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Self-Learning Module on Digitization and Digital Libraries
by Dr. T.B. Rajashekar 06 Apr '05

06 Apr '05

Dear All *** Apologies for any cross-posting of this message *** FAO has recently released a self-learning module on "Digitization and Digital Libraries". This was developed jointly between FAO and UNESCO with the support of the National Centre for Science Information (NCSI) at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc). This module is intended to train librarians and other information specialists in the conceptual and practical bases for the digitization of collections, and in the creation and provision of access to digital libraries. This module is part of the Information Management Resource Kit (IMARK) initiative of FAO, which has been developing a series of interactive self-paced learning modules, related to information management since 2001 for delivery on CD-ROM (http://www.fao.org/IMARK/) The first IMARK module on "Management of Electronic Documents", which covers the collection, archiving, management and dissemination of electronic documents and associated images was released in November 2003 and has been received quite well, notably in the Asian region. The "Digitization and Digital Libraries" module provides 31 lessons concerned with the creation and sharing of digital library collections. Lessons cover topics such as copyright issues, electronic formats for text and images, metadata and subject indexing, preservation of digital material as well as a comprehensive overview of the creation and management of digital documents. The module expands upon several of the topics covered in the module "Management of Electronic Documents" mentioned earlier. The 31 lessons (each roughly of 30-40 minutes learning time) are organized in 6 units: Unit 1: Conceptual Overview. Introduces digital libraries and the legal environment within which they operate. Examples from different subject domains are used to demonstrate the use and main features of digital libraries. Unit 2: Electronic Documents and Formats. Describes and provides a technical overview of the various formats of electronic documents, character encoding schemes and encoding scripts, document mark-up, and how to convert between the various formats. Unit 3: Metadata Standards and Subject Indexing. Describes the role of metadata, metadata types, various standards and their application in organizing electronic documents, including the Dublin Core. Introduces the principles and procedures of subject indexing. Unit 4: Creation and Management of Digital Documents. Covers the workflows involved in the creation and management of electronic documents, including the digitization, creation and adaptation of documents for a digital library, issues related to heritage documents. Unit 5: Creation and Sharing of Digital Libraries. Covers the processes and resources required for planning, implementing and managing a digital library project. Unit 6: Example of Digital Library Software Greenstone. Describes the use of the Greenstone Digital Library Software in building and providing access to digital library collections. The module uses Flash and XML technology for retrieving and presenting the lessons. In addition to the lessons themselves, the module provides the learners with access to an internal search function and a technical glossary, as well as with on-board and on-line reference materials, including relevant non-proprietary software applications and tools. The module also contains several additional resources, including Greenstone Digital Library software, three thesauri related to Agriculture and a digital imaging tutorial. The module CD-ROM is available free of charge. Visit IMARK website (http://www.fao.org/IMARK) for more details of the IMARK initiative and to request for a copy of this e-learning module CD-ROM. We sincerely hope that this module will help a large number of information professionals, particularly those who are not in a position to undergo formal education/ training in this area, in improving their conceptual and practical understanding of digitization and digital libraries. We also hope that this will lead to creation and sharing of greater number of quality digital library collections, particularly with local content. We welcome your critical comments and suggestions about this module which will help us to improve it further. Regards T.B. Rajashekar ------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. T.B. Rajashekar Associate Chairman Tel: +91-80-23600271, 23601427 National Centre for Science Fax: +91-80-23601426, 23600683 Information (NCSI) E-Mail: raja(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Indian Institute of Science URL: http://144.16.72.189/raja/ BANGALORE-560012 (India) ------------------------------------------------------------- SciGate: http://www.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/ The IISc Science Information Portal

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Fwd: FW: Free Backfiles-archives-Blackwells
by MALLIKARJUNA, C 06 Apr '05

06 Apr '05

"Hamaker, Chuck" <cahamake(a)email.uncc.edu> wrote:From: "Hamaker, Chuck" <cahamake(a)email.uncc.edu> To: <liblicense-l(a)lists.yale.edu> Subject: FW: Free Backfiles-archives-Blackwells Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2005 19:00:47 EDT These journals on the Blackwell cite all STATE they have free archives. There are others that are free at the moment, but don't have a statement about whether they are free or not, and their are other titles that just make certain sections i.e. reviews, free. There are undoubtedly others. This was a quick run through. But it shows a significant number of major journals are making their backfiles free, across a range of subjects. BLACKWELL's Free Archives -([partial list I'm sure]} Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica Published on behalf of the Institution Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica Free access to issues over two years old http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/servlet/useragent?func=showIssues&code= aos British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology Published on behalf of The British Pharmacological Society All online journal issues older than one year are available free to all users. http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/servlet/useragent?func=showIssues&code= bcp Cellular Microbiology Free access to all review articles Free access to issues over two years old http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/servlet/useragent?func=showIssues&code= cmi FEBS Journal Now with every published paper since 1967 available online! As a service to the scientific community, FEBS makes all online issues of the journal available free to users one year after original publication. In addition, the review articles in every issue are freely available. http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/servlet/useragent?func=showIssues&code= ejb Genes to Cells All online journal issues older than 6 months are available free to all users. http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/servlet/useragent?func=showIssues&code= gtc Hereditas Hereditas is now an open-access journal. All content from the 2005 volume onwards is free for all to view. n.b. All issues from 1993 are marked "free content" http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/servlet/useragent?func=showIssues&code= hrd Immunology An official journal of the British Society for Immunology As a service to the scientific community, all online issues of Immunology are available free to users one year after original publication. In addition, the review articles in every issue are freely available. http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/servlet/useragent?func=showIssues&code= imm Journal of Applied Microbiology Published on behalf of the Society for Applied Microbiology As a service to the scientific community, the SfAM makes all online issues of JAM available free to users three years after original publication. In addition, the review articles in every issue are freely available. http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/servlet/useragent?func=showIssues&code= jam Journal of Internal Medicine All online journal issues older than December 2000 are available free to all users http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/servlet/useragent?func=showIssues&code= jim Journal of Neurochemistry Published on behalf of the International Society for Neurochemistry As a service to the scientific community, ISN makes all online issues of Journal of Neurochemistry available free to users two years after original publication. In addition, the review articles in every issue are freely available. http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/servlet/useragent?func=showIssues&code= jnc Molecular Microbiology Free access to issues over 18 months old http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/servlet/useragent?func=showIssues&code= mmi Plant, Cell and Environment Free access to content over three years old http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/servlet/useragent?func=showIssues&code= pce The Plant Journal Published on behalf of the Society for Experimental Biology " All online journal issues older than 12 months are available free to all users." (from journal front page) http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/rd.asp?code=TPJ&goto=journal July 1991 (Vol. 1 Issue 1 )-12 month wall Sociology of Health & Illness 1979-1996 free archives http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/servlet/useragent?func=showIssues&code= shil Chuck Hamaker Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your life partneronline. "Hamaker, Chuck" <cahamake(a)email.uncc.edu> wrote: From: "Hamaker, Chuck" <cahamake(a)email.uncc.edu> To: <liblicense-l(a)lists.yale.edu> Subject: FW: Free Backfiles-archives-Blackwells Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2005 19:00:47 EDT These journals on the Blackwell cite all STATE they have free archives. There are others that are free at the moment, but don't have a statement about whether they are free or not, and their are other titles that just make certain sections i.e. reviews, free. There are undoubtedly others. This was a quick run through. But it shows a significant number of major journals are making their backfiles free, across a range of subjects. BLACKWELL's Free Archives -([partial list I'm sure]} Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica Published on behalf of the Institution Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica Free access to issues over two years old http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/servlet/useragent?func=showIssues&code= aos British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology Published on behalf of The British Pharmacological Society All online journal issues older than one year are available free to all users. http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/servlet/useragent?func=showIssues&code= bcp Cellular Microbiology Free access to all review articles Free access to issues over two years old http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/servlet/useragent?func=showIssues&code= cmi FEBS Journal Now with every published paper since 1967 available online! As a service to the scientific community, FEBS makes all online issues of the journal available free to users one year after original publication. In addition, the review articles in every issue are freely available. http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/servlet/useragent?func=showIssues&code= ejb Genes to Cells All online journal issues older than 6 months are available free to all users. http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/servlet/useragent?func=showIssues&code= gtc Hereditas Hereditas is now an open-access journal. All content from the 2005 volume onwards is free for all to view. n.b. All issues from 1993 are marked "free content" http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/servlet/useragent?func=showIssues&code= hrd Immunology An official journal of the British Society for Immunology As a service to the scientific community, all online issues of Immunology are available free to users one year after original publication. In addition, the review articles in every issue are freely available. http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/servlet/useragent?func=showIssues&code= imm Journal of Applied Microbiology Published on behalf of the Society for Applied Microbiology As a service to the scientific community, the SfAM makes all online issues of JAM available free to users three years after original publication. In addition, the review articles in every issue are freely available. http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/servlet/useragent?func=showIssues&code= jam Journal of Internal Medicine All online journal issues older than December 2000 are available free to all users http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/servlet/useragent?func=showIssues&code= jim Journal of Neurochemistry Published on behalf of the International Society for Neurochemistry As a service to the scientific community, ISN makes all online issues of Journal of Neurochemistry available free to users two years after original publication. In addition, the review articles in every issue are freely available. http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/servlet/useragent?func=showIssues&code= jnc Molecular Microbiology Free access to issues over 18 months old http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/servlet/useragent?func=showIssues&code= mmi Plant, Cell and Environment Free access to content over three years old http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/servlet/useragent?func=showIssues&code= pce The Plant Journal Published on behalf of the Society for Experimental Biology " All online journal issues older than 12 months are available free to all users." (from journal front page) http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/rd.asp?code=TPJ&goto=journal July 1991 (Vol. 1 Issue 1 )-12 month wall Sociology of Health & Illness 1979-1996 free archives http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/servlet/useragent?func=showIssues&code= shil Chuck Hamaker http://in.rd.yahoo.com/specials/mailtg/*http://yahoo.shaadi.com/india-matri… Yahoo! 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MindShift: Disruptive Scholarship Revisited
by Gerry Mckiernan 05 Apr '05

05 Apr '05

Apologies for Cross-Posting Colleagues/ If you have not yet made plans to attend the ACRL 12th National Conference in Minneapolis beginning later this week [ http://www.ala.org/acrlconftemplate1.html ], you still have time to do so! In addition to many opportunities to Listen-and-Learn from a variety of pre-conferences, presentations and poster sessions [ http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlevents/12thnatconf/acrlprogram/program.htm ], you could be among the select few to attend MySession in which I will elaborate on my wiki-based vision/version of Scholarly Communication known as Disruptive Scholarship [ http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Web4Lib/archive/0502/0003.html ] Sooooo** Please mark you ConferenceCalendar: Pair Two | Saturday, April 9, 4:30 - 5:45 p.m.; 200AB Quality Assurance in the Age of Author Self-Archiving. In the age of author self-archiving, there are forces, factors, and influences other than pending classical peer review that can assure the quality of scholarship before formal publication. Among these alternative approaches are institutional review, 'critical peer response', 'action learning', and Total Quality Scholarship. Gain an understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of conventional peer review process and develop an awareness of current and emerging alternative models to traditional peer review. Presenter(s): Gerry McKiernan, Iowa State University [ http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlevents/12thnatconf/acrlprogram/contributedp… ] NOTE: The emphasis will be on EMERGING! BTW: If you are unable to attend the entire session, please don't hesistate to stop by at the end to offer to buy me a beer [:-) Be Prepared For A MIND SHIFT !!! /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Theoretical Librarian Iowa State University Ames IA 50011 gerrymck(a)iastate.edu http://theoretical-librarian.blogspot.com http://disruptivescholarship.blogspot.com

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Introducing Bibliocasting List
by Gerry Mckiernan 05 Apr '05

05 Apr '05

Posted on Behalf of Dave Lankes Apologies for Cross-Posting PLEASE REDISTRIBUTE WIDELY Introducing the Bibliocasting listserv. The bibliocasting listserv (bibliocasting(a)listserv.syr.edu) is dedicated to a discussion of streaming media in the library environment. This list grows out of the increasing popularity of "Podcasting," or the use of RSS and the Internet to download audio programs (like audio blogs) to computers and MP3 players. A recent Reuters story states: "Twenty-nine percent of U.S. adults who own MP3 players like Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod say they have downloaded podcast programs from the Internet, the Pew Internet and American Life Project found...That means more than 6 million people are listening to a form of communication that emerged only last year, according to the nonprofit group." So what to post on the list? Examples of how libraries can build on the growing excitement of Podcasting; Questions on how libraries can use podcasting and other multimedia information they create to promote themselves and provide better service; Questions on how to podcast and other technical questions on streaming media including QuickTime Streaming, RealProducer, and others. In addition, the list will include postings of key articles, reports, and news about podcating and other streaming media in general and in the the library context. Bottom Line: We are looking to build a community of individuals interested in the application of multimedia in the library environment. SUBSCRIBING TO THE LIST You can get the listserv in two ways. The first is through e-mail. To subscribe to the list send an e-mail to listserv(a)listserv.syr.edu with the entire message (no subject line): subscribe bibliocasting FirstName LastName We have also set up a podcast for the list...that's right, you can listen to the list. Each post is transformed from text-to-speech, and syndicated using RSS. The RSS feed (podcast feed) for the list is at: http://drew.syr.edu/iis4/pod/pod.xml _____________________________ "Virtual Dave" Lankes, Ph.D. Executive Director Information Institute of Syracuse School of Information Studies, Syracuse University http://www.DavidLankes.org

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DSpace @ NCL
by Shyam Prasad pujar 05 Apr '05

05 Apr '05

** Sorry for Cross Postings, if any ** Dear Members, National Chemical Laboratory [NCL], Pune, a CSIR lab of India, has launched its digital repository on the Internet. Presently it has a collection of 176 PhD theses (Chemical and Biological Sciences) along with some samples of Patents, research reports. Shortly, it will be added with more resources. The repository can be accessed at: http://dspace.ncl.res.in For information regarding this initiative, you may please contact: Dr. M. Karthikeyan Scientist Digital Information Resource Center (DIRC) National Chemical Laboratory NCL Post, Pune - 411 008. India Ph: +91-20-25893400 extn. 2483 -25893457 Extn. 23 FAX: + 91-202-5893973 http://www.ncl-india.org/ e-mail: karthi_ncl(a)yahoo.com; karthi(a)ems.ncl.res.in Regards, Shamprasad Pujar ********************************************************************** Shamprasad M. Pujar Assistant Librarian Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research Gen. Vaidya Marg, Film City Road Goregaon (East) MUMBAI-400 065 India %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% * Phone: (022) 28400919-21 Extn: 514 * * Fax: (022) 28402752 * * E-mail: pujar(a)igidr.ac.in * * URL: http://www.igidr.ac.in * %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

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etd@IISc: DSpace-based ETD repository of Indian Institute of Science
by Dr. T.B. Rajashekar 05 Apr '05

05 Apr '05

Dear All I am glad to inform you that, as a collaborative effort between NCSI and IISc Library, we have recently set up etd@IISc, the theses repository of IISc, using DSpace. It is accessible at: http://etd.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/ etd@IISc repository has been developed to capture, preserve and disseminate research theses of our institute. We expect the repository to grow in the coming days. etd@IISc is compliant to ETD-MS metadata specifications recommended by NDLTD and is also OAI v 2.0 compliant. etd@IISc grew out of two trainee projects in the NCSI IKM training programme. This service complements ePrints@IISc - the research publications repository of IISc (http://eprints.iisc.ernet.in/) operational for about 2 years now. It is growing steadily and is receiving significant accesses from around the world, with about 15,000 abstract/ full text views per month. We welcome your comments and suggestions. Regards Rajashekar ------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. T.B. Rajashekar Associate Chairman Tel: +91-80-23600271, 23601427 National Centre for Science Fax: +91-80-23601426, 23600683 Information (NCSI) E-Mail: raja(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Indian Institute of Science URL: http://144.16.72.189/raja/ BANGALORE-560012 (India) ------------------------------------------------------------- SciGate: http://www.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/ The IISc Science Information Portal

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Do digital libraries violate the Third Law?
by Sukhdev Singh 05 Apr '05

05 Apr '05

Dear Friends, There is an interesting article on the following URL. http://www.libraryjournal.com/index.asp?layout=articlePrint&articleID=CA512… Some Extracts are given below: .."Every book, its reader" almost means that "resources look for people." Thus, the job of librarians is to help these resources find the people who want and need them the most. Library patrons, Ranganathan points out, often do not know enough about available resources to know what to request. Any organization of the electronic or physical library that focuses only on getting the readers what they ask for neglects two key components of good library practice: browsing and linking.. ..Because of today's confusing array of resources, new violations of the third law have emerged. Consider search engines. No one focused on creating a "well-arranged collection" of e-resources can ignore that users are going to Google for quick or even substantive information requests. Google gives marvelously fast access to massive amounts of information (and misinformation). It is almost everyone's favorite place for a quick search. In fact, one could say that Google usually passes the fourth law (save the time of the reader) with flying colors—except when the plethora of hits slows the reader down. With the advent of Google Print and particularly Google Scholar, more and more students and researchers will begin their work on Google... Any comments? Sukhdev Singh, NIC. http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/indmedtraining/

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request for pointers related to Mesuring Information Economy.
by Mailing List Manager 05 Apr '05

05 Apr '05

Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2005 12:39:36 +0100 (BST) From: chaitra m <chaitra_7_m(a)yahoo.co.in> Dear Sir/Madam, I am going to present assignment on "Measuring Information Economy:Input -Output Analysis" I would request you to provide some materials . Thanking you, Chaitra. Dept. of library & informaiton Science ,Manasagangothri. UOM, Mysore-06

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Donation of Computer Journals
by Anita Kumari 04 Apr '05

04 Apr '05

Dear Members We are interested in donating Computer Magazines and Journals of previous years. Interested Libraries please may contact at below address. Looking forward. Thanks with Regards Anita Kumari Library Operations IBM India Research Lab. Block - 1, Indian Institute of Technology Hauz Khas, New Delhi - 110 016, India Phone : +91-11-2686 1100 Ext:2161 Fax : +91-11-2686 1555 E-Mail : anitkuma(a)in.ibm.com Dear Members We are interested in donating �Computer Magazines and Journals of previous years. Interested Libraries please may contact at below address. Looking forward. Thanks with Regards Anita Kumari Library Operations IBM India Research Lab. Block - 1, Indian Institute of Technology Hauz Khas, New Delhi - 110 016, India Phone : +91-11-2686 1100 �Ext:2161 Fax : +91-11-2686 1555 E-Mail : anitkuma(a)in.ibm.com

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Civilians not allowed entry to library in Cantt
by Vyasamoorthy＠icicikp.com 04 Apr '05

04 Apr '05

My Comment: Please read the news item below. A library in such a sorry state of affairs -- is not worth fighting - not even for entry rights by civilians. We need to bother only when the library is worth something. Vyasamoorthy, P Express News Service http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=123613 Lucknow, April 3: THE board reads: Civilians not allowed! No, we are not taking you back to the British raaj but to our very own Cantt area. If you are a bibliophile and also a civilian in the cantonment area, you should be ready for the rude fact that the area does not offer library facility to those not a part of the defence forces. Those from the force have a well-equipped library on the main Mahatma Gandhi road but no civilian is allowed to have access to the books there, as it is open only for defence personnel and ex servicemen. Moved by the inconvenience of over one lakh civilians who live in the cantonment area, erstwhile chief executive officer of the Cantonment Board, Indrajit Kaur had taken the initiative to get an existing library in Sadar area, near the government hospital, renovated in the year 2000. Books worth lakhs of rupees were purchased and brought here for the first-of its-kind library for people of non-defence background in the area. The library had separate sections for children and adults depending on their tastes, but with the passage of time, the library has become an epitome of neglect. The situation has come to such a pass that it is rarely opened these days and no new books have been purchased for the last three years and the existing books are rotting. "We have raised the issue a number of times but no one is ready to pay heed to the genuine demands of the civilians. All efforts have gone in vain. The issue of library will not be solved forever unless the cantonment board holds its elections (which have been put on hold for the last two years following an SC intervention) ," maintains Shyam Narain Pandey, the former corporator of the cantonment board. ==================== 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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