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60th LIS journal in DOAJ!
by Sukhdev Singh 08 May '06

08 May '06

Forwarded Message! Date: Sat, 06 May 2006 11:01:12 -0400 From: Heather Morrison <heatherm(a)eln.bc.ca> Subject: 60th LIS journal in DOAJ! There are now 60 Library and Information Science journals listed in the Directory of Open Access Journals - an impressive list of journals to read, or to publish in! The list of LIS journals can be found at: http://www.doaj.org/ljbs?cpid=129 Welcome to new DOAJ listed journal, the Chinese / English Journal of Educational Media & Library Sciences - perhaps an appropriate symbol of this global phenomenon that is open access? Journal of Education Media & Library Sciences can be found at: http://research.dils.tku.edu.tw/joemls/ Heather G. Morrison E-LIS Editor, Canada http://eprints.rclis.org/ postscript: intriguing new title in E-LIS that may interest list readers: House of Horrors: Exorcising Electronic Resources, by U.S. E-LIS Editor Norm Medeiros, at: http://eprints.rclis.org/archive/00006168/

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Free access to bioloogical databases
by arun＠mssrf.res.in 07 May '06

07 May '06

>From Peter Suber's blog FELICS will offer OA to major biological databases Lautaro Vargas, EBI gives database boost to biotechs, Business Weekly, May 6, 2006. Excerpt: The European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI) in Cambridge is heading a £11.4 million infrastructure project to provide the scientific community with free and unrestricted access to some of the worlds most important biological databases. Titled FELICS Free European Life-science Information and Computational Services this unique electronic infrastructure project is designed to develop, enhance and interlink many of the most important data resources in Europe and widen their accessibility to the international research community. It will be funded under the Research Infrastructures action of the sixth Framework Programme (FP6) with the largest ever European award for computational infrastructures needed to support biological research....FELICS technical coordinator at the EBI, Phil Gardner, said: Our databases are accessed by many tens or even hundreds of thousands of scientists and are recognised as crucial resources by researchers worldwide....FELICS encompasses many of the EBIs familiar databases, but will also feature some crucial new activities and the group has been set several tasks and deliverables within three main areas: Networking activities; joint research activities; and transnational access activities....Graham Cameron, associate director of the EBI and coordinator of FELICS, said: Bioinformatics now pervades biology. Bioinformatics experts no longer sit between biologist and database. Researchers expect to directly access the databases and do real work. FELICS gives scientists the electronic right to roam the biological knowledge space.

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Call for Outstanding Doctoral Research Awards 2006
by Puna Das 06 May '06

06 May '06

Call for Outstanding Doctoral Research Awards 2006 The 2nd Annual Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Awards 2006 Emerald Group Publishing Limited, publisher of the largest collection of international business and management journals, and the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD), a global membership organisation with more than 500 institutional members from academia, business and public services, seek to celebrate excellence in research by sponsoring the Annual Outstanding Doctoral Research Awards. Award-winning entries will receive a cash prize of €1,500 (or other currency equivalent), a certificate and the prospect of an offer of publication in the sponsoring journal, as a full paper, or as an executive summary/research note, at the discretion of the Editor. Prize categories Two Prizes will be awarded to the winners of the following categories: Subject Area : Sponsoring Journal 1. Library studies : Library Hi Tech 2. Information science : Journal of Documentation For Details Visit: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/info/researchers/funding/doctoralawards/2006a… http://www.emeraldinsight.com/info/researchers/funding/doctoralawards/2005w… _______________________________________________________ Anup Kumar Das/ Bidyarthi Dutta/ Swapan Kumar Patra Information and Communication Society of India, New Delhi _______________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new. http://in.answers.yahoo.com

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Fwd: BMC in LJ Academic NewsWire
by Mallikarjuna, C 06 May '06

06 May '06

From: Ann Okerson <ann.okerson(a)yale.edu> Subject: BMC in LJ Academic NewsWire Date: Fri, 5 May 2006 18:35:55 EDT Excerpted from LJN, thursday, 4 May: Growing Pain: Editors Voice Complaints About Open Access Pioneer BioMed Central Is trouble brewing at open access pioneer BioMed Central (BMC)? This week the BMC-owned magazine The Scientist published a lengthy article suggesting that a number of editors at some of BMC's 93 independent journals are unhappy with the publisher's efforts, and several were said to be considering leaving the company altogether. BMC, a for-profit open access publisher founded in 2000, has been touted as an alternative to the commercial subscription model, which is plagued by rampant inflation. Now, as the company makes changes to its business, it is beginning to hear some familiar complaints, including over price inflation. According to The Scientist, BMC editors, who are not paid, are upset with recent increases in BMC's author processing charge (APC), and the granting of fewer APC waivers for papers whose authors cannot afford to pay the full APC. Also, last year the new BMC contract required editors to transfer journal ownership over to BMC. BMC publisher Matthew Cockerill defended the changes, including the swelling APC. In January 2002, the APC was $500. Today it is 750 pounds, about $1340. "Having published many thousands of articles since then, we now have a much better idea of what we need to charge to cover our costs and ensure financial sustainability," Cockerill told the LJ Academic Newswire. Cockerill replaced founding publisher Jan Velterop last year, after Velterop left BMC to pursue other open access-related projects. Velterop later joined Springer. Cockerill noted that the new APC was still "well within the range regarded as reasonable by funders, and compares very favorably with the charges of other publishers offering open access." APC costs aside, editors' other major complaint, according The Scientist, appears to be with BMC management, described as "uncompromising" on a range of issues facing the company. Kuan-Teh Jeang, editor-in-chief of the BMC journal Retrovirology, echoed most editors in supporting open access, but questioned BMC's execution. "We all feel open access is where we want to donate our time, energy, and reputations," Jeang told The Scientist. "What we want from BMC is a sense that they value us as equal team members." Richard Feinman, co-editor-in-chief of Nutrition and Metabolism, was more blunt in his assessment, telling The Scientist that "open access is going to move forward and if the BMC management can meet this challenge, fine, if not, they should be replaced." Cockerill seemed unfazed by the criticism saying he valued the input of editors. "As with every challenging endeavor, there will occasionally be problems along the way," he told the LJ Academic Newswire. "The editors of new open access journals have taken on an important and challenging task. We are working hard with them, to make their journals a success." As for BMC's success? Cockerill said the company was "doing well." Although BMC is still not yet profitable, he said, "Support from authors for BioMed Central has never been stronger. Submissions are at record levels. Wider support for open access, too, continues to grow each day." Copyright 2006, Library Journal -- Regards HB Mallikarjuna World Language Lab Bangalore hbmallikarjuna(a)gmail.com Mobile:09343757228 --------------------------------- Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new. Click here From: Ann Okerson <ann.okerson(a)yale.edu> Subject: BMC in LJ Academic NewsWire Date: Fri, 5 May 2006 18:35:55 EDT Excerpted from LJN, thursday, 4 May: Growing Pain: Editors Voice Complaints About Open Access Pioneer BioMed Central Is trouble brewing at open access pioneer BioMed Central (BMC)? This week the BMC-owned magazine The Scientist published a lengthy article suggesting that a number of editors at some of BMC's 93 independent journals are unhappy with the publisher's efforts, and several were said to be considering leaving the company altogether. BMC, a for-profit open access publisher founded in 2000, has been touted as an alternative to the commercial subscription model, which is plagued by rampant inflation. Now, as the company makes changes to its business, it is beginning to hear some familiar complaints, including over price inflation. According to The Scientist, BMC editors, who are not paid, are upset with recent increases in BMC's author processing charge (APC), and the granting of fewer APC waivers for papers whose authors cannot afford to pay the full APC. Also, last year the new BMC contract required editors to transfer journal ownership over to BMC. BMC publisher Matthew Cockerill defended the changes, including the swelling APC. In January 2002, the APC was $500. Today it is 750 pounds, about $1340. "Having published many thousands of articles since then, we now have a much better idea of what we need to charge to cover our costs and ensure financial sustainability," Cockerill told the LJ Academic Newswire. Cockerill replaced founding publisher Jan Velterop last year, after Velterop left BMC to pursue other open access-related projects. Velterop later joined Springer. Cockerill noted that the new APC was still "well within the range regarded as reasonable by funders, and compares very favorably with the charges of other publishers offering open access." APC costs aside, editors' other major complaint, according The Scientist, appears to be with BMC management, described as "uncompromising" on a range of issues facing the company. Kuan-Teh Jeang, editor-in-chief of the BMC journal Retrovirology, echoed most editors in supporting open access, but questioned BMC's execution. "We all feel open access is where we want to donate our time, energy, and reputations," Jeang told The Scientist. "What we want from BMC is a sense that they value us as equal team members." Richard Feinman, co-editor-in-chief of Nutrition and Metabolism, was more blunt in his assessment, telling The Scientist that "open access is going to move forward and if the BMC management can meet this challenge, fine, if not, they should be replaced." Cockerill seemed unfazed by the criticism saying he valued the input of editors. "As with every challenging endeavor, there will occasionally be problems along the way," he told the LJ Academic Newswire. "The editors of new open access journals have taken on an important and challenging task. We are working hard with them, to make their journals a success." As for BMC's success? Cockerill said the company was "doing well." Although BMC is still not yet profitable, he said, "Support from authors for BioMed Central has never been stronger. Submissions are at record levels. Wider support for open access, too, continues to grow each day." Copyright 2006, Library Journal -- Regards HB Mallikarjuna World Language Lab Bangalore mailto:hbmallikarjuna@gmail.com hbmallikarjuna(a)gmail.com Mobile:09343757228 Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/mailanswers/*http://in.answers.yahoo.com Click here

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"Strong Copyright + DRM + Weak Net Neutrality = Digital Dystopia?" Preprint
by Charles W. Bailey, Jr. 05 May '06

05 May '06

A preprint of my "Strong Copyright + DRM + Weak Net Neutrality = Digital Dystopia?" paper is now available. http://www.digital-scholarship.com/cwb/DigitalDystopia.pdf It will appear in Information Technology and Libraries 25, no. 3 (2006). This quote from the paper's conclusion sums it up: What this paper has said is simply this: three issues--a dramatic expansion of the scope, duration, and punitive nature of copyright laws; the ability of DRM to lock-down content in an unprecedented fashion; and the erosion of Net neutrality--bear careful scrutiny by those who believe that the Internet has fostered (and will continue to foster) a digital revolution that has resulted in an extraordinary explosion of innovation, creativity, and information dissemination. These issues may well determine whether the much-touted "information superhighway" lives up to its promise or simply becomes the "information toll road" of the future, ironically resembling the pre-Internet online services of the past. For those who want a longer preview of the paper, here's the introduction: Blogs. Digital photo and video sharing. Podcasts. Rip/Mix/Burn. Tagging. Vlogs. Wikis. These buzzwords point to a fundamental social change fueled by cheap PCs and servers, the Internet and its local wired/wireless feeder networks, and powerful, low-cost software: citizens have morphed from passive media consumers to digital media producers and publishers. Libraries and scholars have their own set of buzz words: digital libraries, digital presses, e-prints, institutional repositories, and open access journals to name a few. They connote the same kind of change: a democratization of publishing and media production using digital technology. It appears that we are on the brink of an exciting new era of Internet innovation: a kind of digital utopia. Dr. Gary Flake of Microsoft has provided one striking vision of what could be (with a commercial twist) in a presentation entitled "How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Imminent Internet Singularity," and there are many other visions of possible future Internet advances. When did this metamorphosis begin? It depends on who you ask. Let's say the late 1980's, when the Internet began to get serious traction and an early flowering of noncommercial digital publishing occurred. In the subsequent twenty-odd years, publishing and media production went from being highly centralized, capital-intensive analog activities with limited and well-defined distribution channels to being diffuse, relatively low-cost digital activities with the global Internet as their distribution medium. Not to say that print and conventional media are dead, of course, but it is clear that their era of dominance is waning. The future is digital. Nor is it to say that entertainment companies (e.g., film, music, radio, and television companies) and information companies (e.g., book, database, and serial publishers) have ceded the digital content battlefield to the upstarts. Quite the contrary. High-quality thousand-page-per-volume scientific journals and Hollywood blockbusters cannot be produced for pennies, even with digital wizardry. Information and entertainment companies still have an important role to play, and, even if they didn't, they hold the copyrights to a significant chunk of our cultural heritage. Entertainment and information companies have understood for some time that they must adopt to the digital environment or die, but this change has not always been easy, especially when it involves concocting and embracing new business models. Nonetheless, they intend to thrive and prosper--and to do whatever it takes to succeed. As they should, since they have an obligation to their shareholders to do so. The thing about the future is that it is rooted in the past. Culture, even digital culture, builds on what has gone before. Unconstrained access to past works helps determine the richness of future works. Inversely, when past works are inaccessible except to a privileged minority, it impoverishes future works. This brings us to a second trend that stands in opposition to the first. Put simply, it is the view that intellectual works are "property"; that this property should be protected with the full force of civil and criminal law; that creators have perpetual, transferable property rights; and that contracts, rather than copyright law, should govern the use of intellectual works. A third trend is also at play: the growing use of Digital Rights Management (DRM) technologies. When intellectual works were in paper form (or other tangible forms), they could only be controlled at the object-ownership or object-access levels (a library controlling the circulation of a copy of a book is an example of the second case). Physical possession of a work, such as a book, meant that the user had full use of it (e.g., the user could read the entire book and photocopy pages from it). When works are in digital form and they are protected by some types of DRM, this may no longer true. For example, a user may only be able to view a single chapter from a DRM-protected e-book and may not be able to print it. The fourth and final trend deals with how the Internet functions at its most fundamental level. The Internet was designed to be content, application, and hardware "neutral." As long as certain standards were met, the network did not discriminate. One type of content was not given preferential delivery speed over another. One type of content was not charged for delivery while another wasn't. One type of content was not blocked (at least by the network) while another wasn't. In recent years, "network neutrality" has come under attack. The collision of these trends has begun in courts, legislatures, and the marketplace. It is far from over. As we shall see, it's outcome will determine what the future of digital culture looks like. -- Best Regards, Charles Charles W. Bailey, Jr., Assistant Dean for Digital Library Planning and Development, University of Houston Libraries E-Mail: cbailey(a)digital-scholarship.com Publications: http://www.digital-scholarship.com/ (Provides access to DigitalKoans, Open Access Bibliography, Open Access Webliography, Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography, Scholarly Electronic Publishing Weblog, and others)

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Open access to data
by Mailing List Manager 05 May '06

05 May '06

Date: Fri, 5 May 2006 15:05:45 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> >From Peter Suber's blog More on OA to publicly-funded data in the UK Charles Arthur, Should government charge ... and how much? The Guardian, May 4, 2006. Excerpt: A week is a long time in politics. But six years, it seems, is not quite enough time in the civil service to carry out a study into the economic benefits of free data. In the Treasury's Spending Review in 2000, an interesting part discussed the knowledge economy - in particular whether public organisations should charge for their data, and if so, how much. [The report concludes that] some of the data generated is surplus to the running of government; it's simply there to generate profits, to offset the running costs of various departments. "As a result," the authors add, "the government is able, without abusing the dominant position it has in particular markets, to use pricing strategies which enable it to recoup at least some of the fixed costs of production." But that begs an important question that the Free Our Data campaign - which argues that government agencies should provide their data to the public for free - would like to see resolved.... But the authors then admit it's unclear how government-generated data should be priced. After discussing pricing models, they note the suggestion "that demand would grow rapidly in response to lower prices ... and as basic information is repackaged in innovative ways. The issue needs further empirical work." That is, an economist should see whether cheaper data boosts the economy. So, six years on, has the Treasury followed up its own recommendation and done a study on the effect of data pricing? No, the Treasury told us....Perhaps they'll be interested by a new paper produced by the OECD this week examining public sector content, which notes huge disparities in market size and access between the UK, Europe and other countries.

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ISO OKs Open Document Format as Standard
by Farooque Shaheen 05 May '06

05 May '06

Hi all, The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has given its ?sweeping approval? to the OpenDocument Format (ODF) as an international standard for retaining and exchanging digital office documents, according to a press release from the ODF Alliance, a group of entities dedicated to improving the management of electronic government documents. Approval of the OpenDocument Format by ISO marks an important milestone in the effort to help governments solve the very real problem of finding a better way to preserve, access and control their documents now and in the future,? Marcich, said in the release. ?There?s no doubt that this broad vote of support will serve as a springboard for adoption and use of the ODF around the world.? http://www.cio.com/blog_view.html?CID=20823 Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 # 4105 Hi all, The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has given its “sweeping approval” to the OpenDocument Format (ODF) as an international standard for retaining and exchanging digital office documents, according to a press release from the ODF Alliance, a group of entities dedicated to improving the management of electronic government documents. Approval of the OpenDocument Format by ISO marks an important milestone in the effort to help governments solve the very real problem of finding a better way to preserve, access and control their documents now and in the future,” Marcich, said in the release. “There’s no doubt that this broad vote of support will serve as a springboard for adoption and use of the ODF around the world.” http://www.cio.com/blog_view.html?CID=20823 Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 # 4105

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Workshop on E-Resources and IPR issues 14-16 June 2006
by D Jotwani 05 May '06

05 May '06

Dear All The Central Library, IIT Bombay has planned to organize a 3-days Training Workshop on e-Resources and IPR Issues on 14-16 June 2006. The main objective of the workshop is to expose participants to the relevance of IPR issues vis-a-vis usage of e-resources. Thanks to the success of the Consortia model of acquisition, libraries have been able to provide access to several thousands e-books and journals to their users without the constraints of space and time. While applications of Information and Communication Technologies and Consortia approach have benefited large number of libraries and their users, it has added responsibilities to ensure that the usage is made within the framework of Intellectual Property Rights and the interests of the creators of information/knowledge are protected. Library and information professionals providing e-resources-based information services have important role to play in this area and this workshop will provide them with a broader view of the implications of IPR while discharging their responsibilities and serving their users. The important topics to be covered in the workshop include : Overview of the state of art information communication technologies in the libraries, e-journals, e-books, e-databases Intellectual Property rights vis-a-vis e-resources Vendors presentations RFID Only 30-35 participants, on first-come-first-served basis, will be taken for the course from IITs, IISc, NITs, other engineering colleges, scientific and technical institutions. Preference will be given to those from INDEST/AICTE Consortium participating institutions. Two participants from the consortium participating institutes will be provided free registration. Other participants will be charged Rs 1000-/ as registration fee which includes workshop kit, hostel accommodation, working lunch, and tea/coffee during sessions. TA/DA will have to be borne by the participants or their sponsoring organizations. Participants desiring registration fee concession may kindly submit their application thru parent organization. For more details please visit : http://www.library.iitb.ac.in/news/workshop.pdf D. Jotwani Librarian Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Powai, Mumbai 400076 Phone 91-22-25768920, 91-22-25720227

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Excerpt on India from: The 2006 e-readiness rankings: A white paper from the Economist Intelligence Unit
by Mailing List Manager 05 May '06

05 May '06

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 5 May 2006 10:20:23 +0530 From: Debashish_Ghosh_-_Hindalco_Kolkata_Library/KOL_JD/Hindalco/ABG(a)adityabirla.c om India's heated growth attracts investments from home and abroad Source: http://graphics.eiu.com/files/ad_pdfs/2006Ereadiness_Ranking_WP.pdf India's IT and business process outsourcing industries are among the world's most analysed in recent years. Now, the potential of its local telecoms market is beginning to attract attention. Nearly 50m fixed subscribers and 75m mobile users have created opportunity, and with a population of over 1bn there is enormous potential for growth. The government seems to agree, and it sees the virtue of investment in developing services: a telecoms consultancy, Gartner, estimates that over US$16bn will be invested in 2006, a year-on-year increase of 27%, and it projects this figure to reach US$32bn by 2009. The Department of Telecommunications has set a target of 250m fixed and mobile users by 2007. Such growth potential, combined with its competitiveness in low-cost manufacturing, is attracting foreign investment. If planned handset ventures by such firms as Nokia (Finland) and Elcoteq (Estonia) pan out, foreign direct investment in telecoms equipment manufacturing should reach US$1bn in 2006, according to India's communications minister.

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dlisamu.org
by Mailing List Manager 05 May '06

05 May '06

Date: 5 May 2006 03:50:00 -0000 From: ali raza naqvi <raza10(a)rediffmail.com> Dear colleagues It gives me great pleasure to inform all of you that an independant website of the deptt. of Library and Information Science, AMU was launched on 01.05.2006 by Hon'ble Mr. Naseem Ahmad, Vice-Chancellor, AMU. In his speech as the chief guest of the occasion he appreciated the efforts on the part of the deptt. in recent years and called it as "A FLAGSHIP". He advised the students to indulge in "constructive thinking". The function was presided over by Mr. S.M. Ashraf, Income Tax Commissioner, while Prof. Hamida Ahmad, Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, was the guest of honour. To see the photographs and more details, please visit us on- www.dlisamu.org (the site is still under construction) Prof. Shabahat Husain Chairman Deptt. of Library and Information Science, AMU, Aligarh-202002 (U.P.) INDIA

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Deppt.of Libray & Information Science, AMU Launched websites
by Mailing List Manager 05 May '06

05 May '06

Date: 4 May 2006 13:03:34 -0000 From: akhtar hussain <ahussain2(a)rediffmail.com> Deppt.of Libray & Information Science, AMU, Aligarh Launched departmental website: www.dlisamu.org. For information regarding admission, B Lib,Mlib,M.Phil and PhD programms and other activities about department, please access it. Akhtar Hussain Research Scholar DLIS,AMU,Aligarh-2002002 (U P)

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NCSI Advt for 2006 Batch Trainees
by Nagaraj Vaidya 04 May '06

04 May '06

Dear Members, NCSI REQUIRES Information and Knowledge Management (IKM) TRAINEES No. of positions: 11 [GEN-4, OBC-2, SC-1, ST-1, and Sponsored Candidates-03] Advt. No.R(IB)008-4/2006. Minimum Qualifications: 1. A Bachelor's Degree with at least First Class in any subject followed by a 2 year Post-Graduate degree or recognized equivalent qualification with First class in Education or Management or Library andInformation Science or Journalism or Communication. 2. SC/ST candidates with pass class will also be considered. 3.The sponsored candidates should forward their applications through proper channel. No stipend will be paid to sponsored candidates. Training is for a period of 18 months w.e.f. 01.08.2006 on a stipend of Rs.5,000/- per month (Fixed). Visit our web site at http://www.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/training/ for details about the training programme and registration of applications ONLINE. The Online Registration form will be accessible from Wednesday, 3rd May 2006 with regards, ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nagaraj N. Vaidya Project Assistant, National Center for Science Information, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore -560 012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Vacancy for the post of Technical Assistant
by T R B Sarma 04 May '06

04 May '06

Dear Friends, There is a vacancy for the post of Technical Assistant in Institute for Social and Economic Change ( ISEC) Library for a period of six months. The salalry would be Rs. 6000/- per month. Those who have some computer exposure with M.L.I.Sc degree, may come and meet to the undersigned immediately. TRB SARMA Librarian, ISEC Nagarabhavi, Bangalore. 560 072. E-mail : trbsarma(a)isec.ac.in Telephone: 080-23215468 Extn. 302 Dear Friends, There is a vacancy for the post of Technical Assistant in Institute for Social and Economic Change ( ISEC) Library for a period of six months. The salalry would be Rs. 6000/- per month. Those who have some computer exposure with M.L.I.Sc degree, may come and meet to the undersigned immediately. TRB SARMA Librarian, ISEC Nagarabhavi, Bangalore. 560 072. E-mail : mailto:trbsarma@isec.ac.in trbsarma(a)isec.ac.in Telephone: 080-23215468 Extn. 302

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NewPR Wiki
by raja ram 04 May '06

04 May '06

Dear all, Here is a wiki on PR NewPR Wiki http://www.thenewpr.com/wiki/pmwiki.php This wiki is: a repository of relevant information about how the PR practice is changing a collaboration tool for PR professionals and people interested in the practice of public relations an open space where anyone can ask questions, post ideas, or start a project. Regards raj --------------------------------- Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new. Click here Dear all, Here is a wiki on PR NewPR Wiki http://www.thenewpr.com/wiki/pmwiki.php http://www.thenewpr.com/wiki/pmwiki.php This wiki is: a repository of relevant information about how the PR practice is changing a collaboration tool for PR professionals and people interested in the practice of public relations an open space where anyone can ask questions, post ideas, or start a project. Regards raj Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/mailanswers/*http://in.answers.yahoo.com Click here

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Subscription details of Journal of Financial Management & Analysi s
by hemaa＠ingvysyabank.com 04 May '06

04 May '06

Dear all, The Journal of Financial Management & Analysis is a bi-annual brought out by the Om Sai Centre for Financial Management Research & Training. Could anybody provide me with the subscription details including postal address, email id (if possible) and contact nos? Thanks in advance. Thanks & Regards Hema Amble Librarian, ING Vysya Bank CDC Bangalore Message Dear all, The Journal of Financial Management & Analysis is a bi-annual brought out by the Om Sai Centre for Financial Management Research & Training. Could anybody provide me with the subscription details including postal address, email id (if possible) and contact nos? Thanks in advance. Thanks & Regards Hema Amble Librarian, ING Vysya Bank CDC Bangalore

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Discussion list for queries related to setting up of Institutional Repositories in India.
by Filbert S Minj 04 May '06

04 May '06

Dear Members, As part of ongoing project, Development of OAI-based Institutional Research Repository Services in India, sponsored by DSIR, Govt of India, at the National Centre for Science Information (NCSI), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, NCSI has been helping several Institutions/Organizations in the country to setup their Institutional Repositories (IRs). We have also planned for conducting at least two workshops during the project duration to impart practical training to the participants in setting up and maintaining their IRs. The exact dates for the workshops will be announced on this and other lists shortly. In order to provide sustained help to setup and maintain IRs, we have started an exclusive discussion list called, Institutional Repositories of India Forum (IRI-Forum). Members of this forum can post queries related to IR software choices, Hardware requirements, installation of IR software, configuration, customization,administration, backup or any other problems related to IR. Based on our experiences and the experiences of the participating members this forum can be of mutual help to all the participants. You are welcome to join this mailing list if your Institution/Organization has already has an IR or is planning to have one in the near future. You can subscribe to this mailing list by visiting the site http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/iri-forum. Once you subscribe, you can pose the queries by sending an email to iri-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in. Looking forward to your active participation to make this forum a useful one. -- Filbert and Francis Dear Members, As part of ongoing project, Development of OAI-based Institutional Research Repository Services in India, sponsored by DSIR, Govt of India, at the National Centre for Science Information (NCSI), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, NCSI has been helping several Institutions/Organizations in the country to setup their Institutional Repositories (IRs). We have also planned for conducting at least two workshops during the project duration to impart practical training to the participants in setting up and maintaining their IRs. The exact dates for the workshops will be announced on this and other lists shortly. In order to provide sustained help to setup and maintain IRs, we have started an exclusive discussion list called, Institutional Repositories of India Forum (IRI-Forum). Members of this forum can post queries related to IR software choices, Hardware requirements, installation of IR software, configuration, customization,administration, backup or any other problems related to IR. Based on our experiences and the experiences of the participating members this forum can be of mutual help to all the participants. You are welcome to join this mailing list if your Institution/Organization has already has an IR or is planning to have one in the near future. You can subscribe to this mailing list by visiting the site http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/iri-forum . Once you subscribe, you can pose the queries by sending an email to iri-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in . Looking forward to your active participation to make this forum a useful one. -- Filbert and Francis

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Regarding Weeding of books
by Mailing List Manager 04 May '06

04 May '06

Date: Thu, 4 May 2006 12:00:54 +0530 From: pramod babu <pramodhbabu(a)gmail.com> Dear all Could anyone inform regarding UGC norms for weeding old and out dated books from library or any other information related to weeding of books. Thanks & regards Pramod Library Assistant M.S.Ramaiah Medical College Bangalore e-mail:pramodhbabu@gmail.com

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Fw: digital repositories roadmap: looking forward
by Mailing List Manager 04 May '06

04 May '06

Date: Thu, 4 May 2006 07:42:24 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> ----- Original Message ----- From: Amber Thomas To: JISC-REPOSITORIES(a)JISCMAIL.AC.UK Colleagues, You may be interested in this new document discussing the future of UK academic repositories. Digital Repositories Roadmap: Looking Forward JISC has funded a Digital Repositories Roadmap document to present a vision for 2010. This has been undertaken by Rachel Heery from UKOLN and Andy Powell from the Eduserve Foundation. This is a discussion document that provides context for project and programme work. It is available from: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/uploaded_documents/rep-roadmap-v15.doc The vision is one where there is a rich scholarly communications and learning environment that is supported by an extensive network of repositories, where content is widely available and re-used. The repositories will allow sharing, collaboration, a record of activity and so on and will be enhanced by value added services that support manipulation, interlinking and personalisation among other things. The Digital Repositories Roadmap concludes that it is cultural and policy issues that lie at the heart of achieving success for a digital repository network for learning and research.

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BLISc & MLISc admission
by Mailing List Manager 04 May '06

04 May '06

Date: 3 May 2006 11:15:40 -0000 From: jyoti shreeram bhabal <jyotibhabal(a)rediffmail.com> � Dear All BLISc and MLISc admission forms are available at SHPT School of Library Science. Duration of course: 1 year Medium: English only Eligibility: Female graduate candidate from any discipline(candidate awaiting for their result may also apply.) Admission Procedure: as per merit, based on Entrance Test form fee: Rs. 50/- (form & prospectus) Address: SHPT School of Library Science SNDT Women's University New Marine Lines Mumbai 400020 Tel: 22072792 email: shptsndt(a)gmail.com Mrs.Jyoti Bhabal Lecturer SHPT School of Library Science SNDT Women's University 1 Nathibai Thackersey Road New Marine Lines Mumbai 400 020. Tel: 22072792 22081879 ext.274 or 263

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Alumni Association of Dept. of LIS, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar
by Mailing List Manager 04 May '06

04 May '06

Date: Wed, 3 May 2006 02:36:40 -0700 From: Samarendra Dash <samardash(a)gmail.com> Dear All, An Alumni Association of the P.G.Dept. of Lib.& Inf. Sc, Utkal University was formed on 28.04.2006 to create a platform for interaction among the students, faculty & professionals who are associated with the Dept. of LIS, Utkal University. The office bearers for the first term i.e. 2006-07 were unanimously elected as follows 1. Dr. P.Padhi President 2. Dr. B.D.Panda Vice President 3. Sri Byomajit Mohanty Secretary 4. Sri M.Biswal, Treasurer All Alumnae of the Dept. of Lib.& Inf.Sc are requested to contact Head of Department LIS, UU or Sri Samarendra Dash for further details. Regards Samarendra Dash 09437558100

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Reaction to "Everybody has a librarian inside." blogged.
by Sukhdev Singh 04 May '06

04 May '06

Atleast someone liked my thought - "Everybody has a librarian inside." Check out - http://libtechbytes.blogspot.com/2006/05/i-like-this-thought.html Sukhdev Singh, NIC. http://openmed.nic.in

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Why OA makes sense
by Mailing List Manager 03 May '06

03 May '06

Date: Wed, 3 May 2006 03:23:15 +0530 (IST) From: arun(a)mssrf.res.in >From Peter Suber's blog EURASIP President on OA Sergios Theodoridis, Presidents Message, EURASIP, March 2006. Theodoridis is the President of European Association for Signal, Speech, and Image Processing (EURASIP), which publishes four OA journals through Hindawi Publishing. Excerpt: Since EURASIPs major decision to adopt the Open Access (OA) model for all its new journals, I have developed an interest in trying to keep up with related publications and adopted policies and actions by various scientific organizations and bodies concerning the OA philosophy....In a world of an unprecedented complexity, information and knowledge access models that transcend professional classifications, national boundaries, and social barriers are timely and necessary. The OA philosophy affects not only the publication of scientific research, but also the way large databases, such as the genomes of animals and plants, can be accessed. Recently, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) released version 5.0 of the NSFs Cyberinfrastructure Vision for the 21st century. The report states that 30 nations, including the United States, declared their commitment to work together towards the establishment of common access regimes for research data generated through public funding. Currently Germanys Max-Planck Society, the UK Wellcome Trust, the French CNRS, and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute all encourage their funded researchers to make their peer-reviewed articles publicly available. It is worth pointing out that the UK House of Commons Science and Technology Committee considered the OA issue and the report was in favor of open access.... Concerning publications, there are two major motivations in favor of open access. The first refers to ethics. Research funded by the public should be available to the public. The second motivation refers to the research impact. Internet technology and powerful search engines make it possible to mine any publications of interest that reside in an open access repository. This will no doubt increase the impact and the citation of published articles. Furthermore, the OA model complies with the above-mentioned synergy and cooperation rationale, since it is a way of minimizing the gap between scientists living and working in the developed countries and those who are working in less developed countries and have very limited accessibility to published results....

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Indianjournals.com - Statistics
by Mailing List Manager 03 May '06

03 May '06

Date: Tue, 2 May 2006 13:23:11 +0530 From: Chandrima Roy <croy(a)docdelserv.com> Dear All We are proud to share the overall Statistics of Indianjournals.com as on date since its launch on 30th May 2005 as follows: No. of Publications: 34 Societies Associated: 28 Issues Archival: 127 Subject Areas Covered so far: 8 Visitors So far as on 1st May, 2006: 64,101 Latest Journal (Issue) uploaded: International Journal of Computational Intelligence Research, Year 2006, Volume-2, Issue-1 (January) TOC Link: http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=3Dijor:ijcir <http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=3Dijor:ijcir&volume=3D2&issu e=3D1&type=3Dtoc> &volume=3D2&issue=3D1&type=3Dtoc To access the full text of free Journals, Online Subscriptions or Package deals, kindly log on to http://www.indianjournals.com <http://www.indianjournals.com/> or send your queries to info(a)indianjournals.com. 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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Document Delivery Service
by Mailing List Manager 03 May '06

03 May '06

Date: Tue, 2 May 2006 13:22:10 +0530 From: Chandrima Roy <croy(a)docdelserv.com> Dear All, For all your requirements for full text articles, Conference Proceedings, Reports, Patents & others, please contact us to obtain Copyright compliant articles at very reasonable rates. Articles in Pdf or Tiff format are made available via email within 4-5 days upon receipt of the order (s). For more information please log on to http://www.docdelserv.com <http://www.docdelserv.com/> or contact us at info(a)docdelserv.com . 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=0D

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Intel to provide low-cost Internet access
by Mailing List Manager 03 May '06

03 May '06

Date: Tue, 2 May 2006 17:27:52 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> The New York Times Intel to Offer Its Own Plan for Global Internet Access By JOHN MARKOFF Published: May 2, 2006 SAN FRANCISCO, May 1 - Aiming to help close the so-called digital divide, the Intel Corporation plans to announce a design for a sub-$400 educational laptop and a five-year, $1 billion program to train teachers and to extend wireless digital Internet access worldwide. Visit http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/02/technology/02chip.html for full story

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