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K. V. Sridhar to head Print jury at Goafest

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Mr K.V. Sridhar (Pops), National Creative Director, Leo Burnett India, has been appointed as the Jury Chairman for the Print category at Goafest 2010, according to a press

Apollo Hospital takes up overseas projects

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Apollo Hospitals Group is on the look-out for hospital project commissioning orders overseas, as part of its business strategy to broaden its revenue base. It has also decided to foray into Ayurveda research with an initial funding of Rs 20

GPT Infra bags Rs 195-cr Namibia order

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The Kolkata-based GPT Infraprojects Ltd has secured a Rs 195-crore contract from the Government of the Republic of Namibia to supply railway concrete sleepers, according to a company release. However, for this, the Indian company has to set up a

Minority partner soon for McNally Bharat's SA arm

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Kolkata, Mar 18 MBE Minerals SA Pty Limited, South Africa, in which Kolkata-based McNally Bharat Engineering Ltd (MBECL) controls 74 per cent stake through its Singapore-based holding company, is set to spearhead MBECL's foray into sub-Saharan

New President for BG India

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

BG Group has announced the appointment of Mr Walter Simpson as the new President and Managing Director for BG India. According to an official release, he takes over from Mr Derek Fisher, who has taken on a new role as General Manager

Corporate News

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

AstraZeneca Pharma India Ltd's board of directors will meet on March 25 to consider a proposal for augmenting the company's existing manufacturing

Renault's India sourcing falls short of target

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Less than 18 months after setting up a huge International Logistic Network (ILN) facility near Pune to support global sourcing, French automaker Renault has moved out to a much smaller location in the same vicinity, as components sourcing from

BIFR hearing on Steel Complex-SAIL joint venture likely by month-end

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (BIFR) is expected to hold a hearing session by the end of the month to give its final approval to the draft rehabilitation scheme of the State-owned Steel Complex Ltd (SCL) for forming a

Bajaj Auto targets sale of 4 million bikes, 3-wheelers in 2010-11

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Bajaj Auto is targeting sales of four million bikes and three-wheelers in 2010-11, a near 40 per cent jump from this fiscal's expected close of 2.9 million

BMW sees market in pre-owned cars

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

In the foyer of the BMW's Museum in Munich Mr Peter Kronschnabl is perfectly affable though he says he is feeling a bit grouchy and

Rolls Royce bags $90-m GAIL deal

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Rolls-Royce said on Thursday that it has bagged a $90-million contract from GAIL to supply power systems for a gas pipeline

Carlos Ghosn says small car will be priced lower than Nano

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The ultra low-cost car that the joint venture of the French car major Renault and Bajaj is working on may be priced below the `Tata Nano', Mr Carlos Ghosn, Chief Executive Officer of Renault and Nissan, said on

Bets big on electric cars

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

We have the technology, we are selling it in the US. We have the Altima hybrid and the Fuga hybrid. Nissan has the technology to use it in the US market which means it is available for Renault but we're not using it too much because we do not

Daimler trucks to roll out of Chennai plant in mid-2012

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles, which is building a manufacturing facility near Chennai to produce trucks that will hit the market in mid-2012, intends to buy most of the components locally, one of which will be engines for its medium duty

The Indian experience will be key to entering other emerging markets - Ghosn

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Coming back to the discussion, we had about this alliance and what we are doing and India. The most frequent question I have been asked is why do you have so many partners. What is wrong with you guys? You have Bajaj and Mahindra and then you

Court seeks report on Raju's health

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The special court for trying Satyam scam cases has asked the Nizam's Institute of medical sciences (NIMS) to submit a report on the physical condition of founder and ex-chairman of Satyam Computer Services Ltd, Mr B Ramalinga Raju. The Additional

Strides to buy out Aspen stake in 2 ventures for $117 m

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Strides Arcolab Ltd on Thursday said it would buy out the 50 per cent stake of its partner Aspen Pharmacare in their two oncology joint ventures. This is its second buy in two weeks from Africa's largest drug

BSNL wants financial aid for downsizing

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has told the Government that it may need a financial package to fund a voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) if it were to downsize its workforce by one lakh workers as suggested by a committee headed Mr Sam Pitroda,

Frugal engineering explained

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

You know the famous frugal planning of the product, frugal engineering, frugal manufacturing. I am frankly amazed. I am frankly amazed about how much we are learning from this. Learning doesn't mean you can reproduce it

International Cricket 2010 Announced

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:12:00 -0400

International Cricket 2010 (PS3)
Codemasters reveals the first details and screenshots for its next cricket title.

LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 Video

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:52:00 -0400

LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (PS3)
This video gives fans a sneak peek at the fun-filled humor that awaits players later this year!

GameStop: Wii, PS3 Shortages Will Last 'For Months'

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:50:00 -0400

Retailer not expecting drought to end anytime soon.

3D Dot Game Heroes Video

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:37:00 -0400

3D Dot Game Heroes (PS3)
The hero everyone wants to be. See the video to find out why!

The Aussie Source - March 19th

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:22:00 -0400

Aussie news, reviews and opinions - in video form!

PixelJunk Racers 2nd Lap Hands-on

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:53:00 -0400

PixelJunk Racers: 2nd Lap (PS3)
The first PixelJunk title returns with Trophies, ghost races and more.

PixelJunk Racers 2nd Lap Screens

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:46:00 -0400

PixelJunk Racers: 2nd Lap (PS3)
Round and round they go.

First Comic Jumper Gameplay Clips

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:46:00 -0400

Comic Jumper: The Adventures of Captain Smiley (PS3)
Check out the follow-up to 'Splosion Man.

What Does This New God Of War Teaser Mean?

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:24:00 -0400

God of War III (PS3)
Sony hints at something as players earn God of War III platinum trophy.

Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City Gets Delayed

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:21:00 -0400

Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City (PS3)
PlayStation 3 and PC fans have to wait just a bit longer.

Podcast Beyond, Episode 129

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:22:00 -0400

GDC is over, and Beyond must go on.

Dante's Inferno: Trials of St. Lucia Video

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:17:00 -0400

Dante's Inferno: Trials of St Lucia (PS3)
She shoots beams out of her eyes!

Iron Man 2 Screens

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:34:00 -0400

Iron Man 2 (PS3)
Cue up "Iron Man" by Black Sabbath and click on these new screens.

Resonance of Fate Screens

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:27:00 -0400

Resonance of Fate (PS3)
A few new screens to resonate with.

First Month Bad Company 2 Sales Impress

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:48:00 -0400

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (PS3)
Game is on pace to be the best selling March release ever.

GameStop Sales Soar In 2009 Despite Weak Economy

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:26:00 -0400

Game retailer see second highest earnings year ever.

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Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:26:00 -0400

Final Fight: Double Impact Priced, Dated

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:45:00 -0400

Final Fight: Double Impact (PS3)
Cody, Guy, and Haggar are coming to get you this April.

The Lord of The Rings Goes to War

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:32:00 -0400

The Lord of the Rings: War in the North (PS3)
Mature RPG explores new areas of Middle Earth.

Just Cause 2 Demo Nets 2 Million Downloads

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:03:00 -0400

Just Cause 2 (PS3)
How you like me Panau?

Lord of the Ring: War of the North Trailer

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:00:00 -0400

The Lord of the Rings: War in the North (PS3)
You're the only hope for Middle Earth.

Implications of MARC Tag Usage on Library Metadata Practice

Implications of MARC Tag Usage on Library Metadata Practice is a new report from OCLC.

This report presents the evidence gathered and analyzed by an RLG Partnership working group about MARC tag usage to inform library metadata practices, with a focus on machine applications.
The working group offers a set of factors to consider when making decisions about local MARC metadata practices in this report, as well as its views on MARC's future. In addition, the report includes recommendations for enhanced library data mining.

Directions in Metadata with Karen Coyle

Directions in Metadata with Karen Coyle is a free webinar offered by ALA.

Bibliographic data is in the midst of a major transition. With the emergence of the semantic web, the very purpose of this data is evolving from an entity meant for interpretation by humans to one meant for interpretation by machines.
Karen Coyle, digital library consultant and bibliographic data expert, will discuss the future of metadata and its role in bibliographic data and the semantic web. Coyle will address what the major transformations in the use and structure of data already underway mean for libraries, and what librarians can do to prepare, adapt, and take advantage of new possibilities.
Open Q&A and discussion will follow the presentation.

OCLC and OIX

OCLC is a founding member of the Open Identity Exchange (OIX).

Last week at RSA; the premier annual online security conference in San Francisco, the formation of a new organization was announced: Open Identity Exchange (OIX). OIX will establish a framework of 'standard' interoperable legal agreements. These agreements will be vetted and accepted by members of OIX and used to establish 'networks of trust'. OIX does not try to establish a single network of trust as the legal agreements for different types of activities will clearly need different legal agreements. Health Record sharing has different demands than Photo Sharing. The first trust network that has been established will enable people with OpenIDs or InfoCards issued by Google, Equifax and PayPal to access US government web sites.

Omeka in the Cloud

Exciting news from Omeka

The Omeka team is reaching for the clouds. After more than a year of planning and development, we are very pleased to announce the impending arrival of Omeka.net, a hosted web service that will bring standards-based online collections and exhibitions to the internet cloud. Be first in line for an invitation to try the free Omeka.net Alpha, including a special bundle of plugins, themes, and storage, when it launches in April.
Omeka.net will expand Omekas current offerings with a completely web-based service. No server or programming experience required. Similar to services offered by WordPress, the popular open-source blogging software, with the launch of Omeka.net users will be able to sign up for a free hosted Omeka site. Just create a username and password, and your online collection or exhibition is up and running.
This new hosted web service will further the Omeka projects mission to make collections-based online publishing more accessible to small cultural heritage institutions, individual scholars, enthusiasts, educators, and students.
With Omeka.net, your online exhibit is one click away.

Library Blog Awards

Salem Press is conducting the Library Blog Awards. Seems so five years ago, but still, nominate and vote for your favorite weblogs.

11 March Maybe I should have made it clearer that I was being factious with the "5 years ago" remark. Weblogs get much less press than they did back then. Now that all the "cool librarians" have moved on to Tumble logs, foursquare, and Twitter, weblogs get little press. I personally think they have a place in the distribution of information. I still listen to radio as well as podcasts; still read books as well as download audio books from the library. My RSS reader is subscribed to a few dozen weblogs.

MARC 21 Update No. 11: Full and Concise available online

News from the Network Development and MARC Standards Office at LC.

Update No. 11 (February 2010) is now available on the MARC website (www.loc.gov/marc/). It is integrated into the documentation for each of the Online Full and Concise formats that are maintained on that site -- the Bibliographic format, Authority format, Holdings format, Classification format, and Community Information format. The documentation includes changes made to the MARC 21 formats resulting from proposals which were considered by the ALA ALCTS/LITA/RUSA Machine-Readable Bibliographic Information Committee (MARBI), the Canadian Committee on MARC (CCM) and the BIC Bibliographic Standards Group in January 2010. Many of the changes in this update have been made to accommodate the new cataloging rules, Resource Description and Access (RDA). Note that no changes are needed to the Holdings, Classification, and Community Information Formats in this update.

The changes are indicated in red in Update 11. Update 10 (October 2009) changes have also been kept in red since that update was only recently issued and 10 and 11 are being combined. Each format also has an appendix, "Format Changes for Update No. 10 (October 2009) and Update No. 11 (February 2010)" that lists the changes that comprise the combined update. The Web version of the formats is the official version and is considered the start for implementation planning for MARC 21. Users are not expected to begin using the new features in the format until 60 days from the date of this announcement: May 5, 2010. For more information about format documentation see: http://www.loc.gov/marc/status.html
The printed version of the update will be available through the Cataloging Distribution Service in the future. The print format update will combine Updates 10 and 11 into one update dated 2009/February 2010. The printed publications will be announced when they are ready for distribution.

Common Tag

Common Tag is an interesting project, it is an attempt to create more linked data.

Common Tag is an open tagging format developed to make content more connected, discoverable and engaging. Unlike free-text tags, Common Tags are references to unique, well-defined concepts, complete with metadata and their own URLs. With Common Tag, site owners can more easily create topic hubs, cross-promote their content, and enrich their pages with free data, images and widgets.

It uses RDFa. There is a tool, Zemanta, to help embed Common Tags in weblogs.

Happy Belated Birthday Dublin Core

March 1 Dublin Core turned 15. Seems just yesterday....

I saw this in the latest NISO Newsline, always worth reading.

New Orleans

I'll be in new Orleans this weekend. Any suggestions for family-friendly attractions to visit. It is for a wedding, so I don't expect we'll have lots of time, but an hour or two to see some sights should work. Does the Catholic church in ~~Lafayette~~ Jackson Square have a Sunday mass? Is the church worth seeing? Coffee-au-lait and begniees at ~~that shop across the street~~ Cafe du Monde after might make for a nice Sunday morn. Where best to see the River? Any nice parks along it? Thanks.

Thursday. The Saint Louis Cathedral has a 9 am mass on Sunday, still not sure if it is worth seeing inside, but that and then Cafe du Monde might make a nice Sunday morn. The Aquarium sounds good. There is a park from there along the River that might be a nice walk. All depends on how much free time we have. Thanks for the suggestions.

Facts on File MARC Records

Facts on File is offering MARC records for free for their databases.

Facts On File is pleased to provide our subscribers with free MARC records for its reference databases. Multiple records exist for each online resource to meet the different needs of schools, public libraries, and academic institutions.

The records have either LC, LC Annotated, or Sears subject headings.

ERM Data Standards and Best Practices Review

News from NISO.

Please join NISO on its next FREE open teleconference call on Monday, March 8, 2010 from 3-4 p.m. (eastern). This months call will discuss the ERM Data Standards and Best Practices Review project to conduct a "gap analysis" regarding electronic resource management (ERM) related data, standards, and best practices. The analysis includes a review of the ERMI data dictionary as it presently exists, and a mapping of ERMI data elements to those within relevant standards-related projects. Hear from guest speaker Tim Jewell (Director, Information Resources and Scholarly Communication University of Washington), co-chair of the Working Group about the group's progress to date and how their analysis will determine future work in the ERM standards arena.
The call is free and anyone is welcome to participate in the conversation. To join, simply dial 877-375-2160 at 3:00 p.m. (Eastern) and enter the code: 17800743.

Citation Metadata for Google

If Google can find something, that goes quite a way to making it discoverable. The NASA Astrophysics DATA Service, (ADS) is using metadata Google recognizes to enhance their service. They kindly provide a list of the fields Google will index.

D2D & Preservation

Here at the LPI we have a body of work, the abstracts for the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. It covers over 40 years of research, last year about 1,300 abstracts were accepted. They are on our website as PDFs. We would like to make these easily discovered and delivered and ensure their preservation, even if the LPI were to disappear. Where would be some places to include them to enhance discovery, delivery or ensure preservation?

So far CLOCKSS, GeoRef, Google Scholar, HathiTrust, LOCKSS, NASA Astrophysics Data Service, OAIster, Portico, Primo Central, and Summon have come to mind. Any place missing? Thanks.

Feb. 25. New publication about preservation, A Guide to Distributed Digital Preservation edited by Katherine Skinner and Matt Schultz.

Working Group on Open Bibliographic Data

The Working Group on Open Bibliographic Data has a wiki to support their efforts.

Purpose
Act as a central point of reference and support for people interested in open bibliographic data
Identify relevant projects and practices. Promote best practices as well as legal and technical standards for making data open (such as the Open Knowledge Definition).
Act as a hub for the development and maintenance of low cost, community driven projects related to open bibliographic data.

Digital Identifiers

Abstract Modelling of Digital Identifiers by Nick Nicholas, Nigel Ward and Kerry Blinco appears in the latest Ariadne.

Discussion of digital identifiers, and persistent identifiers in particular, has often been confused by differences in underlying assumptions and approaches. To bring more clarity to such discussions, the PILIN Project has devised an abstract model of identifiers and identifier services, which is presented here in summary. Given such an abstract model, it is possible to compare different identifier schemes, despite variations in terminology; and policies and strategies can be formulated for persistence without committing to particular systems. The abstract model is formal and layered; in this article, we give an overview of the distinctions made in the model. This presentation is not exhaustive, but it presents some of the key concepts represented, and some of the insights that result.

Linked Data Catalogs

The column Cataloging Horizons by Karen Coyle in the latest American Libraries discusses "Navigating the bibliographic space with linked data".

Library catalogs have evolved over time as technology has changed. The last 150 years have seen a progression from book catalogs to cards, and eventually, to online catalogs. Each of these changes has provided new capabilities that can be adopted for improved user services. The next step in this evolution is on the horizon, and it will make possible some new and powerful capabilities for information seekers. Like the hypertextuality of the web, technology is being developed today that can help library catalogs become a rich web of data.

RDA News

News from RDA.

The Co-Publishers of RDA are pleased to announce that the website at www.rdaonline.org now includes information about the RDA Toolkit, U.S. pricing for the RDA Toolkit, an updated FAQ, and web videos of the RDA Toolkit: A Guided Tour webinars given on February 8 and 9, 2010. For further information and to receive announcements and updates from the Co-Publishers about the RDA Toolkit, please send your email address to rdatoolkit@ala.org. We will add you to the RDA Toolkit email list.

Bibliographic Ontology Specification

This morning DCMI tweeted about the Bibliographic Ontology Specification. New to me.

The Bibliographic Ontology describe bibliographic things on the semantic Web in RDF. This ontology can be used as a citation ontology, as a document classification ontology, or simply as a way to describe any kind of document in RDF. It has been inspired by many existing document description metadata formats, and can be used as a common ground for converting other bibliographic data sources.

RDF, COinS and Microformats

At the closing session of Electronic Resources and Libraries 2010 I had the chance to ask Ross Singer and John Blyberg about the place of microformats and COinS in information organization. Ross had just finished speaking about the importance of linked data. As I recall John said that microformats, COinS and other semantic markup is important even if it lacks links. Providing a machine readable understanding of a text string is good, it can lead to links. Ross said, without links markup is useful today but not a way to move forward. It is a tool for today but not the future. RDFa is the way forward.

The talk was the end of an excellent conference. Well worth attending.

RDA Toolkit: A Guided Tour

Join Troy Linker from ALA Publishing for an introductory guided tour of the RDA Toolkit website. If you were at ALA Midwinter in Boston, you may already have taken this tour at the RDA Update Forum, the CC:DA meeting, or on the exhibit floor--but please feel free to join us again.

The webinar will be recorded and posted for anyone that is unable to participate live. Details for accessing the recorded webinar video will be emailed to registries and posted widely.

The tour includes:

Description of the RDA Toolkit
Overview of the RDA Toolkit contents at launch and beyond
Tour of the RDA Toolkit interface including Search, Browse, Bookmarks, Workflows, Maps, and more
Launch timeline
Details of the Complimentary Open Access period
RDA Toolkit pricing for the US
Linking from external products to the RDA Toolkit

Adapted from a e-mail widely distributed.

ERL 2010 Conference

I'll be at the Electronic Resources and Libraries Conference early next week. #ERL10 Looking forward to this, looks like a lot of good content and presenters. I may post summaries of the talks I hear, if I have the time and energy at the end of the day.

Mobile App for the Catalog

LibraryThing has announced a low-cost mobile app for the catalog, Library Anywhere.

Additions to the MARC Code Lists for Relators, Sources, Description Conventions

The codes listed below have been recently approved for use in MARC 21 records. The codes will be added to MARC Code Lists for Relators, Sources, Description Conventions.

The codes should not be used in exchange records until after March 26, 2010. This 60-day waiting period is required to provide MARC 21 implementers time to include newly-defined codes in any validation tables they may apply to the MARC fields where the codes are used.

Other Sources

Field 034 (Coded Cartographic Mathematical Data) The following code is for use in subfield $2 in field 034 (Coded Cartographic Mathematical Data) in the Authority and Bibliographic formats.

Addition:

wikiped: Wikipedia

Term, Name, Title Sources

The following codes are for use in subfield $2 in fields 600-657 (Subject Added Entries/Index Terms) in Bibliographic and Community Information records; subfield 662 (Subject Added Entry) in Bibliographic records; subfield $2 in fields 700-754 (Added Entry Fields) in Bibliographic records; subfield $2 in fields 700-754 (Index Terms) in Classification records; subfield $2 in fields 700-788 (Heading Linking Entries) in Authority records; and subfield $f in field 040 (Cataloging Source) in Authority records.

Additions:

bjornson: Bjornson: emneord for Bjornsonbibliografien
hamsun: Hamsun: emneord for Hamsunbibliografien
netc: National Emergency Training Center Thesaurus (NETC)
stw: Standard-Thesaurus Wirtschaft = STW Thesaurus for Economics (Kiel: ZBW - Deutsche Zentralbibliothek fur Wirtschaftswissenschaften)

The following code was previously defined for usage in subfield $2 in fields 600-651 (Subject Added Entries/Index Terms) in Bibliographic records and and in subfield $f in field 040 (Cataloging Source) in Authority records.

Usage has been expanded. It may now be used in subfield $2 in fields 600-657 (Subject Added Entries/Index Terms) in Bibliographic and Community Information records; subfield $2 in field 662 (Subject Added Entry) in Bibliographic records; records; subfield $2 in fields 700-754 (Added Entry Fields) in Bibliographic records; subfield $2 in fields 700-754 (Index Terms) in Classification records; and subfield $2 in fields 700-788 (Heading Linking Entries) in Authority records.

rasuqam: Repertoire d'autorites-sujet de l'UQAM [use in expanded fields only after March 26, 2010]

Cataloging Exhibition Publications

Cataloging Exhibition Publications: Best Practices by the Art Libraries Society of North America provides useful guidance for these materials.

MODS Mapping to MARC

The MODS Editorial Committee have revised the transformation from MARCXML to MODS 3.3.

Changes in the transformation reflect changes made in the MARC to MODS 3.3 mapping.