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Databases for Agricultural Research in India
by Mailing List Manager 21 Jun '04

21 Jun '04

Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 15:35:13 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Friends: Sub: Braianstorming Session on Databases for Agricultural Research in India. In association with the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, we at the Bioinformatics Centre of the M S Swaminathan Research Foundation are holding a one-day Brainstorming Session on Databases for Agricultural Research in India in New Delhi on 11 July 2004, 10.00 - 15.30. The purpose of the workshop is to decide on the databases to be developed in India. About 5-7% (depending on the database one uses) of the world's literature on agriculture and related areas is produced in India. It will be a good idea to have them all available readily. For this reason, we propose that we discuss the following databases: 1. A Research Output Database - This is a bibliographic database of all of India's literature ouitput in agriculture, horticulture, veterinary science and fisheries science. Right now this information is scattered over several databases, mostly produced outside India, such as CAB Abstracts. 2. A Full-text database of All Indian Research Papers - This could be either Interoperable Institutional Archives, each institution maintaining its own papers, or a nationwide centralised Archive, say maintained by NAAS. 3. A Database on Research Projects - As different agencies support agricultural research and different institutions perform , a regularly updated database of projects will be useful. This database will also be helpful in identifying experts in different specialties and research fronts. Such a database assumes special importance in the context of current developments in biotechnology and bioinformatics. Ideas on other useful databses are welcome. Needless to say that all these databases will be electronic and readily accessible in the public domain. Attendance at the brainstorming session will be by invitation only. Invitees include eminent researchers, information scientists and specialists in information systems and database production. The workshop will be held at the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, located between the National Physical Laboratory and Todapur (on the road from Hotel Siddharth at the east Patel Nagar-Pusa roundabout going to Indrapuri). Because of limited financial resources, we will not be able to cover the travel costs of outstation participants. However, we will provide a day's accommodation and local hospitality to outstation participants. We will be grateful for your suggestions on who should be invited to this event. Please send your suggestions to my colleague Mr Senthilkumaran, Associate Director, Informatics, MSSRF at <senthil(a)mssrf.res.in>. Fax: 044 2254 1319. Regards. Yours sincerely, Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam]

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My Website
by Mailing List Manager 21 Jun '04

21 Jun '04

Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2004 10:18:26 +0530 From: cynthiamum <cynthiamum(a)indiatimes.com> Hi, As a part of my training at IGIDR Library, I have developed a site on ‘Political History of Karnataka’ under the guidance of Mr. G. K. Manjunath, Chief Librarian and Mr. S. M.Pujar, Assistant Librarian. The URL of the site is: http://freewebs.com/phkarnataka I request all the members to go through the site and give your valuable suggestions and comments for incorporating for further improvement of the site. Regards, Cynthia D Simeon

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RSS(sm): Rich Site Services General Bibliography
by Mailing List Manager 21 Jun '04

21 Jun '04

Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 12:14:36 -0500 From: Gerry Mckiernan <gerrymck(a)iastate.edu> __RSS(sm): Rich Site Services General Bibliography__ I am pleased to announce that one of my latest registries, _RSS(sm): Rich Site Services_ [ http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/RSS.htm now includes a General Bibliography of key articles / tutorials / guides / presentations, etc. relating to RSS, its use, and potential [ http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/RSS.htm#GeneralBibliography ] . Currently, all items are hotlinked to their respective full-text documents. One of the most noteworthy entries is by Roddy MacLeod, (Senior Subject Specialist, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh) published earlier this week in _FreePint_ [Roddy MacLeod, "RSS: Less Hype, More Action," _FreePint_ No. 161 (June 2004): 7-10]. I am greatly interested in adding ANY and ALL *other*relevant works to the General Bibliography that relate to RSS and its potential for enhancing *Library Services. [I am NOT interested in articles that deal with RSS in general (unless they are exceptional)]. Enjoy! /Gerry Gerry McKiernan General Librarian Iowa State University Ames IA 50011 gerrymck(a)iastate.edu

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Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi
by Mailing List Manager 18 Jun '04

18 Jun '04

Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 15:55:38 +0530 From: Aman Jha <aman.jha(a)ciionline.org> Friends, 'Collected works of Mahatma Gandhi' from July 1888 to 30 January 1948 (all 98 volumes) are available online in pdf format at the following site and searchable (full text) through google. http://www.gandhiserve.org/cwmg/cwmg.html Regards, Aman Jha Librarian Confederation of Indian Industry Plot No 249-F, Udyog Vihar, Phase IV Sector 18, Gurgaon 122015 (Haryana) Tel: 0124-5014060-67 � Fax: 0124-5014083 Email: aman.jha(a)ciionline.org Website: <http://www.ciionline.org> www.ciionline.org

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Rediffmail follows up!
by Mailing List Manager 18 Jun '04

18 Jun '04

Date: 18 Jun 2004 04:48:53 -0000 From: sm shahabuddin <smshahabuddin(a)rediffmail.com> Dear participants at the LISforum: Rediffmail goes the GMail way. It increases its capacity to 1 GB storage limit and 10 MB message limit. Previously it was 5MB and 1 MB respectively. Now we can send photo albums, music files and larger attachments. Besides we do not have to worry about deleting mails regularly to keep mail box free. The other day Yahoo went the same way providing 100 MB storage limit. But that's meant for those who have yahoo.com account. This is really good. I wonder what a mere announcement can do! Google is yet to open its GMail for the general public. Thanks S. M. Shahabuddin

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New World Health Organization Library Databases Interface
by Mailing List Manager 18 Jun '04

18 Jun '04

Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 15:32:58 +0000 From: Tomas Allen <tomasallen_who(a)hotmail.com> ** please excuse cross postings ** The World Health Organization Library is seeking your assistance. Since our mandate is a global one, we need to insure that our library database is responding to the needs of all types of library users worldwide. The WHO Library will be upgrading the library database web interface in July 2004 and are seeking volunteers from around the world to assist in pre-launch testing. In addition to volunteering, we hope that readers of this list would "buddy" up with a novice user from your library so that we have feedback from both experts and novices. If you are interested in testing the library database, please send an email to library(a)who.int Please place "library database tester" in the subject heading. We need to know Your Name and if possible your "buddy" novice user's name and details Expert (librarian/information specialist) or Novice Country of Residence (where you will access the library catalogue) Mother Language Many thanks, Tomas Allen WHO Library Further details Testing will run through the month of July. You will only be asked to respond to 10-15 simple questions that should take no more than 15 minutes. We also hope that you can assist in obtaining feedback from the your "buddy" novice tester. About the library catalogue The WHO Library and Information Networks for Knowledge (LNK) provides comprehensive library and information services on WHO-produced recorded information in print and other media. WHOLIS is the World Health Organization library database available on the web. WHOLIS indexes all WHO publications from 1948 onwards and articles from WHO-produced journals and technical documents from 1985 to the present. Many of WHO publications are available in full text pdf format through the library database. This can be viewed at http://dosei.who.int/. We encourage you to test the current database before July. If you have problems accessing this database please contact Ms Helen Heathcote at heathcoteh(a)who.int _________________________________________________________________

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Free access to Gender Studies Database
by Prafulla Chandra 17 Jun '04

17 Jun '04

Dear All: NISC is pleased to announce free access to Gender Studies Database during June 2004. Available Formats: BiblioLine, CD-ROM Number of Records: 552,250+ Dates of Coverage: 1972 & earlier - Present Number of CD-ROMS: 1 Database: Anthology of 12 files Update Frequency: Monthly on BiblioLine (Internet-/Web-based service), Quarterly on CD-ROM The Gender Studies Database (GSD) combines NISC's popular Women's Studies International, Men's Studies and Sexual Diversity Studies databases with relevant contributions from the Child Development & Adolescent Studies as well as Family & Society Studies Worldwide databases. GSD covers the spectrum of gender engaged scholarship inside and outside academia. Links to freely available and indexed full-text articles and documents on the web are available. Several hundred links provide access to carefully selected websites. To register for free access, please visit NISC's website at www.nisc.com and click the Gender Studies Database link at the top. Happy searching! Sincerely T.V. Prafulla Chandra Senior Editor --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NISC Export Services Pvt. Ltd. (an affiliate of NISC International, Inc. USA) S-1 Ballad Estates, St.Ann's School Road, Tarnaka, Hyderabad 500 017 Andhra Pradesh, India - Tel:+91 40 27001517 Tel/Fax:+91 40 27002538 WWW.NISC.COM A company in service to NISC worldwide. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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position announcement
by Prafulla Chandra 17 Jun '04

17 Jun '04

Position Announcement NISC Export Services (NES) Private Limited invites applications for the position of TECHNICAL SUPPORT ANALYST in its newly created Technical Support Department. NES and its affiliates together comprise one of the foremost database access, production and publishing companies in the world. NESs 100+ database products, published online (BiblioLine) or on CD-ROM (NISC DISCover) and print, cover most areas of the universe of knowledgearts & humanities, earth sciences, environment, social sciences, life sciences and technology. Based in Hyderabad, the successful candidate will handle, using latest information and communication technologies, queries pertaining to technical support received from customers all over the world. NES is looking for candidates who have at least a Masters degree in English, Mass Communication, Journalism or any related subject. Candidates with MPhil or PhD degree in the relevant subject would be preferred. --Good typing skills are required as the working environment involves online computer use for access to offices worldwide. --In addition, the candidates should possess the ability -to communicate in a formal, clear, empathetic and pleasant style, with excellent command of written and spoken English. -to handle a wide variety of modern communication media in a professional manner, conforming to standards of international business communication with respect to etiquette and pronunciation. -to understand and answer, with speed and accuracy, technical queries from customers. -to maintain good public relations with customers, both actual and potential. -to collect, organize, store and deliver information resources required for technical support. -to enjoy interactions with customers hailing from diverse national backgrounds and serve them in a most user-friendly manner. --If you are not a resident of Hyderabad and are willing to relocate, please indicate that at the top of your resume. Apart from on-job training inputs, NES provides a comfortable, pleasant and enjoyable work environment with bright career prospects and exciting opportunities to realize ones potentialities. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. NES considers applications from candidates who had appeared for examinations and awaiting announcement of results, Please submit a letter of application, resume, and names, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses of three references to: The Managing Director NISC Export Services Co. Pvt. Ltd. 3rd Floor, Ballad Estates, St. Anns Road, Tarnaka Hyderabad 500 017 Email: hrd(a)nisc.co.in Phone: +91 40 27001517 For more info about NISC, please visit www.nisc.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NISC Export Services Pvt. Ltd. (an affiliate of NISC International, Inc. USA) S-1 Ballad Estates, St.Ann's School Road, Tarnaka, Hyderabad 500 017 Andhra Pradesh, India - Tel:+91 40 27001517 Tel/Fax:+91 40 27002538 WWW.NISC.COM A company in service to NISC worldwide. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Site hosted
by Vinita 16 Jun '04

16 Jun '04

Dear Friends, The following site has been hosted by me on "Career Options in India". The site will be regularly updated, as of now it has covered only some subjects from the plethora of subjects available. URL: http://www.freewebs.com/careeri Comments and feedback for corrections and improvements are welcome. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vinita L. Hattangadi Library Assistant Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research Gen. Vaidya Marg, Film City Road Goregaon (East) MUMBAI-400 065 India E-mail: vinita(a)igidr.ac.in

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library events
by Mailing List Manager 16 Jun '04

16 Jun '04

Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 19:56:41 +0100 (BST) From: "[iso-8859-1] ramesh akula" <akula202(a)yahoo.co.in> Dear All, Can You Please let me know, if there are any library events on Digital libraries planned for any institution / associtions for the rest of the year , from 20th june 2004, regards, A.Ramesh Librarian Indur institue of Engineering and technology, siddipet-502 277

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