10 Websites to help you keep up-to-date with Scholarly Journal Contents

1. SciFeedsSub-titled ‘Your Life Science Magazine Rack’, which is quite a good explanation, this site lets you view the most recent contents of just over 100 life science journals. You can browse recent issues by subject (e.g. Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biotechnology, etc), see the most recently updated journal Tables of Contents (TOCs), search the content of TOCs (it’s rather slow), see the most ‘popular’ articles, and if you register, you can do more. There are links to the full text of articles – access to the full text will depend on institutional...

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Knowledge Managers

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Happy Librarian's Day-- Educators as Reflective Decision Makers

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After boom, is Wikipedia heading for bust

A new study, conducted by researchers at the Palo Alto Research Center in California, has shown that Wikipedias ascendancy to the top of a large pool of online reference sites may be coming to an end because the community-created encyclopaedia has become less welcoming to new contributors.The research team has warned that the changes could compromise the encyclopaedias quality in the long term. Its easy to say that Wikipedia will always be here. This research shows that is not a given, New Scientist quoted Ed Chi, a senior scientist at the Palo...

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25 Useful Social Networking Tools for Information Professionals

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. I'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...

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What is web 2.0?

Web 1.0 was the first incarnation of the world wide web, where information was fed in a one-way, asynchronous stream to internet users. Web 2.0 is all about participation, where there is a synchronous flow of information between the user and the internet.Tools such as blogs and wikis allow users to upload and share information online. Sites such as YouTube and Flickr permit people to load and share content. Social networks including Facebook and LinkedIn encourage online interaction, and can be used as a forum from which to extract the so-called...

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Indian and International Library Automation Softwares

Indian Library Softwares:AutolibEasylibsoftE-GrantalayaGynodayaLibra 2000LibrarianLibrary ManagerLibrisLibsuiteLibsysNalandaNewGenLibNexLibRovan LMSSLIM (System for Library Information and Management)SOUL (Software for University Libraries)SWIRL [Software for Information Retrieval] [Cataloguing] International Library Software:-ADLIB Library for WindowsMost of the library functions can be carried out using this integrated software. Web interface of catalogue is also possible. Demo is available for download.Alice library automation software Book...

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10 Ways to Improve Your Interpersonal Skills

Ways to Improve Your Interpersonal SkillsNo matter how hard you work or how many brilliant ideas you may have, if you can't connect with the people who work around you, your professional life will suffer. The good news is that there are several concrete things that you can do to improve your social skills and become closer to your colleagues. All of these tools will ultimately help you succeed in today's working world. Hence, don't discount the importance of interpersonal skills in the workplace. How you are perceived by your manager and colleagues...

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Microsoft unveils new web search engine called “Bing”

SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft on Thursday unveiled a new Web search engine, Bing, designed to intuitively understand what people are seeking on the Internet and challenge online king Google. The US software colossus described Bing as a "Decision Engine" and said it will be deployed worldwide at Bing.com by Wednesday. Bing's launch comes in the wake of Google and Yahoo! announcing refinements to their search services and the launch of a Wolfram Alpha query engine that delivers answers instead of lists of websites. "Today, search engines do a decent job...

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A Good Library And Librarian Are Crucial For Faculty Growth

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Open Source Web Content Management Technologies for Libraries

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Seminar on ICT Measurement and Indicators concluded in New Delhi

The Indian Department of Information Technology (DIT), in collaboration with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), organized a Seminar on ICT Measurement and Indicators in New Delhi (India) from 12 to 14 May 2009.The Seminar focused on issues related to measurement of ICT access, infrastructure and usage, as well as on the impact of ICT on the society in general, and on business, individuals, governance and education in particular. To take advantage of the rapidly changing information society, governments need to monitor and benchmark...

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India launches Online Petition for Patent Information

India launches online petition for patent informationT. V. Padma[NEW DELHI] An Indian online forum dealing with intellectual property rights has launched a petition to Indian patent authorities, calling for more transparency in the country's patent system and for information to be more easily accessible.The online petition was launched this week (28 April). It follows an earlier petition submitted at the end of 2007 following which Indian patent authorities said that the complete database with searchable patent information, including patent specifications...

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Fedora Commons and DSpace Foundation Join Together to Create DuraSpace Organization

Fedora Commons and the DSpace Foundation, two of the largest providers of open source software for managing and providing access to digital content, have announced today that they will join their organizations to pursue a common mission. Jointly, they will provide leadership and innovation in open source technologies for global communities who manage, preserve, and provide access to digital content.The joined organization, named "DuraSpace," will sustain and grow its flagship repository platforms - Fedora and DSpace. DuraSpace will also expand...

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Google Squared

Google SquaredMay12, 2009 was the historical moment in Google history, when at searchology event, launched a new searching tool named Google Squared. This is the best effort in web 3.0 and semantic searcrh. It is the effort of structuring the unstructred data on web pages and in process they extract data from the web pages and presents the search results as squares in an online spreadsheet format.The San Francisco Chronicle described the feature in a bit more detail that it compiles details from several Web pages and organizes them into a table...

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D Space Proposal Tvm 1407

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Web 2.0 - The Machine is Using Us

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Library of the Future

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Wolfram Alpha is Coming......

Wolfram Alpha- A new search engine which will left Google behind.Mathematica has been a great success in very broadly handling all kinds of formal technical systems and knowledge.But what about everything else? What about all other systematic knowledge? All the methods and models, and data, that exists?Fifty years ago, when computers were young, people assumed that they’d quickly be able to handle all these kinds of things.And that one would be able to ask a computer any factual question, and have it compute the answer.But it didn’t work out that...

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Libraries and Web 2.0: Help or Hype?

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Terms used in LIS for Group Gathering

Terms used in LIS for Group Gatheringa. Seminar : Formal presentation by one or more experts in which the attendees are encouraged to discuss the subject matter.Acc. to Carol Pierce"Seminars tend to be more one-way from the presenter without opportunities for practice or application nor do they actively engage participants in the process."Seminar being a bit more of a traditional training session, with the preponderance of time spent in presentation of material from the front of the room.Seminars are usually 90 minutes to 3 hours.Seminars are frequently...

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Libramation announces the 24/7 Library!

Libramation announces the 24/7 Library!Edmonton, Alberta, Canada – May 2009 – Libramation, a leader in providing libraryautomation equipment technology and RFID to libraries, announced today the latest inlibrary robotic self-check technology.Want your patrons to be able to borrow library materials 24/7? The ability to do this without extending library hours or hiring extra staff?The Libramation LibraMate, developed by NBD/Biblion is the answer! Allow patrons 24 hours access with a machine that looks and feels much like an ATM. Using a simple touch...

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Semantic Web: Explanation

This is the best and simplest explanation I found on Semantic Web, have a look....Semantic Web: ExplanationView more presentations from Anil Mish...

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WRDS WebEx ISB

Check out this SlideShare Presentation: WRDS WebEx ISBView more presentations from Anil Mishra. (tags: business orientati...

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Library Resources Optimization

Library Resources Optimization- By Anil MishraAbstract:-The main objective of every library is to make effective use of the resources available to it but most of the resources are weeded out without a single usage. I have given a 3 phrase model for selecting, deploying and monitoring of the resources, so that they can reach to their user and can be optimized by accomplishing the 2 and 3 law of LIS – Every user his or her document and Every document its user.Introduction:-Library resources optimization is the art of providing effective services...

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