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Details of SIS-24th National Convention and Conference
by rajesh bhardwaj 09 Jan '07

09 Jan '07

Dear Professionals, Plz. see the details of SIS-24th National Convention and Conference. ** ***Registration Fee:* * * Keeping in mind the philosophy of the partner institution i.e. the L,al Bahadur Shastri Institute of Mgmt., Delhi, SIS has consciously stipulated a nominal registration fee of Rs. 500/-. All Bank Drafts my be sent in the name of " Society for Information Science, New Delhi" Drawn in Syndicate bank before 15th Jan.2007. Contact to Dr. Ramesh Kundra r_kundra(a)yahoo.com Ph. 011-25843011 *Programme* * * In keeping with the above Conference will provide experts in the field as to under following four theme *1. Content **Management* - Digital Library Concepts - Digital Preservation, Manuscripts and Archiving - E-Publishing. Dublin Core and Metadata Issues - Content Management, Knowledge Management - E-learning - Institutional Repository. *2. Technology Management* * *- Technology: Planning, Development and Management - Semantic, Thesauri Generation, Ontologies, System Scalability and Interoperability, Standards - Digital Library Architecture, Networking Technology - Human Machine Interface, User Interaction and Futuristic. *3. Digital Rights Management* * *- Copyright and legal Issues - Copyright cases in India *4. Policy Development* - Digital library Policies - Indian Initiatives *PAPER SUBMISSION* * * Interested participants may send their contributions on or before *January 15th 2007** *on any topic listed above. *CONFERENCE DIRECTOR* * * *Dr. R.L. Raina, *Director, Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, Shastri Sadan, Sector 3, R.K.Puram, New Delhi 110022 *Key Speakers *include the following: Dr. Jagdish Arora (lIT, New Delhi); Dr. Ramesh C.Gaur (IGNCA, New Delhi); Dr. Ravinder Chadha (Parliament, New Delhi ), Dr. Inder Vir Malhan (Jammu University); Mr. Shantanu Ganguly (IIM Lucknow); and Dr. Sangeeta Kaul (Delnet, New Delhi). *Participants would include:* Library and Information Science Professionals; Information Technology Professionals; Knowledge Workers; Policy Makers; Educationists; Archivists; Content and Knowledge Managers; IT Service Providers; Information Providers and Vendors; Museologists; Electronic Publishing etc. -- Rajesh Kr. Bhardwaj Assistant Librarian, Delhi College of Engineering, Bawana Road- Delhi 110042 M-9213567224, Off-011-27871018- Ext- 2203 http://www.rajweb.name and http://www.dce.edu/library Dear Professionals, Plz. see the details of SIS-24th National Convention and Conference. Registration Fee: Keeping in mind the philosophy of the partner institution i.e. the L,al Bahadur Shastri Institute of Mgmt., Delhi, SIS has consciously stipulated a nominal registration fee of Rs. 500/-. All Bank Drafts my be sent in the name of " Society for Information Science, New Delhi " Drawn in Syndicate bank before 15 th Jan.2007. Contact to Dr. Ramesh Kundra mailto:r_kundra@yahoo.com r_kundra(a)yahoo.com Ph. 011-25843011 Programme In keeping with the above Conference will provide experts in the field as to under following four theme 1. Content Management - Digital Library Concepts - Digital Preservation, Manuscripts and Archiving - E-Publishing. Dublin Core and Metadata Issues - Content Management, Knowledge Management - E-learning - Institutional Repository. 2. Technology Management - Technology: Planning, Development and Management - Semantic, Thesauri Generation, Ontologies, System Scalability and Interoperability, Standards - Digital Library Architecture, Networking Technology - Human Machine Interface, User Interaction and Futuristic. 3. Digital Rights Management - Copyright and legal Issues - Copyright cases in India 4. Policy Development - Digital library Policies - Indian Initiatives PAPER SUBMISSION Interested participants may send their contributions on or before January 15th 2007 on any topic listed above. CONFERENCE DIRECTOR Dr. R.L. Raina, Director, Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, Shastri Sadan, Sector 3, R.K.Puram, New Delhi 110022 Key Speakers include the following: Dr. Jagdish Arora (lIT, New Delhi ); Dr. Ramesh C.Gaur (IGNCA, New Delhi ); Dr. Ravinder Chadha (Parliament, New Delhi ), Dr. Inder Vir Malhan ( Jammu University ); Mr. Shantanu Ganguly (IIM Lucknow); and Dr. Sangeeta Kaul (Delnet, New Delhi ). Participants would include: Library and Information Science Professionals; Information Technology Professionals; Knowledge Workers; Policy Makers; Educationists; Archivists; Content and Knowledge Managers; IT Service Providers; Information Providers and Vendors; Museologists; Electronic Publishing etc. -- Rajesh Kr. Bhardwaj Assistant Librarian, Delhi College of Engineering, Bawana Road- Delhi 110042 M-9213567224, Off-011-27871018- Ext- 2203 http://www.rajweb.name http://www.rajweb.name and http://www.dce.edu/library http://www.dce.edu/library

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Bold Norwegian librarians
by Subbiah Arunachalam 09 Jan '07

09 Jan '07

Friends: We must congratulate the four Norwegian university librarians for the bold stand they have taken in not renewing subscriptions to the 778 electronic journals published by British publishing house and making their decision publicly known. Other librarians should follow suit and authors around the world should boycott publishing their papers in journals which charge exhorbitant subscription prices. Not only these publishers make huge profits and impose highly restrictive copyright agreements on authors, but also get into influential positions in international organizations meant to support science and scholarly communication in poor countries. Why would international organizations allow such a thing - counterproductive to their purported intentions - to happen is a mystery. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] ------------------------ >From Peter Suber's "Open Access News" Norwegian libraries reject Blackwell journals because of high prices Four Norwegian university libraries issued a joint statement on January 2: This autumn Norwegian university libraries have attempted to reach an agreement on access to electronic journals from Blackwell Publishing. The negotiations have come to an end without a successful result. Therefore from January 1, 2007 library patrons at the universities will no longer be able to access the 778 e-journals in Blackwell electronic portfolio. The reason for this is that the university libraries feel that Blackwell Publishing has stipulated unacceptable conditions and price increases. Blackwell has journals covering all universities disciplines, so this will affect all our users, says library director Helge Salvesen of Tromsø University Library. Libraries experience that publishers no longer negotiate but dictate prices and access conditions. The university library directors are in unanimous agreement that this situation is no longer acceptable.... Journal prices exceed the general retail price index, and moderate increases in library budgets cannot close the gap.... The statement is signed by the library directors of the University of Trondheim, University of Tromsø, University of Oslo, and University of Bergen. Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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Programme at NIT Silchar
by Kishor Satpathy 09 Jan '07

09 Jan '07

CENTRAL LIBRARY & ISTE TEACHER CHAPTER NIT SILCHAR Cordially invites you To the Panel Discussion on QUALITY IN Education Panelist Prof. G Biswas Vice Chancellor, Assam University, Silchar Prof. G D Sharma Former Vice Chancellor, Nagaland University Prof. N B Biswas Dean & Head, Deptt. of Education, Assam University, Silchar Dr. Sunrit Mullick Regional Officer & Education Advisor United States Educational Foundation in India & Prof. P K Banik Director, NIT Silchar Date: 11.01.07 Time: 1 PM Onwards Venue: CET Hall, NIT Silchar For Detail information please contact Kishor Satpathy, Librarian & Secretary, ISTE Chapter (M: 9435073452) Kishor C Satpathy Coordinator,Continuing Education Cell & Project Coodinator, Virtual Class Room & Digital Library National Institute of Technology (Deemed University) Silchar 788010,Assam,India Ph: 91 3842 240055(W) 240906 (R), Fax: 91 3842 233797 Mobile: 9435073452 E mail : kishor_satpathy(a)yahoo.com (personal) kishor(a)nits.ac.in (official) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com CENTRAL LIBRARY & ISTE TEACHER CHAPTER NIT SILCHAR Cordially invites you To the Panel Discussion on QUALITY IN Education Panelist Prof. G Biswas Vice Chancellor , Assam University, Silchar Prof. G D Sharma Former Vice Chancellor, Nagaland University Prof. N B Biswas Dean & Head, Deptt. of Education, Assam University , Silchar Dr. Sunrit Mullick Regional Officer & Education Advisor United States Educational Foundation in India & Prof. P K Banik Director, NIT Silchar Date: 11.01.07 Time: 1 PM Onwards Venue: CET Hall, NIT Silchar For Detail information please contact Kishor Satpathy, Librarian & Secretary, ISTE Chapter (M: 9435073452) Kishor C Satpathy Coordinator,Continuing Education Cell & Project Coodinator, Virtual Class Room & Digital Library National Institute of Technology (Deemed University) Silchar 788010,Assam,India Ph: 91 3842 240055(W) 240906 (R), Fax: 91 3842 233797 Mobile: 9435073452 E mail : kishor_satpathy(a)yahoo.com (personal) kishor(a)nits.ac.in (official) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Searching the Web
by champe mishra 09 Jan '07

09 Jan '07

Searching the net is an essential component of ones online life and a variety oftools meant for it are in place.The distinct feature of the search tools arena is the incessant inflow of new tools. Before settling down with a tool, one finds another one appearing on the scene. Even savvy netizens find it challenging to keep up with the developments in this realm. This edition of NetSpeak provides a brief description of the latest products in this genre.SearchMash .Anyone dealing with websearch products has to make sure that any new offerings from Google are explored. One will never be disappointed.Google has recently launched (http://www.searchmash.com/about/privacy.html) a test search service called SearchMash(http://www.searchmash.com/). Alongside the usual searchoutput (results are similar to those of Google, but each is numbered), the service provides options to get searchoutput from blog, image and video sites as well. An advantage of Search- Mash is the More Resultsoption available at the bottom of the output page forshowing the next set of results in the same page.Another notable feature is Hide Details, which lets you hide the details displayed along with each web page thus helping you to view more results per page. Google Notebook search Google Notebook helps us easily clip web content, add notes or comments and store\it online. Also, one can make her notebook public and share the contents with others. Now, Google has started a search service for finding information available on publicnotebooks.With Google Notebook search service (http://www.google.com/notebook/search) you may find lots of valuable information.However, this search service has generated some controversy as many people store private information on notebooks and share it without realising the implications.Decipho (http://decipho.com/) is another search service explored by this author.Besides the normal web search, this service has additional features contributed byits users. When you invoke a search,you can specify whether it is for shopping or research or both. Another feature is the subject-specific clustering of the results. For instance, if you start a search on statistics,the service presents you categories such as Statistics online, Glossary of statistics, Stats and Math Statistics. The search engine Hakia(http://www.hakia.com/),scheduled to activate its full operation sometime in 2007, seems to be a promising search tool. The beta version is available for testing its potential.One distinction of this service relates to question/answer facility. By framing good questions, you could obtain appropriate answers. In this regard, you can use the service along with other question/answer services such as Brainboost. Also, for certainqueries, Hakia providescategorised results. CometQuery (http://www.cometquery.com/) is yet another addition to the search tool landscape.With each of the links in the output, the service displays its screenshot as well.Open source journals As mentioned in the past,lots of open access repositories on a range of subjects that include Science, Medicine,Engineering and Business are in place.An open access repository permits anyone to access and use its content for free. Open- DOAR, the Directory of Open Access Repositories (http:// www.opendoar.org/index.html) is a good place to locate several such open content sources.To help you access the content stored on various repositories available on its list, OpenDOAR has recently assembled a search service using Googles new search tool, Google CSE.For more details: http://www.opendoar.org/search.php. Champeswar Mishra, Library and Information Centre (LIC) Indian Institute Of Management,Kozhikode IIM Campus P.O., Kunnamagalam, Kerla , India, pin-673571 Phone no- 0495-2809143 -147,148 Fax: +91-495-2803010-11 Send free SMS to your Friends on Mobile from your Yahoo! Messenger. Download Now! http://messenger.yahoo.com/download.php Searching the net is an essential component of ones online life and a variety oftools meant for it are in place.The distinct feature of the search tools arena is the incessant inflow of new tools. Before settling down with a tool, one finds another one appearing on the scene. Even savvy netizens find it challenging to keep up with the developments in this realm. This edition of NetSpeak provides a brief description of the latest products in this genre.SearchMash .Anyone dealing with websearch products has to make sure that any new offerings from Google are explored. One will never be disappointed.Google has recently launched (http://www.searchmash.com/about/privacy.html) a test search service called SearchMash(http://www.searchmash.com/). Alongside the usual searchoutput (results are similar to those of Google, but each is numbered), the service provides options to get searchoutput from blog, image and video sites as well. An advantage of Search- Mash is the More Resultsoption available at the bottom of the output page forshowing the next set of results in the same page.Another notable feature is Hide Details, which lets you hide the details displayed along with each web page thus helping you to view more results per page. Google Notebook search Google Notebook helps us easily clip web content, add notes or comments and store\it online. Also, one can make her notebook public and share the contents with others. Now, Google has started a search service for finding information available on publicnotebooks.With Google Notebook search service (http://www.google.com/notebook/search) you may find lots of valuable information.However, this search service has generated some controversy as many people store private information on notebooks and share it without realising the implications.Decipho (http://decipho.com/) is another search service explored by this author.Besides the normal web search, this service has additional features contributed byits users. When you invoke a search,you can specify whether it is for shopping or research or both. Another feature is the subject-specific clustering of the results. For instance, if you start a search on statistics,the service presents you categories such as Statistics online, Glossary of statistics, Stats and Math Statistics. The search engine Hakia(http://www.hakia.com/),scheduled to activate its full operation sometime in 2007, seems to be a promising search tool. The beta version is available for testing its potential.One distinction of this service relates to question/answer facility. By framing good questions, you could obtain appropriate answers. In this regard, you can use the service along with other question/answer services such as Brainboost. Also, for certainqueries, Hakia providescategorised results. CometQuery (http://www.cometquery.com/) is yet another addition to the search tool landscape.With each of the links in the output, the service displays its screenshot as well.Open source journals As mentioned in the past,lots of open access repositories on a range of subjects that include Science, Medicine,Engineering and Business are in place.An open access repository permits anyone to access and use its content for free. Open- DOAR, the Directory of Open Access Repositories (http:// www.opendoar.org/index.html) is a good place to locate several such open content sources.To help you access the content stored on various repositories available on its list, OpenDOAR has recently assembled a search service using Googles new search tool, Google CSE.For more details: http://www.opendoar.org/search.php. Champeswar Mishra, Library and Information Centre (LIC) Indian Institute Of Management,Kozhikode IIM Campus P.O., Kunnamagalam, Kerla , India, pin-673571 Phone no- 0495-2809143 -147,148 Fax: +91-495-2803010-11 Send free SMS to your Friends on Mobile from your Yahoo! Messenger. Download Now! http://messenger.yahoo.com/download.php

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Various news items from Inderscence
by MacLeod, Roderick A 08 Jan '07

08 Jan '07

Here are some news items from Inderscience Publishers which may interest members of lis-forum 1. An RSS feed of Calls For Papers for special issues published by Inderscience is now available: http://www.inderscience.com/rss/calls.php <http://www.inderscience.com/rss/calls.php> 2. A New Articles Channel gives details of the latest articles published in Inderscience journals: http://www.inderscience.com/rss/rss.php <http://www.inderscience.com/rss/rss.php> 3. The Inderscience News Blog http://inderscience.blogspot.com/ gives information about new journal titles, new issues of the Highlights newsletter, Calls for papers, announcement of inaugural issues, contents of special issues, selective editorials, and more. 4. You can Search the full-text of 11978 articles in 143 Inderscience Journals at: http://www.inderscience.com/search/index.php?action=moreSearch 5. Inderscience has just launched a new journal: International Journal of Human Factors Modelling and Simulation (IJHFMS) http://www.inderscience.com/ijhfms <http://www.inderscience.com/ijhfms> ISSN (Online): 1742-5557 ISSN (Print): 1742-5549 IJHFMS will have particular focus on the following: * Human factors theory as related to computational models of human performance and interaction with virtual environments * Simulator-based evaluations of human factors issues * Computer simulation of human behaviour and performance * Digital human modelling and simulation * Developments in simulation and virtual environments to address human factors and ergonomics issues * Human performance modelling * Simulation of physiological behaviour, measures, and predictions Readership: IJHFMS is an archival record of original technical publications. The intent is to provide state of the art knowledge to professionals in human factors, ergonomics, animation, modelling and simulation of humans and human factors, academics, researchers, policy makers, and designers. Editor in Chief: Dr. Karim A. Malek Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering The University of Iowa Iowa City IA 52242 USA amalek(a)engineering.uiowa.edu <mailto:amalek@engineering.uiowa.edu> Content available by subscription. Abstracts available online. Articles available in HTML and PDF format. Current Issue: Volume 1 No 1 2006 Roddy MacLeod Here are some news items from Inderscience Publishers which may interest members of lis-forum 1. An RSS feed of Calls For Papers for special issues published by Inderscience is now available: http://www.inderscience.com/rss/calls.php http://www.inderscience.com/rss/calls.php 2. A New Articles Channel gives details of the latest articles published in Inderscience journals: http://www.inderscience.com/rss/rss.php http://www.inderscience.com/rss/rss.php 3. The Inderscience News Blog http://inderscience.blogspot.com/ http://inderscience.blogspot.com/ gives information about new journal titles, new issues of the Highlights newsletter, Calls for papers, announcement of inaugural issues, contents of special issues, selective editorials, and more. 4. You can Search the full-text of 11978 articles in 143 Inderscience Journals at: http://www.inderscience.com/search/index.php?action=moreSearch http://www.inderscience.com/search/index.php?action=moreSearch 5. Inderscience has just launched a new journal: International Journal of Human Factors Modelling and Simulation (IJHFMS) http://www.inderscience.com/ijhfms http://www.inderscience.com/ijhfms ISSN (Online): 1742-5557 ISSN (Print): 1742-5549 IJHFMS will have particular focus on the following: * Human factors theory as related to computational models of human performance and interaction with virtual environments * Simulator-based evaluations of human factors issues * Computer simulation of human behaviour and performance * Digital human modelling and simulation * Developments in simulation and virtual environments to address human factors and ergonomics issues * Human performance modelling * Simulation of physiological behaviour, measures, and predictions Readership: IJHFMS is an archival record of original technical publications. The intent is to provide state of the art knowledge to professionals in human factors, ergonomics, animation, modelling and simulation of humans and human factors, academics, researchers, policy makers, and designers. Editor in Chief: Dr. Karim A. Malek Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering The University of Iowa Iowa City IA 52242 USA mailto:amalek@engineering.uiowa.edu amalek(a)engineering.uiowa.edu Content available by subscription. Abstracts available online. Articles available in HTML and PDF format. Current Issue: Volume 1 No 1 2006 Roddy MacLeod

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ICSD-2007 :: Extended Deadline for Early Bird Registration
by Dr. A.R.D. Prasad 08 Jan '07

08 Jan '07

Apologies if you received multiple copies of this message. ============================================= ========== ICSD-2007 Call For Participation Early Bird Registration is now open till 25th January, 2007 (Hard deadline) ========== ============================================= INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SEMANTIC WEB & DIGITAL LIBRARIES February 21-23, 2007 (http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/icsd) Bangalore, India Conference Venue: NIMHANS Convention Centre, Bangalore ==== | TUTORIAL SPEAKERS & TOPICS ==== # Dr. Ivan Herman, W3C Semantic Web Activity Lead "Introduction to the Semantic Web" # Dr. Anupriya Ankolekar, Research Associate, AIFB Institute, University of Karlsruhe, Germany "Semantic Technologies for Digital Libraries" # Mr. Anurag Arora, (Coordinator - Digitization) & Mr. Vaibhav Chauhan, (Conservator), National Mission for Manuscripts, New Delhi, India "Digitization and Conservation of Manuscripts" # Dr. Ramesh C. Gaur, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, New Delhi, India "Digitization and Digital Preservation of Indian Cultural Hertitage" ==== | PLENARY SPEAKER ==== # Prof. Fausto Giunchiglia, Department of Information and Communication Technology, University of Trento, Italy ==== | INVITED SPEAKERS ==== # Prof. Peter Schirmbacher, Institut for Bibliotheks- und Informationswissenschaft, University of Humboldt, Berlin, Germany # Prof. Frederick Friend, JISC Scholarly Communication Consultant, Honorary Director Scholarly Communication UCL, England # Dr. Johannes Keizer, Library & Documentation System Division, Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO), Italy # Prof. Michael Shepherd, Dept of Computer Science, University of Dalhousie, Canada ==== | REGISTRATION ==== To avail early bird registration price, please register on or before 25th January, 2007. * Early Bird registration: Till 25th January, 2007 Rs. 4000 (Indian & SAARC Delegates) ; USD 150 (Foreign Delegates other than SAARC) * Late Registration: 26th January, 2007 onwards Rs. 5000 (Indian & SAARC Delegates); USD 175 (Foreign Delegates other than SAARC) * Tutorial: Rs.1000 (Indian & SAARC Delegates); USD 40 (Foreign Delegates other than SAARC) Note: Registration Fee includes conference kit, tea/coffee and working lunch +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Registration form is available for download at http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/icsd/icsd-files/icsd_registration_form.doc Kindly post the filled-in registration forms to the address below: Dr. A.R.D. Prasad Convenor, ICSD 2007 DRTC, Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), 8th Mile, Mysore Road, R.V. College Post, Bangalore, Karnataka (India) Pin - 560059 Electronic copy of registration form duly filled and signed can be sent to icsd(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in, but official copy should also be sent by regular mail. Please note: The Demand Draft (DD) Should be made in favour of Indian Statisitcal Institute, payable at Bangalore. Outstation cheques should include additional transaction fee. +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -- Dr. A.R.D. Prasad Convenor ICSD-2007 DRTC, Indian Statistical Institute Bangalore INDIA

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one terabyte drive
by Mailing List Manager 08 Jan '07

08 Jan '07

Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2007 21:40:44 +0530 From: Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy <vyasamoorthy(a)gmail.com> Here comes the terabyte hard drive With a terabyte drive, consumers can store 250,000 MP3 songs. That's enough for two solid years of listening without a single repeat. For details, visit, http://news.com.com/2100-1041_3-6147409.html -- Dr P Vyasamoorthy, Society for Serving Seniors 30, Gruhalakshmi Colony, Secunderabad 500015 Phone 27846631 66 A torn book is better than a never touched book.

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European Resaearch Council keen to mandate open access
by Mailing List Manager 08 Jan '07

08 Jan '07

Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2007 10:05:13 -0800 (PST) From: Subbiah Arunachalam <subbiah_a(a)yahoo.com> >From "Open Access News" ERC pledges to adopt an OA mandate The Scientific Council of the European Research Council has issued a Statement on Open Access (December 2006). For full story, visit: http://erc.europa.eu/pdf/open-access.pdf

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Copyright addenda
by Subbiah Arunachalam 08 Jan '07

08 Jan '07

Friends: Whenever an author publishes a paper in a journal the publishes sends a copyright agreement form, which is often restrictive, and would not allow the author to eithera archive his paper in his institutional archive or even use a table or figure in his lecture notes or a book he wants o write without levying a fee! To overcome this ridiculous situation the author could modify the copyright agreement using one of the fillowing addenda, says Peter Suber. Librarian friends may please alert scientists they serve. There are many different author addenda but in my view these are the best: SPARC Author's Addendum http://www.arl.org/sparc/author/addendum.html Science Commons Scholar's Copyright project http://sciencecommons.org/literature/scholars_copyright SURF-JISC License to Publish http://www.surf.nl/copyrighttoolbox/authors/licence/ Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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Website for Free Software
by Farooque Shaheen 08 Jan '07

08 Jan '07

Like softpedia.org and download.com,http://www.freewarefiles.com, hosts a huge collection of free-to-use utilities; complete with ratings and user recommendations. The resource is neatly divided in to sections including games, audio-video, Internet tools, business, graphic design, programming, Web development, screensavers, utilities, themes, drivers, etc. Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 Ext. 4105 Like softpedia.org and download.com,http://www.freewarefiles.com, hosts a huge collection of free-to-use utilities; complete with ratings and user recommendations. The resource is neatly divided in to sections including games, audio-video, Internet tools, business, graphic design, programming, Web development, screensavers, utilities, themes, drivers, etc. Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 Ext. 4105

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Librairans World
by Pranaykumar D (Soft-AID Computers P.Ltd.) 06 Jan '07

06 Jan '07

Hello All, I have come across a very Interesting website www.librariansworld.com hope it will intrest you too. Thanks & Regards, Pranaykumar Soft-AID (Bangalore) 080-23464717 / 23444860 9844278564 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Information transmitted by this EMAIL is proprietary to Soft-AID and is intended for use only by the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient of this EMAIL immediately notify the sender at Soft-AID or mail admin(a)softaid.co.in and delete this EMAIL including any attachments. Hello All, I have come across a very Interesting website http://www.librariansworld.com www.librariansworld.com hope it will intrest you too. Thanks & Regards, Pranaykumar Soft-AID (Bangalore) 080-23464717 / 23444860 9844278564 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Information transmitted by this EMAIL is proprietary to Soft-AID and is intended for use only by the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient of this EMAIL immediately notify the sender at Soft-AID or mail mailto:admin@softaid.co.in admin(a)softaid.co.in and delete this EMAIL including any attachments.

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Open Access Repositories over the World
by Sanjeev Kumar Jain 06 Jan '07

06 Jan '07

Dear LIS Professionals and Managers The *Open*DOAR <http://www.opendoar.org/index.html> service provides a quality-assured listing of open access repositories around the world. *Open*DOAR staff harvest and assign metadata to allow categorisation and analysis to assist the wider use and exploitation of repositories. Each of the repositories has been visited by *Open*DOAR staff to ensure a high degree of quality and consistency in the information provided: *Open*DOAR is maintained by SHERPA. Service Aims of *Open*DOAR <http://www.opendoar.org/index.html> *Survey the growing field of academic open access research repositories and categorise them in terms of locale, content and other measures. * *Produce a descriptive list of open access repositories of relevance to academic research. * *Provide a comprehensive & authoritative list for end users wishing to find particular types of, or specific repositories. * *Deliver a comprehensive, structured and maintained list with clear update and self-regulation protocols to enable development of the list. * *Play a prominent international role in the organisation of and access to open access repository services. * *Support Open Access outreach and advocacy endeavours within institutions and globally. * .......................................................... Sanjeev Kumar Jain Central Library Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur - 721 302 Mobile: +91-97328-95328 ----------------------------------------------------------- sanjeevmlis(a)gmail.com sanjeevmlis(a)yahoo.co.in [A] Dear LIS Professionals and Managers The http://www.opendoar.org/index.html Open DOAR service provides a quality-assured listing of open access repositories around the world. Open DOAR staff harvest and assign metadata to allow categorisation and analysis to assist the wider use and exploitation of repositories. Each of the repositories has been visited by Open DOAR staff to ensure a high degree of quality and consistency in the information provided: Open DOAR is maintained by SHERPA. Service Aims of Open DOAR http://www.opendoar.org/index.html Survey the growing field of academic open access research repositories and categorise them in terms of locale, content and other measures. Produce a descriptive list of open access repositories of relevance to academic research. Provide a comprehensive & authoritative list for end users wishing to find particular types of, or specific repositories. Deliver a comprehensive, structured and maintained list with clear update and self-regulation protocols to enable development of the list. Play a prominent international role in the organisation of and access to open access repository services. Support Open Access outreach and advocacy endeavours within institutions and globally. .......................................................... Sanjeev Kumar Jain Central Library Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur - 721 302 Mobile: +91-97328-95328 ----------------------------------------------------------- mailto:sanjeevmlis@gmail.com sanjeevmlis(a)gmail.com mailto:sanjeevmlis@yahoo.co.in sanjeevmlis(a)yahoo.co.in

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Request for article
by Manju C 05 Jan '07

05 Jan '07

I am Manju C now I joined for MPhil Course in Library and Information Science and I selected the topic "Webometrics" So i Need one article That is Published in Annals of Library and Information Studies entitled Webometric study of LIbrary and Information Science Literature Published IN vol. 49 No.1 if any one have that article please send me Thanking you Manju C Librarian Miranda College of Nursing Bangalore Send free SMS to your Friends on Mobile from your Yahoo! Messenger. Download Now! http://messenger.yahoo.com/download.php I am Manju C now I joined for MPhil Course in Library and Information Science and I selected the topic "Webometrics" So i Need one article That is Published in Annals of Library and Information Studies entitled Webometric study of LIbrary and Information Science Literature Published IN vol. 49 No.1 if any one have that article please send me Thanking you Manju C Librarian Miranda College of Nursing Bangalore Send free SMS to your Friends on Mobile from your Yahoo! Messenger. Download Now! http://messenger.yahoo.com/download.php

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The American Physical Society Provides Open Access to Articles
by noufal palliparamban 05 Jan '07

05 Jan '07

Hello, It is very intresting news for us.... The American Physical Society (APS) has recently announced a program where most of their articles can be made publicly available to anyone who wishes to read them. In order for an article to be made "Free to Read," the APS requires a modest fee ($975/Physical Review article and $1300/Physical Review Letter article), which anyone can pay, and the article will then be available for download by the general public for free. This does not mean that the APS surrenders the copyright to these articles, nor can they be posted on any other websites without prior permission. Source: http://www.omninerd.com/2007/01/04/news/1086 Regards Noufal.P.P IIT Kanpur Send free SMS to your Friends on Mobile from your Yahoo! Messenger. Download Now! http://messenger.yahoo.com/download.php Hello, It is very intresting news for us.... The American Physical Society ( http://www.aps.org/ APS ) has recently http://prl.aps.org/edannounce/PRLv97i11.html announced a program where most of their articles can be made publicly available to anyone who wishes to read them. In order for an article to be made "Free to Read," the APS requires a modest fee ($975/Physical Review article and $1300/Physical Review Letter article), which http://publish.aps.org/FREETOREAD_FAQ.html anyone can pay , and the article will then be available for download by the general public for free. This does not mean that the APS surrenders the copyright to these articles, nor can they be posted on any other websites without prior permission. Source: http://www.omninerd.com/2007/01/04/news/1086 http://www.omninerd.com/2007/01/04/news/1086 Regards Noufal.P.P IIT Kanpur Send free SMS to your Friends on Mobile from your Yahoo! Messenger. Download Now! http://messenger.yahoo.com/download.php

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Library MIS
by Parinita Samant 05 Jan '07

05 Jan '07

Dear All, I would like to request some help from you all. How does one generate an MIS report for the library? Has anyone worked on this? What has been your experience? Could you share it with me? Thanks & Regards Parinita Samant *************************************************************************************************************************** This e-mail communication and any attachments may be privileged and confidential to Hexaware and are intended only for the use of the recipients named above. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not review, disclose, disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail and attachments. If you have received this email in error, please delete the same alongwith all attachments thereto and notify us immediately at mailadmin(a)hexaware.com . *************************************************************************************************************************** Library MIS Dear All, I would like to request some help from you all. How does one generate an MIS report for the library? Has anyone worked on this? What has been your experience? Could you share it with me? [A] Thanks &� Regards � Parinita Samant *************************************************************************************************************************** This e-mail communication and any attachments may be privileged and confidential to Hexaware and are intended only for the use of the recipients named above. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not review, disclose, disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail and attachments. If you have received this email in error, please delete the same alongwith all attachments thereto and notify us immediately at mailadmin(a)hexaware.com . ***************************************************************************************************************************

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Library Outside Library
by Mailing List Manager 05 Jan '07

05 Jan '07

Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2007 12:57:40 +0530 From: bhagyashree sane <bjsane(a)gmail.com> We implemented a project titled 'Library Outside Library' during 2003. Under the four headings, 'Isaac Newton (Science) Library, is a collection of 8" reflector telescope and a set of binoculars for bird watching etc. We conduct Sky Waching Sessions during Octobers to May every year with the help of experts from Sky Watchers Association of Pune [SWAP]. Sant Tukaram (Music) Library contains set of musical instruments that are used by the participants, campus residents for cultural programmes. We have also conducted 'Alert' sessions like 'Handwrititing analysis' by Madhusudan Ghanekar, 'Arunachal Pradesh' - Slide show by K.P.Tokear during last year. One may visit our academy for references. With Regards, Mrs.B.J.SANE Chief Librarian national insurance academy balewadi, baner road, nia po Pune 411 045

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SIS-24th National Convention and Conference.
by rajesh bhardwaj 05 Jan '07

05 Jan '07

Dear Professionals, Society for Information Science (SIS) is going to organize its 24th National Convention and Conference on "Organizing and Managing Knowledge in Digital Enivironment" on 27th January, 2007 at Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management - Delhi, shastri Sadan, Sector - 3 R.K.Puram ND-110022. More details available at http://sis-india.netfirms.com with kind regards -- Rajesh Kr. Bhardwaj Assistant Librarian, Delhi College of Engineering, Bawana Road- Delhi 110042 M-9213567224, Off-011-27871018- Ext- 2203 http://www.rajweb.name and http://www.dce.edu/library Dear Professionals, Society for Information Science (SIS) is going to organize its 24th National Convention and Conference on "Organizing and Managing Knowledge in Digital Enivironment" on 27th January, 2007 at Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management - Delhi, shastri Sadan, Sector - 3 R.K.Puram ND-110022. More details available at http://sis-india.netfirms.com/ http://sis-india.netfirms.com with kind regards -- Rajesh Kr. Bhardwaj Assistant Librarian, Delhi College of Engineering, Bawana Road- Delhi 110042 M-9213567224, Off-011-27871018- Ext- 2203 http://www.rajweb.name http://www.rajweb.name and http://www.dce.edu/library http://www.dce.edu/library

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Workshop on Greenstone Digital Library Software
by Gowri Ravindranth 04 Jan '07

04 Jan '07

Dear Friends: We solicit your participation in 3-Day Regional Workshop on Greenstone Digital Library Software Organized by Department of Library Services Christian Medical College Vellore & Madras Library Association, Chennai February 8 - 10, 2007 at CHTC Auditorium, Christian Medical College Bagayam Campus About Christian Medical College , Vellore The Christian Medical College began in 1918, when Dr. Scudder started training women for the Licentiate Diploma (LMP). Here first batch of medical students achieved a 100 percent pass in the examinations. In 1942, the medical school was raised to the status of a college and 25 students were admitted to the MBBS course. The first men students were admitted to the college in 1947. Permanent affiliation to the University of Madras was obtained in 1950. From 1953 onwards 50 students were admitted, 25 men and 25 women and in 1964 the annual admissions were increased to 60. In 1988, the affiliation of this institution was transferred from the University of Madras to the newly established Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University . In 2001, the National Assessment and Accreditation Council, an autonomous institution of the University Grants Commission awarded a five star rating to the institution. The Postgraduate training programmes continue to be added as newer branches of medicine develop. At present, there are postgraduate diploma courses in 11 specialities and postgraduate degree courses in 35 specialities. This institution has been a pioneer in India in the development of higher specialities like cardiology, Thoracic Surgery, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Urology, Nephrology, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology and Haematology. About MALA Chennai The library movement in the former Madras Presidency originated as part of the national movement for political freedom and social development. The fifth All India Library Conference was held in Madras , along with the Congress session, during the last week of December 1927. As a followup to the deliberations of this conference, through the initiative of Mr. K.V. Krishnanswamy Aiyar and Dr. S.R. Ranganathan, the Madras Library Association (MALA) was founded on 31st January 1928 . MALA continues to accomplish its library promotional initiatives through lecture- demos, conferences, seminars, workshops, exhibitions, discussion forums. Introduction The digital age has ushered in significant changes in the information space in terms of operations, collection development strategies, services, and user preferences. The current information environment unequivocally prompts libraries to leverage on the latest digital technologies towards building practical digital libraries and in setting up dynamic electronic information systems. Digital Libraries (DL) are structured storage environments of digital data with a consistent format for index and content abstraction. Digital libraries do enable the seamless integration of the scholarly electronic information, help in creating and maintaining local digital content, and strengthen the mechanisms and the capacity of the librarys information systems and services. They increase the portability, efficiency of access, flexibility, availability and preservation of digital objects. Open Digital Library (ODL) technologies are gaining attention the world over. Without proper understanding of the complexities, procedures and practices involved in content building, content management and collection building, individual DLs will remain islands of structure in an unstructured Internet sea. Todays information / IT professional must be capable of leveraging the new technology to its fullest extent. Objectives The objective of the Workshop is to conduct a 3- day rigorous training programme on Digital Libraries using the Open Source Software Greenstone at Christian Medical College (CMC) Vellore organized in collaboration with Madras Library Association (MALA). Rationale Developing world standard digital libraries demand deployment of costly software solutions which are beyond the reach of most of the universities/ institutions in India and those in the Asian region. The Greenstone Digital Library Software (GSDL) is a top of the line and internationally renowned software system for developing digital libraries, promoted by the New Zealand Digital Library project research group at the University of Waikato . Greenstone is developed and distributed in cooperation with UNESCO and the Human Info NGO. It is open source software, issued under the terms of the GNU General Public License. The aim of the software is to empower users, particularly in universities, libraries, and other public service institutions, to build their own digital libraries. More details of the software and example digital libraries built using the software is available at http://www.greenstone.org/ http://www.greenstone.org/ . Workshop Content The Workshop has been designed to facilitate the participants in creating state-of-art digital libraries using Greenstone, which include software installation, configuration, customization, digitization and other related workflow operations, content development and management, designing and creating standard metadata sets to describe digital objects and encoding it in standard markup formats. Pedagogy The workshop will be conducted at the Christian Medical College Vellore (CMC) which is equipped with world-class lecture rooms and computing laboratories with high speed Internet link. For lab sessions, each participant will be provided a PC supplemented with LCD projected live demos. The pedagogy will be a mix of lectures, discussions, case studies and hands-on sessions. Each participant shall be provided with a CD comprising of the Greenstone Software, faculty presentations, and other related software packages. Extensive hands-on labs will be a hall mark of this programme. Target Audience The workshop will be of immense benefit to all those involved in developing and maintaining digital collections such as librarians and information professionals, including software professionals belonging to the academia, Government and NGOs. Workshop Faculty Dr M.G. Sreekumar, UNESCO Coordinator, Greenstone Support Network South Asia and Librarian & Head, Center for Development of Digital Libraries (CDDL), IIM, Kozhikode (IIMK). Ms. K. T. Anuradha, Scientific Officer, NCSI, IISC, Bangalore . Workshop Coordinators Dr. A. Amudhavalli, President, MALA & Professor & Head, Dept. of Information Science, University of Madras , Chennai, 600 005. email: mailto:amudha75@yahoo.com amudha75(a)yahoo.com & Mr. V. Newton, Senior Librarian & Head, Dept. of Library Services, CMC Vellore - 632 004. e-mail: mailto:newton@cmcvellore.ac.in newton(a)cmcvellore.ac.in Workshop Effect At the end of the workshop, the participants are expected to be well-versed and confident of developing digital libraries using the Greenstone software. Follow-up Follow-up support shall be extended through the CDDL of IIMK. Registration Fee A fee of Rs. 1500 ( without accommodation ) or Rs. 2500 (with accommodation) will be charged from the participants. Workshop Participants The participants are limited to 30. Selection of candidates will be made as per merit, commitment to DLs and familiarity with IT applications in libraries. Applications/ nominations should reach the CMC, Vellore , Library Office on or before Jan. 25, 2007 . Participants, while applying, shall give a brief statement of interest in Greenstone, major objectives of attending the workshop as well as their expectations from the programme. Dates and Venue The workshop will be held during February 8 to 10, 2007 at CHTC Auditorium , CMC Bagayam Campus, Vellore ( http://dodd.cmcvellore.ac.in/rwgsdl.htm http://dodd.cmcvellore.ac.in/rwgsdl.htm ) Inquiries or contact Mr. V. Newton, Senior Librarian & Head CMC Vellore 632 004, Tamilnadu , INDIA . e-mail: dodd(a)cmcvellore.ac.in Ms. R. Gowri, Secretary, MALA e-mail: mailto:gravindranth@hotmail.com gravindranth(a)hotmail.com About Vellore Vellore is a town bisected by the Palar river, one of many tributaries of the life giving Cauvery flowing west to east in south India . Vellore is famous for its historic Fort constructed in the 13th Century, and has the hallmark of grandeur with its double-walled fortress with a massive moat and high gateways that lead to the gigantic Jalakandeswarar temple with its ornate Kalyana Mandapam in the interior. Vellore itself has a place in India 's history of independence, since it is here that the first movement to free India was initiated by the Vellore Sepoy Mutiny some 200 years back, on 9th July 1806 . LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATION: January 25, 2007 Registration Form CMC VELLORE MALA CHENNAI 3-Day Regional Workshop on Greenstone Digital Library Software February 8 10, 2007 REGISTRATION FORM Name _______________________________________ _____________________ Residential / Non-residential. Male / Female Address for communication _______________________________________ _______________________________________ ___________________________ _______________________________________ ___________________________ City ________________________________ Pin Tel :(O) ________________ (R) _________________ Fax_________________ Email _______________________________________ _____________________ Name of Institution/Organization ____________________________________ _______________________________________ ___________________________ Designation _______________________________________ _______________ Details of advance paid: D D No. _______________ Drawn in favour of CMC Vellore Association payable at Vellore dated ___________ for Rs _______/- only Signature of Participant _______________________________________ With best wishes, Sincerely, L R Gowri Secretary, MALA Spice up your IM conversations. New, colorful and animated emoticons. http://g.msn.com/8HMBENIN/2752??PS=47575 Get chatting!

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Source Code for Biology and Medicine
by Subbiah Arunachalam 04 Jan '07

04 Jan '07

For the attention of all new biologists. Please spread the word. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] --------------------- Source Code for Biology and Medicine <http://www.scfbm.org/> Editors-in-Chief: Emmanuel Ifeachor (United Kingdom) and Leif Peterson (United States) Dear Colleague, We are pleased to announce that Source Code for Biology and Medicine has now been launched and is freely available online <http://www.scfbm.org/>. Source Code for Biology and Medicine is an open access <http://www.biomedcentral.com/info/about/charter>, peer-reviewed online journal that publishes articles on source code employed over a wide range of applications in biology and medicine. Several articles that might be interesting to you have already been published: Editorial Welcome to Source Code for Biology and Medicine <http://www.scfbm.org/content/1/1/1> Leif E Peterson and Emmanuel C Ifeachor Source Code for Biology and Medicine 2006, 1:1 (12 October 2006) Research A traveling salesman approach for predicting protein functions <http://www.scfbm.org/content/1/1/3> Olin Johnson and Jing Liu Source Code for Biology and Medicine 2006, 1:3 (12 October 2006) Methodology DADOS-Prospective: an open source application for Web-based prospective data collection <http://www.scfbm.org/content/1/1/7> Lam Nguyen, Anand Shah, Matthew Harker, Henrique Martins, Mariana McCready, Andreia Menezes, Danny O Jacobs and Ricardo Pietrobon Source Code for Biology and Medicine 2006, 1:7 (13 November 2006) To keep up to date with the latest articles from Source Code for Biology and Medicine, why not register to receive article alerts <http://www.scfbm.org/alerts/> when new research is published? Submit your research to Source Code for Biology and Medicine and take advantage of a rapid, high quality peer-review service, an efficient online submission process, no colour charges or limits on the number of figures, and immediate publication upon acceptance. The published version of your article will be immediately placed in PubMed Central and other freely accessible full-text repositories, making it highly visible to fellow researchers and a general audience worldwide. This complies with the NIH Public Access Policy <http://publicaccess.nih.gov/> and the Wellcome Trust Open Access Policy <http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/node3302.html>. To enable the journal to make all of its content open access, Source Code for Biology and Medicine will levy an article-processing charge for each manuscript accepted after peer review (payable on acceptance <http://www.scfbm.org/info/faq/apcfaq.asp>). Please submit your manuscript via our online submission system <http://www.scfbm.org/manuscript/login/man.asp?txt_nav=chk&>. For more information about the journal, contact peterson.leif(a)ieee.org or visit our instructions for authors <http://www.scfbm.org/info/instructions/>. Yours sincerely, Emmanuel Ifeachor and Leif Peterson The Editors-in-Chief, Source Code for Biology and Medicine <http://www.scfbm.org/info/contact/> ----------------------------------------------------------------- Editors-in-Chief Emmanuel Ifeachor (United Kingdom) Leif Peterson (United States) Editorial Board Generoso Bevilacqua (Italy) Elia Biganzoli (Italy) Ramón Cacabelos (Spain) Xue-wen Chen (United States) Matthew Coleman (United States) Anne Denton (United States) Jose Fonseca (Portugal) Paolo Frasconi (Italy) Jonathan Garibaldi (United Kingdom) Owen Hoffman (United States) Jung-chang Huang (United States) Vasily Leonov (Russian Federation) Paulo Lisboa (United Kingdom) Francesco Masulli (Italy) Rita Noumeir (Canada) Lucila Ohno-Machado (United States) Silvano Paoli (Italy) Giovanni Parmigiani (United States) Ioannis Pitas (Greece) Edward Sarkisyan-Grinbaum (Switzerland) Scott Smith (United States) Roberto Tagliaferri (Italy) Manuel Ujaldon (Spain) Staal Vinterbo (United States) Michalis Zervakis (Greece) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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Open access biomedical journals
by Ajay Kum Sharma 04 Jan '07

04 Jan '07

Dear Library Professionals *Medknow* is the largest publisher in India for academic and scientific biomedical journals. Medknow Publications publishes high quality peer-reviewed scholarly journals. All of these journals provide immediate free access to the full text of articles. The open access policy of the journals aims at increasing the visibility and accessibility of the published content. Most of these journals are indexed with important bibliographic databases including Index Medicus and EMBASE. The unique feature of these journals is immediate full text access without the author/author institution pay model. These journals are searchable from DOAJ (www.doaj.org) and are part of HINARI ( http://extranet.who.int/hinari/en/browse_journal_publisher.php?pub=95) The complete list of journals is available from www.medknow.com/journals.asp. All the journals use the OpenURL standard, making it easy for libraries to link users as directly as possible from citation to the full text of the article. I shall appreciate on behalf of all Library professionals if you could circulate this mail for the benefit of your users. Thanking you With regards Ajay Kumar Sharma Project Associate, INDEST-AICTE Consortium Central Library, IIT Delhi Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110016 011-26591467 (O) 09899339808 (M) Web: http://www.geocities.com/ajaysharma_lib/ Dear Library Professionals Medknow is the largest publisher in India for academic and scientific biomedical journals. Medknow Publications publishes high quality peer-reviewed scholarly journals. All of these journals provide immediate free access to the full text of articles. The open access policy of the journals aims at increasing the visibility and accessibility of the published content. Most of these journals are indexed with important bibliographic databases including Index Medicus and EMBASE. The unique feature of these journals is immediate full text access without the author/author institution pay model. These journals are searchable from DOAJ ( http://www.doaj.org/ www.doaj.org ) and are part of HINARI ( http://extranet.who.int/hinari/en/browse_journal_publisher.php?pub=95 http://extranet.who.int/hinari/en/browse_journal_publisher.php?pub=95 ). The complete list of journals is available from http://www.medknow.com/journals.asp www.medknow.com/journals.asp . All the journals use the OpenURL standard, making it easy for libraries to link users as directly as possible from citation to the full text of the article. I shall appreciate on behalf of all Library professionals if you could circulate this mail for the benefit of your users. Thanking you With regards Ajay Kumar Sharma Project Associate, INDEST-AICTE Consortium Central Library, IIT Delhi Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110016 011-26591467 (O) 09899339808 (M) Web: http://www.geocities.com/ajaysharma_lib/ http://www.geocities.com/ajaysharma_lib/

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How to go to M.I.T. for free
by Subbiah Arunachalam 04 Jan '07

04 Jan '07

>From Christian Science Monitor, 4 January 2007 How to go to M.I.T. for free Online 'intellectual philanthropy' attracts students from every nation on earth. By Gregory M. Lamb | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor By the end of this year, the contents of all 1,800 courses taught at one of the world's most prestigious universities will be available online to anyone in the world, anywhere in the world. Learners won't have to register for the classes, and everyone is accepted. The cost? It's all free of charge. The OpenCourseWare movement, begun at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2002 and now spread to some 120 other universities worldwide, aims to disperse knowledge far beyond the ivy-clad walls of elite campuses to anyone who has an Internet connection and a desire to learn. Intended as an act of "intellectual philanthropy," OpenCourseWare (OCW) provides free access to course materials such as syllabi, video or audio lectures, notes, homework assignments, illustrations, and so on. So far, by giving away their content, the universities aren't discouraging students from enrolling as students. Instead, the online materials appear to be only whetting appetites for more. "We believe strongly that education can be best advanced when knowledge is shared openly and freely," says Anne Margulies, executive director of the OCW program at MIT. "MIT is using the power of the Internet to give away all of the educational materials created here." The MIT site (ocw.mit.edu) along with companion sites that translate the material into other languages, now average about 1.4 million visits per month from learners "in every single country on the planet," Ms. Margulies says. Those include Iraq, Darfur, "even Antarctica," she says. "We hear from [the online students] all the time with inspirational stories about how they are using these materials to change their lives. They're really, really motivated." So-called "distance learning" over the Internet isn't new. Students have been able to pay for online courses at many institutions, either to receive credit or simply as a noncredit adult-learning experience. Many universities also offer free podcasts (audio or sometimes video material delivered via the Internet). But the sheer volume and variety of the educational materials being released by MIT and its OCW collaborators is nothing less than stunning. For example, each of the 29 courses that Tufts University in Medford, Mass., has put online so far is "literally the size of a textbook," says Mary Lee, associate provost and point person for the OCW effort there. The material provides much more than "a skeleton of a course," she says. Visitors to Tufts' OCW course on "Wildlife Medicine" call it is the most comprehensive website on that topic in the world, Dr. Lee says. What OCW is not, its supporters agree, is a substitute for attending a university. For one thing, OCW learners aren't able to receive feedback from a professor - or to discuss the course with fellow students. A college education is "really the total package of students interacting with other students, forming networks, interacting with faculty, and that whole environment of being associated with the school," says James Yager, a senior associate dean at the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. He oversees the OCW program there. His school of public health now offers nearly 40 of its most popular courses for free via OCW. The school's goal is to put 90 to 100 of its 200 or so core courses online within the next year or so. In November, learners from places such as Taiwan, Britain, Australia, Singapore, Germany, Japan, and the Netherlands logged some 80,000 page views of OCW course material, Dr. Yager says. MIT's initiative began with the idea of giving faculty at other universities access to how professors at MIT approached teaching a subject. But after the OCW project went online, the school quickly realized it had two other huge constituencies: students at other colleges, who wanted to augment what they were learning, and "self learners," those not pursuing a formal education but interested in increasing their knowledge. Along with course content, MIT also wanted to showcase its teaching methods. Many schools follow a traditional model, teaching the theory first, then allowing students to practice what they've learned. MIT has a "practice, theory, practice" way of teaching, Margulies says, that aims to get students engaged and energized immediately - before delving much into theory. Younes Attaourti, a physics professor in Marrakesh, Morocco, stumbled upon MIT's OCW site while surfing the Net. He's used the materials as the basis for courses he's taught on statistical physics and quantum theory of fields. And for his own learning, he's downloaded theoretical physics courses and one on ultrafast optics. "I don't think there is another university elsewhere in the world that is more generous," he writes in an e-mail: "[T]his is the first time that many people around the world are able to have access to top-quality courses." Phillipa Williams is an adult (40-something) student at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand, studying mathematics ("don't groan, I love it!" she writes in an e-mail). She's worked her way through many of the OCW undergraduate mathematics courses, she says, because they provide "a different viewpoint, another explanation of material," as well as different practice questions. MIT's OCW website features even more glowing feedback from learners. "[B]ecause of money, many good students with great talent and [who are] diligent do not have the chance to learn the newest knowledge and understanding of the universe," says Chen Zhiying, a student in the People's Republic of China. "But now, due to the OCW, the knowledge will spread to more and more people, and it will benefit the whole [world of] human-beings." "The MIT OCW program is a generous and far-sighted initiative that will do more to change the world for the better than a thousand Iraq-style invasions," the MIT site quotes Leigh Pascoe, a self-learner in Paris, as saying. "It does much to restore my faith in the enlightenment of the American people and their great experiment in democracy. This program should be emulated by every university worthy of the name." Besides MIT, Tufts, and Johns Hopkins, the OCW consortium (ocwconsor tium.org) in the United States includes among its members Michigan State, Michigan, Notre Dame, and Utah State. Internationally, members include groups of universities in China, Japan, and Spain. So far MIT has published 1,550 of its courses for OCW and plans to get the rest online by the end of this year. The materials for each course vary. Full videos of lectures, one of the most popular features, are available for only 26 courses, about 1,000 hours of video in all. "We'd like to do more video because it's really quite popular and our users love it," Marguiles says. "But it's quite expensive." The program relies on "generous support" from foundations, individuals, and MIT itself for funding, she says. Schools like Tufts and Johns Hopkins were able to jump-start their OCW programs quickly because the schools had already committed themselves for many years to putting all their classroom materials online for use by their own students. The biggest job has been to vet the materials for copyright issues, so-called "copyright scrubbing," Lee and Yager say. If permission cannot be obtained for a specific photo or chart, it must be left out of the OCW version or a substitute found. The OCW effort is part of a wide range of dynamic educational content emerging on the Internet, says Dan Colman, associate dean and director of Stanford University's continuing studies program and host of the website oculture.com, which highlights what's happening in Web-based education, with an emphasis on podcasts. Full-fledged online courses "might eventually offer a viable alternative to the classroom, but right now we have a ways to go," he writes via e-mail. Podcasts, for example, let learners hear a lecture, but they don't require that the listener write a critical essay or take part in a classroom discussion - activities that are a key element of the learning process, Mr. Colman says. And technology still needs to advance a bit more too. "We'll need a very fast fiber network and communication tools that give courses a greater degree of immediacy and sociability before this [online] model will become a real option educationally and economically," he says. "In the meantime, the traditional classroom is fairly safe." For example, lab work, which usually requires close hands-on collaboration between an instructor and students, remains problematic online, Yager points out. The losers in putting free content online aren't likely to be universities, which will continue to attract young students, Colman says. But free podcasts and OCW courses may pull adult learners away from other leisure activities, he says, such as reading books, watching educational television shows, or buying recordings of books or lectures. "All of these entities could suffer as users find free high-quality information on the Web," Colman says. Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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library software - e-granthalaya
by Wendessa Thakur 04 Jan '07

04 Jan '07

Please provide feedback of personal experience using e-granthalaya software for library automation. If any medical / special libraries in Mumbai have installed this software, I would be interested to take a look at the functioning. Thanks. Wendessa Thakur Librarian Asian Heart Institute Bandra-Kurla Complex Bandra (E) Mumbai 400051

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One day workshop on IPR Awareness
by vimal kumar 04 Jan '07

04 Jan '07

ONE DAY WORKSHOP ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AWARENESS Sophisticated Test and Instrumentation Centre, Cochin University of Science and Technology will organise a one day workshop on Intellectual Property Rights Awareness on 16 January 2007. The workshop will begin at 9.00 a.m. and will go on till 5.00 p.m. The workshop is completely sponsored by the Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment. Scientists, Engineers, Technologists, teachers, entrepreneurs, students etc. who are interested in Intellectual Property Rights are welcome to participate in the workshop. There are no restrictions on qualification, age or affiliation. The workshop will comprise of presentations on Intellectual Property Rights, including procedures to file patents. There is no registration fee for participation in the workshop. Working lunch and tea will be provided to participants. However, no TA/DA can be paid. Interested participants may apply in the enclosed format so as to reach the co-ordinator on or before 6th January 2007. Applications can be sent by e-mail or fax as well. The number of participants will be limited to 100 on a first come first served basis. Co-ordinator: Dr. Jacob Philip, Director, Sophisticated Test and Instrumentation Centre, Cochin 682 022 Telephone :0484-2575908,2576697,2575975 Fax :0484-2576699 E-mail :jp@cusat.ac.in Vimal Kumar Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 vimal0212(a)yahoo.com www.asb.edu.in __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AWARENESS Sophisticated Test and Instrumentation Centre, Cochin University of Science and Technology will organise a one day workshop on Intellectual Property Rights Awareness on 16 January 2007. The workshop will begin at 9.00 a.m. and will go on till 5.00 p.m. The workshop is completely sponsored by the Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment. Scientists, Engineers, Technologists, teachers, entrepreneurs, students etc. who are interested in Intellectual Property Rights are welcome to participate in the workshop. There are no restrictions on qualification, age or affiliation. The workshop will comprise of presentations on Intellectual Property Rights, including procedures to file patents. There is no registration fee for participation in the workshop. Working lunch and tea will be provided to participants. However, no TA/DA can be paid. Interested participants may apply in the enclosed format so as to reach the co-ordinator on or before 6th January 2007. Applications can be sent by e-mail or fax as well. The number of participants will be limited to 100 on a first come first served basis. Co-ordinator: Dr. Jacob Philip, Director, Sophisticated Test and Instrumentation Centre, Cochin 682 022 Telephone :0484-2575908,2576697,2575975 Fax :0484-2576699 E-mail :jp@cusat.ac.in Vimal Kumar Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 vimal0212(a)yahoo.com www.asb.edu.in __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Librarians' Internet Index
by Sanjeev Kumar Jain 04 Jan '07

04 Jan '07

Hello Library and Information Professionals Librarians' Internet Index ( http://www.lii.org) Librarians' Internet Index (LII) is a publicly-funded website and weekly newsletter serving California, Washington state, the nation, and the world. Every Thursday morning we send out our free newsletter, New This Week, which features dozens of high-quality websites carefully selected, described, and organized by our team of librarians. Topics include current events and issues, holidays and seasons, helpful tools for information users, human interest, and more. You can subscribe to our newsletter by email or RSS, or read us on the Web. We have close to 40,000 subscribers, many from our funding states of California and Washington. You can also search and browse our website for the best of the Web. We have over 20,000 entries, also maintained by our librarians and organized into 14 main topics and nearly 300 related topics. .......................................... Sanjeev Kumar Jain Central Library Indian Institute Technolgy, Kharagpur-721302 (M) 09732695328 *sanjeevmlis(a)gmail.com * Hello Library and Information Professionals Librarians' Internet Index ( http://www.lii.org http://www.lii.org ) Librarians' Internet Index (LII) is a publicly-funded website and weekly newsletter serving California, Washington state, the nation, and the world. Every Thursday morning we send out our free newsletter, New This Week, which features dozens of high-quality websites carefully selected, described, and organized by our team of librarians. Topics include current events and issues, holidays and seasons, helpful tools for information users, human interest, and more. You can subscribe to our newsletter by email or RSS, or read us on the Web. We have close to 40,000 subscribers, many from our funding states of California and Washington. You can also search and browse our website for the best of the Web. We have over 20,000 entries, also maintained by our librarians and organized into 14 main topics and nearly 300 related topics. .......................................... Sanjeev Kumar Jain Central Library Indian Institute Technolgy, Kharagpur-721302 (M) 09732695328 mailto:sanjeevmlis@gmail.com sanjeevmlis(a)gmail.com

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[LIS-Forum] Information and Knowledge Audit - ISiM One-Day Workshop, Jan 11, 2007 - Early Bird Offer Closes on 5th Jan, 2007
by Angrosh 03 Jan '07

03 Jan '07

Dear All, Announcement One-Day Workshop on Information and Knowledge Audit A Practical Introduction, January 11, 2007, Hotel Atria, Bangalore Topics Covered: Information audit basics definitions, reasons for conducting information audit, problems it can solve, introducing the model. Different approaches to information audits and knowledge audits. Information audit to knowledge management user needs analysis Project management of an audit; focus groups involvement, management support, communications, resourcing, scope. Workout sessions on information and knowledge audit tools and methods Programme: Introduction and hands-on training on KM tools (pre-lunch) Workout sessions and case studies (post lunch) Takeaways: Knowledge of practical ways of assessing strategic information and knowledge assets Hands-on knowledge about KM tools Facilitators: Ms. Waltraut Ritter, Research Director, Knowledge Enterprises, Hong Kong Mr. Ritendra Banerjee, General Manager, Satyam Computers Ltd., Hyderabad Dr. Shalini R. Urs, Executive Director, ISiM, University of Mysore Workshop Fees: Workshop Fee: Rs. 3,000/- per participant Registration before 5th January 2007: Rs. 2,500/- per participant Registration: Registration forms can be downloaded from http://www.isim.ac.in/ikaseminar/ For enquiries contact: Angrosh Tel: 821-2514699 or Mobile: 9886970411 For more details visit http://www.isim.ac.in/ikaseminar ************************************************** Angrosh M. A. Project Manager International School of Information Management University of Mysore, Manasagangotri Mysore 570 006 Tel: +91-821-2514699; Fax: +91-821-2519209 Email: angrosh(a)isim.ac.in Website: www.isim.ac.in ***************************************************

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XXVI All India Conference of IASLIC ~V 2007
by Mailing List Manager 03 Jan '07

03 Jan '07

Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2007 17:38:59 +0530 From: Dr. Arun K. Chakraborty <akc(a)bic.boseinst.ernet.in> Kindly circulate ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- XXVI All India Conference of IASLIC 2007 Venue : Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University), New Delhi Date : 26th 29th December, 2007 Theme : Digital Media and Library & Information Science Organizing Secretary : Dr. Gayas Makhdumi University Librarian & Head Dr. Zakir Husain Library Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University) Jamia Nagar, New Delhi 110 025 Ph (Off) 011-2698-4190 (Direct) Ph(Off) 011-2698-8044 (Extn. 1500) e-mail : zhl(a)jml.ernet.in DR. ARUN KUMAR CHAKRABORTY LIBRARIAN BOSE INSTITUTE, KOLKATA, INDIA MAIN CAMPUS: 93/1 A.P.C. ROAD, KOLKATA 700 009 INDIA PH: 91-33-2350 2402/03, FAX: 91-33-2350-6790 CENTENARY CAMPUS : P1/12 CIT SCHEME - VII-M, KOLKATA 700 054 INDIA PH: 91-33-2355 9544, 9416, 9219 FAX: 91-33-2355 3886 Ph(Res): 33-25768192, E-MAIL: akc(a)bic.boseinst.ernet.in

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OA developments in 2006
by Subbiah Arunachalam 03 Jan '07

03 Jan '07

Peter Suber's summary of OA developments is now available from: http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/newsletter/01-02-07.htm#2006 It makes very encouraging reading and can be forwarded to your colleagues. It mentions MedKnow and Open J-Gate. Best wishes for 2007! Arun Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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Fwd: Re: Bangalore OA policy document
by Subbiah Arunachalam 03 Jan '07

03 Jan '07

Friends: NIT-Rourkela is mentioned in the year-end review by Peter Suber. Arun > Dear All, > > Peter Suber's summary of OA developments is now > available from: > http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/newsletter/01-02-07.htm#2006 > It makes very encouraging reading and can be > forwarded to your colleagues. > > Best wishes for 2007! > > Barbara Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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One day Seminar on Benchmarking and Best Practices in Special Libraries
by Mailing List Manager 03 Jan '07

03 Jan '07

Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2007 09:04:59 +0000 (GMT) From: Muniraj. T <t_muniraj(a)yahoo.co.in> Dear All, Asian Chapter of Special Libraries Association will organize a One day Seminar on Benchmarking and Best Practices in Special Libraries on Feb. 2, 2007, Venue: Indian Institute of Public Administration, I P Estate, ITO, New Delhi. For details of the program please visit: http://units. sla.org/chapter/ cas/bench07. html Regards, MUNIRAJU.T IV Sem. MLISc Department of Library and Information Science. E-mail:t_muniraj@yahoo.co.in E-mail: muniraj.t(a)gmail.com

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Sensitization workshop on Information Literacy at Calicut
by vimal kumar 03 Jan '07

03 Jan '07

Sensitization workshop on Information Literacy 27 January 2007 (9am to 5pm) Organized by Kerala Library Association Sponsored by UNESCO Venue Hotel Alakapuri Kozhikode (Preferred Participants from Ernakulam Dist. & northwards up to Kasaragod) Coverage/Contents IL overview components of IL, Models and the learning process ICT applications, Internet/ e-Resources, etc. in the IL perspective IL and Life skills development IL competency standards Target Groups: LIS professionals/ practitioners, LIS students Mode of selection: By registration in the prescribed form. Preference will be given to young LIS professionals & students. Registration Fee: Nil Filled up Registration form may be sent to Dr. Dineshan Koovakkai Regional Secretary, KLA CHMK Library University of Calicut Calicut University-PO Malappuram Dist. 673635 P.S. Can be registered by e-mail also. E-mail registrations are to be mailed to any of the following addresses: dineshank(a)gmail.com dineshkoovakkai(a)yahoo.co.in mgsree(a)iimk.ac.in Brochure and registration form can be download at http://www.asb.edu.in/library/IL-calicut.pdf Vimal Kumar Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 vimal0212(a)yahoo.com www.asb.edu.in __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Sensitization workshop on Information Literacy 27 January 2007 (9am to 5pm) Organized by Kerala Library Association Sponsored by UNESCO Venue Hotel Alakapuri Kozhikode (Preferred Participants from Ernakulam Dist. & northwards up to Kasaragod) Coverage/Contents IL overview components of IL, Models and the learning process ICT applications, Internet/ e-Resources, etc. in the IL perspective IL and Life skills development IL competency standards Target Groups: LIS professionals/ practitioners, LIS students Mode of selection: By registration in the prescribed form. Preference will be given to young LIS professionals & students. Registration Fee: Nil Filled up Registration form may be sent to Dr. Dineshan Koovakkai Regional Secretary, KLA CHMK Library University of Calicut Calicut University-PO Malappuram Dist. 673635 P.S. Can be registered by e-mail also. E-mail registrations are to be mailed to any of the following addresses: mailto:dineshank@gmail.com dineshank(a)gmail.com mailto:dineshkoovakkai@yahoo.co.in dineshkoovakkai(a)yahoo.co.in mailto:mgsree@iimk.ac.in mgsree(a)iimk.ac.in Brochure and registration form can be download at http://www.asb.edu.in/library/IL-calicut.pdf http://www.asb.edu.in/library/IL-calicut.pdf Vimal Kumar Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 vimal0212(a)yahoo.com www.asb.edu.in __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Let 2007 be the year of Open Access.
by Sukhdev Singh 03 Jan '07

03 Jan '07

Dear Friends, Let us welcome the 2007 year. Let us all wish that 2007 would be the year of open access to peer-reviewed scientific literature. Scientific Content - We, the scientific community, create it. Let us share it openly. Knowledge - More it is shared - the more it grows and makes humans differ from other animals. So friends, let us resolve to promote and support Open Access in 2007. --Sukhdev Singh Co-Moderator - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oadl/ Join and Contribute.

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DELNET is organising PACE PROGRAMMES during Feb 2007
by Sangeeta Kaul, Network Manager, DELNET 02 Jan '07

02 Jan '07

DELNET Developing Library Network is organising PACE PROGRAMMES (Professional Advancement and Continuing Education) Venue : DELNET - Developing Library Network Nelson Mandela Road, JNU Campus Vasant Kunj, New Delhi-110070 Participation Fee (Members): Rs.3,000/- per delegate per workshop. (Non-Members) : Rs 4000/- per delegate per workshop (Researchers/students): Rs 2000/- per delegate per workshop 25% discount will be provided for more than two nominations from the same institution for same/different workshops. 1. Workshop on Digital Libraries : Application of DSpace ========================================================= Dates of Workshop : February 12-14, 2007 This workshop is exclusively designed by DELNET to provide hands-on-experience to Library and Information Science Professionals in developing a digital library using DSpace software. The workshop covers the overview of DSpace, Installation of DSpace, DSpace Administration, DSpace Customisation and the Linux Installation. The workshop also covers Metadata, Dublin Core and planning of digital libraries. 2. Workshop on Library Automation and Networking ================================================= Dates of Workshop: February 22-24, 2007 The workshop will cover in depth the topics related to Library Automation, Networking Standards, Software solutions, etc. The topics include: 1. Internet Searching. 2. Library Automation. 3. MARC 21. 4. Software Solutions. 5. Library Networking. 6. Communication Technologies. For further details contact : Sangeeta Kaul Network Manager DELNET-Developing Library Network JNU Campus, Nelson Mandela Road Vasant Kunj New Delhi-110070 Tel :91-11- 32471001, 32471010 Email : sangs(a)delnet.ren.nic.in ############################################################################ A certain amount of opposition is a great help to a man. Kites rise against, not with, the wind. - John Neal ############################################################################ _______________________________________________________________________________ Sangeeta Kaul Network Manager DELNET-Developing Library Network JNU Campus Nelson Mandela Road Vasant Kunj New Delhi-110070 Tel: 91-11-32471010, 32471002, 32471011 Web : www.delnet.nic.in ________________________________________________________________________________

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Who should own the copyright to research papers?
by Subbiah Arunachalam 02 Jan '07

02 Jan '07

An open letter to the Fellows of INSA and IASc. Dear Fellows of INSA and IASc: Recently, the Librarian of the Raman Research Institute, B'lore, wrote to a publishers seeking permission to deposit the full texts of research papers published in some of their journals by Prof. C V Raman decades ago in an institutional repository RRI is creating. The publisher refused permission! Refused permission for uploading papers written several decades ago. When we requested the publisher again and also publicised the incident through many electronic discussion groups, the publisher gave permission to RRI to upload those papers. Of course, the publisher had the legal right to deny permission as Prof. C V Raman must have signed a copyright transfer agreement with restrictive clauses (as most of us continue to do even now). Here is a quote from J F Sollenberger and M Shipley, The state of scientific publishing: problems and promise, Scand J Public Health, 2004; 32: 153156: "Librarians and many scientists suggest that authors propose alternative wording in publication agreements, specifically retaining the right to use their publications in subsequent works or in their teaching, and/or to self-archive their works in institutional repositories. Author control over the work is then partially preserved, even though the right of first distribution still belongs to the publisher." The authors need not even take the trouble to compose the text of a revised agreement. A few alternative versions are readily avaialble. Here is another excerpt from the same article: "Publishers have what is effectively a monopoly over the distribution of scientific research, since authors hand over copyright and libraries have little choice but to subscribe to the journal. Authors who want to use the results of their own research in future publications, even a figure or a table, must ask for permission to do so, unless they had negotiated this right in the original publication agreement. If not previously arranged, faculty also must request the right to include copies of their own papers in their course syllabi. The traditional model of publishing forces institutions to buy back results of research that they (or taxpayers) have paid for already. Publishers are in control!" Come to think of it. If most Indian researchers perform research with financial support from taxpayers' money (salaries and research grants from DST, DBT, CSIR, UGC, ICAR, ICMR, DAE, DoS, DOD, universities and lab facilities created with funds from a government source), how can they surrender the copyright to their work to a journal publisher? No research paper written by a scientist on the payroll of the US Governmnt (NASA, NIH labs, etc.) is copyrightable. We should pass such a law in India. Till then, our funding agencies and the government SHOULD DEMAND that no author signs away the right to archive and reuse the content of a research paper to a journal publisher - Indian or foreign. Of course, the authors (and their institutions) should have the freedom to choose the journal where they want to publish their papers. As of today, more than 92% of about 9,000 journals surveyed allow authors to archive their papers in their own institution's OA repositories, either immediately or within a few months of publication in the journal. The authors can and should negotiate with publishers of other journals and amend the copyright agreement form before signing it. The funding agency which supported the resaerch in the first palce and the authors who actually did the work and wrote the paper have a greater right on the paper than the publisher. Regards. Subbiah Arunachalam Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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Online Directory of Indian Journals
by Mailing List Manager 02 Jan '07

02 Jan '07

Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2007 13:10:42 +0530 From: Chandrima Roy <croy(a)docdelserv.com> IndianJournals.com wishes you all a Very Happy & Prosperous New Year 2007! On this occasion we are pleased to launch the highly demanded Online Directory of Indian Publications URL (http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=indianjournaldirectory) With a view to keep the information updated we have given Add / Update information link as well. URL (http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=journaldir_form) We invite all of you to view the directory and also Add / Update Publication(s) and help us to complete the directory. List of publications available can be sorted Alphabetically or Subject wise. We hope you will appreciate this initiative of Indianjournals.com. We will also welcome your comments/suggestions, if any. Thanks & Regards Chandrima Roy Divan Enterprises B-9, Basement, "A" Block, Local Shopping Complex Naraina Vihar, Ring Road New Delhi - 110028 Tel: +91-11-25770411 Fax: +91-11-25778876

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'Free' access to research should not be limited (fwd)
by Mailing List Manager 02 Jan '07

02 Jan '07

Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2006 12:40:34 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> >From SciDev.net 'Free' access to research should not be limited The Internet facilitates open access but this is being unnecessarily restricted. Donat Agosti 28 December 2006 Source: SciDev.Net All scientists - rich or poor - should have free and open access to published data; any attempt to restrict such access is unacceptable, argues Donat Agosti. For details, visit: http://www.scidev.net/content/opinions/eng/free-access-to-research-should-n… Arun

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RE: Goal setting for 2007
by Mailing List Manager 02 Jan '07

02 Jan '07

Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 12:59:39 +0530 From: "Karunakar N (HCL Financial Services)" <Karunakar.N(a)hcl.in> Dear Professionals, Goal - Setting-The First Step to Fulfilling Your Mission Goal setting is a very important part of personal improvement. Every person has a mission in life and in order to fulfill that mission you must set goals if you must see some positive change in your life. The first and most important step you must take is defining a mission, and then decide what steps you intend to take to fulfill that mission. Now, if you really believe that you have what it takes to succeed, your next move should be goal setting. Goal setting has to be carefully thought out You would most likely have to set various goals to achieve your mission. You must be satisfied that the goals you are about to set are what you really want. Begin the process of goal setting by jotting down whatever pops into your head. Never mind the sequence, just write it down. After you have made your list, ask yourself what are the reasons you have to approach each task. If you can't come with suitable answers and do not feel enthusiastic enough about it, then it is most likely that you are not going to follow through with that one; just move on to something else. When you have a list that you are comfortable with, you will get more motivated to proceed with your plans to succeed. Organize them in order of priority It is best to decide which of your goals is most important and work towards the accomplishment of that one first before turning your attention to any other. Keep in mind that goal setting is a technical application for personal improvement in life, and if not properly thought out and organized it could cause much disappointment. In the case of a seemingly impossible goal, it may be necessary for you to divide it into small segments giving each a decided date by which you hope to realize your objective. Work toward your goals step by step; this makes goal setting less overwhelming and less complicated. Try to be as specific as you can in setting you goals so that you can set clear cut paths to fulfill your mission. Know what you want. If you do not have a clue about what you really want to do, it is like sleep walking - not having the foggiest idea where you are, how you got there, what you do and why you are doing it. Think long and hard about what you really like to do Search your inner self. It may be necessary for you to talk to yourself; give yourself very good advice. You would be amazed at what you discover; you would not believe that you had those ideas hidden deep within you. Try to visualize the end result of your desires. Concentrate on what you want until you can virtually taste it. You will get an anxious feeling; the longer and harder you think about it, the more motivated you will become. Do you want to be a dynamic public speaker, a lecturer or a politician? As long as you feel sure about what you want, you must decide how you intend to get there. It is time to start with goal setting. Constructive planning After you have set your goals, you need to make workable plans just how you intend to accomplish them, working towards your ideals and desires for personal improvement step by step, making constructive plans and sticking to them. First and foremost, before you begin with your plans for goal setting, put God first and ask Him to direct your path. Among the first in a series of setting your goals, is reading good educational books relative to what your goals are. Reference by Rangarajan For More Information visit this Site:- http://iiiforum.blog.com/1362011/ -- Thanks and Regards, Karunakar.N Information Services, HCL - Capital Market Services E-Mail: karunakar.n(a)hcl.in Phone: 91.80.4190 .6790 , + 33/1, The Senate , Ulsoor Road, Bengalooru-42. INDIA. Mobile No-9900143430.

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New Year Library Resolution
by Parinita Samant 02 Jan '07

02 Jan '07

Dear All, I wish you all a Very Happy New Year and would like to share a New Year resolution with you - something that we all as librarians could try and achieve......your suggestions, comments and advices are most welcome. I plan to hold some special events every month in the library to make it a more happening place - like inviting authors for talks and holding Q&A sessions at the end of the same, maybe seminars or workshops for faster reading or for better retaining what you read etc. I would appreciate any information and contacts that you could provide for holding such seminars/workshops and author contacts if any. Also, I am sure many of you would have already experimented with such a thing......could you share the info? Thanks & Regards Parinita Samant HexaVarsity Mumbai Library Hexaware Technologies Ltd 152, Millennium Business Park, Sect -IIIA Block, TTC Industrial Area Mahape, Navi Mumbai 400710 67919595 - Xt- 9707 *************************************************************************************************************************** This e-mail communication and any attachments may be privileged and confidential to Hexaware and are intended only for the use of the recipients named above. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not review, disclose, disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail and attachments. If you have received this email in error, please delete the same alongwith all attachments thereto and notify us immediately at mailadmin(a)hexaware.com . *************************************************************************************************************************** New Year Library Resolution Dear All, I wish you all a Very Happy New Year and would like to share a New Year resolution with you – something that we all as librarians could try and achieve……your suggestions, comments and advices are most welcome. I plan to hold some special events every month in the library to make it a more happening place – like inviting authors for talks and holding Q&A sessions at the end of the same, maybe seminars or workshops for faster reading or for better retaining what you read etc. I would appreciate any information and contacts that you could provide for holding such seminars/workshops and author contacts if any. Also, I am sure many of you would have already experimented with such a thing……could you share the info? [A] Thanks &� Regards � Parinita Samant HexaVarsity Mumbai Library Hexaware Technologies Ltd 152, Millennium Business Park, Sect -IIIA Block, TTC Industrial Area Mahape, Navi Mumbai 400710 67919595 - Xt- 9707 *************************************************************************************************************************** This e-mail communication and any attachments may be privileged and confidential to Hexaware and are intended only for the use of the recipients named above. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not review, disclose, disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail and attachments. If you have received this email in error, please delete the same alongwith all attachments thereto and notify us immediately at mailadmin(a)hexaware.com . ***************************************************************************************************************************

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Exhibition on Indian Diaspora
by Dr. Ramesh C Gaur 02 Jan '07

02 Jan '07

Dear Colleagues, I wish you a happy New Year 2007!!!!!!!! I am pleased to inform you that Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts(IGNCA), New Delhi is organizing an Exhibition on Indian Diaspora during January 4-9, 2007 at the address given below. More details on this can also be had from following URL: http://www.ignca.nic.in/ You may like to visit this historical exhibition. Best Regards Ramesh ******************************************************** Dr. Ramesh C Gaur PGDCA, MLISc,Ph.D. Fulbright Scholar (Virginia Tech, USA) Head-Kalanidhi Division Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts(IGNCA) (An Autonomous body under Ministry of Culture. Govt. of India) 5 Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi-1 Phone: 91-11-23385442, 23385884 Fax: 91-11-22385442 Mobile: 91-9810487158 URL: www.ignca.nic.in Email: gaur(a)ignca.org; gaur(a)vt.edu; rcgaur(a)bol.net.in Dear Colleagues, I wish you a happy New Year 2007!!!!!!!! I am pleased to inform you that Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts(IGNCA), New Delhi is organizing an Exhibition on Indian Diaspora during January 4-9, 2007 at the address given below. More details on this can also be had from following URL: http://www.ignca.nic.in/ http://www.ignca.nic.in/ You may like to visit this historical exhibition. Best Regards Ramesh ******************************************************** Dr. Ramesh C Gaur PGDCA, MLISc,Ph.D. Fulbright Scholar (Virginia Tech, USA) Head-Kalanidhi Division Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts(IGNCA) (An Autonomous body under Ministry of Culture. Govt. of India) 5 Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi-1 Phone: 91-11-23385442, 23385884 Fax: 91-11-22385442 Mobile: 91-9810487158 URL: http://www.ignca.nic.in www.ignca.nic.in Email: mailto:gaur@ignca.org gaur(a)ignca.org ; mailto:gaur@vt.edu gaur(a)vt.edu ; mailto:rcgaur@bol.net.in rcgaur(a)bol.net.in

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Sensitization workshop on Information Literacy
by vimal kumar 02 Jan '07

02 Jan '07

Sensitization workshop on Information Literacy 23 January 2007 (9am to 5pm) Organized by Kerala Library Association Sponsored by UNESCO Venue Priyadarsini Auditorium Science and Technology Museum PMG Jn., Trivandrum Coverage/Contents IL overview components of IL, Models and the learning process ICT applications, Internet/ e-Resources, etc. in the IL perspective IL and Life skills development IL competency standards Target Groups: LIS professionals/ practitioners, LIS students Mode of selection: By registration in the prescribed form. Preference will be given to young LIS professionals & students. Registration Fee: Nil Filled up Registration form may be sent to Dr. A. Gopikuttan General Secretary, KLA Dept. of Library and Information science University of Kerala Trivandrum-695 034 Mob-9446428163 P.S. Can be registered by e-mail also. E-mail registrations are to be mailed to any of the following addresses: agopikuttan(a)yahoo.co.in npwaran49(a)yahoo.co.in kps31147(a)yahoo.com Brochure and registration form can be download at http://www.geocities.com/vimal0212/IL.pdf Vimal Kumar Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 vimal0212(a)yahoo.com www.asb.edu.in __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Sensitization workshop on Information Literacy 23 January 2007 (9am to 5pm) Organized by Kerala Library Association Sponsored by UNESCO Venue Priyadarsini Auditorium Science and Technology Museum PMG Jn., Trivandrum Coverage/Contents IL overview components of IL, Models and the learning process ICT applications, Internet/ e-Resources, etc. in the IL perspective IL and Life skills development IL competency standards Target Groups: LIS professionals/ practitioners, LIS students Mode of selection: By registration in the prescribed form. Preference will be given to young LIS professionals & students. Registration Fee: Nil Filled up Registration form may be sent to Dr. A. Gopikuttan General Secretary, KLA Dept. of Library and Information science University of Kerala Trivandrum-695 034 Mob-9446428163 P.S. Can be registered by e-mail also. E-mail registrations are to be mailed to any of the following addresses: mailto:agopikuttan@yahoo.co.in agopikuttan(a)yahoo.co.in mailto:npwaran49@yahoo.co.in npwaran49(a)yahoo.co.in mailto:kps31147@yahoo.com kps31147(a)yahoo.com Brochure and registration form can be download at http://www.geocities.com/vimal0212/IL.pdf http://www.geocities.com/vimal0212/IL.pdf Vimal Kumar Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 vimal0212(a)yahoo.com www.asb.edu.in __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Dramatic recent growth in OA
by Subbiah Arunachalam 02 Jan '07

02 Jan '07

Dear teachers of library and information science: Here is a blog entry from Peter Suber's Open Access News. I thought you might find it useful. Please spread the word. Subbiah Arunachalam ------------------- Dramatic recent growth in OA Heather Morrison, Dramatic Growth December 2006 & Predictions for 2007, Imaginary Journal of Poetic Economics, December 31, 2006. Excerpt: Synopsis. The dramatic growth of open access, both publishing and self-archiving, continued in the final quarter of 2006. The Directory of Open Access Journals passed a significant milestone in December, exceeding 2,500 journals; about 10% of the world's peer-reviewed journals are now fully open access. When new journals are created, there is evidence that they are at least 30% likely to be fully open access. This trend is likely to accelerate as more journals become knowledgeable about new, efficient, freely available open source software such as Open Journal Systems, which greatly facilitates online and open access publishing. Strong growth continues in open access archiving, with more archives and more full-text documents; all archives tracked showed very strong growth in 2006. There are signs of an open access movement that is on the verge of emerging from the innovative edge into the mainstream. Open access has become an academic area unto itself, and a challenge to study, as those who have read even a portion of Peter Suber's more than 10,000 well-selected, thoughtful blogposts can attest. Open access education, however, is just beginning. PhD students in librarianship, for example, are finding open access and related topics an interesting field of study. Students are beginning to hear about open access in their courses, but soon they will be taught by teachers for whom this is their area of expertise. My predictions for 2007 are continued, and accelerating, growth in open access. The most important trends I see for 2007, however, are less tangible in nature; a shift in focus from debate on the pros, cons, and feasibility of open access, to more solid work on the details of implementation. For librarians, a key will be a shift in perspective on collections, from the idea of purchasing or leasing what our users need, to building and preserving the collections our researchers and others produce. I see this trend as beginning in 2007.... Peter Suber: That's just the synopsis. See the whole post for a raft of specific numbers. Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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open defence
by kabir＠cusat.ac.in 01 Jan '07

01 Jan '07

Dear Sir Kindly give publicity. NOTICE I have great pleasure in inviting you for the open defence of the Ph.D thesis of Smt.Rajani.R. entitled "Research approach and citation behaviour in english literature" under the faculty of Arts of University of Kerala scheduled to be held on 10th January 2007 wednesday at 11.00 a.m. in the Department of Library & Information Science, University of kerala, Trivandrum. Yours Sincerely Dr.Humayoon Kabir.S Research Guide

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CALIBER-2007, Call for Papers, last date is extended to 7 January 2007
by Suresh Chauhan 01 Jan '07

01 Jan '07

The 5th International Convention CALIBER-2007 Due to many holidays during last 10 days, we have been receiving many requests from the LIS professionals to extend the last date for receiving the papers/ manuscripts/articles. Keeping in view the over whelming response and requests from various professionals the last date for Call for Papers is extended to 7th January 2007. Though huge number of papers has already been received, thus only high quality, technical papers and case studies will be solicited/preferable. For more details please visit website http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/caliber2007/ Main Theme: "Information and Knowledge Management in Networked World" Sub-Themes 1. Digital Libraries 2. Information and Knowledge Management 3. Innovations in Information Communication Technologies 4. Towards Virtual Library Kindly submit your paper/manuscript/article to: Editor-in-Chief, CALIBER 2007 Director, INFLIBNET Centre (An IUC of UGC) Gujarat University Campus PB 4116, Navrangpura Ahmedabad-380 009, (Gujarat) India Phone : +91-79-26304695 / 8528 / 5971 / 0002 Fax : +91-79-26300990/ 26307816 E-mail : director(a)inflibnet.ac.in OR caliber2007(a)inflibnet.ac.in OR Convener, CALIBER-2007 Mr. Manoj Kumar K. Convener, CALIBER-2007 Scientist - D (CS), INFLIBNET Centre (An IUC of UGC) Gujarat University Campus PB 4116, Navrangpura Ahmedabad-380 009, (Gujarat) India Phone : +91-79-26304695 / 8528 / 5971/ 0002 Fax : +91-79-26300990 / 26307816 E-mail : manoj(a)inflibnet.ac.in OR Joint - Convener, CALIBER-2007 Mr. K Prakash Scientific/Technica l Officer-I (An IUC of UGC) Gujarat University Campus PB 4116, Navrangpura Ahmedabad-380 009, (Gujarat) India Phone : +91-79-26304695 / 8528 / 5971/ 0002 Fax : +91-79-26300990 / 26307816 E-mail : prakash(a)inflibnet.ac.in With best regards. Suresh ************************************************* Suresh K Chauhan Project Scientist (LS) INFLIBNET Centre, An Inter University Centre of University Grants Commission, Opp. Gujarat University Guest House, Post Box No. 4116, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad - 380009. Gujarat, INDIA. Phone: 79 26308528, 26304695, 26305971 (Extn. 43) Mobile: 09898367739 Fax: 79 26300990 Email: chauhan(a)inflibnet.ac.in ; sureshbabal(a)yahoo.com The 5th International Convention CALIBER-2007 Due to many holidays during last 10 days, we have been receiving many requests from the LIS professionals to extend the last date for receiving the papers/ manuscripts/articles. Keeping in view the over whelming response and requests from various professionals the last date for Call for Papers is extended to 7 th January 2007. Though huge number of papers has already been received, thus only high quality, technical papers and case studies will be solicited/ preferable . For more details please visit website http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/caliber2007/ http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/caliber2007/ Main Theme: "Information and Knowledge Management in Networked World" Sub-Themes 1. Digital Libraries 2. Information and Knowledge Management 3. Innovations in Information Communication Technologies 4. Towards Virtual Library Kindly submit your paper/manuscript/article to: Editor-in-Chief, CALIBER 2007 Director, INFLIBNET Centre (An IUC of UGC) Gujarat University Campus PB 4116, Navrangpura Ahmedabad-380 009, (Gujarat) India Phone : +91-79-26304695 / 8528 / 5971 / 0002 Fax : +91-79-26300990/ 26307816 E-mail : mailto:director@inflibnet.ac.in director(a)inflibnet.ac.in OR mailto:caliber2007@inflibnet.ac.in caliber2007(a)inflibnet.ac.in OR Convener, CALIBER-2007 Mr. Manoj Kumar K. Convener, CALIBER-2007 Scientist - D (CS), INFLIBNET Centre (An IUC of UGC) Gujarat University Campus PB 4116, Navrangpura Ahmedabad-380 009, (Gujarat) India Phone : +91-79-26304695 / 8528 / 5971/ 0002 Fax : +91-79-26300990 / 26307816 E-mail : mailto:manoj@inflibnet.ac.in manoj(a)inflibnet.ac.in OR Joint - Convener, CALIBER-2007 Mr. K Prakash Scientific/Technica l Officer-I (An IUC of UGC) Gujarat University Campus PB 4116, Navrangpura Ahmedabad-380 009, (Gujarat) India Phone : +91-79-26304695 / 8528 / 5971/ 0002 Fax : +91-79-26300990 / 26307816 E-mail : mailto:prakash@inflibnet.ac.in prakash(a)inflibnet.ac.in With best regards. Suresh ************************************************* Suresh K Chauhan Project Scientist (LS) INFLIBNET Centre, An Inter University Centre of University Grants Commission, Opp. Gujarat University Guest House, Post Box No. 4116, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad - 380009. Gujarat, INDIA. Phone: 79 26308528, 26304695, 26305971 (Extn. 43) Mobile: 09898367739 Fax: 79 26300990 Email: mailto:chauhan@inflibnet.ac.in chauhan(a)inflibnet.ac.in ; mailto:sureshbabal@yahoo.com sureshbabal(a)yahoo.com

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Dr Mashelkar retires
by Subbiah Arunachalam 01 Jan '07

01 Jan '07

Friends: Here is a news item on Dr Mashelkar's retirement. Best wishes. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] http://news.monstersandcritics.com/india/news/article_1238449.php Top Indian science administrator Mashelkar retires Dec 31, 2006, 17:45 GMT New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) R.A. Mashelkar, who is credited with giving new direction to Indian science, retired Sunday as head of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), an organisation he served for over three decades. During his 11 years as CSIR head, Mashelkar turned around the organisation into a world-class, profit-making, performance-driven, research and development organisation. Winner of around 50 national and international Awards, Mashelkar has been well known for spearheading new thinking in the field of science and technology. He chaired about 12 high-power committees set up to look into diverse issues of national importance, an official release said. 'Dr. Mashelkar will also be remembered for championing the cause of protection of traditional knowledge in India by fighting the Turmeric and Basmati (patent) battles, which set a new paradigm in the protection of developing world's traditional knowledge heritage,' the release added. Mashelkar is only the third Indian engineer to have been elected Fellow of Royal Society (FRS), London, in the 20th Century. He was also elected Foreign Fellow of the US National Academy of Science in 2005, becoming only the eighth Indian scientist in over 140 years to have been so honoured. He was the first scientist from Asia to have won the Star of Asia Award presented by former US president George Bush. Over 25 universities including those of London, Salford, Pretoria, Wisconsin and Delhi have honoured him with honorary doctorates. Post retirement, Mashelkar is slated to become president of Global Research Alliance, formed by nine CSIR-like institutions from Asia-Pacific, Europe and the US, comprising over 60,000 scientists and engineers. The organisation has a $6 billion budget. ------------ Comments by Subbiah Arunachalam Among other honours Dr Mashelkar received is the Foreign Associateship of the National Academy of Engineering, USA. He is the only Indian to have been elected to both the National Academy of Sciences, USA, and the National Academy of Engineering, USA. In an illustrious career, which is truly one of 'from a log cabin to the dizzy heights of science administration', Dr Mashelkar missed a great opportunity - to bring about the culture of open access to all CSIR labs and to all of Indian science. It was well within his reach and he could have done it without much effort. Let us hope his successor, Dr V Prakash, gives top priority to this one unfinished task of Dr Mashelkar. Incidentally, open access to published journal literatures makes it possible for anyone, anywhere with an Internet connection to access, download and use the full text of research papers without any barrier. Open access can improve the visibility and utilization of research published by Indian scientists. The Indian Institute of Science, thanks to the vision and leadership of Prof. N Balakrishnan, was the first Indian research institution to set up an interoperable institutional open access archive and now it has more than 5,000 papers by the Institute's faculty and students. Only three CSIR labs, viz. National Chemical laboratory, Natioanl Aerospace Laboratory and national Institute of Oceanography, have such institutional archives. Subbiah Arunachalam Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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Applications are invited for the post of Director, INFLIBNET Centre, UGC Ahmedabad
by K Prakash 01 Jan '07

01 Jan '07

December, 2006 Applications are invited for the post of Director, INFLIBNET Centre, Ahmedabad an Inter University Centre of UGC (Autonomous Organization) The UGC has to fill-up the post of Director, INFLIBNET Centre, Ahmedabad an Inter University Centre of UGC on fixed salary of Rs. 25,000/- plus allowances and other benefits as per the terms and conditions for the post of Vice-Chancellor issued by the Commission. Qualification & Experience:- The person applying for the Director-ship should have extensive knowledge and experience in the field of Information Technology & Information in Library Networking. The appointment is for a period of five years or till the age of 65 year whichever earlier. The Director is an executive authority of the Centre and shall have all powers relation to the administration, control over funds, coordinate & exercise academic leadership, and administrative supervision of all the activities of the Centre. The Director will be vested with such executive powers as may be necessary or incidental for the purpose of proper administration, subject to the rules and the Bye-laws of the center. Applicant details may be sent to Chairman, UGC, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi- 110002. along-with bio-data by 15th January, 2007. For more details please visit http://www.ugc.ac.in/jobs/jobs.html ___ http://www.ugc.ac.in/jobs/advtDirectorINFLIBNET.pdf With best regards. Bye. Do not reply to ________________________________________________ K Prakash Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET) Centre An Inter-University Centre of University Grants Commission Near Gujarat University Guest House Post Box No.4116, Navrangpura Ahmedabad - 380 009 India

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Mobile Library in Brazil
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 30 Dec '06

30 Dec '06

This may be interesting. Vyasamoorthy ==================== Doing good while building its brand, Brazilian bus company Itapemirim has set up a library on wheels. Itapemirim, the major bus carrier in South America, covers more than 85% of Brazilian territory, and its buses travel more than 300 million kilometres per year. The company recently started supporting a project developed by well-known local cartoonist Mauricio de Souza: a library on wheels. The library buses will travel throughout the country to give low income kids the opportunity to improve their reading skills and be exposed to a variety of cultural experiences. Stocked with more than 1,000 books, the mobile library is decorated with Mauricio de Souza's popular cartoon characters (Turma da Mônica), and is equipped with computers with internet access, aiming to help underprivileged children bridge the digital divide. The library bus also has audio and video installed to be able to show movies, another fairly rare experience for children in rural areas. The first 'Biblioteca Móvel' has started roaming the state of São Paulo, and the goal is to have 27 buses touring the country: one in each state. (To make this possible, Itapemirim will partner with different brands in different regions. For São Paulo, they're working with Shell.) Supporting the moving library not only promotes Itapemirim's image as being socially engaged, but also reinforces brand awareness among the company's target audience. For other examples of companies investing in their future customer base, see trendwatching.com's brand spaces & transformation and Springwise's post about driver's ed for customers. Spotted by: Juliana Yamana http://www.springwise.com/nonprofit_social_cause/mobile_libraries/ =========== -- Dr P Vyasamoorthy, Society for Serving Seniors 30, Gruhalakshmi Colony, Secunderabad 500015 Phone 27846631 The difference between a fly and a mosquito is that a fly can fly!

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Subscribe to SciDev.net
by Subbiah Arunachalam 30 Dec '06

30 Dec '06

Friends: Please take a free subscription to SciDev.net, if you have not done so already. It is one of the most informative online portals that serves people interested in development. It provides news, views and information about science, technology and the developing world and articles from other news sources worldwide. They are o a subscription drive right now. Visit <www.scidev.net>. Best wishes. Arun Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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KPSC Recruitment for Dept. of Public Libraries
by rupesh kumar 30 Dec '06

30 Dec '06

Dear All, Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) has given a short notification in Prajavani (a leading regional newspaper in Karnataka) for recruitment of 18 posts of Assistant Librarians in the Department of Public Libraries. The Application may be obtained on payment of Rs.50 in cash from the KPSC Office, Bangalore or from the regional offices in Mysore, Belgaum and Gulbarga. The applications will be issued from 02-01-2007. The last date for submitting the filled in applications is 27-01-2007. For details on qualification, allotment of posts, mode of recruitment, etc. you may refer to the Karnataka Gazette dated 27-12-2006 Part - V or Visit the KPSC Website http://kpsc.kar.nic.in (The Notification is yet to appear on the website, though). The notification (in Kannada) in epaper can be found at http://www.prajavaniepaper.com/svww_zoomart.php?Artname=20061230a_007100006… Rupesh Kumar A Department of Library & Information Science Bangalore University a_rupeshkumar(a)yahoo.com http://lislog.blogspot.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) has given a short notification in Prajavani (a leading regional newspaper in Karnataka) for recruitment of 18 posts of Assistant Librarians in the Department of Public Libraries. The Application may be obtained on payment of Rs.50 in cash from the KPSC Office, Bangalore or from the regional offices in Mysore, Belgaum and Gulbarga. The applications will be issued from 02-01-2007. The last date for submitting the filled in applications is 27-01-2007. For details on qualification, allotment of posts, mode of recruitment, etc. you may refer to the Karnataka Gazette dated 27-12-2006 Part - V or Visit the KPSC Website http://kpsc.kar.nic.in/ http://kpsc.kar.nic.in (The Notification is yet to appear on the website, though). The notification (in Kannada) in epaper can be found at http://www.prajavaniepaper.com/svww_zoomart.php?Artname=20061230a_007100006… http://www.prajavaniepaper.com/svww_zoomart.php?Artname=20061230a_007100006… Rupesh Kumar A Department of Library & Information Science Bangalore University mailto:a_rupeshkumar@yahoo.com a_rupeshkumar(a)yahoo.com http://lislog.blogspot.com http://lislog.blogspot.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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RE: Information
by Dr.D.P Prathap 30 Dec '06

30 Dec '06

Dear Colleagues Please provide information about other Mailing Lists available in LIS. Yours sincerely Librarian Sugarcane Breeding Institute Coimbatore Dear Colleagues Please provide information about other Mailing Lists available in LIS. Yours sincerely Librarian Sugarcane Breeding Institute Coimbatore

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Google Librarian
by Sanjeev Kumar Jain 29 Dec '06

29 Dec '06

GoogleLibrarian.com is the ultimate guide to Google made especially for Librarians and information professionals. This site was created to help you - the librarian - master the art of online searching and harness the infinite power of Google and its services. http://www.googlelibrarian.com/ ........................................................................................................................ Sanjeev Kumar Jain Central Library Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur - 721 302 Mobile: +91-97328-95328 ----------------------------------- sanjeevmlis(a)gmail.com sanjeevmlis(a)yahoo.co.in

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Information required
by A. B. NAIKAL 29 Dec '06

29 Dec '06

Dear Professionals, Greetings and wish you all happy & prosperous New Year! I am looking for information on following topics for our MBA students project work. I tried at following websites but didn'tt get much relevant information on these topics ILO: www.ilo.org Google scholar: http://scholar.google.com US Department of Labor: www.dol.gov/dol/siteindex.htm US Department of Labor: www.dol.gov/esa/whd/fmla/ State Labor Offices: www.dol.gov/esa/contacts/state_of.htm 1. Statistics on the labour demographic profile till 2030 of all countries. 2. Information on the future top 10 sectors where employment potential will be highest. This study was done by US Labour Dept for the US I would highly appreciate if someone guide me to the right resources/links, from where I can get most relevant information on these topics. Thanks and regards Appasaheb Naikal Librarian S. P Jain Center Of Management Singapore -119579 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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