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IJITAM: call for papers submission
by Puttaraj Choukimath 02 Sep '05

02 Sep '05

Hi All, Greetings. http://www.vit.ac.in/ A new Internationa Journal Information Technology: Applications and Management (IJITAM) Dedicated to: Innovative and Path Breaking Applications, Strategic and Futuristic Technology Management, Achieving Excellence and Improved Productivity in Industry Sector, Optimal Utilization of Research and Development Resources, Collaborative Research and Use of ICT in Education etc. Effective and Efficient Decision Making for Responsive Governance Integrated Processes and Workflow Management for Corporate Governance Systems Approach for Managing ICT Infrastructure 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 --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail for Mobile Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. Hi All, Greetings. http://www.vit.ac.in/ http://www.vit.ac.in/ A new Internationa Journal Information Technology: Applications and Management (IJITAM) Dedicated to: Innovative and Path Breaking Applications, Strategic and Futuristic Technology Management, Achieving Excellence and Improved Productivity in Industry Sector, Optimal Utilization of Research and Development Resources, Collaborative Research and Use of ICT in Education etc. Effective and Efficient Decision Making for Responsive Governance Integrated Processes and Workflow Management for Corporate Governance Systems Approach for Managing ICT Infrastructure 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 Yahoo! Mail for Mobile http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=31132/*http://mobile.yahoo.com/learn/mail Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone.

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S R RANGANATHAN'S DAY CELEBRATION
by vasappa gowda 02 Sep '05

02 Sep '05

"Dakshina Kannada and Kodagu Library,Mangalore " is celebrating Dr. S R Ranganatha's Day on 04th Sept,2005(Sunday) at 10 AM at St.Aloysius College, Mangalore. Dr. Kemparaju, Professor, Dept. of LIS, Bangalore University will give key note address. Prof. Narahari, President, Karnataka State College Teachers Association will be the chief guest. Prof. Eugine Lobo, Principal, St.Aloysius College, Mangalore will precide over the function. Sri. Mohandas, retired librarian, NITK, Surathkal and Sri. Ram Sherigar,Librarian, Poornaprajna College, Udupi will be honoured for their retirement. And Dr. T. Y.Mallaiah, Deputy Librarian, Mangalore University and Dr. Purushathama Gowda, Sr. Assistant Librarian, Mangalore University will be felicitated for their award of Doctoral Degree in LIS. ALL ARE CORDIALLY INVITED VASAPPA GOWDA, SR. LIBRARIAN, BESANT EVENING COLLEGE, MANGALORE-575003, KARNATAKA STATE,INDIA. e-mail vasgowda(a)yahoo.co.in Ph (0824) 2491204(O) (0824) 2497109(R) --------------------------------- Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner online. Go to http://yahoo.shaadi.com " Dakshina Kannada and Kodagu Library,Mangalore " is celebrating Dr. S R Ranganatha's Day on 04th Sept,2005(Sunday) at 10 AM at St.Aloysius College, Mangalore. Dr. Kemparaju, Professor, Dept. of LIS, Bangalore University will give key note address. Prof. Narahari, President, Karnataka State College Teachers Association will be the chief guest. Prof. Eugine Lobo, Principal, St.Aloysius College, Mangalore will precide over the function. Sri. Mohandas, retired librarian, NITK, Surathkal and Sri. Ram Sherigar,Librarian, Poornaprajna College, Udupi will be honoured for their retirement. And Dr. T. Y.Mallaiah, Deputy Librarian, Mangalore University and Dr. Purushathama Gowda, Sr. Assistant Librarian, Mangalore University will be felicitated for their award of Doctoral Degree in LIS. ALL ARE CORDIALLY INVITED VASAPPA GOWDA, SR. LIBRARIAN, BESANT EVENING COLLEGE, MANGALORE-575003, KARNATAKA STATE,INDIA. e-mail mailto:vasgowda@yahoo.co.in vasgowda(a)yahoo.co.in Ph (0824) 2491204(O) (0824) 2497109(R) Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner online. Go to http://yahoo.shaadi.com

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Libraries Offering Audiobook Downloads
by Subbiah Gunasekaran 01 Sep '05

01 Sep '05

Dear Members: Please read the article. ---- Libraries Offering Audiobook Downloads By Michael Hill August 29, 2005 Associated Press Writer GUILDERLAND, N.Y. (AP) -- A new way to borrow audiobooks from the library involves no CDs, no car trips, no fines and no risk of being shushed. Rather, public libraries from New York City to Alameda, Calif., are letting patrons download Tom Clancy techno-thrillers, Arabic tutorials and other titles to which they can listen on their computers or portable music players -- all without leaving home. Librarians say such offerings help libraries stay relevant in the digital age. Barbara Nichols Randall, director of the Guilderland Public Library in suburban Albany, said the library considered the needs of younger readers and those too busy to visit. "This is a way for us to have library access 24/7," she said. There's still one big hitch, though: The leading library services offer Windows-friendly audiobook files that can't be played on Apple Computer Inc.'s massively popular iPod player. Vendors such as OverDrive Inc. and OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) Inc.'s NetLibrary have licensing deals with publishers and provide digital books using Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Media Audio format, which includes copyright protections designed to help audiobooks stand apart from the often lawless world of song swapping. A patron with a valid library card visits a library Web site to borrow a title for, say, three weeks. When the audiobook is due, the patron must renew it or find it automatically "returned" in a virtual sense: The file still sits on the patron's computer, but encryption makes it unplayable beyond the borrowing period. "The patron doesn't have to do anything after the lending period," said Steve Potash, chief executive of OverDrive. "The file expires. It checks itself back into the collection. There's no parts to lose. It's never damaged. It can never be late." Potash said about 1,000 libraries have signed up for OverDrive's audiobook service since its debut late last year. NetLibrary, teaming up with Recorded Books, launched a similar service in January and counts 200 library customers. Libraries offering audiobook downloads range from large institutions in New York and Los Angeles to smaller ones for Cleveland, Ohio, Maricopa County, Ariz., North Little Rock, Ark. and Omaha, Neb. The Hawaii State Public Library System signed up earlier this month. Guilderland pays NetLibrary about $6,000 a year for more than 850 titles. Randall considers that a good deal, noting that a single audiobook can cost the library up to $80 when bought on CD. Under the NetLibrary program, Guilderland gets a set number of downloads for all titles each year, and a single title can be borrowed by multiple patrons simultaneously as long as the cap hasn't been reached. Downloads over the cap cost extra. Patrons must provide their own audio players, although they may listen on their home computers if they do not have one. Other libraries make different arrangements. OverDrive, for example, generally takes a more traditional approach. When a copy is checked out, no other patron may download it until the borrowing period ends. It's still unclear what impact such services will have on audiobook download sales from companies such as Audible Inc., although one analyst suggested it could inspire more sales as patrons buy for keeps a title they had borrowed. "It's certainly smart for the publishers to do this," said Phil Leigh, a senior analyst with Inside Digital Media. Digital downloads are a part of a natural progression for libraries, which have evolved from lending books to cassettes and videotapes to CDs and DVDs. OverDrive recently launched a video download service for libraries. Librarians say they had little interest in audiobook downloads just a few years ago, but they have since noticed what everyone else has: the ubiquity of people sporting earbuds on streets, buses and malls. Nearly 28 million portable audio players were sold last year, according to In-Stat, a technology research company. With more than 21 million sold, the iPod remains the signature portable player. But it uses the Advanced Audio Coding format with FairPlay, its own digital rights management system and one incompatible with Windows' technology. Just as the lack of a standard digital audio format has fragmented the music download market, it affects audiobooks. Users of iPods can still listen to books purchased through sources such as audible.com or Apple's own iTunes Music Store, but the library services, for now, are geared toward computers and devices that support Windows Media Audio files. OverDrive files can be burned to CDs and converted to iPod friendly formats, but NetLibrary's cannot. Marge Gammon of NetLibrary said that despite iPod's cache, the company wanted a product that could be played on a range of devices. OverDrive's Potash notes there's a growing market of portable audio players, some priced lower then $50 (Regular iPod models start at $299, though the Minis start at $199 and Shuffles at $99). Apple spokeswoman Natalie Kerris said the company has no plans to change its copy-protection formats and would not comment on the incompatibility issue. Librarians say they have heard complaints from iPod users, but there's little they can do beyond waiting for the industry to sort out its differences. One California library shunned the download services completely, largely because of iPod's popularity. Instead, Newport Beach Public Library bought 15 iPod Shuffles and loaded them up with audiobooks from iTunes to loan out. Patrons are liable for any loss or damage, though librarian Genesis Hansen said there's been no problems so far. http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/05/08/ap/ap_082905.asp?trk=nl ----- Thanks S.Gunasekaran Dear Members: Please read the article. ---- Libraries Offering Audiobook Downloads By Michael Hill August 29, 2005 Associated Press Writer GUILDERLAND, N.Y. (AP) -- A new way to borrow audiobooks from the library involves no CDs, no car trips, no fines and no risk of being shushed. Rather, public libraries from New York City to Alameda, Calif., are letting patrons download Tom Clancy techno-thrillers, Arabic tutorials and other titles to which they can listen on their computers or portable music players -- all without leaving home. Librarians say such offerings help libraries stay relevant in the digital age. Barbara Nichols Randall, director of the Guilderland Public Library in suburban Albany, said the library considered the needs of younger readers and those too busy to visit. "This is a way for us to have library access 24/7," she said. There's still one big hitch, though: The leading library services offer Windows-friendly audiobook files that can't be played on Apple Computer Inc.'s massively popular iPod player. Vendors such as OverDrive Inc. and OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) Inc.'s NetLibrary have licensing deals with publishers and provide digital books using Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Media Audio format, which includes copyright protections designed to help audiobooks stand apart from the often lawless world of song swapping. A patron with a valid library card visits a library Web site to borrow a title for, say, three weeks. When the audiobook is due, the patron must renew it or find it automatically "returned" in a virtual sense: The file still sits on the patron's computer, but encryption makes it unplayable beyond the borrowing period. "The patron doesn't have to do anything after the lending period," said Steve Potash, chief executive of OverDrive. "The file expires. It checks itself back into the collection. There's no parts to lose. It's never damaged. It can never be late." Potash said about 1,000 libraries have signed up for OverDrive's audiobook service since its debut late last year. NetLibrary, teaming up with Recorded Books, launched a similar service in January and counts 200 library customers. Libraries offering audiobook downloads range from large institutions in New York and Los Angeles to smaller ones for Cleveland, Ohio, Maricopa County, Ariz., North Little Rock, Ark. and Omaha, Neb. The Hawaii State Public Library System signed up earlier this month. Guilderland pays NetLibrary about $6,000 a year for more than 850 titles. Randall considers that a good deal, noting that a single audiobook can cost the library up to $80 when bought on CD. Under the NetLibrary program, Guilderland gets a set number of downloads for all titles each year, and a single title can be borrowed by multiple patrons simultaneously as long as the cap hasn't been reached. Downloads over the cap cost extra. Patrons must provide their own audio players, although they may listen on their home computers if they do not have one. Other libraries make different arrangements. OverDrive, for example, generally takes a more traditional approach. When a copy is checked out, no other patron may download it until the borrowing period ends. It's still unclear what impact such services will have on audiobook download sales from companies such as Audible Inc., although one analyst suggested it could inspire more sales as patrons buy for keeps a title they had borrowed. "It's certainly smart for the publishers to do this," said Phil Leigh, a senior analyst with Inside Digital Media. Digital downloads are a part of a natural progression for libraries, which have evolved from lending books to cassettes and videotapes to CDs and DVDs. OverDrive recently launched a video download service for libraries. Librarians say they had little interest in audiobook downloads just a few years ago, but they have since noticed what everyone else has: the ubiquity of people sporting earbuds on streets, buses and malls. Nearly 28 million portable audio players were sold last year, according to In-Stat, a technology research company. With more than 21 million sold, the iPod remains the signature portable player. But it uses the Advanced Audio Coding format with FairPlay, its own digital rights management system and one incompatible with Windows' technology. Just as the lack of a standard digital audio format has fragmented the music download market, it affects audiobooks. Users of iPods can still listen to books purchased through sources such as audible.com or Apple's own iTunes Music Store, but the library services, for now, are geared toward computers and devices that support Windows Media Audio files. OverDrive files can be burned to CDs and converted to iPod friendly formats, but NetLibrary's cannot. Marge Gammon of NetLibrary said that despite iPod's cache, the company wanted a product that could be played on a range of devices. OverDrive's Potash notes there's a growing market of portable audio players, some priced lower then $50 (Regular iPod models start at $299, though the Minis start at $199 and Shuffles at $99). Apple spokeswoman Natalie Kerris said the company has no plans to change its copy-protection formats and would not comment on the incompatibility issue. Librarians say they have heard complaints from iPod users, but there's little they can do beyond waiting for the industry to sort out its differences. One California library shunned the download services completely, largely because of iPod's popularity. Instead, Newport Beach Public Library bought 15 iPod Shuffles and loaded them up with audiobooks from iTunes to loan out. Patrons are liable for any loss or damage, though librarian Genesis Hansen said there's been no problems so far. http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/05/08/ap/ap_082905.asp?trk=nl ----- Thanks S.Gunasekaran 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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Need Marc21 Experts
by kss 01 Sep '05

01 Sep '05

We may shortly need experts in Marc21 and Library Congress Subject classification system capable of undertaking Cataloging work in Indic languages (Hindi, Punjabi, Tamil, Bengali and Telugu) on demand basis. Those interested may send the details to kss(a)informindia.co.in K S Subba Rao Director Informatics India Ltd. 337 Karuna Complex Sampige Road Malleshwaram Bangalore 560 003

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MULISSA - Friday Talk
by harinarayana＠lisc.uni-mysore.ac.in 01 Sep '05

01 Sep '05

Mysore University Library and Information Science Students Association (MULISSA) ivites you to the Friday Talk. Details given below: Speaker : Mr. S. Shashishekar Topic : Information for an open society Date : September 2, 2005 Time : 4 PM Venue : Department of Library and Information Science, Manasagangotri Abstract: The lecture intends to discuss the internet ways of information generation including blogs, wikis, the legal aspects, technical aspects amongst other points. Harinarayana Faculty Advisor MULISSA

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UGC Career Advancement for Library Professionals
by Aloor Thomas Francis 01 Sep '05

01 Sep '05

Dear Professionals, As per the 1996 Pay Revision, the UGC has reduced the redisency period from eight years to six years for teachers, but retained as eight for librarians. If there is any change, I would like to know the present rules of the UGC regarding the career advancement of University Assistant Librarians and College Librarians to Senior Grande and Selection Grade. A.T. FRANCIS ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ____________________________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs

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Corporation Bank to Gift Hi-Tech Library to City
by Vyasamoorthy＠icicikp.com 01 Sep '05

01 Sep '05

News -- Mangalore: Corporation Bank to Gift Hi-Tech Library to City http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=14176&n_tit=Mangalore%3A+… Daijiworld News Network - Mangalore (SS) Mangalore, Aug 31: The city will soon be gifted with a state-of-the-art public library. Thanks to Corporation Bank, this venture is a part of its centenary year celebrations. The foundation stone laying ceremony was held on Tuesday, August 30, here. V K Chopra, bank chairman and managing director, laid the foundation stone. The library to be constructed near Mangala stadium here, will consist of three floors, with books stored on the first floor. It will have separate sections for administration and a multipurpose reading hall. The reading hall, reference and periodicals sections, will be housed on the ground floor. The numismatic and philatelic museum will also be based on the ground floor, while the internet and video conferencing systems will be in the basement. Each floor will have an area of 3700 to 4000 square feet each. The construction will be completed by February 2006, a release from the bank said. Facilities like book lending and retrieval will be computerized. An ATM counter will be a part of the structure too. Audio visual equipments for conducting discussions and exchange of knowledge among similarly facilitated libraries all over the world, will also be available. The Bank has intentions to set up libraries in nearly 25 other villages in the country, by the end of this year. sent by ---------- Dr.P.Vyasamoorthy, Advisor, Virtual Information Centre, ICICI Knowledge Park, Genome Valley, Turkapally, Shameerpet Mandal, RR District, Hyderabad 500078 INDIA Email: vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com Phone - Office: +91(40)23480053 Fax: +91(40)23480007 Phone Residence: +91(40)27846631

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Late Dr. T B Rajashekar's collection project
by PRASANNA TS 01 Sep '05

01 Sep '05

Dear Professionals Its almost three months now since Dr. T B Rajashekar, erstwhile Associate Chairman, NCSI, IISc, Bangalore, departed from us so unexpectedly. He was a born leader, a great visionary, an excellent teacher, an eminent Scientist, and one of the pioneers of the OAI and Digital Libraries movement in the country. Each and every publication/presentaion of his carries a great wealth of information and knowledge. We should ensure that all his works should be preserved for the posterity. We at NCSI-NET, a professional group comprising of present Students, Project assistants, Alumni and Staff of NCSI, are initiating few projects to carry forward his vision and work. Part of this initiative includes, putting together all his publications, presentations, and course materials. We are working to bring all his works in an online volume or in a CD form. We have already started working on it and collected some his publications from his Personal Computer, NCSI server and from Web. We request you to please let us know if any of you have worked with him in the past in writing a paper, making a presentation and so on. If so, we will get in touch with you in a separate mail indicating the format in which we would like to have the details of your work with Dr. T B Rajashekar. Or, we would appreciate if you could provide us at least the following details: Title of the work, format (pdf, ppt, etc), Source (Conf, journal etc), Co-authors, Year, etc. We are planning to bring out this volume on his Birth anniversary i.e. 2nd November. Hence we don't have much time and request you to get back to Mr. T S Prasanna (t.s.prasanna(a)intel.com OR prasan_ts(a)yahoo.com ) OR Rajendra Babu(rajendra.babu(a)capco.com), on or before 10th September 2005. Your response before 10th September would be highly appreciated. Thanks and Regards, NCSI-NET co-coordinators. --------------------------------- Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page Dear Professionals Its almost three months now since Dr. T B Rajashekar, erstwhile Associate Chairman, NCSI, IISc, Bangalore, departed from us so unexpectedly. He was a born leader, a great visionary, an excellent teacher, an eminent Scientist, and one of the pioneers of the OAI and Digital Libraries movement in the country. Each and every publication/presentaion of his carries a great wealth of information and knowledge. We should ensure that all his works should be preserved for the posterity. We at NCSI-NET, a professional group comprising of present Students, Project assistants, Alumni and Staff of NCSI, are initiating few projects to carry forward his vision and work. Part of this initiative includes, putting together all his publications, presentations, and course materials. We are working to bring all his works in an online volume or in a CD form. We have already started working on it and collected some his publications from his Personal Computer, NCSI server and from Web. We request you to please let us know if any of you have worked with him in the past in writing a paper, making a presentation and so on. If so, we will get in touch with you in a separate mail indicating the format in which we would like to have the details of your work with Dr. T B Rajashekar. Or, we would appreciate if you could provide us at least the following details: Title of the work, format (pdf, ppt, etc), Source (Conf, journal etc), Co-authors, Year, etc. We are planning to bring out this volume on his Birth anniversary i.e. 2nd November. Hence we don't have much time and request you to get back to Mr. T S Prasanna (t.s.prasanna(a)intel.com OR prasan_ts(a)yahoo.com ) OR Rajendra Babu(rajendra.babu(a)capco.com), on or before 10th September 2005. Your response before 10th September would be highly appreciated. Thanks and Regards, NCSI-NET co-coordinators. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=34442/*http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page

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The European Library
by Saiful Amin 31 Aug '05

31 Aug '05

Greetings! The European Library (TEL) is a very interesting project I found today while surfing. It has a federated search engine to search 43 European national library catalogues for a whopping 11 million records! The search results are also very well presented and quite fast. Source: http://www.theeuropeanlibrary.org/portal/index.htm Regards, Saiful Some details from their website: WHAT IS THE EUROPEAN LIBRARY? The European Library webservice is a portal which offers access to the combined resources (books, magazines, journals.... - both digital and non-digital) of the 43 national libraries of Europe. It offers free searching and delivers digital objects - some free, some priced. The Vision of the European Library is: Provision of equal access to promote world-wide understanding of the richness and diversity of European learning and culture. The Mission of the European Library is: The European Library exists to open up the universe of knowledge, information and cultures of all Europe's national libraries. WHO IS THE EUROPEAN LIBRARY FOR? The European Library service is aimed at informed citizens world-wide (both professional and non-professional) who want a powerful and simple way of finding library materials. Moreover, it is expected to attract researchers as there is a vast virtual collection of material from all disciplines. It offers anyone with an interest a simple route to access European cultural resources. WHAT IS UNIQUE ABOUT THE EUROPEAN LIBRARY? *It brings together disparate collections on your desktop and will allow for cross-collection searching *It presents integrated results and will deliver digital objects *It enables types of collection-level searching which would otherwise be impossible *It is a major contribution to research both in making resources widely available and by making possible new connections through exploitation of a huge virtual library collection. *The European Library encourages new research! -- Saiful Amin Information Specialist Edutech India 8 Khader Nawaz Khan Road Chennai 600006, India Tel: +91 44 2833 0999 GSM: +91 98407 76214 Fax: +91 44 2833 1777 www.edutechindia.com "Enhancing knowledge and skills for success, lifelong."

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Question: Ranganathan & Information Logistics
by Alireza Noruzi 30 Aug '05

30 Aug '05

Dear Indian Colleagues, Im looking for the precise bibliographic information of Ranganathan's definition of "Information Logistics - as a branch of information management - deals with information flows inside of an organisation. The goal is the optimization of availability and retention time of information. Information logistics concerns the provision of the right information at the right time in the right form and quality for the right user, at the right place." According to my knowledge the definition is dated 1954, but I can not detect a publication from that year. Can anybody help me in detecting the primary source of that definition? Kind regards A. Noruzi www.nouruzi.itgo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Dear Indian Colleagues, Im looking for the precise bibliographic information of Ranganathan's definition of " Information Logistics - as a branch of information management - deals with information flows inside of an organisation. The goal is the optimization of availability and retention time of information. Information logistics concerns the provision of the right information at the right time in the right form and quality for the right user, at the right place." According to my knowledge the definition is dated 1954, but I can not detect a publication from that year. Can anybody help me in detecting the primary source of that definition? Kind regards A. Noruzi www.nouruzi.itgo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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