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Banking Operations
by anju 19 May '06

19 May '06

Dear Professionals, I am working in a reputed B-School Library and want to shift into one of the corporate libraries prefarably in Banks. Is any short term course in Banking Operations mandatory to know their products & Services?? Can anybody suggest me how can I achieve my dream job in Banks? and what are their selection criteria?? An immediate response to my query will really be appreciated. Anju Librarian Indore Dear Professionals, I am working in a reputed B-School Library and want to shift into one of the corporate libraries prefarably in Banks. Is any short term course in Banking Operations mandatory to know their products & Services?? Can anybody suggest me how can I achieve my dream job in Banks? and what are their selection criteria?? An immediate response to my query will really be appreciated. Anju Librarian Indore 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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Interdisciplinary Journal of Information, Knowledge, and Management
by sandeep bhavsar 19 May '06

19 May '06

Interdisciplinary Journal of Information, Knowledge, and Management http://ijikm.org/ The mission of the Interdisciplinary Journal of Information, Knowledge, and Management (IJIKM) is to provide readers around the world with the widest possible coverage of the use of information and its technologies to create knowledge for management and decision-making. IJIKM is an interdisciplinary forum that publishes high quality articles on theory, practice, innovation, cases, and research that covers that is about the use of information to create knowledge for management and decision-making. In addition, IJIKM provides those who submit manuscripts for publication with useful, timely feedback by making the review process constructive. IJIKM will strive to be the most authoritative interdisciplinary journal on Information, Knowledge, and Management. IJIKM is an academically peer refereed Journal. All submissions are blind refereed by three or more peers. IJIKM is published in print by subscription and its articles also appear online free of charge. Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com Interdisciplinary Journal of Information, Knowledge, and Management http://ijikm.org/ http://ijikm.org/ The mission of the Interdisciplinary Journal of Information, Knowledge, and Management (IJIKM) is to provide readers around the world with the widest possible coverage of the use of information and its technologies to create knowledge for management and decision-making. IJIKM is an interdisciplinary forum that publishes high quality articles on theory, practice, innovation, cases, and research that covers that is about the use of information to create knowledge for management and decision-making. In addition, IJIKM provides those who submit manuscripts for publication with useful, timely feedback by making the review process constructive. IJIKM will strive to be the most authoritative interdisciplinary journal on Information, Knowledge, and Management. IJIKM is an academically peer refereed Journal. All submissions are blind refereed by three or more peers. IJIKM is published in print by subscription and its articles also appear online free of charge. Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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Report on Mass Digitization by NCLIS, U.S.
by Mr. Siva Chidambaram 19 May '06

19 May '06

Dear Fellow Professionals The NCLIS report neatly highlights nine issues with current digitization efforts, forming an excellent primer for librarians and stakeholders. Among the issues: copyright and fair use; scan quality; the future roles of libraries publishers and booksellers; preservation; interoperability; effective business models; information literacy; and measurement criteria to assess how and if digital resources are meeting our needs. Some of the most interesting questions assess the role of libraries http://sschidambaram.blogspot.com/2006/05/report-on-mass-digitization-by-nc… Thanks with regards S.Siva Chidambaram Librarian NIPFP New Delhi Dear Fellow Professionals The NCLIS report neatly highlights nine issues with current digitization efforts, forming an excellent primer for librarians and stakeholders. Among the issues: copyright and fair use; scan quality; the future roles of libraries publishers and booksellers; preservation; interoperability; effective business models; information literacy; and measurement criteria to assess how and if digital resources are meeting our needs. Some of the most interesting questions assess the role of libraries http://sschidambaram.blogspot.com/2006/05/report-on-mass-digitization-by-nc… http://sschidambaram.blogspot.com/2006/05/report-on-mass-digitization-by-nc… Thanks with regards S.Siva Chidambaram Librarian NIPFP New Delhi

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Open Access Journals?
by Mailing List Manager 19 May '06

19 May '06

Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 14:14:20 +0530 From: Sukhdev Singh <esukhdev(a)gmail.com> Who bears the cost of the author's intellectual inputs?!! The same should bear the cost of author's publication. What is reported in scholarly journals? -- Research output. Who does that research? -- Scientists / Scholars. And Scientists / Scholars get salary for that. They need infrastructure to work in. They work on Research Projects that cost money. Who bears all the cost? Publication costs are just a fraction of the total cost of the research output. So it makes sense to spend a bit extra to expose the research results, gain maximum impact of it and build ground for further research. So funding agencies ( Govt. or Others) need to spend little extra to publish the research / project outcome which they sponser. Public funding agencies have their publication wings - they just need to allow free / open access to their publications. Atleast to their online versions. Indian Council for Medical Research is an example which provides free access to their journal - Indian Journal of Medical Research. Well there are other models as followed by BioMed Central and PLoS. Advertising revenues could be other. Don't we have Free-to-Air TV Channels? Hey! Do we pay for listening to FM Radio Channels? - Private or Public. I would suggest - --All publications consuming public money to produce should be publicly accessible - at least their online versions. --All publicly funded research should be mandated to be open-archived by the author with in a time frame. --All teaching / reseach institutions should set-up their institutional repositories. --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. http://openmed.nic.in On 18/05/06, Mailing List Manager <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: > Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 18:00:11 +0530 > From: Chandrima Roy <croy(a)docdelserv.com> > > Fine, it sounds great when we talk about free access of Journals. But > there are lots of technical issues involved in online conversion of > Journals, e.g. necessary format to decide - HTML, XML, SGML, etc., get > them converted accordingly, data checking and proof reading, maintaining > quality of images, pagination, necessary indexation of Journals, build a > complete searchable platform for users,.a complete project. This also > involves a cost, which someone has to bear. Hence, please justify the > statement and let us understand who should bear the cost? > > Chandrima Roy > >

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Open source Journals?
by Mailing List Manager 19 May '06

19 May '06

Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 02:18:16 -0700 (PDT) From: ranjit dharmapurikar <d_ranjit(a)yahoo.com> Dear Sir, You have asked about the cost of open source journals. who will bear the cost. Of course, the publisher, agency, person who is putting the journal on the net is required to bear the cost. Keeping the facility of open source journals is a way of an advertisement. Generally what I have observed that these open source journals are very old. Whenevr they found that there is not demand for such articles then they declear it as an open source journal. At least with this open source journals users will learn and will come to know that such titled journals are available. So it is a way of an advertisement. What I think. Like out dated goods are sold by maximum discount for attracting the customers towards new and fresh product. The same story can be applicable with open source journals R.G. Dharmapurikar --- Mailing List Manager <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: > Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 18:00:11 +0530 > From: Chandrima Roy <croy(a)docdelserv.com> > > Fine, it sounds great when we talk about free access > of Journals. But > there are lots of technical issues involved in > online conversion of > Journals, e.g. necessary format to decide - HTML, > XML, SGML, etc., get > them converted accordingly, data checking and proof > reading, maintaining > quality of images, pagination, necessary indexation > of Journals, build a > complete searchable platform for users,.a complete > project. This also > involves a cost, which someone has to bear. Hence, > please justify the > statement and let us understand who should bear the > cost? > > Chandrima Roy >

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Document copy request - reg
by ram pillai 19 May '06

19 May '06

Sir/Madam, We are urgently in need of the following two reprints. Could any of you kindly provide the copies or inform the source of availability. Author : Chang,P.T. et al Title : Corrosion of hydrogen chloride -------- bed reactor. Source : The Chinese Journal of Process Engineering. 2006 Vol:6(1)Feb; Pg:47-50 Author : Wu,Y.L et al Title : Research Progress -------- Hydrogen Chloride. Source : The Chinese Journl of Process Engineering. 2004 Vol:4(3)June; Pg:269-275 Thanking you, Head, Library & Informatics Divn. RRL(CSIR),Trivandrum --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. PC-to-Phone calls for ridiculously low rates. Sir/Madam, We are urgently in need of the following two reprints. Could any of you kindly provide the copies or inform the source of availability. Author : Chang,P.T. et al Title : Corrosion of hydrogen chloride -------- bed reactor. Source : The Chinese Journal of Process Engineering. 2006 Vol:6(1)Feb; Pg:47-50 Author : Wu,Y.L et al Title : Research Progress -------- Hydrogen Chloride. Source : The Chinese Journl of Process Engineering. 2004 Vol:4(3)June; Pg:269-275 Thanking you, Head, Library & Informatics Divn. RRL(CSIR),Trivandrum http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman3/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/ev… Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. PC-to-Phone calls for ridiculously low rates.

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M.Phil and Ph.D Issue ............
by yekanath kamble 19 May '06

19 May '06

Dear all, Of course i have not cleared any of these exams.I feel exemption for NET/SLET is not required. Based on the previous poor perform in academics the UGC has made this system which can inculcate the high standards in higher education system in india.Yes, there is no need to underestimate the candidates who posses M.Phil/PhD degrees in exceptional cases. As i observed in seven years experience in most of the sectors there is no frankly good treatment for library professionals as equal grades as employee in there respective parent organization?. So, couple of months back i noticed a mail from maharastra regarding this in this forum. As all of us know there are several universities in india offering distance education from Certificate course to Ph.d level in Library info. sc. do's any body will expect efficient practical knowledge in them about the profession?. Will there be any value for talented candidates? What will be the fate of profession status then?. Let it be there M.Phil and Ph.D after clearing this sort of NET/SLET (Agni Pariksha) only. If such exams are made mandatory. I feel there is respect for deserved candidates in all branches of knowledge. with regards. YEKANATH N KAMBLE ASST.LIBRARIAN R V COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING,MYSORE ROAD, BANGALORE-59 (INDIA) PH.91-80-28600351/28604705/28600184 FAX : 91 - 80 - 2860 0337 MOBILE.9448585358 --------------------------------- Love cheap thrills? Enjoy PC-to-Phone calls to 30+ countries for just 2¢/min with Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Dear all, Of course i have not cleared any of these exams.I feel exemption for NET/SLET is not required. Based on the previous poor perform in academics the UGC has made this system which can inculcate the high standards in higher education system in india.Yes, there is no need to underestimate the candidates who posses M.Phil/PhD degrees in exceptional cases. As i observed in seven years experience in most of the sectors there is no frankly good treatment for library professionals as equal grades as employee in there respective parent organization?. So, couple of months back i noticed a mail from maharastra regarding this in this forum. As all of us know there are several universities in india offering distance education from Certificate course to Ph.d level in Library info. sc. do's any body will expect efficient practical knowledge in them about the profession?. Will there be any value for talented candidates? What will be the fate of profession status then?. Let it be there M.Phil and Ph.D after clearing this sort of NET/SLET (Agni Pariksha) only. If such exams are made mandatory. I feel there is respect for deserved candidates in all branches of knowledge. with regards. YEKANATH N KAMBLE ASST.LIBRARIAN R V COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING,MYSORE ROAD, BANGALORE-59 (INDIA) PH.91-80-28600351/28604705/28600184 FAX : 91 - 80 - 2860 0337 MOBILE.9448585358 Love cheap thrills? Enjoy PC-to-Phone http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman9/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/ev… calls to 30+ countries for just 2¢/min with Yahoo! Messenger with Voice.

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LISTA is only free
by Mr. Siva Chidambaram 18 May '06

18 May '06

Dear Fellow Professionals LISTA - (Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts) is only free. LISTA + Fulltext is subscribtion based. http://sschidambaram.blogspot.com/2006/05/lista-is-free-from-ebsco.html Thanks Siva Chidambaram

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Open source Journals?
by Mailing List Manager 18 May '06

18 May '06

Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 18:00:11 +0530 From: Chandrima Roy <croy(a)docdelserv.com> Fine, it sounds great when we talk about free access of Journals. But there are lots of technical issues involved in online conversion of Journals, e.g. necessary format to decide - HTML, XML, SGML, etc., get them converted accordingly, data checking and proof reading, maintaining quality of images, pagination, necessary indexation of Journals, build a complete searchable platform for users,.a complete project. This also involves a cost, which someone has to bear. Hence, please justify the statement and let us understand who should bear the cost? Chandrima Roy Sukhdev Singh <mailto:lis-forum%40ncsi.iisc.ernet.in?Subject=%5BLIS-Forum%5D%20Open%20 source%20Journals%3F&In-Reply-To=20060516092439.55372.qmail%40web30715.m ail.mud.yahoo.com> esukhdev at gmail.com Tue May 16 16:14:14 IST 2006 You might be referring to "Open Access Journals" (Access instead of Source). There should not be any payment for accessing / downloading articles of Open Access Journals. At the most they can require free registration ["User Id" and "Password" ] just to collect some statistics or provide some value added services. [msg truncated]

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Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts T (LISTA) with Full Text Now Available from EBSCO Publishing
by Mailing List Manager 17 May '06

17 May '06

Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 14:02:15 +0530 From: Gangadharesha.A.S <ermys_tmp22(a)infosys.com> Dear All, For more information, visit http://www.ebsco.com/home/whatsnew/lista.asp. Add the following links to your "favorites" so these free resources are available whenever you need them! www.libraryresearch.com <http://www.libraryresearch.com/> & www.TeacherReference.com <http://www.teacherreference.com/> or contact Technical Support at (800) 758-5995 to have these databases added to your profile. Thanks n Regards, Gangadharesha, A. S. E&R Department, Mysore DC Library **************** CAUTION - Disclaimer ***************** This e-mail contains PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by e-mail and delete the original message. Further, you are not to copy, disclose, or distribute this e-mail or its contents to any other person and any such actions are unlawful. This e-mail may contain viruses. Infosys has taken every reasonable precaution to minimize this risk, but is not liable for any damage you may sustain as a result of any virus in this e-mail. You should carry out your own virus checks before opening the e-mail or attachment. Infosys reserves the right to monitor and review the content of all messages sent to or from this e-mail address. Messages sent to or from this e-mail address may be stored on the Infosys e-mail system. ***INFOSYS******** End of Disclaimer ********INFOSYS***

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Workshop on Communication Skills
by Mailing List Manager 17 May '06

17 May '06

Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 15:27:33 +0000 From: Gowri Ravindranth <gravindranth(a)hotmail.com> � Dear Friends: Greetings! Madras Library Assocation in association with the Department of Mass Media & Communication Studies, University of�Madras� is organizing a Workshop on Communication Skills from June 15 - 17, 2006 for LIS professionals at Chennai.�We look forward to your participation. Brochure and application are available at: http://www.accel-india.com/mala/0700.htm With regards, Gowri �

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Need an article
by Mailing List Manager 17 May '06

17 May '06

Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 18:56:48 +0530 From: Chandrima Roy <croy(a)docdelserv.com> Dear Ms. Uma Vaithy, Greetings! For any article requirement, you can approach us and send your queries to info(a)docdelserv.com. We do facilitate copyright cleared articles in Pdf or tiff format within 4-5 days from the date of order. We believe you will definitely find the service as per your needs and convenience. Thanking you 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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Place for Social Software in LIS curriculum
by Sukhdev Singh 17 May '06

17 May '06

Is Internet evolving into a giant global digital library? If yes - then it is due to rise of the phenomena of Social Softwares / Web 2.0 / Library 2.0. < http://sukhdev.blogspot.com/2006/05/is-internet-evolving-into-digital.html > So, obviously Social Softwares will find place in LIS Curriculum sooner or latter. Such a curriculum has been suggestion in blog post: http://www.blogwithoutalibrary.net/?p=197 " --week 1-2: Introduction to social software --week 3-4: Blogs - introduction to terminology and software, hands-on, case studies, content, design, usability --weeks 5-6: RSS – technology, tools, hands-on, case studies --weeks 7: Wikis – technology, tools, hands-on, case studies --weeks 8-9: Social book marking, tagging & folksonomies – theory, tools, case studies --week 10: Online social networks: theory, case studies --weeks 11-12: Other social software tools, e.g.: Instant Messaging applications, Podcasting --week 13-14: best practices, discussion, evaluation" --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. http://openmed.nic.in

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Information Related to Shifting of Library
by Ajay Kumar Sharma 17 May '06

17 May '06

Dear Professionals I have just planned for shifting my Library to other place because here my library has not its own place that means on rent. So, I want to know the technicality mentained at the time of transfer. Your Faithfully -- Ajay Kumar Sharma Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (Library) Block No. 3, Old JNU Campus, New Delhi-110067 Dear Professionals I have just planned for shifting my Library to other place because here my library has not its own place that means on rent. So, I want to know the technicality mentained at the time of transfer. Your Faithfully -- Ajay Kumar Sharma Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (Library) Block No. 3, Old JNU Campus, New Delhi-110067

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UGC lowers entry barrier for lecturers...News Item
by K Prakash 17 May '06

17 May '06

UGC lowers entry barrier for lecturers Vineeta Pandey Tuesday, May 16, 2006 22:50 IST Source:http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1029689&CatID=2 Taking away the standardised exam will help colleges fill up vacant teaching posts NEW DELHI: Succumbing to the pressure from the teaching community, the University Grants Commission (UGC) is on its way to getting rid of the National Eligibility Test (NET) requirement for those who hold M Phil and PhD degrees. The NET is the minimum requirement to get a job as a lecturer in universities and colleges. The NET was originally implemented to ensure uniformity, objectivity and merit in the selection process of university and college lecturers. Seventeen years later it is on its way out. The UGC has decided to allow PhDs and M Phils to teach postgraduates and under-graduates, respectively. However, those with just a post graduation degree would still need to clear the NET exam to be able to teach in university. At present, the requirements for becoming a lecturer include passing the NET and a minimum of 55 per cent marks in postgraduation. Those who have acquired a PhD degree before December 2002 are exempt from having a NET clearance, but all those who have completed a PhD after 2002 do need to clear NET. With a large number of doctorates failing to make it to the teaching profession due to not passing the NET, teachers’ unions and educators have raised objections against the system. Some have also accused UGC of interfering in the universities’ autonomy. While pointing to the flaws of the NET, Historian Sumit Sarkar had said the examination pattern does not suit research-oriented minds. The removal of the NET barrier would mean becoming lecture would be a much easier job. The weeding out process associated with the NET clearance has also been blamed for one of the reasons behind vacant teaching posts in universities and colleges across the country. Sources in Human Resources and Development Ministry said the shortage of quality faculty has been a governmental concern and the relief would help colleges easily fill the vacancies. The NET loosens National Eligibility Test (NET), the qualifying exam taken by those applying for a lectureship in colleges, will be scrapped for M Phil and PhD holders Those with a postgraduate degree must still take the NET In 2005, only 7500 qualified out of 1.75 lakh postgraduate students who took the NET The NET was meant to ensure uniformity, objectivity and merit in the selection process With best regards. Bye. ________________________________________________ K Prakash Scientific/Technical Officer-I Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET) Centre An Inter-University Centre of University Grants Commission Near Gujarat University Guest House Post Box No.4116, Navrangpura Ahmedabad - 380 009 India Phone: 91-079-2630 5971/2630 4695 Extn: 38(Off); 2676 3724(Res) Fax: 91-079-2630 0990/ 2630 7816 Mobile: 9427 000 758 Email: prakash(a)inflibnet.ac.in; prakash_k(a)yahoo.com URL: http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/ ; http://www.prakashk.netfirms.com/

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Google Notebook
by Sukhdev Singh 16 May '06

16 May '06

Google Notebook is up now. It works - as I expected - like clipmarks but in a much cool manner. Moreover, Google Search Engine has been leveraged in a good fashion. Installation is very simple - you need a Google Account ( your gmail account will do ). In mine case as soon as I logged in, It asked for downloading a Firefox extension - which was done in seconds. Next time when Firefox was opened, it had a small Notebook icon towards the right bottom corner. Working with it is Simple - mark anything in your Firebox / Browser and click -> notebook icon -> Add Note. You are done. While searching with Google, it shows - "Note this" hypertext under each hit. < http://sukhdev.blogspot.com/2006/05/google-notebook-up.html > --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. http://openmed.nic.in

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FW: K-Community of Bangalore Event !
by Ayesha Taranum (HCL Capital Market Services) 16 May '06

16 May '06

Dear Friends, The Knowledge Management Community of Bangalore will meet again on the third Wednesday of this month: May 17th. The agenda for our gathering this time is as follows: 6:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.: Networking/Introductions 6:30 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.: Facilitate Discussion on Initializing Knowledge Management in your organization by Sunny Ghosh, COO of Digimaker India Pvt. Ltd Patentable Innovation by Gosakan Aravamudan, CEO of IPProcure 7:45 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.: Wrap-up/Next Steps Venue: HCL Technologies, The Senate, 33A, Ulsoor road, Bangalore - 560 042 India. Directions to HCL Technologies: From MG Road get onto Dickenson Road, after Manipal center, take the right turn, 50 meters on the right is our office. Easiest landmark, old Motorola Office. Contact Persons at HCL Technologies: Ayesha Taranum (Ayesha.taranum(a)hcl.in) 41906790 or Raveendra J (raveendra.j(a)hcl.in) 41906507 Also, don't forget to register online in our website and circulate this message among your KM colleagues ... Sincere Regards, Knowledge Community of Bangalore URL: www.k-community.org Bangalore, India Disclaimer: *********** The contents of this E-mail (including the contents of the enclosure(s) or attachment(s) if any) are privileged and confidential material of HCL Capital Market Services and should not be disclosed to, used by or copied in any manner by anyone other than the intended addressee(s). In case you are not the desired addressee, you should delete this message and/or re-direct it to the sender. The views expressed in this E-mail message (including the enclosure(s) or attachment(s) if any) are those of the individual sender, except where the sender expressly, and with authority, states them to be the views of HCL Capital Market Services. This e-mail message including attachment/(s), if any, is believed to be free of any virus. However, it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that it is virus free and HCL Capital Market Services is not responsible for any loss or damage arising in any way from its use.

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Open source Journals?
by ACHAR S 16 May '06

16 May '06

Dear Professional Collegues, Can anybody clarify about open source journals? According to me, these are free journals accessible online. But, I found that, in this catagory from a networking association, for a perticular open source journal, to access full article, they were asking user name & password. Unless we pay and get this, we cannot access. Delnet as this Directory of open source journals. Here I found this problem. I am in confusion. Pl clarify. Achar __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Management and Biotechnology Journals
by Mailing List Manager 16 May '06

16 May '06

Date: 16 May 2006 05:29:01 -0000 From: Sheetal Tank <sheetal_tank(a)rediffmail.com> I am the librarian of Atmiya Institute of Technology and Science, Rajkot which is affiliated to Saurashtra University and presently undergoing the accredition process for its courses. We are about to start with the department of Management and Biotechnology engineering. As per the norms of AICTE we are supposed to subscribe to 30 Journals in Management and approx 12 journals in Biotechnology engineering. I had downloaded the list of journals subscribed by IIM A and also other management institutes but unfortunately i was not given the entire details of the cost of subscription. i had asked for the Title of the Journal/ Magazine and its cost of subscription. As many of them are buying these journals under consortia. thus they do not want to disclose the price. And in the field of Biotechnology it is very difficult to decide as there are no much sources of information available for me. I tried searching on the Net. But due to the time constraint I am not able to get a good list which is economic as well as qualitative. Thus if any body can provide me a list for these two fields I will be able to do justice for the institute. Regards, Sheetal D. Tank Librarian

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Google trends- very interesting
by vasanth raj 15 May '06

15 May '06

Dear Sir/Madam, Google has launched "Google Trends." As Google explains: "With Google Trends, you can compare the world's interest in your favorite topics. Enter up to five topics and see how often they've been searched for on Google over time. Google Trends also displays how frequently your topics have appeared in Google News stories, and which geographic regions have searched for them most often." See http://www.google.com/trends Source- William Evans CONTENT moderator http://www.car.ua.edu. Regards Vasantha Raju N --------------------------------- Why was V. Sehwag warned by the BCCI? Share your knowledge on Yahoo! Answers India Send instant messages to your online friends - NOW Dear Sir/Madam, Google has launched "Google Trends." As Google explains: "With Google Trends, you can compare the world's interest in your favorite topics. Enter up to five topics and see how often they've been searched for on Google over time. Google Trends also displays how frequently your topics have appeared in Google News stories, and which geographic regions have searched for them most often." See http://www.google.com/trends http://www.google.com/trends Source- William Evans CONTENT moderator http://www.car.ua.edu http://www.car.ua.edu . Regards Vasantha Raju N Why was V. Sehwag warned by the BCCI? Share your knowledge on http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/mailanswerssehwag/*http://in.answers.yahoo.c… Yahoo! Answers India Send instant messages to your online friends - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/messengerbeta/*http://messenger.yahoo.com/do… NOW

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FINAL CALL for papers: Sofia 2006
by Satish Munnolli 15 May '06

15 May '06

(apologies for cross-posting) FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS ***Please note the deadline for submitting abstracts: 3 June.*** The members of the Conference Organizing Committee want to remind you of the upcoming international conference, Sofia 2006: Globalization, Digitization, Access and Preservation of Cultural Heritage, o be held 8-10 November, 2006, at the Hotel Rodina, Sofia, Bulgaria. The themes of the conference will address many issues facing libraries, archives, and record centers concerning the effects of globalization and change on the development of libraries, information nfrastructure, and society. Conference themes include: * Digitization and access * Creation, administration of digital libraries * Intellectual property * National and international information policies and projects * Preservation * Association initiatives * Library/information science education * Collaboration and cooperation The Committee seeks original papers on the above themes to be presented at the conference. Papers can discuss theory or present research findings. Abstracts of NO MORE than 150 words will be accepted as text in an e-mail (no attachments) until Saturday, 3 June 2006. Participants from Central and Eastern Europe are asked to submit their bstracts to Prof. Alexander Dimchev at dimchev_uni(a)abv.bg. Participants from the rest of the world are asked to submit their abstracts to Prof. Herbert Achleitner at achleith(a)emporia.edu. Notification o acceptance will be sent by 24 June. Accepted papers must be submitted by 14 October for inclusion in the conference proceedings. For more information, visit the Sofia 2006 website: http://slim.emporia.edu/globenet/Sofia2006/Index.htm. Please circulate this announcement to other appropriate channels. Thank you, Satish S Munnolli Librarian Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research & Education in Cancer (ACTREC) Tata Memorial Centre Sector 22, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai 410 208 India Ph : +91 22 2740 5026 Fax : +91 22 2740 5085 Email : smunnolli(a)actrec.res.in

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Medical Library Association of India (MLAI) Election 2006-08 Result
by Md. Sibli Sirajee 15 May '06

15 May '06

This is to inform to the members of the forum that Medical Library Association of India (MLAI) has got new office bearers elected for the term 2006-08. President: Ms. Avani Shah, Ahmedabad Vice President: i) Mr. N. Mariappan, Madurai ii) Dr. R.P. Kumar, New Delhi Secretary: Mr. Raj Kumar, Chandigarh Joint Secretary: Dr. S.K. Pandey, New Delhi Treasurer: Dr. (Mrs.) R. Chandra, New Delhi Executive Members: i) Dr. N.C. Ghatak, Kolkata ii) Ms. Pupinder Kumari, New Delhi iii) Shri Jagdish G. sharma, Mumbai iv) Ms. Anjana Bhatia, New Delhi v) Mr. Md. Sibli Sirajee, New Delhi vi) Mr. Ramesh Kumar, Ludhiana With Regards, Md. Sibli Sirajee Principal Systems Analyst NIC, New Delhi This is to inform to the members of the forum that Medical Library Association of India (MLAI) has got new office bearers elected for the term 2006-08. President: Ms. Avani Shah, Ahmedabad Vice President: i) Mr. N. Mariappan, Madurai ii) Dr. R.P. Kumar, New Delhi Secretary: Mr. Raj Kumar, Chandigarh Joint Secretary: Dr. S.K. Pandey, New Delhi Treasurer: Dr. (Mrs.) R. Chandra, New Delhi Executive Members: i) Dr. N.C. Ghatak, Kolkata ii) Ms. Pupinder Kumari, New Delhi iii) Shri Jagdish G. sharma, Mumbai iv) Ms. Anjana Bhatia, New Delhi v) Mr. Md. Sibli Sirajee, New Delhi vi) Mr. Ramesh Kumar, Ludhiana With Regards, Md. Sibli Sirajee Principal Systems Analyst NIC, New Delhi

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BOOK RELEASE FUNCTION AT BRITISH LIBRARY, HYDERABAD ON SATURDAY, 20 MAY 2006, 6.45 PM
by Mailing List Manager 15 May '06

15 May '06

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sat, 13 May 2006 02:20:57 -0700 (PDT) From: Prof. N. Laxman Rao. <naglaxman(a)yahoo.com> Dr. E Rama Reddy Festschrift Committee, Allied Publishers Pvt Ltd and British Library, Hyderabad=0D Invite you to the release of Technology Management in Libraries A Festschrift Volume Chief Guest Sri K.R. Suresh Reddy Honble Speaker AP Legislative Assembly Will release the Volume Dr. T Hanuman Chowdary Former IT Advisor, Govt of AP Will Preside Venue: British Library, Hyderabad Date and time: Saturday, 20 May 2006 at 6:45 p.m. Prof. N.LAXMAN RAO, Chairman, Board of Studies, Dept.of Library & Information Science, Osmania University, HYDERABAD- 500 007 (INDIA) Vice President, Association of British Scholars(AP Chapter) Vice-President, Faculty Club, Osmania University Ph:+91-40-27171565(res): +91-40-27682290(off) 9246547599(Mobile)

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The status of OA
by Mailing List Manager 15 May '06

15 May '06

Date: Sun, 14 May 2006 11:53:26 +0530 (IST) From: arun(a)mssrf.res.in The state of OA today Dorothea Salo, How are we doing? Caveat Lector, May 12, 2006. Excerpt: Im probably the wrong person to ask whether open access will fly. Still --I think the world will change in our direction. Utopia, certainly not. An entirely open-access landscape, certainly not. A world where many more people have unfettered access to much more research and scholarship --yes. I think well get there. Heres why I think that. For more details, visit, http://66.249.93.104/search?q=cache:WTT_v9MCi-QJ:cavlec.yarinareth.net/feed… Arun

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Vaccany at IIHMR
by Lata Suresh 15 May '06

15 May '06

Assistant Librarian Qualification :Master's degree plus Degree in Library Science Work Experience : 2-3 years experience in similar field. Desired Skills : Excellent communication skills in written and oral, knowledge of Library Software and experience in computerization / Digitization of Library should be a proactive service provider & a good team player. Responsibilities : Managing Regular Library Services and facilities, willing to work in night hours, weekend and/or on holidays as directed. Please send your resume with a recent photograph with in 10 days of this advertisement to: (Last Date-25/05/06) The Director, IIHMR, 1, Prabhu Dayal Marg, Near Sanganer Airport, Jaipur-302011, Tel.91+141+2791431-4, Fax:91+141+2792138, Email : nsadmin(a)iihmr.org URL: www.iihmr.org Lata Suresh Librarian Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR) 1, Prabhu Dayal Marg, Sanganer Airport Jaipur 302033, RAJASTHAN, INDIA Tel : 91-0141-2791431-34 Fax: 91-0141-2792138 Email : lata(a)iihmr.org Assistant Librarian Qualification : Master's degree plus Degree in Library Science Work Experience : 2-3 years experience in similar field. Desired Skills : Excellent communication skills in written and oral, knowledge of Library Software and experience in computerization / Digitization of Library should be a proactive service provider & a good team player. Responsibilities : Managing Regular Library Services and facilities, willing to work in night hours, weekend and/or on holidays as directed. Please send your resume with a recent photograph with in 10 days of this advertisement to: (Last Date-25/05/06) The Director, IIHMR, 1, Prabhu Dayal Marg, Near Sanganer Airport, Jaipur-302011, Tel.91+141+2791431-4, Fax:91+141+2792138, Email : mailto:nsadmin@iihmr.org nsadmin(a)iihmr.org URL: http://www.iihmr.org/ www.iihmr.org Lata Suresh Librarian Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR) 1, Prabhu Dayal Marg, Sanganer Airport Jaipur 302033, RAJASTHAN, INDIA Tel : 91-0141-2791431-34 Fax: 91-0141-2792138 Email : mailto:lata@iihmr.org lata(a)iihmr.org

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