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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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National Library Week Celebrations at Universities, Dept of Library and Information Science
by M Krishnamurthy 13 Nov '06

13 Nov '06

Dear Friends, National Library Week Celebrations at University, Library and Information Science Departments. 15 November 2006 Wednesday Speaker: Prof. T.N. Shankar Narayan Director School of Languages Kuvempu University Shimoga 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 Organiser B.S.Biradar 17 Nov 2006 Friday KARNATAK UNIVERSITY, DHARWAD 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 Time: 11.30 A.M M.Krishnamurthy Joint Secretary KALA *************************************** Dr.M.Krishnamurthy,M.A.,M.L.I.Sc.,Ph.D Fulbright Scholar (University of Illinois, USA) Librarian Indian Statistical Institute 8th Mile Mysore Road Bangalore 560059 www.isibang.ac.in/library Ph:91-80-8483002/3 Fax :91-80-28484265

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National Library Week Celebrations ,Nov 14-20 , 2004
by M Krishnamurthy 13 Nov '06

13 Nov '06

Dear Professionals, I remind you all for the National Library week Celebrations and special note for the 17th Event in Infosys.Due to the security reasons and space constrains, we have to limit the attendance. I request you to peoople who are interested to attend this programme has to confirm their attendance atleast one day in advance and also when they come should bring their companies identity card or some phot identity proof. Karnataka State Library Association (R ) National Library Week Celebrations November 14-20,2006 Theme: Library Services for Quality Education Organized by: Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) in collaboration with Shankara Rotary, Hippo Campus Library, Kuvempu University Karnataka University Mysore University PES Group of Institutions Infosys JSS Public School, Bangalore Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences You are cordially invited ----------- Promote Library Movement ------------ ----------- Encourage Reading Habit -------------- Programme Overleaf Programme : Day 1 : Inaugural Function 14 November 2006 - Tuesday Chief Guest: Mrs Rohini Nilakeni, Founder Akshara Foundation,Bangalore Topic: Libraries and Child Development Venue: Shankara Rotary Hippo Campus Library, Ranga Rao Road, Shankarapuram, Bangalore 560 004 Time: 5.00 pm Organizer: Mrs. Lakshmi Chinnappa and Mr.Umesh Malhothra Day 2: 15 November 2006 Wednesday Speaker: Prof. T.N. Shankar Narayan Director School of Languages Kuvempu University Shimoga Presided by: Dr. B.S. Biradar Chairman Department of Library and Information Science Kuvempu University Shimoga Venue: Department of Library Science Kuvempu University Time: 2.30 pm Organiser B.S.Biradar Day 3: 16 November Thursday Speaker1: Dr. Satyaprakasha, C.V. Principal, PES College of Education Topic: Role of Libraries in Quality Education Speaker2 : 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, PES IT, Library Day 4: 17 November 2006 Friday Speaker1: S.V. Subramanya Topic Quality Services: Users perception (2.15 pm) Speaker 2: J.K. Suresh Topic Challenges of Corporate Librarians in Digital Era (2.30 pm) Speaker 3: Cdr B.G. Jayaram Topic Effective Planning of Optimized use of Library Recourses (3.00 pm) Speaker 4: Dr Kochikar Topic Role of Librarians in inculcating Reading habit (3.15 pm) Venue: Rosabeth Moss kanter Training room, 2nd floor, Building No 11, MDC Block, Infosys Technologies Ltd, Electronics city, Bangalore - 560100. (Entry point is from Gate No 4) Time : 2.00PM to 5.00PM (High Tea 2.45pm) Organizer: Sanjay, Infosys, Library Day 5 : 18 November 2006 Saturday Speaker : Mr. Umesh Malhothra Topic: Presided by R.U.Patil, Principal JSS Public School ,HSR Layout Venue: JSS Public School, HSR Layout, Near BDA Complex Time: 10.00 am Organizer R.U. Patil Day 6 : Valedictory Function 20 November 2006 Monday Welcome address: Dr . Vasantha Kumar Registrar, RGUHS Key note address: Dr. K. Lakshman Consultant Surgeon & Expert in Medical Informatics Lecture: Dr. R. Rama Raj Urs University Librarian, RGUHS Topic: Importance of National Library Week Presided by: Dr. P.S. Prabhakaran Vice Chancellor Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore Venue: Dhanvanthry Hall, RGUHS Bangalore Time: 4.00 5.30 pm Organizer: Dr. R. Rama Raj Urs Warm Regards, M.Krishnamurthy Joint Secretary KALA *************************************** Dr.M.Krishnamurthy,M.A.,M.L.I.Sc.,Ph.D Fulbright Scholar (University of Illinois, USA) Librarian Indian Statistical Institute 8th Mile Mysore Road Bangalore 560059 www.isibang.ac.in/library Ph:91-80-8483002/3 Fax :91-80-28484265

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RE: [LIS-Forum] KALA-National Library Week Celebrations
by HENAG 13 Nov '06

13 Nov '06

Dear Invitees , As part of National Library week celebrations , Infosys library cordially invites you to attend the events on 17thNov,2006 . Infosys Library requests you all to please confirm your attendance at least one day in advance to get security permission at the below mail id. Please remember to bring your organisation's identity card and should be displayed at the demand of Infosys security. In the case of not having identity card you may please bring a permission letter from your organisation printed on the letter head and duly signed & stamped by the authority. Best regards Hena S Gupta, Infosys Technologies Ltd, Electronics City, Hosur Road, Bangalore-560100 Board : (91)-(080)-28520261 Ext 52196 Fax: (91)-(080)-28520742 HENAG(a)infosys.com ; Library_Infosyscity(a)infosys.com We enable you to leverage knowledge anytime, anywhere! -----Original Message----- From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in] On Behalf Of I.R.N.Goudar Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 6:47 PM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] KALA-National Library Week Celebrations Dear Professionals, I invite you all for the week long National Library Week Celebrations Karnataka State Library Association (R ) National Library Week Celebrations November 14-20, 2006 Theme: Library Services for Quality Education Organised by : Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) in collaboration with Shankara Rotary, Hippo Campus Library, Kuvempu University Karnatak University Gulburga University Mysore University PES Group of Institutions Infosys Bangalore JSS Public School, Bangalore Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences You are cordially invited. Programme : Day 1 : Inauguration of Library Week Celebrations 14 November 2006 - Tuesday Chief Guest: Mrs Rohini Nilakeni, Founder Akshara Foundation, Bangalore Topic: Libraries and Child Development Venue: Shankara Rotary Hippo Campus Library, Ranga Rao Road, Shankarapuram, Bangalore 560 004 Time: 5.00 pm Organizer: Mrs. Lakshmi Chinnappa Day 2: 15 November - Wednesday Speaker: Prof. T.N. Shankar Narayan Director School of Languages Kuvempu University Shimoga Presided by: Dr. B. S. Biradar Chairman Department of Library and Information Science Kuvempu University Shimoga Venue: Department of Library Science, Kuvempu University Time: 2.30 pm Day 3: 16 November 2006 - Thursday 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 Day 4: 17 November 2006 - Friday Speakers : SV Subramanya & Topics Quality Services : Users perception (2.15 pm) JK Suresh Challenges of Corporate Librarians in Digital Era (2.30 pm) High Tea: 2.45 pm Cdr Jayaram BG Effective Planning of Optimized use of Library Recourses (3.00 pm) Dr Kochikar Role of Librarians in inculcating Reading habit (3.15 pm) Venue: Rosabeth Moss kanter Training room, 2nd floor, Building No 11, MDC Block, Infosys Technologies Ltd, Electronics city, Bangalore - 560100. (Entry point is from Gate No 4) Time : 2.00PM to 5.00PM Organizer: Sanjay Day 5 : 18 November 2006 - Saturday Speaker : Mr. Umesh Malhothra Topic: How can you have Fun with Books Presided by: Shri R.U. 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Revised Schedule of IASLIC Seminar 2006
by Pijushkanti Panigrahi 12 Nov '06

12 Nov '06

IASLIC XXII NATIONAL SEMINAR On Open Source Movement - Asian Perspective December 13-16, 2006 Organised by Central Library Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Roorkee -247667 The Open Access a philosophy has seemingly brought many advantages for the developing countries economic, faster means of communication, visibility and accessibility. It opens a new horizon for the advancement of free access to information and availability of publications. IASLIC with a strong linkage with the Professionals and other stakeholders is providing a common forum to address various issues relating to Open Source and Open Access at its 2200National Seminar to be held at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (Uttaranchal) from 13th to 16th December 2006. The Seminar will provide an opportunity to review and discuss comprehensively the matters related to open source and related areas, and adopt appropriate strategies. Theme: Open Source Movement -- Asian Perspective Papers are invited in thefollowing areasfor deliberation Open Source Resources Open Source Development Open Source in LIS Open Source Communities Open Access Strategies Open Access Journalas-its implications Open Source Initiatives and Organizations Open Access Repositories - Institutional and Self-Archiving Impact of Open Access on Scholarly Communication Open Access Initiatives : Role of various Stakeholders, Scholars, Publishers, Academic and Research Institutions, Governments etc. Bibliographic Control of Open Access Literature Quality .Issties in Open Access-Peer Review, Quantitative methods Copyright and Legal Issues fu Open Access Standards, Services of Open Access Open Source and Open Access Initiatives in various countries with particular reference to Asian Countries Case Studies Registration Fees Individual (Residential) Rs.l,200/- Individual (Non~residential) Rs. 1,000/- Retired Person (Residential) Rs. 900/- Student. (Residential) Rs. 800/- Sponsored/ Deputed (Residential) Rs. 2,000/- Local Rs. 800/- Accompanying Members Rs. 1,000/- The weather during the period will be very cold. The average maximum and minimum temperature remains 15°C and 6°C respectively. Delegates are requested to bring woolen clothing. For detail information please contact Mr. Dipak Kr Nag, Hony. General Secretary, IASLIC, P-291, CIT Scheme 6M, Kankurgachi, Kolkata 700 054 Phone - (0): (033) 2362 9651 Mobile: +919830521409 E-mail: iaslic(a)vsnl.net Mr Yogendra Singh, Institute Librarian and Organizing Secretary. XXII IASLIC National Seminar Central Library, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee-247667 UA INDIA, Tel(O) 01332-285239/277587/285352 Res 01332-285240/278331 Mobile +91-94-121-58901 Email iaslic2006(a))iitr.emet.in Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi, Reader, Dept of Lib and Inf Science, University of Calcutta, 87/1 College Street,Kolkata - 700 073, West Bengal, India, email : panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com, Ph (M) : +91 94342 43522. Associate Editor, IASLIC Bulletin, IASLIC, Kolkata-700 054 --------------------------------- Check out the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta - Fire up a more powerful email and get things done faster. IASLIC XXII NATIONAL SEMINAR On Open Source Movement - Asian Perspective December 13-16, 2006 Organised by Central Library Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Roorkee -247667 The Open Access a philosophy has seemingly brought many advantages for the developing countries economic, faster means of communication, visibility and accessibility. It opens a new horizon for the advancement of free access to information and availability of publications. IASLIC with a strong linkage with the Professionals and other stakeholders is providing a common forum to address various issues relating to Open Source and Open Access at its 2200National Seminar to be held at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (Uttaranchal) from 13 th to 16 th December 2006 . The Seminar will provide an opportunity to review and discuss comprehensively the matters related to open source and related areas, and adopt appropriate strategies. Theme: Open Source Movement -- Asian Perspective Papers are invited in thefollowing areasfor deliberation Open Source Resources Open Source Development Open Source in LIS Open Source Communities Open Access Strategies Open Access Journalas-its implications Open Source Initiatives and Organizations Open Access Repositories - Institutional and Self-Archiving Impact of Open Access on Scholarly Communication Open Access Initiatives : Role of various Stakeholders, Scholars, Publishers, Academic and Research Institutions, Governments etc. Bibliographic Control of Open Access Literature Quality .Issties in Open Access-Peer Review, Quantitative methods Copyright and Legal Issues fu Open Access Standards, Services of Open Access Open Source and Open Access Initiatives in various countries with particular reference to Asian Countries Case Studies Registration Fees Individual (Residential) Rs.l,200/- Individual (Non~residential) Rs. 1,000/- Retired Person (Residential) Rs. 900/- Student. (Residential) Rs. 800/- Sponsored/ Deputed (Residential) Rs. 2,000/- Local Rs. 800/- Accompanying Members Rs. 1,000/- The weather during the period will be very cold. The average maximum and minimum temperature remains 15°C and 6°C respectively. Delegates are requested to bring woolen clothing. For detail information please contact Mr. Dipak Kr Nag , Hony. General Secretary, IASLIC, P-291, CIT Scheme 6M, Kankurgachi, Kolkata 700 054 Phone - (0): (033) 2362 9651 Mobile : +919830521409 E-mail: iaslic(a)vsnl.net Mr Yogendra Singh , Institute Librarian and Organizing Secretary. XXII IASLIC National Seminar Central Library, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee-247667 UA INDIA , Tel(O) 01332-285239/277587/285352 Res 01332-285240/278331 Mobile +91-94-121-58901 Email iaslic2006(a))iitr.emet.in Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi , Reader, Dept of Lib and Inf Science, University of Calcutta, 87/1 College Street,Kolkata - 700 073, West Bengal, India, email : panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com, Ph (M) : +91 94342 43522 . Associate Editor, IASLIC Bulletin, IASLIC, Kolkata-700 054 Check out http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=43257/*http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailb… the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta - Fire up a more powerful email and get things done faster.

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OpenDOAR Search Repository Contents
by dibya pradhan 12 Nov '06

12 Nov '06

Dear Professional OpenDOAR (http://www.opendoar.org/search.php) is pleased to present a trial search service for the full-text of material held in open access repositories listed in the Directory. This has been made possible through the recent launch by Google of its Custom Search Engine, which allows OpenDOAR to define a search service based on the Directory holdings. OpenDOAR already provides a global Directory of freely available open access repositories that hold research material. http://www.opendoar.org/search.php Regards Dibya Kishor Pradhan NIT,Rourkela Dear Professional OpenDOAR (http://www.opendoar.org/search.php) is pleased to present a trial search service for the full-text of material held in open access repositories listed in the Directory. This has been made possible through the recent launch by Google of its Custom Search Engine, which allows OpenDOAR to define a search service based on the Directory holdings. OpenDOAR already provides a global Directory of freely available open access repositories that hold research material. http://www.opendoar.org/search.php Regards Dibya Kishor Pradhan NIT,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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Deadline for Registration -- IASLIC DSpace Workshop
by Pijushkanti Panigrahi 11 Nov '06

11 Nov '06

Dear Moderator, Please publish this message Sorry for Cross posting Deadline for Registration : November 15, 2006 (Extended upto November 20, 2006) Indian Association of Special Libraries & Information Centres(IASLIC) Workshop on Open Source Movement and the Use of DSpace Software during November 28 - December 01, 2006 Objectives of the Workshop : 1. To provide background knowledge of the digital library and its related concepts. 2. To offer hands on experience on Linux . 3. To offer hands on experience in using Dspace Software. Areas to be covered in the Workshop: Open Source Movement, Digital Libraries: Current Scenario, Different Digital Library software and comparative study, Overview of Linux, Overview and Installation of DSpace, DSpace Users: Anonymous, Members & Authors, Lucene Search Engine, DSpace Administration, Dublin Core and OAI-PMH, Persistent Handles, DSpace Customization, Unicode and Indian Languages Laboratory Facilities The workshop lectures will be followed by demonstration and hands-on practices as far as practicable. An attractive Lab facilities (with one computer for two participants) will be made available for practice to the participants. Resource persons Prof A R D Prasad and Dr Devika P Madalli, Documentation Research and Training Centre (ISI), and also from other Institutions. Target Participants: Library and Information Science professionals with working knowledge of Information Technology. The Workshop is confined to a limited number of participants and will be filled strictly on first come first served basis. Only a few seats are available now. Venue at Kolkata National Institute for the Orthopaedically Handicapped (NIOH), (Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt of India), B T Road, Bonhooghly, Kolkata- 700 090. Registration Fees Rs. 4000/- only per participant. The DD/Cash payable in favour of "IASLIC, Kolkata", payable at Kolkata. The Registration Fee includes Workshop Kit (Workshop Volume, DSpace Software), Working Lunch and Tea. Last date of registration : November 15, 2006 (Extended upto November 20, 2006). For further details contact : Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi, Workshop Coordinator and Secretary, Education Division, IASLIC, P-291, CIT Scheme No 6M, Kankurgachi, Kolkata 700 054. email: panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com, Mobile : +91 94342 43522 Ms Rupali Sen, Incharge, Library and Information Services, National Institute for the Orthopaedically Handicapped (NIOH), (Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt of India), B T Road, Bonhooghly, Kolkata- 700 090. email: rupali_lot(a)yahoo.com, Mobile: +91 9330973458 Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi, Reader, Dept of Lib and Inf Science, University of Calcutta, 87/1 College Street,Kolkata - 700 073, West Bengal, India, email : panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com, Ph (M) : +91 94342 43522. Associate Editor, IASLIC Bulletin, IASLIC, Kolkata-700 054 --------------------------------- Access over 1 million songs - Yahoo! Music Unlimited. Dear Moderator, Please publish this message Sorry for Cross posting Deadline for Registration : November 15, 2006 ( Extended upto November 20, 2006 ) Indian Association of Special Libraries & Information Centres(IASLIC) Workshop on Open Source Movement and the Use of DSpace Software during November 28 - December 01, 2006 Objectives of the Workshop : 1. To provide background knowledge of the digital library and its related concepts. 2. To offer hands on experience on Linux . 3. To offer hands on experience in using Dspace Software. Areas to be covered in the Workshop: Open Source Movement, Digital Libraries: Current Scenario, Different Digital Library software and comparative study, Overview of Linux, Overview and Installation of DSpace, DSpace Users: Anonymous, Members & Authors, Lucene Search Engine, DSpace Administration, Dublin Core and OAI-PMH, Persistent Handles, DSpace Customization, Unicode and Indian Languages Laboratory Facilities The workshop lectures will be followed by demonstration and hands-on practices as far as practicable. An attractive Lab facilities (with one computer for two participants) will be made available for practice to the participants . Resource persons Prof A R D Prasad and Dr Devika P Madalli, Documentation Research and Training Centre (ISI), and also from other Institutions . Target Participants: Library and Information Science professionals with working knowledge of Information Technology. The Workshop is confined to a limited number of participants and will be filled strictly on first come first served basis. Only a few seats are available now. Venue at Kolkata National Institute for the Orthopaedically Handicapped (NIOH), (Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt of India ), B T Road , Bonhooghly, Kolkata- 700 090. Registration Fees Rs. 4000/- only per participant. The DD/Cash payable in favour of "IASLIC, Kolkata", payable at Kolkata. The Registration Fee includes Workshop Kit (Workshop Volume, DSpace Software), Working Lunch and Tea. Last date of registration : November 15, 2006 (Extended upto November 20, 2006 ) . For further details contact : Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi , Workshop Coordinator and Secretary, Education Division, IASLIC, P-291, CIT Scheme No 6M, Kankurgachi, Kolkata 700 054. email: panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com , Mobile : +91 94342 43522 Ms Rupali Sen, Incharge , Library and Information Services, National Institute for the Orthopaedically Handicapped (NIOH), (Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt of India ), B T Road , Bonhooghly, Kolkata- 700 090. email: rupali_lot(a)yahoo.com, Mobile : +91 9330973458 Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi , Reader, Dept of Lib and Inf Science, University of Calcutta, 87/1 College Street,Kolkata - 700 073, West Bengal, India, email : panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com, Ph (M) : +91 94342 43522 . Associate Editor, IASLIC Bulletin, IASLIC, Kolkata-700 054 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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Librarian Position is vacant
by Ramachandra Loni 11 Nov '06

11 Nov '06

Dear Professional’s We are in need of the Librarian to our Nursing College Qualification : M.L.I.Sc with Good Computer/IT skills Experience : 1-2 Years, any Academic institution Salary : around 5000-6000/ per month Please send your resume or contact with your resume, passport size photo & copies of testimonials for the following address. Ramachandra Loni Librarian MVJ Medical College & research Hospital Hoskote, Bangalore-562114 Ph-7931473 Mobile- 9448703742 Email: ramu_loni(a)yahoo.com ____________________________________________________________________________________ Cheap talk? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates. http://voice.yahoo.com

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One day workshop
by RANJAN BARIK 11 Nov '06

11 Nov '06

Dear Professional Colleagues, CSMCRI is organizing one day workshop on 15th December 2006 at Bhavnagar.The regitration form can be downloaded from the website. For more details visit: http://www.csmcri.org/ Ranjan Kumar Barik Lecturer Bhavnagar University, Bhavnagar(Gujarat) The details about the workshop is given below: Building Institutional Repositories Using Open Source Softwares C S M C R I Library 15th December 2006 Organised By LIBRARY CENTRAL SALT & MARINE CHEMICALS RESEARCH INSTITUTE (CSMCRI), Gijubhai Badheka Marg, Bhavnagar-364002 (GUJARAT) Phone No.0278-2567760, 2565808(Ext: 820/821) Email: rsb(a)csmcri.org Introduction Digital library is a reality even for the smaller libraries and information centers. The reductions in the cost of hardware and software, revolution in telecommunication technology, and growth in skill base have brought some avenues for adopting new technologies in libraries. Electronic collections are gaining importance as compared to its print counterpart because of the multiple access facility, searching, browsing etc. The availability of technological infrastructure and the growing demand of the user community is forcing the librarians to create their own institutional repositories. Again, Open source movement has gained momentum in developing country like India. Open source library softwares are not only useful for managing electronic collections effectively, but also helps in providing access to end users in an user friendly manner. About the Workshop The basic purpose of the workshop is as follows: To provide hands on experience on converting print to digital formats Installation and configuration of various Digital Library Softwares like Greenstone and D-Space Collection building Organizing digital documents by adopting various international standards Searching and browsing of digital collection About CSMCRI Library and Information System The CSMCRI Library is considered to be a premier one in this region having a rich collection of books, periodicals, reference materials etc. in the areas of R&D being carried out in the institute. Besides catering to the information needs of R&D staff of the institute, the library also extends facilities to the visiting research scholars, university faculties, R&D staff of the industries, government officials and others. The total collection of the library is 50, 000 consisting of books, back volumes, patents, standards, micro-cards etc. Being a member of CSIR Consortium, it has access to more than 4500 scholarly e-Journals. The Library provides important library services like ILL, DDS and Literature Search Services. Registration Fees Librarians/ Faculty/Professionals: Rs.200/- Students: Rs.100/- Registration Fee can be paid in cash or DD drawn in favour of The Director, CSMCRI, Bhavnagar. Registration covers Lunch and Tea. Participants are requested to please return the filled-in registration form along with DD to the following address: Mr. RAKESH SINGH BISEN Organizing Secretary CSMCRI Wagha Wadi Road Bhavnagar-364002 Email: rsb(a)csmcri.org Phone(O): 0278-256 5808; Ext. 820/821 Important Dates Last Date of Registration: 5th December 2006 Venue CSMCRI Auditorium Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSMCRI), Gijubhai Badheka Marg, Bhavnagar-364002 (Gujarat) --------------------------------- 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 Professional Colleagues, CSMCRI is organizing one day workshop on 15th December 2006 at Bhavnagar.The regitration form can be downloaded from the website. For more details visit: http://www.csmcri.org/ http://www.csmcri.org/ Ranjan Kumar Barik Lecturer Bhavnagar University, Bhavnagar(Gujarat) The details about the workshop is given below: Building Institutional Repositories Using Open Source Softwares C S M C R I Library 15th December 2006 Organised By LIBRARY CENTRAL SALT & MARINE CHEMICALS RESEARCH INSTITUTE (CSMCRI), Gijubhai Badheka Marg, Bhavnagar-364002 (GUJARAT) Phone No.0278-2567760, 2565808(Ext: 820/821) Email: mailto:rsb@csmcri.org rsb(a)csmcri.org Introduction Digital library is a reality even for the smaller libraries and information centers. The reductions in the cost of hardware and software, revolution in telecommunication technology, and growth in skill base have brought some avenues for adopting new technologies in libraries. Electronic collections are gaining importance as compared to its print counterpart because of the multiple access facility, searching, browsing etc. The availability of technological infrastructure and the growing demand of the user community is forcing the librarians to create their own institutional repositories. Again, Open source movement has gained momentum in developing country like India. Open source library softwares are not only useful for managing electronic collections effectively, but also helps in providing access to end users in an user friendly manner. About the Workshop The basic purpose of the workshop is as follows: To provide hands on experience on converting print to digital formats Installation and configuration of various Digital Library Softwares like Greenstone and D-Space Collection building Organizing digital documents by adopting various international standards Searching and browsing of digital collection About CSMCRI Library and Information System The CSMCRI Library is considered to be a premier one in this region having a rich collection of books, periodicals, reference materials etc. in the areas of R&D being carried out in the institute. Besides catering to the information needs of R&D staff of the institute, the library also extends facilities to the visiting research scholars, university faculties, R&D staff of the industries, government officials and others. The total collection of the library is 50, 000 consisting of books, back volumes, patents, standards, micro-cards etc. Being a member of CSIR Consortium, it has access to more than 4500 scholarly e-Journals. The Library provides important library services like ILL, DDS and Literature Search Services. Registration Fees Librarians/ Faculty/Professionals: Rs.200/- Students: Rs.100/- Registration Fee can be paid in cash or DD drawn in favour of The Director, CSMCRI, Bhavnagar. Registration covers Lunch and Tea. Participants are requested to please return the filled-in registration form along with DD to the following address: Mr. RAKESH SINGH BISEN Organizing Secretary CSMCRI Wagha Wadi Road Bhavnagar-364002 Email: mailto:rsb@csmcri.org rsb(a)csmcri.org Phone(O): 0278-256 5808; Ext. 820/821 Important Dates Last Date of Registration: 5th December 2006 Venue CSMCRI Auditorium Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSMCRI), Gijubhai Badheka Marg, Bhavnagar-364002 (Gujarat) 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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OpenLearn
by vimal kumar 11 Nov '06

11 Nov '06

Dear Friends, The Open University is making its educational resources available free on the net for anyone in the world to use. OpenLearn provides, online free learning material taken from Open University courses, state-of-the-art learner support tools connecting learners with learners and learners with educators learning media and technologies on a large scale Here is the link to the website http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/ Vimal Kumar Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 vimal0212(a)yahoo.com www.asb.edu.in --------------------------------- Cheap Talk? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates. The Open University is making its educational resources available free on the net for anyone in the world to use. OpenLearn provides, online free learning material taken from Open University courses, state-of-the-art learner support tools connecting learners with learners and learners with educators learning media and technologies on a large scale Here is the link to the website http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/ Vimal Kumar Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 vimal0212(a)yahoo.com www.asb.edu.in Cheap Talk? http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman8/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/ev… Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates.

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Development Gateway
by vimal kumar 11 Nov '06

11 Nov '06

Dear Friends, Development Gateway is a collaborative web portal offering development content and tools to promote the exchange of knowledge.The portal offers access to development information and resources , a directory of development projects and activities. They also maintain an email alert service for users. http://topics.developmentgateway.org/ Vimal Kumar Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 vimal0212(a)yahoo.com www.asb.edu.in --------------------------------- Access over 1 million songs - Yahoo! Music Unlimited. Development Gateway is a collaborative http://www.developmentgateway.org/ web portal offering development content and tools to promote the exchange of knowledge.The portal offers access to development information and resources http://topics.developmentgateway.org/ , a directory of development projects and activities. They also maintain an email alert service for users. http://topics.developmentgateway.org/ Vimal Kumar Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 vimal0212(a)yahoo.com www.asb.edu.in 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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OA bridging the North-South divide
by Subbiah Arunachalam 11 Nov '06

11 Nov '06

>From Peter Suber's blog "Open Access News OA bridging the North-South divide Marlon, Domingus, Research Unleashed? A presentation at the CODESRIA-ASC Conference Series 2006: Electronic Publishing and Dissemination (Leiden, September 7, 2006). (Thanks to Stevan Harnad.) Excerpt: The international open access movement has reached a new level. In open access stage 1 we see a focus on technical issues related to open access and on gaining content for repositories. The words open access are important drivers in this stage. In stage 1, as Alma Swan [2006] points out, we see new technologies applied to existing processes (i.e. more of the same, faster and cheaper). In stage 2 new technologies are integrated into existing processes (i.e. improve existing systems).[Swan, 2006] In stage 2 we see a focus on services based on repositories and the words open access have become less effective. Stage 2, I claim, is all about supporting scholarly communication and using technical infrastructure to be more efficient.... Connecting Africa is a hub for the Africanist community around the world. The open access available publications it provides access to are downloaded dosens of times a month individually. As such it is to be expected to facilitate scholarly communication in African Studies and, to my mind, is an example of open access stage 2. The South- North divide as seen in the case of SciELO indicates that open access indeed does have an impact on usage of and citations to the oa publications. Also in the North-South perspective the same effects are to be found. Based on these examples one could hold that open access is a means to bridging the divide between North and South. It needs allies like Google and key research tools that make publications visible and available. Whether visibility and availability will diminish the Matthew effect remains to be seen. Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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Deadline for Registration in IASLIC Workshop on DSpace
by Pijushkanti Panigrahi 10 Nov '06

10 Nov '06

Deadline for Registration : November 15, 2006 (Extended upto November 20, 2006) Indian Association of Special Libraries & Information Centres(IASLIC) Workshop on Open Source Movement and the Use of DSpace Software during November 28 - December 01, 2006 Objectives of the Workshop : 1. To provide background knowledge of the digital library and its related concepts. 2. To offer hands on experience on Linux . 3. To offer hands on experience in using Dspace Software. Areas to be covered in the Workshop: Open Source Movement, Digital Libraries: Current Scenario, Different Digital Library software and comparative study, Overview of Linux, Overview and Installation of DSpace, DSpace Users: Anonymous, Members & Authors, Lucene Search Engine, DSpace Administration, Dublin Core and OAI-PMH, Persistent Handles, DSpace Customization, Unicode and Indian Languages Laboratory Facilities The workshop lectures will be followed by demonstration and hands-on practices as far as practicable. An attractive Lab facilities (with one computer for two participants) will be made available for practice to the participants. Resource persons Prof A R D Prasad and Dr Devika P Madalli, Documentation Research and Training Centre (ISI), and also from other Institutions. Target Participants: Library and Information Science professionals with working knowledge of Information Technology. The Workshop is confined to a limited number of participants and will be filled strictly on first come first served basis. Only a few seats are available now. Venue at Kolkata National Institute for the Orthopaedically Handicapped (NIOH), (Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt of India), B T Road, Bonhooghly, Kolkata- 700 090. Registration Fees Rs. 4000/- only per participant. The DD/Cash payable in favour of "IASLIC, Kolkata", payable at Kolkata. The Registration Fee includes Workshop Kit (Workshop Volume, DSpace Software), Working Lunch and Tea. Last date of registration : November 15, 2006 (Extended upto November 20, 2006). For further details contact : Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi, Workshop Coordinator and Secretary, Education Division, IASLIC, P-291, CIT Scheme No 6M, Kankurgachi, Kolkata 700 054. email: panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com, Mobile : +91 94342 43522 Ms Rupali Sen, Incharge, Library and Information Services, National Institute for the Orthopaedically Handicapped (NIOH), (Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt of India), B T Road, Bonhooghly, Kolkata- 700 090. email: rupali_lot(a)yahoo.com, Mobile: +91 9330973458 Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi, Reader, Dept of Lib and Inf Science, University of Calcutta, 87/1 College Street,Kolkata - 700 073, West Bengal, India, email : panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com, Ph (M) : +91 94342 43522. Associate Editor, IASLIC Bulletin, IASLIC, Kolkata-700 054 --------------------------------- Access over 1 million songs - Yahoo! Music Unlimited. Deadline for Registration : November 15, 2006 ( Extended upto November 20, 2006 ) Indian Association of Special Libraries & Information Centres(IASLIC) Workshop on Open Source Movement and the Use of DSpace Software during November 28 - December 01, 2006 Objectives of the Workshop : 1. To provide background knowledge of the digital library and its related concepts. 2. To offer hands on experience on Linux . 3. To offer hands on experience in using Dspace Software. Areas to be covered in the Workshop: Open Source Movement, Digital Libraries: Current Scenario, Different Digital Library software and comparative study, Overview of Linux, Overview and Installation of DSpace, DSpace Users: Anonymous, Members & Authors, Lucene Search Engine, DSpace Administration, Dublin Core and OAI-PMH, Persistent Handles, DSpace Customization, Unicode and Indian Languages Laboratory Facilities The workshop lectures will be followed by demonstration and hands-on practices as far as practicable. An attractive Lab facilities (with one computer for two participants) will be made available for practice to the participants . Resource persons Prof A R D Prasad and Dr Devika P Madalli, Documentation Research and Training Centre (ISI), and also from other Institutions . Target Participants: Library and Information Science professionals with working knowledge of Information Technology. The Workshop is confined to a limited number of participants and will be filled strictly on first come first served basis. Only a few seats are available now. Venue at Kolkata National Institute for the Orthopaedically Handicapped (NIOH), (Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt of India ), B T Road , Bonhooghly, Kolkata- 700 090. Registration Fees Rs. 4000/- only per participant. The DD/Cash payable in favour of "IASLIC, Kolkata", payable at Kolkata. The Registration Fee includes Workshop Kit (Workshop Volume, DSpace Software), Working Lunch and Tea. Last date of registration : November 15, 2006 (Extended upto November 20, 2006 ) . For further details contact : Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi , Workshop Coordinator and Secretary, Education Division, IASLIC, P-291, CIT Scheme No 6M, Kankurgachi, Kolkata 700 054. email: panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com , Mobile : +91 94342 43522 Ms Rupali Sen, Incharge , Library and Information Services, National Institute for the Orthopaedically Handicapped (NIOH), (Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt of India ), B T Road , Bonhooghly, Kolkata- 700 090. email: rupali_lot(a)yahoo.com, Mobile : +91 9330973458 Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi , Reader, Dept of Lib and Inf Science, University of Calcutta, 87/1 College Street,Kolkata - 700 073, West Bengal, India, email : panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com, Ph (M) : +91 94342 43522 . Associate Editor, IASLIC Bulletin, IASLIC, Kolkata-700 054 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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Open Access publishing in physics gains momentum
by noufal palliparamban 10 Nov '06

10 Nov '06

Hello As if inventing the World-Wide Web were not revolutionary enough, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) is now on its way to unleashing a paradigm shift in the world of academic publishing. For the first time ever, an entire scientific field is exploring the possibility of converting its reader-paid journals into an author-paid Open Access format. The paradigm shift would involve moving from the traditional model of financing publications through reader subscriptions to free-for-readers publications financed by funding agencies via laboratories and the authors themselves. In addition to revolutionising the academic publishing world, Open Access could also have a great impact on research itself as researchers and funding agencies would see their opportunities broaden with the unlimited distribution of their publicly funded research results. The funding agencies have taken the lead in this project and are currently in the process of establishing a sponsoring consortium for Open Access publishing in particle physics, SCOAP3. It has already received expressions of support from many European countries, funding agencies, laboratories, the European Committee for Future Accelerators (ECFA) and both national and international library consortia. 'There is a wind of change blowing and with it the possibility to experiment with new models - in this CERN is perceived as the pioneer of a new publishing paradigm and the SCOAP initiative as a pilot project for future developments in scientific publishing,' said Peteris Zilgalvis, the Head of Unit of Ethics and Science at DG research of the European Commission. Publishers are also aligning themselves with the opportunities offered by Open Access publishing. Journals published by the American Institute of Physics, the American Physical Society, Elsevier and Springer have already started to offer authors the possibility to make their articles freely available to readers. As for the publishing consortium of the European Physical Journal, it has lowered the price tag for an Open Access option and announced an author-friendly approach to copyright. At the same time, the publishers of the Journal of High Energy Physics (JHEP) have stated that they are ready to embrace a sponsorship policy in which they would allow unrestricted access to their articles. Regarding the costs involved in such a policy, JHEP stated: 'we have managed to prove that the costs can be reduced whilst at the same time ensuring the highest rigour in peer review'. If successful, the Open Access format could represent a quantum leap for the High Energy Physics publishing landscape and the wider world of scientific research. For more information on CERN, please visit: http://public.web.cern.ch/Public/Welcome.html Category: Miscellaneous Data Source Provider: CERN Document Reference: Based on CERN press release Subject Index: Coordination, Cooperation Regards Noufal.P.P Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur --------------------------------- 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 Hello As if inventing the World-Wide Web were not revolutionary enough, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) is now on its way to unleashing a paradigm shift in the world of academic publishing. For the first time ever, an entire scientific field is exploring the possibility of converting its reader-paid journals into an author-paid Open Access format. The paradigm shift would involve moving from the traditional model of financing publications through reader subscriptions to free-for-readers publications financed by funding agencies via laboratories and the authors themselves. In addition to revolutionising the academic publishing world, Open Access could also have a great impact on research itself as researchers and funding agencies would see their opportunities broaden with the unlimited distribution of their publicly funded research results. The funding agencies have taken the lead in this project and are currently in the process of establishing a sponsoring consortium for Open Access publishing in particle physics, SCOAP3. It has already received expressions of support from many European countries, funding agencies, laboratories, the European Committee for Future Accelerators (ECFA) and both national and international library consortia. 'There is a wind of change blowing and with it the possibility to experiment with new models - in this CERN is perceived as the pioneer of a new publishing paradigm and the SCOAP initiative as a pilot project for future developments in scientific publishing,' said Peteris Zilgalvis, the Head of Unit of Ethics and Science at DG research of the European Commission. Publishers are also aligning themselves with the opportunities offered by Open Access publishing. Journals published by the American Institute of Physics, the American Physical Society, Elsevier and Springer have already started to offer authors the possibility to make their articles freely available to readers. As for the publishing consortium of the European Physical Journal, it has lowered the price tag for an Open Access option and announced an author-friendly approach to copyright. At the same time, the publishers of the Journal of High Energy Physics (JHEP) have stated that they are ready to embrace a sponsorship policy in which they would allow unrestricted access to their articles. Regarding the costs involved in such a policy, JHEP stated: 'we have managed to prove that the costs can be reduced whilst at the same time ensuring the highest rigour in peer review'. If successful, the Open Access format could represent a quantum leap for the High Energy Physics publishing landscape and the wider world of scientific research. For more information on CERN, please visit: http://public.web.cern.ch/Public/Welcome.html http://public.web.cern.ch/Public/Welcome.html Category: Miscellaneous Data Source Provider: CERN Document Reference: Based on CERN press release Subject Index: Coordination, Cooperation Regards Noufal.P.P Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur 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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Google Wins First Round In Digital Library Dispute
by noufal palliparamban 10 Nov '06

10 Nov '06

Dear friends, It is quite intresting news.... Please see the link http://www.mondaq.com/i_article.asp_Q_articleid_E_44126 Regards Noufal.P.P Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur --------------------------------- 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, It is quite intresting news.... Please see the link http://www.mondaq.com/i_article.asp_Q_articleid_E_44126 http://www.mondaq.com/i_article.asp_Q_articleid_E_44126 Regards Noufal.P.P Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur 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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