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The Sabo Bill and Open Access
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21 Jul '04

Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 12:59:52 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Friends: Here is a report from Open Access Now, dated 19 July 2004. Sabo bill sparks copyright controversy When Congressman Martin O. Sabo introduced a bill in the US House of Representatives on June 26 that would make research funded by the American government exempt from copyright protection, he had no idea of the controversy it would generate amongst the research and publishing communities. "Some of my staff brought the issue to my attention and I thought it made a lot of sense, so I introduced the bill," said Sabo, a Democrat Representative from Minnesota. "I have discovered that it's generated lots of interest and lots of controversy. There are lots of scientists who are very interested. And clearly there are people involved in the publishing industry who are making the case for their role in the whole process." Currently, work produced by federal employees is exempt from copyright protection, but this doesn't cover grant recipients. The bill, officially called the 'Public Access to Science Act' but also referred to as the 'Sabo bill', aims to amend existing US copyright law so that research that has been "substantially funded" by the US federal government can also not be copyrighted, ensuring its free availability to the public. "The bill is really fairly simple. I think that it's a fundamental principle that research that has been funded by the public sector should be generally available to the public free of charge," Sabo told Open Access Now. He feels strongly that US residents shouldn't have to pay twice - once through taxation to fund research and a second time to gain access to the results. ------------- It's a fundamental principle that research that has been funded by the public sector should be generally available to the public free of charge. -- Martin Sabo ------------- "It's wrong when a breast cancer patient cannot access federally funded research data paid for by her hardearned taxes," said Sabo in a press statement. "It is wrong when the family whose child has a rare disease must pay again for research data their tax dollars already paid for. Common sense dictates we provide the most cutting-edge research to all who may benefit from it - especially when they've already paid for it with their tax dollars, and my legislation will do just that." When pushed on what "substantially funded" means, Sabo concedes "We haven't quite sorted that out yet. We'll have to define that either by law or regulation and come up with a more precise definition of the percentages." The fact that "substantially" is not defined in the bill might allow the many federal agencies that fund research to define it in their own ways. Peter Suber, an Open Access pioneer at Earlham College, USA, has called the Public Access to Science Act "the boldest and most direct legislative proposal ever submitted on behalf of Open Access," and has made suggestions that he feels would enhance the bill's effectiveness. "Putting works into the public domain and obtaining copyright - holder consent to Open Access are not themselves Open Access," explains Suber. "They are merely two ways to clear the legal path to Open Access." "The Public Access to Science Act could go further and require actual Open Access. It could require funded researchers to submit their work to Open Access journals or deposit it in Open Access archives." Suber suggests additional measures to ensure that copyright legislation accelerates the switch to Open Access. "[The bill] could require federal research grants to cover the processing fees charged by Open Access journals - that is, [it] could treat Open Access publication as a cost of research." This approach is already being taken by some funding agencies, such as the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (see Open Access Now, July 14, 2003). The Sabo bill has sparked heated debate within the life sciences community about the importance of copyright and the role of traditional publishers. The bill is supported by the Public Library of Science (PLoS), a non-profit organization that is developing models for Open Access publishing, but some have questioned the consequences of removing copyright protection. Michael J. Held, Executive Director of Rockefeller University Press (RUP), calls the bill "a hasty and ill-timed measure". In an editorial in the Journal of Cell Biology, Held wrote "I take issue with a number of the points made by the Sabo Act. It appears to me that this is a thinly veiled attempt by Harold Varmus and the other founders of the Public Library of Science (PLoS) to eventually force all publishers into their Open Access publishing model. As this publishing model is unproven and may well be unsustainable, this is an irresponsible act." Held says that "publishers such as RUP seek to hold secure copyright so that we can ensure that we have both the legal right and the resources to guarantee free access, albeit after a brief interval." Held's editorial was freely available online prior to publication, to ensure that it reached a wide audience. The Association of American Universities (AAU) has also opposed the bill. In a letter to Sabo's office, AAU president Nils Hasselmo expressed the view that denying copyright protection for publications resulting from federally funded research was unnecessary and could prove "quite harmful to the nation's research enterprise." He maintains that copyright protection is important for assuring accuracy and authenticity of publications and maintaining the current publishing process. The senior editors at PLoS have written a reply to Held and other critics who have, among other points, raised the specter of increased plagiarism in the absence of copyright protection. "Although some concern has been voiced about the consequences of excluding copyright protection, its removal will not leave authors or their works vulnerable to abuse," they say. "Copyright has not been used by publishers or individual authors to protect the integrity of the scientific literature. Rather, rigorous standards of behavior within the scientific community have provided the best deterrent from abuse (including against acts of plagiarism and misuse of another's work)." Sabo is undeterred by the opposition his bill has met. "Clearly anytime that you are doing something different there are going to be people who are apprehensive and nervous about that. I have already heard from publishers expressing their concern and I am sure there will be others. People in the publishing business will continue to have an important role but it will involve some change for them. But I have also heard from lots of people supporting the bill. This is just the beginning and it will probably take a while. But we are going to be pushing forward." Since the bill's introduction, comment on the issue of access to research data has been made at a meeting of the House Appropriations Committee, which allocates the federal budget for the National Library of Medicine (NLM) - next year's budget will be US$316 million. The Committee commended the NLM for its leadership in developing PubMed Central (see Open Access Now, July 28, 2003) and expressed its concern about "reports that there has been a significant change in the availability of research data internationally and a dramatic rise in medical research data subscription costs. NLM is encouraged to examine how the consolidation of for-profit biomedical research publishers, with their increased subscription charges, has restricted access to vital research information to not-for-profit libraries." The Committee asked for a report by March 2004 on ways to ensure that taxpayerfunded research remains in the public domain and to alleviate restrictions on the availability of information. --------------------------- The Public Access to Science Act is the boldest and most direct legislative proposal ever submitted on behalf of Open Access ---Peter Suber ---------------------------- The Sabo bill is likely to generate other legislative fallout. "I hope it has impact in other countries too," says Congressman Sabo. Already there are signs in the UK that the call for Open Access to government-funded research is moving from the academy to the legislature. Dr Ian Gibson, UK Member of Parliament for Norwich North and Chairman of the House of Commons Select Committee for Science and Technology, has submitted a question to the new UK Secretary of State for Health that asks "what plans he has to ensure that all publicly funded research is recorded and made freely available to patients, health professionals, the public and members of the scientific community." Health Secretary John Reid is expected to answer Gibson's question by September 8. The Sabo bill will now go to a series of hearings and committees, starting with the Judiciary committee. "It's a long process that could take many months. Our system moves slowly," says Sabo. "I have no guarantee that it will become law. But we are expecting to stimulate lots of debate about this important issue." ---------------------- Public Access to Science Act 108th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2613 To amend title 17, United States Code, to exclude from copyright protection works resulting from scientific research substantially funded by the Federal Government. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 26, 2003 Mr. SABO (for himself, Ms. KAPTUR, and Mr. FROST) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Judiciary A BILL To amend title 17, United States Code, to exclude from copyright protection works resulting from scientific research substantially funded by the Federal Government. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the 'Public Access to Science Act'. SECTION 2. FINDINGS. The Congress finds that - (1) the United States Government funds basic research with the intention and the belief that the new ideas and discoveries that result from the research will improve the lives and welfare of the people of the United States and around the world; (2) works of the United States Government are beyond the reach of copyright protection so that they will be freely available for the benefit of the people of the United States; (3) the United States Government spends $45,000,000,000 a year to support scientific and medical research whose product is new knowledge for the public benefit; (4) the Internet makes it possible for this information to be promptly available not only to every scientist and physician who could use it to further the public good, but to every person with access to the Internet at home, in school, or in a library; and (5) United States Government funded research belongs to, and should be freely available to, every person in the United States. SECTION 3. COPYRIGHT STATUS OF WORKS SUBSTANTIALLY FUNDED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. (a) FUNDING AGREEMENTSSection 105 of title 17, United States Code, is amended - (1) by striking 'Copyright' and inserting '(a) IN GENERAL - Copyright'; and (2) by adding at the end the following: '(b) FEDERALLY FUNDED WORKS - '1) IN GENERAL- Copyright protection under this title is not available for any work produced pursuant to scientific research substantially funded by the Federal Government to the extent provided in the funding agreement entered into by the relevant Federal agency pursuant to paragraph (2). '(2) PROVISION IN FUNDING AGREEMENTS- Any Federal department or agency that enters into a funding agreement with any person for the performance of scientific research substantially funded by the Federal Government shall include in the agreement a provision that states that copyright protection under this title is not available for any work produced pursuant to such research under the agreement. '(3) REGULATIONS- Each Federal department or agency that enters into funding agreements to which paragraph (2) applies shall issue regulations to carry out that paragraph. '(4) DEFINITION- In this subsection, the term 'funding agreement' means any contract, grant, or cooperative agreement entered into between any Federal agency and any person for the performance of scientific research funded by the Federal Government. Such term includes any assignment, substitution of parties, or subcontract of any type entered into for the performance of such research'. (b) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to any funding agreement (as defined in section 105(b)(4) of title 17, United States Code, as added by subsection (a) of this section), entered into on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. SECTION 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS. It is the sense of the Congress that any Federal department or agency that enters into funding agreements (as defined in section 105(b)(4) of title 17, United States Code, as added by section 3(a) of this Act) should make every effort to develop and support mechanisms for making the published results of the research conducted pursuant to the agreements freely and easily available to the scientific community, the private sector, physicians, and the public.

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UK House of Commons Science and Technology Committee Report on Op en Access
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21 Jul '04

Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 12:25:38 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Friends: At one minute past midnight on July 20, the UK House of Commons Science and Technology Committee released the long-awaited report on its inquiry into journal prices and open access. Considering that India and other developing countries stand to gain by adopting open access far more than advanced countries such as the United Kingdom, I suggest that donor agencies in India insist that all publications resulting from their support be placed in interoperable institutional archives. A little bit of training may be necessary as well as decent Internet connections in universities and research institutions. Regards. Arun Here's Peter Suber's summary of the major recommendations: Moderator's Note ---------------- Since the Summary and excerpts from the UK report has already been circulated through a another posting, it has been truncated from this posting. - moderator

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RE: [LIS-Forum] 25,000 titles (books) in Engineering field
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21 Jul '04

Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 13:14:35 +0100 (BST) From: "[iso-8859-1] vijaya kumara" <vijayakumar71(a)yahoo.co.in> Dear Sir You are right, but after getting all 25 thousand titles, we will circulate to all dept of our college, then with their recommendation we procure the same. For us money is not a problem. But we should get accredation from NBA/AICTE at any cost. Regards Vijayakumar M

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Number of engineering Ph.D graduates from India
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21 Jul '04

Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 17:44:23 +0530 From: Aman Jha <aman.jha(a)ciionline.org> This refers to Dr Rajashekar's email seeking number of engineering Ph.D graduates from India. I suggest to refer a report published by All India Council for Technical Education titled "Reshaping postgraduate education and research in Engineering & Tecnology". This contains yearwise (1954 onwards) list of Engineering Ph.D graduates in India. In 1954, there were only 19 Ph.Ds in Engineering whereas in 1996, there were 374 Ph.Ds in Engineering. 675 were the highest number of Ph.Ds in Engineering in 1987. 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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Refresher course for Librarians and teachers -Osmania University
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21 Jul '04

Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 13:44:03 +0100 (BST) From: "[iso-8859-1] Prof. N. Laxman Rao." <naglaxman(a)yahoo.com> Dear friends, Academic Staff College, Osmania University is organising a refresher course for academic librarians and lecturers from 22 Nov 2004 to 11 Dec 2004. The professionals desirous of applying for the said course mya send their applications to the Director, Academic Staff College, Osmania University, HYDERABAD- 500007. LAXMAN RAO Prof.N.LAXMAN RAO, Dept.of Library & Information Science, Osmania University, HYDERABAD- 500 007 (INDIA) President, Indian Association of Teachers in Library and Information Science (IATLIS). Ph:+91-40-27171565 (res): +91-40- 27682290 (off) 9246547599 (Mobile) e:mail-- naglaxman(a)yahoo.com OR naglaxman(a)indiatimes.com

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The UK House of Commons Report
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21 Jul '04

Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 18:28:49 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Here is a news story from The Independent, London. Arun MPs call for biennial review of profits from science journals By Rachel Stevenson 20 July 2004 Reed Elsevier and other publishers will be told by MPs today to be more transparent in the pricing of scientific journals, as part of a wider call to allow freer access to research. After an eight-month inquiry into the market for scientific research, the Science and Technology Committee publishes its report today. The committee has found that libraries are struggling to afford subscriptions to all the scientific journals its users need, and the committee will call on the Office of Fair Trading to review journal pricing biennially. The committee heard that average journal prices have risen 58 per cent between 1998 and 2003, while library budgets have been cut back. "While libraries are struggling to purchase journals, publishers' profit margins remain exceptionally high compared with the rest of the publishing industry - as much as 34 per cent at operating level in the case of Reed Elsevier, the market leader," the report says. "High publisher profit margins need to be set in the context of faltering library budgets and an impending crisis in scientific journals provision." As part of an overhaul of the system for publishing scientific material, the committee will suggest that all universities and public-funded research bodies publish all their research material online, free of charge. But the committee has also given rise to the potential for an about-turn in the business model for publishing scientific research. Publishing groups, most of whom operate on a subscription model whereby authors can publish freely and users of the material bear the cost, have been lobbying hard against an alternative. This is an "author-pays" model where the author pays to publish work and access to the research is free. The committee has found that the author-pays model "could be viable" and will ask for an independent study to look further at the possibility of converting scientific publishing to this model. "Although early indications are positive, it is too early to assess the impact that author-pays publishing has had on access to scientific publications," the report says. But it says the author-pays model could be vital for allowing researchers in the developing world, many of whom cannot afford the increasing subscription levels, to access research from the UK and the US. The committee wants the Government to explore giving "financial assistance" to publishers to make the switch to author-pays. Reed has already said it will allow wider scope for authors to "self-archive" by publishing their work on either their own or their university's website. And today it will make a statement to welcome the proposals. But its recent pronouncement on the issue raised eyebrows at the committee, which said it was "in little doubt that Elsevier timed the announcement of its new policy on self-archiving to pre-empt the publication of this report". It is understood that an inquiry has begun into whether the report was leaked to Reed, which has denied having any advance knowledge of the committee's findings. Reed was, at least, credited by the committee for keeping the rise in its prices to more moderate levels. In what will be another major upset to the publishing industry, the committee will call on authors to retain copyright of their material, which is then licensed out to publishing companies when the research is printed. The committee also scrutinised large, bulk-buy deals offered by publishing companies to libraries. This is known as bundling, and involves selling subscriptions of the entire range of titles from one publisher at a lower price than individual subscriptions. The committee will tell the publishing industry that bundling "does not present libraries with value for money".

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Re:Outstanding books
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21 Jul '04

Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 13:07:46 +0530 From: vijayalakshmijs(a)ingvysyabank.com Dear all, Here is an query.I hope I'll get the solution for it. Our's is not a big library but we are having 5500 books. Now i am facing the problem as on issue/return of books, earlier this library is not an automated, but from the last 2 years we are using Netlibsoftware. Earlier to this software books were circulated and did entries through manual system using one register.And some are not having the entry of issue /return else where. My previous librarian had issued some of the books which are having the entries in the register through software. But when i sent a over due notice to these people they argued with me that they were already returned these books to the previous librarian. Kindly inform me in what way we can solve the problem. Thanks and regards Vijayalakshmi J S Librarian STC ING Vysya Bank Ltd. PH NO: 26507281 e-mail: vijayalakshmijs(a)ingvysyabank.com

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Summary and excerpts from the UK House of Commons report
by Dr. T.B. Rajashekar 21 Jul '04

21 Jul '04

Dear All The UK House of Commons had set up a Science and Technology Committee to study the issue of journal prices and open access and prepare a report. The Committee heard representations from different stakeholders including publishers, libraries, open access proponents, university administrators, grants agencies, etc, over the past few months. The report was released yesterday. From the following mail posted on American Scientist Open Access Forum by Dr. Peter Suber, it appears that the Committee has made very strong and positive recommendations supporting open access. I thought you may be interested. Regards Rajashekar T.B. Rajashekar NCSI, IISc -----Original Message----- From: American Scientist Open Access Forum [mailto:AMERICAN-SCIENTIST-OPEN-ACCESS-FORUM@LISTSERVER.SIGMAXI.ORG]On Behalf Of Peter Suber Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 8:26 PM To: AMERICAN-SCIENTIST-OPEN-ACCESS-FORUM(a)LISTSERVER.SIGMAXI.ORG Subject: [SOAF] Summary and excerpts from the UK report At one minute past midnight on July 20, the UK House of Commons Science and Technology Committee released the long-awaited report on its inquiry into journal prices and open access (about 90 minutes ago). Here's my summary of the major recommendations: (1) The government should provide funds for all UK universities to launch open-access institutional repositories. (2) Authors of articles based on government-funded research should deposit copies in their institutional repositories. (3) The government should appoint a "central body" to oversee the launch of the institutional repositories, their networking needs, and their compliance with "technical standards needed to provide maximum functionality" (presumably the OAI metadata harvesting protocol). (4) The government should create a fund to help authors pay the processing fees charged by open-access journals. The committee is not yet ready to endorse the upfront funding model for OA journals (which it calls the "author-pays" model), but wants to create such a fund in order to promote further experimentation with the model. (5) The government should develop a wider, long-term open-access strategy, including open-access journals, "as a matter of urgency". (6) Universities should develop their "capacity to manage" the copyrights that faculty will increasingly retain in the future. (7) These steps can and should be undertaken without jeopardizing "rigorous and independent peer review". (8) The government should fund the British Library to take on the long-term preservation of digital scholarship. (9) Because the market for science and scholarship is international, the government should "act as a proponent for change on the international stage and lead by example". The full report (a 118 page PDF file) will soon be available at the committee's page of reports, http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmsctech.htm What follows below the line is a verbatim excerpt from the report. This section spells out the committee's specific recommendations and the its responses to the major arguments presented in the oral and written testimony. Peter Suber ----------cut here---------- Excerpt from Scientific Publications: Free for All?, House of Commons Science and Technology Committee, July 20, 2004, pp. 98-107. Conclusions and recommendations 1. It is discouraging that the Government does not yet appear to have given much consideration to balancing the needs of the research community, the taxpayer and the commercial sectors for which it has responsibility. (Paragraph 22) 2. We are convinced that the amount of public money invested in scientific research and its outputs is sufficient to merit Government involvement in the publishing process. Indeed, we would be very surprised if Government did not itself feel the need to account for its investment in the publishing process. We were disappointed by how little thought has been given to the issues within Government thus far and hope that this Report will prove to be a catalyst for change. (Paragraph 24) 3. The backdrop of international interest and momentum for change sets the scene for the UK Government to take a lead in establishing an efficient and sustainable environment for the publication of research findings. (Paragraph 25) 4. We will give a copy of this Report to the UK delegates to the Culture, Science and Education Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. We hope that the Committee will pursue the issues raised here, both within the Council of Europe and on a wider international stage. (Paragraph 28) 5. The British Library's Document Supply Service is an efficient and cost-effective method of providing access to articles in scientific journals. The decline in demand for Document Supply notwithstanding, we are persuaded that the service provides a valuable alternative route for users who would not otherwise have access to the journals that they needed. We recommend that the Government takes steps to protect the service. (Paragraph 31) 6. We are not convinced that the publisher practice of granting each subscriber access to a set number of digital "copies" of a journal is either effective or necessary. We recommend that the Joint Information Systems Committee strongly argues the case against such restrictive practices when it negotiates the terms for the next national site licence with publishers. (Paragraph 32) 7. We congratulate the Medical Research Council on its support of the principle that primary research data should be made available to the scientific community for subsequent research. We recommend that the Research Councils consider providing funds to enable researchers to publish their primary data alongside their research findings, where appropriate. (Paragraph 33) 8. All researchers, regardless of the nature of their institution, should be granted access to the scientific journals they need to carry out their work effectively. (Paragraph 35) 9. We recommend that the Joint Information Systems Committee and the NHS work together to implement joint procurement procedures that reflect the close working patterns of NHS and the higher education sector and represent value for money for both. (Paragraph 36) 10. Teaching is a crucial university function. Universities should be permitted, within reason, to derive maximum value from the digital journals to which they subscribe by using them for legitimate teaching purposes. We recommend that future licensing deals negotiated by the Joint Information Systems Committee explicitly include provisions to enable journal articles, whether print or digital, to be used for teaching purposes. (Paragraph 38) 11. It is not for either publishers or academics to decide who should, and who should not, be allowed to read scientific journal articles. We are encouraged by the growing interest in research findings shown by the public. It is in society's interest that public understanding of science should increase. Increased public access to research findings should be encouraged by publishers, academics and Government alike. (Paragraph 40) 12. We are not convinced that journal articles are consistently available to members of the public through public libraries. (Paragraph 42) 13. Digitisation should facilitate, not restrict access. We recommend that the next national site licence negotiated by the Joint Information Systems Committee explicitly provides for all library users without an Athens password to access the digital journals stocked by their library. (Paragraph 44) 14. Publishers are to be commended for signing up to laudable schemes such as HINARI, AGORA and INASP-PERI. We hope that the provision of free and low- cost access to scientific publications for institutions and researchers in developing countries will continue to be a significant aspect of the way that they conduct their businesses. (Paragraph 47) 15. The digitisation of journals has the potential to greatly increase access to research findings for researchers in the developing world. (Paragraph 48) 16. We recommend that the Joint Information Systems Committee develop an independent set of measures, agreed by subscribers and publishers alike, to monitor trends in journal pricing. This will help exert pressure on the publishing industry to self-regulate more effectively and will give libraries and other users greater knowledge when they are deciding which subscriptions to take. (Paragraph 53) 17. It is not for us to pronounce on the acceptability of the profit margins secured by private sector companies. Nonetheless, high publisher profit margins need to be set against the context of faltering library budgets and an impending crisis in STM journals provision. Cancelled journal subscriptions due to pressures on library budgets will have a negative impact on publishers. It is thus in everybody's interest for profit margins to be kept at a reasonable and sustainable level. We urge publishers to act on the recommendations of this Report to address these issues. (Paragraph 54) 18. Government invests a significant amount of money in scientific research, the outputs of which are expressed in terms of journal articles. It is accountable for this expenditure to the public. We were dismayed that the Government showed so little concern about where public money ended up. (Paragraph 55) 19. We recommend that the Joint Information Systems Committee ensure that provision for continuing access in the event of cancellation to articles published during the subscription period is written into its next national licensing deal. (Paragraph 61) 20. Increasing usage rates do not equate to an increased ability for libraries to pay for journal bundles. The recent availability of usage statistics should not be used as a justification for publishers to raise their prices. (Paragraph 66) 21. Although libraries may aspire to provide access to every scientific journal, they cannot afford to do this. It is inevitable that difficult choices between a number of journals with lower usage rates and impact factors will have to be made. Nonetheless, these decisions should be made in response to local user needs rather than as a side effect of bundling. (Paragraph 67) 22. Current levels of flexibility within the journal bundle do not present libraries with value for money. Whilst we accept that unbundling STM information carries risks for the main commercial publishers, only when flexible bundled deals are made available will libraries achieve value for money on their subscriptions. Furthermore, although we recognise that bundled deals may be advantageous to libraries in certain circumstances, we are concerned about the potential impact bundling may have on competition, given limited library budgets and sustained STM journal price growth. (Paragraph 68) 23. Publishers should publicly acknowledge the contribution of unpaid peer reviewers to the publishing process. We recommend that they provide modest financial rewards to the departments in which the reviewers are based. These rewards could be fed back into the system, helping to fund seminars or further research. (Paragraph 70) 24. We do not doubt the central importance of peer review to the STM publishing process. Nonetheless, we note a tendency for publishers to inflate the cost to them of peer review in order to justify charging high prices. This lack of transparency about actual costs hampers informed debate about scientific publishing. (Paragraph 76) 25. We applaud the development by publishers of new technologies for digital journals. Innovative products such as ScienceDirect have brought increased functionality to researchers and users, making journals a more valuable research tool. (Paragraph 78) 26. We are persuaded that the costs to publishers associated with digitisation will reduce over time. Consequently, we would no longer expect these costs to be used as a justification for steep increases in prices. In the meantime we are concerned that financially powerful STM publishers may be using their strength during this digital transition period to make excessive profits whilst the going is good (Paragraph 79) 27. We believe that publishers should make it clear to subscribers what services and costs are and are not covered by the overall subscription price, enabling libraries and other users to weigh up the costs and benefits of taking out the subscription. We urge the Joint Information Systems Committee and other buying bodies to press for greater transparency in this area. (Paragraph 80) 28. Like the Office of Fair Trading, we are not entirely convinced by the cost- justification argument employed by publishers to explain rising prices. Publishers undoubtedly add value to the scientific process, but they also profit from it. (Paragraph 83) 29. It is not enough for the Government departments involved to declare themselves to be aware of the problems surrounding the imposition of VAT on digital, but not print, publications. As the issue is so critical to the adequate provision of scientific publications and to reaping the full anticipated benefits from digitisation, we recommend that DTI, DfES and DCMS all make a strong case to HM Customs and Excise for a change to the existing VAT regime. (Paragraph 86) 30. We recommend that HM Customs and Excise make strong and immediate representations within the European Commission to bring about the introduction of a zero rate VAT relief for digital journals, in line with the zero rate currently charged on print journals. (Paragraph 88) 31. We recommend that HM Customs and Excise exempt libraries from the VAT currently payable on digital publications whilst it negotiates for a more permanent solution within the EU. (Paragraph 89) 32. Because library budgets generally have a fixed ceiling, by increasing prices, the publisher with the largest share of the budget can gain an even greater share and may also force other publishers out of the budget altogether. (Paragraph 93) 33. We recommend that the Government Response to this Report provides information on the measures being taken by the Office of Fair Trading to monitor the market for STM journals. We urge the Office of Fair Trading to commit to biennial public reporting on the state of the market, including how STM publication prices are developing; how prices change following mergers and acquisitions in the sector and the impact of bundling deals upon competition. (Paragraph 94) 34. We agree that universities should be able to allocate their budgets locally in response to the needs of their teaching and research communities. (Paragraph 96) 35. It is unacceptable that HEFCE has shown so little interest in library budgets. We recommend that it commission a study from HEPI to ascertain both current library funding levels and library funding needs. The results of this study could be used to inform the allocation of the block grant. (Paragraph 97) 36. HEFCE has a valuable role to play in advising universities on library funding requirements. We recommend that HEFCE establish a code of good practice for library funding that universities can draw upon when allocating their budgets. (Paragraph 98) 37. Pressure on library journal acquisitions budgets has resulted in cancelled subscriptions and has contributed to a decline in book purchasing. This compromises the library's ability to provide the full range of services required by its user community. (Paragraph 99) 38. There is undoubtedly some scope for libraries to make efficiency savings, as there is for most organisations. Nonetheless, the valuable services provided by the library are expensive and staff-intensive. It is unlikely that libraries will have more to spend on acquisitions until they see an increase in budgets. (Paragraph 101) 39. Whilst we accept that it is important that libraries are responsive to local needs, opting out of national licensing deals negotiated with those needs in mind only makes the situation faced by libraries worse. (Paragraph 104) 40. We recommend that the Joint Information Systems Committee negotiate with libraries, regional purchasing consortia and other national bodies responsible for procurement to agree a common strategy. Only by combining their resources will they be able to negotiate a licensing deal that secures national support and brings real benefits. (Paragraph 105) 41. It is disappointing that many academics are content to ignore the significant difficulties faced by libraries. Until they start to see the provision of journals as, in part, their problem, the situation will not improve. (Paragraph 107) 42. Elsevier is no sudden convert to Open Access. The company has seen the direction of trends in publishing and has acted accordingly to minimise criticism of its current policies. We are in little doubt that Elsevier timed the announcement of its new policy on self-archiving to pre-empt the publication of this Report. It is good news that our inquiry has prompted such a high profile endorsement of increased access to research papers. Nonetheless, there are a number of serious constraints to self- archiving in the model proposed by Elsevier. (Paragraph 112) 43. Institutions need an incentive to set up repositories. We recommend that the requirement for universities to disseminate their research as widely as possible be written into their charters. In addition, SHERPA should be funded by DfES to allow it to make grants available to all research institutions for the establishment and maintenance of repositories. (Paragraph 115) 44. Academic authors currently lack sufficient motivation to self-archive in institutional repositories. We recommend that the Research Councils and other Government funders mandate their funded researchers to deposit a copy of all their articles in their institution's repository within one month of publication or a reasonable period to be agreed following publication, as a condition of their research grant. An exception would need to be made for research findings that are deemed to be commercially sensitive. (Paragraph 117) 45. We recommend that institutional repositories are able to accept charitably- and privately-funded research articles from authors within the institution, providing that the funder has given their consent for the author to self-archive in this way. (Paragraph 118) 46. We recommend that DCMS provide adequate funds for the British Library to establish and maintain a central online repository for all UK research articles that are not housed in other institutional repositories. (Paragraph 118) 47. Institutional repositories should accept for archiving articles based on negative results, even when publication of the article in a journal is unlikely. This accumulated body of material would be a useful resource for the scientific community. It could help to prevent duplication of research and, particularly in the field of clinical research, would be in the public interest. Articles containing negative findings should be stored within a dedicated section of the repository to distinguish them from other articles. (Paragraph 118) 48. In order for institutional repositories to achieve maximum effectiveness, Government must adopt a joined-up approach. DTI, OST, DfES and DCMS should work together to create a strategy for the implementation of institutional repositories, with clearly defined aims and a realistic timetable. (Paragraph 120) 49. A greater degree of consistency is desirable in copyright agreements, from publishers, but also from Government, institutions and academics, who have the power to influence the terms on which copyright agreements are established. (Paragraph 121) 50. The issue of copyright is crucial to the success of self-archiving. We recommend that, as part of its strategy for the implementation of institutional repositories, Government ascertain what impact a UK-based policy of author copyright retention would have on UK authors. Providing that it can be established that such a policy would not have a disproportionately negative impact, Research Councils and other Government funders should mandate their funded researchers to retain the copyright on their research articles, licensing it to publishers for the purposes of publication. The Government would also need to be active in raising the issue of copyright at an international level. (Paragraph 126) 51. We recommend that higher education institutions are funded to enable them to assume control of copyright arising from their research. In order to carry out this function they will need in-house expertise and dedicated staff. (Paragraph 127) 52. The cost to the taxpayer of establishing and maintaining an infrastructure of institutional repositories across UK higher education would be minimal, particularly in proportion to the current total UK higher education spend. When the cost is weighed against the benefits they would bring, institutional repositories plainly represent value for money. (Paragraph 130) 53. Having taken the step of funding and supporting institutional repositories, the UK Government would need to become an advocate for them at a global level. If all countries archived their research findings in this way, access to scientific publications would increase dramatically. We see this as a great opportunity for the UK to lead the way in broadening access to publicly-funded research findings and making available software tools and resources for accomplishing this work. (Paragraph 131) 54. Peer review is a key element in the publishing process and should be a pillar of institutional repositories. We recommend that SHERPA agree a "kite mark" with publishers that can be used to denote articles that have been published in a peer- reviewed journal. Upon publication, articles in repositories should be allocated the kitemark and marked with the date and journal of publication by the staff member responsible for populating the repository. Authors depositing articles in institutional repositories should also be required to declare their funding sources in order to reduce the risk of conflicts of interest occurring. (Paragraph 135) 55. We recommend that the Government appoints and funds a central body, based on SHERPA, to co-ordinate the implementation of a network of institutional repositories. (Paragraph 136) 56. A Government-established central body would play a major role in implementing technical standards across institutional repositories to ensure maximum functionality and interoperability. (Paragraph 137) 57. We recommend that DTI works with UK publishers to establish how the industry might evolve in an environment where other business models flourished alongside the subscriber-pays model. Government also needs to become an intelligent procurer, outsourcing some of the technical work involved in establishing and maintaining institutional repositories to publishers who already have the relevant infrastructure and expertise in place. (Paragraph 140) 58. We see institutional repositories as operating alongside the publishing industry. In the immediate term they will enable readers to gain free access to journal articles whilst the publishing industry experiments with new publishing models, such as the author-pays model. (Paragraph 143) 59. For the Government either to endorse or dismiss the new publishing model would be too simplistic. Without any Government action, some authors are already choosing to publish in journals that use author payments to recover costs. Author- pays publishing is a phenomenon that has already arrived: it is for the Government and others to decide how best to respond. (Paragraph 144) 60. The evidence produced so far suggests that the author-pays model could be viable. We recommend that Government mobilise the different interest groups to support a comprehensive independent study into the costs associated with author-pays publishing. The study could be used to inform Government policy and strategy. (Paragraph 150) 61. Encouraging a public that is more scientifically literate and assisting women in their pursuit of successful careers in scientific research have been two of the Committee's longstanding concerns. We support, in principle, any measure that seeks to further these aims. (Paragraph 156) 62. Although early indications are positive, it is too early to assess the impact that author-pays publishing has had on access to scientific publications. (Paragraph 159) 63. The author-pays publishing model would be extremely advantageous to researchers in developing countries, enabling them to keep abreast of research conducted elsewhere. Financially, author charges would be less burdensome to researchers in the developing world than current subscription rates. If the author-pays model were to prevail, publishers, Government agencies and other donors would need to adapt existing schemes, such as HINARI, AGORA and INASP-PERI, to meet the demands of the altered cost recovery model. (Paragraph 162) 64. We recommend that the Research Councils each establish a fund to which their funded researchers can apply should they wish to publish their articles using the author-pays model. The Research Councils will need to be funded by OST to take account of this increase in costs. We hope that industry, charity and other Government funders will consider similar measures. (Paragraph 165) 65. Research Councils for disciplines that require only limited funding should be funded to enable them to pay for publication costs where necessary. (Paragraph 166) 66. In order to succeed, most author-pays publishers, like everyone else, will have to publish articles of a high quality. It is not, therefore, within the interest of journals at the higher end of the market to lessen the rigour of peer review. Nonetheless, there is a risk that lower quality journals might seek to reduce their quality threshold in order to generate profit. Were the author-pays publishing model to prevail it would be vital to ensure that peer review was not compromised in order to retain confidence in the integrity of the publishing process. (Paragraph 172) 67. The introduction of a submission fee would be an important step towards ensuring the quality of scientific publications and we strongly recommend that author-pays publishers introduce this system. (Paragraph 174) 68. The commercial and industrial sectors currently contribute significant funds to the publishing process through payments for journal subscriptions. Much of this money would be lost to the system if an author-pays model were to prevail. This is one of the key issues that needs to be addressed before the wholescale transition to an author-pays model can be supported. Government, publishers and industry need to work together to identify a solution to this problem in order to avoid a disproportionate increase in the amount of money that Government invests directly or indirectly in the publishing process. (Paragraph 177) 69. Learned societies are greatly valued by the academic and wider research community. It is of concern to us that learned societies could stand to lose a substantial portion of their income in a move to the author-pays publishing model. This is another key issue that proponents of the author-pays model need to address. (Paragraph 180) 70. We strongly support further experimentation with the author-pays publishing model. In the short term Government may need to provide limited financial assistance to encourage publishers and institutions to take part in what, for them, may be an expensive process. We applaud the Joint Information Systems Committee for providing funding for this purpose so far and hope that it will continue to do so. (Paragraph 184) 71. Author-pays publishing is a growing phenomenon. Its implementation on any scale will have important consequences for current funding structures and the UK publishing industry. So far the Government has shown little inclination to address this issue. (Paragraph 185) 72. Government has not shown much evidence of a joined-up approach to the challenges posed by changes to the model for scientific publishing. Whilst the central departments have been slow to respond to the author-pays publishing model, at least two Government-funded bodies have given public support to it. This creates unnecessary confusion. We recommend that it formulate a coherent strategy as a matter of urgency. (Paragraph 186) 73. We are satisfied that, by scaling publication with research costs, the author-pays publishing model would ensure a fairer global distribution of the costs of publishing research findings. (Paragraph 188) 74. The UK would put itself at a financial disadvantage internationally if it were to act alone in mandating publicly-funded researchers to publish in author-pays journals. (Paragraph 189) 75. Institutional repositories should be a key component of any long-term strategy to ensure the preservation of digital publications. (Paragraph 193) 76. The British Library has a crucial role to play in the preservation of digital publications, both strategically and practically. This is an expensive process. Whilst the publication of this Report is too late to have any influence on funding decisions made as part of the 2004 Spending Review, we strongly support the British Library's call for extra funding in recognition of the work that it has carried out in this capacity. Failure of the Government to give adequate funding to the British Library could result in the loss of a substantial proportion of the UK's scientific record. (Paragraph 196) 77. It is vital that work on regulations for the legal deposit of non-print publications begins as soon as possible. We cannot understand why DCMS has not yet established the Legal Deposit Advisory Panel. We recommend that they appoint the panel and begin preliminary work on the regulations at official level immediately. (Paragraph 199) 78. We recommend that the first task of the Advisory Panel is to establish definitions of a digital publication and a UK publication that are flexible enough to capture material from a range of sources in a range of formats. (Paragraph 200) 79. The existence of a secure network between the legal deposit libraries would create greater efficiencies in the deposit system and would have the potential to increase access to deposited material. We recommend that provisions for such a network are made in the regulations with these two aims in mind. The deposit libraries should be funded to establish the network. (Paragraph 201) 80. We recommend that the regulations make provision for the deposit libraries to deliver digital articles remotely to desktops on the same payment basis as Document Supply. (Paragraph 202) 81. Gaps of up to 60% in the deposit of electronically-delivered publications, including STM journals, represent a significant breach in the intellectual record. It is imperative that work on recovering and purchasing the missing items begins immediately. The six deposit libraries will need additional funding to do this. (Paragraph 203) 82. As is the case with any process, peer review is not an infallible system and to a large extent depends on the integrity and competence of the people involved and the degree of editorial oversight and quality assurance of the peer review process itself. Nonetheless we are satisfied that publishers are taking reasonable measures to main high standards of peer review. (Paragraph 207) [end]

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The best business model for scholarly journals
by Shyam Prasad pujar 21 Jul '04

21 Jul '04

Dear Members, Please go through Economists perspective about best business model for scholarly journals at: http://www.nature.com/nature/focus/accessdebate/28.html 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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Keystone DLS from Indexdata
by Saiful Amin 20 Jul '04

20 Jul '04

Hi, Has anybody tried to see how good or useful is the Keystone DL Suite developed by Indexdata (the company which developed YAZ toolkit for Z39.50)? The features looks promising and it's available under GNU License. The details are available at: http://www.indexdata.dk/keystone/ Regards, Saiful Keystone DLS The Keystone Digital Library Suite is a family of Open Source digital content management, portal management and information discovery software packaged together to provide libraries, museums and archives with state-of-the-art digital library services. KEYSTONE: CUSTOMIZED AND READY FOR USE If you are looking for a customized turnkey solution to provide your patrons with information portals and federated search services, and your staff with a digital object management system for cataloging and organizing locally created electronic objects, Index Data will install Keystone in your library, profiled for your unique needs. Our software and our support services are second to none. Just ask our satisfied customers! For libraries with the sufficient staff expertise, we offer several versions of Keystone for free downloading under a standard General Public License. Here are some of the functions supported by Keystone: * Portal Creation and Management * Federated Search Services * Harvesting Metadata from Remote Repositories * Link Resolver Services All this, and more, is available in our custom installed version of Keystone. And once we've installed Index Data software for your library, it is yours to keep and use for as long as you want, whether or not you choose to have a continuing relationship with Index Data. We think you will, however, because our service contracts provide you with all new releases along with the most responsive service available anywhere. KEYSTONE: YOURS WITHOUT EVEN ASKING Keystone is distributed under the standard General Public License, which means it is your to freely take and use, as long as you abide by the terms of the industry standard Open Source General Public License. The downloadable version of our flagship product relies on a number of lower level ID tools such as Zebra and YAZ/PHP, as well as on generic OSS tools such as database managers and XSLT processors. Please be advised that at this time it requires considerable expertise to download, integrate and customize all the separate pieces that go into making up the Keystone Suite of Digital Library Services. As time goes on we will evolve the Keystone download into a more packaged product that will be possible for non-programmers to install. KEYSTONE: AS YOU LIKE IT Many libraries have a great deal of in-house expertise, but still want limited installation services and ongoing maintenance support from Index Data's experienced staff. We can provide you with a balance between independence and a turnkey solution that meets your needs. KEYSTONE: BROWSER BASED All of Keystones rich functionality is accessible through a Web browser. No other client software is needed. The following browsers are supported: * Firefox 0.8+ * Internet Explorer 5.0+ * Konqueror 3.0+ * Mozilla 0.98+ * Netscape 7.0+ * Opera 7.23+ * Safari 1.0+ KEYSTONE IN ACTION The demoportal links to Bibliotheca, an installation of Keystone at Denmark's Electronic Research Library. You can go to the Library of Texas, which is powered by Keystone, for another example of a custom installation. KEYSTONE: COMPONENTS The Keystone Digital Library Suite has two Major Components: Keystone Organizer and Keystone Retriever. Keystone Organizer is both a content management service and a portal management service that stores all forms of digital content and facilitates metadata creation to describe that content. It also serves as the knowledge base for the federated search services, the harvesting services and the link resolver services that are elements of Keystone Retriever, as well as for its own portal management services. This means that library staff have one type of interface and one look-and-feel for all administration services and metadata creation throughout Keystone DLS. Keystone Retriever is a family of information discovery services that includes federated searching, harvesting services, and link resolution for linking from citations to full text. Index Data is also offering its Keystone Resolver either as a stand alone product or as part of its family of Keystone Retriever services. At this time Keystone Retriever uses third party electronic serials management systems to provide Keystone Retriever with the data it needs to perform its linking. ===== Saiful Amin Information Specialist Edutech India 8 Khader Nawaz Khan Road Chennai 600006, India Tel: +91 44 28330999 Mobile: +91 98407 76214 www.edutechindia.com "Enhancing knowledge and skills for success, lifelong." ________________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Careers: Over 65,000 jobs online Go to: http://yahoo.naukri.com/

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RE: [LIS-Forum] 25,000 titles (books) in Enginering field
by Mailing List Manager 20 Jul '04

20 Jul '04

Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 16:58:34 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Strange indeed. Will any 25,000 books do? Is there no selection, no involvement in the selection by the faculty? In my long career I have had many friends in the publishing and bookselling industry. I have seen librarians/principals/professors coming to bookstalls in late March and procuring books in a hurry to beat the deadline. Even while we buy vegetables in the market, Indians pick and choose. But when it comes to books, we "have to procure' a certain number before a certain date to meet satisfy some body. The booksellers will unload all the unsold titles, remainders they bought by shipload. Arun -----Original Message----- From: Mailing List Manager [mailto:mailman@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in] Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004 2:54 PM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] 25,000 titles (books) in Enginering field Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 07:08:15 +0100 (BST) From: "[iso-8859-1] vijaya kumara" <vijayakumar71(a)yahoo.co.in> Dear All Our College is going to get National Board of Accrediation, so we have to procure 25,000 title books on Engineering field. So any one of you will help me to get the list of 25,000 titles through net/web or any union catalogue of Engineering. The Engineering field may include Aeronauticla Engineering, Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science Engineering, Electrical and Electronics, Industrial Engineering Management, Information Science Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Electronics, Telecommunication Physics, Chemistry, and Mathes Wating for your good reply at the earliest Regards Vijayakumar M **************************************************************************** *********** Vijayakumar M, 080 - 28452324 Ext. 234 HOD - Library, library(a)mvjeducation.com MVJ College of Engineering, (ISO Certified Institute), Bangalore-560 067 _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum

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Re: [LIS-Forum] 25,000 titles (books) in Enginering field
by Mailing List Manager 20 Jul '04

20 Jul '04

Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 22:57:40 -0700 (PDT) From: Puttaraj Choukimath <puttuc(a)yahoo.com> Dear Mr. Vijay, U can check 4 these options : 1. Web-OPACs : of the technological institites like IISc, IIT's, British Council Libraries, TIFR, CUSAT, NSL, ISI's, LOC, CoOPAC, etc. (Most of these are accessible via http://www.infolibrarian.com/opac.htm ) 2. Publishers' own sites : Most of the publishers have hosted their own web sites. Some of them popular in engg. are like * http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/ * http://books.mcgraw-hill.com/engineering.html * www.prenhall.com/ * http://www.textbookx.com/browse.php?code=TEC009000 * http://www.springeronline.com/ etc. 3.U may also require 2 aquire standards 4 ur library : U can check 4 these sites - * http://www.standardsindia.com/ * http://www.wssn.net/ * http://www.iso.ch/iso/en/CatalogueListPage.CatalogueList (many of such are accessible via http://www.infolibrarian.com/spt.htm 4. Union cataloges like : * http://www.rri.res.in/htmls/library/forsadb.html * 5. Other links to the publishers: such as - * http://acqweb.library.vanderbilt.edu/acqweb/pubr/ * http://www.business.com/directory/media_and_entertainment/publishing/books/… * http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Shopping_and_Services/Publishers/… OK? ALL THE BEST. Puttaraj, A.C. AL, TISS, Mumbai.

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RE: [LIS-Forum] 25,000 titles (books) in Engineering field
by Mailing List Manager 20 Jul '04

20 Jul '04

Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 11:07:30 +0530 From: shubhada.apte(a)tcs.com 25,000 books - what is the approved expenditure for the same. Because while purchasing any book , cost as well as the quality of the content inside the book, both the things are important. Any book will have a value only when it is required by somebody. It is better to ask the staff, the employees, the subject experts which books are really needed. Also circulating the subject list among the reliable vendors will also help. Thanks and regards. Shubhada Sachin Apte Tata Consultancy Services Raja Shree Bldg. 8 Tadiwalla Road Pune - 411 001,Maharashtra India Mailto: shubhada.apte(a)tcs.com Website: http://www.tcs.com -----Original Truncated Message----- Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 07:08:15 +0100 (BST) From: "[iso-8859-1] vijaya kumara" <vijayakumar71(a)yahoo.co.in> Dear All Our College is going to get National Board of Accrediation, so we have to procure 25,000 title books on Engineering field. So any one of you will help me to get the list of 25,000 titles through net/web or any union catalogue of Engineering. Wating for your good reply at the earliest Regards Vijayakumar M

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25,000 titles-NBA
by Francis Jayakanth 20 Jul '04

20 Jul '04

Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 22:25:10 -0700 (PDT) From: gayathri sen <gayatsen(a)yahoo.com> Dear Vijayakumar, Our college has got accredited by National Board for Accreditation and was ISO certified few years back. First thing please read AICTE norms for addition of books to Central Libraries of institutions carefully. You have to calculate the no. of titles that are required based on when your institution was incorporated and what was the intake. You get this AICTE handbook in its office near central college. After you calculate, see how many you already have in each subject area in your library. The shortage can be procured in this way. 1. I am sure you have reputed publishers catalog eg. PHI, Thomson Learning, TMH, Galgotia etc etc. with you. Circulate this to different departments or call for a meeting and bring it to their notice and ask them to give a list from each dept. 2. Arrange book exibitions in different areas required. 3. Get books on approval. Tell them you do not want very expensive books- but books from reputed publishers and economy editions. 4. If you are a member of DELNET go to their site and browse subject wise or institution wise, you get wonderful collection. Their address http://164.100.247.21/basisbwdocs/Welcome.html. Check in union catalog of books CCF format. Our institutions data is also there in DELNET database. In location field you give knPESIT, if you want pesit collection. 5. You can contact me for the list too. Hope this gives you enough information. Regards, Gayathri Sen, PESIT

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Refresher course on IT for Librarians
by Mailing List Manager 20 Jul '04

20 Jul '04

Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 11:38:38 +1000 From: Dr. Muttayya <muttayya_k(a)vsnl.com> Dear Member: Please find below a complete announcement regarding a refresher course to be conducted by Sir Dorabji Tata Memorial Library, TISS, Mumbai. There was an incomplete posting about this course yesterday. Sorry about it. - Moderator -------------- Sir Dorabji Tata Memorial Library, Tata Institute of Social Sciences is conducting a 21 days UGC Sponsored Refresher Course in the subject of Library & Information Science. The theme is Information Technology for Librarians. It is scheduled to be held from 6th to 26th Sept 2004. The objective of this Refresher Course is to make Librarians feel fresh and updated after the training is over and really contribute to the teaching learning process. The eligibility conditions are mentioned below. Application Form will be sent upon receipt of an e-mail request OR alternatively you can download the application form the library website <www.tiss.edu/library/> or from institute website <www.tiss.edu/ugcrc/> Minimum UGC Requirement for participation in Refresher Courses The Minimum UGC Requirement for participation in Refresher Courses is as follows: Here Librarian means either a College Librarian or a University Assistant Librarian/Lecturer In Library & Information Science who are in the pay scale of Rs.8000-13, 500 and above The gap in two successive Refresher Courses should normally be two years and may be relaxed if the adequate number of participants is not available or it is essential for the Librarian to fulfil eligibility condition for his/her career advancement. The College should be included in the List of Colleges under Section 2(f) of the UGC Act, even though they may not yet be fit under Section 12-13 of the same Act. If the College has not yet come within the purview of Section 2(f) but have been affiliated to a University for at least five years may also participate in the Refresher Course. The last date for submission of applications is 16th August 2004. Alternatively, for further assistance you may contact the Course Co-ordinators Satish Kanamadi Tel:022-25563290-96.Ext.285 E-mail: satish(a)tiss.edu Mallikarjun Angadi Tel:022-25563290-96.Ext.284 E-mail: angdi(a)rediffmail.com Your sincerely, Dr. Muttayya M. Koganuramath University Librarian -- ***************************************** Dr. Muttayya M. Koganuramath University Librarian Sir Dorabji Tata Memorial Library Tata Institute of Social Sciences P.B.No.8313, Sion-Trombay Road Deonar, Mumbai 400 088, INDIA Ph : 91-22- 2556 3289-96; Extn.281(O) 91-22- 2558 3375(R) Direct : 91-22-25513350 Fax : 91-22- 2556 2912 E.Mail : muttayya_k(a)vsnl.com Web : www.tiss.ernet.in/library *****************************************

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Number of engineering Ph.D graduates from India
by Dr. T.B. Rajashekar 20 Jul '04

20 Jul '04

Dear All We want to know (approximate) number of engineering Ph.D students graduating from Indian educational institutions per year, and institution wise distribution of these numbers. Thanks in advance for any help in this regard. Regards Rajashekar ------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. T.B. Rajashekar Associate Chairman Tel: +91-80-23600271, 23601427 National Centre for Science Fax: +91-80-23601426, 23600683 Information (NCSI) E-Mail: raja(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Indian Institute of Science URL: http://144.16.72.189/raja/ BANGALORE-560012 (India) ------------------------------------------------------------- SciGate: http://www.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/ The IISc Science Information Portal

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fixation of pay scale
by Mailing List Manager 20 Jul '04

20 Jul '04

Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 12:01:09 +0530 From: Vijayalaxmi R Deshpande <vrd(a)powersearch.cpri.res.in> Moderator's Note: ----------------- Members who have inputs for the following posting are requested to send their replies directly to Vijayalaxmi R Deshpande <vrd(a)powersearch.cpri.res.in>. Vijayalaxmi, in turn is requested to consolidate all the inputs and post it back on the lis-forum for the benefit of other members. Please do not send your replies, for this posting, to either lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in or to mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in. Thanks for your cooperation and active participation. - Moderator ----------------Note ends here----------------- Dear Lis-forum members, I am Latha K N working as Librarian in CPRI since 1982. While fixing pay scale in V CPC, my scale was fixed to 5000 - 8000 scale instead of 5500 - 9000. Recently one more order published in Swamys News to fix all librarian's scale in 5500 -9000, when I gave representation by producing this order they are asking for original order where in central government autonomous organisation it is implemented. Kindly any of you have got this order or this is implemented let me know by return mail. Thanking you, Latha K N Librarian.

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A news report on the national Allianace
by Mailing List Manager 20 Jul '04

20 Jul '04

Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 08:55:41 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Friends: Here is a report that appeared in The Communication Initiative [http://www.comminit.com/pds72004/sld-10439.html]. Best wishes. Arun National Alliance for Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) for Basic Human Needs - India Summary Formed in May 2004, the National Alliance for Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) for Basic Human Needs will seek to take the knowledge-led services harnessed by ICTs to all of India's 600,000 villages by August 2007, when the country celebrates its 60th year of independence. The Alliance sees itself as acting as a catalyst for technology innovation for rural ICT applications and connectivity. "It will work to bring the private sector and the academia together with strong support from civil society organizations for experimenting every innovation among the target communities." The M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) and OneWorld South Asia are jointly organising the Alliance. Main Communication Strategies The Alliance is using networking and partnership as strategies for taking ICTs to the poor and the disadvantaged in India's rural and urban communities. To begin the process of creating the alliance, 50 representatives drawn from civil society organisations, government departments, the private sector, and academia took part in consultations in May 2004. They set up 7 task forces, including connectivity, content, policy, capacity building, resources, organisation and management, and programme design. One focus of these task force activities will be how to use the ongoing efforts by the government and the private sector in creating an ICT infrastructure, human networks, and political institutions to provide multipurpose information kiosks in rural areas. "The info-kiosk of tomorrow would serve as a communication hub, providing multiple telephone and communication services to the village, a virtual academy and training center and banking, financial, insurance and trading outlet and much more." Face-to-face interaction will continue to be the Alliance's key strategy for sharing ideas and engaging in strategic planning toward the 2007 goal. These conversations take the form of "Policy Makers Workshops" like the May and July 2004 consultations. (Other such workshops were held in October 2003 and February 2004 to organise other MSRRF programmes designed to bridge the digital divide; please see Key Points, below). According to organisers, a number of key government people attended and spoke at the July 2004 meeting. According to MSRRF, these representatives expressed firm support for the National Alliance's work and a strong desire to collaborate. Here is an excerpt from the May 2004 meeting report, which indicates the Alliance's strategic direction (this document is available as a PDF document; please see contact section, below): The emergence of Rural Knowledge Centres and info-kiosk movement in our country has demonstrated that the local panchayats and self-help groups can take advantage of appropriate information and communication technologies and that they can easily access the scientific and technical knowledge they need to solve local problems and enhance the quality of their lives, as well as to communicate their own insights and needs back to Government departments and scientists. A national movement of knowledge centres needs to be established in mission mode to ensure quick implementation at the local level, create information infrastructure and locally appropriate and relevant content for rural economy through active involvement of Gram Sabhas, Local Self-Help groups and NGOs. For this a Rural Knowledge Centre Fund may be established by NABARD to cover 100,000 villages within 3 years. To provide the fillip the Government of India may provide necessary matching assistance to NABARD to the tune of Rs. 300 crores a year. These NABARD supported knowledge centres should work towards creating sustainable livelihood opportunities, and also serve as service providers and communication enablers for the landless and the poor, especially those belonging to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other Backward Classes, women and the disabled - the most vulnerable groups in rural India....It will be useful if Government can proactively promote public-private and institutional partnerships facilitating outreach of the knowledge centres to cover the unreached villages in rural India. The active participation of this elected women and men members of local bodies crucial for the success of this movement. An integrated use of the Internet and Community Radio will be an effective means of reaching the unreached and voicing the voiceless. Development Issues Technology, Economic Development. Key Points The Alliance's work will be guided by the philosophy of MSSRF's Chairman, Prof. Swaminathan. Here is a synopsis of that approach, provided by MSSRF: "His focus is people. He looks at their contexts and needs and then proceeds to satisfy those needs within their context. He is ready to use any technology that comes in handy. For example, in our Information Village (Rural Knowledge Centres) project we use noticeboards, public address systems (loud speakers put up in different streets of a fishing village) and a local language twice-monthly community newspaper along with solar (photovoltaic) energy, the Internet, spread spectrum technology and Motorola two-way radio...For us technology is often a mere enabler. What people want delivered is healthcare, education, agriculture, markets, entitlements, credit, and better livelihoods. We work towards achieving the MDGs [Millenium Development Goals]." The National Alliance is a natural progression from MSSRF's ongoing efforts to set up rural knowledge centres in several villages - efforts that can be characterised as using a bottom-up approach and involving the community from the beginning. MSSRF comments, "These are not mere kiosks. They have become an integral part of the life of the village communities." This work is described in detail in "Rural Knowledge Centres: Harnessing Local Knowledge via Interactive Media Policy Makers Workshop" [PDF] </redirect.cgi?r=http://www.mssrf.org/publications/pmw.pdf>. For a summary of this workshop, click here <http://www.comminit.com/st2003/sld-9144.html>. Additional information is available on the MSSRF website </redirect.cgi?r=http://www.mssrf.org> (click on the words "Special Programmes" on the left navigation bar). Click here <http://www.comminit.com/DiscussionForums/sld-10232.html> to find out how to participate in a related Discussion Forum entitled "Information kiosks in every Indian village by 2007 - a myth or reality?". Partners The July workshop was supported by the International Development Research Center (IDRC), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), NASSCOM Foundation, and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. It was organised by M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation and OneWorld South Asia. Source "National Alliance on ICTs for basic human needs launched" </redirect.cgi?r=http://www.digitalopportunity.org/link/gotoarticle/addhit/8 6557/1138/2150>, on the OneWorld South Asia website. Featured in the Digital Opportunity Channel - weekly newsletter - May 20-26, which was forwarded by Atanu Garai to the bytesforall_readers list server on May 26 2004 (click here to access the archives </redirect.cgi?r=http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bytesforall_readers/>); and posting to the bytesforall_readers list server dated July 6 2004; and letter sent from Subbiah Arunachalam to The Communication Initiative on July 15 2004. For more information, contact: Subbiah Arunachalam Distinguished Fellow arun(a)mssrf.res.in <mailto:arun@mssrf.res.in> subbiah_a(a)hotmail.com <mailto:subbiah_a@hotmail.com> Prof. M.S. Swaminathan Chairman msswami(a)mssrf.res.in <mailto:msswami@mssrf.res.in> M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) Third Cross Street, Institutional Area Taramani, Chennai - 600 113, India Tel.: +91-44-22541229, 22541698 Fax: +91-44-22541319 MSSRF website </redirect.cgi?r=http://www.mssrf.org> Dr. Basheerhamad Shadrach Director, OneWorld South Asia Basheerhamad.shadrach(a)oneworld.net <mailto:Basheerhamad.shadrach@oneworld.net> Placed on the Communication Initiative site July 15 2004. Last Updated July 15 2004. Please also see: http://www.comminit.com/pds72004/sld-10439.html National Alliance for Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) for Basic Human Needs <http://www.comminit.com/pds72004/sld-10439.html> A network formed in May 2004 is working to bring ICTs to all of India's 600,000 villages by August 2007, when the country celebrates its 60th year of independence. The National Alliance sees itself as a catalyst for technology innovation for rural ICT applications and connectivity. Networking and partnership will be key strategies for taking ICTs to the poor and the disadvantaged: "It will work to bring the private sector and the academia together with strong support from civil society organizations for experimenting" with ICT innovations. The M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation and OneWorld South Asia are organising the Alliance.

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Digital Libraries created by IIM Kozhikode, India
by JK Vijayakumar 19 Jul '04

19 Jul '04

Dear Friends, Two Digital Libraries created by Center for Development of Digital Libraries (CDDL) at Indian Institute of Management-Kozhikode (www.iimk.ac.in) is available for access 1. The first one crated basically for IIMK, is available at http://intranet.iimk.ac.in/cgi-bin/library . This DL has been created by using Greenstone Software and the same is listed at Greenstone site under examples at http://www.greenstone.org/cgi-bin/library?a=p&p=examples. The copyrighted materials like eJournals and educational videos will not be able to access from outside, as they are accessible IP based only, and the second one (Videos) is copyrighted. But this can be a model, in a practical DL setting, which also can be emulated with our own collection. Also they are now putting lots of public domain material of interest to many people. 2. The second one "www.medinfoguide.org" they did for HIN/WHO as an eLearning platform for doctors in India, which has over 12 million citations, over 1500 plus free full-text eJournals and over 1000 eBooks meticulously packaged along with a host of value added information services. You can see the page announced at at "http://www.hin.org.in/". The test bed for this product was made at the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Science, Bangalore in their 26 medical schools (you can see the site hosted at RGUHS "http://www.rguhs.ac.in/" also, at "E-Learning@RGUHS" link. Lots of our medical librarians/libraries shall benefit out of this. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Vote for the stars of Yahoo!'s next ad campaign! http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/yahoo/votelifeengine/

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25,000 titles (books) in Enginering field
by Mailing List Manager 19 Jul '04

19 Jul '04

Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 07:08:15 +0100 (BST) From: "[iso-8859-1] vijaya kumara" <vijayakumar71(a)yahoo.co.in> Dear All Our College is going to get National Board of Accrediation, so we have to procure 25,000 title books on Engineering field. So any one of you will help me to get the list of 25,000 titles through net/web or any union catalogue of Engineering. The Engineering field may include Aeronauticla Engineering, Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science Engineering, Electrical and Electronics, Industrial Engineering Management, Information Science Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Electronics, Telecommunication Physics, Chemistry, and Mathes Wating for your good reply at the earliest Regards Vijayakumar M *************************************************************************************** Vijayakumar M, 080 - 28452324 Ext. 234 HOD - Library, library(a)mvjeducation.com MVJ College of Engineering, (ISO Certified Institute), Bangalore-560 067

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full text articles
by Mailing List Manager 19 Jul '04

19 Jul '04

Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 00:07:23 -0700 (PDT) From: gayathri sen <gayatsen(a)yahoo.com> Dear Arvindkumar, Your should regularly browse all issues of infowatch newletter by NCSI, IISc, which is an excellent resource for latest internet free sites. Maybe you will get something on the area of your interest. I find the newsletter very useful. Regards, Gayathri Sen, PESIT

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justice
by Mailing List Manager 19 Jul '04

19 Jul '04

Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2004 00:32:30 -0700 (PDT) From: gayathri sen <gayatsen(a)yahoo.com> Dear members, I congradulate Rajesh on passing the CAT Exam. It is very unfortunate to note that admission is not given at IIM. B.Lib.Sc. is a post graduate programme and he has done his M..Lib. Inf. Sc. also, and passed the entrence exam of IIM too. The university from which he passed, UGC and dept. of Lib.Sc. of different universities and also ILA should take up this issue very seriously to bring professional dignity for our profession. Regards, Gayathri Sen, PESIT

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UC Press - free e-books
by Mailing List Manager 19 Jul '04

19 Jul '04

Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 09:29:47 +0530 From: Krishnan <krish(a)ems.ncl.res.in> University of California Press http://www.ucpress.edu/ following the pioneering lead of the National Academy Press http://www.nap.edu/ has released 400+ books for public consumption http://texts.cdlib.org/escholarship/titles_public.html Dr. S. Krishnan Head, Information Division=20 National Chemical Lab, PUNE 411008, INDIA HYPERLINK "http://www.ncl-india.org"http://www.ncl-india.org Tel: 020-25893457; Fax: 020-25893973

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Re: Re: [LIS-Forum] request for references
by Mailing List Manager 19 Jul '04

19 Jul '04

Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 15:30:22 +0530 From: head_infoservices <head_infoservices(a)indiatimes.com> Dear Mr. Abhilash, Please refer to the magazine of Information Today, Inc. COMPUTERS IN LIBRARIES. It is an excellent source and I hope it will help you alot in your research study. Please visit the link below. http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/jul04/index.shtml Regards Sanjay Singh ---------Original Message---------- Dear Professionals I am doing research in the topic "IMPACT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES" Can you suggest any journals/articles or books published in this area. Abhilash SKCET COIMBATORE

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Re: UDC Abridged Edition
by Mailing List Manager 19 Jul '04

19 Jul '04

Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 14:28:06 +0530 (India Standard Time) From: indk68 <indk68(a)hotmail.com> Dear LIS Professionals, Ultimately, we r able to contact M/s Book Supply Bureau, Bangalore and also Mr.S. R. Taqi.Thanks alot for ur just-in-time response= Indira K. ICFAI University Hyderabad-500 082

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Refresher Course in LIS
by Mailing List Manager 19 Jul '04

19 Jul '04

Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 08:23:26 +0100 (BST) From: "[iso-8859-1] chandrakant gangurde" <gangurdechandrakant(a)yahoo.co.in> 16th July 2004 Dear all professionals Reply to infromation about refresher/orientation course in library and information science is going to organise in `Sir Dorabji Tata Memorial library,Tata Institute of Social Sciences, deonar , Mumbai-400 088. The topic of the course is `Information Technology for Librarians' and it is from 6th to 26th Sept. 2004.You can contact to address given below. Dr. Muttyya koganuramath University Librarian Tata Institute of Social Sciences, P.B. No.8313, Sion-Trombay Rd., Deonar, Mumbai 400 088 Phone: 91-22-5563289-96 Ext. 281(O) Fax 91-22-5562912 E.Mail:muttayya@bom3.vsnl.net.in Chandrakant Gangurde Library Asst. Sir Dorabji Tata Memorial Library TISS Mumbai-88. -----Original Message------- Mailing List Manager <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2004 03:39:33 -0700 (PDT) From: Aloor Thomas Francis Dear Professionals, I would like to know about the Universiities or Institutes who have plan to organise Refresher / Orientation Courses in Library and Information Science in the near future. A.T. Francis Assistant Librarian Kerala Agricultural University Thrissur - 680 656 E-mail: francisaloor(a)yahoo.com

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Fwd: Call for Papers- Encyclopedia of Digital Government
by Mailing List Manager 19 Jul '04

19 Jul '04

Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 19:18:03 +0100 (BST) From: "[iso-8859-1] Prof. N. Laxman Rao." <naglaxman(a)yahoo.com> ************* Call for Papers ******************** Encyclopedia of Digital Government http://www.uta.fi/laitokset/ISI/EnDigG/ *********************************************** Prof.N.LAXMAN RAO, Dept.of Library & Information Science, Osmania University, HYDERABAD- 500 007 (INDIA) President, Indian Association of Teachers in Library and Information Science (IATLIS). Ph:+91-40-27171565 (res): +91-40- 27682290 (off) 9246547599 (Mobile) e:mail-- naglaxman(a)yahoo.com OR naglaxman(a)indiatimes.com --------------------------------- Too much spam in your inbox? Yahoo! Mail gives you the best spam protection for FREE! Get Yahoo!Mail

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Websites of free Full text Articles
by Mailing List Manager 19 Jul '04

19 Jul '04

Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 19:03:20 +0100 (BST) From: "[iso-8859-1] Prof. N. Laxman Rao." <naglaxman(a)yahoo.com> hi first of all u should tell what do u mean by full text articles? if it is journal, no one will give u free of cost. u have to subscribe for the databases or journals. if u want use google- they may not be very specific and specialised. if everything is avaialable free, why people buy the journals? there are free e-jpournals and some open access jpornals in sc & Tech - which u may try for articles laxman rao ------Original Message-------- Mailing List Manager <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: Date: 14 Jul 2004 13:41:50 -0000 From: aravind llm shety Dear members, I am working as Assistant Librarian in BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited, Hyderabad. The work of Internet literature searching is assigned to me.Can any body suggest the Internet sources for getting free full text articles on the following broad subjects. * Aerospace Engineering * Avionics * Radar engineering * Missile technology etc It will be of great help for me if any body suggest the websites relating to the above subjects. Thanking you Arvindkumar M Bhadrashetty Assistant Librarian BrahMos Aerospace Pvt Ltd Hyderabad

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Re: [LIS-Forum] How can we do justice?
by Mailing List Manager 19 Jul '04

19 Jul '04

Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 16:39:18 +0100 (BST) From: "[iso-8859-1] RANJAN BARIK" <ranjan_tld(a)yahoo.co.in> Dear Friends, It is really a matter of dissapointment for our profession and existence of LIS courses.We library and information science professionals contribute a lot in the development of our nation. Still then why we are kept in the back foot academically. It is a big challange for the library associations to keep the professional intrest . I would expect more suggessions and comments from the members of Prestigious LIS Discussion Group. With regards Ranjan Library Trainee, INFLIBNET Centre ranjan(a)inflibnet.ac.in -----Original Message------ Mailing List Manager <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 18:56:32 +0530 From: rajesh chandrakar Dear Professionals, Two years ago, having an enthusium to do something good in the career and for the profession, I appeared for CAT examination for Fellowship in Management offered by IIM, Ahmedabad on Information Systems. Eligibility for apprearing in the fellowship is Master Degree in any discipline with atleast 55 per cent marks. I am having Bachelor in Science (PCM), Master in Library Science & Information Science from Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University Raipur and Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Application from the same university. Unfortunately, after getting passed in CAT-2002, I could not get the interview call letter from the IIM, Ahmedabad by saying that the Master degree which I acquired is not two years course as it is one year course after one year B.Lib.I.Sc on the subject. I contacted the Director of the Institute, Dr. Dolakiya and the Fellowship committee regarding my disqualification as mentioned to me. I got result from the committee saying that prima-facie it appears I am not illigible for it. Even though, I have contacted to the UGC as well as the Association of Indian University regarding my disqualification. I got certificates from both the institutes and submitted to the Fellowship committee, inspite of that they appeared neutral on the issue. Now, my request to the professionals, what can we do in this regards, if any dear and near professionals want to acquire kind of fellowship from kind of reputed institutes. If situation occurs like this, where they should go and get justice out it? This query is for other young professionals of the community for their bright future. with regards, Rajesh _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum Yahoo! India Careers: Over 65,000 jobsonline.

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Radio Talk on EIM!! (fwd)
by Mailing List Manager 19 Jul '04

19 Jul '04

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 10:43:34 +0530 (IST) From: Poornima Narayan <poornima(a)css.nal.res.in> Topic: NEW TRENDS IN ELECTRONIC INFORMATION MANAGEMENT Speaker: Mr. I R N GOUDAR, HEAD, INFORMATION CENTER, N A L DATE & Time: Wednesday the 21th July at 21.15 Hrs (9.15 pm) ALL INDIA RADIO, BANGALORE ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Poornima Narayana Contact: 080-25086083 (O) Dy Head, ICAST 080-26682781 (R) N.A.L E mail: poornima(a)css.nal.res.in Airport Road prn_1_in(a)yahoo.com Bangalore 560 017 Fax: 080-25268072

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RE: [LIS-Forum] need for web-based Platform/Software to host e-b ooks
by Raju MJM 15 Jul '04

15 Jul '04

Dear Anand, This is a valid point. These sort of features are existing for elearing mgmt tools. If the content is SCORM or AICC complaint irrespective of the vendor you can add your content to the tool which takes care of the integration. I am yet to come across such an ebook mgmt tool. Thnx With regards \|/ (o o) ( O ) o-o-o-o--o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o MJM Raju Siemens Public Communication Networks(Pvt.)Ltd., Division : Siemens Communication Software 10th Floor, Raheja Towers, MG Road, Bangalore - 560 001, India. Tel: +91(080)2506 2245(Off), +91(080)2570 3745(Res) Fax: +91(080)2559 4369, Raju.MJM(a)Siemens.com -o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o (__) (__) -----Original Message----- From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in]On Behalf Of Byrappa, Ananda (Research) Sent: 15 July, 2004 10:01 AM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] need for web-based Platform/Software to host e-books Publishers are coming out with more and more e-books and existing e-book collections/databases like knovel, netlibrary and ebrary etc, does not allow us to integrate/add all the purchased e-books to their collection. This has created a barrier to Library & Information Centers to have an integrated and searchable e-book collection/database. Have you come across any third party/neutral tools/software to integrate e-books from different publishers, without compromising on IPR issues? Best Regards, Anand Anand T Byrappa Whitney Knowledge Centre GE India Technology Centre Pvt.Ltd., 122, EPIP, Phase 2, Hoodi Village, Whitefield Road, Bangalore - 560066, INDIA Phone : +91-80-2503-2618, DialCom: 8*901 2618 Fax : +91-80-2841-2114, Email : Ananda.Byrappa(a)ge.com _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum

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Websites of free Full text Articles
by Mailing List Manager 15 Jul '04

15 Jul '04

Date: 14 Jul 2004 13:41:50 -0000 From: aravind llm shety <aravind_1(a)rediffmail.com> Dear members, I am working as Assistant Librarian in BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited, Hyderabad. The work of Internet literature searching is assigned to me.Can any body suggest the Internet sources for getting free full text articles on the following broad subjects. * Aerospace Engineering * Avionics * Radar engineering * Missile technology etc It will be of great help for me if any body suggest the websites relating to the above subjects. Thanking you Arvindkumar M Bhadrashetty Assistant Librarian BrahMos Aerospace Pvt Ltd Hyderabad

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need for web-based Platform/Software to host e-books
by Byrappa, Ananda (Research) 15 Jul '04

15 Jul '04

Publishers are coming out with more and more e-books and existing e-book collections/databases like knovel, netlibrary and ebrary etc, does not allow us to integrate/add all the purchased e-books to their collection. This has created a barrier to Library & Information Centers to have an integrated and searchable e-book collection/database. Have you come across any third party/neutral tools/software to integrate e-books from different publishers, without compromising on IPR issues? Best Regards, Anand Anand T Byrappa Whitney Knowledge Centre GE India Technology Centre Pvt.Ltd., 122, EPIP, Phase 2, Hoodi Village, Whitefield Road, Bangalore - 560066, INDIA Phone : +91-80-2503-2618, DialCom: 8*901 2618 Fax : +91-80-2841-2114, Email : Ananda.Byrappa(a)ge.com

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Brain Storming: OAI & OSS & S (fwd)
by Mailing List Manager 15 Jul '04

15 Jul '04

Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 11:46:49 +0530 (IST) From: I.R.N.Goudar <goudar(a)css.nal.res.in> Open Access Services, Sources and Standards Half a Day Brain Storming Session President and office bearers of Society for Information Science, Bangalore Chapter and British Library, Bangalore cordially invite you for half a day brain storming session on Open Access Services, Sources and Standards. Following colleagues will initiate the discussion on the topics mentioned: 1. Dr. T.B. Rajashekar, Associate Chairman, NCSI, IISc, Bangalore Open Access Movement, Services and Issues 2. Dr. A.R.D. Prasad, Associate Professor, DRTC/ISI, Bangalore Open Source Software and Standards VENUE: Conference Hall, British Library, Prestige Takt, 23, Kasturba Road Cross, Bangalore 560 001 Tel: 22489220 DATE : 20th July, 2004 (Tuesday), 2.00 pm Discussions will be moderated by Prof. C.R. Karisiddappa, Ex President ILA and Professor, Dept. of LIS, Karnatak University, Dharwad. (I.R.N. Goudar) Secretary, SIS Bangalore Chapter. Please Note: I have appended a brief note on this topic, an article on OSS&S and select list of reading materials along with URLs. Please make this program interesting and meaningful by your active participation. Society for Information Science Bangalore Chapter C/O ICAST, National Aerospace Laboratories, Airport Road, Bangalore-560017 Tel: 2508-6080; Fax No: 2526-8072; e-mail:goudar@css.nal.res.in Open Access Services, Sources and Standards A Brief Note Information resources especially journals have become very expensive. Even the best universities and research organizations cannot afford to buy all those resources that they need. The open access movement has brought some relief for this eternal problem. Vast collections of high-quality publications are being made available through Internet for everybody to use without any payment. Creating and distributing this information is expensive, yet individuals and organizations provide it freely. The roots of OAI lie in the development of e-print repositories. E-print repositories were established in order to communicate the results of ongoing scholarly research prior to peer review and journal publication. The earliest of these was xxx (later arXiv), which began with high energy physics in 1991 and expanded to cover the field of physics plus related fields of mathematics, nonlinear sciences and computer science. The Networked Computer Science Technical Reference Library (NCSTRL) provided access to computer sciences technical reports deposited either in xxx or in departmental repositories of cooperating research bodies. The Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD) built a digital library of electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) authored by students of member institutions. Few other Open Access Services are: "PubMed Service" of The National Library of Medicine; "Books in Print +" through the web site of Amazon.com; and CERN Document Server. Web interfaces allowed people to interact with these repositories and some finding aids were provided. Different interfaces were designed for different repositories, so end users were forced to learn diverse interfaces in order to access the various repositories and finding aids. Certain key players in these developments came to see interoperability as an increasingly important issue to be addressed by the e-print community. Two key interoperability problems were identified as impairing the impact of e-print archives: end users were faced with multiple search interfaces making resource discovery harder, and there was no machine-based way of sharing the metadata. Solutions that were being explored included cross-searching of archives and harvesting archive metadata in order to provide centralised search services. OAI-PMH is a simple protocol based on HTTP and XML with flexible deployment. A number of toolkits are available. Metadata and full-text resources are typically made freely available. Open Source Initiative (OSI) is a non-profit corporation dedicated to managing and promoting the Open Source Definition for the good of the community, specifically through the OSI Certified Open Source Software certification mark and program. One can read about successful software products that have these properties, and about our certification mark and program, which allow you to be confident that software really is "Open Source." One also make copies of approved open source licenses here. The basic idea behind open source is very simple: When programmers can read, redistribute, and modify the source code for a piece of software, the software evolves. People improve it, people adapt it, people fix bugs. And this can happen at a speed that, if one is used to the slow pace of conventional software development, seems astonishing. Some key definitions Open Archive Initiative (OAI) OAI is an initiative to develop and promote interoperability standards that aim to facilitate the efficient dissemination of content. Archive The term "archive" in the name Open Archives Initiative reflects the origins of the OAI in the e-prints community here the term archive is generally accepted as a synonym for repository of scholarly papers. Members of the archiving profession have justifiably noted the strict definition of an "archive" within their domain; with connotations of preservation of long-term value, statutory authorization and institutional policy. The OAI uses the term "archive" in a broader sense: as a repository for stored information. Language and terms are never unambiguous and uncontroversial and the OAI respectfully requests the indulgence of the professional archiving community with this broader use of "archive" . OAI Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH) OAI-PMH is a lightweight harvesting protocol for sharing metadata between services. Protocol A protocol is a set of rules defining communication between systems. FTP (File Transfer Protocol) and HTTP (Hypertext Transport Protocol) are examples of other protocols used for communication between systems across the Internet. Harvesting In the OAI context, harvesting refers specifically to the gathering together of metadata from a number of distributed repositories into a combined data store. Data Provider A Data Provider maintains one or more repositories (web servers) that support the OAI-PMH as a means of exposing metadata. Service Provider A Service Provider issues OAI-PMH requests to data providers and uses the metadata as a basis for building value-added services. A Service Provider in this manner is "harvesting" the metadata exposed by Data Providers Aggregator An OAI aggregator is both a Service Provider and a Data Provider. It is a service that gathers metadata records from multiple Data Providers and then makes those records available for gathering by others using the OAI-PMH. Dublin Core Dublin Core (DC) is a metadata format defined on the basis of international consensus. The Dublin Core Metadata Element Set defines fifteen elements for simple resource description and discovery, all of which are recommended, and none of which are mandatory. DC has been extended with further optional elements, element qualifiers and vocabulary terms. DCMI (Dublin Core Metadata Initiative) The Dublin Core Metadata Initiative is an open forum engaged in the development of interoperable online metadata standards that support a broad range of purposes and business models. DCMI's activities include consensus-driven working groups, global workshops, conferences, standards liaison, and educational efforts to promote widespread acceptance of metadata standards and practices. E-print An e-print is an author self-archived document. In the sense that the term is ordinarily used, the content of an e-print is the result of scientific or other scholarly research. Interoperability Interoperability is the ability of systems, services and organisations to work together seamlessly toward common or diverse goals. In the technical arena it is supported by open standards for communication between systems and for description of resources and collections, among others. Interoperability is considered here primarily in the context of resource discovery and access. Metadata Structured information about resources (including both digital and non-digital resources). Metadata can be used to help support a wide range of operations on those resources. In the context of services based on metadata harvested via OAI-PMH, the most common operation is discovery and retrieval of resources. ----------- Open Source, Open Standards Karen Coyle Information Technology and Libraries: 2004, 21(1), 33-37 (http://www.lita.org/ital/2101_coyle.html) When people speak of open source software they are referring to computer code - programs that run. But code is only the final step in the information technology process. Prior to writing code the information technology professional must do analysis to determine the nature of the problem to be solved and the best way to solve it. When software projects fail, the failure is more often than not attributable to shortcomings in the planning and analysis phase rather than in the coding itself. Open source software provides some particular challenges for planning since the code itself will be worked on by different programmers and will evolve over time. The success of an open source project will clearly depend on the clarity of the shared vision of the goals of the software and some strong definitions of basic functions and how they will work. This all-important work of defining often takes place through standards and the development of standards that everyone can use has become a movement in itself: open standards. Open standards are publicly available standards that anyone can incorporate into their software. An example from the library environment is the MARC record standard. The original documentation for the MARC record was published by the American National Standards Institute.1 The most common use of the standard, that of the MARC21 records that libraries adhere to, is also published and available for use. No one owns the MARC record format; there are no fees for its use and no restrictions on who can use it in their products. Any software developer who wishes to write for library systems therefore has access to a vital part of the system needs: the basic data structure that libraries use today. This may seem so obvious that its importance is hard to grasp. In fact, the library world has probably made more use of open standards than practically any other industry. Let's face it, "open" is practically our middle name. Examples from the non-open world of proprietary software might help us understand the importance of our preference for open standards, and the examples are not hard to find: Microsoft Windows versus the Macintosh operating system; VHS versus Betamax; Nintendo versus Sega. In each case you have unique products that are inherently incompatible. As a matter of fact, this incompatibility is purposeful and actually enhanced by the companies in question as part of their market strategy. If you need to compete, then openness is a disadvantage. If you need to cooperate, then openness is the way to go. Goals of Open Standards Open standards can serve multiple needs. The most common one is the need for interoperability. Interoperability refers to communication between systems or system parts. In the highly networked world of the twenty-first century, the ability for computer systems to exchange data in order to carry out basic functions is absolutely vital since most systems operate in a vast and varied digital community. Our library systems communicate electronically with sources of bibliographic records, book vendors, and users. They also now interconnect themselves with networked information resources outside of the library and deliver these through library-maintained interfaces. Much of this communication is through open-standard interfaces, such as Z39.50, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), and hypertext transport protocol (HTTP).2 These standards operate at the point where system boundaries touch; they determine the rules of the digital membrane but do not determine how systems handle data up to that point of permeability. Internally, few systems store bibliographic data in the format prescribed by ANSI Z39.2, the basis for the MARC record. But they are able to transform the data into that format for communication with other systems. Another purpose of open standards is to create the framework for a community. In many ways this is the prime reason for many library standards. The use of common cataloging rules does not so much allow libraries to intercommunicate as it does create a certain look and feel and a commonality between libraries that is an aid to users. It allows users to move between libraries without having to learn a whole new process for finding materials, and it makes it possible for the library profession to train librarians and hire from among a pool of candidates. The cataloging rules, published and readily available to anyone with the desire and patience to learn them, contributed to the rise of professional (rather than artisan) librarianship. Creating the rules brought members of the library community together to ponder not only the vagaries of title pages but also to confront some basic philosophical issues about the organization of knowledge. Today, in a world where many activities are performed through computer programs, open standards can be promulgated as a way to encourage decentralized development. Much of the work of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) falls into this area. The W3C is a membership-sponsored standards body that creates new standards for the Web. These standards can be used by anyone writing software for the Web. What is critical about many of these standards is that they set the foundation for entirely new Web functions; functions that will only work if many different people develop their part of the software that is needed. This is rather hard to describe but should become clear with an example. I'll use the recent development of the Platform for Privacy Preferences (P3P).3 P3P is a set of rules that allows Web sites to describe their privacy practices in a standard way. It would also allow Web users to express their "privacy preferences" using the same standard vocabulary. P3P does not specify how this will be implemented on the Web; the development of actual software will be left to the rather amorphous Web community. For P3P to be part of the Web, it will be necessary for Web site owners to incorporate P3P into their sites, and for Web browsers to create a user interface to the function. But for P3P to be successful, it needs to be recognized by all major browsers (Internet Explorer, Netscape, and AOL), and it must be used by a large number of Web sites. Since many companies and institutions make use of software like FrontPage or Cold Fusion to develop their large and complex Web sites, tools for building P3P will need to be included in these packages. By specifying a standard for privacy preferences, the W3C is attempting to set in motion a very decentralized software development project that will need to be undertaken by a wide variety of players. Sort of Open versus Really Open Although we speak about open standards, some are more open than others. This is because there are a variety of aspects to open standards, and standards that call themselves open do not always adhere to all of these. Open standards are: standards that anyone can use to develop software or functions; standards in which anyone can participate in their development and modification; and standards that anyone can obtain without a significant price barrier. The best example of standards that meet all of those criteria are those created by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). The IETF dates back to pre-Internet days, when it was a group of engineers working on the first developments that eventually became the basis for that network. These engineers developed a way of chronicling and communicating their technical ideas through a series of documents called Requests for Comments or RFCs.4 The first RFCs were almost in the form of notices ("OK, I'm going to send packets with a 5-byte header, let me know if you can read them"), but as time went on the RFCs became well-thought-out standards that had been developed by groups of volunteers. Anyone can comment on the RFC, either to point out errors or to make suggestions. Even after the technical decisions in the RFC are accepted and implemented, the RFC remains an RFC. Some RFCs improve or comment on previous ones, as technology changes or as better ideas arise. The functioning of the IETF is like a lesson in democracy: one person or a group of people sees the need for a new or modified function for the Internet; they draft a proposal which is placed on the Internet for anyone to read and comment on; if the proposed function meets a need and is successfully tested with an actual program, it becomes part of Internet use. The IETF is open to anyone who wishes to participate. That last statement needs qualification, however: participation in the IETF requires a high level of technical knowledge and a considerable amount of a person's time. Those who make up the various IETF committees are a self-selected technocracy. And while the philosophy of the IETF is one of engineering "purity," today's committees invariably have members who represent technology companies that often have a particular bias toward their own products. Still, there is no other standards organization that is as open as the IETF, and there is still considerable input from the academic and research communities. This can be compared to the W3C, the standards organization formed to develop and promulgate standards for the Web. Participation in the W3C is limited to members - predominantly technology companies - who pay between $5,000 and $50,000 per year to belong to the group. Compared to the IETF, this group is lacking the academic and research engineers who bring a financially neutral viewpoint to the discussions. There are also almost no members who might represent a public interest viewpoint. This latter is significant because the W3C does not limit itself to standards of engineering; there is an effort called Technology and Society (within which P3P was developed) that develops standards for functions like content filtering and privacy. There are a number of other standards bodies, such as the National Information Standards Organization (NISO), the International Standards Organization (ISO), and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). These organizations have members who participate directly in the development of standards. The standards, once developed, are not only open for use, but some of them are actually mandatory within certain industries. Obtaining the actual text of the standards is, however, another question. Standards-making is an expensive enterprise and standards bodies have traditionally made money on the sale of the printed form of their standards. Since many companies and organizations would be required to adhere to the standard, this provided a kind of guaranteed audience for the standards documents, many of which carried rather hefty price tags. The W3C, having arisen from the Internet community (and with the example of the IETF preceding it) makes its standards available for open access on the Web. In comparison, the document from ISO describing the Universal Character Set which all modern computing is moving toward is priced at about one hundred dollars. Although it isn't a huge price if viewed in light of the research and development budget of a company, it does make it difficult for small organizations, nonprofits, schools and libraries, and individuals to make active use of the standards. Responding to these needs and to the move toward greater openness in the standards area, in 2000 NISO became the only national standards organization making its standards available over the Internet for free. There is some risk because this removes a significant revenue stream from the organization. The gain is that the organization should be even more successful in its primary mission, which is that of providing standards for widespread use. Open Standards and Libraries The first of the library technology standards was the decision at the first annual ALA meeting in September of 1877 to standardize the catalog card at 7.5 x 12.5 cm.5 While this was intended to make mass production of cards possible (and by analogy more standardized production of card cabinets as well), the advantages of an open standard manifested themselves when in 1898 the Library of Congress (LC) began its printed card service. This was possible only because libraries in the United States were using the same sized card and thus filing into cabinets that held cards of that size. We can consider the LC card service the technological predecessor of the MARC record service of the latter half of the twentieth century. The card-size standard was its key to interoperability. The next technological standard of great interest was the computerization of those same cards through the MARC record standard. Prior to the development of what we now think of as MARC, a group of librarians led by Henriette Avram of LC developed a machine-readable record format standard for bibliographic data, ANSI Z39.2. This standard made use of other national standards, such as the ASCII character set. Although at the time only LC had the capability of producing the records (and the motivation to do so), this is arguably the most significant technological development of modern librarianship. By establishing an open standard for machine-readable records, LC created the basis for the computerization of library catalogs. That wasn't the intention in 1965 when Z39.2 was proposed, however. LC was focused on automating its card production services and creating a print-on-demand card service. Like Dewey's desire to reduce the cost of card-stock production, the LC standard, because it was open, was available to be used in ways that its creators had not yet imagined. Few library open standards have been as successful as the MARC standard. Since 1965 arguably the most widely used standard is Z39.50, the protocol for information retrieval from remote databases. Z39.50 takes advantage of the existence of searchable bibliographic databases in library automation systems and the networking provided through the Internet. The protocol had a somewhat slow beginning, partly due to its complexity, but today the functionality is included in most library system packages and there are even open source versions of the software. Other standards have been less successful. One example is the Common Command Language (CCL), Z39.58. CCL is a standard set of commands for searching in online catalogs that was developed by NISO in 1992. When the standard came up for its five-year NISO review the organization's members allowed the standard to lapse. Although some systems claim to use a common command language, these generally do not use the standard commands defined in the NISO standard. So how did a standard become not a standard after all? The reason for creating a common command language was not unlike one of the original motivations behind a standardized set of cataloging rules: the uniformity between libraries makes it easier for users to move from library to library. A common command language is especially important in current times because users may be using a number of library systems almost simultaneously over the Internet. Why would such a useful standard fail? There are a number of reasons why standards might not be adopted. One of the obvious ones in terms of the CCL standard is the fact that the technology that the standard responded to, the command-line interface to library databases, was eclipsed by a new technology, the Web browser. Although some command-line searching remains, it is not the main user interface. Another reason for the lack of adoption of the CCL is something that gives standards development a tricky aspect: people seem less likely to accept standards that affect the content aspects of their computer systems. Successful standards tend to define background functions, and leave a great deal of flexibility for system developers in terms of presentation. For example, the protocols that control the Internet e-mail function do not dictate how e-mail will be presented to the user. Everything from the command line Pine e-mail software to the almost user-obsequious Microsoft Outlook product make use of the same e-mail protocols. Yet another reason is that standardizing the command line gains you very little where the underlying indexes of the system are not themselves standardized. The command line is merely the interface to a much more complex set of decisions about what fields feed into what indexes, and about how the data in those language-based fields is treated for the purpose of searching. The lesson here is that not all aspects of systems are ideal candidates for normalization. Whether rational or whimsical, system developers clearly express a need to have a certain amount of freedom. Standards need to facilitate functionality without suppressing the creativity of system developers or their ability to meet the needs of their particular target audience. Standards work best in the underlying technology layers and less well the closer one gets to the actual user. Some library standards currently in development might fit this bill. For example, the NISO Circulation Interchange Protocol (NCIP) standard for interlibrary loan (ILL) is intended to facilitate interoperability between library systems for ILL transactions.6 ILL is an obvious area where communication between diverse systems is needed for automation of the function. Libraries don't live by library standards alone, however. Increasingly our library systems are interacting with the wider world of technology, delivering library services over public networks. We use mainstream standards such as the Internet protocols developed by the IETF, the Web protocols of the W3C, the character sets defined internationally by the ISO. Library representatives were heavily involved in the latter effort, having already participated in the development of a similar standard known as Unicode. However, there is virtually no library participation in organizations such as the IETF or W3C, even though the standards developed by these organizations are vital to our operations. Not only are libraries missing from the standards groups, so also are schools and nonprofit organizations, which are kept out not only by the membership fees but also by the labor requirements for active participation: the need to dedicate a significant amount of time of a highly skilled technical worker to the standards process. While it is unlikely that individual libraries would be able to be active in a standards organization, we now have a possible model for greater library participation: in 2000, the American Library Association (ALA) joined the Open eBook Forum (OEBF), an industry group working on e-book standards. By leveraging the strength of ALA's membership it has been possible to spread the burden of participation while at the same time provide a visible library presence for the standards process. Conclusion The Internet has given us an entirely new model for the cooperative development of highly complex systems and subsequently of the standards that allow those systems to work. Although the Internet has not lived up to some of the Utopian promises of its early days, it still allows a low entry barrier for active participation; so low in fact that individuals can create their own Web sites right on the same network beside those of major companies. We might not be able to give all of the credit to the IETF and its example of open standards, but it is clear that open standards are an essential element in the success of the Internet and its widespread use. Continuing the open standards tradition will be essential for its continued success. References and Notes 1. National Information Standards Organization (U.S.), Information Interchange Format (Bethesda, Md.: NISO Pr., 1994.) National Information Standards Series ANSI/NISO Z39.2-1994. 2. National Information Standards Organization, Information Retrieval (Z39.50): Application Service Definition and Protocol Specification (Bethesda, Md.: NISO Pr., 1995.) 3. Full documentation on P3P is available at www.w3.org/P3P. Accessed Oct. 2, 2001. 4. There are a number of sites that house searchable copies of the IETF RFCs. The official IETF RFC site is www.ietf.org/rfc.html. Accessed Oct. 2, 2001. 5. Wayne A. Wiegand, Irrepressible Reformer: A Biography of Melvil Dewey (Chicago: ALA, 1996): 53-54. 6. NISO Circulation Interchange Protocol is a draft standard, available for review and testing. Accessed Oct. 2, 2001, www.niso.org/committees/committee_at.html.

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How can we do justice?
by Mailing List Manager 15 Jul '04

15 Jul '04

Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 18:56:32 +0530 From: rajesh chandrakar <rajesh(a)inflibnet.ac.in> Dear Professionals, Two years ago, having an enthusium to do something good in the career and for the profession, I appeared for CAT examination for Fellowship in Management offered by IIM, Ahmedabad on Information Systems. Eligibility for apprearing in the fellowship is Master Degree in any discipline with atleast 55 per cent marks. I am having Bachelor in Science (PCM), Master in Library Science & Information Science from Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University Raipur and Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Application from the same university. Unfortunately, after getting passed in CAT-2002, I could not get the interview call letter from the IIM, Ahmedabad by saying that the Master degree which I acquired is not two years course as it is one year course after one year B.Lib.I.Sc on the subject. I contacted the Director of the Institute, Dr. Dolakiya and the Fellowship committee regarding my disqualification as mentioned to me. I got result from the committee saying that prima-facie it appears I am not illigible for it. Even though, I have contacted to the UGC as well as the Association of Indian University regarding my disqualification. I got certificates from both the institutes and submitted to the Fellowship committee, inspite of that they appeared neutral on the issue. Now, my request to the professionals, what can we do in this regards, if any dear and near professionals want to acquire kind of fellowship from kind of reputed institutes. If situation occurs like this, where they should go and get justice out it? This query is for other young professionals of the community for their bright future. with regards, Rajesh

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Re: [LIS-Forum] UDC Abridbed ed. & AACR2R
by Mailing List Manager 15 Jul '04

15 Jul '04

Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 10:44:48 +0530 From: Vijayalaxmi R Deshpande <vrd(a)powersearch.cpri.res.in> Dear Madam, You can get UDC schedules from M/s Book Supply Bureau, Bangalore who deal with BS STANDARDS. As UDC has BS Standard no. we can get it from this firm. We are using UDC and purchased from this firm. Bangalore M/s. Book Supply Bureau Mr.N.Sasidharan Mr. P. Sunil Mr. P. Sudheer 628 1st MAIN ROAD, 1st Stage, Indira Nagar BANGALORE 560 038 KARNATAKA PHONE : +91 80 525 0374, 525 3511. Mobile Ph. +91 80 36886435 FAX : +91 80 525 0662 Email: bsb(a)bgl.vsnl.net.in Andhra Pradesh Mr. S.R. Taqi Hyderabad. Ph. +91 40 407 7081 Mobile Ph. +91 40 32337375 Mr. Akbar Shaik Visakhapatnam. Ph. +91 891 526755 Mobile Ph. +91 891 3124490 With regards, Mrs. Vijayalakshmi R.Deshpande SENIOR LIBRARIAN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION CENTRE, CENTRAL POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, No.8066, Sadashivanagar post BANGALORE - 560 080 -----Original Message----- From: Mailing List Manager <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> Date: Monday, July 12, 2004 5:32 PM Subject: [LIS-Forum] UDC Abridbed ed. & AACR2R >Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 16:44:01 +0530 (India Standard Time) >From: indk68 <indk68(a)hotmail.com> > >Can anyone furnish the details of vendors, who can supply UDC -Abridged >edition, 2003 and AACR 2R 2003, within one week. We have been trying for >our institution since one month, but unable to locate a vendor. > > >Thank you > >Indira K. >ICFAI University >Hyderabad-500 082 > >E-mail: indk68(a)hotmail.com >

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Re: [LIS-Forum] request for references
by Mailing List Manager 15 Jul '04

15 Jul '04

Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 13:49:41 +0100 (BST) From: "[iso-8859-1] Prof. N. Laxman Rao." <naglaxman(a)yahoo.com> as no library or library school is getting sufficient number of journals, please try to see LISA and indian library science abstract (published by IASLIC) LAXMAN RAO -------original message-------- Mailing List Manager <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: Date: 13 Jul 2004 10:29:54 -0000 From: Abhilash P P Dear Professionals I am doing research in the topic "IMPACT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES" Can you suggest any journals/articles or books published in this area. Abhilash SKCET COIMBATORE _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum Prof.N.LAXMAN RAO, Dept.of Library & Information Science, Osmania University, HYDERABAD- 500 007 (INDIA) President, Indian Association of Teachers in Library and Information Science (IATLIS). Ph:+91-40-27171565 (res): +91-40- 27682290 (off) 9246547599 (Mobile) e:mail-- naglaxman(a)yahoo.com OR naglaxman(a)indiatimes.com

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Criteria for evaluating library software
by Mailing List Manager 15 Jul '04

15 Jul '04

Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 12:11:22 +0800 From: Anant Sabane <anantsabane(a)india.com> In 1997 I had submitted a dissertation on evaluation of library software to the dept of Library Science, University of Mumbai. Although I do not have a soft copy of the same, the hard copy can be referred in the university library. Along with variety of functional and IT criteria I have introduced a good decision making tool regarding final selection of a software for any library from operational research. Although the tool hails from Mathematics, it is very easy to use. Interested professionals may contact Jawaharlal Nehru Library of Mumbai Unviersity Thanks and regards Anant Sabane ----- Original Message ----- > Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 15:41:22 +0530 (IST) > From: G. K. Manjunath <gkm(a)igidr.ac.in> > > I have sent the information on this subject, to five professionals > who sent me the request. > > Those who need it, may please contact me directly without marking the > copy of email to the entire lis forum. > > For some personal and unspecified reasons, I welcome, > discussions/clarifications on this topic only from those members who > received the documentation from me. > > thanks > g.k.manjunath

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deemed university
by Vrushali Rane 15 Jul '04

15 Jul '04

Dear All, Our institute has got Deemed University Status for more than one year. Rules and regulations have come in a big way. Many are also benefited from this. I want to know whether I am entitled for any benefits or increments. Also do I need to add on to my degree. Can someone please throw light on this. Let me know if there is any reading material available of any body. Thanks & Regards Vrushali Rane Librarian Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (Deemed University) V.L.Mehta Road, JVPD Scheme, Vile Parle(W), Mumbai 400056. Tel: 26134577/26183688/26143177 Fax:26114512 E-Mail:librarian@nmims.edu

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Information Required
by Mailing List Manager 14 Jul '04

14 Jul '04

Date: 14 Jul 2004 11:05:10 -0000 From: mamata tendulkar <mamata_78(a)rediffmail.com> Dear all I am not a very active member of the forum as far as posting messages is concerned, however I do go through the posts quite regularly. Thought of asking this to the fellow members as I am sure some of us will have the knowledge about this topic. I wish to know if the bachelors degree in Library Information Science from India is valid to get a job abroad, say in countries like UK, US if you wish to relocate. Or are there any refresher course in India which we need to do to seek the job abroad. I would be greatfull if any of the member could reply to this message. Thanking you Sincerely Mamata

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Criteria for evaluating library software
by Mailing List Manager 14 Jul '04

14 Jul '04

Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 15:41:22 +0530 (IST) From: G. K. Manjunath <gkm(a)igidr.ac.in> I have sent the information on this subject, to five professionals who sent me the request. Those who need it, may please contact me directly without marking the copy of email to the entire lis forum. For some personal and unspecified reasons, I welcome, discussions/clarifications on this topic only from those members who received the documentation from me. thanks g.k.manjunath CHIEF LIBRARIAN INDIRA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH FILM CITY ROAD ( GEN.VAIDYA MARG ) SANTOSH NAGAR GOREGAON ( EAST ) MUMBAI - 400 065 INDIA e-mail : gkm(a)igidr.ac.in http:// www.igidr.ac.in/lib/library.htm phone 91-22-28490653 ************************************************

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Library software vendors
by Mailing List Manager 14 Jul '04

14 Jul '04

Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 11:56:41 +0530 From: kavita harish mudgal <kavitam(a)tce.co.in> I have gone thru auto.ppt file for criteria for evaluating lib software, which I got from Mr.G.K.Manjunath, IGIDR, MUMBAI. I found it very useful. one needs to go thru it before purchasing lib software. thanks Mr.Manjunath. regards KH Mudgal Library Supervisor --------Original Message-------- "G. K. Manjunath" <gkm(a)igidr.ac.in> Sent by: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 13-07-2004 10:36 AM Infolibrarian.com provides list of library software. Regarding evaulation of software, we have prepared some notes. These points were discussed during the orientation programme at IGIDR, for the participants of a refresher course organized by uni of Mumbai. Those interesed may pl contact me thanks g.k.manjunath IGIDR, MUMBAI

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request for references
by Mailing List Manager 14 Jul '04

14 Jul '04

Date: 13 Jul 2004 10:29:54 -0000 From: Abhilash P P <abhi_skcet(a)rediffmail.com> Dear Professionals I am doing research in the topic "IMPACT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES" Can you suggest any journals/articles or books published in this area. Abhilash SKCET COIMBATORE

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UDC Abridbed ed. & AACR2R
by Mailing List Manager 14 Jul '04

14 Jul '04

Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 16:44:01 +0530 (India Standard Time) From: indk68 <indk68(a)hotmail.com> Can anyone furnish the details of vendors, who can supply UDC -Abridged edition, 2003 and AACR 2R 2003, within one week. We have been trying for our institution since one month, but unable to locate a vendor. Thank you Indira K. ICFAI University Hyderabad-500 082 E-mail: indk68(a)hotmail.com

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Database on Engineering Faculty.
by Mailing List Manager 13 Jul '04

13 Jul '04

Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 13:11:50 +0100 (BST) From: "[iso-8859-1] Prof. N. Laxman Rao." <naglaxman(a)yahoo.com> hi friends the UGC list is for all the faculties, as this group is only for library science, i had put this message. otherwise any professor can register, as the database deals with all the subjects laxman rao

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Refresher courses
by Mailing List Manager 13 Jul '04

13 Jul '04

Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 03:12:40 -0700 (PDT) From: Aloor Thomas Francis <francisaloor(a)yahoo.com> Dear Professionals, The refresher courses in LIS should conducted in institutions with all facilities for training in modern methods of information processing and services. It is better to identify institutions such as DRTC, INFLIBNET, and universities and institutes having good facilties. It is also better to prepare a list of experts at the national level A.T. Francis Kerala Agricultural University

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POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
by Mailing List Manager 13 Jul '04

13 Jul '04

Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 14:43:37 +0530 (IST) From: M. Paul Pandian <pandian(a)imsc.res.in> POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES C.I.T. Campus, Taramani, Chennai 600 113 (An Autonomous body under Department of Atomic Energy) Advt. No 184/2004 The Institute of Mathematical Sciences has fully computerized Library, catering to the needs of Scientists doing research in Fundamental Sciences such as Mathematics, Theoretical Physics and Theoretical Computer Science. It subscribes to more than 300 reputed International / National Journals in these areas. Online edition of several of these journals are also available. Plans are on to convert this into a complete Digital Library. Applications are invited for the post of a Trainee in the Library at the Institute. The applicant should be a fresh graduate/ post graduate with minimum first class in Library Science, well versed in Computer application in Library Science. Duration of Training is for a period of one year with no guarantee of continued employment, carrying a stipend of Rs. 4000/- per month with no other facilities / benefits, as applicable to regular employees, excepting casual leave. Applications with Bio-data, copies of certificates and passport size photograph, should reach the undersigned on or before 23.07.2004 super-scribing on the cover "APPLICATION FOR LIBRARY TRAINEE". REGISTRAR THE INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES C.I.T. Campus, Taramani, Chennai 600 113 URL:http://www.imsc.res.in/library/Index.php

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OCLC Interlibrary Loan migration update
by Mailing List Manager 13 Jul '04

13 Jul '04

Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 05:40:08 +0100 (BST) From: "[iso-8859-1] Prof. N. Laxman Rao." <naglaxman(a)yahoo.com> OCLC Interlibrary Loan migration update During the next year, OCLC will launch a new resource sharing system based on the FirstSearch interface. The new interface will, by July 2005, replace the OCLC Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Web interface, the OCLC ILL Micro Enhancer and Passport for ILL. Most of the borrowing and lending functionality available through ILL Web was added to the FirstSearch system in June 2004. Remaining borrowing and lending functionality will be added in August 2004, with the addition of custom holdings functionality. Subscribe to OCLC-SHARING-L to receive all migration updates as well as other OCLC resource sharing news. Prof.N.LAXMAN RAO, Dept.of Library & Information Science, Osmania University, HYDERABAD- 500 007 (INDIA) President, Indian Association of Teachers in Library and Information Science (IATLIS). Ph:+91-40-27171565 (res): +91-40- 27682290 (off) 9246547599 (Mobile) e:mail-- naglaxman(a)yahoo.com OR naglaxman(a)indiatimes.com

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Library Automation software
by Mailing List Manager 13 Jul '04

13 Jul '04

Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 21:36:21 +0530 From: Jai Haravu <haravu(a)newgenlib.com> To: rafiq.ansari(a)timesgroup.com, Dear Mr Ansari/List forum members I have seen Mr Ansari's posting to Lis-Forum on the subject of library automation software and his list of software. He was probably not aware that the Trust that I head has collaborated with a software company in Hyderbad, M/s Verus Solutions Pvt., Ltd to develop a fully n-tier web-based library automation and networking solution called NewGenLib. You may like to see the features of this software at http://www.newgenlib com. Also, kindly note that we have several versions of the software: single library, single user version single library, multi user LAN/Intranet or web version, multi-library, multi user LAN/Intranet version, and multi-library, multi-user networking/consortium version that runs on the web in an Application Service Provider (ASP) mode. The software is available under both Windows and Linux operating systems. We have used many open source components and hence it is much more affordable than similar software from the west. We also have a version which runs on an open source RDBMS called Firebird. This runs on stand alones and LAN/Intranet's. We have still to test it in a web environment. Importantly, the networking/consortium version allows the configuration of a network of libraries that use a single server and software infrastructure so that all libraries in the network need not invest in costly servers and software on each of their locations. Our present work will lead to the development of a multi-lingual version which will allow input, storage and retrieval of information in Indian languages. Unfortunately, except Hindi, nobody seems to have developed Unicode, UTF-8 fonts for other Indian languages. We are also working on building digital library functionality in a future version. Goa University and Osmania University and a few other small colleges have already implemented this software. You may like to see the Goa Academic Library's networks called GOALNET's OPAC at http://goalnet.unigoa.ac in:8080/newgenlibctxt/index.jsp. This network has the Goa Univ and 14 other institutions on it. However, please note that since Goa receives a lot of rain, there are not infrequent power outages there and the site may not sometimes be accessible. L J Haravu Trustee, Kesavan Institute of Information and Knowledge Management [http://www.kiikm.org/] 69 Krishnapuri Colony West Marredpally Sedcunderabad 500 026 Tel: 91-40-27803947

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Library software vendors
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13 Jul '04

Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 05:50:37 -0700 (PDT) From: Dr.P.V.Konnur <pv_konnur(a)yahoo.com> Dear Professional friends, I appriciate the effort of Mr. Rafiq and the list of Software vendors is exhaustive. But I feel he has not noticed the new Library software developed by Dr.Haravu, Former Librarian of ICRISAT, Hyderabad. That is: NewGenLib. Please visit their website at:http://newgenlib.com. If you want to see the functioning of this software please visit: http://goalnet.unigoa.ac.in:8080/newgenlibctxt/index.jsp You will find the Goa Academic Library Network. This software is user friendly. Most inexpensive. For details please contact Dr.haravu at: haravu(a)newgenlib.com Thanks, Konnur. --- Mailing List Manager <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: > Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 14:32:27 +0530 > From: Rafiq <rafiq.ansari(a)timesgroup.com> > > Dear Susmitha Ramesh > > > For yours, and others, benefit, I have listed below all > major software > vendors of library systems. Hope you will find this > useful. I have dealt > very closely with a number of library systems, and have > done some study by > listing out essential parameters for selecting any > library system. Should > anyone is desirous of having a look at the list need not > hesitate to get in > touch with me. > > Susmitha, can you further elaborate your view on:"...Can > we come out with a > new profile..."? This will help to pen thoughts. As it > is, my own submission > is that we need to entirely redo the profile of library > and information > professionals in the current milieu, which is driven by > technology. > > Regards, > > Rafiq L Ansari > Sr. Manager - Library > Television Division > The Times of India Group > Mumbai - 400 001 > Tel: 56354516 > Email: rafiq.ansari(a)timesgroup.com > > > Partial List of Library System Vendors in India: > > Libsys (Bangalore): > > Mr. Edwin, > Regional Coordinator - South > 812, 1st Floor, I Cross, > 7th Main, HAL Stage II, Bangalore-560008 > Tel: (080) 5216286 > Telefax: (080) 5210696 > Mobile: 9845219604 > E-mail: bangalore(a)libsys.co.in / edwin(a)libsys.co.in > > > SLIM++ (Bangalore): > > Informatics (India) Ltd > 337 Sampige Road, 3rd Floor, > Karuna Complex, Mallleswaram > Bangalore - 560003 > Email: sanjay(a)informatics.co.in > > > Lib-Suite (Bangalore): > > Soft-Aid > 1st Floor, No 45, 5th Cross, > 5th Main Road, Malleshwaram, > Bangalore - 560 003, India. > Tel: +91- 80- 23444860, 23464717 > > Easylib: > > Easylib Software Pvt. Ltd., > 45, 7th Cross, P R Layout, Murugesh Palya > Bangalore 560017 > Tel: 080-5669-1051 / 2520-0271 > Fax: 080-25200-271 > Email: info(a)easylibsoft.com > Mr. Ullas M N, Director: 98442-81710 > > Libris: > > Frontier Information Technologies Ltd. > D-18, Vikrampuri > Secunderabad, A.P > Tel: 040-784 8569 > Fax: 040-781 5418 > Email: frontier(a)helloap.com > > Alice: > > Softlink Asia Pvt. Ltd. > 10, Ashoka Encalve Extension III, Second Floor, Sector > -35 > Faridabad - 121003 > Tel: 0129-2257872/4/5 > Fax: 0129-2257872/4/5 > Email: softasia(a)del3.vsnl.net.in > > Auto Lib: > > AutoLib Software Systems > B2-Solai Apartments (Opp.to MGR Garden) > Chennai 600 089 - INDIA > Tel: 044-22522234 / 22522448 > Email: autolib(a)yahoo.com / autolib(a)vsnl.net > > Libra2000: > > SOFTWARE GROUP (SWG) - ELECTRONICS RESEARCH & > DEVELOPMENT CENTRE OF > INDIA (ERDCI), Ministry of Communications & Information > Technology, > Government of India > Vellayambalam, > Thiruvananthapuram 695 033 > Tel: 0471-2723333 > Email: swg(a)erdcitvm.org > > E-Granthalaya: > > Granthalaya Services > E 2/ 3:1, Sector 1, Vashi > Navi Mumbai-400 703 > Te;" 022-27823719 > Email: bmadhuwanti(a)rediffmail.com > > NexLib: > > NexEvolve Logic Solutions Pvt. Ltd. > #401, Swastik Plaza, SR Nagar > Hyderabad - 500038, India. > Tel: 040-55368401 / 7401 > Fax: +919849053507 > Email: raj(a)nexevolve.com > Mr. Rajasekhar Sajja, Director - Sales & Marketing > > SOUL: > > INFLIBNET (Information and Library Network Centre) > Opp. Gujarat University Guest House, Post Box No. 4116, > Navrangpura, > Ahmedabad - 380009. > Tel: 079-26308528/4695/5971 > Fax: 6300990 > > Edutech India: > > Edutech India Pvt. Ltd. > 8, Khadar Nawaz Khan Rd. > Chennai - 08 > Tel: 044-28330999 > Fax: 044-28331777 > Email: ganesh(a)edutech.com > Mr. Ganesh Kumar, Country Manager > > > > > Regards, > > Rafiq > > > |-----Original Message----- > | > |Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2004 07:03:20 +0100 (BST) > |From: "[iso-8859-1] susmitha ramesh" > <susmitharamesh2000(a)yahoo.co.in> > | > |Dear Professionals, > | > |Can you help me to figure out the different sources for > availing the > |Library Software, which works out economically - though > i have a few in > |mind like - > | > |Slim ++ > |Libsoft > |Libsys > |Easy Lib > |Edupro etc., > | > |Can I have any contacts in Bangalore where the > authorised can provide us > |with a demo. Ours is a IT company, which is newly > organised with 400 books > |and few business and IT magazines. > | > |Also dear professionals can you help me out how to equip > the library with > |modern amenities for storage and retrieval in a special > library. > | > |Dear Professionals - Can we come out with a new profile > - which is a > |challenging for library professionals - without much > technical > |qualification/knowledge but with couple of years of > experience, which is > |different from the services, like CAS, Reference > service, === message truncated === ===== Dr.P.V.Konnur, University Librarian & Head, Department of Library & Information Science, Goa University Library, Taleigao Plateau, Goa - 403 206. Phone: 0832-2456031 (O) 0832-2451008 (R) __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail

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