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Informatics organises Seminars on Usage Promotion of e-Information Resources
by mouna 24 Oct '05

24 Oct '05

E-Information Resources have become an integral part of the libraries and their user community. The major concern faced today by the LIS professionals and decision makers is the optimal usage of these e-Information resources. Informatics, in association with Springer, Taylor & Francis, Annual Reviews and IEE Inspec is organizing series of seminars to discuss the issues related to User Awareness and Training on e-Information Resources. The serminars are scheduled to be held in different parts of the country the details of which are as follows: Cochin November 11, 2005 Pune November 14, 2005 Bhubaneswar November 16, 2005 Chandigarh November 18, 2005 The Programmme Structure: 1.Keynote on Seminar Topic 2 Panel Debates on issues related to the topic focusing on the following areas: § User awareness for different e-resources being subscribed. § Choice of relevant e-resources § Training the User and the Information Manager on the Resources. § User Training Responsibility (Librarian, Publisher or Agent) § Training Infrastructure, Course Material Development, Costs & Budgets § Internal Marketing for Usage Promotion § Usage Models & Analysis § Information Needs & Usage Levels § Users need for information and its quick access/availability on a scale comparable to developed world § Impact of education and research culture/quality on usage promotion. You are invited to register online (www.informindia.co.in) and submit your questions for the Panel Debate. REGISTRATION is FREE. For more details you can also write to us at events(a)informindia.co.in or contact: Amit Verma Product Marketing Manager Informatics (India) Ltd Bangalore 560 003, India Phone: 91 80 23365940 or 9845941610 email: amit(a)informindia.co.in

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Seminar on Standards for Health Science Libraries...
by hemanth rao 23 Oct '05

23 Oct '05

Dear Professionals, The Digital Library and Information Centre of Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka is organizing one day seminar on Professional Standards & Quality Improvement in Health Science Libraries on 26th October 2005 at 10.00 a.m. at Dhanwanthri Hall, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, 4th T Block, Jayanagar, Bangalore-560 041. This seminar is being organized to evolve the Standards and Policies required for collection development, Library Services, ICT Infrastructure, Staff pattern- Qualifications, job-description and analysis, status-and-pay structure etc towards the development of high quality competence and performance in all the affiliated college Libraries of RGUHS in the State of Karnataka. Information Resources, Services, Infrastructure, and Manpower are the specific issues on focus for evolving standards through this seminar for quality improvement in Health Science Libraries under Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka. A steady growth can be seen in the Health Science Library sector under the leadership of RGUHS, Karnataka as far as the quality of collection development and information services are concerned. But there is a an immediate need of standardization required for the staff development, collection development, budgetary provisions, ICT infrastructure, performance, competence and excellence. This situation called for organizing the seminar with the objective of bringing out standards and policies on the issues indicated and finding out solutions to the burning issues of standards in resources, services, staff pattern of professionals, semi-professionals and supporting staff required in health science libraries; qualifications, experience, status and payscales; continuing education and IT skills development etc. The Librarians of health science institutions are hereby requested to participate and take an active part in making this seminar a success and evolve the necessary standards. For further details: Mr.Hemanth Rao Digital Library and Information Centre Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka 4th T Block, Jaynagar Bangalore-560 041 Phone: 080-26961943 Email: hemanthrao(a)rguhs.ac.in --------------------------------- Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. Dear Professionals, The Digital Library and Information Centre of Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka is organizing one day seminar on Professional Standards & Quality Improvement in Health Science Libraries on 26th October 2005 at 10.00 a.m. at Dhanwanthri Hall, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, 4th T Block, Jayanagar, Bangalore-560 041. This seminar is being organized to evolve the Standards and Policies required for collection development, Library Services, ICT Infrastructure, Staff pattern- Qualifications, job-description and analysis, status-and-pay structure etc towards the development of high quality competence and performance in all the affiliated college Libraries of RGUHS in the State of Karnataka. Information Resources, Services, Infrastructure, and Manpower are the specific issues on focus for evolving standards through this seminar for quality improvement in Health Science Libraries under Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka. A steady growth can be seen in the Health Science Library sector under the leadership of RGUHS, Karnataka as far as the quality of collection development and information services are concerned. But there is a an immediate need of standardization required for the staff development, collection development, budgetary provisions, ICT infrastructure, performance, competence and excellence. This situation called for organizing the seminar with the objective of bringing out standards and policies on the issues indicated and finding out solutions to the burning issues of standards in resources, services, staff pattern of professionals, semi-professionals and supporting staff required in health science libraries; qualifications, experience, status and payscales; continuing education and IT skills development etc. The Librarians of health science institutions are hereby requested to participate and take an active part in making this seminar a success and evolve the necessary standards. For further details: Mr.Hemanth Rao Digital Library and Information Centre Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka 4th T Block, Jaynagar Bangalore-560 041 Phone: 080-26961943 Email: mailto:hemanthrao@rguhs.ac.in hemanthrao(a)rguhs.ac.in http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTFqODRtdXQ4BF9TAzMyOTc1MDIEX3MDOTY2ODgxNj… Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click.

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RE: RSS Reader
by Nabonita Guha 23 Oct '05

23 Oct '05

Dear Professionals, As Mr. Vyasamoorthy rightly said about RSS reader that "...It is one easy way of creating current awareness service" I would like to share some more information on the same. HOW RSS READER WORKS The RSS reader keeps track of new additions in a Web site (only RSS specification compliant) of your interest. It notifies you about the latest changes in your chosen site. These websites can be of such kind in which information are being added periodically like news sites, mailing lists, weblogs, etc... To know more about RSS visit http://www.mnot.net/rss/tutorial/ http://www.mnot.net/rss/tutorial/ AVAILABLE OPEN SOURCE RSS READER SOFTWARE (I used...) Software name: FeedReader (avilable at http://sourceforge.net/projects/feedreader http://sourceforge.net/projects/feedreader ) Features Supports all major syndication formats: RSS 0.9, 0.91, 0.92, 1.00, 2.0 plus Dublin core and Slashback extensions Pre-configured with hundred of quality feeds from leading syndicators such as NewsIsFree and Moreover Alerts about incoming feeds on taskbar Caches headlines for offline viewing Supports proxies Allows one-click subscription of Radio Userland and AmphetaDesk feeds Search support Multilanguage support New in version 2.6: OPML import and export. Requirements Windows 95 or newer Internet Explorer 4.0 or newer Download & explore more about the software. Best wishes -- Nabonita Guha DRTC Bangalore ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Message: 1 >Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 17:39:10 +0530 (IST) >From: pku(a)nic.in >Subject: [LIS-Forum] RSS Reader >To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >Message-ID: <38994.192.168.1.1.1129810150.squirrel@mail2021> >Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 > >It may also be also of interest to mention that RSS 1.0 published last >year allows a ContextObject-the data structure at the heart of the new >OpenURL Framework that is being developed by ANSI/NISO as information >statdard Z39.88-2004. > >By year 2006, the growth rate in application-generated RSS data to exeed >human produced RSS content by atleast a factor of 0.8 probability. Some of >the software packages using email messages for notifications will be >replaced by RSS, because of simpler and more efficient from the >perspective of sender and receiver. >Publishers are now using RSS for content distribution to users. hence in >future we should now use checkpoints for selectimg any software and >vendors for compliance of RSS feed like Z39.50, OAI-PMH, etc. > >Good luck. > >P K Upadhyay >NIC Library > > > Dear Friends > > > > You may be interested in the following Google feature: > > > > http://www.google.com/reader/things/intro > > > > This page helps you search for news items on chosen keywords and > > thereafter subscribe to RSS feeds from such result pages. Please > > explore > > > > It is one easy way of creating current awareness service. > > > > Vyasamoorthy, P http://g.msn.com/8HMBENUS/2737??PS=47575 Find e-mail, documents and more on your PC instantly with Windows Desktop SearchFREE!

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Preprint depository
by Vijay Raghav Tiwari 22 Oct '05

22 Oct '05

Dear Professionals I am in need of creating a depository for the preprints of our institute. Kinldy suggest me how to create a preprint server, which should be accessible to a limited number of users. Hope that dspace would be better. Please advide whether it can work for the limited access and will be possible to work on windows machines. Please suggest quick. with regards vrt Vijay Raghav Tiwari Librarian Harish Chandra Research Institute (Department of Atomic Energy, Govt of India) Chhatnag Road Jhunsi Allahabad -211 019. Phone.91-532-2668302(O), 2667509,2667318,2667578 add extention 4064 (R) <vrtiwari(a)mri.ernet.in> Mobile: 9839252956 Dear Professionals I am in need of creating a depository for the preprints of our institute. Kinldy suggest me how to create a preprint server, which should be accessible to a limited number of users. Hope that dspace would be better. Please advide whether it can work for the limited access and will be possible to work on windows machines. Please suggest quick. with regards vrt Vijay Raghav Tiwari Librarian Harish Chandra Research Institute (Department of Atomic Energy, Govt of India) Chhatnag Road Jhunsi Allahabad -211 019. Phone.91-532-2668302(O), 2667509,2667318,2667578 add extention 4064 (R) <vrtiwari(a)mri.ernet.in> Mobile: 9839252956 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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Costly journals and developing countries
by Subbiah Arunachalam 22 Oct '05

22 Oct '05

Friends: According to the University of Pennsylvania's Van Pelt Library "An annual subscription to the chemistry journal Tetrahedron, published by Elsevier, costs the library $31,600." I wish to ask all organic chemists, especially those working in India, China, Brazil, South Africa, and other developing countries, is the journal worth that price? It would be interesting to see how many Indian researchers ACTUALLY read articles published in Tetrahedron and quote them in their own papers. While journals of the quality of PNASc are available absolutely free on the web, it is rather difficult to accept that developing country libraries should subscribe to such outrageoulsy expensive journals. Tetrahedron was originally owned by Pergamon Press (Robert Maxwell) and later acquired by the Elsevier group. India has several consortia subscriptions to Elsevier's Science Direct aggregation of journals. But very few librarians have invested the time and little effort required to set up their own institutional open access archives, despite the excellent model provided by the Indian Institute of Science. Indian authors publishing in such expensive journals are unwittingly doing a great disservice to progress of science in India. As they are so expensive, many institutions would not subscribe to these journals and therefore most Indian researchers will not have easy access to the papers published in them. Thus results of reserch supported by Indian taxpayers' money is NOT AVAILABLE to other Indian researchers. Subbiah Arunachalam ---- >From Peter Suber's blog on OA University of Pennsylvania cuts 2,255 subscriptions, blames price hikes Jesse Rogers, As costs rise, library cuts journals, The Daily Pennsylvanian, October 20, 2005. Excerpt: Students combing the stacks at Van Pelt Library may notice they have a little extra breathing room. The library has cut 2,255 journal subscriptions from its 2004-05 holdings, as journal prices have increased faster than the library's budget. But the size of the materials budget -- $13.1 million allotted for books, journals, magazines, periodicals, films and electronic resources -- is not to blame, library officials said. Rather, officials blame big publishing companies, which they say have raised prices as the companies have bought up academic journals over the last two decades. In 1993, journals accounted for 64 percent of the materials budget. This number has increased to almost 70 percent in the 2005 materials budget. Publishing giant Reed Elsevier claims 18 percent of the market in science, technology and medical journals. An annual subscription to the chemistry journal Tetrahedron, published by Elsevier, costs the library $31,600. The Brown University library system has also criticized price increases. However, it has not had to cancel subscriptions since the early 1990s, as its materials budget has kept pace with journals' price increases. The 2005 Brown materials budget stands at $5 million, of which 66 percent is devoted to journals. As research libraries across the nation decry price increases, Penn's library system is calling for reform through its Winning Independence Web site. Linked to the library system's Web site this September, the site encourages professors to be active on journals' editorial boards and to push for fair pricing policies. At the heart of the uproar over pricing is frustration -- on the part of the library and some professors -- with publishers' restrictive copy agreements. Many journal publishers require faculty members to sign over their copyright as a condition for publication. This prevents professors from submitting published journal articles to online archives such as Penn's [OA repository] Scholarly Commons, which is one way the library can increase its holdings in the face of a limited budget.

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From Peter Suber's blog on OA
by Subbiah Arunachalam 22 Oct '05

22 Oct '05

Friends: Here is something interesting and relevant - fro Peter Suber's blog. Forward it to vice chancellors, principals, headmasters you know! Arun More on Sun's GELC Sharing Teaching Tools Online, Wired Campus Blog, October 20, 2005. Scott McNealy, the CEO of Sun Microsystems, has long promoted the use of open-source software, in which volunteers work collaboratively online to build and improve computer code. Now he hopes to bring the same basic concept to the development of online teaching materials. In a keynote speech on Wednesday at the Educause annual meeting in Orlando, Mr. McNealy announced the creation of a nonprofit organization called the Global Education and Learning Community, which will provide a framework for educators to work together to develop and distribute educational resources online. For now the project is focusing on K-12 education, but in an interview after his speech, Mr. McNealy said that he hopes to extend the system to higher education eventually. "It's optional. No parent, teacher, or student has to use GELC content, but it's there," he added. "It's just a broader and deeper and richer platform on which to build your curriculum, and at zero cost."

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Which is better: DDC 21st edition or DDC 22nd edition
by Vijayakumara 21 Oct '05

21 Oct '05

Dear Professionals, We are in the process of purchasing the DDC Schedule for library. when I enquired with my professional friends, a few suggested me to purchase DDC 22nd edition and remaining few professionals are advising to purchase DDC 21st edition as they are facing some problems in DDC 22nd edition. So, If you are using DDC 21st or 22nd edition, kindly send me your comments on these editions and suggest me which edition we have to purchase. Yours Librarian \ \ | / / \ \ ~ ~ / / | @ @ | ---------------oooo------ (_)-------------oooo------------------ Dr. Vijayakumar M, Chief Librarian, East Point College of Engineering and Technology Bidarahalli, Kithaganoor Road, Virgonagar - Post, Bangalore - 5600 049, India Tel:080-8473888, 8473777 Fax:080-8472999, coolvg(a)gmail.com --------------------------------- Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. Dear Professionals, We are in the process of purchasing the DDC Schedule for library. when I enquired with my professional friends, a few suggested me to purchase DDC 22nd edition and remaining few professionals are advising to purchase DDC 21st edition as they are facing some problems in DDC 22nd edition. So, If you are using DDC 21st or 22nd edition, kindly send me your comments on these editions and suggest me which edition we have to purchase. Yours Librarian \ \ | / / \ \ ~ ~ / / | @ @ | ---------------oooo------ (_)-------------oooo------------------ Dr. Vijayakumar M, Chief Librarian, East Point College of Engineering and Technology Bidarahalli, Kithaganoor Road, Virgonagar - Post, Bangalore - 5600 049, India Tel:080-8473888, 8473777 Fax:080-8472999, mailto:coolvg@gmail.com coolvg(a)gmail.com http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTFqODRtdXQ4BF9TAzMyOTc1MDIEX3MDOTY2ODgxNj… Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click.

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Photocopying tips
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 21 Oct '05

21 Oct '05

Here is an interesting article on making photocopies. It is lenghty article, wory reading. Which librarian would miss this? http://wiki.ehow.com/Make-Great-Photocopies -- ----- Dr P Vyasamoorthy, SENIORS (Society for Enriched Information of Relevance to Seniors), 30, Gruhalakshmi Colony, Secunderabad 500018 Phone 27846631

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Google Librarian Center
by Saiful Amin 21 Oct '05

21 Oct '05

Dear Professionals, A new page on Google's web site, the Google Librarian Center [ http://www.google.com/services/librarian_center.html] expressly targets librarians, advising them that Google will launch a quarterly newsletter aimed just at librarians. Also, Google seeks lesson plans from librarians who are Google wizards: "Do you teach others how to use Google? We've heard from dozens of librarians who have created their own lesson plans, presentations and handouts to help others use Google. We'd love to see what works for our users." [Source: http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6275431.html] Regards, Saiful -- 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 <http://www.edutechindia.com> "Enhancing knowledge and skills for success, lifelong." A new page on Google's web site, the Google Librarian Center [ http://www.google.com/services/librarian_center.html http://www.google.com/services/librarian_center.html ] expressly targets librarians, advising them that Google will launch a quarterly newsletter aimed just at librarians. Also, Google seeks lesson plans from librarians who are Google wizards: "Do you teach others how to use Google? We've heard from dozens of librarians who have created their own lesson plans, presentations and handouts to help others use Google. We'd love to see what works for our users." [Source: http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6275431.html http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6275431.html ] Regards, Saiful -- 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 http://www.edutechindia.com www.edutechindia.com "Enhancing knowledge and skills for success, lifelong."

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Requirement for Aurigene Library
by Madhuresh 21 Oct '05

21 Oct '05

Dear Friends, There is an urgent requirement in the library of Aurigene Discovery Technologies Ltd. Below is the detail. Please send your/your friend's CV as earliest to me at madhuresh_s(a)aurigene.com. About Aurigene: Aurigene is a drug discovery company promoted by Dr. Reddy's Laboratories with world-class research facilities in Bangalore. Our research facility is located on a 17 acre landscaped campus in Electronics city, Bangalore. We have a total space of over 200,000 square feet dedicated to spacious and state-of-the-art laboratories. Responsibilities: * Maintaining the library * Maintaining online subscriptions of scientific databases/ journals * Patents and Chemistry Structure Searching * Maintaining Lab note books, including archiving Profile Requirements: 1. Education & Experience The applicant should be M. Sc. in Chemistry and Master/ Bachelor in LIS OR B.Sc. in Chemistry and Masters in LIS with 2+ years of experience 2. Skills Required: * Relevant experience in Pharma or in chemistry structure searching is preferable * Good communication skills (both verbal and written) * Should be well versed with various offline and online databases especially in chemistry and biology. For example Scifinder, STN, DiscoveryGate etc. 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/  Dear Friends, � There is an urgent requirement in the library of Aurigene Discovery Technologies Ltd. Below is the detail. Please send your/your friend’s CV as earliest to me at madhuresh_s(a)aurigene.com . � About Aurigene: Aurigene is a drug discovery company promoted by Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories with world-class research facilities in Bangalore . Our research facility is located on a 17 acre landscaped campus in Electronics city, Bangalore . We have a total space of over 200,000 square feet dedicated to spacious and state-of-the-art laboratories. � Responsibilities: <![if !supportLists]> � �� <![endif]> Maintaining the library <![if !supportLists]> � �� <![endif]> Maintaining online subscriptions of scientific databases/ journals <![if !supportLists]> � �� <![endif]> Patent s and Chemistry Structure Searching <![if !supportLists]> � �� <![endif]> Maintaining Lab note books, including archiving � Profile Requirements: <![if !supportLists]> 1. �� <![endif]> Education & Experience The applicant should be M. Sc. in Chemistry and Master/ Bachelor in LIS OR B.Sc. in Chemistry and Masters in LIS with 2+ years of experience <![if !supportLists]> 2. �� <![endif]> Skills Required: <![if !supportLists]> � �� <![endif]> Relevant experience in Pharma or in chemistry structure searching is preferable <![if !supportLists]> � �� <![endif]> Good communication skills (both verbal and written) <![if !supportLists]> � �� <![endif]> Should be well versed with various offline and online databases especially in chemistry and biology. For example Scifinder, STN, DiscoveryGate etc. � � 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/ http://nettalk2.tripod.com/ �

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Mysore university signs MoU with Rajabhat varsity
by Mailing List Manager 21 Oct '05

21 Oct '05

Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 11:38:51 +0530 From: Bhojaraju G <bhojaraju.g(a)gmail.com> *Mysore university signs MoU with Rajabhat varsity * DH News Service Mysore: *University of Mysore has entered into a understanding with Rajabhat Universities, a conglomeration of 40 educational institutions in Thailand, for cooperation in the field of higher education. * http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/oct202005/district18174520051019.a… Thanks & Regards Bhojaraju G, Librarian � Knowledge Management, (Sharepoint Administrator) ************************************************************ 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(a)yahoo.com ************************************************************ Pl do visit & put your comments on Guest Book "KM Cyberary" @ http://www.bhojarajug.freeservers.com/cyberary.html KM-Forum: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KM-Forum/

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Publishers try to halt Google library plan
by sandeep ashok bhavsar 21 Oct '05

21 Oct '05

Publishers try to halt Google library plan By Chris Nuttall in San Francisco Published: October 19 2005 18:42 | Last updated: October 19 2005 18:42 Google came under further pressure on Wednesday to curtail its ambitions to scan and digitise books under copyright, with the Association of American Publishers (AAP) filing a lawsuit to block the internet companys project. The legal action followed a similar move last month when the Authors Guild, representing 8,000 writers, joined individual authors in a class-action lawsuit alleging the Google Print Library Project, launched last December, violated their copyright. For More Info : Log on to http://news.ft.com/cms/s/01415350-40c6-11da-b3f9-00000e2511c8.html regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Research and Management Studies Thane(W). Mo : 9867437438 email :Sandeep31581@yahoo.co.uk Publishers try to halt Google library plan By Chris Nuttall in San Francisco Published: October 19 2005 18:42 | Last updated: October 19 2005 18:42 Google came under further pressure on Wednesday to curtail its ambitions to scan and digitise books under copyright, with the Association of American Publishers (AAP) filing a lawsuit to block the internet companys project. The legal action followed a similar move last month when the Authors Guild, representing 8,000 writers, joined individual authors in a class-action lawsuit alleging the Google Print Library Project, launched last December, violated their copyright. For More Info : Log on to http://news.ft.com/cms/s/01415350-40c6-11da-b3f9-00000e2511c8.html regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Research and Management Studies Thane(W). Mo : 9867437438 email :Sandeep31581@yahoo.co.uk 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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Google RSS Reader
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 20 Oct '05

20 Oct '05

Dear Friends You may be interested in the following Google feature: http://www.google.com/reader/things/intro This page helps you search for news items on chosen keywords and thereafter subscribe to RSS feeds from such result pages. Please explore It is one easy way of creating current awareness service. Vyasamoorthy, P

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Early New Zealand Books online
by Mailing List Manager 20 Oct '05

20 Oct '05

Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 12:55:35 +0530 From: Bhojaraju G <bhojaraju.g(a)gmail.com> *Early New Zealand Books online* http://www.enzb.auckland.ac.nz The University of Auckland Library announces the official launch of its Early New Zealand Books digital collection. The collection currently comprises 20 books (23 volumes) including the majority of those published in the first half of the 19th century. The books are keyword searchable, individually or as a collection, with keyword-in-context displays of hit terms at three different levels of inclusiveness. Searches can be limited to words and phrases in picture captions and chapter summaries, if desired. All the illustrations are available at original size and double size for viewing detail. There are links to images of original pages. This collection is available primarily because of the enthusiasm and dedication of John Laurie, Subject Librarian for Anthropology, Applied Language Studies and Linguistics in the General Library, Te Tumu Herenga, the University of Auckland Library. The "Early New Zealand Books " collection is freely available on the Web. We believe that the collection will be of immense benefit to researchers of the period and the general public. Many of the books have been out-of-print and difficult to access in closed collections and keyword searchability will facilitate a whole range of new studies. It is hoped to expand the collection over the next few years to cover more significant nineteenth century books. Forty targeted books are listed on the website. Janet Copsey University Librarian Te Tumu Herenga The University of Auckland Library Private Bag 92019, Auckland New Zealand ############################################################# Thanks & Regards Bhojaraju G, Librarian � Knowledge Management Homepage: http://www.bhojarajug.freeservers.com ************************************************************ Pl do visit & put your comments on Guest Book "KM Cyberary" @ http://www.bhojarajug.freeservers.com/cyberary.html KM-Forum : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KM-Forum/

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Workshop on Institutional Repositories by MALA & CSI
by Sukhdev Singh 20 Oct '05

20 Oct '05

Dear Sir/Madam, We would be glad if our [ http://openmed.nic.in ] EPrints based repository could be included in the workshop as a CASE STUDY. Special about it is the way we have implemented exhautive MeSH classification Scheme. Thanks, Sukhdev Singh, NIC. http://openmed.nic.in http://indmed.nic.in ; http://medind.nic.in > Message: 8 > Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 18:41:54 +0530 (IST) > From: Mailing List Manager <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> > Subject: [LIS-Forum] Workshop on Institutional Repositories by MALA & > CSI > To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.53.0510191841080.14260(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> > Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=windows-1252 > > > Dear friends, > > Pl. find an announcement on a three day workshop on Institutional > Repositories being organised by MALA & CSI during the first week of > Dec 2005. > > As the registration is limited to 30 persons, Pl. register as soon as > possible. > > Also, pl. forward this mail to your friends who will be interested in > attending this workshop. > > With regards > HR Mohan > Associate VP (Systems), The Hindu, 859 Anna Salai, Chennai 600002, INDIA > > Phone: 91-44-28413344 :: Fax : 91-44-28415325 > Email: hrmohan(a)vsnl.com Web : http://www.hinduonline.com >

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Google RSS Reader
by Sukhdev Singh 20 Oct '05

20 Oct '05

In the same context, let me inform members that Google also has a facility to Personalise its Home Page. For that you need to have some google account say GMAIL Account. Once you are logged in, you can set up number of RSS feed sources at http://www.google.com/ig for example you can add new section and add following URL for OpenMED@NIC latest additions: http://openmed.nic.in/perl/latest_tool?output=rss http://my.yahoo.com also provides similar facility to set up RSS Feeds. Have a try while adding feed from http://openmed.nic.in/perl/latest_tool?output=rss Thanks. Sukhdev Singh, NIC. http://openmed.nic.in > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 21:38:59 +0530 > From: Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy <vyasamoorthy(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [LIS-Forum] Google RSS Reader > To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > Message-ID: > <9765c2050510190908p7a44cbdatf3b72cf5b60ffa1d(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Dear Friends > > You may be interested in the following Google feature: > > http://www.google.com/reader/things/intro > > This page helps you search for news items on chosen keywords and > thereafter subscribe to RSS feeds from such result pages. Please > explore > > It is one easy way of creating current awareness service. > > Vyasamoorthy, P > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > LIS-Forum mailing list > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > > > End of LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 31, Issue 15 > ***************************************** >

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Needing to relocate to Pune
by Chitra P Rao 20 Oct '05

20 Oct '05

Hello All: I am currently working as Head of the Library and Information Centre at NITIE. I ahve a totsal of 25 years experience, 13 in IT Industry and last 12 years at NITIE. I am looking for a suitable job in PUNE either in Public sector or Private, for personal reasons. Need your help in getting to know the right person/s to approach. Kindly help. Thanks and regards Sr Librarian and Head LIS NITIE Mumbai 400 087 ph: 28573371 extn 337

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Workshop on Institutional Repositories by MALA & CSI
by Mailing List Manager 19 Oct '05

19 Oct '05

Dear friends, Pl. find an announcement on a three day workshop on Institutional Repositories being organised by MALA & CSI during the first week of Dec 2005. As the registration is limited to 30 persons, Pl. register as soon as possible. Also, pl. forward this mail to your friends who will be interested in attending this workshop. With regards HR Mohan Associate VP (Systems), The Hindu, 859 Anna Salai, Chennai 600002, INDIA Phone: 91-44-28413344 :: Fax : 91-44-28415325 Email: hrmohan(a)vsnl.com Web : http://www.hinduonline.com ===================================================================== Workshop Announcement ====================================================================== Workshop on Institutional Repositories (2-4, December 2005) Organized by Madras Library Association (MALA) and Computer Society of India (CSI) Division VIII & Chennai Chapter In association with M O P Vaishnav College for Women, Chennai ---------------------------------------------------------------------- An Institutional Repository (IR), also called as â€˜e-prints archiveâ€™, is a digital archive of the research output created by the faculty, research staff, and students of an institution/university and accessible over the Internet to end-users both within and outside of the institution. This has drawn the strength from the Open Access movement (http://www.soros.org/openaccess/) This three-day Workshop envisages blending theory & practice training programme of First Level to acquaint all those engaged in learning the strategies, seeking support towards building Institutional Repositories. The beneficiaries of this programme are those Librarians, LIS Teachers, Information, Computer and Software Professionals who have the interests, initiatives and the need to set up such repositories in their organizations. The three-day workshop shall cover Open Access concepts, Scholarly Institutional Repositories, DSpace, and Metadata Standards. The prime focus areas are: - Institutional Repositories: Open Access Archives, OAI, OAI-PMH - working principle, and cases. - DSpace: Overview, Installations ( Java 2 SDK, Apache, Jakarta Tomcat, mod_jk, Apache Ant, PostgreSQL, DSpace), Administration, and Customization. - Metadata Standards: Concepts, Dublin Core, METS and MODS. - Hands-on Sessions The workshop will be conducted in a training laboratory equipped with desktop PCs with MS Windows Operating System. Each participant will be provided with a PC supplemented with LCD projected Demos, Lectures, Discussions, Case studies and Hands -on Sessions. Each participant shall be provided with a CD-ROM comprising of repository software DSpace, presentations, related and required above mentioned software packages and other resources relevant to Institutional Repositories, Metadata, and OAI. At the end of the workshop, each of he participants is expected to be well-versed and confident of installation of the necessary software packages to set up and develop institutional repositories. If need be, follow-up support shall be extended. Workshop Faculty: - Dr. M. G. Sreekumar, IIM Kozhikode - Ms. K. T. Anuradha, NCSI, IISc, Bangalore Workshop Venue: Computer Laboratory, M O P Vaishnav College for Women, Nungambakkam High Road, Chennai - 600034. Workshop Fee: - MALA & CSI Members - Rs. 2500/- - Non-members - Rs. 3000/- - NRIs or Foreigners - US $ 100 Registration: Please register for the Workshop on or before 20th November 2005. The completed registrations with DD or cheque drawn in favour of Madras Library Association, Chennai are to be sent to: Prof. A. Amudhavalli, President, Madras Library Association, 16, Karpagambal Nagar, Mylapore, Chennai - 600004. Workshop Contacts: - Prof. A. Amudhavalli - amudha75@y..., Phone: 044 - 22455922 - Mr. H. R. Mohan - hrmohan@v..., Phone: 044 - 28411687 or 044 - 28413344 Ext 411 For further details: Please refer the detailed brochure and registration form that can be downloaded from the MALA Website at www.accel-india.com/mala/ ======================================================================

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Conference on ICT for facilitating DLE
by Shyam Prasad pujar 19 Oct '05

19 Oct '05

Documentation Research and Training Centre Indian Statistical Institute Conference on ICT for facilitating Digital Learning Environments 11th - 13th January 2006 Organized by Documentation Research and Training Centre (DRTC) Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) Bangalore - 560059 Digital resources and technology facilitate provision of packaged and online services. The library and information profession has indeed shown much interest in the digital environment. However, due to some of the unique features of digital resources in networked and distributed mode, there is a need for orientation and training to enable harnessing the full potential of digital resources and services. The Digital Learning Environment (DLE) encompasses an interesting range of activities from making available online learning and teaching resources to services related to digital instruction, curriculum design, simulated classroom activities, monitoring, examination and quizzing. Learning is a life long endeavor with different age groups and aptitudes and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) can be adequately deployed to facilitate the learning interest irrespective of social and physical constraints. Documentation Research and Training Centre (DRTC), Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) proposes to hold this conference on ICT for facilitating Digital Learning Environment with an objective to elucidate the latest techniques and methods in creating a Digital Learning Environment for information professionals. The conference focuses on the need of ICT, practical models to create the Digital Learning Environment (DLE), learning and teaching resources, modules, social factors and technological implications. The conference will comprehensively explore the theme and sub-themes through: * Invited lectures * Contributed papers * Demonstrations and hands-on sessions * Discussions Themes (but not limited to) Pedagogical paradigms in DLE Components of the Digital Learning Environment ICT for creating learning tools Technology for DLEs E-Learning and its impact on LIS profession Tools for e-learning Resources and method/s of instruction Training of Trainers in the DLE E-learning kiosks, projects and Case Studies Call for Papers A selected few case studies/papers will be presented and discussed. Those who intend to present a paper/case studies, may send the paper(s) (in A4 size, double space, not more than 10 pages) to Dr. Devika P. Madalli, Documentation Research and Training Centre, Indian Statistical Institute, 8th Mile, Mysore Road, Bangalore 560 059. E-versions in OpenOffice or MS-Word format maybe sent to devika(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in with cc to devikapm(a)yahoo.com. The last date for submission is 10th December, 2005. =========================================================================== REGISTRATION FORM =========================================================================== Documentation Research and Training Centre Indian Statistical Institute Conference on ICT for facilitating Digital Learning Environments 11th - 13th January 2005 REGISTRATION FORM Name : ----------------------------------------------- Address : ----------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- Name and Address of Sponsor/Employer : ---------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Whether Accommodation required : Yes No Arrival Date : __________ Departure Date: __________ Telephone : ___________ Fax : _______________ E-mail : __________________________________ Demand Draft No .............................. Dated ..................... for Rs.2500/- (drawn in favour of Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore) is sent herewith. Signature of Sponsoring Authority Signature of the Participant Date: Date: Place: Place: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The filled in registration forms may be mailed to: Dr. Devika P. Madalli Convener, DRTC ICT-DLE Conference, Documentation Research and Training Centre, Indian Statistical Institute, 8th Mile, Mysore Road, Bangalore - 560 059 Ph: (080) -2848-3002/3/4/5 Extsn:497 and 490 Fax: (080) - 2848-4265 Email: devika(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in, drtc(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Educational Cds
by Vijayakumara 19 Oct '05

19 Oct '05

Dear Professionals, We are in the process of procuring the educational CDs in Engineering filed like Mechanical, Electronics, Computer Sceince & Information science. So kindly let me know their availability and e-mail or snail mail of thier distributors. looking for your kind information on the same yours vijayakumar \ \ | / / \ \ ~ ~ / / | @ @ | ---------------oooo------ (_)-------------oooo------------------ Dr. Vijayakumar M, Chief Librarian, East Point College of Engineering and Technology Bidarahalli, Kithaganoor Road, Virgonagar - Post, Bangalore - 5600 049, India Tel:080-8473888, 8473777 Fax:080-8472999, coolvg(a)gmail.com --------------------------------- Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. Dear Professionals, We are in the process of procuring the educational CDs in Engineering filed like Mechanical, Electronics, Computer Sceince & Information science. So kindly let me know their availability and e-mail or snail mail of thier distributors. looking for your kind information on the same yours vijayakumar \ \ | / / \ \ ~ ~ / / | @ @ | ---------------oooo------ (_)-------------oooo------------------ Dr. Vijayakumar M, Chief Librarian, East Point College of Engineering and Technology Bidarahalli, Kithaganoor Road, Virgonagar - Post, Bangalore - 5600 049, India Tel:080-8473888, 8473777 Fax:080-8472999, mailto:coolvg@gmail.com coolvg(a)gmail.com http://pa.yahoo.com/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=36035/*http://music.yahoo.c… Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free.

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Trainee
by alex arun 18 Oct '05

18 Oct '05

Library Training Cum Apprenticeship Programme For Graduates And Postgraduates Of Library And Information Science Three more vacancies are left for Library Training Cum Apprenticeship Programme Send your resume immediately and make a call to (080) 51116350, 6353.we will let you know the selection procedures and tests. Pedagogy: Classroom Interactions, Practical Involvements, and Personality development Programmes. Stipend:We are planning to provide a stipend 30,000 rupees for Post Graduates, 25,000 rupees for graduates of library and information science per annum. Duration: Approximate ten months. Attendance: 90 to 95% attendance is required for this programme. Evaluation: There will be a proper evaluation on attendance, activities, group discussions, presentations and other tests. Certificate: After due evaluation the course organizers will give certificates. Holidays: The trainees are expected to take leave only the marked holidays, that are all Sundays and 13 holidays in a year approved by the library. Accommodation:The students can arrange accommodation with their on risk and expense. The same time we are ready to provide a dormitory with two tire coats for the boys and shared room for the girls, with a nominal rent. Food: The trainees have to make arrangements for food; campus provides cafeterias at various locations. Registration Fee: Rs.100/- Fee remittance at reporting time. How to Apply: 1. Send your resume to the DVK Central Library, Dharmaram College, Dharmaram College Post, Bangalore- 560 029 or E-mail us to dvklibrary(a)yahoo.com 2. Further formalities will inform you (for better communication add your Postal Address, E-Mail ID, Telephone Number, Mobile Number) Fr.John Neelankavil,CMI Librarian __________________________________ Yahoo! Music Unlimited Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. http://music.yahoo.com/unlimited/

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Regarding Technical Education
by bharathi niranjana 18 Oct '05

18 Oct '05

Dear Sir Please forward this information to all our beloved prfessionals. Dear Professionals, I am Bharathi here in bangalore, i have completed MLISc and have 4 year experience as a librarian. Please now i want to do some technical related course which would most help full us to do our work succesfully in digital library and company(software) side job. So that i am requesting, please help me to do on your assurance. i am looking your well known information Thanking you Yours faithfully Bharathi H N --------------------------------- Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Dear Sir Please forward this information to all our beloved prfessionals . Dear Professionals , I am Bharathi here in bangalore, i have completed MLISc and have 4 year experience as a librarian. Please now i want to do some technical related course which would most help full us to do our work succesfully in digital library and company(software) side job. So that i am requesting, please help me to do on your assurance. i am looking your well known information Thanking you Yours faithfully Bharathi H N http://yahoo.shaadi.com Yahoo! India Matrimony </a href>: Find your partner now.

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A Round-Table, Chaired by: Umberto Eco, on "Strategies for Acquiring Mutual Knowledge"
by Puna Das 18 Oct '05

18 Oct '05

The Embassy of France in India, Delegation of the European Commission to India, Centre de Sciences Humaines, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan and Alliance FranÃ§aise de Delhi cordially invite you to a Round-Table Chaired by: Umberto Eco On "Strategies for Acquiring Mutual Knowledge" on Sunday 23rd October 2005 at 6:30 p.m. at M. L. Bhartia Auditorium, Alliance FranÃ§aise 72, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi â 110003 This will be followed by an open discussion with the audience and members of the press. ________________________________________________ Anup Kumar Das Information and Communication Society of India New Delhi ________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Go to http://yahoo.shaadi.com

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Fwd: Request
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 17 Oct '05

17 Oct '05

hi professional friends from eng colleges please help Mrs Chinmayee in building her library. laxman rao Chinmayee Bhange <> wrote: Date: 17 Oct 2005 10:56:01 -0000 From: "Chinmayee Bhange" <chinmayee_bhange(a)rediffmail.com> To: naglaxman(a)yahoo.com Subject: Request Sir, We, at St. Francis Institute of Technology (Engg. College) are in the process of building up our reference and periodical sections in the Library. I am trying to contact as many libraries of engineering colleges as possible in this regard. I would highly appreciate if the members of this group help me out in this matter. Please send me a list of journals (international + national) commonly subscribed by engg. colleges. I also require a list of reference books (books not prescribed in the syllabus but related to the core subjects such as IT, Computers and Electronics & Telecommunications). Thanks & Regards, Mrs. Chinmayee N. Bhange SFIT Library St. Francis Institute of Technology (Engg. College) Borivali (W) Mumbai, Maharashtra Prof. N.LAXMAN RAO, Chairman, Board of Studies, Dept.of Library & Information Science, Osmania University, HYDERABAD- 500 007 (INDIA) Vice President, Association of British Scholars(AP Chapter) Vice-President, Faculty Club, Osmania University Ph:+91-40-27171565(res): +91-40-27682290(off) 9246547599(Mobile) e:mail-- naglaxman(a)yahoo.com OR naglaxman(a)indiatimes.com --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail hi professional friends from eng colleges please help Mrs Chinmayee in building her library. laxman rao Chinmayee Bhange <> wrote: Date: 17 Oct 2005 10:56:01 -0000 From: "Chinmayee Bhange" <chinmayee_bhange(a)rediffmail.com> To: naglaxman(a)yahoo.com Subject: Request Sir, We, at St. Francis Institute of Technology (Engg. College) are in the process of building up our reference and periodical sections in the Library. I am trying to contact as many libraries of engineering colleges as possible in this regard. I would highly appreciate if the members of this group help me out in this matter. Please send me a list of journals (international + national) commonly subscribed by engg. colleges. I also require a list of reference books (books not prescribed in the syllabus but related to the core subjects such as IT, Computers and Electronics & Telecommunications). Thanks & Regards, Mrs. Chinmayee N. Bhange SFIT Library St. Francis Institute of Technology (Engg. College) Borivali (W) Mumbai, Maharashtra 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… Prof. N.LAXMAN RAO, Chairman, Board of Studies, Dept.of Library & Information Science, Osmania University, HYDERABAD- 500 007 (INDIA) Vice President, Association of British Scholars(AP Chapter) Vice-President, Faculty Club, Osmania University 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! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PC http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/uk/taglines/default/messenger/*http://uk.messen… calling worldwide with voicemail

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The German Embassy, New Delhi cordially invites you to the Fourth Science Circle Meeting
by Puna Das 17 Oct '05

17 Oct '05

The German Embassy, New Delhi cordially invites you to the Fourth Science Circle Meeting Lecture by: Prof. Dr. Lutz Heuser, Vice President, SAP Ltd., Germany Topic: "Enterprise Services Architecture & Semantic Web Services" and "E-Learning - useful for Indian students and scientists?" Date, Time: October 24th, 2005, 6.30 p.m. Venue: Gulmohar Auditorium India Habitat Centre Lodi Road, New Delhi. (Entry from gate number 3 on Vardhaman Marg.) The Lecture shall be followed by informal discussions and a get together. For details please contact wiss-20(a)newd.diplo.de Tel: 011-24199164 _______________________________________________________ Anup Kumar Das Information and Communication Society of India New Delhi _______________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Go to http://yahoo.shaadi.com

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article
by arun yadav 17 Oct '05

17 Oct '05

Dear Professionals I have seen an important articles in Economics Time dated 07-10-05 on page no. 17, entitled "Library on the click".You may check it. ARUN YADAV ACHARYA NARENDRA DEV PUSTAKALAYA ASHOK MARG LUCKNOW-10 --------------------------------- Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Dear Professionals I have seen an important articles in Economics Time dated 07-10-05 on page no. 17, entitled "Library on the click".You may check it. ARUN YADAV ACHARYA NARENDRA DEV PUSTAKALAYA ASHOK MARG LUCKNOW-10 http://yahoo.shaadi.com Yahoo! India Matrimony </a href>: Find your partner now.

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Moodle
by vimal kumar 15 Oct '05

15 Oct '05

Dear Professionals, Moodle, an open source Course Management System suitable for academic institutes now available in new edition (1.5.2). It can works both with Windows and Linux. Installation procedure is simple with EasyPHP. Moodle conatins modules of site management, user management, course management, assignment module, chat module, choice module, forum module, quiz module etc. Developers claims that it has 5,0000 users in 120 countries. Vimal kumar Asian School of Business Trivandrum Kerala vimal0212(a)yahoo.com __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com

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The facts about Open Access
by Shyam Prasad pujar 15 Oct '05

15 Oct '05

Dear Members, Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP), UK has brought out a report on 'The Facts about Open Access'. The complete report is available at: http://www.alpsp.org/pubs.htm It could be of interest to some of you. Regards, S.M. Pujar ********************************************************************** Shamprasad M. Pujar Assistant Librarian Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research Gen. Vaidya Marg, Film City Road Goregaon (East) MUMBAI-400 065 India %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% * Phone: (022) 28400919-21 Extn: 514 * * Fax: (022) 28402752 * * E-mail: pujar(a)igidr.ac.in * * URL: http://www.igidr.ac.in * %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

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CDS ISIS based circulation
by makekee＠msu.ac.zw 15 Oct '05

15 Oct '05

Hie everybody How can i get the complete circulation system based on cds-isis. I appreciate any help. Ephraim Makeke ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.

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Digital library inaugrated in Andhra Pradesh
by noufal palliparamban 14 Oct '05

14 Oct '05

Dear friends, Really intresting news from AP . a digital reference library for the fields of medical and allied sciences. R. Sambasiva Rao,Vice-Chancellor of NTR University of Health Sciences in Vijawada, inaugurated a digital library in the university premises. Addressing a gathering at the inaugural function, Prof. Rao said all books, journals and other reference material bought for the university library between 1986 and 2002 were given away to Siddhartha Medical College when it was de-linked from the university in 2000. The digital library would enable six students to browse the Internet at a time. They could copy the desired material on to a compact disc, a floppy disc or any other reprographic mode. The university had spent Rs. 7 lakhs to procure added pro-quest compact discs that provided access to all the published articles from 1998. Prof. Rao said that following an invitation extended to affiliated medical and dental colleges in the State by the university, as many as 31 colleges responded and thus the formation of a consortium of digital library became a reality. Financial deals were struck with a couple of e-journal suppliers to extend their services to medical and dental colleges. They would not only impart training to persons engaged in maintenance of the new facility in various colleges but also agreed to provide free access to all subscribers for the initial 15 days. He said that it was mainly a reference library for the fields of medical and allied sciences. Responding to the changing modes in the curriculum, the university had decided to focus on web-based resources and services. The library would remain open from 10.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on all working days except on second Saturdays, Sundays and other holidays. For Full text http://www.hindu.com/2005/10/13/stories/2005101309260300.htm Regards Noufal.P.P Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur --------------------------------- Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Dear friends, Really intresting news from AP . a digital reference library for the fields of medical and allied sciences. R. Sambasiva Rao,Vice-Chancellor of NTR University of Health Sciences in Vijawada, inaugurated a digital library in the university premises. Addressing a gathering at the inaugural function, Prof. Rao said all books, journals and other reference material bought for the university library between 1986 and 2002 were given away to Siddhartha Medical College when it was de-linked from the university in 2000. The digital library would enable six students to browse the Internet at a time. They could copy the desired material on to a compact disc, a floppy disc or any other reprographic mode. The university had spent Rs. 7 lakhs to procure added pro-quest compact discs that provided access to all the published articles from 1998. Prof. Rao said that following an invitation extended to affiliated medical and dental colleges in the State by the university, as many as 31 colleges responded and thus the formation of a consortium of digital library became a reality. Financial deals were struck with a couple of e-journal suppliers to extend their services to medical and dental colleges. They would not only impart training to persons engaged in maintenance of the new facility in various colleges but also agreed to provide free access to all subscribers for the initial 15 days. He said that it was mainly a reference library for the fields of medical and allied sciences. Responding to the changing modes in the curriculum, the university had decided to focus on web-based resources and services. The library would remain open from 10.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on all working days except on second Saturdays, Sundays and other holidays. For Full text http://www.hindu.com/2005/10/13/stories/2005101309260300.htm http://www.hindu.com/2005/10/13/stories/2005101309260300.htm Regards Noufal.P.P Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur http://yahoo.shaadi.com Yahoo! India Matrimony </a href>: Find your partner now.

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Britain to fund OA repositories
by Subbiah Arunachalam 14 Oct '05

14 Oct '05

Friends: JISC will fund the launch, filling, and searching of OA repositories Mark Chillingworth, JISC win digitisation and repository funding, Information World Review, October 13, 2005. Excerpt: An extra £80 million is to be invested in digital information for education and research by the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) it was announced today. JISC has been awarded the funds by the government's Spending Review and the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE). HEFCE's Strategic Development Fund has awarded JISC £30 million over two years, whilst the Spending Review, part of the Treasury Department has awarded £50 million over two years to enable JISC to enhance the digital infrastructure of the UK. "The UK leads the world in the use of ICT to support education and research, but continued investment is crucial to the future competitiveness of both," said Sir Howard Newby HEFCE chief executive of the award. JISC has outlined five strands that will receive funding. Universities will receive policy advice and technical guidance in setting up digital repositories, with JISC using the funding to develop a critical mass of repository content and a national structure that will allow users to search across federated repositories. Funding will also be applied to investment in the digitisation of scholarly resources in partnerships. --- This is something UGC and MHRD and DST should adopt in India! Arun ___________________________________________________________ To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre. http://uk.security.yahoo.com

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Internet Archive
by Subbiah Arunachalam 14 Oct '05

14 Oct '05

"Kahle's goal is universal access to all knowledge" Becky Hogge profiles Brewster Kahle in the October 17 New Stateman. Excerpt: Like other successful net entrepreneurs, Kahle has ploughed his spoils into a non-profit endeavour, and the result is the Internet Archive, an attempt to achieve what the ancient Greeks and Egyptians tried at the library of Alexandria: to make a permanent record of all human knowledge. But this time around the library will be on the internet, universally accessible and - crucially - flameproof....Yes, Kahle's goal is universal access to all knowledge, and so the Internet Archive aims to make every book ever written available over the web. "The ancient library of Alexandria collected 75 per cent of all the books of all the peoples of the world in 300BC. Our opportunity is to do that again, but then to one-up the ancients by making it available universally. It is technologically within our grasp and it could be one of the greatest achievements of humankind." In building this library, Kahle has had to sue his own country. The case, which is awaiting a hearing date, argues that copyright regulations enacted in anticipation of the digital age are contrary to the First Amendment. He explains: "I think it will come as a surprise to most people that the library system of physical books we grew up with has been made risky, if not illegal, in the digital world. This makes no sense. We needed some clarification as to what we as a library were allowed to do with, for example, out-of-print and orphan works, things that are traditionally found on the shelves of libraries. In the US, the way you ask a question like that is you file a lawsuit." By chance, I catch him on the morning he has announced the Open Content Alliance, a partnership between the Internet Archive, the search engine Yahoo! and the University of California to digitise historical works of fiction. The announcement comes nine months after Google launched a similar, huge-scale digitisation project. The two projects differ in the way they propose to offer the digital books once they have scanned them. Whereas Kahle's team would make full-text, searchable copies available to all users of the web, Google will allow access only from the libraries in which the original books are stored, and as extracts through its commercial service Google Print. When I ask Kahle how he feels about Google's project, he takes a deep breath. "We applaud the enthusiasm of Google to make steps in this area and digitise materials. But we would rather see an open system applied for the open content arena, in the same tradition as the open networks that brought us the internet. That fits much better with civic institutions like libraries." ___________________________________________________________ How much free photo storage do you get? Store your holiday snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos http://uk.photos.yahoo.com

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General Interest: 14 great books
by pradip umdale 14 Oct '05

14 Oct '05

Dear all, The British Library has made available 14 great books on its website. Among these are 1508 notebook by Leonardo Da Vinci containing short treatises, notes and drawings of a wide range of subjects from mechanics to the moon and Classical Botanical Illustrations, Elizabeth Blackwell's remarkable Herbal The site even allows you to view the original manuscript written in Leonardo's own handwriting ! quite remarkable. http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/ttp/ttpbooks.html Pradeepkumar M Umdale Proj Ass. Information Division/ Library National Chemical Laboratory Pashan Rd., Pune- 411 008 Ph.No.91-20-25902031/25902038 (Direct) --------------------------------- Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Dear all, The British Library has made available 14 great books on its website. Among these are 1508 notebook by Leonardo Da Vinci containing short treatises, notes and drawings of a wide range of subjects from mechanics to the moon and Classical Botanical Illustrations, Elizabeth Blackwell's remarkable Herbal The site even allows you to view the original manuscript written in Leonardo's own handwriting ! quite remarkable. http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/ttp/ttpbooks.html http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/ttp/ttpbooks.html Pradeepkumar M Umdale Proj Ass. Information Division/ Library National Chemical Laboratory Pashan Rd., Pune- 411 008 Ph.No.91-20-25902031/25902038 (Direct) http://yahoo.shaadi.com Yahoo! India Matrimony </a href>: Find your partner now.

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National Science Library (of NISCAIR, CSIR, New Delhi) welcomes individuals / institutions for becoming members
by Puna Das 14 Oct '05

14 Oct '05

National Science Library, NISCAIR, CSIR, New Delhi Membership The library is open to public and all are welcome to explore and utilize the collection in library premises. NSL welcomes individuals / institutions for becoming members to utilize its huge and valuable collection. Retired CSIR staff are also eligible to become member. Membership fee and Security deposit Individual : Rs. 150/- per annum against a security deposit of Rs. 1500/- Institution/Corporate member : Rs. 1000/- per annum against a security deposit of Rs. 9000/- Retired CSIR staff : Security deposit of Rs. 1500/- Issue rules Number of publications to be issued Individual : One book Institution : Six books Retired CSIR staff : One book Duration of loan : 30 days for all members Renewals : Once only for 30 days Overdue charges : Rs. 5/- per day for the first five days and subsequently Rs. 10/- per day Lending time (Monday to Friday) : 10.00 AM to 1.00 PM 3.00 PM to 4.00 PM _________________________________________ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi _________________________________________ --------------------------------- Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. National Science Library, NISCAIR, CSIR, New Delhi Membership The library is open to public and all are welcome to explore and utilize the collection in library premises. NSL welcomes individuals / institutions for becoming members to utilize its huge and valuable collection. Retired CSIR staff are also eligible to become member. Membership fee and Security deposit Individual : Rs. 150/- per annum against a security deposit of Rs. 1500/- Institution/Corporate member : Rs. 1000/- per annum against a security deposit of Rs. 9000/- Retired CSIR staff : Security deposit of Rs. 1500/- Issue rules Number of publications to be issued Individual : One book Institution : Six books Retired CSIR staff : One book Duration of loan : 30 days for all members Renewals : Once only for 30 days Overdue charges : Rs. 5/- per day for the first five days and subsequently Rs. 10/- per day Lending time (Monday to Friday) : 10.00 AM to 1.00 PM 3.00 PM to 4.00 PM _________________________________________ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi _________________________________________ http://yahoo.shaadi.com Yahoo! India Matrimony </a href>: Find your partner now.

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Librarian Positions at S1 Television, New Delhi
by Puna Das 14 Oct '05

14 Oct '05

Librarian Positions at S1 Television, New Delhi LIBRARIAN No. of Vacancies:-8 Post Graduate or Graduate in library science with minimum 5 year experience in a TV Channel. The suitable candidate will be responsible for managing the data archive. Apply to: jobs(a)s1television.com (Please mention Post Applied for in subject line) _________________________________________ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi _________________________________________ --------------------------------- Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Librarian Positions at S1 Television, New Delhi LIBRARIAN No. of Vacancies:-8 Post Graduate or Graduate in library science with minimum 5 year experience in a TV Channel. The suitable candidate will be responsible for managing the data archive. Apply to: jobs(a)s1television.com (Please mention Post Applied for in subject line) _________________________________________ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi _________________________________________ http://yahoo.shaadi.com Yahoo! India Matrimony </a href>: Find your partner now.

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Sucheta Lahiri
by Sucheta Lahiri 13 Oct '05

13 Oct '05

Dear Professionals This brings to your kind notice that we,the students of Documentation Reaserch and Training Centre,has organized a collouium on 19th of october, 2005. The details of the collouium has been attached herewith. We would ,therefore,be highly obliged if you would give your kind visit to increase our morale up. Thanking you your's faithfully Sucheta LAhiri Associateship in documentation and information science. (First Year) Documenation Reasearch and Training Centre, Indian Statistaical Institute, Bangalore. Dear Professionals This brings to your kind notice that we,the students of Documentation Reaserch and Training Centre,has organized a collouium on 19th of october, 2005. The details of the collouium has been attached herewith. We would ,therefore,be highly obliged if you would give your kind visit to increase our morale up. Thanking you your's faithfully Sucheta LAhiri Associateship in documentation and information science. (First Year) Documenation Reasearch and Training Centre, Indian Statistaical Institute, Bangalore. 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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Yahoo, MSN to form World's largest IM community
by Sreeharsha_Gopalakrishna＠i2.com 13 Oct '05

13 Oct '05

MSN and Yahoo Messenger will be glued together, forming the world's largest instant messaging community at some 275 million combined users, the services' companies announced on Wednesday. http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1870365,00.asp Thanks ~Harsha

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Need help Urgently !!!!!!!!
by Shraddha Lapasiya 13 Oct '05

13 Oct '05

Hello All, This is to request you help me find details for the following: 1 Household income wise break-up of New Delhi population - need data related to the household income for Eg: no of houses that have a income in the bracket of Rs. 5,000 - 10, 0000. Requesting you to send me links from where this data can be extracted. Thanks and Regards, Shraddha --------------------------------- Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. Hello All, This is to request you help me find details for the following: 1 Household income wise break-up of New Delhi population - need data related to the household income for Eg: no of houses that have a income in the bracket of Rs. 5,000 - 10, 0000. Requesting you to send me links from where this data can be extracted. Thanks and Regards, Shraddha http://pa.yahoo.com/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=36035/*http://music.yahoo.c… Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free.

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Jobs@IIT Delhi
by Puna Das 13 Oct '05

13 Oct '05

Applications, on the prescribed form, are invited from the Indian Nationals for appointment on various posts (Including TECHNICAL ASSISTANTS - LIBRARY)at IIT Delhi. Advt. No. E.II/03/2005(E) See Advertisement details <http://www.iitd.ac.in/jobs/Advertisment_17_sept_2005.pdf> Download/View Application Form <http://www.iitd.ac.in/jobs/e-2form.pdf> Last Date: 28th October 2005. _____________________________ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi _____________________________ __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Go to http://yahoo.shaadi.com

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Quires ( Mangesh Talmale)
by mangesh talmale 13 Oct '05

13 Oct '05

Dear collegagues, in our medical library books price are very high cost.( text,reference, hand book. manual etc.) my question is that what basis i can classify the books? which books is reference ? does any one have any information regarding the same ? let me reply sir. i grateful to u sir. Mangesh Talmale Medical Librarian Indraprastha Complex c-1 /14 New sangvi ,PUNE-411018 Sincerely Mangesh Talmale Medical Librarian D.y.patil,pune elibmangesh(a)yahoo.co.in --------------------------------- Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Dear collegagues, in our medical library books price are very high cost.( text,reference, hand book. manual etc.) my question is that what basis i can classify the books? which books is reference ? does any one have any information regarding the same ? let me reply sir. i grateful to u sir. Mangesh Talmale Medical Librarian Indraprastha Complex c-1 /14 New sangvi ,PUNE-411018 Sincerely Mangesh Talmale Medical Librarian D.y.patil,pune http://mail.yahoo.com/config/login?/ym/Compose?To=elibmangesh@yahoo.co.in elibmangesh(a)yahoo.co.in http://yahoo.shaadi.com Yahoo! India Matrimony </a href>: Find your partner now.

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request to sending articles
by mangesh talmale 13 Oct '05

13 Oct '05

Dear collegagues, one of our research fellow is in need of the following reference not available with us. article barnabas , s.;krishnan, s and barnaba, j. molecular phylogeny of rodentia in the desent of genus bandicota.( journal of genetics 71( 1&2): 43-46 i shall appreciate receiving a photocopy of the article.please send the same aon the following address mangesh talmale Medical Librarian Indraprastha Complex c-1 /14 New sangvi ,PUNE-411018 Sincerely Mangesh Talmale Medical Librarian D.y.patil,pune elibmangesh(a)yahoo.co.in --------------------------------- Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Dear collegagues, one of our research fellow is in need of the following reference not available with us. article barnabas , s.;krishnan, s and barnaba, j. molecular phylogeny of rodentia in the desent of genus bandicota.( journal of genetics 71( 1&2): 43-46 i shall appreciate receiving a photocopy of the article.please send the same aon the following address mangesh talmale Medical Librarian Indraprastha Complex c-1 /14 New sangvi ,PUNE-411018 Sincerely Mangesh Talmale Medical Librarian D.y.patil,pune http://mail.yahoo.com/config/login?/ym/Compose?To=elibmangesh@yahoo.co.in elibmangesh(a)yahoo.co.in http://yahoo.shaadi.com Yahoo! India Matrimony </a href>: Find your partner now.

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[Fwd: Fwd: New ICTP Open Access Archive]
by Subbiah Arunachalam 12 Oct '05

12 Oct '05

ICTP, after considerable persuatio, has set up an OA archive using EPrints software, but I have not checked it yet. Please see the attached message from Gunasekaran. Arun

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[Fwd: Scientists as Foxes and Hedgehogs!]
by Subbiah Arunachalam 12 Oct '05

12 Oct '05

Friends: Scientists are of different kinds. Some dig deeper (and work on a single problem) and others have a broad sweep. Read Freeman J Dyson's article in the latest issue of NY Review of Books. For providing information support to scientists, one must know their research interests and the way they do science. Arun In the latest New York Review of books (dated 20 Oct 2005): http://www.nybooks.com/ Wise Man <http://www.nybooks.com/articles/18350> *By Freeman J. Dyson* Great scientists come in two varieties, which Isaiah Berlin, quoting the seventh-century-BC poet Archilochus, called foxes and hedgehogs. Foxes know many tricks, hedgehogs only one. Foxes are interested in everything, and move easily from one problem to another. Science needs both hedgehogs and foxes for its healthy growth, hedgehogs to dig deep into the nature of things, foxes to explore the complicated details of our marvelous universe. Albert Einstein was a hedgehog; Richard Feynman was a fox. --- Arun

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A new document format that guarantees eternal life to documents
by Subbiah Arunachalam 11 Oct '05

11 Oct '05

>From Peter Suber at 10/11/2005 10:05:00 AM. New group pushes the OpenDocument Format The OpenDocument Fellowship is a new advocacy organization pushing the OASIS Open Document format. From the press release (October 10): The Open Document Fellowship promotes the new internationally agreed standard for digital documents, Open Document Format (OpenDocument). The Fellowship, formed in September, has attracted support and interest from around the globe. The Fellowship's aims include providing factual information about the Open Document Format, such as the degree to which companies and their products are committed to supporting the format, and making sure that OpenDocument can be always supported by any software application or company. The organisation also supports the development of software tools to complement the format....Founding member Adam Moore, Friends of OpenDocument Inc., said: "As a true Open Standard, OpenDocument is available for the benefit of all. It levels the competitive playing field and provides wider opportumities for innovation, diversity and choice. This choice and diversity is a natural evolutionary consequence of the market maturity of general productivity software. We believe all responsible citizens in the digital market place will embrace ODF as the central focus for document production." Users whose data is stored in OpenDocument will never again face the problem of not being able to access data because the application that created it is no longer available to them. Open standards already enable users of different computer systems (both hardware and software) to access the Internet and communicate with each other. ODF enables users of different computer systems to freely exchange and use files.

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State Level Workshop at Hubli;A report
by Suresh Horakeri 11 Oct '05

11 Oct '05

Dear Sir/ Madam, I would like to inform you all that Karnakata State Librarians Associartion has organised one day work shop at Hubli on 9-10-2005,at P C Jabin Science College. I am attaching a brief report of the work shop, Kindly go through the report, Thanks Regards, Horakeri. Hubli: State Level One day Workshop on library Automation and Digital Libraries organised by Karnataka State Librarians Association in collaboration with Aar Gees Business Solutions, an Electronic Management Software, known as eLib here at P C Jabin Science College on Sunday, the 9th October 2005. Mr. Shankaranna Munavalli, the Director K L E Society, Belgaum and President Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry, who inaugurated the workshop said persistence, would lead to success. He stressed the need for a change in the culture at libraries and added one should concentrate on weakness and rectify them. Dr S L Sangam, Chairman and Professor, DLIS, Karnataka University, Dharwad, said the importance of libraries had increased in the globalization. He said all libraries should have access to information of any kind. He explained about concept of Digital Libraries, Objectives, Characteristics, and Key features, Components, Function and Services rendered by DL. Dr D M Kotturshettar, Principal PC Jabin Science College spoke. Mr. Mahesh D Horakeri, President, Karnataka State Librarians Association presided. In his presidential address, he said librarians association not only fighting for their professional demands but association is organizing so many academic developmental activities also for librarians to improve their skills in organ sing information using latest technology available in the IT sector. Noted economics and commerce scholar Prof K D Basava was felicitated on the occasion. Mr S G Tigadi welcomed the gathering and Mr. A R Dharwadkaer proposed vote of thanks. Mr. B S Malwad conducted the programme. Dr Ramesh Naik, Lecture, DLIS, KUD and Mr. Verru Uppin, Aar Gees Business Solutions were present on the Dias. Over 75 librarians from various parts of the state participated in the workshop. Dr S L Sangam. Mr. Veer Uppin, Mr Guru Angadi. Ms Shruti Nayak presented paper on Library Automation and software. In the evening closing ceremony, Mr. Basavraj S Horatti, Honorable Minister of Rural Development and Panchyat Raj and Science and Technology, Govt of Karnataka was the Chief Guest. Addressed the gathering, he said librarians should provide relevant information and good services to user of their library. He assured the librarians that he will put sincere effort in solving the various problems faced by librarians, viz pay fixation and Promotion, etc. Mr. Mahesh Horakeri and Mr. Viru Uppin were present on the dais. References, The Hindu dated 10-10-2005, http://www.hindu.com/2005/10/10/stories/2005101001360300.htm The Hindu Karnataka - Hubli-Dharwad News Importance of libraries stressed.htm The news covered in ETV Kannada news at 10:30pm on 9-10-2005, Sanje Darpan Kannada daily on 9-10-2005, Kannada Dailys, Vijay Karnataka, Praia Vani, Kannada Prabha, Usha Kiran, on 10-10-2005. English Dailys: Deccan Herald, The Hindu, Vijay Times on 10-10-2005 Thanks, Regards, Horakeri. Suresh D Horakeri BSc, MLISc,PGDLAN, Asst Librarian, BVB College of Engg & Tech, Hubli-31, Ph: 9341610603 (R) (0836) 2378422 2378422 (O) Emails ; sdhorakeri(a)yahoo.co.in horakeri(a)bvb.edu --------------------------------- Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. Dear Sir/ Madam, I would like to inform you all that Karnakata State Librarians Associartion has organised one day work shop at Hubli on 9-10-2005,at P C Jabin Science College. I am attaching a brief report of the work shop, Kindly go through the report, Thanks Regards, Horakeri. Hubli: State Level One day Workshop on library Automation and Digital Libraries organised by Karnataka State Librarians Association in collaboration with Aar Gees Business Solutions, an Electronic Management Software, known as eLib here at P C Jabin Science College on Sunday, the 9 th October 2005 . Mr. Shankaranna Munavalli, the Director K L E Society, Belgaum and President Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry, who inaugurated the workshop said persistence, would lead to success. He stressed the need for a change in the culture at libraries and added one should concentrate on weakness and rectify them. Dr S L Sangam, Chairman and Professor, DLIS, Karnataka University , Dharwad, said the importance of libraries had increased in the globalization. He said all libraries should have access to information of any kind. He explained about concept of Digital Libraries, Objectives, Characteristics, and Key features, Components, Function and Services rendered by DL. Dr D M Kotturshettar, Principal PC Jabin Science College spoke. Mr. Mahesh D Horakeri, President, Karnataka State Librarians Association presided. In his presidential address, he said librarians association not only fighting for their professional demands but association is organizing so many academic developmental activities also for librarians to improve their skills in organ sing information using latest technology available in the IT sector. Noted economics and commerce scholar Prof K D Basava was felicitated on the occasion. Mr S G Tigadi welcomed the gathering and Mr. A R Dharwadkaer proposed vote of thanks. Mr. B S Malwad conducted the programme. Dr Ramesh Naik, Lecture, DLIS, KUD and Mr. Verru Uppin, Aar Gees Business Solutions were present on the Dias. Over 75 librarians from various parts of the state participated in the workshop. Dr S L Sangam. Mr. Veer Uppin, Mr Guru Angadi. Ms Shruti Nayak presented paper on Library Automation and software. In the evening closing ceremony, Mr. Basavraj S Horatti, Honorable Minister of Rural Development and Panchyat Raj and Science and Technology, Govt of Karnataka was the Chief Guest. Addressed the gathering, he said librarians should provide relevant information and good services to user of their library. He assured the librarians that he will put sincere effort in solving the various problems faced by librarians, viz pay fixation and Promotion, etc. Mr. Mahesh Horakeri and Mr. Viru Uppin were present on the dais. References, The Hindu dated 10-10-2005 , http://www.hindu.com/2005/10/10/stories/2005101001360300.htm http://www.hindu.com/2005/10/10/stories/2005101001360300.htm The Hindu Karnataka - Hubli-Dharwad News Importance of libraries stressed.htm The news covered in ETV Kannada news at 10:30pm on 9-10-2005 , Sanje Darpan Kannada daily on 9-10-2005 , Kannada Dailys, Vijay Karnataka, Praia Vani, Kannada Prabha, Usha Kiran, on 10-10-2005 . English Dailys: Deccan Herald, The Hindu, Vijay Times on 10-10-2005 Thanks, Regards, Horakeri. Suresh D Horakeri BSc, MLISc,PGDLAN, Asst Librarian, BVB College of Engg & Tech, Hubli-31, Ph: 9341610603 (R) (0836) 2378422 2378422 (O) Emails ; sdhorakeri(a)yahoo.co.in horakeri(a)bvb.edu http://pa.yahoo.com/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=36035/*http://music.yahoo.c… Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free.

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NCSI in news
by Ayesha Taranum 11 Oct '05

11 Oct '05

Hi, Clipping from Monday's (10 October 2005) Business Line on self-paced training module on digitalisation and digital libraries. http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/ew/2005/10/10/stories/2005101000230400.… Regards, -- Ayesha __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com

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MULISSA Quiz
by N.S. Harinarayana 11 Oct '05

11 Oct '05

Believing in the axiom that like charity, knowledge begins at home, the Department of Library and Information Science (DLIS), Mysore organized a written quiz - �How well do you know your library?� for the students of MLISc and MIM on the Saturday, October 8, 2005. The objective of the quiz was to motivate the students to know more about their library. The quiz prompted the students to visit the nook and corner of the Mysore University library (MUL) observing the facilities and services available; interact with the library staff; and interact among themselves about the MUL to prepare for the competition. Fifty five students attended the competition. The event is organized as one of the activities of Mysore University Library and Information Science Association (MULISSA) for the current year. Quiz format: The quiz was a question based competition involving fifty objective type questions. The questions centered on Library building, Resources, Services offered, Infrastructure available and Library Staff of the Mysore University Library. This written quiz had negative marking too. The winners were Mr. Mahadeva Prasad and Mr. Nagashayana of III and I Semester MLISc respectively. Some reflections: 1) Not surprisingly, the third semester students have generally performed better than the first semester students. This is because the third semester students have more acquaintance with the library than their first semester counterpart. 2) Only small percentage of students (10%) managed to score more than 50% marks. 3) A few students failed to get very obvious and common sense based answers right (such as the direction of the University building, loan period etc). Though the data is too small for generalization, the results make one to ponder about the question �Do we need to make LIS more library-centered and practice oriented?� A more detailed analysis is being carried out and will be presented in due course. -- N.S.Harinarayana Ph.D Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore Manasagangotri, Mysore 570 006 Ph: 2419393

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ETD: Scirus Partners with NDLTD
by Bhojaraju G 11 Oct '05

11 Oct '05

*Apologies for X Postings* DISSERTATIONS: Scirus Partners with Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations, the World's Largest Theses and Dissertations Portal Scirus Partners with Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations, the World's Largest Theses and Dissertations Portal Elsevier Press Release http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/ authored_newsitem.cws_home/companynews05_00321 <http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/> A shorter URL for the above link: <http://snipurl.com/id9j> AMSTERDAM, OCTOBER 5, 2005 - Elsevier today announced a landmark partnership between Scirus, its free science-specific search engine, and the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD) to add the extensive collection of theses and dissertations of its member institutes to Scirus. In addition to indexing the content on Scirus.com <http://Scirus.com>, Scirus will power a search service on the repository's site. The service will ensure this content will be easier to find on both the NDLTD and Scirus websites. The launch of the service was announced this week in Sydney at NDLTD's annual conference ETD2005. "Until now, theses and dissertations have not been fully leveraged by postgraduate students and researchers in their work because these documents have been difficult to find and retrieve," said Deborah Kahn, an associate at Electronic Publishing Services, Ltd. To combat this trend, Scirus has indexed over 200,000 theses and dissertations, in more than twelve languages, including English, Portugese, French, German, Spanish and Taiwanese, among others. The theses and dissertations are from institutes around the world, including their largest content contributors Library and Archives Canada, Hong Kong University, Brazilian Institute of Scientific and Technical Information (IBICT), MIT, University of Uppsala, National Sun Yat-Sen University of Taiwan (NSYSU) and Virginia Tech. Adding to the growing success of Scirus' Repository Search service, the addition of NDLTD's impressive compilation of theses and dissertations supports Scirus' strategy to cover important and relevant scientific information. By providing full-text and fielded search capabilities on both Scirus and NDLTD's site, Scirus ensures users can easily search and find the information they need beyond web and journal content. ---------------------------------------- The complete press release may be found at the URL above. Gary Price has posted a brief news report in Search Engine Watch regarding this Scirus database development. New Content Added to Elsevier's Scirus Science-Specific Database Posted by Gary Price on Oct. 5, 2005 <http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/051005-175426> Fast Fact: One of the largest, if the not the largest, database of dissertations comes from UMI/ProQuest and contains more than 2 million titles dating back to 1861. Newer disserations (past two years) can be searched and previewed online for free. It's also possible to order the full text and have it delivered via mail or online. Dissertation & Theses Database UMI Products <http://www.umi.com/products/pd-product-Dissertations.shtml> Dissertation & Theses database is recognized worldwide because of its comprehensive coverage, high-quality information, and rigorous editorial control. The database is the definitive guide to more than 2 million doctoral dissertations and masters theses. Subject Area: All Formats: Abstracts and indexing, full image Media: Electronic, CD-ROM Overall dates of coverage: 1861 - present Total titles covered: more than 2 million Dissertation & Theses offers access to more than 90 percent of the doctoral dissertations accepted each year in North America. The database also covers thousands of dissertations and theses from around the globe. Each dissertation published since July 1980 includes a 350-word abstract written by the author. Master's theses published since 1988 include 150-word abstracts. Bibliographic citations are available for dissertations dating from 1861, and more than 55,000 new citations are added to the database every year. Over 1.7 million dissertations and theses are available from the UMI vaults on microfilm or in hardcopy, and researchers can preview many recent documents electronically through the ProQuest Dissertations & Theses database, which lets users see the first 24 pages of thousands of documents online. ---------------------------------------- Read more on the web page cited immediately above. Many colleges and universities subscribe to this database in the ProQuest version and others obtain this database from services like SilverPlatter, OVID, FirstSearch, and other online databanks. The Thompson Dialog search service provides a good summary of this database and its search capabilities in the Dialog databank in this Dialog Blue Sheet. Dissertation Abstracts Online <http://library.dialog.com/bluesheets/html/bl0035.html> Sincerely, David Dillard Temple University (215) 204 - 4584 jwne@...<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Net-Gold/post?postID=Vo723GDlDq4JQXxF0wBZ23uS…> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/net-gold> <http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/ringleaders/davidd.html> <http://www.kovacs.com/medref-l/medref-l.html> <http://listserv.temple.edu/archives/net-gold.html> <http://www.LIFEofFlorida.org <http://www.lifeofflorida.org/>> Digital Divide Network <http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/jwne> Thanks & Regards Bhojaraju G, ************************************************************ Pl do visit & put your comments on Guest Book "KM Cyberary" @ http://www.bhojarajug.freeservers.com/cyberary.html Apologies for X Postings DISSERTATIONS: Scirus Partners with Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations, the World's Largest Theses and Dissertations Portal Scirus Partners with Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations, the World's Largest Theses and Dissertations Portal Elsevier Press Release http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/ http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/authored_newsitem.cws_home/companynews05_0… http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/ authored_newsitem.cws_home/companynews05_00321 A shorter URL for the above link: < http://snipurl.com/id9j http://snipurl.com/id9j > AMSTERDAM, OCTOBER 5, 2005 - Elsevier today announced a landmark partnership between Scirus, its free science-specific search engine, and the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD) to add the extensive collection of theses and dissertations of its member institutes to Scirus. In addition to indexing the content on http://Scirus.com Scirus.com , Scirus will power a search service on the repository's site. The service will ensure this content will be easier to find on both the NDLTD and Scirus websites. The launch of the service was announced this week in Sydney at NDLTD's annual conference ETD2005. "Until now, theses and dissertations have not been fully leveraged by postgraduate students and researchers in their work because these documents have been difficult to find and retrieve," said Deborah Kahn, an associate at Electronic Publishing Services, Ltd. To combat this trend, Scirus has indexed over 200,000 theses and dissertations, in more than twelve languages, including English, Portugese, French, German, Spanish and Taiwanese, among others. The theses and dissertations are from institutes around the world, including their largest content contributors Library and Archives Canada, Hong Kong University, Brazilian Institute of Scientific and Technical Information (IBICT), MIT, University of Uppsala, National Sun Yat-Sen University of Taiwan (NSYSU) and Virginia Tech. Adding to the growing success of Scirus' Repository Search service, the addition of NDLTD's impressive compilation of theses and dissertations supports Scirus' strategy to cover important and relevant scientific information. By providing full-text and fielded search capabilities on both Scirus and NDLTD's site, Scirus ensures users can easily search and find the information they need beyond web and journal content. ---------------------------------------- The complete press release may be found at the URL above. Gary Price has posted a brief news report in Search Engine Watch regarding this Scirus database development. New Content Added to Elsevier's Scirus Science-Specific Database Posted by Gary Price on Oct. 5, 2005 < http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/051005-175426 http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/051005-175426 > Fast Fact: One of the largest, if the not the largest, database of dissertations comes from UMI/ProQuest and contains more than 2 million titles dating back to 1861. Newer disserations (past two years) can be searched and previewed online for free. It's also possible to order the full text and have it delivered via mail or online. Dissertation & Theses Database UMI Products < http://www.umi.com/products/pd-product-Dissertations.shtml http://www.umi.com/products/pd-product-Dissertations.shtml > Dissertation & Theses database is recognized worldwide because of its comprehensive coverage, high-quality information, and rigorous editorial control. The database is the definitive guide to more than 2 million doctoral dissertations and masters theses. Subject Area: All Formats: Abstracts and indexing, full image Media: Electronic, CD-ROM Overall dates of coverage: 1861 - present Total titles covered: more than 2 million Dissertation & Theses offers access to more than 90 percent of the doctoral dissertations accepted each year in North America. The database also covers thousands of dissertations and theses from around the globe. Each dissertation published since July 1980 includes a 350-word abstract written by the author. Master's theses published since 1988 include 150-word abstracts. Bibliographic citations are available for dissertations dating from 1861, and more than 55,000 new citations are added to the database every year. Over 1.7 million dissertations and theses are available from the UMI vaults on microfilm or in hardcopy, and researchers can preview many recent documents electronically through the ProQuest Dissertations & Theses database, which lets users see the first 24 pages of thousands of documents online. ---------------------------------------- Read more on the web page cited immediately above. Many colleges and universities subscribe to this database in the ProQuest version and others obtain this database from services like SilverPlatter, OVID, FirstSearch, and other online databanks. The Thompson Dialog search service provides a good summary of this database and its search capabilities in the Dialog databank in this Dialog Blue Sheet. 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Economic Assessment of Library?
by Aman Jha 11 Oct '05

11 Oct '05

Friends, Library professionals have to face some common questions from the senior management. What is the usefulness of library? Does it still relevant in the age of google? People always doubt about its economic contribution made to the society and the organisation. They do not understand the hidden intellectual and economic contribution made by the library to its parent organisation and the society . They never give priority to library. And hence there is no economic freedom given to it. QUALITY IS LOST HERE. While some smart professionals keep the record ready to face such silly questions. Many professionals lack the skills (proper) to assess the usefulness of library from the economic point of view. I have come across a recently released report by the Seattle Public Library, 'The Seattle Public Library Central Library: Economic Benefit Assessment". This report assesses the impact of the New Central Library on Seattle's economy based on quantitative and qualitative analysis. I hope this report will benefit most of the professionals in assessing their library's economic contribution to society and the organisation. The report is available for free download at http://www.berkandassociates.com/pdf/PresentationSlides.pdf Thanks and regards, Aman Jha Librarian Confederation of Indian Industry Plot No 249-F, Udyog Vihar, Phase IV Sector 18, Gurgaon 122015 (Haryana) Tel: 0124-5014060-67 • Fax: 0124-5014080 Friends, Library professionals have to face some common questions from the senior management. What is the usefulness of library? Does it still relevant in the age of google? People always doubt about its economic contribution made to the society and the organisation. They do not understand the hidden intellectual and economic contribution made by the library to its parent organisation and the society . They never give priority to library. And hence there is no economic freedom given to it. QUALITY IS LOST HERE. While some smart professionals keep the record ready to face such silly questions. Many professionals lack the skills (proper) to assess the usefulness of library from the economic point of view. I have come across a recently released report by the Seattle Public Library, 'The Seattle Public Library Central Library: Economic Benefit Assessment". This report assesses the impact of the New Central Library on Seattle's economy based on quantitative and qualitative analysis. I hope this report will benefit most of the professionals in assessing their library's economic contribution to society and the organisation. The report is available for free download at http://www.berkandassociates.com/pdf/PresentationSlides.pdf http://www.berkandassociates.com/pdf/PresentationSlides.pdf Thanks and regards, Aman Jha Librarian Confederation of Indian Industry Plot No 249-F, Udyog Vihar, Phase IV Sector 18, Gurgaon 122015 (Haryana) Tel: 0124-5014060-67 • Fax: 0124-5014080

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The Scientist supports OA archiving
by Subbiah Arunachalam 10 Oct '05

10 Oct '05

In praise of institutional repositories Richard Gallagher, Why We Need Institutional Repositories, The Scientist, October 10, 2005. Excerpt: Despite rapid explosion of knowledge in the life sciences, the full promise of digitization, storage and curation is nowhere close to being fully realized. The large-scale discipline-specific repositories that quickly became mainstream in information-intense branches such as genomics and proteomics are just the tip of the iceberg. The other seven-eighths comes in the shape of institutional repositories, such as MIT's DSpace, which provide the most comprehensive mechanism for digital preservation and dissemination. DSpace and other wide-ranging digital archives are truly transforming. They will house research data, journal articles, theses, teaching and learning materials, information for the general public, symposia and lectures, and informal accounts of life in the lab. While they are primarily being developed at universities, there is no reason why customized repositories shouldn't be introduced in other contexts, including industry....This new generation of institutional repositories does not compete with existing databases, it complements and extends them. At the same time, it reaffirms the position of an institution (in the case of a university) as a scholarly center and community hub.

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