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Internet Resources Newsletter: October Issue
by MacLeod, Roderick A 25 Sep '07

25 Sep '07

____________________________________________ Internet Resources Newsletter ____________________________________________ The latest edition of the FREE monthly newsletter for academics, students and researchers is now available at: http://www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/irn/irn155/irn155.html No subscription or registration is needed to access this free, full-text newsletter at the above site. You can also subscribe to the free, full-text email version at: http://www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/irn/irn.html An RSS feed for the newsletter is available: http://www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/irn/irn.rss Featured in this issue: Comment Internet Resources Newsletter by email and RSS Pinakes - the subject launchpad If you only read one (or two) thing(s) this month, read... News items of interest A-Z New & Notable Web Sites: About 100 new and notable good quality websites: new services, ejournals, directories, search engines, publishers, government sites, etexts, booksellers, portals, calls for papers, software, news services, conferences, research groups, etc, etc. Nice Web Site(s): Patent Lens Blogorama News of Blogs, RSS, etc Selected interesting Blogs and RSS feeds Recent Internet books in the Library Get a life! Leisure Time After hours Published by Heriot-Watt University Library, and edited by Roddy MacLeod (R.A.MacLeod(a)hw.ac.uk) Catherine Ure and Marion Kennedy -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IASLIC Study circle meeting on 27/09/2007
by Dr. Arun K. Chakraborty 25 Sep '07

25 Sep '07

NOTICE The 286th IASLIC Study circle meeting will be held on Thursday, 27 September 2007 at 6.30 P.M. in the IASLIC Hall. The topic : "Designing information service products in the knowledge Eonomy. Speaker : Shri S.B. Ghosh, former Dy. Manager, Hindustan Paper and presently associated with different universities and Management Schools of Kolkata as a Guest faculty. All are cordially invited to attend and particpte in the discussions. Dr. Arun Kumar Chakraborty Hony. General Secretary, IASLIC DR. ARUN KUMAR CHAKRABORTY LIBRARIAN BOSE INSTITUTE, KOLKATA, INDIA CENTENARY CAMPUS : P1/12 CIT SCHEME - VII-M, KOLKATA 700 054 INDIA PH: 91-33-2355 9544, 9416, 9219 FAX: 91-33-2355 3886 MAIN CAMPUS: 93/1 A.P.C. ROAD, KOLKATA 700 009 INDIA PH: 91-33-2350 2402/03, FAX: 91-33-2350-6790 Ph(Res): 91-33-23242100, E-MAIL: akc(a)bic.boseinst.ernet.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Virtual library software.
by vimal kumar 25 Sep '07

25 Sep '07

Dear Friends, I am searching for a software suitable for building virtual library. Help me, if anybody have experience with virtual library softwares and collection development. Thanks in advance, 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 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Don't let your dream ride pass you by. Make it a reality with Yahoo! Autos. http://autos.yahoo.com/index.html -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Electronic Journal and Newsletter
by sri priya 25 Sep '07

25 Sep '07

Electronic Journal and Newsletter This is the archive for New journal , the Internet list for new journals and newsletters available on the Internet. http://library.georgetown.edu/newjour/index.html Serials Solutions: Full-Text Electronic Journal Search http://www.liunet.edu/cwis/cwp/library/ss_frame.htm The Full-Text Electronic Journal Search will allow you to search if a particular journal is available online. Regards, S.Sripriya ____________________________________________________________________________________ Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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STA(Doc.) post (pay scale 5.5-9 Th.) at NIHFW, New Delhi
by Mukesh Anand 24 Sep '07

24 Sep '07

Dear Members', National Institute of Health & Family Welfare (NIHFW), New Delhi requires Sr. Technical Assistant (Documentation):One (OBC) Scale of pay – Rs.5500-175-9000 Age limit – Not exceeding 30 years Essential Qualifications:- (i) Degree of a recognized University or equivalent. (ii) Degree in Library Science from a recognized University or equivalent. (iii) One year's experience of documentation work in a Library/Documentation Center of repute. Desirable :- (i) Master's degree in Library & Information Science from a recognized University or equivalent. (ii) Master's degree, preferably in a Science or Social Science subject, from a University of equivalent. For more details visit http://www.nihfw.org/html/vacancies.htm Last date of Submission of completed application form is 19th Nov., ' 07. Advt. was appeared in The Hindu dated 18th Sept., ' 07 Tuesday, Page # 7 Thanx & Regards, Mukesh Anand -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Urgently Required - Librarians
by Swati gajakose 22 Sep '07

22 Sep '07

Dear All, Urgently required Librarians for Health Education Library for People (HELP) an NGO at CST Mumbai. The candidate should have a degree in Library Science, BLISC/MLISC, with excellent communication skills, knowledge of computer applications and should have a pleasing and outgoing personality. Freshers may apply. Please e-mail your resume to helplibrary(a)gmail.com or helplib(a)vsnl.com . Our contact numbers are: 65952393/65952394 Only candidates from Mumbai may apply. Dr. Anirruddha Malpani Health Education Library for People 206, Dr. D.N. Road, National Insurance Building, Gr. Floor, Near New Excelsior Cinema, Mumbai 400001 www.healthlibrary.com Bring your gang together - do your thing. Go to http://in.promos.yahoo.com/groups -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Free E-Journals/ Newsletters: LIS
by Muniraj. T 22 Sep '07

22 Sep '07

Free E-Journals/ Newsletters: D-Lib Magazine (http://www.dlib.org/) - D-Lib Magazine is a monthly magazine about innovation and research in digital libraries. Journal of Digital Information (http://jodi.ecs.soton.ac.uk/) - E-journal publishing papers on the management, presentation and uses of information in digital environments Information Research: An international electronic journal (http://informationr.net/ir/) - Information Research is a free, international, scholarly journal, dedicated to making freely accessible the results of research across a wide range of information-related disciplines. Journal of Electronic Publishing. (http://www.press.umich.edu/jep) - The Journal of Electronic Publishing is for the thoughtful forward-thinking publisher, librarian, scholar, or author -- in fact, anyone in this new business -- facing those challenges. Current Cites (http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/CurrentCites/) - monitors information technology literature in both print and digital forms, each month selecting only the best items to annotate for a free publication. Ariadne (http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/) - The Ariadne newsletter is aimed at working librarians in academic libraries in the UK. First Monday (http://www.firstmonday.dk/) - One of the first peer-reviewed journals on the Internet, about the Internet and the Global Information Infrastructure. Free Online Scholarship Newsletter (http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/index.htm) - The purpose of the newsletter is to share news and discussion on the migration of print scholarship to the internet and efforts to make it available to readers free of charge. Free Pint (http://www.freepint.com/) - Free Pint is a free email newsletter giving you tips, tricks and articles on how and where to find reliable Web sites and search more effectively. Information Today and Tomorrow (ITT) (http://itt.nissat.tripod.com/) - Quarterly newsletter from NISSAT. Digital libraries - a column in Library Journal by Roy Tennant, Manager, eScholarship Web & Services Design, California Digital Library Bibliozine - the e-magazine for librarians. (http://www.bibliozine.com/index.shtml) RLG DigiNews. Produced for RLG by the Cornell University Libraries Department of Preservation and Conservation, RLG DigiNews is a bimonthly Web-based newsletter focused on issues of vital interest to managers of digital initiatives. (http://www.rlg.org/preserv/diginews/) Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship (http://www.library.ucsb.edu/istl/) - A quarterly publication of the Science and Technology Section, Association of College and Research Libraries, USA. ITPapers.com (http://www.itpapers.com/) - Yellow pages of white papers. Covers several categoires, including libraries. Australian Academic & Research Libraries (http://www.alia.org.au/sections/ucrls/aarl/) - Quarterly journal devoted to all aspects of librarianship in university and college libraries. THE INFORMED LIBRARIAN ONLINE (http://www.infosourcespub.com/) THE INFORMED LIBRARIAN is a monthly compilation of the most recent tables of contents from over 180 valuable domestic and foreign library and information-related journals, e-journals, magazines,e-magazines, newsletters and e-newsletters. Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (http://www.asis.org/Bulletin/index.html) Information Today (http://www.infotoday.com/it/itnew.htm) Information industry news services for the information professional. LIBRES - Library and Information Science Research Electronic Journal (http://libres.curtin.edu.au/) Journal of Information, Law and Technology (http://elj.warwick.ac.uk/jilt/) For other free/ partially free e-journals and newsletters in the information field, consult the list maintained by Prof. Tom Wilson at InformationR.Net MUNIRAJU.T PES Institute of Technology t_muniraj(a)yahoo.co.in http://muniraj.t.googlepages.com/ http://www.lisresearch.blogspot.com/ 5, 50, 500, 5000 - Store N number of mails in your inbox. Go to 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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LIBRARY RESEARCH METHODS AND MATERIALS PERIODICAL INDEXES
by sri priya 22 Sep '07

22 Sep '07

LIBRARY RESEARCH METHODS AND MATERIALS PERIODICAL INDEXES 1.How to use periodical indexes to find articles 2.How to find periodical articles in print and online 3.Become familiar with the indexes in your major 4.Use the Academic Search Premier journal index ..etc Source : http://www.lib.lsu.edu/instruction/Krause/Indexes2.htm Regards, S.Sripriya ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better Globetrotter. Get better travel answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545469 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Press Clipping services
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 21 Sep '07

21 Sep '07

Many librarians offer press clipping services. Do they know the value of their services? Can the put a price tag? (and recover the costs involved?). Following message gives an idea how much BMC (Bombay Municipal Corporation) is spending on acquiring information through press clippings. Vyasamoorthy ================= 16. bmc does read newspaper articles Posted by: "karmayog.org" info(a)karmayog.org Date: Thu Sep 20, 2007 10:06 pm ((PDT)) It seems that BMC gives a yearly contract of Rs. 1.5 crores to read and cut and file articles from newspapers. One would like to know how the files are circulated internally. ================= -- 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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53 rd All India Library Conference- at Osmania University, Hyderabad- 13-16 dec 07
by Mailing List Admin 21 Sep '07

21 Sep '07

Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:17:44 +0100 (BST) From: Prof. N. Laxman Rao. <naglaxman(a)yahoo.com> Dear friends iam sure all the professional friends and other Friends in the publishing and IT sector must be luking for the 53 rd ALL INDIA LIBRARY CONFERENCE (ILA CONFERENCE) to be organised in this year. This year the conference is being organised by the Dept of Library and Information Science, Osmania University jointly with College of Engineering, Osmania University and College of Technology, Osmania University during the 13-16 dec 07. Please feel free to contact the ILA office bearers or any other person from organising committee. Please remember that the organising committee has not taken the resposnibility of articles selection and also publishing. please contact the ILA office for more information. we have limited accomodation, so please send your registrations earliest. I INVITE ONE AND ALL TO ATTEND THE CONFERENCE. Prof Laxman Rao Organising secretary Prof. N.LAXMAN RAO, Dept.of Library & Information Science, & Director, UGC-Academic Staff College, Osmania University, HYDERABAD- 500 007 (INDIA) President, Association of British Scholars (Hyderabad Chapter) Vice-President, Faculty Club, Osmania University Ph:+91-40-27171565(res): +91-40-27682290, 27098102(off) 9246547599(Mobile) e:mail-- naglaxman(a)yahoo.com OR naglaxman(a)gmail.com

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Seminar on IPR Issues in Digital Millenium
by D Jotwani, Librarian IIT Bombay 21 Sep '07

21 Sep '07

Dear All The Central Library, IIT Bombay is organizing a half day's program on "IPR Issues in Digital Millenium". Dr A Lakshmana Moorthy, Director DESIDOC, New Delhi will be the main speaker. Dr Moorthy has been in the profession for over 27 years and is currently the Director of a prestegious institution like DESIDOC. The programme also includes a presentation on JCCC and J-Gate by Informatics India (Ltd), Bangalore. The Library and Information Science Professionals serving in academic, scientific, technical and research libraries may find the programme interesting and useful for their work. Registration is free. But please confirm your participation in advance. Date:28th September 2007 (Friday) Time: 10-12.30 Place: F C Kohli Auditorium, KReSIT Building, IIT Bombay. 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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Hindi LIS Journal Granthalaya Vigyan & Other Indian Language LIS Journals
by Mukesh Anand 20 Sep '07

20 Sep '07

Dear Members', Here I am giving the details of Hindi LIS Journal & other LIS Journal published in Indian languages. Hindi LIS Journal : Granthalaya Vigyan Published by :- Prof. Kaula Library & Information Science Endowment Founder Editor :- Prof. P. N. Kaula (Prithvi Nath Kaula) {Retired Prof. & Head, Deptt. of Lib. & Info. Sc., Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi) Editor :- Dr. S.P.Sood (Satyendra Pal Sood) {Retired Associate Prof., Deptt. of Lib. & Info. Sc., University of Rajasthan, Jaipur} Sub-Editor :- Rupendra {Retired Librarian, Lal Bahadur Shashtri Postgraduate College, Jaipur} Periodicity :- Half-yearly (but generally two issues cumulated into one) Annual Subscription :- Rs. 200/- Contact Address :- Dr. S.P. Sood, 3 KHA 4 A, Jawahar Nagar, Jaipur-302 004 Cell # :- 0-93144-45564 Ph. # :- 0141-265-1853 Started publication in 1970. Upto now Volume 37 (Issues 1 & 2 ), 2006 published. Articles & Information Clippings are regular. Titles, Points of article are also in English. Articles are accompanied with Abstract, References & Bibliogarphy with Author communication address. Soochna Saar (Information Clippings) :- Information about Research Degree, Discussion/Workshop/Conferences, Library Day Celebretion, Appointment / Promotion/ Retirement, Election of Library Associations, Felicitation, Foreign Trip, Memorial Lecture Series etc./ It is compiled by Rupendra. Other LIS Journals published in Indian Languages Sl #, Title (Language) Starting year of publication, Publishing body. 1. Annals of Library Literature (Bengali & English), 1987, Deptt. of Lib. & Info. Sc., Vidyasagar Univ., Medinipur (West Bengal) 2. Granthalokam (Malyalam), 1948, Official organ of Kerala State Library Council, Thiruvananthpuram. 3. Granthagar (Bengali) , 1958, Bengal Library Association, Kolkata. 4.Granthalaya Sarvaswamu (Telugu), 1916, Andhra Pradesh Library Association, Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) 5.Karnataka Granthalaya (Kannada) , 1969, Banglore. 6. MFCLA Bulletin (Marathi & English), 1988, Quarterly of Maharashtra Federation of College Library Association, c'o Deptt. of Lib. Sc., Smt. LRT Commerce College, Akola (Maharashtra). 7. Pustakalaya (Gujarati), 1924, Gujarat Pustakalaya Sahayak Sahkari Mandal Ltd., Vadodara (Gujarat). Source :- Directory of Periodicals published in India 2000, Sapra & Sapra Pub. & Dist. Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi Now I am requesting to the LIS Professionals', particularly LIS Students' of these Languages, to give the full details of these Journals alongwith the TOC of its latest issue. Thanx & Regards, Mukesh Anand -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Adoption of Open Source Software in Libraries -- Survey is reopen till 30th Sept.
by Muhammad Rafiq 20 Sep '07

20 Sep '07

Apology for cross posting. Dear Professionals I am conducting a research on perceptions of professionals about Adoption of Open Source Software in Libraries. The questionnaire is available at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=KMBnaoJI4L3efHVopXqZJw_3d_3d The survey is reopen till Sept. 30. The questionnaire will take approximately 7-10 minutes to complete. You are requested to please spare your time and record your response. If you feel any problem to get the questionnaire, please email me. I will be highly thankful. Thanking you in anticipation for your cooperation and to support the research activities. Best Regards. Muhammad Rafiq PhD Student Department of Library & Information Science, University of the Punjab, Lahore (Pakistan) Cell: +92-321-7836131 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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UI Current LIS Clips
by vimal kumar 19 Sep '07

19 Sep '07

Dear Friend, UI Current LIS Clips, an electronic current awareness service! Current Clips to help you stay up-to-date with the latest issues in library and information science. This free service offers thoughtful, easy-to-read summaries of the key recent publications in the field, for practicing librarians, information professionals and academics. Each issue focuses on a topic of current concern to the Library and Information community. visit this link to subscribe https://mail.isrl.uiuc.edu/mailman/listinfo/clips 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 --------------------------------- Got a little couch potato? Check out fun summer activities for kids. -- 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 science
by gopikuttan gopikuttan 18 Sep '07

18 Sep '07

Dear colleagues The Academic staff college is organising a refresher course in Library and Information Science,from September 27th onwards. Those who wish to join the programme may either visit the official website of UGC-Academic staff college of the University of Kerala or contact 0471 2418989. Thank u Dr.A.Gopikuttan Dept of Library and Information Science University of Kerala Trivandrum --------------------------------- 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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Chief Librarian post (pay scale 20, 700-26, 600) at Centre for Dev. Studies, Trivendrum
by Mukesh Anand 18 Sep '07

18 Sep '07

Respected Members', Centre for Development Studies, Trivendrum needs Chief Librarian in the pay scale of Rs.20700-500-23200-550-25400-600-26600 (State Government pattern). Its Library houses the finest collections in social sciences and allied subjects. Eligibility :- Candidate should have a first class Masters Degree in Library Science with 10 years or more experience in managing a section of a Library in computerised environment. Should have knowledge in digitisation, computerisation process, expansion of technological resources and scholar outreach. Age limit is 40 years. The Selection Committee reserves the right to relax qualifications and experience in exceptional cases and also consider candidates from outside the list of applications. Benefits include Provident Fund, Gratuity, accident insurance coverage, contributory family benefit scheme, medical, loan from welfare fund, leave encashment on retirement and campus housing subject to availability. Higher salary can be offered to candidates depending on their academic achievements. Please send detailed curriculum vitae with copies of major publications and names of three referees to: The Director, Centre for Development Studies, Medical College Post, Trivandrum 695 011, Kerala so as to reach him by October 31, 2007. For details visit Web Site: www.cds.edu. With Regards, Mukesh Anand -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Research and Documentation Online
by sri priya 18 Sep '07

18 Sep '07

www.uidaho.edu A listing of over 5000 websites describing holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs, and other primary sources for the research scholar. http://www.uidaho.edu/special-collections/Other.Repositories.html Research and Documentation Online An extensive annotated list of specialized sources for more than 30 disciplines. The resources are organized by typedatabases and indexes, Web resources, and reference booksunder four main categories: Humanities, Social Sciences, History, and Sciences. The information on this site also appears in the print booklet Research and Documentation in the Electronic Age, Fourth Edition, by Diana Hacker. Source : http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/ Regards, S.Sripriya ____________________________________________________________________________________ Fussy? Opinionated? Impossible to please? Perfect. Join Yahoo!'s user panel and lay it on us. http://surveylink.yahoo.com/gmrs/yahoo_panel_invite.asp?a=7 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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JIDC: New Open Access Journal
by Puttaraj Choukimath 18 Sep '07

18 Sep '07

Hello Dears, NEW OPEN ACCESS JOURNAL Title : Journal of Infection in Developing Countries (JIDC) Publisher : Open Learning on Enteric Pathogen (OLOEP) ISSN : 1972-2680 Please Visit : http://www.oloep.org/jidc/content.asp?id=958 regards, Puttaraj. Mr.Puttaraj, A. C. Asst. Librarian (Periodicals) SDTM Library, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, P.B. No.8313, Deonar, MUMBAI - 400 088 INDIA Tel: +91-22-2556 3290, Ext.285 (O) Fax: +91-22-2556 2912 Email: puttuc(a)yahoo.com, choukimath(a)tiss.edu URL: www.tiss.edu --------------------------------- Luggage? GPS? Comic books? Check out fitting gifts for grads at Yahoo! Search. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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LIS Web Resources
by Muniraj. T 18 Sep '07

18 Sep '07

LIS Web Resources This site provides some useful links to the Library web resources. LINK : http://www.library.uiuc.edu/lsx/webresources.html Resources for Electronic Resource Management ERIL: Electronic Resources in Libraries is a community of librarians concerned with the practical aspects of managing electronic resources in libraries. http://www.joanconger.net/ERIL/resources.html MUNIRAJU.T PES Institute of Technology t_muniraj(a)yahoo.co.in http://muniraj.t.googlepages.com/ http://www.lisresearch.blogspot.com/ 5, 50, 500, 5000 - Store N number of mails in your inbox. Go to 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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Room To Read set to open 1,600 libraries in India
by madhuresh.singhal 18 Sep '07

18 Sep '07

You may like to know about the following news item taken from http://www.livemint.com/2007/09/13011301/Room-To-Read-targets-local-cor. html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------- Room To Read targets local corporate donors to scale up The new Room to Read libraries will add to those already operational in schools in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and five other countries New Delhi: John Wood, the founder of the non-profit Room To Read libraries, likes to benchmark his efforts against the coffee retailer Starbucks. "In the 8th year after its IPO, Starbucks opened 1,000 outlets. We are opening 1,600 libraries this year," says Wood, a former Microsoft Corp. executive who is in India looking for corporate donors. The new Room to Read libraries will add to those already operational in schools in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and five other countries. Besides libraries, the organization funds scholarships for girls, sets up computer labs for students, publishes books in local languages and in some countries, albeit not in India, runs schools as well. The organization got a $1 million (about Rs4 crore) grant from investment bank Goldman Sachs Goup, earlier this year to fund libraries in India. It also got a $249,000 (about Rs 1 crore) grant from Credit Suisse to build libraries and computer labs here. Now, Wood is hoping Indian donors will step forward as well. "Corporate social responsibility has to go beyond what can I do to look good," he says. "And India's growth has to go beyond how many Pizza Huts can be opened per capita." Wood plans to enlist the Young Presidents' Organisation, a non-governmental organization comprising company presidents and CEOs, for his fund-raising efforts in Mumbai. The last reliable count done by the Indian government in 2005 with the Indian Market Research Bureau put the number of out-of-school children at 13.4 million, a figure that raised much concern. The government has said that since then, the number of out-of-school children has dropped to seven million in 2006, based on state reports but not verified by any independent agency. Room to Read sees common cause with the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan, the UPA government's flaship programme that aims to put every child in the 6-14 age group in school. "Providing resources inside the classroom is a major concern area in SSA. Our effort is in that direction", said Sunisha Ahuja, country director of Room To Read. To ensure that children get books and read in the school libraries that it funds, and also to help over worked teachers, the organization employs facilitators and has begun publishing children's books in Hindi. It will soon bring out titles in Telugu, Bengali and Marathi. Room to Read says it currently provides scholarships to 900 girls in India. Track more news items about the activities of Room to Read NGO in India at http://www.livemint.com/2007/04/23224219/NGO-blends-tech-traditional-l.h tml and http://www.livemint.com/UserControls/2007/02/23225517/GoldmanSachstofund -450-loca.html?atype=tp ; Regards Madhuresh Singhal Assoc. Res. Scientist - Inf. Sc. Advinus Therapeutics Pvt. Ltd. 21 & 22, Phase 2, Peenya Industrial Area, Bangalore - 560058 Phone: +91 80 28394959; Mobile 098861 82822 E-mail: madhureshsinghal(a)yahoo.com http://nettalk2.tripod.com/ Please visit us at IBC Summit (Hyderabad) between 10th and 12th October 2007 and at AAPS (San Diego) between 12th and 14th November 2007 at Booth number 3005. ************************************************************************************************ This email and its attachments are confidential and proprietary to Advinus Therapeutics Pvt. Ltd. and are meant for the intended recipient only. If you are not the intended recipient, do not take any actions based on the contents of this message, except to permanently delete the message and its attachments and inform the sender immediately. ************************************************************************************************ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Need Information
by M. Anisur Rahman 15 Sep '07

15 Sep '07

Dear Professionals: I need to know the history of Universities libraries in undivided Bengal. I need articles/books on this. Can anyone help me in this regards. Md. Anisur Rahman Head Library and Inforamtion Division Northern University Bangladesh Mohammadpur, Dhaka 1207 Bangladesh Mob: 00-88-01819273018 -- 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 Dr. Arun K. Chakraborty 14 Sep '07

14 Sep '07

Dear All Can I have the following article. G. M. Tsangaris et al. Journal of Materials Science, vol. 33 (Number 8) April 1998, pages 2027-2037 Regards. DR. ARUN KUMAR CHAKRABORTY LIBRARIAN BOSE INSTITUTE, KOLKATA, INDIA CENTENARY CAMPUS : P1/12 CIT SCHEME - VII-M, KOLKATA 700 054 INDIA PH: 91-33-2355 9544, 9416, 9219 FAX: 91-33-2355 3886 MAIN CAMPUS: 93/1 A.P.C. ROAD, KOLKATA 700 009 INDIA PH: 91-33-2350 2402/03, FAX: 91-33-2350-6790 Ph(Res): 91-33-23242100, E-MAIL: akc(a)bic.boseinst.ernet.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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REQUEST-FOR UGC NORMS-
by Manimekalai A 14 Sep '07

14 Sep '07

Sir/madam, Is there any norms for appointing the Library Incharge/ Professor incharge for the university libraries? IF so What are the functions? please let me know - A.Manimekalai Asst. Librarian( Sr.Grade), Faculty of Engg. & Tech. Library, Annamalai University Annamalainagar- 608 002. Tamilnadu- INDIA Ph: (o) 04144-239175 Ph: (R)04144-228230 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Indian Initiatives ignored by "Working Group on Open Access and Open Educational Resources"
by Sukhdev Singh 14 Sep '07

14 Sep '07

Dear Friends, I happen to visit Knowledge Commission Website < http://knowledgecommission.gov.in/ > yesterday. There I came come across a report submitted by "Working Group on Open Access and Open Educational Resources" < http://knowledgecommission.gov.in/downloads/documents/wg_open_course.pdf > It talks of two things – Open Educational Resources and Open Access. While I am happy that it mentions that India has done well in regard to Open Access. However I am disappointed with its annexures. These annexures provide exhaustive lists of various resources, but fail to mention any resource from India. It mentions PubMed (From NLM of US) but ignores IndMED – http://indmed.nic.in - the Indian bibliographic database indexing Indian Medical Journals and providing access without any restriction. Even the 38 full text journals available from medIND – http://medind.nic.in are ignored. It lists Bioline - an Open Access repository but fails to mention OpenMED@NIC - http://openmed.nic.in and other 24 Indian Open Access Repositories. It mentions Open Access publishers like BioMED but ignores Indian Open Access publishers like MedKnow. Interestingly it lists subscription-based service from Science Direct but fails mention work being done by Informatics, especially OpenJGate. Does not even talk of Vidyanidhi project – perhaps the first modern Digital Library concept from India. This Document lists Prof. Subbiah Arunachalam as one of its members – however it appears Prof. Arunachalam himself is ignorant of this report (Check out his reply to discussion on this topic at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oadl/) Then, should we believe that the report has been written by some Post Graduate student without consulting the working group member 'experts'? Well we have an example of "Mashelkar committee on Patent Law" which had to be withdrawn when it was found to be a case of plagiarism < http://www.hindu.com/2007/02/22/stories/2007022206751200.htm >. I hope this is not the case here. Perhaps the Open Access concept has not been understood as yet. --Sukhdev Singh. http://www.sukhdevsingh.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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KM India - The Knowledge Summit
by Aman Jha 14 Sep '07

14 Sep '07

Dear Forum Members, I am delighted to inform you that Confederation of Indian Industry (CII ) is holding KM India - the Knowledge Summit, scheduled for 14th - 16th November, 2007 in New Delhi, India. This initiative is intended to support India's emergence as a knowledge superpower, in a connected global economy. KM India is an endeavor undertaken to create a more robust Indian knowledge ecosystem that generates economic value through the effective harnessing of knowledge and intellectual capital. Along with this we are hosting the Indian Most Admired Knowledge Enterprise (MAKE) Awards ceremony, which recognizes the best Indian organizations in KM based on an annual study conducted by Know Network. Shri Kapil Sibal , Minister of Science and Technology and Ocean Development would be preceding at the ceremony as the Chief Guest. Confirmations for participation include eminent achievers like Ashok Soota, Chairman & MD Mindtree Consulting; Sunil Bharti Mittal, President, CII & Chairman and Group CEO, Bharti Enterprises; Rory Chase, MD Teleos; Ganesh Natarajan, Chairman, Zensar; Dr. Ashok Jhunjhunwala, Professor , IIT - Chennai , Dr. R Natarajan, former director, IIT - Chennai; Patrick Lambe, President Information and Knowledge Management Society, Singapore; Christian Bason, Innovation Manager MindLab; Raj Datta, GM - Knowledge Management, Mindtree Consulting; Dr JK Suresh, KM Head, Infosys; and many others. We are hopeful that Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, Former President of India will inaugurate this Summit on 14th November. We would be happy to answer any queries from your end; you may please contact me or my colleague, Mansi Sharma at kmindia(a)ciionline.org. Please visit our website www.kmindia.in for more information on this summit. Best regards, Aman Jha Librarian Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Plot No 249-F, Udyog Vihar, Phase IV Sector 18, Gurgaon - 122015 (Haryana) Tel : 0124 4014060-67 Fax : 0124 4014080 Email : aman.jha(a)ciionline.org Web : www.cii.in; www.mycii.org/library DISCLAIMER:The information in this message may be privileged. If you have received it by mistake please notify the sender by return e-mail and delete the message from your system. Any unauthorised use or dissemination of this message in whole or in part is strictly prohibited. Any information in this message that does not relate to official business shall be understood to be neither given nor endorsed by the Confederation of Indian Industry. Reach us via our unique Membership Helpline: 00-91-11-435 46244 / 00-99104 46244 (Monday-Saturday: 0900-1700 hrs) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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