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scanning books and copyright laws
by Byrappa, Ananda (Research) 31 Aug '04

31 Aug '04

Anuradha, Copyright law does not allow you to scan the books even for academic and research purpose. You need to take written permission from the publisher/copyright holder to digitize any book. Its unlikely that you get a permission from them. As an alternative, you may want to consider online books like knovel, netlibrary, e-brary, 24/7 etc for subscription. Again they may not fill your requirements as these e-book models are still evolving (slowly!) There are security methods to control accessing digital documents. For example, British Library(BL), London is recently started using 'secured document delivery' method for their electronic document delivery service. Which allows end users to access the document only one time. You may wish to visit BL website for more details Regards, Anand ________________________________________ Ananda 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 -----Original Message----- From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in]On Behalf Of lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 12:00 PM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 17, Issue 21 Send LIS-Forum mailing list submissions to lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in You can reach the person managing the list at lis-forum-owner(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of LIS-Forum digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Forthcoming library event: PLANNER- 2004 (premchand) 2. RE: "First computerised library in country to be inaugurated" (Mailing List Manager) 3. What is best about BL ? (Mailing List Manager) 4. report location (Mailing List Manager) 5. The Times of India (Mailing List Manager) 6. Re: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 17, Issue 18 (Mailing List Manager) 7. Journal enquiry (Vrushali Rane) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 12:46:42 +0530 From: "premchand" <premchand(a)inflibnet.ac.in> Subject: [LIS-Forum] Forthcoming library event: PLANNER- 2004 To: <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> Message-ID: <009901c48e61$4d0fa7a0$0501a8c0@premchand> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Dear professionals, INFLIBNET is organizing second convention i.e. PLANNER -2004 (Promotion of library Automation and Networking in North East Region.) at Imphal in collaboration with Manipur University, Imphal, during 4-5 November, 2004. The theme of PLANNER 2004 is: Content creation, access and management in networked environment. Sub themes of Convention are : 1 Digitization , Archiving and Indexing 2 Networking and Access 3 Content Management Last date for submission of paper is 18th Sep, 2004 We earnestly solicit your partnership, involvement and participation to make the above event a grand success. . Prem Chand INFLIBNET Centre ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 13:32:30 +0530 (IST) From: Mailing List Manager <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> Subject: RE: [LIS-Forum] "First computerised library in country to be inaugurated" To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.53.0408301331020.1833(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Already Sathya and Vyasamoorthy have rightly pointed out that the Gandhinagar library IS NOT THE FIRST to computerise. A simple verification of facts was all that was needed. But then who cares for facts at a time when what matters is one has to SOMEHOW be seen as the first, truth be damned. But why this fetish about being first. All we want is libraries should serve the local communities in the best possible manner. They are not running a race competing with each other. All of them want to serve their clientele and we should hel them do that. Is there anything more we can ask for? Subbiah Arunachalam -----Original Message----- From: Vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com [mailto:Vyasamoorthy@icicikp.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 2:27 PM To: prakash(a)inflibnet.ac.in; lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: RE: [LIS-Forum] "First computerised library in country to be inaugurated" Dear Sri Prakash, City Central Library, Hyderabad developed its OPAC containing around 3.6 lac titles (including branches) long ago.... ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 13:33:23 +0530 (IST) From: Mailing List Manager <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> Subject: [LIS-Forum] What is best about BL ? To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.53.0408301332530.1833(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Date: 25 Aug 2004 09:22:22 -0000 From: Rajesh K Patil <rajeshbcd(a)rediffmail.com> Dear All, Many academic, public and special Libraries have automated their operations over a period of time. Just like BL's they too have used LIBSYS. It would be interesting to know as to what is best about British Libraries ? Regards. Rajesh ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 13:34:50 +0530 (IST) From: Mailing List Manager <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> Subject: [LIS-Forum] report location To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.53.0408301333460.1833(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 10:58:00 +0530 From: Rajeev Sharma <bic.crpo(a)tcil.com> Sir / Madam Does any information center/ library has the following report Title:Indian Logistics Market Date Published: 20 Jul 2004. Publisher: Frost & Sullivan Regards Rajeev Kr. Sharma Officer - Information Services Business Information Center Transport Corporation of India Ltd. ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 13:36:38 +0530 (IST) From: Mailing List Manager <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> Subject: [LIS-Forum] The Times of India To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.53.0408301335560.1833(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 09:49:21 +0530 From: Puttaraj A Choukimath <puttuc(a)yahoo.com> Interesting news 4 u 2 work un-inturrupted with ur COMPs! Good Day, Puttaraj. A.C. AL, TISS, Mumbai. Please click on the link below to go to the page. If you think someone you know would like to read it too, do mail it to them. Check This Out!!! Log on to : http://www.timesofindia.com ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 13:38:18 +0530 (IST) From: Mailing List Manager <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> Subject: [LIS-Forum] Re: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 17, Issue 18 To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.53.0408301337180.1833(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 06:03:52 +0100 (BST) From: "[iso-8859-1] anuradha" <radha_inf(a)yahoo.co.in> Dear professionals I will be thankful if any of you reply to my questions. 1. If i want to scan few books and make availabe to our patrons that is for academic and research purpose only --- what about the copywright act. 2. Once i digitize the book and if it is made availabe - How to control that inf is not copied or printed out or made any changes the person who ever is accessing the document. Like this i am having unlimited queries. Whom should i contact at hyderabad who can clear my doubts. Anuradha ------------------------------ Message: 7 Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 13:13:08 +0530 From: Vrushali Rane <librarian(a)nmims.edu> Subject: [LIS-Forum] Journal enquiry To: "'lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in'" <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> Message-ID: <468F3D82FB31D71197040004ACB81A6B810582@NTSERVER> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Dear All, Hi! Can anyone tell me where do I get the back issues ie from 1980-1993 of 'The Journal of Portfolio Management'. Your help in this regard will be highly appreciated. 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 ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum End of LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 17, Issue 21 *****************************************

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RE: [LIS-Forum] A library for the spiritual-minded
by HENAG 31 Aug '04

31 Aug '04

Pls find the details below, Chinmaya Mission, #2, 13th avenue Harrington Road, Chetpet, Chennai - 600031. Phone - 28365202 / 28365046. Regards, Hena S Gupta Infosys Technologies Ltd -----Original Message----- From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in]On Behalf Of Vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 9:53 AM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in; >; lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] A library for the spiritual-minded Please see the news item quoted below. Can someone from Chennai give me the correct address and cantact particulars of this library? Thanks. Vyasamoorthy, P ============================================================ http://newstodaynet.com/26aug/rf11.htm A library for the spiritual-minded NT Bureau Chennai, Aug 26: The Central Chinmaya Mission Trust has opened a library at Chinmaya Heritage Centre here with books on religion, vedanta and sacred scriptures of country for the benefit of the spiritual-minded. The library was inaugurated by Prof S P Thyagarajan, Vice Chancellor, University of Madras, in the presence of Swami Mitrananda, Acharya, Chinmaya Mission, Chennai. Books on philosophy, education, yoga, medidation, biography and auto-biography of great saints, philosophers and statesmen, self-discovery and development and other similar subjects are available there. The library has already received books from leading publishing houses including Sri Ramakrishna Math, Anandashram, Kanhangad (Kerala), Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Sri Gaudiya Math, Krishnamurti Foundation India, Sri Ramanashramam, Tiruvannamalai, Sadhu Vaswani Mission, Pune, Sri Satya Sai Publications Trust, Chennai, the Theosophical Publishing House and Yogoda Satsanga Society of India, Rachi. =======================sent by =============== Dr.P.Vyasamoorthy, Advisor, Virtual Information Centre, ICICI Knowledge Park, Genome Valley, Turkapally, Shameerpet Mandal, RR District, Hyderabad 500078 INDIA Email: vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com Phone - Office: +91(40)23480053 Fax: +91(40)23480007 Phone Residence: +91(40)27846631 _______________________________________________ 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 Digest, Vol 17, Issue 18
by Mailing List Manager 30 Aug '04

30 Aug '04

Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 06:03:52 +0100 (BST) From: "[iso-8859-1] anuradha" <radha_inf(a)yahoo.co.in> Dear professionals I will be thankful if any of you reply to my questions. 1. If i want to scan few books and make availabe to our patrons that is for academic and research purpose only --- what about the copywright act. 2. Once i digitize the book and if it is made availabe - How to control that inf is not copied or printed out or made any changes the person who ever is accessing the document. Like this i am having unlimited queries. Whom should i contact at hyderabad who can clear my doubts. Anuradha

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The Times of India
by Mailing List Manager 30 Aug '04

30 Aug '04

Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 09:49:21 +0530 From: Puttaraj A Choukimath <puttuc(a)yahoo.com> Interesting news 4 u 2 work un-inturrupted with ur COMPs! Good Day, Puttaraj. A.C. AL, TISS, Mumbai. Please click on the link below to go to the page. If you think someone you know would like to read it too, do mail it to them. Check This Out!!! Log on to : http://www.timesofindia.com

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report location
by Mailing List Manager 30 Aug '04

30 Aug '04

Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 10:58:00 +0530 From: Rajeev Sharma <bic.crpo(a)tcil.com> Sir / Madam Does any information center/ library has the following report Title:Indian Logistics Market Date Published: 20 Jul 2004. Publisher: Frost & Sullivan Regards Rajeev Kr. Sharma Officer - Information Services Business Information Center Transport Corporation of India Ltd.

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What is best about BL ?
by Mailing List Manager 30 Aug '04

30 Aug '04

Date: 25 Aug 2004 09:22:22 -0000 From: Rajesh K Patil <rajeshbcd(a)rediffmail.com> Dear All, Many academic, public and special Libraries have automated their operations over a period of time. Just like BL's they too have used LIBSYS. It would be interesting to know as to what is best about British Libraries ? Regards. Rajesh

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RE: [LIS-Forum] "First computerised library in country to be inaugurated"
by Mailing List Manager 30 Aug '04

30 Aug '04

From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Already Sathya and Vyasamoorthy have rightly pointed out that the Gandhinagar library IS NOT THE FIRST to computerise. A simple verification of facts was all that was needed. But then who cares for facts at a time when what matters is one has to SOMEHOW be seen as the first, truth be damned. But why this fetish about being first. All we want is libraries should serve the local communities in the best possible manner. They are not running a race competing with each other. All of them want to serve their clientele and we should hel them do that. Is there anything more we can ask for? Subbiah Arunachalam -----Original Message----- From: Vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com [mailto:Vyasamoorthy@icicikp.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 2:27 PM To: prakash(a)inflibnet.ac.in; lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: RE: [LIS-Forum] "First computerised library in country to be inaugurated" Dear Sri Prakash, City Central Library, Hyderabad developed its OPAC containing around 3.6 lac titles (including branches) long ago....

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Journal enquiry
by Vrushali Rane 30 Aug '04

30 Aug '04

Dear All, Hi! Can anyone tell me where do I get the back issues ie from 1980-1993 of 'The Journal of Portfolio Management'. Your help in this regard will be highly appreciated. 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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Forthcoming library event: PLANNER- 2004
by premchand 30 Aug '04

30 Aug '04

Dear professionals, INFLIBNET is organizing second convention i.e. PLANNER -2004 (Promotion of library Automation and Networking in North East Region.) at Imphal in collaboration with Manipur University, Imphal, during 4-5 November, 2004. The theme of PLANNER 2004 is: Content creation, access and management in networked environment. Sub themes of Convention are : 1 Digitization , Archiving and Indexing 2 Networking and Access 3 Content Management Last date for submission of paper is 18th Sep, 2004 We earnestly solicit your partnership, involvement and participation to make the above event a grand success. . Prem Chand INFLIBNET Centre

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About Bibliometry and the five laws of S. R. Ranghanathan
by Carlos Vílchez Román 27 Aug '04

27 Aug '04

Hi everybody, Sorry if this message has been posted before. My name is Carlos Vílchez-Román, a Peruvian librarian, faculty member of the Library and Information Science School of the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. I have finished a study about library and information science research in Peruvian universities, but I have some doubts with the theory framework, especially this: The bibliometric laws (Bradford, Zipf and Lotka) and the five laws of Ranghanatan could be considered part of the Lakatos' hard core? As you know, Imre Lakatos coined the term "scientific research programs", as a conceptual alternative to the Kuhn's paradigm. Since this topic is highly controversial I want to know different perspectives. Any information would be appreciated. Best regards, Carlos Vílchez-Román Peruvian Librarian --------------------------------------------------------------- Banco de Crédito BCP - Dedicados a hacerte la Banca más simple. Visita nuestra Banca por Internet http://www.viabcp.com ---------------------------------------------------------------

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A library for the spiritual-minded
by Vyasamoorthy＠icicikp.com 27 Aug '04

27 Aug '04

Please see the news item quoted below. Can someone from Chennai give me the correct address and cantact particulars of this library? Thanks. Vyasamoorthy, P ============================================================ http://newstodaynet.com/26aug/rf11.htm A library for the spiritual-minded NT Bureau Chennai, Aug 26: The Central Chinmaya Mission Trust has opened a library at Chinmaya Heritage Centre here with books on religion, vedanta and sacred scriptures of country for the benefit of the spiritual-minded. The library was inaugurated by Prof S P Thyagarajan, Vice Chancellor, University of Madras, in the presence of Swami Mitrananda, Acharya, Chinmaya Mission, Chennai. Books on philosophy, education, yoga, medidation, biography and auto-biography of great saints, philosophers and statesmen, self-discovery and development and other similar subjects are available there. The library has already received books from leading publishing houses including Sri Ramakrishna Math, Anandashram, Kanhangad (Kerala), Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Sri Gaudiya Math, Krishnamurti Foundation India, Sri Ramanashramam, Tiruvannamalai, Sadhu Vaswani Mission, Pune, Sri Satya Sai Publications Trust, Chennai, the Theosophical Publishing House and Yogoda Satsanga Society of India, Rachi. =======================sent by =============== Dr.P.Vyasamoorthy, Advisor, Virtual Information Centre, ICICI Knowledge Park, Genome Valley, Turkapally, Shameerpet Mandal, RR District, Hyderabad 500078 INDIA Email: vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com Phone - Office: +91(40)23480053 Fax: +91(40)23480007 Phone Residence: +91(40)27846631

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FW: IEEE to Introduce New Browser Requirements in 2005
by Byrappa, Ananda (Research) 27 Aug '04

27 Aug '04

This may be of interest to you... Regards, Anand -----Original Message----- From: m.spada(a)ieee.org [mailto:m.spada@ieee.org] Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 12:16 AM To: Byrappa, Ananda (Research) Subject: IEEE to Introduce New Browser Requirements in 2005 IEEE TO INTRODUCE NEW BROWSER REQUIREMENTS IN 2005 New Web browser requirements will go into effect in January 2005 to support a major upgrade of the IEEE Xplore (TM) online delivery system. The new requirements are based on IEEE Xplore usage statistics that indicate the most highly used browsers and browser compatibility with required elements of the new design. IEEE Xplore may not function if the requirements identified below are not followed. BASIC REQUIREMENTS - Internet browser - Connection to an Internet Service Provider - For best dial-up performance, a 56.6 or higher modem is recommended - Adobe® Acrobat Reader 5.X or higher - Direct parallel or LAN-attached printer with at least 300 dpi resolution - Compatible mouse PLATFORM AND BROWSER REQUIREMENTS > WINDOWS - Internet Explorer 5.X or higher - Netscape 7.X or higher - Opera 7.23 - Mozilla Firebird > MAC - Internet Explorer 5.2.3 - Netscape 7.1 > UNIX - Internet Explorer 5.X or higher - Netscape 7.X or higher OTHER REQUIREMENTS The following options must be enabled within the browser: - Cookies - JavaScript - CSS styles IEEE Xplore powers online subscriptions for IEEE members, as well as institutional online collections like the IEEE/IEE Electronic Library (IEL). The interface also enables access to more than 1,000,000 free technical-paper abstracts, as well as individual article purchases online. More than 900 current IEEE standards are also available through the interface. Please do not reply to this automated message. For more information, contact onlinesupport(a)ieee.orgMichael Spada ______________________________________________________________________________________ Ananda T Byrappa e-mail: ananda.byrappa(a)ge.com Whitney Knowledge Centre, GE Global Research Work: +91-80-25032618 DCom:8*9012618 John F. Welch Technology Center Fax: +91-80-28412114 Address: EPIP, Phase-II, Hoodi Village, Whitefield Rd., Bangalore 560066, INDIA

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TCA Review: "Project Euclid: Mathematics and Statistics Journals"
by Gerry Mckiernan 26 Aug '04

26 Aug '04

Colleagues/ I am pleased to announce the publication of my review of "Project Euclid: Mathematics and Statistics Journals" in _The Charleston Advisor_ (6:1) (July 2004): 24-31, 35-37). I'll self-archived a copy of the article at [ http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/ProjectEuclid.pdf ] "By providing current and forthcoming access to more than 30 significant mathematical and statistics journals within a common framework, Project Euclid has clearly realized its primary goal of addressing "the unique needs of independent and society journals through a collaborative partnership with scholarly publishers, professional societies, and academic libraries." Through its range of access and distribution plans and its associated varied subscription options, Project Euclid has achieved its goal of providing low cost access to its component journals." "In addition to providing free search and access to abstracts with article references, Project Euclid offers a variety of user-centered browse, search, and display functionalities ... . Enjoy! /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian and Bibliographer Iowa State University Ames IA 50011 gerrymck(a)iastate.edu "In times of universal deceit, telling the truth will be a revolutionary act." --- George Orwell [Eric Arthur Blair] (1903-1950) British author

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Web Feeds for Enhanced Governmental Information Services
by Gerry Mckiernan 26 Aug '04

26 Aug '04

Colleagues/ Once again I seek the Wisdom of the Web for recommendations of governmental information services that do/could/would benefit from the addition of general or specific Web feeds (e.g., RSS, Atom, etc.). For examples of libraries that offer enhanced services, please see _RSS(sm): Rich Site Services_, one of my latest registries available at [ http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/RSS.htm ] "_RSS(sm): Rich Site Services_ is a categorized registry of library services that are delivered or provided through RSS/XML, Atom, or other types of Web feeds. RSS is an initialism for RDF Site Summary / Rich Site Summary / Really Simple Syndication. In general, for each entry, the home institution library is listed, as is a hotlinked entry for the item. When available, a link to the feed, or an associated information page, is provided." For those new to Web Feeds, please See and Read Any and All items of potential interest the RSS(sm) General Bibliography at [ http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/GenBib.htm ] I am particularly interested in the *specific* information services offered by the following federal entities that might benefit from a WebFeed MakeOver [:-) : Library of Congress National Agricultural Library National Library of Education Defense Technical Information Center Air Force ,Army, Navy Executive Office of the President Governmental Printing Office (GPO) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) National Science Foundation (NSF) National Technical Information Service (NTIS) Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI) (Department of Energy) Smithsonian Institution U.S. Information Agency BTW: I am aware of the Most Excellent registry edited by Ray Mathews called _RSS in Government_ at [ http://www.rssgov.com/ ] Thanks in Advance!!! /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Enhanced Librarian Iowa State University Ames IA 50011 gerrymck(a)iastate.edu "In times of universal deceit, telling the truth will be a revolutionary act." --- George Orwell [Eric Arthur Blair] (1903-1950) British author

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Position Announcement--Database Designer
by prafulla tv 25 Aug '04

25 Aug '04

Position Announcement NISC Export Services (NES) Private Limited invites applications for the position of DATABASE DESIGNER. NES and its affiliates together comprise one of the foremost database access, production and publishing companies in the world. NES�s 100+ database products, published online (BiblioLine) or on CD-ROM (NISC DISCover) and print, cover most areas of the universe of knowledge�arts & humanities, earth sciences, environment, social sciences, life sciences and technology. Based in Hyderabad, the successful candidate would be responsible for the design of various database products, using latest information and communication technologies. NES is looking for candidates who have a BLISc or MLISc or any other equivalent degree. In addition, the candidates should possess the ability to communicate in a formal, clear, empathetic and pleasant style, with excellent command of written and spoken English. Good typing skills are required as the working environment involves online computer use for access to offices worldwide. If you are not a resident of Hyderabad and are willing to relocate, please indicate that at the top of your resume. Apart from on-job training inputs, NES provides a comfortable, pleasant and enjoyable work environment with bright career prospects and exciting opportunities to realize one�s potentialities. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. NES considers applications from candidates who had appeared for examinations and awaiting announcement of results, Please submit a letter of application, resume, and names, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses of three references to: The Managing Director NISC Export Services Co. Pvt. Ltd. 3rd Floor, Ballad Estates, St. Ann�s Road, Tarnaka Hyderabad 500 017 Email: hrd(a)nisc.co.in Phone: +91 40 27001517 For more info about NISC, please visit www.nisc.com Applications are accepted until position is filled. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail

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RE: [LIS-Forum] "First computerised library in country to be inaugurated"
by Vyasamoorthy＠icicikp.com 24 Aug '04

24 Aug '04

Dear Sri Prakash, City Central Library, Hyderabad developed its OPAC containing around 3.6 lac titles (including branches) long ago. They used TLMS package. It has mutilingual support except for Urudu. For Urudu they have used English transliteration. While OPAC is available for public use in the library premises, circulation module is for library staff only. Circulation involves bar coded membership cards and bar coded labels for books. Branches are yet to be linked up, though the branch library data is with central library ints OPAC. Internet has been made available in City Central Library for a very long time (3-4 years?). Dr Rama Reddy of UOHYD was the adivisor/consultant for the automation project. Moreover the same library takes part in the famous Million Books Project of Carnegy Mellon University -- Several Thousand books have been digitised and amde available for public using good sophisticated digital scanning set up. Bangalore too has some public libraries fully automated. If you talk of non-State funded public libraries British Library Automation is the Best by all standards. Best wishes VYasamoorthy, P -----Original Message----- From: K Prakash [mailto:prakash@inflibnet.ac.in] Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 12:07 PM To: VYASAMOORTHY /IKP/HYD Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] "First computerised library in country to beinaugurated" Dear Sir, They have used SOUL s/w developed by INFLIBNET Centre. First in the sense may be"First among the public libraries". With best wishes/ regards. Bye. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------- K PRAKASH Scientific/Technical Officer-I Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET) Centre An Inter-University Centre of University Grants Commission Near Gujarat University Guest House Post Box No.4116, Navrangpura, AHMEDABAD - 380 009 India # Tel.: 91 - 079 - 2630 5971 / 2630 4695 Extn: 38; Fax: 2630 0990(Off.); 2676 3724(Res.) # Email: prakash(a)inflibnet.ac.in; prakash_k(a)yahoo.com # URL: http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/ ; http://www.prakashk.netfirms.com/

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RE: [LIS-Forum] "First computerised library in country to be inau gurated"
by sathya 24 Aug '04

24 Aug '04

There is already a public library in Bangalore to claim credit as the first library. Last year, the City Central Library (West), Vijayanagar, launched itself as a computerized library with internet connectivity, OPAC etc. Sathya -------------------------------------------------- N V Sathyanarayana Chairman & Managing Director Informatics (India) Ltd Bangalore 560003, India Phone : 91-80-23365940 www.informindia.co.in -------------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: Vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com [mailto:Vyasamoorthy@icicikp.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 10:00 AM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] "First computerised library in country to be inaugurated" Forwarded for the information of Lis-forum members. What is 'First' about this Shaik only knows! ================== http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=96567 First computerised library in country to be inaugurated 23rd August 2004. Bashir Pathan Gandhinagar, August 22: The Gandhinagar District Library will earn the distinction of being the first computerised library in the country, when it will be thrown open for the general public at a function here on August 24, to be organised by the State Youth and Culture Department. The computerisation of the library, with Internet connectivity, has been done by the State Directorate of Libraries, under a project funded by Kolkata-based Raja Rammohan Roy Library Foundation under the Union Human Resources Development Ministry. It is envisaged, under the project, to introduce computerisation in all government district libraries in the state. Director of Libraries A F Shaikh told Express Newsline on Saturday that computerisation of district libraries in five of the 26 districts was over, which included Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad, Mehsana, Bharuch and Junagadh. The Gandhinagar library would be the first to be inaugurated on August 24 by Education Minister Anandiben Patel, who also holds the Youth and Culture portfolio. Shaikh said the process of computerising the remaining district libraries was on and would be over by March next year, while the computerisation of two central libraries - one each in Gandhinagar and Vadodara - would be completed under the project by the end of this year. All district and central libraries would have internet facilities and be connected with the G-SWAN (Gujarat State Wide Area Network) under the Centre-aided project. ''Once the system is in place, a book-lover will be able to avail a book of his choice sitting at home from any district library. He has to just surf a list of books posted by the Directorate on the Internet and place an order for that book,'' he explained. Asked, the director said postal charges for dispatching of books to the readers would be borne by the concerned government district library authorities. The reader has to dole out a meagre Rs 40 as one-time deposit to register himself with the government library of a district. The directorate has received a Rs 1.50-crore grant from the Kolkata-based Foundation under the project to purchase computers, hardware, software, colour TVs, VCRs and create other infrastructure facilities at the district and central libraries being computerised with internet linking. The Foundation has accepted the government's proposal to provide grant of Rs 4 lakh to help charitable trusts set up taluka or village-level libraries. The government has also plans to computerise its nine brail libraries in Bhavnagar, Porbandar, Visnagar, Idar, Bhachau, Ahmedabad and, Mehamdabad. ================================================= Dr.P.Vyasamoorthy, Advisor, Virtual Information Centre, ICICI Knowledge Park, Genome Valley, Turkapally, Shameerpet Mandal, RR District, Hyderabad 500078 INDIA Email: vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com Phone - Office: +91(40)23480053 Fax: +91(40)23480007 Phone Residence: +91(40)27846631 _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum

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"First computerised library in country to be inaugurated"
by Vyasamoorthy＠icicikp.com 24 Aug '04

24 Aug '04

Forwarded for the information of Lis-forum members. What is 'First' about this Shaik only knows! ================== http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=96567 First computerised library in country to be inaugurated 23rd August 2004. Bashir Pathan Gandhinagar, August 22: The Gandhinagar District Library will earn the distinction of being the first computerised library in the country, when it will be thrown open for the general public at a function here on August 24, to be organised by the State Youth and Culture Department. The computerisation of the library, with Internet connectivity, has been done by the State Directorate of Libraries, under a project funded by Kolkata-based Raja Rammohan Roy Library Foundation under the Union Human Resources Development Ministry. It is envisaged, under the project, to introduce computerisation in all government district libraries in the state. Director of Libraries A F Shaikh told Express Newsline on Saturday that computerisation of district libraries in five of the 26 districts was over, which included Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad, Mehsana, Bharuch and Junagadh. The Gandhinagar library would be the first to be inaugurated on August 24 by Education Minister Anandiben Patel, who also holds the Youth and Culture portfolio. Shaikh said the process of computerising the remaining district libraries was on and would be over by March next year, while the computerisation of two central libraries - one each in Gandhinagar and Vadodara - would be completed under the project by the end of this year. All district and central libraries would have internet facilities and be connected with the G-SWAN (Gujarat State Wide Area Network) under the Centre-aided project. ''Once the system is in place, a book-lover will be able to avail a book of his choice sitting at home from any district library. He has to just surf a list of books posted by the Directorate on the Internet and place an order for that book,'' he explained. Asked, the director said postal charges for dispatching of books to the readers would be borne by the concerned government district library authorities. The reader has to dole out a meagre Rs 40 as one-time deposit to register himself with the government library of a district. The directorate has received a Rs 1.50-crore grant from the Kolkata-based Foundation under the project to purchase computers, hardware, software, colour TVs, VCRs and create other infrastructure facilities at the district and central libraries being computerised with internet linking. The Foundation has accepted the government's proposal to provide grant of Rs 4 lakh to help charitable trusts set up taluka or village-level libraries. The government has also plans to computerise its nine brail libraries in Bhavnagar, Porbandar, Visnagar, Idar, Bhachau, Ahmedabad and, Mehamdabad. ================================================= Dr.P.Vyasamoorthy, Advisor, Virtual Information Centre, ICICI Knowledge Park, Genome Valley, Turkapally, Shameerpet Mandal, RR District, Hyderabad 500078 INDIA Email: vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com Phone - Office: +91(40)23480053 Fax: +91(40)23480007 Phone Residence: +91(40)27846631

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Self-Archiving Policy By Journal
by Shyam Prasad pujar 23 Aug '04

23 Aug '04

Dear Members, Following site provides information about publishers, who are allowing self archiving. Just enter title of the journal in search box to know the details. You may also browse through the list of publishers. The site is still under construction, may add many more titles in the future. Presently it includes around 8689 titles from 100 publishers. http://romeo.eprints.org You may please inform about this site to faculty, research scholars and students of your organization. Regards, Pujar

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University of Mysore-Library School- Alumni Association
by Shalini R. Urs 19 Aug '04

19 Aug '04

Dear Friends, The Department of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore was established on June 24, 1965 and has entered its 40th year of fruitful existence and contribution to society in general and to LIS profession in particular. At the threshold of crossing a milestone such as the 40th anniversary, it is time for the DLIS to introspect and prospect. We would like to collect as complete data as possible about our alumni and interact with them with a view to know where we stand in terms of our true 'contributions' to the LIS profession - our alumni and their contributions. In this context, the DLIS, University of Mysore intends to revitalize its Alumni Association- which has been kind of dormant for very long. We have christened the same as MULSAA ( Mysore University Library School Alumni Association) We have created a facility for the alumni of the DLIS- University of Mysore to upload their details online. Please visit the website- www.vidyanidhi.org.in/mulsaa Please note that there is no 'registration fee' For more information about your Alma Mater please visit- www.lisc.uni-mysore.ac.in You are also welcome to send your latest CV by mail to my colleague Dr.N.S.Harinarayana - harinarayana(a)lisc.uni-mysore.ac.in You are most welcome to send your CV by post as well- please down load the registration form I also request all our alumni to spread the good word-communicate this message to all their classmates and friends from the Mysore LIS School Join MULSAA and help us know ourselves better ---- Shalini ---- Dr. Shalini R. Urs Director Information and Communication Division & Professor and Chairperson Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore Mysore-570006 India Tele:91-821-2514699 Fax :91-821-2519209

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WEBLIS: Library Integrated System (fwd)
by Shyam Prasad pujar 19 Aug '04

19 Aug '04

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 10:22:42 +0530 (IST) From: Shyam Prasad pujar <pujar(a)igidr.ac.in> To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: WEBLIS: Library Integrated System Dear Members, UNESCO has released WEBLIS, a Web based Library Integrated System based on CDS/ISIS. It has been distributed as free-ware. The system has been developed by the Institute for Computer and Information Engineering (ICIE), Poland. The current version of WEBLIS, available in English, consists of the following modules: 1. Cataloguing system (books, papers from book, papers from journals, journals, miscellaneous -slides, photos, audio, video, etc) 2. OPAC -on-line public access catalogue- (basic and advanced search, history, saving queries function, and ISIS Query language facilities, thesaurus based search) 3. LOAN module (hold/reserve, loan/ renew, automatic claiming by e-mail or a traditional mail in word form, urgent task lists) 4. Statistical module (the main goal of the program is to generate statistical data aggregated from the CDS/ISIS databases). The software and documentation can be downloaded at: Software: http://www.unesco.org/isis/files/weblis.zip Documentation: http://www.unesco.org/isis/files/weblisdoc.zip 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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University of Mysore -Informatics Endowment Lecture Series on DL-3
by Shalini R. Urs 19 Aug '04

19 Aug '04

Department of Studies in Library and Information Science University of Mysore Manasagangotri, Mysore 570006 INFORMATICS Endowment Lecture Series on Digital Libraries 3 Privacy- Preserving Data Mining by Dr. Jayant Haritsa Supercomputer Education & Research Centre and Department of Computer Science & Automation Indian Institute of Science Bangalore Guest of Honour Sri. N.V. Sathyanarayana Chairman and Managing Director INFORMATICS (India) Ltd., Bangalore Prof. J. Shashidhara Prasad Vice Chancellor University of Mysore, Mysore Presides You are cordially invited Date : 27th August 2004 Time : 3.00 P.M. Venue: Einstein Auditorium Department of Studies in Physics Manasagangotri, Mysore 6 Dr. Shalini. R. Urs Professor & Chairperson ------- Abstract of the talk : Data mining services require accurate input data for their results to be meaningful, but privacy concerns may influence users to provide spurious information. In this talk, we discuss whether users can be encouraged to provide correct information by ensuring that the mining process cannot, with any reasonable degree of certainty, violate their privacy. Specifically, we present a scheme, based on matrix-theoretic distortion of user data, that can simultaneously provide a high degree of privacy to the user, retain a high level of accuracy in the mining results, and be efficient with respect to its response times. The performance of the scheme is validated against representative real and synthetic datasets. ------ About the Speaker Jayant Haritsa is on the faculty of the Supercomputer Education & Research Centre and the Department of Computer Science & Automation at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. He received the BTech degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (Madras), and the MS and PhD degrees in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin (Madison). His research interests are in database systems. He is a recipient of the Swarnajayanti Fellowship from the Government of India, and the Sir C V Raman Young Scientist Award from the Government of Karnataka. ---- Bovet the Lecture series Informatics Endowment Lecture Series on Digital Libraries was instituted by Informatics India Ltd., Bangalore at the Department of Studies in Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, in the year 2000 The Inaugural lecture on Beyond Search Engines: Putting information back in the centre stage of information technology was delivered by Prof. S Sadagopan, Director, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore on November 10, 2001 The second lecture on Digital library: Technology, Law, the Society and the four Cs was delivered by Prof. N Balakrishnan, Head, Division of Information Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore on October 24, 2002 ---------------- Dr. Shalini R. Urs Director Information and Communication Division & Professor and Chairperson Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore Mysore-570006 India Tele:91-821-2514699 Fax :91-821-2519209

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WHO Health Leadership Service Accepting Applicants
by Tomas Allen 18 Aug '04

18 Aug '04

Please excuse cross-posting. We would greatly appreciate you distributing this information and our call for applications to members of your institution whom you consider might be interested. Librarians being the great "brokers of information", I am sure that you know of people that are quality applicants. Thank you very much for your help. Tomas Allen WHO Library ******************************************************************************* World Health Organization's new young professionals programme, the Health Leadership Service (HLS), is now accepting applications until 15th September. The Health Leadership Service is recruiting promising young health professionals from around the world and will provide them with the opportunity to work and learn for two years within WHO. Mentored by senior WHO staff, these young professionals will form part of the next generation of health leaders. Eight to ten 'HLS Officers' will be recruited as WHO staff under a two-year non-renewable fixed-term appointment. Women and nationals of developing countries are particularly encouraged to apply For more information, and to apply, please go to http://www.who.int/health_leadership or email directly to HLSMailbox(a)who.int The Health Leadership Service secretariat EIP/HRH/LMF WHO 20 Avenue Appia 1211 Geneva 27 Switzerland ********************************************************************************************* _________________________________________________________________ So wird man Teil einer riesigen Chatgemeinde, die ihrer Zeit voraus ist. http://messenger.msn.ch?DI=1057&XAPID=2532

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Suggestion needed
by Mahesh G T 18 Aug '04

18 Aug '04

Dear Professionals, our library has a good collection of books as well as serials,even we have maintained the AICTE norms of collection,actualy we have quite lot of multiple copies rather titles,we r planning (demand from management) to weed out some old editions of the same titles,but the irony is that some of the old edition of the title is usefull for some extent say "Advertising Management" by Batra and others,currently we have its eleventh edition,but still students felt in need of 5th,6th editions of the title,we have come across like same situation for several titles, so could anyone plz help me out in how far it is better to weed out the old editions, is it worth to weed out the multiple copies,(old editions) does it not affect the collection development,and is there any weeding out policy, considering the above case. thanking you, Mahesh G T Alliance Business Academy, Bangalore. MB No - 9844182965. ________________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your life partner online Go to: http://yahoo.shaadi.com/india-matrimony

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reference required
by Rajeev Sharma 18 Aug '04

18 Aug '04

Dear Sir/ Madam Please give details of any recent study (2003/2004) regarding the opportunities in pharmaceutical sector for logistics/Transportation. Regards Rajeev Kr. Sharma Officer - Information Services Business Information Center Transport Corporation of India Ltd.

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need information
by vijayalakshmijs＠ingvysyabank.com 18 Aug '04

18 Aug '04

Dear professional friends, I want the information about the library stationary suppliers or vendors who are at Bangalore. I want to buy some acrylic folders to our library. Expecting positive replies from all of you. Thanks and regards Vijayalakshmi J S Librarian STC ING Vysya Bank Ltd. PH NO: 26507281

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Differential Pricing for Books in Foreign Currency
by I.R.N.Goudar 18 Aug '04

18 Aug '04

Dear friends, The differencial pricing for books in foreign currency has become a matter of concern to librarians, especially after EU adopted currency Euro. I wish to share our experience and invite your experience, comments, suggestions in the matter. Recently we purchased "Handbook of Nanotechnology" by Bhushan, B published by Springer(ISBN : 3-540-01218-4). While processing processing the invoice, we have noticed the following discrepancies : 1. The price mentioned in the invoice (EURO 249.00) and the price mentioned by the requester (USD 199.00) although different both are correct. 2. The price proof produced by the vendor, taken from the WEB (URL not given) 3. We visited the Springer site at http://www.springeronline.com/ and noticed different prices when checked depending upon the route as follows - Europe General, Asia, Africa: EURO 249.00 Germany: EURO 266.43 United Kingdom: Pound 191.50 North America, South America: USD 199.00 Switzerland: SFr 421.00 4. Amazon sells this book at the price USD 199.00, As you can see there is a huge difference in price of about Rs 5000. When enquired the vendors tell us that they procure through European sources and hence charge in EURO. Even if we give handling and postage charges to Amazon we not only save good amount, but get the document faster. In this particular case since the basic cost is more Amazon could be a solution. But why should we give such high prices? Can we not force the publishers to adopt single price? Why not Vendors use their US contacts to supply books at US $ price? Another interesting thing we notice is some Vendors publish the publishers catalogue locally to suit them. This is the case with journals too. We face problems while passing the bills as our accounts raise objections in such cases. How should we satisfy audits? One possibility is that we can demand the original invoice received by Vendors from publishers. Friends you too would have come across many such situations. Your reactions please! Goudar -------------------------------------------------------------------------- I.R.N. Goudar Tel: 91-80-25086081 Head, Information Centre for 91-80-25235315 Aerospace Science and Technology Fax: 91-80-25268072 National Aerospace Laboratories E-mail:goudar@css.nal.res.in Airport Road http://www.icast.org.in/staff1.htm BANGALORE-560 017 India

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RE: application for the LIBRARY MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST
by Vyasamoorthy＠icicikp.com 18 Aug '04

18 Aug '04

Dear Friends: Sometime ago I forwarded a few announcements regarding vacancies for Librarians that appeared in 'unusual' channels. Quite a few have taken advantage of this. However many have sent copies of their resume/biodata to me as well. I have absolutely nothing to do with such advertisements except that I have forwarded them to lis-forum. Kindly do NOT send resumes to me. To avoid confusion, I am also explicitly indicating at the bottom of my postings: "sent by" above my signature. Those interested in knowing about library vacancies may see www.naukri.com, www.monster.com etc. Quite a few do appear there. Best wishes Dr.P.Vyasamoorthy, Advisor, Virtual Information Centre, ICICI Knowledge Park, Genome Valley, Turkapally, Shameerpet Mandal, RR District, Hyderabad 500078 INDIA Email: vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com Phone - Office: +91(40)23480053 Fax: +91(40)23480007 Phone Residence: +91(40)27846631

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WEBLIS: Library Integrated System
by Shyam Prasad pujar 18 Aug '04

18 Aug '04

Dear Members, UNESCO has released WEBLIS, a Web based Library Integrated System based on CDS/ISIS. It has been distributed as free-ware. The system has been developed by the Institute for Computer and Information Engineering (ICIE), Poland. The current version of WEBLIS, available in English, consists of the following modules: 1. Cataloguing system (books, papers from book, papers from journals, journals, miscellaneous -slides, photos, audio, video, etc) 2. OPAC -on-line public access catalogue- (basic and advanced search, history, saving queries function, and ISIS Query language facilities, thesaurus based search) 3. LOAN module (hold/reserve, loan/ renew, automatic claiming by e-mail or a traditional mail in word form, urgent task lists) 4. Statistical module (the main goal of the program is to generate statistical data aggregated from the CDS/ISIS databases). The software and documentation can be downloaded at: Software: http://www.unesco.org/isis/files/weblis.zip Documentation: http://www.unesco.org/isis/files/weblisdoc.zip 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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RE: [LIS-Forum] Lalu urged to launch library in trains
by Vyasamoorthy＠icicikp.com 18 Aug '04

18 Aug '04

Dear Friends Please refer to replies of Smt Vasumati, Dr GK Manjunath and Henag on the above topic. AH Wheeler has the large(st) network of railway station bookstalls in India. AHW or some such network can Collaborate with Railways and run "sales-cum-loans" extension counters in long distance trains. Audio video CD printed books and magazines may be sold and/or hired. Entire cost of a book is paid in advance. If you want to retain the book you just walk away. If you have finished the book and want to return it you can do it and pay only a lending fee (get back bulk of your money). This way the bookseller can reach a larger number of customers. Railways can provide book space for stalls or libraries inside trains without really investing on stocks. Maintenance cost of in-train libraries by contract employees can be borne by railways or shared with book shop network. There is no point in talking these things among ourselves. Lalu must be informed through proper channel! Can someone influential in Delhi take it up? Regards Vyasamoorthy, P

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RE: [LIS-Forum] Lalu urged to launch library in trains
by HENAG 18 Aug '04

18 Aug '04

This cannot run for long as the reading habit in general people is very very less, those who like to read carry their own book or purchase from the platform vendors or hawkers and build their own collection at home after reading in train.Reading book from library may not work . Rather they can plan for a stall cum library in each long distance train which may be beneficial and may be successful.Stall cum Library should have audio /video facility which will attract people , specially the young generation .Instead of buying book/ cassettes from Platform they will buy from the stall. Stall also should have facility for cassette player which maybe given on rent and the deposit should be kept so that they would return. Also they need to publicize a lot, on each compartment there should be an advertisement mentioning about it, so that everyone knows about it. Libray /stall compartment should be painted differently so that it attracts people and generates the awareness of the containers. Hena S Gupta Infosys Central Library Electronics city. -----Original Message----- From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in]On Behalf Of Vasumathi Sriganesh Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 2:40 PM To: Vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com; lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Lalu urged to launch library in trains Another interesting one by Dr. Vyasamoorthy! Years ago - in the mid 1970s- the Coromandel Express running between (then) - Calcutta and Madras had this facility. You "bought" a book and when you returned it to the "library" - you were refunded the cost of the book less a reading fee. But for some reason, the scheme ran only for a year or two and was withdrawn. It would really be good to have such a facility on all long distance trains. Regards Vasumathi Sriganesh Director, QMed Services Pvt. Ltd. A-3, Shubham Centre, Cardinal Gracious Road Chakala, Andheri East, Mumbai 400099, India Ph: 91-22-28229223 Fax: 91-22-28224358 Email: vasu(a)qmedin.com, Web: www.qmedin.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <Vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com> To: <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 11:52 AM Subject: [LIS-Forum] Lalu urged to launch library in trains Do you think this may come true? Shoud not Library Associations follow it up with Lalu? ====================================================================== ================ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/783491.cms Lalu urged to launch library in trains P K SURENDRAN TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ MONDAY, JULY 19, 2004 05:59:04 PM ] THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Do trains encourage reading habit which is sliding worldwide? Yes, says a highcourt lawyer who has approached Railway Minister to introduce lending library in long-distance trains. Johnson Manayani has, in his letter to Lalu Prasad Yadav, urged him to set a portion of a coach in long journey trains to help passengers pass their time profitably by reading novels or journals of their choice. "This not only encourages reading habits but earn the railway additional revenue". The library can take a deposit for the book and charge a reading fee. Deposit could be given back when a book is returned at the end of the journey or later. The Railway cannot lose. It could gain. ========= A Question unrelated: The URL given above, if clicked from the message window leads to an error page. However the same URL if cut & Pasted into URL window afresh into the browser, gets loaded properly. WHY? sent in by: Dr.P.Vyasamoorthy, Advisor, Virtual Information Centre, ICICI Knowledge Park, Genome Valley, Turkapally, Shameerpet Mandal, RR District, Hyderabad 500078 INDIA Email: vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com Phone - Office: +91(40)23480053 Fax: +91(40)23480007 Phone Residence: +91(40)27846631 _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum

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Lalu urged to launch library in trains
by Vyasamoorthy＠icicikp.com 17 Aug '04

17 Aug '04

Do you think this may come true? Shoud not Library Associations follow it up with Lalu? ====================================================================================== http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/783491.cms Lalu urged to launch library in trains P K SURENDRAN TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ MONDAY, JULY 19, 2004 05:59:04 PM ] THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Do trains encourage reading habit which is sliding worldwide? Yes, says a highcourt lawyer who has approached Railway Minister to introduce lending library in long-distance trains. Johnson Manayani has, in his letter to Lalu Prasad Yadav, urged him to set a portion of a coach in long journey trains to help passengers pass their time profitably by reading novels or journals of their choice. "This not only encourages reading habits but earn the railway additional revenue". The library can take a deposit for the book and charge a reading fee. Deposit could be given back when a book is returned at the end of the journey or later. The Railway cannot lose. It could gain. ========= A Question unrelated: The URL given above, if clicked from the message window leads to an error page. However the same URL if cut & Pasted into URL window afresh into the browser, gets loaded properly. WHY? sent in by: Dr.P.Vyasamoorthy, Advisor, Virtual Information Centre, ICICI Knowledge Park, Genome Valley, Turkapally, Shameerpet Mandal, RR District, Hyderabad 500078 INDIA Email: vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com Phone - Office: +91(40)23480053 Fax: +91(40)23480007 Phone Residence: +91(40)27846631

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NACLIN 2004
by Mailing List Manager 17 Aug '04

17 Aug '04

Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 16:03:14 +0100 (WETS) From: "Sangeeta Kaul, Network Manager, DELNET" <sangs(a)delnet.ren.nic.in> Seventh National Convention on Library and Information Networking NACLIN 2004 Theme Quality Information in the Internet Era November 23-26, 2004 Venue University of Pune, Pune Jointly Organised by DELNET Developing Library Network Jayakar Library 40, Max Mueller Marg Dept. of Lib. & Inf. Sc. Lodhi Estate University of Pune New Delhi-110003 Pune - 411007 E-mail : hkkaul(a)delnet.ren.nic.in E-mail: skpatil(a)unipune.ernet.in Web : www.delnet.nic.in Web: www.unipune.ernet.in Quality Information in the Internet Era The major concern today for libraries is that the users, including the students and teachers, have begun to use Web resources for everything. They gain access to a large number of resources without understanding that most of the content on the Web is not peer-reviewed. But there is variety on the Web, they can easily download the content, shape it and finally use it. These Web resources are mostly self-published and subjective in nature. The users do not have the patience to do extensive research in order to get an objective view on a given issue. As the number of hits on a given subject on the Web are generally very large in number, the users cannot go through all of them. The users, thus, access a few hits, collect some information and use it. As a result, the use of the traditional libraries has begun to decline in certain subject areas and if remedial measures are not taken it will be difficult for the users to get access to quality information. This trend, on one hand, is reducing the capacities of researchers for research and on the other, affecting the role of libraries as the centres of knowledge. The libraries need to grow as Knowledge Centres and use methods that evolve high quality information in their given fields. The Librarians and Infor mation Officers will have to develop critical assessment skills and have to gain access to virtual and printed collections through networks, search engines, subject guides, directories, meta-indexes, and through other resources on the Web. Evaluation of Internet resources in each discipline is going to be a specialised job in future. It will include the defining of selection criteria including the organisation of selected material and a host of technical methodologies that will enable the users to have a ccess to quality information. The Librarians and Information Officers need to monitor regularly the growth of Information Technology tools and techniques. It is with this concern that the National Convention on Library and Information Networking (NACLIN 2004) being organised by DELNET in collaboration with the University of Pune is going to discuss various issues on the subject. DELNET-Developing Library Network DELNET, a major resource-sharing library network in South Asia covers a wide spectrum of member-libraries and their resources. DELNET is committed to pool the information about resources scattered in the libraries in the country and consolidate informatio n through union catalogues, union lists and other databases. This is being done to satisfy the major information requirements of students, researchers, scholars and the public in the country. DELNET services also support the research activities in India a s we regularly supply suitable content and information materials to libraries and their users. DELNET has now more that 750 member institutions in India and outside India. The DELNET database resources have now reached around four million records. The DEL NET services have become more popular in the country especially with the effective Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery Services which are provided to libraries across the country and also to the member-libraries outside the country. ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF PUNE -THE HOST The University of Pune, the leading university in India was established as a result of long and sustained demand for a separate university in Maharashtra. The university made a humble beginning in 1949 with 8 postgraduate centres with 180 students and 23 affiliated colleges with 8,000 undergraduate students. It has now more than 44 postgraduate departments, 334 affiliated colleges and 157 recognised institutions having 25,000 post-graduate and 1,60,000 undergraduate students. Located on a spacious 411- acre campus with a majestic Gothic main building surrounded by magnificent trees and refreshing greenery, the University of Pune has developed into a main seat of higher learning in the city of Pune. The University of Pune has been instrumental in the rapid spread of education in rural areas and among the weaker sections of the society. The presence of the institutions of national importance including the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Inter University Centre for Astronomy and As trophysics (IUCAA), Education Media Research Centre (EMRC), Bioinformatics Centre and UGC Regional Centre has been made this campus a place of vigorous academic pursuits and intense intellectual activities. The University of Pune has been awarded a Five Star by NAAC and under potential for excellence scheme of the UGC, University of Pune made excellent progress. Jayakar Library The University Library named after Dr. Mukund Ramrao Jayakar, the first Vice-Chancellor of Pune University started in 1950 with books donated by Dr. Jayakar himself. Located in a spacious building (with 44,000 sq.ft. area) with a huge reading hall it is very close to the main building of the university. The Jayakar Library is rich in its collection and services. It has a collection of over 4,24,000 volumes covering all types of reading materials. The rare books and manuscript collection in the library is an invaluable asset for the scholars. The library receives more than 1,500 periodicals in print as well as online access and has a strong collection of audio-visual materials including CD-ROMs, etc. Jayakar Library plans to move into the electronic in formation era in a big way. The University of Pune has participated in the UGC INFONET Programme which facilitates access to E-journals of world collections along with JSTOR, J-Gate, Muse and other famous international databases of world. Presently Jayakar Library is implementing tw o projects, viz. 1. Pune University Digital Library: A part of "Millions of Books on the Web Project" in collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University, USA and Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. So far 2142 books were scanned. 2. RFID (Radio Frequency Identification Technology) Technology, which is non-contact, non-line-of-sight nature and is based on smart labels. RFID will be helpful for - A) Tag & Verify item Information B) Manage books on the self C) Keep an accurate inventory D) Deter theft Jayakar Library of Pune University is the first in India to implement this technology at such a large scale. Department of Library & Information Science In 1958, the University of Pune instituted a one-year diploma course in Library Science. Subsequently, the Dept. of Library & Information Science was set up under the Faculty of Mental, Moral & Social Science in 1978. Previously the Department had condu cted Bachelor of Library & Information Science (B.Lib.I.Sc.); Master of Library & Information Science (M.Lib.I.Sc.) One year regular and two-year vacational, Ph.D. in Library Science. So far 28 students have been awarded Ph. D. in Library Science. In th e year 2002 the Department has introduced two-year integrated MLISc course with the semester and credit system. NACLIN 2004 The National Convention is scheduled for four days. The first two days are exclusively designed for conducting tutorials by experts on the following topics: * Metadata * Search Engines * Data Mining * Language Databases The next two days will focus on the theme of the National Convention: "Quality Information in the Internet Era". This theme is divided into several sub-themes as detailed below: Evaluation of Online Information Resources, Information Audit, Search Engine Strategies, Quality Information Management, Information Gateways, Quality Information for Quality Life, Quality Collection Development in the Digital Era, Information Intermediar ies, IPR Issues and Quality Information, Hidden Web/Invisible Web, Building Quality resources on the Web, Analysis of Quality Information and Information Seeking Patterns. Submission of Papers Participants are welcome to contribute papers for presentation at the National Convention on the above sub-themes or related themes. The papers should be based on research surveys, case studies or action plans rather than theoretical explanations. Papers should reach the Director, DELNET, 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate New Delhi-110003 on or before October 31, 2004. They should be submitted on A4 size paper along with an electronic copy or sent through E-mail. Papers should contain the name of the auth or, designation, title of the article, abstract, name of the affiliating institute, mailing address, telephone number, fax number and E-mail address. The contributors will be communicated about the acceptance of the paper by Director, DELNET to enable the m to present their papers. Please ensure that the paper submitted should not have already been published elsewhere. The editors will have the right to edit the papers before acceptance is communicated. Participation Fees (India and SAARC Countries) The following will be the charges for Registration and Tutorials. Members of DELNET Rs.2,500/- Non-Members and Participants from Industries from any part of the country Rs.4,000/- Library professionals from Maharashtra Rs. 2,000/- College and University Students Rs.1,000/- Accompanying Persons Rs.1,500/- each Non-SAARC Countries Members US $ 100 Non-Members US $ 200 Accompanying Persons US $ 75 each Participation fee includes fee for attending the tutorials and the National Convention, including kit, tea, lunch and dinner. Accommodation Arrangements are being made to accommodate a limited number of delegates in the institutional guest houses/hostels furnished with minimum amenities. Delegates may indicate the request for accommodation in the registration form. This will be done on a fi rst- come-first-served basis. In case, sufficient guest house/hostel accommodation is not found, efforts will be made to accommodate delegates in nearby hotels at reasonable rates. Those who wish to stay only in hotels may kindly contact the Organising Secretary before October 31, 2004. Location Pune, rightly called "Queen of the Deccan", is located at an altitude of 646 m. from the sea level and is 192 kms from Mumbai, surrounded on all sides by mountains from the Sahayadri range (Western Ghats). This city has been settled on the confluence of two rivers called Mutha and Mula. Pune is a historical city with great traditions. For almost a century, the Pune city served as 'de facto' capital of the Maratha Empire which dominated much of the history of India during the 18th century. Climate The climate in the month of November is pleasant ranging from 11 to 20 degrees. The temperature will be moderate and evenings will be pleasant. Delegates are advised to come prepared accordingly. Return Reservation All the participants are advised to make their reservations on their own in advance to avoid last minute inconvenience. Sightseeing Visits to some of the historically prominent places will be arranged separately on November 27, 2004 at an extra cost based on the distance and duration of the trip and also the number of delegates. NACLIN - 2004 Seventh National Convention on Quality Information in the Internet Era Date : November 23-26, 2004 Venue: University of Pune, Pune REGISTRATION FORM Name (in BLOCK Letters) : Mr./Ms./Dr.____________________________________ Designation: ____________________________________________________________ Organisation: ___________________________________________________________ Address : _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________Pin _____________________ Phone : Office : __________ Resi. : _____________ Cell No. ____________ Fax : ___________________ E-mail :________________________________________ Accompanying person(s) : ______________ Accommodation required : Yes/No, if yes, please mention the dates from __________ to ___________ I am enclosing DD No. _____________ dated ___________ for Rs. ____________drawn on _______________________towards participation fee Rs. ___________ and accommodation Rs. 1000/- as an advance (if needed) Place : Date : Signature : On-the-spot Registration is available The filled-in registration forms may be mailed to the Organising Secretary, NACLIN 2004, C/o The Librarian, Jayakar Library, University of Pune, Pune-411007 along with the demand draft (payable at Pune)drawn in favour of "The Registrar, University of Pune ". Addresses for the Communication Registration/Accommodation Dr. S. K. Patil Organising Secretary, NACLIN 2004 University Librarian and Head, Department of Library & Information Science University of Pune Ganeshkhind Pune-4110007 Maharashtra Tel : 020-25693648, 25695549 Fax : 020-25693648 E-mail : skpatil(a)unipune.ernet.in sureshpatil(a)hotmail.com Submission of Papers Dr. H. K. Kaul Director DELNET 40, Max Mueller Marg Lodhi Estate New Delhi-110003 Tel : 91-11-24619325, 24610802 Fax : 91-11-24619325 Mobile : 9891016667 E-mail : hkkaul(a)delnet.ren.nic.in kaul_h_k(a)hotmail.com _______________________________________________________________________________ Sangeeta Kaul Network Manager DELNET India International Centre 40 Lodi Estate New Delhi-110003 INDIA Tel.: 91-11-24610802, 24619328 FAX : 91-11-24619325 Web : www.delnet.nic.in ________________________________________________________________________________

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Journal Information
by noufal palliparamban 16 Aug '04

16 Aug '04

Dear members Let me know any library in India subscribg this journal "Acta Cienc. Indica Math" please regards Noufal. IITK ________________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your life partner online Go to: http://yahoo.shaadi.com/india-matrimony

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Kerala's oldest library is manned by lepers
by Vyasamoorthy＠icicikp.com 16 Aug '04

16 Aug '04

Kerala's oldest library is manned by lepers Alleppy (Kerala) | July 23, 2004 3:14:59 PM IST http://www.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp?id=43686&cat=India Believe it or not! Lepers are manning an old library in Kerala's Alleppy District. The library is said to house a huge stock of ancient books, records and a huge stock of 16th century palm leaf manuscripts situated in Alleppy district with a collection of some ancient books, records and palm leaf manuscripts dating back to the 16th century. Run by the Leprosy Sanatorium, the library is presently home to about 400 lepers who have been tasked with the responsibility of looking after the rare books and manuscripts. K.G, Narayan, a leprosy patient and caretaker of the library, said that though there are several old records and manuscripts, maintenance is a problem as there are very few educated patients left. "Here we have many kinds of old records and manuscripts and the paintings inside are all drawn by the patients. We preserve it and take great care of the manuscripts. Most of the educated in- patients have already left the sanatorium, here there is no one to man this place now," he said. There are nearly four million leprosy patients in the country, and they are amongst the high-risk communities in need of massive support. (ANI) Believe it or not! Lepers are manning an old library in Kerala's Alleppy District. The library is said to house a huge stock of ancient books, records and a huge stock of 16th century palm leaf manuscripts situated in Alleppy district with a collection of some ancient books, records and palm leaf manuscripts dating back to the 16th century. Run by the Leprosy Sanatorium, the library is presently home to about 400 lepers who have been tasked with the responsibility of looking after the rare books and manuscripts. K.G, Narayan, a leprosy patient and caretaker of the library, said that though there are several old records and manuscripts, maintenance is a problem as there are very few educated patients left. "Here we have many kinds of old records and manuscripts and the paintings inside are all drawn by the patients. We preserve it and take great care of the manuscripts. Most of the educated in- patients have already left the sanatorium, here there is no one to man this place now," he said. There are nearly four million leprosy patients in the country, and they are amongst the high-risk communities in need of massive support. (ANI) =============================================== Sent in by: Dr.P.Vyasamoorthy, Advisor, Virtual Information Centre, ICICI Knowledge Park, Hyderabad 500078 INDIA Email: vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com Phone - Office: +91(40)23480053 Fax: +91(40)23480007 Phone Residence: +91(40)27846631

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Modi to dedicate digitised library to State on Aug 15
by Vyasamoorthy＠icicikp.com 16 Aug '04

16 Aug '04

Modi to dedicate digitised library to State on Aug 15 http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=95105 Express News Service Vadodara, August 10: A NETWORKED library with digitised journals and thesis at the Anand Agricultural University (AAU) would be dedicated to the region by Chief Minister Narendra Modi during Independence Day celebrations on August 14. The E-library that has come up under National Agricultural Research System (NARS) is one of its kind in western India and is expected to cater to research needs in Agricultural Sciences of a large community of students and faculty alike. AAU V-C Professor M C Varshneya informed that the comprehensive library would provide all important agricultural databases ranging from journals, biological abstracts, current contents, J-CCC, CMIE, J-gate, Agris, Agricola, Winspire on members' desktops. University sources informed that the staff members and students have been trained in LIBSYS software for operating the library and that it has been connected with other agricultural university campuses in the state at Junagadh, Dantiwada and Navsari. The V-C hoped that the facility would give a fillip to research activities on campus by connecting student community from across the region, thereby increasing exchange of ideas. ================= Sent by Dr.P.Vyasamoorthy, Advisor, Virtual Information Centre, ICICI Knowledge Park, Hyderabad 500078 INDIA

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KVS - INFLIBNET IN SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR SCHOOL LIBRARIANS
by Mailing List Manager 16 Aug '04

16 Aug '04

Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 16:31:25 +0530 From: K Prakash <prakash(a)inflibnet.ac.in> To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in KVS - INFLIBNET IN SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR SCHOOL LIBRARIANS On Library Automation, Networking and E-Resources Management Organised by INFLIBNET Centre 28 May - 17 June 2004 REPORT Kendriya Vidyalayas were established in the year 1963-64 starting with = 20 schools and now they are 871 in number having enrolment of about 8 = lakh students and more than 40,000 teachers. They are spread all over = the country. Kendriya Vidyalayas were conceived and came into being as = pacesetters. The recruitment of staff is a nation-wide affair with a = high degree of choice for quality. A carefully conceived curriculum, a = uniformly split-up syllabus, text-books and the teachers' guides = prepared by the NCERT and the CBSE, updated teaching methods, = well-planned co-curricular activities, games and sports, library service = etc. all these and more are integral features of Kendriya Vidyalayas. The Principal of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sanghatan, Gandhinagr has asked = INFLIBNET Centre to conduct the training programme for KVS School = Librarians. The training programme was named as "KVS - INFLIBNET = In-Service Training Programme For School Librarians On Library = Automation, Networking and E-Resources Management" with three weeks = duration, specially designed for kendriya vidyalaya school Library = professionals. Discussions were held with senior staff of KVS and = INFLIBNET technical staff for designing this kind of specialized course. = The topics were selected keeping in view of the objectives of this = programme, i.e., creating awareness about the most modern technologies = and nurturing IT culture in KVS Librarians. The following are the broad = topics selected in which specialized and comprehensive lectures and = practicals conducted; * Personality Development & Communication. * Basics of Computer and Hardware * Bibliographic Standards * WINISIS and GENISIS * Library Management Software Systems and SOUL * Planning for LAN in Libraries * Networking Security Issues * Mail Server and Web Server Configurations & Applications * Website Designing and Hosting * Digital Libraries Creation using Green Stone * Impact of INTERNET and Identification of Resources * INTERNET Resources and Gateways for School Libraries * Archiving and IPR Issues, etc. Study tours to different Libraries, like Indian Institute of Management, = Ahmedabad to understand the proper implementation of modern = technologies, were also arranged for the participants. Projects and = assignments were assigned to participants compulsory, which have to be = completed and presented using PowerPoint prior the concluding session. = Projects component and assignment were as follows; * About Library and its services * SOUL Software - Each Module * Designing of Library Websites * Creation of Digital Library using Green Stone Software * Searching and Identification of Internet Resources * Evaluating the Programme * Future Plans In addition to the project Pre-test and Post-tests were also conducted = for participants to evaluate their awareness about the IT applications. = There were 45 participants from different Regions across the country = viz. Ahmedabad (6), Bangalore (3), Bhubaneswar (7), Chennai (5), = Hyderabad (6), Kolkata (10), Mumbai (4) and Silchar (4) attended the = training programme. During the three weeks 51 lectures were scheduled. Three lectures were = handled by the external resource persons viz. Sh. Satish Deshpande and = Sh. D R Kulkarni from British Council Library, Ahmedabad and Dr. S S = Shirurmath, Librarian, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. Five = lectures were handled by KVS faculty and remaining 44 lectures were = taken by the INFLIBNET faculty members. During the training programme Lectures were organized in the morning = sessions and afternoon sessions were meant for practical, so all the = participants have spent sufficient amount of time in the Computer Lab = and each participant got one computer to practice. Participants have opportunity to visit Gandhinagar and Ahhmedabad. = Participants were highly enthusiastic to learn new things and active in = both the lectures and practical sessions, hence the whole program = emerged out as very interactive one. We have provided a reading material and handouts and other presentations = by resource persons and "internet resources for school librarians" which = are given in the CD-ROM. The inaugural function of the training programme was held on May 28, = 2004. The training programme was inaugurated by Prof. Ilaben Naik, Dean = of Faculty Education from Gujarat Vidyapeeth, Ahmedabad. She also gave a = key note address, in her address she highlighted the importance of = information technology in delivering the library services. Dr. T AV = Murthy gave a presidential remarks and Sh. S M Salgar, Senior Scientist = of INFLIBNET Centre briefed about the training programme course = contetnts. Mrs. Vinita Sharma, Prinicipal, Kendriya Vidyalaya, Space = Application Centre, Ahmedabad furnished perspectives of training = programme on behalf of KVS. Prior to the concluding day on June 16, 2004, all participants were = requested to present their assignments, project work about their = library, services, what they have learnt and future plans. The = concluding session held on June 17, 2004. Sh. O V S Sikarvar, Principal, = KVS Ahmedabad welcomed the august gathering. Report on the training = programme, was presented by Sh K Prakash, Course Coordinator. Two = participants have given a course feedback and they have very much = satisfied with the training programme. Dr T A V Murthy, Director, = INFLIBNET Centre distributed the certificates and gave a presidential = address. Sh. P K Koul, Education Officer, KVS and Sh. S M Salgar, Senior = Scientist, INFLIBNET also spoke on this occasion. The programme was very successful and all participants were happy in = learning new things. Dr T A V Murthy was the course Director and Mr K = Prakash and Mr H G Hosamani were acted as the course coordinators. K Prakash Course Coordinator With best wishes/ regards. Bye. -------------- K PRAKASH Scientific/Technical Officer-I Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET) Centre An Inter-University Centre of University Grants Commission Near Gujarat University Guest House Post Box No.4116, Navrangpura,=20 AHMEDABAD - 380 009 India =20 # Tel.: 91 - 079 - 2630 5971 / 2630 4695 Extn: 38; Fax: 2630 0990(Off.); = 2676 3724(Res.)=20 # Email: prakash(a)inflibnet.ac.in; prakash_k(a)yahoo.com=20 # URL: http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/ ; http://www.prakashk.netfirms.com/

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(no subject)
by I.R.N.Goudar 13 Aug '04

13 Aug '04

Dear Professionals, Following news item which appeared in The Times of India (12-08-2004) needs attention of LIS Community: We have to be very cautious even if we plan to destroy print books and journals after buying e-version/digitising of concerned documents. In this case reason mentioned is not digitising. ICSSR `transforms' itself: Dumps burns journals, books By Akshaya Mukul/TNN New Delhi: Prospective researchers beware: Do not venture anywhere near the documentation centre and library of the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), for it has dumped - some say even burnt - thousands of Indian and foreign academic journals, books, dissertations, census reports and gazettes from its priceless collection. Also, a piece of advice to President APJ. Abdul Kalam, who on Thursday delivers the ICSSR's prestigious Vikram Sarabhai memorial lecture on 'Dynamics of Societal Transformation'. Pause for a while and ask ICSSR if transformation means cutting off old ties. For ICSSR has done precisely that. Rationale: Its National Social Science Documentation Centre (NASSDOC) has been transformed and moved to an ultra-modern building which presumably had no space for these works. In real terms, insiders in NASSDOC say, the loss has been immense. It had a collection of nearly two lakh Indian and foreign periodicals/journals of which barely 15,000 to 20,000 have survived. NASSDOC also had a collection of nearly 40,000 books of which barely 10,000 are left. From its collection of thousands of PhD dissertations collected from all over the country, barely 800 have made it to the new building. A large number were burnt and the remaining are in an advanced state of decay in ICSSR's godown. How has it affected ICSSR's standing as a repository of all knowledge in social science? From its collection of journals/periodicals, it used to cater to researchers all over the world. Any researcher could ask for a photocopy of articles which ICSSR used to send on a small payment. Similarly, dissertations were bought from all over the country by ICSSR after paying a small amount to the researcher. In turn, these dissertations became reference material for others. But for the past few months, scholars from India and abroad have been doing the rounds of NASSDOC only to be told to come later. ICSSR has even stopped buying dissertations. ICSSR chairman VR. Panchamukhi who, despite having a questionnaire from this reporter, dwelt for more than an hour on how he has changed everything for good, is an acquaintance of PM Manmohan Singh. He was unsure about the crucial question and asked ICSSR's directors, in front of this reporter, on what had happened. Panchamukhi then repeated what they told him: "Nothing has been burnt. There was very little space ... so may be books, journals and dissertations were dumped here ... Some even gifted to our institutions in Allahabad and Mhow." But he added: "I will set up an inquiry to find out who did it." The answer came from one of his senior associates who opposed the dumping move and drew the parallel from the burning of the library of Alexandria: "The mystery would exist not for lack of suspects but from an excess of them." -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- I.R.N. Goudar Tel: 91-80-5086081 Head, Information Centre for 91-80-5235315 Aerospace Science and Technology Fax: 91-80-5268072 National Aerospace Laboratories E-mail:goudar@css.nal.res.in Airport Road http://www.icast.org.in/staff1.htm BANGALORE-560 017 India

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RE: [LIS-Forum] Mails Importing
by Vyasamoorthy＠icicikp.com 12 Aug '04

12 Aug '04

I carefully went through Yahoo!Mail Help information. It is clearly stated that transfering messages from one Yahoo!Mail Account to another yahoo!mail account is NOT possible. Vyasamoorthy, P -----Original Message----- From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in]On Behalf Of Mailing List Manager Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 5:19 PM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Mails Importing Date: 12 Aug 2004 07:03:46 -0000 From: Dimple Patel <dimplerp(a)rediffmail.com> hi, choose the Addresses tab, on the right side of the screen you will find the export/import option...rest of the steps are pretty easy to follow... i have found this option really very useful many a times... regds, dimple. On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 Mailing List Manager wrote : > >Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 00:33:04 -0700 (PDT) > From: Sheshadri K.N <sheshu150(a)yahoo.co.in> > >Dear Professional colleagues, > Is it possible to import all mails from one Yahoo account to another > Yahoo account? If possible,can any of you help me in this comcern? > >With regards > >SHESHADRI.K.N >Assistant Librarian >ETA-NET >Bits-Pilani Campus >Dubai, UAE >E-mail:sheshu150@yahoo.co.in > > > > > > > > > > > > >--------------------------------- >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers! >_______________________________________________ >LIS-Forum mailing list >LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum

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Urgently needed infn
by Mailing List Manager 12 Aug '04

12 Aug '04

Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 10:37:10 +0100 (BST) From: "[iso-8859-1] vijaykumar nayak" <vijay_vtulib(a)yahoo.co.in> Sir/madam, I need the article on Library Networking and Consortia Development Please fowrd the same Regards Vijay

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Mails Importing
by Mailing List Manager 12 Aug '04

12 Aug '04

Date: 12 Aug 2004 07:03:46 -0000 From: Dimple Patel <dimplerp(a)rediffmail.com> hi, choose the Addresses tab, on the right side of the screen you will find the export/import option...rest of the steps are pretty easy to follow... i have found this option really very useful many a times... regds, dimple. On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 Mailing List Manager wrote : > >Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 00:33:04 -0700 (PDT) > From: Sheshadri K.N <sheshu150(a)yahoo.co.in> > >Dear Professional colleagues, > Is it possible to import all mails from one Yahoo account to another > Yahoo account? If possible,can any of you help me in this comcern? > >With regards > >SHESHADRI.K.N >Assistant Librarian >ETA-NET >Bits-Pilani Campus >Dubai, UAE >E-mail:sheshu150@yahoo.co.in > > > > > > > > > > > > >--------------------------------- >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers! >_______________________________________________ >LIS-Forum mailing list >LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum

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Institutional Repositories as a research topic
by Mailing List Manager 12 Aug '04

12 Aug '04

Date: 11 Aug 2004 12:36:19 -0000 From: Sanjay Kataria <lib_scholar(a)rediffmail.com> Dear Information Scientists Kindy advise me that the topic mentioned below could be research topic or not. "Design & Development of Insitutional Respositories with some of special reference". I am looking your valuable suggestions and comments. Best regards Sanjay Kataria Learning Resource Centre Jaypee Institute of Information Technology A-10,Sector-62, Noida (UP)201307 Ph. 0120-2400971 to 978 Ext. 251 Ph. 9810503341 E-mail: katariasanjay2001(a)yahoo.com lib_scholar(a)rediffmail.com sanjay.kataria(a)jiitindia.org

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Re:Infn on tech.Uni in foreign countries
by Mailing List Manager 12 Aug '04

12 Aug '04

Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 13:31:39 +0100 (BST) From: "[iso-8859-1] vijaykumar nayak" <vijay_vtulib(a)yahoo.co.in> Dear Colleagues, I need the Information on Technological Universities list in Austrelia,Indonesia,U.K,USA,Netherlands. And also I need Organsation Structure and Goverance In These Universities. Please send me web address for the same Regards Vijay Nayak

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FW: [LIS-Forum] ATTENTION - MESSAGE FROM LIS-FORUM MODERATOR
by Dr. T.B. Rajashekar 12 Aug '04

12 Aug '04

Dear Members I hope you have gone through this message sent yesterday (given below) - else I request you to kindly go through the same. We seek your cooperation in making LIS-Forum a useful mailing list. Mr. Francis Jayakanth, who was moderating LIS-Forum all these days, is now away on Fulbright Fellowship in USA. Ms. K. Thulasi, another technical staff member of NCSI, has taken over the role of moderator. There could be minor glitches during the transition period - please bear with us. Thanks and 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 -----Original Message----- From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in]On Behalf Of Mailing List Manager Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 5:53 PM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] ATTENTION - MESSAGE FROM LIS-FORUM MODERATOR Dear Lis-Forum user, We appreciate your interest in making use of the lis-forum to meet your professional needs. However, we would like to bring the following points to your attention in order to make lis-forum reach a wider audience. 1. Since many lis-forum members use text-based e-mail clients to read their e-mails, we request all members who wish to send messages to lis-forum for distribution, to send them in plain text form only. Messages in html and other non-text formats require editing by the moderator to convert these to plain text. Since number of postings to lis-forum is increasing, we find it very difficult to spend time on this. Henceforth, messages, which are not in plain text format, will be returned to the sender and will not be approved for distribution. If you are using web-based mail clients, please configure them to format and send messages in plain text format, when you send messages to lis-forum. 2. We also request you not to send any attachments with your message. Sometimes we receive messages also as attachments! Since attachments may carry viruses and since we cannot be opening each attachment to check the contents, we request you to ensure that the body of your mail contains your message in plain text form and that there are no attachments. You may request interested forum members to contact you directly to receive any attachments. Henceforth, messages with attachments will be returned to the sender and will not be approved for distribution. Increasingly many organizations use spam mail filter programs on their mail servers. Many of these are configured to eliminate non-text messages and messages with attachments. This is another good reason why you should avoid these in your mails! And finally, please post messages only to lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in and not to mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in since this account is basically meant for lis-forum owner for administrative purpose. Please co-operate for the smooth and efficient running of the lis-forum! Thanks Moderator _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum

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ATTENTION - MESSAGE FROM LIS-FORUM MODERATOR
by Mailing List Manager 11 Aug '04

11 Aug '04

Dear Lis-Forum user, We appreciate your interest in making use of the lis-forum to meet your professional needs. However, we would like to bring the following points to your attention in order to make lis-forum reach a wider audience. 1. Since many lis-forum members use text-based e-mail clients to read their e-mails, we request all members who wish to send messages to lis-forum for distribution, to send them in plain text form only. Messages in html and other non-text formats require editing by the moderator to convert these to plain text. Since number of postings to lis-forum is increasing, we find it very difficult to spend time on this. Henceforth, messages, which are not in plain text format, will be returned to the sender and will not be approved for distribution. If you are using web-based mail clients, please configure them to format and send messages in plain text format, when you send messages to lis-forum. 2. We also request you not to send any attachments with your message. Sometimes we receive messages also as attachments! Since attachments may carry viruses and since we cannot be opening each attachment to check the contents, we request you to ensure that the body of your mail contains your message in plain text form and that there are no attachments. You may request interested forum members to contact you directly to receive any attachments. Henceforth, messages with attachments will be returned to the sender and will not be approved for distribution. Increasingly many organizations use spam mail filter programs on their mail servers. Many of these are configured to eliminate non-text messages and messages with attachments. This is another good reason why you should avoid these in your mails! And finally, please post messages only to lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in and not to mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in since this account is basically meant for lis-forum owner for administrative purpose. Please co-operate for the smooth and efficient running of the lis-forum! Thanks Moderator

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Request to post it in LIS-FORUM
by Mailing List Manager 11 Aug '04

11 Aug '04

Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 14:19:54 +0530 From: D. B. Ramesh <dbramesh(a)rrlbhu.res.in> Dear LIS-FORUM Memebrs, A new book entitled "Information Technology Applications in Libraries - = A Textbook for Beginners" edited by Prof. M. Mahapatra and myself has = been released on 3rd July.=20 The brochure is attatched hetrewith for your kind perusal and reference. = We sincerely hope that the book will be quite useful to our = professionals. It includes 60 topics with 11 extended notes written by = 37 experts in the field. It has xii, 644 pages, hard bound and = moderately priced at US$60.00 (inclusive of postage). I shall be highly obliged to you if could kindly procure the book for = your organisation from the publisher address mentioned below: M/s. Reproprint (P) Ltd., N-5/44, IRC Village, BHUBANESWAR- 751 015, Orissa, India Payment should be made in favour of M/s. Reproprint (P) Ltd., = Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India. Regards. DB Ramesh Head Library & Documnetation Regional Research Laboratory BHUBANESWAR-751 013, Orissa, India

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Our new magazine for children
by Mailing List Manager 11 Aug '04

11 Aug '04

Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 10:55:21 +0530 From: sumita panse <sumita_panse(a)hotmail.com> Bharatiya vidya Bhavan Mumbai has launched new magazine for children called DIMDIMA which is aimed at the age group betn 8-16. We also have website www.dimdima.com This magazine is informative as well as entertaining becau it carries jokes, puzzles, comics stories also. This can be good reading for schools, college libraries. Subscription details are available on request or on our website. Thanks sumita Panse Librarian Amrita bharati, Bhartiya vidya bhavan

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Training in Librarianship in CSE, Delhi
by Mailing List Manager 11 Aug '04

11 Aug '04

Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 10:00:01 +0530 From: Vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com Extract from: [Newsletter from CSE, India] - August 10 edition Training program on Library, Information Management & Documentation (Sept.6-10, 2004) Contact: Kiran Pandey (kiran(a)cseindia.org) (Last date for receiving nominations: August 16, 2004) Dr.P.Vyasamoorthy, Advisor, Virtual Information Centre, ICICI Knowledge Park, Genome Valley, Turkapally, Shameerpet Mandal, RR District, Hyderabad 500078 INDIA Email: vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com Phone - Office: +91(40)23480053 Fax: +91(40)23480007 Phone Residence: +91(40)27846631

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Librarian Mananagement Specialist Vacancy in CSE Delhi
by Mailing List Manager 11 Aug '04

11 Aug '04

Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 09:57:40 +0530 From: Vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com WAnted: LIBRARY MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST CSE, a leading public interest, non-profit organisation, seeks a Specialist in Library Management to head its Environmental Resources Unit, which is the most comprehensive environment information and documentation facility. Candidate must possess ability to develop, administer and manage an integrated, modern digital library and possess vision to cater to the increasing demands of an information intensive organisation. Ability to manage IT infrastructure, network and application development will be an added advantage. Doctorate/ Masters in Library Information Science, with minimum 5 years of experience, ability to independently manage projects and develop information products is essential. Must possess excellent leadership and communication skills. Salary will be commensurate with experience. Apply within 7 days General Manager, Programme Management and Administration Centre for Science and Environment 41, Tughlakabad Institutional Area, New Delhi-110062 Fax: +91 (011) 29955879 E-mail: jgupta(a)cseindia.org <mailto:jgupta@cseindia.org> Website: www.cseindia.org <http://www.cseindia.org/joinus-index.htm> Dr.P.Vyasamoorthy, Advisor, Virtual Information Centre, ICICI Knowledge Park, Genome Valley, Turkapally, Shameerpet Mandal RR District, Hyderabad 500078 INDIA Email: vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com Phone - Office: +91(40)23480053 Fax: +91(40)23480007 Phone Residence: +91(40)27846631

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Journal information
by Mailing List Manager 11 Aug '04

11 Aug '04

Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 08:27:56 +0100 (BST) From: "[iso-8859-1] noufal palliparamban" <noufalkodur(a)yahoo.co.in> Dear friends Please let me know any libarry in india subscribibg to the jounal "Compost Science and Utilization" looking forward to hearing from you. regards Noufal.P.P Digital Library Division Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

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