Dear Friends, You may like to read the article, entitled 'Where Data Lives', published in the Popular Science magazine, November 2011 (pp. 44-48, India Issue), which deals with the 10 Most Amazing Database Systems in the world, that do a lot more than just storing knowledge. The full-text of this article can be accessed at: http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2011-10/ten-most-amazing-databases- world This article features the following Databases, including WORLDCAT. 1. The Combined DNA Index System 2. The Encyclopedia of Life 3. The Food and Agriculture Organization Database 4. The Genographic Project 5. The International Panel on Climate Change's Data Distribution Centre 6. The MD:Pro 7. OKCupid's OKTrends 8. Sloan Digital Sky Survey Database 9. The Wayback Machine 10. WorldCat Regards, R . VENKATA KESAVAN DGM & HEAD TIMES ARCHIVES & KNOWLEDGE CENTRE (TAKC) THE TIMES GROUP THE TIMES OF INDIA BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR DR. D. N. ROAD MUMBAI 400 001 PH: (B): +91-22-66353535 (EXT.: 4470) CELL: 09323812172 TAKC - Knowledge is Our Heritage . Disclaimer :- The information in this e-mail and any attachments is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee or addressees. If you are not an intended recipient, please delete the message and any attachments and notify the sender of misdelivery. Any use or disclosure of the contents of either is unauthorised and may be unlawful. All liability for viruses is excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender states them, with requisite authority, to be those of the specific TIMES GROUP company. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.