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Infringment of copyright
by Chitra P Rao 03 Mar '06

03 Mar '06

The Moderator According to my understanding if 1 copy is sent to anyone beit an academician or a Corporate it does not violate the law. If we give multiple copies and sell it then and only then it is an infringment. If there are too many requests from the same person or too many such requests then we can take a stand. However I have observed that the volume is not much. I may be wrong.. One another thing to consider is if it is a very rare or specialised request then we may consider the request. I can understnd it is difficult to route it to LIS but left to the individual they can sent it thru email etc..with price without is left to the individual Institute regulations. Chitra P Rao Sr Librarian and Head LIS NITIE Mumbai 400 087 ph: 28573371 extn 337

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India and US launch knowledge initiative in agricuture
by arun＠mssrf.res.in 03 Mar '06

03 Mar '06

An excerpt from Times of India, 3 March 2006: "The visit also saw the launch of the Knowledge Initiative on Agriculture with a three-year financial commitment of $100 million to link universities, technical institutions and businesses and build projects in biotechnology." Arun

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Free text books
by arun＠mssrf.res.in 03 Mar '06

03 Mar '06

More on Freeload Press Freeload Press, which publishes OA textbooks supported by ads, is expanding its line. >From today's announcement: Following a highly successful beta launch, Freeload Press, Inc. (FP) announced today the expansion of its unique free textbook initiative. The company plans on providing one million free downloads of college e-textbooks and study aids--all supported by commercial sponsors. Staffed by experienced academicians, entrepreneurs and former textbook publishers, FP developed a breakthrough model providing students with free e-book versions of textbooks. Students download free e-books from FPs distribution web site, freeloadpress.com. The e-books, which are in Adobes PDF format, contain sponsors advertising or marketing messages. Corporate sponsors, among them FedEx Kinkos, pay FP to place unobtrusive messages in e-books at natural breaks in the text and layout. Paperback versions of the e-books, with advertising, can also be purchased for 65% less than comparable textbooks for the same courses. Halfway through the beta launch season, FP model has been used for 75 courses in over a dozen colleges, including U of Texas, Georgia Tech and U-Mass Lowell. The company estimates its beta list of books will save students over $500,000 in textbook costs this year. College instructors at over 350 colleges are registered and reviewing FPs offerings for next years courses with users.... The student survey data is trending at more than 97% approval rate of the model, said Ivancevich. and the instructor approval rating is north of 80%--which is well beyond the original forecast we conducted to launch the business. Instructors are more concerned with the high price of textbooks than we anticipated.

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InfoWatch February 2006
by M.R Lalitha 03 Mar '06

03 Mar '06

Dear LIS-Forum member, The February 2006 issue of InfoWatch is now online, bringing you the details of new Internet sites related to Science and Engineering. You can access the complete issue on the NCSI Web server at the URL : http://www.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/infowatch/iw.php You will also find earlier issues of InfoWatch here. For your convenience, the table of contents is given below. If you wish to be on the mailing list of InfoWatch to receive the complete issue by e-mail, let us know. Also mention your format preference - html or text. Regards -Lalitha M.R (lalitha(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ InfoWatch Tracking Networked Scientific Information Sources and Services (An electronic update service brought to you by NCSI) February 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In This Issue: 1. AISWorld Net - Association for Information Systems 2. DigChip.com - Resources database on electronic components 3. Encyclopedia of the nations 4. File transit [A software distribution site] 5. FreeFullText.com [Links to free and fulltext scholarly periodicals on Internet] 6. Freshwater and marine image bank [A digital collection of images by University of Washington] 7. FSF/UNESCO - Free Software Directory 8. Gateway to astronaut photography of Earth 9. HighBeam research [A search interface for articles, reference and news on Internet] 10. ITC digital library [Digital Library for construction information technology] 11. Micromachining handbook - Introduction to micromachining with femtosecond laser pulses 12. Nanotube modeler - Generation of nano-geometries 13. National Science Day 14. Omics gateway [A portal of emerging fields of large-scale biology] 15. Special online collection - Breakthrough of the year 2005 [ A review by Science magazine] 16. Stardust@Home - An interactive internet search for interstellar dust in the stardust aerogel collector 17. Techdata - Engineering technical data reference tables 18. Tech-Recipes.com [Tutorials on programming and operating systems] 19. TPSX material database [A tool for aerospace researchers] 20. WorldNewspapers.com - World newspapers and magazines [A portal of news sites in english] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ About InfoWatch : InfoWatch is a monthly electronic newsletter, brought out by the National Centre for Science Information (NCSI) Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore - 560 012, INDIA. Information in the newsletter is collected and verified by NCSI staff.The newsletter aims to raise awareness of new sources of information on the Internet, particularly those which are relevant for higher education and research. Some items may be of relevance only to the IISc community.Resources reported here have been taken from various discussion lists and other network tools and no special claims are made for accuracy or originality. Most of the sources cited in the newsletter were checked at the time of publication, however it is possible that some of the resources are no longer available. We welcome comments about the newsletter and suggestions for resources to be featured. Please e-mail your comments to Infowatch editors: Ms. K. Thulasi (thulasi(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in) & Ms. M. R. Lalitha (lalitha(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in) ------------------------------------------------------------------------

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NCSI-NET meeting on 4th March 2006.
by Babu Rajendra 02 Mar '06

02 Mar '06

Dear Professionals, We are happy to announce this month's NCSI-NET meeting to be held on Saturday 4th March 2006 at seminar hall, NCSI, IISc, Bangalore-12 from 11.00 am onwards. Mr. I R N Goudar would be delivering the lecture on Library Consortia Initiatives in India: Best Practices and Issues. ==================== TITLE: Library Consortia Initiatives in India: Best Practices and Issues. By Mr. I R N Goudar, Head, Information Centre for Aerospace Science and Technology , NAL, Bangalore. ABSTRACT: The old concept 'consortia' means a strategic alliance of institutions having common interests. The applications of IT and IR systems for on-line catalogues, bibliographic databases and full text electronic documents have facilitated quick information exchange. The advent of e-publishing has brought a revolution in journal publication, subscription, access and delivery mechanism. Print subscriptions still continue to dominate publisher's revenue. While dwindling library budgets and growing number of journals force libraries to form consortia for accessing e-journals, other role players like primary publishers, aggregators, vendors, subscription agents and document delivery agencies have their own reasons to encourage consortia movement. The early 'subscription clubs', the so called consortia leaders have developed and adopted consortia strategies like mission, vision, goals, planning, structure, membership, management and standards suitable for different models. However, there are no universally acceptable e-journals pricing and licensing models. Same thing holds good for other kind of documents like books, technical reports, etc. Major concerns of consortia formation include funding, pricing, personnel, training, service, archiving, technology and copyright issues. The pricing factors include number of nodes, multiple campuses, access mode, training and perpetual access. Consortia models could be participants oriented or purpose oriented and homogeneous or heterogeneous. Many libraries especially in developing countries are not geared up for accessing e-Journals due to various reasons including user ignorance, infrastructure and funds. While there is an urgent need for changing the mindset of librarians, users and the administrators for subscribing to e-journals in India, a satisfying note is that few forward looking libraries have made a modest beginning in forming consortia. Some initiatives include - Indian Institutes of Management for accessing bibliographic databases, CSIR Laboratories for >3200 journals from 10 major publishers, FORSA for accessing Astronomy and Astrophysics journals, Hyderabad Knowledge Park members for J-Gate, INFLIBNET initiative for providing access to 100 universities for full text journals of Some ACS, RSC, IOP, and bibliographic databases, INDEST for a host of full text sources like ScienceDirect , IEL Online and few bibliographic databases for the benefit IITs, IISc, IIMs and engineering college and GE Global Research initiative for the benefit of different GE Centres world over. Some of the pricing and payment constraints specific to Indian libraries include - inadequate funds, single point payment, rigid administrative, financial and auditing rules, problems of defining asset against payment and pay-per-view not yet acceptable. Consortia approach is the only way to satisfy increasing information requirements of vast number of Indian academic and R& D community. ============================ Please confirm your participation to either me or Prasanna(t.s.prasanna(a)intel.com) Warm Regards, NCSI-NET coordinators. ================ H Rajendra Babu Financial Research Analyst Capco. Salarpuria Annexe, 351/5 - 10 Luskar, Hosur Road, Bangalore- 560 034 T-+91-80-51997351 http://www.capcoinstitute.com/ Capco Institute is the research arm of Capco Capco is the first services and technology solutions provider exclusively focused on forming the future of the financial markets. We unite thought leadership and practical application to improve profitability for our clients. ************************************************************************ The information in this email is confidential and is intended solely for the addressee(s). Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not an intended recipient, please notify the sender of this email immediately. You should not copy, use or disseminate the information contained in the email. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of Capco. http://www.capco.com/ ************************************************************************

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Re: [LIS-Forum] query regarding publication
by Md. Sibli Sirajee 02 Mar '06

02 Mar '06

Here are some definitions of the Scholarly Journal and Peer Reviewed Journal available on the web that clerifies your query. Definitions of Scholarly Journal: a.. A type of periodical that contains scholarly articles written by specialists aimed at other specialists in a particular field. An article in a scholarly journal is usually documented with footnotes and/or a bibliography. For the most part, scholarly journals are published monthly or quarterly and contain little advertising or few, if any, color illustrations. www.ulib.csuohio.edu/vrd/jargon.shtml b.. Also referred to as "Peer Reviewed" or "Refereed," a scholarly journal features articles that usually contain original research (qualitative or quantitative) and have been reviewed and selected by other scholars in order to be published. www.wcu.edu/library/researchref/Glossary.htm c.. A periodical which contains articles written by researchers or professionals in a particular subject or discipline, supported by in depth research, and bibliographies/references to all articles. www.usg.edu/galileo/skills/ollc_glossary.html d.. Articles written by researchers and experts in a specific discipline. Scholarly journals are the major vehicle used for publishing original research. They are often referred to as peer-reviewed, academic, or refereed journals. www.lib.waldenu.edu/tour/terms.html Definitions of Peer Reviewed Journal: a.. A journal in which articles have been evaluated by an independent expert or experts in the field of research before acceptance for publication. www.fsu.edu/library/search/glossary.shtml b.. Journals that publish articles only after one or more experts in the field have examined them with which the article deals. www.stkate.edu/library/howdoi/glossary.html c.. A peer-reviewed journal is one that has submitted most of its published articles for review by experts who are not part of the editorial staff. www.stlcc.cc.mo.us/ls/glossary.html Md. Sibli Sirajee Principal Systems Analyst NIC, New Delhi Here are some definitions of the Scholarly Journal and Peer Reviewed Journal available on the web that clerifies your query. Definitions of Scholarly Journal: a.. A type of periodical that contains scholarly articles written by specialists aimed at other specialists in a particular field. An article in a scholarly journal is usually documented with footnotes and/or a bibliography. For the most part, scholarly journals are published monthly or quarterly and contain little advertising or few, if any, color illustrations. www.ulib.csuohio.edu/vrd/jargon.shtml b.. Also referred to as "Peer Reviewed" or "Refereed," a scholarly journal features articles that usually contain original research (qualitative or quantitative) and have been reviewed and selected by other scholars in order to be published. www.wcu.edu/library/researchref/Glossary.htm c.. A periodical which contains articles written by researchers or professionals in a particular subject or discipline, supported by in depth research, and bibliographies/references to all articles. www.usg.edu/galileo/skills/ollc_glossary.html d.. Articles written by researchers and experts in a specific discipline. Scholarly journals are the major vehicle used for publishing original research. They are often referred to as peer-reviewed, academic, or refereed journals. www.lib.waldenu.edu/tour/terms.html Definitions of Peer Reviewed Journal: a.. A journal in which articles have been evaluated by an independent expert or experts in the field of research before acceptance for publication. www.fsu.edu/library/search/glossary.shtml b.. Journals that publish articles only after one or more experts in the field have examined them with which the article deals. www.stkate.edu/library/howdoi/glossary.html c.. A peer-reviewed journal is one that has submitted most of its published articles for review by experts who are not part of the editorial staff. www.stlcc.cc.mo.us/ls/glossary.html Md. Sibli Sirajee Principal Systems Analyst NIC, New Delhi

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Book on Marketing of Library and Information Services
by Mailing List Manager 02 Mar '06

02 Mar '06

Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 10:57:52 +0000 (GMT) From: Shantanu Ganguly <s_ganguly67(a)yahoo.co.uk> Dear All respected members: You will be all glad to know that a book was recently released in 24 Feb, 2006 in Munich, Germany during mid year meeting of the IFLA management and marketing section published by KG Saur Publishing entitled " Marketing Library and Information Services: International Perspectives Edited on the behalf of IFLA by Dinesh K. Gupta , Christie Koontz , Angels Massisimo and R�jean Savard". The marketing of library services has now been recognised as an essential agenda item for almost all kinds of libraries all over the world. Presenting contributions from a truly international group of librarians, this book provides a broad spectrum on the topic, providing a useful tool for both working librarians and future librarians to understand vital issues relating to the marketing of library and information services at the local, national and international level. We are indeed glad that an expert in the most contemporary area of Marketing of Library and Information Services, is sitting at remotest corner of the country i.e., Kota, Rajasthan working as a Associate Professor in the Open University brought a bible on this topic from one of the leading publishing company alongwith all the renowned experts of this field. It is a matter of pride and prejudice for the country like India and especially for all the members of the Library and information science community. I wish him all the best for his future endeavours. If you want to read more details about this book then please log on to http://www.saur.de/index.cfm?content=kurzanzeige.cfm?show=0000015784&menu=c… With warm regards Shantanu Ganguly SHANTANU GANGULY Resi: A-67 Chittaranjan Park First Floor New Delhi - 110019 Tel: 26272596, (M): 9811330235 Off: Librarian and Information Manager Institute for Integrated Learning in Management (IILM) 3, Lodhi Institutional Area, Rai School Complex New Delhi - 110003 Tel: 24647820-21 --------------------------------- Can't remember an address in your address book? Enter the first few letters and Address AutoComplete will automatically finish it. Get Yahoo! Mail

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Re: [LIS-Forum] query regarding publication
by Mailing List Manager 02 Mar '06

02 Mar '06

Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 02:06:32 -0800 (PST) From: indra kaul <indrakaul(a)yahoo.com> Dear Mangesh, You have asked difference between scholarly publication, journal, and peer review journal Peer Review Journal The articles which have been submitted for publication by the author are got reviewed by publisher by peers (authorities on the subject). If the peers approve the article, it is published in the journal. If the peer has asked for modification, these comments are sent to the author to modify the article. The author modifies the article and resubmits it for publication. The publisher publishes the modified article in the journal. The journal in which all the articles are published after getting them reviewed by the peers is known as Peer Review Journal. Scholarly Publications: A Guide to the Differences Between Publications Students often ask, "How can I tell if this is a scholarly publication?" Although publications might not meet all of the criteria in the categories below, they essentially all fall into one of the four following types of publications. Scholarly Journal News/General Interest Popular Magazines Sensational Publications Format Has grave, serious format Attractive in appearance Generally slick/glossy with an attractive format Cheap newspaper format Graphics Graphs and charts to illustrate concepts Photos, graphics and illustrations used to enhance articles Photos, illustrations and drawing to enhance imageof publication Contains melodramatic, lurid or "doctored" photos Sources Cited sources with footnotes and/or bibliography Occasionally cite sources, but not as a rule Rarely cite sources. Original sources may be obscure Rarely cite sources of information Authors Written by scholars or researchers in the field or discipline Written for an educated, general audience by staff, free-lance or scholarly writers Written by the staff or free-lance writers for a broad audience Written by free-lance or staff writers Language Uses terminology, jargon, and the language of the discipline. Reader is assumed to have similar background Uses language apprporiate for an educated readership Uses simple language for minimal educational level. Articles are short, with little depth Contains language that is simple, easy-to-read and understand. Sensational style is often used Publication Criteria Subject to "peer review". Must meet approval of qualified scholars in the field Must meet standards of publication and be approved by editors No specific criteria No specific criteria Purpose To inform, report, or make original research available to the scholarly world Provide general information to a wide, interested audience Designed to entertain or persuade, to sell products or services Arouse curiosity and interest by distorting the truth. Often uses outrageous or startling headlines Publishers Generally published by a professional organization Published by commercial enterprises for profit Published for profit Published for profit Advertising Contains selective advertising Carries advertising Contains extensive advertising Contains advertising as luring and startling as the stories Examples Annals of Microbiology, Harvard Business Review, Journal of Physiology, Physics Letters Atlantic Monthly, Newsweek, Fortune, Psychology Today, Scientific American Better Homes and Gardens, GQ, Glamour, People, Sports Illustrated Globe, National Enquirer, National Examiner, Star, Sun Magazine or periodical: a magazine or periodical, especially one published by a specialist or professional body for its members, containing information and contributions relevant to their area of activity. indra kaul Mailing List Manager <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 04:19:15 +0000 (GMT) From: mangesh talmale DEAR PROFESSIONAL , could u please send the information regarding query: 1. what is the difference between scholarly publication journal and peer review journal. best regards mangesh talmale pune _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail Bring photos to life! New PhotoMail makes sharing a breeze.

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Re. RFID Implementation
by Sharad Jadhav 02 Mar '06

02 Mar '06

Dear Members, We thank library professionals for thier reply to our query posted on various library forums and information that they have provided regarding RFID implementation in library. Regards, Sharad Jadhav ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- National Insurance Academy 25,Balewadi, Baner Road, NIA PO, Pune 411 045 India http://www.niapune.com Email sharad(a)niapune.cpm sharad7703(a)yahoo.co.in Phones: +91 20 27204066(D), 27204000/4444(Board) Mobile: 09890369266 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- Jiyo cricket on Yahoo! India cricket Yahoo! Messenger Mobile Stay in touch with your buddies all the time. Dear Members, We thank library professionals for thier reply to our query posted on various library forums and information that they have provided regarding RFID implementation in library. Regards, Sharad Jadhav ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- National Insurance Academy 25,Balewadi, Baner Road, NIA PO, Pune 411 045 India http://www.niapune.com/ http://www.niapune.com Email mailto:sharad@niapune.cpm sharad(a)niapune.cpm mailto:sharad7703@yahoo.co.in sharad7703(a)yahoo.co.in Phones: +91 20 27204066(D), 27204000/4444(Board) Mobile: 09890369266 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Article indexing Database on CDs
by sandeep sharma 02 Mar '06

02 Mar '06

Dear All, I want to know is there any database of article indexing available in the field of Management Science and Computer Science in form of CDs and DVDs. which covers the national as well as international journals. If you have any information please do contact me. Thanks and Regards Sandeep Sharma Librarian Rukmini Devi Institute of Advanced Studies 2A,2B, Madhuban Chowk Rohini Delhi-110085 Ph. 27867301,27864596 Extn.28 Cell. 9312386044 E-Mail: Sandybls2003(a)yahoo.co.in --------------------------------- Jiyo cricket on Yahoo! India cricket Yahoo! Messenger Mobile Stay in touch with your buddies all the time. Dear All, I want to know is there any database of article indexing available in the field of Management Science and Computer Science in form of CDs and DVDs. which covers the national as well as international journals. If you have any information please do contact me. Thanks and Regards Sandeep Sharma Librarian Rukmini Devi Institute of Advanced Studies 2A,2B, Madhuban Chowk Rohini Delhi-110085 Ph. 27867301,27864596 Extn.28 Cell. 9312386044 E-Mail: mailto:Sandybls2003@yahoo.co.in Sandybls2003(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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Professor H R Chopra Retires...
by P Venkata Rao 02 Mar '06

02 Mar '06

Professor Hans Raj Chopra, Chaiman, Department of Library & Information Science, Panjab University retired on 28th February 2006 after putting in more that 40 years of active service committed to Librarianship.Prof. Chopra has been serving the Panjab University, Chandigarh since 1960-61 in various capacities. He served the Panjab University Library as a Library Professional for more than ten years before joining as full time teacher with the Department of Library & Information Science. As a tribute to his commitment and dedication to the profession, the Chandigarh Librarians Association (CLA), Chandigarh organised a function in honour of Professor H R Chopra on 28th February 2006. On this ocassion a Felicitation Volume - "Vistas of Information Management: Professor H R Chopra Felicitation Volume" was realeased by Prof. Veer Singh, Dean University Instruction, Panjab University, Chandigarh. P Venkata Rao ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ P Venkata Rao Librarian M G State Institute of Public Administration,Punjab (MGSIPAP) Institutional Area, Sector 26 Chandigarh 160019, INDIA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ Phone: 91-172-2793588 / 91 Extn: 220 Fax: 91-172-2793588 / 91 Extn: 400 Email: pvrao(a)mgsipap.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------

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Library Assitants at an Engineering College- Urgent
by Gopalakrishna Venkatappa 02 Mar '06

02 Mar '06

Dear Moderator, Kindly announce this. Post: Library Assistant Institution: BMS Institute of Technology - an engineering college Sex: Male only Job Resposibilities: Reference Section in-charge;such other duties as per the librarian's direction; evening shift till 8:30 extendable depending upon users response. Salary: Rs.3000pm for one year; if confirmed State Govt. Salary with allowances(appr. Rs.5000+) Interested can meet the undersigned at his own cost immediately. Address: BMS Institute of Technology, Avalahalli, Dodballapur Main Road, Yelahanka, BANGALORE-560064. Alight at Avalahalli, board any buses bound towards Doballapur / 285 series from KR Market. Contact No. 080-5536 9469 With regards, Gopalakrishna, BMSIT.

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ASC, Shimla: Orientation Prog/Refresher Course- 2006-07...
by Puttaraj Choukimath 02 Mar '06

02 Mar '06

Dear All, Greetings. FYI: Orientaion Programme/Refresher Course, Academic Staff College, Shimla, Schedule for 2006-07. Please visit: http://www.ascshimla.org/seheduleof2006_7.html Best Wishes, Puttaraj. Mr.Puttaraj, A. C. Asst. Librarian (Periodicals) SDTM Library, TATA Institute of Social Sciences, P.B. No.8313, Deonar, MUMBAI - 400 088 INDIA Tel: +91-22-2556 3290, Ext.285 (O) Fax: +91-22-2556 2912 Email: puttuc(a)yahoo.com, choukimath(a)tiss.edu URL: www.tiss.edu --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail Bring photos to life! New PhotoMail makes sharing a breeze. Dear All, Greetings. FYI: Orientaion Programme/Refresher Course, Academic Staff College, Shimla, Schedule for 2006-07. Please visit: http://www.ascshimla.org/seheduleof2006_7.html http://www.ascshimla.org/seheduleof2006_7.html Best Wishes, Puttaraj. Mr.Puttaraj, A. C. Asst. Librarian (Periodicals) SDTM Library, TATA Institute of Social Sciences, P.B. No.8313, Deonar, MUMBAI - 400 088 INDIA Tel: +91-22-2556 3290, Ext.285 (O) Fax: +91-22-2556 2912 Email: mailto:puttuc@yahoo.com puttuc(a)yahoo.com , mailto:choukimath@tiss.edu choukimath(a)tiss.edu URL: http://www.tiss.edu www.tiss.edu 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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UK universities map
by vimal kumar 02 Mar '06

02 Mar '06

A map of Universities and higher education institutions in IK. It helpful to locate the geographical location of academic institutions in higher education http://www.scit.wlv.ac.uk/ukinfo/ Vimal Kumar Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 vimal0212(a)yahoo.com --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail Bring photos to life! New PhotoMail makes sharing a breeze. http://www.scit.wlv.ac.uk/ukinfo/ Vimal Kumar Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 vimal0212(a)yahoo.com 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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Request to Suggest a good RFID solution for our library
by mallikamh mallikamh 02 Mar '06

02 Mar '06

Dear friends, Please suggest a good RFID Solution available for a college library. I need your help as we have decided to go for an RFID solution for our library. Thanking You, Mallika MH Librarian SSIT Maralur, Tumkur-572105 ssit_clib(a)yahoo.co.in mallikamh(a)yahoo.co.in cell: 9448748679 --------------------------------- Jiyo cricket on Yahoo! India cricket Yahoo! Messenger Mobile Stay in touch with your buddies all the time. Dear friends, Please suggest a good RFID Solution available for a college library. I need your help as we have decided to go for an RFID solution for our library. Thanking You, Mallika MH Librarian SSIT Maralur, Tumkur-572105 mailto:ssit_clib@yahoo.co.in ssit_clib(a)yahoo.co.in mailto:mallikamh@yahoo.co.in mallikamh(a)yahoo.co.in cell: 9448748679 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 Project Assistants at IISc
by Geetha 02 Mar '06

02 Mar '06

Dear All, ECE Department, IISc, Bangalore needs Project Assistants. Candidates must possess a Masters Degree in Library and Information Science; MLS/ MLISc. from Library Schools of repute/ ADIS from DRTC or INSDOC or NCSI. Job Title : Project Assistant Organization : Indian Institue of Science, Bangalore Experience: o 1+ years of experience. Expectations/Requirements o Good communication and presentation skills o Experience in Database Management o Internet Searching skills o Data mining from Bibliographical Databases and Patent Databases. o Essential skills - PHP, MySQL, o Technical Writing Skills o Knowledge of Patents Last Date: Candidates are advised to send their resume on or before 4th March 2006 Contact Details Geetha SALIS, Network_labs ECE Department Indian Insitute of Science Bangalore - 12 Email: geetha(a)ece.iisc.ernet.in geetha.veeraiah(a)gmail.com Regards Geetha *************************************** Geetha Project Assistant Indian Institute of Science Bangalore-12 Dear All, ECE Department, IISc, Bangalore needs Project Assistants. Candidates must possess a Masters Degree in Library and Information Science; MLS/ MLISc. from Library Schools of repute/ ADIS from DRTC or INSDOC or NCSI. Job Title : Project Assistant Organization : Indian Institue of Science, Bangalore Experience: o 1+ years of experience. Expectations/Requirements o Good communication and presentation skills o Experience in Database Management o Internet Searching skills o Data mining from Bibliographical Databases and Patent Databases. o Essential skills - PHP, MySQL, o Technical Writing Skills o Knowledge of Patents Last Date: Candidates are advised to send their resume on or before 4th March 2006 Contact Details Geetha SALIS, Network_labs ECE Department Indian Insitute of Science Bangalore - 12 Email: geetha(a)ece.iisc.ernet.in geetha.veeraiah(a)gmail.com Regards Geetha *************************************** Geetha Project Assistant Indian Institute of Science Bangalore-12 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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request for an article
by Mailing List Manager 02 Mar '06

02 Mar '06

Dear Members: Quite often, there are requests on this forum for full text articles. Most of such requests are being honoured by the fellow members. As long as the members or his/her colleagues make use of full text articles for educational/research purposes, there is no infringement of copyrights. However, If a similar request comes from a member working for a commercial organization then such requests should not be entertained on this forum. This is my view as the moderator of this forum. I welcome your views and comments. Thanks for your cooperation. - Moderator

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National Resource Centre For Free/Open Source Software
by Puna Das 01 Mar '06

01 Mar '06

National Resource Centre For Free/Open Source Software http://www.nrcfoss.org.in/ National Resource Centre for Free/Open Source Software (NRCFOSS) aims to contribute to the growth of FOSS in India through Research and Development, Human Resource Development, Networking and Entrepreneurship Development, as well as serve as the reference point for all FOSS related activities in the country including the creation and maintenance of this national FOSS Portal. The National Resource Centre for Free/Open Source Software (NRCFOSS) is funded by the Department of Information Technology (DIT), Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MCIT), Govt. of India, and is being managed jointly by the Chennai division of the Centre for the Development of Advanced Computing(C-DAC) and AU-KBC Research Centre, Anna University,Chennai.C-DAC is an Autonomous Scientific Society of the DIT, Govt. of India and AU-KBC Research Centre is an Autonomous Research Centre of the Anna University. _________________________________________________________________ Anup Kumar Das/ Bidyarthi Dutta Information and Communication Society of India, New Delhi _________________________________________________________________ --------------------------------- Jiyo cricket on Yahoo! India cricket Yahoo! Messenger Mobile Stay in touch with your buddies all the time. National Resource Centre For Free/Open Source Software http://www.nrcfoss.org.in/ http://www.nrcfoss.org.in/ National Resource Centre for Free/Open Source Software (NRCFOSS) aims to contribute to the growth of FOSS in India through Research and Development, Human Resource Development, Networking and Entrepreneurship Development, as well as serve as the reference point for all FOSS related activities in the country including the creation and maintenance of this national FOSS Portal. The National Resource Centre for Free/Open Source Software (NRCFOSS) is funded by the Department of Information Technology (DIT), Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MCIT), Govt. of India, and is being managed jointly by the Chennai division of the Centre for the Development of Advanced Computing(C-DAC) and AU-KBC Research Centre, Anna University,Chennai.C-DAC is an Autonomous Scientific Society of the DIT, Govt. of India and AU-KBC Research Centre is an Autonomous Research Centre of the Anna University. _________________________________________________________________ Anup Kumar Das/ Bidyarthi Dutta Information and Communication Society of India, New Delhi _________________________________________________________________ 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: [LIS-Forum] A Web Library of Research Output
by Aman Jha 01 Mar '06

01 Mar '06

Dear all I wrote my views (given below) in the latest issue (18 February 2006) of Economic & Political Weekly (EPW) vide a commentary titled 'A Web Library of Research Output' dated 28 January 2006. You may find it useful. Best regards, Aman Jha Librarian Confederation of Indian Industry Plot No 249-F, Udyog Vihar, Phase IV Sector 18, Gurgaon - 122015 (Haryana) Tel: 0124-5014060-67 aman.jha(a)ciionline.org http://www.ciionline.org EPW Letters --------------------- February 18, 2006 Web Library I am writing with reference to the article on a web library (January 28, 2006). One thing is certain that even in the age of Google, information is scattered and it is very difficult for researchers to track all work done on a particular topic through the various interfaces available in the country. This situation continues not only in India but in developed countries as well. Information professionals are working on digital libraries and open archive concepts worldwide. Hopefully this initiative will sort out many such problems. I agree that there is an urgent need for making all publicly funded research reports available for free online access. It is equally important for other private funded research reports to be made available, at least for reference work. This is very much essential for healthy research to continue in the country. V Srinivasan's initiative for hosting a web library may be a good platform for information seekers. However, there are already many web/internet libraries available on the net in the public domain. They have failed to integrate all the digital information available internationally. Recently, the government of India came out with a plan to create a national digital library. Let us hope that this proposal will fructify. Aman Kumar Jha Gurgaon Source: http://www.epw.org.in/showArticles.php?root=2006&leaf=02&filename=9699&file… -----Original Message----- From: Library [mailto:library@mssrf.res.in] Sent: Thursday, 9 February 2006 9:56 To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] A Web Library of Research Output EPW Commentary January 28, 2006 A Web Library of Research Output Data gathered and analysis carried out using public funds should be in the public domain, their dissemination is in the public interest. Here are some initial ideas about setting up a web library that ensures open access to publicly-funded social research output. V Srinivasan A large amount of social science research is carried out in the country, much of it with government, bilateral or multilateral funding, that is, public funding. Such research usually results in the production of reports, many of which contain useful data, analyses, ideas, and recommendations. But only a small portion of this output feeds into policy-making or public debate; the bulk of it is hardly circulated. Indeed, most of it is treated as virtually secret, inaccessible to the public in whose name it is carried out. Unfortunately, it is not an accepted view that data gathered and analysis carried out using public funds are a part of the public domain, and that their dis- semination is in the public interest. A scan of the websites of various government bodies illustrates this well. The ministry of social justice and empowerment and the ministry of rural development list some research reports on their sites but do not provide access to the listed reports or supporting studies. The reports of the National Sample Survey Organisation or the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices, to name just two important bodies, are not available via the internet. The government has commissioned 20 studies or reports on child labour but only two or three are available on the internet. The result is that a great deal of research work is duplicated, since there is no access to previous research in the same area. Today, even if the authors of these reports wished to disseminate them widely, they lack an effective mechanism for doing so. To address this problem, the innovation centre of a Mumbai-based non-governmental organisation, Society for Service to Voluntary Agencies (SOSVA), has proposed a strikingly simple solution: the creation of an internet library housing all economic, social and political studies and reports prepared with government, bilateral or multilateral aid. Such access to previous research would prevent duplication of research work in the same area and check plagiarism. The quality of research would be improved by public scrutiny. Discussion on the themes covered could also be advanced considerably. Finally, the disseminated work could feed into policy-making or public debate. SOSVA proposes that electronic copies of any study, report or document prepared using government or international funds be submitted to the web library. This proposal is along the lines of the practice followed in the US whereby a copy of any book published in the country must be deposited with the Library of Congress to receive a Library of Congress Control Number. Unless this is done, no public grant, foreign or Indian, would be deemed utilised; indeed, the comptroller and auditor general or other appropriate agency would report that the funds are deemed unutilised. Steps need to be taken to make this legally binding and administratively effective. These studies would then be posted on the web library, which would have a standard classification system and easy search tools. The advantages of such a library are the advantages of the internet: At no cost, a huge wealth of information would be available to the public. Moreover, users would not need to know of the existence of particular reports or other materials in advance; they could discover them while browsing through the library, as it were. Not only would duplication of labour be avoided, and the quality of research improved by subjecting it to public scrutiny, but the quality of debate on questions of public interest could be enhanced. That, in turn, ought to spur genuine development. The same library could also host many documents that are available today but only as hard copies, that is, in printed form, and therefore in effect accessible only to a few. The idea could be developed further and the web library need not be restricted to work undertaken by government and donor agencies. For example, the web library could include doctoral theses, documents of international non-governmental organisations, and so on. Linkages can be provided to other electronic libraries as well, to constitute a core bibliography to be available on the websites. This idea could be extended further. The web library need not be restricted to work undertaken by government and donor agencies. For example, the documents of international non-governmental organisations or agencies could be put up on this site. Links could be provided to other electronic libraries to constitute a core bibliography available on the internet. Certain technical and legal issues involved in setting up such a site may need examination. Some reports (or portions of them) may need to be withheld on grounds of "national security"; others because they reveal confidential or copyright materials. However, these questions appear fairly easy to resolve. The costs involved for setting up the web library, either as a fully owned portal facility co-hosted in a data centre or as portal hosted in a private hosting service provider, are negligible (a few lakhs of rupees) compared to the public funds spent on such research. The potential social benefits of such a web library are huge. In a sense, it could be argued that providing such access is a legitimate extension of the current efforts under the Freedom of Information Act. Although the thrust of the act is towards transparency in decision-making by government, the fundamental principle of the act, that government must throw its books open, applies as much as to information dissemination and development benefits as to decision-making. Email: sosva(a)hotmail.com http://www.epw.org.in/showArticles.php?root=2006&leaf=01&filename=9634&file… Sincerely B. Murugan Library Services M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation 3rd Cross Street, Taramani Institutional Area Chennai - 600 113 Phone: 22541229 / 22542698; Extn: 208/209 DISCLAIMER:The information in this message may be privileged. If you have received it by mistake please notify the sender by return e-mail and delete the message from your system. Any unauthorised use or dissemination of this message in whole or in part is strictly prohibited. Any information in this message that does not relate to official business shall be understood to be neither given nor endorsed by the Confederation of Indian Industry.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Request for article - Reg
by sushmita das 01 Mar '06

01 Mar '06

Respected Sir, This is in response to your requirement.THe Union atalogue of Biomedical Serials of India (WWW.uncat.nic.in)gives a listing of all the biomedical journals available in Indian Medical Libraries. The required journal is available in a number of cities which you can check up with the catalogue like NIPER,POST GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES , chennai, CDRI, lucknow, etc.You can mail the concerned librarian also to send the copy to you. Regards Sushmita NIC, New Delhi On Tue, 28 Feb 2006 Avinashilingam University wrote : >Dear All, > I would be grateful if anyone could send the article from the Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Vol.171, Issue 3, Aug 2000, Pg.425-435 or inform me about the availability of the journal in any institutions. >Thanking you >A.Dhanalakshmi, >Research scholar, >Avinashilingam Deemed University, >Coimbatore. >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… >_______________________________________________ >LIS-Forum mailing list >LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum Respected Sir, This is in response to your requirement.THe Union atalogue of Biomedical Serials of India (WWW.uncat.nic.in)gives a listing of all the biomedical journals available in Indian Medical Libraries. The required journal is available in a number of cities which you can check up with the catalogue like NIPER,POST GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES , chennai, CDRI, lucknow, etc.You can mail the concerned librarian also to send the copy to you. Regards Sushmita NIC, New Delhi On Tue, 28 Feb 2006 Avinashilingam University wrote : >Dear All, > I would be grateful if anyone could send the article from the Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Vol.171, Issue 3, Aug 2000, Pg.425-435 or inform me about the availability of the journal in any institutions. >Thanking you >A.Dhanalakshmi, >Research scholar, >Avinashilingam Deemed University, >Coimbatore. >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… >_______________________________________________ >LIS-Forum mailing list >LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum 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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query regarding publication
by Mailing List Manager 28 Feb '06

28 Feb '06

Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 04:19:15 +0000 (GMT) From: mangesh talmale <elibmangesh(a)yahoo.co.in> DEAR PROFESSIONAL , could u please send the information regarding query: 1. what is the difference between scholarly publication journal and peer review journal. best regards mangesh talmale pune

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When will the term "Key Words" be replaced by "tags"?
by Sukhdev Singh 28 Feb '06

28 Feb '06

Friends, We know how Meta-data has replaced the term "Indexing" and"Cataloguing" in the last decade. Now it is turn of "Key Words" to bereplaced by a term called "tagging". The only difference in these twoterms is that "Key Words" are picked up from some standard vocabularylike MeSH by professionals; "tagging" is done by end users to bookmarkand categorize an internet resource without any rules or vocabulary.The intention is to retrieve the "tagged" resource in future. Butthere is a Method in this Madness of tagging. The user indirectlyregisters a "vote" in favor of the resource being tagged. Such voteswhen collected on a service provider end can be used to indicaterelative popularity of various resources. Del.icio.us <http://del.icio.us > is one of such service. This collective behavioris known "collaborative tagging". Macgregor, George and McCulloch, Emma in their pre-print <http://eprints.rclis.org/archive/00005703/ > [accepted forpublication] has suggested that Librarians and informationprofessional researchers should take a leading role in research aimedat assessing the efficacy of collaborative tagging in relation toinformation storage, organization, and retrieval, and to influence thefuture development of collaborative tagging systems. I myself am a regular user of Del.icio.us < http://del.icio.us >. Ican keep links to my favorite articles; blogs; sites etc and canaccess them and access them from any computer on the web. I can sharethem easily by just by giving its URL < http://del.icio.us/sukhi >.Moreover I can check up who else have tagged a particular resource ofmy interest. Exploring further I can find out from other's tags whatall other resources could be of my interest. Does not this soundsimilar to "Pearl Growing" in Science Citation Index? Suchcollaborative tagging site also presents what is known as "Tag Cloud"showing relative importance of tags in terms size and colour of fonts. So when will the term "Key Words" be replaced by "tags"? --Sukhdev Singh, NIC.http://openmed.nic.in

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Digital Library of India
by Aman Jha 28 Feb '06

28 Feb '06

Dear all Recently, I visited a website of the Digital Library of India [http://www.dli.ernet.in/] It is a million book project - a collaborative effort between Indian Institute of Science and Carnegie Melon University with partners from Government, Academia and Religious Institutions. 54000 books have already been scanned and 29000 books are available for online access. It is one of the biggest digital library initiatives in India. The objective of this project is clearly mentioned in its mission statement given below: "The mission is to create a portal for the Digital Library of India which will foster creativity and free access to all human knowledge. As a first step in realizing this mission, it is proposed to create the Digital Library with a free-to-read, searchable collection of one million books, predominantly in Indian languages, available to everyone over the Internet. This portal will also become an aggregator of all the knowledge and digital contents created by other digital library initiatives in India. Very soon we expect that this portal would provide a gateway to Indian Digital Libraries in science, arts, culture, music, movies, traditional medicine, palm leaves and many more. The result will be a unique resource accessible to anyone in the world 24x7, without regard to socioeconomic background or nationality." Hope this initiative proves to be a wonderful digital resource centre for all of us. Best regards, Aman Jha Librarian Confederation of Indian Industry Plot No 249-F, Udyog Vihar, Phase IV Sector 18, Gurgaon - 122015 (Haryana) Tel: 0124-5014060-67 aman.jha(a)ciionline.org http://www.ciionline.org DISCLAIMER:The information in this message may be privileged. If you have received it by mistake please notify the sender by return e-mail and delete the message from your system. Any unauthorised use or dissemination of this message in whole or in part is strictly prohibited. Any information in this message that does not relate to official business shall be understood to be neither given nor endorsed by the Confederation of Indian Industry.

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Request for article - Reg
by Avinashilingam University 28 Feb '06

28 Feb '06

Dear All, I would be grateful if anyone could send the article from the Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Vol.171, Issue 3, Aug 2000, Pg.425-435 or inform me about the availability of the journal in any institutions. Thanking you A.Dhanalakshmi, Research scholar, Avinashilingam Deemed University, Coimbatore. Dear All, I would be grateful if anyone could send the article from the Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Vol.171, Issue 3, Aug 2000, Pg.425-435 or inform me about the availability of the journal in any institutions. Thanking you A.Dhanalakshmi, Research scholar, Avinashilingam Deemed University, Coimbatore. 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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E - Literacy campaign in Kerala
by Saji S. Nair 28 Feb '06

28 Feb '06

Dear all, 'Akshaya',the ambitious project of Government of Kerala has so far made around 5.8 lakh people e-literate. The project, that was launched in Malappuram District, one of the northern districts in Keala is currently moving ahead in Kasargod, Kannur, Kozhikkode, Thrissur, Ernakulam, Kollam and Pathanmthitta. It will also extend to the remaining six districts so as make Kerala, the first e-literate state in India by the year 2007. see the interesting news stuff at 1.Cyber-savvy at 106: an evergreen saga in Kerala http://www.thehindu.com/2006/02/23/stories/2006022303811300.htm 2.Star looks the part for Akshaya http://www.hindu.com/2006/02/26/stories/2006022607910400.htm Saji S. Nair Regional Cancer Centre Library Trivandrum Kerala _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web!

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