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11th Five year plan (2007-2012) and Library Development
by manju nayak 18 Dec '06

18 Dec '06

Dear Moderator, Our country’s 11th Five-Year Plan will begin from April 2007 with the objective of making India one of the fastest developing nations by setting various plans with a vision to eradicate poverty, providing education to all etc. In this context we need to attract Planning Commission’s attention to give importance for the development of the Library System in general and the Public Library system in particular, as we all know the role Library plays in providing information and also imparting knowledge in any given society. But it is unfortunate that so for no five-year plan has given any due importance for the development of library system in India. No one will disagree that in the 21st century we are living in a knowledge based society. Ideas rule the world, Knowledge is power. Libraries function as an auxiliary educational institution to make knowledge citizen. So, the importance of this knowledge center is very essential to cater to the information needs of all members of the society. So I hope that the coming 11the five year plan gives due importance for the promotion of knowledge center if we fight together for the cause of professional development. I request LIS-Forum moderator to open this topic for discussion so as to get various ideas of the professionals in the area with which we can prepare a roadmap for the renovation of the Library System in India. Below mentioned are some of my suggestions for the development of library in the 11th plan. 1. Establishment of one more National Library in South India, particularly in Bangalore which is the hub of Information Technology and also it is considered as one of the Asia’s fastest growing cosmopolitan cities. 2. Establishment of Public Library in every village across the country. 3. Establishment of Centre for Excellence for Digital Library Development and Research. 4. Establishment of School Library in every school. Thanks Manju Naika Central Institute of Indian Languages Library Mysore. Send free SMS to your Friends on Mobile from your Yahoo! Messenger. Download Now! http://messenger.yahoo.com/download.php  Dear Moderator, Our country’s 11 th Five-Year Plan will begin from April 2007 with the objective of making India one of the fastest developing nations by setting various plans with a vision to eradicate poverty, providing education to all etc. In this context we need to attract Planning Commission’s attention to give importance for the development of the Library System in general and the Public Library system in particular, as we all know the role Library plays in providing information and also imparting knowledge in any given society. But it is unfortunate that so for no five-year plan has given any due importance for the development of library system in India . No one will disagree that in the 21st century we are living in a knowledge based society. Ideas rule the world, Knowledge is power. Libraries function as an auxiliary educational institution to make knowledge citizen. So, the importance of this knowledge center is very essential to cater to the information needs of all members of the society. So I hope that the coming 11the five year plan gives due importance for the promotion of knowledge center if we fight together for the cause of professional development. I request LIS-Forum moderator to open this topic for discussion so as to get various ideas of the professionals in the area with which we can prepare a roadmap for the renovation of the Library System in India . Below mentioned are some of my suggestions for the development of library in the 11th plan. 1. Establishment of one more National Library in South India , particularly in Bangalore which is the hub of Information Technology and also it is considered as one of the Asia ’s fastest growing cosmopolitan cities. 2. Establishment of Public Library in every village across the country. 3. Establishment of Centre for Excellence for Digital Library Development and Research. 4. Establishment of School Library in every school. Thanks Manju Naika Central Institute of Indian Languages Library Mysore . Send free SMS to your Friends on Mobile from your Yahoo! Messenger. Download Now! http://messenger.yahoo.com/download.php

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Google Releases Customized Version of IE 7
by Farooque Shaheen 18 Dec '06

18 Dec '06

Google Inc. has released a customized version of Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer 7 (IE 7) browser in which Google, not Windows Live Search, is the default search engine. The customized version of IE 7 can be downloaded from http://www.google.com/toolbar/ie7 In addition to using Google as the default search engine, Google's customized version of IE 7 also provides users with the Google Toolbar and a Google homepage they can personalize. http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&art… Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 Ext. 4105 VOIP- 40366 Google Inc. has released a customized version of Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer 7 (IE 7) browser in which Google, not Windows Live Search, is the default search engine. The customized version of IE 7 can be downloaded from http://www.google.com/toolbar/ie7 In addition to using Google as the default search engine, Google's customized version of IE 7 also provides users with the Google Toolbar and a Google homepage they can personalize. http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&art… Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 Ext. 4105 VOIP- 40366

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OADL finds mention in Peter Scott's Blog
by Sukhdev Singh 18 Dec '06

18 Dec '06

Open Access and Digital Libraries <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oadl/> community group figures in Peter Scott's Library Blog Checkout - http://xrefer.blogspot.com/2006/12/open-access-and-digital-libraries.html The group has also set up for itself "TARGET" to collaboratively develop a Guide for Digital Libraries based on OA Principles. --Sukhdev Singh, NIC.

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ILA Verghese award year 2005
by Biradar B.S. 18 Dec '06

18 Dec '06

Dear Moderator Kindly announce this information in LIS forum: ILA P.V.Verghese award for the best paper published in ILA Bulletin for the year 2005 is owned by Dr B.S.Biradar and joint author Dr.B.T.Sampathkumar, Dept. of Library and Information Science, Kuvempu University, Jananasahyadri, Shankaraghatta-577451, Shimoga, Karnataka. The award will be presented in the forthcoming ILA Conference to be held at Srinagar (Garhwal) during 26th to 29th December 2006 (official letter received from D.V.Singh General Secretary, ILA). With regards Dr.B.S.Biradar Dr. B.S. Biradar, Chairman, Dept. of Lib. & Inf. Science, Kuvempu University, Jana Sahyadri, Shankarghatta, -577451, Shimoga Karnataka, India. Email : bs_biradar(a)yahoo.com : bsbiradar53(a)rediffmail.com Phone : 91-8282-657319 (Off.) : 91-8282-656142 (Res.) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Dear Moderator Kindly announce this information in LIS forum: ILA P.V.Verghese award for the best paper published in ILA Bulletin for the year 2005 is owned by Dr B.S.Biradar and joint author Dr.B.T.Sampathkumar, Dept. of Library and Information Science, Kuvempu University, Jananasahyadri, Shankaraghatta-577451, Shimoga, Karnataka. The award will be presented in the forthcoming ILA Conference to be held at Srinagar (Garhwal) during 26 th to 29 th December 2006 (official letter received from D.V.Singh General Secretary, ILA). With regards Dr.B.S.Biradar Dr. B.S. Biradar, Chairman, Dept. of Lib. & Inf. Science, Kuvempu University, Jana Sahyadri, Shankarghatta, -577451, Shimoga Karnataka, India. Email : bs_biradar(a)yahoo.com : bsbiradar53(a)rediffmail.com Phone : 91-8282-657319 (Off.) : 91-8282-656142 (Res.) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Ranganathan on Dewey
by rupesh kumar 18 Dec '06

18 Dec '06

Dear All, Found this interesting audio in which Ranganathan speaks about Dewey. The first 1 min 56 seconds audio is very poor because of damage of the original cassette. Rest is good. Visit http://www.miskatonic.org/files/ranganathan-on-dewey.mp3 for audio and http://www.hyperorg.com/misc/ranganathan_on_dewey_transcript.html for an english transcription of the audio. Regards, Rupesh Kumar A Department of Library & Information Science Bangalore University a_rupeshkumar(a)yahoo.com http://lislog.blogspot.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Found this interesting audio in which Ranganathan speaks about Dewey. The first 1 min 56 seconds audio is very poor because of damage of the original cassette. Rest is good. Visit http://www.miskatonic.org/files/ranganathan-on-dewey.mp3 http://www.miskatonic.org/files/ranganathan-on-dewey.mp3 for audio and http://www.hyperorg.com/misc/ranganathan_on_dewey_transcript.html http://www.hyperorg.com/misc/ranganathan_on_dewey_transcript.html for an english transcription of the audio. Regards, Rupesh Kumar A Department of Library & Information Science Bangalore University mailto:a_rupeshkumar@yahoo.com a_rupeshkumar(a)yahoo.com http://lislog.blogspot.com http://lislog.blogspot.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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A new Wiki book on business
by Subbiah Arunachalam 18 Dec '06

18 Dec '06

Write a business book with Wharton, MIT Sloan, and Pearson December 11th, 2006 The Wall Street Journal on a new Wiki book project: In a move that could shake up the book industry, publishing giant Pearson PLC is joining with two top business schools to create a business book authored and edited by a wiki an online community dedicated to writing The wiki book, produced by a community of business experts and managers, will be called We Are Smarter Than Me. It will explore how businesses can use online communities, consumer-generated media such as blogs, and other Web content to help in their marketing, pricing, research and service. Barry Libert, a former McKinsey & Co. consultant who is CEO of Shared Insights Inc., a Woburn, Mass., company, persuaded London-based Pearson, the University of Pennsylvanias Wharton School and the Massachusetts Institute of Technologys Sloan School to help develop the new book, which will be published under Pearsons Wharton School Publishing imprint. The book is being created at wearesmarter.org under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license. ___________________________________________________________ To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre. http://uk.security.yahoo.com

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Call for Applications - 2007 SLA Business & Finance Division International Travel Award, sponsored by ISI Emerging Markets
by Subbiah Arunachalam 16 Dec '06

16 Dec '06

Friends: If you have not attended an SLA conference so far and if you are a business library/ info specialist, here is an opportunity to win financial support for attending the 2007 SLA Annual Conference. Years ago I was invited to speak at the SLA Annual Conference held at Brighton, UK, and I found the meeting very useful. The papers presented were of a high standard. Many of them could have been published in international journals with stringent refereeing standards. Best wishes. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] >From "Robert Frederick Clarke, Mr" <robert.clarke(a)mcgill.ca> To: "International Information Exchange Caucus" <sla-kiie(a)lists.sla.org> Dear colleague: Applications are being sought for the 2007 SLA Business & Finance Division International Travel Award, sponsored by ISI Emerging Markets. This award is available to business library and information specialists from non-G8 countries who have not previously attended a SLA Annual Conference. The 2007 SLA Annual Conference will be held in Denver, Colorado, USA from June 3-6, 2007. The deadline for applications is Friday, January 12, 2007. For complete information on how to apply, please consult the SLA Business & Finance Division website at: http://www.slabf.org/division_awards_desc.html <http://www.slabf.org/division_awards_desc.html> Please give this message the widest possible distribution. Regards, Robert F. Clarke Chair, International Relations Committee SLA Business and Finance Division Voice: (514) 398-5725 Fax: (514) 398-6273 Email: slabfinternational(a)yahoo.ca Website: www.slabf.org <http://www.slabf.org/> ___________________________________________________________ All New Yahoo! Mail Tired of Vi@gr@! come-ons? Let our SpamGuard protect you. http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html

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Request to give information about books for descriptive paper of Library & information Science for Librarian post of KVS
by ramdeo upadhey 16 Dec '06

16 Dec '06

To, The Forum Member LIS Forum, Bangalore Respected Sir, In relation to above subject that I am one of the candidate appeared for Competitive Exam to be conducted by Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan for recruitment of Librarians. In that exam there is one objective & one descriptive paper each of 200 marks . I am not knowing correct books for this subject. So please suggst me books for preparation of Objective as well as descriptive question papers of Librarian exam or LIS exam book wriitten for competitive exam & Oblidge me. Thanking You Yours Sincerely Ramdeo Upadhey Teacher, Science, Maths, Ashoka Education Foundation, Nashik(M.S.) Send free SMS to your Friends on Mobile from your Yahoo! Messenger. Download Now! http://messenger.yahoo.com/download.php To, The Forum Member LIS Forum, Bangalore Respected Sir, In relation to above subject that I am one of the candidate appeared for Competitive Exam to be conducted by Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan for recruitment of Librarians. In that exam there is one objective & one descriptive paper each of 200 marks . I am not knowing correct books for this subject. So please suggst me books for preparation of Objective as well as descriptive question papers of Librarian exam or LIS exam book wriitten for competitive exam & Oblidge me. Thanking You Yours Sincerely Ramdeo Upadhey Teacher, Science, Maths, Ashoka Education Foundation, Nashik(M.S.) Send free SMS to your Friends on Mobile from your Yahoo! Messenger. Download Now! http://messenger.yahoo.com/download.php

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The Ten Library Stories That Shaped 2006
by Mallikarjun 16 Dec '06

16 Dec '06

The Ten Library Stories That Shaped 2006 Another year, another few thousand stories on LISNews! Read on for a look back at the good, the bad, and the ugly library stories of 2006, including "Get Tasered @ your library," "P is for Privacy," and "The Quote of the Year." in http://features.lisnews.org/article.pl?sid=06/12/15/137213 Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com The Ten Library Stories That Shaped 2006 Another year, another few thousand stories on LISNews! Read on for a look back at the good, the bad, and the ugly library stories of 2006, including "Get Tasered @ your library," "P is for Privacy," and "The Quote of the Year." in http://features.lisnews.org/article.pl?sid=06/12/15/137213 http://features.lisnews.org/article.pl?sid=06/12/15/137213 Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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Digital information in the Information Research field
by sheela nag 16 Dec '06

16 Dec '06

Dear Professionals, The journals and newsletters listed here all include at least a sample of papers or news items that are freely accessible. Sites that simply provide the contents lists of journals that are not freely accessible are not listed. Note that only journals that still appear to be 'live' at the time this list was compiled are included. We welcome news of new journals and newsletters that you have found useful and that have free content. E-mail your suggestions to Professor Tom Wilson Go through this link http://informationr.net/fr/freejnls.html Regards Sheela Shivakumar Sheela S Junior Librarian IBA , Bangalore. sheelasheela(a)gmail.com Send free SMS to your Friends on Mobile from your Yahoo! Messenger. Download Now! http://messenger.yahoo.com/download.php Dear Professionals, The journals and newsletters listed here all include at least a sample of papers or news items that are freely accessible. Sites that simply provide the contents lists of journals that are not freely accessible are not listed. Note that only journals that still appear to be 'live' at the time this list was compiled are included. We welcome news of new journals and newsletters that you have found useful and that have free content. E-mail your suggestions to mailto: t.d.wilson(a)shef.ac.uk Professor Tom Wilson Go through this link http://informationr.net/fr/freejnls.html http://informationr.net/fr/freejnls.html Regards Sheela Shivakumar Sheela S Junior Librarian IBA , Bangalore. mailto:sheelasheela@gmail.com sheelasheela(a)gmail.com Send free SMS to your Friends on Mobile from your Yahoo! Messenger. Download Now! http://messenger.yahoo.com/download.php

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OA and copyright
by Subbiah Arunachalam 16 Dec '06

16 Dec '06

Friends: People often ask the question "We have surrendered the copyright to the journal publisher. How can we archive our papers?" There is no need to surrender copyright to work one has performed to a journal publisher. One can always negotiate with the publishers. Now alternative contracts are readily available. Please see the following excerpt. Regards. Arun -------- Hirtle, Peter B. Author Addenda: An Examination of Five Alternatives D-Lib Magazine, Vol. 12 No. 11, November 2006 Extracts: "Until recently, the primary method that authors could use to retain some rights in their writings was to rewrite the contract with the publishers themselves. Thanks to the development of standardized author addenda, the task has become much simpler. An author's addendum is a standardized legal instrument that modifies the publisher's agreement and allows the author to keep key rights." ... "Three different organizations MIT , Science Commons (through its Scholar's Copyright project), and SPARC have worked with lawyers to develop self-sufficient addenda that address these issues. These addenda can be attached to the publishing contracts received by publishers and are likely to be legally binding." Recommendation "While not perfect, author addenda can be an important tool that authors can use to retain the rights they want or that their employing institutions request that they retain. They can be an important component in ensuring open access to articles from either an institutional or a subject repository. The Scholar's Copyright addenda can also provide legal protection to authors who have contributed preprints to such repositories and then do not notice that the contract they sign with the publisher asks them to guarantee that the publisher will be able to exercise exclusive rights in the work. "Of the addenda analyzed, the Scholar's Copyright OpenAccess-CreativeCommons 1.0 Addendum, provides the greatest benefit to authors. In the absence of data on acceptance by publishers, authors may wish to submit it to the publishers along with the publisher's copyright transfer agreement." Comment: Peter Suber made reference to author addenda, most of which are analysed here, in his comments on the SURF-JISC Licence to Publish. In view of Hirtle's conclusion on the "absence of data on acceptance by publishers", another of Suber's remarks applies, that authors publishing in Romeo-green journals do not need to negotiate a different agreement, thus keeping it simpler than using new and untested legal constructs. ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - NEW crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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Digital South Asia Library
by Mailing List Manager 15 Dec '06

15 Dec '06

Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 11:17:21 +0530 From: KR. Senthil Kumar <alagusenthil(a)gmail.com> Digital South Asia Library - Schwartzberg Atlas The Digital Library of South Asia, University of Chicago, IL, US. Supplied note: "The Digital Library of South Asia, at the University of Chicago, has just mounted a digital version of Schwartzberg's invaluable historical atlas [Schwartzberg, Joseph E. A Historical Atlas of South Asia. 2nd impression, with additional material. New York ; Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1992. - ed.]. See [the URL below]. We're still calling this a trial release. A number of smallish improvements will be added over the next few weeks. Some major improvements involving a GIS interface should be available before the middle of next year. - jn." [The interactive map viewer requires an ADOBE Flash Player. - ed.] URL http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/schwartzberg/ -- KR.SENTHIL KUMAR

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A new database from NIH
by Mailing List Manager 15 Dec '06

15 Dec '06

Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 11:06:56 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> from Peter Suber's blog NIH launches new OA database The http://www.nih.gov/ NIH has launched a new OA database on genome wide association studies.=A0 >From = today's http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/dec2006/nlm-12.html announcement Arun

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Why IITs have fallen in global rankings ( Manju Naika)
by manju nayak 15 Dec '06

15 Dec '06

There have been lots of discussion/debates among certain academic community who share the kind of concern expressed by Prof. Pankaj Jalote, not just in IITs but also in the higher education sector in general and central research institutes and universities in particular. There has been a hue and cry over `fall in quality’ and how to improve the quality of higher education, especially in the post 1990s. One major reason for the alleged fall in quality was the `governmental interferences’ as also mentioned in the Prof.Pankaj Jalote opinion as the autonomy of IIT is a `myth’ and also by citing some e.g. It is important to locate these debates in the context to understand the larger `forces’ that shaped it. 1990s was crucial period to understand the history of modern political India. The government’s decision to implement mandal commission report, the liberalization of country’s economy, the growth of identity politics of subaltern groups and also the rise of Hindutva politics happened during this period. As these factors are pertinent to the topic in debate I would like to go little further to show the link between these factors and the current debate on the falling standard of quality education and fixing the government for it. Studies have shown us that there was a near absence of OBCs, Dalits (both faculty and students) in these so called premier institutes (like IIT) ever since its inception and also there were ways and means to subvert the meager reservation made mandatory for the SCs and STs. The government’s decision to implement mandal commission was to make these exclusive spaces more inclusive. One has to welcome any such move in the otherwise deeply hierarchical society like ours. But the sudden hue and cry over falling standard of quality can ben seen as a response to the govt’s decision to implement 27% reservation for OBCs and also a strategy to subvert it. It is also important to notice the conspicuous absence of the notion of equality in any of these `how to improve the quality’ debates also in the above subject, which is of crucial important in a hierarchical society like ours. One can raise disturbing questions like why don’t you speak about equality which would lead to point out the problems of the positions taken in the above subject. Another major aspect I have with the Prof.Pankaj Jalote is that he is trying to put IIT vs universalities in other countries, especially US and countries which have, of late, been following neo-liberal market economic policies. As one goes through this topic one feels as if IIT has nothing to do with this society. And also the job of the national universities and the research institutes SHOULD NOT be to serve the market and its needs. If one feel so that is because of the intellectual dishonesty. IIT are established to fulfill certain objectives not to compete with other countries institute where social structure is entirely different from ours and also not to fight for ranking list. Criteria used for ranking is ultimate and perfect one? Any one criteria used for ranking in the list is there in the IITs objectives? International Publication and Prize award method is it not biased? The running of public institutes cannot be compared with that of the private as the former especially knowledge production centers like universities DO NOT run with the market principle of profiteering. It’s important to monitor what kind of knowledge these so called premier institutes like IIT are producing and who the products of these institutes serve. As more and more private forces, to name one TATA, are trying to take stake in the higher education, it becomes more important to see what role IIT like institute should have to perform. If one argues, by any means, that it has to continue to be exclusive spaces, then one goes against the very basic principle on which our constitution is founded, that is equality. The votaries of `global standard’, `competition’ etc (which is largely a discursive construct of the market economy) do not and will not understand the spirit of our constitution because they are blind to the social reality and lack insight Selection committee is existed in present day also, their duty is to suggest suitable candidate, but final selection power should not in the hands of again selection committee members. If these institutes are getting fund from the Government. Why they need autonomous, they must follow the guidelines of the Govt. If they need complete autonomy it is better to go for Capital Market instead of asking autonomy for Tax payer’s money. I will be happy if IIT education is accessible lowest section of our society without too much competition. There should be minimum one IIT in every state in the country. Then this is really tremendous achievement than being NO 1 in the World Ranking list. Thanks Manju Naika Send free SMS to your Friends on Mobile from your Yahoo! Messenger. Download Now! http://messenger.yahoo.com/download.php  There have been lots of discussion/debates among certain academic community who share the kind of concern expressed by Prof. Pankaj Jalote, not just in IITs but also in the higher education sector in general and central research institutes and universities in particular. There has been a hue and cry over `fall in quality’ and how to improve the quality of higher education, especially in the post 1990s. One major reason for the alleged fall in quality was the `governmental interferences’ as also mentioned in the Prof.Pankaj Jalote opinion as the autonomy of IIT is a `myth’ and also by citing some e.g. It is important to locate these debates in the context to understand the larger `forces’ that shaped it. 1990s was crucial period to understand the history of modern political India . The government’s decision to implement mandal commission report, the liberalization of country’s economy, the growth of identity politics of subaltern groups and also the rise of Hindutva politics happened during this period. As these factors are pertinent to the topic in debate I would like to go little further to show the link between these factors and the current debate on the falling standard of quality education and fixing the government for it. Studies have shown us that there was a near absence of OBCs, Dalits (both faculty and students) in these so called premier institutes (like IIT) ever since its inception and also there were ways and means to subvert the meager reservation made mandatory for the SCs and STs. The government’s decision to implement mandal commission was to make these exclusive spaces more inclusive. One has to welcome any such move in the otherwise deeply hierarchical society like ours. But the sudden hue and cry over falling standard of quality can ben seen as a response to the govt’s decision to implement 27% reservation for OBCs and also a strategy to subvert it. It is also important to notice the conspicuous absence of the notion of equality in any of these `how to improve the quality’ debates also in the above subject, which is of crucial important in a hierarchical society like ours. One can raise disturbing questions like why don’t you speak about equality which would lead to point out the problems of the positions taken in the above subject. Another major aspect I have with the Prof.Pankaj Jalote is that he is trying to put IIT vs universalities in other countries, especially US and countries which have, of late, been following neo-liberal market economic policies. As one goes through this topic one feels as if IIT has nothing to do with this society. And also the job of the national universities and the research institutes SHOULD NOT be to serve the market and its needs. If one feel so that is because of the intellectual dishonesty. IIT are established to fulfill certain objectives not to compete with other countries institute where social structure is entirely different from ours and also not to fight for ranking list. Criteria used for ranking is ultimate and perfect one? Any one criteria used for ranking in the list is there in the IITs objectives? International Publication and Prize award method is it not biased? The running of public institutes cannot be compared with that of the private as the former especially knowledge production centers like universities DO NOT run with the market principle of profiteering. It’s important to monitor what kind of knowledge these so called premier institutes like IIT are producing and who the products of these institutes serve. As more and more private forces, to name one TATA, are trying to take stake in the higher education, it becomes more important to see what role IIT like institute should have to perform. If one argues, by any means, that it has to continue to be exclusive spaces, then one goes against the very basic principle on which our constitution is founded, that is equality. The votaries of `global standard’, `competition’ etc (which is largely a discursive construct of the market economy) do not and will not understand the spirit of our constitution because they are blind to the social reality and lack insight Selection committee is existed in present day also, their duty is to suggest suitable candidate, but final selection power should not in the hands of again selection committee members. If these institutes are getting fund from the Government. Why they need autonomous, they must follow the guidelines of the Govt. If they need complete autonomy it is better to go for Capital Market instead of asking autonomy for Tax payer’s money. I will be happy if IIT education is accessible lowest section of our society without too much competition. There should be minimum one IIT in every state in the country. Then this is really tremendous achievement than being NO 1 in the World Ranking list. Thanks Manju Naika Send free SMS to your Friends on Mobile from your Yahoo! Messenger. Download Now! http://messenger.yahoo.com/download.php

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EBM Librarian Wiki
by Sukhdev Singh 15 Dec '06

15 Dec '06

This is an interesting wiki from Medical Librarians. Shows what future librarians would be doing in future. Check out EBM Librarian - http://ebmlibrarian.wetpaint.com/ . It is a wiki is to develop a community of librarians who are involved in teaching and supporting the practice of evidence based medicine (ebm) or evidence based practice (ebp). --Sukhdev Singh, NIC.

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Google Launches Patent Search
by Farooque Shaheen 15 Dec '06

15 Dec '06

The patent search site, launched as a beta, is designed to sift through the approximately 7 million U.S. patents by a variety of parameters including filing date, issue date, patent number and inventor. http://www.google.com/patents Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 Ext. 4105 VOIP- 40366 The patent search site, launched as a beta, is designed to sift through the approximately 7 million U.S. patents by a variety of parameters including filing date, issue date, patent number and inventor. http://www.google.com/patents Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 Ext. 4105 VOIP- 40366

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Stories and more
by sheela nag 15 Dec '06

15 Dec '06

Dear Professionals, If you are looking for an apt quotation, or information on a topic; if you are bored, and want to read a favourite story; if you want to read classics you have never read before; if you want to read the poems of some of the best poets; if you want a feel of old english literature; if you just want to read..... Try this website : www.Bartleby.com Check out the Reference,Verse, Fiction and Non-fiction segments. Dip into great books at your own time, free of cost. Regards Sheela S Sheela S Junior Librarian IBA , Bangalore. sheelasheela(a)gmail.com Send free SMS to your Friends on Mobile from your Yahoo! Messenger. Download Now! http://messenger.yahoo.com/download.php Dear Professionals, If you are looking for an apt quotation, or information on a topic; if you are bored, and want to read a favourite story; if you want to read classics you have never read before; if you want to read the poems of some of the best poets; if you want a feel of old english literature; if you just want to read..... Try this website : http://www.bartleby.com/ www.Bartleby.com Check out the Reference,Verse, Fiction and Non-fiction segments. Dip into great books at your own time, free of cost. Regards Sheela S Sheela S Junior Librarian IBA , Bangalore. mailto:sheelasheela@gmail.com sheelasheela(a)gmail.com Send free SMS to your Friends on Mobile from your Yahoo! Messenger. Download Now! http://messenger.yahoo.com/download.php

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Guide to Develop Openly Accessible Digital Libraries~T - Call for contributions
by Mailing List Manager 14 Dec '06

14 Dec '06

Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 11:44:38 +0530 From: Sukhdev Singh <esukhdev(a)gmail.com> Open Access and Digital Libraries Group (OADL, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oadl/ - New Members Welcomed) intends to develop a "Guide to Develop Openly Accessible Digital Libraries". It would be distributed freely under Creative Commons license - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.5/ . Developmental approach would according to the principles of "wiki" but would list all its major contributors. Please come forward to author this documents. You may contribute by: 1. Suggesting the Table of Content. 2. Contributing topics to it. 3. Sharing your experiences. 4. Editing it. 5. Refuting it. If you are a member of the OADL Group than contribute directly through emails to the group. Otherwise send your emails to oadl-owner(a)yahoogroups.com . Mature Drafts would available under files section of the group. Thank you. Sukhdev Singh, Co-Moderator http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oadl/

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Apprenticeship Trainees
by M Krishnamurthy 14 Dec '06

14 Dec '06

Applications are invited by Indian Statistical Institute,Library, Bangalore for apprenticeship trainee from graduate and diploma holders for a period of one year w.e.f Jan2, 2007. Stipend payable is Rs 5000/=p.m for graduate trainee and Rs. 4000/=p.m for diploma holders. Last date for receipt of application is 20th December 2006. Preference will be given to local candidates. Applications may be addressed to Prof. I.K.Ravichandra Rao, Head, Indian Statistical Institute, 8th Mile Mysore Road, Bangalore 560059 email: ikrrao(a)hotmail.com M.Krishnamurthy *************************************** Dr.M.Krishnamurthy,M.A.,M.L.I.Sc.,Ph.D Librarian Indian Statistical Institute 8th Mile Mysore Road Bangalore 560059 www.isibang.ac.in/library Ph:91-80-8483002/3 Fax :91-80-28484265

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IBM, Yahoo Launch Free Enterprise Search Tool
by Farooque Shaheen 14 Dec '06

14 Dec '06

IBM and Yahoo Inc. have developed a free, entry-level enterprise search application that at least one analyst believes will seriously disrupt the low-end segment of this market, where Google Inc. has been selling many of its Mini search devices. IBM and Yahoo released the server-side application on Wednesday as a free download aimed at companies that haven't tried out enterprise search because of cost and complexity concerns. It is available for download at omnifind.ibm.yahoo.net. The software, called IBM OmniFind Yahoo Edition, is designed to be simple to install and use, and can index up to 500,000 documents from more than 200 file types, including Adobe Systems Inc.'s PDF and Microsoft Corp.'s Word and Excel. http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&tax… Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 Ext. 4105 VOIP- 40366 IBM and Yahoo Inc. have developed a free, entry-level enterprise search application that at least one analyst believes will seriously disrupt the low-end segment of this market, where Google Inc. has been selling many of its Mini search devices. IBM and Yahoo released the server-side application on Wednesday as a free download aimed at companies that haven't tried out enterprise search because of cost and complexity concerns. It is available for download at omnifind.ibm.yahoo.net. The software, called IBM OmniFind Yahoo Edition, is designed to be simple to install and use, and can index up to 500,000 documents from more than 200 file types, including Adobe Systems Inc.'s PDF and Microsoft Corp.'s Word and Excel. http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&tax… Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 Ext. 4105 VOIP- 40366

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LIS-job: Assistant Knowledge Manager The Archive (Mumbai) ...
by Puttaraj Choukimath 14 Dec '06

14 Dec '06

Hello Dears, OSIANs CONNOISSEURS OF ART INDIAS PREMIER AUCTION HOUSE & ARCHIVE continues to expand OsiansConnoisseurs of Art was founded in 2000 as Indias pioneering Auction House and foremost Archive for the Indian Arts. In six years Osian's 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 (Mumbai) Will be required to assist the Custodian in the documentation and management of our vast archival & research library on the Indian Arts and link it to electronic systems. Should possess a Masters degree and comprehensive knowledge of library packages such as CDS/ISIS, LIBSYS, LIBRARIAN SUITE, SLIM, LIBRARY WORLD and be familiar with the DDS and international trends in archiving systems. Should possess excellent English language skills and the confidence to innovate and build unique documentation systems. Archivist-Researchers The Archive (Mumbai) Should have a masters degree in the arts or sciences; an eye for detail and a desire to function towards developing the knowledge base of the arts in India. Computer proficiency and attitude for research essential. Experience with a library/ archive/ project documentation preferred. Excellence in English a pre-requisite. Candidates with photography expertise interested in working with visuals may also apply for positions in the Visual Archive. References essential for all positions. Remuneration strictly on par with qualifications and ability to perform. Please send your CV with the post& location clearly specified, within 7 days via email only to: Senior Vice-President Human Resources bakhtawar(a)osians.com www.osians.com 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 --------------------------------- Have a burning question? Go to Yahoo! Answers and get answers from real people who know. Hello Dears, OSIANs CONNOISSEURS OF ART INDIAS PREMIER AUCTION HOUSE & ARCHIVE continues to expand OsiansConnoisseurs of Art was founded in 2000 as Indias pioneering Auction House and foremost Archive for the Indian Arts. In six years Osian's 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 (Mumbai) Will be required to assist the Custodian in the documentation and management of our vast archival & research library on the Indian Arts and link it to electronic systems. Should possess a Masters degree and comprehensive knowledge of library packages such as CDS/ISIS, LIBSYS, LIBRARIAN SUITE, SLIM, LIBRARY WORLD and be familiar with the DDS and international trends in archiving systems. Should possess excellent English language skills and the confidence to innovate and build unique documentation systems. Archivist-Researchers The Archive (Mumbai) Should have a masters degree in the arts or sciences; an eye for detail and a desire to function towards developing the knowledge base of the arts in India. Computer proficiency and attitude for research essential. Experience with a library/ archive/ project documentation preferred. Excellence in English a pre-requisite. Candidates with photography expertise interested in working with visuals may also apply for positions in the Visual Archive. References essential for all positions. Remuneration strictly on par with qualifications and ability to perform. Please send your CV with the post& location clearly specified, within 7 days via email only to: Senior Vice-President Human Resources bakhtawar(a)osians.com http://www.osians.com www.osians.com 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: mailto:puttuc@yahoo.com puttuc(a)yahoo.com , mailto:choukimath@tiss.edu choukimath(a)tiss.edu URL: http://www.tiss.edu/ www.tiss.edu Have a burning question? Go to http://answers.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTFvbGNhMGE3BF9TAzM5NjU0NTEwOARfcwMzOTY1… Yahoo! Answers and get answers from real people who know.

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European Digital Library
by Subbiah Arunachalam 14 Dec '06

14 Dec '06

Friends: Europe is making big strides in setting up the new European Digital Library. I am looking forward to the day when we in India can proudly announce such achievements. And I look forward to men like Prof. N Balakrishan of IISc and the head of the Million Books Digital library Project in India to lead the way. Progressive corporates like Informatics India can also pitch in. Arun ------------- >From Peter Suber's blog Progress on The European Library Bigger European Digital Library? Tell me more! Euractiv, December 11, 2006. (Thanks to ResourceShelf.) Excerpt: More than six million books, documents and other culturally significant works should become available online in the new European Digital Library during the next five years, thanks to the information society technologies (IST) programme TEL-ME-MOR.... With the project due to complete its objectives by the end of January 2007, TEL-ME-MOR [http://www.telmemor.net/] is well on the way to achieving its objectives. Content from eight out of the ten newly included national libraries has already been integrated into the European Digital Library.... Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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Urban vs rural India
by Subbiah Arunachalam 14 Dec '06

14 Dec '06

>From Hindustan Times India leaves Bharat behind Chetan Chauhan New Delhi, December 13, 2006 There is a startling contrast in the pace of infrastructure development between rural and urban India. The cities are experiencing swift development changes while in rural areas things remain static. The India Infrastructure Report 2006, to be released by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday, shows the disconnect between the two Indias. In the four sectors telecommunications, power, roads and transport and water and sanitation studied by the National Council for Applied Economic Research (NCAER), the quality and quantity of service has been found to be substantially lower than in cities. The report has urged policy-makers to provide incentives to the private sector to involve itself in rural areas. Telecommunications High monthly rentals (between Rs 90-150) and poor service quality has restricted rural teledensity to 1.67 per cent as compared to 25.90 per cent in urban India. Of the ten states studied, only Kerala, Punjab and West Bengal have more than one public call office in a village. The reason is that those in villages are not willing to spend money on private connections. This explains why the national per capital annual telecommunication expenditure is only Rs 2.9. The story in West Bengal is different. The Grameen Sanchar Society has provided wireless phones through its rural vendors with an assurance of quality service. A fixed percentage of revenue goes to the government and the rest to the Society. Power Punjab tops the NCAER list with 99.87 per cent power connectivity in village homes compared to just 17.82 per cent in Orissa. Punjab's monthly expenditure on power is also the highest at Rs 219 while Tamil Nadu with a high power connection penetration rate spends Rs 39 per home. This could be because Punjab has many more metered connections than Tamil Nadu, the report said. The report is critical of power subsidy in the rural sector, which has prohibited the private sector from taking over distribution networks. Water and sanitation Most villages get water but the report has raised doubts over the quality and sustainability of the supply. For example, 2,17,000 villages have water quality problems. Excess fluoride, arsenic, nitrate, iron and salinity are causing health hazards. Sanitation is no better with only Kerala and Punjab fount to be satisfactory performers. The report reveals that the villagers who spend on water get better quality and example of this is Kerala. There piped water connectivity is 100 per cent per capita as the per capita monthly expenditure on drinking water is Rs 22, highest in the country. Roads and transport Only 55 per cent of villages are connected by roads. "The lack of roads means that 20-30 per cent of the agricultural, horticultural and forest produce gets wasted because it cannot be transported to marketing and processing units," the report said. Email Chetan Chauhan: cchauhan(a)hindustantimes.com ___________________________________________________________ Win tickets to the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany with Yahoo! Messenger. http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/fifaworldcup_uk/

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FW: Why IITs have fallen in global rankings
by shalini 13 Dec '06

13 Dec '06

Something to ponder on.. While India is getting euphoric about positioning itself as the knowledge capital..some cold facts and bold opinions about what ails Indian Academia..and why we are falling behind. _____ Slip Sliding Away Why IITs have fallen in global rankings Pankaj Jalote The writer is Microsoft chair professor at IIT Delhi. IITs have been slipping in the global university rankings for the last few years. In our euphoria about India's progress, such reports are mentioned in passing and then promptly forgotten. IITs have made a name for themselves largely on the success of its graduates, and less on the strength of its R&D output. And most global ranking of universities are predominantly based on R&D. The performance of IITs (and other such institutions in India) is likely to continue dropping globally. This is not to say that they are static - indeed the R&D output from IITs is increasing, but relative to others it is slipping. Interestingly, the relative decline is not because established R&D centres in the US and Europe are becoming bigger, but because newer entrants from China, Korea and Singapore are doing much better. The central reason for the decline of IITs in relative ranking is the archaic academic governance structures that exist in Indian institutes. Autonomy of these institutes is a myth. Consider these facts: the director of institutes is appointed not by a selection committee of experts but by the ministry; pay scales of faculty and grades are decided by government; starting a new course in an IIT could even require permission of Parliament; and there is regular interference in the administration and set-up of these institutes such as reservation of seats without proper consultation. These are a reminder that though in daily affairs the autonomy is there, there is little autonomy in making structural changes or bringing about any significant changes. A fallout of tight government control is the archaic system of fixed increment-based salary scales with no regular performance evaluation. This means that faculty members get a regular increment in their salaries, regardless of their performance. There are no regular or yearly appraisals, on which salary increments are decided. This system is guaranteed to lead to mediocrity and lack of competitiveness. This is the bane of academic governance, giving absolutely no elbow room to promote excellence or reward performance. No private company in India would think of this - all of them have performance appraisals, on which increments and promotions are decided. In academics, however, career paths are still largely decided on patronage from government. The only means of recognition are publishing in international journals and conferences. Contrast this with the situation in China. About 15 years ago, the Chinese brought about changes in its academic governance structure. The salary of a professor in top university consists of three parts - one given by government which follows the usual scales; another given by the university allowing better institutes to compensate better; and a third based on performance of the faculty member in project and R&D work. The result of this structural change is there for all to see. The contribution of Chinese scientists to premier journals and conferences has been steadily increasing, and is now a threat to western dominance. The situation is the same in Korea and Singapore. Universities in Singapore moved some 15 years ago to a model where the compensation of a faculty had three components - one basic, one based on market forces where a faculty member in demand got more pay, and a third based on performance. The US has been following performance-based evaluation for years - the yearly increment of a faculty member depends on his performance. Pakistan seems to have recently started a somewhat less sophisticated scheme to reward its researchers for every international paper they publish. The impact of this is an increased number of paper submissions from Pakistan. Earlier, much of Europe followed a fixed scale salary model. But most countries have now either migrated to, or are moving towards, an appraisal-based compensation system. Australia and the UK follow it, Germany and Italy are moving towards it. As expected, many faculty members are not happy about it. They are threatened by more transparency, but there is also a realisation that even developed countries cannot expect to do well using old models of governance. It is clear that unless transparency about the output of individual researchers as well as that of institutes is not brought about, along with incentives and compensation based on an appraisal of the quality and quantity of output, India will continue breeding mediocrity and complacency. However, appraisal without suitable autonomy is even worse - institutes will then become the playground of power brokers from outside the system. IITs have suitable structures to potentially implement such schemes and lead the way, if they get the right leadership and necessary autonomy. Unfortunately, the leadership of these institutes, being a beneficiary of political patronage, is unwilling to take any bold moves. They have tended to play safe and keep the ministry happy, rather than bring about innovation and controversial changes. So, changes are undoubtedly needed, without which Indian institutions will continue to slide. But it is doubtful whether any movement along this direction will be undertaken. That is why I believe that IITs will continue slipping in global rankings, despite having the potential to improve. __._,_.___ . <http://geo.yahoo.com/serv?s=97359714/grpId=11710407/grpspId=1705946590/msgI d=153/stime=1166010801/nc1=3848479/nc2=4025375/nc3=3> __,_._,___  Something to ponder on.. While India is getting euphoric about positioning itself as the knowledge capital….some cold facts and bold opinions about what ails Indian Academia….and why we are falling behind… � � Slip Sliding Away Why IITs have fallen in global rankings Pankaj Jalote The writer is Microsoft chair professor at IIT Delhi . IITs have been slipping in the global university rankings for the last few years. In our euphoria about India 's progress, such reports are mentioned in passing and then promptly forgotten. IITs have made a name for themselves largely on the success of its graduates, and less on the strength of its R&D output. And most global ranking of universities are predominantly based on R&D. The performance of IITs (and other such institutions in India ) is likely to continue dropping globally. This is not to say that they are static — indeed the R&D output from IITs is increasing, but relative to others it is slipping. Interestingly, the relative decline is not because established R&D centres in the US and Europe are becoming bigger, but because newer entrants from China , Korea and Singapore are doing much better. The central reason for the decline of IITs in relative ranking is the archaic academic governance structures that exist in Indian institutes. Autonomy of these institutes is a myth. Consider these facts: the director of institutes is appointed not by a selection committee of experts but by the ministry; pay scales of faculty and grades are decided by government; starting a new course in an IIT could even require permission of Parliament; and there is regular interference in the administration and set-up of these institutes such as reservation of seats without proper consultation. These are a reminder that though in daily affairs the autonomy is there, there is little autonomy in making structural changes or bringing about any significant changes. A fallout of tight government control is the archaic system of fixed increment-based salary scales with no regular performance evaluation. This means that faculty members get a regular increment in their salaries, regardless of their performance. There are no regular or yearly appraisals, on which salary increments are decided. This system is guaranteed to lead to mediocrity and lack of competitiveness. This is the bane of academic governance, giving absolutely no elbow room to pr omote excellence or reward performance. No private company in India would think of this — all of them have performance appraisals, on which increments and promotions are decided. In academics, however, career paths are still largely decided on patronage from government. The only means of recognition are publishing in international journals and conferences. Contrast this with the situation in China . About 15 years ago, the Chinese brought about changes in its academic governance structure. The salary of a professor in top university consists of three parts — one given by government which follows the usual scales; another given by the university allowing better institutes to compensate better; and a third based on performance of the faculty member in project and R&D work. The result of this structural change is there for all to see. The contribution of Chinese scientists to premier journals and conferences has been steadily increasing, and is now a threat to western dominance. The situation is the same in Korea and Singapore . Universities in Singapore moved some 15 years ago to a model where the compensation of a faculty had three components — one basic, one based on market forces where a faculty member in demand got more pay, and a third based on performance. The US has been following performance- based evaluation for years — the yearly increment of a faculty member depends on his performance. Pakistan seems to have recently started a somewhat less sophisticated scheme to reward its researchers for every international paper they publish. The impact of this is an increased number of paper submissions from Pakistan . Earlier, much of Europe followed a fixed scale salary model. But most countries have now either migrated to, or are moving towards, an appraisal-based compensation system. Australia and the UK follow it, Germany and Italy are moving towards it. As expected, many faculty members are not happy about it. They are threatened by more transparency, but there is also a realisation that even developed countries cannot expect to do well using old models of governance. It is clear that unless transparency about the output of individual researchers as well as that of institutes is not brought about, along with incentives and compensation based on an appraisal of the quality and quantity of output, India will continue breeding mediocrity and complacency. However, appraisal without suitable autonomy is even worse — institutes will then become the playground of power brokers from outside the system. IITs have suitable structures to potentially implement such schemes and lead the way, if they get the right leadership and necessary autonomy. Unfortunately, the leadership of these institutes, being a beneficiary of political patronage, is unwilling to take any bold moves. They have tended to play safe and keep the ministry happy, rather than bring about innovation and controversial changes. So, changes are undoubtedly needed, without which Indian institutions will continue to slide. But it is doubtful whether any movement along this direction will be undertaken. That is why I believe that IITs will continue slipping in global rankings, despite having the potential to improve. __._,_.___ . http://geo.yahoo.com/serv?s=97359714/grpId=11710407/grpspId=1705946590/msgI… __,_._,___

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Retrospective Conversion
by Rajendra Thaty 13 Dec '06

13 Dec '06

Dear all,I am the University Librarian of Sambalpur University. We want to put the cataloging data of all our books (about 1,20,000 in number)  into computerised database. I know many of you have already done this. May I know the best and quickest method for this? As it requires human involvement for jobs like preparation of input sheets, data entry and data verification etc, I request to please share with me your experiences. Also I would be interested to know cost implications per book for each of these jobs.Please treat it as urgent. Can I have your feedback within a couple of days please?Thanks   Rajendra Kumar Thaty Librarian Prof B Behera Cntral Library Samabalpur University Jyoti Vihar, Burla, Sambalpur, Orissa PIN 768019 Telephone# 0663-2430548 (O) 98610-47084 (Mob) I am the University Librarian of Sambalpur University. We want to put the cataloging data of all our books (about 1,20,000 in number) into computerised database. I know many of you have already done this. May I know the best and quickest method for this? As it requires human involvement for jobs like preparation of input sheets, data entry and data verification etc, I request to please share with me your experiences. Also I would be interested to know cost implications per book for each of these jobs. Please treat it as urgent. Can I have your feedback within a couple of days please? Thanks Rajendra Kumar Thaty Librarian Prof B Behera Cntral Library Samabalpur University Jyoti Vihar, Burla, Sambalpur, Orissa PIN 768019 Telephone# 0663-2430548 (O) 98610-47084 (Mob) 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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