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InfoWatch - April 2003
by M.R Lalitha 02 May '03

02 May '03

Dear LIS-Forum member, The April 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) April 2003 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In This Issue: 1. Biomolecular Interaction Network Database - BIND 2. Classic Computer Magazine Archive 3. Ethics of Genetics - Community Action Guide 4. FAO-BioDeC - The State-of-the-art of Crop Biotechnology in Developing Countries 5. Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Data Center 6. Global Village - Institute for Appropriate Technology 7. Guide to Available Mathematical Software - GAMS 8. International Global Atmospheric Chemistry 9. ISIHighlyCited.com 10. LEVEL5 Knowledge Base on Extragalactic Astronomy & Cosmology 11. Nanotechnology Gallery at NASA Ames Center for Nanotechnology 12. Network Cabling Help 13. NIST/SEMATECH e-Handbook of Statistical Methods 14. Revolutionising Science and Engineering through Cyber-infrastructure 15. ScienceNOW from California Academy of Sciences 16. separationsNOW.com 17. Spectra Online [A free database for chemists] 18. Virus World [Images of human, animal and plant viruses] 19. WebStripper Free [For quickly downloads web sites] 20. WebWord.com [Internet Usability information] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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A Useful Link
by Mailing List Manager 01 May '03

01 May '03

Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 15:41:25 +0100 (BST) From: "[iso-8859-1] Saiful Amin" <saifulamin(a)yahoo.com> Hi all, The Berkley Electronic Press (http://www.bepress.com/) publishes a number of peer-reviewed journals on different topics. It also has working papers in different subjects in electronic form as well as some monographs. It also licenses it's scholarly publication services to universities and academic institutions. I hope you'll find this link useful. Regards, Saiful Amin Learning Resource Centre Indian School of Business Gachibowli Hyderabad - 500 019 Ph. +91-40-23187999 http://purl.org/net/saiful

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Fulbright Fellowships for 2004-2005
by Sreekumar 01 May '03

01 May '03

Dear Colleagues: The Fulbright Fellowships for the academic year 2004-2005 were recently announced. The fellowship information and application forms are available at "www.fulbright-india.org". The deadlines for request for application and the receipt of applications are July 01 and July 15, 2003 respectively. Thanks and with best wishes, M G Sreekumar Librarian & Head, Center for Development of Digital Libraries (CDDL) Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode Kunnamangalam P.O Kozhikode, Kerala, India-673 571 ----------------------------------------- Phone : +91 495 2803001/2 Ext. 140 Fax : +91 495 2803010/11 Email : mgsree(a)iimk.ac.in =========================================

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REPORT: Little Evidence for Effectiveness of Scientific Reer (fwd)
by Shyam Prasad pujar 01 May '03

01 May '03

Dear Members, It could be of interest to you. Regards, S.M. Pujar Assistant Librarian IGIDR, Mumbai *********************************************************** Little Evidence for Effectiveness of Scientific Peer Review by Caroline White / BMJ 2003;326:241 ( 1 February ) [http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7383/241/a ] DateLine: London Despite its widespread use and costs, little hard evidence exists that peer review improves the quality of published biomedical research, concludes a systematic review from the international Cochrane Collaboration. [ http://bmj.com/cgi/reprint/326/7383/241/a.pdf ] Yet the system, which has been used for at least 200 years, has only recently come under scrutiny, with its assumptions about fairness and objectivity rarely tested, say the review authors. With few exceptions, journal editors�and clinicians�around the world continue to see it as the hallmark of serious scientific endeavour. Published last week, the review is the third in a series from the Cochrane Collaboration Methods Group. .. Only the latter escapes a drubbing, with the reviewers concluding that technical editing does improve the readability, accuracy, and overall quality of published research.The Cochrane reviewers based their findings on 21 studies of the peer review process from an original trawl of only 135. [snip] On the basis of the current evidence, �the practice of peer review is based on faith in its effects, rather than on facts,� state the authors, who call forlarge, government funded research programmes to test the effectiveness of the system and investigate possible alternatives. �As the information revolution gathers pace, an empirically proven method of quality assurance is of paramount importance,� they contend. Professor Tom Jefferson, who led the Cochrane review, suggested that further research might prove that peer review, or an evolved form of it, worked. At the very least, it needed to be more open and accountable. But he said that there had never even been any consensus on its aims and that it would be more appropriate to refer to it as �competitive review.� [snip] REPORT FULL-TEXT AVAILABLE Editorial peer-review for improving the quality of reports of biomedical studies [ http://www.update-software.com/Cochrane/MR000016.pdf ] Jefferson TO, Alderson P, Davidoff F, Wager E This is a reprint of a Cochrane methodology review, prepared and maintained by the Cochrane Collaboration and published in The Cochrane Library 2003, Issue 1

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Re: [LIS-Forum] CD-ROM database production
by Manish Amte 29 Apr '03

29 Apr '03

Dear Sir , You can contact NISC at the following address for all your requirements regarding production of CD-ROM databases. NISC India S1, III Floor , Ballad Estates , St Ann's Road Tarnaka, Hyderabad-500017 Tel : 040-27001517 Web : www.nisc.co.in NISC publishes more 100 databases and is the only international database publishing company having publishing HUB in India. Best regards Manish Amte B17 , 9A Sahyadri Patpar Ganj New Delhi -1110092 -------------------------------------------------------------------- kss(a)informindia.co.in Wed Apr 23 15:12:16 IST 2003 Dear All, Could any one help me with the contact details of companies preferably in Bangalore, involved in offering software solutions for the production of CD-ROM databases from tagged records in ASCII format? Thanks K S Subba Rao Director Informatics India Ltd 337, Karuna Complex Sampige Road Malleshwaram Bangalore - 560 003 India Tel: +91-80-3464878 Fax: +91-80-3464878 kss at informindia.co.in www.informindia.co.in www.j-gate.informindia.co.in On Wed, 16 Apr 2003 Saiful Amin wrote : > >Hi Nivedita, >I've heard that IGNOU is going to start a 6-month or 1-year >course on Library Automation/Digital Libraries for the library >professionals very soon. I'm even told that the course material >is ready for that. >Being in Delhi, you might be better placed to inform us about any >developments in the IGNOU campus! >Regards, >Saiful > Nivedita.Sharma(a)fluor.com wrote:Hi everyone, > >This mail that has come from T.B. Rajashekar has really made me >think about raising this query - Do we really have some good >quality advance courses for working library science professionals >as well(other than offered by NISCAIR). This course that NCSI is >offering is about one and half year duration(Information and >Knowledge Management) and needs full time devotion on learner's >part. The contents of the course are quiet good and relevant for >working persons like me. I find that even after working for 10+ >years, I am interested to go for this training. The only barrier >is that I am full time working and settled in Delhi. > >It is a general feeling amongst library professionals that after >doing Masters in LIS only you are left with M.Phil or Phd to >upgrade your knowledge or qualification, and going for such >higher education is not that easy for everyone. The point behind >writing all this is that we should think about organizing such >good courses thru distance education program for working >professionals also. > >If any one in the field has some information about such program >that are already available, Pl let me know. If bodies like >NISSAT/NISCAIR/NCSI start doing some positive move in this >direction, I strongly believe that it is really going to help >professional like me who constantly on the look for something new >to learn, implement and create/add value to work. > >Nivedita Sharma >Sr. Technical Librarian >Knowledge Center >Fluor Daniel India Pvt. Ltd. >Gurgaon >Haryana > > >Information Consultant >Learning Resource Centre >Indian School of Business >Gachibowli >Hyderabad - 500 019 >Ph. +91-40-23187999 >http://purl.org/net/saiful > >Catch all the cricket action. Download Yahoo! Score tracker >_______________________________________________ >LIS-Forum mailing list >LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum

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Services from and collaboration with the Kesavan Inst. of Information and Knowledge Management (KIIKM) (fwd)
by Shyam Prasad pujar 29 Apr '03

29 Apr '03

> From: "Jai Haravu" <jharavu(a)hotmail.com> > Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2003 17:57:42 +0530 > Subject: [nmlis] Services from and collaboration with the > Kesavan Inst. of Information and Knowledge Management > (KIIKM) > > Dear Friends > > As mentioned in the first email that was sent announcing the formation > of KIIKM, we envisage some services and the possibility for > collaboration with a number of academic and other institutions. These > will be need based and in many cases articulated by institutions > themselves. KIIKM welcomes suggestions. > > However, even as of date the KIIKM can provide the following services > and offers some ideas for collaboration.: > > 1. KIIKM has developed a good set of modules for a P G course on > library automation with considerable emphasis on hands-on training. > The course is well suited to M L I Sc programmes and is of three weeks > duration. The course expects that the students will do a number of > assignments. KIIKM would be happy to come and deliver the course to M > L I Sc students in interested library schools. The course expects good > computer and networking infrastructure in the library and information > science schools where the course is expected to be delivered. > > 2. Similarly, a course (one week) on Knowledge Management also > suitable for M L I Sc is also possible to be delivered to students of > M L.I Sc students in interested library schools. > > 3. KIIKM will be happy to make available its new web-based library > automation software called NewGenLib to the Library and Information > Science Departments of Indian universities and/or college libraries on > a free trial for 3 months in which period the library school or > university library/college library can use it for its training > activity and/or the university or college library can see how it works > and also how it is possible to network different libraries. Interested > library schools/university libraries please ask for a brochure on > NewGenLib. Send an email to haravu(a)newgenlib.com for a free copy of > the brochure or if you wish to see the brochure as a PDF file online > go to the web site http://www.kiikm org/ > > 4. Professionals can contribute to the e-mail newsletter on issues > that they consider to be important. The newsletter and modalities of > how people can contribute to it will be established soon. Invited > presentations will also be part of the newsletter. > > 5. KIIKM will also provide a forum for professionals to write books on > identified topics. They can also suggest topics on which books should > be written, i.e., those that are needed in teaching programmes and > where there is a gap in the availability of good books at affordable > prices today. KIIKM proposes to invite senior and experienced > professionals to share their knowledge via specially commissioned > writings. > > 6. KIIKM has plans to develop e-learning modules for delivery over the > Internet and/or stand-alone use. KIIKM welcomes suggestions and > collaboration for the development of e-learning modules. An > experimental module has been developed for the B R Ambedkar Open > University in Hyderabad. > > > Haravu > L J Haravu > 69 Krishnapuri Colony > West Marredpally > Secunderabad 500026 > Tel: (91)-40-27803947

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MetaMap Project
by Mailing List Manager 28 Apr '03

28 Apr '03

Dear All, There is some detail about MetaMap Project. With the exponential development of the World Wide Web, there are so many metadata initiatives, so many organisations involved, and so many new standards that it's hard to get our bearings in this new environment. The problem is exacerbated by the fact that the names of most of these new standards are represented by acronyms. The MetaMap exists to help gather in one place information about these metadata initiatives, to try to show relationships among them, and to connect them with the various players involved in their creation and use. The MetaMap is a pedagogical tool in the form of a subway map, the goal of which is to help people understand metadata standards, sets, and initiatives related to information studies. The MetaMap project came about from the idea of representing "metaspace" as a subway map showing metadata standards related to information management. In this, metadata standards, sets, and initiatives (MSSIs) were considered and the theme lists were then organised into graphics representing subway lines. One can see metamap from the following site. http://mapageweb.umontreal.ca/turner/meta/english/index.html The site is a very good reference for metadata standards, sets and initiatives as well as it consists of detailed study about metadata, its origin, features, standards, components, types etc. Aurigene Discovery Technologies Limited, Electronic City, phase II, Hosur Road, Bangalore 562 158 Phone 8521314-16 Ext.- 422 Fax 852 6285 E-mail: madhureshsinghal(a)yahoo.com http://www.aurigene.com/

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Junior consultants
by Francis Jayakanth 28 Apr '03

28 Apr '03

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2003 17:26:43 +0530 From: Pravakar Rath <pkrath_99(a)hotmail.com> To: lis-forum-owner(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Dear Professionals Our faculty is looking for two Junior consultants urgently.Please send your biodata stating all your acdemic achievements. Qualification-MLIS with UGC-NET Stipend-Rs.10,000 per month Send your biodata if iterested within one weeks time to Prof.S.B.Ghosh,(sbghosh(a)hotmail.com) with a copy to Dr P.K.Rath(pkrath_99(a)hotmail.com) Faculty of Library and Information Science IGNOU,New Delhi-110068

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Herbert Van de Sompel Receives Kilgour Award for Res. in Library & IT
by Mailing List Manager 26 Apr '03

26 Apr '03

Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 10:13:44 +0530 IT From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> 2003 LITA Frederick G. Kilgour Award winner announced Dr. Herbert Van de Sompel of the Los Alamos National Laboratories is the winner of the Frederick G. Kilgour Award for Research in Library and Information Technology for 2003. OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc., and the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), a division of the American Library Association, sponsor the award. The award was established to honor the achievements of Frederick G. Kilgour, the founder of OCLC and a seminal figure in library automation. The award is given to a person who has amassed a significant body of "real world" research in the field of library and information technology that has had an impact in the way in which information is published, stored, retrieved, disseminated or managed. It consists of $2,000, an expense-paid trip to the ALA Annual Conference, and a citation of merit. "The Kilgour Award Committee was delighted to acknowledge the significant work of Dr. Van de Sompel, whose research has contributed significantly to not one, but two major current developments in our field: linking technologies and metadata harvesting." said Larry Woods, chair of the award committee. Based on the research for his PhD, Herbert and his colleague Patrick Hochstenbach created SFX, a system that uses information passed from one information system to create locally appropriate related web links to other systems. The SFX system now is in use in hundreds of libraries worldwide. Parallel products have been or are now being developed by various companies, universities, and other players in the library information technology environment, all based on the insights and architecture developed for SFX. A key element of the SFX linking architecture is the OpenURL, a method for passing bibliographic information from one information system to another encoded in a URL. The OpenURL is now being standardized by NISO (an effort in which Herbert is heavily involved), and shows promise of becoming a key tool in the interoperation of distributed digital library systems. As a matter of fact, it has the potential to change the nature of links on the Web in general. With Carl Lagoze, Herbert led an international effort to devise a protocol by which systems holding descriptive metadata could make that metadata available for "harvesting" and re-use by other information systems. Originally developed to support the building of union catalogs of metadata derived from distributed e-print archives, the protocol has been generalized through work in the larger digital library world as the Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting. Dr. Van de Sompel received a Masters degree in Mathematics in 1979, and a Masters degree in Computer Science in 1981 and a Ph.D. in Communication Science in 2000 all from Ghent University, Belgium. He is now employed at the Research Library of the Los Alamos National Laboratories in New Mexico as Team Leader, Digital Library Research and Prototyping Group. The award will be presented at the LITA President's Program on Monday, June 23, 2003 at the ALA Annual Conference in Toronto.

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Fwd: [nmlis] Announcing the formation of a New Institute to honour late Mr B S Kesavan
by JK Vijayakumar 25 Apr '03

25 Apr '03

--- Jai Haravu <jharavu(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > To: nmlis(a)yahoogroups.com > From: "Jai Haravu" <jharavu(a)hotmail.com> > Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 12:37:12 +0000 > Subject: [nmlis] Announcing the formation of a > New Institute to honour late Mr B S Kesavan --------------------------------- Dear List Members I am happy to announce the formation of a charitable Trust called Kesavan Institute of Information and Knowledge Management. The trust has been formed as an initiative of many former colleagues, friends, admirers, students and relations of late Mr B S Kesavan as a token of our admiration and respect for Mr Kesavan's many achievements as a pioneer institution builder, a warm human being and a mentor to so many of us. The initial funding for the trust has been provided by voluntary contributions by many of Mr Kesavan's colleagues and others. In fact the trust has been working for the last one year on various initiatives. However, we did not formally announce the formation since we were waiting for approval from the Income Tax authorities for tax exemption. We are now told that the exemption will come this month. A web site for the Institute has just been created and the URL is: http://www.kiikm.org/. There is already some content on the site and more will be added in time. I would appreciate hearing from members of this list about the objectives and initiatives of the Trust. The current trustees of the Institute are M/s S Parthasarathy, A K Dasgupta and L J Haravu. Mr T N Rajan, also a long time colleague of Mr Kesavan has taken the role of Settlor of the Trust. The Institute is committed to collaborating with like minded individuals and institutions on activities envisaged in the objectives of the trust and I welcome your comments and suggestions. L J Haravu Trustee, Kesavan Institute of Information and Knowledge Management. ------------------------------- __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo http://search.yahoo.com

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4th ASIST International paper contest announcement
by JK Vijayakumar 25 Apr '03

25 Apr '03

2003 INTERNATIONAL PAPER CONTEST ON International Digital Libraries and Information Science & Technology Advances in Developing Countries --------------------------------- The American Society for Information Science & Technology (ASIST), International Information Issues Special Interest Group, is pleased to announce its fourth competition for papers to be submitted for the 2003 Annual Meeting, Oct. 20-23, 2003, Long Beach, CA. The theme of the paper is: �Humanizing Information Technology - From Ideas to Bits and Back: the developing world perspective.� The paper topic could be at the country or regional level. Papers could discuss issues, policies and case studies on specific aspects of this theme, such as, but not limited to, the following: information management, organization and access; information seeking and use; information retrieval; interactivity; ethical, social, political, legal and economic issues related to the role of information in society, such as privacy, copyright, information policy, as well as the social role of information technologies such as the Internet and the World Wide Web; information production, transfer, and delivery; technologies for computing and networking� There will be six winners. Winners will be selected by a panel of judges, which will include Nadia Caidi, University of Toronto; Nathalie Leroy, United Nations; Michel Menou, City University of London; Margarita Studemeister, United States Institute of Peace, and Hong Xu, University of Pittsburgh. The prize for each winner is a two-year individual membership in ASIST. In the case of multiple authors, the principal author will be awarded the ASIST membership. The first place winner will be awarded a $1,000 travel grant, and Conference registration fee to the ASIST Annual Conference in Long Beach California, October 19-22, 2003. Depending on the availability of additional resources, the SIG/III International Paper Competition Committee will provide some travel funds for a second winner who has not previously been in the United States. Publishing opportunities Submitted papers will be considered for posting on the SIG III web site as pre-publications. In addition they will also be considered for inclusion in the ASIST Bulletin, based on the decision of Editor-in-Chief, Irene Travis, Ph.D. Papers will also be reviewed for inclusion in a special issue of the International Information and Library Review, subject to the usual peer refereeing process. Information for authors Only papers by a principal author who is a citizen of, and resides in a developing country are eligible. Winners in the 2000, 2001 or 2002 contests are not eligible. The papers should be original, unpublished, preferably in English, but submissions in French or Spanish will be accepted. We encourage submissions from librarians, information and network specialists, and educators involved in the creation, representation, maintenance, exchange, discovery, delivery, and use of digital information. ASIST Copyright Policy ASIST will have the non-exclusive right to publish any of the papers submitted on its web site or in print, with ownership and all other rights remaining with the author. Deadline for submission of full papers Authors are invited to submit manuscripts, not to exceed 6000 words, by June 30, 2003. Authors are encouraged to submit papers electronically. For more information or to submit manuscripts, please contact Yunfei Du by e-mail at the following address: ydu(a)lis.admin.unt.edu Please check SIG III website (http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGIII/) for a list of previous winners, sample papers, and success stories of some previous winners! ------------------------------------ JK Vijayakumar INFLIBNET __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo http://search.yahoo.com

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RE: [LIS-Forum] Help required - Catalogue cabinets
by Mailing List Manager 24 Apr '03

24 Apr '03

Dear Rajeev you may try http://library.vigyan.org.in/ Here is Library suppliers Directory. I spent 30 minutes without results. Addresses you need MUST be there, if it is worthwhile calling a Library Supplies Directory. I know that famous brand names in Steel furniture Methodex, Chandan, Godrej besides Mehra & Co of delhi --- all of them supply Library Catalog Cabinets. www.tpyponline.com would give you the needed addresses in Bangalore. Vyasamoorthy

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Celebrate World book Day
by Mailing List Manager 24 Apr '03

24 Apr '03

Let us talk and contribute a little on this "world book and copyright day- April 23", in their own place (home and working place) a.. Teach a concept of personal library to your children b.. Teach your children about preservation of books c.. Ask your children to donate their school text books (if they want -otherwise a personal library) to school library or to a poor student d.. Ask your children to share their feeling of reading their best book with others e.. Teach your children about the copyright f.. Help a rural school to introduce the concept of library ( without investing much money) g.. Let us think of "Every school a Library" particularly rural. With regards Dr.H.S.Siddamallaiah President, Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) phone: 6995035; 6995031 Email sidda(a)nimhans.kar.nic.in www.nimhans.kar.nic.in www.nimhans.kar.nic.in/ila

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CD-ROM database production
by kss 23 Apr '03

23 Apr '03

Dear All, Could any one help me with the contact details of companies preferably in Bangalore, involved in offering software solutions for the production of CD-ROM databases from tagged records in ASCII format? Thanks K S Subba Rao Director Informatics India Ltd 337, Karuna Complex Sampige Road Malleshwaram Bangalore - 560 003 India Tel: +91-80-3464878 Fax: +91-80-3464878 kss(a)informindia.co.in www.informindia.co.in www.j-gate.informindia.co.in

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Help required
by Rajeev K R 23 Apr '03

23 Apr '03

Hi, Few weeks back sombody had posted about using 'Catalogue Cabinets for storing CD-ROMs'. Could you please send me the addresses and phone numbers of 'Catalogue Cabinet' vendors in Bangalore? Also the approximate price, if you have purchased it recently? If there is any other better option to store CD-ROMs in bulk, please let me know the details. With Warm Regards Rajeev K R Library & Information Center Sasken Communication Technologies Limited 139/25, Ring Road, Domlur Bangalore - 560071 India Email: krr(a)sasken.com Tel: + 91 80 5355501 Extn: 2021 Fax: + 91 80 5351133 URL: www.sasken.com ************************************************************************ SASKEN BUSINESS DISCLAIMER This message may contain confidential, proprietary or legally Privileged information. In case you are not the original intended Recipient of the message, you must not, directly or indirectly, use, Disclose, distribute, print, or copy any part of this message and you are requested to delete it and inform the sender. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender unless otherwise stated. Nothing contained in this message shall be construed as an offer or acceptance of any offer by Sasken Communication Technologies Limited ("Sasken") unless sent with that express intent and with due authority of Sasken. Sasken has taken enough precautions to prevent the spread of viruses. However the company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. ***********************************************************************

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Is this the library of the future?(Megan Lane of BBC)
by JK Vijayakumar 22 Apr '03

22 Apr '03

All of you may be interested to read this article came in BBC Online........... -------------------------------------- In an unlovely High Street in east London comes the query "can you tell me the way to the library?" "You mean the Idea Store - turn right at the clock, can't miss it." And indeed you can't - instead of a Victorian-era pile or a squat 60s block, the new library in Bow brings colour and light to a corner of the capital still largely untouched by the forces of gentrification. The foyer of Bow's revamped library On walking through its sliding glass doors, what first meets the eye is not shelves of books or stern librarians but a caf�, complete with espresso machine and banana loaf. Tables dot the spacious foyer and a cheery security guard asks a passing child not to blow up her whoopee cushion inside. He knows her - and others streaming into the building on this sunny spring afternoon - by name. To the right are internet terminals, a space in which Bow residents young and old occupy almost every work station. To the left a "Sight and Sound" stall for DVDs, CDs and videos. But where are the books? It is only once around the corner, en route to the children's play area, that the reader comes across the well-stocked, lime green shelves. One themed display is on holidays within the UK, another is on understanding Islam - a timely choice, and apposite in a borough where just half the population is white. Surge in interest "People have been very positive since we opened last May, as the numbers using it show," says ideas supervisor Zoinul Abidin (a librarian in the old jargon). "In our previous building we'd get between 250 to 300 people a day, here we average about 1,000." Children jump and play - and read While the initial spike in book issues has levelled off somewhat since the opening, both these and course enrolments are up on previous years. This, in a borough which recently had a library use rate of just 28% compared with the national average of 55%. Rabia Puddicombe, who lives in the tower block overlooking the revamped library, says she is now a frequent visitor. "Whenever I'm looking after my granddaughter, I bring her here to play with the other children. And for me it's a lovely place to sit with a cup of tea." Siobhan Bevans, a teaching assistant and mother of three, says her boys now clamour to come to the library. "They like using the internet; and the pupils from my school come here for the afternoon homework club." New image, new users For this is the new direction for the UK's libraries, 150 years young in 2000, an example singled out by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport in its blueprint for the future published last month. It will no doubt be praised again in the Social Market Foundation's lecture on rejuvenating libraries this Wednesday. Books may not be so easy to find The borough of Tower Hamlets plans to open six more idea stores within the next five years, including its flagship building in Whitechapel due to open in 2004. While construction work on this glass-encased emporium of learning has yet to get underway, its arrival will prompt a much-needed facelift for the market stalls which set up daily on the High Street's litter-strewn pavements. But such projects do not come cheap, and the borough - one of the UK's most deprived - is funding its brave leap forward through a combination of national and European grants, proceeds from building sales, and sponsorship from the likes of Sainsbury's and Lloyds. Bethnal Green: Ye Olde Style library What of its old libraries, still used and still loved? While these will no longer be filled with books, buildings such as Bethnal Green's rather lovely - albeit somewhat imposing - public library will remain open for community use. It's just up to the council to decide in what capacity. Meanwhile, the staff here and at other library services around the UK do what they can to attract people. Space once given over to bookshelves has been cleared to make way for extra computer terminals and racks of CDs. As in Bow a mile or so away, folk songs and popular operatic arias vie for space with the soundtracks to Bollywood hits. Yet still, its ornate wood panelling and hushed whispers provide an altogether different experience than slouching on a comfy armchair in the bright and buzzy Bow Idea Store. Almost like stepping back in time... or into a place where reading comes first. ------------------- For full article visit http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/2859845.stm --------------------- JK Vijayakumar INFLIBNET __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo http://search.yahoo.com

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Lecture on LIS Education in India and Germany by Dr. I.K.Ravichandra Rao
by Maureen Gonsalves 22 Apr '03

22 Apr '03

Max Mueller Bhavan Bangalore takes pleasure in inviting you to a lecture on: Library and Information Sciences Education in India and Germany by Dr I.K.Ravichandra Rao Head, Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) & Head, Documentation & Research Training Centre (DRTC), Bangalore Dr Ravichandra Rao was part of a delegation of select Library and Information Science (LIS) professionals from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan that went on a Study Tour to Germany organised by Max Mueller Bhavan, New Delhi. The aim of this tour was to provide first-hand experience of the LIS education system in Germany and to gain insights as to how the practical aspects of LIS training are implemented, and have been incorporated in the teaching methodology. Dr Rao will share his experiences with us and the lecture will be followed by discussion over refreshments. Please join us at 6.00 p.m. on Thursday 24th April, 2003 in the Library Hall, Max Mueller Bhavan 3, Lavelle Road, Bangalore 560 001 Ph: 221 9772/227 5435 Maureen Gonsalves Head of Information Centre & Library Max Mueller Bhavan - Goethe-Institut Inter Nationes No. 3, Lavelle Road Bangalore 560 001 India Tel: 221 9772 Extn: 206 E-mail: library.mmb(a)bangalore.goethe.org Homepage: http://www.goethe.de/bangalore

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Core metalist of open access eprint archives
by Mailing List Manager 21 Apr '03

21 Apr '03

Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 12:43:45 +0530 From: Madhuresh <madhuresh_s(a)aurigene.com> Following is the URL for "Core metalist of open access eprint archives". This page is produced and maintained by Open Citation (OpCit) Project. This is not a list of individual open access archives of full-text research papers, but instead lists and comments on other lists of individual archives. The URL's in the list may point to several other archives. This list and its categorization gives a broad overview of the structure, size and progress of full-text open access eprint archives. The list gives the pointers to various OAI Archives, Institutional Archives, Eprints.org Archives, Gateways, Open Access Journal Archives and Disciplinary Archives. This list is very useful for those information seekers, who want to know the sources for Free Full-Text in their respective subjects. This list is supposed to be a single point source for all Open Access eprint archives and it is being updated regularly. http://opcit.eprints.org/explorearchives.shtml Regards Madhuresh Singhal Aurigene Discovery Technologies Limited, Electronic City, phase II, Hosur Road, Bangalore 562 158 Phone 8521314-16 Ext.- 422 Mobile: 94482 43849 Fax 852 6285 E-mail: madhureshsinghal(a)yahoo.com http://www.aurigene.com/

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Refresher Course in Library and Information Science
by Mailing List Manager 21 Apr '03

21 Apr '03

Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 13:51:17 From: "[iso-8859-1] Prof. N. Laxman Rao." <naglaxman(a)yahoo.com> Dear professional friends, > > The Acdemic Staff College, Andhra University offers > Refresher Course in > Library and Information Science. The programme is > scheduled to be held from > 5th to 25th May 2003. Those who are interested can have > the application > forms from: > > The Director, > Academic Staff College > Andhra University, > Visakhapatnam 530 003. > > As an option, the interested candidates can mail their > postal address to me, > for onward transmission to the Director. > Sincerly, Varalakshmi > > -- > Dr. RSR Varalakshmi > Professor and HOD, > Dept. of Library and Information Science., > Andhra University. > Visakhapatnam. >

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IFLA ALP COURSE FOR INFORMATION PROFESSIONALS IN ASIA-OCEANIA
by JK Vijayakumar 21 Apr '03

21 Apr '03

CURRENT IT APPLICATIONS IN INFORMATION SERVICES: A COURSE FOR INFORMATION PROFESSIONALS IN ASIA-OCEANIA The School of Information Management, Victoria University of Wellington New Zealand Sponsored by the IFLA Advancement of Librarianship Programme This short course is tailored specifically to the needs of information professionals working in developing countries in Asia and Oceania. It provides basic knowledge and skills in the application of information technology to the operation of a modern information service, whether public or private sector, as well as hands-on experience in the development and use of key technologies for the production, storage and dissemination of information in proactive information environments. The course includes classroom instruction, extensive IT lab work, and visits to a wide range of excellent, state-of-the-art libraries and information services in Wellington. There are limited places for a small number of fee-paying students - the cost of study in New Zealand is low in comparison with other developed countries. November-December is spring and early summer in New Zealand, so the climate is relatively mild. Students are provided with single room accommodation in a University hostel in the centre of Wellington, New Zealand's harbourside capital city. Week 1: IT for Information Services Overview: the changing role of information services, 'customer' focus, proactive management Searching: online databases, Web searching, search engines, search strategies Website creation and management: Introduction to software, basics of content management Week 2: Databases and Metadata Basics of database creation Metadata basics, practical applications of metadata DB Textworks IT-assisted thesaurus construction Electronic publishing and writing Week 3: IT for Collection Services Overview: trends in collection management, digital library concepts Development of a digital library Digitisation and preservation Electronic records management Week 4: Using the Web Designing a Website Use of key software: Fireworks, Dreamweaver, etc. Putting a site together Evaluation of Websites Creation of a personal Website --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Approx dates: 4 weeks, Monday 17 Nov - Friday 12 Dec 2003 Approx cost: US$2500 (includes tuition, teaching materials, accommodation and some meals). Airfare extra For further information please contact: Professor G E Gorman School of Information Management Victoria University of Wellington PO Box 600 Wellington 6015 New Zealand email gary.gorman(a)vuw.ac.nz ---------------------------------- J K Vijayakumar INFLIBNET __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo http://search.yahoo.com

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DRTC Colloquium on Information Resource Management
by ramshirish mamidala 19 Apr '03

19 Apr '03

Indian Statistical Institute Documentation Research & Training Center 8th Mile, Mysore Road, Bangalore - 560059 DRTC Colloquium On Issues and Challenges in Management of Information Resources Abstract Information is an important resource in the “Information Society” and its management is very different from traditional Library management. Mostly, it involves management of change, time and electronic sources, along with traditional collection management aspects. This colloquium tends to explore and discuss the various issues and challenges related to various aspects of “Information Resource Management”. Speakers Topics 1. Aparajita Suman : IRM : The Changing Paradigms 2. M. Ramshirish : KM : Domain Specific IRM Technique 3. Vineeta : Resource Sharing & Lib.Networking 4. Banda Shankar : IRM through Consortia 5. Asim Kumar : IT Management: An IRM Tool 6. Prachi Singh : IRM in Digital Environment Venue : DRTC Classroom Date : 23rd April 2003 Time : 2.P.M All are cordially invited Professor & Head DRTC From Aparajita Suman DRTC, ISI, 8th Mile, Mysore Road, R.V.College PO Bangalore- 560 059 _________________________________________________________________ MSN Tabloid. Just the juice. http://server1.msn.co.in/msntabloid/index.asp Come back!

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Request for articles - Urgent
by Mr.Puttabasavaiah <bas＠library.iisc.ernet.in> 17 Apr '03

17 Apr '03

Dear Members, Can any body help in getting copies of the following articles? These are required to one of our senior faculty very urgently. I have trired at Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, National Institute of Virology Pune and IIT Mumbai. But they do not seem to have. Copies may kindly be mailed me. Wih regards, Puttabasavaiah. Articles required: ----------------- 1. American Scientist Volume 36, 1948 p577- 2. Perspectives in Medecine Volume 9, 1966 p482-87 ###################################### Puttabasavaiah Serial Control Unit & Computer Unit In-Charge JRD Tata Memorial Library Indian Institute of Science Bangalore - 560 012 INDIA. Phone: 080 - 3942610 (Off.) 080 - 3942820 (Res.) E-Mail: bas(a)library.iisc.ernet.in http://www.library.iisc.ernet.in #######################################

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Awareness programme on Greenstone Digital Library Software (GSDL) (26th April 2003)
by Shivaram 17 Apr '03

17 Apr '03

Dear All Please find below details of a one-day in-depth workshop on Greenstone Digital Library software, organized on 26th April 2003. We regret for the short notice. Originally planned as a local programme, we decided to make it open in response to requests from several professionals. We hope this effort will be found useful. Regards NCSI-NET Alumni Association ---------------------------------------------------------- NCSI-NET (The Alumni Association of NCSI, IISc) is pleased to announce A one-day in-depth awareness programme on The Greenstone Digital Library Software (GSDL) 26th Saturday 2003 Venue: National Centre for Science Information (NCSI), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. 9.00 AM to 5.30 PM (Registration: 8.30 AM) About GSDL: The Greenstone Digital Library Software (GSDL) is rapidly emerging as a leading software for developing and distributing digital library collections. Greenstone provides a new way of organizing information and publishing it on the Internet or on CD-ROM. It is produced by the New Zealand Digital Library Project at the University of Waikato, and developed and distributed in cooperation with UNESCO and the Human Info NGO. It is freely available, open-source software, issued under the terms of the GNU General Public License. The aim of the software is to empower users, particularly in universities, R&D libraries, and other public service institutions, to build their own digital libraries. About this workshop: The workshop will cover the latest version of GSDL (2.39) and will include extensive practical demonstrations of its various features, including the following: - Overview of GSDL software - Installation and configuration - Collection building and configuration - Search and retrieval - Interface customization and multilingual support - CD-ROM publishing and administration At the end of the workshop you will be in a position to make informed use of GSDL and develop your own digital library collections. Instructors: NCSI staff, having extensive practical experience with GSDL, will conduct the training programme. NCSI has been an early adopter of GSDL in India and has been involved in beta testing of the software and has already conducted a successful national level workshop on this topic during 15.4.2002 to 20.4.2002. See for example: - NISSAT-NCSI Workshop on Developing Digital Libraries using Open Source Software (http://144.16.72.189/opendl/) and - Demo Digital Library Collections Built at NCSI Using Greenstone Digital Library Software (http://144.16.72.189/cgi-bin/library.exe) Workshop fee: Rs. 500/- (Rs. Five hundred only). This will include CD-ROM containing latest version of GSDL (version 2.39) and e-version of the workshop material, working lunch and coffee. Please note that outstation participants have to make their own arrangements for accommodation. Registration: The workshop is limited to 25 participants on a first-cum-first served basis. Intimate your participation by e-mail, latest by 23rd April (Wednesday). This intimation will be taken as your confirmation to participate. Include the following details: Your name, designation, official address, and contact details. You can pay the registration fee at the time of registration on 26th April (Saturday). Please send participation details to one of the following NCSI-NET coordinators: Ms. K. Venkatalakshmi (lakshmivk(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in) Mr. B.S. Shivaram (shivaram(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in)

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Re: [LIS-Forum] IKM Training Course at NCSI, IISc: Advertisement inviting applications
by Nivedita.Sharma＠fluor.com 16 Apr '03

16 Apr '03

Hi everyone, This mail that has come from T.B. Rajashekar has really made me think about raising this query - Do we really have some good quality advance courses for working library science professionals as well(other than offered by NISCAIR). This course that NCSI is offering is about one and half year duration(Information and Knowledge Management) and needs full time devotion on learner's part. The contents of the course are quiet good and relevant for working persons like me. I find that even after working for 10+ years, I am interested to go for this training. The only barrier is that I am full time working and settled in Delhi. It is a general feeling amongst library professionals that after doing Masters in LIS only you are left with M.Phil or Phd to upgrade your knowledge or qualification, and going for such higher education is not that easy for everyone. The point behind writing all this is that we should think about organizing such good courses thru distance education program for working professionals also. If any one in the field has some information about such program that are already available, Pl let me know. If bodies like NISSAT/NISCAIR/NCSI start doing some positive move in this direction, I strongly believe that it is really going to help professional like me who constantly on the look for something new to learn, implement and create/add value to work. Nivedita Sharma Sr. Technical Librarian Knowledge Center Fluor Daniel India Pvt. Ltd. Gurgaon Haryana "Dr. T.B. Rajashekar" <raja(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> To: "Lis-Forum" <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> Sent by: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.ii cc: sc.ernet.in 04/16/03 10:02 AM Subject: [LIS-Forum] IKM Training Course at NCSI, IISc: Advertisement inviting applications ..... NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SCIENCE INFORMATION (NCSI) INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE B A N 0 A L 0 R E- 560012 REQUIRES TRAINEES in the "Information and Knowledge Management (IKM)" training programme of National Centre for Science information (NCSI) Advt. No.R(IB)308-2/2003, No. of positions: 11 [GEN-04, OBC-01, SC-1 ,ST-01, Sponsored Candidates-03, PH-1 (reserved for hearing impaired, if suitable candidates are not available under this category, orthopaedically handicapped persons would be considered) 1. I Class Bachelor's Degree in any subject with Master's Degree in Library/Information Science or Associateship in Documentation/Information Science awarded by DRTC or INSDOC with a minimum of II Class. One or two years of experience in a Library/Information Centre and basic knowledge of computers is desirable. OR I Class B.E. or M.B.B.S. with a minimum of one year experience in information handling. 2. SC/ST candidates with pass class will also be considered. 3. The sponsored candidates should forward their application through proper channel. No stipend will be paid to sponsored candidates. Training is for a period of 18 months w.e.f. 01.08.2003 on a stipend of Rs.5,000/- per month (Fixed). ABOUT THE IKM TRAINING PROGRAMME The programme includes 2 semesters of course work, 2 months of industrial training and 6 months of project work. Visit our website http://www.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/training/ for more details of the course, including course schedule and syllabus. Information and Knowledge Management (IKM) training programme is conducted by NCSI with the support of NISSAT, DSIR, Govt. of India. GENERAL CONDITIONS Those who have completed their qualifying examination and awarded the degree only need apply. The Institute will have no obligation to absorb them on completion of the training. No accommodation will be available on the Institute campus. Candidates who are willing to be considered strictly on the aforesaid condition may send their application in plain paper with details of their (I) Name, (ii) Date of Birth, (iii) Address, (iv) Educational Qualifications (indicating examinations passed, year, percentage and class obtained since SSLC/Matriculation), (v) Caste(SC/ST/OBC/GEN) (vi) Copy of the medical certificate in the prescribed form issued by the Competent Medical Authority for the purpose of employment in the case of PH candidates, together with xerox copies of Marks Card, Certificates to ASSISTANT REGISTRAR, UNIT-lB, INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE, BANGALORE - 560 012 on or before 09.05.2003. Dated 09.04.2003 REGISTRAR _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that any use, review, retransmission, dissemination, distribution, reproduction or any action taken in reliance upon this message is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of the company. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Software upgrade
by mailman＠ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 16 Apr '03

16 Apr '03

Dear LIS-Forum Member: During the last weekend the email based discussion lists management software,Mailman, was being upgraded. Hopefully with the upgraded version of Mailman, we'll be able to check the spams. We are sending this mail just to keep you informed about the upgradation so that if you notice anything unusual pl. let us know by sending a mail to lis-forum-owner(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in If you had experienced any sort of problem during last couple of days while posting messages to lis-forum, it could have been because the software was being upgraded. Please re-post such messages, if any. Please note that LIS-Forum discussion list is now a closed list meaning only members of this list can post messages to it. It has been deliberately made a closed list to block the unsolicited mails. Thanking you for your cooperation, - Moderator

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