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NIH Director supports OA mandate
by Mailing List Admin 26 Mar '07

26 Mar '07

Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2007 11:58:04 +0100 (BST) From: Subbiah Arunachalam <subbiah_a(a)yahoo.com> >From Peter Suber: NIH Director believes an OA mandate is now necessary Elias Zerhouni, Director of the NIH, told the Senate last week that the NIH public access policy should be strengthened from a request to a requirement. He was testifying before the committee responsible for funding the agency. Quoting the Alliance for Taxpayer Access: During testimony before the Senate Labor/HHS Subcommittee on Appropriations, NIH Director Zerhouni responded to a series of questions on the need for public access to NIH-funded research results. The questions were made by Subcommittee Chair Senator Harkin (D-IA). Dr. Zerhouni reiterated the need for publicly funded research to be made available to advance the conduct of science, and strongly asserted that the NIH the voluntary policy was not working. He made clear that the policy should be made mandatory. A video of Dr. Zerhouni's testimony is available through the Committee Web site. (Note that the link launches a Real Media file. The relevant discussion begins at 1:20.) Peter Suber's Comment. This is big. Nearly a year ago, in April 2006, Dr. Zerhouni told the same committee that "it seems the voluntary policy is just not enough". Now his position is considerably stronger. As I transcribe the video, he said: "We need to make [public access] a condition of federal fund granting....A mandatory policy seems to be the one that will be necessary for us to achieve our goals." Remember that in July 2004, Congress asked for a mandate and the NIH chose to adopt a request instead. Also remember that the policy is merely an in-house agency rule that the NIH can adopt or modify without a Congressional directive. Dr. Zerhouni: Now that you have decided that a mandate is necessary, I hope you will exercise your authority as Director to adopt it. The decision will bring large and lasting benefits to researchers in medicine and related fields, medical patients, practicing physicians, taxpayers, and the agency itself.

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announcement for the post of assistant librarian at WISE, Pune...
by Nirupama Bawdekar 26 Mar '07

26 Mar '07

Dear moderator, I would be grateful if you could kindly post the following announcement on lisforum. regards, mrs nirupama bawdekar s/t officer c,library *************************************************************************** Mrs Nirupama Bawdekar Scientific/Technical Officer-Library Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics Post Bag No. 4, Ganeshkhind Pune 411 007 India --------------------------------------------------------------------------- email: nub(a)iucaa.ernet.in, telephone:+91-20-25604308, fax: +91-20-25604699 **************************************************************************** ---------------------------------ANNOUNCEMENT-------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The World Institute of Sustainable Energy (WISE), located in Pune, Maharashtra, is seeking out a sincere, hardworking and dynamic professional for the post of ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Qualifications: --------------- 1. B.Lib.Sc (First class / distinction). Those qualified as M.Lib.Sc (First class / distinction) would have an advantage. 2) Should have basic computer knowledge. 3) Knowledge of library automation system would be given added weightage. 4) Should be proficient in English (both reading and writing). Experience: Minimum 3 years --------------------------- Payment: Commensurate with knowledge and experience. All those interested may please contact at the following address: Manager (Admin & Accounts) World Institute of Sustainable Energy (WISE) Surya Suman, 49 Hindustan Estates Road No.2, Kalyani Nagar Pune 411 006 Tel: 020-26613832 / 55 Fax: 020-26611438 Email: admin(a)wisein.org Website: www.wisein.org About WISE: ----------- The World Institute of Sustainable Energy (WISE) is a fast growing, not-for-profit organization set up in June 2004, with the primary objective of promoting sustainable energy, energy conservation, and sustainable development. In particular, the institution is committed towards addressing the shortcomings existing in the renewable energy sector in India, viz. lack of policy support and incentives, lack of legislative and research support, lack of qualified manpower, and lack of critical awareness that would lead to the transition to a sustainable energy-based economy. WISE has recently drafted a model draft renewable energy law for India and is advocating its adoption by Parliament. The activities of WISE thus aim to provide a major impetus to the development of the renewable energy sector in all Indian states. WISE is headed by its founder Director General, G M Pillai, a senior IAS officer of the rank of Additional Secretary to the Government of India. He was formerly Director General, Maharashtra Energy Development Agency (MEDA), the state nodal agency for renewable energy development, Government of Maharashtra, for a period of 5 years. WISE LIBRARY: The WISE Library and Documentation Centre is a one-of-its-kind, unique, specialized information centre that houses a comprehensive collection of books, journals, audio-video resources, etc., on energy, environment and sustainable development. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by OpenProtect(http://www.openprotect.com), and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Requesition.......
by Mailing List Admin 26 Mar '07

26 Mar '07

Date: 23 Mar 2007 11:12:19 -0000 From: abhishek kumar yadav <cervicalgun(a)rediffmail.com> Dear Colleagues, Could any one you provide following articles..... 1. Evaluating the stability of Geologic Structures using Acoustic Emission Monitoring  Structural Integrity by Acoustic Emission,ASTM STP 571 American Society for Testing Materials 1975 pp80-106 2. Microseismic Techniques for Monitoring the Behaviour of Rock Struct5ures.US Bureau of Mines.Bulletin 665 3. Acoustic Emission Source Location in Two Dimensions by an array of three Transducers. Non-Destructive Tresting Feb. 1976 pp. 9-12 Regards, A. K. Yadav Library and Information Services National Physical Laboratory, Dr. K. S. Krishnan Road, New Delhi 110012, INDIA Phone 91-11-25742610,11,12 Ext. 2425 Fax. 91-11-25726938, 91-11-25726952 http://www.nplindia.org

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GOOD NEWS: Compensation to Dr. T B Rajashekar's Grief Family
by Babu Rajendra 23 Mar '07

23 Mar '07

At last, scientist's kin get relief http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/mar232007/index212272007323.asp The Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (MACT) awarded the family of Dr Tarikere Basappa Rajashekar, the well-known scientist from Bangalore, a compensation of Rs 32.78 lakh. It was a long wait for the family of Dr Tarikere Basappa Rajashekar, the well-known scientist from Bangalore who was killed in a road accident, but their patience paid off when the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (MACT) awarded them a compensation of Rs 32.78 lakh, in a judgment delivered on Thursday. Dr Rajashekhar who was the Associate Chairman of the National Centre for Science Information (NCSI) at the Indian Institute of Science, near Budihal cross, Nelamangala, near Bangalore, was killed when his Maruthi van was hit by a tractor on June 3, 2005. His wife, Parvathi Rajshekhar, son Amith and daughter Anusha moved the MACT seeking compensation. Their advocate Hanuma Reddy told the tribunal that the deceased was 51 years old and had 11 years of service left and that he was earning Rs 40,800 a month. Justice Talikote while ordering the insurance company to pay compensation of Rs 32.78 lakh with an interest of 6 per cent from the date the case was filed. The compensation claim was made about a year ago by the family and the entire amount - along with an interest of 6 per cent - works out to about Rs 36 lakh. Reddy said that a decision on whether to seek enhancement of compensation would be taken after going through the judgment and consulting the family members. Dr Rajashekhar, known as Raja to his friends, played a role in the creation of the nation's first computerised current awareness service in the early 1980s at NCSI. He set up India's first interoperable institutional open access archive. H Rajendra Babu Manager - Financial Research & Analysis Capco. Salarpuria Annexe, 351/5-10 Luskar, Hosur Road, Bangalore- 560 034 T-+91-80-41997351 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LEARN MORE - Capco is a consultant, managed services provider and thought leader. We are experts in the financial services industry. You can access our thinking and learn more about us at www.capco.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The information in this email is confidential and is intended solely for the addressee(s). Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not an intended recipient, please notify the sender of this email immediately. You should not copy, use or disseminate the information contained in the email. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of Capco. http://www.capco.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Digital Preservation : Volume 6, Number 1, 1Q2007, (Digital Document Quarterly )
by sri priya 23 Mar '07

23 Mar '07

Digital Document Quarterly Digital Preservation :Volume 6, Number 1, 1Q2007 http://home.pacbell.net/hgladney/ddq_6_1.htm S.Sripriya --------------------------------- TV dinner still cooling? Check out "Tonight's Picks" on Yahoo! TV. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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DDC numbers
by N.S. Harinarayana 22 Mar '07

22 Mar '07

This has a reference to Divya Singh's query. As DDC is a priced publication, one may not get the whole schedules for free access. Visit http://www.oclc.org/dewey/ for more information. However, if one wants DDC numbers for some specific titles, one can find them in LOC catalogue (http://catalog.loc.gov/) -- N.S. Harinarayana, Ph.D Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore, Manasagangtori Mysore 570 006 Off. Ph: (0821) 2419393 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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free webhosting services
by prafulla tv 22 Mar '07

22 Mar '07

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Open Content Now Easier to Search
by sandeep bhavsar 22 Mar '07

22 Mar '07

Respected All www.indexdata.com/opencontent Index Data has launched a new service to help libraries expose open content resources to their users. The initial phase of this service offers ebooks, open access digital repositories, encyclopedia articles, and human-reviewed Internet resources. This service is being offered without charge. It is powered by Zebra and Metaproxy, two open source software programs developed by Index Data. Using standard search protocols such as SRU and Z39.50, libraries will be able to make open content part of their own information portals, federated search systems, catalogs etc. Additional background information and connection instructions are available at www.indexdata.com/opencontent. The initial open content being offered consists of the following resources: Ebooks from the Open Content Alliance Ebooks from Project Gutenberg Internet resources selected for review by the Open Directory Project OAI-compliant resources, the metadata of which has been harvested by OAIster Wikipedia articles "We will continue to seek out new resources that we can enable for access in this way, and we welcome suggestions and participation from others," noted Hammer. "We encourage all of you to let us know how you are using these services. And if you have ideas for new resources or can help us with metadata harvesting or assist this initiative in any other way, we welcome your involvement." As an example of the benefits of being able to metasearch open resources, we are making freely available a pre-release demo version of Index Data's MasterKey search tool that has these open content resources as targets Best Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Management Studies Thane(W). 400601 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ email : sandeep.bhavsar(a)gmail.com Mob : 09870484626 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ --------------------------------- Inbox full of unwanted email? Get leading protection and 1GB storage with All New Yahoo! Mail. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: [ISSI] Tibor Braun's 75th birthday
by Subbiah Arunachalam 21 Mar '07

21 Mar '07

Dear Colleague, We have the pleasure to inform you that our colleague and friend, Professor Dr. Tibor Braun, has celebrated his 75th birthday this month. As a gesture to honour the great scientist, we have edited a collection of short papers and notes. This collection is part of a special issue of the ISSI Newsletter, the official forum of the International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics. This issue is now available online for reading and free download at http://www.issi-society.info/tiborbraun75/. Yours sincerely, Wolfgang Glänzel Secretary-Treasurer ISSI ___________ Professor Dr. Wolfgang Glänzel Steunpunt O&O Indicatoren Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Department of Managerial Economics, Strategy and Innovation (MSI) Dekenstraat 2 B-3000 LEUVEN Belgium Tel: +32-16-325713 FAX: +32-16-325799 GSM: +32-486-884040 Email: Wolfgang.Glanzel(a)econ.kuleuven.be http://www.steunpuntoos.be http://www.econ.kuleuven.be/msi ___________________________________________________________ Copy addresses and emails from any email account to Yahoo! Mail - quick, easy and free. http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/trueswitch2.html -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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format for write off
by kumar vel 21 Mar '07

21 Mar '07

Dear All, As per the General Financial Rule (GFR) loss of 3 volumes per one thousand volumes issued/consulted in a year may be taken as reasonable and can be written of by the competent authority. I would like to know is there any standard format available to write off the lost books. Kumaravel.C Libraria,MTIHS Puducherry Kumaravel.C -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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