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Tools: LIbrary Reference Services: Live Digital Reference Tools
by Mallikarjuna, H.B 30 Oct '06

30 Oct '06

Tools: LIbrary Reference Services: Live Digital Reference Tools LiveRef(sm) is compiled and maintained by Gerry McKiernan, Science and Technology Librarian and Bibliographer, Science and Technology Services Department, Iowa State University Library.Ames, IA LiveRef(sm): A Registry of Real-Time Digital Reference Services is a categorized listing of libraries that offer real-time Library reference or information services using chat software, live interactive communications utilities, call center management software, customer interaction management software, Web contact center software, bulletin board services, interactive customer assistance system, or related Internet technologies. Use of the listed services may be restricted or limited to affiliated students, faculty, staff, or members. REAL-TIME DIGITAL REFERENCE TECHNOLOGIES * 24/7 Reference- * Anexa.com * AOL Instant Messenger(sm) (America Online) * Camden * ConferenceRoom(r) (WebMaster) * DesktopStreaming (tm) (Expertcity) * DigiChat (Digi-Net Technologies) * eGain Live (eGain) * eGain Voice (eGain) * eshare NetAgent(tm) 4.0 (eshare Communications, Inc. * eshare Re: sponse(tm) (eshare Communications, Inc.) * Groopz(tm) (Digi-Net Technologies) * GroupBoard (User Data Connections) * HumanClick(sm) (LivePerson(r)) * LiveAssistance (International Business Systems, Inc.) * Livehelper(sm) * LivePerson Chat (LivePerson(r)) * NetMeeting (Microsoft) * Netscape IRC * OnDemand(tm) (Convey Systems) * QuestionPoint(sm) (OCLC/Library of Congress) * Rakim * RightNow Live(tm) (RightNow Technologies) * Virtual Reference Software (Library Systems & Services, L.L.C. (LSSI)) * Virtual Reference Librarian (Docutek) * Volano * WebLine(r) (Cisco Systems) Source: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/LiveRef.htm Regards H.B Mallikarjuna, Indegene Bangalore. -- Regards H.B.Mallikarjuna Email: hbmallikarjuna[at]gmail.com http://mallikarjuna.blogspot.com http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/libtech/ --"All power is within you, you can do anything and everything.Believe in that,do not believe that you are weak... You can do anything and everything, without even the guidance of any one. All power is there......"--Swamy Vivekananda --------------------------------- 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 Tools: LIbrary Reference Services: Live Digital Reference Tools LiveRef(sm) is compiled and maintained by Gerry McKiernan, Science and Technology Librarian and Bibliographer, Science and Technology Services Department, Iowa State University Library.Ames, IA LiveRef(sm): A Registry of Real-Time Digital Reference Services is a categorized listing of libraries that offer real-time Library reference or information services using chat software, live interactive communications utilities, call center management software, customer interaction management software, Web contact center software, bulletin board services, interactive customer assistance system, or related Internet technologies. Use of the listed services may be restricted or limited to affiliated students, faculty, staff, or members. REAL-TIME DIGITAL REFERENCE TECHNOLOGIES * 24/7 Reference- * Anexa.com * AOL Instant Messenger(sm) (America Online) * Camden * ConferenceRoom(r) (WebMaster) * DesktopStreaming (tm) (Expertcity) * DigiChat (Digi-Net Technologies) * eGain Live (eGain) * eGain Voice (eGain) * eshare NetAgent(tm) 4.0 (eshare Communications, Inc. * eshare Re: sponse(tm) (eshare Communications, Inc.) * Groopz(tm) (Digi-Net Technologies) * GroupBoard (User Data Connections) * HumanClick(sm) (LivePerson(r)) * LiveAssistance (International Business Systems, Inc.) * Livehelper(sm) * LivePerson Chat (LivePerson(r)) * NetMeeting (Microsoft) * Netscape IRC * OnDemand(tm) (Convey Systems) * QuestionPoint(sm) (OCLC/Library of Congress) * Rakim * RightNow Live(tm) (RightNow Technologies) * Virtual Reference Software (Library Systems & Services, L.L.C. (LSSI)) * Virtual Reference Librarian (Docutek) * Volano * WebLine(r) (Cisco Systems) Source: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/LiveRef.htm http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/LiveRef.htm Regards H.B Mallikarjuna, Indegene Bangalore. http://mallikarjunahb.blogspot.com/ -- Regards H.B.Mallikarjuna Email: hbmallikarjuna[at]gmail.com http://mallikarjuna.blogspot.com http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/libtech/ --"All power is within you, you can do anything and everything.Believe in that,do not believe that you are weak... You can do anything and everything, without even the guidance of any one. All power is there......"--Swamy Vivekananda 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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Need an article URGENTLY...............
by Vandana.Karande＠ril.com 30 Oct '06

30 Oct '06

hello Need following article urgently. Article Title: Assessment of Fire Damage to Pressure Vessels in a Refinery Unit Journal Title: Corrosion; May 1993 Thanks & Regards, Vandana Karande Information Specialist Corporate Development Group Reliance Industries Ltd Mumbai Tel No. 30327139 hello Need following article urgently. Article Title: Assessment of Fire Damage to Pressure Vessels in a Refinery Unit Journal Title: Corrosion; May 1993 Thanks & Regards, Vandana Karande Information Specialist Corporate Development Group Reliance Industries Ltd Mumbai Tel No. 30327139

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Journal editors unhappy with Elsevier's pricing policy (
by Mailing List Manager 30 Oct '06

30 Oct '06

Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 09:28:05 +0100 (BST) From: Subbiah Arunachalam <subbiah_a(a)yahoo.com> A journal declaration of independence hits the mainstream press Gary Shapiro, A Rebellion Erupts Over Journals Of Academia, New York Sun, October 26, 2006. Excerpt: There's been a rebellion, not with pitchforks but pocket calculators. The nine members of the editorial board of the Oxford University-based mathematics journal Topology have signed a letter expressing their intention to resign on December 31. They cited the price of the journal as well as the general pricing policies of their publisher, Elsevier, as having "a significant and damaging effect on Topology's reputation in the mathematical research community." The subscription cost of journals can be difficult to determine, since institutions often subscribe to many periodicals in a single bundle. But according to Elsevier's Web site, in 2007 the cost of a single year (six issues) of Topology, in all countries except Europe and Japan, will be $100 for individuals and $1,665 for institutions. Founded through the vision of the Oxford topologist J.H.C. Whitehead in mid-century, Topology has an "illustrious history" with "some of the greatest names of 20th century mathematics" among its editorial and honorary advisory editorial board members, the editors wrote in their resignation letter, dated August 10. " Elsevier's policies towards the publication of mathematics research have undermined this legacy." A company spokesman, David Ruth, replied, "Elsevier regrets the decision taken by the editorial board of Topology, but we believe it doesn't fully reflect the changes we have made over the past decade, and continue to make, which have moderated price increases and provided considerably more value for customers, in terms of both cost per article and research efficiency." Board resignations have occurred at other Elsevier publications, such as the Journal of Logic Programming and the Journal of Algorithms, and also at a variety of other publishers such as Kluwer and Taylor and Francis. Of the Topology resignations, Mr. Ruth said, "Considering that Elsevier publishes more than 1800 journals, this still constitutes a pretty rare occurrence." ... One editor of Topology, John Roe, whose specialty is the relation between geometry and differential equations, said the rising cost of journals has concerned academics, not just mathematicians, for a long time. To those who favor free online access to scholarship, mass resignations of editors are "declarations of independence," a research professor of philosophy at Earlham College, Peter Suber, said. Usually, he said, an editorial board "has a long track record of failed negotiations with their publisher. The typical scenario is the editors resign, form a new journal at a lower price, and the old journal hires new editors." A Lehigh University mathematics professor, Donald Davis, who moderates an online algebraic topology discussion list, said, "University library budgets are no longer adequate to subscribe to all the journals they used to." The Head Librarian of the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences Library at New York University, Carol Hutchins, said, "The degree of choice is shrinking" and cited reasons such as the consolidation of publishing firms. "Elsevier's prices are very high," said an emerita mathematics professor at Barnard College, Joan Birman, who resigned a few years ago from the board of an Elsevier journal, Topology and Its Applications. She said her feeling was, "We do the work, we check each other, we referee the articles, edit and typeset them and send them to the publisher, which slaps them between two covers and charges a huge amount."... PS: Thanks to Gary Shapiro. This is the longest and most detailed article I've seen on a journal declaration of independence in the mainstream press. For background, see my blog post from August 11, 2006. I promise (as I've been saying since August...) to add this rebellion to my list of declarations of independence. Posted by Peter Suber at 10/26/2006 08:31:15 AM. ___________________________________________________________ How much free photo storage do you get? Store your holiday snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos http://uk.photos.yahoo.com

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scientific paper of the future
by Subbiah Arunachalam 30 Oct '06

30 Oct '06

Friends: You may like this presentation on the scientific paper of the future: http://blogs.nature.com/wp/nascent/061014_eScience_Hannay.pdf Prof. Peter Suber alerted me to this paper. Regards. Arun Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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OCA makes good progress
by Subbiah Arunachalam 30 Oct '06

30 Oct '06

Friends: Here is a statement from Brewster Kahle, founder of the Open Content Alliance. After its first year, OCA has now scanned and cataloged over 30,000 books, available on its site. Today, OCA scans about 500 books a day and expects output to increase tenfold by the end of 2007. OCA partners include Yahoo!, the University of California, the British Library, Smithsonian Institution, University of Illinois, Boston Library Consortium, European Archive, O'Reilly Media, Research Library Group, as well as many other academic, technological, non-profit, and government organizations. Perhaps most importantly, Kahle said the OCA discussions honed in on the "open" in the Open Content Alliance. For OCA, the effort is more than a race to scan library book content for a commercial index, but extends to the use of that content. With OCA, "public domain means public domain," Kahle noted. "That was one of the 'aha' moments, that open as we know it may not be open enough and that the digitized public domain must be public domain. Libraries understand this; so does Yahoo." That means, Kahle says, once public domain books are scanned, there are "no restrictions at all on users, and anyone can build any service on top of it." --- Which libraries in India and other countries in the global Soth would like to join the Open Content Allince? In a knowledge-based world initiatives such as OCA and institutional repositoriers play a very important role. Regards. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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ProQuest supports ETDs
by Subbiah Arunachalam 30 Oct '06

30 Oct '06

Friends: Even commercial firms have started supporting open access. Oracle has plans to go the whole hog with Linux and is expected to buy a major Linux company very soon. Now ProQuest is supporting open access to electronic theses and dissertatations. Read Peter Suber's blog entry reproduced below. Best wishes. Arun ---------- ProQuest offers OA option for ETDs ProQuest has launched UMI Open Access Publishing. >From the site: Open Access is a term used to describe content that a reader can access free of charge. With the new UMI® Open Access publishing service, graduate students can now publish their dissertations and theses with ProQuest on an open access basis. Those graduate student authors that choose to publish their graduate works on an open access basis will be significantly increasing the reach of their research.... The primary benefit of Open Access publishing is that it guarantees the widest possible exposure of your graduate research. It can also help ensure that the officially published version of your dissertation or thesis is the most widely available version in the primary literature.... In addition to the standard features of our Traditional publishing service - rigorous quality assurance, assignment of an ISBN, permanent storage in our microfilm vault, and so on - the Open Access publishing service includes the following: * Free, public access to your graduate work in PQDT Open, our online repository of Open Access graduate works (launching in late fall 2006). * Free access to your graduate work for all institutional subscribers to ProQuest® Dissertations & Theses (PQDT), the database of record for graduate research. * Explicit author permission for the degree-granting institution to make the full text of your graduate work available to the world through their institutional repository. How does Open Access publishing compare with ProQuest's Traditional publishing service? Read more here about the details and see a comparison chart showing the benefits of our Open Access and Traditional Publishing services.... Learn more about how Open Access publishing works in our downloadable Overview, and check out our Open Access Publishing FAQ. Posted by Peter Suber at 10/28/2006 03:46:00 PM. Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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Google:Google Co-op - Custom Search Engine for Indian Libraries and Librarians
by Mallikarjuna, H.B 28 Oct '06

28 Oct '06

Dear Professionals, Specialized Custom Search Engine for Indian libraries and librarians I have been working on my Google custom search engine for Indian Libraries and Librarians. I am working on finding a way to include Indian libraries and librarians web pages. If you have other websites or even individual web pages that should be added, please send me the URL. My goals for this search engine are: Provide a searchable interface to selected resources, Show how useful Google Custom Search can be. And also, please give me your feedback on how useful this search engine is to you. I would be incredibly grateful if someone is willing to help me with this. I can be reached at my email: hbmallikarjuna(a)gmail.com. Once again, thank you for all of your help and dedication. I need your comments or suggestions on how to improve the search engine and make it more useful, When leaving comments, please let us know who you are and what you do, as this will help us put the feedback in context. If you ever have any problems, questions, comments, or suggestions, please contact. hbmallikarjuna(a)gmail.com. Available at: http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=008216745263207366915%3As-dzhkvvpxk Small URL: http://tinyurl.com/yfrozb It is available at : http://mallikarjunahb.blogspot.com Home page: http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=008216745263207366915%3As-dzhkvvpxk -- Regards H.B Mallikarjuna Indegene, Bangalore-38. Mobile: 9980998157 -- Regards H.B.Mallikarjuna Email: hbmallikarjuna[at]gmail.com http://mallikarjuna.blogspot.com http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/libtech/ --"All power is within you, you can do anything and everything.Believe in that,do not believe that you are weak... You can do anything and everything, without even the guidance of any one. All power is there......"--Swamy Vivekananda --------------------------------- 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 Dear Professionals, Specialized Custom Search Engine for Indian libraries and librarians I have been working on my Google custom search engine for Indian Libraries and Librarians. I am working on finding a way to include Indian libraries and librarians web pages. If you have other websites or even individual web pages that should be added, please send me the URL. My goals for this search engine are: Provide a searchable interface to selected resources, Show how useful Google Custom Search can be. And also, please give me your feedback on how useful this search engine is to you. I would be incredibly grateful if someone is willing to help me with this. I can be reached at my email: mailto:hbmallikarjuna@gmail.com hbmallikarjuna(a)gmail.com . Once again, thank you for all of your help and dedication. I need your comments or suggestions on how to improve the search engine and make it more useful, When leaving comments, please let us know who you are and what you do, as this will help us put the feedback in context. If you ever have any problems, questions, comments, or suggestions , please contact. mailto:hbmallikarjuna@gmail.com hbmallikarjuna(a)gmail.com . Available at: http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=008216745263207366915%3As-dzhkvvpxk http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=008216745263207366915%3As-dzhkvvpxk Small URL: http://tinyurl.com/yfrozb http://tinyurl.com/yfrozb It is available at : http://mallikarjunahb.blogspot.com/ http://mallikarjunahb.blogspot.com Home page: http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=008216745263207366915%3As-dzhkvvpxk http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=008216745263207366915%3As-dzhkvvpxk -- Regards H.B Mallikarjuna Indegene, Bangalore-38. Mobile: 9980998157 http://mallikarjunahb.blogspot.com/ -- Regards H.B.Mallikarjuna Email: hbmallikarjuna[at]gmail.com http://mallikarjuna.blogspot.com http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/libtech/ --"All power is within you, you can do anything and everything.Believe in that,do not believe that you are weak... You can do anything and everything, without even the guidance of any one. All power is there......"--Swamy Vivekananda 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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Who is using Koha in India
by Murari 27 Oct '06

27 Oct '06

Dear Colleagues, Can someone indicate who is using Koha (Library Management Software) in India and their experiences. With warm regards, Murari P Tapaswi National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula 403 004 Goa, India Phone: 91-(0)832-2450275; Fax: 91-(0)832-2450602 www.nio.org, www.coastalhazards.info, www.mangroveindia.org

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Firefox 2.0 Released
by Sukhdev Singh 27 Oct '06

27 Oct '06

Friends Firefox 2.0 has been released. http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/ The best new feature it has is the automatic spelling checking mechanism. I wish it could also include a Grammar checking tool as well. Anyway I am a satisfied Firefox user of its earlier version ( almost forgotten IE). I like the modular structure of the Browser. I put on lot of add-ons to Firefox [for example - a tool to rapidly post items to my blog - http://sukhdev.blogspot.com ]. --Sukhdev Singh. http://openmed.nic.in

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Kindly help find an article!!
by Chitra P Rao 27 Oct '06

27 Oct '06

Hello: Happy Diwali to one and all. I was trying to get this article rather urgently, need your help. If anyone can locate kindly email it to me or FAX NITIE FAX number is 022-28573251 ( Kindly mark it Kind Attn to Chitra Rao) Tabucanon: Project Planning and Controlling maintenance Overhaul of Power Generating units. (International Journal of Physical distribution and Logistics Management: Oct 1989 Vol 19 (10)) Hoping for a Quick Response Sr Librarian and Head LIS NITIE Mumbai 400 087 ph: 28573371 extn 337

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List of Journals in Library & Information Sc. published in India
by Seema Vasishta 27 Oct '06

27 Oct '06

Dear Friends, Please provide me the list of all the journals in the field of Library & Information Sc. being published in India. Thanking you in anticipation. Regards Seema Vasishta Sr. Librarian PEC(DU) Chandigarh --------------------------------- 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 Dear Friends, Please provide me the list of all the journals in the field of Library & Information Sc. being published in India. Thanking you in anticipation. Regards Seema Vasishta Sr. Librarian PEC(DU) Chandigarh 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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PMB 3.0.2 version
by vimal kumar 27 Oct '06

27 Oct '06

Dear Friends, PMB 3.0.2 now available for download. This new version is web 2.0 compliant. PMB is a powerful open source Library Management system. This ILS written in PHP and installation is easy. One draw back of this software is some documentation parts still in French. Library professionals from English speaking countries have to cooperate with this ILS project for English documentation. Click this link for PMB download page http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sigb.net%2Fdownloa… Vimal Kumar Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 vimal0212(a)yahoo.com www.asb.edu.in --------------------------------- Stay in the know. Pulse on the new Yahoo.com. Check it out. Dear Friends, PMB 3.0.2 now available for download. This new version is web 2.0 compliant. PMB is a powerful open source Library Management system. This ILS written in PHP and installation is easy. One draw back of this software is some documentation parts still in French. Library professionals from English speaking countries have to cooperate with this ILS project for English documentation. Click this link for PMB download page http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sigb.net%2Fdownloa… http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sigb.net%2Fdownloa… Vimal Kumar Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 vimal0212(a)yahoo.com www.asb.edu.in Stay in the know. Pulse on the new Yahoo.com. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=42974/*http://www.yahoo.com/preview Check it out.

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E-LIS Introduces Usage Statistics for Authors
by Imma Subirats 26 Oct '06

26 Oct '06

Dear all, * Apologies for cross-posting * We are glad to announce that has been implemented a new Statistics module in E-LIS, E-prints in Library and Information Science. The purpose of the statistics is to promote E-LIS repository and authors self-archiving as well, by demonstrating the accessibility and usage of deposited documents by access and downloads . Usage statistics (abstracts, downloads) are now available by the following elements: • Most viewed eprints in the last four weeks • Most viewed eprints in this year • Most viewed eprints in the last year • Most viewed eprints in all years • Repository-wide statistics by year/month • Repository-wide statistics by country You can see the implementation of the Statistics at http://eprints.rclis.org/. <http://eprints.rclis.org/.+>The use of statistics is basic for the development of Open Acess Model and for the achieve of our first objective: to encourage authors . Some examples are the following: • Prosser, David C. ( 2003) Scholarly communication in the 21st century : the impact of new technologies and models. *Serials : the journal for the serials community *16(2):pp. 163-167<http://eprints.rclis.org/es/index.php?action=show_detail_eprint&id=1180> . • Suber, Peter<http://eprints.rclis.org/es/index.php?action=show_detail_eprint&id=6671> (2006) *Open Access in the United States*, in Jacobs, Neil, Eds. *Open Access : Key strategic, technical and economic aspects*. Chandos Publishing <http://eprints.rclis.org/es/index.php?action=show_detail_eprint&id=6671>. • Estivill Rius, Assumpció and Abadal Falgueras, Ernest and Franganillo, Jorge and Gascón García, Jesús and Rodríguez i Gairín, Josep Manuel (2005) Uso de metadatos Dublin Core en la descripción y recuperación de artículos de revista digitales = Use of Dublin Core metadata for describing and retrieving digital journals . In *Proceedings DC-2005 International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications*, Madrid (Spain). <http://eprints.rclis.org/es/index.php?action=show_detail_eprint&id=4792>• Parmar, Arvind Singh and Kumar, Sanghmitra A. and Prakash, Thushara (2004) Bibliometric analysis of information seeking behaviour related literature <http://eprints.rclis.org/es/index.php?action=show_detail_eprint&id=2332> We encourage other repositories to implement statistics for each archived document, In the case of E-LIS is used EPrints Software, but also DSpace has developed an Add-On for Statistics too. Some comments to the use of the statistics in E-LIS: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • "All authors crave impact - we hope that what we write will affect readers and will make a difference. However, often it is difficult to tell if our work has even been read. Now we have a clue. The newly implemented download statistics in E-LIS tell me fascinating stories about the usage of my work - papers that I thought 'old news' are still being downloaded, the geographical distribution of readers is greater than I would have guessed. This is a wonderful tool for both authors and readers and shows, once again, the power of self-archiving. Now all I need to know is what the readers thought of my work!" David Prosser SPARC Europe "Having statistics for each article posted in E-LIS can be a valuable tool for the study of the development of the intellectual production in librarianship and information science. This and the use of bibliometric techniques would help us assess library development around the world…" Julio Santillan Aldana Responsible of the open access journal Biblios E-LIS Editor for Peru "The Eprint Statistics feature is an impressive new addition to E-LIS. It presents clear and immediate data on use of documents in the repository, something every author wants to see. I've found myself checking the statistics on my documents regularly and have also discovered that it's a very effective recruitment feature for E-LIS; colleagues who have never deposited in E-LIS have done so very soon after seeing the Eprints Statistics function in action". Andrew Waller Author and E-LIS Editor for Canada • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • For any information about the implementation do not hesitate to contact us. Best Regards, E-LIS Team <http://eprints.rclis.org/staff.html> -- Imma Subirats Coordinator E-LIS, E-prints in Library and Information Science Dear all, * Apologies for cross-posting * We are glad to announce that has been implemented a new Statistics module in E-LIS, E-prints in Library and Information Science. The purpose of the statistics is to promote E-LIS repository and authors self-archiving as well, by demonstrating the accessibility and usage of deposited documents by access and downloads . Usage statistics (abstracts, downloads) are now available by the following elements: • Most viewed eprints in the last four weeks • Most viewed eprints in this year • Most viewed eprints in the last year • Most viewed eprints in all years • Repository-wide statistics by year/month • Repository-wide statistics by country You can see the implementation of the Statistics at http://eprints.rclis.org/.+ http://eprints.rclis.org/. The use of statistics is basic for the development of Open Acess Model and for the achieve of our first objective: to encourage authors . Some examples are the following: http://eprints.rclis.org/es/index.php?action=show_detail_eprint&id=1180 • Prosser, David C. ( 2003) Scholarly communication in the 21st century : the impact of new technologies and models. Serials : the journal for the serials community 16(2):pp. 163-167 . • http://eprints.rclis.org/es/index.php?action=show_detail_eprint&id=6671 Suber, Peter http://eprints.rclis.org/es/index.php?action=show_detail_eprint&id=6671 (2006) Open Access in the United States , in Jacobs, Neil, Eds. Open Access : Key strategic, technical and economic aspects . Chandos Publishing . • http://eprints.rclis.org/es/index.php?action=show_detail_eprint&id=4792 Estivill Rius, Assumpció and Abadal Falgueras, Ernest and Franganillo, Jorge and Gascón García, Jesús and Rodríguez i Gairín, Josep Manuel (2005) Uso de metadatos Dublin Core en la descripción y recuperación de artículos de revista digitales = Use of Dublin Core metadata for describing and retrieving digital journals . In Proceedings DC-2005 International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications , Madrid (Spain). • http://eprints.rclis.org/es/index.php?action=show_detail_eprint&id=2332 Parmar, Arvind Singh and Kumar, Sanghmitra A. and Prakash, Thushara (2004) Bibliometric analysis of information seeking behaviour related literature We encourage other repositories to implement statistics for each archived document, In the case of E-LIS is used EPrints Software, but also DSpace has developed an Add-On for Statistics too. Some comments to the use of the statistics in E-LIS: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • "All authors crave impact - we hope that what we write will affect readers and will make a difference. However, often it is difficult to tell if our work has even been read. Now we have a clue. The newly implemented download statistics in E-LIS tell me fascinating stories about the usage of my work - papers that I thought 'old news' are still being downloaded, the geographical distribution of readers is greater than I would have guessed. This is a wonderful tool for both authors and readers and shows, once again, the power of self-archiving. Now all I need to know is what the readers thought of my work!" David Prosser SPARC Europe "Having statistics for each article posted in E-LIS can be a valuable tool for the study of the development of the intellectual production in librarianship and information science. This and the use of bibliometric techniques would help us assess library development around the world…" Julio Santillan Aldana Responsible of the open access journal Biblios E-LIS Editor for Peru "The Eprint Statistics feature is an impressive new addition to E-LIS. It presents clear and immediate data on use of documents in the repository, something every author wants to see. I've found myself checking the statistics on my documents regularly and have also discovered that it's a very effective recruitment feature for E-LIS; colleagues who have never deposited in E-LIS have done so very soon after seeing the Eprints Statistics function in action". Andrew Waller Author and E-LIS Editor for Canada • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • For any information about the implementation do not hesitate to contact us. Best Regards, http://eprints.rclis.org/staff.html E-LIS Team -- Imma Subirats Coordinator E-LIS, E-prints in Library and Information Science

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Resources on Resources and Knowledge Generation
by Mailing List Manager 26 Oct '06

26 Oct '06

Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 11:59:20 +0530 From: Rajankila <rajankila(a)hotmail.com> Dear All, Can anyone please suggest any good information material/internet resource/presentation that would help me prepare my presentation for a three hour session on "Resources and Knowledge Generation" in a UGC refresher course for the young teachers of the university month.. The focus should be on library utilization ,sources of information, Internet for information acess, collecting and managing notes,references etc. that would enable a teacher to build up his knowledge base. Regards, K Rajasekharan Librarian, Kerala Institute of Local Administration Mulagunnathu Kavu P O Thrissur - 680 581 India ---------------------------------------------------- Ph 91- 487-2204097(O) , 2201428 (R)

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Journals in the Time of Google
by vimal kumar 26 Oct '06

26 Oct '06

Dear Professionals, Here is an interesting artilce titled "Journals in the Time of Google" appeared in Library Journal, give an over view of journal publishing in Internet and place of open access in the present scenario. http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6321722.html Vimal Kumar Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 vimal0212(a)yahoo.com www.asb.edu.in --------------------------------- Get your own web address for just $1.99/1st yr. We'll help. Yahoo! Small Business. Here is an interesting artilce titled "Journals in the Time of Google" appeared in Library Journal, give an over view of journal publishing in Internet and place of open access in the present scenario. http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6321722.html Vimal Kumar Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 vimal0212(a)yahoo.com www.asb.edu.in Get your own http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=43290/*http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/domains web address for just $1.99/1st yr . We'll help. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=41244/*http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Small Business .

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Google Custom Search Engine
by ramshirish.m＠tcs.com 26 Oct '06

26 Oct '06

Dear All Google has introduced a tool that allows websites and blogs to offer visitors a cutomised version of its search engine, narrowing down its vast index so the results are more relevant for users. URL: http://www.google.com/coop/cse/ regards ramshirish *********************** Ramshirish Mamidala Tata Consultancy Services Library and Information Centre Plot 1, Jubilee Garden Main Road Kondapur Hyderabad - 500084,Andhra Pradesh India Ph:- 040-66675019 Mailto: ramshirish.m(a)tcs.com Website: http://www.tcs.com =====-----=====-----===== Notice: The information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, use, review, distribution, printing or copying of the information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it are strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us by reply e-mail or telephone and immediately and permanently delete the message and any attachments. Thank you Dear All Google has introduced a tool that allows websites and blogs to offer visitors a cutomised version of its search engine, narrowing down its vast index so the �results are more relevant for users. URL: http://www.google.com/coop/cse/ regards ramshirish *********************** Ramshirish Mamidala Tata Consultancy Services Library and Information Centre Plot 1, Jubilee Garden Main Road Kondapur Hyderabad - 500084,Andhra Pradesh India Ph:- 040-66675019 Mailto: ramshirish.m(a)tcs.com Website: http://www.tcs.com =====-----=====-----===== Notice: The information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, use, review, distribution, printing or copying of the information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it are strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us by reply e-mail or telephone and immediately and permanently delete the message and any attachments. Thank you

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123rd Monthly Meeting of RRC on 28th October, 2006
by Puna Das 25 Oct '06

25 Oct '06

We have the pleasure to announce the 123rd Monthly Meeting of RRC on 28th October, 2006 (4th Saturday) at 10.00 hrs. Venue: NASSDOC, 35 Firoze Shah Road (near Mandi House), New Delhi-110001 Topic: Journal Subscription : Pros and Cons Speaker: Sh. Sanjeev Puri, Director, Central News Agency Pvt. Ltd. Kindly make it convenient to attend the meeting and participate to benefit the group by discussions. Thanking you, Yours sincerely, Subhash Deshmukh Manager, Program Committee Ranganathan Research Circle (An organ of Ranganathan Research Trust, Regd.:25953, 1995) J8/123, Rajouri Garden, New Delhi Ph. 0124-2578715, 09350880165 __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new http://in.answers.yahoo.com/

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SALIS Journal of Library and Information Science - Announcement -reg
by Arunachalam Hariharan 25 Oct '06

25 Oct '06

Dear Professional colleagues and friends, I am very happy to inform you that the Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS) is being in the process of publishing a peer reviewed journal with international coverage called âSALIS Journal of Library and Information Scienceâ (ISSN 0973-3108) from the calendar year 2007 onwards. It is an an Official Journal of SALIS which will be published as quarterly. I express my sincere thanks to Dr.Harish Chandra, Librarian, IIT for accepting our request to assume the role of Editor-in-Chief for the journal. Many leading Library and Information Science professionals and experts in our country and also abroad have accepted our invitation to serve members of the Editorial Advisory Board. I also express my sincere thanks to them. The coverage of the journal is given below: Coverage: Library principles, practices and administration, TQM, benchmarking, trends and developments, policy formulations and issues, LIS services, metric and user studies, evaluation of library and information systems, services and products, LIS education and training, web based information services, information literacy, information and knowledge management, IPR, ICT applications, e-resources and e-services, metadata creation and standards, search engines, subject gateways and data mining, digital initiatives, standards, preservation and conservation strategies, open source initiatives, content development and e-publishing, human resource development, knowledge skills and capacity building initiatives I request all our professional colleagues and friends in India as well as in abroad to contribute your research work for publication in the journal . I also seek your support, views, opinions, suggestions, etc to make this journal as one of the best in our field. Kindly send your research work for publication to: Dr. Harish Chandra Editor-in-Chief SALIS Journal of Library and Information Science Indian Institute of Technology Madras Chennai 600 036, Tamil Nadu, India Ph: 91-44-22574951 e-mail: hchandra(a)iitm.ac.in The Other details of the journal are given below. Kindly send a mail if you need printed journal brochure. Thanking you. A.Hariharan President SALIS hariharan_ah(a)yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------- JOurnal Brochure ----------------------------------- SALIS Journal of Library and Information Science ISSN 0973-3108 An Official Journal of SALIS Published by Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science SALIS Journal of Library and Information Science Scope: To disseminate latest developments, research activities, important work done in the field of Library and Information Science and Technology(LIST) and also to exchange knowledge, experience, issues and solutions among professionals and other interested groups. Coverage: Library principles, practices and administration, TQM, benchmarking, trends and developments, policy formulations and issues, LIS services, metric and user studies, evaluation of library and information systems, services and products, LIS education and training, web based information services, information literacy, information and knowledge management, IPR, ICT applications, e-resources and e-services, metadata creation and standards, search engines, subject gateways and data mining, digital initiatives, standards, preservation and conservation strategies, open source initiatives, content development and e-publishing, human resource development, knowledge skills and capacity building initiatives. Contributions: Articles are invited based on research work, case studies, practical applications, report of important projects, short communications, etc. Authorâs Responsibilities: Copyright: Articles submitted to the journal should be original contributions and should have not been published previously or submitted elsewhere for consideration to any other publication at the same time. An undertaking has to be signed by the author that the article submitted is not an infringement of any existing copyright and the author will indemnify the publisher against any breach of any existing copyright. Each article should accompany a prescribed journal article form duly completed and signed by the author. Manuscript Guidelines: Manuscript in English should be in triplicate and typed in MS-WORD with double spacing, wide margins, and on one side of an A4-size bond paper. All submissions must be accompanied by a covering letter giving affiliation and full address, e-mail, telephone, of all the authors. The length of the article should not exceed 5000 words or 8 (eight) pages. Title : Should be concise, specific and complete Abstract: Maximum 200 words highlighting the significance of the research, scope, methodology, and conclusion Keywords: Up to 8 (eight) Table: Must be numbered consecutively in Roman numerals Figures: Must be numbered consecutively in Indo-Arabic numerals. Charts/graphs/line drawings in jpeg formats at least 300 dpi resolution and 10 cm wide References: Chicago style (15th Ed.) Examples: Book: Davis, Paul. The Fifth Miracle: The search for the origin of life. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1999 Journal: Burnett, Kathleen and Eliza T. Dresang. âRhizomorphic Reading: The Emergence of a New Aesthetic in Literature for Youth.â Library Quarterly 69 (October 1999 ): 421-45. Reference list in author-date style Journal: Burnet, Kathleen, and Eliza T. Dresang. 1999. Rhizomorphic Reading: The Emergence of a New Aesthetic in Literature for Youth. Library Quarterly 69 (Oct.): 421-45. Book: Davis, Paul. 1999. The Fifth Miracle: The Search for the Origin of Life. New York: Simon & Schuster. Submission: Final version of manuscript should be submitted as an e-mail attachment. The author should ensure that the article is complete, grammatically correct and without spelling or typographical errors. All permissions that may be required to reproduce illustrations or previously published materials or to cite unpublished data or personal communications should accompany the manuscript in writing. Major changes are rarely permitted after an article has been accepted. Authors are advised not to submit the downloaded papers. The Publisher/Editorial Board reserves the right of addition, deletion, alteration and rejection of the articles without any prior intimation to the author(s). Editor-in-Chief Dr. Harish Chandra Librarian, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India hchandra(a)iitm.ac.in www.harishchandra.com Co Chief Editor Dr. S. Muralidhar, Scientist âEâ, CVRDE (DRDO), Chennai saramurali(a)yahoo.com Editorial Advisory Board Dr. Jagdish Arora Librarian & National Coordinator, INDEST-AICTE Consortium IIT Delhi jarora(a)library.iitd.ac.in Dr. A. Amudhavalli Professor & Head, Dept. of Information Science, University of Madras, Chennai amudha75(a)yahoo.com Mr. Jay Bhatt Information Services Librarian (Engineering) Hagerty Library, Drexel University, U.S.A. jay_bhatt_98(a)yahoo.com Prof. Pieter A. Van Brakel Cape Peninsula University of Technology Cape Town, South Africa, vanbrakelp(a)cput.ac.za Mr. Prakash Chand Coordinator, CSIR E-Journals Consortium NISCAIR, CSIR, New Delhi prakashc(a)niscair.res.in Dr. Rajwant S. Chilana Associate Professor of Library Administration and South Asian Studies Librarian University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana, USA, rchilana(a)gmail.com Prof. Robert Davison Dept of Information Systems City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong isrobert(a)cityu.edu.hk Dr.G.E.Gorman, FCLIP, FRSA, Professor, School of Information Management, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand Gary.Gorman(a)vuw.ac.nz Prof. C.R.Karisiddappa Chairman, DLIS, Karnataka University, Dharwad kasiddappa(a)gmail.com Dr. H.K. Kaul Director, DELNET, Delhi, hkkaul(a)delnet.ren.nic.in Prof. I.V. Malhan Head, DLIS, University of Jammu, Jammu imalhan_47(a)rediffmail.com Mr. Allireza Noruzi Faculty Member, DLIS, University of Tehran, Iran nouruzi(a)gmail.com Prof. B.S. Nigam Head, DLIS, MCRP University, Bhapal NOIDA Campus, D12A Sector 20, NOIDA-201301 profbsnigam(a)rediffmail.com Prof. Edward Proctor Electronic Resources Librarian & Associate Professor of Library Science Missouri State University, USA edwardproctor(a)gmail.com Prof. Pravakar Rath Head, DLIS, Mizoram University, Aizawl pkrath_99(a)hotmail.com Dr. A. R. D. Prasad Associate Professor DRTC, Bangalore ard(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in Prof. N. Laxman Rao DLIS, Osmania University, Hyderabad naglaxman(a)yahoo.com Mr. Reyaz Rufai Librarian, University of Kashmir, Srinagar rufai(a)kashmiruniversity.net Dr. Shalindra Kumar Reader, DLIS, Delhi University, Delhi shail3(a)yahoo.com Dr. Diljit Singh Faculty of Computer Science & Information Technology, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur diljit(a)um.edu.my Prof. Jagtar Singh DLIS, Punjabi University, Patiala jagtar.kindu(a)gmail.com Dr. S. Surianarayanan Librarian, S.P.K College, Alwarkurichi tvl_avittam(a)sancharnet.in Prof. M. Suriya Head, DLIS & Librarian, Annamalai University au_suriya(a)rediffmail.com Prof. VG Talwar DLIS, University of Mysore muvgt(a)yahoo.co.in Mrs. Pradeepa Wijetunge, Director, NILIS,University of Colombo, Sri Lanka director_nilis(a)yahoo.com Associate Editors Mr. Jesudas Manalan Librarian, Bishop Heber College, Tiruchi Mr. L. Parisutharaj Librarian, NIT, Tiruchi Mrs. V. Sakthi Regha Librarian, MSSW, Chennai Mrs. Lata Suresh Librarian, IIHM, Jaipur Editorial Assistance Mr. K. Karunairaghavan Mr. Sanjay Kataria Mr. P. Panneerselvam Mr. S. Pasupathy Mr. C. R. Sekar Mr. G. C. Shivakumar Periodicity: Quarterly Annual Subscription Rs. 1000 For institution Rs. 750 For members and individuals US$ 250 (Foreign) Please visit http://autolib-india.net/salis to get full details about the journal, instructions to the author, subscription details, declaration by the author etc. or send mail to salis_info(a)yahoo.co.in or contact (Tel) 91-44-2252 2448/4201 4772 All correspondence regarding submission of manuscripts, publication, book reviews, forthcoming professional events and advertisements should be addressed to: Dr. Harish Chandra Editor-in-Chief SALIS Journal of Library and Information Science Indian Institute of Technology Madras Chennai 600 036, Tamil Nadu, India Ph: 91-44-22574951 e-mail: hchandra(a)iitm.ac.in URL: http://www.harishchandra.com Printed and Distributed by Murugan Magazine Distributors, Mumbai Payment and subscription enquiries should be addressed to: M/s Murugan Magazine Distributors Pvt. Ltd., 209, Keytuo Industrial Estate, Kondivita Road, MIDC, Andheri(E), Mumbai â 400 059, India Tel: 91-22-66776777; Fax: 91-22-66776888 E-mail: murugan(a)murugan.in www.murugan.in Managing Editor and Publisher A.Hariharan President, SALIS B2-Solai Apts (Opp.to MGR Garden) Mount-Poonamallee Road, Chennai â 600 089 hariharan_ah(a)yahoo.com 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 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Library success: A best practice wiki
by Mailing List Manager 25 Oct '06

25 Oct '06

Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 07:12:56 +0100 (BST) From: Mallikarjun <mallikarjun23j(a)yahoo.com> Dear friends We all have heard and know about Wikipedia and its success , There is one wiki in our field also and it is highly informative, Library success: A best practice wiki It is onestop shop for all information in our field http://libsuccess.org/ Thanks Mallikarjun Dora Library and information Assistant(Trainee) IIM,Kozhikode ...The Future is here, Its just unevenly distributed........ http://mallikarjunlis.blogspot.com/

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Last Call for Papers : ICSD-2007
by Dr. A.R.D. Prasad 25 Oct '06

25 Oct '06

Dear Colleagues Please read the conference year as February 21-23, 2007 (instead of 2006) in the last posting for Call for Papers. Best regards ARD Prasad ------------------------------------------- > LAST CALL FOR PAPERS & Early Bird Registration > > International Conference on > Semantic Web & Digital Libraries (ICSD-2007) > > February 21-23, *2006* 2007 ------------------------------------------- > Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 09:35:22 +0530 (IST) > From: "Dr. A.R.D. Prasad" <icsd(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in> > Subject: [LIS-Forum] Last Call for Papers : ICSD-2007 > To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > Message-ID: > <28921.210.212.206.68.1161576322.squirrel(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in> > Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 > > [Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this reminder] > > ==================================================== > LAST CALL FOR PAPERS & Early Bird Registration > > International Conference on > Semantic Web & Digital Libraries (ICSD-2007) > > February 21-23, *2006* 2007 > > Documentation Research & Training Centre, > Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore, India > ============================================================= > http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/icsd > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > *** Paper Submission Date: October 31, 2006*** > > ***Early Bird Registration: January 01, 2007*** > > ==== INTRODUCTION ==== > > The proliferation of digital resources poses an unprecedented > challenge to information professionals in generating efficient > information services. Most patrons approach the Internet for the > digital content but have no clue how to retrieve pertinent information > and this has led to a demand for organized information services and > resulted in digital library and institutional repositories. > > Technology and tools have to be deployed for harnessing the content > and for retrieval of information from the mass of unorganized > resources. Semantic Web Technologies is an area that has invoked much > research interest and aims at efficient information representation and > retrieval. The aim of semantic web is to build conceptual relations > for machine interpretation that eventually will lead to efficient > knowledge mapping and organization techniques. However, research in > Semantic Web is being understood and experimented in different areas > differently and one of the most pertinent applications would be in the > area of Information Retrieval. Search and retrieval mechanism in > Digital Libraries (DL) are moving slowly towards becoming semantic. > Interoperability between digital libraries has to be based on Semantic > Web principles, in order to achieve meaningful user-machine interaction. > > Documentation Research and Training Centre(DRTC), Indian Statistical > Institute(ISI), Bangalore, has a long research interest in knowledge > organization techniques including its seminal contribution in the form > of Prof. S.R. Ranganathans faceted approach to classification. In > recent times DRTC has applied the classical theory to practical > modeling in the area of Information Retrieval. The team at DRTC has > experimented with application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) > techniques in IR and has demonstrated systems in automatic > classification and indexing. With this experience and as part of the > Indian Statistical Institute Platinum jubilee celebrations, DRTC/ISI > announces International conference on Semantic Web and Digital Libraries. > The objective is to bring together the best expertise in the areas of > Semantic Web and Digital Libraries from leading initiatives worldwide. > > ==== CALL FOR PAPERS ==== > > Original papers in English are invited on a theme related to those > mentioned above. An international review panel will review the papers > based on originality of the work, quality and relevance to the main theme > of the conference. Peer reviewed and accepted papers will be published in > the conference proceedings. The papers should follow the submission > instructions that will be furnished along with acceptance note and also > on the conference website. > > > The conference aims to explore the topics in themes and sub themes through > tutorials, workshops, demonstrations, Invited talks and presentations. > Eminent researchers and academicians will be invited to deliver theme > papers > and invited talks on select topics. > > INSTRUCTION TO AUTHORS > ---------------------- > Papers should not exceed eight (12) pages and have to follow the ICSD-2007 > formatting guidelines (http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/icsd/guidelines.html) > Manuscripts should be submitted electronically as MS_WORD (or Open Office > WORD) > and PDF via e-mail to the following address: > > icsd(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in with CC to icsd2007(a)gmail.com > > At least one of the authors of the accepted article has to be registered > for the conference before the delivery of the camera-ready paper. > Otherwise the article will not be included in the proceedings. > > ==== THEMES ==== > > The conference is based on two broad themes viz. Semantic Web and Digital > libraries > and the convergence of both the technologies: > > Digital Libraries: > ------------------ > * Open Access to Information. Open Standards and Open Source Tools > for OA > * Digital Libraries Development > * Tools and Techniques for managing digital repositories > * Digital Resource Management strategies > * Content Development: Policies > * Content development: tools and techniques > * Technology issues in Digital Services > * Design of Digital Information Services > * Digital Resource Organization > * Retrieval issues in digital environment > * Standards and specifications for digital objects > * Metadata standards, Interoperability and Crosswalks > * Varied media and format resources > * Multilingual Digital Libraries > * Patron interaction and facilitation tools > * Digital Library applications and case studies > * Digital Library and Semantic Web Projects and Case Studies > * Long Term Digital Preservation > * Digitization best practices > > Semantic Web: > ------------- > * Semantic Web and Information Retrieval > * Knowledge Organization and Ontologies > * Architecture for Semantic Web > * Technology and Semantic Web Modeling tools > * Intelligent Agents in Semantic Retrieval > * Semantic Portals and Semantic Web Services > * Vocabulary and taxonomy development > * Methodologies for ontology development > * Best-practice examples and case studies > * Tools for ontology development, analysis and comparison > * Comparison and evaluation of ontologies > * Ontology management, maintenance, versioning > * Methodologies for ontology merging, alignment, and integration > * Applications of Semantic Web > * Semantic Web technologies and Digital Libraries > * Semantic Markup: Languages and techniques > > Any other topics under the two broad themes. > > ==== IMPORTANT DATES ==== > > Paper Submission > > * Submission of full paper with abstract: October 31 , 2006 > * Notification of acceptance with comments: November 30, 2006 > * Submission of CAMERA-READY papers, incorporating comments: December > 31, 2006 > > Registration > > * Early Bird Registration: January 01, 2007 > * Late Registration: January 02, 2007 onwards > > ==== REGISTRATION ==== > > * Early Bird Registration: (January 01, 2007) > ------------------------ > Rs. 4000/- (Indian & SAARC Delegates); > USD 150 (Foriegn Delegates other than SAARC) > > * After January 01, 2007: > Rs. 5000/- (Indian & SAARC Delegates); > USD 175 (Foriegn Delegates other than SAARC) > > * Tutorial: > --------- > Rs. 1000/- (Indian & SAARC Delegates); > USD 40 (Foriegn Delegates other than SAARC) > > > ==== CONTACT & ENQUIRIES ==== > > Dr. A.R.D.Prasad, (Conference Convenor) > Associate Professor, > Documentation Research and Training Centre, > Indian Statistical Institute, > 8th Mile, Mysore Road, Bangalore - 560 059 > Karnataka, INDIA > Phone: 91-80-28483002/3/4 extn no. 496 or 490 > Fax : 91-80-28484265 > Email: icsd(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in > icsd2007(a)gmail.com (in CC) > > ******************************************************************* > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > LIS-Forum mailing list > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > > > End of LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 43, Issue 25 > ***************************************** >

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informationliteracy
by priya gopalkrishna kaimal 25 Oct '06

25 Oct '06

Dear friends, please let me if there is any study conducted in india in the theme of Information Literacy , Information Literacy skills and teachers, Assessment of IL .priya Pillai librarian bombay teachers Trining colleg mumbai Priya R Pillai Librarian Bombay Teachers Training College ApolloBunder, Colaba,Mumbai-39 Dear friends, please let me if there is any study conducted in india in the theme of Information Literacy , Information Literacy skills and teachers, Assessment of IL .priya Pillai librarian bombay teachers Trining colleg mumbai Priya R Pillai Librarian Bombay Teachers Training College ApolloBunder, Colaba,Mumbai-39 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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Open Access Institutional Repositories with NewGenLib
by L J Haravu 25 Oct '06

25 Oct '06

Dear Friends A movie file which demonstrates how ICRISAT, an international agricultural research centre, creates its OAI-PMH compliant open access repository using NewGenLlib may be seen at http://www.kiikm.org/icrisat_open_archive.wmv Either click the URL in this submission or copy the URL to your browser to view or save the file before viewing it. Haravu

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Half Day Workshop on Information Handling in Digital Era
by Harish Chandra 23 Oct '06

23 Oct '06

Indian Institute of Technology Madras Central Library http://www.cenlib.iitm.ac.in 23-10-2006 We are pleased to inform you that the Central LIbrary of IIT Madras, Chennai is organising Half Day Workshop on Information Handling in Digital Era on 30-10-2006 at 02:00 PM to 05:00 PM in the Media Resource Center of the Central Library. The worshop will cover Search Engines, Digital Preservation, Meta Data Standards and WIKISPACE. The following Speakers have agreed to deliever the lectures 1. Prof. I.V. Malhan, Prof. & Head Department of Library and Information Science University of Jammu, Jammu 2.Prof. Jagtar Singh Department of Library and Information Science Punjabi University, Patiala 3.Dr. P.Pichappan, Associate Professor Department of Library and Information Science Annamalai University, Chidambaram There is no fee for the worshop. Intended participants can register at hchandra(a)iitm.ac.in on or before 30-10-2006 before 01:00 PM Dr. Harish Chandra Librarian IIT Madras, Chennai www.harishchandra.com Indian Institute of Technology Madras Central Library http://www.cenlib.iitm.ac.in http://www.cenlib.iitm.ac.in 23-10-2006 We are pleased to inform you that the Central LIbrary of IIT Madras, Chennai is organising Half Day Workshop on Information Handling in Digital Era on 30-10-2006 at 02:00 PM to 05:00 PM in the Media Resource Center of the Central Library. The worshop will cover Search Engines, Digital Preservation, Meta Data Standards and WIKISPACE. The following Speakers have agreed to deliever the lectures 1. Prof. I.V. Malhan, Prof. & Head Department of Library and Information Science University of Jammu, Jammu 2.Prof. Jagtar Singh Department of Library and Information Science Punjabi University, Patiala 3.Dr . P . Pichappan, Associate Professor Department of Library and Information Science Annamalai University, Chidambaram There is no fee for the worshop. Intended participants can register at mailto:hchandra@iitm.ac.in hchandra(a)iitm.ac.in on or before 30-10-2006 before 01:00 PM Dr. Harish Chandra Librarian IIT Madras, Chennai http://www.harishchandra.com www.harishchandra.com

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Vacancy announcement
by msnraj 23 Oct '06

23 Oct '06

From: S. Nagaraja. snraj(a)rediffmail.com The Regional Institute of Education (NCERT), Manasagangothri, Mysore, arranged a walk in Interview for two Posts of JRFs in Library and Information Science,for its library automation project. The Walk in Interview will held on 27/10/2006 at 10.00 AM in the Institute. Essential Qualifications: Masters/Bachelors degree in Library & Information Science, Experience of Working in Library automation Projects. A good knowledge of working with computers and Library software. Desirable : Diplamo/Certificate in Computers and working knowledge of LIBSYS software. Remuneration: Rs. 8000/-PM. Age below 30 years. For further details Pl.see the notification appeared in Hindu, dated 15th October 2006. or Contact: Mr. S. Nagaraj, Librarian, Regional Institute of Education, Manasagangothri, Mysore-570 006. Phone: 0821-2413670 From: S. Nagaraja. snraj(a)rediffmail.com The Regional Institute of Education (NCERT), Manasagangothri, Mysore, arranged a walk in Interview for two Posts of JRFs in Library and Information Science,for its library automation project. The Walk in Interview will held on 27/10/2006 at 10.00 AM in the Institute. Essential Qualifications: Masters/Bachelors degree in Library & Information Science, Experience of Working in Library automation Projects. A good knowledge of working with computers and Library software. Desirable : Diplamo/Certificate in Computers and working knowledge of LIBSYS software. Remuneration: Rs. 8000/-PM. Age below 30 years. For further details Pl.see the notification appeared in Hindu, dated 15th October 2006. or Contact: Mr. S. Nagaraj, Librarian, Regional Institute of Education, Manasagangothri, Mysore-570 006. Phone: 0821-2413670 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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Last Call for Papers : ICSD-2007
by Dr. A.R.D. Prasad 23 Oct '06

23 Oct '06

[Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this reminder] ==================================================== LAST CALL FOR PAPERS & Early Bird Registration International Conference on Semantic Web & Digital Libraries (ICSD-2007) February 21-23, 2006 Documentation Research & Training Centre, Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore, India ============================================================= http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/icsd ------------------------------------------------------------- *** Paper Submission Date: October 31, 2006*** ***Early Bird Registration: January 01, 2007*** ==== INTRODUCTION ==== The proliferation of digital resources poses an unprecedented challenge to information professionals in generating efficient information services. Most patrons approach the Internet for the digital content but have no clue how to retrieve pertinent information and this has led to a demand for organized information services and resulted in digital library and institutional repositories. Technology and tools have to be deployed for harnessing the content and for retrieval of information from the mass of unorganized resources. Semantic Web Technologies is an area that has invoked much research interest and aims at efficient information representation and retrieval. The aim of semantic web is to build conceptual relations for machine interpretation that eventually will lead to efficient knowledge mapping and organization techniques. However, research in Semantic Web is being understood and experimented in different areas differently and one of the most pertinent applications would be in the area of Information Retrieval. Search and retrieval mechanism in Digital Libraries (DL) are moving slowly towards becoming semantic. Interoperability between digital libraries has to be based on Semantic Web principles, in order to achieve meaningful user-machine interaction. Documentation Research and Training Centre(DRTC), Indian Statistical Institute(ISI), Bangalore, has a long research interest in knowledge organization techniques including its seminal contribution in the form of Prof. S.R. Ranganathans faceted approach to classification. In recent times DRTC has applied the classical theory to practical modeling in the area of Information Retrieval. The team at DRTC has experimented with application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques in IR and has demonstrated systems in automatic classification and indexing. With this experience and as part of the Indian Statistical Institute Platinum jubilee celebrations, DRTC/ISI announces International conference on Semantic Web and Digital Libraries. The objective is to bring together the best expertise in the areas of Semantic Web and Digital Libraries from leading initiatives worldwide. ==== CALL FOR PAPERS ==== Original papers in English are invited on a theme related to those mentioned above. An international review panel will review the papers based on originality of the work, quality and relevance to the main theme of the conference. Peer reviewed and accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings. The papers should follow the submission instructions that will be furnished along with acceptance note and also on the conference website. The conference aims to explore the topics in themes and sub themes through tutorials, workshops, demonstrations, Invited talks and presentations. Eminent researchers and academicians will be invited to deliver theme papers and invited talks on select topics. INSTRUCTION TO AUTHORS ---------------------- Papers should not exceed eight (12) pages and have to follow the ICSD-2007 formatting guidelines (http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/icsd/guidelines.html) Manuscripts should be submitted electronically as MS_WORD (or Open Office WORD) and PDF via e-mail to the following address: icsd(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in with CC to icsd2007(a)gmail.com At least one of the authors of the accepted article has to be registered for the conference before the delivery of the camera-ready paper. Otherwise the article will not be included in the proceedings. ==== THEMES ==== The conference is based on two broad themes viz. Semantic Web and Digital libraries and the convergence of both the technologies: Digital Libraries: ------------------ * Open Access to Information. Open Standards and Open Source Tools for OA * Digital Libraries Development * Tools and Techniques for managing digital repositories * Digital Resource Management strategies * Content Development: Policies * Content development: tools and techniques * Technology issues in Digital Services * Design of Digital Information Services * Digital Resource Organization * Retrieval issues in digital environment * Standards and specifications for digital objects * Metadata standards, Interoperability and Crosswalks * Varied media and format resources * Multilingual Digital Libraries * Patron interaction and facilitation tools * Digital Library applications and case studies * Digital Library and Semantic Web Projects and Case Studies * Long Term Digital Preservation * Digitization best practices Semantic Web: ------------- * Semantic Web and Information Retrieval * Knowledge Organization and Ontologies * Architecture for Semantic Web * Technology and Semantic Web Modeling tools * Intelligent Agents in Semantic Retrieval * Semantic Portals and Semantic Web Services * Vocabulary and taxonomy development * Methodologies for ontology development * Best-practice examples and case studies * Tools for ontology development, analysis and comparison * Comparison and evaluation of ontologies * Ontology management, maintenance, versioning * Methodologies for ontology merging, alignment, and integration * Applications of Semantic Web * Semantic Web technologies and Digital Libraries * Semantic Markup: Languages and techniques Any other topics under the two broad themes. ==== IMPORTANT DATES ==== Paper Submission * Submission of full paper with abstract: October 31 , 2006 * Notification of acceptance with comments: November 30, 2006 * Submission of CAMERA-READY papers, incorporating comments: December 31, 2006 Registration * Early Bird Registration: January 01, 2007 * Late Registration: January 02, 2007 onwards ==== REGISTRATION ==== * Early Bird Registration: (January 01, 2007) ------------------------ Rs. 4000/- (Indian & SAARC Delegates); USD 150 (Foriegn Delegates other than SAARC) * After January 01, 2007: Rs. 5000/- (Indian & SAARC Delegates); USD 175 (Foriegn Delegates other than SAARC) * Tutorial: --------- Rs. 1000/- (Indian & SAARC Delegates); USD 40 (Foriegn Delegates other than SAARC) ==== CONTACT & ENQUIRIES ==== Dr. A.R.D.Prasad, (Conference Convenor) Associate Professor, Documentation Research and Training Centre, Indian Statistical Institute, 8th Mile, Mysore Road, Bangalore - 560 059 Karnataka, INDIA Phone: 91-80-28483002/3/4 extn no. 496 or 490 Fax : 91-80-28484265 Email: icsd(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in icsd2007(a)gmail.com (in CC) *******************************************************************

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