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Mails from Mr. Rajesh
by asim kumar 09 Dec '05

09 Dec '05

Dear all, I,ve been a passive member of this forum, still I read all the mails sent by other members. I have the feeling that the relationship we maintain is very much professional and at times personal also, but I,ve never seen the kind of language used by Mr. Rajesh. This forum is about exchanging views, news and experiences. There is no harm in asking for even small piece of information. The feeling of fraternity is the only thing that makes us asking for help from anybody on this forum. We dont maintain Mentor-Mentee relationship over here. I request the moderators to look into the matter and maintain the sanctity of the forum. Thanks and regards, Asim Kumar, Jain Group of Institutions. --------------------------------- Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Dear all, I,ve been a passive member of this forum, still I read all the mails sent by other members. I have the feeling that the relationship we maintain is very much professional and at times personal also, but I,ve never seen the kind of language used by Mr. Rajesh. This forum is about exchanging views, news and experiences. There is no harm in asking for even small piece of information. The feeling of fraternity is the only thing that makes us asking for help from anybody on this forum. We dont maintain Mentor-Mentee relationship over here. I request the moderators to look into the matter and maintain the sanctity of the forum. Thanks and regards, Asim Kumar, Jain Group of Institutions. http://yahoo.shaadi.com Yahoo! India Matrimony : Find your partner now.

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OA and the Royal Society
by Mailing List Manager 09 Dec '05

09 Dec '05

Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2005 10:15:45 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> More on the FRS letter to the Royal Society Donald MacLeod, Royal Society attacked for 'negative' open access stance, The Guardian, December 7, 2005. A group of 46 distinguished scientists, including Nobel laureate James Watson, today strongly criticised the Royal Society, the UK's national academy of science, for its "negative" attitude to new online methods of publishing research. The row has erupted over so-called "open access" agreements, under which scientists agree to make their findings freely available on the internet as well as, or instead of, publishing them in academic journals. This is being strongly promoted by the UK's research councils, as well as bodies like the Wellcome Trust, as the most efficient way of disseminating scientific results from the research they fund but has been bitterly opposed by publishers and learned societies which produce their own journals. Last month the Royal Society, founded in 1660, called for caution in what it called "the biggest change in the way that knowledge is exchanged since the invention of the peer-reviewed scientific journal 340 years ago". The society warned that "the exchange of knowledge could be severely disrupted, and researchers and wider society will suffer the resulting consequences." This statement sparked a flurry of heated online exchanges between scientists around the world, including the elite membership of the Royal Society, and today culminated in an open letter signed by 46 of its fellows expressing disappointment with the society's attempt to delay implementation of the research councils' policy and accusing the society of putting its own interests above those of science. The signatories, including James Watson who discovered the structure of DNA, and Sir John Sulston, who headed the British end of the human genome project, state: "As working scientists who support open access to published research, we believe that the society should support Research Councils UK's (RCUK) proposal, rather than oppose it. "The proposed RCUK policy will ensure that the results of research funded by the research councils are made freely and rapidly available, maximising their utility not only to the scholarly community in the United Kingdom and around the world, but also to practitioners (including doctors and nurses) and to the British public whose taxes largely support the research. "In seeking to delay or even to block the proposed RCUK policy, the Royal Society appears to be putting the concerns of existing publishers (including the society itself) ahead of the needs of science. The position statement ignores considerable evidence demonstrating the viability of open access, instead warning ominously of 'disastrous' consequences for science publishing. We believe that these concerns are mistaken."

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Vacancy at Corporation Bank, Mangalore
by rupesh kumar 09 Dec '05

09 Dec '05

Dear All, Corporation Bank has called for the posts of Librarians and Library Assistants for one of its branches in Mangalore for setting up a library and numismatic museum. Application form and details can be found at http://www.corpbank.com Regards, RUPESH KUMAR.A. DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE BANGALORE UNIVERSITY --------------------------------- Yahoo! Personals Let fate take it's course directly to your email. See who's waiting for you Yahoo! Personals Dear All, Corporation Bank has called for the posts of Librarians and Library Assistants for one of its branches in Mangalore for setting up a library and numismatic museum. Application form and details can be found at http://www.corpbank.com Regards, http://www.bub.ac.in/buLogo.jpg RUPESH KUMAR.A. DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE BANGALORE UNIVERSITY Yahoo! Personals Let fate take it's course directly to your email. See who's waiting for you http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=36106/*http://personals.yahoo.com Yahoo! Personals

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Google Services Guide
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 09 Dec '05

09 Dec '05

Google Services Guide is a Blogspot-hosted a list of Google services with a summary. Good night -- this list is huge! ore than hundred items are listed -- many many you would not know. For instance try http://base.google.com The complete guide is available at: http://googleservicesguide.blogspot.com/ -- Dr P Vyasamoorthy, SENIORS (Society for Enriched Information of Relevance to Seniors), 30, Gruhalakshmi Colony, Secunderabad 500018 Phone 27846631

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Re: Thanks from infolibrarian.com team
by Sukhdev Singh 09 Dec '05

09 Dec '05

To be very frank, Infolibrarian team has been doing a wonderful job since last few years. Not only me, others professionals were also strongly in Infolibrarian favour and were ready to provide any help. Please KEEP up the wonderful work. --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. On 12/8/05, infolibrarian <infolibr(a)yahoo.co.in> wrote: > Dear Mr Rakesh/Mr Sukhadev, > > Many thanks for taking initiatives in helping to > restore our site on time. Unfortunately, we could not > notice it immediately. > We feel proud that there are professionals like you, > who are very much concerned about infolibrarian. Now > the site is up. > > We are in touch with our host for taking necessary > security measures, which will prevent future hacking > of their servers. > > Regards, > > infolibrarian.com team > ====================== > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com >

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The Hollywood Librarian
by sandeep bhavsar 09 Dec '05

09 Dec '05

The Hollywood Librarian A Look at Librarians on Film is a full-length, feature documentary film now in production. The first of its kind, this film will show the realities of 21st century librarianship in the entertaining and appealing context of American movies. For More Info Plz have a look at this site http://www.hollywoodlibrarian.com/ Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Research and Management Studies Thane(W) PH : 25364492 25446554 25339868 Mo : 9867437438 email : sandeep.bhavsar(a)gmail.com --------------------------------- To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre. The Hollywood Librarian A Look at Librarians on Film is a full-length, feature documentary film now in production. The first of its kind, this film will show the realities of 21st century librarianship in the entertaining and appealing context of American movies. For More Info Plz have a look at this site http://www.hollywoodlibrarian.com/ http://www.hollywoodlibrarian.com/ Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Research and Management Studies Thane(W) PH : 25364492 25446554 25339868 Mo : 9867437438 email : mailto:sandeep.bhavsar@gmail.com sandeep.bhavsar(a)gmail.com To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/uk/taglines/default/security_centre/*http://uk.… Yahoo! Security Centre .

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infolibrarian
by KR Yeri Librarian 09 Dec '05

09 Dec '05

I agree with Puttraja and Praful Chandra. We should appreciate the infolibrarian team is boon to LIS professionals. Krishna Krishna R Yeri Librarian Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA) Post Box No. 60, Anand 388 001 Gujarat India Phone: +91 02692 260391/263260 Fax: +91 02692 260188 http://www.irma.ac.in

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Using free 'open course ware' in DCs
by Subbiah Arunachalam 09 Dec '05

09 Dec '05

Friends: Teachers in Indian (or other developing country) universities, colleges and at least some schools can benefit from the rich course ware offered free by institutions such as MIT, Cambridge, and many others around the world. I read somewhere that thousands of Indians and Chinese are using MIT course ware. Please read the following news story from Peter Suber's blog. --- Teaching teachers to use open courseware JISC reports that the Exchange for Learning (X4L) program has developed resources to help teachers create, use, and share online courseware. >From the announcement: The X4L programme has been developing online teaching materials and exploring the many issues involved in promoting the sharing of such resources. Susan Eales, Programme Manager of the X4L Programme, said: Ensuring staff have the skills to repurpose learning materials was a main aim of the X4L Programme. All projects took this very seriously and have developed some excellent resources to support the staff involved. We have made this special site available in the belief that others may find these materials useful too. The site is a testament to all the dedication and hard work of all those involved in X4L. The materials cover many different kinds of resources, some of which could be used immediately for staff development; others could be used as a basis to create your own staff development materials. The resources have been categorised based on topic, intended user and type of resource. The resources also come with additional information including descriptions of how the resource might be used in a staff development context. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam]

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Re: Infolibrarian Site - HACKED
by Ravi Nandhan 08 Dec '05

08 Dec '05

Dear All, Especially Infolibrarian Lovers...... It is very bad that someone hacked our life line, the Infolibrarian site but still it is accessible if you go directly to http://www.infolibrarian.com/index.htm or any other links like http://www.infolibrarian.com/jobs.htm and click the home Icon to go to the main page. The hacher is too clever to communicate through Infolibrarian.com as he seems to be aware of the power and importance of librarians. Happy Browsing. Ravi --------------------------------------------------------- V. Ravi Nandhan Project Assistant National Centre for Science Info. Indian Institute of Science Bangalore - 560 012 e-mail:ravinandan@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in ravinandhan(a)gmail.com Mobile : 94486 08533 Ph.Off.: +91 80 22933273 (Direct) +91 80 23600271-Ext.:23 & 24 --------------------------------------------------------- > Message: 3 > Date: 8 Dec 2005 06:26:30 -0000 > From: "Geetha" <vgitha(a)rediffmail.com> > Subject: [LIS-Forum] Infolibrarian > To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > Message-ID: <20051208062630.14764.qmail(a)webmail47.rediffmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > Hello All, > > What happend to Infolibrarian website? > > regards > Geetha > > *************************************** > Geetha > Project Assistant > Indian Institute of Science > Bangalore-12 > Message: 5 > Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2005 01:10:45 -0800 (PST) > From: Puttaraj Choukimath <puttuc(a)yahoo.com> > Subject: [LIS-Forum] Re: [nmlis] Infolibrarian Site - HACKED > To: Sukhdev Singh <esukhdev(a)gmail.com>, lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in, > nmlis(a)yahoogroups.com > Message-ID: <20051208091045.18226.qmail(a)web32211.mail.mud.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Dear Professional Friends, > Greetings. > > This should not have happened. > "Infolibrarian" is a award winning LIS site in INDIA and a selfless service by the People associated with it. > It is almost a 'one-stop' window to several informational needs of the information professionals. > If necessary, we shall be unitedly support the 'team' by all possible means. > > For now, let us hope it will be back soon as usual. > > "HATE the HACKER" > Puttaraj. >

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Sun to offer core software products for free as open-source
by Roopa E 08 Dec '05

08 Dec '05

Sun Microsystems Inc., has decided to offer all of its core software products as open-source, making all of its iddleware, management and Java development tools free to use. But companies that want service and support will still have to pay. For more news on this vist to http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/168970/1343215/3470/0/ Regards Roopa

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