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NexLib - Library Automation Software
by raj＠nexevolve.com 14 Jul '03

14 Jul '03

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Call for papers: ICDL 2004 - 24-27 February New Delhi
by Mailing List Manager 11 Jul '03

11 Jul '03

Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 14:26:45 +0530 From: Subrata Deb <sdeb(a)teri.res.in> Apologies for cross postings ---------------------------- INVITATION AND CALL FOR PAPERS ------------------------------ ICDL 2004 - 24-27 February New Delhi (http://www.teriin.org/events/icdl) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ International Conference on Digital Libraries: Knowledge creation, ------------------------------------------------------------------ preservation, access and management ----------------------------------- We would appreciate disseminating this mail to your colleagues. --------------------------------------------------------------- TERI in partnership with the Department of Culture, Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Government of India intends to organize a four-day International Conference on Digital Libraries (ICDL). CIEMCA/ COL is also an associte of this event. ICDL 2004 will facilitate interaction between experts and others, bridge knowledge gaps between developing and developed countries, and initiate capacity building activities in DLs (digital libraries). The deliberations of globally renowned experts - and subsequent discussions - during and after the conference, will help develop a road map for the digitization of archives, manuscripts, and libraries. ICDL 2004 will also provide directions on available technologies, digitization acts, DL policies, knowledge-sharing mechanisms, multilingual issues, etc. Who should participate? ---------------------- ICDL 2004 will witness cross-disciplinary participation by policy-makers, information scientists, and professionals involved in DL research and practice across the world. It would particularly interest the following. 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tutorials: 24 February 2004 --------------------------- Call for Tutorials: The main aim of these tutorials will allow participants to become familiar with basic principles of the field, to receive technical training in the area of Digital Libraries and making them aware of the potential of digital libraries in the current scenario. Tutorial 1: Overview of Digital Libraries Tutorial 2: Build Digital Library Using Open Source Software Tutorial 3: Dublin Core Metadata Tutorial 4: Development and Application of Knowledge Base Management Systems Tutorial 5: Development and Application of Knowledge Base Management Systems Tutorial 6: Thesauri and Ontologies in Digital Libraries Conference 25-27 Feb 2004 ------------------------- Call for papers: Theme: Knowledge creation, preservation, access, and management Topics: ----------- Digital libraries: conceptual and theoretical aspects Planning, development, architecture, and management Archiving cultural heritage and history through digitization Content organization and knowledge management: discovery, organization, retrieval, and models System scalability and interoperability Mediation and user interaction Metadata issues Digital library policy and strategic planning Paper submission guidelines: --------------------------- Extended abstracts (500 words) in English are to be submitted in MS Word format. The review committee will take the final decision regarding paper acceptance. Once accepted, the complete papers (5000 words) are to be submitted within the scheduled time frame. All papers must be original contributions and authors of the accepted papers are expected to transfer the copyright to TERI. Authors are requested to visit the ICDL web site for more details. Dates to remember: ----------------- Last date for submission of extended abstracts - 15 September 2003 * Last date for communication of acceptance of papers - 30 October 2003 * Last date for submission of full papers (soft copy) - 15 December 2003 Registration: ------------ The registration fee covers the conference kit, conference proceedings, lunches, inaugural dinner, and tea. It does not include other meals and accommodation. Registration fee* ---------------- For registrations done on or before 30 November 2003 Indian Delegates: Tutorials Rs 2000; Conference Rs 5000; Conference and tutorials Rs 6000 Foreign Delegates: Tutorials US$ 75; Conference US$ 200; Conference and tutorials US$ 225 For registrations done after 30 November 2003 Indian Delegates: Tutorials Rs 2500; Conference Rs 5500; Conference and tutorials Rs 6500 Foreign Delegates: Tutorials US$ 100; ConferenceUS$ 225; Conference and tutorials US$ 250 * Additional registration from the same organization qualifies for a 10% discount . * Students (Ph.D. and Masters) can avail of a 50% discount. Registration options: The registration form can also be downloaded from the conference web site. The completed form can be sent along with the registration fee through local cheque / bank draft favouring TERI and payable at New Delhi. Visit our web site for online registration. For paper submission and registration, please contact: Debal C Kar Conference Coordinator ICDL 2004 Secretariat TERI Darbari Seth Block, Habitat Place, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110 003 / India Telephone +91 11 2465 1629, +91 11 2468 2100, or +91 11 2468 211 Fax +91 11 2468 2133 E-mail ICDL2004(a)teri.res.in Web www.teriin.org/events/icdl Programme structure: ------------------------------ ICDL 2004 will have a mix of educative events and programmes spread over four days. Tutorials: Day 1(24 February) Leading researchers and practitioners will present the tutorials. Conference sessions: Day 2, 3, and 4 (25-27 February) Plenary, parallel, and poster sessions will engage the delegates in a wide range of presentations from leading national and international experts. Panel discussions, Valedictory session: Day 4 (27 February) Policy-makers, media-persons, academics, and techno-experts will discuss digitization initiatives in the developing world to frame a plan of action. Business sessions: Day 2 and 3 (25-26 February) ICDL 2004 opens up excellent opportunities for organizations involved in develo-ping and providing digital and knowledge management solutions to reach a global audience through product presentations. Exhibitors: Day 1, 2, 3, and 4 (24-27 February) ICDL 2004 welcomes organizations to showcase their best products/technologies at the venue. Space is available for 25 exhibitors. Stalls of 2 x 2 metres and 2 x 3 metres will be allotted on a first-come, first-served basis. Committees ------------------ International Programme Committee: --------------------------------- Prof. Jose Luis Borbinha, Director for Innovation and Development, National Library of Portugal, Portugal Dr Hsinchun Chen, McClelland Professor of MIS; Director, Artificial Intelligence Lab; Director, Hoffman eCommerce Lab, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA Dr Gobinda Chowdhury, Senior Lecturer, Department of Computer and Information Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Scotland Dr Jean-Marc Comment, Integration Manager, Archives Federales Suisses, Archivstrasse, Switzerland (invited) Dr Dieter W Fellner, Professor of Computer Graphics, University of Technology, Braunchweig, Germany Mr Simon Huggard, Systems Manager, Systems Support Unit, Monash University Library, Victoria, 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, Connecticut, USA Prof. Gary Marchioni, Distinguished Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA Dr Erich Neuhold, Chairman, IEEE Technical Committee on Digital Libraries; Professor, GMD-IPSI Darmstadt, Germany Prof. Paul Nieuwenhuysen, Head, Information and Documentation, University Library, Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Belgium Mr John Paschoud, Project Manager, ANGEL, DELIVER, SECURE, Information Systems Engineer of the Library, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK Dr Michael Seadle, Head, Digital and Multimedia Center, Copyright Librarian, Michigan State University, USA Dr Atul Sharda, E-learning Adviser, Department of Education and Skills, London, UK Dr Stuart Weibel, Executive Director, Dublin Core Metadata Initiative, OCLC Office of Research, Dublin, USA Dr Norman Wiseman, JISC Head of Programmes, University of Nottingham, UK Prof. Ian H Witten, Department of Computer Science, University of Waikato, New Zealand Advisory Committee ------------------ Conference Co-Chairs -------------------- Mr Dhanendra Kumar, Secretary, Department of Culture, Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Government of India, New Delhi Dr R K Pachauri, Director-General, TERI, New Delhi; Chairman, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Geneva Members -------------- Prof N Balakrishnan, Chairman, Division of Information Sciences, IISc, Bangalore; and Professor, School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA Ms Sudha Gopalakrishnan, Mission Director, National Mission for Manuscripts, Department of Culture, Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Government of India, New Delhi 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, India Mr Kiran Karnik, President, NASSCOM, New Delhi, India (invited) 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, India 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, India Mr H D Singh, Director-General, National Archives of India, Government of India, New Delhi Prof. M Tawfik, Director and UNESCO Representative to Bhutan, India, Maldives, and Sri Lanka, New Delhi 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, New Delhi 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 Convener, Library and Information Centre, TERI, New Delhi Members ------- Ms Martina Bartel, Head, Information Department and Library; Regional Coordinator, South Asia, Goethe Institut, Maxmuller Bhavan, New Delhi (invited) 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 Dr Arora, Jagdish Librarian and National Coordinator, INDEST Consortium, Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, India Mr P Jayarajan, Head, Library and Information Services (India), British Council Division, British High Commission, New Delhi Dr H K Kaul, Director, DELNET, New Delhi Dr S Majumdar, Director, Central Secretariat Library, Government of India, New Delhi Ms Rebecca McDuff, Information Resources Officer (Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka) and Public Affairs - US Embassy, American Centre, 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 Mr V N Shukla, Director (Special Applications), Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, Noida, India Mr H D Singh, Director-General, National Archives of India, Government of India, New Delhi Dr Shalini Urs, Professor and Head, Department of Library and Information Science, Mysore University, Mysore, India Invited speakers: ---------------- Several globally renowned experts are expected to participate in and share their experiences at the conference. It will be an excellent opportunity for associated professionals to interact with these experts and enrich their knowledge base. Dr Schubert Foo Shou Boon, Associate Professor, Head, Division of Information Studies, School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Prof. Jose Luis Borbinha, Director for Innovation and Development, National Library of Portugal, Portugal Dr Gobinda Chowdhury, Senior Lecturer, Department of Computer and Information Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Scotland Dr Jean-Marc Comment, Integration Manager, Archives Federales Suisses, Archivstrasse, Switzerland Prof. Dieter W Fellner, Professor of Computer Graphics, University of Technology, Germany Dr Amarnath Gupta, San Diego Supercomputer Center, San Diego, USA Mr Simon Huggard, Systems Manager, Systems Support Unit, Monash University Library, Australia Prof. Leonid A Kalinichenko, Institute of Informatics Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia Dr Arora, Jagdish Librarian and National Coordinator, INDEST, Consortium, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India Dr Yan Quan Liu, Professor of Information and Library Science, School of Communication, Information and Library Science, 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, India Dr Erich Neuhold, Chairman, IEEE Technical Committee on Digital Libraries; Professor, GMD-IPSI Darmstadt, Germany Prof. Paul Nieuwenhuysen, Head, Information and Documentation, University Library, Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Belgium 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 Peter Schirmbacher, Director, Computing and Media Services, Humboldt-University,Berlin, Germany Dr Michael Seadle Head, Digital and Multimedia Center; Copyright Librarian, Michigan State University Libraries; Editor, Library Hi Tech, USA Dr Atul Sharda, E-learning Adviser, E-Learning Strategy Unit, Department of Education and Skills, UK Dr Shigeo Sugimoto, Koichi Tabata, Tetsuo Sakaguchi, University of Library and Information Science, Japan 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, Department of Computer Science, University of Waikato, New Zealand Dr Takeo Yamamoto, Director and Professor, Multimedia Information Division, National Institute of Informatics, Japan ontacts: ------------- Conference Coordinator ICDL 2004 Secretariat TERI Darbari Seth Block, Habitat Place, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110 003 / India Telephone +91 11 2465 1629, +91 11 2468 2100, or +91 11 2468 211 Fax +91 11 2468 2133 E-mail ICDL2004(a)teri.res.in Web www.teriin.org/events/icdl

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ICDL 2004 - 24-27 February New Delhi http://www.teriin.org/events/icdl (fwd)
by Mailing List Manager 10 Jul '03

10 Jul '03

Apologies for cross postings ---------------------------- ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2003 17:40:49 +0530 From: ICDL2004 <ICDL2004(a)teri.res.in> International Conference on Digital Libraries 2004 Dear Sir/Madam, TERI is organizing the ICDL 2004 in partnership with Department of Culture, Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Government of India on knowledge creation, preservation, access and management from 24 to 27 February 2004 in association with Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA)/ The Commonwealth of Learning (COL). The conference is expected to be a major forum focusing on digital libraries and related technologies, policies, and other issues. The conference is expecting an august gathering of 500 participants drawn from different areas which will witness cross-disciplinary participation by policy-makers, library and information professionals, IT professionals, knowledge managers, professionals from electronic publishing and virtual electronic communities, etc. involved in DL research and practice across the world. In this regard we have enclosed an electronic version of the brochure for your kind perusal and for further dissemination at your end. For further details you may visit our website at www.teriin.org/events/icdl Looking forward to your kind cooperation With regards (Debal C. Kar) Conference Coordinator ********************************************** ICDL 2004 (International Conference on Digital Libraries) (24-27 February 2004) TERI, Darbari Seth Block India Habitat Place, Lodhi Road New Delhi - 110 003, India Tel. (+91 11) 2465 1629 (Dir), 2468 2100 & 2468 2111 (Extn 2724) Fax (+91 11) 2468 2144 & 2468 2145 E-mail <ICDL2004(a)teri.res.in> Web: www.teriin.org ****************************************************

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For a kind suggession
by Mailing List Manager 09 Jul '03

09 Jul '03

Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2003 07:00:53 +0100 (BST) From: "[iso-8859-1] RANJAN BARIK" <ranjan_tld(a)yahoo.co.in> Dear Friends/Sir, All of us well aware that dealing with a electronic Publisher/Vendor/aggrigator is a complex task. In the mean time they may change their color like Chameleon. I am a student of Library Science. Would you like to suggest me on" how to deal more intelligently with the electronic Publisher or Vendor." Waiting for your kind suggessions. Thanking you Ranjan Kumar Barik Library Trainee INFLIBNET Centre, Ahemedabad

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InfoWatch - May 2003
by M.R Lalitha 09 Jul '03

09 Jul '03

Dear LIS-Forum member, The May 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) May 2003 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In This Issue: 1 4200 Research Essays about the Net 2 Access to Archival Databases 3 Aerospace Technology 4 Allwhois [whois service on the Internet] 5 Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) 6 ChipDocs [Datasheets for Electronic Components and Semiconductors] 7 CKNOW.COM [Acronyms/Definitions] 8 Directory of Open Access Journals 9 Einstein Archives Online 10 Engineering Resources- Engineering directory 11 Error Messages for Windows 12 GreenHouse Gas Online 13 Instructional Resources for Chemistry 14 KillerInfo [A Search engine] 15 O'Reilly's CD bookshelf 16 SiteLines - Ideas about Web Searching 17 Taxonomy Warehouse- Free Web-Directory of Taxonomies 18 The Big Picture Book of Viruses 19 Trinity Atomic Web Site 20 Writing for the Web, Part I and part II ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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The Library as a Place: Tradition and Evolution (fwd)
by Library 09 Jul '03

09 Jul '03

I liked this article too. So I am forwarding the URL for those interested. Girija Srinivasan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Raman Research Institute Library, Tel: +91 80 361 0122 C V Raman Avenue, Sadashivanagar, Fax: +91 80 361 0492 Bangalore 560 080, India. Email: library(a)rri.res.in ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 08 Jul 2003 09:39:30 -1000 From: Liz Bryson <bryson(a)cfht.hawaii.edu> To: slapam-l(a)lists.yale.edu Subject: The Library as a Place: Tradition and Evolution This article caught my eye in 'Library Juice' the other day and I sent it on to Jane Holmquist, who gave a presentation at LISA IV entitled: "What's the Difference between a "Reading Room" and a "Library"? [http://www.eso.org/gen-fac/libraries/lisa4/toc.html]. Then, after re-reading the article, I decided I liked it so much that I'd share it with PAMnet : The Library as a Place: Tradition and Evolution by William Miller http://www.libraryissues.com/pub/LI220003.asp

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Special Library Association, Asian Chapter (fwd)
by Shyam Prasad pujar 09 Jul '03

09 Jul '03

Announcement! Date: 13th June 2003 The Asian Chapter Officers are proud to announce the official opening of their new web site. <http://www.sla.org/chapter/cas/index.html> http://www.sla.org/chapter/cas/index.html Click on the link above for information about this exciting professional body and for information about how you can join us. Learn about what we do and what we can offer you as a member of our organisation. It is our mission to develop our Chapter, to network with Asian colleagues, to learn, teach and educate to facilitate continuing professional development. Please forward this announcement on to your colleagues.

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IMLS launches project planning tutorial (fwd)
by Shyam Prasad pujar 09 Jul '03

09 Jul '03

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2003 06:10:21 -0700 (PDT) From: "Smith, Barbara" <BSmith(a)imls.gov> To: Multiple recipients of list <web4lib(a)sunsite.berkeley.edu> Subject: [WEB4LIB] IMLS launches project planning tutorial IMLS recently launched a new online tutorial designed to help librarians and others develop good project plans for grant applications. The NLG Project Planning Tutorial is designed particularly for National Leadership Grant applications, but it can be used for a wide variety of other planning efforts, like a new IT project, as well. The tutorial, which is available without charge, is located at: http://e-services.imls.gov/project_planning. To read more about the tutorial, see the press release at: http://www.imls.gov/whatsnew/current/050803-1.htm I'd appreciate receiving feedback on the tutorial. Please send it to me directly, or use the mailbox on the site. Barbara _________________________________ Barbara G. Smith Technology Officer Institute of Museum & Library Services 1100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Room 223 Washington DC 20506 v: 202/606-5254 f: 202/606-0395 e-mail: bsmith(a)imls.gov Web: www.imls.gov

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request title
by Dr Murari P Tapaswi 08 Jul '03

08 Jul '03

Dear Colleagues, I am looking for the title of a book which has an ISBN number 81-7736-076-0, published under series Recent Researches in Development Geophysics Part 4; 2002 by a publisher from Trivandrum Research Signpost. Thanks in advance for the information. With warm regards, Murari P Tapaswi National Information Centre for Marine Sciences (NICMAS) National Institute of Oceanography Dona Paula 403 004 Goa, India e-mail: murari(a)darya.nio.org Phone: 91-(0)832-2456700 ext. 2475 Fax: 91-(0)832-2456702

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Thesis Copyright
by Iqbalahmad from Astrophysics 08 Jul '03

08 Jul '03

Dear all I am interested to know if there is any copyright relating to digitization of Thesis. ========================================================================================== | IQBALAHMAD U. RAJGOLI | LIBRARY TRAINEE | INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ASTROPHYSICS | II BLOCK, KORAMANGALA | BANGALORE-34 | PHONE (O) 080-5530672 Extn.203 | http://www.iiap.ernet.in ========================================================================================== ___________________________________________________ Click below to experience Sooraj R Barjatya's latest offering 'Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon' starring Hrithik, Abhishek & Kareena http://www.mpkdh.com

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title of the book: identified
by Dr Murari P Tapaswi 08 Jul '03

08 Jul '03

Dear Colleagues, My query on the title of the book has been promptly replied by Ms Lalitha, sending me a website address (http://isbn.nu/) where one can search ISBN, words from title, author, etc. Thanks to her. With warm regards, Murari P Tapaswi National Information Centre for Marine Sciences (NICMAS) National Institute of Oceanography Dona Paula 403 004 Goa, India e-mail: murari(a)darya.nio.org Phone: 91-(0)832-2456700 ext. 2475 Fax: 91-(0)832-2456702

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The researcher's raison d'etre
by Mailing List Manager 07 Jul '03

07 Jul '03

Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2003 12:13:43 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> The researcher's raison d'etre In the coming century a researcher will not simply be an inventor, but also a communicator who transmits the world's most advanced scientific achievements and thoughts to society, and who keeps the large scientific and educational "factories" of local societies in a state of good repair. This means that he is an inventor, an importer of knowledge and a maintenance person all in one. We, as researchers, are both globally minded scholars and locally committed citizens. And we are responsible for the level of knowledge and also for the competitiveness of the local society. Ferenc Glatz President Hungarian Academy of Sciences In his opening address: Science in the 21st century At the World Conference on Science, in Budapest in 1999 (UNESCO:2000)

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The hottest journals of the decade
by Raghavendra Manbol 05 Jul '03

05 Jul '03

sorry for cross posting if any!! ------------------------------------------ Thomson ISI Announces Highest-Impact Journals of the Decade Ranked by Citations Per Paper from 1992 to 2002 Philadelphia PA, USA June 24, 2003 � In the latest issue of Science Watch, Thomson ISI announced the highest-impact journals in selected fields of science over the last decade. In the May/June issue, the Science Watch feature article lists the top 10 journals according to citations per paper in 11 main fields (biology & biochemistry, chemistry, clinical medicine, immunology, microbiology, molecular biology & genetics, neuroscience & behavior, pharmacology, physics, plant & animal sciences, and space science). For these rankings, Science Watch turned to the Thomson ISI Web-based evaluation tool, Essential Science Indicators, which tracks publication and citation data over the last 10 years (with updates every two months). These findings are based on papers published and cited in journals indexed by Thomson ISI between January 1, 1992 and December 31, 2002. In addition to ranking specialty journals in each field, Essential Science Indicators also assigns individual papers in multidisciplinary journals to their respective fields. Of the multidisciplinary journals, Nature and Science enjoy particularly strong showings. Some of the specialty journals making the lists include the New England Journal of Medicine (Clinical Medicine), Brain (Neuroscience & Behavior), Drugs (Pharmacology & Toxicology, and Neuron (Neuroscience & Behavior), to name just a few. To obtain a PDF of the complete story and lists of rankings in each field, visit www.isinet.com/presentrep/pdf/sfx936.pdf. ----------------------------------------------- __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com

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ICADL2003-Paper submission-Extended date
by Shalini Urs 04 Jul '03

04 Jul '03

------ apologies for cross postings----- The deadline for paper submission to ICADL 2003 has been extended to July 20-please note- ---------------More details follows----- CALL FOR PAPERS (Extended Paper Submission Deadline: 20 July 2003) ================================================================== The 6th International Conference of Asian Digital Libraries (ICADL 2003) Digital Libraries: Technology and Management of Indigenous Knowledge for Global Access ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kuala Lumpur, 8-11 December 2003 http://www.ftsm.ukm.my/ICADL2003/ Digital libraries are a critical component of the emerging distributed knowledge environments that will provide people with global access to virtually all areas of knowledge. ICADL 2003 is the sixth in a series of annual Asian Digital Libraries conferences. This year's Conference, hosted by the National Library of Malaysia and the Librarians Association of Malaysia will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 8th-11th December 2003. Topics ------ The Conference welcomes paper submissions (both long and short) that are relevant to the following topics (but are not limited to): Information Retrieval Techniques Multimedia Digital Libraries Data Mining in Digital Libraries Human Computer Interfaces Digital Library Infrastructures Cryptography and Compression Data Storage and Retrieval Digital Library Services DL for Community Building Building & Using DLs Knowledge Management Standards and Conventions IP Rights & Copyright Privacy and Security Human Resource and Training IR in Asian Languages Special Purpose Digital Libraries Metadata Issues Development of Contents e-Learning and Mobile Learning Paper Submissions ----------------- The Conference Proceedings will be published by Springer-Verlag in Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS). Further details about paper formats and submission procedures can be found from the conference's website. Authors of selected papers from the conference will be invited to submit their journal versions to the Journal of Digital Libraries (JDL), Springer Verlag after the conference. 20 July 2003 (new) Submission of Full Papers 20 August 2003 Notification of Acceptance of Papers 15 September 2003 Submission of Camera Ready Papers Program Co-Chairs ----------------- Tengku Mohd Tengku Sembok, UKM, Malaysia. tmts(a)pkrisc.cc.ukm.my Halimah Badioze Zaman, UKM, Malaysia hbz(a)ftsm.ukm.my Hsinchun Chen, University of Arizona, USA hchen(a)eller.arizona.edu Ee-Peng Lim, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore aseplim(a)ntu.edu.sg Shalini R. Urs, University of Mysore, India. shalini(a)vidyanidhi.org.in Contacts -------- For enquiries about ICADL 2003, please contact the program chairs or: ICADL 2003 Secretariat National Library of Malaysia 232 Jalan Tun Razak, 50572 Kuala Lumpur Tel: 603-26871700 Fax: 603-26927899 Email: saonah(a)nlm.pnm.my 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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Reference Paper
by Mailing List Manager 04 Jul '03

04 Jul '03

Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2003 00:00:09 -0700 (PDT) From: Yogesh Modi <ymodi2k(a)yahoo.com> Dear Sir, Our Scientist is urgently need the following article, A13 Optical and Photoelectronic properties of high efficiency multi-alkali photocathodes for generation II+ image intensifiers. By VE Andreev. kindly send the full reference of above article. Thanks, Yogesh Modi TIRC, SSPL Ministry of Defence, DRDO Lucknow Road, Timarpur Delhi - 110054

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None
by Dr. S M.SHAFI 04 Jul '03

04 Jul '03

The university of Kashmir has addvertized three positions of lecturers in Departmentof library and information science and one position of Documentation officer in centre of central Asian studies. The basic qualification is masters degree in L&Isc with NET. The form can be downloaded from university website : www. universityofkashmir.net. the last date for submission is 30th jul,2003. Dr S.m Shafi READER DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE THE UNIVERSITY OF KASHMIR,SRINAGAR-1900 06 j&k ___________________________________________________ Click below to experience Sooraj R Barjatya's latest offering 'Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon' starring Hrithik, Abhishek & Kareena http://www.mpkdh.com

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by AMRUTH SHERIKAR 04 Jul '03

04 Jul '03

Dear Professionals, Hope this wil be of use. Replies/enquiries to: "Christina Tovote" <Christina.Tovote(a)sub.su.se Here registration reminder about the third international conference on information literacy Creating Knowledge III in Akureyri, Iceland Christina Tovoté Stockholm University Library IFLA Management & Marketing Section Registration open for a conference on information literacy and the educational role of the librarian, held in September 2003 in Akureyri, Iceland: Creating Knowledge III Information Literacy, Bridging the Gap Between Teaching and Learning - Promoting the Educational Role of the Librarian Hotel KEA, Akureyri, Iceland - September 25-26, 2003 Creating Knowledge (CKIII) welcomes you to the 3rd conference in its series addressing issues of information literacy. The first two conferences in the series were organized by Malmö University in Sweden but now the conference is one of the objectives of the recently established Nordic Information Literacy Institute, NORDINFOlit <http://www.nordinfolit.org>. In the future it will be held every other year in one of the Nordic countries. The University of Akureyri <http://www.unak.is/template1.asp?PageID=12> is organizing and hosting the conference this year. Well known international speakers from outside and within the Nordic countries will contribute to the programme including key-note speaker, Dr. Patricia Senn Breikvik Chair of the National Forum on Information Literacy. The conference language is English. Participants are warmly welcomed to the northern town, Akureyri, where they will have ample opportunities to exchange ideas on information literacy issues with international colleagues. There will also be excellent opportunities for conference participants to enjoy the great variety of Icelandic nature, either in organized excursions or on their own. For further information such as conference theme, programme, workshops, speakers, fee, registration etc., please see the conference website: <http://vefir.unak.is/CKIII/>. Requests can also be sent to: Astrid Margrét Magnúsdóttir (astrid(a)unak.is <mailto:astrid@unak.is>) or Bryndís Ísaksdóttir (bryndisi(a)bok.hi.is <mailto:bryndisi@bok.hi.is>). Byee. Amruth Amruth Sherikar, Head Serials Division, Gulbarga University Library, Gulbarga - 585106 Karnataka - India. Phone No. 08472-445713(R) 08472-446981, 445724(0) e_mail:s_amruth@rediffmail.com amruth_sherikar(a)hotmail.com ___________________________________________________ Click below to experience Sooraj R Barjatya's latest offering 'Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon' starring Hrithik, Abhishek & Kareena http://www.mpkdh.com

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Invitation
by Mailing List Manager 03 Jul '03

03 Jul '03

Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2003 15:29:57 +0530 From: SRELS <srels(a)blr.vsnl.net.in> The Board of Trustees of the Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science (SRELS), Bangalore, cordially invite you to a Series of Presentations on: CONTENT ORGANISATION, INDEXING AND RETRIEVAL by Dr. T.B. Rajashekar ( on Ontologies) Dr. I.K. Ravichandra Rao (on Clustering) Prof. A. Neelameghan (on Self-organising Maps and a Systems Demo) on 9th August 2003 at 2.00 p. m. at SRELS premises 02, 'Upstairs', 42nd Cross, III Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560010 RSVP: Ph:3305109 E-mail: srels(a)vsnl.com K.N.Prasad Executive Officer Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science 702, Upstairs, 42nd Cross, III Block, Rajajinagar BANGALORE 560 010

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e-grnathalaya(library automation package)
by Mailing List Manager 03 Jul '03

03 Jul '03

Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2003 15:48:45 +0530 (IST) From: Veena P Oak <veena(a)mail.kar.nic.in> Dear Colleagues/Friends/Users, We are happy to announce that web site for e-grnathalaya(library automation package ) is released and available at http://egranthalaya.kar.nic.in This is for your kind information.

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Internet working groups explore science and tech to meet MDGs
by Mailing List Manager 02 Jul '03

02 Jul '03

Friends: Here is something of interest to you. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] The United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development (UN-CSTD) is organizing four Internet Working Groups to provide input into a panel meeting in October 2003 on "Promoting the application of science and technology to meet the Millennium Development Goals". Government representatives, UN agencies, academics, private sector representatives and any other interested individuals or bodies are invited to contribute recommendations to one or more of the Working Groups from 15 June to 15 August. To join in, send an e-mail to stdev(a)unctad.org indicating with an X in the brackets [X] which Working Group(s) you wish to join. Approximately a week before your Working Group(s) begin(s), you will receive detailed information about the discussion. The four Groups are: [ ] cstd-newtech--Improving the policy environment for the application of S&T to development by identifying potential risks and benefits of new and emerging technologies; [ ] cstd-research--Strengthening basic and applied research in developing countries and international scientific networking; [ ] cstd-advisory-- Strengthening technology support institutions and science advisory mechanisms; building human capacity; identifying new technologies and applications; and encouraging international collaboration to support research in neglected fields; and [ ] cstd-universal--Promoting universal Internet access at affordable costs and building strategic partnerships in the field of science and technology for development and capacity building for competitiveness. CSTD is a subsidiary body of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). More info: United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development (UN-CSTD) http://r0.unctad.org/stdev/index.html U.N. Millennium Development Goals http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/

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UNESCO has a free software portal which is promoted by Richard Stallman
by Mailing List Manager 02 Jul '03

02 Jul '03

Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2003 08:19:35 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> "I'm grateful to UNESCO for recognizing that, in the domain of software, free software disseminates human knowledge in a way that non-free software cannot do" says Stallman. UNESCO and Free Software: http://www.unesco.org/webworld/portal_freesoft/index.shtml With its Free Software Portal, UNESCO intends to provide a single interactive access point to information for users who wish to understand and follow the Free Software movement, to learn why it is important and to apply the concept.

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Circulation Module using CDS-ISIS or WINISIS
by Aloor Thomas Francis 02 Jul '03

02 Jul '03

Dear Professionals, We are in search for a Circulation Module that works on CDS-ISIS or WINISIS. Many of the poor college / public libraries in and around Thrissur/Kerala require a free software for their automation. If any body has knowledge on the same, please let me know the details with practical experiences, if any. A.T. Francis Kerala Agricultural University Library and Information System (KAULIS) Main Campus, KAU Post Thrissur, Kerala, India Phone: 91-487-2372720 E-mail: francisaloor(a)yahoo.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com

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Open Access Archive
by afsar bukhari 02 Jul '03

02 Jul '03

Dear Friends Reading the current debate on Open Access Archive and the views put forth by Mr. Arunachalam and Dr. Tapaswi I am also tempted to put forth my opinion worth few peanuts. I am also of strong opinion that research findings be made freely available to every one and everywhere for the benefit of science and society. There have been studies, which suggests that there is a strong correlation between the presence of an article in public domain and its high use. The present impact factor for journals has got its own limitations (the journals, which have high impact factors, may have very few core articles which are continuously cited increasing their impact factor. A journal may also receive high impact factor because it may be having highly controversial article cited by many just to refute its findings). It is also a fact that more people read article than cite them. So one can now calculate impact factors for each article, which in true sense would be giving the real worth of an article at two levels. Number of times it is downloaded (for being read) and number of citations it is receiving. Moreover publishing in Open Archive reduces the length of time between article submission and its publication. In addition a lot of valuable information in the form of thesis, dissertations, conference proceedings, seminars etc an also be made available. As far as what we (LIS Professionals) can do as well as others (like scientists, researchers, scholars, institutions) I suggest you seeing the following site. http://www.soros.org/openaccess/help.shtml One can also see presentation made by Prof Jean-Claude Guedon in urging librarians to through all their weight behind Open Archiving at the following site http://www.arl.org/scomm/guedonpr.shtml We are today in a transition period and in few years form now I believe every thing is going to be in open archive. It of course is going to have its own implications in terms of how we are going to handle such an information explosion. But since librarians are the ones who act as a bridge between information and researchers we have to take initiatives. It is ultimately we have to make the information available to them. One can see a series of debates started way back in 2001 and published in nature journal at the following site for having a good insight. http://www.nature.com/nature/debates/e-access Happy reading Warm regards Syed Afsar Ali Bukhari Librarian Shantha Biotechnics Pvt Ltd Medchal Hyderabad E-mail:- bukhari_786(a)rediffmail.com quickinfo(a)rediffmail.com ___________________________________________________ Click below to experience Sooraj R Barjatya's latest offering 'Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon' starring Hrithik, Abhishek & Kareena http://www.mpkdh.com

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NACLIN 2002 Proceedings
by Sangeeta Kaul, Network Manager, DELNET 01 Jul '03

01 Jul '03

LIBRARY AND INFORMATION NETWORKING NACLIN 2002 Edited by H. K . Kaul and M. D. Baby Library and Information Networking (NACLIN 2002) includes 41 papers which were presented to the National Convention on Library and Information Networking at the Cochin University of Science & Technology, Cochin from October 21-24, 2002. These papers cover a wide range of issues such as Digital Divide - Problems and Solutions, Digital Divide and the Management of Information Resources, Role of Library Networks, Digital Resources and the Law, Information Infrastructure and National Policy, Redesigning and Re-engineering of Information Resources, E-Governance and Society, E-Business and Digital Economy, Communication Infrastructure in Rural India, Electronics Journals, Knowledge Engineering, Human Resource Management, E-Learning and other issues. Papers in this volume highlight the thinking on the Digital Divide with special reference to Library and Information Networking in India. Published by: DELNET, Developing Library Network Year: 2003 Price: Rs. 650/- Discount : 30% to Institutional Libraries : 50% to LIS Professionals Please send your orders to: The Secretary DELNET Developing Library Network 40, Lodhi Estate, Max Mueller Marg New Delhi - 110003 E-mail : orders(a)delnet.ren.nic.in _______________________________________________________________________________ Sangeeta Kaul Network Manager DELNET India International Centre 40 Lodi Estate New Delhi-110003 INDIA Tel.: 91-11-24610802, 24619328 FAX : 91-11-24619325 Web : www.delnet.nic.in ________________________________________________________________________________

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RE: [LIS-Forum] Institutional Archives and Open Access journals
by Mailing List Manager 01 Jul '03

01 Jul '03

Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2003 10:25:29 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Friends: A number of Open Access journals (published by BioMedCentral) are already included in JCR and they have (decent) impact factors. Other Open Access journals like BMJ and Current Science are also indexed in JCR (for a very long time) and are given impact factor values every year. There are hundreds of Open Access journals. The 'Free Medical Journals' site lists close to a thousand titles. The Lund University has started compiling a list of open access journals. Just try a Google or Teoma search and you will find titles in many fields of S&T. In a previous intervention Dr Tapaswi had said that LIS professionals "can only remain silent spectators". I beg to differ. The Association of Research Libraries (ARL, USA) has a strong initiative called SPARC. Please visit the ARL website for more details. Major LIS discussion lists in the USA talk about these issues all the time. Indeed the Open Access movement got a fillip when these librarians started discussing the 'serials crisis' a few years ago. In our own country, people like Dr Rajashekar of NCSI and Prof. Shalini Urs of Mysore University are active in digital library and eprint initiatives. I suggest that organizations such as SIS, IASLIC, and IATLIS promote learning among their members about the pros and cons of Eprint archives (both self-archiving and institutional archiving), and Open Access Initiatives. At the risk of being called immodest, I refer to my paper "Information for research in developing countries: Information technology -- Friend or foe?" in Bulletin of ASIST, Vol. 29, N0. 5, June/July 2003, pp. 16-21. If anyone is interested, I can send electronic copies of this article as well as my presentation at the Volkswagen Foundation Millennium Debate, which also talks about the need for developing country researchers (and librarians) to use ICTs more efficiently. The point is up to the 1990s there was a reason for developing country institutions to keep complaining about the information gap between the rich and the poor countries. Fortunately the advent of the Internet has given us the potential to change the situation and overcome the information inequality. Look at the physicists. Thanks to Paul Ginsparg and friends, virtually every physicist in the world sends his paper to arXiv and often gets valuable feedback and comments from other physicists. No physicist waits for a paper to appear in print in Physical Review, PRL or Pramana. These journals merely serve the archival function. The question is why are the rest of the scientists follow the physicists and make their results openly and easily available to their colleagues everywhere. Why are not our librarians coming forward to set up such archives (as IISc has done)? Subbiah Arunachalam

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Scholar-Based Innovations in Publishing
by Mailing List Manager 01 Jul '03

01 Jul '03

Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2003 08:26:11 -0500 From: Gerry Mckiernan <gerrymck(a)iastate.edu> I am pleased to announce the availability of a most 'exciting' [:-)] PowerPoint presentation prepared for the ALCTS Scholarly Communications Discussion Group meeting at ALA Toronto on Monday, June 23, 2003 at the Metro Toronto Convention Center. The revised presentation is available at: [ http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/ScholarBased.ppt ] ***NOTE: This a large file 6+ MB with 100+ slides!*** In recent years, a number of innovations have emerged that seek to provide sustainable alternatives to the predominant publishing paradigm. In this presentation, a variety of initiatives that exploit the inherent potential of the Web and other digital environments to offer open and enhanced access to the personal and collective scholarship of individuals, organizations, and nations will be profiled. In its concluding section, the presentation focuses on the two major discipline-based repositories for library and information science scholarship,_ DLIST Archive: Digital Library of Information Science and Technology_ (http://dlist.sir.arizona.edu/) and _E-LIS_ (http://eprints.rclis.org/ ), "an electronic open access archive for scientific or technical documents, published or unpublished, in Librarianship, Information Science and Technology, and related application activities." To expedite the adoption and further development of scholar-based innovations in publishing, librarians and other information specialists are encouraged to 'Lead By Example' by depositing their own scholarship within either or both these repositories. The 'References' section of the presentation includes four of my publications that served as the basis for this presentation, the first three of which are linked to their respective full-text: "Scholar-based Innovations in Publishing. Part I: Individual and Institutional Initiatives," _Library Hi Tech News_ 20 no. 2 (March 2003): 19-26. Initiatives," _Library Hi Tech News_ 20 no. 3 (April 2003): 19-27. [ http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/ScholarBased-II.pdf ] "Scholar-based Innovations in Publishing. Part III: Organizational and National Initiatives," _Library Hi Tech News_ 20 no. 5 (June 2003): 15-23. [http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/ScholarBased-III.pdf ] "Open Access and Retrieval: Liberating the Scholarly Literature," in E-_Serials Management: Transitions, Trends, and Technicalities_, ed. David Fowler (Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press, Fall 2003). [Of course, I wll deposit these full-text items, as well as other scholarship, including this ALCTS presentation {:-), in _DLIST_ and _E-LIS_]. Enjoy! BTW: Don't forget to explore the embedded (and non-embedded)hyperlinks! {:-> /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Circumstantial Librarian Iowa State University Ames IA 50011 gerrymck(a)iastate.edu

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ICT Stories Competition 2003: Now open to enter you story!
by Mailing List Manager 01 Jul '03

01 Jul '03

Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2003 09:50:42 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Have you been working on a project that uses Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) as a tool for achieving development? Then this is an opportunity for you to share your experiences with the world! Please visit our website for more information and the submit form. Good luck in the competition! ICT Stories More information: http://www.iicd.org/stories/ Email: stories(a)iicd.org

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New Technologies in Libraries - Citations
by Shyam Prasad pujar 30 Jun '03

30 Jun '03

Dear Members, New Technologies in Libraries provides bibliographic details of articles appeared in good number of LIS journals. The coverage in most cases is from 1998. Till recently, it used to be available as an e-mail newsletter. Now it has been made available on the net at the following URL address. At present the search form/engine is available only in Dutch. http://pc40.libis.kuleuven.ac.be/LitAtt/zoek.cfm The article details can be accessed by TITLE or a word in a title (titelwoord), AUTHOR (auteur) OR JOURNAL (tijdschrift). This has been developed by Erik Arfeuille, who can be contacted at: Erik.Arfeuille(a)bib.kuleuven.ac.be 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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RE: [LIS-Forum] Institutional Archives and Open Access journals
by Mailing List Manager 30 Jun '03

30 Jun '03

Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2003 12:13:47 +0530 From: Dr Murari P Tapaswi <murari(a)darya.nio.org> In set-up like CSIR, as I know, the scientific contributions of the individuals are judged based on Impact Factor of the journal in which (s)he publishes. In such a situation the idea of publishing in Open Acces journals (without impact factor) would never be digested. This needs to be done at very high level to see that the policies are changed at the first instance. -Tapaswi -----Original Message----- From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in]On Behalf Of Mailing List Manager Sent: 30 June 2003 10:24 To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] Institutional Archives and Open Access journals Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 15:51:06 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> How can the LIS professionals in our country help promote the Open Access and Self Archiving movements? How do we convince our scientists and doctoral students that it is in their own interest to set up institutional archives and to publish in open access journals? How can we make our LIS colleagues more proactive and mount a crusade as it were? Arun _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum

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Accessioning CDs: Thanks for response
by Dr Murari P Tapaswi 30 Jun '03

30 Jun '03

Dear Colleagues, Thanks are due to the respondents: Savitha (Novell Software), Manjunath (IGIDR), Charumathy (Texas Instrum), Atanu (Univ Calcutta) and Gayathri Sen (PESIT) for sharing their experiences with us. With warm regards, Murari P Tapaswi National Information Centre for Marine Sciences (NICMAS) National Institute of Oceanography Dona Paula 403 004 Goa, India e-mail: murari(a)darya.nio.org Phone: 91-(0)832-2456700 ext. 2475 Fax: 91-(0)832-2456702

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Open access law introduced in USA
by Mailing List Manager 30 Jun '03

30 Jun '03

Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2003 10:23:53 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Open access law introduced US congressman joins push to promote public access to publicly funded research | By Catherine Zandonella <mailto:catzan@nasw.org> The debate over open access to scientific literature intensified this week with the introduction of federal legislation designed to curb publishers' control over scientific publishing. The bill, introduced in the US House of Representatives yesterday (June 26) by Rep. Martin Sabo <http://www.house.gov/sabo/> (D-Minn.), is one part of a larger campaign, launched by the open-access Public Library of Science <http://www.plos.org> (PLoS), to raise a national debate on the issue of access to scientific literature. As part of the campaign, the PLoS this week began running a 30-second television ad <http://www.plos.org/support/playvideo.html> designed to introduce the topic to the lay public. The ads will run during popular prime-time shows, such as "The Simpsons." Rep. Sabo drafted and introduced the bill after the PLoS approached him and explained that while federal tax dollars support research, access to the results is limited to scientists whose libraries can afford high subscription fees and to those lay people lucky enough to live near a public institutional library. "Most people are shocked when they find out they cannot access the results of studies that their tax dollars paid for," said Sabo's legislative assistant Lisa Tomlinson, who was involved in writing the bill. The proposed legislation, called the Public Access to Science Act, would prohibit copyright protection for any works stemming from substantially federally funded research. If enacted into law, the bill could radically change how scientific journals do business <http://www.biomedcentral.com/news/20030616/03/>, since most journals currently require authors to transfer copyright to the journal as a condition of publication. The bill would amend an existing passage in copyright law to add federal grantees to a provision that bars federal employees from copyright on their publications. The bill does not state what percentage of the research must be supported by federal dollars to trigger the no-copyright rule. "We wanted to leave that to the discretion of the federal agencies," said Tomlinson. Without copyright, journals would still be able to publish articles much as they do now, but they would not be able to control the distribution or republishing of the articles. Publishers say they need copyright in order to control a publication's quality. "Errors creep in as a paper is repeatedly copied and circulated," said Peter Farnham, public affairs officer for the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology <http://www.asbmb.org>, which publishes the Journal of Biological Chemistry. The JBC's content already is freely available, he noted. Advocates of open access say that publishers should not own the copyright because the amount of work that the journal does-procuring peer review, editing, and laying out the article on the page-does not justify ownership. "Their [the publisher's] contribution to the finished product pales in comparison to contributions from scientists and the general public," said Michael Eisen <http://rana.lbl.gov/>, cofounder of PLoS and a geneticist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of California, Berkeley. Bringing the public into the open-access debate is a natural next step for PLoS, Eisen said. PLoS plans to launch <http://www.biomedcentral.com/news/20021220/06/> its first open-access, peer-reviewed journal this October, and each paper will be accompanied by a plain-English summary. The television ads, which began running on June 23 in San Francisco, Washington, and Boston, show a man who flies to work, rather than drives. The voice-over implies that the open access to journals made the technology possible. http://www.biomedcentral.com/news/20030627/04

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Re: [LIS-Forum] accessioning CDs
by Mailing List Manager 30 Jun '03

30 Jun '03

Dear friend, Ours is an engineering college library in Bangalore. As you said we get CD^s in different ways. With monographs, with journals and independently. We treat this as separate entities so that it can be borrowed by the users if required for special installations in different labs. The CD^s which come with the technical magazines or journals gives all the information that is printed on the CD^s by the publisher. This is shown in the Abstract section or note section of the online catalogue and is indexed. So when a users gives a search for any tutorials, or any topic in the OPAC all the related CD^s are retrived within a minit and we can easily trace them because all these CD^s are arranged number wise in a CD cabinet. Our students are making maximum use of these CD^s and this system is working fine in our college. Regards, Gayathri Sen, PESIT

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Re: [LIS-Forum] accessioning CDs
by Mailing List Manager 30 Jun '03

30 Jun '03

Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 07:50:32 -0700 (PDT) From: Atanu Garai <atanu_garai2000(a)yahoo.com> Dear Sir, The management of CDs depends on various factors.I have seen many libraries having a completely different management system for optical discs.Usually these are stored in seprate protective cases. Intially these CDs are catalogued on simple computer produced print catalogues as their numbers are limited. Still many libraries which have introduced optical disc based services ie reference,document delivery etc and have CD acquiring program have not been implementing any complete document management system for the acquired CDs. Ususally automated bibliogarphic management systems should have the capabilities of capturing the metadata elements unique for CDs.But mnay such systems has not been developed with approprite searching conditions typical for CDs. In situations such as this, computer printed catalogue is usually chosen as effective if the number of CDs available in the library is limited. This is effective because if the number of CDs are within 500! , the total page of the print cataloge is limited enough to be easily xeroxed and circulated to the individual clientle. It is the common practice of our libraies to tear off the accompanying maaterials from the original documents and supply the clients when demand for the same arises. In such cases appropriate instructions should be provided to the users on the availability of such materials and the ordering instruction of the same. But it is recommended that such optical discs(and even magnetic discs such floppies) should be detached off and preserved in separate location for their appropriate maintenance. Various standards are avialbale for thier rightful maintenance as brought out by national and international organizations including ISO,BIS,IFLA,ICA,UNESCO to name a few.To maintain thier recommendartions it is important to shelve them in different storage conditions than print media.This also arises the problems of the management of the same. In any case, it can be suggested for accessioning CDs, a note on the availability of such materials shall be noted in the appropriate register and if possible, a separate register should be maintained. Hope this helps. Regards. Atanu Garai Atanu Garai MLIS Student 2001-03 Department of Library and Information Science University of Calcutta College St.Campus Kolkata 700 073 India Ph(O)+91(0)33 2241 0071/74 (R)+91(0)33 2543 6870 Fax(O)+91(0)33 2241 3222 Email:atanu_garai@hotmail.com OR atanu_garai(a)indiatimes.com http://profiles.takingitglobal.org/atanu_garai

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Institutional Archives and Open Access journals
by Mailing List Manager 30 Jun '03

30 Jun '03

Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 15:51:06 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> How can the LIS professionals in our country help promote the Open Access and Self Archiving movements? How do we convince our scientists and doctoral students that it is in their own interest to set up institutional archives and to publish in open access journals? How can we make our LIS colleagues more proactive and mount a crusade as it were? Arun

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accessioning CDs
by Dr Murari P Tapaswi 27 Jun '03

27 Jun '03

Dear Collegaues, I would like to know the ways the libraries are accessioning CDs arriving in their collection. To my knowledge, there are following types: 1. Documents purchased as CDs 2. CDs as part of the monograph 3. CDs as part of a magazine/journal 4. CDs arrived as free distribution With warm regards, Murari P Tapaswi National Information Centre for Marine Sciences (NICMAS) National Institute of Oceanography Dona Paula 403 004 Goa, India e-mail: murari(a)darya.nio.org Phone: 91-(0)832-2456700 ext. 2475 Fax: 91-(0)832-2456702

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YTimes.com Article: Measure Calls for Wider Access to Federally Financed Research
by Mailing List Manager 27 Jun '03

27 Jun '03

Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 09:04:44 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Friends: We in India and other developing countries should work towards such a legislation. We should congratulate the Indian Academy of Sciences for making electronic versions of all its journals available free on the Internet. The Academy also held two three-day workshops in March 2002 for editors (and publishers) of Indian S&T journals on electronic journals and open access. We should persuade other Indian journal editors to make their electronic versions freely accessible on the Net. Also, we should encourage our universities and research laboratories to self-archive their research publications, as IISc is trying to do now. Studies have shown that papers that are freely available on the Net are cited three times more often than those published in subscription journals. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] arun(a)mssrf.res.in ------ Measure Calls for Wider Access to Federally Financed Research June 26, 2003 By WARREN E. LEARY WASHINGTON, June 25 - A group challenging the power of established scientific journals says legislation will be introduced to make the results of all federally financed research available to the public. The group, the Public Library of Science, which includes scientists, doctors, researchers and their public supporters, plans to announce legislation on Thursday that would give taxpayers greater access to scientific data. The group's objective is an open system of scientific publishing that would bypass the current system, which centers on journals that charge, through their subscriptions, for access to results. The measure places results of research financed primarily by the government into the public domain so access cannot be prohibited by copyright, said Dr. Michael B. Eisen, a co-founder of the library, and a biologist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The bill also calls on federal agencies to improve access to their research results. Representative Martin Olav Sabo, Democrat of Minnesota, is to introduce the measure, called the Public Access to Science Act. A spokesman said that Mr. Sabo was concerned about patients' access to the latest medical research and that he would seek co-sponsors for the bill. American taxpayers invest about $45 billion a year in scientific and medical research, and the results should be readily available to them, Mr. Sabo said. The measure places results of research financed primarily by the government into the public domain so access cannot be prohibited by copyright, said Dr. Michael B. Eisen, a co-founder of the library, and a biologist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The bill also calls on federal agencies to improve access to their research results. Representative Martin Olav Sabo, Democrat of Minnesota, is to introduce the measure, called the Public Access to Science Act. A spokesman said that Mr. Sabo was concerned about patients' access to the latest medical research and that he would seek co-sponsors for the bill. American taxpayers invest about $45 billion a year in scientific and medical research, and the results should be readily available to them, Mr. Sabo said. "It defies logic to collectively pay for our medical research, only to privatize its profitability and availability," he said in a statement. Dr. Harold E. Varmus, president of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York and chairman of the Public Library of Science, said the legislation would help get out the message that scientific results should be more easily available to more people. "Privately owned journals can't tie up scientific information, and people should begin discussing this issue," Dr. Varmus said. The Public Library of Science, with the help of a $9 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, will begin publishing an online, peer-reviewed journal on biology in October, followed by a medical science journal early next year. Access to the journals is to be free, and the operating expenses are to be financed by $1,500 fees charged to researchers whose papers appear. Most research grants are large enough to include payments for publishing results, proponents say. Traditional journals like Nature and Science publish papers at no charge to researchers but recoup costs and sometimes make profits with advertising and paid subscriptions, on paper and online. Dr. Alan I. Leshner, chief executive of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, which publishes the journal Science, said everyone concerned with scientific publishing was looking for the best way to improve assess to information on the Internet and elsewhere. "We are all looking for the best model to assure access to quality scientific information," Dr. Leshner said, "We're experimenting with different methods to do the same thing." Science magazine, for instance, is giving free online access to institutions in developing countries and providing site licenses to hundreds of universities so that everyone on those campuses has free access. http://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/26/politics/26LIBR.html?ex=1057682372&ei=1&e… f3f99c0da5843 ---------------------------------

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"copyleft" licensing
by Benny MD 26 Jun '03

26 Jun '03

Dear professionals As information/knowledge managers it become our duty to allow free flow of information. Any barrier to this will delay or even prevent the birth of new information, and probably result in the misuse of the existing one. In this context it is apt to think about adopting the "copyleft" rules and apply the same in the "context" of printed documents. I encourage you all to comment on this and express your views on "intellectual property right" What is copyleft? "Copyleft," in the popular usage of the term, means "a copyright notice that permits unrestricted redistribution and modification, provided that all copies and derivatives retain the same permissions." The idea of copyleft originated with uber-hacker Richard Stallman in 1983 when he started the GNU Project. In brief, his goal was "to develop a complete free Unix-like operating system." As part of that goal, he invented and wrote the GNU General Public License, a legal construct that included a copyright notice but added to it (or, technically, removed certain restrictions), so its terms allowed for the freedoms of reuse, modification and reproduction of a work or its derivatives to be kept for all. The idea is to have a free society where any license or copyright is unnecessary, and where anyone could share all published works for the common good with no sovereign-nation laws dictating who can say or use what in their expression or communication. For more information please visit Reference http://www.dsl.org/copyleft/ http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/nonsoftware-copyleft.html http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/copyleft.html ___________________________________________________________________________ ******************************************************* * BENNY M.D. * * LIBRARIAN * * DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS * * INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE * * BANGALORE-12., KARNATAKA, INDIA. * * PH:2932265 (EXTN.317) * * EMAIL: benny(a)math.iisc.ernet.in * * mdliles72(a)yahoo.com * *******************************************************

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Professor designation to university librarian-parity with the teachers- implications
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 25 Jun '03

25 Jun '03

dear friends, Recently, Govt of Andhra Pradesh had issued GO Ms. No 35 dated 16-06-2003. sub: Universities- Uniform designation of Librarians, Deputy Librarians, assistant Librarians and Documentation Officers working in all Universities. The Govt had isssued GO and the crux of the GO is "After careful examination of the proposal of the Secretary, AP Stae Council of Higher Education, Govt have decided to adopt the uniform o designations by re-designating the posts of the University Library Professionals, who are drqwing UGC Scales. i.e. University Librarian, deputy Librarain, assistant Librarian and Documentation Officer to that of Professor in LIS, Associate Professor in LIS and Assistant Professor in LIS respectively" subject to there is no financial commitment on the part of the Governement and also the following conditions. 1. Asst Librarians working in the Universities possess the same qualifications like the Librarains earlier working in Govt Degree Colleges and later designated as Lecturers in Library Science vide GOMas No. 91. 2. The Asst Librarians have the duties separately identified and as and when necessary they may be asked to teach classes and they are not regular teaching staff of the Dept of LIS. 3. The Asst Librarains are non-vacation academic staff charged with the responsibility of offering academic services to various depts. in the Universities. THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE GO : 1. Till now the library staff were retiring by the age 58, now it gives a clear guidance TO THE Universities for retiring them at 60 (in AP the teachers retire at 60). This is advantage to the libraraians. Thanks to the Govt of AP. 2. Recently, the UGC had given a clarification that the Deputy Librarains are not eligible for CAS to enable them to be promoted as Librarians (Professor scale). Now the implication of this GO is Deputy Librarians are eligible under CAS and can get the Professor or Librarians scale.- thanks. 3. There was a contradiction in UGC norms for CAS to Asst Librarians. They were to be governed by OLD NORMS for CAS, and several universities were giving the promotion after 16 years (with out Ph.D. But this GO's implication is they also need to be considered selection grade after 11 years (with out Ph.D.). 4.The third condition of the GO is the Asst Librarians are non-vacation staff. It implies that others that is both Deputy Librarians and Librarians could be considered as vacation staff. 5. The ASST Librarians possess the same qualifications mentioned in GO no 91. That means, the present UGC qualifications are not necessary. Old qualifications stand good? 6. Unfortunately, the GO specifies, that only Asst Librarians are to be associated with teaching as and when asked to teach classes. How about seniors, (both Deputy Librarians and Librarians)? They should have also been considered for the same status. The professionals and Professiona Associations thank the Government of AP for considering favourably the problems of University Library Staff. The present GO has solved problems of University library staff of the State. LAXMAN RAO ===== Prof.N.LAXMAN RAO, Dept.of Library & Information Science, Osmania University, HYDERABAD- 500 007 (INDIA) President, Indian Association of Teachers in Library and Information Science (IATLIS) AND President, Academy of Library Science & Documentation, Hyderabad. Ph:+91-40-27171565 (res): +91-40- 27682290 (off) e:mail-- naglaxman(a)yahoo.com OR naglaxman(a)indiatimes.com ________________________________________________________________________ Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Yahoo! Messenger http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/

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Library Manager 6.5
by Shyam Prasad pujar 25 Jun '03

25 Jun '03

Dear Member, 'Library Manager' is a library automation software suitable for small libraries. Through this one can undertake works of acquisition, circulation, search for books, etc. Reports on various aspects can be generated using this software. Backup, Restoration of backup and generation of Barcode label facilities are also available. This software is still in its nascent stage, suggestions may be forwarded to the developer of this software Mr Sawan Gupta. He is an Engineering student studying at Jaipur. It is a FREE-WARE available for download at the following URL address. It works on most of the versions of MS-Windows. http://sawansoft.cjb.net 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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Software to make you a better writer!!
by Benny MD 24 Jun '03

24 Jun '03

Dear professionals Hope some of you will find this information useful. StyleWriter software helps anyone learn the secrets of editing, by cutting words and simplifying your style. Usually, StyleWriter helps you cut a quarter of the words from your draft and this lets your reader concentrate on your information. StyleWriter helps you write in plain language by highlighting your poor writing habits and helping you change them. It also measures and questions your use of long sentences and passive verbs and makes you think about every word you write. For more information, online demo and a trial version pls visit http://www.editorsoftware.com/stylewriter-software/ -- ___________________________________________________________________________ ******************************************************* * BENNY M.D. * * LIBRARIAN * * DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS * * INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE * * BANGALORE-12., KARNATAKA, INDIA. * * PH:2932265 (EXTN.317) * * EMAIL: benny(a)math.iisc.ernet.in * * mdliles72(a)yahoo.com * *******************************************************

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NLM Proposes New Journal Standards
by Mailing List Manager 24 Jun '03

24 Jun '03

Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 10:10:48 +0530 From: Madhuresh <madhuresh_s(a)aurigene.com> Dear All, The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has announced a new set of standards for publishing online journal articles. The Journal Archiving and Interchange Document Type Definition (JAIDTD) is freely available for public use and creates a standard that, if broadly adopted, could signal a significant sea change in the future of scholarly journals. The new DTD and the Tagset are in XML and they are in the public domain. Complete information and documentation can be found at http://dtd.nlm.nih.gov. The detail can be found at http://www.infotoday.com/newsbreaks/nb030623-1.shtml. I am also attaching the whole news item. NLM Proposes New Journal Standards by Robin Peek June 23, 2003 — The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has announced a new set of standards for publishing online journal articles. The Journal Archiving and Interchange Document Type Definition (JAIDTD) is freely available for public use and creates a standard that, if broadly adopted, could signal a significant sea change in the future of scholarly journals. Since the mid-1990s, scholarly journals have been striving to make their content available on the Web for greater distribution, ease of searching and retrieval, or just to have a Web presence. “These electronic files are created to meet the needs of the Internet—usually without much thought given to long-term archiving of the content,” says Dr. David Lipman, director of the Library's National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). “Today we release two Document Type Definitions (DTDs) that will simplify journal publishing and increase the accuracy of the archiving and exchange of scholarly journal articles.” To put this in context, the JAIDTD could be to journals what HTML was to the Web. The Journal Archiving and Interchange DTD Suite provides a set of XML modules that define elements and attributes for describing the textual and graphical content of journal articles, as well as some non-article material, such as letters, editorials, and book and product reviews. “We didn't start out to create a standardized archiving format for articles,” says NCBI’s Jeff Beck. “We were starting a major revision to our DTD at the same time that a company—Inera, Inc., of Newton, Mass.—was working on the 'E-Journal Archival DTD Feasibility Study' for the Harvard University E-Journal Archiving Project. That study concluded that a common format for archiving was possible, but that it hadn't been defined yet. We shared our revised DTD with Inera, and it seemed like we almost had it.” The new DTD and the Tagset are in XML and they are in the public domain. Complete information and documentation can be found at http://dtd.nlm.nih.gov. Of course no one knows how readily the publishing community will accept the JAIDTD. The NLM will naturally be encouraging journals that submit to PubMed Central (http://www.pubmed.org) to use the JAIDTD. But while the JAIDTD has been created for PubMed Central, and NCBI will manage the updates, adherence to the JAIDTD is not mandatory, as journals may have already established their own XML models. In the proverbial best case scenario, the journals not yet committed to an XML standard will embrace JAIDTD and its promise of a brand new (and better day) of publishing, transferring, and archiving journals. Sister disciplines will see the advantages of JAIDTD for their journals and proceed to adopt it themselves. This, in turn, will cause a snowball effect, and journals throughout the lands and the disciplines will take up the standard. For this to happen, there must be a considerable effort to promote JAIDTD so that journals do not become too deeply entrenched in their own ways of doing things. To date, no other organization has offered up an XML standard for journals and one hopes that there are not a multitude of such standards under development. In theory, at least, such a standard for journals would not really have a vast range of differences from journal to journal. But commercial publishers have a long history of creating their own ways of doing things with the notion of “sharing” perhaps not first and foremost on their agendas. But, of course, there is the possibility of a less positive outcome. Like PubMed Central, JAIDTD could be a really good idea that doesn’t get much traction. While not exactly fallow, with just over 100 journals in PubMed Central, this represents only a small fraction of the thousands of journal titles in the biomedical sciences. Hopefully other standard setting organizations will take a good long look at this new proposed standard and will elect to partner with NLM to make it a standard that matters. Robin Peek is associate professor at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at Simmons College. Her e-mail address is robin.peek(a)simmons.edu. Regards. Madhuresh Singhal Aurigene Discovery Technologies Limited, Electronic City, phase II, Hosur Road, Bangalore 562 158 India Phone 8521314-16 Ext.- 422 Mobile 98861 82822

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RE: [LIS-Forum] National level S&T information service providers
by Francis Jayakanth 23 Jun '03

23 Jun '03

Dear Member: I'm thankful to Dr. Vyasamoorthy of VIC, Mr. Sukhdev Singh of NIC, Dr Murari P Tapaswi of NIO, Mr. G Mahesh of NISCAIR, Ms. Chaya Devi of Dr. BRAOU, and Mr. Kishor Satpathy, NIT, Silchar for responding to my query on the above subject dated 12 June 03. The table below summarizes these responses. with regards, - Francis NCSI, IISc. Bangalore - 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Organization Services Provided Areas Contact Details ------------ ----------------- ----- --------------- VIC of ICICI Document Delivery, Chemistry, Dr.P.Vyasamoorthy Knowledge Park Translation, Biotechnology, Vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com H'bad Online & CDROM drugs & www.vic-ikp.info Databases searches, Pharmaceuticals www.iciciknowledgepark.com Customized News Bulletins on competition NIC, NEw Delhi CD-ROM Database Biological medinfo(a)hub.nic.in services Sciences, Agriculture, indmed.nic.in Forestry, Clinical Information, Population, Psychology NISCAIR, Bibliometric S&T, Engineering Mrs. Aruna Karanjai New Delhi Services, Industry etc aruna(a)niscair.res.in Literature Search Service, www.niscair.res.in Translation Service, Contents, Abstracts & Photocopy Service NICMA, NIO Contents Page Marine Science Murari P Tapaswi Goa Service, DDS murari(a)darya.nio.org Literature Search Service, IndOcean - A database of Abstracts ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Label Printig software for Libraries
by Mailing List Manager 20 Jun '03

20 Jun '03

Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 12:43:38 +0100 (BST) From: "[iso-8859-1] mallikarjuna chenna" <hbmallikarjuna(a)yahoo.co.in> Dear Professionals The best library label printing software: Label Maker runs on Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP. This is very useful for spine labe printig in Library. Label printing also very good quality. InfoWorks Label Maker (for laser printer) is a powerful and versatile label printing software specially designed for library label printing. It works with OCLC Passport for Windows, CatME, and other library systems, including DRA, NOTIS, Innovative Interfaces, SIRSI, and Dynix. It takes full advantage of the excellent print quality of laser printers, and produces labels with supreme quality. InfoWorks Label Maker automates and simplifies your label printing process and greatly increases your productivity. FOR MORE DETAILS SEE http://www.itcompany.com/labelmak.htm FROM C.Mallikarjuna, Asstt. Librarian, Karnataka Government Secretariat Library VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE. hbmallikarjuna(a)yahoo.co.in Phone 080+2092059

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Short Term Course in Library Automation and Resource Sharing
by Mailing List Manager 20 Jun '03

20 Jun '03

Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 17:15:07 +0530 From: G. Mahesh <gmahesh(a)niscair.res.in> NISCAIR'S SHORT TERM TRAINING COURSE IN LIBRARY AUTOMATION AND RESOURCE SHARING Duration: One Week Schedule: July 07 to July 11, 2003 Course Contents Library Automation: introduction and current trends Library automation software packages Barcode Technology CD-ROM/DVD Technology Electronic/Digital and Virtual Libraries Operating Systems Database Creation and Resource Sharing Library Networks Services from Library Networks, etc Course Fee: Rs. 1700 (without accommodation) and Rs. 2300/- (with accommodation) More details can be had from: Assistant Head Training Division Email: asrao(a)niscair.res.in

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Need for promoting use of Open Access journals
by Mailing List Manager 19 Jun '03

19 Jun '03

Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 14:39:10 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Here is a Press release that talks about the advantages of wholesale embracing of the Open Access journals. Regards. Arun 17 June 2003 UK research, accessible for free, for everyone UK leads world in publishing revolution to provide open access to scientific research More than 80,000 biology and medical researchers working at UK universities can now share their research findings freely with fellow researchers, funding bodies, students, journalists, and the general public worldwide. Making the results of science and medical research openly available will aid the global advancement of science and healthcare. Publishing in freely accessible online journals will also make the UK higher education system more cost-effective, by reducing the amount of money spent on journal subscriptions. The landmark deal announced today by The Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC), a joint committee of HEFCE and other UK further and higher education funding bodies, and open access publisher BioMed Central places the UK at the forefront of the drive to make scientific research freely available on the Internet. The BioMed Central membership agreement commences on the 1 July. From this date article-processing charges will be waived - for all UK higher education staff - when publishing in any of BioMed Central's 90+ peer-reviewed journals in which all research content is freely accessible. Dr Alicia Wise, Head of Development at JISC, explains the commitment by JISC to fund open access publishing for the entire UK Higher Education community: "This ground-breaking deal represents a major shift in the way that research is undertaken and its outputs published and shared. The implications for research and for our educational institutions beyond the health and medical field are immense." This is the first step of many that funding bodies are taking to ensure the success of open access. For the academic and clinical research communities working in UK Higher Education institutions, one of the biggest hurdles to publishing in open access journals - cost - has been removed. Funding bodies are now moving to acknowledge that authors who publish in open access journals are providing a service to the scientific community. The JISC deal means that 180 universities in the UK will now become BioMed Central members. Together with the recent NHS England membership agreement1, the vast majority of research produced in the UK could be published in open access journals at no cost to the individual author. Publisher Jan Velterop explains why this is so exciting for BioMed Central: "JISC's support is of huge significance. The UK is taking the fastest and the largest steps to become a completely open access environment for the sharing of biology and medical research results. Unrestricted access to the majority of UK biomedical research output is now a very real possibility. This represents our largest deal to date, and is a sure sign that the tide has turned to embrace open access." BioMed Central now has more members in the UK than in any other country. The UK is a major contributor to the global advance of knowledge. With just 1% of the world's population, Britain funds 4.5% of all scientific research, and produces 8.5% of the research articles that are published worldwide.2 BioMed Central and JISC look forward to seeing a fast-increasing proportion of these articles published with open access, for the benefit of science and society at large. ###

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Indo-US Workshop on Open Digital Libraries and Interoperability, June 23-25, 2003
by Shalini Urs 19 Jun '03

19 Jun '03

Dear All, I am pleased to announce the following upcoming event: ----------------- Indo-US Workshop on Open Digital Libraries and Inter Operability Holiday Inn, Arlington at Ballston, VA. USA, June 23-25, 2003(Organised by Virginia Tech & Old Dominion University, USA and University of Mysore & Indian Institute of Science, India) Supported by Indo-US Science & Technology Forum and by Virginias Internet Technology Innovation Center For more info:http://fox.cs.vt.edu/IndoUSdl/index.htm ---------- Shalini ------------- Prof.Shalini R.Urs Coordinator ( India) Indo-US Workshop on Open Digital Libraries and Inter operability 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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Library Link Newsletter - June 2003 (fwd)
by Mailing List Manager 19 Jun '03

19 Jun '03

Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 10:39:37 +0530 From: Nivedita.Sharma(a)fluor.com Hi everyone, Library Link Newsletter for the month June 2003. Visit http://www.emeraldinsight.com/librarylink for more information. Nivedita Sharma +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Library Link Newsletter June 2003 http://www.emeraldinsight.com/librarylink +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Contents ---------- 1. Library Technology - Viewpoints & Articles 2. Library Link News & Links 3. Turn your conference attendance to even greater advantage 4. IFLA Interlending and Document Supply International Conference 5. Easier Access for Aslib Corporate Members 6. Meetings to be held about LIS journals at major international conference 7. Feedback *****

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Bullfighter!!!
by Benny MD 18 Jun '03

18 Jun '03

Dear Professionals Hope some of you will find the following information useful!!! http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=583&ncid=583 &e=7&u=/nm/20030617/od_nm/life_language_dc Bullfighter is software that runs in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint, within Microsoft Office 2000 or XP. It works a lot like the spelling and grammar checker in those applications, but focuses on jargon and readability. Download it for free, or order a CD-ROM/book package. Then install it. http://www.dc.com/Insights/bullfighter/index.asp -- ___________________________________________________________________________ ******************************************************* * BENNY M.D. * * LIBRARIAN * * DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS * * INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE * * BANGALORE-12., KARNATAKA, INDIA. * * PH:3942265 (EXTN.317) * * EMAIL: benny(a)library.iisc.ernet.in * * mdliles72(a)yahoo.com * *******************************************************

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Free e-journal finder
by Mailing List Manager 18 Jun '03

18 Jun '03

Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 10:10:25 +0530 From: Krishnan <krish(a)ems.ncl.res.in> Plenty of online journals supply free content, and the Directory of Open Access Journals from Lund University in Sweden makes it easier to find them. The brand-new site links to more than 350 journals with free, full-text articles. You can browse titles in 15 categories, from agriculture to sociology. Scientific journals include Stem Cells, Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society, and Conservation Ecology. If none of the offerings catch your fancy, check back soon. The directory's curators plan to add new titles and a search feature that will allow visitors to find articles in any of the listed journals. www.doaj.org 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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Digital library - training
by Mailing List Manager 17 Jun '03

17 Jun '03

Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 12:05:25 +0530 From: susheela <susheela(a)tataprojects.com> Dear All, Can you please let me know, if there are any short term courses or training programme for setting up digital libraries planned for by any Institution/Library. Regards, M.Suseela Tataprojects Ltd. Hyderabad

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Albert Einstein papers
by Mailing List Manager 17 Jun '03

17 Jun '03

Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 10:09:31 +0530 From: Krishnan <krish(a)ems.ncl.res.in> EXHIBIT: The Man Who Bent Space The formula E = mc2 ushered in the nuclear age by revealing that matter and energy are equivalent. You can see the famed equation written in Einstein's own hand at the newly launched Einstein Archives Online. Browse digitized images of more than 900 manuscripts, unpublished articles, lecture notebooks, and travel diaries. Einstein's scribbled corrections appear on many of the documents, including in 1916 his first methodical explanation of the general theory of relativity, which describes how matter distorts space and time. In addition, the archive provides 39 papers in the original German with historical and scientific annotations--22 of the papers also have English translations. Along with scientific treatises in which Einstein attempts to bring together all known physical forces under a unified field theory, you can also find his papers on international unity and pacifism. Partly because of as-yet-unresolved copyright issues, the cooperative effort between the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the California Institute of Technology did not include any of Einstein's thousands of personal letters, but his correspondence with Freud, Stalin, and Gandhi might appear online in the future. alberteinstein.info 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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Library Events
by sathish 13 Jun '03

13 Jun '03

Dear All, Can you please let me know, if there are any library events (like Caliber, Manlibnet, SIS) planned for by any Institution/Library Associations for the rest of year.(Jun-Dec 2003) Regards, Sathish Muthuswamy Marketing Manager EDUTECH INDIA #8 Khader Nawaz Khan Road Chennai 600006, India Tel: +91 44 2833 0999 Fax: +91 44 2833 1777 www.edutechindia.com "Enhancing knowledge and skills for success, lifelong."

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Re: [LIS-Forum] request for photocopy services from S&T ...
by Mailing List Manager 13 Jun '03

13 Jun '03

Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 06:08:24 -0700 (PDT) From: Atanu Garai <atanu_garai2000(a)yahoo.com> Dear Sir, There are some S&T agencies and bibilographic service providers which have the facility of providing account based photocopy services to individuals/institutions.Please get in touch with the subject specific CSIR/ICMR agencies.Also library networks including ADINET,INFLIBNET,DELNET have the facilty of providing photocopy services to individuals and institutions. Hope it helps. Regards. Atanu Garai MLIS Student Calcutta University.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] request for photocopy services from science /Technology(engineering) institution libraries
by suresh kumar 12 Jun '03

12 Jun '03

Dear prakash, We are using INSDOC services since 1990 including their Caps service.But regret to say Now the NISCAIR photocopy service from Delhi is not at all satisfactory and we are not getting required items from them.They are unable to supply the articles even from the journals covered in caps - their own service. They have to improve their services by reopening the regional centres and we can hope so! Thanks Sure sh . --- B P Prakash <prakashbp(a)pune.tcs.co.in> wrote: > > Dear Suresh > For your kind of activity, IITs wd be of great help. > You may like to check with IIT libraries at Chennai > and Mumbai. > Some of them have deposit account facility for such > services. > > NISCAIR, New Delhi ( previously INSDOC) is also > there. > > Prakash > TCS/ Pune > > > > > suresh kumar > > <nsureshfcri(a)yahoo.co.in> > To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > Sent by: > cc: > lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iis > Subject: [LIS-Forum] request for photocopy > c.ernet.in > services from science /Technology(engineering) > > institution libraries > > > 06/11/03 04:04 PM > > > > > > > > > > Dear friends > As all of you are aware,the clousere of INSDOC > regional centrescoused difficulty in getting > photocopies of journal articles and other references > to students/ reserchers.I would like to open a > depositary account with any of leading science and > technology library to get photocopy services > regularly > for my user community.Those who can help me in this > regard may kindly contact to the following address. > > with regard > > SureshKumar.N > Librarian Gr.I, Fluid Control Research Institute, > Kanjikode west, palakkad- Kerala - 678623 > email: nsureshfcri(a)yahoo.co.in (or) fcri(a)vsnl.com > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Missed your favourite TV serial last night? Try the > new, Yahoo! TV. > visit http://in.tv.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > LIS-Forum mailing list > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > > > ________________________________________________________________________ Missed your favourite TV serial last night? Try the new, Yahoo! TV. visit http://in.tv.yahoo.com

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Re: [LIS-Forum] 5th CPC recommendation Scale of Pay
by Mailing List Manager 12 Jun '03

12 Jun '03

Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2003 11:19:20 +0530 From: goudar(a)css.nal.res.in Fellow Professionals, The CPC order says that Pay Scales for Departmrntal Librarians has been increased to 5500 - 9000. It does not clearly say that this is applicable to those already in service. Infact it should have been like that. It also is silent about it application for autonomous bodies fully or partially funded by Centarl Goverment. In CSIR we have a peculiar situation. We have various posts classified from Gr I to Gr IV. Highest is Gr IV usually meant for Scientists. Luckily MLIS has been recognised as an entry level qualification for Gr IV. As on today there could be only 4-5 LIS professionals in Gr IV working in library and information cetres of entire CSIR set up covering about 40 Labs. Most of the LIS advts concerned to LIS are placed in Gr III, with an entry level post JTA and required qualification I Class BLIS or MLIS with 55 %. Gr IV staff can enter at level with a scale of 8000-13500 or higher level lateral entry and can go up to Scientists F (Gr IV(6), 18400 -22400). For Gr III staff entry level is JTA (4500 - 7000) and can go upto Gr III(7) with the Scale of 14300 - 18300. Entry level qualification for GR II (3050 - 4590) is SSLC and they can go upto Gr II(5) (6500 -10500). Unfortunately there are number of LIS colleagues still working in Gr II even though they have MLIS, which is an entry level qualification for Gr IV if one has Ist Class or for Gr III if one has 55%. Even if we advertise the posts at higher level, the age problem crops up and we can't even call them for interview, unless the post is reserved and we dont get suitable candidates. This matter has been discussed and representations have been given, but there seem to be no solution in the near furture. Professionals in other Organisations may have similar problems. We need to discuss this issue at various forums including LISFORUMs, ILA, IASLIC, etc. The Professional bodies should write to various organisations, departments and concerned ministries atleast to implement the CPC Recommendations for all including those in service, but working at lower Scales. Goudar Head, ICAST National Aerospace Labs. Bangalore - 560 017 On Wed, 11 Jun 2003, suresh kumar wrote: > Dear friends > > My query is about the Govt. of India order no No. > 71/3/2001/IC dated 21/2/2002- Revision of entry Pay > scale to 5500-9000 for the library professionals in > Central Govt.as per the recommendations of 5th > CPC.

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National level S&T information service providers
by Francis Jayakanth 11 Jun '03

11 Jun '03

Dear Member: We at NCSI are in the process of preparing a consolidated list of organizations in the country providing national level S&T information services including bibliographic database search service, online search service, document delivery service etc. These services could be either fee based or free of charge! We are interested only in organizations that provide regular services and honour requests particularly from individual researchers. If you are aware of any such organizations please do let us know. Our interest in compiling such a list is to direct users approaching NCSI for their S&T information needs to such organizations. As you may be aware, NCSI no longer provides national level database search services w.e.f 1 April 2002. If there is enough response, we will be glad to share the compiled list with you all. Many thanks, - Francis NCSI, IISc Bangalore

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Query on healthcare
by shanmugaprabha s 11 Jun '03

11 Jun '03

Respected all, Could anyone inform me the sources on the topics listed below, if you have come across? 1.Health ins. markets 2.Health care technologies 3.Health insurance as an industry current outlook and future 4.Risk in health insurance Thank you in advance! Sincerely, S.S.Prabha, Library Co-Ordinator, IBM Global Services India Ltd., Bangalore-29. ___________________________________________________ Get www. mycompany .com and 5 matching email ids. Just Rs. 1499/ year. Click here http://www.rediffmailpro.com

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5th CPC recommendation Scale of Pay
by suresh kumar 11 Jun '03

11 Jun '03

Dear friends My query is about the Govt. of India order no No. 71/3/2001/IC dated 21/2/2002- Revision of entry Pay scale to 5500-9000 for the library professionals in Central Govt.as per the recommendations of 5th CPC.Kindly let me know whether this order is applicable to the incumbents of Central Govt. Autonomous Organisations too? Friends from Govt. of India Autonomous Organisation Libraries may kindly clarify and provide relevant informations in this regard. with regards Suresh kumar, Librarian Gr.I, Fluid Control Research Institute, Kanjikode West, Palakkad- Kerala- 678623 nsureshfcri(a)yahoo.co.in ________________________________________________________________________ Missed your favourite TV serial last night? Try the new, Yahoo! TV. visit http://in.tv.yahoo.com

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request for photocopy services from science /Technology(engineering) institution libraries
by suresh kumar 11 Jun '03

11 Jun '03

Dear friends As all of you are aware,the clousere of INSDOC regional centrescoused difficulty in getting photocopies of journal articles and other references to students/ reserchers.I would like to open a depositary account with any of leading science and technology library to get photocopy services regularly for my user community.Those who can help me in this regard may kindly contact to the following address. with regard SureshKumar.N Librarian Gr.I, Fluid Control Research Institute, Kanjikode west, palakkad- Kerala - 678623 email: nsureshfcri(a)yahoo.co.in (or) fcri(a)vsnl.com ________________________________________________________________________ Missed your favourite TV serial last night? Try the new, Yahoo! TV. visit http://in.tv.yahoo.com

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NexLib - Library Automation Software
by Mailing List Manager 11 Jun '03

11 Jun '03

Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 12:14:01 +0530 From: Rajasekhar Sajja <raj(a)nexevolve.com> Hi Every body, We have launched a State of the art Product NexLib - Library Automation Software. Please reply back whoever is interested. I will send you the Brochure to have a look at it. kind regards Rajasekhar Sajja, Director - Sales & Marketing, NexEvolve Logic Solutions Pvt. Ltd., # 401, Swastik Plaza, S R Nagar, Hyderabad - 5600038, India. Tel: +91.40.55368401 Mobile: +91.9849053507 URL: www.nexevolve.com

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Classification system for financial terms
by Ayesha Taranum 11 Jun '03

11 Jun '03

Hello, Am looking for information on classification of financial terms. Can anyone suggest any sources on this please. Regards, -- Ayesha Ayesha Taranum Executive - Information Services DSL Software Ltd. 6th Floor, Leela Galleria #23, Airport Road Bangalore - 560 008 __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com

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CAS FOR ASSISTANT LIBRARIANS
by JAGDISH KULKARNI 11 Jun '03

11 Jun '03

Dear Professionals, I urgently need the information about the senior scales for the University assistant Librarians and college librarians. Whether it is after six years like teachers or after eight years. What is practice in your university? If it is after six years, how? Which circulars support it. The UGC circular says existing scheme will be continued. What does it mean? Is there any clarification from UGC regarding the CAS for librarians? I humbly request you to help me by providing latest information regarding CAS and practice in your university. The committee is meeting on 12/06/2003 and likely to ask the same. Please help me. Thanking you all in anticipation. Yours truly, Jagdish N. Kulkarni Assistant Librarian SRTM University Nanded __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com

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databases of medieval manuscript resources
by Mailing List Manager 10 Jun '03

10 Jun '03

Date: 6 Jun 2003 08:52:33 -0000 From: Dr. S M.SHAFI <shafi_sm(a)rediffmail.com> Dear everyone, Iwould like to know the databases of medieval manuscript resources developed by indian institutes (both bibliograhicl and image ) as an input for my research project. thanks DR S M SHAFI Department of library and information science The university of Kashmir, srinagar,J&K-1900 06 email: shafi_sm @rediffmal.com

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BSO
by VYASAMOORTHY /IKP/HYD 10 Jun '03

10 Jun '03

dear Friends: Sometime ago somebody asked about BSO - Broad System of Ordering. The complete text of this scheme is avaiable online at: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/fatks/bso/ A site that all of us -- librarians - should find interesting is: http://ocean.fit.qut.edu.au/~middletm/cont_voc.html * 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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RE: [LIS-Forum] Classification system for financial terms
by VYASAMOORTHY /IKP/HYD 10 Jun '03

10 Jun '03

In the message below i made a mistake; the second URL should be: http://ocean.fit.qut.edu.au/~middletm/cont_voc.html Vyasamoorthy, P ================ dear Ms Tarnum, please take a look at: http://www.synaptica.com/warehouse.asp and search under the category : banking & finance ; you will get a few Gale Research Taxonomy books for business & management including FINANCE. http://www.taxonomywarehouse.com is also a good place for classification systems, taxomonies, thesaureses etc. Vyasamoorthy, p -----Original Message----- From: Ayesha Taranum [mailto:a_tara@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 7:02 PM To: Lis Forum Subject: [LIS-Forum] Classification system for financial terms Hello, Am looking for information on classification of financial terms. Can anyone suggest any sources on this please. Regards, -- Ayesha Ayesha Taranum Executive - Information Services DSL Software Ltd. 6th Floor, Leela Galleria #23, Airport Road Bangalore - 560 008 __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum

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<No Subject>
by manish mankad 10 Jun '03

10 Jun '03

Many times we need library professionals for our jobs but have difficulty in getting a right replacement. Can this forum be used to place such requirements ? some sort of 'match making'. This can work both ways : fm the employer's side and also fm the person who is looking out for a break/job...I think it will serve a good purpose. Any views? Regards. -Manish Mankad Information Executive Hindustan Lever Research Centre, Andheri (E), Mumbai, 400 099 INDIA ext. 208/330 (022) 28276 208 28276 330

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RE: [LIS-Forum] SSCI Index : some observations
by VYASAMOORTHY /IKP/HYD 10 Jun '03

10 Jun '03

Dear GKM, I am aware of the active participation and co-operative spirit with which you and your colleagues from IGIDR help and contribute to Lis-Forum. I have personally benefitted through such postings. My comment was more of a lamenting nature on the lack of interest in general. Kindly keep up the great work you are doing in IGIDR. Vyasamoorthy, P -----Original Message----- From: G. K. Manjunath [mailto:gkm@igidr.ac.in] Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2003 2:37 PM To: Mailing List Manager Cc: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] SSCI Index : some observations Mr.Vyasmoorthy's query: Why others did not reply ? I can answer why we did not reply inspite of having the 1997 SSCI index. Some time the email server vill be down and in such case either we do not receive the mails or will be unable to answer the query. This one such stray incidence. IGIDR library staff are actively participating in the LIS FORUM and we have been thanked by many professionals for providing timely information. During the last survey conducted by NCSI students, we stood some where in 6th position in terms of active participation. thanks g.k.manjunath ************************************************** CHIEF LIBRARIAN INDIRA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH FILM CITY ROAD ( GEN.VAIDYA MARG ) SANTOSH NAGAR GOREGAON ( EAST ) MUMBAI - 400 065 INDIA e-mail : gkm(a)igidr.ac.in http:// www.igidr.ac.in/lib/library.htm phone 91-22-28490653 ************************************************

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THES article on research access
by Mailing List Manager 09 Jun '03

09 Jun '03

Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2003 08:07:32 +0100 (BST) From: "[iso-8859-1] Subbiah Arunachalam" <subbiah_a(a)yahoo.com> Friends: Here is an interesting article by Stevan Harnad in The Times Higher Education Supplement on the need for all scietific and scholarly writings to be available free online. Although he has specifically written about the UK, it is applicable to India and other countries. Librarians and information scientists should mobilise public opinion in their institutions and elsewhere to make free online access to all our research publications a reality. We should talk to our clients (researchers and doctoral students) and policymakers (directors of labs, vice chancellors and heads of departments). Happy reading and best wishes. Subbiah Arunachalam ---- http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Temp/thes.html > and > > http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Temp/theshort.html > > "Why I believe that all UK research output > should be online" > Stevan Harnad

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Content-type of your postings and spams
by Mailing List Manager 09 Jun '03

09 Jun '03

Dear LIS-Forum Member: I would like to bring the following few points to your kind attention and solicit your cooperation in the smooth running of LIS-Forum discussion list. 1. Posting messages to LIS-Forum list: -------------------------------------- On a rough average, 4-5 postings are received by LIS-Forum list everyday. The Content-type of most of these messages is "multipart/alternative". When the content-type of the mail you are sending happens to be multipart/alternative, it will be sent as an attachment as well. This will unnecessarily duplicate the message and in the process increase the size of the mail you are sending. Please *ensure* that while posting messages to lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in, the Content-type of the mail you are sending is set to "text/plain" as indicated below. Content-Type: text/plain You may be aware that as a matter of LIS-Forum policy, no mails to lis-forum with attachments will be broadcasted. But, most of the lis-forum mails are being received with content-type being multipart/alternative, which means all such mails are being received with attachments. Although, you may not have explicitly attached a file to your message, because of the content-type being set to "multipart/alternative" you message is being received with attachments as well. I request you to check the content type of your mail, especially when it is being sent to lis-forum and ensure that it is set to text/plain. All along the way I have been treating such multipart mails is as follows: If I am too busy, I return such mails with a request that it should be re-sent without attachments. Many a times what I have been doing is that forward such messages to the owner of the list, do the required editing, re-post the messages to lis-forum@ncsi, and then broadcast such edited messages. That's the reason why many a times you would have noticed that postings seem to originate from mail@ncsi but not from the actual originator. As you can infer, all this editing process takes quite a bit of time and effort, which can be avoided, if you can ensure that mails meant for lis-forum@ncsi have their content-type set to text/plain. If you are not sure of how to verify and/or change the content type of your mail pl. get it clarified from your system administrator. 2. Junk mails: -------------- As you may be aware, LIS-Forum discussion list is a closed list meaning only subscribed members can post messages to this list. This feature works quite well in the latest version of the Mailman discussion list software that we use. Also, LIS-Forum is a moderated list meaning the messages posted to this list doesn't get broadcasted automatically. Only such of those messages approved by the moderator gets broadcasted. In spite of LIS-Forum being a closed and moderated list, occasionally a few "junk mails" (spams) do manage to sneak into LIS-Forum. Such junk mails are discarded outright by the LIS-Forum moderator. To the best of my knowledge such messages have never been broadcasted on LIS-Forum. One peculiar thing that I am unable to understand is that the messages from *lisnet(a)yahoogroups.com* are being received by LIS-Forum list for distribution. Such messages will have its subject as: Subject: [lisnet] ...... I'm discarding such messages outright. People who have subscribed to both LIS-Forum and LISNET lists, tend to think that such junk mails are coming from LIS-Forum. I have received a couple of complaints from some of our members that membership of people originating such junk messages be removed from LIS-Forum list. I would like to clarify that such messages are not being originated by any of LIS-Forum members. Such junk messages are being sent fictitiously and the email addresses of originators such messages are not to be found in the LIS-Forum membership list. We are trying to set right a few minor problems that we are facing with the latest version of mailing list management software. Please do bear with us. Sorry for the long mail and thanks for your cooperation moderator

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RE: [LIS-Forum] databases of medieval manuscript resources
by Madhuresh 09 Jun '03

09 Jun '03

Dear Dr. Shafi, The following link may be useful for your research project. The site has been developed by French Institute of Pondicherry. http://www.ifpindia.org/ Another site you may find useful but not developed by any Indian institute is http://www.med.unc.edu/%7Enupam/welcome.html This site provides information and images of selected Indian coins from the Indo-Greek dynasties, Kushana dynasty, Gupta dynasty, Satavahanas dynasty, post-Gupta groups, the various Rajput dynasties, South Indian dynasties, Maratha rulers, Princely States, and the East India Company. 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 -----Original Message----- From: Mailing List Manager [mailto:mailman@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in] Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 10:56 AM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] databases of medieval manuscript resources Date: 6 Jun 2003 08:52:33 -0000 From: Dr. S M.SHAFI <shafi_sm(a)rediffmail.com> Dear everyone, Iwould like to know the databases of medieval manuscript resources developed by indian institutes (both bibliograhicl and image ) as an input for my research project. thanks DR S M SHAFI Department of library and information science The university of Kashmir, srinagar,J&K-1900 06 email: shafi_sm @rediffmal.com _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum

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[DIGITALDIVIDE] Info@UK 27 (May) edition available
by Mailing List Manager 09 Jun '03

09 Jun '03

Thr URL of online newsletter from the UK, Info@Uk, is given below. Parts of which may be of interest to lis-forum members. Arun Dear all, This month's Info@UK is now available from the address below. http://infoatuk.britishcouncil.org <http://www.britishcouncil.org/infoexch/info@uk/info@uk.htm> 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.

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SSCI Index : some observations
by Mailing List Manager 07 Jun '03

07 Jun '03

Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2003 10:11:15 +0530 From: VYASAMOORTHY /IKP/HYD <Vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com> Dear Friends: REplies given to Mr Pichappan's query on SSCI availability by Mr Sibli Sirajee of NIC and Mr Prafulla Chandra of NISC are of use to other 'silent' users of the Lis-forum in addition to Mr Pichappan. Many times when questions are specfic to a single user I used to reply directly to the inquirer: the logic for this approach was >not to bother others with what they may not need; >not to flood the list with 'use-less!' material; >a desire not be seen in the forum too often, lest people think 'Oh, this fellow does not seem to have any other work' etc Now considering the nature of any Discussion Forum users and usage patterns, I tend to think all replies may be sent to the List so that others would benefit too. Again when one evaluates a Forum and its usefulness before joining or discontinuing, one would look at the length of the threads of discussions. If there are far too many questions that have been left un-answered (though in fact they have been answered directly as indicated in my case) users may feel discouraged; they might feel that this forum is inactive; people do not co-operate etc. I have another moot observation to make: SSCI is available apprantly in SNDT, IGDIR, NASSDOC, TISS, Bhim Rao Ambedkar University, IIM-Indore etc. Ironically, the replies have come persons not from any of the SSCI holding institutions but from persons who took the pains to look up union catalogs elsewhere and send in replies. I know for sure that atleast a few of the holding institutions ARE members of the Lis-Forum -- Why did they not respond? CAN anyone guess or theorise the reasons for this lack of involvement? * Dr.P.Vyasamoorthy, Advisor, Virtual Information Centre * ICICI Knowledge Park, Turkapalli Village, Shameerpet Mandal, RR Dist, 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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Business databases
by Suvarsha Walters 06 Jun '03

06 Jun '03

Hi, Could anyone give me information about good business/market information/intelligence databases covering indian industry. Thanks and regards, Suvarsha

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RE: [LIS-Forum] Business databases
by Mailing List Manager 06 Jun '03

06 Jun '03

Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2003 11:59:10 +0530 From: VYASAMOORTHY /IKP/HYD <Vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com> dear Ms. Walters You may try out the following links: http://www.securities.com Provides, for a fee, access to a large number of Indian Market, business, trade info, statistics, special reports in full text. But search facilities are poor. http://ibid.informindindia.co.in provides online/cdrom access on an annual fee basis; Indian Business Trade, commeercial info abstracts - descriptive & usable - are searchable via very powerful field based mechanism; Product coding helps reach highly specific searches for industrial info, say all info on turmeric. Nearly 90 plus periodicals are covered for about 8 years. http://www.cmie.com Government generated original data; trade statistics; very popular and reputed; major industries covered; India-Trades and other databases. Meaningful usage requires investment in training and learning to use the package. http://www.indiainformer.com Formerly Vanscom; Newspaper based info; mostly full text items; search facilities are not sharp. coverage -- about 15 newspapers; http://www.indiastats.com There are many libraries subscribing to these data sources. We get IBID and VANs. IIMs and management institutions are good places to ask for help. www.indianmba.com gives a comprehensive list of MBA institutions. I also remember Lis-forum archives contain details of subscriptions made by several institutions. best wishes *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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KM Week in Bangalore
by Mailing List Manager 06 Jun '03

06 Jun '03

Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2003 05:27:16 -0700 (PDT) From: Ayesha Taranum <a_tara(a)yahoo.com> Hello All, Some useful information to share with all. -- Ayesha Bangalore Management Association & Institution of Engineers are organising Knowledge Management Week. The itenary is as follows: Dates- June 9th to June 13th 2003 Time- Evening 6:00 to 8:00 p.m Venue- Institution of Engineers, Bangalore June 9 2003 - Landscapes and Roadmaps of Knowledge Management by Dr. Madanmohan Rao, IIIT Bangalore

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Online Dictionary of "Search Engine Jargon"
by aprajita suman 05 Jun '03

05 Jun '03

Respected all, Here is a Search Engine Dictionary web site which provides a glossary of search engine terms. " The Search Engine Dictionary was originally conceived and authored by André le Roux, editor of Pandecta Magazine. It is included in the Search Engine Yearbook and is also offered as a separate, free PDF download". URL:http://www.searchenginedictionary.com/ With regards, Aparajita Suman Student, DRTC,Indian Statistical Institute, 8th Mile, Mysore Road, Bangalore. aparajita(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in aparajita_drtc(a)hotmail.com ___________________________________________________ Get email that means BUSINESS! me @ mycompany.com. Just Rs.1499/year. To start, click http://www.rediffmailpro.com

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LOC cooperates with EZB (Elektronische Zeitschriftenbibliothek) (fwd)
by Library 05 Jun '03

05 Jun '03

Dear everyone, This is a very well presented and user-friendly site for locating e-journals. It also tells us what are freely available and what are subscribtion based. Interestingly, links are also provided to archives of journals - to Gallica, to JSTOR etc. Please check it out. Regards, Girija Srinivasan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Raman Research Institute Library, Tel: +91 80 361 0122 C V Raman Avenue, Sadashivanagar, Fax: +91 80 361 0492 Bangalore 560 080, India. Email: library(a)rri.res.in ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 06:42:49 -0400 (EDT) From: Ann Okerson <ann.okerson(a)yale.edu> Reply-To: liblicense-l(a)lists.yale.edu To: liblicense-l(a)lists.yale.edu Subject: LOC cooperates with EZB (Elektronische Zeitschriftenbibliothek) Below follows a translation of a press release issued last week in German from the Regensburg University and their EZB project. Of great interest. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- RELEASE Developed five years ago as a new service in the Regensburg University Library for using electronic scientific and scholarly journals, the EZB (Electronic Journal Library/Elektronische Zeitschriftenbibliothek) has developed rapidly in the areas of scholarship and research. In that time, more than 200 research libraries and research institutes in Germany and others elsewhere in Europe have joined the service. Now the Library of Congress, the leading library in the United States and the largest library in the world, has joined as a new member. The EZB has in the process won a powerful international partner. Made aware of the impressive range and quality of the collection and the userfriendly presentation of over 14,000 electronic journals, the Library of Congress wanted to broaden its experience with this innovative library service. Their representatives were especially taken with the division of labor in the organization of the EZB. Specifically, the full text scholarly journals were gathered on a cooperative basis by all the members in a central database operated in Regensburg. The metadata needed for use of the journals was managed in common. Only through the collaboration of many partners can the quality and availability of the data be assured for the long term. The Regensburg University Library constructed the technical and management infrastructure required for the enterprise. Thanks to the support of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft and the German government's Ministry for Education and Research, the service can be continually adjusted and developed for new demands. The Library of Congress invited the Regensburg University Library to visit Washington in January of this year for a demonstration of the service onsite and to discussion the possibilities for cooperation. In April, the Library of Congress decided to employ the opportunities of cooperation with this service and to take part in the common effort. A common exchange of data will be carried out, which will bring appreciable advantages for both parties. The Library of Congress is able to offer its users improved and more expansive access to electronic journals and at the same time the EZB enriches itself with a considerable number of titles. Through the new partnerships we have a most promising opportunity to esbalish the EZB beyond Europe as the largest collection of scholarly online journals in the world. That should further increase the already intensive use - in the last year, 6.4 million requests for titles were logged - still further. Going forward, the Library of Congress and the Regensburg University Library (representing the EZB) have joined in other aspects of collaboration. One challenging aspect of the cooperation will be to develop common international standards for the development of this new form of publication and the technical experience that will allow for an efficiently automated data exchange. The goals include also a mutual exchange of know-how in the acquisition and licensing of electronic journals. We have made a beginning in a very promising international partnership. URL of the EZB (Elektronische Zeitschriftenbibliothek): http://www.bibliothek.uni-regensburg.de/ezeit/ Contact person: Dr. Evelinde Hutzler Universittsbibliothek Regensburg Tel: 0941/943-4411 e-mail: evelinde.hutzler(a)bibliothek.uni-regensburg.de

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SSCI
by prafulla＠nisc.co.in 05 Jun '03

05 Jun '03

Dear Prof Pichappan: The following three institutions are subscribing to SSCI database: Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar Univ Indira Gandhi Inst of Development Research IIM, Indore Source: Inflibnet's Secondary Serials database Thank you Sincerely T.V. Prafulla Chandra Senior Editor --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NISC Export Services Pvt. Ltd. (an affiliate of NISC International, Inc. USA) S-1 Ballad Estates, St.Ann's School Road, Tarnaka, Hyderabad 500 017 Andhra Pradesh, India - Tel:+91 40 27001517 Tel/Fax:+91 40 27002538 WWW.NISC.COM A company in service to NISC worldwide. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: [LIS-Forum] SSCI Index (fwd)
by Mailing List Manager 05 Jun '03

05 Jun '03

Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2003 09:34:57 +0530 From: MD. Sibli Sirajee <sibli(a)hub.nic.in> The following libraries are subscribing to the Social Science Citation Index(SSCI) Compact Disc Edition with Abstracts for the year indicated. 1. Indira Gandhi Institute of Develoment Research Library, Mumbai, 1997 2. Tata Institute of Social Sciences Library, Mumbai, 1996 3. SNDT Women,s University Library, Mumbai (year not mentioned) 4. National Social Science Documentation Centre (NASSDOC), New Delhi, Mar 1999. (Source: Union Catalogue of CD-ROM Databases in Social Sciences, edited by Nutan Johry, Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi, 2001, p. 74-75.) Sibli Sirajee sibli(a)hub.nic.in Senior Systems Analyst NIC, New Delhi ----- Original Message ----- > Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2003 13:36:29 +0500 (IST) > From: ppich(a)vsnl.net > > > I would like to know the Indian institutions which have Social Science > Citation Index(SSCI). I gratefully appreciate if anybody can inform its availability. > > > P.Pichappan > Dept. of Library & Information Science > Annamalai University

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SSCI Index
by Mailing List Manager 04 Jun '03

04 Jun '03

Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2003 13:36:29 +0500 (IST) From: ppich(a)vsnl.net I would like to know the Indian institutions which have Social Science Citation Index(SSCI). I gratefully appreciate if anybody can inform its availability. P.Pichappan Dept. of Library & Information Science Annamalai University

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Request for an article
by sainul＠iiitmk.ac.in 03 Jun '03

03 Jun '03

Dear Sir, I am in urgent need of one Article published in 1957. I would appreciate if you could kindly provide me a copy of the same at your earliest Convenience, if it is available in your Library. This document is not available in IEEE/IEE Electronic Library, and many of the libraries where I contacted. Available details of the article: Nambiar, K.P.P and Boothroyd, AR : Junction-Transistor Bootsrap Linear Sweep Circuits; Proceedings of IEE (London) Part B Vol 104 No. 15 p 293- 306, 1957. Looking forward to hear from you Sainul Abideen P Librarian IIITM-K Park Centre, Technopark Trivandrum, Karyavattom PO Kerala Ph 0471-2527567, 2700777 exn 119 www.iiitmk.ac.in --------------------------------------------- This message was sent using Endymion MailMan. http://www.endymion.com/products/mailman/

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Dr Ashok Jambekar - condolences
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 02 Jun '03

02 Jun '03

dear friends, Dr.Ashok Jambekar's death is major shock to all the professionals. If any one had met him, u can understand his personality. He moves and mixes with all immaterial what is the age / experience / status. He is positive and helps all. I had few opportunities, and he was ready for every thing i.e. to work and share his resources / experience for the professional development. It is a great loss to the profession. On behalf of myself, ALSD (HYDERABAD) and IATLIS, we pray God almighty to give strength to his family members to face the sudden death of our senior professional. We also pray God to rest his soul in peace. Laxman Rao ===== Prof.N.LAXMAN RAO, Dept.of Library & Information Science, Osmania University, HYDERABAD- 500 007 (INDIA) President, Indian Association of Teachers in Library and Information Science (IATLIS) AND President, Academy of Library Science & Documentation, Hyderabad. Ph:+91-40-27171565 (res): +91-40- 27682290 (off) e:mail-- naglaxman(a)yahoo.com OR naglaxman(a)indiatimes.com __________________________________________________ Yahoo! Plus - For a better Internet experience http://uk.promotions.yahoo.com/yplus/yoffer.html

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IR Interaction 1992 by Peter Ingwersen now on PDF
by Mailing List Manager 02 Jun '03

02 Jun '03

Date: Sun, 01 Jun 2003 14:44:42 +0530 From:subbiah_a@yahoo.com Dear Colleagues, I am happy to inform you all that I > have made my monograph, > Information Retrieval Interaction, published 1992 by > Taylor Graham (London), > available in PDF format in its original full text > version. I have the > copyright. > There are two versions: one for complete download; > one for download on > chapter-by-chapter basis. Cut/paste is not > available. > Please feel free to make use of it on: > http://www.db.dk/pi > Many regards - Yours Peter Ingwersen > ************************************** > Peter Ingwersen, Research Professor, Ph.D. > Department of Information Studies > Royal School of Library and Information Science Birketinget 6 - DK 2300 Copenhagen S - Denmark > Fax: +45 32 84 02 01; Tlf: +45 32 58 60 66 > E-mail: pi(a)db.dk http://www.db.dk/pi/

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[lisnet] Sad Demise of Ashok Jambekarji
by JK Vijayakumar 02 Jun '03

02 Jun '03

Dear Professionals, With deep-hearted condolence and sadness, I inform you that Mr Ashok Jambedkarji, [Librarian of IIM, Ahmedabad & Chairman of MANLIBNET & Director, NICMAN/NISSAT] passed away on today (June 2, 2003) morning around 10AM due to severe heart attack at SAL Hospital, Ahmedabad. His death will be a great loss to the whole LIS and academic community.May his soul rest in peace. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Get A Free Psychic Reading! Your Online Answer To Life's Important Questions. http://us.click.yahoo.com/Lj3uPC/Me7FAA/ySSFAA/_o7wlB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: lisnet-unsubscribe(a)yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

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Join NACLIN 2003 !!
by Sangeeta Kaul, Network Manager, DELNET 31 May '03

31 May '03

Sixth National Convention on Library and Information Networking NACLIN 2003 Theme: "Managing Knowledge Resources in the Digital Era" to be held at Jadavpur University, Kolkata October 14 - 17, 2003 DELNET Developing Library Network New Delhi - 110003 INDIA web: www.delnet.nic.in The revolution in Information Technology has given rise to massive resources of information. In order to have access to necessary and sufficient knowledge resources in printed and digital forms on a given subject, it is becoming difficult to do so day by day. The IT revolution has necessitated that there is going to be the growing need for Knowledge Technology to play a meaningful role as the application of knowledge can only transform societies in the world. The computer and communication technologies can help in networking knowledge and people in complex permutations and combinations and the necessary content can be rehashed, reshaped or rewritten to suit the needs of users. Knowledge technology will not only give access to knowledge resources but will also help users in taking decisions on global and futuristic perspectives. India has made a sizeable contribution to the IT field but much needs to be done in the modernisation and networking of libraries and information centres. The IT infrastructure in the libraries in the developing countries is out of date in most cases. With rapid changes taking place in the IT sector, the poor institutions are not able to replace the hardware and upgrade the software all the time. The communication links also need to be periodically upgraded. Most of the libraries do not have access to digital resources. It is only those libraries that can afford to buy new infrastructure and access the best digital resources that can make a mark and help the users in the best possible manner. It is therefore necessary to discuss how we can use knowledge technology for the modernisation and networking of libraries in the developing countries.The objective of NACLIN 2003 is to focus on various issues connected with the managing of knowledge resources in the digital era. The participants will get the best opportunity to share their ideas and learn new ideas by interacting with peers. DELNET - Developing Library Network DELNET was established in 1988 as a Metropolitan Area Network to serve the libraries in Delhi region. It has now become a major resource sharing Library Network in South Asia. It has about 600 libraries in all states in India and five countries outside India as its Institutional Members. Their number is expanding regularly. DELNET offers access to about three million books and other documents through a number of union catalogues, union lists and other databases that are accessible through the INTERNET. Membership of DELNET has been on the increase and the institutions are inspired by it as a major service centre for information resources. The Digital Information Resources are easy to access over the network. Any library with INTERNET access anywhere in the world can access DELNET resources. Jadavpur University Library Jadavpur University Library was started along with the establishment of the University in 1955 in order to cater to the academic and research needs of faculty research scholars, students, etc. The University is proud of its libraries which amount to 30 in number. Apart from the large Central Library (approximate total area of 36,000 sq. ft.) and the one at its Salt Lake Campus, the University has 28 Departmental Libraries under the Faculty of Arts, Science, Enginering and Technology. This is the third largest library in West Bengal. There are 10,858 members of the library.The total number of books in the Central Library, Salt Lake Campus and the Departmental Libraries have now gone up to 4,52,838. There are 87,026 back files of research journals, 6,224 theses and dissertations, 38,000 other reading material including reports, standards, maps, microfilms, etc. in the library. The library subscribes to nearly 816 journals. The Central Library has been taking the appropriate steps to computerise the library's housekeeping operations. The work related to retrospective conversion of the library collection is in progress and a considerable portion of the library catalogue is computerised. NACLIN 2003 The National Convention is scheduled for four days. The first two days are exclusively designed for conducting tutorials by experts on the following topics: Metadata & Dublin Core Building Subject Gateways UNICODE Applications MARC 21 The next two days will focus on the theme of the National Convention: "Managing Knowledge Resources in the Digital Era". This theme is divided into several sub-themes as detailed below : Digitisation of knowledge resources, Digital resource creation, On-line information resources/products and services, Subject analysis and representation, Database technology, Bibliographic formats, Retro-conversion, Digital information retrieval, Exploring Internet resources, Networking and consortia techniques, Conservation of digital resources, Application of knowledge management, Metadata and Dublin Core, Knowledge Technology. Submission of Papers: Participants are welcome to contribute papers for presentation at the National Convention on the above sub-themes or related themes. The papers should be based on research, survey, case studies or action plans rather than theoretical explanations. Papers should reach the Director, DELNET, 40 Lodhi Estate, Max Mueller Marg, New Delhi 110003 on or before August 31, 2003. They should be submitted on A 4 size paper and on 1.44 MB floppies or through E-mail. Papers should contain the name of the author, title of the article, name of the affiliating Institute, mailing address and E-mail address.The contributors will be communicated about the acceptance of the paper by Director, DELNET to enable them to present their papers. Please ensure that the paper submitted should not have already been published elsewhere. The editors will have the right to edit the papers before acceptance is communicated. The following will be the charges for Registration and Tutorials upto July 31, 2003.Twenty per cent extra will be charged after July 31, 2003. Participation Fee Members of DELNET Rs. 2,500 Non-Members Rs. 4,000 Library Professionals Working in West Bengal North-Eastern States and Bangladesh Rs. 2,000 NON-SAARC Countries Members US $ 100 Non-Members US $ 200 Participation fee includes fee for attending the tutorials and the National Convention including kit, tea, lunch and dinner. Participants wishing to get assistance in finding accommodation should write to the Organising Secretary, NACLIN-2003 in advance. Otherwise, participants will have to make their own arrangements for stay. Efforts will be made to accommodate the participants in the guest houses on a first-come first-served basis on making payment in advance. Please write to the Organising Secretary for the details of tariff, reservation of rooms, return-reservations, etc.at an early date. NACLIN - 2003 Sixth National Convention on "Managing Knowledge Resources in the Digital Era" Date : October 14-17, 2003 Venue : Jadavpur University, Kolkata REGISTRATION FORM Name (in BLOCK Letters) : Mr./Ms./Dr. ________________________ Designation: _______________________________________________ Organisation : ______________________________________________ Address: __________________________________________________ _______________________________________ Pin_______________ Phone: Office: __________________ Resi.: ____________ E-Mail: ________________________ Fax : ____________ DD. No.:____________________Dated _____________Rs. _________ Attending the Tutorials and Convention and Presenting a Paper : Yes / No Attending as a delegate only : Yes / No Food : Veg. / Non-veg. Accommodation required : Yes / No, if yes, Please enclose a separate DD, and also mention the dates of stay : from ______________________to _____________________________ DD. No.: ________________Dated _____________Rs._____________ Demand draft / drafts enclosed: Yes / No Place: Date: Signature: On-the-spot Registration is available The filled-in registration forms may be mailed to the Organising Secretary, NACLIN-2003, Chief Librarian, Jadavpur University, Kolkata - 700032 along with the demand draft drawn in favour of the Organising Secretary, NACLIN-2003, payable at Kolkata. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ADDRESSES FOR COMMUNICATION Registration/Accommodation Mr B B Das Organising Secretary, NACLIN 2003 Chief Librarian Jadavpur University Kolkata-700032 Tel.: 91-33-24146460, 24146866 Email: chieflibrarian(a)jdvu.ac.in Submission of Papers Dr H K Kaul Director DELNET 40 Max Muller Marg New Delhi-110003 Tel.: 91-11-24619325, 24610802 FAX: 91-11-24619325 Email: hkkaul(a)delnet.ren.nic.in _______________________________________________________________________________ Sangeeta Kaul Network Manager DELNET India International Centre 40 Lodi Estate New Delhi-110003 INDIA Tel.: 91-11-24610802, 24619328 FAX : 91-11-24619325 Web : www.delnet.nic.in ________________________________________________________________________________

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ICADL2003-Kaula Lumpur-June 21-deadline for submission
by Shalini R.Urs 31 May '03

31 May '03

***** Apologies for cross postings****** ICADL 2003 is being organised by the National Library of Malaysia in Kaula Lumpur from December 8-11, 2003. Call for papers Please note thatJune 21 is the last date for submission of Full papers/short papers Please visit the Conference Website http://www.ftsm.ukm.my/ICADL2003/ ------------- Prof.Shalini R.Urs Programme Committee Co-Chair, ICADL 2003 and Project Director Vidyanidhi-Indian Digital Library of Electronic Theses Department of library and Information Science University of Mysore Manasagangotri Mysore.570006. India Ph:91-821-514699 Fax:91-821-519209 Website:http://www.vidyanidhi.org.in

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"Overdue: How to create a modern public library service"
by Benny MD 30 May '03

30 May '03

Dear All I hope that the following information will be of interest to many of our professionals Benny "Overdue: How to create a modern public library service" http://www.demos.co.uk/overdue/ The UK's library service is in 'terminal decline'. A new libraries agency should step in to create a national network of 'hub' services, says key government advisor. A new library agency should be created to rescue a public service which is in terminal decline, according to a new report called "Overdue: How to create a modern public library service" http://www.demos.co.uk/overdue, published by Demos in partnership with the Laser Foundation. Charles Leadbeater, the report's author, was directly involved in producing the new framework document for the Department of Culture Media and Sport and has now delivered a hard-hitting analysis of the state of public libraries. 'The library service is sleepwalking to disaster and it needs to wake up to that fact,' says Leadbeater. 'Unless decisive action is taken now,the decline of our public libraries could become terminal by the end of the decade. If that was allowed to happen, Britain would be writing off vital social and cultural assets.' Overdue recommends the creation of a new national library development agency (NLDA)which would bring together all library stakeholders from national and local government. A crucial job of the new agency would be to create a national libraries network to tackle the fragmentation of the existing services. The new library agency would also be responsible for turning round the recruitment problem in the library service which is failing to attract new talent. Overdue argues that libraries have suffered from poor management development and a lack of young graduates becoming librarians. Having set out the current library crisis in stark terms, the report goes on to describe a 10-year strategy for transforming the service. It recommends the creation of 'library hubs', based in shopping centres, which combine learning and leisure. These library hubs would complement community outreach work. 'Public libraries used to be central to the life of many communities but they are now increasingly marginalised,' says Leadbeater. 'These days people can get books and information from other sources. Libraries need to respond by making themselves more attractive, while building on their traditional strengths.' Overdue was commissioned by the Laser Foundation, a grant-making body committed to library development, to raise the alarm about the impending crisis and start a debate about the future of public libraries. 'The government's framework document was a brave attempt but turned out to be short on vision, and even shorter on funding,' says Professor Fred Bullock, chairman of the Laser Foundation. 'Charles Leadbeater's report does not pull any punches and many librarians will be alarmed at his conclusions, but this should trigger a realistic debate about the challenges facing the service.' Key recommendations in the Demos/Laser report include: - Create a national library development service (NDLA) to coordinate the work of library stakeholders, including the DCMS, Department of Education and Skills (DfES), the Treasury and local authorities; - The new NDLA should form a close working alliance with the DfES to help achieve key education and learning goals; - Set up a 'transformation fund' to enable local authorities to devise strategies to meet public need and, in some cases, provide finance; - Broker agreements between the 149 library services for online content and access to databases. Indrani Bhattacharyya Manager Library and Information Services British Council,16 L&T Chambers Kolkata, India -- ___________________________________________________________________________ ******************************************************* * BENNY M.D. * * LIBRARIAN * * DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS * * INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE * * BANGALORE-12., KARNATAKA, INDIA. * * PH:3942265 (EXTN.317) * * EMAIL: benny(a)library.iisc.ernet.in * * mdliles72(a)yahoo.com * *******************************************************

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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION EIP 2003 at CHENNAI
by JK Vijayakumar 30 May '03

30 May '03

VISIT this site URL: http://www.dirf.org/eip2003 ------------------------------------------------ CALL FOR PARTICIPATION WORKSHOP ON EXPLOITING THE INTERNET/WEB POTENTIAL - EIP 2003 July 10-13, 2003 Organisers: INFLIBNET Centre- IUC of University Grants Commission, Ahmedabad Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Sriperumpudur Digital Information Research Foundation, Chennai. Venue: Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Sriperumpudur 602 105. Tamilnadu Participants: Library and Information Community, Academia and Industry Scope and theme: In developed nations, for many sections of society, the World Wide Web is becoming an essential part of everyday life. Whether being used for commerce, research, education or leisure, one of the key features of the web is the ease with which individuals can publish, access and use on-line information. Even in a short space of time, sophisticated and exciting results can be achieved with relative simplicity. In European countries Internet use is used as an indicator to know the progress of the society, like per-captia Income is used to measure the economic progress of a country. However in a country like India, Internet is not properly used and even not understood by the people. This makes the gap between developed and developing countries widen. The educational institutions and research organizations have a major role to play in making the citizens as netizens. The Internet is the single greatest source for information in human history. It is responsible for a revolution in how people inform themselves. While there are sources relevant to virtually any user's query, the morass of web resources presents a formidable hurdle to effectively accessing the information. The identification and retrieval of web information is determined by the efficiency of the searchers. To the common user of web, the searching is confined to the search engine by employing a typical key word search. The current searches result in retrieving a large number of sites and pages, where more than 95 % of the retrieval is irrelevant and the most relevant pages remain invisible to the search mechanism. The searching becomes an art as well as science. There are some inevitable facts: - Internet access is not expensive; rather it is affordable - Majority of Internet users do not know the absolute potential of it - Searching in the web is not confined to just search engines - Web is highly volatile, unstructured and unprocessed environment - The users are not good at expressing their information need - Interfaces are not good at representing the need - The indexes and spiders are poor at translating the document concepts into representational keywords - The Internet is a fast changing environment; resources and information that are available today may not be available tomorrow - Internet contains ephemeral, transitional and enduring information. Exploiting enduring information is an art This workshop seeks to bring and make known the underlying technologies required to navigate to the world of web. This workshop is not just confined to the searching of Internet but aims to make the participants well versed with the Internet World. Content: (Brief) WWW - Internet and Intranet Hypertext-Hyperlinks- Searching, browsing and navigation Search engines, classified directories - relevancy ranking Mailing lists, list servers File formats and Web supporting software Web resources, Subject information gateways and portals Web information processing Web archiving - personal file server- personalization of web Home pages - Online learning Search tips and techniques- search failures - new technology for smarter searching- And many more. Participants Level: Participants can be either novice or regular users of Internet. They can be at varied levels - novice, average or experienced. If participants are heterogeneous, they will be divided into two batches for training and hands on experience. Mode of Delivery: The content delivery would be in the form of theory classes with adequate illustrations, demonstrations, practical, interactions, discussions and hands-on exercises with opportunities for questions and discussion. Course materials contain workshop manual, presentation slides and other relevant materials. Benefits: By the end of the training module, the participants will have the following. � Seen examples of Internet facilities such as file transfer and effective identification of resources � Navigating the web world and exploring the invisible web, including those used for teaching and research � Identify the characteristics of web information � Exploring advanced searching techniques and strategies Identifying the hidden resources in Internet Independent web information searcher, self-publisher, information aggregator and user. Workshop Fees: Rs. 3000/- (sponsored from academic and research organizations) Rs. 2000/(personal participation) Rs. 5000/-(from industry) The fees include registration, course materials, food, accommodation and Internet access. Faculty: Eminent Internet and web experts from academic and research organizations and industry. Organising Committee: Chair: Dr. T A V Murthy Director- INFLIBNET Centre Gujarat University Campus Navarangpura, Ahmedabad Members: Professor S.Muthukaruppan Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering Sriperumpudur- 602 15.TN Dr.P.Pichappan (Course Director) Annamalai University & Digital Information Research Foundation Chennai Dr.Daisy Jacobs School of Information Technology University of Pretoria Pretoria South Africa Dr.Farideh Osareh School of Library and Information Science Shadid Chamran University Ahwax Iran B.Ramesh Scientist - INLIBNET) INFLIBENT Centre Gujarat University Campus Navarangpura Ahmedabad T.Jesuraj (Organising Secretary) Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering Sriperumpudur- 602 15.TN WORKSHOP ON EXPLOITING THE INTERNET/WEB POTENTIAL EIP 2003 (JULY 10 - 13, 2003) REGISTRATION FORM Name Dr/Mr/Ms. : (in block letters) Designation and Institution Address : Nature of Work: Knowledge of Computer use: No/Medium/ High Internet/Web Knowledge: No/Medium/High Mailing Address : Telephone No. : (with STD Code) Fax : E-mail : Particulars of payment : DD No. date Demand drafts should be drawn in favour of the Organising Secretary, Workshop on EXPLOITING THE POTENTIAL OF INTERNET/WEB, and send to:, Organising Secreatary, Workshop on EPI, Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Sriperumpudur 602105. TN. Signature of the applicant For Registration contact: T.Jesuraj Organising Secretary - EIP 2003 Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering Sriperumpudur 602 105. TN Email: library(a)svce.ac.in Phone: 04111-262352, 262321, 262530 Or B. Ramesh Scientist-B INFLIBNET Gujarat University Campus Navrangpura, Ahmedabad Email: ramesh(a)inflibnet.ac.in Ph 91-79-6305971/4695 Fax: 91-79-6300990 Or Digital Information Research Foundation 3/76 Vanchinathan Street, Periyar Salai Palavakkam Chennai 600 041. Email: info(a)dirf.org www.dirf.org ---------------------------------------------- INFLIBNET Centre Ahmedabad __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com

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Re: Query from Dr Manjunath
by prafulla＠nisc.co.in 28 May '03

28 May '03

Dear Dr Manjunath: According to INFLIBNET current serials db, the following three institutions are subscribing to the journal Resource Sharing and Information Networks: Univ of Calcutta IIT, Kanpur IIT, Kharagpur 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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[lisnet] SIS-2004 at IIT Chennai: Call for Papers
by JK Vijayakumar 27 May '03

27 May '03

SIS-2004 Announcement 22nd ANNUAL CONVENTION AND CONFERENCE OF SOCIETY FOR INFORMATION SCIENCE on "Digital Information Exchange: Pathways to Build Global Information Society" (21-23 Jan 2004) Jointly Organized by Society of Information Science, New Delhi & Central Library, Indian Institute of Technology Chennai -------------------------------------- Call for Papers -------------------------------------- Papers are invited from the potential authors pertaining to the main theme as well as on the sub themes as listed below. The complete papers (Microsoft Word Format) should reach to "Dr. Harish Chandra, Organising Secretary SIS 2004, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai - 36" through email "hchandra(a)iitm.ac.in" with one hard copy duly signed on or before "30th November 2003". Main Theme : Digital Information Exchange: Pathways to Build Global Information Society Sub-Themes: Access Management: Metadata Strategy, Web Search Engines, Information Access Channels and Control, Web Monitoring and Tracking, Information Overload, Information Filtering, Information Ethics, Content Searching, Analyzing and Retrieval Current Issues and Future Directions in Digital Libraries: Capabilities and Properties, Digitization, Data Security, IPR, Authentication, Rights Management, E-Commerce Applications, User Training and Needs Assessment, Management and Economic Issues, Role of Librarians, Teachers, Curriculum Planning, Digital Information Infrastructure, User Interface, e-Learning Formats and Standards: RDF, SGML, XML, MPEG, Dublin Core, Mare, Z39.50, TIFF, MP3, WAP Web based Services for Selected User Groups: Disabled People, Industries, Multinational Corporations, Tourism and Travel E-Publishing : Policy and Standards, Trends and Developments, Impact on Libraries, Research, Teaching, Models, Tools, Techniques, Publishing Industry, Pricing and Marketing Strategy, Wireless Publishing, e-Books, Print-on-Demand, Web Publishing, e-Ink Digital Resources: Buy Vs Build, Open Source Materials, Cataloguing and Indexing, Delivery, Consortia Based Subscription, Preservation and Management, Major Issues and Initiatives, Strategy, Policies, Guidelines, Copy Rights, Collections Management, Work Flow, Quality Assurance and Fair Use E-Prints Archives: Importance, Developments in India and Asia Pacific, Requirements for it�s Establishment, Collaborations and Partnerships Electronic Theses and Dissertations: Current Status and Strategy with specific Reference to India & Developed World Webometrics: Scientmetrics, Web of Science, Citation Analysis Best Practices on the above Issues or any other related Issues ------------------------------ Please contact the following professionals 1. For Registration, Accommodation, Papers submission, Sponsorships. Dr. Harish Chandra Organising Secretary (SIS 2004) and Librarian, Central Library, Indian Institute of Technology Madras IIT Campus. Chennai-600 036 E-mail: hchandra(a)iitm.ac.in Tel: 044-22578740 (Office) 044-22579740 (Residence) Mobile : 9840336854 www.cenlib.iitm.ac.in/librarian 2. SIS Officials Dr. TAV Murthy President, Society of Information Science and Director, INFLIBNET, Information and Library network Centre POB:4116, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad - 380009 Phone 91-79-6305702 (O) 6732889 (R) Fax 91-79-6300990/7816 (O) E-mail: tav(a)inflibnet.ac.in www.inflibnet.ac.in N V Sathyanarayana Vice President, Society of Information Science and Chairman & Managing Director Informatics (India) Ltd P Box 360, Bangalore 560003. INDIA. Phone : 91-80-3365940 www.informindia.co.in Ramesh Kundra Secretary, Society of Information Science and Scientist, NISTADS (CSIR) New Delhi � 110012 Ph : 91-11-25863179 (O) 0124- 2325988 (R) Email : r_kundra(a)yahoo.com r_kundra(a)hotmail.com ---------------------------------- For more information visit the websites 1. http://www.cenlib.iitm.ac.in/sis2004/index.html 2. http://sis-india.netfirms.com ------------------------- __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Get A Free Psychic Reading! Your Online Answer To Life's Important Questions. http://us.click.yahoo.com/Lj3uPC/Me7FAA/CNxFAA/_o7wlB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: lisnet-unsubscribe(a)yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

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Online Dictionary of Library and Information Science.
by ramshirish mamidala 26 May '03

26 May '03

Respected all, Here is an Online Dictionary of Library and Information Science. Some of you might be knowing about it, in that case duplication is regretted. URL: http://www.wcsu.edu/library/odlis.html With regards, M.RAMSHIRISH, Documentation Research and Training Center, Indian Statistical Institute, 8th Mile, Mysore Road, R.V.College PO, Bangalore 560 059 email:ramshirish@hotmail.com ram(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in _________________________________________________________________ Technical writer?. Earn more now! http://server1.msn.co.in/msnleads/tis/index.asp Find out how.

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Query
by G. K. Manjunath 26 May '03

26 May '03

Dear Friends, Does any library have subscription for the below mentioned journal: Resource Sharing and Information Networks thanks g.k.manjunath ************************************************** CHIEF LIBRARIAN INDIRA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH FILM CITY ROAD ( GEN.VAIDYA MARG ) SANTOSH NAGAR GOREGAON ( EAST ) MUMBAI - 400 065 INDIA e-mail : gkm(a)igidr.ac.in http:// www.igidr.ac.in/lib/library.htm phone 91-22-28490653 ************************************************

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by SRELS 24 May '03

24 May '03

Dear Sir/Madam : Please arrange to announce the following special lecture programme to the lis-forum members. Sincerely, K.N. Prasad Office of the Public Affairs U.S. Consulate General for South India in association with Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science and National Center for Science Information Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore Cordially invite you to a Seminar On Creating Web-based LibraryResources in Women's Studies by Dr. Phyllis Holman Weisbard Women's Studies Librarian, University of Wisconsin System, Madison, USA. and Dr. R. Poornima Editor, Udayavani, Bangalore On Tuesday, May 27, 2003 from 10:30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Venue: National Center for Science Information, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012 RSVP: Tel: 3305109 Email: srels(a)vsnl.com LUNCH: 12.45 PM

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invitation
by SRELS 24 May '03

24 May '03

Dear Sir/Madam : Please arrange to announce the following special lecture programme to the lis-forum members. Sincerely, K.N. Prasad ________ Office of the Public Affairs U.S. Consulate General for South India in association with Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science and The Mythic Society, Bangalore Cordially invites you to attend a Special Lecture on DEVELOPMENT & GROWTH OF WOMEN'S STUDIES RESOURCE SERVICE by Dr. Phyllis Holmon Weisbard Women's Studies Librarian, University of Wiscosin System, Madison, USA. on May 27, 2003 at 6.00 pm at The Mythic Society, Opp. Reserve Bank of India, Nrupathunga Road, Bangalore 560 001. Tea at 5.30 pm

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Internet search tool with advanced management features
by ramshirish mamidala 23 May '03

23 May '03

Dear all, Here is a Internet search tool with advanced management features which may be useful for all of us. It is available in three versions 1.Copernic Agent Professional (for purchase) 2.Copernic Agent Personal (for purchase) 3.Copernic Agent Basic(free of cost) Copernic Agent takes Internet searching to a whole new level: it doesn't leave you only with search results, it's loaded with advanced management features like filtering, grouping and summarizing. You can even get e-mail alerts when Web sites change or when new pages relevant to your searches are found. Details are availabe at: URL: http://www.copernic.com/en/products/agent/index.html with regards M.Ramshirish DRTC,Indian Statistical Institute, 8th Mile, Mysore Road, R.V.College PO Bangalore 560 059 email: ramshirish(a)hotmail.com ram(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in _________________________________________________________________ Attention NRI! Send money home easily. http://server1.msn.co.in/msnleads/citibankrca/citibankrca2.asp Just sign up!

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impact factor
by afsar bukhari 22 May '03

22 May '03

Dear friends, It is an interesting feature published in Nature magazine. Scientific papers that are not widely read and that lack any great influence can end up being classed as high-impact, claim researchers in California the full text is as follows Copied citations give impact factors a boost TOM CLARKE Scientific papers that are not widely read and that lack any great influence can end up being classed as high-impact, claim researchers in California. The mistake occurs because citations are often just copied from the reference list of one paper to another. A largely unremarkable or unread paper can therefore end up becoming highly cited, the researchers suggest. "Simple mathematical probability, not genius, can explain why some papers are cited a lot more than others," says Vwani Roychowdhury, an electrical engineer at the University of California, Los Angeles. The assertion hinges on a previous analysis by Roychowdhury and his colleague Mikhail Simkin. Last year, they tracked identical errors in reference lists citing a seminal 1973 paper and concluded that almost 80% of authors had not read the paper in question before citing it (see Nature 420, 594; 2002). The pair have now built on that finding to generate a mathematical model to predict citation levels. They tested their prediction in an analysis of about 24,000 articles from the journal Physical Review D stored on SPIRES, a database of high-energy physics papers. The database sorts papers into six categories according to the number of citations that they receive those receiving 500 or more are classed as 'renowned'. Roychowdhury and Simkin's model closely matched the real distribution of citations. In results posted on the arXiv preprint server, they predicted that 40 papers would be cited 500 times or more. In reality, 44 articles in Physical Review D are renowned. "If people cite randomly, the citation distribution would be the same as in reality," says Roychowdhury. Given that citation patterns are similar in other sciences besides physics, the outcome of the model should be similar for biology or engineering papers, he argues. The idea is "fascinating, unorthodox and inspiring", says bibliometrics expert Anthony van Raan of Leiden University in the Netherlands. But although van Raan's research also suggests that copying is rife, he believes that citations levels generally reflect a paper's true impact. Researchers tend to copy references rationally, rather than randomly, and do so from papers that they have read, he says. Ben Martin, director of the Science Policy Research Unit at the University of Sussex in Brighton, UK, points out that the new model is important, even if it only partially reflects reality. "Citations are a surrogate for quality," he says. "Some departments look at these when making decisions in recruitment or tenure. Even if this is just a quirk, it's one that is worth airing." http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/cond-mat/0305150 Happy reading warm regards Bukhari Librarian Shantha Biotechnics Pvt Ltd Medchal, Hyderabad. email:- bukhari_786(a)rediffmail.com quickinfo(a)rediffmail.com ___________________________________________________ Impress your clients! Send mail from me @ mycompany.com . Just Rs.1499/year. Click http://www.rediffmailpro.com to know more.

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Article request...:
by Nirupama Bawdekar 22 May '03

22 May '03

Dear Colleagues, One of our scientists is in need of the following reference not available with us. Article by S. Molau entitled : The AKM Video Meteor Network, page 315-318. which has been published in: Meteoroids 2001 : Proceedings of an international conference, Kiruna, --------------------------------------------------------------------- Sweden, August 6-10, 2001, European Space Agency- Special publication --------------------------------------------------------------------- edited by B. Warmbein. --------------------- I shall appreciate receiving a photocopy of the article. Please send the same on the following address: Mrs Nirupama Bawdekar S/T Officer-Library Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics Post Bag No. 4, Ganeshkhind Pune 411 007 India Sincerely, Mrs Nirupama Bawdekar S/T Officer-C, Library

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EinsteinEinsteinEinstein - Caltech Press Release
by Library 22 May '03

22 May '03

Dear everyone, This may interest you. Use updated versions of netscape or IE. Girija Srinivasan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Raman Research Institute Library, Tel: +91 80 361 0122 C V Raman Avenue, Sadashivanagar, Fax: +91 80 361 0492 Bangalore 560 080, India. Email: library(a)rri.res.in ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 09:16:46 -0500 From: Robert Michaelson <rmichael(a)northwestern.edu> To: PAMnet Discussion List <slapam-l(a)lists.yale.edu> Subject: Re: FYI: EinsteinEinsteinEinstein - Caltech Press Release / AMNH Symposium Just as an update to Jane's message, the Einstein Archive online is now up at <http://www.alberteinstein.info/> and it is beautifully done. There is an article in today's NY Times: <http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/20/science/20EINS.html?ex=1054430676&ei=1&en…>. Bob Michaelson Northwestern University Library Evanston, Illinois 60208 USA rmichael(a)northwestern.edu At 06:53 PM 5/14/2003 -0400, Jane E Holmquist wrote: >For Immediate Release >May 14, 2003 > >Einstein Archives to Be Available Online > >PASADENA, Calif. -More than 900 scientific and nonscientific >documents of one of the most influential intellects in the modern >era, Albert Einstein, will soon be available online for the first >time. > >The Einstein Archives Online website, at >http://www.alberteinstein.info, will also be accompanied by an >extensive database of archival information. It will be launched on >May 19 during a daylong symposium on his life and work, to be held at >the American Museum of Natural History in New York. > >The new website is the result of an ambitious cooperative effort >between the Albert Einstein Archives at the Hebrew University of >Jerusalem and the Einstein Papers Project at the California Institute >of Technology. It will enable access to some 3,000 high-quality >digitized images. Thirty-nine documents will also be provided (in PDF >format) as they appear in The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, >published in German by Princeton University Press, with historical >and scientific annotations in English; some of the documents are >accompanied by English translations. > >An extensive archival database and finding aid will allow for the >direct searching and browsing of more than 40,000 records of Einstein >and Einstein-related documents. These concern his scientific and >nonscientific writings, his professional and personal correspondence, >notebooks, travel diaries, personal documents, and third-party items. > >The website was developed in collaboration with the Information >Technology and Photo-Reprography Departments of the Hebrew >University's Jewish National & University Library (JNUL), the David >and Fela Shapell Digitization Project at the JNUL, and with Princeton >University Press. The archival database will present records for all >items that have been edited and annotated by scholars, and that have >appeared since 1987 in The Collected Papers. These will include some >500 items that were not part of the original collection, but that >were uncovered during the past 25 years. The eight volumes that are >available so far contain Einstein's writings and correspondence from >his youth to age 40. They include his major papers on the theory of >special relativity, general relativity, the quantum theory of light >and matter, as well as a wealth of lesser-known contributions to many >aspects of science, education, international reconciliation, Zionism, >and pacifism. > >Einstein's personal papers were bequeathed to the Hebrew University >in his last will and testament of 1950. The Albert Einstein Archives >has been housed at the Hebrew University's JNUL since 1982. > >The Einstein Papers Project at Caltech is a multidisciplinary >research and editorial team engaged in the collection, selection, and >scholarly annotation of The Collected Papers, an edition of 25 >planned volumes of Einstein's writings and correspondence. > >The Hebrew University of Jerusalem was envisaged by its founders as a >"university of the Jewish people." Its foundation stone was laid in >1918, and its doors opened in 1925. Today, its student body totals >around 23,000 and its tenured academic faculty numbers 1,200. The >university is Israel's leading academic center for research and >postgraduate study. > >Founded in 1891, Caltech has an enrollment of some 2,000 students, >and a faculty of about 280 professorial members, 65 research members, >and some 560 postdoctoral scholars. Over the years, 30 Nobel Prizes >and four Crafoord Prizes have been awarded to faculty members and >alumni. > >The Jewish National & University Library is the central library of >the Hebrew University and the national library of the Jewish people >and the State of Israel. Founded in 1892 as a world center for the >preservation of books relating to Jewish thought and culture, it >assumed the additional functions of a general university library in >1920. > > >Contact: Mark Wheeler > (626) 395-8733 > wheel(a)caltech.edu > >Visit the Caltech Media Relations Website at http://pr.caltech.edu/media >

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SCO attempts to kill Linux
by Saiful Amin 21 May '03

21 May '03

Could SCO Be the Death of Linux? Unix vendor SCO is suing IBM, claiming Linux stole its Unix, then gave it away to the world. The Open Source Initiative just fired back with a stinging rebuke, claiming that the suit could kill Linux off just as it's starting to gain traction. Anticipating a huge legal mess, the other big enterprise OS player, Microsoft, just licensed source code and software patents from SCO. So now Big Green's in Happyland, while IBM and Linux are in the doghouse -- at least according to SCO. What will the judge say? If you use Linux or open source anywhere in your organization, this may be the most important story of the year! Read the story at: http://eletters.wnn.ziffdavis.com/zd/cts?d=75-11-1-1-692598-307-1 Regards, Saiful Amin Learning Resource Centre Indian School of Business Gachibowli Hyderabad - 500 019 Ph. +91-40-2318-7963/7999 http://purl.org/net/saiful Catch all the cricket action. Download Yahoo! Score tracker

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XLRI on strategies for e-library
by Nivedita.Sharma＠fluor.com 21 May '03

21 May '03

Hello, May some of you would be interested to participate in this programme: Nivedita Sharma Sr. Technical Librarian Fluor Daniel India Pvt. Ltd. Gurgaon ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Management Development Programme at XLRI Jamshedpur-July 2003 Topic Strategies for Electronic Libraries Dates July 28-Aug 1, 2003 Venue XLRI Jamshedpur Programme Dr. Sangayya S. Sirumath Coordinator Website http://www.xlri.ac.in/mdp For details Email at mdp(a)xlri.ac.in Some more information............................... Introduction and Objectives The electronic library is delivering information, whenever required, to the user's desktop, wherever that may be. Librarians therefore, will increasingly need to provide their services in some electronic form rather than face-to-face contact with their users. As academics become more willing and more accustomed to using electronic information on a regular basis, they will become increasingly dependent on technology for digital information access. In networked environment, information providers can supply their information directly to the end-user. Thus the move to an electronic information environment will radically alter the way in which a library operates and interacts with its users, and library professionals will need to consider their own future role as intermediaries. The electronic library will form a crucial part of an institution's information service provision and is likely to leave a much wider remit than that of the traditional library. This Programme addresses the Strategies for Electronic Libraries and library professionals who will undergo changes because of different ways which will be found to bring information from the creator to the end users. Methodology Experienced professors from library and information science area will conduct the sessions. The main instrument of learning will be case studies, exercises, presentations, discussions and practicals in computer lab. Expected Participants Professionals of Library and Information Science, working in corporate firms, Academic, Special and Public Library, will immensely benefit from this Programme. Programme Contents Electronic Library Environment Electronic Library Programme Planning for e-Library BDBMS; OPAC; e-Journals ; e-Resources; Virtual Services IT Products & Information Services Network Information System Computer Network Internet and Intranet Consortia and Resource sharing Library Web Site Design & Development Trends in Web Based Services Internet as Information Source Information Marketing Knowledge Management in e-Environment Nivedita Sharma Sr. Technical Librarian Fluor Daniel India Pvt. Ltd ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that any use, review, retransmission, dissemination, distribution, reproduction or any action taken in reliance upon this message is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of the company. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Offline web pages in IE
by VYASAMOORTHY /IKP/HYD 16 May '03

16 May '03

Dear Friends: You may be aware that Internet Explorer Version 5 and above provide for Offline web pages. If you would like to preserve a copy of a web page on your hard disk and want to view it without visiting (going online) the page again, you can use this facility. There are many other ways of achieving this). It is under favorites - make this page available offline. While making a Page available offline, you can schedule a job such that the page is visited automatically at desired intervals and your local file remains updated. There is also a provision to get yourself a mail message to tell that a certain Offline Page has been revised/updated! Now my question is: Can this Offline Viewing facility be used for dynamic web pages. I have found it works well for static web pages that are changed infrequently, manually. This does not seem to work for dynamic web pages coming as a result of, say, a search query. Is there a way to utilize "Make this favorite for offline Viewing' facility for dynamic web pages? If we can, then we have a very powerful tool for running SDI services. I hope all of you get what I mean! Any comments? regards Dr.P.Vyasamoorthy, Advisor, Virtual Information Centre, ICICI Knowledge Park, Turkapalli Village, Shameerpet Mandal, RR District, Hyderabad 500078 (Website: www.vic-ikp.info ) Ph: 2348 0053; Fax: 2348 0007; Ph. Res: 2784 6631

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Research essays about net 6
by Shyam Prasad pujar 16 May '03

16 May '03

Dear Members, Following site has a good compilation of around 4200 research essays about the net (Internet studies and Network Research). Most research essays listed here are from 2003 down to 1999. It could be useful for some of you. http://www.netzwissenschaft.de/sem/pool.htm Regards, S.M. Pujar ********************************************************************** Shamprasad M. Pujar Assistant Librarian Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research Gen. Vaidya Marg, Film City Road Goregaon (East) MUMBAI-400 065 India %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% * Phone: (022) 28400919-21 Extn: 514 * * Fax: (022) 28402752 * * E-mail: pujar(a)igidr.ac.in * * URL: http://www.igidr.ac.in * %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

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by Subbiah Arunachalam 16 May '03

16 May '03

Friends: Do we really value information seeking skills? Do our organizations - academic, corporate, government, non-governmental - really encourage people to develop skills for searching and sharing information? Do we recognise gatekeepers and information evangelists? Here is something an outstanding development information specialist has said in another list. Read and I am sure he will set you thinking. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] -------- Here is a URL for a paper I wrote on "The Practical Reality of Knowledge Management within Development Initiatives" - http://www.telecommons.com/reports.cfm?itemid=219 - click on the Microsoft Word icon to download the paper. The paper touches on some of the organizational requirements necessary for staff - such as extension workers - to feel comfortable seeking, sharing and using information/knowledge. The simple task of searching the Internet for information requires some skill, but more importantly, staff require an organizational mandate and clear support from management so that they can spend time accessing information, and have management encouragement to use the tools they need to do so. If an extension worker wants to spend two hours at a local cybercafe to search for information on the carabao industry, for example, do their managers actively encourage them to do so? Do their job descriptions include this task? Has the organization developed simple procedures - staff meetings, lunch seminars, internal and external newsletters, etc. - to help staff share what they have learned? Is there a performance appraisal procedure that acknowledges and rewards time spent searching for and sharing information? Are their extension outreach mechanisms that allow extension workers to help farmers make use of what the extension worker has learned? Does the organization spend time developing staff skills to insure that information it produces is clear, valuable to audiences, and of high quality? Internal organizational structures and procedures are critically important. I find, however, that extension and research organizations do not often spend a great deal of time planning how to integrate knowledge management into day to day work so that concrete improvements in agricultural systems can be realized. Organizations that are serious about knowledge management, involve staff members and managers in participatory planning exercises to design the processes, policies and procedures to make it work. And they set measurable goals and objectives to monitor and improve processes, policies and procedures as they move along. Good, participatory planning leads can address some of the questions Ajit asks: - identification of skills that need improvement, and ways to improve those skills - identification of institutional and infrastructural constraints, and ways to transcend those constraints, remove them, or create new incentives - identification of possible local, regional, national and international communities of practice that managers and staff wish to associate with for knowledge sharing - and practical ways to take advantage of those communities of practice Finally, staff incentives are critically important - perhaps the most important component of knowledge management. People tend to work on tasks that are rewarding - personally, organizationally, financially, etc. This is also true for senior managers who seek to implement knowledge management activities - they require high level organizational mandates and incentives tied to knowledge management performance outcomes for the staff they supervise. All the best, Don Richardson Director TeleCommons Development Group ESG International Guelph, Ontario, Canada Email: don(a)telecommons.com

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Indian Science output- a report -In-Cites
by Mailing List Manager 14 May '03

14 May '03

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 14 May 2003 10:09:17 +0530 (IST) From: Shalini R.Urs <shalini(a)vidyanidhi.org.in> We have been hearing (sometimes) conflicting reports about India's Science Output. Here is a recent report that you might find interesting.India's number of papers and average citations per paper are steadily increasing! The ISI Research Services Group has prepared this data and has made it available through the Science Watch publication and corresponding on-line version called In-Cites. You can find the report at the URL below. http://www.in-cites.com/countries/india.html -- 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:91-821-514699 Fax:91-821-519209 Website:http://www.vidyanidhi.org.in

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RE: [LIS-Forum] Classification on Ayurveda (fwd)
by Mailing List Manager 13 May '03

13 May '03

Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 17:19:42 +0530 From: VYASAMOORTHY /IKP/HYD <Vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com> Dear Friends: Niscom Project on Traditional Knowledge Dihital Library also looks into Classification aspects. Here is a news item: ======== TKDL- A safeguard for Indian traditional knowledge by Nirupa Sen Excerpted from: Current Science 82 (9): 1070-71. India has woken up to the task of protecting her traditional knowledge from patent bio-piracy. The trigger was the successful revoking by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) of patents filed on turmeric, neem and basmati. This success set the tarmac from which the new initiative called the 'Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL)' is getting ready for flight. The first phase of TKDL on ayurveda is marked for completion in October this year. For bringing out a TKDL on ayurveda, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed on 6 June 2001 between the National Institute of Science Communication (NISCOM), New Delhi and the Department of Indian Systems of Medicine and Homeopathy (ISM&H), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. When compiled, TKDL would have documented the traditional knowledge available in the public domain in a digitized format. Starting with the existing literature in ayurveda, it would later cover unani, siddha, naturopathy, homeopathy and folklore medicine. In the first phase, a 'Traditional Knowledge Resource Classification (TKRC)' is being prepared for 2147 medicinal plants. The content of TKDL would initially consist of about 35,000 'slokas' (verses) from ayurveda. These slokas gleaned from 14 ancient texts and recognized books would be digitally transcribed into a readable form and made available both in Indian and foreign languages. The methodology adopted in setting up TKDL is explained below. TKDL would help patent examiners the world over to have a ready reference to Indian traditional knowledge, while granting patents in such domains. The project cost for TKDL is about Rs.1.18 crore. TKDL is an effort that brings together the Department of ISM&H, CSIR and the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. : At the inauguration of TKDL in New-Delhi on 26 March 2002, the Minister of Health and Family Welfare, C. P. Thakur emphasized that TKDL would play 'a crucial role not only in documenting our precious heritage in the area of traditional health-care systems, but also in preventing bio-piracy and un- - scrupulous patenting of indigenous herbal medicinal formulations'. He stated that in the prevailing era of globalization, only the efficient would survive. Therefore we need to protect ourselves from theft of traditional knowledge. The TKDL, he added, could also serve as a useful reference point for research workers. The awareness that such a library would create might help the cause of preventing extinction of rare species. Awareness generated could be helpful in the propagation of such species in conjunction with farmers, Thakur felt. R. A. Mashelkar, Director General of CSIR, while speaking on this occasion pointed out that the global market for herbal/traditional medicines is US $ 60 billion, with an annual growth rate of 5- 15%. In this, China's share is about US $ 7-8 billion and India's US $ 400- 500 million. He also referred to a TKDL Task Force study of the US Patent and Trade Mark Office (USPTO) database conducted in March 2000. The study showed that out of 4896 references on 90 medicinal plants mentioned in the USPTO database, 80% of these references was on seven medicinal plants of Indian origin: Kumari, 'Mustaka, Tamraparna, Garjara, Atasi, Jambira, Kharbuja. The findings revealed that out of the 762 patents on medicinal plants studied, 360 of them could be characterized as traditional. There has been international acceptance of TKDL, Recently, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) constituted a group of members from USPTO, China, Japan, European Patent Office and India for discussing the findings of the TKDL Task Force. The group presented their views at the International Patent Classification (IPC) Union meeting in February this year. The outcome is to create a new sub-class for TKRC in IPC and link TKRC with ayurveda. India's TKDL database has also been selected for a pilot study by 170 member states of WIPO. India presently is not a member of the IPC Union. When completed, TKDL would help patent examiners for easy retrieval of traditional knowledge-related information, thus avoiding the possibility of granting patents to unoriginal inventions. Further, a review process of patents already granted in light of the TKDL database would help in cancellation of some patents. Methodology used for TKDL Slokas from ayurvedic texts are first identified. Each sloka is read and converted into structured language using Traditional Knowledge Resource Classification (TKRC). TKRC is innovative in itself. The TKRC classification has been evolved for about 5000 subgroups as against one group in file International Patent Classification (IPC) for traditional knowledge. The TKDL portal would be based on XML standards and would be platform-independent. The codes for each sloka are fed into a data entry screen and also saved on the database. Computer-savvy ayurveda experts carry out the data entry. These are then decoded in different languages. The ayurvedic formulations can be presently decoded in English, French, German, Hindi, Japanese and Spanish. In future, it would be available in 20 foreign languages and all Indian languages. The decoded format of the formulation is easy to read and understand, even by the layman. The web version of TKDL would include a web-based search interface. This would provide for a full text search and retrieval of traditional knowledge information on IPC and keywords in multiple languages. TKRC would be an integral part of TKDL, and would provide a background on ayurvedic concepts, definitions and scientific basis of Indian systems of medicine. In addition, it would carry information on practitioners, hospitals and dispensaries. There are several search features incorporated in the format. According to V. K. Gupta, Director of National Institute of Science Communication, the TKDL software developed in-house does not do transliteration but it does smart translation. Once abstracted, data from the slokas are converted into several languages using Unicode meta data methodology. The software developed can perform smart translation of botanical names and ayurvedic descriptions from traditional terminology into modern terminology. Examples of this are 'Kumari' to 'Aloe Vera', or 'Mussorika' to 'small pox', etc. Nirupa Sen, 1333 Poorvanchal Complex, I.N.U. New Campus, New Delhi 110067, India (e-mail: nirupasen(a)vsnl.net). ================== Dr.P.Vyasamoorthy, Advisor, Virtual Information Centre, ICICI Knowledge Park, Turkapalli Village, Shameerpet Mandal, RR District, Hyderabad 500078 (Website: www.vic-ikp.info ) Ph: 2348 0053; Fax: 2348 0007; Ph. Res: 2784 6631

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300-Year-Old Plant Treatise Bears New Fruit (fwd)
by Mailing List Manager 13 May '03

13 May '03

Date: Sun, 11 May 2003 22:42:53 +0530 From: Atanu Garai <atanu_garai(a)hotmail.com> A 325-year-old treatise on the medicinal plants of the southern Indian state of Kerala, just translated into English, promises to raise a storm in the world of traditional plant-based remedies and biopirates. NEW DELHI, May 08, 2003-- Fully 325 years after its publication in Amsterdam, the 132-volume Hortus Malabaricus ("Garden of Malabar"), a treatise on the medicinal plants of the southern Indian state of Kerala, has finally been translated from Latin into English - and it has unlocked a wealth of information for historians, botanists and medical researchers. Its original author, Hendrik Adriaan van Rheede, the Dutch governor of the former princely state of Cochin between 1670 and 1677, would have approved of the effort taken by the Kerala University in bringing out an English version after it defied translation for centuries. More:http://www.gvnews.net/html/DailyNews/alert4336.html Source of News:http://www.propoor.org ******************************************** Atanu Garai MLIS Student 2001-03 Department of Library and Information Science University of Calcutta College St.Campus Kolkata 700 073 India Email:atanu_garai@hotmail.com OR atanu_garai(a)indiatimes.com http://profiles.takingitglobal.org/atanu_garai ********************************************

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FW: [BOAI] Launch of Directory of Open Access Journals
by Mailing List Manager 13 May '03

13 May '03

Date: Tue, 13 May 2003 09:06:57 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> LUND UNIVERSITY LAUNCHES DIRECTORY OF OPEN ACCESS JOURNALS May 12, 2003 Lund, Sweden - Lund University Libraries today launches the Directory of Open Access Journals ( DOAJ, http://www.doaj.org ), supported by the Information Program of the Open Society Institute ( http://www.osi.hu/infoprogram/ ), along with SPARC (The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition, ( http://www.arl.org/sparc ). The directory contains information about 350 open access journals, i.e. quality controlled scientific and scholarly electronic journals that are freely available on the web. The service will continue to grow as new journals are identified. The goal of the Directory of Open Access Journals is to increase the visibility and accessibility of open access scholarly journals, thereby promoting their increased usage and impact. The directory aims to comprehensively cover all open access scholarly journals that use an appropriate quality control system. Journals in all languages and subject areas will be included in the DOAJ. The database records will be freely available for reuse in other services and can be harvested by using the OAI-PMH ( http://www.openarchives.org/ ), thus further increasing the visibility of the journals. The further development of DOAJ will continue with version 2, which will offer the enhanced feature of allowing the journals to be searched at the article level, and is expected to be available in late fall 2003. "For the researcher DOAJ will mean simplified access to relevant information said Lars Bjrnshauge, Director, Lund University Libraries. The directory will give open-access journals a simple method to register their existence, and a means to dramatically enhance their visibility. Moreover, level, the next stage of DOAJ development will save research time and increase readership of articles." If you know a journal that should be included in the directory, use this form to report it to the directory: http://www.doaj.org/suggest. Information about how to obtain DOAJ records for use in a library catalog or other service you will find at: http://www.doaj.org/articles/questions/#metadata.

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Subscription information for PLoS Biology (fwd)
by Shyam Prasad pujar 13 May '03

13 May '03

Dear List members, It could be of interest to few of you. Regards, S.M. Pujar Assistant Librarian IGIDR, Mumbai ----------- Date: Wed, 7 May 2003 16:42:45 -0700 From: Rebecca Kennison <rkennison(a)plos.org> Subject: Subscription information for PLoS Biology Apologies for cross-posting. Please circulate widely. The Public Library of Science (PLoS), a nonprofit organization of scientists committed to making scientific and medical literature a public resource, is pleased to announce that we have established a nonprofit scientific publishing venture and that we will be publishing our first open-access journal, PLoS Biology, in October 2003. The PLoS journals will be governed and operated by scientists, and these publications will retain all of the important features of scientific journals, including rigorous peer review and high editorial and production standards. The journals will employ a new publishing model that will allow PLoS to make all published works immediately available online, with no charges for access and no restrictions on subsequent redistribution or use. PLoS has already assembled an outstanding academic editorial board and a first-class professional editorial team. We began accepting manuscript submissions for PLoS Biology on May 1, 2003. As an open-access journal publisher, we will provide the online versions of all our journals free of charge to anyone with Internet access, but we also intend to offer a paper version for those who wish to pay for that. Distribution of the paper copy will follow a traditional subscription model, although the price for subscription will be as close to cost for printing and mailing as possible. We have set the subscription price for 2004 at $160/year, which includes shipping. This is the subscription price for both the United States and the rest of the world. The subscription comprises all 12 issues published in 2004 as well as the three issues (October, November, and December) that will appear in 2003. If you would like a sample copy of PLoS Biology or if you wish to subscribe to the print version of the journal, please either contact us directly at subscriptions(a)plos.org to add your names to our database or complete our subscription form, found at http://www.plos.org/journals/biology/pbio_subscribe.pdf. Additional information about the Public Library of Science, as well as copies of the Call for Papers for PLoS Biology, may be found at our website, www.plos.org <http://www.plos.org/> .

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Classification on Ayurveda
by Mailing List Manager 13 May '03

13 May '03

Date: Fri, 9 May 2003 14:28:02 +0530 From: manish mankad <Manish.Mankad(a)unilever.com> Dear all, I wish to know if there is a separate classfication on Ayurveda.. DDC gives only one number and that is just not sufficient..or will it be sensible to create a new classification based on Allopathic class numbers after mapping the equivalents? although 100 percent mapping may not be possible. Regards. -Manish Mankad Information Executive Hindustan Lever Research Centre, Andheri (E), Mumbai, 400 099 INDIA ext. 208/330 (022) 28276 208 28276 330

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What is a library anymore, anyway?
by Mailing List Manager 12 May '03

12 May '03

From: "[iso-8859-1] Saiful Amin" <saifulamin(a)yahoo.com>Date: Fri, 9 May 2003 19:50:25 +0100 (BST) What is a library anymore, anyway? by Michael A. Keller, Victoria A. Reich, and Andrew C. Herkovic Libraries in the future will undertake local control, especially for long-term preservation and accessibility of digital as well as analog collections. Failure to embrace that role would cause libraries and librarians rapidly to lose relevance and value as Internet and other digital resources develop. Local control of collections is critical both to assure permanence and to provide a key degree of selectivity, which ^ contrary to the irrational exuberance of making everything available to everybody ^ is vital to providing service to communities of readers. Librarians need new tools, such as the LOCKSS system, to enable both persistence and selection of electronic information. Read this interesting article at: http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue8_5/keller/ Regards, Learning Resource Centre Indian School of Business Gachibowli Hyderabad - 500 019 Ph. +91-40-2318-7963/7999 http://purl.org/net/saiful

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Can India go all alone in applying ICT to Rural Development?
by Mailing List Manager 12 May '03

12 May '03

Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 09:39:48 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Friends at lis-forum: I got this mail in another list. Found it extremely interesting and worth sharing with you all. Arun Dear Colleagues: The recent episode of Media Lab Asia raises an important issue. Can India go all alone in applying Information and Communications Technology (ICT) to Rural Development? The first question to be answered is, Does the Indian Government believe that applying ICT is essential for rural development? On paper there is evidence that it does. On the ground, it looks as if it is driven by personalities and not purpose. Many of the Government schemes and projects in this area have not been evaluated rigorously or lessons learned from them. Applying ICT for rural development is not just opening an information kiosk but developing the services and content necessary for supporting activities in rural development. This needs significant transformation in its Institutions and Organizations. There is strong evidence that India missed the opportunities offered by the personal computer and local and wide area networking to improve its Institutions and Organizations engaged in rural development and is now missing the opportunities from use of the Internet to improve governance, health, food security, agriculture, education and trade etc. for rural areas. The second question is what are the strengths of India in going all alone? A country that can launch Geo-Stationary Satellites does certainly have the technological skills. There are several initiatives in ICT application for rural areas that have drawn attention for their innovativeness and it is said in many International circles that if an "IT cannot work in India, it will not work elsewhere in developing countries". India is a leading test bed of ICT application for rural areas of developing countries and others use it for testing their ideas. India can certainly do it and if it needs collaboration, it is more South-South so that costs of innovating the needed technologies can be spread around developing countries. The third question is, what are its weaknesses? To answer this question, India should look at how other ICTs such as radio, television and telephones penetrated into rural areas. Radio receivers in the 1960's and 70's were made cheaply, batteries became available, the All India Radio established a strong network of local radio stations using medium wave band providing context specific rural information. In 1980's television black and white television sets became cheaper, low power transmitters and regional and state level television services were established. This led to the second generation Cable TV use largely supported in peri-urban and rural areas by small private entrepreneurs. Telephones became more ubiquitous, at least on major rural roadsides, through another public-private partnership of PCOs. The lessons India should learn are, let the government create the infrastructure for rural areas and let there be public-private partnership for the network and content. In case of new ICT, such as for access to the Internet, India would need public-private-community partnerships. The weaknesses, as I see it, is not of technology. The type of technology India needs for providing cheaper access to ICT services in rural area is already there. What India does not really have is a policy for ICT use across sectors in rural development. India has a telecomm policy, an education policy, an agricultural policy, livestock policy etc. but it has not integrated ICT either in these policies or integrated these sectoral policies into an ICT policy for development. Until India does this, It will not be able to decide how to lower access costs to ICT based services or create opportunities for partnerships. The fourth question is what are the opportunities? ICT and information access is becoming more a basic necessity just as electricity and water. The experience of Spain and Portugal of providing Automatic Teller Machines in rural areas that enabled farmers to access financial credit which in turn enabled these countries to become the vegetable and fruit baskets of Europe should be a lesson for India and is the type of direction needed from the Government to support ICT application in rural development. If India can prove success in ICT application in rural areas in the next few years, it can be a leader in ICT trade and services for Asia and Africa. The fifth question is of threats? The threats, as I see them, are more from not applying ICT in rural areas than in going alone. Indian software skills are world renown. With a billion people, the domestic market for intellectual capital (information and because the core issue will be context specific content in health, agriculture, education etc. which the North does not have for developing countries and not the hardware. IMHO India can go alone or with more South-South collaboration in this area of applying ICT to rural development. In the revamped Media Lab Asia, let its main mission be to apply ICT successfully in rural development and enable India to be a leader in trade and providing ICT services to rural areas in developing countries. Can Mr. Shourie do this? Warm regards, Ajit

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Kuvempu Univeristy LIS Dept. Alumni Home page
by library＠beamseducation.ae 10 May '03

10 May '03

Dear professionals, Dept. of PG Studies and Research in Library & Information Science, Kuvempu University, Shimoga, Karnataka, is completing it's 10 year on December 1st, 2003, In this view LIS Dept. has inuagarated its, LIS Dept. Alumni, in this view, the Dept. is hosting it's Alumni Home page, in this view, I would like to have ur views on the upcoming our Dept. alumni site. The URL is http://www.kuvlib.cjb.net/ And it's Happy to inform you all that, I am one of the first batch student of the same LIS Dept. Kuvempu University, who is presently working in Learning Resource Centre, Dubai. With Kind regards Vijayakumar M ************************************************************** Vijayakumar M Learning Resource Centre Beams International Education Institute Post Box. 31199, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Phone : 009714-3342929 or 009714-3342928 Mobile : 0097150-4734077 Fax : 009714-3342922 e-mail : vijayakumar71(a)yahoo.co.in Home Page : http://www20.brinkster.com/vinija/

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[Fwd: library management summer school courses]
by Mailing List Manager 09 May '03

09 May '03

Date: Fri, 9 May 2003 07:42:00 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> FYI Three library management courses, as part of the International > Summer School on the Digital Library, will be held at Tilburg > University, the Netherlands, in August 2003. The courses focus on: > > - Library vision and strategy (2 days, 11-12 August) > - Change management (3 days, 13-15 August) > - Management of electronic resources and e-publishing (3 days, 25- > 27 August) > > The full programme of all three courses is now available via the > course website at http://www.ticer.nl/summer03/. > > Registration should take place preferably before 1 June.

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NCSI Workshop on Greenstone Digital Library Software (GSDL)
by Dr. T.B. Rajashekar 08 May '03

08 May '03

Dear All We are pleased to announce: Workshop on Developing Digital Libraries using Greenstone Digital Library Software (GSDL) 2.6.2003 to 4.6.2003 Organized by: National Centre for Science Information (NCSI), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore Venue: NCSI, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore Number of participants: 20 About the Workshop: Affordable software is a key requirement for successful development and deployment of digital libraries. Though it is possible today to create simple digital libraries using prevailing Web and database technologies, it would take lot more effort to develop software that integrates functions such as metadata, full text search and retrieval, multilingual support, access management, and support for multiple document formats. Greenstone (GSDL) is a suite of software for building and distributing such digital library collections. It provides a new way of organizing information and publishing it on the Internet or on CD-ROM. Greenstone is produced by the New Zealand Digital Library Project (http://www.nzdl.org/) at the University of Waikato, and developed and distributed in cooperation with UNESCO and the Human Info NGO (http://humaninfo.org/). It is open-source software, issued under the terms of the GNU General Public License. The aim of the software is to empower users, particularly in universities, libraries, and other public service institutions, to build their own digital libraries. More details of the software and example digital libraries built using the software is available at http://www.greenstone.org/ The goal of this Workshop is to enable individuals and organisations to initiate building their digital libraries. The specific objective of the workshop is to impart practical training to participants in using GSDL for creation and maintenance of digital libraries. Focus is on installing, configuring, application and administration of this package. At the end of the Workshop, you should have acquired the knowledge and skill sets required to build your own digital libraries using GSDL. The workshop covers both introductory and advanced use of GSDL. Apart from experienced and knowledgeable resource persons who will lead the workshop, NCSI has excellent infrastructure, including a switch-based LAN, servers, laboratory, lecture hall and Internet connectivity. Each participant will have a dedicated workstation to work with. Latest version of GSDL software package (version 2.39) will be distributed to the participants on CD-ROM. The workshop is limited to twenty (20) participants on first-come-first-served basis. Last date for receiving registrations is 25th May 2003. More details of the workshop, including workshop content, fees, and registration form can be downloaded from the following URL: http://144.16.72.189/gsdl-ncsi-workshop.doc If you are unable to download this document, let me know. A text-based registration form is given below for your convenience. Do contact us for any more information you may need. Regards - Rajashekar ------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. T.B. Rajashekar Associate Chairman Tel: +91-80-3600271, 3601427 National Centre for Science Fax: +91-80-3601426, 3600683 Information (NCSI) E-Mail: raja(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Indian Institute of Science URL: http://144.16.72.189/raja/ BANGALORE-560012 (India) ------------------------------------------------------------- SciGate: http://www.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/ The IISc Science Information Portal ---------------------------------------- NCSI Workshop on DEVELOPING DIGITAL LIBRARIES USING GREENSTONE DIGITAL LIBRARY SOFTWARE (GSDL) 2.6.2003 to 4.6.2003) Registration Form ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Participant's Name: (Ms./ Mr./ Dr./ Prof.) Position: Organization: Address: City: Pin: Telephone: Fax: Email: Registration details: First participant (Rs. 6,000/-) Additional participant from the same organization (Rs. 4,000/-) (Note: Additional participant and main participant share the same workstation) (Pl. use copy of this form and provide details separately) I need accommodation in IISc campus: YES / NO (Accommodation cost is included in the registration fee for the dates 1-5 June 2003) Dates of accommodation requirement: From: To: Payment details: DD No. & date: Bank drawn on: Amount: (Note: DD to be drawn in favour of "The Registrar, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore", payable at Bangalore) Date: Signature: Please fill this form and send it to the coordinator, along with the registration fee, on or before 25th May 2003. Dr. T.B. Rajashekar Associate Chairman National Centre for Science Information(NCSI) Indian Institute of Science Bangalore - 560 012(India) E-Mail: raja(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Phone : 080-3601427, 3600271 Fax : 080-3601426, 3600683

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RE: [LIS-Forum] Request for Journal subscription Lists
by Mailing List Manager 07 May '03

07 May '03

Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 12:48:34 +0530 From: VYASAMOORTHY /IKP/HYD <Vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com> Dear Friends: I am happy to say that the response for my "Request for current list of subscriptions" has been good. I wish to thank the following persons who have sent me their lists, pointers, URLs etc Mr SM Pujar of IGDIR, Mumbai Mr Mank Nand lal of Dabur, Munbai Mr Arunachalam of MSSRF Mr S Siva Chidambaram of NCAER, delhi Mr Sainful Abideen of IIITM-Kerala Mr Manish Mankand of HLRC, Mumbai Mr Ratnakar Apsari of Informatics Lis-forum has about 250 individual subscribers coming from more than a hundred libraries in India. I hope many more of you would take the pains to provide data relating to your library. Thanks. Vyasamoorthy, P

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FW: [bytesforall_readers] NEWS-US: eBooks are flying off the libr
by Mailing List Manager 07 May '03

07 May '03

Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 16:49:14 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> This may be of interest to emala members and lis-forum members. Arun Subject: eBooks Are Flying Off the Library Shelves Dear friends, The success of the Cleveland Public Library's Digital Connection has been phenomenal with hundreds of best-selling eBooks being checked out within the first days of opening. OverDrive is issuing the following press release on Monday, May 5 which we have sent to you as a courtesy. If you have any questions, please contact me or Loree Potash at lpotash(a)overdrive.com. Best regards, Jennifer Jackson OverDrive, Inc. jjackson(a)overdrive.com ******************************************************* eBooks Are Flying Off the Library Shelves Library website offers self-service checkout and return of eBooks for reading on PCs and PDAs CLEVELAND -- May 5, 2003) All day and night an automated service is sending out email notices to patrons that their library eBook is now available for check-out. With the click of a mouse, card holders of the CLEVNET online lending library at http://dlc.clevnet.org can download digital versions of Prey, Lovely Bones, Cliff's Notes, or copies of hundreds of other popular fiction, travel, business, study guides, IT, or other titles from leading authors and publishers. The eBook titles are available in both Adobe Acrobat and Palm Reader formats that allow patrons to read eBooks using their own PC, notebook, Tablet PC or PDA devices. Since the opening of Digital Library Connection on April 8 the vast majority of the opening collection of 1,000 eBook titles was checked out from the virtual shelves in a matter of days. Now every time an eBook's lending period expires or a patron returns an eBook early, a programmed email notice is instantly sent to the patron next on a waiting list for the title. The waiting patron can click on the link in the email notice and immediately download the title. The website manages the circulation of the eBook collection based upon the rules established by the librarians at the Cleveland Public Library. "We are exceptionally pleased with both the ease of use and patron acceptance of the circulating eBook system," stated Cindy Orr, Head of Collection Management for Cleveland Public Library. "To keep up with the unexpected demand for eBook titles we have already re-ordered and added hundreds of new eBook titles to the collection. The CLEVNET Digital Library Connection provides 24/7 access to a growing digital collection to serve our patrons from the convenience of their homes, offices or schools," Ms. Orr added. The success of the Cleveland Public Library system has gained international attention for both Cleveland Public Library and OverDrive, Inc. the eBook technology vendor providing the services and titles for the system. "We are installing similar digital library systems in several US and UK libraries. The service automates access for both librarians to develop and manage their digital collection, and self-service access to the collection for their patrons," stated Pamela Turner, OverDrive's Director of Content. "We have added new categories of eBooks for libraries to circulate. These include reference, scientific, and educational materials to support school and library learning initiatives," according to Ms. Turner. Media Contact: Loree Potash (216) 573-6886 ext. 202 - lpotash(a)overdrive.com ******************************************** Jennifer A. Jackson OverDrive, Inc. (216) 573-6886, ext. 207 jjackson(a)overdrive.com

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Free Document Library from CoL
by Mailing List Manager 07 May '03

07 May '03

Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 14:47:56 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> --Original Message----- From: Paul West [mailto:pwest@col.org] Sent: Monday, May 05, 2003 6:44 AM I'd like to bring to your attention the availability of a document library. You can perform full text searches for documents using concept, pattern and Boolean searches (see search tips for combining techniques). Library access pages are customised for different audiences so you could try one of these: Open and Distance Learning: http://colfinder.org/odl Development: http://colfinder.org/dev Health: http://colfinder.org/health Food Security: http://colfinder.org/food Business Management: http://colfinder.org/manage Governance: http://colfinder.org/gov SchoolNet: http://colfinder.org/sn Resources are full-text and you will be directed to the original copy of the document via the Internet. PDFs can be rendered in plain text to allow fast downloads, even with slower Internet lines. On the results page, click the title of the document for the quick, plain-text version, or the link below it for the original document. Use of this digital library service is free. While the material is available via the Internet without security restrictions, all normal referencing conventions (to the original source of the material) should be followed when using content. Please feel free to add any of the above links to your websites. Regards Paul --- Paul G. West Education Specialist: Knowledge Management The Commonwealth of Learning (COL) Suite 600, 1285 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC V6H 3X8, CANADA PH: +1(604)775-8200 (Switchboard) / FAX: +1(604)775-8210 / DIR: +1(604)775-8236 WEB: http://www.col.org / E-MAIL: pwest(a)col.org COL knowledge finder: http://www.colfinder.org/odl

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[lisnet] Summary of Vth MANLIBNET
by JK Vijayakumar 07 May '03

07 May '03

Dear All I am enclosing herewith the summary of " 5th Annual National MANLIBNET Convention" Held at XLRI Jamshedpur during March 6-8 2003. Due to the regular work load, I am not able to arrange as early, sorry for the delay. Regards Dr. Sangayya S Sirurmath Librarian,XLRI ------------------------------------------- XLRI � MANLIBNET 5TH ANNUAL NATIONAL MANLIBNET CONVENTION ON � EMERGING DIGITAL LIBRARY INITIATIVES AND FUTURE OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT INFORMATION IN INDIA � held at XLRI � Jamshedpur during March 6-8, 2003 SUMMARY OF CONVENTON DELIBERATIONS XLRI Jamshedpur and MANLIBNET conducted the Fifth Annual National Convention on � EMERGING DIGITAL LIBRARY INITIATIVES AND FUTURE OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT INFORMATION IN INDIA� at XLRI � Institute of Management and Labour Studies, Jamshedpur during March 6-8, 2003. Dr. Sangayya S Sirurmath, Librarian, XLRI Jamshedpur was the Organizing Secretary. More than 70 delegates from IIMs, IITs, Business Schools, Universities, R&D institutions, Industrial set-ups and Colleges, from all over the country participated in the convention. Mrs. Nidhi Khare, District Commissioner, East Singhbhum, Jamshedpur, while inaugurating the convention on March 6, by lighting the ceremonial lamp, highlighted the role of libraries in the socio-economic and cultural development of society. Keynote Speaker Dr. K.M.Muttayya, University Librarian Tata Institute of Social Science � Mumbai, said �Evolution of the role of Library Science Professionals has largely and continuously been influenced by technology applications in Libraries. Professionals status have been changing periodically from Custodian, Book Keeping Data Managers, Information Managers, Chief Information Officers, and now Chief Knowledge Managers, can become �Wisdom Administrators.� He mentioned a few significant challenges posed by Digital Library Initiatives. The rich Indian paradigm of holistic development of information professionals has now been recognized world over. The four pillars of learning are: Learning to know, Learning to do, Learning to live together, Learning to be, adapted by Librarians. Librarians have the hidden strength, talent, opportunity to respond, and potentiality for the acceptance of the challenges posed by changing time and technology. When professionals serve them in the best possible way in spite of all limitations, they feel like �When I go to him begging, whatever I get, I loose it again and again, when he comes to me for alms, I open myself to recognize enormous treasure within�. Twenty first century belongs to information managers. Indian Business and Management Institute will be shaping the destiny of the world as its leader. As information managers, they have to shoulder responsibility of shaping the destiny of the country. They have all the necessary potential skills and competencies. They need to believe in themselves and need to harness their potentials fully and it will depend upon developing a positive mindset. It is assured this conference will make an effort to release that positive energy which will guide the destiny of management education, which is leading our country to greater heights. Fr. P. D. Thomas. S.J Director XLRI Jamshedpur in his Presidential Address highlighted of recent developments in information and communication technologies, especially the Internet and the WWW, which have brought significant changes in the way we generate, distribute, access and use information. For centuries, we are familiar with printed information sources. Publishers have played a key role in the generation of printed information while distributors, booksellers and especially libraries have played a key role in the distribution of information. For hundreds of years we have been using printed information sources � either by purchasing them, or by using them through libraries. The situation began to change with the introduction of computers and there has been a dramatic change over the past few years. Building a sustainable digital library presumes that the systems and services meet the needs of some user community. We need a much better understanding of who the users of these systems are, and what use they make of them. Many users continue to use physical libraries, but they expect their libraries to provide a rich mixture of physical and digital collections. We need to consider a new generation of users, with experiences and expectations different from those on whom the first generations of online catalogue, information retrieval systems and digital libraries were tested. To move toward operational systems and services, more research is needed on digital library uses and users, and this work needs to be conducted in many different environments. Having realized the inter sect oral cooperation as the main contemporary social and economic order, the effective organization alliance is the need of the hour. In order to achieve the goals and accelerate achieving the set output of these objectives, leading to the collective vision of the future direction and support thereof, the Management Libraries Network (MANLIBNET) will continue to sustain its efforts to attain the set visions. Mr. Ashok Jambhekar, President MANLIBNET spoke about the objectives of the MANLIBNET and requested the Chief Guest, Mrs. Nidhi Khare to release proceedings of the Convention and released of the Souvenir by Fr. P.D.Thomas. S.J Director, XLRI. Welcoming the chief guest and the delegates on the occasion, Fr. E.A Augustine. S.J Administrator, XLRI, emphasized the electronic library systems. Dr. Sangayya S Sirurmath, Organizing Secretary of the convention, while thanking the dignitaries on the dais as well as the delegates and invitees , hoped that Digital Libraries will significantly impact the quality of education and, indeed, the quality of life over the next decade. The convention identified new opportunities for libraries, to support librarians in developing a vision, and to provide librarians with tools to initiate a change in their own organization. This was followed by inauguration of the Exhibition of Books, furniture and equipments, library related software, databases etc., by Fr. P.D.Thomas. S.J, Director, XLRI. Dr. Sangayya S Sirurmath, the Organizing Secretary of the convention began the session by inviting and introducing the Rapporteur General for the convention, Mr. K.M.Rudresh, S.I.T. Tumkur, Chairman for the session, Mr. Chikkamalliah of IIMB Bangalore and Rapporteur for the session Mr. Jitendra Sharma IIML New Delhi. In all six papers related to the �Digital Libraries�, the first paper has presented by Mr. AkhlaQ Ahmed, CWDS New Delhi, on � Developing Digital Library : A Practicle Exercise�, stressed on the digital library planning, technical requirements, building up digital collection. The technology and information resources on their own cannot make up an effective digital library, the role of people and service provided remains important.. The paper entitled �Digital rights management : Managing rights in the electronic age� by Mr. B.B.Chand, IIM Indore, highlighted digital rights management as the outcome of research to protect the rights digitally. It also depends on the usability, reliability, scalability, availability and interoperability with respect to content creation, storage and distribution. The author responded the Queries raised by Mr. M.G.Srikumar, Librarian, IIM - Calicut. The paper on � Design and development of digital library : An initiative at TISS, Jointly written by Dr. M.M.Koganurmath and Mallikarjune Angadi Tata Institute of Social Science � Mumbai. Authors� highlighted, new technologies are forever redefining the model of delivering instruction and service to keep pace with the technological advancement in information and communication to meet the expectations of the users. They stressed the objectives of digital library application and sincere efforts to establish a modern knowledge management system at TISS library � Mumbai. In response to queries raised by Mr. Ashok Jambhekar, Mr. M.G. Srikumar and Mr. Ckikkamalliah, Dr. M.M.Koganurmath explained the services given under the INFLIBNET Project at TISS Library. The paper entitled �Business research information: A study of business databases used by management institutes� jointly written by Dr. D.Shivalingaiah Mangalore University and Dr. K. Manjunath TAPMI, Maniple, Highlighted role of electronic databases in supporting and shaping influence on B-Schools for their academic, research and consulting activities. Author�s emphasized the Indian context and utility of the databases. The paper on �Digital libraries: Problems and challenges� jointly written by Dr. Mahesh V Mudhol and Dr. Shivalingaiah, Readers, DLIS, Mangalore University, Mangalore, discussed digital libraries problems, challenges and critically analyzed the difficulties and trends of digital library services in India. Mr. G.B.Bhojaraju, Information Offcer, IRMRA, Thane and Dr. M.M.Koganurmath, University Librarian, TISS, Mumbai, joint authors of paper on �Database system: A case study of ATEC Central library� highlighted the in-house library automation, database technology, information retrieval system. They elaborated the ATEC database system and its future perspectives. Authors have responded the queries raised by Dr. S.D.Khan and Mr. Ashok Jambekar. The Chairman�s observations in this context were that technological support and library professional service motto will be helping the implementation of digital library service in India. The post lunch technical session chaired by Dr. Shivalingaiah, Reader, DLIS, Mangalore University, Mangalore and Mr. Malikarjune Angadi, TISS Mumbai, acted as the Rapporrteur. Five papers on different aspects of �Computer and network based information services�. The paper on � Information navigator future professionals beyond the beginning� by Mr. P.V.Rajkumar, Anna University, Chennai, has explained the role of library professionals and of the service perspective in the digital library environment. Another paper on � Web enabled in house library and information services: A case study of SIT Library� by Dr. A.Y.Asundi, Retired Professor, Bangalore University Bangalore and Mr. K.M. Rudresh Librarian, SIT Tumkur, has explained the case study of SIT library. It also depict, how library of an engineering college has plans to provide web-enabled in house services to its clientele and how the institutes computer and communication infrastructure can be utilized by the library and benefit to its users with help of in-house and external resources on the Internet. Dr. D.S.Thakur, Documentation Officer, NIEPA � New Delhi, presented a paper on � Value of information and online information resources�. He has explained how electronic era has posed some exciting challenges and opportunities to explore the ways of electronic publishing online resources and difficulties faced by the users. The paper on � Digital libraries for e-governance: A proposition for a developing country like India� by Mr. Rajanish Dass and Mr. Arindam Mukherjee highlighted, how various researcher have studied e-governance concepts and how it has been influencing the social environment, how social movement had itself become the cardinal force in the framing and how the concept of digital libraries may be used for e-governance especially in India. He has clarified the queries raised by Dr. P.R.Goswami, Director, NASSDOC, New Delhi. The third technical session was chaired by Mr. C.Ramaswamy, Former Divisional Manager ( Information Service), Tata steel, Jamshedpur and Mr. Anil Kumar Librarian. NIRMA, Ahmedabad, acted as the Rapporrteur. Mr. N.B.Chaudhury, former Librarian, REC, Rourkela and Ms. Partiva Acharya, Librarian RIMS, Rourkela presented a paper on �Knowledge management� They have enumerated the concept and role of library in Knowledge Management. Another paper also on � Knowledge Management� presented by joint authors Mr. A Anja Reddy and Ms. K Sunitah Deve, KITS, Ramtek describes various factors and process involved in the knowledge management system. Mr. Chandra K Swain, Librarian REM, Bhubaneswar and Dr. Sunil K Satepathy Librarian DBC Bhatei, Joint authors presented a paper on � Cooperation, Consortia, coordination: Key considerations in management college library automation�, explained the action plan to establish cooperation, consortia and coordination among the management college libraries to facilitate automation programme. Joints authors Ms. Shoba Kulkarni, Mr. M.N.Jadav, IIT and TISS, Mumbai respectively have written a paper on � Knowledge Management: New challenge for academic library managers� highlighting the knowledge management system in Scientific and social science libraries and role of library in managing the knowledge repository generated by the diverge group of users in academic environment. A paper on �Resource sharing and cooperative acquisition of electronic information resources through consortia: A case of IIM libraries� written by Mr. Chikkamallaiah, Ms. Neela and Ms. Usha, IIM Bangalore discusses the collective experience of IIM libraries in organizing and implementing the deals of resource sharing and cooperative acquisition of e-journals and databases for the benefit of providing better, faster and cheaper services. On behalf of author Mr. Shaji P John EBSCO publishing has clarified the queries raised by Dr. Sangayya S Sirurmath, Librarian, XLRI Jamshedpur. The chairman�s of the session concluded with remarks of five papers. On second day of the convention Mr. N.V.Sathyanarayana, CMD Informatics (I) Ltd. Bangalore, delivered a lecture on �Access tools and consortia imperatives of digital library initiatives� he expressed the practicality and market trends of different databases and how libraries can be able to access on consortia bases for implementation of digital libraries initiatives in India. The fourth technical session was chaired by Mr. C.V.Hiremath Librarian, UTI Mumbai and Mr. M.G.Sreekumar, Librarian, IIMK, Calicut has acted as Rapporteur. Paper on � Manpower development in IT environment� was presented by Ms. Prative Acharya. She has highlighted manpower development, human resources development, skill requirement etc., in the IT environment. Dr. Sangayya S Sirurmath Librarian, XLRI Jamshedpur has presented a paper on �Digital Libraries: An overview of social, economic and legal issues�, he expressed on overall idea of the social, economic and legal issues connected with digital libraries. Digital libraries development and utility are not only influenced by technology but they have to consider other factors viz., library professionals, researchers, government, and that users themselves have a major role to play in the fulfillment of the dream of providing distributed global digital libraries. Author has clarified queries raised by Ms. Swati Bhattacharyya and Mr. M.G. Srikumar. Mr. Jagannathan, Mr. Diwakar Loshali, Mr. Nakul Kumar Gupta, Nilesh Kumar and Mr. J Prem, Students of XLRI presented a paper on � Library in the digital era: A case for building a learning organization� They pointed out that, create a learning environment by making the library a repository of knowledge, so that it can be a center that provides the end user with multi utility services. This session was ended with two interesting vendor presentations by ProQuest database by Mr. Kelvin Low, Area Manger, S.E.Asia, Malaysia and Informatics (India) Pvt. Ltd. Bangalore. The chairman�s expressed his observations and remarks of the session. The last technical session was chaired by Dr. P.R.Goswami, Director, NASSDOC and Mr. G.Bhojaraju, Information Officer, IRMRA, Mumbai acted as Rapporteur. The paper on � Marketing of indigenous databases in the field of S&T: A survey conducted in CSIE Library and information centers of Lucknow� by Ms. Shiva Kanajia, JRF, DLIS, University of Lucknow, discussed about the survey conducted in CSIR library and findings of the marketing concepts found existing and taking place in the national information scenario, and concludes with findings and suggestions. She has clarified the queries raised by Mr. Ashok Jambhekar. Mr. Rajesh Singh, Researcher DIS, Finland and Mr. M.K.Singh IIM Lucknow, presented a paper on � Information marketing in digital environment: Some reflections� paper analyzes the role of information in marketing processes associated with the digital world and implications of digital environment and changing context of marketing communications highlighted. Author clarified the queried raised by Mr. Chikkmalliah and Mr. Balasubramanyam. The paper on � Marketing of information products and services in a knowledge driven society� joint authors Mr. M.G. Srekumar and Mr. M Gangatharan, IIMK, Calicut has described the basis of library marketing and the popular methods and services and have focuses on the WWW, IIMK portal as a case study. The author clarified the queries raised by Mr. Jitendra Sharma, Mr. Anil Kumar and Dr. P.R.Goswami. The last paper on the technical session was �Library and information marketing plan: A model approach� by joint authors Mr. C.V.Hiremath. Senior Librarian, UTI Mumbai and Dr. C.R.Karisiddappa, Professor and Chairman, DLIS, Karnataka University, Dharwad, has identified the need and purpose of the marketing plan for information products and services in the changing LIS environment and its users. They have further discussed a model approach to implement the marketing concept effectively and successfully in the area of information marketing in LIS environment. The author clarified the queries raised by Mr. N.V.Sathynarayana, CMD, informatics (I) Pvt. Ltd. The session ended with chairman�s observations and remarks. After the lunch break Ms. Indrani Bhattacharyya, Manager, British Council Library, Kolkata delivered the lecture on �Information Marketing�. She expressed the BCL strategic plans and services offered to the public. Two days presentations in the technical sessions ended with a cultural programme performed by XLRI students. The third day of the convention started with penal discussion on � Consortium of Management Libraries�. The session chaired by Ms. Swati Bharracharyya. Librarian, was IIMK Kolkata, and Panelists were Ms. Indarni Bharracharyya, Mr. Ashok Jambhekar, Mr. Chikkamallaiah, Dr. P.R.Goswami and Mr. Anil Kumar. The chairman�s observation in this context were that, library consortium is a collective activity of any group of libraries towards a common goal. It has to be actively encouraged by publishers, government policies, library authorities, Professionals, and users. IT also plays an important role in setting standards for usage measurement and other related activities in the field of digital services. The Chief Guest of the valedictory session Fr. T.A.Mathias. S.J, Former Director of XLRI gave the certificates to the delegates and best paper-cum-presentation award to the authors. While delivering the valedictory address, Fr. T. A. Mathis S.J., described the importance of Library and its service in the academic environment and rapid changes of reading habits. He highlighted the role of information, channels and technology in the present scenario. The session, which was chaired, by Mr. Ashok Jambhkar President of MANLIBNET, mentioned the �Future plans and strategy of the Management Libraries Network and role of professionals in the management education in India and positive mind set for the active networking among the professionals and their respective institution libraries. On behalf of MANLIBNET and delegates, he highly appreciated XLRI and its authorities for active support and facilities for the grand success of the fifth MANLIBNET National Convention. Finally, the convention ended with hearty vote of thanks by Dr Sangayya S Sirurmath, Librarian and Organizing Secretary of the Convention. --------------------------------- __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Rent DVDs Online - Over 14,500 titles. No Late Fees & Free Shipping. 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Announcing INFLIBNET's PLANNER-2003 at Shillong
by JK Vijayakumar 06 May '03

06 May '03

PLANNER- 2003 (Promotion of Library Automation and Networking in North Eastern Region)- A Convention Theme: Automation of Libraries in North East Region: Trends, Issues and Challenges November 6-7, 2003 Organised by INFLIBNET Centre An IUC of University Grants Commission Ahmedabad - 380009 in Colloboration with North Eastern Hill University Shillong, Meghalaya - 793 014 ------------------------------------------------ PLANNER stands for Promotion of Library Automation and Networking in North Eastern Region (PLANNER). INFLIBNET has made an attempt to organize this event in collaboration with universities and other academic institutions located in North East.. This Convention will provide a unique forum to the library professionals, information providers and users involved in automation and networking of libraries to come together and interact on the subjects of mutual interest in the region. First PLANNER is being organized for the professionals in the North Eastern region at North Eastern Hill University, Shillong, Meghalaya during November 6-7, 2003. In future, this special event would regularly be held at other parts of the North Eastern universities/institutions on rotational basis OBJECTIVES OF PLANNER The aim of the conference is to discuss emerging trends in the field of libraries with special focus on North Eastern Region. PARTICIPATION This Convention provides a unique opportunity to the following delegates. v Academicians and researchers looking for information access facilities to enhance academic pursuits in North Eastern Region v Librarians of University, Colleges and R & D institutions and their professional colleagues in North Eastern Region v Faculty members from library and information science departments in North Eastern Region v Information Scientists and professionals engaged in library automation and networking in North Eastern Region v Professionals working in R & D libraries in North Eastern Region v Information providers, consultants and user in North Eastern Region v Professionals from other academic institutions in North Eastern Region v Computer professionals in North Eastern Region "Professionals from other parts of the country can also participate." VENUE The convention will be held at North Eastern Hill University, Mayurbhang Complex, Shillong, Meghalaya THEME OF THE CONVENTION In changing scenario of Indian Libraries, INFLIBNET has played major role in bringing IT culture and establishing infrastructure in Indian Universities. In spite of major initiatives of INFLIBNET, libraries encounter manifold problems and uneven developments, but major problem is the emergence of new technologies. E-resources, digital libraries, search engines, Library Consortia, Standards and formats are some important issues, which need discussion. Keeping all the above issues in mind, the Programme Committee has selected the theme of the convention The main theme of the PLANNER � 2003 is "Automation of Libraries in North East Region: Trends Issues and Challenges". The sub-themes and the topics to be covered under each sub-themes are given below. Sub Themes : 1. IT based Activities 2. Emergency of Consortia 1. IT based Activities The Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have brought revolutionary changes in handling delivering and storage of information. The transition of traditional library collections to digital or virtual collections presented the librarian with new opportunities and challenges. The internet, especially WWW has given the librarian a new dynamic role to play in the society and serve the new information based in better ways than every before, Because of the powerful features of web i.e. distributed, heterogeneous, collaborative, multimedia, Standards and Protocols, architecture, world wide web has revolutionized the way people access information and has opened up new possibilities in areas such as digital libraries, Virtual libraries, efficient information retrieval and dissemination. Topic under this sub-theme are:- v Library automation v Database Development v Standards and Protocol v Search Engines v Electronic Document Delivery v Digital library 2. Emergency of Consortia The recent development of library consortia can be considered a major step towards library cooperation. Impact of electronic resources on collection development; new developments in e-journal licensing, various pricing models of consortia, the roles of librarians, and library consortia has brought revolutionary changes in the field of Library and information science. It is important to notice the initiative of INFLIBNET at national level for subscription of e-journals for entire academic community which will provide better, easier and faster access to number of electronic journals to the end uses. In order to obtain the benefits of electronic journals, INFLIBNET has taken up number of initiatives at national level. It is appropriate to discuss following topics under consortia. v UGC-INFONET v Library Consortia v Electronic Publishing v E-Journal Subscription v Copy right and IPR INFLIBNET Centre: Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET) Centre 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 resources 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 (SOUL) human resources 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 major activities of the INFLIBNET Center. Very soon center is going to play major role in E-learning. A number of modules are under development on different subject, 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 INFONET 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. To create awareness about library automation and spread IT culture among library professionals, INFLIBNET has started organizing INFLIBNET Regional Training Programme on Library Automation (IRTPLA) in different regions of the country. Recently INFLIBNET has initiated subscription of the E-Journals for academic libraries in India. INFLIBNET has played major role in library automation. SOUL designed and developed by INFLIBNET, which is cost affective and user friendly software has been installed in 170 universities/institutions. NORTN EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY North Eastern Hill University was set up by an Act of Parliament and notified on 19th July 1973. The objectives of the university as laid down in the Act are �To disseminate and advance knowledge by providing instructional and research facilities in such branches of learning as it may deem fit; to pay special attention to the improvement of the social and economic conditions and welfare of the people of the hill areas of the Northeastern region, and in particular, their intellectual, academic and culture advancement� Presently University has 6 schools headed by Dean of the School.. These schools are school of Economics, Management and Information Science, School of Human and Environmental studies, School of Humanities and Education, School of Life Sciences, School of Physical Sciences, and school of Social sciences. There are total of total of 22 departments working under these schools NEHU library has rich collection and caters to the needs of the academic community of the University. Presently total collection of the library is 2,16,095 of bibliographic records. Library Catalogue is accessible through OPAC to the users. There are many special collection in the library and one of the most important is on �North Eastern Books�. NEHU is actively participating INFLIBNET Programme. SUBMISSION OF PAPERS We solicit your submissions of papers in any areas of the theme and the sub themes, which explore issues in effectively and efficiently informing users through information technology. Papers based on research, practical experience and survey will only be accepted for presentation and inclusion in the pre-convention volume. Full papers, on different themes, as per the standard formats should reach the Editors directly on or before 30th September 2003. Papers should not exceed 10 single spaced pages (Use A4 Format, Times 12 Pt font, Margins: Left � 3 cm, others � 2 cm ). The cover page must contain: a resume of about 150 words 3-5 keywords, names and affiliation of author(s) author�s e-mail, phone, fax, postal address along with passport size photograph. Full papers should be submitted in MS word by email or on Floppy to the editors. All accepted abstracts would be published in the conference proceedings. Paper on IT based activities should be sent to the following editor Dr. Narendra Lahkar Department of Library & Information Science 100, GU Campus, Gauhati University, Guwahati � 781 014 (India) Phone : (0361) 2571954 ( O) 2571257 ( R) Mobile: (98640) 53349 e-mail: n_lahkar(a)yahoo.com Paper on consortia should be sent to the following editor Prof. Mrs.) Veena Saraf Head, Deptt. of Library Science NEHU, Shillong � 793 014 (Meghalaya) Phone : 091 �0364 � (O)231617 (R) 550932 E-mail : Ibscnehu(a)sancharnet.in or Veena57(a)hotmail.com REGISTRATION FEE : The Delegate registration fee is Rs 500/- The delegates will be provided with convention kit, Proceedings volume, lunch and tea (On two convention days only) TA/DA and accommodation charges will have to be borne by sponsoring organization/participants. Please send your completed registration form along with the registration fee through Demand Draft drawn in favour of Organising Secretary, PLANNER � 2003, payable at Shillong to Mrs. I MaJaw, Organising Secretary PLANNER � 2003 not later than September 30, 2003. DD should be drawn on nationalized banks only. Please note that delegate registration fee of Rs 500/- for the PLANNER, does not include accommodation fee. Students and retired library professional can register by paying Rs 200/- Only. TUTORIALS INFLIBNET will be organizing two tutorials on 6th November 2003 on following topic. Tutorial fee is Rs 100/- per delegates. 1. Building up of Digital Libraries 2. How to set up LAN in Libraries Experts in respective fields will conduct these tutorials. The focus will be on practical aspects and problem solving. Each tutorial will be of three hour duration. Both the tutorials will be held in parallel, from 9.30 � 12.30 hrs. The charges per tutorial is Rs. 100/- and is to be paid in advance by DD to the �Organising Secretary, PLANNER � 2003� payable at Shillong on or before September 30, 2003. The fee covers tutorial materials and tea. CONVENTION DATES The PLANNER-2003 is spread over two days from November 6-7, 2003. The inaugural session will be held on November 6, 2003 in the forenoon. The tutorial and technical sessions will be held on immediately after inauguration. ACCOMMODATION Please note that accommodation has to be booked in advance by making payment. Arrangements are being made to accommodate the delegates in Guest Houses / Hostels furnished with adequate amenities. Delegates who need accommodation may send Rs. 300/- as accommodation booking fee along with the registration fee. For any accompanying person, additional fee of Rs. 300/- per person may be sent. Delegates may indicate request for accommodation in the registration form. This will be done on first come first served basis. Person desirous of staying only in Hotel may kindly contact Organising Secretary for rates and availability. Mrs. I Majaw Organising Secretary, PLANNER � 2003 University Library North Eastern Hill University Mayurbhanj Complex, Shillong � 793 014(Meghalaya) Phone : 091- 0364 � 2231682(Off..); 2547985 (Res.) nehulibr(a)sancharnet.in All queries may be sent to : Mr. Prem Chand Chief Coordinator, PLANNER � 2003 Scientist � C, INFLIBNET Center (An IUC of UGC) P.B.NO 4116, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad � 380009 Phone 091-079 - 6305971, 6304695 (Off.); 7548670(Res.) Fax : 091-079 - 6300990, 6307816 E-mail : premchand(a)inflibnet.ac.in Programme Committee: Chairman: Dr. T A V Murthy, Director, INFLIBNET Centre, Ahmedabad ( Gujarat) Convenor: Sh. K. Prakash, INFLIBNET Centre, Ahmedabad ( Gujarat) Members: 1.Sh. M. Maltesh, Asstt. Librarain, Arunachal Pradesh University, (Arunachal Pradesh) 2.Sh. Umesh Gohel, INFLIBNET Centre, Technical Advisor, (Gujarat) 3.Mrs. Lucy Bendang Nagaland University, Kohima, (Nagaland) 4.Mrs. Sumana Chakravarty , Information Scientist, Tezpur Univerisity, Tezpur, (Assam) 5.Sh. Joteen Singh Information Scientist, Manipur University, (Manipur) 6.Miss Lalremsiami, Mizoram University, Aizwal, (Mizoram) 7.Ms. Jacklin, Lecturer, NEHU, Shillong (Meghalaya) 8.Sh. Firstborn Sumer, Information Scientist,NEHU, Shillong (Meghalaya) 9.Sh. Themsu Imchen, Assistant Librarian, Lumami Campus (Nagaland) 10.Sh. U.K. Gogoi, Deputy Librarian, Dibrugarh University (Assam) 11.Sh. Jayanta Bhattacharjee, Information Scientist, Assam University, Silchar (Assam) 12.Dr. H S Chatkraborty, Deputy Librariabn, Tripura University. ( Tripura) GOVERNING COMMITTEE:- Chief Patrons : Prof. Arun Nigavekar, Chairman, University Grants Commission, New Delhi Patrons : 1.Sh. Mihsalan Suchiang, Ministry of Higher and Technical Education, Government of Meghalaya 2.Prof. Mrinal Miri, Vice chancellor, NEHU, Shillong ( Meghalaya) 3.Dr. S Ramani, Chairman, Governing Board, INFLIBNET 4.Sh. T.L. Thanga, Secretary (IAS) NEC, Shillong (Meghalaya ) 5.Prof. T Mibang, Vice Chancellor, Arunchal Pradesh University (Arunachal Pradesh) 6.Prof. P Bhattacharya, Vice Chancellor, Tejpur University (Assam) 7.Dr. K Pathak, Vice Chancellor, Dibrugarh University (Assam) 8.Prof. S C Saha, Vice Chancellor, Assam University, Silchar (Assam) 9.Dr. G N Talukdar, Vice Chancellor, Gauhati University, Guwahati (Assam) 10.Dr. K. Bijoy Singh, Vice Chancellor, Manipur University, Imphal (Manipur) 11.Dr. Dalip Kumar Basu, Vice Chancellor, Tripura University, Agrtala (Tripura ) 12.Dr. A K . Sharma, Vice Chancellor, Mizoram University, Aizwal (Mizoram) 13.Prof. G D Sharma,Vice Chancellor, Nagaland University, Kohima (Nagaland) PLANNER � 2003 PROGRAMME SCHEDULE November 6-7, 2003 November 6, 2003 � Thursday 0800 1100 hrs. : Registration 0930 12.00 hrs : Tutorials (Parallel Session) 1205 1230 hrs : Inaugural Session 123 0 1330 hrs : Lunch 1345 1530 hrs : Technical Session 1530 1545 hrs : Tea 1545 1700 hrs : Technical Session 1715 1815 hrs : Cultural Section 1830 1930 hrs : Dinner November 7, 2003 0900 1100 hrs : Technical Session 1100 1115 hrs : Tea 1115 1300 hrs : Technical Session 1300 1400 hrs : Lunch 1400 1530 hrs : Technical Session 1530 1545 hrs : Tea 1545 1645 hrs : Panel Discussion 1645 1730 hrs : Valedictory / Concluding Session Note : If necessary, the technical sessions will be held in Parallel. The Schedule is tentative and is subject to Change. ---------------------------------------- __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! 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REMINDER - CALL FOR BEST STUDENT PAPER (fwd)
by Shyam Prasad pujar 06 May '03

06 May '03

Subject: REMINDER - CALL FOR BEST STUDENT PAPER K. G. Saur Verlag Munich, Germany Announces the 2003 annual award for Best LIBRI Student Paper Since 1950, through 53 volumes, LIBRI International Journal of Libraries and Information Services has been a leader among scholarly journals in the international library world. As part of its strategy to remain one of the premier library journals, LIBRI is issuing a call for "Best Student Paper of 2003." This competition supports LIBRI's goal of publishing the best articles from the next generation of library and information science professionals. We are proud once again to recognize the very best article with this special award. Students at all levels* are invited to submit articles with clarity and authority. For 2003, there is no stated theme. Research papers should address one of the significant issues facing today's librarians and information professionals. Case studies, best practices, and pure research papers are all welcome. Length: approx. 5000 words Language: English Deadline: May 31, 2003 The best paper will be selected by a panel consisting of the members of the Editorial Board, the Advisory Board, and other international experts. The paper will be judged on the basis of * originality of thought and observation * depth of research and scholarship * topicality of problems addressed * the international readership of the journal The article will be published in the 2003:3 issue. The author of the winning article will be honoured with an award of 500.00 USD and with a complementary subscription to LIBRI for 2003. If the quality of competition warrants, some papers may be designated as honourable mention and the authors will receive complementary subscriptions to Libri for 2004. Manuscripts should be sent to the LIBRI Editorial Office, Statsbiblioteket, Universitetsparken, DK 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark. Electronic submissions are encouraged and may be submitted to libri(a)statsbiblioteket.dk. Authors instructions are available at the Libri site at http://www.librijournal.org/authorinst.html. * Exception: Senior information scholars returning to school for additional degrees outside the field of library and information science are not eligible for this award.

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Indian Sources - Help Sought
by Mailing List Manager 05 May '03

05 May '03

Date: Sat, 3 May 2003 10:53:19 +0530 (IST) From: Library <library(a)rri.res.in> Dear Friends, Can anyone help? You can write directly to David Byrne. Thanks, Girija Srinivasan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Raman Research Institute Library, Tel: +91 80 361 0122 C V Raman Avenue, Sadashivanagar, Fax: +91 80 361 0492 Bangalore 560 080, India. Email: library(a)rri.res.in ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 16:11:15 +0100 From: david.f.byrne(a)bt.com To: bchu(a)physics.utoronto.ca, slapam-l(a)lists.yale.edu, pam-apf(a)anu.edu.au Subject: [Pam-apf] Indian Sources - Help Sought I am trying to get hold of copies of certain pieces of Indian legislation. Are there any members of the list with contacts that may assist - I have tried a few contacts in India but with no success. David Byrne Head of Information BT Group Legal T+44 20 7356 5533 * +44 20 7356 5605 *david.f.byrne(a)bt.com *PP A6M, BT Centre, 81 Newgate Street, London, EC1A 7AJ

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trying to locate the following books
by Mailing List Manager 05 May '03

05 May '03

Date: Sun, 5 May 2002 09:08:23 +0530 From: prafulla(a)nisc.co.in Dear Sir/Madam: I am trying to locate the following books: DDC: a practical guide, by Lois Mai Chan. 2nd ed. Learn DDC (Ed 21), by Mary MOrtimer DDC 21st ed: A Study Manual and Number Building Guide, by Mona L Scott. I shall appreciate it very much if you could kindly let me know about their availability (library/personal collection/book shop) in India. Also, I would like to know about any other foreign titles dealing with DDC 20 and later editions. Many thanks for your help. Thank you Sincerely T.V. Prafulla Chandra -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------- NISC Export Services Pvt. Ltd. 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

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Request for Journal subscription Lists
by Mailing List Manager 05 May '03

05 May '03

Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 17:16:57 +0530 From: VYASAMOORTHY /IKP/HYD <Vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com Dear Friend: This is a request to all members of the Lis-Forum: In our work document delivery work, we need efficient tools to find out who is procuring what. Our own Union List of serials in seventeen member libraries of IKP Knowledge Network is available in our website. You might have heard about JCCC@VIC , a consortium to improve the utilization of periodicals collection -- set up by VIC in collaboration with Informatics India. We do use INSDOC's NUCCSI heavily. Union lists of IISC & IITs, some CSIR units etc are available To augment our collection of such Journal Holdings Lists, Could you kindly send me (at: vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com) a soft copy of YOUR LIBRARY's current periodicals subscrition list? We do not mind any file format - be it Excel, access, dbf, word file. If you happen to have consolidated holdings catalogs in print form kindly mail them to us. If you know of other India Union Catalogs on the net please let us know. Redundancy of information is no problem. Thanks Dr.P.Vyasamoorthy, Advisor, Virtual Information Centre, ICICI Knowledge Park, Turkapalli Village, Shameerpet Mandal, RR District, Hyderabad 500078 (Website: www.vic-ikp.info ) Ph: 2348 0053; Fax: 2348 0007; Ph. Res: 2784 6631 ===============

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InfoWatch - April 2003
by M.R Lalitha 02 May '03

02 May '03

Dear LIS-Forum member, The April 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) April 2003 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In This Issue: 1. Biomolecular Interaction Network Database - BIND 2. Classic Computer Magazine Archive 3. Ethics of Genetics - Community Action Guide 4. FAO-BioDeC - The State-of-the-art of Crop Biotechnology in Developing Countries 5. Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Data Center 6. Global Village - Institute for Appropriate Technology 7. Guide to Available Mathematical Software - GAMS 8. International Global Atmospheric Chemistry 9. ISIHighlyCited.com 10. LEVEL5 Knowledge Base on Extragalactic Astronomy & Cosmology 11. Nanotechnology Gallery at NASA Ames Center for Nanotechnology 12. Network Cabling Help 13. NIST/SEMATECH e-Handbook of Statistical Methods 14. Revolutionising Science and Engineering through Cyber-infrastructure 15. ScienceNOW from California Academy of Sciences 16. separationsNOW.com 17. Spectra Online [A free database for chemists] 18. Virus World [Images of human, animal and plant viruses] 19. WebStripper Free [For quickly downloads web sites] 20. WebWord.com [Internet Usability 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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A Useful Link
by Mailing List Manager 01 May '03

01 May '03

Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 15:41:25 +0100 (BST) From: "[iso-8859-1] Saiful Amin" <saifulamin(a)yahoo.com> Hi all, The Berkley Electronic Press (http://www.bepress.com/) publishes a number of peer-reviewed journals on different topics. It also has working papers in different subjects in electronic form as well as some monographs. It also licenses it's scholarly publication services to universities and academic institutions. I hope you'll find this link useful. Regards, Saiful Amin Learning Resource Centre Indian School of Business Gachibowli Hyderabad - 500 019 Ph. +91-40-23187999 http://purl.org/net/saiful

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Fulbright Fellowships for 2004-2005
by Sreekumar 01 May '03

01 May '03

Dear Colleagues: The Fulbright Fellowships for the academic year 2004-2005 were recently announced. The fellowship information and application forms are available at "www.fulbright-india.org". The deadlines for request for application and the receipt of applications are July 01 and July 15, 2003 respectively. Thanks and with best wishes, 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 =========================================

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REPORT: Little Evidence for Effectiveness of Scientific Reer (fwd)
by Shyam Prasad pujar 01 May '03

01 May '03

Dear Members, It could be of interest to you. Regards, S.M. Pujar Assistant Librarian IGIDR, Mumbai *********************************************************** Little Evidence for Effectiveness of Scientific Peer Review by Caroline White / BMJ 2003;326:241 ( 1 February ) [http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7383/241/a ] DateLine: London Despite its widespread use and costs, little hard evidence exists that peer review improves the quality of published biomedical research, concludes a systematic review from the international Cochrane Collaboration. [ http://bmj.com/cgi/reprint/326/7383/241/a.pdf ] Yet the system, which has been used for at least 200 years, has only recently come under scrutiny, with its assumptions about fairness and objectivity rarely tested, say the review authors. With few exceptions, journal editors�and clinicians�around the world continue to see it as the hallmark of serious scientific endeavour. Published last week, the review is the third in a series from the Cochrane Collaboration Methods Group. .. Only the latter escapes a drubbing, with the reviewers concluding that technical editing does improve the readability, accuracy, and overall quality of published research.The Cochrane reviewers based their findings on 21 studies of the peer review process from an original trawl of only 135. [snip] On the basis of the current evidence, �the practice of peer review is based on faith in its effects, rather than on facts,� state the authors, who call forlarge, government funded research programmes to test the effectiveness of the system and investigate possible alternatives. �As the information revolution gathers pace, an empirically proven method of quality assurance is of paramount importance,� they contend. Professor Tom Jefferson, who led the Cochrane review, suggested that further research might prove that peer review, or an evolved form of it, worked. At the very least, it needed to be more open and accountable. But he said that there had never even been any consensus on its aims and that it would be more appropriate to refer to it as �competitive review.� [snip] REPORT FULL-TEXT AVAILABLE Editorial peer-review for improving the quality of reports of biomedical studies [ http://www.update-software.com/Cochrane/MR000016.pdf ] Jefferson TO, Alderson P, Davidoff F, Wager E This is a reprint of a Cochrane methodology review, prepared and maintained by the Cochrane Collaboration and published in The Cochrane Library 2003, Issue 1

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Re: [LIS-Forum] CD-ROM database production
by Manish Amte 29 Apr '03

29 Apr '03

Dear Sir , You can contact NISC at the following address for all your requirements regarding production of CD-ROM databases. NISC India S1, III Floor , Ballad Estates , St Ann's Road Tarnaka, Hyderabad-500017 Tel : 040-27001517 Web : www.nisc.co.in NISC publishes more 100 databases and is the only international database publishing company having publishing HUB in India. Best regards Manish Amte B17 , 9A Sahyadri Patpar Ganj New Delhi -1110092 -------------------------------------------------------------------- kss(a)informindia.co.in Wed Apr 23 15:12:16 IST 2003 Dear All, Could any one help me with the contact details of companies preferably in Bangalore, involved in offering software solutions for the production of CD-ROM databases from tagged records in ASCII format? Thanks K S Subba Rao Director Informatics India Ltd 337, Karuna Complex Sampige Road Malleshwaram Bangalore - 560 003 India Tel: +91-80-3464878 Fax: +91-80-3464878 kss at informindia.co.in www.informindia.co.in www.j-gate.informindia.co.in On Wed, 16 Apr 2003 Saiful Amin wrote : > >Hi Nivedita, >I've heard that IGNOU is going to start a 6-month or 1-year >course on Library Automation/Digital Libraries for the library >professionals very soon. I'm even told that the course material >is ready for that. >Being in Delhi, you might be better placed to inform us about any >developments in the IGNOU campus! >Regards, >Saiful > Nivedita.Sharma(a)fluor.com wrote:Hi everyone, > >This mail that has come from T.B. Rajashekar has really made me >think about raising this query - Do we really have some good >quality advance courses for working library science professionals >as well(other than offered by NISCAIR). This course that NCSI is >offering is about one and half year duration(Information and >Knowledge Management) and needs full time devotion on learner's >part. The contents of the course are quiet good and relevant for >working persons like me. I find that even after working for 10+ >years, I am interested to go for this training. The only barrier >is that I am full time working and settled in Delhi. > >It is a general feeling amongst library professionals that after >doing Masters in LIS only you are left with M.Phil or Phd to >upgrade your knowledge or qualification, and going for such >higher education is not that easy for everyone. The point behind >writing all this is that we should think about organizing such >good courses thru distance education program for working >professionals also. > >If any one in the field has some information about such program >that are already available, Pl let me know. If bodies like >NISSAT/NISCAIR/NCSI start doing some positive move in this >direction, I strongly believe that it is really going to help >professional like me who constantly on the look for something new >to learn, implement and create/add value to work. > >Nivedita Sharma >Sr. Technical Librarian >Knowledge Center >Fluor Daniel India Pvt. Ltd. >Gurgaon >Haryana > > >Information Consultant >Learning Resource Centre >Indian School of Business >Gachibowli >Hyderabad - 500 019 >Ph. +91-40-23187999 >http://purl.org/net/saiful > >Catch all the cricket action. Download Yahoo! Score tracker >_______________________________________________ >LIS-Forum mailing list >LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum

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Services from and collaboration with the Kesavan Inst. of Information and Knowledge Management (KIIKM) (fwd)
by Shyam Prasad pujar 29 Apr '03

29 Apr '03

> From: "Jai Haravu" <jharavu(a)hotmail.com> > Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2003 17:57:42 +0530 > Subject: [nmlis] Services from and collaboration with the > Kesavan Inst. of Information and Knowledge Management > (KIIKM) > > Dear Friends > > As mentioned in the first email that was sent announcing the formation > of KIIKM, we envisage some services and the possibility for > collaboration with a number of academic and other institutions. These > will be need based and in many cases articulated by institutions > themselves. KIIKM welcomes suggestions. > > However, even as of date the KIIKM can provide the following services > and offers some ideas for collaboration.: > > 1. KIIKM has developed a good set of modules for a P G course on > library automation with considerable emphasis on hands-on training. > The course is well suited to M L I Sc programmes and is of three weeks > duration. The course expects that the students will do a number of > assignments. KIIKM would be happy to come and deliver the course to M > L I Sc students in interested library schools. The course expects good > computer and networking infrastructure in the library and information > science schools where the course is expected to be delivered. > > 2. Similarly, a course (one week) on Knowledge Management also > suitable for M L I Sc is also possible to be delivered to students of > M L.I Sc students in interested library schools. > > 3. KIIKM will be happy to make available its new web-based library > automation software called NewGenLib to the Library and Information > Science Departments of Indian universities and/or college libraries on > a free trial for 3 months in which period the library school or > university library/college library can use it for its training > activity and/or the university or college library can see how it works > and also how it is possible to network different libraries. Interested > library schools/university libraries please ask for a brochure on > NewGenLib. Send an email to haravu(a)newgenlib.com for a free copy of > the brochure or if you wish to see the brochure as a PDF file online > go to the web site http://www.kiikm org/ > > 4. Professionals can contribute to the e-mail newsletter on issues > that they consider to be important. The newsletter and modalities of > how people can contribute to it will be established soon. Invited > presentations will also be part of the newsletter. > > 5. KIIKM will also provide a forum for professionals to write books on > identified topics. They can also suggest topics on which books should > be written, i.e., those that are needed in teaching programmes and > where there is a gap in the availability of good books at affordable > prices today. KIIKM proposes to invite senior and experienced > professionals to share their knowledge via specially commissioned > writings. > > 6. KIIKM has plans to develop e-learning modules for delivery over the > Internet and/or stand-alone use. KIIKM welcomes suggestions and > collaboration for the development of e-learning modules. An > experimental module has been developed for the B R Ambedkar Open > University in Hyderabad. > > > Haravu > L J Haravu > 69 Krishnapuri Colony > West Marredpally > Secunderabad 500026 > Tel: (91)-40-27803947

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MetaMap Project
by Mailing List Manager 28 Apr '03

28 Apr '03

Dear All, There is some detail about MetaMap Project. With the exponential development of the World Wide Web, there are so many metadata initiatives, so many organisations involved, and so many new standards that it's hard to get our bearings in this new environment. The problem is exacerbated by the fact that the names of most of these new standards are represented by acronyms. The MetaMap exists to help gather in one place information about these metadata initiatives, to try to show relationships among them, and to connect them with the various players involved in their creation and use. The MetaMap is a pedagogical tool in the form of a subway map, the goal of which is to help people understand metadata standards, sets, and initiatives related to information studies. The MetaMap project came about from the idea of representing "metaspace" as a subway map showing metadata standards related to information management. In this, metadata standards, sets, and initiatives (MSSIs) were considered and the theme lists were then organised into graphics representing subway lines. One can see metamap from the following site. http://mapageweb.umontreal.ca/turner/meta/english/index.html The site is a very good reference for metadata standards, sets and initiatives as well as it consists of detailed study about metadata, its origin, features, standards, components, types etc. Aurigene Discovery Technologies Limited, Electronic City, phase II, Hosur Road, Bangalore 562 158 Phone 8521314-16 Ext.- 422 Fax 852 6285 E-mail: madhureshsinghal(a)yahoo.com http://www.aurigene.com/

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Junior consultants
by Francis Jayakanth 28 Apr '03

28 Apr '03

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2003 17:26:43 +0530 From: Pravakar Rath <pkrath_99(a)hotmail.com> To: lis-forum-owner(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Dear Professionals Our faculty is looking for two Junior consultants urgently.Please send your biodata stating all your acdemic achievements. Qualification-MLIS with UGC-NET Stipend-Rs.10,000 per month Send your biodata if iterested within one weeks time to Prof.S.B.Ghosh,(sbghosh(a)hotmail.com) with a copy to Dr P.K.Rath(pkrath_99(a)hotmail.com) Faculty of Library and Information Science IGNOU,New Delhi-110068

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Herbert Van de Sompel Receives Kilgour Award for Res. in Library & IT
by Mailing List Manager 26 Apr '03

26 Apr '03

Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 10:13:44 +0530 IT From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> 2003 LITA Frederick G. Kilgour Award winner announced Dr. Herbert Van de Sompel of the Los Alamos National Laboratories is the winner of the Frederick G. Kilgour Award for Research in Library and Information Technology for 2003. OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc., and the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), a division of the American Library Association, sponsor the award. The award was established to honor the achievements of Frederick G. Kilgour, the founder of OCLC and a seminal figure in library automation. The award is given to a person who has amassed a significant body of "real world" research in the field of library and information technology that has had an impact in the way in which information is published, stored, retrieved, disseminated or managed. It consists of $2,000, an expense-paid trip to the ALA Annual Conference, and a citation of merit. "The Kilgour Award Committee was delighted to acknowledge the significant work of Dr. Van de Sompel, whose research has contributed significantly to not one, but two major current developments in our field: linking technologies and metadata harvesting." said Larry Woods, chair of the award committee. Based on the research for his PhD, Herbert and his colleague Patrick Hochstenbach created SFX, a system that uses information passed from one information system to create locally appropriate related web links to other systems. The SFX system now is in use in hundreds of libraries worldwide. Parallel products have been or are now being developed by various companies, universities, and other players in the library information technology environment, all based on the insights and architecture developed for SFX. A key element of the SFX linking architecture is the OpenURL, a method for passing bibliographic information from one information system to another encoded in a URL. The OpenURL is now being standardized by NISO (an effort in which Herbert is heavily involved), and shows promise of becoming a key tool in the interoperation of distributed digital library systems. As a matter of fact, it has the potential to change the nature of links on the Web in general. With Carl Lagoze, Herbert led an international effort to devise a protocol by which systems holding descriptive metadata could make that metadata available for "harvesting" and re-use by other information systems. Originally developed to support the building of union catalogs of metadata derived from distributed e-print archives, the protocol has been generalized through work in the larger digital library world as the Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting. Dr. Van de Sompel received a Masters degree in Mathematics in 1979, and a Masters degree in Computer Science in 1981 and a Ph.D. in Communication Science in 2000 all from Ghent University, Belgium. He is now employed at the Research Library of the Los Alamos National Laboratories in New Mexico as Team Leader, Digital Library Research and Prototyping Group. The award will be presented at the LITA President's Program on Monday, June 23, 2003 at the ALA Annual Conference in Toronto.

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Fwd: [nmlis] Announcing the formation of a New Institute to honour late Mr B S Kesavan
by JK Vijayakumar 25 Apr '03

25 Apr '03

--- Jai Haravu <jharavu(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > To: nmlis(a)yahoogroups.com > From: "Jai Haravu" <jharavu(a)hotmail.com> > Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 12:37:12 +0000 > Subject: [nmlis] Announcing the formation of a > New Institute to honour late Mr B S Kesavan --------------------------------- Dear List Members I am happy to announce the formation of a charitable Trust called Kesavan Institute of Information and Knowledge Management. The trust has been formed as an initiative of many former colleagues, friends, admirers, students and relations of late Mr B S Kesavan as a token of our admiration and respect for Mr Kesavan's many achievements as a pioneer institution builder, a warm human being and a mentor to so many of us. The initial funding for the trust has been provided by voluntary contributions by many of Mr Kesavan's colleagues and others. In fact the trust has been working for the last one year on various initiatives. However, we did not formally announce the formation since we were waiting for approval from the Income Tax authorities for tax exemption. We are now told that the exemption will come this month. A web site for the Institute has just been created and the URL is: http://www.kiikm.org/. There is already some content on the site and more will be added in time. I would appreciate hearing from members of this list about the objectives and initiatives of the Trust. The current trustees of the Institute are M/s S Parthasarathy, A K Dasgupta and L J Haravu. Mr T N Rajan, also a long time colleague of Mr Kesavan has taken the role of Settlor of the Trust. The Institute is committed to collaborating with like minded individuals and institutions on activities envisaged in the objectives of the trust and I welcome your comments and suggestions. L J Haravu Trustee, Kesavan Institute of Information and Knowledge Management. ------------------------------- __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo http://search.yahoo.com

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4th ASIST International paper contest announcement
by JK Vijayakumar 25 Apr '03

25 Apr '03

2003 INTERNATIONAL PAPER CONTEST ON International Digital Libraries and Information Science & Technology Advances in Developing Countries --------------------------------- The American Society for Information Science & Technology (ASIST), International Information Issues Special Interest Group, is pleased to announce its fourth competition for papers to be submitted for the 2003 Annual Meeting, Oct. 20-23, 2003, Long Beach, CA. The theme of the paper is: �Humanizing Information Technology - From Ideas to Bits and Back: the developing world perspective.� The paper topic could be at the country or regional level. Papers could discuss issues, policies and case studies on specific aspects of this theme, such as, but not limited to, the following: information management, organization and access; information seeking and use; information retrieval; interactivity; ethical, social, political, legal and economic issues related to the role of information in society, such as privacy, copyright, information policy, as well as the social role of information technologies such as the Internet and the World Wide Web; information production, transfer, and delivery; technologies for computing and networking� There will be six winners. Winners will be selected by a panel of judges, which will include Nadia Caidi, University of Toronto; Nathalie Leroy, United Nations; Michel Menou, City University of London; Margarita Studemeister, United States Institute of Peace, and Hong Xu, University of Pittsburgh. The prize for each winner is a two-year individual membership in ASIST. In the case of multiple authors, the principal author will be awarded the ASIST membership. The first place winner will be awarded a $1,000 travel grant, and Conference registration fee to the ASIST Annual Conference in Long Beach California, October 19-22, 2003. Depending on the availability of additional resources, the SIG/III International Paper Competition Committee will provide some travel funds for a second winner who has not previously been in the United States. Publishing opportunities Submitted papers will be considered for posting on the SIG III web site as pre-publications. In addition they will also be considered for inclusion in the ASIST Bulletin, based on the decision of Editor-in-Chief, Irene Travis, Ph.D. Papers will also be reviewed for inclusion in a special issue of the International Information and Library Review, subject to the usual peer refereeing process. Information for authors Only papers by a principal author who is a citizen of, and resides in a developing country are eligible. Winners in the 2000, 2001 or 2002 contests are not eligible. The papers should be original, unpublished, preferably in English, but submissions in French or Spanish will be accepted. We encourage submissions from librarians, information and network specialists, and educators involved in the creation, representation, maintenance, exchange, discovery, delivery, and use of digital information. ASIST Copyright Policy ASIST will have the non-exclusive right to publish any of the papers submitted on its web site or in print, with ownership and all other rights remaining with the author. Deadline for submission of full papers Authors are invited to submit manuscripts, not to exceed 6000 words, by June 30, 2003. Authors are encouraged to submit papers electronically. For more information or to submit manuscripts, please contact Yunfei Du by e-mail at the following address: ydu(a)lis.admin.unt.edu Please check SIG III website (http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGIII/) for a list of previous winners, sample papers, and success stories of some previous winners! ------------------------------------ JK Vijayakumar INFLIBNET __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo http://search.yahoo.com

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RE: [LIS-Forum] Help required - Catalogue cabinets
by Mailing List Manager 24 Apr '03

24 Apr '03

Dear Rajeev you may try http://library.vigyan.org.in/ Here is Library suppliers Directory. I spent 30 minutes without results. Addresses you need MUST be there, if it is worthwhile calling a Library Supplies Directory. I know that famous brand names in Steel furniture Methodex, Chandan, Godrej besides Mehra & Co of delhi --- all of them supply Library Catalog Cabinets. www.tpyponline.com would give you the needed addresses in Bangalore. Vyasamoorthy

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Celebrate World book Day
by Mailing List Manager 24 Apr '03

24 Apr '03

Let us talk and contribute a little on this "world book and copyright day- April 23", in their own place (home and working place) a.. Teach a concept of personal library to your children b.. Teach your children about preservation of books c.. Ask your children to donate their school text books (if they want -otherwise a personal library) to school library or to a poor student d.. Ask your children to share their feeling of reading their best book with others e.. Teach your children about the copyright f.. Help a rural school to introduce the concept of library ( without investing much money) g.. Let us think of "Every school a Library" particularly rural. With regards Dr.H.S.Siddamallaiah President, Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) phone: 6995035; 6995031 Email sidda(a)nimhans.kar.nic.in www.nimhans.kar.nic.in www.nimhans.kar.nic.in/ila

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CD-ROM database production
by kss 23 Apr '03

23 Apr '03

Dear All, Could any one help me with the contact details of companies preferably in Bangalore, involved in offering software solutions for the production of CD-ROM databases from tagged records in ASCII format? Thanks K S Subba Rao Director Informatics India Ltd 337, Karuna Complex Sampige Road Malleshwaram Bangalore - 560 003 India Tel: +91-80-3464878 Fax: +91-80-3464878 kss(a)informindia.co.in www.informindia.co.in www.j-gate.informindia.co.in

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Help required
by Rajeev K R 23 Apr '03

23 Apr '03

Hi, Few weeks back sombody had posted about using 'Catalogue Cabinets for storing CD-ROMs'. Could you please send me the addresses and phone numbers of 'Catalogue Cabinet' vendors in Bangalore? Also the approximate price, if you have purchased it recently? If there is any other better option to store CD-ROMs in bulk, please let me know the details. With Warm Regards Rajeev K R Library & Information Center Sasken Communication Technologies Limited 139/25, Ring Road, Domlur Bangalore - 560071 India Email: krr(a)sasken.com Tel: + 91 80 5355501 Extn: 2021 Fax: + 91 80 5351133 URL: www.sasken.com ************************************************************************ SASKEN BUSINESS DISCLAIMER This message may contain confidential, proprietary or legally Privileged information. In case you are not the original intended Recipient of the message, you must not, directly or indirectly, use, Disclose, distribute, print, or copy any part of this message and you are requested to delete it and inform the sender. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender unless otherwise stated. Nothing contained in this message shall be construed as an offer or acceptance of any offer by Sasken Communication Technologies Limited ("Sasken") unless sent with that express intent and with due authority of Sasken. Sasken has taken enough precautions to prevent the spread of viruses. However the company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. ***********************************************************************

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Is this the library of the future?(Megan Lane of BBC)
by JK Vijayakumar 22 Apr '03

22 Apr '03

All of you may be interested to read this article came in BBC Online........... -------------------------------------- In an unlovely High Street in east London comes the query "can you tell me the way to the library?" "You mean the Idea Store - turn right at the clock, can't miss it." And indeed you can't - instead of a Victorian-era pile or a squat 60s block, the new library in Bow brings colour and light to a corner of the capital still largely untouched by the forces of gentrification. The foyer of Bow's revamped library On walking through its sliding glass doors, what first meets the eye is not shelves of books or stern librarians but a caf�, complete with espresso machine and banana loaf. Tables dot the spacious foyer and a cheery security guard asks a passing child not to blow up her whoopee cushion inside. He knows her - and others streaming into the building on this sunny spring afternoon - by name. To the right are internet terminals, a space in which Bow residents young and old occupy almost every work station. To the left a "Sight and Sound" stall for DVDs, CDs and videos. But where are the books? It is only once around the corner, en route to the children's play area, that the reader comes across the well-stocked, lime green shelves. One themed display is on holidays within the UK, another is on understanding Islam - a timely choice, and apposite in a borough where just half the population is white. Surge in interest "People have been very positive since we opened last May, as the numbers using it show," says ideas supervisor Zoinul Abidin (a librarian in the old jargon). "In our previous building we'd get between 250 to 300 people a day, here we average about 1,000." Children jump and play - and read While the initial spike in book issues has levelled off somewhat since the opening, both these and course enrolments are up on previous years. This, in a borough which recently had a library use rate of just 28% compared with the national average of 55%. Rabia Puddicombe, who lives in the tower block overlooking the revamped library, says she is now a frequent visitor. "Whenever I'm looking after my granddaughter, I bring her here to play with the other children. And for me it's a lovely place to sit with a cup of tea." Siobhan Bevans, a teaching assistant and mother of three, says her boys now clamour to come to the library. "They like using the internet; and the pupils from my school come here for the afternoon homework club." New image, new users For this is the new direction for the UK's libraries, 150 years young in 2000, an example singled out by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport in its blueprint for the future published last month. It will no doubt be praised again in the Social Market Foundation's lecture on rejuvenating libraries this Wednesday. Books may not be so easy to find The borough of Tower Hamlets plans to open six more idea stores within the next five years, including its flagship building in Whitechapel due to open in 2004. While construction work on this glass-encased emporium of learning has yet to get underway, its arrival will prompt a much-needed facelift for the market stalls which set up daily on the High Street's litter-strewn pavements. But such projects do not come cheap, and the borough - one of the UK's most deprived - is funding its brave leap forward through a combination of national and European grants, proceeds from building sales, and sponsorship from the likes of Sainsbury's and Lloyds. Bethnal Green: Ye Olde Style library What of its old libraries, still used and still loved? While these will no longer be filled with books, buildings such as Bethnal Green's rather lovely - albeit somewhat imposing - public library will remain open for community use. It's just up to the council to decide in what capacity. Meanwhile, the staff here and at other library services around the UK do what they can to attract people. Space once given over to bookshelves has been cleared to make way for extra computer terminals and racks of CDs. As in Bow a mile or so away, folk songs and popular operatic arias vie for space with the soundtracks to Bollywood hits. Yet still, its ornate wood panelling and hushed whispers provide an altogether different experience than slouching on a comfy armchair in the bright and buzzy Bow Idea Store. Almost like stepping back in time... or into a place where reading comes first. ------------------- For full article visit http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/2859845.stm --------------------- JK Vijayakumar INFLIBNET __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo http://search.yahoo.com

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Lecture on LIS Education in India and Germany by Dr. I.K.Ravichandra Rao
by Maureen Gonsalves 22 Apr '03

22 Apr '03

Max Mueller Bhavan Bangalore takes pleasure in inviting you to a lecture on: Library and Information Sciences Education in India and Germany by Dr I.K.Ravichandra Rao Head, Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) & Head, Documentation & Research Training Centre (DRTC), Bangalore Dr Ravichandra Rao was part of a delegation of select Library and Information Science (LIS) professionals from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan that went on a Study Tour to Germany organised by Max Mueller Bhavan, New Delhi. The aim of this tour was to provide first-hand experience of the LIS education system in Germany and to gain insights as to how the practical aspects of LIS training are implemented, and have been incorporated in the teaching methodology. Dr Rao will share his experiences with us and the lecture will be followed by discussion over refreshments. Please join us at 6.00 p.m. on Thursday 24th April, 2003 in the Library Hall, Max Mueller Bhavan 3, Lavelle Road, Bangalore 560 001 Ph: 221 9772/227 5435 Maureen Gonsalves Head of Information Centre & Library Max Mueller Bhavan - Goethe-Institut Inter Nationes No. 3, Lavelle Road Bangalore 560 001 India Tel: 221 9772 Extn: 206 E-mail: library.mmb(a)bangalore.goethe.org Homepage: http://www.goethe.de/bangalore

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Core metalist of open access eprint archives
by Mailing List Manager 21 Apr '03

21 Apr '03

Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 12:43:45 +0530 From: Madhuresh <madhuresh_s(a)aurigene.com> Following is the URL for "Core metalist of open access eprint archives". This page is produced and maintained by Open Citation (OpCit) Project. This is not a list of individual open access archives of full-text research papers, but instead lists and comments on other lists of individual archives. The URL's in the list may point to several other archives. This list and its categorization gives a broad overview of the structure, size and progress of full-text open access eprint archives. The list gives the pointers to various OAI Archives, Institutional Archives, Eprints.org Archives, Gateways, Open Access Journal Archives and Disciplinary Archives. This list is very useful for those information seekers, who want to know the sources for Free Full-Text in their respective subjects. This list is supposed to be a single point source for all Open Access eprint archives and it is being updated regularly. http://opcit.eprints.org/explorearchives.shtml Regards Madhuresh Singhal Aurigene Discovery Technologies Limited, Electronic City, phase II, Hosur Road, Bangalore 562 158 Phone 8521314-16 Ext.- 422 Mobile: 94482 43849 Fax 852 6285 E-mail: madhureshsinghal(a)yahoo.com http://www.aurigene.com/

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Refresher Course in Library and Information Science
by Mailing List Manager 21 Apr '03

21 Apr '03

Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 13:51:17 From: "[iso-8859-1] Prof. N. Laxman Rao." <naglaxman(a)yahoo.com> Dear professional friends, > > The Acdemic Staff College, Andhra University offers > Refresher Course in > Library and Information Science. The programme is > scheduled to be held from > 5th to 25th May 2003. Those who are interested can have > the application > forms from: > > The Director, > Academic Staff College > Andhra University, > Visakhapatnam 530 003. > > As an option, the interested candidates can mail their > postal address to me, > for onward transmission to the Director. > Sincerly, Varalakshmi > > -- > Dr. RSR Varalakshmi > Professor and HOD, > Dept. of Library and Information Science., > Andhra University. > Visakhapatnam. >

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IFLA ALP COURSE FOR INFORMATION PROFESSIONALS IN ASIA-OCEANIA
by JK Vijayakumar 21 Apr '03

21 Apr '03

CURRENT IT APPLICATIONS IN INFORMATION SERVICES: A COURSE FOR INFORMATION PROFESSIONALS IN ASIA-OCEANIA The School of Information Management, Victoria University of Wellington New Zealand Sponsored by the IFLA Advancement of Librarianship Programme This short course is tailored specifically to the needs of information professionals working in developing countries in Asia and Oceania. It provides basic knowledge and skills in the application of information technology to the operation of a modern information service, whether public or private sector, as well as hands-on experience in the development and use of key technologies for the production, storage and dissemination of information in proactive information environments. The course includes classroom instruction, extensive IT lab work, and visits to a wide range of excellent, state-of-the-art libraries and information services in Wellington. There are limited places for a small number of fee-paying students - the cost of study in New Zealand is low in comparison with other developed countries. November-December is spring and early summer in New Zealand, so the climate is relatively mild. Students are provided with single room accommodation in a University hostel in the centre of Wellington, New Zealand's harbourside capital city. Week 1: IT for Information Services Overview: the changing role of information services, 'customer' focus, proactive management Searching: online databases, Web searching, search engines, search strategies Website creation and management: Introduction to software, basics of content management Week 2: Databases and Metadata Basics of database creation Metadata basics, practical applications of metadata DB Textworks IT-assisted thesaurus construction Electronic publishing and writing Week 3: IT for Collection Services Overview: trends in collection management, digital library concepts Development of a digital library Digitisation and preservation Electronic records management Week 4: Using the Web Designing a Website Use of key software: Fireworks, Dreamweaver, etc. Putting a site together Evaluation of Websites Creation of a personal Website --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Approx dates: 4 weeks, Monday 17 Nov - Friday 12 Dec 2003 Approx cost: US$2500 (includes tuition, teaching materials, accommodation and some meals). Airfare extra For further information please contact: Professor G E Gorman School of Information Management Victoria University of Wellington PO Box 600 Wellington 6015 New Zealand email gary.gorman(a)vuw.ac.nz ---------------------------------- J K Vijayakumar INFLIBNET __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo http://search.yahoo.com

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DRTC Colloquium on Information Resource Management
by ramshirish mamidala 19 Apr '03

19 Apr '03

Indian Statistical Institute Documentation Research & Training Center 8th Mile, Mysore Road, Bangalore - 560059 DRTC Colloquium On Issues and Challenges in Management of Information Resources Abstract Information is an important resource in the “Information Society” and its management is very different from traditional Library management. Mostly, it involves management of change, time and electronic sources, along with traditional collection management aspects. This colloquium tends to explore and discuss the various issues and challenges related to various aspects of “Information Resource Management”. Speakers Topics 1. Aparajita Suman : IRM : The Changing Paradigms 2. M. Ramshirish : KM : Domain Specific IRM Technique 3. Vineeta : Resource Sharing & Lib.Networking 4. Banda Shankar : IRM through Consortia 5. Asim Kumar : IT Management: An IRM Tool 6. Prachi Singh : IRM in Digital Environment Venue : DRTC Classroom Date : 23rd April 2003 Time : 2.P.M All are cordially invited Professor & Head DRTC From Aparajita Suman DRTC, ISI, 8th Mile, Mysore Road, R.V.College PO Bangalore- 560 059 _________________________________________________________________ MSN Tabloid. Just the juice. http://server1.msn.co.in/msntabloid/index.asp Come back!

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Request for articles - Urgent
by Mr.Puttabasavaiah <bas＠library.iisc.ernet.in> 17 Apr '03

17 Apr '03

Dear Members, Can any body help in getting copies of the following articles? These are required to one of our senior faculty very urgently. I have trired at Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, National Institute of Virology Pune and IIT Mumbai. But they do not seem to have. Copies may kindly be mailed me. Wih regards, Puttabasavaiah. Articles required: ----------------- 1. American Scientist Volume 36, 1948 p577- 2. Perspectives in Medecine Volume 9, 1966 p482-87 ###################################### Puttabasavaiah Serial Control Unit & Computer Unit In-Charge JRD Tata Memorial Library Indian Institute of Science Bangalore - 560 012 INDIA. Phone: 080 - 3942610 (Off.) 080 - 3942820 (Res.) E-Mail: bas(a)library.iisc.ernet.in http://www.library.iisc.ernet.in #######################################

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Awareness programme on Greenstone Digital Library Software (GSDL) (26th April 2003)
by Shivaram 17 Apr '03

17 Apr '03

Dear All Please find below details of a one-day in-depth workshop on Greenstone Digital Library software, organized on 26th April 2003. We regret for the short notice. Originally planned as a local programme, we decided to make it open in response to requests from several professionals. We hope this effort will be found useful. Regards NCSI-NET Alumni Association ---------------------------------------------------------- NCSI-NET (The Alumni Association of NCSI, IISc) is pleased to announce A one-day in-depth awareness programme on The Greenstone Digital Library Software (GSDL) 26th Saturday 2003 Venue: National Centre for Science Information (NCSI), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. 9.00 AM to 5.30 PM (Registration: 8.30 AM) About GSDL: The Greenstone Digital Library Software (GSDL) is rapidly emerging as a leading software for developing and distributing digital library collections. Greenstone provides a new way of organizing information and publishing it on the Internet or on CD-ROM. It is produced by the New Zealand Digital Library Project at the University of Waikato, and developed and distributed in cooperation with UNESCO and the Human Info NGO. It is freely available, open-source software, issued under the terms of the GNU General Public License. The aim of the software is to empower users, particularly in universities, R&D libraries, and other public service institutions, to build their own digital libraries. About this workshop: The workshop will cover the latest version of GSDL (2.39) and will include extensive practical demonstrations of its various features, including the following: - Overview of GSDL software - Installation and configuration - Collection building and configuration - Search and retrieval - Interface customization and multilingual support - CD-ROM publishing and administration At the end of the workshop you will be in a position to make informed use of GSDL and develop your own digital library collections. Instructors: NCSI staff, having extensive practical experience with GSDL, will conduct the training programme. NCSI has been an early adopter of GSDL in India and has been involved in beta testing of the software and has already conducted a successful national level workshop on this topic during 15.4.2002 to 20.4.2002. See for example: - NISSAT-NCSI Workshop on Developing Digital Libraries using Open Source Software (http://144.16.72.189/opendl/) and - Demo Digital Library Collections Built at NCSI Using Greenstone Digital Library Software (http://144.16.72.189/cgi-bin/library.exe) Workshop fee: Rs. 500/- (Rs. Five hundred only). This will include CD-ROM containing latest version of GSDL (version 2.39) and e-version of the workshop material, working lunch and coffee. Please note that outstation participants have to make their own arrangements for accommodation. Registration: The workshop is limited to 25 participants on a first-cum-first served basis. Intimate your participation by e-mail, latest by 23rd April (Wednesday). This intimation will be taken as your confirmation to participate. Include the following details: Your name, designation, official address, and contact details. You can pay the registration fee at the time of registration on 26th April (Saturday). Please send participation details to one of the following NCSI-NET coordinators: Ms. K. Venkatalakshmi (lakshmivk(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in) Mr. B.S. Shivaram (shivaram(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in)

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Re: [LIS-Forum] IKM Training Course at NCSI, IISc: Advertisement inviting applications
by Nivedita.Sharma＠fluor.com 16 Apr '03

16 Apr '03

Hi everyone, This mail that has come from T.B. Rajashekar has really made me think about raising this query - Do we really have some good quality advance courses for working library science professionals as well(other than offered by NISCAIR). This course that NCSI is offering is about one and half year duration(Information and Knowledge Management) and needs full time devotion on learner's part. The contents of the course are quiet good and relevant for working persons like me. I find that even after working for 10+ years, I am interested to go for this training. The only barrier is that I am full time working and settled in Delhi. It is a general feeling amongst library professionals that after doing Masters in LIS only you are left with M.Phil or Phd to upgrade your knowledge or qualification, and going for such higher education is not that easy for everyone. The point behind writing all this is that we should think about organizing such good courses thru distance education program for working professionals also. If any one in the field has some information about such program that are already available, Pl let me know. If bodies like NISSAT/NISCAIR/NCSI start doing some positive move in this direction, I strongly believe that it is really going to help professional like me who constantly on the look for something new to learn, implement and create/add value to work. Nivedita Sharma Sr. Technical Librarian Knowledge Center Fluor Daniel India Pvt. Ltd. Gurgaon Haryana "Dr. T.B. Rajashekar" <raja(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> To: "Lis-Forum" <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> Sent by: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.ii cc: sc.ernet.in 04/16/03 10:02 AM Subject: [LIS-Forum] IKM Training Course at NCSI, IISc: Advertisement inviting applications ..... NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SCIENCE INFORMATION (NCSI) INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE B A N 0 A L 0 R E- 560012 REQUIRES TRAINEES in the "Information and Knowledge Management (IKM)" training programme of National Centre for Science information (NCSI) Advt. No.R(IB)308-2/2003, No. of positions: 11 [GEN-04, OBC-01, SC-1 ,ST-01, Sponsored Candidates-03, PH-1 (reserved for hearing impaired, if suitable candidates are not available under this category, orthopaedically handicapped persons would be considered) 1. I Class Bachelor's Degree in any subject with Master's Degree in Library/Information Science or Associateship in Documentation/Information Science awarded by DRTC or INSDOC with a minimum of II Class. One or two years of experience in a Library/Information Centre and basic knowledge of computers is desirable. OR I Class B.E. or M.B.B.S. with a minimum of one year experience in information handling. 2. SC/ST candidates with pass class will also be considered. 3. The sponsored candidates should forward their application through proper channel. No stipend will be paid to sponsored candidates. Training is for a period of 18 months w.e.f. 01.08.2003 on a stipend of Rs.5,000/- per month (Fixed). ABOUT THE IKM TRAINING PROGRAMME The programme includes 2 semesters of course work, 2 months of industrial training and 6 months of project work. Visit our website http://www.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/training/ for more details of the course, including course schedule and syllabus. Information and Knowledge Management (IKM) training programme is conducted by NCSI with the support of NISSAT, DSIR, Govt. of India. GENERAL CONDITIONS Those who have completed their qualifying examination and awarded the degree only need apply. The Institute will have no obligation to absorb them on completion of the training. No accommodation will be available on the Institute campus. Candidates who are willing to be considered strictly on the aforesaid condition may send their application in plain paper with details of their (I) Name, (ii) Date of Birth, (iii) Address, (iv) Educational Qualifications (indicating examinations passed, year, percentage and class obtained since SSLC/Matriculation), (v) Caste(SC/ST/OBC/GEN) (vi) Copy of the medical certificate in the prescribed form issued by the Competent Medical Authority for the purpose of employment in the case of PH candidates, together with xerox copies of Marks Card, Certificates to ASSISTANT REGISTRAR, UNIT-lB, INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE, BANGALORE - 560 012 on or before 09.05.2003. Dated 09.04.2003 REGISTRAR _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that any use, review, retransmission, dissemination, distribution, reproduction or any action taken in reliance upon this message is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of the company. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Software upgrade
by mailman＠ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 16 Apr '03

16 Apr '03

Dear LIS-Forum Member: During the last weekend the email based discussion lists management software,Mailman, was being upgraded. Hopefully with the upgraded version of Mailman, we'll be able to check the spams. We are sending this mail just to keep you informed about the upgradation so that if you notice anything unusual pl. let us know by sending a mail to lis-forum-owner(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in If you had experienced any sort of problem during last couple of days while posting messages to lis-forum, it could have been because the software was being upgraded. Please re-post such messages, if any. Please note that LIS-Forum discussion list is now a closed list meaning only members of this list can post messages to it. It has been deliberately made a closed list to block the unsolicited mails. Thanking you for your cooperation, - Moderator

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full-text online electronic medical journals
by mailman＠ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 16 Apr '03

16 Apr '03

from: arun(a)mssrf.res.in Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 12:34 PM http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md/ej.html This is a selected list of free full-text online electronic medical journals, with an emphasis on journals that are included in PubMed Medline and have current issues available. Most of them have no trial period stated by the publisher; some are available on free trial basis. The second column has links to back issues (archives), links to a representative recent issue (with all articles full-text unless noted as selected), and a sample article from the issue. The third column has a link to a PubMed Medline search for citations in the journal. http://www.medbioworld.com/ With 25,000 links, Medbioworld is the largest medical reference site, including all medical journals and medical associations, and similar resources in the biological sciences. Links include 6,000 medical journals in 80 subspecialties, and the home pages of 4,000 medical associations. Other research tools include medical glossaries, disease databases, clinical trials and guidelines, and medical journals offering full-text articles

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Software upgrade
by mailman＠ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 16 Apr '03

16 Apr '03

Dear LIS-Forum Member: During the last weekend the email based discussion lists management software,Mailman, was being upgraded. Hopefully with the upgraded version of Mailman, we'll be able to check the spams. I'm sending this mail just to keep you informed about the upgradation so that if you notice anything unusual pl. let us know by sending a mail to lis-forum-owner(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in If you had experienced any sort of problem during last couple of days while posting messages to lis-forum, it could have been because the software was being upgraded. Please re-post such messages, if any. Please note that LIS-Forum discussion list is now a closed list meaning only members of this list can post messages to it. It has been deliberately made a closed list to block the unsolicited mails. Thanking you for your cooperation, - Moderator

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IKM Training Course at NCSI, IISc: Advertisement inviting applications
by Dr. T.B. Rajashekar 16 Apr '03

16 Apr '03

NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SCIENCE INFORMATION (NCSI) INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE B A N 0 A L 0 R E- 560012 REQUIRES TRAINEES in the "Information and Knowledge Management (IKM)" training programme of National Centre for Science information (NCSI) Advt. No.R(IB)308-2/2003, No. of positions: 11 [GEN-04, OBC-01, SC-1 ,ST-01, Sponsored Candidates-03, PH-1 (reserved for hearing impaired, if suitable candidates are not available under this category, orthopaedically handicapped persons would be considered) 1. I Class Bachelor's Degree in any subject with Master's Degree in Library/Information Science or Associateship in Documentation/Information Science awarded by DRTC or INSDOC with a minimum of II Class. One or two years of experience in a Library/Information Centre and basic knowledge of computers is desirable. OR I Class B.E. or M.B.B.S. with a minimum of one year experience in information handling. 2. SC/ST candidates with pass class will also be considered. 3. The sponsored candidates should forward their application through proper channel. No stipend will be paid to sponsored candidates. Training is for a period of 18 months w.e.f. 01.08.2003 on a stipend of Rs.5,000/- per month (Fixed). ABOUT THE IKM TRAINING PROGRAMME The programme includes 2 semesters of course work, 2 months of industrial training and 6 months of project work. Visit our website http://www.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/training/ for more details of the course, including course schedule and syllabus. Information and Knowledge Management (IKM) training programme is conducted by NCSI with the support of NISSAT, DSIR, Govt. of India. GENERAL CONDITIONS Those who have completed their qualifying examination and awarded the degree only need apply. The Institute will have no obligation to absorb them on completion of the training. No accommodation will be available on the Institute campus. Candidates who are willing to be considered strictly on the aforesaid condition may send their application in plain paper with details of their (I) Name, (ii) Date of Birth, (iii) Address, (iv) Educational Qualifications (indicating examinations passed, year, percentage and class obtained since SSLC/Matriculation), (v) Caste(SC/ST/OBC/GEN) (vi) Copy of the medical certificate in the prescribed form issued by the Competent Medical Authority for the purpose of employment in the case of PH candidates, together with xerox copies of Marks Card, Certificates to ASSISTANT REGISTRAR, UNIT-lB, INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE, BANGALORE - 560 012 on or before 09.05.2003. Dated 09.04.2003 REGISTRAR

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list of journals published in India
by prafulla＠nisc.co.in 15 Apr '03

15 Apr '03

Dear Mr Kanade: You may find the following title useful: Directory of Periodicals Published in India 1994. Compiled by Susheel Kaur and P. Sapra. Delhi: Sapra & Sapra Publishers. This Directory includes several journals pertaining to your fields of interest. 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] List of journals published in India
by mailman＠ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 15 Apr '03

15 Apr '03

Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2003 13:24:20 +0100 (BST) From: "[iso-8859-1] Prof. N. Laxman Rao." <naglaxman(a)yahoo.com> hi u may be knwoing the directories, such as ulrich, which gives u all the journals list. if u want to see the core, u may try to look for citation index as source. best is-u should go to few libraries, on the basis of their experience, u should make a list. if u look from the list, u may go wrong. every time, seniors experience and advise will go a long way, therrefore, consult senior librarians all the best wrote: > Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2003 10:26:02 +0530 > From: Yashwant Kanade <kanade(a)ces.iisc.ernet.in> > > Respected Sir / Madam, > > We would like to subscribe to journals published from > India related to > Ecology, Environment, Pollution, Biodiversity, Energy, > Solar energy Animal > behaviour, Forestry, Agriculture and so on. > > Kindly any one help us to get list of titles and > correspondance address? With Warm Regards > > YASHWANT G KANADE > CES, Indian Institute of Science > Bangalore 560012, Karnataka > > E Mail: kanade(a)ces.iisc.ernet.in > ceslib(a)ces.iisc.ernet.in

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Contributions for COMLA Bulletin
by anjali gulati 13 Apr '03

13 Apr '03

lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Dear Professionals COMLA solicits contributions for COMLA Bulletin, the details are attached below Regards Anjali RVP- Asia Region, COMLA COMLA Bulletin Notes for Contributors Contributions to the COMLA Bulletin may take one of the following forms: (a) Original articles (b) News items (c) Book reviews Contributions are published only in English, and are subject to review by the Editor. Minor corrections will be made to grammatical and linguistic errors without changing the meaning of the text. The desired length of articles is 2000 to 5000 words. Each article should be accompanied by an abstract of 75 to 100 words as well as a brief statement concerning the author's professional status and experience. Authors should also provide contact information including a street or postal address and an email address. Authors should remember that acronyms and abbreviations should be spelt out the first time they are used in the text, and that each article must contain sufficient background for each reader to understand it, regardless of their professional training. Illustrative material containing statistical data should be presented as charts or diagrams. Photographs should be submitted in TIF format or as positive prints (hard copy). The article should, if at all possible, be submitted either as an email attachment or on a 3.5-inch floppy diskette, using Microsoft Word. Those who do not have access to a computer or email should ensure that the article is submitted as a typewritten manuscript. It is the responsibility of the author to obtain copyright clearance for any copyrighted material which is included. Articles are published at the discretion of the Editor. All contributions should be sent to: The Editor COMLA Bulletin P O Box 5894, Kampala, Uganda Fax 256-41-348625 or via email to library(a)imul.com cc: batambuze_charles(a)hotmail.com Office Address Ms. Anjali Gulati Lecturer Deptt of Library Science University of Jammu New Campus Ambedkar Road Jammu-180006 J & K India Ph:(O): 91-191-436778 E-mail: anjali_g26(a)rediffmail.com Permanent Postal Address Ms. Anjali Gulati C 355 Raja Jee Puram Lucknow-226017 Uttar Pradesh India Ph: (R): 91-522-662214 _______________________________________________________________________ Odomos - the only mosquito protection outside 4 walls - Click here to know more! http://r.rediff.com/r?http://clients.rediff.com/odomos/Odomos.htm&&odomos&&…

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Hi
by suvarsha＠ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 13 Apr '03

13 Apr '03

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test mail
by mailman＠ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 13 Apr '03

13 Apr '03

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engineering journal
by deep <shatua＠rediffmail.com (deep ) 09 Apr '03

09 Apr '03

dear professionals, can anybody help me providing the folowing information? i am a librarian of hyderabad base engineering college. we would like to subscribe some important and useful foreign engineering journals (mainly print version). my queries are- 1. what are the most useful engineering journals for btech or mtech standard? 2. any local vendor supplies those journals? if so give address of them. i don't like to go for consortia or any other membership kind of approach. As we need hardly 10-15 journals to subscribe. regards sudip Sudip (Visit: http://shatua.tripod.com ) Librarian Karshak Engineering College Secunderabad-9 Tel: 040 775-3520, 775-3489 visit: http://www.geocities.com/sudiphatua/sudiphome.html _______________________________________________________________________ Odomos - the only mosquito protection outside 4 walls - Click here to know more! http://r.rediff.com/r?http://clients.rediff.com/odomos/Odomos.htm&&odomos&&…

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OAI in India, Lecture report
by a_tara＠yahoo.com 09 Apr '03

09 Apr '03

Hello, Please find enclosed the minutes of the lecture "Open Archive Initiative in India" by Dr. T.B.Rajashekar, which was held on 30th March 2003 at NCSI. Thanks & Regards, -- NCSI-Net co-ordination team Minutes The monthly meeting for March 2003 was held on 30th March 2003. The speaker for the day was Dr. T. B. Rajashekar, who was sharing his experiences at the "International Symposium on Open Access and the Public Domain in Digital Data and Information for Science", which was held from 10-11 March 2003, in Paris. Organized by ICSU, CODATA, UNESCO and ICSTI, the symposium aimed to explore the value of public domain and open access data information. He started of by explaining the oft mis-understood terms "Public Domain" and "Open Access". Public Domain is defined as Sources and types of data and information whose uses are not restricted by statutory IP law and legislation. Information available for public use without authorization. Open Access is propriety information that is made available openly and freely available on the Internet or on other media by the rights holder, but retains some or all the exclusive property rights that are guarantee under statutory IP laws. Open access maybe provided by all types of public/private sector. Mentioning about the Workshop conducted on Science in the Information Society, he said that he was part of the working group, which consisted of 8-10 people. Their workgroup was focused on "Ensuring universal access to scientific knowledge internationally, including overcoming the digital divide." The action points, which the group came out with, are 1. Human and institutional capacity building, building on existing centers of expertise and stores of knowledge. 2. Encourage wider access of knowledge to the developing world. Explaining the need for OAP he said that the provision of free online access to quality information, open domain and open access to scholarly material. Enablers like OAI, BOAI, SPARC, FOS have enabled this service to gain popularity. Its of value to developing countries to help scientist protect IP, remove access barriers, enhance national research capacity, improve visibility leading to improve economy. The open Access Publication in India was explained with examples. Prominent are: 1. Indian Academy of Science (http://www.ias.ac.in), which has 11 journals online. The print edition is priced, but online available for free. 2. INSA, which was established in 1935 has archival issues of 4 journals online 3. Vidyanidhi the project by University of Mysore (http://www.vidyanidhi.org.in) 4. eprints at IISc (http://eprint.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in) 5. University Library project at IISc, which hopes to provide free to read, searchable collection of one-million books (out of copyright) 6. Scidata by NCL, which provides free access to all related data of NCIM (http://www.ncl-india.org/ncim) Others, which were mentioned, were 1. National Health Information Collection: A portal for Indian health data and information. They are developing free software for the same. 2. URDIP: Open access to Indian patents and medicinal plants 3. Scigate: Service from NCSI (http://www.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in) 4. Aero Info: Aerospace virtual library He said that a model for OAP in India should evolve, which would create a national network of distributed inter-operable, open access digital repositories of Science & Technology Research material from Institutions and Journals. This should network with other global services. Research and Development centers should create their own digital repositories, incorporate peer review/quality control. Establish new online only open-access journals, science journals to adopt open access publication. The role of the librarian, he said is very significant in this scenario. The Librarian can help in creating and developing repositories and content management. He also suggested that a national level mechanism is very essential to promote OAP. Working groups should be set up to work towards this goal. It was a very educative talk, which revolved around Open Access and the myths surrounding it. He put across the entire concept in a very informative manner, thus educating the listeners to revolution, which is making inroads into the sub-continent very soon. Minutes recorded by Ayesha Taranum __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, and more http://tax.yahoo.com

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International CALIBER 2003: A Brief
by vjkjk＠yahoo.com 09 Apr '03

09 Apr '03

International CALIBER 2003: A Brief Report ------------------------------------------- by Prem Chand, Scientist-C, INFLIBNET Convenor, CALIBER-2003 Organising Committee premchand(a)inflibnet.ac.in --------------------------------------------- INFLIBNET Center has successfully organized CALIBER- 2003 at Nirma Education and Research Foundation, Ahmedabad during 13- 15th February 2003. The theme of CALIBER 2003 was Mapping Technology on Libraries and People. CALIBER is an annual event of INFLIBNET, which is being organized in collaboration with Universities and Educational Institutions. This was the 10th convention in series and was the First International event. Total of 316 delegates participated in this convention, which included delegates from USA, Philippines, UK, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh apart from Indian delegates. There was an overwhelming response to the call for papers. Authors from different countries contributed and presented papers during the convention. In the proceeding of CALIBER-2003, 67 full text papers and 39 abstracts have been published. About 100 delegates registered for two pre-conference tutorials on Designing and Implementation of Local Area Network and Developing Digital Collection. Prof. B.H. Jajoo, Computer & Information Systems Group, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and Dr. Dr. Jagdish Arora, Librarian, Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai were the resource persons for these tutorials, respectively. The conference was inaugurated by Shri Narender Modi, the Honorable Chief Minister of Gujarat State . After lighting the lamp, Shri Modi released the proceedings volume of CALIBER 2003. Shri Modi in his address emphasized that the knowledge must spread and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) issues should not come in the way of knowledge dissemination Dr. Karsanbhai Patel, Chairman, NERF released the souvenir and CD of CALIBER proceeding. Dr Anup K. Singh, Director NIM welcomed the delegates earlier. Dr. T A V Murthy, Director, INFLIBNET Centre highlighted the activities & plans of INFLIBNET for promoting IT culture in academic sector and transforming Indian academic libraries. He also informed about UGC-Infonet programme, which is coming up in a big way. Under the programme, INFLIBNET will subscribe to core journal in electronic form and make them accessible to academic community in India. Dr. Dilip Kumar Basu, Vice-Chancellor, Tripura University delivered keynote address. Dr. S. Ramani, Chairman, Governing Board of INFLIBNET, in his opening remarks, highlighted the role of private institutions and trusts like NERF, who would play a vital role in making the education truly global one. Shri H Anil Kumar, Organising Secretary, CALIBER-2003 proposed the vote of thanks. Total deliberations of the CALIBER-2003 were divided in to four technical sessions under sub themes. The first session on Library Automation started with the theme paper presented by Dr T A V Murthy and Shri V S Cholin from INFLIBNET Centre. 23 papers were presented in this session out of 43 selected papers. Sh. A R Sethi of Punjab University chaired this session. The second session on User Studies held in parallel with the theme paper from Prof I V Malhan of Jammu University and chaired by Prof. K C Sahoo of Hari Singh Gaur University. There were about 19 papers presented out of 28 selected papers. The third session was on Consortia and had the theme paper presented by Prof Ajit Kembhavi of IUCAA and Dr T S Kumbar of INFLIBNET. Total 11 papers were presented in this session out of 25 selected papers and was chaired by Dr R B Gaddagimath of Gulbarga University. The session on Telecommunication was chaired by Prof I K Ravichandra Rao of DRTC, in which 4 papers were presented out of 11 selected. Dr P K Jaiswal of Mizoram University acted as the Rapporteur General of the conference and he was assisted by Dr Pravakar Rath, Prof. R S R Varalaxmi, Mr V S Cholin, Mr K Prakash, Mr Rajesh Chandrakar, Mr Rajendra Thaty, Ms Swadha Majumadar and Ms Pragnya Pathak in different sessions. CALIBER 2003 brought out few new things like, CALIBER 2003 Updates, a daily conference newsletter covering the daily events, report of technical sessions and interviews of experts were brought out and circulated to the delegates. In addition to the printed copy of the proceedings, delegates have been given the CD of the proceeding. The entire proceeding will be soon available on INFLIBNET web site at http://www.inflibnet.ac.in Mr. P. Pannervel IAS, Municipal Commissioner, Ahmedabad was Chief Guest for valedictory function. He underlined the importance of right information at the right time and he said that information technology is changing significantly the way the society was conducting. There is a need for partnership between the industry and the society for overall benefits. Prof. Girish Agrawal, Director, Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad was the guest of honor for this function and highlighted the changing role of librarians in electronic environment. Dr. P.K. Jayaswal, Rapporteur General presented the report on the technical session and read out on the recommendations made for consideration to UGC, INFLIBNET and university libraries. The Director, INFLIBNET, presented the foreign delegates form Sri Lanka and Philippines with mementos. The valedictory function concluded with vote of thanks by Mr. H. Anil Kumar, Organising Secretary of CALIBER-2003. Around 20 companies from the fields of electronic and online information vendors, books publishers, sellers and subscription agencies displayed their products in the Exhibition arranged at the CALIBER venue. A cultural programme with a flavor of Gujarat folk dances was put up by Mudra Institute of Performing Arts, Ahmedabad after the inaugural function. See you all next year for International CALIBER-2004 ------------------------------------------------- __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, and more http://tax.yahoo.com

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Workshop on Website designing and hosting at INFLIBNET
by vjkjk＠yahoo.com 09 Apr '03

09 Apr '03

--------------------------------------------- Workshop on Website designing and hosting 16 20 June, 2003 Synopsis Most people recognize the importance of the Internet, but few realize how easy it is to learn the skills required to produce a basic web presence. Numerous institutions and libraries are switching their presence on to the web by hosting their websites and making their databases online. As UGC-INFONET, a project of UGC is fast coming up; the universities have to be ready with the content and the WebPages so it can be mounted onto the web server. INFLIBNET Centre has identified this challenge and designed a 5 day training course on website designing and hosting. Contents: The Basics of HTML · HTML language & the browser · Basic Mark-up tags · Document structure · Exercises · HyperText links · Uniform Resource Locators · Exercises · Inserting Images · Paragraphs, line breaks & white space · Exercises · Creating Graphical Buttons · Adding Lists to documents · Preformatted text · Exercises Web Page Customisation With Cascading Style Sheets · Basic Style sheet Concepts · Elements of style · Style syntax · Style classes · Style properties · Tag-less styles · Applying styles: which type and when? · Text properties in CSS · Using fonts, using lists in CSS · Customise using colour · Coloured backgrounds · Images as backgrounds · Coloured text & links · Horizontal rules · Exercises GIFs, & JPEGs · What are they? Bitmaps · GIF images · JPEG images · PNG images · Creating GIFs, JPEGs & PNGs · Interlacing images · Anti-aliasing · Making images transparent · Animated Images HTML Editing and Proofing Tools · Recent Developments · HTML tools & editing programmes · HTML checkers HTML Tables · Tables · What are they? · Why use them? · How to create them HTML Forms · Filling-out forms · Designing forms · How web servers process forms Embedding Multimedia · Sound · Video HTML and Embedded Programming · Basic approaches: server based or browser based Suitable for The course is intended for library / information science professionals who need to develop high-quality websites for their universities / institutions / colleges. Number of participants A maximum of 16 candidates will be selected for the course. First come first based. Delivery To an even greater extent than normal, this web site design course is delivered through hands-on exercises, backed up by experts actually involved and having practical experiences. Schedule location and dates 5 days form 16th June 2003 to 20th June 2003 at, Information and Library Network Centre (An IUC of UGC), Near Gujarat University Guest House, PB No: 4116, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad 380009, Gujarat. Fee details Rs 1500.00 per person. This fee covers the cost of the workshop kit containing the training material, Internet access time and working lunch including two teas during the sessions. The fee is to be paid by a single Demand Draft drawn in favor of Director, INFLIBNET Centre. DD should be obtained only from a nationalized bank. Boarding and lodging INFLIBNET will arrange free accommodation (with minimum required amenities) to all the participants on prior reservation. Application The application form, downloadable from INFLIBNET website should be submitted to The Director, INFLIBNET Centre, (An IUC of UGC), Near Gujarat University Guest House, PB No: 4116, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad 380009, Gujarat on or before 9th June 2003 latest by 5.30 PM along with a recent passport size photograph of the applicant. Application with out photograph will be rejected. For More information, please contact Shri B.Ramesh Scientist B (CS) Email: ramesh(a)inflibnet.ac.in Shri H.G. Hosamani Scientist B (LS) Email: hosamani(a)inflibnet.ac.in Tel: 079- 6304695, 6305971, 6308528 Fax: 079-6300990,6307816 --------------------------------------------- __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, and more http://tax.yahoo.com

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Fwd: [nmlis] Award to Dr. K.A. Raju
by mailman＠ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 09 Apr '03

09 Apr '03

> From: devi rama <ramadevi_tella(a)yahoo.com> > Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2003 03:14:56 -0800 (PST) > Subject: Award to Dr. K.A. Raju > > Library Management Division (LMD) of Special Libraries > > Dear Friends > Association, Washington, D.C., USA has announced a > competition in January, 2003 for writing a paper in > English on the theme " Leadership and Management > Principles Applied to Library ". > > Dr. K.A. Raju, Professor and Head (CORD), National > Institute of Rural Development has submitted a paper > entitled "Traditional Values Skill Relevant in Library > Usage and Readership Enhancement (LURE) : Challenges > before Librarians", for the above competition. > > It is learnt from the organisers of the competition > that Dr. Raju's paper secured second place in the > competition from out of a total of 49 papers This > paper will be published in a special thematic volume > of "Science and Technology Libraries" entitled > "Leadership and Management Principles in Libraries in > Developing Countries" and will be recognised as > Honorable Mention papers in the contest. > > In addition, the "Twinning" programme of the SLA, > Washington, DC Chapter will find a chapter or > Division to support Dr. Raju with a two year > membership in SLA. > > Dr. T. Rama Devi > Documentation Officer > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, and > more > http://tax.yahoo.com > ===== Prof.N.LAXMAN RAO, Dept.of Library & Information Science, Osmania University, HYDERABAD- 500 007 (INDIA) President, Indian Association of Teachers in Library and Information Science (IATLIS) AND President, Academy of Library Science & Documentation, Hyderabad. Ph:+91-40-27171565 (res): +91-40- 27682290 (off) e:mail-- naglaxman(a)yahoo.com OR naglaxman(a)indiatimes.com __________________________________________________ Yahoo! Plus For a better Internet experience http://www.yahoo.co.uk/btoffer

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National Seminar Regitration.
by manjunath＠mail.tapmi.org 09 Apr '03

09 Apr '03

Dear Professionals, Sub: National seminar on Challenges in Delivering Quality Services in Management and Technical Libraries on April 25 - 26, 2003 at TAPMI Manipal. . It is happy to note that the response to seminar is very good. Many papers papers have been submitted by faculty memebrs and library professionals for presentation. Prof. Balaveera Reddy Vice Chancellor of VTU and BM Hedge, VC of MAHE will be the Chief guests for inaugural and validictory sessions. the dates are nearing , if you have not registered, you do the same immeidately so that we can reserve accommodation. You can pay the registration fee at registration counter. but please register your in advance fo rnecessary arrangeements. As you know the registration fee Rs.500/ includes boarding and lodging at TAPMI Hostel. Plus Registration KIT. Rigister by giving your name, designation, postal address + email. We are plannnig to distribute participants' list on seminar day. Dr. Manjunatha K Librarian and organising secretary, T.A. Pai Management Institute Manipal - 576 119, Udupi Dist. Karnataka, India Ph: 91- 08252 - 573551(O) 575161(R) Fax: 91- 08252 - 570699/570622 email: manjunath(a)mail.tapmi.org; manju_tapmi(a)yahoo.com

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ELSSS
by mailman＠ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 07 Apr '03

07 Apr '03

Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2003 12:29:24 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Friends: All economists and other social scientists might find http://www.elsss.org very useful. Please alert your friends as well as librarians in economics and sociology. thanks. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] ELSSS, the ELectronic Society for Social Scientists is a not-for-profit organisation aimed at solving the ever deepening crisis in scholarly and scientific communication created by the pricing policies of some commercial publishers that have forced libraries in the developed world to cut their journal portfolios and to slash their book collection and that have priced developing and transition economies out of the knowledge loop altogether. With institutional support from the Royal Economic Society <http://www.res.org.uk>, the University of St Andrews <http://www.st-and.ac.uk>, the Consortium of University and Research Libraries <http://www.curl.ac.uk>, and Scottish Enterprise Fife, ELSSS is committed to: Increase competition in the academic journal publishing marketplace by providing direct and credible alternatives to specific high-priced journals; Introduce a fairer and more efficient way of producing, distributing, and using academic journals whereby the system that currently produces large rents being earned by some commercial publishers is replaced by a mechanism that yields lowest-cost access and widest dissemination by rewarding only those individuals who contribute to making high-quality journals, namely, authors, referees, and editors - with substantial savings for libraries and the academic and student community.

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peer review
by mailman＠ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 07 Apr '03

07 Apr '03

Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2003 10:06:58 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Friends: I received it by email from a friend and editor of a medical library journal. I thought many of you would find it useful. Best wishes. Arun Those of you who are interested in looking into the peer review process further may be interested in the following: The indispensible starting point for serious study of peer review is Ann C. Weller's "Editorial Peer Review: Its Strengths and Weaknesses" (ASIST, 2001). This is a systematic review of over 1,100 studies of the peer review process and includes chapters on Editors and Editorial Boards, Role of Reviewers, Reviewers and their Biases, and Peer Review in an Electronic Environment, among other topics. In 1986, JAMA sponsored the first International Congress on Peer Review in Biomedical Publication. The proceedings of the 4th Congress, which was held in Barcelona in September 2001, are published as a special theme issue of JAMA, June 5, 2002, volume 297, number 21. In 2000/2001, the journal Academic Medicine underwent a thorough study of their own peer review process. The results of that study, which includes very useful information on the peer review process at other publications, is presented in Academic Medicine, September 2001, volume 76, number 9. And finally, Ann Weller recently brought to my attention a new publication from BMJ Books, "How to survive peer review" by Elizabeth Wager, Fiona Godlee and Tom Jefferson (BMJ Books, 2002). I haven't seen it yet, but it comes highly recommended. T. Scott Plutchak Director, Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences University of Alabama at Birmingham tscott(a)uab.edu

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Math-Net
by mailman＠ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 07 Apr '03

07 Apr '03

Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2003 11:57:27 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Friends: Today, many mathematicians and mathematical institutions offer information on the Web. Math-Net coordinates the electronic information and communication activities of the global mathematical community with the aim to enhance the free-flow of information within the community. Math-Net is a global electronic information and communication system for mathematics providing e.g. results of mathematical research and development, teaching material, information about working mathematicians and mathematical institutions Math-Net is defined in more detail in the Math-Net Charter. Please take part in the Math-Net Initiative! Please visit: http://www.math-net.org/about for more information. Please alert all mathematicians and Departments of Mathematics. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam]

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IFLA MANIFESTO ON OPEN ACCESS TO SCHOLARLY LITERATURE AND RESEARCH DOCUMENTATION
by mailman＠ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 07 Apr '03

07 Apr '03

Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2003 22:13:15 -0800 (PST) From: gayathri sen <gayatsen(a)yahoo.com> Dear friends, With due regards and respects to authors and publishers, I strongly feel that publications of research conducted either with or without the support of public funds, should be made available free, at least after a lapse of 3 to 5 years, or as per law for the betterment of humanity. You never know, who, in what way will make use of this research work for some positive outcome. Many a times some trend setting work may go unnoticed by some great genius due to lack of access to information, and lack of funds. We woe this to this world, for getting this precious human birth. Fortunately technological revolution and the net have made the world so small and many things possible. Gayathri Sen PESIT, Bangalore, INDIA

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RE: Publicly funded research
by mailman＠ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 07 Apr '03

07 Apr '03

Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2003 11:10:21 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Friends: Close to three-fourths of investment in scientific research in India comes from the Government - through different departments such as the Department of Science and Technology, the Department of Biotechnology, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, and the University Grants commission. The Heads of these departments could insist that all those who receive funds for research from them should publish their finding in open access journals (such as Current Science in India, which is absolutely free on the Web). The question is 'Will they?' What is surprising is that the scientists of the world, who are presumably 'scientific' while performing their research do not seem to be 'scientific' when it comes to disseminating their findings. We need more Stevan Harnads, Peter Subers and Leslie Chans to talk ceaselessly about the advantages of the open access system till a vast majority of the world's scientists are converted! Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam]

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RE: Translators/Service providers (TB Anand)
by mailman＠ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 04 Apr '03

04 Apr '03

Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2003 13:57:38 +0530 From: manish mankad <Manish.Mankad(a)unilever.com> National Chemical Laboratories, Pune for German and Japanese : Contact person : Mr. NB Dahibhate nbd(a)ems.ncl.res.in Mr. Vinit Pathak , 1/1 Bakul, 79, Lallubhai Park, Andheri (W), Mumbai 400058 for German and French : Tel: 022 26702272 Dr. Rajni Tandon, 001, Vigyan, Plot 23, Sec 17, Vashi, New Mumbai for German : Tel No: 022 27653249 Regards. -Manish Mankad Information Executive Hindustan Lever Research Centre, Andheri (E), Mumbai, 400 099 INDIA ext. 208/330 (022) 28276 208 28276 330

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Translators/Service providers
by mailman＠ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 04 Apr '03

04 Apr '03

Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2003 13:00:44 +0530 From: VYASAMOORTHY /IKP/HYD <Vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com> Dear Mr Ananad, Our Website, http://www.vic-ikp.info/search.htm has a small directory of Indian Translators and Tanslation Companies. It has nearly 800 addresses for 13 languages. The site requires the user to to register before accessing any of the six searchable databases. (kindly discover what other databases we have, by visiting there. If you do not wish to register (because you are an occassional user) you can use this guest account:- UserId: info(a)icicikp.com Password: info845 Incidentally, we request Lis-Forum members to point out errors and suggestions to improve the Translation database on our site. We are grateful to NISSAT for funding and encouraging our efforts. For help in Japanese Translation you may contact: Dr Kirankumar Momaya [momaya(a)dms.iitd.ernet.in] of IIT Delhi as he has extensive contacts with Japanese Industry. Best Wishes Dr.P.Vyasamoorthy, Advisor, Virtual Information Centre, ICICI Knowledge Park, Turkapalli Village, Shameerpet Mandal, RR District, Hderabad 500078 (Website: www.vic-ikp.info ) Ph: 2348 0051; Fax: 2348 0007; Ph. Res: 2784 6631 ==================================

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Publicly funded research
by mailman＠ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 04 Apr '03

04 Apr '03

Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2003 08:55:01 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Recently I received this on the mail: While I don't believe the US government can dictate WHERE something is published, I do believe it has every right and even an obligation (to the public health if nothing else) to dictate the conditions of how the published research that comes out of grants it funds. Specifically, it could require that all of it be made available to the public free, as Medline is now. I believe it is such a big player (the elephant in the living room?) that it could make such a requirement stick. Sure, JAMA can get it "first" (or Nature or Science), but then it also becomes available elsewhere. If publishers don't like it, then so much the better for open access journals. Harvey Brenneise Michigan Public Health Institute hbrenne(a)mphi.org --- I agree. Results of all publicly funded research - whether funded by US Govt or Pakistani Govt or Cuban Govt - should be made available free. Surely, the governments have a right to pass suitable legislation. Arun

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A & M Magazine
by mailman＠ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 04 Apr '03

04 Apr '03

Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2003 22:12:16 -0800 (PST) From: Mr.Bhojaraju G <bhojarajug(a)yahoo.com> Dear Colleagues, WISH U ALL HAPPY UGADI (GUDI PADWA) i feel to share the following for kind your information. As quoted by Prof. N. Laxman Rao about the "A & M Magazine", even we too have lost our subscription amount for the same. They didn't reply to e-mails nor their address is correct at Delhi for communiaction. So kindly don't go for that publication in future, if anyone is planning to subscribe for the same. Bhojaraju G. Library-cum-Information Officer, Indian Rubber Manufacturers Research Association (IRMRA), (ISO-9001 Certified), B-88 / U-2, Road No. 24, Wagle Industrial Estate,Thane - 400 604. INDIA. Ph: 022-2581 1348, 2580 3753 Telefax : 2582 3910 E-mail : bhojarajug(a)yahoo.com www.irmra.org

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salis WORKSHOP on RESEARCH METHODS & STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES IN LIS"
by mailman＠ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 03 Apr '03

03 Apr '03

Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2003 12:49:22 +0100 (BST) From: "[iso-8859-1] A Hariharan" <salis_info(a)yahoo.co.in> SOCIETY FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE (SALIS) (TRICHY CHAPTER) & JAMAL MOHAMED COLLEGE, TRICHY Jointly organise A one day workshop on " RESEARCH METHODS & STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES IN LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE" DATE: 12TH APRIL 2003 : VENUE: JMC LIBRARY,TRICHY 620020(Near TOLGATE) REGISTRATION FEES: Rs100/(which include working Lunch & Tea) FOR FURTHUR DETAILS CONTACT: Mr.ABDUL BAHREE LIBRARIAN JAMAL MOHAMED COLLEGE(JMC) TIRUCHIRAPALLI- 620 020 PH #0431-2331235 (off), 2333447(Res) OR L. PARISUTHARAJ LIBRARIAN & Chairman, SALIS Trichy Chapter REGIONAL ENGINEERING COLLEGE TIRUCHIRAPPALLI- 620015 email :psraj@rect.ernet.in Webmail:parisutharajl@hotmail.com Phone :Off. 0431-2500181 Extn:3431,Res.0431-2501090 A. Hariharan Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS) 5c, Regency Park, Manapakkam Chennai - 600 116 Tel : 044- 2252 1085, 2252 1084,2252 2234 E-mail: salis_info(a)yahoo.co.in Web : http://autolib-india.net/salis.html

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Translators/Service providers
by anandtb＠yahoo.com 02 Apr '03

02 Apr '03

GE Knowledge Centre is looking for technical translators/Service providers to translate Science & engineering documents from German, Russian & Japanese etc to English language and vice-versa. We appreciate if you can share contact details about translators/Service providers. Kind regards, Anand T.B Knowledge Centre John F Welch Technology Centre Export Promotion and Industrial Park, Whitefield Road, Bangalore 560066 Ph: 91-80-5032618 email: ananda.byrappa(a)ge.com __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, and more http://tax.yahoo.com

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invitation to Curzonco Seshachalam Lectures
by mailman＠ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 01 Apr '03

01 Apr '03

Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2003 14:00:42 +0800 From: SRELS <srels(a)blr.vsnl.net.in> 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 the CURZONCO-SESHACHALAM LECTURES (2) (2003) on Internet, Information Delivery Chains and Intermediation by Shri. N.V. Sathyanarayana Chairman and Managing Director, Informatics(India) Ltd., Bangalore at The Choksi Hall (Opposite to Aerospace Engineering Dept.) Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012 Prof. S. Sadagopan Director, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore will preside on 5th April 2003, at 18.00 hrs

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Forwarded mail....
by mailman＠ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 01 Apr '03

01 Apr '03

Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2003 08:32:31 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Lane, Megan. "[21]Is This the Library of the Future?" [22]BBC News Online (18 March 2003) (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/2859845.stm). - Written in a rather whimsical style, this short article makes a serious statement about the direction in which libraries are evolving. The word 'library' may eventually be dropped from our vocabulary, to be replaced by the 'idea store'. Books are being displaced by computers, multimedia content, playgrounds, thematic displays, and cafes. This is proving extremely propular, given the surge in client population. The library locales mentioned are local, however, the transformation of libraries is universal. - [23]MG Lynch, Clifford A. "[24]Institutional Repositories: Essential Infrastructure for Scholarship in the Digital Age" [25]ARL: A Bimonthly Report on Research Library Issues and Actions from ARL, CNI, and SPARC p. 1-7 (February 2003) (http://www.arl.org/newsltr/226/ir.html). - In this article, Clifford A. Lynch, with his usual clarity and insight, overviews institutional repositories, discusses their strategic importance, examines key issues, considers how they may promote infrastructure standards, and speculates on possible future developments. He defines an institutional repository as "a set of services that a university offers to the members of its community for the management and dissemination of digital materials created by the institution and its community members." A repository could contain research materials (including data files), teaching materials, and documentation about the institution. A critical function of a repository is the long-term preservation of this information. Lynch voices three concerns about repositories. First, they should not become a tool for enforcing administrative control over faculty works. Second, they should not be unduly constrained by policies designed to promote other agendas such as creating virtual e-journals (although they may contribute to this effort by providing essential infrastructure that supports it). Third, they should not be established without institutions making well-considered, long-term commitments to their operation. On this point, he notes that: "Stewardship is easy and inexpensive to claim; it is expensive and difficult to honor, and perhaps it will prove to be all too easy to later abdicate." Lynch feels that repositories will promote progress in the areas of preservation formats, identifiers, and digital rights management. Over time, most higher education institutions will have repositories, and other types of institutions may as well. The "federation" of repositories will become an increasingly important area for experimentation. - [26]CB Pace, Andrew K.. The Ultimate Digital Library: Where the New Information Players Meet Chicago: American Library Association, 2003. - This highly readable and provocative book should be required reading for any librarian who wishes to pay attention to where the field is heading. Although Pace may not be able to tell us with any certainty where we will end up, he knows the current hot spots and he touches on them all. From the pivotal relationship between libraries and vendors to competition from dot.coms, the changing face of public services, and the erosion of basic reader rights, this slim volume belies the span of territory covered inside. You may not have all the answers after reading this book, but you'll know some key questions and will have pondered them along with one of the sharpest minds of the profession. Strap yourself in and take the ride. - [27]RT

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