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Reg. Supplier of Educational instructional material
by Vandana Khandelwal 28 Nov '06

28 Nov '06

Dear all, I would like to purchase educational instructional material (CD-ROMs, Video/Audio Cassettee)and standards for our library. Our interest area is : all engineering and MBA subjects. If anyone knows about suppliers dealing in this field, kindly let me know. Thanking you in anticipation. Mrs. Vandana Khandelwal Librarian Maharashtra Academy of Engineering Alandi (D) Dist. Pune ____________________________________________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com

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Koha with Class: Future Librarians Train Using Koha ILS
by sandeep bhavsar 27 Nov '06

27 Nov '06

Respected All LibLime, the leader in open-source solutions for libraries, announced today that the next generation of librarians at Texas Woman's University in Denton, TX are training with Koha, the first open-source ILS. Koha ILS was selected by Dr. Diane Neal, Assistant Professor at TWU's School of Library and Information Studies, as a learning tool for students taking coursework in library automation. Dr. Neal, formerly a Systems Librarian for University of Texas at Arlington, is a strong proponent of open-source software in libraries. "I chose Koha for several reasons," says Dr. Neal. "First, its web-based staff side interface makes it possible for students to access Koha easily from their own computers. This was a major concern, because the class is taught entirely online, and for that reason, it would be difficult for me to distribute desktop-based clients. Additionally, I believe that the philosophy of open-source software closely aligns with the philosophy of libraries as community-oriented organizations, so I choose to advocate open-source software in support of that alignment." LibLime is hosting the demo systems for the class pro bono. "We're tremendously excited to see Koha being used in a classroom setting," says LibLime's President, Technology and Koha Release Manager Joshua Ferraro. "It is a great opportunity for librarians to get hands-on experience with open source. Nothing dispels fear of new technology like using it yourself. We're confident that the advantages of open source speak for themselves." And how have the students reacted to the concept of open-source software in libraries? "My students have done an excellent job of weighing the advantages and disadvantages of open-source software in libraries. I assigned a discussion question on this topic, and they were quite analytical about the topic," says Dr. Neal. Students were quick to see the advantages of open source which include the freedom to customize and cost-effectiveness, as well as the shared values which make open-source software and libraries a natural match: free access and community-driven knowledge. TWU student Vidya Krishnaswamy puts it best: I am a strong supporter for the open-source software because its principles are so much similar and closer to the values and principles we as librarians believe which is free and equal access to data, information, and knowledge. Is learning about library automation by using Koha likely to influence students technology decisions when they themselves have to someday choose between open-source and proprietary software? " I am not sure yet whether this project will lead students to choose open-source or non-open-source solutions for their libraries in the future, but I am positive that the experience they are getting from this project is invaluable experience for them," says Dr. Neal. "Overall, my goal has been to provide a safe environment for students to explore the process of configuring integrated library systems, the communication issues and management decisions involved in a system configuration, and the nature of open-source software." Neal's class, currently called Automation in the Library, will be called Library Technology Systems beginning Fall 2007. An elective course scheduled to be offered each fall, the class will introduce approximately 25 new students to Koha each quarter. In the words of TWU student Gayle Gordon: The future of the library profession will depend in large part on how we handle technology. LibLime couldn't agree more, and we're confident that future is open source. Best Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Management Studies Thane(W). 400601 INDIA @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ email :sandeep.bhavsar@gmail.com Mob : 09870484626 elibrary : http://www.vpmthane.org/im/elib/main.htm @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ --------------------------------- Try the all-new Yahoo! Mail . "The New Version is radically easier to use" The Wall Street Journal Respected All LibLime, the leader in open-source solutions for libraries, announced today that the next generation of librarians at Texas Woman's University in Denton, TX are training with Koha, the first open-source ILS. Koha ILS was selected by Dr. Diane Neal, Assistant Professor at TWU's School of Library and Information Studies, as a learning tool for students taking coursework in library automation. Dr. Neal, formerly a Systems Librarian for University of Texas at Arlington , is a strong proponent of open-source software in libraries. "I chose Koha for several reasons," says Dr. Neal. "First, its web-based staff side interface makes it possible for students to access Koha easily from their own computers. This was a major concern, because the class is taught entirely online, and for that reason, it would be difficult for me to distribute desktop-based clients. Additionally, I believe that the philosophy of open-source software closely aligns with the philosophy of libraries as community-oriented organizations, so I choose to advocate open-source software in support of that alignment." LibLime is hosting the demo systems for the class pro bono. "We're tremendously excited to see Koha being used in a classroom setting," says LibLime's President, Technology and Koha Release Manager Joshua Ferraro. "It is a great opportunity for librarians to get hands-on experience with open source. Nothing dispels fear of new technology like using it yourself. We're confident that the advantages of open source speak for themselves." And how have the students reacted to the concept of open-source software in libraries? "My students have done an excellent job of weighing the advantages and disadvantages of open-source software in libraries. I assigned a discussion question on this topic, and they were quite analytical about the topic," says Dr. Neal. Students were quick to see the advantages of open source which include the freedom to customize and cost-effectiveness, as well as the shared values which make open-source software and libraries a natural match: free access and community-driven knowledge. TWU student Vidya Krishnaswamy puts it best: I am a strong supporter for the open-source software because its principles are so much similar and closer to the values and principles we as librarians believe which is free and equal access to data, information, and knowledge. Is learning about library automation by using Koha likely to influence students technology decisions when they themselves have to someday choose between open-source and proprietary software? " I am not sure yet whether this project will lead students to choose open-source or non-open-source solutions for their libraries in the future, but I am positive that the experience they are getting from this project is invaluable experience for them," says Dr. Neal. "Overall, my goal has been to provide a safe environment for students to explore the process of configuring integrated library systems, the communication issues and management decisions involved in a system configuration, and the nature of open-source software." Neal's class, currently called Automation in the Library, will be called Library Technology Systems beginning Fall 2007. An elective course scheduled to be offered each fall, the class will introduce approximately 25 new students to Koha each quarter. In the words of TWU student Gayle Gordon: The future of the library profession will depend in large part on how we handle technology. LibLime couldn't agree more, and we're confident that future is open source. Best Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Management Studies Thane(W). 400601 INDIA @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ email :sandeep.bhavsar@gmail.com Mob : 09870484626 elibrary : http://www.vpmthane.org/im/elib/main.htm @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Try the http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/uk/taglines/default/nowyoucan/wall_st_2/*http:/… all-new Yahoo! Mail . "The New Version is radically easier to use" The Wall Street Journal

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Tags and the Infinite Universe of Information:New googlepedia extension in Firefox
by Mallikarjuna, H.B 27 Nov '06

27 Nov '06

Tags and the Infinite Universe of Information:New googlepedia extension in Firefox Googlepedia: New googlepedia (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2517/) extension in Firefox to search both Google and the Wikipedia at once... For More Details: http://www.infinitethinking.org/ Infinite Thinking Machine " The Infinite Thinking Machine helps teachers and their students turn the infinite universe of information into knowledge. " More : http://www.infinitethinking.org/ Video: http://www.infinitethinking.org/2006/11/itm-3-living-in-3d.html http://www.infinitethinking.org/2006/11/cerfs-up-writing.html Google Educators: http://www.google.com/educators/index.html -- Regards hbmallikarjuna hbmallikarjuna[at]gmail.com http://mallikarjunahb.blogspot.com Indian Libraries and Librarians search engine :http://tinyurl.com/yfrozb --------------------------------- Find out what India is talking about on - Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. Get it NOW Tags and the Infinite Universe of Information:New googlepedia extension in Firefox Googlepedia: New https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2517/ googlepedia ( https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2517/) extension https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2517/) extension in http://www.getfirefox.com/ Firefox to search both Google and the Wikipedia at once... For More Details: http://www.infinitethinking.org/ http://www.infinitethinking.org/ http://www.infinitethinking.org/2006/11/cerfs-up-writing.html Infinite Thinking Machine " The Infinite Thinking Machine helps teachers and their students turn the infinite universe of information into knowledge. " More : http://www.infinitethinking.org/ http://www.infinitethinking.org/ Video: http://www.infinitethinking.org/2006/11/itm-3-living-in-3d.html http://www.infinitethinking.org/2006/11/itm-3-living-in-3d.html http://www.infinitethinking.org/2006/11/cerfs-up-writing.html http://www.infinitethinking.org/2006/11/cerfs-up-writing.html Google Educators: http://www.google.com/educators/index.html http://www.google.com/educators/index.html -- Regards hbmallikarjuna hbmallikarjuna[at]gmail.com http://mallikarjunahb.blogspot.com http://mallikarjunahb.blogspot.com Indian Libraries and Librarians search engine :http://tinyurl.com/yfrozb http://www.google.com/educators/index.html Find out what India is talking about on - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/yanswers/*http://in.answers.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/messengertagline/*http://in.messenger.yahoo.… Get it NOW

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Regarding AICTE norms
by Vandana Khandelwal 27 Nov '06

27 Nov '06

Dear all I am working in an engineering library. I have certain doubt regarding AICTE norms . As per AICTE norms, at the time of establishment for three branch with an intake of 240. There should be minimum 4000 volumes in the library, which means 250 titles with four multiple copies and 1000 volumes for basic science. In case the intake is less than 240 do the norms remains same i.e. 4000 volumes or is it different. If so, please give the details. For yearly additions it mentions that they must be increased as one title per student admitted to a branch. if the intake is 60 students for computer branch in first year. Does that mean I have to increase 80 title in computer branch or 80 titles for each SE,TE & BE which makes 240 titles in all. There is nothing mentioned about number of copies to be increased for yearly addition does that mean it is understood that four copies are to be increased. Please specify. In case of increase in intake should we follow norms for yearly addition of books. If anyone have information regards the same. Please cooperate me. Thanking you in anticipation. Mrs. Vandana Khandelwal Librarian Maharashtra Academy of Engineering Alandi (D) Dist. Pune ____________________________________________________________________________________ Cheap talk? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates. http://voice.yahoo.com

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DRTC Seminar on OpenURL accessing Referenced Resources
by Ehtesham 27 Nov '06

27 Nov '06

INDIAN STATITISTICAL INSTITUTE DOCUMENTATION RESEARCH TRAINING CENTRE 8th Mile Mysore Road, R.V. College Post Bangalore-560059 SEMINAR On OpenURL for accessing Referenced Resources OpenURL is a mechanism for transporting metadata and identifiers describing a publication, for the purpose of context sensitive linking. OpenURL standard is designed to support mediated linking from information resources (sources) to library services (targets). It works with Link Resolver System to facilitate seamless access to the referenced resource. In this seminar I propose to discuss the concept of OpenURL, and its significance. The seminar will also give a demo of Link Resolver System and demonstrate OpenURL through open source tools. Speaker : Mohd Ehtesham ADIS 2nd year. Date & Time : 5th December 2006, 2:00 PM Venue : DRTC Classroom All are cordially invited Dr. Devika P. Madalli Seminar Co-ordinator INDIAN STATITISTICAL INSTITUTE DOCUMENTATION RESEARCH TRAINING CENTRE 8th Mile Mysore Road, R.V. College Post Bangalore-560059 SEMINAR On OpenURL for accessing Referenced Resources OpenURL is a mechanism for transporting metadata and identifiers describing a publication, for the purpose of context sensitive linking. OpenURL standard is designed to support mediated linking from information resources (sources) to library services (targets). It works with Link Resolver System to facilitate seamless access to the referenced resource. In this seminar I propose to discuss the concept of OpenURL, and its significance. The seminar will also give a demo of Link Resolver System and demonstrate OpenURL through open source tools. Speaker : Mohd Ehtesham ADIS 2nd year. Date & Time : 5th December 2006, 2:00 PM Venue : DRTC Classroom All are cordially invited Dr. Devika P. Madalli Seminar Co-ordinator http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigclick.cgi/www.rediff.com/signa… http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigimpress.cgi/www.rediff.com/sig…

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KLA members get-together
by gopikuttan gopikuttan 27 Nov '06

27 Nov '06

Dear professionals KLA is planning to organise a family get-together of KLA members on 9.12.2006 at Trivandrum. We cordially invite all of the members of KLA to participate the programme. Pl confirm ur participation before 2.12.2006, to the President or Secretary of KLA. Thank u Dr.A.Gopikuttan General Secretary Kerala Library Association Trivandrum-34 Ph.No. 9446428163 agopikuttan(a)yahoo.co.in --------------------------------- Find out what India is talking about on - Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. Get it NOW Dear professionals KLA is planning to organise a family get-together of KLA members on 9.12.2006 at Trivandrum. We cordially invite all of the members of KLA to participate the programme. Pl confirm ur participation before 2.12.2006, to the President or Secretary of KLA. Thank u Dr.A.Gopikuttan General Secretary Kerala Library Association Trivandrum-34 Ph.No. 9446428163 mailto:agopikuttan@yahoo.co.in agopikuttan(a)yahoo.co.in Find out what India is talking about on - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/yanswers/*http://in.answers.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/messengertagline/*http://in.messenger.yahoo.… Get it NOW

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Re: [BOAI] The Bangalore Policy statement
by Mailing List Manager 27 Nov '06

27 Nov '06

Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2006 13:26:55 +0000 (GMT) From: Subbiah Arunachalam <subbiah_a(a)yahoo.com> Friends: Someone wondered what was the need to have the Bangalore workshop on open access when we already had the Salvador Declaration for Open Access for Developing Countries. The B'lore workshop had a specific focus - bringing together the large scientifically advanced developing countries and to develop a common strategy for those countries. Eve Gray of South Africa has captured the essence of the workshop in her excellent blog entry, available at: http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/pipermail/lis-forum/2006-November/004933.html ------

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Library professionals Required.
by rajani.satheesan＠wipro.com 27 Nov '06

27 Nov '06

Dear Sirs, Pls post the information mentioned below. Library Professionals required with 2 years experience on contract basis at Wipro-cochin centre. Interested may pls contact rajani.satheesan(a)wipro.com Best Regards, Rajani ************ The information contained in this electronic message and any attachments to this message are intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) and may contain proprietary, confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies of this message and any attachments. WARNING: Computer viruses can be transmitted via email. The recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. www.wipro.com Message Dear Sirs, � Pls post the information mentioned below. � Library Professionals required with 2 years experience on contract basis at Wipro-cochin centre. Interested may pls contact mailto:rajani.satheesan@wipro.com rajani.satheesan(a)wipro.com � Best Regards, Rajani ************ � The information contained in this electronic message and any attachments to this message are intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) and may contain proprietary, confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies of this message and any attachments. WARNING: Computer viruses can be transmitted via email. The recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. www.wipro.com

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Fwd: FreeScience.info
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 27 Nov '06

27 Nov '06

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Invitation
by Pijushkanti Panigrahi 25 Nov '06

25 Nov '06

Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres (IASLIC Cordially invites you to the inauguration of the National Workshop on Open Source Movement and the Use of DSpace Software by Prof Debesh Das, Honble Minister-In-Charge, Department of Information Technology, Govt of West Bengal on Tuesday, Novmber 28, 2006 at 11:00 am at the Auditorium of the National Institute for the Orthopaedically Handicapped (NIOH), (Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt of India), B T Road, Bonhooghly, Kolkata- 700 090. Prof Sibaji Raha, Director, Bose Institute, Kolkata will grace the occasion as Special Guest. Dr Ratnesh Kumar , Director, National Institute for the Orthopaedically Handicapped (NIOH), Kolkata will preside over the program. Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi Sri Dipak Kr Nag Secretary, Education Division, IASLIC Hony General Secretary, IASLIC Program Registration 10:00-11:00 am Inaugural Program 11:00 Invocation Welcome Address by Dr J N Satpathi, Vice President, IASLIC & Consultant (NIOH), Introduction to the Workshop by Dr A R D Prasad, Associate Professor, DRTC, ISI, Bangalore; Member, DSpace Governance Advisory Board, MIT, Cambridge, USA: Working Group on Libraries, National Knowledge Commisson, India; Vice President, IASLIC Inauguration of the Workshop by Prof Debesh Dash, Honble Minister-In-Charge, Department of Information Technology, Govt of West Bengal Address of Special Guest by Prof Sibaji Raha, Director, Bose Institute, Kolkata Presidential Address by Dr Ratnesh Kumar , Director, NIOH, Kolkata Vote of Thanks Ms Rupali Sen, In-Charge, Library & Information Services, NIOH Session Starts at 12:00 noon Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi, Reader, Dept of Lib and Inf Science, University of Calcutta, 87/1 College Street,Kolkata - 700 073, West Bengal, India, email : panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com, Ph (M) : +91 94342 43522. Associate Editor, IASLIC Bulletin, IASLIC, Kolkata-700 054 --------------------------------- Check out the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta - Fire up a more powerful email and get things done faster. Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres (IASLIC Cordially invites you to the inauguration of the National Workshop on Open Source Movement and the Use of DSpace Software by Prof Debesh Das , Honble Minister-In-Charge, Department of Information Technology, Govt of West Bengal on Tuesday, Novmber 28, 2006 at 11:00 am at the Auditorium of the National Institute for the Orthopaedically Handicapped (NIOH), (Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt of India), B T Road, Bonhooghly, Kolkata- 700 090. Prof Sibaji Raha , Director, Bose Institute, Kolkata will grace the occasion as Special Guest. Dr Ratnesh Kumar , Director, National Institute for the Orthopaedically Handicapped (NIOH), Kolkata will preside over the program. Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi Sri Dipak Kr Nag Se cretary, Education Division, IASLIC Hony General Secretary, IASLIC Program Registration 10:00-11:00 am Inaugural Program 11:00 Invocation Welcome Address by Dr J N Satpathi, Vice President, IASLIC & Consultant (NIOH), Introduction to the Workshop by Dr A R D Prasad, Associate Professor, DRTC, ISI, Bangalore ; Member, DSpace Governance Advisory Board, MIT, Cambridge , USA : Working Group on Libraries, National Knowledge Commisson , India ; Vice President, IASLIC Inauguration of the Workshop by Prof Debesh Dash, Honble Minister-In-Charge, Department of Information Technology, Govt of West Bengal Address of Special Guest by Prof Sibaji Raha, Director, Bose Institute, Kolkata Presidential Address by Dr Ratnesh Kumar , Director, NIOH, Kolkata Vote of Thanks Ms Rupali Sen, In-Charge, Library & Information Services, NIOH Session Starts at 1 2:00 noon Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi , Reader, Dept of Lib and Inf Science, University of Calcutta, 87/1 College Street,Kolkata - 700 073, West Bengal, India, email : panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com, Ph (M) : +91 94342 43522 . Associate Editor, IASLIC Bulletin, IASLIC, Kolkata-700 054 Check out http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=43257/*http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailb… the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta - Fire up a more powerful email and get things done faster.

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