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Municipal broadband networks
by arun＠mssrf.res.in 07 Apr '06

07 Apr '06

Friends: Are there cities (towns) in the developing world pursuing Municipal broadband networks so all citizens can access the Internet? Can such networks help bridge the digital and other divides? Arun ---- NEWS Broadband provision a municipal duty, says report >From "400 Cities Worldwide Planning To Deploy Municipal Broadband Networks," Wi-Fi Technology News, 27 January: "There are over 400 cities worldwide planning to deploy municipal broadband networks and the number will double in 2006, making community broadband initiatives a very real and significant trend. That is the finding of the latest report, Municipal Broadband Networks: Market impact and implications, 2006-2011, published by industry research firm visiongain. "Despite legal opposition and intense lobbying from incumbent telcos and cable companies, municipal broadband is coming and is here to stay. As of Q1 2006, there are over 100 city and regional wireless broadband networks operational worldwide, more than 40 of which are in the US. "Small town rural deployments were the beginning of the wave, but the tide is now embracing large urban metropolises. New York, San Francisco, Rome and Paris are among the major cities planning wide-scale deployments. While these networks present yet another new competitive threat to the broadband market landscape, there are opportunities to be grasped for service providers, whether fixed-line or wireless, if these companies play their cards right. Major vendors, such as Motorola, Cisco, HP and IBM are already reaping cumulative contract awards running into hundreds of millions of dollars. " 'Generally speaking, we believe resistance towards Muni networks is futile,' says lead author Pam Duffey. 'Finer points of the debate aside, it is fast becoming a city or state government duty to provide at least the means for widespread broadband service to the citizenry. By 2010/2011, we believe the majority of cities and townships in the US will have a municipal wireless network in place and the focus then will be in uniting them into a seamless, if not centralised, national network.' " 'New and emerging applications such as digital libraries, virtual laboratories, distance-independent learning and tele-immersion will require broadband speeds and reverse the digital divide. In addition, applications such as LBS and gaming over city-wide networks could seriously threaten existing carrier business models,' adds Duffey. "For a large number of reasons, municipalities are considering the concept of a Municipal Broadband Network as the 'fifth utility.' These communities are choosing between deploying fibre and a wireless broadband network using Wi-Fi hotspots, mesh networks or pre-WiMAX technology. There will be a significant build-out, blending technologies and building on existing service, both wired and unwired. "However, many technological and business factors need to be considered, any one of which can better or worsen the outcome for any given municipality. Often, cities lack sufficient experience and knowledge of technologies to make the best choices and compound the problem further by inadequately funding the effort or by employing a business model that can not sustain the endeavor. "This report examines the various technology options open to communities in deploying broadband networks, as well as the business models, assessing the advantages and disadvantages of each approach. It looks at case studies of successful and failed initiatives, identifying and outlining the reasons behind them. The impact that these networks have had and will have on local markets and incumbent operators are also analysed..." [Muni Wireless: 28 January 2006]

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WiFi in the $100 laptop of Negroponte
by arun＠mssrf.res.in 07 Apr '06

07 Apr '06

Friends: I received this news today and I want to share it with you. Best wishes. Arun ---- NEWS $100 laptop includes WiFi >From "One-Wireless-Laptop-Per-Child Founder Negroponte Resigns from MIT," by Brian White, The Wireless Report, 16 February: "As many readers can probably tell, the word 'Wireless' was slipped into the OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) phrase in the title above. With Nicholas Negroponte stepping down from MIT's famed Media Lab yesterday to concentrate on his 'One Laptop Per Child' iniative, I have to give it up to the man - following his real passion and dream of connecting every child possible to the world, each other, and global informaton - to empower them to create and fulfill their dreams. And, for many, to escape knowledge repression and to rise up to what they all could be. I applaud the man greatly, even if the OLPC initiative fails or is slow to gain strength. "The one 'killer app' in this whole initiative is the inclusion of WiFi in these hand-cranked $100 laptops. Enabling villages and small towns (and big towns) to form WiFi mesh networks is the glue that will make this all work. Interconnection and sharing is the linchpin of such an effort and even as WiFi gains on wired connections in the developed world as a preferred connection method for the internet, it will be the only connection method for under-developed nations to breach their own 'digital divide' and connect and interact with the rest of the world. Some of Negroponte's MIT associates are also following him to his OLPC non-profit to assist, which speaks even more highly of this highly-regarded initiative." _________ [On 12 February 2006, OLPC announced that Mark Foster, former head of portable computer engineering at Apple, has joined the project. Foster was responsible for developing the first high-volume wireless networking product, the AirPort. The "$100 Laptop FAQ" confirms that "The laptops will have wireless broadband that, among other things, allows them to work as a mesh network; each laptop will be able to talk to its nearest neighbors, creating an ad hoc, local area network."] [WiFi: 17 February 2006]

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Openomy Online File System
by sandeep bhavsar 07 Apr '06

07 Apr '06

Openomy Online File System http://openomy.com/ Openomy is an online file system. You can store files on Openomy and access them from any computer. Openomy organizes files and users via tags (as opposed to folders). You can choose to keep your files guarded by Openomy, or allow certain outside applications (of your choice) to do new and interesting things with your data. Currently, all storage is 1gb. The plan is to increase this in the future. Let us know what you think is fair. Openomy is completely free for now. In the future there will be an additional premium membership, in exchange for some nice extras. The APIs (i.e. creating applications) are also completely free to use, but a similar structure may one day appear as well. This would likely be limited to commercial applications. Thanks and Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.BRIMS Thane (w) 400601 ------------------------------ Phone (Off) 25364492 25446554 Mobile 9870484626 email sandeep(a)vpmthane.org Website www.vpmthane.org ------------------------------ ___________________________________________________________ Win a BlackBerry device from O2 with Yahoo!. Enter now. http://www.yahoo.co.uk/blackberry

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Prevention of loss of books in the college library
by js vijaya 07 Apr '06

07 Apr '06

Dear Friends, Give some suggestions to prevent the loss of books in the college library. Especially for the reference section. Waiting for your valuable suggestions. Regards Vijayalakshmi J S __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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SALIS Awards for the year 2006 - nomination invited - reg
by Arunachalam Hariharan 07 Apr '06

07 Apr '06

Nominations are invited for the following SALIS Awards for the year 2006. SALIS Awards 1. Dr. Harish Chandra-Sushila Chandra Best Librarian Award (National level) ------------------------------------------------------ SALIS instituted an award- sponsored by Dr. Harish Chandra, Librarian, IIT Madras, in the name of `Dr. Harish Chandra-Sushila Chandra Best Librarian Award' . Aim of instituting the award: To honor and recognize library professionals - for their outstanding contributions to the profession. Eligibility: Professionals holding any degree in Library Science or equivalent and working in library and information field in any parts in India. Must be a citizen of India About Dr.Harish Chandra -------------------------- Dr.Harish Chandra is currently working as Librarian of IIT, Madras. Prior to this, he has also worked in IIT, Delhi, GSI and IIFT. He underwent training in Library Automation and Digital Library at University of Cambridge, UK and Tilburg University, Netherlands respectively. His major contributions are in the areas of New Library Building Planning, ISO-9001 application in the Library, Digital Library Initiative, Web based library and information services, etc. Dr.Chandra is a member of Senate, IIT since 1995, a member of Task Force for Higher Education Library System, MHRD. He is also a member in the editorial board of various journals including OCLC Systems and Services. He is also a member of many professional bodies. Dr.Chandra has over 60 publications to his credit and completed various projects and consultancy assignments. He has organized several national and international conferences. He has received several awards, chaired number of technical sessions and delivered number of invited lectures. He has visited more than 12 countries and received several awards. He has also received many awards including SALIS Life Time Achievement Award Previous Year Award winners: 1. Dr. T.A.V. Murthy, Director, INFLIBNET â for the year 2004 2. Prof. (Dr.) M.Suriya, HOD, Dept of Library & Information Science & Librarian, Annamalai University â for the year 2005 --------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------- 2. AutoLib-Tamilnadu Best Librarian Award (for Library Professionals working in Tamilnadu region only) 3. AutoLib -Tamilnadu Best Young Librarian Award (for Library Professionals working in Tamilnadu region only: Age below 40 years) Must be a citizen of India The above two awards are sponsored by M/s AutoLib Software System , a leading Library Automation Solution Provider at Chennai. AutoLib Software System ---------------------------------- AutoLib Software System has been established to provide low cost and high quality library automation solutions. They undertake all types of library automation projects. One of their objectives is to recognize and encourage library professionals who contribute more for the profession. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Eligibility for the above two Awards : Professionals holding any degree in Library Science or equivalent and working in library and information field in Tamilnadu region. Must be a citizen of India Previous Award Winners: 1. AutoLib-Tamilnadu Best Librarian Award Dr Dr.K.Nithyanandham, Director-in-charge, Librray, Anna University 2. AutoLib-Tamilnadu Best Young Librarian Award Mr. T. Stephen CSI Bishop Appasamy College of Arts & Science, Coimbatore Mr. S.Swaminathan, Librarian, Sri Ramakrishna Vidyalaya College of Education, Coimbatore Nominations for all the three awards ( by Library professionals holding responsible position or by self) are invited for the year 2006 from eligible professionals. The application form can be obtained from the Convener, SALIS Award Committee by sending a self addressed stamped (Rs.10/-) cover or downloaded from http://autolib-india.net/salis or by sending E-mail to salisawards(a)yahoo.com. The other details are given in the application form. Filled-in application along with necessary supporting documents should be sent in a sealed cover to The Convener, SALIS Award Committee, SALIS, C/o, AutoLib, B2-Solai Apartments(Opp to MGR Garden) Mount-Poonamallee Road, Chennai - 600 089. Awards will be presented to the winners in the form of a Silver Medal, Citation and a shawl. The awards will be presented to the winners during the SALIS 2006 National Conference to be held at Karunya Deemed University, Coimbatore on 9th June 2006. Last date for the receipt of filled application is 15.05.2006 For any clarifications, E-mail to the convener at salisawards(a)yahoo.com -------------------------------- Mr. Jesudas Manalan Convener SALIS Award Committee & Librarian Bishop Heber College, Trichi â 17 & Secretary, SALIS Tiruchi Chapter __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Fw: [BOAI] 1950 Florence Agreement/ 1976 Nairobi Protocol
by Subbiah Arunachalam 07 Apr '06

07 Apr '06

Please forward this to all the members of the "Kalpana Joshi Committee". Thanks and best wishes. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Suber" <peters(a)earlham.edu> To: "BOAI Forum" <boai-forum(a)ecs.soton.ac.uk> Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 8:08 AM Subject: Re: [BOAI] 1950 Florence Agreement/ 1976 Nairobi Protocol > Dear Julia, > > I share your sense that people who support open access will likely support > the enforcement of these agreements. I can't be the only reader who was > glad to learn that world leaders once made sensible agreements like these > and sorry to learn that our current leaders are disregarding them. > > So I hope that simply circulating your letter will have a beneficial > effect, even if small. The readers of this list are OA proponents from > over 100 countries. Many will undoubtedly be inclined to support your > cause even if they rarely have a chance to discuss issues of this kind > with their governments. > > Let me make a two-sided decision as the moderator of the list. On the one > hand, these agreements are a bit far from our topic here. I distributed > your first message with my eyes open because of its strong interest and > distant OA connection, but now that the issue has aired I want to return > the discussion to issues with a stronger OA connection. On the other > hand, if any forum readers learn about international efforts to shore up > support for these agreements, please send information about them to Julie > or me (or both). I'll look for a way to communicate that information > concisely to the OA community. If I don't do it through the BOAI Forum, > then I may do it through the SPARC Open Access Forum, which has a slightly > wider scope. > > Best wishes, > Peter > > > Peter Suber > Open Access Project Director, Public Knowledge > Research Professor of Philosophy, Earlham College > peter.suber(a)earlham.edu > > > > At 11:02 PM 4/4/2006, you wrote: > >>Dear Stevan Harnad, >>I am retired and now run a library in Florence which is international and >>ecumenical. It was my own library as a professor and is intended as a gift >>to the world. I cause it to flourish on the principle that people can >>become members through giving it a book rather than paying dues. But most >>gifts to it of books from America are taxed by the Italian Dogana and Post >>Office working in collusion with each other, this money having to come out >>of my slim pocket/pension. The earlier versions of the Budapest Open >>Access Initiative had been UNESCO's 'Florence Agreement' (1950) and its >>Protocol known as the 'Protocol of Nairobi' (1976), which allowed cultural >>materials, books, films, electronic data, etc., to pass across >>international boundaries without paying customs duties. I spoke to this >>issue at the St Petersburg UNESCO Conference in May 2005 on the World >>Summit on the Information Society, where it was said that this constantly >>needs to be remembered and executed. >>Could the BOAI and Berlin Declaration signatories recognize the principle >>in international law, reminding their governments of the 1950 'Florence >>Agreement/Accord de Florence' and of its 1976 Nairobi Protocol? >>Sincerely, >> >>Julia Bolton Holloway, Professor Emerita >>Director, Biblioteca e Bottega Fioretta Mazzei >>'English Cemetery', Piazzale Donatello, 38 >>50132 Florence, Italy juliana(a)tin.it >>http://www.umilta.net http://www.florin.ms >>http://piazzaledonatello.blogspot.com >

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Striking Thirteen - Impact of ISBN13 - full report
by Rajesh Chandrakar 06 Apr '06

06 Apr '06

Dear Professionals, Following article provides very good information on ISBN13. It ellaborates its impact on library, vendors and existing systems. You may go to link for complete details describes with various exmaples. With regards, Rajesh "Striking Thirteen" Library Journal (03/01/06) P. 36 ; Breaux Ann-Marie; Dawson, Laura The forthcoming introduction of 13-digit international standard book numbers (ISBNs) to increase the availability of ISBNs and improve their compliance with worldwide product numbering systems should have librarians, publishers, and booksellers on alert, as the new numbers will have a significant effect on all aspects of library transactions and operations, write YBP Library Services' Ann-Marie Breaux and LJNDawson.com's Laura Dawson. All 10-digit ISBNs will officially switch to ISBN-13s for transaction purposes on Jan. 1, 2007, and every order, claim, and invoice should employ ISBN-13s by that time; booksellers are overhauling their internal and external systems to facilitate ISBN-13 transactions for both publishers and libraries, while system vendors are rewriting software to resolve most transition problems. Breaux and Dawson recommend that librarians bone up on the transitions and be certain their vendors are ready, and inventory all systems and databases to learn the location and manner of ISBN storage and usage, ensuring that a locally programmed or vendor-partner-provided solution is available in every case. Librarians should query their vendors on such issues as whether their databases are both ISBN-10- and ISBN-13-searchable, whether both types of ISBNs are displayed in their databases, changes to electronic invoicing as well as cataloging records or other MARC records supplied by vendors, and whether libraries' electronic ordering, invoicing, or cataloging arrangements must be reevaluated. Systems vendors are relied on by libraries to supply new software releases that support ISBN-13, and librarians need to comprehend the update process for any areas where ISBNs are searched, indexed, and stored, in addition to the acquisitions module. Breaux and Dawson suggest librarians ask system vendors such questions as whether searches accommodate both ISBN-10 and ISBN-13; whether an ISBN-10 and its corresponding ISBN-13 can be recognized by the system as identical for functions such as duplication control, bibliographic record overlay, and federated search results merging; how to order an ISBN-10 title when the vendor desires an ISBN-13; and the handling of electronic data interchange transactions. (Link to Web Source) Dear Professionals, Following article provides very good information on ISBN13. It ellaborates its impact on library, vendors and existing systems. You may go to link for complete details describes with various exmaples. With regards, Rajesh "Striking Thirteen" Library Journal (03/01/06) P. 36 ; Breaux Ann-Marie; Dawson, Laura The forthcoming introduction of 13-digit international standard book numbers (ISBNs) to increase the availability of ISBNs and improve their compliance with worldwide product numbering systems should have librarians, publishers, and booksellers on alert, as the new numbers will have a significant effect on all aspects of library transactions and operations, write YBP Library Services' Ann-Marie Breaux and LJNDawson.com's Laura Dawson. All 10-digit ISBNs will officially switch to ISBN-13s for transaction purposes on Jan. 1, 2007, and every order, claim, and invoice should employ ISBN-13s by that time; booksellers are overhauling their internal and external systems to facilitate ISBN-13 transactions for both publishers and libraries, while system vendors are rewriting software to resolve most transition problems. Breaux and Dawson recommend that librarians bone up on the transitions and be certain their vendors are ready, and inventory all systems and databases to learn the location and manner of ISBN storage and usage, ensuring that a locally programmed or vendor-partner-provided solution is available in every case. Librarians should query their vendors on such issues as whether their databases are both ISBN-10- and ISBN-13-searchable, whether both types of ISBNs are displayed in their databases, changes to electronic invoicing as well as cataloging records or other MARC records supplied by vendors, and whether libraries' electronic ordering, invoicing, or cataloging arrangements must be reevaluated. Systems vendors are relied on by libraries to supply new software releases that support ISBN-13, and librarians need to comprehend the update process for any areas where ISBNs are searched, indexed, and stored, in addition to the acquisitions module. Breaux and Dawson suggest librarians ask system vendors such questions as whether searches accommodate both ISBN-10 and ISBN-13; whether an ISBN-10 and its corresponding ISBN-13 can be recognized by the system as identical for functions such as duplication control, bibliographic record overlay, and federated search results merging; how to order an ISBN-10 title when the vendor desires an ISBN-13; and the handling of electronic data interchange transactions. ( http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6308665.html Link to Web Source )

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Greenstone latest version
by noufal palliparamban 06 Apr '06

06 Apr '06

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Opening up educational material
by arun＠mssrf.res.in 06 Apr '06

06 Apr '06

Dear Dr Bhargava: University Vice Chancellors and professors in India may consider Open Course Ware and Open Educational Resources initiatives. The Knowledge Commission may facilitate by convening a workshop/ brainstorming session. Regards. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] ---------------------- >From Peter Suber's blog UNESCO report on OA educational resources Paul Albright, Open Educational Resources, UNESCO, undated but released April 4, 2006. The final report of a six-week forum on open educational resources (OER) convened by UNESCO in late 2005. Forum participants included 490 individuals from 90 countries. See UNESCO's press release. Excerpt from the report itself: The OER movement is breaking down barriers that have blocked access to academic content. Until recently, most electronic course content was locked up behind passwords within proprietary systems, noted the forums initial moderator, Sally Johnstone. OER represents a major step toward sharing teaching materials, methods and tools, just as academics have shared their work in scholarly papers for a long time. The result is to augment teaching resources while expanding knowledge opportunities for learners and faculty members. Throughout the forum, a forthright exchange of views stimulated thought and ideas that can advance the cause of OER. Participants stressed the importance of providing open, accessible and superior higher education content for a global community of teachers and scholars, students and lifelong learners. Whether OERs are categorized as open access or free content, they collectively promote autonomy and self-reliance within the learning community. Without the constraints of time or geography, the power of education is released to combat economic, social and cultural obstacles. Through independent, self-determined learning and open academic content, the individual is able to grow intellectually beyond previous personal, institutional or local boundaries. Other benefits range from developing valuable work skills to engaging in life-enriching, lifelong learning....The main challenge to widening access to OER lies in overcoming reticence and uncertainty within the academic community. Although participants reported a growing awareness of OER, many emphasized the need to explain and promote the institutional benefits, and to provide incentives for faculty members to become actively involved....There appears to be a growing tension between the ethical push to promote open access to knowledge and the need for university managers to maximize income from their key assets. How can OER fit into this increasingly commercial, financially and intellectually competitive framework for higher education?

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subscription of e-journals
by paidayya namburu 05 Apr '06

05 Apr '06

Dear sir, Ours is a P.G. college running the courses in M.B.A, M.C.A. We want to subscribe the required e- journals. We need your help to clarify some doubts regarding 1. The vendors of e-journals ? 2. software and hardware required in the library ? 3.whether AICTE consider the e-journals instead of hardcoppies at the time of inspection ? 4.Is there any AICTE approved e-journals website for M.B.A. and M.C.A courses ? 5. Will they give any username and password if we can subscribe the e-journals ? 6. How can we give acess to the users in the library and the posibility of searching outside library ? Please give your suggesitions Thanking you, Yours sinceraly N.Paidayya, Librarian, Al-Ameer college of Engineering & I.T, MBA ,MCA Programme, Gudilova , Annadhapuram, Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh. Pin : 531173 --------------------------------- Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1¢/min. Dear sir, Ours is a P.G. college running the courses in M.B.A, M.C.A. We want to subscribe the required e- journals. We need your help to clarify some doubts regarding 1. The vendors of e-journals ? 2. software and hardware required in the library ? 3.whether AICTE consider the e-journals instead of hardcoppies at the time of inspection ? 4.Is there any AICTE approved e-journals website for M.B.A. and M.C.A courses ? 5. Will they give any username and password if we can subscribe the e-journals ? 6. How can we give acess to the users in the library and the posibility of searching outside library ? Please give your suggesitions Thanking you, Yours sinceraly N.Paidayya, Librarian, Al-Ameer college of Engineering & I.T, MBA ,MCA Programme, Gudilova , Annadhapuram, Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh. Pin : 531173 Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman7/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/ev… Great rates starting at 1¢/min.

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