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Making Digital Books Into Page Turners
by Mailing List Admin 31 Aug '07

31 Aug '07

Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 17:56:11 +0530 From: KR. Senthil Kumar <alagusenthil(a)gmail.com> Dear all, Click this Link to Read a wonderful article: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_36/b4048065.htm -- KR.SENTHIL KUMAR Asst. Librarian VLB arts and science College Coimbutore

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Ministry of Culture focuses on Preservation of Palm Leaf Manuscripts
by Susmita Chakraborty 31 Aug '07

31 Aug '07

Ministry of Culture focuses on Preservation of Palm Leaf Manuscripts The Minister of Tourism and Culture Smt. Ambika Soni has said that rare palm leaf manuscripts are preserved and protected scientifically under the National Mission for Manuscripts, through the network of 33 Manuscript Conservation Centres and their partner centres, spread all over the country. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha today she said, under the Mission no state-wise allocation of funds is made. However, the details of the amount spent under the Mission during the last three years are as under: Year Allocation ( In Rs. Crore) 2004-05 3.47 2005-06 7.90 2006-07 9.43 (USD 2.3 million) Under the National Mission for Manuscripts (http://www.namami.org) digitization of important manuscripts in the country is taken up to prepare a national database of important manuscripts ( http://www.namami.org/pdatabase.aspx) This is an ongoing process and, therefore, no deadline can be fixed. However, since the launch of the Mission in 2003, more than 15,000 manuscripts containing 2.2 million manuscript pages have already been digitized . A large number of new manuscripts, running into thousands, have been unearthed under the Mission. The National Mission for Manuscripts helps in spreading awareness about the manuscript heritage of India through awareness campaigns, workshops, National surveys, exhibitions, public lectures and publication of books on manuscripts. Source: http://pib.nic.in/release/rel_print_page1.asp?relid=30665 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ms. Susmita Chakraborty Kolkata-700031, India Email: susmitachakraborty94[at]gmail[dot]com Personal Blog: http://susmitachakraborty.blogspot.com/ Please support: MANAS - a society for mentally disturbed persons their family and friends http://www.geocities.com/manas_teghari/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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To: Corporate Library/Documentation Centre/ Information on "Deichmann"
by Kiran Pandey 30 Aug '07

30 Aug '07

To:Corporate Library/Documentation Centre I am looking for information on the investments and work of the company "Deichmann" (A shoe making company) in India. Can any corporate library/documentation centre help me with this at the earliest? Thank you. Susan Chacko Asst. Coordinator Environment Resources Unit Centre for Science and Environment New Delhi. Ms. Kiran Pandey **************************************************************** CENTRE FOR SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT ( CSE ) 41, TUGHLAKABAD INSTITUTIONAL AREA, NEW DELHI- 110 062 TELE: 29955124 29956110, 29956394,29956399 FAX : 91-11-29955879 VISIT US AT: http://www.cseindia.org Email: kiran(a)cseindia.org ext:233 **************************************************************** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Help needed in Delhi
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 30 Aug '07

30 Aug '07

Dear Sir Please see the following message asking for help in Delhi. This is an extract from a group to which librarians may not subscribe to. I suggest that some retired librarian / Library Consultancy organisation (like Delnet) in Delhi seriously interested in helping out may contact Amitabh directly. Vyasamoorthy ========================== 19. public library- suggestion needed Posted by: "aban_71" aban_71(a)yahoo.co.in aban_71 Date: Thu Aug 30, 2007 3:56 am ((PDT)) Hello all members, i am a resident of Delhi. In our locality, we have a temple which has big premises say around 50'/5o'. Since i am a member of the executive committee, i have convinced everyone to start a public library which is badly needed. Now i have been assigned the job to set up the library. Initial work like preparing a consitution and rules and regulation have been done. Now i need suggestions on following points :- (i) Though we are collecting donation both book and cash, but library can not be run just on donation. any suggestion for self-sustainable funding pattern. (ii) the reading habit these days as all members knows almost becomes nil amongst students who has become career-oreinted. what can be done to increase footfall or membership of the library. (iii) Is there any NGOS or body who can help or advice in the matter? (iv) we are also planning few social activities like computer teaching, coaching for poor and deserving students, english speaking course and teaching other life-sustainign skilss. we need advice from experienced people or NGOs and also needs volunteers in Delhi. (v) any other suggestion on any matters pertaining to our library we need valuable advice to make our venture successful. Thanks amitabh, Dwarka, Delhi ============== -- Dr P Vyasamoorthy, Society for Serving Seniors 30, Gruhalakshmi Colony, Secunderabad 500015 Phone 27846631 / 94908 04278 http://societyforservingseniors.satyamcsr.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Introducing the Open Library
by Anand 30 Aug '07

30 Aug '07

Dear all, The Open Library is an ambitious project to build a free internet library with all the books in the world. Not just every book on sale, or every important book, or even every book in English, but simply every book which is ever published on this planet. It is not simply a library that is free to public, but a product of the people: letting them create and curate its catalogue, contribute to its content, participate in its governance, and have full, free access to its data. You can visit the Open Library website, http://demo.openlibrary.org, to know more about it. In the initial phase of the project, we are trying to collect all the book catalogues from various libraries and publishers all over the world. Being a member of the Open Library development team, I'm trying to collect digital catalogues from various libraries in India. I request help and support from this community in this regard. Hope it will be exciting for all of you to participate in making the book data available for the whole world for free. Looking forward for your kind support, Anand Chitipothu, The Open Library Team, Internet Archive, San Francisco, CA, USA http://demo.openlibrary.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Adopting Document Standards
by Farooque Shaheen 30 Aug '07

30 Aug '07

According to a recent IDC survey entitled Adoption of Document Standards commissioned by Microsoft, organizations are increasingly interested in employing XML-based standards, primarily due to interoperability between tools and ease of transition from existing document bases to new standards. Findings include: 1) Large organizations with diverse business needs prefer multiple document standards. 2) Although IT managers appear to strongly prefer a single standard to reduce cost and complexity of implementation, line-of-business managers closer to the daily needs of business support the desire for multiple document standards. 3) PDF, Open XML, and OpenDocument Format are all in use today, with PDF viewed as the dominant standard and Open XML demonstrating "more traction in the market compared to other XML-based standards." 4) Companies in Europe with an interest in Open XML expect to be piloting or fully deploying the standard a year from today. Those interested in ODF are more likely to be in the "consideration" phase rather than piloting or fully deploying it within that same time frame. You can download the full the article from the following URL. http://www.openxmlcommunity.org/documents/IDC%20Document%20Adoptions%20Whit… Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Keane India Tel. 080-26678388 Ext. 4105 VOIP- 40366 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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looking for Indian Print Journal Subscription Agecny to deliver the journals for the year 2008-2009
by Vijayakumara 30 Aug '07

30 Aug '07

Dear All, We have the budget of Rs. 22 lakh exclusively for technical periodicals (Print and Online). Presetnly we are looking for Indian Print Journal Subscription Agecny to deliver the Indian Print Journals for the year 2008-2009. If any subscription agency are interested, we will add their company/ agency in our vendor list. Feel free to contact the undersigned person Yours Dr. Vijayakumar M, Central Library Birla Institute of Technology 09430702887 & 0651-2276675 coolvg(a)gmail.com --------------------------------- Building a website is a piece of cake. Yahoo! Small Business gives you all the tools to get online. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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NACLIN 2007 organised by DELNET at IIC, New Delhi from November , 20-23, 2007
by Sangeeta Kaul 29 Aug '07

29 Aug '07

Call for Participation ______________________ Tenth National Convention on Knowledge, Library and Information Networking NACLIN 2007 November 20-23, 2007 Organized by DELNET- Developing Library Network Venue : India International Centre, 40 Lodi Estate, New Delhi-110003, India Theme : Libraries without boundaries : Reaching the Unreachable in Knowledge Era Libraries without Boundaries : Reaching the Unreachable in Knowledge Era The enormous growth in the ICT has made the World as Global village and there is an apparent death of distance. The convergence of the computing and communications has also brought a radical change in the way libraries and information centres have been im parting information to the users. There is a paradigm shift from the information based services to the Knowledge based services as Knowledge is considered as a most powerful fact in the development of an economy of a nation and is the fourth wave experien ced by the human lives. In these changing scenarios, the libraries have to take a proactive approach and to work for this tectonic change that the Knowledge Society will encompass in its domain. The library professionals can no longer keep themselves in t he insulated state away from the challenges which needs to be addressed by them. The Government of India has constituted under the National Knowledge Commission a special group on Libraries and Informatics and has proposed a! knowledge based society and the emergence of libraries and network centres as one of the contributing entities for developing a knowledge based society. There is a greater need to provide the citizen focused services and the library services must focus on the common man and we must ensure that the libraries are able to bridge up the gap between the two tiered society of �Knowledge haves� and �knowledge have-nots� It is with this concern that the National Convention on Knowledge, Library and Information Networking (NACLIN 2007) being organized by DELNET at New Delhi in November 2007 to debate various issues on the subject. NACLIN was conceived in the year 1998 and since then Nine National Conventions have been organized in different parts of the country in collaboration with the institutions of great repute. DELNET is celebrating the 10th NACLIN event by hosting it themselv es at New Delhi. DELNET - Developing Library Network DELNET is a major resource-sharing library network in South Asia which covers a wide spectrum of member-libraries and their resources connecting more than 1070 libraries in thirty states in India and six overseas countries. Started in 1988 at the India In ternational Centre in New Delhi it was registered as a society in 1992. Delnet is committed to pool the information about resources scattered in the libraries in the country and consolidate information through union catalogues, union lists and other data bases. This is being done to satisfy the major information requirements of students, researchers, scholars and the public in the country. DELNET is extensively providing Interlibrary Loan facilities to its member libraries in and outside the country and is one of the most widely used and popular services of DELNET. DELNET databases has crossed more than six million records. DELNET has shifted to its newly constructed building in JNU Campus in October 2005. More information ! about DELNET can be obtained at www.delnet.nic.in About the Venue India International Centre more commonly being known as IIC is the Intellectual hub of India. It is located on the outer periphery of the famous Lodi Gardens. Accommodation Accommodation can be arranged to the participants in the Institutional Guest Houses in Delhi furnished with minimum amenities on first come first served basis. Besides, accommodation (Sharing) in the hotels would also be arranged to the participants on re quest and confirmation. Delegates may indicate the request for accommodation in the registration form. Climate The climate in the month of November is pleasant ranging from 15 to 20 degrees. The temperature will be pleasant and evenings will be cool. Return Reservation All the participants are advised to make their reservations on their own in advance to avoid last minute inconvenience. Sightseeing Visits to some of the tourist places in Delhi/Agra/Jaipur will be arranged separately on November 24, 2007 (Saturday) at an extra cost based on the distance and duration of the trip and also the number of delegates. Those interested may kindly write to us separa tely. See more details at www.delnet.nic.in NACLIN 2007 The national convention is scheduled for four days. The first two days are exclusively designed for conducting tutorials by experts on the following topics: RFID Technology in Libraries Open Source Library Management Software The next two days will focus on the theme of the National Convention: Libraries without Boundaries : Reaching the Unreachable in Knowledge Era. The theme is divided into several sub-themes as detailed below: Sub theme 1 : Knowledge Society Community based Information Systems Knowledge Centres Delivery of Services Knowledge Based Systems : Case Studies E-Governance Training of Public in the Use of ICT based resources Community Participation Patterns Sub theme 2 : ICT Implementation Knowledge Tools/Technology Development of Knowledge Portals Delivery Mechanisms Knowledge Harvesting Knowledge Warehouses Knowledge Cultivation Access Mechanisms Sub theme 3 : Knowledge Resources Knowledge Portals Digital Libraries E-journals Creation of Content in Local Languages Knowledge Sharing Knowledge Networks Traditional Knowledge Sub theme 4 : LIS Education, Training & Research Skills and Competency Development Evaluation of Existing Teaching Facilities : Case Studies Continuing Education E-learning Training Centres Status of Research Activities in LIS Roadmap for LIS Education and Research Submission of Papers Participants are welcome to contribute papers for presentation at the National Convention on the above sub-themes and related themes. The Papers should be based on research surveys, case studies or action plans rather than theoretical explanations. Paper s should reach The Director, DELNET, JNU Campus, Nelson Mandela Road, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi-110070 on or before September 30,2007. They should be submitted on A4 size paper along with an electronic copy or sent through E-mail. It must be enclosed with t he details of the author i.e. name of the author, designation, title of the article, abstract, name of the affiliating Institution, Mailing address, telephone number, fax number and E-mail address. The contributors will be communicated about the acceptanc e of the paper by Director, DELNET to enable them to present their papers. Please ensure that the paper submitted should not have already been published elsewhere. The editors will have the right to edit the papers before ac! ceptance is communicated. ADDRESS FOR THE COMMUNICATION Registration/Accommodation Submission of Papers Sangeeta Kaul Dr. H K Kaul Organizing Secretary, NACLIN 2007 Director Network Manager DELNET-Developing Library Network DELNET-Developing Library Network JNU Campus JNU Campus Nelson Mandela Road Nelson Mandela Road Vasant Kunj Vasant Kunj New Delhi - 110070 New Delhi-110070 Tel.: 91-11-32471001, 32471010 Tel: 91-11-32471001, 32471010 Fax: 91-11-32471009 Mobile : 9810329992 Mobile�: 9891016667 Email:sangs@delnet.ren.nic.in Email:hkkaul@delnet.ren.nic.in naclin2007(a)yahoo.co.in hkkaul(a)gmail.com NACLIN 2007 Tenth NATIONAL CONVENTION ON KNOWLEDGE, LIBRARY AND INFORMATION NETWORKING Libraries without boundaries : Reaching the Unreachable in Knowledge Era November 20-23, 2007 Venue: India International Centre, New Delhi REGISTRATION FORM Name (in block letters): Dr./Mr./Ms./Mrs./Prof ................... Designation:......................................................... Organisation: ...................................................... Address:.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... PIN ..........State .............. Country ....... Phone: STD Code...... Office.........Res ............ Mobile ........ Email:..........................................Fax: ................ Accompanying Person(s) : .......... Accommodation required: Yes/No ....... If yes, please mention the dates from ................... to ........ Travel Schedule: Date Time Mode(Train name/Flt details) Arrival Departure Payment details : I am enclosing Demand Draft No .........dated...... for Rs. ....... drawn on ............................ towards participation fee/ and accommodation charges for five days stay in the guest hosue. ( Please pay only the Registration fe e if you do not want the guest house facilities). Place: Date: Signature:............. REGISTRATION FEES (comprising of pre-conference Tutorials and Convention) Delegates from India/SAARC Countries DELNET member Libraries : Rs 2500 per delegate DELNET Non-members : Rs 3500 per delegate LIS Professionals from Delhi and NCR Region : Rs 2500 per delegate Delegates from Non-SAARC Countries : US $ 150 per delegate Please note : Additional delegate from the same organization will be provided 25% discount. Accompanying Person (non LIS professional, family member) : Rs 1000 per person for attending the Convention, Accommodation charges will be extra. Accommodation charges : Rs 1500 per delegate for 5 days stay. On-the-spot Registration is also available The filled-in registration forms and the payment should be sent to : Ms Sangeeta Kaul, Organizing Secretary, NACLIN 2007 Network Manager DELNET-Developing Library Network JNU Campus Nelson Mandela Road Vasant Kunj, New Delhi-110070 India Payment Details : The payment should be sent through a demand draft to be made in favour of �DELNET� and payable at New Delhi. The Institutions in Delhi, NCR can make the payments through cheque also. Dates to Remember Last Date for Registration November 15, 2007 Last Date for Submission of Papers September 30, 2007 _______________________________________________________________________________ Sangeeta Kaul Network Manager DELNET-Developing Library Network JNU Campus Nelson Mandela Road Vasant Kunj New Delhi-110070 Tel: 91-11-32471010, 32471002, 32471011 Web : www.delnet.nic.in ________________________________________________________________________________ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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DPS, Gandhinagar(Gujarat) needs Libn. in the pay scale of Rs.5, 000-125-6, 250-150-8, 500
by Mukesh Anand 29 Aug '07

29 Aug '07

Dear LIS Students', Delhi Public School, Gandhinagar (Gujarat) invites application for the post of Librarian in the pay scale of Rs. 5,000-125-6,250-150-8,500. Candidate should have Bachelors Degree in Lib. Sc. DP, DA, HRA, CCA & Other Allowances as per the DPS Society norms. Preference will be given to experienced staff from CBSE schools. Eligible candidates may apply in the Application Form available in the school office before 30th Sept.,2007 School Address :- DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL GANDHINAGAR Ambapur Village, Koba-Adalej Link Road, Near Koba Circle, Gandhinagar-382 421 Ph. # :-079-2327-6126,2327-6587 Fax # :-079-2327-6557 E-mail :- info(a)dps-gandhinagar.com N..B. :-AAdvt. appeared in 1. The Economic Times (ET highflier) dated 28.8. ' 07 Tuesday, Page # 20 2. The Times of India (Ascent) dated 29.8. ' 07, Wednesday, Page # III With Wishes, Mukesh Anand -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Initiative to estimate the global burden of leptospirosis - call for advisers
by Mailing List Admin 29 Aug '07

29 Aug '07

Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 23:48:38 -1000 From: Tomas Allen <tomasallen_who(a)hotmail.com> Initiative to estimate the global burden of leptospirosis - call for advisers Dear Friends, If you would be so kind as to forward the message below to any of your researchers whom you think might be interested in this opportunity. Please direct further questions to contact information listed on the link. Many thanks to all. Tomas Allen Librarian World Health Organization Library and Information Networks for Knowledge Avenue Appia 20 CH-1211 Geneva Switzerland tomasallen_who(a)hotmail.com Initiative to estimate the global burden of leptospirosis - call for advisers Leptospirosis is a neglected zoonotic disease with a significant health impact in many parts of the world. Recognizing the need for reliable information on the impact of Leptospirosis at the global level, The World Health Organization (WHO) initiated a study to estimate the global burden of Leptospirosis. A call for advisers to serve on a Leptospirosis Burden Epidemiology Reference Group (LERG) is now active. Specific leptospirosis knowledge is not required to apply since LERG is envisaged to be a multi-disciplinary group requiring scientists with a variety of skills, including infectious disease epidemiology, burden of disease, epidemiological modelling and clinical disease. More information on the initiative and on the application process can be found on the following web-link: http://www.who.int/zoonoses/diseases/lerg/en/index.html

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