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MICROSOFT LOWERS PRICES AND PLANS JOBSITE IN INDIA
by Farooque Shaheen 20 Apr '07

20 Apr '07

Microsoft Corp., the world?s largest software maker, will sell a $3 (Rs 130) package of Windows, Office and educational programmes to governments that want to load the software onto personal computers for students. The package, called the Microsoft Student Innovation Suite, will include the Windows XP Starter Edition operating system, Microsoft Office and Live Mail e-mail software, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates said in a speech at a conference for government leaders in Beijing on 19 April. The company is selling the programmes at cost to governments that buy a minimum of 10,000 copies, Microsoft senior vice-president Will Poole said. The programme is part of a strategy to boost ownership of computers among 5 billion people who don?t have them. Microsoft is pledging to reach the first billion of those users by 2015. The company will try to ensure that countries that offer free or cheap PCs to students will choose Windows instead of the freely distributed Linux operating system. The programmes would normally cost between $100-200. Microsoft has seen sales increase in China over the past few years after the country began curbing piracy. Still, large numbers of Chinese cannot afford retail prices for Windows and Office. Pirated copies are openly sold for about $1 each. Job Site in India The company is working with the government and businesses in India to set up a Website that helps engineering job candidates assess what skills they will need to find employment. The idea came out of a conversation between Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, who expressed concern that many Indian graduates are unable to find jobs. Of the 400,000 engineering students who graduate annually, only a quarter find jobs, he said. The site will open by the year-end and Microsoft will expand the programme to other countries. http://www.livemint.com/2007/04/19145836/Microsoft-lowers-prices-and-pl.html Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, 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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INDEST-AICTE National Workshop on E-Resources Management for Excellence at Central Library of IIT Madras
by Harish Chandra 19 Apr '07

19 Apr '07

Dear Sir, I would be pleased if you please arrange to post information about the forthcoming INDEST-AICTE National Workshop on E-Resources Management for Excellence during 16th to 18th July 2007 to be held at Central LIbrary of IIT Madras in Chennai. The complete brochure can be downloaded from the link given on the Central Library main webpage under News and Events http://www.cenlib.iitm.ac.in The major objectives of the workshop are listed below: · To provide a forum to the Librarians and Academic Administrators to discuss and share their problems and experiences of using e-resources with INDEST-AICTE National Coordinator, other functionaries, Information Solution Providers, Experts and Users · To create awareness and understanding about the importance of introducing and executing information technology in Libraries and Information Centers for effective and efficient management of e-resources to achieve excellence. · To provide an opportunity to the participants to see the world class Information Technology Infrastructure and organization of e-resources in IIT Madras. · To provide an opportunity to the participants to see the implementation of RFID Technology, Smart Cards, ISO-9001:2000, Contact less Smart Card enabled Access Control, Digital Knowledge Center, Media Resource Center, Children's Library Corner, Web based Library and Information Support Services and e-Resources and Services Major Focus: · Future Libraries · User Needs & Expectations · Collection Development & Strategy for Digital Era · Information Literacy for Promoting E-Resources Usage · Search Engines & Web OPACs · Patents & Standards E-Resources · Web based Library & Information Services · Scholarly e-Resources and Virtual Exhibition · Networking Infrastructure for E-Resources Management · Quality Assurance for S&T E-Resources · Hands on: Open E-Resources · Hands on: Web Studio · Hands on: RFID & Smart Card Implementation · Hands on: INDEST E-Resources · Presentations from Selected Information Industries Fee Details INDEST Members 1. Registration: FREE 2. Accommodation: Rs. 1500 Non-INDEST Members 1. Registration: Rs. 2000 2. Accommodation: Rs. 1500 Total Number of Participants: 50 ( Registration on First Come First Served basis) Dr. Harish Chandra Workshop Director and the Librarian Central Library Indian Institute of Technology Madras Chennai 600036, Tamilnadu Ph : 91-044-22574951 - (O) Ph : 91-044-22576951 - (R) Fax : 91-044 -22570509 E-mail : hchandra(a)iitm.ac.in <mailto:hchandra@iitm.ac.in> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancies (5) for Professional Trainees in IIT Kharagpur
by Sanjeev Kumar Jain 19 Apr '07

19 Apr '07

Vacancies (5) for Professional Trainees in IIT Kharagpur * * Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur requires Professional Trainees (5 positions) for its Central Library. The training is for a period of One Year. Advt.No.R/3/2007 http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/downloads/prf_trainee.pdf ** *Stipend* - 4,000/- per month *Eligibility* - Postgraduates below 30 years and holding First Class in both B.Lib & I.Sc. and M. Lib & I.Sc. may apply on plain paper enclosing CV along with attested copies of certificates. Candidates with relevant computer knowledge will be preferred. ** *Address to * To the Chairman, Central Library Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, - 721 302 *Closing Date* -* May 2, 2007 * -- With Regards Sanjeev Kumar Jain Central Library Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur - 721 302 Email: sanjeevmlis(a)yahoo.co.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Free Group Mailing Software - Required
by Rajan 19 Apr '07

19 Apr '07

Dear All, Can anyone suggest me any easily useable free group mailing software in Windows that work with my hotmail web mail address and uses my windows address book for managing group mailing to around 100 email addresses. Or is it possible to manage a group of 100 addresses with outlook express alone? Regards, K Rajasekharan Librarian , Kerala Institute of Local Administration Mulagunnathukavu, Thrissur -680581 Ph 0487- 2204097 (O), 2201428 ( R) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IIT Kharagpur requires Professional Trainees.
by R K Rakhade Rakhade 19 Apr '07

19 Apr '07

Dear LIS professional, IIT Kharagpur requires Professional Trainees (upto 5 positions) for its Central Library. The training is for a period of One Year. A Stipend of Rs. 4,000/- per month will be given to each trainee. Postgraduates below 30 years and holding First Class in both B.Lib & I.Sc. and M.Lib & I.Sc. may apply on plain paper to the Chairman, Central Library. IIT, Kharagpur - 721 302 on or before May 2, 2007 enclosing CV along with attested copies of certificates. Candidates with relevant computer knowledge will be preferred. Reservation for SC/ST/OBC/PH etc. will be made as per Govt. of India rules. Advt. No. R/3/2007 Assistant Registrar (R) With Regards R K Rakhade Central Library, IIT, Kharagpur. With regards ......................................................... Yours R. K. Rakhade Central Library, IIT, Kharagpur Pin: 721302 --------------------------------- Check out what you're missing if you're not on Yahoo! Messenger -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re : LIBRARY RULES
by sckumaresan 19 Apr '07

19 Apr '07

Dear Mr. Nikhil,Sudou is certainly a good brain teaser and quite challenging, it can be offered as a service in the library. We have the same problem in our library. Instead of restraining the students, you can try alternatively. If you have photocopier in the library take 10 to 15 copies of the sudoku and give it to the interested students who want to solve it. Also inform the same to the students through notice and writing or marking in the library resources is an offence and they can avail the photocopy service. This could prevent students from writing on the papers.RegardsS.C.KumaresanOn Wed, 18 Apr 2007 11:59:06 +0530 \"NIKHIL EYEROOR\" wrote Dear friends Let me draw your attention to this \"simple issue\" for your valuable suggestion. As everybody knows\"SUDOKU\" the popular puzzle appear in daily newspapers is the \"culprit\" here! As per library rules writing, underlining, marking library documents are not allowed. I am in a dilemma, whether this \" SUDOKU\! " should be entertained (SUDOKU fans says that it accelerates brain activities), ignored or banned. Doing SUDOKU, CROSSWORDS in library newspapers may motivate users to write, underline books and as it is a time consuming practice this will also create inconvenience for users who are waiting to read the same newspaper. How do you deal with this situation in the library? Friends please open up. Warm regards Nikhil Eyeroor -- NIKHIL EYEROOR LIBRARIAN, P.A.AZIZ COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY KARAKULAM , TRIVANDRUM, PIN: 695 564 MOB: 09447515691 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum S.C.Kumaresan SeniorLibrarian, BITS, Pilani - Dubai UAE -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Training in LIS
by Mailing List Admin 19 Apr '07

19 Apr '07

Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 09:57:47 +0530 From: Mr. B. G. Sunder Singh <bgs(a)nic.in> Sir: The best service one can do, with all that reverence to Dr SRR, is to do what ever one is doing to the best of his/her abilities keeping the entire universe of people first and providing access to human knowledge as best as possible. However, one has the right to express and practice what one believes in. What is the best option for one individual need not be of relevance to another person ( think of saying with a banal finality that If you know, practice and preach what Dr Ranganathan has written about is more than sufficient). sundersingh, bg.

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LIBRARY RULES
by NIKHIL EYEROOR 19 Apr '07

19 Apr '07

Dear friends Let me draw your attention to this "simple issue" for your valuable suggestion. As everybody knows"SUDOKU" the popular puzzle appear in daily newspapers is the "culprit" here! As per library rules writing, underlining, marking library documents are not allowed. I am in a dilemma, whether this " SUDOKU" should be entertained (SUDOKU fans says that it accelerates brain activities), ignored or banned. Doing SUDOKU, CROSSWORDS in library newspapers may motivate users to write, underline books and as it is a time consuming practice this will also create inconvenience for users who are waiting to read the same newspaper. How do you deal with this situation in the library? Friends please open up. Warm regards Nikhil Eyeroor -- NIKHIL EYEROOR LIBRARIAN, P.A.AZIZ COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY KARAKULAM , TRIVANDRUM, PIN: 695 564 MOB: 09447515691 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Training in LIS
by Mailing List Admin 18 Apr '07

18 Apr '07

Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 04:12:19 -0700 (PDT) From: Rajesh P <rajeshbcd(a)yahoo.com> Dear All, There is absolutely no need to know all about those American authors. If you know, practice and preach what Dr Ranganathan has written about is more than sufficient. Why do you expect a fresh MLISc graduate to know about what American authors are writing about. If he wants to expand his knowledge and scholarship over a period of time he will expand his horizons. Other wise he will continue doing his job and serving the readers !! Isn't that the main Mission of his profession. Regards. Raj

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Increased citation impact for BioMed Central journals
by Swapan kumar Patra 18 Apr '07

18 Apr '07

*"BioMed Central calculates unofficial impact factors for journals that have published a significant number of research articles but do not yet have an official impact factor. These unofficial impact factors use the same citation data and methodology used by Thomson Scientific's official impact factor calculations.* * * *Newly calculated unofficial 2006 impact factors show a significantly increased citation rate for BioMed Central journals. For example, BMC Biology <http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcbiol/>* and *BMC Medicine<http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcmed/> *, the flagship journals of the BMC series, both increased their unofficial impact factors significantly. The 2006 unofficial impact factor for *BMC Biology <http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcbiol/>* is 4.43 (up from 3.81 in 2005) while for *BMC Medicine <http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcmed/>* the 2006 figure is 4.17 (up from 2.52 in 2005). (Source: "BioMed Central, The Open Access Publisher" Website http://blogs.openaccesscentral.com/blogs/bmcblog/entry/20070417" )

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Training in LIS
by Lata Nair 18 Apr '07

18 Apr '07

Dear Colleagues, Continuing with the ongoing discussion about measures to be taken to improvise the quality of librarianship... LIS schools are equally, if not more concerned about improvising the quality of Librarianship. This was evident at a past students' meet organized by SHPT School of Library Science [SNDT Women's University, Mumbai] recently where one of the faculty members of Mumbai University was also present. It would benefit if we could go back and discuss it with our Alma Mater and extend help wherever required. Seniors like Mr. Manjunath from IGIDR & Ms. Vasumathi,QMed Services not only recruit trainees & provide extensive training, they also ensure that they are well placed. As for school libraries, we return to the root cause of the issue. Unless we have the best of librarians serving in school libraries where reading habits are inculcated and students are trained to use library resources and services, where adequate resources are made available, where the school librarians are encouraged to keep updated with the latest developments in the field, where a student learns to respect the library and the librarian, it would be difficult to expect the same students to behave differently & start favoring libraries during later years. I sincerely hope and wish that the comment on the school libraries is an exception. Imagine to be in a situation where you are not only being paid less with limited growth opportunities, are expected to work with limited resource with very few professional enhacement opportunities but are also looked down upon by your fellow colleagues in the profession!!! Three cheers to Ananda and all the librarians whether they are in academic or corporates who strive to make a difference!!! Regards, Lata Nair Librarian Mumbai Message: 5 >Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 15:44:41 +0530 > From: "Sukhdev Singh" <esukhdev(a)gmail.com> >Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Training in LIS >To: "Vasumathi Sriganesh" <vasu(a)qmedin.com> >Cc: ananda thakur <anandathakur(a)yahoo.co.in>, > lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >Message-ID: -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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5 Research Intern Awards in Library Science
by Mukesh Anand 18 Apr '07

18 Apr '07

Dear LIS Students & Professionals, 5 Research Intern Awards in Library Science under " CSIR Diamond Jubilee Research Intern Awards" Scheme by National Institute of Science Communication & Information Resources (NISCAIR).It's a National Information Organisation under Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) 1.Eligibility :-First Class or equivalent GPA in M Lib Sci /M L I Sc. 2.Age Limit :-25 Years as on 7.5.' 07, relaxable up to 5 Years in the case of OBC/SC/ST/PH & Female candidates. 3.Areas :-The selected Interns will work for National Scinece Library, Abstracting / Database services & other related activities. 4.Tentative No. of Research Intern Awards :- 5 5.Stipend :- Rs. 7,500/- per month consolidated. 6.Tenure :-Maximum period of 2 Years, subject to satisfactory performance to be evaluated every 6 months. 7.Mode of Selection :- A Written Aptitude Test & then Interview. 8.How to Apply :- (i) Prescribed Application Form can be downloaded from NISCAIR Website http://www.niscair.res.in (ii) Aplications may also be submitted online through NISCAIR website. (iii) Application should be submitted to The Director, National Institue of Science Communication & Information Resources (NISCAIR), Dr K S Krishnan Marg, Pusa Campus, New Delhi -12 (iv) Last Date :- On or before 7th May, 2007. N.B. :- For Advertisement & Application Form see Employment News 14-20 April.2007 Page # 33 For Online Application, Advertisement & Applcation Form visit http://www.niscair.res.in All the best & With Regards, Mukesh Anand M Lib I Sc Final Year Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Open source systems for Libraries
by Sanjeev Kumar Jain 18 Apr '07

18 Apr '07

Dear LIS Professionals and Managers Open source systems for Libraries are available on this link http://oss4lib.org/ -- With Regards Sanjeev Kumar Jain Central Library Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur - 721 302 Email: sanjeevmlis(a)yahoo.co.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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DSpace workshop at Mysore University- A Report
by raja kumar 17 Apr '07

17 Apr '07

Dspace workshop at Mysore university A Report All is well that ends well was the dictum of the Friday Talk MULISSA workshop on Dspace, on 13th April, 2007 at the Department of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, Mysore, INDIA. The WORKSHOPs title was Dspace for Global Access to Science Information all the FOSS about Building Institutional Repositories The workshop contents were conceptualized and facilitated by Dr Khaiser Nikam,Reader Department of Library and Information Science, who is into building Institutional Repository of the science communications of University of Mysore using Dspace.At sharp 10.00AM Dr Khaiser along with Dr M.Krishnamurthy, Librarians, Bangalore placed the workshop in context. Totally there were 80 participants, including a few library trainees and current students of Library and Information Science pursuing MLISc program. All the faculty members of the department joined hands in making this unique event a grand success. Research scholarly from Yaman and Iran also took part in the workshop. Dr.M. Krishnamurthy,Librarian,resource Person spoke on the OAI movement in the contemporary Information based society emphasizing the need for free access for science information through tools like FOSS more so with Dspace. After a couple of theory classes, Dr. Krishnamurthy, Librarian, Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore Centre took practical sessions, giving a live demo of how to down load Dspace and work on it to the young and bubbling audience whose average age is some thing like 23- 24 years .All the participants interacted very well to clarify some of the doubts they had in their minds. End of the day Dr Khaiser thanked the participants and the resource person. Prof VG Talawar gave away the participants the certificates of appreciation Ms sajana reviewed the days proceedings of the workshop. Excerpts of the students(prepared by Ms .C Sajana) review are as follows: The workshop held on 13/04/07 on Dspace was very informative . It was an awesome experience to listen to such knowledge driven sessions on Dspace. Both theoretical and practical sessions gave a clear picture outlining different layers of OAI and Dspace, of course which was the main course of the sumptuous talk .We were able to gain practical knowledge of the all the aspects of Dspace .Dr.Krishnamurthy explain all the processes of installing Dspace in a simple and understandable manner . Photo Gallery of Dspace workshop http://new.photos.yahoo.com/album?c=dvklibrary&aid=576460762397874567&pid=&… Rajakumar, Library Oxford College Bangalore --------------------------------- Check out what you're missing if you're not on Yahoo! Messenger -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CSITEd Conference - 2007
by Mailing List Admin 17 Apr '07

17 Apr '07

Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 15:14:38 +0530 From: Manoj Kumar K <perambra(a)gmail.com> Dear All, I would like to invite you to the following conference details. If anyone is interested to contribute, please let me know. I also request you to pass this message to your IT colleagues. The CSITEd (Computer Science & Information Technology Education<http://inform.nu/>) conference solicits your finest submissions in any area that explores issues in effectively and efficiently teaching Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.. *All submissions undergo blind review by six or more external referees. Accepted papers of delegates are published in the conference proceedings or one of the Institute's journals. For details, please contact http://csited.org/index.htm.* ** *Computer Science & IT Education Conference (C S I T Ed 2 0 0 7) **November 16-18, 2 0 0 7 The Republic of Mauritius (Indian Ocean) Hosted by the University of Technology Mauritius* ** * Submission Deadline: April 30.* ** ** *CS&IT Education* Papers that cover research in Information Technology Education, such as Curriculum and Techniques for teaching IT are invited. Distance Learning Papers that deal with any aspect of distance education. (theory, practice, innovation, and research ) are invited Doctoral Studies Papers dealing with all issues in the teaching and mentoring of doctoral students are invited. Topics in CS and IT The conference is also interested in papers on the topics in computer science and information technology. with regards, *Manoj Kumar K* *Acting Director,* & Member, International Program COMMITTEE, CSITEd 2007 INFLIBNET CENTRE, PB:4116, Near Gujarat University Guest House, Ahmedabad - Gujarat INDIA-380009 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ph: 91-079-6308528/6304695 ext -48 079-27910333(Res) Mob: 093761 34222 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Email : manoj(a)inflibnet.ac.in, perambra(a)gmail.com web : www.inflibnet.ac.in, http://csited.org/index.htm ==============================================

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Researchers' use of academic libraries and their services
by Sukhdev Singh 17 Apr '07

17 Apr '07

A study was conducted on how researchers interact with academic libraries in the UK. Its report is available at the following link: http://www.rin.ac.uk/researchers-use-libraries Hope it would serve an insight into the present requirements of the present library users. --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Training in LIS
by ananda thakur 17 Apr '07

17 Apr '07

Hi all, I agree with the views of Mr. Arunachalam and Ms Vasumathi. As a school librarian , I face some unique problems regarding quality of librarians. For the past year or so , our school has been struggling to find well qualified interns. Most LIS graduates we interview are generally okay in terms of library science and technical skills, but their English language and communication skills are zero.We have noticed that it is easier to teach them our library software and other routines but when it comes to providing reference service they draw a blank since they cannot communicate well. Many people still come to us thinking that is a cushy desk job without user interface, not realizing that in a school you have to interact with students of all ages as well as well-read international faculty. A school librarian has to keep track of current affairs and resources which facilitate students and faculty in their research and projects, along with being alert about potential misuse of websites like orkut etc. If the librarian is not net-savvy he/she can be easily fooled by the students. Our education system , at the basic level(both English and vernacular) does not encourage good reading habits. In school libraries, if the librarian has not read and relished classic and contemporary authors like Dickens or Murakami , how can we expect that person to suggest good reading material for different levels of students? Children are then exposed only to racy ( not necessarily good) bestsellers. They in turn miss out on good literature and good reading habits, and may grow up to be ill-informed librarians continuing the 'vicious circle'. Such Librarians give a very bad impression about the profession to our students. In fact they come up to us and say " Ma'am if I don't get a job elsewhere I will become a librarian ". Till date, quite a number of students who join this course do so after failing to secure admission in other professional courses.The problem is further aggravated by the fact that most Universities offering this course do not have stringent admission criteria as compared to other postgraduate courses. It is urgently required that universities and colleges offering LIS courses make English Language and Communication Skills a compulsory part of their curriculum. While Library software unique to each organization can be taught on the job, internet surfing and information retrieval skills should be part of LIS training. LIS students should be given compulsory reading lists which could include magazines, journals , literary works , scholarly LIS articles. All Institutes conducting LIS courses should have entrance examinations to select the best candidates. There must be so many more ways in which we can improve the quality of training in LIS. Saying no to mediocrity is the first step in that direction.(We still don't have an intern inspite of staff shortage , but our fingers are crossed) Warm Regards Mrs. Ananda Vartak Assistant Librarian Dhirubhai Ambani International School --------------------------------- Check out what you're missing if you're not on Yahoo! Messenger -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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PKP Conference
by Suvarsha Walters 17 Apr '07

17 Apr '07

Hello, The first PKP Conference on Scholarly Publsihing is being held between July 11 - 13, 2007 at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada. Here is the website: http://ocs.sfu.ca/pkp2007/ with regards, Suvarsha __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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LIS job postings
by raghu ashok 17 Apr '07

17 Apr '07

Hi The following site will provides the information on Job postings(Vacancies) in the field of Library and information Science http://lis-job-oppertunities.blogspot.com/ It might be very usefull to the professionals Thanking you Regards Raghu.B Library Trainee IIMB --------------------------------- Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Researchers Explore Scrapping Internet
by Farooque Shaheen 17 Apr '07

17 Apr '07

The National Science Foundation wants to build an experimental research network known as the Global Environment for Network Innovations, or GENI, and is funding several projects at universities and elsewhere through Future Internet Network Design, or FIND. Rutgers, Stanford, Princeton, Carnegie Mellon and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are among the universities pursuing individual projects. Other government agencies, including the Defense Department, have also been exploring the concept. The European Union has also backed research on such initiatives, through a program known as Future Internet Research and Experimentation, or FIRE. Government officials and researchers met last month in Zurich to discuss early findings and goals. A new network could run parallel with the current Internet and eventually replace it, or perhaps aspects of the research could go into a major overhaul of the existing architecture. Why??? Cozy world of researchers in the 1970s and 1980s doesn't necessarily mesh with the realities and needs of the commercial Internet. "The network is now mission critical for too many people, when in the (early days) it was just experimental,". The Internet's early architects built the system on the principle of trust. Researchers largely knew one another, so they kept the shared network open and flexible ? qualities that proved key to its rapid growth. But spammers and hackers arrived as the network expanded and could roam freely because the Internet doesn't have built-in mechanisms for knowing with certainty who sent what. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18095186/ Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, 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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A Glossary of Archival and Records Terminology
by Sanjeev Kumar Jain 17 Apr '07

17 Apr '07

Dear LIS Professionals The glossary contains more than 2,000 defined entries and more than 600 lead-in terms, and nearly 700 citations from some 280 sources. Some 2,500 cross-references (not counting lead-in terms) in the syndetic structure illustrate relationships between terms. http://www.archivists.org/glossary/list.asp?letter=a -- With Regards Sanjeev Kumar Jain Central Library Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur - 721 302 Email: sanjeevmlis(a)yahoo.co.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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School library opened
by prafulla tv 17 Apr '07

17 Apr '07

Dear All, We are pleased to inform you that a school library has been opened on April 15, 2007 by Shri Gade Vinod Reddy garu, Chairman of Nalgonga Zilla Granthalaya Samstha in Sri Vidyanikethan High School, Mothkur village/mandal, Nalgonda district, Andhra Pradesh. Established in 1996 and located in a backward region of Telangana, SVHS is a Telugu medium school under private management offering facilities for education for Sishu, Class 1 to 10. Presently, it has a strength of 10 staff members and around 275 students. SVHS Library became a reality through voluntary donations from many sources: 1) Mr. Mahender, Correspondent of SVHS donated his personal collection of around 500 books to SVHS Library. 2) Mr. Anumula Srinivas, Founder President of Gundrampally Library and Information Centre (GLIC), Gundrampally, Nalgonda district, presented around 350 books to SVHS Library. Mr. Srinivas has been instrumental in developing GLIC as a model village library. He also announced life subscription to Chandamama magazine, the most popular childrens monthly in Telugu for SVHS Library. 3) An anonymous donation of Rs.5000 helped in the purchase of two glass-covered library racks. 4) Shri S.N. Chary, Local reporter of Eenadu announced a donation of Rs.1000 for the purchase of books. We are happy to inform all LIS professionals that Mr. Mahender had agreed -- to provide free library service to students as recommended in the UNESCO School Library Manifesto. --to keep the books freely available to students through open access. --to issue one book per student. --not to lock books in racks. --to allot at least one period per week for library. We appeal to all library lovers to extend their support in strengthening SVHS Library. Our plans are: --to develop a good collection of reference books and childrens books in Telugu. --to provide a computer system --to introduce Internet service --to develop a collection of educational non-book materials (CD-ROM, VCD, DVD, etc.) Please send your donations to: Shri Mahender Correspondent Sri Vidyanikethan High School Mothkur Village/Mandal Nalgonda District 508 277 Andhra Pradesh Mobile: 99850 83859 Thank you in advance for your cooperation and support to library development. Sincerely T.V. Prafulla Chandra __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Training in LIS
by Mailing List Admin 16 Apr '07

16 Apr '07

Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 02:13:00 -0700 (PDT) From: amudhavalli alagusundaram <amudha75(a)yahoo.com> I do agree with the views of Ms. Vasumathi. she has always been concerned over this. No good candidate is ever entering any school, barring a very very few. It is very sad. I raise this issue in every platform. LIS Schools alone are not to be blamed. As she says it is a circle. LIS is the last resort or a refugee camp for many entrants. Added to this alarming situation, are those Distance Education programmes going haywire. We have from this acadmiec year made soft skills as compulsory module for all . And our DEPT has signed MOU with a commercial firm to include soft skills course (4 credits) for our students and all others in the campus. let us see if there can be any progress. amudha Vasumathi Sriganesh wrote, You have really touched a very deep chord. We can no longer reject the truth that we are faced with - however bitter it is. I know I have talked about all these things to many people on one or more of these lists and definitely with the individuals cc-ed on this list. I am also aware that there are a handful of excellent dedicated librarians in India - but the number is dwindling alarmingly.Also - they are buried deep in their institutions and do not spread their wings across - mostly because they not permitted to. I am praying hard that the National Knowledge Commission's findings and reports may do some resurrection for the profession. [truncated]

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Free E-Book on Digital Library by William Arms
by Sanjeev Kumar Jain 16 Apr '07

16 Apr '07

Dear Library and Information Professionals Free E-Book on Digital Library Title: Digital Libraries Author: William Arms This book is my attempt to survey the entire field of digital libraries. Computers and networks are of fundamental importance, but they are only the technology. The real story of digital libraries is the interplay between people, organizations, and technology. How are libraries and publishers using this new technology? How are individuals bypassing traditional organizations and building their own libraries? Where is this all leading? The answer to the last question is simple. Nobody knows. I have tried to avoid speculation and to concentrate on describing current activities, trends, and research. Thus the heart of this book is a large number of examples described in panels. Each panel describes some significant aspect of digital libraries, technology, application, or research. Visit this Link for full text. http://www.cs.cornell.edu/wya/DigLib Contants Preface 1 Background 2 The Internet and the World Wide Web 3 Libraries and publishers 4 Innovation and research 5 People, organizations, and change 6 Economic and legal issues 7 Access management and security 8 User interfaces and usability 9 Text 10 Information retrieval and descriptive metadata 11 Distributed information discovery 12 Object models, identifiers, and structural metadata 13 Repositories and archives 14 Digital libraries and electronic publishing today Glossary Feel free to contact any time With Regards Sanjeev Kumar Jain Central Library Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur - 721 302 Email: sanjeevmlis(a)yahoo.co.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Comparision of Business Online Databases.
by Rohit Sahu 16 Apr '07

16 Apr '07

Dear All, Can any One help me, to provide the comparision data of Business online Database, i.e. EBSCO(BSP), PROQUEST (ABI/INFORM Complete), Emrald, JSTOR, On that basis i can select to subscribe the databases. I would be very grateful to all of you, If you could help me. Thanks and Regards, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rohit Kumar Sahu Associate Librarian Resource and Learning Centre *Pearl School of Business,* 46, Institutional Area, Sector -32, Gurgaon -122001 Mobile : 9811545534 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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