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COURSE HANDOUTS on BIBLIOMETRICS
by Puna Das 13 Jan '06

13 Jan '06

COURSE HANDOUTS on BIBLIOMETRICS BIBLIOMETRICS AS A RESEARCH FIELD: A course on theory and application of bibliometric indicators. W. GLÄNZEL. COURSE HANDOUTS. 2003. http://www.norslis.net/2004/Bib_Module_KUL.pdf _______________________________________________________________ Anup Kumar Das Information and Communication Society of India New Delhi _______________________________________________________________ Send instant messages to your online friends http://in.messenger.yahoo.com COURSE HANDOUTS on BIBLIOMETRICS BIBLIOMETRICS AS A RESEARCH FIELD: A course on theory and application of bibliometric indicators. W. GLÄNZEL. COURSE HANDOUTS. 2003. http://www.norslis.net/2004/Bib_Module_KUL.pdf http://www.norslis.net/2004/Bib_Module_KUL.pdf _______________________________________________________________ Anup Kumar Das Information and Communication Society of India New Delhi _______________________________________________________________ Send instant messages to your online friends http://in.messenger.yahoo.com

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Sad demise of Dr. Cholin
by Rupak Chakravarty 13 Jan '06

13 Jan '06

We, at the Panjab University Library, are shocked to know of the sad demise of Dr. Cholin. Indeed, it is a huge loss for the library fraternity. The work put in by him in his short time, for the library profession is unparalleled. -- All Professional Staff Panjab University Library Chandigarh 160014 INDIA -- All Professional Staff Panjab University Library Chandigarh 160014 INDIA

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Dr Cholin
by T.V. Prafulla Chandra 13 Jan '06

13 Jan '06

Dear All, When Basavaraju Appa Rao, one of the leading lights of Telugu poetry, lost his son at a young age, he wrote an elegy. One of its lines says: He has vacated the house and left. Dr Cholin too has done the same thing and left pain and sorrow not only in the hearts of his family members, close associates, friends but also several hundreds of LIS professionals. I just spent a couple of minutes with Dr Cholin when he visited CIEFL Library about a few years ago to provide some technical assistance on library automation. He was knowledgeable, bubbling with entusiasm, and professional to the core. I heard a number of LIS professionals speaking very highly of him because of his ever helpful attitude towards one and all. Dr Cholin and Dr Rajashekar were role models to LIS professionals of this country. I presume that Dr Cholin had left us at a relatively very young age. A few more details about his career and the cause of his death may kindly be provided. Thank you Sincerely T.V. Prafulla Chandra Senior Editor --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NISC Export Services Pvt. Ltd. (an affiliate of NISC International, Inc. USA) S-1 Ballad Estates, St.Ann's School Road, Tarnaka, Hyderabad 500 017 Andhra Pradesh, India - Tel:+91 40 27001517 Tel/Fax:+91 40 27002538 WWW.NISC.COM A company in service to NISC worldwide. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sad Demise of Dr.V S Cholin,INFLIBNET,Ahmedabad. (fwd)
by Nirupama Bawdekar 13 Jan '06

13 Jan '06

Dear Moderator, I have been informed of the sad demise of Dr. V.S. Cholin, INFLIBNET, Ahmedabad, through my colleague. I request you to kindly post this on lisforum. thanks, nirupama bawdekar s/t officer c,library *************************************************************************** Mrs Nirupama Bawdekar Scientific/Technical Officer-Library Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics Post Bag No. 4, Ganeshkhind Pune 411 007 India --------------------------------------------------------------------------- email: nub(a)iucaa.ernet.in, telephone:+91-20-25604308, fax: +91-20-25604699 **************************************************************************** ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 10:32:07 +0530 (IST) From: Sandeep Pathak <pathak(a)library.iitkgp.ernet.in> To: nub(a)iucaa.ernet.in Subject: Sad Demise of Dr.V S Cholin,INFLIBNET,Ahmedabad. (fwd) Deeply regret to say that Dr.V S Cholin who was currently with INFLIBNET,Ahemdabad passed away due to Caridiac arrest yesterday, he was 38, survived by wife and two children. Cholin was NCSI trainee of 1992-93 batch.He was a Fullbright scholar from Ohio University and a Doctorate from Karnatak Univeristy Dharwad. LIS-family has lost its one of the most active and enthusiastic member.its a great loss to the society. May his soul rest in pease, heart felt condolances to his family. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by OpenProtect(http://www.openprotect.com), and is believed to be clean.

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DRTC Colloquium on "Economics and Marketing
by Mr. B. G. Sunder Singh 13 Jan '06

13 Jan '06

*INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE* *DOCUMENTATION RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE* 8th Mile Mysore Road, Bangalore 560059 *Colloquium on* *"ECONOMICS AND MARKETING OF INFORMATION PRODUCTS AND SERVICES"* *ABSTRACT* The notion of marketing in the context of libraries / information services and products is a fairly recent development. Marketing of information products involves a number of activities and procedures: Conducting market research, Coordinating the elements of the marketing mix, segmenting promotion efforts to specific groups, preparing a strategic plan, preparing a marketing plan, and conducting a marketing audit, etc. Many librarians also consider marketing as a viable tool to promote new technology in libraries for meeting users' need more efficiently and effectively. Marketing tools and techniques offer library / information professionals an opportunity to '*reach out*' to their customers more effectively. *Topics * * Speakers* 1. Concept of marketing Ananya Sarkar 2. Marketing in the context of Sukla Chakraborty not-for-profit organizations 3. Components of Marketing Protiti Majumdar Neha Singh Randhir Kumar 4. Costing of Information products and services:Pricing policies / strategies in Information Industry Sucheta Lahiri 5. Marketing in the Digital Age Md Ehtesham 6. Conclusion Samiksha Yadav Venue: DRTC Classroom Date: 17th Jan 2006 Time: 2.00 p.m. *All are cordially invited* *Dr. K. S. Raghavan* (Colloquium Coordinator) _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum

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Sad Demise of Dr.V S Cholin, INFLIBNET,Ahmedabad
by Banashankari G S 13 Jan '06

13 Jan '06

Deeply regret to say that Dr.V S Cholin who was currently with INFLIBNET, Ahemdabad passed away due to Caridiac arrest yesterday, he was 38, survived by wife and two children. Cholin was NCSI trainee of 1992-93 batch.He was a Fullbright scholar from Ohio University and a Doctorate from Karnatak Univeristy Dharwad. LIS-family has lost its one of the most active and enthusiastic member.Its a great loss to the society. May his soul rest in peace, heart felt condolances to his family. You find more information about Dr.Cholin with photograph at http://www.library.yale.edu/international/cholin.html Banashankari G S Tektronix Engineering Development India (P) Ltd St.Marks Road,Banaglore -01 ph. (O)2 2105535 extn.3605, (R) 080-2341 8181, 94480-42056 Email : banu_anand@yahoo.co.in;banuanand@rediffmail.com;banashankari@india.tek.com Send instant messages to your online friends http://in.messenger.yahoo.com Deeply regret to say that Dr.V S Cholin who was currently with INFLIBNET, Ahemdabad passed away due to Caridiac arrest yesterday, he was 38, survived by wife and two children. Cholin was NCSI trainee of 1992-93 batch.He was a Fullbright scholar from Ohio University and a Doctorate from Karnatak Univeristy Dharwad. LIS-family has lost its one of the most active and enthusiastic member.Its a great loss to the society. May his soul rest in peace, heart felt condolances to his family. You find more information about Dr.Cholin with photograph at http://www.rediffmail.com/cgi-bin/red.cgi?red=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Elibrary%2E… http://www.library.yale.edu/international/cholin.html Banashankari G S Tektronix Engineering Development India (P) Ltd St.Marks Road,Banaglore -01 ph. (O)2 2105535 extn.3605, (R) 080-2341 8181, 94480-42056 Email : mailto:banu_anand@yahoo.co.in;banuanand@rediffmail.com;banashankari@india.tek.com banu_anand@yahoo.co.in;banuanand@rediffmail.com;banashankari@india.tek.com Send instant messages to your online friends http://in.messenger.yahoo.com

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KALA LECTURE: INVITATION: Reminder
by I.R.N.Goudar 13 Jan '06

13 Jan '06

KARNATAKA STATE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION AND SARADA RANGANATHAN ENDOWMENT FOR LIBRARY SCIENCE Cordially invite you for the following lecture: TOPIC: Adaptive Developments of Information Professionals in Digital Era SPEAKER: Prof. MA Gopinath Visiting Professor North Carolina University, USA DATE & TIME: Friday, 13th January 2006 at 6.30 pm VENUE: Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science 702, 42nd Cross, III Floor, Rajajainagar, Bangalore-10 Phone No.23305109 e-mail: srels(a)vsnl.com I request personally all of you to convey this invitation to all your professional colleagues and friends. RSVP I.R.N. Goudar Dr. K.N. Prasad President, KALA Director, SRELS Tel: 25086080 Tel:23305109

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Dr. Cholin: Sad Demise
by I.R.N.Goudar 13 Jan '06

13 Jan '06

Dear Professionals, Just now I got the news about sad and untimely demise of an young, active professional colleague Dr. V.S. Cholin, Head of Informatics Division at INFLIBNET and the contact person for the UGC-Infonet E-Journals Consortium. I learnt that the end came due to heart attack. Dr. Cholin, a product of Karnatak University had few awards to his credit including Young Scientist Award of SIS in 2004, best professional article award by RRLF in 2002 and again by ASIST in 2004. I have known Dr. Cholin closely ever since he joined INFLIBNET. I had the opportunity to listen to his presentations in some seminars. His contributionals to Professionals activities, service to Research Scholars and Faculty of various universities through UGC-INFONET go a long way. With his death we have lost a promising leader and sincere worker in our profession. Karnataka State Library Association, its Office Bearers and all Members morn the death of Dr. Cholin. Let us pray the Almighty to give strength to his family to bear this loss. One can have a look a brief Biographical sketch of Dr. Cholin at URL http://www.library.yale.edu/international/cholin.html I.R.N. Goudar President KALA, Office Bearers and Members -------------------------------------------------------------------------- I.R.N. Goudar Tel: 91-80-25086081 Head, Information Centre for 91-80-25235315 Aerospace Science and Technology Fax: 91-80-25268072 National Aerospace Laboratories E-mail:goudar@css.nal.res.in Airport Road, BANGALORE-560 017 India http://www.icast.org.in/staff/goudar.html

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SHOCKING
by suresh jange 13 Jan '06

13 Jan '06

Dear Library professionals, It is quite shocking to hear the demise of Dr. Veeranna Cholin, a young and dynamic professional who has achieved excellence in Library and Information Science in a very short time and it is a great loss to the Library profession. The year 2005 was shocking about demise of Late Dr T B Rajsekhar and now 2006 is Dr Cholin. Let us pray the almighty for peace and give strength to his family to bear this great loss. THE STAFF OF GULBARGA UNIVERSITY, KARNATAKA, INDIA Dr.Suresh S Jange Assistant Librarian (Sr.) Head Digital Resource Centre Central Library, Gulbarga University, Gulbarga - 585 106 Karnataka, INDIA E-mail : suresh_jange(a)rediffmail.com URL : http://www.suresh.tripod/suresh.htm Phone - 91+08472-249683 (O) 91+08472-248711 (R) Dear Library professionals, It is quite shocking to hear the demise of Dr. Veeranna Cholin, a young and dynamic professional who has achieved excellence in Library and Information Science in a very short time and it is a great loss to the Library profession. The year 2005 was shocking about demise of Late Dr T B Rajsekhar and now 2006 is Dr Cholin. Let us pray the almighty for peace and give strength to his family to bear this great loss. THE STAFF OF GULBARGA UNIVERSITY, KARNATAKA, INDIA Dr.Suresh S Jange Assistant Librarian (Sr.) Head Digital Resource Centre Central Library, Gulbarga University, Gulbarga - 585 106 Karnataka, INDIA E-mail : suresh_jange(a)rediffmail.com URL : http://www.suresh.tripod/suresh.htm Phone - 91+08472-249683 (O) 91+08472-248711 (R) 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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Position Announcement - Library Trainee
by M. Paul Pandian 13 Jan '06

13 Jan '06

Dear Moderator, Kindly circulate the following position announcement to the LIS Forum. -------------------------------------------------------------------- INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES, C.I.T. Campus, Taramani, Chennai 600 113 (an Autonomous body under Department of Atomic Energy) Advt.No./ /2005 The Institute of Mathematical Sciences has fully computerised Library, catering to the needs of Scientists doing research in Fundamental Sciences such as Mathematics, Theoretical Physics and Theoretical Computer Science. The collection includes over 60000 books and the library subscribes to more than 300 reputed International / National Journals in these areas. Online edition of several of these journals are also available. Applications are invited for the post of two Trainees in the Library at the Institute. The applicants should be fresh graduates/post graduates in science with first class in Library Science, well versed in Computer application in Library Science. Duration of Training is for a period of one year with no guarantee of continued employment, carrying a stipend of Rs.4000/- per month with no other facilities / benefits, as applicable to regular employees, excepting casual leave. Applications with Bio-data, copies of certificates and a passport size photograph, should reach the undersigned on or before 31.1.2006 super-scribing on the cover APPLICATION FOR LIBRARY TRAINEE. REGISTRAR THE INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES C.I.T. CAMPUS, CHENNAI - 600 113 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks, Pandian Dr. M. Paul Pandian Scientific Officer Institute of Mathematical Sciences CIT Campus, Taramani Chennai 600 113

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Sad News.
by Veeresh Hanchinal 13 Jan '06

13 Jan '06

Dear Professional Friends, Another Black Day in LIS.......... Yesterday i had received a call from one of my friend in Mumbai and stunned to know the sad demise of another dyanamic and raising star in the LIS field. I feel sorry and deeply mourn the death of DR. Veeranna Cholin. Let us pray that almighty rest his soul in peace and give his family a strength and courage to withstand this untimely tragedy. Veeresh. ************************************* Mr. Veeresh B Hanchinal Librarian G J Advani Law College 32nd Road, Linking Road, Bandra (W), Mumbai-400 050 Tel: +91-22-26497484 (Mobile) 09322284347 Website: www.advanilaw.com http://g.msn.com/8HMBENUS/2749??PS=47575 Get a birds eye view of your home with Windows Live Local

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Sad News!
by Anil Kumar 13 Jan '06

13 Jan '06

It is another shock for library professionals. Dr. Cholin of INFLIBNET is no more. He suffered a heart attack yesterday and is no more with all of us. His expiry is a grave loss for the profession and his contribution to the mission of INFLIBNET is known by all University colleagues of the nation. Let us all pray for his soul to rest in peace. H Anil Kumar Chief Librarian Nirma University of Science and Technology Ahmedabad __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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New Stuff
by Thapar, Amit 12 Jan '06

12 Jan '06

OA Librarian: Open Access Resources for and by Librarians http://oalibrarian.blogspot.com/ This collaborative blog also offers links to OA LIS resources, OA bibliographies, blogs, wikis, and advocacy tools. amit@niper Cell: 9855701060 e-mail: amit_thapar(a)yahoo.com URL: http://www.niper.ac.in/ "Don't take life too seriously, you'll never get out of it alive." OA Librarian: Open Access Resources for and by Librarians http://oalibrarian.blogspot.com/ http://oalibrarian.blogspot.com/ This collaborative blog also offers links to OA LIS resources, OA bibliographies, blogs, wikis, and advocacy tools. mailto:amit@niper amit@niper Cell: 9855701060 e-mail: mailto:amit_thapar@yahoo.com amit_thapar(a)yahoo.com URL: http://www.niper.ac.in/ http://www.niper.ac.in/ "Don't take life too seriously, you'll never get out of it alive."

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KALA LECTURE: INVITATION -Reminder
by I.R.N.Goudar 12 Jan '06

12 Jan '06

REMINDER KARNATAKA STATE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION AND SARADA RANGANATHAN ENDOWMENT FOR LIBRARY SCIENCE Cordially invite you for the following lecture: TOPIC: Adaptive Developments of Information Professionals in Digital Era SPEAKER: Prof. MA Gopinath Visiting Professor North Carolina University, USA DATE & TIME: Friday, 13th January 2006 at 6.30 pm VENUE: Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science 702, 42nd Cross, III Floor, Rajajainagar, Bangalore-10 Phone No.23305109 e-mail: srels(a)vsnl.com I request personally all of you to convey this invitation to all your professional colleagues and friends. I.R.N. Goudar Dr. K.N. Prasad President, KALA Director, SRELS

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US Libraries have Books bound using human skin
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 12 Jan '06

12 Jan '06

Tales of the macabre Some U.S. libraries have books bound in human skin >From The Hindu 12th January 2006 PROVIDENCE: Brown University's library boasts an anatomy book thatcombines form and function in macabre fashion. Its cover — tanned andpolished to a smooth golden brown, like fine leather — is made ofhuman skin. In fact, a number of the finest libraries in the U.S.,including Harvard's, have such books. The practice of binding books in human skin was not uncommon incenturies past, even if it was not always discussed in polite society.At the time, the best libraries belonged to private collectors. Somewere doctors who had access to skin from amputated parts and patientswhose bodies had gone unclaimed. In other cases, wealthy bibliophilesacquired skin from executed criminals, medical school cadavers andpeople who died in the poor house. Nowadays, libraries keep such volumes in their rare book collectionsand do not allow them to circulate. Brown's John Hay Library has threebooks bound in human skin: the 1568 anatomy text by the Belgiansurgeon Andreas Vesalius, and two 19th-century editions of The Danceof Death, a medieval morality tale. One copy of The Dance of Death wasre-bound in 1893 by Joseph Zaehnsdorf, a master-binder in London. Anote to his client reports that he did not have enough skin and had tosplit it. The front cover, bound in the outer layer of skin, has abumpy texture, like soft sandpaper. The spine and back cover, madefrom the inner layer, feel like suede. The Dance of Death is about how death prevails over all, rich or poor.As with many other skin-bound volumes, "there was some tie-in with thecontent," said Sam Streit of the John Hay Library. Medical books Many of the volumes are medical books. The College of Physicians ofPhiladelphia has some bound by Dr. John Stockton Hough, who diagnosedthe city's first case of trichinosis. He used that patient's skin tobind three of the volumes. "The hypothesis is that these physicians did this to honour the peoplewho furthered medical research," said Laura Hartman, a rare-bookcataloguer. It is not clear if some of the patients knew what would happen totheir bodies. In most cases, the skin appears to have come from thosewho had no one to claim their remains. In any case, the practicepre-dated the age of consent forms. While human leather may be repulsive to contemporary society,libraries can ethically have the books if they are used with respectfor academic research and not displayed as objects of curiosity, saidPaul Wolpe of the University of Pennsylvania. "There is a certaindistancing that history gives us from certain kinds of artefacts," hesaid, noting that museums often have bones from archaeological sites.The Boston Athenaeum, a private library, has an 1837 copy of GeorgeWalton's memoirs bound in his own skin. Walton was a highwayman andleft the volume to one of his victims. Decades ago, the Harvard Law School Library bought a 1605 manual forSpanish lawyers for $42.50 from an antiquarian books dealer. It sat ona shelf unnoticed until the early 1990s, when curator David Ferris wasgoing through the library catalogue and found a note saying it wasbound in a man's skin. DNA tests to find the type of skin wereinconclusive — the genetic material having been destroyed by thetanning process — but the library now keeps it on a special shelf. "Wefelt we couldn't set it just next to someone else's law books," Mr.Ferris said. — AP==============http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/12/stories/2006011204052400.htm --Dr P Vyasamoorthy,SENIORS(Society for Enriched Information of Relevance to Seniors),30, Gruhalakshmi Colony, Secunderabad 500018Phone 27846631

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KnowGenesis - Online Library for Technical Communication
by editorinchief＠knowgenesis.org 11 Jan '06

11 Jan '06

Hell list, We are happy to launch KnowGenesis, Online library for technical communication (http://www.knowgenesis.org/tc/) The freely available repository is developed with an aim to make accessible the wide range of information-related disciplines under Technical Communication. KnowGenesis is open to all Technical Communicator across the globe irrespective of their position, experience levels and geographical location. You are free to add your presentations, files, hyperlinks, tips even templates, tutorials and workflows. In short, anything you think that can help you and your colleagues. You can search for files uploaded in different categories and are free to download them and use for your purpose. If you are unable to locate any information, let the KnowGenesis community know and somewhere, somebody will be happy to share the file with you through the repository. You can also participate in our regular polls and can share your perspective about the topic. On behalf of the technical writing community, I invite you to share your knowledge, wisdom and valuable experience with the KnowGenesis community and help us make this initiative a success. Regards Admin- KnowGenesis Online Knowledge Repository

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KnowGenesis International Journal for Technical Communicaion
by editorinchief＠knowgenesis.org 11 Jan '06

11 Jan '06

Hello List, I am taking this opportunity to share with you the launch of KnowGenesis International Journal for Technical Communication. KnowGenesis is a freely available, international, scholarly Journal, dedicated to making accessible the results of research across a wide range of information-related disciplines under Technical Communication. KnowGenesis publishes both referred papers and working papers in the fields of technical communication, documentation, information science, information and technology management, information systems and information policy. You are invited to submit manuscripts that present original unpublished research in all areas of technical communication, including the development of experimental or commercial systems. Work focusing on emerging technologies is especially welcome. Submitted papers may NOT have appeared in, nor be under consideration for, another conference or workshop, nor for a journal. Please feel free to visit the Journal website (www.knowgenesis.org/journal) and mail me any query that you may have regarding submission or supporting our initiative. We are looking forward for your contribution in making this initiative a success. Also, feel free to share the information with your colleagues who may be interested in submitting their work. I am looking forward for your valuable contribution to KnowGenesis Journal. Warm Regards Saurabh Kudesia Editorinchief KnowGenesis International Journal for Technical Communication editorinchief(a)knowgenesis.org

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OpenMED@NIC - An Example of "Branding"
by Sukhdev Singh 10 Jan '06

10 Jan '06

Dear Friends, It is just to inform you that OpenMED@NIC - http://openmed.nic.in - isbeing showcased as an example by EPrints Site under "Branding"Category. Check out the following link - http://www.eprints.org/software/examples/ This makes us proud. --Sukhdev Singh, NIC.http://openmed.nic.in

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DRTC Colloquium on "Economics and Marketing of Information Products and Services"
by ananya sarkar 10 Jan '06

10 Jan '06

*INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE* *DOCUMENTATION RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE* 8th Mile Mysore Road, Bangalore – 560059 *Colloquium on* *"ECONOMICS AND MARKETING OF INFORMATION PRODUCTS AND SERVICES"* *ABSTRACT* The notion of marketing in the context of libraries / information services and products is a fairly recent development. Marketing of information products involves a number of activities and procedures: Conducting market research, Coordinating the elements of the marketing mix, segmenting promotion efforts to specific groups, preparing a strategic plan, preparing a marketing plan, and conducting a marketing audit, etc. Many librarians also consider marketing as a viable tool to promote new technology in libraries for meeting users' need more efficiently and effectively. Marketing tools and techniques offer library / information professionals an opportunity to '*reach out*' to their customers more effectively. *Topics * * Speakers* 1. Concept of marketing Ananya Sarkar 2. Marketing in the context of Sukla Chakraborty not-for-profit organizations 3. Components of Marketing Protiti Majumdar Neha Singh Randhir Kumar 4. Costing of Information products and services:Pricing policies / strategies in Information Industry Sucheta Lahiri 5. Marketing in the Digital Age Md Ehtesham 6. Conclusion Samiksha Yadav Venue: DRTC Classroom Date: 17th Jan 2006 Time: 2.00 p.m. *All are cordially invited* *Dr. K. S. Raghavan* (Colloquium Coordinator) INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE DOCUMENTATION RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE 8 th Mile Mysore Road, Bangalore – 560059 Colloquium on "ECONOMICS AND MARKETING OF INFORMATION PRODUCTS AND SERVICES" ABSTRACT The notion of marketing in the context of libraries / information services and products is a fairly recent development. Marketing of information products involves a number of activities and procedures: Conducting market research, Coordinating the elements of the marketing mix, segmenting promotion efforts to specific groups, preparing a strategic plan, preparing a marketing plan, and conducting a marketing audit, etc. Many librarians also consider marketing as a viable tool to promote new technology in libraries for meeting users' need more efficiently and effectively. Marketing tools and techniques offer library / information professionals an opportunity to ' reach out ' to their customers more effectively. Topics Speakers 1. Concept of marketing Ananya Sarkar 2. Marketing in the context of Sukla Chakraborty not-for-profit organizations 3. Components of Marketing Protiti Majumdar Neha Singh Randhir Kumar 4. Costing of Information products and services: Pricing policies / strategies in Information Industry Sucheta Lahiri 5. Marketing in the Digital Age Md Ehtesham 6. Conclusion Samiksha Yadav Venue: DRTC Classroom Date: 17 th Jan 2006 Time: 2.00 p.m. All are cordially invited Dr. K. S. Raghavan (Colloquium Coordinator)

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NEED GRADUATE TRAINEES/DIPLOMA TRAINEES
by I.R.N.Goudar 10 Jan '06

10 Jan '06

URGENT Dear Professionals, The Information Centre of NAL is in need of 10 Graduate Trainees to work for its on going Digital Library activities. Persons with BLIS/MLIS/DLIS/MCA degree are requested to send their resume immediately to the address given below, preferably as an e-mail attatchment. STIPEND: Rs. 3500 for MLIS/MCA Rs. 2500 for DLIS/BLIS The tenure is strictly for 365 days. The selected candidates will be given exposure to work in different sections of the Information Centre. Goudar -------------------------------------------------------------------------- I.R.N. Goudar Tel: 91-80-25086081 Head, Information Centre for 91-80-25235315 Aerospace Science and Technology Fax: 91-80-25268072 National Aerospace Laboratories E-mail:goudar@css.nal.res.in Airport Road, BANGALORE-560 017 India http://www.icast.org.in/staff/goudar.html

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AICTE
by anjrao 10 Jan '06

10 Jan '06

To Dr. Vijaya kumar While filling the AICTE - MBA Programme: Hand book for Approval process, we have been asked to fill the 1. Anual library budget [ % of annual student fee collected] So let me know, is there any standards for the same Every year 10% of the Tution Fee must spent for Books, Journals & Periodicals and Database in the library. We (Librarians) have to know What is Declard Tution fee form the management on the basis of that library budget has to be prepared for more Information www.aicte.nic.in 2. Annual student fee means ? Annual student fee means Declared tution fee for AICTE Thanking you Janardana rao M S Ramaiah Institute of Management

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Current Issue Allert of Vishwabharat@TDIL
by Puna Das 10 Jan '06

10 Jan '06

Current Issue Allert of Vishwabharat@TDIL Vishwabharat@TDIL (Journal of Language Technology) published by The Technology Development for Indian Languages (TDIL) programme Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Govt. of India (http://tdil.mit.gov.in/apr_2005.htm) (http://tdil.mit.gov.in/April_issue%202005/april%202005.zip) April 2005 Contents 1.Calendar of Events 2005 2.Release of Software Tools & Fonts in public Domain 3.TDIL@Elitex 2005 4.Multilingul Downloads @ UNESCO 5.Indian Language: Font Designing and Font Tech. 6.Smart Fonts 7.LaTex Tools 8.Digital Library of India 9.Digital Library@Allahabad 10.Digital Library@CDAC Kolkata 11.Digital Library@IGNCA 12.Digital Library@IIIT Hyderabad 13.Traditional Knowledge Digital Library 14.Collection Development in Digital Information Repositories in India 15.Greenstone Digital Library Software 16.Abbyy FineReader 7.0 17.OmniScan 7000 Zeutschel Scanner 18.Minolta PS 7000 Scanner _________________________________________________________ Anup Kumar Das Information and Communication Society of India, New Delhi _________________________________________________________ Send instant messages to your online friends http://in.messenger.yahoo.com Current Issue Allert of Vishwabharat@TDIL Vishwabharat@TDIL (Journal of Language Technology) published by The Technology Development for Indian Languages (TDIL) programme Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Govt. of India ( http://tdil.mit.gov.in/apr_2005.htm http://tdil.mit.gov.in/apr_2005.htm ) ( http://tdil.mit.gov.in/April_issue%202005/april%202005.zip http://tdil.mit.gov.in/April_issue%202005/april%202005.zip ) April 2005 Contents 1.Calendar of Events 2005 2.Release of Software Tools & Fonts in public Domain 3.TDIL@Elitex 2005 4.Multilingul Downloads @ UNESCO 5.Indian Language: Font Designing and Font Tech. 6.Smart Fonts 7.LaTex Tools 8.Digital Library of India 9.Digital Library@Allahabad 10.Digital Library@CDAC Kolkata 11.Digital Library@IGNCA 12.Digital Library@IIIT Hyderabad 13.Traditional Knowledge Digital Library 14.Collection Development in Digital Information Repositories in India 15.Greenstone Digital Library Software 16.Abbyy FineReader 7.0 17.OmniScan 7000 Zeutschel Scanner 18.Minolta PS 7000 Scanner _________________________________________________________ Anup Kumar Das Information and Communication Society of India, New Delhi _________________________________________________________ Send instant messages to your online friends http://in.messenger.yahoo.com

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New-age library set to protect age-old yoga knowledge
by Rajeev Sharma 10 Jan '06

10 Jan '06

Business Standard: New-age library set to protect age-old yoga knowledge Gaurie Mishra / New Delhi January 10, 2006 In response to more than 1,000 patents of yoga postures and Ayurvedic medicines in the US and Europe, the health ministry is preparing a 30-million-page digital library documenting the country's traditional knowledge. "The 30-million-page digital library is being made to ensure that Ayurvedic medicines, yoga asanas, Unani and Sidha are not patented anywhere else in the world," an official said. The traditional knowledge digital library (TKDL), which will be ready by December 2006, is being prepared at an estimated cost of Rs 10 crore. The government is also finalising non-disclosure agreements with patents offices in the US, Europe and Japan to ensure that through access to the digital library, patenting of such traditional knowledge will be avoided in other countries. "Patents offices in the US and the EU will have access to the TKDL which will help patents examiners cross-check whether an application for a patent is an original innovation or a copy of what already exists in other parts of the world, in this case India," an official said. The National Institute for Science Communication and Information Resources is preparing the document, based on ancient transcripts in Sanskrit and Persian. The issue of data protection and enforceability of patents based on traditional knowledge is currently being addressed by the ministry of health in consultation with the commerce ministry. "The biggest challenge for the digital library will be enforcement and data protection to ensure that similar molecules or postures are not patented," the official added. Of the 30 million pages, 10 million have already been digitised and 54,000 formulations of Ayurveda and 45,000 formulations of Unani have been placed in the library. Next on the agenda is digitisation of 10,000 formulations of Sidha and 1,500 yoga postures. The e-document will be available in six languages - English, French, Spanish, German, Italian and Japanese. URL: http://www.business-standard.com/bsonline/storypage.php?&autono=211202 Regards Rajeev TCI Ltd. Gurgaon Business Standard: New-age library set to protect age-old yoga knowledge Gaurie Mishra / New Delhi January 10, 2006 In response to more than 1,000 patents of yoga postures and Ayurvedic medicines in the US and Europe, the health ministry is preparing a 30-million-page digital library documenting the countrys traditional knowledge. The 30-million-page digital library is being made to ensure that Ayurvedic medicines, yoga asanas, Unani and Sidha are not patented anywhere else in the world, an official said. The traditional knowledge digital library (TKDL), which will be ready by December 2006, is being prepared at an estimated cost of Rs 10 crore. The government is also finalising non-disclosure agreements with patents offices in the US, Europe and Japan to ensure that through access to the digital library, patenting of such traditional knowledge will be avoided in other countries. Patents offices in the US and the EU will have access to the TKDL which will help patents examiners cross-check whether an application for a patent is an original innovation or a copy of what already exists in other parts of the world, in this case India, an official said. The National Institute for Science Communication and Information Resources is preparing the document, based on ancient transcripts in Sanskrit and Persian. The issue of data protection and enforceability of patents based on traditional knowledge is currently being addressed by the ministry of health in consultation with the commerce ministry. The biggest challenge for the digital library will be enforcement and data protection to ensure that similar molecules or postures are not patented, the official added. Of the 30 million pages, 10 million have already been digitised and 54,000 formulations of Ayurveda and 45,000 formulations of Unani have been placed in the library. Next on the agenda is digitisation of 10,000 formulations of Sidha and 1,500 yoga postures. The e-document will be available in six languages English, French, Spanish, German, Italian and Japanese. URL: http://www.business-standard.com/bsonline/storypage.php?&autono=211202 http://www.business-standard.com/bsonline/storypage.php?&autono=211202 Regards Rajeev TCI Ltd. Gurgaon

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revised dates COL regional workshop on E-learning
by Indira K. 10 Jan '06

10 Jan '06

Dear professionals, here are the COL e-learning workshop revised dates Feb 7th - 11th, 2006 Workshop fee : INR 10,000 Venue :Hyderabad Organizers :The Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA) Topics to be covered in the workshop: a.. e-Learning: attributes, opportunities and challenges. b.. e-Learning Management Systems (LMS) and related technologies. c.. Designing for e-Learning environments. d.. Designing collaborative e-Learning environments. e.. Developing e-Learning environments including virtual mentoring. f.. Creating web documents g.. Information and interface design. h.. Digital audio and video production. i.. Assessing learning outcomes in e-Learning. j.. Evaluating e-Learning environments. k.. Offline & online Individualized self-paced e-learning. l.. Group-based e-learning synchronously and asynchronously. For further information contact : Dr. Usha V. Reddi, Director Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia 52, Tughlakabad Institutional Area NEW DELHI 110 062, INDIA Tel: +91-11-2995-5730, 2905-1562 Fax: +91-11-2995-5208 E-Mail: cemca(a)nda.vsnl.net.in Web Address : http://www.cemca.org. or capture the information from the following link. http://cemca.org/announcement.htm? http://cemca.org/announcements/elearningworkshop.doc Indira Koneru Dear professionals, here are the COL e-learning workshop revised dates Feb 7th - 11th, 2006 Workshop fee : INR 10,000 Venue : Hyderabad Organizers : The Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA) Topics to be covered in the workshop: e-Learning: attributes, opportunities and challenges. e-Learning Management Systems (LMS) and related technologies. Designing for e-Learning environments. Designing collaborative e-Learning environments. Developing e- Learning environments including virtual mentoring. Creating web documents Information and interface design. Digital audio and video production. Assessing learning outcomes in e-Learning. Evaluating e-Learning environments. Offline & online Individualized self-paced e-learning. Group-based e-learning synchronously and asynchronously. For further information contact : Dr. Usha V. Reddi, Director Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia 52, Tughlakabad Institutional Area NEW DELHI 110 062, INDIA Tel: +91-11-2995-5730, 2905-1562 Fax: +91-11-2995-5208 E-Mail: mailto:cemca@nda.vsnl.net.in cemca(a)nda.vsnl.net.in Web Address : http://www.cemca.org/ http://www.cemca.org . or capture the information from the following link. http://cemca.org/announcement.htm http://cemca.org/announcement.htm ? http://cemca.org/announcements/elearningworkshop.doc http://cemca.org/announcements/elearningworkshop.doc Indira Koneru

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RE: Library Trainee at CII-Central Library (Gurgaon)
by Aman Jha 09 Jan '06

09 Jan '06

Dear applicants Thanks for your overwhelming response for library trainee at CII. We are in the process of screening of your applications received and the candidates being considered further will be contacted via email/phone for interview in due course of time. Sorry for those who missed out the opportunity, as we are not accepting any more applications from today onwards. Thanks and 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 <http://www.ciionline.org/> http://www.ciionline.org Dear applicants Thanks for your overwhelming response for library trainee at CII. We are in the process of screening of your application s received and the candidates being considered further will be contacted via email/phone for interview in due course of time. Sorry for those who missed out the opportunity, as we are not accepting any more applications from today onwards. Thanks and 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 http://www.ciionline.org/ http:// www.ciionline.org

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