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Harvard's Head Librarian Is Delighted That Google Books Will Expand Fair Use
by noufal＠tatamotors.com 20 Nov '13

20 Nov '13

(To post in the Forum) Dear All An interesting read. Google estimates that there are about 130 million unique books in the world. And the search giant intends to scan them all by 2020. After an eight-year, multi-branched legal battle <http://www.librarycopyrightalliance.org/bm~doc/google-books-litigation- family-tree.pdf> , Judge Denny Chin came down on the side of Google Books in a major decision on Thursday <http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/google-books-victory-widens-the-scope- of-fair-use> , ruling that Google was within its legal right to digitize the books under the fair use provision of US copyright law. Google started its digitization effort about a decade ago, but was criticized by authors and publishers for violating copyright, eventually spurring a class action lawsuit brought forward by the Authors Guild and the the Association of American Publishers. Chin ruled against the groups last week, in a move that's been hailed as a victory for fair use on the internet. Robert Darnton, a celebrated book historian and Harvard University's head librarian, has followed the legal saga over the years- always as a strong advocate for the public's access to literature in the digital realm. I talked with Darnton about last week's ruling, as well as the history of fair use and the future of digital publishing. Full Story: http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/harvards-head-librarian-is-delighted-th at-google-books-will-expand-fair-use Regards, Noufal.PP ******************************************************************************************************************************************************** "This e-Mail may contain proprietary and confidential information and is sentfor the intended recipient(s) only. If, by an addressing or transmission error,this mail has been misdirected to you, you are requested to delete this mailimmediately. You are also hereby notified that any use, any form of reproduction, dissemination, copying, disclosure, modification, distribution and/or publication of this e-mail message,contents or its attachment(s) other than by its intended recipient(s) is strictly prohibited. Any opinions expressed in this email are those of the individual and not necessarily of the organization. Before opening attachment(s), please scan for viruses." ******************************************************************************************************************************************************** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Postponement of dates of National Conference on ~SRedefining Libraries in Electronic Age~T (RLEA-2013)
by Mailing List Admin 20 Nov '13

20 Nov '13

Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 18:41:54 +0530 From: Dr.K.R. Mulla <krmulla(a)gmail.com> Dear Professional Friends, Due to Government of Karnataka has scheduled its Legislative Assembly Sessions in Belgaum from 25th November 2013 to 6th December 2013. The National Conference on “Redefining Libraries in Electronic Age” (RLEA-2013) scheduled on 29th & 30th November 2013 has been rescheduled to 20th & 21st December 2013. We are very sorry for the inconveniences caused to all the participants, Guests, Paper presenters and Resource Persons. I request all of you to kindly reschedule your itinerary and make your reservations accordingly. I request all of you to kindly attend the Conference and make it a most memorable, meaningful and successful. Thanking you, Yours faithfully, Dr. K. R. Mulla Organizing Secretary, Librarian, Visvesvaraya Technological University, “Jnana Sangama” Belgaum-590 018, Karnataka. +91-9449873452 (M), +91-9448031969 (M) +91-831-2498191 (O) +91-831-2498192 (Fax) Email: krmulla(a)vtu.ac.in/ krmulla(a)gmail.com URL: www.vtu.ac.in Conference Website: http://vtuerm12.webs.com/events.htm

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Koha and RFID users (Vinod Kumar Mishra)
by Mailing List Admin 20 Nov '13

20 Nov '13

Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 21:52:35 +0530 From: Dhaval Kotecha <dhaval(a)rapidradio.co.in> Dear Mr. Vinod Kumar Mishar, As per your request we are listing down the projects done by RapidRadio for various clients who use KOHA integrated with RFID. Of course there may be other projects from other vendors which we are not aware of. 1. British Council Library - Chennai, Delhi & Chandigarh 2. North Easter Hill University, Shillong 3. University Of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore 4. Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar (Under implementation) 5. Flame, Pune 6. Chennai Mathematical Institute, Chennai 7. Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi and counting..

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Request for articles
by Smita Chandra 20 Nov '13

20 Nov '13

Dear Sir, We are in need of the following articles and would be grateful if pdf of the same could please be sent. The articles required are : 1. S.H.Pawar,S.P.Tamhankar,P.N.Bhosale,Thin Solid Films,110 (1983) 165. 2. C.Ghosh and B.P.Varma,Thin Solid Films , 60,(1989), 61. 3. B.B.Nayak , H.N.Acharya, T.K.Chaudhary and G.B. Mitra, Thin Solid Films, 92 (1982) 309. 4. S.H. Pawar, P.N. Bhosale, "Growth of thin films by solution-gas interface -A New Technique," J. Mat. Chem. and Phys. 11, 461(1984). Thanking you in anticipation, Yours sincerely, Dr. (Ms.) Smita Chandra Librarian Indian Institute of Geomagnetism Plot No.5, Sector 18 Kalamboli-Panvel Highway New Panvel, Navi Mumbai 410 218 Phone: 91-22-2748 4000 / ext.4137 (Direct: 91-22-2748 4137) Fax: 91-22-2748 0762 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Committee formed for MULISSA at MyDLIS
by N.S. Harinarayana 19 Nov '13

19 Nov '13

Dear friends The new executive committee for Mysore University Library and Information Science Students’ Association (MULISSA) for the academic year 2013-14 was formed recently. The committee members are: President – Prof. Khaiser Nikam; Faculty Advisor – Dr. N.S. Harinarayana; Secretary – Sri Puttaswamy; Joint Secretary – Sri Nithin Chakravarthi; Treasurer – Kum. Geetha P.; Members – Sri Nagendra Kumar, Sri Mahesh, Kum. Darshini and Kum. Kavyasri. As its first activity for the current academic year MULISSA participated in the ‘National Library Week’ celebrations organized by the Department of Public Libraries at Mysore. The student volunteers from MULISSA participated in the procession from City Central Library to Kalamandira under the leadership of Prof. Khaiser Nikam. The students created the awareness among the general public about the reading and libraries by holding more than 15 placards and two MULISSA banners. Dr. N.S. Harinarayana, Sri M.L. Umesh, Sri A. Selvaraju and Sri Sunil from the Department of Library and Information Science also participated in the procession. MULISSA also had organized a short skit at Kalamandira to highlight the significance of libraries in the society. Prof. Mallinath Kumbar, Prof. Chandrashekara M., Dr. A. Adithyakumari and research scholars from the Department of Library and Information Science participated in the function at Kalamandira. The ‘National Library Week’ celebration at Kalamandira function was attended by members of parliament Sri A.H. Vishwanath and Sri R. Dhruvanarayana. Other dignitaries include Mayor N.M. Rajeshwari, Deputy Mayor Sri V. Shailendra, Zilla Parishath President Sri Mahadevu, MUDA Commissioner Sri S. Palaiah, MCC Commissioner P.G. Ramesh, and others. Prof. Khaiser Nikam gave a special lecture on the occasion. -- N.S. Harinarayana Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore, Manasagangotri Mysore 570 006 Off. Ph: (0821) 2419393 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Postponement of dates of National Conference on “Redefining Libraries in Electronic Age” (RLEA-2013)
by Dr.K.R. Mulla 19 Nov '13

19 Nov '13

Dear Moderator, Please bring this information to the LIS Forum members With regards K.R.Mulla ********************************************************************************************** Dear Professional Friends, Due to Government of Karnataka has scheduled its Legislative Assembly Sessions in Belgaum from 25th November 2013 to 6th December 2013. The National Conference on “Redefining Libraries in Electronic Age” (RLEA-2013) scheduled on 29th & 30th November 2013 has been rescheduled to 20th & 21st December 2013. We are very sorry for the inconveniences caused to all the participants, Guests, Paper presenters and Resource Persons. I request all of you to kindly reschedule your itinerary and make your reservations accordingly. I request all of you to kindly attend the Conference and make it a most memorable, meaningful and successful. Thanking you, Yours faithfully, Dr. K. R. Mulla Organizing Secretary, Librarian, Visvesvaraya Technological University, “Jnana Sangama” Belgaum-590 018, Karnataka. +91-9449873452 (M), +91-9448031969 (M) +91-831-2498191 (O) +91-831-2498192 (Fax) Email: krmulla(a)vtu.ac.in/ krmulla(a)gmail.com URL: www.vtu.ac.in Conference Website: http://vtuerm12.webs.com/events.htm -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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WORLD'S LARGEST CANCER DATABASE LAUNCHED
by Ragaavendra R 19 Nov '13

19 Nov '13

Dear moderator pls circulate. World's largest cancer database launched The world's largest cancer database - containing 1.7 billion experimental results - has been launched, with an aim to discover future treatments for the deadly disease. The system, called CanSAR, is the biggest disease database of its kind anywhere in the world and condenses more data than would be generated by one million years of use of the Hubble space telescope. It contains more than eight million experimentally derived measurements, nearly one million biologically active chemical compounds and data from over a thousand cancer cell lines. The database will utilise artificial intelligence similar to the technology used to predict the weather to predict which potential drugs are likely to work in which circumstances. The new CanSAR database developed by researchers at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, is more than double the size of a previous version and has been designed to cope with a huge expansion of data on cancer brought about by advances in DNA sequencing and other technologies. The resource is being made freely available by The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) and Cancer Research UK, and will help researchers worldwide make use of vast quantities of data, including data from patients, clinical trials and genetic, biochemical and pharmacological research. Although the prototype of CanSAR was on a much smaller scale, it attracted 26,000 unique users in more than 70 countries around the world, and earlier this year was used to identify 46 potentially "druggable" cancer proteins that had previously been overlooked. The new database will drive further dramatic advances in drug discovery by allowing researchers access to, and the ability to interact with, unprecedented amounts of multidisciplinary data in seconds. CanSAR contains drug target information from the human genome and model organisms. Research that had previously taken months to complete will now take only minutes. "The database is capable of extraordinarily complex virtual experiments drawing on information from patients, genetics, chemistry and other laboratory research. It can spot opportunities for future cancer treatments that no human eye could be expected to see," Dr Bissan Al-Lazikani, Team Leader in Computational Biology and Chemogenomics at the ICR, said. "This is an extraordinary time for cancer research, as advances in scientific techniques open up new possibilities and generates unprecedented amounts of data. Our aim is to make this wealth of information, coming from both the clinic and from the laboratory, freely available in a very user-friendly form to as many people as possible," Professor Paul Workman, Deputy Chief Executive of the ICR, said. REFERENCE LINK: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/international/worlds-largest-cance… Best Regards, Raghvendra R The information contained in this electronic message and in any attachments to this message is confidential, legally privileged and intended only for use by the person or entity to which this electronic message is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, and have received this message in error, please notify the sender and system manager by return email and delete the message and its attachments and also you are hereby notified that any distribution, copying, review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of this electronic transmission or the information contained in it is strictly prohibited. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and may not represent those of the Company or bind the Company. Any commitments made over e-mail are not financially binding on the company unless accompanied or followed by a valid purchase order. This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by Mail Scanner, and is believed to be clean. The Company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. www.jubl.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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PhD open viva-voce of Mr.Devendra and Mr.Vinod Kumar B. L.
by Umesh M. L. 19 Nov '13

19 Nov '13

The open viva-voce examination of Mr. Devendra and Mr. Vinod Kumar B. L. for the award of PhD in Library and Information Science, who worked under Prof. Kaiser Nikam, HOD MyDLIS and BOS Chair, is scheduled to be held on 23rd Nov 2013 at 3.30 PM. Kindly inform your esteemed members to attend the viva-voce. Venue: M.L.I.Sc Seminar-Hall, DOS in Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, Manasagangothri, Mysore-06 Title of the Thesis: Mr. Devendra: *“Attitudes of Law Library Users of OPAC and Web OPAC in South India: A Study”.* Mr. Vinod Kumar B. L.: *“Design and Development of Information Support System for Yoga Science with Emphasis on Knowledge Organization Tools”.* Umesha M L Guest Lecturer Dept. of Studies in Library and Information Science University of Mysore, Mysore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Publishing of papers preseneted at XXIX IATLIS National Conference, 20-22 March 2013, DRTC, Bangalore
by HPS Kalra 19 Nov '13

19 Nov '13

Dear Colleagues, IATLIS is going to publish select papers presented at XXIX IATLIS conference on the theme “LIS education and research: Persistent and debatable issues” held from 20-22 March 2013 at DRTC, Bangalore. We request all authors who presented their papers at the conference to update and revise their papers and send us the same by 12 December 2013 at iatlis.patiala(a)gmail.com so that their papers could be considered for inclusion in the volume. Kindly mention “Updated/edited paper of 2013 conference” in the subject line of your email communication. HPS Kalra General Secretary, Indian Association of Teachers of Library & Information Science (IATLIS) C/o Department of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002 Punjab. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Paper invited for International Journal of Information Research Vol 3 No. 2
by Shriram Pandey 19 Nov '13

19 Nov '13

Dear LIS Professionals, Greetings! I am very pleased to inform all of you that with the help of our esteemed editorial board members and reviewer committee, ‘International Journal of Information Research (ISSN 2249-8273)’ has been released its Vol. 3, Issue 1 of September, 2013. I am glad to invite you to submit your article for the Vol 3, Issue No 2 (December, 2013) of ‘International Journal of Information Research (ISSN: 2249-8273)’. The International Journal of Information Research is a fully peer-reviewed print as well as online open access scholarly journal that is being published quarterly by the ‘Society for Scholarly Publishing and Open Access Resources (SPOARS)’. This is a print as well as an online open access journal for library, information and management (LIM) professionals. In this journal articles, reviews, proceeding papers, and news items, etc are published. SUBMISSION GUIDELINE Authors are requested to submit their manuscripts in .doc or .rtff format by email attachment to editorijir(a)gmail.com. Submissions should not be longer than 7,000 words including abstract, figures, tables, references and appendices. All manuscripts submitted to the journal will be double-blind refereed by expert and members of the editorial board. The journal’s committee will remove personal details for the purpose of blind review process. Best regards, Prof. H. N. Prasad, Editor-in-Chief Department of Library and Information Science Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (U. P.) PIN -221 005 (India) Contact No. +91- 9415336709 (Mob.) Email ID: editorijir(a)gmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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