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Lecture Demonstration of eGranary Project
by Gowri Ravindranth 09 Mar '06

09 Mar '06

Dear Friends: The Madras Library Association (MALA) Computer Society of India (CSI), Chennai Chapter & Department of Information Science, University of Madras Cordially invite you to a Lecture Demonstration of eGranary Digital Library Project by Mr. Cliff Missen (Director, eGranary Project, University of Iowa ) and Dr. Padmini Srinivasan (Professor, School fo Library and Information Science The University of Iowa ) at 4.30 p.m. on Monday, March 13, 2006 Venue: Department of Information Science, University of Madras Chepauk, Chennai 600 005 eGranary provides millions of digital educational resources to institutions lacking adequate Internet access. Through a process of garnering permissions, copying Web sites, and delivering them to intranet Web servers INSIDE their partner institutions in developing countries, eGranary DL delivers millions of multimedia documents that can be instantly accessed by patrons over their local area networks at no cost. It is a low cost solution and aims at bridging the digital divide. The cost of DL of 2.2 million documents on a 250 GB external drive would be just $350 per year. More info on this project can be seen at: http://www.widernet.org/digitallibrary/ http://www.widernet.org/digitallibrary/ The Programme 4.00 p.m. Tea 4.30 p.m. Welcome address by Dr. Manorama Srinath, Professor & Head, Dept. of Information Science, University of Madras 4.35 p.m. - Introduction of the speakers by Mr. H. R. Mohan, Chairman, Div VIII, Computer Society of India 4.40 p.m. Presentation and Demo of eGranary DL Project by Mr. Cliff Missen Co-Director, WiderNet Project and Prof. Padmini Srinivasan School of Library & Information Science University of Iowa 6.00 p.m. Q & A 6.15 p.m. Vote of Thanks by Dr. A. Amudhavalli President, MALA Looking forward to see you and your colleagues on 13th. With regards, L. R. Gowri Secretary, MALA

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Workshop on Digital Libraries
by SUNIL M.V. 09 Mar '06

09 Mar '06

Dear Professionals, MyLISA (Mysore Librarians and Information Scientists Association) in collaboration with SDM-IMD (SDM Institute for Management Development, Mysore) is jointly organizing a hands-on Workshop on Digital Libraries for the practicing librarians and information professionals. The proposed three-day workshop is scheduled during April 6-8, 2006 at SDM-IMD campus, Mysore. For more information please log on to www.sdmimd.net/workshop Secretary, MyLISA, Mysore --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail Bring photos to life! New PhotoMail makes sharing a breeze. Dear Professionals, MyLISA (Mysore Librarians and Information Scientists Association) in collaboration with SDM-IMD (SDM Institute for Management Development, Mysore) is jointly organizing a hands-on Workshop on Digital Libraries for the practicing librarians and information professionals. The proposed three-day workshop is scheduled during April 6-8, 2006 at SDM-IMD campus, Mysore. For more information please log on to http://www.sdmimd.net/workshop www.sdmimd.net/workshop Secretary, MyLISA, Mysore Yahoo! Mail Bring photos to life! http://pa.yahoo.com/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=39174/*http://photomail.mai… New PhotoMail makes sharing a breeze.

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National Seminar on Electronic Publications (23rd and 24th March 2006)
by Dimple Patel 09 Mar '06

09 Mar '06

Dear Professionals, This is to remind that the last date for early bird registration (Rs. 600/-) to the National Seminar on Electronic Publications (23rd and 24th March 2006) being held by Centre for Information Science, Mahatma Gandhi National Institute of Research and Social Action, Hyderabad, is 15th March 2006. Registration after 15th March will be Rs. 650/-. Kindly register at the earliest to avail the early bird registration offer. Sincerely, Dr. C.K. Ramaiah, Prof. & Director, Centre for Information Science, MGNIRSA, Hyderabad. --------------------------------- Jiyo cricket on Yahoo! India cricket Yahoo! Messenger Mobile Stay in touch with your buddies all the time. Dear Professionals, This is to remind that the last date for early bird registration (Rs. 600/-) to the National Seminar on Electronic Publications (23 rd and 24 th March 2006) being held by Centre for Information Science, Mahatma Gandhi National Institute of Research and Social Action, Hyderabad, is 15 th March 2006. Registration after 15 th March will be Rs. 650/-. Kindly register at the earliest to avail the early bird registration offer. Sincerely, Dr. C.K. Ramaiah, Prof. & Director, Centre for Information Science, MGNIRSA, Hyderabad . Jiyo cricket on http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/mailcricket/*http://in.sports.yahoo.com/cric… Yahoo! India cricket http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/mailmobilemessenger/*http://in.mobile.yahoo.… Yahoo! Messenger Mobile Stay in touch with your buddies all the time.

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New way to browse and search arXiv
by arun＠mssrf.res.in 08 Mar '06

08 Mar '06

For the attention of all physicists. Please spread the word among physicists, astronomers, mathematicians, etc. Thanks. Arun ---- New way to browse and search arXiv Xstructure is a new way to browse and search arXiv. (Thanks to Richard Akerman.) >From the site: Among the features of this service are: [1] Automated generation of hierarchical classification scheme for the papers. The scheme results from classification of the papers from the arxiv database. The EqRank algorithm did the classification. The only input for the classification is the citation graph. The number of the levels in the hierarchy and the number of the clusters is determined by the algorithm. Generally, there is no external parameters (e.g., a preset list of clusters) in the algorithm. The algorithm creates the classification scheme, and indexes the papers by the created classification; [2] The classification is used to index the new papers. We plan to rebuild the classification scheme regularly. In this way, we will take into account that appearance of new papers may lead to emergence of new themes. Detection of new themes is one of our objectives; [3] A number of extra attributes (e.g. Theme name, Authority and Reference Articles, etc.) for the elements (themes) of the classification (see Help); [4] Accessability of the classification in response to search requests via display options, e.g., display as Tree of Themes, and Refrerence (Citation) Tree. At the moment, the service is available only for the hep-th sector of arxiv.org. Hopefully, it will be extended to cover a number of other sectors.

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We should take advantage of Sun Microsystems
by arun＠mssrf.res.in 08 Mar '06

08 Mar '06

Dear Barbara/ Leslie/ Stevan/ Shaddy/ Senthil, Nancy: We should write to Sun folks to promote OA along with OS initiatives! And seek Sun's participation in Mission 2007. Arun ----- >From Peter Suber's blog More on Sun's open-source education initiative Darryl K. Taft, Sun to Open Source Education, ExtremeNano, March 7, 2006. Excerpt: Sun Microsystems is taking a cue from its successes with open source to help shape the future of education and bridge the digital divide, according to the company's chief executive, Scott McNealy. In a speech at Sun's WWERC (Worldwide Education and Research Conference) here [in NY] on March 7, McNealy said Sun has spun out its GELC (Global Education and Learning Community) effort into a nonprofit organization aimed at aimed at delivering self-paced, Web-based, free and open content --including curriculum, resources and assessment-- for the K-12 segment. Or, as McNealy put it, GELC is "open-sourcing education." McNealy said, "[The] opportunity here is to apply all the community development to textbooks, curriculum and assessment for K-12. So with the help of some folks at Sun we created the GELC, with 2,700 members worldwide and 370-plus projects." >From a Sun press release (March 7, 2006): Sun broke new ground in free and open-source computing in the creation of this non profit which aims to meet the needs of students by sharing best practices globally. The group named an executive director at the conference, Dr. Barbara "Bobbi" Kurshan, formerly President of Educorp Consultants Corporation, and co-CEO of Core Learning Group, Private Equity Fund. The director will lead an advisory board with representatives from nearly every continent to extend the vision for this group. The GELC Executive Director directs all activities of the GELC, including managing the various working groups, monitoring technical developments, overseeing the education community process, managing the creation of GELC specifications and representing the GELC to external organizations.

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University library launches all-OA academic press
by arun＠mssrf.res.in 08 Mar '06

08 Mar '06

Friends: Here is a news story from Peter Suber's blog. Indian universities will do well to follow this model. Best wishes. Arun U of Tennessee libraries launch all-OA academic press Newfound Press is a new digital imprint from the University of Tennessee University Libraries. All its publications will be OA. >From the site: Todays scholarly publishing environment presents a strategic opportunity for academic libraries to expand their role in the publications process. Universities are both creators and consumers in the information economy. A digital library press offers the potential for making scholarly and specialized resources widely available at a reasonable cost. The University of Tennessee Libraries is developing a framework to make scholarly and specialized works available worldwide. Newfound Press, the University Libraries digital imprint, advances the community of learning by experimenting with effective and open systems of scholarly communication. Drawing on the resources that the university has invested in digital library development, Newfound Press collaborates with authors and researchers to bring new forms of publication to an expanding scholarly universe. We consider manuscripts in all disciplines, encompassing scientific research, humanistic scholarship, and artistic creation. It will publish OA journals as well as OA books and OA multimedia scholarship. It only asks for non-exclusive rights from authors and offers CC licenses as an option. It works in partnership with the University of Tennessee institutional repository. And it links to Open Access News from the front page --from the phrase, Open Access. What's in it for us? PS: Kudos to the UT librarians! I wish this enterprise well and hope other universities consider testing the same waters. Update. Also see Scott Teague's article about the launch in the Daily Beacon Online.

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Fwd: British Library Desktop Document Delivery Via Google Scholar
by hbmallikarjuna 08 Mar '06

08 Mar '06

--- In libtech(a)yahoogroups.com, "hbmallikarjuna" <hbmallikarjuna@...> wrote: The internet's search engine and the world's greatest research library are joining forces to offer researchers, students and academics desktop delivery of millions of full text scholarly research articles.From today, searches on Google Scholar (http://www.scholar.google.com) will include links to the British Library's document delivery service. Search results will be matched against the Library's holdings and where a match is made, users will have the option to obtain articles held via the British Library's online document ordering interface, British Library Direct (http://direct.bl.uk) Lynne Brindley, Chief Executive of the British Library, said: "We exist for everyone who wants to do research and we give priority to initiatives that make our collection more easily accessible." "By partnering with Google Scholar, the British Library will enable users to identify and locate relevant articles more effectively than has previously been possible. By linking results to our pay-as-you-go service, British Library Direct, we'll provide a swift and easy means for them to have the items they require delivered straight to their desktop." Below each successfully matched Google Scholar result, a `BL Direct' link will appear. Users that click on the link will be taken to an online ordering form already populated with the bibliographic details of the desired article enabling copyright fee-paid supply to the desktop. Until now, online subject searches yielded many results that could not provide researchers with access to full text. By linking Google Scholar's search software with one of the world's largest document supply services, users can now complete the discovery-to-desktop- delivery process. Particular subject strengths in the British Library's research collections include medicine, pharmacy, engineering, science, food and agriculture, economics, environment, law and education. Articles that are available from the Library can be delivered direct to users' desktops via Secure Electronic Delivery - in as little as two hours. For further information, please contact Ben Sanderson at the British Library Press Office (telephone +44 (0)1937 546126, email: ben.sanderson@...), or Google media contact Nathan Tyler (telephone: +1 650 253 4311, email: nate@...). Notes for Editors 1. The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It provides world class information services to the academic, business, research and scientific communities and offers unparalleled access to the world's largest and most comprehensive research collection. The British Library's collections include 150 million items from every era of written human history beginning with Chinese oracle bones dating from 300 BC, right up to today's newspapers. Further information is available on the Library's website at www.bl.uk. 2. Google Scholar enables users to search specifically for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from all broad areas of research. Researchers, students, librarians and academics use Google Scholar to find articles from a wide variety of academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories and universities, as well as scholarly articles available across the web. Source:http://www.managinginformation.com/ --- End forwarded message ---

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Trainee vacancy at SFIMAR
by M F Kumbar 08 Mar '06

08 Mar '06

Dear All, St. Francis Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai is looking for the Trainee in Library. Qualification: MLISc or BLiSc with 2 years experience stifund for MLiSc candidates 5000/ and for BLiSc 4000/ fair knowledge of IT applications and also knowledge about library softwares. Interested candidates should e-mail their CV to : mfkumbar(a)gmail.com or send CV to the following address within 15 days M F Kumbar Librarian St. Francis Institute of Management and Research Mount Poinsur, S V P Road, Borivali -West, Mumbai - 400 103 Ph. No. 022 - 2891 7089 Extn.24 Fax : 022 - 2890 6567 Mobile : 9820895577 Dear All, St. Francis Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai is looking for the Trainee in Library. Qualification: MLISc or BLiSc with 2 years experience stifund for MLiSc candidates 5000/ and for BLiSc 4000/ fair knowledge of IT applications and also knowledge about library softwares. Interested candidates should e-mail their CV to : mfkumbar(a)gmail.com or send CV to the following address within 15 days M F Kumbar Librarian St. Francis Institute of Management and Research Mount Poinsur, S V P Road, Borivali -West, Mumbai - 400 103 Ph. No. 022 - 2891 7089 Extn.24 Fax : 022 - 2890 6567 Mobile : 9820895577 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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New publication from the French Institute of Pondicherry
by saravanan 08 Mar '06

08 Mar '06

Just Published JUST PUBLISHED Maram. Multipurpose tree database for agroecosystem research and appropriate management. [CD-ROM]. Santoshagouda V. Patil. Collection Ecologie no. 43, IFP-CIRAD, 2005. Language: English. Rs. 300 (11 ?) MARAM, signifying 'trees' in more than one South Indian language, is a computer aided database product endowed with considerable information on farm tree multiple uses - indeed the first of its kind in an electronic format in the peninsular Indian context. It covers a total of 269 woody species comprising 19 endemics from 544 small, medium and large farms spread over 61 districts in three states, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. It is a useful and user-friendly product for all stakeholders of agroforestry such as researchers, fieldworkers and the farming community at large, on choice of species, their management and potential uses. The CD-ROM graphically illustrates the morphology, management practices, products and ecological services offered by such trees with the help of over 1500 vivid illustrations. Keywords: Agro-ecological zones, agroforestry, farmland, homegarden, multipurpose tree database, South India, tree-based systems About the author Santoshagouda V. Patil is currently a researcher in the Ecology department of the French Institute of Pondicherry and is involved in various research activities related to the Western Ghats and to biodiversity assessment projects. He has earlier worked on South Indian farming systems at the Karnataka State Sericulture Research and Training Institute, Bangalore. VIENT DE PARAITRE Maram. Multipurpose tree database for agroecosystem research and appropriate management. [CD-ROM]. Santoshagouda V. Patil. Collection Ecologie no.43, IFP-CIRAD, 2005. Langue: Anglais. Rs. 300 (11 ?) MARAM, traduction d' «arbres» dans plus d'une langue de l'Inde du Sud, est une banque de données soutenue par un système informatique, dotée d'une quantité considérable d'information sur les multiples usages des arbres des exploitations agricoles - la première du genre sous forme électronique dans la péninsule indienne. Elle couvre un total de 269 espèces d'arbres comprenant 19 espèces endémiques, recensées dans 544 petites, moyennes et grandes exploitations agricoles réparties dans plus de 61 districts de trois États : Karnataka, Kerala et Tamil Nadu. C'est un produit utile et convivial pour tous les acteurs de l'agroforesterie comme les chercheurs, les gens de terrain et la communauté des exploitants agricoles en général, pour le choix des espèces selon leur exploitation et leurs potentielles utilisations. Le CD présente la morphologie, les méthodes d'exploitation, les usages et les avantages écologiques de tels arbres avec l'aide de plus de 1500 claires illustrations. Mots-clefs: Zones agro-écologiques, agroforesterie, terres arables, jardin, base de donnée sur les arbres à usage multiple, Inde du Sud, verger, arboriculture L'auteur Santoshagouda V. Patil est actuellement chercheur dans le département d'Écologie de l'Institut Français de Pondichéry. Il est engagé dans diverses activités de recherche en lien avec des projets sur les Ghâts Occidentaux et l'étude de la biodiversité. Il a travaillé auparavant sur les systèmes d'exploitation agricole d'Inde du Sud au sein de l'Institut de Formation et de Recherche en Sériciculture de l'État du Karnataka. For your orders/enquiries, please contact: Pour toute commande ou demande d'information, veuillez contacter: Library French Institute of Pondicherry 11, St. Louis Street, P.B. 33, Pondicherry-605 001, INDIA Phone: (91)-413-2334168. Fax:(91)-413-2339534 E-mail:library@ifpindia.org Just Published .cont { MARGIN-LEFT: auto; WIDTH: 600px; MARGIN-RIGHT: auto; BACKGROUND-COLOR: white } .left { FLOAT: left; WIDTH: 290px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: white } .right { FLOAT: right; WIDTH: 290px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: white } DIV#end { WIDTH: 600px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: white } .title1 { FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13px; COLOR: #336699; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center } .title2 { FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: justify } .title3 { FONT-SIZE: 12px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: justify } .text1 { FONT-SIZE: 11px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: justify } .text2 { FONT-SIZE: 12px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; WHITE-SPACE: pre; TEXT-ALIGN: center } .text3 { FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12px; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif } cid:001701c642a2$daa3a250$59c809c0@ifpindia.org JUST PUBLISHED Maram. Multipurpose tree database for agroecosystem research and appropriate management. [CD-ROM]. Santoshagouda V. Patil. Collection Ecologie no. 43, IFP-CIRAD, 2005. Language: English. Rs. 300 (11 ) cid:001801c642a2$daa3a250$59c809c0@ifpindia.org MARAM, signifying 'trees' in more than one South Indian language, is a computer aided database product endowed with considerable information on farm tree multiple uses - indeed the first of its kind in an electronic format in the peninsular Indian context. It covers a total of 269 woody species comprising 19 endemics from 544 small, medium and large farms spread over 61 districts in three states, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. It is a useful and user-friendly product for all stakeholders of agroforestry such as researchers, fieldworkers and the farming community at large, on choice of species, their management and potential uses. The CD-ROM graphically illustrates the morphology, management practices, products and ecological services offered by such trees with the help of over 1500 vivid illustrations. Keywords: Agro-ecological zones, agroforestry, farmland, homegarden, multipurpose tree database, South India, tree-based systems About the author Santoshagouda V. Patil is currently a researcher in the Ecology department of the French Institute of Pondicherry and is involved in various research activities related to the Western Ghats and to biodiversity assessment projects. He has earlier worked on South Indian farming systems at the Karnataka State Sericulture Research and Training Institute, Bangalore. VIENT DE PARAITRE Maram. Multipurpose tree database for agroecosystem research and appropriate management. [CD-ROM]. Santoshagouda V. Patil. Collection Ecologie no.43, IFP-CIRAD, 2005. Langue: Anglais. Rs. 300 (11 ) cid:001801c642a2$daa3a250$59c809c0@ifpindia.org MARAM, traduction d' «arbres» dans plus d'une langue de l'Inde du Sud, est une banque de données soutenue par un système informatique, dotée d'une quantité considérable d'information sur les multiples usages des arbres des exploitations agricoles - la première du genre sous forme électronique dans la péninsule indienne. Elle couvre un total de 269 espèces d'arbres comprenant 19 espèces endémiques, recensées dans 544 petites, moyennes et grandes exploitations agricoles réparties dans plus de 61 districts de trois États : Karnataka, Kerala et Tamil Nadu. C'est un produit utile et convivial pour tous les acteurs de l'agroforesterie comme les chercheurs, les gens de terrain et la communauté des exploitants agricoles en général, pour le choix des espèces selon leur exploitation et leurs potentielles utilisations. Le CD présente la morphologie, les méthodes d'exploitation, les usages et les avantages écologiques de tels arbres avec l'aide de plus de 1500 claires illustrations. Mots-clefs: Zones agro-écologiques, agroforesterie, terres arables, jardin, base de donnée sur les arbres à usage multiple, Inde du Sud, verger, arboriculture L'auteur Santoshagouda V. Patil est actuellement chercheur dans le département d'Écologie de l'Institut Français de Pondichéry. Il est engagé dans diverses activités de recherche en lien avec des projets sur les Ghâts Occidentaux et l'étude de la biodiversité. Il a travaillé auparavant sur les systèmes d'exploitation agricole d'Inde du Sud au sein de l'Institut de Formation et de Recherche en Sériciculture de l'État du Karnataka. For your orders/enquiries, please contact: Pour toute commande ou demande d'information, veuillez contacter: Library French Institute of Pondicherry 11, St. Louis Street, P.B. 33, Pondicherry-605 001, INDIA Phone: (91)-413-2334168. Fax:(91)-413-2339534 E-mail: mailto:library@ifpindia.org library(a)ifpindia.org

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providing the information regarding the publisher address of library science journal in india .( manmgesh talmale)
by mangesh talmale 08 Mar '06

08 Mar '06

Dear professional , can anybody help me providing the information regarding the publisher address of library science journal in india . with best regards mangesh talmale email: elibmangesh(a)yahoo.co.in --------------------------------- Jiyo cricket on Yahoo! India cricket Yahoo! Messenger Mobile Stay in touch with your buddies all the time. Dear professional , can anybody help me providing the information regarding the publisher address of library science journal in india . with best regards mangesh talmale email: mailto:elibmangesh@yahoo.co.in elibmangesh(a)yahoo.co.in Jiyo cricket on http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/mailcricket/*http://in.sports.yahoo.com/cric… Yahoo! India cricket http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/mailmobilemessenger/*http://in.mobile.yahoo.… Yahoo! Messenger Mobile Stay in touch with your buddies all the time.

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