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Library Week Celebrations
by Mukesh - Monitor 10 Nov '06

10 Nov '06

Dear Professionals A Click a Day is just what is needed to give a book to a child. This can be a simple and noble way of celebrating Library Week. This small effort can be continued through the year thus helping the cause. Please go thru the details below: Visit The Literacy Site at http://www.theliteracysite.com daily and click the red "Fund Books for Kids" button. This quick, simple action helps give a book to a child in need--often it is the first book that is their own. There is no cost to you! Funding for the books is paid by site sponsors and goes to First Book, an award-winning nonprofit that uses all funding generated by The Literacy Site to provide free books to children from low-income families--books that they can take home and keep. The Literacy Site is new, and its success depends on the number of people who visit the site and click every day! Please click at The Literacy Site once a day and forward this email to friends and family. Together, we can give more books to children in need and help spark a life-long love of reading. Thank you! http://www.theliteracysite.com Pass it on please! - - Mukesh Anand http://monitorlinks.typepad.com Dear Professionals A Click a Day is just what is needed to give a book to a child. This can be a simple and noble way of celebrating Library Week. This small effort can be continued through the year thus helping the cause. Please go thru the details below: Visit The Literacy Site at http://www.theliteracysite.com http://www.theliteracysite.com daily and click the red "Fund Books for Kids" button. This quick, simple action helps give a book to a child in need--often it is the first book that is their own. There is no cost to you! Funding for the books is paid by site sponsors and goes to First Book, an award-winning nonprofit that uses all funding generated by The Literacy Site to provide free books to children from low-income families--books that they can take home and keep. The Literacy Site is new, and its success depends on the number of people who visit the site and click every day! Please click at The Literacy Site once a day and forward this email to friends and family. Together, we can give more books to children in need and help spark a life-long love of reading. Thank you! http://www.theliteracysite.com http://www.theliteracysite.com Pass it on please! - - Mukesh Anand http://monitorlinks.typepad.com http://monitorlinks.typepad.com http://www.monitorinfo.com

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document request
by Murari 10 Nov '06

10 Nov '06

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Mr.P.Kalyana Sundram , The Founder of "PAALAM" Biography book reased - New book - Must Read book
by Balabharathi Srinivasan 10 Nov '06

10 Nov '06

Dear Friends, Mr.P.Kalaya Sundram, The Founder of Paalam and Retried Librarian -Biography (Tamil Language) new book by S.Jayaraman is published by Jayageetha publication, Trichy .The Cost of book is Rs.70/- Please contact the below address for purchase the book Mr.S.Jayaraman 23, 3rd Cross East Geetha Nagar, Vayallur Road, Trichy 17 About Mr. P.Kalaya Sundram Palam P.Kalyanasundaram- completed a course in library sciences from Madras University and joined the Arulmigu Kumaragurubar Arts College at Srivaikuntam in Thuttukudi district, as a librarian in 1963 and retired in 1998. Awards: He has won the Best Librarian Award in 1995 from the Goa University.. In 1999 the International Biographical Centre of Cambridge, England, gave him the Outstanding People of the 20th Century award for his philanthropic work. The American Biographical Institute elected him as the 2000 Man of the Year. Service to the society He has been sacrificing his entire life for the society. Over the last three decades Kalyanasundaram, has donated his life's savings of Rs 35 lakh to charity including all his retirement benefits. He now heads a facilitating organization called PALAM - that forms a bridge between donors and beneficiaries. He has donated money for medical aid, counselling centres, books, clothes, free food, funding for poor children, hostel for unwanted little girls, earthquake, flood and cyclone victims . His services to the poor is unending. Beneficiaries from his trust include organisations such as the Awai Ashram in Madurai, Amar Seva Sangham in Ayikudi and the Caussanel Foundation for Children and the Aged in Tirunelveli. Mr. Kalayanasundaram does not have a penny to his name. But he has a 225-year-old coin, presented to him by an industrialist Jamal Mohamed Yeesa, his family heirloom, for his philanthropy . The present value of the coin is $ 6.5 million and he will use it to establish the Children's University at Tirunelveli. Dr. Manmohan Singh (Prime Minister of India) Mr. Kalyana Sundram is a role model to the entire student community who want to acheive some milestone in their carrier. --------------------------------- Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. Dear Friends, Mr.P.Kalaya Sundram, The Founder of Paalam and Retried Librarian -Biography (Tamil Language) new book by S.Jayaraman is published by Jayageetha publication, Trichy .The Cost of book is Rs.70/- Please contact the below address for purchase the book Mr.S.Jayaraman 23, 3rd Cross East Geetha Nagar, Vayallur Road, Trichy 17 About Mr. P.Kalaya Sundram Palam P.Kalyanasundaram - completed a course in library sciences from Madras University and joined the Arulmigu Kumaragurubar Arts College at Srivaikuntam in Thuttukudi district, as a librarian in 1963 and retired in 1998. Awards: He has won the Best Librarian Award in 1995 from the Goa University.. In 1999 the International Biographical Centre of Cambridge, England, gave him the Outstanding People of the 20th Century award for his philanthropic work. The American Biographical Institute elected him as the 2000 Man of the Year. Service to the society He has been sacrificing his entire life for the society. Over the last three decades Kalyanasundaram, has donated his life's savings of Rs 35 lakh to charity including all his retirement benefits. He now heads a facilitating organization called PALAM - that forms a bridge between donors and beneficiaries. He has donated money for medical aid, counselling centres, books, clothes, free food, funding for poor children, hostel for unwanted little girls, earthquake, flood and cyclone victims . His services to the poor is unending. Beneficiaries from his trust include organisations such as the Awai Ashram in Madurai, Amar Seva Sangham in Ayikudi and the Caussanel Foundation for Children and the Aged in Tirunelveli. Mr. Kalayanasundaram does not have a penny to his name. But he has a 225-year-old coin, presented to him by an industrialist Jamal Mohamed Yeesa, his family heirloom, for his philanthropy . The present value of the coin is $ 6.5 million and he will use it to establish the Children's University at Tirunelveli. Dr. Manmohan Singh (Prime Minister of India) Mr. Kalyana Sundram is a role model to the entire student community who want to acheive some milestone in their carrier. Everyone is raving about http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=45083/*http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailb… the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta.

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BOOK FAIR
by S.F KATTIMANI 10 Nov '06

10 Nov '06

Hi, One million titles, 280 Stalls, 90 languages and one book fair. Venue : Palace Ground, Bangalore Date and Time : November 10 to 19 from 11.00AM to 8.00PM Entry pass Rs 20/- Students Free -- S.F.KATTIMANI LIBRARIAN CITY ENGINEERING COLLEGE KANAKAPURA ROAD DODDAKALLASANDRA BANGALORE 560062 MOB: 9343556559 Hi, One million titles, 280 Stalls, 90 languages and one book fair. Venue : Palace Ground, Bangalore Date and Time : November 10 to 19 from 11.00AM to 8.00PM Entry pass Rs 20/- Students Free -- S.F.KATTIMANI LIBRARIAN CITY ENGINEERING COLLEGE KANAKAPURA ROAD DODDAKALLASANDRA BANGALORE 560062 MOB: 9343556559

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ADBI Distance Learning Course on "E-Learning Policies"
by Indira K. 10 Nov '06

10 Nov '06

Dear All, E-learning Policies -- a free course from Asian Development Bank Institute. Hope you may find it useful for "learning content management" and "Information Literacy instructional modules" design and development. During the course, the benefits and issues of e-learning will be discussed. Relevant software, hardware, and courseware will be reviewed. The course will also introduce a learning content management system to monitor teaching-learning process. Participants will draft their own courseware development plan based on sound principles of instructional systems design. Course Duration: 16 October -- 12 January 2006 Target groups: Teachers and government officials in charge of e-learning, and other interested persons from civil society Prerequisites: access to a personal computer with multimedia functions (CD/DVD-ROM drive and sound card) and an Internet connection. Objectives: At the conclusion of the course, each participant will be able to a.. List key benefits and limits of e-learning programs, b.. Choose proper equipment and software suitable for e-learning, c.. Use learning content management system, d.. Draft a plan to develop a multimedia computer courseware, based on sound learning theories and instructional strategies, and e.. Evaluate commercially available computer courseware. For further details: http://www.adbi-dlc.org/elearning/elearning_activity.php http://www.adbi-dlc.org/elearning/contact.php Best regards, Indira Koneru BODY { BACKGROUND-POSITION: left top; MARGIN-TOP: 0em; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0em; MARGIN-LEFT: 4em; COLOR: #427d64; BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat-y; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial"; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffffd } P.msoNormal { BACKGROUND-POSITION: left top; MARGIN-TOP: 0em; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0em; MARGIN-LEFT: 4em; COLOR: #427d64; BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat-y; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial"; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffffd } LI.msoNormal { BACKGROUND-POSITION: left top; MARGIN-TOP: 0em; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0em; MARGIN-LEFT: 4em; COLOR: #427d64; BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat-y; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial"; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffffd } Dear All, E-learning Policies -- a free course from Asian Development Bank Institute. Hope you may find it useful for "learning content management" and "Information Literacy instructional modules" design and development. During the course, the benefits and issues of e-learning will be discussed. Relevant software, hardware, and courseware will be reviewed. The course will also introduce a learning content management system to monitor teaching-learning process. Participants will draft their own courseware development plan based on sound principles of instructional systems design. Course Duration: 16 October -- 12 January 2006 Target groups: Teachers and government officials in charge of e-learning, and other interested persons from civil society Prerequisites: access to a personal computer with multimedia functions (CD/DVD-ROM drive and sound card) and an Internet connection. Objectives: At the conclusion of the course, each participant will be able to List key benefits and limits of e-learning programs, Choose proper equipment and software suitable for e-learning, Use learning content management system, Draft a plan to develop a multimedia computer courseware, based on sound learning theories and instructional strategies, and Evaluate commercially available computer courseware. For further details: http://www.adbi-dlc.org/elearning/elearning_activity.php http://www.adbi-dlc.org/elearning/elearning_activity.php http://www.adbi-dlc.org/elearning/contact.php http://www.adbi-dlc.org/elearning/contact.php Best regards, Indira Koneru

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KALA-National Library Week Celebrations
by I.R.N.Goudar 09 Nov '06

09 Nov '06

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. Patil, Principal, JSS Public School Venue: JSS Public School, Adjacent BDA Complex, HSR Layout, Bangalore Time: 10.00 am Organizer Shri R.U. Patil Day 6 : Valedictory Function 20 November 2006 - Monday Welcome address: Dr . Vasantha Kumar 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. PS 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 Dr. I.R.N. Goudar President KALA, Office Bearers and EC Members of KALA -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. I.R.N. Goudar Tel: 91-80-25086081 Sci F & Head, Information Centre for 91-80-25235315 Aerospace Science and Technology Fax: 91-80-25268072 National Aerospace Laboratories E-mail:goudar@css.nal.res.in Airport Road, BANGALORE-560 017 India http://www.icast.org.in/staff/goudar.html

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Digital Archiving Tools and Resources available (Genisis software & Manual at one place
by Rajankila 09 Nov '06

09 Nov '06

Dear All, A webpage containing Digtal Document Archiving Tools and Resources useful for creation of near-digital library equivalent archives with Winisis, genisisWeb, GenisisCD and Apache are put at one place at http://www.kilaonline.org/html/library/digital%20archiving.htm The Manual on Digital Archiving is a near-final version.The earlier draft version was changed at some places substantially. The purpose of this webpage is to encourage the digital archiving with genisis applications in our libraries. Any suggestion for improving the webpage is welcome. Regards, K Rajasekharan Librarian, Kerala Institute of Local Administration Mulagunnathu Kavu P O Thrissur - 680 581 India ---------------------------------------------------- Ph 91- 487-2204097(O) , 2201428 (R) Email librariankila(a)hotmail.com

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Requirement for Library Policy
by bhagyashree sane 09 Nov '06

09 Nov '06

Mailing List Manager, LIS forum Please forward the following message. Dear All, Pl let me know if library policy statements/guidelines are prepared/available. Internet search gives good documents but application to Indian library environment will be useful. With Regards, B.J.SANE CHIEF LIBRARIAN ALMA MATER LIBRARY NATIONAL INSURANCE ACADEMY 25 Balewadi, Baner Road, NIA PO, Pune 411 045, Maharashtra Mailing List Manager, LIS forum Please forward the following message. Dear All, Pl let me know if library policy statements/guidelines are prepared/available. Internet search gives good documents but application to Indian library environment will be useful. With Regards, B.J.SANE CHIEF LIBRARIAN ALMA MATER LIBRARY NATIONAL INSURANCE ACADEMY 25 Balewadi, Baner Road, NIA PO, Pune 411 045, Maharashtra

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Library Week
by K A. Sardesai 09 Nov '06

09 Nov '06

Madame, Nice to know some more about Library Week.I also found that the week was being celebrated as book week for children on Chacha Nehru's Birthday.Further it was named as Library week.The website I tried to open but i failed to get connected. Lis Forum is very interesting and knowledgeable tool for we Librarians. Kshipra Sardesai

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List of books
by Sujata Mandal 09 Nov '06

09 Nov '06

Dear All We, Virtual Information Centre, ICICI Knowledge Park are going to purchase some books and journals relating to pharmaceutical, lifescience inbator, etc. Please send your valuable suggestion regarding this. Regards, Sujata Mandal Information Officer VIC-ICICI Knowledge Park __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new http://in.answers.yahoo.com/  Dear All � We, Virtual Information Centre, ICICI Knowledge Park�are going to purchase some books and journals�relating to pharmaceutical, lifescience inbator, etc.�Please send your valuable suggestion regarding this. � Regards, Sujata Mandal Information Officer VIC-ICICI Knowledge Park 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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Re: Library Week
by Indira K. 08 Nov '06

08 Nov '06

The first All India Public Library Conference was convened at the Gokhale Hall, Madras, on 14th November 1919 and the All India Public Libraries Association was founded on the same day. So, we celebrate the National Library Week 14 - 20 November to promote and popularize libraries, their resources and services!!! Indira ----- Original Message ----- From: <lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> To: <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 11:48 AM Subject: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 44, Issue 6 > Send LIS-Forum mailing list submissions to > lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > You can reach the person managing the list at > lis-forum-owner(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of LIS-Forum digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re-declining Reading habits (loan fayaz) > 2. Workshop in University of Mumbai (ravija srivastava) > 3. EPrints - a new version (Subbiah Arunachalam) > 4. Library Week (kishore.ingale(a)tcs.com) > 5. job ad (Manu Rajan) > 6. Just launched! Gmail on your mobile phone (K.R. Mulla) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2006 12:53:12 +0000 (GMT) > From: loan fayaz <fayazlib(a)yahoo.co.in> > Subject: [LIS-Forum] Re-declining Reading habits > To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > Message-ID: <20061106125312.24252.qmail(a)web8327.mail.in.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Sir, > It is a topic of debate in madern multimedia society that reading habits are declining. I am conducting research on the same topic entitled " Impact of surfing on Reading Habits: A Case Study of the Students Of Kashmir Valley". > During my study i find most of the students use online resources but still spend a good amount of time on reading their interested information. So we can conclude that only reading formats have changed not reading habits. > Thans you > fayazlib @yahoo.co.in > > > > --------------------------------- > 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 >

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Conversion of fulltext digital document archives in Winisis into greenstone -reg
by Rajankila 08 Nov '06

08 Nov '06

Dear Friends, I have keen interst in getting in touch with those who have done conversion of Winisis fulltext digital document archives into greenstone digital libraries, for learning more from them and experimenting more on it. Last week I could convert two fulltext digital collections -one with 752 downloaded web documents and another collection with 209 books and working papers - into greenstone digital library very easily with gsdl 2.70w. I think it is high time for librarinas to concentrate more on those friendly technologies for better information / knowledge management. If librarians keep away form these easy-to-do technologies now, they will be sidelined by others who may come forward to utilise those friendly technlogies. Regards, K Rajasekharan Librarian, Kerala Institute of Local Administration Mulagunnathu Kavu P O Thrissur - 680 581 India ---------------------------------------------------- Ph 91- 487-2204097(O) , 2201428 (R) Dear Friends, I have keen interst in getting in touch with those who have done conversion of Winisis fulltext digital document archives into greenstone digital libraries, for learning more from them and experimenting more on it. Last week I could convert two fulltext digital collections -one with 752 downloaded web documents and another collection with 209 books and working papers - into greenstone digital library very easily with gsdl 2.70w. I think it is high time for librarinas to concentrate more on those friendly technologies for better information / knowledge management. If librarians keep away form these easy-to-do technologies now, they will be sidelined by others who may come forward to utilise those friendly technlogies. 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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Bangalore Workshop on Open Access - Presentations
by Subbiah Arunachalam 08 Nov '06

08 Nov '06

Friends: The presentations made at the workshop on electronic publishing and open access: developing country perspectives are now available at <http://scigate.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/OAworkshop2006/presentations.htm>. A few more will be uploaded soon. Your comments are elcome. Please spread the word. Arun ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Photos NEW, now offering a quality print service from just 7p a photo http://uk.photos.yahoo.com

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Article request
by priya gopalkrishna kaimal 08 Nov '06

08 Nov '06

Can any one help me to get an article Information Literacy in Pre-Service Teacher Education: An Annotated Bibliography Page Range: 129 - 139 Copyright Year: 2004 Contributors: Corey M. Johnson, Lorena O'English, Journal Title: Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian Volume: 22 Issue: 1 ISSN: 0163-9269 Pub Date: 1/20/2004 Priya R Pillai Librarian Bombay Teachers Training College ApolloBunder, Colaba,Mumbai-39 Can any one help me to get an article Information Literacy in Pre-Service Teacher Education: An Annotated Bibliography Page Range: 129 - 139 Copyright Year: 2004 Contributors: Corey M. Johnson, Lorena O'English, Journal Title: Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian Volume: 22 Issue: 1 ISSN: 0163-9269 Pub Date: 1/20/2004 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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details regarding the lis refresher course
by kabir＠cusat.ac.in 08 Nov '06

08 Nov '06

Dear Sir, Please give the details of the refresher course in Library & Information Science to be held from 04-01-2007 to 24-01-2007 at the University of Mumbai. Sincerely yours Dr.Humayoon Kabir.S Assistant Librarian (Senior Grade) University Library Cochin University of Science & Technology KOCHI-682022

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Project Fellow
by Vara Lakshmi Rudrabhatla 08 Nov '06

08 Nov '06

Dear Moderator, Pl post this info for wide publicity. thanks, varalaskhmi 06-11-2006 NOTIFICATION Applications are invited for the position of Project Fellow to work in the U.G.C. Major Research Project entitled Open Access, Institutional Repository of Andhra University 1995-2005 using DSpace digital library software. The candidates must be MLISc with at least 55% of marks and possess computer skills such as hands on grasp of basic WINDOWS administration, good understanding of the Web and Web servers, familiarity with obtaining and installation of software from source bundles. The duration of the position is for one year and the candidates will be paid fellowship @ 6000/ per month. The last date for submission of application, on plain paper along with biodata is 16-11-2006. (R.S.R.VARALAKSHMI) Principal Investigator U.G.C.Major Research Project Dept. of Library & Information Science Andhra University, Visakhapatnam -- Dr. RSR Varalakshmi Professor, Dept. of Library and Information Science., Andhra University. Visakhapatnam. _________________________________________________________________ Discover. Explore. Connect-Windows Live Spaces. Check out! http://www.msnspecials.in/windowslive/livespaces.asp

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Library Week
by kishore.ingale＠tcs.com 08 Nov '06

08 Nov '06

Friends, In US ALA promotes Library week during month of April. In India library week is celebrated in November. Any idea why we celebrate Library Week in November only.. ? With regards Kishore Ramdas Ingale Tata Consultancy Services Ph:- +91-22-6750 5998 Buzz:- 422-5988 Cell:- 9226711630 Mailto: kishore.ingale(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 Friends, In US ALA promotes Library week during month of April. In India library week is celebrated in November. Any idea why we celebrate Library Week in November only.. ? With regards Kishore Ramdas Ingale Tata Consultancy Services Ph:- +91-22-6750 5998 Buzz:- 422-5988 Cell:- 9226711630 Mailto: kishore.ingale(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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Article request
by Avinashilingam University 08 Nov '06

08 Nov '06

Dear friends, can anyone help me in getting the article Article : "Food Preservation by Irradiation", Vol 1, Pg: 71 to 82, Journal : International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna Thanking you in anticipation. Geetha, Avinshilingam University for women. Dear friends, can anyone help me in getting the article Article : "Food Preservation by Irradiation", Vol 1, Pg: 71 to 82, Journal : International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna Thanking you in anticipation. Geetha, Avinshilingam University for women. 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 knowledge
by Subbiah Arunachalam 08 Nov '06

08 Nov '06

>From Peter Suber's blog Positive feedback loop for open knowledge Rufus Pollock, Open Knowledge Drives Out Closed (in the Long Run), Open Knowledge Foundation Weblog, November 6, 2006. Excerpt: After Greshams Bad money drives out good though with opposite sense. Open knowledge here is taken as given by the open knowledge definition and, in its essentials, means the knowledge (data/content/) must be freely accessible, reusable and redistributable. Closed by contrast means knowledge for which access and reuse are restricted in some manner, for example by charging for access, or by prohibiting reuse.... The idea behind this analogy is that there is a feedback for open knowledge just as there is with bad money (though obviously with a different mechanism). In the case of bad money the feedback is that people use the bad currency and hoard the good one because the former has lower intrinsic value. As a result the good money disappears and you are left with only the bad in circulation. In the case of open knowledge the feedback comes arises because, with viral licensing, each user of the knowledge pool becomes a contributor back to the pool. As the pool grows it is ever more attractive to new users so they use (and contribute) to it rather than to any competing closed set of knowledge. This results in a strong positive feedback mechanism. Of course, such a feedback mechanism also exists for closed knowledge: payments for access can be used to fund further investment resulting in a knowledge pool that is more valuable which attracts more users etc. However because closed knowledge has higher costs of access (monetary or otherwise), as long as the open knowledge pool is past a critical value threshold, it will always have the advantage in attracting new users. Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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Good site on Library Poster and Library Bookmarks
by Chintha Nagabhushanam 07 Nov '06

07 Nov '06

Dear all It is good site on Library posters and booksmarks especially on Indian contexct. If any body wants to see it visit at - For Library Posters http://www.akhilamatrix.com/Library_posters.htm - For Library Boomarks http://www.akhilamatrix.com/Library_book_marks.htm Regards Bhushan Dear all It is good site on Library posters and booksmarks especially on Indian contexct. If any body wants to see it visit at For Library Posters http://www.akhilamatrix.com/Library_posters.htm http://www.akhilamatrix.com/Library_posters.htm For Library Boomarks http://www.akhilamatrix.com/Library_book_marks.htm http://www.akhilamatrix.com/Library_book_marks.htm Regards Bhushan

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Re:Work Culture in Academic Libraries
by Shamala Subramanian 07 Nov '06

07 Nov '06

Dear colleague, I would like to know whether any research or study has been done in the area of " Work Culture in Academic Libraries " I was able to get few references only. Regards Shyamala Subramanian Actg. Librarian SDTM Library Tata Institute Of Social Sciences Deonar, Mumbai -- 400 088 Ph. no. 25563290-96 ext. 281 E-mail: shamalas(a)tiss.edu Tata Institute of Social Sciences www.tiss.edu ------------------------------------------------ Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India Dear colleague, I would like to know whether any research or study has been done in the area of " Work Culture in Academic Libraries " I was able to get few references only. Regards Shyamala Subramanian Actg. Librarian SDTM Library Tata Institute Of Social Sciences Deonar, Mumbai -- 400 088 Ph. no. 25563290-96 ext. 281 E-mail: mailto:shamalas@tiss.edu shamalas(a)tiss.edu Tata Institute of Social Sciences www.tiss.edu ------------------------------------------------ Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India

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job ad
by Manu Rajan 07 Nov '06

07 Nov '06

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SEARCHING BEYOND JUST GOOGLE
by Farooque Shaheen 07 Nov '06

07 Nov '06

SEARCHING BEYOND JUST GOOGLE Kavita Kukday,The Times of India If, thanks to Google, searching on the Internet has started getting wearingly familiar, you probably need to look beyond Google and check out other search sites that are vying for the No 2 position. Here are three Google alternatives that are refreshingly different from Google. Try them and see if they work better for you: Vivisimo (www.vivisimo.com) This is a ?metasearch? engine, offering simultaneous results from several search engines. It is fast, has a clean user interface, and presents information in ?clusters? that narrow down your search results. Key in ?Diwali?, for example, and you?ll get subfolders like ?History of Diwali?, ?Diwali gifts and cards? and ?Diwali Recipes?. Vivisimo also lets you restrict searches to publications such as Reuters, CNN and such. Grokker (www.grokker.com) This search engine touts visual search as its selling point. Here again you?d find you search results sorted in clusters of the topic, but instead of presenting them in subfolders, Grokker separates them into a ?Map view? that you can zook into. It?s easier to relate to and visually more appealing. Rollyo (www.rollyo.com) This isn?t a separate search engine; it?s a tool that lets you create your own domain-specific search engine on the fly. What it basically does is, run on top of Yahoo! search and let your ?roll your own? searches. So, any individual can set up a custom ?searchroll? such as ?Medicine? or ?News?, which searches within anywhere from one to 25 different sites. This basically means that instead of sorting through thousands of sites, you could narrow your search to sites you already know and trust. Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor (India) Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 Ext. 4105 SEARCHING BEYOND JUST GOOGLE Kavita Kukday,The Times of India If, thanks to Google, searching on the Internet has started getting wearingly familiar, you probably need to look beyond Google and check out other search sites that are vying for the No 2 position. Here are three Google alternatives that are refreshingly different from Google. Try them and see if they work better for you: Vivisimo (www.vivisimo.com) This is a “metasearch” engine, offering simultaneous results from several search engines. It is fast, has a clean user interface, and presents information in “clusters” that narrow down your search results. Key in ‘Diwali’, for example, and you’ll get subfolders like ‘History of Diwali’, ‘Diwali gifts and cards’ and ‘Diwali Recipes’. Vivisimo also lets you restrict searches to publications such as Reuters, CNN and such. Grokker (www.grokker.com) This search engine touts visual search as its selling point. Here again you’d find you search results sorted in clusters of the topic, but instead of presenting them in subfolders, Grokker separates them into a ‘Map view’ that you can zook into. It’s easier to relate to and visually more appealing. Rollyo (www.rollyo.com) This isn’t a separate search engine; it’s a tool that lets you create your own domain-specific search engine on the fly. What it basically does is, run on top of Yahoo! search and let your “roll your own” searches. So, any individual can set up a custom ‘searchroll’ such as ‘Medicine’ or ‘News’, which searches within anywhere from one to 25 different sites. This basically means that instead of sorting through thousands of sites, you could narrow your search to sites you already know and trust. Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor (India) Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 Ext. 4105

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Just launched! Gmail on your mobile phone
by K.R. Mulla 07 Nov '06

07 Nov '06

* Just launched! Get Gmail on your mobile phone *It's new and it's fast. To try it for yourself, point your phone to gmail.com/app<http://www.google.com/mobile/gmail/#utm_source=en-cpp-g4mc-gmnew&utm_medium…> Download it once, and start accessing Gmail on your phone with just a click or two. You'll also like it because: - It has the same Gmail interface you know and love - Your account stays synchronized whether you access it from your computer or the phone - You can easily view attachments such as photos, documents and .pdf files Learn more<http://www.google.com/mobile/gmail/#utm_source=en-cpp-g4mc-gmnew&utm_medium…>about Gmail for mobile devices. -- Thanks with regards K. R. Mulla, Librarian, HKBK College of Engineering, # 22/1, Nagawara, Bangalore - 560 045. Karnataka, India. ------------------------------------------------------------ Home Page: http://krmulla.googlepages.com/ LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/krmulla Skype Me: K.R.Mulla ------------------------------------------------------------ Just launched! Get Gmail on your mobile phone It's new and it's fast. To try it for yourself, point your phone to http://www.google.com/mobile/gmail/#utm_source=en-cpp-g4mc-gmnew&utm_medium… gmail.com/app Download it once, and start accessing Gmail on your phone with just a click or two. You'll also like it because: It has the same Gmail interface you know and love Your account stays synchronized whether you access it from your computer or the phone You can easily view attachments such as photos, documents and .pdf files http://www.google.com/mobile/gmail/#utm_source=en-cpp-g4mc-gmnew&utm_medium… Learn more about Gmail for mobile devices. -- Thanks with regards K. R. Mulla, Librarian, HKBK College of Engineering, # 22/1, Nagawara, Bangalore - 560 045. Karnataka, India. ------------------------------------------------------------ Home Page: http://krmulla.googlepages.com/ http://krmulla.googlepages.com/ LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/krmulla http://www.linkedin.com/in/krmulla Skype Me: K.R.Mulla ------------------------------------------------------------

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Fwd: [DDN] UNDP-APDIP Donates 15 e-Primers to Wikibooks
by Subbiah Arunachalam 07 Nov '06

07 Nov '06

> From: "christine" <christine(a)apdip.net> > To: <digitaldivide(a)digitaldivide.net> > Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2006 09:30:36 +0700 > Subject: [DDN] UNDP-APDIP Donates 15 e-Primers to > Wikibooks > > ========================================================================== > > UNDP-APDIP Donates 15 e-Primers to Wikibooks > > http://www.apdip.net/news/wikibooks > > ========================================================================== > > 15 e-Primers are now available on Wikibooks for all > to use and update. > > UNDP Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme > (UNDP-APDIP) realizes > how fast a published book gets out-of-date, > especially in the fast-moving > field of information and communications technology > for development (ICT4D). > UNDP-APDIP has therefore donated 15 of its e-Primers > to Wikibooks for free > use and update (see list below). > > Nine of the e-Primers are part of UNDP-APDIP's > "e-Primers for the > Information Economy, Society and Polity" series that > detail the concepts, > issues and trends surrounding different aspects of > ICT4D, including > e-commerce, education, e-government, Internet > governance, legal and > regulatory issues, and ICT for poverty reduction. > > Six of the e-Primers are part of the "e-Primers on > Free/Open Source Software > (FOSS)" series that introduce various aspects of > FOSS, including education, > government policy, licensing, localization and open > standards. The FOSS > series of e-Primers is developed by the > International Open Source Network > (http://www.iosn.net) an initiative of UNDP-APDIP > supported by the > International Development Research Centre of Canada. > > Wikibooks is our chosen platform because it > facilitates collaboration. Every > day, volunteers are improving Wikibooks, making many > changes, writing, > updating, and correcting books. Wikibooks maintains > quality control and has > policies and guidelines that users need to follow. > Wikibooks are also > available for all to freely distribute and reproduce > as covered by the GNU > Free Documentation License. > > We would like to invite you to visit the Wikibooks > and contribute your > knowledge and experiences in the relevant ICT4D > topics. Forthcoming APDIP > e-Primers on network infrastructure and security, > open content and other > topics will all automatically be donated to > Wikibooks. > > The original published e-Primers will remain in > http://www.apdip.net/elibrary#iesp (and, in the case > of the e-Primers on > FOSS, at > http://www.iosn.net/publications/foss-primers) and > the version in > Wikibook will be linked to these. This way any user > will be able to see the > original version alongside the (modified) Wikibook > version. > > > E-PRIMERS FOR THE INFORMATION ECONOMY, SOCIETY AND > POLITY > http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Category:ICT4D_Books > > 1. The Information Age > http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/The_Information_Age > > 2. Legal and Regulatory Issues in the Information > Economy > http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Legal_and_Regulatory_Issues_in_the_Information_ > Economy > > 3. Nets, Webs and the Information Infrastructure > http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Nets,_Webs_and_the_Information_Infrastructure > > > 4. Information and Communication Technologies for > Poverty Alleviation > http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Information_and_Communication_Technologies_for_ > Poverty_Alleviation > > 5. Internet Governance > http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Category:Internet_Governance > > > 6. e-Government > http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/E-government > > 7. e-Commerce and e-Business > http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/E-Commerce_and_E-Business > > > 8. ICT in Education > http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/ICT_in_Education > > 9. Genes, Technology and Policy > http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Genes,_Technology_and_Policy > > > > E-PRIMERS ON FREE/OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE > http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Category:FOSS_Books > > 10. Free/Open Source Software: A General > Introduction > http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/FOSS_A_General_Introduction > > > 11. Free/Open Source Software: Education > http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/FOSS_Education > > 12. Free/Open Source Software: Government Policy > http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/FOSS_Government_Policy > > 13. Free/Open Source Software: Licensing > http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/FOSS_Licensing > > 14. Free/Open Source Software: Localization > http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/FOSS_Localization > > 15. Free/Open Source Software: Open Standards > http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/FOSS_Open_Standards > > > > Christine Apikul Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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