs 1,20,000 (excluding 10.2% service tax)* *Contact - Ms. Sweta Bohra at **sweta.bohra(a)acnielsen.co.in*<sweta.bohra(a)acnielsen.co.in> * or on 91 22 56632632* Regards, Neha * * Hi All, Came across this useful source of information - The ACNielsen Market Information Digest (MID) 2005 now brings you all the information about India's consumer market that you need to handle the challenge of identifying opportunities and successfully understanding category dynamics. MID 2005 combines data from the most comprehensive primary and secondary data sources on India's consumer landscape to offer you a clear snapshot of 83 major product categories, media analysis, economic, industry and demographic information . Across the Asia Pacific region, MID is used extensively by consumer goods marketers, venture capitalists and advertising and media professionals to aid their market planning. You too can use this comprehensive database as an invaluable guide to understanding the breadth and scope of opportunities within consumer India . Cost: Rs 1,20,000 (excluding 10.2% service tax) Contact - Ms. Sweta Bohra at mailto:sweta.bohra@acnielsen.co.in sweta.bohra(a)acnielsen.co.in or on 91 22 56632632 Regards, Neha

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Book lover in Orissa village runs a free library of 30, 000 books
by Vyasamoorthy＠icicikp.com 04 Jul '05

04 Jul '05

Book lover in Orissa village runs a free library of 30,000 books Madanapur(Orissa): A book lover in Madanapur village of Balasore district in Orissa shares his passion for knowledge and is taking on the fight against ignorance by running a free library of over 30,000 books at his home. In his quest and thirst for knowledge, Bikash Satpathy started 'Loknath' library in 1990.The library, was first set up in a room at his father's residence with as few as 50 books, but this collection has gradually increased over the years to some 30,000 books of different genres, ranging from 300-year-old, palm leaf manuscripts to biographies of famous people. "Human life is very precious but people in villages are ignorant and illiterate and so through my library I want to help these villagers gain knowledge and develop their mental faculties," claims Bikash. The collection includes books in Oriya, English, Hindi, Bengali and Telugu and genre such as fiction, poetry, biography, reference, magazines and periodicals. The library, which is open to all, free of cost, is a "house of knowledge" for many of the villagers. "We get all kinds of books here which are either not available outside or which we cannot afford. The best thing about this library is that we don't have to pay anything to read the books," said Gopal Behera, a villager. Works of eminent authors like Fakir Mohan, Senapati, Gangadhar Meher and Laxmikanta Mohapatra are part of the Oriya collection. Besides, many books that the library houses, there are also a number of interesting bric-a-bracs such as caps of navy, police and army officials, a vast collection of stamps, foreign currency and coins which are on display for curious visitors. "We can call this library a museum because we find a lot of things which we've only heard of before for instance here we have foreign currencies which we never thought we would be able to see in this small village," said Jasabanta Jena, another villager. And the English collection of over 1500 includes the works Leo Tolstoy, Rabindranath Tagore, the autobiography of Jawaharlal Nehru and some periodicals published between 1925 and 1936. For the residents of Madanapur village where the literacy rate is around 40 per cent, the library is its soul and pride. Source: http://www.newkerala.com/news.php?action=fullnews&id=4258 ============== sent in by ============== 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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help required
by Rajeev Sharma 04 Jul '05

04 Jul '05

Dear Professional, I have been using Google Alert for a long time and found it very useful. Though it gives good alerts from various web resources but alerts from Indian news papers are generally missing. Is there any alert service free/ paid (except yahoo, Topix.Net, Factiva) where searches will be performed from selected (given by user) web links? Thanks in anticipations. Warm Regards Rajeev Sharma Officer - Information Services Transport Corporation of India Limited. Gurgaon. Dear Professional, I have been using Google Alert for a long time and found it very useful. Though it gives good alerts from various web resources but alerts from Indian news papers are generally missing. Is there any alert service free/ paid (except yahoo, Topix.Net, Factiva) where searches will be performed from selected (given by user) web links? Thanks in anticipations. Warm Regards Rajeev Sharma Officer - Information Services Transport Corporation of India Limited. Gurgaon.

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LIS-Forum Digest
by Lata Suresh 04 Jul '05

04 Jul '05

Hi all, Those who are interested in installing DSpace on Windows, may visit a step-by-step instructions at http://jackeapen.org/Article24.html With regards, Lata Suresh Librarian Indian Institute of Health Management Research 1, Prabhu Dayal MArg Sanganer Airport Jaipur 302033 RAJASTHAN, INDIA Tel : 91-0141-2791431-34 Fax: 91-0141-2792138 Email : lata(a)iihmr.org OR iihmr(a)iihmr.org

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Google Brings the Earth to Your Desktop
by Sreeharsha_Gopalakrishna＠i2.com 04 Jul '05

04 Jul '05

Dear Professionals, Google Inc. has launched a new software package that allows you to see satellite images on your desktop. Google Earth lets you search for locations anywhere on earth and display 3D aerial images of major cities and tourist attractions. Google Earth is in development, but a free beta version is available for home users. Locations can be searched by address, intersections, cities, zip codes or countries and the images can be zoomed in close enough to see streets and buildings. More news available @ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/02/AR200507020… You can also, download and give a try to Google Earth. http://earth.google.com/ Regards, Sreeharsha BG ******************************************** Values are more important than people ********************************************

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Resource on Web Peformance
by SUNIL M.V. 03 Jul '05

03 Jul '05

Dear Professional Please do forward the information pertaining to the following aspects pertaining to web performance: 1. Journals (Scholarly) and Magazines 2. Associations 3. listserv 4. Prominent URL's With regards, Sunil MV Librarian SDM Institute for Management Development No. 1, Chamundi Hill Road Siddartha Nagar, Mysore Phone : 0821 - 2420490/491 2429722/161 Fax: 0821-2425557 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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BRINT: World's no.1 Resource for BTM and KM
by chaya devi 02 Jul '05

02 Jul '05

Dear all BRINT is the World no.1 internet resource site for Business Technology Management and Knowledge Management. This site is having the subject portals seperately on topics such as intellectual Property, Patents, Trademarks, Internet patents, computer law, cyberspace law etc. Visit this resource site at URL: http://www.brint.com/IntellP.htm Chaya Devi, V. Academic Consultant, Dr.BRAOU, Hyderabad mail: chayav2002(a)yahoo.co.in --------------------------------- Free antispam, antivirus and 1GB to save all your messages Only in Yahoo! Mail: http://in.mail.yahoo.com Dear all BRINT is the World no.1 internet resource site for Business Technology Management and Knowledge Management. This site is having the subject portals seperately on topics such as intellectual Property, Patents, Trademarks, Internet patents, computer law, cyberspace law etc. Visit this resource site at URL: http://www.brint.com/IntellP.htm http://www.brint.com/IntellP.htm Chaya Devi, V. Academic Consultant, Dr.BRAOU, Hyderabad mail: mailto:chayav2002@yahoo.co.in chayav2002(a)yahoo.co.in Free antispam, antivirus and 1GB to save all your messages Only in Yahoo! Mail: http://in.mail.yahoo.com

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Curator is charged as 30, 000 books are 'lost' by French national library
by Mailing List Manager 01 Jul '05

01 Jul '05

Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2005 13:19:56 +0530 From: Bhojaraju Gunjal <bhojaraju.g(a)gmail.com> http://news.independent.co.uk/europe/article295301.ece Curator is charged as 30,000 books are 'lost' by French national library By John Lichfield in Paris Published: 28 June 2005 More than 30,000 books, including 1,000 rare and priceless items, are believed to have been stolen from the French national library in Paris. So chaotic are the library's cataloguing and security systems it is impossible to know when books were stolen. Some may have been "lost" in an institution that houses 35 million objects. But a year-long investigation by the president of the Biblioth�que Nationale de France (BNF) found the library had been systematically pillaged over many years For more details... Pl refer http://news.independent.co.uk/europe/article295301.ece Thanks & Regards Bhojaraju G, Librarian � Knowledge Management, (Sharepoint Administrator) Homepage: http://www.bhojarajug.freeservers.com KM-Forum Moderator : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KM-Forum/ ************************************************************************************************ ICICI OneSource Ltd. 148, Bhaskara Plaza, R.V.Road, V.V.Puram, Bangalore - 560 004, INDIA. Tel:+9180-2650 2540 Ext:103 Fax:+9180-2650 2086 Cell:+91-944 836 9905 E-mail: bhojarajug(a)yahoo.com ************************************************************************************************ Keep in Touch Always !!! ************************************************************************************************

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News on new e-journals and newsletters
by Mailing List Manager 01 Jul '05

01 Jul '05

Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 16:45:27 +0530 From: Satish Munnolli <smunnolli(a)actrec.res.in> Apologies for cross posting "NewJour - Electronic Journals and Newsletters" is a portal that provides news on new e-journals and newsletters added in the Internet with publication contents in caption. It has interesting features viz., view recent issues, complete archive, search archive with various search options. http://gort.ucsd.edu/newjour/ It is a good site for those searching for new titles. Satish S Munnolli Librarian Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research & Education in Cancer Sector 22, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai 410 208 Ph: +91 22 2740 5026 Fax: +91 22 2741 2894 Email: smunnolli(a)actrec.res.in

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Appeal to fellow professionals - Help us to Populate Open Archive
by Sukhdev Singh 01 Jul '05

01 Jul '05

Dear Fellow Professionals, We have an Open Archive for Biomedical and Allied Sciences at the following URL. http://openmed.nic.in/ I request all fellow professionals to help us to populate it. If you are working in a medical college or an institute related to any Biological / Medical / Pharmacetical / Nursing / Dental / Medical Informatics etc etc, then please tell your scientist colleagues to self-archive their papers in OpenMED, i.e. http://openmed.nic.in . You can also conduct some awareness programmes in your institutes and make them aware of self-archiving and OpenMED. We have made also archived self-help tutorial at OpenMED at the following URL : http://openmed.nic.in/135/ You may download it for training your scientists for self-archiving in OpenMED. If you are not working in Biological / Medical / Allied Areas then atleast suggest us how to proceed. Let us not always look towards our "westernal" Counterparts, LET US DO SOMETHING. Thank you very much. Sukhdev Singh, Bibliographic Informatics Division, National Informatics Centre, New Delhi.

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Conference on Legal Aspects of Open Source Software at NLSIU
by madhu ks 01 Jul '05

01 Jul '05

Dear Professional, The Law and Technology Committee of the National Law School of India University, Bangalore, is organising its annual conference Consilience (http://www.nls.ac.in/students/consilience/index.htm) in Bangalore on the 8th and 9th July, 2005. The aim of Consilience is to bring together scholars, industry stakeholders, legal experts, and policy-makers to address issues that have been earmarked for them after intensive research. This year's theme is Free/Open Source Software (FOSS), and we intend to have the following conference tracks - o FOSS - An Introduction o Role of FOSS in developing countries o FOSS Business Models o Legal Aspects of FOSS We envisage a robust dialogue and thorough analysis of these issues relating to free/open source software, including its uses in ICT for development. We expect the conference to result in a recommendation paper/declaration having the potential to effect formulation of a comprehensive policy by the Indian Government concerning FOSS. For any other clarifications contact, E-mail: consilience(a)nls.ac.in Visit Our Website: http://www.nls.ac.in/students/consilience/index.htm Regards Madhu K S Library Assistant NLSIU, Bangalore --------------------------------- How much free photo storage do you get? Store your friends n family photos for FREE with Yahoo! Photos. http://in.photos.yahoo.com Dear Professional, The Law and Technology Committee of the National Law School of India University, Bangalore, is organising its annual conference Consilience ( http://www.nls.ac.in/students/consilience/index.htm http://www.nls.ac.in/students/consilience/index.htm ) in Bangalore on the 8th and 9th July, 2005. The aim of Consilience is to bring together scholars, industry stakeholders, legal experts, and policy-makers to address issues that have been earmarked for them after intensive research. This year's theme is Free/Open Source Software (FOSS), and we intend to have the following conference tracks - o FOSS - An Introduction o Role of FOSS in developing countries o FOSS Business Models o Legal Aspects of FOSS We envisage a robust dialogue and thorough analysis of these issues relating to free/open source software, including its uses in ICT for development. We expect the conference to result in a recommendation paper/declaration having the potential to effect formulation of a comprehensive policy by the Indian Government concerning FOSS. For any other clarifications contact, E-mail: https://mail.nls.ac.in/src/compose.php?send_to=consilience%40nls.ac.in consilience(a)nls.ac.in Visit Our Website: http://www.nls.ac.in/students/consilience/index.htm http://www.nls.ac.in/students/consilience/index.htm Regards Madhu K S Library Assistant NLSIU, Bangalore How much free photo storage do you get? Store your friends n family photos for FREE with Yahoo! Photos. http://in.photos.yahoo.com

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Sponsorship for students on Indian languages for Wikipedia
by Maruthu Pandian 01 Jul '05

01 Jul '05

Hi, So far the Wikipedias in Indian languages have seen very slow progress. These are among the lowest ratio "number of articles / number of speakers". There a number of technical and other reasons. Some people from the Wikimedia Foundation think that a financial help may boost these languages. They are willing to sponsor students who might contribute writing articles in Indian languages on different subjects for Wikipedia. Here is the URL for further reading. http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Promoting_the_Indian_languages_projects Here are some proposed rules: * The articles should be written in Indian languages from scratch or translated (probably from the English Wikipedia). * The articles should be encoded in Unicode. * The articles sould be released under the GFDL licence (free to edit and copy). * The articles should be more than 500 words. Here are a list of articles: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:List_of_articles_all_languages_shoul… This list should be completed with specific Indian topics (Indian states and cities, personalities, events, etc.). A proposition of a list of Indian subjects is welcome. For each language, at least two persons are needed to review the quality of the articles (teachers, writers, etc.). Please could you also transfer this message to people who might be interested by this project ? Regards, Maruthu Pandian.B Pubsub Concepts Pvt Ltd. __________________________________ Discover Yahoo! Have fun online with music videos, cool games, IM and more. Check it out! http://discover.yahoo.com/online.html

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[Fwd: Re: [ISSI] Access to Research Outputs]
by Subbiah Arunachalam 30 Jun '05

30 Jun '05

Here's a news release on this statement. Includes some links that might be of interest. Research councils back free online access Thousands of British academics in every subject from art history to zoology will soon be required to make their research freely available online, the UK research councils have announced. http://education.guardian.co.uk/elearning/story/0,10577,1517381,00.html Quentin Dr Quentin L Burrell Isle of Man International Business School The Nunnery Old Castletown Road Douglas Isle of Man IM2 1QB via United Kingdom www.ibs.ac.im

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FREE TRIAL announcement
by raghavendra patil 30 Jun '05

30 Jun '05

Dear All, Sage Publications has announced FREE TRIAL access for the following journals including JOURNAL OF INFORMATION SCIENCE (1997-2005) The following journals are available for a free trial. Please click on the trial you are interested in to register for free access. Education, Citizenship and Social Justice - Volume One Free - Free Online Access to Volume 1 of Education, Citizenship and Social Justice (Access ends 31 December, 2006) Leadership - Free Online Access to Vol.1 of Leadership (Access ends 31 Dec, 2005) Planning Theory - Free Online Access to Planning Theory (Access ends 31 December, 2005) Marketing Theory Trial - Free Online Access to Marketing Theory (Access ends 31 December, 2005) Space and Culture - Free Online Access to Space and Culture (Access ends 30 June, 2005) Global Media and Communication - Free Online Access to Volume 1 of Global Media and Communication (Access ends 31 December, 2005) Management Journals - Free Online Access to select journals in Management from SAGE Publications (Access ends 16 September, 2005) Games and Culture - Pre-register for Free Online Access to Volume 1 of Games and Culture [First issue January 2006] (Access ends 1 January, 2007) -----HAPPY ACCESS. With Regards Raghavendra @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Raghavendra Patil Digital Library Project Programmer Sir. Dorabji Tata Memorial Library Tata Institute of Social Sciences (A Deemed University) Sion-Trombay Road, P B No.8313, Deonar, MUMBAI - 400 088 (INDIA) Telephone: 022-25563290 Ext: 284 Fax: 091-22-25562912 E mail:raghav@tiss.edu,raghapatil@yahoo.com, raghavendra.patil(a)gmail.com URL: http://www.tiss.edu --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail Mobile Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. Dear All, Sage Publications has announced FREE TRIAL access for the following journals including JOURNAL OF INFORMATION SCIENCE (1997-2005) The following journals are available for a free trial. Please click on the trial you are interested in to register for free access. http://online.sagepub.com/cgi/register?registration=FT5685 Education, Citizenship and Social Justice - Volume One Free - Free Online Access to Volume 1 of Education, Citizenship and Social Justice (Access ends 31 December, 2006 ) http://online.sagepub.com/cgi/register?registration=FTLEA Leadership - Free Online Access to Vol.1 of Leadership (Access ends 31 Dec, 2005 ) http://online.sagepub.com/cgi/register?registration=FT5584 Planning Theory - Free Online Access to Planning Theory (Access ends 31 December, 2005 ) http://online.sagepub.com/cgi/register?registration=FT5610 Marketing Theory Trial - Free Online Access to Marketing Theory (Access ends 31 December, 2005 ) http://online.sagepub.com/cgi/register?registration=FT1052014 Space and Culture - Free Online Access to Space and Culture (Access ends 30 June, 2005 ) http://online.sagepub.com/cgi/register?registration=FT5628 Global Media and Communication - Free Online Access to Volume 1 of Global Media and Communication (Access ends 31 December, 2005 ) http://online.sagepub.com/cgi/register?registration=FTN01124 Management Journals - Free Online Access to select journals in Management from SAGE Publications (Access ends 16 September, 2005 ) http://online.sagepub.com/cgi/register?registration=FTN00934 Games and Culture - Pre-register for Free Online Access to Volume 1 of Games and Culture [First issue January 2006] (Access ends 1 January, 2007 ) -----HAPPY ACCESS. With Regards Raghavendra @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Raghavendra Patil Digital Library Project Programmer Sir. Dorabji Tata Memorial Library Tata Institute of Social Sciences (A Deemed University) Sion-Trombay Road, P B No.8313, Deonar, MUMBAI - 400 088 (INDIA) Telephone: 022-25563290 Ext: 284 Fax: 091-22-25562912 E mail: raghav(a)tiss.edu , mailto:raghapatil@yahoo.com, raghapatil(a)yahoo.com, mailto:raghavendra.patil@gmail.com raghavendra.patil(a)gmail.com http://us.f310.mail.yahoo.com/ym/ %20http://www.tiss.edu URL: http://www.tiss.edu Yahoo! Mail Mobile http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=31132/*http://mobile.yahoo.com/learn/mail Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone.

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Yahoo Introduces 'Social' Search Engine
by Farooque Shaheen 30 Jun '05

30 Jun '05

Yahoo has enhanced its My Web personal search service to enable users to share their personal Web index of pages and links. My Web 2.0, which is in test (or beta) mode, was launched late on Tuesday and will be available "http://myweb2.search.yahoo.com" on a first-come first-serve basis to a limited number of users. My Web also let users share saved results via e-mail, syndication, and a public Web page of saved search results--a so-called link blog. Source: http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,121651,00.asp Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 # 4105 Mobile-9342507449 Yahoo has enhanced its My Web personal search service to enable users to share their personal Web index of pages and links. My Web 2.0, which is in test (or beta) mode, was launched late on Tuesday and will be available "http://myweb2.search.yahoo.com" on a first-come first-serve basis to a limited number of users. My Web also let users share saved results via e-mail, syndication, and a public Web page of saved search results--a so-called link blog. Source: http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,121651,00.asp Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 # 4105 Mobile-9342507449

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Re: [oa-india] OpenMED Self Help Tutorial
by Subbiah Arunachalam 29 Jun '05

29 Jun '05

A very good move indeed. Arun ----- Original Message ----- From: "Naina Pandita" <naina(a)nic.in> To: "Discussion Group for Open Access Workshop India" <oa-india(a)dgroups.org> Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 3:30 PM Subject: [oa-india] OpenMED Self Help Tutorial > Dear Friends, > > We have prepared a self help tutorial..which is a step by step guide on > how to submit publications in the OpenMED@NIC Archive. This would help 1st > time users to submit their publications in OpenMED and also in any other > EPrints based archive. The PPT tutorial has been submitted in our > Archive (http://openmed.nic.in) > > Regards, > > Naina > > Dgroups is a joint initiative of Bellanet, DFID, Hivos, ICA, IICD, > OneWorld, UNAIDS and World Bank > --- You are currently subscribed to oa-india as: arun(a)mssrf.res.in > To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-oa-india-137598Y(a)dgroups.org

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A new directory of OA journals
by Subbiah Arunachalam 29 Jun '05

29 Jun '05

Here is a message from Prof. Peter Suber on a new directory of OA journals. Arun A new, larger list of OA journals Jan Szczepanski, a librarian at Sweden's Goteborg University, has been collecting links and information on OA journals for years. While the DOAJ lists 1,625 OA journals (today), Jan's collection lists 3,759 current OA journals and 608 historic, retrodigitized OA journals (today). Until now, his collection was not available online. But with his permission, I've posted Jan's files to my site for all to use or download. It was not possible to convert them to HTML, but they should be usable in their present forms. If your browser will not display the files, you should be able to download them. Jan's list is larger than the DOAJ list in part because the DOAJ is working through a backlog, in part because Jan has focused especially on the humanities, and in part because Jan is willing to list journals that are not peer reviewed. Jan would like to be in contact with other librarians willing to collect and share new OA titles. His email address is <Jan.Szczepanski(a)ub.gu.se>. Note that these files only represent Jan's collection as of June 27, 2005. He enlarges it continuously, and I won't be able to re-post every update to the files. But I will work with him to find another way to circulate the updates. Current OA journals http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/js-current.doc (A large Word file, 3.48 MB.) Historic or retrodigitized OA journals http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/js-retro.xls (An Excel spreadsheet, 315 KB.) ---------- Here is a message from Prof. Peter Suber on a new directory of OA journals. Arun A new, larger list of OA journals Jan Szczepanski, a librarian at Sweden's Goteborg University, has been collecting links and information on OA journals for years. While the DOAJ lists 1,625 OA journals (today), Jan's collection lists 3,759 current OA journals and 608 historic, retrodigitized OA journals (today). Until now, his collection was not available online. But with his permission, I've posted Jan's files to my site for all to use or download. It was not possible to convert them to HTML, but they should be usable in their present forms. If your browser will not display the files, you should be able to download them. Jan's list is larger than the DOAJ list in part because the DOAJ is working through a backlog, in part because Jan has focused especially on the humanities, and in part because Jan is willing to list journals that are not peer reviewed. Jan would like to be in contact with other librarians willing to collect and share new OA titles. His email address is <Jan.Szczepanski(a)ub.gu.se>. Note that these files only represent Jan's collection as of June 27, 2005. He enlarges it continuously, and I won't be able to re-post every update to the files. But I will work with him to find another way to circulate the updates. Current OA journals http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/js-current.doc http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/js-current.doc (A large Word file, 3.48 MB.) Historic or retrodigitized OA journals http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/js-retro.xls http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/js-retro.xls (An Excel spreadsheet, 315 KB.) ----------

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Personlised Search from Google
by Sreeharsha_Gopalakrishna＠i2.com 29 Jun '05

29 Jun '05

Google on Tuesday rolled out personalized search to users who have opted to forego privacy concerns and have the company save records of their search history. With the new tool, Google will filter searches to predict which results might be most relevant to the user. In addition to increased personalization, Google made other significant steps toward becoming a portal like competitors Yahoo and MSN by expanding its mapping and multimedia offerings. Google Earth, a mapping application now available free of charge, has three-dimensional models of major U.S. cities. It also identifies local businesses and points of interest from Google Local. A satellite zoom function takes users from planet to street level. For $20, Google Earth Plus has GPS integration, higher resolution printing, and annotation. For $400, professional users can get further customization. All three products are based on technology that originated at Keyhole, a startup that Google bought last October for an undisclosed amount. The latest releases followed Monday’s announcement of Google’s own video player, based on the open-source cross-platform media player VLC. The player includes an attempt at keyword search in video. The move was praised by open-source advocates, including the Participatory Culture Foundation (PCF), which also uses VLC. “Internet TV has been held back by proprietary battles over codecs [video compression formatting] and delivery,” said Tiffiniy Cheng of the PCF, who predicted that Google’s clout in the space would rapidly ramp up improvement to video players. Indeed, on Tuesday, a day after Google Video Viewer made its debut, it was widely reported that 21-year-old Norwegian hacker Jon Lech Johansen had modified the Google code to make it possible to watch any video, regardless of origin. More news @ http://www.internetweek.com/news/164903633 Thanks Sreeharsha BG

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Reminder - Openings for the position of Library Trainees in the Resource Centre
by Murali N 29 Jun '05

29 Jun '05

This is a reminder of the deadline to send bio-data for the position of Library Trainees in the Resource Centre on or before 30th June 2005. Dear Sir/Madam We take this opportunity to inform you that Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology (DA-IICT), situated at Gandhinagar, Gujarat, is promoted by the Dhirubhai Ambani Foundation. It has been established on a 50-acre of land in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The Government of Gujarat has granted it the University Status under the State Act and is recognized by UGC. The Institute has started functioning since August 2001 with a batch size of 240 students at Undergraduate level in Information and Communication Technology (ICT). It also offers a variety of masters' and doctoral programs in ICT and allied areas. The Institute takes young and dynamic postgraduate fresher with minimum first class in Masters in Library and Information Science, well versed in Computer application to Library and Information Services. Duration of Training is for a period of one year. However, guarantee of continued employment cannot be given. The trainees get a fixed stipend between Rs.5000 to Rs.6000 depending on their quality etc, per month with no other facilities / benefits, as applicable to regular employees, excepting casual leave. Resource Centre is kept open till mid night on all working days during the semester and 2.00am during examination period and is open on holidays and Sundays. Selected trainees may have to work during these extended hours on rotation basis. The Institute has fully computerized in-house operations and services of the Resource Centre and provides access to wide variety of digital collection, catering to the needs of the Faculty/ Staff and students. Plans are on to convert this Resource Centre into a complete Digital Resource Centre. Resource Centre has recently implemented the electromagnetic technology based security systems for reading materials. Interested candidates are requested to send your bio-data by email addressed to H. R Officer at hr(a)da-iict.org (a copy of the same may be marked to ts_kumbar(a)da-iict.org ). The last date for receiving the application is 30th June, 2005.The short listed candidates will be called for a written test and the interview, the dates for which will be communicated later over the email. Yours sincerely Executive Registrar Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology Post Bag. No.4 Near Indroda Circle Gandhinagar 382009 Gujarat ____________________________________________________ Yahoo! Sports Rekindle the Rivalries. Sign up for Fantasy Football http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com

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New education tools from Microsoft
by Farooque Shaheen 29 Jun '05

29 Jun '05

Microsoft announced a bouquet of software products targeting schools. The offerings include a beta version of the Microsoft Shared Computer Toolkit for Windows XP, designed for computers being used in school computer labs, public libraries, Internet cafes or other shared locations. The software allows administrators to add safety features to those types of systems, which are often more vulnerable to spyware and viruses. For example, new Windows Disk Protection technology tracks changes made by users and restores the computer to its original state after people log off, discarding their changes. Also, a restrictions tool on Shared Computer Toolkit lets administrators decide what people can do on a PC. Access to drives and system utilities such as the control panel, command prompt and registry editor can be blocked, for example. Although this software is not designed for IT pros, it likely will help them as well, according to Microsoft. Another product, Learning Essentials for Microsoft Office, available in July, runs atop Microsoft's XP or Office 2003, and includes project and tutorial assistance from a number of education publishers. Among its features: templates for MS Office Word and Excel and PowerPoint. The software will be available for free to schools that subscribe to a Microsoft Academic Volume Licensing program for Microsoft Office. A third product, Microsoft Student 2006, includes the Learning Essentials package, along with a graphing calculator and curriculum-based templates and tutorials for a range of school subjects including history, languages and science. This product also is scheduled to be available in July. Pricing was not released. A full dig on this can be found here "http://news.com.com/New+education+tools+from+Microsoft/2100-7343_3-5766675.…" Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 # 4105 Mobile-9342507449 Microsoft announced a bouquet of software products targeting schools. The offerings include a beta version of the Microsoft Shared Computer Toolkit for Windows XP, designed for computers being used in school computer labs, public libraries, Internet cafes or other shared locations. The software allows administrators to add safety features to those types of systems, which are often more vulnerable to spyware and viruses. For example, new Windows Disk Protection technology tracks changes made by users and restores the computer to its original state after people log off, discarding their changes. Also, a restrictions tool on Shared Computer Toolkit lets administrators decide what people can do on a PC. Access to drives and system utilities such as the control panel, command prompt and registry editor can be blocked, for example. Although this software is not designed for IT pros, it likely will help them as well, according to Microsoft. Another product, Learning Essentials for Microsoft Office, available in July, runs atop Microsoft's XP or Office 2003, and includes project and tutorial assistance from a number of education publishers. Among its features: templates for MS Office Word and Excel and PowerPoint. The software will be available for free to schools that subscribe to a Microsoft Academic Volume Licensing program for Microsoft Office. A third product, Microsoft Student 2006, includes the Learning Essentials package, along with a graphing calculator and curriculum-based templates and tutorials for a range of school subjects including history, languages and science. This product also is scheduled to be available in July. Pricing was not released. A full dig on this can be found here "http://news.com.com/New+education+tools+from+Microsoft/2100-7343_3-5766675.…" Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 # 4105 Mobile-9342507449

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Re: [eGovINDIA] Sun to publish Web services software source code / The move by Sun comes almost two weeks after the company published the source code for its Solaris operating system that is used to run large computer centers
by Subbiah Arunachalam 29 Jun '05

29 Jun '05

Friends: I see many postings in this (eGovIndia) list on open source software, but hardly any on open access to scientific and scholarly literature. As you may be aware, most research in India, be it in universities and other higher educational institutions or in research laboratories, is funded by the Government. It is only logical that publicly funded research should be made available to everyone. Unfortunately, most Indian researchers WANT to publish in journals published by COMMERCIAL publishers operating out of the western countries. And many of them succeed in getting their papers accepted by these foreign (commercial) journals. What is more, Indian authors surrender their copyright to these journals. Effectively our government (and Indian taxpayers) are funding research whose results are under copyright of commercial publishers in the West! These publishers sell their journals at enormous subscription prices, of the order of 2-20 thousand dollars a year. And Indian libraries, at least some of them, subscribe to these expensive journals. Of course there is an alternative. The government and funding agencies can adopt a policy whereby results of all publicly funded research would be required to be published in open access journals (no subscription for the electronic version) and be deposited in interoperable open access archives. There are a few thousand such open access journals and about 500 such archives around the world (as of now). All the journals published by the Indian Academy of Sciences, Indian National Science Academy and Current Science Association are open access journals. MedKnow Publications of Bombay also publishes several open access journals (in the area of medicine). There are also a few Indian archives. The most well known is the Eprints archive at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. A good example of an Indian central archive (where any researcher can deposit his/her paper) is OpenMED of NIC. Members of this list should lend their support to the setting up of many more interoperable institutional archives in India and to persuade journal publishers in India, both in the government and in the private sector, to make their journals OA journals. The advantages of open access are many and have been well documented. If need be can write about them some other time. Subbiah Arunachalam

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RUCK position statement on OA
by Subbiah Arunachalam 29 Jun '05

29 Jun '05

SUMMARY OF RCUK POSITION STATEMENT ON ACCESS TO RESEARCH OUTPUTS This document summarises the RCUK position on the dissemination of and access to research outputs in the form of journal articles or conference proceedings. A fuller statement of the position is available at http://www.rcuk.ac.uk. The position is founded on four fundamental principles: . Ideas and knowledge derived from publicly-funded research must be made available and accessible for public use, interrogation, and scrutiny, as widely, rapidly and effectively as practicable. . Effective mechanisms are in place to ensure that published research outputs must be subject to rigorous quality assurance, through peer review. . The models and mechanisms for publication and access to research results must be both efficient and cost-effective in the use of public funds. . The outputs from current and future research must be preserved and remain accessible not only for the next few years but for future generations. Communication, Access, and Availability The development of Internet technologies providing access to a range of distributed information resources has enabled new possibilities for the delivery of information as an output of research. E-print repositories and open access journals have both developed as part of this change in technology, and RCUK considers that both can help improve access to the results of publicly funded research. RCUK believes that e-print repositories provide an opportunity to enhance access to research publications. Research Councils will work with partners to set out a strategy for developing in particular the network of institutional e-print repositories, and promoting their role. But promotion in itself is not sufficient. Therefore, Research Councils will require for all grants awarded from 1 October 2005 that, subject to copyright and licensing arrangements, a copy of any resultant published journal articles or conference proceedings should be deposited in an appropriate e-print repository (either institutional or subject-based) wherever such a repository is available to the award-holder. Deposit should take place at the earliest opportunity, wherever possible at or around the time of publication. There will be no obligation to set up a repository where none exists at present. Although RCUK sees advantages in the deposit of material in institutional repositories, Research Councils will leave to authors the choice of which is the most appropriate repository for their publications. Research Councils will also encourage, but not formally oblige, award-holders to deposit articles arising from grants awarded before 1 October 2005. By the end of 2008, RCUK will review the development of e-print repositories and the requirement to deposit. Full implementation of the above requirements depends upon copyright and licensing practice, and RCUK will engage the publishing industry and other partners to develop effective policy and practice in this area. Quality Assurance Rigorous, high-quality peer review remains the guarantor of quality whatever the medium of publication, and must be the norm as new models develop. There is no reason in principle why emerging publication and dissemination models should adversely affect either the key processes or the quality of peer review. E-print repositories that carry published material must make a clear distinction between articles that have been peer-reviewed and those that have not - and also between different pre-print versions. RCUK will work with the managers of e-print repositories to develop a standard for making clear to all users the distinction between pre-prints and post-prints. Cost-effectiveness The costs of communication and dissemination are an integral part of the costs of research itself, however they are met. Research Councils are interested in ensuring that the mechanisms of communication, and the financial models that support them, are as efficient and effective as possible. Councils recognise that, although e-print repositories provide clear benefits, they also impose costs on institutions and on the bodies that provide the necessary co-ordination and support for networking, interoperability and preservation. Adoption of an "author-pays" publication model is also likely to lead to some shift in costs, small initially, but probably larger in the longer-term. Councils will ensure that applicants for grants are allowed, subject to justification of cost-effectiveness, to include in the costing of their projects the predicted costs of any publication in author-pays journals. Such charges will be one of the elements of Full Economic Costs. VAT is payable on electronic publications at the standard rate of 17.5 per cent, whereas printed publications are zero-rated. The Government's conclusion that relief from this burden is not possible is disappointing. RCUK is concerned that VAT makes for an unfair distortion of the research publications market, and undermines the Government's intention to ensure a level playing field in that market. Long-term preservation As we move to new models of publication and dissemination, a key challenge is to ensure that digital media remain as durable as printed material has been in the past, and that the costs of long-term archiving are manageable. This applies also to the preservation of the data underpinning what is published. RCUK draws a distinction between two overlapping purposes: (a) making published material quickly and easily available, free of charge to users at the point of use, and (b) long-term preservation and curation. The British Library, and the other Legal Deposit Libraries, have a critical role to play in the preservation of digital publications. The Research Councils need to engage in a dialogue with the British Library and other stakeholders about issues of long-term preservation and access, including the potential for them to extend their roles in preserving and making accessible research publications and related data in digital formats. Learned Societies RCUK views the Learned Societies as key members of the research community whose work the Research Councils support. RCUK will discuss with the Learned Societies ways in which they can adapt to and exploit new models of publication SUMMARY OF RCUK POSITION STATEMENT ON ACCESS TO RESEARCH OUTPUTS This document summarises the RCUK position on the dissemination of and access to research outputs in the form of journal articles or conference proceedings. A fuller statement of the position is available at http://www.rcuk.ac.uk. The position is founded on four fundamental principles: Ideas and knowledge derived from publicly-funded research must be made available and accessible for public use, interrogation, and scrutiny, as widely, rapidly and effectively as practicable. Effective mechanisms are in place to ensure that published research outputs must be subject to rigorous quality assurance, through peer review. The models and mechanisms for publication and access to research results must be both efficient and cost-effective in the use of public funds. The outputs from current and future research must be preserved and remain accessible not only for the next few years but for future generations. Communication, Access, and Availability The development of Internet technologies providing access to a range of distributed information resources has enabled new possibilities for the delivery of information as an output of research. E-print repositories and open access journals have both developed as part of this change in technology, and RCUK considers that both can help improve access to the results of publicly funded research. RCUK believes that e-print repositories provide an opportunity to enhance access to research publications. Research Councils will work with partners to set out a strategy for developing in particular the network of institutional e-print repositories, and promoting their role. But promotion in itself is not sufficient. Therefore, Research Councils will require for all grants awarded from 1 October 2005 that, subject to copyright and licensing arrangements, a copy of any resultant published journal articles or conference proceedings should be deposited in an appropriate e-print repository (either institutional or subject-based) wherever such a repository is available to the award-holder. Deposit should take place at the earliest opportunity, wherever possible at or around the time of publication. There will be no obligation to set up a repository where none exists at present. Although RCUK sees advantages in the deposit of material in institutional repositories, Research Councils will leave to authors the choice of which is the most appropriate repository for their publications. Research Councils will also encourage, but not formally oblige, award-holders to deposit articles arising from grants awarded before 1 October 2005. By the end of 2008, RCUK will review the development of e-print repositories and the requirement to deposit. Full implementation of the above requirements depends upon copyright and licensing practice, and RCUK will engage the publishing industry and other partners to develop effective policy and practice in this area. Quality Assurance Rigorous, high-quality peer review remains the guarantor of quality whatever the medium of publication, and must be the norm as new models develop. There is no reason in principle why emerging publication and dissemination models should adversely affect either the key processes or the quality of peer review. E-print repositories that carry published material must make a clear distinction between articles that have been peer-reviewed and those that have not and also between different pre-print versions. RCUK will work with the managers of e-print repositories to develop a standard for making clear to all users the distinction between pre-prints and post-prints. Cost-effectiveness The costs of communication and dissemination are an integral part of the costs of research itself, however they are met. Research Councils are interested in ensuring that the mechanisms of communication, and the financial models that support them, are as efficient and effective as possible. Councils recognise that, although e-print repositories provide clear benefits, they also impose costs on institutions and on the bodies that provide the necessary co-ordination and support for networking, interoperability and preservation. Adoption of an author-pays publication model is also likely to lead to some shift in costs, small initially, but probably larger in the longer-term. Councils will ensure that applicants for grants are allowed, subject to justification of cost-effectiveness, to include in the costing of their projects the predicted costs of any publication in author-pays journals. Such charges will be one of the elements of Full Economic Costs. VAT is payable on electronic publications at the standard rate of 17.5 per cent, whereas printed publications are zero-rated. The Governments conclusion that relief from this burden is not possible is disappointing. RCUK is concerned that VAT makes for an unfair distortion of the research publications market, and undermines the Governments intention to ensure a level playing field in that market. Long-term preservation As we move to new models of publication and dissemination, a key challenge is to ensure that digital media remain as durable as printed material has been in the past, and that the costs of long-term archiving are manageable. This applies also to the preservation of the data underpinning what is published. RCUK draws a distinction between two overlapping purposes: (a) making published material quickly and easily available, free of charge to users at the point of use, and (b) long-term preservation and curation. The British Library, and the other Legal Deposit Libraries, have a critical role to play in the preservation of digital publications. The Research Councils need to engage in a dialogue with the British Library and other stakeholders about issues of long-term preservation and access, including the potential for them to extend their roles in preserving and making accessible research publications and related data in digital formats. Learned Societies RCUK views the Learned Societies as key members of the research community whose work the Research Councils support. RCUK will discuss with the Learned Societies ways in which they can adapt to and exploit new models of publication

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Access to Research Outputs
by Subbiah Arunachalam 29 Jun '05

29 Jun '05

Friends: Please visit http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/access/cover.asp for a statement on access to research outputs released by the Research Councils UK. This is something that research councils/ funding agencies/ governments in every developing country should adopt. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] Covering note on Access to Research Outputs: Further Consultation Details. Research Councils UK (RCUK) is a strategic partnership through which the UK's eight Research Councils work together to champion the research, training and innovation they support. Dissemination of and access to UK research outputs is crucial to ensure impact of RCUK funded research. The development of internet technologies providing access to a range of distributed information resources has enabled new possibilities for the delivery of information as an output of research. E-print repositories and open access journals have both developed as part of this change in technology, and RCUK considers that both can help improve access to the results of publicly funded research. RCUK is therefore further consulting on its proposed position on access to research outputs. The position is based on four principles: a.. Ideas and knowledge derived from publicly-funded research must be made available and accessible for public use, interrogation, and scrutiny, as widely, rapidly and effectively as practicable. b.. Effective mechanisms are in place to ensure that published research outputs must be subject to rigorous quality assurance, through peer review. c.. The models and mechanisms for publication and access to research results must be both efficient and cost-effective in the use of public funds. d.. The outputs from current and future research must be preserved and remain accessible not only for the next few years but for future generations. Specifically, it proposes to: a.. Require for all grants awarded from 1 October 2005 that, subject to copyright and licensing arrangements, a copy of any resultant published journal articles or conference proceedings should be deposited in an appropriate e-print repository (either institutional or subject-based) wherever such a repository is available to the award-holder. Deposit should take place at the earliest opportunity, wherever possible at or around the time of publication. b.. Research Councils will also encourage, but not formally oblige, award-holders to deposit articles arising from grants awarded before 1 October 2005. c.. Councils will ensure that applicants for grants are allowed, subject to justification of cost-effectiveness, to include in the costing of their projects the predicted costs of any publication in author-pays journals. The statement is intended as a broad framework, which will serve as the basis for RCUK to draw up more detailed guidance and to determine good practice, in close collaboration with a range of key stakeholders as set out in this document. By the end of 2008, RCUK will review its framework. RCUK has already undertaken extensive consultation with key stakeholders, including universities, publishers (profit, no-for-profit, open access), JISC, the British Library, HEFCE, and learned societies, to inform its current position. RCUK is very pleased with the useful feedback received and would like to thank everyone who has commented so far. The current proposed statement is now being circulated for a final round of public consultation. RCUK would in specific welcome further comments from learned societies. The deadline for this round of consultation is 31 August 2005. Responses should be sent to Drs. Astrid Wissenburg. Friends: Please visit http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/access/cover.asp http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/access/cover.asp for a statement on access to research outputs released by the Research Councils UK. This is something that research councils/ funding agencies/ governments in every developing country should adopt. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] Covering note on Access to Research Outputs: Further Consultation Details. Research Councils UK (RCUK) is a strategic partnership through which the UKs eight Research Councils work together to champion the research, training and innovation they support. Dissemination of and access to UK research outputs is crucial to ensure impact of RCUK funded research. The development of internet technologies providing access to a range of distributed information resources has enabled new possibilities for the delivery of information as an output of research. E-print repositories and open access journals have both developed as part of this change in technology, and RCUK considers that both can help improve access to the results of publicly funded research. RCUK is therefore further consulting on its proposed position on access to research outputs. The position is based on four principles: Ideas and knowledge derived from publicly-funded research must be made available and accessible for public use, interrogation, and scrutiny, as widely, rapidly and effectively as practicable. Effective mechanisms are in place to ensure that published research outputs must be subject to rigorous quality assurance, through peer review. The models and mechanisms for publication and access to research results must be both efficient and cost-effective in the use of public funds. The outputs from current and future research must be preserved and remain accessible not only for the next few years but for future generations. Specifically, it proposes to: Require for all grants awarded from 1 October 2005 that, subject to copyright and licensing arrangements, a copy of any resultant published journal articles or conference proceedings should be deposited in an appropriate e-print repository (either institutional or subject-based) wherever such a repository is available to the award-holder. Deposit should take place at the earliest opportunity, wherever possible at or around the time of publication. Research Councils will also encourage, but not formally oblige, award-holders to deposit articles arising from grants awarded before 1 October 2005. Councils will ensure that applicants for grants are allowed, subject to justification of cost-effectiveness, to include in the costing of their projects the predicted costs of any publication in author-pays journals. The statement is intended as a broad framework, which will serve as the basis for RCUK to draw up more detailed guidance and to determine good practice, in close collaboration with a range of key stakeholders as set out in this document. By the end of 2008, RCUK will review its framework. RCUK has already undertaken extensive consultation with key stakeholders, including universities, publishers (profit, no-for-profit, open access), JISC, the British Library, HEFCE, and learned societies, to inform its current position. RCUK is very pleased with the useful feedback received and would like to thank everyone who has commented so far. The current proposed statement is now being circulated for a final round of public consultation. RCUK would in specific welcome further comments from learned societies. The deadline for this round of consultation is 31 August 2005. Responses should be sent to mailto:astrid.wissenburg@esrc.ac.uk Drs. Astrid Wissenburg .

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Indian OpenOffice roll-out continues / Sonia Gandhi has launched the latest stage of the Indian government's large-scale open source initiative.
by Subbiah Arunachalam 29 Jun '05

29 Jun '05

Friends: Please spread the word! Other developing countries may follow India's example. Best wishes. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] Subject: Indian OpenOffice roll-out continues / Sonia Gandhi has launched the latest stage of the Indian government's large-scale open source initiative. Indian OpenOffice roll-out continues Ingrid Marson, ZDNet UK, June 24, 2005 http://www.zdnetindia.com/techzone/enterprise/stories/124095.html Sonia Gandhi has launched the latest stage of the Indian government's large-scale open source initiative. Following the popularity of CDs containing Tamil Language versions of open source software, the Indian government is giving away millions of Hindi Language CDs. Last month, ZDNet UK reported that the Indian government would distribute 3.5m free CDs containing Tamil Language versions of open source applications, including the Firefox browser and the OpenOffice.org productivity suite. Within a month the project had received requests for 85,000 CDs, thousands of downloads from its Web site, and had attracted the attention of the President of India, APJ Abdul Kalam. This week the government started distributing CDs in Hindi, according to R.K.V.S. Raman, a researcher at the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, an organisation involved in the production of the CD. The initiative has been funded by the Indian government, which hopes to encourage the use of computers. It plans to distribute 3.5 million copies of the Hindi Language CDs. The Hindi CDs were officially launched by Sonia Gandhi, the president of the Indian Congress party, in a ceremony that was also attended by the Indian IT Minister and local journalists. The CDs are available for both the Windows and Linux operating systems. This is important as Windows is the most popular desktop operating system in India, said Raman. The project hopes that once people are used to the open source software, they will find it easier to migrate to Linux. "While packaging the CD we kept in mind that most of the current end users are hooked on to Windows and would need to be acclimatised to same set of tools on both platforms," said Raman in a mailing list posting. "In [the] future when the transition occurs to Linux, people [will] have [the] same set tools thus making [the] transition smooth." While many of the applications available on the CD were released under the GNU General Public License (GPL), the fonts were not released under this license. Raman explained to ZDNet UK that this was to protect the intellectual property of the companies that had donated the fonts. The CD can be freely copied and redistributed, but the fonts cannot be packaged with other software, according to Raman. The next stage of the project is to distribute CDs containing applications in Punjabi, a popular Indian language. This launch is due to happen in August and as Punjabi is also spoken in Pakistan, the project hopes to hold launch events in both countries.

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CAS
by Mailing List Manager 28 Jun '05

28 Jun '05

Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2002 10:27:07 +0530 From: Prafulla Chandra <prafulla(a)nisc.co.in> Pujar, M. & Manjunath, G.K. "How to Make Effective Search on the Internet." University News 43(24), June 13-19, 2005, pp.12-14,21. It's not available online please. The reference is to the print edition of University News. Happy reading! Thank you Prafulla - ------------------------------------- NISC Export Services Pvt. Ltd. (an affiliate of NISC International, Inc. USA) S-1 Ballad Estates, St.Ann's School Road, Tarnaka, Hyderabad 500 017 Andhra Pradesh, India - Tel:+91 40 27001517 Tel/Fax:+91 40 27002538 WWW.NISC.COM A company in service to NISC worldwide.

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A science site
by Subbiah Arunachalam 28 Jun '05

28 Jun '05

Friends: You may find this site useful: http://scienceresearch.com/search/index.php Arun Friends: You may find this site useful: http://scienceresearch.com/search/index.php http://scienceresearch.com/search/index.php Arun

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Ph.D to Mr. K M Haneefa
by Jobish P 28 Jun '05

28 Jun '05

Dear all, It is a pleasure to inform you that Mr. K M Haneefa, Lecturer, Department of Library & Information Science, University of Calicut, Kerala (E-mail:haneefcalicut@yahoo.com) has been awarded Doctor of Philosophy in Library & Information Science from the University of Calicut. His research topic was the "Application of Information and Communication Technologies in Special Libraries in Kerala". Hearty congratulations to Dr. K M Haneefa. Regards, Jobish P

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OCLC Begins Pilot Project on E-Serials
by Farooque Shaheen 28 Jun '05

28 Jun '05

OCLC will begin a pilot project later this month designed to make it easier library staff and patrons to find and use full-text electronic journals in library collections. The pilot will involve 20 libraries and four partners--TDNet, EBSCO, Serials Solutions and Ex Libris. The pilot will make e-serials as visible as print materials in WorldCat and will expose those records to searchers on the open Web through the Open WorldCat program. During the pilot, OCLC will receive monthly holdings statements representing the eserials collections of participating libraries from partners in the pilot or, in some cases, directly from the libraries. OCLC will automatically set and maintain those holdings in WorldCat, the OCLC online union catalog, on behalf of the participating libraries. This collaboration will allow pilot libraries to efficiently contribute their e-serials collections to WorldCat and ensure that these holdings are current and accurate. Source: http://www.econtentmag.com/Articles/ArticleReader.aspx?ArticleID=8149 Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd, Tel. 080-26678388 # 4105 Mobile-9342507449 OCLC will begin a pilot project later this month designed to make it easier library staff and patrons to find and use full-text electronic journals in library collections. The pilot will involve 20 libraries and four partners--TDNet, EBSCO, Serials Solutions and Ex Libris. The pilot will make e-serials as visible as print materials in WorldCat and will expose those records to searchers on the open Web through the Open WorldCat program. During the pilot, OCLC will receive monthly holdings statements representing the eserials collections of participating libraries from partners in the pilot or, in some cases, directly from the libraries. OCLC will automatically set and maintain those holdings in WorldCat, the OCLC online union catalog, on behalf of the participating libraries. This collaboration will allow pilot libraries to efficiently contribute their e-serials collections to WorldCat and ensure that these holdings are current and accurate. Source: http://www.econtentmag.com/Articles/ArticleReader.aspx?ArticleID=8149 Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd, Tel. 080-26678388 # 4105 Mobile-9342507449

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New Video Search facility available @ Google
by Sreeharsha_Gopalakrishna＠i2.com 28 Jun '05

28 Jun '05

Google officially launched video.google.com. Alongside the new site comes a new browser plug-in based on VLC, the open source video player. With the plug-in installed, users can search and view videos marked with a play button (example). Google describe the service as part of their mission to "organize the world's information, and that includes the thousands of programs that play on our TVs every day". The search technology examines transcript and meta-data associated with the video to provide relevant results for the user. The service also offers information like when the next edition of the program will be screened. "Just type in your search term (for instance, ipod or Napa Valley) or do a more advanced search (for instance, title:nightline) and Google Video will search the closed captioning and text descriptions of all the videos in our archive for relevant results. Click on a video title on your results page and you can view still images from the video and, where a transcript is available, short snippets of transcript text." More news available @ - http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1831965,00.asp Sreeharsha BG **************************************** The evil of life is really a thoughtless life...!!!

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A wiki to promote self-archiving
by Subbiah Arunachalam 28 Jun '05

28 Jun '05

Friends: Please try this. A wiki to promote self-archiving Ari Friedman has launched SelfArchive.org, a wiki designed to help faculty understand self-archiving and start doing it. Because it's a wiki, you can revise and enlarge it. http://selfarchive.org/ Arun Friends: Please try this. A wiki to promote self-archiving Ari Friedman has launched SelfArchive.org, a wiki designed to help faculty understand self-archiving and start doing it. Because it's a wiki, you can revise and enlarge it. http://selfarchive.org/ http://selfarchive.org/ Arun

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Job Vacancy at SJCBA
by Pallavi gunashekarreddy 27 Jun '05

27 Jun '05

St. Josephs College of Business Administration, Bangalore is looking for Asst. Librarian Qualifications: MLISc or BLISc, Female Candidate Scale of pay: 7000 per Month Expectations/Requirements: Good communication, Good attitude and commitment towards the occupation, Essential computer/IT skills, willing to work in 2nd shift (12.00- to 8 pm) Last Date: July 02, 2005 Candidates are advised to send their resume to sjcba(a)vsnl.net or sprabhuk(a)yahoo.com S. Prabhu Library & Information Manager St. Josephs College of business Administration 18, Residency Road Bangalore 560 025 __________________________________________________________ How much free photo storage do you get? Store your friends 'n family snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos http://in.photos.yahoo.com

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RE: [LIS-Forum] software tools:document management +knowledge management
by Mailing List Manager 27 Jun '05

27 Jun '05

Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 07:50:34 -0700 (PDT) From: Jack Eapen <jackachachan(a)yahoo.com> Knowledge Tree is an Open Source DMS worth a try. Documentation is commercial. http://kt-dms.sourceforge.net/ Demo is available at http://knowledgetree.jamwarehouse.com/ Jack Visit me at http://www.jackeapen.org -----Original Message----- From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in] On Behalf Of Mailing List Manager Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 12:09 PM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] software tools:document management +knowledge management Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 22:47:26 -0700 (PDT) From: Omana <manas_ind55(a)yahoo.co.in> Dear Friends, Could you please give me a list of document management and (or) knowledge management tools for an industrial library. Regards Omana.K Librarian GMR Energy Limited Bangalore _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum ____________________________________________________ Yahoo! Sports Rekindle the Rivalries. Sign up for Fantasy Football http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com

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need a book on loan
by Dr. Murari P Tapaswi 27 Jun '05

27 Jun '05

Dear Colleagues, One of the scientists of this institute require following book for consultation for few days which is not available at this institute library. Will you please let us know whether you have this and can send it on loan? Thanks in advance for your help. Fabricius, F. H. 1977. Origin of marine ooids and grapestones. Contributions Sedimentology 7: 1-113. With warm regards, Murari P Tapaswi, NICMAS, National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula 403 004 Goa, India. Fax: 91-(0)832-2450 602; Phone: 91-(0)832-2450 275 (direct); -2450 450 (epbx). URL: www.nio.org also visit: www.mangroveindia.org; www.coastalhazards.info; www.indian-ocean.org

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Careers in New Media Festival, 1-3 July 2005
by Shekhar Krishnan 27 Jun '05

27 Jun '05

Dear All: Apologies for cross-posting. Please forward to interested individuals and organisations. For more information and to register, contact Sonia Nazareth at +91.22.2382.1893 or +91.98199.39820 or write to sonia(a)cometmedia.org Best, S.K. _____ Comet Media Foundation presents CAREERS IN NEW MEDIA seminar and exhibition interactive presentations with the finest minds on the hottest topics in New Media DATES: FRIDAY 1st, SATURDAY 2nd and SUNDAY 3rd July 2005 TIME: 10.00 A.M. to 5.00 P.M. Daily VENUE: Bosco Hall St Andrews Church Compound, Hill Road Bandra West, Mumbai 400050 a COSMOS foundational event CAREERS IN NEW MEDIA is a festival composed of a seminar, an exhibition and scope for many interactions. It aims to create awareness among students about the new and viable professional options unleashed by emerging information and communication technologies. Friday 1 July 2005 NEW MEDIA FOR COMMUNICATIONS Seminar 10.00 A.M. to 5.00 P.M. Saturday 2 July 2005 NEW MEDIA FOR A NEW WORLD Seminar 10.00 A.M. to 5.00 P.M. Friday 1 July, Saturday 2 July and Sunday 3 July NEW MEDIA Exhibition 10.00 A.M. to 5.00 P.M. CAREERS IN NEW MEDIA will have an inter-disciplinary approach, with experts and established professionals from a wide variety of work areas sharing their experiences and visions of the future. This is an unique opportunity for students to interact with experts in order to make a strategic career choices. COSMOS is a recently-launched initiative of the Comet Media Foundation in Mumbai, exploring the complex and densely woven field in which science, technology and society overlap. The educational programme of COSMOS is scheduled to be operational by 2006. For more information on the Comet Media Foundation visit http://www.cometmedia.org The CAREERS IN NEW MEDIA festival is open to all. Entry to the exhibition is free. The seminar presentations require pre- registration, as seats are limited. The registration charges are Rs 200. For more information and to register, contact Sonia Nazareth at +91.22.2382.1893 or +91.98199.39820 or write to sonia(a)cometmedia.org FRIDAY 1 JULY 2005 NEW MEDIA FOR COMMUNICATIONS Seminar (25 minute presentation will be followed by 15 minute question and answer sessions) 10:00 to 10:15 Introduction CHANDITA MUKHERJEE Comet Media Foundation, Documentary Film-Maker 10:15 to 10.45 Keynote Address "the unfolding new media scenario " NINA SABNANI Head, Department of New Media Studies National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad 10.50 to 11:30 "Making it in the games industry" REENA GEORGE Human Resources Manager, Indiagames Ltd, Mumbai HRISHI OBEROI Head of 3D and Console Games, Indiagames Ltd, Mumbai 11:30 to 11.45 BREAK 11:50 to 12:30 "Animation as a career for the future" SHILPA RANADE Faculty Member, Industrial Design Centre (IDC), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mumbai 12:35 to 1:15 "Can writing be a viable career? Exploring web-journalism" KIRAN JONNALAGADDA Blogger and Information Architect, Seacrow Labs, Bangalore 1.20 to 1.30 "The power of the portal: a case study" Z. ANSARI rediff.com 1:30 to 2:15 LUNCH 2:20 to 3:00 "Entrepreneurship in the age of new media: entertainment and commerce" TOBY MORNING Chairman, Urban Technology Ventures, Los Angeles, U.S.A. 3:05 to 3:20 BREAK 3:25 to 4:05 "Opportunities in audio-visual post-production" NEIL SADWELKAR Editor and Editing System Consultant, Technical Consultant to Pixion Studio 4:10 to 4:30 Concluding Remarks NIRMALENDU JAJODIA Software Developer, Board Member, Comet Media Foundation SATURDAY 2 JULY 2005 NEW MEDIA FOR A NEW WORLD Seminar (25 minute presentation will be followed by 15 minute question and answer sessions) 10:00 to 10:20 Introductory Note NIRMALENDU JAJODIA 10:25 to 11:05 "Emerging careers in the new information age" GURUNANDAN BHAT Chief Technologist, Synapse, Goa 11:10 to 11:50 "Future prospects for sound specialists" P. BALARAM Audio Engineer, Audeus Studios, Mukta Arts, Mumbai 11:55 to 12:10 BREAK 12:15 to 12:55 "Careers in e-learning" RUPESH GOEL Head, Simulations, Tata Interactive Systems 1:00 to 1:40 "GIS (Geographic Information Systems) applications" VINEET SHROFF Founder-Director, Biond Software, Mumbai 1:40 to 2:25 LUNCH 2:30 to 3:10 "New media as an area of research and training" NISHANT SHAH Research Scholar, Centre for the Study of Culture and Society (CSCS), Bangalore 3:15 to 3:30 BREAK 3:35 to 4:15 "ICTs, social development and business models" JAYALAKSHMI CHITTOOR Editor, I4D Magazine, Centre for Science Development & Media Studies (CSDMS), New Delhi 4:20 to 4:30 Vote of Thanks INDRANIL CHAKRAVARTY Film-Maker and Project Director, COSMOS New Media Initiative, Comet Media Foundation, Mumbai ABOUT THE SPEAKERS NINA SABNANI teaches Communication Design at National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. After a degree in Fine Arts from Baroda, she studied animation at NID and in the UK. Later, she did a post graduate programme in Television & Film from the USA on a Fulbright Fellowship. She has evolved with the times to embrace a wide range of subjects in her profile. At present she teaches courses in Visual Scripting for Animation, Interaction Design, Linear and non-linear story telling, Games design, Illustration and Multi-sensory Design. http://www.nid.edu REENA GEORGE currently Manager Human Resources at Indiagames, had extensive experience in the IT industry. A part of the dynamic industry of wireless gaming, Reena has taken Indiagames from an 80 member team to over 250 employees in the past one year. She is an active member of the HR Infotech Association, Mumbai. http://www.indiagames.com HRISHI OBEROI is currently Head of the 3D & Console games at Indiagames. He has specialised in computer graphics and animation and has designed and programmed 2D and 3D games for mobile phones. Hrishi is currently producing a console named "Ashoka". He is active in the International Game Developer's Association, Mumbai chapter, organises gaming events like WCG India and speaks in technical forums concerned with games development in India. http://www.indiagames.com SHILPA RANADE is a faculty member at the Industrial Design Centre, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. A gold medallist from Sir J. J. Institute of Applied Art, she did her Masters in Visual Communication from IDC, IIT, Mumbai and subsequently completed an M.Phil in Animation from the Royal College of Art, London. Her animation film Mani’s Dying won the critics award at the Bombay International Short Film Festival, 1996 and was nominated for the best British short film award at the British Short Film Festival, 1995. http://www.idc.iitb.ac.in KIRAN JONNALAGADDA is a writer and programmer who works at the crossing of media, technology and the web. Currently a consultant technologist at various organisations, he is also an Independent Research Fellow at Sarai, studying how the user interface affects online communities. He is also a collaborator on the Mumbai Free Map Project of CRIT (Collective Research Initiatives Trust), Mumbai, a member of the Plone Foundation, and a trustee of the Tapovan School in rural Bangalore. An observer and participant in blogging, Kiran is also an occasional journalist and a keen photographer. http://www.seacrow.com http://www.freemap.in TOBY MORNING is an entrepreneur who heads Urban Technology Ventures, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. This group of internet-based companies aims to leverage technology and “serve as a catalyst for creating a more peaceful, healthy, prosperous planet for future generations”. Toby’s passion for music has taken him from event promotion to music distribution and concert promotion to the Internet radio portal djunion.com. Toby’s focus is on developing the company’s internet services, and he is in India investigating various fresh business opportunities with Indian partners. http://urbantechnologyventures.com NEIL SADWELKAR spends most of his waking hours as an editor and edit system consultant, currently at a large post production house called Pixion. Neil started out making sky shows in the Planetarium, moved to 16mm film and then followed video through its evolution as a professional medium. Neil has been associated with documentary and feature film-making in all the possible capacities—sound recordist, editor, camera person, director. He has been a contributing editor at Misenscene, and forum host at the DMN Forums’ Final Cut Pro forum. http://www.sadwelkar.com GURUNANDAN BHATT enjoys working on applications that allow people to organise, share and disseminate data and collaborate in useful, productive and innovative ways. Currently Chief Technologist at Synapse, Goa, a company that “partners with clients to solve their business problems through information-based initiatives” Gurunandan has worked extensively on designing and developing complex yet inexpensive information systems. An ardent proponent of Open Source software, he regularly speaks at events, has authored several books and writes for technology magazines. http://www.plusthought.org BALARAM PONDENKANDATH graduated from FTII Pune in sound recording and sound engineering. He has designed, installed and worked as a recordist at a number of leading sound studios such as Sargam Studio, Audio Bytes of Mumbai, VGP Digital Studios, ABM Digital Studio, Maryan Digital Studio of Chennai and Navodaya of Trivandrum, Jeevan TV satellite channel of Cochin and the dubbing and DTS mixing studios for Easwary Films, Banglore. Currently Balaram is the chief recording engineer at Audeus Studio for Mukta Arts. He consultants with the Music Archive at St. Paul's, Bangalore and does sound engineering for musical shows in India and abroad. http://www.muktaarts.com RUPESH GOEL is Head, Simulations, Tata Interactive Systems, a large developer of custom e-learning solutions. It has a multi-disciplinary team of over 700, including content developers, 3-D animators & modellers, software engineers and instructional designers. TIS e- learning programmes cater to the needs of diverse sectors in the corporate, educational and government arena. Its offerings include business and educational simulations, enterprise applications training, adaptive assessments, story-based learning objects, game- based learning, teacher tools and teaching aids and a host of other applications. http://www.tatainteractive.com VINEET SHROFF trained in aeronautical engineering at IIT Powai. He founded Biond Software in 1994 with Milind Dalvi. Biond is in the space of creating GIS datasets or digital maps for India. His expertise includes procurement and analysis of high-resolution satellite imagery, vectorisation and CAD work, physical field survey and application software development. Vineet is also the founder director of Newreka Chemicals and CEO of Standard Engineers. His special interests include growing exotic fruits. NISHANT SHAH is a researcher in contemporary culture and new digital media based at the Centre for the Study of Culture and Society (CSCS), Bangalore. His interests are in looking at the formation of online communities in the third world through blogging. The construction of identities online and the patterns of social structure that arise due to these activities are of immediate interest to him. Nishant has been designing and teaching courses in contemporary digital cultures for undergraduates at Christ College and St. Joseph's College, Bangalore. His work has been published in various poetry anthologies and he dreams of writing a novel some day. http://www.cscsban.org JAYALAKSHMI CHITTOOR has written extensively on gender, consumer issues, ICT4D, mountain issues and natural resources management and has experimented with new electronic media for community building and networking. Heading the i4d programme of the Centre for Science, Development and Media Studies, she brings out the monthly magazine “i4d” and coordinates two research studies. She also works as regional Asia advisor to Bellanet International, promoting ICT tools to provide opportunities to disadvantaged communities and for providing democratic space in the world of the Internet. http://www.i4d.csdms.in http://www.i4donline.net

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Press release: New international study demonstrates worldwide
by Subbiah Arunachalam 26 Jun '05

26 Jun '05

News from the University of Southampton Ref: 05/117 23 June 2005 New international study demonstrates worldwide readiness for Open Access mandate ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- A wide-ranging new international study across all disciplines has found that over 80 per cent of academic researchers the world over would willingly comply with a mandate to deposit copies of their articles in an institutional repository. The findings of the study, carried out by Key Perspectives Ltd, for the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) in the UK, have been greeted by Southampton's Professor Stevan Harnad as 'a historic turning point in the worldwide research community's progress towards 100 per cent Open Access'. The new results are being reported this week at the International Conference on Policies and Strategies for Open Access to Scientific Information in Beijing, China (22-24 June 2005) by Dr Alma Swan of Key Perspectives, along with new findings from Dr Les Carr, of the School of Electronics and Computer Science at the University of Southampton, the only UK university that already has a self-archiving mandate. Southampton is a leader in the worldwide Open Access movement. The international, cross-disciplinary study on Open Access had 1296 respondents. The main findings are: * The vast majority of authors (81 per cent) would comply willingly with a mandate from their employer or research funder to deposit copies of their articles in an institutional or subject-based repository; a further 14 per cent would comply reluctantly, and only 5 per cent would not comply (highest willingness, US: 88 per cent; UK: 83 per cent; lowest, China: 58 per cent). * 49 per cent of respondents had already self-archived at least one article in the previous three years * 31 per cent of respondents were not yet aware of the possibilities of self-archiving * Use of institutional repositories for self-archiving had doubled since the first survey (2004) ; the University of Southampton has the highest rate of self-archiving in the UK * Only 20 per cent of authors who self-archived reported any degree of difficulty in self-archiving, and this dropped to 9 per cent with subsequent experience. Les Carr's analyses of Southampton web-logs show that it takes 10 minutes for the first paper, and even less for subsequent papers. * Self-archiving is done the most by those researchers who publish the most papers * Researchers' primary purpose in publishing is to have an impact on their fields (i.e., to be read, used, built upon, and cited) In a separate exercise the American Physical Society (APS) and the Institute of Physics Publishing Ltd (IOPP) were asked about their experiences over the last 14 years of existence of arXiv (the open e-print archive which has over 300,000 physics papers deposited). Both publishers said that they could not identify any loss of subscriptions due to arXiv, did not view it as a threat to their own publishing activities and indeed encouraged it. 'These results are hugely important,' said Stevan Harnad, 'and will be highly influential. Currently only 15 per cent of articles are being self-archived worldwide, but we can see from the survey that the overwhelming majority of academic authors everywhere would willingly self-archive if they were asked to do so. The results are already confirmed by the 90% self-archiving rate at Southampton, the first institution to adopt a self-archiving mandate, and by CERN, the world's biggest institution to adopt a self-archiving mandate, with likewise over 90% self-archiving: http://makeashorterlink.com/?W11C2205B http://makeashorterlink.com/?Y24C2105B http://makeashorterlink.com/?O65C4205B 'Universities and research-funders who have hesitated about requiring this now have the clear evidence that a self-archiving mandate would not lead to resistance or resentment. And those who hesitated to mandate out of concern for publishers should note that the publishers with the most and longest experience with author self-archiving welcome it.' On the critical question of whether the optimal route for self-archiving is the central one (as favoured by the US National Institutes of Health) or the distributed institutional model (favoured by the UK), Professor Harnad says that the JISC/Key Perspectives reports provide strong support for the UK Parliamentary Select Committee, which specifically proposed distributed institutional self-archiving. This is now likely to form the basis of a recommendation from Research Councils UK (RCUK), which has been considering the future of Open Access to UK-funded research output. ENDS Notes for Editors 1. Web links for further information Swan, A. and Brown, S. (2005) Open access self-archiving: An author study. Technical Report, External Collaborators, JISC, HEFCE http://eprints.ecs.soton.ac.uk/10999/ Powerpoints http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Temp/alma-amst.pdf http://www.eprints.org/berlin3/ppts/02-AlmaSwan.ppt Key-stroke study of archiving time: http://eprints.ecs.soton.ac.uk/10688/ Publisher responses including APS and IOPP: http://eprints.ecs.soton.ac.uk/11006/ Beijing meeting http://libraries.csdl.ac.cn/Meeting/MeetingID.asp?MeetingID=7&MeetingMenuID= 39 Swan, A. (2005) JISC Open Access Briefing Paper. Technical Report, JISC, HEFCE. http://eprints.ecs.soton.ac.uk/11005/ Swan, A., Needham, P., Probets, S., Muir, A., Oppenheim, C., O'Brien, A., Hardy, R., Rowland, F. and Brown, S. (2005) Developing a model for e-prints and open access journal content in UK further and higher education. Learned Publishing 18(1):pp. 25-40. http://eprints.ecs.soton.ac.uk/11000/ GNU eprints software: http://www.eprints.org/ Citebase http://citebase.eprints.org/ Self-archiving FAQ: http://www.eprints.org/self-faq/ OSI Eprints Handbook: http://software.eprints.org/handbook/ Institutional Archives Registry: http://archives.eprints.org/eprints.php?action=browse Institutional Self-Archiving Policy Registry http://www.eprints.org/signup/fulllist.php Journal Self-Archiving Policy Directory http://romeo.eprints.org/ Bibliography of OA Advantage http://opcit.eprints.org/oacitation-biblio.html American Scientist Open Access Forum http://amsci-forum.amsci.org/archives/American-Scientist-Open-Access-Forum.h tml UK Science and Technology Committee Policy Recommendation: http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200304/cmselect/cmsctech/399/3990 3.htm Berlin-3/Southampton Policy Recommendation: http://www.eprints.org/berlin3/outcomes.html 2. The University of Southampton is the home of GNU EPrints software, the most widely used software for building Institutional Repositories, and the JISC (the Joint Information Systems Committee) TARDis (Targeting Academic Research for Deposit and Disclosure) project, which has been investigating the technical, cultural and academic issues which surround institutional repositories. 3. The University of Southampton is a leading UK teaching and research institution with a global reputation for leading-edge research and scholarship. The University has over 20,000 students and over 5000 staff. Its annual turnover is in the region of £270 million. For further information Professor Stevan Harnad (email Harnad(a)soton.ac.uk) Dr Alma Swan (email a.swan(a)talk21.com) Joyce Lewis, Communications Manager, School of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton (tel.023 8059 5453; j.k.lewis(a)ecs.soton.ac.uk)

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Fwd: Question about Posting
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 26 Jun '05

26 Jun '05

Aileen McHugh <amm(a)press.jhu.edu> wrote: Subject: Question about Posting Would you consider posting the following survey invitation on your listserv? We have received responses from 25 countries, but none from India, and our second largest subscriber base is in India, after the United States. Thank you for your consideration. Best wishes, Aileen McHugh Director, Project MUSE http://muse.jhu.edu **************************************************************************** Apologies for Cross Posting Dear Colleagues and Customers, Many thanks to the more than 400 librarians and library support staff worldwide who have responded to the Project MUSE survey about functionality, interface, and navigation. Your input has been invaluable. Recognizing that June is a busy time of year for librarians and library support staff, we have extended the deadline for the functionality study to June 30. The invitation with the revised deadline follows: **************************************** Project MUSE (http://muse.jhu.edu) a collection of 270 peer-reviewed journals in the humanities and social sciences from nearly 60 not-for-profit publishers, invites your participation in a web-based survey on enhancing our functionality, interface, and navigation for our users worldwide. The survey web site is http://muse.jhu.edu/survey. If you have a library-world related blog, please feel free to cross link to this survey. Please complete the survey by Thursday, June 30, 2005. We are sending invitations to our nearly 1200 Project MUSE subscribing libraries throughout the world, but we also invite experts, colleagues, and prospective customers to respond. Multiple responses from individuals in differing roles and at the same library are welcome, since one individual may not be the best person to respond to every question. The survey will take 15 to 30 minutes. You may work on the survey in several sessions. It will save your place if you wish to exit and return, provided no one else accesses the survey from the same browser. Those who complete the survey and include an email address will be entered into a drawing for five gift certificates of $50 each to Amazon.com. For academic libraries in the United States, the survey will ask for your institution's Carnegie Classification. If you would like to look it up before beginning, please follow this link: http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/Classification/ (International, public, and special libraries will not be asked for a Carnegie Classification.) If your library does not subscribe to Project MUSE, sample journal issues and more information about Project MUSE may be accessed online at http://muse.jhu.edu. The search function may be used, and tables of contents and abstracts viewed without a subscription. Trial access to the entire Project MUSE database may be requested for media review and for prospective subscribers by completing the trial request form at http://tools.muse.jhu.edu/cgi-bin/trial_access.cgi Thank you in advance for your participation. Aileen M. McHugh Director, Project MUSE The Johns Hopkins University Press 2715 N. Charles Street Baltimore, MD 21218 Phone: 410-516-6981 Fax: 410-516-6968 amm(a)press.jhu.edu --------------------------------- How much free photo storage do you get? Store your holiday snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos. Get Yahoo! Photos Aileen McHugh <amm(a)press.jhu.edu> wrote: Subject: Question about Posting Would you consider posting the following survey invitation on your listserv? We have received responses from 25 countries, but none from India, and our second largest subscriber base is in India, after the United States. Thank you for your consideration. Best wishes, Aileen McHugh Director, Project MUSE http://muse.jhu.edu **************************************************************************** Apologies for Cross Posting Dear Colleagues and Customers, Many thanks to the more than 400 librarians and library support staff worldwide who have responded to the Project MUSE survey about functionality, interface, and navigation. Your input has been invaluable. Recognizing that June is a busy time of year for librarians and library support staff, we have extended the deadline for the functionality study to June 30. The invitation with the revised deadline follows: **************************************** Project MUSE (http://muse.jhu.edu) a collection of 270 peer-reviewed journals in the humanities and social sciences from nearly 60 not-for-profit publishers, invites your participation in a web-based survey on enhancing our functionality, interface, and navigation for our users worldwide. The survey web site is http://muse.jhu.edu/survey. If you have a library-world related blog, please feel free to cross link to this survey. Please complete the survey by Thursday, June 30, 2005. We are sending invitations to our nearly 1200 Project MUSE subscribing libraries throughout the world, but we also invite experts, colleagues, and prospective customers to respond. Multiple responses from individuals in differing roles and at the same library are welcome, since one individual may not be the best person to respond to every question. The survey will take 15 to 30 minutes. You may work on the survey in several sessions. It will save your place if you wish to exit and return, provided no one else accesses the survey from the same browser. Those who complete the survey and include an email address will be entered into a drawing for five gift certificates of $50 each to Amazon.com. For academic libraries in the United States, the survey will ask for your institution's Carnegie Classification. If you would like to look it up before beginning, please follow this link: http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/Classification/ (International, public, and special libraries will not be asked for a Carnegie Classification.) If your library does not subscribe to Project MUSE, sample journal issues and more information about Project MUSE may be accessed online at http://muse.jhu.edu. The search function may be used, and tables of contents and abstracts viewed without a subscription. Trial access to the entire Project MUSE database may be requested for media review and for prospective subscribers by completing the trial request form at http://tools.muse.jhu.edu/cgi-bin/trial_access.cgi Thank you in advance for your participation. Aileen M. McHugh Director, Project MUSE The Johns Hopkins University Press 2715 N. Charles Street Baltimore, MD 21218 Phone: 410-516-6981 Fax: 410-516-6968 amm(a)press.jhu.edu 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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I am attracted by the honesty of Gandhi than by the glitter and glamour of Google-Prof K.S. Deshpande
by vasanth raj 25 Jun '05

25 Jun '05

Dear SirMadam The Ruby Red day of Dept. of LIS University of Mysore witnessed for "I am attracted by the honesty of Gandhi than by the glitter and glamour of Google."- K. S. Deshpnade. The fullstory covered by The Hindu http://www.hindu.com/2005/06/25/stories/2005062511900300.htm regards ------------------------- Vasantha Raju N --------------------------------- Too much spam in your inbox? Yahoo! Mail gives you the best spam protection for FREE! http://in.mail.yahoo.com Dear SirMadam The Ruby Red day of Dept. of LIS University of Mysore witnessed for "I am attracted by the honesty of Gandhi than by the glitter and glamour of Google."- K. S. Deshpnade. The fullstory covered by The Hindu http://www.hindu.com/2005/06/25/stories/2005062511900300.htm http://www.hindu.com/2005/06/25/stories/2005062511900300.htm regards ------------------------- Vasantha Raju N Too much spam in your inbox? Yahoo! Mail gives you the best spam protection for FREE! http://in.mail.yahoo.com

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Publisher's Annoucement - Single Journal Articles
by ++ Mukesh Anand ++ 24 Jun '05

24 Jun '05

Dear Professionals Idea Group Publishing now offers to sell any single journal article or teaching case. Appended below are the details: " Idea Group Publishing offers an extensive collection of research articles and teaching cases that are available for electronic purchase by visiting www.idea-group.com/articles. You will find over 700 journal articles and over 250 case studies from over 20 journals available . The website also offers a new capability of searching journal articles and case studies by category. To take advantage of this new feature, please use the link above to search within these available categories: -Business Process Reengineering -Data and Database Management -Distance Learning -E-commerce -Emerging and Innovative Technologies -End User Computing -Healthcare -Human Side of IT -Information Resource Management -Internet-Based Technologies -IS/IT Planning -IT Education -IT Management -Knowledge Management -Organization Politics and Culture -Software Engineering Tools -Strategic Information Systems Design, Implementation -Systems Planning -Telecommunication and Networking -Virtual Offices -Client Server Technology -Decision Support Systems You can now view the table of contents for each journal so it is easier to locate and purchase one specific article from the journal of your choice. To see a sample, please visit http://www.idea-group.com/journals/toc.asp?ID=199&volume=Vol%2E+18%2C+No%2E…. " Hope the information provided by the publisher will be of help to Libraries and Individuals. ++ Mukesh ++ - - Mukesh Anand Director - Marketing Monitor Information Services # 203, Moghal Marc Ratan Complex Narayanguda, Opp. Deepak Theatre, Hyderabad - 500 029, India Telephone: 040-55787065 Fax: +91-40-27552390 http://www.monitorinfo.com Importers n Distributors of Technical Publications Dear Professionals Idea Group Publishing now offers to sell any single journal article or teaching case. Appended below are the details: " Idea Group Publishing offers an extensive collection of research articles and teaching cases that are available for electronic purchase by visiting http://www.idea-group.com/articles www.idea-group.com/articles . You will find over 700 journal articles and over 250 case studies from over 20 journals available . The website also offers a new capability of searching journal articles and case studies by category. To take advantage of this new feature, please use the link above to search within these available categories: -Business Process Reengineering -Data and Database Management -Distance Learning -E-commerce -Emerging and Innovative Technologies -End User Computing -Healthcare -Human Side of IT -Information Resource Management -Internet-Based Technologies -IS/IT Planning -IT Education -IT Management -Knowledge Management -Organization Politics and Culture -Software Engineering Tools -Strategic Information Systems Design, Implementation -Systems Planning -Telecommunication and Networking -Virtual Offices -Client Server Technology -Decision Support Systems You can now view the table of contents for each journal so it is easier to locate and purchase one specific article from the journal of your choice. To see a sample, please visit http://www.idea-group.com/journals/toc.asp?ID=199&volume=Vol%2E+18%2C+No%2E… http://www.idea-group.com/journals/toc.asp?ID=199&volume=Vol%2E+18%2C+No%2E… . " Hope the information provided by the publisher will be of help to Libraries and Individuals. ++ Mukesh ++ - - Mukesh Anand Director - Marketing Monitor Information Services # 203, Moghal Marc Ratan Complex Narayanguda, Opp. Deepak Theatre, Hyderabad - 500 029, India Telephone: 040-55787065 Fax: +91-40-27552390 http://www.monitorinfo.com http://www.monitorinfo.com Importers n Distributors of Technical Publications

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Hindi software tools and fonts
by Madhuresh 24 Jun '05

24 Jun '05

In a drive to take computers to the masses through local language interfaces, the IT Department today released free Hindi software tools and fonts, and said such software would made available in 22 Indian languages within the next six months. Releasing the software in the Capital, the National Advisory Council (NAC) Chairperson, Ms Sonia Gandhi, said, "With this launch, we have taken one more progressive step. Mr Rajiv Gandhi would have been happy to see the rapid strides that our country is taking in the IT sector, as this was his dream." The software can either be downloaded from the Web site www.ildc.gov.in or ordered in a CD format. The CD contains tools developed by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), IIIT, Hyderabad, and private companies such as Modular Infotech, Cyberscape Multimedia Ltd, Priya Informatics, Cadgraf Digital System Ltd, C K Technologies, Prologix and Softview. The tools in Hindi include Hindi True Type Fonts (TTF) with Font Driver, UNICODE-compliant Open Type Fonts (OTF) for Hindi, Hindi Language Multifont Keyboard Engine for TTF, Hindi UNICODE-compliant keyboard driver, BharateeyaOO.o in Hindi, Firefox browser in Hindi, GAIM-Multiprotocol Messenger in Hindi, Columba-Hindi e-mail client, Hindi OCR, Hindi dictionary, spellchecker, generic fonts code and storage code converter for Hindi, Assan typing tutor for Hindi and English, Integrated Word Processor, and Hindi language translation tool and text-to-speech system. Full news at http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2005/06/21/stories/2005062103180500. htm 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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Tribute to Prof. Vidyut Khandwala
by jyoti shreeram bhabal 24 Jun '05

24 Jun '05

SHPT School of Library Science Past Students Association, Mumbai Dear all, Prof. (Ms.) Vidyut Khandwala, Ex- University Librarian of SNDT Womens University and Head of SHPT School of Library Science has passed away on 3rd June 2005. Prof. Khandwala distinguished herself by her professional and academic leadership and dynamism. She was responsible for developing the SNDT Womens University Library on modern lines, and for the establishment and growth of the SHPT School of Library Science. Her initiative in library continuing education and extension programmes made SNDT Womens University Library and SHPT School of Library Science landmarks in the field of Library Science. To pay tribute to Late Prof. Vidyut Khandwala and her dynamic contribution in Library and Information Science field, SHPT School of Library Science Past Students Association has organised a condolence meeting on Saturday, 2nd July 2005 at , SNDT Womens University Library, 2nd Floor, 1-Nathibai Thackersey Road, New Marine Lines, Mumbai 400 020 at 4.00 pm. Kindly inform other professionals who are in touch with you. You all are requested to make it convenient to attend. Hon. Secretary SHPT School of Library Science Past Students Association Mumbai. Email- shptsndt(a)bom7.vsnl.net.in Tel. No. 022 22072792 022 22085439 SHPT School of Library Science Past Students Association, Mumbai Dear all, Prof. (Ms.) Vidyut Khandwala, Ex- University Librarian of SNDT Womens University and Head of SHPT School of Library Science has passed away on 3rd June 2005. Prof. Khandwala distinguished herself by her professional and academic leadership and dynamism. She was responsible for developing the SNDT Womens University Library on modern lines, and for the establishment and growth of the SHPT School of Library Science. Her initiative in library continuing education and extension programmes made SNDT Womens University Library and SHPT School of Library Science landmarks in the field of Library Science. To pay tribute to Late Prof. Vidyut Khandwala and her dynamic contribution in Library and Information Science field, SHPT School of Library Science Past Students Association has organised a condolence meeting on Saturday, 2nd July 2005 at , SNDT Womens University Library, 2nd Floor, 1-Nathibai Thackersey Road, New Marine Lines, Mumbai 400 020 at 4.00 pm. Kindly inform other professionals who are in touch with you. You all are requested to make it convenient to attend. Hon. Secretary SHPT School of Library Science Past Students Association Mumbai. Email- shptsndt(a)bom7.vsnl.net.in Tel. No. 022 22072792 022 22085439 http://clients.rediff.com/signature/track_sig.asp http://ads.rediff.com/RealMedia/ads/adstream_nx.cgi/www.rediffmail.com/inbo…

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Library Traineeship in the Resource Centre at DA-IICT, Gandhinagar
by Mailing List Manager 24 Jun '05

24 Jun '05

Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 16:07:42 +0530 From: ts kumbar <ts_kumbar(a)da-iict.org> Dear Colleagues, We would highly appreciate, if you could kindly bring the following informa= tion to the notice of interested fresh ( with M.L.I.Sc) Graduates in Librar= y and Information Science and recommend the potential candidates. Regards Dr. T S Kumbar Resource centre DA-IICT Gandhinagar Tel. 079-30510550 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= Sub: Openings for the position of Library Trainees in the Resource Centre a t Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, G andhinagar. Gujarat Dear Sir/Madam We take this opportunity to inform you that Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of I= nformation and Communication Technology (DA-IICT), situated at Gandhinagar,= Gujarat, is promoted by the Dhirubhai Ambani Foundation. It has been estab= lished on a 50-acre of land in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The Government of Guja= rat has granted it the University Status under the State Act and is recogni= zed by UGC. The Institute has started functioning since August 2001 with a= batch size of 240 students at Undergraduate level in Information and Commu= nication Technology (ICT). It also offers a variety of masters' and doctora= l programs in ICT and allied areas. The Institute takes young and dynamic postgraduate freshers with minimum fi= rst class in Masters in Library and Information Science, well versed in Com= puter application to Library and Information Services. Duration of Traini= ng is for a period of one year. However, guarantee of continued employment = cannot be given. The trainees gets a fixed stipend between Rs.5000 to Rs.60= 00 depending on their quality etc, per month with no other facilities / ben= efits, as applicable to regular employees, excepting casual leave. Resource= Centre is kept open till mid night on all working days during the semeste= r and 2.00am during examination period and is open on holidays and Sundays.= Selected trainees may have to work during these extended hours on rotation= basis. The Institute has fully computerized in-house operations and services of th= e Resource Centre and provides access to wide variety of digital collection= , catering to the needs of the Faculty/ Staff and students. Plans are on to= convert this Resource Centre into a complete Digital Resource Centre. Reso= urce Centre has recently implemented the electromagnetic technology based s= ecurity systems for reading materials. Interested candidates are requested to send your bio-data by email addresse= d to H. R Officer at hr(a)da-iict.org ( a copy of the same may be marked to = ts_kumbar(a)da-iict.org ). The last date for receiving the application is 3= 0th June, 2005.The short listed candidates will be called for a written tes= t and the interview, the dates for which will be communicated later over th= e email. Yours sincerely Executive Registrar Dhirubhai Ambani Instiute of Information and Communication Technology Post Bag. No.4 Near Indroda Circle Gandhinagar 382009 Gujarat http://www.da-iict.org

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Key Open Access Concepts
by Charles W. Bailey, Jr. 23 Jun '05

23 Jun '05

An excerpt from the Open Access Bibliography: Liberating Scholarly Literature with E-Prints and Open Access Journals (OAB) that provides a brief overview of OA concepts is now available in HTML-tagged format. Additional links have been added, and old links checked and updated. As part of the OAB, it is under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License. http://www.escholarlypub.com/oab/keyoaconcepts.htm Best Regards, Charles Charles W. Bailey, Jr., Assistant Dean for Digital Library Planning and Development, University of Houston, Library Administration, 114 University Libraries, Houston, TX 77204-2000. E-mail: cbailey(a)uh.edu. Voice: (713) 743-9804. Fax: (713) 743-9811. DigitalKoans: http://www.escholarlypub.com/digitalkoans/ Open Access Bibliography: http://www.escholarlypub.com/oab/oab.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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RE: [LIS-Forum] software tools:document management +knowledge management
by aparajita＠icicikp.com 23 Jun '05

23 Jun '05

Dear Sir, You can find a considerable number of free-open source softwares/tools for purpose of document/knowledge management on the following URL, use "digital library" as the search keyword here: http://sourceforge.net/search/ 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 Mailing List Manager Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 12:09 PM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] software tools:document management +knowledge management Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 22:47:26 -0700 (PDT) From: Omana <manas_ind55(a)yahoo.co.in> Dear Friends, Could you please give me a list of document management and (or) knowledge management tools for an industrial library. Regards Omana.K Librarian GMR Energy Limited Bangalore _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum

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software tools:document management +knowledge management
by Mailing List Manager 23 Jun '05

23 Jun '05

Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 22:47:26 -0700 (PDT) From: Omana <manas_ind55(a)yahoo.co.in> Dear Friends, Could you please give me a list of document management and (or) knowledge management tools for an industrial library. Regards Omana.K Librarian GMR Energy Limited Bangalore

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Vacancy - MAHE , Dubai Campus - Reg
by Mailing List Manager 23 Jun '05

23 Jun '05

Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 21:08:52 -0700 (PDT) From: Maruthu Pandian <haipandian79(a)yahoo.com> Job Title : Assistant Librarian Organization : Manipal Academy of Higher Education Manipal, Dubai Campus Qualification and Experience - MLISc., with 2+ years of experience. - Candidates with above 4 years of experience need not apply. Expectations/Requirements - Good communication and presentation skills - Good attitude and commitment towards the occupation - Experience in the automated library environment - Essential computer/IT skills - Ability to assist with selection, maintenance, monitoring and promotion of library materials - Customer focused approach - Willing to work in shifts Last Date Candidates are advised to send their resume with their photographs and passport details (preferably by email) on or before 29.06.2005. Those who have applied earlier need not apply again. Contact Details Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE)-Dubai Campus Building No:14, Knowledge Village, P.O.Box.: 500689, Dubai, U.A.E. Tel.: 009714-3664577 Fax.: 009714-3664094 E-Mail: mahehr(a)mahedubai.com Job Profile Primary Job Function To assist in the provision and effective operation of a high quality, accessible library and information service in accordance with best value principles. Main Duties and Responsibilities - To handle the circulation activities with less assistance and minimum supervisory. - To do the Classification (DDC) / Cataloguing (AACR II / MARC) with minimum guidance. - To assist in stock selection, maintenance of appropriate stock and promotion as required for the Library - To maintain files related to various activities of the library - To provide an efficient, friendly and welcoming service to all library users - To take full responsibility for management of services in the absence of the Librarian Regards BM Pandian

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Google Launches Enterprise version of Google Desktop Search
by Mailing List Manager 23 Jun '05

23 Jun '05

Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 22:50:45 +0530 From: Bhojaraju Gunjal <bhojaraju.g(a)gmail.com> Dear Colleagues, This may be useful for u... Google Launches Enterprise version of Google Desktop Search Google CEO Eric Schmidt Delivers Keynote at Gartner ITXPO Google Mini Arrives in Europe Google Search Appliance Connects to Databases and Content Management Systems Google Launches Enterprise version of Google Desktop Search http://www.google.com/newsletter/gsa/article1_0605.html IT professionals can use Google Desktop Search for Enterprise to extend the power of Google Desktop Search across an entire organization. You can provide desktop search to as many employees as you'd like � while strictly enforcing your security policies. Google Desktop Search for Enterprise integrates with the Google Search Appliance and Google Mini for unified search across your PC, intranet and the Internet itself. Attend a free webinar to learn how you can deploy Google Desktop Search for Enterprise in your organization. Read more.<http://www.google.com/newsletter/gsa/article1_0605.html> Google Search Appliance Connects to Databases and Content Management Systems http://www.google.com/newsletter/gsa/article4_0605.html The Google Search Appliance now connects to relational databases, as well as content management and CRM systems, portals and legacy applications. These enhancements enable customers to provide search across both structured and unstructured data. Read more.<http://www.google.com/newsletter/gsa/article4_0605.html> Thanks & Regards Bhojaraju Gunjal, Librarian � Knowledge Management, Homepage: http://www.bhojarajug.freeservers.com KM-Forum Moderator : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KM-Forum/ ************************************************************************************************ ICICI OneSource Ltd. 148, Bhaskara Plaza, R.V.Road, V.V.Puram, Bangalore - 560 004, INDIA. Tel:+9180-2650 2540 Ext:103 Fax:+9180-2650 2086 Cell:+91-944 836 9905 E-mail: bhojarajug(a)yahoo.com ************************************************************************************************

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software tools:document management +knowledge management
by Omana 23 Jun '05

23 Jun '05

Dear Friends, Could you please give me a list of document management and (or) knowledge management tools for an industrial library. Regards Omana.K Librarian GMR Energy Limited Bangalore __________________________________ Discover Yahoo! Use Yahoo! to plan a weekend, have fun online and more. Check it out! http://discover.yahoo.com/

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Job Opportunities at the British Council, Mumbai
by Mailing List Manager 22 Jun '05

22 Jun '05

Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 18:57:27 +0530 From: Bhojaraju Gunjal <bhojaraju.g(a)gmail.com> *Job Opportunities at the British Council, Mumbai* The British Council is the United Kingdom's international organisation for educational and cultural relations. We are inviting applications for the following posts that form part of our managerial team in Mumbai. *Public Relations Manager* You will have a minimum of 2 years work experience in corporate communications/journalism. Excellent writing and editing skills are essential. ** *Education Projects Manager * You will have a good first degree in any subject with a minimum of 3 years work experience with excellent communication and management skills. An overview of the Indian and British education system is desirable.** ** *Marketing Manager � Corporates & Educational Institutes* You will have a postgraduate qualification in Marketing and a minimum of 2 years marketing management experience. An overview of the British education system is desirable. ** *Education UK Partnership Manager * You will have a good first degree in any subject with a minimum of 3 years work experience with excellent communication and management skills. An overview of the Indian and British education system is desirable.** Recruitment will be based on the competencies listed in the job description/person specification, which is available along with the British Council application form and organisation profile at the *About Us � Job opportunities <http://www.britishcouncil.org/india-careers.htm>** *section in our website *www.britishcouncil.org.in<http://www.britishcouncil.org.in/> * Please note that no other application form will be accepted. The completed application form should be sent to Head Resources and IT, British Council, C Wing, II Floor, Mittal Tower, Nariman Point, Mumbai 400021. The last date for receipt of applications is *4 July 2005. *Only shortlisted candidates will receive a reply. Thanks & Regards Bhojaraju Gunjal, Librarian � Knowledge Management, Homepage: http://www.bhojarajug.freeservers.com KM-Forum Moderator : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KM-Forum/ ************************************************************************************************ ICICI OneSource Ltd. 148, Bhaskara Plaza, R.V.Road, V.V.Puram, Bangalore - 560 004, INDIA. Tel:+9180-2650 2540 Ext:103 Fax:+9180-2650 2086 Cell:+91-944 836 9905 E-mail: bhojarajug(a)yahoo.com ************************************************************************************************ Keep in Touch Always !!! ************************************************************************************************

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Libraries resist FBI move
by Mailing List Manager 22 Jun '05

22 Jun '05

Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 22:44:01 -0700 (PDT) From: Rashid Hussain <ras_botlib(a)yahoo.co.in> Now FBI is focusing on the people who borrowed the book or any information related to Osama Bin Laden after the terrorists attack in US. for detail please have a look on the following article by Jamie Wilson. Focus on people who borrow books on Osama bin Laden The bookish calm of a public library might not seem like the most obvious place to hunt for terrorists, but according to a report the FBI and other U.S. law enforcement agencies involved in counter-terrorism have made more than 200 requests for information about borrowers from libraries since September 11. A list of people who had borrowed a book on Osama bin Laden was among the information to have been demanded since the introduction of the Patriot Act, the legislation that has enhanced the Government's powers to investigate alleged terrorist activity after the attacks on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon. The power to subpoena library records has been fiercely resisted by the American library association, which believes it could put people off reading certain books or subjects. It commissioned the study after the Justice Department sought to play down the likely number of requests for library records. ``What this says to us is that agents are coming to libraries and they are asking for information at a level that is significant, and the findings are completely contrary to what the Justice Department has been trying to convince the public [of],'' Emily Sheketoff, the executive director of the library association's Washington office, said. The use of the Patriot Act to request information from librarians came to public attention last year when a library in Washington State received a demand for information after a user took out a book on Osama and found a handwritten note in the margin saying: ``Hostility toward America is a religious duty and we hope to be rewarded by God.'' The borrower went to the FBI who in turn went to the library seeking names and information on borrowers who had taken out the biography since 2001. The library turned down the request and fought a subsequent subpoena. Critics claim that the Act is an infringement of civil liberties and that it has increasingly been the subject of debate in Congress. � � Guardian Newspapers Limited 2004 Source: http://www.hindu.com/2005/06/22/stories/2005062200191700.htm Thanks & Regards = = = = = = = = = = = Rashid Hussain Siddiqui Project Assistant Digital Library, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Science Jayanagar, Bangalore : 560041 Phone No. : 080-26540930 e-mail : ras.botlib(a)gmail.com Homepage : http://www.drtc.isibang.ac.in/~hussain = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = A good library is a place, a palace where the lofty spirits of all nations and generations meet. � Samuel NIGER (1883-1956) --------------------------------- Yahoo! Sports Rekindle the Rivalries. Sign up for Fantasy Football

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Library Website
by Mailing List Manager 22 Jun '05

22 Jun '05

Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 11:46:10 +0530 From: Rupak Chakravarty <rupak2811(a)gmail.com> You can find each and every component which are necessary and desirable in a Library website in the Panjab University Library website. The URL is : www.library.puchd.ac.in <http://www.library.puchd.ac.in> -- Rupak Chakravarty Assistant Librarian Panjab University Library Chandigarh 160014 INDIA

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Request for articles
by Mailing List Manager 22 Jun '05

22 Jun '05

Date: 21 Jun 2005 05:41:11 -0000 From: Navin Soni <navin_soni(a)rediffmail.com> � Dear Professionals, One of our research fellow wants to have the following articles: 1 UAVs & Ucavs, Vayu aerospace & defence review, IV/2004, p 61. 2 Eurosatory 2004,Vayu aerospace & defence review, IV/2004, p 81. Anybody who have above articles may have please send us a copy on urgent basis With regards Navin Kumar Soni DESIDOC, DRDO Metcalfe House Delhi- 110054 (M) 09868459805

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Re library website its content
by Mailing List Manager 22 Jun '05

22 Jun '05

Date: 21 Jun 2005 10:29:07 -0000 From: Sharad Jadhav <email2sharad(a)rediffmail.com> Dear Badan, A good library website may contain one or all of following items, described lucidly. A library website should work as a "One Point Access to Library Info". The design of Website should be simple, navigation between pages should be easy. A sitemap provided will helpful for users. Online Catalogue Search Journals Articles Resources Facilities Services Library Forms Library Personnel Library Timings Online Journals New Arrivals Current Awareness List Borrower's Entitlement AV Resources Info Library's F.A.Q. Library Contact Info Any other info may be added as per requirement. Yours sincerely, Sharad Jadhav National Insurance Academy, Pune 411045 Maharashtra sharad7703(a)yahoo.co.in

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Re: library website its content , design and uses in providing services to user
by Mailing List Manager 22 Jun '05

22 Jun '05

Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 13:39:08 +0530 From: vishal mali <vishalmali2(a)gmail.com> Dear all The below is a list of some useful articles on Library Website/homepage, which may be solve query of Mr.Badan Barman in some extent. http://www.mardiros.net/design-guidelines.html http://www.igidr.ac.in/lib/paper3.htm http://bones.med.ohio-state.edu/eric/papers/primer/toc.html with warm regards. -- VISHAL MALI PROJECT ASSISTANT II NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY PUNE-8

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LIS Alumni of Panjab University, Chandigarh
by Sukhdev Singh 22 Jun '05

22 Jun '05

Dear Friends, If you are an Alumni of Department of Library and Information Science, Panjab University, Chandigarh, then consider becoming member of PU LIS eGroup. Some of us can meet our lost and forgotten Batch Mates here virtually. Visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pulis/ to become member or email to pulis-subscribe(a)yahoogroups.com --Sukhdev Singh. An Alumni of PU LIS Year - 1986 & 1987

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Even Graduates Can Pursue PhD Now !!!
by Mailing List Manager 22 Jun '05

22 Jun '05

Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 08:08:35 +0100 (BST) From: Anand Dodamani <anand_karuni(a)yahoo.co.in> Dear friends, Exciting news! Even a graduate can pursue Ph.D. now ! Yes. A graduate may now be able to pursue a Doctor of Philosophy from Mumbai University. The University apex body, the Management Council, has decided to make graduates eligible for pursuing PhDs from this academic year. However the candidates will have to clear an Aptitude Test conducted by the University Department or Research Centre from where they want to pursue the Ph.D. Earlier graduates were not eligible for the course. Only a post graduate with minimum 60% marks could opt for research. Managing Council has now also decided to relax the eligibility criterion for post graduates. Now a post-graduate with 55% will also be eligible for research. Only Mumbai University has implemented the new PhD guidelines and it was done by vice-chancellor Dr. Vijay Khole. Thanks to the University Authorities for this remarkable decision. Regards, Anand. Mr. Anand Dodamani Librarian Hashu Advani College of Special Education 64/65, Collectors Colony, Chembur, Mumbai 400 074 Cell. 0 + 9821301585 "Good librarians are costly, but bad librarians cost more."anand.

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Fwd: Open Access to Oeuvre of Bosc and of Chanier on Open Access
by Subbiah Arunachalam 22 Jun '05

22 Jun '05

--- Stevan Harnad <harnad(a)ECS.SOTON.AC.UK> wrote: > Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 21:58:25 +0100 > From: Stevan Harnad <harnad(a)ECS.SOTON.AC.UK> > Subject: Open Access to Oeuvre of Bosc and of > Chanier on Open Access > To: > AMERICAN-SCIENTIST-OPEN-ACCESS-FORUM(a)LISTSERVER.SIGMAXI.ORG > > (1) There has been dramatic Open Access Progress in > France > > > http://archives.eprints.org/eprints.php?page=all&country=fr > http://www.eprints.org/signup/fulllist.php > > This progress owes a great deal to its earliest and > most dedicated > Hexagonal champion, Helene Bosc (who is reputed to > be retiring > this year, but of course such rumours can never > really be given > much credence de facto even if true de jure when > they concern such > indefatigable individuals). > > Below is a list of some of HB'S pertinent work. See > especially > her recent chapter in Aubry & Janik (2005) and her > website: > http://www.tours.inra.fr/prc/internet/documentation/communication_scientifi… > > (2) Another formidable Open Access champion in > France is Thierry Chanier, > whose work is on the Technology of Information and > Communication > in Education (TICE). His specialty is scientific > publication in the > humanities and social sciences, he has founded > several Open Access > Journals, and now he has written an excellent and > very up-to-date book > on Open Archives and Open Access: > > Chanier, T. (2004) Archives ouvertes et > publication scientifique: > Comment mettre en place l'accès libre aux > résultats de la recherche? > [Open Archives and Scientific Publication: How > to Provide Open Access > to Research Results?] L'Harmatan, Paris. Open > Access Full Text: > http://archivesic.ccsd.cnrs.fr/documents/archives0/00/00/14/86/index_fr.html > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Bosc, H. (2005) Archives ouvertes : quinze ans > d'histoire [Open > Archives: Fifteen Years of History]. In Aubry, > C. and Janik, J., > Eds. Les Archives Ouvertes : enjeux et > pratiques. Guide à l'usage > des professionnels de l'information, pages pp. > 27-54. ADBS, Paris. > Open Access Full Text: > http://cogprints.org/4408/ > [In French] English Summary: Both the idea and > the benefits of > providing open access to scientific publications > are now coming to > be understood by a growing number of researchers > who publish in new > open access journals. However, the potential of > the complementary > strategy of self-archiving in Open Archives -- > which could provide > immediate open access to all scientific articles > -- is still > under-utilized. This chapter describes the > various attempts in the > last fifteen years to generalize the > self-archiving practice first > adopted by physicists, who have been providing > open access to their > work since 1991. The benefits of self-archiving > and open archives > are explained. The adoption of the practice of > self-archiving by > researchers and their institutions is still too > slow. The reasons for > this delay are discussed. The official policies > adopted by various > institutions following the Berlin 3 meeting in > Southampton (UK) > now makes it more likely that the practice of > self-archiving will > spread considerably in 2005.The open access > thereby provided will > increase the scientific impact of research > worldwide > > Bosc, H. and Harnad, S. (2005) In a paperless > world a new role > for academic libraries: Providing Open Access. > Learned Publishing. > http://cogprints.org/4200/ > > Bosc, H. (2004) Pour une plus grande visibilité > des travaux des > chercheurs : l'exemple de l'archive ouverte > PhysiologieAnimale > http://cogprints.org/4412/ > > Bosc, H. (2003) La Budapest Open Access > Initiative (BOAI) > pour un libre accès aux résultats de la > recherche. Terminal. > http://cogprints.org/4409/ > > Bosc, H. (2003) Le droit des auteurs à mettre en > accès libre leurs > propres résultats de recherche [Authors' right > to provide open access > to their own research results.]. > http://cogprints.org/4411/ > > Bosc, H (2002) Mise en service d'une archive > numérique. Launching > an archive. > http://cogprints.org/4415/ > http://cogprints.org/4416/ > > Bosc, H. (2001) Partager et utiliser des > connaissances scientifiques: > de la responsabilité individuelle à la > responsabilité collective. INRA > mensuel. > http://cogprints.org/4410/ > > Stevan Harnad ___________________________________________________________ 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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Institutional Repositories - Aggregation?
by M. Paul Pandian 22 Jun '05

22 Jun '05

Hi, I was looking for a source that may list all the institutional repositories across the world including India. I could not find one. If there is one, please do let me know. We witness quite a few institutional repositories across the globe including India in the last few years. However, the number of articles archived are not very encouraging particularly in India. This is one problem. The other problem is that there is no comprehesive listing of archives that exist today. Even if there is one, searching across archives is another issue. In order to promote the OA, we may have to do the following: 1. Promoting the concept of OA and its benefits in our own organisation ( - aggressively being carried out by Prof. Subbiah Arunachalam and others so that more archives can be setup. More people must join them). 2. Populating the archives that are already setup -- is a very difficult task. There needs to be continous efforts in pursuading the research and academic community for this. 3. A Common aggregated database of all the archives that will harvest metadata from the individual archives and provide a common search interface. May be the individual archive can register with this common aggregated database with harvesting details. This will also enhance the reach out of OA articles. Just a thougt. Thanks. M. Paul Pandian ========================================================================= Scientific Officer (Library) | The Institute of Mathematical Sciences | 4th Cross Road | Cable: MATSCIENCE Central Institutes of Technology Campus| Phone: +91-44-2254 1856 Tharamani | Fax: +91-44-2254 1586 CHENNAI (Madras) | E-mail: pandian(a)imsc.res.in TAMILNADU - 600 113, INDIA | URL:http://www.imsc.res.in/library/Index.php =========================================================================

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Re: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 27, Issue 32
by rose shee 22 Jun '05

22 Jun '05

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. Fw: TB Rajashekar (Subbiah Arunachalam) 2. Fwd: Call for Papers (Prof. N. Laxman Rao.) 3. Science Research Portal (Shyam Prasad pujar) 4. Deep Web Search From Yahoo (Mailing List Manager) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 06:44:27 +0530 From: "Subbiah Arunachalam" Subject: [LIS-Forum] Fw: TB Rajashekar To: , Message-ID: <005c01c57210$ec6ff2d0$791e09c0@Arun> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original ----- Original Message ----- From: "Uhlir, Paul" To: "Subbiah Arunachalam" Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 1:35 AM Subject: RE: TB Rajashekar > Dear Arun, > > Thank you for sharing the background about Raja in memory of his > untimely, tragic death. I had the privilege of meeting him in Paris two > years ago at a Symposium I co-organized with UNESCO and CODATA on Open > Access and the Public Domain. I had very high regard for him and am > saddened by his departure from our midst. I know he will be greatly > missed. > > Best wishes, > > Paul ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 13:12:16 +0100 (BST) From: "Prof. N. Laxman Rao." Subject: [LIS-Forum] Fwd: Call for Papers To: nmlis(a)yahoogroups.com, ila delhi , iatlis(a)yahoogroups.com, iaslic kolkata , list forum Message-ID: <20050616121216.10387.qmail(a)web60425.mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" IRMJ wrote: Subject: Call for Papers Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 12:03:08 -0400 ****** CALL FOR PAPERS ****** ****** SUBMISSION DUE DATE: JULY 13, 2005 ****** INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT JOURNAL (IRMJ) Official publication of the Information Resources Management Association http://www.idea-group.com/irmj Editor-in-Chief: Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A. Information Resources Management Association Published: Quarterly (both in Print and Electronic form) International Editorial Review Board http://www.idea-group.com/irmj MISSION OF IRMJ: Prospective authors are invited to submit manuscripts for possible publication in the Information Resources Management Journal (IRMJ). The Journal publishes original material concerned with all aspects of information resources management, managerial and organizational applications, as well as implications of information technology. The primary mission of IRMJ is to be instrumental in the improvement and development of the theory and practice of information resources management, appealing to both practicing managers and academics. It is our further aim to educate organizations on how they can benefit from their information resources and all the tools utilized to gather, process, disseminate, and manage these valuable resources. Coverage of IRMJ: Topics should be drawn from, but not limited to, the following areas, with major emphasis on the managerial and organizational aspects of information resource and technology management: * Application of IT to Operation * Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems Technologies and Issues * Business Process Management and Modeling * Data Warehousing and Mining * Database Management Technologies and Issues * Decision Support and Group Decision Support Systems * Distance Learning Technologies and Issues * Distributed Software Development * E-collaboration * Electronic Commerce Technologies and Issues * Electronic Government * Emerging Technologies Management * End User Computing Issues * Enterprise Resource Planning * Executive Information Systems * Global Information Technology Management * Healthcare Information Technology * Human and Societal Issues in IT Management * Information Technology Education and Training Issues * Information Technology Security and Ethics * IS/IT Education * IT Governance Issues * IT Innovation and Diffusion * IT Management in Public Organizations * IT Management Research and Practice * IT Outsourcing * IT/E-business in Small Businesses * Knowledge Management * MIS Re-engineering Management * Mobile Commerce * Multimedia Computing Technologies and Issues * Object Oriented Technologies and Issues * Project Management * Software Process Improvement * Standards and Standardization Issues * Strategic IT Management * Supply Chain Management * Systems Development and CASE * Telecommunications and Networking Technologies * Virtual Organizations * Virtual Teams * Web Services and Technologies SUBMITTING TO IRMJ: Prospective authors should note that only original and previously unpublished manuscripts will be considered. INTERESTED AUTHORS SHOULD CONSULT THE JOURNALS GUIDELINES FOR MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSIONS at www.idea-group.com/irmj. All manuscript submissions will be forwarded to at least five members of the Editorial Review Board of the Journal for a double-blind, peer review. Final decision regarding acceptance/revision/rejection will be based on the reviews received from the reviewers. All submissions must be forwarded electronically to irmj(a)idea-group.com by ****** NO LATER THAN JULY 13, 2005. ****** All inquiries and submissions should be should be directed to the attention of: Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A. Editor-in-Chief Information Resources Management Journal E-mail: irmj(a)idea-group.com www.idea-group.com/irmj Sent to: naglaxman(a)yahoo.com Prof.N.LAXMAN RAO, Dept.of Library & Information Science, Osmania University, HYDERABAD- 500 007 (INDIA) President, Indian Association of Teachers in Library and Information Science (IATLIS). Ph:+91-40-27171565 (res): +91-40- 27682290 (off) 9246547599 (Mobile) e:mail-- naglaxman(a)yahoo.com OR naglaxman(a)indiatimes.com --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PCcalling worldwide with voicemail 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. Fw: TB Rajashekar (Subbiah Arunachalam) 2. Fwd: Call for Papers (Prof. N. Laxman Rao.) 3. Science Research Portal (Shyam Prasad pujar) 4. Deep Web Search From Yahoo (Mailing List Manager) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 06:44:27 +0530 From: "Subbiah Arunachalam" Subject: [LIS-Forum] Fw: TB Rajashekar To: , Message-ID: <005c01c57210$ec6ff2d0$791e09c0@Arun> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original ----- Original Message ----- From: "Uhlir, Paul" To: "Subbiah Arunachalam" Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 1:35 AM Subject: RE: TB Rajashekar > Dear Arun, > > Thank you for sharing the background about Raja in memory of his > untimely, tragic death. I had the privilege of meeting him in Paris two > years ago at a Symposium I co-organized with UNESCO and CODATA on Open > Access and the Public Domain. I had very high regard for him and am > saddened by his departure from our midst. I know he will be greatly > missed. > > Best wishes, > > Paul ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 13:12:16 +0100 (BST) From: "Prof. N. Laxman Rao." Subject: [LIS-Forum] Fwd: Call for Papers To: nmlis(a)yahoogroups.com, ila delhi , iatlis(a)yahoogroups.com, iaslic kolkata , list forum Message-ID: <20050616121216.10387.qmail(a)web60425.mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" IRMJ wrote: Subject: Call for Papers Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 12:03:08 -0400 ****** CALL FOR PAPERS ****** ****** SUBMISSION DUE DATE: JULY 13, 2005 ****** INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT JOURNAL (IRMJ) Official publication of the Information Resources Management Association http://www.idea-group.com/irmj Editor-in-Chief: Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A. Information Resources Management Association Published: Quarterly (both in Print and Electronic form) International Editorial Review Board http://www.idea-group.com/irmj MISSION OF IRMJ: Prospective authors are invited to submit manuscripts for possible publication in the Information Resources Management Journal (IRMJ). The Journal publishes original material concerned with all aspects of information resources management, managerial and organizational applications, as well as implications of information technology. The primary mission of IRMJ is to be instrumental in the improvement and development of the theory and practice of information resources management, appealing to both practicing managers and academics. It is our further aim to educate organizations on how they can benefit from their information resources and all the tools utilized to gather, process, disseminate, and manage these valuable resources. Coverage of IRMJ: Topics should be drawn from, but not limited to, the following areas, with major emphasis on the managerial and organizational aspects of information resource and technology management: * Application of IT to Operation * Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems Technologies and Issues * Business Process Management and Modeling * Data Warehousing and Mining * Database Management Technologies and Issues * Decision Support and Group Decision Support Systems * Distance Learning Technologies and Issues * Distributed Software Development * E-collaboration * Electronic Commerce Technologies and Issues * Electronic Government * Emerging Technologies Management * End User Computing Issues * Enterprise Resource Planning * Executive Information Systems * Global Information Technology Management * Healthcare Information Technology * Human and Societal Issues in IT Management * Information Technology Education and Training Issues * Information Technology Security and Ethics * IS/IT Education * IT Governance Issues * IT Innovation and Diffusion * IT Management in Public Organizations * IT Management Research and Practice * IT Outsourcing * IT/E-business in Small Businesses * Knowledge Management * MIS Re-engineering Management * Mobile Commerce * Multimedia Computing Technologies and Issues * Object Oriented Technologies and Issues * Project Management * Software Process Improvement * Standards and Standardization Issues * Strategic IT Management * Supply Chain Management * Systems Development and CASE * Telecommunications and Networking Technologies * Virtual Organizations * Virtual Teams * Web Services and Technologies SUBMITTING TO IRMJ: Prospective authors should note that only original and previously unpublished manuscripts will be considered. INTERESTED AUTHORS SHOULD CONSULT THE JOURNALS GUIDELINES FOR MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSIONS at www.idea-group.com/irmj. All manuscript submissions will be forwarded to at least five members of the Editorial Review Board of the Journal for a double-blind, peer review. Final decision regarding acceptance/revision/rejection will be based on the reviews received from the reviewers. All submissions must be forwarded electronically to irmj(a)idea-group.com by ****** NO LATER THAN JULY 13, 2005. ****** All inquiries and submissions should be should be directed to the attention of: Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A. Editor-in-Chief Information Resources Management Journal E-mail: irmj(a)idea-group.com www.idea-group.com/irmj Sent to: naglaxman(a)yahoo.com Prof.N.LAXMAN RAO, Dept.of Library & Information Science, Osmania University, HYDERABAD- 500 007 (INDIA) President, Indian Association of Teachers in Library and Information Science (IATLIS). Ph:+91-40-27171565 (res): +91-40- 27682290 (off) 9246547599 (Mobile) e:mail-- naglaxman(a)yahoo.com OR naglaxman(a)indiatimes.com --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PCcalling worldwide with voicemail

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(no subject)
by Dr.H.S.Siddamallaiah 21 Jun '05

21 Jun '05

Karnataka State Library Association ® C/o Canara Bank School of Management Sciences Central College campus Bangalore University, Bangalore-1 No.KALA/AGM/2001-2005/june18 AGM notification Annual General-body Meeting (AGM) of KALA is convened on 9th July 2005, Saturday, at 4.00 PM. All the members are requested to make it convenient to attend the AGM. Venue: Granthangana, City Central Library, RPC layout (near Bus stop) Vijayanagar, Bangalore- 560040 AGENDA: 1. Tabling Annual report 2001- 2005 2. Tabling Audited statement report 2001-2005 3. Election of Governing body members - Election Officer- Sri.N.V.Sathyanarayana, Informatics 4. Official announcement of elected GB members by election officer 5. Presidents Address Ms.Adilaksmi S Secretary, KALA

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Context-based Software Language
by Farooque Shaheen 21 Jun '05

21 Jun '05

A new software language may give computers better comprehension of what their human operators mean. Most people understand instructions well enough to carry out simple tasks. And more complex tasks can be handled when clear instructions are at hand. Computers lack the range of conceptual understanding that humans have, and must be programmed in exacting detail to carry out specific tasks. Researchers working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, along with researchers in France, Germany, Japan, and the UK, have developed a context-based language. The language, released as ISO 18629, has manufacturing environments as its focus. Process planning, validation, scheduling, and control have been mentioned as processes suited for the language. Researchers developing the language programmed in almost 300 concepts like "duration" and "sequence." A computer programmed with this language will function like a rudimentary artificial intelligence, acting on a word's meaning. It will also be able to understand sequence words like "before." Software vendors will have to wait for final ISO approval before they begin designing systems and solutions using the new language. Source: http://www.webpronews.com/news/ebusinessnews/wpn-45-20050620ComputersUnders… Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 # 4105 Mobile-9342507449 A new software language may give computers better comprehension of what their human operators mean. Most people understand instructions well enough to carry out simple tasks. And more complex tasks can be handled when clear instructions are at hand. Computers lack the range of conceptual understanding that humans have, and must be programmed in exacting detail to carry out specific tasks. Researchers working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, along with researchers in France, Germany, Japan, and the UK, have developed a context-based language. The language, released as ISO 18629, has manufacturing environments as its focus. Process planning, validation, scheduling, and control have been mentioned as processes suited for the language. Researchers developing the language programmed in almost 300 concepts like "duration" and "sequence." A computer programmed with this language will function like a rudimentary artificial intelligence, acting on a word's meaning. It will also be able to understand sequence words like "before." Software vendors will have to wait for final ISO approval before they begin designing systems and solutions using the new language. Source: http://www.webpronews.com/news/ebusinessnews/wpn-45-20050620ComputersUnders… Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 # 4105 Mobile-9342507449

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Digital Library Tool Kit
by Roopa E 20 Jun '05

20 Jun '05

Dear Friends, Digital Library tool kit is sponsored by Sun Microsystems, It is Useful for those who are contemplating to setting up digital library & trying to distribute digital content on World Wide web. Please refere to this URL http://www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/edu/whitepapers/pdf/digital_library… this document will clarify Mrs. Vijayalakshmi R Deshpande doubts Thanks & Regards Roopa. E Mail: roops_e(a)yahoo.co.in _________________________________________________________________ Adore Arshad Warsi? http://server1.msn.co.in/sp05/iifa/ Think he is the funniest?

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Fwd: Statement on Open Access from the Russell Group of UK Universities
by Subbiah Arunachalam 19 Jun '05

19 Jun '05

The Russell Group, nineteen of the UK's major research-led universities http://www.russellgroup.ac.uk/index1.html http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/documents/rep_distrib.html have released a Statement on Scholarly Communication and Publishing http://www.russellgroup.ac.uk/2005/scholarly_communication.htm echoing the recommendations of the UK Parliamentary Select Committee http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200304/cmselect/cmsctech/399/399… by pledging to "support the development of institutional repositories of research papers... [and to] actively encourage their researchers to deposit their work in them". (Of the Russell Group 84% [16/19] already have institutional repositories.) http://archives.eprints.org/eprints.php?page=all&country=uk Birmingham http://eprints.bham.ac.uk/ Bristol http://rose.bris.ac.uk/dspace/ Cambridge http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk/ Cardiff Edinburgh http://www.era.lib.ed.ac.uk/ Glasgow http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/ Imperial College http://eprints.imperial.ac.uk/ King's College London http://eprints.kcl.ac.uk/ Leeds http://sherpa.leeds.ac.uk/ Liverpool London School of Economics http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/ Manchester Newcastle upon Tyne http://rogue.ncl.ac.uk/ Nottingham http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/ Oxford http://eprints.ouls.ox.ac.uk/ Sheffield http://sherpa.leeds.ac.uk/ Southampton http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/ University College London http://eprints.ucl.ac.uk/ Warwick http://eprints.csc.warwick.ac.uk/ ___________________________________________________________ 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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library website its content , design and uses in providing services to user
by badan barman 18 Jun '05

18 Jun '05

Respected all, I am a student of M.L.I.Sc. 4th sem, gauhati university, assam.I want to know each and every aspect of the topic library website its content , design and uses in providing services to user, so request guidance/information/ refference from the LIS-FORUM group.Any information regarding my topic will be of great helpful for me. Thanking you. __________________________________________________________ How much free photo storage do you get? Store your friends 'n family snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos http://in.photos.yahoo.com

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Entrez: the cross-database life science search engine
by Mailing List Manager 17 Jun '05

17 Jun '05

Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2005 12:57:41 +0530 From: Rupak Chakravarty <rupak2811(a)gmail.com> Now, 23 databases can be searched simultaneously through Entrez (the life science search engine). It includes PubMEd, Pubchem, Gensat and the likes. URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gquery/gquery.fcgi -- Rupak Chakravarty Assistant Librarian Panjab University Library Chandigarh 160014 INDIA

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Deep Web Search From Yahoo
by Mailing List Manager 17 Jun '05

17 Jun '05

Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2005 10:37:44 +0530 From: Farooque Shaheen <Farooque.Shaheen(a)caritor.com> To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: Deep Web Search From Yahoo A new search service from Yahoo! announced on Thursday will position the internet media company as a distributor and aggregator of paid-for content from an area known as the ?deep web?. In what could prove to be a challenge to online services such as Reed Elsevier's LexisNexis and Dow Jones' and Reuters' Factiva, Yahoo Search Subscriptions is launching with initial content from just seven sources. Subscription services that have signed up with Yahoo include ConsumerReports.org, The Wall Street Journal Online, TheStreet.com and The New England Journal of Medicine. In the coming weeks, Yahoo plans to add content aggregators Factiva and LexisNexis AlaCarte. Source: http://news.ft.com/cms/s/076d0c1e-de89-11d9-92cd-00000e2511c8.html Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd, Tel. 080-26678388 # 4105 Mobile-9342507449

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Science Research Portal
by Shyam Prasad pujar 17 Jun '05

17 Jun '05

Dear Members, It is a free, publicly available web portal allowing access to numerous scientific journals and public science databases. Search can be made by selecting scientific disciplines. It can be accessed at: http://scienceresearch.com/search/index.php 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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Fwd: Call for Papers
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 16 Jun '05

16 Jun '05

IRMJ <irmj(a)idea-group.com> wrote: Subject: Call for Papers Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 12:03:08 -0400 ****** CALL FOR PAPERS ****** ****** SUBMISSION DUE DATE: JULY 13, 2005 ****** INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT JOURNAL (IRMJ) Official publication of the Information Resources Management Association http://www.idea-group.com/irmj Editor-in-Chief: Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A. Information Resources Management Association Published: Quarterly (both in Print and Electronic form) International Editorial Review Board http://www.idea-group.com/irmj MISSION OF IRMJ: Prospective authors are invited to submit manuscripts for possible publication in the Information Resources Management Journal (IRMJ). The Journal publishes original material concerned with all aspects of information resources management, managerial and organizational applications, as well as implications of information technology. The primary mission of IRMJ is to be instrumental in the improvement and development of the theory and practice of information resources management, appealing to both practicing managers and academics. It is our further aim to educate organizations on how they can benefit from their information resources and all the tools utilized to gather, process, disseminate, and manage these valuable resources. Coverage of IRMJ: Topics should be drawn from, but not limited to, the following areas, with major emphasis on the managerial and organizational aspects of information resource and technology management: * Application of IT to Operation * Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems Technologies and Issues * Business Process Management and Modeling * Data Warehousing and Mining * Database Management Technologies and Issues * Decision Support and Group Decision Support Systems * Distance Learning Technologies and Issues * Distributed Software Development * E-collaboration * Electronic Commerce Technologies and Issues * Electronic Government * Emerging Technologies Management * End User Computing Issues * Enterprise Resource Planning * Executive Information Systems * Global Information Technology Management * Healthcare Information Technology * Human and Societal Issues in IT Management * Information Technology Education and Training Issues * Information Technology Security and Ethics * IS/IT Education * IT Governance Issues * IT Innovation and Diffusion * IT Management in Public Organizations * IT Management Research and Practice * IT Outsourcing * IT/E-business in Small Businesses * Knowledge Management * MIS Re-engineering Management * Mobile Commerce * Multimedia Computing Technologies and Issues * Object Oriented Technologies and Issues * Project Management * Software Process Improvement * Standards and Standardization Issues * Strategic IT Management * Supply Chain Management * Systems Development and CASE * Telecommunications and Networking Technologies * Virtual Organizations * Virtual Teams * Web Services and Technologies SUBMITTING TO IRMJ: Prospective authors should note that only original and previously unpublished manuscripts will be considered. INTERESTED AUTHORS SHOULD CONSULT THE JOURNALS GUIDELINES FOR MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSIONS at www.idea-group.com/irmj. All manuscript submissions will be forwarded to at least five members of the Editorial Review Board of the Journal for a double-blind, peer review. Final decision regarding acceptance/revision/rejection will be based on the reviews received from the reviewers. All submissions must be forwarded electronically to irmj(a)idea-group.com by ****** NO LATER THAN JULY 13, 2005. ****** All inquiries and submissions should be should be directed to the attention of: Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A. Editor-in-Chief Information Resources Management Journal E-mail: irmj(a)idea-group.com www.idea-group.com/irmj Sent to: naglaxman(a)yahoo.com Prof.N.LAXMAN RAO, Dept.of Library & Information Science, Osmania University, HYDERABAD- 500 007 (INDIA) President, Indian Association of Teachers in Library and Information Science (IATLIS). Ph:+91-40-27171565 (res): +91-40- 27682290 (off) 9246547599 (Mobile) e:mail-- naglaxman(a)yahoo.com OR naglaxman(a)indiatimes.com --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PCcalling worldwide with voicemail IRMJ <irmj(a)idea-group.com> wrote: Subject: Call for Papers Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 12:03:08 -0400 ****** CALL FOR PAPERS ****** ****** SUBMISSION DUE DATE: JULY 13, 2005 ****** INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT JOURNAL (IRMJ) Official publication of the Information Resources Management Association http://www.idea-group.com/irmj Editor-in-Chief: Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A. Information Resources Management Association Published: Quarterly (both in Print and Electronic form) International Editorial Review Board http://www.idea-group.com/irmj MISSION OF IRMJ: Prospective authors are invited to submit manuscripts for possible publication in the Information Resources Management Journal (IRMJ). The Journal publishes original material concerned with all aspects of information resources management, managerial and organizational applications, as well as implications of information technology. The primary mission of IRMJ is to be instrumental in the improvement and development of the theory and practice of information resources management, appealing to both practicing managers and academics. It is our further aim to educate organizations on how they can benefit from their information resources and all the tools utilized to gather, process, disseminate, and manage these valuable resources. Coverage of IRMJ: Topics should be drawn from, but not limited to, the following areas, with major emphasis on the managerial and organizational aspects of information resource and technology management: * Application of IT to Operation * Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems Technologies and Issues * Business Process Management and Modeling * Data Warehousing and Mining * Database Management Technologies and Issues * Decision Support and Group Decision Support Systems * Distance Learning Technologies and Issues * Distributed Software Development * E-collaboration * Electronic Commerce Technologies and Issues * Electronic Government * Emerging Technologies Management * End User Computing Issues * Enterprise Resource Planning * Executive Information Systems * Global Information Technology Management * Healthcare Information Technology * Human and Societal Issues in IT Management * Information Technology Education and Training Issues * Information Technology Security and Ethics * IS/IT Education * IT Governance Issues * IT Innovation and Diffusion * IT Management in Public Organizations * IT Management Research and Practice * IT Outsourcing * IT/E-business in Small Businesses * Knowledge Management * MIS Re-engineering Management * Mobile Commerce * Multimedia Computing Technologies and Issues * Object Oriented Technologies and Issues * Project Management * Software Process Improvement * Standards and Standardization Issues * Strategic IT Management * Supply Chain Management * Systems Development and CASE * Telecommunications and Networking Technologies * Virtual Organizations * Virtual Teams * Web Services and Technologies SUBMITTING TO IRMJ: Prospective authors should note that only original and previously unpublished manuscripts will be considered. INTERESTED AUTHORS SHOULD CONSULT THE JOURNALS GUIDELINES FOR MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSIONS at www.idea-group.com/irmj. All manuscript submissions will be forwarded to at least five members of the Editorial Review Board of the Journal for a double-blind, peer review. Final decision regarding acceptance/revision/rejection will be based on the reviews received from the reviewers. All submissions must be forwarded electronically to irmj(a)idea-group.com by ****** NO LATER THAN JULY 13, 2005. ****** All inquiries and submissions should be should be directed to the attention of: Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A. Editor-in-Chief Information Resources Management Journal E-mail: irmj(a)idea-group.com www.idea-group.com/irmj Sent to: naglaxman(a)yahoo.com Prof.N.LAXMAN RAO, Dept.of Library & Information Science, Osmania University, HYDERABAD- 500 007 (INDIA) President, Indian Association of Teachers in Library and Information Science (IATLIS). Ph:+91-40-27171565 (res): +91-40- 27682290 (off) 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.beta.m… calling worldwide with voicemail

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Fw: TB Rajashekar
by Subbiah Arunachalam 16 Jun '05

16 Jun '05

----- Original Message ----- From: "Uhlir, Paul" <PUhlir(a)nas.edu> To: "Subbiah Arunachalam" <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 1:35 AM Subject: RE: TB Rajashekar > Dear Arun, > > Thank you for sharing the background about Raja in memory of his > untimely, tragic death. I had the privilege of meeting him in Paris two > years ago at a Symposium I co-organized with UNESCO and CODATA on Open > Access and the Public Domain. I had very high regard for him and am > saddened by his departure from our midst. I know he will be greatly > missed. > > Best wishes, > > Paul

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[BOAI] T.B. Rajashekar, Indian Open Access Pioneer: 1954-2005 (fwd)
by Lohrii Kaini Mahemei 15 Jun '05

15 Jun '05

********************************************************* Death is not extinguishing the light; it is putting out the lamp because dawn has come - Rabindranath Tagore. Lohrii Kaini Mahemei NCSI,IISc, Bangalore - 560012. Ph# +91-080-22932511,23600271. ********************************************************* Subject: [BOAI] T.B. Rajashekar, Indian Open Access Pioneer: 1954-2005 [Forwarding from Subbiah Arunachalam and N. Balakrishnan. --Peter.] Dr T B Rajashekar - A Tribute Dr Tarikere Basappa Rajashekar, who was the Associate Chairman of the National Centre for Science Information (NCSI) at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, was killed in a road accident near Bangalore on 3 June 2005. Raja, as he was known to his close friends, was an achiever. When many others were talking about digital libraries, he started working on building one. He was clear in what he wanted to do and he went about it with dedication and commitment and what is more he knew his limitations and never attempted to do anything in which he did not have the required expertise. He was serious about his work and never would waste his time or energy in fruitless pursuits. When new technologies came in quick succession and transformed the way we handle information, Raja was quick to learn those technologies and apply them intelligently in the areas of database management and information dissemination. Raja's role in the creation of the Nation's first computerized current awareness service in the early 1980s at NCSI is commendable. He was one of the earliest in India to use COBOL and database, in both of which he had a rich experience and knowledge, in library applications. He had an exemplary skill in programming and an innate ability to understand, apply and disseminate newer programming paradigms to stay current all the time. Right from the early days of NCSI, Raja not only led the young team from the front with his insistence on discipline and timely delivery of quality services but also played a key role in capacity building. He was largely responsible for the content and curriculum of the 18-month training programme on information and knowledge management at NCSI, which is unlike any other programme taught anywhere else in India. The curriculum always reflected the most recent developments. Not only did he teach the key courses (information and knowledge organization, digital library and information services in enterprises, internet information resources and services) but also helped his younger colleagues to acquire the skills to teach state-of-the-art courses. Many of the professionals trained by him occupy important positions across the country and elsewhere and have been contributing immensely to the growth of information science. The fact that they stayed in touch with him and continue to hold him in reverence, vindicates the fact that Raja was not only a great and inspiring guru but also a fine gentleman. Raja had become synonymous with NCSI. Raja set up India's first interoperable institutional open access archive, but was dismayed at the rather slow pace at which it was filling. When it was pointed out that he should be more proactive and meet with faculty and talk to them about the archive, he took the suggestion in the right spirit and at the time of his tragic death there were more than 2,000 papers in the archive. He had conducted many training programmes on setting up open access archives. Raja was also largely responsible for marrying the Greenstone digital library software with an earlier version of the Eprints software (when the latter did not support full-text searching), and a few months before his death he and his colleague Francis Jayakanth, in collaboration with researchers at the Old Dominican University, developed two approaches to make CDS-ISIS databases OAI compliant. Raja was also the first in India to set up an e-mail based electronic discussion forum for the library and information science (LIS) professionals. Since its inception in 1994, he moderated the LIS-Forum democratically. Born on 2 November 1954, Raja took his bachelor's degree in library science from the Mysore University and the postgraduate Associateship in documentation and information science from the Documentation Research and Training Centre, Bangalore. After a few years at the National Informatics Centre, New Delhi, he had a brief stint at the British Council Library in New Delhi, where he impressed everyone with his technical savvy. It is then he moved to the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, and worked quietly and earned a reputation as a performer. Along the way he also took a doctoral degree from the Poona University. A very shy person, Raja would keep himself away from the limelight. Deeply committed to his family, when he took a sabbatical in 2000 he did not move out of Bangalore. He worked for Informatics (India) Ltd, a Bangalore-based company, and developed an excellent multidisciplinary current awareness tool, an e-journal portal and gateway called J-Gate, to aggregate thousands of journals. He also wrote a series of essays on digital libraries. Raja was on many committees, including the CODATA, and had contributed to the development of INFLIBNET and INDEST. He was also elected Fellow of the Society of Information Science (India). When he was on course to achieve much more, fate has snatched him away from us. The large number of condolence messages received from within the country and elsewhere is an indication of the regard he had earned. Once he remarked to his students, what mattered in life was what one left behind for others to remember and continue. By that yardstick he has done extremely well. The best tribute the LIS professionals in this country could pay to Raja is to set up institutional open access archives as soon as possible and fill them with papers, modernize their curricula and teach their students the values practiced by him. Subbiah Arunachalam & N Balakrishnan ----------------------------- Subbiah Arunachalam is Distinguished Fellow, M S Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai 600 113, India N Balakrishnan is Chairman, Information Sciences Division, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012, India

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Articles Request
by Arvind Bhadrashetty 15 Jun '05

15 Jun '05

Dear Professionals, One of our user wants to have the following articles. 1. Stollery J L & Ehwany A A M ;A note on the use of boundary layer model for correlating film cooling data,International Journal of Heat & Mass Transfer, Vol8. No 1, 1965, pp55-65. 1. Stollery J L & Ehwany A A M ;On the use of boundary layer model for correlating film cooling data,International Journal of Heat & Mass Transfer, Vol l0. 1967, pp101-105. Anybody having access to the above articles may please send us the copy. Regards Arvind M Bhadrashetty BrahMos Aerospace Adj To DRDL Rear Gate Kanchanbagh Hyderabad - 500 058 Andhra Pradesh bmkchyd(a)brahmos.com Arvind Bhadrashetty Dear Professionals, One of our user wants to have the following articles. 1. Stollery J L & Ehwany A A M ;A note on the use of boundary layer model for correlating film cooling data,International Journal of Heat & Mass Transfer, Vol8. No 1, 1965, pp55-65. 1. Stollery J L & Ehwany A A M ;On the use of boundary layer model for correlating film cooling data,International Journal of Heat & Mass Transfer, Vol l0. 1967, pp101-105. Anybody having access to the above articles may please send us the copy. Regards Arvind M Bhadrashetty BrahMos Aerospace Adj To DRDL Rear Gate Kanchanbagh Hyderabad - 500 058 Andhra Pradesh bmkchyd(a)brahmos.com Arvind Bhadrashetty http://clients.rediff.com/signature/track_sig.asp http://ads.rediff.com/RealMedia/ads/adstream_nx.cgi/www.rediffmail.com/inbo…

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Lib Trainees wanted: Mumbai+Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education
by Mailing List Manager 14 Jun '05

14 Jun '05

Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 01:43:00 -0700 (PDT) From: Puttaraj Choukimath <puttuc(a)yahoo.com> Dear All, GREETINGS. HOMI BHABHA CENTRE FOR SCIENCE EDUCATION TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH National Cetre of the Government of Indlafor Nuclear Science and Mathematics V. N. Purav Marg, Mankhurd, Mumbai - 400 088. Fax: +9 t -22-2556 6803 EmaD: hbcadm(a)hbcse.tifr.res.in Ref.: HBC/EST/Scientific/ 530 tr : + 9 t -22-2558 0036, 2555 47 t 2, 2556 77 t t, 2555 5242 June 7, 2005 NOTICE No. 2/05 LIBRARY TRAINEES Applications are hereby invited from fresh B. Lib.lM. Lib degree holders for induction as Library Trainees in the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education which is a constituent unit of Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, an autonomous body ofthe Govt. of India, Department of Atomic Energy. The HBCSE Library houses over 15, 000 books and journals catering to wide range of subjects. The Trainees appointed will thus have hands on experience with the library procedures and exposure to modern techniques of maintaining large scientific libraries. Educational qualifications: Fresh B. Lib / M. Lib., Age: Below 30 years. The tenure of the training will be one year. At the end of which the candidates will be given a certificate of experience. .. The selected candidates will be paid a consolidated honorarium of Rs.5,OOO/-p.m. They may be required to work in shifts and on Saturdays, Sundays and other public holidays. Applications giving full details with the copies of relevant certificates should reach the Sr. Administrative Officer, Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, T.I.F.R, V.N. Purav Marg, Mankhurd, Mumbai- 400 088, on or before June 22, 2005 positively. regards, Puttaraj.

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MyDLIS 40-Inagugral -Seminar-Invite
by Shalini R Urs 14 Jun '05

14 Jun '05

University of Mysore Department of Library and Information Science 40th Anniversary Celebrations June 24, 2005 Seminar On Repositioning the Information Profession in the Market place Inauguration by Prof. K S Deshpande Keynote address by Dr. Madanmohan Rao Editor, 'The Knowledge Management Chronicles' Adjunct Faculty, International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore Presided by Prof. J Shashidhara Prasad Hon'ble Vice Chancellor University of Mysore You are cordially invited Venue : Bahadur Institute of Management Sciences Auditorium. --- THE PROGRAM SCHEDULE Session 1 9.30a m-11.00 a m The inaugural session Session 2 11.30 a m -1.00 p m Repositioning the information profession: why and how (invited talks) 1. K.S.Raghavan, DRTC, ISI, Bangalore 2. N.V.Sathyanaryana, CMD, Informatics India, Bangalore 3. M.S.Sridhar, ISRO, Bangalore (Chair: V. G. Talawar) Session 3 2.00 p m-3.30 p m Curriculum transformations : contemporary vs. conventional : a debate 1. M.K.Jagadish, AIRC, Chennai 2. B.P.Prakash, TCS, Mumbai 3. G.K.Manjunath, IGIDR, Mumbai (Moderator : Shalini R Urs) Session 4 4.00 p m-6.00p m Round Table on 'Oaks from Acorns - reflections of the alumni' 1. P.Y.Rajendra Kumar, Director, Public Libraries, Karnataka 2. B.S.Maheshwarappa, Professor, Gulbarga University 3. B. G. Sunder Singh, Scientist, DSIR, GOI 4. T.D.Kemparaju, Professor, Bangalore University 5. Lalitha Aswath, Professor, Bangalore University 6. Ramesh Babu. B, Professor, University of Madras 7. Chikkammallaih, IIM, Bangalore 8. T. Vijaykumar, Novell, Bangalore 9. Ratnakar Aspari, consultant, New Delhi 10. K.S.Chudamani, JRD Tata memorial Library, IISc, Bangalore (Moderator: M Puttannaiah) Session 5 6.0-6.30 pm Felicitations to retired DLIS faculty 7.30p m- 9.30 pm Dinner Shalini -------- Dr.Shalini R. Urs Director Information and Communication Division & Professor and Chairperson Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore Mysore-570006 India Tele-91-821-2514699 Fax -91-821-2519209 homepage:www.vidyanidhi.org.in/shaliniurs.htm  University of Mysore Department of Library and Information Science � 40th Anniversary Celebrations June 24, 2005 � Seminar On Repositioning the Information Profession in the Market place � Inauguration by Prof. K S Deshpande Keynote address by Dr. Madanmohan Rao Editor, ‘The Knowledge Management Chronicles’ Adjunct Faculty, International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore � Presided by Prof. J Shashidhara Prasad Hon’ble Vice Chancellor University of Mysore You are cordially invited Venue : Bahadur Institute of Management Sciences Auditorium. --- � THE � PROGRAM SCHEDULE Session 1 �� 9.30a m-11.00 a m � The inaugural session �� Session 2 �� 11.30 a m -1.00 p m Repositioning the information profession: why and how (invited talks) K.S.Raghavan, DRTC, ISI, Bangalore N.V.Sathyanaryana, CMD, Informatics India, Bangalore M.S.Sridhar, ISRO, Bangalore �� (Chair: V. G. Talawar) Session 3 �� 2.00 p m-3.30 p m Curriculum transformations�: contemporary vs. conventional : a debate M.K.Jagadish, AIRC, Chennai B.P.Prakash, TCS, Mumbai G.K.Manjunath, IGIDR, Mumbai ( Moderator : Shalini R Urs ) Session 4 �� 4.00 p m-6.00p m Round Table on ‘Oaks from Acorns - reflections of the alumni’ P.Y.Rajendra Kumar, Director, Public Libraries, Karnataka B.S.Maheshwarappa, Professor, Gulbarga University B. G. Sunder Singh, Scientist, DSIR, GOI T.D.Kemparaju, Professor, Bangalore University Lalitha Aswath, Professor, Bangalore University Ramesh Babu. B, Professor, University of Madras Chikkammallaih, IIM, Bangalore T. Vijaykumar, Novell, Bangalore � Ratnakar Aspari , � consultant, New Delhi � K.S.Chudamani, JRD Tata memorial Library, IISc, Bangalore � (Moderator: M Puttannaiah) Session 5 �� 6.0-6.30 pm Felicitations to � retired DLIS faculty �� 7.30p m- 9.30 � pm �� Dinner � � Shalini -------- Dr.Shalini R. Urs Director Information and Communication Division & Professor and Chairperson Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore Mysore-570006 India Tele-91-821-2514699 Fax -91-821-2519209 homepage:www. vidya nidhi.org.in/shaliniurs.htm �

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Elsevier?s Scirus Opens Repository Search Service
by Mailing List Manager 14 Jun '05

14 Jun '05

Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 09:40:49 +0530 From: Farooque Shaheen <Farooque.Shaheen(a)caritor.com> Institutional repositories of digital data at universities and other =0D research institutions may now receive deeper, more thorough indexing and = =0D full-text delivery through Elsevier?s free, sci-tech search engine, Scirus (http://www.scirus.com) The Scirus engine already reaches content at many institutional repositories, but those joining the new Scirus Repository Search service will receive more extensive and sophisticated indexing of a wider range of content. The repositories will also have access to additional search capabilities on their own Web sites at no cost. The first university to join the Scirus Repository Search service is the University of Toronto?s T-Space collection ( http://tspace.library.utoronto.ca) All of T-Space?s digital files and data are available to the open Web.=0D The new alternative formats for data will stretch beyond Scirus? current non-HTML/XML formats, e.g., PDF, Postscript, PowerPoint, etc. However, for now, Scirus will not offer special handling of images, programs, or data sets beyond better metadata. Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 # 4105 Mobile-9342507449

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More on ACS vs PubChem
by Subbiah Arunachalam 14 Jun '05

14 Jun '05

Friends: Here are two news stories on the ACS vs PubChem tussle. They appeared in Peter Suber's blog "Open Access News". Scientists around the world, especially those living in the United States should mobilise support for PubChem. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] ----------------------------------------- More on ACS v. PubChem 1. Stephanie Wright, Dueling Databases, TechnoBiblio, June 13, 2005. Excerpt: 'The dialog this issue has generated has been hot and heavy with PubChem supporters explaining that PubChem is complementary to CAS, not duplicative. CAS supporters are complaining of "unfair, improper competition from the government". Aside from the fact that I'm a librarian and believe that information should be free, I think I'm even more rankled as a taxpayer. ACS Chief Executive Officer, Madeleine Jacobs, wrote in a recent letter to Nobel Laureate Richard Roberts: "The fact that the data collected into PubChem is "public domain" is completely irrelevant. Assembling information and publishing it in a variety of forms is what the private sector does. We believe that taxpayers should not fund the entry of NIH into the information industry more broadly than is necessary to disseminate the information whose creation it funds." What this basically says to me is that as a taxpayer, I can pay for the research but if I want access to it, I have to pay the private sector....The logic in this escapes me. Of course, ACS was perfectly happy with government funding of information products when it accepted NSF funds for the development of the CAS Registry System. This issue is about so much more than NIH vs. ACS. It is yet another example of a dangerous trend. Just look at the Department of Energy's now defunct database, PubScience, shut down by the Software and Information Industry Association. If we let a valuable resource like PubChem (as well as other freely accessible databases: ERIC, Agricola, PubMed) get shut down, we might as well give up on the whole open-access venture and we'll only have ourselves as librarians, and taxpayers, to blame.' 2. Aliya Sternstein, Publishers make appeal to lawmakers in NIH dispute, Federal Computer Week, June 13, 2005. Excerpt: 'American Chemical Society officials are asking lawmakers to rein in those responsible for a federal database of molecular structures because they say it will cut into the society's income from the sale of similar information. The National Institutes of Health created PubChem in 2004 as part of NIH's Roadmap for Medical Research initiative to speed the discovery of new medical treatments....Brian Dougherty, senior adviser to the chief strategy officer at ACS, said the society suggested forming a technical working group to set parameters for PubChem. "NIH has been unwilling to put anything in writing," Dougherty said. "We think this is going to put us out of business if it keeps growing and no parameters are set." NIH officials said they are confused about why ACS insists that PubChem will harm the society's business interests. "What is in common is a relatively small number of compound structures and names," said Christopher Austin, senior adviser to the translational research director at the NIH Chemical Genomics Center at the National Human Genome Research Institute. "ACS has gotten hung up on this," he said. "CAS has 25 million structures. PubChem has about 850,000. PubChem is a subset. Not everything that is in CAS is relevant to biomedical research." NIH officials said narrowing PubChem's focus could slow medical progress. "It would have profoundly negative effects on this new paradigm of making medical discoveries," Austin said.' Friends: Here are two news stories on the ACS vs PubChem tussle. They appeared in Peter Suber's blog "Open Access News". Scientists around the world, especially those living in the United States should mobilise support for PubChem. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] ----------------------------------------- More on ACS v. PubChem [A] 1. Stephanie Wright, http://www.technobiblio.com/archives/2005/06/dueling_databases.php Dueling Databases , TechnoBiblio , June 13, 2005. Excerpt: 'The http://osc.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/acs_pubchem.html dialog this issue has generated has been hot and heavy with PubChem supporters explaining that PubChem is complementary to CAS, not duplicative. CAS supporters are complaining of "unfair, improper competition from the government". Aside from the fact that I'm a librarian and believe that information should be free, I think I'm even more rankled as a taxpayer. ACS Chief Executive Officer, Madeleine Jacobs, wrote in a recent letter to Nobel Laureate Richard Roberts: "The fact that the data collected into PubChem is "public domain" is completely irrelevant. Assembling information and publishing it in a variety of forms is what the private sector does. We believe that taxpayers should not fund the entry of NIH into the information industry more broadly than is necessary to disseminate the information whose creation it funds." What this basically says to me is that as a taxpayer, I can pay for the research but if I want access to it, I have to pay the private sector....The logic in this escapes me. Of course, ACS was perfectly happy with government funding of information products when it accepted NSF funds for the development of the CAS Registry System. This issue is about so much more than NIH vs. ACS. It is yet another example of a dangerous trend. Just look at the Department of Energy's now defunct database, http://www.fcw.com/article78138-11-13-02-Web PubScience, shut down by the Software and Information Industry Association. If we let a valuable resource like PubChem (as well as other freely accessible databases: ERIC, Agricola, PubMed) get shut down, we might as well give up on the whole open-access venture and we'll only have ourselves as librarians, and taxpayers, to blame.' 2. Aliya Sternstein, http://www.fcw.com/article89163-06-13-05-Print Publishers make appeal to lawmakers in NIH dispute , Federal Computer Week , June 13, 2005. Excerpt: 'American Chemical Society officials are asking lawmakers to rein in those responsible for a federal database of molecular structures because they say it will cut into the society's income from the sale of similar information. The National Institutes of Health created PubChem in 2004 as part of NIH's Roadmap for Medical Research initiative to speed the discovery of new medical treatments....Brian Dougherty, senior adviser to the chief strategy officer at ACS, said the society suggested forming a technical working group to set parameters for PubChem. "NIH has been unwilling to put anything in writing," Dougherty said. "We think this is going to put us out of business if it keeps growing and no parameters are set." NIH officials said they are confused about why ACS insists that PubChem will harm the society's business interests. "What is in common is a relatively small number of compound structures and names," said Christopher Austin, senior adviser to the translational research director at the NIH Chemical Genomics Center at the National Human Genome Research Institute. "ACS has gotten hung up on this," he said. "CAS has 25 million structures. PubChem has about 850,000. PubChem is a subset. Not everything that is in CAS is relevant to biomedical research." NIH officials said narrowing PubChem's focus could slow medical progress. "It would have profoundly negative effects on this new paradigm of making medical discoveries," Austin said.'

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Scirus and Google index institution archives
by Subbiah Arunachalam 14 Jun '05

14 Jun '05

Friends: All Indian institutinal and central archives may register with both Google and Scirus and reap the benefits. The Unversity of Toronto librarian Marshall (Peter) Clinton, whom I met a few weeks ago at his office, finds linking his university archive with these two search services beneficial. Please read the brief news story appended below. Prof. Balki & Francis (at IISc), Dr Krishnan at NCL, and Ms Naina Pandita at NIC might wish to register their archives with both Scirus and Google, if they have not done so already. Best wishes. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ More on the Elsevier/Scirus repository search service Barbara Quint, Elsevier's Scirus Opens Repository Search Service, Information Today NewsBreaks, June 13, 2005. Excerpt: 'Institutional repositories of digital data at universities and other research institutions may now receive deeper, more thorough indexing and full-text delivery through Elsevier's free, sci-tech search engine, Scirus. The Scirus engine already reaches content at many institutional repositories, but those joining the new Scirus Repository Search service will receive more extensive and sophisticated indexing of a wider range of content. The repositories will also have access to additional search capabilities on their own Web sites at no cost. The first university to join the Scirus Repository Search service is the University of Toronto's T-Space collection. All of T-Space's digital files and data are available to the open Web. Marshall (Peter) Clinton, director of information technology services at the University of Toronto Libraries, said that a similar arrangement with Google preceded Scirus' arrangement by several months. He estimates that both Scirus and Google's improved service has improved access for both on-campus and off-campus users of the T-Space site. Ammy Vogtlander, Scirus' general manager, attributes the development of the Scirus Repository Search service to the fact that "Elsevier understands that an increasing amount of valuable content is currently held in academic repositories." She indicated that working directly with institutional repositories would allow Scirus to reach unique metadata and full-text material. It will also allow Scirus to reach content in alternative formats to journal articles or reports....According to Vogtlander, "We already had full indexing of various sites and institutional repositories, but now, for participating repositories, we will target key reports, have higher quality indexing, better display of results, and more accurate metadata." She found it odd that some institutional repositories, for all their important content, "offer no full text, only metadata."...Google Scholar has introduced linking to "appropriate copy" or restricted access content. (See Library Collections Linked on Google Scholar for Free.) When asked about Google Scholar's clustering and linking, Vogtlander said that Scirus is considering clustering. For now, however, Scirus users will see multiple results ranked on frequency of terms and date. Scirus also can't handle Open URL linking to library-licensed content....Vogtlander seems to see the world in different terms from traditional Elsevier. In reference to the policy of not charging for Scirus' services, even the new Repository Search service, she stated: "We must understand the free service business. There are different business models now, and Web searching is seen as free."' (PS: I like this: Elsevier and Google competing to offer superior indexing of OA repository content. --- Peter Suber in Open Access News, 13 June 2005) Friends: All Indian institutinal and central archives may register with both Google and Scirus and reap the benefits. The Unversity of Toronto librarian Marshall (Peter) Clinton, whom I met a few weeks ago at his office, finds linking his university archive with these two search services beneficial. Please read the brief news story appended below. Prof. Balki & Francis (at IISc), Dr Krishnan at NCL, and Ms Naina Pandita at NIC might wish to register their archives with both Scirus and Google, if they have not done so already. Best wishes. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ More on the Elsevier/Scirus repository search service [A] Barbara Quint, http://www.infotoday.com/newsbreaks/nb050613-2.shtml Elsevier's Scirus Opens Repository Search Service , Information Today NewsBreaks , June 13, 2005. Excerpt: 'Institutional repositories of digital data at universities and other research institutions may now receive deeper, more thorough indexing and full-text delivery through Elseviers free, sci-tech search engine, http://www.scirus.com/ Scirus . The Scirus engine already reaches content at many institutional repositories, but those joining the new Scirus Repository Search service will receive more extensive and sophisticated indexing of a wider range of content. The repositories will also have access to additional search capabilities on their own Web sites at no cost. The first university to join the Scirus Repository Search service is the University of Toronto's http://tspace.library.utoronto.ca T-Space collection. All of T-Space's digital files and data are available to the open Web. Marshall (Peter) Clinton, director of information technology services at the University of Toronto Libraries, said that a similar arrangement with Google preceded Scirus' arrangement by several months. He estimates that both Scirus and Google's improved service has improved access for both on-campus and off-campus users of the T-Space site. Ammy Vogtlander, Scirus' general manager, attributes the development of the Scirus Repository Search service to the fact that "Elsevier understands that an increasing amount of valuable content is currently held in academic repositories." She indicated that working directly with institutional repositories would allow Scirus to reach unique metadata and full-text material. It will also allow Scirus to reach content in alternative formats to journal articles or reports....According to Vogtlander, "We already had full indexing of various sites and institutional repositories, but now, for participating repositories, we will target key reports, have higher quality indexing, better display of results, and more accurate metadata." She found it odd that some institutional repositories, for all their important content, "offer no full text, only metadata."...Google Scholar has introduced linking to "appropriate copy" or restricted access content. (See http://www.infotoday.com/newsbreaks/nb050516-1.shtml Library Collections Linked on Google Scholar for Free .) When asked about Google Scholar's clustering and linking, Vogtlander said that Scirus is considering clustering. For now, however, Scirus users will see multiple results ranked on frequency of terms and date. Scirus also can't handle Open URL linking to library-licensed content....Vogtlander seems to see the world in different terms from traditional Elsevier. In reference to the policy of not charging for Scirus' services, even the new Repository Search service, she stated: "We must understand the free service business. There are different business models now, and Web searching is seen as free."' (PS: I like this: Elsevier and Google competing to offer superior indexing of OA repository content. --- Peter Suber in Open Access News , 13 June 2005)

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Red Hat Releases Newest Fedora
by Farooque Shaheen 14 Jun '05

14 Jun '05

Red Hat has released Fedora Core 4, a free version of Linux the company is using to advance virtualization, programming tools and other software at the frontier of open-source development. Among other features, Fedora Core 4--released Monday--comes with the Xen virtualization software, which lets multiple operating systems run on the same computer. Xen competes with software from EMC's VMware and with Microsoft virtual machine products. Fedora Core 4 uses version 2.10 of Gnome or version 3.4 of the KDE graphical desktop software. It includes the Evince software for reading Portable Document Format (PDF) documents, and OpenOffice.org 2.0. It also includes the Global File System (GFS) software for distributing files across a group of computers. Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 # 4105 Mobile-9342507449 Red Hat has released Fedora Core 4, a free version of Linux the company is using to advance virtualization, programming tools and other software at the frontier of open-source development. Among other features, Fedora Core 4--released Monday--comes with the Xen virtualization software, which lets multiple operating systems run on the same computer. Xen competes with software from EMC's VMware and with Microsoft virtual machine products. Fedora Core 4 uses version 2.10 of Gnome or version 3.4 of the KDE graphical desktop software. It includes the Evince software for reading Portable Document Format (PDF) documents, and OpenOffice.org 2.0. It also includes the Global File System (GFS) software for distributing files across a group of computers. Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 # 4105 Mobile-9342507449

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[LIS-Forum] Version 58, Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography
by Charles W. Bailey, Jr. 13 Jun '05

13 Jun '05

Version 58 of the Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography is now available. This selective bibliography presents over 2,420 articles, books, and other printed and electronic sources that are useful in understanding scholarly electronic publishing efforts on the Internet. http://info.lib.uh.edu/sepb/sepb.html http://info.lib.uh.edu/sepb/sepb.pdf The Open Access Bibliography: Liberating Scholarly Literature with E-Prints and Open Access Journals, by the same author, provides much more in-depth coverage of the open access movement and related topics (e.g., disciplinary archives, e-prints, institutional repositories, open access journals, and the Open Archives Initiative) than SEPB does. http://www.arl.org/pubscat/pubs/openaccess/ Changes in This Version The bibliography has the following sections (revised sections are marked with an asterisk): Table of Contents 1 Economic Issues* 2 Electronic Books and Texts 2.1 Case Studies and History* 2.2 General Works* 2.3 Library Issues* 3 Electronic Serials 3.1 Case Studies and History* 3.2 Critiques 3.3 Electronic Distribution of Printed Journals 3.4 General Works 3.5 Library Issues* 3.6 Research* 4 General Works* 5 Legal Issues 5.1 Intellectual Property Rights* 5.2 License Agreements 5.3 Other Legal Issues 6 Library Issues 6.1 Cataloging, Identifiers, Linking, and Metadata* 6.2 Digital Libraries* 6.3 General Works* 6.4 Information Integrity and Preservation* 7 New Publishing Models* 8 Publisher Issues* 8.1 Digital Rights Management* 9 Repositories, E-Prints, and OAI* Appendix A. Related Bibliographies Appendix B. About the Author* Scholarly Electronic Publishing Resources includes the following sections: Cataloging, Identifiers, Linking, and Metadata Digital Libraries* Electronic Books and Texts* Electronic Serials* General Electronic Publishing* Images* Legal* Preservation Publishers Repositories, E-Prints, and OAI* SGML and Related Standards Further Information about SEPB The HTML version of SEPB is designed for interactive use. Each major section is a separate file. There are links to sources that are freely available on the Internet. It can be can be searched using Boolean operators. The HTML document includes three sections not found in the Acrobat file: (1) Scholarly Electronic Publishing Weblog (biweekly list of new resources; also available by mailing list--see second URL--and RSS Feed--see third URL) http://info.lib.uh.edu/sepb/sepw.htm http://info.lib.uh.edu/sepb/sepwlist.htm http://feeds.feedburner.com/ScholarlyElectronicPublishingWeblogrss (2) Scholarly Electronic Publishing Resources (directory of over 270 related Web sites) http://info.lib.uh.edu/sepb/sepr.htm (3) Archive (prior versions of the bibliography) http://info.lib.uh.edu/sepb/archive/sepa.htm The Acrobat file is designed for printing. The printed bibliography is about 200 pages long. The Acrobat file is over 470 KB. Related Article An article about the bibliography has been published in The Journal of Electronic Publishing: http://www.press.umich.edu/jep/07-02/bailey.html Best Regards, Charles Charles W. Bailey, Jr., Assistant Dean for Digital Library Planning and Development, University of Houston, Library Administration, 114 University Libraries, Houston, TX 77204-2000. E-mail: cbailey(a)uh.edu. Voice: (713) 743-9804. Fax: (713) 743-9811. DigitalKoans: http://www.escholarlypub.com/digitalkoans/ Open Access Bibliography: http://www.arl.org/pubscat/pubs/openaccess/ 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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workshop announcement
by Mailing List Manager 13 Jun '05

13 Jun '05

Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 13:41:00 -0400 From: anjrao <anjrao(a)indiatimes.com> Dear sir kindly announce the following workshop events yours sincerely Janardhana Rao A N Librarian M S Ramiah institute of Management Bangalore-54 Email:msriml@rediff.com National Workshop on �Library and Information Services (LIS) for Quality Higher Education A one-day national workshop on �LIS for Quality Higher Education� was jointly organized by the NAAC and the M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Management (MSRIM), Bangalore on May 21, 2005. The MSRIM was the venue. Welcoming the participants to the workshop, Prof. Balachander of MSRIM underlined the need for good academic libraries in the higher education context. During his inaugural address, Prof. V.S. Prasad, Director, NAAC used the occasion to recall his association with the good libraries and librarians in the past and said that for a �learner�, librarian can be the best friend on an educational campus. In any field, limitations were always there but so were opportunities, he felt. The objective of the librarian should always be �total user satisfaction�. Prof. L. M. Patnaik, I.I.Sc, Bangalore, in his Presidential address, said that unlike in past when information sources were scarce, after the advent of internet, the present is characterized by information abundance; one of the key roles of the librarian was to pin-point the user to the appropriate information source and help conserve time and energy of the user. The workshop consisted of five sessions, including the last session earmarked for discussion and feedback. Mr. Anil Gowda of MSRIM made a presentation on �Accreditation and Certification: An Overview of NAAC, NBA and ISO Processes�. Explaining the PDCA (Plan, Do, Check and Act upon) Model for quality, he said that identifying problems correctly is the first step towards quality improvement. During his session on �ISO Certification and Academic Libraries�, Dr. Harish Chandra, Chief Librarian, IIT, Chennai emphasized that library functioning ought to be user-focused. He said that librarian was not just a custodian of books, as may have been the case till recently, but had evolved as an interpreter of thought contents. Pointing out that the IIT, Chennai had a separate website for e-books, he stressed the need for academic libraries to have a vision. Conceding that the �hybrid libraries� will always remain, as only then would the LIS be truly satisfactory, he said �customer satisfaction� and �customer confidence� should continue to guide the library agenda. After mentioning the impressive fact that the consultancy services of his Institute had touched the Rs.30 crore mark, he elaborated on the benefits of ISO Certification for academic libraries and explained the effect measures like �users writing the librarian�s CR�, and �ISO Certification� have had on their library system. Dr. C.R. Karisiddappa, Karnataka University, Dharwad, dealing with �Quality Indicators for LIS: Parameters of NAAC� said that no quality higher education was possible without quality LIS. Dr. Pichappan, Annamalai University explained �e-Learning and Digital Library Practices in enhancing the quality of LIS�. He asserted that quality of research and quality of higher education were inseparably linked. Explaining the technology developments in the library field, he hoped that e-learning would possibly neutralize brain-drain. During the course of the day, Balani Infotech and SSG Systems Ltd. made presentations on �e-Resources� and �Integrated Digital Library and Library Management� respectively. In her valedictory address, Dr. Mariamma Verghese, Senior Education Consultant, NAAC expressed the need for enhancing the use of library as the most crucial learning resource and the need to be in step with the technology of the times for providing good library service. The workshop was hugely attended. About 60 senior library professionals from all over the country and the academic staff of MSRIM and the NAAC participated. The event was coordinated by Mr. Janardhan Rao of MSRIM and Dr. Srinivasa Raghavan of NAAC.

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Fwd: [LISDWD] Karnatak University needs University Librarian
by Dr. R M Vatnal 13 Jun '05

13 Jun '05

Note: forwarded message attached. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dr. R M VATNAL Head, Computer Section, University Library, Karnatak University, Dharwad - 580 003 INDIA Ph: 0836-2747121 Ext: 313(O) 2770907(R) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ __________________________________ Discover Yahoo! Get on-the-go sports scores, stock quotes, news and more. Check it out! http://discover.yahoo.com/mobile.html

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SHRADDANJALI MEETING
by Mailing List Manager 13 Jun '05

13 Jun '05

Date: Thu, 09 Jun 2005 10:54:54 +0000 from: I.R.N. Goudar <goudar#css.nal.res.in> Friends, A reminder about this evening's SHRADDANJALI MEETING. - Goudar SHRADDANJALI MEETING (Request: Please inform about this to friends, colleagues and students personally/through telephone, etc) As you are aware Dr. T.B. Rajashekar, a distinct star of our profession met a tragic accident and passed away on 3rd June 2005. He was given a tearful farewell the next day in the presence good number of his relatives, friends, colleagues and student community. We request you to join us in the CONDOLENCE MEETING arranged to pay homage to the departed soul. Date and Time: Monday, 13th June 2005 at 6.00 pm Venue: "Granthangana" Nagara Kendra Granthalaya West Zone, Hampinagar (RPC Layout) Vijayanagar, Bangalore -560040 (Very near to last RPC Layout Bus Stop Contact No. 23209691 (Chief Librarian, NKG) Meeting Organised by: Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) Department of Public Libraries, Karnataka Sharada Ranganathan Endowment for LIS Society for Information Science (SIS), Bangalore Chapter Students/Friends/Colleagues of Dr. TBR -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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@fcss.nal.res.in Airport Road, BANGALORE-560 017 India http://www.icast.org.in/staff/goudar.html

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Refresher course in LIS
by Dr. Nabi Hasan 13 Jun '05

13 Jun '05

Dear Friends The Sambalpur University is organizing a Refresher course in LIS from 11th July to 31st July 2005. Further information may be obtained from ascsu(a)rediffmail.com Dr. Nabi Hasan Library System Administrator University Library, CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University Palampur (H.P.)- 176 062 (India) Phone: 01894-283184 (Direct), 01894-230361 (O) Cell- 9418149447, 01894-234571 (R) E-Mail: nabihasan(a)rediffmail.com nabihasan(a)gmail.com Web: http://hillagric.ernet.in --------------------------------- How much free photo storage do you get? Store your friends n family photos for FREE with Yahoo! Photos. http://in.photos.yahoo.com Dear Friends The Sambalpur University is organizing a Refresher course in LIS from 11th July to 31st July 2005. Further information may be obtained from mailto:ascsu@rediffmail.com ascsu(a)rediffmail.com Dr. Nabi Hasan Library System Administrator University Library, CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University Palampur (H.P.)- 176 062 (India) Phone: 01894-283184 (Direct), 01894-230361 (O) Cell- 9418149447, 01894-234571 (R) E-Mail: mailto:nabihasan@rediffmail.com nabihasan(a)rediffmail.com mailto:nabihasan@gmail.com nabihasan(a)gmail.com Web: http:// hillagric.ernet.in How much free photo storage do you get? Store your friends n family photos for FREE with Yahoo! Photos. http://in.photos.yahoo.com

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Promoting OA among teachers and students
by Subbiah Arunachalam 13 Jun '05

13 Jun '05

Friends: In an earlier mail I said that it is important to alert scientists and research students to the papers available for free from the hundreds of OA archives around the world. A friend of mine, Prof. Ganapathy Baskaran of the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai (Bhatnagar Award winner for physics), spends about two hours in every workshop he conducts for university and college teachers and research students telling the participants about how to get the best out of the Internet. He actually demonstrates using an Internet connected PC in the classroom how one can learn a great deal from variety of sources and actually download the full text of key papers. We should encourage many others who conduct summer/winter schools and refresher courses to do the same. Clearly many researchers are not aware of important developments like open access and all they need is a little push. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] Friends: In an earlier mail I said that it is important to alert scientists and research students to the papers available for free from the hundreds of OA archives around the world. A friend of mine, Prof. Ganapathy Baskaran of the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai (Bhatnagar Award winner for physics), spends about two hours in every workshop he conducts for university and college teachers and research students telling the participants about how to get the best out of the Internet. He actually demonstrates using an Internet connected PC in the classroom how one can learn a great deal from variety of sources and actually download the full text of key papers. We should encourage many others who conduct summer/winter schools and refresher courses to do the same. Clearly many researchers are not aware of important developments like open access and all they need is a little push. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam]

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Article requested
by Yashwant G Kanade 13 Jun '05

13 Jun '05

Respected Sir/Madam Could you kindly help to get this article? A galling aphid furnishes its home with a built in pipeline to the host food supply by Wool,A.; Aloni,R.; Ben-Zvi,A.; Wollberg,M. (1999) Entomological Experimentalist et Applicata 91(1) 183-186 With Regards Mahua Graduate Student CES, IISc, Bangalore-12 mahua(a)ces.iisc.ernet.in

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Library profile for the souvenir
by gayathri sen 13 Jun '05

13 Jun '05

Dear members, PLEASE TREAT THIS AS PERSONAL REQUEST I request all the Heads/Librairans/Information Officers of major and unique libraries in Bangalore to send a one page profile giving their collections and special services they extend to their users to be published in the NACLIN 2005 souvenir. The libraries may be Research (IISc, NCSI, NAL, CMTI,ISRO,NIMHANS,IIAP, RRI, Kidwai Cancer Research,Forest Research Lab.,ISEC etc.etc) Academic Libraries (Bangalore University, Rajiv Gandhi Institue of Health Scie. IISc etc) Public Libraries (British Library, City Central Library) Corporate libraries (WIPRO, Infosys, Accenture Astra Zenica etc. etc.) This should be submitted on A4 size paper along with the electronic copy sent through e mail, so as to reach the following address before 15th July 2005 The Organising secretary, NACLIN 2005, PES Institute of Technology, 100 Feet Ring Road,BSK III stage, Bangalore -560085 INDIA Tel: 91-80-30918985/26721983 Fax: 91-80-26720886 Mobile: 9341713094 E-mail: librarian_pesit(a)yahoo.co.in Regards, Gayathri Sen Librarian & Head, Central Library PESIT __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Dear members, PLEASE TREAT THIS AS PERSONAL REQUEST I request all the Heads/Librairans/Information Officers of major and unique libraries in Bangalore to send a one page profile giving their collections and special services they extend to their users to be published in the NACLIN 2005 souvenir. The libraries may be Research (IISc, NCSI, NAL, CMTI,ISRO,NIMHANS,IIAP, RRI, Kidwai Cancer Research,Forest Research Lab.,ISEC etc.etc) Academic Libraries (Bangalore University, Rajiv Gandhi Institue of Health Scie. IISc etc) Public Libraries (British Library, City Central Library) Corporate libraries (WIPRO, Infosys, Accenture Astra Zenica etc. etc.) This should be submitted on A4 size paper along with the electronic copy sent through e mail, so as to reach the following address before 15th July 2005 The Organising secretary, NACLIN 2005, PES Institute of Technology, 100 Feet Ring Road,BSK III stage, Bangalore -560085 INDIA Tel: 91-80-30918985/26721983 Fax: 91-80-26720886 Mobile: 9341713094 E-mail: mailto:librarian_pesit@yahoo.co.in librarian_pesit(a)yahoo.co.in Regards, Gayathri Sen Librarian & Head, Central Library PESIT __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Re: Pubchem vs ACS + CAS. Taxpayers support Pubchem
by Subbiah Arunachalam 13 Jun '05

13 Jun '05

Friends: The Alliance of Taxpayers in the USA have come out with support for Pubchem. Best wishes. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] ATA broadening its mission to support OA The Alliance for Taxpayer Access was formed in August 2004 to support the NIH policy. Now that the NIH policy has been adopted, the ATA is broadening its mission. Originally the ATA rested on three principles calling for OA to publicly-funded medical research through the NIH. Now it rests on four principles calling for OA to publicly-funded scientific research of all kinds. The change will allow the ATA to defend PubChem against the ACS and to push for OA to research funded by other US agencies, such as the NSF. The member-organizations of the ATA are a wide range of US universities, libraries, and public-interest non-profits. If your US-based organization is not a member, please urge it consider joining. Friends: The Alliance of Taxpayers in the USA have come out with support for Pubchem. Best wishes. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] ATA broadening its mission to support OA [A] The http://www.taxpayeraccess.org/ Alliance for Taxpayer Access was formed in August 2004 to support the NIH policy. Now that the NIH policy has been adopted, the ATA is broadening its mission. Originally the ATA rested on three principles calling for OA to publicly-funded medical research through the NIH. Now it rests on four principles calling for OA to publicly-funded scientific research of all kinds. The change will allow the ATA to defend PubChem against the ACS and to push for OA to research funded by other US agencies, such as the NSF. The member-organizations of the ATA are a wide range of US universities, libraries, and public-interest non-profits. If your US-based organization is not a member, please urge it consider joining.

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Pubchem vs ACS + CAS
by Subbiah Arunachalam 13 Jun '05

13 Jun '05

Friends: There is a tussle going on in the United States between the bosses of the Chemical Abstracts Service (a part of the American Chemical Society) and Pubchem, a new service supported by NIH. Now a number of health-related academic libraries have come out openly in support of Pubchem. Chemists and life scientists and librarians around the world should come out openly in support of Pubchem and also write to the members of the American Chemical Society requesting the office bearers of ACS and CAS not to sabotage Pubchem, which provides valuable technical information at no cost. Best wishes. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] AAHSL supports PubChem The Association of Academic and Health Science Libraries has publicly released its June 7 letter in support of PubChem. Excerpt: 'I am writing on behalf of the Association of Academic and Health Science Libraries (AAHSL). AAHSL represents 128 libraries located at the nation's academic health centers responsible for training physicians andother health care professionals, providing clinical care, and conducting NIH-funded and other research. We want to express our enthusiastic support fo continuation of PubChem, a chemical database of immense importance to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). PubChem represents a vital next step for NIH in leveraging its investment in the Human Genome Project, integrating output from the Molecular Libraries Screening Center Netwowrk (MLSCN) and other publicly available data sources, such as NIH's protein structure resources and records of biomedical literature within PubMed and available full-text in the PubMed Central digital archive. PubChem is a powerful tool...that will...lead to medical breakthroughs for clinical treatment of diseases....We believe that [the ACS] concern is unfounded and that the American public is well served by continued development and maintenance of PubChem. By ensuring that publicly financed knowledge is broadly accessible, NIH is enhancing the return on public investment in research and stimulating further innovation by public and private scientific enterprises....It is a mistake to endanger the promise of the [NIH] Roadmap by imposing restrictions on Pubchem that fundamentally undermine its utility. There is simply too much at stake.' Friends: There is a tussle going on in the United States between the bosses of the Chemical Abstracts Service (a part of the American Chemical Society) and Pubchem, a new service supported by NIH. Now a number of health-related academic libraries have come out openly in support of Pubchem. Chemists and life scientists and librarians around the world should come out openly in support of Pubchem and also write to the members of the American Chemical Society requesting the office bearers of ACS and CAS not to sabotage Pubchem, which provides valuable technical information at no cost. Best wishes. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] AAHSL supports PubChem [A] The http://www.aahsl.org/ Association of Academic and Health Science Libraries has publicly released its June 7 http://www.aahsl.org/document/AAHSL_PubChemLetter_June_2005.pdf letter in support of PubChem . Excerpt: 'I am writing on behalf of the Association of Academic and Health Science Libraries (AAHSL). AAHSL represents 128 libraries located at the nation's academic health centers responsible for training physicians andother health care professionals, providing clinical care, and conducting NIH-funded and other research. We want to express our enthusiastic support fo continuation of PubChem, a chemical database of immense importance to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). PubChem represents a vital next step for NIH in leveraging its investment in the Human Genome Project, integrating output from the Molecular Libraries Screening Center Netwowrk (MLSCN) and other publicly available data sources, such as NIH's protein structure resources and records of biomedical literature within PubMed and available full-text in the PubMed Central digital archive. PubChem is a powerful tool...that will...lead to medical breakthroughs for clinical treatment of diseases....We believe that [the ACS] concern is unfounded and that the American public is well served by continued development and maintenance of PubChem. By ensuring that publicly financed knowledge is broadly accessible, NIH is enhancing the return on public investment in research and stimulating further innovation by public and private scientific enterprises....It is a mistake to endanger the promise of the [NIH] Roadmap by imposing restrictions on Pubchem that fundamentally undermine its utility. There is simply too much at stake.'

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JRF and ADIS result of DRTC
by Rashid Hussain 12 Jun '05

12 Jun '05

DRTC (Documentation Reaserch and Training Center),ISI (Indian Statistical Institute) Result for the Academic year 2005-2006 for the JRF and ADIS courses has come out. For the JRF result you can check the following link http://www.isical.ac.in/~deanweb/jrflibraryintlist05.html And for the ADIS results you can check the following link http://www.isical.ac.in/~deanweb/jrfadisintlist05.html Thanks & Regards = = = = = = = = = = = Rashid Hussain Siddiqui Project Assistant Digital Library, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Science Jayanagar, Bangalore : 560041 Phone No. : 080-26540930 e-mail : ras.botlib(a)gmail.com Homepage : http://www.drtc.isibang.ac.in/~hussain = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = A good library is a place, a palace where the lofty spirits of all nations and generations meet. Samuel NIGER (1883-1956) --------------------------------- Discover Yahoo! Find restaurants, movies, travel & more fun for the weekend. Check it out! DRTC (Documentation Reaserch and Training Center),ISI (Indian Statistical Institute) Result for the Academic year 2005-2006 for the JRF and ADIS courses has come out. For the JRF result you can check the following link http://www.isical.ac.in/~deanweb/jrflibraryintlist05.html http://www.isical.ac.in/~deanweb/jrflibraryintlist05.html And for the ADIS results you can check the following link http://www.isical.ac.in/~deanweb/jrfadisintlist05.html http://www.isical.ac.in/~deanweb/jrfadisintlist05.html Thanks & Regards = = = = = = = = = = = Rashid Hussain Siddiqui Project Assistant Digital Library, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Science Jayanagar, Bangalore : 560041 Phone No. : 080-26540930 e-mail : ras.botlib(a)gmail.com Homepage : http://www.drtc.isibang.ac.in/~hussain = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = A good library is a place, a palace where the lofty spirits of all nations and generations meet. Samuel NIGER (1883-1956) Discover Yahoo! Find restaurants, movies, travel & more fun for the weekend. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=32658/*http://discover.yahoo.com/weekend.html Check it out!

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Open access archives in Indian institutions
by Subbiah Arunachalam 12 Jun '05

12 Jun '05

Friends: This is especially meant for those who attended the Open Access Workshops at MSSRF held in May last year in which Prof. T B Rajashekar was a facilitator (in the first workshop). Eight days ago Prof. Rajashekar was killed in a road accident a few miles from Bangalore while he was returning to his office after attending a wedding. May his soul rest in peace. A very large number of people, including many who attended the workshops at Chennai, have sent condolence messages. But the best tribute we could pay a great man like Rajashekar is to follow his example and keep our promise to him. Rajashekar had conducted many other workshops too. In particular, he conducted one on OA especially for INDEST librarians. I would also urge them to set up institutional archives as soon as possible. I know that archives have been set up at NCL, IIMK, NIC-Indian Medlars Centre, etc. Here is the report by Les Carr of the University of Southampton, another facilitator at our workshops, on the two workshops on Open Access held at MSSRF, Chennai in 2004. Virtually every one who attended the workshop promised that s/he will set up an archive within a few months at his/her institution. Now more than a year later, let us take stock. How many archives have been set up and how many papers have been deposited inthem so far? How many of those who attended the MSSRF workshops have not set up an archive so far and what are the reasons? Is there anything that I can do to help. Best wishes. Subbiah Arunachalam ------- Workshop on Open Access http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Hypermail/Amsci/3650.html Executive Summary: (a) Indian Open Access Workshops a Great Success (b) Open Source Development Company offers pPrints Support for Very Modest Fee (c) Further plans to promote Eprints across India, China and Brazil. The Open Access workshops in Chennai, India 2-4 May 2004 and 6-8 May 2004 were conceived and organised by Subbiah Arunachalam, on a suggestion from Prof. M S Valiathan, President of the Indian National Science Academyand held at the Bioinformatics Centre of the M S Swaminathan Research Foundation The workshops were attended by 50 scientists, research managers and librarians from a wide range of research institutions from India (below). The aim of the workshops was to enable each organisation to set up an institutional EPrints archive; we confidently expect to see at least a dozen sustainable, populated archives to appear within the next three months. More than 150 people applied for the available places which were limited by the requirement to provide hands-on access to computers for instruction in the practical aspects maintaining an EPrints archive. The workshops covered essential background (Open Access philosophy, the theory of the Open Archiving Metadata Protocols, issues of document and metadata formats) but majored on the practical aspects of using, installing and configuring EPrint archives, with a particular focus on the budgetary and management resources required for setting up a pilot project within each organistaion to establish an institutional archive. The participants were all highly motivated and technically very competent. Indian researchers and institutions are particularly keen not only to obtain more access to high quality research, but also to provide access to high quality Indian research which they feel is under-represented in international journals. Many of the participants have Linux servers, excellent network infrastructure and a large number of publications to hand, and consequently anticipate no difficulty in setting up an EPrints server themselves, or in arranging institutional support for doing so. One of the participants was the head of an Open Source Software company operating in the not-for-profit and NGO sector with whom we are in discussion about a service for installing, configuring, maintaining and upgrading EPrints archives. The organiser of the workshop, Professor Subbiah Arunachalam from the MS Swaminathan Research Foundation, is next organising a meeting of government officials representing India, China and Brazil to discuss national and international policies for promoting Open Access and Research Archiving. I have been invited to the annual ICCC Electronic Publishing conference in Brazil to give a keynote, to meet Brazilian government officials and to run a workshop on EPrints Archiving. Research Institutes attending Workshops ================================ Bose Institute, Calcutta Central Electro Chemical Research Institute, Karaikudi Central Institute of Psychiatry, Kanke Central Leather Research Institute Central Potato Research Institute Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture Entomology Research Institute Indian Agricultural Research Institute Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute Indian Institute of Technology (reps from each of 5 cities) Indian National Science Association Indian Institute of Astrophysics Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode International Crops research Institute for the semi-Arid Tropics M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation National Academy of Agricultural Sciences National Brain Research Centre, Nainwal National Chemical Laboratory National Informatics Centre National Institute of Nutrition Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology Tuberculosis Research Centre Universities ------------ Anna University Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai Deemed University Govind Ballabh Pant University Of Agriculture and Technology Kerala Agricultural University Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University Shivaji University Tamil Nadu Agricultural University University Of Madras University of Delhi University of Kalyani Other Organisations ---- Mahiti (software developer for civil sector http://www.mahiti.org/) National Agricultural Technology Project (NATP, National Co-ordinator of 104 partners), Sir Ganga Ram Hospital --- Les Carr Intelligence, Agents, Multimedia (IAM) group Electronics and Computer Science University of Southampton http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~lac/ Friends: This is especially meant for those who attended the Open Access Workshops at MSSRF held in May last year in which Prof. T B Rajashekar was a facilitator (in the first workshop). Eight days ago Prof. Rajashekar was killed in a road accident a few miles from Bangalore while he was returning to his office after attending a wedding. May his soul rest in peace. A very large number of people, including many who attended the workshops at Chennai, have sent condolence messages. But the best tribute we could pay a great man like Rajashekar is to follow his example and keep our promise to him. Rajashekar had conducted many other workshops too. In particular, he conducted one on OA especially for INDEST librarians. I would also urge them to set up institutional archives as soon as possible. I know that archives have been set up at NCL, IIMK, NIC-Indian Medlars Centre, etc. Here is the report by Les Carr of the University of Southampton, another facilitator at our workshops, on the two workshops on Open Access held at MSSRF, Chennai in 2004. Virtually every one who attended the workshop promised that s/he will set up an archive within a few months at his/her institution. Now more than a year later, let us take stock. How many archives have been set up and how many papers have been deposited inthem so far? How many of those who attended the MSSRF workshops have not set up an archive so far and what are the reasons? Is there anything that I can do to help. Best wishes. Subbiah Arunachalam ------- Workshop on Open Access https://mx2.arl.org/Redirect/www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Hypermail/Amsci/36… http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Hypermail/Amsci/3650.html Executive Summary : (a) Indian Open Access Workshops a Great Success (b) Open Source Development Company offers pPrints Support for Very Modest Fee (c) Further plans to promote Eprints across India, China and Brazil. The Open Access workshops in Chennai, India 2-4 May 2004 and 6-8 May 2004 were conceived and organised by Subbiah Arunachalam, on a suggestion from Prof. M S Valiathan, President of the Indian National Science Academyand held at the Bioinformatics Centre of the M S Swaminathan Research Foundation The workshops were attended by 50 scientists, research managers and librarians from a wide range of research institutions from India (below). The aim of the workshops was to enable each organisation to set up an institutional EPrints archive; we confidently expect to see at least a dozen sustainable, populated archives to appear within the next three months. More than 150 people applied for the available places which were limited by the requirement to provide hands-on access to computers for instruction in the practical aspects maintaining an EPrints archive. The workshops covered essential background (Open Access philosophy, the theory of the Open Archiving Metadata Protocols, issues of document and metadata formats) but majored on the practical aspects of using, installing and configuring EPrint archives, with a particular focus on the budgetary and management resources required for setting up a pilot project within each organistaion to establish an institutional archive. The participants were all highly motivated and technically very competent. Indian researchers and institutions are particularly keen not only to obtain more access to high quality research, but also to provide access to high quality Indian research which they feel is under-represented in international journals. Many of the participants have Linux servers, excellent network infrastructure and a large number of publications to hand, and consequently anticipate no difficulty in setting up an EPrints server themselves, or in arranging institutional support for doing so. One of the participants was the head of an Open Source Software company operating in the not-for-profit and NGO sector with whom we are in discussion about a service for installing, configuring, maintaining and upgrading EPrints archives. The organiser of the workshop, Professor Subbiah Arunachalam from the MS Swaminathan Research Foundation, is next organising a meeting of government officials representing India, China and Brazil to discuss national and international policies for promoting Open Access and Research Archiving. I have been invited to the annual ICCC Electronic Publishing conference in Brazil to give a keynote, to meet Brazilian government officials and to run a workshop on EPrints Archiving. Research Institutes attending Workshops ================================ Bose Institute, Calcutta Central Electro Chemical Research Institute, Karaikudi Central Institute of Psychiatry, Kanke Central Leather Research Institute Central Potato Research Institute Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture Entomology Research Institute Indian Agricultural Research Institute Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute Indian Institute of Technology (reps from each of 5 cities) Indian National Science Association Indian Institute of Astrophysics Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode International Crops research Institute for the semi-Arid Tropics M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation National Academy of Agricultural Sciences National Brain Research Centre, Nainwal National Chemical Laboratory National Informatics Centre National Institute of Nutrition Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology Tuberculosis Research Centre Universities ------------ Anna University Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai Deemed University Govind Ballabh Pant University Of Agriculture and Technology Kerala Agricultural University Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University Shivaji University Tamil Nadu Agricultural University University Of Madras University of Delhi University of Kalyani Other Organisations ---- Mahiti (software developer for civil sector https://mx2.arl.org/Redirect/www.mahiti.org/ http://www.mahiti.org/ ) National Agricultural Technology Project (NATP, National Co-ordinator of 104 partners), Sir Ganga Ram Hospital --- Les Carr Intelligence, Agents, Multimedia (IAM) group Electronics and Computer Science University of Southampton https://mx2.arl.org/Redirect/www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~lac/ http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~lac/

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Refresher Course in AMU, Aligarh
by ali raza naqvi 12 Jun '05

12 Jun '05

Dear collegue, I am glad to inform you that the department of Library and Infomration Science, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh is going to organize UGC sponsored subject refresher courses as per the details given in the attachment The last date of receiving the applications is 30th of June 2005 Thanks Prof. Shabahat Husain Chairman department of Library and Infomration Science, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh Refreser Course Ist Theme Library and Information Management in Electronic age Schedule 13 July to 2nd Aug. 2005 Course Coordinator Dr. Naushad Ali, PM Refresher Course IInd Theme Organizing Knowledge in Automated Library Schedule 8th to 28th Dec. 2005 Course Coordinator Prof. Shabahat Husain Dear collegue, I am glad to inform you that the department of Library and Infomration Science, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh is going to organize UGC sponsored subject refresher courses as per the details given in the attachment The last date of receiving the applications is 30th of June 2005 Thanks Prof. Shabahat Husain Chairman department of Library and Infomration Science, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh Refreser Course Ist Theme Library and Information Management in Electronic age Schedule 13 July to 2nd Aug. 2005 Course Coordinator Dr. Naushad Ali, PM Refresher Course IInd Theme Organizing Knowledge in Automated Library Schedule 8th to 28th Dec. 2005 Course Coordinator Prof. Shabahat Husain http://clients.rediff.com/signature/track_sig.asp http://ads.rediff.com/RealMedia/ads/adstream_nx.cgi/www.rediffmail.com/inbo…

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Sad demise of our Raja...
by ts kumbar 11 Jun '05

11 Jun '05

Dear Friends, It is exactly a week back on this day ( Saturday) morning, the shocking news about the tragic death of Dr. Rajashekhar shook all of us. Many of us, who are closely known him for long and interacted with him on professional matters, find it hard to take in this news.The fact that, he is physically no more amongst us is not simply sinking in yet in our mind and heart. We have lost in him a thorough and a dedicated professional, a serious researcher, organisation builder, a teacher, a best friend and above all a good human being. It is a great loss to the profession and friends like us. He was one of those very few people, who worked tirelessly to train and prepare the young professionals with expertise in IT application to LIS. The best way to remember and respect this departed soul is to dedicate our efforts towards constantly improving our services by effectively using IT, for which he worked all through his career. Me and all my colleagues at DA-IICT, pray to God Almighty to rest his soul in peace and give a strength to the bereaved family and colleagues at NCSI. Kumbar & Colleagues Resource Centre DA-IICT Gandhinagar Dear Friends, It is exactly a week back on this day ( Saturday) morning, the shocking news about the tragic death of Dr. Rajashekhar shook all of us. Many of us, who are closely known him for long and interacted with him on professional matters, find it hard to take in this news. The fact that, he is physically no more amongst us is not simply sinking in yet in our mind and heart. We have lost in him a thorough and a dedicated professional, a serious researcher, organisation builder, a teacher, a best friend and above all a good human being. It is a great loss to the profession and friends like us. He was one of those very few people, who worked tirelessly to train and prepare the young professionals with expertise in IT application to LIS. The best way to remember and respect this departed soul is to dedicate our efforts towards constantly improving our services by effectively using IT, for which he worked all through his career. Me and all my colleagues at DA-IICT, pray to God Almighty to rest his soul in peace and give a strength to the bereaved family and colleagues at NCSI. Kumbar & Colleagues Resource Centre DA-IICT Gandhinagar

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request for article
by Yashwant G Kanade 11 Jun '05

11 Jun '05

Dear Sir/Madam, Could you kindly help me to get this article please? Johri,B.N.; Konar,R.N. 1956: Floral morphology and embryology of F.religiosa; Phytomorphology 6: 97-111 With Regards Mahua Graduate Student CES, IISc. Bangalore mahua(a)ces.iisc.ernet.in

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DR TB Rajashekhar
by anjali gulati 10 Jun '05

10 Jun '05

It was shocking to know the sad demise of Dr. TBR. He was my role model and was also an inspiration for several young LIS professionals. My condolences to his bereaved family members. May God rest his soul in peace. Anjali Gulati It was shocking to know the sad demise of Dr. TBR. He was my role model and was also an inspiration for several young LIS professionals. My condolences to his bereaved family members. May God rest his soul in peace. Anjali Gulati http://clients.rediff.com/signature/track_sig.asp http://ads.rediff.com/RealMedia/ads/adstream_nx.cgi/www.rediffmail.com/inbo…

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Heartfelt condolences to Dr. TBR
by Mailing List Manager 09 Jun '05

09 Jun '05

Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2005 15:15:44 +0530 (IST) From: Poornima Narayan <poornima(a)css.nal.res.in> Words fail me to express my grief and sorrow at this gruesome incident. Tears stream down my face when his smiling face looms in front of me. Even in death, he looked so calm and composed. The Information Center at NAL's association with Dr. TBR and NCSI began in the mid '80's which strengthened further over the years. Dr. TBR has always been helpful and has guided us in every endeavor of ours. On the personal front, Dr. TBR's excellent letters of reference helped me in bagging the most prestigious Fulbright award. Thanks to you, Sir for this gesture. At the time of his untimely demise, Dr. TBR was the Principal Investigator for the project on 'Creation of Prototype Digital Archive of Indian Aerospace Research (P DAINER)' Project (IR) with NAL and ADE identified as test beds with me leading the project from our side. Just the previous week we had a detailed discussion regarding the same to be made available through our website. Alas, Dr. TBR is no more to see his dreams come true!! Our prayers to the Almighty to give his family courage and strength to withstand this great loss and may the GREAT SOUL REST IN ETERNAL PEACE! Poornima Narayana -- Poornima Narayana Contact: 080-25086083 (O) Dy Head, ICAST 080-26682781 (R) N.A.L E mail: poornima(a)css.nal.res.in Airport Road prn_1_in(a)yahoo.com Bangalore 560 017 Fax: 080-25268072

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homage to Departed Soul of Dr T B Rajasekhar
by Mailing List Manager 09 Jun '05

09 Jun '05

Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2005 15:31:27 +0530 From: INSA Computer Centre <insa(a)vsnl.com> To pay homage to Departed Soul of Dr T B Rajasekhar, Society for Information Science (SIS) is arranging condolence meeting on 17th June at 5 p.m. in the DSIR Auditorium at Department of Science & Technology, Technology Bhavan, New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi 110 067. You are requested to make it convenient to participate. Usha Mujoo-Munshi Ramesh Kundra

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Re: [LIS-Forum] IBM Computers to Create Virtual Brain
by Roopa E 09 Jun '05

09 Jun '05

Dear friends This articles was published on June 6, 2005 in beatnews & it is available at www.betanews.com. Beta News is an software newsform, where in we can search the articles by title or company name. We have free access to this newsform Thanks & Regards Roopa. E Accenture Services Pvt. Ltd Hyderabad Mail: roopa.eswarappa(a)accenture.com Ph: 55926166 >From: Sreeharsha_Gopalakrishna(a)i2.com >To: "Roopa E" <roops_e(a)hotmail.com> >Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] IBM Computers to Create Virtual Brain >Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2005 09:52:02 +0530 > > > > > >Dear Roopa, > Its really an eye-opener article. Thanks for sending such an >informative. It would be of great help had if yu sent the article source so >that we could have explored much more abt it..... > >Thanks >Regards > ,,, > ( ',') ><|"|> >_/"|_ > >**************************************** >Sreeharsha BG >KM Group >i2 Technologies >‘One i2 Place’ >#132 / 133, DivyaSree Technopolis >Yamalur Post, Off Airport Road, >Bangalore 560 037. >Phone: +91-80-3028 8016 >Handfone: +9198867 26915 >Email: sreeharsha_gopalakrishna(a)i2.com >visit us @ www.i2.com >**************************************** >It is better to be beautiful than good. But…it is better to be good than >to >be ugly....!!! > > > > "Roopa E" > <roops_e@hotmail. > com> To > Sent by: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > lis-forum-bounces cc > @ncsi.iisc.ernet. > in Subject > [LIS-Forum] IBM Computers to Create > Virtual Brain > 06/07/2005 06:19 > PM > > > > > > > > >Dear Friends, > >Now we may have a chance to see real 5th generation computers or we may >call >it has 6th generation computers. IBM, in partnership with scientists at >Switzerland's Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne's (EPFL) Brain and >Mind Institute will begin simulating the brain's biological systems and >output the data as a working 3-dimensional model that will recreate the >high-speed electro-chemical interactions that take place within the brain's > >interior. > >These include cognitive functions such as language, learning, perception >and >memory in addition to brain malfunction such as psychiatric disorders like >depression and autism. > >"Modeling the brain at the cellular level is a massive undertaking because >of the hundreds of thousands of parameters that need to be taken into >account," said Professor Henry Markram, the EPFL project leader. > >"IBM has unparalleled experience in biological simulations and the most >advanced supercomputing technology in the world. With our combined >resources >and expertise we are embarking on one of the most ambitious research >initiatives ever undertaken in the field of neuroscience." > >At EPFL, over a decade of knowledge accumulated from wet lab experiments >has >been consolidated into a set of empirical data on the >Microsoft-architecture >of brain's neocortex. The first phase of the project -- nicknamed "Blue >Brain" -- will focus directly on the neocortex, which makes up >approximately >85 percent of the human brain. > > >From there, the modeling will expand to other regions of the brain and, >if > >successful, shed light on the relationships between genetic, molecular and >cognitive functions of the brain. > >IBM will equip Blue Brain with four Blue Gene super computer racks. The >system will occupy the floor space of roughly four refrigerators with a >peak >performance of 22.8 teraflops. > >IBM's Blue Gene systems are presently the world's fastest supercomputers, >achieving a peak performance of 5.7 teraflops per single rack system. Each >rack occupies one square meter and energy consumption is reduced from >previous IBM systems, changing the economics of super computing and >prompting IBM to start its Capacity on Demand service where computing power > >is leased out to customers in a time share type model. > >Under its agreement with IBM, EPFL has entered into a Capacity on Demand >type sharing arrangement were IBM says computing power will be leased out >to >other research projects ranging from post-CMOS technology studies to build >smaller transistors to examining folding proteins and their role in >diseases >like Creutzfeldt-Jakob. > > >Roopa. E > >Library > >Accenture Services Pvt. Ltd > >Building 1B, Raheja Mind Space > >Madhapur, Hyderabad - 500 581 > >Ph: 040 - 55926166 > >_________________________________________________________________ >Millions of marriage proposals. >http://www.bharatmatrimony.com/cgi-bin/bmclicks1.cgi?74 Find your match on >BharatMatrimony.com > >_______________________________________________ >LIS-Forum mailing list >LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum _________________________________________________________________ Millions of marriage proposals. http://www.bharatmatrimony.com/cgi-bin/bmclicks1.cgi?74 Find your match on BharatMatrimony.com

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for the loss of gentle/excellent teacher
by Mailing List Manager 09 Jun '05

09 Jun '05

Date: 9 Jun 2005 08:53:04 -0000 From: chinmaya rout <chinmaya_kumar(a)rediffmail.com> � �We are extremely shocked to know about the Sad demise of Dr. T B Rajashekar !!!! �May the gentle and greatman soul rest in peace. Praying god to provide the full strengh to bear the loss for the library science at NCSI. We lost a thorough digital library professional and a fine gentleman/excellent teacher for ever. Chinmaya Kumar Rout Trainee ICMR Hqrs. Library Ansarinagar New Delhi\110029 ckrout(a)rediffmail.com Raj Kumar Mallik Research Asst. ICMR New Delhi-110029 rajk329(a)yahoo.co.in

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Yahoo Launches Sorting Tool For Search Results :Intent-driven Search
by Mailing List Manager 09 Jun '05

09 Jun '05

Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2005 09:34:00 +0530 From: Rupak Chakravarty <rupak2811(a)gmail.com> *Mindset* - *Find* the results you like. - *Sort* the way you need. Yahoo Inc. has released in beta a tool that sorts search results according to whether they are commercial or more informational, such as from academic or research-oriented sources. Called Mindset, <http://mindset.research.yahoo.com/> the tool is available through the Yahoo Research Labs site Yahoo Next. <http://next.yahoo.com/> Mindset appears as a slider on the top of Yahoo search results. The midpoint of the slider is the default setting that shows the order of results matching Yahoo's normal listing. Moving the slider to the right rearranges the results so non-commercial information is listed first. Moving it to the left, and the results are re-sorted in favor of shopping results. Mindset is based on two different types of technical research, text classification and machine learning. The former refers to classifying documents automatically into different subject categories, while the latter is based on algorithms that can improve a computer's ability to perform a task the more times the machine does it. Machine learning is used in Mindset to score search results on a continuous scale ranging from "very commercial" to "very non-commercial," officials with the Sunnyvale, Calif., entertainment portal said. The new tool can be tried on Yahoo, and does not require downloading software. For more information visit : http://mindset.research.yahoo.com/faq.php -- Rupak Chakravarty Assistant Librarian Panjab University Library Chandigarh 160014 INDIA

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TBR: My Guru & Navigator!
by Venkataramana Rao D 09 Jun '05

09 Jun '05

An unfortunate demise of Dr. TB Rajashekar is a great loss to his family, friends, colleagues, professionals. 10 years ago I was his student and colleague too; especially I lot my Guru and Navigator. My colleagues M Phahalada Rao and Staff express their deep condolence. D. Venkataramana Rao JRC Sarma Technical Information Center Defence Electronics Research Laboratory (DLRL) DRDO, Hyderabad --------------------------------- Discover Yahoo! Have fun online with music videos, cool games, IM & more. Check it out! An unfortunate demise of Dr. TB Rajashekar is a great loss to his family, friends, colleagues, professionals. 10 years ago I was his student and colleague too; especially I lot my Guru and Navigator. My colleagues M Phahalada Rao and Staff express their deep condolence. D. Venkataramana Rao JRC Sarma Technical Information Center Defence Electronics Research Laboratory (DLRL) DRDO, Hyderabad Discover Yahoo! Have fun online with music videos, cool games, IM & more. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=32660/*http://discover.yahoo.com/online.html Check it out!

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SHIVAGANARADHANE By Mrs.TBR
by I.R.N.Goudar 09 Jun '05

09 Jun '05

Dr.TBR: SHIVAGANARADHAE Shivaganaradhane (9th day rites) have been arranged to pray for the soul of Late Dr. T B Rajashekar (Associate Chairman, NSCI, IISc) Date and Time: Saturday, 11 June 2005 at 11.00 am. Venue: Sri Sharanaseva Samaja, No. 94/C, 1st 'R' Block Rajajinagar (Beside Iscon Temple), Bangalore-10 Smt. Parvathi Rajashekar

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FW:Raja is no more- sad demise of Rajashekar
by Shalini R Urs 09 Jun '05

09 Jun '05

Outpouring of grief and tributes from the international community .... -----Original Message----- From: Jean-Claude Guédon [mailto:jean.claude.guedon@umontreal.ca] Sent: 08 June 2005 20:30 To: Shalini R Urs Subject: Re: Raja is no more- sad demise of Rajashkar Dear Shalini, Many thanks for taking the time to inform me about Raja's tragic death. I have known this for a couple of days now and I have felt totally devastated since. He was such a warm, gentle, yet energetic man and his values sounded so right. When I spoke in front of his students and colleagues, he offered me a lovely elephant sculpture. When I heard about his death, all I could think of doing was to touch this elephant, as if I wanted to find a way to get in touch with him one last time. Life is so, so very fragile, Shalini. And death can be so absurd and unjust for some worthy individuals. Very warmly, Jean-Claude Le mercredi 08 juin 2005 à 20:13 +0530, Shalini R Urs a écrit : > Dear Jean, > I am sorry to inform you that our dear friend Raja- Dr.T.B.Rajashekar of IISc was killed in a > road accident on Friday...since then I as in a state of shock...only > since this morning I am slowly getting back to some kind of > normalcy...as life has to go on... > > > > Shalini > -------- > Dr.Shalini R. Urs > Director > Information and Communication Division > & > Professor and Chairperson > Department of Library and Information Science > University of Mysore > Mysore-570006 > India > Tele-91-821-2514699 > Fax -91-821-2519209 > homepage:www.vidyanidhi.org.in/shaliniurs.htm > >

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Tribute to Rajshekar
by gayathri sen 09 Jun '05

09 Jun '05

Dr.Rajshekar, You were the star and the guiding spirit for many in our profession. Simple and unassuming, discipline and dedication were your hallmarks. Ever helpful, you were always there with your support and advice. NACLIN 2005 will miss you tremendously. But I know you are somewhere there, overseeing everything and see that everything goes well. Swami Vivekananda guided you and you had discreetly put his picture in your room at NCSI. But, We never thought you too will leave all of us so young like Swamiji. Swamiji continues to inspire thousands of youngsters by his spirit and you too will do this for very many in our profession. Your absence, is the personal loss of a friend, philosopher and guide to me, a great loss to the profession and a greater void for your family. My tributes to you Rajshekar. You will always live in our hearts. Gayathri Sen Librarian & Head, PESIT Central Library Organising Secretary NACLIN 2005 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Dr.Rajshekar, You were the star and the guiding spirit for many in our profession. Simple and unassuming, discipline and dedication were your hallmarks. Ever helpful, you were always there with your support and advice. NACLIN 2005 will miss you tremendously. But I know you are somewhere there, overseeing everything and see that everything goes well. Swami Vivekananda guided you and you had discreetly put his picture in your room at NCSI. But, We never thought you too will leave all of us so young like Swamiji. Swamiji continues to inspire thousands of youngsters by his spirit and you too will do this for very many in our profession. Your absence, is the personal loss of a friend, philosopher and guide to me, a great loss to the profession and a greater void for your family. My tributes to you Rajshekar. You will always live in our hearts. Gayathri Sen Librarian & Head, PESIT Central Library Organising Secretary NACLIN 2005 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Sad demise of Dr. T B Rajashekar - from all @ NCSI-NET
by Babu Rajendra 09 Jun '05

09 Jun '05

Dear All, Destiny had dealt a major blow on all of us with the untimely and unfortunate demise of Dr. T B Rajashekar (http://144.16.72.189/raja/) An immeasurable loss not only to his family and friends, but to colleagues, professionals and to NCSI. NCSI-NET (an association of Past/present students and staff of NCSI - ), which was his brainchild, is like a ship without its captain. We had organized NCSI-NET meeting on Saturday, 4th June, as part of our monthly meeting plan. On 3rd he went to attend a marriage of his relatives, while he was rushing to return to Bangalore, his family asked him to stay back, to which he said "No, I have NCSI-NET meeting tomorrow and I have to attend". The alumni association never organized a meet without him (for more details see the attached message below). He was always there when we needed him and adjusted his schedule to match ours. The Agenda for the meeting on 4th June was a Brainstorming on "How to make a better professionals and Leaders: what it takes". The leadership aspect was added by him and he was to guide us with the same. But for the unfortunate event which has left us in a state of shock. NCSI-net was born in Feb 2001, and in his introductory talk he shared his vision. Three levels of contribution being: 1. We work as professionals to serve ourselves. 2. Start contributing to our organizations where we work 3. Start contributing to Society The net surged along with this vision in mind. In early 2005 Dr. Thimmappa Hegde, Neuro Surgeon, Narayana Hrudayalaya, Bangalore, spoke to us on Work-life balance. After the talk, Sir shared his observations to few of us through e-mail. A few among the 20 points, he shared were: 12. We are all going to end up as mounted photographs one day! So, what we expect others to think of us when we are gone? 14. What legacy we want to leave behind? As all of us know, he was a man of multi facets. He was our leader, mentor, guide, teacher, friend and idol who was always there with us. What he also taught us was never to loose focus, confidence and passion for the profession. We have lost you in person sir, but you shall always remain in our hearts with your values and inspiration. He always wanted NCSI-NET to surge ahead irrespective of his presence. We have now come to a state where we have to take lead forward. We at, NCSI-NET pray God to rest your soul in peace and give us the strength and courage to keep your vision going forward. NCSI-Net is organizing a condolence meeting on the Friday 10 June 2005, at 6:30. Exactly a week after the unfortunate accident. A humble request to all NCSIans to be there to pay our respects to the man, who has a major stake in what we are today. NCSI-NET coordinators > ======================= > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dr. T.B. Rajashekar [mailto:raja@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in] > Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 10:04 AM > To: Babu Rajendra; 'Prasanna, T S' > Subject: RE: Next NCSI-NET Meeting > > That's fine, Babu. I will be there. > > Another aspect I think we need to think about is what makes people to > become leaders? How does one develop leadership qualities? How our > trainees can become good information/library profession leaders? > > Best wishes on your efforts > > Rajashekar > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Babu Rajendra [mailto:Rajendra.Babu@capco.com] > > Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 4:35 PM > > To: raja(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in; Prasanna, T S > > Subject: RE: Next NCSI-NET Meeting > > > > Dear Sir, > > > > Thanks for the mail. As desired by you, we would like to post phone > the meeting to 4th June 2005 to accommodate Srinivas's talk on KM > implementation and Brainstorming. The programme for the meeting > remains unchanged. We shall be really grateful, if you could kindly > make to this meeting. > > > > If you have any further suggestions, please let us know. > > > > Warm Regards, > > Rajendra Babu and Prasanna. > 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/ ************************************************************************ Sad demise of Dr. T B Rajashekar - from all @ NCSI-NET Dear All, Destiny had dealt a major blow on all of us with the untimely and unfortunate demise of Dr. T B Rajashekar ( http://144.16.72.189/raja/ http://144.16.72.189/raja/ ). An immeasurable loss not only to his family and friends, but to colleagues, professionals and to NCSI. NCSI-NET (an association of Past/present students and staff of NCSI - ), which was his brainchild, is like a ship without its captain. We had organized NCSI-NET meeting on Saturday, 4th June, as part of our monthly meeting plan. On 3rd he went to attend a marriage of his relatives, while he was rushing to return to Bangalore, his family asked him to stay back, to which he said "No, I have NCSI-NET meeting tomorrow and I have to attend”. The alumni association never organized a meet without him (for more details see the attached message below). He was always there when we needed him and adjusted his schedule to match ours.� The Agenda for the meeting on 4th June was a Brainstorming on "How to make a better professionals and Leaders: what it takes". The leadership aspect was added by him and he was to guide us with the same. But for the unfortunate event which has left us in a state of shock. NCSI-net was born in Feb 2001, and in his introductory talk he shared his vision. Three levels of contribution being: 1. We work as professionals to serve ourselves. 2. Start contributing to our organizations where we work 3. Start contributing to Society The net surged along with this vision in mind. In early 2005 Dr. Thimmappa Hegde, Neuro Surgeon, Narayana Hrudayalaya, Bangalore, spoke to us on Work-life balance. After the talk, Sir shared his observations to few of us through e-mail. A few among the 20 points, he shared were: 12. We are all going to end up as mounted photographs one day! So, what we expect others to think of us when we are gone? 14. What legacy we want to leave behind? � As all of us know, he was a man of multi facets. He was our leader, mentor, guide, teacher, friend and idol who was always there with us. What he also taught us was never to loose focus, confidence and passion for the profession. We have lost you in person sir, but you shall always remain in our hearts with your values and inspiration. He always wanted NCSI-NET to surge ahead irrespective of his presence. We have now come to a state where we have to take lead forward. We at, NCSI-NET pray God to rest your soul in peace and give us the strength and courage to keep your vision going forward. NCSI-Net is organizing a condolence meeting on the Friday 10 June 2005, at 6:30. Exactly a week after the unfortunate accident. A humble request to all NCSIans to be there to pay our respects to the man, who has a major stake in what we are today. NCSI-NET coordinators ======================= -----Original Message----- From: Dr. T.B. Rajashekar [ mailto:raja@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in mailto:raja@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in ] Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 10:04 AM To: Babu Rajendra; 'Prasanna, T S' Subject: RE: Next NCSI-NET Meeting That's fine, Babu. I will be there. Another aspect I think we need to think about is what makes people to become leaders? How does one develop leadership qualities? How our trainees can become good information/library profession leaders? Best wishes on your efforts Rajashekar > -----Original Message----- > From: Babu Rajendra [ mailto:Rajendra.Babu@capco.com mailto:Rajendra.Babu@capco.com ] > Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 4:35 PM > To: raja(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in; Prasanna, T S > Subject: RE: Next NCSI-NET Meeting > > Dear Sir, > > Thanks for the mail. As desired by you, we would like to post phone the meeting to 4th June 2005 to accommodate Srinivas's talk on KM implementation and Brainstorming . The programme for the meeting remains unchanged. We shall be really grateful, if you could kindly make to this meeting.�� > > If you have any further suggestions, please let us know. > > Warm Regards, > Rajendra Babu and Prasanna. 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/ 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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a great loss of Dr. T.B Rajasekar
by Venkataraman Geetha 08 Jun '05

08 Jun '05

May the gentle and greatman soul rest in peace. Praying god to provide the full strengh to bear the loss. and to recover from the wounds and injuries. V.Geetha Lecturer (SG) in LIS,bishop heber collge, Trichy __________________________________ Discover Yahoo! Find restaurants, movies, travel and more fun for the weekend. Check it out! http://discover.yahoo.com/weekend.html

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CLARIFICATION
by Vijayalakshmi R Deshpande 08 Jun '05

08 Jun '05

Dear sir, We have lot of delegates copies in the form of CD. we would like to know whether this could be uploaded in our digital library of cpri which is in LAN? if not what can be done for the use of CD ? Thanking you Yours faithfully, (V.R.DESHPADE) SENIOR LIBRARIAN CENTRAL POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE P.B.NO. 8066, SADASHIVANAGAR POST BANGALORE - 560 080

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Sad demise of of Dr TB Rajeshekar- Condolences from EDUTECH.
by Sathish 08 Jun '05

08 Jun '05

It is with a sense of shock and disbelief that we at EDUTECH have received this sad news. Dr. Rajasekhar was a great source of inspiration to us. His contribution to the development of Information infrastructure in the country cannot be over emphasized. The Information professional fraternity in the country has lost a true leader. Our prayers are with the family & all his colleagues to give them the strength to cope with this great loss. On Behalf of everybody at EDUTECH. Regards, Sathish Muthuswamy Marketing Manager Edutech India 8, Khader Nawaz Khan Road Chennai 600 006, India Tel: +91 44 28330999 Fax: +91 44 28331777 GSM: + 91 98403 21215 www.edutechindia.com "Enhancing knowledge and skills for success, lifelong."

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Conference on Legal Aspects of Open Source Software at NLSIU
by madhu ks 08 Jun '05

08 Jun '05

Dear Professional, The Law and Technology Committee of the National Law School of India University, Bangalore, is organising its annual conference Consilience (http://www.nls.ac.in/students/consilience/index.htm) in Bangalore on the 8th and 9th July, 2005. The aim of Consilience is to bring together scholars, industry stakeholders, legal experts, and policy-makers to address issues that have been earmarked for them after intensive research. This year's theme is Free/Open Source Software (FOSS), and we intend to have the following conference tracks - o FOSS - An Introduction o Role of FOSS in developing countries o FOSS Business Models o Legal Aspects of FOSS We envisage a robust dialogue and thorough analysis of these issues relating to free/open source software, including its uses in ICT for development. We expect the conference to result in a recommendation paper/declaration having the potential to effect formulation of a comprehensive policy by the Indian Government concerning FOSS. For any other clarifications contact, E-mail: consilience(a)nls.ac.in Visit Our Website: http://www.nls.ac.in/students/consilience/index.htm Madhu K S Library Assistant NLSIU, Bangalore --------------------------------- Free antispam, antivirus and 1GB to save all your messages Only in Yahoo! Mail: http://in.mail.yahoo.com Dear Professional, The Law and Technology Committee of the National Law School of India University, Bangalore , is organising its annual conference Consilience ( http://www.nls.ac.in/students/consilience/index.htm http://www.nls.ac.in/students/consilience/index.htm ) in Bangalore on the 8th and 9th July, 2005. The aim of Consilience is to bring together scholars, industry stakeholders, legal experts, and policy-makers to address issues that have been earmarked for them after intensive research. This year's theme is Free/Open Source Software (FOSS), and we intend to have the following conference tracks - o FOSS - An Introduction o Role of FOSS in developing countries o FOSS Business Models o Legal Aspects of FOSS We envisage a robust dialogue and thorough analysis of these issues relating to free/open source software, including its uses in ICT for development. We expect the conference to result in a recommendation paper/declaration having the potential to effect formulation of a comprehensive policy by the Indian Government concerning FOSS. For any other clarifications contact, E-mail: https://mail.nls.ac.in/src/compose.php?send_to=consilience%40nls.ac.in consilience(a)nls.ac.in Visit Our Website: http://www.nls.ac.in/students/consilience/index.htm http://www.nls.ac.in/students/consilience/index.htm Madhu K S Library Assistant NLSIU, Bangalore Free antispam, antivirus and 1GB to save all your messages Only in Yahoo! Mail: http://in.mail.yahoo.com

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Controversy over Pubchem
by Rashid Hussain 08 Jun '05

08 Jun '05

A freely accessible public database of chemical information, produced by a division of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), is at the center of a controversy over publicly subsidized data competing with commercial information providers. The American Chemical Society (ACS), said to be the largest scientific society in the world, has voiced strenuous objections to the creation and availability of PubChem. The PubChem database provides information on the biological activities of small molecules. It is designed for medical researchers and is a component of NIHs Molecular Libraries Roadmap Initiative. Since it was unable to resolve the controversy directly with the NIH, ACS has met with members of Congress about the issues. PubChem is one of several databases developed by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) as part of the Molecular Libraries Roadmap Initiative. Created in 2004, it is a freely accessible database that provides information about small molecules. It is designed for use as a research tool for biomedical researchers and serves as a starting point in the development of new medications. According to the NCBI, the database contains approximately 850,000 chemical samples contributed from public sources. The database will grow when researchers add data from publicly funded sources. It will not include patents. Initially the database will contain chemically diverse small molecules. Over time the collection will be modified by screening for biological assays and other biological information to provide a working set of molecules for use in studying biology and disease. Thanks & Regards = = = = = = = = = = = Rashid Hussain Siddiqui Project Assistant Digital Library, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Science Jayanagar, Bangalore : 560041 Phone No. : 080-26540930 e-mail : ras.botlib(a)gmail.com Homepage : http://www.drtc.isibang.ac.in/~hussain = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = A good library is a place, a palace where the lofty spirits of all nations and generations meet. Samuel NIGER (1883-1956) --------------------------------- Discover Yahoo! Find restaurants, movies, travel & more fun for the weekend. Check it out! A freely accessible public database of chemical information, produced by a division of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), is at the center of a controversy over publicly subsidized data competing with commercial information providers. The American Chemical Society (ACS), said to be the largest scientific society in the world, has voiced strenuous objections to the creation and availability of PubChem. The PubChem database provides information on the biological activities of small molecules. It is designed for medical researchers and is a component of NIHs Molecular Libraries Roadmap Initiative. Since it was unable to resolve the controversy directly with the NIH, ACS has met with members of Congress about the issues. PubChem ! is one of several databases developed by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) as part of the Molecular Libraries Roadmap Initiative. Created in 2004, it is a freely accessible database that provides information about small molecules. It is designed for use as a research tool for biomedical researchers and serves as a starting point in the development of new medications. According to the NCBI, the database contains approximately 850,000 chemical samples contributed from public sources. The database will grow when researchers add data from publicly funded sources. It will not include patents. Initially the database will contain chemically diverse small molecules. Over time the collection will be modified by screening for biological assays and other biological information to provide a working set of molecules for use in studying biology and disease. Thanks & Regards = = = = = = = = = = = Rashid Hussain Siddiqui Project Assistant Digital Library, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Science Jayanagar, Bangalore : 560041 Phone No. : 080-26540930 e-mail : ras.botlib(a)gmail.com Homepage : http://www.drtc.isibang.ac.in/~hussain = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = A good library is a place, a palace where the lofty spirits of all nations and generations meet. Samuel NIGER (1883-1956) Discover Yahoo! Find restaurants, movies, travel & more fun for the weekend. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=32658/*http://discover.yahoo.com/weekend.html Check it out!

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FW: ICADL 2005 - Condolence message
by Shalini R Urs 08 Jun '05

08 Jun '05

FYI Shalini -------- Dr.Shalini R. Urs Director Information and Communication Division & Professor and Chairperson Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore Mysore-570006 India Tele-91-821-2514699 Fax -91-821-2519209 homepage:www.vidyanidhi.org.in/shaliniurs.htm -----Original Message----- From: Rachanee_ungrangsi [mailto:rachanee@shinawatra.ac.th] Sent: 08 June 2005 13:21 To: undisclosed-recipients: Subject: ICADL 2005 - Condolence message Dear All, It is with profound sadness that we write to inform you that one of our PC members, Dr.TB Rajashekhar, passed away. He is a professor at Indian Institute of Science, India and has served on many committees including ICADL2005. We would like to take this opportunity to convey our condolences to Dr.TB Rajashekhar. ICADL2005 Organizers

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Promoting open Access
by Sourav Chakraborty 08 Jun '05

08 Jun '05

Dear Mr.Arunachalam, This is really a good input. Thanks a lot. Regards, Sourav Chakraborty Aunwesha Knowledge Technologies Phone:+91 33 2357 7183 Fax:+91 33 2357 1739/7183 Mobile:098302 81140 email:sourav@aunwesha.com web:http://www.aunwesha.com On Tue, 07 Jun 2005 Subbiah Arunachalam wrote : >Friends: > >Promoting open access has at least two parts. One is to set up an archive at one's own institution, as Rajashekar had done at IISc, and populate it with the institution's research papers quickly. The second part is to help the faculty and students (and researchers in general) to take advantage of the increasing number of papers in the world's open archives. > >Please tell all your clients (research scientists, professors and students) to search for papers relevant to their work using >http://oaister.umdl.umich.edu/cgi/b/bib/bib-idx?c=oaister;page=simple http://oaister.umdl.umich.edu/cgi/b/bib/bib-idx?c=oaister;page=simple >. > >There are >5,475,850 records > from >480 institutions >as of 5 June 2005. And the number is increasing every day. > >Best wishes. > >Arun > > >_______________________________________________ >LIS-Forum mailing list >LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum Dear Mr.Arunachalam, This is really a good input. Thanks a lot. Regards, Sourav Chakraborty Aunwesha Knowledge Technologies Phone:+91 33 2357 7183 Fax:+91 33 2357 1739/7183 Mobile:098302 81140 email:sourav@aunwesha.com web:http://www.aunwesha.com On Tue, 07 Jun 2005 Subbiah Arunachalam wrote : >Friends: > >Promoting open access has at least two parts. One is to set up an archive at one's own institution, as Rajashekar had done at IISc, and populate it with the institution's research papers quickly. The second part is to help the faculty and students (and researchers in general) to take advantage of the increasing number of papers in the world's open archives. > >Please tell all your clients (research scientists, professors and students) to search for papers relevant to their work using >http://oaister.umdl.umich.edu/cgi/b/bib/bib-idx?c=oaister;page=simple http://oaister.umdl.umich.edu/cgi/b/bib/bib-idx?c=oaister;page=simple >. > >There are >5,475,850 records > from >480 institutions >as of 5 June 2005. And the number is increasing every day. > >Best wishes. > >Arun > > >_______________________________________________ >LIS-Forum mailing list >LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum http://clients.rediff.com/signature/track_sig.asp http://ads.rediff.com/RealMedia/ads/adstream_nx.cgi/www.rediffmail.com/inbo…

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A great loss
by Francis Jayakanth 08 Jun '05

08 Jun '05

Dear Member: The untimely demise of Dr. T B Rajashekar is a great loss to his family, friends, colleagues, professionals and students. The condolence messages are pouring in. I take this opportunity to thank all of you who have been expressing your heartfelt condolences. I have had a great fortune of being associated with TBR as a colleague for more than 17 years. It was delightful and challenging working with him. With his passing away, I have lost a mentor and a great colleague. As Arun has rightly said, "we have lost a stalwart". - Francis NCSI, IISc, Bangalore

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Sad demise of Dr T.B.Rajasekhar
by Mailing List Manager 08 Jun '05

08 Jun '05

Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2005 15:21:38 +0530 From: Bhojaraju Gunjal <bhojaraju.g(a)gmail.com> It is a great loss to the LIS and Knowledge Management profession as Dr.T.B.Rajashekar was associated with LIS and Knowledge Management profession. He was a great scholar and a nice human being. I had nice interactions with him whenever we met. Lets all pray God, may the departed soul rest in peace. News about the accident of Dr.T B Rajashekar is avaialble at http://www.hindu.com/2005/06/05/stories/2005060518470300.htm Bhojaraju G, Librarian, Knowledge Management, Homepage: http://www.bhojarajug.freeservers.com KM-Forum Moderator : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KM-Forum/ ************************************************************************************************ ICICI OneSource Ltd. 148, Bhaskara Plaza, R.V.Road, V.V.Puram, Bangalore - 560 004, INDIA. Tel:+9180-2650 2540 Ext:103 Fax:+9180-2650 2086 Cell:+91-944 836 9905 E-mail: Bhojaraju.G(a)gmail.com ************************************************************************************************

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Consultation on Electronic Thesis Online(India) .... within 15th June, 2005.
by K Prakash 08 Jun '05

08 Jun '05

source:http://www.ugc.ac.in/new_initiatives/consultation_electronic.html Consultation on Electronic Thesis Online(India) In line with international trend to preserve and centrally maintain repositories of electronic thesis and make them generally accessible, UGC plans to put in place a regulatory policy and an implementation mechanism for maintaining standards, archiving, accessing doctoral research from the Indian universities. Electronic Theses Online will not only ensure easy archive and access of Indian Doctoral theses but also help raise the standard of research. This would overcome serious problem of duplication of research and poor quality resulting from the 'poor visibility' and the 'unseen' factor in research output. In the above context, draft UGC(Submission of Metadata and Full-text of Doctoral Theses in Electronic Format) Regulations, 2005 along with a write up on current scenario, major issues, data standards and implementation process have been prepared. Before these are finalized, inputs from different stakeholders are invited on the Draft Regulations & Implementation Process with Annexure(s). Please send your specific inputs to pagarwal(a)ugc.ac.in within 15th June, 2005. With best regards. Bye. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------- K PRAKASH Scientific/Technical Officer-I Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET) Centre An Inter-University Centre of University Grants Commission Near Gujarat University Guest House Post Box No.4116, Navrangpura, AHMEDABAD - 380 009 India # Tel.: 91-079-2630 5971/2630 4695 Extn: 38(Off.); 2676 3724(Res.); Fax: 91-079-2630 0990 # Email: prakash(a)inflibnet.ac.in; prakash_k(a)yahoo.com # URL: http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/ ; http://www.prakashk.netfirms.com/

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Panjab University Library Staff:Condolences
by Rupak Chakravarty 08 Jun '05

08 Jun '05

Information Science Community, All Panjab University Library Staff express their deep condolence on the sad demise of Dr. T.B. Rajshekhar. The vaccuum will never be filled. -- Rupak Chakravarty Assistant Librarian Panjab University Library Chandigarh 160014 INDIA Information Science Community, All Panjab University Library Staff express their deep condolence on the sad demise of Dr. T.B. Rajshekhar. The vaccuum will never be filled. -- Rupak Chakravarty Assistant Librarian Panjab University Library Chandigarh 160014 INDIA

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Fw: [DDN] Radical Reference
by Subbiah Arunachalam 08 Jun '05

08 Jun '05

Friends: I received this message this morning. Will young Indian librarians be interested in such an initiative? Arun >I just learned about this group. It seem similar to the Internet Public > Library initiative http://www.ipl.org/ but plays a more activist role > than IPL. > SIobhan > > Mission Statement: Radical Reference is a collective of volunteer > library workers who believe in social justice and equality. We support > activist communities, progressive organizations, and independent > journalists by providing professional research support, education and > access to information. We work in a collaborative virtual setting and > are dedicated to information activism to foster a more egalitarian > society. > > > That's the official line. Here's "the rest of the story." Radical > reference originated as a service provided by volunteer library workers > from all over the United States to assist demonstrators and activists at > the convergence surrounding the Republican National Convention in New > York City August 29-September 2, 2004. We are evolving, expanding our > services, and continuing to utilize our professional skills and tools to > answer information needs from the general public, independent > journalists, and activists. Service will be provided via this web site, > blog, e-mail, chat, phone, in the street and Ouija board. > http://www.radicalreference.info/ > > > Siobhan Champ-Blackwell, MSLIS > Community Outreach Liaison > National Network of Libraries of Medicine - MidContinental Region > Creighton University Health Sciences Library > 2500 California Plaza > Omaha, NE 68178 > 402-280-4156/800-338-7657 > siobhan(a)creighton.edu > http://nnlm.gov/mcr/ (NN/LM MCR Web Site) > http://medstat.med.utah.edu/blogs/BHIC/ (Web Log) > http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/siobhanchamp-blackwell (Digital > Divide Network Profile) > > > _______________________________________________ > DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list > DIGITALDIVIDE(a)mailman.edc.org > http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide > To unsubscribe, send a message to digitaldivide-request(a)mailman.edc.org > with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.

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Great loss to LIS profession
by d.v. patwardhan 07 Jun '05

07 Jun '05

Dear sir, I was deeply moved by reading the e-mailed news of Dr.TBR, whom I am associating for more than 20 years. Both as my friend and as a member of LIS profession he was friendly, helpful, humane and a first class intellecutal. May his soul rest in peace. d.v.patwardhan Librarian, Global Academy of Technology, Bangalore-560098 __________________________________ Discover Yahoo! Get on-the-go sports scores, stock quotes, news and more. Check it out! http://discover.yahoo.com/mobile.html

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IBM Computers to Create Virtual Brain
by Roopa E 07 Jun '05

07 Jun '05

Dear Friends, Now we may have a chance to see real 5th generation computers or we may call it has 6th generation computers. IBM, in partnership with scientists at Switzerland's Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne's (EPFL) Brain and Mind Institute will begin simulating the brain's biological systems and output the data as a working 3-dimensional model that will recreate the high-speed electro-chemical interactions that take place within the brain's interior. These include cognitive functions such as language, learning, perception and memory in addition to brain malfunction such as psychiatric disorders like depression and autism. "Modeling the brain at the cellular level is a massive undertaking because of the hundreds of thousands of parameters that need to be taken into account," said Professor Henry Markram, the EPFL project leader. "IBM has unparalleled experience in biological simulations and the most advanced supercomputing technology in the world. With our combined resources and expertise we are embarking on one of the most ambitious research initiatives ever undertaken in the field of neuroscience." At EPFL, over a decade of knowledge accumulated from wet lab experiments has been consolidated into a set of empirical data on the Microsoft-architecture of brain's neocortex. The first phase of the project -- nicknamed "Blue Brain" -- will focus directly on the neocortex, which makes up approximately 85 percent of the human brain. >From there, the modeling will expand to other regions of the brain and, if successful, shed light on the relationships between genetic, molecular and cognitive functions of the brain. IBM will equip Blue Brain with four Blue Gene super computer racks. The system will occupy the floor space of roughly four refrigerators with a peak performance of 22.8 teraflops. IBM's Blue Gene systems are presently the world's fastest supercomputers, achieving a peak performance of 5.7 teraflops per single rack system. Each rack occupies one square meter and energy consumption is reduced from previous IBM systems, changing the economics of super computing and prompting IBM to start its Capacity on Demand service where computing power is leased out to customers in a time share type model. Under its agreement with IBM, EPFL has entered into a Capacity on Demand type sharing arrangement were IBM says computing power will be leased out to other research projects ranging from post-CMOS technology studies to build smaller transistors to examining folding proteins and their role in diseases like Creutzfeldt-Jakob. Roopa. E Library Accenture Services Pvt. Ltd Building 1B, Raheja Mind Space Madhapur, Hyderabad - 500 581 Ph: 040 - 55926166 _________________________________________________________________ Millions of marriage proposals. http://www.bharatmatrimony.com/cgi-bin/bmclicks1.cgi?74 Find your match on BharatMatrimony.com

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Publicly funded research must be available via open access
by Subbiah Arunachalam 07 Jun '05

07 Jun '05

Friends: On the occasion of their silver jubilee, Informatics India have brought out a collection of essays entitled "Turning pages: Reflections in Info-times". Commenting on the NIH initiative (PubMed Central), Dr K Satyanarayana of ICMR says that India and other developing countries should invest in similar open access initiatives of their own. About three years ago, I was invited to inaugurate a workshop on electronic handling of information at the Tuberculosis Research Centre at Chennai and I had a chance to discuss with a senior IT-savvy official of ICMR the need to set up interoperable institutional open access archives at each one of the ICMR labs. She was very enthusiastic. For some reason, as far as I know, no ICMR lab has set up one so far. We should analyse what holds us back from translating our intentions into reality. Fortunately, the Indian MEDLARS Centre at NIC has now come up with an archive [for biomedical research] called OpenMED and last week I had a chance to meet Mr Sukhdev Singh who demonstrated the archive and its various features. Mr Singh has also offered to help OneWorld South Asia set up an archive for development literature. Subbiah Arunachalam Friends: On the occasion of their silver jubilee, Informatics India have brought out a collection of essays entitled "Turning pages: Reflections in Info-times". Commenting on the NIH initiative (PubMed Central), Dr K Satyanarayana of ICMR says that India and other developing countries should invest in similar open access initiatives of their own. About three years ago, I was invited to inaugurate a workshop on electronic handling of information at the Tuberculosis Research Centre at Chennai and I had a chance to discuss with a senior IT-savvy official of ICMR the need to set up interoperable institutional open access archives at each one of the ICMR labs. She was very enthusiastic. For some reason, as far as I know, no ICMR lab has set up one so far. We should analyse what holds us back from translating our intentions into reality. Fortunately, the Indian MEDLARS Centre at NIC has now come up with an archive [for biomedical research] called OpenMED and last week I had a chance to meet Mr Sukhdev Singh who demonstrated the archive and its various features. Mr Singh has also offered to help OneWorld South Asia set up an archive for development literature. Subbiah Arunachalam

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Sad and sudden demise of Dr. TBR
by babu ramesh 07 Jun '05

07 Jun '05

The sad and sudden demise of Dr. TB Rajasekhar is a great shock and unrecoverable loss to the entire library and information profession in the country. Dr. TBR and myself were classmates at DRTC during 1976-77. He always encouraged me and helped me during my DRTC studies. May his soul rest in peace. DB Ramesh Head Library RRL Bhubaneswar Dr. D. B. Ramesh, M.Sc., M.L.I.S., Ph.D Head, Library & Documentation REGIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORY (CSIR) BHUBANESWAR - 751 013, Orissa, India Tel: 91-0674-581635-434 (O); 421335 (Res.) dbramesh(a)rrlbhu.res.in __________________________________ Discover Yahoo! Stay in touch with email, IM, photo sharing and more. Check it out! http://discover.yahoo.com/stayintouch.html

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Promoting open Access
by Subbiah Arunachalam 07 Jun '05

07 Jun '05

Friends: Promoting open access has at least two parts. One is to set up an archive at one's own institution, as Rajashekar had done at IISc, and populate it with the institution's research papers quickly. The second part is to help the faculty and students (and researchers in general) to take advantage of the increasing number of papers in the world's open archives. Please tell all your clients (research scientists, professors and students) to search for papers relevant to their work using http://oaister.umdl.umich.edu/cgi/b/bib/bib-idx?c=oaister;page=simple. There are 5,475,850 records from 480 institutions as of 5 June 2005. And the number is increasing every day. Best wishes. Arun Friends: Promoting open access has at least two parts. One is to set up an archive at one's own institution, as Rajashekar had done at IISc, and populate it with the institution's research papers quickly. The second part is to help the faculty and students (and researchers in general) to take advantage of the increasing number of papers in the world's open archives. Please tell all your clients (research scientists, professors and students) to search for papers relevant to their work using http://oaister.umdl.umich.edu/cgi/b/bib/bib-idx?c=oaister;page=simple http://oaister.umdl.umich.edu/cgi/b/bib/bib-idx?c=oaister;page=simple . There are 5,475,850 records from 480 institutions as of 5 June 2005. And the number is increasing every day. Best wishes. Arun

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Copyright Clearance Center Introduces Compliance Solution
by Farooque Shaheen 07 Jun '05

07 Jun '05

Copyright Clearance Center, a provider of copyright licensing and compliance solutions, has unveiled CopyRight Plus, a desktop solution that helps companies make it easier and faster for their employees to comply with copyright law. CopyRight Plus is a customizable, secure, Web-based solution; employees can easily access it through their company?s intranet. CopyRight Plus enables all employees to quickly verify their company?s worldwide copyright licensing coverage from Copyright Clearance Center for various uses of content from print and electronic journals, newsletters, magazines, newspapers, and other materials. In addition, CopyRight Plus gives companies an efficient and consistent way to educate employees about their corporate compliance policies and responsibilities. Copyright Clearance Center also announced that pharmaceutical company Pfizer, Inc. recently became the first customer to implement the new desktop solution for its 120,000-plus employees located in at least 150 countries around the globe. Source: Copyright Clearance Center Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd, Tel. 080-26678388 # 4105 Mobile-9342507449 Copyright Clearance Center, a provider of copyright licensing and compliance solutions, has unveiled CopyRight Plus, a desktop solution that helps companies make it easier and faster for their employees to comply with copyright law. CopyRight Plus is a customizable, secure, Web-based solution; employees can easily access it through their company’s intranet. CopyRight Plus enables all employees to quickly verify their company’s worldwide copyright licensing coverage from Copyright Clearance Center for various uses of content from print and electronic journals, newsletters, magazines, newspapers, and other materials. In addition, CopyRight Plus gives companies an efficient and consistent way to educate employees about their corporate compliance policies and responsibilities. Copyright Clearance Center also announced that pharmaceutical company Pfizer, Inc. recently became the first customer to implement the new desktop solution for its 120,000-plus employees located in at least 150 countries around the globe. Source: Copyright Clearance Center Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd, Tel. 080-26678388 # 4105 Mobile-9342507449

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Great loss
by syed mahe rizvi 07 Jun '05

07 Jun '05

All the student of Library Science Deptt., Aligarh Muslim University express their deep condolence on the sudden demise of the great intellectual. He will sure be known by his contribution to information science. The vacuum, however will never be filled. May Almighty, rest his soul in peace and give strenght to the family to bear a great loss. Regards Syed Mahe Zafar Rizvi Library Internee, Central Library, IIT, Bombay smz_rizvi(a)rediffmail.com All the student of Library Science Deptt., Aligarh Muslim University express their deep condolence on the sudden demise of the great intellectual. He will sure be known by his contribution to information science. The vacuum, however will never be filled. May Almighty, rest his soul in peace and give strenght to the family to bear a great loss. Regards Syed Mahe Zafar Rizvi Library Internee, Central Library, IIT, Bombay smz_rizvi(a)rediffmail.com http://clients.rediff.com/signature/track_sig.asp http://ads.rediff.com/RealMedia/ads/adstream_nx.cgi/www.rediffmail.com/inbo…

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Digital Library Gateway for LIS
by Mailing List Manager 07 Jun '05

07 Jun '05

Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2005 12:44:18 +0530 (IST) From: Krishnamurthy M <krish(a)ns.isibang.ac.in> Indian Statistical Institute Library introduced a new interface, Digital Library Gateway for LIS,which enables to seach information E-Journals, E-books, LIS Schools etc., Read this news item at following url: http://www.isibang.ac.in/library/index.htm M.Krishnamurthy -- Dr.M.Krishnamurthy Librarian Indian Statistical Institute 8th Mile Mysore Road R.V.C.E. Post Bangalore 560059 Ph:91-80-8483002/3/4/4 Fax: 91-80-8484265

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Condolences from DLIS-BHU
by Aditya Tripathi 07 Jun '05

07 Jun '05

It is shocking for us that Dr. Rajshekar is no more with us. He will be always remembered as one of the great scholars and source of inspiration in the field of libray science. We pray almighty for the departed soul to rest in peace and courage to his family members to bear the loss. -- Faculty Department of Library & Information Science Banaras Hindu University Varanasi-221005

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RE: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 27, Issue 16 : Digital Divide among Librarians.
by K A. Sardesai 07 Jun '05

07 Jun '05

Hi Subscriber, The views expressed by you are really true.about academic Librarians and corporate Librarians.I feel this divide is moreever spread among it professionals and Librarians. The job opprunities have been created for these professionals having literarry knowledge of Library functions and thus this divide is increasing like dissolving post for Librarians even we achieved the skills of It and new developments in computer applications. We expect some solutions from Such forums. sardesai kshipra -----Original Message----- From: lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [mailto:lis-forum-request@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in] Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 12:32 PM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 27, Issue 16 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. XML and MS-Office (Jai Haravu) 2. Re: Sad and Unfortunate demise of Dr T B Rajashekar (Puttaraj Choukimath) 3. {Blocked Content} Digital divide not librarians divide (mohanck1) 4. Re: Sad demise of Dr T B Rajasekhar (Rupak Chakravarty) 5. Sad demise of Dr.T.B. Rajashekhar (prakash gouda) 6. TBR: a tribute (harinarayana(a)lisc.uni-mysore.ac.in) 7. OpenISIS is Dead:: GNI is the next generation (Saiful Amin) 8. (no subject) (Sanjay Singh) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: 6 Jun 2005 12:05:13 -0000 From: "Jai Haravu" <haravu(a)newgenlib.com> Subject: [LIS-Forum] XML and MS-Office To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Cc: siddartha(a)newgenlib.com Message-ID: <20050606120513.29265.qmail(a)mail.rediffmailpro.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Dear List emmbers Mr. Farooque Shaheen has informed us of an important development that MS-Office will now have XML as its underlying format. I think Microsoft has at long last realized that using a proprietary format is no longer sustainable in a fast changing and globalized world. Incidentally, Microsoft is not doing anything new. Sun Microsystems' OpenOffice already uses XML as its format and so is tnerefore considered to be future proof. In this connection, I would like to let members know that in our library automation software, NewGenLib, we already have integrated OpenOffice as the software for all form letters and reports that are possible to be produced from within its functional modules. Best regards. Haravu On Thu, 02 Jun 2005 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. XML will be the default file format for next MS > Office > (Mailing List Manager) > > > --------------------------------------------------------- > -------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 11:45:08 +0530 (IST) > From: Mailing List Manager <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> > Subject: [LIS-Forum] XML will be the default file > format for next MS > Office > To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.53.0506021144460.6498(a)ncsi.iisc.- > ernet.in> > Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII > > Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 09:43:56 +0530 > From: Farooque Shaheen <Farooque.Shaheen(a)caritor.com> > > Microsoft Corp. announced that the next version of its > Office software > will use Internet-friendly XML technology as the > default file format for > documents created in Word, Excel and PowerPoint. > The new format will make it easier for other programs > to read Office > documents, an improvement the software titan says is > aimed at boosting > workers' productivity. > XML, short for eXtensible Markup Language, is designed > for sharing diverse > data across different systems with a uniform > appearance. Previously, > Office saved files in a format that doesn't always > translate well when > opened in other programs. > The current version, Office 2003, already supports XML > but some users have > complained that it is clunky and documents don't always > translate well > from that format either. > A full dig on this matter can be found here. > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/200- > 5/06/01/AR2005060101974.html > > Thanks & Regards, > Farooque Shaheen, > Caritor India Pvt Ltd. > Tel. 080-26678388 # 4105 > Mobile-9342507449 > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > 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 27, Issue 2 > **************************************** ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2005 05:05:06 -0700 (PDT) From: Puttaraj Choukimath <puttuc(a)yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Sad and Unfortunate demise of Dr T B Rajashekar To: Navin Soni <navin_soni(a)rediffmail.com>, lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Message-ID: <20050606120506.47030.qmail(a)web32212.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 It is unbelievable, painful and shocking bad news for us. God must had not been in his seat. We have lost a great icon of our LIS community and ofcourse a good mentor and a kind human being. Our deep condolance to his Family and we pray may his soul rest in peace. Still, He will be with us for ever. Mrs.Uma and Mr.Puttaraj CHOUKIMATH __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2005 18:19:22 +0530 From: "mohanck1" <mohanck1(a)indiatimes.com> Subject: [LIS-Forum] {Blocked Content} Digital divide not librarians divide To: <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> Message-ID: <200506061243.SAA24231(a)WS0005.indiatimes.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Warning: This message has had one or more attachments removed Warning: (msg-23089-485.html). Warning: Please read the "NCSI-Attachment-Warning.txt" attachment(s) for more information. Dear Sir/Madam, Information and Communicatin technologies(ICTs) have affected the library and information science and the profession emmensly.Today we have to implement and practice the habit of uising new technologies in capturing , storage and organising informatiom.Yes the benefit of ICT in capturing and dessimination customer.These are all disscused over the years and we have been trying to adopt/adapt to the present web scenario.And most of the Educational and research Instititution have automated their libraries and they have their own digital library to satisify their internal and external clientele. But at the same time the penetration of IT into the library proffession has slowly creating a gap within LISC profession.Today we have all witnessed that plenty of discussion, seminars, conferences are taking place all over the world to modify and train the library profession ,eventhough the gap seems to be widen over the years. The employment structure of library profession is very diffe! rent one comapre to other profession.Libraries are the house of knowledge ,to capture, organise and to dessiminate information skilled library professionals are very much required there is no doubt it. Educational institutions , corporate firms and other organisations have providing enormous opportunities for Library and Information graduates.But the thing is, if once we get into the job as a school librarian or college librarian it is very difficult to keep up abreast with new developments ,the lack of infrastructure, willingness of librarians, lack of mangement support and all plays a crucial role to keep abreast with new developmets, today high proportion rate of schools and colleges have not provide any facility to librarians to learn and perform his work using new technologies.And most of the seminars and conferences are all centered to corporate and well known institutions not for school are college librarians. this is slowly creating a huge problem that is Librarians di! vide.Today we have to address this issue and carry the LIS profession to more hiegts with providing equal opportunity to everyone. Regards mohanck Indiatimes Email now powered by APIC Advantage. Help! Help

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He has outsoared the shadow of our night..........
by Jack Eapen 07 Jun '05

07 Jun '05

Clean Clean DocumentEmail MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} It’s really a shock to the Information Science Community in India I remember his enriching lectures at workshops and seminarsand when I approached him with specific problems related to Greenstone, thesolutions I received were not available in any documentation or mailing list Young professionals like me will certainly be at loss thedeparture of this master trainer and a model professional. To mourn the death of John Keats, Shelley wrote the poem"Adonais". Let me borrow the following lines: "He has outsoared the shadow of our night; Envy and calumny and hate and pain, And that unrest which men call delight, Can touch him not and torture not again; >From the contagion of the world's slow stain He is secure, and now can never mourn A heart grown cold, a head grown grey in vain; Nor, when the spirit's self has ceased to burn, With sparkless ashes load anunlamented urn, "He lives, he wakes – It is Death isdead, not he; With Regards, Jack Eapen Environmental Health Project (EHP India) F-9/4, Vasant Vihar New Delhi-57 Ph:011-5101 0920,2614 9771/81 (Ext.245) Fax:011-5166 9281 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EHP India is the USAID Supported Urban Health Program in India -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.6.2 - Release Date: 6/4/2005 --------------------------------- Discover Yahoo! Have fun online with music videos, cool games, IM & more. Check it out!  It’s really a shock to the Information Science Community in India I remember his enriching lectures at workshops and seminars and when I approached him with specific problems related to Greenstone, the solutions I received were not available in any documentation or mailing list Young professionals like me will certainly be at loss the departure of this master trainer and a model professional. To mourn the death of John Keats, Shelley wrote the poem " Adonais ". Let me borrow the following lines: "He has outsoared the shadow of our night; Envy and calumny and hate and pain, And that unrest which men call delight, Can touch him not and torture not again; >From the contagion of the world's slow stain He is secure, and now can never mourn A heart grown cold, a head grown grey in vain; Nor, when the spirit's self has ceased to burn, With sparkless ashes load an unlamented urn, "He lives, he wakes – It is Death is dead, not he; With Regards, Jack Eapen Environmental Health Project ( EHP India ) F-9/4, Vasant Vihar New Delhi-57 Ph:011-5101 0920,2614 9771/81 (Ext.245) Fax:011-5166 9281 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EHP India is the USAID Supported Urban Health Program in India -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.6.2 - Release Date: 6/4/2005 Discover Yahoo! Have fun online with music videos, cool games, IM & more. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=32660/*http://discover.yahoo.com/online.html Check it out!

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TBR - Great Loss
by I.R.N.Goudar 07 Jun '05

07 Jun '05

Friends, When I heard the telephone ringing at my residence during the odd hour at 4.45 am on 4th I could lift the phone with unknown fear. It carried the shocking news intimating untimely and sad demise of my friend and professional colleague Dr. TBR due to tragic accident the previous evening. Since my digital organizer was new it had very few numbers to inform friends, colleagues and students of Dr. Rajashekar. I could inform as many as I could using BSNL Telephone Directory including NCSI colleagues and in turn requesting them to inform others. I am sorry if I could not inform some of you in time due to nonavailabilty of telephone number. In spite of being Saturday a good number people could give their last respect and tearful farewell to TBR. The news spread like a wild fire and phone calls were flooded from all corners of the country for 2-3 days. TBR and myself were classmates and housemates at DRTC. Even as a student he was hard working and dedicated to the professional cause. He was more fond of developmental and academic activities than routine administration. His contributions to the professional developments both at national and international level are remarkable. He was associated with NAL in a big way by way of helping us to deliver lecture in workshops, conferences and having common projects. He helped us to develop our institutional repository using E-Prints (Will be announced soon). Probably we have been the major beneficiary of his services through seven of his students and even now four are with us. Most of the Digital library activities and related services, open archive movements in the country had the benefit of his expertise. DL related conferences used his service for tutorials. More than anything else he was very calm, but with charismatic qualities. To tell in one sentence his death is a great loss to his family, friends, LIS and IT profession and many past, present and prospective students of NCSI. We had a condolence meeting at our Information Centre and like wise I got the news of similar meetings already held and also planned shortly in different parts of the country. May the Almighty give the strengths to all of us and specially his family members to bear this irreplaceable loss and may Raju's soul rest in peace. 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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Sad demise of Dr.T B Rajashekar
by setty iim 07 Jun '05

07 Jun '05

This is very bad news for all. My almighty rest his soul in peace & give strength to his family to bear the loss. Regards, ========================================================================= "Leadership Through Innovation and Technology" ========================================================================= ANKASETTY K Librarian Dept:Computer Science & Automation Indian Institute of Science Bangalore - 560 012. __________________________________________________________ Free antispam, antivirus and 1GB to save all your messages Only in Yahoo! Mail: http://in.mail.yahoo.com

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