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Ask Your Librarian service
by prafulla＠nisc.co.in 14 Oct '03

14 Oct '03

Dear Friends: It is rather sad that one of our professional colleagues Shri M Vijayakumar should repeatedly request for a simple piece of information: definition of 'research library' according to ALA Glossary of LIS. Even after four days from the date of request, we have failed to meet this request. I am sure that this book would be available in several Indian university libraries. Had Indian university librarians participated actively in the LIS-Forum, we would not have faced this situation. All this reminds me of Dr Lahiri's anguish on lack of professionalism and standards which he expressed so eloquently in one of the last issues of Information Today & Tomorrow. There were many heated arguments on Dr Lahiri's views. Prof E. Ram Reddy wrapped up the whole discussion with a statement underlying the urgent need that we all LIS professionals should do something concrete to improve the situation. Even after five decades of attaining Independence and after spending hundreds of crores on variety of LIS networks in India, we do not have proper mechanism in place to find out from a single window where a particular book/journal/information is available in which Indian library. If we can't provide this basic service, does it bring any glory to our profession among the public? The infrastructure has failed us. Its high time for the LIS professionals to turn proactive and reach out the public and meet their information requirements in alternative ways. I think it is high time for LIS professionals to offer a FREE reference service where any member of the public would be welcome to post his problem/query and he would receive reply from Indian librarians. To do this effectively, we need to ensure participation of all university librarians, all Heads of Departments of LIS (or any faculty member of DLISs specialising in reference service) and librarians of State Central Libraries/District Central Libraries throughout India. I think that LIS-FORUM may consider expanding its mandate to provide this type of service. There is no point in limiting ourselves to just LIS issues/concerns. What could more sacred and professional that meeting the information requirement of a needy user? Alternatively, we can start a national level "ASK YOUR LIBRARIAN" internet-based reference service. Suppose a reader walks into our library and requests for a document/book/journal. If it is not available in our library, are we in a position to tell him within 24 hours at least where it is available in another Indian library? If we have a service like ASK YOURLIBRARIAN, the user would just post the query/problem he is facing and he would receive replies from all the libraries which have that document. ASK YOUR LIBRARIAN can also provide community information services at the national level. If a member of public has some query relating to his day to day life (education/health/employment/agriculture, etc.,), he would just post his query to ASK YOUR LIBRARIAN and the librarians having that information would reply to that query immediately. This single window service would automatically solve the problem of the user: whom should I contact for this information? I look forward to reactions from all members of the LIS-Forum. We shoud take up strategic initiatives in this area to redeem our professional glory. Regards 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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RLG's Union Catalog Available on the Open Web
by Madhuresh 14 Oct '03

14 Oct '03

Dear Friends, I would like to share the following information with all of you. Research Libraries Group (RLG, http://www.rlg.org), builder of one of the world's largest union catalogs of merged library holdings, has opened a Web-based version of its file to all users of the Web, called as RedLightGreen (http://www.redlightgreen.com). The union catalog contains bibliographic records of holdings from all RLG's 160 member libraries, some of them among the largest. Currently, the collection of records from libraries, archives, and museums includes over 130 million holdings for some 42 million titles. RLG expects to make the file available to the public free through most of 2004, while it develops and implements a business model. Created over the course of 23 years, the massive union catalog covers books, serials, maps, films, recordings, archives, manuscripts, computer files, and more, from 300 countries in over 370 languages. RedLightGreen went live on Sept. 22. Records connect to library holdings and even supply local call numbers. RLG began the project of bringing the catalog to the Web in 2002 using an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant. Besides serving to locate valuable resources and verify citations, RedLightGreen also provides links beyond those of traditional catalogs and can even output citations in different standard bibliographic formats, i.e., APA, MLA, Turabian, and Chicago. Users can also e-mail results, purchase books or CD-ROMs, locate the nearest library owning the title, and even find online versions in some cases. Regards. Madhuresh Singhal Aurigene Discovery Technologies Limited, Electronic City, phase II, Hosur Road, Bangalore 562 158 Phone 8521314-16 Ext.- 422 Mobile: 98861 82822 Fax 852 6285 E-mail: madhureshsinghal(a)yahoo.com http://nettalk2.tripod.com/

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food processing related info.
by Mailing List Manager 13 Oct '03

13 Oct '03

Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 16:09:40 +0530 From: j sharma <jsharma(a)niilm.com> Dear Colleagues I am looking for information on following topics. I shall be thankful if any one of you could help me in locating or by sending the material. 1. Food processing industry in India 2. Need of food processing education in India 3. Human resources requirement in food processing industry 4. Marketing strategies for food processing industry Regards Jitender Sharma Librarian NIILM UNIVERSITY B-II/66, MCIE, Sher Shah Suri Marg Badarpur, New Delhi - 110044 Tel: 91-011-26941529/39, 26973143 (Dir.) Fax: 91-011-26948212 E-mail: jsharma(a)niilm.com, jitendersharma(a)hotmail.com

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Fwd: Re: an important document for librarians
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 13 Oct '03

13 Oct '03

--- ALAN HOPKINSON <A.Hopkinson(a)mdx.ac.uk> wrote: > Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 10:44:28 +0000 (GMT) > From: ALAN HOPKINSON <A.Hopkinson(a)mdx.ac.uk> > Subject: Re: an important document for librarians > To: "Prof. N. Laxman Rao." <naglaxman(a)yahoo.com> > > Dear Professor Laxman > > Thank you for your seasonal greetings. Also thank you for > the useful > websites. > > I have found a very useful e-booklet on metadata which > you and your > colleagues must surely find very useful. It is on the > American NISO > website (they develop the standards for US library > sector). > > The URL is at > > http://www.niso.org/news/Metadata_simpler.pdf > > Best wishes > > Alan Hopkinson > > > ================================================================= > Alan Hopkinson Email:a.hopkinson@mdx.ac.uk > Head of Library Systems Phone: 0208 411 5238 > Middlesex University FAX : 0208 411 5163 > Bounds Green Road Mobile: 07765 > 230260 > LONDON N11 2NQ > ===== Prof.N.LAXMAN RAO, Dept.of Library & Information Science, Osmania University, HYDERABAD- 500 007 (INDIA) President, Indian Association of Teachers in Library and Information Science (IATLIS). Ph:+91-40-27171565 (res): +91-40- 27682290 (off) e:mail-- naglaxman(a)yahoo.com OR naglaxman(a)indiatimes.com ________________________________________________________________________ Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Yahoo! Messenger http://mail.messenger.yahoo.co.uk

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rsearch library definition
by Mailing List Manager 13 Oct '03

13 Oct '03

Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2003 17:50:41 +0100 (BST) From: vijaya kumara <vijayakumar71(a)yahoo.co.in> Dear professionals, Can any one of you tell me the definition of the research library as per the ALA Glossary of Library and Information Science. It would be most helpfull for my research. waiting for your kind help Vijayakumar M ***************************************************************** Vijayakumar M, Learning Resource Centre, Beams International Education Institute, P O Box 31199, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Phone : 00971-4-3342929 Mobile : 00971-50-4734077 Fax : 00971-4-3342922 email :vijayakumar71@yahoo.co.in Website: http://www20.brinkster.com/vinija/ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner online. Post your profile.

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books on UK Pension
by Mailing List Manager 13 Oct '03

13 Oct '03

Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 12:09:28 +0530 From: Saroj Karle <saroj.karle(a)patni.com> Hello, Id like to know from where I can get these books in India. I tried with many of the book suppliers in Mumbai. Kindly let me know ASAP. 1. Simple Guide to Pensions by John Claxton ISBN 1857038010 2. Allied Dubar Pensions Handbook by Anthony Reardon ISBN 0273654926 3. Pensions (Good Practise) by Andrew Serimshaw 4. Pensions Kit by Nicola Mitchell 5. Pensions Simplified by Harvey Andrew & Baterman Richard ISBN 1852523271 6. Take Control of Your Pension Action by Jonquil Lowe ISBN 0852029276 Thanks & Regards Saroj Karle Library Patni Computer Systems Ltd, Electronic Sadan III, TTC Industrial Area, Mahape Village, Navi Mumbai 400 701 Tel: 27611090; 27622651 Extn: 1274 Fax: 761 9602 Email: library.ttc(a)patni.com

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Re: NPA's of Emerging Markets
by Mailing List Manager 13 Oct '03

13 Oct '03

Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 06:37:28 +0100 (BST) From: Anagha Agharkar <anaghaagharkar(a)yahoo.co.in> Hello, I need the Non Performing Loans (also called Non Performing Assets) for various emerging makerts such as China, Brazil, Thailand, Indonesia, Mexico, Malaysia etc. for the past 10 years. Can anyone tell me where to source this information from? Is there any publication which covers this information? Thanks and best regards, Anagha Agharkar Librarian ICICI Securities Ltd. 41/44 Minoo Desai Marg, Colaba, Mumbai - 5

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JCDL-2004-Call for Papers
by Shalini Urs 13 Oct '03

13 Oct '03

Call for Papers: JCDL 2004 ========================== Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL) 2004 Global Reach and Diverse Impact June 7-11, 2004 Tucson, Arizona, USA http://www.jcdl2004.org/ Jointly sponsored by Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Special Interest Group on Information Retrieval (SIGIR) Special Interest Group on Hypertext, Hypermedia, and the Web (ACM SIGWEB) and IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Digital Libraries (TCDL) In cooperation with The American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) Coalition for Networked Information DELOS Network of Excellence on Digital Libraries The Joint Conference on Digital Libraries is a major international forum focusing on digital libraries and associated technical, practical, and social issues. JCDL encompasses the many meanings of the term "digital libraries," including (but not limited to) new forms of information institutions; operational information systems with all manner of digital content; new means of selecting, collecting, organizing, and distributing digital content; digital preservation and archiving; and theoretical models of information media, including document genres and electronic publishing. The intended community for this conference includes those interested in aspects of digital libraries such as infrastructure; institutions; metadata; content; services; digital preservation; system design; implementation; interface design; human- computer interaction; performance evaluation; usability evaluation; collection development; intellectual property; privacy; electronic publishing; document genres; multimedia; social, institutional, and policy issues; user communities; and associated theoretical topics. Participation is sought from all parts of the world and from the full range of disciplines and professions involved in digital library research and practice, including computer science, electrical engineering, information science, information systems, librarianship, archival science and practice, museum studies and practices, technology, education, medicine, intelligence analysis, social sciences, and humanities. All domains - academia, government, industry, and others - are encouraged to participate as presenters or attendees. CONFERENCE THEME: GLOBAL REACH AND DIVERSE IMPACT In addition to the listed digital library research topics, JCDL 2004 encourages submission of papers that illustrate digital library's global reach and diverse impact. Examples include (but are not limited to): major national or cross-regional digital library projects; case studies exemplifying successful international collaboration and impact; innovative cultural preservation and dissemination projects aimed at preserving unique and indigenous knowledge; the development and use of digital library technologies for national (and international) security; digital library research for intelligence and security informatics; digital library techniques, content, and services based on cyberinfrastructure; digital library research for enhancing e-learning and education; and other novel and high- impact digital library projects. IMPORTANT DATES --------------- January 15, 2004: Full papers, panel, and tutorial proposals due February 10, 2004: Short papers, posters, proposals for workshops and demonstrations due March 31, 2004: Final submissions due PAPER SUBMISSION ---------------- Full and short papers will be included in the conference proceedings and will be presented at the conference. Papers must be in English with a limit of 10 pages (approximately 5000 words) for full papers and 2 pages for short papers. All papers must be original contributions (i.e., not have been previously published or currently under review for publication elsewhere). All contributions are to be submitted in electronic form via the JCDL conference web site, following ACM format guidelines and using the template provided (http://www.acm.org/sigs/pubs/proceed/template.html). Preferred submission formats are PDF or Microsoft Word. The conference will award the Vannevar Bush Award to the best full paper. PANELS, POSTERS, AND DEMONSTRATIONS ----------------------------------- Panels and posters provide opportunities to present work-in-progress, late- breaking results, or other efforts that would benefit from discussion with the community. Successful panel proposals should involve a controversial or emerging topic and articulate and entertaining panelists. Panel proposals must consist of a title, a 1-page extended abstract explaining the topic and goals of the session along with a list of titles of individual presentations and/or viewpoints and contact information for the organizer, moderator, and panelists. Posters permit presentation of late-breaking results in an informal, interactive manner. Poster proposals should consist of a title, a 1-page extended abstract, and contact information for the authors. Accepted posters will be displayed at the conference and may include additional materials, space permitting. Abstracts of panels and posters will appear in the proceedings. Demonstrations will allow attendees to have first-hand views of innovative digital libraries technology and applications and to talk informally with system developers and researchers. Demonstration proposals should consist of a title, a 1-page extended abstract, and contact information for the authors. Abstracts of demonstrations will appear in the proceedings. All contributions are to be submitted in electronic form via the JCDL conference web site. TUTORIALS AND WORKSHOPS ----------------------- Proposals for tutorials and workshops are also solicited. Tutorials are intended to present a single topic in detail over either a half-day or a full day. Tutorial proposals should include: a tutorial title; an abstract (1-2 paragraphs, to be used in conference programs); a description or topical outline of tutorial (1-2 paragraphs, to be used for evaluation); duration (half- or full-day); expected number of participants; target audience, including level of experience (introductory, intermediate, advanced); learning objectives; a brief biographical sketch of the presenter(s); and contact information for the presenter(s). Tutorial proposals should be emailed directly to the tutorial chair. For further information please contact the tutorial chair. Workshops are intended to draw together communities of interest in a new or emerging issue and provide a forum for discussion and exploration. Submissions should include: a workshop title and short description; a statement of objectives for the workshop; a topical outline for the workshop; identification of the expected audience; a description of the planned format, duration (half- or full- day), and expected number of attendees; information about how the attendees will be identified, notified of the workshop, and, if necessary, selected from among applicants; as well as contact and biographical information about the organizers. Finally, if a workshop has been held previously, information about the earlier sessions should be provided -- dates, locations, outcomes, attendance, etc. Workshop proposals should be emailed directly to the workshop chair. For further information please contact the workshop chair. CONFERENCE LOCATION ------------------- JCDL 2004 will be held in Tucson, Arizona on June 7-11, 2003. Warmed by an abundance of desert sunshine, the meeting will be held in a rejuvenating resort environment inspired by the beauty of its pristine natural surroundings. Home to an amazing variety of birds, plants and wildlife, Tucson is an ideal choice for nature lovers, families, or those simply seeking a serene escape from daily pressures. It also is an inspiring setting for productive professional meetings. Outdoor enthusiasts may enjoy horseback riding, hiking, biking, birding and swimming, plus golf nearby. Weather in early June in Tucson is warm, but comfortable and pleasant. The Hilton El Conquistado will be the JCDL 2004 conference hotel. It is a 4-Star, 4-Diamond resort nested at the base of the Catalina Mountains. It features 428 newly renovated guest rooms with upscale southwestern décor and private balconies with gorgeous mountain views. There are additional 90 rooms (also Hilton) available nearby for overflow guests. This hotel has a spacious, open lobby that is perfect for networking. Many activities including horseback riding, jeep tours, and bicycle rentals, are available on site. ORGANIZING COMMITTEE -------------------- General Co-Chairs: Hsinchun Chen, University of Arizona, hchen(a)eller.arizona.edu Howard Wactlar, Carnegie Mellon University, wactlar(a)cmu.edu Ching-chih Chen, Simmons College, chingchih.chen(a)simmons.edu Program Co-Chairs: Mike Christel, Carnegie Mellon University, christel(a)cs.cmu.edu Ee-Peng Lim, Nanyang Technological University, aseplim(a)ntu.edu.sg Treasurer: Daniel Zeng, University of Arizona, zeng(a)eller.arizona.edu Tutorial Chair: Schubert Foo, Nanyang Technological University, assfoo(a)ntu.edu.sg Workshop Chair: Hsueh-hua Chen, National Taiwan University, sherry(a)ccms.ntu.edu.tw Panel Chair: Lee Giles, Pennsylvania State University, giles(a)ist.psu.edu Poster and Demo Chair: Christopher Yang, Chinese University of Hong Kong, yang(a)se.cuhk.edu.hk Publicity Co-Chairs: Stuart Weibel, OCLC, weibel(a)oclc.org Su-shing Chen, University of Florida, suchen(a)cise.ufl.edu Shalini Urs, University of Mysore, shalini(a)vidyanidhi.org.in Mohan Tanniru, University of Arizona, mtanniru(a)eller.arizona.edu Sponsorship Co-Chairs: Kurt Fenstermacher, University of Arizona, kurtf(a)eller.arizona.edu Edward A. Fox, Virginia Institute of Technology, fox(a)vt.edu Local Arrangement Co-Chairs: Kathy Larson, University of Arizona, larsonca(a)u.library.arizona.edu Jeanett McCray, University of Arizona, mccray(a)ahsl.arizona.edu Student Volunteer Coordinator: Byron Marshall, University of Arizona, byronm(a)eller.arizona.edu PROGRAM COMMITTEE ----------------- Ghaleb Abdulla, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Robert M. Akscyn, Knowledge Systems Robert B. Allen, University of Maryland William Arms, Cornell University Thomas Baker, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, Germany Nicholas J. Belkin, Rutgers University Ann Blandford, University College of London, UK José Luis Borbinha, National Library of Portugal Christine Borgman, University of California, Los Angeles Donatella Castelli, Italian National Research Council, Italy Chao-chen Chen, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan Zhaoneng Chen, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China Key-Sun Choi, KAIST, Korea Gobinda Chowdhury, University of Strathclyde, UK Beth Davis-Brown, Library of Congress Susan Dumais, Microsoft Schubert Foo, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Edward A. Fox, Virginia Tech Amy Friedlander, Council on Library and Information Resources Norbert Fuhr, University of Dortmund, Germany Dave Fulker, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research Richard Furuta, Texas A&M University C. Lee Giles, Penn State University Geneva Henry, Rice University William Hersh, Oregon Health & Science University Sally Howe, National Coordination Office for Information Technology R&D, USA Jieh Hsiang, National Taiwan University, Taiwan Judith Klavans, Columbia University Traugott Koch, Netlab, Lund University, Sweden Don Kraft, Louisiana State University Carl Lagoze, Cornell University Ray Larson, University of California, Berkeley John Leggett, Texas A&M University David Levy, University of Washington Clifford Lynch, Coalition for Networked Information Gary Marchionini, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Cathy Marshall, Microsoft Corporation Alexa T. McCray, National Library of Medicine, USA Kathleen McKeown, Columbia University Cliff McKnight, Loughborough University, UK Reagan Moore, San Diego Supercomputing Center Sung Hyun Myaeng, Information & Communications University (ICU), Korea Michael L. Nelson, Old Dominion University Erich Neuhold, Fraunhofer-IPSI, Germany Liddy Nevile, La Trobe University, Australia Craig Nevill-Manning, Google Mike Papazoglou, Tilburg University, The Netherlands T.B. Rajashekar, Indian Institute of Science, India Edie Rasmussen, University of British Columbia Andreas Rauber, Vienna University of Technology, Austria Joyce Ray, Institute of Museum and Library Services Allen Renear, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Alfredo Sanchez, Universidad de las Americas-Puebla, Mexico Frank M. Shipman, Texas A&M University Ingeborg Sølvberg, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway Shigeo Sugimoto, University of Tsukuba, Japan Tamara Sumner, University of Colorado Costantino Thanos, CNR-ISTI, Italy Shalini Urs, University of Mysore, India Herbert Van de Sompel, Los Alamos National Laboratory Nancy Van House, University of California, Berkeley Stuart Weibel, OCLC Office of Research Rebecca Wesley, Stanford University Ian Witten, University of Waikato, New Zealand Jianzhong Wu, Shanghai Library, China Jerome Yen, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Lizhu Zhou, Tsinghua University, China ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Shalini ------------- Prof.Shalini R.Urs Project Director Vidyanidhi-Indian Digital Library of Electronic Theses Department of library and Information Science University of Mysore Manasagangotri Mysore.570006. India Ph:91-821-2514699 Fax:91-821-2519209 Website:http://www.vidyanidhi.org.in

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internet library for librarians
by ramshirish mamidala 12 Oct '03

12 Oct '03

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Fwd: Governor General of Canada Merit Award
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 12 Oct '03

12 Oct '03

Dear Professional friends, One of our fellow professionals Dr Venkateshwerlu (native of Tenali, andhra Pradesh) working at University of Windsor, got the Governor General of Canada Award for his contributions and distinguished service both with in and outside Canada. It is a matter of pride to all Indian professionals. On behalf of the professionals from India, I congratulate Dr.Venkateshwerlu for his achievements. He had sponsored and managing a orphanage in Tenali for last two decades. Dr.Venkateshwerlu garu -- We are proud of u. We wish u many such awards and achievements. LAXMAN RAO Subject: Governor General of Canada Merit Award Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2003 18:04:47 -0400 > --------------------------------- Dear friends: I thought of sharing the news with friends who have known me and associated with me for many years. The Government of Canada has accorded me the national honour in the form of Governor General of Canada Merit Award.The award giving ceremony takes place in Ottawa in November. The award recognises the contributions I have made over the years both within Canada and abroad. Thank you. T.Venkateswarlu University of Windsor Windsor, Ontario N9B 3P4 Canada ===== Prof.N.LAXMAN RAO, Dept.of Library & Information Science, Osmania University, HYDERABAD- 500 007 (INDIA) President, Indian Association of Teachers in Library and Information Science (IATLIS). Ph:+91-40-27171565 (res): +91-40- 27682290 (off) e:mail-- naglaxman(a)yahoo.com OR naglaxman(a)indiatimes.com ________________________________________________________________________ Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Yahoo! Messenger http://mail.messenger.yahoo.co.uk

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