I enjoyed reading this brief note from Jai Haravu. For me it sums up almost
all the problems pertaining to libraries, librarians and their training in
today's India. We expect the Haravus (unforunately there aren't many) to
lead us out of the morass.
Arun
[Subbiah Arunachalam]
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From: "Jai Haravu"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 7:33 PM
Subject: [LIS-Forum] Re: Librarian's proficiency in English -
DrVyasamoorthy's lament
Friends
I would like to expand on Dr Vyasamoorthy's lament somewhat with due
apologies to the poet T S Elliot. I think the lack of proficiency in English
is only the tip of the iceberg and hence my lament below.
Where are the books we have lost in our 'digital libraries'?
Where are the users we have lost in our 'library science'?
Where is the service we have lost in our 'automation'?
Where are the library networks we have lost in 'cyberspace'?
Where are the leaders we have lost in our 'library schools'?
Where are the scholars we have lost in our 'Ph D's'?
Where is the professionalism we have lost in our 'profession'?
Where is the substance we have lost in 'hype'?
L J Haravu
Trustee, Kesavan Institute of Information and Knowledge Management
[http://www.kiikm.org/]
69 Krishnapuri Colony
West Marredpally
Sedcunderabad 500 026
Tel: 91-40-27803947
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Today's Topics:
1. MSN Search Helpful to Net User (Farooque Shaheen)
2. FW: Special lecture at DRTC (Dr. T.B. Rajashekar)
3. Librarians' proficiency in English (Vyasamoorthy@icicikp.com)
4. RE: Librarians' proficiency in English (Aman Jha)
5. Basic English (shantha venkatesan)
6. Communication skills (gayathri sen)
7. Why do we need high proficiency in English language ?
(Jayadev P Hiremath)
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Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 11:03:09 +0530
From: Farooque Shaheen
Subject: [LIS-Forum] MSN Search Helpful to Net User
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The Hindu,
The next time you have a query such as "what is seven times 20" or "how
high is Mt. Everest" or a complex arithmetic or algebra calculation,simply
type the question in the window of MSN Search, Microsoft's latest
innovation. A one-line answer would appear in microseconds on the web
page, along with the other MSN search results.
"How many inches in a mile?" Launched last fortnight in the country, this
feature of MSN Search draws its results from the database of 1.5 million
answers provided by Microsoft Encarta, the leading encyclopaedia brand.
You could ask any question on geographical locations, historical and
popular figures, definitions, facts, calculations, conversions, and
solutions to equations.
Till now, Internet browsers had to type out the key words in the search
window and click on the search results to look out for precise
definitions.
But the one-line Encarta answer is only part of the long list of features
offered by the new MSN Search, built from the ground up by Microsoft in
about 16 months. Now available in 25 countries and 10 languages, the
search service offers a collection of tools to Net users, giving them
greater control in targeting and refining searches to get instant,accurate
answers to specific questions.
http://www.hindu.com/2005/02/23/stories/2005022315510300.htm
Thanks & Regards,
Farooque Shaheen,
Caritor India Pvt Ltd.
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