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RE: [LIS-Forum] Urgently looking for a book
by Parinita Samant 08 Sep '05

08 Sep '05

Dear All, Thanks for all the help extended by you. I did check Amazon and realized that the price was much more than the publisher's price. So I started hunting for some bookshop/library here in India, which could help me locate the book. Bookfinder.com was an excellant site. Many a times, books that we weed out, may be needed by other Libraries. I was taking just such a chance (one in a million, I know) but, in this way I can communicate with library professionals all over the country!!! Thats something!!!! Thanks and Regards, Parinita HexaVarsity - Library 55919595 Ext. No 9707 -----Original Message----- From: G. K. Manjunath [mailto:gkm@igidr.ac.in] Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 12:57 PM To: ++ Mukesh Anand ++ Cc: Parinita Samant; lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Urgently looking for a book Best way to find rare and out-of-print book is bookfinder.com The book which Mr.Parinita is looking for is availble in two bookshops in US, but at a very exhorbitant price. ( US $ 349/- ISBN 0471361763 ). She may try at http://www.alibris.com http://www.venturapacific.net g.k.manjunath chief librarian IGIDR, MUMBAI. On Wed, 7 Sep 2005, ++ Mukesh Anand ++ wrote: > Ms. Parinita > > The following title of your interest is 'Out of Print', > and no longer available from publisher : > > Advanced Assembler Language and MVS Interfaces: > For IBM Systems and Application Programmers, 2nd Edition > By Carmine Cannatello > Paperback / 816 Pages / John Wiley / August 1999 / 0471361763 > > Hope this information suffice. > > Best Wishes > > ++ Mukesh ++ > > - - > Mukesh Anand > Director - Marketing > Monitor Information Services > # 203, Moghal Marc Ratan Complex > Narayanguda, Opp. Deepak Theatre, > Hyderabad - 500 029, India > > Telephone: 040-55787065 > Fax: +91-40-27552390 > > http://www.monitorinfo.com > Importers n Distributors of Technical Publications > > = = = = > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Parinita Samant" <parinitas(a)hexaware.com> > To: <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> > Sent: Monday, September 05, 2005 4:17 PM > Subject: [LIS-Forum] Urgently looking for a book > > > > Dear All, > > > > This is a very nice forum for discussion. I am new here, and have enjoyed > > reading all your mails. In fact, that is why I decided to seek your help. > > > > I am looking for a book, " Advanced Assembler Language and MVS Interfaces" > > by Carmine A. Cannatello. > > > > Can anyone help me out?? > > > > Thanks and Regards > > Parinita > > contact me at > > parinitas(a)hexaware.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > LIS-Forum mailing list > > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > LIS-Forum mailing list > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum >

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Presentation on the Future of Librarianship
by Gowri Ravindranth 08 Sep '05

08 Sep '05

To: The Moderator Kindly post this message in LIS forum. The Office of Public Affairs U.S. Consulate General for South India, Madras Library Association (MALA) and Guindy Campus Library, University of Madras Cordially invite you to a presentation on Future of Librarianship By Ms. Wendy Zaman Information Resource Officer American Embassy, New Delhi on Monday, September 12, 2005 at 06:00 p.m. Venue: Guindy Campus Library University of Madras, Chennai 600 025 Program 05.30 p.m. Tea 05.50 p.m. Welcome Address by Dr. Samyuktha Ravi, Deputy Librarian, University of Madras 05.55 p.m. Introduction of the Speaker by Mr. M.K. Jagadish, Director, American Information Resource Center 06:00 p.m. Presentation on Future of Librarianship by Ms. Wendy A. Zaman 06:40 p.m. Q and A 06:55 p.m. Vote of Thanks by Mr. G. Sundar, Joint Secretary, MALA ______________________________________________________ Wendy Zaman Information Resource Officer Wendy Zaman joined the United States Foreign Service as regional Information Resource Officer in February 2003. She arrived in India in December 2004. She works as the consultant for the seven American Information Resource Centers (AIRCs), also known as American Libraries, in the U.S. missions in Chennai, Calcutta, Mumbai and New Delhi, in India, and also in Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka. In her previous assignment, she was responsible for the AIRCs in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Prior to joining the Foreign Service, she worked as University Librarian in Florida for three years. And before that, she lived throughout Asia and Africa and worked in a variety of libraries, ranging from Universities to international schools to NGOs and consulting firms. Thank you L. R. Gowri Secretary Madras Library Association (MALA)

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Library Executive position at TCS's Pune location
by k.satyanarayana＠tcs.com 08 Sep '05

08 Sep '05

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is a world-leading information technology consulting, services, and business process outsourcing organization. Started in 1968, today it has a presence in 32 countries across 5 continents and is one of the world's leading Information Technology companies. Six of the Fortune Top 10 companies are among its valued customers. TCS's Pune Branch is adding one Executive position to its Library & Information Centre. Job Description The person would be responsible for circulation and maintenance of books, journals, magazines and other library documents and would offer SDI (Selective Dissemination of Information), CAS (Current Awareness Services and QBS (Query Based Services). Key Responsibilities Assist the Branch Library and Information Center (BLIC) Head/ Independently handle a satellite library under the supervision of the BLIC Head to achieve the objectives of Library and Information Center 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. Experience 4 to 6 years experience in library /documentation / information handling preferably in corporate, scientific and technology environments. Others Flair for IT, good communication and interpersonal skills and willing to work in flexi hours Interested candidates may e-mail their resume to <trddc.library(a)tcs.com> by 30th Sep 2005 Alternatively, hard copies can be posted to: K V Satyanarayana Manager - Library & Information Services Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. 54-B, Hadapsar Industrial Estate Pune - 411013eID:NT0001777A 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 Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is a world-leading information technology consulting, services, and business process outsourcing organization. Started in 1968, today it has a presence in 32 countries across 5 continents and is one of the world's leading Information Technology companies. Six of the Fortune Top 10 companies are among its valued customers. TCS's Pune Branch is adding one Executive position to its Library & Information Centre. Job Description The person would be responsible for circulation and maintenance of books, journals, magazines and other library documents and would offer SDI (Selective Dissemination of Information), CAS (Current Awareness Services and QBS (Query Based Services). Key Responsibilities Assist the Branch Library and Information Center (BLIC) Head/ Independently handle a satellite library under the supervision of the BLIC Head to achieve the objectives of Library and Information Center 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. Experience 4 to 6 years experience in library /documentation / information handling preferably in corporate, scientific and technology environments. Others � Flair for IT, good communication and interpersonal skills and willing to work in flexi hours Interested candidates may e-mail �their resume to <trddc.library(a)tcs.com> by 30th Sep 2005 Alternatively, hard copies can be posted to: K V Satyanarayana Manager - Library & Information Services Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. 54-B, Hadapsar Industrial Estate Pune - 411013 eID:NT0001777A � � 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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First Workshop on Eprints in Library and Information Science
by Bhojaraju G 08 Sep '05

08 Sep '05

Apologies for X Postings First Workshop on Eprints in Library and Information Science22 October, 2005 from 13:45 to 19:00Council Chamber, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland The workshop takes place right after the CERN workshop on Innovationsin Scholarly Communication OAI4 http://oai4.web.cern.ch/OAI4/. Itis sponsored by CERN, CILEA and the Polytechnic University ofValencia. The meeting is followed by a reception. The workshop is for activists, friends and folks who want to find outmore about the E-LIS eprints archive for Library and InformationScience (LIS), at http://eprints.rclis.org. E-LIS was formed in 2003to further the open archiving of papers in LIS and related fields. Itis an open-access international eprints archive maintained byvolunteers. It has grown spectacularly well. At the time of writingalmost 3000 eprints have been archived. At the workshop the E-LIS community will discuss technical details ofE-LIS and organizational models for the E-LIS community. Outsiderswill find it interesting to see how a really successful open archiveworks. Some efforts that are related to E-LIS will also be discussed.This workshop will be an important contribution to the development ofopen archiving within LIS scholarly communication. Registration for this event is free, but limited to to the first 150people. See the workshop web site athttp://www.aepic.it/conf/index.php?cf=4 For further details and online registration. Thanks & Regards Bhojaraju G,Librarian – Knowledge ManagementHomepage: http://www.bhojarajug.freeservers.com ************************************************************ICICI OneSource Ltd.148 Bhaskara Plaza, RV Road,VV Puram, Bangalore-560004, INDIA.Cell:+91-944 836 9905 E-mail: Bhojaraju.G(a)gmail.com, bhojarajug@yahoo.com************************************************************Visit & Pl put your comments on Guest BookKM Cyberary: http://www.bhojarajug.freeservers.com/cyberary.htmlKM-Forum: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KM-Forum/

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Appointed as University Librarian of Bangalore University, Bangalore.
by Dr.P.V.Konnur 08 Sep '05

08 Sep '05

Sorry for the second posting. I had not changed the signature at the end of my mail earlier. Please feel free to contact me in the address given bellow. Thanks. Konnur. Dear Professional Colleagues, I am happy to inform you all that I have reported to my duties as University Librarian of Bangalore University, Bangalore since 6th August 2005. I was earlier working at Goa University as its Librarian since 1999. Your advice and cooperation will go a long way in development of Bangalore University Library. I seek your full support. Thanks, Konnur. Dr.P.V.Konnur, University Librarian, Bangalore University Library, Jnana Bharathi, Bangalore-560 056 Phone: o8o-22961131 080-23215510 ______________________________________________________ Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/

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Information about CICTAL Course of the Ignou
by Dr. Nabi Hasan 07 Sep '05

07 Sep '05

Dear Friends Please send me the information about the IGNOU CICTAL Course. The information avavilable in the prospectus of the IGNOU and at their website is not comprehensive. Regards Dr. Nabi Hasan Assistant Librarian cum Library System Administrator University Library, CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University Palampur (H.P.)- 176 062 (India) Phone: 01894-283184 (Direct), 01894-230361 (O) Cell- 9418149447, 01894-234571 (R) E-Mail: nabihasan(a)rediffmail.com nabihasan(a)gmail.com Web: http://hillagric.ernet.in --------------------------------- Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner online. Go to http://yahoo.shaadi.com Dear Friends Please send me the information about the IGNOU CICTAL Course. The information avavilable in the prospectus of the IGNOU and at their website is not comprehensive. Regards Dr. Nabi Hasan Assistant Librarian cum Library System Administrator University Library, CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University Palampur (H.P.)- 176 062 (India) Phone: 01894-283184 (Direct), 01894-230361 (O) Cell- 9418149447, 01894-234571 (R) E-Mail: mailto:nabihasan@rediffmail.com nabihasan(a)rediffmail.com mailto:nabihasan@gmail.com nabihasan(a)gmail.com Web: http:// hillagric.ernet.in Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner online. Go to http://yahoo.shaadi.com

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PLANNER 2005 Website - Corrigendum
by Rajesh Chandrakar 07 Sep '05

07 Sep '05

Dear Professionals, In my previous announcement of the PLANNER2005, please read the website of the convention as http://web.inflibnet.ac.in/planner05/default.jsp instead of http://web.inflibnet.ac.in/planner05/index.jsp. We are sorry for the inconvenience caused. Other mistakes, if any found, may please be ignored. With best regards, Rajesh ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rajesh Chandrakar, Commonwealth Professional Fellow Scientific & Technical Officer INFLIBNET (INFormation and LIBrary NETwork) Centre An IUC of University Grants Commission Near Gujarat University Guest House, PB No. 4116, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad - 380 009, India Tel. +91-(0)79-26305971/ 8528/ 4695(O), 26873805(R) Mobile: +91-9898087422 Fax: +91-(0)79-26300990, 263007816 E-mail: rajesh(a)inflibnet.ac.in; rchandrakar(a)gmail.com Website: http://www.inflibnet.ac.in ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Professionals, In my previous announcement of the PLANNER2005, please read the website of the convention as http://web.inflibnet.ac.in/planner05/default.jsp http://web.inflibnet.ac.in/planner05/default.jsp instead of http://web.inflibnet.ac.in/planner05/index.jsp http://web.inflibnet.ac.in/planner05/index.jsp . We are sorry for the inconvenience caused. Other mistakes, if any found, may please be ignored. With best regards, Rajesh ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rajesh Chandrakar, Commonwealth Professional Fellow Scientific & Technical Officer INFLIBNET (INFormation and LIBrary NETwork) Centre An IUC of University Grants Commission Near Gujarat University Guest House, PB No. 4116, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad - 380 009, India Tel. +91-(0)79-26305971/ 8528/ 4695(O), 26873805(R) Mobile: +91-9898087422 Fax: +91-(0)79-26300990, 263007816 E-mail: mailto:rajesh@inflibnet.ac.in rajesh(a)inflibnet.ac.in ; mailto:rchandrakar@gmail.com rchandrakar(a)gmail.com Website: http://www.inflibnet.ac.in http://www.inflibnet.ac.in -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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RE: [LIS-Forum] protection of old manuscripts
by rama.budihal＠wipro.com 06 Sep '05

06 Sep '05

Visit www.namami.nic.in - National Mission for Manuscripts, for conservation, if you are in Karnataka contact ICKPAK - Intach Chitrakala parishat art conservation Centre or Karnataka State Archives in Vidhana Soudha. If you are in Tamil nadu contact State Museum Dr. Jairaj there. If you are in Maharashtra contact BORI. All these are Manuscripts Conservation centres under the National Mission. If you want to digitize contact Mahabharata Samshodhana Pratisthanam, Bangalore - mspblr(a)yahoo.com ________________________________ From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in on behalf of chandru shekar Sent: Tue 9/6/2005 12:31 PM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] protection of old manuscripts Iam new to this discussion forum. I found it very useful and enjoying very much. I am working as librarian of reputed Ayurvedic medical college. we have good number of old manuscripts. I want to know the methods of preserving of manuscripts viz. fumigation etc.. kindly guide me in this matter chandru __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner online. Go to http://yahoo.shaadi.com _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum Confidentiality Notice The information contained in this electronic message and any attachments to this message are intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) and may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender at Wipro or Mailadmin(a)wipro.com immediately and destroy all copies of this message and any attachments. [LIS-Forum] protection of old manuscripts Visit http://www.namami.nic.in www.namami.nic.in - National Mission for Manuscripts, for conservation, if you are in Karnataka contact ICKPAK - Intach Chitrakala parishat art conservation Centre or Karnataka State Archives in Vidhana Soudha. If you are in Tamil nadu contact State Museum Dr. Jairaj there. If you are in Maharashtra contact BORI. All these are Manuscripts Conservation centres under the National Mission. If you want to digitize contact Mahabharata Samshodhana Pratisthanam, Bangalore - mspblr(a)yahoo.com From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in on behalf of chandru shekar Sent: Tue 9/6/2005 12:31 PM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] protection of old manuscripts Iam new to this discussion forum. I found it very useful and enjoying very much. I am working as librarian of reputed Ayurvedic medical college. we have good number of old manuscripts. I want to know the methods of preserving of manuscripts viz. fumigation etc.. kindly guide me in this matter chandru __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner online. Go to http://yahoo.shaadi.com http://yahoo.shaadi.com _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum Confidentiality Notice The information contained in this electronic message and any attachments to this message are intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) and may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender at Wipro or Mailadmin(a)wipro.com immediately and destroy all copies of this message and any attachments.

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India ICT industry at crossroads: Gartner
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 06 Sep '05

06 Sep '05

http://www.ciol.com/content/search/showarticle1.asp?artid=74504&nl=2_15033_… India ICT industry at crossroads: Gartner The dwindling government interest in the ICT industry would lead to a re-focus on other industries and India's digital divide would be pronounced Thursday, September 01, 2005 MUMBAI: Indian Information & Communications Technology (ICT) companies may be missing a significant opportunity by concentrating their efforts on India's much-hyped export market and failing to capitalise on the country's burgeoning domestic market, warned Gartner. Speaking at the Gartner Summit India 2005 in Mumbai, analysts said that India continued to have the fastest growing ICT market in the world, and predicted a combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of 19 percent from 2004 through 2008. Though starting from a much smaller base, this is significantly faster growth than the second fastest growing ICT market in the world - China. Gartner estimates that ICT spending in India will surpass US$54.8 billion by 2008, a rise from US$29.5 billion in 2004. "India is one of the few countries in the world where the impact of the services export-oriented business far outweighs that of the domestic side," said Partha Iyengar, research vice president at Gartner. "The overall impact of ICT development in the country is skewed heavily around the unique dynamics of this services export trend, often to the detriment of the domestic opportunity." Whilst some Indian service providers are making a name in certain global markets, such as IT services and business process outsourcing (BPO), it is the global players that are firmly entrenched in the Indian domestic market. Domestic vendors currently account for only 42 percent of total ICT spend in India. Iyengar said, "The dominance of foreign providers in India is driven by a combination of a lack of credible domestic ICT infrastructure providers - other than in the Telecom space - and the benign neglect of the emerging and growing domestic services business by the major Indian service providers. Unless action is taken now, domestic providers could see their share of the Indian market slip further." Iyengar further counseled that India's much prized export-focused industry, currently estimated to be worth around $16.5 billion, could ultimately be under threat if local providers fail to gain ground in the domestic market. According to Gartner, Indian businesses are increasingly turning to multinational brands in the outsourcing of high-profile contracts. Gartner believes that if Indian technology providers have no standing in the local market and are thus unable to compete for these higher-end (transformation oriented) deals, it will hamper their future prospects in pursuing similar deals in international markets. "This scenario creates an interesting range of possibilities on how India's ICT business might unfold over the next few years," said Iyengar. "The possible paths will be predicated by a complex combination of vendor, government and end-user behaviour over the next few years. The impact of outside forces in the form of global treaties or national trade barriers could also have a profound impact on the future growth of ICT in India. So, in a manner of speaking, India is not completely in control of its own destiny with regard to its domestic ICT industry." Gartner has defined three potential scenarios for India's ICT industry in 2010. Each scenario highlights six parameters: Domestic ICT Industry, ICT Export Industry, Social Impact, Political Impact, Overall Economy and ICT Standards. Gartner's first scenario, 'Global ICT Superstar' is characterised by balanced development of both the domestic ICT industry and export strength. It assumes a high level of government support with the India ICT industry driving policy as well as defining new global standards. It would lead to a strong economy and a large majority of the population would stand to benefit. In the second scenario, the domestic ICT industry would continue to be dominated by foreign multinationals and the export market would struggle for survival. According to Gartner, in this scenario, dwindling government interest in the ICT industry would lead to a re-focus on other industries and the country's digital divide would be pronounced. In the third and final scenario, India would cease to be a global ICT player, largely ignoring global standards and protocol. Gartner predicts that this scenario would lead to economic malaise in IT-centric states as the focus on the ICT industry rapidly evaporated. Iyengar concluded, "Clearly the ICT industry in India stands at a crossroads. If technology providers, end-users and government can work together to pursue the path outlined in the first scenario then India will not only prosper but also serve as a model for market development in other emerging countries." Prof.N.LAXMAN RAO, Chairman, Board of Studies, Dept.of Library & Information Science, Osmania University, HYDERABAD- 500 007 (INDIA) President, Indian Association of Teachers in Library and Information Science. Vice President, Association of British Scholars(AP Chapter) Ph:+91-40-27171565(res): +91-40-27682290(off) 9246547599(Mobile) e:mail-- naglaxman(a)yahoo.com OR naglaxman(a)indiatimes.com --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail http://www.ciol.com/content/search/showarticle1.asp?artid=74504&nl=2_15033_… http://www.ciol.com/content/search/showarticle1.asp?artid=74504&nl=2_15033_… India ICT industry at crossroads: Gartner The dwindling government interest in the ICT industry would lead to a re-focus on other industries and India's digital divide would be pronounced mailto: Thursday, September 01, 2005 MUMBAI: Indian Information & Communications Technology (ICT) companies may be missing a significant opportunity by concentrating their efforts on India's much-hyped export market and failing to capitalise on the country's burgeoning domestic market, warned Gartner. Speaking at the Gartner Summit India 2005 in Mumbai, analysts said that India continued to have the fastest growing ICT market in the world, and predicted a combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of 19 percent from 2004 through 2008. Though starting from a much smaller base, this is significantly faster growth than the second fastest growing ICT market in the world - China. Gartner estimates that ICT spending in India will surpass US$54.8 billion by 2008, a rise from US$29.5 billion in 2004. "India is one of the few countries in the world where the impact of the services export-oriented business far outweighs that of the domestic side," said Partha Iyengar, research vice president at Gartner. "The overall impact of ICT development in the country is skewed heavily around the unique dynamics of this services export trend, often to the detriment of the domestic opportunity." Whilst some Indian service providers are making a name in certain global markets, such as IT services and business process outsourcing (BPO), it is the global players that are firmly entrenched in the Indian domestic market. Domestic vendors currently account for only 42 percent of total ICT spend in India. Iyengar said, "The dominance of foreign providers in India is driven by a combination of a lack of credible domestic ICT infrastructure providers - other than in the Telecom space - and the benign neglect of the emerging and growing domestic services business by the major Indian service providers. Unless action is taken now, domestic providers could see their share of the Indian market slip further." Iyengar further counseled that India's much prized export-focused industry, currently estimated to be worth around $16.5 billion, could ultimately be under threat if local providers fail to gain ground in the domestic market. According to Gartner, Indian businesses are increasingly turning to multinational brands in the outsourcing of high-profile contracts. Gartner believes that if Indian technology providers have no standing in the local market and are thus unable to compete for these higher-end (transformation oriented) deals, it will hamper their future prospects in pursuing similar deals in international markets. "This scenario creates an interesting range of possibilities on how India's ICT business might unfold over the next few years," said Iyengar. "The possible paths will be predicated by a complex combination of vendor, government and end-user behaviour over the next few years. The impact of outside forces in the form of global treaties or national trade barriers could also have a profound impact on the future growth of ICT in India. So, in a manner of speaking, India is not completely in control of its own destiny with regard to its domestic ICT industry." Gartner has defined three potential scenarios for India's ICT industry in 2010. Each scenario highlights six parameters: Domestic ICT Industry, ICT Export Industry, Social Impact, Political Impact, Overall Economy and ICT Standards. Gartner's first scenario, 'Global ICT Superstar' is characterised by balanced development of both the domestic ICT industry and export strength. It assumes a high level of government support with the India ICT industry driving policy as well as defining new global standards. It would lead to a strong economy and a large majority of the population would stand to benefit. In the second scenario, the domestic ICT industry would continue to be dominated by foreign multinationals and the export market would struggle for survival. According to Gartner, in this scenario, dwindling government interest in the ICT industry would lead to a re-focus on other industries and the country's digital divide would be pronounced. In the third and final scenario, India would cease to be a global ICT player, largely ignoring global standards and protocol. Gartner predicts that this scenario would lead to economic malaise in IT-centric states as the focus on the ICT industry rapidly evaporated. Iyengar concluded, "Clearly the ICT industry in India stands at a crossroads. If technology providers, end-users and government can work together to pursue the path outlined in the first scenario then India will not only prosper but also serve as a model for market development in other emerging countries." Prof.N.LAXMAN RAO, Chairman, Board of Studies, Dept.of Library & Information Science, Osmania University, HYDERABAD- 500 007 (INDIA) President, Indian Association of Teachers in Library and Information Science. Vice President, Association of British Scholars(AP Chapter) Ph:+91-40-27171565(res): +91-40-27682290(off) 9246547599(Mobile) e:mail-- naglaxman(a)yahoo.com OR naglaxman(a)indiatimes.com http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/uk/taglines/default/messenger/*http://uk.messen… Yahoo! 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protection of old manuscripts
by chandru shekar 06 Sep '05

06 Sep '05

Iam new to this discussion forum. I found it very useful and enjoying very much. I am working as librarian of reputed Ayurvedic medical college. we have good number of old manuscripts. I want to know the methods of preserving of manuscripts viz. fumigation etc.. kindly guide me in this matter chandru __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner online. Go to http://yahoo.shaadi.com

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