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FW: loreal prize
by Mailing List Manager 17 May '04

17 May '04

Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 14:20:03 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Please spread the word among all physicists. I wish many Indian women physicists are nominated. Arun -----Original Message----- From: Marcia C. B. Barbosa [mailto:barbosa@if.ufrgs.br] Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 2:57 AM To: Subbiah Arunachalam Subject: loreal prize ~ Dear Colleagues, Loreal is lauching again the Loreal prize for women in Condensed Matter. The details about how to nominate can be found in the webpage: http://www.if.ufrgs.br/~barbosa The deadline for nominating or renominating candidates is June 15th, 2004. Marcia Barbosa

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EMPLOYMENT NOTICE (fwd)
by Mailing List Manager 17 May '04

17 May '04

Date: Sat, 15 May 2004 15:26:16 +0530 From: T R B Sarma <trbsarma(a)isec.ac.in> EMPLOYMENT NOTICE Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bangalore Library needs one temporary Technical Assistant on monthly salary of Rs. 5000/-. Essential Qualifications: M.L.I.Sc or any other equivalent degree with some computer experience. Interested candidates may please contact to Mr. TRB SARMA, Librarian immediately. TRB SARMA Librarian, ISEC Nagarabhavi, Bangalore. 560 072. E-mail : trbsarma(a)isec.ac.in Telephone: 080-23215468 Extn. 302

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SCI-5: Five Select Science and Technology Sites
by Mailing List Manager 17 May '04

17 May '04

Date: Fri, 14 May 2004 14:33:26 -0500 From: Gerry Mckiernan <gerrymck(a)iastate.edu> I am pleased to announce the publication of my latest SCI-5 column in _Science & Technology Libraries_ (Haworth) titled "Ecological and Environmental Data" (see below). In addition to the citation to this column, I have also provided the associated Web address for a self-archived post-print. In addition, I have also listed my previous SCI-5 columns published earlier this year and provided their respective self-archived locations. The purpose of the SCI-5 column is to profile science and technology sites with uncommon but useful content, as well as those with innovative features and functionalities. Members of the Science and Technology Communities are invited to nominate candidates which they believe will be of interest to our colleagues for the full SCI-5 treatment [:-)] Enjoy! /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Select Librarian Iowa State University Ames IA 50011 gerrymck(a)iastate.edu NOTE: '**' denotes a URL change from the published Web address. ************************************************************************************* I. "SCI-5: Ecological and Environmental Data," _Science & Technology Libraries_ 23, no. 4 (2003) [2004]: 95-104. Self-archived at: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/EcoData.pdf (accessed 14 May 2004). 1) CEED: 'Caveat Emptor' Ecological Data Repository [ http://ceed.sdsc.edu/ ] [Temporarily Off-Line?] 2) Ecological Archives (Ecological Society of America) [ http://www.esapubs.org/archive/ ] 3) Ecological Information Network (EIN) [ http://ein.nbii.gov/ ] ** 4) Environmental Data Registry (U.S. EPA) [ http://www.epa.gov/edr/ ] 5) National Geospatial Data Clearinghouse [ http://clearinghouse1.fgdc.gov/ ] ** II. "SCI-5: OAI Service Providers," _Science & Technology Libraries_ 23, no. 1 (2002) [2004]: 87-98. Self-archived at: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/OAISP.pdf (accessed 14 May 2004). 1) Arc: A Cross Archive Search Service [ http://arc.cs.odu.edu/ ] 2) Citebase [ http://citebase.eprints.org/ ] 3) my.OAI [ http://www.myoai.com/ ] 4) Open Archives Initiative Information in Engineering, Computer Science, and Physics (Grainger Engineering Library at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) [ http://g118.grainger.uiuc.edu/engroai/ ] 5) SAIL-eprints (Search, Alert, Impact and Link) [ http://eprints.bo.cnr.it/ ] NOTE: A more comprehensive review of each of these services can be found in my eProfile "Open Archives Initiative Service Providers. Part I: Science and Technology," _Library Hi Tech News_ 20, no. 9 (November 2003): 30-38. Self-archived at: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/OAI-SP-I.pdf (accessed 14 May 2004). III. "SCI-5: Scholar-based Initiatives in Publishing," _Science & Technology Libraries_ 22, nos. 3/4 (2002) [2004]: 181-191. Self-archived at: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/SBI.pdf (accessed 14 May 2004). 1) BioMed Central: The Open Access Publisher [ http://www.biomedcentral.com/ ] 2) Dspace*: Durable Digital Depository [ http://dspace.org/ ] 3) Organic Eprints [ http://orgprints.org/ ] 4) The Public Library of Science [ http://www.publiclibraryofscience.org/ ] 5) SPARC-The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition [ http://www.arl.org/sparc/ ] NOTE: A more comprehensive review of each of these services can be found in the following eProfiles "Open Archives Initiative Data Providers. Part II: Science and Technology,"_ Library Hi Tech News_ 21, no. 5 (June 2004). In press. TO BE SELF-ARCHIVED at: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/OAI-DP-II.pdf . "Scholar-based Innovations in Publishing. Part III: Organizational and National Initiatives," _Library Hi Tech News_ 20, no. 5 (June 2003): 15-23. Self-archived at: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/ScholarBased-III.pdf (accessed 14 May 2004). "Scholar-based Innovations in Publishing. Part II: Library and Professional Initiatives," _Library Hi Tech News_ 20, no. 3 (April 2003): 19-27. Self-archived at: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/ScholarBased-II.pdf (accessed 26 April 2004). IV. "SCI-5: Free International Web-based Patent Sites," _Science & Technology Libraries_ 22, nos. 1/2 (2001) [2004]: 175-185. Self-archived at: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/FIP.pdf (accessed 28 April 2004). 1) [China Patent Database] [ http://www.sipo.gov.cn/sipo_English/default.htm ] [Temporarily Off-Line?] 2) DEPATISnet (Germany) [ http://www.depatisnet.de/ ] 3) Industrial Property Digital Library (Japan) [ http://www.ipdl.jpo.go.jp/homepg_e.ipdl ] 4) Intellectual Property Digital Library (WIPO) [ http://ipdl.wipo.int/ ] 5) SurfIP (Singapore) [ http://www.surfip.gov.sg/sip_home.htm ] ************************************************************************************

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employment announcement
by Mailing List Manager 14 May '04

14 May '04

Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 16:15:16 +0530 From: Prafulla Chandra <prafulla(a)nisc.co.in> EMPLOYMENT ANNOUNCEMENT Nexus Information Services Company Private Limited (affiliated to National Information Services Corporation, Baltimore, Maryland, USA) is one of the foremost database access, production and publishing companies in the world. We have openings for honest, hard working, knowledgeable and dedicated professionals in the areas of database editing, indexing and abstracting. ________________________________________________ Database Editor (3 posts) Essential Qualification: MLISc or any other equivalent degree Desirable Qualification: Masters degree in any subject other than LIS ________________________________________________ Indexer (1 post) Essential Qualification: MA or Master of Social Work or MCJ Desirable Qualification: MLISc or any other equivalent degree _________________________________________________ Abstractor (2 posts) Essential Qualification: MA or Master of Social Work or MCJ Desirable Qualification: MLISc or any other equivalent degree _________________________________________________ Applicants should have excellent command over written and spoken English. You would be based in Hyderabad and working in a pleasant and enjoyable work environment with bright career prospects and exciting opportunities to realize your potentialities. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. Candidates who had appeared for examinations and awaiting announcement of results would also be considered. Please send your applications, along with a comprehensive CV, by post or through email to: The Managing Director Nexus Information 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 our website at: 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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Fwd: USEMARCON Plus v1.41 released
by Saiful Amin 13 May '04

13 May '04

Hi, Might be of interest to IT people of libraries!! Regards, Saiful -------- Original Message -------- Subject: USEMARCON Plus v1.41 released From: Ere Maijala <ere(a)atp.fi> Date: Mon, May 10, 2004 11:53 am To: www-zig(a)w3.org USEMARCON is a software application that allows users to convert bibliographic records from one MAchine-Readable Cataloguing (MARC) format to another. USEMARCON Plus version 1.41 has been released. This version is a minor update to version 1.4. It contains a fix for a zero length data field causing a crash and enhancements to the error messages. In addition there is a new switch in the command line version to turn on the verbose mode to see all warning and information messages. For more information and to download the software please visit the the British Library web site at http://www.bl.uk/services/bibliographic/usemarcon.html There is now also a mailing list for the users of USEMARCON at http://www.mailtalk.ac.uk/lists/usemarcon.html For further information please contact: ATP Library Systems Ltd, Finland by e-mail (usemarcon at atp.fi) or visit our web site at http://www.atp.fi/ or contact The British Library Bibliographic Standards & Systems Boston Spa, Wetherby West Yorkshire LS23 7BQ United Kingdom Tel: + 44 (0) 1937 546585 Fax: + 44 (0) 1937 546586 Email: usemarcon(a)bl.uk

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Training Workshop on Optimal Use of e-Resources on INDEST Consortium
by Daulat Jotwani 13 May '04

13 May '04

Dear Colleague The Central Library, IIT Bombay has planned to organize a 2-days Training Workshop on Optimal Use of e-Resources available through the INDEST Consortium on 27-28 May 2004. The workshop is aimed at imparting training to the librarians and other staff in the institutions to ensure optimum utilization of INDEST resources for the benefits of their users. It will also provide participants with an opportunity to discuss their concerns and difficulties directly with database producers / vendors. Only 30-35 participants, on first-come-first-served basis, will be taken for the course from engineering and technology institutions, NITs and other engineering colleges, preferably from the states of Maharashtra, Gujarat and Goa. Preference will be given to those from member institutions. Interested persons may forward their application in the enclosed proforma by email / fax at the earliest to the Librarian, IIT Bombay. Participants will be provided hostel accommodation free of charged. TA/DA will have to be borne by the participants or their organizations. D Jotwani, Librarian, IIT Bombay PROGRAMME 27th May 2004 Registration 0915 1000 hrs Inauguration 1000 1045 hrs Break 1045 1100 hrs Technical Session I 1100 1145 hrs INDEST Overview Technical Session II 1145 1230 hrs e-Resource at IITB Visit to IITB Library 1230 1315 hrs Lunch 1315 1400 hrs Technical Session III 1400 1445 hrs Elseviers Science Direct Technical Session IV 1445 1530 hrs CA - SciFind Scholar Break 1530 1545 hrs Technical Session V 1545 1630 hrs IEL Online 28th May 2004 Technical Session VI 0930 1015 hrs Compendex & Inspec on Ei-village Technical Session VII 1015 1100 hrs J-Gate/JCCC, Web of Science Break 1100 1115 hrs Technical Session VIII 1115 1200 hrs Current trends in Digitization Technical Session IX 1200 1300 hrs ACM & Emerald Lunch 1300 1400 hrs Technical Session X ETD at IIT Bombay 1400 1445 hrs Technical Session XI 1445 1530 hrs Springer-Link Valedictory 1530 1600 hrs PROFORMA Name : ____________________________________ Designation : ____________________________________ Institution/Organization : ____________________________________ ____________________________________ Address : ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ Telephone / Fax No. ____________________________________ Email : ____________________________________ Accomodation needed : Yes / No Signature

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InfoWatch - Apr 2004
by M.R Lalitha 13 May '04

13 May '04

Dear LIS-Forum member, The April 2004 issue of InfoWatch is now online, bringing you details of new Internet sites related to Science and Engineering. You can access the complete issue on the NCSI Web server at the URL : http://www.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/infowatch/iw.php You will also find earlier issues of InfoWatch here. For your convenience, the table of contents is given below. If you wish to be on the mailing list of InfoWatch to receive the complete issue by e-mail, let us know. Also mention your format preference - html or text. Regards -Lalitha M.R lalitha(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in ------------------------------------------------------------------------ InfoWatch Tracking Networked Scientific Information Sources and Services (An electronic update service brought to you by NCSI) Apr 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In This Issue: 1. AllSyntax.com [Programming tutorials, code and sample programs] 2. BioPerl.org [An open-source Perl tools for bioinformatics, genomics and life science research] 3. Computer security dictionary - Dictionary of information security 4. DateDex - The calender directory of days, dates and events worldwide 5. DINO [A realtime 3D visualization program for structural biology data] 6. EE Times Design library 7. FirstScience.com - Amazing websites for interesting minds 8. Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) [Gene expression and molecular abundance data repository] 9. Gravity Probe B - Testing Einstein's universe 10. HP Labs technical reports 11. Living State Physics [Merges research of physics with exciting and significant biomedical investigations] 12. NASA GMCD Learning Center - A directory of Earth science data and services 13. Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB) 14. Polymorph - Knowhere [How the structure of space determines the shape of the things] 15. Simple Network Management Protocol(SNMP) 16. Sting Millenium Suite (SMS) [A software to study structures of macromolecules] 17. STORM [A nexus of Software Testing Online Resources] 18. TechRepublic - Real world, Relatime, Real IT 19. The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) 20. Thingamablog [A cross-platform, standalone blogging tool] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ About InfoWatch : InfoWatch is a monthly electronic newsletter, brought out by the National Centre for Science Information (NCSI) Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore - 560 012, INDIA. Information in the newsletter is collected and verified by NCSI staff.The newsletter aims to raise awareness of new sources of information on the Internet, particularly those which are relevant for higher education and research. Some items may be of relevance only to the IISc community.Resources reported here have been taken from various discussion lists and other network tools and no special claims are made for accuracy or originality. Most of the sources cited in the newsletter were checked at the time of publication, however it is possible that some of the resources are no longer available. We welcome comments about the newsletter and suggestions for resources to be featured. Please e-mail your comments to Infowatch editors: Ms. K. Thulasi (thulasi(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in) & Ms. M. R. Lalitha (lalitha(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in) ------------------------------------------------------------------------

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launch of lisgateway.com
by masoom raza 11 May '04

11 May '04

Dear friends I am glad to inform you about the launch of library and information science gateway.(www.lisgateway.com) LISGateway.com provides searchable and browsable catalogue of Internet based resources related to Library & Information Science. It encourages the exploitation of publishers material by providing free access to quality web resources. The data pages establishes links mainly to site, which have produced e-journals, e-books, reference resources etc.It improves the effectiveness of Internet searching and will serve as a source of information for LIS people. Users would be directed to high quality of Internet resources rather than to have evaluate, filter and organize the resources themselves. This gateway has been developed by Principal Investigator, UGC Major Research Project Lecturer, Deptt. of Library & Information Science, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India as a part UGC'S Major Research Project.This project will complete in June 2005.Please feel to share about the site at mail@lisgateway.com,masoom_r@lisgateway.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at Yahoo! HotJobs http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/careermakeover

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New Title by The Director, CSIR
by Mailing List Manager 11 May '04

11 May '04

Date: Sat, 8 May 2004 13:35:16 +0530 From: Monitor Information Services <emonitor(a)sancharnet.in> New Title by Mr R.A.Mashelkar, Director CSIR -------------------------------------------- Intellectual Property and Competitive Strategies in the 21st Century This outstanding work s most important contribution lies in its vision of the organic cooperation of governments, institutions, supranational organisations, multinational corporations, small and medium enterprises, and civil society as they collectively fashion a 21st Century in which creativity and innovation are enabled to convert knowledge into wealth and social good. For this reason, as well as for its richly detailed treatment of trends and current reality in the field, Intellectual Property and Competitive Strategies in the 21st Century will be read and put to good use by business people, international lawyers, government officials, and interested academics in all parts of the world. Price: EURO 85.00 URL: http://www.aspenpublishers.com/Product.asp?catalog%5Fname=Aspen&category%5F… Ordering thru: MONITOR INFORMATION SERVICES library suppliers - books n cd-rom's 203, Moghal Marc Ratan Complex Narayanguda, Hyderabad - 500 029 tel : 040-55787065 / 040-27552390 fax : +91-40-27569299 http://www.monitorinfo.com

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Fwd: failure delivery
by Mailing List Manager 11 May '04

11 May '04

Date: Sat, 8 May 2004 05:58:07 +0100 (BST) From: "[iso-8859-1] Subbiah Arunachalam" <subbiah_a(a)yahoo.com> > Friends: > > Here is a brief exchange betwen Gene garfield and > Stevan Harnad. Enjoy reading it. > > Arun > [Subbiah Arunachalam] > > [Moderator's Note: To save iterations, my reply > follows below, immediately after Gene's posting -- > S.H.] > > > Stevan Harnad wrote: > > > > > The rate of new OA journal start-ups is not > > likely to increase > > > substantially, because the literature is > already > > journal-saturated, > > > and there are few new journal niches. Most OA > > journal growth is hence > > > likely to come from the conversion of existing > > TA (toll-access) > > > journals to OA, in one of three ways: (1) The > > journal remains TA, > > > but makes its online version OA. (2) The > journal > > abandons the TA > > > cost-recovery model and adopts the OA > > (author-end) cost-recovery > > > model. (3) The journal's editorial board and > > authorship -- hence, > > > effectively, its title -- defect to an OA > > publisher. > > > > I am surprised to hear you say this Steve. It > flies > > in the face of > > experience. You should re-read Derek Price's > > statements about the growth > > of invisible colleges. > > > http://www.garfield.library.upenn.edu/lilscibi.html > > > > The latest techniques in publishing make it all > the > > more likely that > > new journal start ups of all kinds will continue > to > > occur. I have known > > dozens of pioneering editors who started new > > journals because they could > > not get a professional society or a private > > publisher to act. Ironically > > it made several of them quite wealthy because > > neither the slow moving > > societies or the conservative publishers could not > > foresee the potential. > > > > At one time the president of Gordon and Breach > told > > me he could start > > a journal with 50 subscribers. And Robert Maxwell > > jumped in to publish > > journals like Tetrahedron because he could find a > > brilliant editor. > > > > Today any free spirit could start a new journal. > > Some will fail and > > some will succeed. The process of "twigging" as it > > was once called > > is inevitable. > > > > Eugene Garfield > > > > [Stevan Harnad's reply: I defer to Gene > > Garfield's far broader > > knowledge and experience on the subject of new > > journal start-ups > > (though it would be nice to see the actual > data > > on new journal > > start-ups for, say, the past 20 years, perhaps > > subdivided in terms of > > hybrid vs. online-only -- as well, of course, > as > > a count of how many > > journals, new and old, hybrid and online-only, > > went belly-up within > > the same period, after what interval). My > point, > > however, was about > > OA (Open Access) journal start-ups. Around > 1000 > > journals (5%) out > > of a total of about 24,000 journals are OA > > journals today, and the > > question was about how quickly that > *percentage* > > can be expected to > > rise (via either new journal creation or old > > journal conversion or > > both). I hold by my prediction that it will be > > very slow, whereas > > self-archiving, which is already at around 20% > > right now, can rise to > > include at least all the articles in the 83% > of > > journals that have > > already given self-archiving the official > green > > light, or even to > > 100%, virtually overnight. I think the > potential > > growth rates via > > these two roads -- gold and green -- differ by > > at least an order of > > magnitude. -- S.H.] > > > > ------------ > > Eugene Garfield, PhD. email > > garfield(a)codex.cis.upenn.edu > > tel 215-243-2205 fax 215-387-1266 > > President, The Scientist www.the-scientist.com > > Chairman Emeritus, ISI www.isinet.com > > home page: www.eugenegarfield.org > > Past President, American Society for Information > > Science and Technology > > (ASIS&T) www.asis.org > > > > > > Chat instantly with your online friends? Get the > FREE Yahoo! Messenger http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/

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