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Open source systems for Libraries
by Sanjeev Kumar Jain 18 Apr '07

18 Apr '07

Dear LIS Professionals and Managers Open source systems for Libraries are available on this link http://oss4lib.org/ -- With Regards Sanjeev Kumar Jain Central Library Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur - 721 302 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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DSpace workshop at Mysore University- A Report
by raja kumar 17 Apr '07

17 Apr '07

Dspace workshop at Mysore university A Report All is well that ends well was the dictum of the Friday Talk MULISSA workshop on Dspace, on 13th April, 2007 at the Department of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, Mysore, INDIA. The WORKSHOPs title was Dspace for Global Access to Science Information all the FOSS about Building Institutional Repositories The workshop contents were conceptualized and facilitated by Dr Khaiser Nikam,Reader Department of Library and Information Science, who is into building Institutional Repository of the science communications of University of Mysore using Dspace.At sharp 10.00AM Dr Khaiser along with Dr M.Krishnamurthy, Librarians, Bangalore placed the workshop in context. Totally there were 80 participants, including a few library trainees and current students of Library and Information Science pursuing MLISc program. All the faculty members of the department joined hands in making this unique event a grand success. Research scholarly from Yaman and Iran also took part in the workshop. Dr.M. Krishnamurthy,Librarian,resource Person spoke on the OAI movement in the contemporary Information based society emphasizing the need for free access for science information through tools like FOSS more so with Dspace. After a couple of theory classes, Dr. Krishnamurthy, Librarian, Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore Centre took practical sessions, giving a live demo of how to down load Dspace and work on it to the young and bubbling audience whose average age is some thing like 23- 24 years .All the participants interacted very well to clarify some of the doubts they had in their minds. End of the day Dr Khaiser thanked the participants and the resource person. Prof VG Talawar gave away the participants the certificates of appreciation Ms sajana reviewed the days proceedings of the workshop. Excerpts of the students(prepared by Ms .C Sajana) review are as follows: The workshop held on 13/04/07 on Dspace was very informative . It was an awesome experience to listen to such knowledge driven sessions on Dspace. Both theoretical and practical sessions gave a clear picture outlining different layers of OAI and Dspace, of course which was the main course of the sumptuous talk .We were able to gain practical knowledge of the all the aspects of Dspace .Dr.Krishnamurthy explain all the processes of installing Dspace in a simple and understandable manner . Photo Gallery of Dspace workshop http://new.photos.yahoo.com/album?c=dvklibrary&aid=576460762397874567&pid=&… Rajakumar, Library Oxford College Bangalore --------------------------------- Check out what you're missing if you're not on Yahoo! Messenger -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CSITEd Conference - 2007
by Mailing List Admin 17 Apr '07

17 Apr '07

Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 15:14:38 +0530 From: Manoj Kumar K <perambra(a)gmail.com> Dear All, I would like to invite you to the following conference details. If anyone is interested to contribute, please let me know. I also request you to pass this message to your IT colleagues. The CSITEd (Computer Science & Information Technology Education<http://inform.nu/>) conference solicits your finest submissions in any area that explores issues in effectively and efficiently teaching Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.. *All submissions undergo blind review by six or more external referees. Accepted papers of delegates are published in the conference proceedings or one of the Institute's journals. For details, please contact http://csited.org/index.htm.* ** *Computer Science & IT Education Conference (C S I T Ed 2 0 0 7) **November 16-18, 2 0 0 7 The Republic of Mauritius (Indian Ocean) Hosted by the University of Technology Mauritius* ** * Submission Deadline: April 30.* ** ** *CS&IT Education* Papers that cover research in Information Technology Education, such as Curriculum and Techniques for teaching IT are invited. Distance Learning Papers that deal with any aspect of distance education. (theory, practice, innovation, and research ) are invited Doctoral Studies Papers dealing with all issues in the teaching and mentoring of doctoral students are invited. Topics in CS and IT The conference is also interested in papers on the topics in computer science and information technology. with regards, *Manoj Kumar K* *Acting Director,* & Member, International Program COMMITTEE, CSITEd 2007 INFLIBNET CENTRE, PB:4116, Near Gujarat University Guest House, Ahmedabad - Gujarat INDIA-380009 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ph: 91-079-6308528/6304695 ext -48 079-27910333(Res) Mob: 093761 34222 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Email : manoj(a)inflibnet.ac.in, perambra(a)gmail.com web : www.inflibnet.ac.in, http://csited.org/index.htm ==============================================

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Researchers' use of academic libraries and their services
by Sukhdev Singh 17 Apr '07

17 Apr '07

A study was conducted on how researchers interact with academic libraries in the UK. Its report is available at the following link: http://www.rin.ac.uk/researchers-use-libraries Hope it would serve an insight into the present requirements of the present library users. --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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Re: [LIS-Forum] Training in LIS
by ananda thakur 17 Apr '07

17 Apr '07

Hi all, I agree with the views of Mr. Arunachalam and Ms Vasumathi. As a school librarian , I face some unique problems regarding quality of librarians. For the past year or so , our school has been struggling to find well qualified interns. Most LIS graduates we interview are generally okay in terms of library science and technical skills, but their English language and communication skills are zero.We have noticed that it is easier to teach them our library software and other routines but when it comes to providing reference service they draw a blank since they cannot communicate well. Many people still come to us thinking that is a cushy desk job without user interface, not realizing that in a school you have to interact with students of all ages as well as well-read international faculty. A school librarian has to keep track of current affairs and resources which facilitate students and faculty in their research and projects, along with being alert about potential misuse of websites like orkut etc. If the librarian is not net-savvy he/she can be easily fooled by the students. Our education system , at the basic level(both English and vernacular) does not encourage good reading habits. In school libraries, if the librarian has not read and relished classic and contemporary authors like Dickens or Murakami , how can we expect that person to suggest good reading material for different levels of students? Children are then exposed only to racy ( not necessarily good) bestsellers. They in turn miss out on good literature and good reading habits, and may grow up to be ill-informed librarians continuing the 'vicious circle'. Such Librarians give a very bad impression about the profession to our students. In fact they come up to us and say " Ma'am if I don't get a job elsewhere I will become a librarian ". Till date, quite a number of students who join this course do so after failing to secure admission in other professional courses.The problem is further aggravated by the fact that most Universities offering this course do not have stringent admission criteria as compared to other postgraduate courses. It is urgently required that universities and colleges offering LIS courses make English Language and Communication Skills a compulsory part of their curriculum. While Library software unique to each organization can be taught on the job, internet surfing and information retrieval skills should be part of LIS training. LIS students should be given compulsory reading lists which could include magazines, journals , literary works , scholarly LIS articles. All Institutes conducting LIS courses should have entrance examinations to select the best candidates. There must be so many more ways in which we can improve the quality of training in LIS. Saying no to mediocrity is the first step in that direction.(We still don't have an intern inspite of staff shortage , but our fingers are crossed) Warm Regards Mrs. Ananda Vartak Assistant Librarian Dhirubhai Ambani International School --------------------------------- Check out what you're missing if you're not on Yahoo! Messenger -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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PKP Conference
by Suvarsha Walters 17 Apr '07

17 Apr '07

Hello, The first PKP Conference on Scholarly Publsihing is being held between July 11 - 13, 2007 at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada. Here is the website: http://ocs.sfu.ca/pkp2007/ with regards, Suvarsha __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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LIS job postings
by raghu ashok 17 Apr '07

17 Apr '07

Hi The following site will provides the information on Job postings(Vacancies) in the field of Library and information Science http://lis-job-oppertunities.blogspot.com/ It might be very usefull to the professionals Thanking you Regards Raghu.B Library Trainee IIMB --------------------------------- Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Researchers Explore Scrapping Internet
by Farooque Shaheen 17 Apr '07

17 Apr '07

The National Science Foundation wants to build an experimental research network known as the Global Environment for Network Innovations, or GENI, and is funding several projects at universities and elsewhere through Future Internet Network Design, or FIND. Rutgers, Stanford, Princeton, Carnegie Mellon and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are among the universities pursuing individual projects. Other government agencies, including the Defense Department, have also been exploring the concept. The European Union has also backed research on such initiatives, through a program known as Future Internet Research and Experimentation, or FIRE. Government officials and researchers met last month in Zurich to discuss early findings and goals. A new network could run parallel with the current Internet and eventually replace it, or perhaps aspects of the research could go into a major overhaul of the existing architecture. Why??? Cozy world of researchers in the 1970s and 1980s doesn't necessarily mesh with the realities and needs of the commercial Internet. "The network is now mission critical for too many people, when in the (early days) it was just experimental,". The Internet's early architects built the system on the principle of trust. Researchers largely knew one another, so they kept the shared network open and flexible ? qualities that proved key to its rapid growth. But spammers and hackers arrived as the network expanded and could roam freely because the Internet doesn't have built-in mechanisms for knowing with certainty who sent what. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18095186/ Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Tel. 080-26678388 Ext. 4105 VOIP- 40366 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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A Glossary of Archival and Records Terminology
by Sanjeev Kumar Jain 17 Apr '07

17 Apr '07

Dear LIS Professionals The glossary contains more than 2,000 defined entries and more than 600 lead-in terms, and nearly 700 citations from some 280 sources. Some 2,500 cross-references (not counting lead-in terms) in the syndetic structure illustrate relationships between terms. http://www.archivists.org/glossary/list.asp?letter=a -- With Regards Sanjeev Kumar Jain Central Library Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur - 721 302 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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School library opened
by prafulla tv 17 Apr '07

17 Apr '07

Dear All, We are pleased to inform you that a school library has been opened on April 15, 2007 by Shri Gade Vinod Reddy garu, Chairman of Nalgonga Zilla Granthalaya Samstha in Sri Vidyanikethan High School, Mothkur village/mandal, Nalgonda district, Andhra Pradesh. Established in 1996 and located in a backward region of Telangana, SVHS is a Telugu medium school under private management offering facilities for education for Sishu, Class 1 to 10. Presently, it has a strength of 10 staff members and around 275 students. SVHS Library became a reality through voluntary donations from many sources: 1) Mr. Mahender, Correspondent of SVHS donated his personal collection of around 500 books to SVHS Library. 2) Mr. Anumula Srinivas, Founder President of Gundrampally Library and Information Centre (GLIC), Gundrampally, Nalgonda district, presented around 350 books to SVHS Library. Mr. Srinivas has been instrumental in developing GLIC as a model village library. He also announced life subscription to Chandamama magazine, the most popular childrens monthly in Telugu for SVHS Library. 3) An anonymous donation of Rs.5000 helped in the purchase of two glass-covered library racks. 4) Shri S.N. Chary, Local reporter of Eenadu announced a donation of Rs.1000 for the purchase of books. We are happy to inform all LIS professionals that Mr. Mahender had agreed -- to provide free library service to students as recommended in the UNESCO School Library Manifesto. --to keep the books freely available to students through open access. --to issue one book per student. --not to lock books in racks. --to allot at least one period per week for library. We appeal to all library lovers to extend their support in strengthening SVHS Library. Our plans are: --to develop a good collection of reference books and childrens books in Telugu. --to provide a computer system --to introduce Internet service --to develop a collection of educational non-book materials (CD-ROM, VCD, DVD, etc.) Please send your donations to: Shri Mahender Correspondent Sri Vidyanikethan High School Mothkur Village/Mandal Nalgonda District 508 277 Andhra Pradesh Mobile: 99850 83859 Thank you in advance for your cooperation and support to library development. Sincerely T.V. Prafulla Chandra __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Training in LIS
by Mailing List Admin 16 Apr '07

16 Apr '07

Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 02:13:00 -0700 (PDT) From: amudhavalli alagusundaram <amudha75(a)yahoo.com> I do agree with the views of Ms. Vasumathi. she has always been concerned over this. No good candidate is ever entering any school, barring a very very few. It is very sad. I raise this issue in every platform. LIS Schools alone are not to be blamed. As she says it is a circle. LIS is the last resort or a refugee camp for many entrants. Added to this alarming situation, are those Distance Education programmes going haywire. We have from this acadmiec year made soft skills as compulsory module for all . And our DEPT has signed MOU with a commercial firm to include soft skills course (4 credits) for our students and all others in the campus. let us see if there can be any progress. amudha Vasumathi Sriganesh wrote, You have really touched a very deep chord. We can no longer reject the truth that we are faced with - however bitter it is. I know I have talked about all these things to many people on one or more of these lists and definitely with the individuals cc-ed on this list. I am also aware that there are a handful of excellent dedicated librarians in India - but the number is dwindling alarmingly.Also - they are buried deep in their institutions and do not spread their wings across - mostly because they not permitted to. I am praying hard that the National Knowledge Commission's findings and reports may do some resurrection for the profession. [truncated]

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Free E-Book on Digital Library by William Arms
by Sanjeev Kumar Jain 16 Apr '07

16 Apr '07

Dear Library and Information Professionals Free E-Book on Digital Library Title: Digital Libraries Author: William Arms This book is my attempt to survey the entire field of digital libraries. Computers and networks are of fundamental importance, but they are only the technology. The real story of digital libraries is the interplay between people, organizations, and technology. How are libraries and publishers using this new technology? How are individuals bypassing traditional organizations and building their own libraries? Where is this all leading? The answer to the last question is simple. Nobody knows. I have tried to avoid speculation and to concentrate on describing current activities, trends, and research. Thus the heart of this book is a large number of examples described in panels. Each panel describes some significant aspect of digital libraries, technology, application, or research. Visit this Link for full text. http://www.cs.cornell.edu/wya/DigLib Contants Preface 1 Background 2 The Internet and the World Wide Web 3 Libraries and publishers 4 Innovation and research 5 People, organizations, and change 6 Economic and legal issues 7 Access management and security 8 User interfaces and usability 9 Text 10 Information retrieval and descriptive metadata 11 Distributed information discovery 12 Object models, identifiers, and structural metadata 13 Repositories and archives 14 Digital libraries and electronic publishing today Glossary Feel free to contact any time With Regards Sanjeev Kumar Jain Central Library Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur - 721 302 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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Comparision of Business Online Databases.
by Rohit Sahu 16 Apr '07

16 Apr '07

Dear All, Can any One help me, to provide the comparision data of Business online Database, i.e. EBSCO(BSP), PROQUEST (ABI/INFORM Complete), Emrald, JSTOR, On that basis i can select to subscribe the databases. I would be very grateful to all of you, If you could help me. Thanks and Regards, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rohit Kumar Sahu Associate Librarian Resource and Learning Centre *Pearl School of Business,* 46, Institutional Area, Sector -32, Gurgaon -122001 Mobile : 9811545534 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- 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] Training in LIS
by Mailing List Admin 16 Apr '07

16 Apr '07

Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 21:21:30 -0700 (PDT) From: Praveen Vaidya <praveenvaidya(a)yahoo.com> Dear All, After many days there is a good point of discussion in the forum that Mr. Arun has pointed out. It is indeed a very serious issue that he has brought out. There is a general consensus that we lack reading habits. We don't even read newspapers and Magazines to update ourselves. I ask to many of my professional colleagues about reading newspapers and most of them answered me, there is no much to read in newspapers except politics. Then, i said them to develop interest in politics, because in India as a democratic state, every policy is centered to political decisions whether it is education, foreign affairs, economics, Taxation, stock market, art, culture, science or any other subject. in such case if we even don't read newspapers what would be the result!!! It is good that Mr.Arun has suggested a list of authors who are really contributed lot and we have to refer these authors. Our universities are also trying to revamp the Syllabus but, still bigger role is expected from them to change entire system. Even knowledge commission is trying to improve the existing library system, hopefully we may see the change. Subbiah Arunachalam <subbiah_a(a)yahoo.com> wrote: Friends: I am concerned about the quality of training we provide in our country to would be librarians and information scientists. [truncated]

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InfoQuiz 2007 - Participate & Win 50K INR
by Angrosh 14 Apr '07

14 Apr '07

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Training in LIS
by gayathri sen 13 Apr '07

13 Apr '07

Dear professional collegues, I congradulate Vasumati on her thought provoking note sent to Dr.Arunachalam. Life long training is required to ensure that we keep ourselves up to date. Each Head of any type of library should take steps to improve their own library team in terms of soft skills, communication skills, interest in profession, improving their work environment, motivating them to change for the better and also strive to improve their salaries and scales, there by improving their self esteem. "Little drops of rain makes a mighty ocean" Regards, Gayathri Sen PESIT --------------------------------- Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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DSSSB Librarians Vacancy Updates
by Mukesh Anand 12 Apr '07

12 Apr '07

Dear LIS Students & Professionals, Here is the Update about the Bulk Vacancy of Librarians of DSSSB.It is now published in the Employment News as well as appeared also on DSSSB website. Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board (DSSSB) Section A : Information about Vacancy Section B : Scheme of Exam. for the post of Librarians Section C : General Instructions & procedure for submission of Applicaion Form Section D : Application Form Print Source : Employment News dated 14-20 April, ' 07, Page # 4-7 Electronic Source : 1. www.dsssb.delhigovt.nic.in 2. Advertisement : http://www.dsssb.delhigovt.nic.in/section-a,b,c%20(14-04-2007).doc 3. Application Form : http://www.dsssb.delhigovt.nic.in/section%20D%20(14-04-2007).doc All The Best & With Warm Regards, Mukesh Anand M Lib I Sc Final Year Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Information Today
by Thapar, Amit 12 Apr '07

12 Apr '07

. Information Today http://infotoday.com/ I have a personal interest in this website for my publisher, which currently features my new book, The Thriving Library, on its front page. Yes, I hope you'll buy it. But there's also plenty of searchable high quality information available here, including content from the conferences it sponsors (Computers in Libraries, Internet Librarian, WebSearch University, etc.) and the periodicals it publishes (Searcher, Information Today, Computers in Libraries, Online,, etc. You'll also find news, blogs, buyers guides, and more. . LibriVox: Free audiobooks from the public domain http://librivox.org/ This "totally volunteer, open source, free content, public domain project" aims to "make all public domain books available as free audio books." Search or browse the existing catalog, and/or volunteer to record additional books for the project. It also offers podcasts. . Yahoo! Widgets http://widgets.yahoo.com/ Thousands of free utilities you can download - newsfeeds, cam viewers, application enhancers, geek stuff, and more. See also the Widgetbox Directory of web widgets for blogs <http://www.widgetbox.com/> and Apple's Dashboard Widgets <http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/> (note that there are over 180 reference widgets, and more than 100 search widgets) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for web articles on Open Access journals
by ingrid2＠kultuur.edu.ee 12 Apr '07

12 Apr '07

Hello! I study librarianship and information sciences. As I subscribed to this forum (although I am not from India), I started to realise that Open Access is very important topic around the world. Now we had to choose our paper themes and mine is, "Open Access Journals". I would be very thankful, if someone could suggest free and relevant articles in Web (those I MUST read, if I wanted to write my paper on Open Access journals). Ingrid Yle (from Viljandi, Estonia) <p2rlmutter(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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Re: [LIS-Forum] Subject: Training in LIS
by Mailing List Admin 12 Apr '07

12 Apr '07

Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 14:35:50 +0530 From: Sukhdev Singh <esukhdev(a)gmail.com> Before anything else I believe that any professional course has to be market oriented. I wish a list of marketable skills be compiled first before discussing suitable training package first. --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. On 4/12/07, Rajan <rajankila(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > > Dear All, > > It seems that we need to discuss the issues raised by Shri Arun, in order > to > make the library field a little better. The scenario is far from > satisfactory. There is no need to blame anyone for the sorry state of > affairs. But we need to think of ways for improving the situation. So it > seems that the teacher- friends in the forum should start the discussion > airing their views. Probably they are are the people who can do something > substantial to improve the situation. > > > Regards, > > > K Rajasekharan > Librarian , Kerala Institute of Local Administration > Mulagunnathukavu, Thrissur -680591

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Subject: Training in LIS
by Rajan 12 Apr '07

12 Apr '07

Dear All, It seems that we need to discuss the issues raised by Shri Arun, in order to make the library field a little better. The scenario is far from satisfactory. There is no need to blame anyone for the sorry state of affairs. But we need to think of ways for improving the situation. So it seems that the teacher- friends in the forum should start the discussion airing their views. Probably they are are the people who can do something substantial to improve the situation. Regards, K Rajasekharan Librarian , Kerala Institute of Local Administration Mulagunnathukavu, Thrissur -680591 Ph 0487- 2204097 (O), 2201428 ( R) Message: 1 Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2007 14:02:23 +0100 (BST) From: Subbiah Arunachalam <subbiah_a(a)yahoo.com> Subject: [LIS-Forum] Training in LIS To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in, naglaxman(a)yahoo.com, iatlis-owner(a)yahoogroups.com Cc: haravu(a)newgenlib.com Message-ID: <37633.41021.qm(a)web43144.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Friends: I am concerned about the quality of training we provide in our country to would be librarians and information scientists. The other day I had received my copy of the Bulletin of ASIST, which I always find very readable. Prof. Blaise Cronin, who won the ASIS&T Award of Merit for 2006, had written a two-page acceptance speech. He is an extraordinarily good writer and I enjoy reading him. In his acceptance speech, Prof. Cronin, whom I first came to know more than two decades ago when I reviewed his cute little book "The Citation Process", had mentioned the names of many outstanding information scientists, spanning more than two generations, whose writings had shaped his career or influenced him in some way. Among them are Hans Peter Luhn Robert Fairthorne Cyril Cleerdon Eugene Garfield Wilfrid Lancaster Gerard Salton Tefko Saracevic Henry Small Don Swanson Howard White Bertram Brookes Michael Buckland Pauline Autherton Cochrane Wiliam Goffman Belver Griffith Robert Hayes John Martyn Stephen Robertson Karen Sparck Jones Irene Farkas-Conn Peter Taylor Alan Gilchrist Elizabeth Lowry-Corry Brian Vickery Robert Williams Ben Ami-Lipetz Derek de Solla Price Nick Belkin Boyd Rayward Jack Meadows. I met a young librarian with a Masters degree from a leading Indian university and a couple of years of work experience and showed him the article and asked him if he had read any of these authors. He was honest enough to admit that he had heard of the name of Garfield in connection with indexing, and his teachers never even mentioned the names of the others. On another day I was asked to meet the final year Masters students of LIS in a famous Indian university. Some students would not speak a word, despite repeated cajoling. Their knowledge was far below what one would expect of a Masters student. Without preparation, they may not be able to appreciate Tefko Saracevic's edited volume "Introduction to Information Science" or Irene Farkas-Conn's history of the field "From Documentation to Information Science." To be fair, they may understand some portions of Garfield's Essays of an Information Scientist, as Garfield often wrote not for the specialists but for the lay readers. Many years ago I was in a selection committee in a chemistry laboratory and I asked a candidate for the post of an assistant librarian if he knew any chemistry as his job would be to serve chemists; scientists may want to make a substructure search and unless one knows chemical structures it will be almost impossible to make such searches. The candidate replied that in the LIS school they taught 'organization of knowledge' and therefore there was no need to know chemistry! When asked to explain 'open access to journal literature' another candidate said that some libraries allowed users to move freely in the library and pick up the books and journals they wanted to read, and he was totally ignorant of making journal literature freely available on the Internet. I have attended a few national conferences. There is hardly any originality in the papers presented and the level of discussion is appallingly low. We need to do something and do it quickly. We need to inculcate the habit of reading in our students. Blaise cronin says that when he was a graduate student at Belfast he "poured over copies of American Documentation, Aslib Proceedings, IP&M, ARIST and the Journal of Documentation with enthusiasm of a kid in a candy store, stumbling upon seminal papers". We need to guide our students to the masters and their great writings. As the field is expanding, the need to keep abreast of developments is becoming more and more important. We need to improve the communication skills of our students. We should award degrees only to the deserving. Years ago I had taught at the INSDOC Training School and I had the great pleasure of working with people like Prof. Thyaga Natarajan and Prof. Guha, and was amazed at their simplicity and passion for reading and teaching. Even the next level faculty had the qualities of good teachers. I have heard about the high quality of training imparted at DRTC, but have no first hand knowledge, except attending a few conferences and giving a few lectures to students. The training imparted at NCSI, largely thanks to the late Dr T B Rajashekar, is indeed very good. We need to make sure that training imparted in every LIS school in the country is of the highest quality. As Greg Chappell said there should be a system where those who do not perform are automatically sent out. According to him that is why Australia performs very well in cricket. Best wishes. Arun -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Training in LIS
by Subbiah Arunachalam 12 Apr '07

12 Apr '07

Friends: I am concerned about the quality of training we provide in our country to would be librarians and information scientists. The other day I had received my copy of the Bulletin of ASIST, which I always find very readable. Prof. Blaise Cronin, who won the ASIS&T Award of Merit for 2006, had written a two-page acceptance speech. He is an extraordinarily good writer and I enjoy reading him. In his acceptance speech, Prof. Cronin, whom I first came to know more than two decades ago when I reviewed his cute little book "The Citation Process", had mentioned the names of many outstanding information scientists, spanning more than two generations, whose writings had shaped his career or influenced him in some way. Among them are Hans Peter Luhn Robert Fairthorne Cyril Cleerdon Eugene Garfield Wilfrid Lancaster Gerard Salton Tefko Saracevic Henry Small Don Swanson Howard White Bertram Brookes Michael Buckland Pauline Autherton Cochrane Wiliam Goffman Belver Griffith Robert Hayes John Martyn Stephen Robertson Karen Sparck Jones Irene Farkas-Conn Peter Taylor Alan Gilchrist Elizabeth Lowry-Corry Brian Vickery Robert Williams Ben Ami-Lipetz Derek de Solla Price Nick Belkin Boyd Rayward Jack Meadows. I met a young librarian with a Masters degree from a leading Indian university and a couple of years of work experience and showed him the article and asked him if he had read any of these authors. He was honest enough to admit that he had heard of the name of Garfield in connection with indexing, and his teachers never even mentioned the names of the others. On another day I was asked to meet the final year Masters students of LIS in a famous Indian university. Some students would not speak a word, despite repeated cajoling. Their knowledge was far below what one would expect of a Masters student. Without preparation, they may not be able to appreciate Tefko Saracevic's edited volume "Introduction to Information Science" or Irene Farkas-Conn's history of the field "From Documentation to Information Science." To be fair, they may understand some portions of Garfield's Essays of an Information Scientist, as Garfield often wrote not for the specialists but for the lay readers. Many years ago I was in a selection committee in a chemistry laboratory and I asked a candidate for the post of an assistant librarian if he knew any chemistry as his job would be to serve chemists; scientists may want to make a substructure search and unless one knows chemical structures it will be almost impossible to make such searches. The candidate replied that in the LIS school they taught 'organization of knowledge' and therefore there was no need to know chemistry! When asked to explain 'open access to journal literature' another candidate said that some libraries allowed users to move freely in the library and pick up the books and journals they wanted to read, and he was totally ignorant of making journal literature freely available on the Internet. I have attended a few national conferences. There is hardly any originality in the papers presented and the level of discussion is appallingly low. We need to do something and do it quickly. We need to inculcate the habit of reading in our students. Blaise cronin says that when he was a graduate student at Belfast he "poured over copies of American Documentation, Aslib Proceedings, IP&M, ARIST and the Journal of Documentation with enthusiasm of a kid in a candy store, stumbling upon seminal papers". We need to guide our students to the masters and their great writings. As the field is expanding, the need to keep abreast of developments is becoming more and more important. We need to improve the communication skills of our students. We should award degrees only to the deserving. Years ago I had taught at the INSDOC Training School and I had the great pleasure of working with people like Prof. Thyaga Natarajan and Prof. Guha, and was amazed at their simplicity and passion for reading and teaching. Even the next level faculty had the qualities of good teachers. I have heard about the high quality of training imparted at DRTC, but have no first hand knowledge, except attending a few conferences and giving a few lectures to students. The training imparted at NCSI, largely thanks to the late Dr T B Rajashekar, is indeed very good. We need to make sure that training imparted in every LIS school in the country is of the highest quality. As Greg Chappell said there should be a system where those who do not perform are automatically sent out. According to him that is why Australia performs very well in cricket. Best wishes. Arun ___________________________________________________________ Copy addresses and emails from any email account to Yahoo! Mail - quick, easy and free. http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/trueswitch2.html -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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librarian post for INDIA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
by Rohit Kumar 12 Apr '07

12 Apr '07

Dear friends, Application are invited for the Walk in Interview for librarian post for IIS. India International School (IIS) is looking for a dynamic librarian for its institute Required qualification & experience: Master degree in library and information science (MliSc) from a recognize university or equivalent. Bachelor degree in library and Information scienc (BliSc) from a recognize university or equivalent. Working professional experience in any library/ or in any project work with library/ library automation work experience Or 1 year certificate degree in computer applicationh from a recognize Institute or equivalent. (recognize by any state of Govt of Indial) Having a good communication skill in English. Age: no limit Pay scale: 8,000- 10,000 Rs Eligible candidate may send their soft copy of resume to contacts(a)iis.edu.in or hard copy to the school address. (given below) Shortlisted candidates will be called for the interview on 16th April at school. With best wishes (Principal) India Internation School Chikka BeLlaNdur Village Carmelram post, Sarjapura Road Bangalore- 560035 Tel no: 91-80-28439001/02/03 91-80-65366001/02/04 --------------------------------- Check out what you're missing if you're not on Yahoo! Messenger -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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AICTE Norms -Library Exhibition
by veeresh hiremath 12 Apr '07

12 Apr '07

Dear All, I am given to understand that as per AICTE norms, it is compulsory for a library to hold one annual exhibition. Can any of you throw more light on this issue? Veeresh c Hiremath Librarian, K J Somaiya College of Engineering Phone (D):(91-22)66449020, fax:(91-22)25152272 mobile:9867260884 Email:veer9999@rediffmail.com,hiremathvc@gmail.com,vchiremath@indiatimes.com,veereshmlisc@yahoo.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Version 67, Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography
by Charles W. Bailey, Jr. 11 Apr '07

11 Apr '07

Version 67 of the Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography is now available from Digital Scholarship. This selective bibliography presents over 2,960 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 New versions of SEPB are announced on DigitalKoans: http://www.digital-scholarship.org/digitalkoans/ RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/DigitalKoans 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 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 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 (biweekly 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 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/Flashback http://www.digital-scholarship.org/digitalkoans/ http://digital-scholarship.org/digitalkoans/category/flashback-weekly-news/ Open Access Bibliography/Webliography http://www.digital-scholarship.org/oab/oab.htm http://www.digital-scholarship.org/cwb/oaw.htm Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography/Weblog http://www.digital-scholarship.org/sepb/sepb.html http://www.digital-scholarship.org/sepb/sepw/sepw.htm -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy
by arun yadav 11 Apr '07

11 Apr '07

Dear Professionals Vacancy fo Library Asst on contract basis for three years.For details please visit at www.pnbiit.com/recruitment.htm ARUN YADAV Acharya Narendra Dev Public Library Lucknow (M) 9838150983 --------------------------------- Check out what you're missing if you're not on Yahoo! Messenger -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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LibSite.org - A Recommendation Service for Library-related Websites
by Mallikarjun 11 Apr '07

11 Apr '07

Dear Professional http://libsite.org/ LibSite.org is built around the premise that library-related projects need and deserve a higher profile, that the current technology allows us to engage this material in any number of creative ways. FEATURES For that reason, the site features a blog, a wiki, RSS feeds and email alerts -- the last two being configurable down to individual tags. Users can rate sites and add them to a "favorites" page. There's even a LibSite Widget that people can put on their own sites: http://libsite.org/wiki/features USER-GENERATED Fundamental to the concept is user-involvement. Users can post recommendations ("webCites"). Users can add their own tags. Based on this input, others can then create RSS feeds and email alerts. All can participate if only to leave constructive comments and rate the work of others. http://libSite.org With regards Mallikarjun 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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AICTE Norms (Library) for PGDBM / MBA Institutions ( Existing), Vide AICTE : Handbook 2007, No 12.5
by Subir Das 11 Apr '07

11 Apr '07

Subir Das <subirmlis(a)yahoo.co.in> wrote: Dear All the Librarians of Management Institutions, As per AICTE's Library requirements for PGDBM / MBA Institutions (Existing): Vide AICTE Handbook 2007, No 12.5 No.of Books : 150, No.of Vols.:1000, No of Journals: 30, But we are all aware that most of the self financing Institutions ( Private Management Institute ) are facing financial problems for the purchase of Journals due to short of funds and also for business based mindset of the institute owner. Moreover the prices of the Journals are rising up on a regular basis. The Top Management authorities are not showing their interest to procure the costly Journals. Here, I am submitting the lists of top ten (10) renowned & peer reviewed journals ( Not Magazines!!!) which will be very much fruitful for AICTE purpose as well as for the MBA/PGDBM faculties, students & staffs of thier recognized Institutions. The later part of the 20 journals / Magazines will be given shortly for those who are interested and further reply me for that purpose. The Lists are as follows: 1) 'Metamorphosis : A journal of Management Research'.( Twice a Year ) Published by Indian Institute of Management Lucknow, Annual Subscription: Rs.500 Bank Demand Draft in favour of 'Indian Institute of Management Lucknow' payable at Lucknow Order to be Placed : Editor in Chief, Metemorphosis Indian Institute of Management; Lucknow Prabandh Nagar, off Sitapur Road, Lucknow-226013, U P, India. 2) 'Vikalpa: The journal of Decision Makers'.(Twice a yr) Published by: Indian Institute of Management; Ahmedabad. Annual Subscription: Rs.800 Bank Demand Draft in favour of 'Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad Payable at Ahmedabad Order to be Placed: Editor, Vikalpa, Indian Institute of Management,Ahmedabad, Vastrapur-380015. 3) 'IIMB Management Review'. ( Quarterly ) Published by: Indian Institute of Management; Bangalore, Annual Subscription: Rs.900 Bank Demand Draft in favour of 'IIMB Management Review' payable at Bangalore Order to be Placed: The Subscription Desk IIMB-Management Review, IIM Bangalore, Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore-560076 4) 'Decision' (Twice a Year) Published by: Indian Institute of Management; Calcutta. Annual Subscription : Rs.400 Bank Demand Draft in favour of 'Indian Institute of Management Kolkata' payable at Kolkata Order to be Placed: Publication Division, IIM Calcutta, D.H.Road, Joka, Kolkata-700104. 5) 'Bank Quest' ( Quarterly ) Published by: Indian Institute of Banking & Finance. Annual Subscription: Rs.140 Bank Demand Draft in favour of ' Indian Institute of Banking & Finance ' payable at Mumbai Order to be Placed: The Director of Administration Indian Institute of Banking & Finance The Arcade, World Trade Centre, 2nd Floor, Tower-4, Mumbai-400005. 6)'Indian Journal of Training & Development' (Quarterly ) Published by: Indian Society for Training & Development Annual Subscription: Rs.500 Bank Demand Draft in favour of ' Indian Society for Training & Development payable at New Delhi Order to be Placed: Executive Director, Indian Society for Training & Development B-41,New Mehrauli Road. New Delhi-110016. 7) 'Personnel Today' (Quarterly ) Published by: National Institute of Personnel Management. Annual Subscription: Rs.300 Bank Demand Draft in favour of ' National Institute of Personnel Management ' payable at Kolkata Order to be Placed: Executive Director for NIPM 45, Jhowtala Road, 1st.Floor, Kolkata-700019. 8) 'Bhavishya' ( Bi-Annual ) Published by: Future Business School Annual subscription: Rs.300 Bank Demand Draft in favour of 'Director, Future Business School' payable at Kolkata Order to be Placed: Chief Editor; Future Business School. Sonarpur Station Road, Kolkata-700150, India. 9) 'Foreign Trade Review' ( Quarterly ) Published by: Indian Institute of Foreign Trade. Annual Subscription: Rs.275 Bank Demand Draft in favour of ' Indian Institute of Foreign Trade ' payable at New Delhi Order to be placed: The Editor, Foreign Trade Review B-21, Qutab Institutional Area New Delhi-110016. 10) 'Finance India' ( Quarterly ) Published by: Indian Institute of Finance, Delhi Annual Subscription: Rs.1200 Bank Demand Draft in favour of ' Indian Institute of Finance ' payable at Delhi Order to be Placed: The Editor, Finance India, Indian Institute of Finance, Ashok Vihar II, Delhi-110052, India So you have just spend Rs 5000 and getting ten top level of Indian Management Journals for your valuable Library user as well as it is very impressive outcomes for query of AICTE team year by year. Before purchase please must see the website of the perticular journals for last minute change, if any. Feel free to write me for any query for quick communication. with regards, SUBIR DAS FIEM, KOLKATA-150 librarian(a)fiemonline.org subirmlis(a)yahoo.co.in SUBIR DAS --------------------------------- Check out what you're missing if you're not on Yahoo! Messenger -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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6th Colloquium (DRTC) on Open Access Movement
by Sanjeev Kumar Sunny 11 Apr '07

11 Apr '07

INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE DOCUMENTATION RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE 8th Mile Mysore Road, Bangalore-560059 6th Colloquium (2006-08) On Open Access Movement ABSTRACT Journal prices were affordable till 1970s, when they began to rise faster than inflation. Prices have risen four times faster than inflation since 1986. Fortunately, just as journal prices were becoming unaffordable, the Internet emerged to offer an alternative - in the form of Open Access Movement. "Open Access" defines a movement that promotes free, unrestricted Internet access to the primary research literature as a public good. What make it possible are the Internet and the consent of the author or copyright-holder. OA is entirely compatible with peer review, and all the major OA initiatives for scientific and scholarly literature insist on its importance. There are two primary vehicles for delivering OA to research articles: OA archives or repositories and OA journals. There are open-source software for building and maintaining OAI-compliant archives. The development and usage of these archives are gaining worldwide momentum. Topics Speakers 1. Overview Sanjeev K Sunny 2. What's happening worldwide? Mithun Raj M. 3. Open Access Journals Ayesha Khatoon 4. Disciplinary Archives Syed Raiyan Ghani 5. Institutional Archives and Repositories Anila S. 6. OAI Tools: Software Mita Sarkar 7. Conclusion Radha Rani Rit Venue: DRTC Classroom Date: 18th of April 2007 Time: 2:00 pm All are cordially invited. Prof. 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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Banning of books in libraries
by N.S. Harinarayana 10 Apr '07

10 Apr '07

Hi, After reading the articles, I am again prompted to bring the below mentioned two articles appeared in Library Review to the attention of the fellow professionals. Article Title: Library Review: The banning of books in libraries Authors: W.C. Berwick Sayers Article Type: Viewpoint Keywords: Censorship, Librarianship history, Libraries Pages: 194-196 Link to Page: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/Insight/viewContentItem.do?contentType=Articl… Article Title: On reading "The banning of books in libraries" Authors: Paul F. Burton Article Type: Viewpoint Keywords: Censorship, Ethics, Libraries Pages: 197-199 Link to Page: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/Insight/viewContentItem.do?contentType=Articl… -- N.S. Harinarayana, Ph.D Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore, Manasagangtori Mysore 570 006 Off. Ph: (0821) 2419393 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library position in IISER, Kolkata
by Thapar, Amit 10 Apr '07

10 Apr '07

See the below link : http://www.iiserkol.ac.in/index.htm Advertisement No. IISER-K/8/2007, Dated 3rd April 2007. Documentation Officer - 1 post Scale of pay: 8,000-275-13,500/- Qualification and experience: A Post graduate degree in Library Science/ Information Science/ Documentation with at least 55% marks or its equivalent grade and a consistently good academic record OR Master's degree in Art/Science/Commerce with at least 55% marks or its equivalent grade with Bachelor's degree in Library Science/ Information Science/ Documentation or an equivalent professional degree with at least 55% or its equivalent grade plus a consistently good academic record. Experience in computerization of Library Services will be preferred. The above posts carrys as admissible to Central Government Employees posted at Kolkata. Reservation for SC/ST/OBC/PH etc. will be made as per Government of India rules. Interested candidates are requested to send their detailed bio-data along with copies of certificates and testimonials to: The Registrar, IISER - Kolkata, IIT Kharagpur Kolkata Campus, Block - HC VIII, Sector - III, Salt Lake City, Kolkata 700 106. Applications should reach the above address on or before 2nd May, 2007. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Repository 66
by Mallikarjun 10 Apr '07

10 Apr '07

Dear Professional Repository 66 : OA Digital Reposiotry Map Stuart Lewis of the University of Wales Aberystwyth has created a Google Map mashup called Repository 66 (http://maps.repository66.org/ ) that shows worldwide open access digital repositories using data from ROAR and OpenDOAR. With regards Mallikarjun Dora Mallikarjun Dora Dept. of Information Science University of Madras, Chennai-600005 ...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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Seminar announcement
by JANARDHANA RAO A. N 09 Apr '07

09 Apr '07

Kindly announce to the LIS-Forum members. Dear colleagues *First Consortium of Students in Library and Information Science (COSLISR) on M*ay 26, 2007 *Organizers:* M.S Ramaiah Institute of Management, Bangalore and Digital Information Research Foundation, Chennai. We are organizing a one-day Seminar on First Consortium of Students in Library and Information Science (COSLISR). This Seminar is specially designed for the Research Students and Practitioners in library & Information Science. COSLISR aims to - To provide a quality interaction forum for researchers in Library & Information Science. - To provide an opportunity for professional networking among LIS research students, academicians and practitioners. - To orient LIS professionals in a right track of research. - To train LIS professionals for writing quality research papers and thesis. *Activities in COSLISR 2007 include* · Presentations of research topics/plans/papers by students · Suggestions by experts from the LIS field · Panel discussions on recent topics CALL FOR PAPERS We invite research students (MPhil/ Ph.D) from Autonomous Institutes, Universities and organizations to send complete research papers in their research areas. Papers will be published after editing by experts. *Guidelines for sending papers* Papers would be reviewed and selected for presentation by a panel of eminent academicians. The paper must be essentially based on the author's thesis work. The manuscript should not exceed 15 pages (A4-size) in length including figures, tables, references, acknowledgments, Bibliography & Appendices. Full paper may be E-mailed in MS Word format to info(a)dirf.org and copy to msrimlrao(a)yahoo.com *IMPORTANT DATES:*** 15 May 2007 - Receipt of Full paper along with registration fee. * * *Registration Fee*: Rs 500/- Per Participant. Interested members conform your participation by e-mail, phone or enclosed form latest by 19th May 2007, along with a cheque/cash for Rs 500/- favoring *M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Management, Bangalore.* * * *For Registration Contact:* * * * Janardhana Rao A N* *Librarian * *M. S. Ramaiah Inst. of Management* MSRIT Post Bangalore-560054 Ph:080-23606909, 23608230, Extn-111 Fax.080-23601947 *Mob: 09880021875 * *E-mail:* jraoan(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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Vacancies
by Muniraj. T 09 Apr '07

09 Apr '07

Dear all, Anjuman College of Education --- Librarian Qualification as prescribed by State govt. Apply immediately with certificated of qualification and experience To General Secretary, Anjuman Hami-e-Muslimeen, Main Road, BHATKAL 581320 (Karnataka) Posts for an Engineering College --- Librarian Qualification, Salary and Experience as per AICTE norms. Apply with in 10th April 2007 To Box No: 81447 C/O Deccan Herald, MG Road, Bangalore-1 Eligible candidates will be called for the interview on 13th April 2007 at Bangalore. Camlin School MGs Infant school --- Librarian Salary according to merit. Apply in own hand writing with full bio- data with in 5 days. Salary includes management PF. To MGs Infant school, Bilekahalli, Baneerghatta Road, Bangalore76 PH: No --- 65628565/26581151/9886663833 Regards, MUNIRAJU.T IV Sem. MLISc Department of Library and Information Science. E-mail: t_muniraj(a)yahoo.co.in Blog: http://www.lisresearch.blogspot.com/ Web Site: http://muniraj.t.googlepages.com/ --------------------------------- Heres a new way to find what you're looking for - Yahoo! Answers -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Free online and distance education courses provided by Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), Tokyo
by Puna Das 09 Apr '07

09 Apr '07

Dear All I hope that the online and distance education courses provided by Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), Tokyo are helpful, beneficial and interesting to you. So I recommend you to encourage your colleagues, subordinates and friends to register for these courses so that they can also study and benefit from these courses. These courses are offered free of charge. Current courses: 1) E-Business Strategies 2) Online E-Learning Policies Forthcoming Courses: 1) E-Governance 2) Computer Courseware Development 3) Workforce Development For Registration visit: www.adbi-dlc.org I wish you all the best with your studies. Thank you. Best regards Anup Kumar Das Anasua Mukherjee Das New Delhi ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anup Kumar Das Personal webpage: www.anupkumardas.blogspot.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new http://in.answers.yahoo.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library Jargon and Lingo service:
by sri priya 08 Apr '07

08 Apr '07

Library Jargon and Lingo service : provides some useful " specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject" and Some Common Library Terms Defined " Library Jargon and Lingo service: Visit :--- http://library.morrisville.edu/lingo.html http://lib.utsa.edu/Research/Subject/lingo.html http://library.uwb.edu/tour/LibraryLingo.html http://lib.colostate.edu/lingo/a.html http://www.lib.umd.edu/guides/lingo.html http://lu.com/odlis/ Regards, S.Sripriya --------------------------------- Never miss an email again! Yahoo! Toolbar alerts you the instant new Mail arrives. Check it out. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Five Weeks to a Social Library
by sandeep bhavsar 07 Apr '07

07 Apr '07

Respected All http://www.sociallibraries.com/course/ Five Weeks to a Social Library is the first free, grassroots, completely online course devoted to teaching librarians about social software and how to use it in their libraries. It was developed to provide a free, comprehensive, and social online learning opportunity for librarians who do not otherwise have access to conferences or continuing education and who would benefit greatly from learning about social software. The course will be taught using a variety of social software tools so that the participants acquire experience using the tools while they are taking part in the class. It will make use of synchronous online communication, with one or two weekly Webcasts and many small group IM chat sessions made available to participants each week. By the end of the course, each student will develop a proposal for implementing a specific social software tool in their library. The course content will be freely viewable by interested parties and all live Webcasts will be archived for later viewing. The course will cover the following topics: Blogs RSS Wikis Social Networking Software and SecondLife Flickr Social Bookmarking Software Selling Social Software @ Your Library Best Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Management Studies Thane(W). 400601 MUMBAI @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ email : sandeep.bhavsar(a)gmail.com Mob : 09870484626 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ --------------------------------- New Yahoo! Mail is the ultimate force in competitive emailing. Find out more at the Yahoo! Mail Championships. Plus: play games and win prizes. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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volunteer required in Delhi_dspace
by kiran＠cseindia.org 07 Apr '07

07 Apr '07

Volunteer required We seek help of a young volunteer based in Delhi to install and experiment the relevance and benefits of DSpace. This is a 15-day project aimed at understanding use of open access digital asset management systems for developing institutional repositories in the Special libraries/resource centres. Interested volunteers with very good knowledge about Dspace and with interest to experiment with similar systems are requested to contact Kiran Dwivedi at kir_nov(a)yahoo.co.in Ms. Kiran Pandey **************************************************************** CENTRE FOR SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT ( CSE ) 41, TUGHLAKABAD INSTITUTIONAL AREA, NEW DELHI- 110 062 TELE: 29955124 29956110, 29956394,29956399 FAX : 91-11-29955879 VISIT US AT: http://www.cseindia.org Email: kiran(a)cseindia.org ext:233 **************************************************************** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Work shop on D space at MyDLIS- MULISSA-Friday talks
by khaiser nikam 07 Apr '07

07 Apr '07

Dear All , I am pleased to inform that the students of MLISC-2007 department of Library and Information Science,(MyDLIS), University of Mysore ,Mysore, under the auspecies of MyDLIS- MULISSA -Friday Talk are organising a one day work shop on "Dspace for Global access to Science Information - all the FOSS about building Institution Repositories "" on the friday 13th of April 2007 under the executive guidance of the Faculty Advisor Dr Khaiser Nikam.. Objective : The objective of the workshop is to expose the Gennext - Information professtionals ( Current students) to Dspace and its nitty gritties with handson experience Occassion : The year long Friday Talks are coming to an annual halt as the students are busy preparing for their exams .It is said thah all good things have to come to an end - so also our exciting friday talks for this year are closing its bells. Participamts- All the informational professionais in and around Mysore a re well come .There is no registration fee for the workshop .However, interested participants can send thier request to - mail - khaiser.nikam(a)gmail.com Resource person : DR .M Krisnamurthy ,Librarian ,ISI ,Bangalore Additional fecilitator : Dr Khaiser Nikam Guest of Hounor: Sri Iqbal Jagirdar ,Manager ,British Library ,Bangalore From : Dr Khaiser Nikam reader University of Mysore Mysore - 570 006 9845328672 --------------------------------- Bored stiff? Loosen up... Download and play hundreds of games for free on Yahoo! Games. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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UGC okays uniform academic calendar
by A. B. NAIKAL 07 Apr '07

07 Apr '07

UGC okays uniform academic calendar LIFE will soon become easier for students migrating from one college to another or from another university. The University Grants Commission (UGC) has approved a uniform academic calendar for all universities across the country. This would mean that results of all courses will be declared before June and classes for first year students shall commence by the first week of August. The uniform calendar requires every university to ensure that the first year classes for courses begin no later than the first week of August and for students of second year onwards, by no later than the third week of July. This academic calendar will not be applicable for professional courses. The calendar, based on the report of an expert committee comprising M Anandakrishnan, former vice chancellor, Anna University, Chennai; SN Hegde, former vice chancellor, Mysore University and Dayanand Dongaonkar, secretary general, Association of Indian Universities. A flexibility of two weeks may be followed for professional courses in commencement of classes for students of second year and later keeping in view the requirement of project work, summer schools and internships in these programmes. UGC approved the calendar on February 26 and the new regulations have been sent for publication in the Gazette of India to come into force from their date of publication in the official gazette. Source: Economic Times Dated 06/04/2007 http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=RVRNLzIwMDcvMDQvMDYjQX… Best regards Naikal ____________________________________________________________________________________ Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. Try the free Yahoo! Mail Beta. http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/features_spam.html -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Catalysis EPrints database growing fast
by Subbiah Arunachalam 06 Apr '07

06 Apr '07

Friends: The Catalysis EPrints Database put together by India's National Centre for Catalysis Research is growing fast. When I checked this afternoon, it had 508 papers. Congrats to NCCR and the individuals behind this excellent repository! Other professional societies (and Academies) in India will do well to follow this example and make all the papers of their members (Fellows) freely available. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] ___________________________________________________________ What kind of emailer are you? Find out today - get a free analysis of your email personality. Take the quiz at the Yahoo! Mail Championship. http://uk.rd.yahoo.com/evt=44106/*http://mail.yahoo.net/uk -- 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 06 Apr '07

06 Apr '07

Dear Moderator, Kindly arrange to announce the following invitation to the lis-forum members. Yours truly, K.N. Prasad Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science 702, 'Upstairs', 42nd Cross (near Syndicate Bank) III Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560 010 ****** ****** Prof. M.R. Kumbhar Memorial Lectures Committee, Bangalore cordially invites you to the Prof. M.R. Kumbhar Memorial Lectures(13)(2007) on Library Technology and its Implications for the Library and Information Science Professional by Dr. Devika Madalli Faculty, Documentation Research and Training Centre, Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore Dr. I.K. Ravichandra Rao Head, Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore presides on Monday, 16th April 2007 at 6.00 p, at Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science 702, 'Upstairs', 42nd Cross (near Syndicate Bank) III Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560 010 RSVP: K.N. Prasad - Ph: 080-23305109 ; E-mail: srels(a)vsnl.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Openings for First class MLIS (or equivalent) Applicants
by guhamba 05 Apr '07

05 Apr '07

Informatics India Ltd located in Jayanagar, requires first class MLIS (or equivalent) applicants (15 Nos.) having 1-3 years experience to be trained in standards such as Anglo American Cataloging Rules (AACR), Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC), Library of Congress (LC) Classification and Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH). Salary will be around Rs.1.2-1.5 lacs p.a. Those interested may respond with CV to guhamba(a)informindia.co.in Regards, Guhamba -- 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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National Workshop on LIS Education in Digital Era
by D Jotwani, Librarian IIT Bombay 05 Apr '07

05 Apr '07

Dear All Central Library, IIT Bombay in collaboration with IATLIS has planned to organize a National Workshop on LIS Education in Digital Era from 13-15 June 2007. The workshop will be held on the beautiful campus of IIT Bombay. The main objectives of the workshop are : 1. To provide a forum to the LIS Teachers, Research Scholars, Librarians and Academic Administrators to discuss or present their views on the developments in ICT and its applications in LIS Teaching and Library Services 2. To create awareness and understanding about the importance of introducing and executing information technology in LIS teaching to achieve academic excellence. 3. To provide an opportunity to the participants to see the world class Information Technology Infrastructure and other facilities available at IIT Bombay 4. To provide an opportunity to the participants to observe state- of-the-art ICT applications in the Central Library, IIT Bombay and have first hand experience of the web-based library and information services, smart card-based (bar-coded) circulation system, electronic resource management, on-line submission of theses and dissertations, open archives etc. Only 50 participants mainly LIS Teachers, full time Research Scholars and Library Administrators, will be selected on first-come-first-served basis. More details can also be had at http://www.library.iitb.ac.in Thank you. -- D. Jotwani Librarian Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Powai, Mumbai 400076 Phone 91-22-25768920, 91-22-25720227 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IRMA: positions:Sr.Library Assistants
by krishna raghavendra yeri 05 Apr '07

05 Apr '07

Dear Moderator Kindly arrange to put the following announcement on mailing list: Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA) requires: 2 Sr.Library Assistants For more details please visit: http://www.irma.ac.in/career/libassistant.html Thank you. Sincerely Krishna Yeri Mr KR Yeri Librarian Institute of Rural Management Anand Post Box No.60 Anand 388 001 www.irma.ac.in krishna(a)irma.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Searching books on "Depository receipts"
by Jyotsna Sawant 04 Apr '07

04 Apr '07

Dear LIS Forum team, request you to put my query to all forum members. Thanks from Jyotsna. Dear All We are searching urgently for books on "depository receipts" or "American Depository Receipts" for our organization. We have received some links on internet, but still we need something in book form which will be easy to refer and to make copies of some pages if found useful. Please let us know the same. Thanks & regards Jyotsna Sawant Information Centre, VSNL, Mumbai ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss an email again! Yahoo! Toolbar alerts you the instant new Mail arrives. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Free online PDF conversion
by sri priya 04 Apr '07

04 Apr '07

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Open access case repository
by vimal kumar 04 Apr '07

04 Apr '07

Dear Friends, I would like to know Any Open access repository available for case studies alone on Business and Management? Vimal Kumar Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 vimal0212(a)yahoo.com www.asb.edu.in --------------------------------- Now that's room service! Choose from over 150,000 hotels in 45,000 destinations on Yahoo! Travel to find your fit. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Seeking suggestions to Classification Problems
by Shikha Bhowmik 03 Apr '07

03 Apr '07

Dear LIS Professionals, Can you please give any suggestion regarding my problems of classification? I am now following 20th ED. of DDC, but I like to shift to the 22nd ED. The major areas in which I am facing problems are 570-590. In these areas, the class numbers existing in the 20th ED. are scattered and intermingled in the 21st and 22nd ED.in such a way that if I shift to the new numbers, the other areas are being largely affected, and hence, any 'see also' reference is likely to be impossible to be rendered in the catalogue. But if the newly emerging subject areas are to be taken into account, I must shift to the latest edition. Reclassification may only be the solution, but it is not feasible everytime there is a major change, and as there is a large no. of collections. I am seeking your views and help. Regards, Shikha Bhowmik Associate Scientist, Indian Statistical Institute Library, Kolkata -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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colloquium on E-Learning and Open Source Software
by Mailing List Admin 02 Apr '07

02 Apr '07

Date: 30 Mar 2007 08:25:32 -0000 From: Sucheta Lahiri <such_bhu(a)rediffmail.com> � INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE DOCUMENTATION RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE 8th Mile Mysore Road, Bangalore-560059 DRTC Colloquium - 5 (2006-08) E-Learning and Open Source Software ABSTRACT Internet and World Wide Web are dramatically changing education and training as they enable people to access information and communicate with others across boundaries and cultures on a global scale. They offer the potential for sharing high quality learning resources, exchanging information and working in learning groups. There are so many E-learning design modules �commercial and open source. Though, this form of education and training is becoming easily accessible and increasingly important, there are many issues and challenges in the e-learning environment. How we can make E-learning more effective by using good software? What are the impacts of E-learning on LIS? In this colloquium, the purpose is to discuss some of these. TOPICS SPEAKERS 1. Introduction Ayesha Khatoon 2. Tools & technology for e-learning Anila S. 3. System (e-learning) design module Mita Sarkar 4. Moodle Radha Rani Rit 5. Manhattan Sanjeev K Sunny 6. Role of libraries in e-learning Mithun Raj M environment 7. Conclusion S.R.Ghani Venue : DRTC Classroom Date : 4th April,2007 Time : 2:00 pm ALL ARE CORDIALLY INIVITED.

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World Lecture Hall
by Thapar, Amit 02 Apr '07

02 Apr '07

World Lecture Hall http://web.austin.utexas.edu/wlh/index.cfm This oldie but goodie is still one of the best places to discover online course material - syllabi, course notes, audio, or video -- on virtually every topic, from around the world. Equally useful for for students, independent learners, and faculty seeking models for new courses they've been assigned to teach. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: Room to Read to be Featured on "Oprah" - next Tuesday, April 3rd!
by Subbiah Arunachalam 31 Mar '07

31 Mar '07

Thanks very much. I am forwarding the message to many of my friends. Arun --- Room to Read <info(a)roomtoread.org> wrote: > Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 16:52:17 -0800 (PST) > From: Room to Read <info(a)roomtoread.org> > To: <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> > Subject: Room to Read to be Featured on "Oprah" - > next Tuesday, April 3rd! > > > Dear Friends of Room to Read, > > We are incredibly excited to announce that John > Wood, our Founder and CEO, will be a guest on "The > Oprah Winfrey Show" scheduled to air on Tuesday, > April 3rd. The episode will feature individuals who > are truly making a difference in the world. This is > an amazing opportunity for us to reach a wide > audience and share John's story and the mission of > Room to Read. But wait, the news gets even > better... She will be issuing a challenge to her > audience to support our work through a book drive > through Oprah.com, which will raise funds for new > local language books and libraries! > > We would love for you to help get the word out, so > please consider: > > 1. Hosting a viewing party so more of your friends > can learn about Room to Read! > > 2. Getting a few copies of John's book, Leaving > Microsoft to Change the World, into the hands of > your friends who might want to support Room to > Read's work. The book also will be featured on the > show. > > Thank you again for all of your continued support as > we reach new heights! This is a momentous occasion > for Room to Read and we hope you will tune in on > Tuesday, April 3rd (check local listings for program > information)! If the show and the book drive are a > big success, it could mean the opportunity to bring > the lifelong gift of education to hundreds of > thousands of children across the developing world. > > Warmest regards, > > > The Room to Read Team > > You are subscribed to this list as > arun(a)mssrf.res.in. Click <a > href="mailto:unsubscribe.158145.132198662.7030284947113507523-arun_mssrf.res.in@en.groundspring.org">here</a> > to unsubscribe. > > Our postal address is: > > The Presidio > Box 29127 > San Francisco, California 94129 > United States > ___________________________________________________________ Web email has come of age. Don't settle for less than the All New Yahoo! Mail http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Bulk vacancy of Librarian by DSSSB, Govt. of NCT of Delhi
by Mukesh Anand 31 Mar '07

31 Mar '07

Dear LIS Professionals & Students, *Govt. of NCT of Delhi, DSSSB*, 3rd Flor, UTCS Building, Vishwas Nagar, Shahdara, Delhi -110 032 Advertisement No.- 02/2007 Opening date for receipt of Applications 16-04-2007. Closing date for receipt of Applications 02-05-2007. Place of submissionof Applications in person or by post : Reception Counter, (Ground Floor), Office of DSSSB, UTCS Building, Vishwas Nagar, Shahdara, Delhi -110 032 Group 'B' Post (Non Gazetted / Non Ministerial Post) Fee Rs. 100/- *Librarian* in Directorate of Education. Post Code - 017/ 07 *Vacancies -* *147 (UR-48, OBC-49, SC-10 & ST -40)* (Including PH (O) - 01, HH-02 & VH (LV)-03 Essential Qualifications - 1. Degree from a recognised University or equivalent, 2. Bachelor's degree or equivalent diploma in Library Science from a recognised University Institute or equivalent, 3. Experience of 2 years in a Library/ Computerization of a Library or 1 year certificate in Computer Application from a recognized Institute or equivalent (recognized by any State or Govt. of India) *Pay Scale* - 5500-175-900. Probation Period 2 Years Age - Not exceeding 30 Years (Relaxable as per instructions or orders issued by the Central Govt.) Group 'C' Post (Non Gazetted / Non Ministerial Post) Fee Rs. 50/- *Librarian* in Directorate of Training & Technical Education. Post Code 018/07 *Vacancy - 01 (OBC)* Essential Qualifications & experience - 1. Graduation from recognized University with Diploma in Library Science 2. One year professional experience OR Bachelor in Library Science Desireable Qualification - Speed of 30 w.p.m. in typing Pay Scale - 5000-150-8000. Probation Period -2 Years Age - Below 35 Years (Relaxable as per instructions or orders issued by the Central Govt.) You may refer: *The Hindu 29/3/'07 Thrusday Page # 9* *Rozgar Samachar / Employment News dated 14/4/'07* You may visit - www.dsssb.delhigovt.nic.in Regards, *Mukesh Anand* M Lib I Sc Final Year *Banaras Hindu University*, Varanasi -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Free Fulltext Articles
by Sanjeev Kumar Jain 31 Mar '07

31 Mar '07

Dear LIS Professionals FreeFullText.com provides links to the full-text content of over 7000 scholarly periodicals that anyone may access online for FREE. The issues which are available for free are indicated for each title below. The design of this site is optimized for users seeking specific articles for which they already have the citation.http://www.freefulltext.com/ With Regards Sanjeev Kumar Jain Central Library Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur - 721 302 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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Integrated Library Software for Engineering College Library
by K.R. Mulla 30 Mar '07

30 Mar '07

Dear professional friends, This is good news for engineering colleges of Karnataka, Do you know that the *Visvesvaraya** Technological University** (VTU) is MOU with PALPAP Chinch Software International (InsProPlus Division)* the company is providing free Software of Campus Network Software, which includes the Library is also one module this is going to link with VTU Main Server. -- Thanks with regards K. R. Mulla, Librarian, HKBK College of Engineering, # 22/1, Nagawara, Bangalore - 560 045. Karnataka, India. ------------------------------------------------------------ Home Page: http://krmulla.googlepages.com/ LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/krmulla Skype Me: K.R.Mulla ------------------------------------------------------------ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Regarding Deep Web
by kumar gowdappa patil 30 Mar '07

30 Mar '07

Dear Rajashekaran, a. The Deep Web is nothing but the portion of the World Wide Web which has not been indexed by surface search engines such as Google due to technical reasons or due to limitations because of policy matters. Many specialized search tools/search engines exist for exploring the deep web. Once we have found the right search tool/engine, same search strategies can be employed as in the case of general search engines; but the hard part is to find the appropriate deep web search source. For information regarding using surface search engines to find deep web content please visit http://21cif.imsa.edu/tutorials/micro/mm/invisible/index_html?b_start:int=5. b. There is nothing that can be termed as the most popular and useful deep web search engine. There is no Google equivalent in the Deep Web. The index base of deep web search engines is limited and often restricted to specialized databases and other non-html formats such as PDF and PPTs. Further, it seems, the index of each deep web search engine is unique in its own way and therefore it is next to impossible to find a panacea for search problems when it comes to Deep Net. The way left is to identify the appropriate web source/search engine and do search there. For example, for health related information, one can take help of deep search engines such as mammahealth (www.mammahealth.com/) closurelook (www.closerlooksearch.com/) or specialized health databases. However, the following deep web search engines can be tried: i. Direct Search: http://www.freepint.com/gary/direct.htm ii. CompletePlanet http:// www.completeplanet.com iii. Turbo 10: http://turbo10.com iv. Incywincy: http://www.incywincy.com/ A list of such tools/engines can be found at www.trinity.wa.edu.au/plduffyrc/web/invis/invisible.htm Nothing definite can be told about the popularity of deep web search engines because the existence of deep web itself is not known to the majority of the Internet users. c. http://www.llrx.com/features/deepweb.htm and deepwebresearch.blogspot.com/ offer a rich source of links to deep web related topics. The links lead to highly informative sources and cover the best that is available on the WWW about the deep web. Kumar Patil,Belgaum -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Google Librarian Newsletter
by sri priya 30 Mar '07

30 Mar '07

Dear Friends, you'd like to sign up for the Google Librarian Newsletter, which is sent on a quarterly basis, visit the Newsletter Archives and enter your email address in the sign-up box at the bottom of the page, or simply join the Google Librarian Newsletter list at Google Groups. http://www.google.com/librariancenter/librarian_newsletter.html Regards, S.Sripriya --------------------------------- TV dinner still cooling? Check out "Tonight's Picks" on Yahoo! TV. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library professional required - Bangalore
by Vijayakumara 30 Mar '07

30 Mar '07

Dear All, East Point College of Engineering and Technology, Bangalore is looking for a dynamic librarian for their institution. Professional Qualification 1. PG in Library and Information Science 2. PhD/ Mphil in Library and Information Science 3. PG Diploma in Library Automation and Networking or PG Diploma in Computer Application or related computer science diploma/ degree. Professional Expereince 10 years or more in Exclusively in Engineering college, R&D Libraries and/or related libraries. Salary As per professional experience and qualification Send your CV at the earliest to The Principal, East Point College of Engineering and Technology, Bidarahally, Bangalore - 560 049, Karnataka or The Librarian, East Point College of Engineering and Technology, Bidarahally, Bangalore - 560 049, Karnataka Regards Vijayakumar \ \ | / / \ \ ~ ~ / / | @ @ | ---------------oooo------ (_)-------------oooo------------------ Dr. Vijayakumar M, Chief Librarian, East Point College of Engineering and Technology Bidarahalli, Kithaganoor Road, Virgonagar - Post, Bangalore - 5600 049, India Tel:080-8473888, 8473777 Fax:080-8472999, coolvg(a)gmail.com --------------------------------- Don't pick lemons. See all the new 2007 cars at Yahoo! Autos. -- 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 GRTP Library 30 Mar '07

30 Mar '07

Dear All Request you to send any articles relating to " Bearings Industry trends" The Mentioned article is very urgentely required. Could you please help to get it by end of the day. Expecting Your Cooperation. Regards Swapna C ForwardSourceID:NT00008266 =====-----=====-----===== Notice: The information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, use, review, distribution, printing or copying of the information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it are strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us by reply e-mail or telephone and immediately and permanently delete the message and any attachments. Thank you -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Good news for Govt School libraries
by vasanth raj 29 Mar '07

29 Mar '07

Dear Sir/madam, Education Development Centre (EDC) in collaboration with DSERT and Department of Public instruction has launched a digital library for school children (Indian Educational Digital Library ).It has contain almost 450 interactive program modules of different subjects ranging from Astronomy to Water conservation. This will be a boost for govt public school to provide interactive based education for children's at the primary level along with the existing program like interactive radio programs like Keli-kali (Listen and Learn) and Chukki Chinna.This Digital library provides interesting stuffs to students of all levels with very user friendly interface.There are some modules on Indian freedom fighters and on Indian history. URL of the web site http://www.edudl.gov.in This site is designed and developed by vidyanidhi www.vidyanidhi.org.in ------------------------- With best wishes Vasantha Raju N --------------------------------- Heres a new way to find what you're looking for - Yahoo! Answers -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CUFTS: Open Source Serials Management
by sandeep bhavsar 29 Mar '07

29 Mar '07

CUFTS: Open Source Serials Management http://researcher.sfu.ca/cufts As a knowledgebase of over 375 fulltext resources, CUFTS provides Electronic Resource Management services, an integrated serials database, link resolving, and MARC records for your library. Visit the CUFTS screencasts http://researcher.sfu.ca/screencasts to see what CUFTS can do for your library. You can find out more about this product in the CUFTS Administration Guide. In addition to these subscription services, CUFTS also provides some powerful publicly-accessible services used by libraries around the world including: Resource Comparison Journal Search cufts2marc For More Information please contact : Kevin Stranack PKP/reSearcher Support Librarian Email: kstranac(a)sfu.ca Web: http://software.lib.sfu.ca/ IM: stranack(a)gmail.com Ivisit: stranack.6186 Best Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Management Studies Thane(W) 400601 MUMBAI @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ email : sandeep.bhavsar(a)gmail.com Mob : 09870484626 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ --------------------------------- The all-new Yahoo! Mail goes wherever you go - free your email address from your Internet provider. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Query: access to tutorials for mouse and keyboard skills
by C V Dookran 29 Mar '07

29 Mar '07

Many thanks for the honour and privilege of belonging to your list-serve. Please let me know if it is possible to access material to teach basic keyboard skills to disadvantaged undergraduates. Please keep in mind that these are young adults who have embarked on distance tertiary education and who have, for various reasons, never touched a keyboard before. They visit the main campus library which is well-equipped with an electronic learning centre. We do have a program but I am always open to other methods of teaching. Amiably, Christina Dookran Instructional Librarian University of South Africa --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This message (and attachments) is subject to restrictions and a disclaimer. Please refer to http://www.unisa.ac.za/disclaimer for full details. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- <<<<gwavasig>>>> <<<< gwavasig >>>>

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Engg-Lib-Forum (E-Group for Engineering College Librarians)
by K.R. Mulla 29 Mar '07

29 Mar '07

We welcome our new members to Engg-Lib-Forum (Engineering College Librarians Forum), from India and elsewhere. About the ELF. . . the Engineering Libraries forum, consists of librarians and information professionals concerned with the support of engineering education. We are involved in the provision of library services and the development of innovative approaches to networking information services. Our role is to promote the role of the library as an integral part of engineering education. In ELF we are at once pragmatic and futuristic. We help colleagues to cope with the everyday problems of library management through services such as our duplicate journal exchange. We also are pioneering the development of digital libraries through our work with technical publishers, universities and computer companies. Our members contribute to the technical literature and are regular speakers at meetings such as the National Online Meeting. The future holds dramatic change for engineering libraries and ELF will be there to help mold those institutions to best serve the coming generations of engineering students. Come join us! Share your experiences, concerns, and innovative ideas in ongoing discussions of best practices. Together let us learn how to evaluate practices, add value, enhance performance and profitability by choosing best practices and re-using that fit our situations and organizations. Hope to see lots of discussions happening in this forum. -- Thanks with regards K. R. Mulla, Librarian, HKBK College of Engineering, # 22/1, Nagawara, Bangalore - 560 045. Karnataka, India. ------------------------------------------------------------ Home Page: http://krmulla.googlepages.com/ LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/krmulla ------------------------------------------------------------ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Misuse of Library Books
by binu david 29 Mar '07

29 Mar '07

Dear Colleagues Our library is facing a serious threat from our users. Few students and faculty use to underline and make markings on books issued from the library. Kindly suggest a suitable punishment for these users. Also like to know what are the steps taken by my colleagues against this activities. Sincerely Binu David binudavid(a)indiainfo.com -- ______________________________________________ IndiaInfo Mail - the free e-mail service with a difference! www.indiainfo.com Check out our value-added Premium features, such as an extra 20MB for mail storage, POP3, e-mail forwarding, and ads-free mailboxes! -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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All major Indian Journals on Forensic Medicine & Toxicology on Indianjournals.com
by Mailing List Admin 29 Mar '07

29 Mar '07

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Internet Resources Newsletter: April issue
by Mailing List Admin 29 Mar '07

29 Mar '07

Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 11:39:37 +0100 From: "MacLeod, Roderick A" <R.A.MacLeod(a)hw.ac.uk> ____________________________________________ 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/irn149/irn149.html <http://www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/irn/irn149/irn149.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 <http://www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/irn/irn.html> An RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feed for the Newsletter is available: http://www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/irn/irn.rss Featured in this issue: Comment Internet Resources Newsletter by email and RSS Random quote Open Access - some pointers News items of interest A-Z New & Notable Web Sites: About 100 new and notable good quality websites: new services, ejournals, directories, search engines, publishers, government sites, etexts, booksellers, portals, calls for papers, software, news services, conferences, research groups, etc, etc. Nice Web Site(s): What is Web 2.0? Ideas, technologies and implications for education Blogorama News of Blogs, RSS, etc Selected interesting Blogs and RSS feeds Press Releases NPG launches networking website for scientists Theses unbound: towards a national e-theses service for the UK Two centuries of civil engineering knowledge made available free to UK colleges and universities Intute Announces New Materials Science and Engineering Section Tribal Coordinates High Profile Science, Engineering, Mathematics and Technology Portals Book reviewe Negotiating Licences For Digital Resources, by Fiona Durrant. 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 Home: http://www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/libram/roddy.html Blogging at: http://hwlibrary.wordpress.com/

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ILA Membership
by VINOD KUMAR 29 Mar '07

29 Mar '07

Dear All Can anyone giving details regarding membership in following professional association. Indian Library Association IASLIC Kerala Library Association With regards Vinod Kumar K T Kanhangad, kerala e-mail:vinod_kaytee@rediffmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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latest furniture to set up a library
by kavitha kumari 28 Mar '07

28 Mar '07

Dear sirs I would like to know the latest funiture available and approx price details for set up a library Thanking you kavitha --------------------------------- Get your own web address. Have a HUGE year through Yahoo! Small Business. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Deep Web(Invisible Web/ Deep Net) Search Strategies and details
by Rajan 28 Mar '07

28 Mar '07

Dear All, Is there any good net resource that gives a good picture of the search strategies in the deep net ? I would also like to know the most popular and useful Deep web Search Engine. As well more resources that gives good idea on exploiting the deep net as an information professional. Regards, K Rajasekharan Librarian , Kerala Institute of Local Administration Mulagunnathukavu, Thrissur -680591 Ph 0487- 2204097 (O), 2201428 ( R)

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mailing lists
by Dr.D.P Prathap 28 Mar '07

28 Mar '07

Dear Colleagues Kindly inform the other "mailing lists" in Library and information science. Yours sincerely Shanmuganathan, T. Library Sugarcane breeding institute coimbatore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Need article
by Yashwant G Kanade 28 Mar '07

28 Mar '07

Dear Moderator, Could you please circulate through LIS-FORUM? The following article is very urgentely needed one of our researches Could you please help to get it? Your cooperation is highely appreaciated. RF CMOS Self-Oscillating Gilbert Cell Mixer R. Kuzet, H. Foltz, and E. John (USA) In Circuits, Signals, and Systems~CSS 2005~ 10/24/2005 - 10/26/2005 Marina Del Rey, USA Editor(s): V.G. Oklobdzija With Regards -- YASHWANT G KANADE Centre for Ecological Sciences Indian Institute of Science Bangalore - 560012, Karnataka, INDIA Tele Phone:91-080-23600985/ 22932506 Extn.-106,107 Fax: 91-080-23601428 E-Mail: kanade(a)ces.iisc.ernet.in; kanade_yg12(a)yahoo.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner @CES, and is believed to be clean.

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Google Attempts Instant Translations
by Farooque Shaheen 28 Mar '07

28 Mar '07

In Google Inc.?s vision of the future, people will be able to translate documents instantly into the world?s main languages, with machine logic, not expert linguists, leading the way. Google?s approach, called statistical machine translation, differs from past efforts in that it forgoes language experts who program grammatical rules and dictionaries into computers. Instead, they feed documents humans have already translated into two languages and then rely on computers to discern patterns for future translations. While the quality is not perfect, it is an improvement on previous efforts at machine translation, said Franz Och, 35, a German who heads Google?s translation effort at its Mountain View headquarters south of San Francisco. ?Some people that are in machine translations for a long time and then see our Arabic-English output, then they say, that?s amazing, that?s a breakthrough,? said Och.?And then other people who have never seen what machine translation was ... they read through the sentence and they say, the first mistake here in line five -- it doesn?t seem to work because there is a mistake there.? But for some tasks, a mostly correct translation may be good enough. Speaking over lunch this week in a Google cafeteria famed for offering free, healthy food, Och showed a translation of an Arabic Web news site into easily digestible English. Two Google workers speaking Russian at a nearby table said, however, that a translation of a news site from English into their native tongue was understandable but a bit awkward. Och, who speaks German, English and some Italian, feeds hundreds of millions of words from parallel texts such as Arabic and English into the computer, using United Nations and European Union documents as key sources. http://www.livemint.com/2007/03/28091138/Google-attempts-instant-transl.html Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 Ext. 4105 VOIP- 40366 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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To send article to 'Herald of Library Science'
by Seema Vasishta 27 Mar '07

27 Mar '07

Dear All, Can anybody guide me how to send article to journal "Herald of Library Science" i.e. At which e-mail ID, what are the instructions for the aurthors etc. , as neither any site for that is available nor any information regarding this is available in the journal itself. Regards Seema Vasishta Sr. Librarian Punjab Engineering College(DU) Chandigarh --------------------------------- Heres a new way to find what you're looking for - Yahoo! Answers -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Ranganathan's Relevance
by N.S. Harinarayana 27 Mar '07

27 Mar '07

There is an interesting article in Library review on "Ranganathan's relevance in the 21st century" by David McMenemy, Department of Computer and Information Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK. It is available at http://www.emeraldinsight.com/Insight/ViewContentServlet?Filename=Published… -- N.S. Harinarayana, Ph.D Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore, Manasagangtori Mysore 570 006 Off. Ph: (0821) 2419393 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Downloada 3000 books on JAVA, C, C++, Oracle, Unix, SAP, much more
by Mailing List Admin 26 Mar '07

26 Mar '07

Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2007 19:13:48 +0530 From: Chintha Nagabhushanam <chinthacn(a)gmail.com> Dear All This is good site for Students as well as Librarians one can download all PDF, HTML formated books worthy site http://www.akhilamatrix.com/computer_science.htm http://www.akhilamatrix.com/engi_books.htm http://www.akhilamatrix.com Best of Luck - Chintha

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[Special Issue - Call for Papers] KnowGenesis IJTC Special Issue on Digital Library
by Mailing List Admin 26 Mar '07

26 Mar '07

Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2007 11:27:37 +0800 From: Saurabh Kudesia <saurabhkudesia(a)gmail.com> Dear Colleague, Knowgenesis International Journal for Technical Communication (IJTC) is please to announce a special issue on Digital Library dedicated to Library Sciences, Technical Communication Systems Design and Management. This special issue will include all topics of digital library research. We would be very honored if you or members of your research team would accept to contribute to this special issue by providing a paper. All papers will be refereed according to the KnowGenesis IJTC procedure. Main Theme: In recent years, the information on the Web, individuals or groups that select have converted the overwhelming example of a shared worldwide collection of information, into many digital libraries. We are in the process of creating a global infrastructure that will interconnect many computer networks and various forms of information technologies around the world, digital libraries being one of them. Knowgenesis International Journal for Technical Communication is one of the renowned journals in the world of technical communities. We have always been publishing each and every issue in the area of technical communication. This special issue focuses on the use, adoption and adaptation of digital libraries, which include work surrounding digital libraries and related technologies, the management of knowledge in digital libraries, and the associated usability and social issues. The theme of this issue focuses the Digital Libraries and knowledge and technology. We are very much interested in methods which: combine intelligently different concepts for exploring and exploring the use of learning strategies in order to find efficiently near-optimal solutions; combine digitization techniques and discrete events of models; apply global approaches for multi-objectives Focus and Scope Participation from diverse backgrounds of digital library is encouraged. Submissions on all areas are welcome and may include research, system, evaluation, policy and position papers. Topics include but are not limited to: Social, institutional, and policy issues Pedagogical issues Document genres and electronic publishing Collection development and management Intellectual property User Communities Metadata and content Digital preservation Digital archives and museums Knowledge management Content management Digital library infrastructure and architecture Information retrieval Information mining Semantic web Semi-structured data management Web information gathering Information filtering Information extraction Hypertext and multimedia Security and privacy Submission guidelines Send your manuscript in soft copy to Saurabh Kudesia (Editor-in-chief, KnowGenesis IJTC) at editorinchief(a)knowgenesis.org or saurabhkudesia(a)gmail.com with the subject line "Submission for KG IJTC special issue on digital library " Before you submit your work, please ensure that Your paper does not exceed 3500 words The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor). The submission file is in Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file format. All URL addresses in the text ( e.g., http://pkp.sfu.ca) are activated and ready to click. All illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end. Your brief profile, affiliations, contact/email address and your latest passport photo is included with the submission. Last date of submitting full paper 25 April 2007 More Information Send your queries to Saurabh Kudesia ( saurabhkudesia(a)gmail.com, editorinchief(a)knowgenesis.org) About KnowGenesis IJTC KnowGenesis International Journal for Technical Communication (IJTC) is a freely available, international, scholarly journal, dedicated to making accessible the results of research across a wide range of information-related disciplines under Technical Communication. KnowGenesis IJTC is a volunteer effort that brought some of the finest International minds at one place. Thanks to their dedication and support, KnowGenesis IJTC became the first Indian Journal listed by American Education Research Association (AERA) SIG Communication of Research. AERA SIG list is a prestigious list of electronic journals consisting of scholarly and peer-reviewed journals, which are accessible without cost. Recently, UNESCO and Digital Curation Centre (DCC) UK have also included KnowGenesis IJTC in their list of international journals. KnowGenesis is proud to have authors listed from prestigious institutes like NISCAIR, University of Mississippi, University of Calcutta, STC IIT, IIIT, TIFR, Syracuse University, Clemson University, Iowa State University of Science and Technology, Pennsylvania State University, National Informatics Centre (India), Lenta (Russia), Chabot-Las (California), Washington State Department of Information Services, GE Research and STC Chapters, to name a few. Latest and previous issues of KG IJTC are available at www.knowgenesis.net Sincerely, Saurabh Kudesia Editor-in-chief, KnowGenesis IJTC editorinchief at knowgenesis.org saurabhkudesia at gmail.com www.knowgenesis.net

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NIH Director supports OA mandate
by Mailing List Admin 26 Mar '07

26 Mar '07

Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2007 11:58:04 +0100 (BST) From: Subbiah Arunachalam <subbiah_a(a)yahoo.com> >From Peter Suber: NIH Director believes an OA mandate is now necessary Elias Zerhouni, Director of the NIH, told the Senate last week that the NIH public access policy should be strengthened from a request to a requirement. He was testifying before the committee responsible for funding the agency. Quoting the Alliance for Taxpayer Access: During testimony before the Senate Labor/HHS Subcommittee on Appropriations, NIH Director Zerhouni responded to a series of questions on the need for public access to NIH-funded research results. The questions were made by Subcommittee Chair Senator Harkin (D-IA). Dr. Zerhouni reiterated the need for publicly funded research to be made available to advance the conduct of science, and strongly asserted that the NIH the voluntary policy was not working. He made clear that the policy should be made mandatory. A video of Dr. Zerhouni's testimony is available through the Committee Web site. (Note that the link launches a Real Media file. The relevant discussion begins at 1:20.) Peter Suber's Comment. This is big. Nearly a year ago, in April 2006, Dr. Zerhouni told the same committee that "it seems the voluntary policy is just not enough". Now his position is considerably stronger. As I transcribe the video, he said: "We need to make [public access] a condition of federal fund granting....A mandatory policy seems to be the one that will be necessary for us to achieve our goals." Remember that in July 2004, Congress asked for a mandate and the NIH chose to adopt a request instead. Also remember that the policy is merely an in-house agency rule that the NIH can adopt or modify without a Congressional directive. Dr. Zerhouni: Now that you have decided that a mandate is necessary, I hope you will exercise your authority as Director to adopt it. The decision will bring large and lasting benefits to researchers in medicine and related fields, medical patients, practicing physicians, taxpayers, and the agency itself.

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announcement for the post of assistant librarian at WISE, Pune...
by Nirupama Bawdekar 26 Mar '07

26 Mar '07

Dear moderator, I would be grateful if you could kindly post the following announcement on lisforum. regards, mrs nirupama bawdekar s/t officer c,library *************************************************************************** Mrs Nirupama Bawdekar Scientific/Technical Officer-Library Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics Post Bag No. 4, Ganeshkhind Pune 411 007 India --------------------------------------------------------------------------- email: nub(a)iucaa.ernet.in, telephone:+91-20-25604308, fax: +91-20-25604699 **************************************************************************** ---------------------------------ANNOUNCEMENT-------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The World Institute of Sustainable Energy (WISE), located in Pune, Maharashtra, is seeking out a sincere, hardworking and dynamic professional for the post of ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Qualifications: --------------- 1. B.Lib.Sc (First class / distinction). Those qualified as M.Lib.Sc (First class / distinction) would have an advantage. 2) Should have basic computer knowledge. 3) Knowledge of library automation system would be given added weightage. 4) Should be proficient in English (both reading and writing). Experience: Minimum 3 years --------------------------- Payment: Commensurate with knowledge and experience. All those interested may please contact at the following address: Manager (Admin & Accounts) World Institute of Sustainable Energy (WISE) Surya Suman, 49 Hindustan Estates Road No.2, Kalyani Nagar Pune 411 006 Tel: 020-26613832 / 55 Fax: 020-26611438 Email: admin(a)wisein.org Website: www.wisein.org About WISE: ----------- The World Institute of Sustainable Energy (WISE) is a fast growing, not-for-profit organization set up in June 2004, with the primary objective of promoting sustainable energy, energy conservation, and sustainable development. In particular, the institution is committed towards addressing the shortcomings existing in the renewable energy sector in India, viz. lack of policy support and incentives, lack of legislative and research support, lack of qualified manpower, and lack of critical awareness that would lead to the transition to a sustainable energy-based economy. WISE has recently drafted a model draft renewable energy law for India and is advocating its adoption by Parliament. The activities of WISE thus aim to provide a major impetus to the development of the renewable energy sector in all Indian states. WISE is headed by its founder Director General, G M Pillai, a senior IAS officer of the rank of Additional Secretary to the Government of India. He was formerly Director General, Maharashtra Energy Development Agency (MEDA), the state nodal agency for renewable energy development, Government of Maharashtra, for a period of 5 years. WISE LIBRARY: The WISE Library and Documentation Centre is a one-of-its-kind, unique, specialized information centre that houses a comprehensive collection of books, journals, audio-video resources, etc., on energy, environment and sustainable development. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- 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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Requesition.......
by Mailing List Admin 26 Mar '07

26 Mar '07

Date: 23 Mar 2007 11:12:19 -0000 From: abhishek kumar yadav <cervicalgun(a)rediffmail.com> Dear Colleagues, Could any one you provide following articles..... 1. Evaluating the stability of Geologic Structures using Acoustic Emission Monitoring  Structural Integrity by Acoustic Emission,ASTM STP 571 American Society for Testing Materials 1975 pp80-106 2. Microseismic Techniques for Monitoring the Behaviour of Rock Struct5ures.US Bureau of Mines.Bulletin 665 3. Acoustic Emission Source Location in Two Dimensions by an array of three Transducers. Non-Destructive Tresting Feb. 1976 pp. 9-12 Regards, A. K. Yadav Library and Information Services National Physical Laboratory, Dr. K. S. Krishnan Road, New Delhi 110012, INDIA Phone 91-11-25742610,11,12 Ext. 2425 Fax. 91-11-25726938, 91-11-25726952 http://www.nplindia.org

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GOOD NEWS: Compensation to Dr. T B Rajashekar's Grief Family
by Babu Rajendra 23 Mar '07

23 Mar '07

At last, scientist's kin get relief http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/mar232007/index212272007323.asp The Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (MACT) awarded the family of Dr Tarikere Basappa Rajashekar, the well-known scientist from Bangalore, a compensation of Rs 32.78 lakh. It was a long wait for the family of Dr Tarikere Basappa Rajashekar, the well-known scientist from Bangalore who was killed in a road accident, but their patience paid off when the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (MACT) awarded them a compensation of Rs 32.78 lakh, in a judgment delivered on Thursday. Dr Rajashekhar who was the Associate Chairman of the National Centre for Science Information (NCSI) at the Indian Institute of Science, near Budihal cross, Nelamangala, near Bangalore, was killed when his Maruthi van was hit by a tractor on June 3, 2005. His wife, Parvathi Rajshekhar, son Amith and daughter Anusha moved the MACT seeking compensation. Their advocate Hanuma Reddy told the tribunal that the deceased was 51 years old and had 11 years of service left and that he was earning Rs 40,800 a month. Justice Talikote while ordering the insurance company to pay compensation of Rs 32.78 lakh with an interest of 6 per cent from the date the case was filed. The compensation claim was made about a year ago by the family and the entire amount - along with an interest of 6 per cent - works out to about Rs 36 lakh. Reddy said that a decision on whether to seek enhancement of compensation would be taken after going through the judgment and consulting the family members. Dr Rajashekhar, known as Raja to his friends, played a role in the creation of the nation's first computerised current awareness service in the early 1980s at NCSI. He set up India's first interoperable institutional open access archive. H Rajendra Babu Manager - Financial Research & Analysis Capco. Salarpuria Annexe, 351/5-10 Luskar, Hosur Road, Bangalore- 560 034 T-+91-80-41997351 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LEARN MORE - Capco is a consultant, managed services provider and thought leader. We are experts in the financial services industry. You can access our thinking and learn more about us at www.capco.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The information in this email is confidential and is intended solely for the addressee(s). Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not an intended recipient, please notify the sender of this email immediately. You should not copy, use or disseminate the information contained in the email. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of Capco. http://www.capco.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Digital Preservation : Volume 6, Number 1, 1Q2007, (Digital Document Quarterly )
by sri priya 23 Mar '07

23 Mar '07

Digital Document Quarterly Digital Preservation :Volume 6, Number 1, 1Q2007 http://home.pacbell.net/hgladney/ddq_6_1.htm S.Sripriya --------------------------------- TV dinner still cooling? Check out "Tonight's Picks" on Yahoo! TV. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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DDC numbers
by N.S. Harinarayana 22 Mar '07

22 Mar '07

This has a reference to Divya Singh's query. As DDC is a priced publication, one may not get the whole schedules for free access. Visit http://www.oclc.org/dewey/ for more information. However, if one wants DDC numbers for some specific titles, one can find them in LOC catalogue (http://catalog.loc.gov/) -- N.S. Harinarayana, Ph.D Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore, Manasagangtori Mysore 570 006 Off. Ph: (0821) 2419393 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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free webhosting services
by prafulla tv 22 Mar '07

22 Mar '07

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Open Content Now Easier to Search
by sandeep bhavsar 22 Mar '07

22 Mar '07

Respected All www.indexdata.com/opencontent Index Data has launched a new service to help libraries expose open content resources to their users. The initial phase of this service offers ebooks, open access digital repositories, encyclopedia articles, and human-reviewed Internet resources. This service is being offered without charge. It is powered by Zebra and Metaproxy, two open source software programs developed by Index Data. Using standard search protocols such as SRU and Z39.50, libraries will be able to make open content part of their own information portals, federated search systems, catalogs etc. Additional background information and connection instructions are available at www.indexdata.com/opencontent. The initial open content being offered consists of the following resources: Ebooks from the Open Content Alliance Ebooks from Project Gutenberg Internet resources selected for review by the Open Directory Project OAI-compliant resources, the metadata of which has been harvested by OAIster Wikipedia articles "We will continue to seek out new resources that we can enable for access in this way, and we welcome suggestions and participation from others," noted Hammer. "We encourage all of you to let us know how you are using these services. And if you have ideas for new resources or can help us with metadata harvesting or assist this initiative in any other way, we welcome your involvement." As an example of the benefits of being able to metasearch open resources, we are making freely available a pre-release demo version of Index Data's MasterKey search tool that has these open content resources as targets Best Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Management Studies Thane(W). 400601 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ email : sandeep.bhavsar(a)gmail.com Mob : 09870484626 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ --------------------------------- Inbox full of unwanted email? Get leading protection and 1GB storage with All New Yahoo! Mail. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: [ISSI] Tibor Braun's 75th birthday
by Subbiah Arunachalam 21 Mar '07

21 Mar '07

Dear Colleague, We have the pleasure to inform you that our colleague and friend, Professor Dr. Tibor Braun, has celebrated his 75th birthday this month. As a gesture to honour the great scientist, we have edited a collection of short papers and notes. This collection is part of a special issue of the ISSI Newsletter, the official forum of the International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics. This issue is now available online for reading and free download at http://www.issi-society.info/tiborbraun75/. Yours sincerely, Wolfgang Glänzel Secretary-Treasurer ISSI ___________ Professor Dr. Wolfgang Glänzel Steunpunt O&O Indicatoren Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Department of Managerial Economics, Strategy and Innovation (MSI) Dekenstraat 2 B-3000 LEUVEN Belgium Tel: +32-16-325713 FAX: +32-16-325799 GSM: +32-486-884040 Email: Wolfgang.Glanzel(a)econ.kuleuven.be http://www.steunpuntoos.be http://www.econ.kuleuven.be/msi ___________________________________________________________ Copy addresses and emails from any email account to Yahoo! Mail - quick, easy and free. http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/trueswitch2.html -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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format for write off
by kumar vel 21 Mar '07

21 Mar '07

Dear All, As per the General Financial Rule (GFR) loss of 3 volumes per one thousand volumes issued/consulted in a year may be taken as reasonable and can be written of by the competent authority. I would like to know is there any standard format available to write off the lost books. Kumaravel.C Libraria,MTIHS Puducherry Kumaravel.C -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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NET June 2007 Notification
by rupesh kumar 21 Mar '07

21 Mar '07

Dear All, UGC has given a notification for the NET Exam June 2007. The Notification and Application form are available at http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/net.html Regards, Rupesh Kumar A Department of Library & Information Science Bangalore University a_rupeshkumar(a)yahoo.com http://lislog.blogspot.com http://a.rupeshkumar.googlepages.com --------------------------------- Don't be flakey. Get Yahoo! Mail for Mobile and always stay connected to friends.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] DDC numbers
by Md. Sibli Sirajee 21 Mar '07

21 Mar '07

The electronic version of the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC)is called WebDewey, which offers easy-to-use, World Wide Web-based access to the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) and related information, with searching and browsing capabilities; Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) intellectually and statistically mapped to Dewey numbers; and links from the mapped LCSH to the corresponding LCSH authority records. WebDewey is available on an annual subscription basis. For details information you may go thru the site http://www.oclc.org/dewey/ With regards, Md. Sibli sirajee Principal Systems Analyst NIC, New Delhi > Dear Proffesionals > > > Can anyone please let me know about the online DDC numbers availability > or the online source from where one can get the readymade DDC numbers? > > > Regards > > Divya Singh

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DDC Number
by Ajay Kum Sharma 21 Mar '07

21 Mar '07

Dear Divya, You can get the DDC no for the titles from the Library of Congress, British Library .... Click for Library of Congress Online Catalogue http://catalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First Click for British Library Integrated Catalogue http://catalogue.bl.uk/F/9T8VCPAAY3QFCUDCUFD15EANU745I4FIEBJYLYPUT129RH6VIA… Thanks and Regards Ajay Kumar Sharma Project Associate, INDEST-AICTE Consortium Central Library, IIT Delhi Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110016 011-26591467 (O) 09899339808 (M) Web: http://www.geocities.com/ajaysharma_lib/

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Special Lecture Invitation - with apoligies for error
by rupesh kumar 21 Mar '07

21 Mar '07

Dear All, With due apologies for the error in typing the third speaker's name, I am hereby posting the mail on the forums again with necessary correction. Thanks. Dear All, The Department of Library & Information Science, Bangalore University is organizing three special lectures on Thursday, 22nd March 2007. The details are as below: Date 22nd March 2007 Venue Dr. S.R. Ranganathan Hall Department of Library & Information Science Bangalore University Inauguration 10-30 am Lecture 1 10-30 am to 12 noon -------------- "Globalization and the Future of Libraries" Speaker -------------- Dr. K.S. Raghavan Professor, DRTC Indian Statistical Institute Bangalore -------------- Lecture 2 12 noon to 1-30 pm -------------- "Accessing E-journals: A Consortia Model" Speaker -------------- Dr. M. Krishnamurthy Librarian Indian Statistical Institute Bangalore. -------------- Lecture 3 2-30 pm to 4 pm -------------- "Experiences in the development of information services & systems" Speaker -------------- Mrs. Chinnappa Former Director Bibliometric Information Group ICMR, Government of India -------------- "ALL ARE WELCOME" -------------- Students & Staff Department of Library & Information Science Bangalore University -------------- RSVP -------------- Prof. T.D. Kemparaju 080-22961108 -------------- Regards, Rupesh Kumar A Department of Library & Information Science Bangalore University a_rupeshkumar(a)yahoo.com http://lislog.blogspot.com http://a.rupeshkumar.googlepages.com --------------------------------- No need to miss a message. Get email on-the-go with Yahoo! Mail for Mobile. Get started. Rupesh Kumar A Department of Library & Information Science Bangalore University a_rupeshkumar(a)yahoo.com http://lislog.blogspot.com http://a.rupeshkumar.googlepages.com --------------------------------- Be a PS3 game guru. Get your game face on with the latest PS3 news and previews at Yahoo! Games.

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Special Lecture Invitation
by rupesh kumar 21 Mar '07

21 Mar '07

Dear All, The Department of Library & Information Science, Bangalore University is organizing three special lectures on Thursday, 22nd March 2007. The details are as below: Date 22nd March 2007 Venue Dr. S.R. Ranganathan Hall Department of Library & Information Science Bangalore University Inauguration 10-30 am Lecture 1 10-30 am to 12 noon -------------- "Globalization and the Future of Libraries" Speaker -------------- Dr. K.S. Raghavan Professor, DRTC Indian Statistical Institute Bangalore -------------- Lecture 2 12 noon to 1-30 pm -------------- "Accessing E-journals: A Consortia Model" Speaker -------------- Dr. M. Krishnamurthy Librarian Indian Statistical Institute Bangalore. -------------- Lecture 3 2-30 pm to 4 pm -------------- "Experiences in the development of information services & systems" Speaker -------------- Mrs. Chinnamma Former Director Bibliometric Information Group ICMR, Government of India -------------- "ALL ARE WELCOME" -------------- Students & Staff Department of Library & Information Science Bangalore University -------------- RSVP -------------- Prof. T.D. Kemparaju 080-22961108 -------------- Regards, Rupesh Kumar A Department of Library & Information Science Bangalore University a_rupeshkumar(a)yahoo.com http://lislog.blogspot.com http://a.rupeshkumar.googlepages.com --------------------------------- No need to miss a message. Get email on-the-go with Yahoo! Mail for Mobile. Get started.

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DDC numbers
by divya singh 21 Mar '07

21 Mar '07

Dear Proffesionals Can anyone please let me know about the online DDC numbers availability or the online source from where one can get the readymade DDC numbers? Regards Divya Singh --------------------------------- Be a PS3 game guru. Get your game face on with the latest PS3 news and previews at Yahoo! Games.

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Article Request
by narayan ghosh 21 Mar '07

21 Mar '07

Dear Friends, I am in need for the articles as follows: 1. D.B.Limae, N.R.Sathe, "RASAYANAM", 1,1936,48-59 2. D.B.Limaye,N.R.Sathe, "RASAYANAM", 1,1936,20-? 3. D.B.Limaye,T.B.Panse, "RASAYANAM", 2,1950,9-12 4. D.B.Limaye,T.B.Panse, "RASAYANAM", 2,1950,27-31 I would be grateful for the copies of those, if available with anybody. Thank you in anticipation. Regards, Narayan C Ghosh Head Library & Documentation Division Indian Institute of Chemical Biology CSIR, Govt. of India 4, Raja Subodh Mullick Road, Kolkata - 700032 Phone: (033)2473-3491/3493, Extn.113/169 E-mail: librarian(a)iicb.res.in / ncghosh(a)iicb.res.in ___________________________________________________________ What kind of emailer are you? Find out today - get a free analysis of your email personality. Take the quiz at the Yahoo! Mail Championship. http://uk.rd.yahoo.com/evt=44106/*http://mail.yahoo.net/uk

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Turf War between IGNCA & National Mission for Manuscripts??
by J. K. Vijayakumar 20 Mar '07

20 Mar '07

Read the News from Hindu News paper. http://www.hinduonnet.com/2007/03/07/stories/2007030726270300.htm J K Vijayakumar --------------------------------- Now that's room service! Choose from over 150,000 hotels in 45,000 destinations on Yahoo! Travel to find your fit.

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Online OPAC
by binu david 20 Mar '07

20 Mar '07

Dear Colleagues I am looking for a list of Indian educational institutes which have online OPACs. I will be happy if any one can help me. Sincerely Binu David -- ______________________________________________ IndiaInfo Mail - the free e-mail service with a difference! www.indiainfo.com Check out our value-added Premium features, such as an extra 20MB for mail storage, POP3, e-mail forwarding, and ads-free mailboxes! -- 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] VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT (Max Mueller Bhavan)
by Seth, Renu 20 Mar '07

20 Mar '07

Dear Aprajita, You have a valid question but our requirements are a bit different, hence we have to choose between someone knowing German or having the subject qualifications. The Reference Librarian working in Max Mueller Bhavan will be mainly responsible for providing information about Germany, its culture etc. and to be able to do that, it is very important that he/she has German language expertise and knows Germany reasonably well. The reason being, most of the German reference books, websites as well as other sources of information, which such a person would use are in German language. A library science professional will need min. two to three years time to pick up the kind of language expertise we need for this job and given a choice, we would not want to wait that long to start providing effective information services. An ideal combination for us would be a librarian knowing German Language but unfortunately, so far we have not been successful in finding such a person. Library Science professionals are most welcome to apply (this was also the reason for posting it on LIS-Forum) but as written in the job-posting, first preference would be given to candidates well versed with German Language and Culture. Best regards Renu Seth Needless to say that the libry-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: aprajita suman [mailto:aprajita_drtc@rediffmail.com] Gesendet: Dienstag, 20. März 2007 15:21 An: Seth, Renu Cc: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Betreff: Re: [LIS-Forum] VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT (Max Mueller Bhavan) Hi!! I am surprised to see that an MLIS degree or equivalent is an added advantage for the post of Referene LIBRARIAN not the basic requirement?? There have been numerous discussions in this forum to establish the relevance of librarianship in the modern Googled era, then why don't we support it when it comes to recruitment at suitable positions. best regards, Aparajita On Tue, 20 Mar 2007 Seth,Renu wrote : >Max Mueller Bhavan (MMB) New Delhi invites applications for the position of Reference Librarian. >MMB is part of the worldwide network of the Goethe Institute Munich and promotes German language and culture abroad. The library provides comprehensive and up-to-date information about Germany. > >Responsibilities: The reference librarian will play a key role in restructuring library and information services; will develop and maintain online information resources; update Library WebPages; market library resources and services; prepare Library-Service newsletter and other promotional material; maintain address databases. > >Requirements: Excellent knowledge of German language and culture; relevant experience in information management; ability to conduct independent research; thorough knowledge of computer applications; excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, ability to compose texts for publication, MLIS degree or equivalent is an added advantage, ability to work effectively as part of a team, strong commitment to public service. > >Remuneration in accordance with the MMB salary scheme. Applications received by April 13, 2007 will receive first consideration. Send letter of application, along with three professional references to Renu Seth, Max Mueller Bhavan, 3, K.G. Marg, Delhi-110001 >Tel: (011) 23329506 >email: seth(a)delhi.goethe.org >Visit our web site at www.goethe.de/newdelhi > > > > > > > >-- >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 <http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/click.cgi/www.rediff.com/signatur… target=new> Diageo -- 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] VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT (Max Mueller Bhavan)
by aprajita suman 20 Mar '07

20 Mar '07

Hi!! I am surprised to see that an MLIS degree or equivalent is an added advantage for the post of Referene LIBRARIAN not the basic requirement?? There have been numerous discussions in this forum to establish the relevance of librarianship in the modern Googled era, then why don't we support it when it comes to recruitment at suitable positions. best regards, Aparajita On Tue, 20 Mar 2007 Seth,Renu wrote : >Max Mueller Bhavan (MMB) New Delhi invites applications for the position of Reference Librarian. >MMB is part of the worldwide network of the Goethe Institute Munich and promotes German language and culture abroad. The library provides comprehensive and up-to-date information about Germany. > >Responsibilities: The reference librarian will play a key role in restructuring library and information services; will develop and maintain online information resources; update Library WebPages; market library resources and services; prepare Library-Service newsletter and other promotional material; maintain address databases. > >Requirements: Excellent knowledge of German language and culture; relevant experience in information management; ability to conduct independent research; thorough knowledge of computer applications; excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, ability to compose texts for publication, MLIS degree or equivalent is an added advantage, ability to work effectively as part of a team, strong commitment to public service. > >Remuneration in accordance with the MMB salary scheme. Applications received by April 13, 2007 will receive first consideration. Send letter of application, along with three professional references to Renu Seth, Max Mueller Bhavan, 3, K.G. Marg, Delhi-110001 >Tel: (011) 23329506 >email: seth(a)delhi.goethe.org >Visit our web site at www.goethe.de/newdelhi > > > > > > > >-- >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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VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT (Max Mueller Bhavan)
by Seth, Renu 20 Mar '07

20 Mar '07

Max Mueller Bhavan (MMB) New Delhi invites applications for the position of Reference Librarian. MMB is part of the worldwide network of the Goethe Institute Munich and promotes German language and culture abroad. The library provides comprehensive and up-to-date information about Germany. Responsibilities: The reference librarian will play a key role in restructuring library and information services; will develop and maintain online information resources; update Library WebPages; market library resources and services; prepare Library-Service newsletter and other promotional material; maintain address databases. Requirements: Excellent knowledge of German language and culture; relevant experience in information management; ability to conduct independent research; thorough knowledge of computer applications; excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, ability to compose texts for publication, MLIS degree or equivalent is an added advantage, ability to work effectively as part of a team, strong commitment to public service. Remuneration in accordance with the MMB salary scheme. Applications received by April 13, 2007 will receive first consideration. Send letter of application, along with three professional references to Renu Seth, Max Mueller Bhavan, 3, K.G. Marg, Delhi-110001 Tel: (011) 23329506 email: seth(a)delhi.goethe.org Visit our web site at www.goethe.de/newdelhi -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Openings for Post-Graduates in Library and Information Science
by guhamba 20 Mar '07

20 Mar '07

We have a few exciting openings for energetic librarians, who wish to be masters in use and application of Anglo-American Cataloging Rules (AACR 2R), Library of Congress Classification, Dewey Decimal Classification and Library of Congress Subject Headings for cataloging serials, books, journals, videos to international standards. Those having 1-3 years experience with a strong desire to make a career outside libraries may send their detailed CV to: guhamba(a)informindia.co.in Applicants residing in Bangalore with pre-exposure to the above Standards will be given preference. Regards, Guhamba, Informatics India Ltd, Bnagalore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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journal search
by rajalekshmi r 19 Mar '07

19 Mar '07

Dear Professionals I am a research student and my topic is INDIAN CONTRIBUTION IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE PERIODICAL LITERATURE: A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS (2000- 2006). I am looking for some journal issues, during the period 2000- 2006 published in India, which are listed below: 1. CLIS observer 2. Library progress 3. Indian journal of Information, Library and Society 4. Granthana 5. Granthalaya I would be very grateful if anyone can help me to locate these journals. Regards, Rajalekshmi.R M Phil Student, DLIS, University of Kerala. Email: lekshmi555(a)gmail.com

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Inauguration of the IASLIC NASSDOC Workshop
by Mailing List Admin 19 Mar '07

19 Mar '07

Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2007 13:51:25 -0700 (PDT) From: Pijushkanti Panigrahi <panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com> Inauguration of the IASLIC NASSDOC Workshop Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres (IASLIC) Cordially invites you to the inauguration of the IASLIC NASSDOC National Workshop on Access to Social Science Information in Digital Era by Shri K K Banerjee, Director, Raja Rammohum Roy Library Foundation, Kolkata on Tuesday, March 20, 2007 at 11:30 am at the Mangala Prasad Sinha Memorial Auditorium of the Department of Library and Information Science, Jadavpur University, Kolkata. Prof Arjun Dasgupta will preside over the function. Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi Workshop Director & Secretary, Education Division, IASLIC Sri Dipak Kr Nag Hony Secretary, IASLIC Program Invocation Welcome Address : Dr K P Majumdar Introduction to the Workshop : Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi Inauguration Address : Shri K K Banerjee, Director, Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation Special Address : Dr P R Goswami, Director, NASSDOC Presidential Address : Prof Arjun Dasgupta Vote of Thanks: Dr Arun Kumar Chakraborty Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi, Reader, Dept of Lib and Inf Science, University of Calcutta, 87/1 College Street,Kolkata - 700 073, West Bengal, India, email : panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com, (M) : +91 94342 43522. Secretary, Education Division, IASLIC; Associate Editor, IASLIC Bulletin, IASLIC, Kolkata-700 054

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Article requisition
by Mailing List Admin 19 Mar '07

19 Mar '07

Date: 16 Mar 2007 12:29:55 -0000 From: abhishek kumar yadav <cervicalgun(a)rediffmail.com> Dear Colleague,Can any one of you provide me two articles .. 1.K. Saroja, S.V. Raman, Curr. Sci. 41 (1972) 599. 2. P.D. Robinson, J.H. Fang, Y. Ohya, Am. Miner. 57 (1972)  1325.RegardsAbhishek Regards, A. K. Yadav Library and Information Services National Physical Laboratory, Dr. K. S. Krishnan Road, New Delhi 110012, INDIA Phone 91-11-25742610,11,12 Ext. 2425 Fax. 91-11-25726938, 91-11-25726952 http://www.nplindia.org

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Seminar on Knowledge Management: An inter disciplinary perspective
by gopikuttan gopikuttan 17 Mar '07

17 Mar '07

Dear professionals We the Alumni association of the Dept of library and Information science proposes to conduct a seminar on " Knowledge Management : An interdisciplinary perspective" in connection with the AALDIS meet on 30th March 2007. at students centre University of Kerala. All members are invited Dr.A.Gopikuttan Dept of Library and Information Science University of Kerala --------------------------------- Heres a new way to find what you're looking for - Yahoo! Answers

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Journal Exchange Proposal
by sandeep sharma 16 Mar '07

16 Mar '07

Dear All, Our Institute is affiliated to GGSIP University Delhi and approved by AICTE. We are publishing our bi-annual esteemed journal "Effulgence". We are eager to share our resource with other similar kind of institution who are offering their courses in management and computer science field. Institute/colleges who wish to exchange our journal with their journal may kindly contact us. I hope this kind of journal exchange arrangement would help us in extending the knowledge base of our respective readers. Thanks & Regards Sandeep Sharma Sr. Librarian Rukmini Devi Institute of Advanced Studies (Affiliated to GGSIP University, Delhi) 2A,2B, Phase-1, Madhuban Chowk, Rohini New Delhi-110085, India Ph. 27867301,27864596 Extn.224 Cell. 9871003407 E-Mail: Sandeep(a)rdias.net --------------------------------- Heres a new way to find what you're looking for - Yahoo! Answers

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Fwd: [IFLA-L] World Guide to Library, Archive, and Information Science Education
by Mailing List Admin 16 Mar '07

16 Mar '07

Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 04:32:02 -0700 (PDT) From: J. K. Vijayakumar <vjkjk(a)yahoo.com> Dear Sir or Madam, In cooperation with the INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF LIBRARY ASSOCIATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS (IFLA), a new edition of the "World Guide to Library, Archive, and Information Science Education" is scheduled for publication in August 2007. This comprehensive directory lists professional education and training programmes world-wide at a tertiary level of education or higher. Entries are free of charge. The success of this project relies substantially on your contribution. Please help to provide a new up-to-date basis for the enhancement of international exchange on professional qualification and cooperation. We are making progress with our updating survey. We would like to thank all those who have already replied to our earlier correspondence, those who have sent information details for our project, and those who have promised to do so. Shortly we will start to mail our detailed questionnaires to all education institutions world-wide where professional education and training programmes in the field of library, archive and information science are carried out. With this message we would like to encourage: - institutions wishing to receive the questionnaire in order to provide up-to-date information regarding their programmes: Please get in touch with the editorial team as soon as possible, you can mail to axel.schniederjuergen(a)saur.de or send a fax to this number: +49 89 76 90 21 55. The basic information we require is the name of your institution and your programme(s), the person in charge and a personal e-mail address to which the detailed questionnaire will be mailed. Please note that your information will be included in the database free of charge. - recipients of the data control sheets distributed earlier this year: In case you haven't returned your reply in time for the deadline, please do so as soon as possible. We would still like to take into account your feedback in order to reach the appropriate recipients with our questionnaires. Please feel free to forward this message to any person you think may be interested in supporting the survey. Thank you in advance for your help. Yours faithfully Axel Schniederj�rgen K.G. Saur Verlag Ortlerstrasse 8 81373 Muenchen Tel.: +49 (0)89 76 90 2-111 Fax: +49 (0)89 76 90 2-155 axel.schniederjuergen(a)saur.de www.saur.de Sjoerd Koopman (Mr) Co-ordinator of Professional Activities IFLA Headquarters P.O. Box 95312 2509 CH The Hague Netherlands Phone: +31-70-3140884 Fax: +31-70-3834827 sjoerd.koopman(a)ifla.org www.ifla.org

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Information re. technical writing
by Mailing List Admin 16 Mar '07

16 Mar '07

Date: 15 Mar 2007 09:17:33 -0000 From: abhishek kumar yadav <cervicalgun(a)rediffmail.com> Dear Colleagues, Could any one tell me plz from where I ican learn technical writing. I am very interested in it..Is there there any institute in New Delhi. Regards Abhishek Regards, A. K. Yadav Library and Information Services National Physical Laboratory, Dr. K. S. Krishnan Road, New Delhi 110012, INDIA Phone 91-11-25742610,11,12 Ext. 2425 Fax. 91-11-25726938, 91-11-25726952 http://www.nplindia.org

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Position Announcement
by Aman Jha 16 Mar '07

16 Mar '07

Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) invites applications for the post of Executive Officer-Library for our Central Library based at Gurgaon. CII is a non-government, not-for-profit, industry led and industry managed organisation, playing a proactive role in India's development process. Founded over 111 years ago, it is India's premier business association, with a direct membership of over 6300 organisations from the private as well as public sectors, including SMEs and MNCs, and an indirect membership of over 90,000 companies from around 336 national and regional sectoral associations. With 57 offices in India, 8 overseas in Australia, Austria, China, France, Japan, Singapore, UK, USA and institutional partnerships with 240 counterpart organisations in 101 countries, CII serves as a reference point for Indian industry and the international business community. Essential Qualifications: - MLIS or equivalent degree - Degree/Diploma in Computer Application 'OR' Post Graduate Diploma in Library Automation and Networking Experience: - 5-7 years experience of working at Executive level position in a reputed library (Corporate Library will be preferred.) Age limit - Below 35 years Key Essential skills: - Excellent communication skills in English - Good IT skills - Expertise in SQL, ASP, and MS Office Applications - Library marketing skills - Knowledge management skills - Database search and retreval expertise - Knowledge of library website management - Should be capable of independently managing various in-house operations Job Responsibilities: - Overall management of central library - Query handling from Staff and Members - Knowledge Management Coordinator - Bringing out Monthly Alerts - Subscription and circulation management - Library website management - Promotion of library services Salary & Perks : Commensurate to qualification, skills and experience. Interested candidates may send their resume at >library(a)ciionline.org<. Shortlisted candidates will be called for the interview. Last date for submission of application is 22 March 2007. NOTE: Those who applied earlier for the previous positions need not apply again. Thanks and regards, Aman Jha Librarian Confederation of Indian Industry Plot No 249-F, Udyog Vihar, Phase IV Sector 18, Gurgaon - 122015 (Haryana) Tel: 0124-4014060-67 aman.jha(a)ciionline.org http://www.ciionline.org DISCLAIMER:The information in this message may be privileged. If you have received it by mistake please notify the sender by return e-mail and delete the message from your system. Any unauthorised use or dissemination of this message in whole or in part is strictly prohibited. Any information in this message that does not relate to official business shall be understood to be neither given nor endorsed by the Confederation of Indian Industry. Reach us via our unique Membership Helpline: 00-91-11-435 46244 / 00-99104 46244 (Monday-Saturday: 0900-1700 hrs)

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Workshop on Digital Libraries, 10-13 April 2007, New Delhi
by N Deepa 16 Mar '07

16 Mar '07

Workshop on Digital Libraries, New Delhi 10-13 April 2007 The Workshop on Digital Libraries is being organized by TERI with support from Technology Information Facilitation Programme of DSIR (Department of Scientific and Industrial Research), Government of India. The aim of the Workshop is to equip participants with adequate practical knowledge so as to enable them to efficiently carry out digital library projects. The workshop will be held at TERI, IHC Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi. For more details about the workshop, please visit the website http://www.teriin.org/events/dlworkshop Workshop Objectives: · Familiarize participants with the concepts of digital library and institutional repository · Facilitate understanding of digitization and practical knowledge on the digitization process · Offer hands-on experience to develop digital libraries and use of open-source software such as DSpace and GSDL (Greenstone Digital Library) · Help participants develop practical skills in the installation of open source software for creation and implementation of digital libraries Programme: The workshop programme will include tutorial-type presentations, demonstrations, practical sessions. It will cover the following topics: · Issues and challenges of developing digital libraries · Role of institutional repositories in open access movement · Understanding the digitization process: scanning, OCR (optical character recognition), and conversion · DSpace: overview, installation, and administration · GSDL: overview, installation, and administration · Converting CDS/ISIS databases to GSDL · Dublin Core metadata standards · OAI?PMH (Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting) The faculty will comprise of digital library experts from TERI and other institutes. Participants: The workshop is intended for library and information professionals, knowledge managers, information entrepreneurs, and e-content developers, who have an interest or are involved in setting up digital repositories in their organizations. The number of participants is being limited to 25. Registration: The registration fee is Rs 4000/ per participant. (Additional registration from the same organization qualifies for 10% discount.) Please note that registration closes on 5 April 2007. Registration can be done online at http://www.teriin.org/events/dlworkshop . Alternatively, please download registration form from workshop website and fax or mail it to: DL Workshop Secretariat Library and Information Centre, TERI, Darbari Seth Block, IHC Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110 003 Fax: 91-11-24682144, 24682145 E-mail: DLWorkshop(a)teri.res.in ************************************ About Library and Information Centre, TERI ************************************ The LIC (Library and Information Centre) at TERI maintains a pioneering research library?South Asia?s finest repository of readings on energy, environment, and sustainable development. The LIC has undertaken digital library initiatives and has developed a comprehensive electronic library that provides rich and structured content through online, remote, and continuous access to resources. It is a common gateway that provides free facility to browse and search various forms of digital publications. The Centre regularly organizes seminar, workshops, and conferences with an objective to create a forum for interaction among library and information professionals to keep abreast of the latest developments in the fields of information science and related IT applications. **** Contact: DL Workshop Secretariat Library and Information Centre TERI Darbari Seth Block, IHC Complex Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110 003 Tel: 91-11-24682141, 24682100 or 41504900 Fax: 91-11-24682144, 24682145 E-mail: DLWorkshop(a)teri.res.in Web: www.teriin.org/events/dlworkshop

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ISiM-Rediff Workshop on OCR, March 16-17, 2007, Mysore
by Angrosh 15 Mar '07

15 Mar '07

Workshop Announcement Rediff Centre for Indian Language Content Management (RCILM) at the International School of Information Management, University of Mysore, Mysore Brainstorming Workshop on OCR for Indian Languages, 16-17 March, 2007 Hotel Regaalis, Mysore (Invitation only) The workshop brings together experts (International & National) in the field to brainstorm on the challenges of OCR in Indian languages The expected outcome of the workshop are: A status report on OCR for Indian languages A roadmap for a Research Project on OCR for Indian languages The workshop is programmed with four sessions on the following themes: OCR Technologies Status & Trends OCR and Indian Languages Current Status and Future Possibilities Challenges of Developing OCR Systems for Indian Languages Framework and Roadmap for R & D in Indian Languages The participants of the workshop are: Prof. Graham Leedham, University of New South Wales, Singapore Dr. Simone Marinai, Universita di Firenze, Firenze, Italy Prof. Sargur N. Srihari, University at Buffalo, State University of New York Mr. V. N. Manjunath Aradhya, University of Mysore Dr. D.R. Ramesh Babu, PESIT, Bangalore Mr. Ajit Balakrishnan, Rediff.com India Ltd. Prof. B. B. Chaudhuri, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata Dr. Anirban Ray Chaudhuri, Jadavpur University Prof. K. Chidananda Gowda, Former Vice-Chancellor, Kuvempu University Dr. D. S. Guru, University of Mysore Dr. G. Hemantha Kumar, University of Mysore Dr. Gurpreet Singh Lehal, Punjabi University Dr. K. Narayana Murthy, University of Hyderabad Dr. P. Nagabhushan, University of Mysore Dr. Atul Negi, University of Hyderabad Mr. Venki Nishtala, Rediff.com India Ltd. Dr. Umapada Pal, Indian Statistical Institute Prof. C. Patvardhan, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra Dr. A. G. Ramakrishnan, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore Mr. V. N. Shukla, CDAC, Noida Dr. Chandan Singh, Punjabi University Dr. Shalini R. Urs, ISiM, University of Mysore Mr. T.N. Vikram, ISiM, University of Mysore For more details about the workshop, please visit www.isim.ac.in/rcilcm ************************************************* M. A. Angrosh Project Manager International School of Information Management University of Mysore, Manasagangotri Mysore - 570 006 Tel: +91-821-2514699; Fax: +91-821-2519209 Email: angrosh(a)isim.ac.in website: www.isim.ac.in **************************************************

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3000+ books online free, published by National Academic Press
by Mailing List Admin 15 Mar '07

15 Mar '07

by National Academic Press. Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 16:48:46 +0530 From: Manik Nand lal <maniknl(a)dabur.com> Dear Colleagues, (1) You will be able to read more than 3000 books online free published by National Academic Press. http://www.nap.edu/ (2) Access USP 29 NF 24 ; 2006 at no cost http://www.pharmacopeia.cn/ (3) Access full-text patents freely http://www.pat2pdf.org http://sughrue.patentfetcher.com/ http://www.patentlens.net/patentlens/structured.cgi (4) Access Government & regulatory guidelines on drugs & pharmaceuticals http://www.pharmweb.net/pwmirror/pwk/pharmwebk.html Thanking you & with warm regards, N. MANIK MANAGER-LIBRARY & INFORMATION CENTRE DABUR RESEARCH FOUNDATION 22 SITE IV, SAHIBABAD GHAZIABAD-201010 INDIA TEL. : 91-120-4378497 FAX : 91-120-4376902

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Searching OCLC catalogue
by Jayant Tripathy 15 Mar '07

15 Mar '07

How can I search for DDC class number for books in OCLC webCat/ OCLC website. Pl guide. Regards J K Tripathy --------------------------------- Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. Try the free Yahoo! Mail Beta.

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Five Weeks to a Social Library
by Mailing List Admin 15 Mar '07

15 Mar '07

Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:58:43 +0530 From: "Thapar, Amit" <amitt(a)niper.ac.in> Five Weeks to a Social Library http://www.sociallibraries.com/course/ Some of the library world's pioneers in "Library 2.0" offer understandable explanations of blogs, RSS, social bookmarking, wikis, and other tools, and offer assignments to give you hands-on experience.

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[Call for Papers] KnowGenesis International Journal for Technical Communication
by Mailing List Admin 15 Mar '07

15 Mar '07

Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 11:52:14 +0800 From: Saurabh Kudesia <editorinchief(a)knowgenesis.org> Saurabh Kudesia Editor-in-chief KnowGenesis IJTC Communication editorinchief(a)knowgenesis.org www.knowgenesis.net/journal ------------------- Hello, Here is your chance to submit articles for peer review and publication in the coming editions of the KnowGenesis International Journal for Technical Communication (IJTC).Short columns, letters, reviews (book/product/technology), short technical releases, and study abstracts are also welcome. Articles are accepted on the basis that they will make a lasting contribution to the technical literature. Focus and Scope -------------------- KnowGenesis International Journal for Technical Communication publishes both refereed papers and working papers. KnowGenesis invites submissions of high quality papers on all areas of technical communication, including but not limited to the areas listed below: - Agenda setting in communication - Ancient documentation practices - Automation techniques in documentation - Collaborative writing - Communication history - Communication psychology - Convergence - Curriculum design - Documentation practices - Documentation strategies - Effect of information design decisions - Engineering writing - Ethics of business communication - Eye-tracking, qualitative data analysis tools and other technologies as usability research tools - Fuzzy logic, neural networks, Fractals and chaos - Information and communication technology for development - Information and technology management - Information ethics, principles and policies - Information science - Information systems - Instructional designing - Intelligent interfaces - International communication - Internet based research - Knowledge base architecture - Knowledge-based systems, genetic algorithms - Managerial communication - Medical documentation - Open source initiatives - Qualitative data analysis - Rapid prototyping in documentation practices - Single sourcing mechanism - Technical communication - Technical writing pedagogy - Visual communication How to Submit? ----------------- Submission can be done anytime using the online submission system available at (http://www.knowgenesis.net/journal/index.php?journal=IJTC&page=about&op=sub…) You can also send your contribution for consideration directly to the IJTC editorial team at: editorinchief(a)knowgenesis.org Submission Preparation Checklist ----------------------------------------- - The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor). - The submission file is in Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file format. - All URL addresses in the text (e.g., http://pkp.sfu.ca) are activated and ready to click. - All illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end. - Your brief profile, affiliations, contact/email address and your latest passport photo is included with the submission. Previous Issues ----------------- Previous issues of the Journal are available at http://knowgenesis.net/journal/index.php?journal=IJTC&page=issue&op=archive. One time FREE registration is required to access the Journal content online. Please note that you cannot use your KnowGenesis Online library (www.knowgenesis.org/tc) credentials to gain access to the Journal site. For FREE registration to the Journal, visit http://knowgenesis.net/journal/index.php? journal=IJTC&page=user&op=register or send the request to editorinchief(a)knowgenesis.org More Information ------------------ For more information on KnowGenesis Journal, visit www.knowgenesis.net/journal or mail us at editorinchief(a)knowgenesis.org along with your queries. We are looking forward for your active participation in adding more values to the KnowGenesis IJTC.

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New Issue of KnowGenesis IJTC is Available Online
by Mailing List Admin 15 Mar '07

15 Mar '07

Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 11:50:03 +0800 From: Saurabh Kudesia <saurabhkudesia(a)gmail.com> Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to share that KnowGenesis International Journal for Technical Communication (IJTC) has just published its latest issue at http://knowgenesis.net/journal/index.php?journal=IJTC. We invite you to review the Table of Contents here and then visit our web site to review articles and items of interest. To access the journal online, you'll need your login ID and password. Please note that your credentials for accessing the journal is different from that required for KnowGenesis library. Thanks for the continuing interest in our work. We are looking forward for your visit to our website. -- Saurabh Kudesia Editor-in-chief KnowGenesis IJTC editorinchief@... www.knowgenesis.net/journal --------------------------------------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS - Vol 2 Issue 1, March 2007 Editorial --------- > From Individualism to Holism: Paradigm Shift on the Indian Technical Writing Scene By Saurabh Kudesia pp 4-5 Rendezvous with KnowGenesis --------------------------- Nick Maselli Senior Manager, English Editing Group UTStarcom Telcom, People's Republic of China pp 6-9 Guest Column ------------ Metadata Goes Mainstream Fred Brown pp 9-10 Research -------- Web Resources: Online Journals, Online Books and Electronic Theses and Dissertations A Wave of the Future Sumeer Gul pp 11-15 Open Access Digital Repositories: An Indian Scenario Fayaz Ahmed, Rafiq Rather pp 16-20 Knowledge Management – Issues and Challenges in the Corporate World Pankaj Kumar, Jaya Kalra pp 21-27 Regular ------- Applying Common Sense to Technical Writing Promila Chitkara pp 28-29 Usability and its significance in the Content World Vikas Wadhwa pp 30-34 -------------------------------- ABOUT KNOWGENESIS JOURNAL KnowGenesis International Journal for Technical Communication (IJTC) is a freely available, international, scholarly journal, dedicated to making accessible the results of research across a wide range of information-related disciplines under Technical Communication. KnowGenesis IJTC is a volunteer effort that brought some of the finest International minds at one place. Thanks to their dedication and support,KnowGenesis IJTC became the first Indian Journal listed by American Education Research Association (AERA) SIG Communication of Research. AERA SIG list is a prestigious list of electronic journals consisting of scholarly and peer-reviewed journals, which are accessible without cost. Recently, UNESCO and Digital Curation Centre (DCC) UK have also included KnowGenesis IJTC in their list of international journals. KnowGenesis is proud to have authors listed from prestigious institutes like NISCAIR, University of Mississippi, University of Calcutta, STC IIT, IIIT, TIFR, Syracuse University, Clemson University, Iowa State University of Science and Technology, Pennsylvania State University, National Informatics Centre (India), Lenta (Russia), Chabot-Las (California), Washington State Department of Information Services, GE Research and STC Chapters, to name a few. KG IJTC is available at www.knowgenesis.net

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All the Librarian of the AICTE approved institutions in india
by Subir Das 15 Mar '07

15 Mar '07

Sir, we are currently running a Business School In Kolkata, West Bengal which is approved by AICTE and recently we have published a journal called 'Bhavishya- journal of Future Business School' and we need your help regarding the exchange of your journal with your famous journal and also i want a database that can help me to contact with same other peers for that purpose for exchange. An early action can be highly solicited thanking you Subir Das Librarian Future Business School Sonarpur Station Road Kolkata-700150 librarian(a)fiemonline.org www.futurebusinessschool.org SUBIR DAS --------------------------------- Heres a new way to find what you're looking for - Yahoo! Answers

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Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography: 2006 Annual Edition
by Charles W. Bailey, Jr. 14 Mar '07

14 Mar '07

The Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography: 2006 Annual Edition is now available from Digital Scholarship: http://www.digital-scholarship.org/sepb/annual/annual.htm Annual editions of the Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography are PDF files designed for printing. Each annual edition is based on the last HTML version published during the edition's year. Minor corrections, such as updated URLs, have been made in the SEPB: 2006 Annual Edition. The SEPB: 2006 Annual Edition is based on Version 66 (12/18/2006). The printed bibliography is over 230 pages long. The PDF file is over 930 KB. New versions of SEPB are now announced on DigitalKoans: http://www.digital-scholarship.org/digitalkoans/ RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/DigitalKoans 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… -- Best Regards, Charles Charles W. Bailey, Jr. Digital Scholarship http://www.digital-scholarship.org/ DigitalKoans/Flashback http://www.digital-scholarship.org/digitalkoans/ http://digital-scholarship.org/digitalkoans/category/flashback-weekly-news/ Open Access Bibliography/Webliography http://www.digital-scholarship.org/oab/oab.htm http://www.digital-scholarship.org/cwb/oaw.htm Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography/Weblog http://www.digital-scholarship.org/sepb/sepb.html http://www.digital-scholarship.org/sepb/sepw/sepw.htm

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NACLIN 2007 from November 20-23, 2007 at New Delhi
by Sangeeta Kaul, Network Manager, DELNET 14 Mar '07

14 Mar '07

Details are available at www.delnet.nic.in ============================================================================= Tenth National Convention on Knowledge, Library and Information Networking NACLIN 2007 November 20-23, 2007 Organized by DELNET- Developing Library Network Venue : India International Centre, 40 Lodi Estate, New Delhi-110003 Theme : Libraries without boundaries : Reaching the Unreachable in Knowledge Era The enormous growth in the ICT has made the World as Global village and there is an apparent death of distance. The convergence of the computing and communications has also brought a radical change in the way libraries and information centres have been imparting information to the users. There is a paradigm shift from the information based services to the Knowledge based services as Knowledge is considered as a most powerful fact in the development of an economy of a nation and is the fourth wave experienced by the human lives. In these changing scenarios, the libraries have to take a proactive approach and to work for this tectonic change that the Knowledge Society will encompass in its domain. The library professionals can no longer keep themselves in the insulated state away from the challenges which needs to be addressed by them. The Government of India has constituted under the National Knowledge Commission a special group on Libraries and Informatics and has proposed a knowledge based society and the emergence of libraries and network centres as one of the contributing entities for developing a knowledge based society. There is a greater need to provide the citizen focused services and the library services must focus on the common man and we must ensure that the libraries are able to bridge up the gap between the two tiered society of �Knowledge haves� and �knowledge have-nots� It is with this concern that the National Convention on Knowledge, Library and Information Networking (NACLIN 2007) being organized by DELNET at New Delhi in November 2007 to debate various issues on the subject. NACLIN was conceived in the year 1998 and since then Nine National Conventions have been organized in different parts of the country in collaboration with the institutions of great repute. DELNET is celebrating the 10th NACLIN event by hosting it themselves at New Delhi. DELNET - Developing Library Network DELNET is a major resource-sharing library network in South Asia which covers a wide spectrum of member-libraries and their resources connecting more than 1070 libraries in thirty states in India and six overseas countries. Started in 1988 at the India International Centre in New Delhi it was registered as a society in 1992. Delnet is committed to pool the information about resources scattered in the libraries in the country and consolidate information through union catalogues, union lists and other databases. This is being done to satisfy the major information requirements of students, researchers, scholars and the public in the country. DELNET is extensively providing Interlibrary Loan facilities to its member libraries in and outside the country and is one of the most widely used and popular services of DELNET. DELNET databases has crossed more than six million records. DELNET has shifted to its newly constructed building in JNU Campus in October 2005. More information about DELNET can be obtained at www.delnet.nic.in About the Venue India International Centre more commonly being known as IIC is the Intellectual hub of India. It is located on the outer periphery of the famous Lodi Gardens. Accommodation Accommodation can be arranged to the participants in the Institutional Guest Houses in Delhi furnished with minimum amenities on first come first served basis. Besides, accommodation (Sharing) in the hotels would also be arranged to the participants on request and confirmation. Delegates may indicate the request for accommodation in the registration form. Climate The climate in the month of November is pleasant ranging from 15 to 20 degrees. The temperature will be pleasant and evenings will be cool. Return Reservation All the participants are advised to make their reservations on their own in advance to avoid last minute inconvenience. Sightseeing Visits to some of the tourist places in Delhi/Agra will be arranged separately on November 24, 2007 (Saturday) at an extra cost based on the distance and duration of the trip and also the number of delegates. Those interested may kindly write to us separately. See more details at www.delnet.nic.in/naclin2007brochure.doc NACLIN 2007 The national convention is scheduled for four days. The first two days are exclusively designed for conducting tutorials by experts on the following topics: RFID Technology in Libraries Open Source Library Management Software The next two days will focus on the theme of the National Convention: Libraries without Boundaries : Reaching the Unreachable in Knowledge Era. The theme is divided into several sub-themes as detailed below: Sub theme 1 : Knowledge Society ? Community based Information Systems ? Knowledge Centres ? Delivery of Services ? Knowledge Based Systems : Case Studies ? E-Governance ? Training of Public in the Use of ICT based resources ? Community Participation Patterns Sub theme 2 : ICT Implementation ? Knowledge Tools/Technology ? Development of Knowledge Portals ? Delivery Mechanisms ? Knowledge Harvesting ? Knowledge Warehouses ? Knowledge Cultivation ? Access Mechanisms Sub theme 3 : Knowledge Resources ? Knowledge Portals ? Digital Libraries ? E-journals ? Creation of Content in Local Languages ? Knowledge Sharing ? Knowledge Networks ? Traditional Knowledge Sub theme 4 : LIS Education, Training & Research ? Skills and Competency Development ? Evaluation of Existing Teaching Facilities : Case Studies ? Continuing Education ? E-learning ? Training Centres ? Status of Research Activities in LIS ? Roadmap for LIS Education and Research Submission of Papers Participants are welcome to contribute papers for presentation at the National Convention on the above sub-themes and related themes. The Papers should be based on research surveys, case studies or action plans rather than theoretical explanations. Papers should reach The Director, DELNET, JNU Campus, Nelson Mandela Road, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi-110070 on or before September 30,2007. They should be submitted on A4 size paper along with an electronic copy or sent through E-mail. It must be enclosed with the details of the author i.e. name of the author, designation, title of the article, abstract, name of the affiliating Institution, Mailing address, telephone number, fax number and E-mail address. The contributors will be communicated about the acceptance of the paper by Director, DELNET to enable them to present their papers. Please ensure that the paper submitted should not have already been published elsewhere. The editors will have the right to edit the papers before acceptance is communicated. ADDRESS FOR THE COMMUNICATION Registration/Accommodation Submission of Papers Sangeeta Kaul Dr. H K Kaul Organizing Secretary, NACLIN 2007 Director Network Manager DELNET-Developing Library Network DELNET-Developing Library Network JNU Campus JNU Campus Nelson Mandela Road Nelson Mandela Road Vasant Kunj Vasant Kunj New Delhi - 110070 New Delhi-110070 Tel.: 91-11-32471001, 32471010 Tel: 91-11-32471001, 32471010 Fax: 91-11-32471009 Mobile : 9810329992 Mobile�: 9891016667 Email:sangs@delnet.ren.nic.in Email:hkkaul@delnet.ren.nic.in naclin2007(a)yahoo.co.in hkkaul(a)gmail.com NACLIN 2007 Tenth NATIONAL CONVENTION ON KNOWLEDGE, LIBRARY AND INFORMATION NETWORKING Libraries without boundaries : Reaching the Unreachable in Knowledge Era November 20-23, 2007 Venue: India International Centre, New Delhi REGISTRATION FORM Name (in block letters): Dr./Mr./Ms./Mrs./Prof ................... Designation:......................................................... Organisation: ...................................................... Address:.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... PIN ..........State .............. Country ....... Phone: STD Code...... Office.........Res ............ Mobile ........ Email:..........................................Fax: ................ Accompanying Person(s) : .......... Accommodation required: Yes/No ....... If yes, please mention the dates from ................... to ........ Travel Schedule: Date Time Mode(Train name/Flt details) Arrival Departure Payment details : I am enclosing Demand Draft No .........dated...... for Rs. ....... drawn on ............................ towards participation fee/ and accommodation charges for five days stay in the guest hosue. ( Please pay only the Registration fe e if you do not want the guest house facilities). Place: Date: Signature:............. REGISTRATION FEES (comprising of pre-conference Tutorials and Convention) Delegates from India/SAARC Countries DELNET member Libraries : Rs 2500 per delegate DELNET Non-members : Rs 3500 per delegate LIS Professionals from Delhi and NCR Region : Rs 2500 per delegate Delegates from Non-SAARC Countries : US $ 150 per delegate Please note : Additional delegate from the same organization will be provided 25% discount. Accompanying Person (non LIS professional, family member) : Rs 1000 per person for attending the Convention, Accommodation charges will be extra. Accommodation charges : Rs 1500 per delegate for 5 days stay. On-the-spot Registration is also available The filled-in registration forms and the payment should be sent to : Ms Sangeeta Kaul, Organizing Secretary, NACLIN 2007 Network Manager DELNET-Developing Library Network JNU Campus Nelson Mandela Road Vasant Kunj, New Delhi-110070 Payment Details : The payment should be sent through a demand draft to be made in favour of �DELNET� and payable at New Delhi. The Institutions in Delhi, NCR can make the payments through cheque also. Dates to Remember Last Date for Registration November 15, 2007 Last Date for Submission of Papers September 30, 2007 ############################################################################ _______________________________________________________________________________ Sangeeta Kaul Network Manager DELNET-Developing Library Network JNU Campus Nelson Mandela Road Vasant Kunj New Delhi-110070 Tel: 91-11-32471010, 32471002, 32471011 Web : www.delnet.nic.in ________________________________________________________________________________

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vacancy
by S.F KATTIMANI 14 Mar '07

14 Mar '07

Mangalore University Announced for the Post of Asst Librarian 01 post and Library Asst 04 Post, for details refer DECCAN HERALD 14 MARCH 2007 Avenue Section. -- S.F.KATTIMANI LIBRARIAN CITY ENGINEERING COLLEGE KANAKAPURA ROAD DODDAKALLASANDRA BANGALORE 560062 MOB: 9343556559

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Vidyanidhi site
by Monica Sharma 14 Mar '07

14 Mar '07

Hello The site's URL is vidyanidhi.org.in and its very much working. Regards, Monica Thanx and regards MONICA SHARMA --------------------------------- The fish are biting. Get more visitors on your site using Yahoo! Search Marketing.

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Login problem in Granthalaya Software(NIC)
by indubhushan 14 Mar '07

14 Mar '07

Dear Sir I have installed granthalaya software and MS SQL in my library. After restoring data When we open software and intering in library the second menu (that is login and password) is not coming but It is showing numeber of title and copies in taskbar. I thing the problem is related to SQL setting. Anybody can help me in this regards. -------------------------------- With Regards Indu Bhushan RRCAT-Library Indore (MP) ----------------------------------

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library apprentice-stipend
by krottapalli ratnakar 14 Mar '07

14 Mar '07

Dear Sirs, Can you give information that any Govt. Organization is paying stipend of Rs. 5000 or more to Library apprentices/ Library Trainees under Apprentice scheme of Govt. Of India. Ratnakar, ICMR Hqrs --------------------------------- Heres a new way to find what you're looking for - Yahoo! Answers

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Fwd: Pagebull - Enter search query
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 14 Mar '07

14 Mar '07

You may like to see this new search engine that gives screen shots of result pages instead of just URLs. Vyasamoorthy ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Macinfo <tncrangarajan(a)macinfo.net> Date: Mar 14, 2007 8:01 AM Subject: Pagebull - Enter search query To: Vyasamoorthy <vyasamoorthy(a)gmail.com>, Ramakrishnan S - Ram <rams1974(a)vsnl.net>, Rema Mahalingam <rema_28(a)yahoo.com> http://www.pagebull.com/ -- Dr P Vyasamoorthy, Society for Serving Seniors 30, Gruhalakshmi Colony, Secunderabad 500015 Phone 27846631 http://societyforservingseniors.satyamcsr.org 21. Experience is a wonderful thing. It enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.

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need information
by Rudrappa Kamatar 13 Mar '07

13 Mar '07

Dear friends, I need information about Satrategic management By michael porter, this is video cassettee. I do't knowe where is available this cassettee. Please give me information. With regards Rudrappa Kamatar 9900748079 Librarian JSS Centre for Management Studies SJCE Campus, Mysore. --------------------------------- Looking for earth-friendly autos? Browse Top Cars by "Green Rating" at Yahoo! Autos' Green Center.

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The Top 100 Alternative Search Engines
by Mailing List Admin 13 Mar '07

13 Mar '07

Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 13:36:02 +0530 From: "Thapar, Amit" <amitt(a)niper.ac.in> The Top 100 Alternative Search Engines http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/top_100_alternative_search_engines.php Why limit your searching to Google when the best engine for your purpose might be a clustering engine that maps results, a recommendation search tool, a spoken word engine, a social bookmark tool, a podcast search engine, etc.

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An E-Course on Digital Library and Information Services (fwd)
by Mailing List Admin 13 Mar '07

13 Mar '07

Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2007 16:43:30 +0530 From: Mukesh Anand <mukeshanand2006(a)gmail.com> Subject - An E-Course on Digital Library and Information Services Dear LIS Professionals' This course is by Consortium for Educational Communication (CEC), an inter university centre of UGC,India. This course basically designed to help Library and Information Science professionals on the use of Information Communication Technology *(ICT)* in Libraries. Only 20 seats are available at each media centre and 30 seats at CEC. Enrolment will be on a first-come-first-served basis. The course will be in English and hence a good command of the language is essential. Students can also register online on website* www.cec-ugc.org*. By paying a *registration fees of Rs. 300/-* A certificate of competence will be given to the students who submit assignments. For this they have to pay additional *Rs. 500 as processing fees. The course duration is 55 days.* *Website : www.cec-ugc.org* Bye, Mukesh Anand M.Lib.I.Sc. Final Year Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi --

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students - book ratio
by Mailing List Admin 13 Mar '07

13 Mar '07

Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2007 06:23:55 +0000 (GMT) From: savitha v.s <savithavs_murthy(a)yahoo.co.in> Dear Friends Can any one help me by providing some information regarding the students and number of books ratio, reference books and text books in library. Thanking you Savitha.V.S Librarian S.B.M.J.C K.G.F

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Scholarly Communication in 2007
by Mailing List Admin 13 Mar '07

13 Mar '07

Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2007 06:04:33 +0000 From: Gowri Ravindranth <gravindranth(a)hotmail.com> Dear Friends: Ranganathan Center for Information Studies (RCIS) in collaboration with Sundaram Medical Foundation Dr. Rangarajan Memorial Hospital, Chennai Invite you for a Lecture-Demo on Scholarly Communication in 2007 Challenges & Opportunities for the Global Biomedical & Librarian Communities By Ms. Pamela C. Sieving & Ms. Bette Anton Bio-medical Librarian/Informationist National Institute of Health Library Bethesda, Maryland, USA Venue: Auditorium, SMF, 4th Avenue, Shanti Colony, Anna Nagar, Chennai � 600 040 Date : March 19, 2007 Programme 10.00 - 10.10 a.m Welcome - Dr. Arjun Rajagopalan, Medical Director, SMF 10.10 - 10.15 a.m. Honours - Prof.Parthasarathy, Secretary, RCIS 10.15- 11.00 a.m. Lecture - Ms. Pamela C. Sieving & Ms. Bette Anton 11.00 - 11.25 a.m Interaction 11.25- 11.30 VOTE of Thanks, Prof.A.Amudhavalli, President, MALA 11.30 -11.45 Fellowship Tea Looking forward to see you on 19th L. R. Gowri Secretary, MALA

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national Knowledge Commission Report and the Working Group Report on libraries
by Mailing List Admin 13 Mar '07

13 Mar '07

Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2007 14:51:17 +0530 From: Rajan <rajankila(a)hotmail.com> The national Knowledge Commission Report and the Working Group Report on libraries are available at http://knowledgecommission.gov.in/ The content of the Reports indicates an emerging digital revolution in the library sector in India.In this scenario, the librarians need to emerge themselves as Knowledge Managers without which they will be by-passed by other knowledge workers. Our library schools should now focus more on practically useful information technology content and tools in their library educational programmes. The present situation leaves much to be desired. Digital Document Archiving with Winisis/ Genisis and Digital Library Development with Greenstone are the comparatively easier applications for digital knowledge management in our libraries. There are some other easy-to-use applications that need to be brought to the fore. We, the librarians, should focus more on them with enthusiasm to become better Knowledge Managers of our times. Regards, K Rajasekharan Librarian , Kerala Institute of Local Administration Mulagunnathukavu, Thrissur -680591 Ph 0487- 2204097 (O), 2201428 ( R)

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WIPO Magazine
by sandeep bhavsar 13 Mar '07

13 Mar '07

Respected All WIPO Magazine http://www.wipo.int/wipo_magazine/en/ This publication is to replace the former Industrial Property and Copyright monthly review. Instead of simply listing WIPO activities, this Magazine will feature in-depth information about selected initiatives, policies, meetings, and other activities that have an impact on our work and the work of the intellectual property community worldwide. The WIPO Magazine is published bimonthly by the Communications and Public Outreach Division, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The bimonthly WIPO Magazine (available in English, French and Spanish) aims to inform readers about WIPO-led activities, and to show intellectual property, creativity and innovation at work across the world. The WIPO Magazine is distributed free of charge. Best Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Management Studies Thane(W). 400601 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ email : sandeep.bhavsar(a)gmail.com Mob : 09870484626 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ --------------------------------- Now you can scan emails quickly with a reading pane. Get the new Yahoo! Mail. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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FAO opens research and extension portal
by Swapan Patra 12 Mar '07

12 Mar '07

[image: *] "The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has launched a research and extension portal to act as a gateway to clear information on research, technology (including biotechnology), extension and their linkages for decision-makers, research institutes, extension services, regulatory bodies and the general public. The portal offers free access to publications and databases covering topics related to policies, capacity building, human development and methodologies. It will integrates material from databases on technology; funding for research and extension; and on contacts in research institutions worldwide". see details using the following link http://www.fao.org/sd/sdrr/portal/ Swapan kumar Patra Department of BIochemical Engineering & Biotechnology Indian Institute of Technology Delhi New Delhi-110016 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ROIs on Library - Information dissemination Models
by Parinita Samant 12 Mar '07

12 Mar '07

Dear All, At some point or the other we all think of the ROIs on library. Have anyone of you actually worked on the ROIs? Could you share your experience? How do you calculate the ROIs? Also, what are the various models of Information Dissemination? Where can I get more information on this (PS: already tried Google) Thanks & Regards Parinita Samant *************************************************************************************************************************** This e-mail communication and any attachments may be privileged and confidential to Hexaware and are intended only for the use of the recipients named above. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not review, disclose, disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail and attachments. If you have received this email in error, please delete the same alongwith all attachments thereto and notify us immediately at mailadmin(a)hexaware.com . *************************************************************************************************************************** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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OCKHAM Initiative
by sandeep bhavsar 12 Mar '07

12 Mar '07

Respected All The OCKHAM Initiative seeks to promote the development of digital libraries via collaboration between librarians and digital library researchers. By promoting simple, open approaches and standards for digital library tools, services, and content, the gap between digital library development and the adoption of digital library systems by the traditional library community will be bridged. MyLibrary@OCKHAM MyLibrary@OCKHAM is a demonstration of how to make National Science Foundation Digital Library content more available through traditional libraries venues. This goal is accomplished in four steps: 1) create a framework for storing relevent content using MyLibrary, 2) harvest content from the NSDL OAI Repository, and save it to the underlying MyLibrary database, 3) write reports against the database in the form of browsable lists, and 4) index the content to provide searchable interfaces. Demo: http://mylibrary.ockham.org/ Download: local (http://mylibrary.ockham.org/src/ockham-mylibrary.tar.gz) or from Google Code (http://code.google.com/p/ockham-mylibrary/) --------------------------------- OCKHAM Alert OCKHAM Alert is an alerting service which utilizes a proposed method for providing a current awareness service against the content of OAI repositories as well as library catalogs. More information on OCKHAM Alert can currently be found at http://alert.ockham.org. Demo: http://alert.ockham.org Downloads: local (http://alert.ockham.org/src/ockham-alert.tar.gz) or from Google Code (http://code.google.com/p/ockham-alert/) --------------------------------- OCKHAM Spell OCKHAM Spell returns alternative spellings of word via Web Serivce interface. Demo: http://spell.ockham.org/ Downloads: local (http://spell.ockham.org/src/ockham-spell.tar.gz) or from Google Code (http://code.google.com/p/ockham-spell/) --------------------------------- Eric Lease Morgan (emorgan(a)nd.edu) March 1, 2007 Best Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Management Studies Thane(W). 400601 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ email : sandeep.bhavsar(a)gmail.com Mob : 09870484626 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ --------------------------------- What kind of emailer are you? Find out today - get a free analysis of your email personality. Take the quiz at the Yahoo! Mail Championship. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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free access to e-books by caltech authors
by Krishnan 12 Mar '07

12 Mar '07

Caltech has made available the following books by its faculty for free access recently Pls look at http://caltechbook.library.caltech.edu for more books made available Ballhausen, Carl J. and Gray, Harry B. Molecular electronic structures : an introduction, 1980 <http://caltechbook.library.caltech.edu/155/> Ballhausen, Carl A. and Gray, Harry B. Molecular orbital theory: an introductory lecture note and reprint volume, 1965 <http://caltechbook.library.caltech.edu/117/> Dence, Joseph B. and Gray, Harry B. and Hammond, George S. Chemical dynamics, 1968 <http://caltechbook.library.caltech.edu/156/> Gray, Harry B. Electrons and Chemical Bonding, 1965 <http://caltechbook.library.caltech.edu/130/> Langford, Cooper H. and Gray, Harry B. Ligand Substitution Processes, 1966 <http://caltechbook.library.caltech.edu/100/> -- Dr. S.Krishnan Head, Information Division National Chemical Laboratory Pashan Road PUNE 411008, INDIA e-mail: s.krishnan(a)ncl.res.in Tel: +91-20-25902650 Fax: +91-20-25902850 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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vidhyanidi website
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 10 Mar '07

10 Mar '07

Dear Friends I am unable to access Vidhyanidi website -- Thesis portal from Mysore university. Has the site address been changed? http://www.vidhyanidi.org.in Thanks -- Dr P Vyasamoorthy, Society for Serving Seniors 30, Gruhalakshmi Colony, Secunderabad 500015 Phone 27846631 http://societyforservingseniors.satyamcsr.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Current Free Trials of magazines from Sage
by A. B. NAIKAL 09 Mar '07

09 Mar '07

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JPEG PHOTO FORMAT ON ITS WAY OUT?
by Farooque Shaheen 09 Mar '07

09 Mar '07

Microsoft Corp. will soon submit a new photo format to an international standards organization that it says offers higher quality images with better compression, the company said on Thursday. The format, HD Photo -- recently renamed from Windows Media Photo -- is taking aim at the JPEG format, a 15-year old technology still widely used in digital cameras and image applications. Both formats take images and use compression to make the file sizes smaller so more photos can fit on a memory card. During compression, however, the quality of the photo tends to degrade. Microsoft said HD Photo's lightweight algorithm causes less damage to photos during compression, with higher-quality images that are half the size of JPEG. The format can also accommodate "lossless" and "lossy" compression, two methods of compressing photo data with different effects on image quality. Microsoft said adjustments can be made to color balance and exposure settings that won't discard or truncate data that occurs with other bitmap formats. http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,129676/article.html Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 Ext. 4105 VOIP- 40366 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Single search is a need of the hour
by Rajesh Chandrakar 09 Mar '07

09 Mar '07

Hello folks, The time has come for libraries, too, to negotiate for rights to index full text locally. Have a look the article on "Metasearch like Google" http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6413442.html based on the following project: Ontario Scholars Portal The Scholars Portal Project of the Ontario Council of University Libraries aims to bring together a number of key digital services for member libraries. Alan Darnell, manager of the project, says they decided that "single search" was a key service to be provided and that for the reasons of performance, reliability, and flexibility, local-loading of article metadata was the best approach. Darnell says that with Google Scholar, "It's not always clear who the publishers are, the scope of the content [or] the depth of the content.... Even if Google Scholar had the coverage, we'd still feel the responsibility to do the local loading. I don't think there's any reason we can't do it better [than Google]." Darnell says they have succeeded in creating a metasearch environment through local loading that works better and more powerfully than typical cross-search: "In a [cross-search] environment, after you've done that first search, you need to drop into the native interface to do anything else. In our [locally indexed] single search, [users] can stay within our environment longer, although eventually they might still need to drop into the native interface." The Scholars Portal single search also allows member libraries to create custom subject or disciplinary "clusters" by selecting from available databases that have been locally indexed. The Scholars Portal single search is only in its beginning stages, but Darnell says that initial evidence suggests success: "Our usage numbers show that if you make it easier to search, users get presented to the journal literature in greater numbers than they would if they only had the specialized search engine. There's always time later on to teach them specialized searching if that's what they want to do. I don't see any disadvantages in lowering that learning curve." Just as importantly, with the local indexing technique, the power and features of a metasearch tool can be significantly increased, especially if you can get access to full text to load as an aid to the searching algorithms: "As we do get more and more full text, we will be able to get meaningful relevancy ranking, useful clustering, more advanced presentation of result sets," and other advanced features that will serve more needs without requiring the user switch to a "native" interface. Rajesh ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rajesh Chandrakar, Commonwealth Professional Fellow Scientific & Technical Officer INFLIBNET (INFormation and LIBrary NETwork) Centre An IUC of University Grants Commission Near Gujarat University Guest House, PB No. 4116, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad - 380 009, India Tel. +91-(0)79-26305971/ 8528/ 4695(O), 26873805(R) Mobile: +91-9427527894 Fax: +91-(0)79-26300990, 263007816 E-mail: rajesh(a)inflibnet.ac.in; rchandrakar(a)gmail.com Website: http://www.inflibnet.ac.in ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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A service forbookbuyers and libraries
by Mailing List Admin 09 Mar '07

09 Mar '07

Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2007 10:33:20 +0530 From: "Thapar, Amit" <amitt(a)niper.ac.in> . Better World Books http://betterworldbooks.com/ A great service for both bookbuyers and libraries. BWB solves libraries' problem of unwanted discards and donations by selling them online and passing on proceeds to the libraries and their nonprofit literacy partners. Buyers can select from 1.8 million used books and 500,000 new ones, knowing that the money will go to libraries and literacy promotion. . Library Videos - the best videos about libraries on the web http://libraryvideos.blogspot.com/ In this brand new blog, Nancy Dowd, marketing guru at New Jersey State Library, promises to post all the neat library videos she comes across. There's not a great deal there yet, but what IS available should give you some ideas. And of course she'll be happy to add your videos to her site.

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Greenstone Customization - Reg
by Mailing List Admin 09 Mar '07

09 Mar '07

Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2007 16:12:15 +0530 From: Rajan <rajankila(a)hotmail.com> Dear All, A new document "Customizing Greenstone Easily: A Self-instructional Guide for Beginners" is put today at the Greenstone Support for South Asia/ Resources/ Documents page at http://greenstonesupport.iimk.ac.in/Documentation.htm Please inform remarks, if any Regards, K Rajasekharan Librarian , Kerala Institute of Local Administration Mulagunnathukavu, Thrissur -680591 Ph 0487- 2204097 (O), 2201428 ( R)

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New Journal on LIS
by Library 09 Mar '07

09 Mar '07

Dear Moderator: Could you please announce the following for the benefit of the LIS professionals? Thanks; Y.M.Patil Librarian -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Raman Research Institute Library, Tel: +91 80 2361 0122 Extn 250 C V Raman Avenue, Sadashivanagar, Fax: +91 80 2361 0492 Bangalore 560 080, India. Email: library(a)rri.res.in -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Colleagues: We are happy to announce a new journal entitled: INFORMATION AGE, the details of which are given below: Name of the Journal: INFORMATION AGE: A journal for library and information science professionals. Periodicity: Quarterly ISSN: 0973 - 7073 Published issues: Vol.1, N1, Jan.2007 Annual subscription: Rs.150.00 for individuals; Rs.250 for Institutions Chief Editor: Prof. P.S.G.Kumar Assoc.Editor: Dr. Yalagouda M.Patil Published by:Editorial Office and Distribution, Dr.P.S.G.Kumar Library Foundation, 371, Guruprasad Nagar, Dattawadi, NAGPUR 440 023 (Maharashtra). Payments by DD to: Dr.P.S.G.Kumar Library Foundation and to be sent to the address given above. INFORMATION AGE has kept the following objectives: . Mainatain the publication schedule scrupulously; . keep the readers informed about the latest developments in LIS and IT; . Focus of timley subjects; . Annual "round-up" of events in the filed; . provide reports on events, news, views, technology up-dates, etc. You are kindly requested to send papers, news and views, comments, suggestions for enriching and betterment of Information Age; Also, I request you to kindly subscribe the journal personally and /or recommend it to your library. Request for SAMPLE copy may be sent to the Editorial and Distribution Office at Nagpur. We solicit your kind cooperationn in this matter. With kind regards, Y.M.Patil Assoc.Editor -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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LIS New Journal: Pearl (ULTA, 2007+)
by Puttaraj Choukimath 08 Mar '07

08 Mar '07

Dear All, Greetings! FYI: New Journal (LISc) Title : Pearl: A journal of Library and Information Science (Q) [Inaugural Issue proposed to be published on 20th Mar 2007]. ISSN : 0973-7081 Editor-in-Chief : Dr. G. Sujatha Publisher : University Library Teachers Association of Andhra Pradesh (ULTA), Hyderabad, India. Address : Dr. V. Nireekrihna Babu, Associate Editor, PEARL, PS Telugu University, Nampally, Hyderabad-500 004, India. Email : vnbabu_2004(a)yahoo.co.in, pearl_journal(a)yahoo.co.in Subscription Rates : Rs.200/- (Individual); Rs.500/- (Institutional) Best regards, Puttaraj. Mr.Puttaraj, A. C. Asst. Librarian (Periodicals) SDTM Library, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, P.B. No.8313, Deonar, MUMBAI - 400 088 INDIA Tel: +91-22-2556 3290, Ext.285 (O) Fax: +91-22-2556 2912 Email: puttuc(a)yahoo.com, choukimath(a)tiss.edu URL: www.tiss.edu --------------------------------- Finding fabulous fares is fun. Let Yahoo! FareChase search your favorite travel sites to find flight and hotel bargains. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Are You the Library of the Year? : Library of the Year Nomination Guidelines
by sri priya 08 Mar '07

08 Mar '07

Library of the Year Nomination Guidelines Deadline: April 2, 2007 For the details visit :--- http://libraryjournal.com/article/CA606275.html Regards, S.Sripriya --------------------------------- Food fight? Enjoy some healthy debate in the Yahoo! Answers Food & Drink Q&A. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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JOB OPPORTUNITY
by sri priya 08 Mar '07

08 Mar '07

JOB OPPORTUNITY Interested candidates are requested to forward his/her CV to the below mentioned id or address Designation - Librarian Institution - YRG CARE Address - VHS Hospital, YTidel park Road, Taramani, Chennai 113. Salary - Rs. 6000/- approximate ( to beign with) Contact - Mr A Rajakumar, Librarian, YRG CARe, Chennai mail id - rajakumar(a)yrgcare.org Source : a.gnanasekar(a)yahoo.com Regards, s.sripriya --------------------------------- The fish are biting. Get more visitors on your site using Yahoo! Search Marketing. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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pricing policy
by Mailing List Admin 08 Mar '07

08 Mar '07

Date: 7 Mar 2007 04:39:56 -0000 From: kumar vel <ckvel69(a)rediffmail.com> Dear all, I would like to know the rates to be paid for the indian edition of foreign titles. The book supplier supply the indian edition which carries indian ISBN No.(printed in india) and charge in Dollors and Pounds which is for original international edition. Please clarify at what rates the books should be admitted. Kumaravel.C Librarian, Puducherry.

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University of Calicut LIS Conference (UCALIS 2007) : Invitation and Call for Papers
by J. K. Vijayakumar 08 Mar '07

08 Mar '07

University of Calicut LIS Conference 2007 (UCALIS 2007) will be organized during 28 - 29 March 2007 on the theme Future Librarianship in Knowledge Society. UCALIS 2007 is being organised jointly by Department of Library and Information science & CHMK Library at University of Calicut, Kerala, INDIA Visit Conference Website http://www.freewebs.com/ucalis2007/ Invitation It is a fact that Libraries and Librarians are facing lots of challenges in the Knowledge Society driven by Information Technology. It is also a fact that the emerging knowledge society offers many new opportunities. The new technologies have changed the ways in which information is published, communicated, stored, organized, accessed and utilized. The library without walls in the form of digital repositories and portals are accessible to users without any barriers of space and time. It is important to discuss and understand the implications of these changes for the profession. , With this objective in mind the UCALIS 2007 will focus on the following Themes: Main Theme: "Future Librarianship in Knowledge Society" Sub Themes: Knowledge Management, Knowledge Society, Future Librarianship Library and information professionals and students of Library and Information science are cordially invited to attend the conference. Call for Papers Papers are invited for presenting in the UCALIS 2007 Conference from practicing Library and Information Professionals, Library Science Teachers and Researchers, IT Professionals, Users of Information, Knowledge Management Practitioners etc. Papers should contain original contributions of knowledge, research findings, case studies etc. General presentations may be avoided. Papers should not exceed 3000 words in A4 size word document. The paper should include name of the author(s), affiliation, mailing address, telephone and e-mail address, submitted in CD-ROM along with the printed version. The paper may be sent to the address mentioned below so as to reach us on or before 28th February 2007. The electronic version of text can also be sent to bavakuttym(a)yahoo.co.in Registration Fee Registration fee is Rs. 300/- per delegate. The Registration fee includes conference kit, tea and working lunch on the days of conference. The filled-in Registration Form along with Demand Draft / Local Cheque in favor of The Professor & Head, Department of Library and Information Science, University of Calicut can be sent to the address mentioned below on or before the 15th March 2007. Form can be downloaded from http://www.freewebs.com/ucalis2007/ Dr. M Bavakutty Professor and Head Department of Library and Information Science University of Calicut 673 635 Kerala India Phone No.:0494-2 401144 * 286 (Office), 0494-2400112 (Residence) E-mail: bavakuttym(a)yahoo.co.in Dates Last Date for Sending Papers: 28th February 2007 Last Date for Intimations regarding acceptance: 10th March 2007 Venue of the seminar The sessions will be held at the Seminar Complex of the University of Calicut situated on the main campus. The campus is at Thenhipalam, a hilly village surrounded by green valleys. It is 23 kilometres south of Calicut, the capital city of erstwhile Zamorins, 12 kilometres from Karipur airport and 14 kilometres from Parappanangadi Railway Station. Calicut city is well connected with buses and trains from various parts of the country. The campus is on NH 17 and regular buses are available from Calicut city. Climate The campus and surrounding areas will have dry climate. Light summer cloth is sufficient. Accommodation A good number of moderate to luxury hotels are available near by the University campus. Accommodation is also available to a limited extend in University Guest House which will be provided on a first come first serve basis. Return journey Delegates are advised to book their return trip in advance to avoid last minute efforts and inconveniences. Places of tourist interest Calicut beach and Beypore port are within one hour journey. Pookkod lake, Thusharagiri waterfalls, Peruvannamuzhi Dam and Kappad beach where Vasco-da-Gama landed are within easy reach. The famous Sreekrishna Temple at Guruvayoor can be reached by bus within three hours. Visit http://www.freewebs.com/ucalis2007/ for more details -------------------- Dr. M Bavakutty Professor and Head Department of Library and Information Science University of Calicut - 673 635 Kerala India Phone No.:0494-2 401144 * 286 (Office), 0494-2400112 (Residence) E-mail: bavakuttym(a)yahoo.co.in --------------------------------- Finding fabulous fares is fun. Let Yahoo! FareChase search your favorite travel sites to find flight and hotel bargains. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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sitting capacity
by S.F KATTIMANI 07 Mar '07

07 Mar '07

dear sharma 25%of seating capacity of total users eg: if 100 user 25 seating capacity -- S.F.KATTIMANI LIBRARIAN CITY ENGINEERING COLLEGE KANAKAPURA ROAD DODDAKALLASANDRA BANGALORE 560062 MOB: 9343556559

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Library accomodation
by Gayathri Sen 07 Mar '07

07 Mar '07

Dear friend, As per AICTE norms the central libray for an admission of 240 students per year will have a carpet area of 400 sqm. which includes stacking and seating area. A B.tech student stays for 4years in the campus. So, for 960 students at any given time 400 sqmts requied. ie. .416 sqmts per student. So. for 10,000 students approximately 4166 sq.mts. required. This is as per AICTE norms. regards, Gayathri Sen PESIT ______________________________ Librarian PES INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 100 Feet Ring Road, BSK III Stage, BANGALORE - 560085 Ph: (080) 32918985 / 26721983 www.pes.edu ______________________________ --------------------------------- Heres a new way to find what you're looking for - Yahoo! Answers

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Recruitment of Librarian at IIM Ahmedabad
by Mailing List Admin 07 Mar '07

07 Mar '07

Date: 7 Mar 2007 06:31:34 -0000 From: Gopakumar Velayudhanpillai <gopakumar.v(a)rediffmail.com> Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad has announced the recruitment of Librarian in the Vikaram Sarabhai Library of IIMA. The details can be had from this URL. http://www.iimahd.ernet.in/download/website_librarian.pdf Gopakumar.V Research Scholar Department of Library & Information Science Mangalore University Mangalagangotri gopakumar.v(a)rediffmail.com Mobile No: 09447056713

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access to books and information on the web , free of charge.
by Mailing List Admin 07 Mar '07

07 Mar '07

Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2007 20:51:14 -0800 (PST) From: sri priya <sri_lib(a)yahoo.com> Bartleby.com The preeminent internet publisher of literature,reference and verse providing students, researchers and the intellectually curious with unlimited access to books and information on the web , free of charge. http://www.bartleby.com/ Free computer books Those books listed in this website are only links to other websites all over the world. http://freecomputerbooks.com/ FreeBooks4Doctors Over the next few years, many important medical textbooks will be available online, free and in full-text. 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://fb4d.com/ FreeTechBooks.com Free computer science and engineering books (+ lecture notes) http://www.freetechbooks.com/ Free medical book http://www.unifesp.br/universidade/english/dis/libraries/books.htm The Internet Public Library An annotated collection of high quality Internet resources, selected by IPL staff for their usefulness in providing accurate, factual information on a particular topic or topics. http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/ s.sripriya

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Do we practice what we preach?
by Sukhdev Singh 07 Mar '07

07 Mar '07

My today's mailbox included two special emails. One contained an attachment of proceeding of an International Conference having about 600 pages. I was very glad to receive it and hurried went through it. But it was the second email which forced my to think – it contained information on availability of another conference proceedings as a priced publication. I am asking myself a number of questions. Why should not the conference proceedings be archived somewhere and available through Open Access? What is the ultimate aim of any conference? Why do authors contribute and participate in such conferences? What are the organizers looking for? Perhaps all this is done to spread and share experiences among the professionals. But then, are there better ways? LIS community from the very beginning had been the champions of "Access to Knowledge". Why can't then the proceeding of every LIS conference be made Open Access through archiving? Aren't their enough LIS Repositories? Or we do not practice what we preach? While I seek answers from my inner self, may I appeal to LIS Conference Organizers – Let the Knowledge Spread through Open Access. --Sukhdev Singh http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oadl/

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Standards for accommodation of Library user
by Ajay Kum Sharma 07 Mar '07

07 Mar '07

Dear Library Professionals, Can anyone help me by providing the information about the standards for accommodation of library user. If any institutions have 10000 users then how much sitting capacity will be managed in library. At what ratio of the total user, library manage sitting arrangements in the library. Thanks and Regards Ajay Kumar Sharma Project Associate, INDEST-AICTE Consortium Central Library, IIT Delhi Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110016 011-26591467 (O) 09899339808 (M) Web: http://www.geocities.com/ajaysharma_lib/

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Nat. Conf. on Publ.Lib.as Commun. Inf. Centre
by Nagana Goudar 07 Mar '07

07 Mar '07

Dear Professionals, Sub: Postponement of National Conference on Public Libraries as Community Information Centres to 6-8 June 2007 The "National Conference On Public Libraries as Community Information Centres" was scheduled to be held on 7-9, March 2007 at Bangalore. Due to unavoidable reasons, the Organising Committee decided to postpone the said conference. Now this conference will be held on 6-8 June, 2007 at Bangalore. On behalf of the organizing committee, I regret the inconvenience caused and also I request you to participate in the Conference to be held on 6-9 June, 2007. I invite and request all LIS Professionals to contribute papers and also participate in this important conference. The details of the conference can be seen at http://www.kar.nic.in/publib/national_conference.htm P.Y. Rajendrakumar Director, Dept of Public Libraries Govt of Karnataka & Organising Secretary, NCPLCIC -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------- Heres a new way to find what you're looking for - Yahoo! Answers

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Lecture: Nat. Knowledge Commission: Libraries
by Nagana Goudar 07 Mar '07

07 Mar '07

Dear Professionals, Regret for short notice. Department of Public Libraries, Govt. of Karnataka has arranged the following important lecture of current interest. Topic: Recommendations of National Knowledge Commission: With Reference to Libraries Speaker: Mrs. Kalpana Dasgupta, Chairman, Libraries Working Group National Knowledge Commission Presided by: Shri D.M. Vijayabhaskar, Secretary, Primary & Secondary Education, Govt. of Karnataka Date & Time: March 8, 2007 (Thursday) at 11 am Venue: Conference Hall (Room No 230), 2nd Floor, Multistorey Building Dr. Ambedkar Road (Near Vidhana Soudha), Bangalore ALL ARE CORDIALLY INVITED Shri P.Y. Rajendrakumar Director, DPL, Govt of Karnataka -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------- Heres a new way to find what you're looking for - Yahoo! Answers

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IFLA/OCLC Early Career Fellowship Program DEADLINE *** 16 March 2007 ***
by Tomas Allen 06 Mar '07

06 Mar '07

The March 16 deadline for 2008 applications for the IFLA/OCLC Early Career Fellowship Program is fast approaching! In an ongoing effort to encourage qualified applicants, we'd like to remind potential candidates about this program. Please see http://www.oclc.org/education/earlycareer/default.htm Introduction This program, jointly sponsored by the American Theological Library Association, the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), OCLC Online Computer Library Center and OCLC PICA, provides early career development and continuing education for library and information science professionals from countries with developing economies. Program overview On an annual basis, up to five individuals, including a theological librarian, are selected for participation in this intensive five-week Fellowship program. Four weeks are based at OCLCs headquarters in Dublin, Ohio, USA; one week is based at OCLC PICA in Leiden, Netherlands. The program includes lectures, seminars and mentoring and gives Fellows opportunities to explore topics including information technologies, library operations and management, and global cooperative librarianship. The Fellows visit selected North American and European libraries, cultural heritage institutions and library organizations. The Fellows also observe portions of an OCLC Members Council meeting, gaining insight into issues affecting global library cooperation and the governance of a global library cooperative. Fellows give presentations about their home countries and libraries, meet leading practitioners and discuss real-world solutions to the challenges facing libraries today. The Fellows translate their learning and experiences into specific professional development plans that guide their continued growth as well as their personal contributions to their home institutions and country of origin. _________________________________________________________________ Dont miss your chance to WIN 10 hours of private jet travel from Microsoft® Office Live http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/mcrssaub0540002499mrt/direct/01/

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Proceedings of NACLIN 2006 (hardbound) Published and available now !
by Sangeeta Kaul, Network Manager, DELNET 06 Mar '07

06 Mar '07

Knowledge, Library and Information Networking NACLIN 2006 Proceedings of the National Convention on Knowledge, Library and Information Networking (NACLIN 2006) held at University of Jammu, Jammu Sept. 27-30, 2006 edited by Dr H K Kaul and Prof. I V Malhan Price : Rs 700; Pages : 537, hardbound (20 % discount will be provided to the Libraries) (25 % discount will be provided to the LIS professionals) [postage and packaging free within India] (About the volume : NACLIN 2006 includes 40 papers presented to the NACLIN 2006 which highlight the theme "Roadmap for modernization of Libraries and Information Centres in the Emerging Knowledge Society". They cover the issues such as Knowledge Centres, Knowledge Society in India, Open Access Initiatives, Process Reengineering, Digital Libraries, Use of E-resources, Library Consortia, UGC Infonet Consortium, Library outreach Programmes, Information Literacy Skills, Industrial Information Service, Marketing of Information Services, Resource Sharing, Librarians as Knowledge Workers, University Libraries in India, and Training of Library Profesionals. Papers in this volume also bring forth the technology issues that are important for Libraries in the Digital Era) Please send your orders to : The Network Manaager, DELNET DELNET-Developing Library Network JNU Campus, Nelson Mandela Road Vasant Kunj, New Delhi-110070 Email: sangs(a)delnet.ren.nic.in sangskaul2003(a)yahoo.co.in ******************************************************************************** ############################################################################ A certain amount of opposition is a great help to a man. Kites rise against, not with, the wind. - John Neal ############################################################################ _______________________________________________________________________________ Sangeeta Kaul Network Manager DELNET-Developing Library Network JNU Campus Nelson Mandela Road Vasant Kunj New Delhi-110070 Tel: 91-11-32471010, 32471002, 32471011 Web : www.delnet.nic.in ________________________________________________________________________________

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National Seminar on Problems and Prospects of Rural Libraries with reference to North East India
by badan barman 06 Mar '07

06 Mar '07

Respected All, The Department of Library and Information Science, Gauhati University, Guwahati, in collaboration with Central Reference Library, Kolkata is organizing a National Seminar on "Problems and Prospects of Rural Libraries with reference to North East India" on March 27-28, 2007. Please catch the relevant news and announcement by clicking on the following link. http://dlisgu.white.prohosting.com/nationalseminar.html Or http://dlisgu.white.prohosting.com/ -- Thanking you Yours faithfully Sri Badan Barman http://bbarman.rain.prohosting.com Research Scholar Mobile: 094351-48924,E-Mail: badanbarman(a)gmail.com Dept. of Lib. & Info. Science http://dlisgu.white.prohosting.com/ Gauhati University http://www.guniv.ernet.in/, Guwahati: 781014, Assam. LIS Job: <http://lisjob.pbwiki.com/AllPages?ByDate=on>

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Google founder gets open access bug / Essential Science Indicators
by Swapan Patra 06 Mar '07

06 Mar '07

1. Google founder gets open access bug? This is about the Peter Suber's interview with the Google co-founder Larry Page at the AAAS Annual Meeting<http://www.aaas.org/meetings/Annual_Meeting/>in San Francisco, for details read http://blogs.openaccesscentral.com/blogs/bmcblog/entry/20070221 2. Essential Science Indicators Essential Science indicators is the product of ISI web of science, facilitates researchers to conduct, quantitative analyses of research performance and track trends in various braches of science. The coverage is multidisciplinary, with a selection of more than 11,000 journals around the world. It is a useful tool for in-depth analysis for ranking scientists, institutions, countries, and journals. Details available on the http://in-cites.com/rsg/esi/ * * **

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PRL, Ahmedabad is looking for a Librarian
by Mailing List Admin 06 Mar '07

06 Mar '07

Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2007 12:40:36 +0530 From: Sanjeev Kumar Jain <sanjeevmlis(a)gmail.com> Physical Research Laboratory is looking for young, energetic and dynamic candidate for the post of Librarian - SE in the pay scale of Rs.12000-375-16500 (TME: App. Rs.26960/- inclusive of allowances). Qualification & Experience: A good academic record with a Master degree or higher in Library Science/Library and Information Sciences with a Bachelors degree in any branch of science + 12 years exp. in the field of Library Administration of which atleast 5 years in the grade of Rs.10000-325-15200OR 15 years exp. in the field of Library Administration of which atleast 5 years in the grade of Rs.8000-275-13500 and 3 years in the grade of Rs.10000-325-15200. Job description: The Physical Research Laboratory is a premier National Institution engaged in frontline research in various areas of fundamental Physics and Space and Earth Sciences. Presently its Library has about 65000 books bound volumes and subscribes to over 130 journals (both the print and electronic versions). The Library activities are spread over three campuses at Ahmedabad, Thaltej and Udaipur. We are seeking a highly innovative and creative Librarian with good communication skills to augment our scientific needs and cater to all aspects of Library, Documentation and Information (including the web-pages) requirements. The incumbent will be responsible for day-to-day management of the Library and Information Services at the three campuses; procurement of books and journals; continuing modernization including expansion of digital library services as also for financial planning and implementation. For more information visit ---oportunities>job Vacancies http://www.prl.res.in/ With Regards ---------------------------------------------------- Sanjeev Kumar Jain Central Library Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur - 721 302 -------------------------------------------- Email: sanjeevmlis(a)yahoo.co.in

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XML-BASED INTERNET OPERATING SYSTEM (XIOS)
by Farooque Shaheen 06 Mar '07

06 Mar '07

In the third quarter of 2007, an all-but-unknown Swedish software company (Xcerion) plans to release a new, free operating system that has the potential to radically alter the economics of software development. If successful, it may be able to further erode the power Microsoft derives from control of the desktop, to beat Google at its software-as-a-service play, and to make commodity Linux boxes more viable as a computing platform for the masses. For the past five years, Xcerion has been working on an XML-based Internet operating system (XIOS) that runs inside a Web browser. In a way, XIOS is an abstraction layer that sits atop a true operating system like Linux, Mac OS X, or Windows, just as does Transmedia's Flash-based Glide Next media sharing environment. http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=IUXSK5E33V… Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 Ext. 4105 VOIP- 40366

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Evaluation of Web Search Engines : The Repository Web
by sri priya 06 Mar '07

06 Mar '07

Evaluation of Web Search Engines The Repository Web Currently, this web site is dedicated to gather all scientific literature published in the web about the evaluation of the search engines, more particulary about the information retrieval effectiveness. This site is being continously modified. To Know more Visit this site :--- http://www.um.es/gtiweb/wesen/ Regards, S.Sripriya --------------------------------- It's here! Your new message! Get new email alerts with the free Yahoo! Toolbar.

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ALUMNI MEET 2007
by gopikuttan gopikuttan 06 Mar '07

06 Mar '07

Dear Professionals, The Alumni Association of The Department of Library and Information Science (AADLIS) of Kerala University is Organising its third ALUMNI MEET 2007 on March 30th 2007 at students Centre,PMG,University of Kerala. The paogramme include *Farewell to Dr.G.Devarajan *Honouring of retired professionals *Honouring 4th,5th and 6th batches of BLibSc students of the Department *Felicitation to the Ph.D Degree holders and MLISc Rank holders (Last year) *Honouring JRFholders ( LastYear) *Distribution of AADLIS Welfare Scholarship *Seminar on "Knowledge Management: An Interdisciplinary Perspective". *Cultural Programmes All AADLIS members are requisted to participate. Thank u Dr.A.GOPIKUTTAN Dept of Library and Information Science Universiy of Kerala Thiruvananthapuram-34 --------------------------------- Heres a new way to find what you're looking for - Yahoo! Answers

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I want your help (case studies)
by vimal kumar 05 Mar '07

05 Mar '07

Dear friends, I would like to know the details (including supplier) of following case studies. 1.Shell in Nigeria 3. Pepsi in China 4. Whirlpool Thanks in advance, Vimal Kumar Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 vimal0212(a)yahoo.com www.asb.edu.in ____________________________________________________________________________________ Expecting? Get great news right away with email Auto-Check. Try the Yahoo! Mail Beta. http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/newmail_tools.html

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Conservapedia: How it is different from Wikipedia
by Farooque Shaheen 05 Mar '07

05 Mar '07

Conservapedia (http://www.conservapedia.com/Main_Page) was created last November as a project for home-schooled children, based on the Wikipedia concept but without the "liberal bias". According to calculations by the site's owners, "Wikipedia is six times more liberal than the American public". Interestingly, the most viewed item on Conservapedia is Examples of Bias in Wikipedia. Conservapedia's creators claim Wikipedia is "anti-American", "anti-Christian" and "anti-capitalism". http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/10160/1085/ Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 Ext. 4105 VOIP- 40366

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Article Request
by Mailing List Admin 02 Mar '07

02 Mar '07

Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2007 11:39:50 +0530 From: Dr. Arun K. Chakraborty <akc(a)bic.boseinst.ernet.in> Dear Friends We need the follwing article. Estradiol-17beta: tracing its metabolic significance in female fatbody of fifth instar larvae of silkworm, Bombyx mori L (race: Nistari). 1: Life Sci. 2007 Jan 9;80(5):446-53. Epub 2006 Oct 5 Roy S, De J, Kundu S, Biswas A, Pramanik M, Ray AK. Department of Animal Physiology, Bose Institute, P-1/12, C.I.T. Scheme VII M, Calcutta 700054, West Bengal, India. Thanks. DR. ARUN KUMAR CHAKRABORTY LIBRARIAN BOSE INSTITUTE, KOLKATA, INDIA MAIN CAMPUS: 93/1 A.P.C. ROAD, KOLKATA 700 009 INDIA PH: 91-33-2350 2402/03, FAX: 91-33-2350-6790 CENTENARY CAMPUS : P1/12 CIT SCHEME - VII-M, KOLKATA 700 054 INDIA PH: 91-33-2355 9544, 9416, 9219 FAX: 91-33-2355 3886 Ph(Res): 33-25768192, E-MAIL: akc(a)bic.boseinst.ernet.in

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Preprint Servers...
by sri priya 02 Mar '07

02 Mar '07

A preprint is a draft of a scientific paper that has not yet been published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preprint A few example of preprint servers in other disciplines are:- UK e-print archive mirror http://xxx.soton.ac.uk/ Open Archives Initiative http://www.openarchives.org/ PuMed Central http://www.pumedcentral.nih.gov/ American Mathematical Society Preprint Server http://www.ams.org/preprints/ CERN preprint Server http://preprints.cern.ch Chemical Physics Preprint Database http://www.chem.brown.edu/chem-ph.html Chemistry Preprint Server http://www.chemweb.com/preprint Economics Working paper Archive http://econwpa.wustl.edu/wpawelcome.html SISSA preprint server http://babbage.sissa.it/ High Energy Physics Preprint Database http://wwwspires.slac.stanford.edu/find/hep Nitride Semiconductor Research preprint server http://nsr.mij.mrs.org/preprints/ Clinical Medicine and Health http://clinmed.netprints.org/ Department of Energy's preprint Network http://www.osti.gov/preprint/ Theoretical Chemistry preprints http://www.chemie.uniregensburg.de/pub/preprint/GENINFO.html Regards, S.Sripriya --------------------------------- Any questions? Get answers on any topic at Yahoo! Answers. Try it now.

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Requires Apprentices (Library Trainee)
by Sanjeev Kumar Jain 02 Mar '07

02 Mar '07

Hello LIS Professionals ICMR, New Delhi- Requires Apprentices (Library Trainee) in the field of Library and Information Science for ICMR HQ No. of Vacancies – Four (4) Qualification: II Class Degree in Science and BLISc or MLISc form recognized University Stipend – 2500/- (likely to be increased) Application are invited on Plain paper giving details like Name , DOB, Address, Nationality, Educational Qualifications and relevant details and send to Dr K Satyanarana Sr. DDG and Chief, Division of Publication and Information ICMR, V -Ramalingaswami Bhawan, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi-10029 Reference – Employment News –Date 24 Feb-2 March, 2007 page No 64 With Regards --------------------------------------------- Sanjeev Kumar Jain Central Library Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur - 721 302 --------------------------------------------

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Regional Seminar on PRESERVATION OF LIBRARY DOCUMENTS - by SALIS &AC
by Arunachalam Hariharan 02 Mar '07

02 Mar '07

Regional Seminar on PRESERVATION OF LIBRARY DOCUMENTS Jointly Organized by SALIS Vellore Chapter & Auxilium College , Vellore 17th March 2007 at Auxilium College Gandhi Nagar Vellore â 632 006. Registration Fee: Rs.100/- Contact Mrs. P. Vijayalakshimi Librarian Auxilium College Gandhi Nagar, Vellore â 632 006 Phone: 0416-2241774 Resource Persons: Prof. Dr. B. Ramesh Babu Department of Information Science University of Madras, Chennai & Dr. V. Jeyaraj Curator Tamilnadu Government Museum Egmore, Chennai ------------------------- A.Hariharan SALIS ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never Miss an Email Stay connected with Yahoo! Mail on your mobile. Get started! http://mobile.yahoo.com/services?promote=mail

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An Open Letter to ILS Vendors from Roy Tennant
by vimal kumar 02 Mar '07

02 Mar '07

Dear Friends, Roy Tennant's latest piece on TechEssence.info, Open Letter to ILS Vendors, recommends that in the face of the sustainable open source ILS options and the companies that can provide support for them, that traditional ILS vendors need to rethink their business models and their customer service. While this situation itself and librarians' opposition to it is nothing new, to read Roy Tennant's articulate discussion of the subject lends weight to the issue...and somehow might make it more real to the vendors. Here is the link to the letter, http://techessence.info/node/83 Vimal Kumar Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 vimal0212(a)yahoo.com www.asb.edu.in ____________________________________________________________________________________ We won't tell. Get more on shows you hate to love (and love to hate): Yahoo! TV's Guilty Pleasures list. http://tv.yahoo.com/collections/265

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Interesting piece on web 2.0 on YouTube
by sri priya 02 Mar '07

02 Mar '07

Dear Friends, See "Web 2.0 ... The Machine is Us/ing Us" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gmP4nk0EOE&eurl= for an interesting 4 minute or so piece on Web 2.0 What Is YouTube? YouTube is a way to get your videos to the people who matter to you. With YouTube you can: Upload, tag and share your videos worldwide Browse thousands of original videos uploaded by community members Find, join and create video groups to connect with people with similar interests Customize your experience with playlists and subscriptions Integrate YouTube with your website using video embeds or APIs --------------------------------- It's here! Your new message! Get new email alerts with the free Yahoo! Toolbar.

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President of India - Speech
by Kulkarni, Sheshagiri 01 Mar '07

01 Mar '07

> Dear All, > > I would like to bring to your kind attention - the inspiring speech addressed by H.E. Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam to the scientists at DRDO (Defence Research and Defence Organisation). > > He narrates examples of five Nobel Laureates namely Sir C.V. Raman, Dr. Chandrasekhar Subramanyan, Prof. Bert Sakmann, Prof. Paul Crutzen and Prof. Norman E Borlaug. > > You can find the speech at the following link : > http://presidentofindia.nic.in/scripts/sllatest1.jsp?id=975 > Note : I acknowledge Mr. Sudhanshu Bhushan (Scientist, DESIDOC, Delhi) for this information. > Regards, > Sheshagiri Kulkarni > Librarian Max Mueller Bhavan Regional Information Centre 3, Kasturba Gandhi Marg New Delhi 110 001 Phone +91-11-23 32 95 06 www.goethe.de/newdelhi >

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List of free ebooks website
by sankar p 01 Mar '07

01 Mar '07

Dear Professionals, Please find below mentioned some free - ebooks website Thanks Yours Sankar Librarian Madras Medical Mission, Chennai. List of Free E - Books http://dlist.sir.arizona.edu/ www.ebooks4free.net http://www.bizzydays.com/freeebooks.htm www.ebrary.com www.free-books.org www.free-ebooks.net http://www.web-source.net/free_ebooks.htm http://www.ebookfriend.com/ http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page --------------------------------- The fish are biting. Get more visitors on your site using Yahoo! Search Marketing.

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Fwd: Request for Models of Global Models of Library Service to Immigrants
by Parul Zaveri 01 Mar '07

01 Mar '07

Sir I request you to put up following mail in LIS-forum. Parul Zaveri Senior Lecturer SHPT School of Library Science Mumbai Sandra Rios Balderrama <consult(a)riosbalderrama.com> wrote: Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 06:18:45 -0800 (PST) From: Sandra Rios Balderrama <consult(a)riosbalderrama.com> Subject: Request for Models of Global Models of Library Service to Immigrants CC: Sandra RiosBalderrama <consult(a)riosbalderrama.com> Feb. 27, 2007 Dear World Friends: I am working with American Library Association's (ALA) President-Elect Dr. Loriene Roy's Circle of Literacy. You may review her total platform and goals at www.lorieneroy.org. The Circle of Literacy is addressing literacy issues for the incarcerated (prisoners), indigenous peoples, and immigrants. My colleague, Maria Casado, and I are specifically working on developing a web page/blog/toolkit that will provide helpful information for immigrants to the USA and to other countries. Maria is addressing immigration to the USA. I am working on compiling best practices of global and international libraries that are serving immigrants in their respective countries. Perhaps you have a site/link/library to suggest or your own library is providing services to immigrants in your respective countries. Please send them to consult(a)riosbalderrama.com or circleofliteracy(a)riosbalderrama.com. We are looking for everything from survival and coping information, to learning the national language, to literacy, to any strategy for service to new immigrants that addresses their needs. The immigrant populations may include populations living within yourcountry but new to your city or library service area. They may be "new" for various reasons from refugee status, to temporary worker status etc.... Maria, Dr. Loriene, and I will keep you posted of all developments and do appreciate your willingness to share. Salamat, Gracias Obrigado Origato Thank you! Sandra Sandra Rios Balderrama PO BOX 26653 Scottsdale, AZ, USA 85255-0127 consult(a)riosbalderrama.com --------------------------------- Heres a new way to find what you're looking for - Yahoo! Answers

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Non Commercial portals for electronic journals
by sri priya 01 Mar '07

01 Mar '07

portal sites The major portal sites or gateways,that provide access to electronic journals and other resources on the internet are as follows:- Internet Public Library www.ipl.org Michigan Electronic Library www.mel.lib.mi.us Penn Electronic Library www.library.upenn.edu BUBL Information Service www.bubl.ac.uk Argus Clearing House www.clearinghouse.net Internet Index www.sunsite.berkeley.edu/siteindex.html Regards, S.Sripriya --------------------------------- Access over 1 million songs - Yahoo! Music Unlimited.

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national or international
by intekhab alam 01 Mar '07

01 Mar '07

dear all how can we decide whether a journal is national or international? whether a journal published in India can't be international? please reply intekhab alam --------------------------------- Get your own web address. Have a HUGE year through Yahoo! Small Business.

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Fwd: [corporatelibrns] Article Request
by janaki raman 01 Mar '07

01 Mar '07

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Free Virtual Libraries...
by sri priya 01 Mar '07

01 Mar '07

Free Virtual Libraries Virtual Libraries offer a universe of information to the users 24 hours. The few Virtual Libraries are... Free Management Library www.managementhelp.org/ Educational Virtual Library www.byu.edu/ipt/vlibrary Free Trial of Online Sources Several publishers and organisations offer free access to their online sources on trial basis for a limited period via internet, some are Wilson Full Text www.hwwilson.com/trials.htm Macmillan online Publishing www.macmillanonline.net/trials/index.htm Free E - Books Many Educational and Research Organizations/ Institutions provide free access to their free e-books collection or provide link to free e-books available on internet. some are, www.free-ebooks.net www.ebooks4free.net www.ebrary.com www.free-books.org US Patent Database www.uspto.gov/patft/index.html Conservation Database www.wcmc.org.uk/cis/index.html Government Information Locator Service (GILS) www.gils.net International DOI Foundation (IDF) www.doi.org Regards, s.sripriya --------------------------------- It's here! Your new message! Get new email alerts with the free Yahoo! Toolbar.

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ijomas details
by S.F KATTIMANI 01 Mar '07

01 Mar '07

International Journal of Management and Systems (IJOMAS) Periodicity : three issues per year Sub rate : Rs. 775 per annuam subscription information Managing Editor 29, Deepali, Pitampura New delhi 110034 phone: 011 27034468 mail : ijomas_journal(a)trade-india.com -- S.F.KATTIMANI LIBRARIAN CITY ENGINEERING COLLEGE KANAKAPURA ROAD DODDAKALLASANDRA BANGALORE 560062 MOB: 9343556559

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Library Trainees/Interns
by asim kumar 28 Feb '07

28 Feb '07

Dear all, Caritor India Pvt Ltd. is looking for 2 Library trainees/interns for its Bangalore and Chennai centres. Duration:Six months extendable up to one year. Qualification : B.L.I.Sc/ Diploma in Library Science. Location : Bangalore & Chennai Local candidates with good communication skills are requested to apply by 2nd of March 2007. The selected candidate will be paid a stipend of Rs.5000 to 6000/- per month.Depending upon the performance. Please send your resume to farooque.shaheen(a)gmail.com Thanks and regards, Asim Kumar. --------------------------------- Heres a new way to find what you're looking for - Yahoo! Answers

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Sir. C.V. Raman's papers
by Mailing List Admin 28 Feb '07

28 Feb '07

Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 16:59:37 +0530 (IST) From: Library <library(a)rri.res.in> Dear Friends, We are happy to announce on National Science Day that we have digitized and made available all of Prof. C.V. Raman's collected papers in the RRI Digital Repository which can be accessed at: http://dspace.rri.res.in/ With kind regards, Y.M. Patil Librarian -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Raman Research Institute Library, Tel: +91 80 2361 0122 Extn 250 C V Raman Avenue, Sadashivanagar, Fax: +91 80 2361 0492 Bangalore 560 080, India. Email: library(a)rri.res.in

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Vacancy - Asst. Librarian
by Mailing List Admin 28 Feb '07

28 Feb '07

Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2007 12:28:11 +0530 From: Madhavi Wadkar <krvialibrarian(a)gmail.com> Dear Mr. Amar Mane, May I request you to let me know the pay scale and the duty timings for the following post. Thanking you, Best Wishes Madhavi Wadkar ------------------------------------------------------------------ On 2/14/07, Mailing List Admin <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: > > Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 06:18:25 +0000 (GMT) > From: amar mane <amar_770(a)yahoo.co.in> > > Dear all, > > Russell Square International College, Juhu- Mumbai invites application for > the post of Asst. librarian > > Qualification: Bachelor/ Master of library & information science (male > graduate with library science preferred). > > Experience: Candidates with one or two years of experience with flair of > IT and good communication skills. > > Interested candidates may e-mail their CVs to the following ID at the > earliest: > > librarian(a)rsicollege.org > > Thanks & regards > Amar Mane > Librarian > Russell Square International College, > Gulmohar Cross Road No.9, > J. V. P. D., Juhu, Mumbai-400049, India > Tel : 91-22- 26241670 Fax: 91-22-26237263 > E-mail: librarian(a)rsicollege.org > > _______________________________________________ > LIS-Forum mailing list > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > -- Swati Wadkar Librarian and Exchange Co-ordinator Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute for Architecture Vidyanidhi Marg, Off 10th Rd, JVPD Scheme, Mumbai 400049 Tel : 26700918 / 26200923 Fax : 26208547

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IASLIC Website (New) Launched
by Pijushkanti Panigrahi 27 Feb '07

27 Feb '07

IASLIC Website (New) Launched Visit http:// www.iaslic1955.org Membership forms can be downloaded from the website. Rush to take membership of IASLIC before its rate is increased Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi, Reader, Dept of Lib and Inf Science, University of Calcutta, 87/1 College Street,Kolkata - 700 073, West Bengal, India, email : panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com, (M) : +91 94342 43522. Secretary, Education Division, IASLIC; Associate Editor, IASLIC Bulletin, IASLIC, Kolkata-700 054 --------------------------------- Need Mail bonding? Go to the Yahoo! Mail Q&A for great tips from Yahoo! Answers users.

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(no subject)
by mouni＠nitt.edu 26 Feb '07

26 Feb '07

Dear Sirs, It would be a great help if any one could give me the Publishers' address of the periodical "International Journal of Management and Systems (IJOMAS). P. Mounissamy NITT Tamil Nadu ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through IMP(http://www.nitt.edu)

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List of Librarian job website
by sankar p 26 Feb '07

26 Feb '07

Dear Professionals Please find below mentioned some websites are useful to library job search. Thanks Yours Sankar Librarian Madras Medical Mission, Chenai. List of Website Naukri.com JobStreet.com JobsAhead.com CareerAge.com PlacementIndia.com CareerMosaicIndia.com InfoLibrarian.com Timesjobs.com BharatCareers Chetanas Library And Information profession The networked Librarian job source guide Job List Library Job Posting Online Job Fair Pune placements Opening for a Serials and Electronic Resources Regards Sankar P. --------------------------------- Never Miss an Email Stay connected with Yahoo! Mail on your mobile. Get started!

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Cross Archive Search Services for Indian Repositories (CASSIR) at NCSI.
by S. Filbert Minj 26 Feb '07

26 Feb '07

Sorry for cross postings. Dear All, We have started a OAI-based harvesting service (service provider) to harvest metadata from various OAI compliant Institutional Repositories (IR) in India at National Centre for Science Information (NCSI), Indian Institute of Science. Wherein it provides a single point access of harvested metadata of registered repositories using a simple web based interface. This service is also registered to www.openarchives.org. Currently 15 Indian OAI repositories have been indexed. You can visit the site http://casin.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/oai/ to access the metadata information of harvested repositories. We request you that if your IR has not been registered to our site then please register to the harvester hosted at NCSI so that harvester can harvest your repository periodically. It can be done by visiting the URL http://casin.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/oai/. In case any problem we can be contacted by the email ID: harvester(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in. Cheers, -- Filbert Minj, NCSI, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

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SHPT School of Library Science Alumni Prog.
by jyoti shreeram bhabal 26 Feb '07

26 Feb '07

SHPT SCHOOL OF LIBRARY SCIENCE PAST STUDENTS ASSOCIATION Mumbai 400020     Dear all,   Here is the invitation for our first programme of our association for the year 2007.   Looking back to your appreciation for the lecture on Digital Libraries by Prof. Neuhold in 2004, here is one more opportunity to meet another German scholar Dr. Rafael Ball.         Dr. Ball will speak on Innovative Services of a Special Library Dr. Rafael Ball has done his doctorate in Biology and has worked in the library sector since 1994. At present he is Head of the Central Library of Research Centre Jülich. Dr Ball is member of various library bodies and associations. He has widely published in national and international specialist journals and participated in conferences and workshops at home and abroad. The main areas of his practical and theoretical work are library management, scholarly communication, scientometrics and the development of new digital library services.   The future of library services must be considered against the background of a new self-conception of libraries and their definition and of a changing information society. In future, the proactivity of the library and its contribution to the overall enterprise or institution will be defined by a wide range of new business areas and innovative activities. Dr. Balls presentation will assess the current status of scholarly communication in libraries. It will address issues such as opportunities arising in new fields of application, bibliometric service and electronic provision of scholarly information as well as the staff qualifications necessary in these new fields of activity.   The lecture will be followed by the Annual General Meeting of the Association The agenda for the AGM is to appoint an auditor to audit the account of the association for the year 2002-2003, 2003-2004, 2004-2005, and 2005-2006.   Hoping to see you all.    Venue: BLISc Class Room SHPT School of Library Science SNDT Womens Univeristy Mumbai 400 020   Date:   28th February 2007     Time: 4 pm onwards   Tel:     22072792/ 22085439 Email: shptsndt(a)gmail.com   Contact Person: Mrs. Sushama Powdwal, Mrs. Sonali Divekar, Mrs. Jyoti Bhabal   Fees:   Members: Free & Non-members: Rs. 50/-       Mrs. Sushama Powdwal Secretary Mrs.Jyoti Bhabal Lecturer SHPT School of Library Science SNDT Women's University 1 Nathibai Thackersey Road New Marine Lines Mumbai 400 020. Tel: 22072792 22081879 ext.274 or 263

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Library Trainee position at ACTREC, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai
by Satish Munnolli 26 Feb '07

26 Feb '07

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 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.4000/- per month with accommodation facilities in the Institute hostel which is located in the campus. Trainee may have to work during flexible hours on all working days including week ends. Trainee appointed will have an opportunity to work in a computerized library with hands-on-experience on all library procedures and exposure to modern techniques of maintaining scientific and medical library. Candidates fulfilling above requirements may walk in for an interview on 16th March, 2007 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. Senior 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 URL : http://www.actrec.gov.in/data%20files/Library-Trainees-21-2-07.pdf Satish S Munnolli Librarian Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research & Education in Cancer (ACTREC) Tata Memorial Centre Sector 22, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai 410 210 India Ph : +91 22 2740 5026 Fax : +91 22 2740 5085 Email : smunnolli(a)actrec.gov.in

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Workshop on consortia based subscription of Online Resources on 30th March, 2007
by Balabharathi Srinivasan 26 Feb '07

26 Feb '07

We would be happy if you please announce this message. You can register online also. Following is the URL. http://www.isical.ac.in/~serial/consortia Thanks --------------------------------- Get your own web address. Have a HUGE year through Yahoo! Small Business.

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Information Management Resource Kit
by Sanjeev Kumar Jain 26 Feb '07

26 Feb '07

Dear LIS Professionals and Information Managers, The Information Management Resource Kit (IMARK) is a partnership-based e-learning initiative to train individuals and support institutions and networks world-wide in the effective management of information. IMARK consists of a suite of distance learning resources, tools and communities on information management. Modules: 1.Management of Electronic Documents 2.Building Electronic Communities and Networks 3.Investing in Information for Development 4.Digitization and Digital Libraries Available in language: English, French, Spanish -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sanjeev Kumar Jain Central Library Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur - 721 302 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Email: sanjeevmlis(a)yahoo.co.in Web:http://www.sanjeevkumarjain.blogspot.com

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Innovative Services for Special Libraries
by D Jotwani, Librarian IIT Bombay 24 Feb '07

24 Feb '07

Dear All The Central Library, IIT Bombay in collaboration with Max Muller Bhavan, Mumbai is organizing a half day's program on "Innovative Services for Special Libraries". Dr R.Ball, Head of the Central Library of Research Centre Jülich, Germany will be the main speaker. Dr Ball has been in the profession of Library Science since 1994 and has served both as a teacher of library science as well as a librarian. The programme also includes a presentation on the recently launched, Institutional Repository of IIT Bombay and a couple of demos on EBooks. The Library and Information Science Professionals serving in academic, scientific, technical and research libraries may find the programme interesting and useful for their work. Registration is free. But please confirm your participation in advance. Date:27th February 2007 Time: 2- 5 pm Place:Institute auditorium,IIT,Bombay. Thank you. --------------------------------------- D. Jotwani Librarian Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Powai, Mumbai 400076 Phone 91-22-25768920, 91-22-25720227 email:jotwanid@iitb.ac.in librarian(a)iitb.ac.in ---------------------------------

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Urgently required procedings paper of NACLIN 2002
by budhan singh 24 Feb '07

24 Feb '07

Dear sir, For witing of research paper, I need to procedings paper of NACLIN 2002. If one has this paper, please provide either soft or hard copy of this paper. with best regard Ajay Kumar Arts Library, University of Delhi Delhi-7 E-mail ID singh_budhan(a)yahoo.co.in --------------------------------- Heres a new way to find what you're looking for - Yahoo! Answers

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FREE VIRTUAL PC FROM MICROSOFT
by Farooque Shaheen 23 Feb '07

23 Feb '07

How often have you wished you could run two or more operating systems simultaneously on your computer? A lot of people indeed do that, but doing so isn?t easy for a non-geek. Now you can do it, and for free, courtesy the software giant Microsoft. Yes, the company's latest version of Virtual PC 2007 is now available for free download from its website. In simple terms, Virtual PC is a virtualization suite for Microsoft Windows operating systems. Virtual PC emulates a standard PC and its associated hardware. Thus, it can be used to run nearly all operating systems available for the PC. With virtual technology, users can simply switch back to a previous state. They can install their virtual operating system and save the current state (ie. the current installation) and then switch back to that, at a later date. Users can use the virtual machine to run OS such as MS-DOS, Windows, and OS/2. They can run multiple OS simultaneously on a single physical computer and toggle between them as easily as switching applications-instantly, at the click of a mouse! In fact, the choice of the OS can be made from a simple drop-down menu. It has another very important purpose. For instance, instead of trying and testing software on their computer, users can install a virtual PC for this purpose. This means that they can freely install as much software as they wish, without the installation affecting their everyday state of the computer. They can thus decide what software they would like to use, before installing it on their computer, for real. The 2007 version adds support for Windows Vista as a host, as well as Windows Vista as a guest. The PROGRAMME is available in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions, and is supported on all versions of Windows XP (except Home and Media Center Editions) and Windows Server 2003. The file is a 30 MB download and requires a 400 MHz or faster (1 GHz recommended) processor and enough RAM to support the desired configuration for the guest operating system plus the host. According to Microsoft, users can ?install up to four copies of the OS in virtual machines on top of Windows Vista Enterprise with a single license.? http://infotech.indiatimes.com/quickiearticleshow/msid-1662113.cms Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 Ext. 4105

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Vacancy for trainees (Lib & Inf Science) at CESS Trivandrum
by Abdunnasar. A 23 Feb '07

23 Feb '07

!-- @page { size: 21cm 29.7cm; margin: 2cm } P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm } --> Dear Friends, Centre for Earth Science Studies (CESS), Trivandrum invites application for Trainees in Library and Information Science. Post : Trainee in Library & Information Science Vacancy : Two Minimum Qualification : BLISc Stipend : Rs. 5000/- per month Duration : One Year Interested candidates may rush their CV to : Registrar Centre for Earth Science Studies Post Box No.7250, Akkulam, Thiruvananthapuram - 695 031 Kerala INDIA With Regards Abdunnasar. A Librarian CESS, Trivandrum --------------------------------- Finding fabulous fares is fun. Let Yahoo! FareChase search your favorite travel sites to find flight and hotel bargains.

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"Would you borrow a book from a camel. ?"
by Krishnan 23 Feb '07

23 Feb '07

Pls visit http://www.remoteaccess.ca/ ans click on "ABOUT" icon to get e preview of REMOTE ACCESS: Distant Libraries of the World The show focuses on two 'rural' libraries in Peru and two 'mobile' libraries in Kenya. In Peru there is a library on the Amazon River that serves a large rural community. In the Andes there are over 700 libraries located in the homes of farmers serving that rural area. Kenya uses animals to bring literature and education to the hinterlands. Camels service the eastern provinces while donkeys are the preferred beast-of-burden in the western part of the country. Dr. S.Krishnan Head, Information Division National Chemical Laboratory Pashan Road PUNE 411008, INDIA e-mail: s.krishnan(a)ncl.res.in Tel: +91-20-25902650 Fax: +91-20-25902850

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Winisis to Greenstone guide - posted in the web
by Rajan 22 Feb '07

22 Feb '07

Dear All, The simple guide that help you Convert a Winisis Archive into Greenstone which I had notified in the mail group last day, is available at http://greenstonesupport.iimk.ac.in/Documentation.htm as item No 2 under "User Suppied Documentations". The third document describes about creating a Winisis Archive of full text documents, using link...OPENFILE command is listed as item No 3. A greenstone beginner's guide which has been distributed earler is there as item No1 Regards, K Rajasekharan Librarian, Kerala Institute of Local administration Mulagunnathukavu - 680 581 Thrissur, India Ph 0487-2204097 (O) 2201428 (R)

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Lecture invitation - SRELS, Bangalore
by srels 22 Feb '07

22 Feb '07

Dear Moderator: Kindly arrange to announce the following lecture invitation for the benefit of lis-forum members. K.N. Prasad Executive Officer Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science 702, 42nd Cross, III Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560 010 Ph:080-23305109 ; e-mail: srels(a)vsnl.com ************** Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science (SRELS), Bangalore cordially invites you to a Lecture on INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND LIBRARIES by Dr. S. Amba Scientist (Retd.), Central Leather Research Institute, Chennai on Monday, 26th February 2007 at 6.00 p.m. at SRELS, 702, 42nd Cross, 3rd Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560 010 Prof. K.S. Raghavan Professor, DRTC, Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore will preside RSVP: K.N. Prasad - Ph: (080) 23305109 E-mail: srels(a)vsnl.com

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Change of OPLib address & Appeal for Help
by prafulla tv 22 Feb '07

22 Feb '07

Change of OPLib address & Appeal for Help The Organization for the Protection of Libraries (OPLib) has supported and facilitated the establishment of three libraries so far. They are located at Bridge School, Yadagirigutta, Nalgonda district; Kolamasanapalli, Chittoor district and Gundrampally, Nalgonda district. The Village Knowledge & Information Centre at Kolamasanapalli, Palamaner Mandal, Chittoor district PIN code 517 432, Andhra Pradesh, was started in June 2006 and presently it is being used by around 50 readers per day. A room which could accommodate 20 persons has been provided by the local panchayat. As for library collection, it has 890 books and subscribes to 5 magazines and 2 newspapers. This library seeks donations for the purchase of furniture such as book racks, and reading tables and chairs. Currently, readers are sitting on mats spread on the floor for making use of the library. Please extend your helping hand in improving the infrastructure facilities in this library. You may send your donations by DD/cheque drawn in favour of Organization for the Protection of Libraries (OPLib) and payable at Hyderabad to: New address of OPLib Dr A Kishore President Organization for the Protection of Libraries (OPLib) H.No.9-49 New Disukhnagar Colony Near Little Citizen School Disukhnagar 500 060 Mobile: 9490003008 If you wish to contact Mr. M. Srinivas, OPLib Treasurer, please call 9848960595. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Don't get soaked. Take a quick peak at the forecast with the Yahoo! Search weather shortcut. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/shortcuts/#loc_weather

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OpencourseWare Consortium
by sandeep bhavsar 21 Feb '07

21 Feb '07

Respected All http://www.ocwconsortium.org/index.html An OpenCourseWare is a free and open digital publication of high quality educational materials, organized as courses. The OpenCourseWare Consortium is a collaboration of more than 100 higher education institutions and associated organizations from around the world creating a broad and deep body of open educational content using a shared model. The mission of the OpenCourseWare Consortium is to advance education and empower people worldwide through opencourseware. The Goals of the Consortium Extend the reach and impact of opencourseware by encouraging the adoption and adaptation of open educational materials around the world. Foster the development of additional opencourseware projects. Ensure the long-term sustainability of opencourseware projects by identifying ways to improve effectiveness and reduce costs. Best Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Management Studies Thane(W). 400601 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ email : sandeep.bhavsar(a)gmail.com Mob : 09870484626 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ --------------------------------- What kind of emailer are you? Find out today - get a free analysis of your email personality. Take the quiz at the Yahoo! Mail Championship.

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Lis-job: mafsu, nagpur (Uni.Libn & College Libn.)
by Puttaraj Choukimath 21 Feb '07

21 Feb '07

Dear All, fyi: MAHARASHTRA ANIMAL & FISHERY SCIENCES UNIVERSITY SEMINARY HILLS, NAGPUR- 440 006 ADVERTISEMENT FOR RECRUITMENT: No. MAFSU/EST/ADVT/AC/VET/17/2007 dated 05/02/2007 The applications are invited by the University for the post of Director of Research; Dean, Faculty of Lower Education; Dean, Faculty of Dairy Technology & University Librarian (Pay Scale Rs. 16400-22400), at the University Head Quarter and for the posts of Associate Dean, Head of the Department, Professors (Pay Scale Rs. 16400-22400), Associate Professors, Deputy Director Research, Hospital Superintendent (Pay Scale Rs. 12000-18300) and Assistant Professors, Subject Matter Specialists, Hospital Registrar, Asstt.Prof./Farm Manager (Pay Scale Rs. 8000-13500) under the Faculty of Veterinary Science and Assistant Professor (Physical Education) & College Librarian (Pay Scale Rs. 8000-13500) at constituent colleges. Please visit: http://www.mafsu.in/joom/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1&Itemid… or Ref: Indian Express, 7.2.07, p.5 Best of Luck. Best regards, Raj. 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 --------------------------------- Expecting? Get great news right away with email Auto-Check. Try the Yahoo! Mail Beta.

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Conversion of CDS/ISIS catalogue to greenstone
by Rajan 21 Feb '07

21 Feb '07

Dear All, It appears that a few Librarians are not clear as to whether their CDS/ISIS library catalogue can be converted into greenstone. It is very easy to convert CDS/ISIS catalogue into greenstone, with a few mouse clicks. The details are explained in the guide by Mr Pablo Moreto and Dr John Rose, already available at http://greenstonesupport.iimk.ac.in/Documents/CDS-ISIS_to_DL.pdf If librarians using CDS/ISIS are not learning greenstone, they are loosing a chance to present their database in an entirely different - but beautiful - output. K Rajasekharan Librarian, Kerala Institute of Local administration Mulagunnathukavu - 680 581 Thrissur, India Ph 0487-2204097 (O) 2201428 (R)

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Students Rally for Access to Publicly Funded Research
by vimal kumar 21 Feb '07

21 Feb '07

Dear Open Access Champions, Here is an interesting news story about the students rally for access to publicly funded research organized by international student movement for free culture, in collaboration with the Alliance for Taxpayer Access (ATA). Visit this page to read the article, http://www.taxpayeraccess.org/media/Release07-0201.html Vimal Kumar Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 vimal0212(a)yahoo.com www.asb.edu.in ____________________________________________________________________________________ Don't get soaked. Take a quick peak at the forecast with the Yahoo! Search weather shortcut. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/shortcuts/#loc_weather

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