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by Goutam Biswas 03 Mar '10

03 Mar '10

International Journal of Library and Information Science Vol. 2 (1), pp.001– 010, February 2010 © 2010 Academic Journals * Full Length Research Paper* *An evaluative study on the open source digital library softwares for institutional repository: Special reference to Dspace and greenstone digital library* *Goutam Biswas* and Dibyendu Paul* Research Fellow, Department of Library and Information Science, University of Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal, India. *Corresponding author. E-mail: goutambiswas8(a)gmail.com Accepted 5 November, 2009 * Abstract* The Dspace and Greenstone Digital Library Software have helped spread the practical impact of digital library technology throughout the world, with particular emphasis on developing countries. As Dspace and Greenstone enters its second decade, this article takes a retrospective look at its development, the challenges that have been faced, and the lessons that have been learned in developing and deploying a comprehensive open-source system for the construction of digital libraries internationally. Open source digital library packages are gaining popularity nowadays. To build a digital library under economical conditions open source software is preferable. This paper tries to identify the extent of adoption of open source digital library software packages in various organizations through an online survey. In this paper an on line survey has been done to find out the usability of these open source digital library software. It lays down the findings from the survey. In this paper also try to compare with the features of this popular OSS digital library software. * Key words:* Open source software, digital library, greenstone digital library, Dspace. Link for full Paper: * http://www.academicjournals.org/ijlis/PDF/pdf2010/Feb/Biswas%20and%20Paul.p… -- * --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Goutam Biswas University Research Fellow, Department of Library and Information Science, University of Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal,India. MOBILE NO + 91 9831092149 , Phone:(Office) (033) 2582-8220/8293/8750 (Extn.338); Fax: (91) 033-2582 8282 Email: goutambiswas8(a)gmail.com; Website: http://www.goutambiswasresearch.yolasite.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Do you know what is ipl2 ?
by Sangeeta Narang 03 Mar '10

03 Mar '10

Dear professionals, This is to bring to your knowledge that *ipl2** *is by the the result of merger of our long time favourite site the Librarians' Internet Index (LII) and the Internet Public Library (IPL) . More can be searched at: http://www.ipl.org/ Sangeeta Narang Librarian Gd-I AIIMS -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for inclusion
by Muralidharan, Padma (ELS-DEL) 02 Mar '10

02 Mar '10

Dear Lis Forum Manager. Could you please include this in your next newsletter? NASI-SCOPUS YOUNG SCIENTIST AWARDS 2009 In a short ceremony, held at the National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi on the 19th of February, 2010, ten winners from six subject disciplines were awarded the NASI SCOPUS YOUNG SCIENTIST AWARDS. The Honourable Minister of State, Shri Prithviraj Chauhan, gave away the awards to the winners. ELSEVIER and NASI (National Academy of Sciences,India) congratulate the winners and thank all the young intelligentsia who applied for the award. Further information about the winners can be had from Elsevier's (http://southasia.elsevier.com) and NASI's (http://nasi.nic.in) Further information can be had from Padma Muralidharan at p.muralidharan(a)elsevier.com <mailto:p.muralidharan@elsevier.com> Thanks & regards, Padma Muralidharan Senior Manager - Account Development Elsevier India (Science & Technology) 14th Floor, Building 10B, DLF Cyber City, Phase II Gurgaon - 122 002 Email : p.muralidharan(a)elsevier.com Phone : +91-124-4774202 l +91-9810739993 For all information regarding Elsevier, please visit http://southasia.elsevier.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------- This communication is confidential and may be privileged. Any unauthorized use or dissemination of this message in whole or in part is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you receive this message by mistake, please notify the sender by return e-mail and delete this message from your system. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ICRIER Working Paper "Socio-Economic Impact of Mobile Phones on Indian Agriculture"
by Puna Das 02 Mar '10

02 Mar '10

ICRIER Working Paper No. 246 Socio-Economic Impact of Mobile Phones on Indian Agriculture by Surabhi Mittal Sanjay Gandhi Gaurav Tripathi ABSTRACT Information asymmetry acts as one of the major constraints on the growth of agricultural productivity in India. The more rapid growth of mobile telephony as compared to fixed line telephony and the recent introduction of mobile-enabled information services provide a means to overcome existing information asymmetry. It also helps, at least partially, to bridge the gap between the availability and delivery of agricultural inputs and agriculture infrastructure. This paper investigates a series of questions that explore this topic: What kinds of information do farmers value the most to improve agricultural productivity? Do mobile phones and mobile-enabled agricultural services have an impact on agriculture? What are the factors that impede the realisation of the full productivity enhancing potential of mobile phones? The study found evidence that mobiles are being used in ways which contribute to productivity enhancement. As mobile penetration continues to increase among farming communities and information services continue to adapt and proliferate, the scope exists for a much greater rural productivity impact in the future. However, to leverage the full potential of information dissemination enabled by mobile telephony will require significant improvements in supporting infrastructure and capacity building amongst farmers to enable them to use the information they access effectively. Full text in PDF: http://www.icrier.org/publication/working_papers_246.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://anupkumardas.blogspot.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo! Homepage. http://in.yahoo.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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SALIS Seminar on Emerging Technologies in Digital Libraries and e-Learning
by Arunachalam Hariharan 02 Mar '10

02 Mar '10

Emerging Technologies in Digital Libraries and e-Learning Organized by K.L.N.Collegeof Information Technology , Pottapalayam, Madurai & Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS), MaduraiChapter Date: 13th March 2010 K.L.N.COLLEGEOF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Registration fee: Library Professional & others: Rs.200/- Library Science Students: Rs.150/- (Fee includes course kit, certificate, lunch & tea) The Registration fee is to be paid through demand draft drawn in favour of “The Principal, K.L.N.Collegeof Information Technology”, Payable at Madurai. Spot Registration will also be made For further details, please contact: Sri. A.G. GANESAN Organizing Secretary & Librarian K.L.N.Collegeof Information Technology Pottapalayam- 630 611, Sivagangai Dist, TN. Mobile: 09843740240/09486026488) Ph(off) : 0452 – 6562566,6454167 E.Mail: ganeshanag@yahoo. com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Travel Scholarships available for ETD 2010
by Shalini 02 Mar '10

02 Mar '10

For those interested and working in the areas of ETDs. ----- Travel Scholarships - ETD 2010 In keeping with the spirit of open access and inclusiveness, the NDLTD offers travel scholarships to delegates in need of financial assistance to attend the ETD 2010 symposium. Travel scholarships are awarded based on need and reviewed according to NDLTD Conference Handbook guidelines. Scholarships may cover some or all transportation, registration and lodging costs. Travel scholarship recipients are typically individuals from developing nations and/or graduate student awards program winners. This year's goal is to fund participation for 8 to 12 conference delegates. A required post-conference survey will be collected to assess the outcomes of delegate attendance. To apply for a travel scholarship for ETD 2010, please complete the Financial <http://www.lib.utexas.edu/vprovost/ETD_10_Financial_Assistance_form.doc> Assistance Form and email to etd2010(a)austin.utexas.edu by March 15, 2010. Applicants will be notified of scholarship decisions by March 22, 2010. Doug Barnett Chief of Staff, Office of the Vice Provost University of Texas Libraries Phone: 512-495-4388 | Fax: 512-495-4347 dougbarnett(a)austin.utexas.edu | www.lib.utexas.edu ------- Dr. Shalini Urs Executive Director and Professor International School of Information Management University of Mysore Mysore - 570006 Phone : + 91 821 2514699 Fax : + 91 821 2519209 www.isim.ac.in ISiM - Management School of IT. Technology School for IM -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Seminar on Knowledge Management at University of Kalyani
by Juran Krishna Sarkhel 01 Mar '10

01 Mar '10

Dear Moderator, Please do the needful in circulaing the following announcement among the members of the LIS-Forum. UGC-sponsored National Seminar on Knowledge Management: Issues and Perspectives on 25th March, 2010 at the University of Kalyani, West Bengal The Department of Library and Information Science and the Department of Business Administration of the University of Kalyani are going to jointly organise a UGC-sponsored National Seminar on Knowledge Management: Issues and Perspectives on March 25, 2010 at 11.00 AM at Acharya Prafulla Chandra Sabhakakhya, Administrative Building, University of Kalyani. Sub-themes of the Topic Knowledge management and Information management; Knowledge generation and communication; Knowledge Organisation: Tools and Techniques; Knowledge management and Social challenges: Education, public health, food security, water supply, employment, gender and youth; Best practices from industries like IT, pharma, manufacturing; Knowledge Management and Governance: KM impacts on service delivery in public sector institutions; Knowledge Management and ICT. Target Participants Management and IT personnel from industries and corporate houses, Teachers, Research Scholars and Students. Call for Papers/Posters Papers/posters on the abovementioned themes should be submitted by hand/post either to Dr. Satyajit Dhar, Department of Business Administration or Prof. Juran Krishna Sarkhel, Department of Library and Information Science, University of Kalyani, Kalyani-741235, WB. Please send your paper both in print and electronic form on a CD through email to jksarkhel(a)hotmail.com J. K. Sarkhel Professor, Dept of Library & Information Science University of Kalyani Kalyani-741235 West Bengal; India Mobile:09433175705 _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx?id=60969 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Huge Congrats to Prof M P Satija
by nirmal swain 28 Feb '10

28 Feb '10

Huge Congrats to Prof M P Satija on being selected for IASLIC Best LIS Teacher Award N.K Swain ----------------------------- N.K. Swain, Assistant Professor Dept of Library Science, Vani Mandir Building Banasthali University, Rajasthan - 304 022. (India) Tel: 01438-228687 (R) M: 09414543231 E:Mail : nkswainlisfaculty(a)gmail.com Blog: nirmalkumarswain-liseducation.blogspot.com Website: nkswainlisfaculty.googlepages.com/home -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Kuvempu University National Conference:12-13 March 2010
by Drbalabhim Shankarappa Biradar 28 Feb '10

28 Feb '10

Dear Professionals I am very happy to inform you that Kuvempu University, Dept. of Library and Information Science, is holding national conference on “Content management in Digital era: Opportunities and Challenges” during 12-13th March 2010. For this conference we have received over 100 articles out of which editorial committee has accepted 88 papers including 23 invited papers which are written by senior professionals who are having competency in each sub-theme of the conference. Inaugural function will held on 12th March 2010, at 10 AM in the Prof.S.P. Hiremath Hall, Kuvempu University, Shankaraghatta. Inaugural function: Chief Guest: Prof. Prabu Dev, Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, Bangalore University , Bangalore President: Prof.B.S. Sherigar, Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, Kuvempu University, Shankaraghatta. Valedictory function on 13th March 2010 at 4 PM in the Prof.S.P. Hiremath Hall, Kuvempu University, Shankaraghatta. Chief Guest: Prof. V.G. Talawar, Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, University of Mysore , Mysore President: Prof.B.S. Sherigar, Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, Kuvempu University, Shankaraghatta. ------------------------------------------ Dr. B.S.Biradar Professor and Chairman Dept. of Library and Information Science Kuvempu University Jnanasahyadri Shankaraghatta-577 451 Karnataka,India -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IASLIC 16th Annual Ranganathan Memorial Lecture
by Pijushkanti Panigrahi 28 Feb '10

28 Feb '10

IASLIC 16th Annual Ranganathan Memorial Lecture, 2009 Topic Need for revamping LIS education in India Speaker Prof. M. P. Satija, Dept of Library & Information Science, GuruNanakDevUniversity, Amritsar-143005 Chairman Prof. B.P. Muklherjee, Former Head, Department of Library & Information Science, JadavpurUniversity, Kolkata Date & Time March 04, 2010 Thursday at 5.30 pm Venue Bose Institute, P-1/12 CIT Scheme VII-M, Kankurgachi, Kolkata 700 054 All are cordially invited to participate in the programme. Message posted by Prof Pijushkanti Panigrahi, Joint Secretary, IASLIC ==================================================================== Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi, Professor, Dept of Lib and Inf Science, 3rd Floor Asutosh Building, University of Calcutta, 87/1 College Street,Kolkata - 700 073, West Bengal, India, email : panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com, (M) : +91 94342 43522. Joint Secretary, IASLIC, Convenor, Education Division, IASLIC; Associate Editor, IASLIC Bulletin, IASLIC, Kolkata-54 The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo! Homepage. http://in.yahoo.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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