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Corrigendum : National Seminar On Open Source Library Solutions (OSLS) 16th - 17th January, 2009
by Aditya Tripathi 21 Nov '08

21 Nov '08

Dear All, This is regarding correction in the 'Call for Papers' section of the brochure of 'National Seminar On Open Source Library Solutions (OSLS)' 16th - 17th January, 2009 The last date for the submission of full texts of paper(s) should be read as 20.12.2008 Our apologies for the inconvenience caused. Call for Papers Full texts paper(s) in English (in A4 size, double space, not more than 10 pages) should be sent to the Organising Secretary, Deptt. of Library and Information Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi - 221 005. adityatripathi(a)hotmail.com aditya(a)bhu.ac.in Last date for submission of full texts of paper(s) is 20.12.2008 . -- Dr. Aditya Tripathi Lecturer Department of Library & Information Science Banaras Hindu University Varanasi-221005 ---------------------------------------------------- 1. Contribute to DRTC LIS Open Digital Library https://drtc.isibang.ac.in 2. Join today Digital Library Discussion Forum http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/dlrg -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Lecture invitation
by SRELS 21 Nov '08

21 Nov '08

Dear Moderator: Kindly announce the following lecture invitation to the benefit of Lis-forum members. Yours truly, K.N. Prasad Executive Officer, SRELS ******** The Board of Trustees of the Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science (SRELS), Bangalore Cordially invites you to the Sarada Ranganathan Endowment Lectures (27)(2008) on GROWTH OF LITERATURE AND MEASURES OF SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTIVITY: SCIENTOMETRIC MODELS by Dr. I.K. Ravichandra Rao Professor and Head, Documentation Research and Training Centre, Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore on 18, 19 and 20th December 2008 at 6.00 p.m. each day at SRELS, 702, 42nd Cross, 3rd Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560 010 Prof. N. Mukunda Professor (Retired), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore Editor, Publications, Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore inaugurates RSVP: K.N. Prasad - Ph: (080) 23305109 E-mail: srels(a)dataone.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Reading books, the new way - Times of India
by DINESH SIDDAIAH 21 Nov '08

21 Nov '08

Dear Friends An article on Reading books, the new way is appeared in the times of India, Times City on Bangalore edition on 21st November 2008. some of the highlights are *When stodk markets in the US were hitting new lows, the Chicago Public Library had a sunny detail to record. * The reading habit is far from dying in the city. Lending libraries are diversifying to adapt to modern readers' needs and intersts, *Small lending libraries losingout because stacking a quality collection of books a high-investment proposition, Dinesh K. S. -- Dr. Dinesh K. S. Selection Grade Librarian, Nagarjuna College of Engineering & Technology, Devanahalli, Bengaluru - 562 110. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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net/ set exam
by Jayanthi Rajkumar Kumbhar 21 Nov '08

21 Nov '08

I am Jayanthi Vishwanath worked as Librarian in MBA college Pune. I have already given 3-4 times NET exam and one time SET exam, but iam not cleared the exam. So. I want ask you that can i get the question paper set of NET/SET exam & can given the instructions regarding how to study for clearing the exam. Thanks. -- with regards, Jayanthi Rajkumar Mamasaheb Mohol College of Business Administration Pirangut Pune- 412108 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Workshop on Library2.0
by Mailing List Admin 21 Nov '08

21 Nov '08

Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:36:25 +0530 (IST) From: Mrs Nishtha Anilkumar <nishtha(a)prl.res.in> Dear Colleagues, Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad is organising a national workshop on "Library2.0 : A Global Information Hub, on 5 - 6 February 2009. This workshop would help in familiarizing oneself with the following contemporary concepts and applying them in the libraries so as to move towards user driven information scenario : Understanding Web 2.0 Interoperability standards and Protocols Network & RFID Technologies Open Source Technologies More information about the workshop will be available from the workshop webpage under the PRL Library website (http://www.prl.res.in/~library) Kindly note that registration is limited to 80 participants. If you or your staff members are interested in attending the workshop, please pre-register (online) and submit your payment at the earliest to secure a place. Thank you. With regards Nishtha A Nishtha Anilkumar Librarian SD Phone : 079-2631-4167 Physical Research Laboratory Fax : 079-2631-4911 Off Gujarat University Road email : nishtha(a)prl.res.in Navrangpura URL : www.prl.res.in/~library Ahmedabad - 380 009

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Vacancies in IBS Library
by Shekar H P 21 Nov '08

21 Nov '08

Dear Moderator, Kindly circulate this information in LIS Forum Dear Professionals, We have openings for the position of "Library Assistants" in IBS Bangalore. Those who are interested in the above mentioned position and willing to work, may contact the Librarian at the below mentioned number between 10 am to 6 pm (Monday to Saturday) or forward your updated resume addressed to the Director, IBS Bangalore through e-mail ID given below. Position Vacant: Library Assistants - 2 Educational Qualification: Any Graduate or Post Graduate with B.L.I.Sc / M.L.I.Sc or equalent degree from a recognized University with Good Communication Skills and Computer Knowledge Experience required: Min 1+ years Salary: Pay scale + CPF+ allowances as per IBS norms Job location: Bangalore Last Date: 26.11.2008 Contact E-mail: bnglib(a)ibsindia.org OR shekarhp(a)gmail.com Ph: 080-26860100 Extn.133 Web site: www.ibsindia.org -- SHEKAR.H.P. M.L.I.Sc.,M.Phil.,B.Ed.,PGDHRM., Librarian, IBS Bangalore #19 / 3, Nr.Metro, Kanakapura Road Bangalore-560 062 Ph:080-26860100, 9945799927 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Seminar on Open Access to Textual and Multimedia Content
by Rajesh Chandrakar 21 Nov '08

21 Nov '08

Dear Moderator Kindly announce the following National Seminar on Open Access to Textual and Multimedia Content With best regards, Rajesh Chandrakar National Seminar on Open Access to Textual and Multimedia Content: Bridging the Digital Divide Jointly organized by CEC, New Delhi and INFLIBNET Centre, Ahmedabad at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi on 29th to 30th January 2009. For more details kindly follow the link: http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/seminar/. Background Consortium for Educational Communication (CEC) and the Information Library Network (INFLIBNET) the two Inter-University Centres (IUC's) of the University Grants Commission (UGC) were set up with common facilities as IUC's equipped with infrastructure for research and academic activity in the universities of higher education in the country considering the fact that heavy investment on infrastructure and other cost-intensive central facilities may be beyond the reach of individual institutions. CEC and the INFLIBNET Centre of UGC provide information support for education and research in colleges and universities through their services and facilities. While CEC concentrates on creation and dissemination of multimedia-based learning resources, the INFLIBNET specialises in textual-based information retrieval services through its union databases and by facilitating access to full-text and bibliographic e-resources through consortium arrangements. Both the organizations make intensive use of Internet, Web and other communication technology to develop and disseminate their services. While both the institutions work primarily for the same goal, albeit separately, there is a lot of scope for the them to cooperate, coordinate and collaborate in the process of creation, development and dissemination their resources and services. The Internet and Web technology offer virtual environment that facilitate collaboration, hitherto, not possible in the traditional communication system. There is, therefore, an opportunity to examine and evaluate the activities, services and functionalities of the two institutions, identify gaps in resources, services and infrastructure and flag potential areas of coordination and collaboration. The two organizations may also redefine their roles in changing scenario and identify modalities to work in tandem with inputs from their users and experts in Media, Communication and Library Information Science Theme and Sub-theme of the Seminar Multi-media Content Development and Management a.. E-content creation and building learning objects repositories. b.. Information retrieval techniques for non-textual media c.. Multimedia formats and standards d.. Virtual learning environment Multi-media Communication: Tools and Techniques a.. EDUSAT network for dissemination of knowledge b.. Podcasting, Vodcasting and Webcasting Digital preservation a.. Digital preservation strategies and its challenges b.. Digital preservation of metadata Metadata Creation and Management a.. Metadata standards for textual and multimedia content b.. Learning Objects Metadata Standards Open Access and Open Source Software a.. Institutional Repositories (IRs) b.. Open Access (OA) initiatives in India c.. Interoperability: Standards and Tools d.. Open source software Library Consortia and IPR in Digital World a.. Library consortia: Economics and impact on research output b.. IPR in digital environment Target Audience The seminar is essentially targeted to the academic community in the universities and colleges. Individuals concerned with application of ICTs in libraries, media centres, virtual learning, online courseware development and dissemination would also benefit from the seminar. The existing users of media services from CEC / EMMRC's and INFLIBNET will also participate. Registration Last Date for Registration : January 15, 2009 Registration fee : Rs. 2,000.00 per participant The amount for registration fee may be paid either by Demand Draft / Multi-City cheque in favour of "Director, CEC, New Delhi" payable at New Delhi. The payment may be sent on the address given overleaf along with the Registration Form. Registration will be confirmed only if the form is duly completed. Registration fee is non-refundable. Registration fee does not include accommodation. Contact us for Registration/Enquires Seminar Secretariat Chief Administrative Officer / Organising Secretary Consortium for Educational Communication (CEC), IUAC Campus, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi - 110067 Phone: 011-26890264, 011-26122605, 011- 26897418, 26897419 Fax: 011-26897416 Website: http://www.cec-ugc.org . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rajesh Chandrakar, Commonwealth Professional Fellow Scientific & Technical Officer INFLIBNET (INFormation and LIBrary NETwork) Centre An IUC of University Grants Commission Near Gujarat University Guest House, PB No. 4116, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad - 380 009, India Tel. +91-(0)79-26305971/ 8528/ 4695(O), 26873805(R) Mobile: +91-9427527894 Fax: +91-(0)79-26300990, 263007816 E-mail: rajesh(a)inflibnet.ac.in; rchandrakar(a)gmail.com Website: http://www.inflibnet.ac.in Video Gallery: http://www.youtube.com/INFLIBNET ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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For Indian Libraries only
by Mailing List Admin 21 Nov '08

21 Nov '08

Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:37:13 -0800 (PST) From: Ceser Res <ceserres(a)yahoo.com> *******Apologies for cross-postings******* � Special Package Offer to the Indian Libraries http://ceser.res.in/ijamas/ams-jour.html � Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce special subscription fee offer to the Indian Libraries as �Annual Subscriptions Packages-Year 2009� of followings journals. (http://ceser.res.in/ijamas/ams-jour.html) � A. Annual Subscriptions Fee Package- One Special Offer Fee: �Rs. 50,000 (Actual Fee = Rs. 117600 [US$ 2450] Discount 57%) 1.�� International Journal of Ecological Economics & Statistics [Print issue] 2.�� International Journal of Tomography & Statistics [Print issue] 3.�� International Journal of Artificial Intelligence (IJAI) [Online issue] 4.�� Bulletin of Statistics & Economics (BSE) [Online issue] 5.�� International Journal of Mathematics and Computation (IJMC) [Online issue] � B. Annual Subscriptions Package- Two Special Offer Fee:� Rs. 50,000 (Actual Fee = Rs. 117600 [US$ 2450] Discount 57%) International Journal of Applied Mathematics & Statistics [Print issue] International Journal of Ecology & Development �[Print issue] International Journal of Mathematics and Statistics [Online issue] International Journal of Imaging (IGI) [Online issue] International Journal of Mathematics and Computation (IJMC) [Online issue] � C. Annual Subscriptions Package- Both Special Offer Fee:� Rs. 80,000 (Actual Fee = Rs. 223200 [US$ 4650] Discount 64%) International Journal of Ecological Economics & Statistics [Print issue] International Journal of Tomography & Statistics �[Print issue] International Journal of Artificial Intelligence (IJAI) [Online issue] Bulletin of Statistics & Economics (BSE) [Online issue] International Journal of Applied Mathematics & Statistics �[Print issue] International Journal of Ecology & Development �[Print issue] International Journal of Mathematics and Statistics [Online issue] International Journal of Imaging (IGI) [Online issue] International Journal of Mathematics and Computation (IJMC) [Online issue] � The above Special Package Offer (Year 2009) is only for Indian Libraries as end users and valid with direct orders only (without subscription agent). � You may order a subscription at: subsc(a)ceser.res.in; ceser_info(a)yahoo.com, eic.ijees(a)yahoo.com; eic.ijed(a)yahoo.com � Please visit for journals at:� http://ceser.res.in/ijamas/ams-jour.html � Further enquiries: subsc(a)ceser.res.in; ceser_info(a)yahoo.com; eic.ijees(a)yahoo.com; eic.ijed(a)yahoo.com

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Special Lecture
by Mailing List Admin 21 Nov '08

21 Nov '08

Date: 20 Nov 2008 06:57:56 -0000 From: raghunandana m <mraghunandana(a)rediffmail.com> BANGALORE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE Cordially invites you to the SPECIAL LECTURE On Contemporary Challenges in LIS By Shri. M.N. Seetharama Librarian (Retd.) Date: 22nd Nov. 2008, Saturday Venue:Dr. S. Radhakrishna Lecture Hall Time:11.00 AM Dept. of Library & Information Science Sneha Bhavan building Jnanabharathi Campus Bangalore ALL ARE WELCOME Dr. Lalitha Ashwath Professor & Chairman Dept. of Library & Information Science Bangalore University, Bangalore

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LIS Education
by Vara Lakshmi Rudrabhatla 21 Nov '08

21 Nov '08

Dear Professional friends, How can LIS departments prepare corporate librarians? Please offer your suggestions that are more practical for implementation. Varalakshmi -- Dr. RSR Varalakshmi Professor, Dept. of Library and Information Science., Andhra University. Visakhapatnam. _________________________________________________________________ Searching for the best deals on travel? Visit MSN Travel. http://in.msn.com/coxandkings -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Call for Presentation Proposals on "Digitization in the Developing World" for American Library Association Annual Conference 2009
by J. K. Vijayakumar 20 Nov '08

20 Nov '08

-----Original Message----- From: Jacqueline Solis [mailto:jsolis@email.unc.edu] Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 7:26 AM Subject: [alaworld] Call for Presentation Proposals on "Digitization in the Developing World" for American Library Association Annual Conference 2009 Call for Presentation Proposals "Digitization in the Developing World" American Library Association International Relations Round Table Pre-Conference American Library Association Annual Conference July 10, 2009 Digitization has become important in worldwide efforts to preserve, manage, and provide access to cultural heritage and scholarly information. However, digitization efforts require significant financial investments in infrastructure and technology as well as in human resources for project management. This pre-conference session will look at issues, successes, and challenges for digitization projects in developing countries. The organizing committee invites proposals for presentations at the International Relations Round Table Pre-Conference session held during the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago on topics that address the following questions, or other relevant topics: • How are developing countries overcoming challenges and moving forward with digitization projects? • Which collections are being chosen for digitization? • What are considerations in selecting material for digitization? • How are digital collections being presented and organized? • How are potential partners/funding agencies being identified? • Success stories Submission guidelines: If interested, please submit an abstract (300 words maximum) by 31 December 2008, to Jacqueline Solis, Co-chair of the International Relations Round Table Pre-Conference, at jsolis(a)email.unc.edu. Travel and expenses: The committee is able to cover the cost of the pre-conference registration for accepted presenters, but we are not able to pay for travel costs, accommodations, or registration for the ALA Conference. -- Jacqueline Solis Humanities Reference and Instruction Librarian University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Davis Library, Campus Box 3922 Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890 Phone: +1 919 962 1151 | Fax: +1 919 962 5537 --------------------- Message forwarded by Dr. J. K. VIJAYAKUMAR Associate Director of Library Services American University of Antigua PB W-1451, St. Johns Antigua, West Indies www.auamed.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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EU Online Digital library
by Raj K Bhardwaj 20 Nov '08

20 Nov '08

Europian Union launched its online Digital library , an online digest of European's Culture heritage. In a first attempt a few thousand works from france , Hungry, and Portugal, were put online in March 2007 by France National Libary, which has its own Digital sectionGallica, Launched in 1996. Its project aim to operate in 21 languages. Read detailed article in Hindu 20 Nov. page 24 http://search.theeuropeanlibrary.org/portal/en/index.html<http://search.theeuropeanlibrary.org/portal/en/index.html> with regards Raj Kumar Bhardwaj Hon'ble Judges Library High Court of Punjab and Haryana Chandigarh -- http://raajchd.googlepages.com/home -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Ph D in Gauhati University
by Apurba Jyoti Majumder 20 Nov '08

20 Nov '08

Dear Professionals, Gauhati University has given advertisement for Ph D programme. This year for the first time Admission test will be taken. You have to apply to the respective departments in Plain paper along with biodata and Rs. 100 Published in The Assam Tribune, 16th Nov. You can send me a mail for the copy of the adv. -- Apurba Jyoti Majumder, JRF Deptt. of Library & Information Science. Arts Block, Gauhati University. Guwahati- 781014 Cell No: 09435268733, 09707626388 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Query about content management!
by T. Shahab 20 Nov '08

20 Nov '08

Dear Moderator, Would some professional colleagues like to share with me their practical experience (particularly, the work flow process) about content management in any subject, say Biotechnology or Medicine, please? Thanks TANWIR -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Workshop on Library Automation Packages from Jan 5-9 '09 @ NCSI
by K.T Anuradha 20 Nov '08

20 Nov '08

Dear Professional, A five day Workshop on Integrated Library Automation Packages (ILAP): Basics of KOHA and NewGenLib is organised at National Centre for Science Information (NCSI), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore from January 5th to 9th, covering installation on Windows XP and Linux (Ubuntu) and basics of Staff-Client and OPAC modules in KOHA and NewGenLib. The workshop is carried out as part of IDRC sponsored project on ILAP (http://dharmaganja.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in) This is the first workshop in a series of workshops organised through this project sharing our experience with open source ILAP. Topics covered: Ubuntu: An overview; Basics of MARC and use of MARC Edit; Library Automation Software: Past, Present and the Future; Installation of KOHA and NewGenLib on Ubuntu and Windows XP; Overview of Staff-Client module and OPAC in KOHA and NewGenLib. The workshop is conducted with theory followed by lab sessions. Workshop CD containing all the presentation slides, lab exercises and installable software will be provided to the participants. Date: 5th to 9th January, 2009 Registration Details: Rs. 4,000 registration fee is charged. A DD has to be drawn in favour of 'The Registrar, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore' and posted to 'Anuradha.K.T, National Centre for Science Information, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012'. Working lunch and tea will be provided during the workshop dates. Participants have to take care of their travel, board and lodging. On request accommodation for participants during the dates 5th to 9th January 2009 will be provided at the 'Hoysala House' hostel of IISc. Maximum of 20 participants will be taken for the workshop on first come first serve basis. To register for the workshop kindly send a mail to workshop(a)dharmaganja.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Venue: Internet School, Opposite to NCSI, IISc, Bangalore Last date for Registration: 15th December 2008 Workshop Coordinator: Ms. Anuradha.K.T. National Centre for Science Information Indian Institute of Science Bangalore 560 012 anu(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in For more details visit http://dharmaganja.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/workshop

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FW: Detailed in depth subdivisions or subclasses of the main DDC classes/numbers
by Kamal Hindawi 20 Nov '08

20 Nov '08

Dear LIS members, I wonder if you are using in your college the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) system to classify the books, journals, and related resources. If yes, I would be grateful to you if you do provide me with detailed in depth subdivisions and/or subclasses of the main DDC classes/numbers. Thank you in anticipation Kamal Hindawi ICARDA -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy - Coordinator (World Health Organization Library – Geneva Switzerland) --ind
by Tomas Allen 19 Nov '08

19 Nov '08

Vacancy - Coordinator (World Health Organization Library – Geneva Switzerland) Vacancy HQ/08/HQ/IER/FT934 Deadline for application : 12 December 2008 Duty Station: Geneva Switzerland For the FULL vacancy description; and application; please visit the following site https://erecruit.who.int/public/hrd-cl-vac-view.asp?o_c=1000&jobinfo_uid_c=… Brief Description of duties: (PLEASE SEE FULL LINK ABOVE FOR FULL DESCRIPTION) The incumbent is Coordinator of the Library and Information Networks of Knowledge (LNK). 1. Managing the WHO Library and Information Networks for Knowledge (LNK), including key library services and its financial and human resources, with appropriate work plans, monitoring and performance measurement and improvement. 2. Providing leadership, policy guidance, strategic advice and support to WHO Library systems worldwide, and brokering collaborative relationships and seamless information systems between HQ clusters, Regional Offices and WHO country offices. 3. Building and managing dynamic networks and platforms, such as the Global Health Library and Health InterNetwork Access to Research Initiative (HINARI), to foster universal access the world of health information in member states, working with public and private partners to set agendas in access to knowledge and develop appropriate policy frameworks, local capacity and systems, and innovative mechanisms for technical assistance to countries in need. 4. Providing an intelligence function on critical current and emerging issues and technologies on access to knowledge for WHO, and optimizing expertise and networks for information management in support of WHO's work as a global knowledge-based Organization. 5. Participating in the development of the Department's strategic planning and management and representing the Organization at interagency, international and national meetings. Kind regards Tomas ALLEN Tomasallen_who(a)hotmail.com Or alternatively allent(a)who.int _________________________________________________________________ Access your email online and on the go with Windows Live Hotmail. http://windowslive.com/Explore/Hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_access… -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for Article
by Nihal Alam 19 Nov '08

19 Nov '08

Dear friends, Can someone kindly send me a copy of the below reference? I shall be grateful. Article title: *Content-based retrieval in digital libraries* Author: Adam, N.R.; Gangopadhyay, A. Journal title: COMPUTER ( IEEE Xplore) Bibliographic details: Volume 31, Issue 1, Jan 1998 Page(s):93 - 95 Publisher: IEEE Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/2.641982 Seeking your co-operation Thanking You Nihal Alam ADIS 2nd Year Student Documentation Research and Training Centre Indian Statistical Institute Bangalore-059 Karnataka (India) email: nihalalam(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in nihal.drtc(a)gmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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UPDATE: Dr. TBR Memorial Seminar on Content Management on November 08th, 2008 at Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore
by Arumugam Pitchai 19 Nov '08

19 Nov '08

Dear Friends, NCSI-NET have organised Dr. TBR Memorial Seminar on Content management for Information Professionals, successfully on 8th November 2008. We have received excellent response from student community as well from the working professionals. We had 102 participants including NCSI-NET members. The Seminar started with Prof. A.G. Menon, Prof. Giridhar Madras & Prof. N.V. Joshi lighting the lamp, and Prof. Joshi introduced the TB Rajashekar Memorial Seminar. Later the Keynote address by Mr. Kottai A., KM/ECM Services, TCS followed by High Tea. First Session started with the topic Introduction to Content Management (CM) presented by Mr. Rajendra Babu. He stressed on the need of Content Management System for Content creation, capturing, publishing, organizing, storage & retrieval, preservation. He also explained the Enterprise Content Management & the related components & the Features of CMS. It was followed by Evaluation of Major Commercial/Open Source CMS by Mr. Sudhakar Gudlannagari. He presented the evaluation criteria for selecting a CMS, also major Commercial/Open source CMS tools. Later in the forenoon session we had CMS Process, Design & Implementation presented by Mr. Arumugam Pitchai. He explained about the CMS process & its workflow. Followed by Management of CMS: Migration, Metrics and Measurement & Promotion by Ms. Suvarsh Minj. She stressed the options & strategies for Content Migration also need for Metrics and Measurements for the usage of different CMS tools. The second session started with a presentation by Mr. B.S. Shivaram on Drupal: An Overview & Installation. He explained the different features of Drupal. Followed by the Drupal: Installation & Demo by Mr. Maruthu Pandiyan B. He gave an overview of installation Drupal on Windows platform and demonstrated various modules and features of Drupal. Third session started with the panel discussion titled Skills for LIS Professionals. Mr. Ananda Byrappa, Ms. Lakshmi and Mr. T.S. Prasanna Participated in the discussion. All of them gave their individual opinions in answering the questions put forth by the participants. The seminar materials and presentations were distributed through CD. Please find the updated seminar page with presentations at: http://ncsi-net.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/workshop/seminar2008.html Also: a picture is worth a thousand words, so find here are a few pictures that speak volumes!! http://picasaweb.google.com/sp.arumugam/DrTBRMemorialSeminar2008Picture?aut… # It was a memorable event for NCSI'ans. We thank you all for the support extended to the coordination team. Hope to organize such events in future. Regards NCSI-Net Coordinators -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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INFLIBNET ( IndCat ) Union Catalogue of books crossed ten million bibliographic records
by Prem Chand 18 Nov '08

18 Nov '08

INFLIBNET ( IndCat. ) records crossed ten million bibliographic records INFLIBNET has compiled and processed ten millions bibliographical records of books from more than 112 university libraries which can be accessed from the Centre web site. It contains 10697998 bibliographic records from participating members. Anyone can access these records from http://unicat.inflibnet.ac.in:8080/unicat/ and download matched records. It is free. The database is known as IndCat. The Centre has developed new interface which has additional features of advanced search, search within the single library, and restrict the search to one particular state. The records can be downloaded and can easily merged in to SOUL software or any another software which adheres to MARC 21. Library professional are requested to use this source to identify millions of books held at 112 major universities in India. We solicit your feedback With regards Prem Chand Scientist- D Convener UGC-INFONET Digital library Consortium Information & Library Network Centre (INFLIBNET) An Inter University Centre of UGC, Near Gujarat University Guest House Navrangpura, Ahmedabad Gujarat. India Phone: 079-26305971, 26304695 ( Office) 079- 29096170( R) 09427001489 prem65_chand(a)yahoo.co.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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INDEST-AICTE Workshop on “Library 2.0 practices”, during January 15-17, 2009 at NIT-Rourkela.
by hemanta kumar biswal 18 Nov '08

18 Nov '08

Dear All, INDEST-AICTE and National Institute of Technology, Rourkela (NITR) are jointly organizing a Workshop on “Library 2.0 practices”, during January 15-17, 2009. Introduction Web 2.0, the second phase of World Wide Web (WWW), is seen as an exciting evolution. Web 2.0 practices have tremendous implications on libraries and usher them into a new order, which is termed as library 2.0. Library 2.0 is more about connections rather than collections. It is all about participation. The fundamental 2.0 tools, particularly blog and wiki, offer clear opportunities for libraries and information centers to practice services which are more user inclusive than ever before. It is time for librarians and information managers to reorient initiatives by employing 2.0 tools to provide users an effective service with rich experience. In view of the above trend, the library of NIT Rourkela has done some successful initiatives. To pass the knowledge gained, in the course of initiating library 2.0 practices, to other library colleagues, the library of NITR is organizing this workshop. Focus The workshop will focus on: Wordpress – Blog Engine Installation and Customization, Essential Wordpress plug-ins installation and configuration Mediawiki – Wiki Engine Installation and Customization, Essential extensions installation and configuration Drupal – Content Management System (CMS) installation and configuration Essential modules installation and Configuration Success of library 2.0 implementation lies on user participation. Relevant case studies on the successful implementation of wiki and blog will also be presented. Methodology The workshop will be completely based on practical training with presentations. Each participant will be given a high-end computer to learn step-by-step installation and customization of wiki, blog and CMS engines. Who can participate? Librarians (Academic, Research and Corporate) Only 20 seats Registration Fee For INDEST-AICTE members – No Registration Fee For Non INDEST-AICTE members – Rs. 1000/- (Registration Fee will include, workshop kit, Lunch and Tea) All Participants are required to meet the lodging and other expenses on their own institute sponsorship. However, local guest house accommodation (fee-based) will be arranged on request. INDEST-AICTE and National Institute of Technology, Rourkela (NITR) are jointly organizing a Workshop on “Library 2.0 practices”, during January 15-17, 2009. Participants Name(s): Designation: Institute Name and Address: Email: Mobile: Is your institute a member of INDEST-AICTE Consortium? If no, DD No: Demand Draft should be in favor of “The Director”, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela Participant(s) Signature Place: Date: Interested members may send the duly filled application form on or before December 20, 2008, either by post or by email to the following Address: Madhan, M Workshop Cordinator Biju Patnaik Central Library National Institute of Technology, Rourkela 769008 Mail: mu.madhan(a)gmail.com madhan(a)nitrkl.ac.in Mobile: (0)9861185117 Phone: 0661-2462102 (off) 0661-2463103 (Res) Thanking You, Hemanta Kumar Biswal Biju Pattnaik Central Library National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Orissa 0661-2462105 +91 9938410850 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Online survey (Reminder)
by K.T Anuradha 18 Nov '08

18 Nov '08

Dear Professional, Apologies for cross posting and kindly ignore this message if you have already replied. As part of an ongoing project on Integrated Library Automation Packages (ILAP) carried out at National Centre for Science Information, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, a survey is carried out. We know that you are busy and hard pressed for time. But your response will help us to get a clear view of the present scenario of ILAP. Hence we request you to take some time off to fill in the questionnaire. We assure you that whatever information you provide us will be used for academic purpose only and kept confidential. Please note that the survey is open for all. The online survey form can be accessed at: http://dharmaganja.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/index_files/surveyinstrument.html However, if you have problem in answering the online survey, for your convenience a few questions are given below, which you can fill in and reply back to survey(a)dharmaganja.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 1. Your Name: 2. Official Address: 3. E-Mail ID: official: other: 4. If you are using any of following software for your library automation, kindly name them: 4.1 Library Automation Software (such as Koha, LibSys, NewGenLib): 4.2. Meta Search (such as AGent , MetaFind, ZPortal): 4.3. Link Resolver (such as 360 Link Serial Solution, V-Link): 4.4. Electronic Resource Management (such as 360 Resource Management): 4.5. Institutional Repository (such as EPrints, DSpace, Fedora): 4.6. Digital Collection Tool (such as Greenstone Digital Library): 5. Kindly give corresponding URL of the above implementation(s): 6. If you know any other library using the above mentioned software give URL of them also: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regards, Anuradha -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ms.K.T.Anuradha E-mail: anu(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Senior Technical Officer URL:vidya-mapak.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in National Centre for Science Information Indian Institute of Science FAX:(+91-80) 23601426/23600683 Karnataka, Bangalore 560 012 Tel:(+91-80) 23600271/22932511 India ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Seminar on Indo-Canadian S&T / Innovation Cooperation & Linkages
by Puna Das 18 Nov '08

18 Nov '08

Seminar on Indo-Canadian S&T / Innovation Cooperation & Linkages 24 November, 2008 Federation House, New Delhi, India Dear Sir/ Madam I am pleased to inform you that FICCI is organizing its annual Higher Education Summit 2008 titled “Higher Education at the Crossroads: Imperatives for Policy & Practice” on November 25 & 26, 2008 in New Delhi with the support of Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. A delegation of more than 40 Canadian institutions is participating in the event. As a pre-conference activity, we are organizing a Seminar on Indo-Canadian S&T/Innovation Cooperation & Linkages on November 24, 2008 with University experts from India and Canada sharing their views about the existing collaborations, emerging technologies and future roadmap followed by discussions and one to one interactions. The Seminar is scheduled at 1.30 pm at FICCI, Federation House, Tansen Marg, New Delhi. We are happy to invite you for this programme. Enclosed are the tentative programme and the registration proforma for your kind perusal. May I request you to kindly send in your confirmation to Ms Rashmi Sarita / Ms Arpita Subhash (Phone: 91-11- 23736306, email – indiarnd[at]ficci.com) Looking forward to your kind confirmation. With best regards, Yours Sincerely (V K TOPA) Adviser to Secretary General, FICCI -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tentative Programme 1: 30 – 2:00 pm Registration 2:00 – 2:10 pm Introductory remarks Mr. Y P Kumar, Head International Division, DST, Government of India David McKinnon, Minister-Counsellor (Commercial) and Senior Trade Commissioner, Canadian High Commissioner, India 2:10 – 2:35 pm Canadian strengths in Innovation and Emerging Technologies Prof David Johnston, President, University of Waterloo Speaker from Canadian Govt /Industry/association 2:35 – 2:55 pm Indian strengths in Innovation and Emerging Technologies Mr. R Saha, Adviser, DST, Government of India Mr. Deepak Bhatnagar, Adviser & Scientist-G, TIFAC, DST 2:55 – 3:35 pm Presentations by Canadian Research Institutes Dr Januz A. Kozinski, Dean and Prof, Univ of Saskatchewan Dr. B. Mario Pinto, the Vice-President, Research, Simon Fraser University Robert Schad, University of Regina Richard Poulin, Director – Bureau International, Univ of Laval (Presentation to cover India Strategy, Research strengths and possible Areas of collaboration) 3:35 – 3:50 pm Tea Break 3:50 – 4:30 pm Presentation by Indian research institutes. Dr. Naresh Kumar, Head R & D Planning Division, CSIR Prof. S N Singh, Dean- R&D, IIT Delhi Dr. Vibha Dhawan, Executive Director, TERI Dr. P B Sharma, Director, Delhi College of Engineering Dinesh Singh, Director, South Campus, Delhi University (Presentation to covering Research strengths and possible Areas of collaboration) 4:30 – 5:00 pm Q & A and discussions 5:00 – 5:10 pm Summary and follow up action points 5:10 – 5: 30 pm Networking -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Registration Proforma Seminar on Indo-Canadian S & T / Innovation Cooperation & Linkages 24 November, 2008, Federation House, New Delhi, India Name: Designation: Organisation: Address: Tel.(with city code) : Fax: Mobile: Email: Delegate Fee: NO FEE Signature Contact: Rashmi Sarita Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry Federation House, Tansen Marg, New Delhi – 110 001 Tel: 011-23736306 (D); 23738760-70 Extn. 212 Fax: 011-23765333, 23721504, 23320714 Email: rashmisarita[at]ficci.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://www.anup-jnu.blogspot.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Be the first one to try the new Messenger 9 Beta! Go to http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/win/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Help regarding pay fixation
by anjali kale 18 Nov '08

18 Nov '08

Dear Friends, I am a librarian working in Mumbai. I want some information regarding pay fixation or pay protection. One of my friend is working as a librarian at pay scale rs 10,000 (Senior Scale) in an unaided institution. Recently she got appointment letter from aided college but her pay scale is fixed as rs. 8000. is there any circular or GR which states that salary is protected when u move from unaided to aided situation. Please help regarding this as her decision is pending and she does not want to loose this opportunity. thanks and regards Ms. Anjali S. Kale K. J. Somaiya Comprehensive College Of Education, Training and Research Vidyavihar Mumbai - 400 077 Ph.no: 25150265 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CCD Bangladesh has published Unesco TTT-IL Workshop concluded report in his e-publication
by khushpreet singh 18 Nov '08

18 Nov '08

Dear all, CCD Bangladesh has published Unesco TTT-IL Workshop concluded report in his e-publication info service {INFO :: Issue 147 (TTT Workshop in Information Literacy concluded in India)} the report is given below Khushpreet singh Ph.D, Researcher, Dept. of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala (INDIA) Email: khushpreet.singh(a)gmail.com mobile: 09815303000 <http://www.ccdbd.org/> ******* <http://www.ccdbd.org/> <http://www.ccdbd.org/> <http://www.ccdbd.org/> <http://www.ccdbd.org/> Home <http://www.ccdbd.org/>* | *About* * <http://www.ccdbd.org/about.html> *| *Contact <http://www.ccdbd.org/contact.html>* * * * *TTT Workshop in Information Literacy for South and Central Asia concluded in India * *A three daylong workshop in Information Literacy has successfully concluded on 7 November 2008, at Punjabi University in Patiala, India. This Workshop, which is one in the series of eleven IFAP-funded TTT workshops, is organized by the Department of Library and Information Science of Punjabi University from 5 to 7 November. The workshop was inaugurated through a colorful opening ceremony on 5 November 2008, at Senate Hall of the Punjabi University in Patiala, India. * Dr Amrik Singh, educationist and former Vice Chancellor of Punjabi University, inaugurated the Workshop. In his address, he stressed the importance of information literacy training at school level and of the need to promote wider use of knowledge and information through informal channels. Mr. Sidhu Damdami, Editor of Punjabi Tribune (a daily newspaper), in his presentation of a media perspective of information literacy, observed that World Wide Web has taken the shape of 'wild wild web'. He emphasized the need to promote information literacy to save the innocent minds from further damage. He also felt that the information literacy campaigns should be directed towards providing knowledge to the adults. The Workshop (*The tenth UNESCO Training-the-Trainers (TTT) *aims at providing a platform for creating a pool of trainers in information literacy who will impart information and media literacy skills to the graduate and post-graduate students and researchers in their respective institutions across the sub-regions. About 50 participants and 10 resource persons from the South and Central Asia are attending the event, which is the successor of two information literacy sub-regional workshops held in South Asia: - International Workshop on Information Skills for Learning, organized by National Institute of Library and Information Sciences (NILIS) in Colombo from 1 to 5 November 2004; and - Empowering 8 International Workshop in South and South East Asia to Promote Information Literacy, organized by Punjabi University from 3 to 7 October 2005. Resource persons and participants from Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Turkmenistan have stressed the importance of information literacy curricula for library and media schools in South and Central Asia. As a result of this discussion, a working group has been created in order to develop a model of such curriculum, in consultations with teachers, professional associations and other stakeholders in the respective regions. Mr. G M Mourtoza, Director of CCD and renowned media activist of Bangladesh took part in the workshop as a resource person. CCD will arrange a number of such kind workshops and orientation courses *on Information Literacy in Bangladesh in near feature.* Prof. Jagtar Singh, Head of the Department of Library and Information Science and Dean of Faculty of Education and Information Science of Punjabi University has successfully coordinated the workshop. ****** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Announcement of National Seminar at BHU on 16th and 17th January, 2009
by Aditya Tripathi 18 Nov '08

18 Nov '08

DLIS, BHU - ICSSR National Seminar On Open Source Library Solutions (OSLS) 16th - 17th January, 2009 Organised by Deptt. of Library and Information Science Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi & Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi About Seminar The rising cost of technology has compelled the libraries to use Open Source Software (OSS) for library automation, digital library and so on. OSSs are developed in public domain by the technology experts for the libraries. The professional community implements the software solutions and renders feedback to developers, which is a real time testing of software. The OSS products are provided with source code for implementation level customization and future development of software. These solutions are often free for use and could be redistributed. Today, there are OSSs available for different library activities which are better than the commercial solutions using cutting age technology. These solutions range from Operating System to specialized institutional repositories. This has made the library services more cost effective and least dependent on commercial software and vendors. However, there is a concern of the professionals over stability of software implementation and continuing support to these OSSs. There is an equal and opposite concern from the end of developers also towards having a sustainable funding for running the software development projects. Whatever the concerns may be, the increased use of open source software among the library community is very encouraging for open source solution developers. The Department of Library and Information Science, Banaras Hindu University proposes to conduct two days national convention on Open Source Library Solutions (OSLS), 16th – 17th January, 2009. The proposed seminar would provide a common platform for library professionals to share their experience. Research papers, demonstration and case-studies are invited for presentation and discussion during the convention in following areas: Implementation of OSS in - library automation - digital repositories - digital preservation - consortium planning - community education - office management - content development - event management - e-publishing - knowledge management - e-governance - community networks Target Participants Practicing Librarians and Information Scientists, Faculty Members, Researchers, Students, Information System Personnel, Managers, etc. Call for Papers Full texts paper(s) in English (in A4 size, double space, not more than 10 pages) should be sent to the Organising Secretary, Deptt. of Library and Information Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi - 221 005. adityatripathi(a)hotmail.com aditya(a)bhu.ac.in Last date for submission of full texts of paper(s) is 20.12.2009. Registration Rs. 500/- per participant The DD / Cash payable in favour of "National Seminar on Open Source Library Solutions", payable at Varanasi. The Registration Fee Includes # Conference Kit # Working Lunch / Tea Accommodation Limited accommodation is available on payment basis on first come first basis. For further enquiry please contact: Coordinator Prof. H. N. PRASAD Head Deptt. of Library and Information Science Banaras Hindu University Varanasi- 221 005 Tel: +91 542 6701028 (Off.) +91 9415336709 (Mob.) e-mail: hnprasad.bhu(a)gmail.com Organising Secretary Dr. ADITYA TRIPATHI Lecturer Deptt. of Library and Information Science Banaras Hindu University Varanasi- 221 005 Tel: +91 542 6701027 (Off.) +91 9450710628 (Mob.) e-mail: adityatripathi(a)hotmail.com aditya(a)bhu.ac.in FORMAT OF REGISTRATION FORM 1. Name 2. Designation 3. Organization 4. Address (Correspondence) 5. Accommodation Required Yes/No 6. Telephone Number Office : Residence: Mobile : e-mail : 7. Payment Details DD/Cash DD No. : Bank : Branch : Amount : Date : Signature Mail to Organising Secretary, Open Source Library Solutions (OSLS) Department of Library and Information Science Banaras Hindu University Varanasi- 221 005 Tel: +91 9450 710628 (mob) +91 542 6701027 (Off) -- Dr. Aditya Tripathi Lecturer Department of Library & Information Science Banaras Hindu University Varanasi-221005 Tel.: +9450 710628 ---------------------------------------------------- 1. Contribute to DRTC LIS Open Digital Library https://drtc.isibang.ac.in 2. Join today Digital Library Discussion Forum http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/dlrg -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Workshop on Developing Online Tutorials, IIITM-K 29-30, Nov 2008
by Sainul Abideen P 18 Nov '08

18 Nov '08

Dear Friends, Digital Library & Information Services Division of the Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management – Kerala (IIITM-K), Thiruvananthapuram is organizing a 'National Workshop on Developing Online Tutorials for Information Products and Services' during 29-30 November 2008. This Workshop aims to give practical training on creating Online tutorials for the Information Products like Online databases, Digital Libraries, Library Automation Softwares etc. As above products are acquired paying huge amount, it's effective usage depends on how the users are educated on it's use. This workshop provides an opportunity for library professionals to develop online web accessible Interactive tutorials, using Free software called Wink. Examples of Online tutorials created using Wink is provided in the workshop website www.iiitmk.ac.in/wink More details about the workshop is given below, You are requested to kindly attend this workshop, and forward this message to your professional friends and colleagues. With Best Regards Sainul Abideen P Librarian Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management – Kerala Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala Mobile:09496252786 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- National Workshop On Developing Online Tutorials for Information Products and Services Date: 29-30 November 2008 Organised by Digital Library & Information Services Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management – Kerala (IIITM-K), Thiruvananthapuram [established by the Govt. of Kerala] Workshop Website: www.iiitmk.ac.in/wink About the Workshop Libraries have been using different Information products like Online databases, e-journals, CD ROM based products, Library automation software, Digital Libraries, Online catalogues, etc. for various services. It is the duty of the Library professionals to train their users on the use of such products having varying functionalities and interfaces, for the effective utilization of these resources, which requires time and efforts from the Library and information professionals. Shortage of adequate manpower in some of the libraries calls for a facility wherein the users can learn about different products and services by the help of online Interactive Tutorials at their own pace. Provision of Interactive Tutorials, enhances the usage of such information products, which might have procured by spending huge amount. Many institutions organize training on different tools for information services including Digital Library development tools like GenISISWeb, Dspace, Greenstone, Eprint, Library automation software like KOHA, NewGenLib etc. Such training events can also be supplemented with an online, self instructional material with step by step instruction, e.g. an installation guide to Dspace or Cataloguing module of KOHA etc. Such self-instructional materials can be reused by the learner for better understanding of the concerned process/procedure. This workshop aims to provide a practical exposure on the application of ‘Wink’ a free software for creating different interactive self-learning modules/tutorials for various requirements, including that of information products. About the ‘Wink’ Software ‘Wink’ is a tutorial and presentation creation software, primarily aimed at creating tutorials on how to use software (like a tutor for MS-Word/Excel etc). Using ‘Wink’ one can capture screenshots, add explanations boxes, buttons, titles etc and generate a highly effective interactive tutorials. Using ‘Wink’ one can create online tutorials viewable across the web. Similar applications sell for hundreds of dollars, while ‘Wink’ is free with several unique features including the multimedia capability. Applications of Wink 'Wink' can be used for various Applications including that of: * To demonstrate the working of different Software like LibSys,Dspace, KOHA,WinISIS,MS Word, Adobe Photoshp etc * To demonstrate the working of different online/offline databases products like IEEE, ProQuest, ACM, Emerald etc * To create Online Tutorials for Education/User Training Purpose * To develop Demo of Websites like Library Portals/websites * To develop e-learning Modules and self instructional materials * To demonstrate the installation of software products like Dspace, Greenstone, GenISISWeb,Libsys Who can attend? As this software can be used in building interactive tutorials for different applications, participation is not restricted to library professionals only. Participants can be from various fields including that of Library Professionals, Academicians, Students, Workshop organizers, E-journal/ Library automation software/ database vendors, e-learning designers, Software developers, e-governance agencies, government organizations etc. Venue IIITM-K, Technopark, Thiruvananthapuram – 695581 Registration Rupees 2000/= Only Participants from Industry Rs. 3000/= Only. Mode of Payment DD in favour of “Director, IIITM-K” payable at Canara Bank, Kazhakkoottam Branch. (Thiruvananthapuram) Workshop fee covers Lectures, Course material in CD, Working Lunch and Tea. No TA/DA will be given to the participants. Participants are requested to make their own arrangements for Accommodation and Travel. Registration form along with the Fee may be sent to the Workshop Coordinator. No. of seats is limited to 25. Kindly confirm the availability of seats by email to sainul [AT] yahoo [DOT] com before sending the Registration fee. Last date for registration and payment of Registration fee: 24th November 2008 Faculty Workshop will be handled by the Digital Library team of IIITM-K headed by Sainul Abideen P, (VLIR Scholar, Belgium) Librarian, IIITM-K, who has developed several self instructional materials using ‘Wink’. For Registration and further details Sainul Abideen P Workshop Coordinator & Librarian IIITM-K, Park Centre Building Technopark, Karyavattom PO PIN 695581 Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India Phone 0471-2527567, 3091334, 2700777 exn 119 Mobile: 09496252786 Fax: 0471-2527568 Email: sainul [AT] yahoo [DOT] com Workshop Website: www.iiitmk.ac.in/wink Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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RDA Full Draft
by Indira 18 Nov '08

18 Nov '08

Dear Professionals, The full draft of RDA is now available for comment. For accessing, use the URLs: http://www.collectionscanada.ca/jsc/rdafulldraft.html http://www.rdaonline.org/constituencyreview/ You can submit your comments on RDA @: http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/jsc/rdadraftcomments.html Ms. Indira Koneru Faculty Member Dept. of Library Science Icfai Academic Wing 23, Nagarjuna Hills Hyderabad-500 082 India -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library week at Amrapali Institute, Nainital
by manoj kumar pant 17 Nov '08

17 Nov '08

Hi all. AMRAPALI INSTITUTE, Dept of Library and Information Science is celebrating Library Week.The celebrartion was inaugrated by Prof. D C Joshi.We have planned a lot of events till 20th Nov. All are cordially invited to join from 1:00 to 4:30 pm everyday to events like lectures from prominent professionls from the region. Prof J C Binwal is supposed to be chief guest of concluding day 20th Nov, 2008. ------------------------------------ Manoj Kumar Pant Lecturar, Amrapali Institute of Management and Computer Application, Haldwani,Nainital, Uttaranchal-263139. Ph. No.-09917247770(Mob.) 919219918942(Home), 05946-238496, 268201(Office) e-mail - " manojpant2(a)yahoo.co.in ". " manojpant2(a)yahoo.co.in ". ------------------------------------------ "Don't walk ahead of me - I can't follow you, don't walk behind me I can't lead you, Walk along with me and be my friend." ------------------------------------------ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Kind Request..
by JK 17 Nov '08

17 Nov '08

Dear All, Can I have the information about the standard format of Library Portal. Actually, I am looking for the main Library icons and links which constitutes a Standard Library Portal/Home Page. Your earliest reply will be appreciated. Thank you so much in advance. Thanks & Regards, Jaya Kalra Senior Consultant – LIS Group Total IT Solutions Pvt Ltd. New Delhi -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Email2Sms Mail on Mobile Service
by Mailing List Admin 17 Nov '08

17 Nov '08

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Correction in the Date of my Seminar
by Nihal Alam 15 Nov '08

15 Nov '08

I am extremely sorry that by mistake i had mentioned my seminar date 19/11/2009. In fact it will be on 19/11/2008. Indian Statistical Institute Documentation Research and Training Center 8th Mile Mysore Road, R.V. College Post Bangalore -560059 Seminar On Semantic Relation and its application in Information Science Semantic Relation and its application in information science Of late, then interest of many researchers is to examine the nature Free Add On semantic relations and their main application in the information science. Concepts (language) and relations (text) provide the foundation of knowledge and thought. When we look at the world, we perceive not only a mass of colors but also objects that automatically assign categories labels. Our perception system automatically segments the world into concepts and the Categories. Language is used not for the sake of communicating the concepts and the relations, but also employed to represent, store and reason with concepts and relation. Research and development in information science have focused on concepts and terms with increasing emphasis in identification, processing, management of the relation to achieve greater effectiveness and refinement in information science techniques. This seminar presents: (i) an overview of the semantic relation used in the knowledge structure such as thesauri and Ontologies, (ii) main techniques used in the automatic extraction of the semantic relations from text, and (iii) the use of semantic relation in the information extraction, information retrieval, question-answering, and automatic text summarization. Speaker: Nihal Alam 2nd Y ADIS All are cordially invited Venue: DRTC Classroom Seminar In charge Date: 19/11/2008 (Dr. Devika P. Madalli) Time: 2 PM -- Nihal Alam ADIS 2nd Year DRTC 8th Mile Mysore Road, RV College post Indian Statistical Institute Bangalore-059 Karnataka Email: nihalalam(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in Personal Mail: nihal.drtc(a)gmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Prof. K.A. Isaac Commemoration Lecture, 2008
by Vimal Kumar 15 Nov '08

15 Nov '08

Dear Friends, Prof. K.A. Isaac Commemoration Lecture, 2008 Organised by Kerala Library Association. Lecture on INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE IN LIS By Prof. (Dr.) A. Amudhavalli Professor and Head, Dept. of Information Science, University of Madras Venue: Department of Library and Information Science University of Kerala, Trivandrum. Date and Time: 18 November 2008, 3.30 pm. -- Vimal Kumar V. Asst. Librarian Asian School of Business Technopark, Trivandrum-695 581 Web: www.asb.edu.in/vimal/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I forget what I was taught. I only remember what I have learnt" -Patrick White -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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"Ethics in Advertising"
by shivakumar shiva 14 Nov '08

14 Nov '08

Dear Professionals, Special 'Friday talk' lecture of Mysore University Library and Information Science Students Association (MULISSA) was held at First Year lecture hall of the Department of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore on Friday, 14th Nov. 2008. This Friday's talk was special because National Library Week starts from the same day, i.e. 14th - 20th Nov. 2008.This week's guest Prof. N.S.Venugopal of Basudev Somany First Grade College, Kuvempunagar, Mysore gave lecture on the 'Ethics in Advertising'. He began by tasking a question 'Does advertisement sell product?' He continued on to the concept of business ethics, meaning of ethics, qualities of ethics, present day advertisement trends and how advertisements can be helpful in serving the purpose of the library.He ended by explaining the self regulatory methods for the advertising industry. Dr. Khaiser Nikam, Chairperson and faculty advisor to MULISSA, gave a lecture on the history and importance of National Library Week and read some excerpts from Padmashree S.R.Ranganathan's classic 'Five Laws of Library Science'.Faculty, Research scholars and Students were present on the occasion. -- Shivakumar H.R. II year MLISc Manasagangothri University of Mysore Mysore. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ISiM - CXO Lecture Series (1) by Ajit Balakrishnan
by Angrosh 14 Nov '08

14 Nov '08

International School of Information Management University of Mysore ISiM CXO Lecture - 1 ****************** "You can see Indian Computer Programmers everywhere these days except in the Innovation Rankings - Solow's Paradox?" by Mr. Ajit Balakrishnan Founder Chairman and CEO, Rediff.com & Chairman, Board of Governors, IIM Kolkata Chair Shri M.N. Vidyashankar CEO & E/o Principal Secretary, DPAR (Elections) Karnataka Date and Time: November 27, 2008 : 3:00 p.m. Venue: The International School of Information Management University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore You are cordially invited For more details - http://www.isim.ac.in/html/cxo/cxo1.htm ******************* Thanks and regards Angrosh **************************************** Angrosh M.A. Project Manager International School of Information Management University of Mysore, Manasagangotri Mysore 570 006 Tel: +91-821-2514699; +91-821-2411417 Fax: +91-821-2519209 **************************************** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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INFLIBNET Consortium opens Associate Membership
by Prem Chand 14 Nov '08

14 Nov '08

Dear Professionals, I am pleased to announce associate membership of UGC- INFONET Digital Library Consortium. Under the programme, selected e-resources are offered on subscription to private universities and research institutions that are not covered under the Consortium as its core members. The Associate Members can subscribe to one or more resources at the same rates that Consortium is paying for its core members. The libraries can take the benefit of negotiated price for selected e-resources which is listed below. An annual membership of Rs. 5000.00 will be charged from the members to join the Associate Membership Programme. List of Resources: 1.. American Institute of Physics and American Physical Society 2.. Annual Reviews 3.. Cambridge University Press 4.. Emerald (Library Science Collection) 5.. JSTOR 6.. Institute of Physics (IoP) 7.. MathSciNet 8.. Nature 9.. Oxford University Press 10.. Portland Press 11.. Royal Society of Chemistry 12.. SciFinder Scholar (CAS) 13.. SpringerLink 14.. Taylor and Francis For more detail, please visit our site at http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/econ/associate-membership.htm Regards, Prem Chand Scientist- D Convener UGC-INFONET Digital library Consortium Information & Library Network Centre (INFLIBNET) An Inter University Centre of UGC, Near Gujarat University Guest House Navrangpura, Ahmedabad Gujarat. India Phone: 079-26305971, 26304695 ( Office) 079- 29096170( R) 09427001489 prem65_chand(a)yahoo.co.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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REQUEST FOR ARTICLES
by Manik Nand lal 14 Nov '08

14 Nov '08

Dear Colleages, Some of our scientists require the following two article urgently. Can you please arrange to send me the same if you have access. 1. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry.6;1963;732 and 2. Journal of Organic Chemistry.25;1960;96 Best regards, N. MANIK MANAGER-LIBRARY AND INFORMATION CENTRE DABUR PHARMA LTD. (R & D) 22, SITE IV, SAHIBABAD GHAZIABAD-201010 INDIA TEL. : +91-120-437 8497 FAX : +91-120-437 6905 "This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain privileged, proprietary, or otherwise private information. If you have received it in error please notify the sender immediately and delete the original. Any other use of the email by you is prohibited." -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Swets opens office in New Delhi, India
by Mailing List Admin 14 Nov '08

14 Nov '08

Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 05:32:12 +0100 From: Rakesh Malik <rmalik(a)in.swets.com> Swets continues its global expansion with the opening of its latest office in New Delhi, India. Coinciding with India's emergence as a global knowledge economy, Swets is committed to serving professional content users in the Academic, Government, Medical and Corporate fields through its class-leading suite of SwetsWise services, enabling seamless access and management tools for scientific and professional e-content. "As of yet, no such platform is available in India and initial customer feedback confirms the need for such a content management platform" says Thomas Snyder, Swets' Chief Commercial Officer. Through its presence in India, Swets will be in a prime position to act as an effective sales channel for publishers looking to enter or strengthen their position in the rapidly growing Indian market. "With the accelerating shift from print to web based content in the Indian market, we see a growing need for an agent with global experience in managing such transition well for both the publisher and users of their content. Swets not only has this experience but also offers an integrated platform and suite of services to efficiently access and manage such web based content" says Thomas Snyder. Swets Indian office is located in the Saket area, South New Delhi. Irwin Fouwels, Director Market Development, will act as Managing Director of Swets' Indian branch. Swets is currently in the process of hiring a Country Manager for its Indian operations. About Swets Swets is the world's leading subscription services company. We build on more than 100 years of experience to maximize the return on investments in time and money for clients and publishers in today's complex information marketplace. With clients in over 160 countries and more than twenty offices around the world, Swets is a true "long tail" powerhouse that provides the most comprehensive and sophisticated e-commerce platform currently available in its field. Swets has been included in E-Content Magazine's "100 Companies that Matter Most in the Digital Content Industry" for the past five years, and is consistently featured in the top 25% of FEM Business' "Top 500 Companies in The Netherlands". We are the only subscription services company that is ISO 9001:2000 certified on a global basis for 10 years running--a testament to our stringent operation and client service procedures.

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Research article on Chandrayaan-I
by Mailing List Admin 14 Nov '08

14 Nov '08

Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:45:54 +0530 (IST) From: kk_suresh(a)blr.amrita.edu Dear All, A Research Article Published in 'Acta Astronautica'(available online at ScienceDirect:Acta Astronautica 63 (2008) 1215-1220) which gives the complete technical details of 'Chandrayaan-1 mission to the Moon'. With regards, KK Suresh Librarian Amrita School of Engineering Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Kasavanahalli; Off:Sarjapura Road Carmelaram Post Bangalore - 560 035 PH:080-28441216/17 Website: www.amrita.edu e-contact:suresh_amrita@rediffmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Invitation for Seminar
by Nihal Alam 14 Nov '08

14 Nov '08

Indian Statistical Institute Documentation Research and Training Center 8th Mile Mysore Road, R.V. College Post Bangalore -560059 Seminar On Semantic Relation and its application in Information Science Semantic Relation and its application in information science Of late, then interest of many researchers is to examine the nature Free Add On semantic relations and their main application in the information science. Concepts (language) and relations (text) provide the foundation of knowledge and thought. When we look at the world, we perceive not only a mass of colors but also objects that automatically assign categories labels. Our perception system automatically segments the world into concepts and the Categories. Language is used not for the sake of communicating the concepts and the relations, but also employed to represent, store and reason with concepts and relation. Research and development in information science have focused on concepts and terms with increasing emphasis in identification, processing, management of the relation to achieve greater effectiveness and refinement in information science techniques. This seminar presents: (i) an overview of the semantic relation used in the knowledge structure such as thesauri and Ontologies, (ii) main techniques used in the automatic extraction of the semantic relations from text, and (iii) the use of semantic relation in the information extraction, information retrieval, question-answering, and automatic text summarization. Speaker: Nihal Alam 2nd Y ADIS All are cordially invited Venue: DRTC Classroom Seminar In charge Date: 19/11/2009 (Dr. Devika P. Madalli) Time: 2 PM -- Nihal Alam ADIS 2nd Year DRTC 8th Mile Mysore Road, RV College post Indian Statistical Institute Bangalore-059 Karnataka Email: nihalalam(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in Personal Mail: nihal.drtc(a)gmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for article
by Kshema Prakash 14 Nov '08

14 Nov '08

Dear Colleagues, Can some one kindly send me a copy of the following article? * **Gupta, Reeta. 2006. Decomposition Method and Transportation Type Problems with a Fractional Objective Function. ZAMM - Journal of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics. Vol. 57(2). Pp 81-88. Published by Wiley Interscience. **Thanks and regards, Kshema * -- Mrs. Kshema Prakash Faculty Librarian - Gr I, Contact Person e-Journals (Library) & Coordinator - Distance Library Services DEI Central Library Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed University) Dayalbagh, Agra 282 0110 Uttar Pradesh, India Mob: +919897190604 http://kshema-distancelibraryservices.blogspot.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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E-LIS Server Upgrade -- unavailable from Nov. 17 to 21
by Imma Subirats 13 Nov '08

13 Nov '08

*******Apologies for cross-postings******* __________________________________________ Dear all, E-LIS <http://eprints.rclis.org/>, the international open archive for library and information science, will be unavailable from Nov. 17-21 while the repository software -E-prints 3.0- and hardware -new server- are upgraded. The change will mean better service and new features. E-LIS will be operational at 9:00 a.m. (Italy time) on the 21st. Please accept our apologies for the inconvenience, and thank you to all of our authors and readers. __________________________________________ Imma Subirats on behalf of the E-LIS team E-LIS Chief executive E-LIS, E-prints in Library and Information Science URL: http://eprints.rclis.org/ URL: http://openlib.org/home/subirats/ imma DOT subirats AT gmail DOT com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Stop the OCLC powergrab!
by Anand Chitipothu 13 Nov '08

13 Nov '08

OCLC, the supposedly-nonprofit organization that provides library services around the world, has grown out of control. First, it started taking libraries' catalog records and then charging them to get them back. Then it used all the money it made through this to buy up library services companies and use its monopoly power and influence to sell software and tools to libraries at exorbitant prices. But now it's gone a step too far -- it wants to claim exclusive copyright over every library record ever written, so that it can continue having them all to itself. In a very real sense, it's trying to steal the world's libraries. We have to make them stop -- sign this petition: http://watchdog.net/c/stop-oclc For more information, see this blog post: "Stealing Your Library: The OCLC Powergrab." - http://www.aaronsw.com/weblog/oclcscam Thanks, Anand Open Library http://openlibrary.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Refresher course in Library and Information Science.
by chai tra 13 Nov '08

13 Nov '08

Department of Library and Information Science in collaboration with Academic Staff College is organizing a refresher course in Library and Information Science from 26th November to 16th December 2008.Hence all those Assistant Librarians, Lectures working in various college may contact, Sri Nanjundaswamy, Lecturer, Academic Staff Library, Manasagangothri, Mysore. Ph no: 2419314 Required forms may be obtained from the above address. The coordinator of this Program is Dr.Khaiser Nikam M.B.A., M.L.I.SC., Ph.D Chairperson Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore, Manasagangothri, Mysore-570006 Tele: 91-821-2415202®, 2419399(O), 9845328672, 9342593105(M) e-mail: khaiser.nikam(a)gmail.com. http://www.lisc.uni-mysore.ac.in --------------------------------- Bollywood news, movie reviews, film trailers and more! Click here. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Gmail Gets Free Video Chat!
by रमाकांत नवघरे 13 Nov '08

13 Nov '08

To, Respected All, The users of Gmail service can now choose to communicate with friends not only through chat and e-mail but also through voice and video. To use this free service, users just need a webcam and a small Web browser plugin to start video chatting. And, those without a webcam can use an audio chat option, says Google. To get started, open a Gmail chat window, click on the 'Options' menu at the bottom and choose 'Add voice/video chat', which will walk you through a one-time installation of a free plugin. When you re-open Gmail, you'll notice your 'Options' link in your chat window has changed to 'Video & more'. Open this menu and click 'Start video chat' to start chatting. You can pop out the video and change its size and position, or switch to full screen. Gmail voice and video chat is being rolled out over the next day or so on PCs and on Macs. Google Apps customers get this service as well, at no extra charge, and can voice or video chat with any other Gmail or Apps users. To use voice and video chat, your PC must have Windows XP or a more recent version, or an Intel-Based Mac with Mac OS X v10.4 or later. It works in browsers that support the latest version of Gmail (Google Chrome, Firefox 2.0+, Internet Explorer 7.0 and Safari 3.0). For more detail : http://www.efytimes.com/efytimes/fullnews.asp?edid=30056&magid=11&ntype=ema… -- Thanks and Regards Ramakant Amar Navghare. Library Assistant Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Management Studies Thane(W) 400601. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ email : ramakant.navghare(a)gmail.com Mob : 9324564183 elibrary :http://www.vpmthane.org/im/elib/main.htm @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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INDEST-AICTE Workshop on e-resource management during 4-6 Dec 08@ IIMI
by Kishor Satpathy 12 Nov '08

12 Nov '08

Dear All IIM Indore Library shall be organizing the INDEST-AICTE Workshop on e-resource management & user Meet during 4-6 December 2008 at IIM Indore. This is a regular event of the Consortium and mainly targeted at the Library and Information Professional as well as Library Administrators from the Consortium Member Institutes. In addition to the Workshop on e-resource management, the workshop will also have selected presentations from invited experts on "Role of Librarian on 21st Century". Special Sessions will also be arranged for interaction and problem solving with the Publishers, Vendors and other Service providers. There is no registration fee for the INDEST members for attending the workshop. All participants are required to meet their boarding, lodging and other expenses through their institutions. The brochure and registration form on Workshop accessible at: http://www.iimidr.ac.in/iimi/media/pdf/indest%20brochure.pdf & http://sis2008conference.blogspot.com/ For further details please contact: Kishor Ch. Satpathy Librarian & Workshop Director Indian Institute of Management Indore Prabandh Shikhar, Rau-Pithampur Road Indore-453331, Madhya Pradesh, INDIA Mobile: 9425312746 E-mail: satpathy(a)iimidr.ac.in; ksatpathy(a)gmail.com Interested professionals may send their registration form in the said address latest by 25th November 2008. Thanks & Regards, Kishor Satpathy Kishor Chandra Satpathy Librarian & Coordinator, PURA Indian Institute of Management Indore Pigdamber, Rau, Indore, 453331, MP, India Phone: +91-731-4228625 (Off) 4228817(R) Mobile: 09425312746 Email: satpathy(a)iimidr.ac.in www.iimidr.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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SCOAP3: From Subscriptions to an Open Access Publishing Model
by Mailing List Admin 12 Nov '08

12 Nov '08

Dear Members, The following message is being posted on behalf of Jens Vigen of CERN. - Moderator NCSI, IISc Bengaluru ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:11:28 +0100 From: Jens Vigen <jens.vigen(a)cern.ch> ------------------SCOAP3: From Subscriptions to an Open Access Publishing Model Join us for an information meeting on SCOAP3, an innovative Open Access publishing model which has the potential to put scholarly communication on sound sustainable bases. SCOAP3 is an effort to facilitate Open Access publishing building on the long Open Access tradition of the field of High Energy Physics and its track-record in international co-operation, epitomized by the LHC accelerator at CERN. SCOAP3 has three objectives: • Convert the peer-reviewed literature of an entire field to Open Access; • Stimulate competition in scientific publishing by linking quality and price; • Enable considerable medium- and long-term savings in scholarly communication The example of SCOAP3 could be rapidly followed by other fields, directly related to High Energy Physics, and its success can offer a potential model for other fields as well. The guiding principle of SCOAP3 is to re-direct subscription funds to directly pay for the peer-review and other editorial services, making articles free to read for everyone in any possible repository. SCOAP3 has so far collected commitments for over a half of its projected budget envelope [http://scoap3.org/fundraising.html] from a dozen countries in Europe, North America and the Middle East[http://www.scoap3.org/whoisscoap3.html]. In order to make the initiative a success, a broad worldwide consensus is now needed, and Indian and Asian libraries have a unique, pivotal, role to play. Learn more about the initiative, how libraries of all size can join the global effort in making SCOAP3 happen, and how to lend your support to promote Open Access. The event will be presented by Salvatore Mele, SCOAP3 Project Leader and Jens Vigen, Chief Scientific Information Officer at CERN, Geneva, Switzerland. 03.00 – 05.30 p.m. (Venue: The Auditorium) India Islamic Cultural Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi, India Registrations for this event is free, please send your confirmation at the following address or below given email. Conference Secretariat: P K Jain Organising Secretary, ICoASL 2008 C/o Institute of Economic Growth University of Delhi Enclave, Delhi - 110 007 Ph.:27667463, 27666364 Fax :27667463, 27667410, (M): 9899110787 Email: asiansla(a)gmail.com; asianchaptersla(a)yahoo.com (Please Join us on Tea at 2:30 p.m. on 25 November 2008 at IICC, Lodhi Road, Delhi) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Call for partnership for large-scale information and knowledge management projects
by atanu garai 12 Nov '08

12 Nov '08

Dear Colleagues We are a growing organisation with specializations in following key areas: Geographical Information System e-Learning Content Management System Learning Management System We are developing our capacities in the area of e-Governance and advanced digital library solutions and prototyping. We are currently developing proposals for undertaking large scale solutions in above-mentioned areas for government, private sector and civil society organizations. Since we are quite a new entrant, we are looking for organizations with several years of existence and good portfolio of project execution and delivery. The ideal organization shall be managed by a visionary leadership and be interested in strategic use of technology in a spectrum of business domains. If you are interested, please contact me by email at atanu.garai(a)gmail.com for further details and discussion. Best regards, Atanu Garai -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Registration Open for IASLIC Seminar 10-13 December, 2008 at BI
by Dr. Arun K. Chakraborty 11 Nov '08

11 Nov '08

Dear Moderator Kindly circulate this. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- INDIAN ASSOCIATION OF SPECIAL LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION CENTRE (IASLIC), KOLKATA 23rd National Seminar of IASLIC at Bose Institute, during 10-13 December,2008 Dear All We have the honour to submit that Bose Institute, as a part of year long programme in commemoration of 150th Birth Anniversary Founder Sir J. C. Bose and 90th Foundation Day of the Institute, is organizing and hosting the 23rd National Seminar of Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centre (IASLIC) during 10-13, December 2008. The Seminar will be inaugurated on Wednesday 10th December, 2008 at 4.30 P.M. SIG Meetings will be at 10.00 A.M. on 10th December, 2008. All of your presence would benefit all the library professionals in India and globe. Please register yourself and also depute at least two persons from Library or LIS Department. Some of the objectives of the Seminar are to bring together special library professionals to a common platform, to promote special libraries, and facilitate the exchange of ideas and help to bridge the knowledge gap amongst the professionals associated with special libraries and to develop the professional competent. This seminar is expected to attract more than 500 participants from India and abroad. Registrations are open. You are invited to attend the same. For details please visit: http://bic.boseinst.ernet.in/seminar.html/workshop.html, or http://www.iaslic1955.org/organ.htm, Dates to Remember Last Date for Registration : 30th November 2008 Cancellation of Registration (for any un-avoidable circumstances) before 7th December, 2008 ---- 80% Registration Fees and accommodation charges (if any) will be refunded after deduction of Paper Publication charges (for authors, if any) Registration Fees : http://www.iaslic1955.org/fee.htm Register Online : http://bic.boseinst.ernet.in/seminar/workshop/library/lib_form.htm PANEL of SPEAKERS --- For Panel Discussions --- from India and abroad Payment Details : The payment should be sent through local cheque/ demand draft to be made in favour of "NS-IASLIC-BI-2008 and payable at Kolkata. The filled-in registration forms and the payment should be sent to the Bose Institute address (http://www.iaslic1955.org/regd.pdf) For further information, please contact: Dr. Arun Kumar Chakraborty Organizing Secretary 23rd National Seminar of IASLIC Bose Institute P-1/12 CIT Scheme VII-M, Kankurgachi, Kolakta 700 054 INDIA Ph. 91-33-25693268/ 3270 Fax: 91-33-23553886 Cell: 09433323424 Email: akc(a)bic.boseinst.ernet.in, c_arunK(a)hotmail.com, iaslic(a)vsnl.net Seminar updates : http://bic.boseinst.ernet.in/seminar/workshop/library/, www.iaslic1955.org Dated : 27th October, 2008 (Dr. Arun Kumar Chakraborty) Hony. General Secretary DR. ARUN KUMAR CHAKRABORTY LIBRARIAN BOSE INSTITUTE, KOLKATA, INDIA CENTENARY CAMPUS : P1/12 CIT SCHEME - VII-M, KOLKATA 700 054 INDIA PH: 91-33-2569 3268, 3270 FAX: 91-33-2355 3886 MAIN CAMPUS: 93/1 A.P.C. ROAD, KOLKATA 700 009 INDIA PH: 91-33-2350 2402/03, FAX: 91-33-2350-6790 Ph(Res): 91-33-23242100, E-MAIL: akc(a)bic.boseinst.ernet.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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MG University Digital Library
by University LIbrary Mahatma Gandhi University 11 Nov '08

11 Nov '08

*Open Access Digital Archives of MGU Theses Launched by H E. Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Former President of India* H.E. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, Former President of India, launched Mahatma Gandhi University open Access Online Theses Digital Library, on 9nth November 2008. It is the first Online Digital Theses Library of any Indian University covering more than 1000 theses in Sanskrit, Malayalam, Hindi and English with multilingual search facility. It is digitization project commemorating 25 years of achievement of the university towards contribution to knowledge generation. *Mahatma Gandhi University Online Theses Digital Library* accessible through web at www.mgutheses.org can promote the application of results from doctoral research for the benefit of the society. This becomes relevant in the context of Open Access Initiatives (OAI) worldwide that uses ICT and Internet to throw open the knowledge generated by public funded research kept in the locked archives and libraries. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam stated that the availability of these dissertations over the web will be an important step towards democratization of knowledge. After launching the digital Archives and verifying its possibilities by some searches adds "I am sure the model of digital archives followed by MG University will be emulated by many Indian universities, which will go a long way in democratization of knowledge, prevention of duplication and will lead to transparency in the education system. >From 17.30 Hrs 09.11.2008 when H.E. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, Former President of India. Launched the digital Archives it has become the first open Archives digital Archives of doctoral dissertations of India Accessible worldwide 24 hrs, 365 days a year. The Digital Archives can be accessed at www.mgutheses.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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