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by K.R. Mulla 06 Nov '08

06 Nov '08

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

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

06 Nov '08

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

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International Symposium
by Jatashankar Gupta 05 Nov '08

05 Nov '08

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

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

05 Nov '08

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

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

05 Nov '08

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

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Koha with Class Initiative
by Vimal Kumar 05 Nov '08

05 Nov '08

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

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

04 Nov '08

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

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Request for an article
by Kshema Prakash 04 Nov '08

04 Nov '08

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

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

03 Nov '08

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

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

03 Nov '08

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

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

03 Nov '08

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

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

03 Nov '08

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

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Article request
by prithvi raj 02 Nov '08

02 Nov '08

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

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

31 Oct '08

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

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request for an article
by Francis Jayakanth 31 Oct '08

31 Oct '08

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

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

31 Oct '08

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

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

31 Oct '08

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

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

31 Oct '08

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

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

30 Oct '08

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

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Invitation
by kaushal giri 30 Oct '08

30 Oct '08

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

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

30 Oct '08

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

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

30 Oct '08

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

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

30 Oct '08

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

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

30 Oct '08

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

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

30 Oct '08

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

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