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Lecture on FUTURE OF LIBRARIES by Ms.Wendy Zaman on 8-6-06 at British Library, Hyderabad,
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Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 13:29:56 +0100 (BST) From: Prof. N. Laxman Rao. <naglaxman(a)yahoo.com> Academy of Library Science and Documentation, Hyderabad & Center for Telecom Management and Studies, Hyderabad Invite you to a talk on THE FUTURE OF LIBRARIES By Ms. Wendy Zaman* Information Resource Officer, American Embassy, New Delhi Venue: British Council Library, Hyderabad Date: Thursday, the 8th June at 18.45 hrs Dr T H Chowdary Prof V Chandrasekhar Rao Director , CTMS President ALSD Ph: (40) 5567-1191 Ph: 93 466 2 1493 ==================================================== *Wendy Zaman joined the Foreign Service as an Information Resource Officer in February 2003. She arrived in India in December 2004. She works as the consultant for the seven American Information Resource Centers (AIRCs), also known as American Libraries in New Delhi, Chennai, Calcutta and Mumbai in India as well as Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. Prior to joining the Foreign Service, Wendy worked as a university librarian in Florida for three years. Before that, she lived throughout Asia and Africa for over twenty years and worked in a variety of libraries, ranging from universities to international schools to NGOs and consulting firms. Wendy has a Bachelor of Arts degree in literature from American University in Washington, DC and a Master�s degree in Library and Information Sciences from Long Island University in New York.

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Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 10:42:29 +0100 (BST) From: pravesh chaudhary <pravesh_chaudhary(a)yahoo.co.in> Respected member I am appearing for NET. pls. advice me about the materials for library and information science discipline. with regards Pravesh

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Re: [LIS-Forum] EAS System - Library Security
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01 Jun '06

Date: 30 May 2006 12:35:52 -0000 From: vishal verma <vishal_56verma(a)rediffmail.com> Dear all, Now with improved and comparatively low priced than earlier, RFID solutions address the security issues in libraries. And not only the security issue= s but also many other routine and repetitive tasks like stock verification, sorting of books, check-out/in, etc=85 can be automated without much human intervention, which leads to better & improved services, efficient use of = library staff and avoiding inadvertent manual mistakes. Another advantage of RFID over magnetic tattle is one need not to swipe lib= rary resources for charging and discharging magnetic tattle every time reso= urces go out and come into the library after checkout and checkin. In case of RFID the security bit in the tag automatically gets disarmed on checkout and armed on checkin without one needs to swipe it manually. Moreover the skilled staffs who undergo rigorous two year training would be freed by the automated process and can be put to more meaningful tasks viz=. reference services than repetitive works. In fact two of the implementation of RFID in Indian Libraries have been don= e by Edutech India Pvt. Ltd. at IIT Madras and IIM Indore. Regards Vishal Verma Information Specialist Edutech India Pvt Ltd #8 Khader Nawaz Khan Road Chennai 600006, India Tel: +91 44 28330999 Fax: +91 44 28331777 GSM: +91 98409 97846 www.edutechindia.com "Enhancing knowledge and skills for success, lifelong."

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Date: 29 May 2006 12:46:30 -0000 From: abhishek kumar yadav <cervicalgun(a)rediffmail.com> � Dear All, Any one of will let me know, is there any agency which can do digitisation of our library's accession register at the reasonable rates. Kindly give full details. Thanks Abhishek RFC Hyderabad

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INFLIBNET Staff gives Dr T A V Murthy, Director a Farewell tribute
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31 May '06

Hello, INFLIBNET Staff gives Dr T A V Murthy, Director a Farewell tribute Dr T A V Murthy, Director of INFLIBNET Centre has relinquished from his duty on 31-05-2006 after successfully completing his five year tenure. INFLIBNET Staff today gave him a farewell to him. Warm wishes, emotional memories and frozen treats were the order of the day. The INFLIBNET and academic community wishes Dr Murthy and his family a prosperous, peaceful and cheerful life and also wishes him a very best in his new assignment(CIEFL, Hyderabad). Sh. Manoj Kumar K, Scientist-D (Comp.Sc.) will be the Acting Director till the new Director will be appointed by the University Grants Commission (UGC). 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: 94270 00758 Email: prakash(a)inflibnet.ac.in; URL: http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/

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by Indira K. 31 May '06

31 May '06

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File sharing through Peerfactor
by Shahab 31 May '06

31 May '06

Dear Mr Farooque Shaheen: Thanks for your posting on the sharing of files through a website called <http:\\www.Peerfact.fr/send>. But I wanted to know whether this sharing would be safe and that there is any chance of data tampering. I browsed the website but its in some other language. Its useful one if and only data is secured and meant for the person it is intended to. Thanks and regards, S M Shahabuddin Librarian National AIDS Research Institute Pune Dear Mr Farooque Shaheen: Thanks for your posting on the sharing of files through a website called <http:\\www.Peerfact.fr/send>. But I wanted to know whether this sharing would be safe and that there is any chance of data tampering. I browsed the website but its in some other language. Its useful one if and only data is secured and meant for the person it is intended to. Thanks and regards, S M Shahabuddin Librarian National AIDS Research Institute Pune 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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( CD-ROM Storage cum Retrieval System)- Imation DiscStakka CD/DVD Library
by Mr. Siva Chidambaram 31 May '06

31 May '06

Dear Fellow Professional NIPFP library we use to receive 50 CD-ROM on and average per month. storing and retrieving these CD-ROM is difficult and more difficult is in dust proof. For reveling this problem we find ' Imation DiscStakka CD/DVD Library" is useful Space saving Single unit can store 100 CD-ROM Dust proof obtitracker software given along with unit Database of these CD Rom can create the following searchable field Name -Title of the CD ROM Type - (various types of CD, Data CD and audio CD etc.,) Content (IT takes automatically all the files in the CD_ROM) Comments (About the CD Abstract of 5 lines) IMage (Image of the CD cover can be store) It can be connect with USB port at any PC. First experiment we purchase one unit, It was working well in last one year; we recently brought five more unit for storing 500 CD-ROMs. further reference: 1. PCquest, August 2005, p129. Along with August 2005 Issue there is a CD (Exclusive 30 Minute Tech Vedio has the live demonstration of discStakka) 2. Disk Stakka, Cites &Insights, June 2006, P15 http://sschidambaram.blogspot.com/2006/05/imation-discstakka-cddvd-library.… Dear Fellow Professional NIPFP library we use to receive 50 CD-ROM on and average per month. storing and retrieving these CD-ROM is difficult and more difficult is in dust proof. For reveling this problem we find ' Imation DiscStakka CD/DVD Library" is useful Space saving Single unit can store 100 CD-ROM Dust proof obtitracker software given along with unit Database of these CD Rom can create the following searchable field Name -Title of the CD ROM Type - (various types of CD, Data CD and audio CD etc.,) Content (IT takes automatically all the files in the CD_ROM) Comments (About the CD Abstract of 5 lines) IMage (Image of the CD cover can be store) It can be connect with USB port at any PC. First experiment we purchase one unit, It was working well in last one year; we recently brought five more unit for storing 500 CD-ROMs. further reference: 1. PCquest, August 2005, p129. Along with August 2005 Issue there is a CD (Exclusive 30 Minute Tech Vedio has the live demonstration of discStakka) 2. Disk Stakka, Cites &Insights, June 2006, P15 http://sschidambaram.blogspot.com/2006/05/imation-discstakka-cddvd-library.… http://sschidambaram.blogspot.com/2006/05/imation-discstakka-cddvd-library.…

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NET Exemption
by Raj K Bhardwaj 31 May '06

31 May '06

Dear Members , From last twenty days we have received so many massages on UGC NET exemption for M.Phil,Phd students why you Library Professionals are taking it unstandardization of Education . You know level of research work in our country from last ten years are going down at very rapid pace because students intend to go to prepare for exam and they bye pass the reseach ,intellctual process of education . Exemption for M.Phil and Phd student is the only way to incease the research level. Think about research in scinece and other stream where a single idea if you generate and patent it can earn good reputation and money for country. So don't think exemption of NET for M.Phil and Phd student is decreasing our education standard. In my opinion We should impliment the NET Exam to get Admission in M.Phil and only after M.Phil students can enrollin Phd this should be the model . secondly if any one who cleared UGC _NEt in library science with old traditional syallabus how can teach new concept and technology application in Libraries to students . if UGC Net exam cleared person don't have good Communication skills how he/she can teach student ? I have seen so many students who cleared NET exam and could ' manage to get any Job in Private College . Raj Kumar Bhardwaj Asstt Librarian Punjab and Haryana High Court Chandigarh --------------------------------- Ring'em or ping'em. Make PC-to-phone calls as low as 1¢/min with Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Dear Members , >From last twenty days we have received so many massages on UGC NET exemption for M.Phil,Phd students why you Library Professionals are taking it unstandardization of Education . You know level of research work in our country from last ten years are going down at very rapid pace because students intend to go to prepare for exam and they bye pass the reseach ,intellctual process of education . Exemption for M.Phil and Phd student is the only way to incease the research level. Think about research in scinece and other stream where a single idea if you generate and patent it can earn good reputation and money for country. So don't think exemption of NET for M.Phil and Phd student is decreasing our education standard. In my opinion We should impliment the NET Exam to get Admission in M.Phil and only after M.Phil students can enrollin Phd this should be the model . secondly if any one who cleared UGC _NEt in library science with old traditional syallabus how can teach new concept and technology application in Libraries to students . if UGC Net exam cleared person don't have good Communication skills how he/she can teach student ? I have seen so many students who cleared NET exam and could ' manage to get any Job in Private College . Raj Kumar Bhardwaj Asstt Librarian Punjab and Haryana High Court Chandigarh Ring'em or ping'em. Make http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman11/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/e… PC-to-phone calls as low as 1¢/min with Yahoo! Messenger with Voice.

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National Workshop on "Open Archives Initiative (OAI) and Institutional Repositories with DSPACE
by T R B Sarma 31 May '06

31 May '06

National Workshop on "Open Archives Initiative (OAI) and Institutional Repositories with DSPACE" to be held at ISEC, Bangalore between 26-27, June 2006 The Institute for social and Economic Change (ISEC) is a multi-disciplinary research and training institute in Social Sciences. It is one of the major ICSSR research organizations established by Professor V K R V Rao, in the year 1972 in Bangalore. ISEC Library and ICSSR will be jointly conducting a National Workshop on " Open Archives Initiative and Institutional Repositories with DSPACE" between 26-27, June 2006 at the campus of ISEC, Nagarabhavi PO, Dr. V.K.R.V Rao Avenue, Bangalore-560 072. The Institute is well equipped with fully air-conditioned seminar halls, a computer lab, a meeting room with Multi-media and OHP facilities. The Workshop will arrange invited lectures cum demonstrations and practical experience on computers (afternoon sessions) by eminent scholars and experts in their respective individual subject fields. The topics to be covered in the above workshop are: 1. Introduction on "Digitization of Library and Information Centres". 2. Open Source Digital Software for libraries 3. DSPACE Software 4. Open Archives Initiative (OAI) and Institutional Repositories 5. Creation of OAI and Institutional Repositories with DSPACE Regisration fee: There is no registration fee. Accommodation: The organizers will provide accommodation by charging a nominal fee of Rs. 125/- per day per participant at institute's guesthouse. Eligibility for participation: The workshop invites two participants from each organization - One from the Library and another, a computer professional, from their systems department. Total number of participants has been restricted to twenty from ten organisations only. Preference will be given to the participants from ICSSR funded research institutions and other social science research institutions. Registration is accepted on first cum and first served basis. The resource persons will come from DRTC, Bangalore and IGIDR, Mumbai. Interested participants (combination of library and computer professional from the same institution) may please fill the enclosed registration form and transmit the same to the undersigned through e-mail or post at the earliest. TRB SARMA Librarian, Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) Nagarabhavi, Bangalore. 560 072 (Karnataka) Telephone No.s 080-23215468/23215592 Extension 302 Fax: 080-23217008; E-mail trbsarma(a)isec.ac.in Web: WWW.isec.ac.in National Workshop on "Open Archives Initiative (OAI) and Institutional Repositories with DSPACE" 26-27, June 2006 at ISEC, Bangalore Registration Form Name Mr/Ms/Dr Library Professional : Computer Professional : : Designation and qualifications Library Professional: Computer Professional : Name and address of the institution: Phones (Office and Res.) : Fax Nos. : E-mail : Does your library have a website YES or No If yes, Please furnish its URL What is the bandwidth your internet connection ? After the workshop Would you like to develop an Institutional repository for Your publications yes / No Accommodation needed : Yes or No Signature Library professional Computer Professional Date TRB SARMA Librarian, ISEC Nagarabhavi, Bangalore. 560 072. E-mail : trbsarma(a)isec.ac.in Telephone: 080-23215468 Extn. 302 National Workshop on "Open Archives Initiative (OAI) and Institutional Repositories with DSPACE" to be held at ISEC, Bangalore between 26-27, June 2006 The Institute for social and Economic Change (ISEC) is a multi-disciplinary research and training institute in Social Sciences. It is one of the major ICSSR research organizations established by Professor V K R V Rao, in the year 1972 in Bangalore . ISEC Library and ICSSR will be jointly conducting a National Workshop on " Open Archives Initiative and Institutional Repositories with DSPACE" between 26-27, June 2006 at the campus of ISEC, Nagarabhavi PO, Dr. V.K.R.V Rao Avenue, Bangalore-560 072 . The Institute is well equipped with fully air-conditioned seminar halls, a computer lab, a meeting room with Multi-media and OHP facilities. The Workshop will arrange invited lectures cum demonstrations and practical experience on computers (afternoon sessions) by eminent scholars and experts in their respective individual subject fields. The topics to be covered in the above workshop are: 1. Introduction on "Digitization of Library and Information Centres". 2. Open Source Digital Software for libraries 3. DSPACE Software 4. Open Archives Initiative (OAI) and Institutional Repositories 5. Creation of OAI and Institutional Repositories with DSPACE Regisration fee : There is no registration fee. Accommodation: The organizers will provide accommodation by charging a nominal fee of Rs. 125/- per day per participant at institute's guesthouse. Eligibility for participation : The workshop invites two participants from each organization - One from the Library and another, a computer professional, from their systems department. Total number of participants has been restricted to twenty from ten organisations only. Preference will be given to the participants from ICSSR funded research institutions and other social science research institutions. Registration is accepted on first cum and first served basis. The resource persons will come from DRTC, Bangalore and IGIDR, Mumbai. Interested participants ( combination of library and computer professional from the same institution ) may please fill the enclosed registration form and transmit the same to the undersigned through e-mail or post at the earliest. TRB SARMA Librarian, Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) Nagarabhavi, Bangalore. 560 072 (Karnataka) Telephone No.s 080-23215468/23215592 Extension 302 Fax: 080-23217008; E-mail trbsarma(a)isec.ac.in Web: WWW.isec.ac.in National Workshop on "Open Archives Initiative (OAI) and Institutional Repositories with DSPACE" 26-27, June 2006 at ISEC, Bangalore Registration Form Name Mr/Ms/Dr Library Professional : Computer Professional : : Designation and qualifications Library Professional: Computer Professional : Name and address of the institution: Phones (Office and Res.) : Fax Nos. : E-mail : Does your library have a website YES or No If yes, Please furnish its URL What is the bandwidth your internet connection ? After the workshop Would you like to develop an Institutional repository for Your publications yes / No Accommodation needed : Yes or No Signature Library professional Computer Professional Date 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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Indianjournals.com - Statistics
by Chandrima Roy 30 May '06

30 May '06

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RFID: Beyond the Drive for Five
by Saiful Amin 30 May '06

30 May '06

Greetings, Five cents for a RFID tag is said to be the tipping point for its adoption. "We've been talking about the mythical five-cent price point for years," notes Mike Liard, RFID practice director for Venture Development Corp. "Is it possible? Yes. But it may not necessarily be the type of tag you're looking for." Indeed, makers of RFID chips know this, which is why most haven't rushed to put nickel tags on the market. Instead, they've been content to cut prices at a steady rate of about 5 to 10 percent per year since 2000, while simultaneously improving the technology. As a result, users of the tags are already employing them in applications undreamed of a decade ago, despite their inability to reach the elusive nickel price point. The bottom line is that while RFID vendors have been lowering their prices and improving their technology, they've been carving out new niches for themselves. Increasingly, RFID tags are being used on pallets, cartons, garments, luggage, DVD cases, pill bottles and library books. And in the future, experts foresee more use in low-cost everyday items, from lipstick cases to cereal boxes. While they won't replace the bar code any time soon, they nevertheless offer non-line-of-sight capability, which means they can gather information of their whereabouts without being individually handled. As a result, they're capable of deterring theft and counterfeiting. Why does adoption of RFID always seem to lag behind forecasts? Experts say there are good reasons, including: - Benefits aren't always easily understood by potential users. - Process changes take time, especially when people must be re-trained and machines must be re-programmed. - Developing the infrastructure for RFID calls for major capital investment. Read the full article at: http://www.designnews.com/article/CA6324161.html Regards, Saiful -- Saiful Amin Information Specialist Edutech India 2/2, Union Street Off Infantry Road Bangalore 560001, India Tel: +91 80 4112 3437 M: +91 93438 26438 Fax: +91 80 4151 7801 www.edutechindia.com "Enhancing knowledge and skills for success, lifelong."

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Re: Quality is essential in LIS also
by Aloor Thomas Francis 30 May '06

30 May '06

Dear Professionals, The decision of UGC to give exemption to the M.Phil and Ph.D. Holders is not fair. It may be better if the UGC has rectified the defect if any in the NET exam. Maximum, the UGC can give exception for candidates with MPhil/PhD and some years of teaching/professional experience. Qualifing the NET by their students is a proud to the colleges/universities. If so, we can think who is favouring the present decision of the UGC. People who can not clear NET will be against the NET Exam. The arguments favouring the UGC decision are that, people are not getting cleared the NET easily. If we favour such arguments, why we want Post Graduate Degrees itself to become teachers. This will be like persons with telant in teaching, but with out subject knowledge. Why we want competitive exams for IAS, job, etc. The selection may be on the basis of marks in qualifying exams. like degree, PG, +2, etc. Another argument was why librarians qualify NET. Since the librarians are not engaged in imparting knowledge and research, of course we should not clear the NET. Moreover, we should not go for MPil/PhD. But, We NEED UGC SCALE. This is our only right as Librarians. Moreover, we should represent to change our designations from librarians/scientists/engineers/ etc. to librarians and if possible, as store keepers. Francis __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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File Sharing Service from PeerFactor
by Farooque Shaheen 30 May '06

30 May '06

PeerFactor has announced a new service that allows users to share files of any size. The service allows users to upload files to PeerFactor?s servers and receive a link which they can send by email instead of sending email with a huge attachment. A demo PeerFactor site is available at http://www.peerfactor.fr/send/ Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Tel. 080-26678388 # 4105 PeerFactor has announced a new service that allows users to share files of any size. The service allows users to upload files to PeerFactor’s servers and receive a link which they can send by email instead of sending email with a huge attachment. A demo PeerFactor site is available at http://www.peerfactor.fr/send/ Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Tel. 080-26678388 # 4105

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EAS System - Library Security
by Rafiq 30 May '06

30 May '06

Dear colleagues in profession, I beg to differ with Gayathri Sen of the PESIT-Engineering College (leaving aside her claim to be the 2nd library in the country to have implemented EAS system!). While observations made by Gayathri Sen must be certainly based on her experiences, it cannot be generalized that the RFID and EAS systems are only for 'show off'. Percolation of RFID in libraries is a good technological advancement in our profession. I have seen this system working very fine, without any hassles, in a number of libraries in India and abroad, and we should really boast of its implementation in Indian libraries. It is unfortunate that Gayathri Sen landed in wrong vendors' land with some infamous product, hence her problems and sufferings. Else her experience could have certainly been of jubilation, pride and exuberance. Rafiq Ansari Senior Manager - Library TV Division, The Times of India Group Kamala Mills Compound Lower Parel (West) Mumbai - 400 013 Email: rafiq.ansari(a)timesgroup.com -----Original Message----- From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in] On Behalf Of lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 12:04 PM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 38, Issue 43 Send LIS-Forum mailing list submissions to lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in You can reach the person managing the list at lis-forum-owner(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of LIS-Forum digest..." Today's Topics: 1. EAS systems - Library Security (gayathri sen) 2. Dr. TBR Memorial Lecture (anitha mk) 3. Indian Edition of DDC (veena bhat) 4. Regarding Technical Course (bharathi niranjana) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 29 May 2006 01:54:40 -0700 (PDT) From: gayathri sen <gayatsen(a)yahoo.com> Subject: [LIS-Forum] EAS systems - Library Security To: LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Message-ID: <20060529085440.64893.qmail(a)web52904.mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Dear Friends, Ours was the first library in Karnataka and Second in our country after IUCCA, Pune to install EAS Security System in Libraries. US consulate had this for other purpose and not for its library. My experience: 1. Not very reliable 2. Return on Investment not good 3. Service is poor. We bought it from Monitor Electronics, Pune but the product was imported. They did not have office in Bangalore and every time we had to bear their conveyence charge plus repair charge whcih worked out to be too expensive in the long run. 4.Service was not immediate because they had to come from Pune. 5. Product acts only as deterrant for stealing, but total loss cannot be prevented. 6. Too many false alarms. 7. Adds only value but not a must buy. 8. You can buy it if you have too much finance to spend, or to show off to others and say you have a very modern library. 9. Newer versions may be slightly bettter. 10. Right now we have stopped depending on this. Regards, Gayathri Sen PESIT-Engineering College --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Get on board. You're invited to try the new Yahoo! Mail Beta.

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Revision of AACR- outcomes of the JSC meeting
by Indira K. 30 May '06

30 May '06

Dear Professionals, the outcomes of the JSC meeting held in Ottawa from April 24-28, 2006 and the structure of RDA (Resource Description and Access) can be captured from: http://www.collectionscanada.ca/jsc/0604out.html Indira Koneru Dear Professionals, the outcomes of the JSC meeting held in Ottawa from April 24-28, 2006 and the structure of RDA (Resource Description and Access) can be captured from: http://www.collectionscanada.ca/jsc/0604out.html http://www.collectionscanada.ca/jsc/0604out.html Indira Koneru

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The Hindu Speaks on Libraries
by K.R.Mulla 30 May '06

30 May '06

Dear professionals, Sorry for cross posting this mail The Hindu Speaks on Libraries This book in 304 pages is a compilation of news, views, editorials etc. on libraries covering the period 1918 to 1992. This gives a general view of the developments in this field over the past seven decades and a half and serves a useful reference book for librarians and information scientists. http://www.indiapress.org/gen/news.php/The_Hindu/400x60/0 To buy online Copies can be had on payment of USD 8 (EIGHT only - To all foreign countries - including Airmail Regd. book post charges) or INR 120/- (Indian Rupees One Hundred and Twenty Only - Within India by Regd. book post) by demand draft payable at Chennai, India favouring KASTURI & SONS LTD. (No seamail mode entertained for any countries. We do not have arrangements to send copies by V.P.P) Address for communication: Customer Relations Division Circulation Department The Hindu 859 & 860 Anna Salai Chennai - 600002 Tamil Nadu India Ph: 91-44-28589060 Fax: 91-44-28545703 email: subscribe http://www.indiapress.org/gen/news.php/The_Hindu/400x60/0 Insert a catchy tag line here Mr. K. R.Mulla Head - LIC HKBK College of Engineering Sy. No. 22/1, Nagawara, Bangalore 560 045 Karnataka, India http://krmulla.googlepages.com tel: fax: mobile: +918025441722 +918025443813 +19-94480-31969 Add me to your address book... Want a signature like this? Dear professionals, Sorry for cross posting this mail The Hindu Speaks on Libraries This book in 304 pages is a compilation of news, views, editorials etc. on libraries covering the period 1918 to 1992. This gives a general view of the developments in this field over the past seven decades and a half and serves a useful reference book for librarians and information scientists. http://www.indiapress.org/gen/news.php/The_Hindu/400x60/0 http://www.indiapress.org/gen/news.php/The_Hindu/400x60/0 javascript:void window.open('http://www.hindu.com/books/index.htm'); To buy online Copies can be had on payment of USD 8 (EIGHT only - To all foreign countries - including Airmail Regd. book post charges) or INR 120/- (Indian Rupees One Hundred and Twenty Only - Within India by Regd. book post) by demand draft payable at Chennai, India favouring KASTURI & SONS LTD. (No seamail mode entertained for any countries. We do not have arrangements to send copies by V.P.P) Address for communication: Customer Relations Division Circulation Department The Hindu 859 & 860 Anna Salai Chennai - 600002 Tamil Nadu India Ph: 91-44-28589060 Fax: 91-44-28545703 email: mailto:subs@thehindu.co.in?subject=The Hindu Speaks on Libraries subscribe http://www.indiapress.org/gen/news.php/The_Hindu/400x60/0 http://www.indiapress.org/gen/news.php/The_Hindu/400x60/0  cid:000501c683b0$81ffde30$3402a8c0@libserver1 Insert a catchy tag line here Mr. K. R.Mulla Head - LIC HKBK College of Engineering Sy. No. 22/1, Nagawara, Bangalore 560 045 Karnataka, India http://krmulla.googlepages.com http://krmulla.googlepages.com tel: fax: mobile: +918025441722 +918025443813 +19-94480-31969 https://www.plaxo.com/add_me?u=47244715461&v0=150405&k0=868755986 Add me to your address book... http://www.plaxo.com/signature Want a signature like this?

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IIMK-INDEST/AICTE Workshop on 'IRs' during 17-19 July 2006
by mgsree＠iimk.ac.in 29 May '06

29 May '06

Dear Colleagues: The Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (http://www.iimk.ac.in) & the INDEST/AICTE Consortium (http://indest.iitd.ac.in/) are pleased to annouce the joint Workshop on 'Institutional Repositories', scheduled during 17-19 July 2006, at the Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK). The objective of this 3-day Workshop is to provide intensive training on building Institutional Repositories (IRs) using the Open Source Software DSpace. The target audience include the librarians, information science and software professionals, and IT faculty belonging to the INDEST/AICTE Consortium Institutions, the academia, Government, Corporate and the NGOs in India. The details of the workshop are furnished below. The workshop brochure as well as the Registration Form are available at http://www.iimk.ac.in/fdpcalendar2006.htm A hardcopy of the brochure shall be forwarded upon request. Thanking you and with regards, Sreekumar ========================================================================== Workshop Content ---------------- The Workshop shall facilitate the participants create IRs using 'DSpace' in the Windows platform, which include software installation, configuration, customization and other related workflow operations, content development and management, Internet publishing, designing and creating standard metadata sets to describe digital objects and encoding it in standard markup formats. The three-day workshop shall cover Open Access concepts, Scholarly Institutional Repositories, DSpace, and Metadata Standards. The prime focus areas are: ------------------------- Institutional Repositories: Open Access Archives, OAI, OAI-PMH - working principle, and cases. DSpace: Overview, Installations (Java 2 SDK, Apache, Jakarta Tomcat, mod_jk, Apache Ant, PostgreSQL, DSpace), Configuration, Administration, and Customization. Metadata Standards: Concepts, Dublin Core, METS and MODS. Hands-on Sessions Workshop Faculty ---------------- 1. Dr. M.G. Sreekumar, Librarian & Head, CDDL, IIM Kozhikode 2. Dr. Jagdish Arora, National Coordinator, INDEST Consortium & Librarian, IIT Delhi 3. Dr. R. Radhakrishna Pillai Associate Professor of IT, IIM Kozhikode 4. Dr. Saji Gopinath, Associate Professor, IIM Kozhikode 5. Dr. A.R.D. Prasad, Associate Professor, DRTC (ISI), Bangalore 6. Dr. Usha Mujoo Munshi, Head, Informatics Centre, INSA, New Delhi 7. Sh. Ashok Pathak, Systems Manager, IIM Kozhikode Workshop Participants --------------------- Twenty participants, on First Come First Served basis, will be taken from INDEST/AICTE Consortium participating Institutions. Twenty participants, on First Come First Served basis, will be taken from Other Academic/Industry/ Research Institutions Workshop Fee ------------ INDEST/AICTE Consortium Institutions - Rs. 1000.00 (Rupees One Thouand Only) Others Rs.4000/- (Rupees Four Thousand Only) Workshop Registration --------------------- The interested individuals may please register for the Workshop on or before July 01 2006. DD or Cheque to be drawn in favour of Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode, Payable at Calicut. Workshop Coordinator -------------------- Dr. M.G. Sreekumar, Librarian and Head, Center for Development of Digital Libraries (CDDL), Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode, IIMK Campus (Post), Calicut-673570, E-mail : mgsree(a)iimk.ac.in, Phone :0495-22809140. For Further details ------------------- Please refer the brochure and registration form that can be downloaded from the IIMK Website at http://www.iimk.ac.in/fdpcalendar2006.htm or contact FDP office 0495-2809208. -- Dr. M. G. Sreekumar Librarian & Head, Center for Development of Digital Libraries (CDDL) Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode IIMK Campus P.O. Kozhikode, Kerala, India-673 570 ------------------------------------------------ Phone : +91 495 2809140 Mobile : 09447654066 Fax : +91 495 2803010/11 Email : mgsree(a)iimk.ac.in Web : http://www.iimk.ac.in; : http://iimk.ac.in/mgsree.htm ===========================================================================

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Regarding Technical Course
by bharathi niranjana 29 May '06

29 May '06

Hello Good Evening Sir, I am Bharathi, Librarian. I need your guidence to do my technical education related to our Profession. I have done my master degree in library and information science(MLISc) and also i have knowledge of basic coputer science. Now I am thinking to do C, C++, Oracle(PL/ SQL) and .Net course in bangalore. What about your Suggessions on this please. I am thinking to do my job in corporate side on my profession degree and these computer course. Please guidehow it helpfull if i do these course and which centre is better in bangalore. I will be highly oblize you if suggest me Thanking you Bharathi H N E-mail: brbharathi(a)yahoo.co.in --------------------------------- How should a woman equip herself to travel safe even when she's unescorted? Share your knowledge with real people on Yahoo! India Answers Send free SMS to your Friends on Mobile from your Yahoo! Messenger Download now Hello Good Evening Sir, I am Bharathi, Librarian. I need your guidence to do my technical education related to our Profession. I have done my master degree in library and information science(MLISc) and also i have knowledge of basic coputer science. Now I am thinking to do C, C++, Oracle(PL/ SQL) and .Net course in bangalore. What about your Suggessions on this please. I am thinking to do my job in corporate side on my profession degree and these computer course. Please guidehow it helpfull if i do these course and which centre is better in bangalore. I will be highly oblize you if suggest me Thanking you Bharathi H N E-mail: mailto:brbharathi@yahoo.co.in brbharathi(a)yahoo.co.in How should a woman equip herself to travel safe even when she's unescorted? Share your knowledge with real people on http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/mailanswerswomen/*http://in.answers.yahoo.co… Yahoo! India Answers Send free SMS to your Friends on Mobile from your Yahoo! Messenger http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/freesms/*http://messenger.yahoo.com/download… Download now

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Dr. TBR Memorial Lecture
by anitha mk 29 May '06

29 May '06

Dear All, NCSI-NET is organizing Dr. TBR Memorial Lecture on Saturday, 3rd June, 2006 to commemorate the first death anniversary of our beloved Sir, Dr. T.B Rajashekar. The details of the Memorial Lecture are given below: Title: E-support Systems for Learning, Teaching and Research Speaker: Prof: N.J Rao, CEDT Dept., Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore Time: 6 PM Date: 3rd June, 2006 Venue: Choksi Hall, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore After this, a collection of the works of Dr. TBR will be released in a CD. Prof. Joshi, Chairman of NCSI, will preside over the proceedings. The event will end with a high tea. We request you all to attend this Lecture and make it a successful event. Kindly confirm your attendance by sending a mail to - anitha_m(a)aurigene.com or ravi.nandhan(a)capco.com Thanks and Regards, Anitha M.K and Ravi Nandhan V NCSI-NET Coordinators  Dear All, � NCSI-NET is organizing Dr. TBR Memorial Lecture on Saturday, 3rd June, 2006 to commemorate the first death anniversary of�our � beloved Sir, Dr. T.B Rajashekar. The details of the Memorial Lecture are given below: � Title: E-support Systems for Learning, Teaching and Research � Speaker: Prof: N.J Rao, CEDT Dept., Indian Institute of Science , Bangalore � Time: 6 PM � Date: 3rd June, 2006 � Venue: Choksi Hall, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore � After this, a � collection of the works of Dr. TBR will be released � in a CD.� � � Prof. Joshi, Chairman of NCSI, will preside over the proceedings. The event will end with a high tea. � We request you all to attend this Lecture and make it a successful event. Kindly confirm your attendance by sending a mail to – mailto:anitha_m@aurigene.com anitha_m(a)aurigene.com or mailto:ravi.nandhan@capco.com ravi.nandhan(a)capco.com � Thanks and Regards, Anitha M.K and Ravi Nandhan V NCSI-NET Coordinators � � � �

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Indian Edition of DDC
by veena bhat 29 May '06

29 May '06

Dear All, Indian Edition of DDC is available in 3 Volumes in market. Any of you been using Indian Edition of DDC? Best Regards, Veena Bhat --------------------------------- New Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Call regular phones from your PC and save big. Dear All, Indian Edition of DDC is available in 3 Volumes in market. Any of you been using Indian Edition of DDC? Best Regards, Veena Bhat New Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman5/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/ev… Call regular phones from your PC and save big.

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EAS systems - Library Security
by gayathri sen 29 May '06

29 May '06

Dear Friends, Ours was the first library in Karnataka and Second in our country after IUCCA, Pune to install EAS Security System in Libraries. US consulate had this for other purpose and not for its library. My experience: 1. Not very reliable 2. Return on Investment not good 3. Service is poor. We bought it from Monitor Electronics, Pune but the product was imported. They did not have office in Bangalore and every time we had to bear their conveyence charge plus repair charge whcih worked out to be too expensive in the long run. 4.Service was not immediate because they had to come from Pune. 5. Product acts only as deterrant for stealing, but total loss cannot be prevented. 6. Too many false alarms. 7. Adds only value but not a must buy. 8. You can buy it if you have too much finance to spend, or to show off to others and say you have a very modern library. 9. Newer versions may be slightly bettter. 10. Right now we have stopped depending on this. Regards, Gayathri Sen PESIT-Engineering College --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Get on board. You're invited to try the new Yahoo! Mail Beta. Dear Friends, Ours was the first library in Karnataka and Second in our country after IUCCA, Pune to install EAS Security System in Libraries. US consulate had this for other purpose and not for its library. My experience: 1. Not very reliable 2. Return on Investment not good 3. Service is poor. We bought it from Monitor Electronics, Pune but the product was imported. They did not have office in Bangalore and every time we had to bear their conveyence charge plus repair charge whcih worked out to be too expensive in the long run. 4.Service was not immediate because they had to come from Pune. 5. Product acts only as deterrant for stealing, but total loss cannot be prevented. 6. Too many false alarms. 7. Adds only value but not a must buy. 8. You can buy it if you have too much finance to spend, or to show off to others and say you have a very modern library. 9. Newer versions may be slightly bettter. 10. Right now we have stopped depending on this. Regards, Gayathri Sen PESIT-Engineering College Do you Yahoo!? Get on board. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=40791/*http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/handr… You're invited to try the new Yahoo! Mail Beta.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Open Access Journals?
by Sukhdev Singh 29 May '06

29 May '06

Interesting document by Thomson Scientific, Thanks Venkatesh for sharing it with the group. The following para is worth noting: "The evolving environment of scholarly publishing includes additional avenues for making content openly available. Our findings suggest that over 55% of the journals and over 65% of the articles indexed in Web of Science in 2003 are produced by publishers who permit some form of self-archiving, and could be made OA by author archiving." The data studied in the document is of 2003. I hope the figure (65%) of the articles indexed in Web of Science that can be self-archived by authors might have improved by now. According to ROMEO Project < http://romeo.eprints.org/stats.php > 93% of the journals surveyed by them allow some form of author archiving. Even if we go by the Web of Science 2003 figures, it can be concluded that 65% of the best articles can be made OA by self-archiving. And the beauty is that it does not matter where on the earth these are archived, OAI-PMH protocol will ensure their universal discovery and access. Just like libraries are essential for teaching / research institutes - OA Repositories should also be must to reflect institutional / country's intellectual output. Yes - OA Repositories are no substitute to journals - but stores them - just like libraries hold books / journals. Now, let us decide what we should be doing in this matter? --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. http://openmed.nic.in On 26/05/06, LS Venkatesh <venkatesh(a)edutech.com> wrote: > > Dear friends: > > While on the subject of OA journals, I thought that those who are interested in this topic will find the white paper on "The Impact of Open Access Journals" by Thomson Scientific very useful. The whitepaper, though published in 2004, is available at the following link and could give some very interesting insight into the evolution of OA journals, the trends, impact factor of OA journals and importantly, the lead from Asia Pacific, contrary to usual western dominance. > > > http://www.thomsonscientific.com/media/presentrep/essayspdf/openaccesscitat… > > > Hope you will find it useful. > > > Regards, > > Venkatesh > ----------- > > > Venkatesh L S > General Manager > Edutech India Pvt Ltd > 8, Khader Nawaz Khan Road > Chennai 600 006, India > Tel: +91 44 28330999 > Fax: +91 44 28331777 > GSM: + 91 98403 21214 > www.edutechindia.com > "Enhancing knowledge and skills for success, lifelong." > >

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Homeopathic drugs to preserve books, manuscripts!
by Krishna Maraddi 29 May '06

29 May '06

Dear All, Please go through this article. Homeopathic drugs to preserve books, manuscripts! 4 4 Certain homeopathic medicines are useful to prevent & remove fungus in books and manuscripts 4 4 The basic properties of the paper would remain unchanged after the treatment by homeopathic drugs 4 4 Sulphar Iodatum, Petrolim, Arsenicum and Rumux in different potencies are found to be most effective in the treatment of books and manuscripts After proven efficacy on human beings, homeopathy medicines can now be used to prevent fungal growth in books, old documents and manuscripts -- a breakthrough research says. In the first of its kind study, scientists at National Research Laboratory for Conservation of Cultural Property (NRLC) have found that certain homeopathic medicines are useful to prevent and remove fungus in books and manuscripts. Following over-a-decade of reaserch in this regard, certain medicnies had been successfully tested and found to be extremely useful in treating the fungus on the books, NRLC scientist Dr Shashi Dhawan along with Dr K L Garg, who achieved the breakthrough said. The paper division of the Lab also studied the physico-chemical properties of the paper and found that the basic properties of the paper would remain unchanged after the treatment by homeopathic drugs, Dr Dhawan said. NRLC, which is engaged in preservation and conservation of historical and heritage buildings through its expertise is venturing into preservation of documents and manuscripts for the first time. Various drugs were tested during the course of research which had started in 1995. Sulphar Iodatum, Petrolim, Arsenicum and Rumux in different potencies were found to be most effective in the treatment of books and manuscripts, Dr Dhawan, the Head of Bio-deterioration Division of the NRLC, said. She said the findings had already been published and well received everywhere. Earlier, the fungus on books and manuscripts was treated successfully by NRLC scientists through chemicals but homeopathic medicines were environment-friendly and not harmful in any way, she said in reply to a query. Homeopathic medicines are environment-friendly, non-hazardous and without side effects in human beings, books and manuscripts will also have no bearings of this off-beat treatment, the scientists claimed. Dr Dhawan said the application of homeophatic medicinies was done on plants but its use on books and manuscripts was being tried for the first time. Tropical and sub-tropical countries like India, where humid weather prevails, the attack of fungus on books is more prevalent. This breakthrough research would go a long way in treatment of books and manuscripts. Yours Krishna Maraddi Librarian SKSVM Agadi college of Engg. & Tech. Laxmeshwar Dist; Gadag --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less. Dear All, Please go through this article. Homeopathic drugs to preserve books, manuscripts! 4 4 Certain homeopathic medicines are useful to prevent & remove fungus in books and manuscripts 4 4 The basic properties of the paper would remain unchanged after the treatment by homeopathic drugs 4 4 Sulphar Iodatum, Petrolim, Arsenicum and Rumux in different potencies are found to be most effective in the treatment of books and manuscripts After proven efficacy on human beings, homeopathy medicines can now be used to prevent fungal growth in books, old documents and manuscripts -- a breakthrough research says. In the first of its kind study, scientists at National Research Laboratory for Conservation of Cultural Property (NRLC) have found that certain homeopathic medicines are useful to prevent and remove fungus in books and manuscripts. Following over-a-decade of reaserch in this regard, certain medicnies had been successfully tested and found to be extremely useful in treating the fungus on the books, NRLC scientist Dr Shashi Dhawan along with Dr K L Garg, who achieved the breakthrough said. The paper division of the Lab also studied the physico-chemical properties of the paper and found that the basic properties of the paper would remain unchanged after the treatment by homeopathic drugs, Dr Dhawan said. NRLC, which is engaged in preservation and conservation of historical and heritage buildings through its expertise is venturing into preservation of documents and manuscripts for the first time. Various drugs were tested during the course of research which had started in 1995. Sulphar Iodatum, Petrolim, Arsenicum and Rumux in different potencies were found to be most effective in the treatment of books and manuscripts, Dr Dhawan, the Head of Bio-deterioration Division of the NRLC, said. She said the findings had already been published and well received everywhere. Earlier, the fungus on books and manuscripts was treated successfully by NRLC scientists through chemicals but homeopathic medicines were environment-friendly and not harmful in any way, she said in reply to a query. Homeopathic medicines are environment-friendly, non-hazardous and without side effects in human beings, books and manuscripts will also have no bearings of this off-beat treatment, the scientists claimed. Dr Dhawan said the application of homeophatic medicinies was done on plants but its use on books and manuscripts was being tried for the first time. Tropical and sub-tropical countries like India, where humid weather prevails, the attack of fungus on books is more prevalent. This breakthrough research would go a long way in treatment of books and manuscripts. Yours Krishna Maraddi Librarian SKSVM Agadi college of Engg. & Tech. Laxmeshwar Dist; Gadag Yahoo! 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