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A state level seminar on Health Science Libraries
by mayank trivedi 17 Jan '06

17 Jan '06

Dear Professionals, A state level seminar has been arranged on "Emerging Trends on Health Science Libraries" on 22nd January 2006 at C U Shah Medical College, Papers and suggestions are invited Contact person : Dr.Mayank Trivedi Organizing Secretary, C U Shah Medical College Surendranagar-363001 Gujarat-India E-mail : cusmclib08(a)yahoo.com --------------------------------- Yahoo! Photos Got holiday prints? See all the ways to get quality prints in your hands ASAP. Dear Professionals, A state level seminar has been arranged on "Emerging Trends on Health Science Libraries" on 22nd January 2006 at C U Shah Medical College, Papers and suggestions are invited Contact person : Dr.Mayank Trivedi Organizing Secretary, C U Shah Medical College Surendranagar-363001 Gujarat-India E-mail : cusmclib08(a)yahoo.com Yahoo! Photos Got holiday prints? http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/holidayprints/*http://pa.yahoo.com/… See all the ways to get quality prints in your hands ASAP.

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SALIS Seminar on ' Internet â Enhancing Values in Library Services' at KLCIT,Madurai
by Arunachalam Hariharan 17 Jan '06

17 Jan '06

Seminar on Internet â Enhancing Values in Library Services Organized by Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS) Madurai Chapter Jointly with K.L.N. College of Information Technology (Dept. of Library and Information Science ) Pottapalayam â 630 611 Date and Day 11th Feb 2006 â Saturday Venue Conference Hall K.L.N. College of Information Technology Pottapalayam â 630 611 (12 km . from Madurai city ) About the Seminar Information sources are being made available on the Internet in a variety of medias and formats. Information exists on the Internet in a large variety of kinds and is created for many purposes. Many tools and techniques are available to store and retrieve information available on the internet. Libraries can use internet effectively to provide service to their users. The objective of the seminar is to focus the attention of working LIS professionals to know about: ï Internet resources ï Internet Technologies ï Internet tools and techniques ï Search engines and search strategies ï Effective use of Internet in Libraries ï Semantic Web ï Evaluation of Internet resources ï Library professionals and Internet Programme Schedule 09.00 A.M to 10.00 A.M. Registration 10.00 A.M to 11.15 A.M. Inauguration Presidential address Shri K.N.K. Ganesh President K.L.N.C.I.T Inaugural Address Shri S.V.S. Shivnath Secretary K.L.N.C.I.T Key Note Address Dr. Harish Chandra Librarian IIT Madras 11.15 A.M to 11.30 A.M . Tea Break 11.30 A.M to 12.15 P.M . Technical Session I Effective use of Internet in Libraries Prof .A. Srimurugan Librarian & Head, DLIS, MKU 12.15 P.M to 1.00 P.M. Technical Session II Internet resource & tools Dr. S. Muralidhar Scientist âEâ, Head, (Library) CVRDE, DRDO, Chennai 1.00 P.M to 2. 00 P.M. Lunch Break 2.00 P.M to 3.00 P.M. Technical Session III Search Engines and Search Strategies Mr. A.Hariharan President, SALIS,Chennai 3.00 P.M to 3.45 P.M . Technical Session IV Evaluation of Internet Resources Mr. A.Thirunavukkarasu Librarian, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai 3.45 P.M to 4.00 P.M. Tea Break 4.00 P.M to 5.00 P.M. Valedictory Address Dr K. Nithyanandam Director i/c, University Library, Anna university Chennai Eligibility Library and Information Science professionals, Library Science students and other interested groups. Registration Fee For Library Professionals and other interested groups - Rs 200 / For Library Science students Rs 100/ - (Fee includes course kit, certificate, lunch and tea) The Registration fee is to be paid through demand draft drawn in favour of âThe Principal, K.L.N. College of Information Technologyâ, payable at Madurai. Address for Communication: Registration form with DD can be sent to: A.G.Ganesan Organizing Secretary & Asst. Librarian K.L.N. College of Information Technology Pottapalayam - 630 611 Sivagangai (District) E.Mail : ganeshanag(a)yahoo.com Mobile : 98654 08715 Ph (Off) : 0452- 2698250 , 0452 â 2698863 Please visit SALIS web site for more details of the seminar http://autolib-india.net/salis.html Seminar Co-ordinator P.G.Dhamodharan TRANSPORT FACILITY College buses pick up the delegates at the following points at 8.30 A.M. 1. Mattuthavani bus station (Near Temple city) 2. Periyar Bus station (Near Hotel Vasantham ) City Buses are also available from Periyar Bus station Bus route numbers 475,476,477,478,478,480,481,482 College is located 12 km from Madurai Pl also contact for any other information about the seminar: salis_info(a)yahoo.co.in ------------------------------ A.Hariharan SALIS __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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NCSI-NET talk on Open Journal Systems by Patrick Inglis
by Suvarsha Walters 17 Jan '06

17 Jan '06

Dear Members, Patrick Inglis, who is part of the team which has developed the Open Journal Systems (OJS), is giving a talk on 21st January, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. in the Seminar Hall of NCSI, IISc, Bangalore. (See below for abstract and profile of the speaker). If you cannot attend the talk but have specific queries for him relating to OJS or Journal Publishing, please send the queries to me. The answers to these questions will be posted on the forum. with regards, Suvarsha --------------------------------------------------------------------- Title : Open Journal Systems and the Challenge to Improve Research Capacity in India Speaker: By Patrick Inglis, PhD student in sociology at the City University of New York Graduate Center Abstract of the talk: India remains a leader in the field of science and technology. Some of its institutions of higher education, as well as several research and design facilities, are some of the best in the world. But there are also the less prestigious institutes that do not enjoy the same research facilities as the privileged ones. This has the effect of creating a deep division between those who have access to knowledge and those that do not, but it also limits the ability of students and scholars at these other institutions to partake in the production and dissemination of information. Not only will more researchers gain from greater access to knowledge with free online publication media, but that this greater access will improve the scholarly quality of the research produced. When knowledge is free and open access it can provide a foundation for further research to emerge from the exchanges made between increasing numbers of participants. The presentation will expand upon the argument for open access scholarship in the public interest by introducing the Open Journal Systems developed at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada and the benefits this software can bring to the intellectual community in India. (A demo of the Open Journal Systems (OJS) software will also be given.) About Patrick Inglis: Patrick Inglis is a PhD student in sociology at the City University of New York Graduate Center. He studies the effects of globalization on labor and business management and will conduct part of his dissertation research in Bangalore, India. While a master's degree student in education at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, he was a member of the Public Knowledge Project research team that developed the first version of the Open Journal Systems. He continues to work with the Public Knowledge Project in shaping current and future versions of the software. ------------------------------- Please confirm your participation to Prasanna (t.s.prasanna at intel.com) or Suvarsha (suvarsha(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in) Warm Regards, NCSI-NET coordinators

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IDRC adopts OA
by Subbiah Arunachalam 17 Jan '06

17 Jan '06

Friends: IDRC has adopted Open Access for all its public domain documents including research reports. Should not other research and donor agencies follow the IDRC example? Best wishes. Arun ----- IDRC Champions Intellectual Platform for Developing Countries Ottawa, Canada, December 23, 2005 Canadas International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is pleased to announce plans to create an Open Archive, the first among Canadian research funding organizations. The Open Archive will provide full access over the Internet to IDRCs rich research archive. In addition to making information more freely available, this initiative will provide IDRC-funded researchers with a much-needed outlet to publish and showcase their work. The world of scholarly communications is rapidly changing. The emerging culture of protecting intellectual property, soaring costs of accessing research literature, and difficulties in having research published in traditional journals are restricting the development of research capacity in the South. The Open Archive will help Southern researchers to engage in the international dialogue on important development issues and increase the impact of their research. Throughout its 35-year history, IDRC has believed that to bring about positive change in people's lives, knowledge should be shared. Research results and documents generated by IDRC-supported projects, IDRC recipients, and IDRC staff represent a tangible intellectual output of the Centres mandate. The Open Archive will streamline and centralize the capture of IDRC project outputs and research documents. It will raise the visibility and facilitate the retrieval of the vast array of IDRC materials by consolidating them in a well-managed, indexed, secure, and permanent location. As a first step, IDRC will build a demonstration model in early 2006. By creating an Open Archive, IDRC promotes transparency of its results-based research and participates in the global movement to remove barriers economic, social, and geographic to the sharing of knowledge. -30- About IDRC Canadas International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is one of the worlds leading institutions in the generation and application of new knowledge to meet the challenges of international development. For more than 30 years, IDRC has worked in close collaboration with researchers from the developing world to build healthier, more equitable, and more prosperous societies. For information: Isabelle Bourgeault-Tassé (613) 236-6163, ext. 2343 ibourgeault-tasse(a)idrc.ca

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Dr. Chloin- The Sad and Shcoking news!
by Dr. D. B. Ramesh 17 Jan '06

17 Jan '06

Dear All, It is very sad and shocking to know about the sudden demise of Dr. Cholin. May his soul rest in peace. Let us all render our support to his family as suggested by Dr. Konnur. _____________________________________________ Dr. D. B. Ramesh M.Sc.(AU), M.L.I.Sc.(Univ. Madras), Ph.D. in Lib.Sc. (UU) Fulbright Fellow (CMU, USA) I/c, Library & Documentation Regional Research Laboratory Bhubaneswar - 751013, Orissa, India Ph: 0674-2581635-Extn. 434 Email: dbramesh(a)rrlbhu.res.in Dear All, It is very sad and shocking to know about the sudden demise of Dr. Cholin. May his soul rest in peace. Let us all render our support to his family as suggested by Dr. Konnur. _____________________________________________ Dr. D. B. Ramesh M.Sc.(AU), M.L.I.Sc.(Univ. Madras), Ph.D. in Lib.Sc. (UU) Fulbright Fellow (CMU, USA) I/c, Library & Documentation Regional Research Laboratory Bhubaneswar - 751013, Orissa, India Ph: 0674-2581635-Extn. 434 Email: mailto:dbramesh@rrlbhu.res.in dbramesh(a)rrlbhu.res.in

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Beginner's guide to open access
by Sukhdev Singh 17 Jan '06

17 Jan '06

Mark E. Funk, AHIP, has developed a beginner's guide to open access.It provides a broad overview, including the history, philosophy,ethics, and economics of open access and several national andinternational initiatives such as the Budapest Open Access Initiative,the Bethesda Principles, and DC Principles. Check out - http://www.mlanet.org/pdf/resources/oa_primer_mfunk.pdf(PDF, 112KB) --Sukhdev Singh, NIC.http://openmed.nic.in

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Dr Cholin
by Kishor Satpathy 16 Jan '06

16 Jan '06

Dear Friends, I am deeply shocked to know the unfortunate & sad demise of Dr.V S Cholin of INFLIBNET CENTRE, UGC. I still can't believe this... , I have lost a very good friend of mine, whom I know since 1995-96 when I was in CEE, Ahmedabad. I still remember, when he called up me just a week back to know whether I am coming to International CALIBER or not & gave me some tips to revise the paper for final presentation. That reflects the dedication he has for the profession! I still miss the academic & friendly discussion we had in Silchar during PLANNER-2005 at Silchar. I strongly believe that the LIS community will remember him forever. May God give peace to the departed soul and give strength and courage to the family members to bear the loss. Regards, Kishor C Satpathy Librarian, Central Library National Institute of Technology ( Deemed University) Silchar 788010, Assam, India Ph. 91 3842 240055/233841(W) 240906 (R), Fax: 91 3842 233797 Mobile: 9435073452 E mail : kishor_satpathy(a)yahoo.com --------------------------------- Yahoo! Photos Ring in the New Year with Photo Calendars. Add photos, events, holidays, whatever. Dear Friends, I am deeply shocked to know the unfortunate & sad demise of Dr.V S Cholin of INFLIBNET CENTRE, UGC. I still can't believe this... , I have lost a very good friend of mine, whom I know since 1995-96 when I was in CEE, Ahmedabad. I still remember, when he called up me just a week back to know whether I am coming to International CALIBER or not & gave me some tips to revise the paper for final presentation. That reflects the dedication he has for the profession! I still miss the academic & friendly discussion we had in Silchar during PLANNER-2005 at Silchar. I strongly believe that the LIS community will remember him forever. May God give peace to the departed soul and give strength and courage to the family members to bear the loss. Regards, Kishor C Satpathy Librarian, Central Library National Institute of Technology ( Deemed University) Silchar 788010, Assam, India Ph. 91 3842 240055/233841(W) 240906 (R), Fax: 91 3842 233797 Mobile: 9435073452 E mail : kishor_satpathy(a)yahoo.com Yahoo! Photos Ring in the New Year with http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/photos/*http://pa.yahoo.com/*http:/… Photo Calendars . Add photos, events, holidays, whatever.

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INFLIBNET's LIVE WIRE is no more...
by Dr.P.V.Konnur 16 Jan '06

16 Jan '06

Dear Friends, We the Library and Information Science professionals are the most unfortunate ones. Day after Day we are loosing GEMS of our profession. We had not yet come out of the shock of loosing Dr.T.B.Rajashekhar, now one more shock of loosing Dr.Cholin. This is sill a harder jolt to the Academic Librarians. Dr.Cholin was very young by age but very old by his maturity, Student for many of us, but he was a Teacher to all of us through his communications. His Love for the profession and affection with all the professionals is unmatchable. He was a very good Follower, a sincere Student, a good friend, a matured advisor and a great Philosopher. Person like Dr.Cholin will never vanish from our minds. But to make the future generation of Librarians, some of his friends and admirers are planning to form a body (Trust) and plan to initiate annual activities as under: 1.Institute a Gold medal in the Department of Library Science, Karnatak University, Dharwad, Extend partial financial support to any other universities who desires institute Gold medal in their Universities with their equal contribution. 2.Conduct a best paper contest among the young Librarians annually and award the best paper winner in the ILA Conference by instituting a Young Scientist award in ILA. 3.Publish a book annually consisting of the first 10 best papers received in his memory. Contribute the proceeds of the sale of these books for the education of Dr.Cholins children. There are several ideas which can make Dr.Cholin live in our memory. I request all of you to contribute your ideas so that we can reduce the further loss to the profession by encouraging younger generation of Librarians with more confidence. Thanks, Konnur. Dr.P.V.Konnur, University Librarian, Bangalore University Library, Jnana Bharathi, Bangalore-560 056 Phone: o8o-22961131, 080-23215510 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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library software
by Hemant Bhoot 16 Jan '06

16 Jan '06

Dear All, Kindly let me know which library package is having good features as well as not too much expensive. Yours Hemant Bhoot Librarian IPER,Bhopal Dear All, Kindly let me know which library package is having good features as well as not too much expensive. Yours Hemant Bhoot Librarian IPER,Bhopal 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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Announcement of DRTC Blog
by Nabonita Guha 16 Jan '06

16 Jan '06

Dear Friends, I am happy to announce the launching of 'DRTC Blog' (http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/blog) I am proud to announce that this Blog was configured and presently maintained by Mr. Rajib Mitra, a 2nd year ADIS student. You can login by becoming a member of DRTC Blog. The advantage of becoming a member is that you can post your information or news to this blog. Presently, members are allowed to post information to categories - jobs, conferences and news and your posting will be moderated. The rest of the categories like LIS Journals, classificaton etc. get news from various sites using RSS feeds. We wish to create more categories and organize them better. I request you to give us suggestions for the improvement of DRTC Blog. We hope DRTC Blog will serve as a single stop information/news site for all the LIS related actvities. Any service is as good as its popularity and usage. Thank you in advance for using our Blog. with best regards ard -- A.R.D.Prasad Associate Professor Documentation Research and Training Centre, Indian Statistical Institute, 8th Mile, Mysore Road, Bangalore - 560 059 Karnataka, INDIA Phone: 91-80-8483002/3/4 extsn no. 496 Fax : 91-80-8484265 email: ard(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in website:http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/DRTC/ardcv.html _________________________________________________________________ FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar get it now! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/

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