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Lecture on 'PROJECT PROPOSAL WRITING' - SALIS Monthly lecture - Nov 2005
by Arunachalam Hariharan 03 Oct '05

03 Oct '05

Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS) Kindly make it convenient and do attend the lecture Topic : "PROJECT PROPOSAL WRITING" Speaker : Ms.Gunavathy. J.S, Lecturer, Madras School of Social Work Chennai. Date : 09.10.05 Time : 11.00 a.m. Venue : III Floor, Connemara Public Library Chennai Tea at 12.00 noon ALL ARE WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE! Expecting to meet you all, V.Sakthi Rekha Secretary SALIS-Chennai Chapter vsakthirekha(a)yahoo.com __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com

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NATIONAL DIGITAL LIBRARY: DRAFT PAPER BRINGS ISSUES
by K A. Sardesai 03 Oct '05

03 Oct '05

Respected Sir, The draft initative from the government is a nice issue.As mentioned in your mail i shall be glad to add to the contents suggested by you, are Government reports, agricultural data, NSSO reports , statistical abstracts, databases related to simple subjects like purchase of land ,scholarshipes,foreign education, etc.The website should be userfriendly. also as a librarian i shall like to add to this project the job opportunities for Library professionals staring from Library certificate course to Doctorate level. Otherwise as usual the opporunities will be diverted towards IT ptofessionals. In Maharashatra, as my experience in giving coaching to Library Certificate course ,the students are well educated and ask for the job opprtunities.As the jobs.com are asking for your attracred CVS for various other proessionals with grand packages there is are no columns for Library and information Science professionals except one or two academic librarians. I know I am diverting the topic ,but I feel we may take this issue with Libforum and if u are one of the institution if on the captioned subject it will be humble request. Thanking You kshipras

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Call for participation
by Mailing List Manager 03 Oct '05

03 Oct '05

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2005 18:32:51 +0530 (IST) From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> ---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: Call for participation (fwd) From: "Anita S. Coleman" <asc(a)u.arizona.edu> Date: Sun, October 2, 2005 1:29 am To: "Subbiah Arunachalam" <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Arun, I am writing to bring our survey scholarly communication behaviors to your attention. Would you please forward the invitation below to lists that you think are appropriate and encourage colleagues to participate in survey? I encourage you to complete the survey as well. Best, Anita Coleman ----------Forwarded message ---------- You are invited to complete an online survey of scholarly communication behaviors specifically those related to self-archiving. The survey is part of a study that is being conducted by the editors of DLIST. The survey is available at http://dlist.sir.arizona.edu/survey.html. DLIST, http://dlist.sir.arizona.edu/, is the Digital Library of Information Science and Technology, an Open Access Archive (OAA) and cross-institutional repository of full-text electronic resources in Library and Information Science and Information Technology. Additionally, DLIST offers an open access aggregator and federated search service through DL-Harvest, http://dlharvest.sir.arizona.edu/, which brings together materials from ten (10) archives. You are welcome to complete the survey whether or not you are a current user of DLIST. DLIST is a service of the School of Information Resources and Library Science in partnership with the Learning Technologies Center of the University of Arizona. Thanks. --------------------------------------------------------------- Anita S. Coleman, Asst. Prof. School of Information Resources & Library Science University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85719 Phone: +1 (520) 621-3565 | Fax: +1 (520) 621-3279 Email: asc(a)u.arizona.edu | URL: http://www.u.arizona.edu/~asc ----------------------------------------------------------------

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OA for Publications from govt funded research projects
by Mailing List Manager 03 Oct '05

03 Oct '05

Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2005 11:13:54 +0100 (BST) From: Subbiah Arunachalam <subbiah_a(a)yahoo.com> To: dgcsir(a)hq.csir.res.in Dear Dr Mashelkar: Here is some good news from onr of the largest funders of biomedical research in the world. CSIR and other government agencies in India funding and supporting S&T research may do well to adopt a similar policy -- all papers resulting from public funding must be made available via open access archives (or published in 100% open access journals). Early this week I attended a three-day workshop on networking for higher education and research in Africa held at CERN. It was a very fruitful meeting where stakeholders from Africa and Europe came together and discussed all related issues. Mr Ponraj from Rashtrapathi Bhavan was there and in his talk he told about how India is helping Africa in its own way. Africans are really looking forward to working closely with India and learning from our experience. I also attended a few sessions at the WSIS PrepCom-3 and several institutions and groups are interested in promoting open access to scientific literature through the WSIS process. I think the time is ripe for India to (1) go ahead and adopt open access in a big way, and (2) to provide support to Africa in going ahead with open access. Africa is looking for low cost equipment (PCs, routers, etc) and low-cost connectivity and Internet access. These are areas India is reasonably well-placed to help. And the forthcoming WSIS meet at Tunis is a great opportunity to make an announcement. We could also depute a team from IISc, Bangalore (NCSI), to conduct a series of workshops on setting up OA archives in Africa. I will be grateful if you could lead India's efforts in this area. Regards. Arun (Subbiah Arunachalam) ------- Wellcome Trust OA mandate starts tomorrow Open Access a Must for Wellcome Trust Researchers, a Wellcome Trust press release, undated but released today. Excerpt: Next week (October) the Wellcome Trust becomes the first scientific research funder to insist that papers emanating from its grant awards are placed in an open access repository. From the 1st October it will become a condition of funding, that papers will have to be posted on PubMed Central (PMC) the free-to access, life sciences archive developed by the National Institutes of Health and made accessible within 6 months of publication. To facilitate this, the Wellcome Trust has with the help of NIH established a manuscript submission system, through which papers accepted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal can be deposited in PMC. From the 1st October next year all existing Trust grant holders will have to deposit future papers into PubMed Central. This delay will allow existing grant holders time to adjust to the new policy and let us know what problems if any they may experience, affording us time to overcome them. During this time the Trust, working in partnership with other UK life sciences funders, plans to establish a UK version of PubMed Central UKPMC. Wellcome-funded researchers should submit their papers to PMC via the NIH manuscript submission system and consult the Wellcome page of manuscript submission information. ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - NEW crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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Librarian Position at Art of Living
by Mailing List Manager 03 Oct '05

03 Oct '05

Dr. Prasad of SRELS, Bangalore, wanted the following announcement regarding an opening for Librarian's position at the Art of Living Institute of Sri Sri Ravishankar. Probable candidates with MLIS or equivalent degree may get in touch with Mr. Vinay on 9886615014 or email him at srisriresearch(a)rediffmail.com - Moderator

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NATIONAL DIGITAL LIBRARY: DRAFT PAPER BRINGS ISSUES INTO FOCUS
by Farooque Shaheen 03 Oct '05

03 Oct '05

The Hindu Business Line Imagine having access to all documentary resources of national significance including manuscripts, ancient literary works, census and statistical data and even research thesis, with a single click of a mouse. Moving a step closer towards integrating the efforts of various Ministries and organisations who are involved in creating individual digital content,into a single pool - `National Digital Library', the IT Department has come out with a draft paper to debate policy issues including type of content to be digitised, required standards, and Intellectual Property Rights of material over digital domain. "There will be a need to look into the content that should be digitised.Priority should be given for content relating to India, digitising legal documents such as plans and policies, history of legal access, census and statistical data, spatial data and other relevant information. Priority should also be attached to digitising material related to education and research purposes such as thesis, research work, reference material," the paper, which has now been circulated amongst various stakeholders including Ministries, research organisations, academic institutions and chambers for feedback, said. http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2005/10/01/stories/2005100102580400.htm Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 # 4105 Mobile-9342507449 The Hindu Business Line Imagine having access to all documentary resources of national significance including manuscripts, ancient literary works, census and statistical data and even research thesis, with a single click of a mouse. Moving a step closer towards integrating the efforts of various Ministries and organisations who are involved in creating individual digital content,into a single pool - `National Digital Library', the IT Department has come out with a draft paper to debate policy issues including type of content to be digitised, required standards, and Intellectual Property Rights of material over digital domain. "There will be a need to look into the content that should be digitised.Priority should be given for content relating to India, digitising legal documents such as plans and policies, history of legal access, census and statistical data, spatial data and other relevant information. Priority should also be attached to digitising material related to education and research purposes such as thesis, research work, reference material," the paper, which has now been circulated amongst various stakeholders including Ministries, research organisations, academic institutions and chambers for feedback, said. http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2005/10/01/stories/2005100102580400.htm Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 # 4105 Mobile-9342507449

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OA mandated by funding agency
by Subbiah Arunachalam 02 Oct '05

02 Oct '05

The Wellcome Trust OA mandate takes effect The Wellcome Trust announced last November that it would soon start requiring OA to the results of all Wellcome-funded research. The policy took effect yesterday, October 1, 2005. The Wellcome Trust is the largest private funder of medical research in the UK and the first research funding agency in the world, private or public, to mandate OA to the publications arising from its research grants. We're three policy steps ahead of where we were in April 2003, when the Wellcome Trust and other major research funding agencies met in Chevy Chase, Maryland, to discuss their interest in OA. (1) At that time, the funders decided to use what they called the carrot, not what they called the stick. Hence, in the Bethesda Statement on Open Access Publishing (issued in June 2003), they agreed to pay the processing fees charged by OA journals but not to require OA archiving. (2) Then in the summer of 2004, both the US House of Representatives and the UK House of Commons recommended mandatory OA archiving for the results of publicly-funded research. In the US, the recommended requirement was weakened to a request and became the NIH public-access policy. In the UK, the recommendation was rejected by the government but picked up by the independent RCUK, which will announce an OA mandate next month to take effect next year. (3) The third step took place yesterday. We now have a working OA mandate from a major funder of research. The Wellcome Trust policy is superior to the NIH policy in three key respects. First, it's a requirement, not a request. Second, it does not permit delays longer than six months from the date of publication. The third difference is easy to overlook but at least as important as the first two. The Wellcome policy does not require publisher consent and therefore does not accommodate publisher resistance. The Wellcome policy points out that grantees have agreed to provide OA to their Wellcome-funded research, and that "[a]n author's obligations to the Wellcome Trust will therefore, in almost all cases, pre-date any agreement with a journal." If publishers insist on copyright terms inconsistent with the prior funding agreement, then the Trust simply tells grantees to choose among three options: (a) give the journal fewer rights than it wants and retain the right to comply with the funding agreement, (b) insert a Wellcome-written paragraph into the publisher's copyright transfer agreement allowing the grantee to comply with the funding agreement, or (c) find another publisher. http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/doc_wtd018855.html This is an exemplary solution to the problem. It's not only superior to the NIH policy, which depends on publisher consent, but to the draft RCUK policy, which makes its OA mandate "subject to copyright or licensing arrangements" that might be adopted by publishers. The Wellcome Trust is a private charity, not a government agency. Hence, the "taxpayer argument" for OA doesn't apply to it. While the taxpayer argument is strong, and properly central to the NIH and RCUK policies, it has tended to steal the limelight from the other strong arguments for OA policies at funding agencies. I hope the Wellcome policy will bring these other arguments back to prominence. OA shares knowledge and accelerates research. It benefits everyone who does research and everyone who depends on research. Funders of research have the same interest in realizing these benefits whether they are using public or private money. If research is useful enough to fund, then it's useful enough to share. Wellcome Trust http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/ November 2004 announcement of new policy to mandate OA archiving http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/node3302.html September 30 press release announcing the October 1 implementation date http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/doc_WTX026822.html http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/2005_09_25_fosblogarchive.html#a11280810… Authors Guide and FAQ to the Wellcome Trust OA policy http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/doc_wtd018855.html

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Free Open-source S/W for ETDs
by Indira Koneru 01 Oct '05

01 Oct '05

Dear Professionals, VTLS announces VALET for ETDs; a free, open-source, Web submission solution for electronic theses and dissertations, [VTLS, Inc.] VTLS announced that it is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a gift to the academic community: VALET for ETDs. Available free as open-source software, VALET is a Web submission solution for managing electronic theses and dissertations. The software is now available for download from the VTLS website. http://www.vtls.com/Products/valet-for-ETDs.shtml ------------------------------ Indira Koneru Faculty Associate Dept. of Library Science ICFAI University 25, Nagarjuna Hills Hyderabad - 500 082 E-mail: indk68(a)hotmail.com indk68(a)yahoo.com Dear Professionals, VTLS announces VALET for ETDs; a free, open-source, Web submission solution for electronic theses and dissertations, [VTLS, Inc.] VTLS announced that it is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a gift to the academic community: VALET for ETDs. Available free as open-source software, VALET is a Web submission solution for managing electronic theses and dissertations. The software is now available for download from the VTLS website. http://www.vtls.com/Products/valet-for-ETDs.shtml http://www.vtls.com/Products/valet-for-ETDs.shtml ------------------------------ Indira Koneru Faculty Associate Dept. of Library Science ICFAI University 25, Nagarjuna Hills Hyderabad - 500 082 E-mail: mailto:indk68@hotmail.com indk68(a)hotmail.com mailto:indk68@yahoo.com indk68(a)yahoo.com

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OCLC Opens WorldCat Records to Google /Yahoo
by Rajeev Sharma 01 Oct '05

01 Oct '05

OCLC Project Opens WorldCat Records to Google /Yahoo Open WorldCat offers the convenience of locating library-owned materials on the Web-and the tools give added convenience of performing search from handy locations on PC desktop. Visit: http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/open/searchtools/default.htm Rajeev Sharma Officer - Information Services Transport Corporation of India Ltd. Gurgaon OCLC Project Opens WorldCat Records to Google /Yahoo Open WorldCat offers the convenience of locating library-owned materials on the Weband the tools give added convenience of performing search from handy locations on PC desktop. Visit: http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/open/searchtools/default.htm http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/open/searchtools/default.htm Rajeev Sharma Officer - Information Services Transport Corporation of India Ltd. Gurgaon

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RE: National Digital Library
by Aman Jha 30 Sep '05

30 Sep '05

Friends, There is a source mistake in my previous posting. Please read The Hindustan Times in place of TOI. 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 • Fax: 0124-5014080 -----Original Message----- From: Aman Jha Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 4:53 PM To: 'lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in' Subject: National Digital Library Importance: High Friends, Government of India had initiated a National Digital Lirbary project in 2002. A draft paper was sent to nearly 80 organisations in the country for their comments this summer. The DIT is now analysing their views and will incorporate them in the revised paper. Over the next six months, DIT will conduct brainstorming session on the revised draft paper and come out with a concept paper... For more information, you may like to read the TOI article. Source: TOI, 29 September 2005, page no. 15. 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 • Fax: 0124-5014080

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Change of Address
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 30 Sep '05

30 Sep '05

Dear Friends: I wish to inform you that I am leaving ICICI Knowledge Park, Hyderabad today (30th Sep 2005) after completing a four year contractual project here. My new Email address is: vyasamoorthy(a)gmail.com I shall continue to be interested in Info services activity. Dr P Vyasamoorthy (ex of Satyam, IDL etc etc) 30 Gruhalakshmi Colony, Secunderabad 500015 Phone 27846631 ========== Dear Friends: I wish to inform you that I am leaving ICICI Knowledge Park, Hyderabad today (30th Sep 2005) after completing a four year contractual project here. My new Email address is: mailto:vyasamoorthy@gmail.com vyasamoorthy(a)gmail.com I shall continue to be interested in Info services activity. Dr P Vyasamoorthy (ex of Satyam, IDL etc etc) 30 Gruhalakshmi Colony, Secunderabad 500015 Phone 27846631 ==========

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RFID For Indian Libraries
by P.K Sinha 30 Sep '05

30 Sep '05

Respected Seniors and My Friends, I have come across an interesting presentation on the web about RFID for Indian Libraries on the web , pl. check http://www.libsuite.com/libsuite_rfid/rfid_files/Default.htm I think the concept is quite interesting ! Warm Regards, Sinha P.K Asst Librarian _________________________________________________________________ Stock Market Made Easy! http://www.sharekhan.com/campaign/OpenNewAccount.asp?ProdID=23&SrcID=59 Join Sharekhans FirstStep. learn the basics.

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Documents Online through the JISC licence
by sandeep ashok bhavsar 30 Sep '05

30 Sep '05

Dear Colleagues All Higher and Further Education institutions in the UK can now offer their staff and students access to The National Archives' collection of digitised public records - DocumentsOnline. Institutions can subscribe DocumentsOnline through the JISC licence - to subscribe please follow the instructions found at: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/coll_documentsonline.html With DocumentsOnline, users can tap into a rich archive of public records, including academic sources, maps, images, government documents, wills and family history sources. The breadth and depth of the content ensures its relevance across a wide range of subject and curriculum areas including: architecture, environmental management; history; international relations and politics; legal history; military history and war studies. New material will be added, which will be available at no extra charge to subscribing institutions. Find out DocumentsOnline can benefit staff and students: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/coll_documentsonline_fpd.html Pricing Information is available at: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/coll_documentsonline.html To determine which band your institution is in, see http://www.jisc.ac.uk/coll_allbanding.html Register for a no obligation free trial today! To take advantage of a no obligation 30 day free trial, please contact trial_access(a)jisc.ac.uk. Please remember to include DocumentsOnline in the subject line of your email and let us know which online resource(s) you would like trial access to. regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Research and Management Studies Chendni Thane(W). Mo.9867437438 email : sandeep31581(a)yahoo.co.uk Dear Colleagues All Higher and Further Education institutions in the UK can now offer their staff and students access to The National Archives' collection of digitised public records - DocumentsOnline. Institutions can subscribe DocumentsOnline through the JISC licence - to subscribe please follow the instructions found at: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/coll_documentsonline.html With DocumentsOnline, users can tap into a rich archive of public records, including academic sources, maps, images, government documents, wills and family history sources. The breadth and depth of the content ensures its relevance across a wide range of subject and curriculum areas including: architecture, environmental management; history; international relations and politics; legal history; military history and war studies. New material will be added, which will be available at no extra charge to subscribing institutions. Find out DocumentsOnline can benefit staff and students: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/coll_documentsonline_fpd.html Pricing Information is available at: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/coll_documentsonline.html To determine which band your institution is in, see http://www.jisc.ac.uk/coll_allbanding.html Register for a no obligation free trial today! To take advantage of a no obligation 30 day free trial, please contact trial_access(a)jisc.ac.uk. Please remember to include DocumentsOnline in the subject line of your email and let us know which online resource(s) you would like trial access to. regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Research and Management Studies Chendni Thane(W). Mo.9867437438 email : sandeep31581(a)yahoo.co.uk 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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Congrats to ARD Prasad and SV University
by Subbiah Arunachalam 29 Sep '05

29 Sep '05

>From Peter Suber blog Arun ---- The new institutional repository at Sri Venkateswara University Andhra Pradesh, SVU digital library has Harvesters for easy access to research works, NewIndPress, September 29, 2005. Excerpt: The newly inaugurated digital library in Sri Venkateswara University has some unique features, which makes it unique from any other university library. The home page of SV University Library has two services - HDD and OAIster listed under a heading - Harvesters. HDD stands for Harvester of Digital Documents and it is a computer programme, which retrieves Meta Data (bibliographic information) from various digital repositories (databases) of a particular subject worldwide. According to A R D Prasad of Indian Statistical Institute in Bangalore, who developed the Harvester for SVU Digital Library, every university and research institute maintains a digital database of dissertations, research papers, thesis, scientific papers and journals of a particular subject, which are not [yet] retrieved by ordinary search engines like Google. ------

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National Digital Library
by Aman Jha 29 Sep '05

29 Sep '05

Friends, Government of India had initiated a National Digital Lirbary project in 2002. A draft paper was sent to nearly 80 organisations in the country for their comments this summer. The DIT is now analysing their views and will incorporate them in the revised paper. Over the next six months, DIT will conduct brainstorming session on the revised draft paper and come out with a concept paper... For more information, you may like to read the TOI article. Source: TOI, 29 September 2005, page no. 15. 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 • Fax: 0124-5014080

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Re: RE: [LIS-Forum] LIS-FORUM: ITS ROLE
by Navin Soni 29 Sep '05

29 Sep '05

Dear Sir Its really a necessity of time that all the information posted on LIS-forun should be classified so that selection of information or necessity of person be fulfilled. "Right infromation, right time, to right person" be followed. On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 JK Vijayakumar wrote : >Dear Professionals, > >LIS Forum has its special and important role in disseminating LIS related information among LIS professionals, as it was initiated by NCSI with the support of NISSAT. > >Since it is "moderated" my real LIS professionals at NCSI, the issue of irrelevancy doesn't arrise. Still the members feel so, Moderators can frame a policy and publish it in the Forum. > >To stop reading all mails appearing forums, I have a suggestion. We can catagorise the messages under different themes. > >For Example, if there is an announcement about a conference programme, the SUBJECT line can be "Conf-Ann: National Seminar on..........", if it is a seminar organised by KALA, it can be "Conf-Ann-KALA: National Seminar on .......". > >Same way we can put "Trg-Ann-NCSI: Workshop on DSpace by NCSI.....". > >If there is some discussion going on, then it can be "Dis-Relevance of LIS Forum" > >Interlibrary Loans can be put under "ILL-Req-Kashmir University" or "DocDel-Req-Kashmir University"..like that. > >Subjects like "Help required" should be changed to "Help:Topic for Ph D Research". (More specific) >So one can delete or open these mails 'flooded' on their inboxes, by reading the Subject line. Subjects like "Help required" should be changed to "Help:Topic for Ph D Research". > >Even the mails send to LIS forum doesn't have a subject which reveals the message, the moderator can catagorise it an put a subject. > >My personal opinion is that LIS forum should publish messages related o LIS profession, whether it is local, regional, state, national or international. But at the same time, the sender should use his or her common sense, whether to publish it in a national forum or not. > >Regards > >J K Vijayakumar >Mailing List Manager <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> >wrote: >Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 17:22:27 +0530 >To: khaisernikam(a)yahoo.com >There is a saying "Facts are Secred&Comments are free, " .As far as I am >concerened , i feel what ever news we get on LIS - FORUM is just fine & it >is doing well .It is well with in its scope and aims ."Knowledge is power >sharing knowledge is wwealth ". >So long as we communicate some thing original , academic & professional >information irrespective of where it comes from ( I mean geographical -- >zonal ,regional or local etc.) it should not matter . We must also adeher >to very high ethical standards. >However ,certain items like sending festival greetings and sharing >personal information , may kindly be avoided . >These comments are purely personal ,and not to hurt any bodys feeling >------------------------------------------------------------------ >Dr Khaiser Nikam >Reader /Management consultant >University of Mysore >Mysore -570 006 >0821-2419399(O) >_______________________________________________ >LIS-Forum mailing list >LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum >Yahoo! for Good >http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/ Click here to donate >to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. >_______________________________________________ >LIS-Forum mailing list >LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum With regards Navin Kumar Soni DESIDOC, DRDO Metcalfe House Delhi- 110054 (M) 09868459805 (O)- 011-23818974 Email: navin(a)drdo.gov.in navin_soni(a)rediffmail.com navin1soni(a)gmail.com =================== Dear Sir Its really a necessity of time that all the information posted on LIS-forun should be classified so that selection of information or necessity of person be fulfilled. "Right infromation, right time, to right person" be followed. On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 JK Vijayakumar wrote : >Dear Professionals, > >LIS Forum has its special and important role in disseminating LIS related information among LIS professionals, as it was initiated by NCSI with the support of NISSAT. > >Since it is "moderated" my real LIS professionals at NCSI, the issue of irrelevancy doesn't arrise. Still the members feel so, Moderators can frame a policy and publish it in the Forum. > >To stop reading all mails appearing forums, I have a suggestion. We can catagorise the messages under different themes. > >For Example, if there is an announcement about a conference programme, the SUBJECT line can be "Conf-Ann: National Seminar on..........", if it is a seminar organised by KALA, it can be "Conf-Ann-KALA: National Seminar on .......". > >Same way we can put "Trg-Ann-NCSI: Workshop on DSpace by NCSI.....". > >If there is some discussion going on, then it can be "Dis-Relevance of LIS Forum" > >Interlibrary Loans can be put under "ILL-Req-Kashmir University" or "DocDel-Req-Kashmir University"..like that. > >Subjects like "Help required" should be changed to "Help:Topic for Ph D Research". (More specific) >So one can delete or open these mails 'flooded' on their inboxes, by reading the Subject line. Subjects like "Help required" should be changed to "Help:Topic for Ph D Research". > >Even the mails send to LIS forum doesn't have a subject which reveals the message, the moderator can catagorise it an put a subject. > >My personal opinion is that LIS forum should publish messages related o LIS profession, whether it is local, regional, state, national or international. But at the same time, the sender should use his or her common sense, whether to publish it in a national forum or not. > >Regards > >J K Vijayakumar >Mailing List Manager <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> >wrote: >Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 17:22:27 +0530 >To: khaisernikam(a)yahoo.com >There is a saying "Facts are Secred&Comments are free, " .As far as I am >concerened , i feel what ever news we get on LIS - FORUM is just fine & it >is doing well .It is well with in its scope and aims ."Knowledge is power >sharing knowledge is wwealth ". >So long as we communicate some thing original , academic & professional >information irrespective of where it comes from ( I mean geographical -- >zonal ,regional or local etc.) it should not matter . We must also adeher >to very high ethical standards. >However ,certain items like sending festival greetings and sharing >personal information , may kindly be avoided . >These comments are purely personal ,and not to hurt any bodys feeling >------------------------------------------------------------------ >Dr Khaiser Nikam >Reader /Management consultant >University of Mysore >Mysore -570 006 >0821-2419399(O) >_______________________________________________ >LIS-Forum mailing list >LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum >Yahoo! for Good >http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/ Click here to donate >to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. >_______________________________________________ >LIS-Forum mailing list >LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum With regards Navin Kumar Soni DESIDOC, DRDO Metcalfe House Delhi- 110054 (M) 09868459805 (O)- 011-23818974 Email: navin(a)drdo.gov.in navin_soni(a)rediffmail.com navin1soni(a)gmail.com =================== http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigclick.cgi/www.rediff.com/signa… http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigimpress.cgi/www.rediff.com/sig…

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Free Trial Access Springers Online Library of Journals Business & Management Science
by Dabas Bharat K 29 Sep '05

29 Sep '05

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National Workshop on Observation Methodology, 24th to 29th October 2005
by Puttaraj Choukimath 29 Sep '05

29 Sep '05

Dear all, Greetings. FYI: Here is the Workshop announcement for you and your colleagues... Best regards, Puttaraj. Dr. Rajani Konantambigi, Reader Unit for Child and Youth Research E-mail: rajanimk(a)tiss.edu No.14621-RK/05 August 19, 2005 Sub: National Workshop on Observation Methodology, 24th to 29th October 2005 Dear As you may be aware two workshops on qualitative research methodology have taken plalce in the last 2 years. A need was felt for training in Observation Methodology primarily because this method lends itself to varied approaches through which observation can be done, the most rigorous being the open-ended using the qualitative approach. The workshop is for young faculty of universities and colleges and research scholars pursuing M.Phil/Ph.D. Due to limitations of seats, the main criteria for admission to the workshop is the use of observation in the faculty member/scholars research design. The interested candidates are therefore to submit their research proposals to the undersigned by 20th September, 2005. Submissions can be through the e-mail (bhargavi(a)tiss.edu) or through the post. The applications should be submitted through the H.O.D. or the research supervisor. Preference will be given to participants of the prior workshops as they have a grounding in the basics of qualitative methodology. The selected participants will be intimated by 23rd September 2005 through e-mail or telephone. The Registration fees may then be sent through a Demand Draft addressed to the Registrar, Tata Institute of Social Sciencese, Mumbai. The registration fee for the workshop is Rs.900/-. Accommodation and all meals will be provided for. The participants have to bear their travel expenses. Registration form is attached herewith and it can also be downloaded through the Institutes website: www.tiss.edu Due to close supervision and rigour that is required of the workshop, the seats are limited. Participants will be admitted on a first-cum-first-served basis but the main criteria being the use of observation in their research design. Thanking you, Yours sincerely, (Rajani Konantambigi) Encl: Registration Form Registration Form NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON OBSERVATION METHODOLOGY Name of the Participant: Designation of the Participant: M.Phil/Ph.D. Scholar/Lecturer/Reader/Others Specify Institutional Affiliation: Address of the Participant: Telephone number: E-mail id: Accommodation (on a first-cum-first-served basis): Yes/No (Accommodation only for the participants, about 40) D.D. No. (Demand Draft of Rs.900/- to be drawn in favour of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Deonar, Mumbai 400 088): Title of M.A./Ph.D/M.Phil dissertation: Mail to: rajanimk(a)tiss.edu or post to Rajani Konantambigi, Reader, Unit for Child And Youth Research, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Sion-Trombay Road, Deonar, Mumbai-400 088. A need was felt for training in Observation Methodology primarily because this method lends itself to varied approaches through which observation can be done, the most rigorous being the open-ended using the qualitative approach. The workshop is for young faculty of universities and colleges and research scholars pursuing M.Phil/Ph.D. Due to limitations of seats, the main criteria for admission to the workshop is the use of observation in the faculty member/scholars research design. The interested candidates are therefore to submit their research proposals to the undersigned by 20th September, 2005. Submissions can be through the e-mail (bhargavi(a)tiss.edu) or through the post. The applications should be submitted through the H.O.D. or the research supervisor. Preference will be given to participants of the prior workshops as they have a grounding in the basics of qualitative methodology. The selected participants will be intimated by 23rd September 2005 through e-mail or telephone. The Registration fees may then be sent through a Demand Draft addressed to the Registrar, Tata Institute of Social Sciencese, Mumbai. The registration fee for the workshop is Rs.900/-. Accommodation and all meals will be provided for. The participants have to bear their travel expenses. Registration form is attached herewith and it can also be downloaded through the Institutes website: www.tiss.edu Due to close supervision and rigour that is required of the workshop, the seats are limited. Participants will be admitted on a first-cum-first-served basis but the main criteria being the use of observation in their research design. Mr.Puttaraj, A. C. Asst. Librarian (Periodicals) SDTM Library, TATA Institute of Social Sciences, P.B. No.8313, Deonar, MUMBAI - 400 088 INDIA Tel: +91-22-2556 3290, Ext.285 (O) Fax: +91-22-2556 2912 Email: puttuc(a)yahoo.com, choukimath(a)tiss.edu URL: www.tiss.edu --------------------------------- Yahoo! for Good Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. Dear all, Greetings. FYI: Here is the Workshop announcement for you and your colleagues... Best regards, Puttaraj. Dr. Rajani Konantambigi, Reader Unit for Child and Youth Research E-mail: mailto:rajanimk@tiss.edu rajanimk(a)tiss.edu No.14621-RK/05 August 19, 2005 Sub: National Workshop on Observation Methodology, 24 th to 29 th October 2005 Dear As you may be aware two workshops on qualitative research methodology have taken plalce in the last 2 years. A need was felt for training in Observation Methodology primarily because this method lends itself to varied approaches through which observation can be done, the most rigorous being the open-ended using the qualitative approach. The workshop is for young faculty of universities and colleges and research scholars pursuing M.Phil/Ph.D. Due to limitations of seats, the main criteria for admission to the workshop is the use of observation in the faculty member/scholars research design. The interested candidates are therefore to submit their research proposals to the undersigned by 20 th September, 2005. Submissions can be through the e-mail ( mailto:bhargavi@tiss.edu bhargavi(a)tiss.edu ) or through the post. The applications should be submitted through the H.O.D. or the research supervisor. Preference will be given to participants of the prior workshops as they have a grounding in the basics of qualitative methodology. The selected participants will be intimated by 23 rd September 2005 through e-mail or telephone. The Registration fees may then be sent through a Demand Draft addressed to the Registrar, Tata Institute of Social Sciencese, Mumbai. The registration fee for the workshop is Rs.900/-. Accommodation and all meals will be provided for. The participants have to bear their travel expenses. Registration form is attached herewith and it can also be downloaded through the Institutes website: http://www.tiss.edu/ www.tiss.edu Due to close supervision and rigour that is required of the workshop, the seats are limited. Participants will be admitted on a first-cum-first-served basis but the main criteria being the use of observation in their research design. Thanking you, Yours sincerely, (Rajani Konantambigi) Encl: Registration Form Registration Form NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON OBSERVATION METHODOLOGY Name of the Participant: Designation of the Participant: M.Phil/Ph.D. Scholar/Lecturer/Reader/Others Specify Institutional Affiliation: Address of the Participant: Telephone number: E-mail id: Accommodation (on a first-cum-first-served basis): Yes/No (Accommodation only for the participants, about 40) D.D. No. (Demand Draft of Rs.900/- to be drawn in favour of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences , Deonar, Mumbai 400 088): Title of M.A./Ph.D/M.Phil dissertation: Mail to: mailto:rajanimk@tiss.edu rajanimk(a)tiss.edu or post to Rajani Konantambigi, Reader, Unit for Child And Youth Research, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Sion-Trombay Road, Deonar, Mumbai-400 088. A need was felt for training in Observation Methodology primarily because this method lends itself to varied approaches through which observation can be done, the most rigorous being the open-ended using the qualitative approach. The workshop is for young faculty of universities and colleges and research scholars pursuing M.Phil/Ph.D. Due to limitations of seats, the main criteria for admission to the workshop is the use of observation in the faculty member/scholars research design. The interested candidates are therefore to submit their research proposals to the undersigned by 20 th September, 2005. Submissions can be through the e-mail ( mailto:bhargavi@tiss.edu bhargavi(a)tiss.edu ) or through the post. The applications should be submitted through the H.O.D. or the research supervisor. Preference will be given to participants of the prior workshops as they have a grounding in the basics of qualitative methodology. The selected participants will be intimated by 23 rd September 2005 through e-mail or telephone. The Registration fees may then be sent through a Demand Draft addressed to the Registrar, Tata Institute of Social Sciencese, Mumbai. The registration fee for the workshop is Rs.900/-. Accommodation and all meals will be provided for. The participants have to bear their travel expenses. Registration form is attached herewith and it can also be downloaded through the Institutes website: http://www.tiss.edu/ www.tiss.edu Due to close supervision and rigour that is required of the workshop, the seats are limited. Participants will be admitted on a first-cum-first-served basis but the main criteria being the use of observation in their research design. Mr.Puttaraj, A. C. Asst. Librarian (Periodicals) SDTM Library, TATA Institute of Social Sciences, P.B. No.8313, Deonar, MUMBAI - 400 088 INDIA Tel: +91-22-2556 3290, Ext.285 (O) Fax: +91-22-2556 2912 Email: mailto:puttuc@yahoo.com puttuc(a)yahoo.com , mailto:choukimath@tiss.edu choukimath(a)tiss.edu URL: http://www.tiss.edu www.tiss.edu Yahoo! for Good http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/ Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.

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Resent message in response to e-mail of moderator dt.28th sept
by maha 29 Sep '05

29 Sep '05

Dear LIS-FORUM Co-ordinator, Pl. find attached herewith an inspiring and kindling speech by our Honourable President of India which every Indian must read. At times, I think, we may broadcast some of the messages to our professional colleagues although the messages may not directly fall in line with our professional activity, at the discretion of the co-ordinator. I hope all our professional colleagues will benfit by this message. They may pass on the same to thier friends, colleagues and relatives if they feel it appropriate to send . Moderator to kindly ignore my immediately preceeding mail since it did not have any letter associated with it. Thanking you, With Best Wishes Sincerely H.Y.Mahakuteshwar Deputy Director & Head, Natioanal Info. centre for Food sci. & Technol.(NICFOS) / Library Central Food Technol. Res. Inst. (CFTRI) Mysore 570 020 Ph:91-0821-2515850 ###################################################################### Disclaimer: This e-mail message is privileged and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient please delete the message and notify the sender. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author. Please visit http://www.cftri.com ###################################################################### Dear LIS-FORUM Co-ordinator, Pl. find attached herewith an inspiring and kindling speech by our Honourable President of India which every Indian must read. At times, I think, we may broadcast some of the messages to our professional colleagues although the messages may not directly fall in line with our professional activity, at the discretion of the co-ordinator. I hope all our professional colleagues will benfit by this message. They may pass on the same to thier friends, colleagues and relatives if they feel it appropriate to send . Moderator to kindly ignore my immediately preceeding mail since it did not have any letter associated with it. Thanking you, With Best Wishes Sincerely H.Y.Mahakuteshwar Deputy Director & Head, Natioanal Info. centre for Food sci. & Technol.(NICFOS) / Library Central Food Technol. Res. Inst. (CFTRI) Mysore 570 020 Ph:91-0821-2515850 Disclaimer: This e-mail is privileged and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient please delete the message and notify the sender. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author. Please visit http://www.cftri.com http://www.cftri.com

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SALIS - Seminar on Information Requirements of Today's User at Chennai
by Arunachalam Hariharan 29 Sep '05

29 Sep '05

Seminar on Information Requirements of Today's User (download seminar brochure from salis website - http://autolib-india.net/salis.html ) Jointly Organized By B S A Crescent Engineering College & Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS) (Chennai Chapter) Date 12.11.2005 Time 9.30 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. Venue Convention Centre - Seminar Hall B S A Crescent Engineering College, Vandalur, Chennai - 600 048 Programme Schedule 08.30-09.30 A.M Registration 09.30-11.00 A.M Inaugural session and keynote address Changing dimensions of Library services 11.00-11.15 A.M Tea Break 11.15-12.10 P.M Technical Session I Web resources in various disciplines 12.10-01.00 P.M Technical Session II Information requirements of today's user in the digital world 01.00-02.00 P.M Lunch Break 02.00-02.45 P.M Technical Session III Information literacy programmes for today's users 02.45-03.30 P.M Technical Session IV Training the LIS professionals to meet the demands of today's users 03.30-03.45 P.M Tea Break 03.45-04.30 P.M Technical Session V Building digital library resources for your users 04.30-05.00 P.M Valediction --------------------------------------------- Seminar Coordinator Mrs. V. Sakthi Regha Secretary, SALIS Chennai Chapter ------------------------------------------------------ Fee: Rs. 100 for SALIS members and Rs. 150 for non-members Completed registration form(s) can be sent to (multiple copies can be Xeroxed): Mr. P. PANNEERSELVAM Librarian & Organizing Secretary B S A Crescent Engineering College G S T Road, Vandalur, Chennai - 600 048 Phone: 044 22751347/48/50 Mobile: 9841103912 E-mail: p panneer(a)yahoo.com __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com

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Re: [LIS-Forum] submission for LIS-forum
by Mailing List Manager 28 Sep '05

28 Sep '05

Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 15:48:49 +0530 (IST) From: Prabhash.Rath <prabhash(a)gipe.ernet.in> Dear all I fully agree with the concern expressed by Mr Anil Singh. It is rather strange on the part of UGC that while they ask for same qualification for Assistant Librarians and teachers in LIS, we can find discrepencies with regard to promotional avenues. 'The librarians job is very much an academic job and nothing below that', this should have been realised by academicians in all subjects. I think, our senior professionals have miserably failed to convey this message for which this sort of anamolies still exist. In professional courses, the knowledge and skill of practitioners is no less, if not more, than the teachers.There should be uniform yardstick for recruitment to these posts across the country and also once for all this problem should be sorted out. Why can't UGC make it mandatory for Assistant Librarians to do some academic work in addition to regular administrative duties and link the same with Career Advancement Scheme? It may also think of some other means which will encourage research activities among professionals like Assistant Librarians, Documentation Officers etc. I think the time has come to give a serious thought to this perennial problem and sort it out once for all. I also appeal to all the concerned senior professionals to initiate dialogue with UGC and settle the issue and see that the CAS and other benefits applicable to teachers should also be there for Assistant Librarians and other professionals in same cadre. With regards Prabhash N. Rath > Dear Sir, > Please find below my submission for sharing with LIS-forum Members. > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Unjustified Qualification for > Assistant Librarians > > > Dear LIS-Forum Members, > > At present the essential qualification for the post of Lecturers in the > pay scale of Rs.8000-13500/- in Library and Information Science in > University and Colleges is Post Graduation in the concerned subject with > at least 55% marks or its equivalent grade of B in the UGC seven point > scales plus a consistently good academic record. Besides fulfilling the > above qualifications, candidates should have cleared the National > Eligibility Test (NET) for Lecturers conducted by the UGC/ CSIR. > Prabhash N. Rath, Ph. D. Documentation Officer Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics B M C C Road Pune - 411004 (India) Tel: +91-20-25650287 (O), +91-20-25678311 (R.) E-mail: prabhash(a)gipe.ernet.in, prabhashrath(a)yahoo.com

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Dr. T B Rajashekar Memorial Seminar on Information Management in the Digital Era
by Babu Rajendra 28 Sep '05

28 Sep '05

Dear Members: This is to inform you that NCSI-NET, an association comprising of staff, students and alumni of NCSI, is organizing a day's national level seminar in memory of Late Dr. T.B. Rajashekar, erstwhile Associate chairman, NCSI, IISc. It is targeted exclusively for the benefit of students of final year/semester library and information science course or its equivalent. The details of the seminar are given below. Seminar Title : Dr. T B Rajashekar Memorial Seminar on Information Management in the Digital Era Date : November 12, 2005 (Saturday) Venue : National Centre for Science Information (NCSI), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore - 12. Target audience : Students of the final year/semester of Masters in Library & information science course or its equivalent Seminar coverage: The seminar will give the students an overview of Digital Library, concepts of digitization, creation of Digital Libraries and effective web searching techniques. There will be a session dealing with career building strategies and job opportunities for LIS professionals. Registration Fee: Rs.250/- We are not making any arrangements for accommodation. However, we will provide names and addresses of some affordable hotels, which are in the close proximity to IISc, on the workshop web site in due course of time. Last date for registration: November 2, 2005, More details about registration can be found at: http://144.16.72.147/workshop/Registration.html Kindly bring this to the attention of the students in your department and encourage them to attend the seminar. Participation in the seminar will also give an opportunity for the students to interact with fellow students from other universities and with professionals working in the industry and academia. For further information, please visit the website at: http://144.16.72.147/workshop/ Registration form is available at: http://144.16.72.147/workshop/regi_form.pdf Thanking you, Yours sincerely, NCSI-NET Coordinators H Rajendra Babu Financial Research Analyst Capco. Salarpuria Annexe, 351/5 - 10 Luskar, Hosur Road, Bangalore- 560 034 T-+91-80-51997351 http://www.capcoinstitute.com/ Capco Institute is the research arm of Capco Capco is the first services and technology solutions provider exclusively focused on forming the future of the financial markets. We unite thought leadership and practical application to improve profitability for our clients. ************************************************************************ The information in this email is confidential and is intended solely for the addressee(s). Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not an intended recipient, please notify the sender of this email immediately. You should not copy, use or disseminate the information contained in the email. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of Capco. http://www.capco.com/ ************************************************************************

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eLearning vs knowledge mgmt
by Mailing List Manager 28 Sep '05

28 Sep '05

Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 14:54:56 +0530 From: Bhojaraju G <bhojaraju.g(a)gmail.com> eLearning vs knowledge mgmtAuthor Verna AlleePublished Tue, Sep 27 2005 At those big training conferences, I love wandering the exhibitionhalls. Most of the old-line stand-up training companies have eitherdisappeared or languish in lonely obscurity in dark corners, relegatedto some undesirable low budget spot uncomfortably near the trash bins.Hogging the choice spots these days are the big glitzy elearningbooths with multi-media showstoppers, swarms of fresh-faced salespeople, and dazzling lists of offerings and features. Not the least oftheir attractions are innovative giveaways such as boldly emblazonedpsychedelic gel markers and chocolate in myriad forms. Pl refer URL to read full storyhttp://www.elearningscotland.org/SnippetAccess.aspx?id=421Thanks & Regards Bhojaraju G,Librarian – Knowledge Management/Sharepoint AdministratorHomepage: http://www.bhojarajug.freeservers.com**************************************… OneSource Ltd.148 Bhaskara Plaza, RV Road,VV Puram, Bangalore-560004, INDIA.Cell:+91-944 836 9905E-mail: Bhojaraju.G(a)gmail.com, bhojarajug@yahoo.com************************************************************Pl do visit & put your comments on Guest Book"KM Cyberary" @ http://www.bhojarajug.freeservers.com/cyberary.htmlKM-Forum: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KM-Forum/

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Are handsets suitable for e-books?
by noufal palliparamban 28 Sep '05

28 Sep '05

Dear friends, Very intresting news from HarperCollins, one of the world's largest publishers, that it will offer free chapter summaries direct to consumer's handsets in Australia started me thinking about the viability of the mobile handset as an e-book platform. The technology, of course, already exists - storing and reading large volumes of text is possible on most of today's mid-range and high-end handsets. The real question is whether the more fundamental aspects of reading text in the mobile environment are conducive to a good user experience. For Full artice http://www.pmn.co.uk/20050922ebook.shtml Regards Noufal.P.P Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur --------------------------------- Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Dear friends, Very intresting news from http://www.harpercollins.com.au/mobilereader/ HarperCollins , one of the world's largest publishers, that it will offer free chapter summaries direct to consumer's handsets in Australia started me thinking about the viability of the mobile handset as an e-book platform. The technology, of course, already exists - storing and reading large volumes of text is possible on most of today's mid-range and high-end handsets. The real question is whether the more fundamental aspects of reading text in the mobile environment are conducive to a good user experience. For Full artice http://www.pmn.co.uk/20050922ebook.shtml http://www.pmn.co.uk/20050922ebook.shtml Regards Noufal.P.P Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur http://yahoo.shaadi.com Yahoo! India Matrimony </a href>: Find your partner now.

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RBI Database on Indian Economy ...
by Puttaraj Choukimath 28 Sep '05

28 Sep '05

Dear All, Greetings. Database on Indian Economy is built for the convenience of Researchers, Analysts, and other users. It is created to provide the public with an access to the published data series, with additional details on some series as available in Reserve Bank of Indias enterprise wide Data Warehouse. The list of the data series currently available is given in the hyperlink below. This list will be progressively enlarged on the basis of feedback received and availability of relevant data series in the RBI data warehouse. The following Subject-areas are covered in the Database on Indian Economy: Financial Sector Real Sector Financial Market External Sector Public Finance Corporate Finance please visit : https://cdbmsi.reservebank.org.in/cdbmsi/servlet/login/ Happy surfing/consulting Best Regards, Puttaraj. Mr.Puttaraj, A. C. Asst. Librarian (Periodicals) SDTM Library, TATA Institute of Social Sciences, P.B. No.8313, Deonar, MUMBAI - 400 088 INDIA Tel: +91-22-2556 3290, Ext.285 (O) Fax: +91-22-2556 2912 Email: puttuc(a)yahoo.com, choukimath(a)tiss.edu URL: www.tiss.edu --------------------------------- Yahoo! for Good Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. Dear All, Greetings. Database on Indian Economy is built for the convenience of Researchers, Analysts, and other users. It is created to provide the public with an access to the published data series, with additional details on some series as available in Reserve Bank of Indias enterprise wide Data Warehouse. The list of the data series currently available is given in the hyperlink below. This list will be progressively enlarged on the basis of feedback received and availability of relevant data series in the RBI data warehouse. The following Subject-areas are covered in the Database on Indian Economy: Financial Sector Real Sector Financial Market External Sector Public Finance Corporate Finance please visit : https://cdbmsi.reservebank.org.in/cdbmsi/servlet/login/ https://cdbmsi.reservebank.org.in/cdbmsi/servlet/login/ Happy surfing/consulting Best Regards, Puttaraj. Mr.Puttaraj, A. C. Asst. Librarian (Periodicals) SDTM Library, TATA Institute of Social Sciences, P.B. No.8313, Deonar, MUMBAI - 400 088 INDIA Tel: +91-22-2556 3290, Ext.285 (O) Fax: +91-22-2556 2912 Email: mailto:puttuc@yahoo.com puttuc(a)yahoo.com , mailto:choukimath@tiss.edu choukimath(a)tiss.edu URL: http://www.tiss.edu www.tiss.edu Yahoo! for Good http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/ Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.

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