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Standards and Guidelines for Librarians
by sheela nag 23 Nov '06

23 Nov '06

Dear Professionals, Standards and Guidelines for Librarians Go through this link http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlstandards/standardsguidelines.htm Regards Sheela S --------------------------------- Find out what India is talking about on - Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. Get it NOW Standards and Guidelines for Librarians Go through this link http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlstandards/standardsguidelines.htm http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlstandards/standardsguidelines.htm Regards Sheela S Find out what India is talking about on - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/yanswers/*http://in.answers.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/messengertagline/*http://in.messenger.yahoo.… Get it NOW

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Portal Designing
by Vandana.Karande＠ril.com 23 Nov '06

23 Nov '06

We would like to develop a portal for our department...and subsequently we will be hosting the same under our intranet site.....Can anywon help me to get the addresses of the Web desingers based in Mumbai. Libraries who have already taken the services of any web designers....... Regards, Vandana Karande Information Specialist Corporate Development Group Reliance Industries Ltd Tel No. 22847139 We would like to develop a portal for our department...and subsequently we will be hosting the same under our intranet site.....Can anywon help me to get the addresses of the Web desingers based in Mumbai. Libraries who have already taken the services of any web designers....... Regards, Vandana Karande Information Specialist Corporate Development Group Reliance Industries Ltd Tel No. 22847139

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Workshop On Open Source ILS
by Shilpa Lokhande 23 Nov '06

23 Nov '06

Centre for Development for Advanced Computing (Formerly NCST) Gulmohar Cross Rd. No.9 Juhu, Mumbai 4 00 049 Is going to organise "A Two Day Workshop On Open Source ILS for Library Professionals: An Introduction" Date : November 29-30, 2006 Timings:10.00 hrs. to 17.00 hrs) Coverage of the Workshop: Introducing the concept of Open Source Features of Open Source ILS A full day Hands-on-session ILS. Registration Form A Two Day Workshop On Open Source ILS: An Introduction November 29-30, 2006 Registration Fees: Rs. 500/- Name: ______________________________________ Designation: __________________________________ Organization: _________________________________ Address: _____________________________________ ____________________________________________ Phone: ________________ Mobile: ________________ Email: ______________________________________ I enclose a cheque/ DD No.__________ for Rs. ______, in favour of C-DAC, Mumbai . Date: ________________ Signature: ______________ The number of participants will be limited to 20 to ensure individual attention. Registrations will be on first-cum-first-serve basis. Mail the completed registration form along with the registration fees to : The Librarian C-DAC (Formerly NCST) Gulmohar Cross Rd. No.9 JVPD, Juhu, Mumbai 400 049 Tel: 26201606, 26201574 Fax: 022-26210139, 26232195 Email: library(a)cdacmumbai.in Contact Persons: Truptee Shah / Savita Rao (Last date for receiving the registration form is November 26, 2006) (Please reply to this mail for pdf format of Registration form) Centre for Development for Advanced Computing (Formerly NCST) Gulmohar Cross Rd. No.9 Juhu, Mumbai 4 00 049 Is going to organise "A Two Day Workshop On Open Source ILS for Library Professionals: An Introduction" Date : November 29-30, 2006 Timings:10.00 hrs. to 17.00 hrs) Coverage of the Workshop: Introducing the concept of Open Source Features of Open Source ILS A full day Hands-on-session ILS. Registration Form A Two Day Workshop On Open Source ILS: An Introduction November 29-30, 2006 Registration Fees: Rs. 500/- Name: ______________________________________ Designation: __________________________________ Organization: _________________________________ Address: _____________________________________ ____________________________________________ Phone: ________________ Mobile: ________________ Email: ______________________________________ I enclose a cheque/ DD No.__________ for Rs. ______, in favour of C-DAC, Mumbai . Date: ________________ Signature: ______________ The number of participants will be limited to 20 to ensure individual attention. Registrations will be on first-cum-first-serve basis. Mail the completed registration form along with the registration fees to : The Librarian C-DAC (Formerly NCST) Gulmohar Cross Rd. No.9 JVPD, Juhu, Mumbai 400 049 Tel: 26201606, 26201574 Fax: 022-26210139, 26232195 Email: library(a)cdacmumbai.in Contact Persons: Truptee Shah / Savita Rao (Last date for receiving the registration form is November 26, 2006) (Please reply to this mail for pdf format of Registration form) http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigclick.cgi/www.rediff.com/signa… http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigimpress.cgi/www.rediff.com/sig…

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Google Launches Web Book Reader
by Farooque Shaheen 23 Nov '06

23 Nov '06

Google launched a Web-based application for reading books digitized by the company's Book Search project. Like Google Maps and Gmail, the interactive tool works directly in a Web browser and supports zooming as well as a fullscreen mode. Books that are available through the search can still be downloaded in PDF format, but Google's online utility replaces the need for the bulky Adobe Reader. Users can switch to a two-page view that appears like a physical book, or read one page per screen like a standard Web page. Scrolling through the book is instant using the mouse. http://www.betanews.com/article/Google_Launches_Web_Book_Reader/1164238467 Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India (P) Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 Ext. 4105 Google launched a Web-based application for reading books digitized by the company's Book Search project. Like Google Maps and Gmail, the interactive tool works directly in a Web browser and supports zooming as well as a fullscreen mode. Books that are available through the search can still be downloaded in PDF format, but Google's online utility replaces the need for the bulky Adobe Reader. Users can switch to a two-page view that appears like a physical book, or read one page per screen like a standard Web page. Scrolling through the book is instant using the mouse. http://www.betanews.com/article/Google_Launches_Web_Book_Reader/1164238467 Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India (P) Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 Ext. 4105

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Virtual Library
by T. B. Ghosh 23 Nov '06

23 Nov '06

The following URL may help the resaearcher and academics to find out information and other document. http://ghoshvlib.tripod.com/ T. B. Ghosh Librarian S. V. National Institute of Technology, Surat - 395 007 (Gujarat) INDIA --------------------------------- Find out what India is talking about on - Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. Get it NOW The following URL may help the resaearcher and academics to find out information and other document. http://ghoshvlib.tripod.com/ http://ghoshvlib.tripod.com/ http://ghoshvlib.tripod.com T. B. Ghosh Librarian S. V. National Institute of Technology, Surat - 395 007 (Gujarat) INDIA Find out what India is talking about on - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/yanswers/*http://in.answers.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/messengertagline/*http://in.messenger.yahoo.… Get it NOW

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other name for library
by mythili` krishnamurthy 23 Nov '06

23 Nov '06

The other equivalanrt name for Library will be NODAL LEARNING CENTER GYANA BHANDARA KNOWLEDGE SHARING CENTER Mythili.k M.Phil (Ph.d ) Librarian Seshadripuram Evening Degree College Bangalore-560 020 GYANA BHANDARA KNOWLEDGE SHARING CENTER Mythili.k M.Phil (Ph.d ) Librarian Seshadripuram Evening Degree College Bangalore-560 020

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The "M" Word - Marketing Libraries
by Thapar, Amit 23 Nov '06

23 Nov '06

The "M" Word - Marketing Libraries http://themwordblog.blogspot.com/ A blog from Nancy Dowd, marketer for the New Jersey State Library, which has done some amazing marketing (like the Superlibrarian campaign). She provides tips and links to interesting articles and presentations. The "M" Word - Marketing Libraries http://themwordblog.blogspot.com/ http://themwordblog.blogspot.com/ A blog from Nancy Dowd, marketer for the New Jersey State Library, which has done some amazing marketing (like the Superlibrarian campaign). She provides tips and links to interesting articles and presentations.

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Paul Ginsparg on the value of open access archiving
by Subbiah Arunachalam 23 Nov '06

23 Nov '06

Friends: Please look up http://www.jneurosci.org/cgi/content/full/26/38/9606 for a very interesting and informative article by open access pioneer Paul Ginsparg. You will realise how much scientists are missing by not yet making all their reserach papers open access and how much the progress of science is hindered by the indifference of policy makers who, in spite of much evidence, are not mandating open access for all research papers resulting from publicly-funded research. Best wishes. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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DELNET's Invitation
by Sangeeta Kaul, Network Manager, DELNET 22 Nov '06

22 Nov '06

DELNET Developing Library Network cordially invite you and your colleagues to a lecture on Who Guards the Guards : Challenges and Strategies for Digital Preservation by Heather Brown Asst Director, Paper, Artlab Australia & Project Officer, State Library of South Australia, for University of South Australia Business Information Course on Tuesday, December 5, 2006 at 3:00 p.m. at the Conference Room, DELNET JNU Campus, Nelson Mandela Road, Vasant Kunj (Across Hotel Grand) New Delhi-110070 Tea : 2.30 pm RSVP : 32471010, 9810329992 ============================================================================= Do not live in the past, do not live in the future; concentrate the mind on the present moment. Buddha (568-488 BC, Indian born, founder of Buddhism) ============================================================================= _______________________________________________________________________________ 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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Re: [LIS-Forum] Urgent Need of GSDL Software
by Mailing List Manager 22 Nov '06

22 Nov '06

Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2006 09:04:15 +0100 From: John Rose <johnrose(a)alumni.caltech.edu> Dear Mr Nath, There have been three Greenstone CD-ROMs issued by UNESCO, but you should get the most recent one with version 2.70 which can be obtained from Jean-Claude Dauphin at UNESCO <jc.dauphin(a)unesco.org>. Alternatively, you can download the most recent version, 2.71 from the Greenstone site at http://www.greenstone.org Please note that 2.71 is an "unstable" version which has many new functions but has not been completely debugged. The latest "stable" version is 2.70w (more recent than 2.70u on the UNESCO CD-ROM) which can be downloaded at http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=12123 . The next stable version, 2.72, will be released around the end of 2006. It is very easy to update the version you are using by deleting the old one (keeping the existing collections) and installing the new one. Greenstone enables a very easy and complete conversion of CDS/ISIS databases, either "as is" (for publishing CDS/ISIS data only) or for building a digital library with the documents associated with CDS/SIS records. There is a guide for this at http://greenstone.sourceforge.net/wiki/gsdoc/others/CDS-ISIS_to_DL.doc . If you want to use version 2.71 for CDS/ISIS conversion (instead of using 2.70 or waiting for 2.72), there are a couple of fixes to be done, which I could provide. Finally, there is a South Asian Greenstone support effort whose website is http://greenstonesupport.iimk.ac.in ; you can sign up for the discussion/help group for this effort on this site, and/or for the main Greenstone discussion groups on the main Greenstone site. Best regards, John Rose > Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 01:14:36 -0800 (PST) > From: Kumar Amar Nath <karn190(a)yahoo.com> > Subject: [LIS-Forum] Urgent Need of GSDL Software > To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > Dear All > please let me aware that how i can get the CD _Rom > version of GSDL Software any version. Actually I am > planning to make our library DIGITAL Library starting > from digital access of Article collection. It is > urgent please do the needfull. > > Kumar Aamar Nath > > Librarian > R& D Centre > HEG Ltd.Mandideep > Near Bhopal. > # 09424402359 John B. Rose 1 Bis, Rue des Châtre-Sacs 92310 Sèvres France Email: <johnrose(a)alumni.caltech.edu>

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msdewey: Human touch to search engine
by Mallikarjuna, H.B 22 Nov '06

22 Nov '06

Dear Professionals, Search engine: Ms. Dewey -very interesting and funny search engine with Human touch.It's a flash based site with a real person constantly interjecting comments on your search with a lot funny expression and emotions. Something really funny, if you're idle on the page, you'll see ms Dewey knocking your monitor pointing you where you could possibly type in something to search. If you keep on idle, she'll then angry and then just giving up on you. http://www.msdewey.com/ -- Regards hbmallikarjuna hbmallikarjuna[at]gmail.com http://mallikarjunahb.blogspot.com Indian Libraries and Librarians search engine :http://tinyurl.com/yfrozb --------------------------------- Find out what India is talking about on - Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. Get it NOW Dear Professionals, Search engine: Ms. Dewey -very interesting and funny search engine with Human touch.It's a flash based site with a real person constantly interjecting comments on your search with a lot funny expression and emotions. Something really funny, if you're idle on the page, you'll see ms Dewey knocking your monitor pointing you where you could possibly type in something to search. If you keep on idle, she'll then angry and then just giving up on you. http://www.msdewey.com/ http://www.msdewey.com/ -- Regards hbmallikarjuna hbmallikarjuna[at]gmail.com http://mallikarjunahb.blogspot.com/ http://mallikarjunahb.blogspot.com Indian Libraries and Librarians search engine : http://tinyurl.com/yfrozb http://tinyurl.com/yfrozb Find out what India is talking about on - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/yanswers/*http://in.answers.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/messengertagline/*http://in.messenger.yahoo.… Get it NOW

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Library Officer - TCS Pune & Hyderabad positions
by k.satyanarayana＠tcs.com 22 Nov '06

22 Nov '06

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Job Opportunity at Library & Information Centre (LIC) - Tata Consultancy Services Tata Consultancy Services Limited (TCS) is the world-leading information technology consulting, services, and business process outsourcing organization. Commencing operations in 1968, today TCS has a presence in 34 countries across 6 continents & a comprehensive range of services across diverse industries. TCS has one of the largest corporate library systems in India with 51 libraries located in 12 cities managed by 120 professionals. Backed with world class infrastructure facilities and high quality processes, TCS libraries offer a variety of information services in alignment to the business needs of the organization. TCS is looking for suitable candidates for the following position at Hyderabad (one position) & Pune (one position) Designation: ?Officer - Library & Information Centre? Last Date to Receive Applications: 4th Dec. 2006 Qualifications & Experience: M.L.I.Sc/M.Sc (Lib.Sc), MIM, MSc (ISc)/ADIS or equivalent, with 0 to 3 years experience in library/documentation/information handling, preferably in corporate, scientific, technology environments. Candidates with a flair for IT and good communication skills will be preferred. Knowledge of any foreign language (German, Spanish, Japanese) will be a plus. Job Description: The person would be a member of the Hyderabad / Pune library team. His/her responsibilities would include handling electronic resources, web pages, information services, housekeeping operations and circulation. The person should be flexible to work at any of the locations within the city & carry out extended hours Key Responsibilities: Assist the branch libraries to achieve their objectives, namely: · Offer timely & relevant information services · Deliver housekeeping operations · Create and archive information assets · Provide uninterrupted library hours All positions are regular in nature & compensation will match the best in the industry Interested candidates may email / post their resumes including complete academic records with percentage of marks, latest by 4th Dec. 2006, to For Hyderabad position, e-mail/contact Nagappa B. Branch Head - Library & Information Centre Tata Consultancy Services Limited Plot No. 1, Survey No. 64/2, Software Units Layout, Seri Lingampally Mandal, Hi-tech City, Madhapur, Hyderabad - 500 081, Andhra Pradesh, India Tel. 91-40-6667 2533/31 Mailto: nagappa.b(a)tcs.com For Pune position, e-mail/contact Satyanarayana K V Branch Head - Library & Information Centre Tata Consultancy Services Limited 54-B, Hadapsar Industrial Estate Pune - 411013 Tel. 91-20-6608 6454 Mailto: k.satyanarayana(a)tcs.com Superscribe the envelope or mention in the subject line of the email as "Application for the post of Officer - Library & Information Centre". Please do not enclose photocopies of marksheets/certificates etc., now. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. ForwardSourceID:NT000377E2 =====-----=====-----===== 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 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Job Opportunity at Library & Information Centre (LIC) - Tata Consultancy Services Tata Consultancy Services Limited (TCS) is the world-leading information technology consulting, services, and business process outsourcing organization. Commencing operations in 1968, today TCS has a presence in 34 countries across 6 continents & a comprehensive range of services across diverse industries. TCS has one of the largest corporate library systems in India with 51 libraries located in 12 cities managed by 120 professionals. Backed with world class infrastructure facilities and high quality processes, TCS libraries offer a variety of information services in alignment to the business needs of the organization. TCS is looking for suitable candidates for the following position at Hyderabad (one position) & Pune (one position) Designation: “Officer - Library & Information Centre” Last Date to Receive Applications: 4th Dec. 2006 Qualifications & Experience: M.L.I.Sc/M.Sc (Lib.Sc), MIM, MSc (ISc)/ADIS or equivalent, with 0 to 3 years experience in library/documentation/information handling, preferably in corporate, scientific, technology environments. Candidates with a flair for IT and good communication skills will be preferred. Knowledge of any foreign language (German, Spanish, Japanese) will be a plus. Job Description: The person would be a member of the Hyderabad / Pune library team. His/her responsibilities would include handling electronic resources, web pages, information services, housekeeping operations and circulation. The person should be flexible to work at any of the locations within the city & carry out extended hours Key Responsibilities: Assist the branch libraries to achieve their objectives, namely: · Offer timely & relevant information services · Deliver housekeeping operations · Create and archive information assets · Provide uninterrupted library hours All positions are regular in nature & compensation will match the best in the industry Interested candidates may email / post their resumes including complete academic records with percentage of marks, latest by 4th Dec. 2006, to For Hyderabad position, e-mail/contact Nagappa B. Branch Head - Library & Information Centre Tata Consultancy Services Limited Plot No. 1, Survey No. 64/2, Software Units Layout, Seri Lingampally Mandal, Hi-tech City, Madhapur, Hyderabad - 500 081, Andhra Pradesh, India Tel. 91-40-6667 2533/31 Mailto: nagappa.b(a)tcs.com For Pune position, e-mail/contact Satyanarayana K V Branch Head - Library & Information Centre Tata Consultancy Services Limited 54-B, Hadapsar Industrial Estate Pune - 411013 Tel. 91-20-6608 6454 Mailto: k.satyanarayana(a)tcs.com Superscribe the envelope or mention in the subject line of the email as "Application for the post of Officer - Library & Information Centre". Please do not enclose photocopies of marksheets/certificates etc., now. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. ForwardSourceID:NT000377E2 =====-----=====-----===== 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

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Lecture invitation
by srels 22 Nov '06

22 Nov '06

Dear Moderator : Please announce the following invitation to a lecture organized by the SRELS, Bangalore. Thanking you, Sincerely, K.N. Prasad Executive Officer Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science 702, 42nd Cross, 3rd Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560 010 Ph: (080) 23305109 Email: srels(a)vsnl.com ** *** ** Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science (SRELS), Bangalore Cordially invites you to a Special Lecture on VIRTUAL REFERENCE SERVICES by Prof. Achim Osswald Professor, Institute of Information Science, University of Applied Sciences, Cologne, Germany on Wednesday, 6th December 2006 at 6.00 p.m. at SRELS, 702, 42nd Cross, 3rd Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560 010 Prof. I.K. Ravichandra Rao Head, Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore presides RSVP: K.N. Prasad - Ph: (080) 23305109 Email: srels(a)vsnl.com Dear Moderator : Please announce the following invitation to a lecture organized by the SRELS, Bangalore. Thanking you, Sincerely, K.N. Prasad Executive Officer Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science 702, 42nd Cross, 3rd Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560 010 Ph: (080) 23305109 Email: mailto:srels@vsnl.com srels(a)vsnl.com ** *** ** Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science (SRELS), Bangalore Cordially invites you to a Special Lecture on VIRTUAL REFERENCE SERVICES by Prof. Achim Osswald Professor, Institute of Information Science, University of Applied Sciences, Cologne, Germany on Wednesday, 6th December 2006 at 6.00 p.m. at SRELS, 702, 42nd Cross, 3rd Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560 010 Prof. I.K. Ravichandra Rao Head, Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore presides RSVP: K.N. Prasad - Ph: (080) 23305109 Email: mailto:srels@vsnl.com srels(a)vsnl.com

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After CAS - Where is Parity
by ANIL SINGH 22 Nov '06

22 Nov '06

Dear Friends, UGC has given CAS for librarians vide its notification dated 19 Oct 2006. From this notification, it seems that no advance increaments will be given to Assistant Librarians who joined the profession with PhD. And there is also no provision of giving two increaments for those who completed their PhD in service. In the case of Lecturership if someone has PhD before joining the service, he/she will get the senior scale after 4 years of service. But ALs whether they have the PhD or not, all will get the senior scale after six years of service. This anamoly shows that there is still no parity between librarians and teachers and we must raise this issue with UGC in collaboration with different library associations working in India. Anil Singh Division of Library, Documentation and Information National Council of Educational Research and Training Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi - 110016 E-mail: rathoreas(a)hotmail.com; dr_anilsingh(a)rediffmail.com Mobile: 98911-37368 Phone: 26560620-305 (Extn.) Eat well and eat right. http://g.msn.com/8HMAENIN/2731??PS=47575 Get tips on nutrition from Naini Setalvad

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Slideshare: Share your slides online
by Mallikarjuna, H.B 22 Nov '06

22 Nov '06

Dear Professionals, Slideshare an ingenious tool for publishing/viewing slides online, It is like a YouTube for your Presentations, ...................More helpful . Get email notification when people comment on your slideshows You can get an RSS feed for a particular user on SlideShare. Now you can bookmark slideshows that you want to remember. See this e.g: 1. koha------http://tinyurl.com/yn43pg 2. Web 2.0 In Medicine & Library 2.0′03:20 11/22/2006, David Rothman, teaching/training, technology, web applications, --http://tinyurl.com/yabd5x -- Regards hbmallikarjuna hbmallikarjuna[at]gmail.com http://mallikarjunahb.blogspot.com Indian Libraries and Librarians search engine :http://tinyurl.com/yfrozb --------------------------------- Find out what India is talking about on - Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. Get it NOW Dear Professionals, Slideshare an ingenious tool for publishing/viewing slides online, It is like a YouTube for your Presentations, ...................More helpful . Get email notification when people comment on your slideshows You can get an RSS feed for a particular user on SlideShare. Now you can bookmark slideshows that you want to remember. See this e.g: 1. koha------http://tinyurl.com/yn43pg 2. Web 2.0 In Medicine & Library 2.0′03:20 11/22/2006, David Rothman, teaching/training, technology, web applications, -- http://tinyurl.com/yabd5x -- Regards hbmallikarjuna hbmallikarjuna[at]gmail.com http://mallikarjunahb.blogspot.com http://mallikarjunahb.blogspot.com Indian Libraries and Librarians search engine :http://tinyurl.com/yfrozb Find out what India is talking about on - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/yanswers/*http://in.answers.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/messengertagline/*http://in.messenger.yahoo.… Get it NOW

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The OA - open source software connection
by Subbiah Arunachalam 22 Nov '06

22 Nov '06

>From Peter Suer's blog Open source science: solutions from outsiders Martha Lagace, Open Source Science: A New Model for Innovation, Working Knowledge, November 20, 2006. An interview with Karim Lakhani, an assistant professor at the Harvard Business School. (Thanks to John Russell.) Excerpt: In a perfect world, scientists share problems and work together on solutions for the good of society. In the real world, however, that's usually not the case. The main obstacles: competition for publication and intellectual property protection. Is there a model for encouraging large-scale scientific problem solving? Yes, and it comes from an unexpected and unrelated corner of the universe: open source software development. That's the view of Karim R. Lakhani, an assistant professor at Harvard Business School with an extensive research background in open source software communities and their innovation and product development strategies. His latest research analyzes how open source norms of transparency, permeable access, and collaboration might work with scientists. What he and his coauthors discovered: "broadcasting" or introducing problems to outsiders yields effective solutions. Indeed, it was outsiders --those with expertise at the periphery of a problem's field-- who were most likely to find answers and do so quickly. The study and its findings are described in his paper "The Value of Openness in Scientific Problem Solving," coauthored with Lars Bo Jeppesen, Peter A. Lohse, and Jill A. Panetta. It describes how broadcast search was used with 166 distinct scientific problems from the research laboratories of twenty-six firms from ten countries over a four-and-a-half year period. Problems involved everything from biotech to consumer products and agrochemicals.... Q: What is different about problem solving in the open source and science communities? A: Open source software developers are very pragmatic and focused on solving problems. Scientists are focused on problems too, but their priority is often publication and that can sometimes come in the way of openness and sharing. The ideals of science are, of course, openness, sharing, and no restrictions on the free flow of knowledge, but in practice that doesn't happen much at all. Some scientists, however, are pushing back and many say they need to rethink how they conduct science.... Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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Library name
by Balesh Kumar 21 Nov '06

21 Nov '06

Dear sir, Other names of library can be 1. Learning Resources Center 2. Resources and Information Center Regards Balesh Kumar Librarian Haryana College of Technology & Management, Kaithal Haryana --------------------------------- Find out what India is talking about on - Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. Get it NOW Dear sir, Other names of library can be 1. Learning Resources Center 2. Resources and Information Center Regards Balesh Kumar Librarian Haryana College of Technology & Management, Kaithal Haryana Find out what India is talking about on - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/yanswers/*http://in.answers.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/messengertagline/*http://in.messenger.yahoo.… Get it NOW

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Fwd: [Asis-l] ASIS&T SIG-III InfoShare Awards for STUDENTS - Final call
by J. K. Vijayakumar 20 Nov '06

20 Nov '06

FYI Vika Kravchyna <vika.kravchyna(a)arius3d.com> wrote: Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 10:48:14 -0500 From: "Vika Kravchyna" <vika.kravchyna(a)arius3d.com> To: <asis-l(a)asis.org>, <ifla-l(a)infoserv.inist.fr>, <sigiii-l(a)asis.org> Subject: [Asis-l] ASIS&T SIG-III InfoShare Awards for STUDENTS - Final call ** Please forgive duplicate postings ** Dear Colleagues, The ASIS&T International Information Issues Special Interest Group (SIG III) is pleased to announce that for 2007 we will be able to sponsor a group of deserving information science PhD and Masters students who STUDY and RESIDE in developing countries for complimentary ASIS&T memberships. We are soliciting nominations of student candidates for the InfoShare Student Membership Award. Please send recommendations of deserving students to Vika Kravchyna (vika.kravchyna(a)arius3d.com) Please include a Curriculum Vitae (or equivalent) and a brief description of why this person is deserving of membership, including their willingness to promote ASIS&T within their networks. Awardees will be decided by a vote of the SIG III officers at the end of 2006. Each membership award will be for one year, with the possibility of renewal for a second year if the new member proves to be a strong advocate for ASIS&T in their home country during the course of the year. Awardees will be asked to submit a report on their activities by next year Annual Meeting, which may include, but are not limited to: - sharing ASIS&T publications that you receive (the Bulletin of ASIS&T and JASIS&T) with other colleagues - promoting the SIG-III paper contest among your colleagues - serving as a contact/coordinator for ASIS&T members traveling to your area who may be able to speak about ASIS&T and information science - sponsoring lectures on information science topics in your area on behalf of ASIS&T - organize student chapters and keep in touch with other student chapters around the world We look forward to welcoming new members to ASIS&T from across the globe, with your help. Please start thinking about student candidates among your networks and send your nominations to Vika Kravchyna (vika.kravchyna(a)arius3d.com) Deadline for all nominations is December 15, 2006. Best wishes, Vika Kravchyna ---------------------------------- J. K. Vijayakumar MLIS PhD Assistant Director - Library American University of Antigua Post Box W-1451, St. Johns ANTIGUA, West Indies Blog http://libinfospace.blogspot.com ---------------------------------- Head Quarters: #2 Wall Street, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10005, USA --------------------------------- Sponsored Link Mortgage rates near 39yr lows. $420,000 Mortgage for $1,399/mo - Calculate new house payment FYI Vika Kravchyna <vika.kravchyna(a)arius3d.com> wrote: Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 10:48:14 -0500 From: "Vika Kravchyna" <vika.kravchyna(a)arius3d.com> To: <asis-l(a)asis.org>, <ifla-l(a)infoserv.inist.fr>, <sigiii-l(a)asis.org> Subject: [Asis-l] ASIS&T SIG-III InfoShare Awards for STUDENTS - Final call ** Please forgive duplicate postings ** Dear Colleagues, The ASIS&T International Information Issues Special Interest Group (SIG III) is pleased to announce that for 2007 we will be able to sponsor a group of deserving information science PhD and Masters students who STUDY and RESIDE in developing countries for complimentary ASIS&T memberships. We are soliciting nominations of student candidates for the InfoShare Student Membership Award. Please send recommendations of deserving students to Vika Kravchyna (vika.kravchyna(a)arius3d.com) Please include a Curriculum Vitae (or equivalent) and a brief description of why this person is deserving of membership, including their willingness to promote ASIS&T within their networks. Awardees will be decided by a vote of the SIG III officers at the end of 2006. Each membership award will be for one year, with the possibility of renewal for a second year if the new member proves to be a strong advocate for ASIS&T in their home country during the course of the year. Awardees will be asked to submit a report on their activities by next year Annual Meeting, which may include, but are not limited to: - sharing ASIS&T publications that you receive (the Bulletin of ASIS&T and JASIS&T) with other colleagues - promoting the SIG-III paper contest among your colleagues - serving as a contact/coordinator for ASIS&T members traveling to your area who may be able to speak about ASIS&T and information science - sponsoring lectures on information science topics in your area on behalf of ASIS&T - organize student chapters and keep in touch with other student chapters around the world We look forward to welcoming new members to ASIS&T from across the globe, with your help. Please start thinking about student candidates among your networks and send your nominations to Vika Kravchyna (vika.kravchyna(a)arius3d.com) Deadline for all nominations is December 15, 2006. Best wishes, Vika Kravchyna ---------------------------------- J. K. Vijayakumar MLIS PhD Assistant Director - Library American University of Antigua Post Box W-1451, St. Johns ANTIGUA, West Indies Blog http://libinfospace.blogspot.com http://libinfospace.blogspot.com ---------------------------------- Head Quarters: #2 Wall Street, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10005, USA Sponsored Link Mortgage rates near 39yr lows. $420,000 Mortgage for $1,399/mo - http://www.lowermybills.com/lre/index.jsp?sourceid=lmb-9132-16414&moid=4116 Calculate new house payment

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Other name of the Library
by sankar p 20 Nov '06

20 Nov '06

Dear Professionals Kindly give suggestions to the other name of the Library. Like that Knowledge Centre, Learning Centre, Learning Information Centre.. Thanks Sankar Librarian. sankarmp17(a)yahoo.com Yours Sankar P. --------------------------------- Check out the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta - Fire up a more powerful email and get things done faster. Dear Professionals Kindly give suggestions to the other name of the Library. Like that Knowledge Centre, Learning Centre, Learning Information Centre.. Thanks Sankar Librarian. sankarmp17(a)yahoo.com Yours Sankar P. http://www.storage4all.com/uploads/60a158c834.gif Check out http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=43257/*http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailb… the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta - Fire up a more powerful email and get things done faster.

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Urgent Need of GSDL Software
by Kumar Amar Nath 20 Nov '06

20 Nov '06

Dear All please let me aware that how i can get the CD _Rom version of GSDL Software any version. Actually I am planning to make our library DIGITAL Library starting from digital access of Article collection. It is urgent please do the needfull. Kumar Aamar Nath Librarian R& D Centre HEG Ltd.Mandideep Near Bhopal. # 09424402359 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Sponsored Link Mortgage rates near 39yr lows. $510k for $1,698/mo. Calculate new payment! www.LowerMyBills.com/lre

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MyDLIS, MyLISA, and KALA - Library Week Celebrations
by mkumbar＠lisc.uni-mysore.ac.in 20 Nov '06

20 Nov '06

As a part of National Library Week (Nov 14-20, 2006), MyDLIS (Department of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, Mysore) in collaboration with MyLISA (Mysore Library and Information Scientists Association, Mysore) and KALA (Karnataka Library Association) had organized a talk on Books Speak by Prof. Lingadeveru Halemane, Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore on November 16, 2006 at 4.30 PM. It was organized at the Department of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore. Prof. Lingadevaru Halemane, a linguist, writer and an eminent theatre personality delivered a lecture on the occasion. He began his speech by how he decided the topic for the talk. He said the topic of the occasion was derived from Safdar Hashmi s (A playwright and a father of Indian street play) Kitabein, a poem on importance of books in life. Prof. Lingadevaru has taken the audience for an intellectual journey with his vast experience and eloquent speech on the topic and linking the topic from literature post-modernism and to the developmental journalism. He spoke about the emergence of Readers Response Theory in the context of post-modernism and its influence in changing the path of the writings of the future. He shared his 15 years of experience with Literacy Mission and stressed the need for creating a literate society that enables to do value judgment in society. Prof. Halemane criticized the compartmentalized curricula based education system, because of its limitations to expand the knowledge base of the students. The emergence of interdisciplinary subjects in all branches of knowledge demands for the attitude for cutting across the barriers of curriculum. Further he said in spite of Internet, the popularity of books is not diminishing. He cited the example of jointly concluded Frankfurt Book Fair in Germany and the success of the book industry with all the technological advancement. Finally he concluded saying that Books are the only best companion and direct the right path in our life. Prof. Shalini Urs, President, MyLISA was present and spoke on this occasion. She said since the inception of MyLISA various activities are being conducted. She spoke about the importance of National Library Week and its celebrations in India. Dr. Mallinath Kumbar, Chairman of the Department welcomed the gathering, Dr.N.S Harinarayana of the Department introduced the chief guest, Mr. M.V.Sunil, Secretary, MyLISA proposed the vote of thanks and Dr.M. Chandrashekara, Reader in the Department anchored the program. Dr. Mallinath Kumbar Reader and Chairman Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore Mysore 570 006

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Need articles (Sushant T. Yaragatti)
by Mailing List Manager 20 Nov '06

20 Nov '06

Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2006 20:51:46 +0530 (IST) From: Sushant Yaragatti <sushant_ty(a)yahoo.co.in> Dear friends, Prof. Srinivas from Maharanis Science College, Mysore is in need of these articles for his project. Kindly forward this WORD/PDF version to his mail ID given below. mscwns(a)yahoo.com Following are the list of articles..... List of Journals Journal of Geophysical Research SL.No.VolumePageYear 19414661-146721989 210110839-108471996 3932461-24731988 4883869-end of article1983 Geophysical Research Letters SL.No.VolumePageYear 1202315-23181993 2202299-23021993 38927-end of article1981 48923-end of article1981 5254047-40501998 Journal of Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physic SL.No.VolumePageYear 152695-7051990 247835-8441985 356321-3351994 Advances in Space Research SL.No.VolumePageYear 114161-1641994 24175-1861984 310219-2281990 42021�.or so. �Universal and diurnal variations of mesospheric fields� By Zadorozhny and Tyutin 1997 Annales Geophysical or so. �Ann. Geophys� SL.No.VolumePageYear 1Not Known1544-15511998 Regards, Sushant T. Yaragatti Librarian, Christ Junior College, Bangalore-29. Ph.No.: 9343575517 email: sushant.yaragatti(a)gmail.com

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Why open access? Tim Brody answers
by Mailing List Manager 20 Nov '06

20 Nov '06

Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2006 08:49:38 +0000 (GMT) From: Subbiah Arunachalam <subbiah_a(a)yahoo.com> Friends: Here is a short piece by Tim Brody of the University of Southampton. A strong arguement indeed in favour of mandating open access to all research, especially publicly funded research. Best wishes. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] ------- Open access and science I've been asked to contribute to a 'focus' section on open access: More precisely, do you think that open-access publication speeds up scientific dialog between researchers and, consequently, should be extended to the whole scientific literature as quickly as possible? Do you really think that Open-Access Articles Have a Greater Research Impact? If yes, what are, according to you the main consequences on communication between scientists? For details, visit, http://oapeon.blogspot.com/2006/06/open-access-and-science.html

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Fwd: ETD2007 Conference in Uppsala, Sweden - Call for papers
by Mailing List Manager 20 Nov '06

20 Nov '06

Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2006 07:40:15 +0000 (GMT) From: Subbiah Arunachalam <subbiah_a(a)yahoo.com> --- Eva Müller <eva.muller(a)UB.UU.SE> wrote: > Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 16:43:55 +0100 > From: Eva Müller <eva.muller(a)UB.UU.SE> > Subject: ETD2007 Conference in Uppsala, Sweden - > Call for papers > To: JISC-REPOSITORIES(a)JISCMAIL.AC.UK > > From ETD2007 Conference Committee - etd2007(a)ub.uu.se > > Call for papers - ETD2007 > > 10th International Symposium on Electronic Theses > and Dissertations > Uppsala, Sweden, June 13-16, 2007 > http://epc.ub.uu.se/ETD2007/ > ETD2007 - Added Value for E-theses

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Call for Paticipation at the International Workshop on Digital Library at Kolkata
by Arup Raychaudhury 20 Nov '06

20 Nov '06

International Workshop on Research Issues in Digital Libraries (in co-operation with ACM SIGIR) December 12-15, 2006, Kolkata http://www.isical.ac.in/~iwridl ========================================================================= We are pleased to inform you that we are going to organize an International Workshop on Research Issues in Digital Libraries in co-operation with ACM SIGIR, from 12th December to 15th December, 2006 in Kolkata, India. Contributors/Speakers: ---------------------- Karen Sparck Jones Hiromichi Fujisawa Donald H. Kraft Joemon M. Jose Carol Peters Prateek Sarkar George Nagy Hsin-Hsi Chen Stephen M. Griffin Norbert Fuhr Richard Wright Michael S. Hart Henry S. Baird Ian H. Witten William I. Grosky Michael J. Kurtz Stephen Robertson Christian Fluhr Gerard Huet Gabriella Pasi Michel Beigbeder Noriko Kando Brigitte Grau Edward A. Fox Topics: ------- http://www.isical.ac.in/~iwridl/program.html Indexing and retrieval techniques Cross-lingual information retrieval XML retrieval Natural language processing Multimedia indexing and retrieval Document image processing Evaluation methodology eBooks and society Registration: ------------- http://www.isical.ac.in/~iwridl/online.html Registration Fees: Indian participants International participants >From Academia: INR 4,000 From SAARC countries: USD 100 >From Non-Academia: INR 10,000 Others: USD 250 All SIGIR members are eligible for the academic registration rate. Please register online at http://www.isical.ac.in/~iwridl/online.html. Organizers: ----------- Indian Statistical Institute Centre for the Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Kolkata Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur -- Arup Raychaudhury _____________________________________________________________ Indian Statistical Institute |Phone: 91-33-2575 2106/2100/2118 203 B.T. Road | Kolkata 700 108 |Fax : 91-33-2578 1412 INDIA | _____________________________________________________________

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Google puts a face on Google Apps
by dibya pradhan 19 Nov '06

19 Nov '06

Dear professional Google puts a face on Google Apps Start Page to aggregate e-mail, calendar, and IM This week, Google will put a face on Google Apps for Your Domain, released as beta last August, when it unveils Start Page, a customizable home page for single users and organizations that will aggregate all of the Google applications. Just like Google Apps, the Start Page will also be hosted by Google and like the Apps, it will allow organizations to brand the Start Page as their own. (http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/11/13/HNgooglestart_1.html?source=NLC-S… Regards. Dibya Kishor Pradhan NIT, Rourkela Dear professional Google puts a face on Google Apps Start Page to aggregate e-mail, calendar, and IM This week, Google will put a face on Google Apps for Your Domain, released as beta last August, when it unveils Start Page, a customizable home page for single users and organizations that will aggregate all of the Google applications. Just like Google Apps, the Start Page will also be hosted by Google and like the Apps, it will allow organizations to brand the Start Page as their own. (http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/11/13/HNgooglestart_1.html?source=NLC-S… Regards. Dibya Kishor Pradhan NIT, Rourkela http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigclick.cgi/www.rediff.com/signa… http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigimpress.cgi/www.rediff.com/sig…

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Open Educational Resources
by Indira K. 18 Nov '06

18 Nov '06

Dear All, UNESCO's International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) and the OECD's Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI) are holding an Internet discussion forum to focus on the findings and conclusions from a draft OECD study on Open Educational Resources. The forum will be organized in three week-long sessions: a.. Week 1 (13-19 November): What do we know about users and producers of OER? b.. Week 2 (20-26 November): What are the motives or incentives and barriers for individuals and institutions to use, produce and share OER? c.. Week 3 (27 November - 1 December): What are the policy implications and the most pressing policy issues at institutional, regional and national level coming out from this study? http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=23365&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECT… http://www.unesco.org/iiep/virtualuniversity/forumshome.php?queryforums_id=3 http://www.oecd.org/document/20/0,2340,en_2649_33723_35023444_1_1_1_1,00.ht… Regards, Indira -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ms. Indira Koneru Faculty Associate Department of Library Science Academic Wing ICFAI University 23, Nagarjuna Hills Hyderabd- 500 082. Dear All, UNESCOs International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) and the OECDs Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI) are holding an Internet discussion forum to focus on the findings and conclusions from a draft OECD study on Open Educational Resources. The forum will be organized in three week-long sessions: Week 1 (1319 November): What do we know about users and producers of OER? Week 2 (2026 November): What are the motives or incentives and barriers for individuals and institutions to use, produce and share OER? Week 3 (27 November 1 December): What are the policy implications and the most pressing policy issues at institutional, regional and national level coming out from this study? http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=23365&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECT… http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=23365&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECT… http://www.unesco.org/iiep/virtualuniversity/forumshome.php?queryforums_id=3 http://www.unesco.org/iiep/virtualuniversity/forumshome.php?queryforums_id=3 http://www.oecd.org/document/20/0,2340,en_2649_33723_35023444_1_1_1_1,00.ht… http://www.oecd.org/document/20/0,2340,en_2649_33723_35023444_1_1_1_1,00.ht… Regards, Indira Ms. Indira Koneru Faculty Associate Department of Library Science Academic Wing ICFAI University 23, Nagarjuna Hills Hyderabd- 500 082.

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National Workshop on LIS Teacher and the Digital Future at the Central Library of IIT Madras
by Harish Chandra 17 Nov '06

17 Nov '06

Dear Moderators, We would be obliged if you kindly consider to post the information about the forthcoming National Workshop on LIS Teacher and the Digital Future jointly Organised by the Central Library of IIT Madras and IATLIS during 17th to 19th January, 2007. Eminent experts from IIT Madras and other institutions will deliever lectures followed by demonstrations, labs, site visits. The proposed contents of the workshop is Digital Technology Adaptability & Affordability, Future LIS Teacher as Cyber Teacher, Manuscript Conservation, E-Publishing in Cutting Edge Technologies, Technology Implications in LIS Teaching, Change Management in Libraries, Designing of Web based Courses Digital Repositories, Digital Asset Management, Information Literacy, Library Systems and Procedures Manual, ICT Implementation in Libraries, Portals and Web Communities, Technical Communication, Intellectual Property Rights, Web-Resources & Services, Networking Infrastructure, Marketing and Research Methods, Quality Indicators in LIS Teaching, Institute- Industries Interaction and Peer to Peer Networking for LIS Teaching. Objectives of Workshop · To provide a forum to the LIS Teachers, Research Scholars, Librarians and Academic Administrators to discuss or present their views on the recent developments and advances in ICT and its implementation in LIS Teaching and Library Services · To create awareness and understanding about the importance of introducing and executing information technology in LIS teaching to achieve academic excellence. · To provide an opportunity to the participants to see the world class Information Technology Infrastructure and other facilities available on IIT Madras Campus · To provide an opportunity to the participants to see the implementation of RFID Technology, Smart Cards, ISO-9001:2000, Contact less Smart Card enabled Access Control, Digital Knowledge Center, Media Resource Center, Children's Library Corner, Web based Library and Information Support Services and other facilities / services Target Audience: Maximum (36) Registration First Come First Served basis LIS TEACHERS (30), Full Time LIS Research Scholars (2) Librarians and Academic Administrators (4) Brochure of the Workshop can be downloaded http://www.cenlib.iitm.ac.in/docs/IATLISWorkshop.doc or write to Dr. Harish Chandra Workshop Director and Librarian IIT Madras, Chennai-600 036 Phone:91 044 22574951 (O) Mobile: 09444404951 e-mail:hchandra@iitm.ac.in Dear Moderators, We would be obliged if you kindly consider to post the information about the forthcoming National Workshop on LIS Teacher and the Digital Future jointly Organised by the Central Library of IIT Madras and IATLIS during 17th to 19th January, 2007. Eminent experts from IIT Madras and other institutions will deliever lectures followed by demonstrations, labs, site visits. The proposed contents of the workshop is Digital Technology Adaptability & Affordability, Future LIS Teacher as Cyber Teacher, Manuscript Conservation, E-Publishing in Cutting Edge Technologies, Technology Implications in LIS Teaching, Change Management in Libraries, Designing of Web based Courses Digital Repositories, Digital Asset Management, Information Literacy, Library Systems and Procedures Manual, ICT Implementation in Libraries, Portals and Web Communities, Technical Communication, Intellectual Property Rights, Web-Resources & Services, N etworking Infrastructure, Marketing and Research Methods, Quality Indicators in LIS Teaching, Institute- Industries Interaction and Peer to Peer Networking for LIS Teaching. Objectives of Workshop · To provide a forum to the LIS Teachers, Research Scholars, Librarians and Academic Administrators to discuss or present their views on the recent developments and advances in ICT and its implementation in LIS Teaching and Library Services · To create awareness and understanding about the importance of introducing and executing information technology in LIS teaching to achieve academic excellence. · To provide an opportunity to the participants to see the world class Information Technology Infrastructure and other facilities available on IIT Madras Campus · To provide an opportunity to the participants to see the implementation of RFID Technology, Smart Cards, ISO-9001:2000, Contact less Smart Card enabled Access Control, Digital Knowledge Center, Media Resource Center, Children’s Library Corner, Web based Library and Information Support Services and other facilities / services Target Audience : Maximum (36) Registration First Come First Served basis LIS TEACHERS (30), Full Time LIS Research Scholars (2) Librarians and Academic Administrators (4) Brochure of the Workshop can be downloaded http://www.cenlib.iitm.ac.in/docs/IATLISWorkshop.doc http://www.cenlib.iitm.ac.in/docs/IATLISWorkshop.doc or write to Dr. Harish Chandra Workshop Director and Librarian IIT Madras, Chennai-600 036 Phone:91 044 22574951 (O) Mobile: 09444404951 e-mail:hchandra@iitm.ac.in

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EMPI Digital Library National Convention - 2007
by PARSAI KAMAL L. 17 Nov '06

17 Nov '06

Dear Professionals, It gives me immense pleasure to share with you our B-School Groups decade old library building efforts which have culminated in it being re-christened as EMPI Knowledge & Learning Resource Centre and identified as one of the best B-School Library in Delhi and NCR. Currently, in order to share our experience and further buildup on our effort, our Knowledge & Learning Resource Centre , Central Library, EMPI Business School, New Delhi has taken the initiatives to organize a National Convention on developing a Roadmap for Modernization of Library and Information Centres in the emerging Knowledge Era on 19 th -20 th March, 2007 at EMPI Business School and India International Centre, New Delhi. EMPI Knowledge & Learning Resource Centre invites Researchers, Information Professionals, Librarians, Business Leaders and Academics to join us for two days EMPI Digital Library National Convention - 2007 ( EMPI DLNC - 2007 ). The conference is going to be held at New Delhi . For more information on EMPI DLNC 2007 and EMPI Knowledge & Leaning Resource Centres other initiative you can visit http://www.rediffmail.com/cgi-bin/red.cgi?red=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eempidlnc%2… http://www.empidlnc.org or directly contact to Kamal L Parsai , Faculty (IT), Head (Central Library) & Organizing Secretary EMPI Digital Library National Convention - 2007 Knowledge & Learning Resource Centre, Central Library , EMPI Business School , CSKM Educational Complex, Satbari, Chattarpur, New Delhi - 110074 Phone: 91-11-26652373/2375/4727/3764 Fax: 91-11-26654422, Mobile - 0-9818854716 Email: empidlnc2007(a)gmail.com Website: http://www.rediffmail.com/cgi-bin/red.cgi?red=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eempidlnc%2… http://www.empidlnc.org Dear Professionals, It gives me immense pleasure to share with you our B-School Groups decade old library building efforts which have culminated in it being re-christened as EMPI Knowledge & Learning Resource Centre and identified as one of the best B-School Library in Delhi and NCR. Currently, in order to share our experience and further buildup on our effort, our Knowledge & Learning Resource Centre, Central Library, EMPI Business School, New Delhi has taken the initiatives to organize a National Convention on developing a Roadmap for Modernization of Library and Information Centres in the emerging Knowledge Era on 19th-20th March, 2007 at EMPI Business School and India International Centre, New Delhi. EMPI Knowledge & Learning Resource Centre invites Researchers, Information Professionals, Librarians, Business Leaders and Academics to join us for two days EMPI Digital Library National Convention - 2007 (EMPI DLNC - 2007). The conference is going to be held at New Delhi. For more information on EMPI DLNC 2007 and EMPI Knowledge & Leaning Resource Centres other initiative you can visit http://www.empidlnc.org or directly contact to Kamal L Parsai, Faculty (IT), Head (Central Library) & Organizing Secretary EMPI Digital Library National Convention - 2007 Knowledge & Learning Resource Centre, Central Library, EMPI Business School, CSKM Educational Complex, Satbari, Chattarpur, New Delhi - 110074 Phone: 91-11-26652373/2375/4727/3764 Fax: 91-11-26654422, Mobile - 0-9818854716 Email: empidlnc2007(a)gmail.com Website: http://www.empidlnc.org

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Interactive Health Tutorials (MedlinePlus)
by Thapar, Amit 17 Nov '06

17 Nov '06

Interactive Health Tutorials (MedlinePlus) http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials.html "Using animated graphics each tutorial explains a procedure or condition in easy-to-read language. You can also listen to the tutorial." Requires the free downloadable Flash plug-in. Totorials cover a variety of Diseases and Conditions, Tests and Diagnostic Procedures, Surgery and Treatment Procedures, and Prevention/Wellness. Interactive Health Tutorials (MedlinePlus) http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials.html http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials.html "Using animated graphics each tutorial explains a procedure or condition in easy-to-read language. You can also listen to the tutorial." Requires the free downloadable Flash plug-in. Totorials cover a variety of Diseases and Conditions, Tests and Diagnostic Procedures, Surgery and Treatment Procedures, and Prevention/Wellness.

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Eve Gray on the Bangalore workshop on OA
by Subbiah Arunachalam 16 Nov '06

16 Nov '06

Friends: Here is what Eve Gray posted on her blog yesterday about the Bangalore workshop on Open Access. I have made minor corrections. Arun -------- South-South Alliances - the Bangalore workshop on Electronic Publishing and Open Access We met for our meals on a shaded terrace under palms and spreading tropical trees in the centre of the enormous campus of the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore and held our discussions in their senate room, distinguished home to many of India's leading scientists. Coming from India, China, Brazil and Africa, Germany, the UK and US, we were the guests of the Indian Academy of Science, the IISC and the M S Swaminathan Research Foundation and had met to discuss South-South relationships in the development of Open Access research dissemination. The workshop was an important further step in a growing movement of South-South alliances. What emerged most strongly at the Africa-centred conference in Leiden a few months ago was the question, 'Whose knowledge, for what purpose for whom?' The issue there was the tendency for development rhetoric to focus on the supply of knowledge to the developing world rather than the production of knowledge in and from the African continent. This time, in India, the assertion of the rights of developing nations went a step further. Right at the beginning of the workshop, in one of the introductory addresses, Prof N Balakrishnan, the Associate Director of the Indian Institute of Science, said, 'What we need to do is change the developing country rhetoric to a world perspective.' Put another way when I emailed Gordon Graham, of the LOGOS journal, one of the wisest people I know from the publishing industry, he wrote back, 'Do tell me more about the workshop. What a combination. India, China, Brazil and Africa constitute about two thirds of humanity.' They are both right what this workshop reminded us is that we in the developing world are the norm - with all our challenges - not the privileged and powerful who call the shots in scholarly publishing. Alma Swan raised the same issue in another way, echoing something that was said in Leiden: that we have a problem with the common expression of the international/local dichotomy. Why should developing country issues be considered 'local' when these apply to the greater proportion of the global population, while , for example, we bow down to the 'international' status of the comparatively narrowly-focused ISI indexed journals? Lawrence Liang, of the Alternative Law Forum in Bangalore, gave us the message in another way. In a typically virtuoso and mind-stretching keynote address, in which he charted different meanings of ownership, in different languages and cultures. He invited us to resist a property discourse that conflates property rights with academic rights and turns the collegiality of academe into the hierarchy of property. In that world, he said, those who have most freedom are those who own the most IP. Property in the English sense, he said, the conflation of 'self' and 'own' resting on exclusion, is something not common to other languages. In Hindi, apnapen is not a matter of owning, or property , but of closeness. Ownership in this sense has the obligation of care and the opposite of care is brutality, like the 'war' on piracy that is currently being waged passport control in a borderless world, Liang argued. Its insistence on the importance of a developing world view has led India to be an early and successful adopter of Open Access. The Indian Academy of Sciences publishes 11 OA journals and, strikingly from my point of view as a publisher, Prof Chandrasekran, the Secretary of the IASc, said that whenever the IASc works with international partners, it insists that this must be on its own terms, in ways suitable to the situation in the developing world. There is a lesson to be learned here by those struggling African journal editors who hand over their journals to UK publishers in the name of 'viability', all too often landing up unable to afford to buy back their own output. The general tone of the contributions and discussions at the workshop was pragmatic, echoing Subbiah Arunachalam's plea at the start of the workshop that we move from words to action in developing South-South collaboration. Barbara Kirsop and Alma Swan both gave admirably clear expositions of the advantages of OA for developing countries, speeding up the solution of global problems, avoiding expensive duplication, increasing impact factors and providing greater visibility for national research. With preprint archiving, the impact of journal articles can begin even before the publication date of the article. Muthu Madhan of NIT in Rourkela gave quietly impressive practical advice on how to swing an organisation round to mandating OA archiving. Medknow, the Indian OA medical publisher goes from strength to strength, now publishing 40 journals all of them Open Access, none of them dependent on author fees, said DK Sahu, the MD of the company. He took us through an impressive account of the increased impact factors, the wider range of author submissions, the expanding global readership and the resultant improvements in quality, that come from making developing world journals OA. In this way, he argued, small local journals are being turned into international journals. Moreover this has come, in Medknow, without loss of print subscriptions, which remain the main revenue source for OA journals. In Latin America, SciELO , too, came early to Open Access. Abel Packer stressed the ways in which this collaborative effort across Latin America and the Caribbean is moving journals from the status of local and regional towards the international flow of scientific information. It creaties scalability by publishing collections rather than individual journals and takes care to maximise the exposure of all articles through search engines and databases. SciELO, said Packer, is among the ten most clicked searches in Google Scholar. There are 360 journals currently certified by SciELO and another 64 that should be added soon. The success of SciELO depends on its independence the main institution in each country is the science council, so that is is not directly involved with any university or individual journal. The cost efficiencies from the $1 million invested every year are also impressive at about $100 per article per year and 3.7 cents per download for the 27 million articles that are downloaded every year. In an interesting insight into the ways in which Chinese scholarly publishing is working, Prof Zu Guang'an, the Head of the Department of Publication at the National Science Foundation of China revealed that most journals were government supported, something that influences the journals' ability to choose its publication mode. There are 143 OA journals with the NSFC publishing four broad-based journals in Chinese and English and supporting and funding another 30. Most Chinese journals, he said, were not covered by any database and there is a small market at the moment for Chinese scientific journals outside of China. Amit Kapoor of Topaz also stressed the importance of developing countries even in his very high-tech environment. Topaz needs increased international participation, he said, getting other communities and developers involved. It is difficult to deal in change, however, he argued, as there are established communities out there, creating push-back. Developing countries provide greater potential for expanding new ideas. And, he said, rounding things off nicely, they are only about 80% of the world population. Against this background, African efforts seem fragmented and decentralised. As Susan Veldsman put it, after her account of the work that EIFL is doing in southern Africa, few repositories are actually up and running, most still in the incubation phase. The problems faced are lack of HR capacity, lack of government support, decentralised efforts and the need for strategic and not only operational efforts. My own paper, based on the work I have been doing for my OSI fellowship, looked at the consequences of publish and perish policies in South Africa in a context where government is, in contradiction of its scholarly publishing policy, looking for development impact from national research spending. Most of all, I have discovered a black hole in the policy documents where discussion of research publication and development impact ought to be. The most promising development is the South African Academy of Science report on scholarly publishing, commissioned by the Department of Science and Technology, that has come up with the proposal that the Academy take on the role of scholarly publishing coordination and quality control something that seems in line with SciElO's success, if we can pull it off. We could learn from the forward-thinking developments that we have heard about from India and Latin America. The African vice-chancellors meet in Cape Town next week to discuss ICTs in higher education. It will be interesting to see where this leads. Papers from the Bangalore workshop are online on www.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/OAworkshop2006/presentations.htm [Posted by Eve Gray ( Open Access, Brazil, Scholarly publishing, South Africa, Journals, India )] Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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Adobe offers hosted document management
by Farooque Shaheen 16 Nov '06

16 Nov '06

Adobe is to offer an online service called Adobe Document Center than enables users to store PDF, Word and Excel documents online and selectively share them with others. Furthermore, you can grant and revoke access to the documents at will. The files are security-locked, and the people you want to access them must first have downloaded either Adobe Reader 8 for PDF files or a 'lightweight' plug-in for Word and Excel. After you have revoked access rights, the plug-ins will prevent the opening of documents even those they have downloaded. http://www.ovum.com/news/euronews.asp?id=5106 Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India (P) Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 Ext. 4105 VOIP- 40366 Adobe is to offer an online service called Adobe Document Center than enables users to store PDF, Word and Excel documents online and selectively share them with others. Furthermore, you can grant and revoke access to the documents at will. The files are security-locked, and the people you want to access them must first have downloaded either Adobe Reader 8 for PDF files or a 'lightweight' plug-in for Word and Excel. After you have revoked access rights, the plug-ins will prevent the opening of documents even those they have downloaded. http://www.ovum.com/news/euronews.asp?id=5106 Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India (P) Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 Ext. 4105 VOIP- 40366

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Invitation of Papers for an edited book titled "MANAGING INFORMATION IN NEW MILLENIUM:OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR LIBRARY PROFESSIONALS"
by Ashok Sahu 16 Nov '06

16 Nov '06

Invitation for submission of Papers: Papers on information management are invited for an edited book entitled, " MANAGING INFORMATION IN NEW MILLENNIUM:OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR LIBRARY PROFESSIONALS" The editor for the book would be Ashok Kumar Sahu. This book would be published by Kanishka Publisher, New Delhi or IIMT-Gurgaon. Significance of the work: The Information Communication Technology (ICT) revolution in the last decade has had a drastic and far-reaching impact on all aspects of professional endeavour particularly in the knowledge and information sector. By the late 1990's when information was regularly disseminated across computers and other electronic devices, information managers found themselves tasked with increasingly complex devices. With the latest tools available, information management has become a powerful resource for organizations.. Information Management (IM) is characterised by the phrase 'Getting the right information to the right person at the right place at the right time'. Present society is moved to knowledge-based society for which information is the primary importance. Information is the key resource of productivity and growth of any orgainization. In this changing context, library professionals are facing lot of challenges to capture, process, store, and disseminate the information for society. Information Management (IM) is a crucial job for the library professionals in the new era. This book helps to library professionals to better understand how to manage the information in 21st century. The book would be a valuable resource for the librarians, academics and professionals involved with managing information. It would also be immensely useful for students pursuing master degrees and doctoral work in the area of information management. Possible areas for submission: You could submit your papers on following areas: Information and Society a.. History -Information & Data b.. Role of Information in 21st Century c.. Importance & Impact of Information on Society Information Management a.. Knowledge Management b.. Marketing of Information Product/Services c.. Total Quality Management as applied to libraries d.. Strategic Planning on Information Management Digital Library & Information a.. Information Communication Technology b.. Digital Library-Concept, Model & Architecture c.. Digital Information Management d.. Metadata & Dublin Core Standards e.. Content Creation ,Organization,& Management f.. Digital Information Storage and Retrieval g.. Library Security-RFID, Barcode etc. Electronic Information Resources a.. Internet b.. E-Books & e-journals c.. Online / CD-ROM databases d.. Preservation of Electronic resources e.. Consortia of E-Journals, e-Books, & Online Databases f.. Intellectual Property Right (IPR) g.. Resource Sharing & Collaboration Future Trends a.. Librarian vs Information Manager b.. Fourth Generation Library c.. Virtual Library d.. Hi-Tech Library Format : The articles may be in the form of empirical research, theoretical models based on extensive research, case studies, and documentation of best practices. Papers are invited both from library professionals and academicians. The articles must be about 10 -15 pages , Times New Roman format, 11 font size, single line spacing. Appropriate referencing must be used wherever possible. It must also be accompanied by about 50-100 words abstract. The authors name and the article title must be indicated on page 1. The article must be accompanied by a small biography of contributing authors giving details on designation and current institutional affiliation. Submissions: Submissions must be made online. Submissions should be made to Ashok Kumar Sahu at the following email address aksahu(a)iimtobu.ac.in Deadlines: Submission of the papers: January 31st , 2007 Feedback on papers : March 1st , 2007 About the Authors Mr.Ashok Kumar Sahu is M.Phil in Library & Inf. Science from Allagapa University, Karaikudi and Master in Library and Information Science from Berhampur University. He is pursuing Ph.D. at Berhampur University, Orissa. He is currently Librarian at IIMT-Oxford Brookes University, Gurgaon. He has 12 years of professional experience in various libraries. He has contributed 5 papers in national/ international journals and conferences. He is the life member of ILA & MANLIBNET. His areas of interests are Library Administration, Information Management, Library Computerization, and Digital Library Ashok Kumar Sahu Librarian Institute for International Management & Technology 336, Phase-IV, Udyog Vihar Gurgaon, Haryana-122001 Phone:0124-2397783 Mobile:9313620271 Email: aksahu(a)iimtobu.ac.in

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Types of Questionnaires
by thippeswamy 16 Nov '06

16 Nov '06

Dear All, I have been looking for different types of questionnaires for our staff, who has an assignment to do. Could anybody help me to find where or can send me the soft/hard copies of it. Will be very grateful if you could let me know. Thippeswamy K Librarian Srishti School of Art, Design & Tech. Yelahanka New Town Bangalore 64 Dear All, I have been looking for different types of questionnaires for our staff, who has an assignment to do. Could anybody help me to find where or can send me the soft/hard copies of it. Will be very grateful if you could let me know. Thippeswamy K Librarian Srishti School of Art, Design & Tech. Yelahanka New Town Bangalore 64 http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigclick.cgi/www.rediff.com/signa… http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigimpress.cgi/www.rediff.com/sig…

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Books on " Franchising"
by vimal kumar 16 Nov '06

16 Nov '06

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National Library Week Celebration Special Lecture - 17th November
by rupesh kumar 16 Nov '06

16 Nov '06

Bangalore University Department of Library & Information Science Bangalore 560 056 And Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) Cordially invite you to a special lecture on "Library and Information Science Education, Research and Library Automation in Germany" By Prof. Achim Osswald University of Applied Science Institute for Information Science Clandiusstr. 1, 560678 - o - Dr. T.D. Kemparaju Professor & Chairman Department of Library & Information Science Bangalore University will preside ======================================================= Date: 17th November 2006 Time: 11-30 AM ======================================================= Venue Dr. S.R. Ranganathan Hall Department of Library & Information Science Bangalore University ======================================================= Compliments from Staff & Students ======================================================= Rupesh Kumar A Department of Library & Information Science Bangalore University a_rupeshkumar(a)yahoo.com http://lislog.blogspot.com http://a.rupeshkumar.googlepages.com --------------------------------- Sponsored Link Don't quit your job - take classes online and earn your degree in 1 year. Start Today Bangalore University Department of Library & Information Science Bangalore 560 056 And Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) Cordially invite you to a special lecture on "Library and Information Science Education, Research and Library Automation in Germany" By Prof. Achim Osswald University of Applied Science Institute for Information Science Clandiusstr. 1, 560678 - o - Dr. T.D. Kemparaju Professor & Chairman Department of Library & Information Science Bangalore University will preside ======================================================= Date: 17th November 2006 Time: 11-30 AM ======================================================= Venue Dr. S.R. Ranganathan Hall Department of Library & Information Science Bangalore University ======================================================= Compliments from Staff & Students ======================================================= Rupesh Kumar A Department of Library & Information Science Bangalore University mailto:a_rupeshkumar@yahoo.com a_rupeshkumar(a)yahoo.com http://lislog.blogspot.com http://lislog.blogspot.com http://a.rupeshkumar.googlepages.com http://a.rupeshkumar.googlepages.com Sponsored Link http://www.classesusa.com/clickcount.cfm?id=607556&goto=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cl… Don't quit your job - take classes online and http://www.classesusa.com/clickcount.cfm?id=607556&goto=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cl… earn your degree in 1 year. Start Today

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EU emphasises open access (fwd)
by Mailing List Manager 16 Nov '06

16 Nov '06

Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 14:55:21 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Interview: 'Open access key condition for EU research infrastructures' Published: Friday 20 October 2006 | Updated: Monday 23 October 2006 Any country is free to join the European research infrastructure projects and any scientist can access them, once they are operational. The perfect incentive for "foreign brains" to come to Europe, says John Wood in an interview with EurActiv.com. Dor details, visit: http://www.euractiv.com/en/science/interview-open-access-key-condition-eu-r…

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Need Information
by M. Anisur Rahman 16 Nov '06

16 Nov '06

Dear Members: My Paper "Digital divide in developing countries:with special reference to Bangladesh" has been accepted in the 9th International Conference of Asian Digital Libraries (ICADL 2006) for Presentation. The Conference will be held in KYOTO University, JAPAN on 27-30 Nov. *It will be a good news for me if I could be informed about any member of this group staying in KYOTO.* If any members knows any organizations / Institutions, who provides TRAVEL GRANTS for attending conference, Please let me know. Best wishes. Md. Anisur Rahman Lecturer (Part-time) Post graduate Diploma Program in Library and Information Science Darul Ihsan University House # 9/B, Road # 2 Dhanmondi R/A, Dhaka 1209 Bangladesh Fax:+(880-2) 9341044 Email: anisdacca(a)gmail.com Dear Members: My Paper "Digital divide in developing countries:with special reference to Bangladesh" has been accepted in the 9th International Conference of Asian Digital Libraries (ICADL 2006) for Presentation. The Conference will be held in KYOTO University, JAPAN on 27-30 Nov. It will be a good news for me if I could be informed about any member of this group staying in KYOTO. If any members knows any organizations / Institutions, who provides TRAVEL GRANTS for attending conference, Please let me know. Best wishes. Md. Anisur Rahman Lecturer (Part-time) Post graduate Diploma Program in Library and Information Science Darul Ihsan University House # 9/B, Road # 2 Dhanmondi R/A, Dhaka 1209 Bangladesh Fax:+(880-2) 9341044 Email: mailto:anisdacca@gmail.com anisdacca(a)gmail.com

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IATLIS 2006 Inaugural Ceremony Invitation
by Jagtar Singh 15 Nov '06

15 Nov '06

Dear Colleagues, Please plan your journey according to the details given below about the Inagural Ceremony of the IATLIS 2006. We are eagerly klooking forward to see you in Patiala. All the best, Jagtar DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE PUNJABI UNIVERSITY, PATIALA Cordially invites you to the Inaugural Session of the XXIII National Conference of IATLIS on the theme *'Building Curriculum with a Difference: * *A Vision for LIS Education in the 21st Century'* on *23rd November 2006** at **11:30 a.m.** * in the *Senate Hall* of Punjabi University, Patiala Prof. R. A. Yadav Vice-Chairman, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) would be the *Chief Guest * *Prof. Shudendu Mandal*, Director, National Library of India & *Prof. Ismail Abdullahi*, North Carolina Central University (USA) would be the *Guests of Honour* *Sardar Swarn Singh Boparai, *Kirti Chakra, Padma Shri awardee** Vice Chancellor, Punjabi University, shall *preside* over the function. Dr. Trishanjit Kaur Dr. Jagtar Singh Head of Department Organizing Secretary Cell phone: 098551 87461 Cell phone: 098554 44785 0175-3046179 (Work) 0175-3046180 (Work) *Programme Overleaf* * * Programme 11:30 a.m. University Dhuni 11:35 a.m. Welcome: Prof. Jagtar Singh, Organizing Secretary IATLIS 2006 11: 45 a.m. Address by Prof. C.R. Karisiddappa , President IATLIS 11:55 p.m. About the Seminar by Prof. Indervir Malhan, Seminar Director 12: 05 p.m. * *Inaugural Address: Prof. R.A. Yadav, Vice-Chairman, AICTE 12: 15 p.m. Keynote Address: Dr. M. P. Satija, Prof. & Head, DLIS, GNDU, Amritsar 12:30 p.m. Presidential Address: S. Swarn Singh Boparai, Vice-Chancellor 12:40 p.m. Presentation of Mementos/ University Publications 12.50 p.m. Vote of Thanks: Dr. B. D. Kumbar, General Secretary IATLIS Dear Colleagues, Please plan your journey according to the details given below about the Inagural Ceremony of the IATLIS 2006. We are eagerly klooking forward to see you in Patiala. All the best, Jagtar DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE PUNJABI UNIVERSITY, PATIALA Cordially invites you to the Inaugural Session of the XXIII National Conference of IATLIS on the theme 'Building Curriculum with a Difference: A Vision for LIS Education in the 21 st Century' on 23 rd November 2006 at 11:30 a.m. in the Senate Hall of Punjabi University, Patiala Prof. R. A. Yadav Vice-Chairman, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) would be the Chief Guest Prof. Shudendu Mandal , Director, National Library of India & Prof. Ismail Abdullahi , North Carolina Central University (USA) would be the Guests of Honour Sardar Swarn Singh Boparai, Kirti Chakra, Padma Shri awardee Vice Chancellor, Punjabi University, shall preside over the function. Dr. Trishanjit Kaur Dr. Jagtar Singh Head of Department Organizing Secretary Cell phone: 098551 87461 Cell phone: 098554 44785 0175-3046179 (Work) 0175-3046180 (Work) Programme Overleaf Programme 11:30 a.m. University Dhuni 11:35 a.m. Welcome: Prof. Jagtar Singh, Organizing Secretary IATLIS 2006 11: 45 a.m. Address by Prof. C.R. Karisiddappa , President IATLIS 11:55 p.m. About the Seminar by Prof. Indervir Malhan, Seminar Director 12: 05 p.m. Inaugural Address : Prof. R.A. Yadav, Vice-Chairman, AICTE 12: 15 p.m. Keynote Address : Dr. M. P. Satija, Prof. & Head, DLIS, GNDU, Amritsar 12:30 p.m. Presidential Address : S. Swarn Singh Boparai, Vice-Chancellor 12:40 p.m. Presentation of Mementos/ University Publications 12.50 p.m. Vote of Thanks: Dr. B. D. Kumbar, General Secretary IATLIS

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ICSD-2007: Early Bird Registration
by Dr. A.R.D. Prasad 15 Nov '06

15 Nov '06

Apologies if you received multiple copies of this message. ********************************************* ********** ICSD-2007 Call For Participation Early Bird Registration Deadline: January 01, 2007 ********** ********************************************* INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SEMANTIC WEB & DIGITAL LIBRARIES February 21-23, 2007 (http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/icsd) Bangalore, India Documentation Research & Training Centre invites international researchers, information professionals, Librarians, business leaders and academics to sign up for three days of stimulating discussions on the latest results in research and applications of Semantic Web Technologies and Digital Libraries. Sessions include keynote lectures, workshops and tutorials that focus on innovative research areas and applications such as Knowledge Organization and Ontologies, Semantic Web Services, Tools and Techniques for managing digital repositories, Digital Resource Management strategies, and many more. The conference is going to be held at Bangalore, the IT city of India. INVITED SPEAKERS and TUTORIAL RESOURCE PERSONS (Confirmed so far) * Ivan Herman, W3C Semantic Web Activity Lead * Prof. Fausto Giunchiglia, Department of Information and Communication Technology, University of Trento, Italy * Prof. Peter Schirmbacher, Institut für Bibliotheks- und Informationswissenschaft, University of Humboldt, Berlin, Germany * Anupriya Ankolekar, Research Associate, AIFB Institute, University of Karlsruhe, Germany * Prof. Frederick Friend, JISC Scholarly Communication Consultant, Honorary Director Scholarly Communication UCL, England REGISTRATION Participants who register on or before January 01, 2007 can benefit from early bird special prices. Early Bird registration: Till January 01, 2007. Early Bird registration fees: Rs. 4000 (Indian & SAARC Delegates); $US 150 (Foreign Delegates other than SAARC) Late Registration: January 02, 2007 onwards * Rs. 5000 (Indian & SAARC Delegates); * USD 175 (Foreign Delegates other than SAARC) Tutorial * Rs.1000 (Indian & SAARC Delegates); * USD 40 (Foreign Delegates other than SAARC) Note: Registration Fee includes conference kit, tea/coffee and working lunch +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Registration form is available for download at http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/icsd/icsd-files/icsd_registration_form.doc Kindly post the filled-in registration forms to the address below: Dr. A.R.D. Prasad Convenor, ICSD 2007 DRTC, Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), 8th Mile, Mysore Road, R.V. College Post, Bangalore, Karnataka (India) Pin - 560059 Electronic copy of registration form duly filled and signed can be sent to icsd(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in, but official copy should also be sent by regular mail. Please note: The Demand Draft (DD) Should be made in favour of Indian Statistical Institute, payable at Bangalore. Outstation cheques should include additional transaction fee. +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -- Dr. A.R.D. Prasad Convenor, ICSD-2007 DRTC, Indian Statistical Institute Bangalore INDIA

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Free site for book downloading
by library 15 Nov '06

15 Nov '06

Dear Friends This is the site where you all can download free books. http://www.4shared.com/ With regards Anil Phadke Librarian AICAR Business School Village - Damat, Neral - Tal. Karjat, Dist. Raigad, Maharashtra Pin :- 410101 www.aicar.net Tel. No.: (02148) 236714 - 19 Ext. 232 Fax:- (02148) 236713 M:- 9850803203 Dear Friends This is the site where you all can download free books. http://www.4shared.com/ http://www.4shared.com/ With regards Anil Phadke Librarian AICAR Business School Village - Damat, Neral - Tal. Karjat, Dist. Raigad, Maharashtra Pin :- 410101 http://www.aicar.net www.aicar.net Tel. No.: (02148) 236714 - 19 Ext. 232 Fax:- (02148) 236713 M:- 9850803203

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KALA-NLW-Program on 16th.
by I.R.N.Goudar 15 Nov '06

15 Nov '06

REMINDER Dear Professionals, I invite you all for National Library Week Celebrations on 16th November 2006 Karnataka State Library Association (R ) IN COLLABORATION WITH PES Group of Institutions ---------------------- Speake -1: Dr. C.V. Satyaprakasha Principal, PES College of Education Topic: Role of Libraries in Quality Education Speaker -2: Dr. Vishnukant S. Chatpalli Director, Community Development Programmes PES Institute of Technology Topic: Community Development through Libraries Presided by: Prof M.R. Doreswamy Founder Chairman, PES Group Institutions Venue: Tech Park Seminar Hall PESIT,100 Feet Ring Road Bangalore -560085 Time: 3.30 PM Organizer: Mrs. Gayathri Sen, Librarian, PESIT ------------------------- Dr. I.R.N. Goudar President KALA, Office Bearers and EC Members of KALA -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

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KALA:NLW Celebrations at Universities
by I.R.N.Goudar 15 Nov '06

15 Nov '06

Dear Professionals, Karnataka State Library Association Celebrates National Library Week at Universities in Karnataka in Collaboration with Kuvempu University, University of Mysore & MyLISA, Karnatak University and Mangalore University YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED ------------------------------ 15 November 2006, Wednesday Kuvempu University Speaker: Prof. T.N. Shankar Narayan Director, School of Languages Kuvempu University, Shimoga Topic: Role of Libraries in Higher Education Presided by: Dr. B.S. Biradar Chairman, Department of Library and Information Science Kuvempu University, Shimoga Venue: Department of Library and Information Science Kuvempu University,Shimoga Time: 2.30 pm ----------------------------------------- 16 November 2006 University of Mysore Speaker: Prof. Lingadevaru Halemane, Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore Topic: "Books can speak" Venue: Vidyanidhi Hall, DLIS, University of Mysore, ManasaGangotri, Mysore Time: 4.00 PM ---------------------------------------- 17 Nov 2006 Friday Karnatak University Speaker: Prof. .C.R.Karisiddappa Dean Faculty of Social Sciences Chairman Dept of Library and Information Sciences Karnatak University, Dharward Topic : Information Literacy for Sustainable Development Presided by: Dr. S.L.Samgam Professor, Department of Library and Information Science Karnatak University, Dharwad Venue: Department of Library Science, KUD Time: 11.30 A.M ---------------------------------- 18 November 2006 Mangalore University Speaker: Sri D. Manjaiah Chairman, Department of Computer Science Mangalore University Topic: Internet Technology and Web Programming Venue: Old Senate Hall, Faculty Building Mangalore University, Mangalogangothri Time: 3.30 PM -------------------- Dr. I.R.N. Goudar, President KALA, Office Bearers and EC Members KALA -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

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Online Subscription of Indian Magazines - Information Required
by Bhaskarabhatla Suryanarayana Sastry 15 Nov '06

15 Nov '06

Dear Professionals, A very good morning to everybody. I am working as a Library Assistant in IIIT ( International Institute of Information Technology ), Hyderabad. As we are subscribing almost all popular Indian and Foreign Magazines, now we are planning to go for an online subscription for above mentioned Indian Magazines also like India Today, The Week, Outlook etc. So, if anybody have an idea regarding the vendors who will provide the service like the INDEST etc. who are engaged in providing Technical & Engineering Related Journals., please let me know the details. We are also the member of INDEST Consortia. Regards Suryanarayana Sastry BH Library Assistant, International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Gachibowli, Hyderabad-500 032 PH: 040-23001973 Ext.306 Mobile: +9199490 97484 __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new http://in.answers.yahoo.com/  � Dear�Professionals, � A very good morning to everybody. I am working as a Library Assistant in IIIT ( International Institute of Information Technology ),�Hyderabad.�As we are subscribing almost all popular Indian and Foreign Magazines, now we are planning to go for�an online subscription for above mentioned Indian Magazines also like India Today, The Week, Outlook etc.� � So, if anybody�have an idea regarding the vendors�who will provide�the service like the INDEST etc.�who are engaged in providing Technical & Engineering Related Journals., please let me know the details. � We are also the member of INDEST Consortia. � Regards � Suryanarayana Sastry BH Library Assistant, International Institute of Information Technology� (IIIT), Gachibowli, Hyderabad-500 032 PH: 040-23001973 Ext.306 Mobile: +9199490 97484 Find out what India is talking about on - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/yanswers/*http://in.answers.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/messengertagline/*http://in.messenger.yahoo.… Get it NOW

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Internet Timeline
by Swapan Patra 15 Nov '06

15 Nov '06

Hobbes' Internet Timeline is available over the Internet for anyone to access. Librarians can be benefitted by the available data on it for making presentations, preparation of reports, projects and so on, with the following link: http://www.zakon.org/robert/internet/timeline/#2000s Another article worth reading "The origin of the Internet and Hypertext " by By Jon Jackson<http://www.htmlgoodies.com/feedback.php/http://www.htmlgoodies.com/beyond/r…> http://www.htmlgoodies.com/beyond/reference/article.php/3639741 Swapan kumar Patra Department of Biochemical Engineering & Biotechnology Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Hobbes' Internet Timeline is available over the Internet for anyone to access. Librarians can be benefitted by the available data on it for making presentations, preparation of reports, projects and so on, with the following link: http://www.zakon.org/robert/internet/timeline/#2000s http://www.zakon.org/robert/internet/timeline/#2000s Another article worth reading "The origin of the Internet and Hypertext " by By http://www.htmlgoodies.com/feedback.php/http://www.htmlgoodies.com/beyond/r… Jon Jackson http://www.htmlgoodies.com/beyond/reference/article.php/3639741 http://www.htmlgoodies.com/beyond/reference/article.php/3639741 Swapan kumar Patra Department of Biochemical Engineering & Biotechnology Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

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National Library Week Celebration Special Lecture
by rupesh kumar 15 Nov '06

15 Nov '06

======================================================= Mangalore University Department of Library and Information Science And Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) Special Lecture on the occasion of National Library Week Celebration Topic Internet Technology and Web Programming By Sri D. Manjaiah Chairman, Department of Computer Science Mangalore University On 18th November 2006 at 3-30 pm Venue: Old Senate Hall, Faculty Building Mangalore University, Mangalogangothri ======================================================= "ALL ARE CORDIALLY INVITED" ======================================================= Prof. T.D. Kemparaju Dr.D. Shivalingaiah Secretary Professor & Chairman KALA Department of Library & Information Science Mangalore University ======================================================= Rupesh Kumar A Department of Library & Information Science Bangalore University a_rupeshkumar(a)yahoo.com http://lislog.blogspot.com http://a.rupeshkumar.googlepages.com --------------------------------- Sponsored Link Degrees for working adults in as fast as 1 year. Bachelors, Masters, Associates. Top schools ======================================================= Mangalore University Department of Library and Information Science And Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) Special Lecture on the occasion of National Library Week Celebration Topic Internet Technology and Web Programming By Sri D. Manjaiah Chairman, Department of Computer Science Mangalore University On 18th November 2006 at 3-30 pm Venue: Old Senate Hall, Faculty Building Mangalore University, Mangalogangothri ======================================================= "ALL ARE CORDIALLY INVITED" ======================================================= Prof. T.D. Kemparaju Dr.D. Shivalingaiah Secretary Professor & Chairman KALA Department of Library & Information Science Mangalore University ======================================================= Rupesh Kumar A Department of Library & Information Science Bangalore University mailto:a_rupeshkumar@yahoo.com a_rupeshkumar(a)yahoo.com http://lislog.blogspot.com http://lislog.blogspot.com http://a.rupeshkumar.googlepages.com http://a.rupeshkumar.googlepages.com Sponsored Link http://forms.nextag.com/goto.jsp?url=/serv/main/buyer/education.jsp?doSearc… Degrees for working adults in as fast as 1 year. Bachelors, Masters, Associates. Top schools

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Celebration of library week reg:-
by librarian＠gitam.edu 15 Nov '06

15 Nov '06

Dear moderator Please publish this information in the LIS Forum CELEBRATION OF LIBRARY WEEK IN INDIA Ayyanki Venkata Ramanaiah, secretary Andhra Pradesh Libray Association organised an All India Library Meeting in the year 1912 november 12th in Madras. This meeting lead to the forming of Indian Library Association. Later ILA gave prominance to the 12th November meeting and declared 14th November as National Library Day. Since 1968 14th-20th November will be celebtrated as National Library Week all over India. This was also the Birth day of our former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru so much importance attributed to this date. Every year 14th -20th November will celebrated as National Library week and various programs are organised to let the public know about the libraries. Sorce:B.L.I.Sc Grandhalaya samachara sasthralu: Help book by Pathuri Vijaya Kumar DR.K.Satyanarayana Librarian Knowledge Resource Centre GITAM Visakhapatnam

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MyLISA Speical Lecture
by SUNIL M.V. 14 Nov '06

14 Nov '06

Dear Friends, Mysore Librarians and Information Scientists Association (MyLISA) Department of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, Mysore Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) Cordially invites you for the special lecture in Kannada on Pusthakagalu Mathanaduthave (BOOKS SPEAKS) BY Dr. Lingadevaru Hallemane Professor, Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), Mysore ON 16th November 2006 at 4.30pm AT Vidhyanidhi Seminar Hall Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore Mysore MyLISA, DOSLIS, UOM KALA --------------------------------- Access over 1 million songs - Yahoo! Music Unlimited. Dear Friends, Mysore Librarians and Information Scientists Association (MyLISA) Department of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, Mysore Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) Cordially invites you for the special lecture in Kannada on Pusthakagalu Mathanaduthave (BOOKS SPEAKS) BY Dr. Lingadevaru Hallemane Professor, Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), Mysore ON 16th November 2006 at 4.30pm AT Vidhyanidhi Seminar Hall Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore Mysore MyLISA, DOSLIS, UOM KALA Access over 1 million songs - http://pa.yahoo.com/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=36035/*http://music.yahoo.c… Yahoo! Music Unlimited.

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First journal published by MIT Press
by dibya pradhan 14 Nov '06

14 Nov '06

Dear Professional Information Technologies and International Development: ITID (http://www.mitpressjournals.org/loi/itid) has become the first journal published by The MIT Press to participate in the open access initiative. Now you can retrieve peer-reviewed full text PDF articles from the journals website, free of charge. (http://www.mitpressjournals.org/loi/itid) Dibya Kishor Pradhan NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Rourkela Dear Professional Information Technologies and International Development: ITID (http://www.mitpressjournals.org/loi/itid) has become the first journal published by The MIT Press to participate in the open access initiative. Now you can retrieve peer-reviewed full text PDF articles from the journals website, free of charge. (http://www.mitpressjournals.org/loi/itid) Dibya Kishor Pradhan NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Rourkela http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigclick.cgi/www.rediff.com/signa… http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigimpress.cgi/www.rediff.com/sig…

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UTHA Digital News Papers ( Manjax4u )
by Manju manju 14 Nov '06

14 Nov '06

J. Willard Marriott Library at the University of Utah was awarded a Library Services and Technology (LSTA) grant to research and demonstrate a newspaper digitization project. The Library succesfully digitized three weekly Utah newspapers for a total of 30,000 pages and developed an effective process that resulted in a second LSTA grant in 2003. That grant application was led by the Utah Academic Library Consortium and digitized another 106,000 pages and 17 new titles. The digitized newspapers in this website may be browsed by issue or searched by keywords, article titles, weddings, deaths, and births. http://www.lib.utah.edu/digital/unews/ MANJUNATHA P. S (manjax4u)

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MyDLIS, MyLISA, and KALA - Library Week Celebrations
by N.S. Harinarayana 14 Nov '06

14 Nov '06

Celebration of Library Week As one of the activities during the library week, Department of Library and Information Science, Mysore (MyDLIS); Mysore Librarians and Information Scientists Association (MyLISA); and Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) have jointly organised the following talk: Speaker: Prof. Lingadevaru Halemane, CIIL, Mysore Topic: "Books can speak" Venue: Vidyanidhi Hall, Department of Library and Information Science, Manasagangotri, Mysore Date: November 16, 2006 Time: 4.00 PM -- N.S. Harinarayana, Ph.D Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore, Manasagangtori Mysore 570 006 Off. Ph: (0821) 2419393 Celebration of Library Week As one of the activities during the library week, Department of Library and Information Science, Mysore (MyDLIS); Mysore Librarians and Information Scientists Association (MyLISA); and Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) have jointly organised the following talk: Speaker: Prof. Lingadevaru Halemane, CIIL, Mysore Topic: "Books can speak" Venue: Vidyanidhi Hall, Department of Library and Information Science, Manasagangotri, Mysore Date: November 16, 2006 Time: 4.00 PM -- N.S. Harinarayana, Ph.D Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore, Manasagangtori Mysore 570 006 Off. Ph: (0821) 2419393

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Video: "Digital libraries for the Blind" : Universally Accessible for All of Humanity
by Mallikarjuna, H.B 14 Nov '06

14 Nov '06

Video: "Digital libraries for the Blind" : Universally Accessible for All of Humanity Video URL :http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7423822399040727959&q=digital+libraries Small url: http://tinyurl.com/yxqfcq ABSTRACT: "A technology entrepreneur and engineer, Jim Fruchterman has been a rocket scientist, founded two of the foremost optical characteoptical character recognition companies, and developed a successful line of reading machines for the blind. He is now a leading social entrepreneur through his deliberately nonprofit technology company, Benetech. Benetech concentrates on applying technology to human rights, literacy for people with disabilities and the environment. Jim likes bridging the technical world to the parts of humanity that have never heard of Foo Camp Google serves a minority of humanity reasonably well today. How is Google going to fulfill its mission to deliver the world's information usefully and universally? Character recognition and accessibility pioneer Jim Fruchterman presents his quest to make information accessible to the long tail of humanity (which stillincludes most of the "bulge!" From inventing omnifont character recognition and affordable reading machines for the blind to creating accessible digital libraries for the blind and using technology to teach literacy to people who have fallen through society's cracks, Jim will cover the technical and practical challenges to reaching all of humanity with accessible information." -- Regards hbmallikarjuna hbmallikarjuna[at]gmail.com http://mallikarjunahb.blogspot.com Indian Libraries and Librarians search engine :http://tinyurl.com/yfrozb --------------------------------- Find out what India is talking about on - Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. Get it NOW Video: "Digital libraries for the Blind" : Universally Accessible for All of Humanity Video URL http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7423822399040727959&q=digital+libra… :http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7423822399040727959&q=digital+libraries Small url: http://tinyurl.com/yxqfcq ABSTRACT: "A technology entrepreneur and engineer, Jim Fruchterman has been a rocket scientist, founded two of the foremost optical characte optical character recognition companies, and developed a successful line of reading machines for the blind. He is now a leading social entrepreneur through his deliberately nonprofit technology company, Benetech. Benetech concentrates on applying technology to human rights, literacy for people with disabilities and the environment. Jim likes bridging the technical world to the parts of humanity that have never heard of Foo Camp Google serves a minority of humanity reasonably well today. How is Google going to fulfill its mission to deliver the world's information usefully and universally? Character recognition and accessibility pioneer Jim Fruchterman presents his quest to make information accessible to the long tail of humanity (which stillincludes most of the "bulge!" From inventing omnifont character recognition and affordable reading machines for the blind to creating accessible digital libraries for the blind and using technology to teach literacy to people who have fallen through society's cracks, Jim will cover the technical and practical challenges to reaching all of humanity with accessible information." -- Regards hbmallikarjuna hbmallikarjuna[at]gmail.com http://mallikarjunahb.blogspot.com http://mallikarjunahb.blogspot.com Indian Libraries and Librarians search engine :http://tinyurl.com/yfrozb Find out what India is talking about on - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/yanswers/*http://in.answers.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/messengertagline/*http://in.messenger.yahoo.… Get it NOW

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Journals from BioMed central
by Swapan Patra 14 Nov '06

14 Nov '06

*BioMed Central is an independent publishing house committed to providing immediate open access to peer-reviewed biomedical research* "All original research articles published by BioMed Central are freely available and permanently accessible online immediately upon publication. BioMed Central views open access to research as essential in order to ensure the rapid and efficient communication of research findings in biological sciences". For more details see http://www.biomedcentral.com/info/about/whatis List of *Journals currently covered by Thomson Scientific (ISI)* http://www.biomedcentral.com/info/about/faq?name=impactfactor *Unofficial Impact Factors* for other BioMed Central Journals* http://www.biomedcentral.com/info/about/faq?name=impactfactor BioMed Central is an independent publishing house committed to providing immediate open access to peer-reviewed biomedical research "All original research articles published by BioMed Central are freely available and permanently accessible online immediately upon publication. BioMed Central views open access to research as essential in order to ensure the rapid and efficient communication of research findings in biological sciences". For more details see http://www.biomedcentral.com/info/about/whatis http://www.biomedcentral.com/info/about/whatis List of Journals currently covered by Thomson Scientific (ISI) http://www.biomedcentral.com/info/about/faq?name=impactfactor http://www.biomedcentral.com/info/about/faq?name=impactfactor Unofficial Impact Factors* for other BioMed Central Journals http://www.biomedcentral.com/info/about/faq?name=impactfactor http://www.biomedcentral.com/info/about/faq?name=impactfactor

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vacancy in Pharma
by Manojkumar 14 Nov '06

14 Nov '06

Dear Professionals,Ahmedabad based  leading pharmaceutical company  invites the application for the post of Librarian in dholka ( Dist: Ahmedabad) Only Ahmedabad based canditates ( Preferably with Science background) are requested to send their latest resume with a reply email to library(a)cadilapharma.co.in  within a weeks time. Details of Job Position: Librarian ( At R&D Library, Dholka,  Dist: Ahmedabad) Job Timings: 9.00 AM to 6.00 PM Qualification: B.Sc. with BLib or M. Lib Inf. Sc. at least with II division Salary : Best in the Industry Best Regards,Manoj V Solanki ( Librarian in charge )Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd1389, Trasad RoadDholka - 387 810Dist: AhmedabadGujarat Dear Professionals, Ahmedabad based leading pharmaceutical company invites the application for the post of Librarian in dholka ( Dist: Ahmedabad) Only Ahmedabad based canditates ( Preferably with Science background) are requested to send their latest resume with a reply email to mailto:library@cadilapharma.co.in library(a)cadilapharma.co.in within a weeks time. Details of Job Position: Librarian ( At R&D Library, Dholka, Dist: Ahmedabad) Job Timings: 9.00 AM to 6.00 PM Qualification: B.Sc. with BLib or M. Lib Inf. Sc. at least with II division Salary : Best in the Industry Best Regards, Manoj V Solanki ( Librarian in charge ) Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd 1389, Trasad Road Dholka - 387 810 Dist: Ahmedabad Gujarat http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigclick.cgi/www.rediff.com/signa… http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigimpress.cgi/www.rediff.com/sig…

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OA and e-science
by Subbiah Arunachalam 14 Nov '06

14 Nov '06

More on the UK's eBank project Liz Lyon, Adding value to open access research data : the eBank UK Project, a presentation at OAI4, the CERN workshop on Innovations in Scholarly Communication (Geneva, October 20-22, 2005). Self-archived November 12, 2006. Abstract: This presentation will briefly examine the changing landscape of e-research and data-intensive science, together with associated trends in scholarly communications. In this context the eBank UK project will be described, which is seeking to enable open access to research data generated from an e-Science application, and to build links from e-research outputs through to e-learning materials. The role of digital repositories and OAI-based aggregator services in facilitating the linking of data-sets from Grid-enabled research applications to e-prints through to peer-reviewed articles, as resources in portals and Learning Management Systems, will be assessed. Recent developments from the eBank UK project will be presented with discussion about integration in research and learning workflows and the challenge of assuring long-term access to open data archives. More on the UK's eBank project Liz Lyon, http://eprints.rclis.org/archive/00007694/ Adding value to open access research data : the eBank UK Project , a presentation at OAI4, the http://oai4.web.cern.ch/OAI4/ CERN workshop on Innovations in Scholarly Communication (Geneva, October 20-22, 2005). Self-archived November 12, 2006. Abstract: This presentation will briefly examine the changing landscape of e-research and data-intensive science, together with associated trends in scholarly communications. In this context the eBank UK project will be described, which is seeking to enable open access to research data generated from an e-Science application, and to build links from e-research outputs through to e-learning materials. The role of digital repositories and OAI-based aggregator services in facilitating the linking of data-sets from Grid-enabled research applications to e-prints through to peer-reviewed articles, as resources in portals and Learning Management Systems, will be assessed. Recent developments from the eBank UK project will be presented with discussion about integration in research and learning workflows and the challenge of assuring long-term access to open data archives.

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[Call for Papers] KnowGenesis International Journal for Technical Communication
by Saurabh Kudesia 13 Nov '06

13 Nov '06

Submit articles for peer review and publication in the coming editions of the KnowGenesis International Journal for Technical Communication (IJTC) and share your skills with the International community. 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. 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 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. 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. KnowGenesis IJTC in News ------------------------ 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. UNESCO and Digital Curation Centre (DCC) UK have also included KnowGenesis IJTC in their list of International journals. Recently, KnowGenesis IJTC was reviewed by none other than Dr. Taher, Information Researcher, Canada (visit http://mtindias.blogspot.com/2006/06/new-e-journal-knowgenesis.html) Previous Issues --------------- Previous issues of the Journal are available at http://knowgenesis.net/journal/index.php? journal=IJTC&page=issue&op=archive and at http://www.knowgenesis.org/tc. One time FREE is required to access the Journal content online. Please note that you cannot use your KnowGenesis Online library (www.knowgenesis.org/tc) credentials for getting 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 or admin(a)knowgenesis.org. More Information ------------------ For more information on KnowGenesis Journal, visit www.knowgenesis.net/journal or mail us at editorinchief(a)knowgenesis.org with your queries. Volunteering for IJTC --------------------- Interested in volunteering for KnowGenesis? We are always looking for volunteers to support our activities. If you think that you have the right blend of enthusiasm, talent and approach, write to us at editorinchief(a)knowgenesis.org along with your profile, for consideration. We are looking forward for your active participation in adding more values to the KnowGenesis IJTC. -- Saurabh Kudesia Editor-in-chief KnowGenesis IJTC editorinchief(a)knowgenesis.org www.knowgenesis.net/journal

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Workshop in SKCET COIMBATORE
by Abhilash P P 13 Nov '06

13 Nov '06

Dear Library Professionals I am very happy to inform you that Central Library SRI KRISHNA COLLEGE OF ENGG & TECH, COIMBATORE is organising one day Workshop, more details given below: Workshop Title: "Institutional Repositories" Workshop Date: 2nd Decembr 2006 The Workshop is intended to discuss the technological trends in digital libraries, discuss key issues involved in digital library development (using Dspace Digital Library Open source software). Through this workshop, the participants come to know: · Creating awareness on E-Resources · E-resources format and standards · Realising the importance of Institutional repositories · Developing awareness of Digital Library Collection; and · Enriching the participants on Digital Library on Open Resources (DSpace). more details available in the following links. http://www.geocities.com/skcetworkshop/ http://www.skcet.ac.in looking forward for your participation thanks and regards ABHILASHAN ASST LIBRARIAN SRI KRISHNA COLLEGE OF ENGG & TECH KUNIAMUTHUR (PO) COIMBATORE - 641 008. Dear Library Professionals I am very happy to inform you that Central Library SRI KRISHNA COLLEGE OF ENGG & TECH, COIMBATORE is organising one day Workshop, more details given below: Workshop Title: "Institutional Repositories" Workshop Date: 2nd Decembr 2006 The Workshop is intended to discuss the technological trends in digital libraries, discuss key issues involved in digital library development (using Dspace Digital Library Open source software). Through this workshop, the participants come to know: · Creating awareness on E-Resources · E-resources format and standards · Realising the importance of Institutional repositories · Developing awareness of Digital Library Collection; and · Enriching the participants on Digital Library on Open Resources (DSpace). more details available in the following links. http://www.geocities.com/skcetworkshop/ http://www.skcet.ac.in looking forward for your participation thanks and regards ABHILASHAN ASST LIBRARIAN SRI KRISHNA COLLEGE OF ENGG & TECH KUNIAMUTHUR (PO) COIMBATORE - 641 008. http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigclick.cgi/www.rediff.com/signa… http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigimpress.cgi/www.rediff.com/sig…

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HubMed:(Boost with RSS)alternative interface to the PubMed Literature Database
by Mailing List Manager 13 Nov '06

13 Nov '06

Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 10:42:01 +0000 (GMT) From: "Mallikarjuna, H.B" <hbmallikarjuna(a)yahoo.co.in> HubMed:(Boost with RSS)alternative interface to the PubMed Literature Database HubMed:alternative interface to the PubMed medical literature database.This is a variation on PubMed in that with the same database contents asPubMed for different searching interface. HubMed provides these features : 1.Daily updates of search results via web feeds. 2. Firefox search plugin or a HubMed bookmarklet (drag to your browser's bookmarks toolbar). 3.Export citations in RIS, BibTeX, RDF and MODS formats, or directly to RefWorks. 4.Unzip HubMed's import filter into Endnote's Filters folder for direct import into Endnote, or install the RIS Export plugin for direct import into ProCite, RefMan and older versions of Endnote. 5.Use the Citation Finder to convert reference lists from PDFs into search results. 6.Create lists of closely related papers using Rank Relations, then visualise and browse clusters of related papers using TouchGraph (requires Java). 7.Graph occurrences of keywords in published papers over time. 8.Tag and store annotated metadata for articles of interest. Example : searched for "Oncology Therapies" Result: For earch Article these options are avb. -- Abstract PubMed FullText SFX GS Clip Export InterDB Terms Related � Graph Cites Scopus Tag 10.1038/sj.cgt.7701011 Search results page url(short url) : -- Regards hbmallikarjuna

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National Library Week Celebrations
by Arunachalam Hariharan 13 Nov '06

13 Nov '06

Dear Friends, Invitation You are cordially invited for the following function. Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS) and Connemara Public Library, Chennai organized speech competition for the Corporation School Children on 9th Nov 2006 ( this year also) at Connemara Public Library at 10.A.M. The topics of the competition were: Topics: Role of Libraries in Nation Building/ Role of Libraries in Career Development of Students A panel of three judges selected three winners based on the following criteria 1. Oratory Skill 2. Body Language 3. Contents The Objective of the Programmes: To promote the Reading Habits of the Corporation School Children Honâ Minister for School Education, Govt. of Tamilnadu, Thiru. Thangam Thenarasu will distribute the Price to the winners during the 39th National Library Week Celebrations on 14.11.2006 at Connemara Public Library, Chennai at 5. 30 P.M SALIS and Connemara Public Library Mr. P.Panneer Selvam Programme Co-ordinator and Secretary SALIS Chennai Chapter B2- Solai Apartments (Opp to MGR garden) Mount-Poonamallee Road Chennai â 600 089 e-mail: salis_info(a)yahoo.com cell: 9841103912 A.Hariharan Structural Engineering Research Centre CSIR Campus Taramani Chennai - 600 113 hariharan_ah(a)yahoo.com Cell: 9841601901 Off:044-22549133 -------------------------------------------------- SALIS B2-Solai Apatments Mount-Poonamallee Road (opp.to.MGR Garden) Chennai - 600 116 Tel: 044-22522448/42014772 www.autolib-india.net/salis ____________________________________________________________________________________ Sponsored Link $200,000 mortgage for $660/mo - 30/15 yr fixed, reduce debt, home equity - Click now for info http://yahoo.ratemarketplace.com

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Registration open: ICDL 2006 - International Conference on Digital Libraries, 5-8 December 2006, New Delhi, INDIA (fwd)
by Mailing List Manager 13 Nov '06

13 Nov '06

Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2006 15:28:17 +0530 From: Debal Chandra Kar <dckar(a)teri.res.in> Registration open: ICDL 2006 - International Conference on Digital Libraries, 5-8 December 2006, New Delhi, INDIA. International Conference on Digital Libraries (ICDL) 2006 eill be held from 5-8 December 2006 in Association with TIFP, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India and UNESCO and in cooperation with ACM SIGCHI at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. Ministry of Culture and Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Govt. of India have also agreed in principle to associate with this conference. The theme of the conference is Digital Libraries: Information Management for Global Access and it will focus on creation, adoption, implementation and utilization of digital libraries (DL), e-learning and knowledge society. For detail information about the conference please visit the website www.teriin.org/events/icdl You are invited to attend and register to the 2nd International Conference on Digital Libraries, to be held in New Delhi, India 5-8 December, 2006. This conference is going to be a very high standard. We have invited many world renowned digital library experts. About 50 renowned and experienced speakers from India and abroad has already accepted to share their experiences. The papers we have received so far are all cutting edge researches and practical experiences. We believe you and your colleagues will be benefited tremendously from this conference. We encourage you and your colleagues and students to attend and share experiences with others in the conference. Registration Information : For details about the conference registration fee for all presenters and participants and other registration information, please refer to the conference website (www.teriin.org/events/icdl) For any queries contact at ? Debal C Kar Organising Secretary ICDL2006 Conference Secretariat TERI, Darbari Seth Block IHC Complex, Lodhi Road New Delhi - 110 003, India Phone - 91-11-24682141, 24682111 or 24682100 Fax - 91-11-24682144, 2468 2145 E-mail ICDL(a)teri.res.in Website: www.teriin.org/events/icdl

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Educational Theory - Article Required
by Mailing List Manager 13 Nov '06

13 Nov '06

Date: 9 Nov 2006 05:17:02 -0000 From: veeresh hiremath <veer9999(a)rediffmail.com> Dear all,One of our faculty members is in urgent requirement of the article whose details are as given below:\'The Ideal of the Educated Person\' , Jane Roland.Educational Theory,31(2),1981.I request one and all to send it immediately to the following mail id(s) if it is available with you:hiremathvc@gmail.com, veer9999(a)rediffmail.com Veeresh c Hiremath Digital Library Programmer Tata Institute of Social Sciences Deonar P.B No. 8313 Sion, Trombay Road Mumbai-400088 Phone-225563290 (extn 284) mobile:9867260884 Email:veer9999@rediffmail.com,hiremathvc@gmail.com,vchiremath@indiatimes.com,veereshmlisc@yahoo.com

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Please test the new aggregated database TechXtra
by Mailing List Manager 13 Nov '06

13 Nov '06

Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2006 00:31:07 +0000 (GMT) From: Subbiah Arunachalam <subbiah_a(a)yahoo.com> Friends: Here is a news report on a new aggregated database which is composed of 29 technology databases (I do not know which ones). And it is free. Please test and spread the word. Prof. Joshi or Dr Venkadesan might wish to write about it in Current Science and The Hindu. Arun ------ More on TechXtra Roddy MacLeod, The 'Long Tail' of technology information, The Innovations Report, November 7, 2006. Excerpt: TechXtra aggregates content from a large number of different databases containing technology-related content. A search of TechXtra will search across more than 4 million records of various kinds articles, technical reports, digital theses and dissertations, books, eprints, news items, job announcements, video, learning & teaching resources, key websites, and more most of which relate to technology subjects.... TechXtra aggregates, so that you dont have to. From the one TechXtra search box, you can currently search 29 databases.... In the majority of cases, the full text of items found through TechXtra is freely available.... TechXtra is a freely available service, developed at Heriot Watt University in the UK. We receive no external funding for its development, so we rely on word of mouth to spread the word. I hope you may help, and tell your colleagues about TechXtra, or blog about the service, or place a link to it from your websites.

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EMPI Digital Library National Convention - 2007
by ANIL SINGH 13 Nov '06

13 Nov '06

Dear Library Professionals , It gives me immense pleasure to share with you our B-School Group's decade old library building efforts which have culminated in it being re-christened as "EMPI Knowledge & Learning Resource Centre" and identified as on of the best Management Libraries in Delhi and NCR. What started as a common library in 1995 has, as on date, built up a vast collection of information dockets comprising of 23,500 reference books, 150 Journals/ Magazines, 35 National Newspapers, and various CD-ROMs. Added to this are the networked resources of DELNET, thus enabling students and users to access to the networked resources of the DELNET as well as to the internationally acclaimed online database services. Connecting to this vast reservoir of Data and information resources flowing through our Fiber and Wi-Fi 24x7 DEMPI Data Network, every student laptop and the academia, make our campus one of the highest organized modern learning system in Delhi . Currently in order to shear our experience and further buildup on our effort, our knowledge and Learning Resource Centre (Central Library) has taken the initiative to organize and national convention on developing a " Roadmap for Modernization of Library and information Centers in the Emerging Knowledge Era " on 19th 20th March, 2007 at New Delhi under the guidance of the Indian Library Association of India President Dr. Muttayya Koganuramath , who is also the University Librarian, Central Library , Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He has agreed to be the Patron of the EMPI Digital Library National Convention -2007. A Comprehensive brochure with the objection, theme, sub -themes and other details is enclosed for ready reference along with the registration form. Further to reach globally we have hosted a domain http://www.empidlnc.org with 2GB reserve space. This website will delicately disseminate all the conventional information to scholars and others. The prime objectives of launching the website are To share and contribute the best expertise knowledge about implementing, governing and regulating digital library processes and practices, and make a platform to announce various EMPI training and educational activities on future Knowledge & Learning Resource Centres. To provide students, faculty and other practitioners a knowledge base to download and share presentations (PPT), abstracts, and extended abstracts of the papers presented in various conventions and fulfilling the objective of serving with conviction. Your participation in the EMPI Digital Library National Convention-2007 and sharing of experience will, more than providing a platform for building of mutual synergies, help in development the preferred roadmap to guide the Indian information Centers (Libraries) to support the efforts of all our countrymen to make India a top class Knowledge society. For more details, see the website: http://www.empidlnc.org/ www.empidlnc.org ( Kamal L Parsai ) Organizing Secretary EMPI Digital Library National Convention 2007 Knowledge & Learning Resource Centre Central Library, EMPI Business School CSKM Educational Complex Satbari, Chattarpur New Delhi 11007 Phone: 91-11-26652373/2375/4727/3764 Fax: 91-11-26654422 Mobile : 0 9818854716 e-mail: mailto:empidlnc2007@gmail.com empidlnc2007(a)gmail.com , mailto:library@empiindia.com library(a)empiindia.com website: http://www.empidlnc.org/ www.empidlnc.org Connect with your friends who use Yahoo! http://g.msn.com/8HMAENIN/2734??PS=47575 Messenger with Voice. Click!

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National Library Week Celebrations at Universities, Dept of Library and Information Science
by M Krishnamurthy 13 Nov '06

13 Nov '06

Dear Friends, National Library Week Celebrations at University, Library and Information Science Departments. 15 November 2006 Wednesday Speaker: Prof. T.N. Shankar Narayan Director School of Languages Kuvempu University Shimoga Presided by: Dr. B.S. Biradar Chairman Department of Library and Information Science Kuvempu University Shimoga Venue: Department of Library and Information Science Kuvempu University,Shimoga Time: 2.30 pm Organiser B.S.Biradar 17 Nov 2006 Friday KARNATAK UNIVERSITY, DHARWAD Speaker: Prof. .C.R.Karisiddappa Dean Faculty of Social Sciences Chairman Dept of Library and Information Sciences Karnatak University Dharward Topic : Information Literacy for Sustainable Development Presided by: Dr. S.L.Samgam Professor Department of Library and Information Science Karnatak University Dharwad Venue: Department of Library Science Time: 11.30 A.M M.Krishnamurthy Joint Secretary KALA *************************************** Dr.M.Krishnamurthy,M.A.,M.L.I.Sc.,Ph.D Fulbright Scholar (University of Illinois, USA) Librarian Indian Statistical Institute 8th Mile Mysore Road Bangalore 560059 www.isibang.ac.in/library Ph:91-80-8483002/3 Fax :91-80-28484265

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National Library Week Celebrations ,Nov 14-20 , 2004
by M Krishnamurthy 13 Nov '06

13 Nov '06

Dear Professionals, I remind you all for the National Library week Celebrations and special note for the 17th Event in Infosys.Due to the security reasons and space constrains, we have to limit the attendance. I request you to peoople who are interested to attend this programme has to confirm their attendance atleast one day in advance and also when they come should bring their companies identity card or some phot identity proof. Karnataka State Library Association (R ) National Library Week Celebrations November 14-20,2006 Theme: Library Services for Quality Education Organized by: Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) in collaboration with Shankara Rotary, Hippo Campus Library, Kuvempu University Karnataka University Mysore University PES Group of Institutions Infosys JSS Public School, Bangalore Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences You are cordially invited ----------- Promote Library Movement ------------ ----------- Encourage Reading Habit -------------- Programme Overleaf Programme : Day 1 : Inaugural Function 14 November 2006 - Tuesday Chief Guest: Mrs Rohini Nilakeni, Founder Akshara Foundation,Bangalore Topic: Libraries and Child Development Venue: Shankara Rotary Hippo Campus Library, Ranga Rao Road, Shankarapuram, Bangalore 560 004 Time: 5.00 pm Organizer: Mrs. Lakshmi Chinnappa and Mr.Umesh Malhothra Day 2: 15 November 2006 Wednesday Speaker: Prof. T.N. Shankar Narayan Director School of Languages Kuvempu University Shimoga Presided by: Dr. B.S. Biradar Chairman Department of Library and Information Science Kuvempu University Shimoga Venue: Department of Library Science Kuvempu University Time: 2.30 pm Organiser B.S.Biradar Day 3: 16 November Thursday Speaker1: Dr. Satyaprakasha, C.V. Principal, PES College of Education Topic: Role of Libraries in Quality Education Speaker2 : Dr. Vishnukant S. Chatpalli Director, Community Development Programmes PES Institute of Technology Topic : Community Development through Libraries Presided by: Prof M.R. Doreswamy Founder Chairman, PES Group Institutions Venue: Tech Park Seminar Hall PESIT, 100 Feet Ring Road Bangalore -560085 Time: 3.30 PM Organizer: Mrs. Gayathri Sen, PES IT, Library Day 4: 17 November 2006 Friday Speaker1: S.V. Subramanya Topic Quality Services: Users perception (2.15 pm) Speaker 2: J.K. Suresh Topic Challenges of Corporate Librarians in Digital Era (2.30 pm) Speaker 3: Cdr B.G. Jayaram Topic Effective Planning of Optimized use of Library Recourses (3.00 pm) Speaker 4: Dr Kochikar Topic Role of Librarians in inculcating Reading habit (3.15 pm) Venue: Rosabeth Moss kanter Training room, 2nd floor, Building No 11, MDC Block, Infosys Technologies Ltd, Electronics city, Bangalore - 560100. (Entry point is from Gate No 4) Time : 2.00PM to 5.00PM (High Tea 2.45pm) Organizer: Sanjay, Infosys, Library Day 5 : 18 November 2006 Saturday Speaker : Mr. Umesh Malhothra Topic: Presided by R.U.Patil, Principal JSS Public School ,HSR Layout Venue: JSS Public School, HSR Layout, Near BDA Complex Time: 10.00 am Organizer R.U. Patil Day 6 : Valedictory Function 20 November 2006 Monday Welcome address: Dr . Vasantha Kumar Registrar, RGUHS Key note address: Dr. K. Lakshman Consultant Surgeon & Expert in Medical Informatics Lecture: Dr. R. Rama Raj Urs University Librarian, RGUHS Topic: Importance of National Library Week Presided by: Dr. P.S. Prabhakaran Vice Chancellor Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore Venue: Dhanvanthry Hall, RGUHS Bangalore Time: 4.00 5.30 pm Organizer: Dr. R. Rama Raj Urs Warm Regards, M.Krishnamurthy Joint Secretary KALA *************************************** Dr.M.Krishnamurthy,M.A.,M.L.I.Sc.,Ph.D Fulbright Scholar (University of Illinois, USA) Librarian Indian Statistical Institute 8th Mile Mysore Road Bangalore 560059 www.isibang.ac.in/library Ph:91-80-8483002/3 Fax :91-80-28484265

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RE: [LIS-Forum] KALA-National Library Week Celebrations
by HENAG 13 Nov '06

13 Nov '06

Dear Invitees , As part of National Library week celebrations , Infosys library cordially invites you to attend the events on 17thNov,2006 . Infosys Library requests you all to please confirm your attendance at least one day in advance to get security permission at the below mail id. Please remember to bring your organisation's identity card and should be displayed at the demand of Infosys security. In the case of not having identity card you may please bring a permission letter from your organisation printed on the letter head and duly signed & stamped by the authority. Best regards Hena S Gupta, Infosys Technologies Ltd, Electronics City, Hosur Road, Bangalore-560100 Board : (91)-(080)-28520261 Ext 52196 Fax: (91)-(080)-28520742 HENAG(a)infosys.com ; Library_Infosyscity(a)infosys.com We enable you to leverage knowledge anytime, anywhere! -----Original Message----- From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in] On Behalf Of I.R.N.Goudar Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 6:47 PM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] KALA-National Library Week Celebrations Dear Professionals, I invite you all for the week long National Library Week Celebrations Karnataka State Library Association (R ) National Library Week Celebrations November 14-20, 2006 Theme: Library Services for Quality Education Organised by : Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) in collaboration with Shankara Rotary, Hippo Campus Library, Kuvempu University Karnatak University Gulburga University Mysore University PES Group of Institutions Infosys Bangalore JSS Public School, Bangalore Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences You are cordially invited. Programme : Day 1 : Inauguration of Library Week Celebrations 14 November 2006 - Tuesday Chief Guest: Mrs Rohini Nilakeni, Founder Akshara Foundation, Bangalore Topic: Libraries and Child Development Venue: Shankara Rotary Hippo Campus Library, Ranga Rao Road, Shankarapuram, Bangalore 560 004 Time: 5.00 pm Organizer: Mrs. Lakshmi Chinnappa Day 2: 15 November - Wednesday Speaker: Prof. T.N. Shankar Narayan Director School of Languages Kuvempu University Shimoga Presided by: Dr. B. S. Biradar Chairman Department of Library and Information Science Kuvempu University Shimoga Venue: Department of Library Science, Kuvempu University Time: 2.30 pm Day 3: 16 November 2006 - Thursday Speake -1: Dr. C.V. Satyaprakasha Principal, PES College of Education Topic: Role of Libraries in Quality Education Speaker -2: Dr. Vishnukant S. Chatpalli Director, Community Development Programmes PES Institute of Technology Topic: Community Development through Libraries Presided by: Prof M.R. Doreswamy Founder Chairman, PES Group Institutions Venue: Tech Park Seminar Hall PESIT,100 Feet Ring Road Bangalore -560085 Time: 3.30 PM Organizer: Mrs. Gayathri Sen, Librarian, PESIT Day 4: 17 November 2006 - Friday Speakers : SV Subramanya & Topics Quality Services : Users perception (2.15 pm) JK Suresh Challenges of Corporate Librarians in Digital Era (2.30 pm) High Tea: 2.45 pm Cdr Jayaram BG Effective Planning of Optimized use of Library Recourses (3.00 pm) Dr Kochikar Role of Librarians in inculcating Reading habit (3.15 pm) Venue: Rosabeth Moss kanter Training room, 2nd floor, Building No 11, MDC Block, Infosys Technologies Ltd, Electronics city, Bangalore - 560100. (Entry point is from Gate No 4) Time : 2.00PM to 5.00PM Organizer: Sanjay Day 5 : 18 November 2006 - Saturday Speaker : Mr. Umesh Malhothra Topic: How can you have Fun with Books Presided by: Shri R.U. Patil, Principal, JSS Public School Venue: JSS Public School, Adjacent BDA Complex, HSR Layout, Bangalore Time: 10.00 am Organizer Shri R.U. Patil Day 6 : Valedictory Function 20 November 2006 - Monday Welcome address: Dr . Vasantha Kumar Key note address: Dr. K. Lakshman Consultant Surgeon & Expert in Medical Informatics Lecture: Dr. R. Rama Raj Urs University Librarian, RGUHS Topic: Importance of National Library Week Presided by: Dr. PS Prabhakaran Vice Chancellor Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore Venue: Dhanvanthry Hall, RGUHS Bangalore Time: 4.00 - 5.30 pm Organizer: Dr. R. Rama Raj Urs Dr. I.R.N. Goudar President KALA, Office Bearers and EC Members of KALA ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 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 _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum **************** CAUTION - Disclaimer ***************** This e-mail contains PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by e-mail and delete the original message. Further, you are not to copy, disclose, or distribute this e-mail or its contents to any other person and any such actions are unlawful. This e-mail may contain viruses. 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Revised Schedule of IASLIC Seminar 2006
by Pijushkanti Panigrahi 12 Nov '06

12 Nov '06

IASLIC XXII NATIONAL SEMINAR On Open Source Movement - Asian Perspective December 13-16, 2006 Organised by Central Library Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Roorkee -247667 The Open Access a philosophy has seemingly brought many advantages for the developing countries economic, faster means of communication, visibility and accessibility. It opens a new horizon for the advancement of free access to information and availability of publications. IASLIC with a strong linkage with the Professionals and other stakeholders is providing a common forum to address various issues relating to Open Source and Open Access at its 2200National Seminar to be held at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (Uttaranchal) from 13th to 16th December 2006. The Seminar will provide an opportunity to review and discuss comprehensively the matters related to open source and related areas, and adopt appropriate strategies. Theme: Open Source Movement -- Asian Perspective Papers are invited in thefollowing areasfor deliberation Open Source Resources Open Source Development Open Source in LIS Open Source Communities Open Access Strategies Open Access Journalas-its implications Open Source Initiatives and Organizations Open Access Repositories - Institutional and Self-Archiving Impact of Open Access on Scholarly Communication Open Access Initiatives : Role of various Stakeholders, Scholars, Publishers, Academic and Research Institutions, Governments etc. Bibliographic Control of Open Access Literature Quality .Issties in Open Access-Peer Review, Quantitative methods Copyright and Legal Issues fu Open Access Standards, Services of Open Access Open Source and Open Access Initiatives in various countries with particular reference to Asian Countries Case Studies Registration Fees Individual (Residential) Rs.l,200/- Individual (Non~residential) Rs. 1,000/- Retired Person (Residential) Rs. 900/- Student. (Residential) Rs. 800/- Sponsored/ Deputed (Residential) Rs. 2,000/- Local Rs. 800/- Accompanying Members Rs. 1,000/- The weather during the period will be very cold. The average maximum and minimum temperature remains 15°C and 6°C respectively. Delegates are requested to bring woolen clothing. For detail information please contact Mr. Dipak Kr Nag, Hony. General Secretary, IASLIC, P-291, CIT Scheme 6M, Kankurgachi, Kolkata 700 054 Phone - (0): (033) 2362 9651 Mobile: +919830521409 E-mail: iaslic(a)vsnl.net Mr Yogendra Singh, Institute Librarian and Organizing Secretary. XXII IASLIC National Seminar Central Library, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee-247667 UA INDIA, Tel(O) 01332-285239/277587/285352 Res 01332-285240/278331 Mobile +91-94-121-58901 Email iaslic2006(a))iitr.emet.in 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, Ph (M) : +91 94342 43522. Associate Editor, IASLIC Bulletin, IASLIC, Kolkata-700 054 --------------------------------- Check out the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta - Fire up a more powerful email and get things done faster. IASLIC XXII NATIONAL SEMINAR On Open Source Movement - Asian Perspective December 13-16, 2006 Organised by Central Library Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Roorkee -247667 The Open Access a philosophy has seemingly brought many advantages for the developing countries economic, faster means of communication, visibility and accessibility. It opens a new horizon for the advancement of free access to information and availability of publications. IASLIC with a strong linkage with the Professionals and other stakeholders is providing a common forum to address various issues relating to Open Source and Open Access at its 2200National Seminar to be held at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (Uttaranchal) from 13 th to 16 th December 2006 . The Seminar will provide an opportunity to review and discuss comprehensively the matters related to open source and related areas, and adopt appropriate strategies. Theme: Open Source Movement -- Asian Perspective Papers are invited in thefollowing areasfor deliberation Open Source Resources Open Source Development Open Source in LIS Open Source Communities Open Access Strategies Open Access Journalas-its implications Open Source Initiatives and Organizations Open Access Repositories - Institutional and Self-Archiving Impact of Open Access on Scholarly Communication Open Access Initiatives : Role of various Stakeholders, Scholars, Publishers, Academic and Research Institutions, Governments etc. Bibliographic Control of Open Access Literature Quality .Issties in Open Access-Peer Review, Quantitative methods Copyright and Legal Issues fu Open Access Standards, Services of Open Access Open Source and Open Access Initiatives in various countries with particular reference to Asian Countries Case Studies Registration Fees Individual (Residential) Rs.l,200/- Individual (Non~residential) Rs. 1,000/- Retired Person (Residential) Rs. 900/- Student. (Residential) Rs. 800/- Sponsored/ Deputed (Residential) Rs. 2,000/- Local Rs. 800/- Accompanying Members Rs. 1,000/- The weather during the period will be very cold. The average maximum and minimum temperature remains 15°C and 6°C respectively. Delegates are requested to bring woolen clothing. For detail information please contact Mr. Dipak Kr Nag , Hony. General Secretary, IASLIC, P-291, CIT Scheme 6M, Kankurgachi, Kolkata 700 054 Phone - (0): (033) 2362 9651 Mobile : +919830521409 E-mail: iaslic(a)vsnl.net Mr Yogendra Singh , Institute Librarian and Organizing Secretary. XXII IASLIC National Seminar Central Library, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee-247667 UA INDIA , Tel(O) 01332-285239/277587/285352 Res 01332-285240/278331 Mobile +91-94-121-58901 Email iaslic2006(a))iitr.emet.in 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, Ph (M) : +91 94342 43522 . Associate Editor, IASLIC Bulletin, IASLIC, Kolkata-700 054 Check out http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=43257/*http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailb… the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta - Fire up a more powerful email and get things done faster.

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OpenDOAR Search Repository Contents
by dibya pradhan 12 Nov '06

12 Nov '06

Dear Professional OpenDOAR (http://www.opendoar.org/search.php) is pleased to present a trial search service for the full-text of material held in open access repositories listed in the Directory. This has been made possible through the recent launch by Google of its Custom Search Engine, which allows OpenDOAR to define a search service based on the Directory holdings. OpenDOAR already provides a global Directory of freely available open access repositories that hold research material. http://www.opendoar.org/search.php Regards Dibya Kishor Pradhan NIT,Rourkela Dear Professional OpenDOAR (http://www.opendoar.org/search.php) is pleased to present a trial search service for the full-text of material held in open access repositories listed in the Directory. This has been made possible through the recent launch by Google of its Custom Search Engine, which allows OpenDOAR to define a search service based on the Directory holdings. OpenDOAR already provides a global Directory of freely available open access repositories that hold research material. http://www.opendoar.org/search.php Regards Dibya Kishor Pradhan NIT,Rourkela http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigclick.cgi/www.rediff.com/signa… http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigimpress.cgi/www.rediff.com/sig…

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Deadline for Registration -- IASLIC DSpace Workshop
by Pijushkanti Panigrahi 11 Nov '06

11 Nov '06

Dear Moderator, Please publish this message Sorry for Cross posting Deadline for Registration : November 15, 2006 (Extended upto November 20, 2006) Indian Association of Special Libraries & Information Centres(IASLIC) Workshop on Open Source Movement and the Use of DSpace Software during November 28 - December 01, 2006 Objectives of the Workshop : 1. To provide background knowledge of the digital library and its related concepts. 2. To offer hands on experience on Linux . 3. To offer hands on experience in using Dspace Software. Areas to be covered in the Workshop: Open Source Movement, Digital Libraries: Current Scenario, Different Digital Library software and comparative study, Overview of Linux, Overview and Installation of DSpace, DSpace Users: Anonymous, Members & Authors, Lucene Search Engine, DSpace Administration, Dublin Core and OAI-PMH, Persistent Handles, DSpace Customization, Unicode and Indian Languages Laboratory Facilities The workshop lectures will be followed by demonstration and hands-on practices as far as practicable. An attractive Lab facilities (with one computer for two participants) will be made available for practice to the participants. Resource persons Prof A R D Prasad and Dr Devika P Madalli, Documentation Research and Training Centre (ISI), and also from other Institutions. Target Participants: Library and Information Science professionals with working knowledge of Information Technology. The Workshop is confined to a limited number of participants and will be filled strictly on first come first served basis. Only a few seats are available now. Venue at Kolkata National Institute for the Orthopaedically Handicapped (NIOH), (Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt of India), B T Road, Bonhooghly, Kolkata- 700 090. Registration Fees Rs. 4000/- only per participant. The DD/Cash payable in favour of "IASLIC, Kolkata", payable at Kolkata. The Registration Fee includes Workshop Kit (Workshop Volume, DSpace Software), Working Lunch and Tea. Last date of registration : November 15, 2006 (Extended upto November 20, 2006). For further details contact : Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi, Workshop Coordinator and Secretary, Education Division, IASLIC, P-291, CIT Scheme No 6M, Kankurgachi, Kolkata 700 054. email: panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com, Mobile : +91 94342 43522 Ms Rupali Sen, Incharge, Library and Information Services, National Institute for the Orthopaedically Handicapped (NIOH), (Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt of India), B T Road, Bonhooghly, Kolkata- 700 090. email: rupali_lot(a)yahoo.com, Mobile: +91 9330973458 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, Ph (M) : +91 94342 43522. Associate Editor, IASLIC Bulletin, IASLIC, Kolkata-700 054 --------------------------------- Access over 1 million songs - Yahoo! Music Unlimited. Dear Moderator, Please publish this message Sorry for Cross posting Deadline for Registration : November 15, 2006 ( Extended upto November 20, 2006 ) Indian Association of Special Libraries & Information Centres(IASLIC) Workshop on Open Source Movement and the Use of DSpace Software during November 28 - December 01, 2006 Objectives of the Workshop : 1. To provide background knowledge of the digital library and its related concepts. 2. To offer hands on experience on Linux . 3. To offer hands on experience in using Dspace Software. Areas to be covered in the Workshop: Open Source Movement, Digital Libraries: Current Scenario, Different Digital Library software and comparative study, Overview of Linux, Overview and Installation of DSpace, DSpace Users: Anonymous, Members & Authors, Lucene Search Engine, DSpace Administration, Dublin Core and OAI-PMH, Persistent Handles, DSpace Customization, Unicode and Indian Languages Laboratory Facilities The workshop lectures will be followed by demonstration and hands-on practices as far as practicable. An attractive Lab facilities (with one computer for two participants) will be made available for practice to the participants . Resource persons Prof A R D Prasad and Dr Devika P Madalli, Documentation Research and Training Centre (ISI), and also from other Institutions . Target Participants: Library and Information Science professionals with working knowledge of Information Technology. The Workshop is confined to a limited number of participants and will be filled strictly on first come first served basis. Only a few seats are available now. Venue at Kolkata National Institute for the Orthopaedically Handicapped (NIOH), (Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt of India ), B T Road , Bonhooghly, Kolkata- 700 090. Registration Fees Rs. 4000/- only per participant. The DD/Cash payable in favour of "IASLIC, Kolkata", payable at Kolkata. The Registration Fee includes Workshop Kit (Workshop Volume, DSpace Software), Working Lunch and Tea. Last date of registration : November 15, 2006 (Extended upto November 20, 2006 ) . For further details contact : Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi , Workshop Coordinator and Secretary, Education Division, IASLIC, P-291, CIT Scheme No 6M, Kankurgachi, Kolkata 700 054. email: panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com , Mobile : +91 94342 43522 Ms Rupali Sen, Incharge , Library and Information Services, National Institute for the Orthopaedically Handicapped (NIOH), (Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt of India ), B T Road , Bonhooghly, Kolkata- 700 090. email: rupali_lot(a)yahoo.com, Mobile : +91 9330973458 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, Ph (M) : +91 94342 43522 . Associate Editor, IASLIC Bulletin, IASLIC, Kolkata-700 054 Access over 1 million songs - http://pa.yahoo.com/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=36035/*http://music.yahoo.c… Yahoo! Music Unlimited.

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Librarian Position is vacant
by Ramachandra Loni 11 Nov '06

11 Nov '06

Dear Professional’s We are in need of the Librarian to our Nursing College Qualification : M.L.I.Sc with Good Computer/IT skills Experience : 1-2 Years, any Academic institution Salary : around 5000-6000/ per month Please send your resume or contact with your resume, passport size photo & copies of testimonials for the following address. Ramachandra Loni Librarian MVJ Medical College & research Hospital Hoskote, Bangalore-562114 Ph-7931473 Mobile- 9448703742 Email: ramu_loni(a)yahoo.com ____________________________________________________________________________________ Cheap talk? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates. http://voice.yahoo.com

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One day workshop
by RANJAN BARIK 11 Nov '06

11 Nov '06

Dear Professional Colleagues, CSMCRI is organizing one day workshop on 15th December 2006 at Bhavnagar.The regitration form can be downloaded from the website. For more details visit: http://www.csmcri.org/ Ranjan Kumar Barik Lecturer Bhavnagar University, Bhavnagar(Gujarat) The details about the workshop is given below: Building Institutional Repositories Using Open Source Softwares C S M C R I Library 15th December 2006 Organised By LIBRARY CENTRAL SALT & MARINE CHEMICALS RESEARCH INSTITUTE (CSMCRI), Gijubhai Badheka Marg, Bhavnagar-364002 (GUJARAT) Phone No.0278-2567760, 2565808(Ext: 820/821) Email: rsb(a)csmcri.org Introduction Digital library is a reality even for the smaller libraries and information centers. The reductions in the cost of hardware and software, revolution in telecommunication technology, and growth in skill base have brought some avenues for adopting new technologies in libraries. Electronic collections are gaining importance as compared to its print counterpart because of the multiple access facility, searching, browsing etc. The availability of technological infrastructure and the growing demand of the user community is forcing the librarians to create their own institutional repositories. Again, Open source movement has gained momentum in developing country like India. Open source library softwares are not only useful for managing electronic collections effectively, but also helps in providing access to end users in an user friendly manner. About the Workshop The basic purpose of the workshop is as follows: To provide hands on experience on converting print to digital formats Installation and configuration of various Digital Library Softwares like Greenstone and D-Space Collection building Organizing digital documents by adopting various international standards Searching and browsing of digital collection About CSMCRI Library and Information System The CSMCRI Library is considered to be a premier one in this region having a rich collection of books, periodicals, reference materials etc. in the areas of R&D being carried out in the institute. Besides catering to the information needs of R&D staff of the institute, the library also extends facilities to the visiting research scholars, university faculties, R&D staff of the industries, government officials and others. The total collection of the library is 50, 000 consisting of books, back volumes, patents, standards, micro-cards etc. Being a member of CSIR Consortium, it has access to more than 4500 scholarly e-Journals. The Library provides important library services like ILL, DDS and Literature Search Services. Registration Fees Librarians/ Faculty/Professionals: Rs.200/- Students: Rs.100/- Registration Fee can be paid in cash or DD drawn in favour of The Director, CSMCRI, Bhavnagar. Registration covers Lunch and Tea. Participants are requested to please return the filled-in registration form along with DD to the following address: Mr. RAKESH SINGH BISEN Organizing Secretary CSMCRI Wagha Wadi Road Bhavnagar-364002 Email: rsb(a)csmcri.org Phone(O): 0278-256 5808; Ext. 820/821 Important Dates Last Date of Registration: 5th December 2006 Venue CSMCRI Auditorium Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSMCRI), Gijubhai Badheka Marg, Bhavnagar-364002 (Gujarat) --------------------------------- Find out what India is talking about on - Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. Get it NOW Dear Professional Colleagues, CSMCRI is organizing one day workshop on 15th December 2006 at Bhavnagar.The regitration form can be downloaded from the website. For more details visit: http://www.csmcri.org/ http://www.csmcri.org/ Ranjan Kumar Barik Lecturer Bhavnagar University, Bhavnagar(Gujarat) The details about the workshop is given below: Building Institutional Repositories Using Open Source Softwares C S M C R I Library 15th December 2006 Organised By LIBRARY CENTRAL SALT & MARINE CHEMICALS RESEARCH INSTITUTE (CSMCRI), Gijubhai Badheka Marg, Bhavnagar-364002 (GUJARAT) Phone No.0278-2567760, 2565808(Ext: 820/821) Email: mailto:rsb@csmcri.org rsb(a)csmcri.org Introduction Digital library is a reality even for the smaller libraries and information centers. The reductions in the cost of hardware and software, revolution in telecommunication technology, and growth in skill base have brought some avenues for adopting new technologies in libraries. Electronic collections are gaining importance as compared to its print counterpart because of the multiple access facility, searching, browsing etc. The availability of technological infrastructure and the growing demand of the user community is forcing the librarians to create their own institutional repositories. Again, Open source movement has gained momentum in developing country like India. Open source library softwares are not only useful for managing electronic collections effectively, but also helps in providing access to end users in an user friendly manner. About the Workshop The basic purpose of the workshop is as follows: To provide hands on experience on converting print to digital formats Installation and configuration of various Digital Library Softwares like Greenstone and D-Space Collection building Organizing digital documents by adopting various international standards Searching and browsing of digital collection About CSMCRI Library and Information System The CSMCRI Library is considered to be a premier one in this region having a rich collection of books, periodicals, reference materials etc. in the areas of R&D being carried out in the institute. Besides catering to the information needs of R&D staff of the institute, the library also extends facilities to the visiting research scholars, university faculties, R&D staff of the industries, government officials and others. The total collection of the library is 50, 000 consisting of books, back volumes, patents, standards, micro-cards etc. Being a member of CSIR Consortium, it has access to more than 4500 scholarly e-Journals. The Library provides important library services like ILL, DDS and Literature Search Services. Registration Fees Librarians/ Faculty/Professionals: Rs.200/- Students: Rs.100/- Registration Fee can be paid in cash or DD drawn in favour of The Director, CSMCRI, Bhavnagar. Registration covers Lunch and Tea. Participants are requested to please return the filled-in registration form along with DD to the following address: Mr. RAKESH SINGH BISEN Organizing Secretary CSMCRI Wagha Wadi Road Bhavnagar-364002 Email: mailto:rsb@csmcri.org rsb(a)csmcri.org Phone(O): 0278-256 5808; Ext. 820/821 Important Dates Last Date of Registration: 5th December 2006 Venue CSMCRI Auditorium Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSMCRI), Gijubhai Badheka Marg, Bhavnagar-364002 (Gujarat) Find out what India is talking about on - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/yanswers/*http://in.answers.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/messengertagline/*http://in.messenger.yahoo.… Get it NOW

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OpenLearn
by vimal kumar 11 Nov '06

11 Nov '06

Dear Friends, The Open University is making its educational resources available free on the net for anyone in the world to use. OpenLearn provides, online free learning material taken from Open University courses, state-of-the-art learner support tools connecting learners with learners and learners with educators learning media and technologies on a large scale Here is the link to the website http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/ Vimal Kumar Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 vimal0212(a)yahoo.com www.asb.edu.in --------------------------------- Cheap Talk? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates. The Open University is making its educational resources available free on the net for anyone in the world to use. OpenLearn provides, online free learning material taken from Open University courses, state-of-the-art learner support tools connecting learners with learners and learners with educators learning media and technologies on a large scale Here is the link to the website http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/ Vimal Kumar Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 vimal0212(a)yahoo.com www.asb.edu.in Cheap Talk? http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman8/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/ev… Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates.

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Development Gateway
by vimal kumar 11 Nov '06

11 Nov '06

Dear Friends, Development Gateway is a collaborative web portal offering development content and tools to promote the exchange of knowledge.The portal offers access to development information and resources , a directory of development projects and activities. They also maintain an email alert service for users. http://topics.developmentgateway.org/ Vimal Kumar Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 vimal0212(a)yahoo.com www.asb.edu.in --------------------------------- Access over 1 million songs - Yahoo! Music Unlimited. Development Gateway is a collaborative http://www.developmentgateway.org/ web portal offering development content and tools to promote the exchange of knowledge.The portal offers access to development information and resources http://topics.developmentgateway.org/ , a directory of development projects and activities. They also maintain an email alert service for users. http://topics.developmentgateway.org/ Vimal Kumar Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 vimal0212(a)yahoo.com www.asb.edu.in Access over 1 million songs - http://pa.yahoo.com/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=36035/*http://music.yahoo.c… Yahoo! Music Unlimited.

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OA bridging the North-South divide
by Subbiah Arunachalam 11 Nov '06

11 Nov '06

>From Peter Suber's blog "Open Access News OA bridging the North-South divide Marlon, Domingus, Research Unleashed? A presentation at the CODESRIA-ASC Conference Series 2006: Electronic Publishing and Dissemination (Leiden, September 7, 2006). (Thanks to Stevan Harnad.) Excerpt: The international open access movement has reached a new level. In open access stage 1 we see a focus on technical issues related to open access and on gaining content for repositories. The words open access are important drivers in this stage. In stage 1, as Alma Swan [2006] points out, we see new technologies applied to existing processes (i.e. more of the same, faster and cheaper). In stage 2 new technologies are integrated into existing processes (i.e. improve existing systems).[Swan, 2006] In stage 2 we see a focus on services based on repositories and the words open access have become less effective. Stage 2, I claim, is all about supporting scholarly communication and using technical infrastructure to be more efficient.... Connecting Africa is a hub for the Africanist community around the world. The open access available publications it provides access to are downloaded dosens of times a month individually. As such it is to be expected to facilitate scholarly communication in African Studies and, to my mind, is an example of open access stage 2. The South- North divide as seen in the case of SciELO indicates that open access indeed does have an impact on usage of and citations to the oa publications. Also in the North-South perspective the same effects are to be found. Based on these examples one could hold that open access is a means to bridging the divide between North and South. It needs allies like Google and key research tools that make publications visible and available. Whether visibility and availability will diminish the Matthew effect remains to be seen. Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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Deadline for Registration in IASLIC Workshop on DSpace
by Pijushkanti Panigrahi 10 Nov '06

10 Nov '06

Deadline for Registration : November 15, 2006 (Extended upto November 20, 2006) Indian Association of Special Libraries & Information Centres(IASLIC) Workshop on Open Source Movement and the Use of DSpace Software during November 28 - December 01, 2006 Objectives of the Workshop : 1. To provide background knowledge of the digital library and its related concepts. 2. To offer hands on experience on Linux . 3. To offer hands on experience in using Dspace Software. Areas to be covered in the Workshop: Open Source Movement, Digital Libraries: Current Scenario, Different Digital Library software and comparative study, Overview of Linux, Overview and Installation of DSpace, DSpace Users: Anonymous, Members & Authors, Lucene Search Engine, DSpace Administration, Dublin Core and OAI-PMH, Persistent Handles, DSpace Customization, Unicode and Indian Languages Laboratory Facilities The workshop lectures will be followed by demonstration and hands-on practices as far as practicable. An attractive Lab facilities (with one computer for two participants) will be made available for practice to the participants. Resource persons Prof A R D Prasad and Dr Devika P Madalli, Documentation Research and Training Centre (ISI), and also from other Institutions. Target Participants: Library and Information Science professionals with working knowledge of Information Technology. The Workshop is confined to a limited number of participants and will be filled strictly on first come first served basis. Only a few seats are available now. Venue at Kolkata National Institute for the Orthopaedically Handicapped (NIOH), (Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt of India), B T Road, Bonhooghly, Kolkata- 700 090. Registration Fees Rs. 4000/- only per participant. The DD/Cash payable in favour of "IASLIC, Kolkata", payable at Kolkata. The Registration Fee includes Workshop Kit (Workshop Volume, DSpace Software), Working Lunch and Tea. Last date of registration : November 15, 2006 (Extended upto November 20, 2006). For further details contact : Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi, Workshop Coordinator and Secretary, Education Division, IASLIC, P-291, CIT Scheme No 6M, Kankurgachi, Kolkata 700 054. email: panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com, Mobile : +91 94342 43522 Ms Rupali Sen, Incharge, Library and Information Services, National Institute for the Orthopaedically Handicapped (NIOH), (Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt of India), B T Road, Bonhooghly, Kolkata- 700 090. email: rupali_lot(a)yahoo.com, Mobile: +91 9330973458 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, Ph (M) : +91 94342 43522. Associate Editor, IASLIC Bulletin, IASLIC, Kolkata-700 054 --------------------------------- Access over 1 million songs - Yahoo! Music Unlimited. Deadline for Registration : November 15, 2006 ( Extended upto November 20, 2006 ) Indian Association of Special Libraries & Information Centres(IASLIC) Workshop on Open Source Movement and the Use of DSpace Software during November 28 - December 01, 2006 Objectives of the Workshop : 1. To provide background knowledge of the digital library and its related concepts. 2. To offer hands on experience on Linux . 3. To offer hands on experience in using Dspace Software. Areas to be covered in the Workshop: Open Source Movement, Digital Libraries: Current Scenario, Different Digital Library software and comparative study, Overview of Linux, Overview and Installation of DSpace, DSpace Users: Anonymous, Members & Authors, Lucene Search Engine, DSpace Administration, Dublin Core and OAI-PMH, Persistent Handles, DSpace Customization, Unicode and Indian Languages Laboratory Facilities The workshop lectures will be followed by demonstration and hands-on practices as far as practicable. An attractive Lab facilities (with one computer for two participants) will be made available for practice to the participants . Resource persons Prof A R D Prasad and Dr Devika P Madalli, Documentation Research and Training Centre (ISI), and also from other Institutions . Target Participants: Library and Information Science professionals with working knowledge of Information Technology. The Workshop is confined to a limited number of participants and will be filled strictly on first come first served basis. Only a few seats are available now. Venue at Kolkata National Institute for the Orthopaedically Handicapped (NIOH), (Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt of India ), B T Road , Bonhooghly, Kolkata- 700 090. Registration Fees Rs. 4000/- only per participant. The DD/Cash payable in favour of "IASLIC, Kolkata", payable at Kolkata. The Registration Fee includes Workshop Kit (Workshop Volume, DSpace Software), Working Lunch and Tea. Last date of registration : November 15, 2006 (Extended upto November 20, 2006 ) . For further details contact : Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi , Workshop Coordinator and Secretary, Education Division, IASLIC, P-291, CIT Scheme No 6M, Kankurgachi, Kolkata 700 054. email: panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com , Mobile : +91 94342 43522 Ms Rupali Sen, Incharge , Library and Information Services, National Institute for the Orthopaedically Handicapped (NIOH), (Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt of India ), B T Road , Bonhooghly, Kolkata- 700 090. email: rupali_lot(a)yahoo.com, Mobile : +91 9330973458 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, Ph (M) : +91 94342 43522 . Associate Editor, IASLIC Bulletin, IASLIC, Kolkata-700 054 Access over 1 million songs - http://pa.yahoo.com/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=36035/*http://music.yahoo.c… Yahoo! Music Unlimited.

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Open Access publishing in physics gains momentum
by noufal palliparamban 10 Nov '06

10 Nov '06

Hello As if inventing the World-Wide Web were not revolutionary enough, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) is now on its way to unleashing a paradigm shift in the world of academic publishing. For the first time ever, an entire scientific field is exploring the possibility of converting its reader-paid journals into an author-paid Open Access format. The paradigm shift would involve moving from the traditional model of financing publications through reader subscriptions to free-for-readers publications financed by funding agencies via laboratories and the authors themselves. In addition to revolutionising the academic publishing world, Open Access could also have a great impact on research itself as researchers and funding agencies would see their opportunities broaden with the unlimited distribution of their publicly funded research results. The funding agencies have taken the lead in this project and are currently in the process of establishing a sponsoring consortium for Open Access publishing in particle physics, SCOAP3. It has already received expressions of support from many European countries, funding agencies, laboratories, the European Committee for Future Accelerators (ECFA) and both national and international library consortia. 'There is a wind of change blowing and with it the possibility to experiment with new models - in this CERN is perceived as the pioneer of a new publishing paradigm and the SCOAP initiative as a pilot project for future developments in scientific publishing,' said Peteris Zilgalvis, the Head of Unit of Ethics and Science at DG research of the European Commission. Publishers are also aligning themselves with the opportunities offered by Open Access publishing. Journals published by the American Institute of Physics, the American Physical Society, Elsevier and Springer have already started to offer authors the possibility to make their articles freely available to readers. As for the publishing consortium of the European Physical Journal, it has lowered the price tag for an Open Access option and announced an author-friendly approach to copyright. At the same time, the publishers of the Journal of High Energy Physics (JHEP) have stated that they are ready to embrace a sponsorship policy in which they would allow unrestricted access to their articles. Regarding the costs involved in such a policy, JHEP stated: 'we have managed to prove that the costs can be reduced whilst at the same time ensuring the highest rigour in peer review'. If successful, the Open Access format could represent a quantum leap for the High Energy Physics publishing landscape and the wider world of scientific research. For more information on CERN, please visit: http://public.web.cern.ch/Public/Welcome.html Category: Miscellaneous Data Source Provider: CERN Document Reference: Based on CERN press release Subject Index: Coordination, Cooperation Regards Noufal.P.P Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur --------------------------------- Find out what India is talking about on - Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. Get it NOW Hello As if inventing the World-Wide Web were not revolutionary enough, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) is now on its way to unleashing a paradigm shift in the world of academic publishing. For the first time ever, an entire scientific field is exploring the possibility of converting its reader-paid journals into an author-paid Open Access format. The paradigm shift would involve moving from the traditional model of financing publications through reader subscriptions to free-for-readers publications financed by funding agencies via laboratories and the authors themselves. In addition to revolutionising the academic publishing world, Open Access could also have a great impact on research itself as researchers and funding agencies would see their opportunities broaden with the unlimited distribution of their publicly funded research results. The funding agencies have taken the lead in this project and are currently in the process of establishing a sponsoring consortium for Open Access publishing in particle physics, SCOAP3. It has already received expressions of support from many European countries, funding agencies, laboratories, the European Committee for Future Accelerators (ECFA) and both national and international library consortia. 'There is a wind of change blowing and with it the possibility to experiment with new models - in this CERN is perceived as the pioneer of a new publishing paradigm and the SCOAP initiative as a pilot project for future developments in scientific publishing,' said Peteris Zilgalvis, the Head of Unit of Ethics and Science at DG research of the European Commission. Publishers are also aligning themselves with the opportunities offered by Open Access publishing. Journals published by the American Institute of Physics, the American Physical Society, Elsevier and Springer have already started to offer authors the possibility to make their articles freely available to readers. As for the publishing consortium of the European Physical Journal, it has lowered the price tag for an Open Access option and announced an author-friendly approach to copyright. At the same time, the publishers of the Journal of High Energy Physics (JHEP) have stated that they are ready to embrace a sponsorship policy in which they would allow unrestricted access to their articles. Regarding the costs involved in such a policy, JHEP stated: 'we have managed to prove that the costs can be reduced whilst at the same time ensuring the highest rigour in peer review'. If successful, the Open Access format could represent a quantum leap for the High Energy Physics publishing landscape and the wider world of scientific research. For more information on CERN, please visit: http://public.web.cern.ch/Public/Welcome.html http://public.web.cern.ch/Public/Welcome.html Category: Miscellaneous Data Source Provider: CERN Document Reference: Based on CERN press release Subject Index: Coordination, Cooperation Regards Noufal.P.P Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Find out what India is talking about on - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/yanswers/*http://in.answers.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/messengertagline/*http://in.messenger.yahoo.… Get it NOW

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Google Wins First Round In Digital Library Dispute
by noufal palliparamban 10 Nov '06

10 Nov '06

Dear friends, It is quite intresting news.... Please see the link http://www.mondaq.com/i_article.asp_Q_articleid_E_44126 Regards Noufal.P.P Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur --------------------------------- Find out what India is talking about on - Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. Get it NOW Dear friends, It is quite intresting news.... Please see the link http://www.mondaq.com/i_article.asp_Q_articleid_E_44126 http://www.mondaq.com/i_article.asp_Q_articleid_E_44126 Regards Noufal.P.P Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Find out what India is talking about on - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/yanswers/*http://in.answers.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/messengertagline/*http://in.messenger.yahoo.… Get it NOW

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Library Week Celebrations
by Mukesh - Monitor 10 Nov '06

10 Nov '06

Dear Professionals A Click a Day is just what is needed to give a book to a child. This can be a simple and noble way of celebrating Library Week. This small effort can be continued through the year thus helping the cause. Please go thru the details below: Visit The Literacy Site at http://www.theliteracysite.com daily and click the red "Fund Books for Kids" button. This quick, simple action helps give a book to a child in need--often it is the first book that is their own. There is no cost to you! Funding for the books is paid by site sponsors and goes to First Book, an award-winning nonprofit that uses all funding generated by The Literacy Site to provide free books to children from low-income families--books that they can take home and keep. The Literacy Site is new, and its success depends on the number of people who visit the site and click every day! Please click at The Literacy Site once a day and forward this email to friends and family. Together, we can give more books to children in need and help spark a life-long love of reading. Thank you! http://www.theliteracysite.com Pass it on please! - - Mukesh Anand http://monitorlinks.typepad.com Dear Professionals A Click a Day is just what is needed to give a book to a child. This can be a simple and noble way of celebrating Library Week. This small effort can be continued through the year thus helping the cause. Please go thru the details below: Visit The Literacy Site at http://www.theliteracysite.com http://www.theliteracysite.com daily and click the red "Fund Books for Kids" button. This quick, simple action helps give a book to a child in need--often it is the first book that is their own. There is no cost to you! Funding for the books is paid by site sponsors and goes to First Book, an award-winning nonprofit that uses all funding generated by The Literacy Site to provide free books to children from low-income families--books that they can take home and keep. The Literacy Site is new, and its success depends on the number of people who visit the site and click every day! Please click at The Literacy Site once a day and forward this email to friends and family. Together, we can give more books to children in need and help spark a life-long love of reading. Thank you! http://www.theliteracysite.com http://www.theliteracysite.com Pass it on please! - - Mukesh Anand http://monitorlinks.typepad.com http://monitorlinks.typepad.com http://www.monitorinfo.com

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document request
by Murari 10 Nov '06

10 Nov '06

One of my colleagues is requiring following article. Can someone help with a copy of the same? Please confirm before you send to avoid duplication. AU: Yucel, B TI: The effects of using different organic acids for ... SO: JOURNAL OF ANIMAL PRODUCTION 46(2)2005 : 33-39 With warm regards, Murari P Tapaswi National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula 403 004 Goa, India Phone: 91-(0)832-2450275; Fax: 91-(0)832-2450602 www.nio.org, www.coastalhazards.info, www.mangroveindia.org

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Mr.P.Kalyana Sundram , The Founder of "PAALAM" Biography book reased - New book - Must Read book
by Balabharathi Srinivasan 10 Nov '06

10 Nov '06

Dear Friends, Mr.P.Kalaya Sundram, The Founder of Paalam and Retried Librarian -Biography (Tamil Language) new book by S.Jayaraman is published by Jayageetha publication, Trichy .The Cost of book is Rs.70/- Please contact the below address for purchase the book Mr.S.Jayaraman 23, 3rd Cross East Geetha Nagar, Vayallur Road, Trichy 17 About Mr. P.Kalaya Sundram Palam P.Kalyanasundaram- completed a course in library sciences from Madras University and joined the Arulmigu Kumaragurubar Arts College at Srivaikuntam in Thuttukudi district, as a librarian in 1963 and retired in 1998. Awards: He has won the Best Librarian Award in 1995 from the Goa University.. In 1999 the International Biographical Centre of Cambridge, England, gave him the Outstanding People of the 20th Century award for his philanthropic work. The American Biographical Institute elected him as the 2000 Man of the Year. Service to the society He has been sacrificing his entire life for the society. Over the last three decades Kalyanasundaram, has donated his life's savings of Rs 35 lakh to charity including all his retirement benefits. He now heads a facilitating organization called PALAM - that forms a bridge between donors and beneficiaries. He has donated money for medical aid, counselling centres, books, clothes, free food, funding for poor children, hostel for unwanted little girls, earthquake, flood and cyclone victims . His services to the poor is unending. Beneficiaries from his trust include organisations such as the Awai Ashram in Madurai, Amar Seva Sangham in Ayikudi and the Caussanel Foundation for Children and the Aged in Tirunelveli. Mr. Kalayanasundaram does not have a penny to his name. But he has a 225-year-old coin, presented to him by an industrialist Jamal Mohamed Yeesa, his family heirloom, for his philanthropy . The present value of the coin is $ 6.5 million and he will use it to establish the Children's University at Tirunelveli. Dr. Manmohan Singh (Prime Minister of India) Mr. Kalyana Sundram is a role model to the entire student community who want to acheive some milestone in their carrier. --------------------------------- Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. Dear Friends, Mr.P.Kalaya Sundram, The Founder of Paalam and Retried Librarian -Biography (Tamil Language) new book by S.Jayaraman is published by Jayageetha publication, Trichy .The Cost of book is Rs.70/- Please contact the below address for purchase the book Mr.S.Jayaraman 23, 3rd Cross East Geetha Nagar, Vayallur Road, Trichy 17 About Mr. P.Kalaya Sundram Palam P.Kalyanasundaram - completed a course in library sciences from Madras University and joined the Arulmigu Kumaragurubar Arts College at Srivaikuntam in Thuttukudi district, as a librarian in 1963 and retired in 1998. Awards: He has won the Best Librarian Award in 1995 from the Goa University.. In 1999 the International Biographical Centre of Cambridge, England, gave him the Outstanding People of the 20th Century award for his philanthropic work. The American Biographical Institute elected him as the 2000 Man of the Year. Service to the society He has been sacrificing his entire life for the society. Over the last three decades Kalyanasundaram, has donated his life's savings of Rs 35 lakh to charity including all his retirement benefits. He now heads a facilitating organization called PALAM - that forms a bridge between donors and beneficiaries. He has donated money for medical aid, counselling centres, books, clothes, free food, funding for poor children, hostel for unwanted little girls, earthquake, flood and cyclone victims . His services to the poor is unending. Beneficiaries from his trust include organisations such as the Awai Ashram in Madurai, Amar Seva Sangham in Ayikudi and the Caussanel Foundation for Children and the Aged in Tirunelveli. Mr. Kalayanasundaram does not have a penny to his name. But he has a 225-year-old coin, presented to him by an industrialist Jamal Mohamed Yeesa, his family heirloom, for his philanthropy . The present value of the coin is $ 6.5 million and he will use it to establish the Children's University at Tirunelveli. Dr. Manmohan Singh (Prime Minister of India) Mr. Kalyana Sundram is a role model to the entire student community who want to acheive some milestone in their carrier. Everyone is raving about http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=45083/*http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailb… the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta.

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BOOK FAIR
by S.F KATTIMANI 10 Nov '06

10 Nov '06

Hi, One million titles, 280 Stalls, 90 languages and one book fair. Venue : Palace Ground, Bangalore Date and Time : November 10 to 19 from 11.00AM to 8.00PM Entry pass Rs 20/- Students Free -- S.F.KATTIMANI LIBRARIAN CITY ENGINEERING COLLEGE KANAKAPURA ROAD DODDAKALLASANDRA BANGALORE 560062 MOB: 9343556559 Hi, One million titles, 280 Stalls, 90 languages and one book fair. Venue : Palace Ground, Bangalore Date and Time : November 10 to 19 from 11.00AM to 8.00PM Entry pass Rs 20/- Students Free -- S.F.KATTIMANI LIBRARIAN CITY ENGINEERING COLLEGE KANAKAPURA ROAD DODDAKALLASANDRA BANGALORE 560062 MOB: 9343556559

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ADBI Distance Learning Course on "E-Learning Policies"
by Indira K. 10 Nov '06

10 Nov '06

Dear All, E-learning Policies -- a free course from Asian Development Bank Institute. Hope you may find it useful for "learning content management" and "Information Literacy instructional modules" design and development. During the course, the benefits and issues of e-learning will be discussed. Relevant software, hardware, and courseware will be reviewed. The course will also introduce a learning content management system to monitor teaching-learning process. Participants will draft their own courseware development plan based on sound principles of instructional systems design. Course Duration: 16 October -- 12 January 2006 Target groups: Teachers and government officials in charge of e-learning, and other interested persons from civil society Prerequisites: access to a personal computer with multimedia functions (CD/DVD-ROM drive and sound card) and an Internet connection. Objectives: At the conclusion of the course, each participant will be able to a.. List key benefits and limits of e-learning programs, b.. Choose proper equipment and software suitable for e-learning, c.. Use learning content management system, d.. Draft a plan to develop a multimedia computer courseware, based on sound learning theories and instructional strategies, and e.. Evaluate commercially available computer courseware. For further details: http://www.adbi-dlc.org/elearning/elearning_activity.php http://www.adbi-dlc.org/elearning/contact.php Best regards, Indira Koneru BODY { BACKGROUND-POSITION: left top; MARGIN-TOP: 0em; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0em; MARGIN-LEFT: 4em; COLOR: #427d64; BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat-y; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial"; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffffd } P.msoNormal { BACKGROUND-POSITION: left top; MARGIN-TOP: 0em; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0em; MARGIN-LEFT: 4em; COLOR: #427d64; BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat-y; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial"; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffffd } LI.msoNormal { BACKGROUND-POSITION: left top; MARGIN-TOP: 0em; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0em; MARGIN-LEFT: 4em; COLOR: #427d64; BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat-y; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial"; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffffd } Dear All, E-learning Policies -- a free course from Asian Development Bank Institute. Hope you may find it useful for "learning content management" and "Information Literacy instructional modules" design and development. During the course, the benefits and issues of e-learning will be discussed. Relevant software, hardware, and courseware will be reviewed. The course will also introduce a learning content management system to monitor teaching-learning process. Participants will draft their own courseware development plan based on sound principles of instructional systems design. Course Duration: 16 October -- 12 January 2006 Target groups: Teachers and government officials in charge of e-learning, and other interested persons from civil society Prerequisites: access to a personal computer with multimedia functions (CD/DVD-ROM drive and sound card) and an Internet connection. Objectives: At the conclusion of the course, each participant will be able to List key benefits and limits of e-learning programs, Choose proper equipment and software suitable for e-learning, Use learning content management system, Draft a plan to develop a multimedia computer courseware, based on sound learning theories and instructional strategies, and Evaluate commercially available computer courseware. For further details: http://www.adbi-dlc.org/elearning/elearning_activity.php http://www.adbi-dlc.org/elearning/elearning_activity.php http://www.adbi-dlc.org/elearning/contact.php http://www.adbi-dlc.org/elearning/contact.php Best regards, Indira Koneru

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KALA-National Library Week Celebrations
by I.R.N.Goudar 09 Nov '06

09 Nov '06

Dear Professionals, I invite you all for the week long National Library Week Celebrations Karnataka State Library Association (R ) National Library Week Celebrations November 14-20, 2006 Theme: Library Services for Quality Education Organised by : Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) in collaboration with Shankara Rotary, Hippo Campus Library, Kuvempu University Karnatak University Gulburga University Mysore University PES Group of Institutions Infosys Bangalore JSS Public School, Bangalore Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences You are cordially invited. Programme : Day 1 : Inauguration of Library Week Celebrations 14 November 2006 - Tuesday Chief Guest: Mrs Rohini Nilakeni, Founder Akshara Foundation, Bangalore Topic: Libraries and Child Development Venue: Shankara Rotary Hippo Campus Library, Ranga Rao Road, Shankarapuram, Bangalore 560 004 Time: 5.00 pm Organizer: Mrs. Lakshmi Chinnappa Day 2: 15 November - Wednesday Speaker: Prof. T.N. Shankar Narayan Director School of Languages Kuvempu University Shimoga Presided by: Dr. B. S. Biradar Chairman Department of Library and Information Science Kuvempu University Shimoga Venue: Department of Library Science, Kuvempu University Time: 2.30 pm Day 3: 16 November 2006 - Thursday Speake -1: Dr. C.V. Satyaprakasha Principal, PES College of Education Topic: Role of Libraries in Quality Education Speaker -2: Dr. Vishnukant S. Chatpalli Director, Community Development Programmes PES Institute of Technology Topic: Community Development through Libraries Presided by: Prof M.R. Doreswamy Founder Chairman, PES Group Institutions Venue: Tech Park Seminar Hall PESIT,100 Feet Ring Road Bangalore -560085 Time: 3.30 PM Organizer: Mrs. Gayathri Sen, Librarian, PESIT Day 4: 17 November 2006 - Friday Speakers : SV Subramanya & Topics Quality Services : Users perception (2.15 pm) JK Suresh Challenges of Corporate Librarians in Digital Era (2.30 pm) High Tea: 2.45 pm Cdr Jayaram BG Effective Planning of Optimized use of Library Recourses (3.00 pm) Dr Kochikar Role of Librarians in inculcating Reading habit (3.15 pm) Venue: Rosabeth Moss kanter Training room, 2nd floor, Building No 11, MDC Block, Infosys Technologies Ltd, Electronics city, Bangalore - 560100. (Entry point is from Gate No 4) Time : 2.00PM to 5.00PM Organizer: Sanjay Day 5 : 18 November 2006 - Saturday Speaker : Mr. Umesh Malhothra Topic: How can you have Fun with Books Presided by: Shri R.U. Patil, Principal, JSS Public School Venue: JSS Public School, Adjacent BDA Complex, HSR Layout, Bangalore Time: 10.00 am Organizer Shri R.U. Patil Day 6 : Valedictory Function 20 November 2006 - Monday Welcome address: Dr . Vasantha Kumar Key note address: Dr. K. Lakshman Consultant Surgeon & Expert in Medical Informatics Lecture: Dr. R. Rama Raj Urs University Librarian, RGUHS Topic: Importance of National Library Week Presided by: Dr. PS Prabhakaran Vice Chancellor Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore Venue: Dhanvanthry Hall, RGUHS Bangalore Time: 4.00 - 5.30 pm Organizer: Dr. R. Rama Raj Urs Dr. I.R.N. Goudar President KALA, Office Bearers and EC Members of KALA -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

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Digital Archiving Tools and Resources available (Genisis software & Manual at one place
by Rajankila 09 Nov '06

09 Nov '06

Dear All, A webpage containing Digtal Document Archiving Tools and Resources useful for creation of near-digital library equivalent archives with Winisis, genisisWeb, GenisisCD and Apache are put at one place at http://www.kilaonline.org/html/library/digital%20archiving.htm The Manual on Digital Archiving is a near-final version.The earlier draft version was changed at some places substantially. The purpose of this webpage is to encourage the digital archiving with genisis applications in our libraries. Any suggestion for improving the webpage is welcome. Regards, K Rajasekharan Librarian, Kerala Institute of Local Administration Mulagunnathu Kavu P O Thrissur - 680 581 India ---------------------------------------------------- Ph 91- 487-2204097(O) , 2201428 (R) Email librariankila(a)hotmail.com

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Requirement for Library Policy
by bhagyashree sane 09 Nov '06

09 Nov '06

Mailing List Manager, LIS forum Please forward the following message. Dear All, Pl let me know if library policy statements/guidelines are prepared/available. Internet search gives good documents but application to Indian library environment will be useful. With Regards, B.J.SANE CHIEF LIBRARIAN ALMA MATER LIBRARY NATIONAL INSURANCE ACADEMY 25 Balewadi, Baner Road, NIA PO, Pune 411 045, Maharashtra Mailing List Manager, LIS forum Please forward the following message. Dear All, Pl let me know if library policy statements/guidelines are prepared/available. Internet search gives good documents but application to Indian library environment will be useful. With Regards, B.J.SANE CHIEF LIBRARIAN ALMA MATER LIBRARY NATIONAL INSURANCE ACADEMY 25 Balewadi, Baner Road, NIA PO, Pune 411 045, Maharashtra

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Library Week
by K A. Sardesai 09 Nov '06

09 Nov '06

Madame, Nice to know some more about Library Week.I also found that the week was being celebrated as book week for children on Chacha Nehru's Birthday.Further it was named as Library week.The website I tried to open but i failed to get connected. Lis Forum is very interesting and knowledgeable tool for we Librarians. Kshipra Sardesai

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List of books
by Sujata Mandal 09 Nov '06

09 Nov '06

Dear All We, Virtual Information Centre, ICICI Knowledge Park are going to purchase some books and journals relating to pharmaceutical, lifescience inbator, etc. Please send your valuable suggestion regarding this. Regards, Sujata Mandal Information Officer VIC-ICICI Knowledge Park __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new http://in.answers.yahoo.com/  Dear All � We, Virtual Information Centre, ICICI Knowledge Park�are going to purchase some books and journals�relating to pharmaceutical, lifescience inbator, etc.�Please send your valuable suggestion regarding this. � Regards, Sujata Mandal Information Officer VIC-ICICI Knowledge Park Find out what India is talking about on - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/yanswers/*http://in.answers.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/messengertagline/*http://in.messenger.yahoo.… Get it NOW

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Re: Library Week
by Indira K. 08 Nov '06

08 Nov '06

The first All India Public Library Conference was convened at the Gokhale Hall, Madras, on 14th November 1919 and the All India Public Libraries Association was founded on the same day. So, we celebrate the National Library Week 14 - 20 November to promote and popularize libraries, their resources and services!!! Indira ----- Original Message ----- From: <lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> To: <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 11:48 AM Subject: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 44, Issue 6 > Send LIS-Forum mailing list submissions to > lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > You can reach the person managing the list at > lis-forum-owner(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of LIS-Forum digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re-declining Reading habits (loan fayaz) > 2. Workshop in University of Mumbai (ravija srivastava) > 3. EPrints - a new version (Subbiah Arunachalam) > 4. Library Week (kishore.ingale(a)tcs.com) > 5. job ad (Manu Rajan) > 6. Just launched! Gmail on your mobile phone (K.R. Mulla) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2006 12:53:12 +0000 (GMT) > From: loan fayaz <fayazlib(a)yahoo.co.in> > Subject: [LIS-Forum] Re-declining Reading habits > To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > Message-ID: <20061106125312.24252.qmail(a)web8327.mail.in.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Sir, > It is a topic of debate in madern multimedia society that reading habits are declining. I am conducting research on the same topic entitled " Impact of surfing on Reading Habits: A Case Study of the Students Of Kashmir Valley". > During my study i find most of the students use online resources but still spend a good amount of time on reading their interested information. So we can conclude that only reading formats have changed not reading habits. > Thans you > fayazlib @yahoo.co.in > > > > --------------------------------- > Find out what India is talking about on - Yahoo! Answers India > Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. Get it NOW >

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Conversion of fulltext digital document archives in Winisis into greenstone -reg
by Rajankila 08 Nov '06

08 Nov '06

Dear Friends, I have keen interst in getting in touch with those who have done conversion of Winisis fulltext digital document archives into greenstone digital libraries, for learning more from them and experimenting more on it. Last week I could convert two fulltext digital collections -one with 752 downloaded web documents and another collection with 209 books and working papers - into greenstone digital library very easily with gsdl 2.70w. I think it is high time for librarinas to concentrate more on those friendly technologies for better information / knowledge management. If librarians keep away form these easy-to-do technologies now, they will be sidelined by others who may come forward to utilise those friendly technlogies. Regards, K Rajasekharan Librarian, Kerala Institute of Local Administration Mulagunnathu Kavu P O Thrissur - 680 581 India ---------------------------------------------------- Ph 91- 487-2204097(O) , 2201428 (R) Dear Friends, I have keen interst in getting in touch with those who have done conversion of Winisis fulltext digital document archives into greenstone digital libraries, for learning more from them and experimenting more on it. Last week I could convert two fulltext digital collections -one with 752 downloaded web documents and another collection with 209 books and working papers - into greenstone digital library very easily with gsdl 2.70w. I think it is high time for librarinas to concentrate more on those friendly technologies for better information / knowledge management. If librarians keep away form these easy-to-do technologies now, they will be sidelined by others who may come forward to utilise those friendly technlogies. Regards, K Rajasekharan Librarian, Kerala Institute of Local Administration Mulagunnathu Kavu P O Thrissur - 680 581 India ---------------------------------------------------- Ph 91- 487-2204097(O) , 2201428 (R)

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Bangalore Workshop on Open Access - Presentations
by Subbiah Arunachalam 08 Nov '06

08 Nov '06

Friends: The presentations made at the workshop on electronic publishing and open access: developing country perspectives are now available at <http://scigate.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/OAworkshop2006/presentations.htm>. A few more will be uploaded soon. Your comments are elcome. Please spread the word. Arun ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Photos NEW, now offering a quality print service from just 7p a photo http://uk.photos.yahoo.com

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Article request
by priya gopalkrishna kaimal 08 Nov '06

08 Nov '06

Can any one help me to get an article Information Literacy in Pre-Service Teacher Education: An Annotated Bibliography Page Range: 129 - 139 Copyright Year: 2004 Contributors: Corey M. Johnson, Lorena O'English, Journal Title: Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian Volume: 22 Issue: 1 ISSN: 0163-9269 Pub Date: 1/20/2004 Priya R Pillai Librarian Bombay Teachers Training College ApolloBunder, Colaba,Mumbai-39 Can any one help me to get an article Information Literacy in Pre-Service Teacher Education: An Annotated Bibliography Page Range: 129 - 139 Copyright Year: 2004 Contributors: Corey M. Johnson, Lorena O'English, Journal Title: Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian Volume: 22 Issue: 1 ISSN: 0163-9269 Pub Date: 1/20/2004 Priya R Pillai Librarian Bombay Teachers Training College ApolloBunder, Colaba,Mumbai-39 http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigclick.cgi/www.rediff.com/signa… http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigimpress.cgi/www.rediff.com/sig…

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details regarding the lis refresher course
by kabir＠cusat.ac.in 08 Nov '06

08 Nov '06

Dear Sir, Please give the details of the refresher course in Library & Information Science to be held from 04-01-2007 to 24-01-2007 at the University of Mumbai. Sincerely yours Dr.Humayoon Kabir.S Assistant Librarian (Senior Grade) University Library Cochin University of Science & Technology KOCHI-682022

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Project Fellow
by Vara Lakshmi Rudrabhatla 08 Nov '06

08 Nov '06

Dear Moderator, Pl post this info for wide publicity. thanks, varalaskhmi 06-11-2006 NOTIFICATION Applications are invited for the position of Project Fellow to work in the U.G.C. Major Research Project entitled Open Access, Institutional Repository of Andhra University 1995-2005 using DSpace digital library software. The candidates must be MLISc with at least 55% of marks and possess computer skills such as hands on grasp of basic WINDOWS administration, good understanding of the Web and Web servers, familiarity with obtaining and installation of software from source bundles. The duration of the position is for one year and the candidates will be paid fellowship @ 6000/ per month. The last date for submission of application, on plain paper along with biodata is 16-11-2006. (R.S.R.VARALAKSHMI) Principal Investigator U.G.C.Major Research Project Dept. of Library & Information Science Andhra University, Visakhapatnam -- Dr. RSR Varalakshmi Professor, Dept. of Library and Information Science., Andhra University. Visakhapatnam. _________________________________________________________________ Discover. Explore. Connect-Windows Live Spaces. Check out! http://www.msnspecials.in/windowslive/livespaces.asp

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Library Week
by kishore.ingale＠tcs.com 08 Nov '06

08 Nov '06

Friends, In US ALA promotes Library week during month of April. In India library week is celebrated in November. Any idea why we celebrate Library Week in November only.. ? With regards Kishore Ramdas Ingale Tata Consultancy Services Ph:- +91-22-6750 5998 Buzz:- 422-5988 Cell:- 9226711630 Mailto: kishore.ingale(a)tcs.com Website: http://www.tcs.com =====-----=====-----===== 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 Friends, In US ALA promotes Library week during month of April. In India library week is celebrated in November. Any idea why we celebrate Library Week in November only.. ? With regards Kishore Ramdas Ingale Tata Consultancy Services Ph:- +91-22-6750 5998 Buzz:- 422-5988 Cell:- 9226711630 Mailto: kishore.ingale(a)tcs.com Website: http://www.tcs.com =====-----=====-----===== 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

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Article request
by Avinashilingam University 08 Nov '06

08 Nov '06

Dear friends, can anyone help me in getting the article Article : "Food Preservation by Irradiation", Vol 1, Pg: 71 to 82, Journal : International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna Thanking you in anticipation. Geetha, Avinshilingam University for women. Dear friends, can anyone help me in getting the article Article : "Food Preservation by Irradiation", Vol 1, Pg: 71 to 82, Journal : International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna Thanking you in anticipation. Geetha, Avinshilingam University for women. http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigclick.cgi/www.rediff.com/signa… http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigimpress.cgi/www.rediff.com/sig…

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Open knowledge
by Subbiah Arunachalam 08 Nov '06

08 Nov '06

>From Peter Suber's blog Positive feedback loop for open knowledge Rufus Pollock, Open Knowledge Drives Out Closed (in the Long Run), Open Knowledge Foundation Weblog, November 6, 2006. Excerpt: After Greshams Bad money drives out good though with opposite sense. Open knowledge here is taken as given by the open knowledge definition and, in its essentials, means the knowledge (data/content/) must be freely accessible, reusable and redistributable. Closed by contrast means knowledge for which access and reuse are restricted in some manner, for example by charging for access, or by prohibiting reuse.... The idea behind this analogy is that there is a feedback for open knowledge just as there is with bad money (though obviously with a different mechanism). In the case of bad money the feedback is that people use the bad currency and hoard the good one because the former has lower intrinsic value. As a result the good money disappears and you are left with only the bad in circulation. In the case of open knowledge the feedback comes arises because, with viral licensing, each user of the knowledge pool becomes a contributor back to the pool. As the pool grows it is ever more attractive to new users so they use (and contribute) to it rather than to any competing closed set of knowledge. This results in a strong positive feedback mechanism. Of course, such a feedback mechanism also exists for closed knowledge: payments for access can be used to fund further investment resulting in a knowledge pool that is more valuable which attracts more users etc. However because closed knowledge has higher costs of access (monetary or otherwise), as long as the open knowledge pool is past a critical value threshold, it will always have the advantage in attracting new users. Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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Good site on Library Poster and Library Bookmarks
by Chintha Nagabhushanam 07 Nov '06

07 Nov '06

Dear all It is good site on Library posters and booksmarks especially on Indian contexct. If any body wants to see it visit at - For Library Posters http://www.akhilamatrix.com/Library_posters.htm - For Library Boomarks http://www.akhilamatrix.com/Library_book_marks.htm Regards Bhushan Dear all It is good site on Library posters and booksmarks especially on Indian contexct. If any body wants to see it visit at For Library Posters http://www.akhilamatrix.com/Library_posters.htm http://www.akhilamatrix.com/Library_posters.htm For Library Boomarks http://www.akhilamatrix.com/Library_book_marks.htm http://www.akhilamatrix.com/Library_book_marks.htm Regards Bhushan

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Re:Work Culture in Academic Libraries
by Shamala Subramanian 07 Nov '06

07 Nov '06

Dear colleague, I would like to know whether any research or study has been done in the area of " Work Culture in Academic Libraries " I was able to get few references only. Regards Shyamala Subramanian Actg. Librarian SDTM Library Tata Institute Of Social Sciences Deonar, Mumbai -- 400 088 Ph. no. 25563290-96 ext. 281 E-mail: shamalas(a)tiss.edu Tata Institute of Social Sciences www.tiss.edu ------------------------------------------------ Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India Dear colleague, I would like to know whether any research or study has been done in the area of " Work Culture in Academic Libraries " I was able to get few references only. Regards Shyamala Subramanian Actg. Librarian SDTM Library Tata Institute Of Social Sciences Deonar, Mumbai -- 400 088 Ph. no. 25563290-96 ext. 281 E-mail: mailto:shamalas@tiss.edu shamalas(a)tiss.edu Tata Institute of Social Sciences www.tiss.edu ------------------------------------------------ Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India

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job ad
by Manu Rajan 07 Nov '06

07 Nov '06

______________________________________________________________________ IN CASE YOU ARE INTERESTED, KINDLY MAIL YOUR RESUME TO mukund(a)mindselectconsultants.com _________________________________________________________________________ Job Description Retreiving Scientific Information from databases of drugs and pharmaceuticals, indexing and compilation of the information. -Analysis of various scientic and technical documents and prepare review Reports Desired Profile Post graduate degree in life sciences (biology, biochemistry, biomedicine) or similar. Proficient with use of common computer systems and the iknowledge of access of on electronic literature databases essential. Experience in indexing/abstracting desirable. .Knowledge of pharmaceuticals with special reference to CNS area (psychiatry, neurologys) is an added advantage. Good reading and writing skills in English are desirable and reading other languages(French/Spanish/ German) is an added advantage. regds N. Mukund Mind Select Consultants Pvt Ltd (Formerly CRV Consultants Pvt Ltd) 166, First Floor 8th Main, 7th Cross II Block, Jayanagar Bangalore 11 mukund(a)mindselectconsultants.com Skype id-mukund6888 Phone no. : 080-26575012/13/14 Fax : 080 - 2656 6397

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SEARCHING BEYOND JUST GOOGLE
by Farooque Shaheen 07 Nov '06

07 Nov '06

SEARCHING BEYOND JUST GOOGLE Kavita Kukday,The Times of India If, thanks to Google, searching on the Internet has started getting wearingly familiar, you probably need to look beyond Google and check out other search sites that are vying for the No 2 position. Here are three Google alternatives that are refreshingly different from Google. Try them and see if they work better for you: Vivisimo (www.vivisimo.com) This is a ?metasearch? engine, offering simultaneous results from several search engines. It is fast, has a clean user interface, and presents information in ?clusters? that narrow down your search results. Key in ?Diwali?, for example, and you?ll get subfolders like ?History of Diwali?, ?Diwali gifts and cards? and ?Diwali Recipes?. Vivisimo also lets you restrict searches to publications such as Reuters, CNN and such. Grokker (www.grokker.com) This search engine touts visual search as its selling point. Here again you?d find you search results sorted in clusters of the topic, but instead of presenting them in subfolders, Grokker separates them into a ?Map view? that you can zook into. It?s easier to relate to and visually more appealing. Rollyo (www.rollyo.com) This isn?t a separate search engine; it?s a tool that lets you create your own domain-specific search engine on the fly. What it basically does is, run on top of Yahoo! search and let your ?roll your own? searches. So, any individual can set up a custom ?searchroll? such as ?Medicine? or ?News?, which searches within anywhere from one to 25 different sites. This basically means that instead of sorting through thousands of sites, you could narrow your search to sites you already know and trust. Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor (India) Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 Ext. 4105 SEARCHING BEYOND JUST GOOGLE Kavita Kukday,The Times of India If, thanks to Google, searching on the Internet has started getting wearingly familiar, you probably need to look beyond Google and check out other search sites that are vying for the No 2 position. Here are three Google alternatives that are refreshingly different from Google. Try them and see if they work better for you: Vivisimo (www.vivisimo.com) This is a “metasearch” engine, offering simultaneous results from several search engines. It is fast, has a clean user interface, and presents information in “clusters” that narrow down your search results. Key in ‘Diwali’, for example, and you’ll get subfolders like ‘History of Diwali’, ‘Diwali gifts and cards’ and ‘Diwali Recipes’. Vivisimo also lets you restrict searches to publications such as Reuters, CNN and such. Grokker (www.grokker.com) This search engine touts visual search as its selling point. Here again you’d find you search results sorted in clusters of the topic, but instead of presenting them in subfolders, Grokker separates them into a ‘Map view’ that you can zook into. It’s easier to relate to and visually more appealing. Rollyo (www.rollyo.com) This isn’t a separate search engine; it’s a tool that lets you create your own domain-specific search engine on the fly. What it basically does is, run on top of Yahoo! search and let your “roll your own” searches. So, any individual can set up a custom ‘searchroll’ such as ‘Medicine’ or ‘News’, which searches within anywhere from one to 25 different sites. This basically means that instead of sorting through thousands of sites, you could narrow your search to sites you already know and trust. Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor (India) Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 Ext. 4105

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Just launched! Gmail on your mobile phone
by K.R. Mulla 07 Nov '06

07 Nov '06

* Just launched! Get Gmail on your mobile phone *It's new and it's fast. To try it for yourself, point your phone to gmail.com/app<http://www.google.com/mobile/gmail/#utm_source=en-cpp-g4mc-gmnew&utm_medium…> Download it once, and start accessing Gmail on your phone with just a click or two. You'll also like it because: - It has the same Gmail interface you know and love - Your account stays synchronized whether you access it from your computer or the phone - You can easily view attachments such as photos, documents and .pdf files Learn more<http://www.google.com/mobile/gmail/#utm_source=en-cpp-g4mc-gmnew&utm_medium…>about Gmail for mobile devices. -- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------ Just launched! Get Gmail on your mobile phone It's new and it's fast. To try it for yourself, point your phone to http://www.google.com/mobile/gmail/#utm_source=en-cpp-g4mc-gmnew&utm_medium… gmail.com/app Download it once, and start accessing Gmail on your phone with just a click or two. You'll also like it because: It has the same Gmail interface you know and love Your account stays synchronized whether you access it from your computer or the phone You can easily view attachments such as photos, documents and .pdf files http://www.google.com/mobile/gmail/#utm_source=en-cpp-g4mc-gmnew&utm_medium… Learn more about Gmail for mobile devices. -- 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/ http://krmulla.googlepages.com/ LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/krmulla http://www.linkedin.com/in/krmulla Skype Me: K.R.Mulla ------------------------------------------------------------

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Fwd: [DDN] UNDP-APDIP Donates 15 e-Primers to Wikibooks
by Subbiah Arunachalam 07 Nov '06

07 Nov '06

> From: "christine" <christine(a)apdip.net> > To: <digitaldivide(a)digitaldivide.net> > Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2006 09:30:36 +0700 > Subject: [DDN] UNDP-APDIP Donates 15 e-Primers to > Wikibooks > > ========================================================================== > > UNDP-APDIP Donates 15 e-Primers to Wikibooks > > http://www.apdip.net/news/wikibooks > > ========================================================================== > > 15 e-Primers are now available on Wikibooks for all > to use and update. > > UNDP Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme > (UNDP-APDIP) realizes > how fast a published book gets out-of-date, > especially in the fast-moving > field of information and communications technology > for development (ICT4D). > UNDP-APDIP has therefore donated 15 of its e-Primers > to Wikibooks for free > use and update (see list below). > > Nine of the e-Primers are part of UNDP-APDIP's > "e-Primers for the > Information Economy, Society and Polity" series that > detail the concepts, > issues and trends surrounding different aspects of > ICT4D, including > e-commerce, education, e-government, Internet > governance, legal and > regulatory issues, and ICT for poverty reduction. > > Six of the e-Primers are part of the "e-Primers on > Free/Open Source Software > (FOSS)" series that introduce various aspects of > FOSS, including education, > government policy, licensing, localization and open > standards. The FOSS > series of e-Primers is developed by the > International Open Source Network > (http://www.iosn.net) an initiative of UNDP-APDIP > supported by the > International Development Research Centre of Canada. > > Wikibooks is our chosen platform because it > facilitates collaboration. Every > day, volunteers are improving Wikibooks, making many > changes, writing, > updating, and correcting books. Wikibooks maintains > quality control and has > policies and guidelines that users need to follow. > Wikibooks are also > available for all to freely distribute and reproduce > as covered by the GNU > Free Documentation License. > > We would like to invite you to visit the Wikibooks > and contribute your > knowledge and experiences in the relevant ICT4D > topics. Forthcoming APDIP > e-Primers on network infrastructure and security, > open content and other > topics will all automatically be donated to > Wikibooks. > > The original published e-Primers will remain in > http://www.apdip.net/elibrary#iesp (and, in the case > of the e-Primers on > FOSS, at > http://www.iosn.net/publications/foss-primers) and > the version in > Wikibook will be linked to these. This way any user > will be able to see the > original version alongside the (modified) Wikibook > version. > > > E-PRIMERS FOR THE INFORMATION ECONOMY, SOCIETY AND > POLITY > http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Category:ICT4D_Books > > 1. The Information Age > http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/The_Information_Age > > 2. Legal and Regulatory Issues in the Information > Economy > http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Legal_and_Regulatory_Issues_in_the_Information_ > Economy > > 3. Nets, Webs and the Information Infrastructure > http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Nets,_Webs_and_the_Information_Infrastructure > > > 4. Information and Communication Technologies for > Poverty Alleviation > http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Information_and_Communication_Technologies_for_ > Poverty_Alleviation > > 5. Internet Governance > http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Category:Internet_Governance > > > 6. e-Government > http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/E-government > > 7. e-Commerce and e-Business > http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/E-Commerce_and_E-Business > > > 8. ICT in Education > http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/ICT_in_Education > > 9. Genes, Technology and Policy > http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Genes,_Technology_and_Policy > > > > E-PRIMERS ON FREE/OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE > http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Category:FOSS_Books > > 10. Free/Open Source Software: A General > Introduction > http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/FOSS_A_General_Introduction > > > 11. Free/Open Source Software: Education > http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/FOSS_Education > > 12. Free/Open Source Software: Government Policy > http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/FOSS_Government_Policy > > 13. Free/Open Source Software: Licensing > http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/FOSS_Licensing > > 14. Free/Open Source Software: Localization > http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/FOSS_Localization > > 15. Free/Open Source Software: Open Standards > http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/FOSS_Open_Standards > > > > Christine Apikul Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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EPrints - a new version
by Subbiah Arunachalam 06 Nov '06

06 Nov '06

Beta release of Eprints version 3.0 Steve Hitchcock, EPrints v3.0 beta announcement, Eprints Insiders, November 6, 2006. Excerpt: This is the text, about to be circulated, of the announcement of the EPrints v3.0 beta version. EPrints v3.0 beta release puts repository managers and users in control The first beta release of EPrints version 3.0 gives more control and flexibility to repository managers, technical administrators and depositors.... An innovative new plugin architecture enables both non-technical and technical administrators to create new, shareable mini-applications that will run with EPrints to manage increasing information flows in and out of repositories.... The beta release of EPrints v3 is available for download. Among the new features displayed by this major new version are: - Efficient new user interface to streamline deposits and editorial workflow - Flexible customisation of deposit workflow based on users and deposit metadata - Auto-completion of names for authors, journals, and other metadata types - Support for third party plugins makes it easier for users to add and share new import, export and user interface functions without modifying the core code - Improved XML import/export format - More efficient full-text indexing - Export searches as RSS feeds, BibTeX, EndNote, XML, etc. - Full eprint audit history to support preservation applications - Improved support for set-up, with a tool to walk installers through much more of the process - Test-data importer to create 100 demonstration records... EPrints v3.0 will be officially released at the EPrints User Group meeting at the international Open Repositories 2007 conference in San Antonio, TX, on January 24, 2007. PS: Although this is a preview of a forthcoming announcement, the beta release is available for downloading now. Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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Workshop in University of Mumbai
by ravija srivastava 06 Nov '06

06 Nov '06

Dear Professionals, As part of sesqui-centennial celebrations of the University of Mumbai, the Department of Libray & Information Science is conducting a National workshop on " Application of Instructional Technology to Information Literacy Programmes" during 30th nov. - 2nd Dec., 2006. As an important feature, third day of the workshop will have a panel discussion on " Academic Libraries as an Agent of Change" by the University Librarians of the first three Universities of India viz. University of Kolkatta, University of Chennai and University of Mumbai. We look forward to your participation in this historically important event. UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAIS DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE AND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Jointly Organize A NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON APPLICATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY TO INFORMATION LITERACY PROGRAMMES INTRODUCTION Information Literacy is an important aspect of lifelong learning in the present competitive world replete with abundant information sources in various forms and formats. In libraries and information centers the reference librarians have traditionally provided bibliographic instruction or user education or library instruction to the users. Information literacy instruction besides covering all of them implies that information professionals strive to employ the users of information with a set of skills required to be able to find, retrieve, analyze, and use information effectively in the desired manner. As a necessity in many academic and research libraries it has become a core activity. Therefore the professional librarians need to be equipped with instructional techniques that can make the instruction programmes in the library more effective. This workshop is the first of its kind involving experts from the fields of Library & Information Science and Education. OBJECTIVES The workshop aims to enable the participants 1. To know the elements of information literacy instruction 2. To know the elements of instructional technology 3. To design a customized training module for a single user or a group of identified users 4. To assess the effectiveness of their training programme METHODOLOGY The resource persons will use lecture method of instruction supported by exercises and activities suitable to the topic covered. Interactive sessions will be held along with each sesion. WHO SHOULD ATTEND Reference Librarians and other information professionals in academic and research libraries who regularly conduct information literacy instruction sessions (formal or informal) will benefit from this workshop by learning how to structure their instruction programmes in a technical manner. VENUE Prof.D.N.Marshall Auditorium, Department of Library & Information Science, Jawaharlal Nehru Library, University of Mumbai, Vidyanagari, Kalina, Santa Cruz (E), 400098. DATE 30 Nov. 2 Dec. 2006 *REGISTRATION Registration Fee : Rs.500/-(including breakfast, lunch, workshop kit and study material) Accommodation : Arrangement can be made in the Guest House within University Campus on first come first served basis *Please send duly filled application forms on the address given. Contact Persons: 1.Mrs. Ravija Srivastava Lecturer Department of Library & Information Science University of Mumbai Vidyanagari, Kalina Santa Cruz (E) Mumbai 400098 Ph. 91-022-26526679 Mo. 9819325070 E-mail ID : ravija_srivastava(a)yahoo.com 2.Prof. (Dr.) S.R. Pandya Head, Department of Education University of Mumbai Vidyanagari, Kalina Santa Cruz (E) Mumbai 400098 Ph. 91-022-26526226 PROGRAM SCHEDULE Day 1 : 30th Nov. 2006 0900 hrs. Registration 0930 hrs. Inauguration 1000 hrs. Keynote Speech by Dr.V.N.Patkar 1115 hrs. Tea Break 1130 hrs. Session 1 : Instructional Strategies with special reference to Information Literacy 1300 hrs. Lunch Break 1400 hrs Session 2 : Learning Styles 1530 hrs. Tea Break 1545 hrs. Session 3 : Critical Thinking Skills Day 2 : 1st Dec. 2006 0945 hrs. Session 1 :Instructional Design I 1115 hrs. Tea Break 1130 hrs. Session 2 : Instructional Design II 1300 hrs. Lunch Break 1400 hrs. Session 3 : E-Learning 1530 hrs. Tea Break 1545 hrs. Session 4 : Evaluation & Assessment 1800 hrs. Cultural Programme 1930 hrs. Dinner Day 3 : 2nd Dec. 2006 0930 hrs. Panel Discussion : Academic Libraries as an Agent of Change By University Librarians of Calcutta, Madras, Mumbai and SNDT Universitites 1130 hrs. Tea Break 1145 hrs. Practicals 1300 hrs. Lunch break 1400 hrs. Practicals contd. 1530 hrs. Tea Break 1545 hrs. Presentations 1630 hrs. Valedictory REGISTRATION FORM Name : Dr./Mr./Ms._____________________________________________________ Designation :________________________________________ Name of organization :_________________________________________________ Address:_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Ph.(off.)______________(Mob.)__________________Email____________________ Accomodation Required : Yes / No Details of Payment : ___________________________________________________ (Cheques and Demand Drafts to be drawn in the name of Librarian, University of Mumbai payable at Mumbai.) --------------------------------- Low, Low, Low Rates! Check out Yahoo! Messenger's cheap PC-to-Phone call rates. Dear Professionals, As part of sesqui-centennial celebrations of the University of Mumbai, the Department of Libray & Information Science is conducting a National workshop on " Application of Instructional Technology to Information Literacy Programmes" during 30th nov. - 2nd Dec., 2006. As an important feature, third day of the workshop will have a panel discussion on " Academic Libraries as an Agent of Change" by the University Librarians of the first three Universities of India viz. University of Kolkatta, University of Chennai and University of Mumbai. We look forward to your participation in this historically important event. UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI S DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE AND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Jointly Organize A NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON APPLICATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY TO INFORMATION LITERACY PROGRAMMES INTRODUCTION Information Literacy is an important aspect of lifelong learning in the present competitive world replete with abundant information sources in various forms and formats. In libraries and information centers the reference librarians have traditionally provided bibliographic instruction or user education or library instruction to the users. Information literacy instruction besides covering all of them implies that information professionals strive to employ the users of information with a set of skills required to be able to find, retrieve, analyze, and use information effectively in the desired manner. As a necessity in many academic and research libraries it has become a core activity. Therefore the professional librarians need to be equipped with instructional techniques that can make the instruction programmes in the library more effective. This workshop is the first of its kind involving experts from the fields of Library & Information Science and Education. OBJECTIVES The workshop aims to enable the participants 1. To know the elements of information literacy instruction 2. To know the elements of instructional technology 3. To design a customized training module for a single user or a group of identified users 4. To assess the effectiveness of their training programme METHODOLOGY The resource persons will use lecture method of instruction supported by exercises and activities suitable to the topic covered. Interactive sessions will be held along with each sesion. WHO SHOULD ATTEND Reference Librarians and other information professionals in academic and research libraries who regularly conduct information literacy instruction sessions (formal or informal) will benefit from this workshop by learning how to structure their instruction programmes in a technical manner. VENUE Prof.D.N.Marshall Auditorium, Department of Library & Information Science, Jawaharlal Nehru Library, University of Mumbai, Vidyanagari, Kalina, Santa Cruz (E), 400098. DATE 30 Nov. 2 Dec. 2006 *REGISTRATION Registration Fee : Rs.500/-(including breakfast, lunch, workshop kit and study material) Accommodation : Arrangement can be made in the Guest House within University Campus on first come first served basis *Please send duly filled application forms on the address given. Contact Persons: 1.Mrs. Ravija Srivastava Lecturer Department of Library & Information Science University of Mumbai Vidyanagari, Kalina Santa Cruz (E) Mumbai 400098 Ph. 91-022-26526679 Mo. 9819325070 E-mail ID : mailto:ravija_srivastava@yahoo.com ravija_srivastava(a)yahoo.com 2.Prof. (Dr.) S.R. Pandya Head, Department of Education University of Mumbai Vidyanagari, Kalina Santa Cruz (E) Mumbai 400098 Ph. 91-022-26526226 PROGRAM SCHEDULE Day 1 : 30 th Nov. 2006 0900 hrs. Registration 0930 hrs. Inauguration 1000 hrs. Keynote Speech by Dr.V.N.Patkar 1115 hrs. Tea Break 1130 hrs. Session 1 : Instructional Strategies with special reference to Information Literacy 1300 hrs. Lunch Break 1400 hrs Session 2 : Learning Styles 1530 hrs. Tea Break 1545 hrs. Session 3 : Critical Thinking Skills Day 2 : 1 st Dec. 2006 0945 hrs. Session 1 : Instructional Design I 1115 hrs. Tea Break 1130 hrs. Session 2 : Instructional Design II 1300 hrs. Lunch Break 1400 hrs. Session 3 : E-Learning 1530 hrs. Tea Break 1545 hrs. Session 4 : Evaluation & Assessment 1800 hrs. Cultural Programme 1930 hrs. Dinner Day 3 : 2 nd Dec. 2006 0930 hrs. Panel Discussion : Academic Libraries as an Agent of Change By University Librarians of Calcutta , Madras , Mumbai and SNDT Universitites 1130 hrs. Tea Break 1145 hrs. Practicals 1300 hrs. Lunch break 1400 hrs. Practicals contd. 1530 hrs. Tea Break 1545 hrs. Presentations 1630 hrs. Valedictory REGISTRATION FORM Name : Dr./Mr./Ms._____________________________________________________ Designation :________________________________________ Name of organization :_________________________________________________ Address:_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Ph.(off.)______________(Mob.)__________________Email____________________ Accomodation Required : Yes / No Details of Payment : ___________________________________________________ (Cheques and Demand Drafts to be drawn in the name of Librarian, University of Mumbai payable at Mumbai.) Low, Low, Low Rates! Check out Yahoo! Messenger's cheap http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman8/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/ev… PC-to-Phone call rates.

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Re-declining Reading habits
by loan fayaz 06 Nov '06

06 Nov '06

Sir, It is a topic of debate in madern multimedia society that reading habits are declining. I am conducting research on the same topic entitled " Impact of surfing on Reading Habits: A Case Study of the Students Of Kashmir Valley". During my study i find most of the students use online resources but still spend a good amount of time on reading their interested information. So we can conclude that only reading formats have changed not reading habits. Thans you fayazlib @yahoo.co.in --------------------------------- Find out what India is talking about on - Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. Get it NOW Sir, It is a topic of debate in madern multimedia society that reading habits are declining. I am conducting research on the same topic entitled " Impact of surfing on Reading Habits: A Case Study of the Students Of Kashmir Valley". During my study i find most of the students use online resources but still spend a good amount of time on reading their interested information. So we can conclude that only reading formats have changed not reading habits. Thans you fayazlib @yahoo.co.in Find out what India is talking about on - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/yanswers/*http://in.answers.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/messengertagline/*http://in.messenger.yahoo.… Get it NOW

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SCOPUS YOUNG SCIENTIST AWARD
by Mailing List Manager 06 Nov '06

06 Nov '06

Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2006 17:40:24 +0800 From: "Muralidharan, Padma (ELS-DEL)" <P.Muralidharan(a)elsevier.com> Dear Librarian/Information Scientist, Recognizing India's contribution to world science, ScopusTM has instituted the SCOPUS YOUNG SCIENTIST AWARD to recognize and reward the Indian researcher's talent, knowledge and expertise. This award will be given away in eight major scientific disciplines : Biological Sciences :Chemistry :Earth & Oceanographic Sciences : Engineering : Mathematics : Medicine : Physics :Social Sciences We are extremely happy to be inviting nominations from your institution to be considered for this award. The award carries a plaque and a cash award of at least Rs. 50,000. The criteria for award selection are as follows: * Must be an Indian citizen and not be over 40 years of age as of 31.12.2006 * No. of Papers published in peer-reviewed (Indian & foreign) journals will only be considered * No. of Citations received * No. of Patents filed The selection committee will consist of subject experts in the eight areas. The application forms can be downloaded from <http://asia.elsevier.com/htmlmailings/india.doc> http://asia.elsevier.com/htmlmailings/india.doc and the last date for recieving nominations is 10th November, 2006. Please do circulate this information to your faculty/researchers to enable them send in their applications. More information about Scopus can be had from <http://www.scopus.com/> www.scopus.com Further information can be had from Padma Muralidharan, Account Development Manager, Elsevier India (Science & Technology) at <mailto:p.muralidharan@elsevier.com> p.muralidharan(a)elsevier.com Ph : +91-11-42890202; +91-9810739993 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks & regards, Padma Muralidharan Account Development Manager Elsevier India (Science & Technology) 274, Capt Gaur Marg Sriniwaspuri New Delhi - 110 065 Ph : 011-42890202; 9810739993 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Dr. TBR Memorial Seminar
by anitha mk 06 Nov '06

06 Nov '06

Dear Members/Students of LIS, This is a reminder about the registration for the second Dr. T B Rajashekar Memorial Seminar on "Competencies for the Budding Information Professionals in the Digital Era", to be held on Saturday, 11 November 2006 at NCSI, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. We take this opportunity to thank all the students who have already registered for the workshop. We will be able to accommodate few more students for the seminar. In view of this, we have extended the deadline for registration till Thursday, 9 November 2006. So, register immediately to avoid disappointment. For more details including registration, visit: http://ncsi-net.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/workshop/seminar2006.html Thanks and Regards, Anitha M.K and Ravi Nandhan V NCSI-NET Coordinators  � Dear Members/Students of LIS, � This is a reminder about the registration for the second Dr. T B Rajashekar Memorial Seminar on "Competencies for the Budding Information Professionals in the Digital Era", to be held on Saturday, 11 November 2006 at NCSI, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore . � We take this opportunity to thank all the students who have already registered for the workshop. We will be able to accommodate few more students for the seminar. In view of this, we have extended the deadline for registration till Thursday, 9 November 2006 . So, register immediately to avoid disappointment. � For more details including registration, visit: � http://ncsi-net.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/workshop/seminar2006.html http://ncsi-net.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/workshop/seminar2006.html � Thanks and Regards, Anitha M.K and Ravi Nandhan V NCSI-NET Coordinators � �

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Training: Managing information resources in the digital age: New Delhi; Nov 21-25, 2006 [Last Date: Nov 10, 2006]
by kiran＠cseindia.org 06 Nov '06

06 Nov '06

Training: Managing information resources in the digital age New Delhi, November 21-25, 2006 =============================== This unique course covers the management of information at an institutional level and effective dissemination using the web. The popular, hands-on training programme includes: - Sourcing information (information acquisition and research) - Classification and indexing (including digitised resources) - Developing and managing audio-visual resources (films, photos, CDs) - Library automation tools - Product planning, services and marketing - Digital library fundamentals (IT for information management) - Web-based tools for information outreach - Basic Webmaster skills - Developing an information resource centre: Planning Last date for registration: November 4, 2006 Register online >> http://www.cseindia.org/misc/library_form.htm For more information contact: Kiran Pandey < kiran(a)cseindia.org > 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 ****************************************************************

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Education for All Global Monitoring Report 2007
by Mailing List Manager 06 Nov '06

06 Nov '06

Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 13:42:37 +0000 (GMT) From: Puna Das <puna_05(a)yahoo.co.in> Early childhood care and education: special theme of the 2007 Education for All Global Monitoring Report On 26 October 2006, the Director-General of UNESCO, Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, launched the new edition of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report 2007, which takes as its special theme early childhood care and education (ECCE). The event was held at UNICEF Headquarters, New York. The full-text of the report is downloadable from the following link: Strong Foundations: Early Childhood Care and Education - Education for All Global Monitoring Report 2007 http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001477/147794e.pdf ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Information Society Division Communication and Information Sector UNESCO House B 5/29 Safdarjung Enclave New Delhi 110 029, INDIA Email: d.anup-kumar(a)unesco.org Tel : 91-11-26713000 Fax : 91-11-26713001/02 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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Advertisement of 'Library Assistant' in Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology, Yelahanka
by Gangadhar KC 06 Nov '06

06 Nov '06

Dear Sir, We are in need of a Library assistant prefarably Male candidate, who is ready to stay in campus and work in the second shift i.e..till 8.30 PM. He should possess Diploma in Library Science or Bachelor of Library Science. Should have basic computer knowledge and aware of Library software operations. Hardware & Networking trained Candidates will be preferred. Interested candidates can rush their resume to the undersigned on or before 13th Nov, 2006. Gangadhar K.C. Librarian Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology P.B.No.6429, Yelahanka, Bangalore-560 064. Ph: 2856 3616 E-mail ID:gangadhar67@yahoomail.com Gangadhar K.C. Librarian Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology P.B.No.6429, Yelahanka, Bangalore-560 064. Ph:080-2856 3616, 5768 4111 Cell:99860 39867 --------------------------------- Sponsored Link For just $24.99/mo., Vonage offers unlimited local and long- distance calling. Sign up now. Dear Sir, We are in need of a Library assistant prefarably Male candidate, who is ready to stay in campus and work in the second shift i.e..till 8.30 PM. He should possess Diploma in Library Science or Bachelor of Library Science. Should have basic computer knowledge and aware of Library software operations. Hardware & Networking trained Candidates will be preferred. Interested candidates can rush their resume to the undersigned on or before 13th Nov, 2006 . Gangadhar K.C. Librarian Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology P.B.No.6429, Yelahanka, Bangalore-560 064. Ph: 2856 3616 E-mail ID:gangadhar67@yahoomail.com Gangadhar K.C. Librarian Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology P.B.No.6429, Yelahanka, Bangalore-560 064. Ph:080-2856 3616, 5768 4111 Cell:99860 39867 Sponsored Link For just $24.99/mo., Vonage offers unlimited local and long- distance calling. http://clk.atdmt.com/VON/go/yhxxxvon1080000018von/direct/01/ Sign up now.

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LinuxThane 2006
by Kadambari Kardekar 06 Nov '06

06 Nov '06

The Department of Information Technology, B. N. Bandodkar College of Science is an active center in the field of Information Technology of Thane District. To create awareness of Linux in students and society, Department of Information Technology is conducting Two days Conference on Linux namely LinuxThane 2006 on November 24-25, 2006. The organizing committee has decided to publish proceedings of the conference on the first day i.e. 24th November 2006. Some part of this proceeding is reserved for advertisements. We sincerely appeal to you to join your helping hands with us. For more information please visit www.vpmthane.org Or mail us at itbnb(a)vpmthane.org Phone : 25336507 Ext. 266, 267, 265. --------------------------------- Find out what India is talking about on - Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. Get it NOW The Department of Information Technology, B. N. Bandodkar College of Science is an active center in the field of Information Technology of Thane District. To create awareness of Linux in students and society, Department of Information Technology is conducting Two days Conference on Linux namely LinuxThane 2006 on November 24-25, 2006. The organizing committee has decided to publish proceedings of the conference on the first day i.e. 24 th November 2006. Some part of this proceeding is reserved for advertisements. We sincerely appeal to you to join your helping hands with us. For more information please visit http://www.vpmthane.org www.vpmthane.org Or mail us at mailto:itbnb@vpmthane.org itbnb(a)vpmthane.org Phone : 25336507 Ext. 266, 267, 265. Find out what India is talking about on - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/yanswers/*http://in.answers.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/messengertagline/*http://in.messenger.yahoo.… Get it NOW

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EMPI Digital Library National Convention - 2007
by Mailing List Manager 06 Nov '06

06 Nov '06

Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2006 10:47:11 +0000 From: ANIL SINGH <rathoreas(a)hotmail.com> Digital Library National Convention An Initiative of EMPI Business School's Knowledge & Learning Resource Center For Diffusion of Contemporary Contemplation of Serving Library Users with Alacrity & Accuracy � 19th - 20th March, 2007 India International Centre, 40, Max Mueller Marg, New Delhi � For Registration & Other Details Log-on - http:\\www.empidlnc.org e-mail: empidlnc2007(a)gmail.com

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Asia and Pacific Student Essay Competition on Sustainable Development
by Mailing List Manager 06 Nov '06

06 Nov '06

Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2006 08:53:46 +0000 (GMT) From: Puna Das <puna_05(a)yahoo.co.in> Asia and Pacific Student Essay Competition on Sustainable Development For details, visit: http://www.adb.org/AnnualMeeting/2007/Essay-Competition/default.asp

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Submission of new nomination proposals for inscription on the Memory of the World Register
by Mailing List Manager 06 Nov '06

06 Nov '06

Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 13:57:14 +0000 (GMT) From: Puna Das <puna_05(a)yahoo.co.in> the World Register Submission of new nomination proposals for inscription on the Memory of the World Register: Last date for Submission: 31 March 2008 For details, visit, Memory of the World Programme Website http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=1538&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTI… Information Society Division Communication and Information Sector UNESCO House B 5/29 Safdarjung Enclave New Delhi 110 029, INDIA Email: d.anup-kumar(a)unesco.org Tel : 91-11-26713000 Fax : 91-11-26713001/02

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IndianJournals.Com becomes only website in India having largest collection of multidisciplinary Indian Publications
by Mailing List Manager 06 Nov '06

06 Nov '06

Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 16:21:16 +0530 From: Chandrima Roy <croy(a)docdelserv.com> Hello Everybody! We are proud to announce that IndianJournals.com becomes the only website in India hosting largest number of Indian Publications in different subject areas. We are aiming at making this a common platform for all Indian Publications so that it becomes a readily available source for all Indian Publications and hence a source guide for all the users of Indian Journals. We thank you all for the continuous support provided in terms of suggesting and introducing journals, without which we would not have reached so far in such a short span of time. Statistics as on 31st October 2006 (since 30th May 2005 - date of inception): No. of Publications: 50 Societies Associated: 41 Issues Archival: 697 Subject Areas Covered so far: 9 Visitors So far as on 31st October, 2006: 120543 We look forward for your similar patronage in future also. Thanks & Regards :-) Chandrima Roy Divan Enterprises B-9, Basement, "A" Block, Local Shopping Complex Naraina Vihar, Ring Road New Delhi - 110028 Tel: +91-11-25770411 Fax: +91-11-25778876

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Re:Who is using Koha in India
by Mailing List Manager 06 Nov '06

06 Nov '06

Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 09:36:19 +0530 From: Eldho Joy <eldhoj(a)gmail.com> Sub: Koha users Dear Mr. Murari College of Engineering,Barton Hill, Trivandrum,Kerala is successfully using Koha.You will get more details from The New Indian Express dated,12/10/2006. Eldho Joy Librarian www.lbsitw.ac.in > > Dear Colleagues, > Can someone indicate who is using Koha (Library Management Software) in > India and their experiences. > > With warm regards, > > Murari P Tapaswi > National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula 403 004 Goa, India > Phone: 91-(0)832-2450275; Fax: 91-(0)832-2450602 > www.nio.org, www.coastalhazards.info, www.mangroveindia.org >

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OA journals can be profitable for the publishers
by Subbiah Arunachalam 06 Nov '06

06 Nov '06

Friends: Peter Suber's blog carries this item today. Dr D K Sahu of MedKnow Publications, Bombay, has 40 OA titles and his experience is similar to that of Hindwani's. Arun ------- Viable business models for OA journals Victoria Rae and Fytton Rowland, "Is there a viable business model for commercial OA publishing?" Forthcoming in Serials. Thanks to William Walsh for the alert as well as for this abstract: The study reported here investigated the potential viability of open access (OA) models for commercial scholarly journal publishers by means of interviews with knowledgeable professionals in the business. The conclusion was that it is as yet unproven whether or not a viable OA business model exists. There are likely to be widely different approaches between different disciplines in the future, with OA unlikely to find acceptance in the humanities and social sciences. However, if any viable OA models do exist, they are likely to be more sophisticated than those tried hitherto, and some suggestions are made regarding possible variables that might be tested in future experiments. On the particular issue of "free riders", it is suggested that the use of a Creative Commons Deed may enable publishers to continue to receive additional non-subscription revenue from industrial users. PS: On June 21, 2006, Hindawi reported that its OA journal collection was already profitable. It's possible that this article was finished and in press before that date. Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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Fwd: Library Exchange Service
by J. K. Vijayakumar 04 Nov '06

04 Nov '06

FYI. Sorry for cross-postings. Cass Foster <Cass_Foster(a)centralaz.edu> wrote: Subject: Library Exchange Service Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2006 12:55:52 -0700 From: "Cass Foster" <Cass_Foster(a)centralaz.edu> To: Dear Librarians, Please excuse my intrusion. My name is Cass Foster. I am a theatre professor in Arizona that started an international service for librarians, professors and administrators. Networking is provided to help bring about temporary exchanges of homes and positions. Could be within the same country or with other countries. There are currently particpants from over 30 countries. Registration is free if you sign up before 15 September 2006. Please visit www.LibrarianExchange.NET to submit your registration at your early convenience. Regards, --cass Forwarded by J. K. Vijayakumar MLIS PhD Assistant Director - Library American University of Antigua Jasmine Court, Post Box W-1451 St. Johns, ANTIGUA, West Indies HQ: 501 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1600 New York, NY 10017, USA --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Get on board. You're invited to try the new Yahoo! Mail Beta. FYI. Sorry for cross-postings. Cass Foster <Cass_Foster(a)centralaz.edu> wrote: Subject: Library Exchange Service Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2006 12:55:52 -0700 From: "Cass Foster" <Cass_Foster(a)centralaz.edu> To: Dear Librarians, Please excuse my intrusion. My name is Cass Foster. I am a theatre professor in Arizona that started an international service for librarians, professors and administrators. Networking is provided to help bring about temporary exchanges of homes and positions. Could be within the same country or with other countries. There are currently particpants from over 30 countries. Registration is free if you sign up before 15 September 2006. Please visit www.LibrarianExchange.NET to submit your registration at your early convenience. Regards, --cass Forwarded by J. K. Vijayakumar MLIS PhD Assistant Director - Library American University of Antigua Jasmine Court, Post Box W-1451 St. Johns, ANTIGUA, West Indies HQ: 501 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1600 New York, NY 10017, USA Do you Yahoo!? Get on board. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=40791/*http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/handr… You're invited to try the new Yahoo! Mail Beta.

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News on Web science
by ryerna＠iitk.ac.in 04 Nov '06

04 Nov '06

Dear Frineds, kindly share the following information http://ia.rediff.com/money/2006/nov/03web.htm?q=tp&file=.htm Or Text version Now 'Web science' to help improve the Internet Sir Timothy Berners-Lee, the British scientist who invented the World Wide Web, wants to turn the Internet into a science: Web science. In keeping with this, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Southampton on Thursday announced the launch of the Web Science Research Initiative, a panel that will understand the scientific, technical and social challenges underlying the growth of the Internet reported news.com The WSRI will have its headquarters at the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at MIT and at the School of Electronics and Computer Science at the University of Southampton. The two collaborating universities will raise funds from the corporate world and set up a research centre 'that will sponsor Ph.D. students and ultimately create undergraduate curricula in Web science,' news.com reported. In a recent article, Berners-Lee had said that the Web has changed the ways people communicate, collaborate, and educate. But with the Net evolving rapidly, it is necessary to understand its potential impact in the future too. He said that since humans are the creators of Web pages and links between them, their interactions form emergent patterns in the Web at a macroscopic scale. These human interactions are, in turn, governed by social conventions and laws. Web science, therefore, must be inherently interdisciplinary; its goal is to both understand the growth of the Web and to create approaches that allow new powerful and more beneficial patterns to occur. The WSRI will have four directors: Tim Berners-Lee, director of the World Wide Web Consortium; Wendy Hall, professor of computer science at University of Southampton; Nigel Shadbolt, professor of artificial intelligence at the University of Southampton; and Daniel J. Weitzner, principal research scientist at MIT. The father of the World Wide Web said that the social aspect of the Web demands that a field separate from computer science be explored. The WSRI members say that these social scientists and life sciences gurus can help study online communities and help 'Web scientists' understand how the Web operates and how it can be more responsive to the existing relationships people actually have online. The initiative will lead to better understanding of the Internet and will help improve the way people communicate, learn and work on the Internet. "We really must have a science of understanding this. We must be able to look at whether it's going to continue to serve us well, or whether we'll end up with some things which suddenly appear overnight and which in fact are very bad," Berners-Lee said in an interview with BBC.

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Journal on Knowledge Management
by librarymahad 04 Nov '06

04 Nov '06

Dear all, Request you to send me a list of Journals on Knowledge Management or on Learning organisation. If possible the publication details. Awaiting for your favourable response. Regards, Pradip Das ================================================= Pradip Das. Sr. Librarian & Training Co-ordinator, Pidilite Industries Limited, A/21, MIDC, Mahad, Maharashtra - 402309. India. Ph. : 02145- 31444(R), 02145 - 232043 to 46 (Off.) Extn. : 226 Fax. : 01245 - 232048 E-mail : librarymahad(a)pidilite.co.in or, pradipbhadreswardas(a)gmail.com Web : www.pidilite.com ================================================ Dear all, Request you to send me a list of Journals on Knowledge Management or on Learning organisation. If possible the publication details. Awaiting for your favourable response. Regards, Pradip Das ================================================= Pradip Das. Sr. Librarian & Training Co-ordinator, Pidilite Industries Limited, A/21, MIDC, Mahad, Maharashtra - 402309. India. Ph. : 02145- 31444(R), 02145 - 232043 to 46 (Off.) Extn. : 226 Fax. : 01245 - 232048 E-mail : librarymahad(a)pidilite.co.in or, pradipbhadreswardas(a)gmail.com Web : www.pidilite.com ================================================

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Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography Changes
by Charles W. Bailey, Jr. 03 Nov '06

03 Nov '06

I have resigned my position as Assistant Dean for Digital Library Planning and Development at the University of Houston Libraries effective 1/31/07. Effective immediately, there are several important changes to the Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography (SEPB), Scholarly Electronic Publishing Resources (SEPR), and the Scholarly Electronic Publishing Weblog (SEPW) that users should be aware of: 1. These publications have been moved to my domain: http://www.digital-scholarship.com/ SEPB http://www.digital-scholarship.com/sepb/sepb.html SEPR http://www.digital-scholarship.com/sepb/sepr.htm SEPW http://www.digital-scholarship.com/sepb/sepw.htm 2. While the UH Libraries will archive SEPB versions up to version 64, no new versions will be published on their Website. If you maintain a catalog record for SEPB, I would ask that you update it with the new address. Next Monday's SEPW will be published at the new site. 3. A transition version of SEPB (65) has been published at the new site. There are no content changes. This version simply makes a number of HTML coding adjustments needed for the new location. A Google Custom Search Engine replaces the prior search capability. Once Google starts indexing the new site, search results will be from that site. 4. The SEPW mailing list will be discontinued at the end work today. You can continue to get an e-mail version from FeedBurner. I'm sorry for the inconvenience of your having to sign up again; all that is required is your e-mail address. http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=51756 5. The SEPW RSS feed remains the same: http://feeds.feedburner.com/ScholarlyElectronicPublishingWeblogrss 6. You can continue to follow my digital publishing activities at my domain and at DigitalKoans: http://www.escholarlypub.com/digitalkoans/ Thanks for your patience during this transition. -- Best Regards, Charles Charles W. Bailey, Jr. E-Mail: cwbailey(a)digital-scholarship.com Publications: http://www.digital-scholarship.com/ (Provides access to DigitalKoans, Open Access Bibliography, Open Access Webliography, Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography, Scholarly Electronic Publishing Weblog, and others.)

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onscreen key board
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 03 Nov '06

03 Nov '06

Useful information in case your keyboard stops functioning for some reason and you need to use your computer in an emergency. In case you did not know this already ================== An On-Screen Keyboard in Windows. In case your keyboard or some keys stop working, Microsoft provides you with an alternative way to type-in using the mouse. To work this tool, Go to: 'Start menu' Select: 'Run' Type in: 'OSK' Press: 'OK' A keyboard will be displayed on your monitor, which you can use with your mouse -- Dr P Vyasamoorthy, Society for Serving Seniors (Formerly SENIORS) 30, Gruhalakshmi Colony, Secunderabad 500018 Phone 27846631

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Tools:Digital library tools: Digital Preservation Recorder(DPR)
by Mallikarjuna, H.B 03 Nov '06

03 Nov '06

Tools:Digital Library Tools: Digital Preservation Recorder(DPR) Digital Preservation Recorder (DPR) has been developed by the National Archives of Australia to manage a digital preservation workflow. Features of the DPR * Cross platform uses a Java Runtime Environment. * Metadata recording. * User authentication and profiling. * Multiple concurrent users. * Detailed reporting. Preservation The carrying device is connected to the Preservation network and the individual data files are converted to XML via the open source application Xena. The XML files created by Xena are recorded on a second carrying device for transfer to the Digital Repository. Downloading DPR http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=116934&package_id=127… How to start DPR: There are two ways to start DPR. Either may be effective depending on the Java Runtime Environment installation on a particular computer. The simplest way is to open a file manager via Windows Explorer or My Computer and navigate to the dprclient.jar file. Double click the jar file and wait a few moments for the Java Virtual Machine to start up and the DPR login to display. On some computers, it may be necessary to start DPR manually. Open a command prompt (Start, Run, cmd, OK) and navigate to the directory containing the dprclient.jar file Type: java -jar dprclient.jar The Java Virtual Machine should start in a few moments and the command prompt window may display some startup messages. The DPR user interface will follow and DPR is ready for use. Technical contact: digipres(a)naa.gov.au Source:http:http://sourceforge.net/projects/dpr Regards H.B Mallikarjuna -- Regards H.B.Mallikarjuna Email: hbmallikarjuna[at]gmail.com http://mallikarjuna.blogspot.com http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/libtech/ --"All power is within you, you can do anything and everything.Believe in that,do not believe that you are weak... You can do anything and everything, without even the guidance of any one. All power is there......"--Swamy Vivekananda --------------------------------- Find out what India is talking about on - Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. Get it NOW Tools:Digital Library Tools: Digital Preservation Recorder(DPR) Digital Preservation Recorder (DPR) has been developed by the National Archives of Australia to manage a digital preservation workflow. Features of the DPR * Cross platform uses a Java Runtime Environment. * Metadata recording. * User authentication and profiling. * Multiple concurrent users. * Detailed reporting. Preservation The carrying device is connected to the Preservation network and the individual data files are converted to XML via the open source application Xena. The XML files created by Xena are recorded on a second carrying device for transfer to the Digital Repository. Downloading DPR http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=116934&package_id=127… http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=116934&package_id=127… How to start DPR: There are two ways to start DPR. Either may be effective depending on the Java Runtime Environment installation on a particular computer. The simplest way is to open a file manager via Windows Explorer or My Computer and navigate to the dprclient.jar file. Double click the jar file and wait a few moments for the Java Virtual Machine to start up and the DPR login to display. On some computers, it may be necessary to start DPR manually. Open a command prompt (Start, Run, cmd, OK) and navigate to the directory containing the dprclient.jar file Type: java -jar dprclient.jar The Java Virtual Machine should start in a few moments and the command prompt window may display some startup messages. The DPR user interface will follow and DPR is ready for use. Technical contact: mailto:digipres@naa.gov.au digipres(a)naa.gov.au Source:http:http://sourceforge.net/projects/dpr Regards H.B Mallikarjuna http://mallikarjunahb.blogspot.com/ -- Regards H.B.Mallikarjuna Email: hbmallikarjuna[at]gmail.com http://mallikarjuna.blogspot.com http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/libtech/ --"All power is within you, you can do anything and everything.Believe in that,do not believe that you are weak... You can do anything and everything, without even the guidance of any one. All power is there......"--Swamy Vivekananda Find out what India is talking about on - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/yanswers/*http://in.answers.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/messengertagline/*http://in.messenger.yahoo.… Get it NOW

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Online Access to Research in the Environment
by Sanjo Jose 03 Nov '06

03 Nov '06

Online Access to Research in the Environment (OARE), an international public-private consortium coordinated by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Yale University, and leading science and technology publishers, enables developing countries to gain free access to one of the world's largest collections of environmental science literature. Over one thousand scientific journal titles owned and published by over 200 prestigious publishing houses, scholarly societies, and scientific associations are now available in 70 low income countries. Another 36 countries will be added by 2008. Research is provided in a wide range of disciplines, including biotechnology, botany, climate change, ecology, energy, environmental chemistry, environmental economics, environmental engineering and planning, environmental law and policy, environmental toxicology and pollution, geography, geology, hydrology, meteorology, oceanography, urban planning, zoology, and many others. http://www.oaresciences.org/en/ Also read http://www.hindu.com/2006/11/03/stories/2006110301211300.htm Sanjo Jose, from Benda Kaal Ooru, "the town of boiled beans" IKM Trainee, National Centre for Science Information, Indian Institute of Science, Bengalooru - 560 012 sanjo(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in sanjojose(a)gmail.com 09986635883 --------------------------------- Find out what India is talking about on - Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. Get it NOW Online Access to Research in the Environment (OARE), an international public-private consortium coordinated by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Yale University, and leading science and technology publishers, enables developing countries to gain free access to one of the world's largest collections of environmental science literature. Over one thousand scientific journal titles owned and published by over 200 prestigious publishing houses, scholarly societies, and scientific associations are now available in 70 low income countries. Another 36 countries will be added by 2008. Research is provided in a wide range of disciplines, including biotechnology, botany, climate change, ecology, energy, environmental chemistry, environmental economics, environmental engineering and planning, environmental law and policy, environmental toxicology and pollution, geography, geology, hydrology, meteorology, oceanography, urban planning, zoology, and many others. http://www.oaresciences.org/en/ http://www.oaresciences.org/en/ Also read http://www.hindu.com/2006/11/03/stories/2006110301211300.htm http://www.hindu.com/2006/11/03/stories/2006110301211300.htm Sanjo Jose, from Benda Kaal Ooru, "the town of boiled beans" IKM Trainee, National Centre for Science Information, Indian Institute of Science, Bengalooru - 560 012 sanjo(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in sanjojose(a)gmail.com 09986635883 Find out what India is talking about on - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/yanswers/*http://in.answers.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/messengertagline/*http://in.messenger.yahoo.… Get it NOW

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Amazing GoogleDuel !
by sarika sawant 03 Nov '06

03 Nov '06

Dear All, A very interesting site http://www.googleduel.com/original.php Enter two words, names, or phrases, and find out which one occurs on more pages on the web. For example, try cat vs dog. So try out... All the Best......... Ms. Sarika Sawant Lecturer, SHPT School of Library Science, SNDT Women's University, 1 # N.T. Road, Marine Lines, Mumbai 400 020 INDIA http://www.shpt-econtent.in/ Dear All, A very interesting site http://www.googleduel.com/original.php Enter two words, names, or phrases, and find out which one occurs on more pages on the web. For example, try cat vs dog. So try out... All the Best......... Ms. Sarika Sawant Lecturer, SHPT School of Library Science, SNDT Women's University, 1 # N.T. Road, Marine Lines, Mumbai 400 020 INDIA http://www.shpt-econtent.in/ http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigclick.cgi/www.rediff.com/signa… http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigimpress.cgi/www.rediff.com/sig…

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New Indian Oxford Journals office to open
by MUKHERJEE, Mithu 02 Nov '06

02 Nov '06

Apologies for cross posting Please find below news which may be of interest to list members. For further information, please contact: Mithu Mukherjee Assistant Communications Manager Oxford Journals +44 (0) 1865 354471 mithu.mukherjee(a)oxfordjournals.org Oxford Journals strengthens position in South Asia with new Indian office Oxford Journals, a division of Oxford University Press (OUP), is pleased to announce the opening of a new sales office in India. Based in Kolkata, this will be managed by Kaushik Ghosh, recently appointed Library Sales Manager for India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. OUP has a strong presence in India, with offices in Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, and its headquarters in Delhi. The new appointment for the Journals division marks an increased commitment to providing a fast, effective sales service to customers in this emerging market. Oxford Journals is an international publisher of scholarly journals, with over 180 publications across a broad range of subject areas, from the humanities and social sciences, to the sciences, and medicine. It reaches customers from over 190 countries worldwide, with offices based in the UK, USA, China, Japan, and now India. Oxford Journals has built strong relationships within the Indian market for several years, working with major library consortia across India and South Asia, including INFLIBNET (Information and Library Network), and CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research). As a market where growth in investment for science and scholarly research is the second largest in the world, Oxford Journals hopes to expand on these existing relationships to ensure widespread access to its content. "We're delighted to have a permanent member of the team now based in India," commented Richard Gedye, Sales Director, Oxford Journals. He continued, "Kaushik brings a wealth of experience to the role, having worked for Globe Publication Pvt Ltd for nine years, where he sold content to libraries and library consortia. Kaushik will be based in India, but will be managing sales of our print and electronic journals, digital archives, and consortia sales across South Asia." Kaushik can be contacted at the Oxford Journals India office from 4 November. Oxford Journals, India Office Plot No. A1-5 Block GP, Sector V Salt Lake Electronics Complex Kolkata 700 091 India Tel: +91 (33) 2357 3739/40/41, 2357 3947/8 Fax: +91 (33) 2357 3738 kaushik.ghosh(a)oxfordjournals.org END For further information please contact: Mithu Mukherjee Assistant Communications Manager Oxford Journals +44 (0) 1865 354471 Mithu.mukherjee(a)oxfordjournals.org Notes to editors: Oxford University Press (OUP) <http://www.oup.co.uk>, a department of the University of Oxford, is the world's largest and most international university press. Founded in 1478, it currently publishes more than 4,500 new books a year, has a presence in over fifty countries, and employs some 3,700 people worldwide. It has become familiar to millions through a diverse publishing programme that includes scholarly works in all academic disciplines, bibles, music, school and college textbooks, children's books, materials for teaching English as a foreign language, business books, dictionaries and reference books, and journals. Read more about OUP <http://www.oup.com/about/> Oxford Journals <http://www.oxfordjournals.org>, a Division of OUP, publishes over 180 journals covering a broad range of subject areas, two-thirds of which are published in collaboration with learned societies and other international organizations. The collection contains some of the world's most prestigious titles, including Nucleic Acids Research, JNCI (Journal of the National Cancer Institute), Brain, Human Reproduction, English Historical Review, and the Review of Financial Studies. Read more about Oxford Journals <http://www.oxfordjournals.org/about_us.html>

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Information Required
by sandeep bhavsar 02 Nov '06

02 Nov '06

Respected Professionals Please help me in getting this article TITLE : The aryan Theory of Race by Joan leopold INDIAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL HISTORY REVIEW Vol.07 pp.271-297. Awaiting for your reply Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Management Studies Thane(W). 400601 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ email : sandeep.bhavsar(a)gmail.com Mob : 9870484626 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com Please help me in getting this article TITLE : The aryan Theory of Race by Joan leopold INDIAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL HISTORY REVIEW Vol.07 pp.271-297. Awaiting for your reply Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Management Studies Thane(W). 400601 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ email : sandeep.bhavsar(a)gmail.com Mob : 9870484626 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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Fwd: Free Training on - "Biomedical Information Retrieval".
by Sukhdev Singh 02 Nov '06

02 Nov '06

Following is a Training Programme Announcement. Please contact the Course Coordinator directly. -------------- National Informatics Centre, New Delhi is conducting a four day-training programme on "Biomedical Information Retrieval" from 14th to 17th November, 2006. This programme would cover searching of Internet biomedical resources including NLM Gateway and PubMED. In addition this would also include searching NIC's databases - IndMED, medIND, Uncat and OpenMED Archive. There is no course fee. Lunch, tea, and Internet access during practise sessions would be provided. However, participants would have to arrange for their accommodation at Delhi and local commuting to reach NIC. Medical Librarians, Doctors, Health Administrators, Clinicians, Biomedical Academicians/Researchers are welcome to participate in this programme. Information regarding this is also available at http://indmed.nic.in For sending nominations please send an email to Mrs Rekha Gupta, Course-Coordinator. ONLY CONFIRMED PARTICIPANTS WOULD BE ALLOWED TO ATTEND THE TRAINING. Ph: 011-24362359/011-24305533 email: g.rekha <at> nic.in --------------------

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WSIS Related Publications from UNESCO
by Puna Das 02 Nov '06

02 Nov '06

World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)Related Publications from UNESCO (Full-Text available from the link) Towards knowledge societies: UNESCO world report http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001418/141843e.pdf UNESCO’s basic texts on the information society http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001355/135527e.pdf Measuring and monitoring the information and knowledge societies: a statistical challenge http://www.uis.unesco.org/TEMPLATE/pdf/cscl/WSIS%20Statistical%20Report.pdf Measuring linguistic diversity on the internet/ by John Paolillo, Daniel Pimienta and Daniel Prado (2005) http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001421/142186e.pdf Education in and for the information society/ by Cynthia Guttman (2003) http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001355/135528e.pdf Status of research on the information society (2003) http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001355/135509e.pdf Cultural and linguistic diversity in the information society/ edited by Milagros del Corral (2003) http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001329/132965e.pdf Science in the information society (2003) http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001330/133021e.pdf Gender issues in the information society (2003) http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001329/132967e.pdf Brazil(a)digitaldivide.com – Confronting inequality in the information society / by Bernardo Sorj (2003) http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001318/131870e.pdf Social Transformation in the Information Society: Rethinking Access to You and the World/ by William Dutton (2004). http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/files/12848/11065568745corpus-1-144.pdf/corp… Memory of the Information Society/ by Jean-Michel Rodes, Geneviève Piejut and Emmanuèle Plas (2003). http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/files/12531/10942043935memory_en.pdf/memory_… Building knowledge societies (2002) http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0012/001256/125647e.pdf Politics of the information society: the bordering and restraining of global data flows/ by Gus Hosein (2004) http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001375/137516e.pdf Planetary sustainability in the age of the information and knowledge society: handbook for understanding and action (2003) http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001318/131837eo.pdf Freedom of information: a comparative legal survey/ by Toby Mendel (2004) http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/files/19697/11232335331freedom_info_en.pdf/f… Information policies in Asia: a review of information and communication policies in the Asian region (2005) http://www2.unescobkk.org/elib/publications/076/Inf_policy.pdf Digital Community Services: Pacific Libraries And Archives: Future Prospects and Responsibilities – A Report/ by Esther Batiri Williams http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/files/6607/10395389010williams.pdf/williams.… Policy Guidelines for the Development and Promotion of Governmental Public Domain Information / prepared by Paul F. Uhlir. - Paris: UNESCO, 2004. http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001373/137363eo.pdf Strong foundations: early childhood care and education - Education for All Global Monitoring Report 2007 http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001477/147794e.pdf Libraries and the WSIS Action Lines/ by IFLA http://www.ifla.org/III/wsis/WSIS-Action-Lines.pdf __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new http://in.answers.yahoo.com/

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Availability of book
by K A. Sardesai 01 Nov '06

01 Nov '06

Dear Friends, I shall be glad to know how to get the under noted book in Mumbai? If any Library is having in their collection kindly let me know.On the net it is showing a second hand old book. One of my user is badly asked for reference and we want to purchase the same. Capital output relations in Indian manufacturing 1946- 1964 / Hashim, S R and Dadi M M. : M S University, Baroda;1973 Thanks and regards Kshipra Sardesai

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Information About Leave Policy
by Prachi Bagad 01 Nov '06

01 Nov '06

Hi All, I am working in an AICTE approved Engineering college as a Librarian. I want to know about the Maternity Leave Rules for such institutes. Can anyone suggest me the right source of information? I have tried AICTE website but couldn't get any specific information. Please help! regards, Prachi Bagad Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com Hi All, I am working in an AICTE approved Engineering college as a Librarian. I want to know about the Maternity Leave Rules for such institutes. Can anyone suggest me the right source of information? I have tried AICTE website but couldn't get any specific information. Please help! regards, Prachi Bagad Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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JOB : Documentation Assistants for Environment Resource Centre (Library) at CSE, New Delhi [Last Date: Nov 10, 2006]
by kiran＠cseindia.org 01 Nov '06

01 Nov '06

Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), New Delhi invites applications for the post of Documentation Assistant, to work in the centres Knowledge Resource Centre (Library) which documents books, journals, news clippings and audio-video on environment and also compiles various information products on science and environment. Place of work: New Delhi Eligibility: Graduates or Post Graduates preferably in science/ecology/environment with familiarity in environment and conservation issues. A background in Library and Information Science is desirable. Prior experience of working in news clippings, audiovisual section of NGOs/ developmental organisations would be an added advantage. Must possess good communication skills in English and Hindi, both written and verbal. Must possess working knowledge of MS- Word, MS-Excel, MS-PowerPoint etc. Candidates interested in the audiovisual section must have a basic knowledge of electronic photo and film documentation, film production, etc. Should be comfortable in using software like Photoshop and Quark Express. JOB DESCRIPTION: 1.Scanning, marking, abstracting news clippings on environment and other developmental issues in print and electronic/digital editions of newspapers. 2.Electronic cataloguing of news clippings, books, photos, films, journals etc. 3.Independently handle, print and electronic/digital information services and products of the Knowledge resource centre. 4.Use of Internet to search for information on environment and other developmental issues. {E-mail your application with your resume to kiran(a)cseindia.org Last Date: Nov 10, 2006 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 **************************************************************** Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), New Delhi invites applications for the post of Documentation Assistant, to work in the centres Knowledge Resource Centre (Library) which documents books, journals, news clippings and audio-video on environment and also compiles various information products on science and environment. Place of work: New Delhi Eligibility: Graduates or Post Graduates preferably in science/ecology/environment with familiarity in environment and conservation issues. A background in Library and Information Science is desirable. Prior experience of working in news clippings, audiovisual section of NGOs/ developmental organisations would be an added advantage. Must possess good communication skills in English and Hindi, both written and verbal. Must possess working knowledge of MS- Word, MS-Excel, MS-PowerPoint etc. Candidates interested in the audiovisual section must have a basic knowledge of electronic photo and film documentation, film production, etc. Should be comfortable in using software like Photoshop and Quark Express. JOB DESCRIPTION: 1.Scanning, marking, abstracting news clippings on environment and other developmental issues in print and electronic/digital editions of newspapers. 2.Electronic cataloguing of news clippings, books, photos, films, journals etc. 3.Independently handle, print and electronic/digital information services and products of the Knowledge resource centre. 4.Use of Internet to search for information on environment and other developmental issues. {E-mail your application with your resume to kiran(a)cseindia.org Last Date: Nov 10, 2006 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 ****************************************************************

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Google Librarian Newsletter
by dibya pradhan 01 Nov '06

01 Nov '06

Dear Professional Due to exciting developments relevant to the library community, Google(http://www.google.com/librariancenter/newsletter/)dedicating its newsletter to sharing them with others. In this issue, you'll find updates on a wide variety of tools to help your patrons track down the information they're looking for both on the web and in libraries. You'll also find new downloads a poster, flyer and quiz you can use as educational resources. With Regards. Yours faithfully, Dibya Kishor Pradhan(LIA) NIT, Rourkela Dear Professional Due to exciting developments relevant to the library community, Google(http://www.google.com/librariancenter/newsletter/)dedicating its newsletter to sharing them with others. In this issue, you'll find updates on a wide variety of tools to help your patrons track down the information they're looking for both on the web and in libraries. You'll also find new downloads a poster, flyer and quiz you can use as educational resources. With Regards. Yours faithfully, Dibya Kishor Pradhan(LIA) NIT, Rourkela http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigclick.cgi/www.rediff.com/signa… http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigimpress.cgi/www.rediff.com/sig…

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The Future of Science is Open
by Subbiah Arunachalam 31 Oct '06

31 Oct '06

>From Peter Suber's blog: "The whole damn point of publishing research in the first place..." Bill Hooker, The Future of Science is Open, Part 1: Open Access, 3 Quarks Daily, October 30, 2006. Excerpt: I've never had an idea that couldn't be improved by sharing it with as many people as possible -- and I don't think anyone else has, either. That's why I have become interested in the various "Open" movements making increasing inroads into the practice of modern science. Here I will try to give a brief introduction to Open Access to research literature; in the second instalment I will look at ways in which the same concept of "openness" is being extended to encompass data as well as publications, and beyond that, what a fully Open practice of science might look like.... By analogy with Open Source, Open Access to the research literature entails the freedom to read, use and redistribute the published results of scholarly research and derivative works based on those publications. What follows is a version of Peter Suber's very brief introduction to OA; for more details, see his full Open Access Overview and Timeline of the OA Movement. The bottom line is this: Open-access (OA) literature is digital, online, free of charge, and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions. What makes it possible is the internet and the consent of the author or copyright-holder.... [After summarizing OA journals and repositories] A personal example...I have yet to publish any data here in the US, but I published a dozen or so articles while I was at the University of Queensland. More than half of these are not freely available from the journals in which they were published (J Clin Virol, Virology, Biochim Biophys Acta, Mol Biochem Parasitol, Acta Tropica -- all Elsevier journals, pfui! -- and Rev Med Virol from Wiley InterScience). I couldn't find any full-text copies online using Google Scholar or PubMed, either. You cannot read these seven papers of mine without paying a fee (usually around $30) or physically going to a library which carries (and has therefore paid for) the journal and issue in question. Neither can my professional colleagues, unless their institution happens to subscribe to the journal or some package which includes it; these subscription fees are commonly extortionate (Elsevier being a particularly egregious offender). For you as a taxpayer, this means that you are denied access to information you've already paid for (since I've always been funded by government grants). For me as a scientist, it means that more than half of my life's work to date is, while not useless, certainly of much less use to the world than it might be. Given that a large part of why I do what I do is that I want to leave the world a better place than I found it, that is simply not acceptable to me. Fortunately, according to RoMEO, all of the journals concerned allow postprint archiving by authors, so I might be able to rescue it....Why would I go to all this trouble? Because OA offers significant benefits and advantages to a variety of stakeholders.... Benefits of Open Access 1. Maximal research efficiency. The usual version of Linus' Law says that given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow -- meaning that with enough people co-operating on a development process, nearly every problem will be rapidly discovered and solved. The same is clearly true of complex research problems. and OA provides a powerful framework for co-operation. For instance, Brody et al. showed that, for articles in the high-energy physics section of arXiv (one of the oldest archives available for such study), the time between deposit and citation has been decreasing steadily since 1991, and dropped by about half between 1999 and 2003. Alma Swan explains: "the research cycle in high energy physics is approaching maximum efficiency as a result of the early and free availability of articles that scientists in the field can use and build upon rapidly". Moreover, the machine readability of a properly formatted body of open access literature opens up immense new possibilities. Paul Ginsparg, founder of arXiv, observes: True open access permits any third party to aggregate and data mine the articles, themselves treated as computable objects, linkable and interoperable with associated databases. We are still just scratching the surface of what can be done with large and comprehensive full-text aggregations.... 2. Maximal return on public investment. Just as OA is, at least for now, primarily (though not exclusively) aimed at literature for which the authors are not paid any kind of royalty, so one obvious focus of attention is government-funded research. Why should taxpayers pay twice, once to support the research and then again when the scientists they are funding need access to the literature? More importantly, open access to a body of knowledge makes that knowledge more available and useful to researchers, physicians, manufacturers, inventors and others who make of it the various socially desirable outcomes, such as advances in health care, that government funding of research is intended to produce. Peter Suber has gone over this intuitive position in some detail here. 3. Advantages for authors. There are well over 20,000 scholarly journals, and even the best-funded libraries can afford subscriptions to only a fraction of them. OA offers authors a virtually unlimited, worldwide audience: the only access barrier is internet access (which is, of course, cheaper to provide in poorer nations than comprehensive libraries of print journals would be!). There is a large and steadily growing body of evidence showing that OA measurably increases citation indices (that is, the number of times other papers refer to a given article). For instance, of the papers published in the Astrophysical Journal in 2003, 75% are also available in the OA arXiv database; the latter papers account for 90% of the citations to any 2003 Astrophysical Journal article, a 250% citation advantage for OA. Repeating the exercise with other journals returns similar results. Not only is this of vital importance to academics when it comes to applying for funding or competing for tenure, it's more or less the whole damn point of publishing research in the first place: so that other people can read and use it! 4. Advantages for publishers: the benefits that accrue to authors of OA works also work to the advantage of publishers: more widely read, used and cited articles translates to more submissions and a wider audience for advertising, paid editorials and other value-add schemes. 5. Advantages for administrators.... 6. Scalability. Peter Suber has pointed out that, because it reduces production, distribution, storage and access costs so dramatically, OA "accommodates growth on a gigantic scale and, best of all, supports more effective tools for searching, sorting, indexing, filtering, mining, and alerting --the tools for coping with information overload." Online distribution is necessary but not sufficient for scalability, because subscribers to paid-access journals do not have unlimited budgets even if they are enormous institutional libraries. For end users to keep pace with the explosive growth of available information, the cost of access has to be kept down to the cost of getting online.... Posted by Peter Suber at 10/30/2006 12:37:23 PM. Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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Open Source Tools: E-Publishing : Digital Publishing System (DPubS)
by Mallikarjuna, H.B 31 Oct '06

31 Oct '06

Open Source Tools: E-Publishing : Digital Publishing System (DPubS) Digital Publishing System (DPubS) is electronic publishing software for organizing, presenting, and delivering both open access and subscription-controlled scholarly communications in multiple formats (journals, books, conference proceedings, etc.). DPubS are in the Dienst system, developed within Cornell's Computer Science department DPubS is a full-featured, extensible publishing application designed on an open services model. The software enables publishers to organize, present, and deliver both open access and subscription controlled scholarly communications. Document formats currently supported are journals, monographs, and conference proceedings. The DPubS interface is based on a flexible XML/XSLT design, allowing rich and easy customization of a publication's web presence. Other features include full-text searching, OAI compliance, flexible access controls, and e-commerce capabilities. If desired, DPubS can utilize Fedora as an underlying repository. Similar support for DSpace will be added in early 2007. The system currently has administrative interfaces for basic tasks, such as submitting content, loading content, and setting user privileges. Development work is continuing on additional administrative functions and on editorial support tools. This functionality will likely be added beginning in early 2007 For download:http://dpubs.org/ DPubS has the following minimum requirements: * Hardware o Tested DPubS on Solaris 9 (sparc) Solaris 10 (sparc) and Linux (Red Hat FC4 for x86). o DPubS should work fine anywhere you can run Apache/mod_perl. * Perl 5.8+ * * Recommend perl 5.8+ because of the unicode support that was adding with 5.8. * Apache/mod_perl o Apache (1.3.x) and mod_perl (1.x) or Apache (2.x) and mod_perl (2.x). * Java o If Lucene search engine is used, Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.4.2 or greater is required. * Storage Space o The disk space needed for DPubS will depend primarily on the amount and type of content that you are going to publish. o The DPubS source code itself requires less than 10 MB of space. * RAM o A minimum of 256MB of memory is recommended for DPubS. Administrator Guide http://wiki.library.cornell.edu/wiki/display/dpubs/AdminFunctions Presentation DPubS: This presentation will provide information about DPubS, the Digital Publishing System project that Penn State is working on with Cornell University. http://wiki.library.cornell.edu/wiki/display/dpubs/Home Download the presentation (2.7 MB PPT file) http://http//transcoder.usablenet.com:8080/tt/tlt.its.psu.edu/fmc/itsforum/… -- Regards hbmallikarjuna hbmallikarjuna[at]gmail.com http://mallikarjunahb.blogspot.com http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/libtech/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/libschool/ ################################################################## "All power is within you, you can do anything and everything.Believe in that,do not believe that you are weak... You can do anything and everything, without even the guidance of any one. All power is there......"--Swamy Vivekananda ################################################################## --------------------------------- Find out what India is talking about on - Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. Get it NOW Open Source Tools: E-Publishing : Digital Publishing System (DPubS) Digital Publishing System (DPubS) is electronic publishing software for organizing, presenting, and delivering both open access and subscription-controlled scholarly communications in multiple formats (journals, books, conference proceedings, etc.). DPubS are in the Dienst system, developed within Cornell's Computer Science department DPubS is a full-featured, extensible publishing application designed on an open services model. The software enables publishers to organize, present, and deliver both open access and subscription controlled scholarly communications. Document formats currently supported are journals, monographs, and conference proceedings. The DPubS interface is based on a flexible XML/XSLT design, allowing rich and easy customization of a publication's web presence. Other features include full-text searching, OAI compliance, flexible access controls, and e-commerce capabilities. If desired, DPubS can utilize Fedora as an underlying repository. Similar support for DSpace will be added in early 2007. The system currently has administrative interfaces for basic tasks, such as submitting content, loading content, and setting user privileges. Development work is continuing on additional administrative functions and on editorial support tools. This functionality will likely be added beginning in early 2007 For download:http://dpubs.org/ DPubS has the following minimum requirements: * Hardware o Tested DPubS on Solaris 9 (sparc) Solaris 10 (sparc) and Linux (Red Hat FC4 for x86). o DPubS should work fine anywhere you can run Apache/mod_perl. * Perl 5.8+ * * Recommend perl 5.8+ because of the unicode support that was adding with 5.8. * Apache/mod_perl o Apache (1.3.x) and mod_perl (1.x) or Apache (2.x) and mod_perl (2.x). * Java o If Lucene search engine is used, Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.4.2 or greater is required. * Storage Space o The disk space needed for DPubS will depend primarily on the amount and type of content that you are going to publish. o The DPubS source code itself requires less than 10 MB of space. * RAM o A minimum of 256MB of memory is recommended for DPubS. Administrator Guide http://wiki.library.cornell.edu/wiki/display/dpubs/AdminFunctions http://wiki.library.cornell.edu/wiki/display/dpubs/AdminFunctions Presentation DPubS: This presentation will provide information about DPubS, the Digital Publishing System project that Penn State is working on with Cornell University . http://wiki.library.cornell.edu/wiki/display/dpubs/Home http://wiki.library.cornell.edu/wiki/display/dpubs/Home Download the presentation (2.7 MB PPT file) http://http/transcoder.usablenet.com:8080/tt/tlt.its.psu.edu/fmc/itsforum/1… http://http//transcoder.usablenet.com:8080/tt/tlt.its.psu.edu/fmc/itsforum/… -- Regards hbmallikarjuna hbmallikarjuna[at]gmail.com http://mallikarjunahb.blogspot.com/ http://mallikarjunahb.blogspot.com http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/libtech/ http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/libtech/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/libschool/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/libschool/ ################################################################## "All power is within you, you can do anything and everything.Believe in that,do not believe that you are weak... You can do anything and everything, without even the guidance of any one. All power is there......"--Swamy Vivekananda ################################################################## Find out what India is talking about on - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/yanswers/*http://in.answers.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/messengertagline/*http://in.messenger.yahoo.… Get it NOW

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Track your library - manjax4u
by Manju manju 30 Oct '06

30 Oct '06

Dear All *As you read the books, RFID tags read the movement of books in the library* ** More<http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/ew/2006/10/30/stories/2006103000120200.…> http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/ew/2006/10/30/stories/2006103000120200.… MANJUINATHA P.S Dear All As you read the books, RFID tags read the movement of books in the library http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/ew/2006/10/30/stories/2006103000120200.… More http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/ew/2006/10/30/stories/2006103000120200.… http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/ew/2006/10/30/stories/2006103000120200.… MANJUINATHA P.S

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Article Title: Assessment of Fire Damage to Pressure Vessels in a Refinery Unit
by Vandana.Karande＠ril.com 30 Oct '06

30 Oct '06

This is with reference to an article which was urgently needed......I had posted it in Lisforum....Mr.C. Jayakumar of Scientific Information Resource Division (SIRD),Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR)has helped us by providing a softcopy of the article. This is to request you all that the search is over. Please do not to work on the query. Thanks & Regards, Vandana Karande Information Specialist Corporate Development Group Reliance Centre Tel No. 30327139 This is with reference to an article which was urgently needed......I had posted it in Lisforum....Mr. C. Jayakumar of Scientific Information Resource Division (SIRD),Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR)has helped us by providing a softcopy of the article. This is to request you all that the search is over. Please do not to work on the query. Thanks & Regards, Vandana Karande Information Specialist Corporate Development Group Reliance Centre Tel No. 30327139

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M. Phil & Ph. D holder have more scope then UGC / NET qualified personnel
by badan barman 30 Oct '06

30 Oct '06

M. Phil & Ph. D holder have more scope then UGC / NET qualified personnel Respected all, I want to draw your kind attention to the fact that is happening Regarding employment opportunity, the M. Phil & Ph. D. holder have more scope in comparison to UGC / NET qualified personnel. As In the selection for different post the M. Phil and Ph. D holders where given 5 and 10 marks extra for their degree respectively. Whereas the NET qualified personnel does not eligible for such marks. So they are bound to lose when they come face to face with other M. Phil and Ph D candidate. This is happening in Assam, I don't know what the situation in other states of India is. Let me frank, Qualifying in the NET is a difficult task. It demands the exclusive subject knowledge from the candidate whereas the M. Phil and Ph D demand the time and money. (I apologies from the true research scholar) I personally know many candidates who are appearing for NET exam again and again but still they are unable to qualify. Now after the announcement of UGC regarding the exemption of M. Phil and Ph D holders from appearing NET they are joining the M. Phil programme under some mushrooming correspondent school, whose quality is doubtful. And after one year they are bound to challenge the NET qualified personnel and win the same. So, I personally feel that UGC by exempting M. Phil and Ph D holders from appearing NET without any clause, make another great mistake. It like the same of its previous announcement regarding the last date of submission of Ph. D thesis (December 2002 and revised date of December 2003) which degrades the quality of Research. Yours faithfully Badan Barman Research Assistant ICSSR Project "Rural Libraries of North East India: A machine readable database" Department of Library and Information Science Gauhati University, Assam (India). M. Phil & Ph. D holder have more scope then UGC / NET qualified personnel � � Respected all, � I want to draw your kind attention to the fact that is happening � Regarding employment opportunity, the M. Phil & Ph. D. holder have more scope in comparison to UGC / NET qualified personnel. As In the selection for different post the M. Phil and Ph. D holders where given 5 and 10 marks extra for their degree respectively. Whereas the NET qualified personnel does not eligible for such marks. So they are bound to lose when they come face to face with other M. Phil and Ph D candidate. This is happening in Assam, I don't know what the situation in other states of India is. � Let me frank, Qualifying in the NET is a difficult task. It demands the exclusive subject knowledge from the candidate whereas the M. Phil and Ph D demand the time and money. (I apologies from the true research scholar) � I personally know many candidates who are appearing for NET exam again and again but still they are unable to qualify. Now after the announcement of UGC regarding the exemption of M. Phil and Ph D holders from appearing NET they are joining the M. Phil programme under some mushrooming correspondent school, whose quality is doubtful. And after one year they are bound to challenge the NET qualified personnel and win the same. � So, I personally feel that UGC by exempting M. Phil and Ph D holders from appearing NET without any clause, make another great mistake. It like the same of its previous announcement regarding the last date of submission of Ph. D thesis (December 2002 and revised date of December 2003) which degrades the quality of Research. � � � Yours faithfully Badan Barman Research Assistant ICSSR Project "Rural Libraries of North East India: A machine readable database" Department of Library and Information Science Gauhati University, Assam (India).

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Tools: LIbrary Reference Services: Live Digital Reference Tools
by Mallikarjuna, H.B 30 Oct '06

30 Oct '06

Tools: LIbrary Reference Services: Live Digital Reference Tools LiveRef(sm) is compiled and maintained by Gerry McKiernan, Science and Technology Librarian and Bibliographer, Science and Technology Services Department, Iowa State University Library.Ames, IA LiveRef(sm): A Registry of Real-Time Digital Reference Services is a categorized listing of libraries that offer real-time Library reference or information services using chat software, live interactive communications utilities, call center management software, customer interaction management software, Web contact center software, bulletin board services, interactive customer assistance system, or related Internet technologies. Use of the listed services may be restricted or limited to affiliated students, faculty, staff, or members. REAL-TIME DIGITAL REFERENCE TECHNOLOGIES * 24/7 Reference- * Anexa.com * AOL Instant Messenger(sm) (America Online) * Camden * ConferenceRoom(r) (WebMaster) * DesktopStreaming (tm) (Expertcity) * DigiChat (Digi-Net Technologies) * eGain Live (eGain) * eGain Voice (eGain) * eshare NetAgent(tm) 4.0 (eshare Communications, Inc. * eshare Re: sponse(tm) (eshare Communications, Inc.) * Groopz(tm) (Digi-Net Technologies) * GroupBoard (User Data Connections) * HumanClick(sm) (LivePerson(r)) * LiveAssistance (International Business Systems, Inc.) * Livehelper(sm) * LivePerson Chat (LivePerson(r)) * NetMeeting (Microsoft) * Netscape IRC * OnDemand(tm) (Convey Systems) * QuestionPoint(sm) (OCLC/Library of Congress) * Rakim * RightNow Live(tm) (RightNow Technologies) * Virtual Reference Software (Library Systems & Services, L.L.C. (LSSI)) * Virtual Reference Librarian (Docutek) * Volano * WebLine(r) (Cisco Systems) Source: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/LiveRef.htm Regards H.B Mallikarjuna, Indegene Bangalore. -- Regards H.B.Mallikarjuna Email: hbmallikarjuna[at]gmail.com http://mallikarjuna.blogspot.com http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/libtech/ --"All power is within you, you can do anything and everything.Believe in that,do not believe that you are weak... You can do anything and everything, without even the guidance of any one. All power is there......"--Swamy Vivekananda --------------------------------- Find out what India is talking about on - Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. Get it NOW Tools: LIbrary Reference Services: Live Digital Reference Tools LiveRef(sm) is compiled and maintained by Gerry McKiernan, Science and Technology Librarian and Bibliographer, Science and Technology Services Department, Iowa State University Library.Ames, IA LiveRef(sm): A Registry of Real-Time Digital Reference Services is a categorized listing of libraries that offer real-time Library reference or information services using chat software, live interactive communications utilities, call center management software, customer interaction management software, Web contact center software, bulletin board services, interactive customer assistance system, or related Internet technologies. Use of the listed services may be restricted or limited to affiliated students, faculty, staff, or members. REAL-TIME DIGITAL REFERENCE TECHNOLOGIES * 24/7 Reference- * Anexa.com * AOL Instant Messenger(sm) (America Online) * Camden * ConferenceRoom(r) (WebMaster) * DesktopStreaming (tm) (Expertcity) * DigiChat (Digi-Net Technologies) * eGain Live (eGain) * eGain Voice (eGain) * eshare NetAgent(tm) 4.0 (eshare Communications, Inc. * eshare Re: sponse(tm) (eshare Communications, Inc.) * Groopz(tm) (Digi-Net Technologies) * GroupBoard (User Data Connections) * HumanClick(sm) (LivePerson(r)) * LiveAssistance (International Business Systems, Inc.) * Livehelper(sm) * LivePerson Chat (LivePerson(r)) * NetMeeting (Microsoft) * Netscape IRC * OnDemand(tm) (Convey Systems) * QuestionPoint(sm) (OCLC/Library of Congress) * Rakim * RightNow Live(tm) (RightNow Technologies) * Virtual Reference Software (Library Systems & Services, L.L.C. (LSSI)) * Virtual Reference Librarian (Docutek) * Volano * WebLine(r) (Cisco Systems) Source: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/LiveRef.htm http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/LiveRef.htm Regards H.B Mallikarjuna, Indegene Bangalore. http://mallikarjunahb.blogspot.com/ -- Regards H.B.Mallikarjuna Email: hbmallikarjuna[at]gmail.com http://mallikarjuna.blogspot.com http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/libtech/ --"All power is within you, you can do anything and everything.Believe in that,do not believe that you are weak... You can do anything and everything, without even the guidance of any one. All power is there......"--Swamy Vivekananda Find out what India is talking about on - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/yanswers/*http://in.answers.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/messengertagline/*http://in.messenger.yahoo.… Get it NOW

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Need an article URGENTLY...............
by Vandana.Karande＠ril.com 30 Oct '06

30 Oct '06

hello Need following article urgently. Article Title: Assessment of Fire Damage to Pressure Vessels in a Refinery Unit Journal Title: Corrosion; May 1993 Thanks & Regards, Vandana Karande Information Specialist Corporate Development Group Reliance Industries Ltd Mumbai Tel No. 30327139 hello Need following article urgently. Article Title: Assessment of Fire Damage to Pressure Vessels in a Refinery Unit Journal Title: Corrosion; May 1993 Thanks & Regards, Vandana Karande Information Specialist Corporate Development Group Reliance Industries Ltd Mumbai Tel No. 30327139

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Journal editors unhappy with Elsevier's pricing policy (
by Mailing List Manager 30 Oct '06

30 Oct '06

Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 09:28:05 +0100 (BST) From: Subbiah Arunachalam <subbiah_a(a)yahoo.com> A journal declaration of independence hits the mainstream press Gary Shapiro, A Rebellion Erupts Over Journals Of Academia, New York Sun, October 26, 2006. Excerpt: There's been a rebellion, not with pitchforks but pocket calculators. The nine members of the editorial board of the Oxford University-based mathematics journal Topology have signed a letter expressing their intention to resign on December 31. They cited the price of the journal as well as the general pricing policies of their publisher, Elsevier, as having "a significant and damaging effect on Topology's reputation in the mathematical research community." The subscription cost of journals can be difficult to determine, since institutions often subscribe to many periodicals in a single bundle. But according to Elsevier's Web site, in 2007 the cost of a single year (six issues) of Topology, in all countries except Europe and Japan, will be $100 for individuals and $1,665 for institutions. Founded through the vision of the Oxford topologist J.H.C. Whitehead in mid-century, Topology has an "illustrious history" with "some of the greatest names of 20th century mathematics" among its editorial and honorary advisory editorial board members, the editors wrote in their resignation letter, dated August 10. " Elsevier's policies towards the publication of mathematics research have undermined this legacy." A company spokesman, David Ruth, replied, "Elsevier regrets the decision taken by the editorial board of Topology, but we believe it doesn't fully reflect the changes we have made over the past decade, and continue to make, which have moderated price increases and provided considerably more value for customers, in terms of both cost per article and research efficiency." Board resignations have occurred at other Elsevier publications, such as the Journal of Logic Programming and the Journal of Algorithms, and also at a variety of other publishers such as Kluwer and Taylor and Francis. Of the Topology resignations, Mr. Ruth said, "Considering that Elsevier publishes more than 1800 journals, this still constitutes a pretty rare occurrence." ... One editor of Topology, John Roe, whose specialty is the relation between geometry and differential equations, said the rising cost of journals has concerned academics, not just mathematicians, for a long time. To those who favor free online access to scholarship, mass resignations of editors are "declarations of independence," a research professor of philosophy at Earlham College, Peter Suber, said. Usually, he said, an editorial board "has a long track record of failed negotiations with their publisher. The typical scenario is the editors resign, form a new journal at a lower price, and the old journal hires new editors." A Lehigh University mathematics professor, Donald Davis, who moderates an online algebraic topology discussion list, said, "University library budgets are no longer adequate to subscribe to all the journals they used to." The Head Librarian of the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences Library at New York University, Carol Hutchins, said, "The degree of choice is shrinking" and cited reasons such as the consolidation of publishing firms. "Elsevier's prices are very high," said an emerita mathematics professor at Barnard College, Joan Birman, who resigned a few years ago from the board of an Elsevier journal, Topology and Its Applications. She said her feeling was, "We do the work, we check each other, we referee the articles, edit and typeset them and send them to the publisher, which slaps them between two covers and charges a huge amount."... PS: Thanks to Gary Shapiro. This is the longest and most detailed article I've seen on a journal declaration of independence in the mainstream press. For background, see my blog post from August 11, 2006. I promise (as I've been saying since August...) to add this rebellion to my list of declarations of independence. Posted by Peter Suber at 10/26/2006 08:31:15 AM. ___________________________________________________________ How much free photo storage do you get? Store your holiday snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos http://uk.photos.yahoo.com

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scientific paper of the future
by Subbiah Arunachalam 30 Oct '06

30 Oct '06

Friends: You may like this presentation on the scientific paper of the future: http://blogs.nature.com/wp/nascent/061014_eScience_Hannay.pdf Prof. Peter Suber alerted me to this paper. Regards. Arun Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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OCA makes good progress
by Subbiah Arunachalam 30 Oct '06

30 Oct '06

Friends: Here is a statement from Brewster Kahle, founder of the Open Content Alliance. After its first year, OCA has now scanned and cataloged over 30,000 books, available on its site. Today, OCA scans about 500 books a day and expects output to increase tenfold by the end of 2007. OCA partners include Yahoo!, the University of California, the British Library, Smithsonian Institution, University of Illinois, Boston Library Consortium, European Archive, O'Reilly Media, Research Library Group, as well as many other academic, technological, non-profit, and government organizations. Perhaps most importantly, Kahle said the OCA discussions honed in on the "open" in the Open Content Alliance. For OCA, the effort is more than a race to scan library book content for a commercial index, but extends to the use of that content. With OCA, "public domain means public domain," Kahle noted. "That was one of the 'aha' moments, that open as we know it may not be open enough and that the digitized public domain must be public domain. Libraries understand this; so does Yahoo." That means, Kahle says, once public domain books are scanned, there are "no restrictions at all on users, and anyone can build any service on top of it." --- Which libraries in India and other countries in the global Soth would like to join the Open Content Allince? In a knowledge-based world initiatives such as OCA and institutional repositoriers play a very important role. Regards. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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ProQuest supports ETDs
by Subbiah Arunachalam 30 Oct '06

30 Oct '06

Friends: Even commercial firms have started supporting open access. Oracle has plans to go the whole hog with Linux and is expected to buy a major Linux company very soon. Now ProQuest is supporting open access to electronic theses and dissertatations. Read Peter Suber's blog entry reproduced below. Best wishes. Arun ---------- ProQuest offers OA option for ETDs ProQuest has launched UMI Open Access Publishing. >From the site: Open Access is a term used to describe content that a reader can access free of charge. With the new UMI® Open Access publishing service, graduate students can now publish their dissertations and theses with ProQuest on an open access basis. Those graduate student authors that choose to publish their graduate works on an open access basis will be significantly increasing the reach of their research.... The primary benefit of Open Access publishing is that it guarantees the widest possible exposure of your graduate research. It can also help ensure that the officially published version of your dissertation or thesis is the most widely available version in the primary literature.... In addition to the standard features of our Traditional publishing service - rigorous quality assurance, assignment of an ISBN, permanent storage in our microfilm vault, and so on - the Open Access publishing service includes the following: * Free, public access to your graduate work in PQDT Open, our online repository of Open Access graduate works (launching in late fall 2006). * Free access to your graduate work for all institutional subscribers to ProQuest® Dissertations & Theses (PQDT), the database of record for graduate research. * Explicit author permission for the degree-granting institution to make the full text of your graduate work available to the world through their institutional repository. How does Open Access publishing compare with ProQuest's Traditional publishing service? Read more here about the details and see a comparison chart showing the benefits of our Open Access and Traditional Publishing services.... Learn more about how Open Access publishing works in our downloadable Overview, and check out our Open Access Publishing FAQ. Posted by Peter Suber at 10/28/2006 03:46:00 PM. Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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Google:Google Co-op - Custom Search Engine for Indian Libraries and Librarians
by Mallikarjuna, H.B 28 Oct '06

28 Oct '06

Dear Professionals, Specialized Custom Search Engine for Indian libraries and librarians I have been working on my Google custom search engine for Indian Libraries and Librarians. I am working on finding a way to include Indian libraries and librarians web pages. If you have other websites or even individual web pages that should be added, please send me the URL. My goals for this search engine are: Provide a searchable interface to selected resources, Show how useful Google Custom Search can be. And also, please give me your feedback on how useful this search engine is to you. I would be incredibly grateful if someone is willing to help me with this. I can be reached at my email: hbmallikarjuna(a)gmail.com. Once again, thank you for all of your help and dedication. I need your comments or suggestions on how to improve the search engine and make it more useful, When leaving comments, please let us know who you are and what you do, as this will help us put the feedback in context. If you ever have any problems, questions, comments, or suggestions, please contact. hbmallikarjuna(a)gmail.com. Available at: http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=008216745263207366915%3As-dzhkvvpxk Small URL: http://tinyurl.com/yfrozb It is available at : http://mallikarjunahb.blogspot.com Home page: http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=008216745263207366915%3As-dzhkvvpxk -- Regards H.B Mallikarjuna Indegene, Bangalore-38. Mobile: 9980998157 -- Regards H.B.Mallikarjuna Email: hbmallikarjuna[at]gmail.com http://mallikarjuna.blogspot.com http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/libtech/ --"All power is within you, you can do anything and everything.Believe in that,do not believe that you are weak... You can do anything and everything, without even the guidance of any one. All power is there......"--Swamy Vivekananda --------------------------------- Find out what India is talking about on - Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. Get it NOW Dear Professionals, Specialized Custom Search Engine for Indian libraries and librarians I have been working on my Google custom search engine for Indian Libraries and Librarians. I am working on finding a way to include Indian libraries and librarians web pages. If you have other websites or even individual web pages that should be added, please send me the URL. My goals for this search engine are: Provide a searchable interface to selected resources, Show how useful Google Custom Search can be. And also, please give me your feedback on how useful this search engine is to you. I would be incredibly grateful if someone is willing to help me with this. I can be reached at my email: mailto:hbmallikarjuna@gmail.com hbmallikarjuna(a)gmail.com . Once again, thank you for all of your help and dedication. I need your comments or suggestions on how to improve the search engine and make it more useful, When leaving comments, please let us know who you are and what you do, as this will help us put the feedback in context. If you ever have any problems, questions, comments, or suggestions , please contact. mailto:hbmallikarjuna@gmail.com hbmallikarjuna(a)gmail.com . Available at: http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=008216745263207366915%3As-dzhkvvpxk http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=008216745263207366915%3As-dzhkvvpxk Small URL: http://tinyurl.com/yfrozb http://tinyurl.com/yfrozb It is available at : http://mallikarjunahb.blogspot.com/ http://mallikarjunahb.blogspot.com Home page: http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=008216745263207366915%3As-dzhkvvpxk http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=008216745263207366915%3As-dzhkvvpxk -- Regards H.B Mallikarjuna Indegene, Bangalore-38. Mobile: 9980998157 http://mallikarjunahb.blogspot.com/ -- Regards H.B.Mallikarjuna Email: hbmallikarjuna[at]gmail.com http://mallikarjuna.blogspot.com http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/libtech/ --"All power is within you, you can do anything and everything.Believe in that,do not believe that you are weak... You can do anything and everything, without even the guidance of any one. All power is there......"--Swamy Vivekananda Find out what India is talking about on - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/yanswers/*http://in.answers.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/messengertagline/*http://in.messenger.yahoo.… Get it NOW

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Who is using Koha in India
by Murari 27 Oct '06

27 Oct '06

Dear Colleagues, Can someone indicate who is using Koha (Library Management Software) in India and their experiences. With warm regards, Murari P Tapaswi National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula 403 004 Goa, India Phone: 91-(0)832-2450275; Fax: 91-(0)832-2450602 www.nio.org, www.coastalhazards.info, www.mangroveindia.org

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Firefox 2.0 Released
by Sukhdev Singh 27 Oct '06

27 Oct '06

Friends Firefox 2.0 has been released. http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/ The best new feature it has is the automatic spelling checking mechanism. I wish it could also include a Grammar checking tool as well. Anyway I am a satisfied Firefox user of its earlier version ( almost forgotten IE). I like the modular structure of the Browser. I put on lot of add-ons to Firefox [for example - a tool to rapidly post items to my blog - http://sukhdev.blogspot.com ]. --Sukhdev Singh. http://openmed.nic.in

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Kindly help find an article!!
by Chitra P Rao 27 Oct '06

27 Oct '06

Hello: Happy Diwali to one and all. I was trying to get this article rather urgently, need your help. If anyone can locate kindly email it to me or FAX NITIE FAX number is 022-28573251 ( Kindly mark it Kind Attn to Chitra Rao) Tabucanon: Project Planning and Controlling maintenance Overhaul of Power Generating units. (International Journal of Physical distribution and Logistics Management: Oct 1989 Vol 19 (10)) Hoping for a Quick Response Sr Librarian and Head LIS NITIE Mumbai 400 087 ph: 28573371 extn 337

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List of Journals in Library & Information Sc. published in India
by Seema Vasishta 27 Oct '06

27 Oct '06

Dear Friends, Please provide me the list of all the journals in the field of Library & Information Sc. being published in India. Thanking you in anticipation. Regards Seema Vasishta Sr. Librarian PEC(DU) Chandigarh --------------------------------- Find out what India is talking about on - Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. Get it NOW Dear Friends, Please provide me the list of all the journals in the field of Library & Information Sc. being published in India. Thanking you in anticipation. Regards Seema Vasishta Sr. Librarian PEC(DU) Chandigarh Find out what India is talking about on - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/yanswers/*http://in.answers.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/messengertagline/*http://in.messenger.yahoo.… Get it NOW

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PMB 3.0.2 version
by vimal kumar 27 Oct '06

27 Oct '06

Dear Friends, PMB 3.0.2 now available for download. This new version is web 2.0 compliant. PMB is a powerful open source Library Management system. This ILS written in PHP and installation is easy. One draw back of this software is some documentation parts still in French. Library professionals from English speaking countries have to cooperate with this ILS project for English documentation. Click this link for PMB download page http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sigb.net%2Fdownloa… Vimal Kumar Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 vimal0212(a)yahoo.com www.asb.edu.in --------------------------------- Stay in the know. Pulse on the new Yahoo.com. Check it out. Dear Friends, PMB 3.0.2 now available for download. This new version is web 2.0 compliant. PMB is a powerful open source Library Management system. This ILS written in PHP and installation is easy. One draw back of this software is some documentation parts still in French. Library professionals from English speaking countries have to cooperate with this ILS project for English documentation. Click this link for PMB download page http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sigb.net%2Fdownloa… http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sigb.net%2Fdownloa… Vimal Kumar Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 vimal0212(a)yahoo.com www.asb.edu.in Stay in the know. Pulse on the new Yahoo.com. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=42974/*http://www.yahoo.com/preview Check it out.

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E-LIS Introduces Usage Statistics for Authors
by Imma Subirats 26 Oct '06

26 Oct '06

Dear all, * Apologies for cross-posting * We are glad to announce that has been implemented a new Statistics module in E-LIS, E-prints in Library and Information Science. The purpose of the statistics is to promote E-LIS repository and authors self-archiving as well, by demonstrating the accessibility and usage of deposited documents by access and downloads . Usage statistics (abstracts, downloads) are now available by the following elements: • Most viewed eprints in the last four weeks • Most viewed eprints in this year • Most viewed eprints in the last year • Most viewed eprints in all years • Repository-wide statistics by year/month • Repository-wide statistics by country You can see the implementation of the Statistics at http://eprints.rclis.org/. <http://eprints.rclis.org/.+>The use of statistics is basic for the development of Open Acess Model and for the achieve of our first objective: to encourage authors . Some examples are the following: • Prosser, David C. ( 2003) Scholarly communication in the 21st century : the impact of new technologies and models. *Serials : the journal for the serials community *16(2):pp. 163-167<http://eprints.rclis.org/es/index.php?action=show_detail_eprint&id=1180> . • Suber, Peter<http://eprints.rclis.org/es/index.php?action=show_detail_eprint&id=6671> (2006) *Open Access in the United States*, in Jacobs, Neil, Eds. *Open Access : Key strategic, technical and economic aspects*. Chandos Publishing <http://eprints.rclis.org/es/index.php?action=show_detail_eprint&id=6671>. • Estivill Rius, Assumpció and Abadal Falgueras, Ernest and Franganillo, Jorge and Gascón García, Jesús and Rodríguez i Gairín, Josep Manuel (2005) Uso de metadatos Dublin Core en la descripción y recuperación de artículos de revista digitales = Use of Dublin Core metadata for describing and retrieving digital journals . In *Proceedings DC-2005 International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications*, Madrid (Spain). <http://eprints.rclis.org/es/index.php?action=show_detail_eprint&id=4792>• Parmar, Arvind Singh and Kumar, Sanghmitra A. and Prakash, Thushara (2004) Bibliometric analysis of information seeking behaviour related literature <http://eprints.rclis.org/es/index.php?action=show_detail_eprint&id=2332> We encourage other repositories to implement statistics for each archived document, In the case of E-LIS is used EPrints Software, but also DSpace has developed an Add-On for Statistics too. Some comments to the use of the statistics in E-LIS: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • "All authors crave impact - we hope that what we write will affect readers and will make a difference. However, often it is difficult to tell if our work has even been read. Now we have a clue. The newly implemented download statistics in E-LIS tell me fascinating stories about the usage of my work - papers that I thought 'old news' are still being downloaded, the geographical distribution of readers is greater than I would have guessed. This is a wonderful tool for both authors and readers and shows, once again, the power of self-archiving. Now all I need to know is what the readers thought of my work!" David Prosser SPARC Europe "Having statistics for each article posted in E-LIS can be a valuable tool for the study of the development of the intellectual production in librarianship and information science. This and the use of bibliometric techniques would help us assess library development around the world…" Julio Santillan Aldana Responsible of the open access journal Biblios E-LIS Editor for Peru "The Eprint Statistics feature is an impressive new addition to E-LIS. It presents clear and immediate data on use of documents in the repository, something every author wants to see. I've found myself checking the statistics on my documents regularly and have also discovered that it's a very effective recruitment feature for E-LIS; colleagues who have never deposited in E-LIS have done so very soon after seeing the Eprints Statistics function in action". Andrew Waller Author and E-LIS Editor for Canada • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • For any information about the implementation do not hesitate to contact us. Best Regards, E-LIS Team <http://eprints.rclis.org/staff.html> -- Imma Subirats Coordinator E-LIS, E-prints in Library and Information Science Dear all, * Apologies for cross-posting * We are glad to announce that has been implemented a new Statistics module in E-LIS, E-prints in Library and Information Science. The purpose of the statistics is to promote E-LIS repository and authors self-archiving as well, by demonstrating the accessibility and usage of deposited documents by access and downloads . Usage statistics (abstracts, downloads) are now available by the following elements: • Most viewed eprints in the last four weeks • Most viewed eprints in this year • Most viewed eprints in the last year • Most viewed eprints in all years • Repository-wide statistics by year/month • Repository-wide statistics by country You can see the implementation of the Statistics at http://eprints.rclis.org/.+ http://eprints.rclis.org/. The use of statistics is basic for the development of Open Acess Model and for the achieve of our first objective: to encourage authors . Some examples are the following: http://eprints.rclis.org/es/index.php?action=show_detail_eprint&id=1180 • Prosser, David C. ( 2003) Scholarly communication in the 21st century : the impact of new technologies and models. Serials : the journal for the serials community 16(2):pp. 163-167 . • http://eprints.rclis.org/es/index.php?action=show_detail_eprint&id=6671 Suber, Peter http://eprints.rclis.org/es/index.php?action=show_detail_eprint&id=6671 (2006) Open Access in the United States , in Jacobs, Neil, Eds. Open Access : Key strategic, technical and economic aspects . Chandos Publishing . • http://eprints.rclis.org/es/index.php?action=show_detail_eprint&id=4792 Estivill Rius, Assumpció and Abadal Falgueras, Ernest and Franganillo, Jorge and Gascón García, Jesús and Rodríguez i Gairín, Josep Manuel (2005) Uso de metadatos Dublin Core en la descripción y recuperación de artículos de revista digitales = Use of Dublin Core metadata for describing and retrieving digital journals . In Proceedings DC-2005 International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications , Madrid (Spain). • http://eprints.rclis.org/es/index.php?action=show_detail_eprint&id=2332 Parmar, Arvind Singh and Kumar, Sanghmitra A. and Prakash, Thushara (2004) Bibliometric analysis of information seeking behaviour related literature We encourage other repositories to implement statistics for each archived document, In the case of E-LIS is used EPrints Software, but also DSpace has developed an Add-On for Statistics too. Some comments to the use of the statistics in E-LIS: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • "All authors crave impact - we hope that what we write will affect readers and will make a difference. However, often it is difficult to tell if our work has even been read. Now we have a clue. The newly implemented download statistics in E-LIS tell me fascinating stories about the usage of my work - papers that I thought 'old news' are still being downloaded, the geographical distribution of readers is greater than I would have guessed. This is a wonderful tool for both authors and readers and shows, once again, the power of self-archiving. Now all I need to know is what the readers thought of my work!" David Prosser SPARC Europe "Having statistics for each article posted in E-LIS can be a valuable tool for the study of the development of the intellectual production in librarianship and information science. This and the use of bibliometric techniques would help us assess library development around the world…" Julio Santillan Aldana Responsible of the open access journal Biblios E-LIS Editor for Peru "The Eprint Statistics feature is an impressive new addition to E-LIS. It presents clear and immediate data on use of documents in the repository, something every author wants to see. I've found myself checking the statistics on my documents regularly and have also discovered that it's a very effective recruitment feature for E-LIS; colleagues who have never deposited in E-LIS have done so very soon after seeing the Eprints Statistics function in action". Andrew Waller Author and E-LIS Editor for Canada • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • For any information about the implementation do not hesitate to contact us. Best Regards, http://eprints.rclis.org/staff.html E-LIS Team -- Imma Subirats Coordinator E-LIS, E-prints in Library and Information Science

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Resources on Resources and Knowledge Generation
by Mailing List Manager 26 Oct '06

26 Oct '06

Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 11:59:20 +0530 From: Rajankila <rajankila(a)hotmail.com> Dear All, Can anyone please suggest any good information material/internet resource/presentation that would help me prepare my presentation for a three hour session on "Resources and Knowledge Generation" in a UGC refresher course for the young teachers of the university month.. The focus should be on library utilization ,sources of information, Internet for information acess, collecting and managing notes,references etc. that would enable a teacher to build up his knowledge base. Regards, K Rajasekharan Librarian, Kerala Institute of Local Administration Mulagunnathu Kavu P O Thrissur - 680 581 India ---------------------------------------------------- Ph 91- 487-2204097(O) , 2201428 (R)

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Journals in the Time of Google
by vimal kumar 26 Oct '06

26 Oct '06

Dear Professionals, Here is an interesting artilce titled "Journals in the Time of Google" appeared in Library Journal, give an over view of journal publishing in Internet and place of open access in the present scenario. http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6321722.html Vimal Kumar Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 vimal0212(a)yahoo.com www.asb.edu.in --------------------------------- Get your own web address for just $1.99/1st yr. We'll help. Yahoo! Small Business. Here is an interesting artilce titled "Journals in the Time of Google" appeared in Library Journal, give an over view of journal publishing in Internet and place of open access in the present scenario. http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6321722.html Vimal Kumar Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 vimal0212(a)yahoo.com www.asb.edu.in Get your own http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=43290/*http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/domains web address for just $1.99/1st yr . We'll help. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=41244/*http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Small Business .

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Google Custom Search Engine
by ramshirish.m＠tcs.com 26 Oct '06

26 Oct '06

Dear All Google has introduced a tool that allows websites and blogs to offer visitors a cutomised version of its search engine, narrowing down its vast index so the results are more relevant for users. URL: http://www.google.com/coop/cse/ regards ramshirish *********************** Ramshirish Mamidala Tata Consultancy Services Library and Information Centre Plot 1, Jubilee Garden Main Road Kondapur Hyderabad - 500084,Andhra Pradesh India Ph:- 040-66675019 Mailto: ramshirish.m(a)tcs.com Website: http://www.tcs.com =====-----=====-----===== 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 Dear All Google has introduced a tool that allows websites and blogs to offer visitors a cutomised version of its search engine, narrowing down its vast index so the �results are more relevant for users. URL: http://www.google.com/coop/cse/ regards ramshirish *********************** Ramshirish Mamidala Tata Consultancy Services Library and Information Centre Plot 1, Jubilee Garden Main Road Kondapur Hyderabad - 500084,Andhra Pradesh India Ph:- 040-66675019 Mailto: ramshirish.m(a)tcs.com Website: http://www.tcs.com =====-----=====-----===== 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

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123rd Monthly Meeting of RRC on 28th October, 2006
by Puna Das 25 Oct '06

25 Oct '06

We have the pleasure to announce the 123rd Monthly Meeting of RRC on 28th October, 2006 (4th Saturday) at 10.00 hrs. Venue: NASSDOC, 35 Firoze Shah Road (near Mandi House), New Delhi-110001 Topic: Journal Subscription : Pros and Cons Speaker: Sh. Sanjeev Puri, Director, Central News Agency Pvt. Ltd. Kindly make it convenient to attend the meeting and participate to benefit the group by discussions. Thanking you, Yours sincerely, Subhash Deshmukh Manager, Program Committee Ranganathan Research Circle (An organ of Ranganathan Research Trust, Regd.:25953, 1995) J8/123, Rajouri Garden, New Delhi Ph. 0124-2578715, 09350880165 __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new http://in.answers.yahoo.com/

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SALIS Journal of Library and Information Science - Announcement -reg
by Arunachalam Hariharan 25 Oct '06

25 Oct '06

Dear Professional colleagues and friends, I am very happy to inform you that the Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS) is being in the process of publishing a peer reviewed journal with international coverage called âSALIS Journal of Library and Information Scienceâ (ISSN 0973-3108) from the calendar year 2007 onwards. It is an an Official Journal of SALIS which will be published as quarterly. I express my sincere thanks to Dr.Harish Chandra, Librarian, IIT for accepting our request to assume the role of Editor-in-Chief for the journal. Many leading Library and Information Science professionals and experts in our country and also abroad have accepted our invitation to serve members of the Editorial Advisory Board. I also express my sincere thanks to them. The coverage of the journal is given below: Coverage: Library principles, practices and administration, TQM, benchmarking, trends and developments, policy formulations and issues, LIS services, metric and user studies, evaluation of library and information systems, services and products, LIS education and training, web based information services, information literacy, information and knowledge management, IPR, ICT applications, e-resources and e-services, metadata creation and standards, search engines, subject gateways and data mining, digital initiatives, standards, preservation and conservation strategies, open source initiatives, content development and e-publishing, human resource development, knowledge skills and capacity building initiatives I request all our professional colleagues and friends in India as well as in abroad to contribute your research work for publication in the journal . I also seek your support, views, opinions, suggestions, etc to make this journal as one of the best in our field. Kindly send your research work for publication to: Dr. Harish Chandra Editor-in-Chief SALIS Journal of Library and Information Science Indian Institute of Technology Madras Chennai 600 036, Tamil Nadu, India Ph: 91-44-22574951 e-mail: hchandra(a)iitm.ac.in The Other details of the journal are given below. Kindly send a mail if you need printed journal brochure. Thanking you. A.Hariharan President SALIS hariharan_ah(a)yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------- JOurnal Brochure ----------------------------------- SALIS Journal of Library and Information Science ISSN 0973-3108 An Official Journal of SALIS Published by Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science SALIS Journal of Library and Information Science Scope: To disseminate latest developments, research activities, important work done in the field of Library and Information Science and Technology(LIST) and also to exchange knowledge, experience, issues and solutions among professionals and other interested groups. Coverage: Library principles, practices and administration, TQM, benchmarking, trends and developments, policy formulations and issues, LIS services, metric and user studies, evaluation of library and information systems, services and products, LIS education and training, web based information services, information literacy, information and knowledge management, IPR, ICT applications, e-resources and e-services, metadata creation and standards, search engines, subject gateways and data mining, digital initiatives, standards, preservation and conservation strategies, open source initiatives, content development and e-publishing, human resource development, knowledge skills and capacity building initiatives. Contributions: Articles are invited based on research work, case studies, practical applications, report of important projects, short communications, etc. Authorâs Responsibilities: Copyright: Articles submitted to the journal should be original contributions and should have not been published previously or submitted elsewhere for consideration to any other publication at the same time. An undertaking has to be signed by the author that the article submitted is not an infringement of any existing copyright and the author will indemnify the publisher against any breach of any existing copyright. Each article should accompany a prescribed journal article form duly completed and signed by the author. Manuscript Guidelines: Manuscript in English should be in triplicate and typed in MS-WORD with double spacing, wide margins, and on one side of an A4-size bond paper. All submissions must be accompanied by a covering letter giving affiliation and full address, e-mail, telephone, of all the authors. The length of the article should not exceed 5000 words or 8 (eight) pages. Title : Should be concise, specific and complete Abstract: Maximum 200 words highlighting the significance of the research, scope, methodology, and conclusion Keywords: Up to 8 (eight) Table: Must be numbered consecutively in Roman numerals Figures: Must be numbered consecutively in Indo-Arabic numerals. Charts/graphs/line drawings in jpeg formats at least 300 dpi resolution and 10 cm wide References: Chicago style (15th Ed.) Examples: Book: Davis, Paul. The Fifth Miracle: The search for the origin of life. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1999 Journal: Burnett, Kathleen and Eliza T. Dresang. âRhizomorphic Reading: The Emergence of a New Aesthetic in Literature for Youth.â Library Quarterly 69 (October 1999 ): 421-45. Reference list in author-date style Journal: Burnet, Kathleen, and Eliza T. Dresang. 1999. Rhizomorphic Reading: The Emergence of a New Aesthetic in Literature for Youth. Library Quarterly 69 (Oct.): 421-45. Book: Davis, Paul. 1999. The Fifth Miracle: The Search for the Origin of Life. New York: Simon & Schuster. Submission: Final version of manuscript should be submitted as an e-mail attachment. The author should ensure that the article is complete, grammatically correct and without spelling or typographical errors. All permissions that may be required to reproduce illustrations or previously published materials or to cite unpublished data or personal communications should accompany the manuscript in writing. Major changes are rarely permitted after an article has been accepted. Authors are advised not to submit the downloaded papers. The Publisher/Editorial Board reserves the right of addition, deletion, alteration and rejection of the articles without any prior intimation to the author(s). Editor-in-Chief Dr. Harish Chandra Librarian, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India hchandra(a)iitm.ac.in www.harishchandra.com Co Chief Editor Dr. S. Muralidhar, Scientist âEâ, CVRDE (DRDO), Chennai saramurali(a)yahoo.com Editorial Advisory Board Dr. Jagdish Arora Librarian & National Coordinator, INDEST-AICTE Consortium IIT Delhi jarora(a)library.iitd.ac.in Dr. A. Amudhavalli Professor & Head, Dept. of Information Science, University of Madras, Chennai amudha75(a)yahoo.com Mr. Jay Bhatt Information Services Librarian (Engineering) Hagerty Library, Drexel University, U.S.A. jay_bhatt_98(a)yahoo.com Prof. Pieter A. Van Brakel Cape Peninsula University of Technology Cape Town, South Africa, vanbrakelp(a)cput.ac.za Mr. Prakash Chand Coordinator, CSIR E-Journals Consortium NISCAIR, CSIR, New Delhi prakashc(a)niscair.res.in Dr. Rajwant S. Chilana Associate Professor of Library Administration and South Asian Studies Librarian University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana, USA, rchilana(a)gmail.com Prof. Robert Davison Dept of Information Systems City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong isrobert(a)cityu.edu.hk Dr.G.E.Gorman, FCLIP, FRSA, Professor, School of Information Management, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand Gary.Gorman(a)vuw.ac.nz Prof. C.R.Karisiddappa Chairman, DLIS, Karnataka University, Dharwad kasiddappa(a)gmail.com Dr. H.K. Kaul Director, DELNET, Delhi, hkkaul(a)delnet.ren.nic.in Prof. I.V. Malhan Head, DLIS, University of Jammu, Jammu imalhan_47(a)rediffmail.com Mr. Allireza Noruzi Faculty Member, DLIS, University of Tehran, Iran nouruzi(a)gmail.com Prof. B.S. Nigam Head, DLIS, MCRP University, Bhapal NOIDA Campus, D12A Sector 20, NOIDA-201301 profbsnigam(a)rediffmail.com Prof. Edward Proctor Electronic Resources Librarian & Associate Professor of Library Science Missouri State University, USA edwardproctor(a)gmail.com Prof. Pravakar Rath Head, DLIS, Mizoram University, Aizawl pkrath_99(a)hotmail.com Dr. A. R. D. Prasad Associate Professor DRTC, Bangalore ard(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in Prof. N. Laxman Rao DLIS, Osmania University, Hyderabad naglaxman(a)yahoo.com Mr. Reyaz Rufai Librarian, University of Kashmir, Srinagar rufai(a)kashmiruniversity.net Dr. Shalindra Kumar Reader, DLIS, Delhi University, Delhi shail3(a)yahoo.com Dr. Diljit Singh Faculty of Computer Science & Information Technology, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur diljit(a)um.edu.my Prof. Jagtar Singh DLIS, Punjabi University, Patiala jagtar.kindu(a)gmail.com Dr. S. Surianarayanan Librarian, S.P.K College, Alwarkurichi tvl_avittam(a)sancharnet.in Prof. M. Suriya Head, DLIS & Librarian, Annamalai University au_suriya(a)rediffmail.com Prof. VG Talwar DLIS, University of Mysore muvgt(a)yahoo.co.in Mrs. Pradeepa Wijetunge, Director, NILIS,University of Colombo, Sri Lanka director_nilis(a)yahoo.com Associate Editors Mr. Jesudas Manalan Librarian, Bishop Heber College, Tiruchi Mr. L. Parisutharaj Librarian, NIT, Tiruchi Mrs. V. Sakthi Regha Librarian, MSSW, Chennai Mrs. Lata Suresh Librarian, IIHM, Jaipur Editorial Assistance Mr. K. Karunairaghavan Mr. Sanjay Kataria Mr. P. Panneerselvam Mr. S. Pasupathy Mr. C. R. Sekar Mr. G. C. Shivakumar Periodicity: Quarterly Annual Subscription Rs. 1000 For institution Rs. 750 For members and individuals US$ 250 (Foreign) Please visit http://autolib-india.net/salis to get full details about the journal, instructions to the author, subscription details, declaration by the author etc. or send mail to salis_info(a)yahoo.co.in or contact (Tel) 91-44-2252 2448/4201 4772 All correspondence regarding submission of manuscripts, publication, book reviews, forthcoming professional events and advertisements should be addressed to: Dr. Harish Chandra Editor-in-Chief SALIS Journal of Library and Information Science Indian Institute of Technology Madras Chennai 600 036, Tamil Nadu, India Ph: 91-44-22574951 e-mail: hchandra(a)iitm.ac.in URL: http://www.harishchandra.com Printed and Distributed by Murugan Magazine Distributors, Mumbai Payment and subscription enquiries should be addressed to: M/s Murugan Magazine Distributors Pvt. 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Library success: A best practice wiki
by Mailing List Manager 25 Oct '06

25 Oct '06

Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 07:12:56 +0100 (BST) From: Mallikarjun <mallikarjun23j(a)yahoo.com> Dear friends We all have heard and know about Wikipedia and its success , There is one wiki in our field also and it is highly informative, Library success: A best practice wiki It is onestop shop for all information in our field http://libsuccess.org/ Thanks Mallikarjun Dora Library and information Assistant(Trainee) IIM,Kozhikode ...The Future is here, Its just unevenly distributed........ http://mallikarjunlis.blogspot.com/

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Last Call for Papers : ICSD-2007
by Dr. A.R.D. Prasad 25 Oct '06

25 Oct '06

Dear Colleagues Please read the conference year as February 21-23, 2007 (instead of 2006) in the last posting for Call for Papers. Best regards ARD Prasad ------------------------------------------- > LAST CALL FOR PAPERS & Early Bird Registration > > International Conference on > Semantic Web & Digital Libraries (ICSD-2007) > > February 21-23, *2006* 2007 ------------------------------------------- > Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 09:35:22 +0530 (IST) > From: "Dr. A.R.D. Prasad" <icsd(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in> > Subject: [LIS-Forum] Last Call for Papers : ICSD-2007 > To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > Message-ID: > <28921.210.212.206.68.1161576322.squirrel(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in> > Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 > > [Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this reminder] > > ==================================================== > LAST CALL FOR PAPERS & Early Bird Registration > > International Conference on > Semantic Web & Digital Libraries (ICSD-2007) > > February 21-23, *2006* 2007 > > Documentation Research & Training Centre, > Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore, India > ============================================================= > http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/icsd > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > *** Paper Submission Date: October 31, 2006*** > > ***Early Bird Registration: January 01, 2007*** > > ==== INTRODUCTION ==== > > The proliferation of digital resources poses an unprecedented > challenge to information professionals in generating efficient > information services. Most patrons approach the Internet for the > digital content but have no clue how to retrieve pertinent information > and this has led to a demand for organized information services and > resulted in digital library and institutional repositories. > > Technology and tools have to be deployed for harnessing the content > and for retrieval of information from the mass of unorganized > resources. Semantic Web Technologies is an area that has invoked much > research interest and aims at efficient information representation and > retrieval. The aim of semantic web is to build conceptual relations > for machine interpretation that eventually will lead to efficient > knowledge mapping and organization techniques. However, research in > Semantic Web is being understood and experimented in different areas > differently and one of the most pertinent applications would be in the > area of Information Retrieval. Search and retrieval mechanism in > Digital Libraries (DL) are moving slowly towards becoming semantic. > Interoperability between digital libraries has to be based on Semantic > Web principles, in order to achieve meaningful user-machine interaction. > > Documentation Research and Training Centre(DRTC), Indian Statistical > Institute(ISI), Bangalore, has a long research interest in knowledge > organization techniques including its seminal contribution in the form > of Prof. S.R. Ranganathans faceted approach to classification. In > recent times DRTC has applied the classical theory to practical > modeling in the area of Information Retrieval. The team at DRTC has > experimented with application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) > techniques in IR and has demonstrated systems in automatic > classification and indexing. With this experience and as part of the > Indian Statistical Institute Platinum jubilee celebrations, DRTC/ISI > announces International conference on Semantic Web and Digital Libraries. > The objective is to bring together the best expertise in the areas of > Semantic Web and Digital Libraries from leading initiatives worldwide. > > ==== CALL FOR PAPERS ==== > > Original papers in English are invited on a theme related to those > mentioned above. An international review panel will review the papers > based on originality of the work, quality and relevance to the main theme > of the conference. Peer reviewed and accepted papers will be published in > the conference proceedings. The papers should follow the submission > instructions that will be furnished along with acceptance note and also > on the conference website. > > > The conference aims to explore the topics in themes and sub themes through > tutorials, workshops, demonstrations, Invited talks and presentations. > Eminent researchers and academicians will be invited to deliver theme > papers > and invited talks on select topics. > > INSTRUCTION TO AUTHORS > ---------------------- > Papers should not exceed eight (12) pages and have to follow the ICSD-2007 > formatting guidelines (http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/icsd/guidelines.html) > Manuscripts should be submitted electronically as MS_WORD (or Open Office > WORD) > and PDF via e-mail to the following address: > > icsd(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in with CC to icsd2007(a)gmail.com > > At least one of the authors of the accepted article has to be registered > for the conference before the delivery of the camera-ready paper. > Otherwise the article will not be included in the proceedings. > > ==== THEMES ==== > > The conference is based on two broad themes viz. Semantic Web and Digital > libraries > and the convergence of both the technologies: > > Digital Libraries: > ------------------ > * Open Access to Information. Open Standards and Open Source Tools > for OA > * Digital Libraries Development > * Tools and Techniques for managing digital repositories > * Digital Resource Management strategies > * Content Development: Policies > * Content development: tools and techniques > * Technology issues in Digital Services > * Design of Digital Information Services > * Digital Resource Organization > * Retrieval issues in digital environment > * Standards and specifications for digital objects > * Metadata standards, Interoperability and Crosswalks > * Varied media and format resources > * Multilingual Digital Libraries > * Patron interaction and facilitation tools > * Digital Library applications and case studies > * Digital Library and Semantic Web Projects and Case Studies > * Long Term Digital Preservation > * Digitization best practices > > Semantic Web: > ------------- > * Semantic Web and Information Retrieval > * Knowledge Organization and Ontologies > * Architecture for Semantic Web > * Technology and Semantic Web Modeling tools > * Intelligent Agents in Semantic Retrieval > * Semantic Portals and Semantic Web Services > * Vocabulary and taxonomy development > * Methodologies for ontology development > * Best-practice examples and case studies > * Tools for ontology development, analysis and comparison > * Comparison and evaluation of ontologies > * Ontology management, maintenance, versioning > * Methodologies for ontology merging, alignment, and integration > * Applications of Semantic Web > * Semantic Web technologies and Digital Libraries > * Semantic Markup: Languages and techniques > > Any other topics under the two broad themes. > > ==== IMPORTANT DATES ==== > > Paper Submission > > * Submission of full paper with abstract: October 31 , 2006 > * Notification of acceptance with comments: November 30, 2006 > * Submission of CAMERA-READY papers, incorporating comments: December > 31, 2006 > > Registration > > * Early Bird Registration: January 01, 2007 > * Late Registration: January 02, 2007 onwards > > ==== REGISTRATION ==== > > * Early Bird Registration: (January 01, 2007) > ------------------------ > Rs. 4000/- (Indian & SAARC Delegates); > USD 150 (Foriegn Delegates other than SAARC) > > * After January 01, 2007: > Rs. 5000/- (Indian & SAARC Delegates); > USD 175 (Foriegn Delegates other than SAARC) > > * Tutorial: > --------- > Rs. 1000/- (Indian & SAARC Delegates); > USD 40 (Foriegn Delegates other than SAARC) > > > ==== CONTACT & ENQUIRIES ==== > > Dr. A.R.D.Prasad, (Conference Convenor) > Associate Professor, > Documentation Research and Training Centre, > Indian Statistical Institute, > 8th Mile, Mysore Road, Bangalore - 560 059 > Karnataka, INDIA > Phone: 91-80-28483002/3/4 extn no. 496 or 490 > Fax : 91-80-28484265 > Email: icsd(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in > icsd2007(a)gmail.com (in CC) > > ******************************************************************* > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > LIS-Forum mailing list > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > > > End of LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 43, Issue 25 > ***************************************** >

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informationliteracy
by priya gopalkrishna kaimal 25 Oct '06

25 Oct '06

Dear friends, please let me if there is any study conducted in india in the theme of Information Literacy , Information Literacy skills and teachers, Assessment of IL .priya Pillai librarian bombay teachers Trining colleg mumbai Priya R Pillai Librarian Bombay Teachers Training College ApolloBunder, Colaba,Mumbai-39 Dear friends, please let me if there is any study conducted in india in the theme of Information Literacy , Information Literacy skills and teachers, Assessment of IL .priya Pillai librarian bombay teachers Trining colleg mumbai Priya R Pillai Librarian Bombay Teachers Training College ApolloBunder, Colaba,Mumbai-39 http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigclick.cgi/www.rediff.com/signa… http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigimpress.cgi/www.rediff.com/sig…

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Open Access Institutional Repositories with NewGenLib
by L J Haravu 25 Oct '06

25 Oct '06

Dear Friends A movie file which demonstrates how ICRISAT, an international agricultural research centre, creates its OAI-PMH compliant open access repository using NewGenLlib may be seen at http://www.kiikm.org/icrisat_open_archive.wmv Either click the URL in this submission or copy the URL to your browser to view or save the file before viewing it. Haravu

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Half Day Workshop on Information Handling in Digital Era
by Harish Chandra 23 Oct '06

23 Oct '06

Indian Institute of Technology Madras Central Library http://www.cenlib.iitm.ac.in 23-10-2006 We are pleased to inform you that the Central LIbrary of IIT Madras, Chennai is organising Half Day Workshop on Information Handling in Digital Era on 30-10-2006 at 02:00 PM to 05:00 PM in the Media Resource Center of the Central Library. The worshop will cover Search Engines, Digital Preservation, Meta Data Standards and WIKISPACE. The following Speakers have agreed to deliever the lectures 1. Prof. I.V. Malhan, Prof. & Head Department of Library and Information Science University of Jammu, Jammu 2.Prof. Jagtar Singh Department of Library and Information Science Punjabi University, Patiala 3.Dr. P.Pichappan, Associate Professor Department of Library and Information Science Annamalai University, Chidambaram There is no fee for the worshop. Intended participants can register at hchandra(a)iitm.ac.in on or before 30-10-2006 before 01:00 PM Dr. Harish Chandra Librarian IIT Madras, Chennai www.harishchandra.com Indian Institute of Technology Madras Central Library http://www.cenlib.iitm.ac.in http://www.cenlib.iitm.ac.in 23-10-2006 We are pleased to inform you that the Central LIbrary of IIT Madras, Chennai is organising Half Day Workshop on Information Handling in Digital Era on 30-10-2006 at 02:00 PM to 05:00 PM in the Media Resource Center of the Central Library. The worshop will cover Search Engines, Digital Preservation, Meta Data Standards and WIKISPACE. The following Speakers have agreed to deliever the lectures 1. Prof. I.V. Malhan, Prof. & Head Department of Library and Information Science University of Jammu, Jammu 2.Prof. Jagtar Singh Department of Library and Information Science Punjabi University, Patiala 3.Dr . P . Pichappan, Associate Professor Department of Library and Information Science Annamalai University, Chidambaram There is no fee for the worshop. Intended participants can register at mailto:hchandra@iitm.ac.in hchandra(a)iitm.ac.in on or before 30-10-2006 before 01:00 PM Dr. Harish Chandra Librarian IIT Madras, Chennai http://www.harishchandra.com www.harishchandra.com

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Vacancy announcement
by msnraj 23 Oct '06

23 Oct '06

From: S. Nagaraja. snraj(a)rediffmail.com The Regional Institute of Education (NCERT), Manasagangothri, Mysore, arranged a walk in Interview for two Posts of JRFs in Library and Information Science,for its library automation project. The Walk in Interview will held on 27/10/2006 at 10.00 AM in the Institute. Essential Qualifications: Masters/Bachelors degree in Library & Information Science, Experience of Working in Library automation Projects. A good knowledge of working with computers and Library software. Desirable : Diplamo/Certificate in Computers and working knowledge of LIBSYS software. Remuneration: Rs. 8000/-PM. Age below 30 years. For further details Pl.see the notification appeared in Hindu, dated 15th October 2006. or Contact: Mr. S. Nagaraj, Librarian, Regional Institute of Education, Manasagangothri, Mysore-570 006. Phone: 0821-2413670 From: S. Nagaraja. snraj(a)rediffmail.com The Regional Institute of Education (NCERT), Manasagangothri, Mysore, arranged a walk in Interview for two Posts of JRFs in Library and Information Science,for its library automation project. The Walk in Interview will held on 27/10/2006 at 10.00 AM in the Institute. Essential Qualifications: Masters/Bachelors degree in Library & Information Science, Experience of Working in Library automation Projects. A good knowledge of working with computers and Library software. Desirable : Diplamo/Certificate in Computers and working knowledge of LIBSYS software. Remuneration: Rs. 8000/-PM. Age below 30 years. For further details Pl.see the notification appeared in Hindu, dated 15th October 2006. or Contact: Mr. S. Nagaraj, Librarian, Regional Institute of Education, Manasagangothri, Mysore-570 006. Phone: 0821-2413670 http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigclick.cgi/www.rediff.com/signa… http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigimpress.cgi/www.rediff.com/sig…

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Last Call for Papers : ICSD-2007
by Dr. A.R.D. Prasad 23 Oct '06

23 Oct '06

[Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this reminder] ==================================================== LAST CALL FOR PAPERS & Early Bird Registration International Conference on Semantic Web & Digital Libraries (ICSD-2007) February 21-23, 2006 Documentation Research & Training Centre, Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore, India ============================================================= http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/icsd ------------------------------------------------------------- *** Paper Submission Date: October 31, 2006*** ***Early Bird Registration: January 01, 2007*** ==== INTRODUCTION ==== The proliferation of digital resources poses an unprecedented challenge to information professionals in generating efficient information services. Most patrons approach the Internet for the digital content but have no clue how to retrieve pertinent information and this has led to a demand for organized information services and resulted in digital library and institutional repositories. Technology and tools have to be deployed for harnessing the content and for retrieval of information from the mass of unorganized resources. Semantic Web Technologies is an area that has invoked much research interest and aims at efficient information representation and retrieval. The aim of semantic web is to build conceptual relations for machine interpretation that eventually will lead to efficient knowledge mapping and organization techniques. However, research in Semantic Web is being understood and experimented in different areas differently and one of the most pertinent applications would be in the area of Information Retrieval. Search and retrieval mechanism in Digital Libraries (DL) are moving slowly towards becoming semantic. Interoperability between digital libraries has to be based on Semantic Web principles, in order to achieve meaningful user-machine interaction. Documentation Research and Training Centre(DRTC), Indian Statistical Institute(ISI), Bangalore, has a long research interest in knowledge organization techniques including its seminal contribution in the form of Prof. S.R. Ranganathans faceted approach to classification. In recent times DRTC has applied the classical theory to practical modeling in the area of Information Retrieval. The team at DRTC has experimented with application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques in IR and has demonstrated systems in automatic classification and indexing. With this experience and as part of the Indian Statistical Institute Platinum jubilee celebrations, DRTC/ISI announces International conference on Semantic Web and Digital Libraries. The objective is to bring together the best expertise in the areas of Semantic Web and Digital Libraries from leading initiatives worldwide. ==== CALL FOR PAPERS ==== Original papers in English are invited on a theme related to those mentioned above. An international review panel will review the papers based on originality of the work, quality and relevance to the main theme of the conference. Peer reviewed and accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings. The papers should follow the submission instructions that will be furnished along with acceptance note and also on the conference website. The conference aims to explore the topics in themes and sub themes through tutorials, workshops, demonstrations, Invited talks and presentations. Eminent researchers and academicians will be invited to deliver theme papers and invited talks on select topics. INSTRUCTION TO AUTHORS ---------------------- Papers should not exceed eight (12) pages and have to follow the ICSD-2007 formatting guidelines (http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/icsd/guidelines.html) Manuscripts should be submitted electronically as MS_WORD (or Open Office WORD) and PDF via e-mail to the following address: icsd(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in with CC to icsd2007(a)gmail.com At least one of the authors of the accepted article has to be registered for the conference before the delivery of the camera-ready paper. Otherwise the article will not be included in the proceedings. ==== THEMES ==== The conference is based on two broad themes viz. Semantic Web and Digital libraries and the convergence of both the technologies: Digital Libraries: ------------------ * Open Access to Information. Open Standards and Open Source Tools for OA * Digital Libraries Development * Tools and Techniques for managing digital repositories * Digital Resource Management strategies * Content Development: Policies * Content development: tools and techniques * Technology issues in Digital Services * Design of Digital Information Services * Digital Resource Organization * Retrieval issues in digital environment * Standards and specifications for digital objects * Metadata standards, Interoperability and Crosswalks * Varied media and format resources * Multilingual Digital Libraries * Patron interaction and facilitation tools * Digital Library applications and case studies * Digital Library and Semantic Web Projects and Case Studies * Long Term Digital Preservation * Digitization best practices Semantic Web: ------------- * Semantic Web and Information Retrieval * Knowledge Organization and Ontologies * Architecture for Semantic Web * Technology and Semantic Web Modeling tools * Intelligent Agents in Semantic Retrieval * Semantic Portals and Semantic Web Services * Vocabulary and taxonomy development * Methodologies for ontology development * Best-practice examples and case studies * Tools for ontology development, analysis and comparison * Comparison and evaluation of ontologies * Ontology management, maintenance, versioning * Methodologies for ontology merging, alignment, and integration * Applications of Semantic Web * Semantic Web technologies and Digital Libraries * Semantic Markup: Languages and techniques Any other topics under the two broad themes. ==== IMPORTANT DATES ==== Paper Submission * Submission of full paper with abstract: October 31 , 2006 * Notification of acceptance with comments: November 30, 2006 * Submission of CAMERA-READY papers, incorporating comments: December 31, 2006 Registration * Early Bird Registration: January 01, 2007 * Late Registration: January 02, 2007 onwards ==== REGISTRATION ==== * Early Bird Registration: (January 01, 2007) ------------------------ Rs. 4000/- (Indian & SAARC Delegates); USD 150 (Foriegn Delegates other than SAARC) * After January 01, 2007: Rs. 5000/- (Indian & SAARC Delegates); USD 175 (Foriegn Delegates other than SAARC) * Tutorial: --------- Rs. 1000/- (Indian & SAARC Delegates); USD 40 (Foriegn Delegates other than SAARC) ==== CONTACT & ENQUIRIES ==== Dr. A.R.D.Prasad, (Conference Convenor) Associate Professor, Documentation Research and Training Centre, Indian Statistical Institute, 8th Mile, Mysore Road, Bangalore - 560 059 Karnataka, INDIA Phone: 91-80-28483002/3/4 extn no. 496 or 490 Fax : 91-80-28484265 Email: icsd(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in icsd2007(a)gmail.com (in CC) *******************************************************************

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Darwin goes open access
by Subbiah Arunachalam 22 Oct '06

22 Oct '06

Friends: Here is a story from Guardian Unlimited that should warm the hearts of scientists and open access champions! The entire works of Charles darwin including pictures are now available open access. Arun ------------ Darwin's entire works go online Ian Sample, science correspondent Thursday October 19, 2006 The Guardian A missing notebook clutched by a Shropshire lad who circumnavigated the globe, returned to Britain, and demolished the Victorian hubris that humans stood alone as the pinnacle of creation is published for the first time today. The original notebook, which documents Charles Darwin's observations throughout his five-year voyage to the Amazon, Patagonia and the Pacific aboard HMS Beagle, is presumed stolen, but using a microfilm copy, Cambridge University scientists today make it available free online, along with the entire works of the scientist credited with the most important advance in science of the past 300 years. The collection brings Darwin's breathtaking range of writing together for the first time, with 50,000 pages of searchable text, and tens of thousands of images, many from previously unpublished manuscripts, together with notebooks, diaries and original publications such as The Origin of Species, The Voyage of the Beagle (the Journal of Researches) and The Descent of Man. Audio versions of key works will be free to download at the project website, darwin-online.org.uk. "Nowhere possesses this complete collection. It's a complete run of his papers which has never been assembled in any form anywhere," said John van Wyhe, director of The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online project. Randal Keynes, Darwin's great, great grandson, told the Guardian the project fulfilled the Darwin family's long-standing aim to have all of the scientist's work available for everyone. ___________________________________________________________ To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre. http://uk.security.yahoo.com

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Is India a threat to US domination in technology?
by Subbiah Arunachalam 21 Oct '06

21 Oct '06

Friends: Here is what a US expert thinks about China and India as threats to the US domination in technology. He says we have a poor government in India, our education system (barring a few exceptions) is no good and our infrastructure is crumbling. Should we not do something to improve? Regards. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] ---------------------- In his recent book, "Three Billion New Capitalists: The Great Shift of Wealth and Power to the East", Clyde Prestowitz quotes a Chinese friend: "We've had a couple of hundred bad years, but now we're back." Yet shrugging off the burden of history is not so easy, particularly when, as recently as 1966-76, the brightest and sparkiest people were dumped in labour camps. The Chinese have been able to turn their country into a manufacturing giant because of their willingness to work harder and longer; but turning it into a service giant, let alone an innovation hub, will require different qualities. China's biggest problem is a culture of deference--a culture that was refined by the mandarin tradition and then reinforced by the Communist Party. For many Chinese it is bad form to question superiors. So far, China has been much more adept at borrowing other people's ideas than producing its own, particularly when it comes to high-level innovation. But there are plenty of other problems, ranging from poor English-language skills to weak intellectual-property rights. Many Western companies are rightly nervous about developing new products in a country where ideas are routinely stolen. India's difficulties have more to do with another intractable problem: poor government. The country's infrastructure is crumbling and the education system is hugely uneven. The Indian Institutes of Technology are very good at producing a highly educated elite, but run-of-the-mill colleges are often of poor quality. The result is graduate unemployment of 17% at a time when the high-tech economy is booming. ___________________________________________________________ To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre. http://uk.security.yahoo.com

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Declining Reading Habits
by librarymahad 20 Oct '06

20 Oct '06

Dear all, In my past experience as a Librarian in GIDC Rofel Institute Of Management Studies I have seen that reading habit of the students is also markably declined. I have found the probable reasons also. 1) They were getting ready-made notes, data, projects, etc. which are available in the markets. It is also pretty clear that when students are getting their required in ready made form, they are not willing to read books and prepared notes from those. Which we used to do. Reading various types of books and getting the best of books for any answer to a question. 2) They are so burdened with lots of activities in the Study period that they were not willing to read books from where they can prepared notes. 3) Some are so lazy that at the time of examination they only want the READY MADE. The other thing we also think about the decline of reading habit is the TV programme. I have seen that the house wifves who used to read 5 or 6 novel in a week from a particular library are not at all visiting the library. I wanted to know the cause. The simple answer now we are not getting time because of TV Soaps. I partially agreed that the reading habit is declined for more use of internet information or e-book. But how many of general people is able to effort for that? We are really using that but in which way that is being used and useful? Who are the person using those? Those all have to be consider in your survey. Regards, Wish you all a very Happy Dipavali!!! Pradip Das ================================================= Pradip Das. Sr. Librarian & Training Co-ordinator, Pidilite Industries Limited, A/21, MIDC, Mahad, Maharashtra - 402309. India. Ph. : 02145- 31444(R), 02145 - 232043 to 46 (Off.) Extn. : 226 Fax. : 01245 - 232048 E-mail : librarymahad(a)pidilite.co.in or, pradipbhadreswardas(a)gmail.com Web : www.pidilite.com ================================================ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Parinita Samant" <parinitas(a)hexaware.com> Subject: [LIS-Forum] Declining Reading Habits Dear All, It is nice to see such a varied response for Declining Reading habits. What I, as a librarian want to do, is take a survey to find out the varied reading habits of various age groups and what attracts them to reading. Surely there is a motivation to read. What is it that triggers it in various people? I am sure of the fact that reading habits are NOT declining, they are only changing. Just because people do not come to the library to issue out books, does not mean reading habits are declining. Are we as librarians geared up for this change? We as librarians need to change accordingly to meet our reader's requirements. If e-books is what is preferred by say an age group 20-30 then we provide them with e-books and journals. If Just-in-Time information is needed, then so be it. Could we discuss this further? What are your experiences? Thanks & Regards Parinita Samant HexaVarsity Mumbai Library Hexaware Technologies Ltd 152, Millennium Business Park, Sect -IIIA Block, TTC Industrial Area Mahape, Navi Mumbai 400710 67919595 - Xt- 9707

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Programme on Information Literacy and Promotion of Reading Habits for Corporation School Students - reg
by Arunachalam Hariharan 20 Oct '06

20 Oct '06

Dear All, As you may aware that the Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS) is organizing many programmes for the Corporation School Children since 2003 through its various chapters to promote reading habits and also to motivate the students to use the Library. SALIS is organizing similar programmes in this year also as part of National Library Week Celebrations. The details of the programmes are given below: Objective of the Programmes: 1. To promote Information Literacy/Reading Habits of Corporation School Children Programme Type: Speech Competition Topics: 1. Role of Libraries in Nation Building (OR) 2. Role of Libraries in Career Development of Students Eligibility: Students of Corporation Schools studying IX, X, XI and XII standards. Fee: No Fee Venue: Connemara Public Library, Chennai Preliminary Round : 05.11.2006 â 09.30 A.M Time : 5 minutes No. students to be selected: 6 FINAL Round: Date: 12.11.2006 Time: 9.30 A. Time: 10 minutes No. students to be selected: 6 A panel of judges will select the winners based on the following criteria 1. Oratory Skill 2. Body Language 3. Contents Prizes: First prize : Books worth Rs.1000/- (minimum) Second prize: Books worth Rs.750/- Third prize : Books worth Rs.500/- The winners will receive the above prizes during the National Library Week Celebrations between 14th and 20th, November 2006 at Chennai The date & time of the function will be intimated to the winners to receive the prices. For further details of the programme and registration of names, kindly contact: Mr. P.Panneer Selvam Programme Co-ordinator SALIS Chennai Chapter B2- Solai Apartments (Opp to MGR garden) Mount-Poonamallee Road Chennai â 600 089 e-mail: salis_info(a)yahoo.com cell: 9841103912 All are cordially invited for the programme. Kindly inform the same to all the concerned. . Thank you. Wish you all a very HAPPY DEEPAVALI & RAMZAAN ---------------------------------------------------- A.Hariharan SALIS A.Hariharan Structural Engineering Research Centre CSIR Campus Taramani Chennai - 600 113 hariharan_ah(a)yahoo.com Cell: 9841601901 Off:044-22549133 -------------------------------------------------- SALIS B2-Solai Apatments Mount-Poonamallee Road (opp.to.MGR Garden) Chennai - 600 116 Tel: 044-22522448/42014772 www.autolib-india.net/salis __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Reading habit
by Mailing List Manager 20 Oct '06

20 Oct '06

Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 12:56:24 +0530 From: Rafiq <rafiq.ansari(a)timesgroup.com> Dear All, We are debating a very subjective issue. People not coming to Library and not borrowing books in no way indicate decline in reading habits. Reading today has shifted from print to electronic. Downloading e-books or taking print out of searched pages from the Internet is as good as physically borrowing books from the Library. In the present milieu (though it has always been so), the world is a university where learning is online. And no learning is possible without reading; I repeat reading - be it physical or online. The crux of the issue, nevertheless, is that "Reading is Living", and a person who does not read dies before time, he may be physically alive, though. So let's strive to promote "reading habit" per se rather than wasting efforts in finding results of surveys indicating that the reading habit is declining. Regards, Rafiq Ansari Senior Manager - Library Television Division The Times of India Group Mumbai Tel - (022) 24810633 rafiq.ansari(a)gmail.com -----Original Message----- Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 9:49 AM Subject: [LIS-Forum] Declining reading habits Dear All, Declining reading habits are one of the major concerns of nearly all libraries today. [truncated]

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Request for article
by Yashwant G Kanade 19 Oct '06

19 Oct '06

Dear Moderator, Could you please arrange to send this information through LIS-FORUM? With Best Regards Dear Sir, Can you Please check if the following article can be made available. Its urgently required. I can arrange for funds to pay for it as well. Friend, A. D. and A. White (2000). "Evaluation and analysis of a dynamic terrestrial ecosystem model under preindustrial conditions at the global scale." Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 14(4): 1173-1190. Thanking you rajiv -- 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.iisc.ernet.in, and is believed to be clean.

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PubFocus - a tool for statistical analysis of Medline indexed articles.
by Sukhdev Singh 19 Oct '06

19 Oct '06

Just came to know about a tool called PubFocus. This would be useful for those having interest in statistical analysis of published articles in Medline. http://www.pubfocus.org/ "Pubfocus performs statistical analysis of the MEDLINE/PubMed search queries enriched with the additional information gathered from journal impact factor database and forward referencing database. PubFocus outputs basic statistical information on publication trends, publishing journals and most prolific authors including separate analysis of the first authors (commonly most contributing scientists) and last authors (commonly principal investigators)." Just tried out, it takes lot of time. But since it is free without any alternative - it is worth it. --Sukhdev Singh, http://indmed.nic.in NIC. New Delhi.

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Declining Reading Habits
by Parinita Samant 19 Oct '06

19 Oct '06

Dear All, It is nice to see such a varied response for Declining Reading habits. What I, as a librarian want to do, is take a survey to find out the varied reading habits of various age groups and what attracts them to reading. Surely there is a motivation to read. What is it that triggers it in various people? I am sure of the fact that reading habits are NOT declining, they are only changing. Just because people do not come to the library to issue out books, does not mean reading habits are declining. Are we as librarians geared up for this change? We as librarians need to change accordingly to meet our reader's requirements. If e-books is what is preferred by say an age group 20-30 then we provide them with e-books and journals. If Just-in-Time information is needed, then so be it. Could we discuss this further? What are your experiences? Thanks & Regards Parinita Samant HexaVarsity Mumbai Library Hexaware Technologies Ltd 152, Millennium Business Park, Sect -IIIA Block, TTC Industrial Area Mahape, Navi Mumbai 400710 67919595 - Xt- 9707 *************************************************************************************************************************** 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 . *************************************************************************************************************************** Declining Reading Habits Dear All, It is nice to see such a varied response for Declining Reading habits. What I, as a librarian want to do, is take a survey to find out the varied reading habits of various age groups and what attracts them to reading. Surely there is a motivation to read . What is it that triggers it in various people? I am sure of the fact that reading habits are NOT declining, they are only changing. Just because people do not come to the library to issue out books, does not mean reading habits are declining . Are we as librarians geared up for this change? We as librarians need to change accordingly to meet our reader ’ s requirements. If e-books is what is preferred by say an age group 20-30 then we provide them with e-books and journals. If Just- in-Time information is needed, then so be it. Could we discuss this further? What are your experiences? [A] Thanks &� Regards � Parinita Samant HexaVarsity Mumbai Library Hexaware Technologies Ltd 152, Millennium Business Park, Sect -IIIA Block, TTC Industrial Area Mahape, Navi Mumbai 400710 67919595 - Xt- 9707 *************************************************************************************************************************** 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 . ***************************************************************************************************************************

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OA and librarians!
by Mailing List Manager 19 Oct '06

19 Oct '06

Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 18:58:38 +0100 (BST) From: Subbiah Arunachalam <subbiah_a(a)yahoo.com> >From Peter Suber's blog Providing OA to library literature Dorothea Salo, Open access to the library literature, Caveat Lector, October 17, 2006. Excerpt: Im shocked that nobody is calling me names. Instead, a productive discussion is starting about open access to the library literature.... [T]he costs and benefits of open access apply to us librarians too. We certainly have overpriced journals and trade publications. We certainly have journals that sold out and saw their prices soar. We certainly have journals and trade publications that ask us to sign ridiculous copyright-transfer agreements.... [T]heres more value for us, in the long run [in providing OA to library literature] --its called eating our own dog food. We cant reasonably go out and evangelize self-archiving to faculty when we arent doing it ourselves. We cant evangelize open-access journals when we dont publish in them.... I mean, our very own guidebooks militate against open access! I was reading the publication chapter in The Successful Academic Librarian last week (ambitious, thats me) when I ran smack into (paraphrased) There are open-access journals, but they arent well-known, so most librarians consider them dubious publication outlets at best. Oh, great; thanks ever so, O Molder of the Mind of the Young. That isnt even true, for $DEITYs sake! Find me a techie librarian who doesnt know about D-Lib and Ariadne. One. So what is a librarian who publishes in the library literature to do? At a minimum, I suggest the following: * Read all copyright transfer agreements. Its flat-out irresponsible not to. If you dont like what youre reading, ask if thats the only agreement available, and be prepared to detail your concerns. * For those agreements that do not appear to allow self-archiving or do not address self-archiving, ask the editor May I self-archive this paper? Editors and publishers need to hear that their authors want to do this; we mustnt let publishers hide behind but our authors dont care! Just asking the question is not going to kill your acceptance chances (especially if you ask this after your paper is accepted!). * Whenever possible, submit your work to an existing open-access journal. Gold-OA has a chicken-and-egg problem; authors wont submit to OA journals unless other authors do, and Molders of the Minds of the Young wont give credence to OA journals until they know people (good people!) who publish in them. We dont necessarily need to start more OA library journals. We need to utilize the ones we do have fully. (That said watch this space.) * Know OA resources in our field. Use them, and point other librarians to them. Im at DLIST all the time these days. Want to go a little further? There are ways.... [PS: Here cutting six good suggestions; see the whole post.]

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OA progressing well in Europe
by Mailing List Manager 19 Oct '06

19 Oct '06

Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 11:43:41 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> More on DRIVER Tracey Caldwell, Europe starts to build an Open Access information network, Information World Review, October 17, 2006. Excerpt: The EU is to network research papers across Europe to create a free public information resource. The Driver project will use simple internet-based infrastructures to make accessible scientific and technical reports, research articles, experimental and observational data, rich media and other digital objects. The European Commission's research infrastructure unit will fund the 18-month project. During this time Driver (Digital Repository Infrastructure Vision for European Research) will prepare for the future expansion and upgrade of the infrastructure across Europe and aim to ensure the widest possible user involvement. Ten international partners are supporting the project. Driver will help countries to create networks of open access (OA) repositories. It will build on existing institutional repositories and networks from countries including the Netherlands, Germany, France, Belgium and the UK.... Open access commentator Peter Suber welcomed the launch: "This is big. It should greatly increase the number of OA institutional repositories. Its testbed will demonstrate powerful new services, enticing universities to make their research output available to these services through local incentives to deposit. And it should make it much easier for public funding agencies in European countries to mandate OA archiving for all the research they fund." (From Peter Suber's blog)

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More libraries in North America join OCA
by Mailing List Manager 19 Oct '06

19 Oct '06

Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 12:21:35 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> New contributors to the Open Content Alliance The Boston Library Consortium, Indiana University, University of Alberta, University of Georgia, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have joined the Open Content Alliance. - From Peter Suber's blog. ----- Many large university (and public) libraries in the west are joining hands with either the Open Content Alliance or Google to digitize their huge collections, especially books. Indian libraries with unique collections (in Indian languages) will do well to join this movement. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam]

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universal open access to neuroscience literature
by Mailing List Manager 19 Oct '06

19 Oct '06

Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 12:04:00 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> OA to neuroscience literature Alexei Koudinov and Svetlana Nekrasov, Developing Universal Open Access to Neuroscience Literature, a presentation at the Neuroscience 2006 conference (Atlanta, October 14-18, 2006). Also see Alexei's blog notes on the presentation. - From Peter Suber's blog. ---- When will Indian neuroscientists (and other biomedical researchers) satrt self-archiving their papers? Regards. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam]

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Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 7 for free download
by Farooque Shaheen 19 Oct '06

19 Oct '06

Microsoft released the final version of Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP and made it available for free download at the Internet Explorer 7 site(http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/default.mspx). IE7 is a significant upgrade to IE6, and offers tabbed browsing, an anti-phishing toolbar, a redesigned interface, and a variety of security features, including increased protection against rogue ActiveX controls. It's Microsoft's first launch of an all new browser since the release of IE6 in 2001. The launch comes days after the Release Candidate 3 (RC3) release of Firefox, which has a similar feature set to Internet Explorer. http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&art… Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 Ext. 4105 Microsoft released the final version of Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP and made it available for free download at the Internet Explorer 7 site(http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/default.mspx). IE7 is a significant upgrade to IE6, and offers tabbed browsing, an anti-phishing toolbar, a redesigned interface, and a variety of security features, including increased protection against rogue ActiveX controls. It's Microsoft's first launch of an all new browser since the release of IE6 in 2001. The launch comes days after the Release Candidate 3 (RC3) release of Firefox, which has a similar feature set to Internet Explorer. http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&art… Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 Ext. 4105

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Job Vacancies - Geneva and Nairobi - ind
by Tomas Allen 18 Oct '06

18 Oct '06

Sorry for cross postings and for those interested, please contact the agencies directly Tomas Job posting - Library and Information ManagementOfficer/Systems Librarian International Labour Organization Vacancy Notice No: 2006/38 Deadline for applications: 17 November 2006 Currently accepting applications Grade: P-3 Contract type: Fixed-term appointment Duty Station: Geneva Headquarters Switzerland https://erecruit.ilo.org/e-jobs/public/hrd-cl-vac-view.cfm?o_c=2000&intra=1… The Bureau of Library and Information Services is mandated to provide relevant and up-to-date information and information services to ILO constituents and staff, researchers, practitioners, and the general public. The incumbent of this post reports to the Senior Systems Librarian Job posting Online Access to Research in the Environment (OARE) Technical Officer Level L 2 Duration of contract 1 year, Renewable (Subject to availability of funds) Duty Station Nairobi Date of Issue 15 October 2006 Date of closure 15 November 2006 Organizational Unit United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Remuneration; Depending on professional background, experience and family situation, a competitive compensation and a benefits package offered. http://www.unep.org/vacancies/PDF/OARE.pdf Overall responsibility Within the cluster of the Sergio Vieira de Mello UN library, the Technical Officer will be responsible for technical support to the OARE Project (Online Access to Research in the Environment) including liaison with external partners, UNEP regional and country offices, participating country institutions, Yale University, WHO-HINARI, and FAO-AGORA administration team. _________________________________________________________________ Try Search Survival Kits: Fix up your home and better handle your cash with Live Search! http://imagine-windowslive.com/search/kits/default.aspx?kit=improve&locale=…

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Training Workshop on Computer Applications in Social Sciences, 09-18 Jan 2006, MPISS, Ujjain
by Puttaraj Choukimath 18 Oct '06

18 Oct '06

Please excuse cross posting - this may be of interest to you or a colleague Training Workshop on Computer Applications in Social Sciences As a part of its ongoing programmes, Madhya Pradesh Institute of Social Science Research (MPISSR) is organising a ten-day Training Workshop on Computer Applications in Social Sciences between January 9 and January 18,2007. The objective of the training workshop is to impart training in the areas such as computer system, quantitative and qualitative research processes, data processing using computer and making sense of the results. After introducing the participants to computer and its usages, the Workshop shall introduce participants with the research processes and familiarise them with data, its measurement and its transfer to computer. The major quantitative research techniquesdescriptive and inferential statistics using Frequency, Mean, cross-tabulation, Log-linear methods, ANOVA, correlation and regression analysis shall be taken up next with the help of a given data set. All the lectures will be followed by an interactive review session and group discussions. At the end, the participants shall be divided in groups and each group shall aim at analysing the given data based on a framework developed by the group. The findings of the analysis shall be presented to the rest of the groups. Knowledge of quantitative research methods and statistical techniques is a prerequisite for participation in the Workshop. Sleeper class rail fare both ways will be provided to the selected participants. The participants will also be provided with free accomodation. The Participants will be charged a fee of Rs 800 in case of teachers; Rs 400 for PhD students with fellowship; Rs 200 for PhD students without fellowship. Selected participants may have to deposit Rs 800V- as earnest money, which is refundable only after full attendance in the Course. Interested candidates may submit their applications by November 15, 2006 to the Director, Madhya Pradesh Social Science Research, 6 Bharatpuri, Ujjain 456 010. SOURCE: University News, Vol. 44 (41), Oct 09-15 2006, pp.27 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 --------------------------------- Why keep checking for Mail? The all-new Yahoo! Mail shows you when there are new messages. Please excuse cross posting - this may be of interest to you or a colleague Training Workshop on Computer Applications in Social Sciences As a part of its ongoing programmes, Madhya Pradesh Institute of Social Science Research (MPISSR) is organising a ten-day Training Workshop on Computer Applications in Social Sciences between January 9 and January 18,2007 . The objective of the training workshop is to impart training in the areas such as computer system, quantitative and qualitative research processes, data processing using computer and making sense of the results. After introducing the participants to computer and its usages, the Workshop shall introduce participants with the research processes and familiarise them with data, its measurement and its transfer to computer. The major quantitative research techniquesdescriptive and inferential statistics using Frequency, Mean, cross- tabulation, Log-linear methods, ANOVA, correlation and regression analysis shall be taken up next with the help of a given data set. All the lectures will be followed by an interactive review session and group discussions. At the end, the participants shall be divided in groups and each group shall aim at analysing the given data based on a framework developed by the group. The findings of the analysis shall be presented to the rest of the groups. Knowledge of quantitative research methods and statistical techniques is a prerequisite for participation in the Workshop. Sleeper class rail fare both ways will be provided to the selected participants. The participants will also be provided with free accomodation. The Participants will be charged a fee of Rs 800 in case of teachers; Rs 400 for PhD students with fellowship; Rs 200 for PhD students without fellowship. Selected participants may have to deposit Rs 800V- as earnest money, which is refundable only after full attendance in the Course. Interested candidates may submit their applications by November 15, 2006 to the Director, Madhya Pradesh Social Science Research, 6 Bharatpuri, Ujjain 456 010. SOURCE: University News, Vol. 44 (41), Oct 09-15 2006, pp.27 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: mailto:puttuc@yahoo.com puttuc(a)yahoo.com , mailto:choukimath@tiss.edu choukimath(a)tiss.edu URL: http://www.tiss.edu/ www.tiss.edu Why keep checking for Mail? The http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=42242/*http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailb… all-new Yahoo! Mail shows you when there are new messages.

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Update on ""Second National Workshop on Scientific Journal Publishing in India""
by Thomas Abraham 18 Oct '06

18 Oct '06

Dear Sir/ Madam, Here is an update on the details pertaining to the "Second National Workshop on Scientific Journal Publishing in India". As per decisions taken here, the following amendments have been made to the earlier announcement. 1. No Registration Fee will be charged for attending the workshop. 2. The last date for receiving online application has been extended to 1st November 2006. This is for your kind information. Please pass this information on to other colleagues. Please Visit the Website. Project Website :http://sjpi.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/ Workshop Website:http://sjpi.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/workshop/ SECOND NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL PUBLISHING IN INDIA ON 14th and 15th DECEMBER, 2006 Conducted by National Centre for Science Information, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore in collaboration with Public Knowledge Project, University of British Columbia & Simon Fraser University, Canada supported by Asian Media and Information Centre, Singapore Dates: 14th and 15th December, 2006. ------ Content: ------- Aimed at academic publishers in India, including institutions and associations with Institutional Archives as well as journal publishers, the workshop will - Impart knowledge about OAI-PMH and the tools and techniques required to publish with OAI compliance. - Conduct hands-on sessions using open source, OAI complaint journal management and publishing software, Open Journal Systems(OJS). Registration Information: ------------------------ - The workshop is open to Indian nationals employed in organizations,associations or private companies involved in academic and research publications OR have plans in the near future to start their own publishing initiatives. - Two members from each organization are encouraged to participate. Additional members from the same organization will be accommodated subject to availability of seats. - The number of seats is limited to 20 only. Registration Fees: ----------------- - No registration fee. - Travel expenses to and from Bangalore should be borne by the participant or the sponsoring organization. Important dates: --------------- Last date for registration: 1st November 2006. Confirmation of registration to the participants: 15th November, 2006 Workshop Dates: 14th and 15th December, 2006 Registration : -------------- http://sjpi.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/workshop/register.html Brochure: -------- Available for download at: http://sjpi.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/workshop/brochure.pdf Workshop Website: ------- ------- For more information check the URL: http://sjpi.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/workshop/ Contact: ------- Postal Address: National Centre for Science Information, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012 Phone: 080-22933273, 22932654 and 22932511 E-mail: sjpi(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in With Regards Thomas Abraham Thomas Abraham Project Assistant National Centre For Science Information Indian Institute of Science,Bangalore Mobile : +919886040165 Here is an update on the details pertaining to the "Second National Workshop on Scientific Journal Publishing in India". As per decisions taken here, the following amendments have been made to the earlier announcement. 1. No Registration Fee will be charged for attending the workshop. 2. The last date for receiving online application has been extended to 1st November 2006. This is for your kind information. Please pass this information on to other colleagues. Please Visit the Website. Project Website : http://sjpi.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/ http://sjpi.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/ Workshop Website: http://sjpi.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/workshop/ http://sjpi.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/workshop/ SECOND NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL PUBLISHING IN INDIA ON 14th and 15th DECEMBER, 2006 Conducted by National Centre for Science Information, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore in collaboration with Public Knowledge Project, University of British Columbia & Simon Fraser University, Canada supported by Asian Media and Information Centre, Singapore Dates: 14th and 15th December, 2006. ------ Content: ------- Aimed at academic publishers in India, including institutions and associations with Institutional Archives as well as journal publishers, the workshop will - Impart knowledge about OAI-PMH and the tools and techniques required to publish with OAI compliance. - Conduct hands-on sessions using open source, OAI complaint journal management and publishing software, Open Journal Systems(OJS). Registration Information: ------------------------ - The workshop is open to Indian nationals employed in organizations,associations or private companies involved in academic and research publications OR have plans in the near future to start their own publishing initiatives. - Two members from each organization are encouraged to participate. Additional members from the same organization will be accommodated subject to availability of seats. - The number of seats is limited to 20 only. Registration Fees: ----------------- - No registration fee. - Travel expenses to and from Bangalore should be borne by the participant or the sponsoring organization. Important dates: --------------- Last date for registration: 1st November 2006. Confirmation of registration to the participants: 15th November, 2006 Workshop Dates: 14th and 15th December, 2006 Registration : -------------- http://sjpi.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/workshop/register.html http://sjpi.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/workshop/register.html Brochure: -------- Available for download at: http://sjpi.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/workshop/brochure.pdf http://sjpi.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/workshop/brochure.pdf Workshop Website: ------- ------- For more information check the URL: http://sjpi.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/workshop/ http://sjpi.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/workshop/ Contact: ------- Postal Address: National Centre for Science Information, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012 Phone: 080-22933273, 22932654 and 22932511 E-mail: mailto:sjpi@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in sjpi(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in With Regards Thomas Abraham Thomas Abraham Project Assistant National Centre For Science Information Indian Institute of Science,Bangalore Mobile : +919886040165

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Dr. TBR Memorial Seminar
by anitha mk 18 Oct '06

18 Oct '06

Dear members, This is to inform you that NCSI-NET, an association comprising of staff, students and alumni of NCSI, is organizing the second national level Dr. TBR Memorial Seminar, in memory of Late Dr. T.B. Rajashekar, erstwhile Associate Chairman, NCSI, IISc. It is a one day seminar targeted exclusively for the benefit of students of final year/semester Library and Information Science course or its equivalent. The details of the seminar are given below. Seminar Title : Dr. T B Rajashekar Memorial Seminar on Competencies for the budding Information Professionals in the Digital Era Date: November 11, 2006 (Saturday) Venue: National Centre for Science Information (NCSI), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore - 560012 Target audience: Students of the final year/semester of Masters in Library & Information science course or its equivalent Seminar coverage: The Seminar is conducted with an intention to create awareness amongst the budding professionals about the latest developments in the information and communication technologies applicable to our LIS profession. The present Seminar will give the students an overview of Designing the Library Websites for maximum usability and Effective Web searching. There will be a session dealing with career building strategies and job opportunities for LIS professionals. Registration fee: Rs. 150/- We are not making any arrangements for accommodation. However, we will provide names and addresses of some affordable hotels, which are in the close proximity to IISc, in the workshop web site in due course of time. Last date for registration: November 2, 2006. More details about the registration can be found at: http://ncsi-net.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/workshop/registration2006.html Kindly bring this to the attention of the students in your department and encourage them to attend the seminar. Participation in the seminar will also give an opportunity for the students to interact with fellow students from other universities and with professionals working in the industry and academia. For further information, please visit the Seminar website at: http://ncsi-net.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/workshop Registration form is available at: http://ncsi-net.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/workshop/register.doc Thanking You, Yours sincerely, Anitha M.K and Ravi Nandhan V NCSI-NET Coordinators  � Dear members, � This is to inform you that NCSI-NET, an association comprising of staff, students and alumni of NCSI, is organizing the second national level Dr. TBR Memorial Seminar, in memory of Late Dr. T.B. Rajashekar, erstwhile Associate Chairman, NCSI, IISc. It is a one day seminar targeted exclusively for the benefit of students of final year/semester Library and Information Science course or its equivalent. The details of the seminar are given below. � Seminar Title�� : Dr. T B Rajashekar Memorial Seminar on Competencies for the budding Information Professionals in the �� Digital Era � Date:�� November 11, 2006 (Saturday) � Venue:�� National Centre for Science Information (NCSI), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore - 560012 � Target audience:� Students of the final year/semester of Masters in Library & Information science course or its equivalent � Seminar coverage: The Seminar is conducted with an intention to create awareness amongst the budding professionals about the latest developments in the information and communication technologies applicable to our LIS profession. The present Seminar will give the students an overview of Designing the Library Websites for maximum usability and Effective Web searching. There will be a session dealing with career building strategies and job opportunities for LIS professionals. � Registration fee:� Rs. 150/- � We are not making any arrangements for accommodation. However, we will provide names and addresses of some affordable hotels, which are in the close proximity to IISc, in the workshop web site in due course of time. � Last date for registration: November 2, 2006 . More details about the registration can be found at: http://ncsi-net.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/workshop/registration2006.html http://ncsi-net.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/workshop/registration2006.html � � Kindly bring this to the attention of the students in your department and encourage them to attend the seminar. Participation in the seminar will also give an opportunity for the students to interact with fellow students from other universities and� with professionals working in the industry and academia. � For further information, please visit the Seminar website at: http://ncsi-net.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/workshop http://ncsi-net.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/workshop � Registration form is available at: http://ncsi-net.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/workshop/register.doc http://ncsi-net.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/workshop/register.doc � Thanking You, � Yours sincerely, Anitha M.K and Ravi Nandhan V NCSI-NET Coordinators � � �

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interesting news: "A 'library' to preserve species"
by Puttaraj Choukimath 18 Oct '06

18 Oct '06

Please excuse cross posting - this may be of interest to you or a colleague ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "A 'library' to preserve species " Full story: http://www.mumbaimirror.com/nmirror/mmpaper.asp?sectid=16&articleid=1016200… ====================================================================== 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 --------------------------------- Stay in the know. Pulse on the new Yahoo.com. Check it out. Please excuse cross posting - this may be of interest to you or a colleague ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "A 'library' to preserve species " Full story: http://www.mumbaimirror.com/nmirror/mmpaper.asp?sectid=16&articleid=1016200… http://www.mumbaimirror.com/nmirror/mmpaper.asp?sectid=16&articleid=1016200… ====================================================================== 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: mailto:puttuc@yahoo.com puttuc(a)yahoo.com , mailto:choukimath@tiss.edu choukimath(a)tiss.edu URL: http://www.tiss.edu/ www.tiss.edu Stay in the know. Pulse on the new Yahoo.com. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=42974/*http://www.yahoo.com/preview Check it out.

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Article request
by A. B. NAIKAL 18 Oct '06

18 Oct '06

Dear all, Greetings from S. P. Jain Center of Management, Singapore. One of our student need below mentioned 2 articles for his project work. If anybody is subscribing to these journals, kindly send me a soft copy of the same. Thanks in advance for your kind help. 1. Title: A Delphi Forecast for the Singapore Tourism Industry: Future Scenario and Marketing Implications Author(s): Yeong Wee Yong, Kau Ah Keng, Tan Leng Leng Journal: European Journal of Marketing ISSN: 0309-0566 Year: 1989 Volume: 23 Issue: 11 Page: 15 - 26 Pub: MCB UP Ltd. 2. Title:The Concept of a Tourist Area Cycle of Evolution: Implications for Management of Resources Author: Butler, R.W. (1980), Journal: Canadian Geographer, Vol 31 (1) With Regards Appasaheb Naikal Librarian S P Jain Center of Management Singapore --------------------------------- How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messengers low PC-to-Phone call rates. Dear all, Greetings from S. P. Jain Center of Management, Singapore . One of our student need below mentioned 2 articles for his project work. If anybody is subscribing to these journals, kindly send me a soft copy of the same. Thanks in advance for your kind help. 1. Title: A Delphi Forecast for the Singapore Tourism Industry: Future Scenario and Marketing Implications Author(s): Yeong Wee Yong, Kau Ah Keng, Tan Leng Leng Journal: European Journal of Marketing ISSN: 0309-0566 Year: 1989 Volume: 23 Issue: 11 Page: 15 - 26 Pub: MCB UP Ltd. 2. Title: The Concept of a Tourist Area Cycle of Evolution: Implications for Management of Resources Author: Butler , R.W. (1980), Journal: Canadian Geographer, Vol 31 (1) With Regards Appasaheb Naikal Librarian S P Jain Center of Management Singapore How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messengers low http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman8/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/ev… PC-to-Phone call rates.

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10th Anniversary Version of Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography
by Charles W. Bailey, Jr. 18 Oct '06

18 Oct '06

Version 64 of the Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography is now available. This selective bibliography presents over 2,780 articles, books, and other printed and electronic sources that are useful in understanding scholarly electronic publishing efforts on the Internet. http://epress.lib.uh.edu/sepb/sepb.html This is the 10th anniversary version of SEPB, whose first version was published in October 1996: http://epress.lib.uh.edu/sepb/archive/01/sepb.html The PDF version of SEPB is produced annually. The 2005 PDF file is available (Version 60, published 12/9/2005). http://epress.lib.uh.edu/sepb/archive/60/sepb.pdf The Open Access Bibliography: Liberating Scholarly Literature with E-Prints and Open Access Journals, by the same author, provides much more in-depth coverage of the open access movement and related topics (e.g., disciplinary archives, e-prints, institutional repositories, open access journals, and the Open Archives Initiative) than SEPB does. http://www.digital-scholarship.com/oab/oab.htm The Open Access Webliography (with Ho) complements the OAB, providing access to a number of Websites related to open access topics. http://www.digital-scholarship.com/cwb/oaw.htm 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 HTML 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 can be searched using Boolean operators. The HTML document includes three sections not found in the Acrobat file: (1) Scholarly Electronic Publishing Weblog (biweekly list of new resources; also available by mailing list--see second URL--and RSS Feed--see third URL) http://epress.lib.uh.edu/sepb/sepw.htm http://epress.lib.uh.edu/sepb/sepwlist.htm http://feeds.feedburner.com/ScholarlyElectronicPublishingWeblogrss (2) Scholarly Electronic Publishing Resources (directory of over 270 related Web sites) http://epress.lib.uh.edu/sepb/sepr.htm (3) Archive (prior versions of the bibliography) http://epress.lib.uh.edu/sepb/archive/sepa.htm The 2005 annual PDF file is designed for printing. The printed bibliography is over 210 pages long. The PDF file is over 560 KB. 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., Assistant Dean for Digital Library Planning and Development, University of Houston Libraries E-Mail: cbailey(a)uh.edu Publications: http://www.digital-scholarship.com/ (Provides access to DigitalKoans, Open Access Bibliography, Open Access Webliography, Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography, Scholarly Electronic Publishing Weblog, and others)

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Opening for Junior Officer at HSBC Operations and Processing Enterprise - Chennai
by om prakash ram 17 Oct '06

17 Oct '06

Dear all,We are looking for full time Junior Documentation officer (Male Candidates only) at HSBC Operations and Processing Enterprise, ChennaiQualification:Masters Degree in Library and Information Science / Documentation with at least 55%Should have very good communication skillsGood at using MS Office toolsKnowledge in using Digital library software / systemsExperience in Archives Management DesirableMinimum One-year experienceSalary 8K PMInterested Candidates may come for a walk in interview on 29th October 2006 between 10 AM to 3 PM at below given address.HSBC, Ground Floor,No.30, Rajaji SalaiChennai - 600001Land Mark: Opposite to Beach Railway Station.Good Luck!!!Warm Regards,Omprakash Ram044-25252169\"The more you love what you are doing, The more successful it will be for you\". ~ Jerry Gillies Dear all, We are looking for full time Junior Documentation officer (Male Candidates only) at HSBC Operations and Processing Enterprise, Chennai Qualification: Masters Degree in Library and Information Science / Documentation with at least 55% Should have very good communication skills Good at using MS Office tools Knowledge in using Digital library software / systems Experience in Archives Management Desirable Minimum One-year experience Salary 8K PM Interested Candidates may come for a walk in interview on 29th October 2006 between 10 AM to 3 PM at below given address. HSBC, Ground Floor, No.30, Rajaji Salai Chennai - 600001 Land Mark: Opposite to Beach Railway Station. Good Luck!!! Warm Regards, Omprakash Ram 044-25252169 "The more you love what you are doing, The more successful it will be for you". ~ Jerry Gillies http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigclick.cgi/www.rediff.com/signa… http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigimpress.cgi/www.rediff.com/sig…

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OutsourcingNewsclippings
by B sridhara 17 Oct '06

17 Oct '06

Dear colleagues, We are interested to outsource our News clippings service and looking for Delhi based people/company. Job involves, 1. Scanning and editing 15-20 news per day 2. Conversion of images to Tif,Jpeg etc 3. Naming of images/news according to our well defined format. 4. Converting images into pdf text readable 5. Converted pdf images into single file(Just like e-book) 6. E-mail to at least more than 100 address 7. Finally entering data and uploading into our news clipping database. For further information regarding this can contact me through mail (This may including your manpower your hardware software etc) If anybody know who are involved in such activites may pl be informed to them. Warm regards Sridhara B Scientist DESIDOC Dear colleagues, We are interested to outsource our News clippings service and looking for Delhi based people/company. Job involves, 1. Scanning and editing 15-20 news per day 2. Conversion of images to Tif,Jpeg etc 3. Naming of images/news according to our well defined format. 4. Converting images into pdf text readable 5. Converted pdf images into single file(Just like e-book) 6. E-mail to at least more than 100 address 7. Finally entering data and uploading into our news clipping database. For further information regarding this can contact me through mail (This may including your manpower your hardware software etc) If anybody know who are involved in such activites may pl be informed to them. Warm regards Sridhara B Scientist DESIDOC http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigclick.cgi/www.rediff.com/signa… http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigimpress.cgi/www.rediff.com/sig…

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RE: [LIS-Forum] Declining reading habits
by Aman Jha 17 Oct '06

17 Oct '06

This I believe may not be true. I think exposure to digital media has diverted the attention of print media readers towards digital media reading/viewing. I don't think reading habbit has declined at all. Well, you can say 'reading habbit has changed'. If this is the case then there shoule not be anything to surprise. Because the whole world is changing, Economy is shifting towards developing countries. Knowledge generation and flow of information are happening more in India and China and other emerging economies. This I am saying because 94 per cent of the economic growth of a country is due to growth in knowledge generation and dissemination. And if knowledge generation and information dissemination is more in India, that means there are more users/readers. "Nobel laureate economist Robert Solow showed that seven-eighth of the growth of US from 1900 to 1950 was accounted for by technical progress, while only one-eighth was driven by capital. A study by Denison, of factors contributing to the growth of the US economy from 1929 to 1982, attributes 94 per cent of that growth to factors relating to knowledge generation and dissemination: 64 per cent of this is linked to advances in knowledge generation (i.e. R&D) and another 30 per cent to advances in education. By one recent estimate, 50-60 per cent of all industrial output is based on information." [Quoted from 'India vision 2020: the report'] 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 -----Original Message----- From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in] On Behalf Of Parinita Samant Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 9:49 AM To: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in; lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] Declining reading habits Importance: High Dear All, Declining reading habits are one of the major concerns of nearly all libraries today. Has anyone conducted a survey regarding why the reading habits are declining? What is it that users prefer to read today, and why? Does age, marital status, position or income play any major role in influencing reading? Has anyone conducted any such survey? Could you tell me the results that you got? Can you give me any information on this - any institute or person who has conducted such a survey and why? I am planning to hold such a survey, and would appreciate any help/ guidance that you could give me. Thanks & Regards Parinita Samant HexaVarsity Mumbai Library Hexaware Technologies Ltd 152, Millennium Business Park, Sect -IIIA Block, TTC Industrial Area Mahape, Navi Mumbai 400710 67919595 - Xt- 9707 ************************************************************************ *************************************************** 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 . ************************************************************************ *************************************************** 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.

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concerns of libraries and librarians
by Enukonda Rama Reddy 17 Oct '06

17 Oct '06

Dear Professional colleagues, I am writing to get views of this group on the pressing issues that Indian Libraries and Library Users are facing. It is a good idea to look into them with more focus to improve the functioning of our libraries in providing the services to the users. We constantly hear the decline in the Users coming to the libraries. We need to identify the reasons. There may be many reasons. We may have to restructure our libraries and also the way we are working now. It is time we identify the core issues that the libraries need to concentrate on from the Library Users point of view. I retired as Librarian, University of Hyderabad during the early part of 2006. regards, Rama Reddy Dr. E. Rama Reddy University Librarian (Retd.), Flat # 4, Siddartha Apartments 22 Santosh Nagar Colony, Mehdipatnam HYDERABAD-500 028, A.P. India Tel: 040-2351-2877 mobile: 094404 18727 enukondar(a)yahoo.co.in enukondar(a)gmail.com --------------------------------- Find out what India is talking about on - Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. Get it NOW Dear Professional colleagues, I am writing to get views of this group on the pressing issues that Indian Libraries and Library Users are facing. It is a good idea to look into them with more focus to improve the functioning of our libraries in providing the services to the users. We constantly hear the decline in the Users coming to the libraries. We need to identify the reasons. There may be many reasons. We may have to restructure our libraries and also the way we are working now. It is time we identify the core issues that the libraries need to concentrate on from the Library Users point of view. I retired as Librarian, University of Hyderabad during the early part of 2006. regards, Rama Reddy Dr. E. Rama Reddy University Librarian (Retd.), Flat # 4, Siddartha Apartments 22 Santosh Nagar Colony, Mehdipatnam HYDERABAD-500 028, A.P. India Tel: 040-2351-2877 mobile: 094404 18727 mailto:enukondar@yahoo.co.in enukondar(a)yahoo.co.in mailto:enukondar@gmail.com enukondar(a)gmail.com Find out what India is talking about on - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/yanswers/*http://in.answers.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/messengertagline/*http://in.messenger.yahoo.… Get it NOW

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Declining reading habits
by Parinita Samant 17 Oct '06

17 Oct '06

Dear All, Declining reading habits are one of the major concerns of nearly all libraries today. Has anyone conducted a survey regarding why the reading habits are declining? What is it that users prefer to read today, and why? Does age, marital status, position or income play any major role in influencing reading? Has anyone conducted any such survey? Could you tell me the results that you got? Can you give me any information on this - any institute or person who has conducted such a survey and why? I am planning to hold such a survey, and would appreciate any help/ guidance that you could give me. Thanks & Regards Parinita Samant HexaVarsity Mumbai Library Hexaware Technologies Ltd 152, Millennium Business Park, Sect -IIIA Block, TTC Industrial Area Mahape, Navi Mumbai 400710 67919595 - Xt- 9707 *************************************************************************************************************************** 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 . *************************************************************************************************************************** Declining reading habits Dear All, Declining reading habits are one of the major concerns of nearly all libraries today. Has anyone conducted a survey regarding why the reading habits are declining? What is it that users prefer to read today, a nd why? Does age, marital status, position or income play any major role in influencing reading? Has anyone conducted any such survey? Could you tell me the results that you got? Can you give me any information on this – any institute or person who has conducted such a survey and why? I am planning to hold such a survey, and would appreciate any help/ guidance that you could give me. [A] Thanks &� Regards � Parinita Samant HexaVarsity Mumbai Library Hexaware Technologies Ltd 152, Millennium Business Park, Sect -IIIA Block, TTC Industrial Area Mahape, Navi Mumbai 400710 67919595 - Xt- 9707 *************************************************************************************************************************** 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 . ***************************************************************************************************************************

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Very good article on Actionable URLs (Dlib October 2006)
by noufal palliparamban 17 Oct '06

17 Oct '06

Please see the link http://www.dlib.org/dlib/october06/cole/10cole.html Regards Noufal.P.P IIT Kanpur --------------------------------- Find out what India is talking about on - Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. Get it NOW Please see the link http://www.dlib.org/dlib/october06/cole/10cole.html http://www.dlib.org/dlib/october06/cole/10cole.html Regards Noufal.P.P IIT Kanpur Find out what India is talking about on - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/yanswers/*http://in.answers.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/messengertagline/*http://in.messenger.yahoo.… Get it NOW

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Research assistance
by Mailing List Manager 17 Oct '06

17 Oct '06

Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 12:10:45 +0100 (BST) From: santosh kumar verma <ksverma99(a)yahoo.co.in> Dear Professionals I have registered for my Ph.D. Programme. My tentative topic is 'Collection Development in the Indian Universities and their importance in electronic age.' Kindly guide me through references and Journal's article relevant for doctorate. All the best wishes from me. Thanking you, Santosh Kr. Verma NEHU Tura Campus Tura

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Request to post the details of e-Books Seminar
by Amit Verma 16 Oct '06

16 Oct '06

Sub: Seminars on e-Books: The changing dimensions in e-Learning Gone are the days of searching books for information. The digital era is making books exist as interconnected nodes in a vast web of stored literature, all accessible at the click of a mouse. In view of the changing dynamics of the access, licensing and technology related to e-Books and continuing its mission of promoting Library-Publisher partnership, Informatics once again brings together four major publishers of electronic books, dictionaries and reference works to give you an insight into the future of e-Books. Bangalore October 30, 2006 Le Meridien Hotel Mumbai November 1, 2006 Le Meridien Hotel Kolkata November 3, 2006 Hotel Hyatt Regency New Delhi November 6, 2006 Hotel Mariott Welcome The Seminar focus this year is e-Books and titled as : e-Books: The changing dimensions in e-learning. The publishers joining this event are: * Ovid Technologies * Springer Science + Business Media * Thieme Publishers * Taylor & Francis The Program Structure: * Keynote on Seminar Topic * Panel Debates on issues related to the topic .The Panel Debate topic this year is e-Book: Technology, Business Models & User Perspective Please register yourself for the location of your choice at www.informindia.co.in <http://www.informindia.co.in/> More information about the Seminars is available at www.informindia.co.in <http://www.informindia.co.in/> REGISTRATION is FREE. For more details you can also write to us at events(a)informindia.co.in Thanks and Regards Amit Verma Product Marketing Manager Informatics (India) Limited 337, Karuna Complex, 3rd Floor, Sampige Road, Malleswaram Bangalore 560003, India Phone: 91 80 23365940 Mobile: 91 98459 41610 www.informindia.co.in FREE! World's largest portal for 3000+ Open Access Journals www.openj-gate.com <http://www.openj-gate.com/>  Sub: Seminars on e-Books: The changing dimensions in e-Learning � � Gone are the days of searching books for information… The digital era is making books exist as interconnected nodes in a vast web of stored literature, all accessible at the click of a mouse.� In view of the changing dynamics of the access, licensing and technology related to e-Books and continuing its mission of promoting Library-Publisher partnership, Informatics once again brings together four major publishers of electronic books, dictionaries and reference works to give you an insight into the future of e-Books. � � Bangalore �� October 30, 2006 �� Le Meridien Hotel Mumbai�� November 1, 2006 �� Le Meridien Hotel Kolkata �� November 3, 2006 �� Hotel Hyatt Regency New Delhi �� November 6, 2006�� Hotel Mariott Welcome � � The Seminar focus this year is e-Books and titled as : e-Books: The changing dimensions in e-learning. � The publishers joining this event are: � � �� Ovid Technologies � �� Springer Science + Business Media � �� Thieme Publishers � �� Taylor & Francis � The Program Structure: � Keynote on Seminar Topic Panel Debates on issues related to the topic .The Panel Debate topic this year is e-Book: Technology, Business Models & User Perspective � � Please register yourself for the location of your choice at http://www.informindia.co.in/ www.informindia.co.in � More information about the Seminars is available at http://www.informindia.co.in/ www.informindia.co.in � REGISTRATION is FREE. � For more details you can also write to us at mailto:events@informindia.co.in events(a)informindia.co.in � � � � � � � Thanks and Regards Amit Verma Product Marketing Manager Informatics ( India ) Limited 337, Karuna Complex, 3rd Floor, Sampige Road , Malleswaram Bangalore 560003, India Phone: 91 80 23365940 Mobile : 91 98459 41610 www.informindia.co.in FREE! World's largest portal for 3000+ Open Access Journals� http://www.openj-gate.com/ www.openj-gate.com �

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Writing for the Web: A Primer for Librarians
by rupesh kumar 16 Oct '06

16 Oct '06

Writing for the Web: A Primer for Librarians by Eric H. Schnell The most time consuming aspects of managing a library Web service are the creation and maintenance of site documents and assets. Although the organizational structure and contents of a Web site varies from library to library, participants in all library Web projects need to be familiar with the concepts and terminology associated with creating documents and resources for the Web. This document is not an in-depth HTML guide, but is instead a general introduction to Web content creation. Newer technologies are briefly described and references to other resources are provided. This is also an interactive document and provides the reader access to associated resources. check out the fulltext of the book at http://bones.med.ohio-state.edu/eric/papers/primer/toc.html Rupesh Kumar A Department of Library & Information Science Bangalore University a_rupeshkumar(a)yahoo.com http://lislog.blogspot.com http://a.rupeshkumar.googlepages.com --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less. The most time consuming aspects of managing a library Web service are the creation and maintenance of site documents and assets. Although the organizational structure and contents of a Web site varies from library to library, participants in all library Web projects need to be familiar with the concepts and terminology associated with creating documents and resources for the Web. This document is not an in-depth HTML guide , but is instead a general introduction to Web content creation. Newer technologies are briefly described and references to other resources are provided. This is also an interactive document and provides the reader access to associated resources. check out the fulltext of the book at http://bones.med.ohio-state.edu/eric/papers/primer/toc.html http://bones.med.ohio-state.edu/eric/papers/primer/toc.html Rupesh Kumar A Department of Library & Information Science Bangalore University mailto:a_rupeshkumar@yahoo.com a_rupeshkumar(a)yahoo.com http://lislog.blogspot.com http://lislog.blogspot.com http://a.rupeshkumar.googlepages.com http://a.rupeshkumar.googlepages.com Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman1/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/ev… Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less.

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Request to send URL of Institutioanl repositories
by sarika sawant 16 Oct '06

16 Oct '06

Dear LIS members, Its kind request to LIS members who have developd institutional/digital repositories for their institutions to send URL to me. Also if anybody aware of any other institutional/digital repositories pl do write URL to me s1b1s(a)rediffmail.com Thanking you in anticipation. Ms. Sarika Sawant Lecturer, SHPT School of Library Science, SNDT Women's University, 1 # N.T. Road, Marine Lines, Mumbai 400 020 INDIA http://www.shpt-econtent.in/ Dear LIS members, Its kind request to LIS members who have developd institutional/digital repositories for their institutions to send URL to me. Also if anybody aware of any other institutional/digital repositories pl do write URL to me s1b1s(a)rediffmail.com Thanking you in anticipation. Ms. Sarika Sawant Lecturer, SHPT School of Library Science, SNDT Women's University, 1 # N.T. Road, Marine Lines, Mumbai 400 020 INDIA http://www.shpt-econtent.in/ http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigclick.cgi/www.rediff.com/signa… http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigimpress.cgi/www.rediff.com/sig…

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Second National Workshop on Scientific Journal Publishing in India
by Thomas Abraham 16 Oct '06

16 Oct '06

SECOND NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL PUBLISHING IN INDIA ON 14th and 15th DECEMBER, 2006 Conducted by National Centre for Science Information, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore in collaboration with Public Knowledge Project, Univerity of British Columbia & Simon Fraser University, Canada supported by Asian Media and Information Centre, Singapore Dates: 14th and 15th December, 2006. ------ Content: ------- Aimed at academic publishers in india, including institutions and associations with Institutional Archives as well as journal publishers, the workshop will - Impart knowledge about OAI-PMH and the tools and techniques required to publish with OAI compliance. - Conduct hands-on sessions using open source, OAI complaint journal management and publishing software, Open Journal Systems(OJS). Registration Information: ------------------------ - The workshop is open to Indian nationals employed in organizations,associations or private companies involved in academic and research publications OR have plans in the near future to start their own publishing initiatives. - Two members from each organization are encouraged to participate. Additional members from the same organization will be accommodated subject to availability of seats. - The number of seats is limited to 20 only. Registration Fees: ----------------- - A registration fee of Rs.1000/- is charged per participant. - Travel expenses to and from Bangalore should be borne by the participant or the sponsoring organization. Important dates: --------------- Last date for registration: 21st October, 2006 Confirmation of registration to the participants: 15th November, 2006 Workshop Dates: 14th and 15th December, 2006 Registration : -------------- http://sjpi.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/workshop/register.html Brochure: -------- Available for download at: http://sjpi.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/workshop/brochure.pdf Workshop Website: ------- ------- For more information check the URL: http://sjpi.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/workshop/ Contact: ------- Postal Address: National Centre for Science Information, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012 Phone: 080-22933273, 22932654 and 22932511 E-mail: sjpi at ncsi.iisc.ernet.in With Regards Thomas Abraham Thomas Abraham Project Assistant National Centre For Science Information Indian Institute of Science,Bangalore Mobile : +919886040165 ON 14th and 15th DECEMBER, 2006 Conducted by National Centre for Science Information, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore in collaboration with Public Knowledge Project, Univerity of British Columbia & Simon Fraser University, Canada supported by Asian Media and Information Centre, Singapore Dates: 14th and 15th December, 2006. ------ Content: ------- Aimed at academic publishers in india, including institutions and associations with Institutional Archives as well as journal publishers, the workshop will - Impart knowledge about OAI-PMH and the tools and techniques required to publish with OAI compliance. - Conduct hands-on sessions using open source, OAI complaint journal management and publishing software, Open Journal Systems(OJS). Registration Information: ------------------------ - The workshop is open to Indian nationals employed in organizations,associations or private companies involved in academic and research publications OR have plans in the near future to start their own publishing initiatives. - Two members from each organization are encouraged to participate. Additional members from the same organization will be accommodated subject to availability of seats. - The number of seats is limited to 20 only. Registration Fees: ----------------- - A registration fee of Rs.1000/- is charged per participant. - Travel expenses to and from Bangalore should be borne by the participant or the sponsoring organization. Important dates: --------------- Last date for registration: 21st October, 2006 Confirmation of registration to the participants: 15th November, 2006 Workshop Dates: 14th and 15th December, 2006 Registration : -------------- http://sjpi.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/workshop/register.html http://sjpi.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/workshop/register.html Brochure: -------- Available for download at: http://sjpi.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/workshop/brochure.pdf http://sjpi.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/workshop/brochure.pdf Workshop Website: ------- ------- For more information check the URL: http://sjpi.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/workshop/ http://sjpi.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/workshop/ Contact: ------- Postal Address: National Centre for Science Information, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012 Phone: 080-22933273, 22932654 and 22932511 E-mail: sjpi at http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in ncsi.iisc.ernet.in With Regards Thomas Abraham Thomas Abraham Project Assistant National Centre For Science Information Indian Institute of Science,Bangalore Mobile : +919886040165

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OA and public libraries in India
by Mailing List Manager 16 Oct '06

16 Oct '06

Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 13:13:44 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Friends: The 'Open Access' movement is picking up worldwide. As one aspect of the OA movement, many large libraries in the western world, especially in the United States of America, are digitizing their collections and making them available free on the Internet. The latest to join this movement is the University of Wisconsin at Madison. When will we in India start offering books and periodicals in Indian languages - Samskrit, Pali, Tamil, Teleugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Oriya, Bengali, Punjabi, Marathi, Gujarathi, Hindi, Urdu, etc. - for free viewing (and downloading) on the Internet? Do our public libraries have a policy on open access? Should not organizations such as CDAC and HP India, Google India play an active role in digitizing Indian language content available with major libraries? Many universities around the world (including some in China) led by MIT, Cambridge, are making their course material freely available on the Internet under the 'Open Course Ware' project. Some are offering even video files of lectures by eminent teachers. In order to become a knowledge society, India needs to provide such access to high quality university course material. Incidentally, Indians are among the most avid users of the MIT open course ware. Arun Wisconsin joins the Google Library project UW-Madison joins massive Google Book project, a press release from the University of Wisconsin, October 12, 2006. Excerpt: The University of Wisconsin-Madison and Google announced an agreement today to expand access to hundreds of thousands of public and historical books and documents from more than 7.2 million holdings at the UW-Madison Libraries and the Wisconsin Historical Society Library. The university is the eighth library to join Google's ambitious effort to digitize the world's books and make them searchable on Google Book Search. The combined library collections of UW-Madison and the Wisconsin Historical Society comprise one of the largest collections of documents and historical materials to be found in the United States. The collections are ranked 11th in North America by the Association of Research Libraries in Washington, D.C. "Wisconsin is in a position to take a leading role in making the primary documents of U.S. government history freely accessible on the Internet for anyone to find and use," says UW-Madison Provost Patrick Farrell. Adds Edward Van Gemert, interim director of the UW-Madison General Library System: "Whenever possible, the university intends to make the complete content of public documents available on the Internet, including text, images and maps." ... The Wisconsin project will initially focus on library collections that are free of copyright restrictions. Most books published before 1923 and publications of the U.S. government are in the public domain by law....

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Journal on Machine Tool Maintenance
by kishore kumar chinni 16 Oct '06

16 Oct '06

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China forges ahead in patenting
by Subbiah Arunachalam 16 Oct '06

16 Oct '06

Here is an Associated Press news story you might wish to read. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] ------- U.N. Report: Sharp Rise In China Patents POSTED: 7:43 pm EDT October 15, 2006 UPDATED: 7:43 pm EDT October 15, 2006 GENEVA -- Patent filings in China increased by more than six times in a decade, helping the Asian country make a dramatic leap in catching up to the world leaders in patent activity, the U.N. agency that oversees intellectual property said Monday. More than 130,000 applications from Chinese and foreigners were filed with Beijing in 2004, the last year for which figures were available, the World Intellectual Property Organization said. That catapulted China into fifth place in the total number filed, behind Japan, the United States, the European Patent Office and South Korea. Over 65,000 of the applications were from Chinese, a six-fold jump from 1995, WIPO said. About the same number of foreign individuals and companies also applied in China, over seven times more than nine years earlier. Patent filings as a whole only grew at an average rate of 4.75 percent annually during this period, the U.N. agency said. "Patent statistics are increasingly recognized as useful indicators of inventive activity and of technology flows," WIPO said in a 43-page report. The Japanese continue to be the world's greatest patent filers, responsible for four in five of the nearly 450,000 applications in the country during 2004, according to WIPO. They also filed 137,800 with foreign offices, the most of any nationality. The U.S. came in second in applications received, with 403,050, and filings made by American-based inventors in foreign countries, which stood at 124,600. However, U.S. patent authorities received the highest number of applications from abroad, over 167,000, followed by the European office, China and Japan. WIPO said, however, that the distribution of patent filings worldwide "is changing over time, in particular as (South Korea) and China are becoming major industrial economies." "The use of the patent system is growing quickly in the northeast Asian region," the report said. The number of applications received in South Korea almost doubled between 1995 and 2004. Per capita, Koreans were the second most frequent to file for patent protection, behind the Japanese. Americans, Germans and Australians rounded out the top five. - Associated Press Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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[Now Available] KnowGenesis IJTC Vol 1 Issue 3
by Saurabh Kudesia 15 Oct '06

15 Oct '06

Dear Colleagues, 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. For your convenience, the issue is also available at KnowGenesis Online Library (www.knowgenesis.org/tc) as single PDF file. 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. You can register yourself with KnowGenesis Library by visiting http://knowgenesis.org/tc/index.php?option=com_registration&task=register 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 1 Issue 3, Sept 2006 Editorial --------- Winning the Cross-Cultural Marathon By Saurabh Kudesia pp 4-5 Rendezvous with KnowGenesis --------------------------- Dr. Carol Barnum Professor, Information Design Director, Usability Center, Southern Polytechnic State University, Marietta, GA pp 6-9 Book Review ----------- The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation pp 10 Managing Your Documentation Project pp 10 Guest Column ------------ Quality Criteria for Indexes, Website Navigation and Search By Fred Brown pp 11- 19 Research -------- Contribution of the Indian Medical Service to the Documentation of Materia Medica, Medicinal Plants and Medical Topography of India, 1750-1925 By Prof. A. Neelameghan pp 20-30 Fluctuations in Document Accessibility: A Study of Five Search Engines By Prof. S.M.Shafi and Rafiq A. Rather pp 31-35 Regular ------- Perception at work By Prema Lawrence pp 36-39 *************************** 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. 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article request for project
by anand ulaya 15 Oct '06

15 Oct '06

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Re: Citation/Reference Management Software
by rupesh kumar 14 Oct '06

14 Oct '06

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