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FW:Raja is no more- sad demise of Rajashekar
by Shalini R Urs 09 Jun '05

09 Jun '05

Outpouring of grief and tributes from the international community .... -----Original Message----- From: Jean-Claude Guédon [mailto:jean.claude.guedon@umontreal.ca] Sent: 08 June 2005 20:30 To: Shalini R Urs Subject: Re: Raja is no more- sad demise of Rajashkar Dear Shalini, Many thanks for taking the time to inform me about Raja's tragic death. I have known this for a couple of days now and I have felt totally devastated since. He was such a warm, gentle, yet energetic man and his values sounded so right. When I spoke in front of his students and colleagues, he offered me a lovely elephant sculpture. When I heard about his death, all I could think of doing was to touch this elephant, as if I wanted to find a way to get in touch with him one last time. Life is so, so very fragile, Shalini. And death can be so absurd and unjust for some worthy individuals. Very warmly, Jean-Claude Le mercredi 08 juin 2005 à 20:13 +0530, Shalini R Urs a écrit : > Dear Jean, > I am sorry to inform you that our dear friend Raja- Dr.T.B.Rajashekar of IISc was killed in a > road accident on Friday...since then I as in a state of shock...only > since this morning I am slowly getting back to some kind of > normalcy...as life has to go on... > > > > Shalini > -------- > Dr.Shalini R. Urs > Director > Information and Communication Division > & > Professor and Chairperson > Department of Library and Information Science > University of Mysore > Mysore-570006 > India > Tele-91-821-2514699 > Fax -91-821-2519209 > homepage:www.vidyanidhi.org.in/shaliniurs.htm > >

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Tribute to Rajshekar
by gayathri sen 09 Jun '05

09 Jun '05

Dr.Rajshekar, You were the star and the guiding spirit for many in our profession. Simple and unassuming, discipline and dedication were your hallmarks. Ever helpful, you were always there with your support and advice. NACLIN 2005 will miss you tremendously. But I know you are somewhere there, overseeing everything and see that everything goes well. Swami Vivekananda guided you and you had discreetly put his picture in your room at NCSI. But, We never thought you too will leave all of us so young like Swamiji. Swamiji continues to inspire thousands of youngsters by his spirit and you too will do this for very many in our profession. Your absence, is the personal loss of a friend, philosopher and guide to me, a great loss to the profession and a greater void for your family. My tributes to you Rajshekar. You will always live in our hearts. Gayathri Sen Librarian & Head, PESIT Central Library Organising Secretary NACLIN 2005 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Dr.Rajshekar, You were the star and the guiding spirit for many in our profession. Simple and unassuming, discipline and dedication were your hallmarks. Ever helpful, you were always there with your support and advice. NACLIN 2005 will miss you tremendously. But I know you are somewhere there, overseeing everything and see that everything goes well. Swami Vivekananda guided you and you had discreetly put his picture in your room at NCSI. But, We never thought you too will leave all of us so young like Swamiji. Swamiji continues to inspire thousands of youngsters by his spirit and you too will do this for very many in our profession. Your absence, is the personal loss of a friend, philosopher and guide to me, a great loss to the profession and a greater void for your family. My tributes to you Rajshekar. You will always live in our hearts. Gayathri Sen Librarian & Head, PESIT Central Library Organising Secretary NACLIN 2005 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Sad demise of Dr. T B Rajashekar - from all @ NCSI-NET
by Babu Rajendra 09 Jun '05

09 Jun '05

Dear All, Destiny had dealt a major blow on all of us with the untimely and unfortunate demise of Dr. T B Rajashekar (http://144.16.72.189/raja/) An immeasurable loss not only to his family and friends, but to colleagues, professionals and to NCSI. NCSI-NET (an association of Past/present students and staff of NCSI - ), which was his brainchild, is like a ship without its captain. We had organized NCSI-NET meeting on Saturday, 4th June, as part of our monthly meeting plan. On 3rd he went to attend a marriage of his relatives, while he was rushing to return to Bangalore, his family asked him to stay back, to which he said "No, I have NCSI-NET meeting tomorrow and I have to attend". The alumni association never organized a meet without him (for more details see the attached message below). He was always there when we needed him and adjusted his schedule to match ours. The Agenda for the meeting on 4th June was a Brainstorming on "How to make a better professionals and Leaders: what it takes". The leadership aspect was added by him and he was to guide us with the same. But for the unfortunate event which has left us in a state of shock. NCSI-net was born in Feb 2001, and in his introductory talk he shared his vision. Three levels of contribution being: 1. We work as professionals to serve ourselves. 2. Start contributing to our organizations where we work 3. Start contributing to Society The net surged along with this vision in mind. In early 2005 Dr. Thimmappa Hegde, Neuro Surgeon, Narayana Hrudayalaya, Bangalore, spoke to us on Work-life balance. After the talk, Sir shared his observations to few of us through e-mail. A few among the 20 points, he shared were: 12. We are all going to end up as mounted photographs one day! So, what we expect others to think of us when we are gone? 14. What legacy we want to leave behind? As all of us know, he was a man of multi facets. He was our leader, mentor, guide, teacher, friend and idol who was always there with us. What he also taught us was never to loose focus, confidence and passion for the profession. We have lost you in person sir, but you shall always remain in our hearts with your values and inspiration. He always wanted NCSI-NET to surge ahead irrespective of his presence. We have now come to a state where we have to take lead forward. We at, NCSI-NET pray God to rest your soul in peace and give us the strength and courage to keep your vision going forward. NCSI-Net is organizing a condolence meeting on the Friday 10 June 2005, at 6:30. Exactly a week after the unfortunate accident. A humble request to all NCSIans to be there to pay our respects to the man, who has a major stake in what we are today. NCSI-NET coordinators > ======================= > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dr. T.B. Rajashekar [mailto:raja@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in] > Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 10:04 AM > To: Babu Rajendra; 'Prasanna, T S' > Subject: RE: Next NCSI-NET Meeting > > That's fine, Babu. I will be there. > > Another aspect I think we need to think about is what makes people to > become leaders? How does one develop leadership qualities? How our > trainees can become good information/library profession leaders? > > Best wishes on your efforts > > Rajashekar > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Babu Rajendra [mailto:Rajendra.Babu@capco.com] > > Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 4:35 PM > > To: raja(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in; Prasanna, T S > > Subject: RE: Next NCSI-NET Meeting > > > > Dear Sir, > > > > Thanks for the mail. As desired by you, we would like to post phone > the meeting to 4th June 2005 to accommodate Srinivas's talk on KM > implementation and Brainstorming. The programme for the meeting > remains unchanged. We shall be really grateful, if you could kindly > make to this meeting. > > > > If you have any further suggestions, please let us know. > > > > Warm Regards, > > Rajendra Babu and Prasanna. > H Rajendra Babu Financial Research Analyst Capco. Salarpuria Annexe, 351/5 - 10 Luskar, Hosur Road, Bangalore- 560 034 T-+91-80-51997351 http://www.capcoinstitute.com/ Capco Institute is the research arm of Capco Capco is the first services and technology solutions provider exclusively focused on forming the future of the financial markets. We unite thought leadership and practical application to improve profitability for our clients. ************************************************************************ The information in this email is confidential and is intended solely for the addressee(s). Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not an intended recipient, please notify the sender of this email immediately. You should not copy, use or disseminate the information contained in the email. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of Capco. http://www.capco.com/ ************************************************************************ Sad demise of Dr. T B Rajashekar - from all @ NCSI-NET Dear All, Destiny had dealt a major blow on all of us with the untimely and unfortunate demise of Dr. T B Rajashekar ( http://144.16.72.189/raja/ http://144.16.72.189/raja/ ). An immeasurable loss not only to his family and friends, but to colleagues, professionals and to NCSI. NCSI-NET (an association of Past/present students and staff of NCSI - ), which was his brainchild, is like a ship without its captain. We had organized NCSI-NET meeting on Saturday, 4th June, as part of our monthly meeting plan. On 3rd he went to attend a marriage of his relatives, while he was rushing to return to Bangalore, his family asked him to stay back, to which he said "No, I have NCSI-NET meeting tomorrow and I have to attend”. The alumni association never organized a meet without him (for more details see the attached message below). He was always there when we needed him and adjusted his schedule to match ours.� The Agenda for the meeting on 4th June was a Brainstorming on "How to make a better professionals and Leaders: what it takes". The leadership aspect was added by him and he was to guide us with the same. But for the unfortunate event which has left us in a state of shock. NCSI-net was born in Feb 2001, and in his introductory talk he shared his vision. Three levels of contribution being: 1. We work as professionals to serve ourselves. 2. Start contributing to our organizations where we work 3. Start contributing to Society The net surged along with this vision in mind. In early 2005 Dr. Thimmappa Hegde, Neuro Surgeon, Narayana Hrudayalaya, Bangalore, spoke to us on Work-life balance. After the talk, Sir shared his observations to few of us through e-mail. A few among the 20 points, he shared were: 12. We are all going to end up as mounted photographs one day! So, what we expect others to think of us when we are gone? 14. What legacy we want to leave behind? � As all of us know, he was a man of multi facets. He was our leader, mentor, guide, teacher, friend and idol who was always there with us. What he also taught us was never to loose focus, confidence and passion for the profession. We have lost you in person sir, but you shall always remain in our hearts with your values and inspiration. He always wanted NCSI-NET to surge ahead irrespective of his presence. We have now come to a state where we have to take lead forward. We at, NCSI-NET pray God to rest your soul in peace and give us the strength and courage to keep your vision going forward. NCSI-Net is organizing a condolence meeting on the Friday 10 June 2005, at 6:30. Exactly a week after the unfortunate accident. A humble request to all NCSIans to be there to pay our respects to the man, who has a major stake in what we are today. NCSI-NET coordinators ======================= -----Original Message----- From: Dr. T.B. Rajashekar [ mailto:raja@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in mailto:raja@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in ] Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 10:04 AM To: Babu Rajendra; 'Prasanna, T S' Subject: RE: Next NCSI-NET Meeting That's fine, Babu. I will be there. Another aspect I think we need to think about is what makes people to become leaders? How does one develop leadership qualities? How our trainees can become good information/library profession leaders? Best wishes on your efforts Rajashekar > -----Original Message----- > From: Babu Rajendra [ mailto:Rajendra.Babu@capco.com mailto:Rajendra.Babu@capco.com ] > Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 4:35 PM > To: raja(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in; Prasanna, T S > Subject: RE: Next NCSI-NET Meeting > > Dear Sir, > > Thanks for the mail. As desired by you, we would like to post phone the meeting to 4th June 2005 to accommodate Srinivas's talk on KM implementation and Brainstorming . The programme for the meeting remains unchanged. We shall be really grateful, if you could kindly make to this meeting.�� > > If you have any further suggestions, please let us know. > > Warm Regards, > Rajendra Babu and Prasanna. H Rajendra Babu Financial Research Analyst Capco. Salarpuria Annexe, 351/5 - 10 Luskar, Hosur Road, Bangalore- 560 034 T-+91-80-51997351 http://www.capcoinstitute.com/ http://www.capcoinstitute.com/ Capco Institute is the research arm of Capco Capco is the first services and technology solutions provider exclusively focused on forming the future of the financial markets. We unite thought leadership and practical application to improve profitability for our clients. ************************************************************************ The information in this email is confidential and is intended solely for the addressee(s). Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not an intended recipient, please notify the sender of this email immediately. You should not copy, use or disseminate the information contained in the email. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of Capco. http://www.capco.com/ ************************************************************************

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a great loss of Dr. T.B Rajasekar
by Venkataraman Geetha 08 Jun '05

08 Jun '05

May the gentle and greatman soul rest in peace. Praying god to provide the full strengh to bear the loss. and to recover from the wounds and injuries. V.Geetha Lecturer (SG) in LIS,bishop heber collge, Trichy __________________________________ Discover Yahoo! Find restaurants, movies, travel and more fun for the weekend. Check it out! http://discover.yahoo.com/weekend.html

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CLARIFICATION
by Vijayalakshmi R Deshpande 08 Jun '05

08 Jun '05

Dear sir, We have lot of delegates copies in the form of CD. we would like to know whether this could be uploaded in our digital library of cpri which is in LAN? if not what can be done for the use of CD ? Thanking you Yours faithfully, (V.R.DESHPADE) SENIOR LIBRARIAN CENTRAL POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE P.B.NO. 8066, SADASHIVANAGAR POST BANGALORE - 560 080

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Sad demise of of Dr TB Rajeshekar- Condolences from EDUTECH.
by Sathish 08 Jun '05

08 Jun '05

It is with a sense of shock and disbelief that we at EDUTECH have received this sad news. Dr. Rajasekhar was a great source of inspiration to us. His contribution to the development of Information infrastructure in the country cannot be over emphasized. The Information professional fraternity in the country has lost a true leader. Our prayers are with the family & all his colleagues to give them the strength to cope with this great loss. On Behalf of everybody at EDUTECH. Regards, Sathish Muthuswamy Marketing Manager Edutech India 8, Khader Nawaz Khan Road Chennai 600 006, India Tel: +91 44 28330999 Fax: +91 44 28331777 GSM: + 91 98403 21215 www.edutechindia.com "Enhancing knowledge and skills for success, lifelong."

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Conference on Legal Aspects of Open Source Software at NLSIU
by madhu ks 08 Jun '05

08 Jun '05

Dear Professional, The Law and Technology Committee of the National Law School of India University, Bangalore, is organising its annual conference Consilience (http://www.nls.ac.in/students/consilience/index.htm) in Bangalore on the 8th and 9th July, 2005. The aim of Consilience is to bring together scholars, industry stakeholders, legal experts, and policy-makers to address issues that have been earmarked for them after intensive research. This year's theme is Free/Open Source Software (FOSS), and we intend to have the following conference tracks - o FOSS - An Introduction o Role of FOSS in developing countries o FOSS Business Models o Legal Aspects of FOSS We envisage a robust dialogue and thorough analysis of these issues relating to free/open source software, including its uses in ICT for development. We expect the conference to result in a recommendation paper/declaration having the potential to effect formulation of a comprehensive policy by the Indian Government concerning FOSS. For any other clarifications contact, E-mail: consilience(a)nls.ac.in Visit Our Website: http://www.nls.ac.in/students/consilience/index.htm Madhu K S Library Assistant NLSIU, Bangalore --------------------------------- Free antispam, antivirus and 1GB to save all your messages Only in Yahoo! Mail: http://in.mail.yahoo.com Dear Professional, The Law and Technology Committee of the National Law School of India University, Bangalore , is organising its annual conference Consilience ( http://www.nls.ac.in/students/consilience/index.htm http://www.nls.ac.in/students/consilience/index.htm ) in Bangalore on the 8th and 9th July, 2005. The aim of Consilience is to bring together scholars, industry stakeholders, legal experts, and policy-makers to address issues that have been earmarked for them after intensive research. This year's theme is Free/Open Source Software (FOSS), and we intend to have the following conference tracks - o FOSS - An Introduction o Role of FOSS in developing countries o FOSS Business Models o Legal Aspects of FOSS We envisage a robust dialogue and thorough analysis of these issues relating to free/open source software, including its uses in ICT for development. We expect the conference to result in a recommendation paper/declaration having the potential to effect formulation of a comprehensive policy by the Indian Government concerning FOSS. For any other clarifications contact, E-mail: https://mail.nls.ac.in/src/compose.php?send_to=consilience%40nls.ac.in consilience(a)nls.ac.in Visit Our Website: http://www.nls.ac.in/students/consilience/index.htm http://www.nls.ac.in/students/consilience/index.htm Madhu K S Library Assistant NLSIU, Bangalore Free antispam, antivirus and 1GB to save all your messages Only in Yahoo! Mail: http://in.mail.yahoo.com

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Controversy over Pubchem
by Rashid Hussain 08 Jun '05

08 Jun '05

A freely accessible public database of chemical information, produced by a division of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), is at the center of a controversy over publicly subsidized data competing with commercial information providers. The American Chemical Society (ACS), said to be the largest scientific society in the world, has voiced strenuous objections to the creation and availability of PubChem. The PubChem database provides information on the biological activities of small molecules. It is designed for medical researchers and is a component of NIHs Molecular Libraries Roadmap Initiative. Since it was unable to resolve the controversy directly with the NIH, ACS has met with members of Congress about the issues. PubChem is one of several databases developed by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) as part of the Molecular Libraries Roadmap Initiative. Created in 2004, it is a freely accessible database that provides information about small molecules. It is designed for use as a research tool for biomedical researchers and serves as a starting point in the development of new medications. According to the NCBI, the database contains approximately 850,000 chemical samples contributed from public sources. The database will grow when researchers add data from publicly funded sources. It will not include patents. Initially the database will contain chemically diverse small molecules. Over time the collection will be modified by screening for biological assays and other biological information to provide a working set of molecules for use in studying biology and disease. Thanks & Regards = = = = = = = = = = = Rashid Hussain Siddiqui Project Assistant Digital Library, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Science Jayanagar, Bangalore : 560041 Phone No. : 080-26540930 e-mail : ras.botlib(a)gmail.com Homepage : http://www.drtc.isibang.ac.in/~hussain = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = A good library is a place, a palace where the lofty spirits of all nations and generations meet. Samuel NIGER (1883-1956) --------------------------------- Discover Yahoo! Find restaurants, movies, travel & more fun for the weekend. Check it out! A freely accessible public database of chemical information, produced by a division of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), is at the center of a controversy over publicly subsidized data competing with commercial information providers. The American Chemical Society (ACS), said to be the largest scientific society in the world, has voiced strenuous objections to the creation and availability of PubChem. The PubChem database provides information on the biological activities of small molecules. It is designed for medical researchers and is a component of NIHs Molecular Libraries Roadmap Initiative. Since it was unable to resolve the controversy directly with the NIH, ACS has met with members of Congress about the issues. PubChem ! is one of several databases developed by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) as part of the Molecular Libraries Roadmap Initiative. Created in 2004, it is a freely accessible database that provides information about small molecules. It is designed for use as a research tool for biomedical researchers and serves as a starting point in the development of new medications. According to the NCBI, the database contains approximately 850,000 chemical samples contributed from public sources. The database will grow when researchers add data from publicly funded sources. It will not include patents. Initially the database will contain chemically diverse small molecules. Over time the collection will be modified by screening for biological assays and other biological information to provide a working set of molecules for use in studying biology and disease. Thanks & Regards = = = = = = = = = = = Rashid Hussain Siddiqui Project Assistant Digital Library, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Science Jayanagar, Bangalore : 560041 Phone No. : 080-26540930 e-mail : ras.botlib(a)gmail.com Homepage : http://www.drtc.isibang.ac.in/~hussain = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = A good library is a place, a palace where the lofty spirits of all nations and generations meet. Samuel NIGER (1883-1956) Discover Yahoo! Find restaurants, movies, travel & more fun for the weekend. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=32658/*http://discover.yahoo.com/weekend.html Check it out!

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FW: ICADL 2005 - Condolence message
by Shalini R Urs 08 Jun '05

08 Jun '05

FYI Shalini -------- Dr.Shalini R. Urs Director Information and Communication Division & Professor and Chairperson Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore Mysore-570006 India Tele-91-821-2514699 Fax -91-821-2519209 homepage:www.vidyanidhi.org.in/shaliniurs.htm -----Original Message----- From: Rachanee_ungrangsi [mailto:rachanee@shinawatra.ac.th] Sent: 08 June 2005 13:21 To: undisclosed-recipients: Subject: ICADL 2005 - Condolence message Dear All, It is with profound sadness that we write to inform you that one of our PC members, Dr.TB Rajashekhar, passed away. He is a professor at Indian Institute of Science, India and has served on many committees including ICADL2005. We would like to take this opportunity to convey our condolences to Dr.TB Rajashekhar. ICADL2005 Organizers

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Promoting open Access
by Sourav Chakraborty 08 Jun '05

08 Jun '05

Dear Mr.Arunachalam, This is really a good input. Thanks a lot. Regards, Sourav Chakraborty Aunwesha Knowledge Technologies Phone:+91 33 2357 7183 Fax:+91 33 2357 1739/7183 Mobile:098302 81140 email:sourav@aunwesha.com web:http://www.aunwesha.com On Tue, 07 Jun 2005 Subbiah Arunachalam wrote : >Friends: > >Promoting open access has at least two parts. One is to set up an archive at one's own institution, as Rajashekar had done at IISc, and populate it with the institution's research papers quickly. The second part is to help the faculty and students (and researchers in general) to take advantage of the increasing number of papers in the world's open archives. > >Please tell all your clients (research scientists, professors and students) to search for papers relevant to their work using >http://oaister.umdl.umich.edu/cgi/b/bib/bib-idx?c=oaister;page=simple http://oaister.umdl.umich.edu/cgi/b/bib/bib-idx?c=oaister;page=simple >. > >There are >5,475,850 records > from >480 institutions >as of 5 June 2005. And the number is increasing every day. > >Best wishes. > >Arun > > >_______________________________________________ >LIS-Forum mailing list >LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum Dear Mr.Arunachalam, This is really a good input. Thanks a lot. Regards, Sourav Chakraborty Aunwesha Knowledge Technologies Phone:+91 33 2357 7183 Fax:+91 33 2357 1739/7183 Mobile:098302 81140 email:sourav@aunwesha.com web:http://www.aunwesha.com On Tue, 07 Jun 2005 Subbiah Arunachalam wrote : >Friends: > >Promoting open access has at least two parts. One is to set up an archive at one's own institution, as Rajashekar had done at IISc, and populate it with the institution's research papers quickly. The second part is to help the faculty and students (and researchers in general) to take advantage of the increasing number of papers in the world's open archives. > >Please tell all your clients (research scientists, professors and students) to search for papers relevant to their work using >http://oaister.umdl.umich.edu/cgi/b/bib/bib-idx?c=oaister;page=simple http://oaister.umdl.umich.edu/cgi/b/bib/bib-idx?c=oaister;page=simple >. > >There are >5,475,850 records > from >480 institutions >as of 5 June 2005. And the number is increasing every day. > >Best wishes. > >Arun > > >_______________________________________________ >LIS-Forum mailing list >LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum http://clients.rediff.com/signature/track_sig.asp http://ads.rediff.com/RealMedia/ads/adstream_nx.cgi/www.rediffmail.com/inbo…

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