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Cesus of India Map
by suvarsha 24 Jul '03

24 Jul '03

Hi, I found an interesting site where you can generate maps (of India) by different parameters using data from the Census of India. Could be useful to some of you in social sciences. http://www.censusindiamaps.net/ with regards, Suvarsha Minj Research Executive - KM Feedback Consulting 5th Floor, Oxford Towers 139, Airport Road Bangalore 560 008 Tel : 91-80-5201379 / 5201398 Fax : 91-80-5201402 Web : www.feedbackconsulting.com

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Psychology courses
by prafulla＠nisc.co.in 23 Jul '03

23 Jul '03

Dear All: I am searching for information on Indian universities offering Master'd degree courses through DISTANCE MODE in Psychology/Applied Psychology/psychology-related subjects. I shall appreciate any useful pointers on this. Many thanks T.V. Prafulla Chandra --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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"CONSORTIUM OF LIBRARIES OF DAE"
by Dileep Ghoderao 21 Jul '03

21 Jul '03

To, The LIS Forum Manager and Members, Please click on below URL to view the "Consortium Workshop" details to be held at TIFR, Mumbai, you may fowrward these details to others. http://www.tifr.res.in/~libws All are most welcome. Regards, ===== D.B. Ghoderao(M.Com., M.Lib.I.Sc.) Scientific Assistant - B. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) ( Deemed University and National Centre of the Government of India for Nuclear Science and Mathematics) Homi Bhabha Road, Navy Nagar, Colaba, Mumbai-400 005 Phone: 022-22804545 Ext. 2584, Fax: 022-22804610, 22804611 URL: www.tifr.res.in\~library Send reply to email: ghoderao(a)yahoo.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com

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Free Access to All India Index to English Books in Print (AIIEBIP)
by prafulla＠nisc.co.in 21 Jul '03

21 Jul '03

Dear All: Heres an announcement from NISC of potential interest to LIS practitioners and teachers: NISC is pleased to offer free access to All India Index to English Books in Print (AIIEBIP) for the entire month of July 2003. You can access the database at: http://www.nisc.com/factsheets/qebip.asp AIIEBIP includes the entire contents of Indian Books in Print (ed. by Sher Singh. Indian Bibligraphies Bureau, New Delhi) plus several thousands of new entries. It is available in two formats: CD-ROM and Internet-/Web-based. AIIEBIP is powered by NISCs inhouse-developed ROMWright software, acclaimed globally as one of the finest bibliographic and textual information search-and-retrieval softwares. We request all LIS practitioners and teachers to kindly explore AIIEBIP database and let us have your valuable feedback regarding its coverage and search features. Contact person: Anu K. Dürr, Director, AIIEBIP. Email: AIIEBIP(a)nisc.co.in 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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WebDewey Free Trial
by prafulla＠nisc.co.in 19 Jul '03

19 Jul '03

Dear All: OCLC is offering one month free trial for WebDewey, the online version of DDC Edition 22. Please visit the following URL for registration: http://www.oclc.org/dewey/ The print edition of DDC 22 is scheduled for release this month. The WebDewey includes the entire content of print version of DDC22 plus much more explanation and examples, etc. Thanks 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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Times Foundation
by Mailing List Manager 17 Jul '03

17 Jul '03

Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 15:38:30 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> For your information, please. Arun ------ The Times Foundation has been actively involved in spearheading initiatives in women's empowerment, education, health and self-development and in facilitating heightened visibility of development issues through the print and electronic media. We act as a point of convergence for government agencies, NGO's, the corporate sector and citizens to facilitate partnerships and enable the harnessing of synergies to press for policy level changes and for holistic development. The Times foundation website is being developed into a gateway for information on development issues, interventions , success stories and funding opportunities. It would acts as a virtual meeting point for the stakeholders in development-the funding agencies, grassroots organizations, advocacy agencies and volunteers and aims at generating awareness, encouraging dialogue and enabling partnerships. The Times Foundation is in the process of building and updating its information repository and invites ideas, deliberations, articles and analysis on development issues and experiences, which would be accessed by stakeholders across the development spectrum. The aim is to get the information across to people and organizations who believe in making a difference and who would join hands with us in furthering the common good. We look forward to your interest in this collective endeavor. Thanking you Kuldip nar Programs Manager Times Foundation 7, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg New Delhi - 110002 India Tel :011-23302103 Dir: 011-23302193 Email : kuldip.nar(a)timesgroup.com URL : http://www.timesfoundation.indiatimes.com

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InfoWatch - June 2003
by M.R Lalitha 17 Jul '03

17 Jul '03

Dear LIS-Forum member, The June 2003 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) June 2003 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In this issue: 1. An Educational Tour of Nuclear Data 2. Annodex.net - Open standards for annotating and indexing networked media 3. BioCompare.com [Product reviews in Life Sciences] 4. Biodiversity Hotspots [A focus on 25 biologically rich areas around the world under significant threat of destruction] 5. Catalog of the Scientific Community in 16th and 17th Centuries 6. Computer Immune Systems 7. Copper Development Association 8. DSP Design Performance [Free Digital Filter Design Applets] 9. Electronic Review of Computer Books (ERCB) 10. ElsevierEngineering.com [Information resources for engineering research] 11. EquationSheet.com [Searchable directory of equations, constants, symbols and SI units] 12. Geometry in Action 13. Home Computer Security 14. Image Reduction and Analysis Facility (IRAF) 15. Infrared Zoo [Viewing animals with thermal infrared camera] 16. LTSN Bioscience ImageBank Pilot 17. Molecular Biology Protocols 18. NASA Technology Portal 19. Reference Guide for Instructional Design and Development [By IEEE] 20. Web-enabled Scientific Services & Applications ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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NexLib - Library Automation Software
by raj＠nexevolve.com 14 Jul '03

14 Jul '03

Dear Members, Our state of the art NexLib - Library Automation Software demo version is ready. It is already kept in our website http://www.nexevolve.com/download.htm you can download the same from the following link http://www.nexevolve.com/downloads/nexlib.zip Awaiting your reply for your interest. Kind regards Rajasekhar Sajja Director - Sales&Marketing, NexEvolve Logic Solutions Pvt. Ltd, #401, Swastik Plaza, SR Nagar, Hyderabad - 500038, India. Tel: +91.40.55368401/7401 MObile: +91.9849053507 email: raj(a)nexevolve.com URL: www.nexevolve.com -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ .

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Call for papers: ICDL 2004 - 24-27 February New Delhi
by Mailing List Manager 11 Jul '03

11 Jul '03

Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 14:26:45 +0530 From: Subrata Deb <sdeb(a)teri.res.in> Apologies for cross postings ---------------------------- INVITATION AND CALL FOR PAPERS ------------------------------ ICDL 2004 - 24-27 February New Delhi (http://www.teriin.org/events/icdl) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ International Conference on Digital Libraries: Knowledge creation, ------------------------------------------------------------------ preservation, access and management ----------------------------------- We would appreciate disseminating this mail to your colleagues. --------------------------------------------------------------- TERI in partnership with the Department of Culture, Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Government of India intends to organize a four-day International Conference on Digital Libraries (ICDL). CIEMCA/ COL is also an associte of this event. ICDL 2004 will facilitate interaction between experts and others, bridge knowledge gaps between developing and developed countries, and initiate capacity building activities in DLs (digital libraries). The deliberations of globally renowned experts - and subsequent discussions - during and after the conference, will help develop a road map for the digitization of archives, manuscripts, and libraries. ICDL 2004 will also provide directions on available technologies, digitization acts, DL policies, knowledge-sharing mechanisms, multilingual issues, etc. Who should participate? ---------------------- ICDL 2004 will witness cross-disciplinary participation by policy-makers, information scientists, and professionals involved in DL research and practice across the world. It would particularly interest the following. Policy-makers Library and information science professionals IT professionals Archivists and museologists Content developers and knowledge managers IT service providers Information providers and vendors Professionals from electronic publishing and virtual electronic communities All stakeholders in the digitization and knowledge business. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tutorials: 24 February 2004 --------------------------- Call for Tutorials: The main aim of these tutorials will allow participants to become familiar with basic principles of the field, to receive technical training in the area of Digital Libraries and making them aware of the potential of digital libraries in the current scenario. Tutorial 1: Overview of Digital Libraries Tutorial 2: Build Digital Library Using Open Source Software Tutorial 3: Dublin Core Metadata Tutorial 4: Development and Application of Knowledge Base Management Systems Tutorial 5: Development and Application of Knowledge Base Management Systems Tutorial 6: Thesauri and Ontologies in Digital Libraries Conference 25-27 Feb 2004 ------------------------- Call for papers: Theme: Knowledge creation, preservation, access, and management Topics: ----------- Digital libraries: conceptual and theoretical aspects Planning, development, architecture, and management Archiving cultural heritage and history through digitization Content organization and knowledge management: discovery, organization, retrieval, and models System scalability and interoperability Mediation and user interaction Metadata issues Digital library policy and strategic planning Paper submission guidelines: --------------------------- Extended abstracts (500 words) in English are to be submitted in MS Word format. The review committee will take the final decision regarding paper acceptance. Once accepted, the complete papers (5000 words) are to be submitted within the scheduled time frame. All papers must be original contributions and authors of the accepted papers are expected to transfer the copyright to TERI. Authors are requested to visit the ICDL web site for more details. Dates to remember: ----------------- Last date for submission of extended abstracts - 15 September 2003 * Last date for communication of acceptance of papers - 30 October 2003 * Last date for submission of full papers (soft copy) - 15 December 2003 Registration: ------------ The registration fee covers the conference kit, conference proceedings, lunches, inaugural dinner, and tea. It does not include other meals and accommodation. Registration fee* ---------------- For registrations done on or before 30 November 2003 Indian Delegates: Tutorials Rs 2000; Conference Rs 5000; Conference and tutorials Rs 6000 Foreign Delegates: Tutorials US$ 75; Conference US$ 200; Conference and tutorials US$ 225 For registrations done after 30 November 2003 Indian Delegates: Tutorials Rs 2500; Conference Rs 5500; Conference and tutorials Rs 6500 Foreign Delegates: Tutorials US$ 100; ConferenceUS$ 225; Conference and tutorials US$ 250 * Additional registration from the same organization qualifies for a 10% discount . * Students (Ph.D. and Masters) can avail of a 50% discount. Registration options: The registration form can also be downloaded from the conference web site. The completed form can be sent along with the registration fee through local cheque / bank draft favouring TERI and payable at New Delhi. Visit our web site for online registration. For paper submission and registration, please contact: Debal C Kar Conference Coordinator ICDL 2004 Secretariat TERI Darbari Seth Block, Habitat Place, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110 003 / India Telephone +91 11 2465 1629, +91 11 2468 2100, or +91 11 2468 211 Fax +91 11 2468 2133 E-mail ICDL2004(a)teri.res.in Web www.teriin.org/events/icdl Programme structure: ------------------------------ ICDL 2004 will have a mix of educative events and programmes spread over four days. Tutorials: Day 1(24 February) Leading researchers and practitioners will present the tutorials. Conference sessions: Day 2, 3, and 4 (25-27 February) Plenary, parallel, and poster sessions will engage the delegates in a wide range of presentations from leading national and international experts. Panel discussions, Valedictory session: Day 4 (27 February) Policy-makers, media-persons, academics, and techno-experts will discuss digitization initiatives in the developing world to frame a plan of action. Business sessions: Day 2 and 3 (25-26 February) ICDL 2004 opens up excellent opportunities for organizations involved in develo-ping and providing digital and knowledge management solutions to reach a global audience through product presentations. Exhibitors: Day 1, 2, 3, and 4 (24-27 February) ICDL 2004 welcomes organizations to showcase their best products/technologies at the venue. Space is available for 25 exhibitors. Stalls of 2 x 2 metres and 2 x 3 metres will be allotted on a first-come, first-served basis. Committees ------------------ International Programme Committee: --------------------------------- Prof. Jose Luis Borbinha, Director for Innovation and Development, National Library of Portugal, Portugal Dr Hsinchun Chen, McClelland Professor of MIS; Director, Artificial Intelligence Lab; Director, Hoffman eCommerce Lab, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA Dr Gobinda Chowdhury, Senior Lecturer, Department of Computer and Information Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Scotland Dr Jean-Marc Comment, Integration Manager, Archives Federales Suisses, Archivstrasse, Switzerland (invited) Dr Dieter W Fellner, Professor of Computer Graphics, University of Technology, Braunchweig, Germany Mr Simon Huggard, Systems Manager, Systems Support Unit, Monash University Library, Victoria, Australia Prof. Leonid A Kalinichenko, Institute of Informatics Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia Dr Yan Quan Liu, Professor of Information and Library Science, School of Communication Information and Library Science, Southern Connecticut State University, Connecticut, USA Prof. Gary Marchioni, Distinguished Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA Dr Erich Neuhold, Chairman, IEEE Technical Committee on Digital Libraries; Professor, GMD-IPSI Darmstadt, Germany Prof. Paul Nieuwenhuysen, Head, Information and Documentation, University Library, Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Belgium Mr John Paschoud, Project Manager, ANGEL, DELIVER, SECURE, Information Systems Engineer of the Library, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK Dr Michael Seadle, Head, Digital and Multimedia Center, Copyright Librarian, Michigan State University, USA Dr Atul Sharda, E-learning Adviser, Department of Education and Skills, London, UK Dr Stuart Weibel, Executive Director, Dublin Core Metadata Initiative, OCLC Office of Research, Dublin, USA Dr Norman Wiseman, JISC Head of Programmes, University of Nottingham, UK Prof. Ian H Witten, Department of Computer Science, University of Waikato, New Zealand Advisory Committee ------------------ Conference Co-Chairs -------------------- Mr Dhanendra Kumar, Secretary, Department of Culture, Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Government of India, New Delhi Dr R K Pachauri, Director-General, TERI, New Delhi; Chairman, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Geneva Members -------------- Prof N Balakrishnan, Chairman, Division of Information Sciences, IISc, Bangalore; and Professor, School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA Ms Sudha Gopalakrishnan, Mission Director, National Mission for Manuscripts, Department of Culture, Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Government of India, New Delhi Mr K Jayakumar, Joint Secretary, Department of Culture, Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Government of India, New Delhi Mr Yateendra Joshi, Fellow, TERI, New Delhi, India Mr Kiran Karnik, President, NASSCOM, New Delhi, India (invited) Dr Abhijit Lahiri, Adviser, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Government of India, New Delhi Dr S Majumdar, Director, Central Secretariat Library, Government of India, New Delhi Dr S S Murthy, Former Director, Defence Scientific Information and Documentation Centre, Government of India, New Delhi Dr T A V Murthy, Director, Information and Library Network Centre, Ahmedabad, India Dr Usha Reddi, Director, Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia, The Commonwealth of Learning, New Delhi Dr S Sadagopan, Director, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore, India Mr H D Singh, Director-General, National Archives of India, Government of India, New Delhi Prof. M Tawfik, Director and UNESCO Representative to Bhutan, India, Maldives, and Sri Lanka, New Delhi Dr N Vijayaditya, Director-General, National Informatics Centre, Government of India, New Delhi Dr Om Vikas, Scientist 'G' and Head, Computer Development Division, Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India, New Delhi Steering Committee: ------------------ Co-Chairs --------- Mr K Jayakumar, Joint Secretary, Department of Culture, Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Government of India, New Delhi Dr Leena Srivastava, Executive Director, TERI, New Delhi Conference Coordinator ---------------------- Mr Debal C Kar, Fellow and Area Convener, Library and Information Centre, TERI, New Delhi Members ------- Ms Martina Bartel, Head, Information Department and Library; Regional Coordinator, South Asia, Goethe Institut, Maxmuller Bhavan, New Delhi (invited) Ms Sudha Gopalakrishnan, Mission Director, National Mission for Manuscripts, Department of Culture, Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Government of India, New Delhi Dr P R Goswami, Director, National Social Science Documentation Centre, Indian Council of Social Science Research, Government of India, New Delhi Dr Arora, Jagdish Librarian and National Coordinator, INDEST Consortium, Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, India Mr P Jayarajan, Head, Library and Information Services (India), British Council Division, British High Commission, New Delhi Dr H K Kaul, Director, DELNET, New Delhi Dr S Majumdar, Director, Central Secretariat Library, Government of India, New Delhi Ms Rebecca McDuff, Information Resources Officer (Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka) and Public Affairs - US Embassy, American Centre, New Delhi Mr M Moni, Deputy Director-General, National Informatics Centre, Government of India, New Delhi Dr Usha Mujoo-Munshi, Librarian, Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi Mr V N Shukla, Director (Special Applications), Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, Noida, India Mr H D Singh, Director-General, National Archives of India, Government of India, New Delhi Dr Shalini Urs, Professor and Head, Department of Library and Information Science, Mysore University, Mysore, India Invited speakers: ---------------- Several globally renowned experts are expected to participate in and share their experiences at the conference. It will be an excellent opportunity for associated professionals to interact with these experts and enrich their knowledge base. Dr Schubert Foo Shou Boon, Associate Professor, Head, Division of Information Studies, School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Prof. Jose Luis Borbinha, Director for Innovation and Development, National Library of Portugal, Portugal Dr Gobinda Chowdhury, Senior Lecturer, Department of Computer and Information Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Scotland Dr Jean-Marc Comment, Integration Manager, Archives Federales Suisses, Archivstrasse, Switzerland Prof. Dieter W Fellner, Professor of Computer Graphics, University of Technology, Germany Dr Amarnath Gupta, San Diego Supercomputer Center, San Diego, USA Mr Simon Huggard, Systems Manager, Systems Support Unit, Monash University Library, Australia Prof. Leonid A Kalinichenko, Institute of Informatics Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia Dr Arora, Jagdish Librarian and National Coordinator, INDEST, Consortium, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India Dr Yan Quan Liu, Professor of Information and Library Science, School of Communication, Information and Library Science, Southern Connecticut State University, USA Dr Javed Mostafa, Victor H Yngve Associate Professor of Information Science, Associate Professor of Informatics, Indiana University, USA Dr T A V Murthy, Director, Information and Library Network Centre, India Dr Erich Neuhold, Chairman, IEEE Technical Committee on Digital Libraries; Professor, GMD-IPSI Darmstadt, Germany Prof. Paul Nieuwenhuysen, Head, Information and Documentation, University Library, Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Belgium Dr Harsha Parekh, Librarian and Professor of Library Science, SNDT, Women’s University, India Mr John Paschoud, Project Manager, ANGEL, DELIVER, SECURE, Information Systems Engineer of the Library, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK Dr Peter Schirmbacher, Director, Computing and Media Services, Humboldt-University,Berlin, Germany Dr Michael Seadle Head, Digital and Multimedia Center; Copyright Librarian, Michigan State University Libraries; Editor, Library Hi Tech, USA Dr Atul Sharda, E-learning Adviser, E-Learning Strategy Unit, Department of Education and Skills, UK Dr Shigeo Sugimoto, Koichi Tabata, Tetsuo Sakaguchi, University of Library and Information Science, Japan Dr Stuart Weibel , Executive Director, Dublin Core Metadata Initiative, OCLC Office of Research, USA Dr Norman Wiseman, JISC Head of Programmes, University of Nottingham, UK Prof. Ian H Witten, Department of Computer Science, University of Waikato, New Zealand Dr Takeo Yamamoto, Director and Professor, Multimedia Information Division, National Institute of Informatics, Japan ontacts: ------------- Conference Coordinator ICDL 2004 Secretariat TERI Darbari Seth Block, Habitat Place, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110 003 / India Telephone +91 11 2465 1629, +91 11 2468 2100, or +91 11 2468 211 Fax +91 11 2468 2133 E-mail ICDL2004(a)teri.res.in Web www.teriin.org/events/icdl

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ICDL 2004 - 24-27 February New Delhi http://www.teriin.org/events/icdl (fwd)
by Mailing List Manager 10 Jul '03

10 Jul '03

Apologies for cross postings ---------------------------- ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2003 17:40:49 +0530 From: ICDL2004 <ICDL2004(a)teri.res.in> International Conference on Digital Libraries 2004 Dear Sir/Madam, TERI is organizing the ICDL 2004 in partnership with Department of Culture, Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Government of India on knowledge creation, preservation, access and management from 24 to 27 February 2004 in association with Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA)/ The Commonwealth of Learning (COL). The conference is expected to be a major forum focusing on digital libraries and related technologies, policies, and other issues. The conference is expecting an august gathering of 500 participants drawn from different areas which will witness cross-disciplinary participation by policy-makers, library and information professionals, IT professionals, knowledge managers, professionals from electronic publishing and virtual electronic communities, etc. involved in DL research and practice across the world. In this regard we have enclosed an electronic version of the brochure for your kind perusal and for further dissemination at your end. For further details you may visit our website at www.teriin.org/events/icdl Looking forward to your kind cooperation With regards (Debal C. Kar) Conference Coordinator ********************************************** ICDL 2004 (International Conference on Digital Libraries) (24-27 February 2004) TERI, Darbari Seth Block India Habitat Place, Lodhi Road New Delhi - 110 003, India Tel. (+91 11) 2465 1629 (Dir), 2468 2100 & 2468 2111 (Extn 2724) Fax (+91 11) 2468 2144 & 2468 2145 E-mail <ICDL2004(a)teri.res.in> Web: www.teriin.org ****************************************************

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