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Open Access publishing in physics gains momentum
by noufal palliparamban 10 Nov '06

10 Nov '06

Hello As if inventing the World-Wide Web were not revolutionary enough, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) is now on its way to unleashing a paradigm shift in the world of academic publishing. For the first time ever, an entire scientific field is exploring the possibility of converting its reader-paid journals into an author-paid Open Access format. The paradigm shift would involve moving from the traditional model of financing publications through reader subscriptions to free-for-readers publications financed by funding agencies via laboratories and the authors themselves. In addition to revolutionising the academic publishing world, Open Access could also have a great impact on research itself as researchers and funding agencies would see their opportunities broaden with the unlimited distribution of their publicly funded research results. The funding agencies have taken the lead in this project and are currently in the process of establishing a sponsoring consortium for Open Access publishing in particle physics, SCOAP3. It has already received expressions of support from many European countries, funding agencies, laboratories, the European Committee for Future Accelerators (ECFA) and both national and international library consortia. 'There is a wind of change blowing and with it the possibility to experiment with new models - in this CERN is perceived as the pioneer of a new publishing paradigm and the SCOAP initiative as a pilot project for future developments in scientific publishing,' said Peteris Zilgalvis, the Head of Unit of Ethics and Science at DG research of the European Commission. Publishers are also aligning themselves with the opportunities offered by Open Access publishing. Journals published by the American Institute of Physics, the American Physical Society, Elsevier and Springer have already started to offer authors the possibility to make their articles freely available to readers. As for the publishing consortium of the European Physical Journal, it has lowered the price tag for an Open Access option and announced an author-friendly approach to copyright. At the same time, the publishers of the Journal of High Energy Physics (JHEP) have stated that they are ready to embrace a sponsorship policy in which they would allow unrestricted access to their articles. Regarding the costs involved in such a policy, JHEP stated: 'we have managed to prove that the costs can be reduced whilst at the same time ensuring the highest rigour in peer review'. If successful, the Open Access format could represent a quantum leap for the High Energy Physics publishing landscape and the wider world of scientific research. For more information on CERN, please visit: http://public.web.cern.ch/Public/Welcome.html Category: Miscellaneous Data Source Provider: CERN Document Reference: Based on CERN press release Subject Index: Coordination, Cooperation Regards Noufal.P.P Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur --------------------------------- 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 Hello As if inventing the World-Wide Web were not revolutionary enough, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) is now on its way to unleashing a paradigm shift in the world of academic publishing. For the first time ever, an entire scientific field is exploring the possibility of converting its reader-paid journals into an author-paid Open Access format. The paradigm shift would involve moving from the traditional model of financing publications through reader subscriptions to free-for-readers publications financed by funding agencies via laboratories and the authors themselves. In addition to revolutionising the academic publishing world, Open Access could also have a great impact on research itself as researchers and funding agencies would see their opportunities broaden with the unlimited distribution of their publicly funded research results. The funding agencies have taken the lead in this project and are currently in the process of establishing a sponsoring consortium for Open Access publishing in particle physics, SCOAP3. It has already received expressions of support from many European countries, funding agencies, laboratories, the European Committee for Future Accelerators (ECFA) and both national and international library consortia. 'There is a wind of change blowing and with it the possibility to experiment with new models - in this CERN is perceived as the pioneer of a new publishing paradigm and the SCOAP initiative as a pilot project for future developments in scientific publishing,' said Peteris Zilgalvis, the Head of Unit of Ethics and Science at DG research of the European Commission. Publishers are also aligning themselves with the opportunities offered by Open Access publishing. Journals published by the American Institute of Physics, the American Physical Society, Elsevier and Springer have already started to offer authors the possibility to make their articles freely available to readers. As for the publishing consortium of the European Physical Journal, it has lowered the price tag for an Open Access option and announced an author-friendly approach to copyright. At the same time, the publishers of the Journal of High Energy Physics (JHEP) have stated that they are ready to embrace a sponsorship policy in which they would allow unrestricted access to their articles. Regarding the costs involved in such a policy, JHEP stated: 'we have managed to prove that the costs can be reduced whilst at the same time ensuring the highest rigour in peer review'. If successful, the Open Access format could represent a quantum leap for the High Energy Physics publishing landscape and the wider world of scientific research. For more information on CERN, please visit: http://public.web.cern.ch/Public/Welcome.html http://public.web.cern.ch/Public/Welcome.html Category: Miscellaneous Data Source Provider: CERN Document Reference: Based on CERN press release Subject Index: Coordination, Cooperation Regards Noufal.P.P Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur 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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Google Wins First Round In Digital Library Dispute
by noufal palliparamban 10 Nov '06

10 Nov '06

Dear friends, It is quite intresting news.... Please see the link http://www.mondaq.com/i_article.asp_Q_articleid_E_44126 Regards Noufal.P.P Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur --------------------------------- 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 friends, It is quite intresting news.... Please see the link http://www.mondaq.com/i_article.asp_Q_articleid_E_44126 http://www.mondaq.com/i_article.asp_Q_articleid_E_44126 Regards Noufal.P.P Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur 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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Library Week Celebrations
by Mukesh - Monitor 10 Nov '06

10 Nov '06

Dear Professionals A Click a Day is just what is needed to give a book to a child. This can be a simple and noble way of celebrating Library Week. This small effort can be continued through the year thus helping the cause. Please go thru the details below: Visit The Literacy Site at http://www.theliteracysite.com daily and click the red "Fund Books for Kids" button. This quick, simple action helps give a book to a child in need--often it is the first book that is their own. There is no cost to you! Funding for the books is paid by site sponsors and goes to First Book, an award-winning nonprofit that uses all funding generated by The Literacy Site to provide free books to children from low-income families--books that they can take home and keep. The Literacy Site is new, and its success depends on the number of people who visit the site and click every day! Please click at The Literacy Site once a day and forward this email to friends and family. Together, we can give more books to children in need and help spark a life-long love of reading. Thank you! http://www.theliteracysite.com Pass it on please! - - Mukesh Anand http://monitorlinks.typepad.com Dear Professionals A Click a Day is just what is needed to give a book to a child. This can be a simple and noble way of celebrating Library Week. This small effort can be continued through the year thus helping the cause. Please go thru the details below: Visit The Literacy Site at http://www.theliteracysite.com http://www.theliteracysite.com daily and click the red "Fund Books for Kids" button. This quick, simple action helps give a book to a child in need--often it is the first book that is their own. There is no cost to you! Funding for the books is paid by site sponsors and goes to First Book, an award-winning nonprofit that uses all funding generated by The Literacy Site to provide free books to children from low-income families--books that they can take home and keep. The Literacy Site is new, and its success depends on the number of people who visit the site and click every day! Please click at The Literacy Site once a day and forward this email to friends and family. Together, we can give more books to children in need and help spark a life-long love of reading. Thank you! http://www.theliteracysite.com http://www.theliteracysite.com Pass it on please! - - Mukesh Anand http://monitorlinks.typepad.com http://monitorlinks.typepad.com http://www.monitorinfo.com

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document request
by Murari 10 Nov '06

10 Nov '06

One of my colleagues is requiring following article. Can someone help with a copy of the same? Please confirm before you send to avoid duplication. AU: Yucel, B TI: The effects of using different organic acids for ... SO: JOURNAL OF ANIMAL PRODUCTION 46(2)2005 : 33-39 With warm regards, Murari P Tapaswi National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula 403 004 Goa, India Phone: 91-(0)832-2450275; Fax: 91-(0)832-2450602 www.nio.org, www.coastalhazards.info, www.mangroveindia.org

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Mr.P.Kalyana Sundram , The Founder of "PAALAM" Biography book reased - New book - Must Read book
by Balabharathi Srinivasan 10 Nov '06

10 Nov '06

Dear Friends, Mr.P.Kalaya Sundram, The Founder of Paalam and Retried Librarian -Biography (Tamil Language) new book by S.Jayaraman is published by Jayageetha publication, Trichy .The Cost of book is Rs.70/- Please contact the below address for purchase the book Mr.S.Jayaraman 23, 3rd Cross East Geetha Nagar, Vayallur Road, Trichy 17 About Mr. P.Kalaya Sundram Palam P.Kalyanasundaram- completed a course in library sciences from Madras University and joined the Arulmigu Kumaragurubar Arts College at Srivaikuntam in Thuttukudi district, as a librarian in 1963 and retired in 1998. Awards: He has won the Best Librarian Award in 1995 from the Goa University.. In 1999 the International Biographical Centre of Cambridge, England, gave him the Outstanding People of the 20th Century award for his philanthropic work. The American Biographical Institute elected him as the 2000 Man of the Year. Service to the society He has been sacrificing his entire life for the society. Over the last three decades Kalyanasundaram, has donated his life's savings of Rs 35 lakh to charity including all his retirement benefits. He now heads a facilitating organization called PALAM - that forms a bridge between donors and beneficiaries. He has donated money for medical aid, counselling centres, books, clothes, free food, funding for poor children, hostel for unwanted little girls, earthquake, flood and cyclone victims . His services to the poor is unending. Beneficiaries from his trust include organisations such as the Awai Ashram in Madurai, Amar Seva Sangham in Ayikudi and the Caussanel Foundation for Children and the Aged in Tirunelveli. Mr. Kalayanasundaram does not have a penny to his name. But he has a 225-year-old coin, presented to him by an industrialist Jamal Mohamed Yeesa, his family heirloom, for his philanthropy . The present value of the coin is $ 6.5 million and he will use it to establish the Children's University at Tirunelveli. Dr. Manmohan Singh (Prime Minister of India) Mr. Kalyana Sundram is a role model to the entire student community who want to acheive some milestone in their carrier. --------------------------------- Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. Dear Friends, Mr.P.Kalaya Sundram, The Founder of Paalam and Retried Librarian -Biography (Tamil Language) new book by S.Jayaraman is published by Jayageetha publication, Trichy .The Cost of book is Rs.70/- Please contact the below address for purchase the book Mr.S.Jayaraman 23, 3rd Cross East Geetha Nagar, Vayallur Road, Trichy 17 About Mr. P.Kalaya Sundram Palam P.Kalyanasundaram - completed a course in library sciences from Madras University and joined the Arulmigu Kumaragurubar Arts College at Srivaikuntam in Thuttukudi district, as a librarian in 1963 and retired in 1998. Awards: He has won the Best Librarian Award in 1995 from the Goa University.. In 1999 the International Biographical Centre of Cambridge, England, gave him the Outstanding People of the 20th Century award for his philanthropic work. The American Biographical Institute elected him as the 2000 Man of the Year. Service to the society He has been sacrificing his entire life for the society. Over the last three decades Kalyanasundaram, has donated his life's savings of Rs 35 lakh to charity including all his retirement benefits. He now heads a facilitating organization called PALAM - that forms a bridge between donors and beneficiaries. He has donated money for medical aid, counselling centres, books, clothes, free food, funding for poor children, hostel for unwanted little girls, earthquake, flood and cyclone victims . His services to the poor is unending. Beneficiaries from his trust include organisations such as the Awai Ashram in Madurai, Amar Seva Sangham in Ayikudi and the Caussanel Foundation for Children and the Aged in Tirunelveli. Mr. Kalayanasundaram does not have a penny to his name. But he has a 225-year-old coin, presented to him by an industrialist Jamal Mohamed Yeesa, his family heirloom, for his philanthropy . The present value of the coin is $ 6.5 million and he will use it to establish the Children's University at Tirunelveli. Dr. Manmohan Singh (Prime Minister of India) Mr. Kalyana Sundram is a role model to the entire student community who want to acheive some milestone in their carrier. Everyone is raving about http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=45083/*http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailb… the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta.

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BOOK FAIR
by S.F KATTIMANI 10 Nov '06

10 Nov '06

Hi, One million titles, 280 Stalls, 90 languages and one book fair. Venue : Palace Ground, Bangalore Date and Time : November 10 to 19 from 11.00AM to 8.00PM Entry pass Rs 20/- Students Free -- S.F.KATTIMANI LIBRARIAN CITY ENGINEERING COLLEGE KANAKAPURA ROAD DODDAKALLASANDRA BANGALORE 560062 MOB: 9343556559 Hi, One million titles, 280 Stalls, 90 languages and one book fair. Venue : Palace Ground, Bangalore Date and Time : November 10 to 19 from 11.00AM to 8.00PM Entry pass Rs 20/- Students Free -- S.F.KATTIMANI LIBRARIAN CITY ENGINEERING COLLEGE KANAKAPURA ROAD DODDAKALLASANDRA BANGALORE 560062 MOB: 9343556559

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ADBI Distance Learning Course on "E-Learning Policies"
by Indira K. 10 Nov '06

10 Nov '06

Dear All, E-learning Policies -- a free course from Asian Development Bank Institute. Hope you may find it useful for "learning content management" and "Information Literacy instructional modules" design and development. During the course, the benefits and issues of e-learning will be discussed. Relevant software, hardware, and courseware will be reviewed. The course will also introduce a learning content management system to monitor teaching-learning process. Participants will draft their own courseware development plan based on sound principles of instructional systems design. Course Duration: 16 October -- 12 January 2006 Target groups: Teachers and government officials in charge of e-learning, and other interested persons from civil society Prerequisites: access to a personal computer with multimedia functions (CD/DVD-ROM drive and sound card) and an Internet connection. Objectives: At the conclusion of the course, each participant will be able to a.. List key benefits and limits of e-learning programs, b.. Choose proper equipment and software suitable for e-learning, c.. Use learning content management system, d.. Draft a plan to develop a multimedia computer courseware, based on sound learning theories and instructional strategies, and e.. Evaluate commercially available computer courseware. For further details: http://www.adbi-dlc.org/elearning/elearning_activity.php http://www.adbi-dlc.org/elearning/contact.php Best regards, Indira Koneru BODY { BACKGROUND-POSITION: left top; MARGIN-TOP: 0em; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0em; MARGIN-LEFT: 4em; COLOR: #427d64; BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat-y; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial"; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffffd } P.msoNormal { BACKGROUND-POSITION: left top; MARGIN-TOP: 0em; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0em; MARGIN-LEFT: 4em; COLOR: #427d64; BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat-y; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial"; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffffd } LI.msoNormal { BACKGROUND-POSITION: left top; MARGIN-TOP: 0em; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0em; MARGIN-LEFT: 4em; COLOR: #427d64; BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat-y; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial"; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffffd } Dear All, E-learning Policies -- a free course from Asian Development Bank Institute. Hope you may find it useful for "learning content management" and "Information Literacy instructional modules" design and development. During the course, the benefits and issues of e-learning will be discussed. Relevant software, hardware, and courseware will be reviewed. The course will also introduce a learning content management system to monitor teaching-learning process. Participants will draft their own courseware development plan based on sound principles of instructional systems design. Course Duration: 16 October -- 12 January 2006 Target groups: Teachers and government officials in charge of e-learning, and other interested persons from civil society Prerequisites: access to a personal computer with multimedia functions (CD/DVD-ROM drive and sound card) and an Internet connection. Objectives: At the conclusion of the course, each participant will be able to List key benefits and limits of e-learning programs, Choose proper equipment and software suitable for e-learning, Use learning content management system, Draft a plan to develop a multimedia computer courseware, based on sound learning theories and instructional strategies, and Evaluate commercially available computer courseware. For further details: http://www.adbi-dlc.org/elearning/elearning_activity.php http://www.adbi-dlc.org/elearning/elearning_activity.php http://www.adbi-dlc.org/elearning/contact.php http://www.adbi-dlc.org/elearning/contact.php Best regards, Indira Koneru

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KALA-National Library Week Celebrations
by I.R.N.Goudar 09 Nov '06

09 Nov '06

Dear Professionals, I invite you all for the week long National Library Week Celebrations Karnataka State Library Association (R ) National Library Week Celebrations November 14-20, 2006 Theme: Library Services for Quality Education Organised by : Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) in collaboration with Shankara Rotary, Hippo Campus Library, Kuvempu University Karnatak University Gulburga University Mysore University PES Group of Institutions Infosys Bangalore JSS Public School, Bangalore Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences You are cordially invited. Programme : Day 1 : Inauguration of Library Week Celebrations 14 November 2006 - Tuesday Chief Guest: Mrs Rohini Nilakeni, Founder Akshara Foundation, Bangalore Topic: Libraries and Child Development Venue: Shankara Rotary Hippo Campus Library, Ranga Rao Road, Shankarapuram, Bangalore 560 004 Time: 5.00 pm Organizer: Mrs. Lakshmi Chinnappa Day 2: 15 November - Wednesday Speaker: Prof. T.N. Shankar Narayan Director School of Languages Kuvempu University Shimoga Presided by: Dr. B. S. Biradar Chairman Department of Library and Information Science Kuvempu University Shimoga Venue: Department of Library Science, Kuvempu University Time: 2.30 pm Day 3: 16 November 2006 - Thursday Speake -1: Dr. C.V. Satyaprakasha Principal, PES College of Education Topic: Role of Libraries in Quality Education Speaker -2: Dr. Vishnukant S. Chatpalli Director, Community Development Programmes PES Institute of Technology Topic: Community Development through Libraries Presided by: Prof M.R. Doreswamy Founder Chairman, PES Group Institutions Venue: Tech Park Seminar Hall PESIT,100 Feet Ring Road Bangalore -560085 Time: 3.30 PM Organizer: Mrs. Gayathri Sen, Librarian, PESIT Day 4: 17 November 2006 - Friday Speakers : SV Subramanya & Topics Quality Services : Users perception (2.15 pm) JK Suresh Challenges of Corporate Librarians in Digital Era (2.30 pm) High Tea: 2.45 pm Cdr Jayaram BG Effective Planning of Optimized use of Library Recourses (3.00 pm) Dr Kochikar Role of Librarians in inculcating Reading habit (3.15 pm) Venue: Rosabeth Moss kanter Training room, 2nd floor, Building No 11, MDC Block, Infosys Technologies Ltd, Electronics city, Bangalore - 560100. (Entry point is from Gate No 4) Time : 2.00PM to 5.00PM Organizer: Sanjay Day 5 : 18 November 2006 - Saturday Speaker : Mr. Umesh Malhothra Topic: How can you have Fun with Books Presided by: Shri R.U. Patil, Principal, JSS Public School Venue: JSS Public School, Adjacent BDA Complex, HSR Layout, Bangalore Time: 10.00 am Organizer Shri R.U. Patil Day 6 : Valedictory Function 20 November 2006 - Monday Welcome address: Dr . Vasantha Kumar Key note address: Dr. K. Lakshman Consultant Surgeon & Expert in Medical Informatics Lecture: Dr. R. Rama Raj Urs University Librarian, RGUHS Topic: Importance of National Library Week Presided by: Dr. PS Prabhakaran Vice Chancellor Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore Venue: Dhanvanthry Hall, RGUHS Bangalore Time: 4.00 - 5.30 pm Organizer: Dr. R. Rama Raj Urs Dr. I.R.N. Goudar President KALA, Office Bearers and EC Members of KALA -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. I.R.N. Goudar Tel: 91-80-25086081 Sci F & Head, Information Centre for 91-80-25235315 Aerospace Science and Technology Fax: 91-80-25268072 National Aerospace Laboratories E-mail:goudar@css.nal.res.in Airport Road, BANGALORE-560 017 India http://www.icast.org.in/staff/goudar.html

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Digital Archiving Tools and Resources available (Genisis software & Manual at one place
by Rajankila 09 Nov '06

09 Nov '06

Dear All, A webpage containing Digtal Document Archiving Tools and Resources useful for creation of near-digital library equivalent archives with Winisis, genisisWeb, GenisisCD and Apache are put at one place at http://www.kilaonline.org/html/library/digital%20archiving.htm The Manual on Digital Archiving is a near-final version.The earlier draft version was changed at some places substantially. The purpose of this webpage is to encourage the digital archiving with genisis applications in our libraries. Any suggestion for improving the webpage is welcome. Regards, K Rajasekharan Librarian, Kerala Institute of Local Administration Mulagunnathu Kavu P O Thrissur - 680 581 India ---------------------------------------------------- Ph 91- 487-2204097(O) , 2201428 (R) Email librariankila(a)hotmail.com

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Requirement for Library Policy
by bhagyashree sane 09 Nov '06

09 Nov '06

Mailing List Manager, LIS forum Please forward the following message. Dear All, Pl let me know if library policy statements/guidelines are prepared/available. Internet search gives good documents but application to Indian library environment will be useful. With Regards, B.J.SANE CHIEF LIBRARIAN ALMA MATER LIBRARY NATIONAL INSURANCE ACADEMY 25 Balewadi, Baner Road, NIA PO, Pune 411 045, Maharashtra Mailing List Manager, LIS forum Please forward the following message. Dear All, Pl let me know if library policy statements/guidelines are prepared/available. Internet search gives good documents but application to Indian library environment will be useful. With Regards, B.J.SANE CHIEF LIBRARIAN ALMA MATER LIBRARY NATIONAL INSURANCE ACADEMY 25 Balewadi, Baner Road, NIA PO, Pune 411 045, Maharashtra

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