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World's First Global ICT Ranking
by Mailing List Manager 01 Dec '03

01 Dec '03

Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2003 16:59:39 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Friends: I received this in my mail and thought it might be of interest to you all. Arun ITU Digital Access Index: World's First Global ICT Ranking Education and Affordability Key to Boosting New Technology Adoption Geneva, 19 November 2003 - The first global index to rank Information and Communication Technology (ICT) access has turned up some surprises. Slovenia ties France; and the Republic of Korea, usually not among the top ten in international ICT rankings, comes in fourth. Apart from Canada, ranked 10th, the top ten economies are exclusively Asian and European. The Digital Access Index (DAI) distinguishes itself from other indices by including a number of new variables, such as education and affordability. It also covers a total of 178 economies, which makes it the first truly global ICT ranking. Countries are classified into one of four digital access categories: high, upper, medium and low. Those in the upper category include mainly nations from Central and Eastern Europe, the Caribbean, Gulf States and emerging Latin American nations. Many have used ICTs as a development enabler and government policies have helped them reach an impressive level of ICT access. This includes major ICT projects such as the Dubai Internet City in the United Arab Emirates (the highest ranked Arab nation in the DAI), the Multimedia Super Corridor in Malaysia (the highest ranked developing Asian nation) and the Cyber City in Mauritius (along with Seychelles, the highest ranked African nation). The DAI will be a useful tool for tracking the future advancement of these ambitious emerging economies. ...................... *** Full Article at: http://www.itu.int/newsroom/press_releases/2003/30.html

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Invisible Hand(s): Quality Assurance in the Age of Author Self-Archiving
by Gerry Mckiernan 29 Nov '03

29 Nov '03

Invisible Hand(s) Quality Assurance in the Age of Author Self-Archiving I am pleased to announce the publication of my recent contribution to Jekyll.comm: International Journal of Science Communication [ http://jekyll.sissa.it/jekyll_comm/home_eng.htm ] titled : "Invisible Hand(s) Quality Assurance in the Age of Author Self-Archiving," Jekyll.comm: International Journal of Science Communication no. 6 (September 2003) [ http://jekyll.sissa.it/jekyll_comm/commenti/foc06_01.ppt ] OR [http://jekyll.sissa.it/jekyll_comm/commenti/foc06_01.pdf ] [I am most grateful to Nico Pitrell for his kind invitation to submit to Jekyll.comm!] "Invisible Hand(s)" is one of four articles from the Focus section of Jekyll.comm devoted to Peer Review that also include contributions from Stevan Harnad, Marco Fabbrichesi, and Andrea Cerroni [ http://jekyll.sissa.it/jekyll_comm/focus_eng.htm ] The articles are extensions/continuations/elaborations of presentations made at the Peer Review in the Age of Open Archives held in Trieste, Italy, May 23-24, 2003 at the International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA) (Gerry McKiernan, Stevan Harnad, Marco Fabbrichesi) or written for the Jekyll.comm feature (Andrea Cerroni). "Invisible Hand(s)" explores one of many issues related to Peer Reviewthat I address in the presentation prepared for the Trieste Workshop titled "Alternative Peer Review: Quality Management for 21st Century Scholarship" [ http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/APR-1.ppt ] [This is a LARGE file; please be patient] I would be Most Grateful for Any and All Comments, Queries, Critiques, Questions, or Cosmic Insights, about My World View(s) as presented in "Invisible Hand(s)" and/or "Alternative Peer Review." Regards, /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Invisible Librarian Iowa State University Ames IA 50011 gerrymck(a)iastate.edu

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OSS: libData - subject pathfinders authoring application (fwd)
by Shyam Prasad pujar 29 Nov '03

29 Nov '03

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 10:10:22 -0500 From: Terry Kuny <terry.kuny(a)sympatico.ca> To: DIGLIB <diglib(a)infoserv.inist.fr> Subject: [DIGLIB] OSS: libData - subject pathfinders authoring application LibData LibData is a library oriented web based application which provides authoring environments for subject pathfinders (Research QuickStart), course related pages (CourseLib) and general purpose web pages (PageScribe). LibData encompasses all of these applications, but a typical installation need only take advantage of one or two of them -- great local variation and emphasis is possible. LibData was built with open source components ( Apache ,mySQL , and PHP ) and moved into production at the University of Minnesota for Fall Semester 2003. Our production instance at the University of Minnesota uses a different security mechanism (campus-wide x500), and has some additional development work for enterprise portal connectivity. Having and controlling easily-understood source code greatly enables this sort of localized integration. The project is approximately 34,000 lines of programming code, strongly function based (with a few objects thrown in), and is well documented internally. It was written in a fairly simple and consistent style which should be easily understood by Perl/c programmers wishing to make further contributions or customization. LibData is best approached as an application delivered over the web, rather than as a series of web pages with database components. More information at: URL: http://plato.lib.umn.edu/

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Report on "An Economic Analysis of Scientific Research Publishing"
by HR Mohan 27 Nov '03

27 Nov '03

Dear friends, An interesting report on "An Economic Analysis of Scientific Research Publishing" from wellcome trust is available at: http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/en/1/awtpubrepeas.html HR Mohan Chief Systems Manager, The Hindu, 859 Anna Salai, Madras 600002, INDIA Phone: 91-44-28413344 :: Fax : 91-44-28415325 Email: hrmohan(a)vsnl.com Web : http://www.hinduonline.com ============================================================================ The fundamental cure for poverty is not money but knowledge. -- Sir William Arthur Lewis. About the report ================ An Economic Analysis of Scientific Research Publishing This report provides a comprehensive analysis of an industry that generates some £22 billion annually. Most research findings are published in journals, generally run either by commercial publishers or learned societies. The growth of the web has created new opportunities for the dissemination of scientific information, but although scientific information is made available on the web, its use is restricted by the access policies of publishers. Journal subscriptions are a significant financial burden on institutional libraries and individual researchers, and present a major obstacle to the timely and comprehensive sharing and use of scientific information. The report has been published to support constructive dialogue between key players in the scientific publishing field - publishers, researchers, academic institutions and funders. The ultimate aim of this dialogue would be to develop a publishing system that meets the needs of all groups, and best promotes the public good of scientific work - that is, disseminates research outputs to all who have an interest in them. The findings of this report contributed to the Trust's position statement in support of Open Access Publishing.

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SCI-based publication counts
by Mailing List Manager 27 Nov '03

27 Nov '03

Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 19:14:28 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Friends: I wish to alert you to a brief article I wrote for CURRENT SCIENCE on the use of publication indicators based on SCI. Please look up <http://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/nov252003/1391.pdf>. Thanks and best wishes. Arun

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Re: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 8, Issue 18
by Mailing List Manager 25 Nov '03

25 Nov '03

Date: 25 Nov 2003 11:33:05 -0000 From: Subbiah Gunasekaran <gunasekaran_subbiah(a)rediffmail.com> Dear Members: I will be grateful if anyone could kindly send me the following reference in PDF. Nature Biotechnology, Volume 21, 01 Octber 2003, Page 1151-1152 Thanks S. Gunasekaran Library & Inf. Services CECRI Karaikudi 630 006 India.

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Spiritual Literature
by prafulla＠nisc.co.in 25 Nov '03

25 Nov '03

Dear Mr Vijaya Kumara: You may find the following work by Prof Raju a good starting point. It is limited to South Indian states only. Documentary heritage of Indian libraries. Author: Raju, A. A. N. Source: New Delhi, Delhi: Ess Ess Publications, 2003; xviii, 328p. ISBN: 81-7000-358-X Abstract: The subject of this work is documentary heritage, which means "individual documents, collections, holdings and fonds which have intentionally or unintentionally been retained" by the libraries. Without these documentary resources our historical understanding of the world would have remained fragmentary. India, the country of ancient civilization and culture is dotted with famous libraries in various parts of the country. The growth and development of these libraries has been accelerated during the last three hundred years. Like other regions of India, South India too played a prominent role in the history of the country and its emergence as a nation. The southern states of India viz., Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry, Karnataka and Kerala have a rich tradition of existence of prominent and old libraries possessing very rare and valuable documentary sources. The present work Documentary Heritage of Indian Libraries deals with thirty two very old and famous libraries in the southern states of India. For the first time, an attempt has been made to study in depth, each of these libraries in respect of genesis and development, nature of collection, subject coverage, preservation and conservation, national and international level significance of documentary sources, organisation of the collection, accessibility of documentary heritage and an assessment of the library. This work is a small but a significant in the study of the state of our documentary heritage. It is hoped that this study will prompt and encourage the researchers and the others, interested in our documentary heritage to undertake similar study to know the state of our documentary heritage in other parts of the country and bring to the notice of the concerned authority at the state and national levels, the urgent need for initiating necessary measures to safeguard our rare and invaluable documentary heritage. Table of Contents: A. Introduction. B. Libraries surveyed. C. Profiles of libraries. I. Andhra Pradesh: 1. Oriental Research Institute Library, S. V. University, Tirupati. 2. State Central Library, Hyderabad. 3. A. P. Govt. Oriental Mss Library and Research Institute, Hyderabad. 4. Abul Kalam Azad Oriental Research Institute Library, Hyderabad. 5. Sri. Gowtami Regional Library, Rajahmundry. 6. Salarjung Museum Library, Hyderabad. 7. Bharat Gunvardhak Sanstha Library, Hyderabad. II. Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry: 8. Government Oriental Mss Library, Chennai. 9. The Kuppuswami Sastri Research Institute Library, Chennai. 10. Maraimalai Adigal Library, Chennai. 11. Dr. U. V. Swaminatha Iyer Library, Chennai. 12. The Adyar Library and Research Centre, Chennai. 13. Thanjavur Maharaja Serfoji's Saraswati Mahal Library, Thanjavur. 14. Connemera Public Library, Chennai. 15. Gopal Rao Public Library, Kumbakonam. 16. The Pennington Public Library, Srivilliputtur. 17. French Institute of Pondicherry Library, Pondicherry. III. Karnataka: 18. State Central Library, Bangalore. 19. Kannada Sahitya Parishat Library, Bangalore. 20. Karnataka Vidya Vardhaka Sangha Library, Dharwad. 21. Oriental Research Institute Library, University of Mysore, Mysore. 22. Kannada Research Institute Library, Karnataka University, Dharward. 23. The Mythic Society Library, Bangalore. 24. Archeological Survey of India, (epigraphy branch) Library, Mysore. IV. Kerala: 25. Sri Chithira Thirunal Grandhasala, Trivandrum. 26. Ernakulam Public Library, Kochi. 27. Trivandrum Public Library (State Central Library), Trivandrum. 28. Oriental Research Institute and Mss Library, University of Kerala, Trivandrum. 29. Trichur Public Library, Thrissur. 30. Kottayam Public Library, Kottayam. 31. Quilon Public Library, Kollam. 32. Kerala Sahitya Akademi Library, Thrissur. D. Analysis of data. E. Conclusions and suggestions. Appendices. Index. Language: English Thank you Sincerely TV Prafulla Chandra Senior Editor --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NISC Export Services Pvt. Ltd. (an affiliate of NISC International, Inc. USA) S-1 Ballad Estates, St.Ann's School Road, Tarnaka, Hyderabad 500 017 Andhra Pradesh, India - Tel:+91 40 27001517 Tel/Fax:+91 40 27002538 WWW.NISC.COM A company in service to NISC worldwide. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Dr. Vinod Chachra, CEO VTLS Wins Ernst & Young Virginia Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2003 (fwd)
by Mailing List Manager 25 Nov '03

25 Nov '03

Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 14:55:26 -0500 From: Dr. Ramesh C. Gaur <rcgaur(a)tifr.res.in> Dear friends, Pl. join me in congratulating Dr. Vinod Chachra, CEO and Chairman, VTLS INC. ( An International company engaged in Digitization and Library Automation) on receiving the Ernst & Young Virginia Entrepreneur Award Of The Year� 2003. Regards Ramesh

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Spiritual literatrue
by Mailing List Manager 25 Nov '03

25 Nov '03

Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 22:37:47 +0530 (IST) From: Hema Prem <hema(a)mgmt.iisc.ernet.in> see if this helps http://www.iisc.ernet.in/ssangha/ http://www.sudarshana.net/ regards hema On Mon, 24 Nov 2003, Mailing List Manager wrote: > Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 09:47:42 +0000 (GMT) > From: "[iso-8859-1] vijaya kumara" <vijayakumar71(a)yahoo.co.in> > > Dear professionals, > > Can any one of you will inform me the name & address of the librareis, > which are concentrated on on Spiritual literatrue and the collection like > "Nadi Shastra, Vedas, Brahma Suthra's and Yogavashita" > > Waiting for your kind response > > Regards > > Vijayakumar > > > ***************************************************************** > Vijayakumar M, Learning Resource Centre, Beams International > Education Institute, P O Box 31199, Dubai, United Arab Emirates > > > > _______________________________________________ > LIS-Forum mailing list > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > -- Hema Prem Research Student Dept of Management Studies Indian Institute Of Science Bangalore - 12 Ph: 91-80-3604538,2933269 (Lab) 91-80-2932291 (hostel) Room # 34 Fax: 91-80- 3604534

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Spiritual literatrue
by Mailing List Manager 25 Nov '03

25 Nov '03

Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 17:26:59 +0530 (IST) From: Nagesh Hadimani <nagesh(a)jncasr.ac.in> Dear Vijaykumar, You can access this web : www.urday.com for spiritual literature of all kinds. Nagesh. JNCASR LIBRARY Bangalore On Mon, 24 Nov 2003, Mailing List Manager wrote: > Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 09:47:42 +0000 (GMT) > From: "[iso-8859-1] vijaya kumara" <vijayakumar71(a)yahoo.co.in> > > Dear professionals, > > Can any one of you will inform me the name & address of the librareis, > which are concentrated on on Spiritual literatrue and the collection like > "Nadi Shastra, Vedas, Brahma Suthra's and Yogavashita" > > Waiting for your kind response > > Regards > > Vijayakumar > > > ***************************************************************** > Vijayakumar M, Learning Resource Centre, Beams International > Education Institute, P O Box 31199, Dubai, United Arab Emirates > > > > _______________________________________________ > LIS-Forum mailing list > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum >

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DRTC colloquium on Knowledge Representation in LIS
by Mailing List Manager 25 Nov '03

25 Nov '03

Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 07:54:35 +0000 (GMT) From: "[iso-8859-1] ras botlib" <ras_botlib(a)yahoo.co.in> Indian Statistical Institute Documentation Research and Training Centre 8th Mile, Mysore Road, Bangalore � 560 059 DRTC Colloquium On KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION IN LIS Abstract Knowledge Representation has long been considered as one of the principle elements of Artificial Intelligence. The sub fields of Knowledge Representation range from the purely philosophical aspects of epistemology to the more practical problems of handling huge amounts of data. The representation of knowledge has been a key issue on Internet in searching for pinpointed & exhaustive information. This colloquium is an effort to focus on various languages, tools & formats used for presenting, processing & retrieval of knowledge. SPEAKERS TOPICS 1.Rashid Hussain Overview on knowledge representation 2.Rajesh Mishra K.R. Techniques, Tools and Languages 3.P.Ravinder Applications of Knowledge based system 4.Sarandha singh Web Ontology 5.Amit Jha K.R. in Information Retrieval. Venue: DRTC Classroom Date: 28th Nov. 2003 (Friday) Time: 2: 00 PM All are cordially invited Dr. Devika P. Madalli DRTC

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Computer and IT Oriented Courses
by Mailing List Manager 25 Nov '03

25 Nov '03

Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 12:28:30 +0530 From: Nivedita.Sharma(a)fluor.com Thanks goes to Mr. Moorthy for compiling and sharing such useful information for the benefit of library professionals community. Can we also request to provide some more details about these courses, i.d. mode of conduction(regular/correspondence/distance edu.), contact info. academic sessions schedule or web site info. As some of these are really valuable courses and will be a value addition in our career if we go for such courses. Mr. Moorthy, if u could lead us to further links for more information. regards nivedita

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Re: Spiritual literature
by prafulla＠nisc.co.in 24 Nov '03

24 Nov '03

You may find the following site useful: http://www.himalayanacademy.com/Resources/India_uni_lis t.html LIST OF SANSKRIT AND INDOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES IN INDIA Apart from this, spiritual/service/publishing organisations such as Ramakrishna Math, ISKON, Geeta PressMaharshi Vidyapeeth, Yogoda Satsanga, Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers, Motilal Banarsidas, etc. are also good sources. It is a vast area. T.V. Prafulla Chandra --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NISC Export Services Pvt. Ltd. (an affiliate of NISC International, Inc. USA) S-1 Ballad Estates, St.Ann's School Road, Tarnaka, Hyderabad 500 017 Andhra Pradesh, India - Tel:+91 40 27001517 Tel/Fax:+91 40 27002538 WWW.NISC.COM A company in service to NISC worldwide. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Spiritual literatrue
by Mailing List Manager 24 Nov '03

24 Nov '03

Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 09:47:42 +0000 (GMT) From: "[iso-8859-1] vijaya kumara" <vijayakumar71(a)yahoo.co.in> Dear professionals, Can any one of you will inform me the name & address of the librareis, which are concentrated on on Spiritual literatrue and the collection like "Nadi Shastra, Vedas, Brahma Suthra's and Yogavashita" Waiting for your kind response Regards Vijayakumar ***************************************************************** Vijayakumar M, Learning Resource Centre, Beams International Education Institute, P O Box 31199, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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FREE ACCESS TO TWO DATABASES
by Mailing List Manager 24 Nov '03

24 Nov '03

Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2003 11:23:52 +0530 From: prafulla(a)nisc.co.in Dear All: NISC is pleased to offer FREE access to the following two global databases for the entire month of December 2003. ________________________________________________________ 1. Child Development & Adolescent Studies (101,640+ records) CDAS is today^s source for references to the current and historical literature related to the growth and development of children through the age of 21. Included are book reviews and abstracts from hundreds of journals, and a bibliography of thousands of technical reports, books, book chapters, theses and dissertations that cover the biomedical and social sciences worldwide. Over 10,000 new records added each year. NISC has transformed the entire 75 years of Child Development Abstracts & Bibliography (1927-2001) into today^s electronic format by including all of the issues previously published by the Society for Research in Child Development, Ann Arbor, Michigan. All this plus new coverage of Child Rights and welfare issues makes CDAS a contemporary and essential resource for leading research. 2. Family & Society Studies Worldwide (FSSW) (700,850+ records) A "must have" for any degree granting institution in these fields. A core resource for these professionals: Social Workers Marriage & Family Counselors Family Practitioners Social Scientists Sociologists Psychologists Organizations and Services dedicated to the Family Family & Society Studies Worldwide (FSSW) is a core resource in NISC's series of databases on family and gender related topics. NISC has recently expanded the coverage of FSSW, which formerly was produced by the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR). FSSW contains all the citations of the discontinued print version, Inventory of Marriage & Family Literature, plus abstracts which were never available in print. The highly respected Australian Family & Society Abstracts, commonly known as FAMILY, is produced by the Australian Institute of Family Studies. Sociologists Psychologists Organizations and Services dedicated to the Family Family & Society Studies Worldwide (FSSW) is a core resource in NISC's series of databases on family and gender related topics. NISC has recently expanded the coverage of FSSW, which formerly was produced by the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR). FSSW contains all the citations of the discontinued print version, Inventory of Marriage & Family Literature, plus abstracts which were never available in print. The highly respected Australian Family & Society Abstracts, commonly known as FAMILY, is produced by the Australian Institute of Family Studies. Enhanced sub-sets of records from highly relevant U.S. Government databases are included. Find everything you would expect and discover the unexpected about today's complex family and the challenges faced from within and society at-large. ________________________________________________________ Please contact us through email if you wish to have free access to these databases. Happy searching! Sincerely T.V. Prafulla Chandra Senior Editor

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Computer and IT Oriented Courses
by Mailing List Manager 24 Nov '03

24 Nov '03

Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 16:30:44 +0530 From: VYASAMOORTHY /IKP/HYD <Vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com> Dear Friends: You may wish to pass on the following info to your friends. Taken from: www.iqra-careers.com Vyasamoorthy, P ================== Annexure to: Computer and IT Oriented Courses Birla Institute of Technology (Ranchi) - (i) a two-year M.Sc (Information Science) Open to graduates in any discipline or for candidates possessing MBBS/BT/BE/B. Pharm degrees. (ii) PhD (Information Science) Guru Ghasidas University (Bilaspur, M.P., 495009) - Master of Library Automation and Networking, of one-year duration Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (Vidya Vihar, Rae Bareli Road, Lucknow-226025) - M.Sc (Information Science) of two-year duration. Graduates of all faculties including Engineering and Medicine are eligible for admission. Hyderabad University (Central University Post Office, Hyderabad-500046) - offers a distance learning programme, Postgraduate Diploma in Library Automation and Networking (PGDLAN) of one-year duration, open to candidates possessing Science and Computer Science. Bundelkhand University (Jhansi-284128, UP) - Master's Degree in Library Automation (MLA) of one year duration. Candidates possessing a degree in any discipline are eligible. Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar University (formerly Agra University) - (i) PG Diploma in Library Automation. The eligibility requirement is B.LISc degree with 50 per cent marks, (ii) Master of Information Technology Management (MITM) of two year duration. Admission in engineering or medicine or BLISc. The course contents are (a) Information Technology, (b) Communication, (c) Library and Information Science. In addition, there is an optional subject to be chosen from (i) Management Information System, (ii) Public Relations and Advertising, (iii) Technical Writing, and (iv) Planning and Management of Library & Information Centres. University of Kerala (Department of Library and Information Science) - Postgraduate Diploma course in Information Technology (PGDIT) Uttar Pradesh Rajarshi Tandon Open University (Allahabad) - Diploma in Website Designing and Management of one year duration. Above is an Annexures for Chapter 39: Library And Information Science ========================

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DRTC Seminar on MARTIF & OLIF
by Mailing List Manager 24 Nov '03

24 Nov '03

Indian Statistical Institute Documentation Research and Training Centre 8th Mile, Mysore Road, Bangalore 560 059 Seminar On Machine Readable Terminology Interchange Format (MARTIF) & Open Lexicon Interchange Format (OLIF) By M. Ramshirish ABSTRACT Proliferation of information on the web in every subject area has created chaos. Web requires to be classified and organized. Terminologies are important to understand a domain of knowledge. But, preparation of terminological databases is both time and money consuming activity. To overcome this problem, Terminological Interchange Formats came into picture. In the present era of Information Technology people are using different software and various formats to maintain the terminological databases. This is an obstacle for interchange of data from one database to another. For this we need standard interchange format, which should be both platform and format independent. MARTIF & OLIF are efforts in this direction. MARTIF deals with concept oriented terminology systems and OLIF focuses on the lexical side i.e., parts of speech, subject area, homonyms etc. This seminar aims to give an ove! rview of the MARTIF and OLIF formats. Date : 24 November 2003 (Monday) Time : 2 pm Venue : DRTC Class Room All are cordially invited Dr. ARD Prasad Coordinator

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Computer Books
by Mailing List Manager 24 Nov '03

24 Nov '03

Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2003 13:48:09 +0530 From: Monitor Information Services <emonitor(a)sancharnet.in> Hi We have number of computer books (old editions) which will be sent Free of Cost to any Institutional Library. List of such titles will be provided on e-mail request. Best Mukesh Anand Director - Marketing Monitor Information Services emonitor(a)sancharnet.in http://www.monitorinfo.com

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FREE ACCESS TO TWO DATABASES
by prafulla＠nisc.co.in 22 Nov '03

22 Nov '03

Dear All: NISC is pleased to offer FREE access to the following two global databases for the entire month of December 2003. ________________________________________________________ 1. Child Development & Adolescent Studies (101,640+ records) CDAS is todays source for references to the current and historical literature related to the growth and development of children through the age of 21. Included are book reviews and abstracts from hundreds of journals, and a bibliography of thousands of technical reports, books, book chapters, theses and dissertations that cover the biomedical and social sciences worldwide. Over 10,000 new records added each year. NISC has transformed the entire 75 years of Child Development Abstracts & Bibliography (1927-2001) into todays electronic format by including all of the issues previously published by the Society for Research in Child Development, Ann Arbor, Michigan. All this plus new coverage of Child Rights and welfare issues makes CDAS a contemporary and essential resource for leading research. 2. Family & Society Studies Worldwide (FSSW) (700,850+ records) A "must have" for any degree granting institution in these fields. A core resource for these professionals: Social Workers Marriage & Family Counselors Family Practitioners Social Scientists Sociologists Psychologists Organizations and Services dedicated to the Family Family & Society Studies Worldwide (FSSW) is a core resource in NISC's series of databases on family and gender related topics. NISC has recently expanded the coverage of FSSW, which formerly was produced by the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR). FSSW contains all the citations of the discontinued print version, Inventory of Marriage & Family Literature, plus abstracts which were never available in print. The highly respected Australian Family & Society Abstracts, commonly known as FAMILY, is produced by the Australian Institute of Family Studies. Improved & Expanded Family & Society Studies Worldwide covers popular issues as well as meeting the requirements of professionals in all fields of social work, social science and family practice. The quality and quantity of literature cited have been increased, and the scope is international including new areas of research and types of publications. Publications indexed in the database are drawn from a wide range of social science disciplines including anthropology, sociology, psychology, demography, health sciences, education, economics, law, history, and social work. Source documents include related websites, internet documents, professional journals, conference papers, books, book chapters, selected popular literature, government reports, discussion and working papers, unpublished material such as poster sessions, statistical documents, theses & dissertations and other sources, many of which are indexed exclusively in FSSW. Enhanced sub-sets of records from highly relevant U.S. Government databases are included. Find everything you would expect and discover the unexpected about today's complex family and the challenges faced from within and society at-large. ________________________________________________________ Please contact us through email if you wish to have free access to these databases. Happy searching! Sincerely T.V. Prafulla Chandra Senior Editor --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NISC Export Services Pvt. Ltd. (an affiliate of NISC International, Inc. USA) S-1 Ballad Estates, St.Ann's School Road, Tarnaka, Hyderabad 500 017 Andhra Pradesh, India - Tel:+91 40 27001517 Tel/Fax:+91 40 27002538 WWW.NISC.COM A company in service to NISC worldwide. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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New(s)shake. Google's new(s) competitor Microsoft.
by Mailing List Manager 21 Nov '03

21 Nov '03

Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 12:19:38 +0530 From: sheshagiri kulkarni <kulkarnisheshagiri(a)hotmail.com> DearAll, Microsoft has created a news search service for its MSN portal called Newsbot (http://uk.newsbot.msn.com/) as its own alternative for Google news. Microsoft service is a test or beta version that culls over 4000 online news resources.Cover news in four languages English, Spanish, Italian and French languages and national news from different countries (United Kingdom, France, Spain,Ital). To fuel the news site, Microsoft has taken help from the San Francisco basedMoreoverTechnologies. Tit for tat: ----------- Google has offered a freely downloadable piece of software that allows users to do a Google search without having to open a browser (like Internet Explorer ).It enables to search with Google from any application without lifting fingers from the keyboard. With this, now user can keep a mini search engine "googling" in a corner, while typing or editing a document. It can be downloadedfrom http://toolbar.google.com/deskbar/. Regards Sheshagiri Sheshagiri R Kulkarni Information & Knowlege Management Trainee National Center for Science Information Indian Institute of Science Bangalore Ph 3942511 sheshagiri(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in

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Search IndMED and PubMed with Single click now
by Sukhdev Singh 20 Nov '03

20 Nov '03

NIC's Indian Medlars Centre (http://indmed.nic.in) has released a Test Version application for searching both IndMED and PubMed with a single click. It is a Meta-Search Interface and can be accessed from http://indmed.nic.in by clicking on METAMED hyperlinked word. IndMED is bibliographic database indexing 77 Indian Biomedical Journals by Indian Medlars Centre. PubMed (MEDLINE), as you are aware is created by US' National Library of Medicine, indexes about 4700 international biomedical journals. The MetaMED is being released for testing. Please report any problems to sukhi at hub.nic.in (replace '@' for 'at' here). Regards Sukhdev Singh _________________________________________________________________ Has one of the new viruses infected your computer? Find out with a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfee. Take the FreeScan now! http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963

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RE: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 8, Issue 14
by Mr. Sridhar Brahma 20 Nov '03

20 Nov '03

Dear All, I am searching for "Encyclopedia of industrial chemical analysis" by Snell and Ettre. Please help me in providing information from where I can procure it. Thanks & regards, Sridhar Brahma Information Scientist, SABIC Research & Technology Pvt Ltd., Plot No. 5 & 6, Savli GIDC Estate, Savli - Baroda Highway, Manjusar: - 391 775, Dist Baroda Gujarat, INDIA Ph: +91-2667-264521 Fax: +91-2667-264245 Email - sridhar(a)sabicind.com

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Astro: New journal?
by Mailing List Manager 20 Nov '03

20 Nov '03

Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 14:41:09 +0530 (IST) From: Nagesh Hadimani <nagesh(a)jncasr.ac.in> Dear sir, I found one article from the Journal "Recent Research Developments in Astronomy & Astrophysics" published by Research Signpost India 2002, You can access from the following web address. http://www.ima.umn.edu/preprints/aug2002/1877.pdf The above article is submitted by the following Author. Michael Efroimsky, Astronomer U.S. Naval Observatory 3450 Massachusetts Ave NW Washington DC 20392 email: efroimsk(a)imaNOSPAM.umn.edu Thanks. Nagesh Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research Jakkur, Bangalore India

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RE: [LIS-Forum] Astro: New journal?
by Mailing List Manager 20 Nov '03

20 Nov '03

Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 11:57:31 +0530 From: VYASAMOORTHY /IKP/HYD <Vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com> dear Dr Girija Please contact www.researchsignpost.com Research Signpost, T. C. 37/661(2), Fort Post Office, Trivandrum - 695023, Kerala, India Tel: 91.471.2460384, Fax: 91.471.2573051, E-mail: ggcom(a)vsnl.com They seem to be quality STM publishers from the titles already out. UNLIKE our 'friend': Biju K Abraham of :"Indian Institute of knowledge management", "Indian Journal of Library & Information science", Kottayam, Kerala India 686634Phone (482)22240720 Cell 9846 240720 Emaileditor(a)ijlis.com His Email does not work. There are complaints that BK Abraham asks (Foreign)authors to contribute papers,- don't know what he does with them -- never informs the outcome -- not even send a copy of the journal to the author. I thought Research Signpost may be similar such bogus organisation. NO, Research Signpost appears to be solid & real! But, How come he has not approached RRIL, IIAP etc if he is publishing "Recent Research Developments in Astronomy & Astrophysics" ? This is a mystery. Vyasamoorthy, p

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Vacancy at World Health Organization - Closing Date Approaching
by Tomas Allen 19 Nov '03

19 Nov '03

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