IIT CLASSES ON YOUTUBE

How does it feel to attend classes in India’s most sought-after institution? Find out on YouTube. For the last month, 13 video courses in science and engineering of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) have been on free trial runs on YouTube . So, you can sit inAhmedabad or Amsterdam and login in to 40 streaming hours of IIT classroom teaching video. Even classes at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, will get on YouTube soon.

http://www.youtube.com/profile_play_list?user=nptelhrd

Yahoo joins Google's OpenSocial

NEW YORK: Yahoo Inc said that it was joining rival Google Inc's initiative for creating photo-sharing and other social tools that work across the Web.
News Corp's MySpace earlier pledged support, and the three companies announced that they were forming a non-profit organisation, the OpenSocial Foundation, to ensure that the platform remains neutral and viable. The idea behind the Google-initiated OpenSocial platform is to create a common coding standard for the applications so they work on hundreds of websites. The applications could permit chats, games, media sharing and more. By contrast, sites that haven't joined OpenSocial typically rely on unique coding that has prevented widgets developed for its sites from working at other places on the Web. The addition of Yahoo could put pressure on Facebook, the No. 2 social-networking site behind MySpace, to pledge support as well, though Facebook has had tremendous success encouraging developers to write tools specifically for it. Other participants in OpenSocial include Friendster, hi5, LinkedIn, Ning, the Google-owned Orkut and Bebo, which Time Warner Inc's AOL is planning to buy for $850 million. In a company blog entry, Yahoo Vice President Wade Chambers said the company was joining OpenSocial now because "it's no longer a trial balloon -- it's for real." Chambers said Yahoo wanted to make developers feel confident about using OpenSocial as a building block for future social applications. By creating a non-profit to oversee OpenSocial, effective July 1, the companies want to ensure that intellectual property assets will remain available to everyone. The companies said the foundation also would provide transparency and guidelines around technical and legal issues as the platform evolves. http://infotech.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2900323.cms

INTOLERANT INDIA - BY SHASHI THAROR

Is India becoming a playground for the intolerant? The evidence is mounting that it is. Jodhaa Akbar cannot be screened in Rajasthan because some Rajputs have taken umbrage at the heroine's name. Sania Mirza has court cases slapped against her for resting her foot too close to a national flag; Richard Gere for resting his lips too close to Shilpa Shetty's. Viking Penguin has been served a legal notice because Jaishree Misra's historical novel on the Rani of Jhansi actually treats her as a human being. Our most famous living artist, M F Husain, is living in exile because he fears harassment if he returns to his own country — at an age where he should be able to live with love and honour in his homeland. An exhibition in Chennai on Aurangzeb is shut down after protests by Muslims claiming it misrepresents the mediaeval emperor. Taslima Nasreen, a persecuted author to whom India had given asylum, has now fled the country, her peace of mind and health broken by the relentless hounding of fundamentalist Muslims and the cravenness of both the West Bengal and Indian governments. Where is our society heading? The rise of illiberality reflects a breakdown in our national consensus on the limits of the permissible. Some Indians feel strongly that in our culture, freedom comes with responsibilities, and that untrammelled freedom of expression carries risks of social and political disruption that should not be allowed. The example of the Danish cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed is often cited; not just India, but few governments hosting significant Muslim populations would be happy to permit the publication of material so derogatory as to offend and provoke a large segment of the people. We all know the famous American dictum that freedom of speech does not include the freedom to falsely shout 'fire' in a crowded theatre. Similarly, your freedom to move your fist stops just short of my face. Such restraints are obvious, and no reasonable advocate of freedom of the press would seek absolute freedom for the media, unconstrained by the well-being of the society in which it flourishes. But there is a world of difference between accepting this principle and implementing it reasonably. Societies are self-correcting mechanisms; when the press goes too far, it rapidly discovers the limits for itself. The press everywhere adopts the restraints appropriate for its social environment; no American newspaper, for instance, would print the so-called 'n' word when referring to black Americans — not because the government disallows it but because the editors are conscious of what is the decent and socially acceptable thing to do. Indian editors are capable of the same judgements, as they demonstrated during the episode of the Danish cartoons. Leaving governments to decide what is reasonable and responsible substitutes the judgement of the authorities for the judgement of the media, and so jeopardises press freedom. But leaving it to unelected and unaccountable bigots — to whose uneducated opposition our governments cave in all too easily — is even worse. It's not just an Indian problem. The arrest last year of a cartoonist in Bangladesh and the suspension of publication of the leading Bengali weekly, Prathom Alo — over a cartoon that sought to satirise not the Prophet but the social custom of naming everybody after the Prophet — is a disturbing example of this. If restraints are expected, fine; but if that means giving free license to the most intolerant elements of a society to censor ideas that are not in themselves blasphemous, then we are all in trouble. Asians are all too quick to make the argument that Asian societies are not European ones, and that not every standard applicable in Europe can be transplanted wholesale to Asia. But most Asians are capable of understanding a joke in the spirit in which it was intended. Such actions as Bangladesh's merely empower the humourless, whose agenda has little to do with society as it exists but everything to do with the society they wish to create, one in which people of their political persuasion will prevail. But India is not Bangladesh. It is shameful that in a democracy like ours, we have become so vulnerable to the pressure of the mob — that those who claim they are offended prevail over those who seek to exercise their freedom of expression. Today, in our country, it seems the ultra-sensitive are making the rules. It is high time that civil society stood up for the tolerance on which our entire civilisation has rested for millennia — allowing different forms of expression and ideas to flourish undisturbed, rather than allowing the easily offended to dictate terms to us. We should say to those whose outrage is easily sparked: if you're irked by scantily clad ladies on a fashion channel, watch some other channel; if you don't like Taslima Nasreen's book, read some other book. But don't try to persecute her for writing a book that you don't want to read. Yet, we don't say that. We've allowed the narrow-minded to set the terms of the debate, partly because our governments, of whatever political hue, lack the courage to assert the values embedded in our own Constitution. To the cravenness of politicians, anxious not to alienate every little vote bank, must be added the pusillanimity of the elite, who fear that somehow the protestors are more authentically desi in their outrage than we are in our liberality. But, in fact, it is tolerance that is the most authentic Indian tradition; as Amartya Sen has shown, the spirit of allowing assorted heterodoxies to flourish is deeply rooted in our country's soil. Every time we give in to the forces of intolerance, we are betraying that tradition. We are letting ourselves down as a civilisation.

INTOLERANT INDIA - BY SHASHI THAROR

Is India becoming a playground for the intolerant? The evidence is mounting that it is. Jodhaa Akbar cannot be screened in Rajasthan because some Rajputs have taken umbrage at the heroine's name. Sania Mirza has court cases slapped against her for resting her foot too close to a national flag; Richard Gere for resting his lips too close to Shilpa Shetty's. Viking Penguin has been served a legal notice because Jaishree Misra's historical novel on the Rani of Jhansi actually treats her as a human being. Our most famous living artist, M F Husain, is living in exile because he fears harassment if he returns to his own country — at an age where he should be able to live with love and honour in his homeland. An exhibition in Chennai on Aurangzeb is shut down after protests by Muslims claiming it misrepresents the mediaeval emperor. Taslima Nasreen, a persecuted author to whom India had given asylum, has now fled the country, her peace of mind and health broken by the relentless hounding of fundamentalist Muslims and the cravenness of both the West Bengal and Indian governments. Where is our society heading? The rise of illiberality reflects a breakdown in our national consensus on the limits of the permissible. Some Indians feel strongly that in our culture, freedom comes with responsibilities, and that untrammelled freedom of expression carries risks of social and political disruption that should not be allowed. The example of the Danish cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed is often cited; not just India, but few governments hosting significant Muslim populations would be happy to permit the publication of material so derogatory as to offend and provoke a large segment of the people. We all know the famous American dictum that freedom of speech does not include the freedom to falsely shout 'fire' in a crowded theatre. Similarly, your freedom to move your fist stops just short of my face. Such restraints are obvious, and no reasonable advocate of freedom of the press would seek absolute freedom for the media, unconstrained by the well-being of the society in which it flourishes. But there is a world of difference between accepting this principle and implementing it reasonably. Societies are self-correcting mechanisms; when the press goes too far, it rapidly discovers the limits for itself. The press everywhere adopts the restraints appropriate for its social environment; no American newspaper, for instance, would print the so-called 'n' word when referring to black Americans — not because the government disallows it but because the editors are conscious of what is the decent and socially acceptable thing to do. Indian editors are capable of the same judgements, as they demonstrated during the episode of the Danish cartoons. Leaving governments to decide what is reasonable and responsible substitutes the judgement of the authorities for the judgement of the media, and so jeopardises press freedom. But leaving it to unelected and unaccountable bigots — to whose uneducated opposition our governments cave in all too easily — is even worse. It's not just an Indian problem. The arrest last year of a cartoonist in Bangladesh and the suspension of publication of the leading Bengali weekly, Prathom Alo — over a cartoon that sought to satirise not the Prophet but the social custom of naming everybody after the Prophet — is a disturbing example of this. If restraints are expected, fine; but if that means giving free license to the most intolerant elements of a society to censor ideas that are not in themselves blasphemous, then we are all in trouble. Asians are all too quick to make the argument that Asian societies are not European ones, and that not every standard applicable in Europe can be transplanted wholesale to Asia. But most Asians are capable of understanding a joke in the spirit in which it was intended. Such actions as Bangladesh's merely empower the humourless, whose agenda has little to do with society as it exists but everything to do with the society they wish to create, one in which people of their political persuasion will prevail. But India is not Bangladesh. It is shameful that in a democracy like ours, we have become so vulnerable to the pressure of the mob — that those who claim they are offended prevail over those who seek to exercise their freedom of expression. Today, in our country, it seems the ultra-sensitive are making the rules. It is high time that civil society stood up for the tolerance on which our entire civilisation has rested for millennia — allowing different forms of expression and ideas to flourish undisturbed, rather than allowing the easily offended to dictate terms to us. We should say to those whose outrage is easily sparked: if you're irked by scantily clad ladies on a fashion channel, watch some other channel; if you don't like Taslima Nasreen's book, read some other book. But don't try to persecute her for writing a book that you don't want to read. Yet, we don't say that. We've allowed the narrow-minded to set the terms of the debate, partly because our governments, of whatever political hue, lack the courage to assert the values embedded in our own Constitution. To the cravenness of politicians, anxious not to alienate every little vote bank, must be added the pusillanimity of the elite, who fear that somehow the protestors are more authentically desi in their outrage than we are in our liberality. But, in fact, it is tolerance that is the most authentic Indian tradition; as Amartya Sen has shown, the spirit of allowing assorted heterodoxies to flourish is deeply rooted in our country's soil. Every time we give in to the forces of intolerance, we are betraying that tradition. We are letting ourselves down as a civilisation.

Google Scholar A- freely-accessible Web search engine

Google Scholar (GS) is a freely-accessible Web search engine that indexes the full text of scholarly literature across an array of publishing formats and disciplines. Released in beta in November 2004, the GS index includes most peer-reviewed online journals of the world's largest scientific publishers. It is similar in function to the freely available Scirus from Elsevier, CiteSeer, and getCITED. It is also similar to the subscription-based tools, Elsevier's Scopus and Thomson ISI's Web of Science. GS nonetheless claims to cover more websites, journal sources and languages. Its advertising slogan - "Stand on the shoulders of giants" (paraphrasing a quotation from Isaac Newton) - is a nod to the scholars who have contributed to their fields over the centuries, providing the foundation for new intellectual achievements.
In terms of features, GS allows users to search for digital or physical copies of articles, whether they be online or in libraries[1].
Using its "group of" feature, it shows the various available links to the journal article. In the 2005 version, this feature provided a link both to subscription-access versions of the article and to free full text versions of articles; for most of 2006, it provided links to only the official versions. As of December 2006, it provides access to both published versions and on major open access repositories, but does still not cover individual university pages; access to such self-archived non-subscription versions is now provided by a link to Google, where one can find such open access articles.)
Through its "cited by" feature, GS provides access to citations of articles that have cited the article being viewed (see [3]). It is this feature in particular that provides the citation indexing previously only found in Scopus and Web of Science. Through its "Related articles" feature, GS presents a list of closely related articles, ranked primarily by how similar these articles are to the original result, but also taking into account the relevance of each paperGoogle Scholar (GS) is a freely-accessible Web search engine that indexes the full text of scholarly literature across an array of publishing formats and disciplines. Released in beta in November 2004, the GS index includes most peer-reviewed online journals of the world's largest scientific publishers. It is similar in function to the freely available Scirus from Elsevier, CiteSeer, and getCITED. It is also similar to the subscription-based tools, Elsevier's Scopus and Thomson ISI's Web of Science. GS nonetheless claims to cover more websites, journal sources and languages. Its advertising slogan - "Stand on the shoulders of giants" (paraphrasing a quotation from Isaac Newton) - is a nod to the scholars who have contributed to their fields over the centuries, providing the foundation for new intellectual achievements.
In terms of features, GS allows users to search for digital or physical copies of articles, whether they be online or in libraries[1].
Using its "group of" feature, it shows the various available links to the journal article. In the 2005 version, this feature provided a link both to subscription-access versions of the article and to free full text versions of articles; for most of 2006, it provided links to only the official versions. As of December 2006, it provides access to both published versions and on major open access repositories, but does still not cover individual university pages; access to such self-archived non-subscription versions is now provided by a link to Google, where one can find such open access articles.)
Through its "cited by" feature, GS provides access to citations of articles that have cited the article being viewed (see [3]). It is this feature in particular that provides the citation indexing previously only found in Scopus and Web of Science. Through its "Related articles" feature, GS presents a list of closely related articles, ranked primarily by how similar these articles are to the original result, but also taking into account the relevance of each paper .http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Scholar

Holi Bonanza for central goverment employees

The Sixth Pay Commission on Monday submitted its report to the government presumably recommending a 40 per cent hike in salary for the Central Government employees. The commission, headed by Justice B N Srikrishna, submitted its report to Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Monday morning. The recommendations of the commission, when accepted, would provide a bonanza to over four million Central Government employees. The commission was set up by government in 2006. The government has decided to merge 50 per cent of the Dearness Allowance (DA) in the basic pay of its employees and the recommendation would have an impact of substantial increase in salary. Although Finance Minister had not provided for any specific allocation for the salary hike in the budget, he had stated that there was enough head-room. for detailed- http://india.gov.in/govt/paycommission.php

25 Useful Social Networking Tools for Librarians

25 Useful Social Networking Tools for Librarians
Published on Wednesday February 20th , 2008
By Jessica Hupp
As a librarian, you want to be able to share information with patrons and students in the easiest way possible, and social networking offers a great way to do just that. With social networking tools, you can create bookmark collections, share notices, and more. We've profiled 25 of the best here.
Communication
Keep in touch with staff, patrons, and more with these tools.
MySpace: If you want to go where the students are, one of the best places to find them is MySpace. Other libraries have taken advantage of this site's calendar and blog features to improve their presence. With a little help from your IT department, you can also include custom catalog search tools.
Facebook: Another social media site frequented by students, Facebook is librarian friendly. You'll find a group just for librarian-centric Facebook apps, a JSTOR search, and much more.
Ning: Use this networking tool to get connected with students, library associations, and more. You can also use it to share information with many people at a time.
Blog: By creating a blog, you'll be able to disemminate information to lots of people at one time. Whether you're updating students on new collections, or just conversing with library staff, blogs are a powerful tool, especially when combined with RSS.
Meebo: Network and assist students on Meebo, no matter what IM client they use. You can even embed a chat screen on any webpage using this tutorial.
LinkedIn: This social networking site for professionals is a great way to get library patrons connected with the people that can help them find information. Whether that's you, faculty, authors, historians, or other sources, they can find them in your LinkedIn network.
Twitter: Use Twitter, a microblogging application, to keep staff and patrons updated on daily activities, like frequently updated collections, or even just scheduling.
Distribution
These tools make it easy to share information from anywhere.
Flickr: This image distribution tool is a great way to share new image collections. You can create image sets with metadata, as well as take advantage of the many plugins available for Flickr users. Flickr users can also help gather missing information about images.
YouTube: Spread the word about library events, share citizen journalism, and more on YouTube. You can see how other libraries are using YouTube by checking out the youtubeandlibraries wiki.
TeacherTube: TeacherTube, which is a YouTube for teachers, presents an excellent opportunity for instructor-librarian collaboration. Instructors can guide students to helpful library resources, and vice versa.
Second Life: On Second Life, you can create a virtual library with streamed media, discussions, classes, and more. For a good example of a Second Life library, visit the murdochsecondlife wiki.
Wikipedia: Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia updated by users. You can use this tool to share your knowledge by editing, or simply point library patrons in the right direction.
PBwiki: PBwiki is the world's largest provider of hosted business and educational wikis. It encourages collaboration from students, a way to showcase work, and offers a central gathering point for information. PBwiki offers controlled access, so you can give some editing privileges, while others can only read.
Footnote: On Footnote, you'll get access to original historical documents, and can update them with your own content and insights. You can even find personal anecdotes and experiences you won't find in reference books.
Community Walk: Community Walk offers a geographical way to interpret text and events. You can use it for instruction, such as showing someone where to find a book, or walk them through a historical and geographical timeline.
SlideShare: Encourage faculty, staff, and students to share their slideshow presentations for the greater community to access on SlideShare. It's a great way to disemminate information.
Digg: Digg is a great way to find useful content that you wouldn't come across in traditional ways. Find stories here, then share them with others using Digg's blog function.
StumbleUpon: Another way to find great content is with StumbleUpon. You can channel surf the Internet to find useful content, research tools, and more.
Daft Doggy: If you've found a particularly good resource, you can use DaftDoggy to create a website tour with instructions, pointing out useful references and items of note.
Organization
Keep all of your information handy and accessible with these tools.
aNobii: This site for book lovers is a place to share reviews and recommendations. You can also take advantage of due date alerts, lending, and discussions.
Del.icio.us: With this social bookmarking tool, you can create a custom directory for library patrons. Teach them to search by your tags, and it will be easy to find useful Internet research links.
Netvibes: In Netvibes' new Ginger beta, you can create a public page that can be viewed by anyone. You can use it to help guide patrons to helpful Internet sources, news feeds, and more. It can be integrated with many of the tools mentioned here, like Flickr and library blogs.
Connotea: Connotea is a great reference tool, allowing you to save and organize reference links and share them with others. They can be accessed from any computer and offer integration with lots of other tools.
LibraryThing: This social cataloging network is great for librarians, and you can catalog along with Amazon, the Library of Congress, and more than 200 other libraries around the world. You'll get recommendations and easy tagging as well.
lib.rario.us: Another social cataloging site, you can put media such as books, CDs, and journals on display for easy access and tracking.
With these social networking tools, it should be easier than ever to stay in touch, organized, and well-connected. You may even find that you've got more access to information than you ever did before. Of course, as an added bonus, you'll now be known as the "cool" librarian because you're on Facebook.

feeds and thair function

Aggregato - A web-based RSS feed aggregator organized with tags.
Bloglines - A web-based personal news aggregator that can be used in place of a desktop client.
BusterNews.com - A free web-based RSS aggregator. [requires Internet Explorer]
The Daily Read - RSS Reader with nearly 500 predefined RSS feeds in 23 categories.
Daily Rotation - A web-based RSS reader which provides headlines from 300+ tech sites.
DogWalker - An extension to Adam Simpson's RawDog (web based aggregator python script). DogWalker is a script that periodically runs RawDog on webmaster's home PC and ftps the result to the site.
FeedAgg.com - Free RSS/XML web based feed aggregator, feed rating, and social feed tagging site.
FeedFeeds - A customizable feed reader service.
FeedOnSite - Tool that helps websites to publish headlines from RSS feeds as normal HTML on their website.
Feedroll - Web-based reader generates a JavaScript code for syndicating feeds on any Web page.
Findory - Personalized news and weblog reader. It learns from the reading patterns and discovers similar RSS feeds.
Free RSS Feed Reader - RSS reader designed to be used via a third party website.
Genecast News Service - A server based RSS news and weblog aggregator converting them to Usenet News.
Google Reader - Free feed reader stores manual or imported reading lists.
Gregarius - RSS/RDF/Atom feed aggregator, designed to run on a web server, allowing access to feeds from a web browser.
Gritwire - A flash-based feed reader that can organize feeds into folders, read and save content, or rate feeds and feed items.
Journster - Details on this online RSS/ATOM aggregator.
KickRSS - A service that takes multiple RSS or Atom feeds, combines them, and displays them as a single RSS feed or a webpage at an easy to remember URL.
Lightstreamer Push RSS Reader - An HTML RSS Reader, based on Lightstreamer technology, that does not require to download applets or application. It streams new headlines to the browser without refreshing the page.
LiteFeeds - Web-based RSS reader and also a custom mobile RSS reader for any Java Phone/SmartPhone, Blackberry, Palm or PocketPC which synchronizes with online subscriptions.
MetaRSS - Online reader with a directory and tools for creating feeds.
My Yahoo - My Yahoo is a customizable web page with news, stock quotes, weather, and many other features.
Netvibes - Personal news aggregator with RSS and Atom support. Comes with a set of predefined news feeds.
News is Free - Directory of feeds also allows for personalized news pages.
News Scrollers - Service that scrolls data from any RSS feed on a webpage.
NewsBox - Offers access to multiple news sources in German and English.
Newsburst - Web-based RSS reader from CNET News.com. Supports all versions of RSS and Atom.
NewsFeed - Compiles several news sources (RSS) into one easy-to-read web site.
Newsmonkey - Flash based RSS aggregator.
Rojo.com - Free aggregator service with the ability to share feeds with others.
RSS News Reader - This web-based RSS reader allows you to read news using a browser. It supports RSS 0.91, 0.92 and 1.0.
RSS2GIF - A service that will convert any RSS Feed into an automatically updated GIF image.
RSSinclude - Tool integrates any RSS feed into a website using a small piece of HTML.
Shortwire.com - View, alert, create, publish and host RSS feeds and blogs with ease.
SYFACiL virtual desktop - RSS reader along with file manager, bookmark manager, web content catcher. Can be access by web or SMS.
Urchin RSS Aggregator - Perl, web based, customisable, RSS aggregator and filter that consumes RSS, Atom and screen-scraped HTML and produces RSS or XSLT-transformed output.
Web Nymph - Free online aggregator listing headlines from sites in numerous categories; weblogs, news, politics, and music.
Web RSS Reader - Free web-based RSS reader with multiple skins.
wURLdBook Research - A web-based personal news aggregator that can be used in place of a desktop client and information aggregator.
X Hollywood News Feed - Entertainment related news directory and aggregator.
YourLiveWire - An AJAX RSS reader which displays RSS deeds in draggable auto-arranging windows which updates as feeds are updated.

How To Use The FeedsFeeds

How To Use The FeedsFeeds are normally viewed in two types of applications: One is the desktop aggregator and two is the Web-based aggregator. Desktop AggregatorThere are a multitude of desktop aggregators, free and commercial, available these days. You can find a listing of them here. To illustratrate how to use the Indiatimes feeds, we are going to use RSSBandit, which is one of the free aggregators. The software requires the installation of Microsoft's .Net Framework. You can download it from here. Once installed, start the application and click on "Import Feeds' from the file menu. Enter the URL of the The Times of India feeds. (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sitemapopml.cms). How To Use The FeedsFeeds are normally viewed in two types of applications: One is the desktop aggregator and two is the Web-based aggregator. Desktop AggregatorThere are a multitude of desktop aggregators, free and commercial, available these days. You can find a listing of them here. To illustratrate how to use the Indiatimes feeds, we are going to use RSSBandit, which is one of the free aggregators. The software requires the installation of Microsoft's .Net Framework. You can download it from here. Once installed, start the application and click on "Import Feeds' from the file menu. Enter the URL of the The Times of India feeds. (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sitemapopml.cms). How To Use The FeedsFeeds are normally viewed in two types of applications: One is the desktop aggregator and two is the Web-based aggregator. Desktop AggregatorThere are a multitude of desktop aggregators, free and commercial, available these days. You can find a listing of them here. To illustratrate how to use the Indiatimes feeds, we are going to use RSSBandit, which is one of the free aggregators. The software requires the installation of Microsoft's .Net Framework. You can download it from here. Once installed, start the application and click on "Import Feeds' from the file menu. Enter the URL of the The Times of India feeds. (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sitemapopml.cms). How To Use The FeedsFeeds are normally viewed in two types of applications: One is the desktop aggregator and two is the Web-based aggregator. Desktop AggregatorThere are a multitude of desktop aggregators, free and commercial, available these days. You can find a listing of them here. To illustratrate how to use the Indiatimes feeds, we are going to use RSSBandit, which is one of the free aggregators. The software requires the installation of Microsoft's .Net Framework. You can download it from here. Once installed, start the application and click on "Import Feeds' from the file menu. Enter the URL of the The Times of India feeds. (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sitemapopml.cms). How To Use The FeedsFeeds are normally viewed in two types of applications: One is the desktop aggregator and two is the Web-based aggregator. Desktop AggregatorThere are a multitude of desktop aggregators, free and commercial, available these days. You can find a listing of them here. To illustratrate how to use the Indiatimes feeds, we are going to use RSSBandit, which is one of the free aggregators. The software requires the installation of Microsoft's .Net Framework. You can download it from here. Once installed, start the application and click on "Import Feeds' from the file menu. Enter the URL of the The Times of India feeds. (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sitemapopml.cms).

new genlib at new

Genuinely it is the most exciting/encourgaing news in this year that Newgenlib softwares(integrated library management software)went in to open source software group. We thanksful to Mr.L.J.Haravu (KIIKM) and his creator for this great effort.This software complaint with all the necessary module which library need like Acquisition, Technical, serial, Circulation, Opac. its also complaint with MARC 21 format, open office format, SMTP mail server can be configured for mail purpose.Newgenlib allows for institutional repositories creation.its support unicode 3.For download please follow this link: http://www.newgenlib.com/For detail instruction for instllation you can follow this slide: http://www.slideshare.net/a_rupeshkumar/install-newgenlib-on-windows-xp

new genlib at new

Genuinely it is the most exciting/encourgaing news in this year that Newgenlib softwares(integrated library management software)went in to open source software group. We thanksful to Mr.L.J.Haravu (KIIKM) and his creator for this great effort.This software complaint with all the necessary module which library need like Acquisition, Technical, serial, Circulation, Opac. its also complaint with MARC 21 format, open office format, SMTP mail server can be configured for mail purpose.Newgenlib allows for institutional repositories creation.its support unicode 3.For download please follow this link: http://www.newgenlib.com/For detail instruction for instllation you can follow this slide: http://www.slideshare.net/a_rupeshkumar/install-newgenlib-on-windows-xp

Try a free PBwiki 2.0

Try a free PBwiki 2.0 The PBwiki 2.0 beta is ready for you to try! Come see the new features everyone's talking about, including: • Page-level access • Page folders & folder access controls • New, streamlined interface To test it out yourself, sign up for a new wiki here. Get the most out of your business wiki (3/19 10 AM Pacific) Join us and explore how PBwiki 2.0 can help your business get more from your wiki -- Wednesday, March 19th at 10:00-11:00AM PDT. Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now Waiting for SharePoint -- Why NORC chose PBwiki NORC's IT department were in the process of installing Microsoft SharePoint in 2006, but Patricia Cloud's team needed a collaborative solution immediately and SharePoint was not yet available. She turned to PBwiki for: • Quick information sharing without straining IT resources. • Easy accessibility - including to clients and offsite editors. • Centralization of tools and people on the wiki. Read more - The NORC Case study
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IIndianjournals.com is an effort of DIVAN ENTERPRISES to provide single platform to Indian Journals and highlight Indian

Indianjournals.com is an effort of DIVAN ENTERPRISES to provide single platform to Indian Journals and highlight Indian contributions internationally.

• Provides Single Window access to Indian journals
• Assists in online conversion
• Provides a uniform internationally accepted platform
• Search Options
• International Promotion and Distribution facility
• Transparent Revenue sharing Module
• Opportunity to know more about Indian contributions in diversified fields

Features

• Single Window Access to Multidisciplinary Journals
• Full text accessible in XML and PDF formats
• Fully searchable - Multi-Disciplinary / Multi Journals
• Back File Access (Digital Archive)
• Table of Contents Alerts
• Personalized search alerts
• Roaming access
• Article Pay Per View
• Online First
• Online Subscription Management Facility
• Direct Linking from Associates’ Websites

The journal list can be brows able under:

· All publications

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The journal can be getting by:

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E-LEARNING AND ITS PROSPECTS Revolutions have always begun from the world of words and ideas. It comes as no surprise that education is breaking all predefined boundaries to weave its own attractive web in the Internet. The term “E-Learning” was coined in the late 1990s to describe the use of technology to deliver learning and training programs. E-Learning is a term that means something different to almost everyone who uses it. Some think only of web-based self-study while others realize E-Learning can encompass real-time learning and collaboration. E-learning is the unifying term to describe the fields of online learning, web-based learning, and technology-delivered instructions. E-Learning does not require physical classroom attendance. Via the Internet, the learning experience is delivered to the user personably and effectively. We are all familiar with classroom-based learning (c-Learning) which is face-to-face group learning led by an instructor or subject matter expert. In E-Learning environments learners interact with learning materials, their instructors and other learners from various locations and often at various times using network technologies. It has been said that there are two reasons why we learn; some leaning is essentially forced on us while the other is what we sit back and enjoy. E-Learning has brought back the joy in learning through its innovative, interactive content and delivery. Definition The development of the E-learning revolution arose from a number of other ‘educational revolutions’. Four such revolutions are : l The invention of reading & writing.l The emergence of the profession of teacher/scholar.l The development of moveable type (print technology).l The development of electronic technology. E-Learning is the effective learning process created by combining digitally delivered content with (learning) support and services. It can be defined as;l The convergence of the Internet and learning, or Internet-enabled learning.l The use of network technologies to create fosters, deliver, and facilitate learning, anytime and anywhere.l The delivery of individualized, comprehensive, dynamic learning content in real time, aiding the development of communities of knowledge, linking learning learners and practitioners with experts. Research indicates that students generally appear to be at least as satisfied with their on-line classes as they are with traditional ones.Developments in internet and multimedia technologies are the basic enabler of e-learning, with content, technologies and services beingidentified as the three key sectors of the e-learning industry. Many higher education’s, for profit institutions, now offer on-line classes. Bycontrast, only about half of private, non-profit schools offer them. Online education is rapidly increasing, and online doctoral programshave even developed at leading research universities. Learners learn better through use of clear headings, limited distracters, visuals,screen-friendly fonts, appropriate white space, web safe colours, etc. Unlike the conventional distance education program that has nodirect link between the teacher and the student, online education provides ample space for interaction. The learner takes centre stage topace the learning process, while the instructor assumes the role of a coach, encouraging the learner to achieve the learning objectives.Online learning, which incorporates tools like video conferencing, audio streaming and chatting, is gaining opinion among the studentcommunity for its flexible structure which allows them to access lessons and take tests from anywhere in the world. E-learning can include indepen-dent, facilitated, or collaborative approaches to learning. Independent learning refers to each individuallearner completing learning activities or modules on their own, in their own environment, on their own schedule. Facilitated learning isdesigned to be completed through interaction with instructors or coaches. There are several ways this can work, for example, a learnermight complete a section of learning on-line then discuss key concepts via e-mail with the instructor or with classmates. Collaborativelearning relates to working with other learners in an on-line environment. For example: an e-mail discussion with other learner’s on aparticular topic or everyone posting to a bulletin board or course room. Technology E-Learning can make use of a wide range of technologies and media. These technologies can be categorized by delivery media or interaction tools. Delivery Medial Print (texts, study guides and workbooks are still very common in online learning courses.) l Audio (Streaming audio - Used to deliver the instructors comments over any network and audio tapes) l Video (streamed, video, cable TV)l Data (web pages, CBT computer files, online tests, interactive tools) Interactive tools E-learning has been broadly divided into two categories; the Asynchronous (not existing at the same phase) method, which is devoid of any virtual class room interaction or time stipulations and the more popular, Synchronous method, in which the members exist in the same time phase in a cyber class room. The latter is preferred due to its convenience, liveliness derived from regular interaction and for the motivation factor. Flexibility, time to reflect, situated learning and cost effective learning are the advantages of asynchronous learning while motivation, good feed-back and pacing are the advantages of synchronous learning. Asynchronous : 1. E-mail : Used for questions and discussions.2. Web Forums : also called discussions forums or bulletin boards. They are probably the most common form of interaction in online courses.3. Newsgroups : Public forums that use the Usenet system.4. BBS : a computer bulletin board that you dial like a web forum + email + file transfer.Synchronous : 1. Chat Rooms : can be either moderated by an instructor of un-moderated for class use.2. Shared Whiteboards : allow class members to write on the same digital white board.3. Application sharing : The same program and file can be shared for demonstration or collaboration.4. Teleconferencing : Could be used to deliver instructor audio, or for collaboration.5. Videoconferencing : Either from expensive, high quality, dedicated systems, or from less reliable desktop versions.6. MMOs & MUDs : Virtual worlds where users take on avatars and interact in various ways. Why E-learning E-learning lessons are generally designed to guide the students through information or to help students perform in specific tasks. Information based E-learning content communicates information to the student. There are lots of good reasons to consider an online E-learning program: l Online learning is more affordable than traditional classroom learning, with savings of 60% or more. l Online courses can be taken in multiple sittings and are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week — to better acco-mmodate your busy schedule. l Online learning is as mobile as you are! Your learning can take place on the road, in the cafe, or any other place you have an internet-accessible computer. ProspectsAs per William Glasser;“We learn…….10% of what we read20% of what we hear30% of what we see50% of what we see and hear70% of what we discuss with others80% of what we experience personally95% of what we teach someone else” Prospects of E-learning can be summarized as follows; l Dynamism - Learners progress at the pace that suits them best, at the time that suits them best while getting the information that they need. l Real time - Learners have access to information that is correct and up to date through the web, information databases or university or company intranets. l Collaboration - Learners are able to meet in a virtual space with other members and practitioner experts to discuss issues, answer questions and even participate in simulations and management games without having to leave their office or home. l Speed of delivery - Learners benefit from learning when required, learners are able to access the right sort of training at the right time with the right people. l Convenience - Learners have access when they want it. l Consistency - Learners have access to the same materials. l Global reach - Learners regardless of where they are receive the same message and are able to engage other learners and practitioners globally. Future of E-learning The world is shrinking rapidly. The Internet has brought the world together in ways that nobody would have expected. You can now attenda college half way around the world, with students from any country with Internet access. Knowledge is expanding at a tremendousrate. Just-In-Time learning that meets the needs of individuals as they occur, makes learning more meaningful and effective. It will beheartening to know that the Indian E-Learning industry is estimated to grow up to $182-billion by 2009. The Indian government has alsotaken significant steps towards dissemination of information through a number of e-Learning projects, not only for rural students but for thecommunity at large. Conclusion E-Learning has created a new dimension in education, both within and beyond the curriculum and is still looking at further opportunities of becoming more useful via new emerging technologies. We are really on the threshold of new opportunities and this is just the beginning of a new horizon of education. The power of e-learning lies in its potential to provide the right information to the right people at the right time and place, and not only due to its “anyone, anyplace, anytime model”. Technology advance-ments will continue to reshape learning over the Internet with increasing use of streaming, TV-quality video and simulation-based e-learning. The same technology is bound to make major inroads in schools in the coming years. One of the clearest directions that e-learning has taken in the last few years is in the development, promulgation, and adoption of a range of technical specifications and standards for e-learning. The creation of technical specifi-cations and the development and adoption of technical standards are key activities ultimately underpinning the success of e-learning globally. World over, the online education market is booming, and surveys by leading market research firms indicate that online education will follow an upward moving graph and that more and more institutions, organizations and individuals will implement this mode of learning. As per the recent remarks of Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, 11th five year plan will be dedicated to “National Education”, clearly indicates the future of e-learning in India in coming years.(The author is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Printing Technology, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, Hisar, Haryana)Author:Anjan Kumar Baral Source : Employment Times, March 10, 2008

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1. Why did you decide to enter the field of library and information science? OR What motivated you to seek a library degree?2. Why did you decide to apply for this position?3. Discuss some of your achievement regarding this field .4.What kind of work environment do you prefer?5. How are you qualified for this job? OR What qualifications do you have that make you think you will be a success at this job?6. Do you have some extraordinary qualities that distinguish you from others ?7. The person in this position needs to be innovative and proactive. Can you describe some things you have done to demonstrate these qualities? 8.How would you rate your communication skills and what have you done to improve them?9. What experience do you have dealing with academic scholars?10.What is your experience with automated systems and with computers in general?11. Tell us about yourself and your ambition.12. Tell us about some of your contribution to improve our field .13. What do you think a reference librarian's duties should be?14. Tell us about your subject background and about your coursework outside of library science.15. Do you have the skills necessary to create and maintain our WWW home pages?16. Do you plan to continue your education?17. Starting with your last job, would you tell me about some of your achievements that were recognized by your superiors?18. What are some things you would like to avoid in a job? Why?19.What does success mean to you? How do you judge it?20.What types of things make you angry? How do you react?21.In what ways do you think you can make a contribution to our department?22. Why do you think this library should hire you?23. Describe your experience in creating documents, proposals, research findings, or any other form of written copy.24. Mention some popular reference materials .25. What does librarianship means ?26. Mention some popular online databases with their subject coverage. 27. Briefly discuss about Melvil Dewey.28. Mention some popular journals in our field .29. Abbreviate ISBN and ISSN . Describe their role in this information era. 30. What do you mean by "Bibliography" ? How will you arrange a bibliography ?31. Discuss the library movement in your country .32. Which is more important ' Bibliography or Abstract ' for controlling information explosion ?33. Briefly discuss about Library Association in your country ?34. Which is the world's oldest Library Association ?35. What is library science?36. Which is the largest library in the world?37. What are the major classifications of the DDC?38.What are the twenty major classes of Library of Congress?39. What are the major Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) classes?40. What are the ten major classes of Universal Decimal Classification?41. Which is the largest library in your country ( both in collection and structure ) ?42. Briefly discuss history of library education in your country .43. Which resource do you prefer - electronic or print, and why ?44. Discuss some major problems of library automation in your country .45. Which classification scheme would you prefer and why ?46. What do you mean by National Bibliography ? Is there any national bibliography published in your country ?47. What do you mean by classification ?48. Mention five popular National Library in the world. 49. Briefly Discuss about IFLA, it's role to promote librarianship around the world.50. What does information literacy means ?51. What does OPAC means ? 52. Discuss briefly the role of OCLC, its functions .53. How reference service differ from information service ?54. Discuss the benefits of library automation.56. Why classification is necessary ?57. Which is the largest academic library in your country ?58. Why Public library is called the People's University ?59. Discuss the various types of library that exist in a civil society .60. Why networking and resource sharing of a library is necessary ? 61. Mention two modern information service.

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DOAJ ____ Library and Information Science 83 journals belonging to subject: Library and Information Science
http://www.doaj. org/doaj? func=subject&cpid=129

Ariadne is a Web magazine for information professionals in archives, libraries and museums in all sectors. http://www.ariadne. ac.uk/

Libres Electronic Journal http://libres. curtin.edu. au/

Information Research, is an open access, international, scholarly journal, dedicated to making accessible the results of research across a wide range of information- related disciplines. http://informationr .net/ir/

ASIS&T Social Computing Journal : Bulletin Index
http://www.asis. org/Bulletin/

DESIDOC Journal of Library and Information Technology
http://publications .drdo.gov. in/ojs/index. php/djlit

Open Sources http://www.unom. ac.in/gcl- opac/openaccess. html

http://www.unom. ac.in/gcl- opac/sociallis. html

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E-JASL: The Electronic Journal of Academic and Special Librarianship
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ERIL : Other collections of open access journals:
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Library Student Journal http://www.librarys tudentjournal. org/index. php/lsj

Open Access Electronic Journals http://www.lamp. ac.uk/library/ open.htm

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