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

18 Dec '07

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

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

18 Dec '07

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

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

18 Dec '07

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

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

18 Dec '07

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

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

17 Dec '07

Dear Professionals, I would be greatful, if any body provide me information about any OCR systems available for Oriya language. Thanks, -- Kshirod Das Information Service Division National Institute of Technology Roukela Rourkela-769 008, Orissa -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Online Education Database:80 Open Education Resource (OER) Tools for Publishing and Development Initiatives
by Mailing List Admin 17 Dec '07

17 Dec '07

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

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

17 Dec '07

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

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

17 Dec '07

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

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

17 Dec '07

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

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

16 Dec '07

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

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Google knol
by vimal kumar 15 Dec '07

15 Dec '07

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

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

14 Dec '07

Dear Professionals, Application invited for the post of Library Assistant in LBS, Trivendrum.Details of the notification will get from the following link. http://www.lbskerala.com Regards ,Ullas.k.g Professional Assistant Dept.of Biotechnology CUSAT -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Received Article
by Kshema Prakash 14 Dec '07

14 Dec '07

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

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

14 Dec '07

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

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

14 Dec '07

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

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

14 Dec '07

Hi all, The Library of Congress is asking for comments on their proposal for the future of bibliographic records and we'd like to ask them to include a section supporting open data -- providing bibliographic records in such a way that they can be reused by projects like Open Library and others. Our comment is here: http://www.okfn.org/wiki/FutureOfBibliographicControl And we'd love it if you would add your name to it and spread the word to others in this field. Comments are due Friday so time is limited. Thanks so much for your help, Anand Open Library http://demo.openlibrary.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Temporary vacancy at IGIDR, Mumbai
by G.K.MANJUNATH 13 Dec '07

13 Dec '07

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

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49th Bengal Library Conference
by abhijit bhowmick 12 Dec '07

12 Dec '07

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

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

12 Dec '07

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

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Appreciate Uploaded Presentation
by Rajan 12 Dec '07

12 Dec '07

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

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

12 Dec '07

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

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Request for an article
by Kshema Prakash 12 Dec '07

12 Dec '07

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

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

12 Dec '07

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

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Needed Help
by Mailing List Admin 12 Dec '07

12 Dec '07

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

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

12 Dec '07

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

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