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Felicitation
by SRELS 20 Sep '05

20 Sep '05

Dear Moderator, Kindly arrange to announce the following to the lis-forum members. Yours truly, K.N. Prasad Executive Officer Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science 702, 42nd Cross, III Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560 010 Ph: 080-23305109 ; e-mail: srels(a)vsnl.com ---------- Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies, Chennai and Bangalore DRTC Alumni Association, Bangalore and Informatics (India) Limited, Bangalroe cordially invite you to a function to felicitate PROF. A. NEELAMEGHAN Professor & Head (Retd.) Documentation Research and Training Centre Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore on Wednesday, 28th September 2005 at 6.30 pm at Yavanika (State Youth Centre) Nrupatunga Road, Bangalore 560 001 PROF. P. BALARAM (Director, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore) will be the Chief Guest and release the Festschrift Volume PROF. M. ANANDAKRISHNAN (Chairman, Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai) will preside Chairman and Members Prof. A. Neelameghan Festschrift Committee, Bangalore RSVP: Ph: 080-23305109 ; (Prasad) 080-28483002 - Extn. 492 (Raghavan) Dear Moderator, Kindly arrange to announce the following to the lis-forum members. Yours truly, K.N. Prasad Executive Officer Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science 702, 42nd Cross, III Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560 010 Ph: 080-23305109 ; e-mail: mailto:srels@vsnl.com srels(a)vsnl.com ---------- Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies, Chennai and Bangalore DRTC Alumni Association, Bangalore and Informatics (India) Limited, Bangalroe cordially invite you to a function to felicitate PROF. A. NEELAMEGHAN Professor & Head (Retd.) Documentation Research and Training Centre Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore on Wednesday, 28th September 2005 at 6.30 pm at Yavanika (State Youth Centre) Nrupatunga Road, Bangalore 560 001 PROF. P. BALARAM (Director, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore) will be the Chief Guest and release the Festschrift Volume PROF. M. ANANDAKRISHNAN (Chairman, Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai) will preside Chairman and Members Prof. A. Neelameghan Festschrift Committee, Bangalore RSVP: Ph: 080-23305109 ; (Prasad) 080-28483002 - Extn. 492 (Raghavan)

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Winning support for OA at WSIS
by Subbiah Arunachalam 20 Sep '05

20 Sep '05

Dear Professor Samassekou: We must get a strong recommendation and a stronger action plan to implement open access (self archiving of all research papers in science, technology, medicine, arts, humanities and literature) at the Tunis meeting of WSIS. We must mobilise as many country delegations as possible to support resolutions favouring open access. The African Academy of Sciences, TWAS, InterAcademy Panel, InterAcademy Council, etc. should be persuaded to lend support to such a move. I am cc-ing this mail to others who are championing the cause of open access. All of us would be grateful for your support and proactive advocacy. Regards. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] Dear Professor Samassekou: We must get a strong recommendation and a stronger action plan to implement open access (self archiving of all research papers in science, technology, medicine, arts, humanities and literature) at the Tunis meeting of WSIS. We must mobilise as many country delegations as possible to support resolutions favouring open access. The African Academy of Sciences, TWAS, InterAcademy Panel, InterAcademy Council, etc. should be persuaded to lend support to such a move. I am cc-ing this mail to others who are championing the cause of open access. All of us would be grateful for your support and proactive advocacy. Regards. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam]

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Searching Blogs using Google
by Sreeharsha_Gopalakrishna＠i2.com 19 Sep '05

19 Sep '05

Dear All, Google has launched a new tool designed to help internet-users search web logs. Google's new tool will search the latest posts on Blog sites.The internet search giant has developed the engine to look exclusively at the journals, known as web logs or "blogs", in a move that is expected to push blogging into the mainstream. http://blogsearch.google.com/ Regards ~Sreeharsha BG

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Request
by rafiq rather 19 Sep '05

19 Sep '05

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Prof. Nick Moores Lecture at DLIS, Mysore- a report
by N.S. Harinarayana 19 Sep '05

19 Sep '05

Prof. Nick Moore, Chairman, Acumen Ltd., United Kingdom , the Keynote Speaker at the recently concluded Infovision 2005 event, addressed the faculty, researchers and students of the Department of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore on September 19, 2005 at 11.30 am. Prof. Moore �s lecture on Policy framework for information societies was well attended. This special lecture was organized by Mysore University Library and Information Science Students Association (MULISSA). Summary of the lecture: ICTs have influenced the society and the economy of nations. Information is the major resource of today�s society. People have more access to information than ever before. This has resulted in the creation of a more informed society. Information in tandem with ICTs has induced economic, social, cultural and political changes. The speaker gave a few examples to demonstrate the changes that have occurred. A policy framework would guide these changes in the direction which is more profitable to the human kind. However, the challenge for policies is of two folds: one to maximize the opportunities and the second one is to minimize the dangers. There have been various attempts to develop suitable policies by the developed countries. Unlike previous revolutions, the information revolution needs to be guided consciously with in the framework of comprehensive and globally acceptable information policies. As these changes need to guided and planned and not let it happen, an information policy becomes cirtical. The speaker outlined the need and challenges involved in meeting the various goals in creating the framework for the policy. The goals are: * Creating robust infrastructure:- The policy should address the issues of robustness, the breadth and depth of penetration of the information infrastructure * Competitive information sector:- Developing a competitive information sector is another goal of the policy. * Information-intensive organisations:- Encouraging the organization to become more and more information intensive is an important issue to be covered by the policy. * Social use of information:- Making the society information savvy by encouraging the society to identify, collect, and use information that they want for their personal as well as professional life. * Legal and regulatory framework:- If above goals have to be effective, the information policy must also look in to the legal and regulatory frame work. Such frame work needs to be comprehensive as well as globally applicable character. * Skilled workforce:- The speaker opined that there is dire need for skilled personnel who can manage the information effectively for the benefit of the society. The policy framework should look into the proper availability of skilled personnel. Addressing the students the speaker outlined the following competencies required of information workforce for the future. ** Creators: Preparing, packaging and producing the intellectual content produced by authors suitable for display, distribution and consumption. ** Collectors: Individuals, agencies and organizations involved in aggregating and collecting information materials. ** Communicators: People and agencies involved in the process of interaction with consumers of information. ** Consolidators: Individuals and agencies involved in the analyses and consolidation of information for the end users. Prof. Moore was of the opinion that that there is going to be a great demand for the above four processes and hence human resources with the requisite skills in the information society. He called upon the students to concentrate on improving their skills in the above areas. Prof. Moore concluded his lecture by identifying the following - clarity of vision; co-ordinated policy and action: and commitment by the government, as the critical success factor in framing an information policy for the information societies. -- N.S.Harinarayana Ph.D Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore Manasagangotri, Mysore 570 006 Ph: 2419393

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MedIND 36 and Counting
by Sukhdev Singh 19 Sep '05

19 Sep '05

Today we have made available the following Journal on medIND, http://medind.nic.in . Indian Journal of Nephrology http://medind.nic.in/iav/iavm.shtml MedIND is accessible freely and hosts fulltext of Indian Biomedical Journals that are indexed in IndMED [ http://indmed.nic.in ] or PubMed. Indian Journal of Nephrology becomes the 36th journal in medIND family. The family, which is still counting and hopes to grow gradually to cover all indexed Indian Medical Journals. --Sukhdev Singh, Technical Director, Bibliographic Informatics Division, National Informatics Centre, A-Block, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110003 http://indmed.nic.in ; http://medind.nic.in & http://openmed.nic.in http://medind.nic.in http://medind.nic.in . Indian Journal of Nephrology http://medind.nic.in/iav/iavm.shtml http://medind.nic.in/iav/iavm.shtml MedIND is accessible freely and hosts fulltext of Indian Biomedical Journals that are indexed in IndMED [ http://indmed.nic.in http://indmed.nic.in ] or PubMed. Indian Journal of Nephrology becomes the 36th journal in medIND family. The family, which is still counting and hopes to grow gradually to cover all indexed Indian Medical Journals. --Sukhdev Singh, Technical Director, Bibliographic Informatics Division, National Informatics Centre, A-Block, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110003 http://indmed.nic.in http://indmed.nic.in ; http://medind.nic.in http://medind.nic.in & http://openmed.nic.in http://openmed.nic.in

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Re: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 30, Issue 17
by Aloor Thomas Francis 19 Sep '05

19 Sep '05

PROF. K.A. ISAAC, A DOYEN OF THE LIBRARY AND INFORMATION PROFESSION The sad demise of Prof. K.A. Issac is a great loss to the nation in general and to the profession in particular. He was a great teacher and librarian and contributed much to the profession, especially to the academic library system. The best tribute to him is to follow the professional spirit injected by him. A.T. Francis Assistant Librarian Kerala Agricultural University --- lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in wrote: > Send LIS-Forum mailing list submissions to > lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, > visit > > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > or, via email, send a message with subject or body > 'help' to > lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > You can reach the person managing the list at > lis-forum-owner(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it > is more specific > than "Re: Contents of LIS-Forum digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Could u Please Help (zahid wani) > 2. CONDOLENCE MEETING ON THE DEMISE OF PROF. > K.A.ISAAC (Sadasivan KP) > 3. research work (arun yadav) > 4. PROF. K.A. ISAAC PASSED AWAY (Prof. N. Laxman > Rao.) > 5. Electronic Theses & Dissertations (ETD) > Documents from NDLTD > (JK Vijayakumar) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 01:58:10 -0700 (PDT) > From: zahid wani <zahid_rais(a)yahoo.com> > Subject: [LIS-Forum] Could u Please Help > To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > Message-ID: > <20050914085810.82879.qmail(a)web33007.mail.mud.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > Dear patrons > > could please provide information regarding > public library systems in punjab and haryana as i am > pursuing my research study on the public library > systmes in these states and if some body think > he/she can be of any help to me, then please write > to me at zahid_rais(a)yahoo.com or > zahid_rais(a)rediffmail.com . i will be grateful to > the person and the this network. > Zahid Ashraf wani > > PhD Res. Scholar > > Deptt. of Lib. & Inf. Science > > University of Kashmir > > Jammu & Kashmir > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com >

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Opening For Sr.Library Position
by tariq22＠gmail.com 19 Sep '05

19 Sep '05

OPENING FOR A SENIOR LIBRARY POSITION A reputed Management Institute, situated in South West Delhi has an opening for a Librarian at Senior Position. Interested professionals ONLY from in and around Delhi may forward their detailed resume to the undersigned in electronic format by 30th September, 2005 Prospective candidates must be Post Graduates in Library & Information Science from a reputed Institute and should have working experience of at least 12-15 years. Knowledge of modern information and communication technologies, Library Automation Soft wares and capability to leverage IT in rendering library services is essential. Candidates must also possess excellent English language proficiency, both oral and written . The job profile of selected candidates would also involve promotion of Institutes's a newly launched publication. Salary and other perquisites are dependent upon qualifications, experience etc. Dr.Tariq Ashraf tariq22(a)gmail.com OPENING FOR A SENIOR LIBRARY POSITION A reputed Management Institute, situated in South West Delhi has an opening for a Librarian at Senior Position. Interested professionals ONLY from in and around Delhi may forward their detailed resume to the undersigned in electronic format by 30th September, 2005 Prospective candidates must be Post Graduates in Library & Information Science from a reputed Institute and should have working experience of at least 12-15 years. Knowledge of modern information and communication technologies, Library Automation Soft wares and capability to leverage IT in rendering library services is essential. Candidates must also possess excellent English language proficiency, both oral and written . The job profile of selected candidates would also involve promotion of Institutes's a newly launched publication. Salary and other perquisites are dependent upon qualifications, experience etc. Dr.Tariq Ashraf mailto:tariq22@gmail.com tariq22(a)gmail.com

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Re: public support of journals
by Subbiah Arunachalam 18 Sep '05

18 Sep '05

Dear Jean Claude: Here are some facts about the Indian situation. All journals published by the Indian National Science Academy and the Indian Academy of Sciences are now OA. Both these Academies receives grants from the Government of India (through the Department of Science and Technology). The Council of Scientific & Industrial Research publishes about a dozen journals from its NISCAIR office in New Delhi. As far as I know none of them is open access and in fact all of them are print journals with a subscription price. A private firm called MedKnow Publications undertakes to publish medical journals, mostly owned by professional societies. Right now they have more than thirty OA titles (although the print version may have a subscription price). The National Informatics Centre, another Government Department, manages the Indian Medlars Centre. This centre also publishes more than thirty OA journals (not owned by them). Besides, NIC-Indian Medlars Centre has set up an archive for full text biomedical research papers and it has more than 600 papers. But the best known Indian archive is the one at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. It has more than 2,000 papers. The National Chemical Laboratory in Pune has a repository, but they are concentrating on uploading Ph D theses. The National Institute of Technology at Rourkela has an archive with about 150 papers. For a vast country, what we have achieved so far is miniscule. Close to 75% of research is funded by the Central (Federal) Government in Delhi, and yet most Indian research papers are not easily accessible to other Indian researchers. Open archiving is perhaps the best solution and the government departments that fund research have not yet come forward to mandate self-archiving. It is likely that the University Grants Commission which kind of oversees the universities may come up with an OA policy soon. Regards. Arun --- Jean-Claude Guédon <jean.claude.guedon(a)UMONTREAL.CA> wrote: > Dear Jan, > > Indeed, you have missed something. > > After our long discussion, Stevan and I, support was > defined as follows: > > 1. Direct transfer of funds to a journal through > some governmental or > para-governmental body (e.g. a Council, a publicly > supported university, > etc.)in the form of direct subsidies (e.g. the 140+ > journals directly > supported by the Social Science and Humanities > Research council of > Canada); > > 2 Indirect support, i.e. free access to space, > equipment and work time > within a publicly supported institution (King and > Tenopir mention this > as hidden form of publishing support and some > publishers have even > deemed it "unfair" competition... > > Stevan raised the very point you mentioned in yet > another attempt brush > aside as marginal or irrelevant the possibility of > mandating certain > categories of publicly-supported journals to OA. I > have made it clear in > my response that I keep the form of "support" you > mention out of the > discussion: it really relates to the seller-customer > relationship. I > would also include in this non-public support the > direct transfer of > publishing fees (instead of a subscription fee) - > e.g. the $3,000 fee > practised your new employer. > > My point was *not* to try showing that commercial > journals are publicly > supported; my point was to demonstrate that, in many > countries, a (often > overwhelming) majority of journals are supported by > public subsidies, > either directly or indirectly. Because of this, I > argue they can be > mandated by governments to go OA. Incidentally, > Stevan agreed with this > proposition (while still maintaining that it touched > only a small number > of largely irrelevant or inferior journals). > > > Le samedi 17 septembre 2005 à 18:17 +0100, Jan > Velterop a écrit : > > I've clearly missed something. Whence this > discussion? Is there a > > problem? One could easily make the case that *all* > scholarly journals > > are supported by public money. If not directly, > then certainly > > indirectly, as all journals get a substantial part > of their revenues > > (often the majority) from publicly funded > institutions, who pay for > > the subscriptions, licences, page charges, > reprints, and the like. > > > > That's true for many industries, though. Think of > road construction, > > and, dare I say it, arms manufacturing. > > > > Jan Velterop > > > > On 17 Sep 2005, at 15:20, Jean-Claude Guédon > wrote: > > > > > A member of the library of the Academy of > science of China has > > > responded > > > to my query about public support of journals in > her country. here is > > > what she had to say: > > > > > > As far as we know, all the scholarly journals in > China may more or > > > less > > > receive public support. Editorial office of the > scholarly journals are > > > always affiliated to a certain institute, school > or society, which > > > makes > > > them more credible to readers. The institute, > school or society would > > > devote part of their budget supporting the > journals. Nowadays more and > > > more journals are turning to self-financing, but > they still receive > > > public support in the form of space, equipment > or work-time of > > > employees. > > > > > > Consequently, the case of China appears clear: > all or nearly all > > > scholarly publications in China receive some > form of public support. > > > > > > In all three cases thus far surveyed - Canada, > Chile, China - we > > > find a > > > majority of journals supported by public money. > From Chile, we hear > > > that > > > the Chilean situation is replicated across the > whole continent. > > > > > > If this is a marginal phenomenon, we must > redefine the word > > > "marginal"... > > > > > > jcg > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Dr. Jean-Claude Guédon > > > Dept. of Comparative Literature > > > University of Montreal > > > PO Box 6128, Downtown Branch > > > Montreal, QC H3C 3J7 > > > Canada > > > > -- > Dr. Jean-Claude Guédon > Dept. of Comparative Literature > University of Montreal > PO Box 6128, Downtown Branch > Montreal, QC H3C 3J7 > Canada > ___________________________________________________________ How much free photo storage do you get? 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Bees storm venue, digital library opening cancelled
by Vyasamoorthy＠icicikp.com 18 Sep '05

18 Sep '05

Bees storm venue, digital library opening cancelled Saturday September 17 2005 12:27 IST TIRUPATI: The inauguration of digital library at Sri Venkateswara University was cancelled due to a peculiar reason, as honey bees stormed the venue, forcing the gathering, organisers and even the chief guest run for cover. The digital library is scheduled to be inaugurate at 4.30 pm at the university library by the VC. All the arrangements were made and all the invitees occupied their chairs and chief guest S Jayarama Reddy also arrived. Suddenly from the rooftop of the hall, honey bees, disturbed from their hives swarmed into the hall forcing everybody to run for a shelter. The Vice-Chancellor, who could not come out of the car, after waiting for some time left the place as he is scheduled to leave for Hyderabad. The bees stung some of the staff of the Library, a press photographer and a journalist. http://www.newindpress.com/ Bees storm venue, digital library opening cancelled Saturday September 17 2005 12:27 IST TIRUPATI: The inauguration of digital library at Sri Venkateswara University was cancelled due to a peculiar reason, as honey bees stormed the venue, forcing the gathering, organisers and even the chief guest run for cover. The digital library is scheduled to be inaugurate at 4.30 pm at the university library by the VC. All the arrangements were made and all the invitees occupied their chairs and chief guest S Jayarama Reddy also arrived. Suddenly from the rooftop of the hall, honey bees, disturbed from their hives swarmed into the hall forcing everybody to run for a shelter. The Vice-Chancellor, who could not come out of the car, after waiting for some time left the place as he is scheduled to leave for Hyderabad. The bees stung some of the staff of the Library, a press photographer and a journalist. http://www.newindpress.com/ http://www.newindpress.com/

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OECD supports open access
by Subbiah Arunachalam 18 Sep '05

18 Sep '05

OECD supports OA. Arun ------ OECD report on scientific publishing and OA The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is about to release a report on scientific publishing, with special attention to OA issues. The press release, issued today, gives a good sense of the report's conclusions: The OECD study analyses scientific publishing's new business models, including open access publishing, open access archives and repositories, and subscription bundling and site-licensing, their impacts on science and diffusion of knowledge; and the role of governments in enhancing access to publicly funded research. Among the main findings are:...[2] Overall, the balance is shifting towards direct access to primary data sources, which is having major impacts on publishers, [3] Three major business models depending on digital delivery are emerging:...[3a] The so-called "Big Deal"...,[3b] Open access publishing supported by author charges or other forms of institutional support on the research output supply-side..., [3c] Open access archives and repositories..., [5] In the immediate future there is likely to be a period of experimentation around various versions of open access publishing, including "author pays" and the emergence of a range of hybrids. Among its main policy recommendations are:...[2] The report underlines the importance of enabling maximum access to findings from publicly funded research to maximise social returns on public investments, [3] This principle was underlined in the 2004 OECD Science Ministerial which recognised that open access to, and unrestricted use of, data promotes scientific progress and facilitates the training of researchers and will maximise the value derived from public investments in data collection efforts, [4] Coordinated efforts at national and international levels are needed to broaden access to data from publicly funded research and contribute to the advancement of scientific research and innovation. Here's an excerpt from the forthcoming report: Public funding and funding agencies (including private agencies) are very important in R&D and related activities that generate research data, databases and scientific publications. Access to public and government-funded research content is a crucial issue, and there is considerable potential for governments to provide a lead in enabling digital delivery and enhanced access to publicly funded scientific and technical information. The principle is to enable maximum access to findings from publicly funded research to maximise social returns on public investments. This general approach is captured in the Declaration on Access to Research Data from Public Funding adopted by OECD Science Ministers meeting in January 2004, which recognised "that open access to, and unrestricted use of, data promotes scientific progress and facilitates the training of researchers" and "will maximise the value derived from public investments in data collection efforts", and entrusted the OECD to work towards the establishment of access regimes for digital research data from public funding. Update (9/17/05). The full report is now online. Thanks to Lawrence Lessig for posting it. OECD supports OA. Arun ------ OECD report on scientific publishing and OA [A] The http://www.oecd.org/home/ Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is about to release a report on scientific publishing, with special attention to OA issues. The https://mx2.arl.org/Lists/SPARC-OAForum/Message/2330.html press release , issued today, gives a good sense of the report's conclusions: The OECD study analyses scientific publishing's new business models, including open access publishing, open access archives and repositories, and subscription bundling and site-licensing, their impacts on science and diffusion of knowledge; and the role of governments in enhancing access to publicly funded research. Among the main findings are:...[2] Overall, the balance is shifting towards direct access to primary data sources, which is having major impacts on publishers, [3] Three major business models depending on digital delivery are emerging:...[3a] The so-called "Big Deal"...,[3b] Open access publishing supported by author charges or other forms of institutional support on the research output supply-side..., [3c] Open access archives and repositories..., [5] In the immediate future there is likely to be a period of experimentation around various versions of open access publishing, including "author pays" and the emergence of a range of hybrids. Among its main policy recommendations are:...[2] The report underlines the importance of enabling maximum access to findings from publicly funded research to maximise social returns on public investments, [3] This principle was underlined in the http://www.oecd.org/document/0,2340,en_2649_34487_25998799_1_1_1_1,00.html 2004 OECD Science Ministerial which recognised that open access to, and unrestricted use of, data promotes scientific progress and facilitates the training of researchers and will maximise the value derived from public investments in data collection efforts, [4] Coordinated efforts at national and international levels are needed to broaden access to data from publicly funded research and contribute to the advancement of scientific research and innovation. Here's an excerpt from the forthcoming report: Public funding and funding agencies (including private agencies) are very important in R&D and related activities that generate research data, databases and scientific publications. Access to public and government-funded research content is a crucial issue, and there is considerable potential for governments to provide a lead in enabling digital delivery and enhanced access to publicly funded scientific and technical information. The principle is to enable maximum access to findings from publicly funded research to maximise social returns on public investments. This general approach is captured in the http://www.oecd.org/document/0,2340,en_2649_34487_25998799_1_1_1_1,00.html Declaration on Access to Research Data from Public Funding adopted by OECD Science Ministers meeting in January 2004, which recognised that open access to, and unrestricted use of, data promotes scientific progress and facilitates the training of researchers and will maximise the value derived from public investments in data collection efforts, and entrusted the OECD to work towards the establishment of access regimes for digital research data from public funding. Update (9/17/05). The full http://www.lessig.org/blog/archives/oecd_sci.pdf report is now online. Thanks to Lawrence Lessig for posting it.

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The roots of open access publishing (OAP), free online availability of digital content can be traced back to S R Ranganathan-Ms Judith Turner
by vasanth raj 18 Sep '05

18 Sep '05

Dear Sir/madam, 'India pioneered open access publishing system The roots of open access publishing (OAP), free online availability of digital content can be traced back to S R Ranganathan, considered the father of library science in India, Ms Judith Turner, Editor of Journal of Electronic Publishing, said in Bangalore on Saturday. Addressing a colloquium on Open Access Publishing organised by Karnataka State Library Association and Society for Information Science, she said the five laws of library science propounded by Ranganathan, who spent his later working years in Bangalore, contained the essence of OAP............. Source: www.deccanherald.com 18th Sept. 2005 regards ------------------------- Vasantha Raju N --------------------------------- Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Dear Sir/madam, 'India pioneered open access publishing system The roots of open access publishing (OAP), free online availability of digital content can be traced back to S R Ranganathan, considered the father of library science in India, Ms Judith Turner, Editor of Journal of Electronic Publishing, said in Bangalore on Saturday. Addressing a colloquium on Open Access Publishing organised by Karnataka State Library Association and Society for Information Science, she said the five laws of library science propounded by Ranganathan, who spent his later working years in Bangalore, contained the essence of OAP............. Source: http://www.deccanherald.com www.deccanherald.com 18th Sept. 2005 regards ------------------------- Vasantha Raju N http://yahoo.shaadi.com Yahoo! India Matrimony </a href>: Find your partner now.

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University Librarian and Professor in Library Science positions advertised
by Dr.P.V.Konnur 18 Sep '05

18 Sep '05

Dear Colleagues, Shivaji University Kolhapur (Maharastra State) has advertised for the following posts: 1. University Librarian and 2. Professor in Library Science. Shivaji University under the new dynamic Vice Chancellor Prof.M.M. Salunkhe has lots of plans to build a modern IT based Library. They have recently purchased a State-of-Art overhead scanner for their digitisation activities, which will through a lots of challenges before the new Librarian being recruited. Prescribed application forms (a set of 12 copies) can be had from the University office on payment of Rs. 300/- in cash (not refundable) and by post on sending a Demand Draft of Rs. 325/- (not refundable) for Open posts and on payment of Rs.150/- in cash (not refundable) and by post on sending a demand draft of Rs. 175/- (not refundable) for reserve posts drawn in favour of the Finance and Accounts Officer, Shivaji University, Kolhapur payable at Kolhapur Branch. The application forms are also available on the website of the university under the tab '' Application for the teachers post '' which can be downloaded and filled on the computer and print-outs on A4 size papers, in 12 copies duly completed can be sent to the Registrar, Shivaji University, Kolhapur. However a D.D. of Rs. 300/- for open posts and Rs. 150/- for reserved post drawn in the name of the Finance and Accounts Officer, Shivaji University, Kolhapur payable at Kolhapur Branch should accompany the Application forms. The application alongwith enclosures duly attached to each copy of the application should be sent to the Registrar, Shivaji University, Vidyanagar, Kolhapur - 416 004 so as to reach him on or before 9 October 2005. Full details may be seen on their website: http://www.unishivaji.ac.in/advtno17.htm I wish all the best for the prospective candidates for the above posts, Thanks, KOnnur. Dr.P.V.Konnur, University Librarian, Bangalore University Library, Jnana Bharathi, Bangalore-560 056 Phone: o8o-22961131, 080-23215510 __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com

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Thanks for your best wishes
by Dr.P.V.Konnur 18 Sep '05

18 Sep '05

Dear Professional Friends, I have received several mails congratulating me for my new assignment as well as expressing their expectations form me towards the profession in general and Bangalore University Library in particular. I have tried to answer some of the mails and am not able to reach some of them. I am sure I will use their mail IDs and communicate them in due course of time. I thank all of you profusely for your best wishes and faith expressed on my abilities. I will try my bes to reach up to your expectations. I need your suggestions and advise from time to time. With Regards, Konnur. --- "D.B.Eswara Reddy" <devaereddy(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > As a former employee of Banglore University Library > (1968-76), my hearty congratulations to Dr.Konnur. If > one looks at "World of Learning 2005" an overwhelming > majority of universities in India has in-charge > librarians and it is a good augury that Bangalore > University has a regular University Librarian after a > gap of almost 10 years. > > Thanks, > D B Eswara Reddy > > > D.B.Eswara Reddy Ph.D > Assistant Professor > Texas A & M University > College Station, Texas 77843 > Devaereddy(a)yahoo.com > > > > > ______________________________________________________ > Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief > effort. > http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/ > Dr.P.V.Konnur, University Librarian, Bangalore University Library, Jnana Bharathi, Bangalore-560 056 Phone: o8o-22961131, 080-23215510 __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com

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Colloquium on OAP: Models & Technologies
by I.R.N.Goudar 18 Sep '05

18 Sep '05

Dear Professionals, (This is reminder about an important Colloquium) KALA and SIS, Bangalore Chapter cordially invite for a Colloquium on (Presentation 30 minutes each + Discussion about 40 minutes) "Open Access Publishing: Models and Technologies" SPEAKERS: 1. Ms. Judith Turner, Editor, J. Electronic Publishing Topic: "S.R. Ranganathan, Andrew Carnegie, and Open Access" 2. Dr. Eric F. Van de Velde, Director, Library Information Technology, CALTECH, California, USA Topic: "Open Access Publishing: The view from the trenches at Caltech" Preciding and Moderosation of Discussion: Dr. Shalini R. Urs Director, Information and Communication Division & Professor and Chairperson, Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore Date & Time: Saturday, 17th Sept 2005 at 4.30 pm. Venue: Conference Room, British Library 26, Prestige Takt, Kasturba Cross Road, Bangalore-1 Tel: 080-22489220 E-mail: naik.sadashiv(a)in.britishcouncil.org Abstracts: "S.R. Ranganathan, Andrew Carnegie, and Open Access" Open Access Initiatives represent a new business model for publishing that is challenging commercial scholarly publishing. The question is, must it be an either-or situation, or can the two models thrive side by side -- and indeed support one another? "Open Access Publishing: The view from the trenches at Caltech" Caltech embarked on its Open Archives initiative, called Collection of Open Digital Archives (CODA), in January 2000. Since then, we have collected an institutional repository of over 4100 items. Just about half of these are Caltech doctoral theses. Other documents include: books, technical reports, preprints, reprints, oral histories, and popularizing scientific articles. High usage statistics quickly propelled CODA from a pilot study into a major strategic initiative of the Caltech library. In this talk, I will cover some of the challenges of this project, as well as our plans for the future. I.R.N. Goudar Dr. I.K.R. Rao President KALA & President, SIS Bangalore Chapter Secretary SIS Bangalore Chapter Prof. T.D. Kemparaj Secretary and Other Office Bearers -------------------------------------------------------------------------- I.R.N. Goudar Tel: 91-80-25086081 Head, Information Centre for 91-80-25235315 Aerospace Science and Technology Fax: 91-80-25268072 National Aerospace Laboratories E-mail:goudar@css.nal.res.in Airport Road, BANGALORE-560 017 India http://www.icast.org.in/staff/goudar.html

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One Day Workshop on Introduction to Scientific & Patent Information and Chemical Abstracts Search
by Dr.P.V.Konnur 16 Sep '05

16 Sep '05

One Day Workshop on Introduction to Scientific & Patent Information and Chemical Abstracts Search Bangalore University Library and Department of Chemistry, Bangalore University, Bangalore, are jointly organizing one day workshop on Introduction to Scientific and Patent Information for the benefit of the Teachers & Research Scholars of Bangalore University and its affiliated colleges. All the Chemical & Pharmaceutical Industries using Chemical Abstracts for their information requirement may also depute their representatives. Scientific Research is growing at a rapid speed. For instance, there are 83 million chemical and biological substances in the world and 40,000 new substances are being added everyday as monitored by CAS Registry numbers. These are substances that are reported for the first time in literature or patents. To keep updated with this situation, for effective research or patent related decisions, increasingly teachers and students in academics, scientists in R&D labs use STN online service. Bangalore University Library has access to Chemical Abstracts through STN (Scientific & Technical Information Network) online information service through UGC-INFONET Programme at free of cost. All the teachers, students and other beneficiaries of Chemical Abstract Services are requested to make best use of this opportunity and learn how to use STN search in their research and patent related decision in Chemical biotech, Engineering related and with Case Studies. The Workshop is divided into following sessions: 10 AM to 11 AM :-Inauguration Function 11 AM to 1.30 PM : I Session: -Chemical & Pharmaceutical Industries -Teachers & Research Scholars other than B.U, P.G Depts. 2.30 PM to 5.30 PM : II Session:-Teachers & Research Scholars exclusively for B.U, P.G Depts. All those who are interested to register for this workshop may please contact the following persons personally or through E-mail on or before 15th September 2005. Dr. P.V. Konnur Dr.N. Ramachandra Swamy University Librarian Professor & Chairman, Bangalore University, Department of Chemistry, Jnanabharathi, Bangalore University, Bangalore-560056 Bangalore-560001 E-mail: drnrswamy(a)yahoo.com Phone: 22961131 , Mobile: 9945214105 Phone: 22961335, Mobile: 9845419880 E-mail: bublibrary(a)yahoo.com Date: 19th September 2005(Monday) Time: 10.00 AM to 5.00 PM Venue: Jnanajyothi Auditorium, Central College Campus, Bangalore- 560001. REGISTRATION FREE OF COST Dr. P.V. Konnur University Librarian Dr.P.V.Konnur, University Librarian, Bangalore University Library, Jnana Bharathi, Bangalore-560 056 Phone: o8o-22961131, 080-23215510 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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suggestions from professional towards a research topic
by shaji joykutty 16 Sep '05

16 Sep '05

Dear professionals , I am working as an MBA and MCA librarian, with experience in both academic as well as special libraries. I am planning to pursue my Ph.D programme in Library and Information Science from the university of madras, if selected. Kindly guide me in selecting and suggesting some new areas of interest in the subject for research. I have a flair for topics on knowledge management. Kindly help me out with the topics Mrs Shaji MBA librarian Ethiraj College for women chennai Expecting full cooperation from all the professionals in suggestions as well as in guidance throughout my research __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Dear professionals , I am working as an MBA and MCA librarian, with experience in both academic as well as special libraries. I am planning to pursue my Ph.D programme in Library and Information Science from the university of madras, if selected. Kindly guide me in selecting and suggesting some new areas of interest in the subject for research. I have a flair for topics on knowledge management. Kindly help me out with the topics Mrs Shaji MBA librarian Ethiraj College for women chennai Expecting full cooperation from all the professionals in suggestions as well as in guidance throughout my research __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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National conference
by Narayan Barse 16 Sep '05

16 Sep '05

Hi Dear professionals VPM'S Joshi-Bedekar College is organising conference on the problems dealing with multilingual computing with special reference to indian language and marathi. For details visit website: www.vpmthane.org or mail to nbarse(a)hotmail.com N. S. Barse Librarian & Coordinator BLIS VPM'S Joshi-Bedekar College Chendani Bunder Rd, Thane West Pin 400601 Hi Dear professionals VPM'S Joshi-Bedekar College is organising conference on the problems dealing with multilingual computing with special reference to indian language and marathi. For details visit website: http://www.vpmthane.org www.vpmthane.org or mail to mailto:nbarse@hotmail.com nbarse(a)hotmail.com N. S. Barse Librarian & Coordinator BLIS VPM'S Joshi-Bedekar College Chendani Bunder Rd, Thane West Pin 400601

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Camera phones will be high-precision scanners
by Thapar, Amit 16 Sep '05

16 Sep '05

Camera phones will be high-precision scanners The software, developed by NEC and the Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST) in Japan, goes further than existing cellphone camera technology by allowing entire documents to be scanned simply by sweeping the phone across the page. Commuters in Japan already anger bookstore owners and newsagents by using existing cellphone software to try to take snapshots of newspaper and magazine articles to finish reading on the train to work. This is only possible because some phones now offer very rudimentary optical character recognition (OCR) software which allows small amounts of text to be captured and digitised from images. But with the new software entire documents can be captured. As a page is being scanned the OCR software takes dozens of still images of the page and effectively merges them together using the outline of the page as a reference guide. The software can also detect the curvature of the page and correct any distortion so caused, enabling even the areas near the binding to be scanned clearly. Copyright furore Using the new software with a 1-megapixel camera held at least 20centimetres away, an A4 sized page takes about 3 to 5 seconds to scan. This produces between 21 and 35 images which the software merges together to extract the text and record any images. "The goal of our research is to enable mobile phones to be used as portable faxes or scanners that can be used any time," an NEC spokesman told . But the concern now is that this technology will catapult the publishing industry into a copyright furore similar to that which has gripped the recording industry in recent years. "There's no easy solution," says Andrew Yates, intellectual property adviser to the UK's Periodical Publisher's Association in London. "The music industry has been struggling with this for some time," he says. But with music the issue is whether or not you allow people to copy music they have already purchased, says Yates. Cause for alarm With print publishing the situation appears to be even more intractable because the new software will make it possible to make copies without even purchasing the original, he says. Licensing agreements may be one option he says. But also people will have to learn that certain rules of conduct still apply. "It is true that this technology may cause copyright issues if it were to be used in an unorthodox way," says the NEC spokesman. But NEC would never encourage such behaviour, he adds. According to NEC, their software is designed to sound an alarm when being used, to avoid any copyright conflicts. The company claims that any attempts to mute the device somehow or plug in headphones will not affect the audibility of this alarm. NEC and NAIST say they do not plan to commercialise their software for three years. Amit Thapar Library & Information Centre National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research (NIPER) Sector-67, Phase-10 S.A.S.Nagar (Mohali) -160062, Punjab, INDIA Phone: 0172-2214682-87 Ext. 2073 Cell: 09417419457 e-mail: amitt(a)niper.ac.in URL: http://www.niper.ac.in/ "All of us could take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism." "Rain drop falling from the sky has nothing in mind except to hit the earth. No matter how tough the drop is, it still reaches its destiny! Be positive always, best of luck... " Camera phones will be high-precision scanners The software, developed by NEC and the Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST ) in Japan, goes further than existing cellphone camera technology by allowing entire documents to be scanned simply by sweeping the phone across the page. Commuters in Japan already anger bookstore owners and newsagents by using existing cellphone software to try to take snapshots of newspaper and magazine articles to finish reading on the train to work. This is only possible because some phones now offer very rudimentary optical character recognition (OCR) software which allows small amounts of text to be captured and digitised from images. But with the new software entire documents can be captured. As a page is being scanned the OCR software takes dozens of still images of the page and effectively merges them together using the outline of the page as a reference guide. The software can also detect the curvature of the page and correct any distortion so caused, enabling even the areas near the binding to be scanned clearly. Copyright furore Using the new software with a 1-megapixel camera held at least 20centimetres away, an A4 sized page takes about 3 to 5 seconds to scan. This produces between 21 and 35 images which the software merges together to extract the text and record any images. The goal of our research is to enable mobile phones to be used as portable faxes or scanners that can be used any time, an NEC spokesman told . But the concern now is that this technology will catapult the publishing industry into a copyright furore similar to that which has gripped the recording industry in recent years. Theres no easy solution, says Andrew Yates , intellectual property adviser to the UKs Periodical Publishers Association in London. The music industry has been struggling with this for some time, he says. But with music the issue is whether or not you allow people to copy music they have already purchased, says Yates. Cause for alarm With print publishing the situation appears to be even more intractable because the new software will make it possible to make copies without even purchasing the original, he says. Licensing agreements may be one option he says. But also people will have to learn that certain rules of conduct still apply. It is true that this technology may cause copyright issues if it were to be used in an unorthodox way, says the NEC spokesman. But NEC would never encourage such behaviour, he adds. According to NEC, their software is designed to sound an alarm when being used, to avoid any copyright conflicts. The company claims that any attempts to mute the device somehow or plug in headphones will not affect the audibility of this alarm. NEC and NAIST say they do not plan to commercialise their software for three years. Amit Thapar Library & Information Centre National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research (NIPER) Sector-67, Phase-10 S.A.S.Nagar (Mohali) -160062, Punjab, INDIA Phone: 0172-2214682-87 Ext. 2073 Cell: 09417419457 e-mail: mailto:amitt@niper.ac.in amitt(a)niper.ac.in URL: http://www.niper.ac.in/ http://www.niper.ac.in/ "All of us could take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism." "Rain drop falling from the sky has nothing in mind except to hit the earth. No matter how tough the drop is, it still reaches its destiny! Be positive always, best of luck... "

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Six Barriers for Open Access Repositories.
by Sukhdev Singh 16 Sep '05

16 Sep '05

>From the following paper, I could infer that there are six barriers to Open Access Repositories. [Gerard van Westrienen and Clifford A. Lynch (2005). Academic Institutional Repositories: Deployment Status in 13 Nations as of Mid 2005, D-Lib Magazine, 11(9), http://www.dlib.org/dlib/september05/westrienen/09westrienen.html ] These are: ONE--Confusion, Uncertainty and Fear on Copyright Issues. TWO--Doubts regarding Who and How the deposited material would be used. THREE--Doubts on getting proper attribution, impact factors and scholarly credit. FOUR--Myth of low quality material in institutional repositories. FIVE--Unfriendly submission procedures SIX--lack of mandatory provisions in the policies of institutions or funding organizations to deposit the outcome of academic research. We should strive to overcome these barriers, but How!!? --Sukhdev Singh,NIC. http://openmed.nic.in [Gerard van Westrienen and Clifford A. Lynch (2005). Academic Institutional Repositories: Deployment Status in 13 Nations as of Mid 2005, D-Lib Magazine, 11(9), http://www.dlib.org/dlib/september05/westrienen/09westrienen.html http://www.dlib.org/dlib/september05/westrienen/09westrienen.html ] These are: ONE--Confusion, Uncertainty and Fear on Copyright Issues. TWO--Doubts regarding Who and How the deposited material would be used. THREE--Doubts on getting proper attribution, impact factors and scholarly credit. FOUR--Myth of low quality material in institutional repositories. FIVE--Unfriendly submission procedures SIX--lack of mandatory provisions in the policies of institutions or funding organizations to deposit the outcome of academic research. We should strive to overcome these barriers, but How!!? --Sukhdev Singh,NIC. http://openmed.nic.in http://openmed.nic.in

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Enquiry: Article required..
by salma 16 Sep '05

16 Sep '05

Hi, Let me know if anyone of you can help me out to acquire this article.. have tried all possibilities to check at ebsco, proquest etc, but was unable to get the same, have tried in http://wsj.com tooo Title: Tracking Kids By GPS. Authors: Kinnersley, Hannah Kate Source: Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition; 12/24/2002, Vol. 240 Issue 124, pD2, 0p, 2bw Document Type: Article Subject Terms: *GLOBAL Positioning System AUTOMATIC tracking NAICS/Industry Codes: 48833 Navigational Services to Shipping Abstract: Evaluates several child-tracking systems and services that use global-positioning satellites, such as the Digital Angel Personal Safety and Location System and the Child Guard Imported by Marketing Unlimited. ISSN: 0099-9660 Accession Number: 8787752 ________________________________________________ Salma Khan Sr. Executive Information Services WIPRO Technologies, K-312, 5th block, Kormangala Bangalore - 560095 Phone :91-80-25538470(Direct) 91-80-25538301 Extn : 2571 8062003 (VOIP) 9945109819 (Celll) Fax : 91-80-25538116 Email : salma.khan(a)wipro.com ______________________________________________________ There is nothing stronger in the world than gentleness Confidentiality Notice The information contained in this electronic message and any attachments to this message are intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) and may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender at Wipro or Mailadmin(a)wipro.com immediately and destroy all copies of this message and any attachments.  Hi, Let me know if anyone of you can help me out to acquire this article.. have tried all possibilities to check at ebsco, proquest etc, but was unable to get the same, have tried in http://wsj.com http://wsj.com tooo Title: Tracking Kids By GPS. Authors: Kinnersley , Hannah Kate Source: Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition; 12/24/2002 , Vol. 240 Issue 124, pD2, 0p, 2bw Document Type: Article Subject Terms: *GLOBAL Positioning System AUTOMATIC tracking NAICS/Industry Codes: 48833 Navigational Services to Shipping Abstract: Evaluates several child-tracking systems and services that use global-positioning satellites, such as the Digital Angel Personal Safety and Location System and the Child Guard Imported by Marketing Unlimited. ISSN: 0099-9660 Accession Number: 8787752 ________________________________________________ Salma Khan Sr. Executive Information Services WIPRO Technologies, K-312, 5th block, Kormangala Bangalore - 560095 Phone :91-80-25538470(Direct) 91-80-25538301 Extn : 2571 8062003 (VOIP) 9945109819 (Celll) Fax : 91-80-25538116 Email : mailto:salma.khan@wipro.com salma.khan(a)wipro.com ________________________________________________ ______ There is nothing stronger in the world than gentleness Confidentiality Notice The information contained in this electronic message and any attachments to this message are intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) and may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender at Wipro or Mailadmin(a)wipro.com immediately and destroy all copies of this message and any attachments.

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MyLISA Lecture on Internet Resource for Information Professionals
by SUNIL M.V. 15 Sep '05

15 Sep '05

Mysore Librarians and Information Scientists Association (MyLISA) A Talk on Internet Resources for Information Professionals By Ayesha Taranum Senior Executive Information Center DSL Software Limited, Banaglore On 17th September 2005 at 4.00 P.M You are cordially invited Venue: Vidyanidhi Seminar Hall Dept. of Library and Information Science, Manasagangothri, Mysore-6 Secretary, MyLISA __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Mysore Librarians and Information Scientists Association (MyLISA) A Talk on Internet Resources for Information Professionals By Ayesha Taranum Senior Executive Information Center DSL Software Limited, Banaglore On 17 th September 2005 at 4.00 P.M You are cordially invited Venue: Vidyanidhi Seminar Hall Dept. of Library and Information Science, Manasagangothri, Mysore-6 Secretary, MyLISA __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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research work
by arun yadav 15 Sep '05

15 Sep '05

Hi I am going for the research in "Marketing of library and information services and products in 21st century" If any one have any ideas or resorces.Please help me in the same. Thank You Arun yadav arunyadav28(a)yahoo.co.in Sr.Catalougure Acharya narendra dev public library Ashok marg Lko. --------------------------------- Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Hi I am going for the research in "Marketing of library and information services and products in 21st century" If any one have any ideas or resorces.Please help me in the same. Thank You Arun yadav mailto:arunyadav28@yahoo.co.in arunyadav28(a)yahoo.co.in Sr.Catalougure Acharya narendra dev public library Ashok marg Lko. http://yahoo.shaadi.com Yahoo! India Matrimony </a href>: Find your partner now.

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Information boom
by Sreeharsha_Gopalakrishna＠i2.com 15 Sep '05

15 Sep '05

Dear All, Here is an Excerpt with Prof. Shalini with Deccan Herald on the occasion of Foundation laying stone for I-SIM. ********************************************************** Information boom Shankar Bennur International School of Information Management is a strategy and a model to confront the challenges of crossing borders in terms of disciplines, institutional frameworks, sectors, and geo-spaces. Mysore will soon have a new generation centre called ‘International School of Information Management’ (I-SIM). This endeavour and initiative of University of Mysore is perhaps first of its kind in the country and also in Asia. Establishment of I-SIM and joining the International Consortium of I–Schools, could be described as a trail blazing effort of the University of Mysore. The University of Mysore is laying the foundation for the establishment of I-SIM in collaboration with International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT-B), Bangalore and School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh and many other organisations including industry. http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/sep152005/dheducation1628222005914… ********************************************************** Regards ~Sreeharsha

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Apply for IFLA/OCLC Fellowship Program - 2007
by JK Vijayakumar 15 Sep '05

15 Sep '05

IFLA/OCLC Early Career Development Fellowship Program for 2007 For more details, visit http://www.oclc.org/education/earlycareer/default.htm Application deadline: 17 March 2006 Selection: April-July 2006 Award announcement: August 2006 Program dates: April - May 2007 (specific dates to be determined) Jointly sponsored by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), OCLC Online Computer Library Center and the American Theological Library Association (ATLA), this program provides early career development and continuing education for library and information science professionals from countries with developing economies. Program overview On an annual basis, five individuals, including a theological librarian, are selected to come to OCLC headquarters in Dublin, Ohio, USA, for an intensive four-week program of lectures, seminars, and mentoring. Topics and issues include information technologies and their impact on libraries, library operations and management, and global cooperative librarianship. During their visit to the United States, Fellows participate in seminars and workshops, observe portions of an OCLC Members Council meeting, and visit selected North American libraries and cultural heritage institutions. By observing a Members Council meeting, the Fellows gain insight into issues affecting global library cooperation and are exposed to the governance of a global library cooperative. Visits to selected North American libraries and cultural heritage institutions provide an opportunity for Fellows to meet leading practitioners and discuss real-world solutions to the challenges facing libraries today. Fellows translate their learning and experiences into specific professional development plans that guide their continued growth as well as their personal contributions to their home institutions and country of origin. For more details, visit http://www.oclc.org/education/earlycareer/default.htm ------------- Posted by J.K.Vijayakumar IFLA-OCLC Fellow-2002 --------------------------------- Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. IFLA/OCLC Early Career Development Fellowship Program for 2007 For more details, visit http://www.oclc.org/education/earlycareer/default.htm http://www.oclc.org/education/earlycareer/default.htm Application deadline: 17 March 2006 Selection: April-July 2006 Award announcement: August 2006 Program dates: April - May 2007 (specific dates to be determined) Jointly sponsored by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), OCLC Online Computer Library Center and the American Theological Library Association (ATLA), this program provides early career development and continuing education for library and information science professionals from countries with developing economies. Program overview On an annual basis, five individuals, including a theological librarian, are selected to come to OCLC headquarters in Dublin, Ohio, USA, for an intensive four-week program of lectures, seminars, and mentoring. Topics and issues include information technologies and their impact on libraries, library operations and management, and global cooperative librarianship. During their visit to the United States, Fellows participate in seminars and workshops, observe portions of an OCLC Members Council meeting, and visit selected North American libraries and cultural heritage institutions. By observing a Members Council meeting, the Fellows gain insight into issues affecting global library cooperation and are exposed to the governance of a global library cooperative. Visits to selected North American libraries and cultural heritage institutions provide an opportunity for Fellows to meet leading practitioners and discuss real-world solutions to the challenges facing libraries today. Fellows translate their learning and experiences into specific professional development plans that guide their continued growth as well as their personal contributions to their home institutions and country of origin. For more details, visit http://www.oclc.org/education/earlycareer/default.htm http://www.oclc.org/education/earlycareer/default.htm ------------- Posted by J.K.Vijayakumar IFLA-OCLC Fellow-2002 http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/ Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.

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