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PUBLIC LIBRARY OF SCIENCE :Biology
by Mailing List Manager 27 Oct '03

27 Oct '03

Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 17:04:38 +0530 From: ramshirish mamidala <ramshirish(a)hotmail.com> Respected Professionals, All of you must be aware of Public Library of Science (http://www.publiclibraryofscience.com/) which is a nonprofit organization dedicated tomaking the world's scientific and medical literature a freely available public resource. Now they have come up with a new journal PLOS Biology. PLoS Biology is the premier open-access journal published by the Public Library of Science. PLoS Biology features works of exceptional significance in all areas of biological science, from molecules to ecosystems, including works at the interface with other disciplines. URL: http://www.publiclibraryofscience.com/toc.html regards, M.RAMSHIRISH (Student ADIS), Documentation Research and Training Centre, Indian Statistical Institue, 8th Mile, Mysore Road, R.V.College : PO, Bangqalore 560 059 phone:080-8483975 (Hostel) 8483002 Ext:495(ABC Lab) email:ramshirish@hotmail.com ram(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in

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concrete steps
by prafulla＠nisc.co.in 27 Oct '03

27 Oct '03

Dear Professional Colleagues: Proposal for Bharat Gyan Ganga We have three major categories of stakeholders: Librarians (belonging all types--academic, special, public, corporate, etc.) LIS teachers LIS students Library Suppliers (booksellers, publishers, equipment manufacturers, etc.) User Community We need to develop a SINGLE WINDOW interface where all these stakeholders can communicate, meet and share their information/concerns/issues. Even the proposed ASK YOUR LIBRARIAN (may be named as GyanGuru) could be an integral part of this. To avoid the problems of misuse and spams, all querries/postings would be placed on this site and the stakeholders would access by visiting the site instead of emails failling into their email boxes. The replies would also be placed at this site. If somebody wants information, he has to visit this site. Benefits: The user would be communicating to all Indian Librarians through a single email. The query (relating a book/journal/article, etc. or something pertaining to community information such as education, health, employment, etc.) could be answered by the library which has the information. Encourages resource sharing and knowledge sharing. User gets diverse replies and he can choose the best from the available alternatives. The complete knowledge base of the Indian librarians could be productively used thereby enhancing the quality of Indian reference services at one stroke. If the librarian does not have the information, he can forward it to a specialist he knows thereby expanding the knowledge base still further. Provides real life laboratory for LIS schools in Reference Service practicals. The students can handle "live examples" of reference querries. Facilitates library donations The donor can just a send a list of books available for donation to Gyan Ganga. The interested librarians can communicate their willingness. Then, the donor can decide to which library or libraries to donate the books.The right book reaches the right library where it is likely to be used. Establishes contact with library suppliers The librarians would just post their requirements of books/journals/equipment, etc. at this central site. The suppliers would would then along with terms and conditions. The libraries would be able to clinch best prices and best deals. Offers equitable opportunities to all the suppliers. The one who provides the best service would receive the order. We have a vast resource base of various types of libraries. Let's persuade the librarians of all categories (e.g., university, public, special, state central libraries, district central libraries, etc.) to join the proposed group. Enlisting the participation of public librarians is also important. So far, we have marginalised this important group (public libraries) which has valuable resources which even research scholars working in universities would find highly useful for their research. To put it in simple terms, a single querry from any user would be tapping the major LI resource base of India. The only thing we have to ensure participation by all Indian librarians. We can execute this project very easily. The only things that are necessary are: professionalism of the highest order, dedication, selfless service and objectivity. I am ready to take care of enlisting participation of all librarians, LIS teachers, LIS students, based in Andhra Pradesh by collecting their contact details, data, etc. Let's break institutional barriers in the free flow of information! Essentially, all institution-based LI service are public-funded. Why should we deprive the general public, that is, the common man of India, the benefit of information services. Let's use Internet to bridge the digital divide in urban and rural library service in India. Our goal: To answer any reference query within 24 hours wherever the information/document is available in India. The reactions of Prof Shalini Urs, Dr Vyasamoorthy andDr Sukhdeve Singh are encouraging. Let's celebrate library service and regain the joy of providing the same. As always, reactions are most welcome. Thank you Sincerely 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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RE: [LIS-Forum] Indian Library Professionals Database-concrete steps
by Mailing List Manager 27 Oct '03

27 Oct '03

Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 10:53:13 +0530 From: VYASAMOORTHY /IKP/HYD <Vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com> Dear All: Excellant and encouraging response from Prof Shalini. Initially, persons close to associations like IASLIC, INFLIBNET BONET IATLIS etc could be persuaded to forward their directories/membership lists to Dr Shalini. All such lists, may be consolidated, duplicates removed and left to be updated by individuals via WEB based front end proposed by Dr Urs. Anybody would sit up and look up once the database reaches a critical level, say some 25000 records of Indian Librarians. Then access can be priced for nominal sums for commercial organisations like book sellers, publishers, authors etc. Entire Librarian community would stand to benefit. Vyasamoorthy, P

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SLA-PAM International Membership Award
by Mailing List Manager 27 Oct '03

27 Oct '03

Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 10:23:13 +0530 (IST) From: Sunita Barve <sunitab(a)ncra.tifr.res.in> Apply for the SLA-PAM Division IMA award for 2004. This award is available for the librarian's who work in Physics, Astronomy, Mathematics or Computer Science Library. Award annoucement is enclosed herewith. Sunita Barve Library-In-Charge National Centre for Radio Astrophysics Post Bag No. 3, Pune Univ. Campus Pune 411 007, INDIA Subject: International Membership Award International Membership Award Call for Nominations for 2004-2005 The Physics Astronomy Mathematics (PAM) Division of the Special Libraries Association (SLA) is now calling for nominations for the International Membership Award. The SLA-PAM Division will present this award to a librarian from the Developing World; it provides a two-year SLA membership, for the years 2004 and 2005. For more information, please visit the following web page: http://www.sla.org/division/dpam/manual/awards/pamimadetails.html Nominations should be submitted to the chair of the International Relations Committee of the PAM Division (address below) by December 31, 2003 and the award will be announced in January 2004.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Indian Library Professionals Database-concrete steps
by Sukhdev Singh 27 Oct '03

27 Oct '03

Dear Friends at Lis-forum I remember, http://www.infolibrarian.com had similar database. They were/are offering such registration facility using some third party (free) service. I declined to fill in my details because I was in doubt if such data could be used by tele-marketing firms. I have bad experience in past due to disclose of my personal details like email, Phone Numbers and postal address. In India there is no law to protect persons from unsolicited tele-maketing spams (all forms, email, letter and phones). My experience say that even reputed firms like India Today sell their subscription data to thrid parties. No wonder you soon start receiving junk all forms of spam. Phone calls from Banks offering Credit Cards (Even on your Mobile phone if you particpate in some SMS contest). I receive atleast one phone per month at my office for Credit Cards. ICICI Bank was one step ahead, they sent me credit card with out mine filling up any application form. Latter on When I prostested and asked them the source of my personal details, I was informed they had taken it from my application form which I had filled up for purchasing Tax Saving Bond some time ago. I am not discouraging from building up a experts database. But then privacy policy should be very clearly stated. It may also give the intented use and any likely misuse of such data by third party. With regards Sukhdev Singh >From: "Shalini Urs" <shalini(a)vidyanidhi.org.in> >Reply-To: shalini(a)vidyanidhi.org.in >To: <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> >CC: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Indian Library Professionals Database-concrete >steps >Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 16:23:54 +0530 (IST) > >Dear All, > >I am writing this mail in response to the ongoing discussion in this Forum >regarding developing an Indian Librarians Database, especially since there >was a specific reference to Mysore University and also a comment' are any >LIS schools listening? > >My response is as follows: >I agree with Dr.Vyasamurthy regarding building on the existing databases >and getting it done by some student of LIS.However this requires sharing >of data. > >I have the following suggestions and services to offer. >---- >* As part of some of the activites that I have been involved with in the >last couple of years, I already have built up a database of more than 800 >Librarians in a database form >* I could get one of my students to take it up as a Project and get it >updated >* I would welcome anyone to send me lists/databases that they might have >and we will use that to check duplicates/update the database >* We have also developed a web based Experts database, which permits >filling up and submission of data by the experts themselves.This could >also be used to get LIS professionals to update the database.I am ready to >make it available to have an exclusive LIS professionals database >* May be we could use both the stratgies to come up with a Indian LIS >professionals database >* I would offer to host the database on the Vidyanidhi Website > >Comments and suggestions are welcome!ANY TAKERS? > >Best > > >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 > > >Mailing List Manager said: > > > > Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 17:16:41 +0530 > > From: VYASAMOORTHY /IKP/HYD <Vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com> > > > > Dear Friends: > > > > Prafulla's Suggestions have profound intent. However the question is > > always "who will bell the cat?" (Who will pay for the expenses > > involved?) I have some suggestions in this respect. > > > > To have a good database of Indian librarians, why not use the existing > > librarians directory in www.infolibrarian.com ? OR you may try > > Inflibnets Experts Database as well. The latter is academic librarians > > oriented; Inflibnet database's Data Entry Form is far too detailed and > > this might deter many from adding their own data. Infolibrarian is for > > ALL librarians. Every librarian, big or small, may be persuaded to > > enter his details here. It so happens that only Juniors enter their > > data in such databases. Seniors are too proud to lend their names to be > > included. To obviate this problem each institute/library may request > > one of the colleagues to enter all library professionals names into > > this infolibrarian directory. > > > > We have a number of sources for details of librarians like INFLIBNET, > > INFOLIBRARIAN. ILA, IASLIC, SIS, ALSD, BONET, CALIBNET etc Let us not > > proliferate more directories that are difficult to keep updated. Let us > > strengthen just one (ANY ONE) and make it a BIG success. > > > > Library Science Schools can ask their students to take up projects of > > 'mass population' of such databases. For instance some student in SNDT > > or Mysore University can say collect details of all librarians in > > Mumbai or Mysore and enter say a substantial part of it into > > infolibrarian database. Here teamwork mught help large scale data > > entry. SHe will get project credit from the library school. And the > > directory would serve him later on in his/her professional life as > > well. > > > > Incidentally the SNDT had (has?) website with a directory of suppliers > > of Library Requisites -- If this is up and updated our friends like > > Usha Kumari of Bangalore need not ask FORUM members for sources > > regarding Electronic display Boards (and hoping for some answer!). > > > > Are some Library Schools listening? > > > > *Dr.P.Vyasamoorthy, Advisor, Virtual Information Centre > > *ICICI Knowledge Park, Turkapalli Village, Shameerpet Mandal, RR > > District, Hyderabad 500078 INDIA > > *Ph: +91(40) 2348 0053; Fax:+91(40) 2348 0007 Ph. 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Information on RFID Technology
by Mailing List Manager 27 Oct '03

27 Oct '03

Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 05:53:12 +0000 (GMT) From: "[iso-8859-1] shankar goud" <bandashankar(a)yahoo.co.in> Respected Professionals There is some information on RFID at the following urls which may be usefull to you http://www.vtls.com/Products/rfid/ http://www.tagsys.net/ with regards Banda Shankar Student, DRTC.

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Google Releases Glossary Search Command
by Mailing List Manager 27 Oct '03

27 Oct '03

Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2003 08:11:36 +0100 (BST) From: "[iso-8859-1] shankar goud" <bandashankar(a)yahoo.co.in> Respected all, Google has introduced a new advanced search command that is designed to enable users to find the most current definitions to word(s) and phrases. Users can type the word "define," then a space, and the word or phrase they want defined into the Google.com search field. If Google has seen a definition for the word or phrase on the Web, it will retrieve that information and display it at the top of the search results page. examples define www ----->gives single difinition for "www" define:www ----->gives a list of difinitions for "www" for further details visit http://www.google.co.in/help/features.html#definitions Banda Shankar, Student, DRTC.

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collection on Health and life sciences
by Mailing List Manager 27 Oct '03

27 Oct '03

Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2003 17:47:29 +0530 From: Theresa Williams <theresa.williams(a)wipro.com> Hello All Kindly send the list of most useful books on Health and life sciences if any one has good collection. Thanks n regds Theresa Manager Information Services Division Wipro Technologies 72,Keonics E-city Hosur road Bangalore 560100 Tel:91-80-8528741 91-80-8520408#5512 FAX:91-80-8520478

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A Guide to Institutional Repository Software
by Mailing List Manager 27 Oct '03

27 Oct '03

Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2003 17:25:30 -0400 From: Dr. Ramesh C. Gaur <rcgaur(a)tifr.res.in> Apologies for cross-posting Universities and research centers throughout the world are actively planning the implementation of institutional repositories. Such planning entails policy, legal, educational, cultural, and technical components, most of which are interrelated and each of which must be satisfactorily addressed for the repository to succeed. The Open Society Institute intends this document to help organizations with one facet of their repository planning: selecting a software system that best satisfies an institution's needs. An institution's system needs will be driven by its content policies and by the procedures required to implement those policies. A well designed and carefully planned repository program can function well with any of the systems discussed here-but none of these systems can help a poorly designed or inadequately planned repository succeed. Therefore, where necessary, the notes to the System Feature & Functionality Table (Section 2.2) attempt to explain the relevance of system technical features in the context of a repository's broader planning, design, and policy framework To view the guide, please see: http://www.soros.org/openaccess/software/ best wishes, Ramesh PS. Please feel free in forwarding to other professional colleagues Ramesh C. Gaur, Ph.D --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Visiting Scholar (Fulbright Program)( From August 15, 2003 to February 14, 2004) Virginia Tech Dept. of Computer Science 660 McBryde Hall, M/C 0106 Blacksburg, VA 24061 +1-540-231-3615 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Librarian(Scientific Officer "E") Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (Deemed University and National Centre of the Government of India) Homi Bhabha Road, Navy Nagar, Colaba, Mumbai-400 005 Phone: 022-22804545 Ext. 2230, Fax: 022-22804610, 22804611URL: www.tifr.res.in\~library E-mails: rcgaur(a)tifr.res.in, ramesh_c_gaur(a)hotmail.com

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traditional library to digital library
by Mailing List Manager 27 Oct '03

27 Oct '03

Date: 25 Oct 2003 08:31:31 -0000 From: bedarata dash <vedadash(a)rediffmail.com> sir i am working in a engineering college library and my library is a traditional library and i want to make it a digital library.i want to know that what are the necessary steps required for changing a traditional library to digital library.if u kindly help me i will be ever obliged. Bedarata Dash Librarian Synergy Institute of Engineering & Technology Dhenkanal Orissa mail ID:veda_dash@yahoo.com

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