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Query about RF-ID facilties
by Mailing List Manager 29 Jan '04

29 Jan '04

Date: 29 Jan 2004 03:53:46 -0000 From: Vijay Raghav Tiwari <vijayrt(a)rediffmail.com> Dear Friends I would like to know more about the RF-ID facilities implementation aspects: Firstly : How much it will cost. Secondly: How much time it will take when all the database is on WEB OPAC available. Thirdly : Suggest some vendors who can provide this facility at the earliest. Hope that you will pass on the required information at the earliest. with regards, VR Tiwari Librarian HRI, Allahabad

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storing CD's & DVD's
by Mailing List Manager 28 Jan '04

28 Jan '04

Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2004 12:29:32 +0530 From: Krishnan <krish(a)ems.ncl.res.in> Want to know how to store your CDs and DVDs safely for many years, please have a look at the information at: http://www.itl.nist.gov/div895/carefordisc/ Guide: Care and Handling Guide for the Preservation of CDs and DVDs, CLIR and NIST joint project NIST Special Publication 500-252, October 2003, Final Dr. S. Krishnan Head, Information Division National Chemical Lab, PUNE 411008, INDIA

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Mapping intellectual milestones - CITESPACE
by Mailing List Manager 28 Jan '04

28 Jan '04

Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2004 11:51:19 +0530 From: Madhuresh <madhuresh_s(a)aurigene.com> Want to find out what's hot and what's not in any given research area without actually having to read all the papers? Read on. Chaomei Chen, associate professor at the College of Information Science and Technology at Drexel University in Philadelphia, USA, has developed software called CITESPACE, analyzes how the co-citation relationships change over time. He published a research paper recently in PNAS Online, which is available at http://www.pnas.org/cgi/reprint/0307513100v1.pdf The news item can be read at http://www.chemweb.com/alchem/articles/1066208793352.html or at http://gateways.bmn.com/sreport/previous?day=040122&story=1 Regards. Madhuresh Singhal Aurigene Discovery Technologies Limited, Electronic City, phase II, Hosur Road, Bangalore 562 158 Phone 8521314-16 Ext.- 422 Mobile 98861 82822 Fax 852 6285 E-mail: madhureshsinghal(a)yahoo.com

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InfoWatch - January 2004
by M.R Lalitha 28 Jan '04

28 Jan '04

Dear LIS-Forum member, The January 2004 issue of InfoWatch is now online, bringing you 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 (lalitha(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ InfoWatch Tracking Networked Scientific Information Sources and Services (An electronic update service brought to you by NCSI) Jan 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In This Issue: 1. Access to Global Online Research in Agriculture (AGORA) 2. ARKIVOC - Free online journal of organic chemistry 3. Biocomplexity Thesaurus 4. CircuitMaker 2000 5. Code Beach - A guide to free and open source codes & tutorials 6. Dali Server [A service for comparing protein structures in 3D] 7. Digital Laboratory [A source for electrical and electronics engineering resources] 8. Dspace Federation [A digital repository software system] 9. History of the robots in Victorian era 10. Interactions.org - A resource for communicators of particle physics 11. Inventors' Handbook 12. KnowItAll Academic - A set of free educational software tools 13. Mars Exploration Rover Mission 14. Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization (MALDI) Mass Spectrometry Recipes Page 15. Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) [A resource for fuel additive] 16. NetBSD - A redistributable UNIX-like operating system 17. Probability Abstract Service 18. Science for all Americans [A book about science literacy] 19. Virtual DR - A community where computing problems get solved 20. XtremWeb [A free software platform to explore scientific issues and applications] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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Workshop on "Consortia Approach to Resource Sharing, 5th Feb. 04
by DRTC General 28 Jan '04

28 Jan '04

WORKSHOP ON CONSORTIA APPROACH TO RESOURCE SHARING 5th February, 2004 Dear Colleagues, Documentation Research and Training Centre (DRTC) is pleased to announce a one day intensive workshop on `Consortia Approach to Resource Sharing' on 5th February 2004 at DRTC. We are pleased to extend an invitation to you to participate as one of the delegates. Our objective is to get together professionals who are working in or towards consortia for information sharing and to leverage the existing knowledge, techniques and skills in this particular area. (see below - Programme). No registration fee will be charged and workshop materials will be provided by us. We will also be happy to extend local hospitality. However, we will not be able to provide TA. We hope that you will be able to accept our invitation and lend your expertise to the proceedings. A session (12.30 pm - 1.30 pm) is dedicated to presentations of case studies and experiences by delegates. We request you to kindly prepare a short presentation of your views for discussion at this session. Please send us a write-up including your role in a working consortium (or in planning and implementation of consortium) or relevant materials you wish to share with the delegates. Please confirm your participation with an email to drtc(a)isibang.ac.in with `consortium workshop registration' in the subject line no later than 2nd February 2004. Registration is on first-come-first-served basis for a maximum of 20 participants. Regards (Dr.Devika P. Madalli) Convenor, DRTC Workshop on Consortia ======================================================== WORKSHOP ON LIBRARY CONSORTIA FOR RESOURCE SHARING 5th February, 2004 Topics: Academic Library Consortia: Governance issues Consortium Models for information sharing among academic and research libraries Copyright issues in resource sharing consortia Planning and Financial management of Consortia Technology issues in implementation of Consortia Academia-industry collaborations Library consortia: Case studies P R O G R A M M E 9.30 am - 10 am : Registration 10 am - 10.30 am : Inaugural session 10.30 am - 11.30 am : Keynote Address 'Overview of Consortium approach to Information Access and Sharing' -- Prof. David Kohl, Senior Fulbright Specialist, Emeritus, University of Cincinnati 11.30 am - 12 noon : Tea Break 12 noon - 12.30 pm Presentation on 'Consortia - The Indian Scenario' -- Dr. Devika P. Madalli, Documentation Research and Training Centre, ISI, Bangalore-59 12.30- 1.30 pm : Individual presentations Delegates present case studies and experiences 1.30 pm - 2.30 pm : Lunch Break 2.30 pm - 4 pm : Panel Discussion Panelists maximum 8 members including : Prof. David Kohl (Chairman) Prof. Ravichandra Rao (moderator) Invited Heads of libraries and various consortia representatives and stake holders 4 pm - 4.30 pm : Tea Break 4.30 pm to 5 pm : Concluding Session

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article required
by Mailing List Manager 27 Jan '04

27 Jan '04

Date: 27 Jan 2004 07:31:48 -0000 From: Subbiah Gunasekaran <gunasekaran_subbiah(a)rediffmail.com> Dear Members: I will be very grateful, if anyone could kindly send me the full text [in pdf] of the following paper by email. Author: M D Segall et al Title : First-principles simulation: ideas, illustrations and the CASTEP code Source: J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 14 (25 March 2002) 2717-2744 Thanks, Sincerely, S Gunasekaran Library & Inf. Services CECRI, Karaikudi 630 006 Tamil Nadu.

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Request for participation in a course research study
by HR Mohan 27 Jan '04

27 Jan '04

Dear friends, I am sure that you would not mind for the liberty I am taking in sending this mail request. I am appending below a request from my daughter Nithya, who is doing a survey on Internet Users (in the age group of 18-35) in India. I will be thankful if could kindly participate in the survey. (if meet the age criteria) Also, I request you to pass on the request from my daughter (with your suitable forward msg -- you may drop mine) to your contacts in both IT & non IT fields in the age group of 18-35 and who are residents of India and request them to help in this survey. With regards HR Mohan Chief Systems Manager, The Hindu, 859 Anna Salai, Madras 600002, INDIA Phone: 91-44-28413344 :: Fax : 91-44-28415325 Email: hrmohan(a)vsnl.com Web : http://www.hinduonline.com ============================================================================== Req. from Nithya -- project questionnaire ============================================================================== Hi, I would like to introduce myself as Nithya, doing M.Sc. course in Psychology at Chennai. As a part of my course work, I am conducting a research survey on the personality of Internet users. The study focuses on the usage of the Internet along with the way individuals feel, act and behave in general. If you are in the age group of 18 to 35 and reside in India, please support this research by filling the questionnaire posted at the site: http://63.111.9.162/netsurvey I will be pleased and grateful if you could also request your friends to participate in this study by forwarding this mail to them. If you have any queries, feel free to contact me at: netsurvey2004(a)yahoo.com Thanks in advance for setting aside your valuable time and helping in my research. With regards Nithya P.S: Let me take this opportunity to wish you a very very happy and prosperous New Year.

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Mapping intellectual milestones - CITESPACE
by Madhuresh 27 Jan '04

27 Jan '04

Want to find out what's hot and what's not in any given research area without actually having to read all the papers? Read on. Chaomei Chen, associate professor at the College of Information Science and Technology at Drexel University in Philadelphia, USA, has developed software called CITESPACE, analyzes how the co-citation relationships change over time. He published a research paper recently in PNAS Online, which is available at http://www.pnas.org/cgi/reprint/0307513100v1.pdf The news item can be read at http://www.chemweb.com/alchem/articles/1066208793352.html or at http://gateways.bmn.com/sreport/previous?day=040122&story=1 Regards. Madhuresh Singhal Aurigene Discovery Technologies Limited, Electronic City, phase II, Hosur Road, Bangalore 562 158 Phone 8521314-16 Ext.- 422 Mobile 98861 82822 Fax 852 6285 E-mail: madhureshsinghal(a)yahoo.com http://nettalk2.tripod.com/

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Travel Grants to attend ETD 2004 and JCDL 2004
by Mailing List Manager 27 Jan '04

27 Jan '04

Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2004 10:35:46 +0530 From: Shalini .R .Urs <shalini(a)vidyanidhi.org.in> Travel Grants for attending ETD 2004 and JCDL 2004 Announcement Availability of Travel Grants for the ETD 2004, June 3-5,2004, Lexington, KY, USA and JCDL 2004, June 7-11,2004, Tucson, Arizona, USA. Here is a wonderful opportunity for young information professionals who have passion, commitment and a track-record of academic, research and practical achievements in digital library project initiatives, to attend two major conferences in USA concerning digital library initiatives Applications are invited from interested and eligible professionals for the above Grants. Travel Grants to support the participation of 5-6 delegates from India to attend the above two conferences are re available. ETD 2004 -the Seventh International Conference on Electronic Theses and Dissertations is organized by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD) from June 3-5,2004 on the campus of the University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA. The theme of this year's conference is - 'Distributing knowledge world wide through better scholarly communication'. For more information, please visit the conference website : http://www.uky.edu/ETD/ETD2004 JCDL 2004- the Joint Conference on Digital Libraries sponsored by the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Computer Society and others is being held at Tucson, Arizona, USA from June 7-11, 2004. The theme of this year's JCDL is- Global Reach and Diverse Impact. Given the fact that these two conferences are scheduled back to back, it was possible to source funds from an international funding agency to support the travel and participation of 5-6 of delegates from India for both these conferences. The grant will cover the travel, accommodation, and registration of the selected participants. Recognizing the lack of opportunities for Indian Library and Information professionals to attend international conferences and workshop, this funding opportunity has been identified with the objective of encouraging committed and capable LIS professionals to participate and contribute effectively to the emerging global digital library movement. The main goal is to help build capacities in LIS profession. This would provide an opportunity for the selected candidates to meet, interact, learn, and network with the international DL community. Guiding Principles 1.. These awards are open to all Indian nationals who have contributed to the development of Digital Libraries / ETD efforts 2.. Preference will be given to young professionals, who have demonstrated their capabilities and commitment and shown promise. 3.. The selection of the candidates will be competitive and done by an Expert Committee constituted for this purpose 4.. The selection process involves the submission of applications in the pres cribed format - the applications may be downloaded from http://www.vidyanidhi.org.in/ETD-JCDL2004 5.. The selection will be based on the following criteria- 1.. Contribution towards the development of Digital Libraries and ETDs in the last 5 years through specific programmes/efforts initiated 2.. Quality Publications in the area 3.. Your future visions and plans for taking your institution to the global DL mainstream. . 4.. Submitted papers / accepted for JCDL 2004/ETD 2004 Those interested may contact the undersigned for further details. Shalini -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr.Shalini R.Urs Professor and Chairperson Department of library and Information Science University of Mysore Project Director Vidyanidhi-Indian Digital Library of Electronic Theses Manasagangotri, Mysore.570006. India Ph:91-821-2514699 Fax:91-821-2519209 Website:http://www.vidyanidhi.org.in --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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OAI Service Providers: SciTech and SocSci/Humanities (ReDox)
by Mailing List Manager 27 Jan '04

27 Jan '04

Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 12:58:00 -0600 From: Gerry Mckiernan <gerrymck(a)iastate.edu> OAI Service Providers: SciTech and SocSci/Humanities In my haste two weeks ago to (self-)promote [:-) my two recent articles about OAI Service Providers: SciTech and SocSci/Humanities, I failed to list the services eProfiled in each. In addition, I inadvertently mounted a read-only PDF version for each, which were replaced with read/printing versions earlier today. Please find below the names and URLs of the OAI Service Providers beneath the citation for each article: Gerry McKiernan. "Open Archives Initiative Service Providers. Part I: Science and Technology," _Library Hi Tech News_ 20 no. 9: (November 2003): 30-38. [http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/OAI-SP-I.pdf] **Arc: A Cross A rchive Search Service** [http://arc.cs.odu.edu/ ] **Citebase** [http://citebase.eprints.org/ ] **my.OAI** [http://www.myoai.com] **Open Archives Initiative Information in Engineering, Computer Science, and Physics (Grainger Engineering Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)** [http://g118.grainger.uiuc.edu/engroai/] **SAIL-eprints (Search, Alert, Impact and Link)** [ http://eprints.bo.cnr.it/ ] AND Gerry McKiernan. "Open Archives Initiative Service Providers. Part II: Social Sciences and Humanities," _Library Hi Tech News_ 20 no. 10: (December 2003): 24-31. [http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/OAI-SP-II.pdf] **AmericanSouth** [ http://americansouth.org ] **Open Language Archives Community (OLAC) [http://www.language-archives.org/] **Sheet Music Consortium** [ http://digital.library.ucla.edu/sheetmusic/] **UIUC Digital Gateway to Cultural Heritage Materials** [http://nergal.grainger.uiuc.edu/cgi/b/bib/bib-idx ] Enjoy (again)! /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Latte-drinking, Sushi-eating, Volvo-driving, New York Times-reading, Left-Wing Librarian Iowa State University Ames IA 50011 gerrymck(a)iastate.edu

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Nature Biotechnology - duplicate copy if available
by Mailing List Manager 23 Jan '04

23 Jan '04

Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 16:02:06 +0530 From: Krishnan <krish(a)ems.ncl.res.in> Does any one have a duplicate copy of the following journal? We have this as missing in our collection. Please reply directly Nature Biotechnology, 20(5), 2002 Thanks Dr. S. Krishnan Head, Information Division National Chemical Lab, PUNE 411008, INDIA e-mail: krish(a)ems.ncl.res.in http://www.ncl-india.org

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The grip of death...
by Mailing List Manager 23 Jan '04

23 Jan '04

Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 14:19:49 +0530 From: Aman Jha <aman.jha(a)ciionline.org> Dear friends I need availability details of the following book in India: "The Grip of Death: a study of modern money, debt slavery and destructive economics" by Michael Rowbotham (Jon Carpenter Publishing, 1998) Jon Carpenter Publishing, 2, The Spendlove Centre, Charlbury, Oxfordshire OX7 3PQ For credit card orders tel/fax. +44 (0)1608 811969 or +44 (0)1689 870437. UK price: �15 Distributed in the USA & Canada by: Paul & Company, PO Box 442, Concord, MA 01742 tel. 978 369 3049/fax. 978 369 2385. US price: $29.95 Thanks and regards, Aman Jha Librarian CII

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Nature Biotechnology - duplicate copy if available
by Krishnan 22 Jan '04

22 Jan '04

Does any one have a duplicate copy of the following journal? We have this as missing in our collection. Please reply directly Nature Biotechnology, 20(5), 2002 Thanks Krishnan Dr. S. Krishnan Head, Information Division National Chemical Lab, PUNE 411008, INDIA e-mail: HYPERLINK "mailto:krish@ems.ncl.res.in"krish(a)ems.ncl.res.in HYPERLINK "http://www.ncl-india.org"http://www.ncl-india.org Tel: 020-25893457; Fax: 020-25893973 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.564 / Virus Database: 356 - Release Date: 1/19/2004

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News Industry Text Format
by Madhuresh 21 Jan '04

21 Jan '04

Dear Friends, I would like to share the following item. NITF (News Industry Text Format) is a solution for sharing news. It is developed by News Publishers and it is for News Publishers. NITF uses the eXtensible Markup Language to define the content and structure of news articles. Because metadata is applied throughout the news content, NITF documents are far more searchable and useful than HTML pages. By using NITF, publishers can adapt the look, feel, and interactivity of their documents to the bandwidth, devices, and personalized needs of their subscribers. These documents can be translated into HTML, WML (for wireless devices), RTF (for printing), or any other format the publisher wishes. NITF was developed by the International Press Telecommunications Council, an independent international association of the world's leading news agencies and publishers. It is a standard that is open, public, proven, well-used, well-documented, and well-supported. For more details, see http://www.nitf.org/ Regards. Madhuresh Singhal Aurigene Discovery Technologies Limited, Electronic City, phase II, Hosur Road, Bangalore 562 158 Phone 8521314-16 Ext.- 422 Mobile 98861 82822 Fax 852 6285 E-mail: madhureshsinghal(a)yahoo.com http://nettalk2.tripod.com/

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ICADL 2004 (fwd)
by Shyam Prasad pujar 20 Jan '04

20 Jan '04

The 7th International Conference of Asian Digital Libraries ------- International Collaboration and Cross-Fertilization Call for papers After its six-year��s efficient exploration in offering a forum to promote and share the latest development of technology of digital library, the International Conference of Asian Digital Libraries (ICADL) has turned out to be a grand annual event in the library and IT communities in Asia and the world as well. The 7th ICADL Conference in 2004 will be hosted by Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Shanghai Library in Shanghai, China from December 13 to 17. The theme of this conference is: ��Digital Libraries �C International Collaboration and Cross-Fertilization��. Papers are solicited in a wide variety of digital library related areas, including (but not limited to): Main Topics: Service and Management ��New forms and models of DL services; ��Digital library performance, resources, usefulness, usability and evaluation; ��User studies: user communities, user needs, user behavior, usage pattern; ��Social, legal and economic issues related DL, such as privacy, intelligence property, information security, sustainability; ��Knowledge management and its application in DL; ��New institution roles and responsibilities of DL in 21st century. ��Live reference service ��Personalization service Collaboration and Localization �� Case studies on successful national, cross-regional and international DL collaboration projects and impact in Asia-Pacific Region; ��Preserving, organizing and disseminating Asian unique and indigenous knowledge and culture; ��Novel methods and tools for Asian languages information processing. ��Exploring a Cross-Culture Context for DL studies in Asia, social impacts of DL in Asia. Technology ��Digital library system: architectures, interoperability, mobile applications, agents related to DL; ��Access to distributed and heterogeneous digital collections: interoperability, scalability, relevant information discovery, meta-information integration, Mass storage; ��Information retrieval and data mining: novel IR technologies of text and multimedia, data mining; multi- and cross-lingual data access and searching, machine translation and machine learning; �� Information organization and content management: metadata and OAI, ontologies and semantic web, topic maps; ��Human-computer interaction: interfaces, visualization, portals, personalization; ��Technical standards��protocol in DL area and implication strategies; ��Grid technologies and digital libraries ��E-publication Proceedings Conference Proceedings will be composed of long (full) papers (10 pages), short papers (4 pages) and poster papers (2 pages) and be published by Springer��s Lecture Note Series in Computer Science (LNCS). Important Date: Submission of Abstracts (full papers only) June 10, 2004 Submission of Full Papers July 1, 2004 Submission of Short Papers July 1, 2004 Papers should be written in English and submitted in electronic format. More details will be released dynamically at the 7th ICADL Conference��s website: http://icadl2004.sjtu.edu.cn. And much more will be given around March. Please contact us if you have any questions: Mr. Yuan Guojing, Ms. Guojing Email: icadl2004(a)mail.lib.sjtu.edu.cn Tel.: +86-21-62933229 Fax: +86-21-62820892 The Organization Committee of the 7th ICADL Conference Shanghai, P.R. China

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Re: [LIS-Forum] LIBRARY SERVICES ON MOBILE PHONES WE ARE READY?
by Mailing List Manager 20 Jan '04

20 Jan '04

Dear professionals, Have a good day and in respose to the mail of Mr. Mallikarjuan, In fact, Learning Resource Centre Beams Education Centre, Dubai has effectively utilizing the SMS of cellular phones/ mobile for providing readyreference services. The Learning Resource centres users are also uses the SMS of cellular phone for their general enquiry, reservation, renewals, and other purposes. The same system is introduce by self, in 2002 November itself. Regards Vijayakumar M

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Links related ETDs
by Mailing List Manager 20 Jan '04

20 Jan '04

Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2004 17:42:54 -0500 From: Dr. Ramesh C. Gaur <rcgaur(a)tifr.res.in> Apologies for cross posting. Please feel free in forwarding this to others. Hi! Some of you who might be thinking to start / or working on ETDs in India, following links may be of some help: http://www.uky.edu/ETD/ETD2004/ http://etdguide.org/ http://www.ndltd.org/talks/index.htm http://www.ndltd.org/pubs/index.htm http://www.vtls.com/ndltd/ http://www.ndltd.org/etd_conf/ETD2003tutorial05.ppt http://www.ndltd.org/union.html http://www.ndltd.org/research.html http://www.ndltd.org/community.html http://www.unesco.org.uy/eventos/evento2000-10-20-0.html http://www.theses.org/ http://www.dissertation.com/library_frame.php http://www.diplomica.com/ http://tennessee.cc.vt.edu/~lming/cgi-bin/ODL/nm-ui/members/index.htm http://www.vidyanidhi.org.in/home/index.html http://www.pitt.edu/AFShome/g/r/graduate/public/html/etd/ http://wwwlib.umi.com/dissertations/gateway http://zeeb.library.cmu.edu/OLC/fall2001.html#ETD http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/ http://www.dlib.vt.edu http://paniit.iitd.ac.in/indest/extended/indest-etd.pdf http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/ETD/directory/browse.html http://www.rgs.uky.edu/gs/ETDintro.html http://etd-submit.etsu.edu/support/help/glossary/glossary.htm http://etdguide.org/content/1.2.htm http://www.etd.psu.edu/gen_info.html Best, Ramesh -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- Visiting Scholar (Fulbright Program)( Till February 2004) Virginia Tech Dept. of Computer Science 660 McBryde Hall, M/C 0106 Blacksburg, VA 24061 +1-540-231-3615

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RSS feeds
by Mailing List Manager 20 Jan '04

20 Jan '04

Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2004 15:22:00 +0530 From: VYASAMOORTHY /IKP/HYD <Vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com> Dear Friends: This has nothing to do with RSS connected with BJP. I desire to bring to your attention about RSS feeds available from websites. Recently a Technology called RSS (=Really Simple Syndication) is available. Many websites offering news items also provide what is called an RSS feed. New Indian Express is the first such Indian Newspaper to offer RSS feeds. RSS feed is usually an xml file. This file has an URL (address of the page on the website). For instance the RSS feed for Indian Express is available at: http://www.xpressindia.com/syndications/ei.xml At the end-user's PC, one has to install a small program generally called RSS Aggregator. Many RSS readers (aggregators) are available for free download and Amphetadesk is one of them. After installing Amphetadesk and invoking it, one has to enter the URL of the XML page in this program. Thereafter, Amphetadesk automatically downloads frequently the XML page (RSS feed). We will then get on our desktop the latest news brought to us regularly every three hours. If we have entered five news channels then we would have latest news from five different channels. All of them have the URL of the actual news item plus a short abstract. In this way one can get himself updated easily with latest news from different newspapers (or web resources or portals) of his choice. Several sites give directories of available RSS feeds. www.feedster.com is such a directory. www.disobey.com the site that provides Amphetadesk also gives its own long list of several thousand RSS feeds. RSS feeds are also called Channels. There is a provision to display constantly updated news pages on your website using this technology. There are easy methods of providing such 'automatically updated' news services on your website too using this pull technology: html code to be inserted in your html page are shown in concerned websites offering RSS feeds. I suggest librarians to make use of this technology to offer better value added services to their clients. *Dr.P.Vyasamoorthy, Advisor, Virtual Information Centre *ICICI Knowledge Park, Turkapalli Village, Shameerpet Mandal, RR District, Hyderabad 500078 INDIA *Ph: +91(40) 2348 0053; Fax:+91(40) 2348 0007 Ph. Res: +91(40) 2784 6631 *Website: http://www.vic-ikp.info and http://www.iciciknowledgepark.com HAVE YOU TRIED OUR TRANSLATION SERVICES?

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Thomas Parry Library - E- Journals in L I Science
by Mailing List Manager 20 Jan '04

20 Jan '04

Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2004 10:53:38 +0000 (GMT) From: "[iso-8859-1] MALLIKARJUNA, C" <hbmallikarjuna(a)yahoo.co.in> Dear professional Information on and links to more than 500 ejournals on LIS Annotated list of electronic journals in librarianship and information science. The list will be of use to anyone exploring electronic journals in the LIS field. Titles are listed alphabetically and for each entry a page of relevant information is provided, the accuracy and currency of links and information are checked on a monthly basis. URL:http://www.inf.aber.ac.uk/tpl/ejlib/ C.MALLIKARJUNA, ISEC LIBRARY, INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CHANGE NAGARABHAVI BANGALORE-560 079. hbmallikarjuna(a)yahoo.co.in

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ELPUB2004 Electronic Publishing conference (fwd)
by Mailing List Manager 20 Jan '04

20 Jan '04

Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2004 16:01:46 +0100 From: Marian Polus <marian.polus(a)esat.kuleuven.ac.be> Dear Sirs, Could you forward the following message to lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in, please? Thank you in advance. Regards, Marian Polus -------------------- http://www.elpub.net -------------------- Dear specialists and professionals in electronic publishing, On behalf of the Organising committee, I have the pleasure inviting you to participate as a contributor to the 8th ELPUB conference that will be hosted in June 2004 by the Department of Information Science at the University of Brasilia (West-central Brazil). This 8th ELPUB conference will keep the tradition of previous ELPUB conferences, which is to bring together researchers, developers, users and all those interested on issues regarding electronic publishing in widely differing contexts. Conference themes include the human, cultural, economic, social, scientific, technological, legal, commercial and other relevant aspects of Electronic Publishing. Elpub 2004 offers also a variety of activities, such as workshops, tutorials, panel debates etc. Details can be found on the above mentioned website. A first call for papers was sent out some time ago, but it might not have reached you. But now has come the moment I would like you to take a few minutes to consider submitting a paper, a tutorial theme, a poster or a demonstration. The deadline for abstracts, that have to be introduced electronically via a conference website submission page, has been fixed on January 31, 2004. The 2nd call for papers with all details has been attached to this email. If for any reason this attachment is not accessible or not present anymore, you will find it also at: http://www.docarch.be/engelen/Call_2_for_papers_Elpub2004.pdf Welcome to ELPUB2004, Jan Engelen ELPUB2004 Programme Chair ** With my apologies for possible double postings ** -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prof. Jan Engelen | Katholieke Universiteit Leuven | mailto:Jan.Engelen@kuleuven.ac.be Dept. Electrotechniek - ESAT | Onderzoeksgroep Documentarchitecturen | tel. : +32 (0)16 32 11 23 Kasteelpark Arenberg 10 | B-3001 Heverlee-Leuven | fax. : +32 (0)16 32 19 86 BELGIUM | or +32 (0)16 23 74 31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marian Polus - Project Assistant K.U.Leuven - Research Group on Document Architectures Kasteelpark Arenberg 10 - 3001 Heverlee (Belgium) tel: +32 16 32 18 65 fax: +32 16 32 85 39 http://www.docarch.be

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Fw: survey of aggregators
by Dr. Ramesh C. Gaur 20 Jan '04

20 Jan '04

----- Original Message ----- From: "Astronomy Library" <astlibr(a)lepus.astro.utoronto.ca> To: <SLA-ST(a)welles.library.nwu.edu>; <SLAPAM-L(a)lists.yale.edu> Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 2:27 PM Subject: survey of aggregators > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - > --forwarded by M. Cummins UofToronto Astronomy and Astrophysics Library --- > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - > > >From owner-sts-l(a)listserv.utk.edu Fri Jan 16 12:58:31 2004 > Sender: "STS-L (Science and Technology Section, ACRL)" > > Subject: Announcing "A Survey of Digital Library Aggregation Services" > > ***Cross-posted announcement -- apologies for duplication*** > > "A Survey of Digital Library Aggregation Services." > By Martha L. Brogan. > Digital Library Federation, Council on Library and Information Resources: > Washington DC, December 2003. > > http://www.diglib.org/pubs/brogan/ > [And available in print, 1st quarter 2004] > > This 100-page report, commissioned by the DLF, provides an overview of a > diverse set of more than thirty digital library aggregation services, > organizes them into functional clusters, and then evaluates them more fully > from the perspective of an informed user. Most of the services under review > rely wholly or partially on the Protocol for Metadata Harvesting of the Open > Archives Initiative (OAI-PMH). Each service is annotated with its > organizational affiliation, subject coverage, function, audience, status, > and size. Critical issues surrounding each of these elements are presented > in order to provide the reader with an appreciation of the nuances inherent > in seemingly straightforward factual information, such as "audience" or > "size." > > David Seaman > Executive Director, Digital Library Federation > Council on Library and Information Resources > 1755 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 500 > Washington, DC 20036 > tel: 202-939-4762 > fax: 202-939-4765 > e-mail: dseaman(a)clir.org > web: http://www.diglib.org/ >

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SMS Development Tools
by Mailing List Manager 19 Jan '04

19 Jan '04

Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2004 05:36:18 +0000 (GMT) From: "[iso-8859-1] MALLIKARJUNA, C" <hbmallikarjuna(a)yahoo.co.in> Dear Professionals: SMS Development Tools: Short Message Service, A text message service that enables short messages of generally no more than 140-160 characters in length to be sent and transmitted from pc to a cellphone and other digital-based mobile communications systems. for these tools visit this web page: http://www.funsms.net/sms_development_tools.htm This Section is edited and maintained by Dr. Subrahmanyam Karuturi ( ksm(a)funSMS.net ) C.MALLIKARJUNA, ISEC LIBRARY, INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CHANGE NAGARABHAVI BANGALORE-560 079. hbmallikarjuna(a)yahoo.co.in Office:080+3215468 EXT-301 Mobile:080+36757228

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Change in URL for Web Enhanced Training Programme on WINISIS (fwd)
by Mailing List Manager 19 Jan '04

19 Jan '04

Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2004 06:13:03 +0000 From: Uma Kanjilal <uma_kanjilal(a)hotmail.com> Dear Member, With reference to the announcement on Web enhanced training programme on WINISIS, please note the change in the URL. The URL for the programme is http://winisis.ignou.ac.in . This message may kindly be posted at the earliest. Regards, Uma Kanjilal ======================================================== Dr. (Ms) Uma Kanjilal Reader, Faculty of Library & Information Science Indira Gandhi National Open University ( IGNOU) New Delhi 110 067 E-mail:uma_kanjilal@hotmail.com ======================================================== ________________________________________________________________________________ Send DD, pay no commission. Click here.

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Forwarded mail....
by Mailing List Manager 19 Jan '04

19 Jan '04

Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2004 11:30:08 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Friends: Here is a posting to the GKD97 list I sent in early 1997. I wonder if things have cahnged much. Regards. Arun Dear GKD97 members: Mr P Jayarajan, British Council Division, British High Commission, New Delhi, asked me to give my comments on the impact of electronic publishing on the developing countries, for inclusion in a discussion at a forthcoming World Bank Conference. I thought many members of this forum might be interested in this question (even if they might not care for my views on it!). I reproduce my letter to Jayarajan. Your comments are welcome. My address: <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] Dear Jay: Here are some random thoughts on Electronic Publishing and its impact on the developing countries. As bullet points, of course! * The transition to electronic publishing from print will widen the gap between the advanced countries and the developing countries, especially in the field of production and dissemination of knowledge. * Many developing countries, especially those with large populations, do not have the necessary infrastructure (computer terminals, networks, communication channels, bandwidth, etc.) and will take a long time to have it in place to be able to take part as equal partners in the worldwide enterprise of knowledge production and exchange. * While communication revolution is perceived as a liberating influence, what is more likely to happen is that in many developing countries (including India, I am afraid) scientists and scholars will be among the last to be reached by the revolution and therefore the relative disadvantage they now suffer from (in the matter of access to information and knowledge) will only increase. The number of institutions and individual scholars having access to Email and Internet in developing countries and the rate at which this access has grown over time will support this contention. * The transition to electronic publishing will make it much easier for scientists and scholars in the advanced countries to interact with colleagues and invisible colleges, and most Third World scientists and scholars are most likely to be excluded from this "worldwide" network, not because they are intellectually inferior but because they do not have the technological backup. The already existing gaps in the levels of science and technology performed in the advanced and the poorer countries will be widened further and this could lead to increased levels of brain drain and dependence on foreign aid of a different kind (knowledge imperialism). * Mastery of technology has led the West to dominate the world to such an extent that even in areas where the traditional societies of the poorer countries had a lead of millennia (such as ethnobotany and plant-based medicine), now it is the West which is exploiting this knowledge base and converting it into products (of modern medicine) and profits. What has happened in the area of plants and medicine will happen with even greater vigour in the area of knowledge production and dissemination (including publishing and patenting). * Most journals and databases are produced in the advanced countries and developing country scientists read articles written by their own countrymen in expensive journals produced by commercial publishers in the West and gain access to the same articles through exhorbitatntly priced secondary services produced in the West! Electronic publishing and online access will only make the situation even worse. * There is another very serious problem. The traditional knowledge systems, because their practitioners are not well-versed in electronic communication, will die out very soon. This has already happened, even before the arrival of electronic publishing, thanks to the homogenising effect of western cultures which made many facets of other cultures extinct. -----------------------

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Forwarded mail....
by Mailing List Manager 19 Jan '04

19 Jan '04

Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2004 14:13:11 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Please visit http://www.jbc.org/misc/JBC_Open_Access.shtml to know about the open access policy of a publisher of leading biology journals. Best wishes. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam]

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RE: summary of status of the 63 OA journals sent by Prof. Arunach alam
by Mailing List Manager 19 Jan '04

19 Jan '04

Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2004 13:04:03 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Friends: Here is a physicist on the need to promote open access: http://newsobserver.com/front/story/3218830p-2886313c.html Arun

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LIBRARY SERVICES ON MOBILE PHONES WE ARE READY?
by Mailing List Manager 19 Jan '04

19 Jan '04

Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2004 09:34:40 +0000 (GMT) From: "[iso-8859-1] mallikarjuna chenna" <hbmallikarjuna(a)yahoo.co.in> Dear Professionals Mobile phones have become a part of the standard executive kit; usage of mobiles for messaging and information exchange is more widespread among younger cell phone users.We (librarians)can also use these technologies for our library service.for this we need special hardware and software tools. for this purpose Portalify Ltd. Tekniikantie 12 02150 Espoo FINLAND Developed " Liblet" software. We can intelink with our present libray systems.sending notices of arrived reservations to the user's mobile phone immediately and often results in same-day pick-up, making the material rotate quicker and allowing the library to serve more customers. for more details see below url link: http://www.portalify.com/products/liblet.html C.MALLIKARJUNA, ISEC LIBRARY, INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CHANGE NAGARABHAVI BANGALORE-560 079. hbmallikarjuna(a)yahoo.co.in Office:080+3215468 EXT-301 Mobile:080+36757228

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Registration Open - ICDL2004 (International Conference on Digital Libraries) www.teriin.org/events/icdl
by Mailing List Manager 19 Jan '04

19 Jan '04

Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2004 14:04:41 +0530 From: Debal Chandra Kar <dckar(a)teri.res.in> Our apologies for cross postings ICDL 2004 New Delhi 24-27 February 2004 International Conference on Digital Libraries: Knowledge creation, preservation, access and management *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We would appreciate disseminating this mail to your colleagues. *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Hon'ble President of India, Dr A P J Abdul Kalam has kindly accepted the invitation to be the Chief Guest at the inauguration of the conference on 24 February, 2004 at 1200 hrs at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. Digital libraries and knowledge management are innovations, the implementation of which is still nascent in developing countries. However, they hold the promise of becoming key technologies for knowledge creation and management in the future. In February 2003, the Government of India launched the National Mission for Manuscripts, aimed at preserving the valuable manuscripts in India. The mission is designed to undertake elaborate surveys, run awareness programmes, and impart training in conservation/preservation techniques. ICDL 2004 would contribute to the objectives of the mission by assembling a galaxy of experts, researchers, and academics from across the world to exchange ideas on digital libraries, and related technologies and issues. Objectives .Bridge knowledge gaps between developing and developed countries .Initiate capacity building activities in digital libraries .Evolve a road map for the digitization of archives, manuscripts, and libraries .Provide a forum for facilitating interaction amongst participants .Formulate recommendations on digitization technologies, Acts, and policies Who should participate? .Policy-makers .Library and information science professionals .IT professionals .Archivists and museologists .Content developers and knowledge managers .IT service providers .Information providers and vendors .Professionals from electronic publishing and virtual electronic communities .All stakeholders in the digitization and knowledge business Patrons: Mr Jagmohan Hon'ble Union Minister for Tourism and Culture Government of India * Tutorials .Conference sessions .Panel discussions .Business sessions .Exhibition Day 1: 24 February 2004 (Tuesday) 8.00 a.m. Registration for Tutorials and Conference 9.00-10.30 a.m. TUTORIALS TUTORIAL 1A TUTORIAL 1B TUTORIAL 1C Finding information Ontologies and Institutional through the Internet Thesauri repositories and the WWW Nicola Guarino T B Rajashekar Paul Nieuwenhuysen 10.30-11.00 a.m. Tea 11.00 a.m.-1.00 p.m. TUTORIALS TUTORIAL 2A TUTORIAL 2B TUTORIAL 1C Build digital library Knowledge Management Automatic classification of using open source and Systems: development of documents, or the software (GSDL)/ applications automatic generation of Ian Witten Hsinchun Chen metadata/ Fabrizio Sebatiani 1.00-2.00 p.m. Lunch 2.00-4.00 p.m. TUTORIALS TUTORIAL 3A TUTORIAL 3B TUTORIAL 3C Dublin Core Metadata: XML/RDF Building DLs using Stuart Weibel Erich Neuhold DSpace, OAI-PMH Version 2, Handle System 12.00-1330 a.m. Conference Inauguration At Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi Inaugural Address By Hon'ble President of India Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Day 2: 25 February 2004 (Wednesday) 8.00 a.m. Registration 9.00-9.30 a.m. Keynote Address 1 9.30-11.30 a.m. TECHNICAL SESSION 1 SESSION 1A SESSION 1B SESSION 1C ePublishing, Digital library Digital library initiatives multimedia, and technology: Digital library planning, development, evaluation and management 11.30 a.m.-12.00 noon Tea 12.00 noon-1.30 p.m. TECHNICAL SESSION 2 SESSION 2A SESSION 2B SESSION 2C Digital library Country initiatives/ Digital library policy issues case studies architecture, network and technology 1.30-2.30 p.m. Lunch 2.30-3.30 p.m. BUSSINESS SESSION 1 3.30-4.00 p.m. Tea 4.00-5.30 p.m. TECHNICAL SESSION 3 SESSION 3A SESSION 3B SESSION 3C Digital divide Multilingual Metadata issues metadata issues 7.30 p.m. Dinner Day 3: 26 February 2004 (Thursday) 9.00-9.30 a.m. Keynote Address 2 9.30-11.30 a.m. TECHNICAL SESSION 4 SESSION 4A SESSION 4B SESSION 4C Content Knowledge Semantics, thesauri, management management and ontologies 11.30 a.m.-12.00 noon Tea 12.00 noon-1.30 p.m. TECHNICAL SESSION 5 SESSION 5A SESSION 5B SESSION 5C Copyright issues e-Learning System scalability and digital and inter-operability rights management 1.30-2.30 p.m. Lunch 2.30-3.30 p.m. BUSINESS SESSION 2 3.30-4.00 p.m. Tea 4.00-6.00 p.m. TECHNICAL SESSION 6 SESSION 6A SESSION 6B SESSION 6C Archiving and Retrieval systems Human-machine sharing cultural interface, user heritage and interaction history globally Day 4: 27 February 2004 (Friday) 9.00-9.30 a.m. Keynote Address 3 9.30-11.00 a.m. TECHNICAL SESSION 7 SESSION 7A SESSION 7B SESSION 7C Manuscript: archiving Digital library Digital library and digitization consortium communities 11.00-11.30 a.m. Tea 11.30 a.m.-1.00 p.m. TECHNICAL SESSION 8 SESSION 8A SESSION 8B SESSION 8C Futuristics Digital library Digital library services security 1.00-2.00 p.m. Lunch 2.00 a.m.-4.00 p.m. PANEL DISCUSSION Digital library policy and strategic planning 4.00 - 5.30 p.m. Valedictory session For programme details please go to icdl site: www.teriin.org/events/icdl Advisory Committee Conference Co-chairs .Mr Dhanendra Kumar, IAS, Secretary, Department of Culture, Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Government of India, New Delhi .Dr R K Pachauri, Director-General, TERI, New Delhi, and Chairman, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Geneva . Prof. N Balakrishnan, Professor and Chairman, Division of Information Sciences, IISc, Bangalore; Professor, School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA Members .Ms Sudha Gopalakrishnan, Mission Director, National Mission for Manuscripts, Department of Culture, Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Government of India .Mr K Jayakumar, Joint Secretary, Department of Culture, Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Government of India, New Delhi .Mr Yateendra Joshi, Fellow, TERI, New Delhi .Dr Abhijit Lahiri, Adviser, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Government of India, New Delhi .Dr S Majumdar, Director, Central Secretariat Library, Government of India, New Delhi .Dr S S Murthy, Former Director, Defence Scientific Information and Documentation Centre, Government of India, New Delhi .Dr T A V Murthy, Director, Information and Library Network Centre, Ahmedabad .Dr Usha Reddi, Director, Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia, The Commonwealth of Learning, New Delhi .Dr S Sadagopan, Director, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore .Mr H D Singh, Director-General, National Archives of India, New Delhi .Prof. M Tawfik, Director, UNESCO New Delhi Office, UNESCO Representative to Bhutan, India, Maldives, and Sri Lanka .Dr R K Verma, Executive Director, Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, Noida .Dr N Vijayaditya, Director-General, National Informatics Centre, Government of India, New Delhi .Dr Om Vikas, Scientist 'G' and Head, Computer Development Division, Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India International Programme Committee .Prof. Jos� Luis Borbinha, Direction of Services for Innovation and Development, National Library of Portugal, Lisbon, Portugal .Dr Hsinchun Chen, McClelland Professor of MIS, Director, Artificial Intelligence Lab; Director, Hoffman E-Commerce Lab, University of Arizona, Management Information Systems, McClelland Hall, Tucson, USA .Dr Gobinda Chowdhury, Senior Lecturer, Department of Computer and Information Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1, Scotland, UK .Dr Jean-Marc Comment, Archives f�d�rales suisses, Archivstrasse, Bern, Switzerland .Dr Dieter W Fellner, Professor, Computer Graphics, University of Technology Braunschweig, Germany .Mr Simon Huggard, Systems Manager, Systems Support Unit, Monash University Library, Monash University, Australia .Prof. Leonid A Kalinichenko, Institute of Informatics Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia .Dr Yan Quan Liu, Professor of Information and Library Science, School of Communication, Information and Library Science, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA .Prof. Gary Marchionini, Distinguished Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA .Dr Erich Neuhold, Chairman, IEEE Technical Committee on Digital Libraries, Professor, GMD-IPSI Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany .Prof. Paul Nieuwenhuysen, Head, Information and Documentation University Library, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium .Mr John Paschoud, Project Manager, ANGEL, DELIVER, SECURE, Information Systems Engineer of the Library, London School of conomics and Political Science, London, UK .Dr Michael Seadle, Head, Digital and Multimedia Center, Copyright Librarian, 100 Library, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA .Dr Atul Sharda, E-learning Adviser, E-Learning Strategy Unit, Department of Education and Skills, London, UK .Dr Stuart Weibel, Executive Director, Dublin Core Metadata Initiative, OCLC Office of Research, Dublin, OH, USA .Prof. Ian H Witten, Department of Computer Science, University of Waikato, New Zealand .Dr Norman Wiseman, JISC Head of Programmes, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK Steering Committee Co-chairs .Mr K Jayakumar, Joint Secretary, Department of Culture, Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Government of India, New Delhi .Dr Leena Srivastava, Executive Director, TERI, New Delhi Conference Coordinator .Mr Debal C Kar, Fellow and Area Convenor, Library and Information Centre, TERI, New Delhi Members .Dr Jagdish Arora, Librarian and National Coordinator, INDEST Consortium, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi .Ms Martina Bartel, Head, Information Department and Library Regional Coordinator South Asia, Goethe Institut, New Delhi .Ms Sudha Gopalakrishnan, Mission Director, National Mission for Manuscripts, Department of Culture, Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Government of India, New Delhi .Dr P R Goswami, Director, National Social Science Documentation Centre, Indian Council of Social Science Research, Government of India, New Delhi .Mr P Jayarajan, Head, Library and Information Services (India), British Council Division, British High Commission, New Delhi .Dr H K Kaul, Director, Developing Library Network (DELNET), New Delhi .Dr S Majumdar, Director, Central Secretariat Library, Government of India, New Delhi .Ms Rebecca McDuff, Information Resources Office and Public Affairs - US Embassy, American Center, New Delhi .Mr M Moni, Deputy Director-General, National Informatics Centre, Government of India, New Delhi .Dr Usha Mujoo-Munshi, Librarian, Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi .Dr V N Shukla, Director (Special Applications) Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, Noida .Mr H D Singh, Director-General, National Archives of India, New Delhi .Dr Shalini Urs, Professor and Head, Department of Library and Information Science Mysore University, Mysore Eminent speakers .Dr Jagdish Arora, Librarian and National Coordinator, INDEST Consortium, Central Library, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi .Prof. N Balakrishnan, Professor and Chairman, Division of Information Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore .Prof. Rahul Banerjee, Computer Science and Information Systems Co-ordinator, Centre for Software Development; Assistant Dean, Distance Learning Programmes Division, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani .Prof. Jos� Luis Borbinha, National Library of Portugal, Direction of Services for Innovation and Development, Portugal .Dr Muniram Budhu, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, University of Arizona, USA .Dr Vinod Chachra, Chairman & CEO, VTLS Inc., VA, USA .Dr Harish Chandra, Librarian, Central Library, Indian Institute of Technology - Madras, Chennai .Dr Ching-chih Chen, Professor, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Simmons College, USA .Prof. Hsinchun Chen, Director, Artificial Intelligence Lab and Hoffman E-Commerce Lab, Management Information Systems, University of Arizona, USA .Dr Gobinda Chowdhury, Senior Lecturer, Department of Computer and Information Sciences, University of Strathclyde, UK .Dr Jean-Marc Comment, Integration Manager, Archives F�d�rales Suisses, Switzerland .Dr Dieter W Fellner, Professor, Computer Graphics, University of Technology, Germany .Dr Schubert Foo Shou Boon, Associate Professor and Head, Division of Information Studies, School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore .Dr Nicola Guarino, Senior Research Scientist, Laboratory for Applied Ontology (LOA), ISTC-CNR, Institute for Cognitive Sciences and Technologies, National Research Council, Italy .Prof. Amarnath Gupta, Director, Advanced Query Processing Lab, Data and Know-ledge Systems, San Diego Supercomputer Center, University of California, USA .Mr Simon Huggard, Systems Manager, Monash University Library, Australia .Dr Ernie Ingles, Associate Vice-President (Learning Services) and Chief Librarian, University of Alberta, Canada .Prof. Leonid A Kalinichenko, Professor, Institute of Informatics Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia .Dr Yan Quan Liu, Professor, Information and Library Science, School of Communication, Southern Connecticut State University, USA .Dr Javed Mostafa, Victor H Yngve Associate Professor of Information Science, Associate Professor of Informatics, Indiana University, USA .Dr T A V Murthy, Director, Information and Library Network Centre (INFLIBNET)/UGC, India .Prof. Erich J Neuhold, Chairman, IEEE Technical Committee on Digital Libraries; Director and Professor, Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany .Dr Liddy Nevile, Adj. Associate Professor, Applied Computing Research Institute, La Trobe University, Australia .Prof. Paul Nieuwenhuysen, Head, Information and Documentation, University Library, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium .Dr Peter Noerr, Chief Technology Officer, MuseGlobal, Salt Lake City, USA .Dr Douglas W Oard, Digital Library Research Group, College of Library and Information Services, University of Maryland, USA .Dr Harsha Parekh, Librarian and Professor of Library Science, SNDT Women's University, India .Mr John Paschoud, Project Manager, ANGEL, DELIVER, SECURE, Information Systems Engineer of the Library, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK .Dr Darren Peacock, Director, Information and Communications Technology, National Museum of Australia, Australia .Dr Annelise Mark Pejtersen, Senior Scientist, Systems Analysis Department, Ris� National Laboratory, Denmark .Dr T B Rajashekar, Associate Chairman, National Centre for Science Information, Bangalore, Indian Institute of Science, India .Dr Andreas Rauber, Research Fellow, Department of Software Technology, Vienna University of Technology, Austria .Dr Anshuman Razdan, Director, PRISM, Arizona State University, USA .Prof. Bruce Royan, Chief Executive, Concurrent Computing Ltd, UK .Prof. S Sadagopan, Director, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore .Prof. Rajeev Sangal, Director, International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad .Dr Peter Schirmbacher, Director, Computing and Media Services, Humboldt-University, Germany .Dr Michael Seadle, Head, Digital and Multimedia Center; Assistant Director for Systems and Digital Services; Copyright Librarian, Michigan State University Libraries; Editor, Library Hi Tech; USA .Dr Fabrizio Sebastiani, Instituto di Scienza e Tecnologie dell'Informazione, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy .Prof. Tengku Mohd T Sembok, Professor in Computer Science, Department of Information Science, Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia .Dr Atul Sharda, E-learning Adviser, E-Learning Strategy Unit, Department of Education and Skills, UK .Prof. Shigeo Sugimoto, Koichi Tabata, Tetsuo Sakaguchi, University of Library and Information Science, Japan .Dr Shalini Urs, Professor and Head, Department of Library and Information Science Mysore University, Mysore .Dr Stuart Weibel, Executive Director, Dublin Core Metadata Initiative, OCLC Office of Research, USA .Dr Norman Wiseman, JISC Head of Programmes, University of Nottingham, UK .Prof. Ian H Witten, Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Waikato, New Zealand .Dr Vilas Wuwongse, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand .Dr Takeo Yamamoto, Director and Professor, Multimedia Information Division, National Institute of Informatics, Japan .Ms Xu Yinchi, Professor, Director of Chinese Science Digital Library, Beijing .Prof. Halimah Badioze Zaman, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia Registration The registration fee covers the conference kit, pre-conference proceedings, lunches, dinner, and tea. It does not include other meals and accommodation. Registration fee* Delegates Tutorials Conference Conference and tutorials Indian Rs 2500 Rs 5500 Rs 6500 Foreign US$ 100 US$ 225 US$ 250 * Additional registration from the same organization qualifies for a 10% discount . * Students (full-time) can avail 50% discount. * 25% special discount for foreign delegates from developing countries. Registration A registration form is sent along with this announcement brochure. The form can also be downloaded from the conference web site. The completed form, along with the registration fee should be sent to the ICDL 2004 Secretariat. Payment can also be made through any of the following modes: local cheque / bank draft favouring TERI and payable at New Delhi; credit card; and bank transfer. Registration confirmation Confirmation of registration will be sent upon receipt of the completed registration form and payment. Cancellation and substitution policy No cancellation or refund will be possible after a firm registration has been made. However, substitutions may be made. Please indicate, by 15 February 2004, the name and other necessary details, of the delegate who will replace the original registrant. Conference venue: India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India For conference details,contact Mr Debal C Kar Conference Coordinator ICDL 2004 Secretariat TERI Darbari Seth Block, Habitat Place (India Habitat Centre) Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110 003 India Telephone: 2465 1629, 2468 2100, or 2468 2111 (extn. 2724) Fax : 2468 2144 or 2468 2145 E-mail : ICDL2004(a)teri.res.in Web : www.teriin.org/events/icdl India +91 * Delhi (0)11

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Re: [LIS-Forum] FW: RRC Annual Convention
by Mailing List Manager 19 Jan '04

19 Jan '04

Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2004 11:49:13 +0530 From: Sankaraiah <sankaraiah(a)vsnl.net> Dear Mr Deshmukh, Being far away from the Capital, I am unable to attend the panel discussion. However, wd it be paossible to post any important papers, points that emerge out of the proceedings on the LIS-Forum Thanks. sankaraiah > > Subject: RRC Annual Convention > Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2004 16:29:49 +0500 (GMT+0500) > > RANGANATHAN RESEARCH CIRCLE, New Delhi >

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Indian Digitisation Activities
by Mailing List Manager 19 Jan '04

19 Jan '04

Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2004 17:02:58 +0530 (IST) From: I.R.N.Goudar <goudar(a)css.nal.res.in> Dear Professionals, I am in the process of collecting information on Digitisation activities and Digital Library Initiatives in India. The objects digitised could be documents(books, journals, reports, patents, standards, manuscripts in any form like paper, palm leaves, metal sheets, etc), audio, video, graphics, paintings, models, photos, etc. I have got some details about few activities and still I may not be aware of many. If your organisation has some activity, please send me the details immediately (not more than a page). If not and if you know any institution carrying out this activity, please reply even if it is 3-4 lines or at least inform me the details (contact person and address, telephone, e-mail address, etc). THIS INFORMATION IS REQUIRED VERY URGENTLY. I will post the consolidated summary later through LIS-Forum. Thanks in advance. Regards Goudar -------------------------------------------------------------------------- I.R.N. Goudar Tel: 91-80-5086081 Head, Information Centre for 91-80-5235315 Aerospace Science and Technology Fax: 91-80-5268072 National Aerospace Laboratories E-mail:goudar@css.nal.res.in Airport Road http://www.icast.org.in/staff1.htm BANGALORE-560 017 India

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ePaper version of TOI
by Madhuresh 16 Jan '04

16 Jan '04

Dear friends, This is to make you aware about the service started by Times of India newspaper. Now the ePaper version of TOI is available over the Net at http://epaper.timesofindia.com/ Through this epaper version, one can see exactly the same newspaper as it is published in hard copy and access all the city editions (Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Pune, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Lucknow and Hyderabad) along with the supplements for the current day and the past 6 days. Complete Newspaper can also be downloaded in PDF format. This value added service along with various personalization options is currently available freely. Later on they have the plan to offer this service at nominal rate of Rs. 50/ per month and the complete archive at Rs. 5000/ per month. Regards. Madhuresh Singhal Aurigene Discovery Technologies Limited, Electronic City, phase II, Hosur Road, Bangalore 562 158 Phone 8521314-16 Ext.- 422 Mobile 98861 82822 Fax 852 6285 E-mail: madhureshsinghal(a)yahoo.com http://nettalk2.tripod.com/

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Can any such consortia be made?
by Madhuresh 16 Jan '04

16 Jan '04

Dear Friends, See the news item "Libraries unite to strike digital gold for NZers" appears very recently at http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/ED0401/S00014.htm The news item says - ...... In a move that is the first of its kind in New Zealand, public, education, research and special libraries have joined together to buy collective access to tens of thousands of electronic resources that can be used by people from all parts of the country. ......... ..... "This collaborative venture also realises the vision of making information more easily available to a farmer in Southland, a student in Kerikeri, or a researcher in one of the large metropolitan areas," adds Ms Carnaby. "It's a great step for information democracy in this country." Primary, intermediate and high schools around the country will also have access to the resources, at no individual cost - the Ministry of Education is funding every school library in New Zealand to be a part of the group for the first year. ............... Can any such consortia be made in our own country for the general public? There may be many hurdles in doing so (no need to mention) but whether anyone thought of doing such things? One may also be interested in the title "How to Digitize Eight Million Books", an interview with Michael Keller, University Librarian, Director of Academic Information Resources, and Publisher of HighWire Press and the Stanford University Press. One can read it at http://www.honco.net/os/ Regards. Madhuresh Singhal Aurigene Discovery Technologies Limited, Electronic City, phase II, Hosur Road, Bangalore 562 158 Phone 8521314-16 Ext.- 422 Mobile 98861 82822 Fax 852 6285 E-mail: madhureshsinghal(a)yahoo.com http://nettalk2.tripod.com/

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MOVIE ORGANIZER &BOOK ORGANIZER( freeware tools)
by Mailing List Manager 16 Jan '04

16 Jan '04

Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2004 07:05:09 +0000 (GMT) From: "[iso-8859-1] mallikarjuna chenna" <hbmallikarjuna(a)yahoo.co.in> Dear Professionals! Here some tools for Movie & small libraries. You can download from this site free of cost.(FREEWARE) MOVIE ORGANIZER &BOOK ORGANIZER( freeware tools) MOVIE ORGANIZER Movie Organizer is fully integrated with MOOD, the Movie Organizer Online Database. When you add a movie to your collection you will be able to search MOOD for information which will be downloaded from the net and filled in automatically. You can also upload data to MOOD if you find that something is missing. Software Requirements: Movie Organizer can be run on Windows 9x/NT/2000/Me/XP. Movie Organizer features MOOD Movie Organizer is fully integrated with MOOD, the Movie Organizer Online Database. When you add a movie to your collection you will be able to search MOOD for information which will be downloaded from the net and filled in automatically. You can also upload data to MOOD if you find that something is missing. Advanced search and fast search These two search options makes Movie Organizer both powerful and easy to use. Search on any field in any combination. Sorting Your movie list can be sorted in any possible way. You can even combine sortings by first clicking on one field and then on another, and so on. And it's easy, you only have to click on the column header for the field you want to sort. Print Wizard The Print Wizard gives you very flexible reports. You have the following pr! inting features: * Select exactly what movies to print. * Select any field that is visible in the movie list. * Arrange the fields on your printout as you wish. * Select how many fields you want on your printout. * Select the size of the fields on your printout. * Sort the movies on your printout in any possible way. * Change caption, etc. CSV Import Wizard A very flexible import function. You can assign any CSV-field to any Movie Organizer field. Export to XML or CSV IMDb search Search the International Movie Database (IMDb) for information regarding your FOR DOWLOAD: http://www.movieorganizer.com/download.asp BOOK ORGANIZER: Book Organizer is a very useful program to organize books for small libraries view full details: http://www.bookorganizer.com/

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INTERESTING ARTICLE
by Mailing List Manager 16 Jan '04

16 Jan '04

Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2004 04:26:59 +0000 (GMT) From: "[iso-8859-1] mallikarjuna chenna" <hbmallikarjuna(a)yahoo.co.in> Dear professionals: For the first study of its kind (led by Roger Schonfeld of Ithaka)<?xml:namespac Regarding the comparative costs of handling, in a library, of print vs. Electronic journals over time, and for some surprises as well as Enlightenment, see the just published D-Lib here: http://www.dlib.org/dlib/january04/schonfeld/01schonfeld.html C.MALLIKARJUNA, ISEC LIBRARY, INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL ECONOMIC CHANGE NAGARABHAVI BANGALORE-560 079. Office:080+3215468 EXT-301 Mobile:080+36757228

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FW: RRC Annual Convention
by Mailing List Manager 16 Jan '04

16 Jan '04

Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 08:26:09 +0530 From: Ratnakar Aspari <aspari_r(a)hotmail.com> For kind circulation on Lis-Forum Ratnakar _____________________________________ Subject: RRC Annual Convention Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2004 16:29:49 +0500 (GMT+0500) RANGANATHAN RESEARCH CIRCLE, New Delhi Cordially invites you to X Annual Convention at the Tagore Hall, I Floor, Tutorial Building, Department of Library and Information Science University of Delhi, Delhi - 110 007 On January 31, 2004 Saturday at 10.00 A M There will be a Panel Discussion on "CHANGING ROLE MODEL OF LIS PROFESIONALS IN DIGITAL ERA" SUBHASH DESHMUKH

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Searching Vendor for Large Format Color Photocopying
by Mailing List Manager 16 Jan '04

16 Jan '04

Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 17:51:38 +0530 From: Samdarshi Pali <Samdarshi.Pali(a)relianceinfo.com> I am searching parties willing to do the Large Format Color Duplication at Mumbai/Navi Mumbai. This duplication work involve A0/A1 drawings for our Engineering Document Repository. I will be very thankful if anyone could help me in this matter. Regards Samdarshi Pali

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OAI Service Providers: SciTech and SocSciences and Humanities
by Mailing List Manager 16 Jan '04

16 Jan '04

Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2004 09:47:06 -0600 From: Gerry Mckiernan <gerrymck(a)iastate.edu> OAI Service Providers: SciTech and SocSciences and Humanities I am pleased to announce the availability of two recently-published articles that profile various Open Archives Initiative Service Providers: Gerry McKiernan. "Open Archives Initiative Service Providers. Part I: Science and Technology," _Library Hi Tech News_ 20 no. 9: (November 2003): 30-38. [http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/OAI-SP-I.pdf ] AND Gerry McKiernan. "Open Archives Initiative Service Providers. Part II: Social Sciences and Humanities," _Library Hi Tech News_ 20 no. 10: (December 2003): 24-31. [http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/OAI-SP-II.pdf] Enjoy! /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Latte-drinking, Sushi-eating, Volvo-driving, New York Times-reading, Left-Wing Librarian Iowa State University Ames IA 50011 gerrymck(a)iastate.edu

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Can I get the full text of article?
by Mailing List Manager 16 Jan '04

16 Jan '04

Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2004 16:34:20 +0530 From: Shivendra Singh <shivendra(a)niper.ac.in> Dear friends, Can I get the full text of article? A Mild and Efficient Method for Racemization of alpha-Amino Esters by U. Ramachandran, S. Kumar and H. P. S. Chawla. Volume 35, 1-637 (2003) 616-620. Published in Organic Preparations and Procedures International The New Journal for Organic Synthesis Thanks and regards, Shivendra Singh Electronic Information Retrieval System National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Govt. of India Sector-67, SAS Nagar (Mohali) - 160062 Phone: 91-172-2214683/87 Ext: 2017 Fax: 91-172-2214692 Mob:: 9815526163 http://sshivendra.tripod.com

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Web Enhanced Training Programme on WINISIS
by Mailing List Manager 16 Jan '04

16 Jan '04

Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2004 10:51:13 +0000 From: Uma Kanjilal <uma_kanjilal(a)hotmail.com> Web Enhanced Training Programme on WINISIS<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> IGNOU-DSIR Initiative (http://www.winisis.ignou.ac.in) January 23- <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />February 22, 2004 Introduction: A pilot project of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) and Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) to develop a methodology for delivery of training programmes through e-learning mode taking WINISIS as an example. WINISIS is one of the most widely used information retrieval packages used for development of databases in library and information centres throughout the world. The training programme developed envisages delivery in both online as well as CD versions, providing multimedia based self-learning material with synchronous and asynchronous online interactive environment. The purpose of this training programme is to collect feedback from the participants about the effectiveness of the e-learning courseware. Objectives: The focus of the programme is to: � provide opportunity of learning the WINISIS package to those who are not able to do so otherwise; � facilitate self-learning through multimedia courseware; and � stimulate learning through online interaction with experts and peer group. Target Audience: The Programme is meant for: � LIS students minimum at degree level � LIS working professionals � LIS teachers This programme is at the beginners level. The advanced learners need not apply. The programme is available for both Indian and International participants especially from the SAARC and ASEAN countries. Course Structure The entire course content is divided into eleven modules. Each module contains reading material, slide shows, videos, e-tutorials and quiz. Some of the modules also have facility for hands on practice through simulation. Progress from one module to the next will depend on the successful completion of each module by self assessment tests. Modules Module 1 Database Concepts Module 2 Introduction to CDS/ISIS and WINISIS Module 3 WINISIS Installation Module 4 Menus and Dialog boxes in WINISIS Module 5 Database Design Module 6 Content Creation and Indexing Module 7 Information Retrieval Module 8 Formatting Language Module 9 Sorting and Printing Module 10 Database Conversion and Utilities Module 11 Web Enabled WINISIS Project Work (for final evaluation) The entire programme is required to be completed in 80 hours spread over a month�s time. Delivery Mechanism: The programme is designed in a manner that can cater to both category of users, those having unlimited as well as limited access to the Internet. The CD will contain the multimedia self-learning material whereas the Web will be used for the purpose of interaction both in a synchronous as well as asynchronous mode. Key features of the content delivery are: � Controlled Multimedia Components � Self Evaluation with Feedback � Interactive Learning Forum like Bulletin Board, E-mail, Chat sessions. � Additional Features like Calendar, Glossary, Related links, FAQs etc. � Online Project Evaluation How to Apply: Those desirous of participating in the training programme are requested to visit the training web site at http://www.winisis.ignou.ac.in for registration. Last date for registration is January 21, 2004. Only hundred participants will be registered on first-come first-serve basis. However, ten percent reservation is there for international participants. Selected participants will be informed through e-mail by January 22, 2004. Course Fee: Free Contact Person: Dr. Uma Kanjilal Project Coordinator (IGNOU-DSIR Project) & Reader, Library & Information Science Indira Gandhi National Open University Maidan Garhi, New Delhi Pin- 110 068 Phone: +91 11 26961845 Fax: +91 11 26961845 e-mail: ukanjilal(a)ignou.ac.in ======================================================== Dr. (Ms) Uma Kanjilal Reader, Faculty of Library & Information Science Indira Gandhi National Open University ( IGNOU) New Delhi 110 067 E-mail:uma_kanjilal@hotmail.com ========================================================

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FREE full text access to OCLC Systems and Services (fwd)
by Shyam Prasad pujar 14 Jan '04

14 Jan '04

Dear Moderator, Please ignore my earlier mail and post the following. Regards, Pujar -------- Dear Members, Emerald under its 'Journal of the Week' programme is providing FREE full text access to 'OCLC Systems and Services' journal. Available volumes are: Volume 10, 1994 to Volume 19, 2003. The access is availble till Jan 18, 2004. It can be accessed at: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/jotw 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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Conference Announcement
by DK SAHU 13 Jan '04

13 Jan '04

Apologies for cross posting As a part of the Golden Jubilee celebrations of Journal of Postgraduate Medicine, we have planned a conference in September 2004 for authors, reviewers and editors. The program is being jointly organized with INASP (International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications) and WAME (World Association of Medical Editors). This will probably be the first such event in a developing country discussing all the aspects of journal writing and publishing in biomedical science. May we request you to kindly help us in promoting this event by appropriately including this information in your Calendar of Events or Forthcoming Events column/web pages? Title: JPGM GOLD CON: 50 years of medical writing - International conference on journal writing and publishing Organizers: Journal of Postgraduate Medicine, INASP and WAME Dates: 23rd-26th September 2004 Venue: Mumbai, India URL: http://www.jpgmonline.com/goldcon.asp Main topics: Medical writing, editing, journal publishing, electronic publishing, open access, publication ethics Contact: Dr Atul Goel, Department of Neurosurgery, Seth G. S. Medical College, Parel, Mumbai - 400 012, INDIA. Phone: 91-22-24129884. Fax: 91-22-25032398, E-mail: goldcon(a)jpgmonline.com Thanking you, With personal regards, DK Sahu, MD Joint Organizing Secretary, JPGM Gold Con Managing Editor, Journal of Postgraduate Medicine www.jpgmonline.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus

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SOMLib Digital Library System
by Mailing List Manager 13 Jan '04

13 Jan '04

Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2004 04:14:13 +0000 (GMT) From: "[iso-8859-1] mallikarjuna chenna" <hbmallikarjuna(a)yahoo.co.in> Dear Professionals SOMLib project we create a digital library system that uses a neural network-based core for library representation and query processing. The self-organizing map, a popular unsupervised neural network model, is used to automatically structure a document collection. Based on this core, additional modules integrate distributed libraries and create an intuitive representation of the library, automatically labeling the various topical sections in the document collection. digital library system supporting intuitive, user friendly browsing of document collections by combining the benefits of conventional library organisation with the possibilities offered by digital collections. It is based on the self-organizing map (SOM), a popular unsupervised neural network, used to organize documents by content into bookshelves. Metaphor graphics facilitate the intuitive representation of the resulting document archive, allowing users to get an instant overview of its content and characteristics. New: SOMLib goes music!! They extended the principles of the SOMLib system to music archives, allowing you to organize and browse collections of music. mallikarjuna chenna

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RE: [LIS-Forum] SOMLib Digital Library System
by Sukhdev Singh 13 Jan '04

13 Jan '04

Thanks mallikarjuna chenna, I think LIS-FORUM would also be interested in knowing the software being used and availability of the software especially for R&D purposes. I would appreciate if you can educate us this aspect of SOMLIB. Regards Sukhdev >From: Mailing List Manager <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> >To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >Subject: [LIS-Forum] SOMLib Digital Library System >Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2004 18:47:09 +0530 (IST) > >Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2004 04:14:13 +0000 (GMT) >From: "[iso-8859-1] mallikarjuna chenna" <hbmallikarjuna(a)yahoo.co.in> > >Dear Professionals > >SOMLib project we create a digital library system that uses a neural >network-based core for library representation and query processing. The >self-organizing map, a popular unsupervised neural network model, is used >to automatically structure a document collection. Based on this core, >additional modules integrate distributed libraries and create an >intuitive representation of the library, automatically labeling the >various topical sections in the document collection. >digital library system supporting intuitive, user friendly browsing of >document collections by combining the benefits of conventional library >organisation with the possibilities offered by digital collections. It is >based on the self-organizing map (SOM), a popular unsupervised neural >network, used to organize documents by content into bookshelves. Metaphor >graphics facilitate the intuitive representation of the resulting >document archive, allowing users to get an instant overview of its >content and characteristics. > >New: SOMLib goes music!! They extended the principles of the SOMLib >system to music archives, allowing you to organize and browse collections >of music. > >mallikarjuna chenna >_______________________________________________ >LIS-Forum mailing list >LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum _________________________________________________________________ Games, MMS cards, ringtones. Operator logos, picture messages & more. http://server1.msn.co.in/sp03/mobilesms/ Jazz up your mobile!

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Digitization of manuscripts
by sainul＠iiitmk.ac.in 10 Jan '04

10 Jan '04

Dear Friends, Can somebody give me the details of the Libraries which are invloved in Digitization of Old documents and Manuscripts/palmleaves etc With Regards, Sainul Abideen P Librarian IIITM-K Technopark Trivandrum This Mail has been sent from: ________________________________________________________________________ Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management - Kerala, Park Centre, Techno Park, Thiruvananthapuram - 695 581. Kerala. India. Contact: Website: http://www.iiitmk.ac.in Phone: +91-471-2527567 / 3091334 Fax: +91-471-2527568 ________________________________________________________________________ The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and /or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you have received this in error,please contact the sender and delete the material from anycomputer.

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Good Articles
by Madhuresh 09 Jan '04

09 Jan '04

I would like to attract the attention of forum members towards the following articles. How to Make a Faceted Classification and Put It On the Web http://www.miskatonic.org/library/facet-web-howto.html The recent issue of Cites and Insights (Midwinter 2004) is an A to Z Glossary of LIS terms, which is quite useful. http://cites.boisestate.edu/civ4i2.pdf "Recataloging Librarians" where author Allison Ogden has talked about A Technological History of Librarian Images; What do Librarians Really Do and What are Librarians Really Like. See it at http://www.slais.ubc.ca/courses/libr500/02-03-wt1/www/A_Ogden/index.htm Regards. Madhuresh Singhal Aurigene Discovery Technologies Limited, Electronic City, phase II, Hosur Road, Bangalore 562 158 Phone 8521314-16 Ext.- 422 Mobile: 98861 82822 Fax 852 6285 E-mail: madhureshsinghal(a)yahoo.com http://nettalk2.tripod.com/

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Free ISBN Search
by Mailing List Manager 09 Jan '04

09 Jan '04

Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2004 11:08:42 +0530 From: VYASAMOORTHY /IKP/HYD <Vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com> Dear Friends: A free ISBN search of about 4 lac titles (still in experimental stage) is available at http://isbndb.com Please try it out! It gives Library holdings info too wherever available. *Dr.P.Vyasamoorthy, Advisor, Virtual Information Centre *ICICI Knowledge Park, Turkapalli Village, Shameerpet Mandal, RR District, Hyderabad 500078 INDIA Ph: +91(40) 2348 0053; Fax:+91(40) 2348 0007 Ph. Res: +91(40) 2784 6631 *Website: http://www.vic-ikp.info and http://www.iciciknowledgepark.com HAVE YOU TRIED OUR TRANSLATION SERVICES?

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Usefull tools for Indexing and Thesaurus
by Mailing List Manager 09 Jan '04

09 Jan '04

Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2004 11:53:00 +0000 (GMT) From: "[iso-8859-1] mallikarjuna chenna" <hbmallikarjuna(a)yahoo.co.in> Dear professionals! Useful tools are available for download (Freeware) librarians they can use these tools for their libraries. These tools are windows based (32-bit) and dos based also; They can be used in the production of indexes in HTML format. You can download from: http://publish.uwo.ca/~craven/freeware.htm C.MALLIKARJUNA, ISEC LIBRARY, INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL ECONOMIC CHANGE NAGARABHAVI BANGALORE-560 079. Office:080+3215468 EXT-301 Mobile:080+36757228

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Article required
by Mailing List Manager 09 Jan '04

09 Jan '04

Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2004 22:51:27 -0800 (PST) From: Srinivasan R <seenukkd(a)yahoo.com> Dear Members I would be grateful if anyone sends me a copy of the following paper as one of our senior scientists needs a copy of that paper urgently. Bibliographic information: Journal:Accounts of Chemical Research Title:Polarons, bipolarons, and solitons in conducting polymers Authors:Jean Luc Bredas and G. Bryan Street Issue details: volume 18, year 1985, pp 309 - 315 Yours Sincerely R Srinivasan Library Officer Central Electrochemical Research Institute Karaikudi With Best Wishes Yours Sincerely R Srinivasan Phone: 225904 (R) ; 227750 (O) 7, kambar Street Thilagar Nagar Karaikudi - 630 002

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urgently required
by Mailing List Manager 09 Jan '04

09 Jan '04

Date: 9 Jan 2004 04:35:05 -0000 From: KISHOR <kishorawachar(a)rediffmail.com> Dear sir, I am searching for the source & avalabilty of these papers International wokshop on geotext 1989 Banglore, India 1. Paper presented by V. Radhakrishanan Nair on- Maunt & application of coir as geotext 2. Paper presented by P Jaganntharao O P Yadav ,Jai Bhagwan- Erosion control &slope protection with geofabric KISHOR J R D TATA MEMORIAL LIBRARY INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE BANGALORE-560012 Dept. WebSite:- www.library.iisc.ernet.in patilkv(a)library.iisc.ernet.in

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Indian Insect life
by Hari Sridhar 08 Jan '04

08 Jan '04

Hari Sridhar Wildlife Institute of India Dehradun Hi, I'm looking for copies of the following book - Maxwell-Lefroy,H. 1984 Indian Insect Life: A Manual of the Insects of the Plains Jagmander Book Agency, New Delhi 595.7095400000001 Maxwell-Lefroy,H. 1978 Indian Insect Life: A Manual of the Insects of the Plains (Tropical India) Today and Tomorrow's Printers and Publishers, New Delhi 595.7095400000001 Can anyone tell me if it is in print still and where I can buy it from? Thanks Yours sincerely, Hari Sridhar __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus

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Open access
by Francis Jayakanth 08 Jan '04

08 Jan '04

Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2004 11:15:29 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Friends: If you are interested in promoting open access to scientific literature, you may find the following three sources very useful. Online Forum on Open Access <http://amsci-forum.amsci.org/archives/september98-forum.html> A complete archive of the ongoing discussion on providing online open access to the peer-reviewed research literature is available at the American Scientist Open Access Forum. Post discussion to: <september98-forum(a)amsci-forum.amsci.org> <<...OLE_Obj...>> Open Access News <http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/fosblog.html> A blog edited by Peter Suber that focuses on efforts to create toll-free access to peer-reviewed research and scholarship. EPrints: Author/Institutional Archiving Software <http://www.eprints.org/> Provides open source software for self-archiving research, as well as running CiteBase and OpCit projects on improving online services such as reference linking. <<...OLE_Obj...>> You may also find The Scientist, the fortnightly journal for life scientists published by Eugene Garfield, useful. The Scientist includes a section called "Open Access Now". <www.the-scientist.com> Arun

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Engineering Information launches NTIS Database on Ei Village 2
by Mailing List Manager 07 Jan '04

07 Jan '04

Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2004 01:40:48 +0000 (GMT) From: "[iso-8859-1] Banda Shankar" <bandashankar(a)yahoo.co.in> Respected Professionals a useful platform Elsevier Engineering Information has launched the U.S. National Technical Information Service (NTIS) database on the Engineering Village 2, a Web-based discovery platform for the engineering community. Engineering Village 2 provides access to today's most important engineering content through one single interface: Compendex Inspec NTIS ENGnetBASE Patents from USPTO and esp@cenet Techstreet Standards GlobalSpec Scirus EEVL LexisNexis News further details at http://www.engineeringvillage2.org/controller/servlet/Controller with regards Banda Shankar, Student, DRTC.

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CNN.com: Information Visualization Article
by Mailing List Manager 07 Jan '04

07 Jan '04

Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2004 15:00:21 -0600 From: Gerry Mckiernan <gerrymck(a)iastate.edu> A very *timely* article published on the heals of my "New Age Navigation: Innovative Information Interfaces for Electronic Journals" article in _ The Serials Librarian_ [http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/NewAge.pdf ] The Future *is* Now! /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Next-Generation Librarian Iowa State University Ames IA 50011

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Ovid database free access notification on LISFORUM (fwd)
by Mailing List Manager 06 Jan '04

06 Jan '04

Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2004 16:51:49 +0530 From: mkishore <mkishore(a)informindia.co.in> Dear Sir/Madam, We at Informatics request you to kindly put this notification for free access to OVID database from us on the LISFORUM for its members. The notification is attached here as a word file. Regards, Manish ================================================== Manish Kishore Product Marketing Informatics (India) Ltd. mkishore(a)informindia.co.in # 337, Karuna complex, Malleshwaram Post Box 360, Bangalore-560 003, India Ph: +91-80-336 7867/336 5940 F: +91-80-3344598, www.informindia.co.in " A PASSAGE TO KNOWLEDGE " ==================================================

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WIS and COLLNET Meeting at IIT Roorkee
by JK Vijayakumar 06 Jan '04

06 Jan '04

Dear All, International Workshop on Webometrics, Informetrics and Scientometrics & Fifth COLLNET Meeting will be held at Central Library of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee, India on 2-5 March, 2004 First Announcement and Call for Papers Scope Quantitative aspects of science of science. Collaboration and communication in science and in technology. Science policy. Combination and integration of qualitative and quantitative approaches. Theoretical, methodological and applied aspects, for example: - Emerging issues in scientometrics/informetrics/webometrics and history - Quantitative analysis of S&T innovations - Informetric laws and distributions, mathematical models of communication or collaboration - Information retrieval - Nature and growth of science and its relation with technological output - Evaluation indicators - Collaboration in science and in technology from both quantitative and qualitative points of view Please, note that these examples listed above give a broad outline of the scope of the workshop theme but do not limit it. Important Dates: Abstract: 30 th November 2003 Acceptance : 15 th December 2003 Full Paper : 15 th January 2004 Please send your abstracts to: Yogendra Singh Librarian Central Library Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee Roorkee-247667 U.A. India Tel: +91-1332-285239, 277587 Fax: +91-1332-277587, 273560 E-mail yogi(a)iitr.ernet.in, rulib(a)iitr.ernet.in r_kundra(a)yahoo.com Please send also a copy to: kretschmer.h(a)onlinehome.de Call for papers as PDF file is available at http://www.collnet.de/Roorkee.pdf ------------- Posted by J K Vijayakumar INFLIBNET, India __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus

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Query on Book
by Mailing List Manager 06 Jan '04

06 Jan '04

Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2004 03:03:04 -0800 (PST) From: Mr.G.Bhojaraju <bhojarajug(a)yahoo.com> Dear Colleagues, Is any of your library having the following title, please let me know at your earliest. Radiation Processing of Polymers by Ajit Singh (Editor), Joseph Silverman Hope you will provide me the required information at your earliest. with regards Bhojaraju

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Continuation of the article links
by Ayesha Taranum 06 Jan '04

06 Jan '04

Hello, Links to all four articles by Arun Shourie in Indian express. Part 1 link : http://www.indianexpress.com/archive_full_story.php?content_id=38409 Part 2: http://www.indianexpress.com/archive_full_story.php?content_id=38528 Part 3: http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=38593&spf=true And the final part which appeared today Part 4: http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=38654 Regards, -- Ayesha __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus

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Re: oldage home info
by prafulla＠nisc.co.in 06 Jan '04

06 Jan '04

I thank Dr Vyasamoorthy who provided a useful list of addresses of oldage homes in and around Hyderabad. This is a classified list based on paying capacity. Also, I am thankful to Ms Hema Prem of IISc (Bangalore) for the useful pointer on Mother Theresa's oldage home in Bangalore. T.V. Prafulla Chandra --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NISC Export Services Pvt. Ltd. (an affiliate of NISC International, Inc. USA) S-1 Ballad Estates, St.Ann's School Road, Tarnaka, Hyderabad 500 017 Andhra Pradesh, India - Tel:+91 40 27001517 Tel/Fax:+91 40 27002538 WWW.NISC.COM A company in service to NISC worldwide. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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reference required
by Mailing List Manager 05 Jan '04

05 Jan '04

Date: 5 Jan 2004 08:10:38 -0000 From: Subbiah Gunasekaran <gunasekaran_subbiah(a)rediffmail.com> Dear Members: I will be grateful if anyone could kindly send me the pdf of the following reference. Authors: Capron-ML Douy-A Title: Strontium Dialuminate Sral4O7 - Synthesis and Stability Full source: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY 2002, Vol 85, Iss 12, pp 3036-3040. Thanks for your cooperation, Sincerely, S Guanasekaran Library, CECRI Karaikudi 630 006

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Interesting Article
by Ayesha Taranum 05 Jan '04

05 Jan '04

Hello, Please find the link to an interesting analysis by Arun Shorie in Indian Express, called "IT�s written, now just dot the Is, cross the Ts" http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=38593&spf=true Part IV of this article will appear tomorrow. Regards, -- Ayesha __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now http://companion.yahoo.com/

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Predictions for 2004 by info industry elite
by Mailing List Manager 05 Jan '04

05 Jan '04

Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2004 10:46:08 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Friends: Please visit http://www.infotoday.com/IT/jan04/whatsahead.shtml to know what information industry leaders expect to happen in 2004. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam]

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Slides/Video of Major Open Access Conference Available
by Mailing List Manager 05 Jan '04

05 Jan '04

Slides/Video of Major Open Access Conference Available_ In addition to the publication of the proceedings of the _ICSTI/INIST/INSERM Seminar on Open Access to Scientific and Technical Information: State of the Art and Future_ held January 23-24, 2003 which I noted in an earlier posting [ http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Web4Lib/archive/0312/0173.html ], the slides for select presentations as well as associated video/audio are also available [ http://www.inist.fr/openaccess/index_en.php ]. [Thanks, Peter Suber for reminding me !] IMHO These are important presentations that should be Required Viewing for every librarian (and those who wish they were {:->). Joy! /Gerry Gerry McKiernan New Year Librarian Iowa State University Ames IA 50011

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oldage home info
by prafulla＠nisc.co.in 02 Jan '04

02 Jan '04

Dear All: I am searching for latest info on old age homes for the mentally challenged, preferably in Hyderabad or Bangalore. I shall appreciate any pointers on this. Info about homes in other cities/towns is also welcome. Thank you Sincerely T.V. Prafulla Chandra --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NISC Export Services Pvt. Ltd. (an affiliate of NISC International, Inc. USA) S-1 Ballad Estates, St.Ann's School Road, Tarnaka, Hyderabad 500 017 Andhra Pradesh, India - Tel:+91 40 27001517 Tel/Fax:+91 40 27002538 WWW.NISC.COM A company in service to NISC worldwide. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Free Access to Gender Studies Database
by prafulla＠nisc.co.in 02 Jan '04

02 Jan '04

Dear All: Wish you a happy and prosperous New Year! NISC is pleased to announce free access to the Gender Studies Database (GSD), an anthology of 12 database files, for the entire month of January 2004. To register, please visit www.nisc.com and click the Gender Studies Database link. About Gender Studies Database (GSD) Available Formats: BiblioLine (Internet-/Web-based), CD-ROM Number of Records: 542,700+ Dates of Coverage: 1972 & earlier Present Number of CD-ROMS: 1 Database: Anthology of 12 files Update Frequency: Monthly/BiblioLine, Quarterly/CD-ROM Subject Category: Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities, Gender Studies The Gender Studies Database (GSD) combines NISC's popular Women's Studies International, Men's Studies and Sexual Diversity Studies databases with relevant contributions from the Child Development & Adolescent Studies as well as Family & Society Studies Worldwide databases. GSD covers the spectrum of gender engaged scholarship inside and outside academia. Links to freely available and indexed full-text articles and documents on the web are available. Several hundred links provide access to carefully selected websites. 1) Men's Studies Database With over 44,500 citations & abstracts, MSD covers 250 core and hundreds more important periodicals providing access to the full diversity of literature including journal articles, book reviews, books, book chapters, theses, dissertations, bulletins, newsletters, internet documents and numerous other sources on men's studies from 1990 to the present. 2) Sexual Diversity Studies Sexual Diversity Studies (SDS) offers a balanced, objective, and thorough review of scholarly as well as popular print, electronic, and internet publications of the GLBT press. Most topics of interest to the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities are covered in depth. Of paramount importance is the coverage of history, culture, social issues, interests, and concerns of the GLBT community. 3) Women Studies Abstracts Formerly edited by Sara Stauffer Whaley and recently acquired by NISC, Women Studies Abstracts contributes more than 40,160 records. Approximately 3,000 abstracts of core literature are added per year. 4) Women's Studies Bibliography Database Publications indexed cover a wide range of social science disciplines including anthropology, sociology, social work, psychology, health sciences, education, economics, law, history, and literary works. Source documents include related websites, internet documents, professional journals, conference papers, books, book chapters, selected popular literature, government reports, discussion & working papers and other sources. Enhanced sub-sets of records from U.S. Government databases and other files are included to make Women's Studies International as comprehensive as possible. This file of 168,466 records is produced by NISC with contributions by many individuals. 5) Women's Studies Database Women's Studies Database (1972-present) is compiled by Jeanne Guillaume, Women's Studies Collection Librarian of New College, University of Toronto; WSD provides more than 88,700 records drawn from 125 journals worldwide. About 4,000 records are added per year. Women Studies Librarian The following 4 files from the University of Wisconsin: 6) New Books on Women & Feminism (1987-present) is the complete guide to feminist publishing and provides 42,625 citations. About 2,800 records are added per year. 7) WAVE: Women's Audiovisuals in English: A Guide to Nonprint Resources in Women's Studies (1985-1990) is a guide to 803 feminist films, videos, audiocassettes, and filmstrips. 8) Women, Race, & Ethnicity: A Bibliography (1970-1990) is an annotated, selective bibliography of 2,458 books, journals, anthology chapters, and non-print materials. 9) The History of Women and Science, Health, and Technology: A Bibliographic Guide to the Professions and the Disciplines (1970- 1995 - selective coverage) is an excellent tool for curriculum development, providing 2,345 records from biographical and historical books and articles. 10) MEDLINE Subset on Women (1964 - present) 46,847 abstracts. The MEDLINE Subset on Women, part of the MEDLINE database from the National Library of Medicine, adds to the diversity of materials included in Women's Studies International. With an emphasis on the well-being and social concerns of women in general and the developing countries in particular, this subset includes many journals, reports, books, and published and unpublished papers, previously not indexed in WSI. The MEDLINE Subset on Women brings an overall health perspective to Women's Studies International, with an applied, practical and empirical approach. 11) Women of Color and Southern Women: A Bibliography of Social Science Research Women of Color (1975-1995) was produced by the Research Clearinghouse on Women of Color and Southern Women at the University of Memphis in Tennessee and provides over 7,600 citations on eighteen different ethnic groups. 12) Women's Health and Development: An Annotated Bibliography Women's Health (1995) provides 200 records drawn mainly from English-language journals and other holdings of the World Health Organization library in Geneva. The bibliography was compiled by the Division of Publishing, Language and Library Services, Office of Library and Health Literature Services, and is dedicated to the memory of the late chief of the library, Dr. Deborah Avriel (1935- 1995). Subject Coverage 1. age of consent 2. anthropology 3. art, language & culture 4. athletics & sports 5. coming out 6. criminology & criminal justice 7. culture & communities 8. developing countries 9. employment, workplace harassment 10. ethnic studies 11. fatherhood & family 12. feminist studies - theory & history 13. gender identity, sexual orientation 14. girl studies 15. growing up male 16. historical events & personalities 17. historical studies 18. history 19. homophobia & monosexism 20. language & terminology 21. law & legislation 22. legislation & rights, social change 23. lesbianism 24. literary criticism 25. literature 26. male genetic disorders (XXY, XYY, etc.) 27. male menopause, mid-life & aging 28. male sexualities, bodies & biology 29. male/female relationships 30. marriage & divorce, child custody 31. masculinities & boyhood/manhood 32. media & communication studies 33. mens movements & groups 34. men's health issues & andrology 35. men's studies & feminist pedagogy 36. mental & physical health 37. military 38. Modern period 39. political/social activism 40. prejudice & gender discrimination 41. psychology 42. psychology & body image 43. queer studies 44. race & ethnicity & color 45. religion & spirituality 46. reproductive rights 47. rights & movements 48. sexual practices & techniques 49. sexuality & sexology 50. social welfare & socioeconomics 51. sociology 52. spirituality, mythopoetic men 53. substance abuse 54. suicide & self abuse 55. Victorian period 56. violence & abusive relationships 57. women and the media 58. women in development 59. women's liberation movement 60. women's rights & suffrage 61. work/family relationships Happy browsing! 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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_Proceedings of Major Open Access Conference Published_
by Mailing List Manager 01 Jan '04

01 Jan '04

Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2003 10:46:56 -0600 From: Gerry Mckiernan <gerrymck(a)iastate.edu> The proceedings of the ICSTI/INIST/INSERM Seminar on Open Access to Scientific and Technical Information:State of the Art and Future held January 23-24, 2003 at the French Ministry of Research, Carr des Sciences, Paris, was recently published in a special issue of _Information Services & Use_ (v 23 (n. 2-3) (ISSN 0167-5265) (IOS Press (http://www.iospress.nl ). The issue includes the following major themes and notable papers: **Open Access: What Does It Mean for STI Distribution** o Open Access: marginal or core phenomenon? a commercial publisher's view (Pieter Bolman) o Open publishing: how publishers are reacting (Sally Morris) A brief overview of the OAI protocol and its potential impact (Andy Powell) **Open Access: Economic Models and Legal Implications** o Ingenta's economic and technical models for providing institutional OAarchives (Geoffrey Bilder) Open Access publishing (Jan Velterop) o Libraries and institutional infrastructure for Open Access services (Elmar Mittler) o The legal framework for access to STI (Thomas Dreier) **Open Access: Challenges for the Scientific Community** o Mathematics and databases: Open Access (Laurent Guillop) o The Centre for Direct Scientific Communication (Daniel Charnay) o The research-impact cycle (Stevan Harnad) **Open Access: Issues for Developing Countries** o Round Table: Open Access issues for developing countries (Kay Raseroka, Barbara Kirsop, Jean-Jacques Pierrat, Georges Malamoud, Barbara Aronson, Manfred Spiesberger) **Open Access: Projects and Initiatives** o Institutional repositories and Open Access: the future of scholarly communication (David Prosser) o The Budapest Initiative for Open Access (Jean-Claude Gudon) o FIGARO and Open Access to electronic information objects (Stefan Gradmann) o E-BioSci: Semantic networks of biological information (Les Grivell). The issue also contains a lengthy review titled "Open Access to Scientific and Technical Information: The State of the Art" prepared by Jack Franklin, ASFRAbv, Edam, The Netherlands (http://www.inist.fr/openaccess/en/etat_art.php), transcripts of Questions & Answers sessions, welcome and closing addresses, and a summary of discussions with commentary. An OCLC record for the issue is available [OCLC # 53966590] thanks to my Cataloging Colleagues at the ISU Library! I encourage all who own the journal to analyze it for their local OPAC. **Ironically, while the proceedings is a major contribution to the Open Access literature and movement, it is *not* Open Access [:-( ]. However, some authors have self-archived a version of their presentations [:-)]** [Google Author/Title to see who has self-archived] *** Perhaps, in the spirit of the Season, the publisher would make this issue available as their Free (Electronic) Sample Issue - How About It IOS Press? *** IMHO This is an important collection that should be required reading in the New Year for every librarian and those who wish they were {:-> Joy! /Gerry Gerry McKiernan New Year Librarian Iowa State University Ames IA 50011

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A useful site for information professionals
by Mailing List Manager 01 Jan '04

01 Jan '04

Date: 1 Jan 2004 04:19:38 -0000 From: Subbiah Gunasekaran <gunasekaran_subbiah(a)rediffmail.com> DEAR MEMBERS: I would like to bring to your kind attention A site for librarians, about librarians and by librarians. It is the LIS website "Information Professional" available at http://www.information-professional.com/. Thanks Gunasekaran CECRI, Karaikudi

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Useful Links
by Mailing List Manager 01 Jan '04

01 Jan '04

Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2003 22:28:42 -0800 (PST) From: Mr.G.Bhojaraju <bhojarajug(a)yahoo.com> Dear Professional Colleagues, Wish you all a very Happy & Prosperous New Year : 2004 I hope u'll find the following links useful : International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP) Newsletter : http://www.inasp.info/newslet/index.html Programme for the Enhancement of Research Information (PERI) http://www.inasp.info/peri/intro.html with regards G.Bhojaraju www.bhojarajug.cjb.net

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InfoWatch - Dec 03
by M.R Lalitha 01 Jan '04

01 Jan '04

Dear LIS-Forum member, Wish you a Happy New Year. The December 2003 issue of InfoWatch is now online, bringing you 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) Dec 2003 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In This Issue: 1. ACM technology guide 2. ArrayExpress [A public repository for microarray data] 3. Component failure museum [Specific failure types & problems in different engineering materials] 4. Cygwin [Open source Red Hat GNU tool] 5. Deep content - Guide to effective searching of the Internet 6. Digital book index 7. dspGuru - Digital signal processing central 8. Free2Code [A site for computer related tutorials & codes] 9. e-Optimization.com [A website for optimization software] 10. EPA REACH IT - Remediation And CHaracterization Innovation Technologies 11. Methodology .org [Methods, tools and techniques for IT Professionals] 12. Microcontroller.com - Accurate embedded systems sourcing information 13. OJOSE - Online JOurnal Search Engine for scientific literature research 14. palowireless.com - Wireless technologies resource center 15. PostdocJobs.com [A career information service for postdoctoral positions, fellowships, other research and science jobs] 16. Protein Kinase Resource - PKR 17. Scientific life - World News Network 18. Spacewatch [Spectacular images & the latest top stories in space science] 19. Total hardware - Jumper settings for 18655 devices 20. Worldwide Ocean Optics Database - WOOD ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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Web-based Library Automation and Networking solution
by Mailing List Manager 31 Dec '03

31 Dec '03

Date: 30 Dec 2003 10:05:57 -0000 From: Jai Haravu <haravu(a)newgenlib.com> I am happy to let members of this List know that they can now see a trial installation of the web-based library automation system developed as an initiative of Kesavan Institute of Information and Knowledge Management (http://www.kiikm.org/) in collaboration with a software company, Verus Solutions Pvt. Ltd., in Hyderabad. The software is called NewGenLib. Details of the software (a brochure) and a PowerPoint presentation may be seen at http://www.kiikm.org. The trial installation can be seen at the Osmania University's web site, http://www.osmania.ac.in/ Please go to this site and click the link for NewGenLib. However NewGenLib requires that client machines must have a Java plugin and a java policy file. How to obtian and install the free Java Plugin is explained in the Readme.Txt ** [sent with this mail as attachment. The .java.policy file also sent as an attachment (_java.polcy should be renamed as .java.policy) should be copied to the Operating System default directory. For e.g., for Windows98 it is C:/Windows/. Comments and feedback are welcome to:] haravu(a)newgenlib.com. L J Haravu ** PS: The attachments have not been included. Please write to Mr. Haravu to get the required files. - moderator

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New Year Wishes
by Mailing List Manager 30 Dec '03

30 Dec '03

Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2003 10:31:41 +0530 From: SRELS <srels(a)blr.vsnl.net.in> Dear Member : The Trustees and the Staff of the Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, Bangalore. Wishes you a Happy & Prosperous New Year.

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Talk on "Universal Access to Cyberspace" by Dr. John Rose
by Dr. T.B. Rajashekar 30 Dec '03

30 Dec '03

National Centre for Science Information Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore in collaboration with the The Board of Trustees of the Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science Bangalore cordially invite you to a public lecture by Dr. John Rose Information Society Division UNESCO, Paris, France on UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO CYBERSPACE at The Seminar Hall National Centre for Science Information Indian Institute of Science Bangalore 560 012 on Monday, 29th December 2003, at 5.30 p.m. Mr. N.V. Sathyanarayana Chairman and Managing Director Informatics (India) Ltd., Bangalore will preside ------------------------------------------------------- RSVP: Ph:3305109(Prasad, SRELS) E-mail: srels(a)vsnl.com 3600271(Rajashekar, NCSI) raja(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Coffee: 5.00 P.M.

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RE: [LIS-Forum] Websites required
by Mailing List Manager 29 Dec '03

29 Dec '03

Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2003 20:42:48 +0530 From: kss <kss(a)informindia.co.in> Hi Geetha, We are a company specialised in web research. We not only identify websites as per given seleection criteria but also index or keyword them. We have been offereing this service to several US companies. In the past we have identified 60,000 websites in the area of Life/Health Sciences, 15,000 Arts amd Humanity sites, 15,000 Linguistics, Social Science and Poltical Science, 15,000 Engineering sites. We charge US$1.5 per site identification including indexing. We generally do not undertake mere identification of sites. However, as a special case, we could offer this service at US$0.30/site provided the minimum number of sites to be identified is more than 1000. Tks. & Regds K S Subba Rao Director Informatics International Projects Division Informatics India Ltd 112/7, Vikas 11th Cross, 5th Main Malleshwaram Bangalore 560 003 Tel: 3464878 Fax: 3344598 www.informindia.co.in www.j-gate.informindia.co.in

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Academic ranking of world universities
by Mailing List Manager 28 Dec '03

28 Dec '03

Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2003 15:10:31 -0500 From: Dr. Ramesh C. Gaur <rcgaur(a)tifr.res.in> Shanghai University has conducted a study in which they have ranked world's universities according to their research merits. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India has been ranked at position in between 27-36 in Asia/Pacific and in between 251-300 position in the world. In case if you are interested, Rankings can be found here: http://ed.sjtu.edu.cn/ranking.htm Regards Ramesh

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save US$ 225 on ' Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science'
by Mailing List Manager 28 Dec '03

28 Dec '03

Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2003 16:40:25 +0530 From: Monitor Information Services <emonitor(a)sancharnet.in> Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science, 2nd edition published in May'2003 in 4 vol. set is being offered at its low pre-publication price of US$ 1275.00 instead of its current price of US$ 1500.00. Librarian who could not take advantage of its pre-publication price earlier can avail this limited period offer. Library Discounts permissible. Contact for full details Best Wishes Mukesh Anand emonitor(a)sancharnet.in

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Websites required
by Mailing List Manager 28 Dec '03

28 Dec '03

Date: 25 Dec 2003 04:58:01 -0000 From: Geetha <vgitha(a)rediffmail.com> Sir we are looking for different websites in the area of business process engineering kindly forward the same by return mail with regds *********** Geetha Admin. Executive Indegene Life Systems 130, 1st Main, 5th Block Koramangala Bangalore-560095 geetha(a)indegene.com www.indegene.com

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Distribution of the Extremal of Random varibales
by Hema Prem 26 Dec '03

26 Dec '03

Dear all, Does anyone have information on the Distribution of the Extremal of Random varibles. Someone from bangalore had some info on this..long back.. kindly let me know, i need that asap regards hema -- Hema Prem Research Student Dept of Management Studies Indian Institute Of Science Bangalore - 12 Ph: 91-80-3604538,2933269 (Lab) 91-80-2932291 (hostel) Room # 34 Fax: 91-80- 3604534

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Use of SCI-based publicaiton counts by Subbiah Arunachalam Current Science 25 Nov 2003
by Mailing List Manager 22 Dec '03

22 Dec '03

This excellent two page article is available free of charge at http://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/nov252003/1391.pdf The author refers to a short piece I published in 1994 about “Research Fronts”. This appeared in Current Contents under the rubric “Citation Comments”. Since the print version of Current Contents is generally not available the full text can be found at: http://www.isinet.com/essays/citationanalysis/11.html/

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FW: Nature Magazine through INDEST
by Dr. T.B. Rajashekar 19 Dec '03

19 Dec '03

Dear All I am forwarding this message from Dr. Jagdish Arora, Librarian, IIT Delhi and National Coordinator, INDEST Consortium. The message is self explanatory. Those interested in this offer for online access subscription to Nature magazine, may kindly get in touch with Dr. Arora. Regards Rajashekar T.B. Rajashekar NCSI, IISc -----Original Message----- From: Dr. Jagdish Arora [mailto:jarora@library.iitd.ernet.in] Sent: Friday, December 19, 2003 11:13 AM To: Rajashekar Dr. T.B. Subject: Nature Magazine through INDEST Dear Rajashekar, Can you post the following message on the LIS Forum Listserv: The Nature would be available for subscription through the INDEST Consortium. We have received highly discounted rates of subscription. However, you will have to place your order urgently (before 20th) and make payment before 31st Dec., 2003 to avail this rate. Interested institutions may please contact me for the rates. Regards Jagdsish Arora

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Need inforantion about the library designation/stucture in unversity with new payscale (fwd)
by Mailing List Manager 18 Dec '03

18 Dec '03

Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2003 11:01:10 +0530 From: Chandrakant Gangrude <chandrakant(a)tiss.edu> Dear Members, Date -18/12/2003 I need some information about the Library Structure in Deemed University with payscale ,if have any information about the University level with Designation form Librarian to Library Asst. Please send it. *********************************************************************************************** Chandrakant Gangurde Tata Institute of Social Sciences sion-Trombay Road, Deonar, MUMBAI-400088. Tel. 022-25563290 - Ext.-285 E-mail : chandrakant(a)tiss.edu, gangurdechandrakant(a)yahoo.co.in

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FW: Project Assistant @ Digital Library of RGUHS
by Dr. T.B. Rajashekar 18 Dec '03

18 Dec '03

-----Original Message----- From: hemanthrao [mailto:hemanthrao@rguhs.ac.in] Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 8:49 PM To: raja(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: Project Assistant @ Digital Library of RGUHS Dear respected Sir, Sub: Call for Project Assistant at Digital Library of Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka You are hereby requested to host the following information at Lis-Forum. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Digital Library of Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka is the nerve centre of HELINET consortium, providing round the clock access to global and local health science information to the faculty, students and researchers of all the colleges and institutions affiliated to the University. This library is looking for a candidate to work as project assistant on temporary basis for a period of one year. The details of the appointment are as below. Post : Project Assistant Duration : 1 Year (on Contract basis) Payment : 8k /month Essential Qualification : MLISc and IT exposure/experience Last date : On or Before 19/12/2003 Desirable : ~~~~~~~~~~~ Advanced training in IT application to Library Science. The preference will be given to the candidates residing in Bangalore. Candidates having good communication skill in English/Hindi/Kannada Nature of work: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Handling Digital Library services/Projects, Teaching assignments and Library resource management Contact details ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dr.R.Rama Raj Urs Consortium Co-ordinator Digital Library Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka hemanthrao(a)rguhs.ac.in hemanthrao(a)hotmail.com Ph: 080-6546930,6546935 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ With regards, Hemanth Rao C. Technical Assistant Digital Library@RGUHS

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(Fwd) "Open Access and Retrieval: Liberating the Scholarly Lit
by prafulla＠nisc.co.in 18 Dec '03

18 Dec '03

------- Forwarded message follows ------- Date sent: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 15:07:23 -0600 Send reply to: An informal open list set up by the UK Serials Group <LIS-E-JOURNALS(a)JISCMAIL.AC.UK> From: Gerry Mckiernan <gerrymck(a)IASTATE.EDU> Subject: "Open Access and Retrieval: Liberating the Scholarly Literature" To: LIS-E-JOURNALS(a)JISCMAIL.AC.UK "Open Access and Retrieval: Liberating the Scholarly Literature" "An old tradition and a new technology have converged to make possible an unprecedented public good" [ http://www.soros.org/openaccess/read.shtml ] I am pleased to inform you that my chapter on "Open Access and Retrieval: Liberating the Scholarly Literature" written for a volume on _E-Serials Collection Management: Transitions, Trends, and Technicalities _ (edited by David C. Fowler. New York : Haworth Information Press, 2004) has been officially published [http://www.haworthpressinc.com/store/sampletext/4879.pdf] Chapter 10. Open Access and Retrieval: Liberating the Scholarly Literature 197 Budapest Open Access Initiative 197 New Generation Journals 199 Self-Archiving 200 EPrints 201 Open Archives Initiative 206 Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting 208 Roles and Responsibilities of Self-Archiving 212 "The Future of Ideas" 215 FROM THE CONCLUSION: Whether the self-archiving model becomes the new paradigm for scholarly publishing as envisioned by its proponents will depend not only on improved archiving and retrieval software and systems but also, and more importantly, on the degree to which all stakeholders endorse and embrace its potential as a viable and sustainable publishing alternative. I have self-archived the article at: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/Open.pdf Season's Greetings! /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Open Librarian Iowa State University Ames IA 50011 gerrymck(a)iastate.edu "If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention." [ http://www.sric.org/voices/2003/v4n2/ ] ------- End of forwarded message ------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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_Library Knowledge Bases_
by Gerry Mckiernan 16 Dec '03

16 Dec '03

_Library Knowledge Bases_ For a new registry (and future presentations and articles), I am greatly interested in identifying library-created or library-related Knowledge Bases that have been applied to any and all venues (Acquisitions, Cataloging, Collection Development, Reference, or Library Systems, etc.). A Knowledge Base / Knowledgebase may be defined as a database with a focus on empirical or practical knowledge. In recent years, Knowledge bases have become common components for many businesses and services. The RealNetworks "Customer Support" Knowledge Base. [ http://service.real.com/kb/ ] is an excellent example of a technical support knowledge base. I am interested in library-created OR library-related Knowledge Bases Perhaps the most sophisticated Library Knowledge Base was the one planned as part of the OPAL Project. " The OPAL (Online Personal Academic Librarian) [ http://library.open.ac.uk/aboutus/opal/intro.html ] started as an eighteen month research project based at the Open University Library which is exploring the development of a fully automated online 24/7 reference service for distance students. The project began in November 2000 and was a partnership between the OU Library, the OU Knowledge Media Institute, and the libraries of the University of Leicester and the University of London's Birkbeck College." SEE ALSO: "The OPAL Project: Developing An Automated Online Reference System For Distance Learners" in the June 2001 issue of D-Lib Magazine. [http://www.dlib.org/dlib/june01/06inbrief.html] Another innovative library-based Knowledge Base is EARS (Electronic Access to Reference Services), a service available from the Learning Resources division of the University of Northumbria at Newcastle. [ http://library.unn.ac.uk/ears/ ] The *Most* impressive general knowledge base that I've discovered in a recent Quick-and-Dirty search is START, [ http://www.ai.mit.edu/projects/infolab/index.html ] "the world's first Web-based question answering system, has been on-line and continuously operating since December, 1993. It has been developed by Boris Katz and his associates of the InfoLab Group at the MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. Unlike information retrieval systems (e.g., search engines), START aims to supply users with "just the right information," instead of merely providing a list of hits. Currently, the system can answer millions of English questions about places (e.g., cities, countries, lakes, coordinates, weather, maps, demographics, political and economic systems), movies (e.g., titles, actors, directors), people (e.g., birth dates, biographies), dictionary definitions, and much, much more... ." As Always, I Welcome Any and All contributions, queries, comments, nominations, Cosmic Insights, Etc. Etc. Etc. [I am NOT, however, interested in corporate Knowledge Bases per se] Articles, reports, studies, school papers or projects regarding Library Knowledge Bases are also of major interest for a planned General Bibliography. [I am NOT, however, interested in literature about Knowledge Bases per se] The registry is titled: KBL(sm): A Registry of Library Knowledge Bases and will be located at: [ http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/KBL.htm ] Regards, /Gerry Gerry McKiernan, KnowledgeBased Librarian Iowa State University, Ames IA 50011 gerrymck(a)iastate.edu "If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention." [ http://www.sric.org/voices/2003/v4n2/ ]

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Two Useful Articles
by Saiful Amin 16 Dec '03

16 Dec '03

Dear All, I recently came across two interesting articles in the First Monday magazine, which might interest library professionals. 1. The Internet and the right to communicate by William J. McIver, Jr., William F. Birdsall, and Merrilee Rasmussen http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue8_12/mciver/ 2. Licence fees and GDP per capita: The case for open source in developing countries by Rishab Aiyer Ghosh http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue8_12/ghosh/ Best regards, Saiful -- [Please http://remember.to/edit_messages ] Saiful Amin c/o, Learning Resource Center Indian School of Business Gachibowli Hyderabad - 500019 Ph. +91-40-2318-7963/7999 ________________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Mobile: Download the latest polyphonic ringtones. Go to http://in.mobile.yahoo.com

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Regarding research work in India on"Time and cost analysis of technical services in libraries".
by Mr. Mukesh Saikia 16 Dec '03

16 Dec '03

Dear Friend, I shall be grateful if you kindly inform me about the research work on the following topics: 1."Time and cost analysis in technical services in libraries "or 2. "Technical services in india" and 3. " Ranganathan's library staff formula" ------------------------ M.Saikia ( Mukesh Saikia) Tezpur University Napaam: Tezpur-28 Assam: India Pin-784028 Phone: 91-03712-267092(Off), 267184(Res),03621-286301(Res) Fax: 91-03712-267006,267005 E-mail:m_saikia03@yahoo.co.uk

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RE: [LIS-Forum] best sites in LIS
by Mailing List Manager 16 Dec '03

16 Dec '03

This is a good question. I hope many members answer your question. You may write to Dr S Krishnan of NCL, Pune, and Mr S Gunasekaran of CECRI, Karaikudi. Also ARD Prasad of DRTC. They are pretty good at such sources. Arun

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Senior scale of University Asstt.Librarian
by Mr. Mukesh Saikia 16 Dec '03

16 Dec '03

Dear Friends, I shall be grateful if you kindly send the latest UGC circular for senior scale of Asstt. Librarian of University and Carrer Advancement programme for University Asstt.Librarian. With regards, ------------------------ M.Saikia ( Mukesh Saikia) Tezpur University Napaam: Tezpur-28 Assam: India Pin-784028 Phone: 91-03712-267092(Off), 267184(Res),03621-286301(Res) Fax: 91-03712-267006,267005 E-mail:m_saikia03@yahoo.co.uk

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UK S&T Committee is to conduct an inquiry into scientific publications
by Mailing List Manager 16 Dec '03

16 Dec '03

Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 16:10:25 +0530 From: "Byrappa, Ananda (CORP, GEITC)" <ananda.byrappa(a)ge.com> This may be of interest to you... Regards, Anand The Science and Technology Committee(of the UK House of Commons)is to conduct an inquiry into scientific publications. The Committee will be looking at access to journals within the scientific community, with particular reference to price and availability. It will be asking what measures are being taken in government, the publishing industry and academic institutions to ensure that researchers, teachers and students have access to the publications they need in order to carry out their work effectively. The inquiry will also examine the impact that the current trend towards e-publishing may have on the integrity of journals and the scientific process. The Committee is inviting written evidence on the following points: *What impact do publishers' current policies on pricing and provision of scientific journals, particularly "big deal schemes", have on libraries and the teaching and research communities they serve? * What action should Government, academic institutions and publishers be taking to promote a competitive market in scientific publications? *What are the consequences of increasing numbers of open-access journals, for example for the operation of the Research Assessment Exercise and other selection processes? Should the Government support such a trend and, if so, how? *How effectively are the Legal Deposit Libraries making available non-print scientific publications to the research community, and what steps should they be taking in this respect? *What impact will trends in academic journal publishing have on the risks of scientific fraud and malpractice? The Committee would welcome written evidence from interested organisations and individuals addressing these points. Evidence should be submitted by Thursday 12 February 2003. The oral evidence sessions will begin in March. In announcing the inquiry, the Chairman of the Committee, Ian Gibson MP, said "Journals are at the heart of the scientific process. Researchers, teachers and students must have easy access to scientific publications at a fair price. Scientific journals need to maintain their credibility and integrity as they move into the age of e-publication. The Committee will have some very tough questions for publishers, libraries and government on these issues." Evidence should be sent in hard copy to the Clerk of the Science and Technology Committee, 7 Millbank, London SW1P 3JA. Please send an electronic version also, in Word format, via e-mail to scitechcom(a)parliament.uk or on disk. Guidance on the submission of evidence can be found at www.parliament.uk/commons/selcom/witguide.htm Further information on the work of the Committee can be obtained from Committee staff on 020 7219 2793/4. Previous press notices and publications are available on the Committee's internet homepage: www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/science_and_technology_committee… Notes for Editors *Under the terms of Standing Order No. 152 the Committee is empowered to examine the 'expenditure, policy and administration of the Office of Science and Technology and its associated public bodies'. The Committee was appointed on 12 November 2001.

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Fw: [IAMSLIC:3729] Publisher Copyright Policies
by murari 13 Dec '03

13 Dec '03

Following may be of interest to the users of this group too. Regards, -Murari Tapaswi ----- Original Message ----- From: Pauline Simpson <ps(a)soc.soton.ac.uk> To: <iamslic(a)ucdavis.edu> Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 10:40 PM Subject: [IAMSLIC:3729] Publisher Copyright Policies > The ROMEO listing of Publishers Copyright Policies has now been converted > to a database > > http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo.php > > also provides the opportunity to add publishers > > Pauline > > Pauline Simpson, > Head of Information Services, Southampton Oceanography Centre > and > Head of Engineering, Science and Math Faculty Library Services > and > TARDIS (Univ Southampton e-Prints) Project Manager > > University of Southampton Waterfront Campus, European Way, > Southampton, SO14 3ZH, England > > Tel: +44-(0)23 8059 6111: Fax +44-(0)23 8059 6115 > email: ps(a)soc.soton.ac.uk ; ps2(a)soton.ac.uk > Web : http://www.soc.soton.ac.uk

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Fw: Library Security System
by Mailing List Manager 11 Dec '03

11 Dec '03

Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2003 23:38:32 -0800 (PST) From: gayathri sen <gayatsen(a)yahoo.com> Dear friend, We have library security system called EAS electronic article survillence system. Does not mean you can compleatly avoid loss of books. It will only alert the Personnel at check point. So think twice before you purchase. here is the address. Monitor electronics pvt ltd Pune e-mail magic(a)giaspn01.vsnl.net.in India Satcom Ltd. B'lore e-mail rajesh(a)indiasatcom.com Essae Technologys Pvt. ltd, B'lore e-mail essaebir(a)vsnl.net Regards, Gayathri Sen PESIT, B"lore

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best sites in LIS
by prafulla＠nisc.co.in 11 Dec '03

11 Dec '03

Dear Professional Colleagues: Could you please recommend around 25 best web sites relating to LIS which enable a professional to keep himself up to date or provide an overview of the electronic resources/tools available in LIS such as listserves, bulletin boards, alert services, new books, reference tools, cataloging and classification resources, etc.? Many thanks for your help Sincerely T.V. Prafulla Chandra --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NISC Export Services Pvt. Ltd. (an affiliate of NISC International, Inc. USA) S-1 Ballad Estates, St.Ann's School Road, Tarnaka, Hyderabad 500 017 Andhra Pradesh, India - Tel:+91 40 27001517 Tel/Fax:+91 40 27002538 WWW.NISC.COM A company in service to NISC worldwide. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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InfoWatch - November 03
by M.R Lalitha 11 Dec '03

11 Dec '03

Dear LIS-Forum member, The November 2003 issue of InfoWatch is now online, bringing you 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) Nov 2003 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In This Issue: 1. AnalyzeThat.net - Math & circuit analysis 2. BioInteractive [Biology-focused teaching materials by Howard Hughes Medical Institute] 3. Circuit sage [A website designed by integrated circuit designers for circuit designers] 4. CommsDesign.com - An online resource for communications design engineers 5. Elsevier's Author gateway 6. Free electronic book - Thinking in Java, 3rd Edition 7. FreeTechMail.org - A search engine for IT e-Newsletters 8. GenePath - An intelligent assistant to discover genetic pathways 9. Heavy-Atom Derivatives of protein crystals (HAD) 10. Lives of microorganisms - A micronaturalist's notebook 11. Mental Athletics Programme creativity center (MAP) 12. Molecular Biology Toolkit (MBT) 13. OAI for beginners - The Open Archives Forum online tutorial 14. Ponder this- IBM's monthly puzzles 15. Research 101 [Student guide to improve how to research] 16. Solar flare theory [A website by NASA] 17. Stay safe online [Guide for securing personal computer] 18. The National Academies, USA [Advisors to the nation on science engineering and medicine] 19. TrooBloo database - A database of technology tutorials, code,examples & articles 20. Wayne's Windows 2000 resources for administrators and users ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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World Social Forum International Workshop
by Mailing List Manager 11 Dec '03

11 Dec '03

Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 10:28:07 +1000 From: Dr. Muttayya <muttayya_k(a)vsnl.com> Dear Sir, Kindly make available the following announcement to the members of the forum. with high regards Dr. Muttayya K Librarian, TISS Dear Members, World Social Forum (WSF) is taking place in Mumbai 16-21, January 2003.On this occasion Network Institute for Global Democratization (NIGD), Bytes For all, and Sir Dorabji Tata Memorial Library, Tata Institute of Social Sciences are jointly organizing a library focused International Workshop on Sunday 18th January 2004 at Mumbai. Details of the workshop can be found on the website: www.nigd.org/libraries/mumbai. Theme: Democratization of Information with a Focus on Libraries Date : Sunday 18th January 2004 Timing: 09.00am Registration Venue: Sir Dorabji Tata Memorial Library, TISS, Mumbai Coordinator: Dr.Muttayya Koganuramath, Librarian, TISS IFLA Chair Ms.Kay Raseroka will be delivering the Key Note Address. Theme: Democratization of Information with a Focus on Libraries Sub themes for Panel Discussions 1. The right to memory 2. Library paradigm - library power 3. Alternative knowledge formation 4. Information literacy and capacity building 5. Open source systems in the library and on the net 6. Digital Divide The list of Panel Members: Dr. C.R.Karisiddappa, President, Indian Library Association and Professor and University Librarian, Karnatak Univeristy Dr. T.A.V.Murthy, Director Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET), Indian Universities Library Network (UGC) Ahmedabad Dr. Mike Featherstone, Director, Theory, Culture & Society Centre Professor of Sociology and Communications, Nottingham Trent University Dr. Pandey S.K.Sharma, Principal Library and Information Officer, University Grants Commission, New Delhi Ms. Mirja Ryynanen, MA, lecturer and politician; (she chaired the Finnish Library Association 1991-1997) Fred Noronha, Journalist, co-founder of Bytes for All, a South Asian group of volunteers who work for IT for Social Changes issues. Sunil Abraham Ayrookhuziel, Team leader of MAHITI company in Bangalore Mr. Mikael Book, MA, Director, Katto-Meny Cooperative Society, Helsinki Dr.E. Rama Reddy, University Librarian, University of Hyderabad Dr.T.S.Kumbar, Librarian, Dhirubhai Institute of Information Technology, Gandhinagar Dr.Sangayya Shirurmath Librarian and Head, NICMAN Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. A more complete list of speakers/panelists will be included in the final programme. I request you all to contribute your ideas, notes, articles etc on this forum. Spread the word about this in my opinion exceptionally interesting workshop; tell about the webpages at http://www.nigd.org/libraries/mumbai to your friends and to all friends of the libraries! Yours sincerely Dr.Muttayya Koganuramath Coordinator and Librarian, TISS ************************************** DR. MUTTAYYA KOGANURAMATH UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN Tata Institute of Social Sciences, P.B.No.8313, Sion-Trombay Rd., Deonar, Mumbai 400 088, INDIA. Ph: 91-22- 2556 3289-96; Extn.281(O) 91-22- 2558 3375(R) Direct: 91-22-25513350 Fax: 91-22- 2556 2912 E.Mail : muttayya(a)bom3.vsnl.net.in Website: www.geocities.com/tisslibraryin **************************************

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International CALIBER-2004 and World Book Fair in New Delhi
by JK Vijayakumar 09 Dec '03

09 Dec '03

Dear Friends, Professionals who attend International CALIBER-2004 can also visit the 15th New Delhi World Book Fair (the biggest event in India for books). This will be held in Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India during 14 Feb 2004 - 22 Feb 2004. International CALIBER-2004 registration is open now. Last date for receiving full paper is December 15, 2003. This convention will be held at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India during 11 Feb - 13 Feb, 2004. We solicit international and national level participation in terms of technical papers and delegates. Welcome to New Delhi, INDIA. IMPORTANT DATES Receipt of full papers December 15, 2003 Intimation to Author(s) January 1, 2004 Last date for Registration January 15, 2004 Convention Dates February 11-13, 2004 Contact Details Paper Submission Dr T A V Murthy Editor-in-Chief Director INFLIBNET Centre[An IUC of UGC] Gujarat University Campus PB 4116, Navrangpura Ahmedabad � 380 009, India Phone: +91-79-6304695/5971/8528/0002 Fax:+91-79-6300990 E-Mail: tav(a)inflibnet.ac.in copied to salgar(a)inflibnet.ac.in Registration Dr. Gayas Makhdumi Organising Secretary CALIBER-2004 University Librarian Jamia Millia Islamia, Maulana Mohammad Ali Johar Marg, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi � 110 025, India Phone:+91-11-26984910/26981717(Ext. 472) Fax:+91-11-26982360 E-mail:zhl@jmi.ernet.in Queries can also be sent to Mr S M Salgar Chairman, CALIBER-2004 Scientist-G INFLIBNET Centre[An IUC of UGC] Gujarat University Campus PB 4116, Navrangpura Ahmedabad � 380 009, India Phone: +91-79-6304695/5971/8528/0002 (Ext 33) Fax:+91-79-6300990 E-Mail: salgar(a)inflibnet.ac.in More details are available in the conference website http://caliber2004.inflibnet.ac.in/ __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing. http://photos.yahoo.com/

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Lecture on Interoperability for Digital Libraries
by Dr. T.B. Rajashekar 09 Dec '03

09 Dec '03

The Board of Trustees of the Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, Bangalore in collaboration with the National Centre for Science Information, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore cordially invite you to a public lecture by Dr. Michael Shepherd Professor and Director, Health Information, Faculty of Computer Science Dalhousie University, Canada on Interoperability for Digital Libraries at The Seminar Hall National Centre for Science Information Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012 on Friday, 12th December 2003, at 5.30 p.m. Dr. I.K. Ravichandra Rao Professor and Head, Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore will preside ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- RSVP: Ph: 3305109 (Prasad, SRELS) E-mail: srels(a)vsnl.com 3600271 (Rajashekar, NCSI) raja(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in

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Registration Open - ICDL 2004 www.teriin.org/events/icdl
by Mailing List Manager 09 Dec '03

09 Dec '03

Date: Mon, 08 Dec 2003 17:22:45 +0530 From: ICDL2004 <ICDL2004(a)teri.res.in> Our apologies for cross postings Final announcement- Registration Open ICDL 2004 New Delhi 24-27 February 2004 International Conference on Digital Libraries: Knowledge creation, preservation, access and management *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We would appreciate disseminating this mail to your colleagues. *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digital libraries and knowledge management are innovations, the implementation of which is still nascent in developing countries. However, they hold the promise of becoming key technologies for knowledge creation and management in the future. In February 2003, the Government of India launched the National Mission for Manuscripts, aimed at preserving the valuable manuscripts in India. The mission is designed to undertake elaborate surveys, run awareness programmes, and impart training in conservation/preservation techniques. ICDL 2004 would contribute to the objectives of the mission by assembling a galaxy of experts, researchers, and academics from across the world to exchange ideas on digital libraries, and related technologies and issues. Objectives .Bridge knowledge gaps between developing and developed countries .Initiate capacity building activities in digital libraries .Evolve a road map for the digitization of archives, manuscripts, and libraries .Provide a forum for facilitating interaction amongst participants .Formulate recommendations on digitization technologies, Acts, and policies Who should participate? .Policy-makers .Library and information science professionals .IT professionals .Archivists and museologists .Content developers and knowledge managers .IT service providers .Information providers and vendors .Professionals from electronic publishing and virtual electronic communities .All stakeholders in the digitization and knowledge business Patrons: Mr Jagmohan Hon'ble Union Minister for Tourism and Culture Government of India * Dr Arun Shourie (invited) Hon'ble Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology Government of India Programme highlights Tutorials .Conference sessions .Panel discussions .Business sessions .Exhibition Day 1: 24 February 2004 (Tuesday) 8.00 a.m. Registration for Tutorials and Conference 9.00-10.30 a.m. TUTORIALS TUTORIAL 1A TUTORIAL 1B TUTORIAL 1C Finding information Ontologies and Institutional through the Internet Thesauri repositories and the WWW Nicola Guarino T B Rajashekar Paul Nieuwenhuysen 10.30-11.00 a.m. Tea 11.00 a.m.-1.00 p.m. TUTORIALS TUTORIAL 2A TUTORIAL 2B Build digital library Knowledge Management using open source and Systems: development software (GSDL) applications Ian Witten Hsinchun Chen 1.00-2.00 p.m. Lunch 2.00-4.00 p.m. TUTORIALS TUTORIAL 3A TUTORIAL 3B Dublin Core Metadata: XML/RDF Stuart Weibel Erich Neuhold 6.00-7.00 p.m. Conference Inauguration Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi Day 2: 25 February 2004 (Wednesday) 8.00 a.m. Registration 9.00-9.30 a.m. Keynote Address 1 9.30-11.30 a.m. TECHNICAL SESSION 1 SESSION 1A SESSION 1B SESSION 1C ePublishing, Digital library Digital library initiatives multimedia, and technology: Digital library planning, development, evaluation and management 11.30 a.m.-12.00 noon Tea 12.00 noon-1.30 p.m. TECHNICAL SESSION 2 SESSION 2A SESSION 2B SESSION 2C Digital library Country initiatives/ Digital library policy issues case studies architecture, network and technology 1.30-2.30 p.m. Lunch 2.30-3.30 p.m. BUSSINESS SESSION 1 3.30-4.00 p.m. Tea 4.00-5.30 p.m. TECHNICAL SESSION 3 SESSION 3A SESSION 3B SESSION 3C Digital divide Multilingual Metadata issues metadata issues 7.30 p.m. Dinner Day 3: 26 February 2004 (Thursday) 9.00-9.30 a.m. Keynote Address 2 9.30-11.30 a.m. TECHNICAL SESSION 4 SESSION 4A SESSION 4B SESSION 4C Content Knowledge Semantics, thesauri, management management and ontologies 11.30 a.m.-12.00 noon Tea 12.00 noon-1.30 p.m. TECHNICAL SESSION 5 SESSION 5A SESSION 5B SESSION 5C Copyright issues e-Learning System scalability and digital and inter-operability rights management 1.30-2.30 p.m. Lunch 2.30-3.30 p.m. BUSINESS SESSION 2 3.30-4.00 p.m. Tea 4.00-6.00 p.m. TECHNICAL SESSION 6 SESSION 6A SESSION 6B SESSION 6C Archiving and Retrieval systems Human-machine sharing cultural interface, user heritage and interaction history globally Day 4: 27 February 2004 (Friday) 9.00-9.30 a.m. Keynote Address 3 9.30-11.00 a.m. TECHNICAL SESSION 7 SESSION 7A SESSION 7B SESSION 7C Manuscript: archiving Digital library Digital library and digitization consortium communities 11.00-11.30 a.m. Tea 11.30 a.m.-1.00 p.m. TECHNICAL SESSION 8 SESSION 8A SESSION 8B SESSION 8C Futuristics Digital library Digital library services security 1.00-2.00 p.m. Lunch 2.00 a.m.-4.00 p.m. PANEL DISCUSSION Digital library policy and strategic planning 4.00 - 5.30 p.m. Valedictory session For programme details please go to icdl site: www.teriin.org/events/icdl Advisory Committee Conference Co-chairs .Mr Dhanendra Kumar, IAS, Secretary, Department of Culture, Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Government of India, New Delhi .Dr R K Pachauri, Director-General, TERI, New Delhi, and Chairman, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Geneva . Prof. N Balakrishnan, Professor and Chairman, Division of Information Sciences, IISc, Bangalore; Professor, School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA Members .Ms Sudha Gopalakrishnan, Mission Director, National Mission for Manuscripts, Department of Culture, Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Government of India .Mr K Jayakumar, Joint Secretary, Department of Culture, Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Government of India, New Delhi .Mr Yateendra Joshi, Fellow, TERI, New Delhi .Dr Abhijit Lahiri, Adviser, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Government of India, New Delhi .Dr S Majumdar, Director, Central Secretariat Library, Government of India, New Delhi .Dr S S Murthy, Former Director, Defence Scientific Information and Documentation Centre, Government of India, New Delhi .Dr T A V Murthy, Director, Information and Library Network Centre, Ahmedabad .Dr Usha Reddi, Director, Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia, The Commonwealth of Learning, New Delhi .Dr S Sadagopan, Director, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore .Mr H D Singh, Director-General, National Archives of India, New Delhi .Prof. M Tawfik, Director, UNESCO New Delhi Office, UNESCO Representative to Bhutan, India, Maldives, and Sri Lanka .Dr R K Verma, Executive Director, Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, Noida .Dr N Vijayaditya, Director-General, National Informatics Centre, Government of India, New Delhi .Dr Om Vikas, Scientist 'G' and Head, Computer Development Division, Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India International Programme Committee .Prof. José Luis Borbinha, Direction of Services for Innovation and Development, National Library of Portugal, Lisbon, Portugal .Dr Hsinchun Chen, McClelland Professor of MIS, Director, Artificial Intelligence Lab; Director, Hoffman E-Commerce Lab, University of Arizona, Management Information Systems, McClelland Hall, Tucson, USA .Dr Gobinda Chowdhury, Senior Lecturer, Department of Computer and Information Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1, Scotland, UK .Dr Jean-Marc Comment, Archives fédérales suisses, Archivstrasse, Bern, Switzerland .Dr Dieter W Fellner, Professor, Computer Graphics, University of Technology Braunschweig, Germany .Mr Simon Huggard, Systems Manager, Systems Support Unit, Monash University Library, Monash University, Australia .Prof. Leonid A Kalinichenko, Institute of Informatics Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia .Dr Yan Quan Liu, Professor of Information and Library Science, School of Communication, Information and Library Science, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA .Prof. Gary Marchionini, Distinguished Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA .Dr Erich Neuhold, Chairman, IEEE Technical Committee on Digital Libraries, Professor, GMD-IPSI Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany .Prof. Paul Nieuwenhuysen, Head, Information and Documentation University Library, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium .Mr John Paschoud, Project Manager, ANGEL, DELIVER, SECURE, Information Systems Engineer of the Library, London School of conomics and Political Science, London, UK .Dr Michael Seadle, Head, Digital and Multimedia Center, Copyright Librarian, 100 Library, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA .Dr Atul Sharda, E-learning Adviser, E-Learning Strategy Unit, Department of Education and Skills, London, UK .Dr Stuart Weibel, Executive Director, Dublin Core Metadata Initiative, OCLC Office of Research, Dublin, OH, USA .Prof. Ian H Witten, Department of Computer Science, University of Waikato, New Zealand .Dr Norman Wiseman, JISC Head of Programmes, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK Steering Committee Co-chairs .Mr K Jayakumar, Joint Secretary, Department of Culture, Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Government of India, New Delhi .Dr Leena Srivastava, Executive Director, TERI, New Delhi Conference Coordinator .Mr Debal C Kar, Fellow and Area Convenor, Library and Information Centre, TERI, New Delhi Members .Dr Jagdish Arora, Librarian and National Coordinator, INDEST Consortium, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi .Ms Martina Bartel, Head, Information Department and Library Regional Coordinator South Asia, Goethe Institut, New Delhi .Ms Sudha Gopalakrishnan, Mission Director, National Mission for Manuscripts, Department of Culture, Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Government of India, New Delhi .Dr P R Goswami, Director, National Social Science Documentation Centre, Indian Council of Social Science Research, Government of India, New Delhi .Mr P Jayarajan, Head, Library and Information Services (India), British Council Division, British High Commission, New Delhi .Dr H K Kaul, Director, Developing Library Network (DELNET), New Delhi .Dr S Majumdar, Director, Central Secretariat Library, Government of India, New Delhi .Ms Rebecca McDuff, Information Resources Office and Public Affairs - US Embassy, American Center, New Delhi .Mr M Moni, Deputy Director-General, National Informatics Centre, Government of India, New Delhi .Dr Usha Mujoo-Munshi, Librarian, Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi .Dr V N Shukla, Director (Special Applications) Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, Noida .Mr H D Singh, Director-General, National Archives of India, New Delhi .Dr Shalini Urs, Professor and Head, Department of Library and Information Science Mysore University, Mysore Eminent speakers .Dr Jagdish Arora, Librarian and National Coordinator, INDEST Consortium, Central Library, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi .Prof. N Balakrishnan, Professor and Chairman, Division of Information Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore .Prof. Rahul Banerjee, Computer Science and Information Systems Co-ordinator, Centre for Software Development; Assistant Dean, Distance Learning Programmes Division, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani .Prof. José Luis Borbinha, National Library of Portugal, Direction of Services for Innovation and Development, Portugal .Dr Muniram Budhu, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, University of Arizona, USA .Dr Vinod Chachra, Chairman & CEO, VTLS Inc., VA, USA .Dr Harish Chandra, Librarian, Central Library, Indian Institute of Technology - Madras, Chennai .Dr Ching-chih Chen, Professor, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Simmons College, USA .Prof. Hsinchun Chen, Director, Artificial Intelligence Lab and Hoffman E-Commerce Lab, Management Information Systems, University of Arizona, USA .Dr Gobinda Chowdhury, Senior Lecturer, Department of Computer and Information Sciences, University of Strathclyde, UK .Dr Jean-Marc Comment, Integration Manager, Archives Fédérales Suisses, Switzerland .Dr Dieter W Fellner, Professor, Computer Graphics, University of Technology, Germany .Dr Schubert Foo Shou Boon, Associate Professor and Head, Division of Information Studies, School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore .Dr Nicola Guarino, Senior Research Scientist, Laboratory for Applied Ontology (LOA), ISTC-CNR, Institute for Cognitive Sciences and Technologies, National Research Council, Italy .Prof. Amarnath Gupta, Director, Advanced Query Processing Lab, Data and Know-ledge Systems, San Diego Supercomputer Center, University of California, USA .Mr Simon Huggard, Systems Manager, Monash University Library, Australia .Dr Ernie Ingles, Associate Vice-President (Learning Services) and Chief Librarian, University of Alberta, Canada .Prof. Leonid A Kalinichenko, Professor, Institute of Informatics Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia .Dr Yan Quan Liu, Professor, Information and Library Science, School of Communication, Southern Connecticut State University, USA .Dr Javed Mostafa, Victor H Yngve Associate Professor of Information Science, Associate Professor of Informatics, Indiana University, USA .Dr T A V Murthy, Director, Information and Library Network Centre (INFLIBNET)/UGC, India .Prof. Erich J Neuhold, Chairman, IEEE Technical Committee on Digital Libraries; Director and Professor, Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany .Dr Liddy Nevile, Adj. Associate Professor, Applied Computing Research Institute, La Trobe University, Australia .Prof. Paul Nieuwenhuysen, Head, Information and Documentation, University Library, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium .Dr Peter Noerr, Chief Technology Officer, MuseGlobal, Salt Lake City, USA .Dr Douglas W Oard, Digital Library Research Group, College of Library and Information Services, University of Maryland, USA .Dr Harsha Parekh, Librarian and Professor of Library Science, SNDT Women's University, India .Mr John Paschoud, Project Manager, ANGEL, DELIVER, SECURE, Information Systems Engineer of the Library, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK .Dr Darren Peacock, Director, Information and Communications Technology, National Museum of Australia, Australia .Dr Annelise Mark Pejtersen, Senior Scientist, Systems Analysis Department, Risø National Laboratory, Denmark .Dr T B Rajashekar, Associate Chairman, National Centre for Science Information, Bangalore, Indian Institute of Science, India .Dr Andreas Rauber, Research Fellow, Department of Software Technology, Vienna University of Technology, Austria .Dr Anshuman Razdan, Director, PRISM, Arizona State University, USA .Prof. Bruce Royan, Chief Executive, Concurrent Computing Ltd, UK .Prof. S Sadagopan, Director, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore .Prof. Rajeev Sangal, Director, International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad .Dr Peter Schirmbacher, Director, Computing and Media Services, Humboldt-University, Germany .Dr Michael Seadle, Head, Digital and Multimedia Center; Assistant Director for Systems and Digital Services; Copyright Librarian, Michigan State University Libraries; Editor, Library Hi Tech; USA .Dr Fabrizio Sebastiani, Instituto di Scienza e Tecnologie dell'Informazione, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy .Prof. Tengku Mohd T Sembok, Professor in Computer Science, Department of Information Science, Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia .Dr Atul Sharda, E-learning Adviser, E-Learning Strategy Unit, Department of Education and Skills, UK .Prof. Shigeo Sugimoto, Koichi Tabata, Tetsuo Sakaguchi, University of Library and Information Science, Japan .Dr Shalini Urs, Professor and Head, Department of Library and Information Science Mysore University, Mysore .Dr Stuart Weibel, Executive Director, Dublin Core Metadata Initiative, OCLC Office of Research, USA .Dr Norman Wiseman, JISC Head of Programmes, University of Nottingham, UK .Prof. Ian H Witten, Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Waikato, New Zealand .Dr Vilas Wuwongse, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand .Dr Takeo Yamamoto, Director and Professor, Multimedia Information Division, National Institute of Informatics, Japan .Ms Xu Yinchi, Professor, Director of Chinese Science Digital Library, Beijing .Prof. Halimah Badioze Zaman, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia Registration The registration fee covers the conference kit, pre-conference proceedings, lunches, dinner, and tea. It does not include other meals and accommodation. Registration fee* For registrations done on or before 31 December 2003 Delegates Tutorials Conference Conference and tutorials Indian Rs 2000 Rs 5000 Rs 6000 Foreign US$ 75 US$ 200 US$ 225 For registrations done after 31 December 2003 Delegates Tutorials Conference Conference and tutorials Indian Rs 2500 Rs 5500 Rs 6500 Foreign US$ 100 US$ 225 US$ 250 * Additional registration from the same organization qualifies for a 10% discount . * Students (full-time) can avail 50% discount. * 25% special discount for foreign delegates from developing countries. Registration A registration form is sent along with this announcement brochure. The form can also be downloaded from the conference web site. The completed form, along with the registration fee should be sent to the ICDL 2004 Secretariat. Payment can also be made through any of the following modes: local cheque / bank draft favouring TERI and payable at New Delhi; credit card; and bank transfer. Registration confirmation Confirmation of registration will be sent upon receipt of the completed registration form and payment. Cancellation and substitution policy No cancellation or refund will be possible after a firm registration has been made. However, substitutions may be made. Please indicate, by 15 February 2004, the name and other necessary details, of the delegate who will replace the original registrant. Conference venue: India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India For conference details,contact Mr Debal C Kar Conference Coordinator ICDL 2004 Secretariat TERI Darbari Seth Block, Habitat Place (India Habitat Centre) Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110 003 India Telephone: 2465 1629, 2468 2100, or 2468 2111 (extn. 2724) Fax : 2468 2144 or 2468 2145 E-mail : ICDL2004(a)teri.res.in Web : www.teriin.org/events/icdl India +91 * Delhi (0)11

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Bulletin of the Medical Library Association archives online
by Shyam Prasad pujar 09 Dec '03

09 Dec '03

Dear Members, PubMedCentral has made available the full-text of the complete volumes of the 'Bulletin of the Medical Library Association' now published as 'Journal of the Medical Library Association' online. The archive begins with Vol.1, 1911. The full text articles are available in .pdf format. You may access the archives at: V.1, 1911 to V.89, 2001 http://pubmedcentral.gov/tocrender.fcgi?action=archive&journal=72 V.90, 2002 to V.91, 2003 http://pubmedcentral.gov/tocrender.fcgi?action=archive&journal=93 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) Library of Congress report on the National Library Baghd (fwd)
by Mailing List Manager 08 Dec '03

08 Dec '03

Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 15:52:17 +0530 From: prafulla(a)nisc.co.in A team from the Library of Congress visited Baghdad in October-November 2003 to advise the Ministry of Culture on the National Library of Baghdad. The report of their visit was distributed earlier this week: "Library of Congress Mission To Baghdad Report on the National Library and the House of Manuscripts, October 27-November 3, 2003" With the kind permission of Mary Jane Deeb, Team Leader and Arab World Area Specialist at the Library of Congress, the Middle East Librarians Association Committee on Iraqi Libraries has prepared and published the report on-line: http://www-oi.uchicago.edu/OI/IRAQ/mela/LCIraqReport.html A suite of illustrations to accompany the text of the report is in preparation. Please repost this announcement wherever there might be interest. -- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Charles Ellwood Jones Research Associate - Bibliographer The Oriental Institute - Chicago 1155 E. 58th St. Chicago IL 60637-1569 USA http://www-oi.uchicago.edu/OI/DEPT/RA/Research_Arch.html

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ILA Information
by Mailing List Manager 08 Dec '03

08 Dec '03

Date: 5 Dec 2003 12:00:23 -0000 From: Geetha <vgitha(a)rediffmail.com> hello sir: i come to know about this site through my friend, i am searching for information on "Indian Libraries Association (ILA) Functions and activities and history" as soon as possible. i searched for this in internet but i didn't got the infromation coz that ILA site is down. please help me Thanking you *************************************** Geetha Admin. Executive Indegene Life Systems 130, 1st Main, 5th Block Koramangala Bangalore-560095 geetha(a)indegene.com www.indegene.com

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Fw: Library Security System
by Mailing List Manager 08 Dec '03

08 Dec '03

Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 14:45:55 +0530 From: Swati.Gokhale(a)ril.com I am regularly receiving messages from LIS FORUM. I needed information of Library Security Systems to prevent theft of Library documents. We need to implement an Electronic Security System in our library and would also like to visit libraries which have installed the same. Please let me know if any of your libraries have such systems. Regards Swati Gokhale Swati Gokhale Technical Library Reliance Industries Ltd Village Mora Post Bhatha Surat-Hazira Rd, Dist Surat Gujarat 394510 Tel : 0261-3035357 , To: lis-forum-owner(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in. cc: Date: 03/12/2003 02:04:49 PM Subject: Fw: Library Security System Pl help . Am not able to post messages on LIS FORUM. regards, Swati Gokhale ----- Forwarded by Swati Gokhale/HAZIRA/RIL on 03/12/2003 01:57 PM ----- lis-forum-owner@ ncsi.iisc.ernet. in To Sent by: swati.gokhale(a)ril.com lis-forum-bounce cc s(a)ncsi.iisc.erne t.in Subject Library Security System 03/12/2003 02:04 PM You are not allowed to post to this mailing list, and your message has been automatically rejected. If you think that your messages are being rejected in error, contact the mailing list owner at lis-forum-owner(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in. ----- Message from Swati.Gokhale(a)ril.com on Wed, 3 Dec 2003 13:57:33 +0530 ----- To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: Library Security System Please post this message: We are looking for details on Library Security Systems . Please send information on any Security Systems installed in your libraries. Regards, Swati Gokhale Technical Library Reliance Industries Ltd Village Mora Post Bhatha Surat-Hazira Rd, Dist Surat Gujarat 394510 Tel : 0261-3035357

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CDSware News: CDSware v0.1.0 released
by Saiful Amin 06 Dec '03

06 Dec '03

Subject: CDSware News: CDSware v0.1.0 released From: Tibor Simko <tibor.simko(a)cern.ch> To: project-cdsware-announce(a)cern.ch Date: Thu, December 4, 2003 7:53 pm -------------------------------------------------------------------- CDSware News: CDSware v0.1.0 released December 4, 2003 http://cdsware.cern.ch/news/ -------------------------------------------------------------------- CDSware v0.1.0 was released on December 4th, 2003. What's new: * development branch release * search engine redesign to yield five times more search performance for larger sites (WebSearch, BibWords) * fulltext indexation of PDF, PostScript, MS Word, MS PowerPoint and MS Excel files (WebSearch) * integrated combined metadata/fulltext/citation search (WebSearch) * multi-stage search guidance in cases of no exact match (WebSearch) * OAI-PMH harvestor (BibHarvest) * bibliographic task scheduler (BibSched) * automatic daemon mode of the indexer, the formatter and the collection cache generator (BibWords, BibFormat, WebSearch) * user management and session handling rewrite (WebSession) * user personalization, document baskets and notification alert system (WebBasket, WebAlert) * role-based access control engine (WebAccess) * internationalization of the interface started (currently with Czech, German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, and Slovak support) * web page design update (WebStyle) * introduction of programmer-oriented technical documentation corner (WebHelp) * source tree reorganization, mod_python technology adopted for most of the modules Download: <http://cdsware.cern.ch/download/cdsware-0.1.0.tar.gz> Notes: This is a development branch release. It is not meant to replace CDSware 0.0.9. Users of 0.0.9 are advised to wait for the next stable release. Users of 0.0.9+ are advised to upgrade to 0.1.0. As of this release we are adopting the classical stable/development branch version numbering scheme spread in the GNU/Linux world and elsewhere, with even minor versions denoting stable branch releases and odd minor versions denoting development releases. For more details, see <http://cdsware.cern.ch:8000/hacking/releases.html>. Known problems: WebSubmit is not working properly yet. Several admin-level functionality of 0.0.9 is missing in 0.1.0 yet. The task scheduler and RBAC authentication engines are functional but not yet called by all the clients. These issues will be subsequently dealt with in the next releases of the 0.1.x development branch. What's next: Fixing known problems described above. Stabilizing the 0.1.x tree. Continuing with the internationalization of the interface. Introducing BibIndex for better phrase indexing and browsing. -- [Please http://remember.to/edit_messages ] Saiful Amin c/o, Learning Resource Center Indian School of Business Gachibowli Hyderabad - 500019 Ph. +91-40-2318-7963/7999 ________________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Mobile: Download the latest polyphonic ringtones. Go to http://in.mobile.yahoo.com

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Subbiah Arunachalam Co-Director of CogPrints for Journals
by Mailing List Manager 05 Dec '03

05 Dec '03

It is my great pleasure and honour to announce that India's and the Developing World's great advocate for open access, Subbiah Arunachalam has become Co-Director of the CogPrints Archive http://cogprints.ecs.soton.ac.uk/ Professor Arunachalam will be specifically in charge of the growing Journals sector of CogPrints: * JOURNALS o Asian Student Medical Journal o Behavioral & Brain Sciences o Calicut Medical Journal o Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal o Internet Health o Medical Education Online + MEO Peer Reviewed + MEO PrePrint o Online Journal of Health and Allied Sciences o Psycoloquy This sector hosts online journals (in any discipline) that wish to self-archive their contents centrally. This sector grew out of a natural evolution of CogPrints in a transitional period when distributed institutional self-archiving is replacing central CogPrints-style self-archiving. "Central vs. Distributed Archives" http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Hypermail/Amsci/0293.html "Central versus institutional self-archiving" http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Hypermail/Amsci/3208.html Thanks to OAI-interoperability, all these archives are now equivalent, interoperable, and hence integrable into one big virtual archive in OAI-space -- e.g. http://oaister.umdl.umich.edu/o/oaister/ As a result, more and more cognitive science papers will be self-archived in their authors' own institutional OAI archives (for which the Eprints.org software is an adaptation of the CogPrints software: http://software.eprints.org/#ep2 ). It is only natural, then, that CogPrints should make its central archiving capacity available to those who need it, including authors whose institutions do not yet have their own Eprint Archives (or authors without institutions) and journals that wish to self-archive their contents centrally. No one on the planet is more closely and deeply identified with the cause of researchers and journals who lack the resources to make their output openly accessible than is Professor Arunachalam. We are deeply grateful for his generous collaboration. Stevan Harnad NOTE: A complete archive of the ongoing discussion of providing open access to the peer-reviewed research literature online is available at the American Scientist Open Access Forum (98 & 99 & 00 & 01 & 02 & 03): http://amsci-forum.amsci.org/archives/september98-forum.html http://www.cogsci.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Hypermail/Amsci/index.html Post discussion to: september98-forum(a)amsci-forum.amsci.org Dual Open-Access-Provision Policy: BOAI-2 ("gold"): Publish your article in a suitable open-access journal whenever one exists. BOAI-1 ("green"): Otherwise, publish your article in a suitable toll-access journal and also self-archive it. http://www.soros.org/openaccess/read.shtml http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Temp/berlin.htm http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Temp/self-archiving_files/Slide0026.gif http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Temp/self-archiving_files/Slide0021.gif http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Temp/self-archiving_files/Slide0024.gif http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Temp/self-archiving_files/Slide0028.gif

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Library Book Racks
by Mailing List Manager 05 Dec '03

05 Dec '03

Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2003 22:05:32 -0800 (PST) From: gayathri sen <gayatsen(a)yahoo.com> Dear friend, You need to get 25 double sided racks of the standard size if you want to make provision for 10,000 books. Appro. 200 books on one side of the shelf. Regarding Catalogue cabinet you must insist that a PC given to the library to make entry of records. In these days of library automation and networking no new library should go for old method of catalogue cards and filing. UGC(INFLIBNET) wants to network all university and college libraries and may be want to find out how forward looking you are. About your approach to library management. However, you can also calculate the no. of cards that can be held in a tray, and give an second answer in continuation to the online catalogue. All the best, Gayathri Sen

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Emilda: Free library management tool
by Shyam Prasad pujar 05 Dec '03

05 Dec '03

Dear Members, Emilda is a fully featured electronic library management tool that includes Web-OPAC, circulation functions, user management and book information retrieval from databases around the world. This is a "free" library system released under the GPL license. It is a web based system works on a Linux platform. As per the developers it can work on other platforms as well with modifications in source code. The software can be downloded from the following website. http://www.realnode.fi As per developers, these are pre-releases of stable versions and are not recommended for other use than testing or evaluation. 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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New Age Navigation: Innovative e-Journal Interfaces
by Gerry Mckiernan 04 Dec '03

04 Dec '03

_New Age Navigation: Innovative E-Journal Interfaces_ I am pleased to announce the formal publication of my latest Magnus Opus [:-) "New Age Navigation: Innovative Information Interfaces for Electronic Journals" _The Serials Librarian_ 45(2)(2003): 87-123 ABSTRACT. While it is typical for electronic journals to offer conventional search features similar to those provided by electronic databases, a select number of e-journals have also made available higher-level access options as well. In this article, we review several novel technologies and implementations that creatively exploit the inherent potential of the digital environment to further facilitate use of e-collections. We conclude with speculation on the functionalities of a next-generation e-journal interface that are likely to emerge in the near future. A offprint/preprint copy of the article is available at [ http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/NewAge.pdf ] The article served as the basis of a presentation I gave at the _Internet Librarian 2003 Conference_ [ http://www.infotoday.com/il2003/] in Monterey, California in early November. [BTW: A *Most* Excellent Conference] [ http://www.infotoday.com/il2003/presentations/default.htm ] The conference version of my presentation is available at [http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/NewAgeIL.ppt ] [*********1.6 MB FILE****************************] and the Director's Cut [:-) at [http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/NewAge.ppt ] **********[LARGE FILE 3.4 MB]****************** As Aways, I'd appreciate Any and All comments, queries, critiques, questions, or Cosmic Insights relating to the themes of Such Musings {:-) . Regards, /Gerry Gerry McKiernan New Age Librarian Iowa State University Ames AI 50011 gerrymck(a)iastate.edu As we know, There are known knowns. There are things we know we know. We also know There are known unknowns. That is to say We know there are some things We do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns, The ones we don't know We don't know. Donald Rumsfeld -Feb. 12, 2002, Department of Defense news briefing [http://slate.msn.com/id/2081042/ ]

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FASTER, BETTER, CHEAPER: OPEN-SOURCE PRACTICES MAY HELP IMPROVE S OFTWARE ENGINEERING
by Mailing List Manager 04 Dec '03

04 Dec '03

Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2003 14:02:38 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> National Science Foundation 4201 Wilson Blvd. Arlington, VA 22230 "Where discoveries begin" For Immediate Release December 3, 2003 NSF Media Contact: David Hart, 703-292-7737, <mailto:dhart@nsf.gov> dhart(a)nsf.gov FASTER, BETTER, CHEAPER: OPEN-SOURCE PRACTICES MAY HELP IMPROVE SOFTWARE ENGINEERING ARLINGTON, Va.-Walt Scacchi of the University of California, Irvine, and his colleagues are conducting formal studies of the informal world of open-source software development, in which a distributed community of developers produces software source code that is freely available to share, study, modify and redistribute. They're finding that, in many ways, open-source development can be faster, better and cheaper than the "textbook" software engineering often used in corporate settings. In a series of reports posted online (see <http://www.isr.uci.edu> www.isr.uci.edu), Scacchi is documenting how open-source development breaks many of the software engineering rules formulated during 30 years of academic research. Far from finding that open-source development is just software engineering poorly done, Scacchi and colleagues show that it represents a new approach based on community building and other socio-technical mechanisms that might benefit traditional software engineering. "Free and open-source software development is faster, better and cheaper in building a community and at reinforcing and institutionalizing a culture for how to develop software," said Scacchi, a senior research scientist at UC Irvine's Institute for Software Research who has taught software engineering for two decades. "We're not ready to assert that open-source development is the be-all end-all for software engineering practice, but there's something going on in open-source development that is different from what we see in the textbooks." Scacchi and his colleagues are studying open-source projects to understand when the processes and practices work and when they don't. These findings may help businesses understand the implications of adopting open-source methods internally or investing in external open-source communities. The studies are supported by several Information Technology Research awards from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the independent federal agency that supports fundamental research and education across all fields of science and engineering. Three projects-one by Les Gasser at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and Scacchi, one by Scacchi and John Noll of Santa Clara University and one led by UC Irvine's Richard Taylor-are applying the lessons learned from open-source practices to create new design, process-management and knowledge- management tools for large-scale, multi-organization development projects. "In many ways, open-source development projects are treasure troves of information for how large software systems get developed in the wild, if you will," Scacchi said. Open-source project databases, for example, record hundreds of thousands of bug reports. Gasser and Scacchi are mining those databases to try to understand how bug reporting relates to software quality or if it has other implications. "These are unprecedented data sets in software engineering research," he said. "We're thinking of these databases in a 'national treasure' sense. We're never going to get this from a corporate source." Not all open-source projects are alike, however. A small number of open-source projects have become well known, but the vast majority never get off the ground, according to Scacchi. He and his colleagues are trying to understand how successful projects, such as the Linux Kernel, grow from a few individuals to a community of a thousand developers. Similarly, they are trying to determine whether or not opensource software is appropriate for complex, fixed requirements projects of interest only to a limited community (for example, air defense radar software). It is unclear whether such systems can or will ever be developed in an open manner, or whether open-source approaches would falter, while traditional software engineering approaches would succeed. To explore the breadth of open-source activity, Scacchi and colleagues are looking at more than a hundred projects in several categories: network games, Internet and Web infrastructure, academic and scientific software and industry-sponsored activities. The network games include PlaneShift, Crystal Space, and game "mods" for Epic Games' Unreal or id Software's Quake game engines. Internet and Web infrastructure projects range from Linux Kernel, Apache and Mozilla to GNU Enterprise. In another project, Mark Ackerman at the University of Michigan and Scacchi are examining how scientists working in fields like X-ray astronomy and deep-space imaging are using opensource software to support basic scientific research. More recent efforts are examining industry-sponsored open-source projects including NetBeans from Sun Microsystems and Eclipse from IBM. "The software-intensive systems in today's world have become so complex that we need every available design tool at our disposal," said Suzanne Iacono, NSF program director. "Open source development has achieved some remarkable successes, and we need to learn from these successes as our systems become increasingly distributed, complex and heterogeneous. Traditional software engineering methods were originally developed for single- system design and development." The researchers have so far identified a number of ways in which open-source development surpasses traditional software engineering. In successful projects, open-source development is faster in the pace of evolution and the rate of software growth. Expertise also spreads faster through the community. The researchers also report that open-source development is better because of, among other features, its informality, which enables continuous system design and more agile development processes. And open-source is cheaper because the development tools are often open-source themselves and because other costs are often subsidized by corporate donations, volunteer efforts and "gifts" for the collective good. "Open-source is not a poor version of software engineering, but a private-collective approach to large-software systems," Scacchi said. "This is perhaps a new fertile ground between software engineering and the world of opensource and may be what the open- source community can contribute to new academic and commercial development efforts." ### NSF PR03-132 NSF Program Officer: Suzanne Iacono, 703-292-8930, <mailto:siacono@nsf.gov> siacono(a)nsf.gov Principal Investigator: Walt Scacchi, 949-824-4130, <mailto:wscacchi@ics.uci.edu> wscacchi(a)ics.uci.edu ISR Open-Source Software Development Research at UC Irvine: <http://www.isr.uci.edu/research-open-source.html> http://www.isr.uci.edu/research-open-source.html

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Sepcial Lecture
by DRTC General 04 Dec '03

04 Dec '03

INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE Documentation Research and Training Centre 8th Mile, Mysore Road, Bangalore 560059 CORDIALLY INVITES YOU TO THE Special Lecture on Term Frequency for Information Retrieval By Dr. Carolyn Watters Professor Faculty of Computer Science Dalhousie University, Canada B3H 1W5 On 5th December, 2003, 2.30 PM At DRTC Class Room Indian Statistical Institute Bangalore 560059 I.K RAVICHANDRA RAO Professor and Head, DRTC

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RE: [LIS-Forum] UGC-Net Question
by Mailing List Manager 03 Dec '03

03 Dec '03

Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2003 17:30:41 +0530 From: manish mankad <Manish.Mankad(a)unilever.com> For the q.1, I shall assume following dimensions as the standard one: 1 rack of 6 ft height, 2 ft depth and 3 ft width and is back to back. Each side will accomodate 6 shelves and thus both will have 12 shelves for storage. Each shelf will accomodate around 30 bks of average size and thus one rack can accomodate 360 books. With the same calculation, it will require 28 shelves to accomodate all the 10000 bk. Regards. -Manish Mankad Information Executive Hindustan Lever Research Centre, BD Sawant Marg Andheri (E), Mumbai, 400 099 INDIA ext. 208/330 (022) 28276 208 28276 330

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Forwarded mail....
by Mailing List Manager 03 Dec '03

03 Dec '03

Here is a press release on a meeting to be held in Geneva on 11 December 2003. "A growing number of scientists worldwide are actively promoting 'open access' to the scientific literature. This means toll-free online access to the full-texts of all refereed research articles. At present, except the fraction of articles for which a suitable open-access journal already exists today (<5%), research is only accessible if the researcher's institution can afford to pay for the toll-access journal in which it is published (>95%). As a result, most of the potential users of research -- and especially those in developing countries -- are unable to access most research. This represents a great loss to both research-providers and research-users, and hence to the progress and benefits of research itself. Fortunately, the Internet and Web technologies have at last opened up the possibility for those researchers whose institutions cannot afford the toll-access version of any article to use instead the open-access version, self-archived on the author's own institutional website. The provision of open access to their own refereed research output by researchers and their institutions needs systematic worldwide promotion. We are holding a three-hour meeting on open-access provision at Geneva as a side event at WSIS. Please publicise the meeting. More important, read and write about the substantial benefits of open access for the progress and benefits of science." (For some useful information: http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/ )

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Archives set up by funding agencies!
by Mailing List Manager 03 Dec '03

03 Dec '03

Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2003 17:58:44 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Here is some model DST, DBT, UGC, CSIR, ICMR and other funding agencies can follow! I think this will be the best way for promoting open access in India. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] "Funding agencies should appreciate that they can host their own archives. Last month, for example, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched its own archive, Science Inventory, to hold EPA-funded data and research papers. Even if all these files could be archived in various institutional and disciplinary repositories outside the EPA, using its own archive lets EPA monitor compliance with its OA requirement, facilitate discovery and retrieval, assure long-term preservation, and of course guarantee the sufficiency of the infrastructure."

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Digital Libraries Program at IIM Kozhikode (January 19-21, 2004)
by Sree Kumar 02 Dec '03

02 Dec '03

Dear Colleagues: I am happy to inform you that IIM Kozhikode is organizing a three-day programme on <big>Digital Libraries</big> at IIM Kozhikode during January 19-21, 2004. The details of the programme is available at "http://www.iimk.ac.in/programs/diglib.htm". Programme brochures are available on request from the MDP office of IIMK. The programme will impart the latest trends in digital library technologies. Eminent faculty from the fields of information science and information technology are handling the sessions. Hands on labs will be conducted at IIMK. For any further information please feel free to contact me or our MDP Office (E-Mail : mdp(a)iimk.ac.in). With regards, M.G. Sreekumar Co-ordinator, MDP on Digital Libraries M G Sreekumar Librarian & Head, Center for Development of Digital Libraries (CDDL) Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode Kunnamangalam P.O Kozhikode, Kerala, India-673 571 ----------------------------------------- Phone : +91 495 2803001/2 Ext. 140 Fax : +91 495 2803010/11 Email : mgsree(a)iimk.ac.in Web : www.iimk.ac.in =========================================

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Need Information regarding RFID
by Mailing List Manager 02 Dec '03

02 Dec '03

Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2003 09:54:31 +0530 From: VYASAMOORTHY /IKP/HYD <Vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com> Dear Mr Babu Further to your enquiry there were some responses/answers. can you kindly send me those replies? I am unable to locate them in NCSI LIs-Forum archives. Another friend of mine is interested in the same topic. Is there anyone using RFID labels in India right now? Implemented? Thanks. Vyasamoorthy, P

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Special lecture at DRTC
by DRTC General 02 Dec '03

02 Dec '03

INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE Documentation Research and Training Centre 8th Mile, Mysore Road, Bangalore 560059 CORDIALLY INVITES YOU TO THE Special Lecture on Architecture for Dynamic Aggregation and Reuse of Learning Objects By Professor. Michael Shepherd Director of Health Informatics Faculty of Computer Science Dalhousie University, Canada B3H 1W5 On 3rd December, 2003, 2.30 PM At DRTC Class Room Indian Statistical Institute Bangalore 560059 I.K RAVICHANDRA RAO Professor and Head, DRTC

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UGC-Net Question
by Neetu Bharti 02 Dec '03

02 Dec '03

Dear Professionals We are unable to find out answers for these questions. If anyone of u know please help us. Thanks in advance Questions 1. If a new library wants to provide 10,000 books . How many double sided standard size racks are required? 2. If a library wants to provide 10,000 books , how many catalogue trays should it plan Regards Pandian.B

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Some interesting articles
by Mailing List Manager 02 Dec '03

02 Dec '03

Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2003 08:54:38 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Friends: You may find these three articles useful. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] Execs Agree that Customers Are Key By Dick Kaser Dick Kaser returned to his roots in September and interviewed the CEOs of three industry companies based in Ohio: CAS's Bob Massie, LexisNexis' Bill Pardue, and OCLC's Jay Jordan. --> <http://www.infotoday.com/IT/dec03/kaser1.shtml> ONLINE Magazine The Information Industry Revolution: Implications for Librarians By George R. Plosker Does the word "library" adequately convey the utility and value of what librarians contribute to their organizations? George R. Plosker discusses the key factors influencing the work of the information content profession today. --> <http://www.infotoday.com/online/nov03/plosker.shtml> COMPUTERS IN LIBRARIES Building a Home for Library News with a Blog By Doug Goans and Teri M. Vogel Have you decided to join the blogging craze? You can buy software packages to start Web logs, or rent server space, but you can also build your own if you want something customized. Like choosing a new house, you'll want to explore all your options-renting, buying, or building-before you decide. If you prefer the latter, as these authors did, use their experience to guide your building plan. --> <http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/nov03/goans_vogel.shtml>

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AICTE-ISTE STTP ON IT APPLICATIONS IN INFORMATION MANAGEMENT (March,
by Mailing List Manager 02 Dec '03

02 Dec '03

1-10, 2004) Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2003 03:14:41 -0800 (PST) From: Kishor Satpathy <kishor_satpathy(a)yahoo.com> Dear Sir/Madam, We are pleased to inform you that an AICTE-ISTE Short Term Training Program on ^Information Technology Applications in Information Management^ is being organized by Central Library, NIT Silchar from 01.03.04 to 10.03.04. A brochure containing details of the program is enclosed herewith. Applications for attending the programme are invited from person interested in the related field from AICTE recognized institutions/ R&D organizations/Industry. You are requested kindly to give it wide publicity and encourage interested persons to attend the course. Dear Sir/Madam, Thanking you and with warm regards, Yours sincerely Sri Kishor Chandra Satpathy Coordinator, STTP on IT Applications in Information Management National Institute of Technology, Silchar- 788010 Phone No : (03842) 233841/42*5123-24 (O) 240906 (R) Fax: 03842-233797 E-mail: kishor_satpathy(a)yahoo.com http//: geocities.com/kishor_satpathy

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How much information? 2003
by Shyam Prasad pujar 01 Dec '03

01 Dec '03

Dear Members, A report of the study undertaken by the researchers of University of California at Berkeley is available at the following URL address. http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/research/projects/how-much-info-2003/ It attempts to estimate how much new information is created each year. Newly created information is distributed in four storage media print, film, magnetic, and optical and seen or heard in four information flows telephone, radio and TV, and the Internet. 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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Reminder for INTERNATIONAL CALIBER-2004
by JK Vijayakumar 01 Dec '03

01 Dec '03

Sorry for cross postings....... Dear All, Here is a Reminder for INTERNATIONAL CALIBER-2004 to be held at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India during February 11-13, 2004. We solicit international and national level participation in terms of technical papers and delegates. Welcome to New Delhi, INDIA. IMPORTANT DATES Receipt of full papers December 15, 2003 Intimation to Author(s) January 1, 2004 Last date for Registration January 15, 2004 Convention Dates February 11-13, 2004 ----------------------------------- DETAILS INFLIBNET Centre has been organizing CALIBER [Convention on Automation of Libraries in Education and Research Institutions] every year in different parts of the country in collaboration with different universities, since 1993. This is the premier convention in India which provides a unique forum to the library and information professionals, teachers, IT professionals, consultants and users involved in automation and networking of libraries as well as information providers to come together and interact on the subjects of mutual interest. The eleventh CALIBER in the series, for the year 2004, has been themed as �Road Map to New Generation of Libraries using Emerging Technologies� and will be hosted by Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi during February 11-13, 2004. The official language of the convention will be English. DELIBERATIONS � Visions/Policies for Strategic Planning and Catalysts (Social Issues, User Requirements) for New Generation of Libraries. � Infrastructure, Standards, Archiving for Digital/Virtual/E-Libraries. � Emerging Technologies like Wireless LAN, Digital Services, Distributed databases, E-education and WBT. � Web content mapping, classification, management, Data warehousing, security aspects. CALL FOR PAPERS Programme committee solicits high quality technical papers related to the themes and sub-themes listed below. Main Theme: Road Map to New Generation of Libraries using Emerging Technologies Sub theme 1 Strategic Planning and Catalysts for New Generation of Libraries Visions/Policies, Social Issues, Intellectual Property Rights, User Requirements and Satisfaction, Models and framework for change management, Consortia: Success and Reality, Free and equal access to digital information Sub theme 2 Digital/Virtual/E-Libraries Infrastructure, Standards and Protocols, E-Publishing, Digital Archiving, Personalization, New Type Resources, Open Digital Libraries and Interoperability Sub theme 3 Emerging Technologies Networking (including WLAN), Digital Services, E-Education / WBT: Reality and Myths, Distributed database access and management � mirror sites, Online Reference Sub theme 4 Web content Management Cataloguing and Classification, Metadata / XML, Searching and Retrieval, Web content mapping, Data warehousing/hosting, Managing access to Web Content, Security Issues, Reliability and QA of Web content, Reference Linking, Ontology and Semantic Web Papers typed in MS-Word can be sent as attachment to INFLIBNET directly through E-Mail or in a floppy by post. The length of the paper should normally be within 5000 words. Papers should contain full name and affiliations with e-mail of author(s), an abstract, author biography and references properly cited in the text of article. The paper should neither be published anywhere nor should have been kept under consideration for publication elsewhere and the author should agree to transfer the copyright to the conference organisers. A passport size photograph(s) of author(s) has to be submitted with the paper. Detailed Guidelines and Editorial Policy for CALIBER 2004 is available in the conference website at http://www.inflibnet.ac.in IMPORTANT DATES Receipt of full papers December 15, 2003 Intimation to Author(s) January 1, 2004 Last date for Registration January 15, 2004 Convention Dates February 11-13, 2004 About INFLIBNET Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET) is a major mission of the UGC initiated in 1991 with an objective to automate and network libraries in Academic and R & D system to facilitate resource sharing at different levels and promote scholarly communication among academicians and researchers in the country. Till now, 142 universities have been funded by the UGC under this programme for automation and networking. Creation of national union databases, development of an integrated library management software, human resource development, on-site training, providing bibliographic information services, extending technical help and guidance from time to time to academic libraries in automation and networking are some of the major activities of the INFLIBNET Centre. Very soon centre is going to play major role in E-learning. A number of modules are under development on different subjects, which will be mounted on centre�s web site for facilitating distance education through e-learning. UGC has signed on MOU with ERNET India for establishing UGC Network linking about 170 universities, UGC Regional Centres and IUC�s. This network will also have connectivity to Internet. INFLIBNET will play a major role in content creation for this network. It is trying to create awareness about library automation and spread IT culture among library professionals. About Jamia Millia Islamia Jamia Millia Islamia, an institution originally established at Aligarh in United Provinces, India in 1920, was declared as a deemed to be University in 1962 and became a Central University by an act of the Indian Parliament in 1988. In Urdu language, Jamia means �University� and Millia means �National�. In 1936,all institutions of Jamia, except Jamia Press, the Maktaba and the library, were shifted to the new campus. The history of Dr. Zakir Husain Library is closely linked with the history of Jamia Millia Islamia. It was established during 1920-23 in Aligarh and was named as Jamia Millia Islamia Library. In 1925, Jamia Millia moved from Aligarh to Delhi, the Library also shifted.In 1972, Library moved to its new building and it was rechristened as �Dr. Zakir Husain Library� in the memory of late President of India Dr. Zakir Husain. This library is the Central Library of the University Library System, which includes the faculty and Central libraries,It is having collection of about 3.00 lac books & bound volumes of periodicals, about 3000 manuscripts, 200 microforms, 17 special collections and subscribes to 440 journals.The library has fully computerized its most actively used collections, which is searchded through OPAC.Circulation Counter is computerized, using barcode scanners.The library is providing range of databases available in electronic form on the Campus Network and from remote hosts via WWW. The library provides Internet and electronic database services for the registered users. Contact Details Paper Submission Dr T A V Murthy Editor-in-Chief Director INFLIBNET Centre[An IUC of UGC] Gujarat University Campus PB 4116, Navrangpura Ahmedabad � 380 009, India Phone: +91-79-6304695/5971/8528/0002 Fax:+91-79-6300990 E-Mail: tav(a)inflibnet.ac.in copied to salgar(a)inflibnet.ac.in Registration Dr. Gayas Makhdumi Organising Secretary CALIBER-2004 University Librarian Jamia Millia Islamia, Maulana Mohammad Ali Johar Marg, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi � 110 025, India Phone:+91-11-26984910/26981717(Ext. 472) Fax:+91-11-26982360 E-mail:zhl@jmi.ernet.in Queries can also be sent to Mr S M Salgar Chairman, CALIBER-2004 Scientist-G INFLIBNET Centre[An IUC of UGC] Gujarat University Campus PB 4116, Navrangpura Ahmedabad � 380 009, India Phone: +91-79-6304695/5971/8528/0002 (Ext 33) Fax:+91-79-6300990 E-Mail: salgar(a)inflibnet.ac.in More details is available in the conference website http://caliber2004.inflibnet.ac.in/ *********************************** Posted by J K VIJAYAKUMAR STO, INFLIBNET Centre and Joint-Convenor Internatrional CALIBER-2004 vijayakumarjk(a)yahoo.com / vijay(a)inflibnet.ac.in ****************************** __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? 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C. R. Reddy on Free Software (The Hindu 22/11/2003)
by Mailing List Manager 01 Dec '03

01 Dec '03

Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2003 09:16:17 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Friends: Here is an article from The Hindu, one of India's leading English language dailies, that must be of interest to all of us working in the area of ICT enabled development. Best wishes. Arun Reddy, C. Rammanohar. "The free software option." The Hindu (22 Nov 2003). <http://www.hindu.com/2003/11/22/stories/2003112200721000.htm> The UNCTAD report suggests that there are many advantages to be had if the developing countries seriously explore the use of free or open source software as against the proprietary licence-to-use software. INDIA AS the back office capital of the world is the new mantra that is being chanted for the country's entry into the league of developed countries. The rapid growth of Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) contracts to India is behind this mantra. The more perceptive observers point out that while there are many high-profile BPO activities that have moved to India, only a very small proportion of the businesses that can be out-sourced have been contracted out, and, of that, an even smaller fraction has come to India. The larger question, however, is if India can really ignore manufacturing altogether and pin its future hopes so much on servicing the rest of the world. The answer is "no"; services like BPO can make an important contribution to India's GDP but they cannot replace the potential of manufacturing. The obsession with software exports in general and increasingly with the BPO segment, has had an unfortunate side-effect. "Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for development," which was much talked about in the late 1990s, has now been reduced to an empty slogan. There are no doubt a number of e-governance initiatives in the States, but if we are talking about a serious attempt at using IT for development, then that effort is largely absent. Of course, the fundamental problem is that the basic infrastructure necessary for this purpose is not yet in place. In spite of a rapid increase in tele-density over the past 18 months, the telecom infrastructure is woefully inadequate. And while internet use keeps growing rapidly, the population of internet users (estimated at 7 million in 2001) in India is far too small to speak about using phones, computers and the Net for development. Any serious attempt at harnessing the power of the new technologies must begin with expanding the infrastructure. Here, while there is at least an awareness of the gaps in telecom and the cost of computer hardware, there is very little acknowledgement of the demands that software in its various forms can make on users. A new United Nations publication, "E-commerce and Development Report 2003" of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development offers important insights into the kind of software that developing countries can use if they are serious about bridging the "digital divide". The UNCTAD report suggests that there are many advantages to be had if the developing countries seriously explore the use of free or open source software (FOSS, also referred to as FLOSS, or Free Libre or Open Source Software) as against the proprietary licence-to-use software that now dominates the IT sector in the developing countries. Free software, as a popular slogan of the FOSS community describes it, is "`free' as in `free' speech and not as in `free' beer". What marks out FOSS is that because the code - the hundreds of thousands of lines of instructions that make up the software - is available to the larger computer programmer community, it is constantly improved upon, modified, tested and the problems removed. This is not possible in the use of proprietary software, where users are dependent on the licensors of the product. Users have no choice but to turn to the software "proprietors" for correcting the smallest flaws. Worldwide, the growth of open source software has been remarkable in recent years. But in spite of the fact that India is home to perhaps thousands of programmers who have contributed to the development of FOSS, whose best-known product is the Linux/GNU operating system, it is yet to be taken very seriously by either the Government or the corporates. Universities do use FOSS on a fairly widespread basis and the odd State Government has explored the possibility of using open source software, but this software is still not considered a reliable mainstream product. But reliable and mainstream FOSS already is. UNCTAD reports some statistics, which establish how deeply entrenched FOSS products have become in many areas. One, Apache, the open source software which runs on web servers, now has a market share of 63 per cent, more than twice that of Microsoft products. Two, GNU/Linux has a 30 per cent share in the operating system used on web servers, while the proprietary Windows has a 50 per cent market share. Three, 40 per cent of large U.S. corporations and 65 per cent of comparable Japanese firms are reported to use GNU/Linux in some form or the other. FOSS products have also proved themselves in the market. In a survey last August, the 20 web servers which had the longest uninterrupted uptime (without a breakdown) in the world were, in all but one case, running on FOSS operating systems. Since FOSS is non-proprietary software, the initial cost of acquisition is considerably less than proprietary software. However, while the saving on upfront costs can be a major incentive in developing countries, this is not the only cost to be taken into account. What is relevant is the total cost of ownership (TCO), which consists of the cost of acquisition, training, deployment, maintenance, repair and upgradation. UNCTAD's cautious assessment is that the "jury is out" on where FOSS stands on the total cost of ownership for, while the upfront costs are considerably less the training and deployment outlays can be as high as in proprietary software. Yet with FOSS suffering from fewer bugs and less downtime, the savings on maintenance costs will be considerable. For governments in developing countries with limited IT budgets, savings on costs - even just on upfront costs - can be a significant factor in aiding the spread of ICT. However, as the UNCTAD report points out there are a number of other advantages of special relevance in developing countries. The availability of the source code of FOSS facilitates involvement of a large domestic programmer community in repair and maintenance activity. This contributes to skill development at home. Overall, to quote the UNCTAD report, "The availability of source code makes it possible to use in-house expertise to fix bugs or change configurations, as well as to hire external support from a competitive market that anyone can enter. What seems clear is that FOSS can help a business or a public institution avoid getting into a vicious circle of hardware and software upgrades, and changes in data formats that require investing in new licence fees and significant retraining and can provoke major down time." And "the use of free software means that installation, training, support, and maintenance can be flexibly contracted out to a range of local suppliers competing on quality and price." Governments of a number of developing countries have already decided in greater or lesser degree to turn to FOSS. China, Brazil and South Africa are the most well-known examples. In addition to the advantages of cost and reliability, the increased security provided by the use of FOSS is a factor that has prompted a growing number of developing countries to turn to this software. No Government has as yet decided to make a 100 per cent shift, but the explicit policy directions given in national and regional governments to use open source software is a pointer to which way the wind is blowing. Governments in the advanced countries - including the U.S. - are also increasingly using FOSS because of its advantages in costs, reliability and security. In the developed countries, FOSS is close to replacing proprietary software in the "back offices", but on the desktop it is still the latter which has almost a complete dominance. The non-availability of a wide range of applications for the individual user and a perceived difficulty in initial installation of the FOSS operating system have held back the spread of open source software in homes. However, it is just a question of time before the spreading use in offices leads to adoption at home. A new problem that has emerged is that a few U.S.-based companies selling FOSS operating system software have been slapped with suits for alleged infringement of intellectual property rights. This has created some uncertainty about the future of the core operating system. With commercial interests having a strong stake in arresting the development of FOSS, it is inevitable that every possible attempt will be made to halt the spreading use of open source software. This, however, need not come in the way of developing country governments switching to FOSS. Next month, the U.N.-sponsored World Summit on the Information Society will discuss the many options possible to use ICT for development. The use of FOSS as an option to save costs, develop IT skills and facilitate the adoption of open standards will hopefully figure prominently on the WSIS agenda.

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MSSRF Policy Makers Workshop on ICT for D - Recommendations
by Mailing List Manager 01 Dec '03

01 Dec '03

Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2003 11:06:38 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Rural Knowledge Centres: Harnessing Local Knowledge via Interactive Media Policy Makers Workshop, 8-9 October 2003 M S Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai 600 113, India Recommendations for policy makers in India 1. Regional priorities: The North East region was identified as a priority area for launching a science and technology based poverty eradication programme using ICT in a significant way. 2. Information, knowledge and skill empowerment of self-help groups (SHGs): The microcredit supported microenterprise revolution triggered by SHGs has provided hope that a new deal can be extended to the self-employed. For SHGs to become sustainable SHGs, it is essential that forward linkages with markets and backward linkages with research institutions and data management centres are established. ICT has a major role in sustaining and extending this self-help revolution. 3. Every village a knowledge centre: There is a need for developing a master plan coupled with a business plan for extending the benefits of ICT to all the 600,000 villages in India by 2007, which marks the 60th anniversary of our independence. The master plan should help to link technology-knowledge-rural women and men in a symbiotic manner. The investment needs will have to be estimated and business plans prepared. A National Alliance for ICT for Poverty Eradication may be established for launching the Every Village a Knowledge Centre movement. Such an alliance should include the private sector, cooperatives, NGOs, R&D institutions, women's associations, mass media and appropriate government agencies. 4. Domestic software development and application: Learning from past experience in rural areas, there is a need for increasing India's competitiveness in domestic software applications. Government projects mainly provide static information. What is needed by rural families is dynamic information relating to weather, markets, health and other day-to-day information needs. 5. Community radio: Along with the internet, cable TV, local vernacular press and the All India Radio, community radio stations and ham radio will be of immense help in communicating up-to-date information to those who will benefit from it, as for example, fishermen in catamarans in the ocean. Government of India should liberalise policies for the operation of community and ham radio stations. This will help to confer the benefits of the knowledge age to every woman and man in a village. Reaching the unreached and including the excluded will be possible only through an integrated ICT system. 6. Technology upgradation in villages: NABARD has been operating a programme in Himachal Pradesh with support from the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF). This programme has helped to promote both e-governance and e-commerce. There is a similar initiative in Uttaranchal with the help of IIT, Roorkee. Scope for using RIDF in other States should be explored. This will help to convert the concept of every village a knowledge centre into reality. 7. Content creation: The usefulness of a computer-aided knowledge centre in villages will be directly proportional to the social, ecological and economic significance of the static and dynamic information being provided. Hence, a consortium of content providers will have to be developed for each agro-ecological zone. Leading industries could participate actively in such a knowledge and skill empowerment revolution by adopting specific villages where they could provide, in addition to monetary support, marketing and management information. There is need for a regionally differentiated approach to content creation. Both environmental audit and gender audit should be integrated in the procedures for monitoring and evaluation. 8. Women and ICT: The available experience indicates that rural women, whether literate or semi-literate, are able to take to new technologies like fish to water. It is therefore important that women managers and operators are trained in large numbers. There is also a gender dimension to the information needed. For example, quite often women require specific health information. Therefore, the participation of women both as managers and users of ICT should receive specific attention. Also, a gender audit procedure should be built into the final ICT programmes. 9. Participatory knowledge system: E-governance is invariably a passive system of information empowerment. There is need for promoting participatory methodologies of content creation and knowledge management. The approach to rural women and men should be one of partnership and not patronage. In the field of agriculture, a Farmer Participatory Knowledge System (FPKS) could replace the existing beneficiary and patronage approach to knowledge dissemination. The information should be demand driven and should be relevant in terms of time and space. 10. Sustainability and replicability - Role of Panchayati Raj institutions: Unless the local communities have a sense of ownership of the knowledge management centres, it will be difficult to sustain them. It is only a user driven and managed system that will be replicable and capable of developing a self-propelling momentum. Women's groups should be fully involved it the management and also enabled to operate distance education courses. The programme should be people oriented and not just project-centred. Affordable methods of cost sharing should be introduced in consultation with local communities. Sustainability and replicability should be the bottomline in the development of the National Action Plan for the "every village a knowledge centre" movement. In this context Panchayati Raj institutions, in which one-third of the members are women, could provide the needed space for the location of the rural knowledge centre. The Gram Sabha and the Gram Panchayats could both play a key role in ensuring that the knowledge centres become instruments for triggering a prosperity revolution based on gender and social equity. 11. Promoting job-led economic growth: Increasing rural unemployment is resulting in the unplanned expansion of urban slums. There is need for more on-farm and non-farm employment opportunities in villages. This will be possible only if there is diversification of farming systems and value addition to primary products through improved post-harvest technology. Training should be with reference to market-driven skills. Small scale industries and Khadi and village industries should receive particular attention from the point of view of the upgradation of both technology and marketing skills. There is also need for synergy between the private sector and public and cooperative sectors in promoting more avenues for skilled jobs in villages. 12. Servicing and maintenance: Servicing facilities at the local level should be improved through appropriate training and capacity building measures. This will also provide additional employment opportunities for rural youth in villages. 13. Wake up call: In a country of over 1 billion, there are hardly about 5 million computers. 75-80% of these computers are used in offices. Hardly 20% is available for use in development. Therefore, there is no time to relax on the ICT front. We will be left far behind China and other South and Southeast Asian countries if we do not launch a National ICT for Economic Prosperity and Employment Programme. The penetration level will then increase. There is also need to review the customs duty procedures, which are mostly obsolete and obstructive. Needlessly inelastic rules should be dispensed with. Donations of new computers to NGOs working in rural and backward areas should be encouraged. Branding of projects should also be facilitated. 14. Virtual Academy for Food Security and Rural Prosperity: The Virtual Academy approach coupled with a hub and spokes model of the kind spearheaded by MSSRF is ideal for rural India. The Virtual Academy can help to mobilise the power of partnership and establish beneficial linkages with national challenge programmes like drought management. MSSRF Virtual Academy could develop linkages with other organisations devoted to the knowledge and skill empowerment of the rural poor in different parts of the country so that it becomes a National Academy supporting the "every village a knowledge centre" programme. There is need for standardisation of local language websites and also names in Indian languages. Dissemination of information should be in the local language. 15. Political commitment, public action and investment priorities: A Sub-Committee for E-Governance has been set up by the National Development Council under the leadership of the Deputy Prime Minister. The recommendations of this workshop could be forwarded to both the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister for Information and Technology for appropriate action. Recommendations for policy makers at WSIS Policymakers should pay special attention to leveraging the full benefits of ICTs for rural communities in conjunction with existing development imperatives. At a crucial juncture in human history, when the benefits of revolutionary new technologies seem within the grasp of urban and rural communities, care must be taken by policymakers to accommodate the needs and aspirations of the neediest and marginalised communities within the unfolding of the knowledge age. The following recommendations constitute a modest step in this regard. 1. Infrastructure Developing nations should pursue near-universal and affordable access strategies via low cost devices, open source or shareware software platforms, reasonable tariff levels, and level playing fields between telecom and datacom operators. Associated infrastructure -like reliable sources of electricity - should also be ensured. Where necessary, access discounts and tax breaks should be given on a priority basis to needy sectors like education and healthcare. Shared access models should be actively pursued for rural communities, via cybercafes, kiosks and rural telecentres. New access methods like VoIP and wireless (WLL, WLAN) have tremendous potential especially for remote areas or dense urban clusters and should be actively explored. 2. Content and Online Services Access should be promoted to global content via the Net as well as generation and promotion of locally relevant content in local languages. This includes local language tools, digital libraries, e-learning, archives of local cultural resources, and needs assessment of rural communities. Government agencies need to play a bigger role as online content providers by publishing citizen information for rural communities on the Web and promoting online services for applications like downloading and submitting tax forms, land records, import/export documents and pension claims. Standardisation of fonts and keyboards by private sector and government agencies is an urgent priority. 3. Grounding in Community ICT4D policy initiatives should have a strong grounding in local communities of villages. Online and offline forums should be promoted for communities of interest and communities of practice to exchange knowledge on harnessing and creating ICTs in the rural context. Exposure to similar ICT4D initiatives in other rural communities can enable benchmarking and sharing of expertise. Many developing countries have extensive diaspora communities, which should be tapped as a source of ideas, development partnerships and capital for rural ICT4D. 4. Commerce Legal infrastructure to nurture and promote e-commerce and m-commerce must be spellt out, taking into considerations the special constraints and circumstances of rural communities. Online services (eg. e-government) should be designed with a mix of free and fee-based services so as to ensure commercial sustainability of rural ICT4D initiatives in the long run. As major consumers of ICT products and services, governments in developing countries can also lead by way of example in the use of ICT, implementing best organisational practices and spurring local markets in rural areas. 5. Progressive Attitudes towards Change A culture of change, knowledge and lifelong learning should be encouraged by rural communities and the government agencies serving them, along with an openness to a wide spectrum of ideas in the knowledge age. Policymakers should have the wisdom, conviction and commitment to change when and where necessary. Efficiency and innovation should become the hallmarks of national culture. Cultures of merit, analysis, professionalism and evidence-based decision-making should be embraced in rural ICT4D initiatives. Commitment to mainstreaming of gender parity issues should be incorporated at all levels. 6. Human Resources Measures should be implemented to increase ICT literacy in rural areas; private sector training institutes will play a major role here. Technical, managerial and design capacity should be built up in the adoption of ICT for rural communities, creation and maintenance of secure ICT infrastructure, and scaling up of rural ICT initiatives across dimensions of depth and breadth. Capacities should be built up not just in adoption of ICTs in rural areas, but in creativity with regard to devising new applications, R&D focus areas, and harvesting of local knowledge. Self-help groups and volunteer initiatives should be actively harnessed in this regard. 7. Alliancing Stakeholders in private, educational, government, donor and multilateral sectors must pro-actively form partnerships to ensure ethical and economic use of ICTs in rural communities. Multi-actor alliances targeting rural ICT4D initiatives should be encouraged and nurtured. 8. Investment Creating funding options for rural ICT4D initiatives should be explored, including venture capital, corporate foundations, donor grants, and revenue-sharing based on projected use. Special financing should be set aside for ICT initiatives involving marginalised communities, the disabled, refugees, migrant populations and youth. Financial sustainability of such rural infocentres should be a key focus, but not at the cost of social sustainability. 9. Regulatory Environment The optimum regulatory environment for the proliferation of successful rural ICT4D initiatives includes removal of restrictive import duties on ICTs, promotion of wireless communication channels, opening up of community media like radio, free flow of content, and funds for near-universal access to infrastructure and services in rural areas. 10. Alignment with Millenium Development Goals The desired targets enshrined in the Millenium Development Goals should be correspondingly incorporated in the form of relevant and appropriate metrics in the design of rural ICT4D initiatives. A clear focus on quantitative and qualitative metrics at the macro and micro level, for urban and rural communities should be incorporated at the level of traditional and new media initiatives.

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World's First Global ICT Ranking
by Mailing List Manager 01 Dec '03

01 Dec '03

Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2003 16:59:39 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Friends: I received this in my mail and thought it might be of interest to you all. Arun ITU Digital Access Index: World's First Global ICT Ranking Education and Affordability Key to Boosting New Technology Adoption Geneva, 19 November 2003 - The first global index to rank Information and Communication Technology (ICT) access has turned up some surprises. Slovenia ties France; and the Republic of Korea, usually not among the top ten in international ICT rankings, comes in fourth. Apart from Canada, ranked 10th, the top ten economies are exclusively Asian and European. The Digital Access Index (DAI) distinguishes itself from other indices by including a number of new variables, such as education and affordability. It also covers a total of 178 economies, which makes it the first truly global ICT ranking. Countries are classified into one of four digital access categories: high, upper, medium and low. Those in the upper category include mainly nations from Central and Eastern Europe, the Caribbean, Gulf States and emerging Latin American nations. Many have used ICTs as a development enabler and government policies have helped them reach an impressive level of ICT access. This includes major ICT projects such as the Dubai Internet City in the United Arab Emirates (the highest ranked Arab nation in the DAI), the Multimedia Super Corridor in Malaysia (the highest ranked developing Asian nation) and the Cyber City in Mauritius (along with Seychelles, the highest ranked African nation). The DAI will be a useful tool for tracking the future advancement of these ambitious emerging economies. ...................... *** Full Article at: http://www.itu.int/newsroom/press_releases/2003/30.html

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Invisible Hand(s): Quality Assurance in the Age of Author Self-Archiving
by Gerry Mckiernan 29 Nov '03

29 Nov '03

Invisible Hand(s) Quality Assurance in the Age of Author Self-Archiving I am pleased to announce the publication of my recent contribution to Jekyll.comm: International Journal of Science Communication [ http://jekyll.sissa.it/jekyll_comm/home_eng.htm ] titled : "Invisible Hand(s) Quality Assurance in the Age of Author Self-Archiving," Jekyll.comm: International Journal of Science Communication no. 6 (September 2003) [ http://jekyll.sissa.it/jekyll_comm/commenti/foc06_01.ppt ] OR [http://jekyll.sissa.it/jekyll_comm/commenti/foc06_01.pdf ] [I am most grateful to Nico Pitrell for his kind invitation to submit to Jekyll.comm!] "Invisible Hand(s)" is one of four articles from the Focus section of Jekyll.comm devoted to Peer Review that also include contributions from Stevan Harnad, Marco Fabbrichesi, and Andrea Cerroni [ http://jekyll.sissa.it/jekyll_comm/focus_eng.htm ] The articles are extensions/continuations/elaborations of presentations made at the Peer Review in the Age of Open Archives held in Trieste, Italy, May 23-24, 2003 at the International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA) (Gerry McKiernan, Stevan Harnad, Marco Fabbrichesi) or written for the Jekyll.comm feature (Andrea Cerroni). "Invisible Hand(s)" explores one of many issues related to Peer Reviewthat I address in the presentation prepared for the Trieste Workshop titled "Alternative Peer Review: Quality Management for 21st Century Scholarship" [ http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/APR-1.ppt ] [This is a LARGE file; please be patient] I would be Most Grateful for Any and All Comments, Queries, Critiques, Questions, or Cosmic Insights, about My World View(s) as presented in "Invisible Hand(s)" and/or "Alternative Peer Review." Regards, /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Invisible Librarian Iowa State University Ames IA 50011 gerrymck(a)iastate.edu

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OSS: libData - subject pathfinders authoring application (fwd)
by Shyam Prasad pujar 29 Nov '03

29 Nov '03

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 10:10:22 -0500 From: Terry Kuny <terry.kuny(a)sympatico.ca> To: DIGLIB <diglib(a)infoserv.inist.fr> Subject: [DIGLIB] OSS: libData - subject pathfinders authoring application LibData LibData is a library oriented web based application which provides authoring environments for subject pathfinders (Research QuickStart), course related pages (CourseLib) and general purpose web pages (PageScribe). LibData encompasses all of these applications, but a typical installation need only take advantage of one or two of them -- great local variation and emphasis is possible. LibData was built with open source components ( Apache ,mySQL , and PHP ) and moved into production at the University of Minnesota for Fall Semester 2003. Our production instance at the University of Minnesota uses a different security mechanism (campus-wide x500), and has some additional development work for enterprise portal connectivity. Having and controlling easily-understood source code greatly enables this sort of localized integration. The project is approximately 34,000 lines of programming code, strongly function based (with a few objects thrown in), and is well documented internally. It was written in a fairly simple and consistent style which should be easily understood by Perl/c programmers wishing to make further contributions or customization. LibData is best approached as an application delivered over the web, rather than as a series of web pages with database components. More information at: URL: http://plato.lib.umn.edu/

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Report on "An Economic Analysis of Scientific Research Publishing"
by HR Mohan 27 Nov '03

27 Nov '03

Dear friends, An interesting report on "An Economic Analysis of Scientific Research Publishing" from wellcome trust is available at: http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/en/1/awtpubrepeas.html HR Mohan Chief Systems Manager, The Hindu, 859 Anna Salai, Madras 600002, INDIA Phone: 91-44-28413344 :: Fax : 91-44-28415325 Email: hrmohan(a)vsnl.com Web : http://www.hinduonline.com ============================================================================ The fundamental cure for poverty is not money but knowledge. -- Sir William Arthur Lewis. About the report ================ An Economic Analysis of Scientific Research Publishing This report provides a comprehensive analysis of an industry that generates some £22 billion annually. Most research findings are published in journals, generally run either by commercial publishers or learned societies. The growth of the web has created new opportunities for the dissemination of scientific information, but although scientific information is made available on the web, its use is restricted by the access policies of publishers. Journal subscriptions are a significant financial burden on institutional libraries and individual researchers, and present a major obstacle to the timely and comprehensive sharing and use of scientific information. The report has been published to support constructive dialogue between key players in the scientific publishing field - publishers, researchers, academic institutions and funders. The ultimate aim of this dialogue would be to develop a publishing system that meets the needs of all groups, and best promotes the public good of scientific work - that is, disseminates research outputs to all who have an interest in them. The findings of this report contributed to the Trust's position statement in support of Open Access Publishing.

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SCI-based publication counts
by Mailing List Manager 27 Nov '03

27 Nov '03

Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 19:14:28 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Friends: I wish to alert you to a brief article I wrote for CURRENT SCIENCE on the use of publication indicators based on SCI. Please look up <http://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/nov252003/1391.pdf>. Thanks and best wishes. Arun

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Re: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 8, Issue 18
by Mailing List Manager 25 Nov '03

25 Nov '03

Date: 25 Nov 2003 11:33:05 -0000 From: Subbiah Gunasekaran <gunasekaran_subbiah(a)rediffmail.com> Dear Members: I will be grateful if anyone could kindly send me the following reference in PDF. Nature Biotechnology, Volume 21, 01 Octber 2003, Page 1151-1152 Thanks S. Gunasekaran Library & Inf. Services CECRI Karaikudi 630 006 India.

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Spiritual Literature
by prafulla＠nisc.co.in 25 Nov '03

25 Nov '03

Dear Mr Vijaya Kumara: You may find the following work by Prof Raju a good starting point. It is limited to South Indian states only. Documentary heritage of Indian libraries. Author: Raju, A. A. N. Source: New Delhi, Delhi: Ess Ess Publications, 2003; xviii, 328p. ISBN: 81-7000-358-X Abstract: The subject of this work is documentary heritage, which means "individual documents, collections, holdings and fonds which have intentionally or unintentionally been retained" by the libraries. Without these documentary resources our historical understanding of the world would have remained fragmentary. India, the country of ancient civilization and culture is dotted with famous libraries in various parts of the country. The growth and development of these libraries has been accelerated during the last three hundred years. Like other regions of India, South India too played a prominent role in the history of the country and its emergence as a nation. The southern states of India viz., Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry, Karnataka and Kerala have a rich tradition of existence of prominent and old libraries possessing very rare and valuable documentary sources. The present work Documentary Heritage of Indian Libraries deals with thirty two very old and famous libraries in the southern states of India. For the first time, an attempt has been made to study in depth, each of these libraries in respect of genesis and development, nature of collection, subject coverage, preservation and conservation, national and international level significance of documentary sources, organisation of the collection, accessibility of documentary heritage and an assessment of the library. This work is a small but a significant in the study of the state of our documentary heritage. It is hoped that this study will prompt and encourage the researchers and the others, interested in our documentary heritage to undertake similar study to know the state of our documentary heritage in other parts of the country and bring to the notice of the concerned authority at the state and national levels, the urgent need for initiating necessary measures to safeguard our rare and invaluable documentary heritage. Table of Contents: A. Introduction. B. Libraries surveyed. C. Profiles of libraries. I. Andhra Pradesh: 1. Oriental Research Institute Library, S. V. University, Tirupati. 2. State Central Library, Hyderabad. 3. A. P. Govt. Oriental Mss Library and Research Institute, Hyderabad. 4. Abul Kalam Azad Oriental Research Institute Library, Hyderabad. 5. Sri. Gowtami Regional Library, Rajahmundry. 6. Salarjung Museum Library, Hyderabad. 7. Bharat Gunvardhak Sanstha Library, Hyderabad. II. Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry: 8. Government Oriental Mss Library, Chennai. 9. The Kuppuswami Sastri Research Institute Library, Chennai. 10. Maraimalai Adigal Library, Chennai. 11. Dr. U. V. Swaminatha Iyer Library, Chennai. 12. The Adyar Library and Research Centre, Chennai. 13. Thanjavur Maharaja Serfoji's Saraswati Mahal Library, Thanjavur. 14. Connemera Public Library, Chennai. 15. Gopal Rao Public Library, Kumbakonam. 16. The Pennington Public Library, Srivilliputtur. 17. French Institute of Pondicherry Library, Pondicherry. III. Karnataka: 18. State Central Library, Bangalore. 19. Kannada Sahitya Parishat Library, Bangalore. 20. Karnataka Vidya Vardhaka Sangha Library, Dharwad. 21. Oriental Research Institute Library, University of Mysore, Mysore. 22. Kannada Research Institute Library, Karnataka University, Dharward. 23. The Mythic Society Library, Bangalore. 24. Archeological Survey of India, (epigraphy branch) Library, Mysore. IV. Kerala: 25. Sri Chithira Thirunal Grandhasala, Trivandrum. 26. Ernakulam Public Library, Kochi. 27. Trivandrum Public Library (State Central Library), Trivandrum. 28. Oriental Research Institute and Mss Library, University of Kerala, Trivandrum. 29. Trichur Public Library, Thrissur. 30. Kottayam Public Library, Kottayam. 31. Quilon Public Library, Kollam. 32. Kerala Sahitya Akademi Library, Thrissur. D. Analysis of data. E. Conclusions and suggestions. Appendices. Index. Language: English Thank you Sincerely TV 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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Dr. Vinod Chachra, CEO VTLS Wins Ernst & Young Virginia Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2003 (fwd)
by Mailing List Manager 25 Nov '03

25 Nov '03

Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 14:55:26 -0500 From: Dr. Ramesh C. Gaur <rcgaur(a)tifr.res.in> Dear friends, Pl. join me in congratulating Dr. Vinod Chachra, CEO and Chairman, VTLS INC. ( An International company engaged in Digitization and Library Automation) on receiving the Ernst & Young Virginia Entrepreneur Award Of The Year� 2003. Regards Ramesh

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Spiritual literatrue
by Mailing List Manager 25 Nov '03

25 Nov '03

Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 22:37:47 +0530 (IST) From: Hema Prem <hema(a)mgmt.iisc.ernet.in> see if this helps http://www.iisc.ernet.in/ssangha/ http://www.sudarshana.net/ regards hema On Mon, 24 Nov 2003, Mailing List Manager wrote: > Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 09:47:42 +0000 (GMT) > From: "[iso-8859-1] vijaya kumara" <vijayakumar71(a)yahoo.co.in> > > Dear professionals, > > Can any one of you will inform me the name & address of the librareis, > which are concentrated on on Spiritual literatrue and the collection like > "Nadi Shastra, Vedas, Brahma Suthra's and Yogavashita" > > Waiting for your kind response > > Regards > > Vijayakumar > > > ***************************************************************** > Vijayakumar M, Learning Resource Centre, Beams International > Education Institute, P O Box 31199, Dubai, United Arab Emirates > > > > _______________________________________________ > LIS-Forum mailing list > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > -- Hema Prem Research Student Dept of Management Studies Indian Institute Of Science Bangalore - 12 Ph: 91-80-3604538,2933269 (Lab) 91-80-2932291 (hostel) Room # 34 Fax: 91-80- 3604534

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Spiritual literatrue
by Mailing List Manager 25 Nov '03

25 Nov '03

Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 17:26:59 +0530 (IST) From: Nagesh Hadimani <nagesh(a)jncasr.ac.in> Dear Vijaykumar, You can access this web : www.urday.com for spiritual literature of all kinds. Nagesh. JNCASR LIBRARY Bangalore On Mon, 24 Nov 2003, Mailing List Manager wrote: > Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 09:47:42 +0000 (GMT) > From: "[iso-8859-1] vijaya kumara" <vijayakumar71(a)yahoo.co.in> > > Dear professionals, > > Can any one of you will inform me the name & address of the librareis, > which are concentrated on on Spiritual literatrue and the collection like > "Nadi Shastra, Vedas, Brahma Suthra's and Yogavashita" > > Waiting for your kind response > > Regards > > Vijayakumar > > > ***************************************************************** > Vijayakumar M, Learning Resource Centre, Beams International > Education Institute, P O Box 31199, Dubai, United Arab Emirates > > > > _______________________________________________ > LIS-Forum mailing list > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum >

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DRTC colloquium on Knowledge Representation in LIS
by Mailing List Manager 25 Nov '03

25 Nov '03

Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 07:54:35 +0000 (GMT) From: "[iso-8859-1] ras botlib" <ras_botlib(a)yahoo.co.in> Indian Statistical Institute Documentation Research and Training Centre 8th Mile, Mysore Road, Bangalore � 560 059 DRTC Colloquium On KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION IN LIS Abstract Knowledge Representation has long been considered as one of the principle elements of Artificial Intelligence. The sub fields of Knowledge Representation range from the purely philosophical aspects of epistemology to the more practical problems of handling huge amounts of data. The representation of knowledge has been a key issue on Internet in searching for pinpointed & exhaustive information. This colloquium is an effort to focus on various languages, tools & formats used for presenting, processing & retrieval of knowledge. SPEAKERS TOPICS 1.Rashid Hussain Overview on knowledge representation 2.Rajesh Mishra K.R. Techniques, Tools and Languages 3.P.Ravinder Applications of Knowledge based system 4.Sarandha singh Web Ontology 5.Amit Jha K.R. in Information Retrieval. Venue: DRTC Classroom Date: 28th Nov. 2003 (Friday) Time: 2: 00 PM All are cordially invited Dr. Devika P. Madalli DRTC

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Computer and IT Oriented Courses
by Mailing List Manager 25 Nov '03

25 Nov '03

Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 12:28:30 +0530 From: Nivedita.Sharma(a)fluor.com Thanks goes to Mr. Moorthy for compiling and sharing such useful information for the benefit of library professionals community. Can we also request to provide some more details about these courses, i.d. mode of conduction(regular/correspondence/distance edu.), contact info. academic sessions schedule or web site info. As some of these are really valuable courses and will be a value addition in our career if we go for such courses. Mr. Moorthy, if u could lead us to further links for more information. regards nivedita

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Re: Spiritual literature
by prafulla＠nisc.co.in 24 Nov '03

24 Nov '03

You may find the following site useful: http://www.himalayanacademy.com/Resources/India_uni_lis t.html LIST OF SANSKRIT AND INDOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES IN INDIA Apart from this, spiritual/service/publishing organisations such as Ramakrishna Math, ISKON, Geeta PressMaharshi Vidyapeeth, Yogoda Satsanga, Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers, Motilal Banarsidas, etc. are also good sources. It is a vast area. T.V. Prafulla Chandra --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NISC Export Services Pvt. Ltd. (an affiliate of NISC International, Inc. USA) S-1 Ballad Estates, St.Ann's School Road, Tarnaka, Hyderabad 500 017 Andhra Pradesh, India - Tel:+91 40 27001517 Tel/Fax:+91 40 27002538 WWW.NISC.COM A company in service to NISC worldwide. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Spiritual literatrue
by Mailing List Manager 24 Nov '03

24 Nov '03

Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 09:47:42 +0000 (GMT) From: "[iso-8859-1] vijaya kumara" <vijayakumar71(a)yahoo.co.in> Dear professionals, Can any one of you will inform me the name & address of the librareis, which are concentrated on on Spiritual literatrue and the collection like "Nadi Shastra, Vedas, Brahma Suthra's and Yogavashita" Waiting for your kind response Regards Vijayakumar ***************************************************************** Vijayakumar M, Learning Resource Centre, Beams International Education Institute, P O Box 31199, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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FREE ACCESS TO TWO DATABASES
by Mailing List Manager 24 Nov '03

24 Nov '03

Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2003 11:23:52 +0530 From: prafulla(a)nisc.co.in Dear All: NISC is pleased to offer FREE access to the following two global databases for the entire month of December 2003. ________________________________________________________ 1. Child Development & Adolescent Studies (101,640+ records) CDAS is today^s source for references to the current and historical literature related to the growth and development of children through the age of 21. Included are book reviews and abstracts from hundreds of journals, and a bibliography of thousands of technical reports, books, book chapters, theses and dissertations that cover the biomedical and social sciences worldwide. Over 10,000 new records added each year. NISC has transformed the entire 75 years of Child Development Abstracts & Bibliography (1927-2001) into today^s electronic format by including all of the issues previously published by the Society for Research in Child Development, Ann Arbor, Michigan. All this plus new coverage of Child Rights and welfare issues makes CDAS a contemporary and essential resource for leading research. 2. Family & Society Studies Worldwide (FSSW) (700,850+ records) A "must have" for any degree granting institution in these fields. A core resource for these professionals: Social Workers Marriage & Family Counselors Family Practitioners Social Scientists Sociologists Psychologists Organizations and Services dedicated to the Family Family & Society Studies Worldwide (FSSW) is a core resource in NISC's series of databases on family and gender related topics. NISC has recently expanded the coverage of FSSW, which formerly was produced by the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR). FSSW contains all the citations of the discontinued print version, Inventory of Marriage & Family Literature, plus abstracts which were never available in print. The highly respected Australian Family & Society Abstracts, commonly known as FAMILY, is produced by the Australian Institute of Family Studies. Sociologists Psychologists Organizations and Services dedicated to the Family Family & Society Studies Worldwide (FSSW) is a core resource in NISC's series of databases on family and gender related topics. NISC has recently expanded the coverage of FSSW, which formerly was produced by the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR). FSSW contains all the citations of the discontinued print version, Inventory of Marriage & Family Literature, plus abstracts which were never available in print. The highly respected Australian Family & Society Abstracts, commonly known as FAMILY, is produced by the Australian Institute of Family Studies. Enhanced sub-sets of records from highly relevant U.S. Government databases are included. Find everything you would expect and discover the unexpected about today's complex family and the challenges faced from within and society at-large. ________________________________________________________ Please contact us through email if you wish to have free access to these databases. Happy searching! Sincerely T.V. Prafulla Chandra Senior Editor

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Computer and IT Oriented Courses
by Mailing List Manager 24 Nov '03

24 Nov '03

Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 16:30:44 +0530 From: VYASAMOORTHY /IKP/HYD <Vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com> Dear Friends: You may wish to pass on the following info to your friends. Taken from: www.iqra-careers.com Vyasamoorthy, P ================== Annexure to: Computer and IT Oriented Courses Birla Institute of Technology (Ranchi) - (i) a two-year M.Sc (Information Science) Open to graduates in any discipline or for candidates possessing MBBS/BT/BE/B. Pharm degrees. (ii) PhD (Information Science) Guru Ghasidas University (Bilaspur, M.P., 495009) - Master of Library Automation and Networking, of one-year duration Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (Vidya Vihar, Rae Bareli Road, Lucknow-226025) - M.Sc (Information Science) of two-year duration. Graduates of all faculties including Engineering and Medicine are eligible for admission. Hyderabad University (Central University Post Office, Hyderabad-500046) - offers a distance learning programme, Postgraduate Diploma in Library Automation and Networking (PGDLAN) of one-year duration, open to candidates possessing Science and Computer Science. Bundelkhand University (Jhansi-284128, UP) - Master's Degree in Library Automation (MLA) of one year duration. Candidates possessing a degree in any discipline are eligible. Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar University (formerly Agra University) - (i) PG Diploma in Library Automation. The eligibility requirement is B.LISc degree with 50 per cent marks, (ii) Master of Information Technology Management (MITM) of two year duration. Admission in engineering or medicine or BLISc. The course contents are (a) Information Technology, (b) Communication, (c) Library and Information Science. In addition, there is an optional subject to be chosen from (i) Management Information System, (ii) Public Relations and Advertising, (iii) Technical Writing, and (iv) Planning and Management of Library & Information Centres. University of Kerala (Department of Library and Information Science) - Postgraduate Diploma course in Information Technology (PGDIT) Uttar Pradesh Rajarshi Tandon Open University (Allahabad) - Diploma in Website Designing and Management of one year duration. Above is an Annexures for Chapter 39: Library And Information Science ========================

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DRTC Seminar on MARTIF & OLIF
by Mailing List Manager 24 Nov '03

24 Nov '03

Indian Statistical Institute Documentation Research and Training Centre 8th Mile, Mysore Road, Bangalore 560 059 Seminar On Machine Readable Terminology Interchange Format (MARTIF) & Open Lexicon Interchange Format (OLIF) By M. Ramshirish ABSTRACT Proliferation of information on the web in every subject area has created chaos. Web requires to be classified and organized. Terminologies are important to understand a domain of knowledge. But, preparation of terminological databases is both time and money consuming activity. To overcome this problem, Terminological Interchange Formats came into picture. In the present era of Information Technology people are using different software and various formats to maintain the terminological databases. This is an obstacle for interchange of data from one database to another. For this we need standard interchange format, which should be both platform and format independent. MARTIF & OLIF are efforts in this direction. MARTIF deals with concept oriented terminology systems and OLIF focuses on the lexical side i.e., parts of speech, subject area, homonyms etc. This seminar aims to give an ove! rview of the MARTIF and OLIF formats. Date : 24 November 2003 (Monday) Time : 2 pm Venue : DRTC Class Room All are cordially invited Dr. ARD Prasad Coordinator

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Computer Books
by Mailing List Manager 24 Nov '03

24 Nov '03

Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2003 13:48:09 +0530 From: Monitor Information Services <emonitor(a)sancharnet.in> Hi We have number of computer books (old editions) which will be sent Free of Cost to any Institutional Library. List of such titles will be provided on e-mail request. Best Mukesh Anand Director - Marketing Monitor Information Services emonitor(a)sancharnet.in http://www.monitorinfo.com

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FREE ACCESS TO TWO DATABASES
by prafulla＠nisc.co.in 22 Nov '03

22 Nov '03

Dear All: NISC is pleased to offer FREE access to the following two global databases for the entire month of December 2003. ________________________________________________________ 1. Child Development & Adolescent Studies (101,640+ records) CDAS is todays source for references to the current and historical literature related to the growth and development of children through the age of 21. Included are book reviews and abstracts from hundreds of journals, and a bibliography of thousands of technical reports, books, book chapters, theses and dissertations that cover the biomedical and social sciences worldwide. Over 10,000 new records added each year. NISC has transformed the entire 75 years of Child Development Abstracts & Bibliography (1927-2001) into todays electronic format by including all of the issues previously published by the Society for Research in Child Development, Ann Arbor, Michigan. All this plus new coverage of Child Rights and welfare issues makes CDAS a contemporary and essential resource for leading research. 2. Family & Society Studies Worldwide (FSSW) (700,850+ records) A "must have" for any degree granting institution in these fields. A core resource for these professionals: Social Workers Marriage & Family Counselors Family Practitioners Social Scientists Sociologists Psychologists Organizations and Services dedicated to the Family Family & Society Studies Worldwide (FSSW) is a core resource in NISC's series of databases on family and gender related topics. NISC has recently expanded the coverage of FSSW, which formerly was produced by the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR). FSSW contains all the citations of the discontinued print version, Inventory of Marriage & Family Literature, plus abstracts which were never available in print. The highly respected Australian Family & Society Abstracts, commonly known as FAMILY, is produced by the Australian Institute of Family Studies. Improved & Expanded Family & Society Studies Worldwide covers popular issues as well as meeting the requirements of professionals in all fields of social work, social science and family practice. The quality and quantity of literature cited have been increased, and the scope is international including new areas of research and types of publications. Publications indexed in the database are drawn from a wide range of social science disciplines including anthropology, sociology, psychology, demography, health sciences, education, economics, law, history, and social work. Source documents include related websites, internet documents, professional journals, conference papers, books, book chapters, selected popular literature, government reports, discussion and working papers, unpublished material such as poster sessions, statistical documents, theses & dissertations and other sources, many of which are indexed exclusively in FSSW. Enhanced sub-sets of records from highly relevant U.S. Government databases are included. Find everything you would expect and discover the unexpected about today's complex family and the challenges faced from within and society at-large. ________________________________________________________ Please contact us through email if you wish to have free access to these databases. Happy searching! 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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New(s)shake. Google's new(s) competitor Microsoft.
by Mailing List Manager 21 Nov '03

21 Nov '03

Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 12:19:38 +0530 From: sheshagiri kulkarni <kulkarnisheshagiri(a)hotmail.com> DearAll, Microsoft has created a news search service for its MSN portal called Newsbot (http://uk.newsbot.msn.com/), as its own alternative for Google news. Microsoft service is a test or beta version that culls over 4000 online news resources.Cover news in four languages English, Spanish, Italian and French languages and national news from different countries (United Kingdom, France, Spain,Ital). To fuel the news site, Microsoft has taken help from the San Francisco basedMoreoverTechnologies. Tit for tat: ----------- Google has offered a freely downloadable piece of software that allows users to do a Google search without having to open a browser (like Internet Explorer ).It enables to search with Google from any application without lifting fingers from the keyboard. With this, now user can keep a mini search engine "googling" in a corner, while typing or editing a document. It can be downloadedfrom http://toolbar.google.com/deskbar/. Regards Sheshagiri Sheshagiri R Kulkarni Information & Knowlege Management Trainee National Center for Science Information Indian Institute of Science Bangalore Ph 3942511 sheshagiri(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in

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Search IndMED and PubMed with Single click now
by Sukhdev Singh 20 Nov '03

20 Nov '03

NIC's Indian Medlars Centre (http://indmed.nic.in) has released a Test Version application for searching both IndMED and PubMed with a single click. It is a Meta-Search Interface and can be accessed from http://indmed.nic.in by clicking on METAMED hyperlinked word. IndMED is bibliographic database indexing 77 Indian Biomedical Journals by Indian Medlars Centre. PubMed (MEDLINE), as you are aware is created by US' National Library of Medicine, indexes about 4700 international biomedical journals. The MetaMED is being released for testing. Please report any problems to sukhi at hub.nic.in (replace '@' for 'at' here). Regards Sukhdev Singh _________________________________________________________________ Has one of the new viruses infected your computer? Find out with a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfee. Take the FreeScan now! http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963

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RE: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 8, Issue 14
by Mr. Sridhar Brahma 20 Nov '03

20 Nov '03

Dear All, I am searching for "Encyclopedia of industrial chemical analysis" by Snell and Ettre. Please help me in providing information from where I can procure it. Thanks & regards, Sridhar Brahma Information Scientist, SABIC Research & Technology Pvt Ltd., Plot No. 5 & 6, Savli GIDC Estate, Savli - Baroda Highway, Manjusar: - 391 775, Dist Baroda Gujarat, INDIA Ph: +91-2667-264521 Fax: +91-2667-264245 Email - sridhar(a)sabicind.com

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Astro: New journal?
by Mailing List Manager 20 Nov '03

20 Nov '03

Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 14:41:09 +0530 (IST) From: Nagesh Hadimani <nagesh(a)jncasr.ac.in> Dear sir, I found one article from the Journal "Recent Research Developments in Astronomy & Astrophysics" published by Research Signpost India 2002, You can access from the following web address. http://www.ima.umn.edu/preprints/aug2002/1877.pdf The above article is submitted by the following Author. Michael Efroimsky, Astronomer U.S. Naval Observatory 3450 Massachusetts Ave NW Washington DC 20392 email: efroimsk(a)imaNOSPAM.umn.edu Thanks. Nagesh Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research Jakkur, Bangalore India

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RE: [LIS-Forum] Astro: New journal?
by Mailing List Manager 20 Nov '03

20 Nov '03

Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 11:57:31 +0530 From: VYASAMOORTHY /IKP/HYD <Vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com> dear Dr Girija Please contact www.researchsignpost.com Research Signpost, T. C. 37/661(2), Fort Post Office, Trivandrum - 695023, Kerala, India Tel: 91.471.2460384, Fax: 91.471.2573051, E-mail: ggcom(a)vsnl.com They seem to be quality STM publishers from the titles already out. UNLIKE our 'friend': Biju K Abraham of :"Indian Institute of knowledge management", "Indian Journal of Library & Information science", Kottayam, Kerala India 686634Phone (482)22240720 Cell 9846 240720 Emaileditor(a)ijlis.com His Email does not work. There are complaints that BK Abraham asks (Foreign)authors to contribute papers,- don't know what he does with them -- never informs the outcome -- not even send a copy of the journal to the author. I thought Research Signpost may be similar such bogus organisation. NO, Research Signpost appears to be solid & real! But, How come he has not approached RRIL, IIAP etc if he is publishing "Recent Research Developments in Astronomy & Astrophysics" ? This is a mystery. Vyasamoorthy, p

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Vacancy at World Health Organization - Closing Date Approaching
by Tomas Allen 19 Nov '03

19 Nov '03

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Coverage of DRTC DL in DLib Magazine
by Sneha Shukla 19 Nov '03

19 Nov '03

Dear Professionals, A news item on DRTC Digital Library of Library and Information Science, is covered in D-Lib Magazine (http://www.dlib.org) under the column "In Brief". One can read the write up at: http://www.dlib.org/dlib/november03/11inbrief.html#PRASAD Alternatively a link is provided on the DRTC DL site: https://drtc.isibang.ac.in Or alternatively a link is given to it from DRTC official website: http://drtc.isibang.ac.in Sneha Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences Bangalore ________________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Mobile: Download the latest polyphonic ringtones. Go to http://in.mobile.yahoo.com

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Astro: New journal? (fwd)
by Library 19 Nov '03

19 Nov '03

Dear Friends, Does anyone have any information on this? This is the first time we are hearing about this journal. Thanks Girija Srinivasan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Raman Research Institute Library, Tel: +91 80 361 0122 Extn 250 C V Raman Avenue, Sadashivanagar, Fax: +91 80 361 0492 Bangalore 560 080, India. Email: library(a)rri.res.in ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 11:42:39 -0500 From: Donna Coletti <dcoletti(a)cfa.harvard.edu> To: pamnet listserver <slapam-L(a)lists.yale.edu> Subject: Astro: New journal? PAMnetters, One of our scientists has been invited to submit a review article by a journal unknown to us. He would like feedback from librarians to help him decide if this would be a good place to publish. The title is 'Recent Research Developments in Astronomy & Astrophysics' published by Research Signpost in India. Volume 1 was/is to be published in 2003. Have any of you subscribed or received a free issue? If so what do you think of it? Do you know any researchers who have submitted articles and why they chose this journal? We'd appreciate any feedback. Thanks -Donna -- ===================================================================== Donna J. Coletti, Head Librarian John G. Wolbach Library & Information Resource Center Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics 60 Garden St., Cambridge, MA 02138 Voice: 617.495.7289, Fax: 7199 cfa-www.harvard.edu/library =====================================================================

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InfoWatch - Oct 2003
by M.R Lalitha 18 Nov '03

18 Nov '03

Dear LIS-Forum member, The October 2003 issue of InfoWatch is now online, bringing you 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) Oct 2003 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In This Issue: 1. Beyond Logic [Information resource for hardware & programming for USB, legacy ports, device drivers etc] 2. BioABACUS - Biotechnology ABbreviation and ACronym Uncovering Service 3. CentralOps.net - Advanced online Internet utilities 4. ChemBank - Initiative for chemical genetics 5. Ecological risk analysis - Guidance, tools and applications 6. Encyclopedia of the Atmospheric Environment 7. Engineering case studies 8. Engineering and technology software [Free softwares/sharewares listed by Techstreet.com] 9. How People Learn: Brain, mind, experience and school 10. ITtoolbox dataware house 11. NEODYS - Near Earth object 12. OpenScience project [Dedicated for creating free and open source scientific software] 13. Organic Chemistry Resources Worldwide - Intutive resource for synthetic organic chemists 14. Protocols.com - Protocols for WAN, LAN, ATM communications and telecommunications 15. reallybig.com - A complete resource for all web builders 16. RF Cafe[[An information source in electronics] 17. Spice-Club.com[A resource for analog modeling and design applications] 18. Surface Properties of INterfaces - Protein Protein Interfaces (SPIN-PP) 19. Template Numerical Toolkit (TNT) - An interface for scientific computing in C++ 20. TreeBASE - A relational database of phylogenetic information ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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DRTC Seminar on Web Ontology Language (OWL)
by Mailing List Manager 17 Nov '03

17 Nov '03

Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 10:46:40 +0000 (GMT) From: "[iso-8859-1] Banda Shankar" <bandashankar(a)yahoo.co.in> Indian Statistical Institute Documentation Research & Training Center 8th Mile, Mysore road, Bangalore-560059 DRTC Seminar On Web Ontology Language (OWL) By Banda Shankar Abstract The Semantic Web is a vision for the future of the Internet where every information is given explicit meaning. This makes it easier for machines to automatically process and integrate information. XML's ability to define customized tags and RDF's flexible approach to represent data could be exploited to build Semantic Web. In extension to this several standard Ontologies are used. Web Ontology Language(OWL) is one such kind of Ontology. This seminar gives detailed overview of OWL and it's suitability for building future "Semantic Web". enue : DRTC classroom Date : 17th November, 2003(Monday) Time : 2.00 P.M. All are cordially invited Dr. A.R.D. Prasad Co-ordinator

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Business and Management Libraries: opportunities and challenges in 21st century- New Book
by Mailing List Manager 17 Nov '03

17 Nov '03

Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2003 14:01:31 -0500 From: Dr. Ramesh C. Gaur <rcgaur(a)tifr.res.in> "Business and Management Libraries: opportunities and challenges in 21st century", Edited by Ramesh C. Gaur, Ashok Jambekar, P.R. Goswami , and Tariq Asraf . Excel Books, New Delhi, October 2003. Hard Bound; Price Rs. 450/- ABOUT THE BOOK In view of the sudden growth of management education institutions in public as well as private sector, the present volume has been developed to share information and ideas for the development of libraries and business librarianship. A library is considered to be at the heart of an academic institution and plays a crucial role in the overall improvement of quality of study, teaching and learning. The book aims to address issues pertaining to challenges in business librarianship, knowledge management, resource sharing and networking, information infrastructure and information technology deployment in libraries, digital libraries, marketing of library services, total quality management and user information needs and user issues. Holistic in approach and lucid in language, the objective of the book is to debate and discuss a plethora of issues that concern the library professionals especially in the light of the information technology boom. Through a culmination of 24 papers, it has been our endeavour to voice the experience and knowledge of academicians and professionals from management institutions with the hope that the readers would get new insights and benefit from them. ABOUT THE EDITORS Dr. Ramesh C. Gaur, Librarian at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai has over a decade of experience in Library Information field. His career specialization has been in Automation and Reengineering of Libraries. Dr. Gaur successfully carried out total library automation project of Planning Commission Library (Government of India). He has published over 30 articles in various national and international books, journals and conference proceedings. His authored book"Reengineering Library and Information Services: People, Process and Technology" has received wide acclamation. He is the Founder Convener of Ranganathan Research Circle (RRC), New Delhi and Life trustee and Joint Secretary of Ranganathan Research Trust. He is presently at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, USA under Fulbright Fellowship in Information Science and Technology. Late Ashok Jambhekar was Librarian at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and Head NICMAN, established by NISSAT. He was also Founder President of Management Libraries Network, New Delhi. Dr. P. R. Goswami is presently Director National Social Science Documentation Centre (NASSDOC), New Delhi. In his wide ranging experience in the field of Library and Information Science, his past assignments have been in Planning Commission (Government of India) and University of Delhi. He has served as General Secretary of Indian Library Association (ILA). He has authored many articles and essays for national and international journals. Dr.Tariq Ashraf has over 15 years of rich and varied experience in prestigious organizations. Before joining IILM in January 1997, he has worked at Centre for Policy Research and Indian Institute of Mass Communication for more than 8 years. He has contributed 15 research papers in journals of repute. One of his papers titled "Information Technology and Public Policy: A Socio-Human Profile of Indian Digital Revolution" has been awarded by American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASSIST) for the year 2003. He is also Editor of MANLIBNET Review, a quarterly newsletter of Management Libraries Network, New Delhi.

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Open access leads to higher citations and visibility!
by Mailing List Manager 17 Nov '03

17 Nov '03

Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2003 15:08:36 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Friends: Here is some evidence to show that open access papers are cited far more often than papers which are not in the open access domain. Based on some well-planned research! Here is an excerpt from a posting by Stevan Harnad to another list.. Arun ------- You may be interested in: <http://listserv.nd.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0311&L=pamnet&D=1&O=D&P=1632> which is a report by the librarian liason of the AAS Pub board meeting. The relevant paragraph (at the end) is: "Finally, there was a very interesting brief report from Greg Schwarz (from the ApJ editorial office) on some work he's doing tracking citation rates of papers published in the ApJ based on whether they were posted on astro-ph or not. He studied samples from July-Dec. 1999 and July-Dec. 2002. The first interesting point is that 72% of the papers published in the latter period had appeared on astro-ph, although the submission rate to the server seems to be leveling off. He also noted that the number of authors per paper has been increasing along with the total length and that most astro-ph submissions are after acceptance by the journal. The really fascinating conclusion he's drawn, at least from my perspective, is that ApJ papers that were also on astro-ph have a citation rate that is _twice_ that of papers not on the preprint server. Moreover, this higher citation rate appears to continue once the time gap disappears (that is, papers on astro-ph are viewed about nine months ahead of the journal paper, but after several years of availability, the astro-ph papers are still being cited at a significantly higher rate)." You [Michael Kurtz, Astrophysics, Harvard] have shown some similar work already, but this seems nicely done. With the majority of ApJ papers going to astro-ph those which are not preprinted (and which are less referenced) seem the oddballs. I have been assuming that the higher citation rates for papers which are preprinted was due to the preprinting; perhaps the effect is that lower quality/interest papers are not preprinted. Can I ask for a clarification (because the word "preprinted," unlike "self-archived," is somewhat ambiguous): Are you specifically referring here to the prepublication part of an article's timeline, your point being that in astrophysics, where the publishers' versions are all effectively "open access" by the time they appear (in that they are all available to the entire worldwide astrophysical research community via site-licenses to the relatively small and closed group of journals involved), there are *still* twice as many citations of those papers that were self-archived before publication (as either pre-refereeing preprints or post-refereeing postprints or both) than to those that only became openly accessible when they became available as from the publisher? That would be very useful news both for the value of open access to eprints (preprints and postprints) in general and the value of prepublication self-archiving in particular, suggesting that (if we take Steve Lawrence's figures for the overall citation advantage of free online access to eprints over the its alternatives -- online or on-paper -- which is a citation advantage of 4.5) we see that a two-fold advantage already comes from free access to the prepublication phase alone. The causality, of course, is uncertain here, as you note: Is it that earlier open-access enhances the citation counts, or that the better articles are the ones that are being self-archived earlier? In any case, it is certainly a vote both for open access and for early self-archiving! Cheers, Stevan

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common names of chemical compounds
by prafulla＠nisc.co.in 14 Nov '03

14 Nov '03

Dear All: Is there any website which comprehensively lists the common names of chemical compounds, along with their IUPAC names and chemical composition. Thanks T.V. Prafulla Chandra --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NISC Export Services Pvt. Ltd. (an affiliate of NISC International, Inc. USA) S-1 Ballad Estates, St.Ann's School Road, Tarnaka, Hyderabad 500 017 Andhra Pradesh, India - Tel:+91 40 27001517 Tel/Fax:+91 40 27002538 WWW.NISC.COM A company in service to NISC worldwide. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Dialog Seeks Asian Pacific Applicants for 2004 Roger K. Summit sch.
by Mailing List Manager 14 Nov '03

14 Nov '03

Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 10:33:17 +0530 From: K Prakash <prakash(a)inflibnet.ac.in> [For more details please visit http://www.dialog.com/pressroom/2003/aus_111003.shtml] P R E S S R E L E A S E Dialog Seeks Asian Pacific Applicants for 2004 Roger K. Summit Scholarship MELBOURNE, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA (10 November 2003) ^ Dialog, a Thomson (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC) business and a leading worldwide provider of online-based information services and integrated information solutions, today said that it is seeking applicants from Asian Pacific countries for its second Roger K. Summit Scholarship to be awarded in the region. The company will award a scholarship of AU$5,000 (or equivalent in local currency) to a student enrolled in an accredited library or information sciences course in Australia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Thailand, Taiwan, The Philippines, Vietnam or another Asian Pacific country. The deadline for applicants is Friday, 27 February 2004. Applications are available online at www.dialog.com/home/australia/scholarship.shtml. The winner will be announced in March 2004. Dialog awards three Roger K. Summit Scholarships annually, one each in North America, Europe and Middle East, and in the Asia Pacific region. A panel of local information professionals and educators selects the regional winners after reviewing academic achievement, interest in electronic information services, proficiency using the online services offered by Dialog, and faculty recommendations. In 2003, Dialog awarded its first Asian Pacific Roger K. Summit Scholarship to Wei Ping Yu of the University of New South Wales. That announcement was made at the 11th Information Online Conference and Exhibition in Sydney, organised by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA). With best wishes/regards. Bye. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K PRAKASH Scientific/Technical Officer-I INFLIBNET(Information and Library Network) Centre An IUC of University Grants Commission Near Gujarat University Guest House Navrangpura, PB No.4116 AHMEDABAD-380009 India # Tel. 91-079-6305971 / 6304695; Fax: 630 0990(Off.); 6763724(Res.) Email: prakash(a)inflibnet.ac.in; prakash_k(a)yahoo.com

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a doubt
by Mailing List Manager 14 Nov '03

14 Nov '03

Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 09:42:46 +0000 (GMT) From: "[iso-8859-1] Hanamanthraya Biradar" <biradar_76(a)yahoo.co.in> Dear Friends, I am working as a librarian in one of the educational institute. Now I have faced one problem about the magazine. How it is possible to know whether it is aInternational/National magazine. Please give me the suggetions about this problem. E-mail : biradar_76(a)yahoo.co.in Thanking You

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Workshop on using "Greenstone Digital Library Software" for Pune librarians
by Sunita Barve 14 Nov '03

14 Nov '03

Forthcoming Event at Bioinformatics Centre, University of Pune Workshop on Building Digital Libraries using Greenstone Digital Library Software At Bioinformatics Centre, University of Pune, Pune 411 007, on 30th November - 1st December 2003. Timings: 9.00 am to 6.00 pm Objectives and goals of workshop The goal of this workshop is to give basic training on GSDL to initiate building digital libraries/files. Focus is on installing, configuring, application and administration of this package. At the end of the Workshop, participant should have acquired the knowledge and skill sets required to build digital libraries using GSDL. Who can participate? Library and Information professionals those are currently working in library and information centres�from Pune area/region. Pre-requisites Participants should have basic computer knowledge to use various commands in WINDOWS and DOS environment. Good understanding of electronic documents, web sites, HTML page creation, word processing, Internet searching, and databases is essential. Course material Each participant will get GSDL installation CD-ROM. It will also have course material and exercises. Workshop fees Fees: Rs. 1000/- per participant No. of participants: 30 Fee covers course material, software CD, lunch and tea Workshop Content Training programme will include presentations, demonstrations and lab sessions. Following is the tentative program list: * GSDL: Features and examples * GSDL: Installation, configuration, accessing sample collections * Collection building * Collection configuration * Customizing GSDL interface Resource Persons Shubhada Nagarkar,Bioinformatics Centre, Pune Anant Sabane, Kanbay, Pune Nirupama Bawdekar, IUCAA, Pune Sunita Barve, NCRA, Pune Technical Support Sanjay Londhe, Bioinformatics Centre Rahul Khandare, Bioinformatics Centre Course Co-ordinator Shubhada Nagarkar Librarian, Bioinformatics Centre University of Pune, Pune 411007 Ph.: 5690195 Mobile No.: 9822997760 Fax: 5690087 Email: shubha(a)bioinfo.ernet.in Workshop Site: http://bioinfo.ernet.in/library/workshop/main.htm Registration Form Participant's Name: Ms./ Mr./ Dr./ Prof.:_______________________________ Position:____________________________ Organization:_________________________________________________________ Address:_________________________________________________________________ City:_________ Pin:_____________Telephone:__________________ Fax:__________________________Email:_______________________ Registration details Payment details DD No:________________________Date:__________________________ Amount in Rs.:________________ (Note: DD to be drawn in favor of "The Registrar, University of Pune Pune -7", payable at Pune) Date:__________________ Signature:_______________ Please fill this form and send it to The Coordinator, along with the registration fee, on or before 28th November 2003. ---------00000-----------

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Edit of PDF document
by Mailing List Manager 14 Nov '03

14 Nov '03

Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 11:09:36 +0530 From: Satya Ranjan Sahu <srsahu(a)darya.nio.org> Dear members, Editing in a PDF document, which is captured by "Page Capture", increases the file size tremendously of the original. Is there any solution to keep the size in control? We have scanned few articles from the print documents. After converting the image as editable PDF using "Abode Page Capture" the size found to be reasonable. But when the PDF document edited using the "touch text tool" or "capture suspect" of Adobe Acrobat, the size increases. Please let me know the solution to keep the file size reasonable. Thanking you With regards Satya "Make everyday memorable" -------------------------------------------------------- Satya Ranjan Sahu NIO Library (NICMAS) National Institute of Oceanography Dona Paula, Goa - 403 004 Phone: 91- (0)832 - 2450 370 (Direct) 2450 450(Extn. 370) ---------------------------------------------------------

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IFLA Award, Closing date 30 Nov.
by Dinesh K. Gupta 14 Nov '03

14 Nov '03

Dear Colleagues, Any professional worldover who has initiated/ done marketing project/ compaign in his/her library and wants to attend 2004 IFLA Conference in Buenos Aires ( Argentina) with a cash award of US$1000 , may apply for the IFLA-3M International Marketing Award. The Closing date (30th Nov.) is approaching very fast. Pl. Find application details at: http://www.ifla.org/VII/s34/award/3m-appform-e.doc Regards, Dinesh K. Gupta (Member, Standing Committee, Management & Marketing Section, IFLA)

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Teledensity
by Mailing List Manager 12 Nov '03

12 Nov '03

Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 09:43:08 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Here is a comparison of teledensity in selected Asian countries. "The teledensity in Bangladesh is one of the lowest in the region. According to latest statistics (ITU), Bangladesh has 0.79 phones for per 100 people whereas it is 3.94 in India, 4.4 in Sri Lanka, 2.9 in Pakistan, 1.34 in Nepal, 24.98 in China, 49.9 in Malaysia and 6.17 in Indonesia. More than 70 per cent of the population of Bangladesh do not have telephone access," says Nur-ul Alam, Melbourne, Australia. Clearly China and Malaysia are way ahead of India. As India cannot afford telephones for all individuals/familieswe for a long time to come, we should encourage community owned telecentres, such as the ones established by M S Swaminathan Research Foundation in the villages of Pondicherry of Dindigul district in Tamil Nadu. We should also also encourage voice over IP and community radio. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam]

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An electronic journal
by Mailing List Manager 12 Nov '03

12 Nov '03

Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 07:42:58 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Here is a useful electronic journal: http://informationr.net/ir/ Arun

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Fwd: Re: On the Need to Take Both Roads to Open Access
by Subbiah Arunachalam 12 Nov '03

12 Nov '03

Here is aletter from Stevan Harnad to Katie Mantell of SciDevNet, which should be of interest to information professionals trying to understand and promote open access to scientific literature. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] Dear Katie Mantell: > > As you requested, I have transmitted widely your > announcement about > SciDevNet's coverage of open access: > http://www.scidev.net/ms/open_access/ > > As you also ask for my comments, Here they are: > > (1) The SciDevNet's coverage is very helpful and > welcome, but at the > moment it is *extremely* lop-sided, covering only > one of the two roads > to open access -- open-access journal publication -- > but not the other > road: open-access self-archiving of toll-access > journal publications: > http://www.nature.com/nature/debates/e-access/Articles/harnad.html > > (2) You do cite the Budapest Open Access Initiative > (BOAI) but you do > not note that the BOAI consists of *two* open-access > strategies, of > which the second (BOAI-2) is open-access journal > publication but the > first (BOAI-1) is open-access self-archiving: > http://www.soros.org/openaccess/read.shtml > > (3) This is an important omission, because in actual > numbers, open-access > self-archiving is generating far more open access > articles per year than > open-access journal-publishing, and open-access via > this road is also > able to grow much sooner and faster. In fact, in all > likelihood, the > "green" road of open-access self-archiving is itself > also the surest > way to reach the "golden" road of open-access > journal-publishing! > > http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Temp/self-archiving_files/Slide0026.gif > http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Temp/self-archiving_files/Slide0021.gif > http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Temp/self-archiving_files/Slide0024.gif > http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Temp/self-archiving_files/Slide0028.gif > http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Temp/self-archiving_files/Slide0022.gif > http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Temp/self-archiving_files/Slide0030.gif > > Complete series: > http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Temp/self-archiving.htm > or > http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Temp/self-archiving.ppt > > (4) This is why it is so important not to represent > "open-access" as > merely being synonymous with > "open-access-publishing"! > > (5) In your key reports and documents, you have > mostly BOAI-2 reports and > documents. May I suggest adding the following BOAI-1 > reports and > documents: > > (i) The BOAI-1 (self-archiving) FAQ: > http://www.eprints.org/self-faq/ > > (ii) The original self-archiving proposal > (Okerson & ODonnell 1995) > http://www.arl.org/scomm/subversive/toc.html > > (iii) The University self-archiving policy > model: > > http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Temp/archpolnew.html > > (iv) The Research-Funder open-access policy > model: > http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue35/harnad/ > > (v) The Berlin Open Access Declaration: > > http://www.zim.mpg.de/openaccess-berlin/berlindeclaration.html > > (vi) SPARC Institutional Repository Checklist & > Resource Guide > http://www.arl.org/sparc/IR/IR_Guide.html > > (6) Among "Open Access Initiatives" could I suggest > adding > > (i) The SHERPA Project > http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/ > > (ii) The DARE Project > > http://www.surf.nl/en/themas/print/index2.php?oid=7 > > (iii) The Australian initiative > > http://alia.org.au/publishing/incite/2002/10/eprints.html > > (iv) French initiatives: > http://www.tours.inra.fr/tours/doc/comsci.htm > > (v) The cross-institutional archive, OAIster > http://oaister.umdl.umich.edu/o/oaister/ > > (7) To "Open Access Literature" I suggest adding: > > Harnad, S. (2001) The self-archiving initiative > > http://www.nature.com/nature/debates/e-access/Articles/harnad.html > > Pinfield et al (2002) "Setting up an > institutional e-print archive" > > http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue31/eprint-archives/intro.html > > And to links I would add: > > Core metalist of open access eprint archives > > http://opcit.eprints.org/archive-core-metalist.html > > as well as the following resources: > > Very large harvested cache of open-access > arcticles in Computer > Science: http://citeseer.nj.nec.com/cs > > GNU Open-Source Self-Archiving Software: > http://www.eprints.org/ > > Citation-Impact-Measuring Search Engine for > Open-Access Achives: > http://citebase.eprints.org/cgi-bin/search > > Citation-Seeking Engine (looks for open-access > full-texts) > http://paracite.eprints.org/ > > American Scientist Forum (discussion of open > access since 1998) > > http://amsci-forum.amsci.org/archives/september98-forum.html > > Open Archives Initiative > http://www.openarchives.org/ > > Powerpoints for promoting open access: > > http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Temp/berlin.ppt > > http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Temp/berlin.htm > > http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Temp/openaccess.ppt > > http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Temp/openaccess.htm > > These recommendations are all intended so as to make > the SciDevNet > site's contribution to open-access complete, rather > than being, as it is > now, merely a review of the open-access > journal-publishing portion of > the overall movements and initiatives toward open > access. > > Sincerely, > > Stevan Harnad > > On Wed, 5 Nov 2003, Katie Mantell wrote: > > > Dear Stevan Harnad > > > > Many thanks for your email in response to the > editorial on communicating > > science in an electronic era. > > > > We have posted it on our letters to the editor > page > > (http://www.scidev.net/EditorLetters/) and have > also taken the opportunity > > to post it on a special section of the website > that we are launching today > > on "Open Access and Scientific Publishing" under > 'Feedback and Debate'. > > > > In this section > (http://www.scidev.net/open_access) we have drawn > together > > resources on access to scientific information in > the developing world. > > > > It includes: > > Â· Up-to-date news, features and opinion articles > on the issues > > surrounding open access and scientific publishing > > Â· Descriptions of (and links to) current open > access initiatives > > Â· Access to free scientific literature > > Â· Links to key reports > > Â· Comprehensive events section with the latest > meeting proceedings and > > future events. > > Â· An opportunity for you to comment and give > your views > > > > We hope that this guide will be a useful and > important resource for all > > those interested in open access to scientific > information, and will provoke > > further critical thinking and discussion on the > key issues. > > > > I would therefore be grateful if you could pass > this message on to > > colleagues and friends who might be interested > (www.scidev.net/open_access). > > Also, do let me know if you have any comments on > the section. > > > > Best regards > > > > Katie Mantell > > > > ============================================ > > Katie Mantell > > News Editor > > > > SciDev.Net > > 11 Rathbone Place > > London > > W1T 1HR > > United Kingdom > > > > Tel: +44 (0)20 7291 3695 > > Fax: +44 (0)20 7291 3697 > > ============================================ > > SciDev.Net - found at www.scidev.net - is a > free-access website providing > > news, views and information on science, technology > and the developing world. > > > NOTE: Complete archive of the ongoing discussion of > providing open > access to the peer-reviewed research literature > online is available at > the American Scientist September Forum (98 & 99 & 00 > & 01 & 02 & 03): > > http://amsci-forum.amsci.org/archives/september98-forum.html > > http://www.cogsci.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Hypermail/Amsci/index.html > Posted discussion to: > september98-forum(a)amsci-forum.amsci.org > > Dual Open-Access Strategy: > BOAI-2: Publish your article in a suitable > open-access journal > whenever one exists. > BOAI-1: Otherwise, publish your article in a > suitable toll-access > journal and also self-archive it. > http://www.soros.org/openaccess/read.shtml > http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Temp/berlin.htm ________________________________________________________________________ Want to chat instantly with your online friends? 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Re: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 8, Issue 8
by g balasubramanian 11 Nov '03

11 Nov '03

Hello Sir Add my name as member.

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DRTC Seminar on XFML
by Mailing List Manager 11 Nov '03

11 Nov '03

Date: 11 Nov 2003 10:16:10 -0000 From: aprajita suman <aprajita_drtc(a)rediffmail.com> Indian Statistical Institute Documentation Research and Training Center 8th Mile, Mysore Road,Bangalore 560 059 DRTC Seminar on EXTENSIBLE FACETED MARKUP LANGUAGE by Aparajita Suman ADIS Student, DRTC The unplanned dumping of information on WWW is the reason of the chaotic web of today. The way out of this WEB (in literal sense) seems to be only through planned organization, using faceted techniques, of the burgeoning sources of information. The role of XFML i.e. extensible faceted markup language gets defined in this context. The markup language allows one to relate the topics of concern and to provide a meaningful way of accessing information. This seminar on XFML will try to explore its nuances and suitability for defining a web of well-placed, closely-knit information threads. Venue : DRTC Classroom Date : 14th November^ 2003 Time : 2 P.M. All are cordially invited Co-ordinator Dr. ARD Prasad DRTC Indian Statistical Institute Bangalore

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IndLibra: Draft Aims & Objectives--Review for review & comments/suggestions
by prafulla＠nisc.co.in 10 Nov '03

10 Nov '03

<color><param>0100,0100,0100</param>Dear Professional Colleagues: The draft proposal for the starting of a discussion group "IndLibra" to bring all library professionals in India to a common meeting point for effective communication with all stakeholders in LI services is given below. Kindly review it and let us have your valuable comments on this proposal. If you feel something is missing, please feel free to respond. To view the IndLibrary Group, please visit: http://indlibra.myforum.net/ We are awaiting Prof Laxman Rao's response to our request to lead the Ind Libra Group. We hope that he would spare some time to guide the IndLibra project. ___________________________________________<bigger><bigger><bigger> IndLibra<smaller><smaller><smaller> Knowledge and Information are the fountainheads of all-round human development. IndLibras mission is to facilitate free flow of knowledge and information in all directions, wherever it is required and without any discrimination, for the purpose of reducing human suffering and enhancing human capacities. <bigger><bigger>Aim<smaller><smaller> To provide Indian LIS professionals a common communication interface for the purpose of revolutionizing LI services and LIS education throughout India at all levels. IndLibra seeks to bring all Indian LIS professionals serving in various types of libraries such as public, academic and special on a single platform for effective communication among themselves and with all the stakeholders. This network of LIS professionals would act as the change agent to bring about a metamorphosis in Indian LI services. It would also act as a single voice of Indian library profession. <bigger><bigger>Who are the stakeholders?<smaller><smaller> IndLibra is meant to serve the needs of all stakeholders involved in the provision of LI services such as Library users and non-users Librarians LIS teachers LIS students Library suppliers (publishers, distributors, booksellers, manufacturers of equipment, service providers, etc.) Subject experts <bigger><bigger>Objectives<smaller><smaller> 1. To provide a nation-wide, Internet-based Reference/Community Information Services for the general public by offering a SINGLE WINDOW INFORMATION ACCESS POINT. 2. To facilitate resource sharing among various types of libraries all over India through fast and easy provision of information about availability of documents in libraries. 3. To compile a single, comprehensive Database of Indian LIS Professionals/Library & Information Centres covering all types of libraries. 4. To serve as the real-life laboratory for Reference Service courses in Indian LIS schools. 5. To formulate a national research agenda for LIS taking into consideration the needs of all types of libraries. 6. To provide a market place for library suppliers such as publishers, booksellers, equipment manufacturers, service providers, etc., for announcing their new books/journals/equipment/products/services. 7. To encourage library donations from the general public for collection development, construction of library buildings, purchase of ICT equipment, etc. 8. To support establishment of Friends of the Library Groups throughout India. 9. To form a nation-wide panel of subject experts willing to provide, free of cost, subject-related information to the common persons. 10. To build up a strong pressure group comprising of eminent persons from diverse fields to lobby for strengthening of LI services. 11. To enhance the professional image of librarians through active public relations campaigns and provision of proactive and imaginative information services aimed at the common persons. 12. To utilise the entire knowledge base of Indian LIS professionals for meeting the needs of the general public. <bigger><bigger>Who can join?<smaller><smaller> IndLibra is open to all. Any person interested in LI services is free to participate, use and contribute to this group. In the first phase, IndLibra would strive to enlist participation of university librarians and reference personnel working in all Indian universities, IITs, IIMs, librarians of all State Central Libraries and District Central Libraries throughout India, librarians of all government/special libraries, LIS teachers, LIS students, Library Suppliers (Publishers, Distributors, Booksellers, Equipment Manufacturers, Service Providers, etc.), Subject Experts and Library Users (both actual and potential). <bigger><bigger>What IndLibra can do for you?<smaller><smaller> <bold><bigger>1) For the general public</bold><smaller> Searching for a book, journal, article, CD-ROM, AV cassette, film, microform, etc., in an Indian library? Post your request at IndLibra-- your single window service for locating materials in Indian libraries. Through a single message you can check all major libraries throughout India whether a particular document is available or not. The libraries which have this document in their collection would respond to your request. Then, you can get it on inter-library loan by contacting your local librarian or request for a copy of it. Are you looking for information required for your day-to-day living relating to education, health, employment, agriculture, etc.? Send your questions to IndLibra and get replies from the librarians/subject experts all over India. India Libra is your reliable source for all types of community information. Want to buy books, journals, etc.? Librarians can help you in locating publishers, booksellers, etc. Simply post a message at IndLibra. Want to start a Friends of the Library Group in your locality? Just post your message at IndLibra. We will provide detailed help on how to start and successfully manage such a Group for improving library and information services in your neighbourhood. Would you like to serve the society by supporting libraries? Donate liberally to libraries! Your donations could be in the form of valuable books, journals, etc. of your personal collection or cash to support construction of library buildings, purchase of library furniture/equipment, computers, etc. Just send a message to IndLibra indicating what you wish to donate. You would receive responses from the Indian libraries which are willing to accept and make productive use of your donation. You will have a wide choice to select the libraries you wish to support. Your books reach the right library where they are likely to be most used. Searching for best books or recommended books on a particular subject/topic? Would you like to explore books which change lives? Librarians/subject experts at IndLibra would be glad to help you. Just send your query. <bold><bigger>2) For Librarians</bold><smaller> Facilitates resource sharing among Indian libraries. You would be able to know within 24 hours where a particular document is available in an Indian library. IndLibra helps you to locate easily potential library suppliers (of documents/equipment/services, etc.). Just post your library requirements at IndLibra and receive replies from all the suppliers. No more throwing arrows in the dark trying to identify who can supply a particular document or which bookseller has a particular foreign book in his stock. By communicating library requirements to all suppliers through a single posting at IndLibra you would be ensuring equality of opportunity to all of them and this helps your library to clinch the best deals. Enhance your professional image through active participation in provision of LI services at the national level. Participation in IndLibra could be one of your extension service activities. Improving your librarys visibility at the national level is likely to encourage donations from the public for strengthening your collections, services, equipment, etc. <bold><bigger>3) For LIS teachers & students</bold><smaller> Would you like to expose your students to real life examples of reference service? Let them handle live reference queries from all over India at IndLibra. Thinking of strengthening your departmental library/computer laboratory? Place your requirements at IndLibra to encourage donations. Are you a student searching for clarity on a particular theory/concept/topic in LIS? Drop your query at IndLibra to receive replies from eminent LIS teachers. Searching for books in LIS? Cant afford to buy books required for your study/research? Send your request to IndLibra and receive help. <bigger>4) For Library Suppliers (Publishers, Distributors, Booksellers, Manufacturers of equipment, Service providers, etc.)<smaller> Announce your latest books/journals/products/services through IndLibra. Reach the entire Indian librarian community through a single posting at IndLibra and expand your customer base all over India. This is a FREE SERVICE meant for fast dissemination of information relating to all library supplies. IndLibra serves as a market place for all your needs. <bold><bigger>5) For Subject Experts</bold><smaller> Would you like to serve the general public by answering their queries relating to specialized subject areas. Join the IndLibras panel of subject experts and disseminate your knowledge and information for the benefit of Indian masses. IndLibra would evolve as a single-window service for dissemination of knowledge and information in all areas of human endeavour. It would strive to answer every query within 24 hours of its posting. In the initial stages, as over 1000+ library and information professionals, LIS teachers, subject experts, etc., would be available round the clock to serve the users, we hope the response time would be must faster. We welcome one and all to join the IndLibra group to avail and contribute to its services. END ___________________________________________________ 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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The Hindu : Opening access to science
by Mailing List Manager 10 Nov '03

10 Nov '03

Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2003 14:55:13 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> An editorial by Gopalraj (gopalraj(a)vsnl.com) on Open Access, published in 'The Hindu' is available online at: http://www.hindu.com/2003/11/08/stories/2003110801121000.htm ---------- Dear Stevan: I shall strongly recommend publication of your article (in response to the Hindu editorial by Gopalraj) in Current Science. I am marking a copy of this mail to Prof. Balaram, Editor, Current Science. I also recommend to Current Science to publish a brief article by you (and Peter Suber if he agrees) once in two months, that is one in four issues. By the time you arrive here in September 2004, many avid readers of Current Science would know your arguments. Regards. Arun ------- Stevan Harnad's Response to the above editorial by GopalRaj: > > The Gold and Green Roads to Open Access > > The editorial is of course very timely and useful, because it describes open > access and the open-access journals. But it is unfortunately far from > being as useful as it could be, for it is in fact merely a direct echo > of the proportion of press attention that open-access journal-publishing > (the "golden road to open access") has been getting in the Western > Press. That attention too would be well and good if it were proportionate, > with the emphasis being on *open access* itself, rather than only > on the golden road to it! For if open access is identified with > open-access journal-publishing alone, or even primarily, we overlook the > complementary "green road to open access" (open-access self-archiving > of toll-access articles) that is in a position to provide (and > is already providing) far more open access, far sooner, and with no > attendant certainty. > > It is satisfying to focus on the triumphs of the golden road; the > editorial names all the causes and the desiderata; it echoes the widespread > sense of momentum and of nearing the goal. But in reality it is a > blueprint for yet another decade of needless waiting for open access! > > The editorial mentions the relevant figures: 20,000 journals (probably > more like 24,000 today, according to Bowker's), 1 million articles > every year (probably 2.5 million) and about 550 "gold" journals > (publishing about 60,000 open-access articles yearly). > http://www.ulrichsweb.com/ulrichsweb/analysis/ > http://www.doaj.org/ > http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Hypermail/Amsci/2983.html of toll-access articles) that is in a position to provide (and > is already providing) far more open access, far sooner, and with no > attendant certainty. > It is satisfying to focus on the triumphs of the golden road; the > editorial names all the causes and the desiderata; it echoes the widespread > sense of momentum and of nearing the goal. But in reality it is a > blueprint for yet another decade of needless waiting for open access! > > The editorial mentions the relevant figures: 20,000 journals (probably > more like 24,000 today, according to Bowker's), 1 million articles > every year (probably 2.5 million) and about 550 "gold" journals > (publishing about 60,000 open-access articles yearly). > http://www.ulrichsweb.com/ulrichsweb/analysis/ > http://www.doaj.org/ > http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Hypermail/Amsci/2983.html > > But the editorial does not put 2+2 together! 550/24,000 and > 60,000/2,500,000 are *minuscule* ratios, and their rate and likelihood of > growth are equally minuscule. And there is still uncertainty about the > viability of the golden journal cost-recovery model at this time. It is satisfying to focus on the triumphs of the golden road; the > editorial names all the causes and the desiderata; it echoes the widespread > sense of momentum and of nearing the goal. But in reality it is a > blueprint for yet another decade of needless waiting for open access! > > The editorial mentions the relevant figures: 20,000 journals (probably > more like 24,000 today, according to Bowker's), 1 million articles > every year (probably 2.5 million) and about 550 "gold" journals > (publishing about 60,000 open-access articles yearly). > http://www.ulrichsweb.com/ulrichsweb/analysis/ > http://www.doaj.org/ > http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Hypermail/Amsci/2983.html > > But the editorial does not put 2+2 together! 550/24,000 and > 60,000/2,500,000 are *minuscule* ratios, and their rate and likelihood of > growth are equally minuscule. And there is still uncertainty about the > viability of the golden journal cost-recovery model at this time. K> It is satisfying to focus on the triumphs of the golden road; the > editorial names all the causes and the desiderata; it echoes the widespread > sense of momentum and of nearing the goal. But in reality it is a > blueprint for yet another decade of needless waiting for open access! > > The editorial mentions the relevant figures: 20,000 journals (probably > more like 24,000 today, according to Bowker's), 1 million articles > every year (probably 2.5 million) and about 550 "gold" journals > (publishing about 60,000 open-access articles yearly). > http://www.ulrichsweb.com/ulrichsweb/analysis/ > http://www.doaj.org/ > http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Hypermail/Amsci/2983.html It is satisfying to focus on the triumphs of the golden road; the > editorial names all the causes and the desiderata; it echoes the widespread > sense of momentum and of nearing the goal. But in reality it is a > blueprint for yet another decade of needless waiting for open access! > > The editorial mentions the relevant figures: 20,000 journals (probably > more like 24,000 today, according to Bowker's), 1 million articles > every year (probably 2.5 million) and about 550 "gold" journals > (publishing about 60,000 open-access articles yearly). > http://www.ulrichsweb.com/ulrichsweb/analysis/ > http://www.doaj.org/ > http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Hypermail/Amsci/2983.html > > But the editorial does not put 2+2 together! 550/24,000 and > 60,000/2,500,000 are *minuscule* ratios, and their rate and likelihood of > growth are equally minuscule. And there is still uncertainty about the > viability of the golden journal cost-recovery model at this time. So whereas pointing out the growing awareness among both researchers > and the general public, at last, of the value and desirability and > the possibility of open access, is a good thing, pinning the hopes > of attaining open access on the golden road alone, or even primarily, > represents a great opportunity lost. > > At the very end of the editorial, almost as an afterthought, there is > indeed a brief mention of the *other* road, the "green" road. > > "In addition, even when papers are published in conventional journals, > the pre-print (and sometimes the post-print) versions can often be > placed in open electronic archives to ensure free access. Physicists > have been doing this for years and scientists from other disciplines, > especially biology and medicine, need to follow suit." > > But this brief passing mention fails to point out that open-access But this brief passing mention fails to point out that open-access > self-archiving *is* indeed the other road to open access, and the road > that *can* bring us (and *is* already bringing us) to open access far > faster -- not having to face the obstacle of (1) creating 23,450 new > journals, (2) finding a way to fund them, and (3) then persuading the > authors of the 2,440,000 yearly articles to submit their work to those > journals instead of their established competitors, but facing instead > only the one obstacle of (1) persuading the authors of the 2,440,000 > yearly articles to self-archive! > > Nor is it clear enough from this ever-so-brief afterthought, and > the relative proportion of space and attention accorded to it in > the editorial, that the green road has also already been shown to > be navigable, that it already transports at least three times as many > articles to open access yearly, and that the "traffic" is growing faster > on the green road than the golden road, mainly because it already has > "official" clearance for at least 55% of the yearly 2,500,000 articles > (and can in reality accommodate 100% of them), whereas the golden road can accommodate less than 5% of the traffic today. > > I would not cavil at this oversight if it were not for the fact that > the disproportionate emphasis in this editorial, and so much else that > is being written about open access today, misses the opportunity to > marshal the mounting enthusiasm for open access to help persuade the > authors of those remaining 2,260,000 articles to make them open-access > today, by taking the one simple step, already within their reach, of > self-archiving them! For the result would not be another decade of golden > dreams but a green reality of 100% open access, overnight. > > Do we really want to continue sitting and waiting waiting passively for > the golden road to be enlarged for us, journal by journal, or do we want > to fast-forward to open access via the green road in the meanwhile? > http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Tp/resolution.htm#4.1 > http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Tp/resolution.htm#4.2 Stevan Harnad > Chaire de Recherche du Canada > Centre de Neuroscience de la Cognition (CNC) > Universite du Quebec a Montreal > Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3C 3P8 > tel: 1-514-987-3000 2461# > fax: 1-514-987-8952 > harnad(a)uqam.ca > http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/

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Info@UK
by Mailing List Manager 10 Nov '03

10 Nov '03

This month's Info@UK is now available from the address below. http://www.britishcouncil.org/info@UK/bulletin.htm#current Info@UK - is your guide to major UK Information Society developments and news. The bulletin is compiled by the Information Management Research Institute, University of Northumbria on behalf of the British Council and is designed primarily to meet the information needs of British Council staff. However we recognise that it will be of interest to a wider audience and are happy to share Info@UK with you. For more news and past copies of Info@UK are available at the Info@UK web site at: http://www.britishcouncil.org/Info@UK/index.htm ******* Arun

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FW: Special Section on Open access and [UTF-8] Scientific publishing (fwd)
by Mailing List Manager 10 Nov '03

10 Nov '03

Dear Friends: Generally I hate to 'forward' but this one from ScDev.Net is too good to miss out. Vyasamoorthy, P Dear all, By dramatically reducing the cost of disseminating information, the Internet is revolutionising science publishing. Developing countries are likely to benefit, but calls to make scientific information freely available to all are proving controversial. What do you think...... The Science and Development Network (SciDev.Net) is pleased to announce the launch a special section on open access and scientific publishing. (www.scidev.net/open_access) This comprehensive guide is your essential overview to the implications of open access initiatives on access to scientific information in the developing world. It includes : Up-to-date news, features and opinion articles on the issues surrounding open access and scientific publishing Descriptions of (and links to) current open access initiatives Access to free scientific literature Links to key reports Comprehensive events section with the latest meeting proceedings and future events. An opportunity for you to comment and give your views You may also be interested in this week's editorial by our director David Dickson on 'Communicating science in the electronic era', which raises many of the key issues in the debate. We hope that this guide will be a useful and important resource for all those interested in open access to scientific information, and will provoke further critical thinking and discussion on the key issues. We would therefore encourage you to pass this message on to colleagues and friends who might be interested (www.scidev.net/open_access) Best regards, The SciDev.Net team SciDev.Net (www.scidev.net) is an organisation devoted to providing news and promoting debate on science and technology issues relevant to the needs of developing countries.

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Clearinghouse on digital libraries
by Mailing List Manager 10 Nov '03

10 Nov '03

Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2003 14:42:51 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Digital libraries are already an important source for research and are rapidly becoming more comprehensive. WTEC conducted a study of digital libraries in Japan in 1999, under the leadership of Raj Reddy. http://wtec.org/loyola/digilibs/toc.htm The HTML version of the newsletter has a clearinghouse of digital libraries. http://itri2.org/ITRInews/N55.html#A5 Arun

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Indian CD Products
by Madhuresh 07 Nov '03

07 Nov '03

Dear forum members, I would like to inform you about a website http://www.indiancdproducts.org/ which is a Bibliography of Indian CD Products. This website is a part of National Center on Publications on CD-ROM (NCPC), a center set up by NISSAT, DSIR at FITT and IIT Delhi. Through the website, one can search CD-ROM by Title, Keywords and Category. Union Catalogue of various organizations is also maintained and facility to search by Organization Name and Title is also available. Search results contain the Title, Description, Publisher/vendor and their address. One of the objectives of NCPC is "To systematically procure all CD-ROMs published in India and on India. (Except software, games, music and purely entertainment CDs and reproduction of foreign CD Publications for the Indian market) and build up a National Repository of CD-ROMs". Keeping in mind the requests made by forum members to get a particular CD, I believe this resource is not being used extensively. The site statistics also confirms the same (almost 11,300 visitors in past 3.5 years). It may be because of lack of awareness or improper marketing of website. However I didn't get the information about number of titles available with the centre, it is systematically procuring all the CD's published in India and also creating a Union Catalogue of CD's available in various Library and Information Centers; so it can be a good starting point for searching a particular CD Title. Regards. Madhuresh Singhal Aurigene Discovery Technologies Limited, Electronic City, phase II, Hosur Road, Bangalore 562 158 Phone 8521314-16 Ext.- 422 Mobile 98861 82822 Fax 852 6285 E-mail: madhureshsinghal(a)yahoo.com URL: http://nettalk2.tripod.com/

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Announcement - IFLA Travel Grant 2004
by Shyam Prasad pujar 07 Nov '03

07 Nov '03

IFLA TRAVEL GRANT YEAR 2004 IFLA ALP is pleased to announce the availability of the IFLA Travel Grant, to support a number of delegates from developing countries to attend the 70th IFLA General Conference and Council: Buenos Aires, Argentina, 22-27 August 2004. Priority will be given to new professionals with a minimum of 5 years of experience in the field of libraries. In appointing the grants, the Grants Committee will look for a balance between all sectors of library & information work. Applications, including professional curriculum vitae and information on present occupation should be submitted as soon as possible and should be received by the ALP Focal Point not later than 15 February, 2004. Criteria for allocation of the IFLA Travel Grant � Candidates are from developing countries (according to World Bank standards). � Priority to new professionals from institutions/associations that are IFLA members. � Priority to applicants who are not regular IFLA conference attendees. � Wide geographic distribution. � General quality of application. � Professional background and experience: level of education, positions held and professional experience in general. Type of library experience is also considered in order to get balance between all sectors of library and information work. � Should be a member of a national professional association. � Committed letter of application and a well presented CV. Application forms can be requested from the ALP office. You will also find them at the IFLA web site. For more information please visit: http://www.ifla.org/III/grants/itg03.htm. IFLA ALP c/o Uppsala University Library Box 510 SE-751 20 UPPSALA, Sweden Fax: +46 18 471 3994 E-mail: ifla.alp(a)ub.uu.se -- IFLA/ALP c/o Uppsala University Library Box 510 S-751 20 UPPSALA, Sweden Tel.: +46 18 471 3990, Fax: +46 18 471 3994

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DRTC Seminar on Knowledge Representation through Concept Mapping
by Mailing List Manager 07 Nov '03

07 Nov '03

Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2003 11:45:33 +0000 (GMT) From: "[iso-8859-1] shankar goud" <bandashankar(a)yahoo.co.in> Indian statistical institute Documentation Research & Training Center 8th Mile, Mysore road, Bangalore-560059 DRTC Seminar On Knowledge Representation through Concept Mapping By Vineeta In recent years Internet has become a valuable resource for information retrieval. Information available on the net is very vast and not easy to access. Knowledge representation could be a powerful tool for search. There are many ways to represent knowledge on the net. This seminar discusses the tools and techniques for knowledge representation using concept mapping. Concept map is a technique to represent knowledge in graphs. This seminar also covers library application of concept maps and role of concept maps for retrieval on the net. Venue : DRTC classroom Date : 10th November, 2003 Time : 2.00 P.M. All are cordially invited Dr. A.R.D. Prasad Co-ordinator

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ETD 2004- Call for proposals
by Shalini Urs 07 Nov '03

07 Nov '03

Apologies for cross postings **************************************************************************** * ETD 2004 * * Seventh International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations: * * Distributing knowledge worldwide through better scholarly communication * * June 3-5, 2004 * * University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky * * http://www.uky.edu/ETD/ETD2004 * The online submission system for proposals is now available for ETD 2004 (June 3-5, 2004). See the conference website (http://www.uky.edu/ETD/ETD2004) to submit proposals for presentations, posters and tutorial sessions. The complete call for papers is available http://www.uky.edu/ETD/ETD2004/cfp.html. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Call for Proposals for Papers, Tutorials, and Posters Deadline for proposals: Jan 15, 2004 (If disposition of proposal is needed before January 2004, proposal should be submitted by December 1, 2003) The Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD) invites you to participate in the Seventh International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations hosted by the University of Kentucky. ETD 2004 provides a forum to share the latest developments in authoring, archiving, sharing, preserving, indexing, and accessing electronic theses and dissertations and the digital libraries that support them. Special emphases of ETD 2004 are: · Supporting creators of scholarly electronic documents in many disciplines, · Building ETD initiatives that create value for the university, the student and the faculty member, and · Encouraging collaborative efforts among institutions. At ETD 2004 stakeholders in the graduate education process can attend a track of sessions that addresses the issues that are relevant to their interests. Stakeholders include graduate program administrators, academic librarians, faculty, computer systems specialists, students, and publishers. We encourage everyone in the ETD community to use this opportunity to network and to share their experiences. Attendees may participate by presenting a paper or poster or by conducting a tutorial. 1. PAPER PROPOSAL: We invite you to submit proposals for any of the topics listed below. Each proposal must include a title, the names of authors/presenters along with their affiliations and contact details, and a 200-500 word abstract. Team proposals are especially welcome. Some suggested topics are listed below however suggestions and ideas for presentations on other topics are welcome! · Administrators and ETDs: the challenges and the rewards for the university and the university community · Shaping the future of scholarship: The universitys role in scholarly electronic communication · Partners in the process: Building collaborations between universities · Training and supporting scholarly electronic document authors · Digital library issues and challenges for university libraries · The Global ETD Digital Library · Unique issues about ETDs for different disciplines · Long-term preservation of ETDs · Intellectual property rights, digital rights management, and fair use entitlements · Standards and best practices for ETD initiatives · The publishers perspective · Student experiences · ETD and open access · ETD as a test bed and catalyst for scholarly electronic publishing · Multimedia issues for the presentation of scholarly material 2. POSTER PROPOSAL: A special feature at the conference is a POSTER SESSION featuring reports from ETD programs around the world. Share a report about your universitys ETD program with the rest of the ETD community. This session will be held in conjunction with a reception, and will be highly interactive. Traditional posters are welcome, and electronic posters are encouraged. An electronic poster could be a website or onsite computer- based presentation that shares statistics, and features other project highlights. Proposals for both electronic and traditional posters must include a title, complete list of authors along with their affiliations and contact details, and a 200-500 word abstract. 3. TUTORIAL PROPOSAL: ETD 2004 has a special emphasis on providing attendees with the tools and skills that will facilitate a successful ETD program, and advance those programs that are already flourishing. To accomplish this we are looking for tutorials that will help the ETD community. Tutorials will be scheduled during the main conference and should be designed to be conducted in two hour blocks. Proposals for tutorials must include a title, names of presenters along with their affiliations and contact details, a brief 200-500 word motivation and an outline of the tutorial. TUTORIAL PROPOSALS ARE ENCOURAGED The NDLTD is a non-profit organization that supports ETD initiatives at universities around the world. These initiatives address ETD authoring, indexing, archiving, dissemination, and retrieval. Further information about the NDLTD can be found at http://www.ndltd.org/. Please submit your proposals for papers, tutorials, and/or posters at http://www.uky.edu/ETD/ETD2004 by January 15, 2004. We understand that some presenters need to know the disposition of their proposal prior to the end of 2003. Therefore, a first-round of reviews will be held for all proposals received by December 1, 2003 and authors will be notified about the status of their proposals by December 20, 2003. The University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky is in the center of the internationally famous Bluegrass Region. Lexington, founded in 1775, was once called the Athens of the West and it continues to retain its unique mix of frontier spirit and innovative vision. The area boasts numerous historical, cultural, and natural attractions that will appeal to many interests. In June, the average temperature is a very comfortable 72 degrees (F). Lexington has approximately 100 direct and non-stop flights from airports around the world, and is within a days drive to 75% of the US population. For more information, please visit the ETD 2004 website at: http://www.uky.edu/ETD/ETD2004 or contact: Suzie Allard, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, School of Information Sciences University of Tennessee sallard(a)utk.edu Beth Kraemer, MLS Electronic Resources, William T Young Library University of Kentucky kraemer(a)email.uky.edu ----------------------------------------------------------- Shalini ------------- Prof.Shalini R.Urs Project Director Vidyanidhi-Indian Digital Library of Electronic Theses Department of library and Information Science University of Mysore Manasagangotri Mysore.570006. India Ph:91-821-2514699 Fax:91-821-2519209 Website:http://www.vidyanidhi.org.in

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Engenius
by Madhuresh 06 Nov '03

06 Nov '03

Dear all, Elsevier has recently launched a portal called ElsevierEngineering (http://www.elsevierengineering.com/). This portal is further divided in sub portals subject wise, like, Chemical; Civil; Electrical and Electronic; Energy; Industrial and Manufacturing; Materials; and Mechanical. Each sub portal provides targeted news, new books, conference details and such other services. Another interesting feature of this portal is Engenius. Engenius (http://www.elsevierengineering.com/engenius)is a free bibliographic database covering a broad range of engineering disciplines. Engenius enables to search abstracts of articles published in the last 2 years in key engineering journals selected for their influence and importance to the engineering community. One can get the free abstract by simply registering with the website, which is free. Regards. Madhuresh Singhal Aurigene Discovery Technologies Limited, Electronic City, phase II, Hosur Road, Bangalore 562 158 Phone 8521314-16 Ext.- 422 Mobile 98861 82822 Fax 852 6285 E-mail: madhureshsinghal(a)yahoo.com http://nettalk2.tripod.com/

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Subject: PGDHL
by Mailing List Manager 06 Nov '03

06 Nov '03

Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2003 05:37:19 +0000 (GMT) From: "[iso-8859-1] Mr. S K Sonker" <sksonker(a)yahoo.co.in> Dear Professionals, Applications are invited from eligible candidates for admission to One Year Postgraduate Diploma Course In Health Science Librarianship (PGDHL) for the academic year 2004 (January to December) in Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore. Further detail can be obtained from the University website : http:\\www.rguhs.ac.in With regards Sharad Kumar Sonker Digital Library & Information Center Rajiv Gandhi University of health Sciences,Karnataka Bangalore-560041 Telephone:(+91-80)6546930,6546935 URL: http://www.geocities.com/sksonker

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PURL for IndLibra; Re: [LIS-Forum] Wanted Voluntary Group for IndLibra
by Sukhdev Singh 06 Nov '03

06 Nov '03

IndLibra Website, which is to be developed shortly now has Persistant URL i.e. http://purl.org/net/indlibra Which means that Service Providers may change in future but the above URL would remain same. ["A PURL is a Persistent Uniform Resource Locator. Functionally, a PURL is a URL. However, instead of pointing directly to the location of an Internet resource, a PURL points to an intermediate resolution service. The PURL resolution service associates the PURL with the actual URL and returns that URL to the client. The client can then complete the URL transaction in the normal fashion. In Web parlance, this is a standard HTTP redirect. The OCLC PURL Service has been strongly influenced by the active participation of OCLC's Office of Research in the Internet Engineering Task Force Uniform Resource Identifier working groups. There is nothing incompatible between PURLs and the ongoing URN (Uniform Resource Name) work. PURLs satisfy many of the requirements of URNs using currently deployed technologies and can be transitioned smoothly into a URN architecture once it is deployed." (http://purl.org/) . ] ---- Regards Sukhdev _________________________________________________________________ Discover digital jadoo! Enter this contest. http://server1.msn.co.in/sp03/mediacenter/index.asp Win cool prizes!

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Free access: Interlending and Document Supply (till Nov 9th)
by Shyam Prasad pujar 05 Nov '03

05 Nov '03

Dear Members, Emerald is providing Free full text access to its journal 'Interlending and Document Supply' under its 'Journal of the Week' programme. Full text articles are available from 1994 to till date. The Free access is available till November 9, 2003. You may make use of this facility. The journal can be accessed at: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/jotw/ 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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Wanted Voluntary Group for IndLibra
by Sukhdev Singh 05 Nov '03

05 Nov '03

Dear Friends, The Bulletin Board for Indian Library and Information Community i.e. IndLibra, has received a good response. I was not expecting this kind of response. Now this is the point where the community spirit is required. I fully understand that single person can not take the community to the desired position. I therefore want to transfer the ownership and responsibility to a voluntary group. Let us call this group as Voluntary Group for IndLibra or VGI for short. This Voluntary Group for IndLibra would be the sole owner of IndLibra and would be looking after IndLibra Discussions (http://indlibra.myforum.net/) and would also be putting and managing content of the related website of the IndLibra (http://in.geocities.com/indlibra/). The User Id and Password would be disclosed to this group and it would symbolise the end of my indivitual responsibility and ownership. Please come forward and give your Names at the email indlibra(a)yahoo.co.in . I am expecting people like Prof. Shalini, Dr. Rajashekar, Dr Vyasamoorthy, Dr T.V. Prafulla Chandra and others to come forward. If it is successful, then IndLibra can purchase its own space on some web host instead of depending upon free-service providers like myforum and geocities. There please come forward in large numbers and give your Names at the email indlibra(a)yahoo.co.in . Regards Sukhdev Singh _________________________________________________________________ MSN Hotmail now on your Mobile phone. http://server1.msn.co.in/sp03/mobilesms/ Click here.

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Subject: Full-Text on Amazon
by Mailing List Manager 05 Nov '03

05 Nov '03

Date: 4 Nov 2003 16:40:20 -0000 From: aprajita suman <aprajita_drtc(a)rediffmail.com> Respected Professionals, There is some interesting news to share with you all, now even the commercialventures like Amazon are going for full-text availability.However, the facility is limited to selected portions of the particular book ;this is to help one decide on the appropriateness of the book before ordering for it.So, it is something like browsing through the book before buying it,back to our old bookshop style purchasing, isn't it. See the detailed information at following URL: http://www.infotoday.com/newsbreaks/nb031103-1.shtml with regards, Aparajita Suman, Student,DRTC

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RE: [LIS-Forum] Database of Indian LIS Professionals
by Mailing List Manager 05 Nov '03

05 Nov '03

Date: Tue, 04 Nov 2003 09:19:30 +0000 From: Vara Lakshmi Rudrabhatla <rvsn1234(a)hotmail.com> Dear Sir, The Departmennt of LIS, Andhra University is ready to take up the responsibility to consolidate the info and to update whwnever necessary. Pl chalk out the modalities first. regards, Vara lakshmi. -- Dr. RSR Varalakshmi Prof. and HOD, Dept. of Library and Information Science., Andhra University. Visakhapatnam.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Request for list of Audio visual resource suppliers
by Mailing List Manager 05 Nov '03

05 Nov '03

Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 00:56:16 -0800 (PST) From: Mr.G.Bhojaraju <bhojarajug(a)yahoo.com> Dear Sir, CONGRATULATIONS !! on your new job. The following links may be of helpful to you. http://www.nadhani.com/knowtally/books/bpb_dealers.html http://www.indiacatalog.com/web_directory/entertainment/1003.html with regards Bhojaraju www.bhojarajug.cjb.net

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POPLINE
by Mailing List Manager 04 Nov '03

04 Nov '03

Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 13:59:40 +0530 From: Madhuresh <madhuresh_s(a)aurigene.com> I would like to share the following website with you all. http://www.popline.org/ POPLINE, the world's largest bibliographic database on population, family planning, and related issues, is available free of charge on the Internet. All 300,000 citations, representing published and unpublished literature, can be accessed for no charge. POPLINE is maintained by the INFO Project at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health/Center for Communication Programs and is funded primarily by the United States Agency for International Development. For those in developing countries who may have limited access to the Internet, POPLINE distributes POPLINE on CD-ROM to over 950 sites twice a year. POPLINE Digital Services also provides full text documents of many of its abstracts in the database at no charge for readers in developing countries. Full-text documents are only available if the information is not available locally, is not a commercially published book, and is less than 100 pages in length. POPLINE sends full-text documents as an e-mail attachment in Adobe Acrobat format or by mail. For more details, see http://db.jhuccp.org/popinform/aboutpl.html Madhuresh Singhal Aurigene Discovery Technologies Limited, Electronic City, phase II, Hosur Road, Bangalore 562 158 Phone 8521314-16 Ext.- 422 Mobile: 98861 82822 Fax 852 6285 E-mail: madhureshsinghal(a)yahoo.com http://www.aurigene.com/

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RE: [LIS-Forum] Database of Indian LIS Professionals
by Mailing List Manager 04 Nov '03

04 Nov '03

Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 11:46:45 +0530 From: VYASAMOORTHY /IKP/HYD <Vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com> Dear Friends, I thank Dr Manjunath for sparing time to send in point by point reply and for adding clarity. Among the data fields needed I wish to emphasize that Email inclusion is a must. Nowadays correspondence via snail mail is costly and time consuming. All said and not done, to begin with, is there any one person ready to accept whatever details/data I have collected so far? --> I would send the data to him/her for further consolidation. Once this happens others will follow suit and start sending in whatever data they have collected. Best Wishes Vyasamoorthy, P

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list of Audio visual resource suppliers
by Mailing List Manager 04 Nov '03

04 Nov '03

Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2003 09:03:07 GMT From: sainul(a)iiitmk.ac.in Dear Professional friends, This has reference to Dr Kumbar's Request for Audio Visual Resource Suppliers. IIT Kharagpur and IIT Delhi produce Video lectures in various Subjects. These are available in VHS Cassettes and CD form. Contact Address : Dr. Bani Bhattacharya Centre for Educational Technology, Kharagpur – 721302 e-mail : banib(a)cet.iitkgp.ernet.in Prof. Kushal Sen, Head, Educational Technology Service Centre IIT Delhi New Delhi - 16, http://www.iitd.ac.in/centres/etsc/mbp.html With regards Sainul Abideen P Librarian IIITM-K, Trivandrum http://sainul.tripod.com This Mail has been sent from: ________________________________________________________________________ Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management - Kerala, Park Centre, Techno Park, Thiruvananthapuram - 695 581. Kerala. India. Contact: Website: http://www.iiitmk.ac.in Phone: +91-471-2527567 / 3091334 Fax: +91-471-2527568 ________________________________________________________________________ The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and /or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you have received this in error,please contact the sender and delete the material from anycomputer.

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Database of Indian LIS Professionals
by Sukhdev Singh 03 Nov '03

03 Nov '03

Good, So we there is a concensus that a Single Master Database may be build up for Indian LIS professionals. Now let us proceed further and answer the following questions: 1. What is the AIM? and to whom it would benefit? 2. What information would it contain, and what would be the data elements of the database? 3. Are INFLIBNET and INFOLIBRARIAN ready to give their data? If yes, then are their databases compatible? Do they have common structure? 3a. I Remember ILA had similar effort, what is the present status, can some one check out? Can we integrate that data also? 4. How its utility would be better then a discuss group like LIS-FORUM? 5. What are the factors of success/failure of exisitng similiar efforts. What lessions / best practices we can learn from the exiting initiative. How would this knowledge would help us in our proposed initiative? 6. Who will own the data? I think, we would be able to develop and achieve our proposed database of LIS Professionals in much better and scientific manner after answering the above questions. Let me now forget to thank Prof Shalini's offer to host the database. ----NOTE-----:) I AM FOR SUCH A DATABASE AND NOT AGAINST IT. I AM WILLING TO OFFER MY IDEAS(?) IN DATABASE DESIGN, HOSTING AND USER INTERFACE. Regards Sukhdev Singh >From: Mailing List Manager <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> >To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >Subject: RE: [LIS-Forum] concrete steps >Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2003 12:59:37 +0530 (IST) > >Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 17:33:38 +0530 >From: Aman Jha <aman.jha(a)ciionline.org> > >Excellent. I think this is the first time in the history of lis-forum >that such a creative discussion has taken place. Prof. Shalini's offer is >an excellent example of professionalism. I feel that this forum is >getting more mature now. Mr Prafulla's proposal has great potential for >the advancement of library profession in India. Duplication must be >avoided and there should be only one comprehensive reference window for >this kind. INFLIBNET and INFOLIBRARIAN's databases need to be integrated >into one master database. This work should be done at different levels. >Possibly INFLIBNET could work on librarians' database and Prof Shalini's >on teachers and students and others on suppliers, etc. > >Regards, > >Aman Kumar Jha >Librarian >CII > >_______________________________________________ >LIS-Forum mailing list >LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum _________________________________________________________________ He's the fastest Indian.He's Narain Karthikeyan. http://server1.msn.co.in/sp03/tataracing/index.asp Will he make it to F1?

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Request for list of Audio visual resource suppliers
by Mailing List Manager 03 Nov '03

03 Nov '03

From: ts_kumbar <ts_kumbar(a)da-iict.org> Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2003 16:47:43 Dear Professionals, After serving five fruitful and eventful years at INFLIBNET, I joined Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology ( University now), at Gandhinagar at the end of February 2003. My major responsibility at this new Institute is to setup a state-of-the-art library and information facilities and serve the community effectively. Being just two years old Institute, we are in the process of building the core collection ( in all formats) of books, journals, CDs, DVDs, Video cassettes and other reading materials in the areas of ICT to support our academic and research activities. We are currently in the process of selecting a panel of efficient and reliable agencies for the supply of educational resources that come in the form of CDs, VCDs, DVDs, Video cassettes etc. I would therefore appreciate, if you could kindly help me by providing the names (with contact address details) of some of the good suppliers for these materials that you have come across or dealt with. With kind regards Kumbar ============================================= Dr. T S Kumbar Resource Centre DA-IICT- Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology Near Indroda Circle Gandhinagar 382 009 Gujarat State, India http://www.da-iict.org Tel. 079-30510550 Fax. 079- 30520010

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workshop on semantic web
by Mailing List Manager 03 Nov '03

03 Nov '03

Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 15:19:32 +0530 (IST) From: DRTC General <drtc(a)isibang.ac.in> DRTC Workshop on SEMANTIC WEB 8th - 10th December, 2003 Organised by Documentation Research and Training Centre (DRTC) Indian Statistical Institute Bangalore 560059 http://drtc.isibang.ac.in Semantic web, as the name suggests, is an attempt to make the chaotic World Wide Web (WWW) meaningful. Robots of web search engines can not collect information about the content of documents from the web pages (HTML pages), as a HTML tags provide no semantic clues about the content of the document. This leads to noise in indexing. One solution is providing meaning to web content by adding metadata. Semantic web is based on Resource Description Frame work (RDF) using eXtensible Markup Language (XML) for syntax and Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) as a naming convention.. DRTC announces a 3 day workshop focusing on the various standards and Request For Comments (RFC) to enable library and information professionals in creating semantic web. The workshop will emphasize on comprehensive theory and practice. Themes: * Semantic Web: Overview * Metadata * Automatic Extraction of Metadata Using a Context Thesaurus * Mobile Access to the Semantic Web * Metadata for Learning Objects on the Web * Retrieval in Indian Languages * RDF * XML * Web Ontology and Taxonomy * OWL (Web Ontology Language) * Naming Conventions URI, URN, etc Resource Persons: Experts from Dalhousie University, Canada and University of Hyderabad, DRTC faculty. As we plan an intensive training, we are limiting the number of participants to 25, selected on first-cum-first basis I.K. Ravichandra Rao Head, DRTC

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request for grammar book details
by prafulla＠nisc.co.in 01 Nov '03

01 Nov '03

Dear All: Dear All: I am searching for the name of the publisher and author of a book titled: The Complete English Grammar The author is well known in the USA for his TV series on English grammar wherein he answers viewers' questions. This book has been reprinted by one of the publishers in New Delhi and is priced at Rs.125. Any help would be greatly appreciated. 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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How Easy it is to start an On-line Bulletin Board. How difficult to establish?
by Sukhdev Singh 31 Oct '03

31 Oct '03

Dear Friends, Few days back there was lot of debate on this forum to have a database of Indian Librarians [Information Professionals]. Then there was one solution, which basically was very near to an On-Line Bulletin Board/Forum. Just to check out what all it takes to start an On-Line Bulletin / Forum. I created an Bulletin Board/Forum at http://indlibra.myforum.net . It has been named as IndLIBRA. It is for discussion among Indian Librarians and Inforamtion Scientists. Can you guess how much time it might have taken!!!? It was done with in 10 Minutes!!!. No prizes for guessing it right. This 10 minutes also includes getting a Yahoo email account (which I will never use!!), was given to register for the free Forum. Check out http://indlibra.myforum.net and have fun. Create your own such discussion forums and enjoy your creativity. BUT WAIT, NEVER GIVEN YOUR REAL EMAIL for such fun. NOW DO NOT ASK ME HOW MUCH IT TAKES TO ESTABLISH A FORUM (not start)..IT IS VERY VERY DIFFICULT!!!. Regards Sukhdev Singh _________________________________________________________________ Special offer from American Express.Don't miss out. http://server1.msn.co.in/features/amex/index.asp Apply now!

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InfoWatch September 2003
by M.R Lalitha 30 Oct '03

30 Oct '03

Dear LIS-Forum member, The September 2003 issue of InfoWatch is now online, bringing you 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) Sep 2003 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In This Issue: 1. 1Up Info - A portal with a difference [A reference resource] 2. AllConferences.Com [A directory of conferences] 3. BioCoRE - Biological collaborative environment 4. Biological Inventory Databases [Databases of world's protected flora and fauna] 5. DevEdge Tech Central 6. Earth Science World Image Bank 7. Electronic Circuits [A website of circuits for electronic devices] 8. KnowItAll Academic Edition [Free software for IR & Raman functional group analysis] 9. medInd - IndMed Journals on Internet [Free online access to some Indian Biomedical journals] 10. Miscellaneous Mathematical Utilities 11. Polymer Data Handbook 12. Project Links: Mathematics and it's applications in Engineering & Science 13. Reciprocal Net - A distributed crystallography network for researchers, students and the general public 14. Science Timelines [Selection notable events in the scientific world from prehistoric times to the present] 15. Scilab- A free scientific software package for numerical computations 16. SINGER - System-wide Information Network for Genetic Resources 17. SoftwareJobLink [The high tech job search engine for software jobs and careers] 18. VMyths.com [Computer virus myths] 19. Webmaster Toolkit [Free tools for webmasters] 20. Webresearch Guide of ScienceDirect ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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Article Help
by Mailing List Manager 30 Oct '03

30 Oct '03

Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 08:03:40 -0800 (PST) From: Pijushkanti Panigrahi <panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com> Dear Professionals, I am in the urgent need of an article, Can anybody help me? ROSA(A).On certain vertex valuations of the vertices of a graph.In : Theory of Graphs (International Symposium, Rome, July, 1966, Gordon and Breach, N.Y. and Dunod Paris, (1967), pp349-455 Regards Dr P K Panigrahi Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi, Reader, Dept of Lib and Inf Science, Calcutta University, 87/1 College Street,Kolkata - 700 073, West Bengal, India, email : panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com, Res : Qtr No. C1/78 IIT Campus, Kharagpur - 721 302, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India, Phone : +91 (03222) 278852/283691.

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CORPORATE RECORDS MANAGEMENT
by Mailing List Manager 29 Oct '03

29 Oct '03

Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 11:18:01 +0530 From: B P Prakash <prakashbp(a)pune.tcs.co.in> Dear Professionals, You will be happy to know that Tata Central Archives and National Archives of India, New Delhi are jointly conducting a short term certificate course in "CORPORATE RECORDS MANAGEMENT" at Tata Central Archives, Pune from 3 to 7 November 2003. The programme fee is Rs 3000/= Interested may please contact Mr H Raghunath / Ms F J Shroff at 020 4122020 or email at <tca(a)tata.com> Thanks and regards, Prakash BP TCS, Pune

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(no subject)
by rcgaur＠tifr.res.in 28 Oct '03

28 Oct '03

FYI: Link to Emerald Library Link - Current awareness for the library and information professionals http://fidelio.emeraldinsight.com/vl=3027450/cl=132/nw=1/rpsv/librarylink/n… announce53.htm Regards Ramesh ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/

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concrete steps
by Mailing List Manager 28 Oct '03

28 Oct '03

Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 17:16:41 +0530 From: VYASAMOORTHY /IKP/HYD <Vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com> Dear Friends: Prafulla's Suggestions have profound intent. However the question is always "who will bell the cat?" (Who will pay for the expenses involved?) I have some suggestions in this respect. To have a good database of Indian librarians, why not use the existing librarians directory in www.infolibrarian.com ? OR you may try Inflibnets Experts Database as well. The latter is academic librarians oriented; Inflibnet database's Data Entry Form is far too detailed and this might deter many from adding their own data. Infolibrarian is for ALL librarians. Every librarian, big or small, may be persuaded to enter his details here. It so happens that only Juniors enter their data in such databases. Seniors are too proud to lend their names to be included. To obviate this problem each institute/library may request one of the colleagues to enter all library professionals names into this infolibrarian directory. We have a number of sources for details of librarians like INFLIBNET, INFOLIBRARIAN. ILA, IASLIC, SIS, ALSD, BONET, CALIBNET etc Let us not proliferate more directories that are difficult to keep updated. Let us strengthen just one (ANY ONE) and make it a BIG success. Library Science Schools can ask their students to take up projects of 'mass population' of such databases. For instance some student in SNDT or Mysore University can say collect details of all librarians in Mumbai or Mysore and enter say a substantial part of it into infolibrarian database. Here teamwork mught help large scale data entry. SHe will get project credit from the library school. And the directory would serve him later on in his/her professional life as well. Incidentally the SNDT had (has?) website with a directory of suppliers of Library Requisites -- If this is up and updated our friends like Usha Kumari of Bangalore need not ask FORUM members for sources regarding Electronic display Boards (and hoping for some answer!). Are some Library Schools listening? *Dr.P.Vyasamoorthy, Advisor, Virtual Information Centre *ICICI Knowledge Park, Turkapalli Village, Shameerpet Mandal, RR District, Hyderabad 500078 INDIA *Ph: +91(40) 2348 0053; Fax:+91(40) 2348 0007 Ph. Res: +91(40) 2784 6631 *Website: http://www.vic-ikp.info and http://www.iciciknowledgepark.com

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FREE ACCESS TO INDIAN/SPANISH BOOKS IN PRINT DATABASES
by Mailing List Manager 28 Oct '03

28 Oct '03

Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2003 13:08:53 +0530 From: prafulla(a)nisc.co.in Dear Professional Colleagues: NISC is pleased to announce FREE ACCESS to the following two database products for the entire month of November 2003. This is a valuable opportunity for Indian librarians and LIS teachers to have a preview of the salient features and content of these important databases. LIS teachers can utilize this facility to provide exposure to their students on the use of variety of search operators and techniques in a user-friendly search environment. You may wish to refer to BiblioLine Tutorial as well which explains various search operators and techniques in a very simple manner with actual shots of search screens. A valuable teaching aid for all LIS schools! To access the Tutorial, just click the Tutorial link on NISC^s home page (www.nisc.com). Librarians can introduce this facility to their members of the faculty, research scholars and students and also use it for strengthening their research and reference services. 1. All India Index to Books in Print (AIIEBIP) (1,45,000+ records) AIIEBIP is the first electronic version of Indian Books in Print by Sher Singh of the Indian Bibliographic Bureau, New Delhi. This database also lists thousands of books not found in Indian Books in Print, along with their prices, published from India in the fields of social sciences, humanities and science & technology. ? Widest coverage of publications from government, universities, societies, institutions, R&D organizations, NGOs, author-publishers, etc. Many titles include table of contents and publisher^s descriptions to help with book selection. Images of book covers are being added wherever possible. Includes Directory of Indian Publishers with complete addresses and contact details. Complete price information in Indian and foreign currencies, to help with book selection for librarians, researchers, academics, and general public. Generate comprehensive subject bibliographies with just a few mouse clicks. Here is what AIIEBIP can do for you: AIIEBIP helps you serve library and bookstore patrons with improved and thorough access to the universe of Indian Books in English. Reference - Library patrons and scholars alike can stay informed of the latest books published in their fields of interest. Collection development - Complete bibliographic citations, tables of contents & book descriptions make your purchase decisions better informed than ever before. Collection evaluation - With AIIEBIP, you can easily compare your library holdings with the universe of what is available by easily isolating titles of a collection, titles from a specific publisher, author; or compare subjects with your holdings. Acquisitions - Publisher prices for most books are given in Indian Rupees and foreign currencies. Accurate publisher information, including complete address is all at your fingertips. Verify that a title is in print before placing an order. An invitation to LIBRARIANS AND LIS TEACHERS Please check whether all your publications are listed in AIIEBIP. If not, use our online data submission form to submit details about your publications. 2. LIBROS EN VENTA en Amrica Latina y Espaa (LEV) (7 lakh plus records) LIBROS EN VENTA en Amrica Latina y Espaa (LEV) has been the reference source of record and acquisition tool of choice for Spanish-language books-in-print since 1964. LIBROS EN VENTA includes in-print titles from over 26,000 Latin American and Spanish publishers. Since 1999, book descriptions, tables of contents, and book cover images (online only) have been added to LEV records wherever possible. LIBROS EN VENTA is your one-stop reference tool for Spanish-language books. LEV covers all types of books, including: adult fiction, non-fiction, juvenile, scholarly subjects, textbooks, reprints, legal, medical, business, science & technology, religious, and more. LEV^s publisher information includes publisher street addresses, phone numbers, fax numbers, e-mail addresses, web URLs, and the names of any distributors and sales outlets. Access to these databases is provided through BiblioLine, NISC^s Internet-/Web- based service. BiblioLine features an Expert search mode providing a new type of set-searching facility wherein you can view and edit 99 search-sets and get updated results instantaneously. It offers you a totally new and refreshing search experience! If you wish to take a FREE TRIAL for these databases, just send an email indicating the database(s) you wish to access. We would like to have your valuable feedback about these database products. Please forward this message to potential users among your friends and colleagues. Happy searching!! Thank you Sincerely T.V. Prafulla Chandra Senior Editor

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OCLC Project Opens WorldCat Records to Google
by Mailing List Manager 28 Oct '03

28 Oct '03

Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2003 05:47:13 +0000 (GMT) From: "[iso-8859-1] shankar goud" <bandashankar(a)yahoo.co.in> Respected Professionals OCLC has announced to its library members that it will begin testing the opening of WorldCat records to Google access. The project will extract a 2 million record subset from the more than 53 million records in the WorldCat database. The subset will target the most popular and widely available books by only selecting records with a minimum of 100 libraries holding each item. Searches on Google will retrieve the records and link through OCLC to library holdings. The move expands the scope of the Open WorldCat yearlong pilot project to make library resources available from non-library Web sites and will "test the effectiveness of Web search engines in guiding users to library-owned materials." for further details visit http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/pilot/default.htm Banda Shankar Student, DRTC.

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RE: [LIS-Forum] concrete steps
by Mailing List Manager 28 Oct '03

28 Oct '03

Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 17:33:38 +0530 From: Aman Jha <aman.jha(a)ciionline.org> Excellent. I think this is the first time in the history of lis-forum that such a creative discussion has taken place. Prof. Shalini's offer is an excellent example of professionalism. I feel that this forum is getting more mature now. Mr Prafulla's proposal has great potential for the advancement of library profession in India. Duplication must be avoided and there should be only one comprehensive reference window for this kind. INFLIBNET and INFOLIBRARIAN's databases need to be integrated into one master database. This work should be done at different levels. Possibly INFLIBNET could work on librarians' database and Prof Shalini's on teachers and students and others on suppliers, etc. Regards, Aman Kumar Jha Librarian CII

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List of Open source projects for libraries
by Mailing List Manager 28 Oct '03

28 Oct '03

Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 15:25:37 +0000 (GMT) From: "[iso-8859-1] shankar goud" <bandashankar(a)yahoo.co.in> Respected Professionals Here is a list of open source projects for libraries. http://www.oss4lib.org/projects/ and also Open Source Software and Libraries Bibliography (including links to few full text articles) and few related articles are available here http://www.oss4lib.org/readings/ with regards Banda Shankar Student, DRTC.

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Emerald Library Link
by Mailing List Manager 28 Oct '03

28 Oct '03

FYI: Link to Emerald Library Link - Current awareness for the library and information professionals http://fidelio.emeraldinsight.com/vl=3027450/cl=132/nw=1/rpsv/librarylink/n… announce53.htm Regards Ramesh

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PUBLIC LIBRARY OF SCIENCE :Biology
by Mailing List Manager 27 Oct '03

27 Oct '03

Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 17:04:38 +0530 From: ramshirish mamidala <ramshirish(a)hotmail.com> Respected Professionals, All of you must be aware of Public Library of Science (http://www.publiclibraryofscience.com/) which is a nonprofit organization dedicated tomaking the world's scientific and medical literature a freely available public resource. Now they have come up with a new journal PLOS Biology. PLoS Biology is the premier open-access journal published by the Public Library of Science. PLoS Biology features works of exceptional significance in all areas of biological science, from molecules to ecosystems, including works at the interface with other disciplines. URL: http://www.publiclibraryofscience.com/toc.html regards, M.RAMSHIRISH (Student ADIS), Documentation Research and Training Centre, Indian Statistical Institue, 8th Mile, Mysore Road, R.V.College : PO, Bangqalore 560 059 phone:080-8483975 (Hostel) 8483002 Ext:495(ABC Lab) email:ramshirish@hotmail.com ram(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in

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concrete steps
by prafulla＠nisc.co.in 27 Oct '03

27 Oct '03

Dear Professional Colleagues: Proposal for Bharat Gyan Ganga We have three major categories of stakeholders: Librarians (belonging all types--academic, special, public, corporate, etc.) LIS teachers LIS students Library Suppliers (booksellers, publishers, equipment manufacturers, etc.) User Community We need to develop a SINGLE WINDOW interface where all these stakeholders can communicate, meet and share their information/concerns/issues. Even the proposed ASK YOUR LIBRARIAN (may be named as GyanGuru) could be an integral part of this. To avoid the problems of misuse and spams, all querries/postings would be placed on this site and the stakeholders would access by visiting the site instead of emails failling into their email boxes. The replies would also be placed at this site. If somebody wants information, he has to visit this site. Benefits: The user would be communicating to all Indian Librarians through a single email. The query (relating a book/journal/article, etc. or something pertaining to community information such as education, health, employment, etc.) could be answered by the library which has the information. Encourages resource sharing and knowledge sharing. User gets diverse replies and he can choose the best from the available alternatives. The complete knowledge base of the Indian librarians could be productively used thereby enhancing the quality of Indian reference services at one stroke. If the librarian does not have the information, he can forward it to a specialist he knows thereby expanding the knowledge base still further. Provides real life laboratory for LIS schools in Reference Service practicals. The students can handle "live examples" of reference querries. Facilitates library donations The donor can just a send a list of books available for donation to Gyan Ganga. The interested librarians can communicate their willingness. Then, the donor can decide to which library or libraries to donate the books.The right book reaches the right library where it is likely to be used. Establishes contact with library suppliers The librarians would just post their requirements of books/journals/equipment, etc. at this central site. The suppliers would would then along with terms and conditions. The libraries would be able to clinch best prices and best deals. Offers equitable opportunities to all the suppliers. The one who provides the best service would receive the order. We have a vast resource base of various types of libraries. Let's persuade the librarians of all categories (e.g., university, public, special, state central libraries, district central libraries, etc.) to join the proposed group. Enlisting the participation of public librarians is also important. So far, we have marginalised this important group (public libraries) which has valuable resources which even research scholars working in universities would find highly useful for their research. To put it in simple terms, a single querry from any user would be tapping the major LI resource base of India. The only thing we have to ensure participation by all Indian librarians. We can execute this project very easily. The only things that are necessary are: professionalism of the highest order, dedication, selfless service and objectivity. I am ready to take care of enlisting participation of all librarians, LIS teachers, LIS students, based in Andhra Pradesh by collecting their contact details, data, etc. Let's break institutional barriers in the free flow of information! Essentially, all institution-based LI service are public-funded. Why should we deprive the general public, that is, the common man of India, the benefit of information services. Let's use Internet to bridge the digital divide in urban and rural library service in India. Our goal: To answer any reference query within 24 hours wherever the information/document is available in India. The reactions of Prof Shalini Urs, Dr Vyasamoorthy andDr Sukhdeve Singh are encouraging. Let's celebrate library service and regain the joy of providing the same. As always, reactions are most welcome. Thank you Sincerely T.V. Prafulla Chandra --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NISC Export Services Pvt. Ltd. (an affiliate of NISC International, Inc. USA) S-1 Ballad Estates, St.Ann's School Road, Tarnaka, Hyderabad 500 017 Andhra Pradesh, India - Tel:+91 40 27001517 Tel/Fax:+91 40 27002538 WWW.NISC.COM A company in service to NISC worldwide. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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RE: [LIS-Forum] Indian Library Professionals Database-concrete steps
by Mailing List Manager 27 Oct '03

27 Oct '03

Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 10:53:13 +0530 From: VYASAMOORTHY /IKP/HYD <Vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com> Dear All: Excellant and encouraging response from Prof Shalini. Initially, persons close to associations like IASLIC, INFLIBNET BONET IATLIS etc could be persuaded to forward their directories/membership lists to Dr Shalini. All such lists, may be consolidated, duplicates removed and left to be updated by individuals via WEB based front end proposed by Dr Urs. Anybody would sit up and look up once the database reaches a critical level, say some 25000 records of Indian Librarians. Then access can be priced for nominal sums for commercial organisations like book sellers, publishers, authors etc. Entire Librarian community would stand to benefit. Vyasamoorthy, P

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SLA-PAM International Membership Award
by Mailing List Manager 27 Oct '03

27 Oct '03

Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 10:23:13 +0530 (IST) From: Sunita Barve <sunitab(a)ncra.tifr.res.in> Apply for the SLA-PAM Division IMA award for 2004. This award is available for the librarian's who work in Physics, Astronomy, Mathematics or Computer Science Library. Award annoucement is enclosed herewith. Sunita Barve Library-In-Charge National Centre for Radio Astrophysics Post Bag No. 3, Pune Univ. Campus Pune 411 007, INDIA Subject: International Membership Award International Membership Award Call for Nominations for 2004-2005 The Physics Astronomy Mathematics (PAM) Division of the Special Libraries Association (SLA) is now calling for nominations for the International Membership Award. The SLA-PAM Division will present this award to a librarian from the Developing World; it provides a two-year SLA membership, for the years 2004 and 2005. For more information, please visit the following web page: http://www.sla.org/division/dpam/manual/awards/pamimadetails.html Nominations should be submitted to the chair of the International Relations Committee of the PAM Division (address below) by December 31, 2003 and the award will be announced in January 2004.

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