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Reply to Puna Das from the Milion Books project
by Subbiah Arunachalam 12 Nov '07

12 Nov '07

Friends: Prof. N Balakrishnan has provided a clarification to Mr Anup Kumar Das, who had posted a message to this list on 6 November (from Puna Das). Subbiah Arunachalam ===== Dear Arun: The guy is again wrong regarding the CDAC Kolkatta books and has not spent even a minute looking at the web site- Please go to www.new.dli.ernet.in and just click on the left hand side on the search button leaving all fields default- you will get the total number of books as on that date- Next if you choose scanning centre as cdac Kolkatta then you will find 3565 books totaling more than 1.6 million pages- all these are common sense and you must make sure th guys without exploring do not make unsavy comments- we are professional and have done what no one has done so far- Put one million books on the web- Balki Regards Balki > Dear Balki: > > There is some concern expressed about the Million > Books project. I am forwarding a mail I received > today. Best wishes. > > Arun > > > --- Puna Das <puna_05(a)yahoo.co.in> wrote: > >> Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 06:49:01 +0000 (GMT) >> From: Puna Das <puna_05(a)yahoo.co.in> >> To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >> CC: digilib_india(a)yahoogroups.com, >> atanu.garai(a)gmail.com >> Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] CMU Million Book Project >> >> Dear Colleagues >> >> Atanu wanted to point out so called current >> status of Digital Library of India project. This is >> very unfortunate that the tech-savvy DLI team could >> not provide us latest statistics on its site. The >> statistics available here is more than a year old. >> Another point I would like to raise, DLIs Kolkata >> Mega Scanning Centre could not provide us access to >> a single book they have scanned using tax-payers >> money. To my estimate, less than 25% scanned >> documents are available through DLI websites. How >> can we please help out this overburdened project >> team having a blurred vision? >> >> Thanking you >> >> Anup Kumar Das >> CSSP, JNU >> New Delhi-110067 >> Email: puna_05(a)yahoo.co.in >> Ph. 011-26704400 >> >> ___________________________________________________________ Want ideas for reducing your carbon footprint? Visit Yahoo! For Good http://uk.promotions.yahoo.com/forgood/environment.html -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Organization of Sensitization-cum-Awareness Programme for Technology Information Facilitation Programme (TIFP) -Cochin.
by Dr C Beena 12 Nov '07

12 Nov '07

Dear Professionals, Cochin University and Department of Scientific Industrial Research (DSIR)Jointly organizing a one Day workshop for Sensitization-cum-Awareness Programme for Technology Information Facilitation Programme (TIFP) on 10th december 2007 at Travancore Court Warriam Road,Ernakulam,Cochin.Details regarding the workshop is avalible at URL www.cusat.ac.in with regards Beena Assistant Librarian -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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InfoVision 2007 - Early Bird Offer closes on 20th November 2007 - Hurry Up!
by Angrosh 12 Nov '07

12 Nov '07

InfoVision 2007 The Knowledge Summit, Dec 17-18, 2007, The Maratha, Mumbai ----------- Come to InfoVision 2007. Listen to... Inaugural Speaker · Dr. F C Kohli, Father of Indian Software Industry (Former Vice-Chairman, Tata Consultancy Services) Other Keynote Speakers: · Mr. Ajit Balakrishnan, Founder Chairman and CEO, Rediff.com · Mr. John Blossom, President & Senior Analyst, Shore Communications Inc., USA · Prof. Hsinchun Chen, University of Arizona, USA · Prof. Noshir Contractor, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, USA · Dr. Kavi Mahesh, Knowledge Management Consultant, Infosys & Professor, Dept. of Computer Science, PESIT, Bangalore · Dr. Pandu Nayak, Google, USA · Dr. Prabhakar Raghavan, Head, Yahoo! Research, USA · Prof. Vijay V. Raghavan, Distinguished Professor, University of Louisiana, Lafayette, USA · Mr. A.S. Rao, Advisor, DSIR, Govt. of India · Mr. Satya Rao, CEO, Axiom Consulting, Bangalore · Mr. Arun Ramanujapuram, Director of Advanced Technology, Yahoo! · Prof. Rohini Srihari, CEO, Janya Inc. and Faculty Member, State University of New York, Buffalo · Dr. L. Venkata Subramaniam, Research Staff Member, IBM India Research Lab (IRL) · Mr. Rohit Agarwal, Founder and CEO, techTribe Networks, USA & India · Mr. Bob Stembridge, Thomson Scientific, UK Session Themes: · Small World, Network Theories and Models · Web 2.0 and Mashups · Social Networking and the Semantic Web · Weblogs and the Wisdom of the Crowds · Organizational Communication and Group Dynamics · Networks, Creativity and Innovation · Innovation and Knowledge Assets Special Attraction 2007 Thomson Innovation Award, 17th Dec, 2007 evening during the gala dinner Registration Fee: Corporate and Industry: INR 8000.00 per delegate Academic Institutions: INR 6000.00 per delegate 3 or more delegates from same organization 10% discount Early Bird Offer Registration before 20th November, 2007 Corporate and Industry: INR 7000.00 per delegate Academic Institutions: INR 5000.00 per delegate 3 or more delegates from same organization 10% discount 10 % additional discount for CSI members For online registration and updates: www.infovision2007.org Register online, tell your friends, come and participate in the stimulating discussions. For more details, contact: International School of Information Management University of Mysore, Manasagangotri Mysore 570 006 Tel: +91-821-2514699; +91-821-2411417 Fax: +91-821-2519209 Angrosh - 9886970411 Email: office(a)infovision.org.in; office(a)isim.ac.in See you at InfoVision 2007! -------- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Bentham Publishers recently launched over 200 peer-reviewed open access jrnls
by Krishnan 10 Nov '07

10 Nov '07

Bentham Publishers recently launched over 200 peer-reviewed open access journals. Bentham Open Access http://www.bentham.org/open/ Krishnan -- Dr. S.Krishnan Head, Information Division National Chemical Laboratory Pashan Road PUNE 411008, INDIA e-mail: s.krishnan(a)ncl.res.in Tel: +91-20-25902650 Fax: +91-20-25902850 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Free access to books and other references on web
by Shihab Illias 09 Nov '07

09 Nov '07

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Librarian in Reliable Software Systems Pvt. Ltd.
by Mailing List Admin 08 Nov '07

08 Nov '07

Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 07:37:18 -0800 (PST) From: sri priya <sri_lib(a)yahoo.com> Dear Friends Librarian needed for Reliable Software Systems Pvt. Ltd. Experience:1 - 6 Years Location:Mumbai Compensation:Rupees 1,00,000 - 2,25,000 We offer good salary, good working environment and ample opportunity to grow Education:UG - Other Graduate - Any Specialization PG - Other Industry Type:IT-Software/ Software Services Functional Area:Teaching, Educationi Posted Date:30 Oct Job Description Maintaining Books and journals. Classifying books and soft copies. Organising books and documents. Update journal subscriptions. Maintaining records of books, journals and soft copiesof documetns. Desired Candidate Profile Required: Familarity with computers, mostly computer work. Well organised with high IQ. Desired: Familarity with financial sector. Must: Good communication Skills, Patience and quick. Energy and Descipline. Company Profile Reliable Software is in the business of providing real-time information and decision support software for financial services sector. Our products Falcon, Trend and @Risk are used by most of the large financial institutions in India. Contact Details Company Name:Reliable Software Systems Pvt. Ltd. Website:http://www.reliable.co.in Executive Name:Ms. Ranu Address:Reliable Software Systems Pvt Ltd 42,1st Floor,R.N.A Arcade, Lokhandwala Complex, Andheri(W) Mumbai - Maharashtra ,IND 400053 Email Address:careers@reliable.co.in Telephone:91-022-40918931,40918900

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Kannada in Computers - A MULISSA lecture at MyDLIS
by N.S. Harinarayana 07 Nov '07

07 Nov '07

Mysore University Library and Information Science Student Association (MULISSA) organised a lecture on "Kannada in Computers" by Dr. Panditaradhya, a well-known speaker in this region. It was held at the Department of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, Mysore on 7th November 2007. The lecture was the third one in the series of "Friday talks" for the current year. Because of the festive week, the lecture was advanced to Wednesday itself. In his speech, Dr. Panditaradhya said that a language is basically learnt orally. The oral communication has been dominating the written communication for centuries. The invention of printing press by Gutenberg has enhanced the impact of written communication over the society. The emergence of computing and communicating technologies has proved a shot in the arm for written communication. Dr. Panditaradhya traced the development of encoding standards from ASCII to ISCII to Unicode to Nudi ( a local standard approved by Government of Karnataka). He said though English was a dominating language in computers, it is not any more. Any script in any language of the world can now be stored in computers. Cashing on his experience in Nudi, the speaker showed how Kannada scripts could be entered in computers. Answering a query from the audience, Prof. Panditaradhya clarified that Nudi employs phonetic based data entry method unlike Baraha which uses transliteration technique for data entry. Compared to its competitors, he said Nudi has several features and is based on scientific studies. Nudi, a product of Kannada Ganaka Parishat, is a standard approved by Government of Karnataka. Mr. G. N. Narasimha Murthy, Secretary, Kannada Ganaka Parishat who was present during the lecture, gave a demo on "Kannada Viswakosha" (Kannada Encyclopaedia) which was recently released by Prasaranga of University of Mysore, Mysore. He showed browsing, searching, multimedia, audio and other features of the encyclopaedia. Similarly a demo of "Pampa Bharata" a legendary work of 10th century poet Pampa was shown. Vikramarjuna Vijaya, also known as Pampa Bharata, is a Kannada version of the Mahabharata which was originally written by Vyasa. The electronic version of the work, to be released shortly, contains the original poems with meaning and annotations. The oral recitation of the poems both in Gamaka method and normal reading method is given to each poem. The program was well attended by students and staff of MyDLIS, other departments in the campus and general public. The whole programme was managed by the student representatives. -- N.S. Harinarayana, Ph.D Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore, Manasagangtori Mysore 570 006 Off. Ph: (0821) 2419399 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CYBERMETRICS: Taking the web seriously"
by shriram pandey 07 Nov '07

07 Nov '07

dear professionals, CYBERMETRICS: Taking the web seriously" Under this article Isidro Aguillo explains how university websites can be compared and why this gives meaningful insight into the institutions research output. learn more at : http://www.researchinformation.info/features/feature.php?feature_id=149 -- Shri Ram Pandey Information and Knowledge Management Trainee NCSI,Indian Institute Of Science,Bangalore Official mail: shriram(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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SciDev Science Publishing Quick Guide
by shriram pandey 07 Nov '07

07 Nov '07

dear all , SciDev publishes a series of Quick Guide related to Science and Innovation. This one is fully dedicated to science publishing, including introduction materials, articles, Web links and more. Introduction : "This guide explores various approaches – from 'open-access' publishing and self-archiving to differential pricing initiatives – to using the Internet to increase access to scientific information in the developing world. It includes topical news on this issue, and a range of opinion and feature articles." Please visit SciDev Web site to discover its Quick Guide to Science Publishing at : http://www.scidev.net/quickguides/index.cfm?qguideid=4 -- Shri Ram Pandey Information and Knowledge Management Trainee NCSI,Indian Institute Of Science,Bangalore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Yojana(Development monthly) special issue on “50 years of Indian IT”
by Mukesh Anand 07 Nov '07

07 Nov '07

Dear Members', Yojana a premier monthly, carries the message of economic development to the people.It is published by Publications Division, M/o Info. & Broacasting, Govt. of India. The November- 2007 issue of Yojana Focusses on "50 years of Indian IT" • Big Successes, Large Gap- Jairam Ramesh In IT, there is great scope for true PPP as for example in the area of education and training. I do hope that while exulting in its global success, every once in a while Nasscom reminds itself of its local roots and its domestic imperatives. • IT for Development and Social Welfare- D Dutta Majumder It is well known that computers were designed by mathematicians and engineers mainly to solve numerical problems, and even in fourth-generation computers, there has not been any significant change in that respect. • IT: Ambience for Growth- N Seshagiri India is still in a nascent stage in exploiting the global potential of software and dservices market. Therefore, there is no room for complacencey. • Fifty years of Indian IT- S Sadagopan Research output from Indian academic institutions R&D establishments is coming of age. Globally relevant and significant output is coming out of India-based research wings of global companies like HP, Miscrosoft and Google. • IT and Administration in Government- N Vittal As India emerges as a major economic power on the global scene, ITin Government will increasingly plays a major role in keeping India as a well governed country. This introductory Article detail is available on http://www.publicationsdivision.nic.in/j_show.asp?id=24 Yojana is published in 12 Indian Languages besides English viz.-Hindi,Urdu,Gujarati, Bengali,Assamese,Kannada,Malayalam,Marathi,Oriya,Punjabi,Tamil &Telugu. I am wishing you all the Members' of this Discussion -List Shubh Deepawali & Chhath. Thanx & Regards, Mukesh Anand Assistant Librarian Indian Railways Officers' Training College Sanskari Nagari Vadodara -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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google dhamaka
by S.F KATTIMANI 07 Nov '07

07 Nov '07

these google guys are toooooooooooooooooooo much!! http://www.google.com/transliterate/indic Type any Tamil/Malayalam/kannada regional language word in English (same way as we pronounce it) and press "SPACE bar"... it gets translated to that regional language.That too, it is very accurate !!!!! * * -- S.F.KATTIMANI DEPUTY LIBRARIAN M.S.RAMAIAH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY M.S.RAMAIAH NAGAR BANGALORE 560054 MOB: 9886821032 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Programme on Programme on Information Literacy Awareness for Corporation School Children
by Arunachalam Hariharan 07 Nov '07

07 Nov '07

Dear friends, Sub: National Library Week Celebrations You are cordially invited for a one day programme on Promotion of Information Literacy and Reading Habits among Corporation School children, Chennai Jointly organized by Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS Chennai Chapter) & Connemara Public Library, Chennai Date: 11 Nov 2007 Time: 10 .30 A.M Venue: Connemara Public Library, Chennai Programme 10.30 Tea 11.00 A.A â Welcome Address 11.15 Lecture on Importance of Information Literacy Skills and Reading Habits for School Children 11.45 Speech Competition on âLibrary is a Self Learning Centreâ Participants: Students from 26 Corporation Schools at Chennai will be participating Programme will continue till the speech competition is over Vote of Thanks ******** Winners will be selected by a panel of judges. Cash Awards will be distributed to the winners First Price: Rs.1000/- Second Price: Rs.750 Third Price: Rs.500/- Certificates will be distributed to the participants --------------- P.Panneerselvam Secretary SALIS Chennai Chapter A.Hariharan Structural Engineering Research Centre CSIR Campus Taramani Chennai - 600 113 hariharan_ah(a)yahoo.com Cell: 9841601901 Off:044-22549133 -------------------------------------------------- SALIS B2-Solai Apatments Mount-Poonamallee Road (opp.to.MGR Garden) Chennai - 600 116 Tel: 044-22522448/42014772 www.autolib-india.net/salis __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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The Gates Foundation Global Libraries Program
by shriram pandey 07 Nov '07

07 Nov '07

dear all, Computers and the Internet can connect people to crucial information that can improve health, education, and employment opportunities. Unfortunately, the vast majority of the world's population—more than 87 percent, or 5.5 billion people—lack access to these powerful, modern tools. Gates Foundation's Global Libraries initiative forms partnerships with select developing countries to provide free public access to information technology. It also presents an annual Access to Learning Award for innovation to a library outside the United States. With its partners, the Global Libraries program is helping to improve the services of public libraries in these selected countries. learn more at :http://www.gatesfoundation.org/GlobalDevelopment/GlobalLibraries Shri Ram Pandey Information and Knowledge Management Trainee NCSI,Indian Institute Of Science,Bangalore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Free Newspaper Archive and directory of online newspapers
by Shihab Illias 06 Nov '07

06 Nov '07

Dear professionals The Newspaper Archive This site recognizes that every newspaper story is about someone – your ancestors, political leaders, celebrities, classmates or historical figures! Find their stories today in the world’s largest online newspaper archive. http://www.newspaperarchive.com/ Online Newspapers.com Thousands of world’s newspapers on your finger tips. The most of the popular newspapers are accessed as online newspapers. http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/ Newspapers of the World on the Internet Newspapers of the World on the Internet help to Browse newspapers directory geographically http://www.actualidad.com/ With regards Shihab.I. Librarian Muslim Association College of Engineering Venajramoodu (PO) Trivandrum, Kerala shihabillias(a)yahoo.co.in librarianmace(a)yahoo.co.in http://shihabillias.googlepages.com/ Why delete messages? Unlimited storage is just a click away. Go to http://help.yahoo.com/l/in/yahoo/mail/yahoomail/tools/tools-08.html -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] CMU Million Book Project
by Puna Das 06 Nov '07

06 Nov '07

Dear Colleagues Atanu wanted to point out so called current status of Digital Library of India project. This is very unfortunate that the tech-savvy DLI team could not provide us latest statistics on its site. The statistics available here is more than a year old. Another point I would like to raise, DLIs Kolkata Mega Scanning Centre could not provide us access to a single book they have scanned using tax-payers money. To my estimate, less than 25% scanned documents are available through DLI websites. How can we please help out this overburdened project team having a blurred vision? Thanking you Anup Kumar Das CSSP, JNU New Delhi-110067 Email: puna_05(a)yahoo.co.in Ph. 011-26704400 lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in wrote: ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2007 19:36:12 +0530 From: "Atanu Garai" Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] CMU Million Book Project Dear Colleagues The status of the digitization under this project is available here - http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/status.html. Sorry for this oversight. Thanks and regards Atanu Garai Globethics.net On 10/31/07, Atanu Garai wrote: (Apologies for multiple postings) Dear Colleagues: I am requesting information on the status of the CMU Million Book Project in India. Shall be thankful if you can provide updates on this. Thanks and regards Atanu Garai Consultant Globethics.net New Delhi Phone + 91 98996 22884 Email: atanu.garai(a)gmail.com --------------------------------- Bring your gang together - do your thing. Start your group. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Digitization and Its Discontents by Anthony Grafton
by vimal kumar 06 Nov '07

06 Nov '07

Dear Friend, The current issue of the New Yorker has an article by Anthony Grafton called Digitization and Its Discontents that discusses the ongoing tension between the traditional print library model versus the Google Book projects of the world. The article is well written and provides an excellent general overview of the issues. Link http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2007/11/05/071105fa_fact_grafton Vimal Kumar Asst. Librarian Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 www.asb.edu.in/vimal ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "I forget what I was taught. I only remember what I have learnt" -Patrick White __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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A demo cum lecture on 'ListServs' at MyDLIS
by N.S. Harinarayana 05 Nov '07

05 Nov '07

The Department of Library and Information Science (MyDLIS) under the aegis of Mysore University Library and Information Student Association (MULISSA) organised a demonstration cum lecture on 'ListServs' on 2nd November 2007 by Dr. M. Chandrashekara, Reader, Department of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, Mysore. Dr. Chandrashekara explained the concept of 'ListServs' and its usage as group discussion forums. 'ListServ' is an electronic forum which facilitates online communication. He gave a step by step demonstration about 'ListSevs' to the students by taking 'LISFORUM' as an example. He said that one must first join the listserv as a member in order to send messages to the list. Members must also correspond with the listserv using the email address they subscribed to the list with. 'LISFORUM' is an moderated list in which moderators approves and prunes the messages. He opined that the challenges of a 'ListServ' include striking a balance between quality and participation, which can be achieved through careful planning and moderation. In his demonstration of 'LISFORUM', Dr. Chandrashekara explained its features including searching of archives, default settings etc. He drew the attention of the students towards various ListServs available in the field of Library and Information Science. In order to encourage the participation in ListServs, a competition for the MLISc students was announced. The students of the current batch of MLISc in MyDLIS have to become members of LISFORUM and participate in the discussion. The best participant would be awarded with an attractive prize. -- N.S. Harinarayana, Ph.D Faculty Advisor, MULISSA Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore, Manasagangtori Mysore 570 006 Off. Ph: (0821) 2419399 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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KPSC Called for Public Library: Librarian , Asst Librarian , Library Asst, Posts
by Muniraj. T 05 Nov '07

05 Nov '07

Dear Professionals, KPSC invited applications for public library, for more information please visit this link http://kpsc.kar.nic.in/Notification%20dt%202-11-07.PDF Good Luck for applicants With Kind Regards MUNIRAJU.T PES Institute of Technology t_muniraj(a)yahoo.co.in http://muniraj.t.googlepages.com/ http://www.lisresearch.blogspot.com/ Now you can chat without downloading messenger. Go to http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/webmessengerpromo.php -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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The first National Librarian
by Manju manju 04 Nov '07

04 Nov '07

Padma Shri B.S. Kesavan is the first National Librarian of independent India. He is also known as Father of Indian National Bibliography as it was first brought out in its leadership on August 15, 1958. Later, he became the first Director of the Indian National Scientific Documentation Centre (INSDOC) at New Delhi. In recognition of his great service to the nation, the Government of India honoured him with Padma Shri Click http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B._S._Kesavan#Kesavan_Institute_of_Information… P.S. MANJUNATHA BNMIT SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES BANGALORE -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy - Librarian
by HELP LIBRARY 03 Nov '07

03 Nov '07

Dear Administrator, Please post it on LIS -Forum as it will help librarians who are looking out for an opening. Thks, Anjoo Chandiramani for Health Education Library for People. Dear All, Urgently required Librarians and Library Manager for Health Education Library for People (HELP) an NGO at CST Mumbai. The candidate should have a degree in Library Science, BLISC/MLISC, with excellent communication skills, knowledge of computer applications and should have a pleasing and outgoing personality. For the post of a Library Manager a postgraduate diploma in management will be desirable. Only Candidates from Mumbai desired. Freshers may apply. Please e-mail your resume to helplibrary(a)gmail.com or helplib(a)vsnl.com . Our contact numbers are: 65952393/65952394/22021101 Regards, Anjoo Chandiramani for HELP ------ -- Dr.Aniruddha Malpani, M.D., Health Education Library for People, National Insurance Building, Ground Floor, 206, Dr.D.N.Road, Mumbai - 400 001. Tel Nos.65952393/ 65952394/22061101 www.healthlibrary.com Free Ask the Librarian service for all your health queries at http://www.healthlibrary.com/information.html For complete details of our free health talks check our 'HELP TALK' google calendar at http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=ciugckkj8jvnk97j6dbiioaghg%40group… -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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UNESCO and Library of Congress sign agreement for World Digital Library
by K.R. Mulla 03 Nov '07

03 Nov '07

UNESCO and the US Library of Congress will join forces to build a World Digital Library, following the signing of an agreement by Abdul Waheed Khan, UNESCO's Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information, and the Librarian of Congress James H. Billington, at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on 17 October 2007. http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=25521&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECT… -- Thanks with regards K. R. Mulla, Librarian, HKBK College of Engineering, # 22/1, Nagawara, Bangalore - 560 045. Karnataka, India. Tel. +91-80-25441722, 25443744 Ext 152 ................................................................................................. Engg-Lib-Forum: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Engg-Lib-Forum/ Home Page: http://krmulla.googlepages.com/ Library: http://203.90.120.126:8081/ **************************************************************************** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] CMU Million Book Project
by Atanu Garai 02 Nov '07

02 Nov '07

Dear Colleagues The status of the digitization under this project is available here - http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/status.html. Sorry for this oversight. Thanks and regards Atanu Garai Globethics.net On 10/31/07, Atanu Garai <atanugarai.lists(a)gmail.com> wrote: (Apologies for multiple postings) Dear Colleagues: I am requesting information on the status of the CMU Million Book Project in India. Shall be thankful if you can provide updates on this. Thanks and regards Atanu Garai Consultant Globethics.net New Delhi Phone + 91 98996 22884 Email: atanu.garai(a)gmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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I T & Library science free magazines
by Shihab Illias 02 Nov '07

02 Nov '07

Dear professionals Computers in Libraries Computers in Libraries is a monthly magazine that provides complete coverage of the news and issues in the rapidly evolving field of library information technology. http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/ Information Today Information Today delivers total coverage of late-breaking news and long-term trends in the information industry. Accurate, timely news articles inform the reader of the people, products, services, and events that impact the industry, while hard-hitting, topical articles explain significant developments in the field. http://www.infotoday.com/IT/default.asp FreePint Newsletter FreePint FUMSI reports: comprehensive information, practical guidance and hands-on tools to help you Find, Use, Manage and Share work-related information http://www.freepint.com/ Internet News letter Internet News letter is a free monthly electronic newsletter, edited by Heriot-Watt University Library staff and published by Heriot-Watt University. The newsletter aims to raise awareness of sources of information of interest to academics in all subjects, but especially engineering, science, and social science. http://www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/irn/ ONLINE magazine ONLINE is written for information professionals and provides articles, product reviews, case studies, evaluation, and informed opinion about selecting, using, and managing electronic information products, plus industry and professional information about online database systems, CD-ROM, and the Internet. http://www.infotoday.com/online/default.shtml Emerald Management Xtra provides access to 160 full text journals and reviews from the top 300 management journals. It is the largest, most comprehensive collection of peer reviewed management journals and online support for librarians, students, faculty and researchers. Please note that the Emerald Journals are not free Journals http://www.emeraldinsight.com/info/products_services/AtoZList.jsp Librarian’s Cartoons: just for Fun http://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/l/librarian.asp With regards Shihab.I. Librarian Muslim Association College of Engineering Venajramoodu (PO) Trivandrum, Kerala shihabillias(a)yahoo.co.in librarianmace(a)yahoo.co.in http://shihabillias.googlepages.com/ Unlimited freedom, unlimited storage. Get it now, on http://help.yahoo.com/l/in/yahoo/mail/yahoomail/tools/tools-08.html/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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free e-book :Guide to business planning for launching a new Open Access Journal
by shriram pandey 02 Nov '07

02 Nov '07

dear colleagues, Open Society Institute published a series of guides to assist journal developers and publishers to create Open Access Journal. This guide provides a good starting point for those contemplating the launch of a new journal based upon an Open Access business model that provides free availability of research papers. For those who are already in the process of launching an Open Access journal, this Guide provides resources to help ensure that your planning is complete u can see it on: http://www.soros.org/openaccess/oajguides/html/business_planning.htm -- Shri Ram Pandey Information and Knowledge Management Trainee NCSI,Indian Institute Of Science,Bangalore Official mail: shriram(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research
by Amit Thapar 02 Nov '07

02 Nov '07

Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/ The Consortium says it's "the world's largest archive of digital social science data. We acquire, preserve, and distribute original research data and provide training in its analysis." The data files are searchable and browsable; each item retrieved includes a description, scope of the study, dates and geographic region, methodology, and information on access. There's a data use tutorial on the website as well. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Internet Librarian International Presentations
by sandeep bhavsar 01 Nov '07

01 Nov '07

Respected All http://www.internet-librarian.com/Presentations/ The presentations given at the Internet Librarian International 2007 conference in London, England are now available on the conference website including Stephen Abrams keynote - Next Generation Libraries: The 2.0 Phenomenon, Phil Bradleys closing keynote Facing the Challenge of Web 2.0 as a Disruptive Technology and others including: Implementations of Library 2.0 Virtual Libraries Blogging Inertia and 2.0 Scepticism 23 Things The Impact of 2.0 Portals and Wikis at Work http://www.internet-librarian.com/Presentations/ Thanks and Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Management Studies Thane(W) 400601 MUMBAI. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ email : sandeep.bhavsar(a)gmail.com Mob : 9987049099 elibrary :http://www.vpmthane.org/im/elib/main.htm @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ --------------------------------- For ideas on reducing your carbon footprint visit Yahoo! For Good this month. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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British Library CEO Lynne Brindley's conversation in Harvard Business Review November, '07issue
by Mukesh Anand 01 Nov '07

01 Nov '07

Dear Members', British Library CEO Lynne Brindley on helping to spur business innovation In Forethought Conversation column by Sarah Cliffe published in Harvard Business Review November, 2007 Vol.85, Issue 11 Five questions of the conversation appeared online are listed below. 1. How did you get interested in serving the business community? 2. How did the library make that happen? 3. You've overseen a major strategic and cultural change at the BL. What have you learned? 4. You're the first IT professional—and the first professional librarian—to head the BL. How has that affected the way you do your job? 5. Do you have a favorite piece from the collection? For Web Access of this Conversation :- visit www.hbr.org Then in Current Issue (November, 2007) Go to Departments Forethought Then click British Library CEO..... OR go to following too long web-link. Page 1 Link:- http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/hbsp/hbr/articles/article.jsp… Page 2 Link:- http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/hbsp/hbr/articles/article.jsp… Thanx & Regards, Mukesh Anand Assistant Librarian Indian Railways Officers' Training College Sanskari Nagari, Vadodara -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Univ. Libn.& Asst. Libn. post at IG Krishi Vishw., Raipur (Chhattisgarh)
by Mukesh Anand 31 Oct '07

31 Oct '07

Respected Members', Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidaylaya Krishak Nagar, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) No. Estt..-1/Advt./127/2007/ Raipur,Date: 11.10.2007 Advertisement Applications on prescribed form are invited for the following posts:- Sl. No.-Name of Post-No. of Post-Category 07-University Librarian- 01-UR 08-Assistant Librarian-1 each in UR, OBC, SC & ST category N.B. :- 1.Reservation for OBC/SC/ST applicant shall be givenes per C.G.Public Service(Reservation for SC,ST & OBC)Act,1994.The resevation benefit will be admissible to the applicant of the C.G.state.Applicant other then C.G.state need not apply against the reserved posts. 2. 30% reservation will be available for female applicant in each category as per rules. 3.Essential & desirable qualification, other terms & conditions of the posts is available on http://igau.edu.in/site/wp-content/6076_3102007.pdf (But this link did not work while mailing) & blank application form r available on http://igau.edu.in/site/wp-content/app.pdf 4. Application on prescribed form, completed in all respects together with all testimonials, should reach the Registrar on or before 20 Nov., ' 07. Thanx & Regards, Mukesh Anand Assistant Librarian Indian Railways Officers' Training College Sanskari Nagari Vadodara -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CMU Million Book Project
by Atanu Garai 31 Oct '07

31 Oct '07

(Apologies for multiple postings) Dear Colleagues: I am requesting information on the status of the CMU Million Book Project in India. Shall be thankful if you can provide updates on this. Thanks and regards Atanu Garai Consultant Globethics.net New Delhi Phone + 91 98996 22884 Email: atanu.garai(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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Video Journal of Conference Presentations
by sandeep bhavsar 30 Oct '07

30 Oct '07

Respected All Equipped with slidecasting, a novel media form by slideshare.net, OAHOST, the open-access house of science and technology, has set out to launch the first Video Journal of Conference Presentations (VJCP). VJCP is a new kind of scientific journal dedicated to archiving conference presentations and providing credit for their potential long-term impact. The basic VJCP article contains a title, a list of authors with their institutional affiliations, an abstract of no more than 500 words including references and conference information, and the conference presentation (a PowerPiont presentation synchronized with a mp3 file). All the presentations archived in VJCP are open access, free to read on the Internet. Thanks and Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Management Studies Thane(W) 400601 MUMBAI. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ email : sandeep.bhavsar(a)gmail.com Mob : 9987049099 elibrary :http://www.vpmthane.org/im/elib/main.htm @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ --------------------------------- Yahoo! Answers - Get better answers from someone who knows. Tryit now. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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What is Web 2.0
by shriram pandey 30 Oct '07

30 Oct '07

dear colleagues : if u want to know detail and good concept of "What is Web 2.0?",visit the URL give below in which Tim O'Reilly outlines his definition of Web 2.0, which is one of the more detailed and considered definitions available. http://www.oreilly.com/pub/a/oreilly/tim/news/2005/09/30/what-is-web-20.html Shri Ram Pandey Information and Knowledge Management Trainee NCSI,Indian Institute Of Science,Bangalore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Need article
by Murugan 30 Oct '07

30 Oct '07

Dear All, Good Morning. I will be grateful if you could send the full text article on Can science and technology feed the world in 2025? Field Crops Research, 104 ( Issues 1-3), October-December 2007, Pages 3-9. By Dr. M. S. Swaminathan. Thank you very much. Sincerely, B. Murugan Information Service Center M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation 3rd Cross Street, Institutional Area, Taramani, Chennai. 600 113 Tamil Nadu, India. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Friday Talk at MyDLIS - a report
by N.S. Harinarayana 29 Oct '07

29 Oct '07

Mysore University Library and Information Science Student Association (MULISSA) organised a lecture programme on "Life Skills" by Prof. Mohammad Shaik Saleem, Director, Zonal Institute for Education and Training, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sanghatan, Mysore on 26th October 2007. The summary of the talk is given below. Speaking on the occasion, Prof Saleem said that life skills are those abilities for adaptive and positive behaviour that enable individuals to deal positively with the demands and challenges of everyday life. Life skills include competencies that help people make informed decisions, solve problems, think critically and creatively, communicate effectively, maintain healthy relationships, empathize with others, and manage their lives in a healthy manner. Prof. Saleem said that stress has become the order of the day. Coping with stress and emotions are the life skills essential of modern man. The speaker said, unfortunately the formal education does not equip its students with essential life skills. Prof. Saleem explained the increased influence of the peer group on the youth. It tends to pull away from the close emotional ties that they share with their parents and prefer the company of their friends. The speaker touched upon some of the most influencing factors on youth like changes in interests, body image concerns, changes in morality, changes in family relationships, etc. He gave the young students present in the audience the tips to handle the peer pressure. Prof. Saleem ended saying that one does not have to compare oneself with others but to look within oneself for the strengths. He urged the students to acquire the essential life skills – thinking skills, social skills and negotiation skills. -- N.S. Harinarayana, Ph.D Faculty Advisor for MULISSA Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore, Manasagangtori Mysore 570 006 Off. Ph: (0821) 2419399 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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PGDLAN course : Importance & Introduction
by Mukesh Anand 29 Oct '07

29 Oct '07

Dear LIS Students' & Professionals', Here I am giving the importance & introduction of PGDLAN course of IGNOU.But one thing, I 've not done this course, so I don't have deep knowledge, but only have superficial & introductory information, which I am sharing with u. I expect, this little information will help to those, who r thinking to do this course. Importance :- In General:- In DSSSB advertisement (twice April & Sept/ Oct. this year), they 've mentioned in their criteria that candidates should have 2 years experince OR 1 year computer course.The minimum course duration of PGDLAN is 1 year. In Particular :- 3 years back, probably Harish Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad's vacancy advt. PGDLAN course was mentioned. 2 years back, in Jawaharlal Nehry University, New Delhi's vacancy for Assistant Librarian I've seen probably PGDLAN was mentioned in the criteria. Introduction:-Course Title, Block Name, Video Programs and Counselling & Practical of the the PGDLAN course is mentioned below. Course Title- Block Name I. Introduction to Computers 1.Basics of Computers & Communication (Hardware) 2.Software 3.Computers & Society II. Library Automation 1.Introduction to Library Automation 2.Management of Library Automation 3.Automated Housekeeping Operations 4.Computerised Information Services III.Information Systems 1.System Analysis & Design 2.Types of Information Systems 3.Data Models & Database Design 4.Query Language & Query Processing IV. Networking & Internet Technology 1.Introduction to Networks 2.Library & Information Networks 3.Internet Technology V. Internet Resources 1.Types of Resources (by Form) 2. Types of Resources (by Subject) VI. Content Development 1.Content Analysis 2.Content Development VII. Programming 1.Theoritical Aspectes of Programming 2.Programming in Specific Language :Java 3.Programming in Specific Language : C++ 4.Programming in Specific Language : Visual Basic N.B. :- Each Course Title (I -VII) have Practical. VIII. Project A topic to be selected from following thrust areas for the project. Thrust Areas 1.Electronic Library : Design & Development 2.Information Services through Resource Sharing Network 3.Library Automation : Acquisition, Cataloguing, Circulation, Serials Control, Budget Management. 4.Web-Page Design for a Library & Information Centre 5.Information Resources on Web or Web Resources 6. (A) Development of (i) Web-based Learning/Development of Teaching Modules (ii) Web-enabled Databases (iii) Web-enabled Information Services (iv) Multimedia Presentation using Authoring Tools (v) Software for Inofrmation Services (vi)Management Information System for Libraries (vii) Electronic Marketing (viii) Current Awareness Service (ix) Selective Dissemination of Information (x) Analysis of Databases (Subject Databases) (xi) Content Development on Web (B) Study of Different Search Engines Video Programs 4 video programs've been developed by the Faculty to supplement the course material of PGDLAN Students.Titles of these programs r 1. Digital Library 2. Content Development in Electronic Environment 3. Library & Information Networking 4. National Information Infrastructure Counselling & Practical:-Counselling & practical sessions will be conducted in the Study Centre/ Tele Learning Centre allotted to students. There will be 15 sessions of counselling for each course.One session is equivalent to 2 hours.The no. of practical hours for each cours is mentioned in curriculum & syllabus. Laboratory exercises & Manual for each course will be made available to each student. N.B.:- Source for Course Title, Block Name, Video Programs and Counselling & Practical is the Programe Guide for PGDLAN course. Thanx & Regards, Mukesh Anand Assistant Librarian Indian Railways Officers' Training College Sanskari Nagari Vadodara -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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LibriVox
by shriram pandey 29 Oct '07

29 Oct '07

dear professionals, LibriVox is a digital library of free public domain audio books that are read and recorded by volunteers. It was started in August 2005, and already has amassed over 150 recordings. Most of the recordings are in English but there are also recordings available in German, Spanish, Chinese, Russian and Japanese as well as other languages. visit fallowing link for details : http://librivox.org/ Shri Ram Pandey Information and Knowledge Management Trainee NCSI,Indian Institute Of Science,Bangalore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Deep Infrastructure Supports Digital Library Services By Paul Conway
by Muniraj. T 29 Oct '07

29 Oct '07

Deep Infrastructure Supports Digital Library Services By Paul Conway Libraries have always been central to the exchange of knowledge, but never have they been closer to the creation and dissemination of scholarly content, and to the fundamental processes of teaching and learning. Duke University has recognized the strategic importance of the digital library as a change agent. For Full Article View : http://campustechnology.com/articles/39784_1/ Digital Repositories: A Global Work Effort http://campustechnology.com/articles/51937/ MUNIRAJU.T PES Institute of Technology t_muniraj(a)yahoo.co.in http://muniraj.t.googlepages.com/ http://www.lisresearch.blogspot.com/ Now you can chat without downloading messenger. Go to http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/webmessengerpromo.php -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Internet-based Library and Information Services: a survey
by Sambhunath Halder 29 Oct '07

29 Oct '07

On-line Survey Internet-based Library and Information Services Dear Reader, I am writing to invite your participation in a survey of "Internet based Library and Information Services". This survey is part of my Dissertation work for fulfilment of Masters' in Library and Information Science degree at Netaji Subhas Open University, Kolkata. I'm exploring why and how libraries are providing services using Internet in the present era. Your responses may help me to determine what libraries can do to better welcome and serve its user community by helping of Internet. Your participation is completely voluntary and you may skip any specific questions that you choose for any reason. The survey takes less than ten minutes to complete. If you have any questions or concerns about the study please contact me at sambhu_lis(a)yahoo.com or sambhu.halder(a)gmail.com or phone me at +91 9733964714 Thank you for your valuable time and thoughts. To participate in the survey please click on the following link or copy it and paste on address bar of your web browser: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=YJiO9pEqTpcuXHxhA63pWQ_3d_3d With regards, Sincerely Sambhu Nath Halder MLIS, Enrollment No. 06212800016, Netaji Subhas Open University, Kolkata 700 020. Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Is this website is OK - need evaluation
by Shivanand 27 Oct '07

27 Oct '07

Dear professionals, Long back I have created a website for my library the same is being used by my customers satisfactorily. Now I feel that this needs evaluation (critically) and improvisation. Can anybody please go through the portal and keep this on discussion forum. OPAC option in the website will work only in the campus (LAN OPAC). Portal is best view in 800X600 IE 5.5 Please visit: http://jnmclibrary.googlepages.com <http://jnmclibrary.googlepages.com/> Your reply is highly useful and appreciated. Thanking you, Shivanand Murgod Librarian Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College Nehru nagar, Belgaum - 590010 Ph - D (0831) 2470386 Cell - (0) 9448790619 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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MLAI NATIONAL CONVENTION-2007
by prakash gouda 27 Oct '07

27 Oct '07

MLAI NATIONAL CONVENTION-2007 Dear Professionals, I, on behalf of the organizing Committee of MLAI 2007, feel immense pleasure in inviting you to the National convention of Medical Library Association of India at Anugrah Narayana Magadh Medical College, Gaya , Bihar. THEMES OF THE CONVENTION Vistas of Health Science Libraries Management Users, Librarians and Vendors relation Tracks A ( For librarians) Track I : Digitization of Health Science Libraries Track II : Knowledge Management of Health Scien(Libraries Track III : Management of E-Resources in Health ScienceLibraries Track IV : Consortia approach for Health Science Libraries Track V : Internet Based Services in Health Science libraries Track VI . User Needs in Health Science libraries Track VII. Problems of Health Science Libraries TrackVll1 . Varia Tracks B (For Medical Professionals) Track I : Prevention of Diabetes MellitusType II (Medicine: Track II . Importance of Stem Cell (Pathology) Track III . Child Sexual abuse & Psychosis (Psychology) Track IV . Microsurgeryfor Middle Ear (Otorhinolaryngology) Track V . Needs & Training of Modern Equipments ( Radiology) Track VI : Role of quality control of Laboratory Testin ( Biochemistry) TIME SCHEDULE FOR PAPERS Submission of abstract of the paper to the MLAI office or Convention Director 30th October, 2007 Intimation of the acceptance of paper by the Convention Director 5th November, 2007 Submission offull text of the papertothe MLAI office or 20th November, 2007 Convention Director, The time schedule will be strictly adhered. Registration fee Convention (upto 31 st October) On spot Registration 1. Member Rs.1,900/- Rs.2,000/- 2. Non-Member Rs. 2,100/- Rs.2,300/- 3. Accompanying Rs. 800/- Rs. 800/- person per head 40% discount in accommodation fee (for Author who is not a member of MLAI) Free accommodation and 50% discount in Registration fee (for Medical professionals, Undergraduate students and author) Accommodation Accommodation for participants will be provided in the hotels of Bodh Gaya, i.e.Nicho Lotus, Vishal International, Sujata, Lumbani International, Sidhartha International, and Ajatshatru (Gaya) . Each participant has to pay a sum of Rs. 1,900/- extra as accommodation charges other than Registration fee. The registration fee includes convention material, lunch, dinner, morning and evening tea with snacks for all four days. For more information please contact Kishori Mohan Prasad, librarian Organising Secretary Central Library A.N. Magadh Medical College, Gaya, Bihar Mobile-09431793698, 09430840297 09234867019,09431478047 College Fax No. 0631-2410339 e-mail: mlai2007gaya(a)gmail.com C.P. Verma, librarian Co-organizing Secretary Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy, 61-65, Institutional Area, Janakpuri, New Delhi-11 0 058. Mobile - 09312266401 e-mail: opverma(a)yahoo.com Convention Director Dr. R.P. Kumar, Chief Librarian Allindia Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi-110029. Tel.: 011-26593312 (0); 26593313 (R) 09891052128 (M) Fax No. 011-26588663 e-mail: drrpkumar(a)hotmail.com THANKS & REGARDS PRAKASHGOUDA S.U. SENIOR LIBRARIAN COORG INSTITUTE OF DENTAL SCIENCES VIRAJPET- 571 218 COORG DIST KARNATAKA MOB: 09980910533 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Materials Missing At Library Of Congress
by KR. Senthil Kumar 27 Oct '07

27 Oct '07

Materials Missing At Library Of Congress - 13 Percent of Collection Misplaced, Survey Finds By James V. Grimaldi and Jacqueline Trescott, Washington Post Staff Writers Wednesday, October 24, 2007 About one-sixth of the books, monographs and bound periodicals at the Library of Congress weren't where they were supposed to be because of flaws in the systems for shelving and retrieving materials, according to a survey to be made public at a congressional hearing today. Officials at the library say they believe most of the missing materials are misplaced, not stolen or lost. Investigators for the congressional library have told lawmakers on a House oversight committee that its review of the retrieval system for the general collection concluded that a 17 percent of materials requested could not be found. "A subsequent review found 4 percent were either on nearby shelves, checked out to the public or marked with the wrong call numbers. But it remains deeply troubling that nearly 13 percent are unaccounted for by library officials," said Howard Gantman, staff director of the joint congressional committee on the library. The Library of Congress's Office of the Inspector General did the survey earlier this year but did not make it public. Library staff followed usual procedures and no follow-up audit was necessary, according to the report by Karl W. Schornagel, the library's inspector general, but the chairman and ranking member of the House Administration Committee were so upset by the finding that they have summoned James H. Billington, the librarian of Congress, to answer questions about it at a hearing today. The 17 percent rate of missing materials "is unacceptable, and a clear indication that we must reassess how we manage this Nation's priceless collection that exceeds 130 million items," said Rep. Vernon J. Ehlers (R-Mich.), the ranking Republican on the committee, in a statement. Since receiving the assessment in the spring, library officials have accelerated efforts to track down the books. "The number of not-on-shelf books has dropped each year. A quality assurance team in the past several months has reduced that rate to 10 percent," said Deanna Marcum, the associate librarian for library services. Established in 1800, the Library of Congress is one of the world's largest research facilities. It has 135 million items, including almost 20 million books, 59.5 million items in the manuscript division, and nearly 3 million sound recordings and radio and television broadcasts. It has 615 miles of shelving. Ehlers and committee Chairman Robert A. Brady (D-Pa.) told Billington they want a thorough accounting of how the library is managed and how the collection is protected. Since 2002 the library has been conducting an inventory, prompted in part by a series of thefts in the early 1990s. However, the inventory is only 20 percent complete, Marcum said. http://www.washingt onpost.com/ wp-dyn/content/ article/2007/ 10/23/AR20071023 01784.html? hpid=topnews<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/23/AR200710230…> or http://tinyurl. com/2xvlcf <http://tinyurl.com/2xvlcf> The entire article can be read at the above URL. Sincerely, -- KR.SENTHIL KUMAR MCA -LIBRARIAN KARPAGAM COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING COIMBATORE http://alagusenthil.googlepages.com http://alagusenthil.tripod.com Mobile:09382804980 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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The Public Library of Science
by KR. Senthil Kumar 27 Oct '07

27 Oct '07

I found a very interesting free website that has very interesting medical information -- the Public Library of Science -- http://biology. plosjournals. org. <http://biology.plosjournals.org./> The following is a statement from their website about copyright issues: "Open-Access License - No Permission Required -- The Public Library of Science (PLoS) applies the Creative Commons Attribution License (CCAL) to all works we publish (read the human-readable summary or the full license legal code). Under the CCAL, authors retain ownership of the copyright for their article, but authors allow anyone to download, reuse, reprint, modify, distribute, and/or copy articles in PLoS journals, so long as the original authors and source are cited. No permission is required from the authors or the publishers. In most cases, appropriate attribution can be provided by simply citing the original article (e.g., Kaltenbach LS et al. (2007) Huntingtin Interacting Proteins Are Genetic Modifiers of Neurodegeneration. PLoS Genet 3(5): e82. doi:10.1371/ journal.pgen. 0030082). If the item you plan to reuse is not part of a published article (e.g., a featured issue image), then please indicate the originator of the work, and the volume, issue, and date of the journal in which the item appeared. For any reuse or redistribution of a work, you must also make clear the license terms under which the work was published." Sincerely, -- KR.SENTHIL KUMAR MCA -LIBRARIAN KARPAGAM COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING COIMBATORE http://alagusenthil.googlepages.com http://alagusenthil.tripod.com Mobile:09382804980 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Trial access to HistCite - Bibliometric Analysis and Visualization Software
by Mailing List Admin 26 Oct '07

26 Oct '07

Dear Friends, HistCite is a flexible software solution to aid researchers in visualizing the results of literature searches in the Web of Science. It is easy, fast, and provides perspectives and information not available from The Web of Science. HistCite lets you analyze and organize the results of a search to obtain various views of the topic's structure, history, and relationships. HistCite helps to - Identify the key literature in a research field; Analyze publication productivity and citation rates within a collection of research papers; Reconstruct the history and development of a research field. HistCite is a software implementation of algorithmic historiography, and has been developed by Dr Eugene Garfield, founder of the Institute for Scientific Information and the inventor of the Science Citation Index. HistCite performs its analyses on the results of searches from the Web of Science, which are exported to text files. In order to use HistCite effectively, you will need access to the Web of Science. Register for access to a fully functional 30-day free trial version - http://secure.softwarekey.com/solo/products/custom/2958023/histcitedemo.asp Thanks - Moderator

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Army Library Program (ALP)
by sri priya 26 Oct '07

26 Oct '07

Army Library Program (ALP) The Army Library Program's Web site is designed to serve as the portal to the Digital Army Library Service (DALS). The Army Library Program's worldwide network of academic, research, technical, general, and special libraries provides the Army community access to a selected group of Web resources via the Digital Army Library Service. The virtual reference desk, research tools, reading room for professional military education, databases, and links to Web-based library catalogs are accessible at your desktop . http://www.libraries.army.mil/index.htm Regards, S.Sripriya __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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The freely available e-books.
by sri priya 26 Oct '07

26 Oct '07

The freely available e-books. Bartleby.com Great Books Online http://www.bartleby.com/ Bartleby publishes classics of literature, nonfiction, and reference free of charge on the Web. http://www.bartleby.com/ Classics at the Online Literature Library http://www.literature.org/authors/ The site provides access to a small, but easily navigated selection of online classic works of English Literature. http://www.literature.org/authors/ eScholarship Editions http://texts.cdlib.org/escholarship/titl es_public.html Access a collection of publically available electronic books from academic presses on topics in the arts and sciences. The collection is searchable and can be browsed by subject, author, or title. eScholarship Editions are published by eScholarship, the California Digital Library. http://content.cdlib.org/escholarship/titles_public.html Humanities Text Initiative http://www.hti.umich.edu/stacks/ The Humanities Text Initiative, a unit of the University of Michigan's Digital Library Production Service, collaborates with other U of M units and partners with other institutions to convert, create and deliver online texts and resources. You can access a number of freely available collections on the site. http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/c/collsize/collsize?summ=all Internet Public Library Online Texts Collection http://www.ipl.org/reading/books/ Over 20,000 titles covering a broad range of subjects are available for searching or for browsing by author, title, or Dewey Decimal Classification. http://www.ipl.org/reading/books/ NLC Electronic Collection http://collection.nlc-bnc.ca/e-coll-e/in dex-e.htm The Electronic Collection of the National Library of Canada (NLC) includes over 6000 Canadian book and periodical titles published online by commercial and government publishers. The publications exist in various formats, including HTML, PDF, ASCII and others and in some cases software such as Acrobat Reader is required to read the texts. Some titles are labeled "Restricted Access" and are accessible on-site at the NLC only. http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/e-coll-e/index-e.htm http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/003/008/099/003008-disclaimer.html?orig=/e-coll-e/… Online Books Page http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/ Search or browse over 16,000 online books and access relevant news, special exhibitions and links to other e-book collections. http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/ Online Medieval and Classic Library http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/OMACL/ Access a collection of some of the most important literary works of the Classical and Medieval periods. http://omacl.org/ Oxford Text Archive http://ota.ahds.ac.uk/ Founded in 1976 and dedicated to encouraging the acceptance of electronic texts within academia, the Archive contains an extensive collection of high quality e-texts and reference works in a variety of languages. Oxford Text Archive http://ota.ahds.ac.uk/ Founded in 1976 and dedicated to encouraging the acceptance of electronic texts within academia, the Archive contains an extensive collection of high quality e-texts and reference works in a variety of languages.Oxford Text Archive http://ota.ahds.ac.uk/ Project Gutenberg Project Gutenberg began in 1971 when Michael Hart decided that it would be a good idea to make many classic and important texts freely available worldwide. The project operates on a system of volunteers selecting a text that is no longer in copyright (in the USA the general rule is pre-1923), turning the text into e-text, and adding it to the archive. http://www.gutenberg.net/ Source : http://library.athabascau.ca/ebook.php Some free journals list also available through this site. Some Donated E-Books Under Copyright University of Kansas, USA. http://vlib.iue.it/carrie/texts/carrie_books/ Regards, S.Sripriya __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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What should I read next?
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 26 Oct '07

26 Oct '07

Dear Friends www.whatshouldireadnext.com What Should I read next? This is a good site of great help to librarians. Amazon gives this service. The site mentioned above combines such results from several book sellers based sites. If you find a title is read frequently by your customers, you can easily find out similar popular titles on the same topic. The results you get are consolidations of readers' recommendations. This will be useful for further acquisitions, helping readers read more etc. -- Dr P Vyasamoorthy, Society for Serving Seniors 30, Gruhalakshmi Colony, Secunderabad 500015 Phone 27846631 / 94908 04278 http://societyforservingseniors.satyamcsr.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Reminder on Dr. TBR Memorial Seminar on Emerging ICT Skills for Information Professionals - 2007
by Maruthu Pandian 26 Oct '07

26 Oct '07

Dear Professionals, This is a gentle reminder about the forthcoming "Dr. TBR Memorial Seminar on Emerging ICT Skills for Information Professionals - 2007", being organized under the aegis of Dr.TBR Memorial by NCSI-Net. This Seminar is being conducted for the benefit of students and young professionals. The response to the seminar is very encouraging. We will be able to accommodate few more students and professionals for the seminar. In view of this, we have extended the deadline for registration till Wednesday, 31 October 2007. The details of the seminar are given below. Seminar Title: Dr. TBR Memorial Seminar on Emerging ICT Skills for Information Professionals - 2007 Date: November 03, 2007 (Saturday) Venue: National Centre for Science Information (NCSI), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore - 560012 Target audience: Students of Library & Information science course or its equivalent & budding information professionals. Seminar coverage: The Seminar is conducted with an intention to create an awareness amongst the students and budding budding information professionals about the latest developments in the information and communication technologies applicable to LIS profession. This year's Seminar will give an overview of Library Automation, open source software for Library Automation, and Open Access resources and tools relevant to information professionals. There will also be a session dealing with career building strategies and job opportunities for LIS professionals. Registration fee: Rs. 150/- for Students and Rs. 200 for budding professionals. Kindly bring this to the attention of the budding professionals and encourage them to attend the seminar. Participation in the seminar will also get an opportunity to interact with professionals working in the industry and academia. For further information, please visit the Seminar website at: http://ncsi-net.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/seminar/index.html Registration form is available at: http://ncsi-net.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/seminar/registration2007.html For further queries, please contact hipandian(a)gmail.com , umpradeep(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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OCA vs Google & Microsoft
by Mailing List Admin 26 Oct '07

26 Oct '07

Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 06:32:33 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <subbiah.arunachalam(a)gmail.com> *NYU students ask university to join OCA<http://www.earlham.edu/%7Epeters/fos/2007/10/nyu-students-ask-university-to…> * NYU should digitize library content<http://media.www.nyunews.com/media/storage/paper869/news/2007/10/24/Opinion…>, *Washington Square News*, October 24, 2007. An editorial arguing that New York University <http://www.nyu.edu/> should join with the Open Content Alliance <http://www.opencontentalliance.org/>, not the Google Library project <http://print.google.com/googleprint/library.html>, to digitize the books in the NYU library. Excerpt: Since 2004, Google has been making thousands of books available to readers - including college students - online; Microsoft has also joined this effort. Both work with major university and research libraries, covering the costs of book scanning while requesting a non-exclusive agreement in return. Once a library has signed on, its scanned materials become solely accessible through either the Microsoft or Google search engines. The program, which counts universities such as Harvard, Oxford, and Stanford as participants, has recently come under criticism from a non-profit group called the Open Content Alliance. OCA raised concerns voiced by many other libraries: By trusting either Google or Microsoft to scan, store, and allow access to these libraries' content, the public would end up being dependent on the decisions of either corporation. While access is free today, what would stop either company from charging an access fee for its contents tomorrow? The Open Content Alliance, and the like-minded Boston Library Consortium, counters this oligopolist vision by arguing for a consortium of universities and private contributors who would create, finance and manage a similar book-scanning effort. Theoretically, this diffuse membership would prevent the type of unilateral decision-making some fear from Google or Microsoft. This option is not without its costs. While Google and Microsoft scan a library's contents for free, OCA members must pay up to $30 per book. We believe this is a price worth paying....Such a database would better serve all NYU students by saving on research and check-out time while, more significantly, expanding each student's access to content by freeing it from its physical quantity and location.... We recognize that costs must be investigated before NYU can or should commit itself to either system. Whatever the numbers, we urge the administration to digitize NYU's library content. [image: Permanent link to this post]<http://www.earlham.edu/%7Epeters/fos/2007/10/nyu-students-ask-university-to…>Posted by Peter Suber at 10/25/2007 12:28:00 PM.

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OA and the developing countries
by Mailing List Admin 26 Oct '07

26 Oct '07

Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 05:58:04 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <subbiah.arunachalam(a)gmail.com> Friends: Please look up this article on open access and the developing countries by Carolina Rossini. <http://campus.diplomacy.edu/env/scripts/Pool/GetBin.asp?IDPool=3737> Arun

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(no subject)
by sonali odak 25 Oct '07

25 Oct '07

Hello friends, This is Sonali. I have done Master in Library & information Science from Jiwaji University Gwalior(MP). My M.Lib was in Hindi medium, is there any difficulty to do in English medium because I am planning to do PGDLAN through IGNOU or MPHIL in lib sc. Can anybody tell me what is the right path after M.LIb? Can you people help me to take a right decision? Thanks and regards Sonali -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Certificate Program in Medical Informatics
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 25 Oct '07

25 Oct '07

I am forwarding in full, a message that I read in medical informatics Course. ======================================================= Certificate Program in Medical Informatics (3rd Batch) Posted by: "eHealth-Care: Software Provider" bimlesh(a)ehealth-care.net Thu Oct 25, 2007 3:23 am (PST) Dear Friends, eHCF School of Medical Informatics, promoted by eHealth-Care Foundation invite you to the distance learning program ( 3rd Batch ) leading to Certificate in Medical Informatics. The course is designed particularly for you by stalwarts in Information Technology and Medicine. If you are a general practitioner and interested in knowing in and out of Information & Communication Technology (ICT) in Medicine and not have the time to give to a full time course - this might be the course that you are looking for. By spending a few hours in 3 months, you tend to get knowledge and certified by a certificate. The course will keep you abreast of advances that affect every day medical process. eHCF School of Medical Informatics has uniquely placed to provide just the right course for the practicing Physician, Surgeons and Paramedicals. Our faculties are engaged in routine day-to-day practice of medicine and Information Technology. The course material contains information tested in the front line and apt to practice situation. We have developed easy to understand format of problem less-oriented approaches, with tele medicine focus. We are looking forward to your active participation for this course. For more details browse link: http://www.ehealth-care.net/medicalinformatics.htm Sincerely, Bimlesh Gautam eHCF School of Medical Informatics =========================== Sent by: Dr P Vyasamoorthy, Society for Serving Seniors 30, Gruhalakshmi Colony, Secunderabad 500015 Phone 27846631 / 94908 04278 http://societyforservingseniors.satyamcsr.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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