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Times Foundation
by Mailing List Manager 17 Jul '03

17 Jul '03

Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 15:38:30 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> For your information, please. Arun ------ The Times Foundation has been actively involved in spearheading initiatives in women's empowerment, education, health and self-development and in facilitating heightened visibility of development issues through the print and electronic media. We act as a point of convergence for government agencies, NGO's, the corporate sector and citizens to facilitate partnerships and enable the harnessing of synergies to press for policy level changes and for holistic development. The Times foundation website is being developed into a gateway for information on development issues, interventions , success stories and funding opportunities. It would acts as a virtual meeting point for the stakeholders in development-the funding agencies, grassroots organizations, advocacy agencies and volunteers and aims at generating awareness, encouraging dialogue and enabling partnerships. The Times Foundation is in the process of building and updating its information repository and invites ideas, deliberations, articles and analysis on development issues and experiences, which would be accessed by stakeholders across the development spectrum. The aim is to get the information across to people and organizations who believe in making a difference and who would join hands with us in furthering the common good. We look forward to your interest in this collective endeavor. Thanking you Kuldip nar Programs Manager Times Foundation 7, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg New Delhi - 110002 India Tel :011-23302103 Dir: 011-23302193 Email : kuldip.nar(a)timesgroup.com URL : http://www.timesfoundation.indiatimes.com

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InfoWatch - June 2003
by M.R Lalitha 17 Jul '03

17 Jul '03

Dear LIS-Forum member, The June 2003 issue of InfoWatch is now online, bringing you details of new Internet sites related to Science and Engineering. You can access the complete issue on the NCSI Web server at the URL : http://www.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/infowatch/iw.php You will also find earlier issues of InfoWatch here. For your convenience, the table of contents is given below. If you wish to be on the mailing list of InfoWatch to receive the complete issue by e-mail, let us know. Also mention your format preference - html or text. Regards -Lalitha M.R lalitha(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in ------------------------------------------------------------------------ InfoWatch Tracking Networked Scientific Information Sources and Services (An electronic update service brought to you by NCSI) June 2003 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In this issue: 1. An Educational Tour of Nuclear Data 2. Annodex.net - Open standards for annotating and indexing networked media 3. BioCompare.com [Product reviews in Life Sciences] 4. Biodiversity Hotspots [A focus on 25 biologically rich areas around the world under significant threat of destruction] 5. Catalog of the Scientific Community in 16th and 17th Centuries 6. Computer Immune Systems 7. Copper Development Association 8. DSP Design Performance [Free Digital Filter Design Applets] 9. Electronic Review of Computer Books (ERCB) 10. ElsevierEngineering.com [Information resources for engineering research] 11. EquationSheet.com [Searchable directory of equations, constants, symbols and SI units] 12. Geometry in Action 13. Home Computer Security 14. Image Reduction and Analysis Facility (IRAF) 15. Infrared Zoo [Viewing animals with thermal infrared camera] 16. LTSN Bioscience ImageBank Pilot 17. Molecular Biology Protocols 18. NASA Technology Portal 19. Reference Guide for Instructional Design and Development [By IEEE] 20. Web-enabled Scientific Services & Applications ------------------------------------------------------------------------ About InfoWatch : InfoWatch is a monthly electronic newsletter, brought out by the National Centre for Science Information (NCSI) Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore - 560 012, INDIA. Information in the newsletter is collected and verified by NCSI staff.The newsletter aims to raise awareness of new sources of information on the Internet, particularly those which are relevant for higher education and research. Some items may be of relevance only to the IISc community.Resources reported here have been taken from various discussion lists and other network tools and no special claims are made for accuracy or originality. Most of the sources cited in the newsletter were checked at the time of publication, however it is possible that some of the resources are no longer available. We welcome comments about the newsletter and suggestions for resources to be featured. Please e-mail your comments to Infowatch editors: Ms. K. Thulasi (thulasi(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in) & Ms. M. R. Lalitha (lalitha(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in) ------------------------------------------------------------------------

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NexLib - Library Automation Software
by raj＠nexevolve.com 14 Jul '03

14 Jul '03

Dear Members, Our state of the art NexLib - Library Automation Software demo version is ready. It is already kept in our website http://www.nexevolve.com/download.htm you can download the same from the following link http://www.nexevolve.com/downloads/nexlib.zip Awaiting your reply for your interest. Kind regards Rajasekhar Sajja Director - Sales&Marketing, NexEvolve Logic Solutions Pvt. Ltd, #401, Swastik Plaza, SR Nagar, Hyderabad - 500038, India. Tel: +91.40.55368401/7401 MObile: +91.9849053507 email: raj(a)nexevolve.com URL: www.nexevolve.com -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ .

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Call for papers: ICDL 2004 - 24-27 February New Delhi
by Mailing List Manager 11 Jul '03

11 Jul '03

Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 14:26:45 +0530 From: Subrata Deb <sdeb(a)teri.res.in> Apologies for cross postings ---------------------------- INVITATION AND CALL FOR PAPERS ------------------------------ ICDL 2004 - 24-27 February New Delhi (http://www.teriin.org/events/icdl) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ International Conference on Digital Libraries: Knowledge creation, ------------------------------------------------------------------ preservation, access and management ----------------------------------- We would appreciate disseminating this mail to your colleagues. --------------------------------------------------------------- TERI in partnership with the Department of Culture, Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Government of India intends to organize a four-day International Conference on Digital Libraries (ICDL). CIEMCA/ COL is also an associte of this event. ICDL 2004 will facilitate interaction between experts and others, bridge knowledge gaps between developing and developed countries, and initiate capacity building activities in DLs (digital libraries). The deliberations of globally renowned experts - and subsequent discussions - during and after the conference, will help develop a road map for the digitization of archives, manuscripts, and libraries. ICDL 2004 will also provide directions on available technologies, digitization acts, DL policies, knowledge-sharing mechanisms, multilingual issues, etc. Who should participate? ---------------------- ICDL 2004 will witness cross-disciplinary participation by policy-makers, information scientists, and professionals involved in DL research and practice across the world. It would particularly interest the following. Policy-makers Library and information science professionals IT professionals Archivists and museologists Content developers and knowledge managers IT service providers Information providers and vendors Professionals from electronic publishing and virtual electronic communities All stakeholders in the digitization and knowledge business. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tutorials: 24 February 2004 --------------------------- Call for Tutorials: The main aim of these tutorials will allow participants to become familiar with basic principles of the field, to receive technical training in the area of Digital Libraries and making them aware of the potential of digital libraries in the current scenario. Tutorial 1: Overview of Digital Libraries Tutorial 2: Build Digital Library Using Open Source Software Tutorial 3: Dublin Core Metadata Tutorial 4: Development and Application of Knowledge Base Management Systems Tutorial 5: Development and Application of Knowledge Base Management Systems Tutorial 6: Thesauri and Ontologies in Digital Libraries Conference 25-27 Feb 2004 ------------------------- Call for papers: Theme: Knowledge creation, preservation, access, and management Topics: ----------- Digital libraries: conceptual and theoretical aspects Planning, development, architecture, and management Archiving cultural heritage and history through digitization Content organization and knowledge management: discovery, organization, retrieval, and models System scalability and interoperability Mediation and user interaction Metadata issues Digital library policy and strategic planning Paper submission guidelines: --------------------------- Extended abstracts (500 words) in English are to be submitted in MS Word format. The review committee will take the final decision regarding paper acceptance. Once accepted, the complete papers (5000 words) are to be submitted within the scheduled time frame. All papers must be original contributions and authors of the accepted papers are expected to transfer the copyright to TERI. Authors are requested to visit the ICDL web site for more details. Dates to remember: ----------------- Last date for submission of extended abstracts - 15 September 2003 * Last date for communication of acceptance of papers - 30 October 2003 * Last date for submission of full papers (soft copy) - 15 December 2003 Registration: ------------ The registration fee covers the conference kit, conference proceedings, lunches, inaugural dinner, and tea. It does not include other meals and accommodation. Registration fee* ---------------- For registrations done on or before 30 November 2003 Indian Delegates: Tutorials Rs 2000; Conference Rs 5000; Conference and tutorials Rs 6000 Foreign Delegates: Tutorials US$ 75; Conference US$ 200; Conference and tutorials US$ 225 For registrations done after 30 November 2003 Indian Delegates: Tutorials Rs 2500; Conference Rs 5500; Conference and tutorials Rs 6500 Foreign Delegates: Tutorials US$ 100; ConferenceUS$ 225; Conference and tutorials US$ 250 * Additional registration from the same organization qualifies for a 10% discount . * Students (Ph.D. and Masters) can avail of a 50% discount. Registration options: The registration form can also be downloaded from the conference web site. The completed form can be sent along with the registration fee through local cheque / bank draft favouring TERI and payable at New Delhi. Visit our web site for online registration. For paper submission and registration, please contact: Debal C Kar Conference Coordinator ICDL 2004 Secretariat TERI Darbari Seth Block, Habitat Place, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110 003 / India Telephone +91 11 2465 1629, +91 11 2468 2100, or +91 11 2468 211 Fax +91 11 2468 2133 E-mail ICDL2004(a)teri.res.in Web www.teriin.org/events/icdl Programme structure: ------------------------------ ICDL 2004 will have a mix of educative events and programmes spread over four days. Tutorials: Day 1(24 February) Leading researchers and practitioners will present the tutorials. Conference sessions: Day 2, 3, and 4 (25-27 February) Plenary, parallel, and poster sessions will engage the delegates in a wide range of presentations from leading national and international experts. Panel discussions, Valedictory session: Day 4 (27 February) Policy-makers, media-persons, academics, and techno-experts will discuss digitization initiatives in the developing world to frame a plan of action. Business sessions: Day 2 and 3 (25-26 February) ICDL 2004 opens up excellent opportunities for organizations involved in develo-ping and providing digital and knowledge management solutions to reach a global audience through product presentations. Exhibitors: Day 1, 2, 3, and 4 (24-27 February) ICDL 2004 welcomes organizations to showcase their best products/technologies at the venue. Space is available for 25 exhibitors. Stalls of 2 x 2 metres and 2 x 3 metres will be allotted on a first-come, first-served basis. Committees ------------------ International Programme Committee: --------------------------------- Prof. Jose Luis Borbinha, Director for Innovation and Development, National Library of Portugal, Portugal Dr Hsinchun Chen, McClelland Professor of MIS; Director, Artificial Intelligence Lab; Director, Hoffman eCommerce Lab, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA Dr Gobinda Chowdhury, Senior Lecturer, Department of Computer and Information Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Scotland Dr Jean-Marc Comment, Integration Manager, Archives Federales Suisses, Archivstrasse, Switzerland (invited) Dr Dieter W Fellner, Professor of Computer Graphics, University of Technology, Braunchweig, Germany Mr Simon Huggard, Systems Manager, Systems Support Unit, Monash University Library, Victoria, Australia Prof. Leonid A Kalinichenko, Institute of Informatics Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia Dr Yan Quan Liu, Professor of Information and Library Science, School of Communication Information and Library Science, Southern Connecticut State University, Connecticut, USA Prof. Gary Marchioni, Distinguished Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA Dr Erich Neuhold, Chairman, IEEE Technical Committee on Digital Libraries; Professor, GMD-IPSI Darmstadt, Germany Prof. Paul Nieuwenhuysen, Head, Information and Documentation, University Library, Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Belgium Mr John Paschoud, Project Manager, ANGEL, DELIVER, SECURE, Information Systems Engineer of the Library, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK Dr Michael Seadle, Head, Digital and Multimedia Center, Copyright Librarian, Michigan State University, USA Dr Atul Sharda, E-learning Adviser, Department of Education and Skills, London, UK Dr Stuart Weibel, Executive Director, Dublin Core Metadata Initiative, OCLC Office of Research, Dublin, USA Dr Norman Wiseman, JISC Head of Programmes, University of Nottingham, UK Prof. Ian H Witten, Department of Computer Science, University of Waikato, New Zealand Advisory Committee ------------------ Conference Co-Chairs -------------------- Mr Dhanendra Kumar, Secretary, Department of Culture, Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Government of India, New Delhi Dr R K Pachauri, Director-General, TERI, New Delhi; Chairman, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Geneva Members -------------- Prof N Balakrishnan, Chairman, Division of Information Sciences, IISc, Bangalore; and Professor, School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA Ms Sudha Gopalakrishnan, Mission Director, National Mission for Manuscripts, Department of Culture, Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Government of India, New Delhi Mr K Jayakumar, Joint Secretary, Department of Culture, Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Government of India, New Delhi Mr Yateendra Joshi, Fellow, TERI, New Delhi, India Mr Kiran Karnik, President, NASSCOM, New Delhi, India (invited) Dr Abhijit Lahiri, Adviser, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Government of India, New Delhi Dr S Majumdar, Director, Central Secretariat Library, Government of India, New Delhi Dr S S Murthy, Former Director, Defence Scientific Information and Documentation Centre, Government of India, New Delhi Dr T A V Murthy, Director, Information and Library Network Centre, Ahmedabad, India Dr Usha Reddi, Director, Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia, The Commonwealth of Learning, New Delhi Dr S Sadagopan, Director, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore, India Mr H D Singh, Director-General, National Archives of India, Government of India, New Delhi Prof. M Tawfik, Director and UNESCO Representative to Bhutan, India, Maldives, and Sri Lanka, New Delhi Dr N Vijayaditya, Director-General, National Informatics Centre, Government of India, New Delhi Dr Om Vikas, Scientist 'G' and Head, Computer Development Division, Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India, New Delhi Steering Committee: ------------------ Co-Chairs --------- Mr K Jayakumar, Joint Secretary, Department of Culture, Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Government of India, New Delhi Dr Leena Srivastava, Executive Director, TERI, New Delhi Conference Coordinator ---------------------- Mr Debal C Kar, Fellow and Area Convener, Library and Information Centre, TERI, New Delhi Members ------- Ms Martina Bartel, Head, Information Department and Library; Regional Coordinator, South Asia, Goethe Institut, Maxmuller Bhavan, New Delhi (invited) Ms Sudha Gopalakrishnan, Mission Director, National Mission for Manuscripts, Department of Culture, Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Government of India, New Delhi Dr P R Goswami, Director, National Social Science Documentation Centre, Indian Council of Social Science Research, Government of India, New Delhi Dr Arora, Jagdish Librarian and National Coordinator, INDEST Consortium, Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, India Mr P Jayarajan, Head, Library and Information Services (India), British Council Division, British High Commission, New Delhi Dr H K Kaul, Director, DELNET, New Delhi Dr S Majumdar, Director, Central Secretariat Library, Government of India, New Delhi Ms Rebecca McDuff, Information Resources Officer (Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka) and Public Affairs - US Embassy, American Centre, New Delhi Mr M Moni, Deputy Director-General, National Informatics Centre, Government of India, New Delhi Dr Usha Mujoo-Munshi, Librarian, Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi Mr V N Shukla, Director (Special Applications), Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, Noida, India Mr H D Singh, Director-General, National Archives of India, Government of India, New Delhi Dr Shalini Urs, Professor and Head, Department of Library and Information Science, Mysore University, Mysore, India Invited speakers: ---------------- Several globally renowned experts are expected to participate in and share their experiences at the conference. It will be an excellent opportunity for associated professionals to interact with these experts and enrich their knowledge base. Dr Schubert Foo Shou Boon, Associate Professor, Head, Division of Information Studies, School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Prof. Jose Luis Borbinha, Director for Innovation and Development, National Library of Portugal, Portugal Dr Gobinda Chowdhury, Senior Lecturer, Department of Computer and Information Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Scotland Dr Jean-Marc Comment, Integration Manager, Archives Federales Suisses, Archivstrasse, Switzerland Prof. Dieter W Fellner, Professor of Computer Graphics, University of Technology, Germany Dr Amarnath Gupta, San Diego Supercomputer Center, San Diego, USA Mr Simon Huggard, Systems Manager, Systems Support Unit, Monash University Library, Australia Prof. Leonid A Kalinichenko, Institute of Informatics Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia Dr Arora, Jagdish Librarian and National Coordinator, INDEST, Consortium, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India Dr Yan Quan Liu, Professor of Information and Library Science, School of Communication, Information and Library Science, Southern Connecticut State University, USA Dr Javed Mostafa, Victor H Yngve Associate Professor of Information Science, Associate Professor of Informatics, Indiana University, USA Dr T A V Murthy, Director, Information and Library Network Centre, India Dr Erich Neuhold, Chairman, IEEE Technical Committee on Digital Libraries; Professor, GMD-IPSI Darmstadt, Germany Prof. Paul Nieuwenhuysen, Head, Information and Documentation, University Library, Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Belgium Dr Harsha Parekh, Librarian and Professor of Library Science, SNDT, Women’s University, India Mr John Paschoud, Project Manager, ANGEL, DELIVER, SECURE, Information Systems Engineer of the Library, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK Dr Peter Schirmbacher, Director, Computing and Media Services, Humboldt-University,Berlin, Germany Dr Michael Seadle Head, Digital and Multimedia Center; Copyright Librarian, Michigan State University Libraries; Editor, Library Hi Tech, USA Dr Atul Sharda, E-learning Adviser, E-Learning Strategy Unit, Department of Education and Skills, UK Dr Shigeo Sugimoto, Koichi Tabata, Tetsuo Sakaguchi, University of Library and Information Science, Japan Dr Stuart Weibel , Executive Director, Dublin Core Metadata Initiative, OCLC Office of Research, USA Dr Norman Wiseman, JISC Head of Programmes, University of Nottingham, UK Prof. Ian H Witten, Department of Computer Science, University of Waikato, New Zealand Dr Takeo Yamamoto, Director and Professor, Multimedia Information Division, National Institute of Informatics, Japan ontacts: ------------- Conference Coordinator ICDL 2004 Secretariat TERI Darbari Seth Block, Habitat Place, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110 003 / India Telephone +91 11 2465 1629, +91 11 2468 2100, or +91 11 2468 211 Fax +91 11 2468 2133 E-mail ICDL2004(a)teri.res.in Web www.teriin.org/events/icdl

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ICDL 2004 - 24-27 February New Delhi http://www.teriin.org/events/icdl (fwd)
by Mailing List Manager 10 Jul '03

10 Jul '03

Apologies for cross postings ---------------------------- ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2003 17:40:49 +0530 From: ICDL2004 <ICDL2004(a)teri.res.in> International Conference on Digital Libraries 2004 Dear Sir/Madam, TERI is organizing the ICDL 2004 in partnership with Department of Culture, Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Government of India on knowledge creation, preservation, access and management from 24 to 27 February 2004 in association with Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA)/ The Commonwealth of Learning (COL). The conference is expected to be a major forum focusing on digital libraries and related technologies, policies, and other issues. The conference is expecting an august gathering of 500 participants drawn from different areas which will witness cross-disciplinary participation by policy-makers, library and information professionals, IT professionals, knowledge managers, professionals from electronic publishing and virtual electronic communities, etc. involved in DL research and practice across the world. In this regard we have enclosed an electronic version of the brochure for your kind perusal and for further dissemination at your end. For further details you may visit our website at www.teriin.org/events/icdl Looking forward to your kind cooperation With regards (Debal C. Kar) Conference Coordinator ********************************************** ICDL 2004 (International Conference on Digital Libraries) (24-27 February 2004) TERI, Darbari Seth Block India Habitat Place, Lodhi Road New Delhi - 110 003, India Tel. (+91 11) 2465 1629 (Dir), 2468 2100 & 2468 2111 (Extn 2724) Fax (+91 11) 2468 2144 & 2468 2145 E-mail <ICDL2004(a)teri.res.in> Web: www.teriin.org ****************************************************

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For a kind suggession
by Mailing List Manager 09 Jul '03

09 Jul '03

Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2003 07:00:53 +0100 (BST) From: "[iso-8859-1] RANJAN BARIK" <ranjan_tld(a)yahoo.co.in> Dear Friends/Sir, All of us well aware that dealing with a electronic Publisher/Vendor/aggrigator is a complex task. In the mean time they may change their color like Chameleon. I am a student of Library Science. Would you like to suggest me on" how to deal more intelligently with the electronic Publisher or Vendor." Waiting for your kind suggessions. Thanking you Ranjan Kumar Barik Library Trainee INFLIBNET Centre, Ahemedabad

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InfoWatch - May 2003
by M.R Lalitha 09 Jul '03

09 Jul '03

Dear LIS-Forum member, The May 2003 issue of InfoWatch is now online, bringing you details of new Internet sites related to Science and Engineering. You can access the complete issue on the NCSI Web server at the URL : http://www.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/infowatch/iw.php You will also find earlier issues of InfoWatch here. For your convenience, the table of contents is given below. If you wish to be on the mailing list of InfoWatch to receive the complete issue by e-mail, let us know. Also mention your format preference - html or text. Regards -Lalitha M.R lalitha(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in ------------------------------------------------------------------------ InfoWatch Tracking Networked Scientific Information Sources and Services (An electronic update service brought to you by NCSI) May 2003 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In This Issue: 1 4200 Research Essays about the Net 2 Access to Archival Databases 3 Aerospace Technology 4 Allwhois [whois service on the Internet] 5 Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) 6 ChipDocs [Datasheets for Electronic Components and Semiconductors] 7 CKNOW.COM [Acronyms/Definitions] 8 Directory of Open Access Journals 9 Einstein Archives Online 10 Engineering Resources- Engineering directory 11 Error Messages for Windows 12 GreenHouse Gas Online 13 Instructional Resources for Chemistry 14 KillerInfo [A Search engine] 15 O'Reilly's CD bookshelf 16 SiteLines - Ideas about Web Searching 17 Taxonomy Warehouse- Free Web-Directory of Taxonomies 18 The Big Picture Book of Viruses 19 Trinity Atomic Web Site 20 Writing for the Web, Part I and part II ------------------------------------------------------------------------ About InfoWatch: InfoWatch is a monthly electronic newsletter, brought out by the National Centre for Science Information (NCSI) Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore - 560 012, INDIA. Information in the newsletter is collected and verified by NCSI staff.The newsletter aims to raise awareness of new sources of information on the Internet, particularly those which are relevant for higher education and research. Some items may be of relevance only to the IISc community.Resources reported here have been taken from various discussion lists and other network tools and no special claims are made for accuracy or originality. Most of the sources cited in the newsletter were checked at the time of publication, however it is possible that some of the resources are no longer available. We welcome comments about the newsletter and suggestions for resources to be featured. Please e-mail your comments to Infowatch editors: Ms. K. Thulasi (thulasi(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in) & Ms. M. R. Lalitha (lalitha(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in) ------------------------------------------------------------------------

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The Library as a Place: Tradition and Evolution (fwd)
by Library 09 Jul '03

09 Jul '03

I liked this article too. So I am forwarding the URL for those interested. Girija Srinivasan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Raman Research Institute Library, Tel: +91 80 361 0122 C V Raman Avenue, Sadashivanagar, Fax: +91 80 361 0492 Bangalore 560 080, India. Email: library(a)rri.res.in ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 08 Jul 2003 09:39:30 -1000 From: Liz Bryson <bryson(a)cfht.hawaii.edu> To: slapam-l(a)lists.yale.edu Subject: The Library as a Place: Tradition and Evolution This article caught my eye in 'Library Juice' the other day and I sent it on to Jane Holmquist, who gave a presentation at LISA IV entitled: "What's the Difference between a "Reading Room" and a "Library"? [http://www.eso.org/gen-fac/libraries/lisa4/toc.html]. Then, after re-reading the article, I decided I liked it so much that I'd share it with PAMnet : The Library as a Place: Tradition and Evolution by William Miller http://www.libraryissues.com/pub/LI220003.asp

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Special Library Association, Asian Chapter (fwd)
by Shyam Prasad pujar 09 Jul '03

09 Jul '03

Announcement! Date: 13th June 2003 The Asian Chapter Officers are proud to announce the official opening of their new web site. <http://www.sla.org/chapter/cas/index.html> http://www.sla.org/chapter/cas/index.html Click on the link above for information about this exciting professional body and for information about how you can join us. Learn about what we do and what we can offer you as a member of our organisation. It is our mission to develop our Chapter, to network with Asian colleagues, to learn, teach and educate to facilitate continuing professional development. Please forward this announcement on to your colleagues.

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IMLS launches project planning tutorial (fwd)
by Shyam Prasad pujar 09 Jul '03

09 Jul '03

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2003 06:10:21 -0700 (PDT) From: "Smith, Barbara" <BSmith(a)imls.gov> To: Multiple recipients of list <web4lib(a)sunsite.berkeley.edu> Subject: [WEB4LIB] IMLS launches project planning tutorial IMLS recently launched a new online tutorial designed to help librarians and others develop good project plans for grant applications. The NLG Project Planning Tutorial is designed particularly for National Leadership Grant applications, but it can be used for a wide variety of other planning efforts, like a new IT project, as well. The tutorial, which is available without charge, is located at: http://e-services.imls.gov/project_planning. To read more about the tutorial, see the press release at: http://www.imls.gov/whatsnew/current/050803-1.htm I'd appreciate receiving feedback on the tutorial. Please send it to me directly, or use the mailbox on the site. Barbara _________________________________ Barbara G. Smith Technology Officer Institute of Museum & Library Services 1100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Room 223 Washington DC 20506 v: 202/606-5254 f: 202/606-0395 e-mail: bsmith(a)imls.gov Web: www.imls.gov

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request title
by Dr Murari P Tapaswi 08 Jul '03

08 Jul '03

Dear Colleagues, I am looking for the title of a book which has an ISBN number 81-7736-076-0, published under series Recent Researches in Development Geophysics Part 4; 2002 by a publisher from Trivandrum Research Signpost. Thanks in advance for the information. With warm regards, Murari P Tapaswi National Information Centre for Marine Sciences (NICMAS) National Institute of Oceanography Dona Paula 403 004 Goa, India e-mail: murari(a)darya.nio.org Phone: 91-(0)832-2456700 ext. 2475 Fax: 91-(0)832-2456702

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Thesis Copyright
by Iqbalahmad from Astrophysics 08 Jul '03

08 Jul '03

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title of the book: identified
by Dr Murari P Tapaswi 08 Jul '03

08 Jul '03

Dear Colleagues, My query on the title of the book has been promptly replied by Ms Lalitha, sending me a website address (http://isbn.nu/) where one can search ISBN, words from title, author, etc. Thanks to her. With warm regards, Murari P Tapaswi National Information Centre for Marine Sciences (NICMAS) National Institute of Oceanography Dona Paula 403 004 Goa, India e-mail: murari(a)darya.nio.org Phone: 91-(0)832-2456700 ext. 2475 Fax: 91-(0)832-2456702

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The researcher's raison d'etre
by Mailing List Manager 07 Jul '03

07 Jul '03

Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2003 12:13:43 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> The researcher's raison d'etre In the coming century a researcher will not simply be an inventor, but also a communicator who transmits the world's most advanced scientific achievements and thoughts to society, and who keeps the large scientific and educational "factories" of local societies in a state of good repair. This means that he is an inventor, an importer of knowledge and a maintenance person all in one. We, as researchers, are both globally minded scholars and locally committed citizens. And we are responsible for the level of knowledge and also for the competitiveness of the local society. Ferenc Glatz President Hungarian Academy of Sciences In his opening address: Science in the 21st century At the World Conference on Science, in Budapest in 1999 (UNESCO:2000)

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The hottest journals of the decade
by Raghavendra Manbol 05 Jul '03

05 Jul '03

sorry for cross posting if any!! ------------------------------------------ Thomson ISI Announces Highest-Impact Journals of the Decade Ranked by Citations Per Paper from 1992 to 2002 Philadelphia PA, USA June 24, 2003 � In the latest issue of Science Watch, Thomson ISI announced the highest-impact journals in selected fields of science over the last decade. In the May/June issue, the Science Watch feature article lists the top 10 journals according to citations per paper in 11 main fields (biology & biochemistry, chemistry, clinical medicine, immunology, microbiology, molecular biology & genetics, neuroscience & behavior, pharmacology, physics, plant & animal sciences, and space science). For these rankings, Science Watch turned to the Thomson ISI Web-based evaluation tool, Essential Science Indicators, which tracks publication and citation data over the last 10 years (with updates every two months). These findings are based on papers published and cited in journals indexed by Thomson ISI between January 1, 1992 and December 31, 2002. In addition to ranking specialty journals in each field, Essential Science Indicators also assigns individual papers in multidisciplinary journals to their respective fields. Of the multidisciplinary journals, Nature and Science enjoy particularly strong showings. Some of the specialty journals making the lists include the New England Journal of Medicine (Clinical Medicine), Brain (Neuroscience & Behavior), Drugs (Pharmacology & Toxicology, and Neuron (Neuroscience & Behavior), to name just a few. To obtain a PDF of the complete story and lists of rankings in each field, visit www.isinet.com/presentrep/pdf/sfx936.pdf. ----------------------------------------------- __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com

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ICADL2003-Paper submission-Extended date
by Shalini Urs 04 Jul '03

04 Jul '03

------ apologies for cross postings----- The deadline for paper submission to ICADL 2003 has been extended to July 20-please note- ---------------More details follows----- CALL FOR PAPERS (Extended Paper Submission Deadline: 20 July 2003) ================================================================== The 6th International Conference of Asian Digital Libraries (ICADL 2003) Digital Libraries: Technology and Management of Indigenous Knowledge for Global Access ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kuala Lumpur, 8-11 December 2003 http://www.ftsm.ukm.my/ICADL2003/ Digital libraries are a critical component of the emerging distributed knowledge environments that will provide people with global access to virtually all areas of knowledge. ICADL 2003 is the sixth in a series of annual Asian Digital Libraries conferences. This year's Conference, hosted by the National Library of Malaysia and the Librarians Association of Malaysia will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 8th-11th December 2003. Topics ------ The Conference welcomes paper submissions (both long and short) that are relevant to the following topics (but are not limited to): Information Retrieval Techniques Multimedia Digital Libraries Data Mining in Digital Libraries Human Computer Interfaces Digital Library Infrastructures Cryptography and Compression Data Storage and Retrieval Digital Library Services DL for Community Building Building & Using DLs Knowledge Management Standards and Conventions IP Rights & Copyright Privacy and Security Human Resource and Training IR in Asian Languages Special Purpose Digital Libraries Metadata Issues Development of Contents e-Learning and Mobile Learning Paper Submissions ----------------- The Conference Proceedings will be published by Springer-Verlag in Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS). Further details about paper formats and submission procedures can be found from the conference's website. Authors of selected papers from the conference will be invited to submit their journal versions to the Journal of Digital Libraries (JDL), Springer Verlag after the conference. 20 July 2003 (new) Submission of Full Papers 20 August 2003 Notification of Acceptance of Papers 15 September 2003 Submission of Camera Ready Papers Program Co-Chairs ----------------- Tengku Mohd Tengku Sembok, UKM, Malaysia. tmts(a)pkrisc.cc.ukm.my Halimah Badioze Zaman, UKM, Malaysia hbz(a)ftsm.ukm.my Hsinchun Chen, University of Arizona, USA hchen(a)eller.arizona.edu Ee-Peng Lim, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore aseplim(a)ntu.edu.sg Shalini R. Urs, University of Mysore, India. shalini(a)vidyanidhi.org.in Contacts -------- For enquiries about ICADL 2003, please contact the program chairs or: ICADL 2003 Secretariat National Library of Malaysia 232 Jalan Tun Razak, 50572 Kuala Lumpur Tel: 603-26871700 Fax: 603-26927899 Email: saonah(a)nlm.pnm.my Shalini ------------- Prof.Shalini R.Urs Project Director Vidyanidhi-Indian Digital Library of Electronic Theses Department of library and Information Science University of Mysore Manasagangotri Mysore.570006. India Ph:91-821-2514699 Fax:91-821-2519209 Website:http://www.vidyanidhi.org.in

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Reference Paper
by Mailing List Manager 04 Jul '03

04 Jul '03

Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2003 00:00:09 -0700 (PDT) From: Yogesh Modi <ymodi2k(a)yahoo.com> Dear Sir, Our Scientist is urgently need the following article, A13 Optical and Photoelectronic properties of high efficiency multi-alkali photocathodes for generation II+ image intensifiers. By VE Andreev. kindly send the full reference of above article. Thanks, Yogesh Modi TIRC, SSPL Ministry of Defence, DRDO Lucknow Road, Timarpur Delhi - 110054

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by Dr. S M.SHAFI 04 Jul '03

04 Jul '03

The university of Kashmir has addvertized three positions of lecturers in Departmentof library and information science and one position of Documentation officer in centre of central Asian studies. The basic qualification is masters degree in L&Isc with NET. The form can be downloaded from university website : www. universityofkashmir.net. the last date for submission is 30th jul,2003. Dr S.m Shafi READER DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE THE UNIVERSITY OF KASHMIR,SRINAGAR-1900 06 j&k ___________________________________________________ Click below to experience Sooraj R Barjatya's latest offering 'Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon' starring Hrithik, Abhishek & Kareena http://www.mpkdh.com

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by AMRUTH SHERIKAR 04 Jul '03

04 Jul '03

Dear Professionals, Hope this wil be of use. Replies/enquiries to: "Christina Tovote" <Christina.Tovote(a)sub.su.se Here registration reminder about the third international conference on information literacy Creating Knowledge III in Akureyri, Iceland Christina Tovoté Stockholm University Library IFLA Management & Marketing Section Registration open for a conference on information literacy and the educational role of the librarian, held in September 2003 in Akureyri, Iceland: Creating Knowledge III Information Literacy, Bridging the Gap Between Teaching and Learning - Promoting the Educational Role of the Librarian Hotel KEA, Akureyri, Iceland - September 25-26, 2003 Creating Knowledge (CKIII) welcomes you to the 3rd conference in its series addressing issues of information literacy. The first two conferences in the series were organized by Malmö University in Sweden but now the conference is one of the objectives of the recently established Nordic Information Literacy Institute, NORDINFOlit <http://www.nordinfolit.org>. In the future it will be held every other year in one of the Nordic countries. The University of Akureyri <http://www.unak.is/template1.asp?PageID=12> is organizing and hosting the conference this year. Well known international speakers from outside and within the Nordic countries will contribute to the programme including key-note speaker, Dr. Patricia Senn Breikvik Chair of the National Forum on Information Literacy. The conference language is English. Participants are warmly welcomed to the northern town, Akureyri, where they will have ample opportunities to exchange ideas on information literacy issues with international colleagues. There will also be excellent opportunities for conference participants to enjoy the great variety of Icelandic nature, either in organized excursions or on their own. For further information such as conference theme, programme, workshops, speakers, fee, registration etc., please see the conference website: <http://vefir.unak.is/CKIII/>. Requests can also be sent to: Astrid Margrét Magnúsdóttir (astrid(a)unak.is <mailto:astrid@unak.is>) or Bryndís Ísaksdóttir (bryndisi(a)bok.hi.is <mailto:bryndisi@bok.hi.is>). Byee. Amruth Amruth Sherikar, Head Serials Division, Gulbarga University Library, Gulbarga - 585106 Karnataka - India. Phone No. 08472-445713(R) 08472-446981, 445724(0) e_mail:s_amruth@rediffmail.com amruth_sherikar(a)hotmail.com ___________________________________________________ Click below to experience Sooraj R Barjatya's latest offering 'Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon' starring Hrithik, Abhishek & Kareena http://www.mpkdh.com

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Invitation
by Mailing List Manager 03 Jul '03

03 Jul '03

Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2003 15:29:57 +0530 From: SRELS <srels(a)blr.vsnl.net.in> The Board of Trustees of the Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science (SRELS), Bangalore, cordially invite you to a Series of Presentations on: CONTENT ORGANISATION, INDEXING AND RETRIEVAL by Dr. T.B. Rajashekar ( on Ontologies) Dr. I.K. Ravichandra Rao (on Clustering) Prof. A. Neelameghan (on Self-organising Maps and a Systems Demo) on 9th August 2003 at 2.00 p. m. at SRELS premises 02, 'Upstairs', 42nd Cross, III Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560010 RSVP: Ph:3305109 E-mail: srels(a)vsnl.com K.N.Prasad Executive Officer Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science 702, Upstairs, 42nd Cross, III Block, Rajajinagar BANGALORE 560 010

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e-grnathalaya(library automation package)
by Mailing List Manager 03 Jul '03

03 Jul '03

Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2003 15:48:45 +0530 (IST) From: Veena P Oak <veena(a)mail.kar.nic.in> Dear Colleagues/Friends/Users, We are happy to announce that web site for e-grnathalaya(library automation package ) is released and available at http://egranthalaya.kar.nic.in This is for your kind information.

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Internet working groups explore science and tech to meet MDGs
by Mailing List Manager 02 Jul '03

02 Jul '03

Friends: Here is something of interest to you. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] The United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development (UN-CSTD) is organizing four Internet Working Groups to provide input into a panel meeting in October 2003 on "Promoting the application of science and technology to meet the Millennium Development Goals". Government representatives, UN agencies, academics, private sector representatives and any other interested individuals or bodies are invited to contribute recommendations to one or more of the Working Groups from 15 June to 15 August. To join in, send an e-mail to stdev(a)unctad.org indicating with an X in the brackets [X] which Working Group(s) you wish to join. Approximately a week before your Working Group(s) begin(s), you will receive detailed information about the discussion. The four Groups are: [ ] cstd-newtech--Improving the policy environment for the application of S&T to development by identifying potential risks and benefits of new and emerging technologies; [ ] cstd-research--Strengthening basic and applied research in developing countries and international scientific networking; [ ] cstd-advisory-- Strengthening technology support institutions and science advisory mechanisms; building human capacity; identifying new technologies and applications; and encouraging international collaboration to support research in neglected fields; and [ ] cstd-universal--Promoting universal Internet access at affordable costs and building strategic partnerships in the field of science and technology for development and capacity building for competitiveness. CSTD is a subsidiary body of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). More info: United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development (UN-CSTD) http://r0.unctad.org/stdev/index.html U.N. Millennium Development Goals http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/

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UNESCO has a free software portal which is promoted by Richard Stallman
by Mailing List Manager 02 Jul '03

02 Jul '03

Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2003 08:19:35 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> "I'm grateful to UNESCO for recognizing that, in the domain of software, free software disseminates human knowledge in a way that non-free software cannot do" says Stallman. UNESCO and Free Software: http://www.unesco.org/webworld/portal_freesoft/index.shtml With its Free Software Portal, UNESCO intends to provide a single interactive access point to information for users who wish to understand and follow the Free Software movement, to learn why it is important and to apply the concept.

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Circulation Module using CDS-ISIS or WINISIS
by Aloor Thomas Francis 02 Jul '03

02 Jul '03

Dear Professionals, We are in search for a Circulation Module that works on CDS-ISIS or WINISIS. Many of the poor college / public libraries in and around Thrissur/Kerala require a free software for their automation. If any body has knowledge on the same, please let me know the details with practical experiences, if any. A.T. Francis Kerala Agricultural University Library and Information System (KAULIS) Main Campus, KAU Post Thrissur, Kerala, India Phone: 91-487-2372720 E-mail: francisaloor(a)yahoo.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com

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Open Access Archive
by afsar bukhari 02 Jul '03

02 Jul '03

Dear Friends Reading the current debate on Open Access Archive and the views put forth by Mr. Arunachalam and Dr. Tapaswi I am also tempted to put forth my opinion worth few peanuts. I am also of strong opinion that research findings be made freely available to every one and everywhere for the benefit of science and society. There have been studies, which suggests that there is a strong correlation between the presence of an article in public domain and its high use. The present impact factor for journals has got its own limitations (the journals, which have high impact factors, may have very few core articles which are continuously cited increasing their impact factor. A journal may also receive high impact factor because it may be having highly controversial article cited by many just to refute its findings). It is also a fact that more people read article than cite them. So one can now calculate impact factors for each article, which in true sense would be giving the real worth of an article at two levels. Number of times it is downloaded (for being read) and number of citations it is receiving. Moreover publishing in Open Archive reduces the length of time between article submission and its publication. In addition a lot of valuable information in the form of thesis, dissertations, conference proceedings, seminars etc an also be made available. As far as what we (LIS Professionals) can do as well as others (like scientists, researchers, scholars, institutions) I suggest you seeing the following site. http://www.soros.org/openaccess/help.shtml One can also see presentation made by Prof Jean-Claude Guedon in urging librarians to through all their weight behind Open Archiving at the following site http://www.arl.org/scomm/guedonpr.shtml We are today in a transition period and in few years form now I believe every thing is going to be in open archive. It of course is going to have its own implications in terms of how we are going to handle such an information explosion. But since librarians are the ones who act as a bridge between information and researchers we have to take initiatives. It is ultimately we have to make the information available to them. One can see a series of debates started way back in 2001 and published in nature journal at the following site for having a good insight. http://www.nature.com/nature/debates/e-access Happy reading Warm regards Syed Afsar Ali Bukhari Librarian Shantha Biotechnics Pvt Ltd Medchal Hyderabad E-mail:- bukhari_786(a)rediffmail.com quickinfo(a)rediffmail.com ___________________________________________________ Click below to experience Sooraj R Barjatya's latest offering 'Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon' starring Hrithik, Abhishek & Kareena http://www.mpkdh.com

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