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Openings in Indian School of Business, Hyderabad as a Interns
by Naveen M 22 Jan '08

22 Jan '08

Details for the Position: LRC- Interns Number of vacancies – 3 (Posted on January 09, 2008) Eligibility Criteria: * Post Graduate in Library and Information Science OR * Graduate in any discipline and Diploma in Computer Sciences Soft skills required: * Good communication skills * Take initiatives and result oriented * Systematic, logical and hardworking * Team player * Able to interact with different kinds of customers * Ability to work under pressure Job Description: LRC- Interns would be involved in the following activities: 1. Technical Processing a. Accessioning b. Classification c. Cataloguing d. Invoice and payment processing 2. Collection development a. Identifying the resources for LRC's collection b. Resource procurement 3. Serial Control a. Journal subscription b. Invoice and payment processing c. E-journals activation 4. Reference and Information Services a. Answering to the reference queries received from user groups b. Sourcing out content for various information products 5. Information products a. Designing and deploying the various information products In addition to all the above mentioned activities, they would also need to attend to regular counter duties. They are expected to work in shift system on a rotation basis since our Centre operates from 8 am to 2 am. However the working hours for Interns will be 81/2 hours per day and one weekly off will be given. They can avail a leave of 15 days during the period. Nature of position – Internship period will be for two years. Application Process: Please email your resume to careers_lrc(a)isb.edu with subject header LRC- Interns. Short listed candidates will be interviewed in person. -- Naveen C.M. IKM Trainee National Center For Science Information, Indian Institute of Science. Bangalooru-12. Cell - 9844528578 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Evaluation of Web content
by Vandana Karande 22 Jan '08

22 Jan '08

Dear all, I wish to know the evaluation process of web content or web search results. How does one evaluate the web content??? Are there any specific standards??? Regards, Vandana Karande Information Specialist Corporate Development Reliance Industries Ltd. Tel No. 22847139 "Confidentiality Warning: This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the intended recipient(s), are confidential, and may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any review, re-transmission, conversion to hard copy, copying, circulation or other use of this message and any attachments is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately by return email, and delete this message and any attachments from your system. Virus Warning: Although the company has taken reasonable precautions to ensure no viruses are present in this email, the company cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage arising from the use of this email or attachment." -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Hands-on Workshop on NewGenLib
by SUNIL M.V. 22 Jan '08

22 Jan '08

Dear Professional Friends, SDM Institute Management Development (SDM IMD) in association with Kesavan Institute of Information and Knowledge Management(KIIKM), Hyderabad is organizing a hands-on workshop on theme entitled “Open Source Integrated Library Management (ILMS) Software and Applications for a Knowledge Center: A hands-on workshop on NewGenLib" from February 25-27, 2008 at SDM IMD Campus, Mysore. For registration and more information please visit www.sdmimd.net/workshop The developers of the software NewGenLib - KIIKM and Versus Solutions, Hyderabad will be the key resource person for the workshop. The course has been designed by Sri. L.J. Haravu. With regards, ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunil MV Librarian SDM Institute for Management Development No. 1, Chamundi Hill Road Siddartha Nagar, Mysore Phone : 0821 - 2420490/491 2429722/161 Fax: 0821-2425557 Mobile : 9986439832 sunilmysore(a)gmail.com, sunilmv(a)sdmimd.ac.in ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Project Officer (Library & Information Science) [temporary] - One
by K Prakash 22 Jan '08

22 Jan '08

Hello, INFLIBNET Centre invites applications from Indian Nationals for appointment to the following purely temporary position on contractual appointment basis initially for a period of one year which may be extended for further period depending upon the exigency of work. Advt. No. 01/2008 Post : Project Officer (Library & Information Science)- One Salary:(Consolidated Salary) : Rs.12,000/- Age:30 Yrs. Minimum qualification: 2nd class M.LISc. or equivalent from a recognized University/Institute with at least 55% marks in aggregate and 2 years of practical experience in a computerized library environment. For details and application form please visit http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/advt012008.pdf With best regards. Bye. _____________________________ Dr. K Prakash, PhD Scientific/Technical Officer-I Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET) Centre An Inter-University Centre of University Grants Commission Near Gujarat University Guest House Post Box No.4116, Navrangpura Ahmedabad - 380 009 India URL: http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/ Email: prakash(a)inflibnet.ac.in; prakash_k(a)yahoo.com Tel: 079-2630 5971/2630 4695(Off); 2676 3724(Res) Cell: 94270 00758 Fax: 91-079-2630 0990/ 2630 7816 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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NewGenLib installation on Slide share - List Forum Vol 58 No 23
by L J Haravu 21 Jan '08

21 Jan '08

Dear Members of the List and Mr Rupesh Kumar I would like to congratulate Mr Rupesh Kumar, Research Scholar in the Dept.of Library Science, Bangalore University, on the excellent initiative he has taken to create a slide show on how to install NewGenLib on Slideshare. I am putting a link to the slide show on the Sourceforge.net discussion forum for NewGenLib (http://sourceforge.net/forum/?group_id=210780 with due acknowledgment to him. What he has done is in the true spirit of open source software and sharing of experience. Best regards. Haravu -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ISI notifies for Master of Science & JRF in Lib. & Info. Sc.
by Mukesh Anand 21 Jan '08

21 Jan '08

Dear LIS Students', Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata Admission Notice :Session :2008-2009 Apllications r invited for following programmes 1. 2 Year Master of Science (M.S.) in Lib. & Info.Sc. :- 3 Year Bachelor's degree in any discipline.The candidate must have secured at least 60% marks in the Bachelor's degree.Stipend Only Rs. 1,200/- per month (offered in Bangalore) 2. Junior Research Fellowship in Lib. & Info. Sc. :- A good academic record with (i) ADIS from ISI OR (ii) AIS from NISCAIR OR (iii)Master's degree in Library and Information Science with at least 55% marks in undergraduate & postgraduate degree programmes. Fellowship amount Rs. 8,000/- per month.(offered in Bangalore) N.B. :- From the last 2 consecutive year M.Lib.I.Sc. student selected for this JRF. Generally ISI gives the Syllabus & Model Question for this JRF test on its Kolkata website, which is www.isical.ac.in The complete details r available in the prospectus.Selection of candidates is based on academic record, written tests & interviews conducted by the institute. Candidates who r due, to complete their qualifying examinations before 1 July, 2008 may also apply.Price of prospectus Rs. 450/- (Rs. 225/- for reserved categories).Prospectus & Application Form r also available on the instutuion website http://www.isical.ac.in/~deanweb in PDF format. Distribution of Prospectus & Application Form :- 5-29 Feb., ' 08 Last date for receiving completed application form :- 21 March, ' 08 Date of selection Test (India & Abroad) :- 4 May, ' 08 Print Access to this Advt. :- (i) The Hindu, dated 19th Jan., ' 08 (Saturday), Page # 15 (ii) The Times of India, dated 19th Jan., ' 08 (Saturday), Page # 7 (iii) The Indian Express, dated 19th Jan., ' 08 (Saturday), Page # 5 Wish You All The Very Best, Mukesh Anand Assistant Librarian Indian Railways Officers' Training College Sanskari Nagari Vadodara -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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New Librarian for Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore.
by Arunachalam Hariharan 21 Jan '08

21 Jan '08

Dear friends, Dr. P. Vinayagamoorthy, Librarian, Velammal Engineering College, Chennai has joined as Librarian, Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore. Congratulations A. Hariharan SERC ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Convocation - BBAU Lucknow
by K LAL MAHAWAR 21 Jan '08

21 Jan '08

Dear All, I am very happy to inform you that first Convocation of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (A Central University), Lucknow is going to take place in the month of March/April 2008. Through this forum, I would like to inform and invite all Library and Information Science/Information Science students of various batches. However convocation date is not yet decided but it will be finalized soon and we will inform accordingly. Please note that last date of submission of form is 31st Jan, 2008. Notification is as below. (Notification: The Economics Times dated 10 Jan 08 ;Education Times Dated 14 Jan 08 and web site of the University: www.bbauindia.org) Hope to see you all there and collect your degrees. Regards Dr K L Mahawar Reader and Head, Department of LIS BBAU, Lucknow . Phone: 0522-2440541;09415765052 Email: mahawar_67(a)yahoo.co.in --------------------------------- Now you can chat without downloading messenger. Click here to know how. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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list 2008 conference -paper presentation
by Venkataraman Geetha 21 Jan '08

21 Jan '08

Dear friends, Warm greetings kindly see the contents of the national seminar on "Future of LIS in knowledge society: changes and challenges" and expecting quality papers from you. with regards Dr.V.Geetha Reader, DLIS, Bishop Heber College Trichy-17, Tamilnadu Get the freedom to save as many mails as you wish. To know how, go to 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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SAM PITRODA RELEASES 2ND REPORT OF THE NATIONAL KNOWLEDGE COMMISSION PRESENTED TO PM
by Mr. Siva Chidambaram 21 Jan '08

21 Jan '08

Press Information Bureau Government of India Saturday, January 19, 2008 Prime Minister's Office SAM PITRODA RELEASES 2ND REPORT OF THE NATIONAL KNOWLEDGE COMMISSION PRESENTED TO PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14:2 IST Shri Sam Pitroda, Chairman, National Knowledge Commission (NKC) released here today its 2nd annual 'Report to the Nation' which was presented to the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, yesterday. The release took place at a Press Conference which was also attended by NKC Members including Dr. Ashok Ganguly, Dr. Jayati Ghosh, Dr. Deepak Nayyar, Mr. Nandan Nilekani and Ms. Sujatha Ramdorai. The Report assumes importance in the context of UPA government's commitment to the knowledge initiatives in the XIth Plan endorsed recently by the National Development Council. The Plan places high priority on education as a central instrument for achieving rapid and inclusive growth with specific emphasis on expansion, excellence and equity. This is reflected in the proposed allocation of Rs. 3,00,000 crore, a five fold increase over the Xth Plan. The share of education in the total plan will accordingly increase, from 7.7 percent to 20 percent, representing a credible progress towards the target of 6 percent of GDP. The vision of the Prime Minister and support of our leadership from across the political spectrum is indeed laudable. This is a landmark initiative in the history of government planning. NKC believes the education agenda outlined in the XIth Plan is a critical step towards realizing the objective of an equitable society. It is also fundamental to our continuing growth, employment generation, infrastructure development and other developmental priorities. The second Report to the Nation includes recommendations on Portals, Health Information Network, Legal Education, Medical Education, Management Education, Open & Distance Education, Open Educational Resources, Innovation, Intellectual Property Rights, Legal Framework for Public Funded Research and Traditional Health Systems. Together, in the last two reports, the Commission has covered 20 subjects and outlined about 160 concrete action items. Most of NKC recommendations on Education, Vocational Training, Libraries, Translation, National Knowledge Network, Innovation, IPRs, Traditional Health Systems etc are integrated in the XI Plan and adequately funded. NKC recommendations, also accessible through the web, have been widely distributed, discussed, debated and are being considered at various levels in the government for implementation. The Commission has received excellent input and advice from academicians, scientists, teachers and various other stakeholders from both public and private domains, Central and State governments and the Planning Commission. While releasing the first NKC Report to the Nation on January 12th 2007, the PM emphasized that the Commission "must be involved in ensuring the implementation of their innovative ideas". The focus of NKC work has therefore been on ensuring that while the Central government designs appropriate strategies supported by financial allocations to implement their recommendations, the Commission engages simultaneously with diverse stakeholders to build up a groundswell of favourable opinion and assist preparation of implementing strategies at the grassroots. Continuing dialogue with a wide and diverse set of stakeholders has been a critical part of its process both in formulating recommendations and in their subsequent dissemination. NKC has tried to provide a platform for sharing and debating ideas, a critical requisite for accepting and steering change. NKC is now moving on to the next stage of its work which is formulating Knowledge Initiatives at the State and the District levels to ensure that there is institutional and mental preparedness at the grass root level to absorb the financial outlays of the XI Plan. At present NKC is engaged in discussions with about 17 States to this end. NKC is concerned that there is still resistance to new ideas, experimentation, process re-engineering, external interventions, transparency and accountability, due to rigid organizational structures. As a result, the real challenge lies in organizational innovation with new regulatory frameworks, new delivery systems, new processes etc. **** National Knowledge Commission, Government of India New Delhi, Pausa 29, 1929/January 19, 2008 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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[infoscientists] Fwd: Digital preservation
by sankaran arumugam 20 Jan '08

20 Jan '08

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Google Research to have Open Access to Data ?
by Sukhdev Singh 20 Jan '08

20 Jan '08

Google Research site - http://research.google.com/ - which is all about research carried out by people working for Google, may see major changes soon. At present - only interesting thing that appears there is a partial listing of papers written by 'Googlers'. According to Wired Science - http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/01/google-to-provi.html - it will soon provide provide free storage space to scientists for open-source scientific datasets. The datasets would would be openly accessible to all. If this happens - popularity and power of Google platform would boost the realization of open source science dream. --Sukhdev Singh. http://sukhdevsingh.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IASLIC ELECTED Governing BODY (Triennial Election Results 2008-2010)
by Dr. Arun K. Chakraborty 19 Jan '08

19 Jan '08

Dear Moderator Please publish IASLIC Trinnial Election (2008-2010) Results ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTED GOVERNING BODY (2008-2010), IASLIC CATEGORY OFFICE BEARERS (13 POSTS) PRESIDENT - J. N. SATPATHI VICE PRESIDENTS ZONE 1 (1 POST) - T. ASHOK BABU ZONE 2 (1 POST) - PRAVIN C. SHAH ZONE 3 (1 POST) - MOHD. SABIR HUSAIN ZONE 4 (1 POST) - PRAKITI RANJAN GOSWAMI ZONE 5 (1 POST) - NARENDRA LAHKAR ZONE 6 (1 POST) - ARJUN DAS GUPTA GENERAL SECRETARY - ARUN KUMAR CHAKRABORTY For Zone 6 only, 1 Post) TREASURER - SAJAL KANTI GOSWAMI For Zone 6 only, 1 Post) JOINT SECRETARY - 1. SALIL CHANDRA KHAN (For Zone 6 only, 3 Posts) 2. PIJUS KANTI PANIGRAHI 3. PRASANTA KUMAR SINHA LIBRARIAN - ABHIJIT KUMAR For Zone-6 only, 1 Post) CATEGORY: INDIVIDUAL GOVERING BODY MEMBER (ZONE RESTRICTION -- 21 POSTS) ZONE-1 (Three Posts) 1. GURRAM SUJATHA 2. (VACANT) 3. (VACANT) ZONE-2 (Three Posts) 1. DHARMENDRA SACHAN 2. SURYANATH SINGH 3. (VACANT) ZONE-3 (Three Posts) 1. SHIVA PRAKASH 2. YOGENDRA SINGH 3. U. M. THAKAR ZONE-4 (Three Posts) 1. (VACANT) 2. (VACANT) 3. (VACANT) ZONE-5 (Three Posts) 1. GURUPRASAD CHAKRABORTY 2. KHOMDON SINGH THOUNAOJAM 3. (VACANT) ZONE-6 (Six Posts) 1. S. B. BANERJEE 2. GAUR CHANDRA BASAK 3. HARENDRA NATH BASU 4. ANUP KUMAR GUPTA 5. PIJUSH KANTI JANA 6. MRIGANKA MANDAL CATEGORY: INDIVIDUAL GOVERNING BODY MEMBERS (NO ZONE RESTRICTION, OPEN ZONE) -- 20 POSTS. 1. M.M.A. ANSARI 2. AMITABHA CHATTERJEE 3. BASANTA KUMAR DAS 4. SUBARNA KUMAR DAS 5. ABJIJIT DAS GUPTA 6. MRS. JAYATI GHOSH 7. P. JANA 8. SANJAY KUMAR KARN 9. K. P. MAJUMDAR 10. MISS KALPA MAJUMDAR 11. P. B. MANGLA 12. PRADIP KUMAR SARKAR 13. JURAN KRISHNA SARKHEL 14. AMRUTH SHERIKAR 15. (VACANT) 16. (VACANT) 17. (VACANT) 18. (VACANT) 19. (VACANT) 20. (VACANT) CATEGORY: INSTITUTIONAL GOVERNING BODY MEMBER (ZONE RESTRICTION) (6 POSTS) Zone1 (One Post) (VACANT) Zone 2 (One Post) (VACANT) Zone 3 (One Post) ASST. GENERAL MANAGER I/C, DC R & D CENTRE FOR IRON & STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA LTD. DORANDA, RANCHI Zone 4 (One Post) (VACANT) Zone 5 (One Post) (VACANT) Zone 6 (One Post) THE DIRECTOR RAJA RAMMOHAN ROY LIBRARY FOUNDATION, BLOCK-DD34, SECTOR-1, SALT LAKE CITY, KOLKATA, PIN: 700 064 WEST BENGAL, INDIA sd/(DR. SHYAMAL KUMAR ROYCHOUDHURY) ELECTION OFFICER IASLIC ELECTION (2008-2010) DR. ARUN KUMAR CHAKRABORTY LIBRARIAN BOSE INSTITUTE, KOLKATA, INDIA CENTENARY CAMPUS : P1/12 CIT SCHEME - VII-M, KOLKATA 700 054 INDIA PH: 91-33-2355 9544, 9416, 9219 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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Installation of NewGenLib on Windows XP - Presentation
by rupesh kumar 19 Jan '08

19 Jan '08

Dear All, You may find a presentation on Installation of NewGenLib on Windows XP at http://www.slideshare.net/a_rupeshkumar/install-newgenlib-on-windows-xp. The presentation is available for download. Please send in your valuable suggestions and comments to me. Thanks & Regards, Rupesh Kumar A a_rupeshkumar(a)yahoo.com http://lislog.blogspot.com http://a.rupeshkumar.googlepages.com --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it 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] Empowering the Medical Information User
by anita＠dnaindia.net 19 Jan '08

19 Jan '08

QMed Knowledge Foundation a "not for profit" organization was launched in Mumbai on January 12, 2008. I wanted to share this information with all of you. It is indeed a matter of pride that one of our colleagues from the profession of Library & Information Science, Vasumathi Sriganesh could envisage and execute this. The Qmed Knowledge Foundation vision statement reads - Empower healthcare professionals to utilize reliable and relevant medical information through effective use of Information Technology for delivering quality healthcare services to all. It has relevance & resonance for the health practitioner as well as the consumer. Also the information professional - on possibilities of walking the not so beaten track! Information service entrepreneurship such as Informatics(veteran), QMed et al should hopefully play a part in encouraging youngsters to look at LIS as a first choice in career planning. Indian Express have done a coverage - A dose of information ' A dose of information <http://epaper.indianexpress.com/artMailDisp.aspx?article=14_01_2008_523 _001&typ=1&pub=320> ' Anita Pujari General Manager DNA - Research, Archives & Syndication Diligent Media Corporation Ltd. Oasis Complex, Kamala Mills Compound, Lower Parel, Mumbai 400 013 Phone: +91 22 39888888 Extn 451 Fax: +91 22 39801000 www.dnaindia.com <http://www.dnaindia.com/> http://epaper.dnaindia.com <http://epaper.dnaindia.com/> www.3dsyndication.com <http://www.3dsyndication.com/> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTE : The contents of this message may be legally privilieged and confidential, for the use of the intended recipient(s) only. It should not be read, copied and used by anyone other than the intended recipient. If you have received this message in error, please immediately notify us at the above co-ordinates, preserve its confidentiality and delete it from your system. Thank You. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Condolence Message
by srels 19 Jan '08

19 Jan '08

DRTC Alumni Association deeply regrets the sad demise of Dr. R. Vengan, a member of the association. May his soul rest in peace. - President, Secretary, Treasurer and Members of DRTC Alumni Association -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Workshop on Library Website Design
by tamizhchelvan mottaiya chettiar 19 Jan '08

19 Jan '08

Dear Professionals, Sri Krishna College of Engineering Technology, Department of Library is organising two days workshop during 22-23 February 2008 Title of the Workshop: Library Website Design Venue: Dept of Library Sri Krishna College of Engg & Tech, Kunaimuthur (Post) Coimbatore -641008, Tamil Nadu. Ph. 0422-2678001 (7 lines) Email: mailto:tamizhchelvan at gmail.com librarian(a)skcet.ac.in About the Workshop: Libraries undergo many changes due to development of ICT. Internet, web resources, digital libraries, ICT tools and techniques, etc have made a significant change in the existing library system services. Librarians need to play a variety of roles to meet the demands, requirements and expectations of the users and institutions. Library professionals need to learn and update their skills to perform various tasks and roles which are required in the digital era. Workshop is intended to discuss various web tools and to provide knowledge for designing library webpage. Content of the Programme Web page design, web site, home page Basics of HTML, Designing Web Page using HTML Designing Library Web Page using Front Page Web Design tools Configuration, Web based services on the Campus Intranet Maintenance of Web sites and Evaluation Professionals Rs. 350/- Students Rs. 250/- Registration fee includes working lunch and workshop kit. DD in favour of “The Principal, Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology” payable at Coimbatore. It should reach the Organising Secretary on or before 15th February 2008. For further details please visit http://www.geocities.com/skcetlibworkshop2008/ Expecting your participation with warm regards Dr. M. Tamizhchelvan, Librarian/Organising Secretary, Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology, Kuniamuthur (PO) Coimbatore – 641 008 Tamil Nadu - India. Email: tamizhchelvan at gmail.com _________________________________________________________________ Post ads for free - to sell, rent or even buy.www.yello.in http://ss1.richmedia.in/recurl.asp?pid=186 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Integrated Digital Library
by DINESH SIDDAIAH 18 Jan '08

18 Jan '08

Dear Friends! Singapore Management University, Singapore has selected the Millennium ILS and the Encore discovery services platform from Innovative Interfaces to create an integrated Digital Library for the University's Li Ka Shing Library. The details may be obtained in Library Technology Guides, http://www.librarytechnology.org/diglib-fulldisplay Dinesh K S Librarian (Sl. Gr.) Nagarjuna College of Engg. & Technology, Devanahally, Bangalore - 562110. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for list of high impact factor journal of library and information science
by Dr.Mukesh Saikia 18 Jan '08

18 Jan '08

Dear Friends, Will you kindly send me the list of high impact factor journals of Library and Information Science? Thanking you. >Mukesh Saikia -- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Dear all LIS Forum members,
by mahesh sati 18 Jan '08

18 Jan '08

Dear all LIS Forum members, Belated wish to you and your family Happy New Year 2008. I circulate this message to all prominent personality of Library & Information Science fields, that Library & Information sciences should be also in the list of IAS/PCS/IPS or others competitive examinations, like other subjects. I also requested to Director of INFLIBNET (Dr. J. Arora) & President ILA etc. please take action immediately about this topic. I think it would be much beneficial for all Professionals. Regards, Mahesh Chandra Sati BA,MLISc,DCF,MA.-Eco.(Pur.) Central Library EMPI Business School New Delhi-74 Mob.+91-9968349200 --------------------------------- Chat on a cool, new interface. No download required. Click here. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Information Request
by sanjay munavalli 18 Jan '08

18 Jan '08

Dear Professional Colleagues, I need information of corporate libraries like Librarian Name,Firm Name,Contact Details,Website ,and E-mail ID I hope i will get positive response from your side at the earliest. thanking all inanticipation, with regards, Mr.Sanjay B.Munavalli Librarian Mahatma Education Scoiety's Pillai's College of Arts,Commerce,Science Dr.K.M.Vasudevan Pillai's Campus 10,Sector 16,New Panvel-410 206 Tel:2745 1700/6100[Ext.128] Mob:0+91+9833702304 www.mes.ac.in --------------------------------- Bollywood, fun, friendship, sports and more. You name it, we have it. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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International Conference
by Mailing List Admin 18 Jan '08

18 Jan '08

Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:53:22 +0530 From: Apurba Jyoti Majumder <apurbajyoti(a)gmail.com> Dear Professionals, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, Meghalaya is going to organise an International Conference on "THE ROLE OF THE LIBRARY AND LIBRARY PROFESSIONALS IN THE KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY." on 17th-19th March, 2008, Please click the follwing link for details: http://nehu.ac.in/Schools/Economics%20&%20Management/Library%20Science/anno… -- Apurba Jyoti Majumder, JRF Department of Library & Information Science Gauhati University, Guwahati-781014 Ph: 0-94352-68733

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Articles Request
by Ranganath 18 Jan '08

18 Jan '08

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Coverage by CNN - Empowering the Medical Information User
by Mailing List Admin 18 Jan '08

18 Jan '08

Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:14:25 +0530 From: Satish Munnolli <smunnolli(a)actrec.gov.in> There is a coverage by CNN on QMed Knowledge Foundation at 7.00 pm today - 18th January 2008. Congratulations to Mrs Vasumathi Sriganesh and her entire team at QMed. Satish S Munnolli Librarian Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC) Tata Memorial Centre (TMC) Sector 22, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai 410 210 Ph: +91 22 2740 5026 Email: smunnolli(a)actrec.gov.in

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Condolence message
by DRTC General 18 Jan '08

18 Jan '08

The members of the Faculty, Staff and Students of Documentation and Research and Training Centre (DRTC) deeply regret the sad and sudden demise of Dr. R. Vengan, Librarian, Madras University Library - an alumnus of DRTC. May his soul rest in peace. May the members of the bereaved family have the strength to bear the loss. DRTC Faculty Members, Staff and Students -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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request for detail list of peer reviewed library and Information Science journals (both National & International)
by Dr.Mukesh Saikia 18 Jan '08

18 Jan '08

I shall be grateful if you kindly send me a detail list of peer reviewed library and Information Science journals (both National & International). With regards. >Dr.Mukesh Saikia Deputy Librarian Tezpur University Napaam, Tezpur-28 Dist.Sonitpur(Assam) PIN.784028 Email:mukesh@tezu.ernet.in Mobile:9435563017 -- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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25 Things You Should Never Put on a Resume - HR World
by Amit Thapar 18 Jan '08

18 Jan '08

25 Things You Should Never Put on a Resume - HR World http://www.hrworld.com/features/25-things-not-to-put-on-resume-121807/ Good advice for jobseekers, from human resource experts. Amit Thapar Library & Information Centre National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) (Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, Govt. of India) Sector 67, S.A.S. Nagar-160062, Punjab (INDIA) "To make yourself exceptional is the biggest achievement of your life." -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Virtual Reference Desk
by DINESH SIDDAIAH 17 Jan '08

17 Jan '08

Dear Friends, www.refdesk.com "The single best source for facts". This links to a variety of resources such as encyclopedias, tutorials, FAQs, facts on file, news, etc. If you are looking for instant information, this site may useful. Thank You Dinesh K S Librarian (Sl. Gr.) Nagarjuna College of Engg. & Technology, Devanahally, Bangalore - 562110. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Condolences
by Swati Gajakose 17 Jan '08

17 Jan '08

Dear Friends, We are shocked and upset by the news of Dr.Vengan's Demise. We met Dr.Vengan on our study tour to Chennai in December 2006. We remember him as a nice and enthusiastic person, a brilliant Librarian and a gracious host. He was a devoted Librarian. He gave us a wide range of information on the Madras University Library and the profession in general. With his help we explored the University Library and learnt many things about the place. He was very patient and kind with all of us. We have very fond memories of that day and we can never forget the lavish lunch which Dr. Vengan arranged for us. On behalf of the MLISc Class of 2006-2007 and our teachers from the Dept.of Library and Information Science, University of Mumbai, we express our condolences to Dr. Vengan's family. Swati Gajakose and Silky Vyas Ex-Students, Dept. of Library and Information Science University of Mumbai. 5, 50, 500, 5000 - Store N number of mails in your inbox. Go to 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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campaign on creating awareness and use of NewGenLib open source software among Indian Library professionals in specific and Asian library professionals in general
by Vijayakumara 17 Jan '08

17 Jan '08

Dear all, At the outset, I congratulate Dr. Harvu and his team who launched NewGenLib software as open source software. Now there is an urgent need to start the campaign on creating awareness and use of NewGenLib open source software among Indian Library professionals in specific and Asian library professionals in general. In this view, as an initiation, I invite Dr. Harvu and his team to conduct a National or International Interactive workshop on NewGenLIb: A Integrated Library Management Software in our Birla Institute of Technology (A Technological University) Campus. L.J.Haravu with warm regard Vijayakumar \ \ | / / \ \ ~ ~ / / | @ @ | ---------------oooo------ (_)-------------oooo------------------ Vijayakumar M. MSc., PGDLAN., Ph.D. Central Library Birla Institute of Technology, Deemed Univeristy Mesra, Ranchi- 835215, India Tel:0651-2276675 Fax:0651-2275401 http://www.bitmesra.ac.in/ coolvg(a)gmail.com --------------------------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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18th New Delhi World Book Fair (2-10 Feb.,2008)
by Mukesh Anand 17 Jan '08

17 Jan '08

Dear Members', Heartly Greetings on New Year. 18th New Delhi World Book Fair 2008 : Some Info. Venue :- Hall # 1-14, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi Duration :- 2-10 February, 2008 Timing :- Daily 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Inauguration :- Saturday, 2nd February, 2008 at 11 a.m. at Hamsadhwani Theatre, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi Organisor :- National Book Trust,India, New Delhi N.B. :- Hindi & other Indian languages Publishers will participate in large no. in this book fair. Background Information :- The National Book Trust, India, established in 1957 organises a Biennial New Delhi World Book Fair at International level. The New Delhi World Book Fair is the Second Biggest Book Fair in the world. India is perhaps the only country in the world which publishes books in 32 languages. It ranked 3rd in the publication of English books immediately after U.S. & U.K.mMore than 70,000 new titles are published every year, out of which 20,000 are in English language. The Fair combines copyright trade, book trade, cultural activities, exhibitions & displays, information exchanges & industrial communications. The 17th New Delhi World Book Fair was organised by NBT from 27th Jan. - 4th Feb., 2006. With an exhibition area of 38,000 square metres, the Fair had 2000 stalls for 1,300 exhibitors from 18 countries. Delhi's Tourist Attraction :- 1. Metro Train (underground, surface & elivated surface track) www.delhimetrorail.com { Don't forget to enjoy in this Mass Rapid Transit System} 2. Akshardham Temple { Enjoy Full Day Visit in this beautiful temple} www.akshardham.com 3. Moghul Garden at Rashtrapati Bhavan {If u find opportunity surely visit} http://presidentofindia.nic.in/mughalgarden.html Missingly Nizam Jewellary Exhibition at National Museum,New Delhi has been over few days back. & many more traditional attractions of Delhi......... I have planned to visit this book fair & about u....... Thanx & Regards, Mukesh Anand Assistant Librarian Indian Railways Officers' Training College Sanskari Nagari Vadodara -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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May his soul rest in peace.
by abdul rasheed 17 Jan '08

17 Jan '08

Dear Friends, With deep sense of grief and sadness, the students Dept of Information Science condole the sad and sudden demise of Dr R Vengan, Librarian Madras University Library, Chennai on 14th Janaury evening. May his soul rest in peace. abdul rasheed -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Marketing the Library
by vimal kumar 17 Jan '08

17 Jan '08

Dear Friends, Ohio Library Council - "Marketing the Library" is an online course with six modules: overview, planning, product, promotion, Internet, and Ohio. The purpose of this course is to introduce Ohio public librarians to marketing concepts, but it is applicable to librarians in all types of libraries. http://www.olc.org/marketing/instructions.htm Vimal Kumar Asst. Librarian Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 http://www.asb.edu.in/vimal ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "I forget what I was taught. I only remember what I have learnt" -Patrick White ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy for Head -Resource Centre, NIFT
by Sanjeev Kumar Jain 17 Jan '08

17 Jan '08

*APPOINTMENT ON DEPUTATION BASIS (Advt. No. 36/2007-Estt.-II) *** The National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) established by Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India is a premier Institute of Fashion Business Education with eight Centres located at New Delhi , Chennai, Hyderabad , Gandhinagar, Kolkata, Mumbai, Bangalore and Rae Bareli. The Institute is having excellent facilities for Fashion Business Education and Research in Design, Management and Technology and is looking for personnel of high caliber and potential for Administrative positions in various NIFT Centres. The opening is for the post of *Head Resource Centre* to be filled *on deputation basis*, as per the following details* :* *Name of the post * *Eligibility Criteria * *Centres * 1. Head Resource Centre (Rs.8000-13500/-) Officers of the Central Govt. / State Govt. / UT/ Autonomous Organization / PSUs holding analogous post on regular basis in their service / department or with at least 5 years of service in the pay scale of Rs. 6500-200-10500 with relevant experience in Library Management. Gandhinagar, Hyderabad , Rae Bareli Other allowances as per Central Govt. Rules. Appointment will be made on deputation basis for a period of 3 years. Candidates working in Government organization/PSUs/Autonomous Bodies/Universities/Research Organizations should apply through proper channel alongwith ACRs and Vigilance Clearance for consideration. Applications in the prescribed proforma should be addressed to Registrar (Establishment), National Institute of Fashion Technology, NIFT Campus, Hauz Khas, Near Gulmohar Park, New Delhi-110016. The last date of receipt of the applications is *15th February, 2008* *.* *For further details, please** **contact the office. Tel. 011-26522212, 26542066.* *REGISTRAR* Download Application form (Head Resource Centre)<http://www.niftindia.com/downloads/Application%20Form%20-%20Head%20Resource…> * ** * * * -- With kind regards _____________________ SANJEEV KUMAR JAIN Resource Centre/Library NIFT Campus, ITI Colony, Doorbhash Nagar Rae Bareli (U.P.) 209 010 Mobile: +91-94529-68706 Email: sanjeevmlis(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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Request for reference
by nirupama bawdekar 17 Jan '08

17 Jan '08

Dear Moderator, Could you please post the following request to the list? thanks, nirupama bawdekar -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Colleagues, The following reference is urgently required by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) library, Pune. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol.8, 02718, 2006 Ref: S Ref. ID:1607-7962/GRA/EGU 06-A-02718, European Geosciences Union --------------------------------------------------------------------------- In case it is available please contact the librarian, Mrs. Shiralkar on the email address siralkar(a)tropmet.res.in thanks, nirupama bawdekar --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Mrs. Nirupama Bawdekar, Scientific Officer D, Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Post Bag No. 4, Ganeskhind Pune 411 007, India Tel:(020)25604308 -- 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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application for temp. asst at JRD tata Memorial Library
by K.S. Chudamani 17 Jan '08

17 Jan '08

Dear all, with reference tot the above subject, please be informed that the last date for receipt of application is friday the 18th Jan 2008 Chudamani

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Applications are invited for Librarian & Chief Librarian : MVJ College of Engineering, Bangalore.
by sri priya 17 Jan '08

17 Jan '08

MVJ College of Engineering Affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University Approved by A.I.C.T.E. New Delhi & Accredited by National Board of Accreditation Applications are invited for the 2 posts Librarian & Chief Librarian Applications must reach the undersigned within 7 days. Qualification and salary as per AICTE norms (New basic with merged DA is applicable). Mail your resume to: The Secretary, Venkatesha Education Society # 19, Hutchins Road Cross, Ashoka Road, St. Thomas Town, Bangalore 5600 84 Ph: 080-25805606, 25805607, 2580 6131 / 32 Visit: www.mvjeducation.com --~--~---------~--~----~------- Regards, S.Sripriya ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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LICENSING DIGITAL INFORMATION
by sri priya 17 Jan '08

17 Jan '08

LICENSING DIGITAL INFORMATION http://www.library.yale.edu/~llicense/liclinks.shtml Free Databases for Magazine/Journal Articles, etc. http://library.truman.edu/databases/free.htm Regards, S.Sripriya ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Dr.Vengen's demise
by vijayalakshmi david 17 Jan '08

17 Jan '08

Dear Friends, I am was very much shocked to know the sudden demise of Dr.Vengen, Librarian, University of Madras. I express my condolnce to the berieved family. He was my Lecturer during the course of my study in BLIS & MLIS at University of Madras. We all students love to have him in our class and he was very nice person mingling with students very freely. The students adore him and have much respect and regard for him. May God give peace for his family. Regards, Vijayalakshmidavid. Pallikaranai, Chennai. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Web Companion
by DINESH SIDDAIAH 16 Jan '08

16 Jan '08

Dear All, Web companion for attracting, educating and serving remote users through the web-A manual for librarians. This is the free test book available on net. I think we must go through this book. It covers how to reaching out the library's new role, getting to know remote users has been explained using diferent research methods. It presents the virtual library, Integrating library resources into online instruction and many more. It is available on http://www.library.unr.edu/subjects/guides/remoteusers.html Thanks Dinesh K S Librarian (Sl. Gr.) Nagarjuna College of Engg. & Technology, Devanahally, Bangalore - 562110. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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D-lib magazine January/February 2008
by noufal palliparamban 16 Jan '08

16 Jan '08

Dear Friends, Lastest issue of D-lib is available now http://www.dlib.org/ ,There are two intresting articles on interoperability and Preservation . regards ------------------------------------------------- Noufal.P.P Assistant Librarian (Gr.1) XLRI School of Business & Human Resources C.H.Area East Jamshedpur-831 001 Jharkhand,India. Ph.0657 3983322 --------------------------------- Unlimited freedom, unlimited storage. Get it 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] Free journal-ranking tool enters citation market
by Dr.N.C. Jain 16 Jan '08

16 Jan '08

Dear All, The news item "Free journal-ranking tool enters citation market", published in the latest issue of Nature (3 January 2008) may be of your interest. Regards: Sincerely, Naresh Jain ___________________________________ Dr N.C. Jain Scientist 'F' Indian Council of Medical Research & Division of Publication & Information V.Ramalingaswami Bhawan, Ansari Nagar New Delhi 110 029, India Tel. Office :0091-11-26589384 R : 91-11- 22164154 / 22335682 Mobile :9868807284 e-mail :encejain@gmail.com __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ NEWS NATURE|Vol 451|3 January 2008, p 6 Free journal-ranking tool enters citation market A new Internet database lets users generate onthe- fly citation statistics of published research papers for free. The tool also calculates papers' impact factors using a new algorithm similar to PageRank, the algorithm Google uses to rank web pages. The open-access database is collaborating with Elsevier, the giant Amsterdam-based science publisher, and its underlying data come from Scopus, a subscription abstracts database created by Elsevier in 2004. The SCImago Journal & Country Rank database was launched in December by SCImago, a data-mining and visualization group at the universities of Granada, Extremadura, Carlos III and Alcalá de Henares, all in Spain. It ranks journals and countries using such citation metrics as the popular, if controversial, Hirsch Index. It also includes a new metric: the SCImago Journal Rank (SJR). The familiar impact factor created by industry leader Thomson Scientific, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is calculated as the average number of citations by the papers that each journal contains. The SJR also analyses the citation links between journals in a series of iterative cycles, in the same way as the Google PageRank algorithm. This means not all citations are considered equal; those coming from journals with higher SJRs are given more weight. The main difference between SJR and Google's PageRank is that SJR uses a citation window of three years. It will take time to assess the SJR properly, experts say. It is difficult to compare the results of SJR journal analyses directly with those based on impact factors, because the databases each is based on are different. Thomson's Web of Science abstracts database covers around 9,000 journals and Scopus more than 15,000, and in the years covered by the SCImago database — 1996 to 2007 — Scopus contains 20–45% more records, says Félix de Moya Anegón, a researcher at the SCImago group. The top journals in SJR rankings by discipline are often broadly similar to those generated by impact factors, but there are also large differences in position (see table). Immunity (SJR of 9.34) scores higher than The Lancet (1.65), for example, but The Lancet's 2006 impact factor of 25.8 is higher than the 18.31 of Immunity. Such differences can be understood in terms of popularity versus prestige, says de Moya Anegón — popular journals cited frequently by journals of low prestige have high impact factors and low SJRs, whereas journals that are prestigious may be cited less but by more prestigious journals, giving them high SJRs but lower impact factors. Thomson under fire The new rankings are welcomed by Carl Bergstrom of the University of Washington in Seattle, who works on a similar citation index, the Eigenfactor, using Thomson data. "It's yet one more confirmation of the importance and timeliness of a new generation of journal ranking systems to take us beyond the impact factor," says Bergstrom, "and another vote in favour of the basic idea of ranking journals using the sorts of Eigenvector centrality methods that Google's PageRank uses." Thomson has enjoyed a monopoly on citation numbers for years — its subscription products include the Web of Science, the Journal Citation Report and Essential Science Indicators. "Given the dominance of Thomson in this field it is very welcome to have journal indicators based on an alternative source, Scopus," says Anne-Wil Harzing of the University of Melbourne in Australia, who is developing citation metrics based on Google Scholar. Jim Pringle, vice-president for development at Thomson, says metrics similar to PageRank, such as SJR and Eigenfactor, have proven their utility on the web, but their use for evaluating science is less well understood. "Both employ complex algorithms to create relative measures and may seem opaque to the user and difficult to interpret," he says. Thomson is also under fire from researchers who want greater transparency over how citation metrics are calculated and the data sets used. In a hard-hitting editorial published in Journal of Cell Biology in December, Mike Rossner, head of Rockefeller University Press, and colleagues say their analyses of databases supplied by Thomson yielded different values for metrics from those published by the company (M. Rossner et al. J. Cell Biol. 179, 1091–1092; 2007). Moreover, Thomson, they claim, was unable to supply data to support its published impact factors. "Just as scientists would not accept the findings in a scientific paper without seeing the primary data," states the editorial, "so should they not rely on Thomson Scientific's impact factor, which is based on hidden data." Citation metrics produced by both academics and companies are often challenged, says Pringle. The editorial, he claims, "misunderstands much, and misstates several matters", including the authors' exchanges with Thomson on the affair. On 1 January, the company launched a web forum to formally respond to the editorial (see http://scientific.thomson. com/citationimpactforum). Declan Butler Thomson Scientific Impact Factor (IF) TOP TEN Rank Journal IF SJR 1 Ca-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians 63.3 7.3 2 New England Journal of Medicine 51.3 3.7 3 Annual Review of Immunology 47.2 22.4 4 Annual Review of Biochemistry 36.5 16.1 5 Reviews of Modern Physics 33.5 2.7 6 Nature Reviews Cancer 31.6 9.2 7 Physiological Reviews 31.4 7.9 8 Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 31.4 12.2 9 Science 30.0 5.3 10 Cell 29.2 15.2 SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) TOP TEN Rank Journal IF SJR 1 Annual Review of Immunology 22.4 47.2 2 Annual Review of Biochemistry 16.1 36.5 3 Cell 15.2 29.2 4 Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology 14.2 26.6 5 Nature Immunology 12.5 27.6 6 Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 12.2 31.4 7 Nature Reviews Immunology 11.1 28.7 8 Immunity 9.3 18.3 9 Nature Reviews Cancer 9.2 31.6 10 Nature Genetics 9.1 24.2 (c) Nature Publishing Group -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Dr.Vengan's demise
by Mailing List Admin 16 Jan '08

16 Jan '08

Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 22:28:32 -0800 (PST) From: Chandrappa S <chandrappas(a)yahoo.com> Dear professionals, Dr. venagan was really an outspoken and a good library professional, who did his DRTC, his carear started IIT, iisc and shifted to University of Madras , let us prey god to give more strengh to his family chandrappa librarian Trigent software ltd Bangalore

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condolences
by amudhavalli alagusundaram 16 Jan '08

16 Jan '08

Dear Friends, With deep sense of grief and sadness, the Dept of Information Science condole the sad and sudden demise of Dr R Vengan, Librarian Madras University Library, Chennai on 14th Janaury evening. May his soul rest in peace. amudhavalli Prof.A. Amudhavalli Head, Dept. of Information Science, University of Madras, Chepauk, Chennai 600 005. Ph: 2539 9672 ( Off- Direct) Ph: 2245 5922 - Residence --------------------------------- Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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DeLIver : an search system for engineering, physics and computer science journals
by sri priya 16 Jan '08

16 Jan '08

DeLIver is an experimental search system that you can access via the World WideWeb. It contains tens of thousands of articles from more than 50 engineering, physics and computer science journals published from 1995 to the present. DeLIver offers features not available in most other search systems. It allows you to search and view specific parts of the article, such as the figures, or references. This allows you to "fine tune" a search and get more relevant results. You can also access full-text articles from your desktop computer. http://dli.grainger.uiuc.edu/deliver/about.htm http://dli.grainger.uiuc.edu/deliver.asp Regards, S.Sripriya ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs -- 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] "Content Management System"
by Nerida Hart 16 Jan '08

16 Jan '08

Have you thought about using OPen Source CMS systems. I know we have been looking at them at work, but don't know the names of them. Nerida > Smita Srinivasan <smita(a)qmedin.com> wrote: > > Dear All, > > We are planning to implement a "Content Management System" to manage > the content in our organisation. Please let me know of any good CMS > application > that we can use. > > Please also indicate its user-friendliness, cost, ease of > implementation, if ready-to-use tutorials are available, size of > content it can handle, number of users. etc. > > Kindly share your experiences with the same. > > Smita Srinivasan > Information Executive > QMed Knowledge Foundation > Indian Medical Sites- www.indianmedicalsites.in > > > -- > 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 Nerida Hart Lynsdale Park Burra Creek NSW 2620 0402 832 689 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Rare Books and Special Collections
by sri priya 16 Jan '08

16 Jan '08

Rare Books and Special Collections http://www.cilip.org.uk/specialinterestgroups/bysubject/rarebooks/links A Selection of Internet Resources for Cataloguers compiled by PHILIP HIDER SILAS Philip_HIDER(a)nlb.gov.sg The following sites were selected as those the compiler considers most likely to be of interest and of use to the cataloguer. http://www.las.org.sg/resource/webcatalog.htm hesis on LIS : Global Library and Information Science : LIS - Books,Journals and Articles Archives. http://lisjournal.wiki.zoho.com/Thesis-on-LIS.html Scholarship opportunities for students of library and information science (prospective and current) http://www.newyorkbooks.org/stam/scholarships.htm World Public Library : Worlds Largest eBook Consortia http://worldlibrary.net/ Computer Science Info-sources http://comp.wikidot.com/ Mansfield University Library Resources http://lib.mansfield.edu/library.cfm Library Sites http://www.100toplibrarysites.com/ Commonly Asked Interview Questions - LIS http://www.geocities.com/aer_mcr/libjob/interview.html http://www.libsci.sc.edu/career/invufaqs.htm Regards, S.Sripriya ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Job: Library Cum Information Officer
by nagesh＠jncasr.ac.in 16 Jan '08

16 Jan '08

Dear members, Jobs Posting: Library Cum Information Officer at(JNCASR) Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research Jakkur, Bangalore-64 Advt. No. Advt. No.12/2007-2008 Please view http://www.jncasr.ac.in/advtno12200708.php for detailed information and application form. Best Regards, Nagesh Hadimani Library Assistant Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research Bangalore-64 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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NewGenLib as open source
by Mailing List Admin 16 Jan '08

16 Jan '08

Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:31:40 +0500 From: Upadhyay P K <pku(a)nic.in> Dear LIS Professioanls, Heariest Congrats to Dr L J Haravu on his fantastic initiative. Dr Haravu's this initiative is like Tata's gift of Nano car to people of India. On the same day also LIS professionals got the news of NewGenLib as Open Source. I have always been supportive of this type of development using Open standards and not adopting and depending on foreign open source LIS softwares like Koha, Dspace and Eprints. I was also working on porting eGranthalaya software using open standards. But now onwards I would be happy to work with Dr Haravu for making Indian Library sector fully automated using indegenous open source product. Although NIC has already initiated eGranthalaya digtal agenda using Microsoft technologies for automation and networking of all the libraries across India and during 11th five year plan target is to cover all the libraries of the country. wishing again a grabd success. with regards P K Upadhyay OIC Library National Informatics Centre New Delhi

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Re: [LIS-Forum] NewGenLib as Open Source
by Mailing List Admin 16 Jan '08

16 Jan '08

Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:31:42 +0530 From: L J Haravu <haravu(a)newgenlib.com> Dear List Members I am responding to several mails we received after the announcement of NewGenLib as open source. In particular I am responding to the very relevant questions, suggestions of DR Arunachalam, Dr I R N Goudar and Shwetank Upadhyaya. 1. The development company, Verus Solutions Pvt. Ltd.., (VSPL) and Kesavan Inst. of Information and Knowledge Management (KIIKM) will continue to work on new versions and enhancements to the software. 2. We will soon contact Developer communities interested in ILMS software to download and join the development effort and/or give new ideas that would help enhance the software 3. Right now, we are busy with building a new version (3.0) with many new and customizable features and enhanced support to metadata and interoperabiltity standards. In fact the requirement specifications for this came jointly from FAO and us after a demonstration cum training programme that was held at FAO, Rome in June 2007. The new version, also open source, will become available sometime in June 2008. 4. Like other open source ILMS offerings, we hope that communities of practice will emerge over time so that there is healthy exchange of experiences and mutual technical support. 5. The discussion forum, https://sourceforge.net/forum/?group_id=210780 should be used to report problems and solutions right from download issues to those in the functional modules. There will be answers from the developers and others that will hopefully democratize the support of the software 6. There is already a specialist IT services company, a sister company of VSPL called Verus IT Services Pvt. Ltd. (VISL) which will offer customer-specific services beginning from Installation, data conversion/data migration, training and ongoing support. These services will be charged for and a package of services is being worked out and will soon be announced. The idea is to help libraries implement the software and build library networks via service costs rather than product investments. We are also considering the possibililty of subscription-based services. 7. We will be approaching funding agencies in India (DSIR, DOE, RRRLF, etc.,) and abroad to help us conduct workshops and training programmes in different parts of the country/overseas. We are also seeking support of training centres such as DRTC and Schools of Library Science; professional bodies such as ILA, IASLIC, RCIS, SRELS, INFLIBNET, other library associations to help us take the software to public, academic and research libraries. We will look forward to the suggestions and support of the List members. DRTC has already promised their help. Dr A R D Prasad as all of you know has been a champion of open source and he has also been a source of inspiration to us. I hope I have been able to answer some of the concerns and views expressed by various professionals and I look forward to your support and suggestions. L J Haravu Trustee, Kesavan Inst. of Information and Knowledge Management

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Our leap to front page news, half a century ago - article in THE HINDU
by sankaran arumugam 16 Jan '08

16 Jan '08

Dear All, Did you know? Newspapers published advertisements on front page! Interesting! Read the article published in THE HINDU ================================= Highlights: Our leap to front page news, half a century ago Our Front Page, an editorial published in The Hindu of January 14, 1958, is a fine example of how a great newspaper wins and renews trust by being transparent and communicating openly with its readers, advertisers, and distributors. Today is the anniversary of an editorial breakthrough in the 129-year-old history of The Hindu. It was on January 14, 1958, in its eighth decade of publication, that our newspaper brought news to the front page on a daily basis. Until then, the page was given over to advertisements, in keeping with the worldwide broadsheet tradition. It was not that news never appeared on the front page before the 1958 transformation. A recent discovery by The Hindus archivists was that between June 2, 1941 and the big day, news did appear on Page 1 once a week, on Mondays for the most part but for a few intervening years on Sundays instead of Mondays. =============================================== Our Front Page, the third editorial published on January 14, 1958 and reproduced here, is a fine example of how a great newspaper wins and renews trust by being transparent and by communicating openly with its readers, advertisers, and distributors. http://www.hindu.com/2008/01/14/stories/2008011451021100.htm ============== Regards sankaran http://www.hindu.com/2008/01/14/stories/2008011451051100.htm --------------------------------- Forgot the famous last words? Access your message archive online. Click here. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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450 years of history of printing and publishing industry
by sankaran arumugam 16 Jan '08

16 Jan '08

Dear All, To know about the 450 years of history of printing and publishing industry, read the article published in THE HINDU. Highlights: From palm leaves to the printed word The history of the printing press in India is the history of the re-awakening of a nation. THE pioneering history of printing in India is inspiring as we celebrate its 450th anniversary this year. In October, India had the unique privilege of being the "Guest of Honour" at the Frankfurt World Book Fair. And we were the only country to be conferred this honour twice, in a span of 20 years, in 1986 and 2006. There are an estimated 16,000 publishers in India, producing about 70,000 titles every year. The annual turnover of the industry is estimated at Rs.700 crores. A good 40 per cent of the titles are in English, making India the largest producer of books in the English language after the United Kingdom and the United States. But, how did we reach this position?. To know more, click below http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mag/2007/04/01/stories/2007040100080400.… Regards sankaran --------------------------------- Explore your hobbies and interests. Click here to begin. -- 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] Sad demise of Dr Vengan
by parameswaran n 15 Jan '08

15 Jan '08

Dear Professionals, I am really sorry to hear the sad and shocking sudden demise of Dr. Vengan, University Librarian, Madras University Library. On behalf of all the professionals of Kerala Library Association I convey our heartfelt condolence to the family members of Dr.Vengan. Let God give them the strength to overcome the situation. Parameswaran.N Librarian Asian School of Business --------------------------------- Chat on a cool, new interface. No download required. Click here. -- 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] [Fwd: announcement regarding a workshop...]
by nirupama bawdekar 15 Jan '08

15 Jan '08

Dear Moderator, Thank you for posting the announcement. The contact details were not included in the earlier announcement. Could you please re-post the same on LIS Forum? Thanks, nirupama bawdekar ---------------------------------------------------------------------- A one day workshop on Librarianship 2.0: Emerging trends in connecting people to information Organised by SLA Asian Chapter in Co-ordination with MCCIA on February 08, 2008 Venue: ----- S. Moolgaonkar Auditorium MCCIA Trade Tower, ICC Complex, Senapati Bapat Road, Pune 411016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- About the Workshop Theme Today we have a wealth of information on the Web. Information can be transformed into knowledge with the addition of appropriate context to it. Context addition needs collaboration, communication and information sharing among group of people. The present Web 2.0 (the second generation Internet where the user generates content) movement is laying the groundwork for collaborative efforts. Librarianship 2.0 is about librarians embracing Web 2.0 technology to enhance services to the community they serve. Librarian 2.0 understands the user community deeply in terms of its goals and aspirations. This workshop covers usage of Web 2.0 tools like blogs, wikis, podcasts, RSS feeds, mashups, sharepoint as well as usage of social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace for Content generation. It also focuses on other related topics such as Content Management; Digital Content, IPR. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Who Should Attend? Information professionals in all sectors - Academia,Government and Industry. (Librarians, Information Architects, KM Heads, Content Annotators, Chief Information Officers in industry). Workshop gives an excellent opportunity to learn emerging tools/platforms to interact with the user community. know best practices in knowledge / content management from practicing professionals. know latest information products from product and service providers establish a network with industry experts, solution providers and peer groups to share ideas and experiences. gain skills to deploy technology for enterprise advantage. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Workshop Secretariat -------------------- Mrs. S. M. Panse Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industries & Agriculture 505 & 506, 'A' Wing, 5th Floor, MCCIA Trade Tower, ICC Complex, Senapati Bapat Road, Pune 411016 Tel : 2570 9231/000 email: sunitip(a)mcciapune.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Speakers ---------- Eminent speakers from industry and library profession will be invited to speak and to share their experiences. Participation of experts from Microsoft (India) Ltd, Tata Consulting Services, DNA News Daily, Daphne Systems Pvt. Ltd. is confirmed. Advocate Dr.Mohan Dewan will deliberate on Digital Content & IPR. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Organizing Committee: --------------------- Secretary : Suniti Panse, MCCIA Treasurer : K. Satyanarayana, TCS, Pune Meera Gaikaiwari, Algorhythms, Pune & India Representative, SLA Asian Chapter --------------------------------------------------------------------- Members : --------- *Nirupama Bawadekar, IUCAA, Pune *N. B. Dahibhate, NCL, Pune *Asha Gadre, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune *Kishore Ingale, TCS, Mumbai *Shubhada Nagarkar, Departmentt of Library & Information Sciences, University of Pune *Nagnath R. Ramdasi, C-DAC, Pune *Debal Kar, TERI, Delhi; Secretaty, SLA Asian Chapter *Scott Davidson, President, SLA Asian Chapter Singapore --------------------------------------------------------------------- Registration Fees ----------------- Early Bird registration Rs. 500/- (For SLA / MCCIA Members and Students early bird offer closes on 31st January 2008) For others early bird offer closes on 25th January 2008 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Regular registration Rs. 700/- (Seats limited to 80) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Duly filled registration form should be sent to the Workshop Secretary, Mrs. Suniti Panse (sunitip(a)mcciapune.com)or to any of the committee members. Workshop timings 9.30 am to 5.30 pm Registration - 9.00 am to 9.30 am ----------------------------------------------------------------- Registration Form Name_____________________________________ Designation ________________________________ Affiliation __________________________________ Address ___________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ Telephone / Fax ____________________________ Email _____________________________________ Rs................/- enclosed as registration fees vide Cheque / Draft No................................ dated.......................................... drawn in favour of SLA Workshop Librarianship 2.0 payble at Pune. Please send the completed form to the Workshop Secretariat. Place ................................... Date..................................... ----------------------------------------------------------------- About the Workshop Organizers ---------------------------- About SLA --------- Special Libraries Association (SLA) is a nonprofit global organization for innovative information professionals and their strategic partners. SLA serves the information profession, including corporate, academic, government, corporations, media, finance, science, research, academies, museums, trade associations, nonprofit organizations, and nontraditional enterprises information specialists. The mission of the Special Libraries Association is to advance the leadership role of SLA members in putting knowledge to work for the benefit of decision makers in rporations, government, the professions, and society as well as to shape the destiny of our information and knowledge-based society. For further details : www.sla.org SLA Asian Chapter in a nutshell ---------------------------------- Special Libraries Association is one of the worlds largest information related Associations with 12,000 members in 85 countries with 58 chapters and 25 divisions. The Asian chapter covers a large geographical area consisting of 22 countries. MCCIA in a nutshell --------------------- Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture (MCCIA) is a premier industry association with over 2200 members from different sectors. It is one of the most prominent and active Chambers of Commerce in India. It has been catalyst for economic development of Pune and making Pune a global business destination. The Asian chapter - plans: 1. Networking with Asian Libraries and Information Centers. 2. To organize Annual Meetings of Asian Librarians and Information Professionals. 3. To organize Workshops / Seminars in various countries of the region. 4. To provide guidelines and professional support to the Asian Libraries. 5. To provide training to Asian Chapter information professionals. ---------------------------------------------------------- Mrs. Nirupama Bawdekar, Scientific Officer D, Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Post Bag No. 4, Ganeskhind Pune 411 007, India Tel:(020)25604308 -- 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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Request to Dr Haravu for training program on NewGenLib in india
by Sanjay Kataria 14 Jan '08

14 Jan '08

Dear Friends, It is really good time to congrats Dr. Haravu and his technical team for their efforts. I am agreed the words of Dr. I.R.N. Goudar regarding the technicalities of the software. Prof ARD & his team given momentum and made term Open Source Software is very simple. Many of us have experimented on many OSS like Dspace,Greenstone,Eprint, Khoa. Now, time has come for NewGenLib. May i request to Dr Haravu to take initiative to conduct some of training program on NewGenLib in India. This will help us to understand the technicalities of NewGenLib its basic requirements. I suggest that INFLIBNET, DELNET, SALIS or other agency should take initiative to conduct the training program with help of Dr Haravu. I am ready to take the initiative to organize a training program on NewGenLib at my university with all best possible infrastructure and facilities. With regards, Dr. Sanjay Kataria Librarian Jaypee Institute of Information Technology University A-10, Sector-62, Noida (UP) India-201307 Ph. +91 9810503341 E-mail: sanjay.kataria(a)jiit.ac.in, skataria.jiitu(a)gmail.com ----- Original Message ---- From: Rajan <rajankila(a)hotmail.com> To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 7:06:59 PM Subject: [LIS-Forum] Furthering NewGenLib Dear All, We got yet another excellent open software with all possible standards and hitherto un-available fulltext linking. This is the right time to think ways of intertwining it with our daily professional practices in some more libraries. As Dr Goudar pointed out, we need to think of evolving strategies to promote it by building up the capacity of a group of IT friendly professionals in learning, handling ,developing simple documentation and helping others to use the software in their libraries. Many excellent and easily usable pieces of software fail to root well in our profession, mainly because of the failure or deficiency in delivering the content of training in a simple and incremental manner to suit the new adult learners. Creation of simple manuals and giving training in a simple,cohesive and modular manner is essential. Any software is very easy to use, if someone help you know the proper sequence of choosing the option. If the proper sequence is not taught, using any simple software is a difficult task. So we need to design our training and promotion policy on thie NewGenLib software strategically, in a context where IT enabled libraries are envisaged far more than earlier by all, including the knowledge commission. Regards, K Rajasekharan Librarian, Kerala Institute of Local Administration(KILA) Mulagunnathukavu, Thrissur - 680581 , India ------------------------------ Original Message: Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 18:25:02 +0530 (IST) From: "I.R.N.Goudar" <goudar(a)css.nal.res.in> Subject: [LIS-Forum] NewGenLib-What next? Dear Professionals, Great news! NewGenLib, library automation software has become open source software. This welcome development raises many questions: a. What would be the role of Mr. Haravu and his colleagues now onwards? b. Who would support the further development of NewGenLib? c. Who would give the support for installation, customization and porting the whole data if one would like to migrate to this software? d. What about the libraries who have baought NewGenLib earlier? etc Initially we should hold one day brain storming round table meeting of selected 15-20 top level Indian librarians in the country who have successfully automated their libraries in a big way and few LIS Faculty along with Dr. Haravu and his technical team. I request Dr. ARD Prasad of DRTC to take a lead in this matter. Dr. I.R.N. Goudar -- 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 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ -- 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] NewGenLib is open-source now
by Mailing List Admin 14 Jan '08

14 Jan '08

Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:48:07 +0530 From: madaiah krishnamurthy <mkrishna_murthy(a)hotmail.com> Dear Professor Haravu, Congratulations! I appreciate your initiative for launching New GenLib as open source software. In the today's information explotion especially on open source and open access era,this software is going to make revolution in the library field. M.Krishnamurthy Dr.M.Krishnamurthy,M.A.,M.L.I.Sc., PhD. University Librarian University of Mysore Manasagangothri, Mysore 570006 Ph: 91-0821-2514808/2419388 Fax: 91-0821-2419335

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announcement regarding a workshop...
by Mailing List Admin 14 Jan '08

14 Jan '08

Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2008 10:09:19 +0530 (IST) From: nirupama bawdekar <nub(a)iucaa.ernet.in> The Special Libraries Association Asian Chapter in co-ordination with Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture (MCCIA), Pune, is organizing a one-day workshop on Librarianship 2.0: Emerging trends in connecting people to information" on Friday, February 08, 2008, at the S. Moolgaonkar Auditorium, MCCIA, Senapati Bapat Road, Pune 411 016. regards, nirupama bawdekar -- Mrs. Nirupama Bawdekar, Scientific Officer D, Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Post Bag No. 4, Ganeskhind Pune 411 007, India Tel:(020)25604308

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CALL FOR PAPERS: World Digital Libraries: an international journal
by Mailing List Admin 14 Jan '08

14 Jan '08

Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 09:39:58 +0530 From: Debal Chandra Kar <dckar(a)teri.res.in> TERI is planning to publish a peer reviewed bi-annual journal on digital libraries titled ?World Digital Libraries: an international journal?. The first issue of this journal will be May-June 2008. The aim of the journal is to advance the theory and practice of acquisition, organization, management and dissemination of digital information on a sustainable basis. The journal will seek quality research papers that present original theoretical approaches as well as experimental case studies related to digital library development and maintenance. In doing so, the journal will keep readers abreast with the current developments in the field. The journal will be having global coverage with local focus and would provide a platform for decision-makers, planners, consultants, library and information science professionals to share their experiences. We would like to request all of you to submit paper for the same. We would welcome your contributions, suggestions and advice on the contents, which would help us in enriching the contents, quality and profile of the journal. Thanking you and with personal regards Yours sincerely, Debal C Kar, Fellow Library and Information Centre ************************************************************ TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute) Darbari Seth Block IHC Complex, Lodhi Road New Delhi 110 003 (India) Tel. +91 11 2468 2100, 2468 2111 Ext 2724 Fax +91 11 2468 2144, 2468 2145 E-mail dckar(a)teri.res.in Web site www.teriin.org ************************************************************ Aims and scope World Digital Libraries is an international peer-reviewed biannual journal. The journal will seek quality research papers that present original theoretical approaches, as well as experimental case studies related to digital library development and maintenance and dissemination of digital information focusing on research and integration of knowledge at the interface between resources and development. In doing so, the journal will keep readers abreast with the current developments in the field. The journal will include articles, reviews, current developments, and case studies dealing with � theoretical and methodological issues that relate to the interrelationships among electronic resources management, digital preservation, multiple access, multilinguality, copyright issues and security aspects; � initiatives taken towards digitization through lucid case studies; � current developments across the globe; and � dialogues between the scientific community and society at large. The journal will have global coverage with local focus and will provide its contributors and readers a platform to share their experiences. It will also facilitate dialogue among the digital library communities. Articles and reviews should examine concepts, analyses, new approaches, and techniques pertaining to this field. Case studies covering new initiatives, as well as procedural breakthroughs of important issues in the digital library field would be included. Book reviews will cover recent books in the field, reviewed by an independent reviewer. All submissions will be peer-reviewed using the criteria of originality, accuracy, and quality of contribution in these fields. The journal will also provide an update on topical developments in the field; notes on important breakthroughs; information on forthcoming conferences, workshops, seminars and relevant events; and highlight activities of national and international importance in the field. Editor-in-Chief: 1. Prof N Balakrishnan, Professor & Associate Director, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore India Advisory Board: Dr. R K Pachauri, D-G, TERI, New Delhi Editor Debal C Kar, Fellow, TERI, New Delhi Editorial Board: Dr. Jagdish Arora, Director, INFLIBNET, India Dr Gobinda Chowdhury, Senior Lecturer, Department of Computer and Information Sciences, University of Strathclyde, UK Dr P R Goswami, Director, National Social Science Documentation Centre (NASSDOC), Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi, Prof. Alan Hopkinson, Head of Library Systems, Learning Resources, The Sheppard Library, Middlesex University, UK Prof. Ee-Peng Lim, PhD, Associate Professor and Head, Division of Information Systems, School of Computer Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Prof. Gary Marchionini, School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA Dr. A. Lakshmana Moorthy, Director, Defence Scientific Information and Documentation Centre, India Dr Usha Mujoo-Munshi, Chief Librarian, Indian Statistical Institute, India Prof. Dr Erich J Neuhold, Professor, Computer Science, Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Research Studios Austria, University of Vienna, Austria Prof. Paul Nieuwenhuysen, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium Mr John Paschoud, Information Systems Engineer of the Library, London School of Economics, UK Dr. A.R.D. Prasad, Associate Professor, Documentation Research & Training Centre, Indian Statistical Institute, India Prof. Dr Michael Seadle, Director, Institute for Library and Information Science, Berlin Dr. V N Shuka, Director (Application), CDAC, India Dr. Ingeborg Torvik S�lvberg, Professor, Dept. of Computer and Information Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway Dr. M G Sreekumar, Librarian, Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode, India. Visiting Professor, Department of Information Science, Faculty of Computer Science & Information Technology, University of Malaya, Malaysia Prof. Shigeo Sugimoto, University of Library and Information Science, Japan Prof. P. Tapio Varis Ph.D. , Acting President, Global University System, Unesco Chair in global eLearning with applications to multiple domains, Professor and Chair of Media Education, University of Tampere, Finland Dr. Shalini R. Urs, Executive Director, International School of Information Management, University of Mysore, India Prof. Om Vikas, Director, ABV Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, India Prof Ian H. Witten, Department of Computer Science, University of Waikato, New Zealand

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Request for Article
by Mailing List Admin 14 Jan '08

14 Jan '08

Date: 11 Jan 2008 13:00:35 -0000 From: nandeesh nandu <nandeesh_nandu(a)rediffmail.com> � Dear Professionals, I needed the following paper: V.F. Leavers, “Survey: Which Hough Transform?&# 8221;, CVGIP: Image Understanding, Volume 58 , Issue 2 (September 1993) Pages: 250 – 264 (CVGIP – Computer Vision, Graphics and Image Processing) Kindly let me know if you get information about availability of this paper. Nandeesha. B. Deputy Librarian, International Institute of Information Technology, Electronic City, Bangalore - 100. Mail - nandeesha.b@ iiitb.ac. in Mob - +91 9945804989 --

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sad news -- Dr Vengan is no more- great loss to the profession--
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 14 Jan '08

14 Jan '08

helo friends i am really very sorry to share the unhappy news on this festival day. Dr Vengan, University Librarian, Univrsity of Madras, Chennai had expired around 5.oo pm today. it appears he was admitted to hospital for heart attack and there he lost his life. we the professioanls lost a senior professional and it is great loss to the profession. On behalf of the professioanls i pray God almighty to give strength to his family so that they can bear his loss. I pray God almighty to put his soul in rest. laxman rao --------------------------------- Sent from Yahoo! - a smarter inbox. -- 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] NewGenLib as open source
by SUNIL M.V. 14 Jan '08

14 Jan '08

This is indeed a Nobel gesture for the Librarians from a Librarian. As a user of NewGenLib (http://opac.sdmimd.net) from past 1year, I feel this is one of the most robust and quality Integrated Library System (ILS) in the Indian ILS Products. The adherence to the international standards, the systematic workflow, interoperability standards and integration level of NewGenLib has brought best practices in the library administration. As mentioned by Dr. Francis Jaykanth, NewGenLib is true integrated software. It aims at integrating the concept of Library Automation, Institutional Repository and Digital Library and made librarians’ job easy. NewGenLib – a product developed by the able guidance of a Librarian, who is an authority in the area of library administration and library automation is the best of its kind. I thank Mr. Haravu, the Trustees of Kesavan Institute of Information and Knowledge Management (KIIKM) and Versus Solutions for this gesture to the knowledge society. I am sure, your contribution will change the way Librarians think in adopting OS-ILS. With sincere thanks Sunil MV Librarian SDM Institute for Management Development No. 1, Chamundi Hill Road Siddartha Nagar, Mysore Phone : 0821 - 2420490/491 2429722/161 Fax: 0821-2425557 ----- Original Message ---- From: Jai Haravu <haravu(a)newgenlib.com> To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 8:59:13 PM Subject: [LIS-Forum] NewGenLib as open source Dear Members of the List I am a very happy to announce that NewGenLib, the integrated library management system is now open source. Details are given below. NewGenLib Open Source NewGenLib (www.newgenlib.com) is now open source under the most widely used open source software licensing system called GNU GPL (General Public License) The open source binaries and source code can be downloaded from http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/newgenlib. Installation notes for Linux and Windows are also available at the site. The user manual is also downloadable. Librarians/developers who download the software can post their views, problems, solutions, discussions, etc., on https://sourceforge.net/forum/?group_id=210780. NewGenLib is web-based and has a multi-tier architecture (www.kiikm.org/newgenlib_architecture.jpg) uses Java (a swing-based librarian’s GUI) and the JBoss (J2EE-based Application Server). The default backend used is the open source PostgreSQL. NewGenLib functional modules: Acquisitions management (monographs and serials); technical processing; circulation control; system configuration; a desktop reports application and an end-of-day process (scheduler) application. NewGenLib is compliant with MARC-21 format. Has a MARC editor Allows seamless bibliographic and authority data import into cataloguing templates Form letter templates are configurable using openOffice 2.0 as ODT and htm. SMTP mail servers can be configured for emails that can be sent form functional modules. NewGenLib allows creation of institutional open access (OA) repositories compliant with the OAI-PMH. NewGenLib servers are SRU/W compliant supporting MARC-21 and MODS 3.0 metadata formats. CQL (level 1) with both Bath and Dublin Core Profiles are supported. NewGenLib is Unicode 3.0 compliant. It is an internationalized application. English and Arabic interfaces are already available. Is RFID ready. Regards L.J.Haravu Trustee Kesavan Institute of Information and Knowledge Management -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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NewGenLib-What next?
by I.R.N.Goudar 14 Jan '08

14 Jan '08

Dear Professionals, Great news! NewGenLib, library automation software has become open source software. I appreciate the initiative and gesture of Dr. LJ Haravu and his team of Keshvan Kesavan Institute of Information and Knowledge Management, Hyderabad and also those who are behind this move. I am proud of this unique gift for L&IS and KM community in the world by Indian librarian community. I have seen the demonstration of this software, it uses open source platforms and other tools, confirms to open source standards unlike many commercial software. The features and the functionalities are of high standard. I am quite sure that this move will revolutionise library automation and digital library activities in a big way especially in India. This welcome development raises many questions: a. What would be the role of Mr. Haravu and his colleagues now onwards? b. Who would support the further development of NewGenLib? c. Who would give the support for installation, customization and porting the whole data if one would like to migrate to this software? d. What about the libraries who have baought NewGenLib earlier? etc I have following suggestions in this matter: a. Few Government institutions like DESIDOC, DSIR, NIC, INFLIBNET and Erstwhile INSDO also have developed library automation software like Maithriyee, Sanjay, SOUL, E-Granthalaya, Granthalaya, Suchika, etc. I strongly feel that all these institutions and others interested should put their efforts in further development and implementation of NewGenLib in all academic, specialized, public and industrial libraries in India in a synergized manner instead of wasting their manpower, time and money on their products. b. All Indian LIS schools should teach NewGenLib software as a part of their curriculum. Institutions like, DRTC, NCSI, NISCAIR can take the lead for developmental activities and training program. Keshavani Institute should get sizeable aid from Governmental agencies to carry forward the activity. Dr. Haravu's group can help the individual libraries for installation, customization, porting, etc and charge nominally for the service. c. National Knowledge Commission, ILA, IASLIC, SIS and other library associations should make note of this development and extend suitable help and guidance. d. Departments of Public Libraries of different states should not only adopt this software, but try to extend their help in the development of this software. e. We should stop promoting KOHA in our country. f. All professionals should come forward in further development of NewGEnLib and should help to compile good manual. Better we have a discussion group specifically meant for this puepose. g. NewGenLib has a nice module for Union Catalogue. We should make use of this to have Union Cataloges say of all Universities, State level Public Libraries, all CSIR Labs, etc. Initially we should hold one day brain storming round table meeting of selected 15-20 top level Indian librarians in the country who have successfully automated their libraries in a big way and few LIS Faculty along with Dr. Haravu and his technical team. I request Dr. ARD Prasad of DRTC to take a lead in this matter. ONCE AGAIN CONGRATULATIONS AND HEARTFELT THANKS TO DR. HARAVU AND KESHAVAN INSTITUTE. Goudar -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. I.R.N. Goudar Tel: 91-80-25086081 Sci F & Head, Information Centre for 91-80-25235315 Aerospace Science and Technology Fax: 91-80-25268072 National Aerospace Laboratories E-mail:goudar@css.nal.res.in Airport Road, BANGALORE-560 017 India http://www.icast.org.in/staff/goudar.html -- 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] NewGenLib-What next?
by T. Shahab 14 Jan '08

14 Jan '08

Hearty congratulation to Dr. Haravu and his team of committed library professioinals for their bold and beautiful step for successfully putting the NewGenLib automation package as an open source software. I also highly appreciate the candid and practical suggestion given by Dr. Goudar towards making this package stable and functional so that libraries at different levels of computerisation facilities may find it easy to implement. Regads. TANWIR Central Library, Jamia Hamdard New Delhi-62. -----Original Message----- From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in] On Behalf Of I.R.N.Goudar Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 6:25 PM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] NewGenLib-What next? Dear Professionals, Great news! NewGenLib, library automation software has become open source software. I appreciate the initiative and gesture of Dr. LJ Haravu and his team of Keshvan Kesavan Institute of Information and Knowledge Management, Hyderabad and also those who are behind this move. I am proud of this unique gift for L&IS and KM community in the world by Indian librarian community. I have seen the demonstration of this software, it uses open source platforms and other tools, confirms to open source standards unlike many commercial software. The features and the functionalities are of high standard. I am quite sure that this move will revolutionise library automation and digital library activities in a big way especially in India. This welcome development raises many questions: a. What would be the role of Mr. Haravu and his colleagues now onwards? b. Who would support the further development of NewGenLib? c. Who would give the support for installation, customization and porting the whole data if one would like to migrate to this software? d. What about the libraries who have baought NewGenLib earlier? etc I have following suggestions in this matter: a. Few Government institutions like DESIDOC, DSIR, NIC, INFLIBNET and Erstwhile INSDO also have developed library automation software like Maithriyee, Sanjay, SOUL, E-Granthalaya, Granthalaya, Suchika, etc. I strongly feel that all these institutions and others interested should put their efforts in further development and implementation of NewGenLib in all academic, specialized, public and industrial libraries in India in a synergized manner instead of wasting their manpower, time and money on their products. b. All Indian LIS schools should teach NewGenLib software as a part of their curriculum. Institutions like, DRTC, NCSI, NISCAIR can take the lead for developmental activities and training program. Keshavani Institute should get sizeable aid from Governmental agencies to carry forward the activity. Dr. Haravu's group can help the individual libraries for installation, customization, porting, etc and charge nominally for the service. c. National Knowledge Commission, ILA, IASLIC, SIS and other library associations should make note of this development and extend suitable help and guidance. d. Departments of Public Libraries of different states should not only adopt this software, but try to extend their help in the development of this software. e. We should stop promoting KOHA in our country. f. All professionals should come forward in further development of NewGEnLib and should help to compile good manual. Better we have a discussion group specifically meant for this puepose. g. NewGenLib has a nice module for Union Catalogue. We should make use of this to have Union Cataloges say of all Universities, State level Public Libraries, all CSIR Labs, etc. Initially we should hold one day brain storming round table meeting of selected 15-20 top level Indian librarians in the country who have successfully automated their libraries in a big way and few LIS Faculty along with Dr. Haravu and his technical team. I request Dr. ARD Prasad of DRTC to take a lead in this matter. ONCE AGAIN CONGRATULATIONS AND HEARTFELT THANKS TO DR. HARAVU AND KESHAVAN INSTITUTE. Goudar ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Dr. I.R.N. Goudar Tel: 91-80-25086081 Sci F & Head, Information Centre for 91-80-25235315 Aerospace Science and Technology Fax: 91-80-25268072 National Aerospace Laboratories E-mail:goudar@css.nal.res.in Airport Road, BANGALORE-560 017 India http://www.icast.org.in/staff/goudar.html -- 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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NewGenLib as open source
by Jai Haravu 14 Jan '08

14 Jan '08

Dear Members of the List I am a very happy to announce that NewGenLib, the integrated library management system is now open source. Details are given below. * * *NewGenLib Open Source* 1. NewGenLib (www.newgenlib.com <http://www.newgenlib.com>) is now open source under the most widely used open source software licensing system called GNU GPL (General Public License) 2. The open source binaries and source code can be downloaded from http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/newgenlib. Installation notes for Linux and Windows are also available at the site. The user manual is also downloadable. 3. Librarians/developers who download the software can post their views, problems, solutions, discussions, etc., on https://sourceforge.net/forum/?group_id=210780. 4. NewGenLib is web-based and has a multi-tier architecture (www.kiikm.org/newgenlib_architecture.jpg) uses Java (a swing-based librarian's GUI) and the JBoss (J2EE-based Application Server). The default backend used is the open source PostgreSQL. 5. NewGenLib functional modules: Acquisitions management (monographs and serials); technical processing; circulation control; system configuration; a desktop reports application and an end-of-day process (scheduler) application. 6. NewGenLib is compliant with MARC-21 format. 1. Has a MARC editor 2. Allows seamless bibliographic and authority data import into cataloguing templates 7. Form letter templates are configurable using openOffice 2.0 as ODT and htm. 8. SMTP mail servers can be configured for emails that can be sent form functional modules. 9. NewGenLib allows creation of institutional open access (OA) repositories compliant with the OAI-PMH. 10. NewGenLib servers are SRU/W compliant supporting MARC-21 and MODS 3.0 metadata formats. CQL (level 1) with both Bath and Dublin Core Profiles are supported. 11. NewGenLib is Unicode 3.0 compliant. It is an internationalized application. English and Arabic interfaces are already available. 12. Is RFID ready. Regards L.J.Haravu Trustee Kesavan Institute of Information and Knowledge Management -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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NewGenLib as open source
by chandra shekar 14 Jan '08

14 Jan '08

Dear Sir It is a very good oppurtunity to Library professionals who wants to develop their libraries through library automation. Since I know about you and your software trying to impliment in Telugu Desam Bhavan - Hyderabad, at that time I was a trainee at NIFT-Madapur Hyderabad,met you many times with my Head Librarian Mr. Rajashekar Devarai regarding your software implemenation, now it has became an opensource will be valuable to Libray environment. Our generation people will always remember you sir. Thanks and Regards G.Chandra Shekar Librarian Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. Hyderabad On Sat, 12 Jan 2008 lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in wrote : >Send LIS-Forum mailing list submissions to > lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > >To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum >or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > >You can reach the person managing the list at > lis-forum-owner(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > >When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >than "Re: Contents of LIS-Forum digest..." > > >Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: NewGenLib as open source (Enukonda Rama Reddy) > 2. NewGenLib-What next? (I.R.N.Goudar) > 3. Thank U sir........ (velmurugan murugan) > 4. Re: NewGenLib as open source (Suresh Horakeri) > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Message: 1 >Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:32:23 +0530 (IST) > From: Enukonda Rama Reddy <enukondar(a)yahoo.co.in> >Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] NewGenLib as open source >To: haravu(a)newgenlib.com, lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >Message-ID: <425826.20372.qm(a)web94105.mail.in2.yahoo.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > >Dear Mr. Haravu, >It is a wonderful New Year gift to the library professionals in India and also the other countries in the Developing World. You and your team worked so hard to make it one of the best product and many libraries will benefit by using it. One of the main reasons for delay in the implementation of Library Automation in India is because of non-availability of a good high-end software with all the functions and standards like NewGenlib. Your other contribution in the form of text-book (Library Automation) has become valuable to the professional community. It is the only text-book of its kind from India. >Library professionals will remember you for ever for this gesture. >We all wish you good health. > >Dr. E. Rama Reddy >visiting Professor >Faculty of Informatics >Mahasarakham University >Mahasarakham, Thailand >enukondar(a)yahoo.co.in >enukondar(a)gmail.com > > > > >----- Original Message ---- > From: Jai Haravu <haravu(a)newgenlib.com> >To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >Sent: Thursday, 10 January, 2008 3:29:13 PM >Subject: [LIS-Forum] NewGenLib as open source > >Dear Members of the List > >I am a very happy to announce that NewGenLib, the integrated library management system is now open source. Details are given below. > > >NewGenLib Open Source >NewGenLib (www.newgenlib.com) is now open source under the most widely used open source software licensing system called GNU GPL (General Public License) > The open source binaries and source code can be downloaded from http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/newgenlib. Installation notes for Linux and Windows are also available at the site. The user manual is also downloadable. >Librarians/developers who download the software can post their views, problems, solutions, discussions, etc., on https://sourceforge.net/forum/?group_id=210780. >NewGenLib is web-based and has a multi-tier architecture (www.kiikm.org/newgenlib_architecture.jpg) uses Java (a swing-based librarian?s GUI) and the JBoss (J2EE-based Application Server). The default backend used is the open source PostgreSQL. > >NewGenLib functional modules: Acquisitions management (monographs and serials); technical processing; circulation control; system configuration; a desktop reports application and an end-of-day process (scheduler) application. > >NewGenLib is compliant with MARC-21 format. > Has a MARC editor >Allows seamless bibliographic and authority data import into cataloguing templates >Form letter templates are configurable using openOffice 2.0 as ODT and htm. >SMTP mail servers can be configured for emails that can be sent form functional modules. > >NewGenLib allows creation of institutional open access (OA) repositories compliant with the OAI-PMH. >NewGenLib servers are SRU/W compliant supporting MARC-21 and MODS 3.0 metadata formats. CQL (level 1) with both Bath and Dublin Core Profiles are supported. >NewGenLib is Unicode 3.0 compliant. It is an internationalized application. English and Arabic interfaces are already available. >Is RFID ready. >Regards >L.J.Haravu >Trustee >Kesavan Institute of Information and Knowledge Management > > > > >-- >This message has been scanned for viruses and >dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >believed to be clean. > > > Download prohibited? No problem. CHAT from any browser, without download. Go to http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/webmessengerpromo.php/ >-- >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] [nmlis] information scientist debate
by Enukonda Rama Reddy 13 Jan '08

13 Jan '08

Dear Professional Colleagues, UGC appointed a Cadre Review Committee to streamline the designations to bring in uniformity in the Central Universities and Deemed Universities. Myself and Dr. S.S. Murthy former Director, DESIDOC were members alongwith Additional Secretary, UGC, a Memeber from DOPT, and also from MHRD, Government of India. Some of the Committees recommendations briefly include the following: 1 .To treat the Information Scientists on par with Asst. Librarians for promotion to the Deputy Librarians and merging it as Asst. Librarian eventually with LIS qualifications with specialization of IT. 2. Merging the designation of Documentation Officer with that of Asst. Librarians. 3. A uniform structure was suggested with merging (grouping) many different designations: Librarian, Dy. Librarian, Asst. Librarian, Professional Asst, Library Asst, Library Attendent. 4. Asst. Librarian level will have specializations for recruitment and promotion to head the sections. 5. Different qualifications with length of experience in the lower grade for open recruitment and internal promotion with percentage of posts. 6. CAS on par with faculty 7. Recommended for new designations and revised pay scales (below the Asst. Librarian) for consideration etc. 8. Another recommendation was mobility of professionals between practicing Librarians and Teachers in the LIS departments (Asst. Librarians and above). This automatically brings in uniformity of pay scales and promotion policies etc. The years of experience gained by working in the library or teaching in the department will be treated as equal. The matter is pending in UGC for longtime. The ILA may takeup the issue with UGC to get it cleared. This report was discussed among the Librarians of Central Universities at a one day meeting at University of Hyderabad. The report was also presented by me using ppt. at the meeting of the Vice-Chancellors of Central Universities presided over by the Chairman, UGC again at the University of Hyderabad. All this happened in the year 2004 for implementation. This is for information of all the professional colleagues. Rama Reddy E. Rama Reddy, Ph D. Retired Librarian, University of Hyderabad Presently, Visiting Professor Faculty of Informatics Mahasarakham University Mahasarakham, Thailand enukondar(a)yahoo.co.in enukondar(a)gmail.com ----- Original Message ---- From: nirmal swain <nirmal_swain(a)yahoo.com> To: NMLIS YAHOOGROUPS <nmlis(a)yahoogroups.com>; IATLIS YAHOOGROUPS <iatlis(a)yahoogroups.com>; DIGITALLIBRARY YAHOOGROUPS <digital_libraries(a)yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, 12 January, 2008 6:01:13 PM Subject: [nmlis] information scientist debate dear all for sometimes now there is a row in the various forum concern for the debate for information scientist. the situation is obviously matters for the professionals including those the victims. information scientists of universities are not getting promotion nor even any hope to get that that. this is the post grnated by INFLIBNET i suppose. why dont we all write letters to newly appointed director of INFLIBNET.At least he can facilitate in this regard. even if UGC takes any steps in this regard the dierector must be consulted . the director is from our profession and he can help us in this regard. and the professioanls also should have various alternatives for that. we should find the proper representation to bring to the notice og the UGC. nirmal kumar swain Nirmal Kumar Swain Lecturer Dept of Library Science, Vani Mandir Building Banasthali University Rajasthan - 304022. Tel: 01438-228687( R) M: 09414543231 E-Mail: nirmal_swain@ yahoo.com Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. __._,_.___ Messages in this topic (1) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages | Files | Photos | Links | Database | Polls | Members | Calendar MARKETPLACE Earn your degree in as few as 2 years - Advance your career with an AS, BS, MS degree - College-Finder.net. Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch format to Traditional Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe Recent Activity 15New Members Visit Your Group Connect w/Parents on Yahoo! Groups Get support and share information. Yahoo! Groups Improvement Zone Make and keep New Year's goals. Wellness Spot on Yahoo! Groups A resource for living the Curves lifestyle.. __,_._,___ Did you know? You can CHAT without downloading messenger. Go to http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/webmessengerpromo.php/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Furthering NewGenLib
by Rajan 12 Jan '08

12 Jan '08

Dear All, We got yet another excellent open software with all possible standards and hitherto un-available fulltext linking. This is the right time to think ways of intertwining it with our daily professional practices in some more libraries. As Dr Goudar pointed out, we need to think of evolving strategies to promote it by building up the capacity of a group of IT friendly professionals in learning, handling ,developing simple documentation and helping others to use the software in their libraries. Many excellent and easily usable pieces of software fail to root well in our profession, mainly because of the failure or deficiency in delivering the content of training in a simple and incremental manner to suit the new adult learners. Creation of simple manuals and giving training in a simple,cohesive and modular manner is essential. Any software is very easy to use, if someone help you know the proper sequence of choosing the option. If the proper sequence is not taught, using any simple software is a difficult task. So we need to design our training and promotion policy on thie NewGenLib software strategically, in a context where IT enabled libraries are envisaged far more than earlier by all, including the knowledge commission. Regards, K Rajasekharan Librarian, Kerala Institute of Local Administration(KILA) Mulagunnathukavu, Thrissur - 680581 , India ------------------------------ Original Message: Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 18:25:02 +0530 (IST) From: "I.R.N.Goudar" <goudar(a)css.nal.res.in> Subject: [LIS-Forum] NewGenLib-What next? Dear Professionals, Great news! NewGenLib, library automation software has become open source software. This welcome development raises many questions: a. What would be the role of Mr. Haravu and his colleagues now onwards? b. Who would support the further development of NewGenLib? c. Who would give the support for installation, customization and porting the whole data if one would like to migrate to this software? d. What about the libraries who have baought NewGenLib earlier? etc Initially we should hold one day brain storming round table meeting of selected 15-20 top level Indian librarians in the country who have successfully automated their libraries in a big way and few LIS Faculty along with Dr. Haravu and his technical team. I request Dr. ARD Prasad of DRTC to take a lead in this matter. Dr. I.R.N. Goudar -- 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] NewGenLib
by Rajesh Rangappa 12 Jan '08

12 Jan '08

Respected L.J.Haravu Congrats and thankful, to whole team of New Gen Lib for providing such a wonderful package for Library and Information profession, Its real beauty with such amazing feature's. Covering most of requirements of Professional, We can call it as Single package with multi usability , cost effective investment for us. Ha its very helpful one. Its splended work form you sir thank you once again -- RAJESH ALDARTHI Student (M Phil) Dept. of Library and Information Science Gulbarga University, Gulbarga Email : deepakdeepa89(a)gmail.com Mobile : 09886268857 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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congratulations to Porf. Haravu
by sbmjce library 12 Jan '08

12 Jan '08

Dear Professor Haravu, I congratulate you for your outstanding contribution towards LIS community. Form this milestone I hope all LIS professionals will get recharged I wish you to get more success in future in this field. With Warm Regards, C K Gowda Librarian S B M Jain College of Engineering Jakkasandra Post Kanakapura Taluk Ramanagaram District PIN-562112 Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.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] NewGenLib as open source
by Suresh Horakeri 12 Jan '08

12 Jan '08

Dear sir, I am happy to know that, NewGenLib, the integrated library management system is now open source under GPL (General Public License). Thank you very much for taking such a great decision. Today every one talks about open archives initiatives, only few peoples come forward to do it, in this direction, yours is a great achievement for making NewGenLib open for all, the best library software in the country. Congratulations and wish you all best I hope many peoples will make best use of NewGenLib for automating their library. Thanks, Regards Suresh D Horakeri BSc, MLISc,PGDLAN, Asst Librarian, BVB College of Engg & Tech, Hubli-31, Ph: 9341610603 (R) (0836) 2378422 2378422 (O) Emails ; sdhorakeri(a)yahoo.co.in horakeri(a)bvb.edu http://www.connotea.org/user/suresh1973 http://works.bepress.com/suresh_dh/ http://www.prajavani.net/jun192006/5758220060619.php ----- Original Message ---- From: Jai Haravu <haravu(a)newgenlib.com> To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Sent: Thursday, 10 January, 2008 8:59:13 PM Subject: [LIS-Forum] NewGenLib as open source Dear Members of the List I am a very happy to announce that NewGenLib, the integrated library management system is now open source. Details are given below. NewGenLib Open Source NewGenLib (www.newgenlib.com) is now open source under the most widely used open source software licensing system called GNU GPL (General Public License) The open source binaries and source code can be downloaded from http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/newgenlib. Installation notes for Linux and Windows are also available at the site. The user manual is also downloadable. Librarians/developers who download the software can post their views, problems, solutions, discussions, etc., on https://sourceforge.net/forum/?group_id=210780. NewGenLib is web-based and has a multi-tier architecture (www.kiikm.org/newgenlib_architecture.jpg) uses Java (a swing-based librarian’s GUI) and the JBoss (J2EE-based Application Server). The default backend used is the open source PostgreSQL. NewGenLib functional modules: Acquisitions management (monographs and serials); technical processing; circulation control; system configuration; a desktop reports application and an end-of-day process (scheduler) application. NewGenLib is compliant with MARC-21 format. Has a MARC editor Allows seamless bibliographic and authority data import into cataloguing templates Form letter templates are configurable using openOffice 2.0 as ODT and htm. SMTP mail servers can be configured for emails that can be sent form functional modules. NewGenLib allows creation of institutional open access (OA) repositories compliant with the OAI-PMH. NewGenLib servers are SRU/W compliant supporting MARC-21 and MODS 3.0 metadata formats. CQL (level 1) with both Bath and Dublin Core Profiles are supported. NewGenLib is Unicode 3.0 compliant. It is an internationalized application. English and Arabic interfaces are already available. Is RFID ready. Regards L.J.Haravu Trustee Kesavan Institute of Information and Knowledge Management -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. Bollywood, fun, friendship, sports and more. You name it, we have it on http://in.promos.yahoo.com/groups -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Thank U sir........
by velmurugan murugan 12 Jan '08

12 Jan '08

Hearty Congradulations for your one of the best efforts to our Library era. Now our Library and Information Science Professionals should make use of it in a very best way. Thank you very much. With kind regards by *VELMURUGAN.C* Asst Librarian Lalaji Memorial Omega Internatioanl School, Chennai- 602 101. -- 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] NewGenLib as open source
by Enukonda Rama Reddy 11 Jan '08

11 Jan '08

Dear Mr. Haravu, It is a wonderful New Year gift to the library professionals in India and also the other countries in the Developing World. You and your team worked so hard to make it one of the best product and many libraries will benefit by using it. One of the main reasons for delay in the implementation of Library Automation in India is because of non-availability of a good high-end software with all the functions and standards like NewGenlib. Your other contribution in the form of text-book (Library Automation) has become valuable to the professional community. It is the only text-book of its kind from India. Library professionals will remember you for ever for this gesture. We all wish you good health. Dr. E. Rama Reddy visiting Professor Faculty of Informatics Mahasarakham University Mahasarakham, Thailand enukondar(a)yahoo.co.in enukondar(a)gmail.com ----- Original Message ---- From: Jai Haravu <haravu(a)newgenlib.com> To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Sent: Thursday, 10 January, 2008 3:29:13 PM Subject: [LIS-Forum] NewGenLib as open source Dear Members of the List I am a very happy to announce that NewGenLib, the integrated library management system is now open source. Details are given below. NewGenLib Open Source NewGenLib (www.newgenlib.com) is now open source under the most widely used open source software licensing system called GNU GPL (General Public License) The open source binaries and source code can be downloaded from http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/newgenlib. Installation notes for Linux and Windows are also available at the site. The user manual is also downloadable. Librarians/developers who download the software can post their views, problems, solutions, discussions, etc., on https://sourceforge.net/forum/?group_id=210780. NewGenLib is web-based and has a multi-tier architecture (www.kiikm.org/newgenlib_architecture.jpg) uses Java (a swing-based librarian’s GUI) and the JBoss (J2EE-based Application Server). The default backend used is the open source PostgreSQL. NewGenLib functional modules: Acquisitions management (monographs and serials); technical processing; circulation control; system configuration; a desktop reports application and an end-of-day process (scheduler) application. NewGenLib is compliant with MARC-21 format. Has a MARC editor Allows seamless bibliographic and authority data import into cataloguing templates Form letter templates are configurable using openOffice 2.0 as ODT and htm. SMTP mail servers can be configured for emails that can be sent form functional modules. NewGenLib allows creation of institutional open access (OA) repositories compliant with the OAI-PMH. NewGenLib servers are SRU/W compliant supporting MARC-21 and MODS 3.0 metadata formats. CQL (level 1) with both Bath and Dublin Core Profiles are supported. NewGenLib is Unicode 3.0 compliant. It is an internationalized application. English and Arabic interfaces are already available. Is RFID ready. Regards L.J.Haravu Trustee Kesavan Institute of Information and Knowledge Management -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. Download prohibited? No problem. CHAT from any browser, without download. Go to http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/webmessengerpromo.php/ -- 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] NewGenLib now open source
by Francis Jayakanth 11 Jan '08

11 Jan '08

On Fri, 11 Jan 2008, Jai Haravu wrote: > I am a very happy to announce that NewGenLib, the integrated library > management system developed in India is now open source. Hearty congratulations to the NewGenLib team and all the others who are directly or indirectly associated in developing this wonderful product and now for making it open-source! LIS professionals will greatly benefit by using this package because it not only helps them to automate their libraries but it also helps in maintaining their open-access repositories. Both these activities are very essential for many of the academic libraries. Till now, to the best of my knowledge, most of the libraries are using two different software packages, one for library automation and the other for open access repositories. With the availability of NewGenLib, both these essential activities can be integrated thus eliminating the possibility of using more than one computer server. Maintaining computer servers with minimal of downtime and up-to-date OS and other software packages is not an easy task. With best wishes, - Francis NCSI, IISc Bangalore

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Article required
by K. Thulasi 11 Jan '08

11 Jan '08

Dear All, Can anyone arrange to send me a soft/hard copy of the following article, as required by one of our faculty? Structural compromise of disallowed conformations in peptide and protein structures. C. Ramakrishnan, B.Lakshmi, Anita Kurien, D.Devipriya and N. Srinivasan Protein & Peptide Letters 14, 672-682 (2007) Thanks K Thulasi NCSI, IISC Bangalore

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Set up of binding section
by Balesh Kumar 11 Jan '08

11 Jan '08

Dear Sir, I wish to set up the maintenance section in our college library. I wish to know the experience of the professional who have set up the same. Specifically I want to know which machines will be required for binding of the books for cloth or leather binding of books and journals and the approximatte cost involved. Thanking you, Sincerely Balesh Kumar Balesh Kumar Librarian Haryana College of Technology & Management Ambala Road, Kaithal-136 027 (Haryana) Ph.: (O) 01746-280100, 280102, Fax: 280711 (M) 09416073008 --------------------------------- Meet people who discuss and share your passions. Join them now. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Workshop at Jaipur
by lata＠iihmr.org 11 Jan '08

11 Jan '08

Institute of Health Management Research in assocaition with SALIS -Delhi NCR is organising a National Workshop on "Building Digital Libraries Using GSDL and DSpace on 14th and 15th of March, 2008 at Institute of health Management Research, Sanganer Airport, Jaipur. The details of the workshop is as under:- About the Workshop The purpose of the Workshop is to provide overview of the two major international open source software-GSDL and Dspace and also to give practical training to the participants to build digital library collections. The Workshop will facilitate interaction between experts and the participants in order to bridge the knowledge gaps and initiate capacity building activities The deliberations of the experts - and subsequent discussions - during and after the workshop will help develop a road map for the digitization of libraries. Objectives of the workshop The major objective of the proposed Workshop is to provide § Overview of the Metadata Standards § Overview of the open Archives Initiatives § A first hand knowledge of the GSDL and Dspace § Training in Building digital Library Collection § Training to Build Institutional Repositories/ Archives Greenstone Digital Library Software (GSDL) GSDL is open source software used for building and distributing digital library collection. The aim of the Greenstone software is to empower users, particularly in universities, libraries, and other public service institutions, to build their own digital libraries. It provides a new way of organizing information and publishing it on the internet or on CD-Rom. GSDL is produced by the New Zealand Digital Library project at the University of Waikato and developed and distributed in corporation with UNESCO and the human Info NGO. DSapce Dsapce is a digital library software used to capture store, index p[reserve and redistribute the digital library materials. Research institutions worldwide use the Dspace as an institutional repository, a learning object repository for records management and more. Dspace is freely available software and it can be customized to suit our needs. It is a joint project of the MIT (USA) libraries and HP Labs. The DSpace application can recognize and manage a large number of file format and mime types. Coverage § Digital Library § Digitization and OCR § Metadata Standards § Dublin Core § Overview of Open Access Archives and OAI-PMH § Institutional Repositories/Archives Methodology § Lectures § Presentations § Demonstration § Hands on Practice Impact of the Workshop Knowledge Managers and the Information Scientists of the various participating institutes shall be in a position to re-organize and modernize their library after the workshop since each one of them shall be acquainted with the latest techniques. They shall also be in a position to interact with the experts later, having developed a personal reputation during the workshop. This process will directly help our academic system and the faculty members, students and scholars. This workshop will be organized under the guidance of eminent professionals. The workshop will enhance the intellectual output of the participating organizations. Target Participants Approximately 50 selected Library and Information Science Professionals, Academicians, IT Professionals, Research Scholars, and Students are likely to attend the workshop. Dates 14th and 15th of March, 2008 (Friday and Saturday) Venue Institute of Health Management Research, Sanganer Airport, Jaipur. Duration: Duration of the workshop shall be for two days. Registration Fee: Rs. 500.00 from each participant. However, 20% concession will be given to more than one participant from the same organization. Registration fee will include Bag, Resource Materials, Software's CDs, a notepad, pen and Hands on Practice, High Tea, Lunch, Participation Certificate and Group Photos. Accommodation: Accommodation will be arranged on payment and first come first serve basis in the institute campus. ( Rs. 1000 per participant for 2 days ) About IHMR IHMR, is a premier research and training institute in the sphere of health, hospital and population management. It is the only institution in South Asia specializing in theses areas. It is a WHO Collaborating Center for District Health Systems and also has collaboration with the Johns Hopkins University, USA, the New Jersey Institute of technology, USA and BITS Pilani. Theses tie Ups have added value and provided international exposure to our programmes and activities, which are aimed at improving standards of health through better management. The institute has been identified as a "Institute of Excellence" by the Ministry of health and family Welfare, Government of India. The Institute has also been placed "A" category in the survey of Best B-Schools in India and ranked no. 1 among the sectoral management Institutes in India. About SALIS SALIS is a registered professional body, actively involved in the development of all spheres of library and information science by organizing various programmes such as seminars, lectures, training programme on emerging topics. It has chapters in many places to provide services in the respective regions regularly. SALIS has instituted many awards to honor LIS Professionals in the country. One of the objectives of the SALIS is to train the library and information professionals to handle the latest IT tools and techniques more effectively and efficiently in order to provide quality-based services. For more details please contact Lata Suresh Organising Secretary, Workshop Librarian Institute of Health Management Research 1, Prabhu Dayal Marg, Sanganer Airport Jaipur 302033, RAJASTHAN, INDIA Tel : 91-0141-2791431-34 Fax: 91-0141-2792138 Email : lata(a)iihmr.org Mobile :+91 94139 93396 Thanks Lata Suresh Librarian, IIHMR Jaipur -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Librarian: 82 Posts (UR-45,OBC-21, SC-11,ST-5)
by Sanjeev Kumar Jain 11 Jan '08

11 Jan '08

*The KVS intends to make recruitment for teaching posts for its schools spread all over India. Applications are invited in the prescribed format from the Indian Nationals for Teaching posts in the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan for the years 2007-08 and 2008-09 and for drawing a panel of candidates: * ** *Librarian (LIB) : 82 Posts* (UR-45,OBC-21, SC-11,ST-5) 1. *Pay Scale *: Rs. 5500-175-9000 2. *Age Limit *: 35 Years (as on on 15th February, 2008) 3. *Qualification* : *(i)* University Degree in Library Science OR Graduate with one year Diploma in Library Science from a recognized Institution. *(ii)* Knowledge of Computer Operation. *(iii)* Working Knowledge of Hindi & English * Please visit http://kvsangathan.nic.in/recruitment.htm for all the information like instructions, application form, syllabus etc. *- With kind regards _____________________ SANJEEV KUMAR JAIN Resource Centre/Library NIFT Campus, ITI Colony, Doorbhash Nagar Rae Bareli (U.P.) 209 010 Mobile: +91-94529-68706 Email: sanjeevmlis(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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Libn. post (pay scale Rs. 16, 400-22, 400) at IIPA, New Delhi
by Mukesh Anand 10 Jan '08

10 Jan '08

Respected Members', Librarian (1 post) in the pay scale of Rs. 16,400-450-20,900-500-22,400 on Direct recruitment basis Age below 50 years at Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi Form can be downloaded at institution website www.iipa.ernet.in Complete application should reach the following address Registrar, Indian Institute of Public Administration I.P. Estate, Ring Road, New Delhi - 2 Ph. # 011- 2370-2400 ; Extn. 8363, 8373 Fax :- 011-2332-6916 Thanx & Regards, Mukesh Anand Asst. Libn. Indian Railways Officers' Training College Sanskari Nagari Vadodara -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Just Published:: DDC Readymade: A Treasury to 15, 000 Readymade DDC Class Numbers Relating to Indian Subjects, English Language and Literature
by Mailing List Admin 10 Jan '08

10 Jan '08

Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 08:54:47 +0000 (GMT) From: Puna Das <puna_05(a)yahoo.co.in> Dear Members Just Published: DDC Readymade: A Treasury to 15,000 Readymade DDC Class Numbers Relating to Indian Subjects, English Language and Literature; written by Prof. B.K. Sen About the Book Sen B K (2008). DDC Readymade: A treasury to 15,000 readymade DDC class numbers relating to Indian subjects, English language and literature. New Delhi: Ess Ess Publications, 2008. 766p. Rs. 1675.00 The book provides around 15,000 readymade class numbers relating to Indian subjects and English language and literature. It has covered four Indic religions, namely Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism and Sikhism. For each of these religions class numbers have been provided for more than two hundred subdivisions. The class numbers for around fifty subdivisions of each of the important South Asian languages like Assamese, Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Sinhalese, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu have been provided. The numbers for other South Asian languages noticed in DDC have also been included. For literature of each of the aforementioned languages the class numbers for around 450 subdivisions have been provided. Around 750 class numbers have been provided for English language and literature. More than 250 class numbers have been provided under the heading History including all the periods of Indian history and the Indian states and union territories. Class numbers have also been provided for such subjects as Architecture, Conservation of resources, Cultural contact, Economic development, Economic geography, Elections, Elementary education, Fauna, Flora, Folk dancing, Folk literature, Food supply, General clubs, Geography, Geology, Higher education, Journalism, Local public debt, Local taxes, Museums, Newspapers, Organizations, Painting and paintings, Political situation, Postal organizations, Public administration, Public finance, Public policy on education, Revenue, Secondary education, Social problems/social welfare, Social welfare problems and services, State taxes, Statistics, Strikes, and so on with more than 40 geographical subdivisions. In addition to this, more than a dozen class numbers have been provided for all the Indian states and union territories. Necessary instructions have been given as to how class numbers are to be located, and expanded when necessary. With Best Wishes Anup Kumar Das B5/29, S.J. Enclave New Delhi-110029 Email: puna_05(a)yahoo.co.in

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Call for papers Intellectual Property Right (IPR)
by Mailing List Admin 10 Jan '08

10 Jan '08

Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 05:29:02 +0000 (GMT) From: monawwer eqbal <monawwereqbal(a)yahoo.co.in> Special Issue on Intellectual Property Right (IPR) Call for papers Dear Sir/Madam, This is quite a pleasure introducing to you the Integrated School of Law is a premier institute from the stable of the Integrated Group of Institutions imparting quality professional education in the field of Law. The Institute is committed to achieving excellence and bringing academic standards at par with the best in legal education. In this path towards academic excellence, Integrated School Of Law has been publishing a biannual research publication ��VIDHIGYA � The Journal of Legal Awareness�, which has constantly been getting worldwide acclamation and participation. The Journal is an attempt to keep the legal fraternity abreast with the developments taking place in the field of law by showcasing informative research based articles, current legislations, case studies, book reviews etc. The Bi-annual journal is receiving wide acclamation from eminent academicians, scholars, lawyers, and legal experts and is being recognized as a valued medium of information dissemination. The phenomenal growth in various fields of technology, industry, commerce and trade during the last decade is due mainly to the research and development output resulting from the creative effort of scientists, technologists, advertising techniques and understanding of human psychology have resulting from making use of super fast data processing mechanism developed by computer programmers and computer generate Creative works. All these have a tremendous impact upon every field of human activity and progress, more so with enormous developments in communication technology, Internet, cyberspace and so on, for obtaining information. All these creation of the human brain known as Intellectual property required to be protected to generate future and better creative works useful to society and for which there is great demand in every field of human activity and for which there is a great demand in every field of human activity. Consequently, intellectual property right / Law is one of the fastest growing subjects all over the world. The Knowledge era has caught the world in a whirlpool of laced issue. Established ownership of intellectual assets, arriving at acceptable frameworks for fair and equitable sharing of benefits for social goods and providing harmonized legal structures to encourage continuous follow of innovations are necessities to fuel a vibrant global economy. As technology becomes the key driver in the knowledge led universe and impact societal dynamics, intellectual property right take a center stage in the evaluation of techno-societies. Keeping in view the importance of intellectual property rights and their projection, we are going to publish next thematic issue on IPR. This special issue addresses the theme of whether intellectual property (IP) acts as help or as a hindrance to innovation and the commercialization of new knowledge. This is a timely topic and one that elicits much debate, since it is likely to have far-reaching implications. Aims/ objectives: The aims of this special issue are to provide a forum for the presentation of these and related issues in IPR, to describe the implications for innovation and the commercialization of new knowledge, and to provide policy guidelines for helping to resolve some of the contentious issues. Contents: For this special issue, the journal welcomes theoretical and empirical papers with original contributions to advance the research in the field of intellectual property. It is pluralistic in methodology, i.e. conceptual papers, case studies, theoretical development, hypothetical test papers, and book reviews are all welcome. Comparative studies across countries and firms are encouraged. Subject Coverage: Suggested thematic headings indicating the types of topics that this special issue will endeavour to address the following; The national development history of intellectual property Right International harmonization of intellectual property Culture, ideologies and intellectual property Valuation methods of intellectual property - disparities and economic significance Internal corporate and organizational strategies: stimulating inventions, managing intellectual property information, competitive analysis and intellectual property exploitation, and decision-making on intellectual property commercialisation Global piracy and corporate and organisational strategies The impacts of intellectual property Right on Knowledge society Patent right Copyrights Trademark law Public Interest Litigations WIPO and TRIPS Software and Intellectual Rights IPR Crimes, Remedies and Safety International Treaties, Conventions and Declarations IPR law and Knowledge Manager/Information Scientist /Librarian Any other theme related to IPR Written material sent post/e-mail should include author�s full name, designation, complete postal address, email, phone no. and fax no. Authors intending to submit papers are encouraged to contact: Monawwer Eqbal Managing Editor VIDHIGYA- The Journal of Legal Awareness INMANTEC Delhi � Hapur Bypass (NH-24), Near Dasna Rly. Crossing, Ghaziabad � 201009 (U.P.) India Tel.- 91-120-2768951 Fax No.-91-120-2768952 E-mail: eqbal(a)inmantec.edu vidgigya(a)inmantec.edu 9968060560

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Applications are inviting for Director (ex-cadre) for the Supreme Court Library
by Mailing List Admin 10 Jan '08

10 Jan '08

Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 10:54:19 +0530 From: Sanjeev Kumar Jain <sanjeevmlis(a)gmail.com> *SUPREME COURT OF INDIA* No.F.6/2007-SCA(I) New Delhi, Dated December 18, 2007 *A D V E R T I S E M E N T* Applications are invited from candidates who fulfil the following qualifications and other eligibility conditions as on 1.1.2008 for appointment to the post of Director (ex-cadre) for the Supreme Court Library in the provisional and ad-hoc scale of pay of Rs.14300-400-18300/- plus other allowances as admissible under the rules:- *Qualifications :* 1. A degree in Law of a University in India recognized by the Bar Council of India or by any State Bar Council for enrolment as an Advocate. 2. Master's Degree in Library Science of a recognized University. 3. Knowledge of computer operation. *Specialized knowledge in *: (i)Conducting research work regarding legal matters, (ii)Documentation work (iii)Preparing of bibliography of cases (iv)Examination and dissemination of legal articles published in various law journals. *Experience:-* Minimum 5 years experience as Chief Librarian or in an equivalent post in any prestigious Library preferably Law library; or Minimum 5 years experience as a Reader (Law)/Senior Research Officer in a University/Legal Department. The candidate should not be less than 45 years of age. *General Information:* Candidates who fulfill the prescribed qualifications, experience, age requirement and other eligibility conditions as on 1.1.2008 should apply giving full particulars including date of birth, educational qualifications, specialized knowledge and experience supported by copies of all the relevant certificates and a passport size photograph, all duly attested by a Gazetted officer. Candidates already in service should submit their application through proper channel only. The eligible candidates will have to appear for an Interview before an Interview Board. No TA/DA will be payable to the candidates for appearing in the interview. The applications should reach the Registrar, Supreme Court of India, Tilak Marg, New Delhi-110001 latest by 5.00 P.M. on 31.1.2008. The Registry will not be responsible for any postal loss or delay. (Ashok Kumar) Additional Registrar (Admn.) -- With kind regards _____________________ SANJEEV KUMAR JAIN Resource Centre/Library NIFT Campus, ITI Colony, Doorbhash Nagar Rae Bareli (U.P.) 209 010 Mobile: +91-94529-68706 Email: sanjeevmlis(a)yahoo.co.in

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Free Books for Doctors
by Mailing List Admin 10 Jan '08

10 Jan '08

Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2008 13:21:42 +0530 From: Sanjeev Kumar Jain <sanjeevmlis(a)gmail.com> Free Books for Doctors *Free Medical Books* - Over the next few years, many important medical textbooks will be available online, free and in full-text<http://www.amedeochallenge.org/>. The unrestricted access to scientific knowledge will have a major impact on medical practice. *FreeBooks4Doctors!* is dedicated to the promotion of free access to medical books over the Internet. http://freebooks4doctors.com/fb/english5.htm With kind regards, SANJEEV KUMAR JAIN Resource Centre/Library NIFT Campus, ITI Colony, Doorbhash Nagar Rae Bareli (U.P.) 209 010 Mobile: +91-94529-68706 Email: sanjeevmlis(a)yahoo.co.in

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Gen Y among biggest users of libraries
by madhuresh.singhal 10 Jan '08

10 Jan '08

We generally debate about the usage of Libraries in this Internet era. A survey in 1996 predicted that libraries will become less relevant in future but after 10 years it is proved wrong. This survey gives some insight that libraries are still relevant and younger generation is using it more. See online at http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/ET_Cetera/Gen_Y_among_biggest_users_ of_libraries/articleshow/2667228.cms Source: The Economic Times, 02 Jan 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------- Gen Y among biggest users of libraries WASHINGTON: More than half of Americans visited a library in the past year with many of them drawn in by the computers rather than the books, according to a survey released on Sunday. Of the 53% of US adults who said they visited a library in 2007, the biggest users were young adults aged 18 to 30 in the tech-loving group known as Generation Y, the survey by the Pew Internet & American Life Project said. "These findings turn our thinking about libraries upside down," said Leigh Estabrook, a professor emerita at the University of Illinois and co-author of a report on the survey results. "Internet use seems to create an information hunger and it is information-savvy young people who are most likely to visit libraries," she said. Internet users were more than twice as likely to patronise libraries as non-internet users, according to the survey. More than two-thirds of library visitors in all age groups said they used computers while at the library. Sixty-five per cent of them looked up information on the internet while 62% used computers to check into the library's resources. Public libraries now offer virtual homework help, special gaming software programs, and some librarians even have created characters in the Second Life virtual world, Estabrook said. Libraries also remain a community hub or gathering place in many neighbourhoods, she said. The survey showed 62% of Generation Y respondents said they visited a public library in the past year, with a steady decline in usage according to age. Some 57% of adults aged 43 to 52 said they visited a library in 2007, followed by 46% of adults aged 53 to 61; 42% of adults aged 62 to 71; and just 32% of adults over 72. "We were surprised by these findings, particularly in relation to Generation Y," said Lee Rainie, co-author of the study and director of the Pew project. In 1996 a survey by the Benton Foundation found young adults saw libraries becoming less relevant in the future. "Scroll forward 10 years and their younger brothers and sisters are now the most avid library users," Rainie said. The survey of 2,796 Americans was conducted by telephone from late June through early September and has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.5 percentage points. It was funded by the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services, an agency that offers federal support for US libraries and museums. Regards Madhuresh Singhal Deputy Manager - Knowledge Services Advinus Therapeutics Pvt. Ltd. 21 & 22, Phase 2, Peenya Industrial Area, Bangalore - 560058 Phone: +91 80 28394959; Mobile 098861 82822 E-mail: madhureshsinghal(a)yahoo.com http://nettalk2.tripod.com/ ************************************************************************************************* This email and its attachments are confidential and proprietary to Advinus Therapeutics Pvt. Ltd. and are meant for the intended recipient only. If you are not the intended recipient, do not take any actions based on the contents of this message, except to permanently delete the message and its attachments and inform the sender immediately. ************************************************************************************************* Please visit us at Booth number 1808 at INFORMEX, New Orleans between 29th Jan and 1st Feb 2008 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Doc. Officer (Lib.) at Univ. of Hyderabad
by Mukesh Anand 10 Jan '08

10 Jan '08

Dear Members', Documentation Officer (Library) 1 Post at University of Hyderabad For complete details regarding application format, qualification, pay scale etc. visit the website. 1. For details of post :- www.uohyd.ernet.in/pdf/pone-nt-details.doc 2. For application form :- www.uohyd.ernet.in/pdf/pone-nt-appl.doc Last date for receipt of filled in application by the University :- 17th January, 2008 Thanx, Mukesh Anand Asst. Libn. Indian Railways Officers' Training College Sanskari Nagari Vadodara -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Koha Translation Manager
by vimal kumar 10 Jan '08

10 Jan '08

Dear Friends, Koha Translation List Manager now launched. Using this tool we can join the effort of translate Koha into our regional language. If you want your translation to be accepted for the 3.0 release, you must submit it before February 1. Partial submissions will be accepted. Link to Koha Translate Manager is http://translate.koha.org/ To add new languages to the Koha Translation Manager, write to Joshua Ferraro, jmf(a)liblime.com mention Language, country and region. Participate in this volunteer project and let list our regional languages in Koha. Vimal Kumar Asst. Librarian Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 www.asb.edu.in/vimal ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "I forget what I was taught. I only remember what I have learnt" -Patrick White ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Nobel Laureate, Prof David Baltimore's Lecture cosponsored by Elsevier Cell Pressand TNQ Books and Journals
by Mailing List Admin 10 Jan '08

10 Jan '08

Cell Press (Elsevier) and TnQ Books & Journals would like to invite you to a lecture by Nobel Laureate David Baltimore, President Emeritus, California Inst of Technology (Prof Baltimore was awarded the Nobel Prize along with Renato Dulbecco and Howard Martin Temin, "for their discoveries concerning the interaction between tumour viruses and the genetic material of the cell.") in Delhi, Chennai and Bangalore All are Welcome - kindly forward to your Lifesciences/Medical Faculty and Students: Details are as follows In Delhi Topic : "New Avenues to Health" Date : January 14, 2008 at 4.30pm Venue : Teen Murti Auditorium, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, Teen Murti House, New Delhi Mr Kapil Sibal, Honourable Minister for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences will introduce Professor David Baltimore In Bangalore Topic : "MicroRNAs in Inflammation and Cancer" Date : January 16, 2008 Time : 4.30pm Venue : JN Tata Auditorium, National Science Seminar Complex Indian Inst of Science, C V Raman Road, Bangalore Professor Obaid Siddiqi, National Research Professor, NCBS will introduce Prof David Baltimore, President Emeritus, California Inst of Technology. In Chennai Topic : "New Avenues to Health" Date : January 18, 2008 Time : 4.30pm Venue : Triple Helix Auditorium CLRI, Sardar Vallabhai Patel Road, Adyar, Chennai N. Ram, Editor-in-Chief, The Hindu will introduce Prof David Baltimore, President Emer itus, California Inst of Technology. Please be seated by 4.15pm For more details, visit : www.tnq.co.in/baltimore.html The Cell Press-TnQ lecture series is co-sponsored by Cell Press, the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based publisher of Cell and other prominent biomedical journals, and an imprint of Elsevier, and TnQ Books and Journals, a Chennai-based company which supplies pre-press, design and software solutions to publishers of Scientific, Technical and Medical (STM) books and journals. Planned as an annual event, these lectures will be held in two to three cities each year and are aimed at bringing internationally renowned scientists face to face with the Indian scientific community. Perdeep Kumar Director (South Asia), Science & Technology Elsevier (India) Pte Ltd Sri Pratap Udyog, 3rd Floor 274 Captain Gaur Marg Sriniwaspuri, New Delhi - 110 065 Phone : +91-11-4289 0203 (direct) Fax : +91-11-42890101 Email : <mailto:p.kumar@elsevier.com> p.kumar(a)elsevier.com Elsevier : www.elsevier.com <http://www.elsevier.com/> ScienceDirect: www.sciencedirect.com <http://www.sciencedirect.com/> Scopus : www.scopus.com <http://www.scopus.com/>

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Nobel Laureate, Prof David Baltimore's Lecture cosponsored by Elsevier Cell Press and TNQ Books and Journals
by Kumar, Perdeep (ELS-DEL) 10 Jan '08

10 Jan '08

Cell Press (Elsevier) and TnQ Books & Journals would like to invite you to a lecture by Nobel Laureate David Baltimore, President Emeritus, California Inst of Technology (Prof Baltimore was awarded the Nobel Prize along with Renato Dulbecco and Howard Martin Temin, "for their discoveries concerning the interaction between tumour viruses and the genetic material of the cell.") in Delhi, Chennai and Bangalore All are Welcome - kindly forward to your Lifesciences/Medical Faculty and Students: Details are as follows In Delhi Topic : "New Avenues to Health" Date : January 14, 2008 at 4.30pm Venue : Teen Murti Auditorium, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library Teen Murti House, New Delhi Mr Kapil Sibal, Honourable Minister for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences will introduce Professor David Baltimore In Bangalore Topic : "MicroRNAs in Inflammation and Cancer" Date : January 16, 2008 Time : 4.30pm Venue : JN Tata Auditorium, National Science Seminar Complex Indian Inst of Science, C V Raman Road, Bangalore Professor Obaid Siddiqi, National Research Professor, NCBS will introduce Prof David Baltimore, President Emeritus, California Inst of Technology. In Chennai Topic : "New Avenues to Health" Date : January 18, 2008 Time : 4.30pm Venue : Triple Helix Auditorium CLRI, Sardar Vallabhai Patel Road, Adyar, Chennai N. Ram, Editor-in-Chief, The Hindu will introduce Prof David Baltimore, President Emer itus, California Inst of Technology. Please be seated by 4.15pm For more details, visit : www.tnq.co.in/baltimore.html The Cell Press-TnQ lecture series is co-sponsored by Cell Press, the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based publisher of Cell and other prominent biomedical journals, and an imprint of Elsevier, and TnQ Books and Journals, a Chennai-based company which supplies pre-press, design and software solutions to publishers of Scientific, Technical and Medical (STM) books and journals. Planned as an annual event, these lectures will be held in two to three cities each year and are aimed at bringing internationally renowned scientists face to face with the Indian scientific community. Perdeep Kumar Director (South Asia), Science & Technology Elsevier (India) Pte Ltd Sri Pratap Udyog, 3rd Floor 274 Captain Gaur Marg Sriniwaspuri, New Delhi - 110 065 Phone : +91-11-4289 0203 (direct) Fax : +91-11-42890101 Email : <mailto:p.kumar@elsevier.com> p.kumar(a)elsevier.com Elsevier : www.elsevier.com <http://www.elsevier.com/> ScienceDirect: www.sciencedirect.com <http://www.sciencedirect.com/> Scopus : www.scopus.com <http://www.scopus.com/> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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urgent requirement for LIBRARIAN
by Mailing List Admin 08 Jan '08

08 Jan '08

Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2008 00:50:55 -0800 (PST) From: Kumar Amar Nath <karn190(a)yahoo.com> we have urgent requirement for LIBRARIAN.IF you are intersted please contact us by email and send us your latest resume.Maximum salary package will be 13000/- If you are intersted Please contact Mr.Harish Saluja @ 9810098953 Thanks Harish Saluja 9810098953 Email id (hksaluja(a)vsnl.com) Saluja CAD Consultancy 2, Civil Lines Enclave, Civil Lines , Gurgaon 122001

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need help
by nirmala reddy 08 Jan '08

08 Jan '08

Dear All I would like to know, wheather any library in India can have following book ( rare book ) "Illustrations of Indian Zoology ( 1830-1835)" By Hardwicke and J.E.Grey Thank you ! Nirmala Reddy Librarian Bombay Natural History Society ,Mumbai nirmabag(a)yahoo.co.in --------------------------------- Forgot the famous last words? Access your message archive online. Click here. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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UNESCO-SALIS E-learning Portal formally opened for public on 5.1.08
by Mailing List Admin 08 Jan '08

08 Jan '08

Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 01:49:37 -0800 (PST) From: Arunachalam Hariharan <hariharan_ah(a)yahoo.com> Dear Friends, I am happy to inform you that UNESCO-SALIS e-learning Portal on Awareness Raising on Information Literacy Competency Skill Development for Southern Asia was formally opened to public by Padmashree Dr. Nalli Kuppusamy Chetty in the presence of Mr. A.Natarajan, former Director, Doordarshan Kendra, Chennai and Mr. N. Avadaiappan, Director, Connemara Public Library on 5.1.2008 at Connemara Public Library, Chennai. The Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS), India, in collaboration with UNESCO has just launched the portal. The project aims to raise awareness and enhance information literacy competency skills of laymen as well as information professionals, educators, students and general public. Its objectives are fully in line with UNESCOâs mandate to bridge the digital divide and UNESCOâs vision of Knowledge Societies. The e-learning portal will cover a number of self-learning modules (courses) such as: 1. Information Communication Technology (ICT) 1. 1. ICT 1.2. Computers 1.3. Networks 1.4. Internet 1.5. World Wide Web (WWW) 2. Information Literacy 3. Information Literacy Models and Standards 4. Lifelong Learning and Development of Life Skills 5. Information Literacy Assessment 6. Information Services for the Disabled People 7. Freedom of Information/Right to Information 8. Sample Information Literacy Programmes for - 8.1 School Library - 8.2 College/University Library - 8.3 Special Library - 8.4 Public Library - 8.5 Community Information Centres You can also view the video clippings posted in the site on Information Literacy. This portal is available at http://salisonline.org and opened to all for learning. You are all welcome to visit the site and register your name. Visit the site http://salisonline.org click register, fill-up your personal details such as name, password, email id, city, country, etc and create your account. Kindly pass the information about the portal to your friends, colleagues and others, Your suggestions are welcome to improve the portal. The portal will be maintained continuously. You are all requested to join with us to promote Information Literacy Skills among various sections in the society. Thanking you,, A.Hariharan SALIS k

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Colloquium Invitation on National Knowledge Commission
by nitu＠drtc.isibang.ac.in 08 Jan '08

08 Jan '08

INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE DOCUMENTATION RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE 8th MILE MYSORE ROAD, BANGLORE-56005 DRTC COLLOQUIUM-5 (2007-2009) ON National Knowledge commission and its Recommendations ABSTRACT The ability of a nation to create, use and apply information and information technology in all development-related processes directly influences and impacts socio-economic development. Recognizing this many governments and policy- making bodies have initiated processes to formulate and implement effective national information policies and strategies. This is seen as necessary to respond to global challenges. India, as a rapidly growing economy, needs a knowledge-oriented paradigm of development to give its people advantages in all fields of knowledge. Recognizing this the Government of India constituted the National Knowledge Commission (NKC) in 2005. The NKC is expected to make recommendations that help transform India into a knowledge-based society. Its prime focus is on five key areas of the knowledge paradigm: Access to knowledge, Knowledge concepts, Knowledge-creation, Knowledge application and development of better Knowledge services. One of the central objectives of NKC is to examine the present standards and services of libraries, other information centers and resources and suggest measures for their development so that they could play a central role in this transformation. The NKC has come out with a document constituting its Report to the Nation for 2005. This Colloquium will examine the recommendations and implications with particular reference to libraries. FACETS SPEAKERS 1.Overview Nihal Alam 2.Recommendations: Education & literacy Jamil Ahmad 3.Recommendations: Knowledge network & Kaushal Giri E-governance 4.Recommendations- Libraries Nitu kumari 5.Conclusion Ajazur Rahman Venue: DRTC classroom Date: 10th January, 2008 Time: 2:00pm All are cordially invited K.S.Raghavan (Colloquium Coordinator) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Institutional Repositories, Tout de Suite
by Charles W. Bailey, Jr. 07 Jan '08

07 Jan '08

Institutional Repositories, Tout de Suite, the latest Digital Scholarship publication, is designed to give the reader a very quick introduction to key aspects of institutional repositories and to foster further exploration of this topic though liberal use of relevant references to online documents and links to pertinent websites. It is under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License, and it can be freely used for any noncommercial purpose in accordance with the license. http://www.digital-scholarship.org/ts/irtoutsuite.pdf For a discussion of the numerous changes in my other digital publications since my resignation from the University of Houston Libraries, see: http://digital-scholarship.org/digitalkoans/2007/02/18/summary-of-baileys-d… -- Best Regards, Charles Charles W. Bailey, Jr. Digital Scholarship http://www.digital-scholarship.org/ DigitalKoans Open Access Bibliography Open Access Webliography Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography Scholarly Electronic Publishing Resources Scholarly Electronic Publishing Weblog -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Univ. Libn. post at Univ. of Ag. Sciences, Dharwad (Karnataka)
by Mukesh Anand 07 Jan '08

07 Jan '08

Respected Members', University Librarian post Scale of Pay Rs. 16,400-450-20,900-500-22,400 (plus an allowance of Rs. 300 pm.) Tenure Post for 3 Years at University of Agricultural Sciences,Dharwad (Karnataka) Last date for submission of completd application form on or before 4.00 pm. on 1.2 ' 08 (1st Feb., 2008) Print Access for Brief Advt. :- The Indian Express dated 5th January, 2008(Saturday), Page # 5 Online Access for whole notification alongwith detailed qualifications etc. : - http://www.uasd.edu Thanx & Regards, Mukesh Anand Asst. Libn. Indian Railways Officers' Training College Sanskari Nagari Vadodara -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CALIBER 2008 at University of Allahabad, during 28, 29 February & 1 March 2008
by K Prakash 07 Jan '08

07 Jan '08

Dear Professionals, The CALIBER 2008 is a 15th CALIBER in the series and 6th International CALIBER on the theme “From Automation to Transformation”. is organized at the University of Allahabad, Allahabad during 28th to 29th February and 1st March 2008. Call For Papers ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- The editorial committee invites high quality papers on research & technical works, case studies, technology updates etc. related to the themes and sub-themes of the convention as per mentioned below. The convention provides a unique forum to the library and information professionals, teachers, IT professionals, consultants and users involved in automation and networking of libraries as well as information providers to come together and interact on the subjects of mutual interest. Theme: ----------------------------------------------------------- >From Automation to Transformation Sub Themes ------------------------------------------------------------- Impact of ICT in LIS: Major Shifts & Practices Digital Libraries: Federated Search & Metadata Harvesting Content Aggregations & Content Representations Standards & Protocols in LIS Evolving Technologies: RSS Feed, Blogs, Web 2.0, Lib 2.0 Use of e-Resources and UGC-Infonet Digital Library Consortium Contact Details for Paper Submission --------------------------------------------------------------- Sh. Rajesh Chandrakar Convener, International CALIBER 2008 Scientific & Technical Officer INFLIBNET Centre (An IUC of UGC) Gujarat University Campus PB 4116, Navrangpura Ahmedabad – 380 009, (Gujarat) India Phone: +91-7926304695/8528/5971/0002 Fax: +91-79-26300990/26307816 E-Mail: rajesh@inflibnet.ac.in;caliber2008@inflibnet.ac.in Important Dates ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Receipt of full papers----January 15, 2008 Intimation to Author(s)----January 30, 2008 Last date for Registration----February 15, 2008 Convention Dates----February 28-29 and March 1, 2008 Registration -------------------------------------------------------------- The Convention Fee is Rs. 1000/- and accommodation advance is Rs. 500/- . For more details please visit the website http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/caliber2008/registration.html Demand draft should be made in favour of Organizing Secretary, International CALIBER 2008 payable at Allahabad and send it to the organizing secretary along with filled registration form to the following address: Dr. A. P. Gakhar Organizing Secretary International CALIBER 2008 Librarian, University of Allahabad Allahabad – 211 002, Uttar Pradesh Phone: +91-532-2460050 (O) 2644636 (R) Fax: +91-532-2461157 E-mail: ap.gakhar@rediffmail.com;apgakhar@yahoo.co.in With best regards. Bye. _____________________________ K Prakash, PhD -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Valuating Information Intangibles/ Saluting Dr. Pujar's initiatives
by Dr. R.K. Kamat 07 Jan '08

07 Jan '08

Dear LIS Professionals, Recently I came across a book Valuating Information Intangibles: Measuring the Bottom Line Contribution of Librarians and Information Professionals. The book is more focused on tantalizing prospect to the records and information management (R/M) professional who has never had an authoritative answer to the question, "How do we know what this information is really worth?" However, as a faculty member and researcher the most significant portion from my point of view is determination of the bottom-line value of libraries and information centers. In this context I really salute to the initiatives of Dr. S.M. Pujar and his colleagues for modernizing Balasaheb Khradekar Library of Shivaji University, Kolhapur. I am just listing few initiatives so that other Librarians can also follow for the benefit of researchers and faculty members. Library Website on the Internet: (http://www.unishivaji.ac.in/lib/index.htm) Library website was launched in August 2006. It was designed and developed by the librarian, provides information regarding library its resources and services. In addition, it also provides links to various electronic resources such as electronic journals, databases and useful websites. The website is being widely used by university and affiliated college faculty and students and also visitors from all over the globe. UGC-INFONET E-Journals and Databases: (http://www.unishivaji.ac.in/lib/ejls.htm) Library has taken very good steps in making available more than 3000+ electronic journals of 24 leading international publishers given under UGC-INFONET E-Consortium of INFLIBNET. Apart from getting access to these resources, library has made it a point to conduct regular awareness programs, which is essential in the effective use of resources. This is has resulted in 4 times increase in the use of resources in 2006 as compared to 2005, it will certainly much higher in 2007, the usage data of which is awaited from INFLIBNET. Digital Library: Library has developed a searchable digital library using open source software DSpace on Linux platform, where in cost of development is zero except the use of hardware. The digital library has been appropriately named as Shivaji to correspond with the name of university and a tribute to Chatrapathi Shivaji Maharaj. This digital library is presently available only within university campus LAN, which will be made available on the Internet in the near future for the benefit of affiliated college teachers and students. At this stage digital library has the following collections: Old SET question papers Government Reports Rare Documents Library Portal on Intranet: In order to provide need based information to faculty and students of the university, library has developed a portal named GYAN-SAGAR, which provides information on fellowships, careers, forthcoming conferences, competitive examinations and links to other resources. The information on these subjects is identified by various library staff and put it on this portal for the benefit of faculty and students. Unique feature of this portal, it is being developed by one of the library staff each page on the above aspects is maintained by separate individual library staff. This gives credit to the library staff for their work and also makes them responsible for the development of content for the page. Library automation: Automation of various activities of the library was long pending issue, which is being taken up now. For undertaking this work required infrastructure is being built and the work of retrospective conversion of library records (Computerization) has been outsourced to an agency, which will develop database of library documents (Catalogue). The details of new documents will be entered by the library staff, the work of which is already started. For automating of the library activities, Libsys4 integrated library software has been procured. During the database development stage, only the Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) will be made available on the Intranet (LAN) for the benefit of university faculty and students. This will help faculty and students to check library catalogue sitting in their departments and IT hall. Once the database is developed and all the collection is barcoded, circulation of books will be made using this software. The project period of database development is fixed at 6 months (180 days) from the effective start of the project. Benefits to Society and Users: These ICT initiatives are helping faculty, students and society in general in the growth of knowledge and in building a digital divide. The library users from this rural centric university are not much behind in accessing world class literature from renowned databases and publishers, otherwise till recently this was only a dream. Dr. R.K. Kamat Reader in Electronics & Coordinator Internet Unit, Shivaji University, Kolhapur -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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PGDLAN-2008 admissions
by M KOTESWARA RAO 07 Jan '08

07 Jan '08

Dear LIS students/professionals, The admissions for the 2008 PGDLAN programme are ON. Please visit the following website for details: http://www.uohyd.ernet.in/academic/academic_outreach/centre_fo_distance_edu… Interested persons can also apply on-line. The last date for submission of applications is 28-2-2008. Dr. M. Koteswara Rao Librarian & Coordinator, PGDLAN The Indira Gandhi memorial Library University of Hyderabad Hyderabad-500046 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Responses received and Appreciation
by Dr. R.K. Kamat 07 Jan '08

07 Jan '08

Sorry in case I am reposting, but it didn't appeared ont he forum... Dear LIS Members, In response to my posting with subject "Valuating Information Intangibles/ Saluting Dr. Pujar's initiatives", I have received couple of good responses. It is my privilege to post it again on the LIS forum. Even our reputed local daily 'Sakal' has appreciated Dr. Pujar's efforts (please visit URL: http://www.esakal.com/esakal/01042008/Kolhapur0E82208C34.htm ). In the context of responses received, I wish to reproduce a quote of Stephen Abram, vice-president of Micromedia Ltd., Canada's largest electronic publisher. "But although technology is vastly changing their roles, librarians are still seen as "trusted agents" and their role as navigators of the Internet will be critical to everyday life and the future economy." I am once again proud to reiterate the efforts of Dr. Pujar in modernizing Shivaji University Library. It is unfortunate for us that he is leaving Shivaji University and rejoining IGIDR, Mumbai. But as said by John Quincy Adams "To furnish the means of acquiring knowledge is the greatest benefit that can be conferred upon mankind. It prolongs life itself and enlarges the sphere of existence.", Dr. Pujar will be always a source of inspiration for all of us at Kolhapur. Regards. Dr. R.K. Kamat --------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Dr Kamat, Thanks a bunch for the mail. First you have suggested a good book, which I did not read so far. Second for recognizing and recording the library work. The librarians' work is always unnoticed, but you have noticed it and documented well. Third for your appreciations to Mr Pujar and his team.This is what the proffesional needs and expects - a pat from management and users. Thanks for the kind gesture. Kudos to your magnanimity. Thanks and warm regards, varalakshmi Þ Dr. RSR Varalakshmi Þ Professor, Þ Dept. of Library and Information Science., Þ Andhra University. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Dr Kamat, Just to update you.. about age old efforts by Dr Pujar. Hats off to Dr Pujar and Dr Manjunath and their team. They have been very helpful to 1. Many professionals by giving them opportunity and VALUE ADDED Training at IGIDR 2. Many organisations by providing well trained manpower 3. Many individuals by solving individual problems 4. Many professionals by Resource Sharing Dr Pujar brought many positive changes to Kolhapur University Library and I have seen its transformation. Kudos to team. !!! Kishore Ramdas Ingale Tata Consultancy Services Ph:- +91-22-6779 5998 Buzz:- 422-5998 Cell:- 9226711630 Mailto: kishore.ingale(a)tcs.com Website: http://www.tcs.com Dr. R.K. Kamat Reader in Electronics & Coordinator Internet Unit, Shivaji University, Kolhapur -- 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: January Issue
by MacLeod, Roderick A 03 Jan '08

03 Jan '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/irn158/irn158.html No subscription or registration is needed to access this free, 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 Worthy charity 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, etexts, booksellers, portals, calls for papers, software, news services, conferences, research groups, plus anything of interest, etc, etc. Nice Web Site(s): SCImago Journal & Country Rank Blogorama Selected interesting blogs, RSS feeds and news items Recent Internet books in the Library Book review: Blended Learning: Tools for Teaching & Training, by Barbara Allan 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 -- 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] Request to send views to UGC Pay review committee
by Mailing List Admin 03 Jan '08

03 Jan '08

Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2008 15:04:03 +0000 (GMT) From: sankaran arumugam <sankaran_thehindu(a)yahoo.com> Dear All, I have registered my views/opinions on UGC website. This is the right time and opportunity to raise our voice to make UGC to listen the demands of LIS professionals. Just spend few minutes now, to register your views, instead of making hue and cry after the UGC declaring its recommendations. Prevention is better than cure, ACT NOW. With regards sankaran >Date: 27 Dec 2007 10:37:51 -0000 >From: priya gopalkrishna kaimal >I request all the Librarians to respond for a common cause. >We should be recoganised as teachers in terms of all the rules related to >age of super annuation , Pay , Leave and the FIP programme, Facility for >research , attending conference etc. So dear friends please put your >views to http://www.ugc.ac.in/contact/ugcprc.html >In UGC web site you can see pay review committe there you can submit your >view . I hope all of you will join with me. Priya Pillai Libraian Bombay teachers Training College Priya R Pillai -- _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum

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Refresher Course for Asst. Librarians/ Teachers of LIS from Jan 23 - Feb12, 2008.
by Mailing List Admin 03 Jan '08

03 Jan '08

Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2008 15:34:32 +0530 (IST) From: Bavakutty M <bavakuttym(a)yahoo.co.in> Dear colleagues, The Academic Staff College of the Pondicherry University proposes to conduct a refresher Course for Asst. Librarians/ Teachers of LIS from Jan 23 - Feb12, 2008. Prof. M. Bavakutty, Head of the Department of LIS is the Co ordinator of the course. Those who are interested may apply immediately. For details please visit www.pondiuni.edu.in Happy New Year Dr.M.Bavakutty

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Job opportunities for Linguistics/Lib. Science professionals
by K.T Anuradha 03 Jan '08

03 Jan '08

Please find below copy of advertisement for 'Associate Annotator' at The Butler Hill Group (a US company recruiting annotators to work from India, with PC and internet connections). Kindly contact "HR Coordinator" at HRsource(a)butlerhill.com if you are interested. Associate Annotator at The Butler Hill Group The Butler Hill Group, a computational linguistics consulting company, has an immediate need for several well-organized, detail-oriented individuals to fill Associate Annotator positions. Qualified candidates will be native English speakers, living in India. They will be interested in becoming integral members of a virtual team of Associate Annotators working remotely from a home office on their own personal computer. This is a freelance/contract position. Candidates must demonstrate high-level reading comprehension and communication skills and possess a strong familiarity with a wide variety of online and print news sources published in English for the Indian market. Ideal candidates will be avid Internet enthusiasts. Associate Annotators are responsible for reviewing and evaluating online search results based on specific search terms and will provide either a favourable or unfavourable rating depending on the relevance of the result to the search term. The evaluation work will be done according to specific guidelines using an automated tool. Annotators will go through a one week online training cycle, and based on training performance, may be invited to continue in actual reviews along with a team of Annotators. Annotators will have regular contact by email with a Butler Hill Lead and/or Project Manager who will be available to answer questions and give general support. Are you the right candidate for this position? The right candidates for this position will be able to work in a collaborative, virtual work environment. This role requires individuals who are also able to follow carefully documented instructions. Where there are grey areas, they will be comfortable using their best judgment or instinct to make a decision. This position requires relatively quick data analysis, but it also requires consistent accuracy - an ability to concentrate on a repetitive task without losing focus. This work must be performed with great attention to detail. This is part-time work with some flexibility. Most candidates should be able to commit to at least 20 hours per week for the duration of the project. This is an ongoing project, so we are looking for individuals who are seeking a longer-term commitment for part-time work (approximately 2-6 months). The work schedule will be Monday through Friday working at least 4 hours per day (Annotators determine the time of day they'd like to work). Occasionally there may be some variability in the quantity of annotation required during a given week, but the Project Manager would give the Annotators as much advanced warning as possible in such cases. Requirements: This position requires a high-speed Internet connection (DSL or cable). Furthermore, we ask that you have regular, secure access to a personal computer (i.e., not a public or privately-owned computer), run a recent version of Windows (e.g., Vista or XP) and have proficiency using Microsoft Office. Annotators will be doing all reviews and evaluations using a tool designed specifically for this project. Better than average technical skills in a Windows environment are also expected, and we would request that interested parties please specify their versions of Microsoft Windows and Office at the time of resume and cover letter submission. You will be required to sign a legally binding non-disclosure agreement at the time of contract negotiation. Qualifications: Proven track record in a fast-paced, multitasking environment Ability to take initiative to identify and solve problems Excellent English communication skills Detail-oriented in nature Background or interest in library science, linguistics or communications Analytical skills, including research skills, ability to interpret data, ability to conceptualize and analyze information Strong proficiency with MS Office applications, especially Word and Excel BA or BS degree from an accredited university, preferably in Library Science or Linguistics or equivalent work experience Compensation: We offer a competitive, hourly pay rate DOE (to be paid as self-employment income). Application Deadline: January 15, 2008 Interested parties should email a recent resume or CV, in Word format, in English, along with a cover letter specifying relevant background and your ability to meet the requirements listed above, to the attention of "HR Coordinator "at HRsource(a)butlerhill.com) NOTE: Please include the words "Associate Annotator - India" in the subject line of your email.

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SUBMIT THE REQUIREMENTS TO UGC
by Aloor Thomas Francis 03 Jan '08

03 Jan '08

Dear Professionals and well wishers of Library System, It is essential to strengthen the University Library and Information System of the country. In this regard, UGC has the important role. I think the following aspects need mandatory regulations: 1. For the last 20 years UGC could not implement uniform terms for librarians with regard to pay, career advancement, retirement age, appointment, etc. 2. So, changing the designations is the only total solution. All research institutions having common designations as scientists, including for librarians. 3. The designations may be as follows: Lecturer & Asst. Librarian; Reader & Deputy Librarian; Professor and Librarian. In Agricultural Universities, it should be Asst.Professor& Asst. Librarian; Associate Professor & Deputy Librarian; and Professor & Librarian 4. As most of the professionals inducted to the UGC Scheme after several years of service in the lower cadres, it is very difficult for them to have 18 years experience as Asst. Librarian / college librarian or 13 years as Deputy Librarian to become eligible for the post of University Librarian. Hence, most of the efficient and dynamic professionals could not reach this post. 5. In Kerala and most of the states, lots of posts of university librarians are laying vacant. Neither universities nor the government taking steps to fill theses posts. Out of seven universities in Kerala, six are running without librarians. So, it is high time to take up the matter with UGC and the Governemnt. With regards, A.T. FRANCIS Kerala Agricultural University ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs -- 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] Request to send views to UGC Pay review committee
by Mailing List Admin 03 Jan '08

03 Jan '08

Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2008 08:49:50 +0530 (IST) From: Sakhvir sidhu <ssidhu_14(a)yahoo.co.in> Deal LIS Professionals A Very Happy and Prosperous New Year ! Even I have registered my views on the UGC website. I would request all the professionals to give their views and opinions.This is the right time to express ourselves so hurry up and login to http://www.ugc.ac.in/contact/ugcprc.html With Regards Ms. Sakhvir Kaur Sidhu _____________________________________ Ms. Sakhvir Kaur Sidhu Librarian G.N.Khalsa College, BMM/ BMS Department Matunga , Mumbai : 400019 Ph: 24044542

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Articles and information needed
by Shihab Illias 03 Jan '08

03 Jan '08

Dear Professionals HAPPY NEW YEAR I am Shihab.I working as librarian in an Engineering College. A student for M-Tech project requires information and articles on the following topics in Biomedical engineering. 1) Extraction of fetal electrocardiogram using adaptive neuro fuzzy Inference system (ANFIS). 2) Filtering Classical methods 3) Neuro fuzzy advantageous, disadvantages 4) Matlab Program websites sites if Please send to me if any articles or information regarding the above topics. My mail ID is librarianmace(a)yahoo.co.in or shihabillias(a)yahoo.co.in With Regards Shihab.I. --------------------------------- Now you can chat without downloading messenger. Click here to know how. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Free journal-ranking tool enters citation market
by madhuresh.singhal 03 Jan '08

03 Jan '08

A new tool to measure the impact factor of journals and citation statistics of published research papers for free. Is it the end of Thomson Scientific's monopoly? Below is the article published in recent issue (03 Jan 2008) of Nature. It is been taken from http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080102/full/451006a.html (subscription required) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Free journal-ranking tool enters citation market Database offers on-the-fly results. Declan Butler A new Internet database lets users generate on-the-fly citation statistics of published research papers for free. The tool also calculates papers' impact factors using a new algorithm similar to PageRank, the algorithm Google uses to rank web pages. The open-access database is collaborating with Elsevier, the giant Amsterdam-based science publisher, and its underlying data come from Scopus, a subscription abstracts database created by Elsevier in 2004. The SCImago Journal & Country Rank database was launched in December by SCImago, a data-mining and visualization group at the universities of Granada, Extremadura, Carlos III and Alcalá de Henares, all in Spain. It ranks journals and countries using such citation metrics as the popular, if controversial, Hirsch Index. It also includes a new metric: the SCImago Journal Rank (SJR). The familiar impact factor created by industry leader Thomson Scientific, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is calculated as the average number of citations by the papers that each journal contains. The SJR also analyses the citation links between journals in a series of iterative cycles, in the same way as the Google PageRank algorithm. This means not all citations are considered equal; those coming from journals with higher SJRs are given more weight. The main difference between SJR and Google's PageRank is that SJR uses a citation window of three years. See Table 1 It will take time to assess the SJR properly, experts say. It is difficult to compare the results of SJR journal analyses directly with those based on impact factors, because the databases each is based on are different. Thomson's Web of Science abstracts database covers around 9,000 journals and Scopus more than 15,000, and in the years covered by the SCImago database - 1996 to 2007 - Scopus contains 20-45% more records, says Félix de Moya Anegón, a researcher at the SCImago group. The top journals in SJR rankings by discipline are often broadly similar to those generated by impact factors, but there are also large differences in position (see Table 2). Immunity (SJR of 9.34) scores higher than The Lancet (1.65), for example, but The Lancet 's 2006 impact factor of 25.8 is higher than the 18.31 of Immunity . Such differences can be understood in terms of popularity versus prestige, says de Moya Anegón - popular journals cited frequently by journals of low prestige have high impact factors and low SJRs, whereas journals that are prestigious may be cited less but by more prestigious journals, giving them high SJRs but lower impact factors. Thomson under fire The new rankings are welcomed by Carl Bergstrom of the University of Washington in Seattle, who works on a similar citation index, the Eigenfactor, using Thomson data. "It's yet one more confirmation of the importance and timeliness of a new generation of journal ranking systems to take us beyond the impact factor," says Bergstrom, "and another vote in favour of the basic idea of ranking journals using the sorts of Eigenvector centrality methods that Google's PageRank uses." Thomson has enjoyed a monopoly on citation numbers for years - its subscription products include the Web of Science, the Journal Citation Report and Essential Science Indicators. "Given the dominance of Thomson in this field it is very welcome to have journal indicators based on an alternative source, Scopus," says Anne-Wil Harzing of the University of Melbourne in Australia, who is developing citation metrics based on Google Scholar. Jim Pringle, vice-president for development at Thomson, says metrics similar to PageRank, such as SJR and Eigenfactor, have proven their utility on the web, but their use for evaluating science is less well understood. "Both employ complex algorithms to create relative measures and may seem opaque to the user and difficult to interpret," he says. Thomson is also under fire from researchers who want greater transparency over how citation metrics are calculated and the data sets used. In a hard-hitting editorial published in Journal of Cell Biology in December, Mike Rossner, head of Rockefeller University Press, and colleagues say their analyses of databases supplied by Thomson yielded different values for metrics from those published by the company (M. Rossner et al . J. Cell Biol. 179, 1091-1092 ; 2007). Moreover, Thomson, they claim, was unable to supply data to support its published impact factors. "Just as scientists would not accept the findings in a scientific paper without seeing the primary data," states the editorial, "so should they not rely on Thomson Scientific's impact factor, which is based on hidden data." Citation metrics produced by both academics and companies are often challenged, says Pringle. The editorial, he claims, "misunderstands much, and misstates several matters", including the authors' exchanges with Thomson on the affair. On 1 January, the company launched a web forum to formally respond to the editorial (see http://scientific.thomson.com/citationimpactforum) Regards Madhuresh Singhal Deputy Manager - Knowledge Services Advinus Therapeutics Pvt. Ltd. 21 & 22, Phase 2, Peenya Industrial Area, Bangalore - 560058 Phone: +91 80 28394959; Mobile 098861 82822 E-mail: madhureshsinghal(a)yahoo.com http://nettalk2.tripod.com/ ************************************************************************************************* This email and its attachments are confidential and proprietary to Advinus Therapeutics Pvt. Ltd. and are meant for the intended recipient only. 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Library Technology Guide
by DINESH SIDDAIAH 02 Jan '08

02 Jan '08

Dear Friends, http://www.librarytechnology.org/ has reported the Breeding Marshall's letest presentation on "Working toward a new* *generation of library automation: Opportunities to break free from the traditional mould". The summary of the presentation is "Libraries today find themselves facing many challenges in the way that they deliver content and services to their users. Relative to the pace of change on the Web, the automation products available to libraries have evolved rather slowly. Much more rapid change is in order. Breeding will review the current state of the library automation arena and suggest some of the possible strategies for achieving a new generation of library automation products more in tune with current and future challenges. These strategies include a reworking the basic models of library automation systems, working toward more open systems, and engendering more effective partnerships with vendors. We're already seeing incredible progress on the front of next-generation catalogs. The presentation will include analysis of the current state of the library automation industry, a review of the technologies that show promise for supporting next-generation libraries, and perspective on the recent open source LMS alternatives. Source: http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=12859 Dinesh K S Librarian (Sl. Gr.) Nagarjuna College of Engineering & Technology, Devanahally, Bangalore - 562110. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Job Vacancy
by pratap mlisc 02 Jan '08

02 Jan '08

Dear professionals, I wish you and your family a HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR@2008 One post of Senior Librarian at Institute of Chemical Technology(Autonomous), Univeristy of Mumbai, is lying vacant. For further information, follow the link, www.vdct.org And One post of Deputy Librarian at IIT Bombay.Pay scale Rs.12000-420-18300. For further enquiry, check the link, www.iitb.ac.in Regards, Pratap sethy Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.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] Content Management System
by Rajan 02 Jan '08

02 Jan '08

Dear Ms Smita, Open eNRICH -a CMS - is said to be used widely (nationally & internationally) for content management. NIC has prepared and is revising a Panchayat Portal consisting of a website for each panchayat in the country numbering more than 2, 66,000 using this software. M S Swaminathan Foundation, Chennai has been using the software for many years for managing their rural knowledge centers. The revised version of the software appears to be released soon and it will be more user-friendly. I don't have direct experience with it, but have seen using it effectively. All those who are very familiar with it say that open eNRICH is powerful and friendly software for content management. It is free. It can manage amazingly large size of materials as I could understand. Please get technical advice from those who deal with it in NIC. The details of the software can be had from enrich(a)hub.nic.in or the website http://www.enrich.nic.in/default.htm Regards, K Rajasekharan Librarian, Kerala Institute of Local Administration(KILA) Mulagunnathukavu, Thrissur - 680581 , India Ph 0487 - 2200244+208 (O) 2201428 (R) > > Smita Srinivasan <smita(a)qmedin.com> wrote: > > > > Dear All, > > > > We are planning to implement a "Content Management System" to manage > > the content in our organisation. Please let me know of any good CMS > > application that we can use.> > > > Please also indicate its user-friendliness, cost, ease of > > > > implementation, if ready-to-use tutorials are available, size of > > content it can handle, number of users. etc.> > > > Kindly share your experiences with the same. > > > > Smita Srinivasan -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy for the post of Asst Librarian
by yekanath kamble 02 Jan '08

02 Jan '08

Date: 02.01.2008 Dear Professionals, There is one vacancy for the post of Asst Librarian. Required Qualification: M.L.I.Sc and Knowledge of computer with minimum of 5 year of experience in reputed Library. The candidate should have Good communication skills with access to digital resources and web portals etc. Pay Scale as Per. State Govt. Total Emoluments around Rs.12000/ PM. Interested candidate both (Male & Female) may apply on or before 10 Jan. 2008 to following address in conventional format as well as in electronic format. With regards, Librarian R V College of Engineering, Mysore Road, Bangalore E-mail: rvlibn(a)rediffmail.com --------------------------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. -- 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 srels＠dataone.in 02 Jan '08

02 Jan '08

Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science (SRELS) 702, 'Upstairs', 42nd Cross, III Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560 010 and Ranganathan Centre for Information Stuides, Bangalore cordially invites you to a Lecture on WEB 2.0: CHALLENGES FOR LIBRARIES by Dr. Mohamed Taher Information Specialist, Ontario Multifaith Council on Spiritual and Religious Care Toronto, Ontario, Canada on Monday, 7th January 2008 at 6.00 p.m. at SRELS premises RSVP: Ph:23305109 E-mail: srels(a)dataone.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Reporting IASLIC Conference 2007
by Mailing List Admin 02 Jan '08

02 Jan '08

Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2008 10:55:49 +0530 From: T. Shahab <tshahab(a)jamiahamdard.ac.in> Dear friends As a participant and non-official spokesperson, I like your valuable attention to the following reportage. The 26th All India annual IASLIC conference was held from 26-29 December at the University auditorium of the Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), a central University located in south Delhi. The theme of this year conference was "DIGITAL MEDIA AND LIBRARY INFORMATION SERVICES". Over 200 delegates participated from all over the country hailing from various universities and private institutions. Of them, them two were foreign representatives one each belonging to Pakistan and Bangladesh. The opening cermoney started with the recital of verses from the Holy Quran exhorting the mankind to read and research what he doesn't know. Later the JMI musical club presented the beautiful Jamia tarana. Prof. Mushiru Hasan, the vice-chancellor of JMI and Prof. Abdul Aziz, the vice-chancellor of AMU as the chief guiest graced the inaugural function. Whereas, Prof. Hasan drew the attention of the gathered librarians and information professionals to the importance of human factor in making the library professionals successfully deliver the information related needs of the users, the chief guest layed stress on the role of the librarians in meeting the challanges of information literacy; he also advocated the Kerala model where public libraries became the hub centres of information collections & disseminations; he also stressed the significance of digital conversion of the valuable unrecorded information sources so that posterity may benefit from it.The inaugural session came to a close with the singing of the national song Jana Gana.The 2nd. day plenary session received the thought provoking talk on significance of digital identity and the role of librarian in making information delivery sound and secure through digitisation; it was delivered by retd, Prof Syed Ismail Ahson from the dept. of Computer science, JMI. The day third plenary session started with a lively talk on practices in digitisation by Mr. Shukla from the CDAC centre NOIDA. The concluding day plenary session opened with the very informative talk delivered by Dr. Moni, Dy. Director General NIC.His talk was delivered in the backdrop of the Knowledge commision report on the significant role of libraries in bridging the digital divide as well as fulfilling the task of inclusive growth before the nation. Now on the fillip side. Whereas a record more than 100 academic papers touching the subject under discussion were repotedly received by the organisers only 75 out of these could be selected for publication in the IASLIC proceeding. Moreover, only 25 were actually read out during the conference. The level of discussions was mostly medicore. The responses from the scholars to the queries and supplementaries from the audience were at best half hearted. Regards. Shahab

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Mysore University Library Website
by T. Shahab 01 Jan '08

01 Jan '08

Yours is a welcome initiative. By putting our library resources as well as other relevant information sources on the knowledge portal we can act as a window through which users near and far can benefit. This shall aid the open access movement towards knowledge creation and dissemination. We at Hamdard University, New Delhi have also put a step forward in that direction. Our library portal and the various web pages linked to it can be viewed at: www.jamiahamdard.ac.in/LibrayInformationSystem Regards. -----Original Message----- From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in] On Behalf Of Mailing List Admin Sent: Monday, December 31, 2007 1:15 PM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] Mysore University Library Website Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2007 12:13:51 +0530 From: madaiah krishnamurthy <mkrishna_murthy(a)hotmail.com> Dear Professional Friends, Best wishes for New Year. On behalf of University Librarian and Staff of Mysore University Library, I am happy to inform you that, we have launched our Library Website on the Internet. You may access the same through the following URL:http://mul.uni-mysore.ac.in Most of the links, like online journals, open access are connected. One can also access the UGC-Info net online access journals. Prof P.Ishwar Bhat, Acting Vice Chancellor Inaugurated the virtual Zone, and he said "It is a big leap by the University library for having launched its own website. Students, research scholars and lecturers will be benefited through this website", he was speaking after inaugurating the virtual zone of Mysore University Library. The launch of this website will help many students in their research, information gathered such websites will be of great use to the students and the teaching faculty. Students should use more the facility in their endeavor towards success", he added. On this occasion the University library website was inaugurated by journalist, Rajashekar Koti. Inaugurating the website, he said, "The Library is like a brain to any university or institution. University grant commission has been granting crores for the development of libraries in various universities".Mysore University Registrar B.G .Hosmat, I.F.S, launched the Data Base and University Finance Officer M.K.Sannaswamy released the "Outline of Library Website and Database" on this occasion. Your suggestions are most valuable to us. Thanking You, Dr.M.Krishnamurthy,M.A.,M.L.I.Sc., PhD. University Librarian University of Mysore Manasagangothri, Mysore 570006 Ph: 91-0821-2514808/2419388 Fax: 91-0821-2419335 -- 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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Invitation for Seminar on IT & IL and Opening of UNESCO-SALIS e-Learning Portal on Awareness Raising on Information Literacy for Southern Asia
by Arunachalam Hariharan 01 Jan '08

01 Jan '08

Dear Professional Colleagues and Friends, Wish you all a very Happy and Prosperous New Year 2008 You are cordially invited for the Inaugural Function of the State Level Seminar on Information Technology and Information Literacy for School Librarians On 5th (Saturday) Jan 2008 at 10.00 A.M at Connemara Public Library By Padmashree Dr. Nalli Kuppusamy Chetty And Opening of UNESCO-SALIS e-Learning Portal for Awareness Raising on Information Literacy Competency Skill Development for Southern Asia By Thiru A.Natarajan, Former Director, Doordarshan, Chennai On 10th Jan 2008 at 10.30 A.M And Distribution of Cash Awards for the Winners of (Corporation School Children) the Speech Competition on âLibrary â a Self Learning Centreâ High Tea: 11.00 A.M The Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS), Chennai & Connemara Public Library, Chennai --------------------------------------------------- ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Dr. G. Krishnamoorthy, University Librarian, Anna University, Chennai
by sankaran arumugam 31 Dec '07

31 Dec '07

Dear All, Our friend Dr. G. Krishnamoorthy has taken charge as University Librarian of Anna University (Chennai), one of the leading Technical University in India on Dec. 20, 2007. Earlier, he was the Deputy Librarian of The Tamil Nadu MGR Medical University, Chennai, taking care of the Virtual Library, digitization, etc. He has done his research work under the guidance of Dr. A. Amudhavalli, Prof. & Head, Dept. of Information Science, University of Madras. Dr. Krishnamoorthy has nearly 20 years experience in LIS field. He is an active member of several associations, and also former Treasurer of Madras Library Association. Let us wish him all success in his new job. WISH YOU ALL 'HAPPY NEW YEAR' Sankaran A --------------------------------- Unlimited freedom, unlimited storage. Get it now -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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The Hindu News paper highlights Mysore University Library
by Mailing List Admin 31 Dec '07

31 Dec '07

Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2007 12:52:43 +0530 From: madaiah krishnamurthy <mkrishna_murthy(a)hotmail.com> Dear Friends, The Hindu News paper highlights the Mysore University Library Website. You can access this information from the URL: http://www.hindu.com/2007/12/19/stories/2007121952619300.htm With Regards, M.Krishnamurthy Dr.M.Krishnamurthy,M.A.,M.L.I.Sc., PhD. University Librarian University of Mysore Manasagangothri, Mysore 570006 Ph: 91-0821-2514808/2419388 Fax: 91-0821-2419335

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save british libraries
by thushanth tl 31 Dec '07

31 Dec '07

*Save British council libraries* ** ** British council has decided to close British libraries at Bhopal and Trivandrum by the end of February, 2008. It is shocking news for the library patrons. They have asked employees to take VRS or transfer. If this trend continues it will affect British libraries all over India. As library professionals we must do something to stop it. I invite every one in the forum to have a discussion on it and suggest some ways to stop it. Please sign the petition at the below link http://www.petitiononline.com/bcl64lib/petition.html Below are the links to some news regarding the closure http://www.ibnlive.com/news/shutters-to-fall-for-british-councils-libraries… http://www.saharasamay.com/samayhtml/articles.aspx?newsid=91074 http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/holnus/004200712181710.htm http://www.hindu.com/2007/12/24/stories/2007122454720300.htm Please visit the following websites http://www.saveourbritishlibrary.org/ http://savebclbhopal.blogspot.com/ Thushanth T L Librarian ICFAI Trivandrum -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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eGranthalaya Ver 3.0 Workshop , 9-11 January 2008 at NIC Bangalore
by Veena 31 Dec '07

31 Dec '07

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Mysore University Library Website
by Mailing List Admin 31 Dec '07

31 Dec '07

Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2007 12:13:51 +0530 From: madaiah krishnamurthy <mkrishna_murthy(a)hotmail.com> Dear Professional Friends, Best wishes for New Year. On behalf of University Librarian and Staff of Mysore University Library, I am happy to inform you that, we have launched our Library Website on the Internet. You may access the same through the following URL:http://mul.uni-mysore.ac.in Most of the links, like online journals, open access are connected. One can also access the UGC-Info net online access journals. Prof P.Ishwar Bhat, Acting Vice Chancellor Inaugurated the virtual Zone, and he said "It is a big leap by the University library for having launched its own website. Students, research scholars and lecturers will be benefited through this website", he was speaking after inaugurating the virtual zone of Mysore University Library. The launch of this website will help many students in their research, information gathered such websites will be of great use to the students and the teaching faculty. Students should use more the facility in their endeavor towards success�, he added. On this occasion the University library website was inaugurated by journalist, Rajashekar Koti. Inaugurating the website, he said, "The Library is like a brain to any university or institution. University grant commission has been granting crores for the development of libraries in various universities".Mysore University Registrar B.G .Hosmat, I.F.S, launched the Data Base and University Finance Officer M.K.Sannaswamy released the "Outline of Library Website and Database" on this occasion. Your suggestions are most valuable to us. Thanking You, Dr.M.Krishnamurthy,M.A.,M.L.I.Sc., PhD. University Librarian University of Mysore Manasagangothri, Mysore 570006 Ph: 91-0821-2514808/2419388 Fax: 91-0821-2419335

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What is the status of Children Libraries in India?
by Aman Jha 31 Dec '07

31 Dec '07

Dear Forum Members I am writing a status paper on Children Libraries in India. Grateful if you could provide me useful information (statistics, legal status, NGOs/private initiatives, central/state govt. initiatives, public library status) on this. Regards, Aman Jha Librarian 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 Reach us via our Membership Helpline (Monday-Saturday: 0900-1715 hrs). Dial: +91-11-43546244 / 9910446244 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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World newspapers just at the touch of a button
by Mukesh Anand 29 Dec '07

29 Dec '07

Dear Members', World newspapers just at the touch of a button / Kannal Achuthan (A satellite newspaper kiosk is a fully automated unit that receives the latest editions via satellite transmission) CHENNAI: International tourists and frequent business travellers who seek the familiarity of reading their hometown newspapers in print can now do so right in Chennai. Thanks to satellite technology, about 200 newspapers from 55 countries in 32 languages are available at the touch of a button on a vending kiosk. "At present, our main customers are star hotels who buy foreign newspapers for their guests," said K. Ramasundaram, a resident of Chetpet, who runs the enterprise. The technology is offered by a Dutch firm. How it works A satellite newspaper kiosk is a fully automated unit that receives the latest editions of a network of newspapers via satellite transmission. A copy is printed on demand. Some of the newspapers in the network include USA Today (USA), The Observer (UK), Die Welt (Germany), Le Monde (France), El Pais (Spain) and Komsomolskaya Pravda (Russia) and Sports Nippon (Japan). "The price is about $ 5 (Rs. 240) a copy. The vending machine prints the copy within three minutes of a customer's request," said Mr. Ramasundaram. The copies are tabloid-sized and available in black-and-white format. Colour printing is to be soon available. Mr. Ramasundaram said his regular customers including Swiss guests residing in the Taj liked to read the print versions of newspapers from their countries on the same day of publication. Once the idea becomes popular, the vending machines can be installed in malls, airports and other public places where customers can print their own copies and pay by credit card, Mr. Ramasundaram said. The satellite newspaper service in Chennai can be reached at 28363447. Online Access :- http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2007122858120300.h… Print Access :-The Hindu dated 28th Dec., ' 07 (Friday) Page # 3 (Chennai City Edition) Thanx & Regards, Mukesh Anand Asst. Libn. Indian Railways Officers' Training College Sanskari Nagari Vadodara -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for journal article
by M KOTESWARA RAO 29 Dec '07

29 Dec '07

Dear colleagues, One of our faculty member wanted an article from the following journal, which is not available in our library. We would appreciate it if anyone can kindly send a xerox copy of the same to us at the earliest. "The Great Sage in literary translation: Transformations for equivalent effect" By Di Jin (Source: BABEL Vol.35, No.3, 1989, pages 156-175) Dr. M Koteswara rao Librarian University of Hyderabad P.O. Central University 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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"Content Management System"
by Smita Srinivasan 29 Dec '07

29 Dec '07

Dear All, We are planning to implement a "Content Management System" to manage the content in our organisation. Please let me know of any good CMS application that we can use. Please also indicate its user-friendliness, cost, ease of implementation, if ready-to-use tutorials are available, size of content it can handle, number of users. etc. Kindly share your experiences with the same. Smita Srinivasan Information Executive QMed Knowledge Foundation Indian Medical Sites- www.indianmedicalsites.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Copyright Law Violation
by Rajan 28 Dec '07

28 Dec '07

Dear Ms Hena Gupta, The chapter XI of the Indian Copyright Act clearly indicates that a copyright is infringed when anyone distributes anything either for trade or in a way affecting prejudicially the owner of the copyright. Copyright protection has never been and cannot be applied rigidly to avoid hampering of progress in the society particularly in academic and research frontiers. A balance is always maintained between the interest of the creator and of the community while applying the law by the executive and judiciary. Most of the social purpose activities are exempted from the operation of the act. Research and private study are specifically among them. So there is no much to guard against any act which you are convinced as bonafide and can prove to be a non-commercial academic activity. The word distributes is not much important, but the resultant effect of the action of distribution is more important when somebody looks through the eyes of the law. The law is now being carefully looked upon as the copying is an easier task and digital world permits copying and distributing anything easier than ever before leading to so frequent violations. K Rajasekharan Librarian, Kerala Institute of Local Administration(KILA) Mulagunnathukavu, Thrissur - 680581 , India ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Original Message: Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2007 08:43:33 +0530 From: HENAG <HENAG(a)infosys.com> Subject: Re: [- Does it Violate Copyrights Laws Hello Ms Vasumathi, I need a clarification of your point number 3 below. You said librarian from a commercial organization can make copy of an article from a subscribed journal or library book for an employee of the same organization. However not allowed by the same or anyone else to get several copies of the said article or pages to distribute. Is there any line that we can draw between the word DISTRIBUTE and SERVE to the user of library? I am bit confused for the word fair use / single use, and I think specially when we librarians in a profit making organizations are concerned the copyright laws are not very transparently/ clearly expressed . It is somewhat vague or not thought of us while written them . If you have better way or explicitly written authorised document please name it , I would like to go through that . Best Regards Hena S Gupta ( Sr. Librarian) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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DELNET announces Workshop on KOHA, March 10-13, 2008
by Sangeeta Kaul 28 Dec '07

28 Dec '07

DELNET announces An Interactive Workshop on Koha An Open-Source Integrated Library System (ILS) : An ideal opportunity for Indian Libraries March 10-13, 2008 Venue : DELNET, New Delhi To DOWNLOAD e-Brochure click on the link below : www.delnet.nic.in/kohaws.pdf OR www.delnet.nic.in/kohaws.doc You are most welcome to write to us for details. With kind regards Sangeeta ______________________________________________________________________________ Sangeeta Kaul Network Manager DELNET-Developing Library Network JNU Campus Nelson Mandela Road Vasant Kunj New Delhi-110070 Tel: 91-11-32471010, 32471002, 32471011, 9810329992 (M) Web : www.delnet.nic.in ________________________________________________________________________________ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Free email Search Tool From IBM
by Farooque Shaheen 28 Dec '07

28 Dec '07

IBM unveiled "smart" search software designed to help people find information buried in email. The software is powered by advanced algorithms that can interpret incomplete queries and find information such as phone numbers, people, meetings, presentations, documents, images, and more. Called IBM OmniFind Personal E-mail Search (IOPES), the semantic search tool is available at no charge on IBM alphaWorks. (www.alphaworks.ibm.com/tech/emailsearch) The email search tool is available as plug-ins for IBM Lotus Notes and Microsoft Outlook. Common search concepts, such as dates, times, and phone numbers, are built into the software; additional search parameters, such as meeting requests or specific locations, can be defined and used on-the-fly without any programming expertise. Such user-defined concepts can be shared between individuals and can be used to build a more personalized search system. http://newsbreaks.infotoday.com/wndReader.asp?ArticleId=40490 Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Keane International (India) Private Limited +1-925-831-1676 Ext 40366 (VOIP) +91-80-26678388 Ext 4105 (Tel) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Submission - Re:Vacancy at Media Libray
by Mailing List Admin 28 Dec '07

28 Dec '07

Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2007 18:10:37 +0530 From: anita(a)dnaindia.net DNA - Daily News & Analysis which launched in Mumbai in July 2005, is the fastest growing English newspaper in India. After Mumbai, Ahmedabad & Surat editions, DNA will be launching it's Pune edition soon. We are looking for a young and dynamic information professional(MLIS/BLIS) to join the Research, Archives & Syndication division of the company. The recruit would be based in Pune. Designation - Officer. Salary in the range of 12-13K per month CTC Those interested may please mail their CV to anita(a)dnaindia.net <mailto:anita@dnaindia.net> Anita Pujari General Manager DNA - Research, Archives & Syndication 91 22 39888888 Extn 451

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Request to send views to UGC Pay review committee
by Mailing List Admin 28 Dec '07

28 Dec '07

Date: 27 Dec 2007 10:37:51 -0000 From: priya gopalkrishna kaimal <kaimalpriya29(a)rediffmail.com> � I request all the Librarians to respond for a common cause. We should be recoganised as teachers in terms of all the rules related to age of super annuation , Pay , Leave and the FIP programme, Facility for research , attending conference etc. So dear friends please put your views to http://www.ugc.ac.in/contact/ugcprc.html In UGC web site you can see pay review committe there you can submit your view . I hope all of you will join with me. Priya Pillai Libraian Bombay teachers Training College Priya R Pillai

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OCLC Launches Pilot Metadata Project
by Mailing List Admin 28 Dec '07

28 Dec '07

Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2007 10:16:13 +0000 (GMT) From: noufal palliparamban <noufalkodur(a)yahoo.co.in> Dear friends, OCLC is going to launch Pilot Metadata Project. "It is crucial to the future of cataloging to find collaborative ways to take advantage of publisher ONIX metadata, and we must find efficient and centralized ways to store, enhance and normalize the metadata for the benefit of both library and publishing communities," said Renee Register, OCLC Global Product Manager for Cataloging and Metadata Services. "Librarians can and should participate in raising the quality of metadata in the marketplace, where we participate whenever we select and purchase materials." For full story: http://www.thebookstandard.com/bookstandard/news/author/article_display.jsp… Noufal.P.P Assistant Librarian, XLRI Jamshedpur --------------------------------- 5, 50, 500, 5000 - Store N number of mails in your inbox. Click here. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Special Lecture Invitation
by Mailing List Admin 28 Dec '07

28 Dec '07

Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2007 13:19:24 +0530 From: Dr. Ramesh B <bramesha(a)hotmail.com> BANGALORE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE Special Lecture Programme 2007-2008 Topic Skills Development for Library & Information Science (LIS) Professionals for Information/Knowledge Management By DR. A.L. MURTHY Director Defence Scientific Information & Documentation Centre Defence R & D Organisation, Ministry of Defence Metcalf House, DELHI - 110 054 Date & Time Venue 28th September 2007, 12.30 PM Dr. S. Radhakrishna Lecture Hall Dept. of Library & Information Science Sneha Bhavan building Jnanabharathi Campus Bangalore ALL ARE WELCOME Dr. T. D. Kemparaju Chairman Dept. of Library & Information Science Bangalore University, Bangalore

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Supplying Journal Articles - Does it Violate Copyrights Laws
by Sukhdev Singh 27 Dec '07

27 Dec '07

Dear Dr Shukla and LIS-Forum Members I feel it is an interesting topic, therefore I have changed the subject of the discussion. The question is whether a Librarian violates Copyrights Laws if he supplies an Article to his user for personal use and research? This is perhaps accepted because here he is only working on behalf of the user. Also, so far Inter-Library Loans are concerned, there should not be any problem because no "copies" are made. Original Book / Journal is borrowed and given to user. Copyright Laws restricts only making copies of literary works. However, what happens when a librarian makes a copy and transmits over internet to requesting Librarian? Requesting librarian takes that digital copy, makes a print copy and hands over to its user, hoping that it would be used by its user for personal and research work. To me, it appears, there is a violation by the initiating librarian as he is not acting on behalf of his user. What others feel about this? --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. On 10/22/07, R.K.SHUKLA <milanramakant(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > > Though I agree with Mr. SukhdevSingh but I don,t agree with Ms Sen .It will > not be a violation of copyright if article is for personal use adnd research > . The demand for article shall be fulfilled by us if possible there is not > need of using the help of commercial services . commercial services should > be the last resort only. > r.k.shukla > librarian > DCE > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: gayathri sen > To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 3:02 PM > Subject: [LIS-Forum] Demand for service > > > Dear friends, > > I completely agree with Mr. Sukhdev Singh's mail regarding mention of the > efforts made to get a particular information before it is posted in Lis- > Forum. > > Example- article requests should be tried with DELNET or other commercial > provoiders of DDS or write to publishers and make payment for it, so that > you will not violate copyright, and if it is nowhere available, then it > needs to be posted to forum, as a last resort. > > Though we know the deficiency of written communication skills of few, effort > should be made to present in a proper manner by the person who is posting. > The moderator may decide not to post such requests basically to maintain the > dignity of our profession. > > Gayathri Sen > PESIT > > > __________________________________________________ > 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. > > ________________________________ > > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > -- > 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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online catalogue
by saravanan 27 Dec '07

27 Dec '07

Dear Friends and colleagues, Launching of the online catalogue of the documentary resources of the IFP (French Institute of Pondicherry) The IFP officially launched, on December 18, 2007, the online catalogue of its documentary resources, in the presence of the Minister for Education of the Government of Puducherry, the Consul General of France in Pondicherry and Chennai, and numerous invitees (researchers, librarians, members of cultural institutions, etc.). This catalogue, accessible on the Internet, contains the entire collection of books of the Institute (59000 documents in the domains of Indology, Social Sciences and Ecology) and allows to search and display, for the first time in India, records in Indian scripts (Sanskrit, Tamil etc.) and in Roman transliteration (for the books in Indology). It also enables to display the list of recent acquisitions made by the library. Access to the catalogue (from the WEB page of the Institute's library): http://www.ifpindia.org/-Library-.html Thanking you, with regards, Mr. G. Saravanan Librarian French Institute of Pondicherry 11, Saint Louis Street, P.B. 33 PONDICHERRY - 605 001 South India, INDIA Ph: 0091 - 413 - 2334168 Extn. 126/139 Fax: 0091 - 413 2339534 Mail : saravanan.g(a)ifpindia.org Web : www.ifpindia.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: Public Access Mandate Made Law (fwd)
by Subbiah Arunachalam 27 Dec '07

27 Dec '07

Friends: The US President has mandated open access to all research papers resulting from NIH funds. Long ago six of the seven research councils in the UK have mandated OA for publicly funded research. The Wellcome Trust has also mandated OA for all research funded by it. When are we going to mandate OA for research funded by Indian taxpayers? Regards. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2007 15:17:35 -0500 > From: Jennifer McLennan <jennifer -- arl.org> > Subject: [ATA-MEMBERS] Public Access Mandate Made > Law > > Alliance for Taxpayer Access > www.taxpayeraccess.org > > For immediate release > December 26, 2007 > > Contact: > Jennifer McLennan > jennifer [at] arl [dot] org > (202) 296-2296 ext. 121 > > PUBLIC ACCESS MANDATE MADE LAW > President Bush signs omnibus appropriations bill, > including National Institutes of Health research > access provision > > Washington, D.C. December 26, 2007 President > Bush has signed into law > the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2007 (H.R. > 2764), which includes a > provision directing the National Institutes of > Health (NIH) to provide the > public with open online access to findings from its > funded research. This is > the first time the U.S. government has mandated > public access to research > funded by a major agency. > > The provision directs the NIH to change its existing > Public Access Policy, > implemented as a voluntary measure in 2005, so that > participation is > required for agency-funded investigators. > Researchers will now be required > to deposit electronic copies of their peer-reviewed > manuscripts into the > National Library of Medicine¹s online archive, > PubMed Central. Full texts of > the articles will be publicly available and > searchable online in PubMed > Central no later than 12 months after publication in > a journal. > > "Facilitated access to new knowledge is key to the > rapid advancement of > science," said Harold Varmus, president of the > Memorial Sloan-Kettering > Cancer Center and Nobel Prize Winner. "The > tremendous benefits of broad, > unfettered access to information are already clear > from the Human Genome > Project, which has made its DNA sequences > immediately and freely available > to all via the Internet. Providing widespread > access, even with a one-year > delay, to the full text of research articles > supported by funds from all > institutes at the NIH will increase those benefits > dramatically." > > "Public access to publicly funded research > contributes directly to the > mission of higher education,² said David > Shulenburger, Vice President for > Academic Affairs at NASULGC (the National > Association of State Universities > and Land-Grant Colleges). ³Improved access will > enable universities to > maximize their own investment in research, and widen > the potential for > discovery as the results are more readily available > for others to build > upon.² > > ³Years of unrelenting commitment and dedication by > patient groups and our > allies in the research community have at last borne > fruit,² said Sharon > Terry, President and CEO of Genetic Alliance. ³We¹re > proud of Congress for > their unrelenting commitment to ensuring the success > of public access to > NIH-funded research. As patients, patient advocates, > and families, we look > forward to having expanded access to the research we > need.² > > ³Congress has just unlocked the taxpayers¹ $29 > billion investment in NIH,² > said Heather Joseph, Executive Director of SPARC > (the Scholarly Publishing > and Academic Resources Coalition, a founding member > of the ATA). ³This > policy will directly improve the sharing of > scientific findings, the pace of > medical advances, and the rate of return on benefits > to the taxpayer." > > Joseph added, ³On behalf of the Alliance for > Taxpayer Access, I¹d like to > thank everyone who worked so hard over the past > several years to bring about > implementation of this much-needed policy.² > > For more information, and a timeline detailing the > evolution of the NIH > Public Access Policy beginning May 2004, visit the > ATA Web site at > http://www.taxpayeraccess.org. > > ### > > The Alliance for Taxpayer Access is a coalition of > patient, academic, > research, and publishing organizations that supports > open public access to > the results of federally funded research. The > Alliance was formed in 2004 to > urge that peer-reviewed articles stemming from > taxpayer-funded research > become fully accessible and available online at no > extra cost to the > American public. Details on the ATA may be found at > http://www.taxpayeraccess.org. > > > -- > Jennifer McLennan > Director of Communications > SPARC > (the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources > Coalition) > http://www.arl.org/sparc > (202) 296-2296 ext 121 > jennifer -- arl.org > __________________________________________________________ Sent from Yahoo! Mail - a smarter inbox http://uk.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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MANLIBNET announcing the National Conference
by mahesh sati 26 Dec '07

26 Dec '07

Dear Professional, I take great pleasure that MANAGEMENT LIBRARIES NETWORK (MANLIBNET) announcing the National Conference on "Business and Management Libraries: the Decade Ahead"on 4 to 6,February 2008 at ICSSR, New Delhi. I take this opportunity to extend warm invitation to practitioners, academicians, consultants, Scholars, Researchers, Professionals and students in Management and Library Science. Interested Professionals confirm their seat immediately.It is a golden opportunity for all Library Science professionals,Because it fulfill all requirement regarding modern Digital/Computerised library/management systems.And give maximum output in minimum charges.Please do confirm your seats. Thanks & Regards, Mahesh Chandra Sati BA,BLIS,MLIS,DCF,MA-Eco.(Pur.) Library Professional EMPI Business School New Delhi-110074 Mob.-9968349200 E-Mail-mahesh.sati(a)gmail.com jitendersharmaji(a)yahoo.com --------------------------------- Get the freedom to save as many mails as you wish. Click here to know how. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Training Workshop on Computer Applications in Social Sciences, January 9-18, 2008.
by Puttaraj Choukimath 26 Dec '07

26 Dec '07

Dear Friends, FYI: regards, Puttaraj. ______________ Training Workshop on Computer Applications in Social Sciences. As a part of its ongoing programmes, MPISSR is organising a ten-day training workshop on Computer Applications in Social Sciences during January 9-18, 2008. The objective of this training workshop is to impart training in the areas such as computer system, quantitative and qualitative research processes, data processing using computer and making sense of the results. After introducing the participants to computer system and its usages, the workshop shall introduce participants with the research processes and familiarise them with data, its measurement and its transfer to computer. The major quantitative research techniques descriptive and inferential statistics using cross-tabulation, Log-linear methods, ANOVA, correlation and regression analysis shall be taken up next with the help of a given data set. All the lectures will be followed by an interactive review session and group discussions. At the end, the participants shall be divided in groups and each group shall aim at analysing the given data based on a framework developed by them. The findings of the analysis shall be presented to the rest of the groups. Knowledge of quantitative research methods and statistical techniques is a prerequisite for participation in the Workshop. Sleeper class rail fare both ways will be provided to the selected participants. The participants will also be provided with free lodging and boarding. Duly filled applications should reach latest by November 15, 2007 to The Director, Madhya Pradesh Social Science Research, 6 Bharatpuri, Ujjain - 456 010; for inquiry, e-mail to dc_sah(a)yahoo.co.uk. Source: University News, Vol. 45 (43), Oct 22-28, 2007, pp.26-27. Mr.Puttaraj, A. C. Asst. Librarian (Periodicals) SDTM Library, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, P.B. No.8313, Deonar, MUMBAI - 400 088 INDIA Tel: +91-22-2556 3290, Ext.285 (O) Fax: +91-22-2556 2912 Email: puttuc(a)yahoo.com, choukimath(a)tiss.edu URL: www.tiss.edu --------------------------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Congrats.. Dr Ramesh, Bangalore University
by suresh jange 26 Dec '07

26 Dec '07

Dear Library Professionals, I on behalf of the Library professionals in the country wish to congratulate Dr. Ramesh, Reader, Department of Library and Information Science, Bangalore University for receiving the prestigious award "A.G. Motiwale Award for Young LIS Professionals" for the year 2007 from the Indian Library Association (ILA) for his best research paper and presentation during 53rd All India Library Conference and this award was presented during the Valedictory function of 53rd All India Library Conference held at Osmania University, Hyderabad. I am sure this is just a beginning for his commitment, dedication and sincerity with ever smiling, makes us proud of being part of this moment and wish him all the best in his future academic and research endeavor. With regards, Dr Suresh Jange Gulbarga University Dr.Suresh S Jange Assistant Librarian (Sr.) & Head, Digital Resource Centre Gulbarga University, Gulbarga - 585 106 Karnataka, India Mobile - 09880224971 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library trainee
by Mailing List Admin 26 Dec '07

26 Dec '07

Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2007 15:00:42 +0530 From: Satish Munnolli <smunnolli(a)actrec.gov.in> Walk in Interview ACTREC is looking for young and dynamic freshers for induction as LIBRARY TRAINEES for a period of six months which may be extendable up to one year Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC), situated in 60 acre land at Kharghar, Navi Mumbai is a new state of the art R & D satellite of the Tata Memorial Centre (TMC). The Institute comprises of basic research wing and clinical research centre. It also has a 50- bed hospital fully equipped with state-of-the-art diagnostic and therapeutic facilities. ACTREC has the mandate to function as a national centre for treatment, research and education in cancer. The Institute library is fully automated and all its functions & services are operated on LibSuite (ASP version) software. It houses over 15000 books and back volumes of journals and has access to over 2000 journals through ScienceDirect and other online databases round the clock. Thesis, Institutional Reports, Staff Publications, CD ROMs, Video Cassettes are the other resources available to all Scientific Community. The library has installed DSpace software on one of the machines and initiated the digitization activities. It has plans to digitize its Thesis collection and introduce enhanced electronic information services in the coming years. Interested candidate should have Masters Degree in Library and Information Science (MLISc) with first class from a recognized University. Candidate in the age group of 25 years with Science background, knowledge of library software and computer skills will have an added advantage. The selected candidate will be paid a stipend of Rs.6000/- per month with accommodation facilities in the Institute hostel which is located in the campus. Trainee may have to work during flexible hours on all working days including week ends. Trainee appointed will have an opportunity to work in a computerized library with hands-on-experience on all library procedures and exposure to modern techniques of maintaining scientific and medical library. Candidates fulfilling above requirements may walk in for an interview on 04 January, 2008 at 10.a.m. at the Meeting Room, 3rd Floor, Khanolkar Shodhika, ACTREC, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai alongwith detailed CV, attested copies of all certificates and testimonials in original. (M. A. Sharma) Asstt. Adminstrative Officer TATA MEMORIAL CENTRE ADVANCED CENTRE FOR TREATMENT, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN CANCER Kharghar, Navi Mumbai- 410 210 Tel.91-22-27405000 . Fax: 91-22-27405085 . e-mail: office(a)actrec.gov.in . website : www.actrec.gov.in

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UNESCO-SALIS e-Learning Portal on information literacy for South Asia launched
by Puna Das 24 Dec '07

24 Dec '07

UNESCO-SALIS e-Learning Portal on information literacy for South Asia launched The Indian Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS), in collaboration with UNESCO, launched the e-Learning Portal for Awareness Raising on Information Literacy. This project has its genesis in recommendations of a UNESCO supported Workshop on Information Literacy Competency Development for Information Professionals and Special Educators organized in November 2006 by SALIS in Chennai, India, and subsequent Information Literacy sensitization workshops held in Delhi and Nagpur in December 2006. The Portal aims to raise awareness, sensitize and enhance information literacy competency skills of common information users as well as information professionals and educators in the South Asian sub-region. Its objectives are fully in line with UNESCOs mandate to bridge the digital divide and UNESCOs vision of knowledge societies. The Portal covers a number of self-learning modules, such as: Information Communication Technology (ICT), Information Literacy, Lifelong Learning, Information Services for Disabled People, Freedom of Information, etc. The information literacy competency skills promoted by the Portal derive from the existing international standards, adopted by UNESCO, the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), the American Library Association (ALA) and other professional societies. Indian library experts, in collaboration with lifelong learning experts, have developed the contents of the Portal modules using Moodle open source learning content management software. e-Learning Portal: http://salisonline.org/ Anup Kumar Das B5/29, Safdarjung Enclave New Delhi-110029 Ph. 26713000 extn. 208 Email: puna_05(a)yahoo.co.in --------------------------------- Get the freedom to save as many mails as you wish. Click here to know how. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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WINISIS Training Manual in Hindi language published
by Puna Das 24 Dec '07

24 Dec '07

WINISIS Training Manual in Hindi language published The Thapar University in Patiala, India, in collaboration with the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), Government of India and the UNESCO Office in New Delhi, published a WINISIS Training Manual in Hindi language. This Manual contains three self-learning modules: WINISIS A Practical Guide; Creating Web Interface for CDS/ISIS Databases using GenisisWeb; and Publishing CDS/ISIS Databases on CD-ROM using GenisisCD. These self-learning modules are the outcome of the Advanced Workshop on CDS-ISIS for Windows, held at the Thapar University on 14-18 May 2007. The Training Manual covers all aspects of WINISIS: installation of software, creation of the database, database operations, customization of search interfaces and display formatting language. Advanced features, such as hyper-linking, web interfacing, full-text document processing and automation of libraries, are also present in this document. Target audience of this Manual is library professionals working in academic, special and public libraries as well as students of library science courses. The Manual will also be helpful to small organizations, which are building digital archives in local library setup or on CD-ROMs. After practicing the laboratory exercises given in the Manual, the learners will be able to install WINISIS software and its web application tools GENISIS; create and manage bibliographic or full-text databases. This Manual is particularly useful in the South Asian region, where availability of training material in local languages is crucial for providing public information services with the help of free and open source software (FOSS). Full-text Available at: http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/files/25725/11982281209winisis_training_manu… Anup Kumar Das B5/29, Safdarjung Enclave New Delhi-110029 Ph. 26713000 extn. 208 Email: puna_05(a)yahoo.co.in --------------------------------- Now you can chat without downloading messenger. Click here to know how. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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forthcoming conferences
by Mailing List Admin 24 Dec '07

24 Dec '07

Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2007 07:00:53 +0000 (GMT) From: mahesh sati <satimclib(a)yahoo.co.in> Dear Professional, Dr. Zakir Husain Library, Jamia Millia Islamia,New Delhi Organise XXVI All India IASLIC Conference -2007,December 26-29, 2007,The theme of the conference is "Digital Media and Library Information Services". For more detail please visit http://jmi.nic.in/ZHL/iaslic_conference.htm TERI,New Delhi organise Workshop on Building Digital Archive using Advanced Features of GSDL,8 � 10 January 2008 India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. For more detail please visit http://www.teriin.org/events_inside.php?id=18417 Asia-Pacific Institute of Management, New Delhi,ORGANIZES NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON Recent Technological Trends in Management and Library system :Issues and Challenges. January 4 & 5, 2008. Interested Professionals confirm their seat immediately.It is a golden opportunity for all Library Science professionals,Because it fulfill all requirement regarding modern Digital/Computerised library/management systems.And give maximum output in minimum charges.Please do confirm your seats. Thanks & Regards, Mahesh Chandra Sati BA,BLIS,MLIS,DCF,MA-Eco.(Pur.) Library Professional EMPI Business School New Delhi-110074 Mob.-9968349200 E-Mail-mahesh.sati(a)gmail.com

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Need article
by Mailing List Admin 21 Dec '07

21 Dec '07

Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2007 10:29:18 +0530 From: venu.kumaris(a)wipro.com Dear All, Request you to please send below articles, 1. The Adjective check list as a predictor of lifelong learning in the human services professions, "C. Livneh", Psychological Reports, vol. 65, pp. 603-610, 1989. 2. The evolution of the engineering community: Pressures, opportunities, and challenges," "J. A. Haddad" , Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 85, pp. 5-9, 1996. Thanks and Regards Venukumari Email: venu.kumaris(a)wipro.com

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Request for article
by jiteshkjain＠indiatimes.com 21 Dec '07

21 Dec '07

Dear All I am in need of the following article for our research work. If anybody can provide me the soft/hard copy of it, that will be a great help to us. Indian Medical Gazzette, Vol 136 No 8, page 309, 2002. Looking forward for your kind help. best regards Jitesh Jain Librarian Zydus Research Center Ahmedabad +919426424047 -- My life has changed. What about yours? Log on to the new Indiatimes Mail and Live out of the Inbox! -- 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 srels 20 Dec '07

20 Dec '07

Dear Moderator, Please arrange to announce the following lecture invitation for the benefit of the professional colleagues. Dr. K.N. Prasad Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science ------------- Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science (SRELS) 702, 'Upstairs', 42nd Cross, III Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560 010 and Ranganathan Centre for Information Stuides, Bangalore cordially invites you to a Lecture on WEB 2.0: CHALLENGES FOR LIBRARIES by Dr. Mohamed Taher Information Specialist, Ontario Multifaith Council on Spiritual and Religious Care Toronto, Ontario, Canada on Monday, 7th January 2008 at 6.00 p.m. at SRELS premises RSVP: Ph:23305109 E-mail: srels(a)dataone.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] Reports on libraries in THE HINDU
by T. Shahab 20 Dec '07

20 Dec '07

Good to read about progress being made at the Madras University Library towards modernisation of the professional practices and making the competencies relevant to the emerging demands under the inspiring leadership of Prof.Ms.Amudhavalli. I wish to learn in some detail regarding the online theses database at the Madras University library. How the concept of the institutional repositories has been implemented?? Regards. T. SHAHAB Central Library Hamdard University, New Delhi:110062. -----Original Message----- From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in] On Behalf Of Mailing List Admin Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 11:24 AM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] Reports on libraries in THE HINDU Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:42:20 +0000 (GMT) From: sankaran arumugam <sankaran_thehindu(a)yahoo.com> Dear All, Reports on libraries published in THE HINDU Chennai Edn. recently. Libraries have modern day promises to keep http://www.hindu.com/2007/12/04/stories/2007120494470300.htm DVD library, an in-thing now http://www.hindu.com/2007/12/04/stories/2007120494490300.htm We can't turn a blind eye to their special need http://www.hindu.com/2007/12/04/stories/2007120494500300.htm What they say http://www.hindu.com/2007/12/04/stories/2007120494480300.htm Regards sankaran _______________________________________________ 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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National Seminar on Emerging Trends and Challanges Library and Information Service - SPALIS- 2008
by KR. Senthil Kumar 19 Dec '07

19 Dec '07

Dear Professionals National Seminar on Emerging Trends and Challanges Library and Information Science - SPALIS- 2008 http://alagusenthil.googlepages.com/spalis-2008 SPALIS- 2008 National Seminar on "Emerging Trends and Challenges in Library and Information Services" 6-8 February, 2008 Organized by A.V.V.M SRI PUSHPAM COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) POONDI- 613503 THANJAVUR(dt) TAMILNADU AND BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY TRICHY IN ASSOCUATION WITH INDIAN ACADEMIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION (IALA) VENUE AUDITORIUM A.V.V.M SRI PUSHPAM COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) POONDI- 613503 THANJAVUR(dt) TAMILNADU REGISTRATION FEE OF Rs.600/ FOR EACH PARTICIPANT INCLUDES CONFERENCE KIT. PROCEEDINGS , REFRESHMENT AND LUNCH DURING THE CONFRENCE DAYS. THE REGISTRATION FEE FOR AN INDIVIDUAL STUDENT IS Rs.300/ ONLY Dr.A.Ganesan Organizing Secretary P.G.Dept of Library and Information Science A.V.V.M Sri Pushpam College (Autonomous) Poondi- 613503 Thanjavur ayyapillaiganesan(a)yahoo.com Mobile: 9443008292, 9443648113, 9486310120 -- KR.SENTHIL KUMAR Asst. LIBRARIAN KARPAGAM COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING COIMBATORE http://alagusenthil.googlepages.com http://alagusenthil.tripod.com Mobile:09382804980 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Impact Factors / “Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics”
by Sukhdev Singh 19 Dec '07

19 Dec '07

Dear Friends, There is a very popular saying - "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics." So, "Statistics" has been labeled as one type of lies. This is due to the fact meant that even the most accurate statistics could be used to support inaccurate arguments. "Impact Factors" are also statistics derived out of academic citations. If not understood properly could be misused to support wrong arguments. Need not say again that these too are statistics after all. These numbers originated from the "Information Storage and Retrieval" domain as the by-product of "citation indexing". However are being increasingly (mis)used in measuring the academic excellence of individual scientists. If we go about 60 years back, we know that in 1950s, lot many things were happening in the Information Storage and Retrieval domains. Machines (Every Computers) had shown the promise of information revolution. However, natural languages were found to be inadequate to map concepts with words or phrases. Major problems were mainly due the use of synonyms, homonyms, gender, numbers, order of words in phrases and punctuation marks in natural languages. These grammatical goodies enrich natural languages and make sense to human brains. However in the domain of information retrieval these inhibited one-to-one mapping between concepts and words. So controlled vocabularies like MeSH were being developed. Mr. Eugene Garfield however thought of innovative way of mapping between concepts by relying on the citations among articles. It goes like this; if "A" cites "C" and "B" also cites "C" then "A" and "B" are referencing to same concept. He did not use "words" to map "concepts" and hence avoided the problems associated with languages. (In 1958, Eugene Garfield starts ISI with a loan of US$500. - Science for Sale - Features - The Lab - Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Gateway to Science - http://www.abc.net.au/science/features/sciforsale/default.htm ) Garfield developed the concept of citation indexing in 1950s. A product based on his citation indexing - "Science Citation Index (SCI)" was released officially in 1964. It was meant to be a tool of scientific information retrieval. SCI become more popular for its utility to measure scientific productivity rather than being a search engine. It was due to its by-product "SCI Journal Citation Reports (JCR)" launched officially in 1975. A parameter was evolved to compare various large journals and this parameter become to know as Journal Impact Fact. In the absence of any other objective criteria – Journal Impact Factor has been widely accepted parameter for comparing the "quality" of journals. E. Garfield himself describes the rise of SCI and Impact Factors in the following article. - E. Garfield. The evolution of the Science Citation Index (2007) - http://www.iec.cat/1jcrc/GarfieldEEvolution.pdf However, one should always remember that "Impact Factors" that are calculated are only applicable to journals included in ISI database (SCI). I am very frequently encountered by this question – what is the impact factor of some Indian journal? Well very few Indian journals are covered in SCI database, so except for few, most do not have impact factors. I feel like replying –There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies and impact factors! Because I know that these "impact factors" being applied to areas for which they were never meant. It sometimes becomes very difficult to explain that it undercounts the number of citations from journals in less-developed countries. The research priorities for less-developed countries could be entirely different that of developed countries. If the research is not of contemporary interest of journals indexed in ISI databases it is unlikely to be cited. Linking research to citations and impact factors could lead to a situation where the less-developed countries fund for the research problems of the developed countries. Academic administrators - without knowing complexities of the Impact Factors – are now increasingly temped to apply these to measure the individual productivity of scientists. The following article explains the problem with such "numbers". - Richard Monastersky. "The Number That's Devouring Science", The Chronicle of Higher Education, October 14 2005. Here is one more reference: - P.O. Seglen. Why the impact factor of journals should not be used for evaluating research. (1997) BMJ 314(7079): 498-502. PubMed: 9056804. [Try - http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/314/7079/497 for full text] However, there is one good thing about these "Impact Factors". They at least are best at indicating the "popularity" of journals. Well - does "popularity" and "quality" means the same? One more thing - they arose from "citation indexing" which the founders of Google used to develop a killer search engine. --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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E-JASL: The Electronic Journal of Academic and Special Librarianship
by sri priya 19 Dec '07

19 Dec '07

E-JASL is an independent, professional, refereed electronic journal dedicated first and foremost to advancing knowledge and research in the areas of academic and special librarianship. Published and distributed by the International Consortium for the Advancement of Academic Publication (ICAAP), Athabasca, Canada. http://southernlibrarianship.icaap.org/ Regards, S.Sripriya ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Capacity Building of School Librarian
by rajendra kumar panda 19 Dec '07

19 Dec '07

Regional Institute of Education, Bhubaneswar is going to organize a five days training programme on "Capacity Building of Vidyalaya Librarians to modernise Vidyalaya Library" Date: 7th to 11th January, 2008 twenty two Kendriya Vidyalaya Librarians of KVS Bhubaneswar Region are invited to particiapte. R.K.Panda Librarian KV,GOPALPUR MS -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Salary of Librarian in Academic Library
by librarymahad 19 Dec '07

19 Dec '07

Dear all, I would like to draw your attention about the salary of Librarian in Academic Library. I have seen in most of the cases the librarian is being neglected in respect of salary. For example you can see the advertisement In Times of India, Mumbai dated 5th December, 2007. On page XIV, an advertisement is there from ICRI (Institute of Clinical Research India) where they will be paying a lecturer with a minimum Rs 40000 - 60000, whereas the Librarian will be paid Rs 8000 to 12000. All these as gross in month. Even though the year of experience is same for both the case. Why this type of negligence towards the library professionals. What we as a library professional, should do? What way are doing for that? I would like to have some discussion on this matter. Regards, Pradip Das ================================================= Pradip Das, B. Sc. (Chem.), ADIS/DRTC., M. Phil. Sr. Librarian / TPM & Training Co-ordinator, Pidilite Industries Limited, A/21, MIDC, Mahad, Maharashtra - 402309. India. Ph. : 02145- 31444(R), 02145 - 232043 to 46 (Off.) Extn. : 226 Fax. : 01245 - 232048 Mobile : 09420836138 E-mail : librarymahad(a)pidilite.co.in or, pradipbhadreswardas(a)gmail.com Web : www.pidilite.com ================================================ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Reports on libraries in THE HINDU
by Mailing List Admin 19 Dec '07

19 Dec '07

Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:42:20 +0000 (GMT) From: sankaran arumugam <sankaran_thehindu(a)yahoo.com> Dear All, Reports on libraries published in THE HINDU Chennai Edn. recently. Libraries have modern day promises to keep http://www.hindu.com/2007/12/04/stories/2007120494470300.htm DVD library, an in-thing now http://www.hindu.com/2007/12/04/stories/2007120494490300.htm We can't turn a blind eye to their special need http://www.hindu.com/2007/12/04/stories/2007120494500300.htm What they say http://www.hindu.com/2007/12/04/stories/2007120494480300.htm Regards sankaran

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Shaping the future information science professionals - report in THE HINDU
by Mailing List Admin 19 Dec '07

19 Dec '07

Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2007 15:42:53 +0000 (GMT) From: sankaran arumugam <sankaran_thehindu(a)yahoo.com> Dear All, Revamping Library Science course, Madras University in lead Report published in THE HINDU Education Plus Highlights: Shaping the future information science professionals The course is aimed at equipping the digital age librarian with skills in handling online database, Internet, software, and multimedia tools. HI-TECH LIBRARIANS: Students of the Department of Information Science working in their laboratory at the University of Madras. For detailed report, click the link http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/edu/2007/12/17/stories/2007121750050300.htm Regards sankaran

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Extension of e-Resources to private universities...
by K Prakash 19 Dec '07

19 Dec '07

Dear Professionals, There is an article published in the "The Economics Times" regarding extension of e-Resources to other than UGC funded universities. You can follow the below mentioned link go through the article; UGC for downloading 5000 journals at low rates Economic Times - Gurgaon,Haryana,India AHMEDABAD: For over 200 private universities http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Services/Educatio… With best regards. Bye. _____________________________ Dr. K Prakash, PhD Scientific/Technical Officer-I Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET) Centre An Inter-University Centre of University Grants Commission Near Gujarat University Guest House Post Box No.4116, Navrangpura Ahmedabad - 380 009 India URL: http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/ Email: prakash(a)inflibnet.ac.in; prakash_k(a)yahoo.com Tel: 079-2630 5971/2630 4695(Off); 2676 3724(Res) Cell: 94270 00758 Fax: 91-079-2630 0990/ 2630 7816 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Version 70, Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography
by Charles W. Bailey, Jr. 18 Dec '07

18 Dec '07

Version 70 of the Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography is now available from Digital Scholarship. This selective bibliography presents over 3,195 articles, books, and other printed and electronic sources that are useful in understanding scholarly electronic publishing efforts on the Internet. http://www.digital-scholarship.org/sepb/sepb.html For a discussion of the numerous changes in my digital publications since my resignation from the University of Houston Libraries, see: http://digital-scholarship.org/digitalkoans/2007/02/18/summary-of-baileys-d… Changes in This Version The bibliography has the following sections (revised sections are marked with an asterisk): Table of Contents 1 Economic Issues 2 Electronic Books and Texts 2.1 Case Studies and History 2.2 General Works* 2.3 Library Issues* 3 Electronic Serials 3.1 Case Studies and History* 3.2 Critiques 3.3 Electronic Distribution of Printed Journals 3.4 General Works 3.5 Library Issues 3.6 Research* 4 General Works* 5 Legal Issues 5.1 Intellectual Property Rights* 5.2 License Agreements* 6 Library Issues 6.1 Cataloging, Identifiers, Linking, and Metadata* 6.2 Digital Libraries* 6.3 General Works* 6.4 Information Integrity and Preservation* 7 New Publishing Models* 8 Publisher Issues* 8.1 Digital Rights Management 9 Repositories, E-Prints, and OAI* Appendix A. Related Bibliographies Appendix B. About the Author Appendix C. SEPB Use Statistics Scholarly Electronic Publishing Resources includes the following sections: Cataloging, Identifiers, Linking, and Metadata Digital Libraries* Electronic Books and Texts* Electronic Serials* General Electronic Publishing* Images* Legal* Preservation* Publishers Repositories, E-Prints, and OAI* SGML and Related Standards* Further Information about SEPB The Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography: 2006 Annual Edition is also available from Digital Scholarship. Annual editions of the Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography are PDF files designed for printing. http://www.digital-scholarship.org/sepb/annual/annual.htm The XHTML version of SEPB is designed for interactive use. Each major section is a separate file. There are links to sources that are freely available on the Internet. It can be searched using a Google Search Engine. Whether the search results are current depends on Google's indexing frequency. In addition to the bibliography, the XHTML document includes: (1) Scholarly Electronic Publishing Weblog (monthly list of new resources; also available by e-mail--see second URL--and RSS Feed--see third URL) http://www.digital-scholarship.org/sepb/sepw/sepw.htm http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=51756 http://feeds.feedburner.com/ScholarlyElectronicPublishingWeblogrss (2) Scholarly Electronic Publishing Resources (directory of over 270 related Web sites) http://www.digital-scholarship.org/sepb/sepr/sepr.htm (3) Archive (prior versions of the bibliography) http://www.digital-scholarship.org/sepb/archive/sepa.htm New versions of SEPB are announced on DigitalKoans: http://www.digital-scholarship.org/digitalkoans/ RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/DigitalKoans Related Article An article about the bibliography has been published in The Journal of Electronic Publishing: http://www.press.umich.edu/jep/07-02/bailey.html -- Best Regards, Charles Charles W. Bailey, Jr. Digital Scholarship http://www.digital-scholarship.org/ DigitalKoans Open Access Bibliography Open Access Webliography Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography Scholarly Electronic Publishing Resources Scholarly Electronic Publishing Weblog -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Asso. Professor post(12, 000-18, 300) in Lib. Sc. at Univ. of Rajasthan, Jaipur
by Mukesh Anand 18 Dec '07

18 Dec '07

Respected Members'; Univ. of Rajasthan, Jaipur Advt. No. 03/2007/T Applications in the prescribed from r invited for appointment on the post of Asso. Professor (12,000-18,300) in Lib. Science subject (Gen. Cat.) The application form along with qualification as per UGC norms & eligibility conditions can be downloaded from University website http://uniraj.ernet.in The Prescribed from duly filled up must reach the office of the Registrar, Univ. of Rajasthan,Jaipur on or before 02.01.2008. Thank & Regerads, Mukesh Anand Asst. Libn. Indian Railways Officers' Training College Sanskari Nagari Vadodara -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Dramatic growth of Open Access series : DOAJ with highest journal
by Mallikarjun 18 Dec '07

18 Dec '07

Dear Professionals Dramatic growth of Open Access Series The Dramatic Growth of Open Access Series is a quarterly series (end of March, June, September, and December) of key data illustrating the growth of open access, with additional comments and analysis. The series is available in open data(http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pqCs8wrw32HHTWuRwgm6bQA&gid=0) its shows DOAJ has already close to 3000 journals as compared to science direct the largest publisher with 2000 journals. so its showing how Gold road is gaining momentum. with regards Mallikarjun Mallikarjun Dora Sambalpur University 09777034183 ...The Future is here, Its just unevenly distributed........ http://curiouslib.blogspot.com/ Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Librarian post in South-Eastern Railway Zone, Kolkata
by Mukesh Anand 18 Dec '07

18 Dec '07

Dear LIS Students'. Libarian post in English & Hindi mixed medium school Scale of Pay - Rs. 5,500-9,000 Unresevered - 1 Post in South Eastern Railway (Year of Formation in 1955, headquarter at Kolkata) with Divisions at Adra(West Bengal), Kharagpur (West Bengal),Chakradharpur (Jharkhand) & Ranchi (Jharkhand). N.B. :- This vacancy of Librarian might be in Railway School of Ranchi or Chakradharpur Division. Age on 1.1.' 08 - 20-45 Years Education Qualification :- Bachelor Degree in Lib. Sc. OR Bachelor Degree & Diploma in Librarianship Exam. Fee - Rs. 60/- Stage of Selection :- a- Single Stage Written Exam. b- Verification of Documents c- Interview Closing Date :- 14th January, 2008 (upto 17.30 hours) For complete advertisement & other details See Employment News issue dated 15-21 December, 2007 Page # 22-26 For Application Form & Personal Data Sheet visit www.rrbkolkata.org All the Best Mukesh Anand Assistant Librarian Indian Railways Officers' Training College Sanskari Nagari Vadodara -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy @ BMSIT, Yelahanka, Bangalore-64
by Gopalakrishna Venkatappa 18 Dec '07

18 Dec '07

Applications are invited for the post of Library Assistant, in B M S Institute of Technology, P.B.No.6443, Avalahalli, Dodballapur Main Road, Yelahanka, Bangalore-560064, Ph. 65369469, from PUC+ Diploma holders in LIS with One year experience. Please rush your resumes to the Librarian in the above address. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Information about OCR systems availability in Oriya Language
by Kshirod 17 Dec '07

17 Dec '07

Dear Professionals, I would be greatful, if any body provide me information about any OCR systems available for Oriya language. Thanks, -- Kshirod Das Information Service Division 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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Online Education Database:80 Open Education Resource (OER) Tools for Publishing and Development Initiatives
by Mailing List Admin 17 Dec '07

17 Dec '07

Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 03:07:31 -0800 (PST) From: sri priya <sri_lib(a)yahoo.com> Online Education Database: 80 Open Education Resource (OER) Tools for Publishing and Development Initiatives OERs provide teaching and learning materials that are freely available and offered online for anyone to use. Whether you're an instructor, student, or self-learner, you have access to full courses, modules, syllabi, lectures, assignments, quizzes, activities, games, simulations, and tools to create these components. http://oedb.org/library/features/80-oer-tools Regards, S.Sripriya ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Bio-Medical Information Retrieval from Net
by Sukhdev Singh 17 Dec '07

17 Dec '07

My presentation - Bio-Medical Information Retrieval from Net [ http://snipurl.com/1v51n ] now finds mention in Peter Suber's Blog. http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/2007/12/using-oa-resources-for-biomedica… How fast the news travels !!! --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Museum of Knowledge to come up in Chandigarh
by Farooque Shaheen 17 Dec '07

17 Dec '07

Based on the postulates laid down by Corbusier - ethics, sociology, economics, technology, it will be a state-of-the-art building with discussion rooms, research facilities and a library. With an objective to collect and disseminate information, the MoK would have a digital library storing books, tapes, CDs, computers. Visitors will also avail Internet facility, the spokesman said. http://www.livemint.com/2007/12/17144240/Museum-of-Knowledge-to-come-up.html Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Keane International (India) Private Limited +1-925-831-1676 Ext 40366 (VOIP) +91-80-26678388 Ext 4105 (Tel) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Libraries on the Agenda: an international seminar on library advocacy
by Seth, Renu 17 Dec '07

17 Dec '07

"Libraries on the Agenda": an international seminar on library advocacy 13th March 2008 at Max Mueller Bhavan, New Delhi Max Mueller Bhavan (MMB) and the National Knowledge Commission (NKC) in collaboration with the French Embassy, British Council and Instituto Cervantes are pleased to announce a one day international seminar on Library Advocacy under the aegis of the President of The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA ), Dr. Claudia Lux. The Government of India is committed to the creation of a knowledge society by providing equitable, high quality cost effective access to information and knowledge resources and services to meet the informational, educational, recreational and cultural needs of the community through various national, institutional and public libraries. Hon'ble Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh in his inaugural address for the National Knowledge Commission on 2nd August 2005, recognized public libraries as an extremely important element in the foundation of a knowledge economy. In order to reach the goal of creating a knowledge society, the establishment of the National Knowledge Commission has been a major step in this direction. The stage is set for radical transformation in the country's library sector and commendable work is already underway to ensure sustained development of libraries in the form of 10 recommendations given by the working group on libraries such as setting up of a National Commission on Libraries, creating a Central Library Fund, greater community participation in library management etc. To support the endeavours of the Government of India and to synergise the efforts made all over Europe towards library advocacy, MMB and NKC in collaboration with the French Embassy, British Council and Instituto Cervantes, call upon information professionals from all types of libraries to attend this one day international seminar on "Libraries on the Agenda", which is also the motto of the IFLA Presidency of Dr. Claudia Lux. Seminar Objectives: - To facilitate the understanding of how to mount an effective advocacy campaign/plan with clear goals and objectives; to use media effectively and to lobby with legislators and decision makers at the political/administrative level as well as stakeholders who shape the public opinion and control support for library services - To explore the ways and means for librarians to be more visible not only in their own organizations, but also in their community and state - To facilitate discussions on how to make libraries a partner in life long learning and relevant for every citizen of the country - Deliberations on implementation of the recommendations of the working group on libraries and to share the formula for success of the prospering library landscape in European countries The Seminar programme will include presentations by experts and policy makers from Europe and India, interactive sessions amongst the participants and a panel discussion in the evening. Participants: The seminar is intended for library and information professionals, knowledge managers, information entrepreneurs, library users, institutional and community leaders. To allow rich and useful interactions, the number of participants will be very limited. Registration: Download registration form in PDF format The registration fee is Re. 500/ per participant . Please note: - The seats are limited and registration is on first come first served basis. Registration closes on 15 February 2008. - The Demand Draft (DD) Should be made in favour of Max Mueller Bhavan, payable at Delhi Kindly post the filled-in registration forms to the address below:: Renu Seth Chief Librarian Regional Information Centre Max Mueller Bhavan New Delhi 3, Kasturba Gandhi Marg New Delhi-110001 India Tel: 91-11-23 32 95 06 Fax: 91-11-23 32 55 34 seth(a)delhi.goethe.org www.goethe.de/newdelhi <<registration form.pdf>> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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The world's first online tool to identify and aggregate an organization's research output portfolio - The Scopus Affiliation Identifier Phase 1 facilitates faster decision-making
by Kumar, Perdeep (ELS-DEL) 16 Dec '07

16 Dec '07

Introducing the world's first online tool to identify and aggregate an organization's research output portfolio. The Scopus Affiliation Identifier Phase 1 facilitates faster decision-making Amsterdam, The Netherlands December 13, 2007 - Scopus(r), the world's largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature, today announced that a sought after literature research tool, the Scopus Affiliation Identifier Phase 1 will be launched in January. This new feature will speed up the search process by enabling users to find all the documents belonging to a specific organization. Doing so will save users valuable time which can be better invested in performing the actual research analysis. The Scopus Affiliation Identifier Phase 1 is a unique tool which automatically identifies and matches an organization with all its research output. Scopus is the first to offer its customers this organizational matching functionality across its entire database of over 15,000 peer reviewed journals. This will be welcome news for deans, faculty heads, researchers and funding bodies who understand just how difficult and time-consuming this task has been up to now. Using a combination of sophisticated algorithms and a comprehensive knowledge base, the Scopus Affiliation Identifier Phase 1 will quicken the rate at which data can be collated for research performance measurement at the institutional level. The feature automatically matches the multiple name variants attributed to an organization. This is extremely useful where several name variants of an organization may exist or may be recorded differently by publishing authors. One such an example is the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where articles found in Scopus and published by authors belonging to this institute carry more than 1,700 name variants. Other reasons for these numbers of variations can be attributed to organizations changing their name, having similar names, or they may merge or separate. This can make it challenging to clearly identify a single organization's complete body of work. "Up until now we have had to employ personnel to carry out this mammoth task. It is both a slow and expensive process. The Scopus Affiliation Identifier Phase 1 produces the same results in significantly less time. This not only helps us to reduce the number of staff needed but also allows us to focus on research analysis rather than data collection and filtering activities." says David Clay is Deputy Head of Academic Liaison and Finance at the University of Liverpool. The Scopus Affiliation Identifier Phase 1 makes it easier for him to evaluate his own institution and others. Users will benefit immediately from the initial version of the Scopus Affiliation Identifier Phase 1, available in January. The next phase, scheduled for release in the first half of 2008, will offer users enhanced functionalities. Scopus is actively soliciting feedback from individual organizations in order to enhance the data clarity. "We are delighted to be able to introduce the Scopus Affiliation Identifier Phase 1 to the market," says Niels Weertman, Director Product Management Scopus. "We've invested heavily in developing a feature that will deliver significant time and cost benefits to our users. Ultimately it will help deans, chancellors and faculty heads make resource allocation and strategic planning decisions more efficiently." For further information on Scopus or the Scopus Affiliation Identifier Phase 1, please visit: www.info.scopus.com/affiliationidentifier. For feedback on the Scopus Affiliation Identifier, please contact: affiliationfeedback(a)scopus.com. About Scopus Covering the world's research literature, Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature and quality Web sources with smart tools to track, analyze and visualize research. Scopus is designed and developed with over 500 users and librarians internationally. Its unique database contains abstracts and references from over 15,000 peer-reviewed journals from 4,000 publishers worldwide, ensuring broad interdisciplinary coverage. In addition, Scopus not only offers users citation information about the articles covered, but also integrates Web and patent searches directly from its clean and simple interface. Direct links to full-text articles, library resources and other applications like reference management software, make Scopus quicker, easier and more comprehensive to use than any other literature research tool. For more information about Scopus please visit www.info.scopus.com. <http://www.info.scopus.com/news/press/www.info.scopus.com.> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Google knol
by vimal kumar 15 Dec '07

15 Dec '07

Dear Friends, Google going to start a Wikipedia like project to build a collaborative effort for another free encyclopedia. Read more to know about Knol Project, http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2007/12/encouraging-people-to-contribute.html Vimal Kumar Asst. Librarian Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 www.asb.edu.in/vimal ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "I forget what I was taught. I only remember what I have learnt" -Patrick White --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Notification for the post of Library Assistant in LBS
by Ullas KG 14 Dec '07

14 Dec '07

Dear Professionals, Application invited for the post of Library Assistant in LBS, Trivendrum.Details of the notification will get from the following link. http://www.lbskerala.com Regards ,Ullas.k.g Professional Assistant Dept.of Biotechnology CUSAT -- 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 14 Dec '07

14 Dec '07

Dear colleagues, I am sorry for the duplication of request. Somehow, it got repeated on forum. Thanks for all the cooperation. I received it. Regards, Kshema -- Mrs. Kshema Prakash Faculty Librarian - Gr I Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed University) Dayalbagh, Agra 282005 Uttar Pradesh, India -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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International Honour for Young Indian Scientists
by Muralidharan, Padma (ELS-DEL) 14 Dec '07

14 Dec '07

Dear Sir/Madam, May I request you to kindly include this news item in your newsletter? International Honour for Young Indian Scientists New Delhi, December 10, 2007- Scopus(r), the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed research literature and quality Web sources with smart tools to track, analyze and visualize, today announced the Second Young Indian Scientist Awards which were awarded at an event held at "Le Meridian" in New Delhi on December 7. The award instituted by Elsevier has selected nine recipients from areas such as Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Environment and Engineering in order to cover both basic and applied disciplines. The event was attended by many scientists, Vice Chancellors of several universities, bureaucrats from the Ministry of Science & Technology, Higher Education, and Defense. The event highlighted aspects of Indian science and culture. The researchers were carefully considered on both qualitative and quantitative parameters. The jury included eminent subject experts from all over the country, who also attended the ceremony. Opinions of prominent Bibliometricians for nine subject areas were also taken into consideration for selection. Phil Govaert, the Managing Director for Elsevier's International markets, highlighted the importance and the need for scholarly information in the research process. The function was also attended by Niels Weertman, Director Product Management Scopus, who explained how Scopus was a smart application for tracking, analyzing and visualizing trends in research helping the award selection process. The winners are: Dr. Bakhtisaran Raman - Biological Sciences Dr. Anil Kumar - Chemistry Dr. S K Satheesh - Earth Sciences Dr. Sanjay Mittal - Engineering Sciences Dr. Dinesh Mohan - Environmental Sciences Dr. Upadrastha Ramamurthy - Material Sciences Dr. Nimish A Shah - Mathematics Dr. Sushil Kumar Jha- Medicine Dr. Vinod Kumar Aswal - Physics Scientists, please note this is an annual feature. Await our 2008 announcement in June 2008. further information can be had from Padma Muralidharan (p.muralidharan(a)elsevier.com) Thanks for your cooperation. Kind regards, Padma Muralidharan Account Development Manager Elsevier India (Science & Technology) Sri Pratap Udyog 274, Capt Gaur Marg, Sriniwaspuri New Delhi - 110 065 Ph : +91-11-42890202; +91-9810739993 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------ This communication is confidential and may be privileged. Any unauthorised use or dissemination of this message in whole or in part is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you receive this message by mistake, please notify the sender by return e-mail and delete this message from your system. Elsevier B.V. (including its group companies) shall not be liable for the proper and complete transmission of the information contained in this communication nor for any delay in its receipt. Any quotes contained in this communication are merely indicative and may not be relied upon by the individual or entity receiving it. Any proposed transactions or quotes contained in this communication will not result in any legally binding or enforceable obligation nor give rise to any obligation for reimbursement of any fees, expenses, costs or damages, unless an express agreement to that effect has been agreed upon, delivered and executed by the parties. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Recruitments in LibSys - reg.
by Mailing List Admin 14 Dec '07

14 Dec '07

Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 10:15:37 +0000 (GMT) From: Edwin <edwin(a)libsys.co.in> 12-12-2007 Dear Sir, We are in the process of recruiting Library personnels to work with LibSys for various locations in India. In this pretext, we would be happy if you could help us in posting the advertisment in the very prestigious library portal, LIS Forum. Please find the advertisement as pasted below: REQUIRED (Technical Services Executives) Libsys Corporation, a Software Development company specialized in Library domain and developer of �LibSys� software, is looking for dynamic people with a B.Lib/M.Lib degree with minimum two years experience. The work involves Library automation standards (MARC21, AACRII, Z39.50, OAI, Unicode etc.), Database migration, System implementation, User support / training and pre-sales activities. Positions are at Delhi/NCR, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Lucknow, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kochi, Chennai, Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad, and Kolkata, Guwhati and Bhuvneshwar. Email Resume on hrd(a)libsys.co.in or Contact: Sandeep (9958296055) or mailto: LibSys Corporation, 633-A, Phase V, Udyog Vihar, Gurgaon, 120016. Phone : (0124) 2451119/ 2451120 Thanks and regards D. T. Edwin Manager (South Zone) LibSys Corporation Bangalore

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ask LC to support open bibliographic data
by Anand Chitipothu 14 Dec '07

14 Dec '07

Hi all, The Library of Congress is asking for comments on their proposal for the future of bibliographic records and we'd like to ask them to include a section supporting open data -- providing bibliographic records in such a way that they can be reused by projects like Open Library and others. Our comment is here: http://www.okfn.org/wiki/FutureOfBibliographicControl And we'd love it if you would add your name to it and spread the word to others in this field. Comments are due Friday so time is limited. Thanks so much for your help, Anand Open Library http://demo.openlibrary.org -- 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] Temporary vacancy at IGIDR, Mumbai
by G.K.MANJUNATH 13 Dec '07

13 Dec '07

We are looking for young LIS professionals, preferably residents of Mumbai, to work in a project for 6 months. Number of Posts : 2 Qualifications : MLISc or BLISc with minimum 55% marks Skills : Very good communication skill. Knowledge of AACR II. WINISIS or CDS/ISIS. LC Subject Headings. Ability to type atleast 25 words per minute. Nature of Work: The selected candidates are required to prepare index to certain Indian journals, with abstracts and keywords. Learning opportunity : Will get good exposure to Indian economy, Web desiging (CSS and HTML) and MySQL Remenaration : Rs.6000/- or Rs.7000/- per month depending on qualifications and skills. Those interested may please send their resume, with in 7 days, over email to: Thanks G.K.Manjunath Chief Librarian >>> Indira Gandhi Inst of Development Research >>> Film City Road >>> Santosh Nagar >>> Goregaon(East ) >>> MUMBAI - 400 065 >>> gkm(a)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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49th Bengal Library Conference
by abhijit bhowmick 12 Dec '07

12 Dec '07

Dear Profesionals, The 49th Bengal LibraryConference will be held at Hemchandra ibrary , 11/1 Mohanchand Road , Khidirpore , Kolkata - 700023 during 14th to 16th December 2007. Theme : Application of computer in different libraries : Problems & Prospects. Program will be inaugurated by Hon'ble I T Minister Prof. Debesh Das in presense of the Hon'ble Library Minister Shri Tapan Roy & Guest of Honour Hon'ble Dr Barun Kr Mukhopadhya , Member of Perliament. and Hon'ble Shri Kishor Krishna Bandopadhya , Director RRRLF. Thematic sessions will be held on 15th & 16th December 2007. Abhijit Kumar Bhowmick Librarian State Central Library Kolkata , West Bengal --------------------------------- Why delete messages? Unlimited storage is just a click away. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Journal of Genetics!
by Mailing List Admin 12 Dec '07

12 Dec '07

Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:47:50 +0530 (IST) From: Riki Krishnan <riki(a)ias.ernet.in> Dear Member, We would like to know which library has the following volumes of the Journal of Genetics. We are archiving them on our website. Journal of Genetics: Vol.3, 4,...15. With regards Riki Krishnan Indian Academy of Sciences Sadashivnagar Bangalore

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Appreciate Uploaded Presentation
by Rajan 12 Dec '07

12 Dec '07

Dear Mr Sukhdev Singh, Your presentation is an excellent invitation to the digital world of medical information. Opening it to others for re-use is an act that deserves appreciation.As well, your focus on free information is really appreciative. It is heard that there are some others who conduct seminars in the name of free software like greenstone, dspace etc and propagate private interests. It is a glad news that you speak about open knowledge and practice it as well. Please upload such presentations in future too. Regards, K Rajasekharan Librarian, Kerala Institute of Local Administration(KILA) ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 11:22:38 +0530 From: "Sukhdev Singh" <esukhdev(a)gmail.com> Subject: [LIS-Forum] PPT Slides Available for REUSE on "Bio-Medical Information Retrieval from Net" To: iami_gen(a)googlegroups.com, indmed-forum(a)yahoogroups.com, medlib(a)yahoogroups.com, lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Message-ID: <c13c85220712112152m5e631857hd34799663a7b5fc4(a)mail.gmail.com> I have delivered a lecture at Lady Irwin College (New Delhi) yesterday on "Bio-Medical Information Retrieval from Net". I wish to share my lecture slides with you. The Presentation consists of over 90 Power Point PPT slides .... can be viewed or Downloaded (for reuse) from http://snipurl.com/1v51n --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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six techniques for better search results
by Rajesh Rangappa 12 Dec '07

12 Dec '07

Dear professionals I found an interesting and useful article, titled "Six techniques to get more from web than google will tell you" By Margaret Locher, CIO. Which will be heplful in searching better infromation specially on Science and technology & Current happenings in specific field etc. link is "http://www.cio.com/article/print/156900" Thanks and Regards -- RAJESH ALDARTHI LIBRARIAN (Jain Institute of vocational and Advanced Studies) #127/3, Bull Tempel Road, Chamarajpet, Bangalore-560096 Email: deepakdeepa89(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 an article
by Kshema Prakash 12 Dec '07

12 Dec '07

Dear colleagues, Can someone kindly help me by sending a copy of the following article? *Title:* Individual value structure and diversity attitudes: The moderating effects of age, gender, race, and religiosity *Author(s):* Olukemi O. Sawyerr, Judy Strauss, Jun Yan *Journal:* Journal of Managerial Psychology *ISSN:* 0268-3946 *Year:* 2005 * Volume:* 20 * Issue:* 6 * Page:* 498 - 521 *DOI:* 10.1108/02683940510615442 *Publisher:* Emerald Group Publishing Limited Thanks and regards, Kshema Ms. Kshema Prakash Faculty LIbrarian - Gr I Central Library Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed University) Dayalbagh, Agra 282005 U.P. -- Mrs. Kshema Prakash Faculty Librarian - Gr I Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed University) Dayalbagh, Agra 282005 Uttar Pradesh, India -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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PPT Slides Available for REUSE on "Bio-Medical Information Retrieval from Net"
by Sukhdev Singh 12 Dec '07

12 Dec '07

I have delivered a lecture at Lady Irwin College (New Delhi) yesterday on "Bio-Medical Information Retrieval from Net". I wish to share my lecture slides with you. The Presentation consists of over 90 Power Point PPT slides. It has been prepared keeping in mind the information needs of Bio-Medical Researchers. However it does not include Paid / Fee based services like "Web of Science". The presentation can be viewed or Downloaded (for reuse) from http://snipurl.com/1v51n Presentation starts with an emphasis need for having a planned search strategy and evaluation of the retrieved results. The best tool and Internet resource to explore would depend upon the type of information being sought from the net. For general non-scholarly information Internet Search Engines, Meta Search Engines, Web Directories and Subject Guides would be the best way to start with. However there is need to evaluate all such information. Simple criteria - like the authority behind the information; the date of creation and modification and commercial interests if any - can be used to evaluate the authenticity of the information retrieved. Medical websites with "HONcode" logo could be easily evaluated and trusted. For scholarly literature, researchers are advised to start with Bibliographic Databases. These databases provide references to high quality peer reviewed journals. PubMed and IndMED (For Indian Journals) are best known under this category. The presentation has some interesting pictures to explain the need for "Controlled Vocabulary" like MeSH. Other tools like Scirus can also be used for retrieving scholarly information. Google Scholar can be used to for limited "Cited By" information along with references. Coming to Full Text of articles, looking for libraries' holdings would be a better strategy. "Union Catalogue" is useful tool to explore collection of neighborhood libraries. Many good journals are now coming out from Open Access Publishers like BioMed Central and PLoS. Some of the good Indian medical journals are also available for free through Internet. NIC's medIND project and MedKnow (an Indian Open Access Publisher) have been instrumental in putting most of them online. Directory of Open Access Journals is a useful tool to find out Open Access Journals in a subject domain. Other resources for finding full text articles are Institutional (like EPrints@IISc ) and Subject Repositories (like OpenMED@NIC). There are now about 1000 such registered and OAI-PMH compliant repositories all over the world. Tools like ROAR can used to find a relevant repository. These repositories can also be searched through search engine like Google and some special OAI-PMH search engines. The presentation ends with some special type of resources like Cochrane Library (made freely accessible to Resident Indians through sponsorship by ICMR). --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Needed Help
by Mailing List Admin 12 Dec '07

12 Dec '07

Date: 10 Dec 2007 16:09:38 -0000 From: kirti vaishampayan <kitu1983(a)rediffmail.com> � Hello I am Kirti p. vaishampayan Student of S.N.D.T. M.L.I.Sc. course. my project topic is "RESOURCE SHARING - NEW TRENDS". So i am collecting information on Resource sharing,Library Networks and Consortia. Please can you suggest me helpful journals for this topics. - Kirti

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State Level seminar on IL and IT for School Librarians - Change of date - correction - reg
by Arunachalam Hariharan 12 Dec '07

12 Dec '07

Dear Friends, The date of the State Level Seminar on Information Literacy and Information Technology for School Librarians was wrongly mentioned in our earlier announcement. The correct date is: 5th JANUARY 2008 Registration: Free Last date for registraion: 31.12.2007 State Level Seminar on Information Literacy and Information Technology for School Librarians Jointly Organised by Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS Chennai Chapter) & Connemara Public Library, Chennai Date 5th JANUARY 2008 Venue Connemara Public Library, Chennai Registration: Free Last date for registraion: 31.12.2007 _____________________________________________________ SALIS & Connemara Public Library, Chennai ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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DRTC---Seminar on Next Generation Catalogues : User expectations
by Vinit kumar 11 Dec '07

11 Dec '07

Indian Statistical Institute Documentation Research and Training Centre 8th Mile Mysore Road, R.V. College Post Bangalore-560059 Seminar On *Next Generation Catalogues: User expectations* * * Since the days of Cutter, tools to access the resources of libraries are changing their structure and interface rapidly and dramatically to fulfill the dynamic user needs. Today almost every library user comes with expectations set and defined by their experience of using the Web. So the catalogues, which are offered by the libraries, need to operate at the same level of sophistication as other popular Web destinations. In the past decade people's expectations regarding search and *e*-access to information have dramatically changed. The proliferation of desktop computers, the increasing amounts of *"born digital" *content, and the advent of the Internet have all contributed to this. People expect to enter one or two words (or maybe a phrase) into a search box, click a button, get a ranked-list of relevant items returned, select an item from the results, and view/download the information. The process has to be quick, easy, and immediate. Even though people know that the information available from libraries is free and authoritative they often use libraries as a last resort because they see library systems are overwhelmingly associated with books, confusing, difficult to use, time consuming, complex and inconvenient. The seminar will examine the present developments and explore the likely future developments in re-designing the OPAC to support resource discovery. *Speaker:** *Vinit Kumar JRF** ***All are cordially invited*** Venue: DRTC Classroom Professor and Head Date: 14th December, 2007 DRTC Time: 2 p.m. -- Regards Vinit Kumar vinit(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in Junior Research Fellow Documentation Research and Training Cent re Bangalore M.L.I.Sc. (BHU) Varanasi -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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... WHO has the password ?
by Satish Munnolli 11 Dec '07

11 Dec '07

Recent issue of 'Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics' has an interesting editorial. Denying open access to published health-care research: WHO has the password? An 'extract' of the editorial is as below. The World Health Organization (WHO) has demonstrated exemplary foresight in highlighting that access to biomedical journals is a critical issue in developing countries and one of the many obstacles to improving health. In the year 2002, WHO initiated a unique program, HINARI, with the support of several major publishers. HINARI is presently providing open access to over 3,750 journal titles to institutions in 113 developing countries. Institutions in countries with GNI per capita (World Bank figures, 2006) below $1,000 are eligible for free access and those in countries with GNI per capita between $1,000 and $3,000 can gain access by paying a very reasonable fee of $1,000 per year / institution. However, clinicians and researchers in some very populous developing countries like India have been greatly disappointed that they are not considered eligible for HINARI. The GNI per capita as per the World Bank 2006 figures for some of the countries that have been excluded by HINARI, range from $770 for Pakistan, $820 for India, $1420 for Indonesia and $2010 for China. The HINARI website acknowledges that some developing countries with per capita GNP of less than US$3,000 have been denied open access through HINARI as 'the publishers participating in HINARI have not, for the time being, extended their offer to countries where they have significant levels of existing subscriptions and, in some cases, local sales staff.' It is unfortunate that business interests of western publishers has taken away the gloss from HINARI by denying open access to clinicians catering to the health needs of half of the world population. While the long list of 113 countries covered under HINARI looks very impressive, most of these are very small countries, with the combined population of countries in Band 1 being 1.2 billion; and in Band 2 as 0.3 billion. In contrast, the total population of China, India, Indonesia and Pakistan, the 4 most populous countries with a per capita GNI of less than $3000 but excluded from HINARI is 3 billion. Full text of the editorial is available at http://www.cancerjournal.net/article.asp?issn=0973-1482;year=2007;volume=3;… Interestingly, who support or oppose this call and has any suggestions are free to send their email response to the editorial of the journal site. Satish S Munnolli Librarian Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC) Tata Memorial Centre (TMC) Sector 22, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai 410 210 Ph: +91 22 2740 5026 Email: smunnolli(a)actrec.gov.in -- 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 Preserving Our Scientific Heritage
by Mohan Shivaramu 11 Dec '07

11 Dec '07

Dear Friends With reference to our earlier communication dated 21st Nov 2007, regarding the National Workshop on Preserving Our Scientific Heritage. We would like to inform that the deadline for registration is extended up to 1st Jan 2008. Kindly check the website http://www.iiap.res.in/archives/ for updated information on scientific program. We encourage you to register online for participating in the workshop. Contact: Dr. Christina Birdie, Convener, National Workshop on Preserving Our Scientific Heritage, IIA, Bangalore 21-22, January, 2008 chris(a)iiap.res.in Mohan B S Indian Institute of Astrophysics Koramangala Bangalore - 560 034 India -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Holiday Season Gift - EMBASE Classic - Free to end of the year 2007
by Tomas Allen 11 Dec '07

11 Dec '07

Holiday Season Gift - EMBASE Classic - Free to end of the year 2007 Resource of the Month Each month, Ovid provides you with the opportunity to "test drive" a sampling of our content, tools and services - FREE of charge - through our Resource of the Month program. A different combination of resources is offered around the first business day of each month, so be sure to check back regularly to see what new resources are available. December Resource of the Month: EMBASE Classic Coverage: 1947-1973 Number of Records: 1,800,000 Indexes 43 biomedical and pharmacology Excerpta Medica print journals published 1947-1973. EMBASE Classic on Ovid Access to seminal scientific literature from the past is an important asset for today's researchers. Foundational literature is still relevant today and provides valuable insight into the origins of many scientific discoveries and how they've shaped modern practices. http://www.ovid.com/site/products/resource_of_the_month.jsp Resource of the Month Each month, Ovid provides you with the opportunity to "test drive" a sampling of our content, tools and services - FREE of charge - through our Resource of the Month program. A different combination of resources is offered around the first business day of each month, so be sure to check back regularly to see what new resources are available. December Resource of the Month: EMBASE Classic Coverage: 1947-1973 Number of Records: 1,800,000 Indexes 43 biomedical and pharmacology Excerpta Medica print journals published 1947-1973. EMBASE Classic on Ovid Access to seminal scientific literature from the past is an important asset for today's researchers. Foundational literature is still relevant today and provides valuable insight into the origins of many scientific discoveries and how they've shaped modern practices. http://www.ovid.com/site/products/resource_of_the_month.jsp Happy Holidays Tomas Allen WHO Library Geneva tomasallen_who(a)hotmail.com _________________________________________________________________ i’m is proud to present Cause Effect, a series about real people making a difference. http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/MTV/?source=text_Cause_Effect -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Read More Books
by Mukesh - Monitor 11 Dec '07

11 Dec '07

The 26 Major Advantages to Reading More Books and Why 3 in 4 People Are Being Shut Out of Success If you are one of the non-book readers who feels you "don't need no stinking books", here are 26 great reasons to start the habit.before you are left behind! 1. Reading is an active mental process - Unlike TV, books make you to use your brain. By reading, you think more and become smarter. 2. It is a fundamental skill builder - Every good course on the planet has a matching book to go with it. Why? Because books help clarify difficult subjects. Books provide information that goes deeper than just classroom discussion. 3. Improves your vocabulary - Remember in elementary school when you learned how to infer the meaning of one word by reading the context of the other words in the sentence? You get the same benefit from book reading. While reading books, especially challenging ones, you will find yourself exposed to many new words you wouldn't be otherwise..... read full article by clicking on the link below: http://mokshaa.stumbleupon.com/ Best Wishes - - Mukesh Anand http://monitorlinks.typepad.com/ * It's Not What We Know, but What We Do That Matters * -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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thanks
by Suchitra Das 11 Dec '07

11 Dec '07

my dear friends, many many thanks and good wishes to all, i am so happy that people have responded so nicely and provided me right information in right time.Really i am grateful to all especially who has sent me the scanned document within no time.May this New Year 2008 be a glorious year for you all.May the Supreme Being abide with all.May He shower the Divine Grace upon you all. i also admire our LIS forum a lot. wish you all with warm regards suchitra das library & documentation IMMT(RRL)bhubaneswar Get the freedom to save as many mails as you wish. To know how, go to 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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Free Business& many Textbooks on Internet Library
by sri priya 11 Dec '07

11 Dec '07

Free Internet Libraries for Students, Teachers, and Professionals The Business Book Mall, a 21st Century Learning Products company, provides inexpensive books and free stuff to help people develop the skills required to succeed in the fast paced quick changing world of the new millennium. http://www.businessbookmall.com/ Free Business Textbooks Internet Library http://www.businessbookmall.com/Free%20Business%20Books.htm Regards, S.Sripriya ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Information about M.Phil Programme
by Mailing List Admin 11 Dec '07

11 Dec '07

Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 18:11:21 +0530 From: majid khan <rao.majid0786(a)gmail.com> Dear Members, I'm Majid Rao, recently completed my regular Master Degree in Library Science in the current academic year. I'm now searching for some institutes that offer M.Phil Degree in Distance education mode. Last year UGC had notified that the present academic year will be the last year during which universities will be allowed to offer M.Phil courses in the distance education mode. However, I'm told that some universities in the South have published their advertisement for M.Phil. degree for the year 2008. I would be thankful if somebidy can clarify on this. Majid Rao

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Professional Capability Building
by Rajan 10 Dec '07

10 Dec '07

Dear All, A vibrant librarian needs to be conversant with the subject he deals with, library science and information technologies in the right mix with focus on practical utility to his professional job. Any library professional can become well versed in those three areas, if he pays a little attention and spends some time on the Internet, newspapers like The Hindu, All India Radio/Door Darshan or some quality books. That is not enough if he wants to improve further. He needs to concentrate more on developing his writing and presentation skills. He should be able to write anything with clarity, brevity, simplicity, logical sequencing etc and present anything with proper salutation, intonation, pace, tone etc, if he needs to remain as an able professional. All known professionals in any field have or developed those qualities. Needless to say that those skill sets cannot be attained without good reading which is an essential quality required for any librarian. If the librarian is a reasonably good reader of books, he can easily grasp the requirement of readers or information seekers and can mould his library collection and services in tune with their requirements. In order to develop those capabilities, the library schools can devote 30 minutes just before the lunch break every day for an internal seminar. In the seminar, a student should present a paper of around 500-1000 words on a topic of his passion. The paper must be chosen and prepared well ahead. The class mates and teachers should make the deliberations in the session a lively one benefiting each other. The busy teachers may benefit more from such session than probably the students. The session can be included for internal assessment of the students. Seminar session should be set by drawing 15 minutes each from the curricular sessions and the lunch time (say 12.45 to 1.15 PM). If the session is healthy and lively the discussions should continue during the lunch time too. The library schools get the last choice of students as they do not care to provide ample ambience to develop the personality of the students joining there. Whereas the management schools, even though they deal with a subject that cannot be worth mentioned even as a discipline, get high caliber students because of the availability of most conducive environment for developing anyone's capability fully. Regards, K Rajasekharan Librarian, Kerala Institute of Local Administration(KILA) Mulagunnathukavu, Thrissur - 680581 , India Ph 0487 - 2200244+208 (O) 2201428 (R) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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drtc colloquium on "Impact of e-resources on collection development" dated-13/12/07
by ajaz＠drtc.isibang.ac.in 07 Dec '07

07 Dec '07

INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE DOCUMENTATION RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE 8th MILE MYSORE ROAD, BANGLORE-56005 DRTC COLLOQUIUM-4 (2007-2009) ON Impact of E-resources on Collection Development ABSTRACT There was a time when library resources consisted primarily of print-on-paper resources. It was easy to rely on book reviews and standard reference works as selection tools. The emergence of non-print materials such as audiovisual materials and e-resources has made the selection process more complex. With the advent of the Internet and library networks and consortia, the ability to simultaneously share virtual resources, cooperative collection development, through consortial arrangements has become possible. The colloquium will focus on growth of e-resources, their evaluation, and how the collection development has been affected by e-resources. FACETS SPEAKERS 1. Introduction Ajazur Rahman 2. Growth of E-resources Nihal Alam 3. Evaluation of E-resources Nitu Kumari 4. Library Cooperation & Collection Development Jamil Ahmad 5. Conclusion Kaushal Giri Venue : DRTC classroom Date : 13th of December, 2007 Time : 2:pm All are cordially invited K.S.Raghavan (Colloquium Coordinator) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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International Conference-NIFT
by sushanta kumar pathy 07 Dec '07

07 Dec '07

Dear All,The National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) plans to offer a forum for encouraging greater collaborations by organizing an international conference on Building Knowledge Repositories: Cross-Sectoral Collaborations in February 7-9, 2008 at New Delhi during the proposed World book Fair 2008. For details click on the below link:http://www.niftindia.com/conference2008/index.htmRegards,Sushant 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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Collections of free online journals & Social and Health Electronic Portal : SHERPA
by Muniraju T 07 Dec '07

07 Dec '07

The Global Development Network (GDN) is a worldwide network of research Collections of free online journals and documents: The list below provides links to databases that provide access to free online journals or documents.Some databases link to both journals that provide full text access and those that provide access to abstracts or table of contents. http://www.gdnet. org/middle. php?oid=247 Social and Health Electronic Portal : SHERPA Many of the electronic journals (ejournals) listed below will be full text versions of the hard copy.Some will be electronic versions of the hard copy that will differ slightly as only selected content will be available in full text. Some sites will simply allow you to search or browse tables of contents for individual titles and collections of journals providing you with citation details and usually an abstract or summary of an article. http://www.sherpa. nhs.uk/Resource/ html_files/ ejnls.htm MUNIRAJU.T Central Library PES Institute of Technology t_muniraj(a)yahoo.co.in http://muniraj.t.googlepages.com/ http://www.lisresearch.blogspot.com/ Chat on a cool, new interface. No download required. Go to http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/webmessengerpromo.php -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Welcome to Join the INDEST-AICTE Consortium
by Ajay Kum Sharma 07 Dec '07

07 Dec '07

Dear Library Professionals, INDEST Consortium welcomes all universities and AICTE approved institutions to join the INDEST-AICTE Consortium under its "self-supported category". You may also like to visit the INDEST-AICTE Web site (http://indest.iitd.ac.in or http://paniit.iitd.ac.in/indest) for further details. Please note that the INDEST-AICTE Consortium charges an annual membership fee of Rs. 2,000.00 that is payable along with the subscription cost for e-resources selected by you. The membership to the Consortium is charged only if you wish to subscribe to one or more resources. There is no point in sending membership alone. I will be happy to send you the invoice for subscription to resources selected by you. Thanks and regards. Ajay Kumar Sharma Project Associate, INDEST-AICTE Consortium Central Library, IIT Delhi Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110016 011-26596627 (O) 09868092479 (M) Web: http://www.geocities.com/ajaysharma_lib/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Information Needed: Education Volumes from the past
by Tanika Chakraborty 06 Dec '07

06 Dec '07

Dear All, I have been looking for some documents that are published by NCERT and/or the respective State counterparts(SCERT) and need your help in locating them.. I need DISTRICT LEVEL DATA from the 5th (1986-87) ALL INDIA EDUCATIONAL SURVEY (AIES). NCERT usually comes out with a report after each of their surveys with lists the India wide and state level details from the survey. However, we need district level data which they do not publish formally. I have come to know from fellow researchers at MIT, who have used the data before, and also from faculty members affiliated with NCERT, that the NCERT has the separate state volumes for the different states/UTs of India and the district data for each state can be obtained from those volumes. Some of the states might not be present at the NCERT library. They might be in the Central Secretariat library, the library of the Planning commission or other government libraries in Delhi. Most probably they will be with the libraries of the directorate of education of the relevant state since they are the ones who are linked with collecting and collating the data. I need those data for all the districts of India, and most importantly for West Bengal and Karnataka. Do you have any information about the location of these volumes? Please let me know your suggestions. Regards, Tanika. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Social Tagging and the Next Steps for Indexing
by Mailing List Admin 06 Dec '07

06 Dec '07

Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2007 19:48:38 -0800 (PST) From: vimal kumar <vimal0212(a)yahoo.com> Dear Friends, Here is an interesting paper deposited in DLIST. Which discusss about Social tagging, as a particular type of indexing, has thrown into question the nature of indexing.This paper also addresses the question: what is next for indexing? comparing social tagging and subject cataloguing. http://dlist.sir.arizona.edu/2091/ Vimal Kumar Asst. Librarian Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 www.asb.edu.in/vimal

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Online library
by Mailing List Admin 06 Dec '07

06 Dec '07

Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2007 10:21:58 +0000 (GMT) From: ashokar kar <ashokarmlisc(a)yahoo.co.in> An online library now that allows readers to borrow books online and have them delivered to your doorstep within a matter of 24 hours. With a one time registration fee of Rs 499 and a refundable deposit of Rs 499, you can choose a billing plan that allows you to choose books depending on your pace of reading. Charges range from Rs 139/month (for those who want to read three books a month) to Rs 3,000/month (which allows you to borrow 12 books). You can see that library through this URL http://www.librarywala.com/web/Index.aspx Hiten Turakhia, one of the founders of this library, says he and five other friends were inspired by their college days struggle to get books. Everybody would chip in Rs100 to get reading material for their courses. Sitting at a coffee shop lat year decided to make it easier for today�s generation. Thus librarywala.com was born. The library six founder members have expertise in related fields like IT, marketing and management. Their market-savvy has clearly paid off, in over two months since its launch. The website, which is currently operational only in Mumbai with 8,000 titles, hopes to extend its operations to Bangalore and Pune by next year. As professionals we should think that behind of their inspiration because they are not LIS professionals still they are providing a kind of information service without knowing of fundamental knowledge of regarding fields. As we know we can do such things to improve the library services in an innovative way. Regards Ashoka R. Librarian, Maharaja Institute of Technology, Mysore.

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Assist. Librarian - vacancy in AICTE
by sri priya 06 Dec '07

06 Dec '07

SL. NO. 05: ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN, SCALE OF PAY : Rs. 6,500-200-10,500/-, Post:01, (01-UR), Age limit: Not exceeding 35 years. (on direct recruitment basis) http://www.aicte.ernet.in/download/ADVERTISEMENT_2_.doc URL : http://www.aicte.ernet.in/ Regards, S.Sripriya Librarian Bangalore ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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A.D.I.Sc is equivalent to M.L.I.Sc
by Suchitra Das 06 Dec '07

06 Dec '07

dear friends, regards and good wishes to all.please any body can provide us that A.D.I.Sc is equivalent to M.L.I.Sc.i am working in IMMT library bhubaneswar, sister organisation of C.S.I.R.I have qualified A.D.I.Sc from DRTC, bangalore.our office needs it.we would be more help ful the recognisation of ADISc to MLISc by csir can be sent to me.it is urgent thaks, with regards. suchitra das 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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Required Librarian in Indian Council of World Affairs
by Mailing List Admin 06 Dec '07

06 Dec '07

Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2007 09:33:59 +0530 From: Ajay Kum Sharma <ajaysharma.lib(a)gmail.com> Dear Colleague, The Indian Council of World Affairs(ICWA), an institution of national importance, established under the ICWA Act, 2001, invites applications for the post of LIBRARIAN with a consolidated contract amount of Rs.40,000/- per month. *QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCE:* *QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCE:* Master's degree in Library Science/Information Science/Documentation or an equivalent professional degree with at least 55% marks. At least 10 years experience in a responsible capacity in a University level Library/Head of Library of a reputed research organisation. Candidates should be well-versed in the usage of Library Software. *OR* Master's degree in Arts/Science/Commerce or equivalent degree with at least fifty five percent marks or its equivalent grade with Bachelor's degree in Library Science/Information Science /Documentation or an equivalent professional degree with at least fifty five percent marks or its equivalent grade plus a consistently good academic record. At least 10 years experience in a responsible capacity in a University level Library. Should be well conversant with various activities of an academic and modern library, such as procurement and processing of books and periodicals, computerization of Library, supervision and maintenance of Library materials, reprography, binding unit etc. and general library administration. Experience and knowledge of modern information handling tools, knowledge of any foreign language such as German, French or Russian will be added qualifications. *Maximum Age:* 45 years as on 01-01-08. *GENERAL INFORMATION* 1. *The applications should be submitted by 24 December, 2007 addressed to Dy. Director, Indian Council of World Affairs, Sapru House, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi � 110 001.* 2. Candidates should submit their CV and photocopies of their educational certificates/testimonials. 3. Candidates serving in Government/Semi-Government organization or Educational Institution must apply through proper channel. Alternatively, they should submit "No Objection Certificate" from their employer while appearing for interview. Candidates failing to produce 'NOC' will not be interviewed. 4. The contract will be for 2 years extendable to a maximum of 5 years. Probation period will be three months. 5. Selection will be through interview only. The ICWA will make preliminary screening of the applications. Thus, merely fulfilling the requirements laid-down in the advertisement will not automatically entitle a candidate to be called for interview. 6. Any direct or indirect canvassing, will be considered as a disqualification. 7. No TA/DA for appearing in the interview will be admissible. Acting Director General Indian Council of World Affairs Sapru House, Barakhambha Road, New Delhi-110001. Email: *dg(a)icwa.in* Thanks and regards. Ajay Kumar Sharma Project Associate, INDEST-AICTE Consortium Central Library, IIT Delhi Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110016 011-26596627 (O) 09868092479 (M) Web: http://www.geocities.com/ajaysharma_lib/

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LIS Education
by Mailing List Admin 06 Dec '07

06 Dec '07

Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2007 11:39:00 +0000 (GMT) From: vinay shaligram <shaligram_vinay(a)yahoo.co.in> Dear Professionals, I would like to add one comment here regarding the course curriculum of LIS. I am not up to that level from where I can speak on this vast subject but I feel this is a serious matter so I want to say that if it possible then National knowledge Commission takes the initiative to structure the syllabus of BLIS and MLIS and the syllabus must be same all over India, right now we see different subjects are being taught in different Universities, so the student who studied from the Banglore or from Delhi University have the more knowledge than the student who studied from any other universities, the differences in the curriculum makes a big difference in the professional life. So it is my request to LIS Forum Pl pass my message to the right person or I request the senior professionals to put their views on this matter. regards Vinay S. Librarian SunBeam Infotech Pvt. Ltd.

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Protecting Olive Tree from the Lexus
by vasanth raj 06 Dec '07

06 Dec '07

Dear Sir/Madam, This is in response to some of the issues that raised by the respected information Profs. The topics that we have been discussing for the past few days have been completely driven by the notion of globalization. Technology should be a part of the curriculum and every new entrant should be in a position to upgrade his knowledge to stay in the competition. The question is, should we completely embrace the technology or is there nothing to study in the library domain except few facets. As Dillon points out that technology has permeated all we do in this field; it is a foundational for the discipline in the twenty-first century, not a component that can be ignored or taught separately. But Dillons above verbatim emphasizes is that we do need technology to thrive in the 21st century but not to the extent that we should wear the mask of the technologists or software designers. Even the modern technologies that we have been using over the years in one or the other way have molded and designed based on the traditional concept of information organization. It is note worthy here to mention the classic work of Lickliders Libraries of the future, where Licklider talks so eloquently about the contribution that library science dsicpline brought into shape the procognitive systems of the 60s. He went on to emphasize the inter-disciplinary collaboration by putting the library science as a core, which could contribute immensely for the enhancement of the human-computer interactions in the future. What all these shows is that library science domain is as relevant as forever. But we do change according to the needs of the present environment. It is not that we should completely forget the library domain and embrace technology. Education is a life long process and every day we have to learn new things and upgrade our knowledge. One of the participants have mentioned that he has lost is job simple because of that he is from different stream. MNCs run with the profit motives and they recruit who best suit to their work environment. That is altogether different context. Another aspects is that libraries in India especially Govt schools and colleges are in very bad condition, whenever we get a chance to work in that environment., librarians are not respected, so the need is the quality of the libraries and creating the awareness among others about the importance of the library. In England and America parents always take their children to book store and cultivate reading habits in a early age, but this is not the case in our country. Why this aspects I have mentioned here is that the discussion is completely driven by the motto of train young minds to be an employee of the MNCs not to make them to see the problems that we Indians are facing. Over the years 117000 farmers have committed suicide in India- one of the reason for this is the lack of information. So here comes the role of the librarians and information professionals. I conclude this by quoting the Dillions words the organization and management of information, the digital divide, the level of literacy in our society, and freedom of access to published information have become mainstream issues for our culture. This may be a once in a century opportunity to convince those in the power that the field has a real contribution to make. Ref: Dillon, A. and Norris, A. (2005) Crying Wolf: an examination and reconsideration of the perception of crisis in LIS education. Journal of Education in Library and Information Science, 46,4 280-298. Your Sincerely Vasantha Raju N Mysore --------------------------------- Save all your chat conversations. Find them online. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Exposure to the world of information
by Mailing List Admin 05 Dec '07

05 Dec '07

Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2007 19:45:20 +0530 (IST) From: Vijay Deshabag <vijaydeshabag(a)yahoo.co.in> Hi this is Vijay Deshabag presently working as Libaray trainee in Advanced centre for Treatement Research and Education in Cancer, Mumbai. I wanted to comment on the issue of adding the syllabus what i think and what i suggest is that during the final year of mlisc the students must be given an exposure to work with various libraries free of cost a sort of internship progaramme of one month, so that they will get exposed to various tools and tecnologies of librarianship.This will make them more confident enough to face the interviews, perhaps some of the university have such programes but with collaboration with various research centres, information centres etc it can be done more systematically as the practical knowledge will be very usefull to the students rather than giving them theorotical exposure. Vijay J Deshabag Library Trainee Advance Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer(ACTREC) Tata Memorial Centre Kharghar, Navi Mumbai-410208 E-mail:deshabag@gmail.com

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Census of India Data online
by Shamprasad Pujar 05 Dec '07

05 Dec '07

Dear Members, Census of India has released their new website starting from Sept, 2007. The new site provides comprehensive data up to State level free of cost for registered members. Registration is free for every one. The comprehensive district and village data is not available from the website, it needs to be purchased from Census offices. More than that the site is also available in few foreign languages viz French, German, Italian, Portugese and few more languages are in beta mode. More details can be had from the site at: http://www.censusindia.gov.in Regards, Dr. S.M. Pujar University Librarian Shivaji University Vidyanagar KOLHAPUR-416 004 Phone: 0231-2609204 E-mail: smp_lib(a)unishivaji.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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