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Re- World of e-books
by Shihab Illias 31 Aug '07

31 Aug '07

Dear professionals The free e-books fair was only for a limited period and it had ended. Next chance for free access is on July 4th 2008 to 4th August 2008 for their Third Annual World e-Book Fair. They will provide free access for a month to One Million e-Books. For current access you have to Join Now World Public Library by paying $8.95 Per Year. For details log on to http://worldebookfair.com/ Shihab.I. Librarian Muslim Assocaition College of Engineering Venjaramoodu Trivandrum librarianmace(a)yahooco.in Shihabillias(a)yahoo.co.in Why delete messages? Unlimited storage is just a click away. 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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Fw: [Dspace-general] Position Announcement - Digital Initiatives Librarian, Library and Technology Services, Brandeis University
by Mailing List Admin 31 Aug '07

31 Aug '07

Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 10:09:14 +0530 From: chauhan <chauhan(a)inflibnet.ac.in> > Position Announcement - Digital Initiatives Librarian, Library and > Technology Services, Brandeis University > Job ID Number 200440 > > How To Apply > Please apply directly online at > http://www.brandeis.edu/humanresources/jobs.php . You will choose to > apply as an "External Candidate". Please use the Job ID number listed > above to quickly locate the appropriate job listing. Once you have > located the desired job.

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Making Digital Books Into Page Turners
by Mailing List Admin 31 Aug '07

31 Aug '07

Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 17:56:11 +0530 From: KR. Senthil Kumar <alagusenthil(a)gmail.com> Dear all, Click this Link to Read a wonderful article: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_36/b4048065.htm -- KR.SENTHIL KUMAR Asst. Librarian VLB arts and science College Coimbutore

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Ministry of Culture focuses on Preservation of Palm Leaf Manuscripts
by Susmita Chakraborty 31 Aug '07

31 Aug '07

Ministry of Culture focuses on Preservation of Palm Leaf Manuscripts The Minister of Tourism and Culture Smt. Ambika Soni has said that rare palm leaf manuscripts are preserved and protected scientifically under the National Mission for Manuscripts, through the network of 33 Manuscript Conservation Centres and their partner centres, spread all over the country. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha today she said, under the Mission no state-wise allocation of funds is made. However, the details of the amount spent under the Mission during the last three years are as under: Year Allocation ( In Rs. Crore) 2004-05 3.47 2005-06 7.90 2006-07 9.43 (USD 2.3 million) Under the National Mission for Manuscripts (http://www.namami.org) digitization of important manuscripts in the country is taken up to prepare a national database of important manuscripts ( http://www.namami.org/pdatabase.aspx) This is an ongoing process and, therefore, no deadline can be fixed. However, since the launch of the Mission in 2003, more than 15,000 manuscripts containing 2.2 million manuscript pages have already been digitized . A large number of new manuscripts, running into thousands, have been unearthed under the Mission. The National Mission for Manuscripts helps in spreading awareness about the manuscript heritage of India through awareness campaigns, workshops, National surveys, exhibitions, public lectures and publication of books on manuscripts. Source: http://pib.nic.in/release/rel_print_page1.asp?relid=30665 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ms. Susmita Chakraborty Kolkata-700031, India Email: susmitachakraborty94[at]gmail[dot]com Personal Blog: http://susmitachakraborty.blogspot.com/ Please support: MANAS - a society for mentally disturbed persons their family and friends http://www.geocities.com/manas_teghari/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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To: Corporate Library/Documentation Centre/ Information on "Deichmann"
by Kiran Pandey 30 Aug '07

30 Aug '07

To:Corporate Library/Documentation Centre I am looking for information on the investments and work of the company "Deichmann" (A shoe making company) in India. Can any corporate library/documentation centre help me with this at the earliest? Thank you. Susan Chacko Asst. Coordinator Environment Resources Unit Centre for Science and Environment New Delhi. Ms. Kiran Pandey **************************************************************** CENTRE FOR SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT ( CSE ) 41, TUGHLAKABAD INSTITUTIONAL AREA, NEW DELHI- 110 062 TELE: 29955124 29956110, 29956394,29956399 FAX : 91-11-29955879 VISIT US AT: http://www.cseindia.org Email: kiran(a)cseindia.org ext:233 **************************************************************** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Help needed in Delhi
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 30 Aug '07

30 Aug '07

Dear Sir Please see the following message asking for help in Delhi. This is an extract from a group to which librarians may not subscribe to. I suggest that some retired librarian / Library Consultancy organisation (like Delnet) in Delhi seriously interested in helping out may contact Amitabh directly. Vyasamoorthy ========================== 19. public library- suggestion needed Posted by: "aban_71" aban_71(a)yahoo.co.in aban_71 Date: Thu Aug 30, 2007 3:56 am ((PDT)) Hello all members, i am a resident of Delhi. In our locality, we have a temple which has big premises say around 50'/5o'. Since i am a member of the executive committee, i have convinced everyone to start a public library which is badly needed. Now i have been assigned the job to set up the library. Initial work like preparing a consitution and rules and regulation have been done. Now i need suggestions on following points :- (i) Though we are collecting donation both book and cash, but library can not be run just on donation. any suggestion for self-sustainable funding pattern. (ii) the reading habit these days as all members knows almost becomes nil amongst students who has become career-oreinted. what can be done to increase footfall or membership of the library. (iii) Is there any NGOS or body who can help or advice in the matter? (iv) we are also planning few social activities like computer teaching, coaching for poor and deserving students, english speaking course and teaching other life-sustainign skilss. we need advice from experienced people or NGOs and also needs volunteers in Delhi. (v) any other suggestion on any matters pertaining to our library we need valuable advice to make our venture successful. Thanks amitabh, Dwarka, Delhi ============== -- 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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Introducing the Open Library
by Anand 30 Aug '07

30 Aug '07

Dear all, The Open Library is an ambitious project to build a free internet library with all the books in the world. Not just every book on sale, or every important book, or even every book in English, but simply every book which is ever published on this planet. It is not simply a library that is free to public, but a product of the people: letting them create and curate its catalogue, contribute to its content, participate in its governance, and have full, free access to its data. You can visit the Open Library website, http://demo.openlibrary.org, to know more about it. In the initial phase of the project, we are trying to collect all the book catalogues from various libraries and publishers all over the world. Being a member of the Open Library development team, I'm trying to collect digital catalogues from various libraries in India. I request help and support from this community in this regard. Hope it will be exciting for all of you to participate in making the book data available for the whole world for free. Looking forward for your kind support, Anand Chitipothu, The Open Library Team, Internet Archive, San Francisco, CA, USA 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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Adopting Document Standards
by Farooque Shaheen 30 Aug '07

30 Aug '07

According to a recent IDC survey entitled Adoption of Document Standards commissioned by Microsoft, organizations are increasingly interested in employing XML-based standards, primarily due to interoperability between tools and ease of transition from existing document bases to new standards. Findings include: 1) Large organizations with diverse business needs prefer multiple document standards. 2) Although IT managers appear to strongly prefer a single standard to reduce cost and complexity of implementation, line-of-business managers closer to the daily needs of business support the desire for multiple document standards. 3) PDF, Open XML, and OpenDocument Format are all in use today, with PDF viewed as the dominant standard and Open XML demonstrating "more traction in the market compared to other XML-based standards." 4) Companies in Europe with an interest in Open XML expect to be piloting or fully deploying the standard a year from today. Those interested in ODF are more likely to be in the "consideration" phase rather than piloting or fully deploying it within that same time frame. You can download the full the article from the following URL. http://www.openxmlcommunity.org/documents/IDC%20Document%20Adoptions%20Whit… Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Keane India Tel. 080-26678388 Ext. 4105 VOIP- 40366 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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looking for Indian Print Journal Subscription Agecny to deliver the journals for the year 2008-2009
by Vijayakumara 30 Aug '07

30 Aug '07

Dear All, We have the budget of Rs. 22 lakh exclusively for technical periodicals (Print and Online). Presetnly we are looking for Indian Print Journal Subscription Agecny to deliver the Indian Print Journals for the year 2008-2009. If any subscription agency are interested, we will add their company/ agency in our vendor list. Feel free to contact the undersigned person Yours Dr. Vijayakumar M, Central Library Birla Institute of Technology 09430702887 & 0651-2276675 coolvg(a)gmail.com --------------------------------- Building a website is a piece of cake. Yahoo! Small Business gives you all the tools to get online. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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NACLIN 2007 organised by DELNET at IIC, New Delhi from November , 20-23, 2007
by Sangeeta Kaul 29 Aug '07

29 Aug '07

Call for Participation ______________________ Tenth National Convention on Knowledge, Library and Information Networking NACLIN 2007 November 20-23, 2007 Organized by DELNET- Developing Library Network Venue : India International Centre, 40 Lodi Estate, New Delhi-110003, India Theme : Libraries without boundaries : Reaching the Unreachable in Knowledge Era Libraries without Boundaries : Reaching the Unreachable in Knowledge Era The enormous growth in the ICT has made the World as Global village and there is an apparent death of distance. The convergence of the computing and communications has also brought a radical change in the way libraries and information centres have been im parting information to the users. There is a paradigm shift from the information based services to the Knowledge based services as Knowledge is considered as a most powerful fact in the development of an economy of a nation and is the fourth wave experien ced by the human lives. In these changing scenarios, the libraries have to take a proactive approach and to work for this tectonic change that the Knowledge Society will encompass in its domain. The library professionals can no longer keep themselves in t he insulated state away from the challenges which needs to be addressed by them. The Government of India has constituted under the National Knowledge Commission a special group on Libraries and Informatics and has proposed a! knowledge based society and the emergence of libraries and network centres as one of the contributing entities for developing a knowledge based society. There is a greater need to provide the citizen focused services and the library services must focus on the common man and we must ensure that the libraries are able to bridge up the gap between the two tiered society of �Knowledge haves� and �knowledge have-nots� It is with this concern that the National Convention on Knowledge, Library and Information Networking (NACLIN 2007) being organized by DELNET at New Delhi in November 2007 to debate various issues on the subject. NACLIN was conceived in the year 1998 and since then Nine National Conventions have been organized in different parts of the country in collaboration with the institutions of great repute. DELNET is celebrating the 10th NACLIN event by hosting it themselv es at New Delhi. DELNET - Developing Library Network DELNET is a major resource-sharing library network in South Asia which covers a wide spectrum of member-libraries and their resources connecting more than 1070 libraries in thirty states in India and six overseas countries. Started in 1988 at the India In ternational Centre in New Delhi it was registered as a society in 1992. Delnet is committed to pool the information about resources scattered in the libraries in the country and consolidate information through union catalogues, union lists and other data bases. This is being done to satisfy the major information requirements of students, researchers, scholars and the public in the country. DELNET is extensively providing Interlibrary Loan facilities to its member libraries in and outside the country and is one of the most widely used and popular services of DELNET. DELNET databases has crossed more than six million records. DELNET has shifted to its newly constructed building in JNU Campus in October 2005. More information ! about DELNET can be obtained at www.delnet.nic.in About the Venue India International Centre more commonly being known as IIC is the Intellectual hub of India. It is located on the outer periphery of the famous Lodi Gardens. Accommodation Accommodation can be arranged to the participants in the Institutional Guest Houses in Delhi furnished with minimum amenities on first come first served basis. Besides, accommodation (Sharing) in the hotels would also be arranged to the participants on re quest and confirmation. Delegates may indicate the request for accommodation in the registration form. Climate The climate in the month of November is pleasant ranging from 15 to 20 degrees. The temperature will be pleasant and evenings will be cool. Return Reservation All the participants are advised to make their reservations on their own in advance to avoid last minute inconvenience. Sightseeing Visits to some of the tourist places in Delhi/Agra/Jaipur will be arranged separately on November 24, 2007 (Saturday) at an extra cost based on the distance and duration of the trip and also the number of delegates. Those interested may kindly write to us separa tely. See more details at www.delnet.nic.in NACLIN 2007 The national convention is scheduled for four days. The first two days are exclusively designed for conducting tutorials by experts on the following topics: RFID Technology in Libraries Open Source Library Management Software The next two days will focus on the theme of the National Convention: Libraries without Boundaries : Reaching the Unreachable in Knowledge Era. The theme is divided into several sub-themes as detailed below: Sub theme 1 : Knowledge Society Community based Information Systems Knowledge Centres Delivery of Services Knowledge Based Systems : Case Studies E-Governance Training of Public in the Use of ICT based resources Community Participation Patterns Sub theme 2 : ICT Implementation Knowledge Tools/Technology Development of Knowledge Portals Delivery Mechanisms Knowledge Harvesting Knowledge Warehouses Knowledge Cultivation Access Mechanisms Sub theme 3 : Knowledge Resources Knowledge Portals Digital Libraries E-journals Creation of Content in Local Languages Knowledge Sharing Knowledge Networks Traditional Knowledge Sub theme 4 : LIS Education, Training & Research Skills and Competency Development Evaluation of Existing Teaching Facilities : Case Studies Continuing Education E-learning Training Centres Status of Research Activities in LIS Roadmap for LIS Education and Research Submission of Papers Participants are welcome to contribute papers for presentation at the National Convention on the above sub-themes and related themes. The Papers should be based on research surveys, case studies or action plans rather than theoretical explanations. Paper s should reach The Director, DELNET, JNU Campus, Nelson Mandela Road, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi-110070 on or before September 30,2007. They should be submitted on A4 size paper along with an electronic copy or sent through E-mail. It must be enclosed with t he details of the author i.e. name of the author, designation, title of the article, abstract, name of the affiliating Institution, Mailing address, telephone number, fax number and E-mail address. The contributors will be communicated about the acceptanc e of the paper by Director, DELNET to enable them to present their papers. Please ensure that the paper submitted should not have already been published elsewhere. The editors will have the right to edit the papers before ac! ceptance is communicated. ADDRESS FOR THE COMMUNICATION Registration/Accommodation Submission of Papers Sangeeta Kaul Dr. H K Kaul Organizing Secretary, NACLIN 2007 Director Network Manager DELNET-Developing Library Network DELNET-Developing Library Network JNU Campus JNU Campus Nelson Mandela Road Nelson Mandela Road Vasant Kunj Vasant Kunj New Delhi - 110070 New Delhi-110070 Tel.: 91-11-32471001, 32471010 Tel: 91-11-32471001, 32471010 Fax: 91-11-32471009 Mobile : 9810329992 Mobile�: 9891016667 Email:sangs@delnet.ren.nic.in Email:hkkaul@delnet.ren.nic.in naclin2007(a)yahoo.co.in hkkaul(a)gmail.com NACLIN 2007 Tenth NATIONAL CONVENTION ON KNOWLEDGE, LIBRARY AND INFORMATION NETWORKING Libraries without boundaries : Reaching the Unreachable in Knowledge Era November 20-23, 2007 Venue: India International Centre, New Delhi REGISTRATION FORM Name (in block letters): Dr./Mr./Ms./Mrs./Prof ................... Designation:......................................................... Organisation: ...................................................... Address:.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... PIN ..........State .............. Country ....... Phone: STD Code...... Office.........Res ............ Mobile ........ Email:..........................................Fax: ................ Accompanying Person(s) : .......... Accommodation required: Yes/No ....... If yes, please mention the dates from ................... to ........ Travel Schedule: Date Time Mode(Train name/Flt details) Arrival Departure Payment details : I am enclosing Demand Draft No .........dated...... for Rs. ....... drawn on ............................ towards participation fee/ and accommodation charges for five days stay in the guest hosue. ( Please pay only the Registration fe e if you do not want the guest house facilities). Place: Date: Signature:............. REGISTRATION FEES (comprising of pre-conference Tutorials and Convention) Delegates from India/SAARC Countries DELNET member Libraries : Rs 2500 per delegate DELNET Non-members : Rs 3500 per delegate LIS Professionals from Delhi and NCR Region : Rs 2500 per delegate Delegates from Non-SAARC Countries : US $ 150 per delegate Please note : Additional delegate from the same organization will be provided 25% discount. Accompanying Person (non LIS professional, family member) : Rs 1000 per person for attending the Convention, Accommodation charges will be extra. Accommodation charges : Rs 1500 per delegate for 5 days stay. On-the-spot Registration is also available The filled-in registration forms and the payment should be sent to : Ms Sangeeta Kaul, Organizing Secretary, NACLIN 2007 Network Manager DELNET-Developing Library Network JNU Campus Nelson Mandela Road Vasant Kunj, New Delhi-110070 India Payment Details : The payment should be sent through a demand draft to be made in favour of �DELNET� and payable at New Delhi. The Institutions in Delhi, NCR can make the payments through cheque also. Dates to Remember Last Date for Registration November 15, 2007 Last Date for Submission of Papers September 30, 2007 _______________________________________________________________________________ Sangeeta Kaul Network Manager DELNET-Developing Library Network JNU Campus Nelson Mandela Road Vasant Kunj New Delhi-110070 Tel: 91-11-32471010, 32471002, 32471011 Web : www.delnet.nic.in ________________________________________________________________________________ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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DPS, Gandhinagar(Gujarat) needs Libn. in the pay scale of Rs.5, 000-125-6, 250-150-8, 500
by Mukesh Anand 29 Aug '07

29 Aug '07

Dear LIS Students', Delhi Public School, Gandhinagar (Gujarat) invites application for the post of Librarian in the pay scale of Rs. 5,000-125-6,250-150-8,500. Candidate should have Bachelors Degree in Lib. Sc. DP, DA, HRA, CCA & Other Allowances as per the DPS Society norms. Preference will be given to experienced staff from CBSE schools. Eligible candidates may apply in the Application Form available in the school office before 30th Sept.,2007 School Address :- DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL GANDHINAGAR Ambapur Village, Koba-Adalej Link Road, Near Koba Circle, Gandhinagar-382 421 Ph. # :-079-2327-6126,2327-6587 Fax # :-079-2327-6557 E-mail :- info(a)dps-gandhinagar.com N..B. :-AAdvt. appeared in 1. The Economic Times (ET highflier) dated 28.8. ' 07 Tuesday, Page # 20 2. The Times of India (Ascent) dated 29.8. ' 07, Wednesday, Page # III With Wishes, Mukesh Anand -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Initiative to estimate the global burden of leptospirosis - call for advisers
by Mailing List Admin 29 Aug '07

29 Aug '07

Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 23:48:38 -1000 From: Tomas Allen <tomasallen_who(a)hotmail.com> Initiative to estimate the global burden of leptospirosis - call for advisers Dear Friends, If you would be so kind as to forward the message below to any of your researchers whom you think might be interested in this opportunity. Please direct further questions to contact information listed on the link. Many thanks to all. Tomas Allen Librarian World Health Organization Library and Information Networks for Knowledge Avenue Appia 20 CH-1211 Geneva Switzerland tomasallen_who(a)hotmail.com Initiative to estimate the global burden of leptospirosis - call for advisers Leptospirosis is a neglected zoonotic disease with a significant health impact in many parts of the world. Recognizing the need for reliable information on the impact of Leptospirosis at the global level, The World Health Organization (WHO) initiated a study to estimate the global burden of Leptospirosis. A call for advisers to serve on a Leptospirosis Burden Epidemiology Reference Group (LERG) is now active. Specific leptospirosis knowledge is not required to apply since LERG is envisaged to be a multi-disciplinary group requiring scientists with a variety of skills, including infectious disease epidemiology, burden of disease, epidemiological modelling and clinical disease. More information on the initiative and on the application process can be found on the following web-link: http://www.who.int/zoonoses/diseases/lerg/en/index.html

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Webology: Web 2.0, Folksonomies & Sociology of the Web, Vol. 4, No. 2, 2007
by Mailing List Admin 29 Aug '07

29 Aug '07

Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 14:31:23 +0530 From: KR. Senthil Kumar <alagusenthil(a)gmail.com> Dear All, Vol. 4, No. 2 of Webology, an OPEN ACCESS journal, is published and is available ONLINE. ------------ ------ Webology: Volume 4, Number 2, 2007 TOC: http://www.webology .ir/2007/ v4n2/toc. html<http://www.webology.ir/2007/v4n2/toc.html> Editorial - Folksonomies: Why do we need controlled vocabulary? --- Alireza Noruzi --- http://www.webology .ir/2007/ v4n2/editorial12 .html<http://www.webology.ir/2007/v4n2/editorial12.html> ------------ --------- --------- --------- -- Articles - Web 2.0 as a Social Movement --- William F. Birdsall --- http://www.webology .ir/2007/ v4n2/a40. html<http://www.webology.ir/2007/v4n2/a40.html> - Structure and Form of Folksonomy Tags: The Road to the Public Library Catalogue --- Louise F. Spiteri --- http://www.webology .ir/2007/ v4n2/a41. html<http://www.webology.ir/2007/v4n2/a41.html> - Use of Web in Tertiary Research and Education --- Wendy Aitken --- http://www.webology .ir/2007/ v4n2/a42. html<http://www.webology.ir/2007/v4n2/a42.html> - Overview of Ontology Servers Research --- Mohammad Nazir Ahmad, & Robert M. Colomb --- http://www.webology .ir/2007/ v4n2/a43. html<http://www.webology.ir/2007/v4n2/a43.html> ============ ========= ========= ========= == Webology: Vol. 4, No. 2, 2007 & Vol. 3, No. 4, 2006 TOC: http://www.webology .ir/2007/ v4n1/toc. html<http://www.webology.ir/2007/v4n1/toc.html> TOC: http://www.webology .ir/2006/ v3n4/toc. html<http://www.webology.ir/2006/v3n4/toc.html> Editorial - Sociology of the Web --- William Bostock --- http://www.webology .ir/2006/ v3n4/editorial10 .html<http://www.webology.ir/2006/v3n4/editorial10.html> ------------ --------- --------- --------- -- Articles - Geographical Distribution of Blogs in the United States. --- Jia Lin, & Alex Halavais --- http://www.webology .ir/2006/ v3n4/a30. html<http://www.webology.ir/2006/v3n4/a30.html> - Egyptian and American Internet-Based Cross-Cultural Information Seeking Behavior. Part I: Research Instrument --- Paul L. Hover --- http://www.webology .ir/2006/ v3n4/a31. html<http://www.webology.ir/2006/v3n4/a31.html> - Reshaping Digital Inequality in the European Union: How Psychological Barriers Affect Internet Adoption Rates --- Homero Gil-de-Zuniga --- http://www.webology .ir/2006/ v3n4/a32. html<http://www.webology.ir/2006/v3n4/a32.html> - Getting Connected: Can Social Capital be Virtual? --- Megan Alessandrini --- http://www.webology .ir/2006/ v3n4/a33. html<http://www.webology.ir/2006/v3n4/a33.html> - Texting Tolerance: Computer-Mediated Interfaith Dialogue --- Ally Ostrowski --- http://www.webology .ir/2006/ v3n4/a34. html<http://www.webology.ir/2006/v3n4/a34.html> - More Effective Web Search Using Bigrams and Trigrams --- David Johnson, Vishv Malhotra, & Peter Vamplew --- http://www.webology .ir/2006/ v3n4/a35. html<http://www.webology.ir/2006/v3n4/a35.html> - Mystery Meat revisited: Spam, Anti-Spam Measures and Digital Redlining --- Christopher P. Lueg, Jeff Huang, & Michael B. Twidale --- http://www.webology .ir/2007/ v4n1/a36. html<http://www.webology.ir/2007/v4n1/a36.html> - A Study of Email Spam and How to Effectively Combat It --- Mansoor Al-A'ali --- http://www.webology .ir/2007/ v4n1/a37. html<http://www.webology.ir/2007/v4n1/a37.html> - Bridging the Mire between E-Research and E-Publishing for Multimedia Digital Scholarship in the Humanities and Social Sciences: An Australian Case Study --- Andrew Jakubowicz --- http://www.webology .ir/2007/ v4n1/a38. html<http://www.webology.ir/2007/v4n1/a38.html> - Islamic Book and Information Culture: An Overview --- Paul L. Hover --- http://www.webology .ir/2007/ v4n1/a39. html<http://www.webology.ir/2007/v4n1/a39.html> -- KR.SENTHIL KUMAR Asst. Librarian VLB arts and science College Coimbutore

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Using Mozilla Firefox
by Mailing List Admin 29 Aug '07

29 Aug '07

Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 14:08:59 +0530 From: Dr.D.P Prathap <sbilibrary(a)gmail.com> Dear friends, Thanks to your timely help, the w32.USB worm has been removed now. It may be interesting to note that we could read all about your solutions from a different computer, as we could not open this particular mail with 'Mozilla FireFox' in the subject line [the worm somehow sensed (!) there's a danger in the offing]. Earlier, we tried MadhureshSinghal's suggestion of pasting the error message in Google and failed, as the application closed immediately. Many thanks once again. It is a big relief now. Those experiencing a similar problem can check http://kb.mozillazine.org/Use_IE_messages_upon_opening_Firefox or http://www.freewebs.com/mgsujith/worm/remove.html and follow the instructions mentioned in the link. Happy dis-infecting! Regards,

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Library Officer Vacancy
by kalyanvl＠bel.co.in 29 Aug '07

29 Aug '07

Dear All, Bharat Electronics, Bangalore Complex requires the following professional: Post : Library Officer in E-II Grade (Post Unreserved) - 01 Scale of Pay: Rs.10,600/ in the pay scale of Rs. 8,600-250-14,600/- (Pay Scale under revision from w.e.f. 01.01.2007) Qualification: First Class in Master Degree of Library and Information and Information Science (M.Lib.Information Science) from a reputed/recognised University. Upper Age Limit: 30 years Experience: Candidates having minimum 2 years of experience only need to apply within 15 days from the date of this publication. For more details please visit our website: www.bel-india.com V.L.Kalyan Deputy Manager TIC (C-D&E) Bharat Electronics Ltd. Jalahalli Post Bangalore - 560 013 Ph: 080-22195626 E-Mail: kalyanvl(a)bel.co.in Confidentiality Notice The information contained in this electronic message and any attachments to this message are intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) and may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender at Bharat Electronics or support(a)bel.co.in immediately and destroy all copies of this message and any attachments. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Rapid dissemination and archiving of your research material using Nature Precedings
by Dr. R.K. Kamat 29 Aug '07

29 Aug '07

Hi! Although I am not a Librarian, I feel the information regarding the Nature Precedings will be helpful to Librarians and Science Researchers and therefore posted on this forum. Nature Precedings is a place for researchers to share documents, including presentations, posters, white papers, technical papers, supplementary findings, and manuscripts. It provides a rapid way to disseminate emerging results and new theories, solicit opinions, and record the provenance of ideas. It also makes such material easy to archive, share and cite. The whole service is free of charge. The submission may be done in pdf or doc format. Although the submissions are not peer reviewed, service is intended to provide a more rapid and informal communication system than that enabled by scientific journals, and in this sense is complementary to them. More details at http://precedings.nature.com/about Regards.. Dr. R.K. Kamat Reader in Electronics & Coordinator Internet Unit, Shivaji University, Kolhapur -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Internet Resources Newsletter - latest issue
by Mailing List Admin 29 Aug '07

29 Aug '07

Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 10:28:24 +0100 From: "MacLeod, Roderick A" <R.A.MacLeod(a)hw.ac.uk> 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/irn154/irn154.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 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): The European Library Blogorama News of Blogs, RSS, etc Selected interesting Blogs and RSS feeds Recent Internet books in the Library Book Review Going the distance: Library instruction for remote learners Edited by Susan J. Clayton 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

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Shelfari - baum's Shelf
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 29 Aug '07

29 Aug '07

This is an interesting site where readers can share info on what they read and promote further readership. How librarians can benefit from this kind of social networking may be explored, perhaps by some MPhil/PhD students. http://www.shelfari.com/baum/shelf Regards -- 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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Orslis.com a Special Announcement
by mohammed shafi 28 Aug '07

28 Aug '07

Dear Professionals & Students A special announcement from http://orslis.com formerly known as orsforlis.com has now made direct access to the virtual tour . Now there is no need to download or save the file, clicking on Happy Journey your journey will start directly. Please have a journey to virtual tour of Andhra University Library (Dr.VS.Krishna Library) and send us your valuable feed back. Regards Shafi Executive Information Services Learning Resource Centre Indian School of Business 91+9885855687 http://orslis.com --------------------------------- Shape Yahoo! in your own image. Join our Network Research Panel today! -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Sad demise of Prof. Prabir Roy Chowdhury
by Mailing List Admin 28 Aug '07

28 Aug '07

Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 03:32:30 -0700 (PDT) From: Pijushkanti Panigrahi <panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com> It is indeed heart-breaking to hear that Prof Prabir Roy Choudhury, the veteran LIS teacher and an eminent leader of Library Movement, is no more. He breathed his last on August 22, 2007 at 8:52 am at his age of 74 and had lost his beloved & careing wife Amita only a few months back. He was suffering from lung cancer. Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharyya, Hon�ble Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mr Tapan Ray, Hon�ble Minister of Library Services, Govt of West Bengal, Hon�ble Mr Joyti Basu, Mr Nimai Mal, Mr Biman Basu, Mr Deb Kumar Basu along with many renowned educationist and scientists pay their homage to Prof Roy Choudhury and joined the funeral. Prof Prabir Ray Choudhury was born in Dhaka of Bangladesh in the year of 1934. He came to Kolkata afterwards along with his parents and studied in Bangabasi College. He had keen interest on books and libraries. To fulfill his desire, he got admitted in the librarianship course and became a student of Dept of Library Science, University of Calcutta. And he obtained his Post Graduate degree in Library Science as a deputed candidate from the Delhi University while he was an employee of the Central Library, Jadavpur University. He joined as a faculty of the Dept of Library and Information Science, Jadavpur University since its inception in 1964 and worked till his retirement in 1994. He had set up an example of refusing any further extensions after attaining the age of his superannuation. But he had rendered his services towards the betterment of the whole Jadavpur University community by holding many honorary positions till his death. The Vice Chancellor, Deans, Registrar, Teachers, Employees, Students of Jadavpur University pay their last respects to Prof Ray Choudhury. Prof Ray Choudhury took part and played important role in the Education Movement in 1954. He was very much instrumental to use Libraries in mass education to strengthen Education Movement. Due to his respect and affection to the Libraries, he established a Children Library (�Sougata Smriti Pathagar�) after the sudden and painful death of his only affectionate son Sougata in an accident at his young age. Prof Ray Choudhury had played an important role in formulating West Bengal Public Library Act and its enactment in 1979. As per the act he took initiatives in forming Directorate of Library Services, State Library Council, and Local Library Authorities for districts as an Advisor to the Govt. He was one of the members of the State Library Council till his death. He was attached with the Bengal Library Association since 1957 which he used to consider as his second home. He was also its President, General Secretary, Council member in different point of time. A huge gathering of LIS teachers of different Universities � University of Calcutta, Burdwan, Kalyani, North Bengal, Vidyasagar; President, Vice Presidents, General Secretary, Joint Secretaries, Council Members, Members of BLA,WBPLA, IASLIC, IATLIS, students, friends, followers, entire library profession pay their respectful homage with flowers and tears to their beloved teacher and joined in the funeral procession of the departed leader. He was also attached with IASLIC and participated in its many activities to guard the welfare of the Indian LIS profession. But for his inspiration, suggestion and active participation, IASLIC organized many successful seminars, conferences, workshops along with many other academic activities. His affection and suggestion inspired me a lot to organize successful workshops as Secretary of its Education Division. His sad demise is a great loss for the entire profession which is irreparable. I am extremely sad and shocked about his departure, but I am sure his work will stand to the benefit of LIS profession. I express my sympathy to all his relatives wish them to get back the strength to withstand this loss and wisdom to move forward with time. - Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi, Reader, Dept of Lib and Inf Science, University of Calcutta, 87/1 College Street,Kolkata - 700 073, West Bengal, India, email : panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com, (M) : +91 94342 43522. Secretary, Education Division, IASLIC; Associate Editor, IASLIC Bulletin, IASLIC, Kolkata-700 054

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SAC, Adi (ISRO) needs Graduate Apprentices in Lib. Sc.
by Mukesh Anand 28 Aug '07

28 Aug '07

Dear LIS Students', Space Applications Centre, Ahmedabad (ISRO, Deptt. of Space, Govt. of India) invites applications for Graduate Apprentices in Library Science in the Advt. # SAC:07/2007. Qualification :- Graduation + Diploma in Lib. Sc. or Bachelor's Degree in Lib. & Info. Sc. (all FIRST CLASS) Stipend :- Rs. 5,000/- per month Upper Age Limit :- 35 Years (relaxable by 5 years in case of SC/ST & 3 years in case of OBC candidates) Period of Training :- One Year Completed application on the given format , duly filled in & signed alongwith ATTESTED TRUE COPIES of certificates, marksheets & a copy of recent passport size color photograph should reach : Administrative Officer (Rmt & Rev), P&GA Division (Bldg 30-D), Space Applications Centre, (ISRO), Ambawadi Vistaar P.O., Ahmedabad- 380 015 within 15 days from the date of publication of this advt. Application should be sent in a cover superscribed as "ADVT. NO. SAC/07/2007, APPLICATION FOR THE POSITION OF GRADUATE APPRETICE POST NO. 05" N.B. :- For the advt. & Format of Application Form see The Times of India dated 27th August, 2007 Monday , Page # 9 & to know more about SAC visit http://www.isro.gov.in/centers/cen_sac.htm With Wishes, Mukesh Anand -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Delhi Book Fair
by Mukesh Anand 27 Aug '07

27 Aug '07

Dear Members', 13th Delhi Book Fair is going to be held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi from 1st - 9th September, 2007. So if u r planning to visit Delhi in this date, don't miss the opportunity to visit the book fair. At least, have a window shopping of the bok fair. 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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Achievments in Education in 60th Year of Independence
by Mukesh Anand 27 Aug '07

27 Aug '07

Dear Members', Here I am giving some points for ur info. from the advertisement i.e. 60th Year of Independence: Achievments in the field of Education of M/o HRD (Deptt. of School Edu. & Literacy and Deptt. of Higher Edu.) . This advt. was appeared in the Indian Express on 15th August. 1. 50 new Kendriya Vidyalayas & 28 new Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas have been sanctioned in 2006-' 07, in addition to the 919 existing KVs & 539 JNVs. 2. 23 Central Univ. have been established so far including 4 new Central Universities during 2006 through Acts of Parliament.All states in the North East have one Central University each. 3. It is proposed to establish 3 new IITs in the states of Bihar, Rajasthan & Andhra Pradesh. 4. A seventh IIM at Shilong in the North East has been established, and will start the first academic session from 2008-' 09. 5. 2 new School of Planning and Archetecture are also proposed to be set up at Bhopal & Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh). 6. A new IIIT (Design & Manufacturing) has been established at Kanchipuram (Tamil Nadu). 7. 3 Indian Institutes of Science Education & Research (IISERs) have been set at Kolkata, Mohali & Pune. 2 more IISERs have been proposed at Bhopal & Thiruvananthpuram. 8. 20 RECs / Govt. Engineering Colleges have been converted into National Institutes of Technology (NIT). The National Institutes of Technology Act-2007 comes into force today. 9. "Sakshat", a free one-stop portal for education has been launched by His Excellency, the President of India in October,2006 . Source :- The Indian Express (Express Newsline, Page # 3) dated 15th August ,2007 Wednesday. 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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535 Years of History
by Sunil Ahalawat 27 Aug '07

27 Aug '07

Gale Digital Collections (535 Years of History) Gale has changed the nature of research and education forever with *Gale Digital Collections*. We've opened a wealth of rare, formerly inaccessible historical content from the world's most prestigious libraries to faculty, researchers and students. As part of a longstanding commitment to provide libraries of all sizes with the most accurate, authoritative material on the market today, *Gale Digital Collections* represents an extraordinary resource, covering more than 500 years of international history. *http://www.gale.com/DigitalCollections/*<http://www.gale.com/DigitalCollections/> *http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/thomsongale/relivehistory/*<http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/thomsongale/relivehistory/> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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International Conference on Services Management- call for papers
by Manjunath K 27 Aug '07

27 Aug '07

Dear Fellow professionals. Sorry for cross posting. (Dear moderator please post this message on forum) TAPMI is organizing International conference on services management. Please forward this mail to your faculty members who are teaching / interested in services management/marketing. CALL for PAPERS International Conference on Services management in MANIPAL Theme : Process and Technology: Key Drivers of Customer focused Services Management Featuring Christopher Lovelock The most renowned author, professor, trainer, consultant and expert on Services Management Where: T.A .Pai Management Institute, Manipal When: February 15-16, 2008 Abstract Submission: September 30, 2007 Full Paper Submission: December 15, 2007 Last date for registration for participation in the conference is December 31, 2007. Click this link for more conference details. Conference on Service Management <http://www.tapmi.org/Conference/Services%20Management/ServicesManagemen t.htm> If the link is not working, click http://www.tapmi.org <http://www.tapmi.org/> Manjunath __________________________ Dr. Manjunatha K Librarian T.A. Pai Management Institute Manipal - 576 104 Udupi Dist., Karnataka, India. Ph: +91-0820-2573551(Off), 2575161(Res) manjunath(a)mail.tapmi.org manju_tapmi(a)yahoo.com __________________________ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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