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RFID Technology
by Mr. ANAND 10 Mar '06

10 Mar '06

Dear Members, Greetings from Anand Dodamani. RFID Technology is gaining momentum now. It is like a Barcode but is read with an electro magnetic field rather than by a laser beam. So the similarity ends there. With the significant advancements in just a few years, it has shown all the signs of becoming the successor technology to barcodes. Because of this possibility, we cannot afford to ignore this new technology, even if we do not embrace it today. The questions raised by Ms. Parinita Samant are worth to be discussed. The ignorant LIS professional like me will be benefited if the people more immersed in Library RFID involve in the discussion. With warm regards, Anand Anand Dodamani Librarian Hashu Advani College of Special Education 64/65, Collectors' Colony, Chembur, Mumbai 400 074. Tel.: (022) 25530451 Quote of the Day : Everything that is done in the world is done by hope. --------------------------------- Jiyo cricket on Yahoo! India cricket Yahoo! Messenger Mobile Stay in touch with your buddies all the time. Dear Members, Greetings from Anand Dodamani. RFID Technology is gaining momentum now. It is like a Barcode but is read with an electro magnetic field rather than by a laser beam. So the similarity ends there. With the significant advancements in just a few years, it has shown all the signs of becoming the successor technology to barcodes. Because of this possibility, we cannot afford to ignore this new technology, even if we do not embrace it today. The questions raised by Ms. Parinita Samant are worth to be discussed. The ignorant LIS professional like me will be benefited if the people more immersed in Library RFID involve in the discussion. With warm regards, Anand Anand Dodamani Librarian Hashu Advani College of Special Education 64/65, Collectors' Colony, Chembur, Mumbai 400 074. Tel.: (022) 25530451 Quote of the Day : Everything that is done in the world is done by hope. Jiyo cricket on http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/mailcricket/*http://in.sports.yahoo.com/cric… Yahoo! India cricket http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/mailmobilemessenger/*http://in.mobile.yahoo.… Yahoo! Messenger Mobile Stay in touch with your buddies all the time.

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Translation work
by annapurna T.S 10 Mar '06

10 Mar '06

Dear Professionals, Will anybody please let me know who would take up translation work from Spanish to English in Bangalore? Thanks & Regards, Annapurna Will anybody please let me know who would take up translation work from Spanish to English in Bangalore? Thanks & Regards, Annapurna

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Document Delivery Service via Google
by Dr. R M Vatnal 10 Mar '06

10 Mar '06

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MSN Search Offers Free Full Text Access to Encarta Encyclopedia
by sandeep bhavsar 10 Mar '06

10 Mar '06

MSN Search Offers Free Full Text Access to Encarta Encyclopedia Researchers might be interested to learn that MSN Search is offering a free access to the full text (not just blurbs) of Microsoft's This page offers details about how to get a free pass. No, registration is required. Basically, when you click on a link to Encarta found on MSN Search results pages or in an MSN "direct answer," you're given a two hour free pass (set via a cookie) to the full text of the entire encyclopedia. Once your pass is activated, you can search and access the full text using Encarta search box. OK, your two hour pass has expired and you still want more. No problem! Simply return to MSN Search and click another Encarta link and your free pass is renewed. · Exceptions: The Encarta free pass does not include access to homework tools, literature guides, and sidebars. Also, with your free pass, you can view thumbnails of MSN Encarta illustrations, photographs, audio, and video but not full-size images. Thanks and Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr. V.N.BRIMS Thane(W) 400601 ----------------- Phone : 25364492,25446554 Mobile: 9870484626 email : sandeep(a)vpmthane.org website : www.vpmthane.org ___________________________________________________________ NEW Yahoo! Cars - sell your car and browse thousands of new and used cars online! http://uk.cars.yahoo.com/ ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Photos NEW, now offering a quality print service from just 8p a photo http://uk.photos.yahoo.com

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Fwd: [libtech] Digital preservation : Major gaps in management of digital assets/DPC (UK)
by Mallikarjuna, C 09 Mar '06

09 Mar '06

hbmallikarjuna <hbmallikarjuna(a)yahoo.co.in> wrote: To: libtech(a)yahoogroups.com From: "hbmallikarjuna" <hbmallikarjuna(a)yahoo.co.in> Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2006 10:29:21 -0000 Subject: [libtech] Digital preservation : Major gaps in management of digital assets/DPC (UK) Dear Professional, I hope this report summery is helpful to our profession. Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) aims to help government, public institutions and private companies turn high awareness into concerted action.The survey reveals that the loss of digital data is commonplace - it is seen as an inevitable hazard by some - with more than 70% of respondents saying data had been lost in their organisation. Awareness of the potential economic and cultural risks is high, with 87% recognising that corporate memory or key cultural material could be lost and some 60% saying that their organisation could lose out financially. In 52% of the organisations surveyed there was management commitment to digital preservation - but only 18% had a strategy in place. In a recent judgement in the USA, Morgan Stanley had more than $1 billion awarded against it as a result of its failure to preserve and hand over some documents required by the courts. The Securities and Exchange Commission in the USA are also looking at fining the same bank over $10 million - specifically for failing to preserve email documents. The data tapes from the 1975 Viking Lander mission to Mars were recently discovered to have deteriorated despite careful storage, and scientists also found that they could not decode the formats used and had to rely on the original paper printouts. The BBC's 1986 Domesday project is another example of the unique fragility of digital material. Designed to capture a picture of Britain in 1986, the collection of photographs, maps and statistical information was recorded onto 30cm laserdiscs The date was only rescued thanks to a surviving laserdisc player and more than a year's effort by specialist teams. According to the DPC-commissioned report, the principal risks to digital material are: the deterioration of the storage medium; obsolescence of hardware, software or storage format; and failure to save crucial document format information (a common example is preserving tables of numbers without preserving an explanation of their meaning). The report identifies 18 core needs, each of which has recommendations which will address them. Recommendations are addressed to organisations, government, and funding bodies. Among the key needs: awareness of digital preservation issues needs to be more commonplace - particularly amongst data creators; organisations need to take stock of their digital materials (55% of the respondents to the survey do not know what digital material they hold); and projects need to be funded from the outset with the long- term value of the information produced and the cost of retention taken into account. There needs to be funding for more digital archives. This UK digital preservation needs assessment study, carried out by the software services company Tessella, looked at digital preservation practice in government bodies, archives, museums, libraries, education, scientific research organisations, pharmaceutical, environmental, nuclear, engineering, publishing and financial institutions. 'Gone are the days when archives were dusty places that could be forgotten until they were needed' said Lynne Brindley, chair of the Digital Preservation Coalition. 'The digital revolution means all of us - organisations and individuals - must regularly review and update resources to ensure they remain accessible. 'Updating need not be expensive, but the report is a wake-up call to each one of us to ensure proper and continuing attention to our digital records'. Peter Townsend, commercial director of Tessella said: 'It is critically important that organisations create long-term pro-active information management plans, and allocate adequate budget and resource to implementing practical solutions'. Robert Sharpe of Tessella added: 'Organisations that create large volumes of digital information need to recognise the benefits of retaining long-term information in digital form so that these can be balanced against the costs of active preservation'. The DPC is a cross-sectoral membership organisation dedicated to securing the preservation of digital resources in the UK. It currently has 28 members and associate members: the British Library, the Council for Museums, Archives and Libraries (MLA), the Consortium of University Research Libraries (Curl), the Digital Curation Centre (DCC), Joint Information Systems Committee (Jisc), the National Archives, the National Archives of Scotland; the National Library of Scotland, Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (Proni); the University of Oxford, University of London Computer Centre (ULCC), Arts and Humanities Data Service (AHDS), the BBC Information and Archives, the Centre for Digital Library Research at Strathclyde (CDLR); the Corporation of London, Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils (CCLRC) , the Ministry of Defence, National Electronic Library for Health, National Library of Wales, Natural History Museum, Online Computer and Library Center (OCLC), Open University, Publishers' Association, Research Libraries Group (RLG), Trinity College Library Dublin, the University of Southampton, UK Data Archive, and the Wellcome Library. Previous DPC research: A DPC Members survey, which was undertaken in 2003, revealed details of volumes and formats of digital materials held by DPC members and the issue they faced in their preservation. Additional work was undertaken to provide real-life scenarios of circumstances in which digital materials become vulnerable to loss. In 2005, the Council for Museums, Archives and Libraries, funded a sample survey of local and regional organisations in two regions. The report, Mind the gap: assessing digital preservation needs in the UK is the culmination of the two earlier surveys, and a more detailed, wider survey undertaken in 2005. C.MALLIKARJUNA LIBRARIAN, S.B GROUP OF INSTITUTES, BANGALORE-64. Email: hbmallikarjuna(a)yahoo.co.in Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/libtech/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: libtech-unsubscribe(a)yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ --------------------------------- Jiyo cricket on Yahoo! India cricket Yahoo! Messenger Mobile Stay in touch with your buddies all the time. hbmallikarjuna <hbmallikarjuna(a)yahoo.co.in> wrote: To: libtech(a)yahoogroups.com From: "hbmallikarjuna" <hbmallikarjuna(a)yahoo.co.in> Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2006 10:29:21 -0000 Subject: [libtech] Digital preservation : Major gaps in management of digital assets/DPC (UK) Dear Professional, I hope this report summery is helpful to our profession. Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) aims to help government, public institutions and private companies turn high awareness into concerted action.The survey reveals that the loss of digital data is commonplace - it is seen as an inevitable hazard by some - with more than 70% of respondents saying data had been lost in their organisation. Awareness of the potential economic and cultural risks is high, with 87% recognising that corporate memory or key cultural material could be lost and some 60% saying that their organisation could lose out financially. In 52% of the organisations surveyed there was management commitment to digital preservation - but only 18% had a strategy in place. In a recent judgement in the USA, Morgan Stanley had more than $1 billion awarded against it as a result of its failure to preserve and hand over some documents required by the courts. The Securities and Exchange Commission in the USA are also looking at fining the same bank over $10 million - specifically for failing to preserve email documents. The data tapes from the 1975 Viking Lander mission to Mars were recently discovered to have deteriorated despite careful storage, and scientists also found that they could not decode the formats used and had to rely on the original paper printouts. The BBC's 1986 Domesday project is another example of the unique fragility of digital material. Designed to capture a picture of Britain in 1986, the collection of photographs, maps and statistical information was recorded onto 30cm laserdiscs The date was only rescued thanks to a surviving laserdisc player and more than a year's effort by specialist teams. According to the DPC-commissioned report, the principal risks to digital material are: the deterioration of the storage medium; obsolescence of hardware, software or storage format; and failure to save crucial document format information (a common example is preserving tables of numbers without preserving an explanation of their meaning). The report identifies 18 core needs, each of which has recommendations which will address them. Recommendations are addressed to organisations, government, and funding bodies. Among the key needs: awareness of digital preservation issues needs to be more commonplace - particularly amongst data creators; organisations need to take stock of their digital materials (55% of the respondents to the survey do not know what digital material they hold); and projects need to be funded from the outset with the long- term value of the information produced and the cost of retention taken into account. There needs to be funding for more digital archives. This UK digital preservation needs assessment study, carried out by the software services company Tessella, looked at digital preservation practice in government bodies, archives, museums, libraries, education, scientific research organisations, pharmaceutical, environmental, nuclear, engineering, publishing and financial institutions. 'Gone are the days when archives were dusty places that could be forgotten until they were needed' said Lynne Brindley, chair of the Digital Preservation Coalition. 'The digital revolution means all of us - organisations and individuals - must regularly review and update resources to ensure they remain accessible. 'Updating need not be expensive, but the report is a wake-up call to each one of us to ensure proper and continuing attention to our digital records'. Peter Townsend, commercial director of Tessella said: 'It is critically important that organisations create long-term pro-active information management plans, and allocate adequate budget and resource to implementing practical solutions'. Robert Sharpe of Tessella added: 'Organisations that create large volumes of digital information need to recognise the benefits of retaining long-term information in digital form so that these can be balanced against the costs of active preservation'. The DPC is a cross-sectoral membership organisation dedicated to securing the preservation of digital resources in the UK. It currently has 28 members and associate members: the British Library, the Council for Museums, Archives and Libraries (MLA), the Consortium of University Research Libraries (Curl), the Digital Curation Centre (DCC), Joint Information Systems Committee (Jisc), the National Archives, the National Archives of Scotland; the National Library of Scotland, Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (Proni); the University of Oxford, University of London Computer Centre (ULCC), Arts and Humanities Data Service (AHDS), the BBC Information and Archives, the Centre for Digital Library Research at Strathclyde (CDLR); the Corporation of London, Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils (CCLRC) , the Ministry of Defence, National Electronic Library for Health, National Library of Wales, Natural History Museum, Online Computer and Library Center (OCLC), Open University, Publishers' Association, Research Libraries Group (RLG), Trinity College Library Dublin, the University of Southampton, UK Data Archive, and the Wellcome Library. Previous DPC research: A DPC Members survey, which was undertaken in 2003, revealed details of volumes and formats of digital materials held by DPC members and the issue they faced in their preservation. Additional work was undertaken to provide real-life scenarios of circumstances in which digital materials become vulnerable to loss. In 2005, the Council for Museums, Archives and Libraries, funded a sample survey of local and regional organisations in two regions. The report, Mind the gap: assessing digital preservation needs in the UK is the culmination of the two earlier surveys, and a more detailed, wider survey undertaken in 2005. C.MALLIKARJUNA LIBRARIAN, S.B GROUP OF INSTITUTES, BANGALORE-64. Email: mailto:hbmallikarjuna@yahoo.co.in hbmallikarjuna(a)yahoo.co.in Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/libtech/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: libtech-unsubscribe(a)yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Jiyo cricket on http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/mailcricket/*http://in.sports.yahoo.com/cric… Yahoo! India cricket http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/mailmobilemessenger/*http://in.mobile.yahoo.… Yahoo! Messenger Mobile Stay in touch with your buddies all the time.

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Lecture invitation
by SRELS 09 Mar '06

09 Mar '06

Dear Moderator: Kindly arrange to announce the following lecture invitation to the benefit of the lis-forum members. Thanking you, Yours truly, K.N. Prasad Executive Officer Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science 702, 42nd Cross, III Block, Rajajinagar Bangalore 560 010. Ph: 080-23305019; e-mail: srels(a)vsnl.com ********* The Board of Trustees of the Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science (SRELS), Bangalore cordially invites you to the Sarada Ranganathan Endowment Lectures (26)(2006) on IMPROVING ACCESS TO INFORMATION ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB by Prof. Carolyn Watters Associate Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on 14, 15 and 16 March 2006 at 6.00 p.m. each day at Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science 702, 42nd Cross, III Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560 010 Prof. A. Neelameghan Hon. Visiting Professor, Documentation Research and Training Centre, Indian Statistical Institute, Mysore Road, 8th Mile, Bangalore 560059 will inaugurate RSVP: K.N.Prasad - Ph: (080)23305109 E-mail: srels(a)vsnl.com

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RFID - some questions
by Parinita Samant 09 Mar '06

09 Mar '06

Hello, Since there has been much talk about RFID tagging for library books, here are a few questions which I would like to discuss. 1. Why RFID tags, given the fact that they are quite costly, are they really that useful in a library? 2. When practically using these tags, on a book, where exactly would you place the tag? On the spine of the book? On the Cover Page? 3. If it is placed on the spine, and the book gets jostled in any way and falls - would if not affect the tag? 4. If it is placed on the inside of the book, how would one conveniently take stock? On the spine of the book, with a hand-held sensor, it would be quite easy to use it right? 5. If the sensor is too sensitive would it not adversely affect the issue/return of library documents? 6. The idea behind the tagging would be more for making the library services available 24X7 right? In that case, how would a user return books before issuing some others? Eg - a person can issue 4 books at a time, s/he comes to the library and tries to issue a 5th book, since s/he cannot do so, s/he returns a book already issued - how? Where would s/he place it? In a drop box? Or self-service? How does one practically use the RFID tags in a library? I am sure some of you would be using the tags in your library. What has been your experience? How useful do you find the RFID tagging? Would you recommend it to others, and why? It would be great to hear from all of you...... Thanks & Regards Parinita Samant Executive Librarian Hexaware Technologies Ltd Mumbai Thanks & Regards Parinita Samant HexaVarsity Mumbai Library 55919595 - Xt- 9707 DISCLAIMER: This e-mail communication and any attachments may be privileged and confidential to Hexaware and are intended only for the use of the recipients named above. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not review, disclose, disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail and attachments. If you have received this email in error, please delete the same along with all attachments thereto and notify us immediately at mailadmin(a)hexaware.com <mailto:mailadmin@hexaware.com>.  Hello, � Since there has been much talk about RFID tagging for library books, here are a few questions which I would like to discuss. � Why RFID tags, given the fact that they are quite costly, are they really that useful in a library? When practically using these tags, on a book, where exactly would you place the tag? On the spine of the book? On the Cover Page? If it is placed on the spine, and the book gets jostled in any way and falls – would if not affect the tag? If it is placed on the inside of the book, how would one conveniently take stock? On the spine of the book, with a hand-held sensor, it would be quite easy to use it right? If the sensor is too sensitive would it not adversely affect the issue/return of library documents? The idea behind the tagging would be more for making the library services available 24X7 right? In that case, how would a user return books before issuing some others? Eg – a person can issue 4 books at a time, s/he comes to the library and tries to issue a 5 th book, since s/he cannot do so, s/he returns a book already issued – how? Where would s/he place it? In a drop box? Or self-service? � How does one practically use the RFID tags in a library? I am sure some of you would be using the tags in your library. What has been your experience? How useful do you find the RFID tagging? Would you recommend it to others, and why? � It would be great to hear from all of you…… � Thanks &� Regards � Parinita Samant Executive Librarian Hexaware Technologies Ltd Mumbai � � Thanks &� Regards � Parinita Samant HexaVarsity Mumbai Library 55919595 - Xt- 9707 � DISCLAIMER: This e-mail communication and any attachments may be privileged and confidential to Hexaware and are intended only for the use of the recipients named above. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not review, disclose, disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail and attachments. If you have received this email in error, please delete the same along with all attachments thereto and notify us immediately at mailadmin(a)hexaware.com

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Lecture Demonstration of eGranary Project
by Gowri Ravindranth 09 Mar '06

09 Mar '06

Dear Friends: The Madras Library Association (MALA) Computer Society of India (CSI), Chennai Chapter & Department of Information Science, University of Madras Cordially invite you to a Lecture Demonstration of eGranary Digital Library Project by Mr. Cliff Missen (Director, eGranary Project, University of Iowa ) and Dr. Padmini Srinivasan (Professor, School fo Library and Information Science The University of Iowa ) at 4.30 p.m. on Monday, March 13, 2006 Venue: Department of Information Science, University of Madras Chepauk, Chennai 600 005 eGranary provides millions of digital educational resources to institutions lacking adequate Internet access. Through a process of garnering permissions, copying Web sites, and delivering them to intranet Web servers INSIDE their partner institutions in developing countries, eGranary DL delivers millions of multimedia documents that can be instantly accessed by patrons over their local area networks at no cost. It is a low cost solution and aims at bridging the digital divide. The cost of DL of 2.2 million documents on a 250 GB external drive would be just $350 per year. More info on this project can be seen at: http://www.widernet.org/digitallibrary/ http://www.widernet.org/digitallibrary/ The Programme 4.00 p.m. Tea 4.30 p.m. Welcome address by Dr. Manorama Srinath, Professor & Head, Dept. of Information Science, University of Madras 4.35 p.m. - Introduction of the speakers by Mr. H. R. Mohan, Chairman, Div VIII, Computer Society of India 4.40 p.m. Presentation and Demo of eGranary DL Project by Mr. Cliff Missen Co-Director, WiderNet Project and Prof. Padmini Srinivasan School of Library & Information Science University of Iowa 6.00 p.m. Q & A 6.15 p.m. Vote of Thanks by Dr. A. Amudhavalli President, MALA Looking forward to see you and your colleagues on 13th. With regards, L. R. Gowri Secretary, MALA

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Workshop on Digital Libraries
by SUNIL M.V. 09 Mar '06

09 Mar '06

Dear Professionals, MyLISA (Mysore Librarians and Information Scientists Association) in collaboration with SDM-IMD (SDM Institute for Management Development, Mysore) is jointly organizing a hands-on Workshop on Digital Libraries for the practicing librarians and information professionals. The proposed three-day workshop is scheduled during April 6-8, 2006 at SDM-IMD campus, Mysore. For more information please log on to www.sdmimd.net/workshop Secretary, MyLISA, Mysore --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail Bring photos to life! New PhotoMail makes sharing a breeze. Dear Professionals, MyLISA (Mysore Librarians and Information Scientists Association) in collaboration with SDM-IMD (SDM Institute for Management Development, Mysore) is jointly organizing a hands-on Workshop on Digital Libraries for the practicing librarians and information professionals. The proposed three-day workshop is scheduled during April 6-8, 2006 at SDM-IMD campus, Mysore. For more information please log on to http://www.sdmimd.net/workshop www.sdmimd.net/workshop Secretary, MyLISA, Mysore Yahoo! Mail Bring photos to life! http://pa.yahoo.com/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=39174/*http://photomail.mai… New PhotoMail makes sharing a breeze.

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National Seminar on Electronic Publications (23rd and 24th March 2006)
by Dimple Patel 09 Mar '06

09 Mar '06

Dear Professionals, This is to remind that the last date for early bird registration (Rs. 600/-) to the National Seminar on Electronic Publications (23rd and 24th March 2006) being held by Centre for Information Science, Mahatma Gandhi National Institute of Research and Social Action, Hyderabad, is 15th March 2006. Registration after 15th March will be Rs. 650/-. Kindly register at the earliest to avail the early bird registration offer. Sincerely, Dr. C.K. Ramaiah, Prof. & Director, Centre for Information Science, MGNIRSA, Hyderabad. --------------------------------- Jiyo cricket on Yahoo! India cricket Yahoo! Messenger Mobile Stay in touch with your buddies all the time. Dear Professionals, This is to remind that the last date for early bird registration (Rs. 600/-) to the National Seminar on Electronic Publications (23 rd and 24 th March 2006) being held by Centre for Information Science, Mahatma Gandhi National Institute of Research and Social Action, Hyderabad, is 15 th March 2006. Registration after 15 th March will be Rs. 650/-. Kindly register at the earliest to avail the early bird registration offer. Sincerely, Dr. C.K. Ramaiah, Prof. & Director, Centre for Information Science, MGNIRSA, Hyderabad . Jiyo cricket on http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/mailcricket/*http://in.sports.yahoo.com/cric… Yahoo! India cricket http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/mailmobilemessenger/*http://in.mobile.yahoo.… Yahoo! Messenger Mobile Stay in touch with your buddies all the time.

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New way to browse and search arXiv
by arun＠mssrf.res.in 08 Mar '06

08 Mar '06

For the attention of all physicists. Please spread the word among physicists, astronomers, mathematicians, etc. Thanks. Arun ---- New way to browse and search arXiv Xstructure is a new way to browse and search arXiv. (Thanks to Richard Akerman.) >From the site: Among the features of this service are: [1] Automated generation of hierarchical classification scheme for the papers. The scheme results from classification of the papers from the arxiv database. The EqRank algorithm did the classification. The only input for the classification is the citation graph. The number of the levels in the hierarchy and the number of the clusters is determined by the algorithm. Generally, there is no external parameters (e.g., a preset list of clusters) in the algorithm. The algorithm creates the classification scheme, and indexes the papers by the created classification; [2] The classification is used to index the new papers. We plan to rebuild the classification scheme regularly. In this way, we will take into account that appearance of new papers may lead to emergence of new themes. Detection of new themes is one of our objectives; [3] A number of extra attributes (e.g. Theme name, Authority and Reference Articles, etc.) for the elements (themes) of the classification (see Help); [4] Accessability of the classification in response to search requests via display options, e.g., display as Tree of Themes, and Refrerence (Citation) Tree. At the moment, the service is available only for the hep-th sector of arxiv.org. Hopefully, it will be extended to cover a number of other sectors.

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We should take advantage of Sun Microsystems
by arun＠mssrf.res.in 08 Mar '06

08 Mar '06

Dear Barbara/ Leslie/ Stevan/ Shaddy/ Senthil, Nancy: We should write to Sun folks to promote OA along with OS initiatives! And seek Sun's participation in Mission 2007. Arun ----- >From Peter Suber's blog More on Sun's open-source education initiative Darryl K. Taft, Sun to Open Source Education, ExtremeNano, March 7, 2006. Excerpt: Sun Microsystems is taking a cue from its successes with open source to help shape the future of education and bridge the digital divide, according to the company's chief executive, Scott McNealy. In a speech at Sun's WWERC (Worldwide Education and Research Conference) here [in NY] on March 7, McNealy said Sun has spun out its GELC (Global Education and Learning Community) effort into a nonprofit organization aimed at aimed at delivering self-paced, Web-based, free and open content --including curriculum, resources and assessment-- for the K-12 segment. Or, as McNealy put it, GELC is "open-sourcing education." McNealy said, "[The] opportunity here is to apply all the community development to textbooks, curriculum and assessment for K-12. So with the help of some folks at Sun we created the GELC, with 2,700 members worldwide and 370-plus projects." >From a Sun press release (March 7, 2006): Sun broke new ground in free and open-source computing in the creation of this non profit which aims to meet the needs of students by sharing best practices globally. The group named an executive director at the conference, Dr. Barbara "Bobbi" Kurshan, formerly President of Educorp Consultants Corporation, and co-CEO of Core Learning Group, Private Equity Fund. The director will lead an advisory board with representatives from nearly every continent to extend the vision for this group. The GELC Executive Director directs all activities of the GELC, including managing the various working groups, monitoring technical developments, overseeing the education community process, managing the creation of GELC specifications and representing the GELC to external organizations.

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University library launches all-OA academic press
by arun＠mssrf.res.in 08 Mar '06

08 Mar '06

Friends: Here is a news story from Peter Suber's blog. Indian universities will do well to follow this model. Best wishes. Arun U of Tennessee libraries launch all-OA academic press Newfound Press is a new digital imprint from the University of Tennessee University Libraries. All its publications will be OA. >From the site: Todays scholarly publishing environment presents a strategic opportunity for academic libraries to expand their role in the publications process. Universities are both creators and consumers in the information economy. A digital library press offers the potential for making scholarly and specialized resources widely available at a reasonable cost. The University of Tennessee Libraries is developing a framework to make scholarly and specialized works available worldwide. Newfound Press, the University Libraries digital imprint, advances the community of learning by experimenting with effective and open systems of scholarly communication. Drawing on the resources that the university has invested in digital library development, Newfound Press collaborates with authors and researchers to bring new forms of publication to an expanding scholarly universe. We consider manuscripts in all disciplines, encompassing scientific research, humanistic scholarship, and artistic creation. It will publish OA journals as well as OA books and OA multimedia scholarship. It only asks for non-exclusive rights from authors and offers CC licenses as an option. It works in partnership with the University of Tennessee institutional repository. And it links to Open Access News from the front page --from the phrase, Open Access. What's in it for us? PS: Kudos to the UT librarians! I wish this enterprise well and hope other universities consider testing the same waters. Update. Also see Scott Teague's article about the launch in the Daily Beacon Online.

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Fwd: British Library Desktop Document Delivery Via Google Scholar
by hbmallikarjuna 08 Mar '06

08 Mar '06

--- In libtech(a)yahoogroups.com, "hbmallikarjuna" <hbmallikarjuna@...> wrote: The internet's search engine and the world's greatest research library are joining forces to offer researchers, students and academics desktop delivery of millions of full text scholarly research articles.From today, searches on Google Scholar (http://www.scholar.google.com) will include links to the British Library's document delivery service. Search results will be matched against the Library's holdings and where a match is made, users will have the option to obtain articles held via the British Library's online document ordering interface, British Library Direct (http://direct.bl.uk) Lynne Brindley, Chief Executive of the British Library, said: "We exist for everyone who wants to do research and we give priority to initiatives that make our collection more easily accessible." "By partnering with Google Scholar, the British Library will enable users to identify and locate relevant articles more effectively than has previously been possible. By linking results to our pay-as-you-go service, British Library Direct, we'll provide a swift and easy means for them to have the items they require delivered straight to their desktop." Below each successfully matched Google Scholar result, a `BL Direct' link will appear. Users that click on the link will be taken to an online ordering form already populated with the bibliographic details of the desired article enabling copyright fee-paid supply to the desktop. Until now, online subject searches yielded many results that could not provide researchers with access to full text. By linking Google Scholar's search software with one of the world's largest document supply services, users can now complete the discovery-to-desktop- delivery process. Particular subject strengths in the British Library's research collections include medicine, pharmacy, engineering, science, food and agriculture, economics, environment, law and education. Articles that are available from the Library can be delivered direct to users' desktops via Secure Electronic Delivery - in as little as two hours. For further information, please contact Ben Sanderson at the British Library Press Office (telephone +44 (0)1937 546126, email: ben.sanderson@...), or Google media contact Nathan Tyler (telephone: +1 650 253 4311, email: nate@...). Notes for Editors 1. The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It provides world class information services to the academic, business, research and scientific communities and offers unparalleled access to the world's largest and most comprehensive research collection. The British Library's collections include 150 million items from every era of written human history beginning with Chinese oracle bones dating from 300 BC, right up to today's newspapers. Further information is available on the Library's website at www.bl.uk. 2. Google Scholar enables users to search specifically for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from all broad areas of research. Researchers, students, librarians and academics use Google Scholar to find articles from a wide variety of academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories and universities, as well as scholarly articles available across the web. Source:http://www.managinginformation.com/ --- End forwarded message ---

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Trainee vacancy at SFIMAR
by M F Kumbar 08 Mar '06

08 Mar '06

Dear All, St. Francis Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai is looking for the Trainee in Library. Qualification: MLISc or BLiSc with 2 years experience stifund for MLiSc candidates 5000/ and for BLiSc 4000/ fair knowledge of IT applications and also knowledge about library softwares. Interested candidates should e-mail their CV to : mfkumbar(a)gmail.com or send CV to the following address within 15 days M F Kumbar Librarian St. Francis Institute of Management and Research Mount Poinsur, S V P Road, Borivali -West, Mumbai - 400 103 Ph. No. 022 - 2891 7089 Extn.24 Fax : 022 - 2890 6567 Mobile : 9820895577 Dear All, St. Francis Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai is looking for the Trainee in Library. Qualification: MLISc or BLiSc with 2 years experience stifund for MLiSc candidates 5000/ and for BLiSc 4000/ fair knowledge of IT applications and also knowledge about library softwares. Interested candidates should e-mail their CV to : mfkumbar(a)gmail.com or send CV to the following address within 15 days M F Kumbar Librarian St. Francis Institute of Management and Research Mount Poinsur, S V P Road, Borivali -West, Mumbai - 400 103 Ph. No. 022 - 2891 7089 Extn.24 Fax : 022 - 2890 6567 Mobile : 9820895577 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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New publication from the French Institute of Pondicherry
by saravanan 08 Mar '06

08 Mar '06

Just Published JUST PUBLISHED Maram. Multipurpose tree database for agroecosystem research and appropriate management. [CD-ROM]. Santoshagouda V. Patil. Collection Ecologie no. 43, IFP-CIRAD, 2005. Language: English. Rs. 300 (11 ?) MARAM, signifying 'trees' in more than one South Indian language, is a computer aided database product endowed with considerable information on farm tree multiple uses - indeed the first of its kind in an electronic format in the peninsular Indian context. It covers a total of 269 woody species comprising 19 endemics from 544 small, medium and large farms spread over 61 districts in three states, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. It is a useful and user-friendly product for all stakeholders of agroforestry such as researchers, fieldworkers and the farming community at large, on choice of species, their management and potential uses. The CD-ROM graphically illustrates the morphology, management practices, products and ecological services offered by such trees with the help of over 1500 vivid illustrations. Keywords: Agro-ecological zones, agroforestry, farmland, homegarden, multipurpose tree database, South India, tree-based systems About the author Santoshagouda V. Patil is currently a researcher in the Ecology department of the French Institute of Pondicherry and is involved in various research activities related to the Western Ghats and to biodiversity assessment projects. He has earlier worked on South Indian farming systems at the Karnataka State Sericulture Research and Training Institute, Bangalore. VIENT DE PARAITRE Maram. Multipurpose tree database for agroecosystem research and appropriate management. [CD-ROM]. Santoshagouda V. Patil. Collection Ecologie no.43, IFP-CIRAD, 2005. Langue: Anglais. Rs. 300 (11 ?) MARAM, traduction d' «arbres» dans plus d'une langue de l'Inde du Sud, est une banque de données soutenue par un système informatique, dotée d'une quantité considérable d'information sur les multiples usages des arbres des exploitations agricoles - la première du genre sous forme électronique dans la péninsule indienne. Elle couvre un total de 269 espèces d'arbres comprenant 19 espèces endémiques, recensées dans 544 petites, moyennes et grandes exploitations agricoles réparties dans plus de 61 districts de trois États : Karnataka, Kerala et Tamil Nadu. C'est un produit utile et convivial pour tous les acteurs de l'agroforesterie comme les chercheurs, les gens de terrain et la communauté des exploitants agricoles en général, pour le choix des espèces selon leur exploitation et leurs potentielles utilisations. Le CD présente la morphologie, les méthodes d'exploitation, les usages et les avantages écologiques de tels arbres avec l'aide de plus de 1500 claires illustrations. Mots-clefs: Zones agro-écologiques, agroforesterie, terres arables, jardin, base de donnée sur les arbres à usage multiple, Inde du Sud, verger, arboriculture L'auteur Santoshagouda V. Patil est actuellement chercheur dans le département d'Écologie de l'Institut Français de Pondichéry. Il est engagé dans diverses activités de recherche en lien avec des projets sur les Ghâts Occidentaux et l'étude de la biodiversité. Il a travaillé auparavant sur les systèmes d'exploitation agricole d'Inde du Sud au sein de l'Institut de Formation et de Recherche en Sériciculture de l'État du Karnataka. For your orders/enquiries, please contact: Pour toute commande ou demande d'information, veuillez contacter: Library French Institute of Pondicherry 11, St. Louis Street, P.B. 33, Pondicherry-605 001, INDIA Phone: (91)-413-2334168. Fax:(91)-413-2339534 E-mail:library@ifpindia.org Just Published .cont { MARGIN-LEFT: auto; WIDTH: 600px; MARGIN-RIGHT: auto; BACKGROUND-COLOR: white } .left { FLOAT: left; WIDTH: 290px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: white } .right { FLOAT: right; WIDTH: 290px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: white } DIV#end { WIDTH: 600px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: white } .title1 { FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13px; COLOR: #336699; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center } .title2 { FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: justify } .title3 { FONT-SIZE: 12px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: justify } .text1 { FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: justify } .text2 { FONT-SIZE: 12px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; WHITE-SPACE: pre; TEXT-ALIGN: center } .text3 { FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12px; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif } cid:001701c642a2$daa3a250$59c809c0@ifpindia.org JUST PUBLISHED Maram. Multipurpose tree database for agroecosystem research and appropriate management. [CD-ROM]. Santoshagouda V. Patil. Collection Ecologie no. 43, IFP-CIRAD, 2005. Language: English. Rs. 300 (11 ) cid:001801c642a2$daa3a250$59c809c0@ifpindia.org MARAM, signifying 'trees' in more than one South Indian language, is a computer aided database product endowed with considerable information on farm tree multiple uses - indeed the first of its kind in an electronic format in the peninsular Indian context. It covers a total of 269 woody species comprising 19 endemics from 544 small, medium and large farms spread over 61 districts in three states, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. It is a useful and user-friendly product for all stakeholders of agroforestry such as researchers, fieldworkers and the farming community at large, on choice of species, their management and potential uses. The CD-ROM graphically illustrates the morphology, management practices, products and ecological services offered by such trees with the help of over 1500 vivid illustrations. Keywords: Agro-ecological zones, agroforestry, farmland, homegarden, multipurpose tree database, South India, tree-based systems About the author Santoshagouda V. Patil is currently a researcher in the Ecology department of the French Institute of Pondicherry and is involved in various research activities related to the Western Ghats and to biodiversity assessment projects. He has earlier worked on South Indian farming systems at the Karnataka State Sericulture Research and Training Institute, Bangalore. VIENT DE PARAITRE Maram. Multipurpose tree database for agroecosystem research and appropriate management. [CD-ROM]. Santoshagouda V. Patil. Collection Ecologie no.43, IFP-CIRAD, 2005. Langue: Anglais. Rs. 300 (11 ) cid:001801c642a2$daa3a250$59c809c0@ifpindia.org MARAM, traduction d' «arbres» dans plus d'une langue de l'Inde du Sud, est une banque de données soutenue par un système informatique, dotée d'une quantité considérable d'information sur les multiples usages des arbres des exploitations agricoles - la première du genre sous forme électronique dans la péninsule indienne. Elle couvre un total de 269 espèces d'arbres comprenant 19 espèces endémiques, recensées dans 544 petites, moyennes et grandes exploitations agricoles réparties dans plus de 61 districts de trois États : Karnataka, Kerala et Tamil Nadu. C'est un produit utile et convivial pour tous les acteurs de l'agroforesterie comme les chercheurs, les gens de terrain et la communauté des exploitants agricoles en général, pour le choix des espèces selon leur exploitation et leurs potentielles utilisations. Le CD présente la morphologie, les méthodes d'exploitation, les usages et les avantages écologiques de tels arbres avec l'aide de plus de 1500 claires illustrations. Mots-clefs: Zones agro-écologiques, agroforesterie, terres arables, jardin, base de donnée sur les arbres à usage multiple, Inde du Sud, verger, arboriculture L'auteur Santoshagouda V. Patil est actuellement chercheur dans le département d'Écologie de l'Institut Français de Pondichéry. Il est engagé dans diverses activités de recherche en lien avec des projets sur les Ghâts Occidentaux et l'étude de la biodiversité. Il a travaillé auparavant sur les systèmes d'exploitation agricole d'Inde du Sud au sein de l'Institut de Formation et de Recherche en Sériciculture de l'État du Karnataka. For your orders/enquiries, please contact: Pour toute commande ou demande d'information, veuillez contacter: Library French Institute of Pondicherry 11, St. Louis Street, P.B. 33, Pondicherry-605 001, INDIA Phone: (91)-413-2334168. Fax:(91)-413-2339534 E-mail: mailto:library@ifpindia.org library(a)ifpindia.org

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providing the information regarding the publisher address of library science journal in india .( manmgesh talmale)
by mangesh talmale 08 Mar '06

08 Mar '06

Dear professional , can anybody help me providing the information regarding the publisher address of library science journal in india . with best regards mangesh talmale email: elibmangesh(a)yahoo.co.in --------------------------------- Jiyo cricket on Yahoo! India cricket Yahoo! Messenger Mobile Stay in touch with your buddies all the time. Dear professional , can anybody help me providing the information regarding the publisher address of library science journal in india . with best regards mangesh talmale email: mailto:elibmangesh@yahoo.co.in elibmangesh(a)yahoo.co.in Jiyo cricket on http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/mailcricket/*http://in.sports.yahoo.com/cric… Yahoo! India cricket http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/mailmobilemessenger/*http://in.mobile.yahoo.… Yahoo! Messenger Mobile Stay in touch with your buddies all the time.

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Requirement of Written accession register
by Gopakumar Velayudhanpillai 08 Mar '06

08 Mar '06

Accession registers are essential documents in a library. Librarian is taking charge of the items he has purchased for the library by under the entry. He has the resposibility and authority for what ever entry he has made in the register by signing under it. I do not think that, at present the technology can offer an alternative for this type of an inventory which can create suvh an authority and responsibility with a person in charge of the library. Moreover, for audit purposes an inventory of this type is most essential. Gopakumar.V Research Scholar DLIS, Mangalore University Gopakumar.V Research Scholar Department of Library & Information Science Mangalore University Mangalagangotri gopakumar.v(a)rediffmail.com Accession registers are essential documents in a library. Librarian is taking charge of the items he has purchased for the library by under the entry. He has the resposibility and authority for what ever entry he has made in the register by signing under it. I do not think that, at present the technology can offer an alternative for this type of an inventory which can create suvh an authority and responsibility with a person in charge of the library. Moreover, for audit purposes an inventory of this type is most essential. Gopakumar.V Research Scholar DLIS, Mangalore University Gopakumar.V Research Scholar Department of Library & Information Science Mangalore University Mangalagangotri gopakumar.v(a)rediffmail.com 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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free software of vachana sahitya
by Sampath Kumar 08 Mar '06

08 Mar '06

Dear Friends I feel very happy to inform you that Sri. Sri. Sri.Dr Shivamurthy Swamiji of Sri Taralabalu Jagadguru Brihanmath, Sirigere, Karnataka, India, has introduced free download page for the Windows version of the Ganaka Vachana Samputa - a unique software on the Vachana Literature of 12th century AD in Karnataka. Recently Sri. Sri. Sri.Dr. Shivamurthy Swamiji visited Kuvempu University and gave a lecture on this software. I hope this will be more useful to our professionals those who are interested in vachana sahitya. You may vist www.taralabalu.org to download Ganaka Vachana Samputa. For further details you may write to: swamiji(a)vsnl.com With warm wishes Dr.B.T. Sampath Kumar Lecturer Dept. of Library and Inf Sc Kuvempu University Jnana Sahyadri, Shimoga Karnataka ==================== Dr.B.T.Sampath Kumar Lecturer Dept. of Library and Inf. Sc. KUVEMPU UNIVERSITY, JNANA SAHYADRI-577451, Shimoga. Karnataka, INDIA Ph:94483 20187 www.freewebs.com/drbtsampathkumar Dear Friends I feel very happy to inform you that Sri. Sri. Sri.Dr Shivamurthy Swamiji of Sri Taralabalu Jagadguru Brihanmath, Sirigere, Karnataka, India, has introduced free download page for the Windows version of the Ganaka Vachana Samputa - a unique software on the Vachana Literature of 12th century AD in Karnataka. Recently Sri. Sri. Sri.Dr. Shivamurthy Swamiji visited Kuvempu University and gave a lecture on this software. I hope this will be more useful to our professionals those who are interested in vachana sahitya. You may vist www.taralabalu.org to download Ganaka Vachana Samputa. For further details you may write to: swamiji(a)vsnl.com With warm wishes Dr.B.T. Sampath Kumar Lecturer Dept. of Library and Inf Sc Kuvempu University Jnana Sahyadri, Shimoga Karnataka ==================== Dr.B.T.Sampath Kumar Lecturer Dept. of Library and Inf. Sc. KUVEMPU UNIVERSITY, JNANA SAHYADRI-577451, Shimoga. Karnataka, INDIA Ph:94483 20187 www.freewebs.com/drbtsampathkumar 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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OA for publicly funded research - the German example
by Subbiah Arunachalam 08 Mar '06

08 Mar '06

Friends: We in India will do well to go one step beyond this model from Germany and follow the Wellcome Trust policy of mandating OA for all publicly funded research! Please read Peter Suber's comment at the end of this mail. Best regards. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] ------------------------- From Peter Suber's blog OA to publicly-funded research in Germany Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation, DFG) has adopted some Open Access Guidelines that encourage grantees to provide OA to DFG-funded research. (Thanks to Ingegerd Rabow.) From the press release (January 30, 2006): In 2003 the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) signed the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities. The DFG supports the culture of open access. Unhindered access to publications increases the distribution of scientific knowledge, thereby enhancing the authors' visibility and contributing to their reputations. The DFG has now tied open access into its funding policy. During their meetings in January 2006, the DFG's Senate and Joint Committee recommended encouraging funded scientists to also digitally publish their results and make them available via open access. In order to put secondary publications (i.e. self-archived publications by which the authors provide their scientific work on the internet for free following conventional publication) on the proper legal footing, scientists involved in DFG-funded projects are also requested to reserve the exploitation rights. Recommendations are currently being integrated into the usage guidelines, which form an integral part of every approval. They are worded as follows: "The DFG expects the research results funded by it to be published and to be made available, where possible, digitally and on the internet via open access. To achieve this, the contributions involved should either be published in discipline-specific or institutional electronic archives (repositories), or directly in referenced or recognised open access journals, in addition to conventional publishing. When entering into publishing contracts scientists participating in DFG-funded projects should, as far as possible, permanently reserve a non-exclusive right of exploitation for electronic publication of their research results for the purpose of open access. Here, discipline-specific delay periods of generally 6-12 months can be agreed upon, before which publication of previously published research results in discipline-specific or institutional electronic archives may be prohibited. Please ensure that a note indicating support of the project by the DFG is included in the publication." The revised usage guidelines are expected to be available in April 2006. Comment. It's a breakthrough for the DFG to incorporate its commitment to OA into its funding policy. On the other hand, it's ironic that it has proposed a policy like the NIH's, which merely encourages grantees to make their work OA, at a time when the NIH is documenting that mere encouragement does not work. I hope the DFG will read the NIH's January 2006 report to Congress, in which it shows that only 3.8% of its grantees have complied with its request or encouragement in the first eight months under the policy. The most effective way to assure OA to the results of DFG-funded research is to mandate it. Two good examples are the draft RCUK policy, not yet adopted, and the Wellcome Trust policy, in effect since October 2005. Friends: We in India will do well to go one step beyond this model from Germany and follow the Wellcome Trust policy of mandating OA for all publicly funded research! Please read Peter Suber's comment at the end of this mail. Best regards. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] ------------------------- From Peter Suber's blog OA to publicly-funded research in Germany http://www.dfg.de/en/ Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation, DFG) has adopted some http://www.dfg.de/en/news/information_science_research/other_news/info_wiss… Open Access Guidelines that encourage grantees to provide OA to DFG-funded research. (Thanks to Ingegerd Rabow.) From the http://www.dfg.de/en/news/information_science_research/other_news/info_wiss… press release (January 30, 2006): In 2003 the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) signed the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities. The DFG supports the culture of open access. Unhindered access to publications increases the distribution of scientific knowledge, thereby enhancing the authors' visibility and contributing to their reputations. The DFG has now tied open access into its funding policy. During their meetings in January 2006, the DFGs Senate and Joint Committee recommended encouraging funded scientists to also digitally publish their results and make them available via open access. In order to put secondary publications (i.e. self-archived publications by which the authors provide their scientific work on the internet for free following conventional publication) on the proper legal footing, scientists involved in DFG-funded projects are also requested to reserve the exploitation rights. Recommendations are currently being integrated into the usage guidelines, which form an integral part of every approval. They are worded as follows: "The DFG expects the research results funded by it to be published and to be made available, where possible, digitally and on the internet via open access. To achieve this, the contributions involved should either be published in discipline-specific or institutional electronic archives (repositories), or directly in referenced or recognised open access journals, in addition to conventional publishing. When entering into publishing contracts scientists participating in DFG-funded projects should, as far as possible, permanently reserve a non-exclusive right of exploitation for electronic publication of their research results for the purpose of open access. Here, discipline-specific delay periods of generally 6-12 months can be agreed upon, before which publication of previously published research results in discipline-specific or institutional electronic archives may be prohibited. Please ensure that a note indicating support of the project by the DFG is included in the publication." The revised usage guidelines are expected to be available in April 2006. Comment . It's a breakthrough for the DFG to incorporate its commitment to OA into its funding policy. On the other hand, it's ironic that it has proposed a policy like the NIH's, which merely encourages grantees to make their work OA, at a time when the NIH is documenting that http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/2006_02_12_fosblogarchive.html#114010172… mere encouragement does not work . I hope the DFG will read the http://publicaccess.nih.gov/Final_Report_20060201.pdf NIH's January 2006 report to Congress , in which it shows that only 3.8% of its grantees have complied with its request or encouragement in the first eight months under the policy. The most effective way to assure OA to the results of DFG-funded research is to mandate it. Two good examples are the http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/access/index.asp draft RCUK policy , not yet adopted, and the http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/doc_WTD002766.html Wellcome Trust policy , in effect since October 2005.

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Information Literacy for All
by Indira K. 07 Mar '06

07 Mar '06

Dear professionals, Final report of the "High Level Colloquium on Information Literacy & Lifelong Learning" available at: http://www.ifla.org/III/wsis/High-Level-Colloquium.pdf Colloquium was held at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt, 6-9 November 2005, sponsored by the United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), the National Forum on Information Literacy (NFIL) and the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), and the report was released on 1st March 2006. The report argues that the existence of information holds little to no value to people who do not even know what information they need, much less whether it exists or not, or how to locate, evaluate and effectively use it. As a basic human right and core literacy in the digital world, promote IL and empower people in all walks of life to seek, evaluate, use and create information effectively for their personal and professional achievements. Indira -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mrs. Indira Koneru Faculty Associate Department of Library Science ICFAI University 25, Nagarjuna Hills Hyderabd- 500082. India Dear professionals, Final report of the "High Level Colloquium on Information Literacy & Lifelong Learning" available at: http://www.ifla.org/III/wsis/High-Level-Colloquium.pdf http://www.ifla.org/III/wsis/High-Level-Colloquium.pdf Colloquium was held at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt, 6-9 November 2005, sponsored by the United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), the National Forum on Information Literacy (NFIL) and the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), and the report was released on 1st March 2006. The report argues that the existence of information holds little to no value to people who do not even know what information they need, much less whether it exists or not, or how to locate, evaluate and effectively use it. As a basic human right and core literacy in the digital world, promote IL and empower people in all walks of life to seek, evaluate, use and create information effectively for their personal and professional achievements. Indira Mrs. Indira Koneru Faculty Associate Department of Library Science ICFAI University 25, Nagarjuna Hills Hyderabd- 500082. India

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Special lectures at DRTC
by Mailing List Manager 07 Mar '06

07 Mar '06

Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2006 14:42:05 +0530 (IST) From: DRTC General <drtc(a)isibang.ac.in> INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE Documentation Research and Training Centre 8th Mile, Mysore Road, Bangalore - 59 March 7, 2006 Cordially invites you to attend the following Special lectures. The lectures will be held at DRTC Class Room at the ISI Campus: Name of the Speaker: Dr. Michael Shepherd Professor, Faculty of Comp. Sc., Dalhousie University, Halifax. Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 1W5 Topics Accessing Tacit Knowledge Date and Time 9th March 2006 at 2:00 PM Name of the Speaker: Dr. Carolyn Watters Professor, Faculty of Comp. Sc., Dalhousie University, Halifax. Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 1W5 Topics Interface Design for Small Screen Devices Date and Time 10th March 2006 at 2:00 PM. Name of the Speaker: Dr. Michael Shepherd Topics Genre & Task for Web Filter Date and Time 14th March 2006 at 2:00 PM. Name of the Speaker: Dr. Carolyn Watters Topics Web Information Retrieval Date and Time 20th March 2006 at 2:00 PM. I.K. RAVICHANDRA RAO Professor and Head, DRTC

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Request to suggest better and economical technology
by mallikamh mallikamh 07 Mar '06

07 Mar '06

Dear Friends, Please suggest which technology is better and economical for an Engg college library having 40,000 volumes a)EM (electromagnetic tape) b) RFID (Radio frequencey identification) Mallika MH Librarian, SSIT, Marulur Tumkur 572105 Karnataka --------------------------------- Jiyo cricket on Yahoo! India cricket Yahoo! Messenger Mobile Stay in touch with your buddies all the time. Dear Friends, Please suggest which technology is better and economical for an Engg college library having 40,000 volumes a)EM (electromagnetic tape) b) RFID (Radio frequencey identification) Mallika MH Librarian, SSIT, Marulur Tumkur 572105 Karnataka Jiyo cricket on http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/mailcricket/*http://in.sports.yahoo.com/cric… Yahoo! India cricket http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/mailmobilemessenger/*http://in.mobile.yahoo.… Yahoo! Messenger Mobile Stay in touch with your buddies all the time.

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Re: Necessity of Accession Register in Digital Era
by G M Prabhakar 07 Mar '06

07 Mar '06

Dear veena Accession register is one of the impotant document for the library record, especially in the medical libraries AR is the one of the most impotant source for MCI ( Medical council of India) insepection.if you are using the library software, you can easily generate the accession entries, and where ever i know all most all the library softwares have this facility.eg a) SLIM ( System for library and Information Management) b) Libsys etc. best regards G.M.Prabhakar Librarian www.tisb.org Dear veena Accession register is one of the impotant document for the library record, especially in the medical libraries AR is the one of the most impotant source for MCI ( Medical council of India) insepection.if you are using the library software, you can easily generate the accession entries, and where ever i know all most all the library softwares have this facility.eg a) SLIM ( System for library and Information Management) b) Libsys etc. best regards G.M.Prabhakar Librarian http://www.tisb.org www.tisb.org

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RE: [LIS-Forum] Necessity of Accession Register in Digital Era
by Manjunath K 07 Mar '06

07 Mar '06

Dear Ms. Veena, I think print( handwritten) copy of accession register may not necessary if the library is automated. Because the document data is already fed to computer. As Mr. Krishna Yeri said, most of the packages do have e-accession register. We can take one print out of new additions(if required) on regular intervals and treat it as accession register. In our library we have stopped writing accession many years back. However, we are regularly taking print out of all new books and treating it as accession register (for records). We have in-house package for our library automation. But still in many govt./aided college libraries, it is mandatory/insisted to maintain handwritten accession register and it will be used for annual auditing and the registrar will get a signature of authority/auditor. All said and done, the format (traditional/electronic accession register) depends on decision/directives of authorities of parent college/organisation. Manjunath _____________________________________________ Dr. Manjunatha K Librarian T.A. Pai Management Institute Manipal - 576 104. Udupi Dist. Karnataka State, India Phone: 91-0820-2573551(off) 2575161(Res). manjunath(a)mail.tapmi.org; manju_tapmi(a)yahoo.com _____________________________________________ -----Original Message----- From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in] On Behalf Of KR Yeri Librarian Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 5:31 PM To: veenabhatkudbail(a)yahoo.com Cc: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Necessity of Accession Register in Digital Era Dear Ms Veena Yes There is Computerised Accession Register. This is prime document for audit. Acc Register is available in almost all the Library softwares. We are using LibSys. It is available with LibSys. Thanks Krishna Yeri On 6 Mar 2006 at 1:39, veena bhat wrote: Dear Sir/ Madam, In this Digital Era, is there any necessity of the Accession Register. Because, if the Library is fully computerized, then we can get all the information in a fraction of second. Now my doubt is- Is there any necessity of Accession Register for the computerized Library OR Is it waste of time and energy to write all the information in the Accession Register? With Regards, Veena Bhat Asst. Librarian-Documentation Services International Institute of Information Technology Hinjawadi Pune --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail Use Photomail to share photos without annoying attachments. _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum

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