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Scirus-Science-specific search engine
by vimal kumar 18 Feb '06

18 Feb '06

Scirus (www.scirus.com) another science specific search engine in the Internet. It searches in scinece specific web pages in the web and enabling scientific, scholarly, technical and medical data on the Web. It is help ful to find Find the latest reports, peer-reviewed articles, patents, pre prints and journals. Vimal Kumar Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 vimal0212(a)yahoo.com --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail Use Photomail to share photos without annoying attachments. Vimal Kumar Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 vimal0212(a)yahoo.com Yahoo! Mail http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/pmall2/*http://photomail.mail.yahoo… Use Photomail to share photos without annoying attachments.

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a portal with a difference
by Mailing List Manager 17 Feb '06

17 Feb '06

Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 12:29:25 +0530 From: "Thapar, Amit" <amitt(a)niper.ac.in> European Library http://www.theeuropeanlibrary.org/portal/index.htm "a portal which offers access to the combined resources (books, magazines, journals.... - both digital and non-digital) of the 43 national libraries of Europe. It offers free searching and delivers digital objects - some free, some priced." The search results tell you which libraries have materials on your topic and link you to each catalog's list of retrieved items. The system is slow and unwieldy, but it will still be helpful to scholars. Yahoo! User Interface Library http://developer.yahoo.net/yui/ "a set of utilities and controls, written in JavaScript, for building richly interactive web applications using techniques such as DOM scripting, HTML and AJAX." All available free under a BSD license. amit@niper Cell: 9855701060 / 9417419457 e-mail: amit_thapar(a)yahoo.com URL: http://www.niper.gov.in/

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Open Course Ware
by aprajita suman 17 Feb '06

17 Feb '06

Dear All, Adding on to the suggestion of Dr. Arunachalam, even seminar/workshop proceedings serve as an important source of self-learning for professionals in general and LIS professionals in particular, but no efforts is being made to make them available for free public access. DRTC, Bangalore has archived almost all of its seminar papers/ presentations on its digital library [https://drtc.isibang.ac.in] for free access, why can't the example be followed for other LIS seminar/ workshops in India? Best regards, Aparajita --- Aparajita Suman Manager- Information and Content Delivery Indigene Pharamaceuticals Indigene House Plot No. 46, Road No. 14 Banjara Hills, Hyderabad- 36 Ph: +91 40 2354 8488 Fx: +91 40 2354 8478 On Wed, 15 Feb 2006 Subbiah Arunachalam wrote : >Friends: > >Here is an excerpt from a recent paper which I reproduce from Peter >Suber's blog. Indian universities and institutes of technology will do >well to join the Open Course Ware movement and do their bit to democratise >knowledge. > >Arun >----- > >Openness as a response to globalization > >Hans van Ginkel, Toward a smarter information superhighway, Asahi Shimbun, >February 14, 2006. Van Ginkel is Under-Secretary-General of the United >Nations and the Rector of the United Nations University. Excerpt: >Universities...are increasingly recognizing that the real expansion today >in international knowledge exchange does not relate to physical mobility >of individuals, but rather to the mobility of knowledge itself. Openness >and sharing knowledge have always been the hallmarks of the most >successful universities around the world....MIT offers a rather >interesting model of an educational institution responsive to globalizing >trends. In particular, I would like to refer to their work with free >online learning through the OpenCourseWare program. Many universities use >distance and online learning as an important measure to increase student >numbers....This represented a revolutionary step forward since up until >then the trend had been for universities to restrict access to their >knowledge behind password-controlled learning management systems. It is >MIT's boldness in promoting this open approach that I believe contributes >to its success and high ranking among international educational >institutions. This same kind of openness is highly relevant to Japanese >universities and would contribute to their climbing up the international >university rankings. Hence, I am delighted to see that a number of >Japanese universities have decided to work together to promote the idea of >OpenCourseWare in Japan. The Japan OCW Alliance includes Keio University, >Kyoto University, Osaka University, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo >University and Waseda University. This alliance was launched in May 2005, >so it is relatively young, but has already placed a large amount of >educational content online. It represents an important showcase of quality >educational materials and, as professor Yuichiro Anzai, president of Keio >University, has remarked, the Alliance is indicative of a new leadership >role for Japanese universities. This view is echoed by President Kazuo >Oike of Kyoto University who views the Japan OCW Alliance as contributing >to the accumulation of intellectual capital on the World Wide Web. >Moreover, as President Hiroshi Komiyama of the University of Tokyo >remarked, "our goal is to give back to society the fruits of our >educational activities. We would also like to assist those who are eager >to learn by themselves, and those who would like to take part in a dynamic >creative activity."...We at UNU share the same vision. At the 2002 >Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development, I called for the >creation of a Global Learning Space to support science-based education >through various projects, including the U.N. Water Virtual Learning >Center, the Global Virtual University and the Asia Pacific Initiative. The >latter includes close collaboration with Keio University and a network of >universities in Southeast Asia and the Pacific to develop and run >educational programs in the region on issues of sustainable development. >More recently, at the World Summit on the Information Society held in >Tunis in November 2005, I called for an "Information Society Open to All" >where the provision of open educational resources would represent a core >component....The way forward in this globalizing world, I would argue, is >to promote openness within the education system. > >_______________________________________________ >LIS-Forum mailing list >LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum Dear All, Adding on to the suggestion of Dr. Arunachalam, even seminar/workshop proceedings serve as an important source of self-learning for professionals in general and LIS professionals in particular, but no efforts is being made to make them available for free public access. DRTC, Bangalore has archived almost all of its seminar papers/ presentations on its digital library [https://drtc.isibang.ac.in] for free access, why can't the example be followed for other LIS seminar/ workshops in India? Best regards, Aparajita --- Aparajita Suman Manager- Information and Content Delivery Indigene Pharamaceuticals Indigene House Plot No. 46, Road No. 14 Banjara Hills, Hyderabad- 36 Ph: +91 40 2354 8488 Fx: +91 40 2354 8478 On Wed, 15 Feb 2006 Subbiah Arunachalam wrote : >Friends: > >Here is an excerpt from a recent paper which I reproduce from Peter >Suber's blog. Indian universities and institutes of technology will do >well to join the Open Course Ware movement and do their bit to democratise >knowledge. > >Arun >----- > >Openness as a response to globalization > >Hans van Ginkel, Toward a smarter information superhighway, Asahi Shimbun, >February 14, 2006. Van Ginkel is Under-Secretary-General of the United >Nations and the Rector of the United Nations University. Excerpt: >Universities...are increasingly recognizing that the real expansion today >in international knowledge exchange does not relate to physical mobility >of individuals, but rather to the mobility of knowledge itself. Openness >and sharing knowledge have always been the hallmarks of the most >successful universities around the world....MIT offers a rather >interesting model of an educational institution responsive to globalizing >trends. In particular, I would like to refer to their work with free >online learning through the OpenCourseWare program. Many universities use >distance and online learning as an important measure to increase student >numbers....This represented a revolutionary step forward since up until >then the trend had been for universities to restrict access to their >knowledge behind password-controlled learning management systems. It is >MIT's boldness in promoting this open approach that I believe contributes >to its success and high ranking among international educational >institutions. This same kind of openness is highly relevant to Japanese >universities and would contribute to their climbing up the international >university rankings. Hence, I am delighted to see that a number of >Japanese universities have decided to work together to promote the idea of >OpenCourseWare in Japan. The Japan OCW Alliance includes Keio University, >Kyoto University, Osaka University, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo >University and Waseda University. This alliance was launched in May 2005, >so it is relatively young, but has already placed a large amount of >educational content online. It represents an important showcase of quality >educational materials and, as professor Yuichiro Anzai, president of Keio >University, has remarked, the Alliance is indicative of a new leadership >role for Japanese universities. This view is echoed by President Kazuo >Oike of Kyoto University who views the Japan OCW Alliance as contributing >to the accumulation of intellectual capital on the World Wide Web. >Moreover, as President Hiroshi Komiyama of the University of Tokyo >remarked, "our goal is to give back to society the fruits of our >educational activities. We would also like to assist those who are eager >to learn by themselves, and those who would like to take part in a dynamic >creative activity."...We at UNU share the same vision. At the 2002 >Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development, I called for the >creation of a Global Learning Space to support science-based education >through various projects, including the U.N. Water Virtual Learning >Center, the Global Virtual University and the Asia Pacific Initiative. The >latter includes close collaboration with Keio University and a network of >universities in Southeast Asia and the Pacific to develop and run >educational programs in the region on issues of sustainable development. >More recently, at the World Summit on the Information Society held in >Tunis in November 2005, I called for an "Information Society Open to All" >where the provision of open educational resources would represent a core >component....The way forward in this globalizing world, I would argue, is >to promote openness within the education system. > >_______________________________________________ >LIS-Forum mailing list >LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum 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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Web based online spreadsheets
by Sukhdev Singh 17 Feb '06

17 Feb '06

Here are some Web based online spreadsheets. 1 - iRows < http://www.irows.com/xo/Welcome.do > 2 - Makesearchable < http://makesearchable.com/ > 3 - TrimSpreadsheet < http://trimpath.com/project/wiki/TrimSpreadsheet > 4 - Num Sum < http://www.numsum.com/ > --Sukhdev Singh, NIC.http://openmed.nic.in

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Re: Compulsory Internship
by jyoti shreeram bhabal 16 Feb '06

16 Feb '06

Dear all SHPT School of Library Science, SNDT Women's University, Mumbai has 3 days internship programme as a part of the BLISc course. Students visit twice in a year to various reputed libraries of Mumbai as a intern.This may not be exhaustive training but it gives exposure to the different kinds of libraries and their working systems. It also helps student to take decision regarding, in which type of library they would work. Feedback from students and librarians states that this should be continued in LIS Course. Jyoti Bhabal Lecturer SHPT School of Library Science SNDT Women's University Mumbai 400 020 T: 22072792 Mrs.Jyoti Bhabal Lecturer SHPT School of Library Science SNDT Women's University 1 Nathibai Thackersey Road New Marine Lines Mumbai 400 020. Tel: 22072792 22081879 ext.274 or 263 Dear all SHPT School of Library Science, SNDT Women's University, Mumbai has 3 days internship programme as a part of the BLISc course. Students visit twice in a year to various reputed libraries of Mumbai as a intern.This may not be exhaustive training but it gives exposure to the different kinds of libraries and their working systems. It also helps student to take decision regarding, in which type of library they would work. Feedback from students and librarians states that this should be continued in LIS Course. Jyoti Bhabal Lecturer SHPT School of Library Science SNDT Women's University Mumbai 400 020 T: 22072792 Mrs.Jyoti Bhabal Lecturer SHPT School of Library Science SNDT Women's University 1 Nathibai Thackersey Road New Marine Lines Mumbai 400 020. Tel: 22072792 22081879 ext.274 or 263 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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A blend of the old and new
by js vijaya 16 Feb '06

16 Feb '06

Dear friends, The Internet Public Library is a first of its kind to provide a mixture of traditional and innovative library services, via the Internet. The url is http://www.ipl.org/ and the articel can be found in http://deccanherald.com/deccanherald/feb162006/dheducation1026202006215.asp __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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National seminar on Electronic Publications: Last Date extended for Submission of Papers
by Dimple Patel 15 Feb '06

15 Feb '06

Dear Professionals, Thank you very much indeed for the overwhelming response to the National seminar on "Electronic Publications ". However, some authors are in the final stage of completion of their papers hence have requested us to give a couple of days more to submit their papers. So, we are extending the last date till 18th February 2006 for submitting papers to the seminar. Afterwards we will not be able to accept any more papers to the seminar. So, please complete your papers quickly and send us by 18th February 2006 positively. You can email the soft copies of your paper to the Email ids given below. You cooperation in this regard is highly appreciated. Looking forward to meeting you in the seminar. With best regards, Dr. Chennupati K. Ramaiah, Director, Centre for Information Science, Mahatma Gandhi National Institute of Research and Social Action [MGNIRSA], Street No.17, Gaganmahal Road, Domalguda, Hyderabad 500 029, Andhra Pradesh. Telephone: 040-27672492; Facsimile: 091-40-27664920 Email: <cis.dsrf(a)gmail.com> or <chennupati_kramaiah(a)yahoo.com> Dimple Patel, Assistant Librarian, MGNIRSA, Hyderabad. INDIA. --------------------------------------- 1. Contribute to LDL: Librarians' Digital Library https://drtc.isibang.ac.in 2. Join today Digital Library Discussion Forum http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/dlrg ------------------------------------------------- "I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library" Jorge Luis BORGES (1899-1986) __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Go to http://yahoo.shaadi.com

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newspapers
by sudhanshu bhushan 15 Feb '06

15 Feb '06

Dear LIS colleagues, If u want to experience the world of newspapers then simply go to: http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx bye bhushan Dear LIS colleagues, If u want to experience the world of newspapers then simply go to: http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx bye bhushan

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Open Course Ware
by Subbiah Arunachalam 15 Feb '06

15 Feb '06

Friends: Here is an excerpt from a recent paper which I reproduce from Peter Suber's blog. Indian universities and institutes of technology will do well to join the Open Course Ware movement and do their bit to democratise knowledge. Arun ----- Openness as a response to globalization Hans van Ginkel, Toward a smarter information superhighway, Asahi Shimbun, February 14, 2006. Van Ginkel is Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Rector of the United Nations University. Excerpt: Universities...are increasingly recognizing that the real expansion today in international knowledge exchange does not relate to physical mobility of individuals, but rather to the mobility of knowledge itself. Openness and sharing knowledge have always been the hallmarks of the most successful universities around the world....MIT offers a rather interesting model of an educational institution responsive to globalizing trends. In particular, I would like to refer to their work with free online learning through the OpenCourseWare program. Many universities use distance and online learning as an important measure to increase student numbers....This represented a revolutionary step forward since up until then the trend had been for universities to restrict access to their knowledge behind password-controlled learning management systems. It is MIT's boldness in promoting this open approach that I believe contributes to its success and high ranking among international educational institutions. This same kind of openness is highly relevant to Japanese universities and would contribute to their climbing up the international university rankings. Hence, I am delighted to see that a number of Japanese universities have decided to work together to promote the idea of OpenCourseWare in Japan. The Japan OCW Alliance includes Keio University, Kyoto University, Osaka University, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo University and Waseda University. This alliance was launched in May 2005, so it is relatively young, but has already placed a large amount of educational content online. It represents an important showcase of quality educational materials and, as professor Yuichiro Anzai, president of Keio University, has remarked, the Alliance is indicative of a new leadership role for Japanese universities. This view is echoed by President Kazuo Oike of Kyoto University who views the Japan OCW Alliance as contributing to the accumulation of intellectual capital on the World Wide Web. Moreover, as President Hiroshi Komiyama of the University of Tokyo remarked, "our goal is to give back to society the fruits of our educational activities. We would also like to assist those who are eager to learn by themselves, and those who would like to take part in a dynamic creative activity."...We at UNU share the same vision. At the 2002 Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development, I called for the creation of a Global Learning Space to support science-based education through various projects, including the U.N. Water Virtual Learning Center, the Global Virtual University and the Asia Pacific Initiative. The latter includes close collaboration with Keio University and a network of universities in Southeast Asia and the Pacific to develop and run educational programs in the region on issues of sustainable development. More recently, at the World Summit on the Information Society held in Tunis in November 2005, I called for an "Information Society Open to All" where the provision of open educational resources would represent a core component....The way forward in this globalizing world, I would argue, is to promote openness within the education system.

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conference in Germany - call for papers
by Bartel, Martina 15 Feb '06

15 Feb '06

Dear LIS colleagues, in connection with the Frankfurt Book Fair in October 2006, with India being Guest of Honor this year, a LIS conference of the DGI (German society for information science and information practice) will be held in Frankfurt/Germany. One of the topics chosen is "LIS in India" - which provides an excellent opportunity to present professional Indian activities and projects. The call for papers is published also in English language on the website for the conference: www.online-tagung.de (link: "CfP English"). For any suggested contributions, an abstract of up to 400 words would have to be submitted until 1st of March to the organizers and, if the suggestion is accepted, the full contribution must be submitted by 30th of June. Kindly distribute this information among your institute and colleagues. Best regards, Martina Bartel ________________________________________________ Martina Bartel Head of Information Dept. & Library Regional Coordinator South Asia Goethe-Institut Max Mueller Bhavan New Delhi 3 Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi 110 001 Tel: 91-11-23 32 95 06, Fax: 91-11-23 72 25 73 http://www.goethe.de/newdelhi

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