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Bundelkhand University, Jhansi vacancy for the post of Lecturer
by shriram pandey 10 Sep '07

10 Sep '07

dear professionals, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi , invited the application to the INDIAN NATIONALS for the post of LECTURER in LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE TOTAL POST - 02 Qualification and experience - As per UGC norms. For detail visit the university website at www.bujhansi.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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Annual Review of Information Science & Technology (ARIST) : Details & TOC of Vol. 42(2008)
by Mailing List Admin 10 Sep '07

10 Sep '07

Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2007 22:16:23 -0700 From: Mukesh Anand <mukeshanand2006(a)gmail.com> Respected Members, Here I am giving the details of ARIST & its TOC of forthcoming volume 42 (2008). The Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST) has long been considered a landmark publication within the information science community. It surveys the landscape of information science and technology, providing the reader with an analytical, authoritative and accessible overview of recent trends and significant developments. One volume is published each year. Rank :- ARIST got 3 rd rank in the 2005 Journal Citation Reports, Social Science edition in the subject category of Info. Sc. & Lib. Sc. (published by Thomson Scientific formerly Institute for Scientific Information, Phildelphia http://www.isinet.com ) on the basis of Impact Factor 2.652 after MIS Quarterly & Journal of American Medical Information Association. Publisher :-American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T), Maryland, U S http://www.asis.org & Information Today, Inc., Medford, New Jersey, U S http://www.infotoday.com/ Editor :- Blaise Cronin (Prof., Info. Sc., Indiana Univ., Bloomington) http://www.asis.org/Publications/ARIST/editor.php Associate Editor :- Ms. Debora Shaw (Prof., Indiana Univ., Bloomington) http://www.asis.org/Publications/ARIST/associateeditor.php Advisory Board :- 13 person Advisory Board http://www.asis.org/Publications/ARIST/advisory.php Thanx & Regards, Mukesh Anand

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ISiM-Cyber Security Workshop, Oct 15-19, 2007, Bangalore - Call for participation
by Angrosh 10 Sep '07

10 Sep '07

Dear All, Workshop Announcement ISiM Executive Education Programme Series Cyber Security Workshop, October 15-19, 2007, Bangalore Objectives and Outline : ·How secure is the Internet? ·Is your digital information safe? ·What is identity theft and Internet fraud? How do you protect yourselves against them? ·What tools and techniques do hackers use? ·What are the anti-virus, anti-spam and anti-spyware tools currently available? ·How secure are credit card transactions on the Internet? ·What are the challenges in wireless security? ·How would you establish an organization-wide security plan? ·What are the latest security techniques? If your profession requires answers to these questions, this introductory workshop on information and cyber security might be right for you. Cyber Security is becoming increasingly important in todays networked world and is impacting every aspect of society including finance, healthcare, government, education, arts and entertainment. The objective of this workshop is to teach the basic principles of cyber security from the perspective of providing security awareness and its best practices for the real world. Topics Covered : ·Motivation for security ·Tools and techniques used by adversaries to gather information and launch attacks ·Virus protection, secured credit card and bank transactions, wireless security systems ·Computer forensics, Theft identity and protection, anti-phishing and biometric security ·Case studies from security practices in real-world scenarios Faculty : Dr. Srinivas Sampalli is Professor of Computer Science and 3M Teaching Fellow at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada. His research work is in the area of security and quality of service in wireline and wireless networks. He has been involved in national research projects on vulnerabilities, security best practices, risk mitigation and analysis, and the design of secure networks. He was the Dalhousie principal investigator for the Secure Active VPN Environment project sponsored by the Canadian Institute for Telecommunications Research and is currently the principal investigator for the Wireless Security project sponsored by Industry Canada. He has received many teaching awards. Most recently, he received the 2005 3M Teaching Fellowship, Canadas national teaching acknowledgement. Learn more about him at http://www.cs.dal.ca/cspeople/s_srinivas.shtml Target Audience : The workshop is targeted for audience in a wide range of professions including finance, banking, management, health care, arts and entertainment etc. The Workshop is designed for an audience who use computers and networks on a daily basis but do not necessarily have a technical background in computer science. However, people with an IT background who need an introduction to security technologies will also benefit from the workshop. A working knowledge of computers and its applications is essential. Workshop Highlights and Benefits : ·Learn the threats and vulnerabilities in today's digital world ·Understand the basics of Internet & network tools ·Understand tools & techniques used by adversaries to launch intrusions. ·Learn to identify Internet fraud & be secured. ·Gain knowledge of the best practices for safe Internet transactions. ·Learn principles of computer forensics & biometric security ·Learn the techniques in network security. ·Learn the design techniques for security. Venue : Conference Hall Informatics (India) Ltd. No. 194, R.V. Road, Basavanagudi, P.B. No. 400, Bangalore 560 004 Tel: +91-80-40387777 Workshop Dates: October 15-19, 2007 Registration Fee: Rs. 15,000/- per participant (Registration fee includes workshop material, lunch and refreshments) Registration forms can be downloaded from www.isim.ac.in/cybersecurity/ For enquiries please contact: Angrosh 9886970411 For more details visit: www.isim.ac.in/cybersecurity/ ISiM Executive Education Programme Series A note ISiM Executive Education Programmes help individuals and organizations to leverage on technology management through our courses that integrates technical expertise with management. Our Executive Education Programmes enables you to accumulate credits and complete your Certificate / Diploma / Degree in a flexible manner. Each Workshop in the Executive Education Programme Series is a 3 Credit programme. The classification and required credits for different levels of certification is as shown: Certificate in Information Systems & Management : 18 Credits Diploma in Information Systems & Management : 30 Credits M. Tech Information Systems & Management : 60 Credits Visit www.isim.ac.in for more details. Thanks and regards, Angrosh ************************************* M. A. Angrosh Project Manager International School of Information Management University of Mysore, Manasagangotri Mysore - 570 006 Tel: +91-821-2514699; Fax: +91-821-2519209 Email: angrosh(a)isim.ac.in website: www.isim.ac.in ******************************************** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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OA to CGIAR literature
by Subbiah Arunachalam 10 Sep '07

10 Sep '07

Dear colleagues, Here is a message I received from a friend in Europe who is actively engaged in promoting free access to S&T information, especially in the agricultural sector. Please spread the word. We should persuade all CGIAR institutes to set up their own interoperable open access repositories. I know ICRISAT is trying to set up one. Arun ------------- Friends: >From 12 September until 3 October, the CGIAR will hold an online discussion on its draft strategy "Global Public Goods (GPGs): From Data and Information to Food." The discussion will focus on priority areas of the strategy, users and their needs, and on obstacles and methodologies. The aim is to make it easier for CGIAR staff, partners and potential partners to access, use and add value to the research and outputs of the CGIAR. To contribute to the discussion, you need to register on the e-agriculture.org platform. The various contributions and discussions are open to visit. Participants in the e-agriculture week in Rome can follow these discussions in person on 28th September. [if the embedded links do not work, the key web page is http://www.e-agriculture.org/18.html The CGIAR needs your thoughts on how the knowledge and information it produces - and looks after - can be made more accessible. ______________________________________________________ Yahoo! Mail now has unlimited storage, which means you can have spam control and more space for those important e-mails. http://uk.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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LISU Study on Journal Pricing commissioned by Oxford University Press
by Kaushik 09 Sep '07

09 Sep '07

*From:* Ghosh, Kaushik *Sent:* Wednesday, September 05, 2007 1:15 PM *To:* 'lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in' *Subject:* LISU Study on Journal Pricing commissioned by Oxford University Press *Importance:* High Dear LIS Professionals & Academicians , An updated study examining trends in journals pricing from 2000-2006 has been released by LISU, based at Loughborough University. The report, commissioned by Oxford Journals, Journal Division of Oxford University Press updates findings from a previous study conducted in 2004, and offers valuable insights into journal subscription prices, looking at overall price, as well as price per page, and price per point of impact factor. The research updates the previous findings on pricing for biomedical journals, and has also been extended to analyze pricing for social science titles. Findings within the report show little variation to the original data published in 2004: there are continued trends in price variance across publishers, including median price increases ranging from 42% to 104% for biomedical titles, and 47% to 120% for social science titles. Median journal prices also continue to vary widely between publishers for both these disciplines, ranging from £198 to £859 in biomedical titles, and £119 to £513 in the Social Sciences. Trends in Scholarly Journal Prices 2000-2006 (Sonya White & Claire Creaser, LISU, 2007) is freely available from the LISU website as a downloadable PDF.<http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/dis/lisu/pages/publications/oup2.html%20> http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/dis/lisu/pages/publications/oup2.html Print copies can be purchased for £50 [post paid in the UK] from: LISU, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leics, LE11 3TU Tel: 01509 635680, Fax: 01509 635699, Email: lisu(a)lboro.ac.uk and *Further information on the report:* • Over 8,000 journals were included in the analysis. • Publishers included in the analysis were: o Blackwell Publishing o Cambridge University Press o Elsevier o Lippincott Williams and Wilkins o Nature (specialist journals) o Oxford Journals o Springer o Sage o Taylor and Francis o University of Chicago Press o Wiley *Key Findings* • Median journal prices ranged from £198 to £859 for biomedical titles, and £119 to £513 for social science titles in 2006 • Increases in the median journal price between 2000 and 2006 varied from 42% to 104% in biomedical titles and 47% to 120% for social science titles. • Median price per page ranged from 31p to £1.06 for biomedical titles, and 13p to 93p for social science titles in 2006 • Median price per point of impact factor ranged from £110 to £775 for biomedical titles in 2006, and from £186 to £552 for social science titles. Best Regards Kaushik Ghosh | Library Sales Manager - South Asia Oxford Journals | Oxford University Press Plot No A 1-5, Block GP, Sector V Salt Lake Electronics Complex Kolkata 700091 India + 91 33 2357 3739 / 2357 3947 telephone + 91 33 2357 3738 fax + 91 98302 22209 mobile kaushik.ghosh(a)oxfordjournals.org www.oxfordjournals.org *Oxford** Journals - "Developing ideas and sharing knowledge"* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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UNESCO recently publishes a whitepaper on Open Source Digital Archival and Preservation System
by Puna Das 07 Sep '07

07 Sep '07

Dear All UNESCO recently publishes a whitepaper on Open Source Digital Archival and Preservation System 'Towards an Open Source Repository and Preservation System: Recommendations on the Implementation of an Open Source Digital Archival and Preservation System and on Related Software Development', Kevin Bradley, Junran Lei, and Chris Blackall. Paris: UNESCO, 2007. This Document defines the requirements for a digital archival and preservation system using standard hardware and describes a set of open source software which can be used to implement it. This report defines the requirements for a digital archival and preservation system using standard hardware and describes a set of open source software which could used to implement it. There are two aspects of this report that distinguish it from other approaches. One is the complete or holistic approach to digital preservation. The report recognises that a functioning preservation system must consider all aspects of a digital repositories; Ingest, Access, Administration, Data Management, Preservation Planning and Archival Storage, including storage media and management software. Secondly, the report argues that, for simple digital objects, the solution to digital preservation is relatively well understood, and that what is needed are affordable tools, technology and training in using those systems. Download Fulltext: http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/files/24700/11824297751towards_open_source_r… 'Risks Associated with the Use of Recordable CDs and DVDs as Reliable Storage Media in Archival Collections - Strategies and Alternatives', Kevin Bradley. Paris: UNESCO, 2006. The purpose of this document is to provide detailed guidance on managing the risks associated with storing archival data on recordable CD and DVD. It recommends a strategy to reduce these risks through error measurement and appropriate management. Download Fulltext: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001477/147782e.pdf Thanks Anup Kumar Das B5/29, Safdarjung Enclave New Delhi-110029 Email: puna_05(a)yahoo.co.in ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.unesco.org/webworld/portal_bib/ http://www.anupkumardas.blogspot.com www.unesco.org/newdelhi ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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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2 Articles about Google in Economist & Financial Express
by Mukesh Anand 07 Sep '07

07 Sep '07

Dear Members, Two articles were published about Google in The Economist, Vol. 384,No. 8544, Issue dated 1st-7th Sept., ' 07 1. Inside the Googleplex : Page # 56-58 or visit http://www.economist.com/business/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9719610 U may read it also in The Financial Express (Selections from The Economist) dated 3rd Sept., ' 07, Monday, Page # 7 2. Who's affraid of Google ? : Page # 9 or visit http://www.economist.com/opinion/displayStory.cfm?Story_ID=9725272 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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Scopus Young Scientist Awards - 2007 from Elsevier
by Mailing List Admin 07 Sep '07

07 Sep '07

Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2007 14:54:22 +0800 From: "Muralidharan, Padma (ELS-DEL)" <P.Muralidharan(a)elsevier.com> Globally, India is recognized as a knowledge driven economy having the world's largest scientific and research workforce with a very high intellectual capital. Recognizing India's contribution to world science, ScopusTM instituted the SCOPUS YOUNG SCIENTIST AWARDS last year to recognize and reward the Indian researcher's talent, knowledge and expertise. Continuing the program this year, this award will be given away in eleven major scientific disciplines. Subject Disciplines : Agriculture �� Biological Sciences �� Chemistry �� Earth & Oceanographic Sciences �� Engineering �� Library & Information Sciences �� Mathematics �� Medicine �� Pharmacology & Pharmaceutics �� Physics �� Social Sciences Criteria : Applicant must not be over 40 years of age as on 31st December, 2007 �� Original Papers published in peer-reviewed Indian and International Journals will be considered �� No. of Citations recieved & Patents filed The applications can be downloaded from http://asia.elsevier.com/scopus_india_awards.htm Nominations are invited and a jury of eminent subject experts will make the final decision. The last date for recieving applications will be October 10, 2007. For any further information, please contact : Padma Muralidharan at p.muralidharan(a)elsevier.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks & regards, Padma Muralidharan Account Development Manager Elsevier India (Science & Technology) Sri Pratap Udyog 274, Capt Gaur Marg, Sriniwaspuri New Delhi - 110 065 Ph : +91-11-42890202; +91-9810739993

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NCSI-NET Meeting Announcement for the month of September
by Maruthu Pandian 07 Sep '07

07 Sep '07

Dear Friends The NCSI-NET meeting will be held on Saturday, 8th September 2007 at NCSI Seminar Hall at 11 AM. Topic: Knowledge Management - Approach of Unisys on how to go about. Speaker : Mr. Sudhakar Gudlannagari Abstract: In view of transformation of Information management to Knowledge management and as professionals working in this arena,keeping in view our changing role & responsibilities, an insight of knowledge management methodologies, detailed guidelines on how to go about on Knowledge Network of Communities will be discussed along with introduction of Unique approach adopted by Unisys ie., 3 Dimensional Enterprise Visibility (3D-VE). Brief Introduction of speaker: Currently working as Team Lead - knowledge Management, UNISYS, Bangalore Earlier worked as Business Consultant for Asia Pacific Region for DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS ,Bangalore. He did his B.Tech from JNTU, Associateship in Information science from NISACIR & trained at NCSI in Information and knowledge management.He is associated with several educational institutions,consultancies & clubs as Advisor and member. All the members are invited for the talk Regards Maruthu Pandian NCSI-NET Coordinators -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Shelfari
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 07 Sep '07

07 Sep '07

To Lis-forum colleagues My reply to Mr Sudhakar applies to lis-forum members as well. I am sorry for having recommended shelfari earlier without noting this loophole Vyasamoorthy, P ===================== Dear Sri Sudhakar I have joined shelfari However, We should be aware (cautious) of the fact that shelfari asks for gmail account and gmail password to help you find out who else is a member of Shelfari. When you get to this page, please DON'T give your gmail userid & password. shelfari has NO connection with gmail or google. (Within google services using the same gmail id & gmail password are OK) This practice of Shelfari is unwelcome and unethical as it will lead to abuse of your gmail message repository or spamming. 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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New General Secretary, IASLIC
by Pijushkanti Panigrahi 07 Sep '07

07 Sep '07

This is to inform all concerned that the IASLIC Council at its meeting held on September 01, 2007 has elected Dr Arun Kumar Chakraborty, Librarian, Bose Institute, Kolkata and Joint Secretary, IASLIC as its Honorary General Secretary. The post was vacant due to the sad demise of Mr Dipak Nag. On behalf of the Education Division, IASLIC I congratulate Dr Chakraborty. I hope Dr Chkraborty will provide his able leadership to IASLIC. ----- 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 --------------------------------- Yahoo! oneSearch: Finally, mobile search that gives answers, not web links. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Buy books on the Net (Article in Hindu)
by Mukesh Anand 06 Sep '07

06 Sep '07

Dear Members', An article is published in the Hindu Buy books on the Net by Pradeep Sebastian If u r interested to know about Book Search Engines of used, out-of-print, rare & first edition books, then u may read this article at http://www.hindu.com/lr/2007/09/02/stories/2007090250250600.htm OR The Hindu, Literary Review(Page # 6), dated 2/9/' 07 Sunday 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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Vacancy of 'Library Assistant' at Tolani Maritime Institute, Talegaon, Pune
by Praveen Vaidya 06 Sep '07

06 Sep '07

Dear All, Tolani Maritime Institute Library (www.tolani.edu) is looking for fresh or with One year exp. MALE graduates(B.L.I.Sc or M.L.I.Sc) for the post of LIBRARY ASSISTANT. The selected candidate must be ready to work for late Hours and has an opportunity to work in a good ICT environment. Other requirements: Good communication skills.Familiarity with computer operations, working knowledge of MS-Office. Salary around Rs.7000 Campus Accommodation may be made available. The interested candidates are required to send their C.V.through email. Last date to apply. 15th Sept. 2007. Thanks, Praveen Vaidya Praveen Vaidya Librarian, Tolani Maritime Institute, (Off campus of BITS, Pilani) Induri, Talegon Dabhade, Pune-410 507 Tel: 02114-241870-873 Ext:3018/3017(O) 5215 (R) www.tolani.edu ____________________________________________________________________________________ Sick sense of humor? Visit Yahoo! TV's Comedy with an Edge to see what's on, when. http://tv.yahoo.com/collections/222 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library software for Audio -Video documents
by anka setty 06 Sep '07

06 Sep '07

Dear all, Iam planning to setup a Audio-Video library for a TV channel. In this regard i would like to know the softwares available for maintaining Audio-Video collection. Please send me the list of Software available and also vendors names and their contact address and numbers. Thanks & regards, Ankasetty K Video Library Officer Real Estate TV ========================================================================= "Leadership Through Innovation and Technology" ========================================================================= Thanks & Regards ANKASETTY K Video Library Officer, Real Estate-TV Bangalore - 0 9980110239(M) Email:settyiisc@rediffmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Regarding need agency for Indian Medical Journals
by Ajay kumar 05 Sep '07

05 Sep '07

Dear All, We have the budget of Rs. 01 lakh exclusively for Indian Medical Journals. Presetnly we are looking for Indian Medical 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 -- Regards.... AJAY KUMAR. M.V Library and Information Centre M.S.Ramaiah Medical College M.S.R.I.T. Post, Bangalore - 560054 Karnataka. Ph:080-23605190 Extn - 418 (O) +91-9886359848 (Mobile) E-mail:mail.ajju@gmail.com Visit: http://ajay.mlis.googlepages.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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About Gmail Drive
by Vinodkumar. H 05 Sep '07

05 Sep '07

Dear Sir/Madam, GOOGLE ROCKS AGAIN... Gmail drive...Check this out... Things you need to have: 1) Gmail account 2) Gmail Drive software Process: i) Download Gmail Drive from (takes seconds to download): http://www.softpedia.com/get/Internet/E-mail/Mail-Utilities/GMail-Drive-she… ii) Install the software. iii) After installing, a drive named Gmail drive will be created in My Computer (just like C: D :) iv) Double click on this drive, login to Gmail account. You will get a space of 2.61 GB. Whatever content you copy to this drive will be sent to your mail account directly to which you have logged in. The copy is pretty fast. HATS OFF GOOGLE! Gmail Drive Gmail Drive is a Shell Namespace Extension that creates a virtual drive in the Windows Explorer, allowing you to use your Google Gmail account as a storage medium. It allows you to do basic file manipulation, such as copy and delete, on files inside the Gmail folder. Because it is a Shell Extension, the interface you work in is Windows Explorer itself. Gmail files are physically stored as e-mails on your Google Gmail account. The files are stored in mail attachments and the filename and file information (such as file size) is stored in the message subject line. Mr.Vinodkumar.H www.freewebs.com/vinodchapter/ REMEMBER YESTERDAY... THINK TOMORROW... LIVE TODAY. --------------------------------- 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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Orizin Tech launches Active RFID system
by Swapan kumar Patra 05 Sep '07

05 Sep '07

Orizin Technologies has announced the launch of Active Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) system, which includes tags and readers for tracking materials in IT Industry. The technology may be useful in library also. for details see http://www.zdnetindia.com/index.php?action=article&prodid=12112&chid=48&Ref… -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Ranganathan Research Circle :Subba Rao memorial Function
by Mailing List Admin 05 Sep '07

05 Sep '07

Date: Wed, 05 Sep 2007 08:56:08 +0530 From: Ratnakar Aspari <aspari_r(a)hotmail.com> RANGANATHAN RESEARCH CIRCLE Cordially invites you to IX Shri C. V. SUBBARAO Memorial Function at the Auditorium of Hall No. VIII, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi On Saturday, September 8th, 2007 at 10.00 A.M. There will be a Panel Discussion on LIBRARIAN AND VENDOR REALTIONSHIP: BETTERMENT FOR LIS PROFESSION A. Ratnakar New Delhi Mobile Number : 09891390300

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Web OPAC.....
by K.R. Mulla 05 Sep '07

05 Sep '07

Dear LIS Professionals, It is intresting to see this is a Web-OPAC of The State Central Library, http://164.100.150.131/OPAC/welcome.asp Shillong has established a well automated library system with the help of e-Granthalaya software developed by National Informatics Centre. The software provides all kinds of features required to automate the in-house activities as well as library services. This software is free of cost for educational institutions -- Thanks with regards K. R. Mulla, Librarian, HKBK College of Engineering, # 22/1, Nagawara, Bangalore - 560 045. Karnataka, India. Tel. +91-80-25441722, 25443744 Ext 152 ************************************************************************** Engg-Lib-Forum: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Engg-Lib-Forum/ Home Page: http://krmulla.googlepages.com/ Library: http://203.90.120.126:8081/ **************************************************************************** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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FW: Thomson Scientific, Best Discovery Quiz Awards Ceremony - TO BE POSTED IN LIS FORUM
by Amit Verma 04 Sep '07

04 Sep '07

Thomson Scientific had announced the 'Best Discovery Quiz' for all the CSIR Labs on August 6, 2007. The results of the preliminary round are out.. Congratulations to below 5 finalists of Best Discovery, ISI Web of Knowledge quiz, ending on 26 August 2007. Mr Kannan Srinivasan from CSMCRI - Bhavnagar Mr. Nishad from URDIP, Pune Mr Divakar from CCMB, Hyderabad Mr D.B Ramesh from RRL, Bhubaneshwar Mr Yashpal from IMTech,Chandigarh The FINAL will be held on 10 September, 2007 at the InterContinental The Grand, New Delhi. Over the past three weeks, Thomson Scientific received overwhelming responses for the quiz. We would like to take this opportunity to express our sincere appreciation to all participants. We would again like to extend our invitation to you to join us on this evening of celebration. Venue: InterContinental The Grand New Delhi Barakhamba Avenue, Connaught Place New Delhi - 110 001, India Time Activities Speaker 6.00 - 6.30 PM Registration 6.30 - 6.40 PM Inaugural Speech Dr. Naresh Kumar, CSIR 6.40 - 7.00 PM TS Introduction Mr. Keith MacGregor 7.00 - 7.20 PM Keynote Speech Prof. Ashok Pandey 7.20 - 8.00 PM Final round Quiz.& Award Mr. Keith MacGregor 8.00 - 8.10 PM Vote of Thanks Mr. Wong WoeiFuh 8.15 - 10.00 PM Buffet Dinner Crystal Ballroom 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To register your interest for the event, please email to Kuheli.Pramanik(a)contractor.thomson.com or sandeep(a)informindia.co.in or contact us at 91 (80) 2555 0333 extn 3648 REGISTRATION IS FREE. Amit Verma Product Marketing Manager Informatics (India) Limited 194, R.V. Road, Basavanagudi Bangalore 560004, India Phone: 91 80 40387777 Fax : 91 80 40387600 Mobile: 91 98459 41610 www.informindia.co.in Please update your records with our new contact address above No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.485 / Virus Database: 269.13.3/986 - Release Date: 03/09/2007 9:31 AM -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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53 ALL INIDA LIBRARY CONFERENCE - 2007
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 04 Sep '07

04 Sep '07

53rd ALL INDIA LIBRARY CONFERENCE THEME 13-16 December 2007 organised by Dept of Library and Information Science, Osmania University, Hyderabad THEME: Developing Library and Information Resources and Services in the Internet Era Facets Public Library as a Community Information Center/Knowledge Center Role of Public Libraries in the Internet Era as access Points of knowledge and information era. Legislation for libraries in the Internet era Need, Issues, Provisions, implications etc. Library 2.0 and web2.0 Library 2.0 and its principles, Web 2.0 technologies and education, web2.0 technologies and library services, emerging technologies and user behavior, Library 2.0 and human resource development, Cases of Library 2.0 services, ICT & Internet impact and implications, and legal and ethical issues Collection Development Policies Information needs assessment, Preservation and conservation, Print, digital document, Issues and concerns, Legal and ethical issues, IPR and digitization, Resource sharing Management and evaluation of collection Library Counseling, Leadership and communication, Capacity/Competency building. Management and marketing of Library resources and services, Change Management, Fiscal management and technology issues. Print and Digital Publication Issues Legal and ethical, IPR issues and digitization, Issues pertaining to plagarism and intellectual freedom, Censorship and intellectual freedom Knowledge Management, Knowledge Society Institutional repositories, Professional response to information and Technological deluge, Knowledge Creation, Knowledge Application, Knowledge Access, Knowledge concepts Open Sources Access versus ownership issues, Software and other peripherals, e-journals, e-books, v-books etc. --------------------------------- Copy addresses and emails from any email account to Yahoo! Mail - quick, easy and free. Do it now... -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Books from China - Vendor required
by Suvarsha Walters 04 Sep '07

04 Sep '07

Hi all, Do you know of any vendor who can procure books from a publisher in China, 'China Statistics Press'? Thank you, Suvarsha Information Analyst, HP Labs, Bangalore ____________________________________________________________________________________ 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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Adoption of Open Source Software in Libraries: Last 3 days to close
by Muhammad Rafiq 04 Sep '07

04 Sep '07

Apology for cross posting. Dear LIS professionals I am conducting a research on the perceptions of LIS 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 will close on Sept. 7. 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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IATLIS - good theme and sub-themes
by sidda＠nimhans.kar.nic.in 04 Sep '07

04 Sep '07

IATLIS National Conference 2007 It gives me immense pleasure to inform you that the IATLIS 2007 Annual National Conference is going to be organized in Karnatak University, Dharwad, during 19-21 November 2007. The past 23 conferences have made a land mark in presenting and projecting the professional image as well as efforts to coping with the fast changing subject field. Considerable attention is paid to select the burning issues for the discussion and also modest attempt is made to evolve the viable resolutions in the respective conferences. Many of the vital resolutions were sent to the concerned authorities for consideration and taking needful action. Keeping in view the rich tradition of IATLIS in organizing the National level meets and the growing participation specially the younger generation of LIS teachers and researchers, the council has decided to select the following theme for the ensuring conference Equity of LIS education in IT-based pedagogical environment of the knowledge society. Sub themes are; 1. The Educational environment 2. Governance and Policies 3. Pre-service and in-service teacher education 4. teaching practices 5. Assessment practices 6. Evaluation of Personnel and Curricular Materials 7. Individualized Educational Planning 8. Data Collection and Accountability 9. Partnership Building among schools of library / information sciences and industry. 10. Accomplishment of industry standards based on educational reform 11. Introducing specialty and super specialty courses in various subjects in the IT environment 12. On demand education (or customized education) for the industry needs. The focus of equity of LIS education in an inequitable system of haves and have-nots is to achieve equal higher standard to all the students irrespective of location of the schools / departments of library and information science (rural, small cities or metropolitan cities) including the distance education. The equity needs to be developed without compromising the quality of education across the country in todays highly complex and diverse society. The knowledge society demands all LIS students/professionals to reach as high level of academic excellence as possible. The brainstorming is targeted to evolve equity b sharing expertise, curriculum, content and pedagogy for better learning between haves and have-nots. The new partnership is inevitable to achieve equality and to eliminate current inequities by identifying specific indicators. The contributions of all the learned professionals help educators and policy-makers to examine and improve the total educational system. It is hoped that all the members of the IATLIS fraternity and the fellow professional colleagues will take keen interest in contributing thoughtful papers based on research and the experience gained and participate in large number. Last date for submission of full text papers: 30th September 2007. Send your paper (s) to the following address: Dr. B.D. Kumbar Organising Secretary Department of Library and Information Science Karnatak University Dharwad - 580 003 E:mail: bdkumbar(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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Free Trade Magazine Subscriptions & Technical Document Downloads
by Vijayakumara 03 Sep '07

03 Sep '07

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