Good, So we there is a concensus that a Single Master Database may be build up for Indian LIS professionals. Now let us proceed further and answer the following questions: 1. What is the AIM? and to whom it would benefit? 2. What information would it contain, and what would be the data elements of the database? 3. Are INFLIBNET and INFOLIBRARIAN ready to give their data? If yes, then are their databases compatible? Do they have common structure? 3a. I Remember ILA had similar effort, what is the present status, can some one check out? Can we integrate that data also? 4. How its utility would be better then a discuss group like LIS-FORUM? 5. What are the factors of success/failure of exisitng similiar efforts. What lessions / best practices we can learn from the exiting initiative. How would this knowledge would help us in our proposed initiative? 6. Who will own the data? I think, we would be able to develop and achieve our proposed database of LIS Professionals in much better and scientific manner after answering the above questions. Let me now forget to thank Prof Shalini's offer to host the database. ----NOTE-----:) I AM FOR SUCH A DATABASE AND NOT AGAINST IT. I AM WILLING TO OFFER MY IDEAS(?) IN DATABASE DESIGN, HOSTING AND USER INTERFACE. Regards Sukhdev Singh
From: Mailing List Manager <mailman@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> To: lis-forum@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: RE: [LIS-Forum] concrete steps Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2003 12:59:37 +0530 (IST)
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 17:33:38 +0530 From: Aman Jha <aman.jha@ciionline.org>
Excellent. I think this is the first time in the history of lis-forum that such a creative discussion has taken place. Prof. Shalini's offer is an excellent example of professionalism. I feel that this forum is getting more mature now. Mr Prafulla's proposal has great potential for the advancement of library profession in India. Duplication must be avoided and there should be only one comprehensive reference window for this kind. INFLIBNET and INFOLIBRARIAN's databases need to be integrated into one master database. This work should be done at different levels. Possibly INFLIBNET could work on librarians' database and Prof Shalini's on teachers and students and others on suppliers, etc.
Regards,
Aman Kumar Jha Librarian CII
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