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Internet Librarian International Presentations
by sandeep bhavsar 01 Nov '07

01 Nov '07

Respected All http://www.internet-librarian.com/Presentations/ The presentations given at the Internet Librarian International 2007 conference in London, England are now available on the conference website including Stephen Abrams keynote - Next Generation Libraries: The 2.0 Phenomenon, Phil Bradleys closing keynote Facing the Challenge of Web 2.0 as a Disruptive Technology and others including: Implementations of Library 2.0 Virtual Libraries Blogging Inertia and 2.0 Scepticism 23 Things The Impact of 2.0 Portals and Wikis at Work http://www.internet-librarian.com/Presentations/ Thanks and Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Management Studies Thane(W) 400601 MUMBAI. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ email : sandeep.bhavsar(a)gmail.com Mob : 9987049099 elibrary :http://www.vpmthane.org/im/elib/main.htm @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ --------------------------------- For ideas on reducing your carbon footprint visit Yahoo! For Good this month. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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British Library CEO Lynne Brindley's conversation in Harvard Business Review November, '07issue
by Mukesh Anand 01 Nov '07

01 Nov '07

Dear Members', British Library CEO Lynne Brindley on helping to spur business innovation In Forethought Conversation column by Sarah Cliffe published in Harvard Business Review November, 2007 Vol.85, Issue 11 Five questions of the conversation appeared online are listed below. 1. How did you get interested in serving the business community? 2. How did the library make that happen? 3. You've overseen a major strategic and cultural change at the BL. What have you learned? 4. You're the first IT professional—and the first professional librarian—to head the BL. How has that affected the way you do your job? 5. Do you have a favorite piece from the collection? For Web Access of this Conversation :- visit www.hbr.org Then in Current Issue (November, 2007) Go to Departments Forethought Then click British Library CEO..... OR go to following too long web-link. Page 1 Link:- http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/hbsp/hbr/articles/article.jsp… Page 2 Link:- http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/hbsp/hbr/articles/article.jsp… Thanx & Regards, Mukesh Anand Assistant Librarian Indian Railways Officers' Training College Sanskari Nagari, Vadodara -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Univ. Libn.& Asst. Libn. post at IG Krishi Vishw., Raipur (Chhattisgarh)
by Mukesh Anand 31 Oct '07

31 Oct '07

Respected Members', Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidaylaya Krishak Nagar, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) No. Estt..-1/Advt./127/2007/ Raipur,Date: 11.10.2007 Advertisement Applications on prescribed form are invited for the following posts:- Sl. No.-Name of Post-No. of Post-Category 07-University Librarian- 01-UR 08-Assistant Librarian-1 each in UR, OBC, SC & ST category N.B. :- 1.Reservation for OBC/SC/ST applicant shall be givenes per C.G.Public Service(Reservation for SC,ST & OBC)Act,1994.The resevation benefit will be admissible to the applicant of the C.G.state.Applicant other then C.G.state need not apply against the reserved posts. 2. 30% reservation will be available for female applicant in each category as per rules. 3.Essential & desirable qualification, other terms & conditions of the posts is available on http://igau.edu.in/site/wp-content/6076_3102007.pdf (But this link did not work while mailing) & blank application form r available on http://igau.edu.in/site/wp-content/app.pdf 4. Application on prescribed form, completed in all respects together with all testimonials, should reach the Registrar on or before 20 Nov., ' 07. Thanx & Regards, Mukesh Anand Assistant Librarian Indian Railways Officers' Training College Sanskari Nagari Vadodara -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CMU Million Book Project
by Atanu Garai 31 Oct '07

31 Oct '07

(Apologies for multiple postings) Dear Colleagues: I am requesting information on the status of the CMU Million Book Project in India. Shall be thankful if you can provide updates on this. Thanks and regards Atanu Garai Consultant Globethics.net New Delhi Phone + 91 98996 22884 Email: atanu.garai(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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Video Journal of Conference Presentations
by sandeep bhavsar 30 Oct '07

30 Oct '07

Respected All Equipped with slidecasting, a novel media form by slideshare.net, OAHOST, the open-access house of science and technology, has set out to launch the first Video Journal of Conference Presentations (VJCP). VJCP is a new kind of scientific journal dedicated to archiving conference presentations and providing credit for their potential long-term impact. The basic VJCP article contains a title, a list of authors with their institutional affiliations, an abstract of no more than 500 words including references and conference information, and the conference presentation (a PowerPiont presentation synchronized with a mp3 file). All the presentations archived in VJCP are open access, free to read on the Internet. Thanks and Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Management Studies Thane(W) 400601 MUMBAI. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ email : sandeep.bhavsar(a)gmail.com Mob : 9987049099 elibrary :http://www.vpmthane.org/im/elib/main.htm @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ --------------------------------- Yahoo! Answers - Get better answers from someone who knows. Tryit now. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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What is Web 2.0
by shriram pandey 30 Oct '07

30 Oct '07

dear colleagues : if u want to know detail and good concept of "What is Web 2.0?",visit the URL give below in which Tim O'Reilly outlines his definition of Web 2.0, which is one of the more detailed and considered definitions available. http://www.oreilly.com/pub/a/oreilly/tim/news/2005/09/30/what-is-web-20.html Shri Ram Pandey Information and Knowledge Management Trainee NCSI,Indian Institute Of Science,Bangalore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Need article
by Murugan 30 Oct '07

30 Oct '07

Dear All, Good Morning. I will be grateful if you could send the full text article on Can science and technology feed the world in 2025? Field Crops Research, 104 ( Issues 1-3), October-December 2007, Pages 3-9. By Dr. M. S. Swaminathan. Thank you very much. Sincerely, B. Murugan Information Service Center M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation 3rd Cross Street, Institutional Area, Taramani, Chennai. 600 113 Tamil Nadu, India. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Friday Talk at MyDLIS - a report
by N.S. Harinarayana 29 Oct '07

29 Oct '07

Mysore University Library and Information Science Student Association (MULISSA) organised a lecture programme on "Life Skills" by Prof. Mohammad Shaik Saleem, Director, Zonal Institute for Education and Training, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sanghatan, Mysore on 26th October 2007. The summary of the talk is given below. Speaking on the occasion, Prof Saleem said that life skills are those abilities for adaptive and positive behaviour that enable individuals to deal positively with the demands and challenges of everyday life. Life skills include competencies that help people make informed decisions, solve problems, think critically and creatively, communicate effectively, maintain healthy relationships, empathize with others, and manage their lives in a healthy manner. Prof. Saleem said that stress has become the order of the day. Coping with stress and emotions are the life skills essential of modern man. The speaker said, unfortunately the formal education does not equip its students with essential life skills. Prof. Saleem explained the increased influence of the peer group on the youth. It tends to pull away from the close emotional ties that they share with their parents and prefer the company of their friends. The speaker touched upon some of the most influencing factors on youth like changes in interests, body image concerns, changes in morality, changes in family relationships, etc. He gave the young students present in the audience the tips to handle the peer pressure. Prof. Saleem ended saying that one does not have to compare oneself with others but to look within oneself for the strengths. He urged the students to acquire the essential life skills – thinking skills, social skills and negotiation skills. -- N.S. Harinarayana, Ph.D Faculty Advisor for MULISSA Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore, Manasagangtori Mysore 570 006 Off. Ph: (0821) 2419399 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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PGDLAN course : Importance & Introduction
by Mukesh Anand 29 Oct '07

29 Oct '07

Dear LIS Students' & Professionals', Here I am giving the importance & introduction of PGDLAN course of IGNOU.But one thing, I 've not done this course, so I don't have deep knowledge, but only have superficial & introductory information, which I am sharing with u. I expect, this little information will help to those, who r thinking to do this course. Importance :- In General:- In DSSSB advertisement (twice April & Sept/ Oct. this year), they 've mentioned in their criteria that candidates should have 2 years experince OR 1 year computer course.The minimum course duration of PGDLAN is 1 year. In Particular :- 3 years back, probably Harish Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad's vacancy advt. PGDLAN course was mentioned. 2 years back, in Jawaharlal Nehry University, New Delhi's vacancy for Assistant Librarian I've seen probably PGDLAN was mentioned in the criteria. Introduction:-Course Title, Block Name, Video Programs and Counselling & Practical of the the PGDLAN course is mentioned below. Course Title- Block Name I. Introduction to Computers 1.Basics of Computers & Communication (Hardware) 2.Software 3.Computers & Society II. Library Automation 1.Introduction to Library Automation 2.Management of Library Automation 3.Automated Housekeeping Operations 4.Computerised Information Services III.Information Systems 1.System Analysis & Design 2.Types of Information Systems 3.Data Models & Database Design 4.Query Language & Query Processing IV. Networking & Internet Technology 1.Introduction to Networks 2.Library & Information Networks 3.Internet Technology V. Internet Resources 1.Types of Resources (by Form) 2. Types of Resources (by Subject) VI. Content Development 1.Content Analysis 2.Content Development VII. Programming 1.Theoritical Aspectes of Programming 2.Programming in Specific Language :Java 3.Programming in Specific Language : C++ 4.Programming in Specific Language : Visual Basic N.B. :- Each Course Title (I -VII) have Practical. VIII. Project A topic to be selected from following thrust areas for the project. Thrust Areas 1.Electronic Library : Design & Development 2.Information Services through Resource Sharing Network 3.Library Automation : Acquisition, Cataloguing, Circulation, Serials Control, Budget Management. 4.Web-Page Design for a Library & Information Centre 5.Information Resources on Web or Web Resources 6. (A) Development of (i) Web-based Learning/Development of Teaching Modules (ii) Web-enabled Databases (iii) Web-enabled Information Services (iv) Multimedia Presentation using Authoring Tools (v) Software for Inofrmation Services (vi)Management Information System for Libraries (vii) Electronic Marketing (viii) Current Awareness Service (ix) Selective Dissemination of Information (x) Analysis of Databases (Subject Databases) (xi) Content Development on Web (B) Study of Different Search Engines Video Programs 4 video programs've been developed by the Faculty to supplement the course material of PGDLAN Students.Titles of these programs r 1. Digital Library 2. Content Development in Electronic Environment 3. Library & Information Networking 4. National Information Infrastructure Counselling & Practical:-Counselling & practical sessions will be conducted in the Study Centre/ Tele Learning Centre allotted to students. There will be 15 sessions of counselling for each course.One session is equivalent to 2 hours.The no. of practical hours for each cours is mentioned in curriculum & syllabus. Laboratory exercises & Manual for each course will be made available to each student. N.B.:- Source for Course Title, Block Name, Video Programs and Counselling & Practical is the Programe Guide for PGDLAN course. Thanx & Regards, Mukesh Anand Assistant Librarian Indian Railways Officers' Training College Sanskari Nagari Vadodara -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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LibriVox
by shriram pandey 29 Oct '07

29 Oct '07

dear professionals, LibriVox is a digital library of free public domain audio books that are read and recorded by volunteers. It was started in August 2005, and already has amassed over 150 recordings. Most of the recordings are in English but there are also recordings available in German, Spanish, Chinese, Russian and Japanese as well as other languages. visit fallowing link for details : http://librivox.org/ Shri Ram Pandey Information and Knowledge Management Trainee NCSI,Indian Institute Of Science,Bangalore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Deep Infrastructure Supports Digital Library Services By Paul Conway
by Muniraj. T 29 Oct '07

29 Oct '07

Deep Infrastructure Supports Digital Library Services By Paul Conway Libraries have always been central to the exchange of knowledge, but never have they been closer to the creation and dissemination of scholarly content, and to the fundamental processes of teaching and learning. Duke University has recognized the strategic importance of the digital library as a change agent. For Full Article View : http://campustechnology.com/articles/39784_1/ Digital Repositories: A Global Work Effort http://campustechnology.com/articles/51937/ MUNIRAJU.T PES Institute of Technology t_muniraj(a)yahoo.co.in http://muniraj.t.googlepages.com/ http://www.lisresearch.blogspot.com/ Now you can chat without downloading messenger. Go to http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/webmessengerpromo.php -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Internet-based Library and Information Services: a survey
by Sambhunath Halder 29 Oct '07

29 Oct '07

On-line Survey Internet-based Library and Information Services Dear Reader, I am writing to invite your participation in a survey of "Internet based Library and Information Services". This survey is part of my Dissertation work for fulfilment of Masters' in Library and Information Science degree at Netaji Subhas Open University, Kolkata. I'm exploring why and how libraries are providing services using Internet in the present era. Your responses may help me to determine what libraries can do to better welcome and serve its user community by helping of Internet. Your participation is completely voluntary and you may skip any specific questions that you choose for any reason. The survey takes less than ten minutes to complete. If you have any questions or concerns about the study please contact me at sambhu_lis(a)yahoo.com or sambhu.halder(a)gmail.com or phone me at +91 9733964714 Thank you for your valuable time and thoughts. To participate in the survey please click on the following link or copy it and paste on address bar of your web browser: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=YJiO9pEqTpcuXHxhA63pWQ_3d_3d With regards, Sincerely Sambhu Nath Halder MLIS, Enrollment No. 06212800016, Netaji Subhas Open University, Kolkata 700 020. 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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Is this website is OK - need evaluation
by Shivanand 27 Oct '07

27 Oct '07

Dear professionals, Long back I have created a website for my library the same is being used by my customers satisfactorily. Now I feel that this needs evaluation (critically) and improvisation. Can anybody please go through the portal and keep this on discussion forum. OPAC option in the website will work only in the campus (LAN OPAC). Portal is best view in 800X600 IE 5.5 Please visit: http://jnmclibrary.googlepages.com <http://jnmclibrary.googlepages.com/> Your reply is highly useful and appreciated. Thanking you, Shivanand Murgod Librarian Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College Nehru nagar, Belgaum - 590010 Ph - D (0831) 2470386 Cell - (0) 9448790619 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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MLAI NATIONAL CONVENTION-2007
by prakash gouda 27 Oct '07

27 Oct '07

MLAI NATIONAL CONVENTION-2007 Dear Professionals, I, on behalf of the organizing Committee of MLAI 2007, feel immense pleasure in inviting you to the National convention of Medical Library Association of India at Anugrah Narayana Magadh Medical College, Gaya , Bihar. THEMES OF THE CONVENTION Vistas of Health Science Libraries Management Users, Librarians and Vendors relation Tracks A ( For librarians) Track I : Digitization of Health Science Libraries Track II : Knowledge Management of Health Scien(Libraries Track III : Management of E-Resources in Health ScienceLibraries Track IV : Consortia approach for Health Science Libraries Track V : Internet Based Services in Health Science libraries Track VI . User Needs in Health Science libraries Track VII. Problems of Health Science Libraries TrackVll1 . Varia Tracks B (For Medical Professionals) Track I : Prevention of Diabetes MellitusType II (Medicine: Track II . Importance of Stem Cell (Pathology) Track III . Child Sexual abuse & Psychosis (Psychology) Track IV . Microsurgeryfor Middle Ear (Otorhinolaryngology) Track V . Needs & Training of Modern Equipments ( Radiology) Track VI : Role of quality control of Laboratory Testin ( Biochemistry) TIME SCHEDULE FOR PAPERS Submission of abstract of the paper to the MLAI office or Convention Director 30th October, 2007 Intimation of the acceptance of paper by the Convention Director 5th November, 2007 Submission offull text of the papertothe MLAI office or 20th November, 2007 Convention Director, The time schedule will be strictly adhered. Registration fee Convention (upto 31 st October) On spot Registration 1. Member Rs.1,900/- Rs.2,000/- 2. Non-Member Rs. 2,100/- Rs.2,300/- 3. Accompanying Rs. 800/- Rs. 800/- person per head 40% discount in accommodation fee (for Author who is not a member of MLAI) Free accommodation and 50% discount in Registration fee (for Medical professionals, Undergraduate students and author) Accommodation Accommodation for participants will be provided in the hotels of Bodh Gaya, i.e.Nicho Lotus, Vishal International, Sujata, Lumbani International, Sidhartha International, and Ajatshatru (Gaya) . Each participant has to pay a sum of Rs. 1,900/- extra as accommodation charges other than Registration fee. The registration fee includes convention material, lunch, dinner, morning and evening tea with snacks for all four days. For more information please contact Kishori Mohan Prasad, librarian Organising Secretary Central Library A.N. Magadh Medical College, Gaya, Bihar Mobile-09431793698, 09430840297 09234867019,09431478047 College Fax No. 0631-2410339 e-mail: mlai2007gaya(a)gmail.com C.P. Verma, librarian Co-organizing Secretary Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy, 61-65, Institutional Area, Janakpuri, New Delhi-11 0 058. Mobile - 09312266401 e-mail: opverma(a)yahoo.com Convention Director Dr. R.P. Kumar, Chief Librarian Allindia Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi-110029. Tel.: 011-26593312 (0); 26593313 (R) 09891052128 (M) Fax No. 011-26588663 e-mail: drrpkumar(a)hotmail.com THANKS & REGARDS PRAKASHGOUDA S.U. SENIOR LIBRARIAN COORG INSTITUTE OF DENTAL SCIENCES VIRAJPET- 571 218 COORG DIST KARNATAKA MOB: 09980910533 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Materials Missing At Library Of Congress
by KR. Senthil Kumar 27 Oct '07

27 Oct '07

Materials Missing At Library Of Congress - 13 Percent of Collection Misplaced, Survey Finds By James V. Grimaldi and Jacqueline Trescott, Washington Post Staff Writers Wednesday, October 24, 2007 About one-sixth of the books, monographs and bound periodicals at the Library of Congress weren't where they were supposed to be because of flaws in the systems for shelving and retrieving materials, according to a survey to be made public at a congressional hearing today. Officials at the library say they believe most of the missing materials are misplaced, not stolen or lost. Investigators for the congressional library have told lawmakers on a House oversight committee that its review of the retrieval system for the general collection concluded that a 17 percent of materials requested could not be found. "A subsequent review found 4 percent were either on nearby shelves, checked out to the public or marked with the wrong call numbers. But it remains deeply troubling that nearly 13 percent are unaccounted for by library officials," said Howard Gantman, staff director of the joint congressional committee on the library. The Library of Congress's Office of the Inspector General did the survey earlier this year but did not make it public. Library staff followed usual procedures and no follow-up audit was necessary, according to the report by Karl W. Schornagel, the library's inspector general, but the chairman and ranking member of the House Administration Committee were so upset by the finding that they have summoned James H. Billington, the librarian of Congress, to answer questions about it at a hearing today. The 17 percent rate of missing materials "is unacceptable, and a clear indication that we must reassess how we manage this Nation's priceless collection that exceeds 130 million items," said Rep. Vernon J. Ehlers (R-Mich.), the ranking Republican on the committee, in a statement. Since receiving the assessment in the spring, library officials have accelerated efforts to track down the books. "The number of not-on-shelf books has dropped each year. A quality assurance team in the past several months has reduced that rate to 10 percent," said Deanna Marcum, the associate librarian for library services. Established in 1800, the Library of Congress is one of the world's largest research facilities. It has 135 million items, including almost 20 million books, 59.5 million items in the manuscript division, and nearly 3 million sound recordings and radio and television broadcasts. It has 615 miles of shelving. Ehlers and committee Chairman Robert A. Brady (D-Pa.) told Billington they want a thorough accounting of how the library is managed and how the collection is protected. Since 2002 the library has been conducting an inventory, prompted in part by a series of thefts in the early 1990s. However, the inventory is only 20 percent complete, Marcum said. http://www.washingt onpost.com/ wp-dyn/content/ article/2007/ 10/23/AR20071023 01784.html? hpid=topnews<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/23/AR200710230…> or http://tinyurl. com/2xvlcf <http://tinyurl.com/2xvlcf> The entire article can be read at the above URL. Sincerely, -- KR.SENTHIL KUMAR MCA -LIBRARIAN KARPAGAM COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING COIMBATORE http://alagusenthil.googlepages.com http://alagusenthil.tripod.com Mobile:09382804980 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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The Public Library of Science
by KR. Senthil Kumar 27 Oct '07

27 Oct '07

I found a very interesting free website that has very interesting medical information -- the Public Library of Science -- http://biology. plosjournals. org. <http://biology.plosjournals.org./> The following is a statement from their website about copyright issues: "Open-Access License - No Permission Required -- The Public Library of Science (PLoS) applies the Creative Commons Attribution License (CCAL) to all works we publish (read the human-readable summary or the full license legal code). Under the CCAL, authors retain ownership of the copyright for their article, but authors allow anyone to download, reuse, reprint, modify, distribute, and/or copy articles in PLoS journals, so long as the original authors and source are cited. No permission is required from the authors or the publishers. In most cases, appropriate attribution can be provided by simply citing the original article (e.g., Kaltenbach LS et al. (2007) Huntingtin Interacting Proteins Are Genetic Modifiers of Neurodegeneration. PLoS Genet 3(5): e82. doi:10.1371/ journal.pgen. 0030082). If the item you plan to reuse is not part of a published article (e.g., a featured issue image), then please indicate the originator of the work, and the volume, issue, and date of the journal in which the item appeared. For any reuse or redistribution of a work, you must also make clear the license terms under which the work was published." Sincerely, -- KR.SENTHIL KUMAR MCA -LIBRARIAN KARPAGAM COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING COIMBATORE http://alagusenthil.googlepages.com http://alagusenthil.tripod.com Mobile:09382804980 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Trial access to HistCite - Bibliometric Analysis and Visualization Software
by Mailing List Admin 26 Oct '07

26 Oct '07

Dear Friends, HistCite is a flexible software solution to aid researchers in visualizing the results of literature searches in the Web of Science. It is easy, fast, and provides perspectives and information not available from The Web of Science. HistCite lets you analyze and organize the results of a search to obtain various views of the topic's structure, history, and relationships. HistCite helps to - Identify the key literature in a research field; Analyze publication productivity and citation rates within a collection of research papers; Reconstruct the history and development of a research field. HistCite is a software implementation of algorithmic historiography, and has been developed by Dr Eugene Garfield, founder of the Institute for Scientific Information and the inventor of the Science Citation Index. HistCite performs its analyses on the results of searches from the Web of Science, which are exported to text files. In order to use HistCite effectively, you will need access to the Web of Science. Register for access to a fully functional 30-day free trial version - http://secure.softwarekey.com/solo/products/custom/2958023/histcitedemo.asp Thanks - Moderator

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Army Library Program (ALP)
by sri priya 26 Oct '07

26 Oct '07

Army Library Program (ALP) The Army Library Program's Web site is designed to serve as the portal to the Digital Army Library Service (DALS). The Army Library Program's worldwide network of academic, research, technical, general, and special libraries provides the Army community access to a selected group of Web resources via the Digital Army Library Service. The virtual reference desk, research tools, reading room for professional military education, databases, and links to Web-based library catalogs are accessible at your desktop . http://www.libraries.army.mil/index.htm Regards, S.Sripriya __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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The freely available e-books.
by sri priya 26 Oct '07

26 Oct '07

The freely available e-books. Bartleby.com Great Books Online http://www.bartleby.com/ Bartleby publishes classics of literature, nonfiction, and reference free of charge on the Web. http://www.bartleby.com/ Classics at the Online Literature Library http://www.literature.org/authors/ The site provides access to a small, but easily navigated selection of online classic works of English Literature. http://www.literature.org/authors/ eScholarship Editions http://texts.cdlib.org/escholarship/titl es_public.html Access a collection of publically available electronic books from academic presses on topics in the arts and sciences. The collection is searchable and can be browsed by subject, author, or title. eScholarship Editions are published by eScholarship, the California Digital Library. http://content.cdlib.org/escholarship/titles_public.html Humanities Text Initiative http://www.hti.umich.edu/stacks/ The Humanities Text Initiative, a unit of the University of Michigan's Digital Library Production Service, collaborates with other U of M units and partners with other institutions to convert, create and deliver online texts and resources. You can access a number of freely available collections on the site. http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/c/collsize/collsize?summ=all Internet Public Library Online Texts Collection http://www.ipl.org/reading/books/ Over 20,000 titles covering a broad range of subjects are available for searching or for browsing by author, title, or Dewey Decimal Classification. http://www.ipl.org/reading/books/ NLC Electronic Collection http://collection.nlc-bnc.ca/e-coll-e/in dex-e.htm The Electronic Collection of the National Library of Canada (NLC) includes over 6000 Canadian book and periodical titles published online by commercial and government publishers. The publications exist in various formats, including HTML, PDF, ASCII and others and in some cases software such as Acrobat Reader is required to read the texts. Some titles are labeled "Restricted Access" and are accessible on-site at the NLC only. http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/e-coll-e/index-e.htm http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/003/008/099/003008-disclaimer.html?orig=/e-coll-e/… Online Books Page http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/ Search or browse over 16,000 online books and access relevant news, special exhibitions and links to other e-book collections. http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/ Online Medieval and Classic Library http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/OMACL/ Access a collection of some of the most important literary works of the Classical and Medieval periods. http://omacl.org/ Oxford Text Archive http://ota.ahds.ac.uk/ Founded in 1976 and dedicated to encouraging the acceptance of electronic texts within academia, the Archive contains an extensive collection of high quality e-texts and reference works in a variety of languages. Oxford Text Archive http://ota.ahds.ac.uk/ Founded in 1976 and dedicated to encouraging the acceptance of electronic texts within academia, the Archive contains an extensive collection of high quality e-texts and reference works in a variety of languages.Oxford Text Archive http://ota.ahds.ac.uk/ Project Gutenberg Project Gutenberg began in 1971 when Michael Hart decided that it would be a good idea to make many classic and important texts freely available worldwide. The project operates on a system of volunteers selecting a text that is no longer in copyright (in the USA the general rule is pre-1923), turning the text into e-text, and adding it to the archive. http://www.gutenberg.net/ Source : http://library.athabascau.ca/ebook.php Some free journals list also available through this site. Some Donated E-Books Under Copyright University of Kansas, USA. http://vlib.iue.it/carrie/texts/carrie_books/ Regards, S.Sripriya __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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What should I read next?
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 26 Oct '07

26 Oct '07

Dear Friends www.whatshouldireadnext.com What Should I read next? This is a good site of great help to librarians. Amazon gives this service. The site mentioned above combines such results from several book sellers based sites. If you find a title is read frequently by your customers, you can easily find out similar popular titles on the same topic. The results you get are consolidations of readers' recommendations. This will be useful for further acquisitions, helping readers read more etc. -- Dr P Vyasamoorthy, Society for Serving Seniors 30, Gruhalakshmi Colony, Secunderabad 500015 Phone 27846631 / 94908 04278 http://societyforservingseniors.satyamcsr.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Reminder on Dr. TBR Memorial Seminar on Emerging ICT Skills for Information Professionals - 2007
by Maruthu Pandian 26 Oct '07

26 Oct '07

Dear Professionals, This is a gentle reminder about the forthcoming "Dr. TBR Memorial Seminar on Emerging ICT Skills for Information Professionals - 2007", being organized under the aegis of Dr.TBR Memorial by NCSI-Net. This Seminar is being conducted for the benefit of students and young professionals. The response to the seminar is very encouraging. We will be able to accommodate few more students and professionals for the seminar. In view of this, we have extended the deadline for registration till Wednesday, 31 October 2007. The details of the seminar are given below. Seminar Title: Dr. TBR Memorial Seminar on Emerging ICT Skills for Information Professionals - 2007 Date: November 03, 2007 (Saturday) Venue: National Centre for Science Information (NCSI), 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 budding information professionals about the latest developments in the information and communication technologies applicable to LIS profession. This year's Seminar will give an overview of Library Automation, open source software for Library Automation, and Open Access resources and tools relevant to information professionals. 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. 200 for budding professionals. Kindly bring this to the attention of the budding professionals and encourage them to attend the seminar. Participation in the seminar will also 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/seminar/index.html Registration form is available at: http://ncsi-net.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/seminar/registration2007.html For further queries, please contact hipandian(a)gmail.com , umpradeep(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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OCA vs Google & Microsoft
by Mailing List Admin 26 Oct '07

26 Oct '07

Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 06:32:33 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <subbiah.arunachalam(a)gmail.com> *NYU students ask university to join OCA<http://www.earlham.edu/%7Epeters/fos/2007/10/nyu-students-ask-university-to…> * NYU should digitize library content<http://media.www.nyunews.com/media/storage/paper869/news/2007/10/24/Opinion…>, *Washington Square News*, October 24, 2007. An editorial arguing that New York University <http://www.nyu.edu/> should join with the Open Content Alliance <http://www.opencontentalliance.org/>, not the Google Library project <http://print.google.com/googleprint/library.html>, to digitize the books in the NYU library. Excerpt: Since 2004, Google has been making thousands of books available to readers - including college students - online; Microsoft has also joined this effort. Both work with major university and research libraries, covering the costs of book scanning while requesting a non-exclusive agreement in return. Once a library has signed on, its scanned materials become solely accessible through either the Microsoft or Google search engines. The program, which counts universities such as Harvard, Oxford, and Stanford as participants, has recently come under criticism from a non-profit group called the Open Content Alliance. OCA raised concerns voiced by many other libraries: By trusting either Google or Microsoft to scan, store, and allow access to these libraries' content, the public would end up being dependent on the decisions of either corporation. While access is free today, what would stop either company from charging an access fee for its contents tomorrow? The Open Content Alliance, and the like-minded Boston Library Consortium, counters this oligopolist vision by arguing for a consortium of universities and private contributors who would create, finance and manage a similar book-scanning effort. Theoretically, this diffuse membership would prevent the type of unilateral decision-making some fear from Google or Microsoft. This option is not without its costs. While Google and Microsoft scan a library's contents for free, OCA members must pay up to $30 per book. We believe this is a price worth paying....Such a database would better serve all NYU students by saving on research and check-out time while, more significantly, expanding each student's access to content by freeing it from its physical quantity and location.... We recognize that costs must be investigated before NYU can or should commit itself to either system. Whatever the numbers, we urge the administration to digitize NYU's library content. [image: Permanent link to this post]<http://www.earlham.edu/%7Epeters/fos/2007/10/nyu-students-ask-university-to…>Posted by Peter Suber at 10/25/2007 12:28:00 PM.

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OA and the developing countries
by Mailing List Admin 26 Oct '07

26 Oct '07

Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 05:58:04 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <subbiah.arunachalam(a)gmail.com> Friends: Please look up this article on open access and the developing countries by Carolina Rossini. <http://campus.diplomacy.edu/env/scripts/Pool/GetBin.asp?IDPool=3737> Arun

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by sonali odak 25 Oct '07

25 Oct '07

Hello friends, This is Sonali. I have done Master in Library & information Science from Jiwaji University Gwalior(MP). My M.Lib was in Hindi medium, is there any difficulty to do in English medium because I am planning to do PGDLAN through IGNOU or MPHIL in lib sc. Can anybody tell me what is the right path after M.LIb? Can you people help me to take a right decision? Thanks and regards Sonali -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Certificate Program in Medical Informatics
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 25 Oct '07

25 Oct '07

I am forwarding in full, a message that I read in medical informatics Course. ======================================================= Certificate Program in Medical Informatics (3rd Batch) Posted by: "eHealth-Care: Software Provider" bimlesh(a)ehealth-care.net Thu Oct 25, 2007 3:23 am (PST) Dear Friends, eHCF School of Medical Informatics, promoted by eHealth-Care Foundation invite you to the distance learning program ( 3rd Batch ) leading to Certificate in Medical Informatics. The course is designed particularly for you by stalwarts in Information Technology and Medicine. If you are a general practitioner and interested in knowing in and out of Information & Communication Technology (ICT) in Medicine and not have the time to give to a full time course - this might be the course that you are looking for. By spending a few hours in 3 months, you tend to get knowledge and certified by a certificate. The course will keep you abreast of advances that affect every day medical process. eHCF School of Medical Informatics has uniquely placed to provide just the right course for the practicing Physician, Surgeons and Paramedicals. Our faculties are engaged in routine day-to-day practice of medicine and Information Technology. The course material contains information tested in the front line and apt to practice situation. We have developed easy to understand format of problem less-oriented approaches, with tele medicine focus. We are looking forward to your active participation for this course. For more details browse link: http://www.ehealth-care.net/medicalinformatics.htm Sincerely, Bimlesh Gautam eHCF School of Medical Informatics =========================== Sent by: Dr P Vyasamoorthy, Society for Serving Seniors 30, Gruhalakshmi Colony, Secunderabad 500015 Phone 27846631 / 94908 04278 http://societyforservingseniors.satyamcsr.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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