Visual Discovery Tool by OCPL(Onondaga County Public Library)

http://www.onlib.org/
search results by format, author, subject, language, series, year, or data sources


Visual Discovery Tool-

Very nice interface to library catalog

This catalog runs with

AquaBrowser Library®

library search tool.

Gaming in Libraries and Future......?

ALA TechSource announced the publication of its latest issue of Library Technology Reports, “Gaming and Libraries: Intersection of Services” by Jenny Levine, librarian, author of the popular The Shifted Librarian blog, and an avid gamer.

“What if traditionally apathetic library users were instead motivated to get up early on a Saturday morning and plead for library staff members to open the doors?” she asks in the introduction to this highly accessible report.

HubMed(Boost with RSS) alternative interface to the PubMed Medical Database

HubMed:alternative interface to the PubMed medical literature database

This is a variation on PubMed in that with the same database contents as
PubMed for different searching interface.

HubMed provides these features :


1.Daily updates of search results via web feeds.

2. Firefox search plugin or a HubMed bookmarklet (drag to your browser's bookmarks toolbar).

3.Export citations in RIS, BibTeX, RDF and MODS formats, or directly to
RefWorks.

4.Unzip HubMed's import filter into Endnote's Filters folder for direct
import into Endnote, or install the RIS Export plugin for direct import
into ProCite, RefMan and older versions of Endnote.

5.Use the Citation Finder to convert reference lists from PDFs into search
results.

6.Create lists of closely related papers using Rank Relations, then
visualise and browse clusters of related papers using TouchGraph (requires
Java).

7.Graph occurrences of keywords in published papers over time.

8.Tag and store annotated metadata for articles of interest.


Example : searched for "Oncology Therapies"

Result:

For earch Article these options are avb. --

Abstract · PubMed FullText · SFX · GS Clip Export InterDB · Terms Related · Graph Cites · Scopus · Tag 10.1038/sj.cgt.7701011

Search results page url(short url) :


http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/655/4131/320/hubmed.1.jpg

EMPI Digital Library National Convention (EMPI DLNC), New Delhi, India

“Roadmap for Modernization of Libraries and Information Centres in the Emerging Knowledge Era”

The intended community for this conference includes those interested in aspects of digital libraries such as infrastructure; institutions; metadata; content; services; digital preservation; system design; implementation; interface design; human-computer interaction; performance evaluation; usability evaluation; collection development; intellectual property; privacy; electronic publishing; document genres; multimedia; social, institutional, and policy issues; user communities; and associated theoretical topics.

IASLIC-XXII NATIONAL SEMINAR On"Open Source Movement - Asian Perspective",December 13-16, 2006.

Central Library
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Roorkee -247667.

The Open Access a philosophy has seemingly brought many advantages
 for the developing countries economic, faster means of communication,
visibility and accessibility. It opens a new horizon for the advancement of
free access to information and availability of publications.
IASLIC with a strong linkage with the Professionals and other
stakeholders is providing a common forum to address various issues
 relating to Open Source and Open Access at its 2200National Seminar to be
held at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (Uttaranchal) from 13th to
16th December 2006. The Seminar will provide an opportunity to review and discuss
 comprehensively the matters related to open source and related areas,
and adopt appropriate strategies.
Theme: Open Source Movement -- Asian Perspective

Papers are invited in the following areas for deliberation:

• Open Source Resources
• Open Source Development
• Open Source in LIS
• Open Source Communities
• Open Access Strategies
• Open Access Journalas-its implications
• Open Source Initiatives and Organizations
• Open Access Repositories - Institutional and Self-Archiving
• Impact of Open Access on Scholarly Communication
• Open Access Initiatives : Role of various Stakeholders, Scholars, Publishers, Academic and Research Institutions, Governments etc.
• Bibliographic Control of Open Access Literature Quality.
• Issuies in Open Access-Peer Review, Quantitative methods Copyright and Legal Issues for Open Access Standards, Services of Open Access Open Source and Open Access Initiatives in various countries with particular reference to Asian Countries Case Studies.
  

   
  Registration Fees:

Individual (Residential) Rs.l,200/-
Individual (Non~residential) Rs. 1,000/-
Retired Person (Residential) Rs. 900/-
Student. (Residential) Rs. 800/-
Sponsored/ Deputed (Residential) Rs. 2,000/-
Local Rs. 800/-
Accompanying Members Rs. 1,000/-

The weather during the period will be very cold.
The average maximum and minimum temperature
remains 15°C and 6°C respectively. Delegates are requested to
bring woolen clothing.

For detail information please contact

Mr. Dipak Kr Nag,
Hony. General Secretary,
IASLIC, P-291, CIT Scheme 6M,
Kankurgachi, Kolkata 700 054
Phone - (0): (033) 2362 9651
Mobile: +919830521409
E-mail: iaslic at vsnl.net

Mr Yogendra Singh,
Institute Librarian and Organizing Secretary.
XXII IASLIC National Seminar Central Library,
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee,
Roorkee-247667 UA INDIA,
Tel(O) 01332-285239/277587/285352
Res 01332-285240/278331
Mobile +91-94-121-58901
Email iaslic2006@)iitr.emet.in

Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi,
Reader, Dept of Lib and Inf Science,
University of Calcutta,
87/1 College Street,
Kolkata - 700 073,
West Bengal, India,
email : panigrahipk at yahoo.com,
Ph  (M) : +91 94342 43522.
Associate Editor,
IASLIC Bulletin,
IASLIC, Kolkata-700 054

OJS(Open Journal Systems):Open Source Software- freely available

Open Journal Systems (OJS) is a journal management and publishing system that has been developed by the Public Knowledge Project through its federally funded efforts to expand and improve access to research.

OJS Features

1. OJS is installed locally and locally controlled.
2. Editors configure requirements, sections, review process, etc.
3. Online submission and management of all content.
4. Subscription module with delayed open access options.
5. Comprehensive indexing of content part of global system.
6. Reading Tools for content, based on field and editors' choice.
7. Email notification and commenting ability for readers.
8. Complete context-sensitive online Help support.

OJS assists with every stage of the refereed publishing process, from submissions through to online publication and indexing. Through its management systems, its finely grained indexing of research, and the context it provides for research, OJS seeks to improve both the scholarly and public quality of referred research.

Documentation: http://pkp.sfu.ca/ojs_documentation
Download: http://pkp.sfu.ca/ojs_download

ICDL 2006 - International Conference on Digital Libraries, 5-8 December

Registration open: ICDL 2006 - International Conference on Digital Libraries, 5-8 December 2006, New Delhi, INDIA.

International Conference on Digital Libraries (ICDL) 2006 will be held from 5-8 December 2006 in Association with TIFP, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India and UNESCO and in cooperation with ACM SIGCHI at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. Ministry of Culture and Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Govt. of India have also agreed in principle to associate with this conference. The theme of the conference is Digital Libraries: Information Management for Global Access and it will focus on creation, adoption, implementation and utilization of digital libraries (DL), e-learning and knowledge society. For detail information about the conference please visit the website www.teriin.org/events/icdl

You are invited to attend and register to the 2nd International Conference on Digital Libraries, to be held in New Delhi, India 5-8 December, 2006. This conference is going to be a very high standard. We have invited many world renowned digital library experts. About 50 renowned and experienced speakers from India and abroad has already accepted to share their experiences. The papers we have received so far are all cutting edge researches and practical experiences. We believe you and your colleagues will be benefited tremendously from this conference. We encourage you and your colleagues and students to attend and share experiences with others in the conference.

Registration Information :

For details about the conference registration fee for all presenters and participants and other registration information, please refer to the conference website (www.teriin.org/events/icdl)

For any queries contact at –

Debal C Kar
Organising Secretary
ICDL2006 Conference Secretariat
TERI, Darbari Seth Block
IHC Complex, Lodhi Road
New Delhi - 110 003, India
Phone - 91-11-24682141, 24682111 or 24682100
Fax - 91-11-24682144, 2468 2145
E-mail ICDL@teri.res.in
Website: www.teriin.org/events/icdl