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Single search is a need of the hour
by Rajesh Chandrakar 09 Mar '07

09 Mar '07

Hello folks, The time has come for libraries, too, to negotiate for rights to index full text locally. Have a look the article on "Metasearch like Google" http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6413442.html based on the following project: Ontario Scholars Portal The Scholars Portal Project of the Ontario Council of University Libraries aims to bring together a number of key digital services for member libraries. Alan Darnell, manager of the project, says they decided that "single search" was a key service to be provided and that for the reasons of performance, reliability, and flexibility, local-loading of article metadata was the best approach. Darnell says that with Google Scholar, "It's not always clear who the publishers are, the scope of the content [or] the depth of the content.... Even if Google Scholar had the coverage, we'd still feel the responsibility to do the local loading. I don't think there's any reason we can't do it better [than Google]." Darnell says they have succeeded in creating a metasearch environment through local loading that works better and more powerfully than typical cross-search: "In a [cross-search] environment, after you've done that first search, you need to drop into the native interface to do anything else. In our [locally indexed] single search, [users] can stay within our environment longer, although eventually they might still need to drop into the native interface." The Scholars Portal single search also allows member libraries to create custom subject or disciplinary "clusters" by selecting from available databases that have been locally indexed. The Scholars Portal single search is only in its beginning stages, but Darnell says that initial evidence suggests success: "Our usage numbers show that if you make it easier to search, users get presented to the journal literature in greater numbers than they would if they only had the specialized search engine. There's always time later on to teach them specialized searching if that's what they want to do. I don't see any disadvantages in lowering that learning curve." Just as importantly, with the local indexing technique, the power and features of a metasearch tool can be significantly increased, especially if you can get access to full text to load as an aid to the searching algorithms: "As we do get more and more full text, we will be able to get meaningful relevancy ranking, useful clustering, more advanced presentation of result sets," and other advanced features that will serve more needs without requiring the user switch to a "native" interface. Rajesh ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rajesh Chandrakar, Commonwealth Professional Fellow Scientific & Technical Officer INFLIBNET (INFormation and LIBrary NETwork) Centre An IUC of University Grants Commission Near Gujarat University Guest House, PB No. 4116, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad - 380 009, India Tel. +91-(0)79-26305971/ 8528/ 4695(O), 26873805(R) Mobile: +91-9427527894 Fax: +91-(0)79-26300990, 263007816 E-mail: rajesh(a)inflibnet.ac.in; rchandrakar(a)gmail.com Website: http://www.inflibnet.ac.in ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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A service forbookbuyers and libraries
by Mailing List Admin 09 Mar '07

09 Mar '07

Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2007 10:33:20 +0530 From: "Thapar, Amit" <amitt(a)niper.ac.in> . Better World Books http://betterworldbooks.com/ A great service for both bookbuyers and libraries. BWB solves libraries' problem of unwanted discards and donations by selling them online and passing on proceeds to the libraries and their nonprofit literacy partners. Buyers can select from 1.8 million used books and 500,000 new ones, knowing that the money will go to libraries and literacy promotion. . Library Videos - the best videos about libraries on the web http://libraryvideos.blogspot.com/ In this brand new blog, Nancy Dowd, marketing guru at New Jersey State Library, promises to post all the neat library videos she comes across. There's not a great deal there yet, but what IS available should give you some ideas. And of course she'll be happy to add your videos to her site.

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Greenstone Customization - Reg
by Mailing List Admin 09 Mar '07

09 Mar '07

Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2007 16:12:15 +0530 From: Rajan <rajankila(a)hotmail.com> Dear All, A new document "Customizing Greenstone Easily: A Self-instructional Guide for Beginners" is put today at the Greenstone Support for South Asia/ Resources/ Documents page at http://greenstonesupport.iimk.ac.in/Documentation.htm Please inform remarks, if any Regards, K Rajasekharan Librarian , Kerala Institute of Local Administration Mulagunnathukavu, Thrissur -680591 Ph 0487- 2204097 (O), 2201428 ( R)

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New Journal on LIS
by Library 09 Mar '07

09 Mar '07

Dear Moderator: Could you please announce the following for the benefit of the LIS professionals? Thanks; Y.M.Patil Librarian -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Raman Research Institute Library, Tel: +91 80 2361 0122 Extn 250 C V Raman Avenue, Sadashivanagar, Fax: +91 80 2361 0492 Bangalore 560 080, India. Email: library(a)rri.res.in -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Colleagues: We are happy to announce a new journal entitled: INFORMATION AGE, the details of which are given below: Name of the Journal: INFORMATION AGE: A journal for library and information science professionals. Periodicity: Quarterly ISSN: 0973 - 7073 Published issues: Vol.1, N1, Jan.2007 Annual subscription: Rs.150.00 for individuals; Rs.250 for Institutions Chief Editor: Prof. P.S.G.Kumar Assoc.Editor: Dr. Yalagouda M.Patil Published by:Editorial Office and Distribution, Dr.P.S.G.Kumar Library Foundation, 371, Guruprasad Nagar, Dattawadi, NAGPUR 440 023 (Maharashtra). Payments by DD to: Dr.P.S.G.Kumar Library Foundation and to be sent to the address given above. INFORMATION AGE has kept the following objectives: . Mainatain the publication schedule scrupulously; . keep the readers informed about the latest developments in LIS and IT; . Focus of timley subjects; . Annual "round-up" of events in the filed; . provide reports on events, news, views, technology up-dates, etc. You are kindly requested to send papers, news and views, comments, suggestions for enriching and betterment of Information Age; Also, I request you to kindly subscribe the journal personally and /or recommend it to your library. Request for SAMPLE copy may be sent to the Editorial and Distribution Office at Nagpur. We solicit your kind cooperationn in this matter. With kind regards, Y.M.Patil Assoc.Editor -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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LIS New Journal: Pearl (ULTA, 2007+)
by Puttaraj Choukimath 08 Mar '07

08 Mar '07

Dear All, Greetings! FYI: New Journal (LISc) Title : Pearl: A journal of Library and Information Science (Q) [Inaugural Issue proposed to be published on 20th Mar 2007]. ISSN : 0973-7081 Editor-in-Chief : Dr. G. Sujatha Publisher : University Library Teachers Association of Andhra Pradesh (ULTA), Hyderabad, India. Address : Dr. V. Nireekrihna Babu, Associate Editor, PEARL, PS Telugu University, Nampally, Hyderabad-500 004, India. Email : vnbabu_2004(a)yahoo.co.in, pearl_journal(a)yahoo.co.in Subscription Rates : Rs.200/- (Individual); Rs.500/- (Institutional) Best regards, Puttaraj. Mr.Puttaraj, A. C. Asst. Librarian (Periodicals) SDTM Library, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, P.B. No.8313, Deonar, MUMBAI - 400 088 INDIA Tel: +91-22-2556 3290, Ext.285 (O) Fax: +91-22-2556 2912 Email: puttuc(a)yahoo.com, choukimath(a)tiss.edu URL: www.tiss.edu --------------------------------- Finding fabulous fares is fun. Let Yahoo! FareChase search your favorite travel sites to find flight and hotel bargains. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Are You the Library of the Year? : Library of the Year Nomination Guidelines
by sri priya 08 Mar '07

08 Mar '07

Library of the Year Nomination Guidelines Deadline: April 2, 2007 For the details visit :--- http://libraryjournal.com/article/CA606275.html Regards, S.Sripriya --------------------------------- Food fight? Enjoy some healthy debate in the Yahoo! Answers Food & Drink Q&A. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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JOB OPPORTUNITY
by sri priya 08 Mar '07

08 Mar '07

JOB OPPORTUNITY Interested candidates are requested to forward his/her CV to the below mentioned id or address Designation - Librarian Institution - YRG CARE Address - VHS Hospital, YTidel park Road, Taramani, Chennai 113. Salary - Rs. 6000/- approximate ( to beign with) Contact - Mr A Rajakumar, Librarian, YRG CARe, Chennai mail id - rajakumar(a)yrgcare.org Source : a.gnanasekar(a)yahoo.com Regards, s.sripriya --------------------------------- The fish are biting. Get more visitors on your site using Yahoo! Search Marketing. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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pricing policy
by Mailing List Admin 08 Mar '07

08 Mar '07

Date: 7 Mar 2007 04:39:56 -0000 From: kumar vel <ckvel69(a)rediffmail.com> Dear all, I would like to know the rates to be paid for the indian edition of foreign titles. The book supplier supply the indian edition which carries indian ISBN No.(printed in india) and charge in Dollors and Pounds which is for original international edition. Please clarify at what rates the books should be admitted. Kumaravel.C Librarian, Puducherry.

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University of Calicut LIS Conference (UCALIS 2007) : Invitation and Call for Papers
by J. K. Vijayakumar 08 Mar '07

08 Mar '07

University of Calicut LIS Conference 2007 (UCALIS 2007) will be organized during 28 - 29 March 2007 on the theme Future Librarianship in Knowledge Society. UCALIS 2007 is being organised jointly by Department of Library and Information science & CHMK Library at University of Calicut, Kerala, INDIA Visit Conference Website http://www.freewebs.com/ucalis2007/ Invitation It is a fact that Libraries and Librarians are facing lots of challenges in the Knowledge Society driven by Information Technology. It is also a fact that the emerging knowledge society offers many new opportunities. The new technologies have changed the ways in which information is published, communicated, stored, organized, accessed and utilized. The library without walls in the form of digital repositories and portals are accessible to users without any barriers of space and time. It is important to discuss and understand the implications of these changes for the profession. , With this objective in mind the UCALIS 2007 will focus on the following Themes: Main Theme: "Future Librarianship in Knowledge Society" Sub Themes: Knowledge Management, Knowledge Society, Future Librarianship Library and information professionals and students of Library and Information science are cordially invited to attend the conference. Call for Papers Papers are invited for presenting in the UCALIS 2007 Conference from practicing Library and Information Professionals, Library Science Teachers and Researchers, IT Professionals, Users of Information, Knowledge Management Practitioners etc. Papers should contain original contributions of knowledge, research findings, case studies etc. General presentations may be avoided. Papers should not exceed 3000 words in A4 size word document. The paper should include name of the author(s), affiliation, mailing address, telephone and e-mail address, submitted in CD-ROM along with the printed version. The paper may be sent to the address mentioned below so as to reach us on or before 28th February 2007. The electronic version of text can also be sent to bavakuttym(a)yahoo.co.in Registration Fee Registration fee is Rs. 300/- per delegate. The Registration fee includes conference kit, tea and working lunch on the days of conference. The filled-in Registration Form along with Demand Draft / Local Cheque in favor of The Professor & Head, Department of Library and Information Science, University of Calicut can be sent to the address mentioned below on or before the 15th March 2007. Form can be downloaded from http://www.freewebs.com/ucalis2007/ Dr. M Bavakutty Professor and Head Department of Library and Information Science University of Calicut 673 635 Kerala India Phone No.:0494-2 401144 * 286 (Office), 0494-2400112 (Residence) E-mail: bavakuttym(a)yahoo.co.in Dates Last Date for Sending Papers: 28th February 2007 Last Date for Intimations regarding acceptance: 10th March 2007 Venue of the seminar The sessions will be held at the Seminar Complex of the University of Calicut situated on the main campus. The campus is at Thenhipalam, a hilly village surrounded by green valleys. It is 23 kilometres south of Calicut, the capital city of erstwhile Zamorins, 12 kilometres from Karipur airport and 14 kilometres from Parappanangadi Railway Station. Calicut city is well connected with buses and trains from various parts of the country. The campus is on NH 17 and regular buses are available from Calicut city. Climate The campus and surrounding areas will have dry climate. Light summer cloth is sufficient. Accommodation A good number of moderate to luxury hotels are available near by the University campus. Accommodation is also available to a limited extend in University Guest House which will be provided on a first come first serve basis. Return journey Delegates are advised to book their return trip in advance to avoid last minute efforts and inconveniences. Places of tourist interest Calicut beach and Beypore port are within one hour journey. Pookkod lake, Thusharagiri waterfalls, Peruvannamuzhi Dam and Kappad beach where Vasco-da-Gama landed are within easy reach. The famous Sreekrishna Temple at Guruvayoor can be reached by bus within three hours. Visit http://www.freewebs.com/ucalis2007/ for more details -------------------- Dr. M Bavakutty Professor and Head Department of Library and Information Science University of Calicut - 673 635 Kerala India Phone No.:0494-2 401144 * 286 (Office), 0494-2400112 (Residence) E-mail: bavakuttym(a)yahoo.co.in --------------------------------- Finding fabulous fares is fun. Let Yahoo! FareChase search your favorite travel sites to find flight and hotel bargains. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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sitting capacity
by S.F KATTIMANI 07 Mar '07

07 Mar '07

dear sharma 25%of seating capacity of total users eg: if 100 user 25 seating capacity -- S.F.KATTIMANI LIBRARIAN CITY ENGINEERING COLLEGE KANAKAPURA ROAD DODDAKALLASANDRA BANGALORE 560062 MOB: 9343556559

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