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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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RE: [LIS-Forum] Business databases
by Mailing List Manager 06 Jun '03

06 Jun '03

Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2003 11:59:10 +0530 From: VYASAMOORTHY /IKP/HYD <Vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com> dear Ms. Walters You may try out the following links: http://www.securities.com Provides, for a fee, access to a large number of Indian Market, business, trade info, statistics, special reports in full text. But search facilities are poor. http://ibid.informindindia.co.in provides online/cdrom access on an annual fee basis; Indian Business Trade, commeercial info abstracts - descriptive & usable - are searchable via very powerful field based mechanism; Product coding helps reach highly specific searches for industrial info, say all info on turmeric. Nearly 90 plus periodicals are covered for about 8 years. http://www.cmie.com Government generated original data; trade statistics; very popular and reputed; major industries covered; India-Trades and other databases. Meaningful usage requires investment in training and learning to use the package. http://www.indiainformer.com Formerly Vanscom; Newspaper based info; mostly full text items; search facilities are not sharp. coverage -- about 15 newspapers; http://www.indiastats.com There are many libraries subscribing to these data sources. We get IBID and VANs. IIMs and management institutions are good places to ask for help. www.indianmba.com gives a comprehensive list of MBA institutions. I also remember Lis-forum archives contain details of subscriptions made by several institutions. best wishes *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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KM Week in Bangalore
by Mailing List Manager 06 Jun '03

06 Jun '03

Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2003 05:27:16 -0700 (PDT) From: Ayesha Taranum <a_tara(a)yahoo.com> Hello All, Some useful information to share with all. -- Ayesha Bangalore Management Association & Institution of Engineers are organising Knowledge Management Week. The itenary is as follows: Dates- June 9th to June 13th 2003 Time- Evening 6:00 to 8:00 p.m Venue- Institution of Engineers, Bangalore June 9 2003 - Landscapes and Roadmaps of Knowledge Management by Dr. Madanmohan Rao, IIIT Bangalore

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Online Dictionary of "Search Engine Jargon"
by aprajita suman 05 Jun '03

05 Jun '03

Respected all, Here is a Search Engine Dictionary web site which provides a glossary of search engine terms. " The Search Engine Dictionary was originally conceived and authored by André le Roux, editor of Pandecta Magazine. It is included in the Search Engine Yearbook and is also offered as a separate, free PDF download". URL:http://www.searchenginedictionary.com/ With regards, Aparajita Suman Student, DRTC,Indian Statistical Institute, 8th Mile, Mysore Road, Bangalore. aparajita(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in aparajita_drtc(a)hotmail.com ___________________________________________________ Get email that means BUSINESS! me @ mycompany.com. Just Rs.1499/year. To start, click http://www.rediffmailpro.com

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LOC cooperates with EZB (Elektronische Zeitschriftenbibliothek) (fwd)
by Library 05 Jun '03

05 Jun '03

Dear everyone, This is a very well presented and user-friendly site for locating e-journals. It also tells us what are freely available and what are subscribtion based. Interestingly, links are also provided to archives of journals - to Gallica, to JSTOR etc. Please check it out. Regards, 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: Mon, 19 May 2003 06:42:49 -0400 (EDT) From: Ann Okerson <ann.okerson(a)yale.edu> Reply-To: liblicense-l(a)lists.yale.edu To: liblicense-l(a)lists.yale.edu Subject: LOC cooperates with EZB (Elektronische Zeitschriftenbibliothek) Below follows a translation of a press release issued last week in German from the Regensburg University and their EZB project. Of great interest. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- RELEASE Developed five years ago as a new service in the Regensburg University Library for using electronic scientific and scholarly journals, the EZB (Electronic Journal Library/Elektronische Zeitschriftenbibliothek) has developed rapidly in the areas of scholarship and research. In that time, more than 200 research libraries and research institutes in Germany and others elsewhere in Europe have joined the service. Now the Library of Congress, the leading library in the United States and the largest library in the world, has joined as a new member. The EZB has in the process won a powerful international partner. Made aware of the impressive range and quality of the collection and the userfriendly presentation of over 14,000 electronic journals, the Library of Congress wanted to broaden its experience with this innovative library service. Their representatives were especially taken with the division of labor in the organization of the EZB. Specifically, the full text scholarly journals were gathered on a cooperative basis by all the members in a central database operated in Regensburg. The metadata needed for use of the journals was managed in common. Only through the collaboration of many partners can the quality and availability of the data be assured for the long term. The Regensburg University Library constructed the technical and management infrastructure required for the enterprise. Thanks to the support of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft and the German government's Ministry for Education and Research, the service can be continually adjusted and developed for new demands. The Library of Congress invited the Regensburg University Library to visit Washington in January of this year for a demonstration of the service onsite and to discussion the possibilities for cooperation. In April, the Library of Congress decided to employ the opportunities of cooperation with this service and to take part in the common effort. A common exchange of data will be carried out, which will bring appreciable advantages for both parties. The Library of Congress is able to offer its users improved and more expansive access to electronic journals and at the same time the EZB enriches itself with a considerable number of titles. Through the new partnerships we have a most promising opportunity to esbalish the EZB beyond Europe as the largest collection of scholarly online journals in the world. That should further increase the already intensive use - in the last year, 6.4 million requests for titles were logged - still further. Going forward, the Library of Congress and the Regensburg University Library (representing the EZB) have joined in other aspects of collaboration. One challenging aspect of the cooperation will be to develop common international standards for the development of this new form of publication and the technical experience that will allow for an efficiently automated data exchange. The goals include also a mutual exchange of know-how in the acquisition and licensing of electronic journals. We have made a beginning in a very promising international partnership. URL of the EZB (Elektronische Zeitschriftenbibliothek): http://www.bibliothek.uni-regensburg.de/ezeit/ Contact person: Dr. Evelinde Hutzler Universittsbibliothek Regensburg Tel: 0941/943-4411 e-mail: evelinde.hutzler(a)bibliothek.uni-regensburg.de

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SSCI
by prafulla＠nisc.co.in 05 Jun '03

05 Jun '03

Dear Prof Pichappan: The following three institutions are subscribing to SSCI database: Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar Univ Indira Gandhi Inst of Development Research IIM, Indore Source: Inflibnet's Secondary Serials database Thank you Sincerely T.V. Prafulla Chandra Senior Editor --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NISC Export Services Pvt. Ltd. (an affiliate of NISC International, Inc. USA) S-1 Ballad Estates, St.Ann's School Road, Tarnaka, Hyderabad 500 017 Andhra Pradesh, India - Tel:+91 40 27001517 Tel/Fax:+91 40 27002538 WWW.NISC.COM A company in service to NISC worldwide. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: [LIS-Forum] SSCI Index (fwd)
by Mailing List Manager 05 Jun '03

05 Jun '03

Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2003 09:34:57 +0530 From: MD. Sibli Sirajee <sibli(a)hub.nic.in> The following libraries are subscribing to the Social Science Citation Index(SSCI) Compact Disc Edition with Abstracts for the year indicated. 1. Indira Gandhi Institute of Develoment Research Library, Mumbai, 1997 2. Tata Institute of Social Sciences Library, Mumbai, 1996 3. SNDT Women,s University Library, Mumbai (year not mentioned) 4. National Social Science Documentation Centre (NASSDOC), New Delhi, Mar 1999. (Source: Union Catalogue of CD-ROM Databases in Social Sciences, edited by Nutan Johry, Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi, 2001, p. 74-75.) Sibli Sirajee sibli(a)hub.nic.in Senior Systems Analyst NIC, New Delhi ----- Original Message ----- > Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2003 13:36:29 +0500 (IST) > From: ppich(a)vsnl.net > > > I would like to know the Indian institutions which have Social Science > Citation Index(SSCI). I gratefully appreciate if anybody can inform its availability. > > > P.Pichappan > Dept. of Library & Information Science > Annamalai University

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SSCI Index
by Mailing List Manager 04 Jun '03

04 Jun '03

Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2003 13:36:29 +0500 (IST) From: ppich(a)vsnl.net I would like to know the Indian institutions which have Social Science Citation Index(SSCI). I gratefully appreciate if anybody can inform its availability. P.Pichappan Dept. of Library & Information Science Annamalai University

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Request for an article
by sainul＠iiitmk.ac.in 03 Jun '03

03 Jun '03

Dear Sir, I am in urgent need of one Article published in 1957. I would appreciate if you could kindly provide me a copy of the same at your earliest Convenience, if it is available in your Library. This document is not available in IEEE/IEE Electronic Library, and many of the libraries where I contacted. Available details of the article: Nambiar, K.P.P and Boothroyd, AR : Junction-Transistor Bootsrap Linear Sweep Circuits; Proceedings of IEE (London) Part B Vol 104 No. 15 p 293- 306, 1957. Looking forward to hear from you Sainul Abideen P Librarian IIITM-K Park Centre, Technopark Trivandrum, Karyavattom PO Kerala Ph 0471-2527567, 2700777 exn 119 www.iiitmk.ac.in --------------------------------------------- This message was sent using Endymion MailMan. http://www.endymion.com/products/mailman/

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Dr Ashok Jambekar - condolences
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 02 Jun '03

02 Jun '03

dear friends, Dr.Ashok Jambekar's death is major shock to all the professionals. If any one had met him, u can understand his personality. He moves and mixes with all immaterial what is the age / experience / status. He is positive and helps all. I had few opportunities, and he was ready for every thing i.e. to work and share his resources / experience for the professional development. It is a great loss to the profession. On behalf of myself, ALSD (HYDERABAD) and IATLIS, we pray God almighty to give strength to his family members to face the sudden death of our senior professional. We also pray God to rest his soul in peace. Laxman Rao ===== Prof.N.LAXMAN RAO, Dept.of Library & Information Science, Osmania University, HYDERABAD- 500 007 (INDIA) President, Indian Association of Teachers in Library and Information Science (IATLIS) AND President, Academy of Library Science & Documentation, Hyderabad. Ph:+91-40-27171565 (res): +91-40- 27682290 (off) e:mail-- naglaxman(a)yahoo.com OR naglaxman(a)indiatimes.com __________________________________________________ Yahoo! Plus - For a better Internet experience http://uk.promotions.yahoo.com/yplus/yoffer.html

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IR Interaction 1992 by Peter Ingwersen now on PDF
by Mailing List Manager 02 Jun '03

02 Jun '03

Date: Sun, 01 Jun 2003 14:44:42 +0530 From:subbiah_a@yahoo.com Dear Colleagues, I am happy to inform you all that I > have made my monograph, > Information Retrieval Interaction, published 1992 by > Taylor Graham (London), > available in PDF format in its original full text > version. I have the > copyright. > There are two versions: one for complete download; > one for download on > chapter-by-chapter basis. Cut/paste is not > available. > Please feel free to make use of it on: > http://www.db.dk/pi > Many regards - Yours Peter Ingwersen > ************************************** > Peter Ingwersen, Research Professor, Ph.D. > Department of Information Studies > Royal School of Library and Information Science Birketinget 6 - DK 2300 Copenhagen S - Denmark > Fax: +45 32 84 02 01; Tlf: +45 32 58 60 66 > E-mail: pi(a)db.dk http://www.db.dk/pi/

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[lisnet] Sad Demise of Ashok Jambekarji
by JK Vijayakumar 02 Jun '03

02 Jun '03

Dear Professionals, With deep-hearted condolence and sadness, I inform you that Mr Ashok Jambedkarji, [Librarian of IIM, Ahmedabad & Chairman of MANLIBNET & Director, NICMAN/NISSAT] passed away on today (June 2, 2003) morning around 10AM due to severe heart attack at SAL Hospital, Ahmedabad. His death will be a great loss to the whole LIS and academic community.May his soul rest in peace. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Get A Free Psychic Reading! Your Online Answer To Life's Important Questions. http://us.click.yahoo.com/Lj3uPC/Me7FAA/ySSFAA/_o7wlB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: lisnet-unsubscribe(a)yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

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Join NACLIN 2003 !!
by Sangeeta Kaul, Network Manager, DELNET 31 May '03

31 May '03

Sixth National Convention on Library and Information Networking NACLIN 2003 Theme: "Managing Knowledge Resources in the Digital Era" to be held at Jadavpur University, Kolkata October 14 - 17, 2003 DELNET Developing Library Network New Delhi - 110003 INDIA web: www.delnet.nic.in The revolution in Information Technology has given rise to massive resources of information. In order to have access to necessary and sufficient knowledge resources in printed and digital forms on a given subject, it is becoming difficult to do so day by day. The IT revolution has necessitated that there is going to be the growing need for Knowledge Technology to play a meaningful role as the application of knowledge can only transform societies in the world. The computer and communication technologies can help in networking knowledge and people in complex permutations and combinations and the necessary content can be rehashed, reshaped or rewritten to suit the needs of users. Knowledge technology will not only give access to knowledge resources but will also help users in taking decisions on global and futuristic perspectives. India has made a sizeable contribution to the IT field but much needs to be done in the modernisation and networking of libraries and information centres. The IT infrastructure in the libraries in the developing countries is out of date in most cases. With rapid changes taking place in the IT sector, the poor institutions are not able to replace the hardware and upgrade the software all the time. The communication links also need to be periodically upgraded. Most of the libraries do not have access to digital resources. It is only those libraries that can afford to buy new infrastructure and access the best digital resources that can make a mark and help the users in the best possible manner. It is therefore necessary to discuss how we can use knowledge technology for the modernisation and networking of libraries in the developing countries.The objective of NACLIN 2003 is to focus on various issues connected with the managing of knowledge resources in the digital era. The participants will get the best opportunity to share their ideas and learn new ideas by interacting with peers. DELNET - Developing Library Network DELNET was established in 1988 as a Metropolitan Area Network to serve the libraries in Delhi region. It has now become a major resource sharing Library Network in South Asia. It has about 600 libraries in all states in India and five countries outside India as its Institutional Members. Their number is expanding regularly. DELNET offers access to about three million books and other documents through a number of union catalogues, union lists and other databases that are accessible through the INTERNET. Membership of DELNET has been on the increase and the institutions are inspired by it as a major service centre for information resources. The Digital Information Resources are easy to access over the network. Any library with INTERNET access anywhere in the world can access DELNET resources. Jadavpur University Library Jadavpur University Library was started along with the establishment of the University in 1955 in order to cater to the academic and research needs of faculty research scholars, students, etc. The University is proud of its libraries which amount to 30 in number. Apart from the large Central Library (approximate total area of 36,000 sq. ft.) and the one at its Salt Lake Campus, the University has 28 Departmental Libraries under the Faculty of Arts, Science, Enginering and Technology. This is the third largest library in West Bengal. There are 10,858 members of the library.The total number of books in the Central Library, Salt Lake Campus and the Departmental Libraries have now gone up to 4,52,838. There are 87,026 back files of research journals, 6,224 theses and dissertations, 38,000 other reading material including reports, standards, maps, microfilms, etc. in the library. The library subscribes to nearly 816 journals. The Central Library has been taking the appropriate steps to computerise the library's housekeeping operations. The work related to retrospective conversion of the library collection is in progress and a considerable portion of the library catalogue is computerised. NACLIN 2003 The National Convention is scheduled for four days. The first two days are exclusively designed for conducting tutorials by experts on the following topics: Metadata & Dublin Core Building Subject Gateways UNICODE Applications MARC 21 The next two days will focus on the theme of the National Convention: "Managing Knowledge Resources in the Digital Era". This theme is divided into several sub-themes as detailed below : Digitisation of knowledge resources, Digital resource creation, On-line information resources/products and services, Subject analysis and representation, Database technology, Bibliographic formats, Retro-conversion, Digital information retrieval, Exploring Internet resources, Networking and consortia techniques, Conservation of digital resources, Application of knowledge management, Metadata and Dublin Core, Knowledge Technology. Submission of Papers: Participants are welcome to contribute papers for presentation at the National Convention on the above sub-themes or related themes. The papers should be based on research, survey, case studies or action plans rather than theoretical explanations. Papers should reach the Director, DELNET, 40 Lodhi Estate, Max Mueller Marg, New Delhi 110003 on or before August 31, 2003. They should be submitted on A 4 size paper and on 1.44 MB floppies or through E-mail. Papers should contain the name of the author, title of the article, name of the affiliating Institute, mailing address and E-mail address.The contributors will be communicated about the acceptance of the paper by Director, DELNET to enable them to present their papers. Please ensure that the paper submitted should not have already been published elsewhere. The editors will have the right to edit the papers before acceptance is communicated. The following will be the charges for Registration and Tutorials upto July 31, 2003.Twenty per cent extra will be charged after July 31, 2003. Participation Fee Members of DELNET Rs. 2,500 Non-Members Rs. 4,000 Library Professionals Working in West Bengal North-Eastern States and Bangladesh Rs. 2,000 NON-SAARC Countries Members US $ 100 Non-Members US $ 200 Participation fee includes fee for attending the tutorials and the National Convention including kit, tea, lunch and dinner. Participants wishing to get assistance in finding accommodation should write to the Organising Secretary, NACLIN-2003 in advance. Otherwise, participants will have to make their own arrangements for stay. Efforts will be made to accommodate the participants in the guest houses on a first-come first-served basis on making payment in advance. Please write to the Organising Secretary for the details of tariff, reservation of rooms, return-reservations, etc.at an early date. NACLIN - 2003 Sixth National Convention on "Managing Knowledge Resources in the Digital Era" Date : October 14-17, 2003 Venue : Jadavpur University, Kolkata REGISTRATION FORM Name (in BLOCK Letters) : Mr./Ms./Dr. ________________________ Designation: _______________________________________________ Organisation : ______________________________________________ Address: __________________________________________________ _______________________________________ Pin_______________ Phone: Office: __________________ Resi.: ____________ E-Mail: ________________________ Fax : ____________ DD. No.:____________________Dated _____________Rs. _________ Attending the Tutorials and Convention and Presenting a Paper : Yes / No Attending as a delegate only : Yes / No Food : Veg. / Non-veg. Accommodation required : Yes / No, if yes, Please enclose a separate DD, and also mention the dates of stay : from ______________________to _____________________________ DD. No.: ________________Dated _____________Rs._____________ Demand draft / drafts enclosed: Yes / No Place: Date: Signature: On-the-spot Registration is available The filled-in registration forms may be mailed to the Organising Secretary, NACLIN-2003, Chief Librarian, Jadavpur University, Kolkata - 700032 along with the demand draft drawn in favour of the Organising Secretary, NACLIN-2003, payable at Kolkata. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ADDRESSES FOR COMMUNICATION Registration/Accommodation Mr B B Das Organising Secretary, NACLIN 2003 Chief Librarian Jadavpur University Kolkata-700032 Tel.: 91-33-24146460, 24146866 Email: chieflibrarian(a)jdvu.ac.in Submission of Papers Dr H K Kaul Director DELNET 40 Max Muller Marg New Delhi-110003 Tel.: 91-11-24619325, 24610802 FAX: 91-11-24619325 Email: hkkaul(a)delnet.ren.nic.in _______________________________________________________________________________ Sangeeta Kaul Network Manager DELNET India International Centre 40 Lodi Estate New Delhi-110003 INDIA Tel.: 91-11-24610802, 24619328 FAX : 91-11-24619325 Web : www.delnet.nic.in ________________________________________________________________________________

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ICADL2003-Kaula Lumpur-June 21-deadline for submission
by Shalini R.Urs 31 May '03

31 May '03

***** Apologies for cross postings****** ICADL 2003 is being organised by the National Library of Malaysia in Kaula Lumpur from December 8-11, 2003. Call for papers Please note thatJune 21 is the last date for submission of Full papers/short papers Please visit the Conference Website http://www.ftsm.ukm.my/ICADL2003/ ------------- Prof.Shalini R.Urs Programme Committee Co-Chair, ICADL 2003 and Project Director Vidyanidhi-Indian Digital Library of Electronic Theses Department of library and Information Science University of Mysore Manasagangotri Mysore.570006. India Ph:91-821-514699 Fax:91-821-519209 Website:http://www.vidyanidhi.org.in

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"Overdue: How to create a modern public library service"
by Benny MD 30 May '03

30 May '03

Dear All I hope that the following information will be of interest to many of our professionals Benny "Overdue: How to create a modern public library service" http://www.demos.co.uk/overdue/ The UK's library service is in 'terminal decline'. A new libraries agency should step in to create a national network of 'hub' services, says key government advisor. A new library agency should be created to rescue a public service which is in terminal decline, according to a new report called "Overdue: How to create a modern public library service" http://www.demos.co.uk/overdue, published by Demos in partnership with the Laser Foundation. Charles Leadbeater, the report's author, was directly involved in producing the new framework document for the Department of Culture Media and Sport and has now delivered a hard-hitting analysis of the state of public libraries. 'The library service is sleepwalking to disaster and it needs to wake up to that fact,' says Leadbeater. 'Unless decisive action is taken now,the decline of our public libraries could become terminal by the end of the decade. If that was allowed to happen, Britain would be writing off vital social and cultural assets.' Overdue recommends the creation of a new national library development agency (NLDA)which would bring together all library stakeholders from national and local government. A crucial job of the new agency would be to create a national libraries network to tackle the fragmentation of the existing services. The new library agency would also be responsible for turning round the recruitment problem in the library service which is failing to attract new talent. Overdue argues that libraries have suffered from poor management development and a lack of young graduates becoming librarians. Having set out the current library crisis in stark terms, the report goes on to describe a 10-year strategy for transforming the service. It recommends the creation of 'library hubs', based in shopping centres, which combine learning and leisure. These library hubs would complement community outreach work. 'Public libraries used to be central to the life of many communities but they are now increasingly marginalised,' says Leadbeater. 'These days people can get books and information from other sources. Libraries need to respond by making themselves more attractive, while building on their traditional strengths.' Overdue was commissioned by the Laser Foundation, a grant-making body committed to library development, to raise the alarm about the impending crisis and start a debate about the future of public libraries. 'The government's framework document was a brave attempt but turned out to be short on vision, and even shorter on funding,' says Professor Fred Bullock, chairman of the Laser Foundation. 'Charles Leadbeater's report does not pull any punches and many librarians will be alarmed at his conclusions, but this should trigger a realistic debate about the challenges facing the service.' Key recommendations in the Demos/Laser report include: - Create a national library development service (NDLA) to coordinate the work of library stakeholders, including the DCMS, Department of Education and Skills (DfES), the Treasury and local authorities; - The new NDLA should form a close working alliance with the DfES to help achieve key education and learning goals; - Set up a 'transformation fund' to enable local authorities to devise strategies to meet public need and, in some cases, provide finance; - Broker agreements between the 149 library services for online content and access to databases. Indrani Bhattacharyya Manager Library and Information Services British Council,16 L&T Chambers Kolkata, India -- ___________________________________________________________________________ ******************************************************* * BENNY M.D. * * LIBRARIAN * * DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS * * INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE * * BANGALORE-12., KARNATAKA, INDIA. * * PH:3942265 (EXTN.317) * * EMAIL: benny(a)library.iisc.ernet.in * * mdliles72(a)yahoo.com * *******************************************************

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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION EIP 2003 at CHENNAI
by JK Vijayakumar 30 May '03

30 May '03

VISIT this site URL: http://www.dirf.org/eip2003 ------------------------------------------------ CALL FOR PARTICIPATION WORKSHOP ON EXPLOITING THE INTERNET/WEB POTENTIAL - EIP 2003 July 10-13, 2003 Organisers: INFLIBNET Centre- IUC of University Grants Commission, Ahmedabad Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Sriperumpudur Digital Information Research Foundation, Chennai. Venue: Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Sriperumpudur 602 105. Tamilnadu Participants: Library and Information Community, Academia and Industry Scope and theme: In developed nations, for many sections of society, the World Wide Web is becoming an essential part of everyday life. Whether being used for commerce, research, education or leisure, one of the key features of the web is the ease with which individuals can publish, access and use on-line information. Even in a short space of time, sophisticated and exciting results can be achieved with relative simplicity. In European countries Internet use is used as an indicator to know the progress of the society, like per-captia Income is used to measure the economic progress of a country. However in a country like India, Internet is not properly used and even not understood by the people. This makes the gap between developed and developing countries widen. The educational institutions and research organizations have a major role to play in making the citizens as netizens. The Internet is the single greatest source for information in human history. It is responsible for a revolution in how people inform themselves. While there are sources relevant to virtually any user's query, the morass of web resources presents a formidable hurdle to effectively accessing the information. The identification and retrieval of web information is determined by the efficiency of the searchers. To the common user of web, the searching is confined to the search engine by employing a typical key word search. The current searches result in retrieving a large number of sites and pages, where more than 95 % of the retrieval is irrelevant and the most relevant pages remain invisible to the search mechanism. The searching becomes an art as well as science. There are some inevitable facts: - Internet access is not expensive; rather it is affordable - Majority of Internet users do not know the absolute potential of it - Searching in the web is not confined to just search engines - Web is highly volatile, unstructured and unprocessed environment - The users are not good at expressing their information need - Interfaces are not good at representing the need - The indexes and spiders are poor at translating the document concepts into representational keywords - The Internet is a fast changing environment; resources and information that are available today may not be available tomorrow - Internet contains ephemeral, transitional and enduring information. Exploiting enduring information is an art This workshop seeks to bring and make known the underlying technologies required to navigate to the world of web. This workshop is not just confined to the searching of Internet but aims to make the participants well versed with the Internet World. Content: (Brief) WWW - Internet and Intranet Hypertext-Hyperlinks- Searching, browsing and navigation Search engines, classified directories - relevancy ranking Mailing lists, list servers File formats and Web supporting software Web resources, Subject information gateways and portals Web information processing Web archiving - personal file server- personalization of web Home pages - Online learning Search tips and techniques- search failures - new technology for smarter searching- And many more. Participants Level: Participants can be either novice or regular users of Internet. They can be at varied levels - novice, average or experienced. If participants are heterogeneous, they will be divided into two batches for training and hands on experience. Mode of Delivery: The content delivery would be in the form of theory classes with adequate illustrations, demonstrations, practical, interactions, discussions and hands-on exercises with opportunities for questions and discussion. Course materials contain workshop manual, presentation slides and other relevant materials. Benefits: By the end of the training module, the participants will have the following. � Seen examples of Internet facilities such as file transfer and effective identification of resources � Navigating the web world and exploring the invisible web, including those used for teaching and research � Identify the characteristics of web information � Exploring advanced searching techniques and strategies Identifying the hidden resources in Internet Independent web information searcher, self-publisher, information aggregator and user. Workshop Fees: Rs. 3000/- (sponsored from academic and research organizations) Rs. 2000/(personal participation) Rs. 5000/-(from industry) The fees include registration, course materials, food, accommodation and Internet access. Faculty: Eminent Internet and web experts from academic and research organizations and industry. Organising Committee: Chair: Dr. T A V Murthy Director- INFLIBNET Centre Gujarat University Campus Navarangpura, Ahmedabad Members: Professor S.Muthukaruppan Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering Sriperumpudur- 602 15.TN Dr.P.Pichappan (Course Director) Annamalai University & Digital Information Research Foundation Chennai Dr.Daisy Jacobs School of Information Technology University of Pretoria Pretoria South Africa Dr.Farideh Osareh School of Library and Information Science Shadid Chamran University Ahwax Iran B.Ramesh Scientist - INLIBNET) INFLIBENT Centre Gujarat University Campus Navarangpura Ahmedabad T.Jesuraj (Organising Secretary) Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering Sriperumpudur- 602 15.TN WORKSHOP ON EXPLOITING THE INTERNET/WEB POTENTIAL EIP 2003 (JULY 10 - 13, 2003) REGISTRATION FORM Name Dr/Mr/Ms. : (in block letters) Designation and Institution Address : Nature of Work: Knowledge of Computer use: No/Medium/ High Internet/Web Knowledge: No/Medium/High Mailing Address : Telephone No. : (with STD Code) Fax : E-mail : Particulars of payment : DD No. date Demand drafts should be drawn in favour of the Organising Secretary, Workshop on EXPLOITING THE POTENTIAL OF INTERNET/WEB, and send to:, Organising Secreatary, Workshop on EPI, Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Sriperumpudur 602105. TN. Signature of the applicant For Registration contact: T.Jesuraj Organising Secretary - EIP 2003 Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering Sriperumpudur 602 105. TN Email: library(a)svce.ac.in Phone: 04111-262352, 262321, 262530 Or B. Ramesh Scientist-B INFLIBNET Gujarat University Campus Navrangpura, Ahmedabad Email: ramesh(a)inflibnet.ac.in Ph 91-79-6305971/4695 Fax: 91-79-6300990 Or Digital Information Research Foundation 3/76 Vanchinathan Street, Periyar Salai Palavakkam Chennai 600 041. Email: info(a)dirf.org www.dirf.org ---------------------------------------------- INFLIBNET Centre Ahmedabad __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com

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Re: Query from Dr Manjunath
by prafulla＠nisc.co.in 28 May '03

28 May '03

Dear Dr Manjunath: According to INFLIBNET current serials db, the following three institutions are subscribing to the journal Resource Sharing and Information Networks: Univ of Calcutta IIT, Kanpur IIT, Kharagpur Thank you Sincerely T.V. Prafulla Chandra Senior Editor --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NISC Export Services Pvt. Ltd. (an affiliate of NISC International, Inc. USA) S-1 Ballad Estates, St.Ann's School Road, Tarnaka, Hyderabad 500 017 Andhra Pradesh, India - Tel:+91 40 27001517 Tel/Fax:+91 40 27002538 WWW.NISC.COM A company in service to NISC worldwide. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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[lisnet] SIS-2004 at IIT Chennai: Call for Papers
by JK Vijayakumar 27 May '03

27 May '03

SIS-2004 Announcement 22nd ANNUAL CONVENTION AND CONFERENCE OF SOCIETY FOR INFORMATION SCIENCE on "Digital Information Exchange: Pathways to Build Global Information Society" (21-23 Jan 2004) Jointly Organized by Society of Information Science, New Delhi & Central Library, Indian Institute of Technology Chennai -------------------------------------- Call for Papers -------------------------------------- Papers are invited from the potential authors pertaining to the main theme as well as on the sub themes as listed below. The complete papers (Microsoft Word Format) should reach to "Dr. Harish Chandra, Organising Secretary SIS 2004, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai - 36" through email "hchandra(a)iitm.ac.in" with one hard copy duly signed on or before "30th November 2003". Main Theme : Digital Information Exchange: Pathways to Build Global Information Society Sub-Themes: Access Management: Metadata Strategy, Web Search Engines, Information Access Channels and Control, Web Monitoring and Tracking, Information Overload, Information Filtering, Information Ethics, Content Searching, Analyzing and Retrieval Current Issues and Future Directions in Digital Libraries: Capabilities and Properties, Digitization, Data Security, IPR, Authentication, Rights Management, E-Commerce Applications, User Training and Needs Assessment, Management and Economic Issues, Role of Librarians, Teachers, Curriculum Planning, Digital Information Infrastructure, User Interface, e-Learning Formats and Standards: RDF, SGML, XML, MPEG, Dublin Core, Mare, Z39.50, TIFF, MP3, WAP Web based Services for Selected User Groups: Disabled People, Industries, Multinational Corporations, Tourism and Travel E-Publishing : Policy and Standards, Trends and Developments, Impact on Libraries, Research, Teaching, Models, Tools, Techniques, Publishing Industry, Pricing and Marketing Strategy, Wireless Publishing, e-Books, Print-on-Demand, Web Publishing, e-Ink Digital Resources: Buy Vs Build, Open Source Materials, Cataloguing and Indexing, Delivery, Consortia Based Subscription, Preservation and Management, Major Issues and Initiatives, Strategy, Policies, Guidelines, Copy Rights, Collections Management, Work Flow, Quality Assurance and Fair Use E-Prints Archives: Importance, Developments in India and Asia Pacific, Requirements for it�s Establishment, Collaborations and Partnerships Electronic Theses and Dissertations: Current Status and Strategy with specific Reference to India & Developed World Webometrics: Scientmetrics, Web of Science, Citation Analysis Best Practices on the above Issues or any other related Issues ------------------------------ Please contact the following professionals 1. For Registration, Accommodation, Papers submission, Sponsorships. Dr. Harish Chandra Organising Secretary (SIS 2004) and Librarian, Central Library, Indian Institute of Technology Madras IIT Campus. Chennai-600 036 E-mail: hchandra(a)iitm.ac.in Tel: 044-22578740 (Office) 044-22579740 (Residence) Mobile : 9840336854 www.cenlib.iitm.ac.in/librarian 2. SIS Officials Dr. TAV Murthy President, Society of Information Science and Director, INFLIBNET, Information and Library network Centre POB:4116, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad - 380009 Phone 91-79-6305702 (O) 6732889 (R) Fax 91-79-6300990/7816 (O) E-mail: tav(a)inflibnet.ac.in www.inflibnet.ac.in N V Sathyanarayana Vice President, Society of Information Science and Chairman & Managing Director Informatics (India) Ltd P Box 360, Bangalore 560003. INDIA. Phone : 91-80-3365940 www.informindia.co.in Ramesh Kundra Secretary, Society of Information Science and Scientist, NISTADS (CSIR) New Delhi � 110012 Ph : 91-11-25863179 (O) 0124- 2325988 (R) Email : r_kundra(a)yahoo.com r_kundra(a)hotmail.com ---------------------------------- For more information visit the websites 1. http://www.cenlib.iitm.ac.in/sis2004/index.html 2. http://sis-india.netfirms.com ------------------------- __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Get A Free Psychic Reading! Your Online Answer To Life's Important Questions. http://us.click.yahoo.com/Lj3uPC/Me7FAA/CNxFAA/_o7wlB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: lisnet-unsubscribe(a)yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

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Online Dictionary of Library and Information Science.
by ramshirish mamidala 26 May '03

26 May '03

Respected all, Here is an Online Dictionary of Library and Information Science. Some of you might be knowing about it, in that case duplication is regretted. URL: http://www.wcsu.edu/library/odlis.html With regards, M.RAMSHIRISH, Documentation Research and Training Center, Indian Statistical Institute, 8th Mile, Mysore Road, R.V.College PO, Bangalore 560 059 email:ramshirish@hotmail.com ram(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in _________________________________________________________________ Technical writer?. Earn more now! http://server1.msn.co.in/msnleads/tis/index.asp Find out how.

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Query
by G. K. Manjunath 26 May '03

26 May '03

Dear Friends, Does any library have subscription for the below mentioned journal: Resource Sharing and Information Networks 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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