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UNESCO invites proposals for evaluation of Information for All Programme (IFAP)
by K.R. Mulla 17 Jun '06

17 Jun '06

Dear Professionals, UNESCO launches an invitation to institutions and expert groups that are interested in evaluating its Information for All Programme (IFAP), an initative aiming at harnessing the new opportunities of the information age to create equitable societies through better access to information. The main purpose of the Evaluation is to review the role and future relevance of IFAP as a framework for international co-operation and partnerships to foster universal access to information and knowledge. The Programme supports the development of common strategies, methods and tools for building an information society for all. "The key focus of the evaluation is not to rework the initial objectives of the Programme, but rather to focus on the most effective ways of achieving them" says IFAP Chair Laurence Zwimpfer. "We expect that the evaluation provides UNESCO's Member States with a clear account of the overall performance of IFAP as well as specific implementable recommendations for future activities", he adds. The Supplier's proposal shall contain a technical proposal including a presentation of the overall approach, methodology and evaluation strategy, a suggested timeframe based on the Terms of Reference, a list of deliverables, and detailed information (Curriculum Vitae) of the staff resources. It must also include a detailed financial offer (Full text of "Guidance note" and "Terms of Reference" below). Offers should be sent to Geoffrey Geurts, UNESCO, Internal Oversight Service at g.geurts(a)unesco.org by *10 July 2006, 18h00 Paris time (GMT+1)*. The Information for All Programme was created in 2000 by UNESCO's Executive Board as a successor to the General Information Programme and the International Informatics Programme. The Programme is guided in its planning and implementation by an intergovernmental Council composed of 26 Member States of UNESCO that are elected by the General Conference of UNESCO. ** ------------------------------ Related themes/countries · *Information for All Programme (IFAP)<http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=1627&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTI…> * · *CI Weekly News<http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=20341&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECT…> * -- K. R. Mulla, Librarian, HKBK College of Engineering, # 22/1, Nagawara, Bangalore - 560 045. http://krmulla.googlepages.com/ http://www.linkedin.com/in/krmulla Dear Professionals, UNESCO launches an invitation to institutions and expert groups that are interested in evaluating its Information for All Programme (IFAP), an initative aiming at harnessing the new opportunities of the information age to create equitable societies through better access to information. The main purpose of the Evaluation is to review the role and future relevance of IFAP as a framework for international co-operation and partnerships to foster universal access to information and knowledge. The Programme supports the development of common strategies, methods and tools for building an information society for all. "The key focus of the evaluation is not to rework the initial objectives of the Programme, but rather to focus on the most effective ways of achieving them" says IFAP Chair Laurence Zwimpfer. "We expect that the evaluation provides UNESCO's Member States with a clear account of the overall performance of IFAP as well as specific implementable recommendations for future activities", he adds. The Supplier's proposal shall contain a technical proposal including a presentation of the overall approach, methodology and evaluation strategy, a suggested timeframe based on the Terms of Reference, a list of deliverables, and detailed information (Curriculum Vitae) of the staff resources. It must also include a detailed financial offer (Full text of "Guidance note" and "Terms of Reference" below). Offers should be sent to Geoffrey Geurts, UNESCO, Internal Oversight Service at mailto:g.geurts@unesco.org g.geurts(a)unesco.org by 10 July 2006, 18h00 Paris time (GMT+1) . The Information for All Programme was created in 2000 by UNESCO's Executive Board as a successor to the General Information Programme and the International Informatics Programme. The Programme is guided in its planning and implementation by an intergovernmental Council composed of 26 Member States of UNESCO that are elected by the General Conference of UNESCO. Related themes/countries · http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=1627&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTI… Information for All Programme (IFAP) · http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=20341&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECT… CI Weekly News -- K. R. Mulla, Librarian, HKBK College of Engineering, # 22/1, Nagawara, Bangalore - 560 045. http://krmulla.googlepages.com/ http://krmulla.googlepages.com/ http://www.linkedin.com/in/krmulla http://www.linkedin.com/in/krmulla

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RE: change of MLIS degree to MSc - not required and stop.
by Manjunath K 16 Jun '06

16 Jun '06

Recently some mails are being posted on Lis-forum for changing MLIS to MSc degree ( few mails for and few against). Surprise to note the suggestion to change the nomenclature is coming from our young professionals who are more tech-savvy!!!. One should have self respect for his profession. The dedication to profession brings all fame and satisfaction. We should not feel shy, shame or degraded while telling our degree to someone. This fear of inferiority in society makes us nervous. Each profession has its own uniqueness and value. In what way our image will improve by telling MSc? In many universities our course is classified under Faculty of Science like any other basic science courses. "Still people are thinking that Library means simply sitting around the book and doing some issue and return" in what way an MSc nomenclature will help us to remove this image? Unless we prove our credibility.... "So we have revise the syllabus of LIS.we should follow the ALA syllabus in India" who said change of syllabus needs change of degree name? the syllabus can be updated frequently benchmarking with top LIS schools even without changing the name of the degree. I strongly opine that our degree nomenclature has unique feature and it need not be changed as few budding fellow professionals are proposing to change. Fellow colleagues, let us stop this type of discussion as it could lead to throwing mud on our face and profession. Manjunath _____________________________________________ Dr. Manjunatha K Librarian T.A. Pai Management Institute Manipal - 576 104. Udupi Dist. Karnataka State, India Phone: 91-0820-2573551(off) 2575161(Res). manjunath(a)mail.tapmi.org; manju_tapmi(a)yahoo.com _____________________________________________ -----Original Message----- From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in] On Behalf Of M.Arockia Lourdu Raj Sent: Friday, June 09, 2006 5:27 PM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] change of degree Dear Professionals, I agree with the srinivasulu's point of view of changing the degree from MLISc to MSc will bring value to this degree and LIS professsionals. I would also like to mention that as well as changing the degree, we should change the subject name also from Library and Informtion science to Information Science, Because as soon as we say Library science the way they look at us totally different.Still people are thinking that Library means simply sitting around the book and doing some issue and return. So we have revise the syllabus of LIS.we should follow the ALA syllabus in India. So that other country will accept our LIS programme.Faculty members also have to update their knowedge from time to time. With regards M Arockia Lourdu Raj __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Final Call for Papers... NCIMDiL2006 at Central Library, IIT Kharagpur [Last date for Submission of paper: 30 June 2006]
by Sandeep Pathak 16 Jun '06

16 Jun '06

<<< Final Call for Papers >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS : National Conference on Information Management in Digital Libraries (NCIMdiL) August 02-04, 2006 http://www.library.iitkgp.ernet.in/NCIMDiL/ncimdil.htm Call for Papers =============== You are invited to submit your papers to the National Conference on Information Management in Digital Libraries (NCIMdiL) August 02-04, 2006. Original Contributions based on practice/theory/research/ practical experience/design and development work related to the theme are invited for presentation. All papers will go through a process of review and papers accepted and presented in the conference will be published in the Conference Proceedings. The theme areas are: ú Information storage and retrieval for global access ú Digital Library architectures, planning and ongoing project, models, integrated access interface. ú Content management, content organization, resource description and discovery, crosswalk and interoperability, metadata harvesting ú Access to distributed and heterogeneous digital collections: interoperability, scalability, relevant information discovery, meta information integration. ú New forms and models of digital library services ú Unicode & multilingual digital library development ú E-Learning, e-publishing, open source movement, open access initiatives, institutional repositories, consortium and electronic resource sharing ú Digital divide ú Policies, standards & practices, dublin core and metadata standards of digital resources, IPR / legal aspects, security, sustainability and preservation ú Digital library performance, resources, usefulness, usability and evaluation; ú User education, system evaluation & surveys ú User studies: user communities, user needs, user behavior, usage pattern; Implications for information (seeking) behavior and retrieval ú Digital library trends and future. Paper Submission Information : =========================== > All papers must be original in contribution and authors of the accepted > papers should transfer the copyrights to Central Library, IIT Kharagpur. > A panel of experts will review each contributed paper. Acceptance of a > paper and decision about oral or poster presentation will be strictly > based on recommendation of the reviewers. > > Two hard copies of the full paper printed in 12-point font (Times New > Roman) on A-4 paper in double space should be submitted as per the > schedule given below. Electronic submission as MS-Word file is also > required. Correspondence will be made with the corresponding author and > therefore the name, and full address, email, fax and phone number of the > corresponding author should be clearly indicated. Mailing Address (paper to be sent): ========================================== Mr. S. K. Pathak Convener, Technical Programme & Publication of Proceeding, NCIMDiL 2006 Assistant Librarian, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Kharagpur - 721302, W.B. Email: pathak(a)library.iitkgp.ernet.in =========================================== > Important Dates : > > Last date for submission of Papers : 30 June 2006 > Acceptance Notification : 10 July 2006 > Camera-ready Copy : 20 July 2006 > > > Registration Information : > > > For details about the conference registration fee for all presenters and > participants and other registration information, please refer to the > conference website > (http://www.library.iitkgp.ernet.in/NCIMDiL/ncimdil.htm) > > > For details visit conference website > http://www.library.iitkgp.ernet.in/NCIMDiL/ncimdil.htm > > > Thanking You. > > With warm regards, > > - Sandeep Pathak > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Sandeep Kumar Pathak > Assistant Librarian > > Indian Institute of Technology |Residence | > Kharagpur - 721 302 |----------- | > West Bengal, INDIA |C1 - 174, | > Ph.: 03222-282466 (O), 03222-282453 (R) |I.I.T CAMPUS| > Fax: 03222-282431 |Kharagpur | > -------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Boundaries in science
by arun＠mssrf.res.in 15 Jun '06

15 Jun '06

Friends: Here is an interesting point about subject-based boundaries in science (which could be extended to all knowledge in general). From Peter Suber's blog "Open Access News": More on PLoS ONE Richard Poynder, Open Access: Stage Two, Open and Shut, June 15, 2006. An interview with Chris Surridge, who moved from Nature to take the job of managing editor at PLoS ONE. Excerpt: RP: ...[W]hy does the world need PLoS ONE? CS: Because the system of disseminating scientific research has become extremely inefficient, and the concept of the journal has been eroded by the Internet....The Internet is providing us with all sorts of new tools for communicating science, so simply publishing journals, and distributing them electronically isnt using the full potential of the Web to make the dissemination of scientific information efficient and effective. It just isn't the best way to do it anymore....[Traditional journals] quickly run up against a boundary question: where, say, does biophysics end and biochemistry begins? You find yourself starting to have to make lots of unnecessary decisions about borders....The boundaries have effectively been imposed as a consequence of the way that journals work, and the way that universities are structured. RP: So there is no need for such rigid boundaries? CS: No. At least, not when publishing. Consider, for instance, if you were to have a study that compared the genomes of man and the great apes, looking at a cluster of genes that controls the development of the brain cells associated with language. Now what subject is that? Is it neuroscience? Is it evolution? Is it genetics? Is it genomics? Actually, it is all of these things, so you could classify it in any one of these subject areas.... RP: The criteria for accepting a paper, however, will be different will it not? The PLoS ONE press release, for instance, says that "subjective considerations like 'likely impact,' 'degree of advance,' or 'interest to a general reader' will not play a role in deciding whether an article should be published or not." CS: That's right. Traditionally a lot of the work that goes into peer reviewing consists of asking questions like: "How significant is this? How surprising are the conclusions?" Essentially, these are subjective questions. A more objective question to ask would be: "Is this properly done science"....What is also different about PLoS ONE, by the way, is that we do not see peer review ending on publication of the paper....We believe that the more subjective questions about how a paper relates to other work, and where it fits into the whole corpus of scientific literature are still important questions but we feel that these can be better answered via an open peer review process that takes place after the paper has been published. ---- The idea that these boundaries (say between biochemistry and biophysics or physical chemistry and chemical physics) are artificial was articulated years ago by Eugene Garfield (the man behind Current Contents, Science Citation Index, etc.). He suggested 'research fronts' as a more sensible category. After all, all knowledge could be viewed as a continuum, an unfragmentable whole. It is simply because most of us are mere mortals and cannot chew the whole, we keep nibbling at little corners. The more talented amongst us are able to see and play around with larger chunks. Amartya Sen, for example, is professor of economics as well as philosophy. The late Michael Polanyi made his mark first in chemistry and physics, then moved to philosophy and later to sociology. Prof. J D Bernal had also suggested, way back in the 1940s, that we could abandon the journals and circulate individual papers. After all, how many articles in a given journal will a scientist find directly relevant to her work? Take an issue of PNASc or JACS. There are about 100 articles in an issue; no one reads all of them. Each reader is interested in a small number of all these articles, here small meaning 0-3 or 4. Why pay for all 100? Subbiah Arunachalam

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Re: [nmlis] Eighth National Annual Convention of MANLIBNET at NIRMA Ahmedabad from 18-20th Sep 2006
by Pijushkanti Panigrahi 15 Jun '06

15 Jun '06

thankyou for information Sharma Jitender <jitendersharmaji(a)yahoo.com> wrote: VIII MANLIBNET Annual Convention September 18-20, 2006 Institute of Management, Nirma University, Ahmedabad Introduction Management Libraries Network (MANLIBNET), a network of management libraries, was born in the year 2000 and is in operation for the past six years as a registered Society in Delhi under Societies Regulation Act of 1860. MANLIBNET was established with sharing and exchanging new information and developments among library professionals as one of its aims. The network has already organized seven national conventions: Convention Venue Convention Venue First IIM, Ahmedabad (1999) Fifth XLRI, Jamshedpur (2003) Second IMT Ghaziabad (2000) Sixth Mumbai (2004) Third IIM, Lucknow (2001) Seventh IIM, Kozhikode (2005) Fourth NIFM, Faridabad (2002) The Eighth MANLIBNET Annual Convention is being organized at the Institute of Management, Nirma University, Ahmedabad. In its endeavor to provide a platform and opportunity to the library professionals to learn, share and deliberate on issues of professional interest with a focus, the Annual MANLIBNET conventions have a theme that is made up of various sub-themes. This annual convention of MANLIBNET has the following theme and sub-themes: Theme Technology and Management Trends: Perspectives and opportunities for library professionals Sub-themes 1. Technology Trends: Access, Organization and Retrieval Technologies 2. Library Security Trends: Video Camera, Magnetic Strips, RFID, etc 3. Management Trends: Marketing, Finance, Human Resources & Strategy Speakers Eminent technology and management experts will be invited to speak on the various sub-themes in addition to selected paper presentations on the sub-themes. Call for papers Papers on the various sub-themes are invited on or before August 15, 2006. Deadlines will be strictly adhered to as the selected papers will be invited for presentation and included in the conference volume that is planned to be published before the convention for distribution to the participants. Papers with original ideas, theoretical or application oriented and case studies of libraries in the context of the theme will be selected. Young professionals are encouraged to contribute. For Whom The convention is organized keeping in mind the library professionals working in various institutions like academic, corporate, public, nonprofit, etc. However persons from other disciplines like faculty of b-schools, business researchers, information technology professionals, etc are also encouraged to participate. Fees Residential Participants: Rs. 1,600/- (one thousand six hundred only) Non-residential Participants: Rs. 1,000/- (one thousand only) The payment has to be made by DD or cheque drawn in favor of Institute of Management, Nirma University. Please note that 1. The accommodation charges are highly subsidized and the charges are for three days only. 2. There is limited accommodation facility available in the campus hostel and the same will be allocated on first-come-first-serve basis. 3. For late registrants only dormitory type accommodation on campus is available. 4. If desired hotel accommodation on actual extra payment will be facilitated. 5. The last date for registration is August 15, 2006. Organising Secretary: H Anil Kumar Chief Librarian Nirma University of Science and Technology S-G Highway, Ahmedabad 382 481 Ph: 09825600804 (02717) 241900-04 Email: anil(a)nim.ac.in Institute of Management, Nirma University Institute of Management, Ahmedabad was established with a mission to be one of the best B-schools in the Asia-Pacific region by promoting excellence in management education. The Institute is ranked among the top 15 b-schools in the country. The Institute offers Master of Business Administration (full-time and part-time), doctoral level programme in management, in addition to various executive development programmes, executive education programmes, in-house training programmes and consulting services. The Institute also offers a specialized MBA in Family Business and Entrepreneurship. Nirma University of Science and Technology Established by the legendary Dr. Karsanbhai K. Patel, Chairman, Nirma Group, under the aegis of Nirma Education and Research Foundation (established in 1994), the university presently includes a top grade Institute of Technology (1995), a leading b-school Institute of Management (1996), an innovative Institute of Diploma Studies (1997), an upcoming Institute of Pharmacy (2003), a technology business incubator - NirmaLabs (2004) and an emerging Institute of Sciences (2005). All these institutions have emerged as centers of excellence offering various programmes ranging from undergraduate to doctoral levels in technology, engineering, business, pharmacy and sciences. The Government of Gujarat established the Nirma University of Science and Technology under Act No. 10 passed by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Gujarat in April 2003. This development witnessed the merging of all Institutes under the NERF into a single entity of Nirma University of Science and Technology. The university has also been recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) under the section 2 (f) of the UGC Act. Spread over the sprawling 140 acres of beautifully landscaped area, the campus is among one of the most impressive ones in India. Massive educational complexes set in lush green environs provide the right ambience and atmosphere for intellectual interaction and stimulation. The world class infrastructure includes auditoriums, seminar rooms, class rooms, computer laboratories, library, hostels, canteens, etc facilitate teaching-learning processes that fascinate and delight students, faculty, corporate visitors, foreigners and parents. Library Resource Center Presently operating as three libraries, i.e., Technology, Management and Pharmacy, the libraries on the campus cater to the needs of the academic fraternity of the university. The Institute of Management Library has over the years established itself as a rich resource for business and management research, education and training requirements and usually rates high in all the Indian b-school rankings. The library provides access to a wide range of resources in print and digital formats. Digital library initiatives at the library provide friendly and convenient access to library resources through a library portal that can be accessed throughout the campus. Adopting effective technologies like barcode, biometric, digital scanning and other Information technologies the library makes its various services user friendly. The library also drives the book club of the Institute Sumantra that provides a platform to the students to review leading books to interested faculty and students. Jitender Sharma Librarian NIILM CMS B-II/66, MCIE Mathura Road New Delhi - 110044 Tel: 91-011-29891529/39 Extn. 221 and 29893143 (Dir.) Fax: 91-011-29894212 E-mail: jsharma@niilm.com,jitendersharmaji@yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com __._,_.___ Messages in this topic (1) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages | Files | Photos | Links | Database | Polls | Members | Calendar You are receiving Individual Emails Change Delivery Settings Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe We Made Changes Your Yahoo! 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Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Sharma Jitender <jitendersharmaji(a)yahoo.com> wrote: VIII MANLIBNET Annual Convention September 18-20, 2006 Institute of Management, Nirma University, Ahmedabad Introduction Management Libraries Network (MANLIBNET), a network of management libraries, was born in the year 2000 and is in operation for the past six years as a registered Society in Delhi under Societies Regulation Act of 1860. MANLIBNET was established with sharing and exchanging new information and developments among library professionals as one of its aims. The network has already organized seven national conventions: Convention Venue Convention Venue First IIM, Ahmedabad (1999) Fifth XLRI, Jamshedpur (2003) Second IMT Ghaziabad (2000) Sixth Mumbai (2004) Third IIM, Lucknow (2001) Seventh IIM, Kozhikode (2005) Fourth NIFM, Faridabad (2002) The Eighth MANLIBNET Annual Convention is being organized at the Institute of Management, Nirma University, Ahmedabad. In its endeavor to provide a platform and opportunity to the library professionals to learn, share and deliberate on issues of professional interest with a focus, the Annual MANLIBNET conventions have a theme that is made up of various sub-themes. This annual convention of MANLIBNET has the following theme and sub-themes: Theme Technology and Management Trends: Perspectives and opportunities for library professionals Sub-themes 1. Technology Trends: Access, Organization and Retrieval Technologies 2. Library Security Trends: Video Camera, Magnetic Strips, RFID, etc 3. Management Trends: Marketing, Finance, Human Resources & Strategy Speakers Eminent technology and management experts will be invited to speak on the various sub-themes in addition to selected paper presentations on the sub-themes. Call for papers Papers on the various sub-themes are invited on or before August 15, 2006. Deadlines will be strictly adhered to as the selected papers will be invited for presentation and included in the conference volume that is planned to be published before the convention for distribution to the participants. Papers with original ideas, theoretical or application oriented and case studies of libraries in the context of the theme will be selected. Young professionals are encouraged to contribute. For Whom The convention is organized keeping in mind the library professionals working in various institutions like academic, corporate, public, nonprofit, etc. However persons from other disciplines like faculty of b-schools, business researchers, information technology professionals, etc are also encouraged to participate. Fees Residential Participants: Rs. 1,600/- (one thousand six hundred only) Non-residential Participants: Rs. 1,000/- (one thousand only) The payment has to be made by DD or cheque drawn in favor of Institute of Management, Nirma University. Please note that 1. The accommodation charges are highly subsidized and the charges are for three days only. 2. There is limited accommodation facility available in the campus hostel and the same will be allocated on first-come-first- serve basis. 3. For late registrants only dormitory type accommodation on campus is available. 4. If desired hotel accommodation on actual extra payment will be facilitated. 5. The last date for registration is August 15, 2006. Organising Secretary: H Anil Kumar Chief Librarian Nirma University of Science and Technology S-G Highway, Ahmedabad 382 481 Ph: 09825600804 (02717) 241900-04 Email: mailto:anil%40nim.ac.in anil(a)nim.ac. in Institute of Management, Nirma University Institute of Management, Ahmedabad was established with a mission to be one of the best B-schools in the Asia-Pacific region by promoting excellence in management education. The Institute is ranked among the top 15 b-schools in the country. The Institute offers Master of Business Administration (full-time and part-time), doctoral level programme in management, in addition to various executive development programmes, executive education programmes, in-house training programmes and consulting services. The Institute also offers a specialized MBA in Family Business and Entrepreneurship. Nirma University of Science and Technology Established by the legendary Dr. Karsanbhai K. Patel, Chairman, Nirma Group, under the aegis of Nirma Education and Research Foundation (established in 1994), the university presently includes a top grade Institute of Technology (1995), a leading b-school Institute of Management (1996), an innovative Institute of Diploma Studies (1997), an upcoming Institute of Pharmacy (2003), a technology business incubator - NirmaLabs (2004) and an emerging Institute of Sciences (2005). All these institutions have emerged as centers of excellence offering various programmes ranging from undergraduate to doctoral levels in technology, engineering, business, pharmacy and sciences. The Government of Gujarat established the Nirma University of Science and Technology under Act No. 10 passed by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Gujarat in April 2003. This development witnessed the merging of all Institutes under the NERF into a single entity of Nirma University of Science and Technology. The university has also been recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) under the section 2 (f) of the UGC Act. Spread over the sprawling 140 acres of beautifully landscaped area, the campus is among one of the most impressive ones in India. Massive educational complexes set in lush green environs provide the right ambience and atmosphere for intellectual interaction and stimulation. The world class infrastructure includes auditoriums, seminar rooms, class rooms, computer laboratories, library, hostels, canteens, etc facilitate teaching-learning processes that fascinate and delight students, faculty, corporate visitors, foreigners and parents. Library Resource Center Presently operating as three libraries, i.e., Technology, Management and Pharmacy, the libraries on the campus cater to the needs of the academic fraternity of the university. The Institute of Management Library has over the years established itself as a rich resource for business and management research, education and training requirements and usually rates high in all the Indian b-school rankings. The library provides access to a wide range of resources in print and digital formats. Digital library initiatives at the library provide friendly and convenient access to library resources through a library portal that can be accessed throughout the campus. Adopting effective technologies like barcode, biometric, digital scanning and other Information technologies the library makes its various services user friendly. The library also drives the book club of the Institute Sumantra that provides a platform to the students to review leading books to interested faculty and students. Jitender Sharma Librarian NIILM CMS B-II/66, MCIE Mathura Road New Delhi - 110044 Tel: 91-011-29891529/ 39 Extn. 221 and 29893143 (Dir.) Fax: 91-011-29894212 E-mail: mailto:jsharma%40niilm.com jsharma@niilm. com , mailto:jitendersharmaji%40yahoo.com jitendersharmaji@ yahoo.com ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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OA and copyright - MIT talks to publishers
by Subbiah Arunachalam 15 Jun '06

15 Jun '06

Dear Dr Bhargava: Here is a news story from Peter Suber's blog on MIT, Cambridge, talking to 30 major journal publishers about allowing MIT scientists and students who publish in their journals to retain the copyright and to have the right to self-archive the papers. You might wish to write to MIT and get more details so we can follow a similar approach in India. The National Knowledge Commission can negotiate with the leading publishers of the world on behalf of all our higher educational and research institutions. That would be easier than each institutions negotiating independently with all the publishers. Regards. Arun --- More on the MIT publishing amendment Hemai Parthasarathy, Instituting Change, PLoS Biology, June 2006. An editorial. Ann Wolpert, Director of Libraries at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT),,...and the Vice President for Research and Associate Provost, Alice Gast, are asking publishers to allow MIT researchers to publish their work using a copyright amendment of MIT's design. The amendment allows the author and institution non-exclusive rights to reuse, reproduce, and archive their published research articles in digital repositories. Although this amendment is now available on the MIT Web site and has been distributed to the MIT faculty, Wolpert is taking the extra step of directly contacting the 30 major publishers with whom MIT faculty publish to finalize appropriate language that will best "accommodate the interests of the academy and those of the publishers," while supporting the implementation of the NIH policy. According to Wolpert, the MIT copyright amendment grew out of the faculty's double-edged response to the NIH policy recommendation: despite "a philosophical groundswell of agreement," researchers found the demands of work too overwhelming to overcome the logistical obstacles of acting on their beliefs. Focus groups with faculty and researchers generated a series of recommendations to make compliance easier. One important recommendation was to resolve any conflict between copyright agreements and archiving.... At the stage when a manuscript is (finally!) accepted for publication, the last thing a researcher wants to do is to fight over a copyright agreement, especially when this might cause a publication delay. The purpose of creating this amendment and the subsequent direct discussions with publishers is to bring the institution into the negotiations on the side of the author. Faculty, of course, are pleased to have this potential burden lifted. Although its use is not required, the recommended copyright amendment has the endorsement of several academic groups at MIT, including the Faculty Policy Committee, department heads, and Academic Council.... Dear Dr Bhargava: Here is a news story from Peter Suber's blog on MIT, Cambridge, talking to 30 major journal publishers about allowing MIT scientists and students who publish in their journals to retain the copyright and to have the right to self-archive the papers. You might wish to write to MIT and get more details so we can follow a similar approach in India. The National Knowledge Commission can negotiate with the leading publishers of the world on behalf of all our higher educational and research institutions. That would be easier than each institutions negotiating independently with all the publishers. Regards. Arun --- More on the MIT publishing amendment Hemai Parthasarathy, http://biology.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/… Instituting Change , PLoS Biology , June 2006. An editorial. Ann Wolpert, Director of Libraries at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT),,...and the Vice President for Research and Associate Provost, Alice Gast, are asking publishers to allow MIT researchers to publish their work using a http://libraries.mit.edu/about/scholarly/amendment.pdf copyright amendment of MITs design. The amendment allows the author and institution non-exclusive rights to reuse, reproduce, and archive their published research articles in digital repositories. Although this amendment is now available on the MIT Web site and has been distributed to the MIT faculty, Wolpert is taking the extra step of directly contacting the 30 major publishers with whom MIT faculty publish to finalize appropriate language that will best accommodate the interests of the academy and those of the publishers, while supporting the implementation of the NIH policy. According to Wolpert, the MIT copyright amendment grew out of the facultys double-edged response to the NIH policy recommendation: despite a philosophical groundswell of agreement, researchers found the demands of work too overwhelming to overcome the logistical obstacles of acting on their beliefs. Focus groups with faculty and researchers generated a series of recommendations to make compliance easier. One important recommendation was to resolve any conflict between copyright agreements and archiving.... At the stage when a manuscript is (finally!) accepted for publication, the last thing a researcher wants to do is to fight over a copyright agreement, especially when this might cause a publication delay. The purpose of creating this amendment and the subsequent direct discussions with publishers is to bring the institution into the negotiations on the side of the author. Faculty, of course, are pleased to have this potential burden lifted. Although its use is not required, the recommended copyright amendment has the endorsement of several academic groups at MIT, including the Faculty Policy Committee, department heads, and Academic Council....

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Please write to European Union supporting OA
by arun＠mssrf.res.in 15 Jun '06

15 Jun '06

>From Peter Suber Important reminder Comments on the EC report and its OA recommendations were originally due on June 1. But the deadline was extended until tomorrow, June 15. In the 108 page report, Study on the Economic and Technical Evolution of the Scientific Publication Markets in Europe, the recommendations are on pp. 11-13. For a summary, see my SOAN story from May 2 or my blog posting from April 3. Note especially recommendation A1, which would mandate OA for publicly-funded research. Please send a supportive comment to rtd-scientific-publication(a)cec.eu.int, today if you can, tomorrow at the latest. You can be sure that OA opponents are sending in their comments. Even a short comment in support of recommendation A1 would be better than no comment at all, whether or not you live in a European country.

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KALA & NCSI Lecture
by Mailing List Manager 14 Jun '06

14 Jun '06

Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 17:15:27 +0530 (IST) From: I.R.N.Goudar <goudar(a)css.nal.res.in> LECTURE NOTICE Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) and National Centre for Science Information, IISc cordially invites you for the following lecture Topic: Intellectual Property Rights and Scientific Information Services Speaker: Mr. Aalt Van De Kuilen Seniuor Information Specialist Solvey, Netherlands Date & Time: Thursday, 15 June 2006 at 6.00 pm Venue: Seminar Hall, NCSI, IISc (Tel: 23600271, Mr Francis Jayakanth) ALL ARE INVITED Dr. I.R. N. Goudar Mr Francis Jayakanth President, KALA NCSI, IISc -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. I.R.N. Goudar Tel: 91-80-25086081 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 PLEASE NOTE: Mr Aalt is India to traing staff of GE on IPR and related matter About the talk: Speaker would give an overview of Information services available for the end-users within Solvay Pharmaceuticals. After a complete reorganization, Solvey did shift most of the Library & Information Services to the end-users. Aalt shares his Solvey experiences and insights. About the Speaker: Aalt van de Kuilen joined Solvay on 1st April 1980 as a chemist at the age of 23. At that time the company was known as Philips Duphar, part of the Philips Corporation. In 1993 he moved into the Patent Department of Solvay Pharmaceuticals and received training as a Patent Information Specialist. During this period he became a member of WON (Dutch Patent Information User Group) and soon afterwards a Board Member of WON. He is a member of SACEPO (Standing Advisory Committee of the European Patent Office) and represents Solvay Pharmaceuticals in the Pharma Documentation Ring (PDR). Mr. Van de Kuilen is also a teacher at the GO-Institute for the training course for Patent Information Specialists (PIS). >From September 2002 onwards, when the Intellectual Property and Scientific Information Business Sectors at Solvay Pharmaceuticals were combined, he became responsible for all Scientific Information. Aalt is married and has a son (19) and a daughter (17).

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Digital preservation
by Subbiah Arunachalam 14 Jun '06

14 Jun '06

Fro Peter Suber's blog: OA report on digital preservation IFLA has provided OA to its book-length report, Networking for Digital Preservation: Current Practice in 15 National Libraries. Arun Fro Peter Suber's blog: OA report on digital preservation http://www.ifla.org/index.htm IFLA has provided OA to its book-length report, http://www.ifla.org/V/pr/saur119.htm Networking for Digital Preservation: Current Practice in 15 National Libraries . Arun

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Re: Congrats to the IISc Prints team!
by Francis Jayakanth 13 Jun '06

13 Jun '06

Dear Sir: Thanks very much for the compliments. It is indeed very heartening to see the 5000 hits on our IR. We still have a long way to go. Our desire is to be the first institution, at least, in the country, whose publications are 100% open access. Of the 5000 deposits, majority of the deposits have been done by the Centre's staff. So, all the credits should go to my colleagues who have been working tirelessly to achieve this milestone. Actually, the plan was to reach 5000 mark by June 3, which marked the first death anniversary of Dr. T. B. Rajashekar. We were off the target by couple of records. We eventually reached the 5000 mark on June 10. ePrints@IISc project was very close Rajashekar's heart. He would have been a very happy man had been amongst us today. As you may be aware, we are conducting a workshop on GNU EPrints during the last week of July 2006. We are getting overwhelming responses for the workshop. We want to ensure that at least 10 new repositories will come up in the country as the outcome of this workshop. Madhan Muthu's suggestion of having a meeting of repository managers is very timely. I'll check with our Chairman if NCSI can host this event. With regards, - Francis On Tue, 13 Jun 2006, Subbiah Arunachalam wrote: > > Congratulations to NCSI Team! I just came to know that the IISc Eprints server now > hosts 5,000 papers by the Institute's faculty and students. It is a > milestone worth celebrating. When I come on 1 June I shall bring a > packet of sweets. > > Of course, we have a long way to go. For instance, we must persuade ALL > our faculty and students to deposit their papers (full text) on their > own initiative. We should reach 100% archiving. And we should persuade > other Indian institutions to perform as well as IISc has done. > > Madhan Muthu of NIT-Rourkela suggests that we should have a meeting of > all repository managers, about 25-30 (?), to discuss how we could > achieve 100% archiving by authors. If we hold such a meeting, say at > IISc with DSIR support, we may also discuss issues relating to LOCKSS, > preservation, standards, and advocacy. > > Best wishes. > > Arun > [Subbiah Arunachalam] > >

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Congrats to the IISc Prints team!
by Mailing List Manager 13 Jun '06

13 Jun '06

Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 12:09:42 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Congratulationa to NCSI team! I just came to know that the IISc Eprints server now hosts 5,000 papers by the Institute's faculty and students. It is a milestone worth celebrating. When I come on 1 June I shall bring a packet of sweets. Of course, we have a long way to go. For instance, we must persuade ALL our faculty and students to deposit their papers (full text) on their own initiative. We should reach 100% archiving. And we should persuade other Indian institutions to perform as well as IISc has done. Madhan Muthu of NIT-Rourkela suggests that we should have a meeting of all repository managers, about 25-30 (?), to discuss how we could achieve 100% archiving by authors. If we hold such a meeting, say at IISc with DSIR support, we may also discuss issues relating to LOCKSS, preservation, standards, and advocacy. Best wishes. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam]

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MLIS - MSc
by junaise B 13 Jun '06

13 Jun '06

Dear LIS Members, I have read a lot of letters regarding the issue of changing the name. the youngsters in LIS field feel shy when they are introducing others, that they are LIBRARIANS. We have to understand one thing that, the entire works in the library( classification, book labelling, cataloguing, arranging the books in a helpful manner) should do ourself. All are trying to be a e-librarians, but who will do the troditional works in the libraries. As we know, without books there is no transfer of knowledge. So let us proudly announce that we are the LIBRARIANS, dont feel shy for that. Thanks Dear LIS Members, I have read a lot of letters regarding the issue of changing the name. the youngsters in LIS field feel shy when they are introducing others, that they are LIBRARIANS. We have to understand one thing that, the entire works in the library( classification, book labelling, cataloguing, arranging the books in a helpful manner) should do ourself. All are trying to be a e-librarians, but who will do the troditional works in the libraries. As we know, without books there is no transfer of knowledge. So let us proudly announce that we are the LIBRARIANS, dont feel shy for that. Thanks

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Change of MLIS degree
by anuradha.a＠tcs.com 13 Jun '06

13 Jun '06

Dear Professionals Changing of degree from MLIS to MSC may or may not help out. Positively I can say that revising/updating the syllabus of as per top 10 LIS university (ALA) will certainly fill up gap between the educational and professional competency as per the job market. Also accreditation from top universities like ALA will have better job Regards > > Anuradha Rao > > Bangalore =====-----=====-----===== Notice: The information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, use, review, distribution, printing or copying of the information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it are strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us by reply e-mail or telephone and immediately and permanently delete the message and any attachments. Thank you �Dear Professionals Changing of degree from MLIS to MSC may or may not help out. Positively I can say that revising/updating the syllabus of as per top 10 LIS university (ALA) will certainly fill up gap between the educational and professional competency as per the job market. Also accreditation from top universities like ALA will have better job Regards > > Anuradha Rao > > Bangalore =====-----=====-----===== 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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Digital mapping of India
by arun＠mssrf.res.in 13 Jun '06

13 Jun '06

friends: Here is a news story from The Times of India. Digital mapping of India on fast trackAdd to Clippings [ Monday, June 12, 2006 10:59:44 pmIANS ] NEW DELHI: India hopes to complete digital mapping of around 70 percent of the country in a year, leading to leveraging data assets for multi-functions like traffic management and infrastructure development. An example of its multi-dimensional use would be illustrated with the completion of a three-dimensional model of Chandni Chowk neighbourhood in the walled city area of the national capital by next month, Minister for Science and Technology Kapil Sibal said here on Monday. The 3D model being developed with an investment of around Rs.100 million would enable civic authorities to not only chart the development that needs to be undertaken in one of the most densely populated parts of the capital but also monitor any violations of the city norms, Sibal said. On the digital mapping of the country, he said with the approval of the ministry of defence, task is to be undertaken by an autonomous body, the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI), to be created under the ministry of science and technology. The cabinet had approved June 2 a proposal to set up the NSDI, which is to be manned by a 10-member panel headed by a CEO. "NSDI is a kind of soft infrastructure to be built at the national level for coordination, acquisition, processing, storage, distribution and improved utilisation of spatial (geographic location) data," said Sibal. A liberalised National Map Policy, approved last year, has helped India emulate the success of several developed countries, many of which are helping create a Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI). "Having got the go-ahead from the defence ministry about the areas that can be digitally mapped, the NSDI will utilise the data created by 15 national agencies like the Geological Survey of India (GSI) and the Forest Survey of India (FSI) for its gigantic task under a public-private initiative," the minister said. T. Ramasami, the new secretary of Department of Science and Technology, explained that the digital mapping is to be achieved primarily by leveraging the data assets of major data generating agencies through the process of standardisation, creation of metadata and Internet-enabled access. "We hope to complete mapping of 60-70 percent of India within a year. The ministry of defence has cleared most areas barring (a stretch of) 50 km along the international borders on the land surface in Jammu and Kashmir and the northeast region," said Brigadier R. Siva Kumar, director of NSDI. The digital mapping would allow the user to click on any geographical location to get details like longitude and latitude, altitude, forest mapping and other vital up-to-date inputs that are critical to any investment decision. The digital map has multiple uses including for navigational purpose. ---- Hope these digital maps are made readily available [open access] to the general public (on the Internet) at no cost. In most western countries taxis and cars are fitted with a device which clearly shows the map of the locality (at several levels of magnification) so the driver can choose a path avoiding traffic congestion. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam]

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Libraries activating for Access to Knowledge
by arun＠mssrf.res.in 13 Jun '06

13 Jun '06

>From Peter Suber of "Open Access News" [Forwarding from eIFL.net. --Peter.] http://www.eifl.net/services/ipcis_pr.html Electronic Information for Libraries (eIFL.net) and International Renaissance Foundation Libraries activating for Access to Knowledge PRESS RELEASE June 1, 2006 Advocacy for Access to Knowledge: copyright and libraries International seminar, Kiev, 26-27 May 2006 On 26-27 May 2006, the prestigious National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy hosted experts from former Soviet Union, Mongolia, South-East Asia and the Middle East at an international seminar on the role of libraries and access to knowledge. Thirty specialist librarians from twenty-five countries debated how copyright law impacts on access to information and knowledge, especially in the digital age and discussed policies and strategies to safeguard future access to our cultural and scientific heritage. Access to knowledge is essential for the functioning of a healthy and democratic society. Libraries are conduits that enable all members of the community to benefit from global information resources, ideas and opinions. However legal and technological restrictions on the sharing and re-use of content over the last decade have restricted library services. "Librarians must defend the interests of students, researchers and the general public who use the library. We must ensure that copyright is an enabler of access to knowledge, not a barrier. That is what this seminar is about", said Teresa Hackett, Project Manager eIFL-IP. Organised by Electronic Information for Libraries (eIFL.net) and local partner Informatio Consortium, the event is supported by the UNESCO Information for All Programme. High level speakers from Egypt, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Lithuania, Ukraine and the UK shared their expertise with participants in a lively two days of learning and debate. "Librarians have an important role to play to ensure that international instruments concluded in the area of intellectual property are balanced and supportive of important public policy objectives such as access to knowledge and information", said Ahmed Abdel Latif, the speaker from Egypt who has represented his country in many negotiations on IP at different international fora. "Sharing knowledge is an essential function of society. Libraries and the Free Software community have a common interest in a copyright system that promotes the spread of knowledge so that ideas do not become monopolised. The Free Software Foundation Europe is delighted to work together with librarians for Access to Knowledge in the interest of users." said Karsten Gerloff, Free Software Foundation Europe. The International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) Copyright Committee was represented at the workshop by Barbara Stratton, Senior Copyright Adviser for the UK's Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, who said, "Libraries underpin the Information Society. It is absolutely vital that librarians are recognised by governments, legislators and the wider community as major stakeholders in the knowledge economy. It is in society's interests that librarians are fully consulted and involved in every stage of development copyright legislation." "With due respect to our international obligations and national copyright laws, it is our role to dream, seek, ask and work for an intellectual property system that provides proper balance between the rights of rightholders and the rights of society to access use and disseminate knowledge, education which in turn stimulates creativity", said Hala Essalmawi, Attorney at law, IPR officer, The library of Alexandria, Egypt. "We are delighted that eIFL.net chose to hold this seminar in Ukraine", said Iryna Kuchma, manager of International Renaissance Foundation, which runs a programme on Access to Knowledge. "There is a growing international movement for Access to Knowledge (A2K) which is pushing for changes to the global intellectual property system at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). It is such an important issue and librarians have a key role to play", continued Iryna Kuchma. Fair access to information for all is essential to nurture education and stimulate innovation. This seminar is the first step to mobilise a network of library copyright experts in the region. Further information: http://www.eifl.net/services/ipcis.html Teresa Hackett, Project Manager eIFL-IP Electronic Information for Libraries (eIFL) c/o ADN Kronos, Piazza Mastai 9 00153 Rome, Italy Tel: +(39)(06)5807216/17 E-mail: teresa.hackett(a)eifl.net http://www.eifl.net/ Iryna Kuchma, Social Capital and Academic Publications Program Manager International Renaissance Foundation 46, Artema Str., Kyiv, Ukraine, 04053 Telephone: (+380 44) 461-9500 Fax: (+380 44) 486 0166 E-mail: kuchma(a)irf.kiev.ua http://www.irf.kiev.ua/programs/scaap Notes for Editors eIFL eIFL.net is an international foundation which supports national library consortia in fifty transition and developing countries to negotiate and advocate for the wide availability of electronic resources to education, research and professional communities as well as governmental organisations and civil society. This global network embraces millions of users in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union and the Middle East. International Renaissance Foundation International Renaissance Foundation is private, grant-making foundation funded by George Soros which aims to shape public policy to promote democratic governance, human rights, and economic, legal, and social reform. Funds are also allocated for diversification of information resources for the third sector, democratization of education and public health, development of social capital and academic publications.

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Fwd: Linking UK repositories - report published today (fwd)
by Subbiah Arunachalam 12 Jun '06

12 Jun '06

AMERICAN-SCIENTIST-OPEN-ACCESS-FORUM(a)LISTSERVER.SIGMAXI.ORG > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2006 12:55:04 +0100 > From: Philip Pothen <p.pothen(a)JISC.AC.UK> > To: JISC-DEVELOPMENT(a)JISCMAIL.AC.UK > Subject: Linking UK repositories - report published > today > > - Apologies for cross-posting - > > > > Time is right for major investment in repositories > infrastructure, says > report > > > > The research community should be engaged at the > highest level to encourage > the establishment of repositories in UK education > and research, says a > report published today. While one third of UK > universities have an Open > Access repository to house digital content such as > research papers, > pre-prints, theses, working papers, conference > proceedings, teaching > materials, etc., most have very little content in > them, the report > continues. > > > > Acknowledging that an important foundation has > already been laid in the > establishment of a repository infrastructure for the > UK, the report > commissioned by JISC says, however, that the time > is right for the > development of the shared, national services upon > which a step-change in the > adoption, development and use of institutional > repositories now depends. > > > > Beginning with an examination of user requirements, > the report sets out > which national services will be needed to support > such an infrastructure, > suggesting that support will be needed by the > community particularly in the > areas of metadata provision (to support > cross-searching and resource > discovery), IPR and copyright, and preservation. In > addition, says the > report, advocacy work to the author community is > critically important in > raising the levels of deposition of research > postprints. > > > > The report calls on JISC to take the leadership role > in these areas and to > construct where necessary the appropriate > communication channels with the > research community, with repositories and with > potential service providers, > and to coordinate their efforts. > > > > With JISC investing £3.5m in its digital > repositories programme and an > additional £13.5m over the next two years through > its capital programme, the > report provides both an evidence base on which JISC > can provide the strong > management role called for by the report, as well > as a set of > recommendations upon which to focus its activities > in this area. > > > > Neil Jacobs, repositories programme manager at JISC, > welcomed the > publication of the report, saying: "The Linking UK > Repositories" report > describes a landmark study by Key Perspectives Ltd > and the University of > Hull, in which organisational, technical and > business models for repository > services are reviewed. The report will chart the > way ahead for JISC and > others, as novel applications are built over the > emerging repository > infrastructure." > > > > The report was written by Alma Swan of Key > Perspectives and Chris Awre of > the University of Hull. > > > > The report is available from the Digital > Repositories page at: > http://www.jisc.ac.uk/index.cfm?name=programme_digital_repositories > > > > > > > Dr Philip Pothen, > > JISC (Joint Information Systems Committee), > > King's College London, > > Strand Bridge House, > > 138-142 The Strand (3rd Floor), > > London WC2R 1HH > > > > 020 7848 2935 > > 07887 564 006 > > > > p.pothen(a)jisc.ac.uk > > http://www.jisc.ac.uk > > > Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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Peer-Review is Dead – Long Live "Peer-Review 2.0"
by Sukhdev Singh 12 Jun '06

12 Jun '06

Peer-Review is Dead – Long Live "Peer-Review 2.0" Before an article gets published in a traditional scholarly journal – Print or Online – it undergoes a quality-check process called Peer Review. But this process does have some drawbacks. First one is that it is time-consuming process. Which adds to the delay in publication. Such a delay could be very significant if research results could be used to immediate problems – for example 'avian flu'. Second drawback is that it could add to the "biases" as quality control is in the hands of two or three peer-reviewers. Interactive nature of Internet has offered scholarly journals to experiment with peer-review process. "Nature" for example is undertaking an open peer review trial. In this trial, authors whose submissions to Nature are sent for peer review will also be offered the opportunity to participate in an open peer review process. In this three month trial, authors can choose to have their submissions posted on a preprint server for open comments, in parallel with the conventional peer review process. < http://openaccessjournals.blogspot.com/2006/06/trial-and-debate-over-peer-r… > Now an Open Access Publisher - Public Library of Science < http://www.plos.org/> is coming up with PLoS ONE < http://www.plosone.org/>. It claims to offer a new approach to the way that scientific research is communicated. It will "identify" papers that are technically sound and publish them "rapidly". These will be presented for open and continuous review to whole scientific community. They believe that published papers are not some form of absolute truth but part of an ongoing discussion. Interestingly their site PloS ONE is subtitled "Open Access 2.0". BMJ <http://bmj.bmjjournals.com> also has been trying to answer to the problems of traditional peer review [see its editorial - Peer review: reform or revolution? Time to open up the black box of peer review <http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/315/7111/759>]. It also has a "RAPID RESPONSES" < http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/eletters?lookup=by_date&days=1 > feature by which readers may write online comments to published articles. There are some extreme views as well to do away the "Peer-Review" as such. In a pitch for Wikipedia Concept, Peter Frishauf [Are Traditional Peer-Reviewed Medical Articles Obsolete? A Pitch for the Wikipedia Concept <http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/520070>, Requires Free Registeration] argues, " we depend on peer-reviewed articles in print and online. But is this method obsolete? And is there a better way? Traditional medical articles are often outdated before publication. Consider HIV, SARs, avian flu -- even hormone replacement therapy. They're not comprehensive: For any topic, we have to read dozens of articles to be informed. And bias is always present, regardless of peer review… Based on a radical new model of publishing, on Wikipedia nearly anyone with a Web connection can start or edit an article. Contributors must agree to write in neutral point of view (NPV). Opinion is fair game for deletion by the first Wikipedian who reads it -- typically within 30 seconds of publication." What ever it takes – the era of "Post-Publication Peer Review" has begun. I wish to call it "Peer-Review 2.0". Peer-Review is Dead – Long Live "Peer-Review 2.0" --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. http://openmed.nic.in

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Two Libraries Join Windows Live Book Search
by Farooque Shaheen 12 Jun '06

12 Jun '06

Microsoft announced that it had enhanced Windows Live Book Search, adding a new feature that would allow publishers to submit their in-copyright books to become part of the service. Additionally, more material would be added as a result of the addition of the University of California and the University of Toronto libraries, Microsoft said. The University of California library contains some 34 million books across 100 libraries on ten campuses, making it the world's largest academic library. The University of Toronto's collection spans some 15 million volumes and its considered one of the top research libraries in North America. http://www.betanews.com/article/Two_Libraries_Join_Windows_Live_Book_Search… Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Tel. 080-26678388 # 4105 VOIP- 40366 Microsoft announced �that it had enhanced Windows Live Book Search, adding a new feature that would allow publishers to submit their in-copyright books to become part of the service. Additionally, more material would be added as a result of the addition of the University of California and the University of Toronto libraries, Microsoft said. The University of California library contains some 34 million books across 100 libraries on ten campuses, making it the world's largest academic library. The University of Toronto's collection spans some 15 million volumes and its considered one of the top research libraries in North America. http://www.betanews.com/article/Two_Libraries_Join_Windows_Live_Book_Search… Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Tel. 080-26678388 # 4105 VOIP- 40366

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Call for candidates for prize on the use of ICT in education
by vimal kumar 12 Jun '06

12 Jun '06

Dear Professionals The UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize for the Use of Information and Communication Technologies in Education is now calling for candidates. The award theme for 2006 is Innovative Learning Practices with Information and Communication Technologies. The prize is funded by the Kingdom of Bahrain. Launched in 2005, the $50,000 prize aims to reward the projects and best practices of individuals, institutions and NGOs in using ICT to enhance learning, teaching and overall educational performance. Deadline for submissions is 30 June 2006. Winners will be celebrated at an award ceremony to be held on 20 December 2006 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Only governments and international non-governmental organizations, maintaining formal consultative relations with UNESCO, may present candidatures. More details http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=22278&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECT… Vimal Kumar Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 vimal0212(a)yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Dear Professionals The UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize for the Use of Information and Communication Technologies in Education is now calling for candidates. The award theme for 2006 is Innovative Learning Practices with Information and Communication Technologies. The prize is funded by the Kingdom of Bahrain. Launched in 2005, the $50,000 prize aims to reward the projects and best practices of individuals, institutions and NGOs in using ICT to enhance learning, teaching and overall educational performance. Deadline for submissions is 30 June 2006. Winners will be celebrated at an award ceremony to be held on 20 December 2006 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Only governments and international non-governmental organizations, maintaining formal consultative relations with UNESCO, may present candidatures. More details http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=22278&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECT… Vimal Kumar Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 vimal0212(a)yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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US NSB supports OA
by arun＠mssrf.res.in 12 Jun '06

12 Jun '06

Here is an article from the New York Times. Arun ----- June 9, 2006 > Inconsistent Information Policies Jeopardize Research, Panel Says > By ANDREW C. REVKIN > http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/09/science/09research.html > > WASHINGTON, June 8 - The quality and credibility of government > research are being jeopardized by inconsistent policies for > communicating scientific findings to the public, says an > independent group of scientists that advises Congress and the > White House. > > The group, the National Science Board, examined the issue at the > request of Senator John McCain, Republican of Arizona. Mr. McCain > sought the review in February after Civil Service workers and > scientists at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration > and other agencies complained publicly that political appointees > had interfered with efforts to discuss global warming and other > controversial issues. > > The board canvassed an array of agencies like the space agency > and the National Institutes of Health and found a lack of clear, > consistent guidance to scientists and press offices on releasing > information to the public and the news media. > > In recent months, the board found, NASA and the National Oceanic > and Atmospheric Administration have taken "steps in the right > direction." But it said other agencies continued to lack > consistent standards. > > Where policies exist, the board said, they are often focused more > on restricting scientists' ability to discuss their findings than > on guaranteeing a free flow of information. > > The board's review, written as a letter to Mr. McCain, was posted > last month on the Web site of the National Science Foundation and > has been noted by several Web publications and trade journals > focused on science policy. > > Asked to comment on the report, a spokesman for the White House > Office of Science and Technology Policy replied in an e-mail > message that the office had "discussed the issue of > communications policy with agency chief scientists shortly after > the NASA incidents which are cited in the senator's letter, and > we continue to monitor agency practices." > > "We think the NASA response was excellent," the spokesman, > Benjamin Fallon, wrote, "and have distributed it to the agencies > as an example of a best practice and have not seen evidence that > the situation requires the development of a mandatory > one-size-fits-all policy." > > The scientific board acknowledged that agencies were entitled to > keep track of what their scientists were saying. But it > recommended that the White House science office develop a common > set of principles encouraging open communication of science and > discouraging "the intentional or unintentional suppression or > distortion of research findings." > > The report said that at most agencies policies were out of date, > unclear or handled in different ways by different field offices. > Clear guidelines, it added, could reduce confusion. > > The lack of uniformity appears to cause other problems, said > Warren M. Washington, a senior scientist at the National Center > for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colo., who is the chairman > of the science board and the lead author of the report. > > "The constant turnover of upper-level staff meant the policies > were constantly changing depending on who is boss or who the > midlevel supervisor was," Mr. Washington said in an interview. > > Mr. McCain, a senior member of the Committee on Commerce, Science > and Transportation, inserted an amendment into a bill last month > reflecting the science board's findings. The amendment calls for > the White House science office to create a "set of principles" > encouraging the "open exchange of data and results of research by > federal agency scientists." > > The bill has not been sent to the Senate floor for a vote. > > copyright 2006 The New York Times

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PhD guides
by sangeeta dhamdhere 10 Jun '06

10 Jun '06

Hello friends, I would like to register the Ph.D. programme and searching for the guide. Not yet decided from which university.Topic for the same is no doubt IT related. I am thankful if anybody will send me the list of guides along with their universities. Thanks & regards. Sangeeta Dhamdhere Librarian Modern College, Ganesh-Khind, Pune. Send instant messages to your online friends http://in.messenger.yahoo.com <br><br> Stay connected with your friends even when away from PC. Link: http://in.mobile.yahoo.com/new/messenger/

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Study Circle Meeting of IASLIC
by Pijushkanti Panigrahi 09 Jun '06

09 Jun '06

Dear Professionals, 284th Study Circle meeting of IASLIC will be held on Tuesday, 13th June 2006 at 6:30PM in the IASLIC Seminar Room, IASLIC, P 291 CIT Scheme 6M, Kankurgachhi, Kolkata-700 054, INDIA. Dr Devika P Madalli, Documentation Research and Training Centre, ISI, Bangalore has kindly given consent to deliver a lecture on "Issues on Open Access to Information". Professor S B Ghosh, Dept of Lib and Inf Science, IGNOU, Maidan Garhi, New delhi and the President of IASLIC will preside over the meeting. IASLIC cordially inites you to attend the meeting along with your colleadues. Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi Secretary, Education Division IASLIC Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi, Reader & Head, Dept of Lib and Inf Science, University of Calcutta, 87/1 College Street,Kolkata - 700 073, West Bengal, India, email : panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com, Res : Qtr No. C1/78 IIT Campus, Kharagpur - 721 302, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India, Ph : +91 (03222) 278852 (M) : +91 94342 43522. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Dear Professionals, 284th Study Circle meeting of IASLIC will be held on Tuesday, 13th June 2006 at 6:30PM in the IASLIC Seminar Room, IASLIC, P 291 CIT Scheme 6M, Kankurgachhi, Kolkata-700 054, INDIA. Dr Devika P Madalli , Documentation Research and Training Centre, ISI, Bangalore has kindly given consent to deliver a lecture on " Issues on Open Access to Information ". Professor S B Ghosh , Dept of Lib and Inf Science, IGNOU, Maidan Garhi, New delhi and the President of IASLIC will preside over the meeting. IASLIC cordially inites you to attend the meeting along with your colleadues. Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi Secretary, Education Division IASLIC Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi, Reader & Head, Dept of Lib and Inf Science, University of Calcutta, 87/1 College Street,Kolkata - 700 073, West Bengal, India, email : panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com, Res : Qtr No. C1/78 IIT Campus, Kharagpur - 721 302, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India, Ph : +91 (03222) 278852 (M) : +91 94342 43522 . __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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change of degree
by M.Arockia Lourdu Raj 09 Jun '06

09 Jun '06

Dear Professionals, I agree with the srinivasulu's point of view of changing the degree from MLISc to MSc will bring value to this degree and LIS professsionals. I would also like to mention that as well as changing the degree, we should change the subject name also from Library and Informtion science to Information Science, Because as soon as we say Library science the way they look at us totally different.Still people are thinking that Library means simply sitting around the book and doing some issue and return. So we have revise the syllabus of LIS.we should follow the ALA syllabus in India. So that other country will accept our LIS programme.Faculty members also have to update their knowedge from time to time. With regards M Arockia Lourdu Raj __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com I agree with the srinivasulu's point of view of changing the degree from MLISc to MSc will bring value to this degree and LIS professsionals. I would also like to mention that as well as changing the degree, we should change the subject name also from Library and Informtion science to Information Science, Because as soon as we say Library science the way they look at us totally different.Still people are thinking that Library means simply sitting around the book and doing some issue and return. So we have revise the syllabus of LIS.we should follow the ALA syllabus in India. So that other country will accept our LIS programme.Faculty members also have to update their knowedge from time to time. With regards M Arockia Lourdu Raj __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Indianjournals.com - Statistics
by Mailing List Manager 09 Jun '06

09 Jun '06

Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2006 16:13:32 +0530 From: Chandrima Roy <croy(a)docdelserv.com> Hi All, WE are proud to announce that two more journals are added to the platform of Indianjournals.com! Hence, overall Statistics of Indianjournals.com as on date since its launch on 30th May 2005 becomes: No. of Publications: 36 Societies Associated: 30 Issues Archival: 148 Subject Areas Covered so far: 9 Open Access Journals: 6 Visitors So far as on 9th June, 2006: 70,926 Latest Journals (Issues) uploaded: 1) IASSI Quarterly - A Journal of Social Science Year 2005, Volume-23, Issue-4 (April-June) http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:iassi <http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:iassi&type=home> &type=home For TOC & Abstracts, please click on the link below: http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:iassi <http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:iassi&volume=23&iss ue=4&type=toc> &volume=23&issue=4&type=toc 2) IASSI Quarterly - A Journal of Social Science Year 2005, Volume-23, Issue-3 (January-March) For TOC & Abstracts, please click on the link below: http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:iassi <http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:iassi&volume=23&iss ue=3&type=toc> &volume=23&issue=3&type=toc 3) Global Institute of Flexible System Management Year 2005, Volume-6, Issue-2 (April-June) http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:gjfsm <http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:gjfsm&type=home> &type=home For TOC & Abstracts, please click on the link below: http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:gjfsm <http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:gjfsm&volume=6&issu e=2&type=toc> &volume=6&issue=2&type=toc To access the full text of other free Journals, kindly log on to http://www.indianjournals.com Happy reading! Thanks & Regards Chandrima Roy Divan Enterprises B-9, Basement, "A" Block, Local Shopping Complex Naraina Vihar, Ring Road New Delhi - 110028 Tel: +91-11-25770411 Fax: +91-11-25778876 Email: croy(a)docdelserv.com croy(a)indianjournals.com Website: http://www.docdelserv.com http://www.indianjournals.com

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Library and Information Science should be in Science Faculty
by Aloor Thomas Francis 09 Jun '06

09 Jun '06

Dear Professionals, We have seen many illogical, non-technical, unprofessional and unethical things, little more in LIS Profession. Earlier, all subjects were grouped in single faculty, Arts. Later, many subjects have separated in science, social science, medicine, engg. etc. But, as far as the LIS is concerned, our professionals could not move our subject into science group. To achieve this, we should be able to revise the syllabus according to the present need. Without thorough knowledge in IT and modern KM, no body can exile. Moreover, our faculty members should take this aspect seriously. If they are not competent in modern topics, there is no shame in utiliziling the experts from outside. In Kerala Agricultural University, the BSc and MSc are given in Coperation, Banking and Management also. If so, I don't know why we could not move in this direction. For this also, our unity, and cooperative efforts of faculty and librarians are essential. I know that Madras University and some other Utys. are offering MSc in LIS. Another thing, if we have grouped the LIS in science faculty, it will get more recognition and acceptance in science libraries of ISRO, DRDO, CSIR, DAE, etc. A.T. FRANCIS ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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