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EPrints User Group meeting : Call for Presentations
by Mailing List Manager 12 Oct '06

12 Oct '06

Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 06:48:30 +0100 (BST) From: Subbiah Arunachalam <subbiah_a(a)yahoo.com> > You are invited to participate in an EPrints User > Group meeting at > the Open Repositories conference (San Antonio, > January 2007) at which > EPrints v3.0 will be formally launched. A wide range > of potential > themes and topics (technical and managerial) is > suggested below. > Proposals for presntations, panels and discussions > are invited for > submission by ** Monday, November 13 **. > > For full details, including submission instructions, > see http:// > www.openrepositories.org/call/eprints > --- > Les Carr >

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SCOPUS YOUNG SCIENTIST AWARD
by Mailing List Manager 12 Oct '06

12 Oct '06

Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 05:35:26 +0100 From: "Muralidharan, Padma (ELS-DEL)" <P.Muralidharan(a)elsevier.com> Dear Librarian/Information Scientist, Recognizing India's contribution to world science, ScopusTM has instituted the SCOPUS YOUNG SCIENTIST AWARD to recognize and reward the Indian researcher's talent, knowledge and expertise. This award will be given away in eight major scientific disciplines : Biological Sciences :Chemistry :Earth & Oceanographic Sciences : Engineering : Mathematics : Medicine : Physics :Social Sciences We are extremely happy to be inviting nominations from your institution to be considered for this award. The award carries a plaque and a cash award of at least Rs. 50,000. The criteria for award selection are as follows: * Must be an Indian citizen and not be over 40 years of age as of 31.12.2006 * No. of Papers published in peer-reviewed (Indian & foreign) journals will only be considered * No. of Citations received * No. of Patents filed The selection committee will consist of subject experts in the eight areas. The application forms can be downloaded from <http://asia.elsevier.com/htmlmailings/india.doc> http://asia.elsevier.com/htmlmailings/india.doc and the last date for recieving nominations is 10th November, 2006. Please do circulate this information to your faculty/researchers to enable them send in their applications. More information about Scopus can be had from <http://www.scopus.com/> www.scopus.com Further information can be had from Padma Muralidharan, Account Development Manager, Elsevier India (Science & Technology) at <mailto:p.muralidharan@elsevier.com> p.muralidharan(a)elsevier.com Ph : +91-11-42890202; +91-9810739993 Thanks & regards, Padma Muralidharan Account Development Manager Elsevier India (Science & Technology) 274, Capt Gaur Marg Sriniwaspuri New Delhi - 110 065 Ph : 011-42890202; 9810739993

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Implications of mass digitization
by Mailing List Manager 12 Oct '06

12 Oct '06

Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 09:39:59 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Here is a 24-page report on the implications of mass digitization of librar= y holdings as is being promoted by Open Content Alliance and Google. =0D http://www.nclis.gov/digitization/MassDigitizationSymposium-Report.pdf=0D I thought you might be interested to read it. =0D Regards.=0D Arun=0D

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[Call for Papers] KnowGenesis International Journal for Technical Communication (IJTC)
by Saurabh Kudesia 12 Oct '06

12 Oct '06

Hello, Here is your chance to submit articles for peer review and publication in the coming editions of the KnowGenesis International Journal for Technical Communication (IJTC). Short columns, letters, reviews (book/product/technology),short technical releases, and study abstracts are also welcome. Articles are accepted on the basis that they will make a lasting contribution to the technical literature. About KnowGenesis IJTC ---------------------- KnowGenesis International Journal for Technical Communication (IJTC) is a freely available, international, scholarly journal, dedicated to making accessible the results of research across a wide range of information-related disciplines under Technical Communication. KnowGenesis is proud to have authors listed from prestigious institutes like NISCAIR, University of Mississippi, University of Calcutta, STC IIT, IIIT, TIFR, Syracuse University, Clemson University, Iowa State University of Science and Technology, Pennsylvania State University, National Informatics Centre (India), Lenta (Russia), Chabot-Las (California), Washington State Department of Information Services, GE Research and STC Chapters, to name a few. Focus and Scope -------------------- KnowGenesis International Journal for Technical Communication publishes both refereed papers and working papers. KnowGenesis invites submissions of high quality papers on all areas of technical communication, including but not limited to the areas listed below. - Agenda setting in communication - Ancient documentation practices - Automation techniques in documentation - Collaborative writing - Communication history - Communication psychology - Convergence - Curriculum design - Documentation practices - Documentation strategies - Effect of information design decisions - Engineering writing - Ethics of business communication - Eye-tracking, qualitative data analysis tools and other technologies as usability research tools - Fuzzy logic, neural networks, Fractals and chaos - Information and communication technology for development - Information and technology management - Information ethics, principles and policies - Information science - Information systems - Instructional designing - Intelligent interfaces - International communication - Internet based research - Knowledge base architecture - Knowledge-based systems, genetic algorithms - Managerial communication - Medical documentation - Open source initiatives - Qualitative data analysis - Rapid prototyping in documentation practices - Single sourcing mechanism - Technical communication - Technical writing pedagogy - Visual communication How to Submit? -------------- Submission can be done anytime using the online submission system available at (http://www.knowgenesis.net/journal/index.php? journal=IJTC&page=about&op=submissions). You can also send your contribution for consideration directly to the IJTC editorial team at editorinchief(a)knowgenesis.org. Submission Preparation Checklist -------------------------------- - The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor). - The submission file is in Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file format. - All URL addresses in the text (e.g., http://pkp.sfu.ca) are activated and ready to click. - All illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end. KnowGenesis IJTC in News ------------------------ KnowGenesis IJTC became the first Indian Journal listed by American Education Research Association (AERA) SIG Communication of Research. AERA SIG list is a prestigious list of electronic journals consisting of scholarly and peer-reviewed journals, which are accessible without cost. UNESCO and Digital Curation Centre (DCC) UK have also included KnowGenesis IJTC in their list of International journals. Recently, KnowGenesis IJTC was reviewed by none other than Dr. Taher, Information Researcher, Canada (visit http://mtindias.blogspot.com/2006/06/new-e-journal-knowgenesis.html) Previous Issues --------------- Previous issues of the Journal are available at http://knowgenesis.net/journal/index.php? journal=IJTC&page=issue&op=archive and at http://www.knowgenesis.org/tc. One time FREE is required to access the Journal content online. Please note that you cannot use your KnowGenesis Online library (www.knowgenesis.org/tc) credentials for getting access to the Journal site. For FREE registration to the Journal, visit http://knowgenesis.net/journal/index.php? journal=IJTC&page=user&op=register or send the request to editorinchief(a)knowgenesis.org or admin(a)knowgenesis.org. More Information ---------------- For more information on KnowGenesis Journal, visit www.knowgenesis.net/journal or mail us at editorinchief(a)knowgenesis.org with your queries. Volunteering for IJTC --------------------- Interested in volunteering for KnowGenesis? We are always looking for volunteers to support our activities. If you think that you have the right blend of enthusiasm, talent and approach, write to us at editorinchief(a)knowgenesis.org along with your profile, for consideration. We are looking forward for your active participation in adding more values to the KnowGenesis IJTC. -- Saurabh Kudesia Editor-in-chief KnowGenesis IJTC editorinchief(a)knowgenesis.org www.knowgenesis.net/journal

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Fwd: Promoting reading habits- Suggestions required
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 11 Oct '06

11 Oct '06

K Prasanna M-A16694 <A16694(a)motorola.com> wrote: Hi Amar & others, What has worked for us at Motorola are: Information Fair: We have two day book fairs twice a year. During the two days, we also have InfoTalks - a few in the morning, afternoon & evening each. Each InfoTalk(technical or general) is an introduction to a concept ot forum or resource- technology; tool; a website; an investment idea; a hobby...in 10 to 15 minutes. Each speaker gets a token momento. There is also a Library Quiz about those topics or the Library or Books, where winners get token prizes. One or the other would be interesting to most users. Book Club: Is a monthly hobby club, actually. Each month we had a theme- Music; Poetry; Linux; Photography; Gardening. It is calenderized and held in the Board Room. There are presentations; audiovisuals; discussions; all over the premises. Lessons learnt- the event has to be focussed. It has to be approached in all possible ways- means of presentation. It should be attractive and inviting. It is teamwork- not just library effort. One needs to know the users as people & network with them. Don't leave out anyone (it may sound as if one is pestering busy guys...no problem. They'll thank you after the event) Plenty of publicity- through Managers of each team; Library Committtee Members; other committees Best Regards, Prasanna Information Officer Motorola Plot No. 12 HiTech Layout Madhapur, Hyderabad Tel: 40- 2347 1335 --------------------------------- Recent Activity 4 New Members Visit Your Group SPONSORED LINKS Professional employer organization Professional keynote speaker Professional home inspection Professional services automation Professional answering services Yahoo! 360° Start Now Your place online Share with friends Yahoo! Photos Upload & Order Same-day pickup at Target Y! 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During the two days, we also have InfoTalks - a few in the morning, afternoon & evening each. Each InfoTalk(technical or general) is an introduction to a concept ot forum or resource- technology; tool; a website; an investment idea; a hobby...in 10 to 15 minutes. Each speaker gets a token momento. There is also a Library Quiz about those topics or the Library or Books, where winners get token prizes. One or the other would be interesting to most users. Book Club: Is a monthly hobby club, actually. Each month we had a theme- Music; Poetry; Linux; Photography; Gardening. It is calenderized and held in the Board Room. There are presentations; audiovisuals; discussions; all over the premises. Lessons learnt- the event has to be focussed. It has to be approached in all possible ways- means of presentation. It should be attractive and inviting. It is teamwork- not just library effort. One needs to know the users as people & network with them. 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DSpace and its supporting files in one Download
by swaroop s 11 Oct '06

11 Oct '06

Dear Library Professionals, I am hereby sending this URL for downloading a single zip file which contains all the supporting files of DSpace. So download and even foreward this to all your friends... http://rapidshare.de/files/36336032/Dspace_and_its_appended_Softwares.zip With Regards, Swaroop.S Library Asst(e-Library) SDM-IMD Mysore Karnataka INDIA http://swaroops1.googlepages.com Happiness keeps u Sweet, Trials keep u Strong, Sorrow keeps u Human, Failure Keeps u Humble, Success keeps u Glowing, But only God Keeps u Going..... Keep Going..... Dear Library Professionals, I am hereby sending this URL for downloading a single zip file which contains all the supporting files of DSpace. So download and even foreward this to all your friends... http://rapidshare.de/files/36336032/Dspace_and_its_appended_Softwares.zip With Regards, Swaroop.S Library Asst(e-Library) SDM-IMD Mysore Karnataka INDIA http://swaroops1.googlepages.com Happiness keeps u Sweet, Trials keep u Strong, Sorrow keeps u Human, Failure Keeps u Humble, Success keeps u Glowing, But only God Keeps u Going..... Keep Going..... http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigclick.cgi/www.rediff.com/signa… http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigimpress.cgi/www.rediff.com/sig…

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Workshop on Total Quality Management
by Gowri Ravindranth 11 Oct '06

11 Oct '06

Dear Friends: Workshop on Total Quality Management 18-11-2006 Organizers Madras Library Association (MALA) & Madras Library Association Kalpakkam Chapter (MALA-KC) @ Anupuram Convention Centre DAE Township , Anupuram - 603109 Quality is everybodys business The most significant development in India s information environment in the last decade is the realization that in order even to merely survive in todays cost conscious customer driven world, all business strategies and proc-esses have to be built around what the customer really wants. Unfortunately, quality which at various levels and in various contexts has assumed different shades and nu-ances, has really not been understood, assimilated and internalized at the front end of any enterprise. Quality continues to be a buzzword which is bandied around at seminars and conferences, a status symbol used by Chief Executives of companies, or a distinguishing mark proudly displayed on stationary and signages. So has been with the so called Quality revolution. While the number of compa-nies in sectors ranging from manufacturing to support services, who have acquired the prestigious ISO9000 certi-fication has increased exponentially over the years, the trickling down of quality consciousness to the worker at the shop floor, the salesman in the market place, or the receptionist at the front office has really not taken place. The significance of Quality Management in the knowledge industry needs particular attention. MALA intends to de-mystify the concepts of Total Quality Management and arouse the confidence amongst entry and mid level execu-tives in general and the library professionals in particular, that he os she can play a crucial role in the management of total quality of his/her enterprise. Scope and Objective The proposed one day workshop envisages providing the target group with the necessary background to the evolution and emergence of Total Quality Management (TQM). The beneficiaries of the programme are likely to be but not restricted to Library and Information professionals at entry and mid level positions who have always been curious but too shy to ask about the determinants of Total Quality Management and its effect on not only their day to day professional life, but their future careers as well. Workshop Content and Conduct The following modules will be discussed and deliberated in the context of Library & Information environment in the changing scenario: 1. Leadership and organizational culture 2. Resource Management 3. Management of support services 4. Application of tools and techniques 5. Key speakers initiate discussion on each of the above modules followed by interaction, Participative case studies and simulations. Workshop Expertise Commodore S. Shekar , Managing Director, Sanjeevini Human Resource Institute, Chennai Workshop Fee Those interested are invited to register for the workshop onor before on payment of Rs.300/-(Members) and Rs.500/( Non-Members) by DD or local cheque drawan in favour ofMadras Library Association, Chennai. The duly filled & completed registration Form shall be forwarded to the under mentioned address on or before 4-11-2006 Dr. G. Krishnamurthy (Treasurer, MALA) No.15, Nehru Nagar, 3 rd Main Road Adyar, Chennai 600 020 Workshop Coordinators: Mr. Somasekharan President MALA, Kalpakkam Chapter Head, Scientific Information Resource Division Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research Kalpakkam 603 102, Phone 044 27480281 Fax 044 2748009 e-mail: mailto:soma@igcar.gov.in soma(a)igcar.gov.in & Prof A. Amudhavalli President Madras Library Association mailto:amudha75@yahoomail.com amudha75(a)yahoomail.com È9443952474 Workshop Contact: Ms. L. Gowri- Secretary, MALA 304, Sylvan Castle , 13, Nerkundrum Main Rd. Chinmya Nagar, Chennai 600 092 Phone: 2477 0056 / 9382338822 e-mail:madraslibraryassociation@gmail.com Transportation: Free transporation will be provided from the University of Madras , Guindy Campus Library to the venue and back. The vehicle will leave the Guindy Campus Library by 8.00 a.m. on November 18 th , 2006 Workshop Websites: http://www.malakc.org/ http://www.malakc.org http://www.accel-india.com/mala/0700.htm http://www.accel-india.com/mala/0700.htm Introduction Workshop on Total Quality Management (November 18, 2006) Registration Form Name:__________________________________________ Designation:_____________________________________ Parent Body:____________________________________ Contact Details: Address:_______________________________________ Pin Code:______________________________________ Phone:________________________________________ E-mail:________________________________________ Payment Details: Amount:_______________________________________ DD/Cheque No.:_________________________________ Bank Name & Branch: ____________________________ Date: Signature Please Note: The Registration closes on 4 th November 2006. Need be; photocopy this form for multiple applications. Looking forward to your participation Best, L. R. Gowri Secretary, MALA

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Call for papers for the theme issue of the Online Information Review
by Jagtar Singh 11 Oct '06

11 Oct '06

*CALL FOR PAPERS* *Online Information Security** * *Call for Papers*** *Online Information Review* *<http://www.emeraldinsight.com/info/journals/oir/oir.jsp>* * * *About Online Information Review (OIR)* *Online Information Review* is a refereed journal devoted to research in the broad field of online information, including both transactional and transformational aspects, in the academic, corporate, scientific and commercial contexts. It addresses issues related to online resources, systems and services, information quality, content and software evaluation, with a primary focus on online and digital information creation, storage, retrieval and applications. Coverage is intentionally international, with contributions from both developed and developing countries. *About the special issue* *Online Information Review* invites the submission of articles that address aspects of the theme, "Online Information Security". In recent times there has been considerable popular interest in such issues as identity theft, denial of service attacks, and worms that thrive on the anonymity of the Internet. Behind these more dramatic issues lies considerable research activity, and it is this work that *OIR* seeks to bring to the fore. Accordingly, this issue of OIR seeks original research and critical thinking that provides a basis for understanding the dangers of and possible solutions to online information security across the spectrum of online activity. Although all perspectives are welcome, papers that offer strong theoretical foundations and empirical focus will be preferred. Suggested topics include, but are not limited to, Online shopping security Secure online banking transactions Personal security in the online environment Online trust Maintaining digital document integrity The world of hacking Controlling viruses and worms Online lures and scams Scam Websites for stealing personal information New information security threats Submission information All papers will be double-blind peer reviewed. Author guidelines for prospective contributors are available at <http://www.emeraldinsight.com/info/journals/oir/notes.jsp>. Papers will be reviewed in accordance with *OIR* guidelines. Papers will be reviewed within two weeks of the submission deadline, and all authors informed of decisions within a month of the submission deadline. The accepted papers will be published in *Online Information Review* Vol 31, No 4 (July-August 2007) * *Authors should submit an electronic copy of their manuscript as a Word file to the Editor, Professor G E Gorman, via e-mail attachment: gary.gorman(a)vuw.ac.nz* * Submission deadline: 1 April 2007 * Acceptance decision: 1 May 2007 * Date of publication: July-August 2007 Jagtar -- Dr. Jagtar Singh, Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala Pin - 147 002 (India) CALL FOR PAPERS Online Information Security Call for Papers Online Information Review < http://www.emeraldinsight.com/info/journals/oir/oir.jsp http://www.emeraldinsight.com/info/journals/oir/oir.jsp > About Online Information Review (OIR) Online Information Review is a refereed journal devoted to research in the broad field of online information, including both transactional and transformational aspects, in the academic, corporate, scientific and commercial contexts. It addresses issues related to online resources, systems and services, information quality, content and software evaluation, with a primary focus on online and digital information creation, storage, retrieval and applications. Coverage is intentionally international, with contributions from both developed and developing countries. About the special issue Online Information Review invites the submission of articles that address aspects of the theme, "Online Information Security". In recent times there has been considerable popular interest in such issues as identity theft, denial of service attacks, and worms that thrive on the anonymity of the Internet. Behind these more dramatic issues lies considerable research activity, and it is this work that OIR seeks to bring to the fore. Accordingly, this issue of OIR seeks original research and critical thinking that provides a basis for understanding the dangers of and possible solutions to online information security across the spectrum of online activity. Although all perspectives are welcome, papers that offer strong theoretical foundations and empirical focus will be preferred. Suggested topics include, but are not limited to, Online shopping security Secure online banking transactions Personal security in the online environment Online trust Maintaining digital document integrity The world of hacking Controlling viruses and worms Online lures and scams Scam Websites for stealing personal information New information security threats Submission information All papers will be double-blind peer reviewed. Author guidelines for prospective contributors are available at < http://www.emeraldinsight.com/info/journals/oir/notes.jsp http://www.emeraldinsight.com/info/journals/oir/notes.jsp >. Papers will be reviewed in accordance with OIR guidelines. Papers will be reviewed within two weeks of the submission deadline, and all authors informed of decisions within a month of the submission deadline. The accepted papers will be published in Online Information Review Vol 31, No 4 (July-August 2007) * Authors should submit an electronic copy of their manuscript as a Word file to the Editor, Professor G E Gorman, via e-mail attachment: mailto:gary.gorman@vuw.ac.nz gary.gorman(a)vuw.ac.nz * Submission deadline: 1 April 2007 * Acceptance decision: 1 May 2007 * Date of publication: July-August 2007 Jagtar -- Dr. Jagtar Singh, Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala Pin - 147 002 (India)

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Springer collabrated with Indian Academy of Science, Bangalore (fwd)
by Library 11 Oct '06

11 Oct '06

Dear Dr Singhal, Ms Girija of RRI forwarded to me a copy of your e-mail. This is to clarify that the journals of the Academy will continue to have free and unrestricted access worldwide through its server. SpringerLink will also have free access to many countries in the developing world. Regards, G. Madhavan Executive Secretary -------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Wed, 11 Oct 2006, Library wrote: > Forwarded by girija > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Raman Research Institute Library, Tel: +91 80 2361 0122 Extn 250 > C V Raman Avenue, Sadashivanagar, Fax: +91 80 2361 0492 > Bangalore 560 080, India. Email: library(a)rri.res.in > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 12:58:12 +0530 > From: madhuresh.singhal <madhuresh.singhal(a)advinus.com> > To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in, india-lis(a)infoserv.inist.fr, > nmlis(a)yahoogroups.com > Subject: [LIS-Forum] Springer collabrated with Indian Academy of Science, > Bangalore > > > Springer signs cooperation agreement with Indian Academy of Sciences > > SpringerLink soon to include renowned Indian publications. Springer has signed a wide-ranging cooperation agreement with the prestigious Indian Academy of Sciences in Bangalore (IAS). From January 2007, Springer will publish, jointly with the IAS, their ten renowned journals and will provide access to their content worldwide in an online full-text database on SpringerLink, the publisher's electronic platform. Springer will also distribute the print version of the journals outside of India. The agreement follows Springer's moves in China, Russia and Central and Eastern Europe in 2005 to bring high-quality, non-Western scientific information to the global research community. > > Please click here to read the complete news article, > http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=21430 > > Definitely this agreement will provide greater visibility internationally and promote the global dissemination of scientific work published in India. Presently, journals published by the Indian Academy of Sciences are "OPEN ACCESS". The concern is will it remain "OPEN ACCESS" while implementing this cooperation agreement with Springer? There is no clue about this in the press release. > > > Regards > Madhuresh Singhal > Assoc. Res. Scientist - Inf. Sc. > Advinus Therapeutics Pvt. Ltd. > 21 & 22, Phase 2, Peenya Industrial Area, Bangalore - 560058 > Phone: +91 80 28394959; Mobile 098861 82822 > E-mail: madhureshsinghal(a)yahoo.com > http://nettalk2.tripod.com/ ====================================================================== Indian Academy of Sciences Telephone : (080) 2361 4592 extn. 201 C.V. Raman Avenue Telephone : (080) 2341 7960 (Residence) Post Box No. 8005 Fax : (080) 2361 6094 Sadashivanagar Mobile : 98440 79282 Bangalore 560 080 Email : madhavan(a)ias.ernet.in Website : http://www.ias.ac.in =====================================================================

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Fwd: EPrints User Group meeting (OR07): Call for Presentations
by Subbiah Arunachalam 11 Oct '06

11 Oct '06

> You are invited to participate in an EPrints User > Group meeting at > the Open Repositories conference (San Antonio, > January 2007) at which > EPrints v3.0 will be formally launched. A wide range > of potential > themes and topics (technical and managerial) is > suggested below. > Proposals for presntations, panels and discussions > are invited for > submission by ** Monday, November 13 **. > > For full details, including submission instructions, > see http:// > www.openrepositories.org/call/eprints > --- > Les Carr > > EPrints has a reputation for ease of building a > repository, whilst > maintaining enough flexibility to be adaptable to > many different > requirements Äî scientific data repositories, image > collections, > teaching and learning repositories as well as Open > Access peer- > reviewed research publications. These isues are > reflected in the > themes that we suggest covering: > > Embedding EPrints within an Institution > - Interoperability between EPrints and Other Systems > - Portals > - Management Information Systems > - Research Assessment Procedures > - Realistic Costings: how many people does it take > to run an EPrints > repository? > - Policy Development and Enforcment > > Marketing Your Organisation and Its Research > - Branding Your Repository > - Tracking Article Usage (e.g. Google Analytics) > - Co-ordinating Deposits with Press Releases > > Practical Experiences and War Stories > - Content Growth: how to stimulate regular deposits > - Gaining Support from Faculty and Senior Management > - Mandates and Recommendations: what works where? > - Best Practice and Otherwise > - Repository Management > - Optimizing Workflows > - Versioning > - Keeping Data and Metadata Fresh and Relevant > - Implementing Achievable Preservation Policies > - Technical Solutions for De-duplication, Metadata > Improvement and > other Information Updates > > Critical Success Factors: what makes a good > repository > - Diversifying your EPrints Repository > - Extending the EPrints biodiversity: image > collections, theses, data > collections, e-portfolios, teaching/learning > collections > - Managing diversification > > Technical Issues and Enhancements > - Web 2.0: Social Tagging and Social Networking? > - Better User Interfaces and Improved User > Experience > - Repository Architectures > - Your Improvements and Your Wish List for future > features > - NB: EPrints Version 3 will be launched on the > second day of the > workshop. > > The above themes are not exhaustive - presentations > on other issues > relevant to EPrints users are welcomed > ___________________________________________________________ Now you can scan emails quickly with a reading pane. Get the new Yahoo! Mail. http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html

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Sad demise of Prof.Pangannaya
by d.v. patwardhan 11 Oct '06

11 Oct '06

I was shocked and felt sorry to learn that Prof. Pangannaya expired on 1-10-2006. He was an eminent librarian at Poornaprajna college when I was a student there (1967-69).He was my affectionate teacher in Univ.of mysore in 1971-72. Prof.Pangannaya was a teacher of par excellence, a good dramatist & yakshagana artist. He has efficiently managed his role in K.S.O.S. He was humane in nature and treated his students equally.Prof.Pangannaya's death is a great loss to our Profession. May his soul rest in peace. d.v.patwardhan Librarian Global Academy of Technology, bangalore-560098 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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You are invited
by Gowri Ravindranth 11 Oct '06

11 Oct '06

Dear Friends: The Madras Library Association (MALA) & Connemara Public Library (CPL) Cordially invite you to a talk by Mr. S. Muthiah Author and Editor on The Early Libraries of Madras at 6.00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 18, 2006 Venue: The Connemara Public Library Pantheon Road, Egmore, Chennai 600 008 The Programme 5.30 p.m. Tea 5.55 p.m. Welcome - Prof. A. Amudhavalli, President, MALA 6.00 p.m. Thematic Address Mr. S. Muthiah 6.40 p.m. Interaction 6.55 p.m. Vote of Thanks Mr. N. Avadaiappan, Director, Connemara Public Library, Chennai ________________________________________________ S. Muthiah Mr. Muthiah worked as Foreign News Editor and Features Editor of The Times of Ceylon , besides being in charge of the Sunday Times , the Groups magazine publications and The Times of Ceylon Annual . Represented in Ceylon , the London News Chronicle , the London Daily Mail, The Observer , London . He was in charge of TT Maps & Publications Ltd, Chennai. Retired as President of the Company in October 1990, but continued as President Emeritus till 2005. Taught Journalism and Print Production (1972-1997) at the Bharathiya Vidya Bhavan, Madras (for Government-recognised diplomas), Anna Technological University and the University of Madras . An office-bearer of the Madras Printers and Lithographers Association, the All India Federation of Master Printers, the Booksellers and Publishers Association of South India, the Federation of Indian Publishers, the Indian Geography Association, the Indian National Cartographic Association and the Public Relations Society of India (Tamil Nadu Chapter), he is also a Co-convener of INTACH Tamil Nadu Chapter. Awarded in March 2002, the MBE by the Queen of England for work on Heritage and Environment Conservation in Madras . Authored 18 books with historical backgrounds mainly on Madras . Mr. Muthiah works as an Information Consultant and freelance editor for various institutions and publishers through his editorial consultancy service, Madras Editorial Services. Since 1991, have edited Madras Musings , a city fortnightly concerned with the Citys heritage and environment. Besides an active member of the Madras Book Club, he is a regular columnist with The Hindu, Madras , writes mainly on the Citys heritage, particularly of people from the past. _______________________________________ Looking forward to see you on the 18th With regards, L. R. Gowri Secretary, MALA

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Promoting reading habits- Suggestions required
by amar mane 10 Oct '06

10 Oct '06

Dear All, To promote reading habits, I'm/ Faculty suggesting users (who are not using regularly)some interesting & good books/ Non book materials, asking them to write book/ chapter reviews & displaying them on our E-news letter, notice boards, Giving incentives to best users, doing surveys etc. Faculty too giving them assignments etc. But the results are not not upto the expectations. I need ur valuable inputs to enhance the same. Thanks & regards, Amar Mane Librarian Russell Square International College, Gulmohar Cross Road No.9, J. V. P. D., Juhu, Mumbai-400049, India Tel : 91-22- 26241670 Fax: 91-22-26237263 --------------------------------- Find out what India is talking about on - Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. Get it NOW Dear All, To promote reading habits, I'm/ Faculty suggesting users (who are not using regularly)some interesting & good books/ Non book materials, asking them to write book/ chapter reviews & displaying them on our E-news letter, notice boards, Giving incentives to best users, doing surveys etc. Faculty too giving them assignments etc. But the results are not not upto the expectations. I need ur valuable inputs to enhance the same. Thanks & regards, Amar Mane Librarian Russell Square International College, Gulmohar Cross Road No.9, J. V. P. D., Juhu, Mumbai-400049, India Tel : 91-22- 26241670 Fax: 91-22-26237263 Find out what India is talking about on - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/yanswers/*http://in.answers.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/messengertagline/*http://in.messenger.yahoo.… Get it NOW

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Article Requires
by narayan ghosh 10 Oct '06

10 Oct '06

I need the following article: "Lipid peroxidation in human spermatazoa as related to midpiece abnormalities and mobility" - published in Gamete Research, 1989;Oct 1. Vol-24, Issue - 2: 127-134. Helps in this regard would be highly appreciated. Thanks in anticipation. Narayan C Ghosh Head Library & Documentation Division Indian Institute of Chemical Biology CSIR, Govt. of India 4, Raja Subodh Mullick Road, Kolkata - 700032 Phone: (033)2473-3491/3493 E-mail: librarian(a)iicb.res.in ___________________________________________________________ Now you can scan emails quickly with a reading pane. Get the new Yahoo! Mail. http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html

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Springer collabrated with Indian Academy of Science, Bangalore
by madhuresh.singhal 10 Oct '06

10 Oct '06

Springer signs cooperation agreement with Indian Academy of Sciences SpringerLink soon to include renowned Indian publications. Springer has signed a wide-ranging cooperation agreement with the prestigious Indian Academy of Sciences in Bangalore (IAS). From January 2007, Springer will publish, jointly with the IAS, their ten renowned journals and will provide access to their content worldwide in an online full-text database on SpringerLink, the publisher's electronic platform. Springer will also distribute the print version of the journals outside of India. The agreement follows Springer's moves in China, Russia and Central and Eastern Europe in 2005 to bring high-quality, non-Western scientific information to the global research community. Please click here to read the complete news article, http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=21430 Definitely this agreement will provide greater visibility internationally and promote the global dissemination of scientific work published in India. Presently, journals published by the Indian Academy of Sciences are "OPEN ACCESS". The concern is will it remain "OPEN ACCESS" while implementing this cooperation agreement with Springer? There is no clue about this in the press release. Regards Madhuresh Singhal Assoc. Res. Scientist - Inf. Sc. Advinus Therapeutics Pvt. Ltd. 21 & 22, Phase 2, Peenya Industrial Area, Bangalore - 560058 Phone: +91 80 28394959; Mobile 098861 82822 E-mail: madhureshsinghal(a)yahoo.com http://nettalk2.tripod.com/ ************************************************************************************************ This email and its attachments are confidential and proprietary to Advinus Therapeutics Pvt. Ltd. and are meant for the intended recipient only. If you are not the intended recipient, do not take any actions based on the contents of this message, except to permanently delete the message and its attachments and inform the sender immediately. ************************************************************************************************ Springer signs cooperation agreement with Indian Academy of Sciences SpringerLink soon to include renowned Indian publications. Springer has signed a wide-ranging cooperation agreement with the prestigious Indian Academy of Sciences in Bangalore (IAS). From January 2007, Springer will publish, jointly with the IAS, their ten renowned journals and will provide access to their content worldwide in an online full-text database on SpringerLink, the publisher’s electronic platform. Springer will also distribute the print version of the journals outside of India. The agreement follows Springer’s moves in China, Russia and Central and Eastern Europe in 2005 to bring high-quality, non-Western scientific information to the global research community. Please click here to read the complete news article, /exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=21430 http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=21430 Definitely this agreement will provide greater visibility internationally and promote the global dissemination of scientific work published in India. Presently, journals published by the Indian Academy of Sciences are "OPEN ACCESS". The concern is will it remain "OPEN ACCESS" while implementing this cooperation agreement with Springer? There is no clue about this in the press release. Regards Madhuresh Singhal Assoc. Res. Scientist - Inf. Sc. Advinus Therapeutics Pvt. Ltd. 21 & 22, Phase 2, Peenya Industrial Area, Bangalore - 560058 Phone: +91 80 28394959; Mobile 098861 82822 E-mail: madhureshsinghal(a)yahoo.com /exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://nettalk2.tripod.com/ http://nettalk2.tripod.com/ ************************************************************************************************ This email and its attachments are confidential and proprietary to Advinus Therapeutics Pvt. Ltd. and are meant for the intended recipient only. If you are not the intended recipient, do not take any actions based on the contents of this message, except to permanently delete the message and its attachments and inform the sender immediately. ************************************************************************************************

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Re: [LIS-Foru]Urgrent : State Library act query. (fwd)
by Mailing List Manager 10 Oct '06

10 Oct '06

Dear Members: The following response from Mr. Mohanty was received when the discusson thread related to State Library act query was raised. But, before it could be circulated, it was accidentaly deleted from the message buffer. The same message is being circulated now FYI. Thanks for your cooperation and sorry for the delay. - Moderator ----------- Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 10:37:31 +0530 From: Basudev Mohanty <basudev_mohanty(a)infosys.com> FYI -------------- Hi, ORISSA (2001)has been missed out from the list. Thanks & Regards! Basudev Education and Research Library Infosys Technologies Limited, Bhubaneswar Board: (91)-(0674)- 2320032 Extn:42510; VOIP-87126 We enable you to leverage knowledge anytime, anywhere! -----Original Message----- From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in]On Behalf Of Mailing List Manager Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 2:58 PM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] Re: [LIS-Foru]Urgrent : State Library act query. Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 04:57:29 +0100 (BST) From: latha krishnaprasad <lkp7405(a)yahoo.co.in> Hello Sir Following states have enacted Public library act: 1.Tamil Nadu (1948) 2.Andhra Pradesh (1960) 3.Karnataka (1965) 4.Maharashtra (1967) 5.West Bengal (1979) 6.Manipur (1988) 7.Kerala (1989) 8.Haryana (1989) 9.Goa (1993) 10.Mizoram (1993) With warm regards Latha Krishnaprasad Librarian SBM Jain College,SGS Bangalore.

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Workshop on DSpace and GSDL
by Arunachalam Hariharan 10 Oct '06

10 Oct '06

Dear Professionals, SALIS Madurai Chapter Organising a two day Workshop on Building Digital Libraries using DSpace and GSDL at Madurai. The details of the workshop is given below. A.Hariharan SALIS ---------------------------------------------------- Workshop on Building Digital Libraries using DSpace and GSDL Jointly organised by Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science(SALIS), Madurai Chapter & Thiagarajar School of Management (TSM), Madurai Date: 27-28 Oct 2006. Venue: Thiagarajar School of Management, Madurai Objectives The objective of the workshop is to provide ï§ Overview of the Metadata Standards ï§ Overview of the Open Archives Initiatives ï§ A first hand knowledge of the GSDL and DSpace ï§ Training in building digital library collection using DSpace and GSDL ï§ Training to build Institutional Repositories Coverage Digital Library, Digitization and OCR, Metadata Standards, Dublin Core, Overview of Open Access Archives and OAI-PMH, Over view of GSDL and DSpace (on windows), installation, configuration, collection building and Institutional Repositories/Archives Methodology Lectures, Presentation, Demonstration, Hands on Experience Resource Persons The workshop will be conducted by experts in the field. Target Participants: Practising Librarians and Information professionals. Registration Fee Non-Members Rs. 425 SALIS members Rs. 375 Students Rs. 250 The registration fee includes workshop kit, working lunch and tea for two days. Intending participants are requested to fill-up and send the attached form along with bank draft drawn in favour of âThiagarajar School of Managementâ, payable at Madurai, towards the registration fee. No. of Participants: Limited to 50 on first come first served basis. Last Date 21st Oct 2006 Completed registration form can be sent to: Mr. S. Sridhar Librarian & Organizing Secretary Pamban Swami Nagar, Thirupparankundram, Madurai 625 005 Phone : +91 (452) 2483099, 2484099 Email : library(a)tsm.ac.in salis_info(a)yahoo.co.in For further information about the workshop, pl contact A.Hariharan SALIS salis_info(a)yahoo.co.in or visit SALIS website http://autolib-india.net/salis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Salis_info __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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IIM Ahmedabad and Indore are Looking for Librarians
by J. K. Vijayakumar 10 Oct '06

10 Oct '06

01. IIM, Ahmedabad Qualification & Experience: M.Phil./Ph.D. degree in Library Science /Information Science/ Documentation Archives and relevant publications in professional journals. Minimum 20 years of professional experience. Selected candidates will be offered a contract appointment for two years on a monthly consolidated salary depending on the qualifications, experience etc. Depending on the performance of the candidates will be considered for further extension of the contract or permanent absorption in the Institute's services in the appropriate pay scales. There is provision for campus housing on a nominal license fee. For more information visit: http://www.iimahd.ernet.in 02. IIM, Indore Librarian (1 Vacancy) and Library Professional Assistant (1 Vacancy) in the scale of pay of Rs. 12000-375-16500 & Rs. 5000-150-8000, respectively. For details, please visit Institute's website: www.iimidr.ac.in or Directly at http://www.iimidr.ac.in/iim/pages/news/libstaff.jsp Regards Dr. J K Vijayakumar http://libinfospace.blogspot.com --------------------------------- Want to be your own boss? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. 01. IIM, Ahmedabad Qualification & Experience: M.Phil./Ph.D. degree in Library Science /Information Science/ Documentation Archives and relevant publications in professional journals. Minimum 20 years of professional experience. Selected candidates will be offered a contract appointment for two years on a monthly consolidated salary depending on the qualifications, experience etc. Depending on the performance of the candidates will be considered for further extension of the contract or permanent absorption in the Institute's services in the appropriate pay scales. There is provision for campus housing on a nominal license fee. For more information visit: http://www.iimahd.ernet.in http://www.iimahd.ernet.in 02. IIM, Indore Librarian (1 Vacancy) and Library Professional Assistant (1 Vacancy) in the scale of pay of Rs. 12000-375-16500 & Rs. 5000-150-8000, respectively. For details, please visit Institute's website: http://www.iimidr.ac.in/ www.iimidr.ac.in or Directly at http://www.iimidr.ac.in/iim/pages/news/libstaff.jsp http://www.iimidr.ac.in/iim/pages/news/libstaff.jsp Regards Dr. J K Vijayakumar http://libinfospace.blogspot.com http://libinfospace.blogspot.com Want to be your own boss? Learn how on http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=41244/*http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-index Yahoo! Small Business.

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Change of Email address
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 09 Oct '06

09 Oct '06

A personal request. My email address vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com is not valid as I have left that company ayear ago. Messages fro friends keep going there! I can now be contacted at: vyasamoorthy(a)gmail.com -- Dr P Vyasamoorthy, 30, Gruhalakshmi Colony, Secunderabad 500018 Phone 27846631 My email address mailto:vyasamoorthy@icicikp.com vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com is not valid as I have left that company ayear ago. Messages fro friends keep going there! I can now be contacted at: mailto:vyasamoorthy@gmail.com vyasamoorthy(a)gmail.com -- Dr P Vyasamoorthy, 30, Gruhalakshmi Colony, Secunderabad 500018 Phone 27846631

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Automobile Industrial data
by K A. Sardesai 09 Oct '06

09 Oct '06

Dear all, > Kindly let me know the libraries related to automobile industries.(mainly 4 wheelers) The researcher is interested incollecting data to the period 1980-2005 on the ares mentioned below. > > Liabilities and Assets > Income, Expenditure Appropriation Accounts > Balance sheets of individual companies > Sources and Use of Funds and > Exports imports. > > CMIE is not having archival data. > > kshipra sardesai

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Sad demise of Prof. N B Pangannaya
by Mailing List Manager 09 Oct '06

09 Oct '06

Date: Sun, 08 Oct 2006 20:06:45 +0530 From: L J Haravu <haravu(a)newgenlib.com> I was very sad to learn of the sudden passing away of Dr Panganayya. I had met him a month or so ago. His dedication to introduce the KSOU's library science course was exemplary. I convey my condolences to the beraved family. Haravu

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ICIDM-First IEEE International Conference on Digital Information Management (Bangalore, INDIA)
by J. K. Vijayakumar 08 Oct '06

08 Oct '06

Sorry for Cross postings. The ever First IEEE International Conference on Digital Information Management - ICDIM will be organised by Digital Information Research Foundation (DIRF) at Christ College, Bangalore, INDIA during 6-8 December 2006. This is the first of its kind in India, as a multidisciplinary conference on digital information management, computer science and technology. There will be several Workshops and Tutorials being organised as a part of this conference. Prof. Dr. Thomas Hess from University of Munich, Antony Satyadas from IBM USA, Prof. Ajith Abraham from Chung-Ang University Seoul and Prof. Charles A. SHONIREGUN from University of East London will be the Plenary Speakers of ICDIM. ICDIM Program Chair Dr. P. Pichappan from DLIS, Annamalai University (DIRF President and Editor of JDIM) reports that there are around 95 papers accepted for presentation, out of 225 submissions. The team under his guidance are working hard to make ICDIM a grand success. Attending this conference is going to be an entirely different experience for professionals and researchers. For latest updates, visit ICIDM site at http://www.icdim.org/ Thanks, J. K. Vijayakumar MLIS PhD Assistant Director - Library American University of Antigua Jasmine Court, Post Box W-1451 St. Johns, ANTIGUA, West Indies HQ: 501 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1600 New York, NY 10017, USA --------------------------------- All-new Yahoo! Mail - Fire up a more powerful email and get things done faster. Sorry for Cross postings. The ever First IEEE International Conference on Digital Information Management - ICDIM will be organised by Digital Information Research Foundation ( http://www.dirf.org/ DIRF ) at Christ College, Bangalore, INDIA during 6-8 December 2006. This is the first of its kind in India, as a multidisciplinary conference on digital information management, computer science and technology. There will be several Workshops and Tutorials being organised as a part of this conference. Prof. Dr. Thomas Hess from University of Munich, Antony Satyadas from IBM USA, Prof. Ajith Abraham from Chung-Ang University Seoul and Prof. Charles A. SHONIREGUN from University of East London will be the Plenary Speakers of ICDIM. ICDIM Program Chair Dr. P. Pichappan from DLIS, Annamalai University (DIRF President and Editor of http://www.dirf.org/jdim/ JDIM ) reports that there are around 95 papers accepted for presentation, out of 225 submissions. The team under his guidance are working hard to make ICDIM a grand success. Attending this conference is going to be an entirely different experience for professionals and researchers. For latest updates, visit ICIDM site at http://www.icdim.org/ http://www.icdim.org/ Thanks, J. K. Vijayakumar MLIS PhD Assistant Director - Library American University of Antigua Jasmine Court, Post Box W-1451 St. Johns, ANTIGUA, West Indies HQ: 501 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1600 New York, NY 10017, USA http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=43256/*http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailb… All-new Yahoo! Mail - Fire up a more powerful email and get things done faster.

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Portable Apps Directory
by Maruthu Pandian 07 Oct '06

07 Oct '06

Dear friends Consider the Possibilities... Carry your web browser with all your favorite bookmarks Carry your calendar with all your appointments Carry your email client with all your contacts and settings Carry your instant messenger and your buddy list Carry your whole office suite along with your documents and presentations Carry your antivirus program and other computer utilities Carry all your important passwords and account information securely Yes it is possible with Portable Apps. A portable app is a computer program that you can carry around with you on a portable device and use on any Windows computer. When your USB flash drive, portable hard drive, iPod or other portable device is plugged in, you have access to your software and personal data just as you would on your own PC. And when you unplug the device, none of your personal data is left behind. This portability allows you to use programs on a computer that doesn't have them installed. For example, you may love using Mozilla Firefox at home, but your office's computer policies forbid installing it. You can get around the problem by running Firefox at work from a thumb drive. Portable programs also allow you to surf without leaving too many tracks. This is useful on a public computer. Portable Apps Directory is the directory of the applications available for portable use. URL of the Portable Apps Directory is http://portableapps.com/ Maruthu Pandian, B Dear friends Consider the Possibilities... Carry your web browser with all your favorite bookmarks Carry your calendar with all your appointments Carry your email client with all your contacts and settings Carry your instant messenger and your buddy list Carry your whole office suite along with your documents and presentations Carry your antivirus program and other computer utilities Carry all your important passwords and account information securely Yes it is possible with Portable Apps. A portable app is a computer program that you can carry around with you on a portable device and use on any Windows computer. When your USB flash drive, portable hard drive, iPod or other portable device is plugged in, you have access to your software and personal data just as you would on your own PC. And when you unplug the device, none of your personal data is left behind. This portability allows you to use programs on a computer that doesn't have them installed. For example, you may love using Mozilla Firefox at home, but your office's computer policies forbid installing it. You can get around the problem by running Firefox at work from a thumb drive. Portable programs also allow you to surf without leaving too many tracks. This is useful on a public computer. Portable Apps Directory is the directory of the applications available for portable use. URL of the Portable Apps Directory is http://portableapps.com/ http://portableapps.com/ Maruthu Pandian, B

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Web Curator Tool 1.1 Released
by ryerna＠iitk.ac.in 07 Oct '06

07 Oct '06

Dear Friends, Kindly share the following information Web Curator Tool 1.1 Released on (22 September 2006) The National Library of New Zealand, the British Library, and Sytec Resources Ltd are pleased to announce the official launch of the Web Curator Tool as an open-source project. The release was announced on Friday at The 6th International Web Archiving Workshop in Alicante, Spain. Steve Knight (National Library of New Zealand) and Philip Beresford (British Library) spoke about the development of the tool and their future plans, and Arun Persad gave a live demonstartion of the tool in action. Version 1.1 of the Web Curator Tool can be downloaded from http://webcurator.sf.net/. The source code is also freely available under the terms of the Apache Public License. With regards, Ramesh Yernagula Central Library IIT Kanpur

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[Call for Volunteers] KnowGenesis International Journal
by Saurabh Kudesia 07 Oct '06

07 Oct '06

Dear All, As you must be aware that KnowGenesis is a volunteer effort that brought some of the finest International minds at one place. Thanks to the overwhelming support and hard work of our volunteers from across the world, KnowGenesis IJTC is achieving new milestones and accolades in the demanding International technical writing community. KnowGenesis is the first and only Indian Journal listed by American Education Research Association (AERA) SIG Communication of Research in the field of technical communication. AERA SIG list is a prestigious list of electronic journals consisting of scholarly and peer-reviewed journals, which are accessible without cost. Not only this, UNESCO and Digital Curation Centre (DCC) UK have also included KnowGenesis IJTC in their list of international journals. KnowGenesis is proud to have authors listed from prestigious institutes like NISCAIR, University of Mississippi, University of Calcutta, STC IIT, IIIT, TIFR, Syracuse University, Clemson University, Iowa State University of Science and Technology, Pennsylvania State University, National Informatics Centre (India), Lenta (Russia), Chabot-Las (California), Washington State Department of Information Services, GE Research and STC Chapters, to name a few. KnowGenesis IJTC is subscribed by more than 1000 individual users and more than 50 institutes worldwide. The actual circulation of the journal is much more than that. In order to continue our best efforts and to match the journal quality expectations at par with international standards, we are growing our editorial panel. We are looking out for more volunteers with skill sets listed below to help us further improve the quality. Layout Editors (Total number 2) ------------------------------- Responsibilities: - Responsible for the presenting the journal in both printed and online format. - HTML/website design experience is encouraged but not necessary. - Should be proficient with tools like Adobe Photoshop, PageMaker and Corel Draw. If you are interested in presenting your skills to the whole world, send us your brief profile along with some samples of your work to editorinchief(a)knowgenesis.org. For further information, feel free to contact me at editorinchief(a)knowgenesis.org or visit www.knowgenesis.net Best Wishes, ----- Saurabh Kudesia Editor-in-chief KnowGenesis IJTC editorinchief(a)knowgenesis.org www.knowgenesis.net/journal

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Discovery magazine from Hyderabad
by Mailing List Manager 06 Oct '06

06 Oct '06

Date: 6 Oct 2006 10:28:46 -0000 From: Abhilash P P <abhi_skcet(a)rediffmail.com> � Dear friends We are in need of the contact details of Discovery magazine published from Hyderabad. if anyone knows the details (email or website etc.. please mail me, thanks & regards Abhilashan P Asst Librarian Sri Krishna College of Engg & Tech Coimbatore - 641 008 Tamilnadu abhi_skcet(a)rediffmail.com

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RE: Position announcement - Assistant Librarian
by Aman Jha 06 Oct '06

06 Oct '06

Dear applicants Thanks for overwhelming response for the position of Assistant Librarian at CII. We are in the process of screening out your applications received. Sortlisted candidates will be contacted via email/phone for interview shortly. Sorry for those who missed out the opportunity, as we are not accepting any more applications. Thanks and regards, Aman Jha Librarian Confederation of Indian Industry Plot No 249-F, Udyog Vihar, Phase IV Sector 18, Gurgaon - 122015 (Haryana) http://www.ciionline.org DISCLAIMER:The information in this message may be privileged. If you have received it by mistake please notify the sender by return e-mail and delete the message from your system. Any unauthorised use or dissemination of this message in whole or in part is strictly prohibited. Any information in this message that does not relate to official business shall be understood to be neither given nor endorsed by the Confederation of Indian Industry.

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Current Science!
by Mailing List Manager 06 Oct '06

06 Oct '06

Dear Members: An email from Mr. Riki Krishnan of Indian Academy of Sciences has been appended to this message. Any library / individuals who are in possession of the first few issues (cover to cover) of Current Science journal are requested to get in touch with Mr. Krishnan (riki(a)ias.ernet.in) directly. Thanks, - Moderator ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2006 11:16:21 +0530 (IST) From: Riki Krishnan <riki(a)ias.ernet.in> To: Mr Francis <franc(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> Subject: Current Science! Dear Sir The year 2007 would be 75 years of Current Science jouranl. In this connection I would like to know if any one has the first few issues July 1932,(cover to cover). Thanking you. Yours sincerely Riki Krishnan -- *************************************************************************** Riki Krishnan * Indian Academy of Sciences * C.V. Raman Avenue, P.B. No. 8005 * 121 AECS Layout Sadashivanagar, Bangalore 560 080 * Between 14th & 15th Cross Tel: +91-80-361 2310/222 * Sanjaynagar Fax: +91-80-361 6094 * Bangalore 560 094 E-mail: riki(a)ias.ernet.in * Tel: +91-80-334 3812 (Res.) rikikrishnan(a)mailcity.com * ommriki(a)yahoo.com * ***************************************************************************

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Web journals threaten peer-review system
by madhuresh.singhal 06 Oct '06

06 Oct '06

Next month PLoS is launching an open peer-reviewed journal called PLoS One, focusing on Science and Medicine. Read more about open peer-review process in the article entitled "Web journals threaten peer-review system" at USA Today. "Scientists frustrated by the iron grip that academic journals hold over their research can now pursue another path to fame by taking their research straight to the public online. Instead of having a group of hand-picked scholars review research in secret before publication, a growing number of Internet-based journals are publishing studies with little or no scrutiny by the authors' peers. It's then up to rank-and-file researchers to debate the value of the work in cyberspace................." Read this article at http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2006-10-02-peer-review_x.htm?POE=TECIS… Regards Madhuresh Singhal Assoc. Res. Scientist - Inf. Sc. Advinus Therapeutics Pvt. Ltd. 21 & 22, Phase 2, Peenya Industrial Area, Bangalore - 560058 Phone: +91 80 51172085, Ext. 25; Mobile 098861 82822 E-mail: madhureshsinghal(a)yahoo.com http://nettalk2.tripod.com/ ************************************************************************************************ This email and its attachments are confidential and proprietary to Advinus Therapeutics Pvt. Ltd. and are meant for the intended recipient only. If you are not the intended recipient, do not take any actions based on the contents of this message, except to permanently delete the message and its attachments and inform the sender immediately. ************************************************************************************************ Web journals threaten peer-review system Next month PLoS is launching an open peer-reviewed journal called PLoS One, focusing on Science and Medicine. Read more about open peer-review process in the article entitled "Web journals threaten peer-review system" at USA Today. "Scientists frustrated by the iron grip that academic journals hold over their research can now pursue another path to fame by taking their research straight to the public online. Instead of having a group of hand-picked scholars review research in secret before publication, a growing number of Internet-based journals are publishing studies with little or no scrutiny by the authors' peers. It's then up to rank-and-file researchers to debate the value of the work in cyberspace................." Read this article at http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2006-10-02-peer-review_x.htm?POE=TECIS… http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2006-10-02-peer-review_x.htm?POE=TECIS… Regards Madhuresh Singhal Assoc. Res. Scientist - Inf. Sc. Advinus Therapeutics Pvt. Ltd. 21 & 22, Phase 2, Peenya Industrial Area, Bangalore - 560058 Phone: +91 80 51172085, Ext. 25; Mobile 098861 82822 E-mail: madhureshsinghal(a)yahoo.com /exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://nettalk2.tripod.com/ http://nettalk2.tripod.com/ ************************************************************************************************ This email and its attachments are confidential and proprietary to Advinus Therapeutics Pvt. Ltd. and are meant for the intended recipient only. If you are not the intended recipient, do not take any actions based on the contents of this message, except to permanently delete the message and its attachments and inform the sender immediately. ************************************************************************************************

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Library Use Value Calculator
by Thapar, Amit 06 Oct '06

06 Oct '06

Library Use Value Calculator http://www.maine.gov/msl/services/calculator.htm The Maine State Library offers this handy tool which helps library patrons understand the monetary value of the library materials, programs, meeting rooms, computers, and reference services they use. Library Use Value Calculator http://www.maine.gov/msl/services/calculator.htm http://www.maine.gov/msl/services/calculator.htm The Maine State Library offers this handy tool which helps library patrons understand the monetary value of the library materials, programs, meeting rooms, computers, and reference services they use.

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Google Launches Search Service for Computer Code
by Farooque Shaheen 06 Oct '06

06 Oct '06

Google has introduced a new search service -- strictly for computer programmers only. Google Code Search, a site that simplifies how software developers search for programming code to improve existing software or create new programs. Similar to how a consumer might type a few words into a standard Google search box to find an answer, programmers can seek out relevant lines of code at http://google.com/codesearch and find a range of search results that link them to answers. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/05/AR200610050… Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 Ext. 4105 VOIP- 40366 Google has introduced a new search service -- strictly for computer programmers only. Google Code Search, a site that simplifies how software developers search for programming code to improve existing software or create new programs. Similar to how a consumer might type a few words into a standard Google search box to find an answer, programmers can seek out relevant lines of code at http://google.com/codesearch and find a range of search results that link them to answers. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/05/AR200610050… Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 Ext. 4105 VOIP- 40366

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Research Assistance
by K A. Sardesai 06 Oct '06

06 Oct '06

Dear Shaji, > Our forum and DRTC guidance are so alert that they will never allow this profession to die in this IT savy age. > We librarians are nowadays support the researchers to browse their desired references through the net with the help of Library softwares,browsing softwares and the awarenessof databases.This is because of sharing and network via electronically or by manual.The searches are more accurate and good in numbers which might not be possible at their end. We are not Librarians but cyberians who knows management, preservation, and cooperation. We have Librarian's ethics which always direct us to help the users irrespective of category,age, sex etc. > > Kshipra > Asst Librarian, RBI, Bandra

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UNESCO supported Workshop on Information Literacy Competency Development for LISProfessionals and Special Educators
by Arunachalam Hariharan 06 Oct '06

06 Oct '06

Workshop on Information Literacy Competency Development for Library and Information Science Professionals and Special Educators Organised by Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS) (www.autolib-india.net/salis) in collaboration with Madras School of Social Work(MSSW), Chennai Supported by UNESCO (www.portal.unesco.org) Date 6-10th Nov, 2006 Venue MSSW, Chennai - 600 008 Workshop on Information Literacy Competency Development for Library and Information Science Professionals and Special Educators About the Workshop: Information Literacy (IL) and lifelong learning have been described as the beacons of the Information Society, illuminating the courses to development, prosperity and freedom. IL empowers people in all walks of life to seek, evaluate, use and create information effectively to achieve their personal, social, occupational and educational goals. It is a basic human right in a digital world and promotes social inclusion in all nations. Information literacy enables people to interpret and make informed judgments as users of information sources, as well as to become producers of information in their own right. Information literate people are able to access information about their health, environment, education, work and empowering them to make critical decisions about their lives (portal.unesco.org) Library and Information Science (LIS) professionals have the task of handling the information explosion and deliver the right kind of information services to the right users. LIS professionals are expected to guide the users for using the right information to develop the skill of users. IL facilitates to seek and evaluate right sources of information and acquire it. This workshop is designed for special educators and LIS professionals working in special institutions for the disabled people covering all major aspects of IL Competency Development. Hence this workshop will enable the delegates to provide better services to the disabled persons in their institutions. Objectives of the Workshop: â¢ To give awareness and overview about IL, its needs and uses, ICT, IL models and standards to LIS professionals working in special institutions for the disabled people. â¢ To facilitate LIS professionals and special educators to provide better information services to the disabled people â¢ To give an overview about the right to information act and freedom of information â¢ To develop IL programs for the disabled people. Content of the Workshop: â¢ IL Overview and Lifelong Learning â¢ ICT Literacy and ICT Technologies â¢ IL Models and Competency Standards â¢ LIS Services for the Disabled People â¢ Assistive Technologies for the Disabled People â¢ IL and Learning Assessment â¢ Right to Information Act - Freedom of Information â¢ Development of IL Programmes for the Disabled People â¢ UNESCO/IFLA School/Public Library Manifesto â¢ Case Studies Methodology: ï§ Lectures/Presentations ï§ Practical sessions ï§ Field Visits/ Case Studies/Discussions Resource Persons: Experts from reputed academic institutions, Govt. and IT field. Target Participants: Special Educators those who are managing the Library/ Library professionals working in special schools/ special institutions/vocational centers and NGOs for physically challenged, visual/hearing impaired or physically challenged (PH) library professionals No. of Participants: The number of participants is limited to 30. Mode of selection: The participants will be selected from nominations received from the states of Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry(formerly Pondicherry), and Andaman & Nocobar Islands and Tamil Nadu based on the experience, profile of the institutions, and so on. Fee: No fee Last Date: 23.10. 2006 Intimation of Selection: 25.10.2006 by Phone/E-mail/Letter Traveling Allowance(TA): Selected candidates will be paid TA of Rs.500/- or actual by II Class Train (by shortest route) on production of original ticket, whichever is less. Accommodation: Outstation participants will be provided free accommodation on twin-sharing basis for 5 days from 6th to 10th, November 2006 only. About the Organisers: Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS): SALIS is a registered professional body, actively involved in the development of all spheres of Library and Information Science and Technology by organizing various programmes. It has various chapters located at different parts of the nation to provide services. Some of the objectives of SALIS are: ï§ To organize various programmes like lectures, seminars, conferences, workshops and training for the benefit of LIS professionals in the country ï§ To train the LIS professionals to handle the latest ICT and other tools and techniques more effectively and efficiently in order to provide quality based services to the users. ï§ To serve the society by organizing awareness programmes such as IL, promoting the reading habits of the public , etc. Madras School of Social Work (MSSW): MSSW was founded by Mrs.Mary Clubwala Jadhav in the year 1952 under the joint auspices of the Madras State Branch of the Indian Conference of Social Work (renamed the Indian Council of Social Welfare) and the Guild of Service (Central). The College is now run under the aegis of the Society for Social Education and Research formed in 1960. It is a pioneer institution offering quality higher education in the fields of Social Work, Counselling and Human Resource Management. The institution is NAAC accredited and was recently conferred with autonomy status. About the Sponsor â UNESCO: UNESCO - the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was founded on 16th November 1945. Today, UNESCO functions as a laboratory of ideas and a standard-setter to forge universal agreements on emerging ethical issues. UNESCO also serves as a clearinghouse â for the dissemination and sharing of information and knowledge â while helping Member States to build their human and institutional goals. The Information for All Programme of UNESCO is the only intergovernmental programme exclusively dedicated to promoting universal access to information and knowledge for development. UNESCO organises and supports many programmes across the world to promote IL to enhance the quality of human life and standard besides its other programmes. Workshop Conveners: Dr. S. Muralidhar (Cell: 9444081729) saramurali(a)yahoo.com Scientist 'E', Head TIRC, CVRDE Chennai - 600 054 Mrs. V. Sakthi Regha (Cell: 9841148865) Librarian, MSSW, Chennai - 600 008 vsakthirekha(a)yahoo.com Workshop Co-ordinator: Mr. A. Hariharan (Cell: 9841601901) Salis_info(a)yahoo.co.in President SALIS For more details of the programme and to download the application form, please visit: http://autolib-india.net/salis http://en/wikipedia/user:salis_info Registration Form Name : Qualification: Designation: Name & Address of the Institution: Type of the Institution: (Govt./Aided/Private/NGO/Others) Address for communication: Tel: (O) (R) Cell: E-mail: Whether PH: Yes/ No Profile of the institution including Library Collection & Services should be attached in a separate sheet. Signature of the Signature of the Participant Head of the Institution Last Date: 23.10. 2006 Intimation of Selection: 25.10.2006 by Phone/E-mail/Letter Completed nomination/registration form should be sent to: Mrs. V. Sakthi Regha Workshop Convener Madras School of Social Work 32, Casa Major Road, Egmore Chennai - 600 008 Tel: 044-28195126 vsakthirekha(a)yahoo.com salis_info(a)yahoo.co.in ---------------------------------------- A.Hariharan SALIS salis_info(a)yahoo.co.in __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Sad Demise of Prof Pangannayya
by Purushotham M 05 Oct '06

05 Oct '06

Dear Professionals, Dakshina Kannada and kodagu Library Association mourns the sad demise of Prof. N.B. Pangannayya. He served Department of LIS, University of Mysore for more than Thirty years and also served for the Mangalore University as University Librarian. For the last few years he worked very hard to prepare course material for LIS of Karnataka State Open University as well organised contact programs and he was widely travelled man. We have lost an efficient humble and kind hearted man in the profession. May his soul rest in peace. DR. PURUSHOTHAM GOWDA M SECRETARY on behalf of all the members of D K & KODAGU LIBRARAY ASSOCIATION ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR. PURUSHOTHAM GOWDA M SENIOR ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN MANGALORE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MANGALORE UNIVERSITY MANGALAGANGOTRI - 574 199 KARNATAKA, INDIA Tel. [Office] +91-824-2287361 [Residence] +91-824-2287454 Fax: +91-824-2287289 [E-mail] purushotham2(a)rediffmail.com

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CONDOLANCE
by JANARDHANA RAO A. N 05 Oct '06

05 Oct '06

Dear professionals I myself astonished and shocked after hearing sad demise of Prof. N.B. Pangannayya. He was noble person and helped especially to BLISc and MLISc. Students in organiising contact programmes at his age actively like young person answering all the queries smoothly. It is really great loss for the Library department of KSOU. He visited our M.S. RAMAIAH INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT on26th September 2006 for MLISc Contact programme to be conducted during October/Novemember2006 at MSRIM,Bangalore. He was spent with us for more than two hours to help the students. We pray Almighty for his soul to be one with him. M R Venugopal MLISc Student (KSOU) Dept of Library MS. RAMAIAH INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT BANGALORE-560054 Dear professionals I myself astonished and shocked after hearing sad demise of Prof. N.B. Pangannayya. He was noble person and helped especially to BLISc and MLISc. Students in organiising contact programmes at his age actively like young person answering all the queries smoothly. It is really great loss for the Library department of KSOU. He visited our M.S. RAMAIAH INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT on26th September 2006 for MLISc Contact programme to be conducted during October/Novemember2006 at MSRIM,Bangalore. He was spent with us for more than two hours to help the students. We pray Almighty for his soul to be one with him. M R Venugopal MLISc Student (KSOU) Dept of Library MS. RAMAIAH INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT BANGALORE-560054

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OA in Europe picking up momentum
by Mailing List Manager 05 Oct '06

05 Oct '06

Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 17:21:25 +0100 (BST) From: Subbiah Arunachalam <subbiah_a(a)yahoo.com> More on DRIVER SURF has issued a press release on the DRIVER project, October 3, 2006. Excerpt: The successful SURF DARE project (Digital Academic Repositories) has resulted in a European successor under the name DRIVER. For details, visit, http://www.surf.nl/en/actueel/index2.php?oid=64

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CONDOLENCES
by SHEELA V 05 Oct '06

05 Oct '06

On behalf of all the J S S Institutions Librarians , Mysore. I convey our condolences on the sudden demise of Prof. Pangannaya. He was a great teacher for us and we cherish his memory for a long time to come. May his soul rest in peace. by: Sheela V Librarian, J S S Law College, Kuvempunagar, Mysore. --------------------------------- How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messengers low PC-to-Phone call rates. On behalf of all the J S S Institutions Librarians , Mysore. I convey our condolences on the sudden demise of Prof. Pangannaya. He was a great teacher for us and we cherish his memory for a long time to come. May his soul rest in peace. by: Sheela V Librarian, J S S Law College, Kuvempunagar, Mysore. How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messengers low http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman8/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/ev… PC-to-Phone call rates.

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Information for IATLIS-2006 participants
by harry＠pbi.ac.in 05 Oct '06

05 Oct '06

This message is being posted to several mailing lists. Kindly excuse cross postings. --------------------------- This is to inform the potential participants to the XXIII IATLIS National Conference (IATLIS-2006), being organized by the Department of Library & Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala (Punjab) from 23-25 November 2006. The invitation and call for papers for this conference has been posted on several national and international mailing lists. We are receiving encouraging response from LIS professionals in India and abroad for participation in the conference. In view of this, there is going to be fierce competition for accommodation. The intending participants are requested to confirm their participation, need for accommodation, and send their registration fee to the Organizing Secretary latest by 04 November 2006. This will help us in making arrangements for lodging of participants. It will be very difficult for us to arrange accommodation for those participants whose registration fee and confirmation for participation is received by the Organizing Secretary after 04 November 2006. In that case, participants will have to arrange for accommodation on their own. For more information on accommodation in Patiala, visit http://patialaheritage.in/in/hoteltype.html For other details, intending participants can contact: Prof. Jagtar Singh, Organising Secretary XXIII IATLIS National Conference, Dept of Library & Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002 (Punjab) India. Telephone: 0175-3046179, 3046180. Email: jagtar.kindu(a)gmail.com<Jagtar.kindu(a)gmail.com> --------------------------------------------------- Dr. Harinder Pal Singh Kalra Lecturer (Senior Scale) Department of Library & Information Science Punjabi University, Patiala 147 002 Punjab INDIA. Tel: +91-175-3046179, 3046180 (work) Fax: +91-175-2283073 (University Registrar's Office) Email: hpskalra(a)gmail.com, Web: www.universitypunjabi.org/pages/dlis/dlis.htm ----------------------------------------------------

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Comment on "Blogers predict extinct of libraries."
by Sukhdev Singh 05 Oct '06

05 Oct '06

I would like to react to the following lines. [Commenting on our Library Associations is not worth it.] > Blogers predict extinct of libraries. > It is the habit of IT professionals, when they start clicking the mouse, they consider >themselves as "Bill Gates". We would be cutting our own roots if we keep on ignoring the warning signals expressed in blogs of common citizens. We can level them insane - but let me stress again here - Perception is more important than the product. For example look at the perception of a citizen of Lawrence: "Libraries are limited, obsolete" <http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2006/oct/02/libraries_are_limited_obsolete/> "As a long-time resident of Lawrence, and one who has devoted his entire life to education, I have followed the debate concerning a new library for Lawrence with great interest. As a parent of three students, two in college and one teenager at Southwest Junior High, I have witnessed a stunning transformation in the way kids access and use information technology. All that I see as a parent reinforces what I see at work every day" He continues - 1. Libraries are inefficient. 2. Libraries are limited. 3. Libraries are obsolete. "...ask yourself a few questions. When was the last time you were at the library? When was the last time you logged on? Why is that?..." On the other hand people like Michael Stephens, who is technology and web 2.0 savvy and promoting the concept of Library 2.0 are defending the role that libraries could play in the online scenario. Check out his reaction to the above perception - "why libraries are important to all communities" <http://tametheweb.com/2006/10/ten_things_i_know_about_librar_1.html>. He has Ten points in his argument: -Libraries are not going away. -Online Social Libraries Build Community -Libraries do need to focus on emerging trends, tech or otherwise, to be nimble and viable -Libraries need better marketing strategies and a re-invigoration of the brand -Technology changes, but libraries don't -Libraries will benefit from the next wave of MLIS grads -Libraries need to serve all users and offer them materials and access of their liking -Librarians can be guides, counselors and teachers -Libraries need to share their stories -It's up to us I do agree with him that ultimately "IT'S UP TO US" whether we sense an opportunity in the next generation libraries or keep feeling insecure and get extinct. But I have high hopes from fresh MLIS Graduates. "DILLI AB DOOR NAHI". --Sukhdev Singh. http://sukhdev.blogspot.com On 04/10/06, sankaran arumugam <sankaran_thehindu(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > Dear friend, > > We wish u success in ur new project. > > Blogers predict extinct of libraries. > > It is the habit of IT professionals, when they start clicking the mouse, they consider themselves as "Bill Gates". > > As ur topic is Intenet, first try to locate the official websites of Indian Library Association,( ILA), and Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres (IASLIC). The links available in different websites, search engines lead to some online library services and not to the websites of Associations. For the past two months I have been trying to locate them without referring any print medium source. > > It is very sad the associations are not aware that their website address is misused by some others. Don't they check their websites now and then. > > Some of the websites i checked: infolibrarian.com, harishchandra., american library association. > > This is the status of our associationswhich issupposed to take care of the welfare of library professionals. > If it is so, > why not bloggers predict the extinct of libraries. > > If u get the correct website address, please inform me. > > Thanks & Regards > > Sankaran A > Dy. Librarian > THE HINDU > Chennai - 2 > shaji joykutty <sjoykutty(a)yahoo.com> > wrote: > Dear fellow companions > I have registered for my doctorate, the broad topic is Internet, growing preference of WWW google among students faculty research scholars, new roles for librarians. I would like to have your scholarly inputs in this regard. Specially when blogers are predicting the extinct of libraries to the like of dodo and dinosaur, we should prove that libraries and librarians can never die but they are going to evolve yet again with redefined roles and competencies. Kindly put in your scholarly inputs > lovingly > your fellow companion in the race to reinvent our profession > saramma shaji > ethiraj college for women > chennai > --------------------------------- > Get your own web address for just $1.99/1st yr. We'll help. Yahoo! Small Business._______________________________________________ > LIS-Forum mailing list > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > Want to be your own boss? Learn how on http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=41244/*http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-index Yahoo! Small Business. > > > _______________________________________________ > LIS-Forum mailing list > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > > >

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Google Launches Literacy Portal
by Farooque Shaheen 05 Oct '06

05 Oct '06

Google has launched a portal to connect literacy organisations around the world. Users can search for information in digitised books and academic articles, and share information through blogs, videos and groups. The tool also allows people to find literacy organisations around the world using a searchable and zoomable map. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/5403456.stm Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt. Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 Ext. 4105 Google has launched a portal to connect literacy organisations around the world. Users can search for information in digitised books and academic articles, and share information through blogs, videos and groups. The tool also allows people to find literacy organisations around the world using a searchable and zoomable map. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/5403456.stm Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt. Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 Ext. 4105

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Sad demise of Prof. N B Pangannaya
by gayathri sen 05 Oct '06

05 Oct '06

I had the fortune of co-ordinating with Prof. N.B. Pangannaya, for the M.Lib. Sc., Distance Education Practical Training Programme for the Bangalore Centre. I met him many times during this programme held from 10th to 25th July, 2006. On 26th September, 2006 the entire day was spent with him in Bangalore at PES Institute of Technology. Never in my dream did I think he will become dear to God so soon. Myself and my colleagues at PESIT are extremely grieved at this demise and pray that his soul rest in peace. Let his untiring energy be passed on to some able selfless person to carry on the Karnataka State Open University Distance Education Programme. Mrs. Gayathri Sen Chief Librarian PES Institute of Technology 100 Ft. Ring Road, BSK III Stage, BANGALORE 560085 www.pes.edu --------------------------------- How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messengers low PC-to-Phone call rates. I had the fortune of co-ordinating with P rof. N.B. Pangannaya, for the M.Lib. Sc., Distance Education Practical Training Programme for the Bangalore Centre. I met him many times during this programme held from 10 th to 25 th July, 2006. On 26 th September, 2006 the entire day was spent with him in Bangalore at PES Institute of Technology. Never in my dream did I think he will become dear to God so soon. Myself and my colleagues at PESIT are extremely grieved at this demise and pray that his soul rest in peace. Let his untiring energy be passed on to some able selfless person to carry on the Karnataka State Open University Distance Education Programme. Mrs. Gayathri Sen Chief Librarian PES Institute of Technology 100 Ft. Ring Road , BSK III Stage, BANGALORE 560085 http://www.pes.edu/ www.pes.edu How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messengers low http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman8/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/ev… PC-to-Phone call rates.

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One Year Library training cum Apprenticeship Programme
by dvk library 05 Oct '06

05 Oct '06

Dear Friends, Greetings from DVK central Library, Bangalore! We are happy to inform you that we are conducting a One Year Library Training cum Apprenticeship Programme for the freshers of library and information science. It is a unique formation to the modern librarianship. Interested candidates can send their resume on or before 1st November 2006 . for more details email to: dvklibrary(a)yahoo.com Fr. John Neelankavil CMI Chief Librarian DVK Central Library Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram Dharmaram College Post Bangalore 560 029 Ph:080-41116350, 41116353 --------------------------------- Get your own web address for just $1.99/1st yr. We'll help. Yahoo! Small Business. Dear Friends, Greetings from DVK central Library, Bangalore! We are happy to inform you that we are conducting a One Year Library Training cum Apprenticeship Programme for the freshers of library and information science. It is a unique formation to the modern librarianship. Interested candidates can send their resume on or before 1 st November 2006 . for more details email to: http://us.f571.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=dvklibrary@yahoo.com dvklibrary(a)yahoo.com Fr. John Neelankavil CMI Chief Librarian DVK Central Library Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram Dharmaram College Post Bangalore 560 029 Ph:080-41116350, 41116353 Get your own http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=43290/*http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/domains web address for just $1.99/1st yr . We'll help. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=41244/*http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Small Business .

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research assistance
by shaji joykutty 04 Oct '06

04 Oct '06

Dear fellow companions I have registered for my doctorate, the broad topic is Internet, growing preference of WWW google among students faculty research scholars, new roles for librarians. I would like to have your scholarly inputs in this regard. Specially when blogers are predicting the extinct of libraries to the like of dodo and dinosaur, we should prove that libraries and librarians can never die but they are going to evolve yet again with redefined roles and competencies. Kindly put in your scholarly inputs lovingly your fellow companion in the race to reinvent our profession saramma shaji ethiraj college for women chennai --------------------------------- Get your own web address for just $1.99/1st yr. We'll help. Yahoo! Small Business. Dear fellow companions I have registered for my doctorate, the broad topic is Internet, growing preference of WWW google among students faculty research scholars, new roles for librarians. I would like to have your scholarly inputs in this regard. Specially when blogers are predicting the extinct of libraries to the like of dodo and dinosaur, we should prove that libraries and librarians can never die but they are going to evolve yet again with redefined roles and competencies. Kindly put in your scholarly inputs lovingly your fellow companion in the race to reinvent our profession saramma shaji ethiraj college for women chennai Get your own http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=43290/*http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/domains web address for just $1.99/1st yr . We'll help. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=41244/*http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Small Business .

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MyLISA Lecture on Designing and Implementing Library Website
by SUNIL M.V. 04 Oct '06

04 Oct '06

Dear Friends, MyLISA (Mysore Librarians and Information Scientists Association), Mysore Cordially invite you for the lecture on Designing and Implementing Library Website BY Mr. Mohamed Minhaj HOD, Department of Computer Science St. Philomena's College, Mysore On Saturday, October 7, 2006 at 4.00pm Venue: Vidhyanidhi Seminar Hall Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore, Mysore MyLISA --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail. Dear Friends, MyLISA (Mysore Librarians and Information Scientists Association), Mysore Cordially invite you for the lecture on Designing and Implementing Library Website BY Mr. Mohamed Minhaj HOD, Department of Computer Science St. Philomena's College, Mysore On Saturday, October 7, 2006 at 4.00pm Venue: Vidhyanidhi Seminar Hall Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore, Mysore MyLISA Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=42297/*http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailb… all-new Yahoo! Mail.

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Call for Participation: ICADL2006 The 9th International Conference on Asian Digital Libraries in Kyoto, Japan
by Taro Tezuka 03 Oct '06

03 Oct '06

**** FYI. Apologies for cross postings **** Call For Participation The 9th International Conference on Asian Digital Libraries (ICADL 2006) November 27-30, 2006, Kyoto, Japan The International Conference on Asian Digital Libraries (ICADL) is an annual Asian event of international participation focusing on digital libraries and related technologies. Inaugurated in Hong Kong in 1998, ICADL has since been hosted in Taipei, Seoul, Bangalore, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Shanghai, and Bangkok. The 9th ICADL (ICADL2006) will be held in Kyoto, Japan in the late November. It will provide an international forum for sharing experiences and up-to-date technologies among researchers, developers, educators, practitioners and policy makers from a variety of disciplines. ICADL2006, as well as the previous ICADL conferences, focuses on the use, adoption and adaptation of digital libraries, which include work surrounding digital libraries and related technologies, the management of knowledge in digital libraries, and the associated usability and social issues. This year, we will have the following invited talks. (in the order of presentation). The Age of Content and Knowledge Processing Makoto Nagao (National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan) Cyber Science Infrastructure and Scholarly Information for the Promotion of e-Science in Japan Jun Adachi (National Institute of Informatics, Japan) Working Together in Developing Library and Information Science Education in the Asia Pacific Schubert Foo (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore) (To be announced) Daniel Clancy (Google, USA) One Billion Children and Digital Libraries: With your help, what the $100 laptop and its sunlight readable display might enable Mary Lou Jepson (MIT, USA) Dr. Nagao is one of the most famous information science researchers in Japan, who is also well-known for his contributions to digital libraries. Professor Adachi is one of the leading researchers of digital library systems. His talk will be on promoting e-Science using digital libraries. Professor Foo is a leading researcher of digital library systems in Singapore. He will talk about library and information science education in the Asia-Pacific region. Singapore is well known for their advanced education on information science. Dr. Clancy is the engineer director who is in charge of Google Book Search Project (originally known as Google Print), which is attracting much attention recently. Dr. Jepson is one of the leading members of the $100 laptop project, which aims to provide inexpensive but effective laptop computers for children's education. She will talk about the architecture that enables children to read books through their laptops. For more information, please see the conference website at http://www.icadl2006.org/ Early registration is available on or before October 27th. The final deadline for registraion is 18:00 of November 13, 2006, Japan Standard Time (GMT+9). Kyoto, which is globally known as the historical city and the heart of Japan, will welcome you to ICADL2006 in a very beautiful autumn. We look forward to seeing you at this invaluable occasion. Taro Tezuka Publicity Co-chair of ICADL2006 (Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University)

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RE: [LIS-Forum] Sad Demise of Prof. N.B. Pangannaya
by sathya 03 Oct '06

03 Oct '06

Prof. Pangannaiah was my beloved teacher, very special to me. In my first job as Librarian, I was his proud successor at Udipi, a college library he had build and developed on a very modern line. He made my entry into profession so good and enjoyable that I owe him my success in the first leg of my career profusely to him. He is no more, a very sad feeling indeed. A fine human being, always helpful, he worked for the profession till his last days. I was lucky to have him as my teacher. We miss him. Let us pray for the departed soul. Sathya ----------------------- N V Sathyanarayana Informatics (India) Ltd Bangalore 560003. -----Original Message----- From: N.S. Harinarayana [mailto:ns.harinarayana@gmail.com] Sent: Mon 10/2/2006 9:04 PM To: LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Cc: Subject: [LIS-Forum] Sad Demise of Prof. N.B. Pangannaya Here is my tribute to my beloved teacher Prof. N. Balakrishna Pangannaya who died due to multiple organ failure on October 1, 2006. He was quite active and had no sign of any illness. He attended to the professional work at his office at Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) even on the Friday, September 29, 2006. It is evident that he was contributing richly to the good cause of the profession till his last breath. NBP, as was called fondly by his students, was a teacher par-excellence. Like many of his students, his teachings have a great influence on my professional careers. What I like most in his teachings is his discussions on any topic based on logic and practical utility. He had excellent command over language and the subject. He had the ability to teach any difficult topic with great ease and make even the average students to understand the essence of the topic. His discourse on Information Processing and Retrieval (IPR) still rings in my ears. Prof. Pangannaya is one of the main pillars on which Department of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, Mysore was built. He served the Department for more than three decades. He joined the Department as Lecturer in early 1970s and retired in 2000. For a brief term in-between he served Mangalore University as librarian. I had the fortune of associating myself with him in developing self instructional materials (SIM) for BLISc and MLISc programs of KSOU. He had undergone severe stress during the process of developing the course. In fact, SIM development of MLISc course is half through and he was trying his best to complete the assignment by December this year. It goes to his credit that he alone, single handedly, was able to coordinate the design and development of SIMs both in English and Kannada for BLISc in a record time of just one and half years. It may be noted here this achievement is a record of its kind in KSOU. No other Department was able to develop the SIMs in both the languages. His contributions were recognized and acknowledged by Prof. Sudha Rao, the present Vice Chancellor of KSOU in her key note address during the MLISc contact program held recently. The Department of Library and Information Science has organized a condolence meeting on Tuesday, October 3, 2006 at 4 PM. It will be attended by his students and colleagues in and around Mysore. If you want to send your condolences it may be sent to me before 3 PM. I will pass on your message to the concerned for reading them during the meeting. I pray the Almighty to rest Prof. N.B. Pangannaya's soul in eternal peace. -- N.S. Harinarayana, Ph.D Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore, Manasagangtori Mysore 570 006 Off. Ph: (0821) 2419393

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Call for proposals for UN-Family "21st Century" News Magazine
by Puna Das 03 Oct '06

03 Oct '06

This project aims at putting ICT to the use of media content development on major societal and development issues such as human rights, peace, tolerance and the fight against discrimination by providing developing countries with training, production and distribution opportunities in these areas. The show consists of feature segments, most often 3 pieces per show, each an estimated six to eight minutes in length. The stories should deal with gripping human problems that have not been widely reported. The programme will feature character-driven, human interest stories that reflect some of the most important issues affecting the world, and our lives, today. Balanced thematically and geographically, each episode will reflect UN priorities for the new millennium. Stories should be targeted to all publics and aim at increasing understanding of the development and societal issues identified as priority fields by UNESCO, namely: * Millennium Development Goals, particularly poverty-alleviation, basic education, gender equality and women empowerment; * Human Rights; * Peace and Tolerance; * Fight against discrimination, based on race, gender or other issues (e.g. HIV status); * Freedom of Expression; and * Intercultural communication and cultural diversity. This project falls within the framework of UNESCO’s project "Harnessing ICT for the audiovisual industry and public service broadcasting in developing countries" and is in collaboration with the United Nations Department of Public Information (UNDPI) and the UN family. Submission criteria: http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/files/22842/1159427733921_Century_-_Submissi… http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=34889&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION… __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new http://in.answers.yahoo.com/

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Condolence message
by srels 03 Oct '06

03 Oct '06

On behalf of the Board of Trustees and Staff of the Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, Bangalore, I convey our heartfelt condolences on the sudden and untimely demise of Prof. Pangannaya. He was a great friend of the Endowment and we cherish his memory for a long time to come. May his soul rest in peace. K.N.Prasad Executive Officer Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, Bangalore. On behalf of the Board of Trustees and Staff of the Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, Bangalore, I convey our heartfelt condolences on the sudden and untimely demise of Prof. Pangannaya. He was a great friend of the Endowment and we cherish his memory for a long time to come. May his soul rest in peace. K.N.Prasad Executive Officer Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, Bangalore.

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Sad Demise of Prof Pangannayya
by I.R.N.Goudar 03 Oct '06

03 Oct '06

Dear Professionals, Karnataka State Library Association mourns the untimely and sad demise of Prof. N.B. Pangannayya. He served Department of LIS, University of Mysore for more than three decades with a small stint at Mangalore as University Librarian. For the last few years he worked very hard to prepare course material for LIS of Karnataka State Open University aswell organised contact programs. I too had the opportunity of being part of KSOU programs as Guest Lecturer. A very down to earth person. We have lost an efficient professional and a good teacher. May his soul rest in peace. Dr.I.R.N. Goudar President KALA on behalf of all Members. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. I.R.N. Goudar Tel: 91-80-25086081 Head, Information Centre for 91-80-25235315 Aerospace Science and Technology Fax: 91-80-25268072 National Aerospace Laboratories E-mail:goudar@css.nal.res.in Airport Road, BANGALORE-560 017 India http://www.icast.org.in/staff/goudar.html

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Paul Ginsparg on arXiv, OA, and the future
by Mailing List Manager 03 Oct '06

03 Oct '06

Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 04:14:32 +0100 (BST) From: Subbiah Arunachalam <subbiah_a(a)yahoo.com> Friends: Here is an excellent article on arXiv, the central archive for physics and related fields, by its founder Paul Ginsparg. He highlights the value of arXiv (and all open access archives) for developing country researchers. Unfortunately, developing countries themselves are doing very little to adopt open access, in spite of the fact most countries have the necessary infrastructure and competence. Subbiah Arunachalam Paul Ginsparg on arXiv, OA, and the future Excerpt: The e-print arXiv, initiated in August 1991, has effectively transformed the research communication infrastructure of multiple fields of physics and could play a prominent role in a unified set of global resources for physics, mathematics, and computer science. It has grown to contain >375,000 articles (as of July 2006), with >50,000 new submissions expected in calendar year 2006 and >40,000,000 full-text downloads per year. It is an international project, with dedicated mirror sites in 17 countries and collaborations with United States and foreign professional societies and other international organizations, and it has also provided a crucial lifeline for isolated researchers in developing countries... For more details, visit: http://www.mysyndicaat.com/myfeed/blog/default/baileycw_Open%20Access%20Upd…

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