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FW: From Madhan: Eldis document abstract
by Mailing List Manager 19 Mar '04

19 Mar '04

Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 11:13:23 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Friends: For those of you interested in building national agricultural information systems, here is an interesting report. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] FERTILE GROUND : OPPORTUNITIES FOR GREATER COHERENCE IN AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS Besemer, H.; Addison, C.; Ferguson, J. International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) (2003) This study examines the current landscape of Internet-based agricultural information services, to identify gaps and inconsistancies, and to suggest avenues for bringing greater coherence to the system as a whole. As the number of ICT-enabled information services increases, the intended user risks being swamped with possibilities to address his or her information needs. The challenge faced by donor-supported agricultural information services is to make it easier for those who need information to find what they are looking for by working together to build a more coherent total system. This report looks at the issue of coherence among agricultural information services from three perspectives: * Service providers: institutions providing development- oriented information services in the agriculture sector * Agriculture stakeholders in the South: information workers addressing the needs of the main clients for the services provided, such as extension workers, researchers and policymakers * Donors: providing financial support to many of the major agricultural information services and systems. <P>What emerges is a picture of an overall system in which there are striking gaps, areas of inefficiency, and duplications, as well as a certain mismatch between the information needs of the South and what is being provided by the current donor-supported services. To address these issues, the authors suggest both practical and policy-oriented actions that all three stakeholder groups can take to ensure a more coherent approach to matching supply and demand. Technical options for ensuring greater flexibility in mixing and matching information from different sources are explored in some detail. The survey and analysis as well as the recommendations presented in this report were verified in a stakeholder workshop hosted by the United Kingdom Department for International Development in London, June 2003. [author] TO SEE THIS DOCUMENT, PLEASE GO TO: http://www.ftpiicd.org/files/research/reports/report19.pdf

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Training Workshop in Digital Libraries-April 5-7-University of Mysore 2004
by Mailing List Manager 18 Mar '04

18 Mar '04

Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 18:24:30 +0530 From: Shalini .R .Urs <shalini(a)vidyanidhi.org.in> Vidyanidhi Training Workshop in Digital Libraries and E-publishing, April 5-7, 2004, University of Mysore, Mysore The Vidyanidhi Digital Library Initiative, Department of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, is organizing a three day Training Workshop on Digital Libraries and E-Publishing from April 5-7, 2004 This Program is intended to train LIS professionals in the basics of digital library technologies and building digital libraries with an emphasis on imparting hands on experience. This Program is limited to 20 participants only. The selection will be on first come - first serve basis. The selected candidates would be paid second class Train fare and accommodation is arranged by the organizers. Those interested may contact the undersigned: Dr. Shalini R. Urs Professor and Chairperson Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore, Mysore- 570006 Phone: 0821-2514699 FAX: 0821-2519209 Email : shalini(a)vidyanidhi.org.in

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Temporary staffing statistics
by Mailing List Manager 18 Mar '04

18 Mar '04

Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 10:46:36 +0530 From: Aman Jha <aman.jha(a)ciionline.org> Dear friends Any information about any reports/books on temporary staffing statistics = in India??? Thanks and regards, Aman Jha CII

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Indian Journal of Medical Research
by Mailing List Manager 18 Mar '04

18 Mar '04

Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 10:56:22 +0530 From: Ratnakar Aspari <aspari_r(a)hotmail.com> Starting from January 2004 issue the Indian Journal of Medical Research (published by the Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi) is available FULL TEXT ONLINE FREE. It can be accessed at http://icmr.nic.in/ijmr/ijmr.htm A. Ratnakar New Delhi

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New and Old Articles About Innovative Information Systems
by Mailing List Manager 18 Mar '04

18 Mar '04

Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 10:47:47 -0600 From: Gerry Mckiernan <gerrymck(a)iastate.edu> _New and Old Articles About Innovative Information Systems_ I am pleased to announce the publication and availability of self-archived copies of two of my SCI-5 columns devoted to Innovative Information Systems: "New Age E-Journals, Indexes, and Services," Science & Technology Libraries, Vol. 21, No. 3/4, 2001 [2003], pp. 223-233. [ http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/EJIS.pdf] "Scholar-Based Initiatives in Publishing," Science & Technology Libraries, Vol. 22, No. 3/4, 2002 [2003], pp. 181-191 [ http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/SBI.pdf ] **************************************************************************** I am also pleased to announce the availability of self-archived copies of previously published articles that profile other Innovative Information Systems, etc: "eCONF: The SLAC Electronic Conference Proceedings Archive," Library Hi Tech News, Vol. 18 No. 5, 2001, pp. 16-23. http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/eCONF.pdf ABSTRACT To promote the publication and expedite the availability of conference proceedings, an experimental archive titled eConf has been established under the auspices of the SLAC Technical Information Services department. At this time, the eConf archive is limited to proceedings in high-energy physics and related fields. The archive presently contains the conference papers of two proceedings: the 19th International Symposium on Lepton and Photon Interactions at High Energies (LP 99) and 20th International Linac Conference. http://www.slac.stanford.edu/econf/ **************************************************************************** "EnergyFiles: The Virtual Library of Energy Science and Technology," Library Hi Tech News, Vol. 20, No. 1, January/February 2003, 30-36. http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/EnergyFiles.pdf ABSTRACT The targeted audience for EnergyFiles is end users and organizations having a need for energy-related scientific and technical information. Anticipated primary users include researchers, scientists, project managers, program, managers, academic (educators and students), and associated information professionals. NOTE: Review of previous version of interface and system http://www.osti.gov/EnergyFiles/ ************************************************************************** "Library Database Advisors - Emerging Innovative Augmented Digital Library Services," Library Hi Tech News Vol. 19, No. 4, May 2002, pp. 27-33. "Why should we make our users hunt down the best resource for a given information need and learn how to use its particular options for searching? Why not provide them with a simple way to get started?" || Roy Tennant || http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/LDBA.pdf **************************************************************************** "Web-based Journal Manuscript Management and Peer-Review Systems and Services," Library Hi Tech News Vol. 19, No. 7, August 2002, pp. 31-43. "* [A] paperless system would significantly reduce delays in all aspects of the dissemination cycle. The composition process itself should be speeded up and so should the whole interaction among writers, publishers, and referees." || F. W. Lancaster || [Lancaster, F.W., Toward Paperless Information Systems ( Academic Press: New York, NY, 1978), 127.] http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/PeerSoft.pdf **************************************************************************** And BTW: For the Irish amongst us, as well as those who wish they were [:-)]: Happy St. Patrick's Day! Enjoy! /Gerry Gerry McKiernan New and Old Irish Librarian Iowa State University Ames IA 50011 gerrymck(a)iastate.edu

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NATIONAL SEMINAR ON LIBRARY CONSORTIA- INAGURAL & VALEDICTORY INVITATION
by Mailing List Manager 17 Mar '04

17 Mar '04

Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 09:46:22 +0000 (GMT) From: "[iso-8859-1] Prof. N. Laxman Rao." <naglaxman(a)yahoo.com> THE DEPT. OF LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE, OSMANIA UNIVERSITY, HYDERABAD-500 007 and INDIAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, DELHI Cordially invite you to attend the Inaugural Function of the NATIONAL SEMINAR ON LIBRARY CONSORTIA on Monday, the 22nd March, 2004 at 10.00 a.m. at ICSSR Conference Hall, OU Library Building, Hyderabad Mr. PAWAN AGARWAL, IAS (Financial Advisor, UGC, New Delhi) has kindly consented to be the Chief Guest and will inaugurate the Seminar PROF. J. ANANTHA SWAMY (Vice-Chancellor, Osmania University) has kindly consented to Preside over the function and release the Conference Volume Mr. N. V. SATYANARAYANA (Chairman & MD, Informatics India Ltd., Bangalore) has kindly agreed to deliver the Keynote Address Dr. E. RAMA REDDY (University Librarian, University of Hyderabad) has agreed to act as the Seminar Director PROF.N.LAXMAN RAO DR.J.YADAGIRI REDDY Dr.S.SUDARSHAN RAO Chairman, Organizing Secretary Joint Organizing Organizing Committee & Head, DLIS, OU Secretary ----------------------------------------------------------- THE DEPT. OF LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE, OSMANIA UNIVERSITY, HYDERABAD- 500 007 and INDIAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, DELHI Cordially invite you to attend the Valedictory Function of the NATIONAL SEMINAR ON LIBRARY CONSORTIA on Tuesday, the 23rd March, 2004 at 3.00 p.m. at ICSSR Conference Hall, OU Library Building, Hyderabad PROF. M. MUTHA REDDY (Registrar, Osmania University) has kindly consented to be the Chief Guest PROF. M. VENKATESHWAR (Principal, Univ. College of Arts & Social Sciences & Member, Executive Council, O.U.) has kindly agreed to preside over the function PROF. C. R. KARISIDDAPPA (Chairman, DLIS, Karnataka University, Dharwad President, Indian Library Association) has agreed to deliver the Valedictory Address PROF.N.LAXMAN RAO DR.J.YADAGIRI REDDY DR.S.SUDARSHAN RAO Chairman, Organizing Secretary Joint Organizing Committee & Head,DLIS,OU Organizing Secretary ===== 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) 040-56547599 (Mobile) e:mail-- naglaxman(a)yahoo.com OR naglaxman(a)indiatimes.com ___________________________________________________________ How much mail storage do you get for free? Yahoo! Mail gives you 6MB! Get Yahoo! Mail http://uk.mail.yahoo.com

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fw: ICIM2005 at Mumbai February 21-25, 2005
by JK Vijayakumar 16 Mar '04

16 Mar '04

Sorry for cross postings! More details available at conference Website http://www.icim2005.org/ Indian Association of Special Libraries and Inform ation Centres (IASLIC) will be hosting International Conference on Information Management in a Knowledge Society (ICIM-2005) to commemorate its GOLDEN JUBILEE celebrations at Grand Hyatt, Mumbai (Bombay), February 21-25, 2005 Website http://www.icim2005.org/ Objectives The objective of the conference is to juxtapose knowledge construction and development through various information management processes and then associated technologies. The conference will provide a platform for bringing to the fore local and global initiatives in this area encompassing research as well as practical applications. This interaction is expected to create understanding of the needs of the various players in the creation of knowledge. Call for Papers Theme : Information Management in a Knowledge Society ICIM 2005 invites original papers and case studies on various facets of the conference theme, as listed here. Knowledge Society � Leveraging Information for Knowledge � Characteristics of Knowledge Society - e-governance, e-learning, etc. � Virtual Communities � Digital Divide � Triangle of Knowledge Society: Freedom, Censorship and Security � IPR and Cyber Laws � Policy Support : National, Regional and Institutional Levels � Technological Support : NII (National Information Infrastructure) Internet, www, etc. � Institutional Infrastructure : Information Centres and Depositories including HRD. Information Management � Organization of Traditional and Electronic Resources Cataloguing, Metadata, XML, Dublin Core, Web Cataloguing, etc. Architecture, Ontologies, Natural Language Processing, Intelligent Mediators, etc. � Resource Discovery Tools - Search Engines, Directories, Semantic Web, Intelligent Retrieval, Multi and Cross Lingual Retrieval, Information Audit, etc. Knowledge Management � Knowledge Assets � Knowledge Sharing in Organizations : Models and Mechanisms � Organizational Learning � Knowledge Initiatives in Corporate, Govt, Academic & Voluntary Sectors. � Information Mapping : Data Mining, Data Warehousing, etc. � Technological Tools : Intranets, Extranets, CSCW, etc. Digital Libraries: Design & Usability � New Technologies and Adaptability � Digital Library Development: Technical Issues � Content Management and Structuring � Web Design and Interfaces � Digital Preservation � Digital Resource Sharing & Networking: Consortia, Open Archives, etc. Guidelines for Paper Submission Abstract of not more than 300 words to be submitted by June 30, 2004. Acceptance will be confirmed by July 31, 2004. Full paper to be submitted by October 31, 2004. Submission has to be in MS Word format, Times New Roman 12 points font. Subheadings should be bold, not underlined. Bibliographic references should be given at the end of the article under the heading Reference. All papers must be original and after acceptance IASLIC will hold the copyright. A committee of experts will review all contributions and their choice will be final. On the recommendation of the expert committee some papers will be chosen for presentation at the Conference. The remaining selected papers will be displayed during the Poster Sessions. All accepted papers will be presented in the Conference Proceedings which will be distributed at the Conference. Registration The registration fee covers the conference kit, conference proceedings, lunches, inaugural dinner and teas. It does not include the other meals and accommodation. Registration Fee Delegates Tutorial Conference Conference & Tutorial India & SAARC Countries Rs. 1500 Rs. 6000 Rs. 7500 Concessional Charges** Rs. 1500 Rs. 5000 Rs. 6500 Foreign US$ 100 US$ 300 US$ 400 An early bird incentive of US$ 50 will be allowed for registration made before June 30, 2004 for foreign delegates and for Indian and SAARC countries delegates 10% on the conference fee for registration made upto October 31, 2004. ** For students, Retired Library Science Professionals and IASLIC Members. Registration Confirmation Confirmation of registration will be sent upon receipt of the completed registration form and payment. Cancellation & Substitution Policy No cancellation or refund will be possible after a firm registration has been made. However, substitutions may be made. Please indicate the name & other necessary details, of the delegate who will replace the original registrant by December 31, 2004 Important Dates June 30, 2004 Last day for early bird incentive of $50 to foreign delegates. Last day for abstract submission October 31, 2004 Last day for 10% concession to Indian and SAARC country delegates Last day for full paper submission. Organising Committee Chairman Dr. D Kamalavijayan General Manager & Chief Librarian Reserve Bank of India Central Office Mumbai - 400 001 Tel.: 022 - 2265 5127 Fax : 022 - 2265 4993 E-mail : kamalavijayan(a)hotmail.com Convener Mr. Dharmendra Sachan Chief Learning Officer Bank of Baroda Baroda Corporate Centre C-26, G-Block, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (E), Mumbai - 400 051. Tel.: 022 - 5698 5202 E-mail : clo.bcc(a)bankofbaroda.com Members Prof. Harsha Parekh Prof. Vijaya Rajhansa Dr. Bharati Sen Dr. Vijai Kumar Dr. D Jotwani Dr. Ramesh Gaur Mr. M B Meshram Dr. S K Savanur Mr. Girish Kunkur Ms. Usha Sunil Mr. D D Mistry Dr. Medha Joshi Prof. N R Satya Narayana Dr. A R D Prasad Prof. S B Ghosh Mr. Deepak Kumar Nag Dr. J N Satpathi Mr. T Ashok Babu International Programme Committee Prof. Marcia Bates (USA) Mr. Thomas H. Davenport (USA) Dr. Stephen Denning (World Bank) Dr. Foy Durrant (West Indies) Prof. Schubert Foo (Singapore) Dr. G.E. Gorman (New Zealand) Mr. Daniel Greenstein (USA) Prof. Susan Hockey (UK) Dr. Sjoerd Koopman (IFLA) Dr. Gail Macmillan (USA) Prof. Donald Marchand (Switzerland) Prof. Gary Marchionini (USA) Dr. Alan D. Marwick (USA) Mr. Danny O'Hare (USA) Mr. Axel Plathe (France) Mr. Larry Prusak (USA) Prof. Raj Reddy (USA) Ms. Pamela Samuelson (USA) Dr. Hussain Suleman (South Africa) Dr. Bob Usherhood (UK) Mr. Stuart L. Weibel (USA) National Programme Committee Prof. N. Balakrishnan (IISc) Mr. Ganesh Natarajan (Zensar/CII) Dr. Ramesh Gaur (TIFR) Dr. S. B. Ghosh (IGNOU) (Co-Convr.) Dr. D. Kamalavijayan (RBI) Dr. Mohinder Singh (DESIDOC) Dr. T.A. V. Murthy (INFLIBNET) Mr. Deepak K. Nag (IASLIC) Prof. Harsha Parekh (SNDT) Dr. A. R. D. Prasad (DRTC) Dr. K. S. Raghavan(MU) Dr. T. B. Rajasekhar (IISc) Prof. V. P. Rajhansa(MU) Dr. S. Sadagopan (IIITB) Mr. B. P. Sanjay (IIMC) Prof. N. L. Sarda ( IITB ) Dr. N. R. Satyanarayana (LU) Dr. S. K. Savanur (WRIC) Dr. Bharati Sen (SNDT) (Convr.) Dr. Aditya Sood (CKSB) Mrs. M.Thenmozhi (IITC) More details available at conference Website http://www.icim2005.org/ __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - More reliable, more storage, less spam http://mail.yahoo.com

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Urgent requirement of Lib. professionals
by Mailing List Manager 16 Mar '04

16 Mar '04

> From: "Pravakar Rath" <pkrath_99(a)hotmail.com> > Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2004 15:08:33 +0530 > > > All those who are interested to apply may contact Rajender Singh Aswal > immediately. > Requirement: 1 Project co-ordinator for National Library and 20 Lib. Professional in different languages ie Arabic, Sanskrit, Punjabi and Hindi etc. Qualification: Master Degree in Library and information Science (MLIS),Knowledge of Cataloging in AACR II(Rev.), Classification in DDC 21st edition and Library of Congress Subject Heading in latest edition. Period of Project: 2 years, it may be extended. Location of Project: Anywhere in India but at present we need for National Library, Kolkatta and Central Institute of Indian Languages, Maysore. Salary: Minimum 4,000/- Others: 2 days training will be provided in MARC 21 Cataloguing format. Co. will provide only lodging for outside candidates. For Project coordinator at least 20 years experience. Retired librarian may be considered. Salary may be negotiable. ------------------------------------- For VTLS Software Private Ltd. B-219, Sector- 26, Noida Rajendra Singh Aswal Asst. Manager (Lib & Inf. Services) Tel. Office: +91-120-254 4235, 253 2689 Mobile: 9811295261 E-Mail: rs_aswal(a)hotmail.com ------------------------------------

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FW: Health CD-ROM Exhibition in Senegal
by Mailing List Manager 15 Mar '04

15 Mar '04

Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2004 20:32:50 +0000 From: Tomas Allen <tomasallen(a)hotmail.com> Please forgive any cross postings, Tomas Dear partner, The Senegalese Chapter of the Association for Health Information and Libraries in Africa (AHILA, http://www.ahila.org ) is organising a Health CD-ROM Exhibition at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Dakar, on April 29th this year. We invite you to provide copies of your health CD-ROMs for this occasion. Why are we holding a CD-ROM Exhibition? Internet connectivity is a problem for medical teachers, students and healthcare workers in our country, and we feel that health-related CD-ROMs should be available in all health resource centres to help respond to relevant health information needs. INASP-Health recently held an international health CD-ROM exhibition in London (see http://www.inasp.info/health/workshop32/cdroms.html) and this inspired us to do something similar in Senegal. The exhibition will help to share what we already have in Senegal, and to raise awareness about other international CD-ROMs that health stakeholders can access. This day will be an opportunity to know who has got what and where in our network, and help us really identify the resources we have all together. All represented resource centres will have a stand to display their resources, a computer and LCD for demonstrations. To make the day attractive, we intend to distribute to participants and visitors free copies of health CD-ROMs and other products that health information producers and those involved in health information can give us. On receiving your donations of CD-ROMs, we will credit your organisation generously and acknowledge your support to health in the developing world. If you would like to donate or need more information please contact: Ibrahima Bob (organiser of the day) AHILA President BP 5270, Dakar-Fann Dakar, Senegal Tel: 221 824 83 38 Mob 221 653 83 96 Fax : 221 824 07 41 Email: bobibrahim(a)yahoo.com or ibrahima.bob(a)oneworld.net URL: http://www.ahila.org Yours sincerely Ibrahima Bob ===== Ibrahima Bob, Office and Information Manager Africa Consultants International (ACI) B.P. 5270, Dakar-Fann, SENEGAL Tel.:B +221 824.83.38 Mob.: +221 653.83.96 Fax: B +221 824.07.41 // eFax : + 801 740-9578 Web: http://www.acibaobab.org E-mail : bobibrahim(a)yahoo.com

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Forwarded mail....
by Mailing List Manager 15 Mar '04

15 Mar '04

Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 09:58:45 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Friends: Two news items of interest. Particularly the second one. Till we set up our own interoperable institutional open archives in India, Indian researchers may use the Bioline archive. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] Posted in Open Access news by Peter Suber Saturday 13 March http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/2004_03_07_fosblogarchive.html#a107919034 278577568 <http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/2004_03_07_fosblogarchive.html> http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/2004_03_07_fosblogarchive.html#a107919603 009393812 <http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/2004_03_07_fosblogarchive.html> (1) More written testimony for the UK inquiry The Electronic Publishing Trust for Development (EPT) <http://www.epublishingtrust.org/> has put its written testimony for the UK inquiry online. <http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/bioline/STC.htm> (2) New Bioline eprint archive for developing country bioscience Bioline International <http://www.bioline.org.br/> has launched the Bioline International EPrints Repository <http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/archive/2004/March/13/local/stories/08loca l.htm> an open-access, OAI-compliant archive for bioscience, especially from developing countries.

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