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Free e-journal finder
by Mailing List Manager 18 Jun '03

18 Jun '03

Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 10:10:25 +0530 From: Krishnan <krish(a)ems.ncl.res.in> Plenty of online journals supply free content, and the Directory of Open Access Journals from Lund University in Sweden makes it easier to find them. The brand-new site links to more than 350 journals with free, full-text articles. You can browse titles in 15 categories, from agriculture to sociology. Scientific journals include Stem Cells, Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society, and Conservation Ecology. If none of the offerings catch your fancy, check back soon. The directory's curators plan to add new titles and a search feature that will allow visitors to find articles in any of the listed journals. www.doaj.org Dr. S. Krishnan Head, Information Division National Chemical Lab, PUNE 411008, INDIA e-mail: krish(a)ems.ncl.res.in http://www.ncl-india.org

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Digital library - training
by Mailing List Manager 17 Jun '03

17 Jun '03

Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 12:05:25 +0530 From: susheela <susheela(a)tataprojects.com> Dear All, Can you please let me know, if there are any short term courses or training programme for setting up digital libraries planned for by any Institution/Library. Regards, M.Suseela Tataprojects Ltd. Hyderabad

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Albert Einstein papers
by Mailing List Manager 17 Jun '03

17 Jun '03

Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 10:09:31 +0530 From: Krishnan <krish(a)ems.ncl.res.in> EXHIBIT: The Man Who Bent Space The formula E = mc2 ushered in the nuclear age by revealing that matter and energy are equivalent. You can see the famed equation written in Einstein's own hand at the newly launched Einstein Archives Online. Browse digitized images of more than 900 manuscripts, unpublished articles, lecture notebooks, and travel diaries. Einstein's scribbled corrections appear on many of the documents, including in 1916 his first methodical explanation of the general theory of relativity, which describes how matter distorts space and time. In addition, the archive provides 39 papers in the original German with historical and scientific annotations--22 of the papers also have English translations. Along with scientific treatises in which Einstein attempts to bring together all known physical forces under a unified field theory, you can also find his papers on international unity and pacifism. Partly because of as-yet-unresolved copyright issues, the cooperative effort between the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the California Institute of Technology did not include any of Einstein's thousands of personal letters, but his correspondence with Freud, Stalin, and Gandhi might appear online in the future. alberteinstein.info Dr. S. Krishnan Head, Information Division National Chemical Lab, PUNE 411008, INDIA e-mail: krish(a)ems.ncl.res.in http://www.ncl-india.org

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Library Events
by sathish 13 Jun '03

13 Jun '03

Dear All, Can you please let me know, if there are any library events (like Caliber, Manlibnet, SIS) planned for by any Institution/Library Associations for the rest of year.(Jun-Dec 2003) Regards, Sathish Muthuswamy Marketing Manager EDUTECH INDIA #8 Khader Nawaz Khan Road Chennai 600006, India Tel: +91 44 2833 0999 Fax: +91 44 2833 1777 www.edutechindia.com "Enhancing knowledge and skills for success, lifelong."

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Re: [LIS-Forum] request for photocopy services from S&T ...
by Mailing List Manager 13 Jun '03

13 Jun '03

Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 06:08:24 -0700 (PDT) From: Atanu Garai <atanu_garai2000(a)yahoo.com> Dear Sir, There are some S&T agencies and bibilographic service providers which have the facility of providing account based photocopy services to individuals/institutions.Please get in touch with the subject specific CSIR/ICMR agencies.Also library networks including ADINET,INFLIBNET,DELNET have the facilty of providing photocopy services to individuals and institutions. Hope it helps. Regards. Atanu Garai MLIS Student Calcutta University.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] request for photocopy services from science /Technology(engineering) institution libraries
by suresh kumar 12 Jun '03

12 Jun '03

Dear prakash, We are using INSDOC services since 1990 including their Caps service.But regret to say Now the NISCAIR photocopy service from Delhi is not at all satisfactory and we are not getting required items from them.They are unable to supply the articles even from the journals covered in caps - their own service. They have to improve their services by reopening the regional centres and we can hope so! Thanks Sure sh . --- B P Prakash <prakashbp(a)pune.tcs.co.in> wrote: > > Dear Suresh > For your kind of activity, IITs wd be of great help. > You may like to check with IIT libraries at Chennai > and Mumbai. > Some of them have deposit account facility for such > services. > > NISCAIR, New Delhi ( previously INSDOC) is also > there. > > Prakash > TCS/ Pune > > > > > suresh kumar > > <nsureshfcri(a)yahoo.co.in> > To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > Sent by: > cc: > lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iis > Subject: [LIS-Forum] request for photocopy > c.ernet.in > services from science /Technology(engineering) > > institution libraries > > > 06/11/03 04:04 PM > > > > > > > > > > Dear friends > As all of you are aware,the clousere of INSDOC > regional centrescoused difficulty in getting > photocopies of journal articles and other references > to students/ reserchers.I would like to open a > depositary account with any of leading science and > technology library to get photocopy services > regularly > for my user community.Those who can help me in this > regard may kindly contact to the following address. > > with regard > > SureshKumar.N > Librarian Gr.I, Fluid Control Research Institute, > Kanjikode west, palakkad- Kerala - 678623 > email: nsureshfcri(a)yahoo.co.in (or) fcri(a)vsnl.com > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Missed your favourite TV serial last night? Try the > new, Yahoo! TV. > visit http://in.tv.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > LIS-Forum mailing list > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > > > ________________________________________________________________________ Missed your favourite TV serial last night? Try the new, Yahoo! TV. visit http://in.tv.yahoo.com

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Re: [LIS-Forum] 5th CPC recommendation Scale of Pay
by Mailing List Manager 12 Jun '03

12 Jun '03

Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2003 11:19:20 +0530 From: goudar(a)css.nal.res.in Fellow Professionals, The CPC order says that Pay Scales for Departmrntal Librarians has been increased to 5500 - 9000. It does not clearly say that this is applicable to those already in service. Infact it should have been like that. It also is silent about it application for autonomous bodies fully or partially funded by Centarl Goverment. In CSIR we have a peculiar situation. We have various posts classified from Gr I to Gr IV. Highest is Gr IV usually meant for Scientists. Luckily MLIS has been recognised as an entry level qualification for Gr IV. As on today there could be only 4-5 LIS professionals in Gr IV working in library and information cetres of entire CSIR set up covering about 40 Labs. Most of the LIS advts concerned to LIS are placed in Gr III, with an entry level post JTA and required qualification I Class BLIS or MLIS with 55 %. Gr IV staff can enter at level with a scale of 8000-13500 or higher level lateral entry and can go up to Scientists F (Gr IV(6), 18400 -22400). For Gr III staff entry level is JTA (4500 - 7000) and can go upto Gr III(7) with the Scale of 14300 - 18300. Entry level qualification for GR II (3050 - 4590) is SSLC and they can go upto Gr II(5) (6500 -10500). Unfortunately there are number of LIS colleagues still working in Gr II even though they have MLIS, which is an entry level qualification for Gr IV if one has Ist Class or for Gr III if one has 55%. Even if we advertise the posts at higher level, the age problem crops up and we can't even call them for interview, unless the post is reserved and we dont get suitable candidates. This matter has been discussed and representations have been given, but there seem to be no solution in the near furture. Professionals in other Organisations may have similar problems. We need to discuss this issue at various forums including LISFORUMs, ILA, IASLIC, etc. The Professional bodies should write to various organisations, departments and concerned ministries atleast to implement the CPC Recommendations for all including those in service, but working at lower Scales. Goudar Head, ICAST National Aerospace Labs. Bangalore - 560 017 On Wed, 11 Jun 2003, suresh kumar wrote: > Dear friends > > My query is about the Govt. of India order no No. > 71/3/2001/IC dated 21/2/2002- Revision of entry Pay > scale to 5500-9000 for the library professionals in > Central Govt.as per the recommendations of 5th > CPC.

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National level S&T information service providers
by Francis Jayakanth 11 Jun '03

11 Jun '03

Dear Member: We at NCSI are in the process of preparing a consolidated list of organizations in the country providing national level S&T information services including bibliographic database search service, online search service, document delivery service etc. These services could be either fee based or free of charge! We are interested only in organizations that provide regular services and honour requests particularly from individual researchers. If you are aware of any such organizations please do let us know. Our interest in compiling such a list is to direct users approaching NCSI for their S&T information needs to such organizations. As you may be aware, NCSI no longer provides national level database search services w.e.f 1 April 2002. If there is enough response, we will be glad to share the compiled list with you all. Many thanks, - Francis NCSI, IISc Bangalore

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Query on healthcare
by shanmugaprabha s 11 Jun '03

11 Jun '03

Respected all, Could anyone inform me the sources on the topics listed below, if you have come across? 1.Health ins. markets 2.Health care technologies 3.Health insurance as an industry current outlook and future 4.Risk in health insurance Thank you in advance! Sincerely, S.S.Prabha, Library Co-Ordinator, IBM Global Services India Ltd., Bangalore-29. ___________________________________________________ Get www. mycompany .com and 5 matching email ids. Just Rs. 1499/ year. Click here http://www.rediffmailpro.com

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5th CPC recommendation Scale of Pay
by suresh kumar 11 Jun '03

11 Jun '03

Dear friends My query is about the Govt. of India order no No. 71/3/2001/IC dated 21/2/2002- Revision of entry Pay scale to 5500-9000 for the library professionals in Central Govt.as per the recommendations of 5th CPC.Kindly let me know whether this order is applicable to the incumbents of Central Govt. Autonomous Organisations too? Friends from Govt. of India Autonomous Organisation Libraries may kindly clarify and provide relevant informations in this regard. with regards Suresh kumar, Librarian Gr.I, Fluid Control Research Institute, Kanjikode West, Palakkad- Kerala- 678623 nsureshfcri(a)yahoo.co.in ________________________________________________________________________ Missed your favourite TV serial last night? Try the new, Yahoo! TV. visit http://in.tv.yahoo.com

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request for photocopy services from science /Technology(engineering) institution libraries
by suresh kumar 11 Jun '03

11 Jun '03

Dear friends As all of you are aware,the clousere of INSDOC regional centrescoused difficulty in getting photocopies of journal articles and other references to students/ reserchers.I would like to open a depositary account with any of leading science and technology library to get photocopy services regularly for my user community.Those who can help me in this regard may kindly contact to the following address. with regard SureshKumar.N Librarian Gr.I, Fluid Control Research Institute, Kanjikode west, palakkad- Kerala - 678623 email: nsureshfcri(a)yahoo.co.in (or) fcri(a)vsnl.com ________________________________________________________________________ Missed your favourite TV serial last night? Try the new, Yahoo! TV. visit http://in.tv.yahoo.com

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NexLib - Library Automation Software
by Mailing List Manager 11 Jun '03

11 Jun '03

Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 12:14:01 +0530 From: Rajasekhar Sajja <raj(a)nexevolve.com> Hi Every body, We have launched a State of the art Product NexLib - Library Automation Software. Please reply back whoever is interested. I will send you the Brochure to have a look at it. kind regards Rajasekhar Sajja, Director - Sales & Marketing, NexEvolve Logic Solutions Pvt. Ltd., # 401, Swastik Plaza, S R Nagar, Hyderabad - 5600038, India. Tel: +91.40.55368401 Mobile: +91.9849053507 URL: www.nexevolve.com

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Classification system for financial terms
by Ayesha Taranum 11 Jun '03

11 Jun '03

Hello, Am looking for information on classification of financial terms. Can anyone suggest any sources on this please. Regards, -- Ayesha Ayesha Taranum Executive - Information Services DSL Software Ltd. 6th Floor, Leela Galleria #23, Airport Road Bangalore - 560 008 __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com

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CAS FOR ASSISTANT LIBRARIANS
by JAGDISH KULKARNI 11 Jun '03

11 Jun '03

Dear Professionals, I urgently need the information about the senior scales for the University assistant Librarians and college librarians. Whether it is after six years like teachers or after eight years. What is practice in your university? If it is after six years, how? Which circulars support it. The UGC circular says existing scheme will be continued. What does it mean? Is there any clarification from UGC regarding the CAS for librarians? I humbly request you to help me by providing latest information regarding CAS and practice in your university. The committee is meeting on 12/06/2003 and likely to ask the same. Please help me. Thanking you all in anticipation. Yours truly, Jagdish N. Kulkarni Assistant Librarian SRTM University Nanded __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com

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databases of medieval manuscript resources
by Mailing List Manager 10 Jun '03

10 Jun '03

Date: 6 Jun 2003 08:52:33 -0000 From: Dr. S M.SHAFI <shafi_sm(a)rediffmail.com> Dear everyone, Iwould like to know the databases of medieval manuscript resources developed by indian institutes (both bibliograhicl and image ) as an input for my research project. thanks DR S M SHAFI Department of library and information science The university of Kashmir, srinagar,J&K-1900 06 email: shafi_sm @rediffmal.com

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BSO
by VYASAMOORTHY /IKP/HYD 10 Jun '03

10 Jun '03

dear Friends: Sometime ago somebody asked about BSO - Broad System of Ordering. The complete text of this scheme is avaiable online at: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/fatks/bso/ A site that all of us -- librarians - should find interesting is: http://ocean.fit.qut.edu.au/~middletm/cont_voc.html * Dr.P.Vyasamoorthy, Advisor, Virtual Information Centre * ICICI Knowledge Park, Turkapalli Village, Shameerpet Mandal, RR District, Hyderabad 500078 INDIA * Ph: +91(40) 2348 0053; Fax:+91(40) 2348 0007 Ph. Res: +91(40) 2784 6631 * Website: http://www.vic-ikp.info and http://www.iciciknowledgepark.com

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RE: [LIS-Forum] Classification system for financial terms
by VYASAMOORTHY /IKP/HYD 10 Jun '03

10 Jun '03

In the message below i made a mistake; the second URL should be: http://ocean.fit.qut.edu.au/~middletm/cont_voc.html Vyasamoorthy, P ================ dear Ms Tarnum, please take a look at: http://www.synaptica.com/warehouse.asp and search under the category : banking & finance ; you will get a few Gale Research Taxonomy books for business & management including FINANCE. http://www.taxonomywarehouse.com is also a good place for classification systems, taxomonies, thesaureses etc. Vyasamoorthy, p -----Original Message----- From: Ayesha Taranum [mailto:a_tara@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 7:02 PM To: Lis Forum Subject: [LIS-Forum] Classification system for financial terms Hello, Am looking for information on classification of financial terms. Can anyone suggest any sources on this please. Regards, -- Ayesha Ayesha Taranum Executive - Information Services DSL Software Ltd. 6th Floor, Leela Galleria #23, Airport Road Bangalore - 560 008 __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum

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<No Subject>
by manish mankad 10 Jun '03

10 Jun '03

Many times we need library professionals for our jobs but have difficulty in getting a right replacement. Can this forum be used to place such requirements ? some sort of 'match making'. This can work both ways : fm the employer's side and also fm the person who is looking out for a break/job...I think it will serve a good purpose. Any views? Regards. -Manish Mankad Information Executive Hindustan Lever Research Centre, Andheri (E), Mumbai, 400 099 INDIA ext. 208/330 (022) 28276 208 28276 330

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RE: [LIS-Forum] SSCI Index : some observations
by VYASAMOORTHY /IKP/HYD 10 Jun '03

10 Jun '03

Dear GKM, I am aware of the active participation and co-operative spirit with which you and your colleagues from IGIDR help and contribute to Lis-Forum. I have personally benefitted through such postings. My comment was more of a lamenting nature on the lack of interest in general. Kindly keep up the great work you are doing in IGIDR. Vyasamoorthy, P -----Original Message----- From: G. K. Manjunath [mailto:gkm@igidr.ac.in] Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2003 2:37 PM To: Mailing List Manager Cc: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] SSCI Index : some observations Mr.Vyasmoorthy's query: Why others did not reply ? I can answer why we did not reply inspite of having the 1997 SSCI index. Some time the email server vill be down and in such case either we do not receive the mails or will be unable to answer the query. This one such stray incidence. IGIDR library staff are actively participating in the LIS FORUM and we have been thanked by many professionals for providing timely information. During the last survey conducted by NCSI students, we stood some where in 6th position in terms of active participation. thanks g.k.manjunath ************************************************** CHIEF LIBRARIAN INDIRA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH FILM CITY ROAD ( GEN.VAIDYA MARG ) SANTOSH NAGAR GOREGAON ( EAST ) MUMBAI - 400 065 INDIA e-mail : gkm(a)igidr.ac.in http:// www.igidr.ac.in/lib/library.htm phone 91-22-28490653 ************************************************

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THES article on research access
by Mailing List Manager 09 Jun '03

09 Jun '03

Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2003 08:07:32 +0100 (BST) From: "[iso-8859-1] Subbiah Arunachalam" <subbiah_a(a)yahoo.com> Friends: Here is an interesting article by Stevan Harnad in The Times Higher Education Supplement on the need for all scietific and scholarly writings to be available free online. Although he has specifically written about the UK, it is applicable to India and other countries. Librarians and information scientists should mobilise public opinion in their institutions and elsewhere to make free online access to all our research publications a reality. We should talk to our clients (researchers and doctoral students) and policymakers (directors of labs, vice chancellors and heads of departments). Happy reading and best wishes. Subbiah Arunachalam ---- http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Temp/thes.html > and > > http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Temp/theshort.html > > "Why I believe that all UK research output > should be online" > Stevan Harnad

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Content-type of your postings and spams
by Mailing List Manager 09 Jun '03

09 Jun '03

Dear LIS-Forum Member: I would like to bring the following few points to your kind attention and solicit your cooperation in the smooth running of LIS-Forum discussion list. 1. Posting messages to LIS-Forum list: -------------------------------------- On a rough average, 4-5 postings are received by LIS-Forum list everyday. The Content-type of most of these messages is "multipart/alternative". When the content-type of the mail you are sending happens to be multipart/alternative, it will be sent as an attachment as well. This will unnecessarily duplicate the message and in the process increase the size of the mail you are sending. Please *ensure* that while posting messages to lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in, the Content-type of the mail you are sending is set to "text/plain" as indicated below. Content-Type: text/plain You may be aware that as a matter of LIS-Forum policy, no mails to lis-forum with attachments will be broadcasted. But, most of the lis-forum mails are being received with content-type being multipart/alternative, which means all such mails are being received with attachments. Although, you may not have explicitly attached a file to your message, because of the content-type being set to "multipart/alternative" you message is being received with attachments as well. I request you to check the content type of your mail, especially when it is being sent to lis-forum and ensure that it is set to text/plain. All along the way I have been treating such multipart mails is as follows: If I am too busy, I return such mails with a request that it should be re-sent without attachments. Many a times what I have been doing is that forward such messages to the owner of the list, do the required editing, re-post the messages to lis-forum@ncsi, and then broadcast such edited messages. That's the reason why many a times you would have noticed that postings seem to originate from mail@ncsi but not from the actual originator. As you can infer, all this editing process takes quite a bit of time and effort, which can be avoided, if you can ensure that mails meant for lis-forum@ncsi have their content-type set to text/plain. If you are not sure of how to verify and/or change the content type of your mail pl. get it clarified from your system administrator. 2. Junk mails: -------------- As you may be aware, LIS-Forum discussion list is a closed list meaning only subscribed members can post messages to this list. This feature works quite well in the latest version of the Mailman discussion list software that we use. Also, LIS-Forum is a moderated list meaning the messages posted to this list doesn't get broadcasted automatically. Only such of those messages approved by the moderator gets broadcasted. In spite of LIS-Forum being a closed and moderated list, occasionally a few "junk mails" (spams) do manage to sneak into LIS-Forum. Such junk mails are discarded outright by the LIS-Forum moderator. To the best of my knowledge such messages have never been broadcasted on LIS-Forum. One peculiar thing that I am unable to understand is that the messages from *lisnet(a)yahoogroups.com* are being received by LIS-Forum list for distribution. Such messages will have its subject as: Subject: [lisnet] ...... I'm discarding such messages outright. People who have subscribed to both LIS-Forum and LISNET lists, tend to think that such junk mails are coming from LIS-Forum. I have received a couple of complaints from some of our members that membership of people originating such junk messages be removed from LIS-Forum list. I would like to clarify that such messages are not being originated by any of LIS-Forum members. Such junk messages are being sent fictitiously and the email addresses of originators such messages are not to be found in the LIS-Forum membership list. We are trying to set right a few minor problems that we are facing with the latest version of mailing list management software. Please do bear with us. Sorry for the long mail and thanks for your cooperation moderator

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RE: [LIS-Forum] databases of medieval manuscript resources
by Madhuresh 09 Jun '03

09 Jun '03

Dear Dr. Shafi, The following link may be useful for your research project. The site has been developed by French Institute of Pondicherry. http://www.ifpindia.org/ Another site you may find useful but not developed by any Indian institute is http://www.med.unc.edu/%7Enupam/welcome.html This site provides information and images of selected Indian coins from the Indo-Greek dynasties, Kushana dynasty, Gupta dynasty, Satavahanas dynasty, post-Gupta groups, the various Rajput dynasties, South Indian dynasties, Maratha rulers, Princely States, and the East India Company. Regards. Madhuresh Singhal Aurigene Discovery Technologies Limited, Electronic City, phase II, Hosur Road, Bangalore 562 158 Phone 8521314-16 Ext.- 422 Mobile 98861 82822 Fax 852 6285 E-mail: madhureshsinghal(a)yahoo.com -----Original Message----- From: Mailing List Manager [mailto:mailman@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in] Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 10:56 AM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] databases of medieval manuscript resources Date: 6 Jun 2003 08:52:33 -0000 From: Dr. S M.SHAFI <shafi_sm(a)rediffmail.com> Dear everyone, Iwould like to know the databases of medieval manuscript resources developed by indian institutes (both bibliograhicl and image ) as an input for my research project. thanks DR S M SHAFI Department of library and information science The university of Kashmir, srinagar,J&K-1900 06 email: shafi_sm @rediffmal.com _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum

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[DIGITALDIVIDE] Info@UK 27 (May) edition available
by Mailing List Manager 09 Jun '03

09 Jun '03

Thr URL of online newsletter from the UK, Info@Uk, is given below. Parts of which may be of interest to lis-forum members. Arun Dear all, This month's Info@UK is now available from the address below. http://infoatuk.britishcouncil.org <http://www.britishcouncil.org/infoexch/info@uk/info@uk.htm> Info@UK - is your guide to major UK Information Society developments and news. The bulletin is compiled by the Information Management Research Institute, University of Northumbria on behalf of the British Council and is designed primarily to meet the information needs of British Council staff. However we recognise that it will be of interest to a wider audience and are happy to share Info@UK with you.

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SSCI Index : some observations
by Mailing List Manager 07 Jun '03

07 Jun '03

Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2003 10:11:15 +0530 From: VYASAMOORTHY /IKP/HYD <Vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com> Dear Friends: REplies given to Mr Pichappan's query on SSCI availability by Mr Sibli Sirajee of NIC and Mr Prafulla Chandra of NISC are of use to other 'silent' users of the Lis-forum in addition to Mr Pichappan. Many times when questions are specfic to a single user I used to reply directly to the inquirer: the logic for this approach was >not to bother others with what they may not need; >not to flood the list with 'use-less!' material; >a desire not be seen in the forum too often, lest people think 'Oh, this fellow does not seem to have any other work' etc Now considering the nature of any Discussion Forum users and usage patterns, I tend to think all replies may be sent to the List so that others would benefit too. Again when one evaluates a Forum and its usefulness before joining or discontinuing, one would look at the length of the threads of discussions. If there are far too many questions that have been left un-answered (though in fact they have been answered directly as indicated in my case) users may feel discouraged; they might feel that this forum is inactive; people do not co-operate etc. I have another moot observation to make: SSCI is available apprantly in SNDT, IGDIR, NASSDOC, TISS, Bhim Rao Ambedkar University, IIM-Indore etc. Ironically, the replies have come persons not from any of the SSCI holding institutions but from persons who took the pains to look up union catalogs elsewhere and send in replies. I know for sure that atleast a few of the holding institutions ARE members of the Lis-Forum -- Why did they not respond? CAN anyone guess or theorise the reasons for this lack of involvement? * Dr.P.Vyasamoorthy, Advisor, Virtual Information Centre * ICICI Knowledge Park, Turkapalli Village, Shameerpet Mandal, RR Dist, Hyderabad 500078 INDIA * Ph: +91(40) 2348 0053; Fax:+91(40) 2348 0007 Ph. Res: +91(40) 2784 6631 * Website: http://www.vic-ikp.info and http://www.iciciknowledgepark.com

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Business databases
by Suvarsha Walters 06 Jun '03

06 Jun '03

Hi, Could anyone give me information about good business/market information/intelligence databases covering indian industry. Thanks and regards, Suvarsha

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