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Alternative Funding Model for Libraries in Pakistan
by Bhojaraju G 30 Jan '06

30 Jan '06

---------- Forwarded message ---------- 1. REVIEWS: Of treasure troves of knowledge From: HAMEED AHMED librarianthinktank(a)yahoo.com Hear we have the essence of the hard work done by Dr.Khalid Mehmood "Alternative Funding Model for Libraries in Pakistan". It is a well-researched book with a staggering range of references. The book review is available at:- http://www.dawn.com/weekly/books/books.htm http://www.dawn.com/weekly/books/books10.htm The book is essentially organized as an academic research work comprising the key elements of background, review of related literature, methodology, analysis of data and model for libraries. Half of the book comprises appendices including a structured questionnaire. Figures and tables are also provided to drive the point home. Hameed Ahmed Librarian,SHRDC Thanks and Regards Bhojaraju G Knowledge Management Practice ******************************************************************************************************************************************************** GCI Solutions (SEI CMM Level 4 Company), 31 Grape Garden, 17th H Main, Kormangala, 6th Block, Bangalore - 560 095.INDIA. ******************************************************************************************************************************************************** "KM Cyberary": http://www.bhojarajug.freeservers.com/cyberary.html KM-Forum: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KM-Forum/ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- 1. REVIEWS: Of treasure troves of knowledge From: HAMEED AHMED mailto:librarianthinktank@yahoo.com librarianthinktank(a)yahoo.com Hear we have the essence of the hard work done by Dr.Khalid Mehmood "Alternative Funding Model for Libraries in Pakistan". It is a well-researched book with a staggering range of references. The book review is available at:- http://www.dawn.com/weekly/books/books.htm http://www.dawn.com/weekly/books/books.htm http://www.dawn.com/weekly/books/books10.htm http://www.dawn.com/weekly/books/books10.htm The book is essentially organized as an academic research work comprising the key elements of background, review of related literature, methodology, analysis of data and model for libraries. Half of the book comprises appendices including a structured questionnaire. Figures and tables are also provided to drive the point home. Hameed Ahmed Librarian,SHRDC Thanks and Regards Bhojaraju G Knowledge Management Practice ******************************************************************************************************************************************************** GCI Solutions (SEI CMM Level 4 Company), 31 Grape Garden, 17th H Main, Kormangala, 6th Block, Bangalore - 560 095.INDIA. ******************************************************************************************************************************************************** "KM Cyberary": http://www.bhojarajug.freeservers.com/cyberary.html http://www.bhojarajug.freeservers.com/cyberary.html KM-Forum: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KM-Forum/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KM-Forum/

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WHY CV GETS INTO THE DUSTBINS
by Suresh Kumar Tejomurtula 30 Jan '06

30 Jan '06

Dear Student Friends, Please Visit the following LINK, which describes why the CV are often gets into the "dustbin" rather than a "Circular filing cabinet". http://newsweaver.ie/recruitireland/e_article000494356.cfm?x=b6hmJNb,b3QKVD… I too like to have any news and articles which help me enhance my thoughts and my career. "Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life - think of it, dream of it, live on idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success." ------ NAREN Regards Tejomurtula Suresh Kumar(Final Student) Dept. Library Information Science Andhra University Visakhapatnam Dear Student Friends, Please Visit the following LINK, which describes why the CV are often gets into the "dustbin" rather than a "Circular filing cabinet". http://newsweaver.ie/recruitireland/e_article000494356.cfm?x=b6hmJNb,b3QKVD… http://newsweaver.ie/recruitireland/e_article000494356.cfm?x=b6hmJNb,b3QKVD… I too like to have any news and articles which help me enhance my thoughts and my career. "Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life - think of it, dream of it, live on idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success." ------ NAREN Regards Tejomurtula Suresh Kumar(Final Student) Dept. Library Information Science Andhra University Visakhapatnam

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Lecture on Communication Skills for the 21st Century Librarians
by Gowri Ravindranth 30 Jan '06

30 Jan '06

Dear Friends: You are invited for the Subject program. Program details as follows: The Madras Library Association (MALA) & Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Cordially invite you to a lecture by Commodore S. Shekhar on Communication Skills for the 21 st Century Librarians at 6.00 p.m. on Saturday, February 4, 2006 Venue: Tata Consultancy Services Limited, No.1 Jawaharlal Nehru Road 100 feet Road, Vadapalani, Chennai The Programme 5.30 p.m. Tea 5.55 p.m. Welcome address and introduction of the speaker by Dr. A. Amudavalli, President, MALA 6.00 p.m. Talk by Commodore Shekhar 6.40 p.m. Q & A 6.55 p.m. Vote of Thanks by Ms. Githanjali Chandrasekhar, Branch Head, Library and Information Services, TCS. ^^^^^^^^^ Commodore S Shekhar Commodore S Shekhar is a Graduate of the National Defence Academy, Kharakvasla on completion of which he was awarded the prestigious Telescope for being the Best All Round Naval Cadet of his course. He was commissioned into the Indian Navy in July 1964. He has completed his Engineering Degree from the Naval Engineering College , Lonavala, and Post Graduation in Weapons System Engineering from the Naval Post Graduate School , Jamnagar . He volunteered for Submarine service, and underwent specialist training at the Submarine Training School , Vladivostok . He is also a graduate of the National Defence College , New Delhi from which he was awarded the Master of Defence Science degree from the Allahabad University . After a distinguished career in the Indian Navy, Commodore Shekhar has conducted leadership workshops, seminars and group discussions to officers of the Indian Navy, Defence Training Academy , Academics at the refresher course programs in the University of Madras and foundation course students at the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Southern Regional Centre. He also conducts soft skills workshops for leading corporates in India . Looking forward to see you on 4th Feb. With best wishes, L. R. Gowri Secretary, MALA

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Health Economics, Policy and Law - now available free online
by pradip umdale 29 Jan '06

29 Jan '06

Dear Professionals First issue of Health Economics, Policy and Law by cambridge is now available free online. http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayIssue?jid=HEP&volumeId=1&issueI… Pradeepkumar M Umdale Proj Asst. National Chemical Laboratory Information Division/ Library Pashan Rd., Pune- 411 008 Ph.No.91-20-25902031/25902038 --------------------------------- Jiyo cricket on Yahoo! India cricket Dear Professionals First issue of Health Economics, Policy and Law by cambridge is now available free online. http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayIssue?jid=HEP&volumeId=1&issueI… http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayIssue?jid=HEP&volumeId=1&issueI… Pradeepkumar M Umdale Proj Asst. National Chemical Laboratory Information Division/ Library Pashan Rd., Pune- 411 008 Ph.No.91-20-25902031/25902038 Jiyo cricket on http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/mailcricket/*http://in.sports.yahoo.com/cric… Yahoo! India cricket

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Technical Apprentices are required at NRSA Hyderabad
by ishwar bandi 28 Jan '06

28 Jan '06

All fresh professionals, There is a opportunity to start your career National Remote Sensing Agency (An Autonomous Organising Under Department of Space, Govt. Of India) Balanagar, Hyderabad - 500037 Requires Graduate And Technical Apprentices Applications are invited for selection of Graduate/ Technician/ DCCP Apprentices, under the Apprentice Act 1961 (as amended from time to time) Graduate Apprentices Qualifications: First Class Bachelor's Degree Engineering/ Technology in the concerned disciplines. (Stipend: Rs. 5000/- per month) Discipline No. of positions available (a) Library Science (M.Lib.Sc) 02 For full details kindly visit NRSA website - www.nrsa.gov.in / Andhra Prabha Daily. Applications completed in all respects should reach the Admin Officer (R&R), National Remote Sensing Agency, Balanagar, Hyderabad - 500 037 within 20 days by Ordinary Post from the date of release of this advertisement. The applications should be sent in a cover superscribed "Applications for Graduate/ Technician Apprenticeship Training (Discipline:......) Advt. No. NRSA.A.06/2006 Sincerely Ishwar Bandi ********************************** Mr.Ishappa Bandi Librarian Don Bosco Institute of Technology Premier Automobile Road Kurla(w),Mumbai-400 070 Phone:022-25040508 Ext:117 www.donboscoit.ac.in icbandi(a)yahoo.co.in --------------------------------- Jiyo cricket on Yahoo! India cricket All fresh professionals, There is a opportunity to start your career National Remote Sensing Agency (An Autonomous Organising Under Department of Space, Govt. Of India) Balanagar, Hyderabad - 500037 Requires Graduate And Technical Apprentices Applications are invited for selection of Graduate/ Technician/ DCCP Apprentices, under the Apprentice Act 1961 (as amended from time to time) Graduate Apprentices Qualifications: First Class Bachelor's Degree Engineering/ Technology in the concerned disciplines. (Stipend: Rs. 5000/- per month) Discipline No. of positions available (a) Library Science (M.Lib.Sc) 02 For full details kindly visit NRSA website - http://www.nrsa.gov.in/ www.nrsa.gov.in / Andhra Prabha Daily. Applications completed in all respects should reach the Admin Officer (R&R), National Remote Sensing Agency, Balanagar, Hyderabad - 500 037 within 20 days by Ordinary Post from the date of release of this advertisement. The applications should be sent in a cover superscribed "Applications for Graduate/ Technician Apprenticeship Training (Discipline:......) Advt. No. NRSA.A.06/2006 Sincerely Ishwar Bandi ********************************** Mr.Ishappa Bandi Librarian Don Bosco Institute of Technology Premier Automobile Road Kurla(w),Mumbai-400 070 Phone:022-25040508 Ext:117 http://www.donboscoit.ac.in/ www.donboscoit.ac.in mailto:icbandi@yahoo.co.in icbandi(a)yahoo.co.in mailto:i@rediffmail.com Jiyo cricket on http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/mailcricket/*http://in.sports.yahoo.com/cric… Yahoo! India cricket

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Open Access
by Subbiah Arunachalam 28 Jan '06

28 Jan '06

Dear Friends: Please visit http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue45/vanderkuil/ and read " A Recipe for Cream of Science: Special Content Recruitment for Dutch Institutional Repositories" by Martin Feijen and Annemiek van der Kuil. This is the kind of thing Indian librarians should do! Best wishes. Subbiah Arunachalam Dear Friends: Please visit http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue45/vanderkuil/ http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue45/vanderkuil/ and read " A Recipe for Cream of Science: Special Content Recruitment for Dutch Institutional Repositories" by http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue45/vanderkuil/#author1 Martin Feijen and http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue45/vanderkuil/#author2 Annemiek van der Kuil . This is the kind of thing Indian librarians should do! Best wishes. Subbiah Arunachalam

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India can learn from OA initiatives in The Netherlands
by Subbiah Arunachalam 28 Jan '06

28 Jan '06

Friends: The Netherlands is in the forefront of Open Access. I append here two news stories. One is about DARENET and Cream of Science and the other about NARCIS. The Dutch are very conscious about making their scientific output reach the widest possible audience and to showcase the best of Dutch science. We in India can learn from the Dutch example. We can showcase our best work - for example by creating an archive of full text papers of the Fellows of the major Academies (such as INSA, IASc), the equivalent of the Dutch Cream of Science. We can create a network of distributed institutional archives. Many studies have shown that papers available on OA archives are cited far more often than papers available only through toll-access journals. Subbiah Arunachalam DAREnet Worldwide access to Dutch academic research results. DAREnet gives free access to academic research output in the Netherlands. It is accessible from home and anywhere else on the planet. Read more about DAREnet ... The top of the bill, the cream on the cake, can be found through Cream of Science. The publications of over 200 top scientists in the Netherlands can be found here. Read more about Cream of Science ... As of December 2005 DAREnet harvests 60,000 digital records from the Institutional repositories of sixteen institutes. Read more about repositories ... DARE: a new, rapid form of communication academic research results DAREnet is the network of Digital Academic REpositories. It is a result of the national DARE programme involving all Dutch universities and several academic and research organisations as well. Its aim is to coordinate and stimulate a network of Dutch repositories (= digital 'treasure chests' ) containing academic research information. It thus enhances the accessibility to and visibility of this information, both national as international. DARE is a national initiative coordinated by the SURF Foundation. Read more about DARE ... Launch of NARCIS, gateway to Dutch research The Dutch DARE project has launched NARCIS (National Academic Research and Collaborations Information System). From today's announcement: The DARE project NARCIS (National Academic Research and Collaborations Information System) has recently lauched the beta version of its website; the gateway to Dutch scientific research information. NARCIS offers central access to Dutch research information. Information produced by Dutch universities, research institutes, KNAW and NWO is gathered and searchable here. In addition NARCIS is the entry par excellence for scientists, policy makers, intermediary organisations, journalists and the public for obtaining a survey on ongoing research in the Netherlands. The NARCIS website uses (among others) these information resources: [1] information from the digital academic repositories (DARE), [2] the Dutch Research Database (NOD), [3] public information from university METIS systems, [4] research information from NWO, [5] news sites from academic and research institutes, [6] information from outside universities through intelligent harvesting), [7] datasets. NARCIS offers research information in the broadest sense of the word and has therefore a wider focus than DAREnet has. Searching for material that is directly available when found, DAREnet is the place to be. Searching for information about research, researchers or (ongoing) research projects NARCIS gives insight without having to know in with information source to look. When full content results are available, NARCIS links through to the publication. Because NARCIS and DAREnet have similar functionalities, the two services might be combined in the future. Friends: The Netherlands is in the forefront of Open Access. I append here two news stories. One is about DARENET and Cream of Science and the other about NARCIS. The Dutch are very conscious about making their scientific output reach the widest possible audience and to showcase the best of Dutch science. We in India can learn from the Dutch example. We can showcase our best work - for example by creating an archive of full text papers of the Fellows of the major Academies (such as INSA, IASc), the equivalent of the Dutch Cream of Science. We can create a network of distributed institutional archives. Many studies have shown that papers available on OA archives are cited far more often than papers available only through toll-access journals. Subbiah Arunachalam DAREnet Worldwide access to Dutch academic research results. DAREnet gives free access to academic research output in the Netherlands. It is accessible from home and anywhere else on the planet. http://www.darenet.nl/page/language.view/dare.darenet Read more about DAREnet ... The top of the bill, the cream on the cake, can be found through Cream of Science. The publications of over 200 top scientists in the Netherlands can be found here. http://www.darenet.nl/page/language.view/keur.page Read more about Cream of Science ... As of December 2005 DAREnet harvests 60,000 digital records from the Institutional repositories of sixteen institutes. http://www.darenet.nl/page/language.view/repositories Read more about repositories ... http://www.darenet.nl/image.view/DAREtodream DARE: a new, rapid form of communication academic research results DAREnet is the network of Digital Academic REpositories. It is a result of the national DARE programme involving all Dutch universities and several academic and research organisations as well. Its aim is to coordinate and stimulate a network of Dutch repositories (= digital treasure chests ) containing academic research information. It thus enhances the accessibility to and visibility of this information, both national as international. DARE is a national initiative coordinated by the http://www.surf.nl/en/ SURF Foundation. http://www.darenet.nl/page/language.view/repositories Read more about DARE ... Launch of NARCIS, gateway to Dutch research The Dutch http://www.darenet.nl/en/ DARE project has launched http://www.narcis.info/narcis/?language=en NARCIS (National Academic Research and Collaborations Information System). From today's http://www.surf.nl/en/actueel/index2.php?oid=54 announcement : The DARE project NARCIS (National Academic Research and Collaborations Information System) has recently lauched the beta version of its website; the gateway to Dutch scientific research information. NARCIS offers central access to Dutch research information. Information produced by Dutch universities, research institutes, KNAW and NWO is gathered and searchable here. In addition NARCIS is the entry par excellence for scientists, policy makers, intermediary organisations, journalists and the public for obtaining a survey on ongoing research in the Netherlands. The NARCIS website uses (among others) these information resources: [1] information from the digital academic repositories ( http://www.darenet.nl/en/page/language.view/home DARE ), [2] the Dutch Research Database ( http://www.onderzoekinformatie.nl/en/oi/nod/ NOD ), [3] public information from university METIS systems, [4] research information from http://www.nwo.nl/nwohome.nsf/pages/SPPD_5R2QE7_Eng NWO , [5] news sites from academic and research institutes, [6] information from outside universities through intelligent harvesting), [7] datasets. NARCIS offers research information in the broadest sense of the word and has therefore a wider focus than DAREnet has. Searching for material that is directly available when found, DAREnet is the place to be. Searching for information about research, researchers or (ongoing) research projects NARCIS gives insight without having to know in with information source to look. When full content results are available, NARCIS links through to the publication. Because NARCIS and DAREnet have similar functionalities, the two services might be combined in the future.

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UN supports Negroponte's project
by Subbiah Arunachalam 27 Jan '06

27 Jan '06

UN lends backing to the $100 laptop The United Nations will lend its support to a project which aims to ship inexpensive laptops to children worldwide. Kemal Dervis, head of the UN Development Programme (UNDP), will sign a memorandum of understanding Saturday with Nicholas Negroponte, chairman of One Laptop per Child, on the $100 laptop project, at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting. The programme aims to ship 1 million units by the end of next year to sell to governments at cost for distribution to school children and teachers. UNDP will work with Negroponte's organisation to deliver 'technology and resources to targeted schools in the least developed countries,' the UN agency said in a statement. The aim is to have governments or donors buy the laptops and give full ownership to the children. Negroponte, who is also chairman of the MIT Media Lab, has said he expects to sell 1 million of them to Brazil, Thailand, Egypt and N igeria. The laptop will run on an open-source operating system. Its colour will be lime green, with a yellow hand crank, to make them appealing to children and to fend off thieves. Mercury News / AP, January 26, 2006 [A] UN lends backing to the $100 laptop The United Nations will lend its support to a project which aims to ship inexpensive laptops to children worldwide. Kemal Dervis, head of the UN Development Programme (UNDP), will sign a memorandum of understanding Saturday with Nicholas Negroponte, chairman of One Laptop per Child, on the $100 laptop project, at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting. The programme aims to ship 1 million units by the end of next year to sell to governments at cost for distribution to school children and teachers. UNDP will work with Negroponte's organisation to deliver 'technology and resources to targeted schools in the least developed countries,' the UN agency said in a statement. The aim is to have governments or donors buy the laptops and give full ownership to the children. Negroponte, who is also chairman of the MIT Media Lab, has said he expects to sell 1 million of them to Brazil, Thailand, Egypt and N igeria. The laptop will run on an open-source operating system. Its colour will be lime green, with a yellow hand crank, to make them appealing to children and to fend off thieves. http://unu-merit.nl/ictweekly/ref.php?nid=2494 Mercury News / AP , January 26, 2006

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Sad News
by K.R. Mulla 27 Jan '06

27 Jan '06

Hoo God????????????? I shocked to know the sudden and untimely demise of Dr. V S Cholin. I pray Allmighty to give strength to his family members to bear this great loss. I request all of you to join me in my prayers for peace to the departed soul. -- K. R. Mulla, Librarian, HKBK College of Engineering, # 22/1, Nagawara, Bangalore-560 045. (Office): +91-802544 1722 / 3744 / 3690 / 3698 (Fax):+91-802544 3813 Mobile:+91-94480 31969 mulla_kamalasab(a)yahoo.com / krmulla(a)rediffmail.com www.geocities.com/mulla_kamalasab/ www.hkbkeducation.org Hoo God????????????? I shocked to know the sudden and untimely demise of Dr. V S Cholin. I pray Allmighty to give strength to his family members to bear this great loss. I request all of you to join me in my prayers for peace to the departed soul. -- K. R. Mulla, Librarian, HKBK College of Engineering, # 22/1, Nagawara, Bangalore-560 045. (Office): +91-802544 1722 / 3744 / 3690 / 3698 (Fax):+91-802544 3813 Mobile:+91-94480 31969 mailto:mulla_kamalasab@yahoo.com mulla_kamalasab(a)yahoo.com / mailto:krmulla@rediffmail.com krmulla(a)rediffmail.com http://www.geocities.com/mulla_kamalasab/ www.geocities.com/mulla_kamalasab/ http://www.hkbkeducation.org www.hkbkeducation.org

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Knowledge Organization in the LIS curriculum
by Bhojaraju G 27 Jan '06

27 Jan '06

--------- Forwarded message ---------- Dear colleagues, here is a reference and a link to a recent publication suggesting core issues for the LIS curriculum. The full report is available in pdf from the Royal School of LIS, Copenhagen. kind regards, Birger Hjørland Broughton, V.; Hansson, J.; Hjørland, B. & López-Huertas, M. J. (2005). [Chapter 7:] Knowledge Organization. IN: European Curriculum Reflections on Library and Information Science Education. Ed. by L. Kajberg & L. Lørring. Copenhagen: Royal School of Library and Information Science. (Pp. 133-148). (Chapter 7, on knowledge organization alone: http://www.db.dk/bh/lifeboat_ko/KnowledgeOrg_chapter%207.pdf Thanks and Regards Bhojaraju G Knowledge Management Practice ******************************************************************************************************************************************************** GCI Solutions (SEI CMM Level 4 Company), 31 Grape Garden, 17th H Main, Kormangala, 6th Block, Bangalore - 560 095.INDIA. Ph: 91 80 2552 2059 Ext. 421, Fax: 91 80 2553 8415, Cell: +91 944 836 9905 URL: www.g-c-i.com ******************************************************************************************************************************************************** "KM Cyberary": http://www.bhojarajug.freeservers.com/cyberary.html KM-Forum: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KM-Forum/ --------- Forwarded message ---------- Dear colleagues, here is a reference and a link to a recent publication suggesting core issues for the LIS curriculum. The full report is available in pdf from the Royal School of LIS, Copenhagen. kind regards, Birger Hjørland Broughton, V.; Hansson, J.; Hjørland, B. & López-Huertas, M. J. (2005). [Chapter 7:] Knowledge Organization. IN: European Curriculum Reflections on Library and Information Science Education. Ed. by L. Kajberg & L. Lørring. Copenhagen: Royal School of Library and Information Science. (Pp. 133-148). (Chapter 7, on knowledge organization alone: http://www.db.dk/bh/lifeboat_ko/KnowledgeOrg_chapter%207.pdf http://www.db.dk/bh/lifeboat_ko/KnowledgeOrg_chapter%207.pdf Thanks and Regards Bhojaraju G Knowledge Management Practice ******************************************************************************************************************************************************** GCI Solutions (SEI CMM Level 4 Company), 31 Grape Garden, 17th H Main, Kormangala, 6th Block, Bangalore - 560 095.INDIA. Ph: 91 80 2552 2059 Ext. 421, Fax: 91 80 2553 8415, Cell: +91 944 836 9905 URL: http://www.g-c-i.com www.g-c-i.com ******************************************************************************************************************************************************** "KM Cyberary": http://www.bhojarajug.freeservers.com/cyberary.html http://www.bhojarajug.freeservers.com/cyberary.html KM-Forum: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KM-Forum/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KM-Forum/

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