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Subscription of the Journal 'SALIS Journal of Library and Information Science' (ISSN 0973-3108) - reg
by Arunachalam Hariharan 18 Jan '07

18 Jan '07

Dear professional colleagues, You are requested to subscribe the journal SALIS Journal of Library and Information Science (ISSN 0973-3108) for the year 2007. The details are given below. kindly visit http://autolib-india.net/salis to get more details about the journal and also to download the journal brochure. You are also requested to contribute research articles for the journal. Scope : To disseminate latest developments, research activities, important work done in the field of Library and Information Science and Technology(LIST) and also to exchange knowledge, experience, issues and solutions among professionals and other interested groups. Coverage Library principles, practices and administration, TQM, benchmarking, trends and developments, policy formulations and issues, LIS services, metric and user studies, evaluation of library and information systems, services and products, LIS education and training, web based information services, information literacy, information and knowledge management, IPR, ICT applications, e-resources and e-services, metadata creation and standards, search engines, subject gateways and data mining, digital initiatives, standards, preservation and conservation strategies, open source initiatives, content development and e-publishing, human resource development, knowledge skills and capacity building initiatives. Periodicity Quarterly Subscription Details Rs. 1200 For institution Rs. 900 For members and individuals US$ 250 (Foreign) Editorial Board Editor-in-Chief Dr. Harish Chandra Librarian, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India hchandra(a)iitm.ac.in www.harishchandra.com Co-Editor-in-Chief Dr. S. Muralidhar Scientist E, Head, TIRC C.V.R.D.E Avadi Chennai ? 600 054 saramurali(a)yahoo.com Editorial Advisory Board Members Mr. Jay Bhatt Information Services Librarian (Engineering) Hagerty Library, Drexel University, U.S.A. jay_bhatt_98(a)yahoo.com Prof. Pieter A. Van Brakel Cape Peninsula University of Technology Cape Town, South Africa, vanbrakelp(a)cput.ac.za Dr. Rajwant S. Chilana Associate Professor of Library Administration and South Asian Studies Librarian University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana, USA, rchilana(a)gmail.com Prof. Robert Davison Dept of Information Systems City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong isrobert(a)cityu.edu.hk Dr.G.E.Gorman, FCLIP, FRSA, Professor, School of Information Management, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand Gary.Gorman(a)vuw.ac.nz Mr. Allireza Noruzi Faculty Member, DLIS, University of Tehran, Iran nouruzi(a)gmail.com Prof. Edward Proctor Electronic Resources Librarian & Associate Professor of Library Science Missouri State University, USA edwardproctor(a)gmail.com Mrs. Pradeepa Wijetunge, Director, NILIS,University of Colombo, Sri Lanka director_nilis(a)yahoo.com Dr. Diljit Singh Faculty of Computer Science & Information Technology, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur diljit(a)um.edu.my Dr. Jagdish Arora Librarian & National Coordinator INDEST-AICTE Consortium IIT Delhi ,Hauz Khas New Delhi - 110016 jarora(a)library.iitd.ac.in Dr. A. 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College Post Bangalore - 560 059 ard(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in Prof. N. Laxman Rao Dept of Library and Information Science Osmania University, Hyderabad - 500 007 naglaxman(a)yahoo.com Mr. Reyaz Rufai Librarian, University of Kashmir, Srinagar ? 190 006 rufai(a)kashmiruniversity.net Dr. Shalindra Kumar Reader, Dept of Library and Information Science Delhi University Delhi - 110 007 shail3(a)yahoo.com Prof. Jagtar Singh Dept of Library and Information Science Punjabi University Patiala ? 147 002 jagtar.kindu(a)gmail.com Dr. S. Surianarayanan Librarian S.P.K College Alwarkurichi ? 627 412 tvl_avittam(a)sancharnet.in Prof. M. Suriya Head, Dept of Library and Information Science & Librarian, Annamalai University ? 608 002 au_suriya(a)rediffmail.com Prof. VG Talwar Dept of Library and Information Science University of Mysore Mysore 570 006 muvgt(a)yahoo.co.in Associate Editors Mr. Jesudas Manalan Librarian Bishop Heber College Tiruchi 620 017 jesudasmanalan(a)yahoo.com Mr. L. 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Shivakumar Librarian R.M.K.Engineering College Kaveripettai sisu22000(a)yahoo.co.in Publisher President SALIS B2-Solai Apts (Opp.to MGR Garden) Mount-Poonamallee Road, Chennai ? 600 089 hariharan_ah(a)yahoo.com Printer and Distributor Murugan Magazine Distributors, Mumbai Payment and Subscription Enquiry Payment and subscription enquiries should be addressed to: M/s Murugan Magazine Distributors Pvt. 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Call for Papers - National Seminar on Access to Social Science Information
by Puna Das 18 Jan '07

18 Jan '07

National Seminar on Access to Social Science Information | February 7 – 8, 2007 Organised by Department of Library and Information Science Vidyasagar University Medinipur – 721 102 West Bengal Though for a long time Social Science has been accepted as Science in the learned society, still it could not attract the same amount of attention as in case of Natural Sciences. So happened in case of Social Science Information also. As yet the pertinent features of Social Science Information have not been delineated. Consortia are primarily concerned about Natural Science journals only. There is a paucity of Social Science Information available digitally. Traditionally the libraries working primarily on Social Science Information do not find its due budget for its smooth functioning. But it is felt that the Social Science Information has not only made a significant contributions to the society but also it has a great impact in generating the information in the field of Natural Sciences. At this juncture, our department deems it necessary to organise a two-day National Seminar on Access to Social Science Information. Call for Papers We invite articles on the following sub-themes. Abstracts must reach us by 7th January, 2007. Full papers in MSWord, references following Indian Standard in CD or by e-mail must reach us by 21st Jan, 2007. Sub-themes a. Social Science Information: characteristic features b. Social Scientists’ attitude towards information c. Impact of Social Science Information on R & D d. Use and Users of Social Science Information e. Social Science Information: Sources, Systems and Services f. Impact of Social Science Information on socio-economic development g. Organisation and Control of Social Science Information h. ICT and Social Science Information i. Social Network Analysis Target Audience LIS Professionals, Students, teachers, researchers, administrators and other stake holders associated with Social Science Information processing and dissemination. All Communications should Address: Convener of the Seminar, 2007 Dept. of Library and Information Science Medinipur 721 102 Ph. (03222) 267 554/555/557/558 Extn. 448 Mob: 09434146158, 09434991159 e-mail: dlisc(a)vu.ernet.in ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anup Kumar Das Personal webpage: www.anupkumardas.blogspot.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Send free SMS to your Friends on Mobile from your Yahoo! Messenger. Download Now! http://messenger.yahoo.com/download.php -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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The new knowledge management?
by Mailing List Admin 18 Jan '07

18 Jan '07

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 12:52:04 +0530 From: dhanu.pattanashetti(a)accenture.com The new knowledge management? By Christopher Harris-Jones, Ovum 11 January 2007 The key objective of knowledge management (KM) is to make the expertise of individuals more widely available, and used, across the organisation. Effective delivery of KM has two major aspects. The first is the cultural, social and interpersonal element of encouraging people to share their knowledge and expertise, which is the most difficult element to implement effectively in organisations. The second aspect is the implementation of technology to support these activities, which is relatively straightforward in comparison with softer people-issues. The technologies used for KM have typically come from the collaboration software sector - for example discussion groups, workspaces and communication technologies (such as audio and video conferencing) - and these software tools are well developed. One of the perennial problems of KM has been to encourage people to share their knowledge. The rise of 'social media' such as blogs and wikis has seen a huge outburst of people wanting to share selected information (such as video clips). While this is hardly KM, it is a significant increase in the use of the Web to record and exchange information. Changes like these that happen voluntarily in the consumer sector have a habit of percolating into the corporate sector, which potentially gives a significant boost to the use of collaboration tools. However, any change in mindset is not always going to be helpful. A significant element of the motivation for the use of social networking tools is to publish rather than to use or re-use. One of the requirements of effective KM is to get the right people to share the right pieces of knowledge and expertise. While social media encourages sharing, it is not necessarily the right kind of sharing that will support effective KM and improve company performance. Access the complete report by Ovum : Social networks, collaboration and KM: spot the joins http://www2.ovum.com/secure/p,50433,67075,68704 Regards, Dhanukumar M. Pattanashetti Knowledge Management Development Center (KMDC) ACCENTURE Bangalore

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Fwd: KnowGenesis IJTC supports OADL initiatives
by Sukhdev Singh 18 Jan '07

18 Jan '07

Dear Friends, As you already know that a eGroup for promoting Open Access and Digital Libraries (OADL) was formed at Yahoo Groups - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oadl/ The OADL Group had set up a target (I) for itself to produce a Guide for helping people to develop Digital Libraries that can be accessed according to Open Access principles. "Wiki" mode collaboration was selected to produce this guide by setting a wiki at http://oadl.pbwiki.com/ Now this initiative has got the support of KnowGenesis IJTC. Which has selected it as initiative of the year for being an example of collaborative work. The proposed guide is still in infancy and is being receiving contributions of the OADL Group members. It is under Creative Commons License thus once ready could be freely distributed. Please come and Join the Group - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oadl/ and contribute to the OADL WIKI - http://oadl.pbwiki.com/ Let me not forget to thank KnowGenesis IJTC for their support. Sukhdev Singh, Co-Moderator OADL Group. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Saurabh Kudesia <editorinchief(a)knowgenesis.org> Date: 18-Jan-2007 11:26 Subject: KnowGenesis IJTC supports OADL initiatives To: oadl(a)yahoogroups.com Cc: esukhdev(a)gmail.com Warm Greetings to all volunteers! Efforts, collaboration and dedication certainly make a mark and the fact remains true for the digital era as well. As part of KnowGenesis commitment to promote knowledge sharing and collaboration, we are supporting many activities around the globe that have the potential to define the way knowledge is collected, shared and disseminated. I am pleased to share that OADL has recently been selected as one of the volunteer effort to be supported by KnowGenesis. OADL is one of the best examples to prove how collaboration among community members can bring the difference to the society. KnowGenesis is proud to support OADL in its mission of developing Sukhdev, I will be sending the KG logo for the OADL wiki site/Yahoo!group in a separate mail. --------- About KnowGenesis International Journal for Technical Communication (IJTC) KnowGenesis is a volunteer effort that brought some of the finest International minds at one place. Thanks to their dedication and support, KnowGenesis IJTC became the first Indian Journal listed by American Education Research Association (AERA) SIG Communication of Research. AERA SIG list is a prestigious list of electronic journals consisting of scholarly and peer-reviewed journals, which are accessible without cost. Recently, UNESCO and Digital Curation Centre (DCC) UK have also included KnowGenesis IJTC in their list of international journals. KnowGenesis is proud to have authors listed from prestigious institutes like NISCAIR, University of Mississippi, University of Calcutta, STC IIT, IIIT, TIFR, Syracuse University, Clemson University, Iowa State University of Science and Technology, Pennsylvania State University, National Informatics Centre (India), Lenta (Russia), Chabot-Las (California), Washington State Department of Information Services, GE Research and STC Chapters, to name a few. For more information on KG IJTC and previous issues, visit www.knowgenesis.net or www.knowgenesis.org ------------- Kudos once again for your initiative! Best Wishes, Saurabh Kudesia Co-founder, Editor-in-chief KnowGenesis International Journal for Technical Communication (IJTC) www.knowgenesis.org/tc www.knowgenesis.net/journal ------------- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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benifits of career advancement scheme
by Mailing List Admin 18 Jan '07

18 Jan '07

Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2003 18:31:18 +0530 From: R.K.SHUKLA <milanramakant(a)hotmail.com> Librarians in university and colleges in Uttar Pradesh to get benifits of career advancement scheme Allahabad High Court ,Lucknow Bench in a writ petition filed by U P Library Association has directed the state govt to give the benifits of carrer advancement scheme w.e.f. from 01.01.86,which were denied at the time of granting UGC scales to college and university librarians in the state.UPLA WAS FIGHTING FOR THE SAME FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS. R.K.SHUKLA LIBRARIAN DELHI COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING DELHI AND PRO UP LIBRARY ASSOCIATION TEL 91-11 27871419

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DRTC Seminar on PM
by Mailing List Admin 18 Jan '07

18 Jan '07

Date: 17 Jan 2007 08:44:45 -0000 From: hema singh <hemasingh2004(a)rediffmail.com> INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE DOCUMENTATION RESEARCH TRAINING CENTRE 8th Mile Mysore Road, R.V.College Post Bangalore-560059 Seminar On Project Management in Library and Information Center Project Management is a method and a set of techniques based on the accepted principles of management used for planning, estimating, and controlling work activities to reach a desired end result on time, within budget and according to specification. Projects have definite end points and temporary in nature but operations are ongoing, continuing and indefinite. Various Project Management techniques are available such as PERT, CPM, Gantt chart etc. PERT/CPM Techniques are very versatile techniques available for exploitation by Information Managers/librarians, and the executives. PERT/CPM minimizes the delays, interruptions and the conflicts in the whole functions of the system. Now Open source project management softwares are available, which can reduce human task, namely GanttProject, KPlatoOpen Workbench, DotProject etc. Project management is an almost unnatural act in libraries because libraries are mainly transaction-based institutions, but again in libraries there are many projects such as establishing a new service, implementing a new technology, information gathering, weeding a collection, digitizing a collection, installation of new equipments or facilities etc In this Seminar I will focus on the role of Project Management in Library and Information Center and application of CPM technique in acquisition section of a library. Speaker : Hema Singh ADIS 2nd year. Date & Time : 22nd January 2007, 2:00PM Venue : DRTC Classroom All are cordially invited Dr. Devika P. Madalli Seminar Co-ordinator

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Need help
by reshma toraskar 17 Jan '07

17 Jan '07

Dear Professionals, I would like know what procedure do you follow in DDC-classification for the classification of subject which is not cover in DDC. For example in Homoeopathic subject like ORGANON, REPERTORY etc. Please help. Regards Reshma __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new http://in.answers.yahoo.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Article request
by Mailing List Manager 17 Jan '07

17 Jan '07

Date: 16 Jan 2007 10:16:30 -0000 From: sckumaresan <sckumaresan(a)rediffmail.com> Dear friends,     The first authour of the article mentioned below is a faculty in our institution and requires a copy of the article since the author\'s copy was not given by the publishers due to change in their policies. If any of you are subscribing the journal or have access to the same, i kindly request you send me copy of the same either hard or soft copy. Chattopadhyay, A. B ; Dubei, S.S and Bhattacharjee, A (INDIA) Modelling of DC � DC boost converter analysis of capacitor voltage dynamics, AMSE Modelling (Advances A) � 2005, Vol. 78 No. 6, pp 15 24. My postal address S.C.Kumaresan  Sr. Librarian BITS, Pilani - Dubai P.O. Box - 500022 Block 11, Dubai Knowledge Village  Dubai, UAE. Looking forward to your kind help S.C.Kumaresan SeniorLibrarian, BITS, Pilani - Dubai UAE --

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Dr Pitroda\'s letter to PM
by Mailing List Manager 17 Jan '07

17 Jan '07

Date: 17 Jan 2007 04:53:52 -0000 From: sushanta kumar pathy <skpathy(a)rediffmail.com> Dear All,Its heartening to know that Dr Pitroda\'s keen interest to develop the library and information centres and setting up Indian Institute of Library Science. His initiatives should be supported and explored by all the library association. I welcome heartly Dr Pitroda\'s thought to develop the librarries and information centres to strengthen the knowledge commission. Regards Sushanta Kumar Pathy,RA(Library)NIFT, Gandhinagar

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Re: online journals in Engg & Technology
by MacLeod, Roderick A 16 Jan '07

16 Jan '07

In answer to Dr Trivedi's question concerning engineering and technology databases, there are many. A fair number are listed at PerX Listing of Engineering Repository Sources http://www.icbl.hw.ac.uk/perx/sourceslisting.htm and many commercial databases in engineering are listed in http://www.saur.de/index.cfm?id=0000010424 and also in the more recent http://www.amazon.com/Engineering-Literature-Routledge-Studies-Informati on/dp/0824729641 Though it doesn't restrict itself to journal content, TechXtra http://www.techxtra.ac.uk/ might be useful to you, as it cross-searches 31 different collections (databases) in technology, and thereby facilitates access to over 4 million items on technological subjects, many (but by no means all) of which are freely available in full text. Roddy MacLeod ________________________________ Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 10:18:19 +0530 From: mayank trivedi <mjt143 at gmail.com <http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum> > Can anyone give the information of online database of engg and technological journals available online paid of free? e.g. MEDLINE and PubMED in Medicine like wise is there any Engg Database? Awaiting for positive response, with regards, (Dr Mayank Trivedi) PhD Chief Librarian Pramukhswami Medical College Karamsad-388325 Gujarat-India mjt123 at gawab.com <http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum> Roddy MacLeod MA, DipLib, MCILIP Senior Subject Librarian Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh EH14 4AS Tel (0131) 451 3576 Fax: (0131) 451 3164 R.A.MacLeod(a)hw.ac.uk <mailto:R.A.MacLeod@hw.ac.uk> http://www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/libram/roddy.html In answer to Dr Trivedi's question concerning engineering and technology databases, there are many.� A fair number are listed at PerX Listing of Engineering Repository Sources� http://www.icbl.hw.ac.uk/perx/sourceslisting.htm http://www.icbl.hw.ac.uk/perx/sourceslisting.htm �and many commercial databases in engineering are listed in http://www.saur.de/index.cfm?id=0000010424 http://www.saur.de/index.cfm?id=0000010424 �and also in the more recent http://www.amazon.com/Engineering-Literature-Routledge-Studies-Information/… http://www.amazon.com/Engineering-Literature-Routledge-Studies-Information/… � � Though it doesn't restrict itself to journal content, TechXtra http://www.techxtra.ac.uk/ http://www.techxtra.ac.uk/ �might be useful to you, as it cross-searches 31 different collections (databases) in technology, and thereby facilitates access to over 4 million items on technological subjects, many (but by no means all) of which are freely available in full text. � Roddy MacLeod � Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 10:18:19 +0530 From: mayank trivedi < http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum mjt143 at gmail.com > Can anyone give the information of online database of engg and technological journals available online paid of free? e.g. MEDLINE and PubMED in Medicine like wise is there any Engg Database? Awaiting for positive response, with regards, (Dr Mayank Trivedi) PhD Chief Librarian Pramukhswami Medical College Karamsad-388325 Gujarat-India http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum mjt123 at gawab.com � Roddy MacLeod MA, DipLib, MCILIP Senior Subject Librarian �� Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh EH14 4AS �� Tel (0131) 451 3576 �� Fax: (0131) 451 3164 � mailto:R.A.MacLeod@hw.ac.uk R.A.MacLeod(a)hw.ac.uk �� http://www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/libram/roddy.html http://www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/libram/roddy.html �

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Ddatabases in the field of molecular biology
by Subbiah Arunachalam 16 Jan '07

16 Jan '07

Friends: Please spread the word among all new biologists and specialists in bioinformatics. Thanks and best wishes. Arun ------- Advice for OA database maintainers The January 2007 issue of Nucleic Acids Research is devoted to databases, mostly OA databases. (Thanks to bbgm.) From Alex Batemen's editorial introduction to the issue: The 2007 Database Issue of Nucleic Acids Research is the fourteenth in a series dedicated to databases in the field of molecular biology. These databases are essential resources for experimental and computational biologists alike and this compilation provides descriptions and updates of the most important of these databases, and serves to introduce newly compiled resources that provide specialist information in the biological area. The current issue is the largest yet and presents 68 new databases and updates of 106 existing databases. The 2007 Database Issue is not included in the print subscription to NAR. Instead, the Database Issue is freely available online to all under NAR's open access model. However, print copies are available for separate purchase by institutions and individuals.... Having now edited the database issue for 4 years and carefully inspected over a thousand different biological databases. I feel I am well placed to give advice to prospective authors. There are many important aspects to any web accessible database that might be published in [a future edition of] this issue.... Do attribute the original sources of derived data. Do make sure that you are not breaching any license terms by redistributing data.... Do make data available for bulk download as flat files or relational database tables with associated documentation. Web services and DAS are becoming popular ways to make databases programmatically available. Making these available can stop your website being ground to a halt by users trying to screen scrape all your data. Do allow users to provide feedback on your data and submit new data.... ___________________________________________________________ New Yahoo! Mail is the ultimate force in competitive emailing. Find out more at the Yahoo! Mail Championships. Plus: play games and win prizes. http://uk.rd.yahoo.com/evt=44106/*http://mail.yahoo.net/uk -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re: online journals in Engg & Technology
by Mailing List Manager 16 Jan '07

16 Jan '07

Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 10:18:19 +0530 From: mayank trivedi <mjt143(a)gmail.com> Can anyone give the information of online database of engg and technological journals available online paid of free? e.g. MEDLINE and PubMED in Medicine like wise is there any Engg Database? Awaiting for positive response, with regards, (Dr Mayank Trivedi) PhD Chief Librarian Pramukhswami Medical College Karamsad-388325 Gujarat-India mjt123(a)gawab.com

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PM asked to launch library commission
by Mailing List Manager 16 Jan '07

16 Jan '07

Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 12:56:36 -0800 (PST) From: Pijushkanti Panigrahi <panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com> PM asked to launch library commission Statesman News Service NEW DELHI, Jan. 14: The National Knowledge Commission has asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to constitute a National Commission on Libraries and create a Library Fund with an outlay of Rs 1,000 crore to promote knowledge economy in the country. �A permanent, independent and financially autonomous NCL should be set up by the central government as a statutory body to address all the information needs of the citizens,� Commission chairman Mr Sam Pitroda said in a letter to the Prime Minister. As a prelude, the government should immediately set up a national mission of libraries, which should subsequently be converted into a permanent commission. �A Central Library Fund should be instituted for upgrading existing libraries over a period of 3-5 years. Initially, the value of fund from the government may be Rs 1,000 crore, which may be matched by the private sector through corporate philanthropy,� Pitroda suggested in the letter. He suggested that in order to facilitate the coordinated development of libraries across different sectors and to provide legislative framework, required legal support and financial backing to the library sector, the government could consider including libraries in the Concurrent List of the Constitution. Mr Pitroda pointed out that the Task Force of the Department of Culture be given adequate financial and administrative support to prepare a national consensus by undertaking a countrywide survey on a priority basis. Mr Pitroda also suggested that an Indian Institute of Library and Information Science be set up to boost research and development on libraries. The Commission Chairman pointed out that a specified percentage of the central and state education budgets must be earmarked for libraries and that public libraries ought to be run by the local self-government. �Libraries should also integrate with all other knowledge based activities in the local area to develop a community based information system,� he wrote in the letter. The catalogues of all libraries should be put on local websites with necessary linkages to enable networking of different types of libraries and setting up of the National Repository of Bibliographic Records and a centralised collaborative virtual enquiry handling system using the ICT, he said. http://www.thestatesman.net/page.arcview.php?date=2007-01-15&usrsess=1&clid… 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 --------------------------------- Get your own web address. Have a HUGE year through Yahoo! Small Business. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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[IFLA-L] WebCite - archiving system for webreferences
by Mailing List Manager 16 Jan '07

16 Jan '07

Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 09:05:47 -0800 (PST) From: J. K. Vijayakumar <vjkjk(a)yahoo.com> http://www.webcitation.org/index Background Authors increasingly cite webpages in medical and scientific publications, which can "disappear" overnight. The problem of unstable webcitations has recently been recently referred to as an issue "calling for an immediate response" by publishers and authors. What is WebCiteR? WebCiteR is an archiving system for webreferences (cited webpages and websites), which can be used by authors, editors, and publishers of scholarly papers and books, to ensure that cited webmaterial will remain available to readers in the future. If cited webreferences in journal articles, books etc. are not archived, future readers may encounter a "404 File Not Found" error when clicking on a cited URL. A WebCiteR reference is an archived webcitation, and rather than linking to the live website (which can and probably will disappear in the future), authors of scholarly works will link to the archived WebCiteR copy on webcitation.org. How do I use WebCiteR as an author to archive webpages I want to cite? WebCiteR is an entirely free service for authors who want to cite webmaterial, regardless of what publication they are writing for (even if the journal/publisher authors are writing for are not yet listed as members. Membership only means some sort of formal agreement with a publisher). We ask, however, to use WebCiteR primarily in the context of scholarly publications. The author of a citing manuscript can: * Either manually initiate the archiving of a single cited webpage (by using either the WebCite bookmarklet or the archive page) and manually insert a citation to the permanently archived webdocument on webcitation.org in his manuscript, or; * Upload an entire citing manuscript to the WebCite server via the comb page, which initiates the WebCiteR tool to comb through the manuscript and to archive all cited non-journal URLs. The WebCiteR software also replaces all URLs in the manuscript with a link to the permanently archived webdocument on webcitation.org. How can I use WebCiteR as an editor? If you are a journal editor, publisher, or copyeditor, the first thing you should do is to insert a note in your "Instructions for authors" asking your authors to use webcitation.org to permanently archive all cited webpages and websites, and to cite the archived copy rather than the original link, which may be "dead" in a few weeks, months, or years. Secondly, editors/copyeditors should initiate the archiving of cited webpages (see instructions above "How to use WebCiteR as an author") and replace all webcitations in a manuscript with links to the archived copy, before the manuscript is published. Thirdly, please notify us that you are using WebCiteR -- you will become a member of the WebCiteR consortium (which is free) by filling in the form. How can I use WebCiteR as a publisher? Contact us to become a partner in the WebCiteR consortium by filling in the form. Ask your editors to instruct their authors and copyeditors to cache all cited URLs "prospectively" before submission or at least during the copyediting process. Talk to us if you would like to submit XML files (for us to archive cited webpages automatically), or if you would like to have back-issues of your journal(s) analyzed for webcitations and the cited documents "retrospectively" archived. Except for archived content, this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 License. Mark Perkins MLIS, MCLIP www.markperkins.info

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Palgrave Macmillan offering FREE online access from 15th Jan-14th Feb.
by sandeep bhavsar 16 Jan '07

16 Jan '07

Palgrave Macmillan are offering FREE online access to complete journals portfolio from 15th January until the 14th of February at www.palgrave-journals.com Palgrave Macmillan¹s journals division builds on the strengths of our established and distinguished track record of global academic publishing. We publish high quality, scholarly journals across the core disciplines of business and management, social sciences and the humanities. Following the swift growth of Palgrave Macmillan's journals publishing programme, including the acquisition of 24 titles in 2005, our website has undergone an extensive re-design process. Our portfolio includes new journals such as British Politics, Journal of Simulation, Place Branding and Public Diplomacy, and established leaders in the field such as the Journal of Brand Management, Journal of International Business Studies and the Journal of the Operational Research Society. All Palgrave Macmillan Journals are available online as part of a standard subscription. For a limited time only we are offering free unrestricted access to ALL online content to enable current and potential subscribers to experience our enhanced online provision. Access All Areas go to www.palgrave-journals.com for FREE online access to the complete Palgrave Macmillan Journals Portfolio from 15th January to 14th February 2007. If you have any queries please email: accessallareas(a)palgrave.com Kind Regards Laura _____________________________________________ Laura Ingle Journals Product Manager Palgrave Macmillan Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS, UK Best Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Management Studies Thane(W). @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ email : sandeep.bhavsar(a)gmail.com Mob : 09870484626 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. http://www.palgrave-journals.com/ www.palgrave-journals.com Palgrave Macmillan¹s journals division builds on the strengths of our established and distinguished track record of global academic publishing. We publish high quality, scholarly journals across the core disciplines of business and management, social sciences and the humanities. Following the swift growth of Palgrave Macmillan's journals publishing programme, including the acquisition of 24 titles in 2005, our website has undergone an extensive re-design process. Our portfolio includes new journals such as British Politics, Journal of Simulation, Place Branding and Public Diplomacy, and established leaders in the field such as the Journal of Brand Management, Journal of International Business Studies and the Journal of the Operational Research Society. All Palgrave Macmillan Journals are available online as part of a standard subscription. For a limited time only we are offering free unrestricted access to ALL online content to enable current and potential subscribers to experience our enhanced online provision. Access All Areas go to http://www.palgrave-journals.com/ www.palgrave-journals.com for FREE online access to the complete Palgrave Macmillan Journals Portfolio from 15th January to 14th February 2007. If you have any queries please email: mailto:accessallareas@palgrave.com accessallareas(a)palgrave.com Kind Regards Laura _____________________________________________ Laura Ingle Journals Product Manager Palgrave Macmillan Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS, UK Best Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Management Studies Thane(W). @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ email : sandeep.bhavsar(a)gmail.com Mob : 09870484626 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by http://www.mailscanner.info/ MailScanner , and is believed to be clean.

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Medical Librarians: Part of the Health Care Team
by Sukhdev Singh 16 Jan '07

16 Jan '07

According to an Article by HPN Group -- ..Medical librarians are an integral part of the health care team. They have a direct impact on health care and the quality of patient care by helping physicians, allied health professionals, and other members in health care stay current in the latest developments in specialty care. They also work closely with patients and consumers who are seeking information on medical care.. - HEALTH PROFESSION NETWORK's Featured Allied Health Profession - January 2007 http://www.healthpronet.org/ahp_month/01_07.html --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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Professional position at the Auroville Library
by L J Haravu 15 Jan '07

15 Jan '07

Dear Professionals I have been requested to post the availability of a professional library position at the Auroville library, Auroville, near Pondicherry. As many of you would already know, Auroville is an international village conceptualized by the Mother, a prime disciple of Sri Aurobindo. The Auroville library serves the community in Auroville and nearby areas and has an eclectic collection of books on various subjects in English, Tamil, and other European languages. The Library is already automated and in fact networked with one other library in Auroville with plans for others to follow. The position is for a candidate who has the following: 1. Must have a M.L.I.Sc degree preferably with a first class, 2. Must have had working experience of cataloguing and classification for at least 3 years in a library, 3. Must be able to read, write and speak well in Tamil, 4. Exposure to computers and library automation and knowledge of other European languages are desirable qualifications. Interested professionals may send their CVs as email attachments to avlib(a)auroville.org.in Haravu -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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DRTC Seminar
by samiksha yadav 14 Jan '07

14 Jan '07

INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE DOCUMENTATION RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE 8th Mile Mysore Road, R. V. College Post Bangalore 560059 SEMINAR On Semantic Web and E-Governance Information and communication Technology (ICT) has affected every aspect of our society. In the same line our government system is also not untouched with ICT and the concept of e-governance has come up to improve government operations and services to the citizen. It has changed the way how government system works and provides services to the society. On the other hand, semantic web technology has also come up with more improved and efficient way to provide information and services on the web. Through this seminar, I would like to discuss how semantic web technologies can be applied to achieve more efficient and citizen centric e-governance services. Besides that, the European case of e-governance will also be highlighted. Last but not the least; I would discuss the future opportunities of semantic web for achieving more efficient e-governance. Speaker : Samiksha Yadav ADIS 2nd year Date & Time : 16th January 2007, 2:00 PM Venue : DRTC Classroom All are cordially invited Dr. Devika P. Madalli Seminar Co-ordinator --------------------------------- Don't get soaked. Take a quick peak at the forecast with theYahoo! Search weather shortcut. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE DOCUMENTATION RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE 8 th Mile Mysore Road , R. V. College Post Bangalore 560059 SEMINAR On Semantic Web and E-Governance Information and communication Technology (ICT) has affected every aspect of our society. In the same line our government system is also not untouched with ICT and the concept of e-governance has come up to improve government operations and services to the citizen . It has changed the way how government system works and provides services to the society. On the other hand, semantic web technology has also come up with more improved and efficient way to provide information and services on the web. Through this seminar, I would like to discuss how semantic web technologies can be applied to achieve more efficient and citizen centric e-governance services. Besides that, the European case of e-governance will also be highlighted. Last but not the least; I would discuss the future opportunities of semantic web for achieving more efficient e-governance. Speaker : Samiksha Yadav ADIS 2 nd year Date & Time : 16 th January 2007, 2:00 PM Venue : DRTC Classroom All are cordially invited Dr. Devika P. Madalli Seminar Co-ordinator Don't get soaked. Take a http://tools.search.yahoo.com/shortcuts/?fr=oni_on_mail&#news quick peak at the forecast with the http://tools.search.yahoo.com/shortcuts/?fr=oni_on_mail&#news Yahoo! Search weather shortcut. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by http://www.mailscanner.info/ MailScanner , and is believed to be clean.

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Asst. Librarian Post
by DINESH SIDDAIAH 14 Jan '07

14 Jan '07

Dear Friends Nagarjuna College of Engg. & Technology invites applications from experienced and dynamic professional for the post of "Asst. Librarian". Salary: 5000.00 to 6,500.00 depending on your qualificaction / expereince. Free accommodation will be provided in the campus. Candidate should be ready to work in evening shift. Qualification & Experience: MLISc. with One/Two years of expereince in academic set up preferably engineering colleges Skill sets required: Good written and oral communication in English Exposure to Library automation software & digital library, MS-Office Should work as teamplayer Send both soft & hard copy of your CV with in one week (on or before 20/01/2007) to, Dinesh K S, Librarian, Nagarjuna College of Engineering & Technology, VenkatagiriKote Post, Devanahally, Bangalore - 562110. dinesh.ncet(a)gmail.com dineshmail(a)indiatimes.com With regards, Dinesh K S Dear Friends Nagarjuna College of Engg. & Technology invites applications from experienced and dynamic professional for the post of "Asst. Librarian". Salary: 5000.00 to 6,500.00 depending on your qualificaction / expereince. Free accommodation will be provided in the campus. Candidate should be ready to work in evening shift. Qualification & Experience: MLISc. with One/Two years of expereince in academic set up preferably engineering colleges Skill sets required: Good written and oral communication in English Exposure to Library automation software & digital library, MS-Office Should work as teamplayer Send both soft & hard copy of your CV with in one week (on or before 20/01/2007) to, Dinesh K S, Librarian, Nagarjuna College of Engineering & Technology, VenkatagiriKote Post, Devanahally, Bangalore - 562110. mailto:dinesh.ncet@gmail.com dinesh.ncet(a)gmail.com mailto:dineshmail@indiatimes.com dineshmail(a)indiatimes.com With regards, Dinesh K S

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Podcasts of Abstracts of medical research papers on MP3!
by Subbiah Arunachalam 14 Jan '07

14 Jan '07

Friends: Pass this on to all medical researchers you serve or you know. I received it from Peter Suber. Arun Free online podcast abstracts JournalJunkie provides free online podcasts of the abstracts of articles in a growing number of medical journals. You can listen to them online or download them to your MP3 player. You can also "subscribe" for automatic downloads. When the journals provide their own podcasts (as Lancet, BMJ, NEJM, and JAMA do, for example), JournalJunkie simply adds links and the layer of subscription management. For journals that don't already provide podcasts, JournalJunkie makes its own. All the voices on its podcasts are human --and it has a standing call for more human readers. ___________________________________________________________ What kind of emailer are you? Find out today - get a free analysis of your email personality. Take the quiz at the Yahoo! Mail Championship. http://uk.rd.yahoo.com/evt=44106/*http://mail.yahoo.net/uk

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Authoratory, a new service
by Subbiah Arunachalam 14 Jan '07

14 Jan '07

Friends: Please forward it to all your scientist friends who publish research papers (especially in biomedical sciences). If you are a publishing scientist and if you want to be visible and known to other researchers [surely you will!], then you must make your work available through open access archiving or publish them in open access journals. Such open access papers in the area of biomedical research are included in PubMed Central and now a new service called Authoratory mines data from PubMed Central to provide detailed information about authors. Subbiah Arunachalam ---------------------- >From Peter Suber's "Open Access News" Data-mining PubMed for author information Authoratory is a tool for data-mining information about authors with articles cited on PubMed Central. >From the site: The content of Authoratory is produced by analyzing large amounts of data from PubMed.... Authoratory data-mining techniques make it possible to discover new information about the authors - the information that is not apparent by reviewing one or two of their articles. For each selected author Authoratory gives the following: * the author status: primary or non-primary (primary author publishes articles independently, while non-primary always publishes articles with another author or a group of authors) * the list of most frequent coauthors (navigate the social network between the authors using their join publications) * professional interests (as indicated by the MeSH keywords and by the statistical analysis of abstracts and publication titles) * the author's affiliated institution and contact information * the change of all these parameters across time Authoratory keyword search is unique as well. It uses keyword frequencies to rank authors against each other. The more papers the particular author publishes for a specific keyword, the higher his rank is in the keyword listings. With Authoratory keyword search it 's possible to quickly find all authors with the expertise in a specific narrow topic.... ___________________________________________________________ New Yahoo! Mail is the ultimate force in competitive emailing. Find out more at the Yahoo! Mail Championships. Plus: play games and win prizes. http://uk.rd.yahoo.com/evt=44106/*http://mail.yahoo.net/uk

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ISBN is 13 Digits from 1 Jan 2007
by rajesh kusanur 13 Jan '07

13 Jan '07

Dear professionals The ISBN No Changed to 13 digit with effect from 1st Jan 2007 The main reason for changing the ISBN was to increase the numbering capacity of the ISBN system. As a result of electronic publishing and other changes in the publishing industry, the numbering capacity of the ISBN system is being consumed at a much faster rate than was originally anticipated when the ISBN system was designed for printed books in the late 1960's. In effect, the ISBN system would have run out of numbers in its current format. That wasn't going to happen tomorrow but it was a real concern for the future. We acted on a solution now, while the industry still had enough time to plan and budget for change, so that the ISBN system will remain viable far into the future. The solution, simply put, is that the length of the ISBN number changes from 10 digits to 13 digits, effective 1 January 2007. visit the website http://www.isbn.org/toolkit.html Rajesh K A Librarian FKCCI Bangalore Dear professionals The ISBN No Changed to 13 digit with effect from 1st Jan 2007 The main reason for changing the ISBN was to increase the numbering capacity of the ISBN system. As a result of electronic publishing and other changes in the publishing industry, the numbering capacity of the ISBN system is being consumed at a much faster rate than was originally anticipated when the ISBN system was designed for printed books in the late 1960's. In effect, the ISBN system would have run out of numbers in its current format. That wasn't going to happen tomorrow but it was a real concern for the future. We acted on a solution now, while the industry still had enough time to plan and budget for change, so that the ISBN system will remain viable far into the future. The solution, simply put, is that the length of the ISBN number changes from 10 digits to 13 digits, effective 1 January 2007. visit the website http://www.isbn.org/toolkit.html Rajesh K A Librarian FKCCI Bangalore http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigclick.cgi/www.rediff.com/signa… http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigimpress.cgi/www.rediff.com/sig…

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Scholarpedia - Free Peer Reviewed Encyclopedia Written by Scholars
by sandeep bhavsar 13 Jan '07

13 Jan '07

Respected All http://www.scholarpedia.org/ Scholarpedia is a free peer reviewed encyclopedia written by scholars from all around the world. Scholarpedia feels and looks like Wikipedia - the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit. Indeed, both are powered by the same program - MediaWiki. Both allow visitors to review and modify articles simply by clicking on the edit this article link. However, Scholarpedia differs from Wikipedia in some very important ways: a) Each article is written by an expert (invited or elected by the public), b) Each article is anonymously peer reviewed to ensure accurate and reliable information, c) Each article has a curator - typically its author -- who is responsible for its content, and d) Any modification of the article needs to be approved by the curator before it appears in the final, approved version. Herein also lies the greatest differences between Scholarpedia and traditional print media: while the initial authorship and review processes are similar to a print journal, articles in Scholarpedia are not frozen and outdated, but dynamic, subject to an ongoing process of improvement moderated by their curators. This allows Scholarpedia to be up-to-date, yet maintain the highest quality of content. Scholarpedia - Free Peer Reviewed Encyclopedia Written by Scholars http://www.scholarpedia.org/ Best Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Management Studies Thane(W). 400601 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ email : sandeep.bhavsar(a)gmail.com Mob : 9870484626 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ --------------------------------- All New Yahoo! Mail Tired of unwanted email come-ons? Let our SpamGuard protect you. Respected All http://www.scholarpedia.org/ http://www.scholarpedia.org/ http://www.scholarpedia.org/ Scholarpedia is a free peer reviewed encyclopedia written by scholars from all around the world. Scholarpedia feels and looks like http://www.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia - the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit. Indeed, both are powered by the same program - http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki MediaWiki . Both allow visitors to review and modify articles simply by clicking on the edit this article link. However, Scholarpedia differs from Wikipedia in some very important ways: a) Each article is written by an expert (invited or http://www.scholarpedia.org/article/Scholarpedia:Election elected by the public), b) Each article is anonymously peer reviewed to ensure accurate and reliable information, c) Each article has a curator - typically its author -- who is responsible for its content, and d) Any modification of the article needs to be approved by the curator before it appears in the final, approved version. Herein also lies the greatest differences between Scholarpedia and traditional print media: while the initial authorship and review processes are similar to a print journal, articles in Scholarpedia are not frozen and outdated, but dynamic, subject to an ongoing process of improvement moderated by their curators. This allows Scholarpedia to be up-to-date, yet maintain the highest quality of content. Scholarpedia - Free Peer Reviewed Encyclopedia Written by Scholars http://www.scholarpedia.org/ http://www.scholarpedia.org/ Best Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Management Studies Thane(W). 400601 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ email : sandeep.bhavsar(a)gmail.com Mob : 9870484626 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/uk/taglines/default/nowyoucan/spamguard/*http:/… All New Yahoo! Mail Tired of unwanted email come-ons? Let our SpamGuard protect you.

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ISBN Online Converter
by Mukesh - Monitor 13 Jan '07

13 Jan '07

Click on the link below for ISBN Online Converter You can convert 10 digit ISBN to 13 digit ISBN and vice-versa: http://www.isbn.org/converterpub.asp Thanks - - Mukesh Anand http://monitorlinks.typepad.com Click on the link below for ISBN Online Converter You can convert 10 digit ISBN to 13 digit ISBN and vice-versa: http://www.isbn.org/converterpub.asp http://www.isbn.org/converterpub.asp Thanks - - Mukesh Anand http://monitorlinks.typepad.com http://monitorlinks.typepad.com

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Open and participatory publishing model
by Subbiah Arunachalam 13 Jan '07

13 Jan '07

Friends: It may sound counterintutive, but the fact is books that are made available free on the web sell more copies in print! That is the experience of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, whose more than 3,000 reports are available on the web for free. And now, the University of Michigan is going to follow a similar policy. See the following entry from Peter Suber's blog. I would recommend that publishers of books in the government sector such as CSIR-NISCAIR, NBT, ICAR, Publications Division, Planning Commission, etc. adopt this model. Already this hybrid model - print for sale and the electronic version for free - is practised by the Indian Academy of Sciences and INSA for their journals. MedKnow, a private publisher based at Bombay, and the National Informatics Centre, New Delhi, bring out free electronic versions of journals owned by other publishers, mostly scientific societies in the area of biomedical research. MedKnow has shown that the hybrid model has led to increased revenue for the publishers, improved quality and a very large increase in the use made of their journals (as seen from download and citation statistics). But as far as I know very few Indian books are available for free on the web. Best wishes. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] --------------------- U. of Michigan Press, Library, Scholarly Publishing Office Launch Digital Studies Imprint, Web Site, Library Journal Academic Newswire, January 11, 2007. Excerpt: With its latest venture, the University of Michigan Press is exploring the cutting edge, both in terms of the content it publishes and how it publishes. Under a new collaborative program between the press, the library, and the Scholarly Publishing Office, the UM Press's new Digital Culture imprint will both sell books and offer the full-text of those books freely on its Digital Culture Books website.... As groundbreaking as some of the ideas, however, is the Press's decision to practice what many of its authors now preach, using the Digital Culture imprint to develop an "open and participatory publishing model" that seeks to "build a community" around its content. "Our goal is to give each project a robust online and print presence and to use the effort not only to introduce scholars to a range of publishing choices but also to collect data about how consumption habits vary on the basis of genre, age, discipline," MacKeen explained. "The data will help us to understand more about the economics of digital publishing, and will also, we think, offset any potential economic risks by developing the venture as a research opportunity." ... Pochoda stressed that there is "more than a business model at stake," however, noting that the collaborative nature of the Digital Culture imprint represents the press' chance "to support open access in principle and practice while still acknowledging the obligation to survive as a business operation." Nevertheless, he has reason to believe the press will sell some books. The National Academy Press, for example, offers its book content online, Pochoda notes, and its data suggests a corresponding jump in sales. ___________________________________________________________ Now you can have your favourite RSS headlines come to you with the all new Yahoo! Mail. http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html

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