Paris, Nov. 2: Twenty autumns ago, Tim Berners-Lee, a British computer scientist, came up with a catchy name for a revolutionary project that aimed to open the Internet to the masses. “The World Wide Web,” he called it, and the image proved to be so evocative that, for many people, the Web has become synonymous with the Internet.
But now, two decades after Mr. Berners-Lee had his brainstorm, some people are predicting the demise of the Web. Even though the Web is merely one of many online applications, they add, this could be the end of the Internet as we know it.
“The Web is dead,” Wired magazine declared in a recent cover story. “The golden age of the Web is coming to an end,” wrote Josh Bernoff, an analyst at Forrester Research. The Atlantic magazine warned of “the closing of the digital frontier.”
The argument goes something like this: After falling in love with the openness of the Web, consumers are recoiling from its chaos and embracing the sense of order offered by walled-off digital realms. These include applications for mobile devices like Apple’s iPad and iPhone and password-protected social networks like Facebook, where much of what people do takes place beyond the reach of search engines and Web browsers.
Meanwhile, advocates of openness fear that telecommunications companies want to build separate, Balkanized “Internets” of their own, where they control the content and collect tolls for traffic that passes through them. Some media companies are already putting more of their content, once freely available, behind pay walls, and lobbying governments to crack down on the free-for-all of illegal file-sharing.
Jonathan Zittrain, a Harvard professor of Internet law, says that the growth of walled gardens like Apple’s applications store have threatened the “generative” character of the Internet, which has permitted users to build on what is already there, as with Lego toys.
“The serendipity of outside tinkering that has marked that generative era gave us the Web, instant messaging, peer-to-peer networking, Skype, Wikipedia — all ideas out of left field,” he writes in a recent book, “The Future of the Internet and How to Stop It.” “Now it is disappearing, leaving a handful of new gatekeepers in place, with us and them prisoner to their limited business plans and to regulators who fear things that are new and disruptive.”
Are matters really so dire? For the doomsayers, there are some inconvenient truths.
Every day, about a million new devices — computers, mobile phones, televisions and other things — are hooked up to the Internet, according to Rod Beckstrom, chief executive of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, which oversees the Internet address system. The total number of Internet users worldwide, about two billion, is growing by 100 million to 200 million a year.
Most of this growth is occurring in developing countries, where the Web is dominant and applications stores and the like have made fewer inroads.
The number of Web pages has grown from 26 million in 1998 to more than a trillion today, according to Google.
The Web has been better equipped to reach new corners of the world since the recent opening up of the domain name system to non-Western languages. North America, which once dominated the Internet, now represents only 13.5 percent of its users, according to Internet World Stats, a Web site that compiles such data, compared with 42 percent for Asia and 24 percent for Europe.
“Reports of the death of the Web have been greatly exaggerated,” Mr. Beckstrom said. “It’s going to be alive and kicking for a long time.”
While the Web is merely one of many applications that operate over the Internet, along with e-mail, instant messaging, peer-to-peer file-sharing services and other tools, it is the most familiar one for many people; almost anyone, anywhere with an Internet connection and a little bit of knowledge can view a Web page.
So as other kinds of Internet traffic have started to grow more rapidly than Web use, some open-Internet campaigners see a threat to the Web and, more generally, the Internet as we know it. Yet the distinctions are growing less relevant.
When you visit YouTube, for example, you are using the Web to sort through the available videos, while the video stream is delivered outside the Web, but still via the Internet.
Even if the supposed threats have been overblown, it is clear that the Web and the Internet are changing.
Mobile devices increasingly come with Internet access as a standard feature. Within a few years, analysts predict, more people will connect to the Internet from
smartphones than from deskbound
computers.
Thursday, November 04, 2010
Tuesday, November 02, 2010
Word Wide Web
New Delhi: to be deposited by publishers and that the University Grants Commission’s Information Library Network (INFLIBNET) be also involved in the movement. Engaging schools, local book clubs, NGOs, resident organisations, Panchayati Raj Institutions, post offices, railways, authors’ organisations, publishers and booksellers organisations for book promotion is also desired.
Aimed at giving a boost to the publishing industry in the country, it is proposed that the possibility of granting the status of ‘industry’ to book publishing be examined and that the Indian Council for Cultural Resources be roped in to promote books by Indian publishers and authors abroad. Rationalisation of the cost of paper to enable affordability of books, assessment of the FDI policy on book publishing and bringing down postal rates for book dispatch by mail order are other measures suggested to bring down prices of books.
Setting up state-level Book Promotion Councils, National Book Exhibition and Book Fairs Authority, compulsory space allocation for bookshops at all shopping malls, new residential colonies and apartments are steps suggested to encourage book distribution mechanisms. It is proposed that subsidies be introduced for export and import of books and an Indian Institute of Publishing Management & Technology be set up to offer courses in publishing science, children’s literature, editorial studies, book designing, e-publishing and research on the publishing sector....
Aimed at giving a boost to the publishing industry in the country, it is proposed that the possibility of granting the status of ‘industry’ to book publishing be examined and that the Indian Council for Cultural Resources be roped in to promote books by Indian publishers and authors abroad. Rationalisation of the cost of paper to enable affordability of books, assessment of the FDI policy on book publishing and bringing down postal rates for book dispatch by mail order are other measures suggested to bring down prices of books.
Setting up state-level Book Promotion Councils, National Book Exhibition and Book Fairs Authority, compulsory space allocation for bookshops at all shopping malls, new residential colonies and apartments are steps suggested to encourage book distribution mechanisms. It is proposed that subsidies be introduced for export and import of books and an Indian Institute of Publishing Management & Technology be set up to offer courses in publishing science, children’s literature, editorial studies, book designing, e-publishing and research on the publishing sector....
Friday, October 29, 2010
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Tuesday, October 12, 2010
A meeting with ‘Gnanalaya’ B. Krishnamurthy and falls in love with his collection
collection
The warm smell of parchment is an aphrodisiac to him.
Surely, there must be something stimulating about sitting in a high ceilinged room, walled in by majestic tomes and musty paperbacks on all sides, flipping through centuries of tales waiting to be told.
When a book is opened, time stands still for a special man as the moment is sheer magic for him. Magic that continues to tie B. Krishnamurthy to his books.
Bibliophile Krishnamurthy is the proud possessor of 70,000 titles. His ‘Gnanalaya’ Research Library at Tirukokarnam near Pudukottai is easily one of the biggest private libraries in the country. The USP of his library is the wide collection of priceless first editions in Tamil.
“First editions are always special. Often, subsequent editions are shorn off the preface, forewords and valuable introductions that the author may have written. These provide a rare insight into the life and times of the author, the social and historical context which can enhance research.”
He may have not read the entire collection of books, but he is well aware of what lies within their covers. “Even if I am a thousand miles away, I can tell you which rack and which row to find the book you are looking for.”
His veritable treasure trove is a sanctuary for researchers who flock from India and abroad. The man who pursues knowledge relentlessly is absolutely unselfish in sharing it and that is what makes him an invaluable asset for research scholars. “My wife Dorothy and I have met almost all major Tamil writers. We have been able to add valuable inputs to any research as we know the thinking process of the author and what you may call as the other side of the story. In that way, I am happy we can enhance research,” he smiles genially.
Gnanalaya is typical of all oaks being acorns once. The first seed for its existence was sown when Krishnamurthy at seventeen, stumbled upon ‘Swadeshi Geethangal’, Subramania Bharathiyar’s first self- published anthology of poems.
“I was puzzled when I discovered ‘En Maganae’, a poem by Madurai Muthukumaran among Bharathiyar’s poems. Later I learnt that Bharathi had called for national songs and poems from poets before publishing his anthology. It was then I realized the value of first editions. It revealed Bharathis’ generous spirit to acknowledge his peers.”
As a book collector Krishnamurthy has the instincts of a pearl diver. For years, he has delighted in rummaging in old bookshops to unearth hidden treasures, apart from inheriting a few private collections. With both husband and wife in government service as teachers, the books were carted around every time one of them was transferred till they settled down in Pudukottai . In 1999, with their retirement benefits, the couple set up ‘Gnanalaya’ as a full- fledged library.
An ardent admirer of Gandhian thought and Vivekananda’s philosophy, he attributes the growth of the library to friends, scholars and writers who encouraged him. The library is home to 15,000 titles in English covering a motley of subjects while the rest are Tamil books, magazines and journals.
Treasured among his stack are letters of Rajaji and Bharathiyar’ s daughter Thangammal Bharathi’s first editions of Bharathi and Bharathidasan, early issues of revolutionary magazines like ‘Kudiarasu’, ‘ Viduthalai’ and Gandhi’s Harijan, back issues of the Reader’s Digest right from the first Indian edition and 1,500 Tamil literary magazines from 1920 to 2010.
“From Bharathiyar to Sujatha, the literary careers of writers took off in these little literary magazines. But today commercial magazines have taken over and these literary magazines have very poor subscription,” he says wistfully.
Krishnamurthy reiterates that preservation of books requires two key elements: air and light, though you could say that love is the secret ingredient that ensures the oldest of books are well preserved, nay cherished. As a fully air- conditioned library in a region with erratic power supply would apparently cost a fortune, the library has been built at a height of 14 feet with windows at nine feet to let natural light and air work wonders.
Battling escalating maintenance costs, he reveals that last year alone cost him Rs.2,50,000 inclusive of staff salaries. Until recently, no charges were levied and the Krishnamurthys entertained visitors at home, free of cost. Today, a minimal service fee for photocopying and lamination is charged. Though the library does not lend books, researchers are free to browse for hours and take photocopies.
The man has you starry eyed when he glibly talks about books and draws parallels and allusions to literary works- all in the same breath. Little wonder that he is a sought after guest lecturer. He has delivered lectures on Tamil Renaissance, social movements and printing technology in Singapore, Penang and London. His enthusiasm to revive old and out of print has borne out well, resulting in more than 3000 books being reprinted on his suggestion.
Krishnamurthy is well in step with the age and believes in keeping up with the times. “I am not against technology. With the growing popularity of e-books, we are planning to explore that option to provide greater access to researchers.”
He has come up with an innovative way to record the leagacy he owns. “Today my memory is pretty good, but soon age would get the better of me. I may not be able to locate books easily. So, I am currently recording a oral history of all the books in the library. Each shelf would have a recorder that would narrate the contents of the rack for better reference.”
Krishnamurthy’s only regret is his inability to woo youth to turn to books.
“Education has become highly job- oriented today and language has taken a backseat. Appreciation of literature and creative thinking is naturally bound to suffer,” he laments.
Post retirement, ‘Gnanalaya’ has evolved into this book lover’s full time fixation. Not the one to idle his hours away, he spends his day lost within the covers of his precious tomes and inviting kindred spirits to do the same.
Shared Passion
Wife Dorothy Krishnamurthy shares her husband’s passion for books and is highly instrumental for the existence and growth of ‘Gnanalaya’. Incidentally, as Krishnamurthy lightheartedly puts it, ‘It was my books that drew her to me’. In 1969, the couple married in true Gandhian style, attired in khadi, without any religious conversion on both sides. Dorothy Krishanmurthy worked as Professor of Botany in various government colleges. She is an avid translator and her first publication was ‘Valarpirai’, a translation of Tagore’s ‘Crescent Moon’ which interestingly was the first book Krishnamurthy lent her that marked the beginning of their courtship.
Keywords: books, literature, ‘Gnanalaya’ B. Krishnamurthy
The warm smell of parchment is an aphrodisiac to him.
Surely, there must be something stimulating about sitting in a high ceilinged room, walled in by majestic tomes and musty paperbacks on all sides, flipping through centuries of tales waiting to be told.
When a book is opened, time stands still for a special man as the moment is sheer magic for him. Magic that continues to tie B. Krishnamurthy to his books.
Bibliophile Krishnamurthy is the proud possessor of 70,000 titles. His ‘Gnanalaya’ Research Library at Tirukokarnam near Pudukottai is easily one of the biggest private libraries in the country. The USP of his library is the wide collection of priceless first editions in Tamil.
“First editions are always special. Often, subsequent editions are shorn off the preface, forewords and valuable introductions that the author may have written. These provide a rare insight into the life and times of the author, the social and historical context which can enhance research.”
He may have not read the entire collection of books, but he is well aware of what lies within their covers. “Even if I am a thousand miles away, I can tell you which rack and which row to find the book you are looking for.”
His veritable treasure trove is a sanctuary for researchers who flock from India and abroad. The man who pursues knowledge relentlessly is absolutely unselfish in sharing it and that is what makes him an invaluable asset for research scholars. “My wife Dorothy and I have met almost all major Tamil writers. We have been able to add valuable inputs to any research as we know the thinking process of the author and what you may call as the other side of the story. In that way, I am happy we can enhance research,” he smiles genially.
Gnanalaya is typical of all oaks being acorns once. The first seed for its existence was sown when Krishnamurthy at seventeen, stumbled upon ‘Swadeshi Geethangal’, Subramania Bharathiyar’s first self- published anthology of poems.
“I was puzzled when I discovered ‘En Maganae’, a poem by Madurai Muthukumaran among Bharathiyar’s poems. Later I learnt that Bharathi had called for national songs and poems from poets before publishing his anthology. It was then I realized the value of first editions. It revealed Bharathis’ generous spirit to acknowledge his peers.”
As a book collector Krishnamurthy has the instincts of a pearl diver. For years, he has delighted in rummaging in old bookshops to unearth hidden treasures, apart from inheriting a few private collections. With both husband and wife in government service as teachers, the books were carted around every time one of them was transferred till they settled down in Pudukottai . In 1999, with their retirement benefits, the couple set up ‘Gnanalaya’ as a full- fledged library.
An ardent admirer of Gandhian thought and Vivekananda’s philosophy, he attributes the growth of the library to friends, scholars and writers who encouraged him. The library is home to 15,000 titles in English covering a motley of subjects while the rest are Tamil books, magazines and journals.
Treasured among his stack are letters of Rajaji and Bharathiyar’ s daughter Thangammal Bharathi’s first editions of Bharathi and Bharathidasan, early issues of revolutionary magazines like ‘Kudiarasu’, ‘ Viduthalai’ and Gandhi’s Harijan, back issues of the Reader’s Digest right from the first Indian edition and 1,500 Tamil literary magazines from 1920 to 2010.
“From Bharathiyar to Sujatha, the literary careers of writers took off in these little literary magazines. But today commercial magazines have taken over and these literary magazines have very poor subscription,” he says wistfully.
Krishnamurthy reiterates that preservation of books requires two key elements: air and light, though you could say that love is the secret ingredient that ensures the oldest of books are well preserved, nay cherished. As a fully air- conditioned library in a region with erratic power supply would apparently cost a fortune, the library has been built at a height of 14 feet with windows at nine feet to let natural light and air work wonders.
Battling escalating maintenance costs, he reveals that last year alone cost him Rs.2,50,000 inclusive of staff salaries. Until recently, no charges were levied and the Krishnamurthys entertained visitors at home, free of cost. Today, a minimal service fee for photocopying and lamination is charged. Though the library does not lend books, researchers are free to browse for hours and take photocopies.
The man has you starry eyed when he glibly talks about books and draws parallels and allusions to literary works- all in the same breath. Little wonder that he is a sought after guest lecturer. He has delivered lectures on Tamil Renaissance, social movements and printing technology in Singapore, Penang and London. His enthusiasm to revive old and out of print has borne out well, resulting in more than 3000 books being reprinted on his suggestion.
Krishnamurthy is well in step with the age and believes in keeping up with the times. “I am not against technology. With the growing popularity of e-books, we are planning to explore that option to provide greater access to researchers.”
He has come up with an innovative way to record the leagacy he owns. “Today my memory is pretty good, but soon age would get the better of me. I may not be able to locate books easily. So, I am currently recording a oral history of all the books in the library. Each shelf would have a recorder that would narrate the contents of the rack for better reference.”
Krishnamurthy’s only regret is his inability to woo youth to turn to books.
“Education has become highly job- oriented today and language has taken a backseat. Appreciation of literature and creative thinking is naturally bound to suffer,” he laments.
Post retirement, ‘Gnanalaya’ has evolved into this book lover’s full time fixation. Not the one to idle his hours away, he spends his day lost within the covers of his precious tomes and inviting kindred spirits to do the same.
Shared Passion
Wife Dorothy Krishnamurthy shares her husband’s passion for books and is highly instrumental for the existence and growth of ‘Gnanalaya’. Incidentally, as Krishnamurthy lightheartedly puts it, ‘It was my books that drew her to me’. In 1969, the couple married in true Gandhian style, attired in khadi, without any religious conversion on both sides. Dorothy Krishanmurthy worked as Professor of Botany in various government colleges. She is an avid translator and her first publication was ‘Valarpirai’, a translation of Tagore’s ‘Crescent Moon’ which interestingly was the first book Krishnamurthy lent her that marked the beginning of their courtship.
Keywords: books, literature, ‘Gnanalaya’ B. Krishnamurthy
Monday, October 11, 2010
GreyNet Milestones 2009 are Sustained Deliverables in 2010
A Year-end review of Grey Literature and GreyNet's commitment to
research, publication, open access, and education in this field of information
GREY LITERATURE IN LIBRARY
AND INFORMATION STUDIES
The further rise of electronic publishing has come to change the scale and diversity of grey literature facing librarians and other information practitioners. This compiled work brings together research and authorship over the past decade dealing with both the supply and demand sides of grey literature. While this book is written with students and instructors of Colleges and Schools of Library and Information Science in mind, it likewise serves as a reader for information professionals working in any and all like knowledge-based communities
Contents
Introduction Grey Literature (Farace and Schöpfel)
Part I – Producing, Processing, and Distributing Grey Literature
Section One: Producing and Publishing Grey Literature
Chapter 1 Grey Publishing and the Information Market: A New Look at Value
Chains and Business Models (Roosendaal)
Chapter 2 How to assure the Quality of Grey Literature: The Case of Evaluation
Reports (Weber)
Chapter 3 Grey Literature produced and published by Universities: A Case for
ETDs (Južnič)
Section Two: Collecting and Processing Grey Literature
Chapter 4 Collection building with special Regards to Report Literature
(Newbold and Grimshaw)
Chapter 5 Institutional Grey Literature in the University Environment (Siegel)
Chapter 6 Copyright Concerns Confronting Grey Literature (Lipinski)
Section Three: Channels for Access and Distribution of Grey Literature
Chapter 7 Theses and Dissertations (Stock and Paillassard)
Chapter 8 Grey Documents in Open Archives (Luzi)
Chapter 9 OpenSIGLE – Crossroads for Libraries, Research and Educational
Institutions in the Field of Grey Literature (Farace, Frantzen, Stock, Henrot, and
Schöpfel)
Part II – Uses, Applications, and Trends in Grey Literature
Section Four: Applications and Uses of Grey Literature
Chapter 10 The driving and evolving Role of Grey Literature in High-Energy
Physics (Gentil-Beccot)
Chapter 11 The Use and Influence of Information Produced as Grey Literature
by International, Intergovernmental Marine Organizations: Overview of Current
Research (MacDonald, Wells, Cordes, Hutton, Cossarini, and Soomai)
Chapter 12 Grey Literature in Karst Research: The Evolution of the Karst Information
Portal, KIP (Chavez)
Chapter 13 Grey Literature Repositories: Tools for NGOs Involved in Public
Health Activities in Developing Countries (Crowe, Hodge, and Redmon)
Section Five: Future Trends in Grey Literature
Chapter 14 Blog Posts and Tweets: The Next Frontier for Grey Literature
(Banks)
Chapter 15 Assessing the Return on Investments in Grey Literature for Institutional
Repositories (Schöpfel and Boukacem)
Chapter 16 e-Science, Cyberinfrastructure and CRIS (Jeffery and Asserson)
Chapter 17 Course and Learning Objective in the Teaching of Grey Literature:
The Role of Library and Information Science Education (Rabina)
Appendices
Appendix I Biographical Notes on the Authors
Appendix II Index to Web based Resources in Grey Literature
Appendix III List of Grey Literature Document Types
Appendix IV Collections of Conference based Papers, 1993–2010
Appendix V Thematic Index – The Grey Journal, 2005–2010
Keyword Index
research, publication, open access, and education in this field of information
GREY LITERATURE IN LIBRARY
AND INFORMATION STUDIES
The further rise of electronic publishing has come to change the scale and diversity of grey literature facing librarians and other information practitioners. This compiled work brings together research and authorship over the past decade dealing with both the supply and demand sides of grey literature. While this book is written with students and instructors of Colleges and Schools of Library and Information Science in mind, it likewise serves as a reader for information professionals working in any and all like knowledge-based communities
Contents
Introduction Grey Literature (Farace and Schöpfel)
Part I – Producing, Processing, and Distributing Grey Literature
Section One: Producing and Publishing Grey Literature
Chapter 1 Grey Publishing and the Information Market: A New Look at Value
Chains and Business Models (Roosendaal)
Chapter 2 How to assure the Quality of Grey Literature: The Case of Evaluation
Reports (Weber)
Chapter 3 Grey Literature produced and published by Universities: A Case for
ETDs (Južnič)
Section Two: Collecting and Processing Grey Literature
Chapter 4 Collection building with special Regards to Report Literature
(Newbold and Grimshaw)
Chapter 5 Institutional Grey Literature in the University Environment (Siegel)
Chapter 6 Copyright Concerns Confronting Grey Literature (Lipinski)
Section Three: Channels for Access and Distribution of Grey Literature
Chapter 7 Theses and Dissertations (Stock and Paillassard)
Chapter 8 Grey Documents in Open Archives (Luzi)
Chapter 9 OpenSIGLE – Crossroads for Libraries, Research and Educational
Institutions in the Field of Grey Literature (Farace, Frantzen, Stock, Henrot, and
Schöpfel)
Part II – Uses, Applications, and Trends in Grey Literature
Section Four: Applications and Uses of Grey Literature
Chapter 10 The driving and evolving Role of Grey Literature in High-Energy
Physics (Gentil-Beccot)
Chapter 11 The Use and Influence of Information Produced as Grey Literature
by International, Intergovernmental Marine Organizations: Overview of Current
Research (MacDonald, Wells, Cordes, Hutton, Cossarini, and Soomai)
Chapter 12 Grey Literature in Karst Research: The Evolution of the Karst Information
Portal, KIP (Chavez)
Chapter 13 Grey Literature Repositories: Tools for NGOs Involved in Public
Health Activities in Developing Countries (Crowe, Hodge, and Redmon)
Section Five: Future Trends in Grey Literature
Chapter 14 Blog Posts and Tweets: The Next Frontier for Grey Literature
(Banks)
Chapter 15 Assessing the Return on Investments in Grey Literature for Institutional
Repositories (Schöpfel and Boukacem)
Chapter 16 e-Science, Cyberinfrastructure and CRIS (Jeffery and Asserson)
Chapter 17 Course and Learning Objective in the Teaching of Grey Literature:
The Role of Library and Information Science Education (Rabina)
Appendices
Appendix I Biographical Notes on the Authors
Appendix II Index to Web based Resources in Grey Literature
Appendix III List of Grey Literature Document Types
Appendix IV Collections of Conference based Papers, 1993–2010
Appendix V Thematic Index – The Grey Journal, 2005–2010
Keyword Index
Information Science Conferences Worldwide
October 2010
11 When Nations Remember: An International Conference on Memory 2010 Singapore Singapore
21 International Conference Unity in Diversity on the Niche Areas in Commonwealth Linguistics, Literature and Culture Szczecin Poland
22 Rethinking Early Moder Print Culture Toronto Canada
25 4th Rizal Library International Conference: on Library Spaces: Building Effective and Sustainable Physical and Virtual Libraries Quezon City Philippines
28 MediAsia 2010 - The Asian Conference on Media and Mass Communication 2010 Osaka Japan
The International Academic Forum, in conjunctionwith its global partners, is pleased to announcethe inaugural Asian Conference on Media and MassCommunication 2010, to be held in Osaka, Japan,from October 28-30 2010.
29 International conference on software Engineering , Management & Applications Kathmandu Nepal
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11 When Nations Remember: An International Conference on Memory 2010 Singapore Singapore
21 International Conference Unity in Diversity on the Niche Areas in Commonwealth Linguistics, Literature and Culture Szczecin Poland
22 Rethinking Early Moder Print Culture Toronto Canada
25 4th Rizal Library International Conference: on Library Spaces: Building Effective and Sustainable Physical and Virtual Libraries Quezon City Philippines
28 MediAsia 2010 - The Asian Conference on Media and Mass Communication 2010 Osaka Japan
The International Academic Forum, in conjunctionwith its global partners, is pleased to announcethe inaugural Asian Conference on Media and MassCommunication 2010, to be held in Osaka, Japan,from October 28-30 2010.
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Monday, September 27, 2010
Science Village of India
A Vigyan Gram, or a science village, is to come up on the outskirts of Tripura's capital, complete with a museum, library, planetarium, botanical garden, bird sanctuary and other attractions to popularise science among the masses. The Vigyan Gram, to be modelled on the lines of science cities in various cities in India, would be set up at a cost of Rs.35 crore in western Tripura's Badharghat, a village on the outskirts of Agartala.
The National Council of Science Museums (SCSM), an autonomous society under the ministry of culture, has extended all out supports in setting up of the 'science village'," Tripura Science and Environment Minister Joy Gobinda Deb Roy told IANS in an interview.
The Tripura State Council for Science and Technology (TSCST), an autonomous body under the state's government's science, technology and environment department is the nodal authority to look after the management of the proposed science village, which would be a regional level science hub.
Deb Roy said: "The science village will have a museum, library, planetarium, botanical garden, heritage park, bird sanctuary, aquarium, auditorium, children's park and a laboratory."
"It would also have an exhibition zone, educational demonstration arrangement, playing zone for children and science book stalls."
Already 9.20 acres of land has been earmarked for the science village, which is scheduled to open in the next 33 months, when the first phase gets completed. The entire Vigyan Gram would be completed by four years.
"The science village project seeks to develop awareness among people, the literacy and outlook of young students and people, specifically with respect to science," the minister said, adding that it will help people to learn about science and scientific works through recreational activities and promote research works. The project will also contribute towards generating employment opportunities and promote eco-tourism.
According to the project report, the Vigyan Gram is envisaged to attract students and science enthusiasts from Bangladesh, especially with the government of India planning to enhance connectivity with the neighbouring country by setting up rail, road and water ways links through the northeastern state.
"The Vigyan Gram would attract students, science enthusiasts, teachers, researchers and tourists from different parts of India and neighbouring countries," the project report said.
The report also states: "The outreach programmes of the Vigyan Gram are likely to change the mindset of terrorists and surrendered militants by imparting knowledge on various scientific issues pertaining to day to day life and making a habit of logical belief."
Minister Deb Roy said the Vigyan Gram would also offer "excellent non-formal educational facility" to supplement the formal science education imparted in educational institutions.
"Setting up of Vigyan Gram would be an integrated approach towards free-choice learning of science for all concerned," the minister said adding that the main objectives of setting up of the Vigyan Gram includes, to grow, nurture and stimulate a culture of science and develop a scientific temper among the people in the northeastern region and to promote innovative and experimental activities through a hands-on learning process.
"The Vigyan Gram would also help to promote and exhibit interaction of science, technology, energy and environment with human life and to enhance scientific awareness among the people at large and to showcase the latest scientific and technological breakthroughs."
The National Council of Science Museums (SCSM), an autonomous society under the ministry of culture, has extended all out supports in setting up of the 'science village'," Tripura Science and Environment Minister Joy Gobinda Deb Roy told IANS in an interview.
The Tripura State Council for Science and Technology (TSCST), an autonomous body under the state's government's science, technology and environment department is the nodal authority to look after the management of the proposed science village, which would be a regional level science hub.
Deb Roy said: "The science village will have a museum, library, planetarium, botanical garden, heritage park, bird sanctuary, aquarium, auditorium, children's park and a laboratory."
"It would also have an exhibition zone, educational demonstration arrangement, playing zone for children and science book stalls."
Already 9.20 acres of land has been earmarked for the science village, which is scheduled to open in the next 33 months, when the first phase gets completed. The entire Vigyan Gram would be completed by four years.
"The science village project seeks to develop awareness among people, the literacy and outlook of young students and people, specifically with respect to science," the minister said, adding that it will help people to learn about science and scientific works through recreational activities and promote research works. The project will also contribute towards generating employment opportunities and promote eco-tourism.
According to the project report, the Vigyan Gram is envisaged to attract students and science enthusiasts from Bangladesh, especially with the government of India planning to enhance connectivity with the neighbouring country by setting up rail, road and water ways links through the northeastern state.
"The Vigyan Gram would attract students, science enthusiasts, teachers, researchers and tourists from different parts of India and neighbouring countries," the project report said.
The report also states: "The outreach programmes of the Vigyan Gram are likely to change the mindset of terrorists and surrendered militants by imparting knowledge on various scientific issues pertaining to day to day life and making a habit of logical belief."
Minister Deb Roy said the Vigyan Gram would also offer "excellent non-formal educational facility" to supplement the formal science education imparted in educational institutions.
"Setting up of Vigyan Gram would be an integrated approach towards free-choice learning of science for all concerned," the minister said adding that the main objectives of setting up of the Vigyan Gram includes, to grow, nurture and stimulate a culture of science and develop a scientific temper among the people in the northeastern region and to promote innovative and experimental activities through a hands-on learning process.
"The Vigyan Gram would also help to promote and exhibit interaction of science, technology, energy and environment with human life and to enhance scientific awareness among the people at large and to showcase the latest scientific and technological breakthroughs."
Tech innovations boost digital publishing
By Chen Jing
China's digital publishing is striding forward with unprecedented speed, bringing more and more fresh and wonderful reading experience to readers
Technical innovation promotes the development of the industry
Besides the booth of Founder, Fan Ying, product marketing manager of Beijing Founder Apabi Technology Company Limited, is taking a "U-reader Mini-Study", which is only an ordinary USB Mass Storage by appearance but has unexpected functions. "If you are a student, you can borrow digital books from the library through the device, to conveniently retrieve and read the full text. If the return date set by the library expires and you forget to return the book, then the system will automatically return the book for you." said Fan Ying in the introduction.
"U-reader Mini-Study" of Founder Apabi is the miniature of the innovation made in the terminal technology of digital publishing. However, the bigger technical break-through comes from the handheld electronic reader, known commonly as "e-book" and "e-paper book".
Compared with paper book, handheld electronic reader possesses the ability to record mass information and update, modify and delete the existing content. Due to the wide application of electronic ink, it has the characteristic of having no background light so that it bears strong resemblance to paper in terms of visual effect. The authority concerned predicts that the market size of electronic reader in China will surge to 3 million in 2010 from 80,000 in 2009, reaching a volume of 20 percent of the global market.
The innovation in digital publishing is not confined to the reading terminal. From the production and purchasing of content to reading, innovation in every part of digital publishing has been emerging one after another. Zhou Hongli, chief copyright officer of Shanda Literature, said that "The future development tendency of digital publishing lies in the introduction of the technology of cloud computing."
According to Zhou Hongli, Shanda Literature introduced "Library in Cloud", the platform for digital publishing and reading which currently has 3 million of books and more than 100 million characters of updating every day. "What to choose from such rich resources is a big question for readers. However, through the application of the technology of cloud computing, readers can clearly see which book has the most readers currently and which chapter of one book is read by most readers. Readers can also see the book review which is timely made and updated and conveniently interact with other readers and even the writers. This is 2.0 version of future digital reading. "
Digital publishing platform is becoming the breakthrough of new channel entering into digital publishing. China Mobile has established its own mobile phone reading base. Hanvon, manufacturer of terminal equipment, has also established its own "Online Library". One end of these digital publishing platforms is connected to the content providers and the other end extends downward to reach consumers through several channels. From this book fair, we can see that there are already several product forms of digital publishing, such as handheld reader, tablet PC and touch reader.
At the same time, the innovation in digital publishing also needs policy guidance. In July, 2010, GAPP and relevant departments joined hands to establish a e-book (content) standard project group to start to work out the standards, involving fundamental standards including system, terms, classification, metadata and identifying, and management standards including e-book industry access and exit mechanism.
Traditional publishing focuses on long-term development
On one hand, the Internet enterprises and telecom operators have shown their ambition. On the other hand, traditional publishing companies are also eager to try digital publishing.
Since 2009, traditional publishing companies in China have been actively joining in the competition in digital publishing. China Publishing Group is accelerating the construction process of several databases including "Online Reference Books" and "Online Encyclopedia" and introduced "Dajia" reader and the "Chinese version of the Espresso Book Machine", which speeds up the construction of China's digital publishing network. Shanghai Century Publishing Company Limited introduced "Cihai" reader.
Guangdong Publishing Group and Jiangxi Publishing Company set up digital media company. Changjiang Publishing Media Group created www.chongwen.com, which is the web portal of reading. Starting from education, Anhui Publishing Company has put into operation "Times" online educational platform and the first Mobile MMS concerning education. Traditional publishing has turned from passive acceptance into consciously practicing digital publishing planning with focus.
The deepening of understanding comes from the recognition of the development of digital publishing. From the original little understanding to current bold exploring of new technology, traditional publishing industry has known very well the application of the new technologies including e-book, tablet PC and search engine and can apply these technologies in accordance with its situation. At the special exhibition area for digital publishing in this fair, one can frequently see people working in traditional publishing who are the visitors and propose very deep-going questions to the manufacturers of terminal equipment and service suppliers.
However, for traditional publishing, how to deal with the relationship between traditional publishing and digital publishing has become a new problem. Some experts say that it is only the first step to shift the text of printed books to digital platform. Traditional publishing should also exert itself in developing the special function of digital resources."
In this respect, some publishing companies have focused on long-term development and began to consider the differentiation of products. Taking People's Education Press for example, it introduced the first online textbook "English Interacting Q School" in China on June 8, 2009. Taking it as the object of study, Research on Effective Model of Online Textbook for Junior English has been listed as one of the Planning Subjects of Ministry of Education in National Education Science Eleventh Five-Year Plan.
For this online textbook, the educational concept of "process evaluation" is introduced. Through the management of teacher's terminal on student's terminal, teachers can clearly know how much the students have understood a certain knowledge point and seen the curve of grades that students have gained in each test to better improve their teaching schedules.
On the other hand, at the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain, traditional publishing groups and small and medium-sized publishing companies also have been making efforts to explore and find the suitable position.
China's digital publishing is striding forward with unprecedented speed, bringing more and more fresh and wonderful reading experience to readers
Technical innovation promotes the development of the industry
Besides the booth of Founder, Fan Ying, product marketing manager of Beijing Founder Apabi Technology Company Limited, is taking a "U-reader Mini-Study", which is only an ordinary USB Mass Storage by appearance but has unexpected functions. "If you are a student, you can borrow digital books from the library through the device, to conveniently retrieve and read the full text. If the return date set by the library expires and you forget to return the book, then the system will automatically return the book for you." said Fan Ying in the introduction.
"U-reader Mini-Study" of Founder Apabi is the miniature of the innovation made in the terminal technology of digital publishing. However, the bigger technical break-through comes from the handheld electronic reader, known commonly as "e-book" and "e-paper book".
Compared with paper book, handheld electronic reader possesses the ability to record mass information and update, modify and delete the existing content. Due to the wide application of electronic ink, it has the characteristic of having no background light so that it bears strong resemblance to paper in terms of visual effect. The authority concerned predicts that the market size of electronic reader in China will surge to 3 million in 2010 from 80,000 in 2009, reaching a volume of 20 percent of the global market.
The innovation in digital publishing is not confined to the reading terminal. From the production and purchasing of content to reading, innovation in every part of digital publishing has been emerging one after another. Zhou Hongli, chief copyright officer of Shanda Literature, said that "The future development tendency of digital publishing lies in the introduction of the technology of cloud computing."
According to Zhou Hongli, Shanda Literature introduced "Library in Cloud", the platform for digital publishing and reading which currently has 3 million of books and more than 100 million characters of updating every day. "What to choose from such rich resources is a big question for readers. However, through the application of the technology of cloud computing, readers can clearly see which book has the most readers currently and which chapter of one book is read by most readers. Readers can also see the book review which is timely made and updated and conveniently interact with other readers and even the writers. This is 2.0 version of future digital reading. "
Digital publishing platform is becoming the breakthrough of new channel entering into digital publishing. China Mobile has established its own mobile phone reading base. Hanvon, manufacturer of terminal equipment, has also established its own "Online Library". One end of these digital publishing platforms is connected to the content providers and the other end extends downward to reach consumers through several channels. From this book fair, we can see that there are already several product forms of digital publishing, such as handheld reader, tablet PC and touch reader.
At the same time, the innovation in digital publishing also needs policy guidance. In July, 2010, GAPP and relevant departments joined hands to establish a e-book (content) standard project group to start to work out the standards, involving fundamental standards including system, terms, classification, metadata and identifying, and management standards including e-book industry access and exit mechanism.
Traditional publishing focuses on long-term development
On one hand, the Internet enterprises and telecom operators have shown their ambition. On the other hand, traditional publishing companies are also eager to try digital publishing.
Since 2009, traditional publishing companies in China have been actively joining in the competition in digital publishing. China Publishing Group is accelerating the construction process of several databases including "Online Reference Books" and "Online Encyclopedia" and introduced "Dajia" reader and the "Chinese version of the Espresso Book Machine", which speeds up the construction of China's digital publishing network. Shanghai Century Publishing Company Limited introduced "Cihai" reader.
Guangdong Publishing Group and Jiangxi Publishing Company set up digital media company. Changjiang Publishing Media Group created www.chongwen.com, which is the web portal of reading. Starting from education, Anhui Publishing Company has put into operation "Times" online educational platform and the first Mobile MMS concerning education. Traditional publishing has turned from passive acceptance into consciously practicing digital publishing planning with focus.
The deepening of understanding comes from the recognition of the development of digital publishing. From the original little understanding to current bold exploring of new technology, traditional publishing industry has known very well the application of the new technologies including e-book, tablet PC and search engine and can apply these technologies in accordance with its situation. At the special exhibition area for digital publishing in this fair, one can frequently see people working in traditional publishing who are the visitors and propose very deep-going questions to the manufacturers of terminal equipment and service suppliers.
However, for traditional publishing, how to deal with the relationship between traditional publishing and digital publishing has become a new problem. Some experts say that it is only the first step to shift the text of printed books to digital platform. Traditional publishing should also exert itself in developing the special function of digital resources."
In this respect, some publishing companies have focused on long-term development and began to consider the differentiation of products. Taking People's Education Press for example, it introduced the first online textbook "English Interacting Q School" in China on June 8, 2009. Taking it as the object of study, Research on Effective Model of Online Textbook for Junior English has been listed as one of the Planning Subjects of Ministry of Education in National Education Science Eleventh Five-Year Plan.
For this online textbook, the educational concept of "process evaluation" is introduced. Through the management of teacher's terminal on student's terminal, teachers can clearly know how much the students have understood a certain knowledge point and seen the curve of grades that students have gained in each test to better improve their teaching schedules.
On the other hand, at the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain, traditional publishing groups and small and medium-sized publishing companies also have been making efforts to explore and find the suitable position.
Friday, September 24, 2010
Wikimedia adds India chapter
Wikimedia adds India chapter
A 24-year-old law graduate from Ahmedabad, who started editing pages on Wikipedia in 2006 as a hobby, had little idea that he will be one of the executive council members of Wikimedia Foundation’s India Chapter.
Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit organisation dedicated to bringing free content to the world, is setting up an office outside the US for the first time as part of its five-year strategy focused on Global South. Wikimedia is also increasing its focus on Brazil, and other regions of Africa and Asia.
“India is a very important part of the strategy. The big reason why I am here is to help set up the community work in India. Besides, with growing internet population we want to increase our penetration here,” said Barry Newstead, the chief global development officer of Wikimedia Foundation.
Newstead is in India for a week to meet volunteers, giving a final touch to the India Chapter and announce the appointment of an India national programme director.
At present, India has 1,000 to 1,500 volunteer editors for Wikipedia. Bhati, an administrator who started by publishing a page on his university — Gujarat National Law University — went on to edit a page on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. He has to his credit 13,500 edits and is among the top 500 editors on Wikipedia, globally. He is also one of the seven-member executive council of the recently formed Wikimedia Foundation’s India Chapter. Bhati is gearing up to increase the volunteer editor base in India.
“I want to keep doing what I have been doing at Wikimedia, while I pursue a career in law. Of course, now as a member of the executive team, I will have to travel a lot and speak to the student community on Wikimedia,” said Bhati. He is in touch with 40-50 volunteer editors on Wikipedia.
For Newstead India is going to be an important experimental ground for tapping the mobile and offline segment. As he puts it: “In India we get the entire spectrum. It is highly connected in terms of mobile connection and the innovation happening here and there is a section which is not connected at all.”
In the mobile segment, Newstead is hoping to make Wikipedia accessible even on feature phones (low-end mobile phones). At present Wikipedia is available on smartphones, “Besides we want the ability to edit on the mobile handsets,” he added.
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A 24-year-old law graduate from Ahmedabad, who started editing pages on Wikipedia in 2006 as a hobby, had little idea that he will be one of the executive council members of Wikimedia Foundation’s India Chapter.
Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit organisation dedicated to bringing free content to the world, is setting up an office outside the US for the first time as part of its five-year strategy focused on Global South. Wikimedia is also increasing its focus on Brazil, and other regions of Africa and Asia.
“India is a very important part of the strategy. The big reason why I am here is to help set up the community work in India. Besides, with growing internet population we want to increase our penetration here,” said Barry Newstead, the chief global development officer of Wikimedia Foundation.
Newstead is in India for a week to meet volunteers, giving a final touch to the India Chapter and announce the appointment of an India national programme director.
At present, India has 1,000 to 1,500 volunteer editors for Wikipedia. Bhati, an administrator who started by publishing a page on his university — Gujarat National Law University — went on to edit a page on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. He has to his credit 13,500 edits and is among the top 500 editors on Wikipedia, globally. He is also one of the seven-member executive council of the recently formed Wikimedia Foundation’s India Chapter. Bhati is gearing up to increase the volunteer editor base in India.
“I want to keep doing what I have been doing at Wikimedia, while I pursue a career in law. Of course, now as a member of the executive team, I will have to travel a lot and speak to the student community on Wikimedia,” said Bhati. He is in touch with 40-50 volunteer editors on Wikipedia.
For Newstead India is going to be an important experimental ground for tapping the mobile and offline segment. As he puts it: “In India we get the entire spectrum. It is highly connected in terms of mobile connection and the innovation happening here and there is a section which is not connected at all.”
In the mobile segment, Newstead is hoping to make Wikipedia accessible even on feature phones (low-end mobile phones). At present Wikipedia is available on smartphones, “Besides we want the ability to edit on the mobile handsets,” he added.
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Friday, September 10, 2010
Phd Capital of India
Delhi may be home to only a few universities (19), but that has not stopped it from emerging as the PhD capital of the country. In the last decade, from 1998 to 2007, Delhi has produced over 17% of the total doctoral theses in India. West Bengal is a distant second at 11.9%, followed by Maharashtra, which despite having the largest number of varsities in the country (96), merely contributed 8% to the PhD pool. These figures are based on a sample survey.
This is the first time in India that researchers sifted through thousands of theses lying in university library vaults to tabulate and analyze the country's body of research. The paper — researched by the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS) at Bangalore — is a pointer to what thousands of doctoral fellows in the country have been exploring and producing on thickets of bound paper. In fact, it took Anitha Kurup, an associate professor at NIAS, and Jagdish Arora, director, Information and Library Network Centre — who received a grant from the Tata Consultancy Services — a year to get all the raw data in place. In their report, Trend in Higher Education — Creation and Analysis of a Database of PhDs in India, they have principally recommended that a single agency should draw up a database on PhDs, and also assimilate the profiles of doctoral fellows.
As observed in the report, two-third of all the PhDs has been awarded to males; and across genders, the attrition rate stands at 50% -- only one out of two people who register for the hallowed PhD degree, manage to reach the finishing line. Delhiites contributed the most, producing 2,381 PhDs in the field of medicine, followed by research in pure sciences.
Even in terms of the subjects chosen there has been a noticeable shift in trends. While the largest amount of research has been carried out in pure sciences, in recent years humanities is leading the pack to become the most popular discipline that is being currently explored.
There have been some other interesting changes in the pecking order. "The growth in agriculture is seen from the year 2000, when it overtook other disciplines such as engineering and technology, and medicine. But the interest in the field tapered off towards the end of the period, with the numbers falling below engineering and technology in 2007," the report noted. Disciplines that have consistently recorded lower number of PhDs are mostly professional in nature.
Speaking to TOI, Kurup said that as India competes in the information age, PhDs are markers as they contribute to knowledge. "However, I would attach a rider to my research, which is that the number of PhDs has nothing to do with the quality of work we are producing. But first, it is essential to know where our PhDs are being produced and who is bringing them out," she added.
If one were to compare the research output to the local universities, Delhi again performs best in terms of PhDs produced annually in each state (874.7), followed by Haryana (312.4) and Uttar Pradesh (285.3).
Read more: Delhi is also PhD capital of the country - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Delhi-is-also-PhD-capital-of-the-country/articleshow/6521400.cms#ixzz0z6KSYgNe
This is the first time in India that researchers sifted through thousands of theses lying in university library vaults to tabulate and analyze the country's body of research. The paper — researched by the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS) at Bangalore — is a pointer to what thousands of doctoral fellows in the country have been exploring and producing on thickets of bound paper. In fact, it took Anitha Kurup, an associate professor at NIAS, and Jagdish Arora, director, Information and Library Network Centre — who received a grant from the Tata Consultancy Services — a year to get all the raw data in place. In their report, Trend in Higher Education — Creation and Analysis of a Database of PhDs in India, they have principally recommended that a single agency should draw up a database on PhDs, and also assimilate the profiles of doctoral fellows.
As observed in the report, two-third of all the PhDs has been awarded to males; and across genders, the attrition rate stands at 50% -- only one out of two people who register for the hallowed PhD degree, manage to reach the finishing line. Delhiites contributed the most, producing 2,381 PhDs in the field of medicine, followed by research in pure sciences.
Even in terms of the subjects chosen there has been a noticeable shift in trends. While the largest amount of research has been carried out in pure sciences, in recent years humanities is leading the pack to become the most popular discipline that is being currently explored.
There have been some other interesting changes in the pecking order. "The growth in agriculture is seen from the year 2000, when it overtook other disciplines such as engineering and technology, and medicine. But the interest in the field tapered off towards the end of the period, with the numbers falling below engineering and technology in 2007," the report noted. Disciplines that have consistently recorded lower number of PhDs are mostly professional in nature.
Speaking to TOI, Kurup said that as India competes in the information age, PhDs are markers as they contribute to knowledge. "However, I would attach a rider to my research, which is that the number of PhDs has nothing to do with the quality of work we are producing. But first, it is essential to know where our PhDs are being produced and who is bringing them out," she added.
If one were to compare the research output to the local universities, Delhi again performs best in terms of PhDs produced annually in each state (874.7), followed by Haryana (312.4) and Uttar Pradesh (285.3).
Read more: Delhi is also PhD capital of the country - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Delhi-is-also-PhD-capital-of-the-country/articleshow/6521400.cms#ixzz0z6KSYgNe
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Publish your blog as a book
Headquartered in New York with R&D in Herzlia, Israel, SharedBook enables companies and consumers to dynamically produce personalized and customized books and documents with its patented publishing and annotation platform. SharedBook's browser-enabled technology is used by:
major publishers to create personalized editions of new and classic books
online content providers to deliver added value and new revenue by repurposing existing assets into books
consumers to save, edit, and publish works from blogs and documents
government and public policy groups to provide open review and debate on documents and to retain a subsequent permanent record of such discussion
Our core application was brought to market in late 2005. Due to the extraordinary flexibility of the core application, our business encompasses three related yet distinct product lines.
Publishing
SharedBook specializes in integrating and publishing data from a variety of sources through its own proprietary creation tools.
Personalized Books
Our trade publishing partners use SharedBook to provide consumers with the opportunity to make their favorite books even more special through the addition of personalized pages. These editions maintain the artistic and creative integrity of the original while creating a new version -- a one-of-a-kind treasure. The Golden Books classic Poky Little Puppy is a best-selling example, allowing users to include a personal dedication and photograph. SharedBook also retails its partners' personalized books under the Inscribe-it brand (http://www.inscribe-it.com/).
Customized Books
SharedBook's customization capabilities allow users to select from chunks of content to create their own books. SharedBook's Smart Button™ technology enables the assembly of a book in minutes by simply clicking a button on each Web page. Custom Publishing partners include Legacy Memorial Websites www.memorialwebsites.legacy.com, SOHO Publishing (www.vogueknitting.com) and Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Online and Digital Content
SharedBook's Reverse Publishing capability allows users to select the Web content they would like to keep in permanent form; they can capture and assemble it in a book with just a few clicks. The book can be purchased as is, or additional photos and text can be added for further personalization. As an example, see Blog2Print, SharedBook's blog printing platform (www.blog2print.com).
Documents
Policy makers, nonprofits, educators, and special-interest communities can use SharedBook's platform to allow their members or constituents to engage in an online dialogue on bills, rules, research and other important documents. Starting with highlighted excerpts from the original content, a series of comments and replies can be posted and shared with any and all interested users to facilitate a pointed and detailed discussion. The source document is locked down and the community discussion is stored and presented back as footnotes at a granular level. When combined with our patented publishing process, a permanent record of the conversation can be preserved as a professionally printed book or PDF download. (See www.OurEnergyPolicy.org or www.gbs.sharedbook.com, as examples.)
Core to SharedBook's technology platform is the ability to integrate complex structured data from various Web and intranet sources into a shared space, where it can be published in various forms both online and offline. Customized and personalized books can be created and displayed as flipbooks on the Web, downloaded as PDFs, or professionally printed. When users desire this content in physical form, it is provided via our seamless integration with high-end, digital printers from Xerox, Kodak, and HP to provide a completely customizable final product
MY PUBLISHED BLOG SAMPLE
major publishers to create personalized editions of new and classic books
online content providers to deliver added value and new revenue by repurposing existing assets into books
consumers to save, edit, and publish works from blogs and documents
government and public policy groups to provide open review and debate on documents and to retain a subsequent permanent record of such discussion
Our core application was brought to market in late 2005. Due to the extraordinary flexibility of the core application, our business encompasses three related yet distinct product lines.
Publishing
SharedBook specializes in integrating and publishing data from a variety of sources through its own proprietary creation tools.
Personalized Books
Our trade publishing partners use SharedBook to provide consumers with the opportunity to make their favorite books even more special through the addition of personalized pages. These editions maintain the artistic and creative integrity of the original while creating a new version -- a one-of-a-kind treasure. The Golden Books classic Poky Little Puppy is a best-selling example, allowing users to include a personal dedication and photograph. SharedBook also retails its partners' personalized books under the Inscribe-it brand (http://www.inscribe-it.com/).
Customized Books
SharedBook's customization capabilities allow users to select from chunks of content to create their own books. SharedBook's Smart Button™ technology enables the assembly of a book in minutes by simply clicking a button on each Web page. Custom Publishing partners include Legacy Memorial Websites www.memorialwebsites.legacy.com, SOHO Publishing (www.vogueknitting.com) and Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Online and Digital Content
SharedBook's Reverse Publishing capability allows users to select the Web content they would like to keep in permanent form; they can capture and assemble it in a book with just a few clicks. The book can be purchased as is, or additional photos and text can be added for further personalization. As an example, see Blog2Print, SharedBook's blog printing platform (www.blog2print.com).
Documents
Policy makers, nonprofits, educators, and special-interest communities can use SharedBook's platform to allow their members or constituents to engage in an online dialogue on bills, rules, research and other important documents. Starting with highlighted excerpts from the original content, a series of comments and replies can be posted and shared with any and all interested users to facilitate a pointed and detailed discussion. The source document is locked down and the community discussion is stored and presented back as footnotes at a granular level. When combined with our patented publishing process, a permanent record of the conversation can be preserved as a professionally printed book or PDF download. (See www.OurEnergyPolicy.org or www.gbs.sharedbook.com, as examples.)
Core to SharedBook's technology platform is the ability to integrate complex structured data from various Web and intranet sources into a shared space, where it can be published in various forms both online and offline. Customized and personalized books can be created and displayed as flipbooks on the Web, downloaded as PDFs, or professionally printed. When users desire this content in physical form, it is provided via our seamless integration with high-end, digital printers from Xerox, Kodak, and HP to provide a completely customizable final product
MY PUBLISHED BLOG SAMPLE
Publish Your Blog As A Book With Blurb
Blurb, the book company that lets you self-publish bookstore quality hardcover and paperback books, has finally added TypePad and WordPress.com support to their BookSmart book creation software.
BookSmart slurps the entries from your blog and autopopulates the pages (you also have the option of dragging and dropping entries to build your book). BookSmart doesn’t currently support importing from freestanding WordPress blogs, but you can easily open a free WordPress.com account and import your entries long enough for BookSmart to slurp them.
You can go freestyle, creating any kind of book from scratch, or let BookSmart jumpstart your cookbook, photo book, or blog book (poetry books are coming soon) using customizable templates. Readymade books (templates which already include some content; for example, a Groucho Marx quote in the This Dog’s Diary readymade: “Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it’s too dark to read.”) are also available for your dog, cat, or baby book.
A 40-page book is $18.95 in paperback and $29.95 in hardcover, which includes a custom dust jacket. When your book is complete, you can offer it for sale in the Blurb bookstore. But if you’re interested in making money from book sales, you’ll need to buy in bulk for a discount (or check out CafePress or LuLu)
The BookSmart software is free and you can preview your finished book onscreen, which should have you salivating for the real thing. You can buy a copy of How to Make a Book (pictured above) for only $14.95, to get an idea of the quality. It includes a $10 coupon toward your next book. Or, download the PDF for free. It’s worth a look even if you don’t publish your book with Blurb.
BookSmart runs on Windows and Mac. Universal. Blurb
RobertRobert Ellis was the founder of Upstart Blogger. He now blogs (and continues to design themes) at Futurosity.
BookSmart slurps the entries from your blog and autopopulates the pages (you also have the option of dragging and dropping entries to build your book). BookSmart doesn’t currently support importing from freestanding WordPress blogs, but you can easily open a free WordPress.com account and import your entries long enough for BookSmart to slurp them.
You can go freestyle, creating any kind of book from scratch, or let BookSmart jumpstart your cookbook, photo book, or blog book (poetry books are coming soon) using customizable templates. Readymade books (templates which already include some content; for example, a Groucho Marx quote in the This Dog’s Diary readymade: “Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it’s too dark to read.”) are also available for your dog, cat, or baby book.
A 40-page book is $18.95 in paperback and $29.95 in hardcover, which includes a custom dust jacket. When your book is complete, you can offer it for sale in the Blurb bookstore. But if you’re interested in making money from book sales, you’ll need to buy in bulk for a discount (or check out CafePress or LuLu)
The BookSmart software is free and you can preview your finished book onscreen, which should have you salivating for the real thing. You can buy a copy of How to Make a Book (pictured above) for only $14.95, to get an idea of the quality. It includes a $10 coupon toward your next book. Or, download the PDF for free. It’s worth a look even if you don’t publish your book with Blurb.
BookSmart runs on Windows and Mac. Universal. Blurb
RobertRobert Ellis was the founder of Upstart Blogger. He now blogs (and continues to design themes) at Futurosity.
Monday, August 23, 2010
Research Beyond Google: 119 Authoritative, Invisible, and Comprehensive Resources
Got a research paper or thesis to write for school Want to research using the Internet? Good luck. There's a lot of junk out there — outdated pages, broken links, and inaccurate information. Using Google or the Wikipedia may lead you to some results, but you can rarely be sure of accuracy. And what's more, you'll only be searching a fraction of all of the resources available to you.
Google, the largest search database on the planet, currently has around eight billion web pages indexed. That's a lot of information. But it's nothing compared to what else is out there. Google can only index the visible web, or searchable web. But the invisible web, or deep web, is estimated to be 500 times bigger than the searchable web. The invisible web comprises databases and results of specialty search engines that the popular search engines simply are not able to index.
Do you think your local or university librarian uses Google? Sure, but certainly not exclusively. In order to start researching like a librarian, you'll need to explore more authoritative resources, many of which are invisible. Note: Although some of the following resources are visible and indexed, they have all been included here because of their authoritative nature.
Google, the largest search database on the planet, currently has around eight billion web pages indexed. That's a lot of information. But it's nothing compared to what else is out there. Google can only index the visible web, or searchable web. But the invisible web, or deep web, is estimated to be 500 times bigger than the searchable web. The invisible web comprises databases and results of specialty search engines that the popular search engines simply are not able to index.
Do you think your local or university librarian uses Google? Sure, but certainly not exclusively. In order to start researching like a librarian, you'll need to explore more authoritative resources, many of which are invisible. Note: Although some of the following resources are visible and indexed, they have all been included here because of their authoritative nature.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
New Rupee Avatar
Thu, Jun 24 04:23 AM
The Indian rupee is likely to get its own unique symbol on Thursday, with the Union Cabinet set to approve the final design. With this, the rupee will join the elite league of global currencies like US dollar ($), British pound sterling, euro and Japanese yen, which have their unique symbols.
In pictures: Rupee's New Avatar
The shortlisted design apparently plays on the Hindi letter 'R' with a double-slash. The FE designers have conceptualised the design here.
The government has already shortlisted five entries after a pan-India open contest which was advertised by the finance ministry in February 2009. According to the terms of this contest, the winning design will become the property of the government of India and the winner will have to surrender the design copyright to in lieu of Rs 2.5 lakh.
According to design experts, formulating a unique currency symbol is extremely difficult, made tougher by the requirement that it must be adaptable to computer keyboards. The design will also have to be incorporated in currency notes, which would mean asking printers abroad where the currency is printed to make large-scale investments.
"Russia too wanted a unique symbol for its currency in the 1990s. It is still looking for a symbol to represent the rouble. Designing new symbols involves rigorous testing as the symbol would be used across all technical applications apart from widespread usage on the Web, mobile phones and banners," a designer at a leading ad agency told FE.
The government decided to have a unique symbol for the Indian rupee as its abbreviated form (Rs) is also represented by the currencies of Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Last year, the finance minister Pranab Mukherjee had made this announcement in his budget speech. "In the ensuing year, we intend to formalise a symbol for the Indian rupee, which reflects and captures the Indian ethos and culture," Mukherjee had said then.
The Indian rupee is likely to get its own unique symbol on Thursday, with the Union Cabinet set to approve the final design. With this, the rupee will join the elite league of global currencies like US dollar ($), British pound sterling, euro and Japanese yen, which have their unique symbols.
In pictures: Rupee's New Avatar
The shortlisted design apparently plays on the Hindi letter 'R' with a double-slash. The FE designers have conceptualised the design here.
The government has already shortlisted five entries after a pan-India open contest which was advertised by the finance ministry in February 2009. According to the terms of this contest, the winning design will become the property of the government of India and the winner will have to surrender the design copyright to in lieu of Rs 2.5 lakh.
According to design experts, formulating a unique currency symbol is extremely difficult, made tougher by the requirement that it must be adaptable to computer keyboards. The design will also have to be incorporated in currency notes, which would mean asking printers abroad where the currency is printed to make large-scale investments.
"Russia too wanted a unique symbol for its currency in the 1990s. It is still looking for a symbol to represent the rouble. Designing new symbols involves rigorous testing as the symbol would be used across all technical applications apart from widespread usage on the Web, mobile phones and banners," a designer at a leading ad agency told FE.
The government decided to have a unique symbol for the Indian rupee as its abbreviated form (Rs) is also represented by the currencies of Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Last year, the finance minister Pranab Mukherjee had made this announcement in his budget speech. "In the ensuing year, we intend to formalise a symbol for the Indian rupee, which reflects and captures the Indian ethos and culture," Mukherjee had said then.
Digital Handbook
The National Endowment for the Humanities, an independent grantmaking
agency of the federal government, provides substantial funding
to support field service activities, including publications, at the
Northeast Document Conservation Center.
agency of the federal government, provides substantial funding
to support field service activities, including publications, at the
Northeast Document Conservation Center.
Friday, April 23, 2010
The Seven Steps of the Research Process
STEP 1: IDENTIFY AND DEVELOP YOUR TOPIC
SUMMARY: State your topic as a question. For example, if you are interested in finding out about use of alcoholic beverages by college students, you might pose the question, "What effect does use of alcoholic beverages have on the health of college students?" Identify the main concepts or keywords in your question.
More details on how to identify and develop your topic.
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STEP 2: FIND BACKGROUND INFORMATION
SUMMARY: Look up your keywords in the indexes to subject encyclopedias. Read articles in these encyclopedias to set the context for your research. Note any relevant items in the bibliographies at the end of the encyclopedia articles. Additional background information may be found in your lecture notes, textbooks, and reserve readings.
More suggestions on how to find background information.
Return to the top
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STEP 3: USE CATALOGS TO FIND BOOKS AND MEDIA
SUMMARY: Use guided keyword searching to find materials by topic or subject. Print or write down the citation (author, title,etc.) and the location information (call number and library). Note the circulation status. When you pull the book from the shelf, scan the bibliography for additional sources. Watch for book-length bibliographies and annual reviews on your subject; they list citations to hundreds of books and articles in one subject area. Check the standard subject subheading "--BIBLIOGRAPHIES," or titles beginning with Annual Review of... in the Cornell Library Classic Catalog.
More detailed instructions for using catalogs to find books.
Finding media (audio and video) titles.
Watch on YouTube: How to read citations
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STEP 4: USE INDEXES TO FIND PERIODICAL ARTICLES
SUMMARY: Use periodical indexes and abstracts to find citations to articles. The indexes and abstracts may be in print or computer-based formats or both. Choose the indexes and format best suited to your particular topic; ask at the reference desk if you need help figuring out which index and format will be best. You can find periodical articles by the article author, title, or keyword by using the periodical indexes in the Library home page. If the full text is not linked in the index you are using, write down the citation from the index and search for the title of the periodical in the Cornell Library Classic Catalog. The catalog lists the print, microform, and electronic versions of periodicals at Cornell.
How to find and use periodical indexes at Cornell.
Watch on YouTube: How to read citations
Return to the top
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STEP 5: FIND INTERNET RESOURCES
SUMMARY: Use search engines. Check to see if your class has a bibliography or research guide created by librarians.
Finding Information on the Internet: A thorough tutorial from UC Berkeley.
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STEP 6: EVALUATE WHAT YOU FIND
SUMMARY: See How to Critically Analyze Information Sources and Distinguishing Scholarly from Non-Scholarly Periodicals: A Checklist of Criteria for suggestions on evaluating the authority and quality of the books and articles you located.
Watch on YouTube: Identifying scholarly journals Identifying substantive news sources
If you have found too many or too few sources, you may need to narrow or broaden your topic. Check with a reference librarian or your instructor.
When you're ready to write, here is an annotated list of books to help you organize, format, and write your paper.
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STEP 7: CITE WHAT YOU FIND USING A STANDARD FORMAT
Give credit where credit is due; cite your sources.
Citing or documenting the sources used in your research serves two purposes, it gives proper credit to the authors of the materials used, and it allows those who are reading your work to duplicate your research and locate the sources that you have listed as references.
Knowingly representing the work of others as your own is plagarism. (See Cornell's Code of Academic Integrity). Use one of the styles listed below or another style approved by your instructor. Handouts summarizing the APA and MLA styles are available at Uris and Olin Reference.
SUMMARY: State your topic as a question. For example, if you are interested in finding out about use of alcoholic beverages by college students, you might pose the question, "What effect does use of alcoholic beverages have on the health of college students?" Identify the main concepts or keywords in your question.
More details on how to identify and develop your topic.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
STEP 2: FIND BACKGROUND INFORMATION
SUMMARY: Look up your keywords in the indexes to subject encyclopedias. Read articles in these encyclopedias to set the context for your research. Note any relevant items in the bibliographies at the end of the encyclopedia articles. Additional background information may be found in your lecture notes, textbooks, and reserve readings.
More suggestions on how to find background information.
Return to the top
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STEP 3: USE CATALOGS TO FIND BOOKS AND MEDIA
SUMMARY: Use guided keyword searching to find materials by topic or subject. Print or write down the citation (author, title,etc.) and the location information (call number and library). Note the circulation status. When you pull the book from the shelf, scan the bibliography for additional sources. Watch for book-length bibliographies and annual reviews on your subject; they list citations to hundreds of books and articles in one subject area. Check the standard subject subheading "--BIBLIOGRAPHIES," or titles beginning with Annual Review of... in the Cornell Library Classic Catalog.
More detailed instructions for using catalogs to find books.
Finding media (audio and video) titles.
Watch on YouTube: How to read citations
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STEP 4: USE INDEXES TO FIND PERIODICAL ARTICLES
SUMMARY: Use periodical indexes and abstracts to find citations to articles. The indexes and abstracts may be in print or computer-based formats or both. Choose the indexes and format best suited to your particular topic; ask at the reference desk if you need help figuring out which index and format will be best. You can find periodical articles by the article author, title, or keyword by using the periodical indexes in the Library home page. If the full text is not linked in the index you are using, write down the citation from the index and search for the title of the periodical in the Cornell Library Classic Catalog. The catalog lists the print, microform, and electronic versions of periodicals at Cornell.
How to find and use periodical indexes at Cornell.
Watch on YouTube: How to read citations
Return to the top
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STEP 5: FIND INTERNET RESOURCES
SUMMARY: Use search engines. Check to see if your class has a bibliography or research guide created by librarians.
Finding Information on the Internet: A thorough tutorial from UC Berkeley.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
STEP 6: EVALUATE WHAT YOU FIND
SUMMARY: See How to Critically Analyze Information Sources and Distinguishing Scholarly from Non-Scholarly Periodicals: A Checklist of Criteria for suggestions on evaluating the authority and quality of the books and articles you located.
Watch on YouTube: Identifying scholarly journals Identifying substantive news sources
If you have found too many or too few sources, you may need to narrow or broaden your topic. Check with a reference librarian or your instructor.
When you're ready to write, here is an annotated list of books to help you organize, format, and write your paper.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
STEP 7: CITE WHAT YOU FIND USING A STANDARD FORMAT
Give credit where credit is due; cite your sources.
Citing or documenting the sources used in your research serves two purposes, it gives proper credit to the authors of the materials used, and it allows those who are reading your work to duplicate your research and locate the sources that you have listed as references.
Knowingly representing the work of others as your own is plagarism. (See Cornell's Code of Academic Integrity). Use one of the styles listed below or another style approved by your instructor. Handouts summarizing the APA and MLA styles are available at Uris and Olin Reference.
Friday, April 09, 2010
Silverfish and Books
How to Protect Books & Papers From Silverfish- By Deanne Lachner,
Silverfish are small insects, about 1/2-inch long, that are silver in color and have flat bodies. The three long "bristles" at the rear of their bodies and their two long antennae at the front make them easily recognizable. These critters love damp, warm places, so you'll often see them in sinks, around plumbing fixtures, in closets, on bookshelves, in bathtubs and in attics and basements. Silverfish pose no threat to humans, but they are pests in the house. Silverfish can damage books and papers by eating small holes in them or by leaving light yellow stains.
Needed: Vacuum , Boric acid , Chemical insecticides (optional) , Non-Chemical Protection
Step 1Eliminate the places silverfish like to live by removing sources of moisture. Check plumbing, eliminate leaks, and run your air conditioner or a dehumidifier to lower the level of humidity in the home. Do not store books or papers in humid areas of your home.
Step 2Silverfish like bookshelves and boxes with papers in them because they eat the glue that binds books and seals boxes. Vacuum bookshelves to remove silverfish. Attics where boxes of papers are often stored are also ideal habitats for silverfish. Vacuum often in these areas and store papers in airtight containers.
Step 3Silverfish like to consume foods such cereal, oats and flour, so keep these items in tightly enclosed containers. Keep your books and papers far from silverfish food sources.
Step 4Store books in plastic containers with tight lids, and place important papers inside sealed plastic bags before putting the papers in boxes for storage.
Step 5If you still see silverfish or the damage they cause (holes or stains in books or on papers, fabric or wallpaper), consider a chemical extermination of these pests.
Chemical Removal
Step 1Various insecticides can rid your home of silverfish. Learn as much as you can about the insecticides first so you can make an informed choice before adding chemicals to your home. You need to be especially sure that the insecticides will not damage your books or papers.
Step 2First, try sprinkling boric acid in the crevices and cracks where silverfish are living. Boric acid can be used around bookshelves and in attics or basements near paper storage boxes as well.
Step 3If you wish to try an insecticide spray, apply only a light coat in areas where silverfish are present. Avoid spraying books or papers.
Step 4Consider various stronger chemical insecticides if the silverfish problem does not subside. Sprays, dusts, liquids and station baits are available by searching "silverfish insecticide" on the Internet or asking a pest control professional at places such as Terminix or Orkin. To be 100 percent sure your books or papers won't be damaged, remove them from the home before treating the home with chemicals.
Silverfish are small insects, about 1/2-inch long, that are silver in color and have flat bodies. The three long "bristles" at the rear of their bodies and their two long antennae at the front make them easily recognizable. These critters love damp, warm places, so you'll often see them in sinks, around plumbing fixtures, in closets, on bookshelves, in bathtubs and in attics and basements. Silverfish pose no threat to humans, but they are pests in the house. Silverfish can damage books and papers by eating small holes in them or by leaving light yellow stains.
Needed: Vacuum , Boric acid , Chemical insecticides (optional) , Non-Chemical Protection
Step 1Eliminate the places silverfish like to live by removing sources of moisture. Check plumbing, eliminate leaks, and run your air conditioner or a dehumidifier to lower the level of humidity in the home. Do not store books or papers in humid areas of your home.
Step 2Silverfish like bookshelves and boxes with papers in them because they eat the glue that binds books and seals boxes. Vacuum bookshelves to remove silverfish. Attics where boxes of papers are often stored are also ideal habitats for silverfish. Vacuum often in these areas and store papers in airtight containers.
Step 3Silverfish like to consume foods such cereal, oats and flour, so keep these items in tightly enclosed containers. Keep your books and papers far from silverfish food sources.
Step 4Store books in plastic containers with tight lids, and place important papers inside sealed plastic bags before putting the papers in boxes for storage.
Step 5If you still see silverfish or the damage they cause (holes or stains in books or on papers, fabric or wallpaper), consider a chemical extermination of these pests.
Chemical Removal
Step 1Various insecticides can rid your home of silverfish. Learn as much as you can about the insecticides first so you can make an informed choice before adding chemicals to your home. You need to be especially sure that the insecticides will not damage your books or papers.
Step 2First, try sprinkling boric acid in the crevices and cracks where silverfish are living. Boric acid can be used around bookshelves and in attics or basements near paper storage boxes as well.
Step 3If you wish to try an insecticide spray, apply only a light coat in areas where silverfish are present. Avoid spraying books or papers.
Step 4Consider various stronger chemical insecticides if the silverfish problem does not subside. Sprays, dusts, liquids and station baits are available by searching "silverfish insecticide" on the Internet or asking a pest control professional at places such as Terminix or Orkin. To be 100 percent sure your books or papers won't be damaged, remove them from the home before treating the home with chemicals.
Tuesday, April 06, 2010
ISST-Journal of Advances in Librarianship IJALIB
A bi-annually on behalf of the Intellectuals Society for Socio-Techno Welfare (ISST)
The IJALIB is an outcome of the vision of its Chief Editor Dr. M. Koganuramath and committed support of Associate Editors Dr. Ashu Shokeen, Dr. Rishi Tiwari & Mr. Pavan Agarwal and Internationally well known Editorial Board members. The salient features of the journal are:
(i). IJALIB publishes Original research work,
(ii) Its Editorial Board has internationally acclaimed as well as promising academicians and researchers from around the world,
(iii) Each issue of IJALIB will include research contributions from well known, as well as promising young researchers and academicians from India and abroad.
(iv) IJALIB will be published bi-annually –JUNE and DECEMBER each year- at par with international standards,
(v)It will be very useful to postgraduates, researchers and academicians in field of Mathematics & Computer Science.
We believe that the contents of IJALIB would be of interest to you, your colleagues and students. Kindly circulate among your Colleagues to inform them about IJALIB’s availability. It would be our pleasure if IJALIB is recommended by you and your colleagues for their contribution.
The IJALIB is an outcome of the vision of its Chief Editor Dr. M. Koganuramath and committed support of Associate Editors Dr. Ashu Shokeen, Dr. Rishi Tiwari & Mr. Pavan Agarwal and Internationally well known Editorial Board members. The salient features of the journal are:
(i). IJALIB publishes Original research work,
(ii) Its Editorial Board has internationally acclaimed as well as promising academicians and researchers from around the world,
(iii) Each issue of IJALIB will include research contributions from well known, as well as promising young researchers and academicians from India and abroad.
(iv) IJALIB will be published bi-annually –JUNE and DECEMBER each year- at par with international standards,
(v)It will be very useful to postgraduates, researchers and academicians in field of Mathematics & Computer Science.
We believe that the contents of IJALIB would be of interest to you, your colleagues and students. Kindly circulate among your Colleagues to inform them about IJALIB’s availability. It would be our pleasure if IJALIB is recommended by you and your colleagues for their contribution.
American Library Association Courses
These library courses are all offered online, and are a great way to gain basic library reference and adult services skills. Many of them are also asynchronous, which means they do not have scheduled meeting times—so you can complete coursework from anywhere in the world! Click on the course titles below for more information about the class learning objectives, or go to the online registration page and sign up today!
Genealogy 101, May 17 - June 18
This new course is designed for reference staff with little to no experience in genealogy. Using a case study to frame the coursework, participants will learn about tools and techniques they can use to confidently assist patrons with family history research. A review of archival material, print reference tools and online sources is included in the curriculum.
Business Reference 101, May 10 - June 4
Appropriate for librarians and library staff of all types who wish to acquire business reference expertise. You will gain an understanding of the business reference process as well as an overview of business reference sources. Students will also have access to such proprietary business reference databases as Standard & Poor’s Net Advantage and Gale Cengage’s Business & Company Resource Center.
The Reference Interview, April 19 - May 21
This comprehensive course covers such reference interview topics as cultivating an approachable reference environment, successful questioning and listening techniques and appropriate follow-up methods. Staff of all levels at all types of libraries will find this content, presented in a multi-media format, helpful in their day-to-day engagement with library patrons.
Readers' Advisory 101, June 28 - Aug. 14
Through practice sessions, participants learn how to use RA tools, craft annotations, read in genres, articulate appeal and experiment with methods to offer RA services. Readers' Advisory 101 is tailored for those at all types of libraries—support staff, library technicians, newly hired reference librarians and those librarians who want to brush up on their skills. The topics covered are introductory in nature.
RUSA members receive the best rates on course registration rates, so if you are not a RUSA member, I invite you to join us. For $60 plus the cost of ALA membership, you’ll receive discounts on classes plus many other benefits. Visit www.ala.org/ membership, or phone us at 01-312-944-6780 and join the premiere organization of reference and user services professionals.
Lingaya,s Journal of Professional Studies
The journal aims at disseminating the knowledge in the field of various streams of Engineering Computer Applications, Science, Technology, Education, Literature & Management and provides a forum for deliberations and exchange of knowledge among Scientist, Academicians, Researchers, Professionals, Industries and practitioners. The journal encourages submission of theoretical and empirical result-based papers, case studies, research papers and notes, executive experience, sharing articles in the different domains of science, technology and management related disciplines. The faculty members and researchers ar requested to contribute original research papers, articles and case studies to the Journal and also spread the message to their colleague and friends to do the same. All papers received and submitted to Chief Editor will go through a double - blind reviewing process as per the standard procedures of well known refereed Journals. However the review process could be as fast as a fortnight in some typical cases. Outstanding research paper and work on current analysis is published on priority basis.
Lingaya’s University, Pachauli, Old Faridabad - Jasana Road, Faridabad, 121 002 (Haryana) is emerging as leading University committed to achieving excellence in education. SPAN The Lingaya,s University publishers – Annual research Journal, “LINGAYA’S JOURNAL OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES.
Contact : lingas.journal@gmail.com
Journal of Electronic Publishing
The Short-Term Influence of Free Digital Versions of Books on Print Sales
John Hilton III and David Wiley
Increasingly, authors and publishers are freely distributing their books electronically to increase the visibility of their work. A vital question for those with a commercial stake in selling books is, “What happens to book sales if digital versions are given away?” We used BookScan sales data for four categories of books (a total of 41 books) for which we could identify the date when the free digital versions of the books were made available to determine whether the free version affected print sales. We analyzed the data on book sales for the eight weeks before and after the free versions were available. Three of the four categories of books had increased sales after the free books were distributed. We discuss the implications and limitations of these results.
Read more
John Hilton III and David Wiley
Increasingly, authors and publishers are freely distributing their books electronically to increase the visibility of their work. A vital question for those with a commercial stake in selling books is, “What happens to book sales if digital versions are given away?” We used BookScan sales data for four categories of books (a total of 41 books) for which we could identify the date when the free digital versions of the books were made available to determine whether the free version affected print sales. We analyzed the data on book sales for the eight weeks before and after the free versions were available. Three of the four categories of books had increased sales after the free books were distributed. We discuss the implications and limitations of these results.
Read more
Emerald Indian LIS Research Fund Award - 2010
Supporting the dissemination of knowledge for the social good in India
Call for Indian library and information science research proposals
Emerald is delighted to offer a research grant for an Indian project in the field of library and information science research. The award will offer £2,000 (approximately US$3,000 equivalent) to fund the winning research project.
In addition to the research fund it is also hoped that once the research is completed its findings can be published in one of Emerald’s many excellent library and information studies titles.
A number of Highly Commended Awards may also be bestowed.
Applications should address the dissemination of knowledge for the social good with a specific orientation toward benefit for mainland India.
Eligibility
The lead member of the research team must be based in India.
Judging criteria
Each application will be judged, by a panel of experts, on the five criteria below. The research must:
* Be of significance, particularly illustrating how it will benefit the social good
* Demonstrate originality and innovation
* Make an outstanding contribution to theory and its application
* Illustrate the appropriateness and application of the methodology
* Demonstrate sound implications for theory and practice
Application requirements
A research proposal must be submitted using the online application form at: http://ww2.emeraldi nsight.com/ awards/india_ lis.htm
The following documents will be required electronically:
* A summary stating specific goals, outcomes and benefits of the research. This should not exceed 2,000 words (note that tables, figures, appendices and reference lists, if provided do NOT count to the 2,000 word total)
* A covering letter containing full contact details (affiliation, full address, telephone number/s and e-mail address) for all researchers involved in the project. Please state clearly which researcher will be the main point of contact
The 2,000-word summary must:
* Display clearly a statement of purpose and intent
* State clearly the methodology( ies) applied and explicitly describe the research process
* State expected research outcomes and expected impact and possible application
* Specify the expected timescales of the research process
* Outline projected costs and total research grant required
All submissions must be written in English.
For help preparing your application, including advice on how to write your research proposal, please consult our guide to winning research funding.
Please note that the decision of the judges is final. Once a decision has been made applicants are not entitled to receive feedback on their submissions.
Contact
For further information, please contact:
Anasua Mukherjee Das
Publishing Relationship Manager
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
502-503, Ring Road Mall
Sector-3, Mangalam Place, Rohini
New Delhi-110085
Telefax: +91 11 43362200
E-mail: ADas@emeraldinsight .com, or, kbooluck@emeraldins ight.com
Website: http://info. emeraldinsight. com/research/ awards/india_ lis.htm
Call for Indian library and information science research proposals
Emerald is delighted to offer a research grant for an Indian project in the field of library and information science research. The award will offer £2,000 (approximately US$3,000 equivalent) to fund the winning research project.
In addition to the research fund it is also hoped that once the research is completed its findings can be published in one of Emerald’s many excellent library and information studies titles.
A number of Highly Commended Awards may also be bestowed.
Applications should address the dissemination of knowledge for the social good with a specific orientation toward benefit for mainland India.
Eligibility
The lead member of the research team must be based in India.
Judging criteria
Each application will be judged, by a panel of experts, on the five criteria below. The research must:
* Be of significance, particularly illustrating how it will benefit the social good
* Demonstrate originality and innovation
* Make an outstanding contribution to theory and its application
* Illustrate the appropriateness and application of the methodology
* Demonstrate sound implications for theory and practice
Application requirements
A research proposal must be submitted using the online application form at: http://ww2.emeraldi nsight.com/ awards/india_ lis.htm
The following documents will be required electronically:
* A summary stating specific goals, outcomes and benefits of the research. This should not exceed 2,000 words (note that tables, figures, appendices and reference lists, if provided do NOT count to the 2,000 word total)
* A covering letter containing full contact details (affiliation, full address, telephone number/s and e-mail address) for all researchers involved in the project. Please state clearly which researcher will be the main point of contact
The 2,000-word summary must:
* Display clearly a statement of purpose and intent
* State clearly the methodology( ies) applied and explicitly describe the research process
* State expected research outcomes and expected impact and possible application
* Specify the expected timescales of the research process
* Outline projected costs and total research grant required
All submissions must be written in English.
For help preparing your application, including advice on how to write your research proposal, please consult our guide to winning research funding.
Please note that the decision of the judges is final. Once a decision has been made applicants are not entitled to receive feedback on their submissions.
Contact
For further information, please contact:
Anasua Mukherjee Das
Publishing Relationship Manager
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
502-503, Ring Road Mall
Sector-3, Mangalam Place, Rohini
New Delhi-110085
Telefax: +91 11 43362200
E-mail: ADas@emeraldinsight .com, or, kbooluck@emeraldins ight.com
Website: http://info. emeraldinsight. com/research/ awards/india_ lis.htm
Monday, April 05, 2010
India joins list of 135 countries in making education a right
With the Right to Education Act coming into force, India has joined the league of over 130 countries which have legal guarantees to provide free and compulsory education to children.
According to the UNESCO’s ‘Education for All Global Monitoring Report 2010’, about 135 countries have constitutional provisions for free and non-discriminatory education for all.
According to the UNESCO’s ‘Education for All Global Monitoring Report 2010’, about 135 countries have constitutional provisions for free and non-discriminatory education for all.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Does India need a super regulatory body for higher education?
| New Delhi: The National Commission for Higher Education and Research (NCHER) Bill is all set to be sent to the Union Cabinet for approval next month. If approved, the much discussed proposed legislation will clear the first step towards the centralisation of higher education in India. Although the bill would have to clear many legal and constitutional hurdles before it becomes a full-fledged law, it has already sparked a debate across the country on the merits and de-merits of centralising higher education. The NCHER is the outcome of recommendations made by the National Knowledge Commission (NKC) and the Prof Yash Pal Committee. While the NKC suggested the dissolution of all the regulatory bodies like the University Grants Commission (UGC), All India Council for Technical Education, the Medical Council of India and the Bar Council of India; the Yash Pal Committee recommended that all regulatory bodies be brought under the purview of the NCHER. Although the government says that the proposed bill was aimed at improving the standards of higher education in the country, experts fear that it would only create a super-powerful regulatory body called the NCHER. It will have a chairman and six members, supported by a collegium. Many academecians expressed fear that the entire higher education system will come under the control of these seven individuals. Right from seeking approval to set up a college to the release of grants, every single process will have to pass through the NCHER. Some experts even apprehended that the proposed commission would be an isolated organisation with no democracy. India is the third largest higher secondary education system in the world with 480 universities including 25 Central Universities, 231 state universities, five institutions established through state legislation, 100 deemed universities, 31 Institutes of 'National Importance' and 22,000 colleges. Once the bill is cleared, all these institutions may come under the control of NCHER. Experts argue that centralisation of all these institutions would only complicate the higher education system in the country. Due to their size and nature, the NCHER will have to focus more on administrative matters than raising the academic standards. For instance, presently the UGC allocates funds and give academic directives to the all universities in the country. While the AICTE oversee the technical education, especially the engineering, the MCI regulates the medical education in India. Later, the NCHER alone will have to address to all these areas. The NCHER will also play a crucial role in the appointment of vice-chancellors for different universities in the country. The state governments will be forced to appoint a vice-chancellor from the list of five individuals proposed by the NCHER. Experts say that this may lead to political interference and favoritism. Experts fear that through the NCHER, the higher education system in India would be centralised to the extent that even the state governments will have no control on important matters. Now the big question arises -- In a democratic set up like ours, can we afford to have a super-powerful body regulatory body like the NCHER in the name of improving the quality of higher education? Or, should we empower the existing regulatory bodies? Source: Hyderabad News Syndicate |
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'Implement Manipur Libraries Act'
Source: The Sangai Express / Newmai News Network/span>
Imphal, March 29 2010:
Manipur Library Association (MA-LA) urged the Government of Manipur to implement Manipur Libraries Act 1988 at the earliest.
It was listed in the recommendations of a two-day National Seminar on Promotion of Public Library Service through legislation in North East, India held in Imphal on Saturday and Sunday.
The seminar was organized in collaboration with Department of Art and Culture, Government of Manipur and RRLF, Ministry of Culture, Government of India.
The recommendations also included the constitution of a committee with LIS experts along with other members to look into the provisions of Manipur Public Libraries Act.
The association stated in the recommendation that a drastic change is needed in the organization, management and services of the public library system because of the application of ICT in its creation and services.
It further stated that the RRRLF be more generous, liberal timely extension of financial support and both infrastructural grants and other grants for seminars, workshop, training programme to the North East states.
It also included the passing of Public Libraries Act in all the eight states of North East.
Only Manipur and Mizoram are said to have passed the Public Libraries Act.
The two-day National Seminar on Promotion of Public Library Service through legislation concluded on Sunday.
It was listed in the recommendations of a two-day National Seminar on Promotion of Public Library Service through legislation in North East, India held in Imphal on Saturday and Sunday.
The seminar was organized in collaboration with Department of Art and Culture, Government of Manipur and RRLF, Ministry of Culture, Government of India.
The recommendations also included the constitution of a committee with LIS experts along with other members to look into the provisions of Manipur Public Libraries Act.
The association stated in the recommendation that a drastic change is needed in the organization, management and services of the public library system because of the application of ICT in its creation and services.
It further stated that the RRRLF be more generous, liberal timely extension of financial support and both infrastructural grants and other grants for seminars, workshop, training programme to the North East states.
It also included the passing of Public Libraries Act in all the eight states of North East.
Only Manipur and Mizoram are said to have passed the Public Libraries Act.
The two-day National Seminar on Promotion of Public Library Service through legislation concluded on Sunday.
Saturday, March 20, 2010
INDIAN CULTURAL PORTALS TO THE WORLD
INDIAN
This pathfinder includes information about culture in India.
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Art India (http://www.artindia.co.in/)Online version of the quarterly magazine dedicated to art and aesthetics of India mainly focusing on the visual arts. Includes contents and select articles from current issue. Print version available.
Art India Net (http://www.artindia.net/index1.html)Directory of online information on various arts of India. Lists dance (Bharata Natyam, Odissi, kathak, Kathakali, Kuchipudi, Manipuri, Mohinniattam, chau), music (Carnatic and Hindustani), yoga, therapy, counseling site, and performance aspects sites. Provides links to photography, video, puppetry, and arts-oriented businesses.
Birla Academy of Art & Culture (http://www.birlaacademy.com/)The Birla Academy of Art and Culture is involved in "collecting, preserving and displaying museum objects, holding exhibitions of Indian and international art objects, organizing cultural performances and educational programmes of varied nature." To encourage and help young artists, the Academy organises the All India Annual Exhibitions, one man shows, group shows and kala melas. The museum includes ancient terracottas, Indian, Nepalese and Tibetan sculpture, illuminated manuscripts in palm-leaf and paper from western India, Rajasthan, Orissa, Nepal and Tibet, miniature paintings from Rajasthani, Mughal and Pahari schools, Tibetian and Nepalese thankas, and textiles. The Web site features events calendar, sample images from collections, promotional video, discussion forums and online gallery.
Buddhist women across cultures (http://www.netlibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=5635)Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-306) and index.
Center for Cultural Resources and Training (http://ccrtindia.org/)Agency under the Department of Culture that continues the work of an earlier program at the University of Delhi to propagate culture and the arts among college and school students. Primarily serves as a teacher-training facility with headquarters in New Delhi and regional centers in Udaipur and Hyderabad. The Web site provides information on scholarships, the audio and video resources produced under its auspicies, and annual reports (1999-2000).
Children's Book Trust (http://www.childrensbooktrust.com/)India's largest children's publisher, Children's Book Trust of India was founded in 1957 in Delhi. CBT also operates a library, the Indraprastha Press, a doll museum, a children's center, sponsors international writing and painting contests for children, and publishes a children's magazine, "Children's World." The site describes their operations with photos and pictures of book covers along with ordering information. Some of the titles are in Hindi.
Cooking for the Gods (http://www.arth.upenn.edu/nalin/nalin.html)Presents information on the "Cooking for the Gods" museum exhibition, a project of the History of Art Department at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Explains that the exhibit displays implements and images used for home worship into their ritual setting in Bengal. Features images of objects in the exhibition, including shrines, implements, utensils, ritual instruments, architecture and ornaments, and votive objects and toys. Notes that a major contribution of the exhibition is the context of ritual into which the objects have been reestablished. Highlights a sampling of ethnographic images.
Department of Culture (http://www.indiaculture.org/)Agency responsible for the promotion and support of India's cultural heritage, including promotion of literary, visual and performing arts, and administration of libraries. Includes extensive organization information, activities, database of grant recipients, web newsletter "Sanchari," and annual reports since 1998 (in PDF format).
India - A Country Study (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/intoc.html)Presents information on India, provided by the U.S. Library of Congress. Includes information on India's geography, economy, society, transportation, communications, government, politics, and national security. Discusses the country's history, ethnic groups, religion, international trade, land use, foreign affairs, and armed forces.
India - Countrywatch.com (http://www.countrywatch.com/cw%5Fcountry.asp?vcountry=78)General informaton on India.
India Cultural Information (http://pasture.ecn.purdue.edu/%7Eagenhtml/agenmc/india/culture.html)Highlights details on the culture of India, created by Shashi Mohan and Navulur Kumar. Includes information on Indian classical music, literature, cooking, film songs, and the national anthem and flag.
India Development Information Network (http://www.indev.nic.in/)Information resource for social and cultural development issues in India. Offers a comprehensive database on major and minor development work carried out by NGOs and governmental agencies with links to 2,500 organizations in India. Includes four databases focusing on organizations, projects, documents, and statistics. Features biweekly news on topics such as aged, agriculture, children, development, education, environment, health, human rights, media, population, poverty, science and technology, water, and women (archived since March 1999).
The India resources page (http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/gthursby/ind/index.htm)Title from web page (viewed on July 2, 1998).
India--Culture (http://www.accessasia.com/xroad/xrincul.html)Offers a collection of Internet resources on culture in India, provided by Access East, LLC. Covers such topics as Indian art, classical arts, classical dance, Vedic culture, languages of India, Indian music, and Indian recipes.
IndiaConnect (http://www.indiaconnect.com)Contains information and links to Indian politics, civilization, and culture.
Indian Council for Cultural Relations (http://members.tripod.com/)Contains material produced by Indian Council for Cultural Relations, the apex cultural body of India with the mandate of cultural diplomacy. Provides links to web resources on arts and art forms of India. Archived from January 1998.
Indian Culture (http://www.indianchild.com/culture%20%5F1.htm)Indianchild.com offers a collection of Web sites featuring information about the culture of India. Categories include monuments, festivals, temples, religions, languages, and more. This information is intended to provide homework assistance to students of all grade levels. There is a brief description of each site.
Indian History Sourcebook: Sir Monier Monier-Williams: The Towers of Silence, 1870. (http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/india/1870-monier-parsees.html)Presents "The Towers of Silence," written by Monier Monier-Williams (1819-1899) in 1870 and published online by Paul Halsall as part of the Internet Indian History Sourcebook. Examines Muslim culture in India.
Indian Museum, Kolkata (http://www.indianmuseum-calcutta.org/)The Indian Museum, founded in 1814 in Calcutta, is the oldest institution of its kind in the Asia Pacific region and repository of the largest collections of museum objects in India. The Web site features a history of the museum and overviews of the galleries in archeaology, anthropology, music, Egyptian, art, zoology and coins. The Web site gives basic information on the conservation program, library, lectures, events and calendar of activities.
International development and the social sciences (http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=41865)Includes bibliographical references and index.
Internet Movie Database: India (http://indie.imdb.com/Sections/Countries/India/)Your IMDb guide for India. This area contains a list of interesting reports based around the 15,188 titles in the IMDb from India (including international co-productions). In English. Reports on more than 15,000 movies from India, old and new, including international co-productions.
Jammu and Kashmir: Cultural Heritage (http://jammukashmir.nic.in/culture/)The Directorate of Information of the Jammu and Kashmir government offers information on the cultural heritage of Jammu and Kashmir, a state in northern India that is also claimed by Pakistan. The topics covered include the cultural background, handicrafts and textiles, people and life style, fine arts, dance and music, and fairs and festivals of the area.
Lalit Kala Akademi (http://www.lalitkala.org.in/intromer.htm)Founded in 1953 by the Department of Culture, Government of India as an autonomous body, the Akademi promotes and coordinates study and research in the fields of creative visual arts. Includes brief descriptions of the Akademi and its regional centres, lists of publications with abstracts, and a searchable database of artists. Several of the pages were under construction when reviewed.
Literary India (http://www.netlibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=6272)Includes bibliographical references and index.
National Gallery of Modern Art (http://www.ngma-india.com/)Inaugurated in 1954, the National Gallery of Modern Art collects works representing changing art forms over the last century and a half and features Bengali artists and styles. In addition to exhibition activities, the gallery organizes exhibitions abroad, lectures and conferences on modern art, and maintains a library of books, periodicals, photographs and audiovisual materials. The Web site includes a history of the gallery, biographical sketches of several prominent artists (Nandalal Bose, Amrita Sher Gill, Jamani Roy, Abanindranath Tagore, and Rabindranath Tagore) and the names and addresses of 100 eminent artists.
National Museum of India, New Delhi (India) (http://www.nationalmuseumindia.org/)Presents information on India's largest museum including extensive descriptions with sample images from the collections in archaeology, anthropology, Central Asian antiquities, decorative arts, manuscripts, and paintings. Includes administrative departments (conservation laboratory, exhibition cell, library, modelling, photography, public relations, and publications), and the National Museum Institute.
Nineteenth Century London Stage: An Exploration. (http://artsci.washington.edu/drama-phd/19title.html)Presents information about drama and the theater in nineteenth century London, England, compiled by the School of Drama at the University of Washington. Discusses how daily life in Great Britain, women, and economics were portrayed in plays. Examines life in and around the Royal City of London Theatre. Provides information about the representation of India and Indian culture, landscape, and theatre interiors in engravings. Lists nineteenth century playwrights, performers, artists, and engravers. Contains a bibliography and links to related Web sites.
Outlook India.com (http://www.outlookindia.com/)On-line version of Indian news weekly magazine consists of articles, essays, and feature stories on politics, economy, culture, literature, art, cinema, sports, etc. Archived from October 1995.
Prachina Bikaner Cultural Center and Museum (http://www.prachina-museum.com/about.htm)Cultural center and museum founded in 2000 that works to revive the folk performing arts and oral traditions of the Bīkāner region. Initial activity has concentrated upon the documentation of the Bikaner Museum in the Junagarh Fort, a former residence of several rajahs of Bīkāner. Contains royal costumes and textiles, family portraits of the former rulers, and the legacy of their patronage which survives in Bīkāner's contemporary arts and crafts. The site gives the historical overview of Bīkāner and selected photos of the museum.
Rhetoric and ritual in colonial India (http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=10025)Includes bibliographical references (p. 341-356) and index.
Salarjung Museum, Hyderabad, India (http://www.salarjungmuseum.com/)The Salar Jung Museum originated from the 40,000 Indian, European, and Asian objects collected by Salar Jung, a Prime Minister of the Nizams of Hyderabad. It now serves as the state museum of Andhra Pradesh. The museum also has a rich collection of printed books and manuscripts in Arabic, Persian, and Urdu, a children's section, library and rare manuscripts collection. The Web site presents basic overviews of the collections, a calendar of events, and basic information about visiting the museum.
Surabhi (http://www.indiasurabhi.com/)Popular television program on the state-run Doordarshan channel that explores the culture of India. The site includes information resources and previews episodes featuring Indic art, craft, performing arts, religion, cuisine, monuments, etc. Some pages not available or under construction when reviewed.
Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (http://tibetanarts.org)Web site of the cultural and academic school in Dharamsāla, India, dedicated to the preservation of Tibetan song, dance, opera, music, painting, carpentry, and crafts. Provides general information on history, staff, and departments. Profiles ongoing and past projects. Includes video tour (.ra) and photo gallery of the Institute; news and tour information.
Unpacking culture (http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=6921)Includes bibliographical references (p. 373-406) and index.
The children of India (http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=49525)Introduces the variety and richness of culture in India by describing the daily lives of children from different regions and social levels.
soc.culture.indian.karnataka. (news:soc.culture.indian.karnataka)The Usenet newsgroup soc.culture.indian.karnataka is in the general topic area of society and covers the specific topic of Karnataka's culture, history, and present society. This group is an open forum.
Friday, March 19, 2010
Library Catalogues KLAS
Library Catalogues
KLAS Libraries' On-Line Public Access Catalogues
This is a page of links to libraries currently using the KLAS® on-line catalogue.
Libraries using WebOPAC Version 3 - KLAS Version 7
Alabama Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Arizona Braille & Talking Book Library
Braille Institute Library Services
Broyhill Center for Learning Resources (Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute)
California State Library - Braille and Talking Book Library Catalog
Colorado Talking Book Library
Delaware Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Florida Braille and Talking Book Libraries
Georgia Library for Accessible Services
Idaho Talking Book Library
Illinois State Library Talking Book and Braille Service
Indiana State Library - Talking Book and Braille Library
Kansas Instructional Resource Center
Kansas Talking Book Library Catalog - A service of the State Library of Kansas
Long Island Talking Book Library (Suffolk & Nassau County, NY)
Louisiana Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Maryland State Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Minnesota Braille and Talking Book Library
Mississippi Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Montana Talking Book Library
Nevada Talking Book Services
New Mexico Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
New York Public Library - Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library
North Carolina Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Ohio Braille and Talking Book Libraries
Oklahoma Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Oregon Talking Book & Braille Services
Perkins Secondary Program Library
Perkins Braille and Talking Book Library (Massachusetts)
Rhode Island Talking Books Plus
San Francisco Public Library - Library for the Blind and Print Disabled
South Carolina State Library - Talking Book Services for People with Disabilities
South Dakota Braille & Talking Book Library
Utah Library for the Blind
Vermont Department of Libraries, Special Services Unit
Washington Talking Book & Braille Library
Wisconsin Talking Book and Braille Library
Wolfner Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (Missouri)
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