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[DIGLIB] DPC/OCLC: An Introduction to OAIS (Open Archival Information System) - fwd
by Mailing List Manager 26 Feb '04

26 Feb '04

Please excuse cross postings. Thanks, Smita C. Librarian Indian Institute of Geomagnetism New Mumbai The first of a series of Technology Watch reports commissioned by the DPC is now available from: http://www.dpconline.org/graphics/reports/index.html#intoais The aims of the DPC Technology Watch Service are to identify and track developments in IT, standards and tools which are critical to digital preservation activities. The DPC has commissioned reports from experts on topics known to be of crucial interest and importance for digital preservation. The reports have been specifically commissioned to be written in a style which is suitable for a national and international audience with a wide range of backgrounds and written in clear, plain English which avoids unnecessary jargon and acronyms. The first of these reports is a DPC/OCLC report on An Introduction to OAIS (Open Archival Information System), authored by Brian Lavoie, from OCLC. The influence of OAIS extended, at a very early stage, well beyond the space data community it was initiated by but it still retains an aura of a complex framework applicable only to a highly specialised community. This report provides a clear introduction to OAIS accessible to all who have an interest in preserving digital information. It provides practical examples as well as contextual information about the development of OAIS. **************************** Maggie Jones DPC Coordinator Raymond Burton Library University of York Heslington YORK Y010 5DD Tel: +44 (0) 1904 321 131 Email: mjj4(a)york.ac.uk http://www.dpconline.org

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quotes on Library and Librarianship
by Mailing List Manager 26 Feb '04

26 Feb '04

Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 05:54:47 +0000 (GMT) From: "[iso-8859-1] RANJAN BARIK" <ranjan_tld(a)yahoo.co.in> Dear friends, Some quotations on Library and L ibrarianship. http://www.ifla.org/I/humour/subj.htm#book Thanks Ranjan K Barik INFLIBNET Centre, Ahmedabad

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InfoWatch - February 2004
by M.R Lalitha 26 Feb '04

26 Feb '04

Dear LIS-Forum member, The February 2004 issue of InfoWatch is now online, bringing you details of new Internet sites related to Science and Engineering. You can access the complete issue on the NCSI Web server at the URL : http://www.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/infowatch/iw.php You will also find earlier issues of InfoWatch here. For your convenience, the table of contents is given below. If you wish to be on the mailing list of InfoWatch to receive the complete issue by e-mail, let us know. Also mention your format preference - html or text. Regards -Lalitha M.R lalitha(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in ------------------------------------------------------------------------ InfoWatch Tracking Networked Scientific Information Sources and Services (An electronic update service brought to you by NCSI) Feb 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In This Issue: 1. Achievement for all - Solving crucial problems through education 2. Acronym Finder 3. Atmospheric Optics 4. Bitpipe.com [A library of white papers, webcasts, case studies and product information in IT] 5. CACHE - A post-relational database 6. Coatings Guide [A pollution prevention tool for paints and coatings users] 7. DESY - The ZEUS experiment 8. ECOLEX - A gateway of environmental law 9. Free schematic diagrams from Glolab 10. Indian National Academy of Engineering 11. Material Data Network 12. NASA's Global Tropospheric Experiment (GTE) 13. Opening Gateways - The guide and online workbench 14. Photonics dictionary 15. RESID Database - A protein information resource 16. SAIL-eprints [Search, Alert, Impact and Link] 17. Science-A-GoGo [Latest science news and discussion forum] 18. SiD Design Guides - Accessible ideas for designers 19. SyntheticPages - An interactive database of chemical procedures 20. WSEAS [World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ About InfoWatch : InfoWatch is a monthly electronic newsletter, brought out by the National Centre for Science Information (NCSI) Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore - 560 012, INDIA. Information in the newsletter is collected and verified by NCSI staff.The newsletter aims to raise awareness of new sources of information on the Internet, particularly those which are relevant for higher education and research. Some items may be of relevance only to the IISc community.Resources reported here have been taken from various discussion lists and other network tools and no special claims are made for accuracy or originality. Most of the sources cited in the newsletter were checked at the time of publication, however it is possible that some of the resources are no longer available. We welcome comments about the newsletter and suggestions for resources to be featured. Please e-mail your comments to Infowatch editors: Ms. K. Thulasi (thulasi(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in) & Ms. M. R. Lalitha (lalitha(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in) ------------------------------------------------------------------------

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President Speech on INAUGURATION OF ICDL - 2004
by Mailing List Manager 25 Feb '04

25 Feb '04

Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 07:11:09 -0800 (PST) From: Mr.G.Bhojaraju <bhojarajug(a)yahoo.com> Dear Professional Colleagues, Pl refer to the following link for the speech on INAUGURATION OF ICDL - 2004 given by Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam, President of India, today at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi. http://www.presidentofindia.nic.in/scripts/eventslatest1.jsp?id=492 INAUGURATION OF INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DIGITAL LIBRARIES - 2004 24-02-2004 : New Delhi Digital Library and its Multidimensions ...... with regards Bhojaraju.G www.bhojarajug.cjb.net Indian Rubber Manufacturers Research Association (IRMRA), (ISO-9001 Certified), B-88 Road No. 24/ U-2, Wagle Industrial Estate,Thane - 400604. INDIA. Ph:022-25811348, 25803753 Fax: 25823910 Mob: 9892380905 E-mail : bhojarajug(a)yahoo.com www.irmra.org Homepage : http://www.bhojarajug.cjb.net/ --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard - Read only the mail you want. --0-412874553-1077635469=:51244 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii <DIV>Dear Professional Colleagues,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Pl refer to the following link for the speech on INAUGURATION OF ICDL - 2004 given by </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam, President of India, today at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=subheading><STRONG><A href="http://www.presidentofindia.nic.in/scripts/eventslatest1.jsp?id=492">http://www.presidentofindia.nic.in/scripts/eventslatest1.jsp?id=492</A></STRONG></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=subheading><STRONG></STRONG></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=subheading><STRONG>INAUGURATION OF INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DIGITAL LIBRARIES - 2004</STRONG> </SPAN><BR><SPAN class=subheading>24-02-2004 : New Delhi</SPAN> <BR> <BR><SPAN class=sep></SPAN><SPAN class=lean>Digital Library and its Multidimensions</SPAN><SPAN class=sep></SPAN> ......</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>with regards</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Bhojaraju.G</DIV> <DIV><A href="http://www.bhojarajug.cjb.net">www.bhojarajug.cjb.net</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV><BR><BR><DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <ADDRESS><FONT color=#c00000 face="times new roman" size=3>Please acknowledge the receipt of the mail !!!</FONT></ADDRESS> <ADDRESS><FONT color=blue face=verdana>G.Bhojaraju.</FONT></ADDRESS> <ADDRESS><FONT face=verdana><FONT color=#ff00ff><FONT color=#00407f>Library-cum-Information Officer,<BR>Indian Rubber Manufacturers Research Association (IRMRA),<BR>(ISO-9001 Certified), B-88 Road No. 24/ U-2, <BR>Wagle Industrial Estate,Thane - 400604. INDIA.<BR>Ph:022-25811348, 25803753 Fax: 25823910 </FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT face=verdana><FONT color=#ff00ff><FONT color=#00407f>Mob: 9892380905<BR><FONT color=#ff00ff>E-mail :</FONT> </FONT><A href="mailto:bhojarajug@yahoo.com">bhojarajug(a)yahoo.com</A>     <A href="http://www.irmra.org/">www.irmra.org</A>   Homepage : http://www.bhojarajug.cjb.net/  </FONT></FONT></ADDRESS></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV><p><hr SIZE=1> Do you Yahoo!?<br> <a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mailtag_us/*http://antispam.yahoo.com/tools?tool=1">Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard</a> - Read only the mail you want.</a> --0-412874553-1077635469=:51244--

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Video Conference
by DRTC General 23 Feb '04

23 Feb '04

Association of British Scholars (Bangalore Chapter), British Library, Bangalore and Documentation Research and Training Centere, Bangalore invite you to a VIDEO CONFERENCE ON DIGITAL LIBRARIES on 3rd March 2004, Wednesday at British Library Prestige Takt, 23 Kasturba Road Circle Bangalore 560001 at 6.00 PM Speakers Topic Dr. Alan Hopkinson, Head of Library Systems Digital Libraries & Meta Middlesex University, London Data Dr. A.R.D. Prasad, ISI/DRTC, Bangalore Digital Library: Indian Scenario K.T. Rajan I.H Jahagirdar Secretary, ABS, Karnataka Chapter Manager, British Library I.K Ravichandra Rao Prof. & Head, ISI/DRTC

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Seminar on Digital Libraries
by Mailing List Manager 23 Feb '04

23 Feb '04

University of Mysore Department of Library and Information Science, Manasagangotri, Mysore And Mysore Librarians and Information Scientists Association MyLISA), Mysore Jointly presents Seminar on Digital Libraries March 1, 2004 "Keeping Memories Alive: Digital Technologies for Cultural Heritage" By Prof. Ching-chih Chen (Graduate School of Library and Information Science,Simmons College, Boston, MA, USA) & "DSpace: An Open Source System for Content Management" By Mr. Mick Bass (Manager, Research and Business Development,Hewlett Packard Labs , USA) All are cordially invited

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Fw: RRC Monthly Meeting
by Dr. Ramesh C. Gaur 23 Feb '04

23 Feb '04

Hi! During the presentation, I am going to share my experiences on following topics: 1. Digital Video Libraries 2. ETDs /NDLTD 3. LOCKSS Program of Stanford University 4. Open Digital Libray initiatives at Virginia Tech, USA 5. National Science Digital Library (NSDL), USA Programs and policies 6. INDO-US Digital Library Collaboration- Potentials and benefits For professional outside Delhi:- I would be happy to share my experiences via e-mails too!! Best, Ramesh Gaur ----- Original Message ----- From: "deshmukh" <deshmukh(a)cdotd.ernet.in> To: "Ramesh Gaur" <ramesh_c_gaur(a)hotmail.com> Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 6:09 PM Subject: RRC Monthly Meeting > RANGANATHAN RESEARCH CIRCLE > (An organ of Ranganathan Research Trust, Regd.:25953, 1995) > J8/123, Rajouri Garden, New Delhi > > Head > Program Committee > SUBHASH DESHMUKH > F-46 A > DDA Flats, Harinagar > NEW DELHI- 110 064 > Ph. 25496916 > > Date : 19th February, 2004 > > We have the pleasure to announce the 105th Monthly Meeting of RRC on 28th > February 2003 (4th Saturday) at 10.00 hrs. > > Venue : Central Library > Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi > > Topic : Fulbright Felloship Experience : > Information Science and Technology > > Speaker : Dr. Ramesh Gaur > Librarian, TFIR, Mumbai > > Kindly make it convenient to attend the meeting and participate to benefit > the group by discussions. > > Thanking you, > > Yours sincerely, > > > SUBHASH DESHMUKH > > > > > > > > > >

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10th Annual Lecture on Informatics
by Mailing List Manager 19 Feb '04

19 Feb '04

Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 13:34:23 +0530 From: Mouna Raju <mouna(a)informindia.co.in> Informatics (India) Limited - Bangalore cordially invites you to the 10th Annual Lecture on Informatics On February 29, 2004 (Sunday) 10.15 am to 12.45 pm Venue The Leela Palace, (Grand Ball Room) Airport Road, Bangalore Lunch 1.00 pm Lectures By Prof. P Balaram, Editor, Current Science Professor, Molecular Biophysics Unit Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore on "Science and the Scientometrics" Dr (Ms) Ching-Chih Chen, Professor, Graduate School of Library & Information Science, Simmons College, Boston, USA on "Past Forward - Digital Media for Cultural Heritage" Presided by Padmavibhushan Dr K Kasturirangan, MP, Rajyasabha Former Chairman, ISRO, Bangalore RSVP: email: mouna(a)informindia.co.in <mailto:mouna@informindia.co.in> phone: 91 80 23365940 ( Priya ) fax: 91 80 23344598 About Annual Lecture Series on Informatics We instituted this Annual Lecture Series on Informatics on the occasion of the 10th Anniversary of our Company. The Lecture Series was inaugurated by Dr N Seshagiri the then Additional Secretary & Director General, NIC, with his Lecture on " Database Production and Distribution Technologies for 90s. Subsequent Annual Lectures were delivered by eminent speakers like Shri N Vittal, Vigilance Commissioner, Govt of India, Shri. T H Chowdary, Information Technology Advisor to Govt of Andhra Pradesh, Padmashri, Dr R A Mashelkar, Director General, CSIR, Dr Alan Gilchrist, Editor of Journal of Information Science, UK, Prof. R Natarajan, Chairman, AICTE, Dr Geo Wiederhold, Professor of Computer Science, Stanford University, USA and the likes... The Lecture Series is intended to focus on current issues and emerging trends in Information Science. Followed by the Lecture, you are also invited to A Workshop on D-SPACE Open Source Software for Content Management) Informatics (India) Limited., Bangalore And HP Labs India, Bangalore Jointly Present Workshop on DSpace (Open Source Software for Creation and Management of Content Repositories Jointly Developed by Hewlett-Packard Labs and MIT) Presented by Mr Mick Bass Manager - Research and Business Development, HP Laboratories Hewlett-Packard Company, USA Presided By Prof. J Shashidhara Prasad Vice Chancellor, University of Mysore, Mysore At The Leela Palace ( Grand Ball Room), Airport Road, Bangalore Date & Time February 29, 2004 2.00 to 4.30 pm Registration: Email: soji(a)informindia.co.in <mailto:soji@informindia.co.in> Phone: 91 80 23365940, Fax: 91 80 23344598 About DSpace DSpace (www.DSpace.org <http://www.dspace.org>) is an open-source institutional repository system developed by HP Labs and MIT. Mr Mick Bass, HP's Research Manager responsible for DSpace, will provide an overview of the DSpace system and describe a range of supporting efforts to which HP and MIT are contributing. Mick will describe the functionality of the current and upcoming 1.2 release of the DSpace system, and the DSpace Roadmap beyond the 1.2 release. He will also describe SIMILE (web.mit.edu/simile) a current research activity which aims to augment DSpace using Semantic Web Components and Techniques to provide end-to-end support for capturing, navigating, browsing, and searching heterogeneous community-specific schemes, metadata, and content types.

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MDPI open access chemistry journals
by Mailing List Manager 17 Feb '04

17 Feb '04

Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 12:36:49 +0530 From: ramshirish mamidala <ramshirish(a)hotmail.com> Respected Professionals, MDPI (Molecular Diversity Preservation International ) molecular and biomolecular diversity preservation project is providing MDPI open access chemistry journals at the following url: http://www.mdpi.org/ with regards, M.RAMSHIRISH (Student ADIS), Documentation Research and Training Centre, Indian Statistical Institue, 8th Mile, Mysore Road, R.V.College : PO, Bangalore 560 059 phone:080-8483975 (Hostel) 8483002 Ext:495(ABC Lab) email:ramshirish@hotmail.com ram(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in

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Re: Re:[LIS-Forum] Question of Full Text Request
by Mailing List Manager 17 Feb '04

17 Feb '04

Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 12:42:51 +0530 From: murari <murari(a)darya.nio.org> I support Dr Ratnakar's argument. Murari P Tapaswi National Information Centre for Marine Sciences (NICMAS) National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula 403 004 Goa, India Phone: 91-(0)832-2450275 (Direct); 91-(0)832-2450450 (Institute) Fax: 91-(0)832-2450602

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Re:[LIS-Forum] Question of Full Text Request
by Mailing List Manager 17 Feb '04

17 Feb '04

Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 10:09:58 +0530 (IST) From: kanade(a)ces.iisc.ernet.in Really it is a very good suggestion, I am strongly supporting Dr.A.Ratnakar's statement, we should plan for a policy for commercial users which should not effect to researcher, and academic user. Because the lis-forum is one of the best media where we can share our resources in a very short time. Yashwant Kanade CES, IISc, Bangalore-12

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Open Access Initiative
by Mailing List Manager 16 Feb '04

16 Feb '04

Dear Member: Sorry for the delayed approval of the following message from Anita S Coleman. - moderator Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 21:59:37 -0700 (MST) From: Anita S. Coleman <asc(a)U.Arizona.EDU> Sanjay, DLIST, http://dlist.sir.arizona.edu/ is an OAI-PMH compliant repository for LIS materials that are openly available. OISter is more along the portal lines that I think you're inquiring about - it currently harvests metadata from DLIST and more than 200 other OAI repositories in all disciplines. One stop searching of all these repositories of freely-held (open access) is also available through OAIster. URL: http://oaister.umdl.umich.edu/o/oaister/. To see the complete list of institutions from which OAIster harvests, visit, http://oaister.umdl.umich.edu/o/oaister/viewcolls.html. Best, Anita Coleman > ************************************************ > On Tue, 10 Feb 2004, Mailing List Manager wrote: > > > > > Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2004 11:02:31 +0000 (GMT) > > From: "[iso-8859-1] Sanjay Kataria" <katariasanjay2001(a)yahoo.com> > > > > Dear Professionals, > > > > Firstly, I am thankful to LIS-Forum team and all participant > > professionals for discussions on great profession. > > > > I have a query in regard of OAI (Open Access Initiative). Any one tell > > me or explain about OAI or any model/portal of OAI which is providing > > the Open Access effectively. > > > > I look forward to your valuable advise. > > > > With kind regards. > > > > Sanjay Kataria > > Librarian (Acting) > > Learning Resource Centre (Library) > > Jaypee Institute of Information Technology > > A-10, Sector-62, Noida-201307 > > Uttar Pradesh > > Ph. 09810503341 (Mobile) > > 0120-2400973 to 978 Ext. 251(Office) > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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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Re:[LIS-Forum] Question of Full Text Request
by Mailing List Manager 16 Feb '04

16 Feb '04

Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 17:05:52 +0530 From: Ratnakar Aspari <aspari_r(a)hotmail.com> Dear Moderator: I have been following the the arguments in the Lis-Forum regarding the requests for full artilce from libraries. While it is good and correct to review policy of any forum from time to time, it is my earnest request to the Forum not to take a hasty decision which would hamper the very helpful nature of the Forum. While the forum should be a channel for intellectual (?) communication, it certainly should not forget one of its most fundamental goals - to provide a platform for librarians to serve their clientele better through the use of technology. Finally whatever a librian/information officer/technical information officer (call him/her by whatever title) does, if he is not able to provide a basic material like an article requested by an user, all the efforts being made by organisations like NCSI to be a part of the serving community will be lost. I certainly endorse the view that commerical organisations should not be allowed the freedom to get this facility but a resear! cher working in a university or institution should not be made to suffer for this reason. As long as no finacial transaction is involved in requesting/offering the full text to a genuine user, I do not see any impropriety in such an action. I am reacting to the present issue only because of my connections with NCSI as an user (librarian) from its inception and the benefits the scientific community is getting through it. A. Ratnakar Former librarian, Raman Research Institute, Bangalore, and Consultant (Education and Training), Informatics India Ltd.Bangalore

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Is the book available
by Mailing List Manager 16 Feb '04

16 Feb '04

Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 15:03:28 +0530 From: sumita panse <sumita_panse(a)hotmail.com> Dear Sir, Is the book "pushing to the front" vol 1&2 by Orison Swett Marden is available? Pl. let me know at the earliest. sumita Librarian Amrita Bharati Bhartiya Vidya bhavan, mumbai

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LTLOC Awards
by Mailing List Manager 12 Feb '04

12 Feb '04

Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 00:59:59 -0800 (PST) From: Smita Chandra <smitac_in(a)yahoo.com> Dear friends : Please join me in CONGRATULATING two Indians from our profession who have made us proud yet once again. They are : Kaushik Purohit Information Officer Reliance Industries Limited and Rangashri Kishore Founder Secretary Richmond Fellowship Society The are the proud winners of the "Learning Times Innovation in Information Services Award". It is indeed our privilege to know that these two of our colleagues have been bestowed with the award, of which Senator Hillary Clinton and the likes are the recipients. Please scroll down the following link and I am sure we would have many more Indians on this list in the future : http://libraryconference.com/awards.shtml For the time, Congratulations to Kaushik and Ragshree for their efforts and for having made us proud. Thank you and with regards, Smita Chandra Librarian Indian Institute of Geomagnetism Kalamboli Highway, Kalamboli New Panvel, New Mumbai

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Re: [LIS-Forum] article required
by Mailing List Manager 11 Feb '04

11 Feb '04

Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 18:00:08 +0530 From: "Koteswara Rao, M" <mkrao(a)iitm.ac.in> Dear Moderator, Thank you for informing the members about 'requesting articles over LisForum'. I think all our library professionals should agree upon certain issues related to IPR and avoid any legal tangles with the publishers. Afterall, librarians and publishers have a longstanding relationship in disseminating information. Thanks to Ms. Girija who has pointed it out in the first place. Koteswara Rao

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Re: [LIS-Forum] LIS-Forum and Resource sharing
by Mailing List Manager 11 Feb '04

11 Feb '04

Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 7:38:43 -0500 From: Atanu Garai <atanu(a)takingitglobal.org> I would add that apart from the subject wise union catalogue,which are developed by various agencies and available both in online and offline formats in various scientific and non scientific disciplies,it is really imperative that we should develop a kind of formal mechansim in the field of LIS too,may be promoted by any LIS society or association,governmental and non governmental agencies.Such union catalogue in LIS is the need of hour and may be the starting point for knowledge sharing formally in India. Requests of journal papers through lists or personal channels must have a limited effect on scholarly research and I presume the reason for very limited citations in most of the LIS papers and conference proceedings must be attributed to this lack of access to LIS journals. best Atanu -- Atanu Garai | atanu(a)takingitglobal.org http://profiles.takingitglobal.org/atanu http://updates.takingitglobal.org/read/atanu http://www.dgroups.org/groups/education

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Open Access Initiative
by Mailing List Manager 10 Feb '04

10 Feb '04

Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2004 11:02:31 +0000 (GMT) From: "[iso-8859-1] Sanjay Kataria" <katariasanjay2001(a)yahoo.com> Dear Professionals, Firstly, I am thankful to LIS-Forum team and all participant professionals for discussions on great profession. I have a query in regard of OAI (Open Access Initiative). Any one tell me or explain about OAI or any model/portal of OAI which is providing the Open Access effectively. I look forward to your valuable advise. With kind regards. Sanjay Kataria Librarian (Acting) Learning Resource Centre (Library) Jaypee Institute of Information Technology A-10, Sector-62, Noida-201307 Uttar Pradesh Ph. 09810503341 (Mobile) 0120-2400973 to 978 Ext. 251(Office)

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Re:[LIS-Forum] article required
by Mailing List Manager 10 Feb '04

10 Feb '04

Dear Member: You may recall that sometime back some of the LIS-Forum members had expressed their concerns about fellow members requesting for articles on LIS-Forum. Based on these concerns we had decided not to encourage members requesting for fulltext articles on LIS-Forum. In fact as a moderator, I had sent a message requesting members not to make use of LIS-Forum for document delivery service. Quite a few members reacted to this message saying that LIS-Forum should *Not Discourage* members occasionally requesting for some fulltext articles from the fellow members. Owing to this popular demand and also the fact that the number of posting on LIS-Forum were very minimal, we had decided to entertain requests for articles from the members only under 'fair use' clause. Now the issue has been raised again. Till we take a policy decision on this matter, members should use LIS-Forum only as a last resort for their article needs and it should strictly adhere to the 'fair use' clause, i.e., for personal study/research only. There have been occasional requests for fulltext articles by the LIS-Forum members working for commercial organizations. Such requests are not entertained at all. I hope we have been able to adhere to this stance of not to entertain article requests from commercial organizations is being consistently followed. At least in future we will ensure that requests for fulltext articles from commercial organizations will *not be entertained* on LIS-Forum Thanks for your cooperation and support. - moderator >Dear Moderator, >I wonder if it is a good thing to circulate messages asking for pdfs of >articles by email? Isn't this against copyright policies of most >publishers? By the way, Lis-forum messages are available to the public >via google searches also so perhaps we should worry about this. (For this >reason, you need not circulate this message but you could take a policy >decision based on this) With best wishes, Girija

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RF-ID
by Mailing List Manager 10 Feb '04

10 Feb '04

Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 01:05:57 -0800 (PST) From: gayathri sen <gayatsen(a)yahoo.com> Dear friend, Please contact the following address for all details. It may cost 3-4 lakhs essaetec(a)essaetec.com 100,18th main, 6th block, Koramangala, B'lore-560095 magic(a)giaspn01.vsnl.net.in Pune Regards, Gayathri Sen PESIT

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access to 8 Leading Kluwer Journals
by Mailing List Manager 10 Feb '04

10 Feb '04

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Journals Pricing Issue
by I.R.N.Goudar 09 Feb '04

09 Feb '04

Hello Professionals, There is an interesting news item dated Feb 6, 2004 on Journals pricing issue. "Editorial Board of Elsevier's Journal of Algorithms Resigns over Dispute Concerning Commercial Aspects of Scientific Publishing". For more details please visit the URL: http://www.library.gsu.edu/news/index.asp?typeID=62 Goudar -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] article required (fwd)
by Mailing List Manager 09 Feb '04

09 Feb '04

Date: Sun, 08 Feb 2004 23:55:24 +0530 From: "Koteswara Rao , M" <mkrao(a)iitm.ac.in> Dear Colleagues, I too feel that Lis-Forum should not advocate/promote the free distribution of articles in PDF format among libraries. We should remember that copying and distribution of printed/electronic matter is based on 'fair use' policy and is meant for educational & research purposes only. If every library starts distributing such material to other than their own 'library members', it is definetely going to raise objections from the publishers. Also, it is not fair on our part to indulge in indiscriminate distribution of copyrighted material in the process of serving our user community. I hope the moderator should sense the 'inherent danger' and take necessary steps to curtail this. Koteswara Rao

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RE: [LIS-Forum] article required
by Mailing List Manager 09 Feb '04

09 Feb '04

Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2004 10:09:05 +0530 From: VYASAMOORTHY /IKP/HYD <Vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com> Dear Friends: This refers to article request by Mr Arunachalam and fears expressed by Girija. I suggest a way out. Just request for the article availability. The lending and the lendee libraries can contact each other for terms & conditions (free or paid), mode of delivery (courier/fax/email, format (digital/paper) of supply etc. Just One copy made available to the end-user (researcher) for his own personal study/research would be covered by 'fair use' may not attract adverse copyright/licensing problems. Vyasamoorthy, P

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National Seminar on LIBRARY CONSORTIA 22 23 March, 2004 (fwd)
by Mailing List Manager 09 Feb '04

09 Feb '04

Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2004 18:05:15 +0000 (GMT) From: "[iso-8859-1] Prof. N. Laxman Rao." <naglaxman(a)yahoo.com> National Seminar on LIBRARY CONSORTIA (22 23 March, 2004) Dear PROFESSIONAL FRIENDS We take pleasure to bring to your notice that the Department of Library & Information Science, Osmania University in collaboration with Indian Library Association is organizing a National Seminar on Library Consortia during 22 - 23 March, 2004. It is expected that about 100 Library Science Teachers/Library Professionals will be participating in the said Seminar. You are one of the senior most Professors / Professionals in LIS with wide exposure and experience in the subject field. Therefore, the Department would like to make use of your rich experiences for the benefit of the professionals participating in the said Seminar. Therefore, we appeal you earnestly to actively associate with the said National Seminar especially by participating and contributing articles to the Seminar. We will be glad, if you could make it convenient to attend the National Seminar and share your rich experiences and knowledge with the participants. We will appreciate if you could kindly give wide publicity among your colleagues and professionals about the National Seminar. The Conference brochure is enclosed herewith for your information. Since, a limited accommodation is available at our disposal, we request you to inform us your itinerary in advance to the undersigned for arranging your accommodation at OU Campus Guest Houses. Due to limited financial resources the Department will not be able to pay you the TA & DA for attending the Conference. Looking forward to meet you at the Conference. THE BROCHURE IS ATTACHED FOR UR READY REFERENCE With warm regards, Yours sincerely, ===== Prof.N.LAXMAN RAO, Dept.of Library & Information Science, Osmania University, HYDERABAD- 500 007 (INDIA) President, Indian Association of Teachers in Library and Information Science (IATLIS). Ph:+91-40-27171565 (res): +91-40- 27682290 (off) e:mail-- naglaxman(a)yahoo.com OR naglaxman(a)indiatimes.com

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Fwd: [SIGMETRICS] Furner J. "Little book, big book: before and after Little science, big science: a review article, Part I and II" JOURNAL OF LIBRARIANSHIP AND INFORMATION SCIENCE 35 (2): 115-125 JUN 2003 and 35 (3): 189-201 SEP 2003
by Subbiah Arunachalam 08 Feb '04

08 Feb '04

MUST READING FOR FANS OF DEREK JOHN DESOLLA PRICE. IN THE NEAR FUTURE WE ARE POSTING DEREK'S COMPLETE CV AND BIBLIOGRAPHY. Eugene Garfield garfield(a)codex.cis.upenn.edu ----- J. Furner : jfurner(a)ucla.edu Author's Website : http://polaris.gseis.ucla.edu/jfurner/jfurner.html List of Publications by J. Furner : http://polaris.gseis.ucla.edu/jfurner/jfurner.html Here is a two-part article that appeared in J. Lib. Info Sci. These are available as pdf files at : http://polaris.gseis.ucla.edu/jfurner/03jolis-pt1- compact.pdf - Part I http://polaris.gseis.ucla.edu/jfurner/03jolis-pt2-compact.pdf - Part II ___________ full text pdf file : http://polaris.gseis.ucla.edu/jfurner/03jolis-pt1-compact.pdf TITLE Little book, big book: before and after Little science, big science: a review article, Part I AUTHOR Furner J SOURCE JOURNAL OF LIBRARIANSHIP AND INFORMATION SCIENCE 35 (2): 115-125 JUN 2003 Document type: Review Language: English Cited References: 62 Times Cited: 0 Abstract: Since its publication in 1963, Derek Price's Little science, big science (LSBS) has achieved 'citation classic' status. Examination of the genesis of LSBS and the state of the discipline of the history of science in the UK and the USA in the late 1950s demonstrates that Price's ideas were formulated during a pivotal period in the development of socio-historical studies of science. Price's talent for innovation and synthesis at an unsettled but highly charged time, and his appreciation of the pioneering work in science studies of the crystallographer J.D. Bernal, are reflected in the uniquely profound and wide-ranging respects in which LSBS has contributed to the development of scientometric and sociological theory. KeyWords Plus: HISTORY, SOCIOLOGY Addresses: Furner J, Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Informat Studies, 300 Young Dr N,Mailbox 951520, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Informat Studies, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA ________ http://polaris.gseis.ucla.edu/jfurner/03jolis-pt2-compact.pdf TITLE Little book, big book: before and after little science, big science: a review article, Part II AUTHOR Furner J SOURCE JOURNAL OF LIBRARIANSHIP AND INFORMATION SCIENCE 35 (3): 189-201 SEP 2003 Document type: Review Language: English Cited References: 74 Times Cited: 0 Abstract: A bibliometric analysis, updating Garfield's previous study of 1985, shows that Derek Price's Little science, big science (LSBS) has been cited on more than 1,500 occasions since its publication in 1963. Content analysis of these citations shows that Price's work has inspired the formation and subsequent development of several distinct communities of scholarly practice, including the history, sociology, politics and 'science' of science. In library and information science, LSBS is best remembered for its model of the exponential growth of scientific literature. Recent scientometric work has demonstrated that other mathematical models may prove a better fit to data on the actual growth of the literature in various fields; of these alternatives, the power model is most commonly invoked as an all-purpose descriptor of growth processes in electronic communication systems such as the Web. Price's work thus retains its relevance, 40 years on, for the webometricians of today. KeyWords Plus: SQUARE-ROOT LAW, GROWTH, OBSOLESCENCE, SIZE, COLLABORATION, PRODUCTIVITY, NETWORKS, LIBRARY, IMPACT, NUMBER Addresses: Furner J, Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Informat Studies, 300 Young Dr N,Mailbox 951520, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Informat Studies, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA Does your mail provider give you FREE antivirus protection? Get Yahoo! Mail http://uk.mail.yahoo.com

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RE: [LIS-Forum] article required (fwd)
by VYASAMOORTHY /IKP/HYD 07 Feb '04

07 Feb '04

Dear Friends: This refers to article request by Mr Arunachalam and fears expressed by Girija. I suggest a way out. Just request for the article availability. The lending and the lendee libraries can contact each other for terms & conditions (free or paid), mode of delivery (courier/fax/email, format (digital/paper) of supply etc. Just One copy made available to the end-user (researcher) for his own personal study/research would be covered by 'fair use' may not attract adverse copyright/licensing problems. Vyasamoorthy, P From: Library [mailto:library@rri.res.in] Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 9:56 AM To: lis-forum Subject: [LIS-Forum] article required (fwd) Dear moderator, Sorry, I forgot to add that I am all for people asking for documents (after exhausting usual sources only) on lis-forum. I am only worried if it is correct to ask for pdfs as it is a violation of copyright. As everyone knows, this is being done on a personal level in some cases but in a public forum? ... Girija ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Raman Research Institute Library, Tel: +91 80 361 0122 Extn 250 C V Raman Avenue, Sadashivanagar, Fax: +91 80 361 0492 Bangalore 560 080, India. Email: library(a)rri.res.in

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Query about RF-ID facilties
by Mailing List Manager 06 Feb '04

06 Feb '04

Date: 3 Feb 2004 06:27:50 -0000 From: Vijay Raghav Tiwari <vijayrt(a)rediffmail.com> Dear Friends I would like to know more about the RF-ID facilities implementation aspects: Firstly : How much it will cost. Secondly: How much time it will take when all the database is on WEB OPAC available. Thirdly : Suggest some vendors who can provide this facility at the earliest. Hope that you will pass on the required information at the earliest. with regards, VR Tiwari Librarian HRI, Allahabad

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Fwd: Interesting article
by Mailing List Manager 06 Feb '04

06 Feb '04

Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2004 05:14:39 +0000 (GMT) From: "[iso-8859-1] MALLIKARJUNA, C" <hbmallikarjuna(a)yahoo.co.in> Cartia, Inc. has announced the availability of ThemeScape 1.0, a new application for managing high volumes of information. Using a process known as Enterprise Information Mapping (EIM), ThemeScape automatically harvests massive amounts of unstructured text, extracts the major themes and topics, and creates an interactive map of the information, according to the company. The topographical maps show a big-picture view of the content within large quantities of documents, Web pages, e-mail, and other sources. According to the company, the topographical landscapes produced by ThemeScape are not just maps of documents; they are the information within those documents. Major themes rise from the surface, much like mountain peaks, indicating a concentration of documents around a given topic. The distance between the peaks indicates how closely different themes are related. These visual cues rapidly accelerate a user's ability to understand the context of information. "It's like looking at information from 30,000 feet," said Greg Clark, a knowledge management consultant and beta user at British Petroleum. "You can see the patterns and relationships that emerge when you combine information from thousands of different documents. ThemeScape has given us insights we may have missed entirely." The underlying technology of ThemeScape has been in development for more than 4 years, beginning at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory operated by Battelle. With roots in highly classified covert operations, early development was directed by the U.S. government to help discover patterns and trends within hundreds of thousands of intelligence documents. In 1996, Cartia secured exclusive rights to the technology and has since redesigned both the mapping engine and user interface for use in commercial applications. ThemeScape has three primary components: a.. ThemeServer is the underlying engine that provides content aggregation, map generation, and information distribution to end users. Each ThemeServer can support multiple ThemePublishers and ThemeReaders. b.. ThemePublisher is the control center for ThemeScape. ThemePublisher users can harvest information from local directories, intranet servers, or Internet Web sites. They can customize map appearance, create time-sliced maps based on document dates, and even personalize the application with graphics, user controls, and text specific to their business. ThemePublisher also includes all of the capabilities of ThemeReader. c.. ThemeReader is a desktop client that allows users to view and interact with maps created using ThemePublisher. ThemeServer runs on a Microsoft Windows NT Server. ThemePublisher and ThemeReader are Java applications that run on Windows 95/98 and Windows NT. Pricing varies depending on configuration. ThemeScape 1.0 is currently in use at several major corporations, among them British Petroleum, Philips Electronics, Ford, and Texaco. Source: Cartia, Inc., Redmond, WA, 425/602-3550; http://www.cartia.com. ****

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4th ASSIST national Seminar on "Digital Resources and Services in Libraries.
by Mailing List Manager 06 Feb '04

06 Feb '04

Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2004 05:58:37 -0800 (PST) From: Biradar B.S. <bs_biradar(a)yahoo.com> Dear Professional Friends We are happy to inform you that we are organising 4th ASSIST National Seminar on "Digital Resources and Services in Libraries, during 12-13 April 2004. We are requesting you to send paper on any following sub-themes: Digital Libraries: what and why? Digital Resources and Services Tools and Technologies in Management of Digital Resources Processes and Methods of Digitization Formats and Standards Copyright Issues Open Source Materials and Open Archive Initiatives Manpower Development and Continuing Education User Education Important dates to be remembered : Last date for receipt of paper : 25th March 2004 Date of Seminar : 12-13 April 2004 Registration fee: With accommodation : Rs. 800/- Without accommodation : Rs. 500/- Students delegates: Rs. 300/- For further detail you may also visit the Web site: www.freewebs.com/assist2004 With Warm Regards Dr. B.S. Biradar Organising Secretary 4th ASSIST national Seminar, and Chairman DOS in Library and Information Science Kuvempu University Jnana Sahyadri-577 451 Shankaragatta, Shimoga, Karnataka Ph: Res: (08282) 656 142 (08282) 657 319 e-mail: bs_biradar(a)yahoo.com bsbiradar53(a)rediffmail.com assistku2004(a)yahoo.co.in

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DRTC Admission Notification for ADIS and JRF
by Mailing List Manager 06 Feb '04

06 Feb '04

Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2004 10:33:38 +0530 From: ramshirish mamidala <ramshirish(a)hotmail.com> Respected Professionals, Indian Statistical Institute has issued Admission notification for ADIS (Equivalent to MLISc) and Junior Research Fellowship offered by DRTC (Documentation Reserach and Training Centre) Bangalore, along with other subject courses. 2-year Associateship in Documentation and Information Science Eligibility Criteria (i) Bachelor�s degree in Library Science, or (ii) Master�s degree in any subject with at least two years� library/documentation/information handling experience or (iii) a four year plus degree, such as B.E. and M.B.B.S. with at least two years� library/documentation/information handling experience. Stipend Rs.1500/- per month.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Junior Research Fellowship : Library and Information Science Eligibility Criteria Associateship in Documentation and Information Science of ISI or INSDOC or Master�s degree in Library and Information Science. Fellowship : Rs. 8000/- per month . For more details please visit : http://www.isical.ac.in/~deanweb/ADMISSIONNOTICE2004.pdf Regards, M.RAMSHIRISH (Student ADIS), Documentation Research and Training Centre, Indian Statistical Institue, 8th Mile, Mysore Road, R.V.College : PO, Bangqalore 560 059 phone:080-8483975 (Hostel) 8483002 Ext:495(ABC Lab) email:ramshirish@hotmail.com ram(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in

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OECD communique on open access
by Mailing List Manager 06 Feb '04

06 Feb '04

Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2004 11:58:26 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> DECLARATION ON ACCESS TO RESEARCH DATA FROM PUBLIC FUNDING adopted on 30 January 2004 in Paris The governments (1) of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, the Russian Federation, the Slovak Republic, the Republic of South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States Recognising that an optimum international exchange of data, information and knowledge contributes decisively to the advancement of scientific research and innovation; Recognising that open access to, and unrestricted use of, data promotes scientific progress and facilitates the training of researchers; Recognising that open access will maximise the value derived from public investments in data collection efforts; Recognising that the substantial increase in computing capacity enables vast quantities of digital research data from public funding to be put to use for multiple research purposes by many research institutes of the global science system, thereby substantially increasing the scope and scale of research; Recognising the substantial benefits that science, the economy and society at large could gain from the opportunities that expanded use of digital data resources have to offer, and recognising the risk that undue restrictions on access to and use of research data from public funding could diminish the quality and efficiency of scientific research and innovation; Recognising that optimum availability of research data from public funding for developing countries will enhance their participation in the global science system, thereby contributing to their social and economic development; Recognising that the disclosure of research data from public funding may be constrained by domestic law on national security, the protection of privacy of citizens and the protection of intellectual property rights and trade secrets that may require additional safeguards; Recognising that on some of the aspects of the accessibility of research data from public funding, additional measures have been taken or will be introduced in OECD countries and that disparities in national regulations could hamper the optimum use of publicly funded data on the national and international scales; Considering the beneficial impact of the establishment of OECD Guidelines on the Protection of Privacy and Transborder Flows of Personal Data (1980, 1985 and 1998) and the OECD Guidelines for the Security of Information Systems and Networks (1992, 1997 and 2002) on international policies for access to digital data; DECLARE THEIR COMMITMENT TO: Work towards the establishment of access regimes for digital research data from public funding in accordance with the following objectives and principles: Openness: balancing the interests of open access to data to increase the quality and efficiency of research and innovation with the need for restriction of access in some instances to protect social, scientific and economic interests. Transparency: making information on data-producing organisations, documentation on the data they produce and specifications of conditions attached to the use of these data, available and accessible internationally. Legal conformity: paying due attention, in the design of access regimes for digital research data, to national legal requirements concerning national security, privacy and trade secrets. Formal responsibility: promoting explicit, formal institutional rules on the responsibilities of the various parties involved in data-related activities pertaining to authorship, producer credits, ownership, usage restrictions, financial arrangements, ethical rules, licensing terms, and liability. Professionalism: building institutional rules for the management of digital research data based on the relevant professional standards and values embodied in the codes of conduct of the scientific communities involved. Protection of intellectual property: describing ways to obtain open access under the different legal regimes of copyright or other intellectual property law applicable to databases as well as trade secrets. Interoperability: paying due attention to the relevant international standard requirements for use in multiple ways, in co-operation with other international organisations. Quality and security: describing good practices for methods, techniques and instruments employed in the collection, dissemination and accessible archiving of data to enable quality control by peer review and other means of safeguarding authenticity, originality, integrity, security and establishing liability. Efficiency: promoting further cost effectiveness within the global science system by describing good practices in data management and specialised support services. Accountability: evaluating the performance of data access regimes to Interoperability: paying due attention to the relevant international standard requirements for use in multiple ways, in co-operation with other international organisations. Quality and security: describing good practices for methods, techniques and instruments employed in the collection, dissemination and accessible archiving of data to enable quality control by peer review and other means of safeguarding authenticity, originality, integrity, security and establishing liability. Efficiency: promoting further cost effectiveness within the global science system by describing good practices in data management and specialised support services. Accountability: evaluating the performance of data access regimes to maximise the support for open access among the scientific community and society at large. Seek transparency in regulations and policies related to information, computer and communications services affecting international flows of data for research, and reducing unnecessary barriers to the international exchange of these data; Take the necessary steps to strengthen existing instruments and - where appropriate - create within the framework of international and national law, new mechanisms and practices supporting international collaboration in access to digital research data; Support OECD initiatives to promote the development and harmonisation of approaches by governments adhering to this Declaration aimed at maximising the accessibility of digital research data; Consider the possible implications for other countries, including developing countries and economies in transition, when dealing with issues of access to digital research data. INVITE THE OECD: To develop a set of OECD guidelines based on commonly agreed principles to facilitate optimal cost-effective access to digital research data from public funding, to be endorsed by the OECD Council at a later stage. ___________ (1) Including the European Community The Full communique <http://www.oecd.org/document/0,2340,en_2649_34487_25998799_1_1_1_1,00.html>

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Online Scholarly Journals: How Many?
by Mailing List Manager 06 Feb '04

06 Feb '04

Friends: I received this through a discussion list and so I think I can share it with others! Feb. 1, 2004 column for Library journal by Carol Tenopi Online Scholarly Journals: How Many? It should be easy to determine the exact number of scholarly journals that are available online. Surprisingly, it is a challenge. Even how many scholarly journals are published in print isn't easy to figure out. Coming up with these numbers is a tale that information specialists will appreciate. Straight to the source Ulrich's publishes its serials directory in many formats; the most up-to-date and complete is ulrichsweb.com (tm). According to Yvette Diven, Director, Product Management, Serials for R.R. Bowker LLC, "ulrichsweb.com is the version of Ulrich's that contains the largest numbers of publications pulled from the Ulrich's database...Ulrichsweb.com contains the active, ceased, suspended, and forthcoming titles from Ulrich's as well as records for titles announced but never published and records for which supplemental research is required in order to confirm the latest information." It is updated weekly. Luckily, ulrichsweb.com searches can be limited to "active" records. This is pretty unambiguous. In mid-November, 2003 there were over 180,200 active serial records. Restricting these to just scholarly journals gets more complicated. Ulrich's has two field designations that might be relevant; "academic/scholarly" and "refereed". Refereed designates refereed and peer-reviewed periodicals and is assigned mostly on information gathered from the publisher. Here is where the problem begins. Genuine academic publishers understand the process of peer review but others may not. According to Diven, "on occasion...a publication confuses peer-review with the fact that the publication is frequently consulted by readers of its peers in the marketplace. There is also a misperception among some publishers that a publication is necessarily peer-reviewed if it has an editorial board. Ulrich's editors make a concerted effort to clarify our definitions." Academic/scholarly is a term that publishers pick from a list that describes audience or focus (it includes Trade, Consumer, and Newspaper.) It refers to publications intended for an academic audience or which contain materials with a research focus. For active refereed periodicals we get just over 21,000 titles; active academic/scholarly weighs in at nearly 43,500. Most of the refereed are within the academic set, so the final answer to active and (refereed or academic/scholarly) comes to just over 43,500. Narrowing to online How many of these are e-journals? Ulrich's actually provides two digital designations: "online" or "CD-ROM". Online in Ulrich's means full text online but "does not necessarily mean online-only," according to Diven. In fact, most of the online periodicals are also published in print, with only about 4600 e-only publications. Many e-only publications are newsletters, consumer publications, or web-based zines rather than scholarly publications. CD-ROM availability is not included under online, although some titles may have both designations. Ulrich's lists over 34,500 online, active periodicals of all types (remember, this includes a few e-only, but many more publications have both online and print versions.) CD-ROM is far behind. Only 6500 titles have active CD-ROM versions. As expected, there is some overlap, so the total number for digital periodicals in Ulrich's (either CD-ROM or online and also active) is nearly 37,500. Restrict that to only online active refereed and you get 11,000; online and active and (scholarly/academic or refereed) yields over 14,600. CD-ROM may add another couple thousand titles. Limiting by subject It is more difficult to calculate how many are science, technology, or medical titles. Restricting searches to appropriate LC or Dewey classification numbers seems the best bet, but even that demands caution. Peter Jacso, well-known author and database reviewer, explains that as of summer 2003 over 80 percent of Ulrich's database records have no information in the LC field. Such "errors of omissions can be more dangerous than errors of commission because they are, well-invisible, and you don't get adequate warning about large scale omissions," says Jasco. Luckily, all Ulrich's records include at least one Dewey Decimal number. Restricting the search by Dewey classification can be time-consuming as fields vary considerably. Many of the online active titles are science, technology, or medicine, but by no means all. The humanities and social sciences have many online titles as well. On average, in Dewey 500s and 600s only one-quarter to one-third active peer reviewed titles are online. In some subfields, such as astronomy and medicine, the number of titles online is closer to 60 percent. Others are obsessed, too The American Scientist e-forum (run by Stevan Harnad) recently had a several-days debate on this topic, with some claiming that there are as many as half a million scholarly journals published today. Both librarians and publishers benefit from knowing the true scope of serial titles and online penetration. I can say with confidence that as of the end of 2003, there are just under 50,000 scholarly journals and somewhere between a third and just over half of them are in digital form. One thing I've learned is that these numbers are a moving target and somewhat suspect. Keep checking and keep definitive statements necessarily vague. Carol Tenopir, Professor School of Information Sciences Interim Director, Center for Information Studies University of Tennessee 1345 Circle Park Drive, 451 Communications Bldg. Knoxville, TN 37996-0341 Tel: (865) 974-7911 FAX: (865) 974-4967 web.utk.edu/~tenopir/

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Managing misinformation - introducing a new health management information system in Uganda
by Mailing List Manager 06 Feb '04

06 Feb '04

Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 08:45:51 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> How can health management information systems (HMIS) be successfully introduced in low-income countries? Research coordinated by the University of Sheffield examined the introduction of HMIS in Uganda and identified the problems experienced in the process. Can the introduction of HMIS support the decentralisation of the Ugandan health service? Can it assist real organisational change at the local level? The transition to primary healthcare (PHC) oriented health systems in many low-income countries has influenced need for more health information to be effectively collected from health units and made accessible at the local level. In response, HMIS is a tool that allows for the decentralised local level management of health systems. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has identified this area as a priority in low-income countries.

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Microsoft Offers Linux-Interoperability Software For Free
by Mailing List Manager 06 Feb '04

06 Feb '04

Date: 29 Jan 2004 08:21:12 -0000 From: Subbiah Gunasekaran <gunasekaran_subbiah(a)rediffmail.com> Microsoft Offers Linux-Interoperability Software For Free Jan. 13, 2004 Services For Unix 3.5 also features improved performance and broader support for Posix APIs. By John Foley Microsoft has decided to drop the $99 licensing fee previously required for its Services For Unix software and plans to make a new version of the interoperability product available this week at no cost on its Web site. Services For Unix is a subsystem of Unix APIs and development and administration tools intended to help businesses migrate Unix or Linux applications to Windows computers or create heterogeneous environments where the operating systems coexist. SFU version 3.5, to be available Thursday, will come with performance improvements and new features that make it better at both of those functions, yet Microsoft officials say the price change represents a strategy shift that's equally important. "The big news on this release, we think, is that it's free," says Dennis Oldroyd, a director with Microsoft's Windows server group. Microsoft had developed a reputation among some customers for not doing enough to help them deal with the growing number of mixed computing environments. In a survey last fall by InformationWeek Research, more than half of the 400 business-technology professionals who responded said Windows-Linux interoperability was a problem, and 87% were of the opinion that Microsoft was leaving the interoperability work to others. "The real driver behind this [pricing] change is this interoperability issue," Oldroyd says. "We want Windows to be the best platform for interoperability." The three main components of SFU--Unix's Network File System and Network Identity Service and Microsoft's Interix layer of Posix APIs--have all been tuned for better performance, with some commands running 50% faster, Oldroyd says. SFU 3.5 also features first-time support for P-Threads (for Posix-compliant multithreaded applications), a broader set of Posix APIs, and updated utilities and libraries. http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=17300643

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Prof.P N Kaula is honored with Padmasri
by Mailing List Manager 06 Feb '04

06 Feb '04

Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2004 12:57:20 +0000 (GMT) From: "[iso-8859-1] Prof. N. Laxman Rao." <naglaxman(a)yahoo.com> Dear professional Friends I am sure u may be aware that this year Republic day is a special for all the professionals. Prof. Prithvi Nath Kaula, an eminent and internationally renowned Library scientist, teacher to many professionals in the country had been honoured with PADMASRI award. It is great honor for all the professionals and the profession. Prof Kaula contribution is known to all over the world. His contributions are phenomenal. Even at this age he continues to contribute for the development of the profession. He is renowned International expert, worked for UN, Continuously (and single handedly) publishing the journals. His expert services are being utilized by both Governmental and non-Governmental organization. Awards are given on his name. The contributions are innumerable. He was also my teacher. Our profession is thankful to the Government of India for recognizing his services. On behalf of our profession and on my own behalf, I congratulate Prof. PN Kaula for getting this award, which he richly deserves. I also express my thanks to Govt of India for honoring Prof Kaula with this award. Laxman rao ===== Prof.N.LAXMAN RAO, Dept.of Library & Information Science, Osmania University, HYDERABAD- 500 007 (INDIA) President, Indian Association of Teachers in Library and Information Science (IATLIS). Ph:+91-40-27171565 (res): +91-40- 27682290 (off) e:mail-- naglaxman(a)yahoo.com OR naglaxman(a)indiatimes.com

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ORIENTIATION COURSE ON IT FOR LIBRARIANS IN GOA UNIVERSITY, GOA
by Mailing List Manager 06 Feb '04

06 Feb '04

Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 04:56:48 -0800 (PST) From: Dr.P.V.Konnur <pv_konnur(a)yahoo.com> ORIENTIATION COURSE ON IT FOR LIBRARIANS IN GOA UNIVERSITY, GOA This is to inform all the members of the LIS Forum that, Goa University Library in collaboration with Academic Staff College Goa University, Goa is organising one month Orientation Course for College Librarians and Teachers and Assistant/Deputy Librarians in Universities from 21st February 04 to 19th March 2004. The training will be totally practical based and all the components of the library automation and digitization are covered (Scheduled Time Table enclosed). The selection will be on all India base. The selected participants will be paid 2nd AC up and down Rail fare and DA for one month or local hospitality including accommodation. Those who fulfill the following conditions may apply in the format of any Academic staff college nearer to them: 1.They should be working on permanent basis in any colleges or University. 2.They must be at least in UGC lecturer scale and above. 3.The application should be forwarded by the college principal/Registrar of the University. 4.The applications must be addressed to the Director, Academic Staff College, Goa University, Taleigao Plateau, Goa � 403 206, with a copy to the University Librarian, University Library, Taleigao Plateau, Goa � 403 206 latest by 7th February 2004. For details please cotact: Dr.P.V.Konnur, University Librarian, Goa University Library, Taleigao Plateau, Goa � 403 206. Phone : 0832- 2456031 (O) 0832-2451008 ( R) ===== Dr.P.V.Konnur, University Librarian & Head, Department of Library & Information Science, Goa University Library, Taleigao Plateau, Goa - 403 206. Phone: 0832-2456031 (O) 0832-2451008 (R)

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Free Access to Avery Index
by prafulla＠nisc.co.in 02 Feb '04

02 Feb '04

Dear All: NISC is pleased to offer free access to Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals (1741-Present) for the entire month of February 2004. A brief description about the database is given below for your information: Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals (1741-Present) Available Formats: BiblioLine, CD-ROM Number of Records: 510,000+ Dates of Coverage: 1741-to-present Number of CD-ROMS: 1 Subject Category: Arts & Humanities, Business Update Frequency: Weekly on BiblioLine; Semi-Annual for CD- ROM Product Overview The Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals offers the most comprehensive listing of journal articles on architecture and design, including bibliographic descriptions and indexes on subjects such as the history and practice of architecture, landscape architecture, city planning, historic preservation, and interior design and decoration. Avery has been produced continuously since 1934. It is currently published by the Getty Research Institute of the J. Paul Getty Trust and the Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York. Editorial offices are at the Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library of Columbia University, New York City. Administrative offices are at the Getty Research Institute. Database Content Avery covers subjects related to all geographical areas. It includes not only the scholarly and popular periodical literature, but also the publications of professional associations, American state and regional periodicals, and the major serial publications on architecture and design from Europe, Asia, Latin America, and Australia. The only comprehensive American guide to the current literature of architecture and design, the Avery Index now surveys more than 2,500 journals worldwide. Approximately 40% of the indexed articles are in English; 60% are in languages other than English, including Basque, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish. Subject Coverage Archaeology Architecture Architectural design City planning Furniture and decoration Historic preservation History of architecture Interior design Landscape architecture Urban planning To register for free trial, please click the Avery Index link on NISC's home page: www.nisc.com Happy browsing! Thank you Sincerely T.V. Prafulla Chandra Senior Editor --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NISC Export Services Pvt. Ltd. (an affiliate of NISC International, Inc. USA) S-1 Ballad Estates, St.Ann's School Road, Tarnaka, Hyderabad 500 017 Andhra Pradesh, India - Tel:+91 40 27001517 Tel/Fax:+91 40 27002538 WWW.NISC.COM A company in service to NISC worldwide. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Prof.PNKaula is honored with Padmasri -
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 01 Feb '04

01 Feb '04

Dear professional Friends I am sure u may be aware that this year Republic day is a special for all the professionals. Prof. Prithvi Nath Kaula, an eminent and internationally renowned Library scientist, teacher to many professionals in the country had been honoured with PADMASRI award. It is great honor for all the professionals and the profession. Prof Kaula contribution is known to all over the world. His contributions are phenomenal. Even at this age he continues to contribute for the development of the profession. He is renowned International expert, worked for UN, Continuously (and single handedly) publishing the journals. His expert services are being utilized by both Governmental and non-Governmental organization. Awards are given on his name. The contributions are innumerable. He was also my teacher. Our profession is thankful to the Government of India for recognizing his services. On behalf of our profession and on my own behalf, I congratulate Prof. PN Kaula for getting this award, which he richly deserves. I also express my thanks to Govt of India for honoring Prof Kaula with this award. Laxman rao ===== Prof.N.LAXMAN RAO, Dept.of Library & Information Science, Osmania University, HYDERABAD- 500 007 (INDIA) President, Indian Association of Teachers in Library and Information Science (IATLIS). Ph:+91-40-27171565 (res): +91-40- 27682290 (off) e:mail-- naglaxman(a)yahoo.com OR naglaxman(a)indiatimes.com ____________________________________________________________ Does your mail provider give you a free online calendar? Yahoo! does. Get Yahoo! Mail http://uk.mail.yahoo.com

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Article request
by Nagesh Hadimani 31 Jan '04

31 Jan '04

Dear Mebmers, If any one could kindly send me the full text of the following papers by email or by post. 1) Development, Growth & Differentiation, 37(1): Page93-98. 1995 English author Myohara-M 2)Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology, 32(2) page 187-196, 1996 Baden-Howard.P Please help to find these journals and send papers to the following address. i will be very much thankful for your help. thanking you Nagesh Hadimani Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research P.O.No.6436, Jakkur, Bangalore-560064 email:nagesh@jncasr.ac.in web:www.jncasr.ac.in/library

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article required (fwd)
by Library 30 Jan '04

30 Jan '04

Dear moderator, Sorry, I forgot to add that I am all for people asking for documents (after exhausting usual sources only) on lis-forum. I am only worried if it is correct to ask for pdfs as it is a violation of copyright. As everyone knows, this is being done on a personal level in some cases but in a public forum? ... Girija ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Raman Research Institute Library, Tel: +91 80 361 0122 Extn 250 C V Raman Avenue, Sadashivanagar, Fax: +91 80 361 0492 Bangalore 560 080, India. Email: library(a)rri.res.in ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 09:32:06 +0530 (IST) From: Library <library(a)rri.res.in> To: lis-forum <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> Subject: [LIS-Forum] article required (fwd) Dear Moderator, I wonder if it is a good thing to circulate messages asking for pdfs of articles by email? Isn't this against copyright policies of most publishers? By the way, Lis-forum messages are available to the public via google searches also so perhaps we should worry about this. (For this reason, you need not circulate this message but you could take a policy decision based on this) With best wishes, Girija ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Raman Research Institute Library, Tel: +91 80 361 0122 Extn 250 C V Raman Avenue, Sadashivanagar, Fax: +91 80 361 0492 Bangalore 560 080, India. Email: library(a)rri.res.in ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2004 18:35:04 +0530 (IST) From: Mailing List Manager <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] article required Date: 27 Jan 2004 07:31:48 -0000 From: Subbiah Gunasekaran <gunasekaran_subbiah(a)rediffmail.com> Dear Members: I will be very grateful, if anyone could kindly send me the full text [in pdf] of the following paper by email. Author: M D Segall et al Title : First-principles simulation: ideas, illustrations and the CASTEP code Source: J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 14 (25 March 2002) 2717-2744 Thanks, Sincerely, S Gunasekaran Library & Inf. Services CECRI, Karaikudi 630 006 Tamil Nadu. _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum

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article required (fwd)
by Library 30 Jan '04

30 Jan '04

Dear Moderator, I wonder if it is a good thing to circulate messages asking for pdfs of articles by email? Isn't this against copyright policies of most publishers? By the way, Lis-forum messages are available to the public via google searches also so perhaps we should worry about this. (For this reason, you need not circulate this message but you could take a policy decision based on this) With best wishes, Girija ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Raman Research Institute Library, Tel: +91 80 361 0122 Extn 250 C V Raman Avenue, Sadashivanagar, Fax: +91 80 361 0492 Bangalore 560 080, India. Email: library(a)rri.res.in ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2004 18:35:04 +0530 (IST) From: Mailing List Manager <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] article required Date: 27 Jan 2004 07:31:48 -0000 From: Subbiah Gunasekaran <gunasekaran_subbiah(a)rediffmail.com> Dear Members: I will be very grateful, if anyone could kindly send me the full text [in pdf] of the following paper by email. Author: M D Segall et al Title : First-principles simulation: ideas, illustrations and the CASTEP code Source: J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 14 (25 March 2002) 2717-2744 Thanks, Sincerely, S Gunasekaran Library & Inf. Services CECRI, Karaikudi 630 006 Tamil Nadu. _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum

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Query about RF-ID facilties
by Mailing List Manager 29 Jan '04

29 Jan '04

Date: 29 Jan 2004 03:53:46 -0000 From: Vijay Raghav Tiwari <vijayrt(a)rediffmail.com> Dear Friends I would like to know more about the RF-ID facilities implementation aspects: Firstly : How much it will cost. Secondly: How much time it will take when all the database is on WEB OPAC available. Thirdly : Suggest some vendors who can provide this facility at the earliest. Hope that you will pass on the required information at the earliest. with regards, VR Tiwari Librarian HRI, Allahabad

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storing CD's & DVD's
by Mailing List Manager 28 Jan '04

28 Jan '04

Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2004 12:29:32 +0530 From: Krishnan <krish(a)ems.ncl.res.in> Want to know how to store your CDs and DVDs safely for many years, please have a look at the information at: http://www.itl.nist.gov/div895/carefordisc/ Guide: Care and Handling Guide for the Preservation of CDs and DVDs, CLIR and NIST joint project NIST Special Publication 500-252, October 2003, Final Dr. S. Krishnan Head, Information Division National Chemical Lab, PUNE 411008, INDIA

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Mapping intellectual milestones - CITESPACE
by Mailing List Manager 28 Jan '04

28 Jan '04

Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2004 11:51:19 +0530 From: Madhuresh <madhuresh_s(a)aurigene.com> Want to find out what's hot and what's not in any given research area without actually having to read all the papers? Read on. Chaomei Chen, associate professor at the College of Information Science and Technology at Drexel University in Philadelphia, USA, has developed software called CITESPACE, analyzes how the co-citation relationships change over time. He published a research paper recently in PNAS Online, which is available at http://www.pnas.org/cgi/reprint/0307513100v1.pdf The news item can be read at http://www.chemweb.com/alchem/articles/1066208793352.html or at http://gateways.bmn.com/sreport/previous?day=040122&story=1 Regards. Madhuresh Singhal Aurigene Discovery Technologies Limited, Electronic City, phase II, Hosur Road, Bangalore 562 158 Phone 8521314-16 Ext.- 422 Mobile 98861 82822 Fax 852 6285 E-mail: madhureshsinghal(a)yahoo.com

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InfoWatch - January 2004
by M.R Lalitha 28 Jan '04

28 Jan '04

Dear LIS-Forum member, The January 2004 issue of InfoWatch is now online, bringing you details of new Internet sites related to Science and Engineering. You can access the complete issue on the NCSI Web server at the URL : http://www.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/infowatch/iw.php You will also find earlier issues of InfoWatch here. For your convenience, the table of contents is given below. If you wish to be on the mailing list of InfoWatch to receive the complete issue by e-mail, let us know. Also mention your format preference - html or text. Regards -Lalitha M.R lalitha(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in (lalitha(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ InfoWatch Tracking Networked Scientific Information Sources and Services (An electronic update service brought to you by NCSI) Jan 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In This Issue: 1. Access to Global Online Research in Agriculture (AGORA) 2. ARKIVOC - Free online journal of organic chemistry 3. Biocomplexity Thesaurus 4. CircuitMaker 2000 5. Code Beach - A guide to free and open source codes & tutorials 6. Dali Server [A service for comparing protein structures in 3D] 7. Digital Laboratory [A source for electrical and electronics engineering resources] 8. Dspace Federation [A digital repository software system] 9. History of the robots in Victorian era 10. Interactions.org - A resource for communicators of particle physics 11. Inventors' Handbook 12. KnowItAll Academic - A set of free educational software tools 13. Mars Exploration Rover Mission 14. Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization (MALDI) Mass Spectrometry Recipes Page 15. Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) [A resource for fuel additive] 16. NetBSD - A redistributable UNIX-like operating system 17. Probability Abstract Service 18. Science for all Americans [A book about science literacy] 19. Virtual DR - A community where computing problems get solved 20. XtremWeb [A free software platform to explore scientific issues and applications] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ About InfoWatch : InfoWatch is a monthly electronic newsletter, brought out by the National Centre for Science Information (NCSI) Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore - 560 012, INDIA. Information in the newsletter is collected and verified by NCSI staff.The newsletter aims to raise awareness of new sources of information on the Internet, particularly those which are relevant for higher education and research. Some items may be of relevance only to the IISc community.Resources reported here have been taken from various discussion lists and other network tools and no special claims are made for accuracy or originality. Most of the sources cited in the newsletter were checked at the time of publication, however it is possible that some of the resources are no longer available. We welcome comments about the newsletter and suggestions for resources to be featured. Please e-mail your comments to Infowatch editors: Ms. K. Thulasi (thulasi(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in) & Ms. M. R. Lalitha (lalitha(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in) ------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Workshop on "Consortia Approach to Resource Sharing, 5th Feb. 04
by DRTC General 28 Jan '04

28 Jan '04

WORKSHOP ON CONSORTIA APPROACH TO RESOURCE SHARING 5th February, 2004 Dear Colleagues, Documentation Research and Training Centre (DRTC) is pleased to announce a one day intensive workshop on `Consortia Approach to Resource Sharing' on 5th February 2004 at DRTC. We are pleased to extend an invitation to you to participate as one of the delegates. Our objective is to get together professionals who are working in or towards consortia for information sharing and to leverage the existing knowledge, techniques and skills in this particular area. (see below - Programme). No registration fee will be charged and workshop materials will be provided by us. We will also be happy to extend local hospitality. However, we will not be able to provide TA. We hope that you will be able to accept our invitation and lend your expertise to the proceedings. A session (12.30 pm - 1.30 pm) is dedicated to presentations of case studies and experiences by delegates. We request you to kindly prepare a short presentation of your views for discussion at this session. Please send us a write-up including your role in a working consortium (or in planning and implementation of consortium) or relevant materials you wish to share with the delegates. Please confirm your participation with an email to drtc(a)isibang.ac.in with `consortium workshop registration' in the subject line no later than 2nd February 2004. Registration is on first-come-first-served basis for a maximum of 20 participants. Regards (Dr.Devika P. Madalli) Convenor, DRTC Workshop on Consortia ======================================================== WORKSHOP ON LIBRARY CONSORTIA FOR RESOURCE SHARING 5th February, 2004 Topics: Academic Library Consortia: Governance issues Consortium Models for information sharing among academic and research libraries Copyright issues in resource sharing consortia Planning and Financial management of Consortia Technology issues in implementation of Consortia Academia-industry collaborations Library consortia: Case studies P R O G R A M M E 9.30 am - 10 am : Registration 10 am - 10.30 am : Inaugural session 10.30 am - 11.30 am : Keynote Address 'Overview of Consortium approach to Information Access and Sharing' -- Prof. David Kohl, Senior Fulbright Specialist, Emeritus, University of Cincinnati 11.30 am - 12 noon : Tea Break 12 noon - 12.30 pm Presentation on 'Consortia - The Indian Scenario' -- Dr. Devika P. Madalli, Documentation Research and Training Centre, ISI, Bangalore-59 12.30- 1.30 pm : Individual presentations Delegates present case studies and experiences 1.30 pm - 2.30 pm : Lunch Break 2.30 pm - 4 pm : Panel Discussion Panelists maximum 8 members including : Prof. David Kohl (Chairman) Prof. Ravichandra Rao (moderator) Invited Heads of libraries and various consortia representatives and stake holders 4 pm - 4.30 pm : Tea Break 4.30 pm to 5 pm : Concluding Session

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article required
by Mailing List Manager 27 Jan '04

27 Jan '04

Date: 27 Jan 2004 07:31:48 -0000 From: Subbiah Gunasekaran <gunasekaran_subbiah(a)rediffmail.com> Dear Members: I will be very grateful, if anyone could kindly send me the full text [in pdf] of the following paper by email. Author: M D Segall et al Title : First-principles simulation: ideas, illustrations and the CASTEP code Source: J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 14 (25 March 2002) 2717-2744 Thanks, Sincerely, S Gunasekaran Library & Inf. Services CECRI, Karaikudi 630 006 Tamil Nadu.

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Request for participation in a course research study
by HR Mohan 27 Jan '04

27 Jan '04

Dear friends, I am sure that you would not mind for the liberty I am taking in sending this mail request. I am appending below a request from my daughter Nithya, who is doing a survey on Internet Users (in the age group of 18-35) in India. I will be thankful if could kindly participate in the survey. (if meet the age criteria) Also, I request you to pass on the request from my daughter (with your suitable forward msg -- you may drop mine) to your contacts in both IT & non IT fields in the age group of 18-35 and who are residents of India and request them to help in this survey. With regards HR Mohan Chief Systems Manager, The Hindu, 859 Anna Salai, Madras 600002, INDIA Phone: 91-44-28413344 :: Fax : 91-44-28415325 Email: hrmohan(a)vsnl.com Web : http://www.hinduonline.com ============================================================================== Req. from Nithya -- project questionnaire ============================================================================== Hi, I would like to introduce myself as Nithya, doing M.Sc. course in Psychology at Chennai. As a part of my course work, I am conducting a research survey on the personality of Internet users. The study focuses on the usage of the Internet along with the way individuals feel, act and behave in general. If you are in the age group of 18 to 35 and reside in India, please support this research by filling the questionnaire posted at the site: http://63.111.9.162/netsurvey I will be pleased and grateful if you could also request your friends to participate in this study by forwarding this mail to them. If you have any queries, feel free to contact me at: netsurvey2004(a)yahoo.com Thanks in advance for setting aside your valuable time and helping in my research. With regards Nithya P.S: Let me take this opportunity to wish you a very very happy and prosperous New Year.

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Mapping intellectual milestones - CITESPACE
by Madhuresh 27 Jan '04

27 Jan '04

Want to find out what's hot and what's not in any given research area without actually having to read all the papers? Read on. Chaomei Chen, associate professor at the College of Information Science and Technology at Drexel University in Philadelphia, USA, has developed software called CITESPACE, analyzes how the co-citation relationships change over time. He published a research paper recently in PNAS Online, which is available at http://www.pnas.org/cgi/reprint/0307513100v1.pdf The news item can be read at http://www.chemweb.com/alchem/articles/1066208793352.html or at http://gateways.bmn.com/sreport/previous?day=040122&story=1 Regards. Madhuresh Singhal Aurigene Discovery Technologies Limited, Electronic City, phase II, Hosur Road, Bangalore 562 158 Phone 8521314-16 Ext.- 422 Mobile 98861 82822 Fax 852 6285 E-mail: madhureshsinghal(a)yahoo.com http://nettalk2.tripod.com/

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