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Call for free access to research
by Subbiah Gunasekaran 09 Sep '05

09 Sep '05

Call for free access to research UK universities have joined calls for publicly-funded research to be freely available on the internet. In a position statement, Universities UK supports moves to broaden access away from subscription-based journals and - more recently - websites. The organisation argues that such academic material is vital to national productivity and well-being. Its intervention is the latest in a long-running debate about the public accessiblity of research findings. Universities UK says freeing up research would also increase the number of times it is cited by other academics - which in turn boosts researchers' claims to funding. Cultural health The eight UK research councils, which control most of the public funding, have proposed making free access a condition of getting grants. The president of Universities UK, Professor Drummond Bone, said: "Publicly funded research undertaken in UK universities lies at the heart of a productive economy, as well as supporting the physical, social and cultural health of the nation. "Ensuring that the main outputs of research - ideas and knowledge - are disseminated widely is vitally important. "Universities UK supports moves by the research community and publishers to develop new publishing models that are based on the principle that research outcomes should be disseminated and freely accessed as widely as possible." Rising prices The universities say the subscription-based system of scholarly communication has served the research community well in the past but "now operates at a sub-optimal level". A key problem has been rapidly increasing journal prices - up 58% between 1998 and 2003, compared with a general inflation rate of 11%. Developments in electronic publishing have made possible a fundamental change, they argue. In a report last year, the House of Commons science and technology committee also called for publicly-funded research to be made freely available online in archived digital information banks. Publishers have argued that the cost per page has not increased - they are just being offered increasing amounts of research material. And they say they bear the costs of having research "peer reviewed" - checked by others - and that if this were to end the integrity of research could be compromised. They include not only commercial publishers but not-for-profit learned societies. Universities UK says they play a crucial role and the effect of any change on them should be monitored closely. But it says there are sustainable ways forward, probably involving a mixture of the current system and new ways of doing things, such as having those who fund the research meet the publication costs. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/4224072.stm --------- Call for free access to research UK universities have joined calls for publicly-funded research to be freely available on the internet. In a position statement, Universities UK supports moves to broaden access away from subscription-based journals and - more recently - websites. The organisation argues that such academic material is vital to national productivity and well-being. Its intervention is the latest in a long-running debate about the public accessiblity of research findings. Universities UK says freeing up research would also increase the number of times it is cited by other academics - which in turn boosts researchers' claims to funding. Cultural health The eight UK research councils, which control most of the public funding, have proposed making free access a condition of getting grants. The president of Universities UK, Professor Drummond Bone, said: "Publicly funded research undertaken in UK universities lies at the heart of a productive economy, as well as supporting the physical, social and cultural health of the nation. "Ensuring that the main outputs of research - ideas and knowledge - are disseminated widely is vitally important. "Universities UK supports moves by the research community and publishers to develop new publishing models that are based on the principle that research outcomes should be disseminated and freely accessed as widely as possible." Rising prices The universities say the subscription-based system of scholarly communication has served the research community well in the past but "now operates at a sub-optimal level". A key problem has been rapidly increasing journal prices - up 58% between 1998 and 2003, compared with a general inflation rate of 11%. Developments in electronic publishing have made possible a fundamental change, they argue. In a report last year, the House of Commons science and technology committee also called for publicly-funded research to be made freely available online in archived digital information banks. Publishers have argued that the cost per page has not increased - they are just being offered increasing amounts of research material. And they say they bear the costs of having research "peer reviewed" - checked by others - and that if this were to end the integrity of research could be compromised. They include not only commercial publishers but not-for-profit learned societies. Universities UK says they play a crucial role and the effect of any change on them should be monitored closely. But it says there are sustainable ways forward, probably involving a mixture of the current system and new ways of doing things, such as having those who fund the research meet the publication costs. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/4224072.stm --------- 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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Urgently looking for a book
by Parinita Samant 09 Sep '05

09 Sep '05

Dear All, This is a very nice forum for discussion. I am new here, and have enjoyed reading all your mails. In fact, that is why I decided to seek your help. I am looking for a book, " Advanced Assembler Language and MVS Interfaces" by Carmine A. Cannatello. Can anyone help me out?? Thanks and Regards Parinita contact me at parinitas(a)hexaware.com

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[LIS-Forum] Version 59, Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography
by Charles W. Bailey, Jr. 09 Sep '05

09 Sep '05

Version 59 of the Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography is now available. This selective bibliography presents over 2,480 articles, books, and other printed and electronic sources that are useful in understanding scholarly electronic publishing efforts on the Internet. http://info.lib.uh.edu/sepb/sepb.html http://info.lib.uh.edu/sepb/sepb.pdf The Open Access Bibliography: Liberating Scholarly Literature with E-Prints and Open Access Journals, by the same author, provides much more in-depth coverage of the open access movement and related topics (e.g., disciplinary archives, e-prints, institutional repositories, open access journals, and the Open Archives Initiative) than SEPB does. http://www.escholarlypub.com/oab/oab.htm The Open Access Webliography (with Ho) complements the OAB, providing access to a number of Websites related to open access topics. http://www.escholarlypub.com/cwb/oaw.htm Changes in This Version The bibliography has the following sections (revised sections are marked with an asterisk): Table of Contents 1 Economic Issues 2 Electronic Books and Texts 2.1 Case Studies and History 2.2 General Works* 2.3 Library Issues 3 Electronic Serials 3.1 Case Studies and History* 3.2 Critiques 3.3 Electronic Distribution of Printed Journals 3.4 General Works* 3.5 Library Issues* 3.6 Research* 4 General Works* 5 Legal Issues 5.1 Intellectual Property Rights* 5.2 License Agreements* 5.3 Other Legal Issues 6 Library Issues 6.1 Cataloging, Identifiers, Linking, and Metadata* 6.2 Digital Libraries* 6.3 General Works* 6.4 Information Integrity and Preservation* 7 New Publishing Models* 8 Publisher Issues* 8.1 Digital Rights Management 9 Repositories, E-Prints, and OAI* Appendix A. Related Bibliographies* Appendix B. About the Author* Appendix C. SEPB Use Statistics Scholarly Electronic Publishing Resources includes the following sections: Cataloging, Identifiers, Linking, and Metadata* Digital Libraries* Electronic Books and Texts* Electronic Serials* General Electronic Publishing* Images Legal* Preservation Publishers Repositories, E-Prints, and OAI* SGML and Related Standards Further Information about SEPB The HTML version of SEPB is designed for interactive use. Each major section is a separate file. There are links to sources that are freely available on the Internet. It can be can be searched using Boolean operators. The HTML document includes three sections not found in the Acrobat file: (1) Scholarly Electronic Publishing Weblog (biweekly list of new resources; also available by mailing list--see second URL--and RSS Feed--see third URL) http://info.lib.uh.edu/sepb/sepw.htm http://info.lib.uh.edu/sepb/sepwlist.htm http://feeds.feedburner.com/ScholarlyElectronicPublishingWeblogrss (2) Scholarly Electronic Publishing Resources (directory of over 270 related Web sites) http://info.lib.uh.edu/sepb/sepr.htm (3) Archive (prior versions of the bibliography) http://info.lib.uh.edu/sepb/archive/sepa.htm The Acrobat file is designed for printing. The printed bibliography is over 200 pages long. The Acrobat file is over 550 KB. Related Article An article about the bibliography has been published in The Journal of Electronic Publishing: http://www.press.umich.edu/jep/07-02/bailey.html Best Regards, Charles Charles W. Bailey, Jr., Assistant Dean for Digital Library Planning and Development, University of Houston Libraries Home: http://www.escholarlypub.com/ DigitalKoans: http://www.escholarlypub.com/digitalkoans/ Open Access Bibliography: http://www.escholarlypub.com/oab/oab.htm Open Access Webliography: http://www.escholarlypub.com/cwb/oaw.htm Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography: http://info.lib.uh.edu/sepb/sepb.html Scholarly Electronic Publishing Weblog: http://info.lib.uh.edu/sepb/sepw.htm

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RE: [LIS-Forum] Urgently looking for a book
by Parinita Samant 08 Sep '05

08 Sep '05

Dear All, Thanks for all the help extended by you. I did check Amazon and realized that the price was much more than the publisher's price. So I started hunting for some bookshop/library here in India, which could help me locate the book. Bookfinder.com was an excellant site. Many a times, books that we weed out, may be needed by other Libraries. I was taking just such a chance (one in a million, I know) but, in this way I can communicate with library professionals all over the country!!! Thats something!!!! Thanks and Regards, Parinita HexaVarsity - Library 55919595 Ext. No 9707 -----Original Message----- From: G. K. Manjunath [mailto:gkm@igidr.ac.in] Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 12:57 PM To: ++ Mukesh Anand ++ Cc: Parinita Samant; lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Urgently looking for a book Best way to find rare and out-of-print book is bookfinder.com The book which Mr.Parinita is looking for is availble in two bookshops in US, but at a very exhorbitant price. ( US $ 349/- ISBN 0471361763 ). She may try at http://www.alibris.com http://www.venturapacific.net g.k.manjunath chief librarian IGIDR, MUMBAI. On Wed, 7 Sep 2005, ++ Mukesh Anand ++ wrote: > Ms. Parinita > > The following title of your interest is 'Out of Print', > and no longer available from publisher : > > Advanced Assembler Language and MVS Interfaces: > For IBM Systems and Application Programmers, 2nd Edition > By Carmine Cannatello > Paperback / 816 Pages / John Wiley / August 1999 / 0471361763 > > Hope this information suffice. > > Best Wishes > > ++ Mukesh ++ > > - - > Mukesh Anand > Director - Marketing > Monitor Information Services > # 203, Moghal Marc Ratan Complex > Narayanguda, Opp. Deepak Theatre, > Hyderabad - 500 029, India > > Telephone: 040-55787065 > Fax: +91-40-27552390 > > http://www.monitorinfo.com > Importers n Distributors of Technical Publications > > = = = = > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Parinita Samant" <parinitas(a)hexaware.com> > To: <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> > Sent: Monday, September 05, 2005 4:17 PM > Subject: [LIS-Forum] Urgently looking for a book > > > > Dear All, > > > > This is a very nice forum for discussion. I am new here, and have enjoyed > > reading all your mails. In fact, that is why I decided to seek your help. > > > > I am looking for a book, " Advanced Assembler Language and MVS Interfaces" > > by Carmine A. Cannatello. > > > > Can anyone help me out?? > > > > Thanks and Regards > > Parinita > > contact me at > > parinitas(a)hexaware.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > LIS-Forum mailing list > > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > LIS-Forum mailing list > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum >

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Presentation on the Future of Librarianship
by Gowri Ravindranth 08 Sep '05

08 Sep '05

To: The Moderator Kindly post this message in LIS forum. The Office of Public Affairs U.S. Consulate General for South India, Madras Library Association (MALA) and Guindy Campus Library, University of Madras Cordially invite you to a presentation on Future of Librarianship By Ms. Wendy Zaman Information Resource Officer American Embassy, New Delhi on Monday, September 12, 2005 at 06:00 p.m. Venue: Guindy Campus Library University of Madras, Chennai 600 025 Program 05.30 p.m. Tea 05.50 p.m. Welcome Address by Dr. Samyuktha Ravi, Deputy Librarian, University of Madras 05.55 p.m. Introduction of the Speaker by Mr. M.K. Jagadish, Director, American Information Resource Center 06:00 p.m. Presentation on Future of Librarianship by Ms. Wendy A. Zaman 06:40 p.m. Q and A 06:55 p.m. Vote of Thanks by Mr. G. Sundar, Joint Secretary, MALA ______________________________________________________ Wendy Zaman Information Resource Officer Wendy Zaman joined the United States Foreign Service as regional Information Resource Officer in February 2003. She arrived in India in December 2004. She works as the consultant for the seven American Information Resource Centers (AIRCs), also known as American Libraries, in the U.S. missions in Chennai, Calcutta, Mumbai and New Delhi, in India, and also in Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka. In her previous assignment, she was responsible for the AIRCs in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Prior to joining the Foreign Service, she worked as University Librarian in Florida for three years. And before that, she lived throughout Asia and Africa and worked in a variety of libraries, ranging from Universities to international schools to NGOs and consulting firms. Thank you L. R. Gowri Secretary Madras Library Association (MALA)

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Library Executive position at TCS's Pune location
by k.satyanarayana＠tcs.com 08 Sep '05

08 Sep '05

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is a world-leading information technology consulting, services, and business process outsourcing organization. Started in 1968, today it has a presence in 32 countries across 5 continents and is one of the world's leading Information Technology companies. Six of the Fortune Top 10 companies are among its valued customers. TCS's Pune Branch is adding one Executive position to its Library & Information Centre. Job Description The person would be responsible for circulation and maintenance of books, journals, magazines and other library documents and would offer SDI (Selective Dissemination of Information), CAS (Current Awareness Services and QBS (Query Based Services). Key Responsibilities Assist the Branch Library and Information Center (BLIC) Head/ Independently handle a satellite library under the supervision of the BLIC Head to achieve the objectives of Library and Information Center namely: i. Provide uninterrupted Library services ii. Provide timely information services iii. Deliver Housekeeping operations to the utmost satisfaction of the customer iv. Create and archive information assets for future use. Experience 4 to 6 years experience in library /documentation / information handling preferably in corporate, scientific and technology environments. Others Flair for IT, good communication and interpersonal skills and willing to work in flexi hours Interested candidates may e-mail their resume to <trddc.library(a)tcs.com> by 30th Sep 2005 Alternatively, hard copies can be posted to: K V Satyanarayana Manager - Library & Information Services Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. 54-B, Hadapsar Industrial Estate Pune - 411013eID:NT0001777A Notice: The information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, use, review, distribution, printing or copying of the information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it are strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us by reply e-mail or telephone and immediately and permanently delete the message and any attachments. Thank you Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is a world-leading information technology consulting, services, and business process outsourcing organization. Started in 1968, today it has a presence in 32 countries across 5 continents and is one of the world's leading Information Technology companies. Six of the Fortune Top 10 companies are among its valued customers. TCS's Pune Branch is adding one Executive position to its Library & Information Centre. Job Description The person would be responsible for circulation and maintenance of books, journals, magazines and other library documents and would offer SDI (Selective Dissemination of Information), CAS (Current Awareness Services and QBS (Query Based Services). Key Responsibilities Assist the Branch Library and Information Center (BLIC) Head/ Independently handle a satellite library under the supervision of the BLIC Head to achieve the objectives of Library and Information Center namely: i. Provide uninterrupted Library services ii. Provide timely information services iii. Deliver Housekeeping operations to the utmost satisfaction of the customer iv. Create and archive information assets for future use. Experience 4 to 6 years experience in library /documentation / information handling preferably in corporate, scientific and technology environments. Others � Flair for IT, good communication and interpersonal skills and willing to work in flexi hours Interested candidates may e-mail �their resume to <trddc.library(a)tcs.com> by 30th Sep 2005 Alternatively, hard copies can be posted to: K V Satyanarayana Manager - Library & Information Services Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. 54-B, Hadapsar Industrial Estate Pune - 411013 eID:NT0001777A � � Notice: The information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, use, review, distribution, printing or copying of the information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it are strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us by reply e-mail or telephone and immediately and permanently delete the message and any attachments. Thank you

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First Workshop on Eprints in Library and Information Science
by Bhojaraju G 08 Sep '05

08 Sep '05

Apologies for X Postings First Workshop on Eprints in Library and Information Science22 October, 2005 from 13:45 to 19:00Council Chamber, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland The workshop takes place right after the CERN workshop on Innovationsin Scholarly Communication OAI4 http://oai4.web.cern.ch/OAI4/. Itis sponsored by CERN, CILEA and the Polytechnic University ofValencia. The meeting is followed by a reception. The workshop is for activists, friends and folks who want to find outmore about the E-LIS eprints archive for Library and InformationScience (LIS), at http://eprints.rclis.org. E-LIS was formed in 2003to further the open archiving of papers in LIS and related fields. Itis an open-access international eprints archive maintained byvolunteers. It has grown spectacularly well. At the time of writingalmost 3000 eprints have been archived. At the workshop the E-LIS community will discuss technical details ofE-LIS and organizational models for the E-LIS community. Outsiderswill find it interesting to see how a really successful open archiveworks. Some efforts that are related to E-LIS will also be discussed.This workshop will be an important contribution to the development ofopen archiving within LIS scholarly communication. Registration for this event is free, but limited to to the first 150people. See the workshop web site athttp://www.aepic.it/conf/index.php?cf=4 For further details and online registration. Thanks & Regards Bhojaraju G,Librarian – Knowledge ManagementHomepage: http://www.bhojarajug.freeservers.com ************************************************************ICICI OneSource Ltd.148 Bhaskara Plaza, RV Road,VV Puram, Bangalore-560004, INDIA.Cell:+91-944 836 9905 E-mail: Bhojaraju.G(a)gmail.com, bhojarajug@yahoo.com************************************************************Visit & Pl put your comments on Guest BookKM Cyberary: http://www.bhojarajug.freeservers.com/cyberary.htmlKM-Forum: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KM-Forum/

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Appointed as University Librarian of Bangalore University, Bangalore.
by Dr.P.V.Konnur 08 Sep '05

08 Sep '05

Sorry for the second posting. I had not changed the signature at the end of my mail earlier. Please feel free to contact me in the address given bellow. Thanks. Konnur. Dear Professional Colleagues, I am happy to inform you all that I have reported to my duties as University Librarian of Bangalore University, Bangalore since 6th August 2005. I was earlier working at Goa University as its Librarian since 1999. Your advice and cooperation will go a long way in development of Bangalore University Library. I seek your full support. Thanks, Konnur. Dr.P.V.Konnur, University Librarian, Bangalore University Library, Jnana Bharathi, Bangalore-560 056 Phone: o8o-22961131 080-23215510 ______________________________________________________ Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/

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Information about CICTAL Course of the Ignou
by Dr. Nabi Hasan 07 Sep '05

07 Sep '05

Dear Friends Please send me the information about the IGNOU CICTAL Course. The information avavilable in the prospectus of the IGNOU and at their website is not comprehensive. Regards Dr. Nabi Hasan Assistant Librarian cum Library System Administrator University Library, CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University Palampur (H.P.)- 176 062 (India) Phone: 01894-283184 (Direct), 01894-230361 (O) Cell- 9418149447, 01894-234571 (R) E-Mail: nabihasan(a)rediffmail.com nabihasan(a)gmail.com Web: http://hillagric.ernet.in --------------------------------- Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner online. Go to http://yahoo.shaadi.com Dear Friends Please send me the information about the IGNOU CICTAL Course. The information avavilable in the prospectus of the IGNOU and at their website is not comprehensive. Regards Dr. Nabi Hasan Assistant Librarian cum Library System Administrator University Library, CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University Palampur (H.P.)- 176 062 (India) Phone: 01894-283184 (Direct), 01894-230361 (O) Cell- 9418149447, 01894-234571 (R) E-Mail: mailto:nabihasan@rediffmail.com nabihasan(a)rediffmail.com mailto:nabihasan@gmail.com nabihasan(a)gmail.com Web: http:// hillagric.ernet.in Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner online. Go to http://yahoo.shaadi.com

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PLANNER 2005 Website - Corrigendum
by Rajesh Chandrakar 07 Sep '05

07 Sep '05

Dear Professionals, In my previous announcement of the PLANNER2005, please read the website of the convention as http://web.inflibnet.ac.in/planner05/default.jsp instead of http://web.inflibnet.ac.in/planner05/index.jsp. We are sorry for the inconvenience caused. Other mistakes, if any found, may please be ignored. With best regards, Rajesh ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rajesh Chandrakar, Commonwealth Professional Fellow Scientific & Technical Officer INFLIBNET (INFormation and LIBrary NETwork) Centre An IUC of University Grants Commission Near Gujarat University Guest House, PB No. 4116, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad - 380 009, India Tel. +91-(0)79-26305971/ 8528/ 4695(O), 26873805(R) Mobile: +91-9898087422 Fax: +91-(0)79-26300990, 263007816 E-mail: rajesh(a)inflibnet.ac.in; rchandrakar(a)gmail.com Website: http://www.inflibnet.ac.in ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Professionals, In my previous announcement of the PLANNER2005, please read the website of the convention as http://web.inflibnet.ac.in/planner05/default.jsp http://web.inflibnet.ac.in/planner05/default.jsp instead of http://web.inflibnet.ac.in/planner05/index.jsp http://web.inflibnet.ac.in/planner05/index.jsp . We are sorry for the inconvenience caused. Other mistakes, if any found, may please be ignored. With best regards, Rajesh ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rajesh Chandrakar, Commonwealth Professional Fellow Scientific & Technical Officer INFLIBNET (INFormation and LIBrary NETwork) Centre An IUC of University Grants Commission Near Gujarat University Guest House, PB No. 4116, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad - 380 009, India Tel. +91-(0)79-26305971/ 8528/ 4695(O), 26873805(R) Mobile: +91-9898087422 Fax: +91-(0)79-26300990, 263007816 E-mail: mailto:rajesh@inflibnet.ac.in rajesh(a)inflibnet.ac.in ; mailto:rchandrakar@gmail.com rchandrakar(a)gmail.com Website: http://www.inflibnet.ac.in http://www.inflibnet.ac.in -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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RE: [LIS-Forum] protection of old manuscripts
by rama.budihal＠wipro.com 06 Sep '05

06 Sep '05

Visit www.namami.nic.in - National Mission for Manuscripts, for conservation, if you are in Karnataka contact ICKPAK - Intach Chitrakala parishat art conservation Centre or Karnataka State Archives in Vidhana Soudha. If you are in Tamil nadu contact State Museum Dr. Jairaj there. If you are in Maharashtra contact BORI. All these are Manuscripts Conservation centres under the National Mission. If you want to digitize contact Mahabharata Samshodhana Pratisthanam, Bangalore - mspblr(a)yahoo.com ________________________________ From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in on behalf of chandru shekar Sent: Tue 9/6/2005 12:31 PM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] protection of old manuscripts Iam new to this discussion forum. I found it very useful and enjoying very much. I am working as librarian of reputed Ayurvedic medical college. we have good number of old manuscripts. I want to know the methods of preserving of manuscripts viz. fumigation etc.. kindly guide me in this matter chandru __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner online. Go to http://yahoo.shaadi.com _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum Confidentiality Notice The information contained in this electronic message and any attachments to this message are intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) and may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender at Wipro or Mailadmin(a)wipro.com immediately and destroy all copies of this message and any attachments. [LIS-Forum] protection of old manuscripts Visit http://www.namami.nic.in www.namami.nic.in - National Mission for Manuscripts, for conservation, if you are in Karnataka contact ICKPAK - Intach Chitrakala parishat art conservation Centre or Karnataka State Archives in Vidhana Soudha. If you are in Tamil nadu contact State Museum Dr. Jairaj there. If you are in Maharashtra contact BORI. All these are Manuscripts Conservation centres under the National Mission. If you want to digitize contact Mahabharata Samshodhana Pratisthanam, Bangalore - mspblr(a)yahoo.com From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in on behalf of chandru shekar Sent: Tue 9/6/2005 12:31 PM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] protection of old manuscripts Iam new to this discussion forum. I found it very useful and enjoying very much. I am working as librarian of reputed Ayurvedic medical college. we have good number of old manuscripts. I want to know the methods of preserving of manuscripts viz. fumigation etc.. kindly guide me in this matter chandru __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner online. Go to http://yahoo.shaadi.com http://yahoo.shaadi.com _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum Confidentiality Notice The information contained in this electronic message and any attachments to this message are intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) and may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender at Wipro or Mailadmin(a)wipro.com immediately and destroy all copies of this message and any attachments.

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India ICT industry at crossroads: Gartner
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 06 Sep '05

06 Sep '05

http://www.ciol.com/content/search/showarticle1.asp?artid=74504&nl=2_15033_… India ICT industry at crossroads: Gartner The dwindling government interest in the ICT industry would lead to a re-focus on other industries and India's digital divide would be pronounced Thursday, September 01, 2005 MUMBAI: Indian Information & Communications Technology (ICT) companies may be missing a significant opportunity by concentrating their efforts on India's much-hyped export market and failing to capitalise on the country's burgeoning domestic market, warned Gartner. Speaking at the Gartner Summit India 2005 in Mumbai, analysts said that India continued to have the fastest growing ICT market in the world, and predicted a combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of 19 percent from 2004 through 2008. Though starting from a much smaller base, this is significantly faster growth than the second fastest growing ICT market in the world - China. Gartner estimates that ICT spending in India will surpass US$54.8 billion by 2008, a rise from US$29.5 billion in 2004. "India is one of the few countries in the world where the impact of the services export-oriented business far outweighs that of the domestic side," said Partha Iyengar, research vice president at Gartner. "The overall impact of ICT development in the country is skewed heavily around the unique dynamics of this services export trend, often to the detriment of the domestic opportunity." Whilst some Indian service providers are making a name in certain global markets, such as IT services and business process outsourcing (BPO), it is the global players that are firmly entrenched in the Indian domestic market. Domestic vendors currently account for only 42 percent of total ICT spend in India. Iyengar said, "The dominance of foreign providers in India is driven by a combination of a lack of credible domestic ICT infrastructure providers - other than in the Telecom space - and the benign neglect of the emerging and growing domestic services business by the major Indian service providers. Unless action is taken now, domestic providers could see their share of the Indian market slip further." Iyengar further counseled that India's much prized export-focused industry, currently estimated to be worth around $16.5 billion, could ultimately be under threat if local providers fail to gain ground in the domestic market. According to Gartner, Indian businesses are increasingly turning to multinational brands in the outsourcing of high-profile contracts. Gartner believes that if Indian technology providers have no standing in the local market and are thus unable to compete for these higher-end (transformation oriented) deals, it will hamper their future prospects in pursuing similar deals in international markets. "This scenario creates an interesting range of possibilities on how India's ICT business might unfold over the next few years," said Iyengar. "The possible paths will be predicated by a complex combination of vendor, government and end-user behaviour over the next few years. The impact of outside forces in the form of global treaties or national trade barriers could also have a profound impact on the future growth of ICT in India. So, in a manner of speaking, India is not completely in control of its own destiny with regard to its domestic ICT industry." Gartner has defined three potential scenarios for India's ICT industry in 2010. Each scenario highlights six parameters: Domestic ICT Industry, ICT Export Industry, Social Impact, Political Impact, Overall Economy and ICT Standards. Gartner's first scenario, 'Global ICT Superstar' is characterised by balanced development of both the domestic ICT industry and export strength. It assumes a high level of government support with the India ICT industry driving policy as well as defining new global standards. It would lead to a strong economy and a large majority of the population would stand to benefit. In the second scenario, the domestic ICT industry would continue to be dominated by foreign multinationals and the export market would struggle for survival. According to Gartner, in this scenario, dwindling government interest in the ICT industry would lead to a re-focus on other industries and the country's digital divide would be pronounced. In the third and final scenario, India would cease to be a global ICT player, largely ignoring global standards and protocol. Gartner predicts that this scenario would lead to economic malaise in IT-centric states as the focus on the ICT industry rapidly evaporated. Iyengar concluded, "Clearly the ICT industry in India stands at a crossroads. If technology providers, end-users and government can work together to pursue the path outlined in the first scenario then India will not only prosper but also serve as a model for market development in other emerging countries." Prof.N.LAXMAN RAO, Chairman, Board of Studies, Dept.of Library & Information Science, Osmania University, HYDERABAD- 500 007 (INDIA) President, Indian Association of Teachers in Library and Information Science. Vice President, Association of British Scholars(AP Chapter) Ph:+91-40-27171565(res): +91-40-27682290(off) 9246547599(Mobile) e:mail-- naglaxman(a)yahoo.com OR naglaxman(a)indiatimes.com --------------------------------- Yahoo! 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Though starting from a much smaller base, this is significantly faster growth than the second fastest growing ICT market in the world - China. Gartner estimates that ICT spending in India will surpass US$54.8 billion by 2008, a rise from US$29.5 billion in 2004. "India is one of the few countries in the world where the impact of the services export-oriented business far outweighs that of the domestic side," said Partha Iyengar, research vice president at Gartner. "The overall impact of ICT development in the country is skewed heavily around the unique dynamics of this services export trend, often to the detriment of the domestic opportunity." Whilst some Indian service providers are making a name in certain global markets, such as IT services and business process outsourcing (BPO), it is the global players that are firmly entrenched in the Indian domestic market. Domestic vendors currently account for only 42 percent of total ICT spend in India. Iyengar said, "The dominance of foreign providers in India is driven by a combination of a lack of credible domestic ICT infrastructure providers - other than in the Telecom space - and the benign neglect of the emerging and growing domestic services business by the major Indian service providers. Unless action is taken now, domestic providers could see their share of the Indian market slip further." Iyengar further counseled that India's much prized export-focused industry, currently estimated to be worth around $16.5 billion, could ultimately be under threat if local providers fail to gain ground in the domestic market. According to Gartner, Indian businesses are increasingly turning to multinational brands in the outsourcing of high-profile contracts. Gartner believes that if Indian technology providers have no standing in the local market and are thus unable to compete for these higher-end (transformation oriented) deals, it will hamper their future prospects in pursuing similar deals in international markets. "This scenario creates an interesting range of possibilities on how India's ICT business might unfold over the next few years," said Iyengar. "The possible paths will be predicated by a complex combination of vendor, government and end-user behaviour over the next few years. The impact of outside forces in the form of global treaties or national trade barriers could also have a profound impact on the future growth of ICT in India. So, in a manner of speaking, India is not completely in control of its own destiny with regard to its domestic ICT industry." Gartner has defined three potential scenarios for India's ICT industry in 2010. Each scenario highlights six parameters: Domestic ICT Industry, ICT Export Industry, Social Impact, Political Impact, Overall Economy and ICT Standards. Gartner's first scenario, 'Global ICT Superstar' is characterised by balanced development of both the domestic ICT industry and export strength. It assumes a high level of government support with the India ICT industry driving policy as well as defining new global standards. It would lead to a strong economy and a large majority of the population would stand to benefit. In the second scenario, the domestic ICT industry would continue to be dominated by foreign multinationals and the export market would struggle for survival. According to Gartner, in this scenario, dwindling government interest in the ICT industry would lead to a re-focus on other industries and the country's digital divide would be pronounced. In the third and final scenario, India would cease to be a global ICT player, largely ignoring global standards and protocol. Gartner predicts that this scenario would lead to economic malaise in IT-centric states as the focus on the ICT industry rapidly evaporated. Iyengar concluded, "Clearly the ICT industry in India stands at a crossroads. If technology providers, end-users and government can work together to pursue the path outlined in the first scenario then India will not only prosper but also serve as a model for market development in other emerging countries." Prof.N.LAXMAN RAO, Chairman, Board of Studies, Dept.of Library & Information Science, Osmania University, HYDERABAD- 500 007 (INDIA) President, Indian Association of Teachers in Library and Information Science. Vice President, Association of British Scholars(AP Chapter) Ph:+91-40-27171565(res): +91-40-27682290(off) 9246547599(Mobile) e:mail-- naglaxman(a)yahoo.com OR naglaxman(a)indiatimes.com http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/uk/taglines/default/messenger/*http://uk.messen… Yahoo! 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protection of old manuscripts
by chandru shekar 06 Sep '05

06 Sep '05

Iam new to this discussion forum. I found it very useful and enjoying very much. I am working as librarian of reputed Ayurvedic medical college. we have good number of old manuscripts. I want to know the methods of preserving of manuscripts viz. fumigation etc.. kindly guide me in this matter chandru __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner online. Go to http://yahoo.shaadi.com

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Re:[LIS-Forum] Copyright
by Sukhdev Singh 06 Sep '05

06 Sep '05

1. Nobody should mind a portion of a site being cut and paste along with the source URL and emailed. It only helps the original site to achieve its objective. 2. Only a Public Library [copied under instructions of Librarian / Incharge ] can maintain a copy of a book that is not available through normal book trade in India. This is permited under Indian Copy Right Act. --Sukhdev Singh NIC. http://openmed.nic.in > Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 12:03:23 +0530 > From: Farooque Shaheen <Farooque.Shaheen(a)caritor.com> > Subject: [LIS-Forum] Copyright > To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > Message-ID: > < > OFD421E43F.80E7E5B3-ON65257074.0022E05B-65257074.0024538C(a)notes.caritor.com > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Dear professionals, > > Is it fair to copy and paste an article or news > etc (indicating source URL) from a website (not paid) and send it to > colleagues and friends? > > > Thanks & Regards, > Farooque Shaheen, > Caritor India Pvt Ltd, > Tel. 080-26678388 # 4105 > Mobile-9342507449 > -------------- next part -------------- > Dear professionals, > Is it fair to copy and paste an article or news etc (indicating source > URL) from a website (not paid) and send it to colleagues and friends? > Thanks & Regards, > Farooque Shaheen, > Caritor India Pvt Ltd, > Tel. 080-26678388 # 4105 > Mobile-9342507449 > > ------------------------------ > > 2. Only a Public Library [copied under instructions of Librarian / Incharge ] can maintain a copy of a book that is not available through normal book trade in India. This is permited under Indian Copy Right Act. --Sukhdev Singh NIC. http://openmed.nic.in http://openmed.nic.in Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 12:03:23 +0530 From: Farooque Shaheen < mailto:Farooque.Shaheen@caritor.com Farooque.Shaheen(a)caritor.com > Subject: [LIS-Forum] Copyright To: mailto:lis-forum@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Message-ID: < mailto:OFD421E43F.80E7E5B3-ON65257074.0022E05B-65257074.0024538C@notes.caritor.com OFD421E43F.80E7E5B3-ON65257074.0022E05B-65257074.0024538C(a)notes.caritor.com > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Dear professionals, Is it fair to copy and paste an article or news etc (indicating source URL) from a website (not paid) and send it to colleagues and friends? Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd, Tel. 080-26678388 # 4105 Mobile-9342507449

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RE:protection of old manuscripts
by Rajeev Sharma 06 Sep '05

06 Sep '05

Dear Chandru Shekar You can contact Indira Gandhi National Center for the Arts, New Delhi http://ignca.nic.in. Warm Regards Rajeev TCI Ltd . Gurgaon Dear Chandru Shekar You can contact Indira Gandhi National Center for the Arts, New Delhi http://ignca.nic.in http://ignca.nic.in . Warm Regards Rajeev TCI Ltd . Gurgaon

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RE: [LIS-Forum] Copyright
by Parinita Samant 06 Sep '05

06 Sep '05

Hi, That is a very valid question the answer of which even I am seeking. Another question that come to mind regarding the copyright laws is, Can Libraries in India keep, display and circulate photocopied books as part of the library collection? I have read somewhere that Libraries can keep upto 3 copies as part of their collection. If yes, does it not violate copyright laws, if it does not, then how so? Eagerly awaiting a reply to this question.....!!! Thanks and Regards, Parinita HexaVarsity - Library 55919595 Ext. No 9707 -----Original Message----- From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in]On Behalf Of Farooque Shaheen Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 12:03 PM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] Copyright Dear professionals, Is it fair to copy and paste an article or news etc (indicating source URL) from a website (not paid) and send it to colleagues and friends? Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd, Tel. 080-26678388 # 4105 Mobile-9342507449

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Copyright
by Farooque Shaheen 06 Sep '05

06 Sep '05

Dear professionals, Is it fair to copy and paste an article or news etc (indicating source URL) from a website (not paid) and send it to colleagues and friends? Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd, Tel. 080-26678388 # 4105 Mobile-9342507449 Dear professionals, � � � � � � � � � � � � Is it fair to copy and paste an article or news etc (indicating source URL) from a website (not paid) and send it to colleagues and friends? Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd, Tel. 080-26678388 # 4105 Mobile-9342507449

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SALIS Montly Lecture on 'Public Speaking ' - by Mr. Muthiah Ramanathan, Director - Training, of Mind Dynamics
by Arunachalam Hariharan 06 Sep '05

06 Sep '05

Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS) - Chennai Chapter Monthly Lecture Series Sep 2005 Topic: Public Speaking Speaker: Mr. Muthiah Ramanathan, Director - Training, of Mind Dynamics 10 A.M Venu: Connemara Public Library, Chennai Date: 11 Sep 2005 About the Speaker: Mr. Muthiah Ramanathan, Director - Training, of Mind Dynamics Center also serves as the President of the Hypnotique Circle, Chennai. He is a certified Trainer in N L P from the National Federation of Neuro Linguistic Psychology, Florida, U S A., He also serves as Faculty, in the Academy of Insurance Marketing and Management. He specializes in Behavioural Psychology and Hypno-analysis. Has undergone extensive training in Advanced Transactional Analysis from the I T A A International Transactional Analysis Association. Has presented training programs for more than a decade on Management, H R D, Organizational Behaviour, Psychology, and Personality Development for well over 10,000 people. Has written a Best-seller Book in Tamil on The Powers of the Sub-conscious Mind and Hypnosis, published by Kannadhasan Publications Has created audio-cassettes on Physical and Psychological well-being The Art of Relaxation, Stress Management, Time Management etc. Has presented a series of talks for more than an year on, Self Development in Tamil Radio Television and Tamil Television Network. Conducted programmes for more than 100 organisations ______________________________________________________ Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/

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CALL FOR PAPER: PLANNER 2005 - Reminder
by Rajesh Chandrakar 05 Sep '05

05 Sep '05

Hurry up! Two more weeks left CALL FOR PAPER: PLANNER 2005 It is with great pleasure INFLIBNET Centre, Ahmedabad extends invitation for Call for Paper for 3rd PLANNER 2005 to be held at Assam University, Silchar on November 10-11, 2005. The Convention title and theme are Digital, Collection Development and E-journal Management in Libraries Potential authors and presenters of papers are invited to submit their full papers maximum 10 single spaced pages on or before 20th September 2005 addressing the conference theme and following sub-themes: Digital Collection Development Digital Libraries; Content Creation; Collection Development; Digital Archiving Methods; Knowledge Management; Metadata; Multi Lingual Issues; Open Source Software; Standards-Protocols (OAI - PMH, CrossRef, DOI, OpenURL etc); Institutional repository; Current Issues and Trends in Digital Library E-Journal Management Copyright, Digital Rights Management; Issues in Consortia; Licensing and Pricing Model; E-journals and E-Education; Intellectual property Rights (IPR); Integrating of E-Resources; Web Based Library Portals/Services; Open Archive Initiatives; E-Journal Management; Training and support to staff and Users; Web based services; Network infrastructure and security Full papers (abstract in 150-300 words, max. 6 keywords) along with resume about the author(s) in 100 words, recent passport size Photograph, e-mail, phone, fax, postal address should be submitted in word format by e-mail or floppy to the following address: Dr. T A V Murthy Director INFLIBNET Centre, UGC Gujarat University Campus P.B. 4116, Navrangpura Ahmedabad - 380 009, (Gujarat) India Phone: +91-79-26304695/8528/5971/5702 Fax:+91-79-26300990/26307816 E-Mail: tav(a)inflibnet.ac.in Dr. TAV Murthy, Editor-in-Cheif, PLANNER 2005 Director Scientist B INFLIBNET Centre, UGC Gujarat University Campus P.B. 4116, Navrangpura Ahmedabad - 380 009, (Gujarat) India Phone: +91-79-26305702 Fax: +91-79-26300990/26307816 E-Mail: tav(a)inflibnet.ac.in Sh. Rajesh Chandrakar Joint-Conference Coordinator, PLANNER 2005 Scientific & Technical Officer, INFLIBNET Centre, UGC Gujarat University Campus P.B. 4116, Navrangpura Ahmedabad - 380 009, (Gujarat) India Phone: +91-79-26304695/8528, 26873805(R) Fax: +91-79-26300990/26307816 E-Mail: rajesh(a)inflibnet.ac.in For more information kindly visit the website: http://web.inflibnet.ac.in/planner05/index.jsp ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rajesh Chandrakar, Commonwealth Professional Fellow Scientific & Technical Officer INFLIBNET (INFormation and LIBrary NETwork) Centre An IUC of University Grants Commission Near Gujarat University Guest House, PB No. 4116, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad - 380 009, India Tel. +91-(0)79-26305971/ 8528/ 4695(O), 26873805(R) Mobile: +91-9898087422 Fax: +91-(0)79-26300990, 263007816 E-mail: rajesh(a)inflibnet.ac.in; rchandrakar(a)gmail.com Website: http://www.inflibnet.ac.in ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hurry up! Two more weeks left CALL FOR PAPER: PLANNER 2005 It is with great pleasure INFLIBNET Centre, Ahmedabad extends invitation for Call for Paper for 3 rd PLANNER 2005 to be held at Assam University, Silchar on November 10-11, 2005. The Convention title and theme are Digital, Collection Development and E-journal Management in Libraries Potential authors and presenters of papers are invited to submit their full papers maximum 10 single spaced pages on or before 20 th September 2005 addressing the conference theme and following sub-themes: Digital Collection Development Digital Libraries; Content Creation; Collection Development; Digital Archiving Methods; Knowledge Management; Metadata; Multi Lingual Issues; Open Source Software; Standards-Protocols (OAI PMH, CrossRef, DOI, OpenURL etc); Institutional repository; C urrent Issues and Trends in Digital Library E-Journal Management Copyright, Digital Rights Management ; Issues in Consortia; Licensing and Pricing Model; E-journals and E-Education; Intellectual property Rights (IPR); Integrating of E-Resources; Web Based Library Portals/Services; Open Archive Initiatives; E-Journal Management; Training and support to staff and Users; Web based services; Network infrastructure and security Full papers (abstract in 150-300 words, max. 6 keywords) along with resume about the author(s) in 100 words, recent passport size Photograph, e-mail, phone, fax, postal address should be submitted in word format by e-mail or floppy to the following address: Dr. T A V Murthy Director INFLIBNET Centre, UGC Gujarat University Campus P.B. 4116, Navrangpura Ahmedabad - 380 009, (Gujarat) India Phone: +91-79-26304695/8528/5971/5702 Fax:+91-79-26300990/26307816 E-Mail: mailto:tav@inflibnet.ac.in tav(a)inflibnet.ac.in Dr. TAV Murthy, Editor-in-Cheif, PLANNER 2005 Director Scientist B INFLIBNET Centre, UGC Gujarat University Campus P.B. 4116, Navrangpura Ahmedabad - 380 009, (Gujarat) India Phone: +91-79-26305702 Fax: +91-79-26300990/26307816 E-Mail: mailto:tav@inflibnet.ac.in tav(a)inflibnet.ac.in Sh. Rajesh Chandrakar Joint-Conference Coordinator, PLANNER 2005 Scientific & Technical Officer, INFLIBNET Centre, UGC Gujarat University Campus P.B. 4116, Navrangpura Ahmedabad - 380 009, (Gujarat) India Phone: +91-79-26304695/8528, 26873805(R) Fax: +91-79-26300990/26307816 E-Mail: mailto:rajesh@inflibnet.ac.in rajesh(a)inflibnet.ac.in For more information kindly visit the website: http://web.inflibnet.ac.in/planner05/index.jsp http://web.inflibnet.ac.in/planner05/index.jsp ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rajesh Chandrakar, Commonwealth Professional Fellow Scientific & Technical Officer INFLIBNET (INFormation and LIBrary NETwork) Centre An IUC of University Grants Commission Near Gujarat University Guest House, PB No. 4116, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad - 380 009, India Tel. +91-(0)79-26305971/ 8528/ 4695(O), 26873805(R) Mobile: +91-9898087422 Fax: +91-(0)79-26300990, 263007816 E-mail: mailto:rajesh@inflibnet.ac.in rajesh(a)inflibnet.ac.in ; mailto:rchandrakar@gmail.com rchandrakar(a)gmail.com Website: http://www.inflibnet.ac.in http://www.inflibnet.ac.in -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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MULISSA Friday Talk - Report
by N.S. Harinarayana 05 Sep '05

05 Sep '05

Report of the Friday Talk held at Department of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore. Topic: Information for an open society Speaker: S. Sheshishkar, Informedia, Mysore Date: September 2, 2005 Time: 4 to 5 PM Venue: Department of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, Mysore Organiser: MULISSA Summary of the lecture: Information is a vital resource. Libraries have a natural link with information. Librarians from Kallimachos to Ranganathan have always worked for organization of information. Society at large has no or very little role in the creation and distribution of information However, the balance seems turning towards the society. Any body can create and distribute the information directly. Thanks to the development of technologies like WWW, email, VoIP, IRC etc. The speaker introduced some of those technologies which can be used by any one in an open society. Here the concept open society designates �a society that allows its members considerable freedom in creation and use of information�. We are moving towards Open Society where every one has equal opportunity to participate in creation, distribution, sharing and use of knowledge. There are plenty of opportunities for any to document his/her thoughts. Wikipedia is a huge success story. Any body can contribute to Wikipedia in any language of the world. More than one thousand articles have been placed in Kannada language. (http://kn.wikipedia.org). One can contribute, modify others article and/or record their criticism. Its growth rate is enviable even to the likes of Encyclopedia Britannica. Another technology that encourages every one to contribute is the Web log or Blogs in short. Web logs or blogs are a type of Web content typically created by independent writers (although some reporters for media companies create blogs on newspaper or magazine sites). Some are personal journals; others resemble newsletters or columns. Often, they contain links to other sources of content. Planet Sun is an example and an aggregation of public weblogs written by employees of Sun Microsystems (http://planetsun.org). Bookmarks save the addresses of your favorite sites, so you can return to them quickly without having to retype the address. In some browsers, bookmarks are called favorites. What makes social bookmarks different from bookmarks is its ability to see the bookmarks collected by others. del.icio.us is a social bookmarks manager. It allows you to easily add sites you like to your personal collection of links, to categorize those sites with keywords, and to share your collection not only between your own browsers and machines, but also with others. Open societies does not disrespect the copyrights and intellectual property rights. The contents created could be registered for their flexible copyrights. For example the Creative Commons website (www.opencontent.org) enables copyright holders to grant some of their rights to the public while retaining others through a variety of licensing and contract schemes including dedication to the public domain or open content licensing terms. The intention is to avoid the problems current copyright laws create for the sharing of information. The speaker also provided information about many success stories of open society creation like Project Gutenberg, Wikibooks etc. He said open society might contribute to the already existing information deluge on the Internet. For example by participating in the Open Directory Project � DMOZ, we can provide an organized approach to the resources on Internet. Mr. C.S. Surendra welcomed the gathering and Ms. Chaitra M extended the vote of thanks. The above summary is prepared by Mr. Raghu and Mr. Harish, the first and the third semester students of MLISc respectively under the guidance of Dr. N.S. Harinarayana. -- N.S.Harinarayana Ph.D Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore Manasagangotri, Mysore 570 006 Ph: 2419393

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OA & RCUK policy
by Subbiah Arunachalam 04 Sep '05

04 Sep '05

Friends: Here is something interesting from Peter Suber's blog. Arun --------- OA Working Group comment on the RCUK policy The Open Access Working Group has publicly released its August 23 comment on the draft RCUK policy. Excerpt: We believe that open-access research dissemination is an indispensable part of the overall remedy to the serious problems now facing the system of scholarly communication. Moreover, open access is a necessary ingredient in any plan to fully realize the social benefits of scientific advances. While these advantages are important no matter the source of the funding, it is particularly critical when the research is publicly funded and the resulting output is a public good....Implementation of [the draft] policy will result in taxpayers gaining immediate, full and direct access to the research for which they have already paid. Moreover, such a policy will increase the return on the government's investment in this research; as a result of deposit the research becomes more accessible, discoverable, sharable, and for these reasons, more useful, than toll-access research....We are particularly pleased to note that the Research Council's policy requires grantees to deposit final published articles, greatly enhancing the policy's chances for successfully achieving these important goals and ensuring maximum participation....To further ensure the success of this policy, we would suggest that the Research Councils consider revising the section of the policy that specifically relates to the timing of the deposit of research materials. [The current language in paragraph 14.b] seems to allow publishers, in cases where they have become the copyright-holder, to object to deposit or to demand long delays or embargoes prior to deposit or public release. We encourage the Research Councils to close this loophole before the final draft is finished to ensure that deposit does indeed occur at the desired point, at or around the time of publication. We note that the draft policy exempts researchers from the requirement to deposit their research in instances where they do not have access to an institutional or disciplinary repository. We hope that the Research Councils will implement strategies to encourage the development of repositories in the U.K. in a manner that makes deposit available to all researchers. The OAWG members who signed this comment are the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL), the American Library Association (ALA), the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL), the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL), the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the Medical Library Association (MLA), Public Knowledge (PK), and the Scholarly Publication and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC). I participated in the drafting of this comment. Friends: Here is something interesting from Peter Suber's blog. Arun --------- OA Working Group comment on the RCUK policy [A] The http://www.arl.org/sparc/oa/oawg.html Open Access Working Group has publicly released its August 23 http://www.arl.org/sparc/oa/RCUK.html comment on the http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/access/index.asp draft RCUK policy . Excerpt: We believe that open-access research dissemination is an indispensable part of the overall remedy to the serious problems now facing the system of scholarly communication. Moreover, open access is a necessary ingredient in any plan to fully realize the social benefits of scientific advances. While these advantages are important no matter the source of the funding, it is particularly critical when the research is publicly funded and the resulting output is a public good....Implementation of [the draft] policy will result in taxpayers gaining immediate, full and direct access to the research for which they have already paid. Moreover, such a policy will increase the return on the government's investment in this research; as a result of deposit the research becomes more accessible, discoverable, sharable, and for these reasons, more useful, than toll-access research....We are particularly pleased to note that the Research Councils policy requires grantees to deposit final published articles, greatly enhancing the policys chances for successfully achieving these important goals and ensuring maximum participation....To further ensure the success of this policy, we would suggest that the Research Councils consider revising the section of the policy that specifically relates to the timing of the deposit of research materials. [The current language in paragraph 14.b] seems to allow publishers, in cases where they have become the copyright-holder, to object to deposit or to demand long delays or embargoes prior to deposit or public release. We encourage the Research Councils to close this loophole before the final draft is finished to ensure that deposit does indeed occur at the desired point, at or around the time of publication. We note that the draft policy exempts researchers from the requirement to deposit their research in instances where they do not have access to an institutional or disciplinary repository. We hope that the Research Councils will implement strategies to encourage the development of repositories in the U.K. in a manner that makes deposit available to all researchers. The OAWG members who signed this comment are the American Association of Law Libraries ( http://www.aallnet.org/ AALL ), the American Library Association ( http://www.ala.org/ ALA ), the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries ( http://www.aahsl.org/ AAHSL ), the Association of College & Research Libraries ( http://www.ala.org/acrl/ ACRL ), the Association of Research Libraries ( http://www.arl.org/ ARL ), the Medical Library Association ( http://www.mlanet.org/ MLA ), Public Knowledge ( http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/Public Knowledge PK ), and the Scholarly Publication and Academic Resources Coalition ( http://www.arl.org/sparc/ SPARC ). I participated in the drafting of this comment.

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LIBRARIANS ARE DOING SCIENTIFIC WORK
by Aloor Thomas Francis 03 Sep '05

03 Sep '05

Librarians are doing Scientific Work Mr. Gautam Bahl revealed the following: As per the letter dated 9th May, 2005 of ministry of HRD, Deptt. of secondary and higher education to The Secretary, U.G.C. has denied to to revise the Career Advancement Scheme for Librarians and Physical Education Teachers on the following reasons: 1. No absolute parity of these categories of personnel involved in the subject case with teachers in universities and colleges has been conceded. 2. The Rastogi committee has recommended different treatment to categories of teachers on the one hand and categories like Astt. Registrars, Librarians, physical education instructors on the other in Universities and colleges, in whose cases the committee had recommended only for the continuance of the existing CAS / existing path of carrier advancement including the continuance of existing residency period; there is no case/scope for considering benefits over and above these recommendations. In this regard, I think that the recommendation of the UGC and decision of the Govt. of India on the matter is highly unscientific and biased. All the research agencies of the Govt. of India such as DRDO, CSIR, ISRO, DAE, etc. give full parity to their library professionals with their other scientists. In these agencies, the designation, scale of pay, career advancement scheme, retirement age, etc. are same to all categories, including librarians. If the Govt. of India is providing parity to the librarians of its research agencies, why the UGC is denying the similar parity to its Librarians. Moreover, the recruitment qualifications and other terms are same for teachers and librarians. It is not justifiable to equate the librarians with the Assistant/Deputy Registrars. I strongly believe that, this may be the reason to change the designation of librarians by the Govt. of Andra Pradesh into Lecturers/Assistant Professors. In the Agricultural Universities in India, the designation of Physical Education Teachers is Assistant/Associate Professors as in the case of other teachers. In these context, how the UGC can enforce its new rules ?. The act of the UGC will finally reflect in the quality of education and research. In future, this field will become unattractive to the best candidates. So, it is the duty of everybody to get it rectified the decision of the UGC. A.T. FRANCIS ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN KERALA AGTRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Re: UGC Career Advancement for Library Professionals
by gautam bahl 02 Sep '05

02 Sep '05

Dear Mr. Francis, The latest information I have on this matter is: As per the letter dated 9th May, 2005 of ministry of HRD, Deptt. of secondary and higher education to The Secretary, U.G.C in reply to letter No. F 3-1/94 (PS) - 7 dated 5th feb, 2001 regarding CAS for Assistant Librarians/College Librarians, Astt. Director of Physical Education, College DPEs and Astt. Registrars, the ministry has clearly denied to agree to a revised CAS to the above mentioned categories citing following reasons: 1. No absolute parity of these categories of personnel involved in the subject case with teachers in universities and colleges has been conceded. 2. The Rastogi committee has recommended different treatment to categories of teachers on the one hand and categories like Astt. Registrars, Librarians, physical education instructors on the other in Universities and colleges, in whose cases the committee had recommended only for the continuance of the existing CAS / existing path of carrier advancement including the continuance of existing residency period; there is no case/scope for considering benefits over and above these recommendations. If you need a copy of the aforesaid letter, please mail me your postal address. Some of the professional associations in the North India are gearing up to fight this matter for details you can contact Mr I B Verma General Secreatary, Chandigarh Librarians Association (CLA) Mobile 0-9814721417 e-mail vermaib(a)yahoo.co.in With regards, Gautam Bahl Librarian T.S Central State Library, Sec 17, Chandigarh. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Dear Mr. Francis, The latest information I have on this matter is: As per the letter dated 9 th May, 2005 of ministry of HRD, Deptt. of secondary and higher education to The Secretary, U.G.C in reply to letter No. F 3-1/94 (PS) - 7 dated 5th feb, 2001 regarding CAS for Assistant Librarians/College Librarians, Astt. Director of Physical Education, College DPEs and Astt. Registrars, the ministry has clearly denied to agree to a revised CAS to the above mentioned categories citing following reasons: 1. No absolute parity of these categories of personnel involved in the subject case with teachers in universities and colleges has been conceded. 2. The Rastogi committee has recommended different treatment to categories of teachers on the one hand and categories like Astt. Registrars, Librarians, physical education instructors on the other in Universities and colleges, in whose cases the committee had recommended only for the continuance of the existing CAS / existing path of carrier advancement including the continuance of existing residency period; there is no case/scope for considering benefits over and above these recommendations. If you need a copy of the aforesaid letter, please mail me your postal address. Some of the professional associations in the North India are gearing up to fight this matter for details you can contact Mr I B Verma General Secreatary, Chandigarh Librarians Association (CLA) Mobile 0-9814721417 e-mail http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pulis/post?postID=EZzbiiORN7CgJnJRQoqr3dcLbew… vermaib(a)yahoo.co.in With regards, Gautam Bahl Librarian T.S Central State Library, Sec 17, Chandigarh . __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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IJITAM: call for papers submission
by Puttaraj Choukimath 02 Sep '05

02 Sep '05

Hi All, Greetings. http://www.vit.ac.in/ A new Internationa Journal Information Technology: Applications and Management (IJITAM) Dedicated to: Innovative and Path Breaking Applications, Strategic and Futuristic Technology Management, Achieving Excellence and Improved Productivity in Industry Sector, Optimal Utilization of Research and Development Resources, Collaborative Research and Use of ICT in Education etc. Effective and Efficient Decision Making for Responsive Governance Integrated Processes and Workflow Management for Corporate Governance Systems Approach for Managing ICT Infrastructure Mr.Puttaraj, A. C. Asst. Librarian (Periodicals) SDTM Library, TATA Institute of Social Sciences, P.B. No.8313, Deonar, MUMBAI - 400 088 INDIA Tel: +91-22-2556 3290, Ext.285 (O) Fax: +91-22-2556 2912 Email: puttuc(a)yahoo.com, choukimath(a)tiss.edu URL: www.tiss.edu --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail for Mobile Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. Hi All, Greetings. http://www.vit.ac.in/ http://www.vit.ac.in/ A new Internationa Journal Information Technology: Applications and Management (IJITAM) Dedicated to: Innovative and Path Breaking Applications, Strategic and Futuristic Technology Management, Achieving Excellence and Improved Productivity in Industry Sector, Optimal Utilization of Research and Development Resources, Collaborative Research and Use of ICT in Education etc. Effective and Efficient Decision Making for Responsive Governance Integrated Processes and Workflow Management for Corporate Governance Systems Approach for Managing ICT Infrastructure Mr.Puttaraj, A. C. Asst. Librarian (Periodicals) SDTM Library, TATA Institute of Social Sciences, P.B. No.8313, Deonar, MUMBAI - 400 088 INDIA Tel: +91-22-2556 3290, Ext.285 (O) Fax: +91-22-2556 2912 Email: mailto:puttuc@yahoo.com puttuc(a)yahoo.com , mailto:choukimath@tiss.edu choukimath(a)tiss.edu URL: http://www.tiss.edu www.tiss.edu Yahoo! Mail for Mobile http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=31132/*http://mobile.yahoo.com/learn/mail Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone.

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S R RANGANATHAN'S DAY CELEBRATION
by vasappa gowda 02 Sep '05

02 Sep '05

"Dakshina Kannada and Kodagu Library,Mangalore " is celebrating Dr. S R Ranganatha's Day on 04th Sept,2005(Sunday) at 10 AM at St.Aloysius College, Mangalore. Dr. Kemparaju, Professor, Dept. of LIS, Bangalore University will give key note address. Prof. Narahari, President, Karnataka State College Teachers Association will be the chief guest. Prof. Eugine Lobo, Principal, St.Aloysius College, Mangalore will precide over the function. Sri. Mohandas, retired librarian, NITK, Surathkal and Sri. Ram Sherigar,Librarian, Poornaprajna College, Udupi will be honoured for their retirement. And Dr. T. Y.Mallaiah, Deputy Librarian, Mangalore University and Dr. Purushathama Gowda, Sr. Assistant Librarian, Mangalore University will be felicitated for their award of Doctoral Degree in LIS. ALL ARE CORDIALLY INVITED VASAPPA GOWDA, SR. LIBRARIAN, BESANT EVENING COLLEGE, MANGALORE-575003, KARNATAKA STATE,INDIA. e-mail vasgowda(a)yahoo.co.in Ph (0824) 2491204(O) (0824) 2497109(R) --------------------------------- Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner online. Go to http://yahoo.shaadi.com " Dakshina Kannada and Kodagu Library,Mangalore " is celebrating Dr. S R Ranganatha's Day on 04th Sept,2005(Sunday) at 10 AM at St.Aloysius College, Mangalore. Dr. Kemparaju, Professor, Dept. of LIS, Bangalore University will give key note address. Prof. Narahari, President, Karnataka State College Teachers Association will be the chief guest. Prof. Eugine Lobo, Principal, St.Aloysius College, Mangalore will precide over the function. Sri. Mohandas, retired librarian, NITK, Surathkal and Sri. Ram Sherigar,Librarian, Poornaprajna College, Udupi will be honoured for their retirement. And Dr. T. Y.Mallaiah, Deputy Librarian, Mangalore University and Dr. Purushathama Gowda, Sr. Assistant Librarian, Mangalore University will be felicitated for their award of Doctoral Degree in LIS. ALL ARE CORDIALLY INVITED VASAPPA GOWDA, SR. LIBRARIAN, BESANT EVENING COLLEGE, MANGALORE-575003, KARNATAKA STATE,INDIA. e-mail mailto:vasgowda@yahoo.co.in vasgowda(a)yahoo.co.in Ph (0824) 2491204(O) (0824) 2497109(R) Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner online. Go to http://yahoo.shaadi.com

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Libraries Offering Audiobook Downloads
by Subbiah Gunasekaran 01 Sep '05

01 Sep '05

Dear Members: Please read the article. ---- Libraries Offering Audiobook Downloads By Michael Hill August 29, 2005 Associated Press Writer GUILDERLAND, N.Y. (AP) -- A new way to borrow audiobooks from the library involves no CDs, no car trips, no fines and no risk of being shushed. Rather, public libraries from New York City to Alameda, Calif., are letting patrons download Tom Clancy techno-thrillers, Arabic tutorials and other titles to which they can listen on their computers or portable music players -- all without leaving home. Librarians say such offerings help libraries stay relevant in the digital age. Barbara Nichols Randall, director of the Guilderland Public Library in suburban Albany, said the library considered the needs of younger readers and those too busy to visit. "This is a way for us to have library access 24/7," she said. There's still one big hitch, though: The leading library services offer Windows-friendly audiobook files that can't be played on Apple Computer Inc.'s massively popular iPod player. Vendors such as OverDrive Inc. and OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) Inc.'s NetLibrary have licensing deals with publishers and provide digital books using Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Media Audio format, which includes copyright protections designed to help audiobooks stand apart from the often lawless world of song swapping. A patron with a valid library card visits a library Web site to borrow a title for, say, three weeks. When the audiobook is due, the patron must renew it or find it automatically "returned" in a virtual sense: The file still sits on the patron's computer, but encryption makes it unplayable beyond the borrowing period. "The patron doesn't have to do anything after the lending period," said Steve Potash, chief executive of OverDrive. "The file expires. It checks itself back into the collection. There's no parts to lose. It's never damaged. It can never be late." Potash said about 1,000 libraries have signed up for OverDrive's audiobook service since its debut late last year. NetLibrary, teaming up with Recorded Books, launched a similar service in January and counts 200 library customers. Libraries offering audiobook downloads range from large institutions in New York and Los Angeles to smaller ones for Cleveland, Ohio, Maricopa County, Ariz., North Little Rock, Ark. and Omaha, Neb. The Hawaii State Public Library System signed up earlier this month. Guilderland pays NetLibrary about $6,000 a year for more than 850 titles. Randall considers that a good deal, noting that a single audiobook can cost the library up to $80 when bought on CD. Under the NetLibrary program, Guilderland gets a set number of downloads for all titles each year, and a single title can be borrowed by multiple patrons simultaneously as long as the cap hasn't been reached. Downloads over the cap cost extra. Patrons must provide their own audio players, although they may listen on their home computers if they do not have one. Other libraries make different arrangements. OverDrive, for example, generally takes a more traditional approach. When a copy is checked out, no other patron may download it until the borrowing period ends. It's still unclear what impact such services will have on audiobook download sales from companies such as Audible Inc., although one analyst suggested it could inspire more sales as patrons buy for keeps a title they had borrowed. "It's certainly smart for the publishers to do this," said Phil Leigh, a senior analyst with Inside Digital Media. Digital downloads are a part of a natural progression for libraries, which have evolved from lending books to cassettes and videotapes to CDs and DVDs. OverDrive recently launched a video download service for libraries. Librarians say they had little interest in audiobook downloads just a few years ago, but they have since noticed what everyone else has: the ubiquity of people sporting earbuds on streets, buses and malls. Nearly 28 million portable audio players were sold last year, according to In-Stat, a technology research company. With more than 21 million sold, the iPod remains the signature portable player. But it uses the Advanced Audio Coding format with FairPlay, its own digital rights management system and one incompatible with Windows' technology. Just as the lack of a standard digital audio format has fragmented the music download market, it affects audiobooks. Users of iPods can still listen to books purchased through sources such as audible.com or Apple's own iTunes Music Store, but the library services, for now, are geared toward computers and devices that support Windows Media Audio files. OverDrive files can be burned to CDs and converted to iPod friendly formats, but NetLibrary's cannot. Marge Gammon of NetLibrary said that despite iPod's cache, the company wanted a product that could be played on a range of devices. OverDrive's Potash notes there's a growing market of portable audio players, some priced lower then $50 (Regular iPod models start at $299, though the Minis start at $199 and Shuffles at $99). Apple spokeswoman Natalie Kerris said the company has no plans to change its copy-protection formats and would not comment on the incompatibility issue. Librarians say they have heard complaints from iPod users, but there's little they can do beyond waiting for the industry to sort out its differences. One California library shunned the download services completely, largely because of iPod's popularity. Instead, Newport Beach Public Library bought 15 iPod Shuffles and loaded them up with audiobooks from iTunes to loan out. Patrons are liable for any loss or damage, though librarian Genesis Hansen said there's been no problems so far. http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/05/08/ap/ap_082905.asp?trk=nl ----- Thanks S.Gunasekaran Dear Members: Please read the article. ---- Libraries Offering Audiobook Downloads By Michael Hill August 29, 2005 Associated Press Writer GUILDERLAND, N.Y. (AP) -- A new way to borrow audiobooks from the library involves no CDs, no car trips, no fines and no risk of being shushed. Rather, public libraries from New York City to Alameda, Calif., are letting patrons download Tom Clancy techno-thrillers, Arabic tutorials and other titles to which they can listen on their computers or portable music players -- all without leaving home. Librarians say such offerings help libraries stay relevant in the digital age. Barbara Nichols Randall, director of the Guilderland Public Library in suburban Albany, said the library considered the needs of younger readers and those too busy to visit. "This is a way for us to have library access 24/7," she said. There's still one big hitch, though: The leading library services offer Windows-friendly audiobook files that can't be played on Apple Computer Inc.'s massively popular iPod player. Vendors such as OverDrive Inc. and OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) Inc.'s NetLibrary have licensing deals with publishers and provide digital books using Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Media Audio format, which includes copyright protections designed to help audiobooks stand apart from the often lawless world of song swapping. A patron with a valid library card visits a library Web site to borrow a title for, say, three weeks. When the audiobook is due, the patron must renew it or find it automatically "returned" in a virtual sense: The file still sits on the patron's computer, but encryption makes it unplayable beyond the borrowing period. "The patron doesn't have to do anything after the lending period," said Steve Potash, chief executive of OverDrive. "The file expires. It checks itself back into the collection. There's no parts to lose. It's never damaged. It can never be late." Potash said about 1,000 libraries have signed up for OverDrive's audiobook service since its debut late last year. NetLibrary, teaming up with Recorded Books, launched a similar service in January and counts 200 library customers. Libraries offering audiobook downloads range from large institutions in New York and Los Angeles to smaller ones for Cleveland, Ohio, Maricopa County, Ariz., North Little Rock, Ark. and Omaha, Neb. The Hawaii State Public Library System signed up earlier this month. Guilderland pays NetLibrary about $6,000 a year for more than 850 titles. Randall considers that a good deal, noting that a single audiobook can cost the library up to $80 when bought on CD. Under the NetLibrary program, Guilderland gets a set number of downloads for all titles each year, and a single title can be borrowed by multiple patrons simultaneously as long as the cap hasn't been reached. Downloads over the cap cost extra. Patrons must provide their own audio players, although they may listen on their home computers if they do not have one. Other libraries make different arrangements. OverDrive, for example, generally takes a more traditional approach. When a copy is checked out, no other patron may download it until the borrowing period ends. It's still unclear what impact such services will have on audiobook download sales from companies such as Audible Inc., although one analyst suggested it could inspire more sales as patrons buy for keeps a title they had borrowed. "It's certainly smart for the publishers to do this," said Phil Leigh, a senior analyst with Inside Digital Media. Digital downloads are a part of a natural progression for libraries, which have evolved from lending books to cassettes and videotapes to CDs and DVDs. OverDrive recently launched a video download service for libraries. Librarians say they had little interest in audiobook downloads just a few years ago, but they have since noticed what everyone else has: the ubiquity of people sporting earbuds on streets, buses and malls. Nearly 28 million portable audio players were sold last year, according to In-Stat, a technology research company. With more than 21 million sold, the iPod remains the signature portable player. But it uses the Advanced Audio Coding format with FairPlay, its own digital rights management system and one incompatible with Windows' technology. Just as the lack of a standard digital audio format has fragmented the music download market, it affects audiobooks. Users of iPods can still listen to books purchased through sources such as audible.com or Apple's own iTunes Music Store, but the library services, for now, are geared toward computers and devices that support Windows Media Audio files. OverDrive files can be burned to CDs and converted to iPod friendly formats, but NetLibrary's cannot. Marge Gammon of NetLibrary said that despite iPod's cache, the company wanted a product that could be played on a range of devices. OverDrive's Potash notes there's a growing market of portable audio players, some priced lower then $50 (Regular iPod models start at $299, though the Minis start at $199 and Shuffles at $99). Apple spokeswoman Natalie Kerris said the company has no plans to change its copy-protection formats and would not comment on the incompatibility issue. Librarians say they have heard complaints from iPod users, but there's little they can do beyond waiting for the industry to sort out its differences. One California library shunned the download services completely, largely because of iPod's popularity. Instead, Newport Beach Public Library bought 15 iPod Shuffles and loaded them up with audiobooks from iTunes to loan out. Patrons are liable for any loss or damage, though librarian Genesis Hansen said there's been no problems so far. http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/05/08/ap/ap_082905.asp?trk=nl ----- Thanks S.Gunasekaran 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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Need Marc21 Experts
by kss 01 Sep '05

01 Sep '05

We may shortly need experts in Marc21 and Library Congress Subject classification system capable of undertaking Cataloging work in Indic languages (Hindi, Punjabi, Tamil, Bengali and Telugu) on demand basis. Those interested may send the details to kss(a)informindia.co.in K S Subba Rao Director Informatics India Ltd. 337 Karuna Complex Sampige Road Malleshwaram Bangalore 560 003

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MULISSA - Friday Talk
by harinarayana＠lisc.uni-mysore.ac.in 01 Sep '05

01 Sep '05

Mysore University Library and Information Science Students Association (MULISSA) ivites you to the Friday Talk. Details given below: Speaker : Mr. S. Shashishekar Topic : Information for an open society Date : September 2, 2005 Time : 4 PM Venue : Department of Library and Information Science, Manasagangotri Abstract: The lecture intends to discuss the internet ways of information generation including blogs, wikis, the legal aspects, technical aspects amongst other points. Harinarayana Faculty Advisor MULISSA

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UGC Career Advancement for Library Professionals
by Aloor Thomas Francis 01 Sep '05

01 Sep '05

Dear Professionals, As per the 1996 Pay Revision, the UGC has reduced the redisency period from eight years to six years for teachers, but retained as eight for librarians. If there is any change, I would like to know the present rules of the UGC regarding the career advancement of University Assistant Librarians and College Librarians to Senior Grande and Selection Grade. A.T. FRANCIS ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ____________________________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs

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Corporation Bank to Gift Hi-Tech Library to City
by Vyasamoorthy＠icicikp.com 01 Sep '05

01 Sep '05

News -- Mangalore: Corporation Bank to Gift Hi-Tech Library to City http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=14176&n_tit=Mangalore%3A+… Daijiworld News Network - Mangalore (SS) Mangalore, Aug 31: The city will soon be gifted with a state-of-the-art public library. Thanks to Corporation Bank, this venture is a part of its centenary year celebrations. The foundation stone laying ceremony was held on Tuesday, August 30, here. V K Chopra, bank chairman and managing director, laid the foundation stone. The library to be constructed near Mangala stadium here, will consist of three floors, with books stored on the first floor. It will have separate sections for administration and a multipurpose reading hall. The reading hall, reference and periodicals sections, will be housed on the ground floor. The numismatic and philatelic museum will also be based on the ground floor, while the internet and video conferencing systems will be in the basement. Each floor will have an area of 3700 to 4000 square feet each. The construction will be completed by February 2006, a release from the bank said. Facilities like book lending and retrieval will be computerized. An ATM counter will be a part of the structure too. Audio visual equipments for conducting discussions and exchange of knowledge among similarly facilitated libraries all over the world, will also be available. The Bank has intentions to set up libraries in nearly 25 other villages in the country, by the end of this year. sent by ---------- Dr.P.Vyasamoorthy, Advisor, Virtual Information Centre, ICICI Knowledge Park, Genome Valley, Turkapally, Shameerpet Mandal, RR District, Hyderabad 500078 INDIA Email: vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com Phone - Office: +91(40)23480053 Fax: +91(40)23480007 Phone Residence: +91(40)27846631

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Late Dr. T B Rajashekar's collection project
by PRASANNA TS 01 Sep '05

01 Sep '05

Dear Professionals Its almost three months now since Dr. T B Rajashekar, erstwhile Associate Chairman, NCSI, IISc, Bangalore, departed from us so unexpectedly. He was a born leader, a great visionary, an excellent teacher, an eminent Scientist, and one of the pioneers of the OAI and Digital Libraries movement in the country. Each and every publication/presentaion of his carries a great wealth of information and knowledge. We should ensure that all his works should be preserved for the posterity. We at NCSI-NET, a professional group comprising of present Students, Project assistants, Alumni and Staff of NCSI, are initiating few projects to carry forward his vision and work. Part of this initiative includes, putting together all his publications, presentations, and course materials. We are working to bring all his works in an online volume or in a CD form. We have already started working on it and collected some his publications from his Personal Computer, NCSI server and from Web. We request you to please let us know if any of you have worked with him in the past in writing a paper, making a presentation and so on. If so, we will get in touch with you in a separate mail indicating the format in which we would like to have the details of your work with Dr. T B Rajashekar. Or, we would appreciate if you could provide us at least the following details: Title of the work, format (pdf, ppt, etc), Source (Conf, journal etc), Co-authors, Year, etc. We are planning to bring out this volume on his Birth anniversary i.e. 2nd November. Hence we don't have much time and request you to get back to Mr. T S Prasanna (t.s.prasanna(a)intel.com OR prasan_ts(a)yahoo.com ) OR Rajendra Babu(rajendra.babu(a)capco.com), on or before 10th September 2005. Your response before 10th September would be highly appreciated. Thanks and Regards, NCSI-NET co-coordinators. --------------------------------- Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page Dear Professionals Its almost three months now since Dr. T B Rajashekar, erstwhile Associate Chairman, NCSI, IISc, Bangalore, departed from us so unexpectedly. He was a born leader, a great visionary, an excellent teacher, an eminent Scientist, and one of the pioneers of the OAI and Digital Libraries movement in the country. Each and every publication/presentaion of his carries a great wealth of information and knowledge. We should ensure that all his works should be preserved for the posterity. We at NCSI-NET, a professional group comprising of present Students, Project assistants, Alumni and Staff of NCSI, are initiating few projects to carry forward his vision and work. Part of this initiative includes, putting together all his publications, presentations, and course materials. We are working to bring all his works in an online volume or in a CD form. We have already started working on it and collected some his publications from his Personal Computer, NCSI server and from Web. We request you to please let us know if any of you have worked with him in the past in writing a paper, making a presentation and so on. If so, we will get in touch with you in a separate mail indicating the format in which we would like to have the details of your work with Dr. T B Rajashekar. Or, we would appreciate if you could provide us at least the following details: Title of the work, format (pdf, ppt, etc), Source (Conf, journal etc), Co-authors, Year, etc. We are planning to bring out this volume on his Birth anniversary i.e. 2nd November. Hence we don't have much time and request you to get back to Mr. T S Prasanna (t.s.prasanna(a)intel.com OR prasan_ts(a)yahoo.com ) OR Rajendra Babu(rajendra.babu(a)capco.com), on or before 10th September 2005. Your response before 10th September would be highly appreciated. Thanks and Regards, NCSI-NET co-coordinators. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=34442/*http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page

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The European Library
by Saiful Amin 31 Aug '05

31 Aug '05

Greetings! The European Library (TEL) is a very interesting project I found today while surfing. It has a federated search engine to search 43 European national library catalogues for a whopping 11 million records! The search results are also very well presented and quite fast. Source: http://www.theeuropeanlibrary.org/portal/index.htm Regards, Saiful Some details from their website: WHAT IS THE EUROPEAN LIBRARY? The European Library webservice is a portal which offers access to the combined resources (books, magazines, journals.... - both digital and non-digital) of the 43 national libraries of Europe. It offers free searching and delivers digital objects - some free, some priced. The Vision of the European Library is: Provision of equal access to promote world-wide understanding of the richness and diversity of European learning and culture. The Mission of the European Library is: The European Library exists to open up the universe of knowledge, information and cultures of all Europe's national libraries. WHO IS THE EUROPEAN LIBRARY FOR? The European Library service is aimed at informed citizens world-wide (both professional and non-professional) who want a powerful and simple way of finding library materials. Moreover, it is expected to attract researchers as there is a vast virtual collection of material from all disciplines. It offers anyone with an interest a simple route to access European cultural resources. WHAT IS UNIQUE ABOUT THE EUROPEAN LIBRARY? *It brings together disparate collections on your desktop and will allow for cross-collection searching *It presents integrated results and will deliver digital objects *It enables types of collection-level searching which would otherwise be impossible *It is a major contribution to research both in making resources widely available and by making possible new connections through exploitation of a huge virtual library collection. *The European Library encourages new research! -- Saiful Amin Information Specialist Edutech India 8 Khader Nawaz Khan Road Chennai 600006, India Tel: +91 44 2833 0999 GSM: +91 98407 76214 Fax: +91 44 2833 1777 www.edutechindia.com "Enhancing knowledge and skills for success, lifelong."

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Question: Ranganathan & Information Logistics
by Alireza Noruzi 30 Aug '05

30 Aug '05

Dear Indian Colleagues, Im looking for the precise bibliographic information of Ranganathan's definition of "Information Logistics - as a branch of information management - deals with information flows inside of an organisation. The goal is the optimization of availability and retention time of information. Information logistics concerns the provision of the right information at the right time in the right form and quality for the right user, at the right place." According to my knowledge the definition is dated 1954, but I can not detect a publication from that year. Can anybody help me in detecting the primary source of that definition? Kind regards A. Noruzi www.nouruzi.itgo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Dear Indian Colleagues, Im looking for the precise bibliographic information of Ranganathan's definition of " Information Logistics - as a branch of information management - deals with information flows inside of an organisation. The goal is the optimization of availability and retention time of information. Information logistics concerns the provision of the right information at the right time in the right form and quality for the right user, at the right place." According to my knowledge the definition is dated 1954, but I can not detect a publication from that year. Can anybody help me in detecting the primary source of that definition? Kind regards A. Noruzi www.nouruzi.itgo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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InfoVision-2005
by I.R.N.Goudar 30 Aug '05

30 Aug '05

Dear Professionals, LIS profession is facing the challenge of repositioning and redefining our skills and responsibilities.If one sees the latest program schedule of InfoVision 2005 (www.infovision2005.org/prgmstrc.html), which is just 3 weeks away, it looks like a great treat for LIS professionals. This great summit presents a galaxy of international and Indian speakers from both academia and industry. Ronald Larsen from Pitsburg's School of Information Science, Judith Turner, the editor of Journal of Electronic Publishing, speakers from Google and Yahoo, Sify and Rediff, and the publishing visionaries like Derk Haank from Springer who is credited with ScienceDirect success in his his earlier position at Elsevier are few to name. This is an opportunity to LIS professionals to interact with many more from LIS Profession, IT Industry, Content Creaters and so on. The Organisers have also announced a concessional registration fee of Rs. 5000/- for delegates from academic institutions. I suggest and urge my professional colleagues to take a look at the program and not to miss the event. Goudar -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Ctrl+C
by Thapar, Amit 30 Aug '05

30 Aug '05

Dear all, We copy various data by ctrl+c for pasting elsewhere. This copied data is stored in clipboard and is accessible from the net by a combination of JavaScript's and ASP. Just try this: 1) Copy any text by ctrl+c 2) Click the Link: http://www.friendlycanadian.com/applications/clipboard.htm 3) You will see the text you copied on the Screen which was accessed by this web page. Do not keep sensitive data (like passwords, creditcard numbers, PIN etc.) in the clipboard while surfing the web. It is extremely easy to extract the text stored in the clipboard to steal your sensitive information. Solution To Avoid This To avoid this, do the following: Tools 1. Go to internet options->security 2. Press custom level 3. In the security settings, select disable under Allow paste operations via script. Now the contents of your clipboard are safe. with regards, Amit Thapar Library & Information Centre National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research (NIPER) Sector-67, Phase-10 S.A.S.Nagar (Mohali) -160062, Punjab, INDIA Phone: 0172-2214682-87 Ext. 2073 Cell: 09417419457 e-mail: amitt(a)niper.ac.in URL: http://www.niper.ac.in/ LOVE is like a CIGAR "It starts with a fire..... continues with smoke.....and ends in ashes... But dont worry - I am chain smoker" "All of us could take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism." "Rain drop falling from the sky has nothing in mind except to hit the earth. No matter how tough the drop is, it still reaches its destiny! Be positive always, best of luck... " Dear all, We copy various data by ctrl+c for pasting elsewhere. This copied data is stored in clipboard and is accessible from the net by a combination of JavaScript's and ASP. Just try this: 1) Copy any text by ctrl+c 2) Click the Link: http://www.friendlycanadian.com/applications/clipboard.htm http://www.friendlycanadian.com/applications/clipboard.htm 3) You will see the text you copied on the Screen which was accessed by this web page. Do not keep sensitive data (like passwords, creditcard numbers, PIN etc.) in the clipboard while surfing the web. It is extremely easy to extract the text stored in the clipboard to steal your sensitive information. Solution To Avoid This To avoid this, do the following: Tools 1. Go to internet options->security cid:028201c5ad57$7a90d800$cc0ea8c0@niper.ac.in 2. Press custom level cid:028401c5ad57$7a90d800$cc0ea8c0@niper.ac.in 3. In the security settings, select disable under Allow paste operations via script . Now the contents of your clipboard are safe. with regards, Amit Thapar Library & Information Centre National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research (NIPER) Sector-67, Phase-10 S.A.S.Nagar (Mohali) -160062, Punjab, INDIA Phone: 0172-2214682-87 Ext. 2073 Cell: 09417419457 e-mail: mailto:amitt@niper.ac.in amitt(a)niper.ac.in URL: http://www.niper.ac.in/ http://www.niper.ac.in/ LOVE is like a CIGAR "It starts with a fire..... continues with smoke.....and ends in ashes... But dont worry - I am chain smoker" "All of us could take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism." "Rain drop falling from the sky has nothing in mind except to hit the earth. No matter how tough the drop is, it still reaches its destiny! Be positive always, best of luck... "

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Case Material: Provisions of IPR laws
by tariq22＠gmail.com 30 Aug '05

30 Aug '05

Dear All I am looking for provisions of Intellectual Property and Copy Right laws in India with regard to Case MateriaL used in Business School and included in reading list The information I require is that if a case is released for use in courses should it be OR not be openly available in the Library I request you to kindly enlighten me with the requisite provisions AND practices in this regard. Thanks and Regards -- Dr.Tariq Ashraf Librarian Indian Institute of Management Prabandh Nagar, Lucknow 226 013 (India) Ph: 0522-2736944[Direct] Res: 011-55125312 Mobile : 9935-639130 Fax: 91-0522 -2734025-2734027 Email: tariq(a)iiml.ac.in; tariq22(a)gmail.com URL: http://iiml.ac.in Dear All I am looking for provisions of Intellectual Property and Copy Right laws in India with regard to Case MateriaL used in Business School and included in reading list The information I require is that if a case is released for use in courses should it be OR not be openly available in the Library I request you to kindly enlighten me with the requisite provisions AND practices in this regard. Thanks and Regards -- Dr.Tariq Ashraf Librarian Indian Institute of Management Prabandh Nagar, Lucknow 226 013 (India) Ph: 0522-2736944[Direct] Res: 011-55125312 Mobile : 9935-639130 Fax: 91-0522 -2734025-2734027 Email: mailto:tariq@iiml.ac.in tariq(a)iiml.ac.in ; mailto:tariq22@gmail.com tariq22(a)gmail.com URL: http://iiml.ac.in http://iiml.ac.in

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Intern for couple of months
by Sreeharsha_Gopalakrishna＠i2.com 30 Aug '05

30 Aug '05

Dear Professionals, We are looking for an intern for a period of 3 months. Could you please refer any of your students having strong DDC, Cataloging Communication & Computer skills Stipend would be ~ Rs. 5000 PM. Suitable candidates please send in their updated CV to this mail id. Thanks **************************************** Sreeharsha BG i2 Technologies ‘One i2 Place’ #132 / 133, DivyaSree Technopolis Yamalur Post, Off Airport Road, Bangalore 560 037. Phone: +91-80-3028 8016 Handfone: +91-98867 26915 Email: sreeharsha_gopalakrishna(a)i2.com visit us @ www.i2.com ****************************************

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Sharing your book collection with strangers !!!
by Jayadev P Hiremath 30 Aug '05

30 Aug '05

FYI. Regards. Jayadev P Hiremath http://www.bookcrossing.com/ bookcrossing n. the practice of leaving a book in a public place to be picked up and read by others, who then do likewise. Let's get right down to it. You know the feeling you get after reading a book that speaks to you, that touches your life, a feeling that you want to share it with someone else? BookCrossing.com gives you a simple way to share books with the world, and follow their paths forever! http://www.mybookyourbook.co.uk mybookyourbook can best be described as an on-line co-operative library. Each member contributes a small number of book titles to the central database at mybookyourbook with these books remaining on their own shelf until requested by another member. Imagine a catalogue consisting of several thousand books spread throughout the country! The more members, the greater the choice of books. www.paperbackswap.com What is PaperBackSwap? We are a group of real people who have formed a Club to swap paperback books with each other. No gimmicks. No spam. No advertising. No kidding. We are not a large corporation trying to sell you something. We're just a group of real folks who wanted a way of trading paperbacks with each other through the U.S. mail. Please read the testimonials and you will understand that this book club is for rea

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FW: mylibrary@ockham
by Madhuresh 30 Aug '05

30 Aug '05

FYI. Index of various subjects and topics like Library Science (4100 articles), Life Science (35,000 articles), Mathematics (150,000 articles), Medicine (15,000 articles), Theses (182,000), Journals (1500 Open Access), Articles (57,000), EBooks (1200) etc. is available. All these can be searched separately as well as with a single Master Index. Just do a search and see the various functionalities and options it offers. From: emorgan(a)nd.edu Date: August 24, 2005 08:12:23 EDT [Please excuse the cross-posting.] Thanks to the GREAT work of Xiaorong Xiang (a Ph.D student here at Notre Dame in Computer Science), we have all but finished the development work on MyLibrary@Ockham. See: http://mylibrary.ockham.org/ MyLibrary@Ockham uses MyLibrary to collect, organize, and cache more than 430,000 records harvested from various scholarly OAI archives. The system then uses reports written against the database to find things like all the items classified as articles or all the items classified as medicine. These reports are sent to an indexer (Plucene), and finally an SRU interface was created allowing people to search the index. The SRU interface sports a number of cool features including: * lists of suggested alternative spellings with ASPELL * lists of possible synonyms using WordNet * lists of statistically created keyword The point of all this work is three-fold: 1) to demonstrate how digital library collections and services can be easily implemented using standard protocols and open source software 2) to address the perennial problem of "finding more like this one" 3) to demonstrate how the library profession can collect, organize, archive, and disseminate scholarly content if it is published using open access publishing techniques For more information about the system as well as to see how the content is organized, see: http://mylibrary.ockham.org/?cmd=about http://mylibrary.ockham.org/?cmd=facets Fun! -- Eric Lease Morgan University Libraries of Notre Dame Madhuresh Singhal Aurigene Discovery Technologies Limited, Electronic City, phase II, Hosur Road, Bangalore 560100 Phone 28521314-16 Ext.- 212 Mobile 98861 82822 E-mail: madhureshsinghal(a)yahoo.com http://nettalk2.tripod.com/

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Faculty positions
by ++ Mukesh Anand ++ 30 Aug '05

30 Aug '05

Dear colleague FYI The Department of Mathematics and Statistics at San Diego State University is looking to fill a few positions for next academic year: * Biomathematics/Dynamical Systems (Tenure track, Assistant Prof) * Chair (open field and open rank) * Algebra and/or Discrete Mathematics (Tenure track, Assistant Prof) Would you be so kind in distributing/posting this information for any potential candidates within your department/center? The html versions of the job postings can be found at: http://nlds.sdsu.edu/search2005.html ++ Mukesh ++ - - Mukesh Anand Director - Marketing Monitor Information Services # 203, Moghal Marc Ratan Complex Narayanguda, Opp. Deepak Theatre, Hyderabad - 500 029, India Telephone: 040-55787065 Fax: +91-40-27552390 http://www.monitorinfo.com Importers n Distributors of Technical Publications Dear colleague FYI The Department of Mathematics and Statistics at San Diego State University is looking to fill a few positions for next academic year: * Biomathematics/Dynamical Systems (Tenure track, Assistant Prof) * Chair (open field and open rank) * Algebra and/or Discrete Mathematics (Tenure track, Assistant Prof) Would you be so kind in distributing/posting this information for any potential candidates within your department/center? The html versions of the job postings can be found at: http://nlds.sdsu.edu/search2005.html http://nlds.sdsu.edu/search2005.html ++ Mukesh ++ - - Mukesh Anand Director - Marketing Monitor Information Services # 203, Moghal Marc Ratan Complex Narayanguda, Opp. Deepak Theatre, Hyderabad - 500 029, India Telephone: 040-55787065 Fax: +91-40-27552390 http://www.monitorinfo.com http://www.monitorinfo.com Importers n Distributors of Technical Publications

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InfoVision-2005
by Mailing List Manager 29 Aug '05

29 Aug '05

Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 04:01:23 +0000 From: Ravichandra Rao.I.K. <ikrrao(a)hotmail.com> � The first ever-global summit InfoVision-2005, will be held in Bangalore for practicing Information Professionals � both from Industries and Academia. � It is being organized with an objective to provide an opportunity for the LIS Professionals to interact with the leaders in the field. � The summit is organized by IIT-B and Informatics, Bangalore for two days from 15 th September 2005. The summit focuses on: �� . IT & IM � E-learning & digital libraries � IPM � ideologies, legalities and technologies � Polity framework for information society � E-publishing � KM etc � Those who have not yet registered, may kindly contact the Secretariat of the InfoVision-2005. � For details, see : � http://www.infovision2005.org/ I.K. RAVICHANDRA RAO Member, Organizing Committee

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On the advantages of OA
by Subbiah Arunachalam 29 Aug '05

29 Aug '05

Friends in Africa: Universities and research labs in Africa needs OA more than anyone else. Friends of OA would like to hear your voices supporting and demanding OA. Best wishes. Arun ----- Response to Olivieri In the August 27 issue of the Times Higher Education Supplement, Stephen Pinfield and Paul Ayris have a letter to the editor responding to Rene Olivieri's article of August 19, Making a pig's ear of an unscientific free-for-all. Excerpt: It is ironic that Rene Olivieri's criticism of supporters of open access...often lapsed into the polemical when this was a label he was trying to pin on his opponents. Despite his calls for the current debate to be more scientific, he omitted to mention many of the relevant facts. In particular, he failed to acknowledge the anomalies of the current system of research publishing. Universities generate research papers, give them away free of charge to publishers and then buy them back at high prices. Researchers give away their services as authors, referees and editorial board members all free of charge and yet their institutions have to buy back the value they have added. Prices are high because (as the Office of Fair Trading has observed) price competition does not properly operate in the academic periodicals market. This means institutions cannot afford to purchase all of the periodicals they would like and so researchers do not have easy access to all of the literature they need. Furthermore, society in general cannot get access to research funded by public money. Researchers want their work to be read and cited, and yet the impact their work can make is being limited. The rise of the Web, which makes wide distribution of content quick and easy, is making the system - which was developed a paper-based world - look anachronistic. Open access has the potential to overcome many of these problems. It is not just an interesting theory. There are a number of working examples, ranging from institutional databases of research papers to new peer reviewed journals. Many mainstream publishers are themselves experimenting with open access models and funding bodies are investing in experiments and studies to see what the future holds. Increasingly, research funders and governments are coming to see the benefits. Better communication means better science. Widening access will benefit the scientific community but will also bring benefits to health care, knowledge transfer and the public understanding of science. Empirical evidence of these benefits is beginning to emerge. Further work should be encouraged for the benefit of the academic community and society in general. Rather than try to turn back the oncoming tide, publishers such as Mr Olivieri would be better advised to ride the wave. Stephen Pinfield is the Deputy Chief Information Officer and Director of Research and Learning Resources at the University of Nottingham. Paul Ayris is the Director of Library Services and Copyright Officer at University College London. Friends in Africa: Universities and research labs in Africa needs OA more than anyone else. Friends of OA would like to hear your voices supporting and demanding OA. Best wishes. Arun ----- Response to Olivieri [A] In the August 27 issue of the http://www.thes.co.uk/current_edition/ Times Higher Education Supplement , Stephen Pinfield and Paul Ayris have a letter to the editor responding to http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/2005_08_14_fosblogarchive.html#a11245643… Rene Olivieri's article of August 19, http://www.thes.co.uk/current_edition/story.aspx?story_id=2024070 Making a pig's ear of an unscientific free-for-all . Excerpt: It is ironic that Rene Olivieri's criticism of supporters of open access...often lapsed into the polemical when this was a label he was trying to pin on his opponents. Despite his calls for the current debate to be more scientific, he omitted to mention many of the relevant facts. In particular, he failed to acknowledge the anomalies of the current system of research publishing. Universities generate research papers, give them away free of charge to publishers and then buy them back at high prices. Researchers give away their services as authors, referees and editorial board members all free of charge and yet their institutions have to buy back the value they have added. Prices are high because (as the Office of Fair Trading has observed) price competition does not properly operate in the academic periodicals market. This means institutions cannot afford to purchase all of the periodicals they would like and so researchers do not have easy access to all of the literature they need. Furthermore, society in general cannot get access to research funded by public money. Researchers want their work to be read and cited, and yet the impact their work can make is being limited. The rise of the Web, which makes wide distribution of content quick and easy, is making the system which was developed a paper-based world look anachronistic. Open access has the potential to overcome many of these problems. It is not just an interesting theory. There are a number of working examples, ranging from institutional databases of research papers to new peer reviewed journals. Many mainstream publishers are themselves experimenting with open access models and funding bodies are investing in experiments and studies to see what the future holds. Increasingly, research funders and governments are coming to see the benefits. Better communication means better science. Widening access will benefit the scientific community but will also bring benefits to health care, knowledge transfer and the public understanding of science. Empirical evidence of these benefits is beginning to emerge. Further work should be encouraged for the benefit of the academic community and society in general. Rather than try to turn back the oncoming tide, publishers such as Mr Olivieri would be better advised to ride the wave. Stephen Pinfield is the Deputy Chief Information Officer and Director of Research and Learning Resources at the University of Nottingham. Paul Ayris is the Director of Library Services and Copyright Officer at University College London.

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Infovision promotion
by Mailing List Manager 29 Aug '05

29 Aug '05

KM thoughts at InfoVision 2005 Knowledge Management is a discipline, which is in the limelight today. But, traditional LIS profession has been in the business of KM since the very beginning. Besides cross-functional collaboration for organizational strategic impact, the processes of classification and cataloguing systems form the basis of KM. Content management, one of the most critical aspects of KM is an extension and expansion of information processes in libraries. InfoVision - www.infovision2005.org <http://www.infovision2005.org/> is bringing a world-renowned expert in KM - Dr. Richard McDermoott. ( http://www.mcdermottconsulting.com <http://www.mcdermottconsulting.com/> ). Dr Dermott is a widely sought after speaker in the KM world. Join us at InfoVision to know what is new in the world of KM With Regards, Kottai Head - KM Honeywell Technology Solutions Lab

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coverage of OA documents by search engines
by Mailing List Manager 29 Aug '05

29 Aug '05

Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 07:09:09 +0530 (IST) From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Friends: According to a recent posting by Eberhard Hilf, "the scientific OA documents on local institutes servers are barely covered by retrieval engines" and DOAJ lists only a part of OA journals. The OA supporters should coax search engines to cover OA documents in all OA repositories and persuade DOAJ and other similar services to cover OA journals far more comprehensively. Arun

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Fw: [IAMSLIC:5359] H index to quantify an individual's scientific output
by M.P.Tapaswi 27 Aug '05

27 Aug '05

Sorry for cross-posting but should be of interest to the ones interested in citation studies. - Tapaswi ----- Original Message ----- From: Susan Berteaux To: iamslic(a)ucdavis.edu Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 1:37 AM Subject: [IAMSLIC:5359] H index to quantify an individual's scientific output This morning a faculty member asked about a new factor which he had just read about in Science that measures the impact or stature of individual scientists. It's called the H Index after Jorge Hirsch who proposed it. For any researcher the h number is the largest number for which it is true that the researcher has h publications with at least h citations. For example, an eminent physicist has the very high h number of 110 because he has 110 publications with at least 110 citations. The article goes on to say that the h index can be easily found using WoK and then sorting by "times cited". There's more information at: http://physicsweb.org/articles/news/9/8/9/1 This page also provides a link to the original article by Hirsch, "An index to quantify an individual's scientific output". Note that the examples given were from a 20 year backfile so I'm not sure how that translates if your backfiles don't go back that far. -- Susan ============================================== Susan S. Berteaux...Head, Science & Technology Library Syracuse University...Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 Ph: 315/443-9766...Fax: 315/443-5549...Email: ssbertea(a)syr.edu Sorry for cross-posting but should be of interest to the ones interested in citation studies. - Tapaswi ----- Original Message ----- From: mailto:Ssbertea@syr.edu Susan Berteaux To: mailto:iamslic@ucdavis.edu iamslic(a)ucdavis.edu Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 1:37 AM Subject: [IAMSLIC:5359] H index to quantify an individual's scientific output This morning a faculty member asked about a new factor which he had just read about in Science that measures the impact or stature of individual scientists. It's called the H Index after Jorge Hirsch who proposed it. For any researcher the h number is the largest number for which it is true that the researcher has h publications with at least h citations. For example, an eminent physicist has the very high h number of 110 because he has 110 publications with at least 110 citations. The article goes on to say that the h index can be easily found using WoK and then sorting by "times cited". There's more information at: http://physicsweb.org/articles/news/9/8/9/1 http://physicsweb.org/articles/news/9/8/9/1 This page also provides a link to the original article by Hirsch, "An index to quantify an individual's scientific output". Note that the examples given were from a 20 year backfile so I'm not sure how that translates if your backfiles don't go back that far. -- Susan ============================================== Susan S. Berteaux...Head, Science & Technology Library Syracuse University...Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 Ph: 315/443-9766...Fax: 315/443-5549...Email: mailto:ssbertea@syr.edu ssbertea(a)syr.edu

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Information
by habiburrehman khan 26 Aug '05

26 Aug '05

Dear Members I would like to know if Jharkhand,Chattisgarh and Uttaranchal have state central public library. Habibur Rahman Khan Librarian Ingraham Institute,Aligarh Mob:09412065835 E-Mail:habibamu@yahoo.co.in Dear Members I would like to know if Jharkhand,Chattisgarh and Uttaranchal have state central public library. Habibur Rahman Khan Librarian Ingraham Institute,Aligarh Mob:09412065835 E-Mail:habibamu@yahoo.co.in 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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UNDP-APDIP Launches New Series: APDIPe-Notes]
by Satish Munnolli 26 Aug '05

26 Aug '05

appologies cross posting UNDP-APDIP is pleased to announce the launch of a new series entitled "APDIP e-Note" The first two APDIP e-Notes are now available on our website: www.apdip.net/apdipenote/ ======================================================================= APDIP e-Notes are brief documents that present analyses of specific issues related to information and communication technologies (ICTs) for sustainable human development in the Asia-Pacific region. This series introduces readers to the who, what, where, why and how of a wide range of current issues related to ICTs such as e-governance, free and open source software, ICTs and poverty alleviation, Internet governance and many others. The first two APDIP e-Notes are now available on our website www.apdip.net/apdipenote/ * APDIP e-Note 1 - Voices from Asia Pacific: Internet governance for sustainable human development * APDIP e-Note 2 - Do Governments Actually Believe that ICT Can Help Alleviate Poverty? A perspective from Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers In these PDF documents, the bullet points in the blue box are clickable and will take you to the related sections of the e-Notes. The URLs are also clickable. APDIP e-Notes are being developed by the United Nations Development Programme's Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme (UNDP-APDIP), based at the UNDP Regional Centre in Bangkok, Thailand. UNDP-APDIP also brings out the following series that might interest you: - Digital Review of Asia Pacific offers comprehensive reports and useful analyses of how 29 economies/countries are using ICTs in business, government and civil society. The latest edition, 2005-2006, details developments and challenges facing the ICT industry in the Asia-Pacific region. It is an essential guide for ICT-related policy development, planning, research and project implementation. - e-Primers for the Information Economy, Society, and Polity Series introduces concepts, issues and trends surrounding the information economy. Titles include: e-Commerce and e-Business; e-Government; Genes, Technology and Policy; ICTs for Poverty Alleviation; ICT in Education; the Information Age; Legal and Regulatory Issues; and Nets, Webs and the Information Infrastructure. Coming soon is one on Internet Governance. - e-Primers on Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) Series serves as introductory documents to FOSS issues. Titles include: FOSS: A General Introduction; FOSS: Education; FOSS: Government Policy; and FOSS: Localization. A draft of the FOSS: Open Standards e-Primer is now available online for public review and feedback at: http://www.apdip.net/news/foss-open-standards-primer-draft - UNDP-APDIP ICT4D Series seeks to provide concrete research and analysis on the strengths and weaknesses that are evident in ICT4D policies across the region. It focuses on applications of ICT policies and its impact in accelerating social and economic development. All UNDP-APDIP publications are available online at: www.apdip.net/publications We would welcome any feedback on our publications. Please send feedback and queries to: Christine Apikul Programme Specialist, UNDP-APDIP christine(a)apdip.net ------------ ***GKD is solely supported by EDC, a Non-Profit Organization*** To post a message, send it to: <gkd(a)mail.edc.org> To subscribe or unsubscribe, send a message to: <majordomo(a)mail.edc.org>. In the 1st line of the message type: subscribe gkd OR type: unsubscribe gkd Archives of previous GKD messages can be found at: <http://www.edc.org/GLG/gkd/> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ Wanadoo vous informe que cet e-mail a ete controle par l'anti-virus mail. Aucun virus connu a ce jour par nos services n'a ete detecte. -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.15/81 - Release Date: 24/08/2005 -- ================================================================= Dr. Michel J. Menou Consultant in ICT policies and Knowledge & Information Management Adviser of Somos@Telecentros board http://www.tele-centros.org Member of the founding steering committee of Telecenters of the Americas Partnership http://www.tele-centers.net/ B.P. 15 49350 Les Rosiers sur Loire, France Email: Michel.Menou(a)wanadoo.fr Phone: +33 (0)2 41511043 http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ciber/peoplemenou.php ================================================================== -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.15/81 - Release Date: 24/08/2005 _______________________________________________ Sigiii-l mailing list Sigiii-l(a)asis.org http://mail.asis.org/mailman/listinfo/sigiii-l Satish S Munnolli Librarian ACTREC Kharghar Navi Mumbai

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SALIS - Seminar on 'Library - Centre for Knowledge Managment - announcement
by Arunachalam Hariharan 26 Aug '05

26 Aug '05

Seminar on 'Library - Center for Knowledge Management' Jointly Organised By Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS) Tirunelveli Chapter & Heavy Water Plant, Tuticorin Department of Atomic Energy Government of India Date: 17.09.2005 Time:9.30 A.M. 5.30 P.M Venue Heavy Water Plant Colony Guest House Tuticorin 628 007 About the Seminar - Knowledge Management(KM) is one of the emerging disciplines and being applied in many areas including Libraries. Libraries are becoming KM centers in order to deliver the right information to the organization in right time to achieve the organizational goal. The objective of the seminar is to focus the attention of working LIS professionals to know about: -Knowledge Management: overview -KM components and tools -Benefits of KM -KM Resources -Services in KM Centres -KM skills for Librarians -To enable institutions to initiate building KM Centres in Libraries -Role of Librarians as Knowledge Managers Faculty Experienced faculty members from reputed institutions Eligibility Library and Information Science professionals Course Fee Rs.100/- Seminar Co-ordinator Ms. K. Vinitha Librarian, National Engineering College, Kovilpatti Programme 08.30-09.30 AM Registration 09.30-10.30 AM Inaugural session Inauguration Shri M.S.N.Sastry Chief General Manager, Heavy Water Plant, Tuticorin Keynote Address 10.30-11.00 AM Tea Break 11.00-11.45 PM Role of DAE in Quality of life 11.45-12.30 PM Technical Session I KM: overview 12.30-01.15 PM Technical Session II KM components and tools 01.15-02.00 PM Lunch Break 02.00-02.45 PM Technical Session III KM Initiatives 02.45-03.30 PM Technical Session IV Setting-up KM Centres in Libraries 03.30-03.45 PM Tea Break 03.45-04.30 PM Technical Session V Role of Librarians as Knowledge Manager 04.30-05.30 PM Valediction Registration Form Name : Designation : Organisation : Address for : Communication E-mail : Tel: (off) Res: Are you a member of SALIS : Yes/No Fee particulars Enclosed Rs.------- DD/Cheque bearing no. --------dated --- drawn in favour of SALIS payable at Chennai ** Cash also may be accepted in person ** Outstation payment shall be made by DD only Last Date for the receipt of registration form is 12 09.2005 Signature of the Signature of the Sponsoring Authority participant Completed registration form(s) can be sent to (multiple copies can be Xeroxed): Mr. N.Somasundaram Scientific Officer(Library) & Organising Secretary Heavy Water Plant HWP Colony P.O. Tuticorin 628 007 Phone : Off :0461-2355057 Extn 4218 , Res 0461 2331925, Mobile: 9443295564 E-mail: library(a)tuticorin.heavywaterboard.org ____________________________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs

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Journal article required - Reg.
by Sasireka Govindaraj 26 Aug '05

26 Aug '05

Dear Professionals, One of our research scholar is in urgent need of the articles below and we would be grateful if electronic copies of the same could be sent at the earliest. subject: Mechanical Engineering An energy-distribution strategy in fat-cutiing wire EDM, "Journal of Materials Processing Technology", Volume 55, Issue 3-4, December 1995, Pages 380-390. Y.F.Luo We would be most grateful for your kind help. Kind Regards G.Sasireka Librarian Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Engineering College Perambalur - 621 212 Tamilnadu Regards, G.Sasireka ____________________________________________________ Send a rakhi to your brother, buy gifts and win attractive prizes. Log on to http://in.promos.yahoo.com/rakhi/index.html

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PLoS journals - friendly to developing countries
by Subbiah Arunachalam 26 Aug '05

26 Aug '05

Friends: Here is a note from Prof. Peter Suber. Arun More OSI support for PLoS memberships from developing countries I would have blogged this July 20 press release earlier but I didn't discover it until today: The Open Society Institute (OSI) and the Public Library of Science (PLoS) are pleased to announce the continuation of their PLoS Institutional Memberships for developing and transitional countries. Both OSI and PLoS are committed to promoting scholarly communication through open access publishing and support for PLoS Institutional Memberships is one way we can work together on this globally important issue. Authors affiliated with OSI-sponsored Member Institutions receive a complete waiver on the publication charge for all PLoS journals. So if your paper is accepted for publication, you pay nothing, and your paper will be published and made available for readers throughout the world.

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