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Workshop on Digitization and Digital Library using DSpace
by Byanktesh Narain Singh 06 Nov '08

06 Nov '08

*Workshop on Digitization and Digital Library using DSpace* 3-6 December, 2008 Venue: Central Library Delhi University Library System, Delhi *Programme Director* Dr S. Majumdar Organized by *Librarians Cultural Forum* in collaboration with * Delhi University Library System* University of Delhi, Delhi 110007 *Organizing Team* *Programme Coordinator* Prof. J.L. Sardana President Librarians Cultural Forum Former Head, Dept. of Lib & Inf Sc University of Delhi, Delhi jlsardana02(a)yahoo.com libforum(a)yahoo.co.in *Programme Director* Dr S. Majumdar University Librarian Delhi Univ Library System University of Delhi, Delhi suprabhat_majumdar(a)yahoo.com *Programme Advisor* Dr S.M. Dhawan Former Scientist F & Head Library and Information Services National Physical Lab. Delhi smdhawan(a)yahoo.com *Programme Manager* Dr Narender Kumar Dy Librarian Delhi University Library System Univ of Delhi, Delhi narenderkumar59(a)yahoo.com * * *Founder Member*: Sh M K Jain 149 Laxmibai Nagar, New Delhi 110 023 * * *DSpace* DSpace is an institutional archival software designed to collect, manage, distribute, preserve and redistribute the digital assets of an organization. Libraries world over are increasingly using DSpace for long-term preservation of fragile digital research material and creating digital libraries of digital material including published and preprint papers; technical reports; working papers and conference papers; electronic theses; digital datasets; digital images; digital audio/visual material; digital educational material; and, of course, digitized library collections. Developed jointly by MIT Libraries and HP labs, DSpace is freely available software and it can be customized to suit one's requirements. There are several open source software available however, DSpace has more number of installations all over the world. It captures data in any format – text, video, audio, and data. It is distributed over the web, indexes the works and makes the search and retrieval by users easy, and preserves the digital work for a long period of time. Given its (DSpace) potential for a wide range of applications, the workshop has been planned to help the potential users to make aware of the various features and also hands on practice of DSpace software. *Workshop Objectives* The purpose of this workshop is to provide training to library and information professionals in DSpace and expose them to important concepts such as digitization, digital library development, and related concepts. In brief, it will have the following objectives: · To provide background knowledge of Open Archive Initiatives, Metadata Standards, digitization, digital library and related concepts · To offer training in Linux · To offer first hand knowledge and training in DSpace · Training in digitization and building digital library resources Training in building Institutional Repositories/ Archives · To provide knowledge in emerging technologies such as RFID * * *Workshop Coverage* * * It has been planned to cover various topics such as Open Source Movement, Digital Libraries, Digitization, Metadata, DSpace, DSpace Administration, OAI-PMH, Persistent Handles, DSpace Customization, Unicode and Indian Languages, and RFID. * * *Instructional Methodology* The Workshop methodology will include lectures, presentations, demonstrations, hands on practice sessions and discussions * * *Infrastructural Facilities* The workshop lectures will be delivered in the morning sessions. It will be followed by demonstration and hands-on practices arranged in the post lunch sessions. The Workshop will be conducted in the Training Centre, Central Library Complex, University of Delhi. It is equipped with computers, networked to Intranet and Internet. * * *Resource persons* The Workshop will have resource persons drawn from National Informatic Centre (NIC), University of Delhi, and Jawaharlal Nehru University. * * *Who Should Attend This Workshop* Library and Information professionals with good working knowledge of Information Technology. The workshop participation is restricted to a maximum of 25 participants. The participants will be selected on first-cum-first served basis. *Registration * Registration for the Workshop opens on Monday, November 3*, 2008* Registration Fee: Rs. 3500/- per participant, it includes Workshop Kit, Course material, Working Lunch and Tea. Please send payment by Cross Cheque/ DD payable in Delhi in favour of *Librarians Cultural Forum.* Please confirm your intent to attend the Workshop by email to Programme Coordinator. *Accommodation * Accommodation for participants can be arranged on demand in the University Guest House as per actuals, approx Rs 600/day. *About Librarians Cultural Forum* Librarians Cultural Forum is a society registered under the Society Registration Act of 1860. Its salient aims and objectives are: · Organizing Workshops / Training programmes / Lectures/ /Seminars/ Conferences/ Panel discussions, etc. · Promoting cooperation among library fraternity through welfare, and cultural activities in and outside India. · Providing counselling and consultancy services · Organizing Book Fairs, Book exhibitions/ Author meets, Book talks, etc. · Helping students by providing scholarships as well as financial assistance. · Evolving code of conduct and ethics of library use · Developing exchange programmes of library & information professionals in India and outside India. *For further details please contact:* *Programme Coordinator*: Prof J L Sardana libforum(a)yahoo.in *Programme Manager*: Dr Narender Kumar narenderkumar59(a)yahoo.com** *Workshop on Digitization and Digital Library using DSpace* 3-6 December, 2008 Venue: Central Library, Delhi University Library System, Delhi *Registration Form* *Participant's Name:*________________________________ * * *Designation :* _____________________________________ * * *Name and Address of the Institution__________________ * _________________________________________________ * * *Tel: ( *O) (R) e*-mail: * Do you require accommodation during the Workshop? Yes / No If Yes, please contact us but not later than November 25, 2008 *Demand Draft No : (Payable to Librarians Cultural Forum ) * _________________*Drawn on:__*___________________ *Amount : Rs.*__________ *Date: *_____________________ *Signature* Post this form to Dr Narender Kumar, *Programme Manager*, Deputy Librarian, Central Library, Delhi Univ Library System, Univ of Delhi, Delhi 110007 narenderkumar59(a)yahoo.com * * -- Dr. B. N. Singh S. Librarian National Museum Institute (Deemed University) Janpath New Delhi 110011 Tel. 011-23012988 (M) 9312919313 Email: byanktesh(a)gmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Get faster Gmail with a faster browser
by K.R. Mulla 06 Nov '08

06 Nov '08

Get faster Gmail with a faster browser Browsers are getting faster and better at running web applications like Google Mail that use browser technology to its limits. In order to get the best experience possible and make Google Mail run an average of *twice as fast*, we suggest that you upgrade your browser to one of the fastest Google Mail supported browsers<http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=6557>that work on Windows. <http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/> <http://www.google.com/chrome/index.html?brand=CHMR&utm_source=en-et-gup&utm…> Download Firefox 3 <http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/> Download Google Chrome<http://www.google.com/chrome/index.html?brand=CHMR&utm_source=en-et-gup&utm…> *Note:* A faster version of Internet Explorer, IE8, is in development and available in a beta<http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/beta/default.aspx>release. -- Thanks with regards K. R. Mulla, Librarian, HKBK College of Engineering, # 22/1, Nagawara, Bangalore - 560 045. Karnataka, India. Tel. +91-80-25441722, 25443744 Ext 152 ................................................................................................. Engg-Lib-Forum: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Engg-Lib-Forum/ Home Page: http://krmulla.googlepages.com/ Library: http://203.90.120.126:8081/ **************************************************************************** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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I need an article... Please help me..
by Rohit Sahu 06 Nov '08

06 Nov '08

Dear colleagues, I am looking for an article, Can any one help me to find out. Research in marketing 1984 vol 7 "Boyer Andre, Palda et al The hedonic approach to price quality relationship and its applications in marketing." Thanks and Regards, Rohit Kumar Sahu Associate Librarian PEARL SCHOOL OF BUSINESS 46 Institutional Area, SECTOR -32 GURGAON - 122001 (Haryana) 9811545534 0124-4217541 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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International Symposium
by Jatashankar Gupta 05 Nov '08

05 Nov '08

Dear Professionals, We are organising an event of International Symposium on Emerging Trends and Technologies in Libraries and Information Services ETTLIS2008 December 18-20, 2008 Jointly organised by The Jaypee Institute of Information Technology University Learning Resource Centre (LRC), Noida, UP, India, and Delhi College of Engineering (DCE), Central Library, DCE, Delhi, India. With technical coloboration of Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS-Delhi-NCR Chapter) Venue: JIIT University, A-10, Sector-62, Noida, UP, India. www.jiit.ac.in Contact Person : Dr. Sanjay Kataria Organizing Secretary, ETTLIS 2008 & Head, Learning Resource Centre Jaypee Institute of Information Technology University A-10, Sector -62, Noida (UP) India -- Jatashankar Gupta Junior Professional Assistant(JPA), Learning Resource Centre, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology University, A-10, Sector -62, Noida (UP) India. Mob. 9211328039 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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INDEST-AICTE WORKSHOP & 6TH ANNUAL MEET
by D Jotwani, Librarian IIT Bombay 05 Nov '08

05 Nov '08

Dear All Central Library, IIT Bombay shall be organizing the next INDEST-AICTE Workshop and Sixth Annual Meet during 7-9 January 2009 in Mumbai. This is an annual event of the Consortium and mainly targeted at the Library and Information Professional as well as Library Administrators from the Consortium Member Institutes. Limited seat are also available for LIS professionals from Industry, Academia and R&D Institutions. In addition to taking stock of various resources and services of the INDEST-AICTE Consortium and suggesting means to enhance the usage, widen the coverage and increase membership, the workshop will also have selected presentations from invited experts on "Web 2.0 and Library Services in Science & Technology Libraries". Special Sessions will also be arranged for interaction and problem-solving with the Publishers, Vendors and other Service providers. Interested professionals may send their registration form to the undersigned latest by 15th December 2009. You can see the E-Brochure at http://www.library.iitb.ac.in/download/workshop.pdf for registration form and more details. Thanks. -- D. Jotwani Librarian Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Powai, Mumbai 400076 Phone 91-22-25768920, 91-22-25720227 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Workshop on Developing Online Tutorial, IIITM-K, 29-30 Nov 2008
by Sainul Abideen P 05 Nov '08

05 Nov '08

-sorry for cross posting- Dear Friends, Digital Library & Information Services Division of the Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management Kerala (IIITM-K), Thiruvananthapuram is organizing a 'National Workshop on Developing Online Tutorials for Information Products and Services' during 29-30 November 2008. This Workshop aims to give practical training on creating Online tutorials for the Information Products like Online databases, Digital Libraries, Library Automation Softwares etc. As above products are acquired paying huge amount, it's effective usage depends on how the users are educated on it's use. This workshop provides an opportunity for library professionals to develop online web accessible Interactive tutorials, using Free software called Wink. Examples of Online tutorials created using Wink is provided in the workshop website www.iiitmk.ac.in/wink More details about the workshop is given below, You are requested to kindly attend this workshop, and forward this message to your professional friends and colleagues. With Best Regards Sainul Abideen P Librarian Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management Kerala Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- National Workshop On Developing Online Tutorials for Information Products and Services Date: 29-30 November 2008 Organised by Digital Library & Information Services Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management - Kerala (IIITM-K), Thiruvananthapuram [established by the Govt. of Kerala] Workshop Website: www.iiitmk.ac.in/wink About the Workshop Libraries have been using different Information products like Online databases, e-journals, CD ROM based products, Library automation software, Digital Libraries, Online catalogues, etc. for various services. It is the duty of the Library professionals to train their users on the use of such products having varying functionalities and interfaces, for the effective utilization of these resources, which requires time and efforts from the Library and information professionals. Shortage of adequate manpower in some of the libraries calls for a facility wherein the users can learn about different products and services by the help of online Interactive Tutorials at their own pace. Provision of Interactive Tutorials, enhances the usage of such information products, which might have procured by spending huge amount. Many institutions organize training on different tools for information services including Digital Library development tools like GenISISWeb, Dspace, Greenstone, Eprint, Library automation software like KOHA, NewGenLib etc. Such training events can also be supplemented with an online, self instructional material with step by step instruction, e.g. an installation guide to Dspace or Cataloguing module of KOHA etc. Such self-instructional materials can be reused by the learner for better understanding of the concerned process/procedure. This workshop aims to provide a practical exposure on the application of Wink a free software for creating different interactive self-learning modules/tutorials for various requirements, including that of information products. About the Wink Software Wink is a tutorial and presentation creation software, primarily aimed at creating tutorials on how to use software (like a tutor for MS-Word/Excel etc). Using Wink one can capture screenshots, add explanations boxes, buttons, titles etc and generate a highly effective interactive tutorials. Using Wink one can create online tutorials viewable across the web. Similar applications sell for hundreds of dollars, while Wink is free with several unique features including the multimedia capability. Applications of Wink 'Wink' can be used for various Applications including that of: * To demonstrate the working of different Software like LibSys,Dspace, KOHA,WinISIS,MS Word, Adobe Photoshp etc * To demonstrate the working of different online/offline databases products like IEEE, ProQuest, ACM, Emerald etc * To create Online Tutorials for Education/User Training Purpose * To develop Demo of Websites like Library Portals/websites * To develop e-learning Modules and self instructional materials * To demonstrate the installation of software products like Dspace, Greenstone, GenISISWeb,Libsys Who can attend? As this software can be used in building interactive tutorials for different applications, participation is not restricted to library professionals only. Participants can be from various fields including that of Library Professionals, Academicians, Students, Workshop organizers, E-journal/ Library automation software/ database vendors, e-learning designers, Software developers, e-governance agencies, government organizations etc. Venue IIITM-K, Technopark, Thiruvananthapuram 695581 Registration Rupees 2000/= Only Participants from Industry Rs. 3000/= Only. Mode of Payment DD in favour of DIRECTOR, IIITM-K payable at Canara Bank, Kazhakkoottam Branch. (Thiruvananthapuram) Workshop fee covers Lectures, Course material in CD, Working Lunch and Tea. No TA/DA will be given to the participants. Participants are requested to make their own arrangements for Accommodation and Travel. Registration form along with the Fee may be sent to the Workshop Coordinator. No. of seats is limited to 25. Kindly confirm the availability of seats by email to sainul [AT] yahoo [DOT] com before sending the Registration fee. Last date for registration and payment of Registration fee: 24th November 2008 Faculty Workshop will be handled by the Digital Library team of IIITM-K headed by Sainul Abideen P, (VLIR Scholar, Belgium) Librarian, IIITM-K, who has developed several self instructional materials using Wink. For Registration and further details Sainul Abideen P Workshop Coordinator & Librarian IIITM-K, Park Centre Building Technopark, Karyavattom PO PIN 695581 Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India Phone 0471-2527567, 3091334, 2700777 exn 119 Mobile: 09496252786 Fax: 0471-2527568 Email: sainul [AT] yahoo [DOT] com Workshop Website: www.iiitmk.ac.in/wink With Best Regards, --Sainul -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Koha with Class Initiative
by Vimal Kumar 05 Nov '08

05 Nov '08

Dear Friends, LibLime's Koha with Class Initiative is designed to give library students hands-on experience with library automation software and open source. This initiative provides library school classrooms with a hosted installation of Koha, the most advanced open-source integrated library automation system, free of charge. LibLime website says that any college or university--anywhere in the world--currently offering a program in Library and Information Studies/ Technology may apply. More details here, http://liblime.com/projects/koha-with-class/overview -- Vimal Kumar V. Asst. Librarian Asian School of Business Technopark, Trivandrum-695 581 Web: www.asb.edu.in/vimal/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I forget what I was taught. I only remember what I have learnt" -Patrick White -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Google sheds light on 'Dark Web' by searching scanned documents
by Mallikarjun 04 Nov '08

04 Nov '08

Dear All, Using optical character recognition (OCR) technology, Google's search engine now can convert scanned PDF documents into text that can be searched and indexed. details http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&art… it will provide great help in searching repository because most of the document in repositories are scanned and convert to pdf. Thanks ________________________________________________________________:-) Mallikarjun Dora Professional Assistant Vikram Sarabhai Library IIM, Ahemadabad ...The Future is here, Its just unevenly distributed..... http://curiouslib.blogspot.com/ Unlimited freedom, unlimited storage. Get it now, on http://help.yahoo.com/l/in/yahoo/mail/yahoomail/tools/tools-08.html/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for an article
by Kshema Prakash 04 Nov '08

04 Nov '08

Dear colleagues, Can some one kindly send me a copy of the following article? Liu, Hong En and Yuan, Jin Jiang (PRC-ZHEN). 1995. The cutwidth problem for graphs. (Chinese. English, Chinese summaries). Gaoxiao Yingyong Shuxue Xuebao Ser. A. 10 (3). Pp. 339-348. Regards, Kshema -- Mrs. Kshema Prakash Faculty Librarian - Gr I, Contact Person e-Journals (Library) & Coordinator - Distance Library Services DEI Central Library Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed University) Dayalbagh, Agra 282 0110 Uttar Pradesh, India Mob: +919897190604 http://kshema-distancelibraryservices.blogspot.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Using RFID in Indian Library
by Ajay Kum Sharma 03 Nov '08

03 Nov '08

Dear Library Collegues, I am trying to prepare a article on subject of RFID in Indian perspctives. So, for that, I would like to know about the name / list of Indian libraries where RFID technology has already implemented. Hoping for your favourable response at the earliest. Thanks and regards. Ajay Kumar Sharma Assistant Librarian, Central Library, Visva Bharati, Santiniketan, Birbhum - 731235, W.B. Web: http://www.geocities.com/ajaysharma_lib/ *********************************************************** 1. Join today Digital Library Discussion Forum http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/dlrg 2. Join today LIS-Forum mailing list http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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