For the past seven years, SIG for International Information Issues has been organizing the very successful International Paper Contest and InfoShare Award. If you are interested in participating in our Mentorship Program (as a Mentor or as a Mentee), please feel free to contact Nadia Caidi (nadia.caidi@utoronto.ca) or the Incoming SIG III Chair, Duncan Omole (domole@worldbank.org) for more information about this program or how you can help.
Visit http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGIII/mentorship/mentor.htm
Visit SIG III Website at http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGIII/index.htm
Saturday, September 23, 2006
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
JSTOR Free Access to Africa
As part of JSTOR's mission to create an archive of scholarly literature and extend access to the archive as broadly as possible, JSTOR has adopted a plan to waive participation fees for any academic or not-for-profit institution on the continent of Africa. This plan affects new participants, as well as institutions that currently participate in JSTOR.
For more information about JSTOR's Open Africa Program, please contact participation@jstor.org or Visit http://www.jstor.org/about/africa/openafrica.html
Hope it will be extended to other third world countries in Asia, Latin Amrica and Caribbean.......
For more information about JSTOR's Open Africa Program, please contact participation@jstor.org or Visit http://www.jstor.org/about/africa/openafrica.html
Hope it will be extended to other third world countries in Asia, Latin Amrica and Caribbean.......
Free Access to LIS Journals from SAGE
Sage publication - official publisher of the IFLA journal - is offering FREE ACCESS to the IFLA Journal and other Information Science journals until 30th September 2006.
The journals are
The IFLA Journal
Journal of Information Science
Journal of Librarianship and Information Science
Business Information Review
Information Development
Visit here
The journals are
The IFLA Journal
Journal of Information Science
Journal of Librarianship and Information Science
Business Information Review
Information Development
Visit here
Librarian Exchange and Librarians Without Borders
Two new Initiatives for strengthening International Librarianship
www.LibrarianExchange.NET is an international service for librarians, professors and administrators. Networking is provided to help bring about temporary exchanges of homes and positions. Could be within the same country or with other countries. There are currently particpants from over 30 countries. Registration is free if you sign up before 15 September 2006. Visit www.LibrarianExchange.NET to submit your registration at your early convenience.
Librarians Without Borders, an organization that was born in February 2005 by a group of socially-minded librarians who wanted to address the vast information resource inequity existing between different regions of the world. Our vision is to build sustainable libraries and support their custodians and advocates -- librarians. Visit http://www.lwb-online.org/
www.LibrarianExchange.NET is an international service for librarians, professors and administrators. Networking is provided to help bring about temporary exchanges of homes and positions. Could be within the same country or with other countries. There are currently particpants from over 30 countries. Registration is free if you sign up before 15 September 2006. Visit www.LibrarianExchange.NET to submit your registration at your early convenience.
Librarians Without Borders, an organization that was born in February 2005 by a group of socially-minded librarians who wanted to address the vast information resource inequity existing between different regions of the world. Our vision is to build sustainable libraries and support their custodians and advocates -- librarians. Visit http://www.lwb-online.org/
India Goverment Blocking BLOGs
Bangalore: Thousands of Internet users in India have been unable to access blogs (or Web logs) since the weekend.
Throughout Monday, angry customers of almost all major Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the country exchanged mails and flooded user group sites with postings to report that blogs, created using the free space provided by Web services like Geocities, Typepad and Blogspot (a Google initiative), could not be opened. Many were told that the blog sites had been blocked in response to a directive from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT).
Read the Full News in The Hindu News Paper and in Rediff News
CERT-IN's Director, Dr Gulshan Rai, said he was unaware of the problem and would not be able to respond "off-hand". In a telephone interview, he told this reporter, "Somebody must have blocked some sites. What is your problem?"
Bloggers certainly think of it as a problem though, and are all set to react.
Throughout Monday, angry customers of almost all major Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the country exchanged mails and flooded user group sites with postings to report that blogs, created using the free space provided by Web services like Geocities, Typepad and Blogspot (a Google initiative), could not be opened. Many were told that the blog sites had been blocked in response to a directive from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT).
Read the Full News in The Hindu News Paper and in Rediff News
CERT-IN's Director, Dr Gulshan Rai, said he was unaware of the problem and would not be able to respond "off-hand". In a telephone interview, he told this reporter, "Somebody must have blocked some sites. What is your problem?"
Bloggers certainly think of it as a problem though, and are all set to react.
Friday, June 23, 2006
All About Librarian recruitment
Western European Studies Section (WESS) of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) have formed a committee to address the current and long-term shortage of academic librarians. They are particularly interested in advising scholars and teachers with foreign language training and advanced degrees that careers in academic librarianship provide additional options for using their training in an academic setting.
The WESS Committee on Recruitment to the Profession would like to call your attention to their Web site and ask you please to share the URL with your members in whatever way you feel is most appropriate: http://www.columbia.edu/~klg19/WESS/
The WESS Committee on Recruitment to the Profession would like to call your attention to their Web site and ask you please to share the URL with your members in whatever way you feel is most appropriate: http://www.columbia.edu/~klg19/WESS/
New Blogs from ALA, SLA and ASIST
I would like to introduce 3 new Blogs from leading International LIS Associations. Offcourse they should be encouraged and supported.
Andrew K. Pace, who writes the popular "Technically Speaking" column in each issue of ALA's American Libraries magazine, launched the Hectic Pace technology blog in conjunction with the Annual Conference in New Orleans.
SLA CEO Janice Lachance has launched a new channel to communicate with SLA members and other information professionals around the world. The blog, InfoX -- At the Crossroads of People and Information, is open now with its first post.
ASIS&T IA Summit2006 blog is available here
Andrew K. Pace, who writes the popular "Technically Speaking" column in each issue of ALA's American Libraries magazine, launched the Hectic Pace technology blog in conjunction with the Annual Conference in New Orleans.
SLA CEO Janice Lachance has launched a new channel to communicate with SLA members and other information professionals around the world. The blog, InfoX -- At the Crossroads of People and Information, is open now with its first post.
ASIS&T IA Summit2006 blog is available here
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Google Librarian Newsletter Latest Issue
Google Librarian Newsletter Latest Issue is available for access. Visit here
US-India Summit on Education, Research and Technology
On May 31, 2006 the California Institute for Telecommunications and
Information Technology (Calit2) hosted, on behalf of the University of
California, a U.S.-India Summit on Education, Research & Technology in
San Diego. The invitation-only meeting brought together 150 distinguished
participants from industry, academia, government and non-governmental
organizations in the U.S. and India to identify new areas of collaboration
between the two countries in high-tech education and research.
The U.S.-India Summit arose from a series of agreements involving institutions
from both countries. In 2005 twenty American universities signed a
memorandum of understanding to collaborate on distance engineering
education with Amrita University and other Indian institutions, The University of
California signed a subsequent agreement in March 2006 to promote
research collaborations with Amrita and other Indian universities, and
Indian science and technology agencies.The Indo-U.S. Science and
Technology Forum will play an essential role in promoting and facilitating
the collaborative research activities arising from the UC-India agreement.
The conference presentations Video Archive is accessible here
Information Technology (Calit2) hosted, on behalf of the University of
California, a U.S.-India Summit on Education, Research & Technology in
San Diego. The invitation-only meeting brought together 150 distinguished
participants from industry, academia, government and non-governmental
organizations in the U.S. and India to identify new areas of collaboration
between the two countries in high-tech education and research.
The U.S.-India Summit arose from a series of agreements involving institutions
from both countries. In 2005 twenty American universities signed a
memorandum of understanding to collaborate on distance engineering
education with Amrita University and other Indian institutions, The University of
California signed a subsequent agreement in March 2006 to promote
research collaborations with Amrita and other Indian universities, and
Indian science and technology agencies.The Indo-U.S. Science and
Technology Forum will play an essential role in promoting and facilitating
the collaborative research activities arising from the UC-India agreement.
The conference presentations Video Archive is accessible here
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
Global Alliance for Information and Communication Technologies
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has approved the launch of UN-GAID [Global Alliance for Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and Development].
As stressed by the 2005 World Summit and the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), information and communication technology must be effectively integrated into development activities if the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals, are to be achieved within the agreed time frame. Says the Press Release!!
As stressed by the 2005 World Summit and the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), information and communication technology must be effectively integrated into development activities if the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals, are to be achieved within the agreed time frame. Says the Press Release!!
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