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Swets opens office in New Delhi, India
by Mailing List Admin 14 Nov '08

14 Nov '08

Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 05:32:12 +0100 From: Rakesh Malik <rmalik(a)in.swets.com> Swets continues its global expansion with the opening of its latest office in New Delhi, India. Coinciding with India's emergence as a global knowledge economy, Swets is committed to serving professional content users in the Academic, Government, Medical and Corporate fields through its class-leading suite of SwetsWise services, enabling seamless access and management tools for scientific and professional e-content. "As of yet, no such platform is available in India and initial customer feedback confirms the need for such a content management platform" says Thomas Snyder, Swets' Chief Commercial Officer. Through its presence in India, Swets will be in a prime position to act as an effective sales channel for publishers looking to enter or strengthen their position in the rapidly growing Indian market. "With the accelerating shift from print to web based content in the Indian market, we see a growing need for an agent with global experience in managing such transition well for both the publisher and users of their content. Swets not only has this experience but also offers an integrated platform and suite of services to efficiently access and manage such web based content" says Thomas Snyder. Swets Indian office is located in the Saket area, South New Delhi. Irwin Fouwels, Director Market Development, will act as Managing Director of Swets' Indian branch. Swets is currently in the process of hiring a Country Manager for its Indian operations. About Swets Swets is the world's leading subscription services company. We build on more than 100 years of experience to maximize the return on investments in time and money for clients and publishers in today's complex information marketplace. With clients in over 160 countries and more than twenty offices around the world, Swets is a true "long tail" powerhouse that provides the most comprehensive and sophisticated e-commerce platform currently available in its field. Swets has been included in E-Content Magazine's "100 Companies that Matter Most in the Digital Content Industry" for the past five years, and is consistently featured in the top 25% of FEM Business' "Top 500 Companies in The Netherlands". We are the only subscription services company that is ISO 9001:2000 certified on a global basis for 10 years running--a testament to our stringent operation and client service procedures.

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Research article on Chandrayaan-I
by Mailing List Admin 14 Nov '08

14 Nov '08

Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:45:54 +0530 (IST) From: kk_suresh(a)blr.amrita.edu Dear All, A Research Article Published in 'Acta Astronautica'(available online at ScienceDirect:Acta Astronautica 63 (2008) 1215-1220) which gives the complete technical details of 'Chandrayaan-1 mission to the Moon'. With regards, KK Suresh Librarian Amrita School of Engineering Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Kasavanahalli; Off:Sarjapura Road Carmelaram Post Bangalore - 560 035 PH:080-28441216/17 Website: www.amrita.edu e-contact:suresh_amrita@rediffmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Invitation for Seminar
by Nihal Alam 14 Nov '08

14 Nov '08

Indian Statistical Institute Documentation Research and Training Center 8th Mile Mysore Road, R.V. College Post Bangalore -560059 Seminar On Semantic Relation and its application in Information Science Semantic Relation and its application in information science Of late, then interest of many researchers is to examine the nature Free Add On semantic relations and their main application in the information science. Concepts (language) and relations (text) provide the foundation of knowledge and thought. When we look at the world, we perceive not only a mass of colors but also objects that automatically assign categories labels. Our perception system automatically segments the world into concepts and the Categories. Language is used not for the sake of communicating the concepts and the relations, but also employed to represent, store and reason with concepts and relation. Research and development in information science have focused on concepts and terms with increasing emphasis in identification, processing, management of the relation to achieve greater effectiveness and refinement in information science techniques. This seminar presents: (i) an overview of the semantic relation used in the knowledge structure such as thesauri and Ontologies, (ii) main techniques used in the automatic extraction of the semantic relations from text, and (iii) the use of semantic relation in the information extraction, information retrieval, question-answering, and automatic text summarization. Speaker: Nihal Alam 2nd Y ADIS All are cordially invited Venue: DRTC Classroom Seminar In charge Date: 19/11/2009 (Dr. Devika P. Madalli) Time: 2 PM -- Nihal Alam ADIS 2nd Year DRTC 8th Mile Mysore Road, RV College post Indian Statistical Institute Bangalore-059 Karnataka Email: nihalalam(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in Personal Mail: nihal.drtc(a)gmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for article
by Kshema Prakash 14 Nov '08

14 Nov '08

Dear Colleagues, Can some one kindly send me a copy of the following article? * **Gupta, Reeta. 2006. Decomposition Method and Transportation Type Problems with a Fractional Objective Function. ZAMM - Journal of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics. Vol. 57(2). Pp 81-88. Published by Wiley Interscience. **Thanks and regards, Kshema * -- Mrs. Kshema Prakash Faculty Librarian - Gr I, Contact Person e-Journals (Library) & Coordinator - Distance Library Services DEI Central Library Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed University) Dayalbagh, Agra 282 0110 Uttar Pradesh, India Mob: +919897190604 http://kshema-distancelibraryservices.blogspot.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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E-LIS Server Upgrade -- unavailable from Nov. 17 to 21
by Imma Subirats 13 Nov '08

13 Nov '08

*******Apologies for cross-postings******* __________________________________________ Dear all, E-LIS <http://eprints.rclis.org/>, the international open archive for library and information science, will be unavailable from Nov. 17-21 while the repository software -E-prints 3.0- and hardware -new server- are upgraded. The change will mean better service and new features. E-LIS will be operational at 9:00 a.m. (Italy time) on the 21st. Please accept our apologies for the inconvenience, and thank you to all of our authors and readers. __________________________________________ Imma Subirats on behalf of the E-LIS team E-LIS Chief executive E-LIS, E-prints in Library and Information Science URL: http://eprints.rclis.org/ URL: http://openlib.org/home/subirats/ imma DOT subirats AT gmail DOT com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Stop the OCLC powergrab!
by Anand Chitipothu 13 Nov '08

13 Nov '08

OCLC, the supposedly-nonprofit organization that provides library services around the world, has grown out of control. First, it started taking libraries' catalog records and then charging them to get them back. Then it used all the money it made through this to buy up library services companies and use its monopoly power and influence to sell software and tools to libraries at exorbitant prices. But now it's gone a step too far -- it wants to claim exclusive copyright over every library record ever written, so that it can continue having them all to itself. In a very real sense, it's trying to steal the world's libraries. We have to make them stop -- sign this petition: http://watchdog.net/c/stop-oclc For more information, see this blog post: "Stealing Your Library: The OCLC Powergrab." - http://www.aaronsw.com/weblog/oclcscam Thanks, Anand Open Library http://openlibrary.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Refresher course in Library and Information Science.
by chai tra 13 Nov '08

13 Nov '08

Department of Library and Information Science in collaboration with Academic Staff College is organizing a refresher course in Library and Information Science from 26th November to 16th December 2008.Hence all those Assistant Librarians, Lectures working in various college may contact, Sri Nanjundaswamy, Lecturer, Academic Staff Library, Manasagangothri, Mysore. Ph no: 2419314 Required forms may be obtained from the above address. The coordinator of this Program is Dr.Khaiser Nikam M.B.A., M.L.I.SC., Ph.D Chairperson Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore, Manasagangothri, Mysore-570006 Tele: 91-821-2415202®, 2419399(O), 9845328672, 9342593105(M) e-mail: khaiser.nikam(a)gmail.com. http://www.lisc.uni-mysore.ac.in --------------------------------- Bollywood news, movie reviews, film trailers and more! Click here. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Gmail Gets Free Video Chat!
by रमाकांत नवघरे 13 Nov '08

13 Nov '08

To, Respected All, The users of Gmail service can now choose to communicate with friends not only through chat and e-mail but also through voice and video. To use this free service, users just need a webcam and a small Web browser plugin to start video chatting. And, those without a webcam can use an audio chat option, says Google. To get started, open a Gmail chat window, click on the 'Options' menu at the bottom and choose 'Add voice/video chat', which will walk you through a one-time installation of a free plugin. When you re-open Gmail, you'll notice your 'Options' link in your chat window has changed to 'Video & more'. Open this menu and click 'Start video chat' to start chatting. You can pop out the video and change its size and position, or switch to full screen. Gmail voice and video chat is being rolled out over the next day or so on PCs and on Macs. Google Apps customers get this service as well, at no extra charge, and can voice or video chat with any other Gmail or Apps users. To use voice and video chat, your PC must have Windows XP or a more recent version, or an Intel-Based Mac with Mac OS X v10.4 or later. It works in browsers that support the latest version of Gmail (Google Chrome, Firefox 2.0+, Internet Explorer 7.0 and Safari 3.0). For more detail : http://www.efytimes.com/efytimes/fullnews.asp?edid=30056&magid=11&ntype=ema… -- Thanks and Regards Ramakant Amar Navghare. Library Assistant Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Management Studies Thane(W) 400601. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ email : ramakant.navghare(a)gmail.com Mob : 9324564183 elibrary :http://www.vpmthane.org/im/elib/main.htm @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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INDEST-AICTE Workshop on e-resource management during 4-6 Dec 08@ IIMI
by Kishor Satpathy 12 Nov '08

12 Nov '08

Dear All IIM Indore Library shall be organizing the INDEST-AICTE Workshop on e-resource management & user Meet during 4-6 December 2008 at IIM Indore. This is a regular event of the Consortium and mainly targeted at the Library and Information Professional as well as Library Administrators from the Consortium Member Institutes. In addition to the Workshop on e-resource management, the workshop will also have selected presentations from invited experts on "Role of Librarian on 21st Century". Special Sessions will also be arranged for interaction and problem solving with the Publishers, Vendors and other Service providers. There is no registration fee for the INDEST members for attending the workshop. All participants are required to meet their boarding, lodging and other expenses through their institutions. The brochure and registration form on Workshop accessible at: http://www.iimidr.ac.in/iimi/media/pdf/indest%20brochure.pdf & http://sis2008conference.blogspot.com/ For further details please contact: Kishor Ch. Satpathy Librarian & Workshop Director Indian Institute of Management Indore Prabandh Shikhar, Rau-Pithampur Road Indore-453331, Madhya Pradesh, INDIA Mobile: 9425312746 E-mail: satpathy(a)iimidr.ac.in; ksatpathy(a)gmail.com Interested professionals may send their registration form in the said address latest by 25th November 2008. Thanks & Regards, Kishor Satpathy Kishor Chandra Satpathy Librarian & Coordinator, PURA Indian Institute of Management Indore Pigdamber, Rau, Indore, 453331, MP, India Phone: +91-731-4228625 (Off) 4228817(R) Mobile: 09425312746 Email: satpathy(a)iimidr.ac.in www.iimidr.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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SCOAP3: From Subscriptions to an Open Access Publishing Model
by Mailing List Admin 12 Nov '08

12 Nov '08

Dear Members, The following message is being posted on behalf of Jens Vigen of CERN. - Moderator NCSI, IISc Bengaluru ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:11:28 +0100 From: Jens Vigen <jens.vigen(a)cern.ch> ------------------SCOAP3: From Subscriptions to an Open Access Publishing Model Join us for an information meeting on SCOAP3, an innovative Open Access publishing model which has the potential to put scholarly communication on sound sustainable bases. SCOAP3 is an effort to facilitate Open Access publishing building on the long Open Access tradition of the field of High Energy Physics and its track-record in international co-operation, epitomized by the LHC accelerator at CERN. SCOAP3 has three objectives: • Convert the peer-reviewed literature of an entire field to Open Access; • Stimulate competition in scientific publishing by linking quality and price; • Enable considerable medium- and long-term savings in scholarly communication The example of SCOAP3 could be rapidly followed by other fields, directly related to High Energy Physics, and its success can offer a potential model for other fields as well. The guiding principle of SCOAP3 is to re-direct subscription funds to directly pay for the peer-review and other editorial services, making articles free to read for everyone in any possible repository. SCOAP3 has so far collected commitments for over a half of its projected budget envelope [http://scoap3.org/fundraising.html] from a dozen countries in Europe, North America and the Middle East[http://www.scoap3.org/whoisscoap3.html]. In order to make the initiative a success, a broad worldwide consensus is now needed, and Indian and Asian libraries have a unique, pivotal, role to play. Learn more about the initiative, how libraries of all size can join the global effort in making SCOAP3 happen, and how to lend your support to promote Open Access. The event will be presented by Salvatore Mele, SCOAP3 Project Leader and Jens Vigen, Chief Scientific Information Officer at CERN, Geneva, Switzerland. 03.00 – 05.30 p.m. (Venue: The Auditorium) India Islamic Cultural Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi, India Registrations for this event is free, please send your confirmation at the following address or below given email. Conference Secretariat: P K Jain Organising Secretary, ICoASL 2008 C/o Institute of Economic Growth University of Delhi Enclave, Delhi - 110 007 Ph.:27667463, 27666364 Fax :27667463, 27667410, (M): 9899110787 Email: asiansla(a)gmail.com; asianchaptersla(a)yahoo.com (Please Join us on Tea at 2:30 p.m. on 25 November 2008 at IICC, Lodhi Road, Delhi) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Call for partnership for large-scale information and knowledge management projects
by atanu garai 12 Nov '08

12 Nov '08

Dear Colleagues We are a growing organisation with specializations in following key areas: Geographical Information System e-Learning Content Management System Learning Management System We are developing our capacities in the area of e-Governance and advanced digital library solutions and prototyping. We are currently developing proposals for undertaking large scale solutions in above-mentioned areas for government, private sector and civil society organizations. Since we are quite a new entrant, we are looking for organizations with several years of existence and good portfolio of project execution and delivery. The ideal organization shall be managed by a visionary leadership and be interested in strategic use of technology in a spectrum of business domains. If you are interested, please contact me by email at atanu.garai(a)gmail.com for further details and discussion. Best regards, Atanu Garai -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Registration Open for IASLIC Seminar 10-13 December, 2008 at BI
by Dr. Arun K. Chakraborty 11 Nov '08

11 Nov '08

Dear Moderator Kindly circulate this. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- INDIAN ASSOCIATION OF SPECIAL LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION CENTRE (IASLIC), KOLKATA 23rd National Seminar of IASLIC at Bose Institute, during 10-13 December,2008 Dear All We have the honour to submit that Bose Institute, as a part of year long programme in commemoration of 150th Birth Anniversary Founder Sir J. C. Bose and 90th Foundation Day of the Institute, is organizing and hosting the 23rd National Seminar of Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centre (IASLIC) during 10-13, December 2008. The Seminar will be inaugurated on Wednesday 10th December, 2008 at 4.30 P.M. SIG Meetings will be at 10.00 A.M. on 10th December, 2008. All of your presence would benefit all the library professionals in India and globe. Please register yourself and also depute at least two persons from Library or LIS Department. Some of the objectives of the Seminar are to bring together special library professionals to a common platform, to promote special libraries, and facilitate the exchange of ideas and help to bridge the knowledge gap amongst the professionals associated with special libraries and to develop the professional competent. This seminar is expected to attract more than 500 participants from India and abroad. Registrations are open. You are invited to attend the same. For details please visit: http://bic.boseinst.ernet.in/seminar.html/workshop.html, or http://www.iaslic1955.org/organ.htm, Dates to Remember Last Date for Registration : 30th November 2008 Cancellation of Registration (for any un-avoidable circumstances) before 7th December, 2008 ---- 80% Registration Fees and accommodation charges (if any) will be refunded after deduction of Paper Publication charges (for authors, if any) Registration Fees : http://www.iaslic1955.org/fee.htm Register Online : http://bic.boseinst.ernet.in/seminar/workshop/library/lib_form.htm PANEL of SPEAKERS --- For Panel Discussions --- from India and abroad Payment Details : The payment should be sent through local cheque/ demand draft to be made in favour of "NS-IASLIC-BI-2008 and payable at Kolkata. The filled-in registration forms and the payment should be sent to the Bose Institute address (http://www.iaslic1955.org/regd.pdf) For further information, please contact: Dr. Arun Kumar Chakraborty Organizing Secretary 23rd National Seminar of IASLIC Bose Institute P-1/12 CIT Scheme VII-M, Kankurgachi, Kolakta 700 054 INDIA Ph. 91-33-25693268/ 3270 Fax: 91-33-23553886 Cell: 09433323424 Email: akc(a)bic.boseinst.ernet.in, c_arunK(a)hotmail.com, iaslic(a)vsnl.net Seminar updates : http://bic.boseinst.ernet.in/seminar/workshop/library/, www.iaslic1955.org Dated : 27th October, 2008 (Dr. Arun Kumar Chakraborty) Hony. General Secretary DR. ARUN KUMAR CHAKRABORTY LIBRARIAN BOSE INSTITUTE, KOLKATA, INDIA CENTENARY CAMPUS : P1/12 CIT SCHEME - VII-M, KOLKATA 700 054 INDIA PH: 91-33-2569 3268, 3270 FAX: 91-33-2355 3886 MAIN CAMPUS: 93/1 A.P.C. ROAD, KOLKATA 700 009 INDIA PH: 91-33-2350 2402/03, FAX: 91-33-2350-6790 Ph(Res): 91-33-23242100, E-MAIL: akc(a)bic.boseinst.ernet.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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MG University Digital Library
by University LIbrary Mahatma Gandhi University 11 Nov '08

11 Nov '08

*Open Access Digital Archives of MGU Theses Launched by H E. Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Former President of India* H.E. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, Former President of India, launched Mahatma Gandhi University open Access Online Theses Digital Library, on 9nth November 2008. It is the first Online Digital Theses Library of any Indian University covering more than 1000 theses in Sanskrit, Malayalam, Hindi and English with multilingual search facility. It is digitization project commemorating 25 years of achievement of the university towards contribution to knowledge generation. *Mahatma Gandhi University Online Theses Digital Library* accessible through web at www.mgutheses.org can promote the application of results from doctoral research for the benefit of the society. This becomes relevant in the context of Open Access Initiatives (OAI) worldwide that uses ICT and Internet to throw open the knowledge generated by public funded research kept in the locked archives and libraries. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam stated that the availability of these dissertations over the web will be an important step towards democratization of knowledge. After launching the digital Archives and verifying its possibilities by some searches adds "I am sure the model of digital archives followed by MG University will be emulated by many Indian universities, which will go a long way in democratization of knowledge, prevention of duplication and will lead to transparency in the education system. >From 17.30 Hrs 09.11.2008 when H.E. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, Former President of India. Launched the digital Archives it has become the first open Archives digital Archives of doctoral dissertations of India Accessible worldwide 24 hrs, 365 days a year. The Digital Archives can be accessed at www.mgutheses.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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[LIS- FORUM] your kind help
by vijay anand 11 Nov '08

11 Nov '08

Dear All, I shall be grateful if you could please provide me the list of science and technology library in delhi city. it is very urgent for me. Many thanks in advance for help. Sincerely Vijay anand Head, Library MCRPSV anandwarm(a)gmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library Building
by gilu saji 11 Nov '08

11 Nov '08

Dear friends, We are planning to construct new library building for our college. Could you please suggest latest models of library buildings and their websites. Please also give the standars and specifications of the library buildings. Gilu Saji Librarian St. Thomas College of Teacher Education Pala e-mail: gilusaji(a)gmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Commercial Support for Koha
by savitra sirohi 11 Nov '08

11 Nov '08

All, Just wanted to announce that we are offering commercial support for Koha ILS. Here is some information about us and our offering: Service Models Both Software as a Service (Saas or Hosted) & On Premise. Services Offered Hosting, Technology Helpdesk, Training, Software Customization, Installation, Configuration, Software Maintenance (complete stack from Linux to Mysql to Koha). Software Supported Koha, also other Open Source Library Applications, e.g. Open Biblio Pricing We are committed to low prices, for e.g. our hosting charges are just Rs. 5/user/month About OSS Labs OSSlabs.biz is a Nucsoft initiative around Open Source Software. Our Mission to bring to market simple, effective and trouble free software solutions at low prices. OSS Labs is based out of Bangalore, India. For more information visit: http://www.osslabs.biz. About Nucsoft Nucsoft is an 9001:2003 certified company. It has a long track record of outstanding service to customers ranging from Citibank to Reliance to Fullerton India. Nucsoft is based out of Mumbai, India. For more information visit http://www.nucsoft.com. Contact Savitra Sirohi, Ph: +91 97400 22664, Email: savitra.sirohi(a)osslabs.biz Thank You, Savitra Sirohi -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Job Change
by madaiah krishnamurthy 11 Nov '08

11 Nov '08

Dear Friends, It is my pleasure to inform you that I Dr. M.Krishnamurthy, returned to Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore Centre after completing one year as University Librarian at the University of Mysore, Mysore. As such all further communication may please be sent on the following address. Dr.M.Krishnamurthy,M.A.,M.L.I.Sc., PhD. Fulbright Scholar(University of Illinois,USA) Library-In-Charge Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore Centre Library 8th Mile Mysore Road Bangalore 560059 Ph: 91-080-28483002/3/5 Fax: 91-080-28484265 _________________________________________________________________ Searching for the best deals on travel? Visit MSN Travel. http://in.msn.com/coxandkings -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Netting the SET’: Workshop for Librarians & LIS Students
by jyoti bhabal 10 Nov '08

10 Nov '08

Download the original attachment<http://mail.google.com/mail/?view=att&th=11d86647b5b46efe&attid=0.1&disp=at…> *INTRODUCTION* The SHPT School of Library Science of the SNDT Women's University, has a long tradition of continuing professional education. The school has organized various workshops offering librarians an opportunity to update their professional knowledge and skills. This year, a two-day workshop is planned to help LIS candidates to prepare for the State Eligibility Test, to be conduced in January 2009. . *OBJECTIVES * The objectives of the workshop are - To introduce the range of topics covered for SET examination - To provide guidance in the required reading and preparation for SET examination - To explain how questions need to be analyzed and understood - To discuss how to structure the required answers *RESOURCE PERSONS** * Experienced professors & University Librarians, Readers and Lecturers in Library Science *PARTICIPANTS* Librarians, past students and others appearing for SET examination *REGISTRATION FEES * Rs. 500/- *REGISTRATION FORM* * Name of the Participant*: _______________________________ * Designation *:_________________ * Name & Address of the Organisation* * Tel. No & E-Mail:* * Residential Address & Tel.:* * Cheque / DD No./Date :* *Signature** * *TIME:*10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. *VENUE:* Conference Room, S.N.D.T. Women's University, Churchgate, Mumbai – 400 020 *Last Date of Receiving Registration Form: 20**th** November 2008* Please send Registration form along with fees by cheque/ Bank Draft drawn in favour of :- `University Librarian, SNDT Women's University Library' For further information, please contact : *Dr. Sushama Powdwal, * University Librarian & Head, SHPT School of Library Science SNDT Women's University, 1,Nathibai Thakersey Road, Mumbai 400 020 Tel.* *220854392, 2072792 Email:spowdwal@gmail.com <Email%3Aspowdwal(a)gmail.com> sushama_juhu(a)rediffmail.com * * ** * SHPT School of Library* * Science* * 'Netting the SET'* * Workshop for **Librarians & LIS Students* * 5**th** & 6**th** December 2008* * Organized by* * SHPT School of Library Science* * SNDT Women's University* * Library,* * Mumbai 400 020.* * In collaboration with* * State Eligibility Test Department, * * University of Pune* -- (¨`·.·´¨) Always `·.¸ (¨`·.·´¨) Keep (¨`·.·´¨)¸.·´ Smiling! `·.¸.·´ With Metta JYOTI -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Library Week Celebrations in Karnataka (Nov 14 to Nov 20)
by Byrappa, Ananda (GE, Research) 10 Nov '08

10 Nov '08

Dear All, Karnataka State Library Association (www.kalaonline.com) and Dept. of Public Libraries, Govt.of Karnataka is celebrating National Library Week from November 14 to November 20, 2008 You are cordially invited to attend the following programmes: Day 1: Friday November 14, 2008 Time: 11.00 a.m Venue: Granthangana, City Central Library, Hampinagar, Bangalore 560040 Inaugural Function by Dept. of Public Libraries and Karnataka State Library Association Day 2: Saturday November 15, 2008 Felicitation to Dr.T.V. Venkataramaniah, Retired Deputy Librarian, Bangalore University Time: 6.00 p.m. Venue: S Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, Bangalore Speaker: Dr. S Vidyashankar Topic: Life and Works Day 3: Sunday November 16, 2008 Timings: 11.30 am-12.35 pm Venue: Shankara Rotary Hippocampus# 44, Ranga Rao Road, Shankarapark, Basavanagudi, Bangalore-560004 1) Welcome Address & an Overview of the programmes at Shankara Rotary Hippocampus. 2) Invocation song by Library Children. 3) Mrs Chinappa speaks about the Shankara Rotary Initiative. 4) Library Children perform to the song. 5) Story-Time. 6) A song on the Casio by a Library member. 7) Skit by Learning Centre Children in Kannada. 8) A few words by the Library Council members on the importance of reading. 9) Children speak about their experiences at Shankara Rotary Hippocampus. 10) Parents of children from the Library and the Learning Centre speak about how their children have benefited from the Library and Reading Programmes. 11) Vote of Thanks. Contact: Mookambika Hegde: Ph: 26678890 Day 4: Monday November 17, 2008 Speaker: Mrs. Geetha V Topic: Best Practices in Corporate Libraries: A case study of TCS and Speaker: Sridhar Raju Topic: Futuristic Librarians Time: 3.00 p.m. Venue: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Bangalore Tata Consultancy Services Pioneer Building, International Tech Park, Padandhur Agrahara, Whitefield Road, Bangalore - 560 066,Karnataka India Day 5: Tuesday November 18, 2008 Speakers: Kalyani Rangarajan Director, MBA Programme, PESIT Prof. A Srinivas Dean, Research & Consultancy, PESIT Shri. Mahantesh GK Managing Trustee, Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled Topic: User Expectations from different points of view Venue: Tech Park Seminar Hall, PESIT Campus, 100 Feet Ring Road, BSK III Stage, Bangalore -560085 Day 6: Wednesday November 19, 2008 Speaker: Francis Jayakanth, NCSI, IISc Topic: OAI-compliance of Legacy Databases Time: 5.30 p.m. Venue: National Centre for Science Information, IISc, Bangalore - 560011 Regards, Ananda Byrappa General Secretary, Karnataka State Library Association (R) http://www.kalaonline.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Director of the Law Library, O.P. Jindal Global University Jindal Global Law School (proposed to be established in Sonipat, Haryana in Sept. 2009) announces position for Director of Law Library
by Mailing List Admin 10 Nov '08

10 Nov '08

Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 20:45:11 +0530 From: Jane Schukoske <jschukoske(a)gmail.com> Dear colleagues, I hope this finds you well! As you may know, I left USEFI at the end of April, 2008, and returned to India in June to serve as an Advisor to the planners of the O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) and Jindal Global Law School (JGLS), proposed to be established in Sonipat, Haryana and to enroll students in September, 2009. The university is proposed to be established under the Haryana Private Universities Act 2006. Please bring to the attention of law-qualified librarians the announcement of the opening for Director of the Law Library for the proposed JGU/JGLS. The university aims to build a culture of legal research in India and the law library will necessarily play a key role in achieving that. The position description, application information, and additional information appear on the Human Resources pages of the Jindal Global Law School website, www.jgls.org. Thanks and regards, Prof. Jane E. Schukoske Advisor, Jindal Global Law School (proposed to be established in Sonipat, Haryana, India) Website: www.jgls.org Mailing address: Jindal Global Law School planning group Jindal Centre 12 Bhikaiji Cama Place New Delhi 110 066 India Email: jschukoske(a)gmail.com Office: (91) 11-43579872 Mobile: (91) 9717297873

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Articles Request
by vijaya kumar 10 Nov '08

10 Nov '08

Dear Friends Kindly provide me the following fultext articles in PDF which will be published in 1) chemical physics letters, vol. 352, issue no. 3-4, pp. 240-244, Jan 2002. (2) chemical physics letters, vol. 361, issue no. 3-4, pp. 209-213, July 2002. (3) Journal of molecular structure, vol. 748, issue no. 1-3, pp. 1-4, June 2005. (4) Materials chemistry and physics, vol. 101, issue no. 2-3, pp. 329-335, 2007. (5) chemphyschem, vol. 8, issue no. 5, pp. 723-734, Feb 2007. Yours Sincerly Dr.JVK -- Dr.J.Vijaya Kumar Engineering College Library Andhra University Visakhapatnam- 530 003 Phones: Res : (0891) 2718711 M : 9440503562 E-Mail Address: kumarjammala(a)gmail.com kumarjammala(a)rediffmail.com jammalamadakavijayakumar(a)yahoo.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Open source Knowledge Management software
by Making India 09 Nov '08

09 Nov '08

Dear All, I want a review of a open source knowledge management software of CYN.IN.( http://cyn.in) Request you to see the various editions and let us know if it is being implemented by anyone. Please see the links : http://cyn.in/explore/delivery-models - cyn.in Delivery Models http://cyn.in/explore/pricing - cyn.in Pricing http://cyn.in/explore/technology - cyn.in Technology http://cyn.in/get-cynin/download-cynin - cyn.in Community Edition Download -- Rgds, Nisar Fathima "I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library," - Jorge Luis Borges, poet, writer and librarian. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Training-the-Trainers Workshop in Information Literacy for South and Central Asia inaugurated in India
by Puna Das 08 Nov '08

08 Nov '08

Training-the-Trainers Workshop in Information Literacy for South and Central Asia inaugurated in India 07-11-2008 (New Delhi) The tenth UNESCO Training-the-Trainers (TTT) Workshop in Information Literacy was inaugurated, on 5 November 2008, at Punjabi University in Patiala, India. This Workshop, which is one in the series of eleven IFAP-funded TTT workshops, is organized by the Department of Library and Information Science of Punjabi University from 5 to 7 November. The Workshop aims at providing a platform for creating a pool of trainers in information literacy who will impart information and media literacy skills to the graduate and post-graduate students and researchers in their respective institutions across the sub-regions. About 50 participants and 10 resource persons from the South and Central Asia are attending the event, which is the successor of two information literacy sub-regional workshops held in South Asia: * International Workshop on Information Skills for Learning, organized by National Institute of Library and Information Sciences (NILIS) in Colombo from 1 to 5 November 2004; and * Empowering 8 International Workshop in South and South East Asia to Promote Information Literacy, organized by Punjabi University from 3 to 7 October 2005. The Workshop was inaugurated by Dr Amrik Singh, educationist and former Vice Chancellor of Punjabi University. In his address, he stressed the importance of information literacy training at school level and of the need to promote wider use of knowledge and information through informal channels. Mr Sidhu Damdami, Editor of Punjabi Tribune (a daily newspaper), in his presentation of a media perspective of information literacy, observed that World Wide Web has taken the shape of 'wild wild web'. He emphasized the need to promote information literacy to save the innocent minds from further damage. He also felt that the information literacy campaigns should be directed towards providing knowledge to the adults. Participants from Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Turkmenistan have stressed the importance of information literacy curricula for library and media schools in South and Central Asia. As a result of this discussion, a working group has been created in order to develop a model of such curriculum, in consultations with teachers, professional associations and other stakeholders in the respective regions. Source: http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=27746&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECT… Related Link: http://tttw.patiala.googlepages.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://www.anup-jnu.blogspot.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cricket on your mind? Visit the ultimate cricket website. Enter http://beta.cricket.yahoo.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ranking web of world universities and repositories
by N. Varatharajan 08 Nov '08

08 Nov '08

Sir, Have a look at the links Ranking web of world universities http://repositories.webometrics.info/index.html Ranking web of world repositories http://repositories.webometrics.info/top300_rep.asp? -- N.Varatharajan Dy.Librarian University of Hyderabad Hyderabad - 500 046 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Article Request
by kuber kumbar 08 Nov '08

08 Nov '08

Dear Librarians, We urgent need below mentioned articles if you have kindly send softcopy to me. Journals : Journals of Economic and Taxonomic Botany Article : Taxonomy and ethanobotony of the genus mucuna adams of India Author : P.R Sur Year : 2002 Volume : 26 No : 02 Thanks/Regards KUBERA K.P LIBRARIAN Sir.M. Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology. Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Workshop on Setting up an Archives
by R. Prakash 07 Nov '08

07 Nov '08

Dear Moderator, Can you please post this information in the LIS-Forum. Thank you. Roja Muthiah Research Library in association with Association of British Scholars, Chennai Chapter presents a three day National Workshop on Setting up an Archives (1st - 3rd December 2008) Setting up an Archives is a workshop on providing insights into conservation and preservation issues of Library and archival material. The three day workshop is planned to provide a comprehensive model to deal with archiving institutional material. The workshop will address issues of metadata creation in addition to conservation issues to make the collection a meaningful one that would provide easy access to users. This model is a flexible and a constantly evolving one depending on the needs of the institution and the end users. "Setting up an archives" is for people wishing to start an archives afresh and also to those who want to reorganize an existing archives. Individuals who do not have an exposure to archives could also benefit from the course. The following topics would be covered at the workshop: Paper Based Material Print material, Bound Volumes, Manuscripts, Single Sheets Digital Preservation Photographs Sound Records Storage Issues Archiving Web Resources Disaster Preparedness Resource persons trained from reputed institutions will be conducting the programme. The workshop will be held at the Roja Muthiah Research Library. Course Fee | Rs. 3000/- (University students can avail concession). Fee to be paid by demand draft in favour of Roja Muthiah Research Library and sent along with this form to the following address before 20th November 2008. Director Roja Muthiah Research Library 3rd Cross Road Central Polytechnic Campus Taramani Chennai 600 113 Accommodation will be arranged on request. Payment to the guest house can be made by participants directly. For more details contact the Director at rmrl(a)dataone.in Phone: (044) 22542551 / 2 WORKSHOP ON SETTING UP AN ARCHIVES (1 - 3 DECEMBER 2008) Registration Form Name (in Block Letters): Ms. / Mr. Designation: Institution: Mailing Address: Tel.: Fax: E-mail: Payment details Rupees: D.D. No. & Date: Bank's Name & Branch: Date: Signature of Applicant Note: Mail this form along with course fee before 20th November 2008. Please photocopy this form for multiple applications. Three participants can be accommodated from one institution. Thanks and regards R. Prakash Asst. Director Roja Muthiah Research Library 3rd Cross Road CPT Campus Taramani, Chennai 113 Ph. 2254 2551 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Globethics.net requires web-cataloguer
by Garai, Atanu 07 Nov '08

07 Nov '08

Dear Moderator, Please post the following vacancy announcement in the listserve. Best regards, Atanu Garai ------------- Globethics.net requires Web-cataloguer (home-based) Globethics.net (http://www.globethics.net) is a global ethics network based in Geneva, Switzerland. The Globethics.net Library is a global digital library on ethics launched on 9 October 2008, providing free of charge access to millions of documents on ethics. Globethics.net requires 10 (ten) candidates working purely on temporary contract for the digital library project. The contract will be for 2 (two) months for November and December 2008. The selected candidates may perform the duties from home or other suitable places. This is a full-time and target-based contract. Qualifications required: 1. Minimum BLIS; 2. Good proficiency in surfing the internet and using office application (example: MS Word); 3. Preferably, should have access to computer and internet Remuneration: 1. A maximum monthly allowance of Rs 4000 (Rs. Four thousand only) inclusive of all associated costs 2. A certification will be given after successful completion of the project. How to apply: Interested candidates may submit their applications by 11 November 2008 with maximum 1 page resume and 2 references to: Atanu Garai Online Networking Specialist Globethics.net Tel: (0) 9899622884 Email: garai(a)globethics.net -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Photographs and paintings for the library
by shriram pandey 07 Nov '08

07 Nov '08

Dear List members, We are planning to purchase many paintings and photographs of great and motivational leaders for our central library. In this regard , I need name and address of some vendors. Any suggestion would be highly appreciated. With regards, Shri Ram Pandey UGC-NET (JRF) IKM Trainee NCSI, IISc, Bangalore-12 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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LIS is Dying: Save it if you can
by Badan Barman 07 Nov '08

07 Nov '08

The Open University / Virtual University / Institute of Open and Distance Learning (ODL) are the new horizon of imparting the education to the learners. I don't go to the statistical figure regarding how many times it has the number of enrollment in comparison to our traditional learning system and how many universities are operating in an ODL mode (but it's really very big). What point I am trying to point out is that- this new moves to the education system sufficiently neglect the role of librarian in the whole process of knowledge communication. Surprise Yourself.. a) Most State Open Universities of India are not having a full fledged librarian; b) They are not providing the library facilities even to their students (those who have registered under different courses in the regional or study centers); c) Many open universities are even doesn't providing open access to their collection to the students (if I am not wrong, it is also applicable to IGNOU- the Worlds largest Open University); Fire to the Surprise Recently there is a wonderful move from the Open University system to form a body like NAAC of our traditional system for assessment and accreditation of ODL systems and open universities. But, it also likely to move without giving sufficient weighting to the library profession. Do you want to know what it has done with LIS…. a) Content Management System (Wiki, Zoomla,…) is not the part of the library--- bring it to Media Centre (a new addition). b) Learning Management System (Moodle or like that..) is not anything to do with library—bring it to Media Center. c) Library Staff: What to do with it? (it does not define the library positions). So, what are left with LIS--- a) Only preservation and conservation of printed material?--- What excellent move towards this end it that it assigns 20 marks for the library (which is lacking in the assessment and accreditation of NAAC). Want to be happy with that? If not raise your voice before 15th November, 2008, the date on which the document for Assessment and Accreditation of Open University and ODL will be finalized in a meeting schedule to be held at IGNOU, New Delhi. -- Thanking you Yours faithfully (Sri Badan Barman) Academic Consultant, Library & Information Science, Krishna Kanta Handique State Open University, Housefed Complex, Last Gate, Dispur, Guwahati-781006, Assam, Phone: 0361-2234964 / 2235971, Fax: 0361- 2235398. Website: www.kkhsou.org, Email: kkhsou(a)gmail.com, kkhsoul(a)gmail.com Research Scholar: Department of Library & Information Science, Gauhati University, Guwahati-781014, Assam. Email: dlisgu(a)gmail.com. ---------------------------------------------------------- LIS in India: What's are going on? LIS Links: A Link Library in LIS: http://lislinks.110mb.com LIS Links: Jobs in LIS in India: http://lisjob.blogspot.com/ LIS Links: Upcoming Seminars, Conferences, Workshops & Refresher Courses in LIS in India: http://lisseminar.blogspot.com LIS Links: Latest Happenings & Contemporary Issues in LIS: http://lislatest.blogspot.com LIS Links: Awards, Prizes, Scholarships or Fellowships in LIS: : http://lisscholarship.blogspot.com/ LIS Links: Admission Notice for Courses in LIS in India: http://liscourse.blogspot.com/ Ning: LIS Links Contributors: http://lislinks.ning.com/ Google Groups: LIS Links Users: http://groups.google.co.in/group/lislinks?hl=en&lnk=srg -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Lecture on Innovation in the era of Globalisation by Dr. M.S. Ananth, Director, IIT-M
by Mailing List Admin 07 Nov '08

07 Nov '08

Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 11:46:15 +0000 From: Gowri Ravindranth <gravindranth(a)hotmail.com> Dear Friends: The Members of the Board of Trustees of the Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies in association with M O P Vaishnav College for Women Cordially invite you to the RCIS Annual Lecture By Dr M S Ananth (Director, IIT-M, Chennai) on Innovation in the era of Globalisation at 6.00 pm on 10th November 2008 at M O P Vaishnav College for Women 4th Lane Nungampakkam High Road Chennai - 600034 Dr. M. Anandakrishnan presides --------------------------------------------------------------------------- RSVP: Dr. A. Amudhavalli. Phone: 044-25399672 aamudhavalli(a)yahoo.com Programme Prayer Welcome S Parthasarathy Introductory Remarks Dr M Anandakrishnan Annual Lecture Dr M S Ananth Vote of Thanks Dr A Amudhavalli All are welcome. Sincerely, Gowri Member LIS-Forum, Chennai

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Vacancy of Project Fellow(s) in CESS Library Trivadnrum
by Mailing List Admin 07 Nov '08

07 Nov '08

Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 22:31:18 -0800 (PST) From: Abdunnasar. A <abdulnazar75(a)yahoo.com> Centre for Earth Science Studies Library, Thiruvananthapuram conducts a walk-in-interview for the selection of Project Fellow for the Library Essential Qualifications: First Class M.L.I.Sc Desirable Qualifications: (1).Working knowledge in Library Software like, SOUL, LIBSYS,�� AUTOLIB etc. (2).Working knowledge in Digital Library Software like GSDL, Dspace etc Number of Vacancies : Two Remuneration : Rs.8000/pm Date & Venue : 14.11.2008 (Friday) 9:30 AM at Centre for Earth Science Studies, Akkulam, Thiruvananthapuram Age limit : 30 years as on 01.01.2008. relaxation up to 5 years for SC/ST and 3 years for OBC candidates Interested candidates may appear for the walk-in-interview with an application specifying the post applied for together with detailed bio-data, copies of certificates showing educational qualifications, age, experience etc and original certificates for verification. ABDUNNASAR. A CESS LIBRARY

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Institutional repositories
by Library＠Arboretum.org.in 07 Nov '08

07 Nov '08

Dear All, I shall be grateful if you could please suggest the names of best five institutional reposotories in India. Also, I wish to know the names of 5 top institutional reposotories abroad as well. Many thanks in advance for your help. Sincerely T.V. Prafulla Chandra Research Officer ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dharma Vana Arboretum Administrative Office Plot 95/1, Phase 2 IDA Cherlapally Hyderabad 500 051 Andhra Pradesh India Mobile: 93962 51106 Phones Direct +91 40 2726 0930 +91 40 3911 4202 EPABX +91 40 2726 0801 Ext. 202 +91 40 2726 0802 Ext. 202 +91 40 3911 4200 Ext. 202 Fax +91 40 3911 4219 www.arboretum.org.in ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Knol
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 07 Nov '08

07 Nov '08

http://knol.google.com/k/ Please visit the above site to read authoritative units of knowledge - Knol Some Librarians like Dr Sukhdev Singh may like to author a few Knols. Dr P Vyasamoorthy, Society for Serving seniors 30 Gruhalakshmi Colony Secunderabad 500015 Ph 040-27846631 / 9490804278 http://societyforservingseniors.satyamcsr.og/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Workshop on Digitization and Digital Library using DSpace
by Byanktesh Narain Singh 06 Nov '08

06 Nov '08

*Workshop on Digitization and Digital Library using DSpace* 3-6 December, 2008 Venue: Central Library Delhi University Library System, Delhi *Programme Director* Dr S. Majumdar Organized by *Librarians Cultural Forum* in collaboration with * Delhi University Library System* University of Delhi, Delhi 110007 *Organizing Team* *Programme Coordinator* Prof. J.L. Sardana President Librarians Cultural Forum Former Head, Dept. of Lib & Inf Sc University of Delhi, Delhi jlsardana02(a)yahoo.com libforum(a)yahoo.co.in *Programme Director* Dr S. Majumdar University Librarian Delhi Univ Library System University of Delhi, Delhi suprabhat_majumdar(a)yahoo.com *Programme Advisor* Dr S.M. Dhawan Former Scientist F & Head Library and Information Services National Physical Lab. Delhi smdhawan(a)yahoo.com *Programme Manager* Dr Narender Kumar Dy Librarian Delhi University Library System Univ of Delhi, Delhi narenderkumar59(a)yahoo.com * * *Founder Member*: Sh M K Jain 149 Laxmibai Nagar, New Delhi 110 023 * * *DSpace* DSpace is an institutional archival software designed to collect, manage, distribute, preserve and redistribute the digital assets of an organization. Libraries world over are increasingly using DSpace for long-term preservation of fragile digital research material and creating digital libraries of digital material including published and preprint papers; technical reports; working papers and conference papers; electronic theses; digital datasets; digital images; digital audio/visual material; digital educational material; and, of course, digitized library collections. Developed jointly by MIT Libraries and HP labs, DSpace is freely available software and it can be customized to suit one's requirements. There are several open source software available however, DSpace has more number of installations all over the world. It captures data in any format – text, video, audio, and data. It is distributed over the web, indexes the works and makes the search and retrieval by users easy, and preserves the digital work for a long period of time. Given its (DSpace) potential for a wide range of applications, the workshop has been planned to help the potential users to make aware of the various features and also hands on practice of DSpace software. *Workshop Objectives* The purpose of this workshop is to provide training to library and information professionals in DSpace and expose them to important concepts such as digitization, digital library development, and related concepts. In brief, it will have the following objectives: · To provide background knowledge of Open Archive Initiatives, Metadata Standards, digitization, digital library and related concepts · To offer training in Linux · To offer first hand knowledge and training in DSpace · Training in digitization and building digital library resources Training in building Institutional Repositories/ Archives · To provide knowledge in emerging technologies such as RFID * * *Workshop Coverage* * * It has been planned to cover various topics such as Open Source Movement, Digital Libraries, Digitization, Metadata, DSpace, DSpace Administration, OAI-PMH, Persistent Handles, DSpace Customization, Unicode and Indian Languages, and RFID. * * *Instructional Methodology* The Workshop methodology will include lectures, presentations, demonstrations, hands on practice sessions and discussions * * *Infrastructural Facilities* The workshop lectures will be delivered in the morning sessions. It will be followed by demonstration and hands-on practices arranged in the post lunch sessions. The Workshop will be conducted in the Training Centre, Central Library Complex, University of Delhi. It is equipped with computers, networked to Intranet and Internet. * * *Resource persons* The Workshop will have resource persons drawn from National Informatic Centre (NIC), University of Delhi, and Jawaharlal Nehru University. * * *Who Should Attend This Workshop* Library and Information professionals with good working knowledge of Information Technology. The workshop participation is restricted to a maximum of 25 participants. The participants will be selected on first-cum-first served basis. *Registration * Registration for the Workshop opens on Monday, November 3*, 2008* Registration Fee: Rs. 3500/- per participant, it includes Workshop Kit, Course material, Working Lunch and Tea. Please send payment by Cross Cheque/ DD payable in Delhi in favour of *Librarians Cultural Forum.* Please confirm your intent to attend the Workshop by email to Programme Coordinator. *Accommodation * Accommodation for participants can be arranged on demand in the University Guest House as per actuals, approx Rs 600/day. *About Librarians Cultural Forum* Librarians Cultural Forum is a society registered under the Society Registration Act of 1860. Its salient aims and objectives are: · Organizing Workshops / Training programmes / Lectures/ /Seminars/ Conferences/ Panel discussions, etc. · Promoting cooperation among library fraternity through welfare, and cultural activities in and outside India. · Providing counselling and consultancy services · Organizing Book Fairs, Book exhibitions/ Author meets, Book talks, etc. · Helping students by providing scholarships as well as financial assistance. · Evolving code of conduct and ethics of library use · Developing exchange programmes of library & information professionals in India and outside India. *For further details please contact:* *Programme Coordinator*: Prof J L Sardana libforum(a)yahoo.in *Programme Manager*: Dr Narender Kumar narenderkumar59(a)yahoo.com** *Workshop on Digitization and Digital Library using DSpace* 3-6 December, 2008 Venue: Central Library, Delhi University Library System, Delhi *Registration Form* *Participant's Name:*________________________________ * * *Designation :* _____________________________________ * * *Name and Address of the Institution__________________ * _________________________________________________ * * *Tel: ( *O) (R) e*-mail: * Do you require accommodation during the Workshop? Yes / No If Yes, please contact us but not later than November 25, 2008 *Demand Draft No : (Payable to Librarians Cultural Forum ) * _________________*Drawn on:__*___________________ *Amount : Rs.*__________ *Date: *_____________________ *Signature* Post this form to Dr Narender Kumar, *Programme Manager*, Deputy Librarian, Central Library, Delhi Univ Library System, Univ of Delhi, Delhi 110007 narenderkumar59(a)yahoo.com * * -- Dr. B. N. Singh S. Librarian National Museum Institute (Deemed University) Janpath New Delhi 110011 Tel. 011-23012988 (M) 9312919313 Email: byanktesh(a)gmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Get faster Gmail with a faster browser
by K.R. Mulla 06 Nov '08

06 Nov '08

Get faster Gmail with a faster browser Browsers are getting faster and better at running web applications like Google Mail that use browser technology to its limits. In order to get the best experience possible and make Google Mail run an average of *twice as fast*, we suggest that you upgrade your browser to one of the fastest Google Mail supported browsers<http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=6557>that work on Windows. <http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/> <http://www.google.com/chrome/index.html?brand=CHMR&utm_source=en-et-gup&utm…> Download Firefox 3 <http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/> Download Google Chrome<http://www.google.com/chrome/index.html?brand=CHMR&utm_source=en-et-gup&utm…> *Note:* A faster version of Internet Explorer, IE8, is in development and available in a beta<http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/beta/default.aspx>release. -- Thanks with regards K. R. Mulla, Librarian, HKBK College of Engineering, # 22/1, Nagawara, Bangalore - 560 045. Karnataka, India. Tel. +91-80-25441722, 25443744 Ext 152 ................................................................................................. Engg-Lib-Forum: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Engg-Lib-Forum/ Home Page: http://krmulla.googlepages.com/ Library: http://203.90.120.126:8081/ **************************************************************************** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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I need an article... Please help me..
by Rohit Sahu 06 Nov '08

06 Nov '08

Dear colleagues, I am looking for an article, Can any one help me to find out. Research in marketing 1984 vol 7 "Boyer Andre, Palda et al The hedonic approach to price quality relationship and its applications in marketing." Thanks and Regards, Rohit Kumar Sahu Associate Librarian PEARL SCHOOL OF BUSINESS 46 Institutional Area, SECTOR -32 GURGAON - 122001 (Haryana) 9811545534 0124-4217541 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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International Symposium
by Jatashankar Gupta 05 Nov '08

05 Nov '08

Dear Professionals, We are organising an event of International Symposium on Emerging Trends and Technologies in Libraries and Information Services ETTLIS2008 December 18-20, 2008 Jointly organised by The Jaypee Institute of Information Technology University Learning Resource Centre (LRC), Noida, UP, India, and Delhi College of Engineering (DCE), Central Library, DCE, Delhi, India. With technical coloboration of Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS-Delhi-NCR Chapter) Venue: JIIT University, A-10, Sector-62, Noida, UP, India. www.jiit.ac.in Contact Person : Dr. Sanjay Kataria Organizing Secretary, ETTLIS 2008 & Head, Learning Resource Centre Jaypee Institute of Information Technology University A-10, Sector -62, Noida (UP) India -- Jatashankar Gupta Junior Professional Assistant(JPA), Learning Resource Centre, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology University, A-10, Sector -62, Noida (UP) India. Mob. 9211328039 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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INDEST-AICTE WORKSHOP & 6TH ANNUAL MEET
by D Jotwani, Librarian IIT Bombay 05 Nov '08

05 Nov '08

Dear All Central Library, IIT Bombay shall be organizing the next INDEST-AICTE Workshop and Sixth Annual Meet during 7-9 January 2009 in Mumbai. This is an annual event of the Consortium and mainly targeted at the Library and Information Professional as well as Library Administrators from the Consortium Member Institutes. Limited seat are also available for LIS professionals from Industry, Academia and R&D Institutions. In addition to taking stock of various resources and services of the INDEST-AICTE Consortium and suggesting means to enhance the usage, widen the coverage and increase membership, the workshop will also have selected presentations from invited experts on "Web 2.0 and Library Services in Science & Technology Libraries". Special Sessions will also be arranged for interaction and problem-solving with the Publishers, Vendors and other Service providers. Interested professionals may send their registration form to the undersigned latest by 15th December 2009. You can see the E-Brochure at http://www.library.iitb.ac.in/download/workshop.pdf for registration form and more details. Thanks. -- D. Jotwani Librarian Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Powai, Mumbai 400076 Phone 91-22-25768920, 91-22-25720227 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Workshop on Developing Online Tutorial, IIITM-K, 29-30 Nov 2008
by Sainul Abideen P 05 Nov '08

05 Nov '08

-sorry for cross posting- Dear Friends, Digital Library & Information Services Division of the Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management Kerala (IIITM-K), Thiruvananthapuram is organizing a 'National Workshop on Developing Online Tutorials for Information Products and Services' during 29-30 November 2008. This Workshop aims to give practical training on creating Online tutorials for the Information Products like Online databases, Digital Libraries, Library Automation Softwares etc. As above products are acquired paying huge amount, it's effective usage depends on how the users are educated on it's use. This workshop provides an opportunity for library professionals to develop online web accessible Interactive tutorials, using Free software called Wink. Examples of Online tutorials created using Wink is provided in the workshop website www.iiitmk.ac.in/wink More details about the workshop is given below, You are requested to kindly attend this workshop, and forward this message to your professional friends and colleagues. With Best Regards Sainul Abideen P Librarian Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management Kerala Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- National Workshop On Developing Online Tutorials for Information Products and Services Date: 29-30 November 2008 Organised by Digital Library & Information Services Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management - Kerala (IIITM-K), Thiruvananthapuram [established by the Govt. of Kerala] Workshop Website: www.iiitmk.ac.in/wink About the Workshop Libraries have been using different Information products like Online databases, e-journals, CD ROM based products, Library automation software, Digital Libraries, Online catalogues, etc. for various services. It is the duty of the Library professionals to train their users on the use of such products having varying functionalities and interfaces, for the effective utilization of these resources, which requires time and efforts from the Library and information professionals. Shortage of adequate manpower in some of the libraries calls for a facility wherein the users can learn about different products and services by the help of online Interactive Tutorials at their own pace. Provision of Interactive Tutorials, enhances the usage of such information products, which might have procured by spending huge amount. Many institutions organize training on different tools for information services including Digital Library development tools like GenISISWeb, Dspace, Greenstone, Eprint, Library automation software like KOHA, NewGenLib etc. Such training events can also be supplemented with an online, self instructional material with step by step instruction, e.g. an installation guide to Dspace or Cataloguing module of KOHA etc. Such self-instructional materials can be reused by the learner for better understanding of the concerned process/procedure. This workshop aims to provide a practical exposure on the application of Wink a free software for creating different interactive self-learning modules/tutorials for various requirements, including that of information products. About the Wink Software Wink is a tutorial and presentation creation software, primarily aimed at creating tutorials on how to use software (like a tutor for MS-Word/Excel etc). Using Wink one can capture screenshots, add explanations boxes, buttons, titles etc and generate a highly effective interactive tutorials. Using Wink one can create online tutorials viewable across the web. Similar applications sell for hundreds of dollars, while Wink is free with several unique features including the multimedia capability. Applications of Wink 'Wink' can be used for various Applications including that of: * To demonstrate the working of different Software like LibSys,Dspace, KOHA,WinISIS,MS Word, Adobe Photoshp etc * To demonstrate the working of different online/offline databases products like IEEE, ProQuest, ACM, Emerald etc * To create Online Tutorials for Education/User Training Purpose * To develop Demo of Websites like Library Portals/websites * To develop e-learning Modules and self instructional materials * To demonstrate the installation of software products like Dspace, Greenstone, GenISISWeb,Libsys Who can attend? As this software can be used in building interactive tutorials for different applications, participation is not restricted to library professionals only. Participants can be from various fields including that of Library Professionals, Academicians, Students, Workshop organizers, E-journal/ Library automation software/ database vendors, e-learning designers, Software developers, e-governance agencies, government organizations etc. Venue IIITM-K, Technopark, Thiruvananthapuram 695581 Registration Rupees 2000/= Only Participants from Industry Rs. 3000/= Only. Mode of Payment DD in favour of DIRECTOR, IIITM-K payable at Canara Bank, Kazhakkoottam Branch. (Thiruvananthapuram) Workshop fee covers Lectures, Course material in CD, Working Lunch and Tea. No TA/DA will be given to the participants. Participants are requested to make their own arrangements for Accommodation and Travel. Registration form along with the Fee may be sent to the Workshop Coordinator. No. of seats is limited to 25. Kindly confirm the availability of seats by email to sainul [AT] yahoo [DOT] com before sending the Registration fee. Last date for registration and payment of Registration fee: 24th November 2008 Faculty Workshop will be handled by the Digital Library team of IIITM-K headed by Sainul Abideen P, (VLIR Scholar, Belgium) Librarian, IIITM-K, who has developed several self instructional materials using Wink. For Registration and further details Sainul Abideen P Workshop Coordinator & Librarian IIITM-K, Park Centre Building Technopark, Karyavattom PO PIN 695581 Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India Phone 0471-2527567, 3091334, 2700777 exn 119 Mobile: 09496252786 Fax: 0471-2527568 Email: sainul [AT] yahoo [DOT] com Workshop Website: www.iiitmk.ac.in/wink With Best Regards, --Sainul -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Koha with Class Initiative
by Vimal Kumar 05 Nov '08

05 Nov '08

Dear Friends, LibLime's Koha with Class Initiative is designed to give library students hands-on experience with library automation software and open source. This initiative provides library school classrooms with a hosted installation of Koha, the most advanced open-source integrated library automation system, free of charge. LibLime website says that any college or university--anywhere in the world--currently offering a program in Library and Information Studies/ Technology may apply. More details here, http://liblime.com/projects/koha-with-class/overview -- Vimal Kumar V. Asst. Librarian Asian School of Business Technopark, Trivandrum-695 581 Web: www.asb.edu.in/vimal/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I forget what I was taught. I only remember what I have learnt" -Patrick White -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Google sheds light on 'Dark Web' by searching scanned documents
by Mallikarjun 04 Nov '08

04 Nov '08

Dear All, Using optical character recognition (OCR) technology, Google's search engine now can convert scanned PDF documents into text that can be searched and indexed. details http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&art… it will provide great help in searching repository because most of the document in repositories are scanned and convert to pdf. Thanks ________________________________________________________________:-) Mallikarjun Dora Professional Assistant Vikram Sarabhai Library IIM, Ahemadabad ...The Future is here, Its just unevenly distributed..... http://curiouslib.blogspot.com/ Unlimited freedom, unlimited storage. Get it now, on http://help.yahoo.com/l/in/yahoo/mail/yahoomail/tools/tools-08.html/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for an article
by Kshema Prakash 04 Nov '08

04 Nov '08

Dear colleagues, Can some one kindly send me a copy of the following article? Liu, Hong En and Yuan, Jin Jiang (PRC-ZHEN). 1995. The cutwidth problem for graphs. (Chinese. English, Chinese summaries). Gaoxiao Yingyong Shuxue Xuebao Ser. A. 10 (3). Pp. 339-348. Regards, Kshema -- Mrs. Kshema Prakash Faculty Librarian - Gr I, Contact Person e-Journals (Library) & Coordinator - Distance Library Services DEI Central Library Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed University) Dayalbagh, Agra 282 0110 Uttar Pradesh, India Mob: +919897190604 http://kshema-distancelibraryservices.blogspot.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Using RFID in Indian Library
by Ajay Kum Sharma 03 Nov '08

03 Nov '08

Dear Library Collegues, I am trying to prepare a article on subject of RFID in Indian perspctives. So, for that, I would like to know about the name / list of Indian libraries where RFID technology has already implemented. Hoping for your favourable response at the earliest. Thanks and regards. Ajay Kumar Sharma Assistant Librarian, Central Library, Visva Bharati, Santiniketan, Birbhum - 731235, W.B. Web: http://www.geocities.com/ajaysharma_lib/ *********************************************************** 1. Join today Digital Library Discussion Forum http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/dlrg 2. Join today LIS-Forum mailing list http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Refresher course in Library and Information Science.
by chai tra 03 Nov '08

03 Nov '08

Department of Library and Information Science in collaboration with Academic Staff College is organizing a refresher course in Library and Information Science from 26th November to 16th December 2008.Hence all those Assistant Librarians working in various college may contact, Sri Nanjundaswamy, Lecturer, Academic Staff Library, Manasagangothri, Mysore. Ph no: 2419314 Required forms may be obtained from the above address. The coordinator of this Program is Dr.Khaiser Nikam M.B.A., M.L.I.SC., Ph.D Chairperson Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore, Manasagangothri, Mysore-570006 Tele: 91-821-2415202®, 2419399(O), 9845328672, 9342593105(M) e-mail: khaiser.nikam(a)gmail.com. http://www.lisc.uni-mysore.ac.in --------------------------------- Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Invite them now. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Occupational English Language and Communication
by T. Shahab 03 Nov '08

03 Nov '08

Dear all, The emphasis on the importance of communication skill for librarians is very welcome. It is a fact that one can deny on his/her own peril. But many librarians are still in the old mold. They are scared of communicating with teachers and scholars. They will talk long hours about rubbish. But feel tongue tied to enquire and inform. The reason lies in a disconnect with what is going on in the scholarly world. They will hardly work to refine search methodologies. What is required from teaching schools is better skill development in communication and a bit of psychological training as well as to develop empathy with the users. Regards TANWIR ________________________________ From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in] On Behalf Of shivakumar shiva Sent: Friday, October 31, 2008 7:06 PM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] Occupational English Language and Communication Dear Professionals, The Friday Talk series began with warm invocation by Pushpa of MLISc around 3.30pm. Dr. Khaiser Nikam Chairperson of Library and Information Science gave a welcome to the guest and all, along with an introduction of Dr. Benjamin Sukumaran IOLS Career Empowerment and Development Kuvempunagar, Mysore. Chairperson gave a brief note about the Library Science has grown in rapid speed. Thirst of knowledge, language and love towards subject maker a person to communicate better. Lecture Report:- ' Communication is life' 'Life without communication is tragedy'. With this great thought the lecture began by Dr. Benjamin Sukumaran. Benjamin explained how important communication is in life. And to communicate better one should have awareness of cross cultural, if not it would be a barrier for communication. "Communication is a process of response to a stimuli on the flat form of culture. " For communication Physical i.e. the Sound body is important secondly the expression and Thirdly acceptation. If intake is good means outtake will be good. There is stimuli everywhere but one should response. Every one's will power is some where one should realize and the will power should realize and the will power should not wasted in judging, but by learning, by understanding etc. EQ matters everywhere. And with an example of, A rich boy and poor boy who were his student 3-4 years ago and their problem and success story of them to Librarians communication is first because they are people to solve or to give the solution and not creating problem by more communication. He must be good at English because Librarians First nature is Enquiry, Second nature is confirmation and Third is Service. Librarians will be there until education is and Books are Source of Information, Travelling is Confirmation. "Fishes in River never get Thirsty". Thus one should identify his strength and weakness in communication and there by to overcome from it reading, learning and better hard work. The session ended with vote of thanks by Hydar Ali. -- Shivakumar H.R. II year MLISc Manasagangothri University of Mysore Mysore. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner <http://www.mailscanner.info/> , and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Invitation to and Programme of Inaugural Session of the UNESCO Sponsored Information Literacy Workshop for South and Central Asia
by Mailing List Admin 03 Nov '08

03 Nov '08

Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2008 12:40:40 +0530 From: Jagtar Singh <jagtar.kindu(a)gmail.com> * The Department of Library and Information Science <http://www.punjabiuniversity.ac.in/pages/univprofile.html>* Cordially invites you to the Inaugural Session of the *UNESCO **Sponsored* Training-the-Trainers (TTT) In Information Literacy Workshop for South and Central Asia Under the Dynamic Leadership of *Dr. Jaspal Singh* Vice Chancellor, Punjabi University, Patiala *on **5 November 2008** at **11:00 a.m.** * in the Senate Hall, Punjabi University, Patiala. *Dr. Amrik Singh * Former Vice Chancellor, Punjabi University will inaugurate the Workshop. * * Prof. (Dr.) Jagtar Singh Dr. Trishanjit Kaur Workshop Coordinator & Head of Department Workshop Facilitator & Reader Tel: 0175-3046462 Tel: 0175-3046179 * * *Programme*: 11.00 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. University Dhuni Welcome Address: Dr. Jagtar Singh, Workshop Coordinator & Dean Faculty of Education and Information Science Inaugural Address: Dr. Amrik Singh, Former Vice Chancellor, Punjabi University Keynote Address: Ms. Pradeepa Wijetunge, Former Director, NILIS, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Special Remarks: Mr. G. S. Sidhu Damdami, Editor, Punjabi Tribune, Chandigarh Chief Guest: Dr. Harish Chandra, Librarian, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras Presidential Address: Dr. Jaspal Singh, Vice Chancellor, Punjabi University, Patiala Vote of Thanks: Dr. Trishanjit Kaur, Workshop Facilitator & Reader, Dept. of Library and Information Science -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Article request
by prithvi raj 02 Nov '08

02 Nov '08

Dear modulator I need some articles for my work but me not getting those articles in free full text so asking help from you sir listed those articles below kindly help me sir waiting for your replay 1. Casserly M.F., & Bird J.E. (2003). Web citation availability: Analysis and implications for scholarship. *College and Research Libraries*, *64*, 300-317. 1. Harter, S.P., & Kim, J.H. (1996). Electronic journals and scholarly communication: A citation and reference study. *Information Research*, *2 *.Retrieved April 21, 2004. 1. Kitchens, J.D., & Mosley, P.A. (2000). Error 404 or, what is the shelf-life of printed Internet guides? *Library Collections, Acquisitions & Technical Services*, *24*, 467-478. 1. Kobayashi, M., & Takeda, K. (2002). Information retrieval on the Web. *ACM Computing Surveys*, *32*, 144-173.** * * 1. Taylor, M.K., & Hudson, D. (2000). "Link rot" and the usefulness of Web site bibliographies. *Reference & User Services Quarterly*, *39*, 273-276. 1. Catherine Jean Sassen, .Citation Accuracy in the Journal Literature of Four Disciplines:Chemistry, Psychology, Library Science, and English and American Literature. (Ph.D. diss, Univ.of North Texas, 1992), 33. 1. Idrisa Pandit, .Citation Errors in Library Literature: A Study of Five Library Science Journals,. *Library and Information Science Research *15, no. 2 (1993): 185.98; Susan P. Benning and SusanC. Speer, .Incorrect Citations: A Comparison of Library Literature with Medical Literature,. *Bulletinof the Medical Library Association *81 (1993): 56.58; Nancy N. Pope, .Accuracy of References inTen Library Science Journals,. *RQ *32, no. 2 (1992): 240.43. 1. Wallace Koehler, .An Analysis of Web Page and Web Site Constancy and Permanence,.*Journal of the American Society for Information Science *50, no. 2 (Feb. 1999): 162. 1. Judit Bar-Ilan and Bluma C. Peritz, .The Life Span of a Specific Topic on the Web: The Case of .Informetrics.: A Quantitative Analysis.. Scientometrics 46 (Nov. 1999): 371.82. 1. Philip M. Davis, .The Effect of the Web on Undergraduate Citation Behavior: A 2000 Update,. College and Research Libraries 63 (Jan. 2002): 53.60. 1. S. Mary P. Benbow, .File Not Found: The Problems of Changing URLs for the World Wide Web,. Internet Research: Electronic Networking Applications and Policy 8, no. 3 (1998): 247.50; Susan Davis Herring, .Use of Electronic Resources in Scholarly Electronic Journals: A Citation Analysis,. College and Research Libraries 63, no. 4 (July 2002): 334.40; 1. Steve Lawrence, et al., .Persistence of Web References in Scientific Research,. Computer 34 (Feb. 2001): 26.31. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Occupational English Language and Communication
by shivakumar shiva 31 Oct '08

31 Oct '08

Dear Professionals, The Friday Talk series began with warm invocation by Pushpa of MLISc around 3.30pm. Dr. Khaiser Nikam Chairperson of Library and Information Science gave a welcome to the guest and all, along with an introduction of Dr. Benjamin Sukumaran IOLS Career Empowerment and Development Kuvempunagar, Mysore. Chairperson gave a brief note about the Library Science has grown in rapid speed. Thirst of knowledge, language and love towards subject maker a person to communicate better. Lecture Report:- ' Communication is life' 'Life without communication is tragedy'. With this great thought the lecture began by Dr. Benjamin Sukumaran. Benjamin explained how important communication is in life. And to communicate better one should have awareness of cross cultural, if not it would be a barrier for communication. "Communication is a process of response to a stimuli on the flat form of culture. " For communication Physical i.e. the Sound body is important secondly the expression and Thirdly acceptation. If intake is good means outtake will be good. There is stimuli everywhere but one should response. Every one's will power is some where one should realize and the will power should realize and the will power should not wasted in judging, but by learning, by understanding etc. EQ matters everywhere. And with an example of, A rich boy and poor boy who were his student 3-4 years ago and their problem and success story of them to Librarians communication is first because they are people to solve or to give the solution and not creating problem by more communication. He must be good at English because Librarians First nature is Enquiry, Second nature is confirmation and Third is Service. Librarians will be there until education is and Books are Source of Information, Travelling is Confirmation. "Fishes in River never get Thirsty". Thus one should identify his strength and weakness in communication and there by to overcome from it reading, learning and better hard work. The session ended with vote of thanks by Hydar Ali. -- Shivakumar H.R. II year MLISc Manasagangothri University of Mysore Mysore. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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request for an article
by Francis Jayakanth 31 Oct '08

31 Oct '08

Dear Members: One of our research scholar is need of the following article. I would appreciate if someone who has access to the full-text of the article can send me a soft copy: Title: Theoretical model for the determination of plastic rotation capacity in reinforced concrete beams Author(s): R. N. F. do Carmo, S. M. R. Lopes, & L. F A. Bernardo doi: 10.1680/stco.4.2.75.38228 Journal: Structural Concrete Volume: 4 | Issue: 2 Cover date: June 2003 Page(s): 75-83 Thanks for your attention. - Francis NCSI, IISc Bengaluru.

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Dr. TBR Memorial Seminar on Content Management on November 08th, 2008- Reminder
by Ramya Krishna 31 Oct '08

31 Oct '08

Dear Professionals, NCSI-Net, an informal association comprising of NCSI staff, trainees,and its alumni, cordially invites you to the fourth National level Dr. TBR Memorial Seminar, in memory of Late Dr. T.B. Rajashekar, erstwhile Associate Chairman, NCSI, IISc. It is a one day seminar targeted exclusively for the benefit of students of Library and Information Science course or its equivalent and budding information professionals. The details of the seminar are given below. Seminar Title: Dr. TBR Memorial Seminar on Content Management Date: November 08, 2008 (Saturday) Venue: Choksi Hall, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore - 560012 Target audience: Students of Library & Information science course or its equivalent & budding information professionals. Seminar coverage: The Seminar is conducted with an intention to create an awareness amongst the students and budding information professionals about the latest developments in the field of Information and Communication technologies applicable to LIS profession. This year's Seminar will give an overview of Content Management with special reference to Drupal- a content management software. There will also be a session dealing with career building strategies and job opportunities for LIS professionals. Registration fee: Rs. 150/- for Students and Rs. 300/- for budding professionals. Please do note that no arrangements for accommodation are being made. Kindly bring this to the attention of the budding professionals and encourage them to attend the seminar. Participants will get an opportunity to interact with professionals working in the industry and academia. For further information, please visit the Seminar website at: http://ncsi-net.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/workshop/ Registration form is available at: http://ncsi-net.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/workshop/2008seminar/HowtoRegsiter.html For further queries, please contact: Arumugam: arumugam.pitchai at hp.com Ramya: ramya at ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Regards NCSI-NET Coordinators -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Two Day Workshop for TIPS
by Mailing List Admin 31 Oct '08

31 Oct '08

Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 01:33:59 -0700 (PDT) From: krishanmoorthy ganapathy <krishnamoorthyg(a)yahoo.com> To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: Two Day Workshop for TIPS Dear Sir/Madam, � Warm Greetings!! � University Library, Anna University-Chennai is organising� �� TIPS-Training for Information Professional Skills � Two Day Workshop �Duration 14 -15 November, 2008 �Venue Henry Maudslay Hall Department of Mechanical Engineering Anna University-Chennai Sardar Patel Road, Guindy, Chennai-25, Tamilnadu, India � �KEY TAKEAWAYS �� Exposes to Soft Skills �� Introduces Participative Activities/Teamwork �� Demonstrates Leadership �� Insights into Information Skills �� Enhances Managerial skills �� Accomplishes to emerge as enhanced Information Managers FOR WHOM Library and Information professionals involved in information handling and front�desk work, Students and Scholars of Library & Information Science. The Workshop is limited to 50 Participants only. Selected Participants will be intimated through email. No TA/DA will be paid to participants. FEE DETAILS Participation Fee Rs.500/- The Cheque/DD is to be drawn in favour of �Director, University Library, Anna University-Chennai�. Registration Form is attached for use. WORKSHOP ORGANISING COMMITTEE Patron: Dr.Mannar Jawahar Vice-Chancellor, Anna University, Chennai Workshop Director Prof. K.Balu University Library, Anna University, Chennai� Workshop Coordinator Dr.G.Krishnamoorthy, Librarian, University Library, Anna University, Chennai� Committee Members Library Staff� (CEG�and MIT Campus) Contact for Registration and Other details: Dr.G.Krishnamoorthy University Librarian, Anna University Sardar Patel Road,Guindy, Chennai-25,Tamilnadu India Phone: 044-22352174 Fax��:� 044- 22355011 Email: aulib(a)annauniv.edu �� krishnamoorthyg(a)annauniv.edu �� krishnamoorthyg(a)yahoo.com With Warm Regards, Dr.G.Krishnamoorthy University Librarian, Anna University-Chennai

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International Symposium (ETTLIS-2008) (fwd)
by Mailing List Admin 31 Oct '08

31 Oct '08

Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:19:38 +0530 (IST) From: shashi jena <shashi_jena2001(a)yahoo.co.in> INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON EMERGING TRENDS AND TECHNOLOGIES IN LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION SERVCIES ETTLIS- 2008 , December 18-20, 2008. INVITATION FOR PARTICIPATION Dear friends, We invite you to participate in International Symposium on Emerging Trends and Technologies in Libraries and Information Services (ETTLIS) 2008. The symposium is being organized by Learning Resource Centre, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology University, Noida UP, India and Central Library, Delhi College of Engineering, Delhi in technical association with SALIS Delhi NCR Chapter. Venue: JIIT University Noida, UP, India Date: December 18-20, 2008. We have received 120+ papers from 11 countries i.e. UK, USA, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Brazil, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa and India. Apart from paper presentation, we have invited more then 30 eminent professionals from India and abroad to share their knowledge & experience. You will get an opportunity to interact, learn and share your ideas during the symposium. I am sure that your participation will be useful and fruitful. You can avail 10% discount on early registration by October 30, 2008. The registration form is available on symposium website i.e. http://ettlis2008.com/index.html. You may confirm your participation through email at skataria.jiitu(a)gmail.com or ettlis2008(a)gmail.com With regards Dr. Sanjay Kataria Organising Secretary, ETTLIS 2008 & Head, Learning Resource Centre Jaypee Institute of Information Technology University A-10, Sector-62, Noida (UP) India Email: skataria.jiitu(a)gmail.com, ettlis2008(a)gmail.com Website: http://ettlis2008.com , www.jiit.ac.in Phone: +91 9810503341, +919953594531 With Regards Shashikanta Jena Professional Assistant Learning Resource Centre JIIT University A-10, Sector-62, Noida INDIA Email-shashi_jena2001(a)yahoo.co.in

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Fw: Looking for Evidence of Researcher Engagement with Repositories
by Subbiah Arunachalam 30 Oct '08

30 Oct '08

----- Forwarded Message ---- From: Leslie Carr <lac@ECS.SOTON..AC.UK> To: AMERICAN-SCIENTIST-OPEN-ACCESS-FORUM(a)LISTSERVER.SIGMAXI.ORG Sent: Thursday, 30 October, 2008 15:04:21 Subject: Looking for Evidence of Researcher Engagement with Repositories Practitioners, developers and researchers in the repository community have been asking whether repositories are effective at appealing to their primary stakeholders: researchers. It would be great to have a collection of success stories - anecdotes of how repositories have been able to improve the lot of researchers - for appealing to institutional repository nay-sayers and open access agnostics. These should be examples of real wins for real individuals rather than marketing claims from repository software suppliers(!) as many repository successes are due to the library team's hard work and insight rather than the technical wizardry of the repository platform. Please can you email me a short (1 paragraph) success story (or stories!) about how your repository improved the experience of some researchers at your institution. They could be in the form of a user testimonial or described in your own words. I am not looking for tales of mass conversions and hysteria, just very practical stories of repository benefit as experienced by individuals. I will collect these together and make them available for repository managers and others to use in their marketing and advocacy. A cross-platform discussion on this topic of Researcher Engagement will be held at the previously announced EPrints meeting just before SPARC DR on November 16th in Baltimore. If you're planning to go to Baltimore, come and join in and boast about your repository's success, whatever software you use! --- Les Carr Pre-SPARC meeting in Balitimore: http://www.eprints.org/events/preDR2008 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Invitation
by kaushal giri 30 Oct '08

30 Oct '08

*Indian Statistical Institute* *Documentation Research and Training Centre* *8th, Mile Mysore Road, Bangalore-560059* * * *DRTC Seminar* *on* *Digital Preservation: Issues and Challenges* * * *Abstract* * * * *In today's world there is a huge collection of information. Any such information available in the form of document may be unavailable for future needs, if it is not collected and properly preserved. A viable solution to deal with collection and preservation of such information is digitization is now possible with the advent of high resolution scanning mechanisms and powerful computers with large storage capabilities. Libraries are an effective source of information to be shared by the people of all kinds, which are engaged in creating and maintaining digital libraries. The availability and use of digital libraries is gradually becoming the norm for the provision of literature and information in all the fields and research. Digitization has become the buzz world in libraries and information centers. The feature of digitization like enabling high level of data compression and easy retrieval are the factors that have made the libraries to convert their documents, books, journals, monographs, reports containing the text, pictures, audio, video in suitable digital formats. Digital Libraries are catering to information services interacting with online databases of journals and other resources. Digital Library plays an important role in creating, indexing and retrieving the various forms of digital resources. One of the main challenges in maintaining Digital library is the *Digital Preservation* aspect. Digital preservation is to manage the digital information and to preserve and maintain readability and accessibility across time. It is also being defined by set of *Metadata Standards,* which are structured encoded data that help in resources discovery and management of data. Discussions of metadata have largely centered on issue of resources description. There is however a growing awareness that metadata plays an important role in managing and preserving the digital resources. A study is made about the Digital preservation, its process, its workflow, *Issues and Challenges, *various ongoing projects (India and Abroad), concept of Metadata, its standards needed for data preservation. The seminar explores PREMIS (Preservation Metadata: Implementation Strategies) - preservation standard. * * SPEAKER: *Kaushal. K. Giri* 2nd Year Student VENUE : DRTC Classroom DATE : 5th November, 2008 TIME : 2.00 p.m. *All are cordially invited.* Dr. Devika. P. Madalli (Seminar coordinator) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Blog on activities as a Commonwealth Fellow
by Shamprasad Pujar 30 Oct '08

30 Oct '08

Dear Members, I am pleased to inform you all that, presently I am in UK to take up Commonwealth Professional Fellowship at Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, Brighton. As a part of my work here, I have developed a blog to report my selected activities. The main idea behind the development of blog is to disseminate information to professionals working in India and other developing countries. The blog has postings on Web 2.0, Portal design, MARC21, Mapping etc. It also has links to the events and visits, which I will be undertaking during my period of fellowship. The blog can be accessed at: http://spujar.wordpress.com You may please go through the blog and add your comments to the posts. Any other comments and suggestions off the list are most welcome. It will be updated on a continuous basis with new postings, hence you may please visit it again. I sincerely thank my supervisor Ms Catherine Fisher for encouraging me to undertake this work. Look forward for your feedback. With best Regards, Dr Shamprasad M. Pujar Deputy Librarian Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research Gen Vaidya Marg, Film City Road, Goregaon (East) MUMBAI-400 065, India Phone: 91-22-2841 6565 ; 2840 0919 Ext: 565 E-mail: pujar(a)igidr.ac.in URL: http://www.igidr.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Google settlement opens the Web to millions of books, Mint 30/10/08
by shihabudeen kunju 30 Oct '08

30 Oct '08

Google settlement opens the Web to millions of books by jeffrey A. trachtenberg & jessica E. vascellaro A sweeping $125 million settlement between Google Inc. and the publishing industry clears the way for the Internet giant to make many millions of digital books available on the Web, with payments to authors and publishers for their use. If approved by a federal court, the deal, struck after two years of negotiations, will let individuals and institutions buy online access to copyrighted, out-of-print works through Google, and will provide free online views of them at public libraries. Titles that are still in print will be available only if publishers and authors agree to include them. "It may be the biggest book deal in U.S. history," said Paul Aiken, executive director of the Authors Guild. Google has already scanned seven million books for its Google Book Search program and plans to make many millions more available. Only Web users in the U.S. will have access to the new services. The settlement resolves a copyright-infringement lawsuit against Google filed by the Authors Guild more than three years ago in U.S. District Court in New York, as well as a separate suit filed by the Association of American Publishers on behalf of five leading publishers. Terms call for Google to pay $125 million to settle claims from authors and publishers for its earlier digital-scanning efforts, cover legal fees and es tablish a Book Rights Registry that will oversee the new accord. The establishment of a registry will enable rights holders—be they publishers or authors—to register their works and subsequently receive payment when their titles are used online. be they publishers or authors—to register their works and subsequently receive payment when their titles are used online. "What this does is breathe new life into millions of books without jeopardizing rights holders," said Richard Sarnoff, chairman of the Association of American Publishers and cochairman of *Bertelsmann Inc., *the U.S. holding company of *Bertelsmann AG.* Books under copyright but out of print will be available for sale in an online version unless the rights holder objects. The deal signals that Google, which has long argued it can index content for its search en gine without the cooperation of media companies, is taking a more conciliatory stance. But Google cautions against applying the same model to similar disputes, including *Viacom Inc.s *$1 billion copyright-infringement suit against Googles online-video service YouTube. "I would not read anything into the structure," said David Drummond, Googles senior vice president of corporate development and chief legal officer. With the agreement, Google is taking a rare step into the business of selling access to media content. Google will enhance its book-search product, which has struggled to gain traction, with a storefront where consumers can buy titles to read online. Prices will be set by the publisher or by a Google-designed algorithm, with the rights holder getting 63% and Google getting 37% of the revenue. The move breaks with Googles usual approach of selling advertising against digital content and sharing that revenue with partners like newspapers and media companies. It also brings Google into potential competition with digital-book retailers like *Amazon.com Inc.* "Its a new model for us," said Mr. Drummond, who nonetheless played down any competition with Amazon, noting that Googles main objective is to build a better search product. Amazon declined to comment. Public libraries will be offered a free online portal to view the digitized titles, while colleges and universities will be offered a subscription-fee service that will enable students to access these books directly from their dorm rooms. The registry to determine payments to authors and publishers will be an independent board, initially appointed half by the Authors Guild and half by the Association of American Publishers. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Registration Fee for UNESCO Sponsored Information Literacy Workshop at Patiala
by Jagtar Singh 30 Oct '08

30 Oct '08

Dear All, We are expecting some funding from our university for this workshop. If that happens, there will be 20% to 40% reduction in the registration fee, i.e. from Rs. 1000 to 2000 reduction. At present Registration fee for sponsored candidates is INR 5000/- and INR 4000 for non-sponsored delegates. The registration fee includes boarding, lodging, sessions' tea, folders and reading materials. Interested participants may contact me via the telephone numbers given in my signature file. In case of emergency, I may be concated via my cell phone number: +919855444785 For more information, please access the following link: http://www.albertkb.nl/pageID_5366125.html Best wishes, Jagtar -- Dr. Jagtar Singh, Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, & Dean, Faculty of Education and Information Science Punjabi University, Patiala Pin - 147 002 (India) Email: jagtar.kindu(a)gmail.com Tel: +91 (0)175 304 6462 & 304 6179 (Work) +91 (0)175 228 2727 (Home) Fax: +91 (0)175 228 3073 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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MULISSA - Occupational English Talk
by kannika.gp kannika 30 Oct '08

30 Oct '08

*UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE* DEPARTMENT OF STUDIES IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE MANASAGANGOTHRI, MYSORE-570006. *MYSORE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE STUDENT ASSOCIATION (MULISSA) * *Dr. Benjamin Sukumaran* *# 8, opp. State Bank of Mysore* *I Floor, Vishwamanava Double Road,* *Kuvempu Nagar, Mysore.* *Email ID: whitetrail(a)gmail.com* . *Will Deliver Talk * *on * *Occupational English Language * *And * *Communications * * * *Dr. KHAISER NIKAM* Chairperson & President of MULISSA *Will Preside* *you are cordially invited* * * Venue: MLISc 1st Year Hall, Date: 31/10/2008. Time: 3.30 PM -- Kannikaparameshwari G. MLISc Student DOS Library and Information Science Manasagangotri, Mysore. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Workshop on Linux and Open Source Software at INFLIBNET Centre
by Rajesh Chandrakar 30 Oct '08

30 Oct '08

Dear Professionals, INFIBNET Centre, Ahmedabad is organizing Workshop on Linux and Open Source Software at INFLIBNET Centre on 8th to 12th December 2008. About the Workshop Present age i s era of Open Source. I nflux of new informat ion technology and i ts applications in libraries using L inux operat ing sys tems and open source software to create their own institutional repositories are increasing. The present workshop will help Library professionals in exploring the feasibility of creating contents and hosting them in open access using open sources software. The course consists of keynote lecture and discussions by experts from the professionals with practical assignment for hand-on-practice. Interested library & IT professionals can participate in this workshop to gain the latest knowledge for setting up their libraries using Linux and Open Source ILM. The workshop will provide background knowledge of Linux and open source software and its applications. Following topics will be covered during the workshop:  Introduction to Linux and other FOSS (Free / Open Source Software)  Installation and different flavours of Linux  Understanding the Linux File System and Hierarchical Structure  Linux commands and vi editors mode  Basics of Internet and IP Structures  Mail and Network Configuration of Linux System  Web Server Configurations  Proxy Server Configuration  Firewall Configuration  Open Source Content Management Software  Installation and Customization of Joomla  Introduction to Open Source ILM Software and Overview of different modules. WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Library and Information professional, System and Network Administrators, Information Scientists and others with similar responsibilities with exposure to network and information security. NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS A maximum of 30 candidates will be selected for the workshop on First-Come-First-Serve basis. DURATION: 5 Days - From 8th to 12th December 2008 (Monday to Friday) RESOURCE PERSONS The resource persons are eminent IT/Computer/LIS Scientists/professionals and experts of the country. REGISTRATION FEE The registration fee is Rs. 5000.00 (Rs. Five Thousand only) per person. It covers the cost of workshop kit containing training materials, breakfasts, lunch, snacks & dinner during the sessions. The fee is to be paid through Demand Draft in favour of Director, INFLIBNET Centre and payable at Ahmedabad along with filled-in registration form. Registration fee is non-refundable and non-adjustable. An additional charge for accommodation will be paid along with the Registration Fee as mentioned below. ACCOMMODATION INFLIBNET will arrange accommodation during the period of training on chargeable basis in INFLIBNET Hostel and Hotels as per the rates given below (per person per day). The participants must send prior intimation and required charge for accommodation along with registration fee. REGISTRATION The filled-in registration form for registration to the course should be submitted in the prescribed form alongiwth DD of Registration Fee and Accommodation Charges on or before 28th November, 2008 to Director, INFLIBNET Centre. Kindly visit the Website to know more about the accommodation and registration charges at http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/forthcoming/linuxoss.pdf CONTACT DETAILS Course Director Dr. Jagdish Arora Director INFLIBNET Centre E-mail: jarora(a)inflibnet.ac.in Course Co-ordinators Shri H. G. Hosamani Scientist – B (Lib. Sc.) INFLIBNET Centre E-mail: hosamani(a)inflibnet.ac.in and Mr. Rajeev Kumar Scientist – B (Comp. Sc.) INFLIBNET Centre E-mail: rajeev(a)inflibnet.ac.in ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rajesh Chandrakar, Commonwealth Professional Fellow Scientific & Technical Officer INFLIBNET (INFormation and LIBrary NETwork) Centre An IUC of University Grants Commission Near Gujarat University Guest House, PB No. 4116, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad - 380 009, India Tel. +91-(0)79-26305971/ 8528/ 4695(O), 26873805(R) Mobile: +91-9427527894 Fax: +91-(0)79-26300990, 263007816 E-mail: rajesh(a)inflibnet.ac.in; rchandrakar(a)gmail.com Website: http://www.inflibnet.ac.in Video Gallery: http://www.youtube.com/INFLIBNET ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Botany Booksellers--Old & New Books
by Library＠Arboretum.org.in 30 Oct '08

30 Oct '08

<bigger>Dear All, We would like to have the names and address details of leading booksellers (of both new and old books) who maintain good stock of books in the following areas: <bold>forestry, horticulture, ethnobotany, soil science, plant taxonomy, entomology, sacred groves, and philosophy </bold>Particularly, we are interested in famous old bookshops which specialise in books published during the pre- and post-Independence era.<bold> We are interested in books published in India as well as abroad, especially the classic works, in the above mentioned areas.</bold> <bold><bigger><bigger>About the Dharma Vana Arboretum</bold><smaller><smaller> Spanning 455+ acres in Bhongir, Nalgonda district, Andhra Pradesh, the Dharma Vana Arboretum (www.arboretum.org.in) would conserve thousands of species of plants and over a thousand tree species, many of which are endangered, through innovative horticultural and silvicultural practices that meet or exceed international standards. The DVA will be among the largest arboreta in the world and the largest located in a semi-arid tropical climate. Its primary scientific mission is to collect and preserve threatened and endangered species of indigenous plants, with an emphasis on the Deccan Plateau and the Eastern Ghats. A special focus will be on trees of medicinal, ethnobotanical, aromatic, ornamental, and religious significance, in addition to cultivating trees of no particular value. Thank you in advance for your help Sincerely T.V. Prafulla Chandra T.V. Prafulla Chandra Research Officer ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dharma Vana Arboretum Administrative Office Plot 95/1, Phase 2 IDA Cherlapally Hyderabad 500 051 Andhra Pradesh India Phones Direct +91 40 2726 0930 +91 40 3911 4202 EPABX +91 40 2726 0801 Ext. 202 +91 40 2726 0802 Ext. 202 +91 40 3911 4200 Ext. 202 Fax +91 40 3911 4219 www.arboretum.org.in ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Commemoration function in honour of Prof. K.A.Isaac
by Mailing List Admin 30 Oct '08

30 Oct '08

Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:11:25 +0530 From: agopikuttan(a)yahoo.co.in Dear Professionals, I am happy to inform that the Department of Library and Information Science, University of Kerala in association with the Alumni Association of the Dept of LIS (AADLIS) is holding commemoration function in honour of Prof. K.A.Isaac, the founder of the DLIS, University of Kerala, and doyen of LIS profession in the country, on Monday, 3rd November 2008 at 3.30 PM in the Lecturer hall of the Department of LIS University of Kerala. The function will be presided by Prof. B.Hridayakumari, former principal , College for women, Trivandrum. Prof. M.N.Ramakrishnan Nair, Prof.C A Augestine, Smt.K.K.Lalitha Bai and Prof G Devarajan will reminisce about Pro.K.A.Isaac. Dr. K.S.Raghavan, Professor ,DRTC,Bangalore will deliver The Professor K.A.Isaac Commemoration Lecture, on the topic "Future of Libraries in the Web-dominated Era" All are invited Dr.A.Gopikuttan Reader Department of Library and Information Science University of Kerala Trivandrum-34

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INVITATION TO FELICITATION FUNCTION OF PROF. N. LAXMAN RAO
by Mailing List Admin 30 Oct '08

30 Oct '08

Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:42:12 +0530 (IST) From: Dimple Patel <dimple148(a)yahoo.co.in> ***** Apologies for Cross Postings ***** Dear Professional Colleague, The faculty, students, research scholars of Department of Library & Information Science, Osmania University and Felicitation Committee Cordially invite you to the FELICITATION FUNCTION of Dr. N. LAXMAN RAO, Professor, Department of Library & Information Science, & Director, UGC Academic Staff College, Osmania University, Hyderabad. on his superannuation on Date : 31st October 2008 (Friday) Venue : Room No. - 57, University College of Arts & Social Sciences, Osmania University, Hyderabad Time : 3.00 PM Chief Guest: Prof. Y.C. VENUDHAR, Registrar, Osmania University Guest of Honour: Prof. VIJAYALAKSHMI REDDY, Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, Osmania University With Best Regards, Prof. S. Sudarshan Rao, Head, Department of Library & Information Science, Principal, University College of Arts & Social Sciences, Osmania University, President, Academy of Library Science & Documentation Hyderabad. Prof. V. Vishwa Mohan, Chairman, BOS, Department of Library & Information Science, Osmania University, Hyderabad.

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Annals of Library and Information Studies 55(3) - Table of Contents
by gmahesh＠niscair.res.in 29 Oct '08

29 Oct '08

Annals of Library and Information Studies Volume 55, No. 3 Table of Contents Information awareness through effective information support system to stop superstitious practices..........p 169 Biswanath Giri The Press and Registration of Books Act and the bibliographic control of Bengali publications..........p 176 Dibyendu Paul Growth and impact of research output of University of Mysore, 1996-2006: a case study.........p 185 Mallinath Kumbar, B.M. Gupta and S.M. Dhawan Information sources in academic law libraries in India.........p 196 Soumen Mallik and B.K. Sen Mapping of social sciences in the Colon Classification.........p 204 M.P. Satija Open access scholarly publishing in library and information science.........p 212 Bhaskar Mukherjee Science awareness through public libraries in India..........p 224 V.K.J. Jeevan Use of electronic information sources at the College of Fisheries, Mangalore, India..........p 234 Sujatha H.R. and Mahesh V Mudhol Electronic access of individual papers in economics: a study..........p 246 Asha. B ----------------------------------------- This email was sent using NISCAIR's web mail service. "" http://niscair.res.in/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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PRESERVATION OF BOOKS
by Rafi sm 29 Oct '08

29 Oct '08

Dear LIS forum Members What are the feasible methods for preservation of books from the attack of termites and other insects in libraries? Are there any pesticides that can be used exclusively in libraries? Friends please open up. Rafi S.M Assistant Librarian PAACET 09496371578 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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NISCAIR Online Periodicals Repository http://nopr.niscair.res.in/
by Puna Das 29 Oct '08

29 Oct '08

NISCAIR Online Periodicals Repository National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources (NISCAIR), New Delhi recently started open access repository of its publications using DSpace. NISCAIR publishes 16 scholarly journals in various fields. Presently full text facility is provided for some of the journals . For other journals, one can access abstracts. Full text of these journals will be made available shortly. The repository can be viewed at: http://nopr.niscair.res.in/ Congratulations for this timely initiative and making the scholarly literature available worldwide. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://www.anup-jnu.blogspot.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Dr. V N BRIMS Library - Mobile Website
by sandeep bhavsar 29 Oct '08

29 Oct '08

Respected All On the auspicious day of Deepavali. I am pleased to inform you that DR VNBRIMS Library has launched its Mobile Website. Users can now connect with library resources and services through their Pocket PCs, Palmhelds, and Blackberries Users can also search the library Catalog , Working Hours, Contacts, and information on our various collections and services while on the go. The site is designed for ease of use and navigation for mobile devices taking into account their bandwidth, screen size and memory. For more details visit : http://wapamama.net/drvnbrimslibrary Come, try it out. Do send your feedback and help us to improve further. Thanks and Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Management Studies Thane(W) 400601 MUMBAI. INDIA @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ email : sandeep.bhavsar(a)gmail.com Mob : 9987049099 elibrary :http://www.vpmthane.org/im/elib/main.htm @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Project Assistant Position at NCSI
by Francis Jayakanth 28 Oct '08

28 Oct '08

Dear Members, This posting is being made on behalf of chairman, NCSI. NCSI needs a Project Assistant for its ongoing Science Observatory Project. The candidate needs to possess a minimum qualification of a First Class Master's degree in Library and Information Science preferably with NCSI/DRTC/NISCAIR (INSDOC) experience. The candidate should be interested in bibliometric/scientometric analysis and familiar with searching databases such as Web of Science, Scopus, Google Scholar. The candidate will also be expected to analyze the data using standard software like Excel. The position will start from 1 Dec and is for a period of 3 years but would be renewed on a continual assessment every three months for satisfactory performance. Please apply with your CV to chairman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in with the subject heading "PA for SO project" before 15 Nov, 2008. Such of those candidates who had applied earlier are requested to apply once again. - Francis Jayakanth NCSI, IISc, Bg -12

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InfoVision 2009: The Knowledge Summit, Jan 22-23, 2009, Bangalore- call for participation
by Shalini Urs 28 Oct '08

28 Oct '08

************Apologies for cross postings******* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- International School of Information Management, University of Mysore, Mysore & Bangalore Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Bangalore & Triumph India Software Services, Bangalore ------------------------------------------------------------------- Present InfoVision 2009: The Knowledge Summit, January 22-23, 2009, Bangalore Theme: "Content to Intent: Understanding user intent and context in multimodal, multilingual and mobile information access" Welcome to the 4th edition of InfoVision - The Knowledge Summit Series. Session Themes: * Mobile Information Access * Multimedia Information Access * Multilingual Information Access * Consumer Created Content * eScience, eResearch and Cyber infrastructure * Enterprise Content and Communication Distinguished Speakers at InfoVision 2009: * Dr. P. Anandan, Managing Director, Microsoft Research India, Bangalore * Mr. John Blossom, President and Senior Analyst, Shore Communications, USA * Prof. Dieter Fellner, Director IGD, Fraunhofer Institute of Computer Graphics Research, Darmstadt, Germany * Dr. Edward Cutrell, Research Scientist, Adaptive Systems Interaction Group, Microsoft Research, USA * Prof. John Girard, Associate Professor of Management, Minot State University, USA * Prof. Ee-Peng Lim, School of Information Systems, Singapore Management University, Singapore * Prof. Rohini Srihari, Founder CEO, Janya Inc., USA & Associate Professor, Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, USA * Mr. Bob Stembridge, Thomson Reuters, UK InfoVision brings you the Thomson Innovation Award 2009 Registration Fee: Corporate and Industry: INR 8000.00 per delegate Academic Institutions: INR 6000.00 per delegate 3 or more delegates from same organization - 10% discount Early Bird Offer - Registration before 20th December, 2008 Corporate and Industry: INR 6000.00 per delegate Academic Institutions: INR 4000.00 per delegate 3 or more delegates from same organization - 10% discount Don't miss this great opportunity. For registration and updates, please visit: www.infovision2009.org Come, participate, listen to and interact with eminent speakers. See you at InfoVision 2009! InfoVision 2009 Summit Team. For more details, contact: InfoVision secretariat International School of Information Management University of Mysore, Manasagangotri Mysore 570 006 Tel: +91-821-2514699; +91-821-2411417 Fax: +91-821-2519209 Angrosh - 9886970411 Email: office(a)infovision.org.in; office(a)isim.ac.in ----------- Shalini Dr. Shalini Urs Executive Director and Professor International School of Information Management University of Mysore Manasagangotri Mysore - 570006 Phone : + 91 821 2514699 Fax : + 91 821 2519209 ISiM-Management School for IT, Technology School for IM www.isim.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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reg - zilla Rajostva Award
by Mailing List Admin 28 Oct '08

28 Oct '08

Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:20:25 -0700 (PDT) From: shivashankar kadadevaramath <skadadevaramath(a)yahoo.com> Respected Modreater � I shivashankar kadadevaramath selection grade Librarian working in sree siddaganga college for women tumkur karanataka, tumkur zill authority declared Rajostva Award, for my outstanding contriubution to the Library proffession which will be held on nov1st 2008 at tumkur gubbi veeranna kalakestra � Yours ever in Library service shivashankar kadadevaramath president karanataka state college Librarian Assocation Bangalore, mob 09449070311

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Offering the post of SLIA (IITR)
by Mailing List Admin 28 Oct '08

28 Oct '08

Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:33:50 +0530 From: kunwar.air air <kunwr.air(a)gmail.com> Dear LIS Professional Wishing you and Your Family A very Happy Diwali Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee invites the applications on the prescribed form for the following posts as per details given against each. The form may be obtained from Supdt.,Establishment 'B' Section, IIT Roorkee or the form may be downloaded from the Institute website www.iitr.ernet.in. Sr. Library Information Assistant 07 Posts (SC-01, ST-01, OBC-01, UR-04) 01 of the above 07 posts is reservedb horizontally for physically disabled applicants affected by one leg or one arm or both legs. 5500-9000 Essential: (i) Degree from a recognised University or equivalent (ii) Bachelor's degree or equivalent diploma in Library Science of a recognised University/ Institute or quivalent obtained after graduation. (iii) Experience of two years in a Library/ Computerization of a Library or one year certificate in computer application from a recognized institution or equivalent. Regard:- K. S. Rawat Central Library Indian Institute of Technology Madras Chennai-600036

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Announcement for SIS Fellowship Awards
by Mailing List Admin 28 Oct '08

28 Oct '08

Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2008 01:04:48 -0700 (PDT) From: Kishor Satpathy <kishor_satpathy(a)yahoo.com> Announcement for SIS Fellowship Awards and Raizada Memorial� Awards for Young Information Scientists � Applications are invited from SIS Life members for the SIS Fellowship Awards and from young information Scientists aged below 35 for the Raizada Memorial Young Information Scientists Awards. The Young Information Scientists Award was instituted in memory of late Shri A.S.Raizada Founder Secretary of the Society. � The application along with bio-data and scientific contributions like research paper, Books, or any other material produced by him/her may please be sent to Secretary, Society for Information Science C/O NISTADS, K.S. Krishanan Marg, PUSA, New Delhi-110012 positively by 5th November 2008. Applications received after this shall not be considered. Awardees shall be facilitated on 5th December 2008 at the 25th Silver Jubilee Year�s National Convention & Conference to be held on 5-6th December 2008 at the Indian Institute of Management, Indore. � The details of the Conference can obtained from: Mr. Kishor Chandra Satpathy Librarian & Organising Secretary, SIS 2008 Indian Institute of Management Indore Prabandh Shikhar, Rau-Pithampur Road, Indore-453331, Madhya Pradesh E-mail: satpathy(a)iimidr.ac.in; ksatpathy(a)gmail.com Tel: 0731-4228626, 09425312746(M) � http://www.iimidr.ac.in/iimi/pages/institute/sis2008.php http://sis2008conference.blogspot.com/ http://www.indolibnet.org http://sis2008.synthasite.com/

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3rd Management Development Programme for LIS Professionals
by Mailing List Admin 28 Oct '08

28 Oct '08

Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2008 07:46:00 +0000 (GMT) From: arun kishore <arunkishore_bl(a)yahoo.co.uk> Dear friends, Library and Information Centre of DCSchool of Management and Technology, Kerala is organising its 3rd Management Development Programme for library professionals on 1st�November 2008 at HOTEL TAJ RESIDENCY, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Chief Presentator : Prof. Salini R. Urs. International School of Information Management, Mysore www.isim.ac.in REGESTRATION IS FREE Register Online here� Please access the folowing link for details http://www.dcschool.net With warm regards, Arun Kishore, B.L. Librarian DCSMAT, Kerala Mob. 9745608096 Email. arunkishore@dcschool. net

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request for information
by Meruvu. satyanarayana 27 Oct '08

27 Oct '08

Dear Fellow Professional Colleague I am in need of data on population and villages of Marine Fisher folk on the sea shore of Visakhapatnam District for my Research Project. Please mail the data as soft copy if possible Thanks in anticipation... Yours Dr.M.Satyanarayana Associate Professor in Library and Information Science Andhra University Visakhapatnam Phone: 9440632703 --------------------------------- Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Invite them now. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for material on Retrospective Conversion for research purpose
by ashok upadhyay 26 Oct '08

26 Oct '08

Dear Friends, I am doing research on “Retroconversion of Documents in English Language in Central Secretariat Library, Zakir Husain Library, JMI and Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, New Delhi: An evaluative study.” For this purpose I have needed some full text articles and references of books on Retrospective Conversion by which I would complete my research work. Please help me regarding this because much material is not available on that topic and give me valuable suggestions regarding this. Provide me book reference on that topic and book availability because much books are not available on that topic if available anywhere give me information to me. If anybody have a questionnaire related to this topic please send me immediately. I shall be highly thankful to you. From Ashok Kumar Upadhyay Research Scholar Deptt. of Library Information Science AMU, Aligarh 202002 (M) 09368015073, 09412545849 E-MAIL: ashoka143(a)gmail.com Connect with friends all over the world. Get Yahoo! India Messenger at http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/?wm=n/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Thank you for your help for development of Globethics.net Library
by atanu garai 26 Oct '08

26 Oct '08

Dear Colleagues, It is indeed my pleasure to introduce to you the Globethics.net Library, launched on 9 October 2008 in a press conference in Geneva. The Library is an endeavour by Globethics.net to bring together open-access and toll-access literature in ethics in a single digital library for the use of associated community (Globethics.net Network). While we are still improving content, technology and resource discovery of the website, we want to invite you to join us and help us in improving this service by giving your insightful feedback. Also, I would like to thank you for sharing your knowledge on various aspects and questions in development of the Library, with particular reference to OAI-PMH integration, metadata quality, among others. Below are some representative links of the consultations done in your forum during this time period. [Dlrg] Metadata from OAI-PMH Harvesters http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/pipermail/dlrg/2008-August/007985.html Aug 11 2008 [Dlrg] Questions: Using controlled vocabulary http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/pipermail/dlrg/2008-June/007923.html Jun 27 2008 [Dlrg] List of Z3950 gateways http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/pipermail/dlrg/2007-August/007616.html Aug 29 2007 [Dlrg] Import and export in OAI http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/pipermail/dlrg/2007-August/007610.html Aug 26 2007 [LIS-Forum] CMU Million Book Project http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/pipermail/lis-forum/2007-November/006351.html Nov 2 2007 [OAI-implementers] Selective Harvesting OAI-PMH Global Harvesters http://www.openarchives.org/pipermail/oai-implementers/2008-August/001885.h… Aug 11 2008 [OAI-implementers] Re: Central versus institutional self-archiving http://www.openarchives.org/pipermail/oai-implementers/2008-March/001814.ht… Mar 8 2008 [OAI-implementers] local/distributed vs global/unified archives http://www.openarchives.org/pipermail/oai-implementers/2008-March/001816.ht… Mar 9 2008 [OAI-implementers] Question regarding OAI-compliant (multiple) journal archiving system http://www.openarchives.org/pipermail/oai-implementers/2007-February/001694… Feb 10 2007 [Liblicense] Submission in repositories by people other than authors http://www.library.yale.edu/~llicense/ListArchives/0804/msg00074.html Apr 23 2008 [Liblicense] local/distributed vs global/unified archives http://www.library.yale.edu/~llicense/ListArchives/0803/msg00036.html Mar 10 2008 Thank you again for your feedbacks and contributions. Best regards, Atanu Garai Online Networking Specialist Globethics.net International Secretariat 150, route de Ferney CH-1211 Geneva 2 Switzerland Tel.: +41 22 791 62 49 Fax: +41 22 710 23 86 Web: www.globethics.net -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Invitation From Indian School of Business.
by preethi subramanians 25 Oct '08

25 Oct '08

Dear all, Greetings from the Indian School of Business! Learning Resource Centre (LRC) at the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad invites you to – A keynote address on "Open Access to Information: Quality assurance in OA model", by Dr ARD Prasad, DRTC, Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore and A lecture on "Organisational Knowledge Assets Conservation through Knowledge Management" by Dr Devika P Madalli, DRTC, Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore Venue: Indian School of Business, AC-3 MLT Date: November 4, 2008 Time: 9.30am – 12.30pm Followed by lunch RSVP: Vijaya Lakshmi J Phone: +91 40 23187963/67 Email: Vijaya_Joda@ isb.edu or lrc_isb(a)isb.edu Thanks & Regards, Preethi Subramanian S. Learning Resource Centre, Indian School of Business, Hyderabad. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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MULISSA Inauguration - RFID Technology
by shivakumar shiva 25 Oct '08

25 Oct '08

Dear Professionals, MULISSA inauguration function was held at the Department of Library and Information Science, Mysore University. The chief guest Shri B.R Badhri spoke abut the history of RFID technology, its relevance in different industries and its use in libraries. He also spoke about Library Management Systems, their functional as well as technical aspects. How RFID technology works, along with its uses in cost effectiveness, multiple languages, book drop unit, improved services through prior reservation and prevention of theft were addressed. RFID is an off-shoot of barcoding which has been around for 40 years. A chip embedded in a book can have details such as author, title, subject, edition etc and this information can be accessed at the circulation desk itself. The technology enables automatic identification of objects. In the case of libraries, it is applied to books journals, CDs etc. Chairperson and faculty advisor for MULISSA, Dr Khaiser Nikam briefed about the history of the Department and the role of Dr. P.K. Patil as founding member. Mr Shrinivas Prasad from Bahadur Institute of Management Science was also present. Faculty, research scholars and students were also present. -- Shivakumar H.R. II year MLISc Manasagangothri University of Mysore Mysore. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IFLA LIS Student Paper Award 2009
by Pijushkanti Panigrahi 24 Oct '08

24 Oct '08

IFLA LIS Student Paper Award 2009 IFLA offers an “IFLA Library and Information Science (LIS) Student Paper Award”, coordinated by the IFLA Section Education and Training Standing Committee (SET SC). Objectives of the Award Encourage LIS students to submit papers regarding the current IFLA World Library and Information Congress theme. Reward the best LIS student paper submission for the IFLA Congress each year. Give LIS students the opportunity to take part in an IFLA Congress. Give LIS students the chance to learn more about IFLA activities. Prepare and encourage the new LIS Generation to participate in IFLA activities. The target group is LIS students from all over the world, who are enrolled in a course of study for the “first professional qualification” (e.g. bachelor/graduate diploma/master) in the country of study. PhD students are not eligible for the award. All IFLA Sections are requested to open their Call for Papers to students. Accepted student papers will be given either in the relevant Section’s conference session or, if appropriate, in the SET Open Session. To help students with less experience in abstracts/paper writing, templates for both the abstract and the paper are published on the SET website, http://www.ifla.org/VII/s23/index.htm To apply for the award, LIS students whose abstracts have been accepted by any IFLA Section should follow these guidelines: Submit the following three (3) items: the full conference paper; copy of any IFLA Section's letter of acceptance; letter of recommendation from the student's LIS Professor. Submissions must follow the templates, regarding the requirements for a structured abstract as well as for style, citations, references, etc. Candidates should submit their applications by e-mail or by traditional mail to the: IFLA SET SC Secretary Dr. Petra Hauke Hochkalterweg 3a D-12107 Berlin, Germany E-mail: petra.hauke(a)buchprojekte.com Important submission deadlines: 1st March 2009 – full paper submission, 15th April 2009 – notification of award. The criteria to measure quality and relevance of the papers are: Related to the theme of the IFLA Congress and the sub theme/s of the relevant Section; Relevance to current issues in the topic field including reference to appropriate literature; Quality of ideas, methods, results or substance; Quality of writing and referencing. The papers will be reviewed by the IFLA LIS Student Paper Award Committee, consisting of current elected members of the SET SC. Up to three finalists will be recognized by the committee for their outstanding achievements. From these three finalists, one winner will be chosen to receive financial support to attend the IFLA Congress. The 1st IFLA LIS Student Paper Award 2009 can include (if funds permit): 1 year’s free IFLA membership, Current IFLA Congress registration fee, Grant for economy airfare and economical lodging, Publication of the paper in the IFLA Journal. Second and third place finalists will receive a certificate. The possibility of offering a monetary award to the second and third place finalists will depend on the amount of sponsorship received. The Award amount, sponsored by IFLA for the 75th World Library and Information Congress 2009 in Milan, Italy, is € 1,800. After that, the award is expected to be sponsored by companies serving libraries. Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi, Reader, Dept of Lib and Inf Science, University of Calcutta, 87/1 College Street,Kolkata - 700 073, West Bengal, India, email : panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com, (M) : +91 94342 43522. Joint Secretary, IASLIC, Convenor, Education Division, IASLIC; Associate Editor, IASLIC Bulletin, IASLIC, Kolkata-54 Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Apply and Win IFLA International Marketing Award-2009
by Dinesh K Gupta 24 Oct '08

24 Oct '08

Dear colleagues, IFLA Management and Marketing Section in collaboration with Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. invites proposals for IFLA International Marketing Award-2009, in recognition of the best marketing project in any kind of library throughout the world. The Award winner will receive airfare, lodging and registration for the 2009 IFLA General Conference and Council in Milan, Italy, as well as a cash award of US$ 1,000 which must be used to further the marketing efforts of the recognized organization. Complete application material and form can be downloaded from http://www.ifla.org/III/grants/marketing-award.htm Application must be submitted before January 31, 2009 (including any supporting materials) to the following address: Daisy McADAM University of Geneva Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences 40, Pont-d'Arve 1211 GENEVA 4 Switzerland Tel. +41-22-3798048 E-mail: Daisy.McAdam(a)unige.ch Regards, -------From------------------------------------------ Dinesh K. Gupta Head, Dept. of Lib. & Inf. Sc. Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University, Kota-324010, India e-mail: dineshkg(a)sancharnet.in / dineshkg_in(a)yahoo.com ------------------- Chief Editor, MEERA: Open and Distance Learning Newsletter (A quarterly of VM Open University, Kota) Marketing Library and Information Services: International Perspectives (Edited on bahalf of IFLA by Dinesh K. Gupta, Christie Koontz, Angels Massisimo and Rejean Savard, Munich: K,G, Saur, 2006) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Felicitation Function of Prof. N. Laxman Rao, DLIS, OU on 31st October, 2008 at 3.00 PM
by Dimple Patel 24 Oct '08

24 Oct '08

Dear Professional Colleague, The faculty, students, research scholars of Department of Library & Information Science and LIS professionals Cordially invite you to the felicitation function of Dr. N. Laxman Rao, Professor, Department of Library & Information Science, & Director, UGC Academic Staff College, Osmania University, Hyderabad. on his superannuation on Date : 31st October 2008 (Friday) Venue : Room No. - 57, University College of Arts & Social Sciences, Osmania University, Hyderabad Time : 3.00 PM Your participation will make the felicitation function a grand success. Further you are requested to kindly communicate to other professional colleagues and ensure their participation. The last date for submission of paper for the Festschrift Volume, being brought out in honour of Prof. N. Laxman Rao is extended to 20th November, 2008. You may please contribute your research article for the festchrift. With Best Regards, Prof. S. Sudarshan Rao, Department of Library & Information Science, Principal, University College of Arts & Social Sciences, Osmania University, President, Academy of Library Science & Documentation Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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start winning today !!!
by nrusingh dash 24 Oct '08

24 Oct '08

http://www.winningtoday.com A very good free e-magazine for general-purpose reading. Highly acclaimed by our students. It may be useful for you too. Nrusingh Kumar Dash Librarian Silicon Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar-24 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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(no subject)
by Ajay Kamble 24 Oct '08

24 Oct '08

Dear Library Professionals, Our Institution is developing a new library building. The construction of the building is completed and we are now working on Interiors. We have the following sections in our library : 1. Property Counter 2. Books Stacks Section 3. Circulation Counter 4. Newspapers and Periodicals Section 5. Internet Section(Teachers) 6. Internet Section(Students) 7. Processing Section 8. Book Bank Section 9. Audio Visual Section 10. Teachers Reading Room 11. Reference Section 12. Boys Reading Hall 13. Girls Reading Hall 14. Librarians Cabin 15. Server Room 16. Staff Lounge 17. Bound Periodicals Section 18. Store Room Please suggest a latest terminology for the above sections to be displayed at the entrance of each section. Thank you. Ajay Kamble Librarian Annasaheb Vartak College of Arts, Kedarnath Malhotra College of Commerce, ES Andrades College of Science, Vasai Road (E), Dist. Thane - 401202. 0250-2352981(O) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for an article
by Kshema Prakash 24 Oct '08

24 Oct '08

Dear friends, Can someone kindly send me a softcopy of the following reference? A. Mathews, "Design and fabrication of a low-cost, multispectral imaging system," Appl. Opt. *47*, F71-F76 (2008) With regards, Kshema -- Ms. Kshema Prakash Faculty Librarian - Gr I, Contact Person e-Journals (Library) & Coordinator - Distance Library Services DEI Central Library Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed University) Dayalbagh, Agra 282 0110 Uttar Pradesh, India Mob: +919897190604 http://kshema-distancelibraryservices.blogspot.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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NISCAIR Short Term Course on Bibliometric Tools and Techniques
by gmahesh＠niscair.res.in 24 Oct '08

24 Oct '08

NISCAIR announces its following forthcoming short term course: Course title: "Bibliometric Tools and Techniques for Measurement and Evaluation of Research Output" Duration: 24-28 November 2008 Topics covered: Bibliometrics and associated areas, elements and laws, tools and techniques, quantitative and qualitative indicators, derivation and testing of performance measures, scientific collaboration and citation impact, advanced data analysis methods, bibliometric technology, carrying out studies, writing articles/reports on bibliometrics etc. Target audience: LIS Faculty, Research Scholars & Students interested in Bibliometrics, Library staff of R&D institutes and universities NISCAIR expertise: NISCAIR has a strong bibliometrics unit that provides various bibliometric services including providing analytical research output reports of research institutions, individual scientists and so on. The unit has also been entrusted with several assignments of national importance including carrying out scientometric studies for the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awards, INSA Young Scientists Award and others every year. NISCAIR has at its disposal important resources such as the ISI's Web of Science to carry out its bibliometric activities. In-house and external experts shall form the faculty of the course and the participants shall get adequate theoretical and practical knowledge in the specified areas. Course fee: Rs. 2000/- without accommodation and Rs. 2600/- with accommodation Number of participants: The number of participants are limited to 20 on first-come-first-served basis. How to apply: Application on plain paper along with the prescribed course fee in the form of Demand Draft drawn in favour of Director, NISCAIR and payable at New Delhi is to be sent to Dr. Narendra Kumar, Scientist 'F' & In-charge, Training Division, NISCAIR, 14-Satsang Vihar Marg, New Delhi - 110 067 at the earliest. For enquiries, if any, please contact: training(a)niscair.res.in / narendrakumar(a)niscair.res.in; Ph: 011-26863617 ----------------------------------------- This email was sent using NISCAIR's web mail service. "" http://niscair.res.in/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] National Seminar at Guwahati
by Apurba Jyoti Majumder 23 Oct '08

23 Oct '08

Dear Professionals U can visit www.gulis.110mb.com for seminar details and registration form download. Regards -- Apurba Jyoti Majumder, JRF Deptt. of Library & Information Science. Arts Block, Gauhati University. Guwahati- 781014 Cell No: 09435268733, 09707626388 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Invitation for MULISSA inauguration
by shivakumar shiva 23 Oct '08

23 Oct '08

Dear Professionals, We are happy to inform you that MULISSA (Mysore University Library and Information Science Students Association) reconvenes for the year 2008-09. You are all cordially invited for this inuguration function. Here is the invitation UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE DEPARTMENT OF STUDIES IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE MANASAGANGOTHRI, MYSORE-570006. *MYSORE** UNIVERSITY LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE STUDENT ASSOCIATION (MULISSA) * *Mr. B.R. BADHRI* Principal Consultant Global Management Consultancy Services Banasankari, III Stage, Bangalore-560085. *Will Inaugurate * *&* *Deliver Talk * *on * *Integrating RFID Technology for effective Security* * in Libraries and Information Centers * *Dr. KHAISER NIKAM* Chairperson & President of MULISSA *Will Preside* *you are cordially invited* * * Venue: MLISc 1st Year Hall, Date: 24/10/2008. Time: 3.00 PM -- Shivakumar H.R. II year MLISc University of Mysore Mysore. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Workshop on Digital Preservation in India, on 7 November 2008 organized by FICCI, New Delhi
by Puna Das 23 Oct '08

23 Oct '08

Workshop on Digital Preservation in India 7th November 2008, FICCI, New Delhi With the wide-scale adoption of the Internet and the rise of the World Wide Web, the world has been overwhelmed by digital information. Individuals and institutions are producing digital data on a massive scale: some of it is born, lives and dies only in digital form. Digital preservation is emerging as a trustworthy solution ensuring long-term access to the information. While large-scale projects have been initiated across the world in the area of Digital Preservation, much work needs to be done in India. At the same time the requirements in India are different from the requirements in developed regions of the world. Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) in association with Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India is organizing a Workshop on Digital Preservation in India on 7th November 2008 at FICCI, Federation House, Tansen Marg, New Delhi-110001. The objective of this workshop is to bring together all stakeholders to a common platform to understand the activities undertaken by various bodies in this area and to develop a national stand to promote, educate and encourage digital preservation further. Note: There is no registration fee for attending the Workshop. Registration Form, Programme Schedule, Concent Note can be found at: http://anup.anasua.googlepages.com/ficci_digital_preservation.pdf ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://www.anup-jnu.blogspot.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Be the first one to try the new Messenger 9 Beta! Go to http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/win/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Free Online TV software
by kuber kumbar 23 Oct '08

23 Oct '08

Dear Librarian’s, Watch local TV, world TV, Live TV, satellite TV from countries of all world in different languages on your PC with anyTV not just at home, but at the OFFICE, work or wireless. · Watch 2630+ Online TV, · 6910+ Video clips. · Listen to 4750+ Online Radio · And more than 1000 educational videos clippings. Watch news, entertainment, documentaries, music, sports, shopping, languages, cartoons, learning, culture, religious channels, live cameras etc .. from all over the world. Get immediate access to thousands of free streaming Internet TV channels, Online Radios. The channels are constantly updated to bring you up-to-date channel list. Using anyTV means you can watch numerous of international TVs without a television and money. TV Tuner Card or a satellite receiver. Watch anywhere you have your internet Online. No additional equipments required. Just you click below link http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/Multimedia_and_Graphics/Video_and_Animat… or www.anyTVplayer.com/files/anytv_setup.exe Then you Install AnyTV software on your PC . KUBERA K.P LIBRARIAN Sir.M. Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology Be the first one to try the new Messenger 9 Beta! Go to http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/win/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Internet Resources Newsletter - November Issue
by MacLeod, Roderick A 23 Oct '08

23 Oct '08

____________________________________________ Internet Resources Newsletter ____________________________________________ The latest edition of the FREE monthly newsletter for academics, students and researchers is now available at: http://www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/irn/irn167/irn167.html No subscription or registration is needed to access this full-text newsletter at the above site. You can also subscribe to the free, full-text email version at: http://www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/irn/irn.html An RSS feed for the newsletter is available: http://www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/irn/irn.rss Featured in this issue: Comment Internet Resources Newsletter by email and RSS Random Quotes News items of interest A-Z New & Notable Web Sites: About 100 new and notable websites: new services, ejournals, directories, search engines, publishers, government sites, eResources, booksellers, calls for papers, software, news services, conferences, research groups, plus anything else of interest, etc, etc. Nice Web Site(s): nzresearch.org.nz Blogorama Selected interesting blogs, RSS feeds and related news items Recent Internet books in the Library Get a life! Leisure Time After hours Published by Heriot-Watt University Library, and edited by Roddy MacLeod (R.A.MacLeod(a)hw.ac.uk) Catherine Ure and Marion Kennedy -- Heriot-Watt University is a Scottish charity registered under charity number SC000278. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Urgent need of the article
by Navin Soni 23 Oct '08

23 Oct '08

Dear Fellow LIS Professionals, I am in need of this article as one of our researcher urgently require this article, Please mail me the softcopy if possible. Natural Radioprotective Agents: An Overview Pp.389-404 S. R. Venkatachalam and S. Chattopadhyay Current Organic Chemistry, Volume 9, No. 4, 2005 Thanks in anticipation.... ================================= Navin Kumar Soni INMAS, DRDO, Min of Defence, Brig SK mazumdar Marg Delhi-110054. Ph: 01123985466, 09868459805 http://www.drdo.org/labs/inmas/index.html =================================== -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CALIBER 2009
by Prem Chand 23 Oct '08

23 Oct '08

Call for paper CALIBER 2009: Convention on Automation of Libraries in Education and Research Institutions) The CALIBER 2009 is 16th CALIBER in the series and 7th International CALIBER which will be held in collaboration with Pondichery University during 25-27 Feb 2009 in Pondichery, Tamil Nadu, India. Receipt of full papers : January 20, 2009 Last date for Registration : February 15, 2009 Theme of the Conference: E-Content Management: Challenges and Strategies Sub-Theme of the Conference: Digital preservation and digital persistence Digital Preservation: Strategies Issues and Challenges PREMIS/ OAIS Reference Model Web Content Management (WCM) Content Management Software Case Studies Enterprise Search and Vertical search Semantic Web Enterprise 2.0 Technologies & Social Computing Best Practices in Content Management Deployment Web 2.0/Library 2.0 Building Communities using Web 2.0 Case Studies Beyond Web 2.0 RSS Feeds and its Application in Library Services Social Networks, Twitter, Blogs, RSS, Wikis, Mashups Moving from Web 2.0 to Enterprise 2.0 E-Publising E-Resources: New Models for Content Delivery and Deployment Trends in Scholarly Communication: Challenges and Opportunities to Libraries Electronic Resource Management Systems (ERMS) Anti-plagiarism Software Digital Rights Management (DRM) Ebooks: Latest Trends Software for Open Source Journal Publishing Standards and Protocols: COUNTER, SUSHI and OAI-PMH For further detail,, please visit detail contact : http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/caliber2009/index.htm Prem Chand Convener- CALIBER 2009 Caliber2009(a)inflibnet.ac.in or premchand(a)inflibnet.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Special Library Association organises ICoASL 2008
by Shantanu Ganguly 23 Oct '08

23 Oct '08

Special Libraries Association-Asian Chapter Subject: International Conference of Asian Special Libraries (ICoASL 2008) on Shaping the Future of Special Libraries: Beyond Boundaries from November 26-28, 2008. The venue is at India Islamic Cultural Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi, India Dear Professionals: Tell me….. Who is not looking for a platform to speak or express or exchange his or her views to the civil society? An event of this stature can give a chance: · to express your views · to revitalize or rejuvenate your personal networks, and contacts · to exchange your ideas at a common dais I am sure by joining this event; you can not only enhance your intellectual capital but also you too can gain a platform for your own individuality and create your own niche. So, we are offering you a global platform for the same. I am sure you are going to avail this opportunity at full swing. SLA Asian Chapter is an important organ ofSpecial Library Association, USA is organizing an International Conference of Asian Special Libraries (ICoASL 2008). The theme of the conference isShaping the Future of Special Libraries: Beyond Boundaries. This conference is supported by Raja Ram Mohan Roy Library Foundation, Ministry of Culture and CSIR, DSIR, Govt of Indiaand coordinated in association with Society for Library Professionals, Delhi and IASLIC, Kolkata. May I request you to attend this conference with full confidence, zeal and enthusiasm, if and only if, you are looking for an interactive sessions. We look forward to your wholehearted participation. The main objectives of the Conference are to bring together library professionals to a common platform: * to promote special libraries, * to facilitate the exchange of ideas and help bridge the knowledge gap amongst the professionals associated with special libraries and to further develop professional competency. Looking forward to meet you at this global platform to explore your ideas and thought process. The registration process is still open for you so just download the form and send it across to us with the remittances http://units.sla.org/chapter/cas/ICoASL2008.html. With warm regards Shantanu Ganguly Member, ICoSL-2008 Associate Professor and Head Knowledge Resource Center Indus World School of Business (IWSB) 48/4, Knowledge Park III Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh ============================== (Direct): 95120-3120657 (Mob.): 9811330235 Vital Information for you: A. Registrations for this conference are open.For details please us visit: http://units.sla.org/chapter/cas/ICoASL2008.html You can register online also and can pay through credit card. Please click: http://www.tbimice.com/icoasl2008/sla_regn_main.asp B. Registration Fee: Full Conference One day Conf. Indian Delegates Rs. 5000/- Rs. 2000/- Developing and Asian Countries Delegates US$ 200 US$ 70 SAARC countries Delegates US$ 130 US$ 50 Other countries Delegates US$ 250 US$ 90 SLA members, accompanied persons, Students, retired professionals and additional participants from the same organization can avail of 15% discount. Eminent Thought Provoking Speakers are: 1. Stephen Abram, President, Special Libraries Association (SLA), USA and Vice President, Innovation for SirsiDynix and Chief Strategist for the SirsiDynix Institute, Canada 2. Janice Lachance, CEO, Special Libraries Association (SLA), USA 3. Gayle Gossen, Secretary, B&F Division, SLA, Business Information Specialist at Dow Jones and Company. Worked as a librarian at the Toronto Star, Canada. 4. Nevenka Zdravkovska, Chair, International Relations Committee, S& T Division, SLA and works as the Head, Engineering & Physical Sciences Library at University of Maryland. 5. Linda Broussard, Chief Community Officer, SLA 6. Jay Bhatt, Information Services librarian W. W. Hagerty Library, Drexel University. 7. Jack W. Plunkett, CEO, Plunkett Research Ltd. 8. Rebecca B. Vargha, Past President SLA, University of North Carolina, USA. 9. Jane Macoustra, Tai- Pan Research, U.K. 10. Lesley Farmer (USA) and many more……………………….. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Special Library Association, Asian Chapter organises ICoASL 2008
by Shantanu Ganguly 23 Oct '08

23 Oct '08

Dear Moderators: Please circulate this valuable information as given below alongwith the attachment. Regards ======================================================================================================== Special Libraries Association-Asian Chapter Subject: International Conference of Asian Special Libraries (ICoASL 2008) on Shaping the Future of Special Libraries: Beyond Boundaries from November 26-28, 2008. The venue is at India Islamic Cultural Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi, India Dear Professionals: Tell me….. Who is not looking for a platform to speak or express or exchange his or her views to the civil society? An event of this stature can give a chance: · to express your views · to revitalize or rejuvenate your personal networks, and contacts · to exchange your ideas at a common dais I am sure by joining this event; you can not only enhance your intellectual capital but also you too can gain a platform for your own individuality and create your own niche. So, we are offering you a global platform for the same. I am sure you are going to avail this opportunity at full swing. SLA Asian Chapter is an important organ ofSpecial Library Association, USA is organizing an International Conference of Asian Special Libraries (ICoASL 2008). The theme of the conference isShaping the Future of Special Libraries: Beyond Boundaries. This conference is supported by Raja Ram Mohan Roy Library Foundation, Ministry of Culture and CSIR, DSIR, Govt of Indiaand coordinated in association with Society for Library Professionals, Delhi and IASLIC, Kolkata. May I request you to attend this conference with full confidence, zeal and enthusiasm, if and only if, you are looking for an interactive sessions. We look forward to your wholehearted participation. The main objectives of the Conference are to bring together library professionals to a common platform: * to promote special libraries, * to facilitate the exchange of ideas and help bridge the knowledge gap amongst the professionals associated with special libraries and to further develop professional competency. Looking forward to meet you at this global platform to explore your ideas and thought process. The registration process is still open for you so just download the form and send it across to us with the remittances http://units.sla.org/chapter/cas/ICoASL2008.html. With warm regards Shantanu Ganguly Member, ICoSL-2008 Associate Professor and Head Knowledge Resource Center Indus World School of Business (IWSB) 48/4, Knowledge Park III Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh ============================== (Direct): 95120-3120657 (Mob.): 9811330235 Vital Information for you: A. Registrations for this conference are open.For details please us visit: http://units.sla.org/chapter/cas/ICoASL2008.html You can register online also and can pay through credit card. Please click: http://www.tbimice.com/icoasl2008/sla_regn_main.asp B. Registration Fee: Full Conference One day Conf. Indian Delegates Rs. 5000/- Rs. 2000/- Developing and Asian Countries Delegates US$ 200 US$ 70 SAARC countries Delegates US$ 130 US$ 50 Other countries Delegates US$ 250 US$ 90 SLA members, accompanied persons, Students, retired professionals and additional participants from the same organization can avail of 15% discount. Eminent Thought Provoking Speakers are: 1. Stephen Abram, President, Special Libraries Association (SLA), USA and Vice President, Innovation for SirsiDynix and Chief Strategist for the SirsiDynix Institute, Canada 2. Janice Lachance, CEO, Special Libraries Association (SLA), USA 3. Gayle Gossen, Secretary, B&F Division, SLA, Business Information Specialist at Dow Jones and Company. Worked as a librarian at the Toronto Star, Canada. 4. Nevenka Zdravkovska, Chair, International Relations Committee, S& T Division, SLA and works as the Head, Engineering & Physical Sciences Library at University of Maryland. 5. Linda Broussard, Chief Community Officer, SLA 6. Jay Bhatt, Information Services librarian W. W. Hagerty Library, Drexel University. 7. Jack W. Plunkett, CEO, Plunkett Research Ltd. 8. Rebecca B. Vargha, Past President SLA, University of North Carolina, USA. 9. Jane Macoustra, Tai- Pan Research, U.K. 10. Lesley Farmer (USA) and many more……………………….. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Seminar on Digitization and Networking of Library and Information Centers in NE India, Department of Library and Information Science, Gauhati University, Guwahati
by Badan Barman 23 Oct '08

23 Oct '08

Dates: January 9-10, 2009 (Friday-Saturday). Abstract submission last date: November 15, 2008. Full Paper submission last date: December 10, 2008. Organized jointly by: Department of Library and Information Science, Gauhati University, Guwahati (Assam) & Central Reference Library , Department of Culture, GOI, Kolkata. Theme: Digitization and Networking of Library and Information Centers in NE India Sub Themes: Application of ICT in LICs of NE India: present and future; Digitization of library resources: planning; Role of LIS Schools; NE India Library Network (NEILIBNET). More details incliuding brochure can be collected from: http://lisseminar.blogspot.com -- Thanking you Yours faithfully (Sri Badan Barman) Academic Consultant, Library & Information Science, Krishna Kanta Handique State Open University, Housefed Complex, Last Gate, Dispur, Guwahati-781006, Assam, Phone: 0361-2234964 / 2235971, Fax: 0361- 2235398. Website: www.kkhsou.org, Email: kkhsou(a)gmail.com, kkhsoul(a)gmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Seminar on Open Access to Textual and Multimedia Content
by Prem Chand 23 Oct '08

23 Oct '08

National Seminar on Open Access to Textual and Multimedia Content: Bridging the Digital Divide, Dates: January 29-30, 2009 Venue: India Habitat Centre,New Delhi. organisers : INFLIBNET Centre & CEC, Delhi Objectives: 1. To review current trends and developments in e-content management, ICT applicable to development and dissemination of educational resources through open access 2. To examine and evaluate the existing activities, services and functionalities of the two organisations; 3. To identify areas of activities that the two organisations can take up in collaborative fashion with its existing infrastructure and expertise; 4. To examine Web 2.0 and Library 2.0 tools and technologies and examine possibilities of deploying them in activities and services of two organizations; and 5. To explore improved means and methods of providing textual and multimedia scholarly contents to the academic community. The Seminar will have evaluative presentations by invited speakers only on the core objectives followed by panel discussion on the subject consisting of expert panellists in media, library and information science and ICT. On the 2nd day of the seminar there could be Open House discussion or the participants depending on their preferences will join one of the 4 to 5 Work Groups to discuss various themes and sub-themes of the seminar and evolve recommendations and follow-up actions for the two institutions. The scope and contents of the seminar can further be expanded depending on the feed-back received from the participants consisting of user community in academia. The seminar is essentially targeted to the academic community in the universities and colleges. Individuals concerned with application of ICTs in libraries, media centres, virtual learning, online courseware development and dissemination would also benefit from the seminar. The existing users of media services from CEC / EMMRC's and INFLIBNET will also participate. Registration Starts : November 15,2008 For More Information Please Visit http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/seminar/ Prem Chand Scientist- D Information & Library Network Centre (INFLIBNET) An Inter University Centre of UGC, Near Gujarat University Guest House Navrangpura, Ahmedabad Gujarat. India Phone: 079-26305971, 26304695 ( Office) 070- 29096170( R) 09427001489 prem65_chand(a)yahoo.co.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National seminar at Guwahati: Call for papers
by Apurba Jyoti Majumder 22 Oct '08

22 Oct '08

*National Seminar on* *Digitization and Networking of Library and Information Centres in North East India* * * *January 9-10, 2009* ***Department of Library and Information Science Gauhati University, Guwahati 781014 * *Sub-themes* - Application of ICT in LICs of NE India: present and future - Digitization of library resources: planning - Role of LIS schools - NE India Library Network (NEILIBNET) Important dates: Abstract November 15, 2008 Full Paper December 10, 2008 Registration January 02, 2009 Filled in registration form should reach the Department on or before January 2, 2009. Registration fee of Rs 100/ will be charged from the LIS students and Rs 200/- for others. Student participants are not entitled for Seminar Kits. Those who need *accommodation* will be required to pay an advance of Rs 500/-. The organizing committee will provide accommodation to the participants who make advance payment only. ** * * **The seminar will be held during 9-10 January, 2009 at the, Gauhati University, Guwahati-781014, Assam Contact: apurbajyoti(a)gmail.com, nlahlkar(a)gmail.com, sksgu1(a)gmail.com, dipendeka(a)gmail.com Apurba Jyoti Majumder, JRF Deptt. of Library & Information Science. Arts Block, Gauhati University. Guwahati- 781014 Cell No: 09435268733, 09707626388 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Dr. TBR Memorial Seminar on Content Management on November 08th, 2008 at Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore
by Arumugam Pitchai 22 Oct '08

22 Oct '08

Dear Professionals, NCSI-Net, an informal association comprising of NCSI staff, trainees,and its alumni, cordially invites you to the fourth National level Dr. TBR Memorial Seminar, in memory of Late Dr. T.B. Rajashekar, erstwhile Associate Chairman, NCSI, IISc. It is a one day seminar targeted exclusively for the benefit of students of Library and Information Science course or its equivalent and budding information professionals. The details of the seminar are given below. Seminar Title: Dr. TBR Memorial Seminar on Content Management Date: November 08, 2008 (Saturday) Venue: Choksi Hall, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore - 560012 Target audience: Students of Library & Information science course or its equivalent & budding information professionals. Seminar coverage: The Seminar is conducted with an intention to create an awareness amongst the students and budding information professionals about the latest developments in the field of Information and Communication technologies applicable to LIS profession. This year's Seminar will give an overview of Content Management with special reference to Drupal- a content management software. There will also be a session dealing with career building strategies and job opportunities for LIS professionals. Registration fee: Rs. 150/- for Students and Rs. 300/- for budding professionals. Please do note that no arrangements for accommodation are being made. Kindly bring this to the attention of the budding professionals and encourage them to attend the seminar. Participants will get an opportunity to interact with professionals working in the industry and academia. For further information, please visit the Seminar website at: http://ncsi-net.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/workshop/ Registration form is available at: http://ncsi-net.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/workshop/2008seminar/HowtoRegsiter.html For further queries, please contact: Arumugam: arumugam.pitchai(a)hp.com Ramya: ramya(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Regards Arumugam Pitchai & S Krishna Ramya NCSI-NET Coordinators -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Referred Indian Journals on Management
by Prema Kanchikan 22 Oct '08

22 Oct '08

Dear Colleagues, Kindly tell me the Referred Indian Journals on Management & Operational Behaviour. With best regards, Prema Kanchikan Asst. Librarian IBS Mumbai (ICFAI Business School ) Hiranandani Knowledge Park Off. Technology Street, Opp. Hiranandani Hospital Powai, Mumbai 400 076 Tel.: 022-40434489 Get the latest buzz on outsourcing. Up to date information on mergers, acquisitions and deals on BPO Watch. Try it now! _________________________________________________________________ Want to explore the world? Visit MSN Travel for the best deals. http://in.msn.com/coxandkings -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Journal information
by Kamlesh Goel 22 Oct '08

22 Oct '08

Dear Sir Asia Pacific Journal of Operational Research is being received in NISCARE (previously known as INSDOC). Details are: Key Title/Abbr Title: Asia Pacific Journal of Operational Research Library Code: INSDOC Subscription Type: S Mode Type: O Rec Id: 24328 -------k. Goel Kamlesh Goel D. O. NASSDOC -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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article request
by Thapar, Amit 22 Oct '08

22 Oct '08

Dear Friends, I will be highly obliged, if someone may send a soft copy of following article from the Serial "Structure & Bonding" Interactions with Aromatic Rings ( a Chapter from Intermolecular Forces and Clusters): Structure and Bonding: Vol.115, 2005, p.p. 149-193) with regards, amit@urservice -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for article
by Binod Yadav 22 Oct '08

22 Oct '08

Dear friends We wish to inform you that our institute is non-profit, community oriented institution. We have freely full text access to Biomedical jopurnals through Health Internet Access to Research Initiative(HINARI) including the Americal Journal of Pathology. Therefore, we request you to provide the article( details given) free of cost through fax or electronic copy for our user. *Weidner N. et al. Tumor angiogenesis correlates with metastasis in invasive prostate carcinoma.**The American Journal of Pathology* 1993;143:401-409. Yours, Binod Kumar Yadav Librarian The Central Library B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences Dharan, Nepal. Fax: +977-25-520251 URL: www.bpkihs.edu -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Info required
by rajendra kumar panda 22 Oct '08

22 Oct '08

Dear friends, Can any one help me to get following information? it's source and where abouts detail or any consolidated packs available in market. 1.From where could I get the Govt. of India, policy/laws made for Library. 2.Time & motion: for each particular jobs of Library activity e.g.(for accession of a document or issue of a document) the time duration required for to furnish the task. which will in great help to asses the manpower requirement of Library. regards R.K.Panda -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library jobs @ IIT Madras
by anil pattanayak 21 Oct '08

21 Oct '08

Dear Friends *INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS* *Advertisement No. IITM/R/3/2008* * * Sl.No. Post/Scale No. of vacancies UR OBC SC PD Total 1. Senior Library Information Assistant Rs.5500-175-9000 1 2 1 1 5 2. Senior Technician (Library) Rs.4500-125-7000 - 2 1 - 3 3. Junior Technician (Library) Rs.3200-85-4900 - 1 - 1 2 (Scales of pay are under revision) * * *Qualification*: (i) Degree from a recognized University and (ii) Bachelor's degree or equivalent diploma in Library Science of a recognized University / Institute. *Experience*: Minimum three years experience for the post of Senior Technician (Library) and five years for Senior Library Information Assistant in a Library / Computerization of a Library. One year certificate in computer application from a recognized institution is desirable. For the post of Junior Technician (Library) in addition to the above qualification, he/she should have underwent one year apprenticeship in Library. *Age: *Upper Age limit 32 years for Sl. No. 1 and 27 years for Sl. No. 2 & 3. For SC/ST/OBC relaxation in age would be admissible as per Central Government Rules. Application form can be downloaded from the Institute website www.iitm.ac.inunder the link Administrative positions or obtained from the Registrar, IIT Madras, Chennai – 600036 by sending a requisition letter along with self addressed stamped Rs.10/- envelope. The cover must be superscribed '*Requisition for application for the post of _____________________'.* Late date of receipt of application: *21.11.2008*. 15.10.2008 Registrar** -- With Regards... Anil Pattanayak Graduate Trainee I I T Madras,Chennai-600036 E-mail. pattanayak.anil(a)gmail.com +91-9940149473(M) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for article
by leeladharan manavalan 21 Oct '08

21 Oct '08

Dear fellow professionals, I am in need of this article, Please mail me the softcopy if possible. Asia Pacific Journal of Operational Research Year 1990 Issue number 7 pages 141 to 154 Article name Multiserver General Bulk Service Queue with Vacation by R.Nadarajan and D.Audsin Mohana Dhas Thanking You M.LEELADHARAN Lecturer DLIS Pondicherry University -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Consultation on Open Solutions for e-Governance on October 23, 2008 at India Habitat Center, New Delhi
by Puna Das 21 Oct '08

21 Oct '08

National Consultation on Open Solutions for e-Governance The need for developing standards for interoperability among various e-Governance applications has a great relevance for ensuring success of National e-Governance Plan (NeGP). The government has already created a draft policy, which is open for discussion and feedback from various stakeholder groups (see http://egovstandards.gov.in/public-review/egscontent.2008-08-22.3525430649/…) Keeping in view the importance of the subject, we have decided to host a series of consultations to generate awareness and to get inputs. The first national consultation in the series is scheduled to be hosted as a dedicated session on "Open Solutions for e-Governance" during Skoch Summit 2008 India @ Work (www.indiaatwork.in) on October 23, 2008 at India Habitat Center from 2.00 pm - 5.30 pm. In this round presentations are expected from Red Hat, TCS, Department of IT, NIC, IBM & Sun Microsystems etc. Since large number of domain experts and users are traveling from across the country to attend this summit and given that the policy is open for public review, this may be an ideal occasion to get a first hand feel. Some of the issues that this consultation seeks to focus on include: 1. Rationale and implications of the draft policy on promotion of e-governance in India ? Feedback and suggestions. 2. What could be the institutional mechanisms for supporting open solution implementations in the government? 3. What are the best examples of open solutions that are worth sharing and replicating everywhere and how can such a sharing be enabled? 4. How to further enhance the skill base for open solution implementations? By hosting a series of multi stakeholder consultations on the subject, we propose to facilitate a deeper understanding and learning of the issues, ideate on solutions and provide an informed participatory feedback into policy from an independent platform. Pre-registered delegates for the summit need not register separately for this consultation. Those who have not registered for the summit and are interested in this session only may request an invitation by sending an email to info(a)skoch.in latest by 17:30 hrs on 21 October 2008. India @ Work Summit Secretariat 1105-A, Galleria DLF City , Phase-lV Gurgaon -122002, Haryana , India ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://www.anup-jnu.blogspot.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Send free SMS to your Friends on Mobile from your Yahoo! Messenger. Download Now! http://messenger.yahoo.com/download.php -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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mistake in dates of seminar
by Mailing List Admin 21 Oct '08

21 Oct '08

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:55:09 +0530 From: Prem Chand <premchand(a)inflibnet.ac.in> Dear Professionals In earlier posting , there was slight mistake on dates of seminar, which is to be held in collaboration with CEC , Delhi, The date of seminar is January 29-30, 2009 . Apologies for mistakes from our end. Seminar on Open Access to Textual and Multimedia Content: Bridging the Digital Divide, January 29-30, 2009 at India Habitat Centre,New Delhi. It is Jointly Organized by INFLIBNET and CEC For More Information Please Visit http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/seminar/

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Database Size of METALIS service provider
by jeelani shah 21 Oct '08

21 Oct '08

*Dear All,* *Can anybody tell me the database size of METALIS service provider as i need it immediately.* ** * with regards Ghulam Jeelani Shah JPA(Acq. Section), Allama Iqbal Library, University of Kashmir * -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for article
by Nihal Alam 20 Oct '08

20 Oct '08

Dear friends, Can someone kindly send me a copy of the below reference? I shall be grateful. Article title: Semantic Enrichment in Knowledge Repositories: Annotating Semantic Relationships Between Discussion Documents Author: Wei, C.-P. Cheng, T.-H. Pai, Y.-C Journal title: JOURNAL OF DATABASE MANAGEMENT Bibliographic details: 2006, VOL 17; NUMB 1, pages 49-66 Publisher: Hershey, PA; Idea Group Publishing; 1999 Country of publication: USA ISSN 1063-8016 Seeking your co-operation Thanking You Nihal Alam ADIS 2nd Year Student Documentation Research and Training Centre Indian Statistical Institute Bangalore-059 Karnataka (India) email: nihalalam(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in nihal.drtc(a)gmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ISiM Workshop on Technical Writing, October 24, 2008
by Angrosh 20 Oct '08

20 Oct '08

International School of Information Management University of Mysore Workshop on Technical Writing October 24, 2008 ********************* Objectives of the Workshop Intended to be highly interactive and participative, this workshop is designed to understand: . The importance of effective communication . Need for Technical Communication . Introduce the tools and techniques involved in this line of work. Key Topics Dealt in the Workshop . Effective Communication . Information Analysis and Presentation . Information Mapping Principles . Overview of Tools Instructors: 1. Ms. Bharathi, Triumph India Software Services, Bangalore 2. Ms. Nandini, Triumph India Software Services, Bangalore Venue: The International School of Information Management, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore For more details - <http://www.isim.ac.in/html/course%20page/technicalwriting.htm> http://www.isim.ac.in/html/course%20page/technicalwriting.htm Thanks and regards, Angrosh *********************************************** Angrosh M.A. Project Manager International School of Information Management University of Mysore, Manasagangotri Mysore 570 006 Tel: +91-821-2514699; +91-821-2411417 Fax: +91-821-2519209 Email: angrosh(a)isim.ac.in; office(a)isim.ac.in *********************************************** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Availability of Workshop Proceedings & Presentations -- Second Workshop on "Creation and Dissemination of Knowledge", organized by IMI, New Delhi
by Puna Das 20 Oct '08

20 Oct '08

Availability of Workshop Proceedings & Presentations -- Second Workshop on "Creation and Dissemination of Knowledge", organized by IMI, New Delhi The Centre for Management of Innovation and Technology (CMIT) of the International Management Institute (www.imi.edu) New Delhi organized the Second Workshop on "Creation and Dissemination of Knowledge" during 15-17 October, 2008 at the National Institute of Technical Teachers' Training and Research (NITTTR), Chandigarh. The Workshop was organized in association with the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India. The focus of this Workshop was creation and dissemination of knowledge in the backdrop of India's aspirations to emerge as a knowledge economy and compete with the developed world. To meet this purpose, the Workshop discussed major factors that impinge on the creation and dissemination of knowledge. For pursuing its objectives, the Workshop discussed, among others, trends and prospects of socio-economic and technological growth, role of knowledge in supporting growth, policy statements, and the role of government, research institutes, universities and corporate sector in promoting knowledge creation and dissemination. The Workshop was conducted in an interactive mode through a mix of lectures and discussions. Workshop proceedings contain following background papers: (1) India as a Leading Player in the Global Knowledge Economy (M. K. Khanijo); (2) Trends and Prospects of Socio-economic and Technological Growth and Role of Knowledge in Supporting Growth across Indian States: A Co-integration and Causality Approach (Arindam Banik and Shromon Das); (3) Managing Knowledge Creation and the Knowledge Organization (Parthasarathi Banerjee); (4) Increasing Innovation & Productivity with Knowledge – Integrating Workers in the Organisation Larger System (Y.K. Anand and Manmohan Singh); (5) Human Resource Development and Utilization in R&D Activities (M. K. Khanijo); (6) Knowledge Management Practices and Application in Pharma Company: Case Study (Gunmala Suri); (7) Knowledge Management for Educational Practices and Policy Making in Technical Education (Ganesh Dalvi and K.M. Rastogi); (8) Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO) in India - Opportunities, Trends and Skills (D.D. Sharma); (9) Bibliography on Knowledge Management (compiled by M.K. Khanijo); (10) Glossary of Terms in Knowledge Management: Draft Indian Standard (Bureau of Indian Standards). Download Workshop Proceedings: http://anup.anasua.googlepages.com/CDK_Proceedings.pdf Download Workshop Presentations: http://anup.anasua.googlepages.com/CDK_Presentations.pdf ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://www.anup-jnu.blogspot.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Send free SMS to your Friends on Mobile from your Yahoo! Messenger. Download Now! http://messenger.yahoo.com/download.php -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library trainees for IGIDR library, Mumbai.
by G.K.MANJUNATH 20 Oct '08

20 Oct '08

We are looking for 2-3 young professionals to work as trainees in our library. Qualifications: M.Li.Sc or equivalent degree from a recoginsed university/institution, with minimum 60% marks. Tenure : 8 months Salary : Rs.10000/- per month. (Consolidated ) Selected candidates have to make their own arrangement for stay in Mumbai. Trainees will get opportunity to work in a highly professional environment. Will also get exposure to Libsys, WINISIS, Dspace, Linux, MySQL, php, CSS, web 2.0 tools, etc. Those interested may please send their resume, over email, with two references to: G.K.Manjunath Chief Librarian Indira Gandhi Inst of Development Research Film City Road Santosh Nagar Goregaon(East ) MUMBAI - 400 065 email: gkm(a)igidr.ac.in http://www.igidr.ac.in http://oii.igidr.ac.in Phone: 022-28416528 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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An appeal for donation of Botany documents
by Library＠Arboretum.org.in 20 Oct '08

20 Oct '08

<bold><color><param>0100,0100,0100</param><bigger>International tree park invites donation of Botany documents and related books </bold>The Dharma Vana Arboretum (DVA), a non-profit international tree park being developed at Bhongir in Nalgonda district, Andhra Pradesh, India, appeals for donation of botanical publications such as: - books & monographs - scientific journals - research reports - theses - conference proceedings - off-prints from closed libraries, retired teachers, scientists, forest officers as well as the general public. These documents would be preserved for posterity in the DVAs research and reference library for the benefit of teachers, research scientists and students. The DVA Library would be developed as one of the finest scientific libraries specialising in dendrology and silviculture not only in India but also in the entire South Asia. Although the DVAs major focus of collection development is documents about <bold>trees</bold>, it also welcomes works in related fields such as <bold>forestry, horticulture, ethnobotany, soil science, plant taxonomy, entomology, sacred groves, and philosophy. </bold> Spanning 455+ acres, the Dharma Vana Arboretum (www.arboretum.org.in) would conserve thousands of species of plants and over a thousand tree species, many of which are endangered, through innovative horticultural and silvicultural practices that meet or exceed international standards. The DVA will be among the largest arboreta in the world and the largest located in a semi-arid tropical climate. Its primary scientific mission is to collect and preserve threatened and endangered species of indigenous plants, with an emphasis on the Deccan Plateau and the Eastern Ghats. A special focus will be on trees of medicinal, ethnobotanical, aromatic, ornamental, and religious significance, in addition to cultivating trees of no particular value. T.V. Prafulla Chandra Research Officer Dharma Vana Arboretum Administrative Office Plot 95/1, Phase 2 IDA Cherlapally Hyderabad 500 051 Andhra Pradesh India Phones Direct +91 40 2726 0930 +91 40 3911 4202 EPABX +91 40 2726 0801 Ext. 202 +91 40 2726 0802 Ext. 202 +91 40 3911 4200 Ext. 202 Fax +91 40 3911 4219 www.arboretum.org.in

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Satisfaction with free/open source software: survey invitation
by Vimal Kumar 20 Oct '08

20 Oct '08

Dear Friends, I invite all LIS-Forum users to participate in this survey on behalf of my professional friend Brenda Chawner, School of Information Management, Victoria University of Wellington. Vimal Kumar V. Asian School of Business Trivandrum. www.asbindia.in/vmal I am a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Information Management at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand, and my research topic is an investigation of factors that influence participant satisfaction with library or information management free/open source software projects. Some library-related examples are DSpace, EPrints, Koha, Evergreen, Greenstone, and MyLibrary. More general information management software includes web content management software such as Drupal, wiki software such as MediaWiki or PmWiki, or blogging software such as WordPress. If you use or are involved with a relevant project, I would like to invite you to complete an online survey. I am especially interested in hearing from people in a range of roles, for example user, developer, release manager, or system administrator. I am keen to have responses from people who have had either positive or negative experiences with free/open source software, to ensure that I get a perspective on factors that diminish satisfaction, as well as those that contribute toward it. The results of this project will help developers of free/open source application software projects identify opportunities to increase user satisfaction, and it will also help users identify ways in which they might contribute to projects. I expect the survey to take between 15 and 20 minutes of your time. You may receive several copies of this message, since I am sending it to a number of project and library technology email discussion lists; however, I ask that you only complete the survey once. If you have colleagues who you think would be interested in completing it, please forward this invitation to them. The survey is available at: http://surveys.sim.vuw.ac.nz/survey.aspx?surveyid=205 It will be available until Friday, 14 November, 2008. I will post a summary of the results to relevant project and library technology email discussion lists, once the thesis is finished in mid-2009. A copy of the thesis will be deposited in the Victoria University of Wellington Institutional Repository (http://researcharchive.vuw.ac.nz/) If you have any questions about this survey, please contact me at brenda.chawner(a)vuw.ac.nz or phone +64 4 463 5780. My supervisors are Professor Gary Gorman, email gary.gorman(a)vuw.ac.nz and Professor Sid Huff, email sid.huff(a)vuw.ac.nz. Regards, -- Brenda Chawner School of Information Management Victoria University of Wellington P O Box 600 Wellington NEW ZEALAND (04) 463 5780 fax (04) 463 5446 brenda.chawner(a)vuw.ac.nz -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library Vacancies in Across the India
by Charu 20 Oct '08

20 Oct '08

Respected Friends, Greetings for the day. I request to my worthy friends, please go through the following job opportunities appeared in Employment News 18-24 October 2008. 1. One post of Assistant Librarian (UR) in University of Pune, in the pay scale of Rs. 8000-275-13500. Last date: 3rd November 2008. Ref: Employment News 18-24 October 2008. ; page 9; and www.Unipune.ernet.in<http://www.unipune.ernet.in/> 2. One post of Professional Junior (OH) in Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi ,in the pay scale of Rs. 8000-275-13500. Last date: 16 November 2008. Ref: Employment News 18-24 October 2008. ; page 24; and www.bhu.ac.in 3. One Permanent post of Librarian (UR) in Janki Devi Memorial College, Delhi University, Delhi Last date: 3i.10.2008. Ref: Employment News 18-24 October 2008. ; page 34; 4. One post of Library Attendant in Motilal Nehru College, University of Delhi, Delhi. Last date: 3rd November 2008. Ref: Employment News 18-24 October 2008. ; page 37; and www.mincdu.ac.in 5. One post of Librarian in Ministry of Finance, Board of Industrial & Financial Reconstruction, New Delhi in the scale of Pay Band of Rs. 9300-34800(PB-2) by transfer , on Deputation basis. Last date: within 45 days. Ref: Employment News 18-24 October 2008. ; page 11. Regards, Miss Charu Mathur -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Interesting Finding about Internet Searching
by J. K. Vijayakumar 19 Oct '08

19 Oct '08

UCLA scientists have found that for computer-savvy middle-aged and older adults, searching the Internet triggers key centers in the brain that control decision-making and complex reasoning. The findings demonstrate that Web search activity may help stimulate and possibly improve brain function. The study, the first of its kind to assess the impact of Internet searching on brain performance, is currently in press at the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and will appear in an upcoming issue. Read the full report at http://esciencenews.com/articles/2008/10/14/ucla.study.finds.searching.inte… VIJAY ----------- Dr. J. K. VIJAYAKUMAR MLIS PhD Associate Director Library Services American University of Antigua College of Medicine Antigua, West Indies www.auamed.org www.manipal.edu/kmcic __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Admission for One Year PGDHL for the academic year-2008-09 at RGUHS
by Dr Ram Raj Urs 18 Oct '08

18 Oct '08

Notification No. RGUHS/ULIC/PGDHL/22/2008-2009 dated 27.09.2008 Applications are invited from eligible candidates for admission to One Year Postgraduate Diploma Course In Health Science Librarianship (PGDHL) for the academic year 2008-09 (December 2008 to November 2009) at Department of Health Science Library and Information Systems in Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore. ELIGIBILITY 1. A candidate who has passed Masters Degree in Library & Information Science (M.L.I.Sc.) examination of any University established by law in India or any other degree recognized as equivalent for this purpose and scored not less than 55% of the maximum marks prescribed for the qualifying examination. 2. Librarians having M.L.I.Sc. Degree or equivalent qualifications with minimum 50% of marks and minimum of five years experience in a Health Science Library. 3. For SC/ST Category-1 candidates, the minimum prescribed percentage of marks will be relaxed by 5% DURATION: The course of study including submission of project work is one year. ENTRANCE TEST: The Entrance Test will be held for eligible candidates on 18.11.2008 at 11-00 a.m. in the Department of Health Science Library and Information Systems, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, 4th T block, Jayanagar, Bangalore-560 041. INTERVIEW: The interview for successful candidates in the Entrance Test will be held on 18-11-2008 at 3-30 p.m. STIPEND: The first five selected candidates on merit shall be provided the stipend of Rs. 5000/- per month during the course period. The second five selected candidates on merit shall be sponsored/deputed by the managements of the Health Science Institutions. The prescribed Application Form is made available in the website www.rguhs.ac.in. Duly filled in application form along with the Demand Draft for Rs. 500/- drawn in favour of Registrar, RGUHS along with attested copies of marks cards of qualifying examination, proof of date of birth, certificates and testimonials, Employment Certificate and No Objection Certificate (in case of In-service Candidates to be sent through proper channel) to the Registrar, RGUHS, 4th T Block, Jayanagar, Banalore-560 041 on or before 31-10-2008. Dr. R. Rama Raj Urs University librarian and Course Director Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka 4th 'T' Block, Jayanagar, Bangalore - 560 041 Ph: 080-26961943 Email Id: university_librarian(a)rguhs.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Survey on Integrated Library Automation Packages
by K.T Anuradha 17 Oct '08

17 Oct '08

Dear Professional, As part of an ongoing project on Integrated Library Automation Packages (ILAP) carried out at National Centre for Science Information, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, an online survey is carried out. The survey instrument consists of three parts: personal information, professional information and library activities. We know that you are busy and hard pressed for time. But your response will help us to get a clear view of the present scenario in our country. Also, a workshop will be conducted shortly wherein fellow professionals are trained to install a few open source ILAP. Based on the response to this questionnaire, we will be selecting a few people for the workshop. Hence we request you to take some time off to fill in the questionnaire. We assure you that whatever information you provide us will be used for academic purpose only and kept confidential. Please note that at present the survey is restricted to professionals from India. The online survey form can be accessed at: http://dharmaganja.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/index_files/surveyinstrument.html Thanks and Regards, Anuradha -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ms.K.T.Anuradha E-mail: anu(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Senior Technical Officer URL:vidya-mapak.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in National Centre for Science Information Indian Institute of Science FAX:(+91-80) 23601426/23600683 Karnataka, Bangalore 560 012 Tel:(+91-80) 23600271/22932511 India --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Get rid of Add-Ons in your email ID get yourname(a)ymail.com. Sign up now! http://in.promos.yahoo.com/address -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Seminar on Open Access to Textual and Multimedia Content: Bridging the Digital Divide
by Prem Chand 17 Oct '08

17 Oct '08

Dear profesionals I am pleased to annouce a Seminar on Open Access to Textual and Multimedia Content: Bridging the Digital Divide, January 29-30, 2008 at India Habitat Centre,New Delhi. It is Jointly Organized by INFLIBNET and CEC Objectives: 1. To review current trends and developments in e-content management, ICT applicable to development and dissemination of educational resources through open access 2. To examine and evaluate the existing activities, services and functionalities of the two organisations; 3. To identify areas of activities that the two organisations can take up in collaborative fashion with its existing infrastructure and expertise; 4. To examine Web 2.0 and Library 2.0 tools and technologies and examine possibilities of deploying them in activities and services of two organizations; and 5. To explore improved means and methods of providing textual and multimedia scholarly contents to the academic community. The Seminar will have evaluative presentations by invited speakers only on the core objectives followed by panel discussion on the subject consisting of expert panellists in media, library and information science and ICT. On the 2nd day of the seminar there could be Open House discussion or the participants depending on their preferences will join one of the 4 to 5 Work Groups to discuss various themes and sub-themes of the seminar and evolve recommendations and follow-up actions for the two institutions. The scope and contents of the seminar can further be expanded depending on the feed-back received from the participants consisting of user community in academia. The seminar is essentially targeted to the academic community in the universities and colleges. Individuals concerned with application of ICTs in libraries, media centres, virtual learning, online courseware development and dissemination would also benefit from the seminar. The existing users of media services from CEC / EMMRC's and INFLIBNET will also participate. Registration Starts : November 15,2008 For More Information Please Visit http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/seminar/ Prem Chand Scientist- D Convener UGC-INFONET Digital library Consortium Information & Library Network Centre (INFLIBNET) An Inter University Centre of UGC, Near Gujarat University Guest House Navrangpura, Ahmedabad Gujarat. India Phone: 079-26305971, 26304695 ( Office) 070- 29096170( R) 09427001489 prem65_chand(a)yahoo.co.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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KM INDIA: THE KNOWLEDGE SUMMIT
by Aman Jha 17 Oct '08

17 Oct '08

===========ANNOUNCING========= KM INDIA: THE KNOWLEDGE SUMMIT "Enhancing Competitiveness of India through Knowledge Management" [5-7th November 2008: Hotel Hyatt Regency, Mumbai] Knowledge Management has become a key enabler that fosters the organization's ability to innovate. The KM Summit this year will focus on the practice of KM in large organisations that have already grown far beyond their early stages and how to enhance enterprise knowledge-driven culture. The conference is intended to bring together experts on Knowledge Management from industry, consulting, academia and non-profit organizations to discuss the challenges facing the knowledge-intensive industries and organizations. Experts deliberate about the technologies, processes and cultural elements enabling KM. The conference is designed to be of value to senior leaders, practitioners, academicians in KM area. HIGHLIGHTS OF KM INDIA 2008 · TECHNICAL SESSION ON è KM Strategy and Assessment è Competencies and Culture building for Knowledge Organization è Technology trends for managing knowledge · Summit Keynote: In the Knowledge Innovation Zone:Implications for India, the Region and Abroad · MASTER CLASS ON è Innovation Methodologies è Jump Start your P7 Knowledge è Creating a world class Knowledge Strategy è Taking the measures of KM: Metrics, Maturity and Benchmarking · The Indian 'Most Admired Knowledge Enterprise (MAKE) Awards Ceremony · Networking Lunches / Dinners to get involved in sharing knowledge and experiences, and actively networking. · Participation of internationally renowned KM Experts · Case Studies of real innovative KM practices at work The event boasts some of the best thought leaders within India and abroad, and will be packed with keynotes, panel discussions, and masterclasses. Additionally the 2008 Indian MAKE Award ceremony recognizing the Top Indian Knowledge Enterprises will take place as part of a gala dinner event. There will be ample opportunity to learn and interact with thought leaders in an informal manner as well. Confirmed speakers include eminent personalities such as: K V Kamath, President, CII and Chairman, ICICI Bank Limited Ashok Soota, Chairman and Managing Director, MindTree Consulting Limited Rory Chase, MD, Teleos Debra Amidon, Founder & CEO, Entovation International ltd JK Suresh, Head - KM Group, Infosys Amit Ranjan, Co-founder , SlideShare William C Miller, President, Global Creativity Corporation Amit Khanna, Head - KM, Tata Steel Raj Datta, VP - KM, Mindtree Consulting Ltd Amit Ranjan, Co-Founder, SlideShare Debra R Miller, Director, Global Dharma Center Jayanta Chatterjee, Professor-IME & Design, IIT Kanpur and Chief Knowledge Officers of the organizations nominated for the MAKE awards Etc. WHO SHOULD ATTEND? * Chief Knowledge Officers * Chief Information Offices * Librarians/Information professionals * Teachers of Library and Information Science * Officials related to Strategic Planning * Academia / Institutions * CEOs of MSMEs * CTO / CIOs / CKOs of Public Sector Undertakings * R&D Establishments TAKEAWAY FOR PARTICIPANTS * Recognize benefits of implementing 'Knowledge Management' in a company/organisation * Knowledge on How to implement Knowledge Management in your company / organisation * Learn a framework of developing a workable solution for implementation of KM system * Understanding of 'ROI' on KM in a company * 'Certificate of Participation' in the Master Classes * Experience of Indian MAKE Award Winners * Understanding of the emerging challenges in the field of Knowledge Management * Effective knowledge management strategies, practices and technologies It will be our privilege to answer any queries that you may have; please write to us at kmindia(a)ciionline.org . Please visit our website www.kmindia.in <http://www.kmindia.in/> for agenda, registration, sponsorship and regular updates on this Summit. We are pleased to announce that you can avail a 15% discount on delegate fee by registering before October 20. Awaiting a positive response from your side. Best regards, Aman Jha Deputy Director Confederation of Indian Industry 249-F, Sector 18, Udyog Vihar, Phase IV Gurgaon - 122 015, Haryana Tel: 91-124-4014060-67 Fax: 91-124-4014080 E-Mail: aman.jha(a)ciionline.org DISCLAIMER:The information in this message may be privileged. If you have received it by mistake please notify the sender by return e-mail and delete the message from your system. Any unauthorised use or dissemination of this message in whole or in part is strictly prohibited. Any information in this message that does not relate to official business shall be understood to be neither given nor endorsed by the Confederation of Indian Industry. Reach us via our unique Membership Helpline: 00-91-11-435 46244 / 00-99104 46244 (Monday-Saturday: 0900-1700 hrs) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for article
by Kshema Prakash 17 Oct '08

17 Oct '08

Dear friends, Can someone kindly send me a copy of the below reference? I shall be grateful. Spectral Imaging Technique for Visualizing the Invisible Information Book Series Lecture Notes in Computer Science<http://www.springerlink.com/content/105633/?p=79d05858e5ff4ec9846bbd70eab1e…> Publisher Springer Berlin / Heidelberg ISSN 0302-9743 (Print) 1611-3349 (Online) Volume Volume 3540/2005 Book Image Analysis<http://www.springerlink.com/content/bx21p9vxmk9d/?p=79d05858e5ff4ec9846bbd7…> DOI 10.1007/b137285 Copyright 2005 ISBN 978-3-540-26320-3 Category Invited Talk DOI 10.1007/11499145_7 Pages 55-64 Thanks and regards, Kshema -- Mrs. Kshema Prakash Faculty Librarian - Gr I, Contact Person e-Journals (Library) & Coordinator - Distance Library Services DEI Central Library Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed University) Dayalbagh, Agra 282 0110 Uttar Pradesh, India Mob: +919897190604 http://kshema-distancelibraryservices.blogspot.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Received article
by Kshema Prakash 16 Oct '08

16 Oct '08

Dear friends, *I have received the article* (IEEE Proceedings) that I have requested this morning. Thanks to Mr. Pankaj from Goa, for sending it immediately. Regards, Kshema -- Mrs. Kshema Prakash Faculty Librarian - Gr I, Contact Person e-Journals (Library) & Coordinator - Distance Library Services DEI Central Library Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed University) Dayalbagh, Agra 282 0110 Uttar Pradesh, India Mob: +919897190604 http://kshema-distancelibraryservices.blogspot.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Preservation of Books
by T. Shahab 16 Oct '08

16 Oct '08

The most feasible solution for preservation and enhancing the accessibility to documents is certainly Digitization. But this is a costly and time consuming proposition. Easier alternative is lamination with tissue paper and cellulose acetate foil which we procured from the National Archive of India. You may write to the Director, National Archive of India and enquire concerning certain schemes under which financial grants are made available for preservation. Thanks TANWIR ________________________________ From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in] On Behalf Of Rafi sm Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 1:48 PM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] Preservation of Books Dear LIS Forum members I wish to seek your advice regarding preservation of books. Here, in my library, the most demanded books are getting dilapidated due to constant use. Normally we get the books bounded when they becomes dilapidated. But after binding the books lose their beauty and freshness. Hence, we plan to wrap the books with transparent plastic sheet. Is it a feasible solution? My question is how to extend the freshness of books/give extra life to books. Please advice Rafi.S.M Asst. Librarian PAACET Trivandrum. Mob:099496371578 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner <http://www.mailscanner.info/> , and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Preservation of Books
by Rafi sm 15 Oct '08

15 Oct '08

Dear LIS Forum members I wish to seek your advice regarding preservation of books. Here, in my library, the most demanded books are getting dilapidated due to constant use. Normally we get the books bounded when they becomes dilapidated. But after binding the books lose their beauty and freshness. Hence, we plan to wrap the books with transparent plastic sheet. Is it a feasible solution? My question is how to extend the freshness of books/give extra life to books. Please advice Rafi.S.M Asst. Librarian PAACET Trivandrum. Mob:099496371578 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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UAP on access to e-resource of UGC Infonet Digital Library consortium
by vasantha m.c m.c 15 Oct '08

15 Oct '08

Dear professionals The Department of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, Mysore is organizing a two day User Awareness Program (UAP) on 21stand 22 nd October 2008. This program is sponsored by UGC-INFLIBNET centre, Ahmedabad. A total of 200 delegates, who are Mysore University Faculty Members, Research scholars and students are participating. Nearly 25 publishers are making presentations on how to access e - Journals and e – Database under the UGC – INFONET Digital Library Consortium. Dr. Jagadish Arora, Director, INFLIBNET centre, Ahmedabad will inaugurate the program. Prof. T.C. Shivashankara Murthy, Hon'ble Vice Chancellor (Acting) will launch JCCC, a new information product of Informatics India Pvt, Ltd. on this occasion. This workshop is sponsored by UGC – INFLIBNET centre Ahmedabad. The entry for the work shop is free and on First Come First Serve Basis (F C F S B). All are cordially invited. Vasantha, M.C. 3rd sem MLISc University of Mysore Mysore Here is the invitation. Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore UAP on Access to E-Resources of UGC – INFONET Digital Library Consortium INAUGURATION UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE Department of Studies in Library and Information Science Manasagangotri, Mysore User Awareness Programme on Access to e-Resources of UGC – INFONET Digital Library Consortium Dr. Jagdish Arora Director Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET) Centre Ahmedabad *Will Inaugurate* Sri. N.V. Sathyanarayana C & MD, Informatics (India) Ltd. Will Introduce J-Gate Custom Content for Consortia (JCCC) Prof. T.C.Shivashankara Murthy (Acting) Vice Chancellor Will Preside & Launch J-Gate Custom Content for Consortia (JCCC) *You are cordially invited* Venue: CIIL Conference Hall, Manasagangotri, Mysore Date : 21-10-2008 Time : 11.00 AM Dr. Khaiser Nikam Sri.B.J.Hosmath, Chairperson & Registrar Organizing -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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BLIS MLIS Recognition in Kerala
by shakthi parvathi 15 Oct '08

15 Oct '08

Dear LIS professionals, It is very pathetic to note that the library science degrees and diplomas offered through distance mode by the Universities in Tamilnadu (Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, etc.,)are not finding recognition in Kerala State for appointments in the state services. It is to be noted that we all imbibed the popular theories put forth by DR.S.RANGANATHAN and he is still considered as the father of library science in our Country. The universities in kerala also followed the same theories of DR.SR.in their syllabus for imparting library science to their students. The Distance Education Council has also approved the degrees and diplomas offered by the universities in Tamilnadu. Kindly share with other LIS professionals and try to send the message to the Universities concerned in Tamilnadu and in Kerala. If there are any specific orders for recognition, please send to the LIS professionals. If not, do the needful for treating the degrees and diplomas as equivalent to the programmes offered by the Universities in Kerala. As we all know very well that we, the LIS professionals spare our whole time for the development of the science, we should stand with the professionals those who are suffering by the issue for thier livelihood. with regards, Sakthivelu.V, Librarian, College of Engineering Munnar, Kerala. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: Article Requests from E-Journals - FYI
by Kshema Prakash 15 Oct '08

15 Oct '08

Dear friends, Can someone kindly send me a soft copy of the following reference? "Approximate solutions of systems of fuzzy relation equations,Klir, G.J.; Bo Yuan Fuzzy Systems, 1994. IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence., Proceedings of the Third IEEE Conference on Volume , Issue , 26-29 Jun 1994 Page(s):1452 - 1457 vol.2 I shall be grateful. <E-mail%3Adpdr(a)rediffmail.com> Regards, Kshema -- Mrs. Kshema Prakash Faculty Librarian - Gr I, Contact Person e-Journals (Library) & Coordinator - Distance Library Services DEI Central Library Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed University) Dayalbagh, Agra 282 0110 Uttar Pradesh, India Mob: +919897190604 http://kshema-distancelibraryservices.blogspot.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Articles needed from "Nature" journal.
by Naveen M 15 Oct '08

15 Oct '08

Dear Professionals, I am in need of some articles from "Nature" for some research work these are from a bit of old issues if any one having these articles please send to this ID or inform from where I can get them. 1) Raman Spectram Of Heavy water, by Anantkrishan R, "Nature", 1935, vol-136, issue-3440, page 551-552. 2) Raman Spectram Of Cyclopropane, by Anantkrishan R, "Nature", 1936, vol-138, issue-3481, page 123. 3) Optical observation of the Debye heat waves in crystals, by Raman C.V, Venkateshwaran C.S "Nature" 1938, vol-142, issue-3588, page 250. 4) Interferance pattern with liesegang rings, by Raman C.V, Subbakamiah K ,"Nature" 1938, vol-142, issue-3590, page 355. 5) Active Group of Papine , by Ganapathy C.V, Sastri B.N, "Nature" 1938, vol-142, issue-3594, page 539. 6) Filter Paper Disk Chromatography , by Giri K.V, "Nature" 1953, vol-171, issue-4365, page 1159. with regards ------- Naveen C.M. IKM Trainee National Center For Science Information, Indian Institute of Science. Bangalooru-12. naveencm(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Cell - 9740349997 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Scopus Young Scientist Awards 2008
by Mailing List Admin 15 Oct '08

15 Oct '08

Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:28:57 +0800 From: "Muralidharan, Padma (ELS-DEL)" <P.Muralidharan(a)elsevier.com> "Scopus Young Scientist Awards 2008 - Promote them in your institution Elsevier has announced the awards for 2008. The awards are in recognition of Indian Science and aims to celebrate the success of the young scientists. Instituted in 2006, the awards have been given away in the last two years to young and brilliant minds in major subject areas. This year's awards will be given away in 11 subject areas : Agriculture, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Engineering, Library & Information Science, Mathematics, Medicine, Physics, Pharmacology, Social Sciences. Application forms can be downloaded from http://asia.elsevier.com/SYSA_India_2008.doc http://asia.elsevier.com/SYSA_India_2008.doc The last date for applying is 25th October, 2008. Further information can be had from Padma Muralidharan at p.muralidharan(a)elsevier.com Regards, Padma Muralidharan Senior Manager - Account Development Elsevier India (Science & Technology) LOGIX PARK, I Floor, A4 & A5, Sector 16 NOIDA - 201 301 (Uttar Pradesh) Ph : 91-120-4679202; MOB +91-9810739993

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Asiatic is Indias first ISO-certified library
by shihabudeen kunju 14 Oct '08

14 Oct '08

Asiatic is Indias first ISO-certified library, DNA Mumbai, OCt. 12 Industrialists pitch in for 204-yr-old society Mahafreed *Irani* The Asiatic Society of Mumbai has been awarded ISO certification - the first library in India to get it. Although the library is 204 years old, its managing committee felt the need to get international standardisation to meet growing competition from the Internet. "We want more young faces to come and use this historic library. It is free of cost and we have the best old and new books," said Aroon Tikekar, president of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai. To get the new ISO 9001 certification under the American National Accreditation Board, every employee underwent training under the Toyota Production System method, which helps streamlining processes - from better organising the catalogue with coloured tags to creating a calendar for housekeeping. It was the idea of Sharad Gadgil, finance secretary of the society, to get the certification. "We approached the Narottam Saxena Foundation and they willingly funded the audit process, which cost around Rsl lakh," he said. The process, carried out by Ace Management Consul tants, took nine months to train every employee from the base level to the core group. Keen to assess what change the ISO certification has brought about, honorary secretary of the Asiatic Society, Vidya Vencatesan, has decided carry out a survey to get feedback from everyday visitors. Ariandra Riera, a Spanish tourist, said, "This library has beautiful architecture and is exceptionally large as compared to the ones in Spain. An ISO certification will help get more people to use it, especially foreigners like me." For now, the future of the library looks bright with the Tatas, Godrejes and Rajya Sabha MPs coming forward with funds. Rajya Sabha members Dr Alexandra and Shyaam Benegal have already sanctioned Rs25 lakh and Rsll lakh for a fire fighting system and research centre respectively." -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ANNOUNCEMENT OF SIS 2008@IIM Indore
by Kishor Satpathy 14 Oct '08

14 Oct '08

Dear All Please excuse me for cross posting as this mail has been addressed to various forums and you may be member of one or more of these forums…. Thanks & Regards, Kishor Satpathy IIM Indore ANNOUNCEMENT OF SIS 2008 Twenty Fifth National Convention & Conference of SIS on Role of the Librarian in 21st Century (5-6 December 2008) Organized by Indian Institute of Management, Indore In technical collaboration with SARDG, SIS, New Delhi, INDOLIBNET & INDORE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION ABOUT THE CONFERENCE Information Technology has dramatically impacted the librarian and their relationship to the communities they serve. As we are at the threshold of year 2008, we librarians must reassess and reconsider the changing library environment. Librarians, individually and collectively, cannot ignore the changing shape of information services that are emerging. Everyone knows that the primary objective of libraries is to organize and provide access of information. This objective will never change, but the format and methods that we have used will change dramatically; thus, providing new opportunities and challenges. On this backdrop the Conference will focus on rethinking the role of a library professional, both in relationship to his personal identity and the community he serves. The principal objectives of this conference is to provide a platform for exchange of knowledge, ideas & learning experience among the Librarians, Information specialists, Information providers & persons related to LIS. PROGRAMME STRUCTURE The Conference program will include plenary sessions invited and contributed papers, posters sessions, product presentations, panel discussion and an exhibition. A series of parallel sessions will be held offering delegates a wide range of in-depth presentations by leading national and international experts. MAIN THEME & SUB THEMES 1. Emerging Technology Trends in Libraries 2. Emerging Management Trends in Libraries 3. Library Consortia, Networking and Resource Sharing 4. Libraries in the knowledge economy 5. Human Resources & Competencies Development 6. Open Access Initiatives & I R Movement 7. Marketing of Library Services 8. Digital Library & Library 2.0 9. Information Literacy 10. Legal Aspects of Librarianship 11. E-learning 12. Disaster Management & Libraries SUBMISSION OF PAPERS Paper on the themes enumerated above or any other issue related with the broad theme of the seminar based on research, practical experience or case study in the field may be submitted for presentation at the seminar. The length of the paper should be around 3000 words. Paper should be submitted in A4 size with a soft copy on CD/DVD and/or as e-mail attachment using MS-Word latest by 25th Oct 2008 to kishor_satpathy(a)yahoo.com & sis2008conf(a)gmail.com. Title page of the paper should contain title of the paper, authors name, designation and official address of the author (including telephone no and e-mail address); and an abstract of the paper in about 150 words. Authors are requested to prepare a power point for the convention and bring it on a CD/DVD or pen drive. Each paper will be evaluated and the Organizing Secretary will communicate to the authors the decision of the Editorial board latest by 28th Oct 2008. REGISTRATION FEE Early Bird Registration till 31 Oct 2008 Sponsored Candidates: Rs. 1800 Individuals: Rs. 800 Students / Senior Citizen: Rs. 300 Accompanied Members (Without Kit): Rs. 500 1 Nov. 2008 to 30 Nov. 2008 Sponsored Candidates: Rs. 2000 Individuals: Rs. 1000 Students / Senior Citizen: Rs. 400 Accompanied Members (Without Kit): Rs. 500 Spot Registration: With an additional fee of Rs. 200/- International Participants: $100 (including boarding & lodging) Registration Fee includes conference kit, tea/coffee and working lunch. Registration Fee does not include accommodation charges. Fee as applicable should be sent in the form of Demand Draft drawn in the favour of “IIM Indore” payble at Indore. All the correspondence should be made to: Mr. Kishor Chandra Satpathy Librarian & Organising Secretary, SIS 2008 Indian Institute of Management Indore Prabandh Shikhar, Rau-Pithampur Road Indore-453331, Madhya Pradesh, INDIA E-mail: satpathy(a)iimidr.ac.in; ksatpathy(a)gmail.com Tel: 0731-4228626, 09425312746(M) For Further Information pl. visit: http://www.iimidr.ac.in/iimi/pages/institute/sis2008.php http://sis2008conference.blogspot.com/ http://www.indolibnet.org & http://sis2008.synthasite.com/ Kishor Chandra Satpathy Librarian & Coordinator, PURA Indian Institute of Management Indore Pigdamber, Rau, Indore, 453331, MP, India Phone: +91-731-4228625 (Off) 4228817(R) Mobile: 09425312746 Email: satpathy(a)iimidr.ac.in and ksatpathy(a)gmail.com www.iimidr.ac.in www.nits.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] information
by Dr.D.P Prathap 14 Oct '08

14 Oct '08

Dear Colleagues Kindly tell me the source/s from which one can know the Bioinformatics training program conducted by different colleges / universitiies / institutes etc. in India. [ other than knowing from circulars, if received, from the organisers, from the issues of journals etc, checking the known websites ] Yours Sincerely Library Sugarcane Breeding Institute Coimbatore 641 007 PH: 2472621X209 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Temporary vacancy for LIS professionals
by Dr. M. Koteswara Rao 14 Oct '08

14 Oct '08

Dear moderator, Kindly put the following notice on the LIS forum. Dr. M. Koteswara Rao Librarian University of Hyderabad NOTICE! Central library University of Hyderabad needs library professionals on a temporary basis. Qualifications: certificate / Diploma in Library Science OR BLSc / MLSc. Salary: Rs. 4000/- to 6000/- per month depending upon the qualifications and experience. The position is for a period of 6 months (extendable for another 6 months if required). Interested candidates may contact the librarian at the following address or in person. Librarian IGM Library University of Hyderabad Gachibowli P.O. Central University HYDERABAD-500046 Tel: 2313 2600, 23010318 email: mkrlib(a)uohyd.ernet.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by OpenProtect(http://www.openprotect.com), and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Symposium on the ~SRole of Public Libraries in Social Development~T in Chennai
by Mailing List Admin 14 Oct '08

14 Oct '08

Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:11:55 +0000 From: Gowri Ravindranth <gravindranth(a)hotmail.com> Dear Friends: The Directorate of Public Libraries (DPL), Chennai & The Madras Library Association (MALA) Chennai cordially invite you for the Symposium on the �Role of Public Libraries in Social Development� with the sponsorship of Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation (RRRLF), Kolkatta at World University Service Centre, 18, East Spur Tank Road, Chetpet, Chennai-600031 on Saturday, 18th October 2008 at 9.00 a.m. Programme 9.00 a.m. : Registration (Free) 9.45 a.m. : Invocation 9.50 a.m. : Welcome address by : Mr. V. Ramani, Director of Public Libraries, Chennai 10.00 a.m. : Inaugural address by : Dr. M. Anandakrishnan, former Chairperson, Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai 10.25 a.m. : Vote of thanks by : Ms. Vijaya K. Sundaram, President, Madras Library Association, Chennai 10.30 a.m. : Tea Break Session � 1 Moderator : Dr. A. Amudhavalli, Professor & Head, Department of Information Science, University of Madras, Chennai 11.00 a.m. : Discussant 1 : Mr. S. Muthiah Historian, Chennai on �Libraries in Chennai since 1600� 11.30 a.m. : Discussant 2 : Dr. A. R. Venkatachalapathy Faculty, Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai on �Contributions of Luminaries to Public Libraries� 12.00 noon : Discussant 3 : Dr. R. Samyuktha Ex- Officio President, MALA on �Public Libraries vis-a-vis Societal Progression: Ancient to Global Era� 12.30 p.m. : Lunch Session � 2 Moderator : Dr. R. Ramasamy, Field Officer, Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation, Southern Zone 2.00 p.m. : Paper presentation and discussion by Public Librarians on the �Role of Public Libraries in Social Development� 3.30 p.m. : Discussion on the Papers 4.00 p.m. : Tea 4.15 p.m : Summing up : Ms. L. R. Gowri, Secretary, MALA 4. 25 p.m : Valedictory Address by: Mr. N. Avadaippan, Director, Connemara Public Library, Chennai 4. 35 p.m. : Vote of Thanks by : Mr. S. Ramalingam, Assistant Director, Directorate of Public Libraries, Chennai 4.40 p.m. : National Anthem Looking forward to see you on 18th. With regards, Secretary, MALA

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Corporate R&D Library need two Library interns.
by saravanan s 13 Oct '08

13 Oct '08

Dear professionals, Crompton Greaves Ltd.,based at Mumbai, urgently requires two Library interns for their R & D ,Technical information Centre. The duration of intern will be for 6 months with monthly stipend. (Stipend will be decided as per candidate's qualification and performance at interview) Eligibility: 1. Local candidate only preferred (ie., From Mumbai) 2. Should be BLIS or MLIS Pursuing candidate. 3. Should have enough communication and computer knowledge skills to communicate with the executives internally and to handle daily Library routines. Interested candidates are requested to mail their detailed CV to libsaraman(a)gmail.com The short listed candidates will be informed for the interview over e-mail or phone. The last date for mailing CV is 20th October, 2008. Thanks Regards S.Saravanan, Deputy Manager-Technology Crompton Greaves Ltd. CG Global R &D Kanjur East Mumbai :42 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Free access to hundreds of magazines
by Sanjeev K Sunny 13 Oct '08

13 Oct '08

Yes, its true..!! You can read (online) almost all the most popular magazines (business, news, lifestyle, technology, women special, children, health and many more) without spending a single penny from pocket. And, there is no burden of scrolling down and up to read. The technology used is very promising. You can flip pages just like real magazine, by dragging or double clicking on the corner of any page. Use zoom facility as per your eye-sight..!! If you don't want to give extra pressure to your eyes, the site offers you audio narration of the content..!! but only for english magazines. Visst http://ezinemart.com Select your favourite magazine, let it load into your browser.. and enjoy..!! -- Sanjeev K Sunny -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Call for Participation: Seminar on the Public Funded R&D Bill 2007
by Puna Das 13 Oct '08

13 Oct '08

Dear Sir/ Madam, FICCI is organizing a Seminar on the Public Funded R&D (Protection, Utilization and Regulation of Intellectual Property) Bill, 2007 on 16th October 2008, at 10.30 am, at Federation House, New Delhi. We are organizing this debate so that awareness about the utility of the Bill could be generated and misconceptions removed. Hon'ble Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Mr. Kapil Sibal has kindly consented to deliver the Inaugural Address at this Seminar. The discussion will involve all the stakeholders namely scientists, venture capitalists, industry, academia and the Government. We are happy to invite you for this programme. Enclosed is the registration proforma for your kind perusal. Looking forward to your kind confirmation. With best regards V Topa Adviser to Secretary General _________________________________________________________ REGISTRATION PROFORMA “Seminar on Public Funded R & D (Protection, Utilization and Regulation of Intellectual Property) Bill, 2007” 16 October 2008, 1030 hrs FICCI, FEDERATION HOUSE, NEW DELHI Name : Designation : Organisation : Address : Tel.(with city code) : Fax : Mobile : Email : Delegate Fee : NO FEE Signature _______________________________ Registration Form send to: Rashmi Sarita Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry Federation House, Tansen Marg, New Delhi – 110 001 Tel: 011-23736306 (D); 23738760-70 Extn. 212 Fax: 011-23765333, 23721504, 23320714 Email: rashmisarita(a)ficci.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://www.anup-jnu.blogspot.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Digitization of Library Documents
by Rajan 13 Oct '08

13 Oct '08

Dear Mr Ahraf, An easy to read hadbook on copyrght is available at http://copyright.gov.in/handbook.htm The bare act is there at http://education.nic.in/CprAct.pdf The copyright comes into operation only when any copying or digitization affects prejudicially the trade or commercial interest of the owner of copyright.The fair use principle of the Indian Copyright Act doesn't prevent anyone from copying the documents for education, research or knowledge enhancement, unless it affects the trade or commercial interest of the copyright owner. Regards, K Rajasekharan Kerala Institute of Local Administration Thrissur ----- Original Message ----- Subject: [LIS-Forum] Digitalisation of Library Documents To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Dear friends, The on going discussion on the digitalisation of documents is beneficial for the library professionals they are engaged with it.As it is clear that the copyright period in Indian Copy Right Act it is 60 years. Can you inform that the reprint?of the document may be come under the copy right. Ashraf .k -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ISiM Workshop on Capability Maturity Model, October 13-14, Mysore
by Angrosh 13 Oct '08

13 Oct '08

International School of Information Management University of Mysore Workshop on Capability Maturity Model October 13-14, 2008 ******************* Introduction Capability Maturity Model has become a globally accepted framework for software process improvements for almost all the Fortune 500 organisations looking for improving software development activities. The Workshop on Capability Maturity Model is centred on the Capability Maturity Model (CMMR). The model is intended to provide guidance for improving your organization's processes and your ability to manage the development, acquisition, and maintenance of software products and services. CMMI places proven practices into a structure that helps to assess the organisation maturity, process area capability, establish priorities for improvement, and guide the implementation of CMMI. Objectives of the Course: The objective of this course is to systematically introduce the participants to understand the concepts, principles and practices in improving Software Development Processes. The course would encourage the participants to discuss on the practical aspects of the organizational challenges in embarking and sustaining such process improvement initiatives and the mechanisms to address those challenges. The course will help participants to: - * Understand the importance of having defined processes within an engineering organization and the rationale for process improvement. * Comprehend the architecture of the CMMI model (capability levels, process areas, goals, and generic practices) * Gain a sufficient understanding of PA components to function as a CMMI-based Appraisal team member. * Apply the CMMI principles to meet the needs of systems engineering and software engineering organizations. * Generic Approach to Process Improvements * Brief on the formal assessment cycle This two-day course describes a framework that organizations can use to determine their ability to develop and maintain systems; it is a model for organizational internal process improvement. The course is composed of lectures and class exercises with ample opportunity for participant questions and discussions. Topics covered in this course include: * Introduction - about the process program * Software process maturity -CMMI principles * CMMI overview * Value of the CMMI- case studies of software process improvement * Levels and process areas of the CMMI * Common themes in the CMMI * Linking the PAs together * Interpreting the CMMI * Future directions of the CMMI * Overview of the Assessment basing on CMMI Who Should Attend? . Senior Management of companies contemplating implementing a CMM-based assessment method . Systems and Software Engineering Process Group (SEPG/EPG) members who are leading process improvement . Systems and software engineering managers and practitioners interested in understanding the Capability Maturity Model Integration . Project Managers, Project leaders and Quality Personnel . Assessment teams who are going to be using the CMM-based assessment method in the future . Software Quality Consultants and Assessing Bodies Instructor - Brief Bio Srinivas Thummalapalli is an SEI authorized Lead Instructor and Appraiser official appraisals basing on CMMI, PCMM models. He is trained at Harvard Business School on leading the Professional Services Firms and at Indian School of Business on Advanced management concepts.He has established and provided Thought Leadership to Software Process Improvement consulting practice at KPMG. He is an accomplished consulting professional with 20 years of experience in advising global IT firms on their corporate transformation initiatives. Currently he leads the Sumantrana Advisory Services Pvt. Ltd. Venue: The International School of Information Management, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore For more details - http://www.isim.ac.in/html/course%20page/cmmi.htm -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] University of Glasgow announces new Publications Policy
by T. Shahab 13 Oct '08

13 Oct '08

Dear all, Benefit of Information is achieved through communication; knowledge pool thrives on sharing. Every tax-payer has an indisputable right to be informed and use the benefits of researches which are based upon state funding. It is well understood that the interest of the creators/authors/research scholars as the original creator of a piece of intellectual output should be not militated against. But this much sought after protection can be best served through acknowledgement. The over hyped IPR issue is more for the monetary benefit of the commercial publishing houses who mint money rather than the research community. The greater your visibility through Web hosting, voluntary contributions to the Institutional Repositories (IR) and free access, greater is the chance of you being noticed, used and cited by the fellow scholars as the experience from the IR operating the world over has revealed. Universities and Research Centers in the intellectually advanced countries have already realized that the development of a knowledge society can be achieved only through free and unrestricted access to scientific publications and community participation in academics and research. Yet unfortunately this philosophy has not caught the needful attention of the academic/research institutions/organization in our country. Couldn't the authorization and funding bodies like the UGC/AICTE/MCI/PCI/NAC etc. lay down certain basic criterion for allocating reorganization/funding/standardization etc in the light of the examples to be seen in the practices of the best academic/research institutions from over the world? Regards, TANWIR -----Original Message----- From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in] On Behalf Of Subbiah Arunachalam Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 7:27 PM To: balu(a)imsc.res.in; mv(a)mbu.iisc.ernet.in; balki(a)serc.iisc.ernet.in; gautam_desiraju(a)yahoo.com; seh(a)uohyd.ernet.in; lynn.andrew(a)gmail.com; anshu(a)igib.res.in; sunil(a)cis-india.org Cc: openaccess(a)dgroups.org; nmukunda(a)cts.iisc.ernet.in; lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in; Guna1970(a)gmail.com; mu.madhan(a)gmail.com Subject: [LIS-Forum] University of Glasgow announces new Publications Policy ** Apologies for cross-posting** University of Glasgow announces new Publications Policy The University of Glasgow is proud to announce a new Publications Policy which will require authors to deposit the full text of peer reviewed journal articles and conference proceedings in the University's institutional repository Enlighten (http://www.gla.ac.uk/enlighten) where publisher agreements permit this. The University has been at the forefront of repository developments since 2002 when the internationally recognised DAEDALUS Project, funded by JISC, was founded. Glasgow is an internationally renowned research intensive University producing thousands of research publications each year. In joining major institutions and funding bodies worldwide the University recognises the importance of free and unrestricted access to scholarly literature in the furtherance of research; and the importance to researchers of maximising the impact of their research across the world. Professor Steven Beaumont, OBE CEng FRSE Vice-Principal Research and Enterprise said 'The University of Glasgow generates over 3,000 research papers per year. Since we began to put these into Enlighten on a voluntary basis there have been over 1 million downloads. Enlighten really does help the University to showcase its research and to increase the impact of that it has on society. This new policy will make that impact even greater. I very much appreciate the support of Senate in adopting this move.' Details of the policy, which was approved by the University Senate, are available at http://www.lib.gla.ac.uk/enlighten/publicationspolicy/index.html. The policy came into effect at the beginning of the 2008/2009 academic year. ******************************************** Morag Greig Advocacy Manager (Enlighten) Direct line: +44(0)141 330 6797 Fax: +44(0)141 330 4952 E-mail: m.greig(a)lib.gla.ac.uk Library University of Glasgow Hillhead Street Glasgow G12 8QE www.lib.gla.ac.uk The University of Glasgow, charity number SC004401 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Call for participation in the UNESCO Sponsored Information Literacy Workshop for South and Central Asia
by Mailing List Admin 13 Oct '08

13 Oct '08

Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:18:28 +0530 From: Jagtar Singh <jagtar.kindu(a)gmail.com> Dear professional Colleagues, In view of profound response to our call for participation in the IL Workshop for South and Central Asia and in consultation with the Unesco TTT-IL Project experts/leaders, we have decided to increase the number of participants' intake from 50 to 75 delegates. We don't want the deserving cases to be left out. Hence please access the link given in this call for participation an mail me your duly filled in application form by 17 October 2008. Profound regards, Jagtar Singh, Workshop Coordinator UNESCO Sponsored Training-the-Trainers (TTT) in Information Literacy Regional Workshop for South and Central Asia 05 � 07 November 2008 Punjabi University, Patiala (India). ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PARTICIPATION Department of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University ( www.punjabiuniversity.ac.in) Patiala (India) is one of the 12 institutions selected by UNESCO to host the Training-the-Trainers (TTT) in Information Literacy Regional Workshop from November 05 - 07, 2008 for participants from South and Central Asia. Training for Information Literacy This workshop is not designed to raise the level of awareness of the general population as to what Information Literacy (IL) is all about. Nor is a meeting of world experts convened to foster the academic interchange of theories and ideas. Instead, this workshop is aimed at training particular kinds of professionals � those who are employed in what are sometimes called the "helping professions" such as teachers - who may already be acknowledged to be, or who wish to become, a fully qualified expert IL trainer, either as a generalist, or as a specialist in a given discipline or sector that matches one of the "ultimate beneficiary target audiences" such as women, the disabled and the unemployed. Aim and Scope The main aim of this Workshop is to provide Information Literacy educators and trainers with specialized, authoritative, comprehensive and up-to-date training. This workshop would bring together experts and participants from south and central Asia to discuss and share information, experiences and expertise on current issues, concerns, teaching and learning approaches, methods and models, and professional "best practices" regarding Information Literacy education and training. This workshop aims to train the trainers/instructors in Information Literacy to enable them to share their knowledge, experiences and skills to train the stakeholders at the grass roots. Resource Persons Expert presenters, who are established and experienced authorities in the Information Literacy field, will present the content at the workshops, and organize the participant discussions. Mrs. Pradeepa Wijetunge, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Prof. Piyadasa Ranasinghe, Head, DLIS, University of Kelaniya, and President, Sri Lanka Library Association, Sri Lanka, Dr. Kanwal Ameen, AP, Department of Library and Information Science, University of Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan, Dr. Harish Chandra, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Chennai, Dr. Jagdish Arora, Director Inflibnet, Dr. R. K. Chadha, Joint Secretary, Indian Parliament, New Delhi, Prof. N. Laxman Rao, Director, Academic Staff College, University of Hyderabad, Prof. S. M. Shafi, Prof. and Head, DLIS, University of Kashmir, Dr. Roshan Raina, Director, Lal Bahudur Shastri Institute of Management, New Delhi, Prof. I.V. Malhan of Jammu University, Jammu, and Prof. M.P. Satija of Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar will facilitate the workshop participants. A Certificate of Completion will be awarded to successful participants. Workshop Participants This workshop is seeking applications from 50 qualified trainer-participants from South and Central Asian countries of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Applicants should hold a professional degree, preferably a graduate degree and have knowledge and interest in the Information Literacy field. Typically, applicants will be: university/college/school faculty; practicing librarians and information professionals; and human relations department trainers in private sector companies, associations and government agencies; and similarly qualified educational professionals, including education and training administrators in scientific, technological and research institutions. Since attendance is limited, applicants are urged to submit their applications at the earliest. Application Form and Fee Interested applicants should access the following link for application form: http://tttw.patiala.googlepages.com/applicationform-tttworkshopforsouthandce, fill it out and send it to the Workshop Coordinator, Professor Jagtar Singh at ttw.patiala(a)gmail.com or jagtar.kindu(a)gmail.com The last date for submitting applications is Thursday, 17 October 2008. Selected candidates will be provided with additional, detailed guidance as to next steps. Applicants should also check the websites periodically, both before and after they submit their applications, to ensure they are aware of the latest information since some data may be updated from time to time as more current and timely information sometimes becomes available. The participants are required to pay for their own travel costs. The registration fee for the workshop is INR 5000/-. You may pay it on the spot in cash. Otherwise you may send a draft payable at Patiala in the name of Unesco TTT-IL Workshop. The registration fee includes boarding, lodging, IL CDs, sessions' tea, and conference kit. But for non-residents, the registration fee is INR 4000/-. Useful Links (containing application forms and other workshop details): TTT Patiala Workshop Site: http://tttw.patiala.googlepages.com/ UNESCO Portal: Information Literacy: Training The Trainers in Information Literacyhttp:// portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=25992&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201… UNESCO TTT: Training The Trainers in Information Literacy: http://www.albertkb.nl/pageID_5366125.html Dr. Jagtar Singh, Workshop Coordinator and Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala - 147 002 (Punjab) INDIA Email: jagtar.kindu(a)gmail.com tttw.patiala(a)gmail.com Phone: +91 (0) 175 3046462 & 3046179 Fax: +91 (0) 175 2283073 Dr. Trishanjit Kaur, Workshop Facilitator Reader & Head Department of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala - 147 002 (Punjab) INDIA Email: trishanjit.kaur(a)gmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Discrimination with Librarians
by Balesh Kumar 13 Oct '08

13 Oct '08

Dear Sir, UGC Commitee in its recomendations has not provided the benefits of the higher education i.e. M. Phil. & Ph.D. to the Librarians. Advance increments of higher education are only for Asstt. Professors (Lecturer) not for Librarians similarly relaxation of one and two years ffor M. Phil and Ph.D. holders for mooving in senior sacle has not been recomended for Librarians. All the professionals and professional association should raise their voice against this discrimination. This is not only matter of money but also our status. Fedaration of Association of UniversityTeachers has earlier demanded the same and requested to the head of the UGC Commitee to grant the same benefits to the Librarians and DPE. the federation has demanded to change the designation of Librarian as Lecturer (now as Asstt. Professor) Balesh Kumar Librarian S. D. College (Lahore) Ambala Cantt.-133 001 (Haryana) (M) 09416073008 Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fw: New Open Access Monograph: Economics and Usage of Digital Libraries: Byting the Bullet
by Shamprasad Pujar 11 Oct '08

11 Oct '08

Dear Members, A very interesting document on Economics and Usage of Digital Libraries, you may go through it. Regards, S.M. Pujar Deputy Librarian IGIDR, Mumbai ============================================ -- Original Message -- From: Shana Kimball <kimballs(a)umich.edu> To: <diglib(a)infoserv.inist.fr> Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:51:29 -0400 Subject: [DIGLIB] New Open Access Monograph: Economics and Usage of Digital Libraries: Byting the Bullet New Open Access Monograph: Economics and Usage of Digital Libraries: Byting the Bullet The Scholarly Publishing Office of the University of Michigan Library is pleased to announce the availability of a new open access monograph, Economics and Usage of Digital Libraries: Byting the Bullet <<http://hdl.handle.net/2027/spo.5621225.0001.001>http://hdl.handle.net/2027/spo.5621225.0001.001>, edited by Wendy Pradt Lougee (University Librarian, University of Minnesota) and Jeffrey K. MacKie-Mason (Arthur W. Burks Collegiate Professor of Information and Computer Science, School of Information, University of Michigan). In the late 1990's, researchers and digital library production staff at the University of Michigan collaborated on deploying the Pricing Economic Access to Knowledge project (PEAK), a full-scale production-quality digital access system to enable usage of content from all of Elsevier's (then about 1200) scholarly journals, and at the same time to conduct a field experiment to answer various questions about the interplay between pricing models and usage. The experiment culminated in a lively conference that engaged scholars, library practioners and publishers. This volume captures some of the most interesting and provocative discussions to come out of that conference. PEAK was a ground-breaking effort in its day, and references to the project have continued over time. It raised important questions about the potential for highly functional journal content and new economic models of publishing. In today?s context of socially-enabled systems and open-access publishing, the motivating questions of PEAK remain relevant. , provides academic publishing services that are responsive to the needs of both producers and users, that foster a sustainable economic model for academic publishing, and that support institutional control of intellectual assets. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Digitisation of syallabus
by Shital Shah 11 Oct '08

11 Oct '08

Hi Friends, I would like to digitise Syllabus of mumbai university from FYJC to TyBc for Commerce stream. Do anybody have it? Any suggestion . Pl.Help Me Shital Shah Librarian Prahladrai Dalmia Lions College -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Canada's 4th Green Open Access Mandate, Planet's 55th
by Subbiah Arunachalam 11 Oct '08

11 Oct '08

Funding agencies around the world are mandating open access to research funded by them. Even in India Minister of Science and Technology Mr Kapil Sibal has announced that the Wellcome-DBT Fellows must necessarily make thir research publications open access. [By the way, the Wellcome Trust wouldn't part with a penny, if this condition is not accepted.] One is at a loss to know what holds us from making it mandatory for all research publications resulting from government-supported research, and not just those written by the Wellcome-DBT Fellows, to be made open access. What is holding us back? Subbiah Arunachalam == Subject: Canada's 4th Green Open Access Mandate, Planet's 55th National Cancer Institute of Canada (CANADA* funder-mandate) Institution's/Department's OA Eprint Archives Institution's/Department's OA Self-Archiving Policy Effective July 2009, all researchers supported in whole or in part through the NCIC are required to make their published results of NCIC supported work publicly available. Researchers are encouraged to make their work publicly available as soon as possible, but must do so no later than six months after the final publication date. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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University of Glasgow announces new Publications Policy
by Subbiah Arunachalam 09 Oct '08

09 Oct '08

** Apologies for cross-posting** University of Glasgow announces new Publications Policy The University of Glasgow is proud to announce a new Publications Policy which will require authors to deposit the full text of peer reviewed journal articles and conference proceedings in the University's institutional repository Enlighten (http://www.gla.ac.uk/enlighten) where publisher agreements permit this. The University has been at the forefront of repository developments since 2002 when the internationally recognised DAEDALUS Project, funded by JISC, was founded. Glasgow is an internationally renowned research intensive University producing thousands of research publications each year. In joining major institutions and funding bodies worldwide the University recognises the importance of free and unrestricted access to scholarly literature in the furtherance of research; and the importance to researchers of maximising the impact of their research across the world. Professor Steven Beaumont, OBE CEng FRSE Vice-Principal Research and Enterprise said 'The University of Glasgow generates over 3,000 research papers per year. Since we began to put these into Enlighten on a voluntary basis there have been over 1 million downloads. Enlighten really does help the University to showcase its research and to increase the impact of that it has on society. This new policy will make that impact even greater. I very much appreciate the support of Senate in adopting this move.' Details of the policy, which was approved by the University Senate, are available at http://www.lib.gla.ac.uk/enlighten/publicationspolicy/index.html. The policy came into effect at the beginning of the 2008/2009 academic year. ******************************************** Morag Greig Advocacy Manager (Enlighten) Direct line: +44(0)141 330 6797 Fax: +44(0)141 330 4952 E-mail: m.greig(a)lib.gla.ac.uk Library University of Glasgow Hillhead Street Glasgow G12 8QE www.lib.gla.ac.uk The University of Glasgow, charity number SC004401 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ISiM Workshop on Entrepreneurship & Management, Oct 11-12, 2008, Mysore
by angrosh 09 Oct '08

09 Oct '08

International School of Information Management University of Mysore Workshop on Entrepreneurship and Management October 11-12, 2008 ********************* The two day workshop by industry experts include the following sessions: Why of Entrepreneurship - Why you should be an entrepreneur today? Writing the Business Plan - elements and examples. How to write a good biz plan? Transition from Good to Great The Future of Management The New Rules of Management The Workshop is designed to answer the following key questions: What it is to be an entrepreneur today? What is entrepreneurship? What are the driving forces behind it? How to be a successful entrepreneur? What are critical to the success of the start-up and survival of an entrepreneurial venture? How do you transition from a good idea from a good start up to a great company ? How do you define a good idea for you? How to set up a good , successful, well functioning management teams for their new ventures? What about the sources of funding? How to identify them, assess their importance to the particular ventures, and then obtain the necessary commitment of these resources? What types of financing are available to the entrepreneur debt, equity, etc? How do successful entrepreneurs obtain this financing and how do they negotiate and structure the deals? What about the legal and contractual aspects of deal structuring, employment and investment agreements, vesting schedules, non-compete and proprietary rights agreements? What strategies and tactics are possible for those who aspire to an entrepreneurial career? What constitutes "entrepreneurial success"? What is a game plan? How to write a good business plan? The biz plan basics, element of a good biz plan, examples and templates? What is the future of management? Are new rule being written /rewritten in the new economy? Instructor: Prof. Nandini Vaidyanathan Brief Bio of the Instructor: Professor Nandini Vaidyanathan, an alumnus of Delhi School of Economics and London School of Economics, spent 20 years in the corporate sector with MNCS all over the world. She has worked in a cross-section of industries, ranging from security, media, pharma, gas, office automation, equity market and animation. She is Indias leading strategist in crisis management and has been associated with corporations and governments in sensitive negotiations and settlements. She is also one of the original proponents of outsourcing, having set up call centres, nearly thirteen years ago for a TNC in UK (British Gas). She has been teaching Entrepreneurship and International Biz at premier Business schools in India, US , and UK such as IIM-B, Princeton, and London School of Economics, for the last three years. She is Mentor-Promoter of a company called Startups (forstartups.blogspot.com) which mentors young entrepreneurs with management inputs such as structuring capital, incorporating t! he company, acquisitions, sources for funding, marketing and biz strategy, scalability, global expansion, etc. Venue: The International School of Information Management, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore For more details http://www.isim.ac.in/html/course%20page/entrepreneurshipws.htm Thanks and regards, Angrosh ************************************************ Angrosh M.A. Project Manager International School of Information Management University of Mysore, Manasagangotri Mysore 570 006 Tel: +91-821-2514699; +91-821-2411417 Fax: +91-821-2519209 Email: angrosh(a)isim.ac.in; office(a)isim.ac.in *********************************************** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Digitalisation of Library Documents
by ashraf kattumadathil 08 Oct '08

08 Oct '08

Dear friends, The on going discussion on the digitalisation of documents is beneficial for the library professionals they are engaged with it.As it is clear that the copyright period in Indian Copy Right Act it is 60 years. Can you inform that the reprint of the document may be come under the copy right. Ashraf .k Library Professional Be the first one to try the new Messenger 9 Beta! Go to http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/win/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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First South Asian conference on social network analysis :Call for papers
by Monica Sharma 07 Oct '08

07 Oct '08

Dear Friends, First South Asian conference on social network analysis to be held at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India between 26-29 of December 2008. Please visit http://snactiss.googlepages.com/ for Details. Last date to receive full papers is 15, October. Regards, Monica Sharma, Junior Research Fellow, University of Mysore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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About Site which provides ABSTRACTS
by Monali Panchbhai 07 Oct '08

07 Oct '08

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SATKAL'S PUNJAB NATIONAL LIBRARIAN AWARD 2008 presented to Dr. Harish Chandra, Librarian, IITM
by Arunachalam Hariharan 07 Oct '08

07 Oct '08

Dear Professional colleagues, I am happy to inform you that Dr. Harish Chandra, Librarian, IIT Madras has received SATKAL'S PUNJAB NATIONAL LIBRARIAN AWARD 2008 at the function held at Bhai Gurdas Library of Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar on 03-10-2008. The award was given by Hon'ble Vice-Chancellor Prof. (Dr.) Jai Rup Singh. On this occasion, the President of SATKAL Trust Dr. (Mrs.) Davinder Kaur, Ex-Librarian, Punjabi University, Patiala, Mrs. Kalpna Das Gupta, Chairperson, Library Working Group, National Knowledge Commission and other Trustees of SATKAL were also present. The citation was read by Prof. H.R. Chopra and Dr. H.S. Chopra, Head, Bhai Gurdas Library of the University was Organizing Secretary of the function. Congrats to Dr. Harish Chandraji Sincerely A.Hariharan SALIS -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library Clerk in the Library of Congress (LOC), New Delhi
by Chari RajaSN 07 Oct '08

07 Oct '08

Dear professionals, The U.S. Embassy, New Delhi is seeking an individual for the position of Library Clerk. Please surf at http://newdelhi.usembassy.gov/job_opportunities.html for complete details. Please remember closing last date is October 15, 2008. Wish you good luck. S N Chari ICSSR-NASSDOC 35, Ferozeshah Road, New Delhi - 110001. +919810785801 progressiveinfo.blogspot.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fw: Digital Conversion of Library Materials
by Rajan 07 Oct '08

07 Oct '08

Dear Ms Shylaja, A 30 page document titled 'From Paper to Colletion' by Dr Michael Loots etc. available at http://greenstonesupport.iimk.ac.in/Documents/FromPapertoCollection.pdf provides a broad overview of the practical processes involved in converting a collection of printed documents into an e-document collection. It is part of Greenstone documentation. The document describes the format differences of the scanned images, the range of cost of the scanners starting from a few thousands to around 50 lakhs and the sequential stages in digitization,by using even volunteers. The authors say that Fine Reader is the cheap and reasonable OCR software for digitization. The document is the fall-out of the authors experience in creation of a fully searchable Greenstone digital / cd-rom library titled 'Community Development Library' containing 1785 books of around 1.6 lakhs pages. The document is a must- read for all those who involve in digitization Best Regards, K Rajasekharan Kerala Institute of Local Administration Thrissur -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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DSpace and DOAJ charging membership fees
by Mailing List Admin 07 Oct '08

07 Oct '08

Date: Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:49:32 +0500 From: Upadhyay P K <pku(a)nic.in> Dear freinds, Since last few years, Open-source software is catching up IT markets and will enter new markets in coming years. But organizations must understand how open source is useful for them with maximum values and minimum risks. OSS is not always cost benefinificial and convenient. There are diffrent parameters to evaluate a software. It may be that properietary software may increase productivity and provide overall benifits to the organization. Even Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) is more in case of mission critical applications using OSS. Of course, commecial establishments are facing challenges with Open Acess and Open Source softwares. But according to a survey by a renowned research company Gartner, they are not still lagging behind. Future is not clear. There are thosands of commercial and open source softwares. Unless somebody stamps the product, it may not be safe to use the software. I see it as dangerous situation and quetsion mark on the open source softwares with a case like Dspace and DOAJ charging. It is fact that nothing is free in this world. Somebody has to invest for sustainability and support. It is diffrent thing that for niche applications or case study or learning purposes, we may use OSS and cost will be negligible. Although throughout world many mission critical applications are also using using open-source softwares. Even Linux has diffrent flavours. Initially everything was free. But now RH Linux is being mainained and supported by Red Hat on commercial basis. PostgreSQL is being supported by commercial companies on heavy charges. Similar is also the case of MySQL. with regards P K Upadhyay OIC Library National Informatics Centre New Delhi http://mcitconsortium.nic.in ----- Original Message ----- From: Vinit <vinitbhu06(a)gmail.com> Date: Friday, October 3, 2008 6:09 pm Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] DSpace and DOAJ charging membership fees - Whither Open Access and Open Source - makes you wonder and ponder To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > Dear Prof. Shalini, > As we know very well that every software development needs monitory support and from the provided link it seems that no where they are asking for paid membership they are just asking for sponsors(optional for users) so that they can keep on the services to the community and it is normal in every open source project one can see the examples from Mozilla or Apache foundations . So their is nothing too much to ponder and wonder about the future of Open source. :-) > Sunny Regards > Vinit Kumar > Junior Research Fellow > Documentation Research and Training Centre > Bangalore > MLISc (BHU) > Varanasi, India vinit(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in

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New book on Library Computerisation and Automation in Marathi
by D N Phadke 07 Oct '08

07 Oct '08

Dear Sir, Please try to include the following message in LIS- FORUM mailing for the information of professionals in this region. Thanks Dear Professionals in Maharashtra and Goa, It is my pleasure to communicate you all that third revised edition of my book on Library Computerisation & Automation in regional language Marathi entitled as "Granthalay Sanganikaran Aani Adhunikikaran" has just been published by Universal Prakashan Pune.The book not only discusses all aspects of Library computerisation but also covers advanced topics such as Networking,Use of Internet in Library,Library consortia,Digital Library,Information literacy,Library security systems,Use of IT in govt.planning/e-governance,Developing resources through library partnership and E-resources collection development.The book has been prescribes as text book for M.Phil.(YCMOU). The significant feature of book is that NewGenLib Foundation,Hyderabad has authorises us to include CD of their open source software. Thnking you and with Regards D.N.Phadke,Ph.D. Asst.Librarian(S.G.) Reference Section Central Library,I.I.T.Bombay IIT Powai,Mumbai 400076 Phone:Office 022-25768922 Mobile 09869786186 Res. 0251 2472983 E-Mail:phadke@iitb.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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NetLibrary participates in Serials Solutions KnowledgeWorks Certification Program
by DINESH SIDDAIAH 06 Oct '08

06 Oct '08

Dear Friends, NetLibrary, OCLC's platform for eContent and the leading provider of eBooks for libraries, has announced its titles are now certified through Serials Solutions KnowledgeWorks, which will ensure accessibility and support for NetLibrary through the popular knowledgebase. Libraries that subscribe to both Serials Solutions and NetLibrary eBooks may now access their content directly through Serials Solutions KnowledgeWorks, the comprehensive knowledgebase of content for libraries. As a KnowledgeWorks-certified provider, NetLibrary will offer new ways users can find and access titles in their subscription databases through Serials Solutions e-resource access and management services. " NetLibrary eContent is also available through OCLC's WorldCat Link Manager, an OpenURL linking and listing service that allows users to link from citations in WorldCat and other databases to full-text electronic resources. NetLibrary's work with Serials Solutions expands the number of access points to NetLibrary eContent. Courtesy: http://www.librarytechnology.org/ Thanking You, Dinesh -- Dr. Dinesh K. S. Selection Grade Librarian, Nagarjuna College of Engineering & Technology, Devanahalli, Bengaluru - 562 110. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Availability of old Issues of Scientific American
by D N Phadke 06 Oct '08

06 Oct '08

Respected All, Please let me know if anybody has got old issues of Scientific American of year 1953 which contains following article Ervin Schrodinger : What is matter? Scientific American 189(1953) 52-57 Regards D.N.Phadke,Ph.D. Asst.Librarian(S.G.) Reference & Pamphlet Section Central Library,I.I.T.Bombay IIT Powai,Mumbai 400076 Phone:Office 022-25768922 Mobile 09869786186 Res. 0251 2472983/6536083 E-Mail:phadke@iitb.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Classifying Document according to DDC System by Using the Web
by Vimal Kumar 06 Oct '08

06 Oct '08

Yes, forget about Web Dewey, now you can find the DDC numbers over the web by other means also. For Both Dewey Decimal Classification Number and Library of Congress Classification Number 1. Go to: http://isbndb.com/ 2. Enter the title that is in your library and search. 3. Click on the most relevant title under the heading of "Books Matching ('your enter title')". 4. Consult the "Dewey Class:" or "LCC Number:" under "Classification:"Heading. This is your classification number you are looking for. If you don't find the Heading "Classification:" or You find the Heading "Classification:" but don't find the "Dewey Class:" or "LCC Number:" then again 5. Click on any appropriate title under "Libraries this book has an entry in:". 5. Now under the "MARC Record" see against: 092: $a: or 082. This is your classification number you are looking for. For DDC Numbers You can also consult: 1. http://www-lib.nearnorth.edu.on.ca/dewey/ddc.htm (*Dewey** Decimal Classification System (13th Abridged))* 2. http://www.oclc.org/dewey/resources/summaries/default.htm 3. http://www.deweybrowse.org/ Courtesy: Lis Links -- Vimal Kumar V. Asst. Librarian Asian School of Business Technopark, Trivandrum-695 581 Web: www.asb.edu.in/vimal/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I forget what I was taught. I only remember what I have learnt" -Patrick White -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Asia-Studies Full-text Online offers access to prestigious research institutions
by Puna Das 06 Oct '08

06 Oct '08

Asia-Studies Full-text Online offers access to prestigious research institutions Asia-Studies Full-text Online is a premier database for the study of modern Asia-Pacific, acting as the exclusive licensee for some of the region's most prestigious research institutions. Asia-Studies.com brings together thousands of full-text reports covering 55 countries - including the 8 South Asian nations - on a multitude of business, government, economic, and social issues. Examples of specific subject coverage include finance, trade, environment, human resources development, best practices in government, fisheries, tourism, education and women's studies to name a few. The average study is 50 pages long, and contains statistics, research, analysis, and forecasts. Most contain statistical tables, charts, and/or graphs. Documents will be available for free access 60 days from date of issue. All documents are simultaneously permanently archived into the Asia-Studies Full-text Online service, available by subscription (more information). Asia-Studies.com is compiled by International Information Services, a publisher and distributor of scholarly electronic databases. The study report providers include the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute and Silk Road Studies Program (http://www.sasnet.lu.se/silkroad.html#silk) a joint Transatlantic Research and Policy Center between Johns Hopkins University and the Institute for Security and Development Policy (ISDP) in Stockholm. South Asian institutions participating in the collaborative effort include the Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS) in Dhaka, and the Centre for Bhutan Studies (CBS) in Thimphu. Go for the Asia-Studies Full-text Online. http://www.asia-studies.com/asc.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://www.anup-jnu.blogspot.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Website for-"INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S DIGITAL LIBRARY"
by DR.K.ADHINARAYANAN 04 Oct '08

04 Oct '08

Dear All, Sub:International Children's Digital Library-Website for childrens There is a website for children's digital library and it is quite interesting also. Our LIS discussion forum members may create user account/digital library account for their childrens,Let them browse and enjoy. Details as follows: -------------------- Main Homepage: http://www.icdlbooks.org Mission Statement of the Library: http://www.icdlbooks.org/about/mission.shtml Children's Digital Library Membership: http://www.icdlbooks.org/icdl/Login Sincerely, Dr.K.Adhinarayanan Deputy Librarian, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, Ettimadai,Coimbatore-641105.Tamilnadu. Tel:09894043062 Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Report of the Committee to Review the Pay Scales and Service Conditions of University and College Teachers, 2008
by K Prakash 04 Oct '08

04 Oct '08

Report of the Committee to Review the Pay Scales and Service Conditions of University and College Teachers, 2008 The Pay Review Committee after detailed deliberations has made the following recommendations about various aspects of revision of pay and allowances, service and working conditions of teachers, Librarians, Directors of Physical Education and other Academic Staff in colleges and universities recognized by the University Grants Commission. I. New Nomenclature for various teaching posts Assistant Professor for Lecturer Assistant Professor (Senior Scale) for Lecturer (Senior Scale) Assistant Professor (Selection Grade) for Lecturer (Selection Grade) Associate Professor for Associate Professor Senior Associate Professor New Position Professor for Professor Senior Professor New Position Professor of Eminence New Position For entire report please visit the website http://www.ugc.ac.in/more/reportprc.html With best regards, Bye. ------------------------------------------------------- Dr. K Prakash Deputy Librarian Institute for Social and Economic Change Dr. V K R V Rao Road Nagarabhavi PO Bangalore-560 072 Karnataka, India. URL: http://www.isec.ac.in/main.htm Email: prakash(a)isec.ac.in, prakash_k(a)yahoo.com Tel.: 080-23215468 / 23215519 Ext. 302 Fax: 080-23217008 Cell: 09448066788 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Altarama introduces RefChatter for libraries challenged by Instant Messaging
by DINESH SIDDAIAH 03 Oct '08

03 Oct '08

Dear Friends, Altarama Information Systems announced availability of RefChatter, a new module that joins RefTracker, DeskStats, VRLplus and SMSreference in the Altarama suite of integrated products for managing online and personal reference services in libraries. RefChatter is a totally Web-based system for delivering online reference services to the increasingly large number of patrons who use Instant Messaging as their preferred electronic communication method. Source: http://www.librarytechnology.org/ Dinesh -- Dr. Dinesh K. S. Selection Grade Librarian, Nagarjuna College of Engineering & Technology, Devanahalli, Bengaluru - 562 110. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ISiM Special Lecture Series(3)- Lecture by Prof. Sadagopan, October 6, Mysore
by Shalini Urs 03 Oct '08

03 Oct '08

International School of Information Management University of Mysore ISiM Special Lecture Series - 3 "More Search vs. Search More" - a computing perspective? by Prof. S. Sadagopan Founder Director International Institute of Information Technology Electronics City, Hosur Road Bangalore Date & Time: October 06, 2008 : 10:00 AM Venue: International School of Information Management University of Mysore, Manasagangotri Mysore 570 006 (adjacent to Jayalakshmi Vilas Mansion) You are cordially invited Thanks and Regards Shalini Dr. Shalini Urs Executive Director and Professor International School of Information Management University of Mysore Manasagangotri Mysore - 570006 Phone : + 91 821 2514699 Fax : + 91 821 2519209 ISiM-Management School for IT, Technology School for IM www.isim.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ISiM Workshop on Data warehousing and Data mining- October 4-5, Mysore
by Shalini Urs 03 Oct '08

03 Oct '08

********************** International School of Information Management University of Mysore Workshop on Data Warehousing & Data Mining October 4, 5 2008 ********************* A two day workshop by industry experts from Infosys and Accenture: Workshop Sessions include - * Introduction to Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing * Data Integration and ETL * Data Modelling for BI and DW * Reporting and Analysis * Introduction to Data Mining * Advanced Topics in BI, DW and Data Mining * Case Study - Enterprise DW * BI Methodology and Project Management Instructors: Mr. Surya Putchala, BI/DW Leader, Accenture Information Management Services, Hyderabad Dr. P. Radha Krishna, Ph. D., Data Mining Expert & IM Product Innovation, SET Labs, Infosys Technologies Limited, Hyderabad Mr. Anoop Nambiar, Head - IM Services, SET Labs, Infosys Technologies Limited, Bangalore Venue: The International School of Information Management, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore For more details - http://www.isim.ac.in/html/course%20page/dataminingws.htm ************************************************* Shalini Dr. Shalini Urs Executive Director and Professor International School of Information Management University of Mysore Manasagangotri Mysore - 570006 Phone : + 91 821 2514699 Fax : + 91 821 2519209 ISiM-Management School for IT, Technology School for IM www.isim.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Call for Papers: ICKMIC2009 International Conference on Knowledge Management and Intellectual Capital
by Puna Das 03 Oct '08

03 Oct '08

ICKMIC2009 International Conference on Knowledge Management and Intellectual Capital February 26-27, 2009 IMT Ghaziabad, India Introduction Knowledge Management as a discipline has rapidly grown over the years. There is an increasing realization on the part of corporate sector organizations to harness knowledge and intellectual capital as their most valuable resources. The focus of knowledge management has also enlarged from technological aspects to human and cultural aspects. The importance of transforming organizations into learning organizations has become increasingly evident to the business leaders. Promoting innovations through knowledge management and management of intellectual property rights related issues, both at national as well as corporate levels, have also taken centre-stage in today’s increasingly competitive economies. The applications of Knowledge Management have also substantially permeated into the development sector, thanks to the early initiatives taken by pioneers such as the World Bank. The emergence of concepts such as Knowledge Cities in the recent years reflects the trend towards blending the disciplines of Knowledge Management with other disciplines such as Urban Planning. At another level, the valuation of intellectual capital and its reporting have attracted considerable attention of the researchers, industry and even administrators in the governments in different parts of the world. The proposed International Conference on Knowledge Management and Intellectual Capital will aim at providing an overview of the current trends in these fields through conference papers, research findings, case studies and innovative practices shared by academicians, industry professionals, knowledge management professionals in development agencies and research scholars. The Conference is being organized by the Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Ghaziabad, India in collaboration with The Centre for Knowledge Systems, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico and the World Capital Institute, the leading international think tank in Knowledge Based Development. The conference venue will be IMT, Ghaziabad and the dates are February 26 & 27, 2009. Conference Tracks The following broad themes have been identified for the conference: * Knowledge Management in Corporate Sector Organisations * Knowledge Sharing, social networks and Learning Organisations * Intellectual Capital valuation and reporting * Knowledge-based Development and Knowledge Cities * Organisation Value Chain & Information Technology * Business Intelligence * Internet Technologies and Computer-supported Collaborative Work * Technology Management * Management of Innovation and Intellectual Property Who can participate and submit Papers? * Faculty members in all management disciplines * Practicing managers from business organizations and industry * Persons from international and national development organizations * Persons from Government * Professionals and consultants in the fields of Knowledge Management and Intellectual Capital * Research Scholars and Students of Management You can participate in the conference and make a presentation without submitting a paper by remitting the registration fee. Publication The papers submitted for the conference will be reviewed and the authors will be intimated of their acceptance as per the time lines given below. It is expected that at least one author of any paper will register for the conference according to the registration deadlines. Only those Papers, which have been accepted and for which at least one author has paid the Registration Fee by the stipulated deadline, will be published in the Conference Publication. By virtue of submitting the Paper for the Conference, the Authors declare that the said Paper has been written by them; and certify that the paper has not been copyrighted or published at another professional meeting. Also, the copyright of the Paper on publication will stand transferred to Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad India/ Publishers. Paper submission guidelines and review guidelines are given in greater detail at the conference website http://www.imt.edu/ickmic2009/index.asp?page=callforpapers.htm Important Dates Full Paper Submission 15 October 2008 Notification of Acceptance/ Revision Request/ Rejection of Paper 15 November 2008 Final Paper Submission 30 November 2008 Early Registration 30 November 2008 For More Details: http://www.imt.edu/ickmic2009/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://www.anup-jnu.blogspot.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unlimited freedom, unlimited storage. Get it now, on http://help.yahoo.com/l/in/yahoo/mail/yahoomail/tools/tools-08.html/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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DSpace and DOAJ charging membership fees - Whither Open Access and Open Source - makes you wonder and ponder
by Shalini Urs 03 Oct '08

03 Oct '08

The following two news items - regarding DOAJ charging membership fee and Dspace sustainability model makes one wonder and ponder about the future of Open Source and Open Access. ---- Hello ! DSPACE is experimenting with sustainability, paid members and the like ... 5000 USD per institution seems quite steep however ...see: http://www.dspace.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=914&Itemid=2 76 --- Apologies for cross-posting Dear all, Since the launch in 2003 DOAJ (*Directory of Open Access Journals*, http://www.doaj.org <http://www.doaj.org/>) has steadily gained importance as the only comprehensive quality controlled resource for open access journals. We are now asking you to *help us maintain this service* by becoming a member. *Membership fees for 2008* (for new members) *paid after October 1st will also cover membership for 2009!* DOAJ Membership Categories and yearly (calender year) membership Fees Individuals - Euro 100 US Dollar 160 SEK 940 Libraries, Universities, Research Centers - Euro 400 US Dollar 630 SEK 3770 Library Consortia, Library Associations - Euro 4.000 US Dollar 6280 SEK 37640 Aggregators and other Service Providers - Euro 5.000 US Dollar 7850 SEK 47050 ----- Thanks and Regards Shalini Dr. Shalini Urs Executive Director and Professor International School of Information Management University of Mysore Manasagangotri Mysore - 570006 Phone : + 91 821 2514699 Fax : + 91 821 2519209 ISiM-Management School for IT, Technology School for IM www.isim.ac.in -----Original Message----- From: NDLTD-BoD-L Discussion List [mailto:NDLTD-BOD-L@listserv.vt.edu] On Behalf Of Hussein Suleman Sent: 02 October 2008 15:33 To: NDLTD-BOD-L(a)LISTSERV.VT.EDU Subject: [Fwd: [DIGLIB] DOAJ offer to new members] hi if you have not seen this, DOAJ is now charging as its sustainability model. i see lots of parallels between that and NDLTD, although their value proposition seems possibly weaker and they are charging much more! ttfn, ----hussein -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [DIGLIB] DOAJ offer to new members Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:04:39 +0200 From: Ingela Wahlgren <Ingela.Wahlgren(a)lub.lu.se> To: <diglib(a)infoserv.inist.fr> Apologies for cross-posting Dear all, Since the launch in 2003 DOAJ (*Directory of Open Access Journals*, http://www.doaj.org <http://www.doaj.org/>) has steadily gained importance as the only comprehensive quality controlled resource for open access journals. We are now asking you to *help us maintain this service* by becoming a member. *Membership fees for 2008* (for new members) *paid after October 1st will also cover membership for 2009!* Membership benefits include: * Acknowledgement as a DOAJ member on the DOAJ Membership Pages, including link to your institution's/company's homepage * Access to the list of recently added titles * Email subscription to a quarterly newsletter * Access to the list of removed titles * The right to use the DOAJ membership in marketing activities The membership program was launched in 2007 to ensure the continued operation and development of DOAJ. We are very grateful to all those that have already chosen to become members, but we need more support to be able to sustain a high quality service. *Please* follow this link to* sign up for membership today* and see the list of current members: http://www.doaj.org/doaj?func=membership As of Sept 2008 DOAJ is listing over 3600 full text, quality controlled, open access journals from over 2000 publishers in 91 different countries. More than 1000 of the journals are searchable on article level. The service aims to cover all scientific subjects and all languages. Currently about 40 languages are represented in the Directory. Fore more information please contact Anna-Lena Johansson anna-lena.johansson(a)lub.lu.se <mailto:anna-lena.johansson@lub.lu.se> Thank you for your attention! Sincerely, The DOAJ team Lund University Libraries, Head Office http://www.doaj.org <http://www.doaj.org/> -- ===================================================================== hussein suleman ~ hussein(a)cs.uct.ac.za ~ http://www.husseinsspace.com ===================================================================== -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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XXV IATLIS Conference: Registration Information
by Rupak Chakravarty 03 Oct '08

03 Oct '08

Dear Moderator, Please announce the following information for the benefit of the participants of the XXV IATLIS Conference to be held during November 27-29, 2008 at Dept. of Library & Information Science, Panjab University Chandigarh. INFORMATION: * The Participants of the XXV all India IATLIS Conference are requested to send the registration fee along with the registration form by 21st October to enable the organizers to book the accommodation in advance. * It will not be possible for the organizers to arrange for the accommodation on the last minute. * It is also requested that the outstation participants may please book their return tickets in advance to avoid any last minute inconvenience. Thanking you all Regards Rupak Chakravarty Lecturer-cum-Assistant Librarian Department of Library & Information Science Panjab University, Chandigarh - 160014 INDIA Website: http://libsc.puchd.ac.in Phone # (0172) 2700459(R) (0172) 2534775(O) 9217133380(M) Email: rupak2811(a)gmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Welcome to Emerald InTouch 2.0 a new Scholarly Networking Site
by Naveen M 03 Oct '08

03 Oct '08

Dear Colleagues, InTouch is Emerald's learning networking site which brings together popular Web 2.0 technologies such as blogs, wikis and RSS all in one place. Emerald InTouch enables users to create and join communities of practice, engage in reflective learning and collaborate with peers online in a safe and secure environment. It's free to join so why not sign up<http://listmanager.emeraldinsight.com/t/10294/267634/584/0/>and start your own community now! Kind regards, -- Naveen C.M. IKM Trainee National Center For Science Information, Indian Institute of Science. Bangalooru-12. Cell - 9740349997 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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LIBER Quarterly now available in open access
by sandeep bhavsar 03 Oct '08

03 Oct '08

Respected All LIBER Quarterly is now available in open access at http://liber.library.uu.nl/ . The second issue of 2008, Vol. 18 No. 2, includes papers from a variety of LIBER working group conferences: on Collection Security, Architecture, Map Librarianship and the Book as an Artefact. http://liber.library.uu.nl/ Thanks and Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Management Studies Thane(W) 400601 MUMBAI. INDIA @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ email : sandeep.bhavsar(a)gmail.com Mob : 9987049099 elibrary :http://www.vpmthane.org/im/elib/main.htm @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Koha 3.0 Live at Delhi Public Library
by Vimal Kumar 03 Oct '08

03 Oct '08

Dear Friends, Delhi Public Library catalogue is going live on 2nd October with Koha 3.0, the consortia-quality open-source library management software. Users from across the world and nearly 45000 DPL members can now access the most current catalogue of Delhi Public Library system on its website at http://www.dpl.gov.in or http://59.176.17.111 DPL is very proud to be the first public library in India to implement the latest version of Koha 3.0. More News at http://koha.org/about-koha/news/nr1218524472-hold.html -- Vimal Kumar V. Asst. Librarian Asian School of Business Technopark, Trivandrum-695 581 Web: www.asb.edu.in/vimal/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I forget what I was taught. I only remember what I have learnt" -Patrick White -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library and Information Science Alumni Association
by Sampath Kumar 03 Oct '08

03 Oct '08

Dear Friends I feel happy to invite you to the Inaugural Function of The Library and Information Science Alumni Association On Monday, 6th October 2008 at 10.30 Am at Dept of Library and Inf Sc, Kuvempu University Prof. B.S. Maheshwarappa Professor, Dept of Library and Inf Sc, Gulbarga University , Gulbarga will deliver the key note address Prof. B.S. Sherigara Honble Vice-Chancellor, Kuvempu University Will preside over the function You are cordially invited ==================== Dr.B.T.Sampath Kumar Lecturer Dept. of Library and Inf. Sc. KUVEMPU UNIVERSITY, JNANA SAHYADRI-577451, Shivamogga. Karnataka, INDIA Ph:+91-94483 20187 www.freewebs.com/sampathkumar -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ADVANCED TRAINING PROGRAMME ON KOHA
by Dr.Dineshan K 02 Oct '08

02 Oct '08

Dear Professional colleagues, Kerala Library Association, Kozhikode Region is organising "advanced training programme on KOHA Library Management Software" on 10th and 11thOctober 2008 at Kozhikode, Kerala Those who have previously attended any KOHA training programme can apply. Maximum intake: 30 Programme fee (Including lunch and refreshment for two days): 1. Those who have attended our previous KOHA Training programme: Rs. 300/- per participant 2. Others: Rs. 500/- per participant Course Content: 1. Practical training on all modules of KOHA in Windows environment 2. Working with KOHA in LINUX For registration and other details please contact: Dr. Dineshan Koovakkai Secretary, Kerala Library Association, Kozhikode Region Calicut University Study Centre P.T. Usha Road Kozhikode, Kerala 673 032 e-mail: dineshank(a)gmail.com OR T.M.Vasudevan President, Kerala Library Association, Kozhikode Region DLIS University of Calicut e-mail: amandev44(a)yahoo.com OR Musthafa K. M. Librarian AWH Engineering College, Kuttikkattoor e-mail: kmusthu(a)rediffmail.com Selection will be on the basis of first come first served basis. No spot registration. With professional regards, -- Dr.Dineshan Koovakkai Calicut University Study Centre P.T.Usha Road Kozhikode-673 032 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Innovative Internet Applications in Libraries
by sandeep bhavsar 01 Oct '08

01 Oct '08

Respected All Innovative Internet Applications in Libraries http://www.wiltonlibrary.org/Innovate.html The Wilton Library Association has put together a list of Innovative Internet Applications in Libraries. This quick guide provides links to nearly 200 inspirational library websites in the following categories: • Ages & Stages • Book and Reading Lists • E-Journals • Local Databases • “My Library” Personalized Interfaces • Newsletters • Blogs & Wikis • Site News & Evaluation • Special Collections & Online Exhibits • Tutorials/Guides • Virtual Reference Desks • Virtual Tours • Web Forms • Miscellaneous http://www.wiltonlibrary.org/Innovate.html Thanks and Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Management Studies Thane(W) 400601 MUMBAI. INDIA @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ email : sandeep.bhavsar(a)gmail.com Mob : 9987049099 elibrary :http://www.vpmthane.org/im/elib/main.htm @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for copy of article
by Kshema Prakash 01 Oct '08

01 Oct '08

Dear friends, Can someone please send me a soft copy of the below mentioned reference? I'll be grateful. Taxol Anticancer Activity and DNA Binding Authors: H. Malonga1; J. F. Neault1; S. Diamantoglou1; H. A. Tajmir-Riahi1 Source: Mini Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry, Volume 5, Number 3, March 2005 , pp. 307-311(5) Publisher: Bentham Science Publishers DOI: 10.2174/1389557053175371 Thanks and regards, Kshema -- Mrs. Kshema Prakash Faculty Librarian - Gr I, Contact Person e-Journals (Library) & Coordinator - Distance Library Services DEI Central Library Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed University) Dayalbagh, Agra 282 0110 Uttar Pradesh, India Mob: +919897190604 http://kshema-distancelibraryservices.blogspot.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Call for Papers: International Conference on Social Network Analysis and Applications - SNA2009
by Puna Das 01 Oct '08

01 Oct '08

Call for Papers: International Conference on Social Network Analysis and Applications - SNA2009 The International Conference on Social Network Analysis and Applications (SNA2009), and the Post-Conference Tutorial/ Workshop on SNA Methods and Applications, to be held at the National Institute of Science Technology & Development Studies (NISTADS), New Delhi aim to bring together experts from abroad and India and the learners on the methods and applications of the SNA. The dates of the conference and the post-conference tutorial will be as follows: - International Conference on Social Network Analysis and Applications (SNA 2009), 28-29 January, 2009 - Post-Conference Tutorial/Workshop on SNA Methods and Applications, 30-31,January 2009 The objectives of SNA-2009 - Impart training to the learners on tools and techniques of SNA - Discuss applications of social network analysis in various fields International Conference: Papers on applications, theoretical and methodological issues of SNA are welcome. Presenters will have the opportunity to make their paper available to a broader audience on the conference website. Language of the International Conference: English Who should attend? We welcome contributions from advanced researchers as well as the students. SNA has wide application in different fields. To understand the complexities of the networks, besides having knowledge of the subject domain, it demands understanding of graph theory, statistics, social physics, simulations, modeling etc. Having to analyze large networks, computer-centric operations are necessary as manual analysis cannot grasp the complexities of such networks. Those are interested in learning and applying SNA in their respective field of activities can participate, especially in the Post-Conference Tutorial Workshop. However, prior knowledge will be of help to take up in depth analysis using SNA tools. Important deadlines: - Abstract submission (about 300 words): October 31, 2008 - Acceptance notification: November 15, 2008 - Full paper submission: December 15, 2008 - Registration: December 31, 2008 Additional information will be provided on the conference website: http://www.nistads.res.in/images/seminar/callforpapers-SNA.pdf Abstract can be submitted to: SNA Conference Chair National Institute of Science Technology & Development Studies (NISTADS) K. S. Krishnan Marg, New Delhi 110 012, India Tel: +91-11-25843227, Fax: +91-11-25846640 Email: sna.nistads.2009(a)gmail.com Conference Announcement: http://www.nistads.res.in/images/seminar/callforpapers-SNA.pdf ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://www.anup-jnu.blogspot.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Connect with friends all over the world. Get Yahoo! India Messenger at http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/?wm=n/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Refresher Course at the Univ. of Burdwan
by Parthasarathi Mukhopadhyay 30 Sep '08

30 Sep '08

Dear members, The Academic Staff College, University of Burdwan is going to organize 3rd Refresher Course on LIS for the period from November 08-28, 2008 at the Burdwan University campus, Burdwan, W.B. The details of the schedule is available from http://www.burdwanuniversityasc.org/. The form may be downloaded through the link : http://www.burdwanuniversityasc.org/pdf/application_form.pdf The last date is 22.10.08. Thanks and regards, Dr. Parthasarathi Mukhopadhyay Department of Library and Information Science University of Burdwan, Burdwan, Rajbati - 713104, WB -- _______________________________________________ Search for products and services at: http://search.mail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Free Online Access to all SAGE journals until October 31, 2008
by Kshirod 30 Sep '08

30 Sep '08

Dear Professionals, SAGE is currently offering free online access to over 500 SAGE journals with content available from 1999-date until October 31, 2008! Earlier this year SAGE celebrated the launch of the 500th journal site on the SAGE Journals Online platform. SAGE Journals Online provides users access to one of the largest collections of social science, humanities, and science, technical, and medical content in the world. Faculty, researchers, and students can register here for free online access until the end of the month. Registration Link: https://online.sagepub.com/cgi/register?egistration=FTOct2008-25 Regards, -- Kshirod Das National Institute of Technology Roukela Rourkela-769 008, Orissa -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Announcement - SRELS -JIM and Information Studies
by SRELS 30 Sep '08

30 Sep '08

Dear Sir : Kindly announce the following for the benefit of LIS-FORUM users. Sincerely, K.N. Prasad SRELS ******* Dear LIS-FORUM USER: The contents of the Current issues of the following journals can be browsed at: http://www.Indianjournals.com 1. SRELS Journal of Information Management.Vol.45, No.3 September 2008. 2. Information Studies. Vol.14, No.4 October 2008. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Workshop on DSpace
by University LIbrary Mahatma Gandhi University 30 Sep '08

30 Sep '08

Dear Colleagues, Mahatma Gandhi University Library Kottayam, Kerala in association with Federal Institute of Science and Technology(FISAT) Angamaly,Kerala is organizing a National Workshop on DSpace from 21-25 October 2008 at FISAT Angamaly. For workshop details log on to http://www.fisat.ac.in/National_Workshop/index.html Thank You. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Article Request
by ramesh chander 30 Sep '08

30 Sep '08

Please send me following article, if anyone has access to it. It is needed for our research student. 1. D.S. Grummon, Material Science Forum, 327-328(2000)295. 2. Suppression of Martensitic Phase Transformation, Shape Memory and High Damping by Ion Implantation in Ni-Ti Thin Films by R. Gotthardt, Material Science Forum, vol 319(2006), pp 17-24. 3. Synthesis and Characterization of O,O'-Alkylenedithiophosphato Complexes of Vanadium(V) by A. Kumar and S.K. Pandey, Polish Journal of Chemistry, 2005,Volume 79, No. 6, pp951-957. With Regards, Romesh Chander Sharma National Center for Science Information(NCSI), Indian Institue of Science, Bangalore-560012, -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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GU plans on 'knowledge kiosks' for students from humble families
by noufal palliparamban 30 Sep '08

30 Sep '08

Hello, The Gujarat University (GU) is planning to set up 10 Knowledge Extension Centres (KEC)-cum-libraries in the economically backward areas to help the students get all the information related to the university near their residence. For full story : http://in.news.yahoo.com/48/20080930/804/tnl-gu-plans-on-knowledge-kiosks-f… Regards Noufal.PP Assistant Librarian XLRI jamshedpur Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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SAHITYA SHIROMANI AWARD
by Charu Mathur 29 Sep '08

29 Sep '08

Respected Friends, Greetings for the day. I am very pleased to share the following overwhelming news received from one of my respected professional. I take the opportunity to congratulate from the bottom of my heart Dr Shankar Singh, Deptt of Library & Information services, Power Finance Corporation Ltd, New Delhi for his exemplary contribution in the LIS world. He is the proud recipient of prestigious award "SAHITYA SHIROMANI AWARD" by PARIVARTAN JAN KALYAN SAMITI, DELHI in a programme held at Constitution Club, New Delhi on 26th Sept 2008, for promoting Hindi language in Information Technology and Library & Information Science. Dr Singh has following Hindi books in his credit: 1.COMPUTER AUR SUCHANA TACHNIQUE 2.SUCHANA PRODHOGIKI KE NAYE AYAM 3.INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & LIBRARIES 4.INTERNET AUR ADHUNIK PUSTAKALAYA 5.SUCHANA PRODHOGIKI AUR INTERNET 6.SONANCHAL KI KAHANIYAN 7.URJANCHAL KI KAHANIYAN 8.PREM AUR YUDDH(NOVEL) Besides these he has been also associated with following Universities for writing Library & Information Sc Course Materials in Hindi: 1.IGNOU,NEW DELHI-BLIS 2.UPRTOU,ALLAHABAD-MLIS 3.VMOU,KOTA-MLIS 4.BOU,BHOPAL-MLIS We should congratulate to Dr Shankar Singh, a Senior Library Professional & a Teacher of Library science. Kind regards. Miss Charu Mathur. Delhi. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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John Willinsky on open access
by Subbiah Arunachalam 29 Sep '08

29 Sep '08

Stand up for an OA mandate at your university John Willinsky, How To Institute an Open Access Policy? Stand Up, Slaw.ca, September 28, 2008. Excerpt: On June 10th, my colleagues in the Stanford University School of Education listened patiently as I stood before them explaining how the Harvard Law School had passed an “open access” motion which was going to lead to free online access to all of the scholarly articles that they published. We were on a faculty retreat, at a hotel by the ocean near Monterey, California, with the waves rolling in not far from where we were sitting. An opening had appeared in the program, and I jumped in, asking for the time to explain what such a policy could mean for the work of a school or department.... [The faculty] wondered about the copyright. I explained how the term “nonexclusive” was key....The author as the original copyright holder grants a non-exclusive right to post this particular copy prior to transferring the remaining rights to the publisher. They wondered, as well, why in the world publishers would accept this. And I explained that the publishers already had, at least in principle. The majority of publishers grant authors, in exchange for the author turning over copyright to their work, the right to post their work in just such an archive, sometimes some months after publication.... We talked briefly about what this access might mean for who reads law school scholarship and all the more so, in the case of an education school, which...saw itself having a responsibility for the professionalism of teachers and for addressing public interests in education. However, before we had been at it for half-an-hour, people were saying let’s just do it. Let’s pass an open access motion for the School of Education, and let’s do it right here and right now. I was taken aback by the ease with which this idea garnered nods and shrugs of assent. Before the hour was up, we had passed an open access motion that committed the School to sharing what it knew or at least what it had discovered and submitted for publication.... The times may be a changing. It had been very hard, only a few years ago, to get researchers to look up from their work long enough to explain access issues. Putting an article in a journal, as they saw it, made things public enough. No more. No longer. Greater openness, greater accessibility of knowledge has become part of culture. Now is the time to make it standard practice and a common policy within universities. To help other departments, schools and faculties take this step of making open access a policy, I put together a webpage on the Open Access Policy.... Take advantage of the times, my fellow scholars and researchers. It could prove dead easy for you, too, to stand up and reposition your institution within this larger world of public knowledge. PS: For background, also see our past blog posts on the Stanford OA mandate, and the recent post about it by Bret Waters, a member of the Advisory Council for the Stanford School of Education. Posted by Peter Suber at 9/28/2008 10:31:00 AM -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Congratulation to Prof. Shabahat Hussain Sir to Became next Universtiy Librarian of AMU
by majid khan 27 Sep '08

27 Sep '08

This is Honour for us especially Department of Library & Information Science that Prof. Shabahat Hussain Became the Nexr Universtiy Librarian of Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh India. We Congratulate Prof. Shabahat Hussain Sir Thanks Unlimited freedom, unlimited storage. Get it now, on http://help.yahoo.com/l/in/yahoo/mail/yahoomail/tools/tools-08.html/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Nomenclature of LIS professional degree
by Mailing List Admin 26 Sep '08

26 Sep '08

Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:34:21 +0530 From: pramod mangla <manglapb(a)gmail.com> Dear Professional Colleagues, I greatly appreciate that quite a few professionals did express their views for the need to bring in change in the Nomenclature of our professional degree. Name does matter so do the content and professional spirit to serve the society. I strongly suggest that a Dept.of LIS in the country should take immediate steps to organise a national (or even international) seminar on this topic and formulate recommendations for the UGC for proper implementation. We did that in the University of Delhi in 1977 and this process should be continued. I can assure every one my fullest support for this urgent need. I shall look forward hearing more in this regard. Thanks to all, Prof.P.B.Mangla

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E-learning
by shweta pandya 26 Sep '08

26 Sep '08

Dear colleagues, I wish to share with you all information on some useful websites. These may prove very helpful in learning new things as well as polishing existing knowledge and skills using internet. Please find them below 1.. Information Management Resource Kit -IMARK developed by FAO & UNESCO - www.imarkgroup.org b.. MERLOT library and information services portal having, an educational resource for teaching and learning. - http://libraryandinformationservices.merlot.org/ c.. Learning sites for library staff - http://www.librarysupportstaff.com 4.. Library related e-learning sites -http://library20.ning.com/profiles/blog/show?id=515108%3ABlogPost%3A30994 5.. Free online library tutorials - http://home.earthlink.net f.. The Internet Public Library - http://www.ipl.org/ g.. Virtual Reference Shelf : Selected web resources compiled by the Library of Congress -http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/virtualref.html h.. Courses in LIS by CILIP - www.cilip.org.uk i.. Online dictionary for LIS - http://lu.com/odlis/about.cfm j.. Glossary of library terms -http://library.boisestate.edu/Reference/BBRIN/jargon.htm + Free e-mail English courses for learners and teachers -http://esl.about.com/cs/onlinecourses/a/a_ecourses.htm Free English language courses - http://www.english-online.org.uk Learn Indian languages - http://www.languageshome.com/ Business English exercises - http://www.better-english.com/exerciselist.html + Free e-courses in IT - http://www.e-learningcenter.com Free tutorials on variety of subjects from Arts to Travel -http://www.mytutorials.com/tutorials/ Free computer tutorials -http://www.homeandlearn.co.uk/ http://www.educationonlineforcomputers.com/ http://www.teacherclick.com/ http://www.businessbookmall.com/Software%20Tutorials%20Internet%20Library.h… http://www.3dtree.com/ev/e/sb.htm These could be useful for students as well as in-service professionals. I have mentioned about one free e-learning course i.e IMARK. I would request you all to send me informtion on other such free online courses for LIS professionals, if you have. Enjoy learning!!! Regards, Shweta Shroff Library and Information Services Officer Information Service Centre Centre for Environment Education Nehru Foundation for Development Thaltej Tekra, Ahmedabad 380 054 Gujarat, INDIA Phone: 91-79-26844780 (Direct line) 91-79-26858002 to 09, Ext: 780 Fax: 91-79-26858010 Web site: www.ceeindia.org -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Queries about the Environment? ASK US..at cee.envis@ceeindia,org CEE is an ENVIS Centre on Environmental Education (EE) and strives to answer your queries related to Environment Education (EE) and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). Environmental Information System (ENVIS) is a network of subject-specific centres set up by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, to disseminate environmental information. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Classifying Your Document according to DDC and LCC System by Using the Web
by Badan Barman 26 Sep '08

26 Sep '08

<kitu1983(a)rediffmail.com> wrote: > > Hi > I am Kirti, working as a librarian in newly opened college for FYBcom & > FYBMS. There is no classification scheme in our college as we cannot > purchase it as of now. So please help me out in finding the classification > numbers in any other way that you know. Can we find the classification > numbers on the internet? If yes please mail me the details and the steps to > search it on the net. > > > > > Kirti > > > -- This is an interesting question. Yes now you can find the DDC and LC numbers over the web. I dont think any of our LIS professional is following this procedure. To know about this procedure consult my own Blog post over http://lislatest.blogspot.com/ -- Thanking you Yours faithfully (Sri Badan Barman) Academic Consultant, Library & Information Science, Krishna Kanta Handique State Open University, Housefed Complex, Last Gate, Dispur, Guwahati-781006, Assam, Phone: 0361-2234964 / 2235971, Fax: 0361- 2235398. Website: www.kkhsou.org, Email: kkhsou(a)gmail.com, kkhsoul(a)gmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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WEB 3.0
by jasim s 26 Sep '08

26 Sep '08

Read about WEB 3.0 at http://computer.howstuffworks.com/web-30.htm jasimudeen.s Thrissur -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ICADL 2008-Special Session on Asian DL Projects-Indian DL- request
by Shalini Urs 26 Sep '08

26 Sep '08

Dear All, I have been invited by the organisers of ICADL 2008, to make a presentation on Indian DL Projects at a Special Session on Asian DL Projects. Through this forum, I would like to request you to send me details of any DL projects that you have been associated/involved/know about and want it to be included/mentioned. Please include the following - 1. Name of the project and its scope in terms of content and collection 2. A brief technical background - the platform, the software deployed 3. Highlights of distinctive and Innovative features 4. The URL (of course) You may email the same to me - not later than November 1, 2008 Thanks and Regards Shalini Dr. Shalini Urs Executive Director and Professor International School of Information Management University of Mysore Manasagangotri Mysore - 570006 Phone : + 91 821 2514699 Fax : + 91 821 2519209 ISiM-Management School for IT, Technology School for IM www.isim.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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6-Day International Workshop on Greenstone at IIMK During December 8-13, 2008
by mgsree＠iimk.ac.in 26 Sep '08

26 Sep '08

Dear Colleagues: I am happy to inform you that IIMK is organizing a six-day International Workshop on Greenstone Digital Library Software at IIM Kozhikode during December 8-13, 2008. The details of the programme is available at http://www.iimk.ac.in/fdp/fdp08/FDP10.php Soft copies of the brochure and nomination form are available at http://www.iimk.ac.in/fdp/fdp08/pdf/FDP10.pdf for downloading. and also at http://greenstonesupport.iimk.ac.in/FDP/2008/Workshop-Dec-08.htm For any further information please feel free to contact our FDP Office (E-Mail : fdp at iimk.ac.in). With regards, Sreekumar Coordinator, Greenstone Workshop -- Dr. M.G. Sreekumar (UNESCO Coordinator, Greenstone Support for South Asia) Librarian & Head Center for Development of Digital Libraries (CDDL) Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode IIMK Campus P.O., Calicut, Kerala - 673570, INDIA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Email : mgsree @iimk.ac.in Web : http://greenstonesupport.iimk.ac.in .... . . : http://iimk.ac.in/mgsree.php ================================================= Phone - +91-9447654066 (HP); +91-495-2809140 (O) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Free e-Books
by DINESH SIDDAIAH 25 Sep '08

25 Sep '08

Dear Friends, Are you looking for any public domain of free access of e-books? There are best free digital libraries, just browse http://www.e-book.com.au/freebooks.htm and make use. Dinesh K. S. -- Dr. Dinesh K. S. Selection Grade Librarian, Nagarjuna College of Engineering & Technology, Devanahalli, Bengaluru - 562 110. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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kv result
by anurag 25 Sep '08

25 Sep '08

kendriya vidayalaya sangathan new delhi announces the result of libraian and interviews are in oct 2nd week. for details see http://www.kvsangathan.nic.in/REC-INT-TGT.XLS with regards, Anurag Shrivastava Research Scholar BBAU,LUCKNOW Unlimited freedom, unlimited storage. Get it now, on http://help.yahoo.com/l/in/yahoo/mail/yahoomail/tools/tools-08.html/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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OpenLX.com: first company offers Koha support in India
by Vimal Kumar 25 Sep '08

25 Sep '08

Dear Friends, First time in India commercial service support available for Koha, popular open source library management system. OpenLX from New Delhi now offers their support for Koha. OpenLX is actively involved in Open Source development since 1994 in India. OpenLX Linux is the First Indian Linux Distribution that is Open Source and available for free download and includes many third party Open source products including KOHA. OpenLX provides complete range of services on Koha including installation, migration, customisation, support, data conversion, staff training and software maintenance. OpenLX also provides the Koha support on Indian languages. In continuation of its effort of providing very low-cost services to NGOs on Linux, OpenLX offers Koha services to NGOs to help improve their working effectiveness, as part of our commitment towards Humanisation of the world. They recently completed Koha implementation project for Delhi Public Library. And OpenLX Team now involved in the implementation of Koha for a number of clients. Contact: Amit Gupta Sudhir Gandotra Website : www.openlx.com/koha.php Email : koha(a)openlx.com Phones : +91 98101-20918, +91 98915-59754, +91-11 26014670 & 71 Fax : +9111 26014672 Mailing Address: R-10, 3rd floor, Khirki Extn., Malviya Nagar, New Delhi 110017, India -- Vimal Kumar V. Asst. Librarian Asian School of Business Technopark, Trivandrum-695 581 Web: www.asb.edu.in/vimal/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I forget what I was taught. I only remember what I have learnt" -Patrick White -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Internet Resources Newsletter - October issue
by MacLeod, Roderick A 25 Sep '08

25 Sep '08

The latest edition of the FREE monthly newsletter for academics, students and researchers is now available at: http://www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/irn/irn166/irn166.html No subscription or registration is needed to access this full-text newsletter at the above site. You can also subscribe to the free, full-text email version at: http://www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/irn/irn.html An RSS feed for the newsletter is available: http://www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/irn/irn.rss Featured in this issue: Comment Internet Resources Newsletter by email and RSS Random Quotes News items of interest A-Z New & Notable Web Sites: About 100 new and notable websites: new services, ejournals, directories, search engines, publishers, government sites, eResources, booksellers, calls for papers, software, news services, conferences, research groups, plus anything else of interest, etc, etc. Nice Web Site(s): Nature databases and gateways, and nanoHUB Blogorama Selected interesting blogs, RSS feeds and related news items Recent Internet books in the Library Get a life! Leisure Time After hours Published by Heriot-Watt University Library, and edited by Roddy MacLeod (R.A.MacLeod(a)hw.ac.uk) Catherine Ure and Marion Kennedy -- Heriot-Watt University is a Scottish charity registered under charity number SC000278. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Congratulations to Mr. Kishor Satpathy (S.K.Pathy, RC, NIFT Gandhinagar)
by sushanta kumar pathy 25 Sep '08

25 Sep '08

Dear Members, Its great to know that Mr. Kishor Satpathy, awarded with young librarian award. With his strong desire and determination to excel LIS activities, he deserves for this award. I heartly congratulate Mr. Satpathy through this forum.Rgds,Sushanta Kumar Pathy,Resource Centre, NIFT Gandhinagar Sushanta Kumar Pathy Resource Centre National Institute of Fashion Technology, Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India Gandhinagar, Gujarat(INDIA) Ph. 079-23241849(Off) 09898162677 (M) http://www.gandhinagar.niftindia.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Digital Library for School Children
by DR.K.ADHINARAYANAN 25 Sep '08

25 Sep '08

To Dear All Sub:Digital Library for School Childrens The Education Development Centre (EDC) in collaboration with DSERT and Department of Public instruction has launched a digital library for school children (Indian Educational Digital Library ).It has contain almost 450 interactive program modules ofdifferent subjects ranging from Astronomy to Water conservation.This Digital library provides interesting stuffs vide knowldege to students of all levels with very userfriendly interface. Also available some modules on Indian freedom fighters and on Indian history. The web site is http://www.edudl.gov.in This site is designed and developed by vidyanidhi www.vidyanidhi.org.in. Regards, Dr.K.Adhinarayanan Deputy Librarian, Amrita University,Ettimadai,PO,Coimbatore,Tamilnadu Ph:09894043062 Be the first one to try the new Messenger 9 Beta! Go to http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/win/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Lecture Invitation
by Ratnakar Aspari 24 Sep '08

24 Sep '08

Dear Moderator: Kindly circulate the following Programme on Lis-forum Thanking You Ratnakar New Delhi _____________ RANGANATHAN RESEARCH CIRCLE (An organ of Ranganathan Research Trust, Regd.:25953, 1995) J8/123, Rajouri Garden, New Delhi RANGANATHAN RESEARCH CIRCLE In collaboration With National Social Science Documentation Centre, Firoz Shah Road, New Delhi-110 001 Cordially invites you to Xth Shri C. V. SUBBARAO Memorial Lecture at Social Science Documentation Centre, Firoz Shah Road, New Delhi On September 27th , 2008 Saturday at 10.00 A.M. “Marketing of Library Services” By Prof. (Mrs.) S. P. Singh Prof. Department of Library and Information Science, University of Delhi Chairperson Shri. K. Ramaswami, Former Librarian, National Science Library, INSDOC, New Delhi P R O G R A M M E 9.30 AM : Registration 10.30 AM : Floral tribute to Shri C V Subbarao 11.00-11.05 AM : Welcome by Shri Subhash Deshmukh 11.05-11.10 AM : Inaugural Address by Dr. A. Ratnakar 11.10-11.15 PM : Opening Remark by Chairman 11.15-12.30 PM : Shri. C.V. Subbarao Memorial Lecture 12.30-1.00 PM : Discussion & Question Answer 1.00 - 1.10 PM : Summing up by Chairman 1.10 - 1.15 PM : Vote of Thanks by Dr. N.K. Khatri 1.15 : Lunch -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please renew your RRC Membership by paying Rs. 100/- for one year Dr. A. Ratnakar Shri. K.K. Bhatia Shri. Subhash Deshmukh Dr. N.K. Khatri Shri. Suresh Paliwal Ph.: 26181325 25496916 95124-2578715 26513120 9868842812 9891390300 9873680484(M) 9910613694 _________________________________________________________________ Search for videos of Bollywood, Hollywood, Mollywood and every other wood, only on Live.com http://www.live.com/?scope=video&form=MICOAL -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Digital conversion of Library materials
by Leonard Fernandes 24 Sep '08

24 Sep '08

It is nice to see that digitization of material is finally getting the attention it deserves. I believe that digitization and easy retrieval of data will go a long way in helping data be easily accessed for research and other scholarship purposes. To this end, I am willing to offer some of my webspace available. An ftp site from which matter can be uploaded. Perhaps, even a basic website? Regards, Leonard Fernandes ----- Original Message ---- From: T. Shahab <tshahab(a)jamiahamdard.ac.in> To: Gopakumar Velayudhanpillai <gopakumar.v(a)rediffmail.com>; lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Sent: Tuesday, 23 September, 2008 11:19:17 AM Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Digital conversion of Library materials Dear Moderator, This is in connection with the ongoing discussion on the modalities of Digitization. I would like to put forth the following points concerning policy to be adopted for the selection of materials in a library to be digitized. 1. Meeting the concern of copyright restrictions: In the Indian context 60 years is the period when a copyright to a published material holds valid. That is to say, we will not breaching any copyright obligation if we go for documents published by 1948 (2008-60=1948) 2. But fulfilling the copyright law demand should not make a librarian to conclude that now he/she is free for digitizing any old library material. Every penny to be spent has to be valued in terms of return. We are obliged to be conscientious as the Digitization is costly process- money wise as well as time wise. 3. How to avoid duplication? A number of libraries may be digitizing the same document. 4. Does the document to be digitized have any readership? This should be of particular concern for a librarian going to digitize printed books & documents. 5. Digitization for preservation purpose as one often hears has to be taken only in case of rare documents and manuscripts. 6. Digitization of Theses and post-graduate level Dissertations is greatly recommended. 7. Similarly, one can readily digitize the class notes, lectures etc. of the academic staff. 8. The Syllabus and Question papers can be also digitize on priority basis with a link to the digitized collection on the library Webpage, etc. & etc. My own preference is to start with the creation of ETD (electronic Theses & Dissertation) database for every University. I hope this topic will receive more attention from our professional community, better with a brief case study type presentation. Regards TANWIR -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Digitization
by Gayathri Sen 24 Sep '08

24 Sep '08

Dear friends, I completely agree with Shri Tanwir regarding digitization of library materials. We have digitized almost all the materials which he has mentioned in his communication to this discussion forum, and it can be viewed from anywhere in the world. To avoid duplication of what we have already done, I request those interested to go to site www.pes.edu-->library or http://library.pes.edu and select the material category digital library from OPAC on the search screen. All can view the meta data. Only the bonfide members of the institution and institutional members can view the full text articles, question papers, syllabus etc from their desk top by using the user ID and password. I request all engineering colleges in Karnataka coming under VTU to have a look at our site and make use of it, if required. Regards, Gayathri Sen ______________________________ Cheif Librarian & Head Library & Learning Resource Center PES Group of Institutions 100 Feet Ring Road, BSK III Stage, BANGALORE - 560085 Ph: (080) 26721983/26722108 Extn: 229 www.pes.edu Unlimited freedom, unlimited storage. Get it now, on http://help.yahoo.com/l/in/yahoo/mail/yahoomail/tools/tools-08.html/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Workshop on " DIGITAL LIBRARIES FOR ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS
by Arunachalam Hariharan 24 Sep '08

24 Sep '08

Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS Tirunelveli Chapter ) and National Engineering College, Kovilpatti (TN) and SALIS ( Tirunelveli chapter) Jointly organizing One day workshop on " DIGITAL LIBRARIES FOR ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS using GSDL Date: 4th Oct 2008 Venue: National Engineering College, Kovilpatti (Near Tirunelveli) For further details, pl contact/visit K.VINITHA Senior Librarian, Organising Secretary National Engineering College Kovilpatti – 628 503 E-mail: librarynec(a)gmail.com Tel: 04632-222502 Cel: 9442447261 http://autolib-india.net/salis/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- A.Hariharan SALIS -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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DDC Numbers
by Charu Mathur 24 Sep '08

24 Sep '08

Respected Friends, There are number of web-links are available for DDC but out of them these are some valuable link for Dewey Decimal Classification Numbers. http://www-lib.nearnorth.edu.on.ca/dewey/ddc.htm http://www-lib.nearnorth.edu.on.ca/dewey/ddc_mine000.htm http://www.oclc.org/dewey/resources/summaries/default.htm http://www.deweybrowse.org/ Regards, Miss Charu Mathur, Delhi -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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