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by krishnakumar.s＠tcs.com 22 Nov '05

22 Nov '05

Dear Sir / Madam Kindly forwad this opening through LIS forum mailing list : regards kumar ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Job opportunity @Tata Consultancy Services,Trivandrum. Officer- Library and Information Centre(LIC) Job Description The person would be responsible for circulation and maintenance of books, journals, magazines and other library documents and assist towards offering SDI (Selective Dissemination of Information), CAS (Current Awareness Services and QBS (Query Based Services). KRAs Assist the respective Branch LIC Head to achieve the objectives of LIC namely: i. Provide uninterrupted Library services ii. Provide timely information services iii. Deliver Housekeeping operations to the utmost satisfaction of the customer iv. Create and archive information assets for future use. Qualification Master's degree in Library and Information Science (MLISc) or Associateship in Documentation and Science (AD Sc) from ISI or NISCAIR or equivalent degree Experience 0 to 3 years experience in library / documentation / information handling, preferably in the corporate, scientific or technology space. Freshers may also apply. Others Flair for IT, good communication and interpersonal skills Positions 1 Location Corporate Learning Centre, Thiruvananthapuram Last Date 05 December 2005 Interested candidates may e-mail their resume to: krishnakumar.s(a)tcs.com . Alternatively, hard copies can be posted to: Mr S Krishnakumar Executive - Library & Information Services Corporate Learning Centre Tata Consultancy Services Ltd Technopark Campus Kariyavattom ? 695 581 *********************************************************** Krishnakumar S. Tata Consultancy Services Limited Technopark Campus ,Kariyavattom P.O. Trivandrum - 695 581,Kerala India Mailto: krishnakumar.s(a)tcs.com Website: http://www.tcs.com Notice: The information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, use, review, distribution, printing or copying of the information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it are strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us by reply e-mail or telephone and immediately and permanently delete the message and any attachments. Thank you Dear Sir / Madam Kindly forwad this opening through LIS forum mailing list : regards kumar ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Job opportunity @ Tata Consultancy Services ,Trivandrum. Officer- Library and Information Centre(LIC) Job Description The person would be responsible for circulation and maintenance of books, journals, magazines and other library documents and assist towards offering SDI (Selective Dissemination of Information), CAS (Current Awareness Services and QBS (Query Based Services). KRAs Assist the respective Branch LIC Head to achieve the objectives of LIC namely: i. Provide uninterrupted Library services ii. Provide timely information services iii. Deliver Housekeeping operations to the utmost satisfaction of the customer iv. Create and archive information assets for future use. Qualification Master's degree in Library and Information Science (MLISc) or Associateship in Documentation and Science (AD Sc) from ISI or NISCAIR or equivalent degree Experience 0 to 3 years experience in library / documentation / information handling, preferably in the corporate, scientific or technology space. Freshers may also apply. Others Flair for IT, good communication and interpersonal skills Positions 1 Location Corporate Learning Centre, Thiruvananthapuram Last Date 05 December 2005 Interested candidates may e-mail their resume to: krishnakumar.s(a)tcs.com . Alternatively, hard copies can be posted to: Mr S Krishnakumar Executive - Library & Information Services Corporate Learning Centre Tata Consultancy Services Ltd Technopark Campus Kariyavattom – 695 581 *********************************************************** Krishnakumar S. Tata Consultancy Services Limited Technopark Campus ,Kariyavattom P.O. Trivandrum - 695 581,Kerala India Mailto: krishnakumar.s(a)tcs.com Website: http://www.tcs.com Notice: The information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, use, review, distribution, printing or copying of the information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it are strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us by reply e-mail or telephone and immediately and permanently delete the message and any attachments. Thank you

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Open Course Ware
by Subbiah Arunachalam 21 Nov '05

21 Nov '05

>From Peter Suber's blog. Leading Indian educational institutions such as IISc, IITs and IIMs will do well to join the Open Course Ware movement. Now about 1,200 of MIT's 1,800 courses are available as OCW! Arun ---- Open courseware at WSIS OCW draws attention at world summit, a press release from MIT, November 21, 2005. At the World Summit on the Information Society this week in Tunis, Tunisia, MIT OpenCourseWare co-hosted a half-day event with the United Nations University, "Widening Access to Knowledge Through Open Sharing: The Growing OpenCourseWare Movement." More than 100 people attended the Nov. 14 forum, which featured presentations by prominent leaders from the global education community. The proceedings focused on the burgeoning OCW movement -- which now includes participating universities on five continents -- and how to best to leverage OCW resources to improve education around the globe. "I am surprised by all the OpenCourseWares, open educational resources and other 'open movements' around the world. It is truly a global movement, and MIT started it all with OCW," said Professor Shigeru Miyagawa, the MIT Kochi-Manjiro Professor of Japanese Language and Culture, who represented OpenCourseWare. "A UNESCO official told me that MIT is a 'trailblazer.' We set the world in motion with this OpenCourseWare Movement, and as the UNESCO official said, 'Nothing can stop it now.'" The keynote address at Monday's event was given by G.M. Reed, director of the U.N. University's International Institute for Software Technology. Featured speakers included leading educators from the University of the Western Cape in South Africa, Keio University in Japan, the Université Paris 3-Sorbonne in France, the African Virtual University, the UNESCO Information Society Division and MIT, among others. "I'm also gratified that so many people around the world know about MIT's OpenCourseWare, and the respect that they have for MIT and our faculty because of it," Miyagawa said. "I chaired the panel on 'The Growing International OpenCourseWare Movement,' and it was truly amazing to hear about OpenCourseWares being launched in Japan, France and other American schools such as Tufts. Everyone who attended our discussion 'got it' -- OCW is about sharing educational content freely and openly with anyone who wants to use it."

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Copyrights in Digital Era
by Mailing List Manager 21 Nov '05

21 Nov '05

Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 22:40:26 -0800 (PST) From: Yogesh Modi <ymodi2k(a)yahoo.com> Dear Professional, I would like to know, about the Copyrights of Digital/Electronic materials, meaning, Can I scan the books/Journals for digital preservation, if no, then how is it possible. Thanks, Yogesh Modi ============================ YOGESH MODI, STA 'B' TIRC, SSPL Ministry of Defence, DRDO Lucknow Road, Timarpur, Delhi - 54 Phone 91-11-23960640 (Off.) ====================== __________________________________ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com

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John Willinsky's book, The Access Principle
by Mailing List Manager 21 Nov '05

21 Nov '05

Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2005 03:38:35 +0530 (IST) From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Friends: Here is a great book on open access. eter Suber recommends it whole-heartedly. LIS teachers and students might wish to read this and possibly discuss it in the classroom. Policymakers (in higher education, science and technology and university administration) would do well to read this book. Arun ---- John Willinsky's book, The Access Principle John Willinsky's book, The Access Principle: The Case for Open Access to Research and Scholarship (MIT Press, 2005) is now shipping. From the MIT description: In The Access Principle, John Willinsky describes the latest chapter in [an] ongoing story -- online open access publishing by scholarly journals -- and makes a case for open access as a public good. A commitment to scholarly work, writes Willinsky, carries with it a responsibility to circulate that work as widely as possible: this is the access principle. In the digital age, that responsibility includes exploring new publishing technologies and economic models to improve access to scholarly work. Wide circulation adds value to published work; it is a significant aspect of its claim to be knowledge. The right to know and the right to be known are inextricably mixed. Open access, argues Willinsky, can benefit both a researcher-author working at the best-equipped lab at a leading research university and a teacher struggling to find resources in an impoverished high school. Willinsky describes different types of access...discusses the contradictions of copyright law, the reading of research, and the economic viability of open access. He also considers broader themes of public access to knowledge, human rights issues, lessons from publishing history, and "epistemological vanities." The debate over open access, writes Willinsky, raises crucial questions about the place of scholarly work in a larger world -- and about the future of knowledge. John Willinsky is Pacific Press Professor of Literacy and Technology at the University of British Columbia. Peter Suber says: Congratulations, John. I'm glad to reaffirm my blurb from the jacket: John Willinsky understands the way the Internet changes everything for scholarly communication and has written a clear and compelling defense of open access, both in principle and in practice. I recommend it especially for its treatment of copyright issues and the special situation of scholarly societies and developing countries.

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German Embassy, New Delhi cordially invites you to the Fifth Science Circle Meeting
by Puna Das 21 Nov '05

21 Nov '05

The German Embassy, New Delhi cordially invites you to the Fifth Science Circle Meeting Lecture by: Prof. Dr. K. Schilling, Robotics and Telematics, Worzburg University, Germany Topic: Robotics: "The European Huygens ? Mission to Explore the Saturnian Moon Titan and Technology Spin Offs for Tele-Education" Date, Time: November 23rd, 2005, 6.30 p.m. Venue: Casuarina, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi. The Lecture shall be followed by informal discussions and a get together. For details please contact wiss-20(a)newd.diplo.de, Tel: 011-24199164 __________________________________________________________ Enjoy this Diwali with Y! India Click here http://in.promos.yahoo.com/fabmall/index.html

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Requirements at IOL Broadband
by rupesh kumar 21 Nov '05

21 Nov '05

IOL Broadband, Mumbai is looking for Librarians [ Job Code: 5379422, 21] Qualifications and Experience: Not mentioned Scale of pay: Not mentioned Last Date: Not given Kindly apply online only by registering with http://www.jobjunction.in using the above mentioned job code. It is recommended that you apply online at jobjunction. However, if you are unable to do so, please e-mail your detailed resume at: recruit(a)jobjunction.in or mail the same to: IOL Broadband Ltd 601, Raheja Center Nariman Point MUMBAI-400021 [Source: The Economic Times (Mumbai), Nov 15, 2005 ] [from infolibrarian.com] RUPESH KUMAR.A. DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE BANGALORE UNIVERSITY --------------------------------- Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. IOL Broadband, Mumbai is looking for Librarians [ Job Code: 5379422, 21] Qualifications and Experience: Not mentioned Scale of pay: Not mentioned Last Date: Not given Kindly apply online only by registering with http://www.jobjunction.in using the above mentioned job code. It is recommended that you apply online at jobjunction. However, if you are unable to do so, please e-mail your detailed resume at: recruit(a)jobjunction.in or mail the same to: IOL Broadband Ltd 601, Raheja Center Nariman Point MUMBAI-400021 [Source: The Economic Times (Mumbai), Nov 15, 2005 ] [from infolibrarian.com] http://www.bub.ac.in/buLogo.jpg RUPESH KUMAR.A. DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE BANGALORE UNIVERSITY http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTFqODRtdXQ4BF9TAzMyOTc1MDIEX3MDOTY2ODgxNj… Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click.

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ON OPEN ACCESS
by Subbiah Arunachalam 20 Nov '05

20 Nov '05

PLEASE VISIT http://www.wsis-si.org/oa-facts.html Arun

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[Fwd: [BOAI] Interoperable repositories: usage statistics]
by Subbiah Arunachalam 20 Nov '05

20 Nov '05

---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: [BOAI] Interoperable repositories: usage statistics From: "Peter Suber" <peters(a)earlham.edu> Date: Sun, November 20, 2005 8:17 pm To: SPARC-OAForum(a)arl.org boai-forum(a)ecs.soton.ac.uk -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Friends in India and the Developing World: It would be in our interest in taking part in this new exercise. Please read on. Arun A major study is underway now to develop a pilot service to collect, analyse and feed back usage statistics for interoperable repositories worldwide. The project is funded by JISC in the UK, and is led by Dr Les Carr at Southampton University, in partnership with the University of Tasmania, Long Island University and Key Perspectives Ltd. The project outline is as follows: download data are being logged by every repository as a by-product of the Web requests they receive. These raw data are being turned into useful download statistics for individual papers and users by a few institutional repositories (e.g. University of Tasmania, Southampton University), thematic repositories (e.g. RePEc) and OAI services (e.g. Citebase). However, there is no consensus over what data need to be collected, what filtering mechanisms are appropriate, and what analyses are useful for academics in various disciplines. To create effective research statistics services, an interoperable usage statistics service will be created for all OAI-PMH-compliant repositories. This project will investigate the requirements for UK and international stakeholders and build generic collection and distribution software for all IRs. The approach will be demonstrated by a pilot statistics analysis service modelled as an OAI service provider. Working with partners experienced in analysis of usage statistics for electronic documents, and an international consultative committee of key OAI archive and service managers, the principal deliverables will be: - An API for gathering download data implemented for common IR platforms - A set of agreed standards defining the basis for measuring and reporting usage of materials deposited in IRs and aggregated with data from other sources where such materials can be found. The research to establish user requirements for the new service is just approaching completion. It has consisted of a series of focus groups and individual interviews with researchers and repository managers around the world and will provide the basic spec upon which the software is developed. Before this phase is finally wound up, I would be interested in hearing from any researchers, repository managers, gateway managers or service providers who have views on what kind of usage statistics would be useful to them or their constituency. Replies on or off list would be very welcome. Alma Swan Key Perspectives Ltd Truro, UK

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[Fwd: [BOAI] Comparison of EPrints, DSpace and Fedora (fwd)]
by Subbiah Arunachalam 20 Nov '05

20 Nov '05

Subject: Comparison of EPrints, DSpace and Fedora I am doing a comparison of functionality and adopter experiences for the two most widely used institutional archive-creating software packages for repositories: EPrints and DSpace, and also Fedora (a minor player globally but possibly important in Australia). I am seeking your help in collecting information. Information about other packages would also be welcome. (1) If you have used or compared any of this software, could you please take the time to let me know what you consider the respective advantages/disadvantages of each to be, and for what purposes? I am also interested in features that you think are equivalent or readily achieved in each. (2) The two major software packages explain their orientation as follows: EPrints puts a particular emphasis on OA content (preprints and postprints of institutional research output, plus theses), DSpace on digital curation in general. Fedora describes itself as repository storage layer software requiring custom front-ends for any purpose. If you have any specific comments on these overall orientations and whether they are appropriate, they would be very helpful too. (3) While all these packages are free and open source, I would also be interested in any cost estimates in implementing the one you chose, how many hours or dollars you spent on setup, how much maintenance you have to expend, and how reliable the software is (crashes, downtime, etc). Would you recommend it to someone else? I will post a summary of the results (and maybe an interim report) on AmSci OA Forum, and may get back to you if I reed a bit more detail. Thank you in anticipation of a prompt response and a flood of emails. Email direct to me at Arthur.Sale(a)utas.edu.au if you want. Arthur Sale Professor of Computing (Research) University of Tasmania http://leven.comp.utas.edu.au/AuseAccess/

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OA at WSIS, Tunis
by Subbiah Arunachalam 20 Nov '05

20 Nov '05

Dear Leslie and friends: Some of us should write a joint report on "the status of OA after WSIS". WSIS and side events had many sessions related to OA. We had the 4S sessions at Corinthia Khamsa. The CODATA and UNESCO teams had sessions at the main WSIS venue. The WSIS-SI working group had a session. SIST, INASP, UNESCO and others had stalls in the exhibition and many books and reports were distributed. IDRC has announced a one-million dollar (Canadian) grant for improving fibre connectivity in East Africa. I am requesting Rich Fuchs and Steve Song to give us details. A consolidated report of the progress the OA movement had made at Tunis would be very useful. What do you think? Regards. Arun

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