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International conference on UNIMARC (manjax4u)
by Manju manju 02 Feb '06

02 Feb '06

Dear All International conference on UNIMARC & FRIENDS CHARTING THE NEW LANDSCAPE OF LIBRARY STANDARDS http://unimarc.bn.pt/ with Yours P.S.MANJUNATHA (manjax) LIBRARIAN B.N.M.INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BANGALORE Dear All International conference on UNIMARC & FRIENDS CHARTING THE NEW LANDSCAPE OF LIBRARY STANDARDS http://unimarc.bn.pt/ http://unimarc.bn.pt/ with Yours P.S.MANJUNATHA (manjax) LIBRARIAN B.N.M.INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BANGALORE

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Reminder: Call for papers -- NATIONAL SEMINAR ON E-PUBLICATIONS
by Dimple Patel 02 Feb '06

02 Feb '06

*******Reminder: Call for papers****** Dear Professionals, This is a reminder for professionals who would like to submit and present a paper at our seminar. The LAST DATE for paper submissions is 15 FEBRUARY, 2006. Kindly refer to the Seminar details given below. NATIONAL SEMINAR ON E-PUBLICATIONS March 23-24, 2006 MGNIRSA, Hyderabad. The Centre for Information Science (CIS), Mahatma Gandhi National Institute of Research and Social Action (MGNIRSA), Hyderabad is organizing a two-day national seminar on E-Publications during March 23-24, 2006 in Hyderabad. The seminar will deal with different aspects of E-publications however, the main focus will be on E-books and E-journals. Seminar Theme: Print publications like books and journals in particular have now manifested into electronic formats, E-books and E-journals. While E-publications provide many advantages they also present some issues which need to be addressed. This seminar tries to provide a platform for representatives from different groups like the authors, e-publishers and booksellers and librarians to discuss and address key issues in the publishing, usage and management of e-publications. Scope of the Seminar: The seminar will deal with various themes dealing with different aspects of E-publications, with the main focus being on E-books and E-journals. The themes for the seminar are: General issues related to E-publications * Issues in design, development and types of e-books and e-journals * E-books and e-journals in teaching and learning * Trends and Future of e-publications * Problems related to E-publications Emerging Technologies in e-publishing * New developments in e-publications * Media usage in e-publications * File formats * Software and Hardware technologies in e-publications * Issues related to e-book readers * Compatibility issues Standards in E-publications * Standards for: content packaging & formatting; content encapsulation & decapsulation; content dissemination; content storage * Standards for e-book readers * Standards for e-books software * Proprietary standards vs. open standards Content authoring and E-publishing * E-publishing Authoring tools * Content authoring in e-publications * Issues in e-publishing and e-publications * Changing roles of authors, agents and publishers in e-publishing era * Conversion from print to electronic publications E-Books and E-journals Applications * Higher Education & Research * Distance learning * E-learning * Enterprise applications Users and Usage of e-books and e-journals * Users perceptions, inhibitions, attitude, expectations, problems * Use and usability issues * Accessibility issues * Usage of e-books & e-journals in schools, colleges & universities E-publications in different types of Libraries * Implementation and policy issues * Collection development issues * Licensing issues * Lending issues (user authentication, data encryption, etc) * Cataloging of e-publications * Preservation and Archival issues * Obsolescence issues E-publishing in India * Case studies of Indian e-publishers, authors and suppliers * E-publication in India * E-publishing industry in India Library Consortia * Consortia models * Case studies of consortium initiatives in India * Issues related to Consortia approach Digital Rights Management * Rights Transfer * Copyright issues * Plagiarism and piracy issues * Digital Content Rights management Business Models for e-publications * Pricing models for e-books and e-journals * Subscription models for e-journals * E-content delivery models * Marketing trends/opportunities for e-publications * Licensing issues * Issues related to publishers, aggregators and booksellers Who can attend this seminar? * Library & Information Science Professionals and Educators * E-Publishers and suppliers of e-books and e-journals * Academics, research students and teachers with an interest in e-publications, e-learning, etc. * Academics in the fields of publishing, education and training. * IT professionals with an interest in e-publishing. * General users of e-publications * Educators with an interest in e-publishing and e-learning. Submission of papers: The seminar organisers are looking for high quality research papers in the areas related to e-books. Paper may be submitted in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf), or MS Word (.doc) format. The last date to receive papers is 15 February, 2006. Receipt of the paper will be confirmed through email. Notification of acceptance will be sent by the seminar coordinator through email by 25 February, 2006. All papers submitted to National Seminar on E-publications must be written in English, using appropriate grammar and syntax. Final camera-ready version of full paper is due by 06 March, 2006. Registration and final payment are due by 15 March, 2006. Late registration fee payments or paper submissions will result in the papers being excluded from the seminar proceedings. The page limit for final papers is eight single-spaced pages in 10 point Times New Roman font. Paper will be included in the seminar proceedings only after payment of the registration fee. Important dates: 23-24 March, 2006 Seminar Dates 15 February, 2006 Deadline for paper submissions 25 February, 2006 Notification for acceptance 06 March, 2006 Deadline for submitting camera-ready version of full papers 15 March, 2006 Deadline for (early) registration Registration Fee: The registration fee for general participants is Rs.650.00. THE REGISTRATION FEE FOR RETIRED PROFESSIONALS AND STUDENT PARTICIPANTS IS Rs. 300. All the authorized students/research scholars are allowed to use this facility but they need to provide a letter from their Department/university certifying that he/she is the bonafied student of their department/university. The registration fee covers a set of pre-conference papers volume, two days lunch, tea and refreshments. Register early by 15th March 2006 to receive Rs.50.00 off on the seminar registration fee. Late applicants and day visitors can pay on arrival. Advance payments may be made by bank demand draft or cheque in favour of REGISTRAR, MGNIRSA, payable at HYDERABAD. Participants registering on arrival must pay in cash. Location: The conference is going to be held at Mahatma Gandhi National Institute of Research and Social Action [MGNIRSA], Street No.17, Gagan Mahal Road, Domal Guda, Hyderabad 500 029. Accommodation: A wide range of accommodation is available in Hyderabad. Within 10 minutes walking distance is the Hotel Dwaraka (Rs.500.00 per single room, Rs.600.00 per double room, Rs.650 deluxe room, Rs.800 double room with AC). Charges for other hotels in Hyderabad range from Rs.500.00 to Rs.5000.00 per day. Those who want accommodation may write to the Seminar Coordinator for booking their accommodation in advance clearly mentioning the type of room they want, price range, number of days of stay and for how many persons so that necessary arrangements will be made for them. For more information about this seminar or to include your address in our mailing list, please contact: 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 REGISTRATION FORM Family name: First name: Position: Institution: Address: City/State: PIN Code: Tel. No.: (Landline): (Hand phone): Fax: Email id: Please let us know: I will attend and present a paper in the technical session I will attend the conference Please book my accommodation on payment basis Payment Details: (DD/Cheque/MO/Others) Place Date Signature Dimple Patel, Faculty Member, Centre for Information Science, 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) *******Reminder: Call for papers****** Dear Professionals, This is a reminder for professionals who would like to submit and present a paper at our seminar. The LAST DATE for paper submissions is 15 FEBRUARY, 2006. Kindly refer to the Seminar details given below. NATIONAL SEMINAR ON E-PUBLICATIONS March 23-24, 2006 MGNIRSA, Hyderabad. The Centre for Information Science (CIS), Mahatma Gandhi National Institute of Research and Social Action (MGNIRSA), Hyderabad is organizing a two-day national seminar on E-Publications during March 23-24, 2006 in Hyderabad. The seminar will deal with different aspects of E-publications however, the main focus will be on E-books and E-journals. Seminar Theme: Print publications like books and journals in particular have now manifested into electronic formats, E-books and E-journals. While E-publications provide many advantages they also present some issues which need to be addressed. This seminar tries to provide a platform for representatives from different groups like the authors, e-publishers and booksellers and librarians to discuss and address key issues in the publishing, usage and management of e-publications. Scope of the Seminar: The seminar will deal with various themes dealing with different aspects of E-publications, with the main focus being on E-books and E-journals. The themes for the seminar are: General issues related to E-publications * Issues in design, development and types of e-books and e-journals * E-books and e-journals in teaching and learning * Trends and Future of e-publications * Problems related to E-publications Emerging Technologies in e-publishing * New developments in e-publications * Media usage in e-publications * File formats * Software and Hardware technologies in e-publications * Issues related to e-book readers * Compatibility issues Standards in E-publications * Standards for: content packaging & formatting; content encapsulation & decapsulation; content dissemination; content storage * Standards for e-book readers * Standards for e-books software * Proprietary standards vs. open standards Content authoring and E-publishing * E-publishing Authoring tools * Content authoring in e-publications * Issues in e-publishing and e-publications * Changing roles of authors, agents and publishers in e-publishing era * Conversion from print to electronic publications E-Books and E-journals Applications * Higher Education & Research * Distance learning * E-learning * Enterprise applications Users and Usage of e-books and e-journals * Users perceptions, inhibitions, attitude, expectations, problems * Use and usability issues * Accessibility issues * Usage of e-books & e-journals in schools, colleges & universities E-publications in different types of Libraries * Implementation and policy issues * Collection development issues * Licensing issues * Lending issues (user authentication, data encryption, etc) * Cataloging of e-publications * Preservation and Archival issues * Obsolescence issues E-publishing in India * Case studies of Indian e-publishers, authors and suppliers * E-publication in India * E-publishing industry in India Library Consortia * Consortia models * Case studies of consortium initiatives in India * Issues related to Consortia approach Digital Rights Management * Rights Transfer * Copyright issues * Plagiarism and piracy issues * Digital Content Rights management Business Models for e-publications * Pricing models for e-books and e-journals * Subscription models for e-journals * E-content delivery models * Marketing trends/opportunities for e-publications * Licensing issues * Issues related to publishers, aggregators and booksellers Who can attend this seminar? * Library & Information Science Professionals and Educators * E-Publishers and suppliers of e-books and e-journals * Academics, research students and teachers with an interest in e-publications, e-learning, etc. * Academics in the fields of publishing, education and training. * IT professionals with an interest in e-publishing. * General users of e-publications * Educators with an interest in e-publishing and e-learning. Submission of papers: The seminar organisers are looking for high quality research papers in the areas related to e-books. Paper may be submitted in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf), or MS Word (.doc) format. The last date to receive papers is 15 February, 2006. Receipt of the paper will be confirmed through email. Notification of acceptance will be sent by the seminar coordinator through email by 25 February, 2006. All papers submitted to National Seminar on E-publications must be written in English, using appropriate grammar and syntax. Final camera-ready version of full paper is due by 06 March, 2006. Registration and final payment are due by 15 March, 2006. Late registration fee payments or paper submissions will result in the papers being excluded from the seminar proceedings. The page limit for final papers is eight single-spaced pages in 10 point Times New Roman font. Paper will be included in the seminar proceedings only after payment of the registration fee. Important dates: 23-24 March, 2006 Seminar Dates 15 February, 2006 Deadline for paper submissions 25 February, 2006 Notification for acceptance 06 March, 2006 Deadline for submitting camera-ready version of full papers 15 March, 2006 Deadline for (early) registration Registration Fee: The registration fee for general participants is Rs.650.00. THE REGISTRATION FEE FOR RETIRED PROFESSIONALS AND STUDENT PARTICIPANTS IS Rs. 300. All the authorized students/research scholars are allowed to use this facility but they need to provide a letter from their Department/university certifying that he/she is the bonafied student of their department/university. The registration fee covers a set of pre-conference papers volume, two days lunch, tea and refreshments. Register early by 15th March 2006 to receive Rs.50.00 off on the seminar registration fee. Late applicants and day visitors can pay on arrival. Advance payments may be made by bank demand draft or cheque in favour of REGISTRAR, MGNIRSA, payable at HYDERABAD. Participants registering on arrival must pay in cash. Location: The conference is going to be held at Mahatma Gandhi National Institute of Research and Social Action [MGNIRSA], Street No.17, Gagan Mahal Road, Domal Guda, Hyderabad 500 029. Accommodation: A wide range of accommodation is available in Hyderabad. Within 10 minutes walking distance is the Hotel Dwaraka (Rs.500.00 per single room, Rs.600.00 per double room, Rs.650 deluxe room, Rs.800 double room with AC). Charges for other hotels in Hyderabad range from Rs.500.00 to Rs.5000.00 per day. Those who want accommodation may write to the Seminar Coordinator for booking their accommodation in advance clearly mentioning the type of room they want, price range, number of days of stay and for how many persons so that necessary arrangements will be made for them. For more information about this seminar or to include your address in our mailing list, please contact: 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 REGISTRATION FORM Family name: First name: Position: Institution: Address: City/State: PIN Code: Tel. No.: (Landline): (Hand phone): Fax: Email id: Please let us know: I will attend and present a paper in the technical session I will attend the conference Please book my accommodation on payment basis Payment Details: (DD/Cheque/MO/Others) Place Date Signature Dimple Patel, Faculty Member, Centre for Information Science, 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) 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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Structured Blogging
by madhuresh.singhal 02 Feb '06

02 Feb '06

Dear Friends, You might be interested in Structured Blogging. See http://structuredblogging.org/ for more details. Below are few lines taken from the website. Structured Blogging is a way to get more information on the web in a way that's more usable. You can enter information in this form and it'll get published on your blog like a normal entry, but it will also be published in a machine-readable format so that other services can read and understand it. Think of structured blogging as RSS for your information. Now any kind of data - events, reviews, classified ads - can be represented in your blog. Structured Blogging makes it easy to create, edit, and maintain different kinds of posts and is very similar to an edit form on a blog. The difference is that the structure will let users add specific styles to each type, and add links and pictures for reviews. These styles and tags ensure that movie and book reviews don't look like calendar or journal entries, and that each content type can be quickly recognized and processed by automated search services and other applications. Woven into the HTML of a blog post, this information travels with it through syndication feeds, readers, and aggregators. Ultimately, it can even be converted out to other formats our Structured Blogging tools support such as RDF in XML. Now anyone can build applications or services based on the structure of an entry. Using Structured Blogging, job listings can be created, posted, searched, and found by any service; buyers and sellers of goods can publish what they want to buy or sell and have those posts searched and listed by any number of search services. Regards Madhuresh Singhal Assoc. Res. Scientist - Inf. Sc. Advinus Therapeutics Pvt. Ltd. 21 & 22, Phase 2, Peenya Industrial Area, Bangalore - 560058 Phone: +91 80 51172085, Ext. 25; Mobile 098861 82822 E-mail: madhureshsinghal(a)yahoo.com http://nettalk2.tripod.com/ ************************************************************************************************ This email and its attachments are confidential and proprietary to Advinus Therapeutics Pvt. Ltd. and are meant for the intended recipient only. If you are not the intended recipient, do not take any actions based on the contents of this message, except to permanently delete the message and its attachments and inform the sender immediately. ************************************************************************************************

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How to remain competitive in the era of Google, Amazon and ITunes
by Sukhdev Singh 02 Feb '06

02 Feb '06

Dear Friends, To remain competitive in the era of Google, Amazon and ITunes, we needto improve our bibliographic services in the following aspects: I. Enhancing Search and Retrieval-Provide users with direct access to item-Provide recommender features Support customization/personalization-Offer alternative actions for failed or suspect searches-Offer better navigation of large sets of search results-Deliver bibliographic services where the users are-Provide relevance ranking and leverage full-text-Provide better searching for non-roman materials II. Rearchitecting the OPAC-Create a single catalog interface for all of UC-Support searching across the entire bibliographic information space III. Adopting New Cataloging Practices-Rearchitect cataloging workflow-Select the appropriate metadata scheme-Manually enrich metadata in important areas-Automate metadata creation This is what Bibliographic Services Task Force (BSTF) [1] - TheUNIVERSITY of CALIFORNIA LIBRARIES - has recommended. http://libraries.universityofcalifornia.edu/sopag/BSTF/Final.pdf --Sukhdev Singh, NIChttp://openmed.nic.in

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OpenDOAR - the Directory of Open Access Repositories (fwd)
by Shyam Prasad pujar 01 Feb '06

01 Feb '06

** Sorry for duplicate postings, if any ** ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 07:51:18 -0500 From: Terry Kuny <terry(a)kuny.ca> To: DIGLIB <diglib(a)infoserv.inist.fr> Subject: [DIGLIB] OpenDOAR - the Directory of Open Access Repositories Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 12:01:37 +0100 From: Sebastian Wolf <sebastian.wolf(a)uni-bielefeld.de> Apologies for Cross-Posting Dear Colleagues, OpenDOAR - the Directory of Open Access Repositories - is pleased to announce the release of its primary listing of open access archives, available from http://www.opendoar.org Each of the repositories listed in OpenDOAR have been visited by project staff to check the information that is gathered. This in- depth approach gives a quality-controlled list of repository features. In addition, while reviewing these archives, project staff are building a picture of the world-wide development of open access repositories, noting new features and directions. This information is being analysed to create the next version of the listing, with further information and categories being noted for each repository. In the meantime, the newly released list will continue to grow as new repositories are added. The Press Release on this development is available from this link: http://www.opendoar.org/documents/OpenDOAR_Press_Release_Jan06.pdf * * * OpenDOAR is a joint collaboration between the University of Nottingham in the UK and Lund University in Sweden. Both institutions are active in open access initiatives. Lund operates the Directory of Open Access Journals (www.DOAJ.org) which is known throughout the world. Nottingham leads SHERPA, and runs the SHERPA/RoMEO database, which is used worldwide as a reference for publisher's copyright policies. Staff at Lund University Libraries have created the initial OpenDOAR technical set-up and carried out repository review and classification. OpenDOAR builds on open access work done by other researchers and projects to record and list repositories. Among others, thanks go to the Public Knowledge Project, and the universities of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Southampton. OpenDOAR is jointly funded by four agencies, led by the international Open Society Institute (OSI). The UK higher education funding committee, JISC (Joint Information Systems Committee) has provided support, along with funding from the UK-based Consortium of Research Libraries (CURL) and from SPARCEurope - an alliance of European research libraries, library organisations, and research institutions. Bill Hubbard SHERPA Manager Information Services King's Meadow Campus University of Nottingham Lenton Lane Nottingham NG7 2NA UK Email: bill.hubbard(a)opendoar.org Phone: +44 (0) 115 846 7657 Fax: +44 (0) 115 846 8244 Lars Bj�rnshauge Director of Libraries Lund University Libraries Box 134 S 221 00 Lund, Sweden Email: lars.bjornshauge(a)lub.lu.se Phone: +46 (0) 46 222 9203 Fax: +46 (0) 46 222 3682 Regards, S.M. Pujar Asst Librarian IGIDR, Mumbai

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ETD 2006- Travel Grants
by shalini＠vidyanidhi.org.in 01 Feb '06

01 Feb '06

Dear friends, Funding opportunity for professionals involved in ETD initiative in India to attend ETD 2006Best Shalini Dr. Shalini R. Urs Member, Board of Directors NDLTD -------- This message is being cross-posted. Please excuse duplications The 9th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations Quebec City, Quebec, Canada June 7 - 10, 2006 Travel Grants The ETD 2006 symposium believes it is important that delegates from all nations have an opportunity to attend the conference. The ETD 2006 Travel Grant Program is designed to support individuals from developing countries to do so. Travel Grants may be provided for travel and/or lodging, and/or conference fees. The Travel Grants are not intended to cover the full cost of attending the Conference. Final decisions about Travel Grants awards are the responsibility of the Organizing Committee. For further information see the conference website: http://www6.bibl.ulaval.ca:8080/etd2006/pages/trav.jsf <http://www6.bibl.ulaval.ca:8080/etd2006/pages/trav.jsf> Sharon Reeves Manager, Theses Canada Gestionnaire, Thèses Canada Library and Archives Canada Bibliothèque et Archives Canada 819-994-6882 sharon.reeves(a)lac-bac.gc.ca

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fyi: Seminar CS for Digital Age Libraries, 11.02.2006, Sree Narayana Guru College of Commerce, Mumbai
by Puttaraj Choukimath 31 Jan '06

31 Jan '06

Dear all, Greetings. fyi: Best wishes, Puttaraj. SREE NARAYANA GURU COLLEGE OF COMMERCE NAAC ACCREDITED AND UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI AFFILIATED ORGANISES SEMINAR ON COMMUNICATION SKILLS FOR DIGITAL AGE LIBRARIES Saturday, February 11, 2006 Mr. Sangaraj Hosamani Dr. Ravindran Karathadi Librarian & Convener Principal VENUE : LIBRARY SREE NARAYANA GURU COLLEGE OF COMMERCE P.L. LOKHANDE MARG, CHEMBUR, MUMBAI- 400 089 Tel: 2528 0926, 2522 8018 Fax: 2527 6084 E-mail: ictwizard(a)sify.com ABOUT US: Sree Narayana Guru College of Commerce situated in the central suburbs of Chembur was established in the year 1986 by the members of Sree Narayana Mandira Samiti, an educational and charitable trust formed by devotees of Sree Narayana Guru, the legendary saint from Kerala to perpetuate his memory. The main objectives of the college is based on Sree Narayana Guru's principles i.e., to provide opportunities of higher education to children of backward and underprivileged strata of society without any discrimination of caste, creed, religion and language. The college enrolls students for the studies leading to the three years integrated course of B.Com. Degree. The college also runs an Advanced Computer Technology Course for its junior and degree students at a subsidized fee. In 2004 the college was accredited by NAAC with grade 'B'. The College is moving a step ahead to enhance the standard, quality and excellence in the field of higher education and has planned to organize a seminar on "Communication Skills for Digital Age Libraries" to bring more efficiency in the functioning of libraries. LIBRARY, THE SOUL OF COLLEGE: The library over here has a well-stocked collection in Commerce, allied Disciplines and books in various other vistas of knowledge. The library also procures leading journals, periodicals and newspapers. Perspective plans are to convert the present library into a digital library to impart better and effective services to users. NEED OF THE SEMINAR: Communication is an important aspect for the survival and growth of an individual as well as an organization. Effective communication paves way for good inter-personal relationship. Several studies have been conducted not only on this topic but also to track the barriers of communication. The root cause of a problem within an organization is due to the lack of effective communication and therefore to improve the working atmosphere, one has to adapt oneself to the changing modes of the society and develop the needed skills from time to time so as to communicate effectively. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT's) are responsible for the emergence of Digital Technological revolution and this has brought before us the Digital Age. Libraries, like any other organizations, necessitates to adapt the applications of digital technology to provide more faster and efficient services to the users and hence, it has become the need to inculcate effective communication skills along with core competencies to cope up with the emerging trends for enhanced and effective communication in the libraries along with manpower. Our initiative in organizing this seminar on "Communication Skills for Digital Age Libraries" is an endeavor to contribute our efforts towards the enhancement and needs of the library fraternity. We sincerely hope, that the outputs of the seminar would be instrumental in building up the required communication and core competency skills to communicate effectively in the digital environment. PARTICIPANTS: Librarians, Teachers, Research Scholars, Students of library schools and also for others interested in the theme. RULES FOR PARTICIPATION: a) A registration fee of Rs. 50/- per participant should be paid through Cash/Demand draft in favour of "Sree Narayana Guru College of Commerce, Mumbai". b) No TA/DA will be paid. c) Participation Certificate will be awarded to all participants. PROGRAMME COMMUNICATION SKILLS FOR DIGITAL AGE LIBRARIES 1.00 pm - 6.00 pm 1.00-1.30 pm Registration 1.30-2.00 pm Inauguration SESSION 2.00-2.30 pm Communication Process in Libraries: Present trends and Perspectives 2.30-3.00 pm Importance of adapting communication skills 3.00-3.30 pm Importance of syntax and pronunciation in communication 3.30-3.45 pm TEA 3.45-4.15 pm Role of etiquette and manners in communication 4.15-4.45 pm Communicating in digital environment 4.45-5.15 pm Communication as a tool in keeping Interpersonal relations PANEL DISCUSSION 5.15-5.45pm Need of CEP's for Library professionals 5.45-6.00 pm CONCLUSION Organisers reserves the right to modify any part of the programme under any unavoidable circumstances Mr.Puttaraj, A. C. Asst. Librarian (Periodicals) SDTM Library, TATA Institute of Social Sciences, P.B. No.8313, Deonar, MUMBAI - 400 088 INDIA Tel: +91-22-2556 3290, Ext.285 (O) Fax: +91-22-2556 2912 Email: puttuc(a)yahoo.com, choukimath(a)tiss.edu URL: www.tiss.edu --------------------------------- What are the most popular cars? Find out at Yahoo! Autos Dear all, Greetings. fyi: Best wishes, Puttaraj. SREE NARAYANA GURU COLLEGE OF COMMERCE NAAC ACCREDITED AND UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI AFFILIATED ORGANISES SEMINAR ON COMMUNICATION SKILLS FOR DIGITAL AGE LIBRARIES Saturday, February 11, 2006 Mr. Sangaraj Hosamani Dr. Ravindran Karathadi Librarian & Convener Principal VENUE : LIBRARY SREE NARAYANA GURU COLLEGE OF COMMERCE P.L. LOKHANDE MARG, CHEMBUR, MUMBAI- 400 089 Tel: 2528 0926, 2522 8018 Fax: 2527 6084 E-mail: ictwizard(a)sify.com ABOUT US: Sree Narayana Guru College of Commerce situated in the central suburbs of Chembur was established in the year 1986 by the members of Sree Narayana Mandira Samiti, an educational and charitable trust formed by devotees of Sree Narayana Guru, the legendary saint from Kerala to perpetuate his memory. The main objectives of the college is based on Sree Narayana Guru's principles i.e., to provide opportunities of higher education to children of backward and underprivileged strata of society without any discrimination of caste, creed, religion and language. The college enrolls students for the studies leading to the three years integrated course of B.Com. Degree. The college also runs an Advanced Computer Technology Course for its junior and degree students at a subsidized fee. In 2004 the college was accredited by NAAC with grade 'B'. The College is moving a step ahead to enhance the standard, quality and excellence in the field of higher education and has planned to organize a seminar on "Communication Skills for Digital Age Libraries" to bring more efficiency in the functioning of libraries. LIBRARY, THE SOUL OF COLLEGE: The library over here has a well-stocked collection in Commerce, allied Disciplines and books in various other vistas of knowledge. The library also procures leading journals, periodicals and newspapers. Perspective plans are to convert the present library into a digital library to impart better and effective services to users. NEED OF THE SEMINAR: Communication is an important aspect for the survival and growth of an individual as well as an organization. Effective communication paves way for good inter-personal relationship. Several studies have been conducted not only on this topic but also to track the barriers of communication. The root cause of a problem within an organization is due to the lack of effective communication and therefore to improve the working atmosphere, one has to adapt oneself to the changing modes of the society and develop the needed skills from time to time so as to communicate effectively. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT's) are responsible for the emergence of Digital Technological revolution and this has brought before us the Digital Age. Libraries, like any other organizations, necessitates to adapt the applications of digital technology to provide more faster and efficient services to the users and hence, it has become the need to inculcate effective communication skills along with core competencies to cope up with the emerging trends for enhanced and effective communication in the libraries along with manpower. Our initiative in organizing this seminar on "Communication Skills for Digital Age Libraries" is an endeavor to contribute our efforts towards the enhancement and needs of the library fraternity. We sincerely hope, that the outputs of the seminar would be instrumental in building up the required communication and core competency skills to communicate effectively in the digital environment. PARTICIPANTS: Librarians, Teachers, Research Scholars, Students of library schools and also for others interested in the theme. RULES FOR PARTICIPATION: a) A registration fee of Rs. 50/- per participant should be paid through Cash/Demand draft in favour of "Sree Narayana Guru College of Commerce, Mumbai". b) No TA/DA will be paid. c) Participation Certificate will be awarded to all participants. PROGRAMME COMMUNICATION SKILLS FOR DIGITAL AGE LIBRARIES 1.00 pm - 6.00 pm 1.00-1.30 pm Registration 1.30-2.00 pm Inauguration SESSION 2.00-2.30 pm Communication Process in Libraries: Present trends and Perspectives 2.30-3.00 pm Importance of adapting communication skills 3.00-3.30 pm Importance of syntax and pronunciation in communication 3.30-3.45 pm TEA 3.45-4.15 pm Role of etiquette and manners in communication 4.15-4.45 pm Communicating in digital environment 4.45-5.15 pm Communication as a tool in keeping Interpersonal relations PANEL DISCUSSION 5.15-5.45pm Need of CEP's for Library professionals 5.45-6.00 pm CONCLUSION Organisers reserves the right to modify any part of the programme under any unavoidable circumstances Mr.Puttaraj, A. C. Asst. Librarian (Periodicals) SDTM Library, TATA Institute of Social Sciences, P.B. No.8313, Deonar, MUMBAI - 400 088 INDIA Tel: +91-22-2556 3290, Ext.285 (O) Fax: +91-22-2556 2912 Email: mailto:puttuc@yahoo.com puttuc(a)yahoo.com , mailto:choukimath@tiss.edu choukimath(a)tiss.edu URL: http://www.tiss.edu www.tiss.edu What are the most popular cars? Find out at http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=38382/_ylc=X3oDMTEzNWFva2Y2BF9TAzk3MTA3MDc2BHNlY… Yahoo! Autos

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InfoWatch- January 2006
by M.R Lalitha 31 Jan '06

31 Jan '06

Dear LIS-Forum member, The January 2006 issue of InfoWatch is now online, bringing you the details of new Internet sites related to Science and Engineering. You can access the complete issue on the NCSI Web server at the URL : http://www.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/infowatch/iw.php You will also find earlier issues of InfoWatch here. For your convenience, the table of contents is given below. If you wish to be on the mailing list of InfoWatch to receive the complete issue by e-mail, let us know. Also mention your format preference - html or text. Regards -Lalitha M.R (lalitha(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ InfoWatch Tracking Networked Scientific Information Sources and Services (An electronic update service brought to you by NCSI) January 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In This Issue: 1. 12manage - Management, methods, models and theory 2. AC/UNU Millennium Project - Global Challenges Facing Humanity: Challenges in science and technology 3. Best freeware downloads [System utilities and tips] 4. ChemAxon's free academic package 5. Chemistry of Isaac Newton [A website for Newton's alchemical work] 6. DataSheet4U.com [A free electronic engineering tool] 7. DrugBank database [A bioinformatics and cheminformatics resource] 8. Earth Science World ImageBank [Geoscience images by American Geological Institute] 9. Flash animations for physics 10. MATLAB central file exchange 11. Nanotechnology Whitepaper library 12. NOAA Paleoclimatology [Study of past climate for the understanding of environmental variability] 13. OAses - The open access toolbar 14. Problem solving with Computational Infrastructure for Operations Research (COIN) [An open source project for optimization software by IBM] 15. Softpedia - Free downloads encyclopedia 16. Sol-Gel gateway [A interdisciplinary resource for scientists and engineers] 17. Study skills online - An electronic guide to some of the best ways to study 18. Towards Best Practices (TBP) - Best practices in biocomplexity and sustainability 19. TutorialsWeb.com [Tutorials for professionals] 20. Windows memory diagnostic [A tool by Microsoft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ About InfoWatch : InfoWatch is a monthly electronic newsletter, brought out by the National Centre for Science Information (NCSI) Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore - 560 012, INDIA. Information in the newsletter is collected and verified by NCSI staff.The newsletter aims to raise awareness of new sources of information on the Internet, particularly those which are relevant for higher education and research. Some items may be of relevance only to the IISc community.Resources reported here have been taken from various discussion lists and other network tools and no special claims are made for accuracy or originality. Most of the sources cited in the newsletter were checked at the time of publication, however it is possible that some of the resources are no longer available. We welcome comments about the newsletter and suggestions for resources to be featured. Please e-mail your comments to Infowatch editors: Ms. K. Thulasi (thulasi(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in) & Ms. M. R. Lalitha (lalitha(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in) ------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Training on "Biomedical Information Retrieval"
by Sukhdev Singh 30 Jan '06

30 Jan '06

---------- Forwarded message ----------From: "Rekha Gupta" <g.rekha(a)nic.in>To: indmedtraining(a)yahoogroups.comDate: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 11:30:09 -0000Subject: Training on "Biomedical Information Retrieval"Dear Friends, As you are already aware that the Indian Medlars Centre (IMC), NIC,New Delhi is conducting a 4 day-training programme on "BiomedicalInformation Retrieval" in February 2006 (21st-24th). This programmewould cover searching of Internet biomedical resources including NLMGateway and PubMED. In addition this would also include searchingIMC's databases - IndMED, medIND and OpenMED Archive. There is no course fee and it includes lunch, tea and all coursematerial (plus free Internet access during practise sessions).However, we wont be able to arrange accomadation as NIC, New Delhidoes not have a guest house attached with it. Nominations from private medical institutions (excluding drugcompanies) and clinicians, academicians and researchers are welcometo participate in this programme. Please remember there would be nocourse fee charged for this programme. To get more details and todownload the nomination form please visit the following TRAININGlink on our homepage http://indmed.nic.in For more clarfications you are welcome to contact me. Rekha Gupta,Course-CoordinatorPh: 011-24362359/011-24305533email: g.rekha(a)nic.in

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Dr. K.M. Haneefa joined T.K.M. College of Engineering, Kollam as its Librarian
by NIKHIL EYEROOR 30 Jan '06

30 Jan '06

Dear All, It gives me immense pleasure to inform all LIS professionals that Dr. Mohamed Haneefa K, has joined at T.K.M. College of Engineering, Kollam, Kerala as its Librarian. Dr. Haneefa holds BSc., PGDCA, MLISc, PhD., and awarded JRF and Lectureship from UGC in 1999. He worked with NIT Calicut, IISR Calicut and Calicut University. He has successfully completed the Library Automation project of Indian Institute of Spices Research Library and involved in setting up of the state-of-the-art IT infrastructure in IISR Library. He has published few research papers in professional journals and participated and presented papers in many national and international conferences. Dr. Haneefa can be reached at hanee4u(a)gmail.com and haneefcalicut(a)yahoo.com -- NIKHIL EYEROOR LIBRARIAN, P.A.AZIZ COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY KARAKULAM , TRIVANDRUM, PIN: 695 564 MOB: 09447515691

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