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International Children's Digital Library
by Sanjeev Kumar Jain 14 Feb '07

14 Feb '07

International Children's Digital Library Dear LIS Professionals International Children's Digital Library Foundation (ICDL Foundation) is to support the world's children in becoming effective members of the global community - who exhibit tolerance and respect for diverse cultures, languages and ideas -- by making the best in children's literature available online free of charge. The Foundation pursues its vision by building a digital library of outstanding children's books from around the world and supporting communities of children and adults in exploring and using this literature through innovative technology designed in close partnership with children for children. For more information visit http://childrenslibrary.org With Regards ---------------------------------------------------- Sanjeev Kumar Jain Central Library Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur - 721 302

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Re: [LIS-Forum] HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO BOAI
by Subbiah Arunachalam 14 Feb '07

14 Feb '07

Let us celebrate the completion of five years of BOAI and recall the successes we have achieved so far. And let us wish great success for the OA movement at Brussells tomorrow. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] 14 February 2007 ___________________________________________________________ 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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NET May be Back
by Dr. K M Haneefa 14 Feb '07

14 Feb '07

NET May be Back The National Eligibility Test (NET), which was done away by University Grants Commission (Useless Governing Commission) is likely to be restored again by it as the basic eligibility criteria for the appointment of lecturers in colleges and universities. The UGC had in June 2006 exempted NET as eligibility criteria for those holding MPhil or PhD degree following an amendment to the UGC guidelines. This was one of the recommendations made by the NET Review Committee constituted by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) under the chairmanship of Planning Commission member Bhalchandra Mungekar. It is noteworthy to mention that unqualified NET failed M.Phil holders were declared as qualified on 14-06-2006 by UGC Regulation 2006 upon interim recommendations by problem solving exercise of the committee. Now, Mungekar Committee is considering to reverse its recommendations. However, the NET examination pattern may be changed a bit. On 11 January last, the chairman held talks with academics from Delhi University, Panjab University, Himachal Pradesh University and colleges from the North. The majority of teachers were of the view that NET should continue to be the eligibility criteria. In 1983, the UGC set up the RC Mehrotra committee, which recommended that candidates applying for the post of lecturer, would have to qualify at the national test conducted by UGC or any agency approved by UGC, as well as secure at least 55% in their masters programme. These requirements were not be relaxed even for candidates with MPhils and PhDs. In 1993, UGC decided to give PhD and MPhil degree-holders exemption from NET, whereby students who had completed their PhD and MPhil on or before December 31, 1993, were eligible to apply for college and university level faculty positions. In 2002, UGC decided that the exemption would be extended to only PhD graduates. Again those who had completed their PhDs after December 31, 2002, were not eligible to apply for faculty positions. The inconsistency in Qualification policy seem to have become a common practice by UGC. Someone somewhere is playing this game to accommodate his candidates and then fix the lock again. This needs a serious investigation by the MHRD. K M Haneefa Ph.D Librarian T.K.M. College of Engineering Kollam, Kerala Phone: 0474 - 2713933 (Office) --------------------------------- Looking for earth-friendly autos? Browse Top Cars by "Green Rating" at Yahoo! Autos' Green Center.

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Vacancy - Asst. Librarian
by Mailing List Admin 14 Feb '07

14 Feb '07

Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 06:18:25 +0000 (GMT) From: amar mane <amar_770(a)yahoo.co.in> Dear all, Russell Square International College, Juhu- Mumbai invites application for the post of Asst. librarian Qualification: Bachelor/ Master of library & information science (male graduate with library science preferred). Experience: Candidates with one or two years of experience with flair of IT and good communication skills. Interested candidates may e-mail their CVs to the following ID at the earliest: librarian(a)rsicollege.org Thanks & regards Amar Mane Librarian Russell Square International College, Gulmohar Cross Road No.9, J. V. P. D., Juhu, Mumbai-400049, India Tel : 91-22- 26241670 Fax: 91-22-26237263 E-mail: librarian(a)rsicollege.org

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Support Open Access Worldwide - Sign the petition to EC (on the web)
by Mailing List Admin 14 Feb '07

14 Feb '07

Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2007 17:17:45 +0000 (GMT) From: Subbiah Arunachalam <subbiah_a(a)yahoo.com> Friends: http://www.ec-petition.eu/ On 17 January 2007 an online petition was launched by a consortium of publicly-funded organisations in Europe, viz. DEFF, DFG, JISC, SPARC Europe and SURF. The petition called for the European Commission to endorse in full the recommendations in the EU Study on the Economic & Technical Evolution of the Scientific Publication markets of Europe. The petition will be handed over to the European Commissioner for Research, Mr Jan Potocnik by Dr Sijbolt Noorda of the European Universities Association, a body that represents 780 universities in Europe, on 15 February 2007. About 18,500 people (including 749 institutions) have signed the petition (as on 11 February 2007). These include nine national academies, eight university associations (rectors conferences), nine government departments, six research-based museums, 120 universities and research institutes, 17 research funders, 43 learned publishing organisations, 91 R&D-based companies, 61 national societies or foundations, 52 international societies or foundations, 34 research library organisations, and 183 research libraries. Many institutions and individuals outside Europe have also signed the petition to EC in favour of mandating open access to research papers. Among them is Professor Atta-ur-Rahman, the well-known organic chemist and Minister for Science of Pakistan. Leaders of Indian science, directors and scientists of national laboratories (CSIR, ICAR, ICMR, DAE, DRDO, Department of Space, DBT, etc.), vice chancellors, deans, professors and research scholars of Indian universities, Presidents and Fellows of Academies, and librarians would do well to sign the petition. It takes about a minute . Please visit: <http://www.ec-petition.eu/>. Regards. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] ___________________________________________________________ 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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Top 10 Things You Probably Didn't Know Your Library Offered
by Mailing List Admin 14 Feb '07

14 Feb '07

Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 16:38:47 +0530 From: "Thapar, Amit" <amitt(a)niper.ac.in> Top 10 Things You Probably Didn't Know Your Library Offered http://www.libraryforlife.org/blogs/lifeline/?p=2651 Since all libraries offer resources even lifelong users aren't aware of, you might want to post something like this on your own library's web site.

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Current Science report on the B'lore OA workshop
by Mailing List Admin 14 Feb '07

14 Feb '07

Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 22:24:49 +0000 (GMT) From: Subbiah Arunachalam <subbiah_a(a)yahoo.com> Friends: Here is a report from Peter Suber's blog. For the full article by Barbara Kirsop, please look up the latest issue of Current Science (dated 10 February 2007). http://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/feb102007/276.pdf Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam]

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[Call for Papers] KnowGenesis International Journal for Technical Communication
by Mailing List Admin 14 Feb '07

14 Feb '07

Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 14:41:00 +0800 From: Saurabh Kudesia <editorinchief(a)knowgenesis.org> Dear Colleagues, Here is your chance to submit articles for peer review and publication in the coming editions of the KnowGenesis International Journal for Technical Communication (IJTC). Short columns, letters, reviews (book/product/technology), short technical releases, and study abstracts are also welcome. Articles are accepted on the basis that they will make a lasting contribution to the technical literature. About KnowGenesis IJTC KnowGenesis International Journal for Technical Communication (IJTC) is a freely available, international, scholarly journal, dedicated to making accessible the results of research across a wide range of information-related disciplines under Technical Communication. 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. 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. UNESCO and Digital Curation Centre (DCC) UK have also included KnowGenesis IJTC in their list of International journals. Recently, KnowGenesis IJTC was reviewed by none other than Dr. Taher, Information Researcher, Canada (visit http://mtindias.blogspot.com/2006/06/new-e-journal-knowgenesis.html) Focus and Scope KnowGenesis International Journal for Technical Communication publishes both refereed papers and working papers. KnowGenesis invites submissions of high quality papers on all areas of technical communication, including but not limited to the areas listed below. - Agenda setting in communication - Ancient documentation practices - Automation techniques in documentation - Collaborative writing - Communication history - Communication psychology - Convergence - Curriculum design - Documentation practices - Documentation strategies - Effect of information design decisions - Engineering writing - Ethics of business communication - Eye-tracking, qualitative data analysis tools and other technologies as usability research tools - Fuzzy logic, neural networks, Fractals and chaos - Information and communication technology for development - Information and technology management - Information ethics, principles and policies - Information science - Information systems - Instructional designing - Intelligent interfaces - International communication - Internet based research - Knowledge base architecture - Knowledge-based systems, genetic algorithms - Managerial communication - Medical documentation - Open source initiatives - Qualitative data analysis - Rapid prototyping in documentation practices - Single sourcing mechanism - Technical communication - Technical writing pedagogy - Visual communication How to Submit? Submission can be done anytime using the online submission system available at ( http://www.knowgenesis.net/journal/index.php?journal=IJTC&page=about&op=sub…) For faster response, send your work directly to the IJTC editorial team at editorinchief(a)knowgenesis.org with Subject line: Article Submission: <article name> Submission Preparation Checklist 1. The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration. 2. The submission file is in Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file format. 3. All URL addresses in the text are activated and ready to click. 4. All illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end. 5. Substantial references material has been included to support your work. 6. Brief profile, affiliation information, email address, and latest passport size photographs of all the authors has been included with the paper. 7. The writing style confirms to Chicago Manual of Style. Previous Issues Previous issues of the Journal are available at http://knowgenesis.net/journal/index.php? journal=IJTC&page=issue&op=archive and at http://www.knowgenesis.org/tc. One time FREE is required to access the Journal content online. Please note that you cannot use your KnowGenesis Online library ( www.knowgenesis.org/tc) credentials for getting access to the Journal site. You can also get the previous issue by writing a request to the KG IJTC Editor-in-chief at editorinchief(a)knowgenesis.org. For FREE registration to the Journal, visit http://knowgenesis.net/journal/index.php?journal=IJTC&page=user&op=register or send your subscription request to editorinchief(a)knowgenesis.org. More Information For more information on KnowGenesis Journal, visit www.knowgenesis.net/journal or mail us at editorinchief(a)knowgenesis.org with your queries. Volunteering for IJTC Interested in volunteering for KnowGenesis? We are always looking for volunteers to support our activities. If you think that you have the right blend of enthusiasm, talent and approach, write to us at editorinchief(a)knowgenesis.org along with your profile, for consideration. We are looking forward for your active participation to give more values to the KnowGenesis IJTC. Best wishes, -- Saurabh Kudesia Editor-in-chief KnowGenesis IJTC editorinchief(a)knowgenesis.org www.knowgenesis.net/journal

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Assistant Knowledge Manager The Archive (New Delhi)
by Puttaraj Choukimath 14 Feb '07

14 Feb '07

Dear All, FYI: Osians Connoisseurs of Art was found in 2000 as Indias Pioneering Auction House and foremost Archive for the Indian Arts. In Six years Osians has established itself as an unique, cutting-edge cultural institution as well as the foremost builder of knowledge bases for the Indian Fine and Popular Contemporary Arts, Cinema and Architectural Heritage. Assistant Knowledge Manager The Archive (New Delhi) . Masters degree in Library and Information Science/Documentation or an equivalent professional degree with at least 55% marks or its equivalent and consistently good academic record. At least 35 years working experience in responsible capacity in a modernized reputed library/archive center. Candidates should be familiar with usage of Library software. Will be required to assists the Custodian in the documentation and management of our vast archival and research library on the Indian art and link it to electronic systems. Excellent English language skills and the confidence to innovate and build unique documentation systems essential. Reference essential for the position. Remuneration strictly on par with qualifications and ability to perform. Please send your CV within 7 days via email only Bakhtawar(a)osians.com. www.osians.com Best of Luck. Puttaraj. Mr.Puttaraj, A. C. Asst. Librarian (Periodicals) SDTM Library, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, P.B. No.8313, Deonar, MUMBAI - 400 088 INDIA Tel: +91-22-2556 3290, Ext.285 (O) Fax: +91-22-2556 2912 Email: puttuc(a)yahoo.com, choukimath(a)tiss.edu URL: www.tiss.edu --------------------------------- Need Mail bonding? Go to the Yahoo! Mail Q&A for great tips from Yahoo! Answers users.

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OA petition to EC receives overwhelming support
by Subbiah Arunachalam 14 Feb '07

14 Feb '07

Friends: Here is a posting by Leslie carr of the Southampton University (EPrints team and computer science department) in the American Scientist forum. I thought members of this list will be interested to read it. Subbiah Arunachalam --------------------- The European research and academic community has demonstrated overwhelming support for the European Commission's proposed Open Access Self-Archiving Mandate (A1). A petition, launched jointly on January 14th 2007 by research organisations in a number of European countries, has drawn over 20,000 signatures from Europe and worldwide in support of the EC's proposal. The response includes almost 1,000 institutional signatories from National Academies of Sciences, Universities, Rectors' conferences, Learned Societies, national and private research funding councils, and industries that apply research.) In conjunction with the petition, a separate poll has been conducted of the EC Open Access Mandate's specific target constituency. The administrators of currently active EU FP6 projects were asked to register a vote FOR or AGAINST open access to research results. The result was overwhelming: 85.8% in favour of open access, 14.2% against (based on a healthy 8.22% response rate from 2652 email invitations to vote). Previous research has demonstrated the increased impact that Open Access to Research Results offers the research industry. The petition and the poll demonstrate that Open Access now receives broad-based and popular support as a mainstream requirement of the European research industry. --- Les Carr University of Southampton 14 February 2007 ___________________________________________________________ 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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AICTE norms
by gayathri sen 14 Feb '07

14 Feb '07

Dear collegue, Even if the intake is less, the minimum no. of books should be 4000 volumes, because an engineering college library should have minimum facilities of reference for the benifit of the students. You have to add 60 titles per branch X 4 copies. ie if 3 branches in a college, 180 titles X 4 copies. Please note that 180 titles are important but you need not buy 4 copies of each title. Sometimes you may buy 2 copies of one title and ten copies of another title. Yes, in case of increase in intake you have to follow the norms, as per intake. Though nothing is mentioned in the AICTE handbook this is how they look at it Gayathri Sen PESIT --------------------------------- Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta.

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Open Access to Research is in the Public Interest
by Swapan Patra 14 Feb '07

14 Feb '07

People interested in open access may find the following article useful: *Open Access to Research is in the Public Interest, *Bevin P. Engelward, Richard J. Roberts *PLoS Biology *Volume 5(2) February 2007 . The article is accessible using the following link http://biology.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-toc&issn=1545-7885&vo… Swapan Kumar Patra Department of Biochemical Engineering & Biotechnology Indian Institute of Technology Delhi New Delhi-110016

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Need of article
by nagaraju.geetha＠wipro.com 14 Feb '07

14 Feb '07

Hello All I am in need of the following articles. Kindly send me these articles if you have it in your collection. 1. The Construct-Related Validity of Assessment Center Ratings: A Review and Meta-Analysis of the Role of Methodological Factors Journal of Management, Vol.29, No.2, 231-258 (2003) 2. Staffing in the 21st Century: New Challenges and Strategic Opportunities by R. E. Ployhart Journal of Management, December 1, 2006; 32(6): 868 - 897. 3. Assessment Center: A Critical Mechanism for Assessing HRD Effectiveness and Accountability by H.-C. Chen Advances in Developing Human Resources, May 1, 2006; 8(2): 247 - 264. 4. An Integrative Model of Competency Development, Training Design, Assessment Center, and Multi-Rater Assessment by By H.-C. Chen and S. S. Naquin Advances in Developing Human Resources, May 1, 2006; 8(2): 265 - 282. Thanks & Regds Geetha S N Information Services Division, Wipro Technologies, Dodda Kanelli, Sarjapur Road Bangalore - 560 035 Ph: 28440353 (Direct) VOIP: 805 4122 Mail ID: nagaraju.geetha(a)wipro.com <mailto:nagaraju.geetha@wipro.com> The information contained in this electronic message and any attachments to this message are intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) and may contain proprietary, confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies of this message and any attachments. WARNING: Computer viruses can be transmitted via email. The recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. www.wipro.com

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Joomla in Libraries
by sandeep bhavsar 13 Feb '07

13 Feb '07

Respected All Joomla! is an award-winning, open source (Free!) Content Management System that helps you build and manage state-of-the-art websites and other powerful online applications. Why Joomla In Libraries ? Here you'll find step-by-step tutorials, library-focused templates, extensions, and a community of support to get your website off the ground and running quickly and smoothly. Best Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Management Studies Thane(W). 400601 MUMBAI. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ email : sandeep.bhavsar(a)gmail.com Mob : 09870484626 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ --------------------------------- 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.

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Info useful for medical professionals
by Subbiah Arunachalam 13 Feb '07

13 Feb '07

Friends: I received this message in another list. Please alert medical college librarians and medical practitioners. ---- "WHO's "Surgical Care At the District Hospital" and the RCS's "Introduction to Surgical skills" A teaching resource pack both on TALC's free CD-ROM Number 6. Available free, please send your address with a request for this CD to info(a)taluk.org" ---- I will not be able to provide any additional information! Subbiah Arunachalam ___________________________________________________________ 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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International Conference on Knowledge Organization
by Mailing List Admin 13 Feb '07

13 Feb '07

Dear Friends, The Documentation Research and Training Centre (DRTC) is pleased to announce an International Conference on Future of Knowledge Organization in the Networked Environment to be held in association with the International Society for Knowledge Organization (ISKO). The conference being organized as part of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations of the Indian Statistical Institute of which DRTC is a component, will be held in Bangalore from 27th to 29th August 2007. DRTC is pleased to invite papers for presentation. For more details please visit the conference website: http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/ikone/ Sincerely Dr. K. S. Raghavan Professor, DRTC Indian Statistical Institute Bangalore 560 059 Tel: +91-80-28483002 to 28483006 Ext. 492 Fax: +91-80-28484910

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Fwd: [SIGMETRICS] Suggested Reading
by Mailing List Admin 13 Feb '07

13 Feb '07

Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 23:15:20 +0000 (GMT) From: Subbiah Arunachalam <subbiah_a(a)yahoo.com> This will be of interest to those who work in scientometrcs and evaluation of performance in science. Subbiah Arunachalam http://www7.nationalacademies.org/resdoc/index.html http://www.library.miami.edu/search/eresources/nrc_citations.html

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Article Request
by Mailing List Admin 13 Feb '07

13 Feb '07

Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 15:21:20 +0530 From: Dr. Arun K. Chakraborty <akc(a)bic.boseinst.ernet.in> Dear Friends Can I have the following article : Cell (1990) 60 : 271-280 Regards. DR. ARUN KUMAR CHAKRABORTY LIBRARIAN BOSE INSTITUTE, KOLKATA, INDIA MAIN CAMPUS: 93/1 A.P.C. ROAD, KOLKATA 700 009 INDIA PH: 91-33-2350 2402/03, FAX: 91-33-2350-6790 CENTENARY CAMPUS : P1/12 CIT SCHEME - VII-M, KOLKATA 700 054 INDIA PH: 91-33-2355 9544, 9416, 9219 FAX: 91-33-2355 3886 Ph(Res): 33-25768192, E-MAIL: akc(a)bic.boseinst.ernet.in (

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News: LEARNING BY LISTENING
by pku＠nic.in 13 Feb '07

13 Feb '07

Dear all, The following story shows the the mode of learnig by listening. I thought it useful to you. regards P K Upadhyay LEARNING BY LISTENING MP3 technology is revolutionizing education, with students shifting from reading books to using iPods and headphones Lindleigh Whetstone wears headphones as she shoves clothes into the washing machine. Her classmate, Stepheno Zollos, wears them as he shops for groceries. An onlooker might assume the teens are listening to the latest top 40 hit, but they're really learning Spanish. Students are now using MP3 players more to listen to downloaded books, textbook study guides and language labs on-the-go. The percentages are still small, according to a recent study by market research firm Harrison Group Inc., but the numbers are growing and companies that make educational materials are banking on them climbing higher. View story http://visit.oclc.org/t?ctl=1636C4C:05CD56898EB1E182C1E11ED4EC91FD8B1C1E855…

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AICTE norms
by srinivas rao 12 Feb '07

12 Feb '07

Dear all I am working in an engineering library. I have certain doubt regarding AICTE norms . As per AICTE norms, at the time of establishment for three branch with an intake of 240. There should be minimum 4000 volumes in the library, which means 250 titles with four multiple copies and 1000 volumes for basic science. In case the intake is less than 240 do the norms remains same i.e. 4000 volumes or is it different. If so, please give the details. For yearly additions it mentions that they must be increased as one title per student admitted to a branch. if the intake is 60 students for computer branch in first year. Does that mean I have to increase 80 title in computer branch or 80 titles for each SE,TE & BE which makes 240 titles in all. There is nothing mentioned about number of copies to be increased for yearly addition does that mean it is understood that four copies are to be increased. Please specify. In case of increase in intake should we follow norms for yearly addition of books. If anyone have information regards the same. Please cooperate me. Thanking you in anticipation. Srinivasa Rao G Sr.Librarian BIET,Hyderabad --------------------------------- Heres a new way to find what you're looking for - Yahoo! Answers

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SCOPUS
by Enukonda Rama Reddy 12 Feb '07

12 Feb '07

Dear Moderator, Can you please post the following message on the LIS-SERVE Dr. E. Rama Reddy Dear Professional Colleagues, There is good news for scholars. Professionals in India can look at alternative powerful Abstracting, Indexing and Citation Database (SCOPUS) at last. Scopus also includes over 170 highly selected Indian Journals in it and brings visibility to the Indian Journals to the International Scholars. Please see the following observation. In the Charleston Advisor - the latest in a line of comparative reviews by Louise Deis and David Goodman - Scopus is finally awarded full parity with Web of Science. Dismissing previous objections based on apparent "content gaps" in Scopus, Deis and Goodman conclude: "The truly important difference is...that Scopus offers a wider selection of journals and intelligent interface, while WoS offers a much longer selection of years". The full article can be gotten from Update on Scopus and Web of Science (December 2006) Even more striking are the findings of Michael Norris and Charles Oppenheim in the Journal of Infometrics. Reviewing "alternatives to WoS" in the key area of social sciences, the authors state clearly: "Scopus offers the best coverage from amongst these databases and could be used as an alternative to Web of Science as a tool to evaluate the research impact in the social sciences." http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2006.12.001 For more information Please contact: p.kumar(a)elsevier.com Dr. E. Rama Reddy University Librarian (Retd) University of Hyderabad enukondar(a)gmail.com enukondar(a)yahoo.co.in --------------------------------- Heres a new way to find what you're looking for - Yahoo! Answers

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Need an article
by Vandana.Karande＠ril.com 12 Feb '07

12 Feb '07

I need an article from the following journal: Georgetown Journal of International Law Volume 38, Number 1, 2006 JUDICIAL REVIEW OF THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION'S INJURY DETERMINATIONS IN ANTIDUMPING AND COUNTERVAILING DUTY PROCEEDINGS: AN OVERVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF FEDERAL COURT DECISIONS IN 2005 By Andrea C. Casson and Neal J. Reynolds I would be very greatful if anyone can help me with the soft copy or printed format for the above mentioned article? Regards, Vandana Karande Information Specialist Corporate Development Group Reliance Industries Ltd Reliance Centre Tel No. 22847139 It takes so little to help change lives. Make a difference at www.giveindia.org

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An Open Access Reader
by Subbiah Arunachalam 10 Feb '07

10 Feb '07

Friends: Here is a collection of articles on open access you may find useful. http://ictlogy.net/20070205-a-reader-on-open-access-for-development/ Arun [Subbiah arunachalam] ------------------------ A Reader on Open Access for Development By Ismael Peña-López Average reading time 3'18 minutes Filed under: ICT4D | Open Access The debate of Open Access is really hot hottest, Id dare say as benefits from open science, self-publishing and self-archiving become clearer and clearer and, on the other side, there are new and imaginative solutions or, at least, attempts to deal with the (a) inevitable (though downsizeable) costs of publishing and (b) the benefits of peer review, the quintessence of scientific publishing. While the balance among costs and benefits is a matter of arguments in the developed countries and this is why we still have a debate and not a clear direction to head towards , the benefits side of open access seems to gain weight when the scales are placed on developing countries, especially when open access appears to be a perfect second best for a lacking (supposed) optimum: renowned international journals dealing with areas of knowledge that interest developing countries (and people doing science in those issues) and at an acceptable cost for their standards. I here present a gathering a reader? of selected articles that should allow the reader to get a rough picture of the subject of Open Access for Development. Credit should be here paid to Peter Suber and his Open Access News, source of endless resources, information and news: most of the references here came to me through his blog. Introduction to Open Access Suber, P. (2005). Open Access Overview. Retrieved April 28, 2005 from http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/overview.htm Lessig, L. (2004). Free Culture. New York: The Penguin Press. Liang, L. (2004). A Guide To Open Content Licences. Rotterdam: Piet Zwart Institute. Retrieved June 09, 2006 from http://pzwart.wdka.hro.nl/mdr/pubsfolder/opencontentpdf Introduction to Open Access for Development Suber, P. & Arunachalam, S. (2005). Open Access to Science in the Developing World. In World-Information City, October 17, 2005. Tunis: WSIS. Retrieved February 01, 2007 from http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/writing/wsis2.htm Chan, L., Kirsop, B. & Arunachalam, S. (2005). Open Access Archiving: the fast track to building research capacity in developing countries. In SciDev.Net, November 2005. London: SciDev. Retrieved April 25, 2006 from http://www.scidev.net/open_access/files/Open%20Access%20Archiving.pdf Declarations Budapest Open Access Initiative. (2002). Declaration after the Open Society Institute meeting in Budapest December 1-2 2001. Budapest: Open Society Institute. Retrieved February 08, 2007 from http://www.soros.org/openaccess/read.shtml Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities. (2003). Berlin: Max Plank Society. Retrieved February 01, 2007 from http://oa.mpg.de/openaccess-berlin/berlin_declaration.pdf Salvador Declaration on Open Access: the developing world perspective. (2005). Declaration signed in the International Seminar Open Access for Developing Countries. Salvador: BIREME/PAHO/WHO. Retrieved February 01, 2007 from http://www.eifl.net/docs/Dcl-Salvador-OpenAccess-en.pdf Bangalore Declaration: A National Open Access Policy for Developing Countries. (2006). Declaration signed in the Workshop on Electronic Publishing and Open Access. Bangalore: Indian Institute of Science. Retrieved February 01, 2007 from http://www.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/OAworkshop2006/pdfs/NationalOAPolicyDCs.pdf Selected articles Aronson, B. (2004). Improving Online Access to Medical Information for Low-Income Countries. In New England Journal of Medicine, 350:(10), 966-968. Waltham: Massachusetts Medical Society. Retrieved February 03, 2007 from http://content.nejm.org/cgi/reprint/350/10/966.pdf Brooks, S., Donovan, P. & Rumble, C. (2005). Developing Nations, the Digital Divide and Research Databases. In Serials Review, 350:, (31), 270278. London: Elsevier. Retrieved August 23, 2006 from http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=MImg&_imagekey=B6W63-4HGD78H-1-1&_… Chan, L. & Kirsop, B. (2001). Open Archiving Opportunities for Developing Countries: towards equitable distribution of global knowledge. In Ariadne, 350:, (30). Bath: UKOLN. Retrieved February 01, 2007 from http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue30/oai-chan/ Correa, C. M. (2005). How intellectual property rights can obstruct progress. In SciDev.Net, 4 April 2005. London: SciDev.Net. Retrieved May 25, 2005 from http://www.scidev.net/dossiers/index.cfm?fuseaction=dossierreaditem&dossier… Kirsop, B. (2005). Transforming Access to Research Literature for Developing Countries. In Serials Review, November 2005, (31), 246-255. London: Elsevier. Retrieved February 01, 2007 from http://hdl.handle.net/1807/4416 Ncayiyana, D. J. (2005). Open Access: Barriers and Opportunities for Lower-income Countries. Communication given in the International Seminar Open Access for Developing Countries. Salvador: BIREME/PAHO/WHO. Retrieved February 01, 2007 from http://www.icml9.org/meetings/openaccess/public/documents/DCayiyana_open%20… Winterbottom, A. (2006). Open Access: scientific publishing and the developing world. Oxford: First Author. Retrieved October 16, 2006 from http://www.firstauthor.org/Downloads/openaccess.pdf Case study in depth Uhlir, P. F. & Esanu, J. M. (Raps.) (2006). Strategies for Preservation of and Open Access to Scientific Data in China: Summary of a Workshop. Washington DC: The National Academies Press. Retrieved February 01, 2007 from http://www.nap.edu/catalog/11710.html Keeping up-to-date Suber, P. Open Access News. http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/fosblog.html Further information This is an evolving selection. The up-to-date version of this list can always be consulted here: A Reader on Open Access for Development. Feel free to write back to me with proposals for inclusion in the list and/or corrections for found errors. Comments » I just read that you can get free access to Wall Street Journal and several hundred other subscription sites with a Netpass plugin from: http://news.congoo.com I thought this was a good tip. Comment by Jason Friedman ___________________________________________________________ What kind of emailer are you? Find out today - get a free analysis of your email personality. Take the quiz at the Yahoo! 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Announcement: Lecture Series on P.C. Mahalanobis & Shewhart's Collection in ISI Library.
by Jiban Krishna Pal 08 Feb '07

08 Feb '07

Dear Professionals, It's a pleasure for us to inform you that Library, Documentation and Information Science Division of the Indian Statistical Institute is organizing a series of lectures on "P. C. MAHALANOBIS and W. A. SHEWHART'S COLLECTION IN ISI LIBRARY", as an event of Platinum Jubilee Celebration of the Institute. Panels of distinguished speakers have been requested to deliver special thematic lectures on the topic. The organizing committee cordially invites you to attend the Lecture Series. Further details visit the URL: http://www.isical.ac.in/~library/lecture-series Date : 20th February, 2007 Venue: Amrapali, Ground Floor, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata Jiban K. Pal ISI Library, Kolkata --------------------

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Library Literature & Information Science Retrospective: 1905-1983
by thushanth tl 08 Feb '07

08 Feb '07

Now librarians, educators, and students can have easier access to the knowledge and experience of decades of innovators in librarianship, with retrospective content of *Library Literature* in a convenient WilsonWeb database. Nearly 80 years of citations document all the innovations, controversies, and people instrumental in the making of modern librarianship. Search hundreds of periodicals, plus books, book chapters and library school theses. You can have more details from the below link http://www.hwwilson.com/databases/liblit_retro.htm Thushanth T L Assistant Librarian P.A.Aziz College of Engineering and Technology Trivandrum

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