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IATLIS 2006 Inaugural Ceremony Invitation
by Jagtar Singh 15 Nov '06

15 Nov '06

Dear Colleagues, Please plan your journey according to the details given below about the Inagural Ceremony of the IATLIS 2006. We are eagerly klooking forward to see you in Patiala. All the best, Jagtar DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE PUNJABI UNIVERSITY, PATIALA Cordially invites you to the Inaugural Session of the XXIII National Conference of IATLIS on the theme *'Building Curriculum with a Difference: * *A Vision for LIS Education in the 21st Century'* on *23rd November 2006** at **11:30 a.m.** * in the *Senate Hall* of Punjabi University, Patiala Prof. R. A. Yadav Vice-Chairman, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) would be the *Chief Guest * *Prof. Shudendu Mandal*, Director, National Library of India & *Prof. Ismail Abdullahi*, North Carolina Central University (USA) would be the *Guests of Honour* *Sardar Swarn Singh Boparai, *Kirti Chakra, Padma Shri awardee** Vice Chancellor, Punjabi University, shall *preside* over the function. Dr. Trishanjit Kaur Dr. Jagtar Singh Head of Department Organizing Secretary Cell phone: 098551 87461 Cell phone: 098554 44785 0175-3046179 (Work) 0175-3046180 (Work) *Programme Overleaf* * * Programme 11:30 a.m. University Dhuni 11:35 a.m. Welcome: Prof. Jagtar Singh, Organizing Secretary IATLIS 2006 11: 45 a.m. Address by Prof. C.R. Karisiddappa , President IATLIS 11:55 p.m. About the Seminar by Prof. Indervir Malhan, Seminar Director 12: 05 p.m. * *Inaugural Address: Prof. R.A. Yadav, Vice-Chairman, AICTE 12: 15 p.m. Keynote Address: Dr. M. P. Satija, Prof. & Head, DLIS, GNDU, Amritsar 12:30 p.m. Presidential Address: S. Swarn Singh Boparai, Vice-Chancellor 12:40 p.m. Presentation of Mementos/ University Publications 12.50 p.m. Vote of Thanks: Dr. B. D. Kumbar, General Secretary IATLIS Dear Colleagues, Please plan your journey according to the details given below about the Inagural Ceremony of the IATLIS 2006. We are eagerly klooking forward to see you in Patiala. All the best, Jagtar DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE PUNJABI UNIVERSITY, PATIALA Cordially invites you to the Inaugural Session of the XXIII National Conference of IATLIS on the theme 'Building Curriculum with a Difference: A Vision for LIS Education in the 21 st Century' on 23 rd November 2006 at 11:30 a.m. in the Senate Hall of Punjabi University, Patiala Prof. R. A. Yadav Vice-Chairman, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) would be the Chief Guest Prof. Shudendu Mandal , Director, National Library of India & Prof. Ismail Abdullahi , North Carolina Central University (USA) would be the Guests of Honour Sardar Swarn Singh Boparai, Kirti Chakra, Padma Shri awardee Vice Chancellor, Punjabi University, shall preside over the function. Dr. Trishanjit Kaur Dr. Jagtar Singh Head of Department Organizing Secretary Cell phone: 098551 87461 Cell phone: 098554 44785 0175-3046179 (Work) 0175-3046180 (Work) Programme Overleaf Programme 11:30 a.m. University Dhuni 11:35 a.m. Welcome: Prof. Jagtar Singh, Organizing Secretary IATLIS 2006 11: 45 a.m. Address by Prof. C.R. Karisiddappa , President IATLIS 11:55 p.m. About the Seminar by Prof. Indervir Malhan, Seminar Director 12: 05 p.m. Inaugural Address : Prof. R.A. Yadav, Vice-Chairman, AICTE 12: 15 p.m. Keynote Address : Dr. M. P. Satija, Prof. & Head, DLIS, GNDU, Amritsar 12:30 p.m. Presidential Address : S. Swarn Singh Boparai, Vice-Chancellor 12:40 p.m. Presentation of Mementos/ University Publications 12.50 p.m. Vote of Thanks: Dr. B. D. Kumbar, General Secretary IATLIS

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ICSD-2007: Early Bird Registration
by Dr. A.R.D. Prasad 15 Nov '06

15 Nov '06

Apologies if you received multiple copies of this message. ********************************************* ********** ICSD-2007 Call For Participation Early Bird Registration Deadline: January 01, 2007 ********** ********************************************* INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SEMANTIC WEB & DIGITAL LIBRARIES February 21-23, 2007 (http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/icsd) Bangalore, India Documentation Research & Training Centre invites international researchers, information professionals, Librarians, business leaders and academics to sign up for three days of stimulating discussions on the latest results in research and applications of Semantic Web Technologies and Digital Libraries. Sessions include keynote lectures, workshops and tutorials that focus on innovative research areas and applications such as Knowledge Organization and Ontologies, Semantic Web Services, Tools and Techniques for managing digital repositories, Digital Resource Management strategies, and many more. The conference is going to be held at Bangalore, the IT city of India. INVITED SPEAKERS and TUTORIAL RESOURCE PERSONS (Confirmed so far) * Ivan Herman, W3C Semantic Web Activity Lead * Prof. Fausto Giunchiglia, Department of Information and Communication Technology, University of Trento, Italy * Prof. Peter Schirmbacher, Institut für Bibliotheks- und Informationswissenschaft, University of Humboldt, Berlin, Germany * Anupriya Ankolekar, Research Associate, AIFB Institute, University of Karlsruhe, Germany * Prof. Frederick Friend, JISC Scholarly Communication Consultant, Honorary Director Scholarly Communication UCL, England REGISTRATION Participants who register on or before January 01, 2007 can benefit from early bird special prices. Early Bird registration: Till January 01, 2007. Early Bird registration fees: Rs. 4000 (Indian & SAARC Delegates); $US 150 (Foreign Delegates other than SAARC) Late Registration: January 02, 2007 onwards * Rs. 5000 (Indian & SAARC Delegates); * USD 175 (Foreign Delegates other than SAARC) Tutorial * Rs.1000 (Indian & SAARC Delegates); * USD 40 (Foreign Delegates other than SAARC) Note: Registration Fee includes conference kit, tea/coffee and working lunch +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Registration form is available for download at http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/icsd/icsd-files/icsd_registration_form.doc Kindly post the filled-in registration forms to the address below: Dr. A.R.D. Prasad Convenor, ICSD 2007 DRTC, Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), 8th Mile, Mysore Road, R.V. College Post, Bangalore, Karnataka (India) Pin - 560059 Electronic copy of registration form duly filled and signed can be sent to icsd(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in, but official copy should also be sent by regular mail. Please note: The Demand Draft (DD) Should be made in favour of Indian Statistical Institute, payable at Bangalore. Outstation cheques should include additional transaction fee. +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -- Dr. A.R.D. Prasad Convenor, ICSD-2007 DRTC, Indian Statistical Institute Bangalore INDIA

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Free site for book downloading
by library 15 Nov '06

15 Nov '06

Dear Friends This is the site where you all can download free books. http://www.4shared.com/ With regards Anil Phadke Librarian AICAR Business School Village - Damat, Neral - Tal. Karjat, Dist. Raigad, Maharashtra Pin :- 410101 www.aicar.net Tel. No.: (02148) 236714 - 19 Ext. 232 Fax:- (02148) 236713 M:- 9850803203 Dear Friends This is the site where you all can download free books. http://www.4shared.com/ http://www.4shared.com/ With regards Anil Phadke Librarian AICAR Business School Village - Damat, Neral - Tal. Karjat, Dist. Raigad, Maharashtra Pin :- 410101 http://www.aicar.net www.aicar.net Tel. No.: (02148) 236714 - 19 Ext. 232 Fax:- (02148) 236713 M:- 9850803203

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KALA-NLW-Program on 16th.
by I.R.N.Goudar 15 Nov '06

15 Nov '06

REMINDER Dear Professionals, I invite you all for National Library Week Celebrations on 16th November 2006 Karnataka State Library Association (R ) IN COLLABORATION WITH PES Group of Institutions ---------------------- Speake -1: Dr. C.V. Satyaprakasha Principal, PES College of Education Topic: Role of Libraries in Quality Education Speaker -2: Dr. Vishnukant S. Chatpalli Director, Community Development Programmes PES Institute of Technology Topic: Community Development through Libraries Presided by: Prof M.R. Doreswamy Founder Chairman, PES Group Institutions Venue: Tech Park Seminar Hall PESIT,100 Feet Ring Road Bangalore -560085 Time: 3.30 PM Organizer: Mrs. Gayathri Sen, Librarian, PESIT ------------------------- Dr. I.R.N. Goudar President KALA, Office Bearers and EC Members of KALA -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. I.R.N. Goudar Tel: 91-80-25086081 Sci F & Head, Information Centre for 91-80-25235315 Aerospace Science and Technology Fax: 91-80-25268072 National Aerospace Laboratories E-mail:goudar@css.nal.res.in Airport Road, BANGALORE-560 017 India http://www.icast.org.in/staff/goudar.html

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KALA:NLW Celebrations at Universities
by I.R.N.Goudar 15 Nov '06

15 Nov '06

Dear Professionals, Karnataka State Library Association Celebrates National Library Week at Universities in Karnataka in Collaboration with Kuvempu University, University of Mysore & MyLISA, Karnatak University and Mangalore University YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED ------------------------------ 15 November 2006, Wednesday Kuvempu University Speaker: Prof. T.N. Shankar Narayan Director, School of Languages Kuvempu University, Shimoga Topic: Role of Libraries in Higher Education Presided by: Dr. B.S. Biradar Chairman, Department of Library and Information Science Kuvempu University, Shimoga Venue: Department of Library and Information Science Kuvempu University,Shimoga Time: 2.30 pm ----------------------------------------- 16 November 2006 University of Mysore Speaker: Prof. Lingadevaru Halemane, Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore Topic: "Books can speak" Venue: Vidyanidhi Hall, DLIS, University of Mysore, ManasaGangotri, Mysore Time: 4.00 PM ---------------------------------------- 17 Nov 2006 Friday Karnatak University Speaker: Prof. .C.R.Karisiddappa Dean Faculty of Social Sciences Chairman Dept of Library and Information Sciences Karnatak University, Dharward Topic : Information Literacy for Sustainable Development Presided by: Dr. S.L.Samgam Professor, Department of Library and Information Science Karnatak University, Dharwad Venue: Department of Library Science, KUD Time: 11.30 A.M ---------------------------------- 18 November 2006 Mangalore University Speaker: Sri D. Manjaiah Chairman, Department of Computer Science Mangalore University Topic: Internet Technology and Web Programming Venue: Old Senate Hall, Faculty Building Mangalore University, Mangalogangothri Time: 3.30 PM -------------------- Dr. I.R.N. Goudar, President KALA, Office Bearers and EC Members KALA -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. I.R.N. Goudar Tel: 91-80-25086081 Sci F & Head, Information Centre for 91-80-25235315 Aerospace Science and Technology Fax: 91-80-25268072 National Aerospace Laboratories E-mail:goudar@css.nal.res.in Airport Road, BANGALORE-560 017 India http://www.icast.org.in/staff/goudar.html

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Online Subscription of Indian Magazines - Information Required
by Bhaskarabhatla Suryanarayana Sastry 15 Nov '06

15 Nov '06

Dear Professionals, A very good morning to everybody. I am working as a Library Assistant in IIIT ( International Institute of Information Technology ), Hyderabad. As we are subscribing almost all popular Indian and Foreign Magazines, now we are planning to go for an online subscription for above mentioned Indian Magazines also like India Today, The Week, Outlook etc. So, if anybody have an idea regarding the vendors who will provide the service like the INDEST etc. who are engaged in providing Technical & Engineering Related Journals., please let me know the details. We are also the member of INDEST Consortia. Regards Suryanarayana Sastry BH Library Assistant, International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Gachibowli, Hyderabad-500 032 PH: 040-23001973 Ext.306 Mobile: +9199490 97484 __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new http://in.answers.yahoo.com/  � Dear�Professionals, � A very good morning to everybody. I am working as a Library Assistant in IIIT ( International Institute of Information Technology ),�Hyderabad.�As we are subscribing almost all popular Indian and Foreign Magazines, now we are planning to go for�an online subscription for above mentioned Indian Magazines also like India Today, The Week, Outlook etc.� � So, if anybody�have an idea regarding the vendors�who will provide�the service like the INDEST etc.�who are engaged in providing Technical & Engineering Related Journals., please let me know the details. � We are also the member of INDEST Consortia. � Regards � Suryanarayana Sastry BH Library Assistant, International Institute of Information Technology� (IIIT), Gachibowli, Hyderabad-500 032 PH: 040-23001973 Ext.306 Mobile: +9199490 97484 Find out what India is talking about on - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/yanswers/*http://in.answers.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/messengertagline/*http://in.messenger.yahoo.… Get it NOW

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Internet Timeline
by Swapan Patra 15 Nov '06

15 Nov '06

Hobbes' Internet Timeline is available over the Internet for anyone to access. Librarians can be benefitted by the available data on it for making presentations, preparation of reports, projects and so on, with the following link: http://www.zakon.org/robert/internet/timeline/#2000s Another article worth reading "The origin of the Internet and Hypertext " by By Jon Jackson<http://www.htmlgoodies.com/feedback.php/http://www.htmlgoodies.com/beyond/r…> http://www.htmlgoodies.com/beyond/reference/article.php/3639741 Swapan kumar Patra Department of Biochemical Engineering & Biotechnology Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Hobbes' Internet Timeline is available over the Internet for anyone to access. Librarians can be benefitted by the available data on it for making presentations, preparation of reports, projects and so on, with the following link: http://www.zakon.org/robert/internet/timeline/#2000s http://www.zakon.org/robert/internet/timeline/#2000s Another article worth reading "The origin of the Internet and Hypertext " by By http://www.htmlgoodies.com/feedback.php/http://www.htmlgoodies.com/beyond/r… Jon Jackson http://www.htmlgoodies.com/beyond/reference/article.php/3639741 http://www.htmlgoodies.com/beyond/reference/article.php/3639741 Swapan kumar Patra Department of Biochemical Engineering & Biotechnology Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

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National Library Week Celebration Special Lecture
by rupesh kumar 15 Nov '06

15 Nov '06

======================================================= Mangalore University Department of Library and Information Science And Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) Special Lecture on the occasion of National Library Week Celebration Topic Internet Technology and Web Programming By Sri D. Manjaiah Chairman, Department of Computer Science Mangalore University On 18th November 2006 at 3-30 pm Venue: Old Senate Hall, Faculty Building Mangalore University, Mangalogangothri ======================================================= "ALL ARE CORDIALLY INVITED" ======================================================= Prof. T.D. Kemparaju Dr.D. Shivalingaiah Secretary Professor & Chairman KALA Department of Library & Information Science Mangalore University ======================================================= Rupesh Kumar A Department of Library & Information Science Bangalore University a_rupeshkumar(a)yahoo.com http://lislog.blogspot.com http://a.rupeshkumar.googlepages.com --------------------------------- Sponsored Link Degrees for working adults in as fast as 1 year. Bachelors, Masters, Associates. Top schools ======================================================= Mangalore University Department of Library and Information Science And Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) Special Lecture on the occasion of National Library Week Celebration Topic Internet Technology and Web Programming By Sri D. Manjaiah Chairman, Department of Computer Science Mangalore University On 18th November 2006 at 3-30 pm Venue: Old Senate Hall, Faculty Building Mangalore University, Mangalogangothri ======================================================= "ALL ARE CORDIALLY INVITED" ======================================================= Prof. T.D. Kemparaju Dr.D. Shivalingaiah Secretary Professor & Chairman KALA Department of Library & Information Science Mangalore University ======================================================= 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 http://a.rupeshkumar.googlepages.com http://a.rupeshkumar.googlepages.com Sponsored Link http://forms.nextag.com/goto.jsp?url=/serv/main/buyer/education.jsp?doSearc… Degrees for working adults in as fast as 1 year. Bachelors, Masters, Associates. Top schools

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Celebration of library week reg:-
by librarian＠gitam.edu 15 Nov '06

15 Nov '06

Dear moderator Please publish this information in the LIS Forum CELEBRATION OF LIBRARY WEEK IN INDIA Ayyanki Venkata Ramanaiah, secretary Andhra Pradesh Libray Association organised an All India Library Meeting in the year 1912 november 12th in Madras. This meeting lead to the forming of Indian Library Association. Later ILA gave prominance to the 12th November meeting and declared 14th November as National Library Day. Since 1968 14th-20th November will be celebtrated as National Library Week all over India. This was also the Birth day of our former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru so much importance attributed to this date. Every year 14th -20th November will celebrated as National Library week and various programs are organised to let the public know about the libraries. Sorce:B.L.I.Sc Grandhalaya samachara sasthralu: Help book by Pathuri Vijaya Kumar DR.K.Satyanarayana Librarian Knowledge Resource Centre GITAM Visakhapatnam

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MyLISA Speical Lecture
by SUNIL M.V. 14 Nov '06

14 Nov '06

Dear Friends, Mysore Librarians and Information Scientists Association (MyLISA) Department of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, Mysore Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) Cordially invites you for the special lecture in Kannada on Pusthakagalu Mathanaduthave (BOOKS SPEAKS) BY Dr. Lingadevaru Hallemane Professor, Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), Mysore ON 16th November 2006 at 4.30pm AT Vidhyanidhi Seminar Hall Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore Mysore MyLISA, DOSLIS, UOM KALA --------------------------------- Access over 1 million songs - Yahoo! Music Unlimited. Dear Friends, Mysore Librarians and Information Scientists Association (MyLISA) Department of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, Mysore Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) Cordially invites you for the special lecture in Kannada on Pusthakagalu Mathanaduthave (BOOKS SPEAKS) BY Dr. Lingadevaru Hallemane Professor, Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), Mysore ON 16th November 2006 at 4.30pm AT Vidhyanidhi Seminar Hall Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore Mysore MyLISA, DOSLIS, UOM KALA Access over 1 million songs - http://pa.yahoo.com/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=36035/*http://music.yahoo.c… Yahoo! Music Unlimited.

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First journal published by MIT Press
by dibya pradhan 14 Nov '06

14 Nov '06

Dear Professional Information Technologies and International Development: ITID (http://www.mitpressjournals.org/loi/itid) has become the first journal published by The MIT Press to participate in the open access initiative. Now you can retrieve peer-reviewed full text PDF articles from the journals website, free of charge. (http://www.mitpressjournals.org/loi/itid) Dibya Kishor Pradhan NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Rourkela Dear Professional Information Technologies and International Development: ITID (http://www.mitpressjournals.org/loi/itid) has become the first journal published by The MIT Press to participate in the open access initiative. Now you can retrieve peer-reviewed full text PDF articles from the journals website, free of charge. (http://www.mitpressjournals.org/loi/itid) Dibya Kishor Pradhan NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Rourkela 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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UTHA Digital News Papers ( Manjax4u )
by Manju manju 14 Nov '06

14 Nov '06

J. Willard Marriott Library at the University of Utah was awarded a Library Services and Technology (LSTA) grant to research and demonstrate a newspaper digitization project. The Library succesfully digitized three weekly Utah newspapers for a total of 30,000 pages and developed an effective process that resulted in a second LSTA grant in 2003. That grant application was led by the Utah Academic Library Consortium and digitized another 106,000 pages and 17 new titles. The digitized newspapers in this website may be browsed by issue or searched by keywords, article titles, weddings, deaths, and births. http://www.lib.utah.edu/digital/unews/ MANJUNATHA P. S (manjax4u)

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MyDLIS, MyLISA, and KALA - Library Week Celebrations
by N.S. Harinarayana 14 Nov '06

14 Nov '06

Celebration of Library Week As one of the activities during the library week, Department of Library and Information Science, Mysore (MyDLIS); Mysore Librarians and Information Scientists Association (MyLISA); and Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) have jointly organised the following talk: Speaker: Prof. Lingadevaru Halemane, CIIL, Mysore Topic: "Books can speak" Venue: Vidyanidhi Hall, Department of Library and Information Science, Manasagangotri, Mysore Date: November 16, 2006 Time: 4.00 PM -- N.S. Harinarayana, Ph.D Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore, Manasagangtori Mysore 570 006 Off. Ph: (0821) 2419393 Celebration of Library Week As one of the activities during the library week, Department of Library and Information Science, Mysore (MyDLIS); Mysore Librarians and Information Scientists Association (MyLISA); and Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) have jointly organised the following talk: Speaker: Prof. Lingadevaru Halemane, CIIL, Mysore Topic: "Books can speak" Venue: Vidyanidhi Hall, Department of Library and Information Science, Manasagangotri, Mysore Date: November 16, 2006 Time: 4.00 PM -- N.S. Harinarayana, Ph.D Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore, Manasagangtori Mysore 570 006 Off. Ph: (0821) 2419393

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Video: "Digital libraries for the Blind" : Universally Accessible for All of Humanity
by Mallikarjuna, H.B 14 Nov '06

14 Nov '06

Video: "Digital libraries for the Blind" : Universally Accessible for All of Humanity Video URL :http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7423822399040727959&q=digital+libraries Small url: http://tinyurl.com/yxqfcq ABSTRACT: "A technology entrepreneur and engineer, Jim Fruchterman has been a rocket scientist, founded two of the foremost optical characteoptical character recognition companies, and developed a successful line of reading machines for the blind. He is now a leading social entrepreneur through his deliberately nonprofit technology company, Benetech. Benetech concentrates on applying technology to human rights, literacy for people with disabilities and the environment. Jim likes bridging the technical world to the parts of humanity that have never heard of Foo Camp Google serves a minority of humanity reasonably well today. How is Google going to fulfill its mission to deliver the world's information usefully and universally? Character recognition and accessibility pioneer Jim Fruchterman presents his quest to make information accessible to the long tail of humanity (which stillincludes most of the "bulge!" From inventing omnifont character recognition and affordable reading machines for the blind to creating accessible digital libraries for the blind and using technology to teach literacy to people who have fallen through society's cracks, Jim will cover the technical and practical challenges to reaching all of humanity with accessible information." -- Regards hbmallikarjuna hbmallikarjuna[at]gmail.com http://mallikarjunahb.blogspot.com Indian Libraries and Librarians search engine :http://tinyurl.com/yfrozb --------------------------------- Find out what India is talking about on - Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. Get it NOW Video: "Digital libraries for the Blind" : Universally Accessible for All of Humanity Video URL http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7423822399040727959&q=digital+libra… :http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7423822399040727959&q=digital+libraries Small url: http://tinyurl.com/yxqfcq ABSTRACT: "A technology entrepreneur and engineer, Jim Fruchterman has been a rocket scientist, founded two of the foremost optical characte optical character recognition companies, and developed a successful line of reading machines for the blind. He is now a leading social entrepreneur through his deliberately nonprofit technology company, Benetech. Benetech concentrates on applying technology to human rights, literacy for people with disabilities and the environment. Jim likes bridging the technical world to the parts of humanity that have never heard of Foo Camp Google serves a minority of humanity reasonably well today. How is Google going to fulfill its mission to deliver the world's information usefully and universally? Character recognition and accessibility pioneer Jim Fruchterman presents his quest to make information accessible to the long tail of humanity (which stillincludes most of the "bulge!" From inventing omnifont character recognition and affordable reading machines for the blind to creating accessible digital libraries for the blind and using technology to teach literacy to people who have fallen through society's cracks, Jim will cover the technical and practical challenges to reaching all of humanity with accessible information." -- Regards hbmallikarjuna hbmallikarjuna[at]gmail.com http://mallikarjunahb.blogspot.com http://mallikarjunahb.blogspot.com Indian Libraries and Librarians search engine :http://tinyurl.com/yfrozb Find out what India is talking about on - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/yanswers/*http://in.answers.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/messengertagline/*http://in.messenger.yahoo.… Get it NOW

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Journals from BioMed central
by Swapan Patra 14 Nov '06

14 Nov '06

*BioMed Central is an independent publishing house committed to providing immediate open access to peer-reviewed biomedical research* "All original research articles published by BioMed Central are freely available and permanently accessible online immediately upon publication. BioMed Central views open access to research as essential in order to ensure the rapid and efficient communication of research findings in biological sciences". For more details see http://www.biomedcentral.com/info/about/whatis List of *Journals currently covered by Thomson Scientific (ISI)* http://www.biomedcentral.com/info/about/faq?name=impactfactor *Unofficial Impact Factors* for other BioMed Central Journals* http://www.biomedcentral.com/info/about/faq?name=impactfactor BioMed Central is an independent publishing house committed to providing immediate open access to peer-reviewed biomedical research "All original research articles published by BioMed Central are freely available and permanently accessible online immediately upon publication. BioMed Central views open access to research as essential in order to ensure the rapid and efficient communication of research findings in biological sciences". For more details see http://www.biomedcentral.com/info/about/whatis http://www.biomedcentral.com/info/about/whatis List of Journals currently covered by Thomson Scientific (ISI) http://www.biomedcentral.com/info/about/faq?name=impactfactor http://www.biomedcentral.com/info/about/faq?name=impactfactor Unofficial Impact Factors* for other BioMed Central Journals http://www.biomedcentral.com/info/about/faq?name=impactfactor http://www.biomedcentral.com/info/about/faq?name=impactfactor

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vacancy in Pharma
by Manojkumar 14 Nov '06

14 Nov '06

Dear Professionals,Ahmedabad based  leading pharmaceutical company  invites the application for the post of Librarian in dholka ( Dist: Ahmedabad) Only Ahmedabad based canditates ( Preferably with Science background) are requested to send their latest resume with a reply email to library(a)cadilapharma.co.in  within a weeks time. Details of Job Position: Librarian ( At R&D Library, Dholka,  Dist: Ahmedabad) Job Timings: 9.00 AM to 6.00 PM Qualification: B.Sc. with BLib or M. Lib Inf. Sc. at least with II division Salary : Best in the Industry Best Regards,Manoj V Solanki ( Librarian in charge )Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd1389, Trasad RoadDholka - 387 810Dist: AhmedabadGujarat Dear Professionals, Ahmedabad based leading pharmaceutical company invites the application for the post of Librarian in dholka ( Dist: Ahmedabad) Only Ahmedabad based canditates ( Preferably with Science background) are requested to send their latest resume with a reply email to mailto:library@cadilapharma.co.in library(a)cadilapharma.co.in within a weeks time. Details of Job Position: Librarian ( At R&D Library, Dholka, Dist: Ahmedabad) Job Timings: 9.00 AM to 6.00 PM Qualification: B.Sc. with BLib or M. Lib Inf. Sc. at least with II division Salary : Best in the Industry Best Regards, Manoj V Solanki ( Librarian in charge ) Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd 1389, Trasad Road Dholka - 387 810 Dist: Ahmedabad Gujarat 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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OA and e-science
by Subbiah Arunachalam 14 Nov '06

14 Nov '06

More on the UK's eBank project Liz Lyon, Adding value to open access research data : the eBank UK Project, a presentation at OAI4, the CERN workshop on Innovations in Scholarly Communication (Geneva, October 20-22, 2005). Self-archived November 12, 2006. Abstract: This presentation will briefly examine the changing landscape of e-research and data-intensive science, together with associated trends in scholarly communications. In this context the eBank UK project will be described, which is seeking to enable open access to research data generated from an e-Science application, and to build links from e-research outputs through to e-learning materials. The role of digital repositories and OAI-based aggregator services in facilitating the linking of data-sets from Grid-enabled research applications to e-prints through to peer-reviewed articles, as resources in portals and Learning Management Systems, will be assessed. Recent developments from the eBank UK project will be presented with discussion about integration in research and learning workflows and the challenge of assuring long-term access to open data archives. More on the UK's eBank project Liz Lyon, http://eprints.rclis.org/archive/00007694/ Adding value to open access research data : the eBank UK Project , a presentation at OAI4, the http://oai4.web.cern.ch/OAI4/ CERN workshop on Innovations in Scholarly Communication (Geneva, October 20-22, 2005). Self-archived November 12, 2006. Abstract: This presentation will briefly examine the changing landscape of e-research and data-intensive science, together with associated trends in scholarly communications. In this context the eBank UK project will be described, which is seeking to enable open access to research data generated from an e-Science application, and to build links from e-research outputs through to e-learning materials. The role of digital repositories and OAI-based aggregator services in facilitating the linking of data-sets from Grid-enabled research applications to e-prints through to peer-reviewed articles, as resources in portals and Learning Management Systems, will be assessed. Recent developments from the eBank UK project will be presented with discussion about integration in research and learning workflows and the challenge of assuring long-term access to open data archives.

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[Call for Papers] KnowGenesis International Journal for Technical Communication
by Saurabh Kudesia 13 Nov '06

13 Nov '06

Submit articles for peer review and publication in the coming editions of the KnowGenesis International Journal for Technical Communication (IJTC) and share your skills with the International community. 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. 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…) You can also send your contribution for consideration directly to the IJTC editorial team at editorinchief(a)knowgenesis.org. Submission Preparation Checklist -------------------------------- - The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in comments to the Editor). - The submission file is in Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file format. - All URL addresses in the text (e.g., http://pkp.sfu.ca) are activated and ready to click. - All illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end. KnowGenesis IJTC in News ------------------------ 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) 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. For FREE registration to the Journal, visit http://knowgenesis.net/journal/index.php? journal=IJTC&page=user&op=register or send the request to editorinchief(a)knowgenesis.org or admin(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 in adding more values to the KnowGenesis IJTC. -- Saurabh Kudesia Editor-in-chief KnowGenesis IJTC editorinchief(a)knowgenesis.org www.knowgenesis.net/journal

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Workshop in SKCET COIMBATORE
by Abhilash P P 13 Nov '06

13 Nov '06

Dear Library Professionals I am very happy to inform you that Central Library SRI KRISHNA COLLEGE OF ENGG & TECH, COIMBATORE is organising one day Workshop, more details given below: Workshop Title: "Institutional Repositories" Workshop Date: 2nd Decembr 2006 The Workshop is intended to discuss the technological trends in digital libraries, discuss key issues involved in digital library development (using Dspace Digital Library Open source software). Through this workshop, the participants come to know: · Creating awareness on E-Resources · E-resources format and standards · Realising the importance of Institutional repositories · Developing awareness of Digital Library Collection; and · Enriching the participants on Digital Library on Open Resources (DSpace). more details available in the following links. http://www.geocities.com/skcetworkshop/ http://www.skcet.ac.in looking forward for your participation thanks and regards ABHILASHAN ASST LIBRARIAN SRI KRISHNA COLLEGE OF ENGG & TECH KUNIAMUTHUR (PO) COIMBATORE - 641 008. Dear Library Professionals I am very happy to inform you that Central Library SRI KRISHNA COLLEGE OF ENGG & TECH, COIMBATORE is organising one day Workshop, more details given below: Workshop Title: "Institutional Repositories" Workshop Date: 2nd Decembr 2006 The Workshop is intended to discuss the technological trends in digital libraries, discuss key issues involved in digital library development (using Dspace Digital Library Open source software). Through this workshop, the participants come to know: · Creating awareness on E-Resources · E-resources format and standards · Realising the importance of Institutional repositories · Developing awareness of Digital Library Collection; and · Enriching the participants on Digital Library on Open Resources (DSpace). more details available in the following links. http://www.geocities.com/skcetworkshop/ http://www.skcet.ac.in looking forward for your participation thanks and regards ABHILASHAN ASST LIBRARIAN SRI KRISHNA COLLEGE OF ENGG & TECH KUNIAMUTHUR (PO) COIMBATORE - 641 008. 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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HubMed:(Boost with RSS)alternative interface to the PubMed Literature Database
by Mailing List Manager 13 Nov '06

13 Nov '06

Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 10:42:01 +0000 (GMT) From: "Mallikarjuna, H.B" <hbmallikarjuna(a)yahoo.co.in> HubMed:(Boost with RSS)alternative interface to the PubMed Literature Database HubMed:alternative interface to the PubMed medical literature database.This is a variation on PubMed in that with the same database contents asPubMed for different searching interface. HubMed provides these features : 1.Daily updates of search results via web feeds. 2. Firefox search plugin or a HubMed bookmarklet (drag to your browser's bookmarks toolbar). 3.Export citations in RIS, BibTeX, RDF and MODS formats, or directly to RefWorks. 4.Unzip HubMed's import filter into Endnote's Filters folder for direct import into Endnote, or install the RIS Export plugin for direct import into ProCite, RefMan and older versions of Endnote. 5.Use the Citation Finder to convert reference lists from PDFs into search results. 6.Create lists of closely related papers using Rank Relations, then visualise and browse clusters of related papers using TouchGraph (requires Java). 7.Graph occurrences of keywords in published papers over time. 8.Tag and store annotated metadata for articles of interest. Example : searched for "Oncology Therapies" Result: For earch Article these options are avb. -- Abstract PubMed FullText SFX GS Clip Export InterDB Terms Related � Graph Cites Scopus Tag 10.1038/sj.cgt.7701011 Search results page url(short url) : -- Regards hbmallikarjuna

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National Library Week Celebrations
by Arunachalam Hariharan 13 Nov '06

13 Nov '06

Dear Friends, Invitation You are cordially invited for the following function. Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS) and Connemara Public Library, Chennai organized speech competition for the Corporation School Children on 9th Nov 2006 ( this year also) at Connemara Public Library at 10.A.M. The topics of the competition were: Topics: Role of Libraries in Nation Building/ Role of Libraries in Career Development of Students A panel of three judges selected three winners based on the following criteria 1. Oratory Skill 2. Body Language 3. Contents The Objective of the Programmes: To promote the Reading Habits of the Corporation School Children Honâ Minister for School Education, Govt. of Tamilnadu, Thiru. Thangam Thenarasu will distribute the Price to the winners during the 39th National Library Week Celebrations on 14.11.2006 at Connemara Public Library, Chennai at 5. 30 P.M SALIS and Connemara Public Library Mr. P.Panneer Selvam Programme Co-ordinator and Secretary SALIS Chennai Chapter B2- Solai Apartments (Opp to MGR garden) Mount-Poonamallee Road Chennai â 600 089 e-mail: salis_info(a)yahoo.com cell: 9841103912 A.Hariharan Structural Engineering Research Centre CSIR Campus Taramani Chennai - 600 113 hariharan_ah(a)yahoo.com Cell: 9841601901 Off:044-22549133 -------------------------------------------------- SALIS B2-Solai Apatments Mount-Poonamallee Road (opp.to.MGR Garden) Chennai - 600 116 Tel: 044-22522448/42014772 www.autolib-india.net/salis ____________________________________________________________________________________ Sponsored Link $200,000 mortgage for $660/mo - 30/15 yr fixed, reduce debt, home equity - Click now for info http://yahoo.ratemarketplace.com

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Registration open: ICDL 2006 - International Conference on Digital Libraries, 5-8 December 2006, New Delhi, INDIA (fwd)
by Mailing List Manager 13 Nov '06

13 Nov '06

Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2006 15:28:17 +0530 From: Debal Chandra Kar <dckar(a)teri.res.in> Registration open: ICDL 2006 - International Conference on Digital Libraries, 5-8 December 2006, New Delhi, INDIA. International Conference on Digital Libraries (ICDL) 2006 eill be held from 5-8 December 2006 in Association with TIFP, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India and UNESCO and in cooperation with ACM SIGCHI at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. Ministry of Culture and Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Govt. of India have also agreed in principle to associate with this conference. The theme of the conference is Digital Libraries: Information Management for Global Access and it will focus on creation, adoption, implementation and utilization of digital libraries (DL), e-learning and knowledge society. For detail information about the conference please visit the website www.teriin.org/events/icdl You are invited to attend and register to the 2nd International Conference on Digital Libraries, to be held in New Delhi, India 5-8 December, 2006. This conference is going to be a very high standard. We have invited many world renowned digital library experts. About 50 renowned and experienced speakers from India and abroad has already accepted to share their experiences. The papers we have received so far are all cutting edge researches and practical experiences. We believe you and your colleagues will be benefited tremendously from this conference. We encourage you and your colleagues and students to attend and share experiences with others in the conference. Registration Information : For details about the conference registration fee for all presenters and participants and other registration information, please refer to the conference website (www.teriin.org/events/icdl) For any queries contact at ? Debal C Kar Organising Secretary ICDL2006 Conference Secretariat TERI, Darbari Seth Block IHC Complex, Lodhi Road New Delhi - 110 003, India Phone - 91-11-24682141, 24682111 or 24682100 Fax - 91-11-24682144, 2468 2145 E-mail ICDL(a)teri.res.in Website: www.teriin.org/events/icdl

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Educational Theory - Article Required
by Mailing List Manager 13 Nov '06

13 Nov '06

Date: 9 Nov 2006 05:17:02 -0000 From: veeresh hiremath <veer9999(a)rediffmail.com> Dear all,One of our faculty members is in urgent requirement of the article whose details are as given below:\'The Ideal of the Educated Person\' , Jane Roland.Educational Theory,31(2),1981.I request one and all to send it immediately to the following mail id(s) if it is available with you:hiremathvc@gmail.com, veer9999(a)rediffmail.com Veeresh c Hiremath Digital Library Programmer Tata Institute of Social Sciences Deonar P.B No. 8313 Sion, Trombay Road Mumbai-400088 Phone-225563290 (extn 284) mobile:9867260884 Email:veer9999@rediffmail.com,hiremathvc@gmail.com,vchiremath@indiatimes.com,veereshmlisc@yahoo.com

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Please test the new aggregated database TechXtra
by Mailing List Manager 13 Nov '06

13 Nov '06

Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2006 00:31:07 +0000 (GMT) From: Subbiah Arunachalam <subbiah_a(a)yahoo.com> Friends: Here is a news report on a new aggregated database which is composed of 29 technology databases (I do not know which ones). And it is free. Please test and spread the word. Prof. Joshi or Dr Venkadesan might wish to write about it in Current Science and The Hindu. Arun ------ More on TechXtra Roddy MacLeod, The 'Long Tail' of technology information, The Innovations Report, November 7, 2006. Excerpt: TechXtra aggregates content from a large number of different databases containing technology-related content. A search of TechXtra will search across more than 4 million records of various kinds articles, technical reports, digital theses and dissertations, books, eprints, news items, job announcements, video, learning & teaching resources, key websites, and more most of which relate to technology subjects.... TechXtra aggregates, so that you dont have to. From the one TechXtra search box, you can currently search 29 databases.... In the majority of cases, the full text of items found through TechXtra is freely available.... TechXtra is a freely available service, developed at Heriot Watt University in the UK. We receive no external funding for its development, so we rely on word of mouth to spread the word. I hope you may help, and tell your colleagues about TechXtra, or blog about the service, or place a link to it from your websites.

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EMPI Digital Library National Convention - 2007
by ANIL SINGH 13 Nov '06

13 Nov '06

Dear Library Professionals , It gives me immense pleasure to share with you our B-School Group's decade old library building efforts which have culminated in it being re-christened as "EMPI Knowledge & Learning Resource Centre" and identified as on of the best Management Libraries in Delhi and NCR. What started as a common library in 1995 has, as on date, built up a vast collection of information dockets comprising of 23,500 reference books, 150 Journals/ Magazines, 35 National Newspapers, and various CD-ROMs. Added to this are the networked resources of DELNET, thus enabling students and users to access to the networked resources of the DELNET as well as to the internationally acclaimed online database services. Connecting to this vast reservoir of Data and information resources flowing through our Fiber and Wi-Fi 24x7 DEMPI Data Network, every student laptop and the academia, make our campus one of the highest organized modern learning system in Delhi . Currently in order to shear our experience and further buildup on our effort, our knowledge and Learning Resource Centre (Central Library) has taken the initiative to organize and national convention on developing a " Roadmap for Modernization of Library and information Centers in the Emerging Knowledge Era " on 19th 20th March, 2007 at New Delhi under the guidance of the Indian Library Association of India President Dr. Muttayya Koganuramath , who is also the University Librarian, Central Library , Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He has agreed to be the Patron of the EMPI Digital Library National Convention -2007. A Comprehensive brochure with the objection, theme, sub -themes and other details is enclosed for ready reference along with the registration form. Further to reach globally we have hosted a domain http://www.empidlnc.org with 2GB reserve space. This website will delicately disseminate all the conventional information to scholars and others. The prime objectives of launching the website are To share and contribute the best expertise knowledge about implementing, governing and regulating digital library processes and practices, and make a platform to announce various EMPI training and educational activities on future Knowledge & Learning Resource Centres. To provide students, faculty and other practitioners a knowledge base to download and share presentations (PPT), abstracts, and extended abstracts of the papers presented in various conventions and fulfilling the objective of serving with conviction. Your participation in the EMPI Digital Library National Convention-2007 and sharing of experience will, more than providing a platform for building of mutual synergies, help in development the preferred roadmap to guide the Indian information Centers (Libraries) to support the efforts of all our countrymen to make India a top class Knowledge society. For more details, see the website: http://www.empidlnc.org/ www.empidlnc.org ( Kamal L Parsai ) Organizing Secretary EMPI Digital Library National Convention 2007 Knowledge & Learning Resource Centre Central Library, EMPI Business School CSKM Educational Complex Satbari, Chattarpur New Delhi 11007 Phone: 91-11-26652373/2375/4727/3764 Fax: 91-11-26654422 Mobile : 0 9818854716 e-mail: mailto:empidlnc2007@gmail.com empidlnc2007(a)gmail.com , mailto:library@empiindia.com library(a)empiindia.com website: http://www.empidlnc.org/ www.empidlnc.org Connect with your friends who use Yahoo! http://g.msn.com/8HMAENIN/2734??PS=47575 Messenger with Voice. Click!

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