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Re: [LIS-Forum] Digital Library Software
by mgsree＠iimk.ac.in 01 Feb '07

01 Feb '07

Dear Sh. Rajiva, Thanks for the query, though it's a pretty complex one. We have now many open source softwares in vogue (Greenstone, EPrints and DSpace etc.) in addition to the WinISIS/GENISIS applications. Greenstone, DSpace and EPrints are later additions to cutting edge DL solutions. Each of these software bring along with them excellent feature sets and sometimes unique facilities to the user community. And they all have worldwide acceptance too. Greenstone (http://greenstone.org) is a general purpose digital library software, an initiative from the New Zealand digital library project, and the Dept. of Computer Science at the University of Waikato New Zealand. You can get most of the support for Greenstone from the above site as well as the South Asia Support site at http://greenstonesupport.iimk.ac.in. DSpace (http://www.dspace.org) is a collaborative effort of the MIT and the HP Labs, and EPrints (http://www.eprints.org) comes from the University of Southampton, UK. Both these are also digital library software applications with more focus on building open access Institutional Repositories. So, to answer your question as to which is the best software for a University Library, I will say all are, and the same time, depending on your objectives, requirements, applications, specifications etc. just to mention a few. You will be the best judge, or a team of professionals involving the librarians as well as IT professionals in your University could look at these softwares and then zero in on to one. I would also encourage you to read the article 'StoneD' appeared in DLib Magazine September 2005 (http://www.dlib.org) authored by the Chief Architects of both Greenstone and DSpace. Best regards, Sreekumar Dr. M. G. Sreekumar (Coordinator, Greenstone Support for South Asia) Librarian & Head, Center for Development of Digital Libraries (CDDL) Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode IIMK Campus P.O. Kozhikode, Kerala, India-673 570 ------------------------------------------------ Phone : +91 495 2809140 Mobile : 09447654066 Fax : +91 495 2803010/11 Email : mgsree(a)iimk.ac.in Web : http://www.iimk.ac.in; : http://iimk.ac.in/mgsree.htm ================================================ >Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 23:06:18 -0800 (PST) >From: ravija srivastava <ravija_srivastava(a)yahoo.com> >Subject: [LIS-Forum] digital library software >To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >Message-ID: <470168.82010.qm(a)web30115.mail.mud.yahoo.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > >Dear colleagues, > > I have been trying to collect information > about the various digital library softwares. I > would be happy to know your personal > experiences with each or any of them, and > kindly give your recommendation for a university library. > > Ravija Srivastava > Lecturer > Dept. of Library & Information Sciences > University of Mumbai -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Publishers Association's misinformation campaign
by Mailing List Admin 01 Feb '07

01 Feb '07

Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 18:41:38 +0000 (GMT) From: Subbiah Arunachalam <subbiah_a(a)yahoo.com> Friends: Here is some more information on the American Association of publishers' PR campaign against open access. For details, visit http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/2007_01_21_fosblogarchive.html Best wishes. Arun --------------

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Award for Open Access in the Life Sciences
by Subbiah Arunachalam 01 Feb '07

01 Feb '07

2007 Franklin Award nominees The Bioinformatics Organization has announced the nominees for the 2007 Benjamin Franklin Award for Open Access in the Life Sciences. From Kevin Davies' story in the January 30 Bio-IT World: This years nominees are: * Sean R. Eddy, group leader, Janelia Farm Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Leesburg, Virginia; * Robert Gentleman, head, Program in Computational Biology, Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington; * Don Gilbert, director, Genome Informatics Lab, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana; and * Steven Salzberg, director, Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland. "These nominees are among the most significant advocates of open access in the life sciences and have been repeatedly nominated by the members of the Bioinformatics Organization since the inception of the Award," said organization president Jeff Bizzaro. Members of bioinformatics.org (membership is free) may vote for the winner here.... I'm omitting the bios of the four nominees, but you should read them. All four have made stellar contributions to open access or open data in biomedicine. Regardless of the Franklin Award, all four deserve recognition for their work. ___________________________________________________________ New Yahoo! Mail is the ultimate force in competitive emailing. Find out more at the Yahoo! Mail Championships. Plus: play games and win prizes. http://uk.rd.yahoo.com/evt=44106/*http://mail.yahoo.net/uk

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Free Access to 2006 Nobel Laureates articles publisherd in Elsevier Journals
by Shamprasad Pujar 31 Jan '07

31 Jan '07

Dear Members, Elsevier has provided free of cost online access to journal articles of 2006 Nobel Laureates published in their journals. Publications for previous 2 years Nobel Laureates are also available on the site. These can be accessed at: http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/intro.cws_home/2005nobelprizes Regards, S.M. Pujar University Librarian Shivaji University Vidyanagar KOLHAPUR-416 004 Phone: 0231-2609204 E-mail: smp_lib(a)unishivaji.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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SEMINAR ON MAPPING IR RESEARCH
by Sucheta Lahiri 31 Jan '07

31 Jan '07

Indian Statistical Institute Documentation Research Training Centre Bangalore-560059 SEMINAR ON Mapping Information Retrieval Research Mapping of a domain has been a widely employed technique in scientometrics to study its dynamics over time. It is a common practice to base such mapping on published literature in the area. Mapping the dynamics of a discipline over time is expected to highlight the shift, if any, in the research fronts in that domain. Literature on mapping is extensive and has references to the possible applications of mapping- the principal ones being science policy formulation, research funding, etc. In this seminar it is proposed to present structural changes in the domain of Information retrieval as seen via mapping its dynamics over the last 35 years. The choice of IR has been influenced by the fact that IR, more than any other sub-discipline, has influenced the direction of Information Science. The IR research community has also expanded considerably and encompasses research in linguistics (e.g. NLP), data / text mining, ontology and semantic web, to mention a few that have attracted wide attention in addition to the traditional areas of IR research. The principal methodologies employed are Co-word Analysis and Co-citation Analysis. The choice of these techniques for mapping the data was based on the fact that these have been effectively employed by many to project data as maps without loss of essential information and the fact that a public domain S/w is available. Speaker: Sucheta Lahiri (ADIS 2nd year) Date & Time: 2nd February at 2.00 p.m. Venue: DRTC Classroom All are cordially invited Dr.Devika.P.Madalli (Seminar co-coordinator) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Software for indexing newsclippings
by Gopakumar Velayudhanpillai 31 Jan '07

31 Jan '07

News clippings can be indexed using the software EndNote ver.9. Eventhough this software is meant for preparing bibliographis and reference list, it can be very well customised for this purpose. The software is a product of Thomson Publications. A trial version of the software is available in their webpage. Try this for indexing newsclippings Gopakumar.V Research Scholar Department of Library & Information Science Mangalore University Mangalagangotri gopakumar.v(a)rediffmail.com Mobile No: 09447056713 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IASLIC NASSDOC- ICSSR Workshop
by Mailing List Admin 31 Jan '07

31 Jan '07

Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 12:14:24 -0800 (PST) From: Pijushkanti Panigrahi <panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com> IASLIC NASSDOC- ICSSR Workshop on Access to Social Science Information in Digital Era Social Science with its divergence groups of academic disciplines from arts to humanities, study the human aspects of the world emphasizing the use of the scientific method and rigorous standards of evidence in the study of humanity, including quantitative and qualitative methods. Social scientists engage in research and theorize about both aggregate and individual behaviours. In these present days, social science researches spread across a wide range of disciplines presenting new hoizons in the research methods. And with the emergence of web technology, Internet resources for education and research for the social sciences have much impact in the field. So the present workshop is planned to offer an easy to use and powerful tool for discovering the best Internet resources to enrich the services towards scientists/researchers by accessing social science information exhaustively. Objectives 1. To provide background knowledge of the Social Science Information System. 2. To offer hands on experience on Accessing Social Science Information in the Digital Era. Methodology The workshop lectures will be followed by demonstration and hands-on practices as far as practicable. The Lab facilities (with one computer for two participants) will be made available for practice. Resource Persons Resource Persons will be invited from different Social Science Research Institutions / Universities in India. Target Participants Library and Information Science Professionals, Research Scholars, and other interested persons. The Workshop is confined to twenty participants only and will be filled strictly on first come first served basis. Venue: Lecture theatre and the Computer Laboratory of the Department of Library and Information Science, First Floor, Integrated Building, Jadavpur University, Kolkata � 700 032. This location is about 16 kilometers from Howrah Railway Station, 12 kilometers from Sealdah Railway Station and 25 kilometers from Kolkata Airport. The Venue can be reached by Bus/Taxi from the railway station/airport. Date: March 20-23, 2007 Last date of Registration: March 01, 2007 if register in NASSDOC, New Delhi and March 07, 2007 if register in IASLIC, Kolkata. Climate The Climate in Kolkata during March will be moderately warm. The temperature is likely to be around 300 C. Registration Fee Registration fee of Rs. 200/- only per participant is to be paid by DD in favour of ICSSR payable at New Delhi. Accommodation Accommodations may be arranged, if requests are received by the Workshop Director at least fifteen days before the Workshop. However, participants will have to bear the charges for accommodation and food. For further details contact : Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi, Workshop Director & Secretary, Education Division, Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres (IASLIC), P-291, CIT Scheme No 6M, Kankurgachi, Kolkata � 700 054. email: panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com, Mobile : +91 94342 43522 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, (M) : +91 94342 43522. Secretary, Education Division, IASLIC; Associate Editor, IASLIC Bulletin, IASLIC, Kolkata-700 054

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Adobe submits PDF as open standard
by noufal palliparamban 30 Jan '07

30 Jan '07

Hello Adobe is preparing to submit its Portable Document Format (PDF) to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) For Full Report: http://www.vnunet.com/actions/trackback/2173723 Regards Noufal.P.P Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur --------------------------------- Heres a new way to find what you're looking for - Yahoo! Answers -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Requird Asst.Librarian
by prakash in 30 Jan '07

30 Jan '07

Dear Friends, Bangalore Management Academy invites applications from experienced and dynamic professional for the post of "Asst. Librarian". Salary depending on your qualificaction and expereince. Candidate should be ready to work in evening shift. Qualification & Experience: BLISc or MLISc. with One/Two years of expereince in academic set up preferably Management colleges. Skill sets required: Good written and oral communication in English Exposure to Library automation software (Libsys) & digital library, Send a soft copy of your CV immediately. to, Prakash I.N. Librarian Bangalore Management Academy No.17, Ashirwad Towers, Mahadevapura Ring Road, Marathahalli Post, Bangalore 560 037. Ph : 080- 28533131-33 Ext. : 212. Fax : 080- 28532099 E-Mail : prakash(a)bmaindia.com --------------------------------- Need Mail bonding? Go to the Yahoo! Mail Q&A for great tips from Yahoo! Answers users. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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SALIS SEMINAR ON RFID TECHNOLOGY AND LIBRARY MANAGEMENT IN DIGITAL ERA
by Arunachalam Hariharan 30 Jan '07

30 Jan '07

ONE DAY SEMINAR ON RFID TECHNOLOGY AND LIBRARY MANAGEMENT IN DIGITAL ERA 3RD FEBRUARY 2007 JOINTLY ORGANISED BY Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science(SALIS) TRICHY CHAPTER & ST.JOSEPHS COLLEGE LIBRARY, TRICHY REGISTRATION FEE: Rs.150/ for LIS PROFESSIONALS & Rs. 100 for LIS STUDENTS: VENUE: ST.JOSEPHS COLLEGE LIBRARY, TRICHY INVITED SPEAKERS: 1. Dr.BHANDI UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN,MANGALORE UNIVERSITY 2. DR.SRINIVASA RAGHAVAN,NAAC,BANGALORE 3. Dr.V.GEETHA, LECTURER, BISHOP HEBER CLLEGE 4. Sri.L.PARISUTHARAJ, LIBRARIAN,NIT CONTACT PERSON: Sri.V.DORAIRAJAN, LIBRARIAN,ST.JOSEPHS COLLEGE,TRICHY mobile#94437 67552 Sri L. Parisutharaj, Librarian, NIT, Tiruchi ------------------------- A.Hariharan SALIS ____________________________________________________________________________________ Finding fabulous fares is fun. Let Yahoo! FareChase search your favorite travel sites to find flight and hotel bargains. http://farechase.yahoo.com/promo-generic-14795097 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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