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Corporate Card
by Monali Panchbhai 28 Oct '05

28 Oct '05

Dear Friends, I would like to know if any of our professionals are using corporate card for online purchasing. If then can Please guide me if there are any rules for the same, if anyone wants to have that for library on whose name it should be who should have control over it who is responsible of that generally who all are the authorised for same how it can be misused how to restrict any misuse what all cares should be taken while using the same also update me on any other information which you think will be helpful for me. Thanks to all of you, HAPPY DIWALI & PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR Regards, Monali Panchbhai Sr. Executive - Library & Documentation Odyssey Capital Pvt Ltd Mumbai

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UGC NET - LIS
by Saji S. Nair 28 Oct '05

28 Oct '05

Dear All, Dear All, These days, there is a sharp decline in the number of students clearing UGC NET for JRF/Lectureship in Library and Information Science. In many Universities, not even a single candidate is qualified in many occasions. Is this because of the lack of quality of LIS education in India OR UGC�s hard-line attitude towards this profession? It is a fact that job prospects our field, especially in the teaching arena is not at all encouraging. In such a situation, Why UGC is enforcing strict rules to restrict the qualified candidates? Regards Saji Trivandrum Kerala Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web!

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Scientific data circulation in an open environment
by Subbiah Arunachalam 28 Oct '05

28 Oct '05

Friends: we have open source software and open access to full texts of research papers. Now we have free data circulation in an open environment! "Free scientific data circulation within an open environment" - an interview with L. Romary, head of the newly created Scientific Information Directorate of the French National Center for Scientific Research. http://www.inist.fr/openaccess/article.php3?id_article=118 A brief interview available on INIST/CNRS website dedicated to the Open Access to scientific data issues. Arun

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Co-operation projects between India and Germany
by Seth, Renu 28 Oct '05

28 Oct '05

Dear Colleagues, I need to know, if you are aware of any partnership projects between India and Germany. E.g. between Indian and German libraries, Library Science Departments, Exchange programmes, or any other kind of continued co-operation between Indian and German Library and Information Science field. I am not refering to one time co-operation but a programme which is continuing for some time or will continue in future. I need this information urgently. In case you are aware of any such programmes, please get back to me as soon as possible. Any help in this regard is highly appreciated. With best regards Renu Seth Librarian In-Charge Max Mueller Bhavan Regional Information Centre & Library 3, Kasturba Gandhi Marg New Delhi 110001 Telephone +91-11-23329506 librarian.mmb(a)delhi.goethe.org www.goethe.de/newdelhi

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Dr. TBR Memorial Seminar on "Information Management in the Digital Era"
by Babu Rajendra 28 Oct '05

28 Oct '05

Dear All, This is a gentle reminder about the forthcoming seminar, "Information Management in the Digital Era", being organized under the aegis of Dr. TBR Memorial by NCSI-Net. This Seminar is being conducted for the benefit of student community of LIS profession. The response to the seminar by the student community has been very encouraging. We have already received the required number of confirmed registrations. Owing to the logistics problems, we have closed further registrations. We also have received overwhelming enquiries from the non-student community, too, for the possibility of their participation in the seminar. We appreciate the interest shown by the non-student community. As we have already received the required number of confirmed registrations from the student community, we regret to inform the non-student community that we will not be able to accommodate any non-student registrations. However, we are planning to organise a similar seminar in the near future for the benefit of the non-student community. The details will be announced later on this forum. For more information about the seminar, please visit: http://144.16.72.147/workshop Warm Regards, NCSI-NET coordinators ************************************************************************ 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/ ************************************************************************ Dr. TBR Memorial Seminar on "Information Management in the Digital Era" Dear All, This is a gentle reminder about the forthcoming seminar, "Information Management in the Digital Era", being organized under the aegis of Dr. TBR Memorial by NCSI-Net. This Seminar is being conducted for the benefit of student community of LIS profession. The response to the seminar by the student community has been very encouraging. We have already received the required number of confirmed registrations. Owing to the logistics problems, we have closed further registrations. We also have received overwhelming enquiries from the non-student community, too, for the possibility of their participation in the seminar. We appreciate the interest shown by the non-student community. As we have already received the required number of confirmed registrations from the student community, we regret to inform the non-student community that we will not be able to accommodate any non-student registrations. However, we are planning to organise a similar seminar in the near future for the benefit of the non-student community. The details will be announced later on this forum. For more information about the seminar, please visit: http://144.16.72.147/workshop http://144.16.72.147/workshop Warm Regards, NCSI-NET coordinators ************************************************************************ 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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Indiana Library
by Vyasamoorthy 28 Oct '05

28 Oct '05

Please read the trivia given below: The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building. Incidentally, is there a method to check out the truth of any trivia? Many seem to have arisen out of fertile imaginary minds. Vyasamoorthy ============== ============

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Stockholm Challenge Award 2006
by Mailing List Manager 27 Oct '05

27 Oct '05

Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2005 10:36:14 +0800 From: Yong Liu <liuyongaijiujiu(a)gmail.com> *Please circulate widely and apologies for cross-posting* I hope this will be of interest to you.If you have questions or comments, please contact Earl Mardle at earl.mardle(a)stockholmchallenge.se or Ulla Skid�n at ulla.skiden(a)stockholmchallenge.se. Best, Yong Liu ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Stockholm Challenge Award 2006 is open for entries <http://www.stockholmchallenge.se/news_right.asp?IdNr=150>THE STOCKHOLM CHALLENGE AWARD 2006 invites excellent ICT projects from all over the world to compete for the prestigious Challenge trophies. The Challenge is searching for the best initiatives that accelerate the use of information technology for the social and economic benefit of citizens and communities. The objective is to help local entrepreneurs, who work to close the digital divide, by bringing in research communities, development organisations and strong corporate initiatives. THE AWARDS WILL BE HANDED OUT IN SIX CATEGORIES <http://www.stockholmchallenge.se/show_facts.asp?IdNr=9>in the City Hall - on May 11, 2006. Special focus will be on projects in countries and regions with the greatest needs. There will also be an international Challenge conference in Stockholm on issues related to the role of ICTs in global development work. *THE AWARD IS OPEN FOR ENTRIES until December 31st 2005*. The application form <http://www.stockholmchallenge.se/omtavling_index.html>is easily accessible on the home page. The Stockholm Challenge is headquartered at the IT University <http://www.it-univ.se/?lang=en>- a joint initiative by KTH<http://www.kth.se/eng/>(The Royal Institute of Technology) and Stockholm University <http://www.su.se/english> . It is managed by a consortium that also includes the City of Stockholm, Ericsson and Sida, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency. For more information, please contact: Project Manager Ulla Skid�n ulla.skiden(a)stockholmchallenge.se Telephone: + 46 8 7904469 Cell: +46 70 678 72 82 www.stockholmchallenge.se <http://www.stockholmchallenge.se/> *Rules for participation in the Stockholm Challenge Award 2006<http://www.stockholmchallenge.se/show_facts.asp?IdNr=3> * These are the basic rules for the participation in the Stockholm Challenge Award. All competing projects must: 1. Include ICT Illustrate how ICT is used to create new or better traditional services and/or products, which are beneficial for human and social development. 2. Be implemented All competing projects must be up and running. They should be implemented/piloted since no less than three months. The Stockholm Challenge Award does not accept drafted concepts and ideas only. The jury will only evaluate and compare projects that can show measurable outcomes and impact. 3. Be linked to and/or supported by an established private or public organisation. 4. Be verifiable, i.e. able to present credible references. 5. Be free from religious, political or other personal beliefs. *To be noted:* *Projects that have won one of the Challenge categories in previous years cannot enter the competition again.* *All applications must be in English* *Evaluation criteria<http://www.stockholmchallenge.se/show_facts.asp?IdNr=4> * Innovation, creativity and the convergence of ICT with many different disciplines are some of the qualities that are looked for in the competing projects. The jury, a group of international senior experts, base their evaluation on the following criteria, most of which all Challenge projects should meet: *Innovation* Competing projects should illustrate new and innovative ways of using ICT to improve the living and economical conditions especially of those with great needs. *Convergence* The addition of ICT as a tool to traditional development work can improve and widen the scope of the project impact. Projects should show successful convergences of different disciplines and sectors. *Inclusion* It is favourable for the competing projects to show that they bring individuals, groups and local organisations into larger communities � national and global - such as medical, government, educational and cultural networks, as well business environments. *Equal Opportunity* It is important that the initiatives counteract inequality related to the likes of gender, origin, age, physical and/or mental disabilities. *Sustainability* An important factor is sustainability. Not only economic sustainability, i.e. how long the project will last and bring benefits to its users. Sustainability also includes the contribution of the project to a sustainable society and environment at large. *Opportunities <http://www.stockholmchallenge.se/show_facts.asp?IdNr=2>* To enter a project in the Stockholm Challenge Award is not only to participate in a prestigious international ICT competition - it is also a way to join networks of some of the best ICT entrepreneurs and pioneers in the world. Testimonials from many of the projects, which have competed in their respective categories over the years, say that it is the inspiration, the new ideas, contacts and partners that are the greatest rewards for a Challenger. The Stockholm Challenge represents excellent marketing through the exposure to media, and to private and public organizations that are involved in ICT work and implementations. It gives promotional opportunities for entrepreneurs, universities, cities, cities and regions. The Stockholm Challenge Final Events include a Best Practice Exhibition and a Conference. It is a meeting place for some the world's most successful IT entrepreneurs. Winners and finalists of the Stockholm Challenge are global role models for cities, companies, organisations, schools and others who are involved in adapting and spreading the use of ICT.

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Using the Internet Despite the Dangers
by Sukhdev Singh 27 Oct '05

27 Oct '05

A survey report prepared for WebWatch by Princeton Survey ResearchAssociates International (PSRAI), [ Available as PDF fromhttp://www.consumerwebwatch.org/pdfs/princeton.pdf ] indicates thatWeb users are demanding more of Web sites while becoming less trustfulof them. They are adjusting their behavior in response to what theysee as real threats online. For all online users, the report found that concern about identitytheft is substantial, and is changing consumer behavior in major ways.Four in five Internet users (80 percent) are at least somewhatconcerned someone could steal their identity from personal informationon the Internet. Nearly nine out of ten users (86 percent) have madeat least one change in their behavior because of this fear:• 30 percent say they have reduced their overall use of the Internet.• A majority of Internet users (53 percent) say they have stoppedgiving out personal information on the Internet.• 25 percent say they have stopped buying things online. • 54 percentof those who shop online report they have become more likely to read asite's privacy policy or user agreement before buying.• 29 percent of those who shop online say they have cut back on howoften they buy on the Internet. I had a quick look on the report. It provide insight on the following: --Credibility and Trust Online--What Is Important for all Sites--E-Commerce Sites--Financial Sites--Credit Card Fraud and Identity Theft--Sites for Children and Teens--News and Information Sites--Search Engines The report is worth a look. --Sukhdev Singh, NIC.http://openmed.nic.in

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Webology: Volume 2, Number 3, October, 2005
by Alireza Noruzi 26 Oct '05

26 Oct '05

Dear All, Apologies for cross-posting firstly. We are pleased to inform you that the fifth issue of Webology, an OPEN ACCESS journal, is published and is available ONLINE now. This issue contains: ------------------ Editorial -- Alireza Noruzi -- http://www.webology.ir/2005/v2n3/editorial5.html ----------------------------------------- An Evaluation of the Websites of Charities and Voluntary Organisations Providing Support for Young People: Case Study: Drugscope -- Peter Williams, Karen Dennis & David Nicholas -- http://www.webology.ir/2005/v2n3/a16.html ----------------------------------------- How Do Search Engines Handle Chinese Queries? -- Haidar Moukdad & Hong Cui -- http://www.webology.ir/2005/v2n3/a17.html ----------------------------------------- Contractual Solutions in Electronic Publishing Industry: A Comparative study of License Agreements -- B.M. Meera & K.T. Anuradha -- http://www.webology.ir/2005/v2n3/a18.html ----------------------------------------- ========================================= Call for Papers: http://www.webology.ir/callforpapers.html ========================================= Regards, A. Noruzi Dep. of Information Science University of Paul Cezanne France __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com

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Continuing Education Programmes
by Sevukan Rathinam 26 Oct '05

26 Oct '05

Dear Colleagues, I am in need of some information about the role of international agencies (other than IFLA) in continuing education programmes for LIS professionals. Kindly let me know. With regards, R.Sevukan Faculty of Library and Information Science Indira Gandhi National Open University Maidan Garhi, New Delhi - 110 068 --------------------------------- Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Dear Colleagues, I am in need of some information about the role of international agencies (other than IFLA) in continuing education programmes for LIS professionals. Kindly let me know. With regards, R.Sevukan Faculty of Library and Information Science Indira Gandhi National Open University Maidan Garhi, New Delhi - 110 068 http://yahoo.shaadi.com Yahoo! India Matrimony </a href>: Find your partner now.

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RE: trainees required
by Vrushali Rane 26 Oct '05

26 Oct '05

Dear Coordinator, Could you please post this message on the forum. Thanks & Regards Vrushali Rane Librarian NMIMS > -----Original Message----- > From: Vrushali Rane > Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 1:29 PM > To: 'lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in' > Subject: trainees required > > Dear Coordinator > > Kindly post the following message on the forum. > > Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (Deemed University), Mumbai > is among the top ten business schools in the country. We have a highly > resourceful library with 36,000 volumes, 210 periodicals, online > databases, audiovideo material etc. We are looking for young professionals > (BLISc / MLISc) as Library Trainee. This will be a informal training > programme for 6 months which will enable the participants to begin their > carrer with confidence. Interested candidates may please send their resume > at librarian(a)nmims.edu. > > Vrushali Rane > Librarian > Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (Deemed University) > V.L.Mehta Road, > JVPD Scheme, > Vile Parle (W) > Mumbai 56. > Tel: 26134577 / 26183688 / 26143277 Ext 184 > Email: librarian(a)nmims.edu

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Microsoft to Offer Online Book-Content Searches
by Farooque Shaheen 26 Oct '05

26 Oct '05

Microsoft announced Tuesday that it planned to join the online book-search movement with a new service called MSN Book Search. Microsoft is making the largest contribution to the alliance to date - $5 million - which is enough to scan about 150,000 books. Several universities, including the University of California, Columbia University and Rice University, as well as the Internet Archive and the National Archives of Britain, have joined the alliance. Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/26/technology/26book.html Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 # 4105 Mobile-9342507449 Microsoft announced Tuesday that it planned to join the online book-search movement with a new service called MSN Book Search. Microsoft is making the largest contribution to the alliance to date - $5 million - which is enough to scan about 150,000 books. Several universities, including the University of California, Columbia University and Rice University, as well as the Internet Archive and the National Archives of Britain, have joined the alliance. Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/26/technology/26book.html Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 # 4105 Mobile-9342507449

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InfoWatch October 2005
by M.R Lalitha 26 Oct '05

26 Oct '05

Dear LIS-Forum member, The October 2005 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) October 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In This Issue 1. AllAboutCircuits.com - A complete guide to electric circuits 2. Daily rotation [Headlines from 300+ technology news feed sites] 3. Discoveries by National Science Foundation (NSF) 4. EE-triever Toolbar [A information resource for electrical engineers] 5. FreeRTOS - A Real Time Operating System (RTOS) for small embedded real time systems 6. gEDA [GPL software suite of EDA tools for Unix/Linux] 7. Genetics home reference [National Library of Medicine's web site for information about genetic conditions] 8. GEODISE - Grid Enabled Optimisation and Design Search Engine [A design optimisation tool demonstrator for Computational Fluid Dynamics problems] 9. Isotropy software suite [Software for the analysis of phase transitions in crystalline solids] 10. NASA Astrophysics Data System abstract service [A search engine for each of NASA's bibliographic databases] 11. National Semiconductor - The power of analog 12. Nobel prizes for the year 2005 13. NONLIN - Nonlinear dynamic time history analysis [A Microsoft Windows based application for dynamic analysis of single degree of freedom structural systems developed at FEMA] 14. Phenyx - Mass spectometry portein characterisation software 15. Reactome - A knowledgebase of biological processes 16. Sysinternals freeware [Advanced utilities, technical information and source code related to Windows] 17. Technical compendium by Wildpackets [Essays and papers on technical issues of interest to networking professionals] 18. Virtual Machine Shop (VMS) [A non-profit website for machine tool knowledge and training] 19. Web developers' handbook [A reference tool for cascading style sheets, web development, search engine optimization] 20. World Biodiversity Database (WBD) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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Re: OA
by Sukhdev Singh 26 Oct '05

26 Oct '05

I am enclosing the contents of the link by Peter Suber on . Which would be useful for anyone new to OA. Hope others won't mind. --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. http://openmed.nic.in http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/brief.htm A Very Brief Introduction to Open Access by Peter Suber Open-access (OA) literature is digital, online, free of charge, and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions. What makes it possible is the internet and the consent of the author or copyright-holder. In most fields, scholarly journals do not pay authors, who can therefore consent to OA without losing revenue. In this respect scholars and scientists are very differently situated from most musicians and movie-makers, and controversies about OA to music and movies do not carry over to research literature. OA is entirely compatible with peer review, and all the major OA initiatives for scientific and scholarly literature insist on its importance. Just as authors of journal articles donate their labor, so do most journal editors and referees participating in peer review. OA literature is not free to produce, even if it is less expensive to produce than conventionally published literature. The question is not whether scholarly literature can be made costless, but whether there are better ways to pay the bills than by charging readers and creating access barriers. Business models for paying the bills depend on how OA is delivered. There are two primary vehicles for delivering OA to research articles: OA journals and OA archives or repositories. * OA archives or repositories do not perform peer review, but simply make their contents freely available to the world. They may contain unrefereed preprints, refereed postprints, or both. Archives may belong to institutions, such as universities and laboratories, or disciplines, such as physics and economics. Authors may archive their preprints without anyone else's permission, and a majority of journals already permit authors to archive their postprints. When archives comply with the metadata harvesting protocol of the Open Archives Initiative, then they are interoperable and users can find their contents without knowing which archives exist, where they are located, or what they contain. There is now open-source software for building and maintaining OAI-compliant archives and worldwide momentum for using it. The costs of an archive are negligible: some server space and a fraction of the time of a technician. * OA journals perform peer review and then make the approved contents freely available to the world. Their expenses consist of peer review, manuscript preparation, and server space. OA journals pay their bills very much the way broadcast television and radio stations do: those with an interest in disseminating the content pay the production costs upfront so that access can be free of charge for everyone with the right equipment. Sometimes this means that journals have a subsidy from the hosting university or professional society. Sometimes it means that journals charge a processing fee on accepted articles, to be paid by the author or the author's sponsor (employer, funding agency). OA journals that charge processing fees usually waive them in cases of economic hardship. OA journals with institutional subsidies tend to charge no processing fees. OA journals can get by on lower subsidies or fees if they have income from other publications, advertising, priced add-ons, or auxiliary services. Some institutions and consortia arrange fee discounts. Some OA publishers waive the fee for all researchers affiliated with institutions that have purchased an annual membership. There's a lot of room for creativity in finding ways to pay the costs of a peer-reviewed OA journal, and we're far from having exhausted our cleverness and imagination. For a longer introduction, with live links for further reading, see my Open Access Overview, http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/overview.htm. First put online December 29, 2004. This introduction is also available in Bangla, Catalan, Czech, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Slovenian, Spanish and Ukrainian. I welcome other translations. Peter Suber Open Access Project Director, Public Knowledge Research Professor of Philosophy, Earlham College Senior Researcher, SPARC peters(a)earlham.edu Copyright (c) 2004-2005, Peter Suber. This is an open-access document. > From: "Rajendra Thaty" <pitam97(a)rediffmail.com> > Subject: [LIS-Forum] OA > To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in, oa-india(a)dgroups.org, > c3net(a)dgroups.org > Message-ID: <20051025071052.12333.qmail(a)webmail52.rediffmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > Dear All, > > Can anybody tell me what is Open Access Initiative and in what way it is better that the traditional journal literature? What are the various OAI models in India and abroad? Which one is the best? I may sound foolish but someone could please help me out . > > > Regards, > > Rajendra > > > Rajendra Kumar Thaty > Librarian > Samabalpur University Central Library > Jyoti Vihar, Burla, > Sambalpur, Orissa > PIN 768019 > Telephone# 0663-2430548 (O) > 98610-47084 (Mob)

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OpenOffice Version 2.0 Now available
by Sukhdev Singh 26 Oct '05

26 Oct '05

OpenOffice.org is a multiplatform and multilingual office suite and an open-source project. Compatible with all other major office suites, the product is free to download, use, and distribute. Version 2.0 has been recently released With new features, advanced XML capabilities and native support for the OASIS Standard OpenDocument format. Some of the new features are: Open Standards XML File Format (OASIS OpenDocument) New Multi-pane View New CustomShapes More Slide Transitions and Animation Effect Enhanced PDF Export New enhanced Database Frontend Mail Merge Wizard Enhanced Word Count Feature Support for Nested Tables Digital Signatures Support XForms Support WordPerfect Filters It can be downloaded from: http://download.openoffice.org/index.html --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. http://openmed.nic.in

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Information required
by kshema prakash 25 Oct '05

25 Oct '05

Apologies for cross postings Dear Professional Colleagues, I require information about cd servers or equivalent technology. If we wish to make the CD and DVD collection of our library centrally accessible to the users, is there any facility available like CD/DVD stakka or CD Towers etc., that are presently used by some university libraries? If so, kindly guide me with appropriate information. Thanks Kshema Prakash Kshema Prakash Faculty Librarian -Gr I DEI Central Library Dayalbagh Educational Institute Dayalbagh, Agra 282 005 9897190604, 3098227 --------------------------------- Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Apologies for cross postings Dear Professional Colleagues, I require information about cd servers or equivalent technology. If we wish to make the CD and DVD collection of our library centrally accessible to the users, is there any facility available like CD/DVD stakka or CD Towers etc., that are presently used by some university libraries? If so, kindly guide me with appropriate information. Thanks Kshema Prakash Kshema Prakash Faculty Librarian -Gr I DEI Central Library Dayalbagh Educational Institute Dayalbagh, Agra 282 005 9897190604, 3098227 http://yahoo.shaadi.com Yahoo! India Matrimony </a href>: Find your partner now.

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The Google Print Controversy: A Bibliography
by Charles W. Bailey, Jr. 25 Oct '05

25 Oct '05

http://www.escholarlypub.com/digitalkoans/2005/10/25/the-google-print-contr… This bibliography presents selected electronic works about Google Print that are freely available on the Internet. It has a special focus on the legal issues associated with this project. Page numbers for print/electronic publications are not included unless they are mentioned in the electronic version. -- Best Regards, Charles Charles W. Bailey, Jr., Assistant Dean for Digital Library Planning and Development, University of Houston Libraries Home: http://www.escholarlypub.com/ DigitalKoans: http://www.escholarlypub.com/digitalkoans/ Open Access Bibliography: http://www.escholarlypub.com/oab/oab.htm Open Access Webliography: http://www.escholarlypub.com/cwb/oaw.htm Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography: http://info.lib.uh.edu/sepb/sepb.html Scholarly Electronic Publishing Weblog: http://info.lib.uh.edu/sepb/sepw.htm

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CALL FOR BOOK CHAPTERS: Social Information Retrieval Systems
by Puna Das 25 Oct '05

25 Oct '05

CALL FOR BOOK CHAPTERS Social Information Retrieval Systems: Emerging Technologies and Applications for Searching the Web Effectively Editors: Dion H. Goh and Schubert Foo, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Publisher: Idea Group Inc. Proposal Submission Deadline: 31 December 2005 INTRODUCTION With the increasing popularity of the Internet, people have now come to depend more on the Web, digital libraries and other information retrieval systems to search for information. However the performance of existing search engines has often been unsatisfactory in meeting users' information needs due to the enormous amount of information returned, exacerbated by the fact that not all of these results are relevant nor of acceptable quality. This has thus led to a situation where users are swamped with too much information, resulting in difficulty sifting through documents in search of relevant content. A variety of techniques have been adopted on the Web to address these problems inherent in information search. These range from engaging human experts to judge the relevance of Web sites to innovative algorithms that determine relevance by the characteristics of links found between sites. Research in information seeking behavior suggests an alternative promising approach in helping users meet their information needs. Many studies have found that interaction and collaboration with other people is an important part in the process of information seeking and use. It is not uncommon that in searching for information, we tap on our social networks - friends, colleagues, librarians, etc., to help locate what we need. Social information retrieval refers to a family of techniques that assist users in obtaining information to meet their information needs by harnessing other users' expert knowledge or search experience. Examples include sharing of queries, social bookmarking and tagging, social network analysis, subjective relevance judgments, and collaborative filtering. The area provides a promising avenue for the design and implementation of a new generation of information retrieval systems. Social Information Retrieval Systems: Emerging Technologies and Applications for Searching the Web Effectively presents current state-of-the-art developments in this area and also includes case studies, challenges and trends. Contributors will have the opportunity to inform and educate academics, researchers, information retrieval product managers and software developers, librarians and students in the area of social information retrieval. TOPICS Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following: * Algorithms, software components and tools * Applications and case studies * Architectural, design and implementation issues * Classification and indexing * Collaborative browsing * Collaborative digital reference services * Collaborative filtering and recommender systems * Collaborative querying * Content delivery * Cooperative software agents for information retrieval * Enabling technologies and applications * Evaluation of systems, algorithms and interfaces * Information extraction and mining * Information retrieval in computer-supported collaborative work/groupware systems * Information visualization * Ontology-based services * Personalization * Privacy and security * Social informatics * Social information seeking models * Social networks and information retrieval * Social tagging and bookmarking * Trends and challenges * Usability * User and community needs and behavior * User interfaces SUBMISSION INFORMATION Potential contributors are invited to submit a 2-5 page chapter proposal by 31 December 2005 detailing the background, motivations and structure of the proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by 31 January 2006 on the status of their proposals and sent chapter organizational guidelines. Full chapters are due on 31 May 2006 and should be at least 8,000-9,000 words in length. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Final revised manuscripts are due on 31 August 2006. The book is scheduled to be published by Idea Group Inc., www.idea-group.com, publisher of the Idea Group Publishing, Information Science Publishing, IRM Press, CyberTech Publishing and Idea Group Reference imprints in 2008. Chapter proposal due: 31 December 2005 Notification of acceptance: 31 January 2006 Full chapter due:31 May 2006 Notification:31 July 2006 Revised chapter due: 31 August 2006 INQUIRIES AND SUBMISSIONS Inquiries and submissions (Microsoft Word files) should be sent by e-mail to: Dr. Dion Goh (Email: ashlgoh(a)ntu.edu.sg) Other contact information: School of Communication and Information Nanyang Technological University 31 Nanyang Link, Singapore 637718 SINGAPORE Tel: (65) 6790 6290Fax: (65) 6791-5214 Web site: http://www.ntu.edu.sg/home/ashlgoh/social-ir/ ________________________________________________ Anup Kumar Das Information and Communication Society of India New Delhi ________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Go to http://yahoo.shaadi.com

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info req
by Rajendra Thaty 25 Oct '05

25 Oct '05

Dear All, We are planning to start an training cum internship programme in our library. In this context, I need some ideas from similar programmes conducted by various other libraries. Do you conduct such a programme in your Library. May be you take interns or trainees. You must have some plan and guidelines that you must be following during the programme. Then please help me by providing these data: 1. Name of the Organization 2. Name of the Library 3. Size of the Library: Books, Jornals, Staff (professioanl/ Non-Professional) 4. Library Computerised? 5. Name of the training programme (if any) 6. Yera When started? 7. Is it a regular programme? 8. Duration 9. Period from - to - (Ex JAn to Dec) 10. When announced? 11. How announced? through website or newspaper etc. 12. Number of interns admitted 13. Minimum Educational qualification 14. stipend, intership amount 15. Accommodation given how? 16. Selection procedure 17. Objective of the programme 18. Scope ( Within state or National or International) 19. Training Modules included 20. Special Features 21. Placement Help after training 22. Total No of interns or trainees completing programmes so far 23. Major organizations where interns have been absorbed 24. future plans We will appreciate if you please spend some time and help us by providing these informaton. Regards, Rajendra Rajendra Kumar Thaty Librarian Samabalpur University Central Library Jyoti Vihar, Burla, Sambalpur, Orissa PIN 768019 Telephone# 0663-2430548 (O) 98610-47084 (Mob) Dear All, We are planning to start an training cum internship programme in our library. In this context, I need some ideas from similar programmes conducted by various other libraries. Do you conduct such a programme in your Library. May be you take interns or trainees. You must have some plan and guidelines that you must be following during the programme. Then please help me by providing these data: 1. Name of the Organization 2. Name of the Library 3. Size of the Library: Books, Jornals, Staff (professioanl/ Non-Professional) 4. Library Computerised? 5. Name of the training programme (if any) 6. Yera When started? 7. Is it a regular programme? 8. Duration 9. Period from - to - (Ex JAn to Dec) 10. When announced? 11. How announced? through website or newspaper etc. 12. Number of interns admitted 13. Minimum Educational qualification 14. stipend, intership amount 15. Accommodation given how? 16. Selection procedure 17. Objective of the programme 18. Scope ( Within state or National or International) 19. Training Modules included 20. Special Features 21. Placement Help after training 22. Total No of interns or trainees completing programmes so far 23. Major organizations where interns have been absorbed 24. future plans We will appreciate if you please spend some time and help us by providing these informaton. Regards, Rajendra Rajendra Kumar Thaty Librarian Samabalpur University Central Library Jyoti Vihar, Burla, Sambalpur, Orissa PIN 768019 Telephone# 0663-2430548 (O) 98610-47084 (Mob) 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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Open Source Systems for Libraries
by sandeep bhavsar 25 Oct '05

25 Oct '05

R/S Professionals please visit this url : http://www.oss4lib.org/projects/ about oss4lib Our mission is to cultivate the collaborative power of open source software engineering to build better and free systems for use in libraries. Toward this end, we maintain a listing <projects/> of free software and systems designed for libraries (the physical, books-on-shelves kind), and we track news about project updates or related issues of interest. oss4lib started at the Yale Medical Library <http://www.med.yale.edu/library> in early February 1999 thinking there were probably other folks like us out there who might be working on free library software or looking for same. Our reasons for wanting to see Open Source take off in the library software arena are straightforward, fairly typical, and mostly outlined in the Open Source Systems for Libraries: Getting Started <articles/oss4libarticle.html> piece. You would think librarians would have figured this shared software thing out years ago. :) who we are Dan Chudnov <http://curtis.med.yale.edu//dchud/> (dchud) started oss4lib and maintains it, along with the many readers who often post news (use the submit link above!). Gillian Mayman designed the site. We like <pinstripeheaven.html>. support us! oss4lib is a volunteer effort. If you like oss4lib, consider buying snazzy oss4lib tshirts and mugs <http://www.cafepress.com/oss4lib>; we'll get $3/shirt or $2/mug, which doesn't sound like much but actually really helps. Or if you like to buy books online consider using this link to Powell's <http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/partner?partner_id=23406> first... 10% of your purchase comes this way too. Thanks! how it runs The dynamic pieces of the site are written in php, with stories held in mysql tables. Plain, simple stuff. As of March 2000 it's all hosted at sourceforge.net <http://sourceforge.net>. If you are looking for a place to host your library (or any other kind of) open source project, check it out. Rough statistics for this site are available here http://sourceforge.net/project/stats/index.php?report=months&group_id=277. regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Research and Management Studies Thane(W). 400601 Mo : 9867437438 --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail R/S Professionals please visit this url : http://www.oss4lib.org/projects/ http://www.oss4lib.org/projects/ about oss4lib Our mission is to cultivate the collaborative power of open source software engineering to build better and free systems for use in libraries. Toward this end, we maintain a listing <projects/> of free software and systems designed for libraries (the physical, books-on-shelves kind), and we track news about project updates or related issues of interest. oss4lib started at the Yale Medical Library <http://www.med.yale.edu/library> in early February 1999 thinking there were probably other folks like us out there who might be working on free library software or looking for same. Our reasons for wanting to see Open Source take off in the library software arena are straightforward, fairly typical, and mostly outlined in the Open Source Systems for Libraries: Getting Started <articles/oss4libarticle.html> piece. You would think librarians would have figured this shared software thing out years ago. :) who we are Dan Chudnov <http://curtis.med.yale.edu//dchud/> (dchud) started oss4lib and maintains it, along with the many readers who often post news (use the submit link above!). Gillian Mayman designed the site. We like <pinstripeheaven.html> . support us! oss4lib is a volunteer effort. If you like oss4lib, consider buying snazzy oss4lib tshirts and mugs <http://www.cafepress.com/oss4lib> ; we'll get $3/shirt or $2/mug, which doesn't sound like much but actually really helps. Or if you like to buy books online consider using this link to Powell's <http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/partner?partner_id=23406> first... 10% of your purchase comes this way too. Thanks! how it runs The dynamic pieces of the site are written in php, with stories held in mysql tables. Plain, simple stuff. As of March 2000 it's all hosted at sourceforge.net <http://sourceforge.net> . If you are looking for a place to host your library (or any other kind of) open source project, check it out. Rough statistics for this site are available here http://sourceforge.net/project/stats/index.php?report=months&group_id=277 http://sourceforge.net/project/stats/index.php?report=months&group_id=277 . regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Research and Management Studies Thane(W). 400601 Mo : 9867437438 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/uk/taglines/default/messenger/*http://uk.messen… Yahoo! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PC http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/uk/taglines/default/messenger/*http://uk.messen… calling worldwide with voicemail

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OA
by Rajendra Thaty 25 Oct '05

25 Oct '05

Dear All, Can anybody tell me what is Open Access Initiative and in what way it is better that the traditional journal literature? What are the various OAI models in India and abroad? Which one is the best? I may sound foolish but someone could please help me out . Regards, Rajendra Rajendra Kumar Thaty Librarian Samabalpur University Central Library Jyoti Vihar, Burla, Sambalpur, Orissa PIN 768019 Telephone# 0663-2430548 (O) 98610-47084 (Mob) Dear All, Can anybody tell me what is Open Access Initiative and in what way it is better that the traditional journal literature? What are the various OAI models in India and abroad? Which one is the best? I may sound foolish but someone could please help me out . Regards, Rajendra Rajendra Kumar Thaty Librarian Samabalpur University Central Library Jyoti Vihar, Burla, Sambalpur, Orissa PIN 768019 Telephone# 0663-2430548 (O) 98610-47084 (Mob) 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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OpenMED - RSS Feed Available
by Sukhdev Singh 25 Oct '05

25 Oct '05

Dear Members, Let me inform you that RSS Feed is available for OpenMED@NIC , http://openmed.nic.in , from the following link: http://openmed.nic.in/perl/latest_tool?output=rss You can add the above link to your favorite RSS Reader [ http://www.ourpla.net/cgi-bin/pikie.cgi?RssReaders ] or some web-based services like : Google Reader [ http://reader.google.com ], Google Personalized [ http://www.google.com/ig ] or My Yahoo [ http://my.yahoo.com ]. --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. http://openmed.nic.in

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RFID Providers/Distributors
by Sasireka Govindaraj 24 Oct '05

24 Oct '05

i would like to know about RFID technology providers / distributors in south india. I would highly appreciate if the members of this group help me regarding in this matter. Thanks & Regards G.SAsireka Librarian Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Engineering College Peramblur 621212 T.N. __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Go to http://yahoo.shaadi.com

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UNESCO and Free Software
by Mailing List Manager 24 Oct '05

24 Oct '05

Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2005 21:53:19 -0700 (PDT) From: vimal kumar <vimal0212(a)yahoo.com> Dear Professionals, Again prove its support for the distribution and use of Free software, Unesco improved the Free software Directory in their website. It consists most of the softwares suitable for our daily routines. Softwares are categorically arranged, Word processing tool to Free anti virus softwares available in the directory. URL is: http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=12034&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECT… Vimal kumar Asian School of Business Thiruvananthapuram Kerala vimal0212(a)yahoo.com

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Cataloguing Project for Mark21 Standards.
by mouna 24 Oct '05

24 Oct '05

We have a project on original cataloguing of Indian languages books. The catalogued records require strict adherence to Mark21 format. Librarians who have practical knowledge of and expertise in Mark 21 rule based cataloguing are requested to contact us immediately. Languages : Gujarathi, Bengali, Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Panjabi, Kannada Thank you. N V Sathyanarayana (sathya(a)informindia.co.in <mailto:sathya@informindia.co.in>)

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