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Greeting to New Democratic Nepal !

Dear Sir/Mm.,

Sub:  Information Science and Communication Technology related
resources and publications ;add our address or update  to your mailing
list.

I think you got my previous mail and recent proposal for extending
on-line service towards our STI communitines. As, we are from the
other side global situation, we have some different situation. If you
are able to support conceptually, we have strong advice from other
international advisory organisations, like UNESCO or IDRC etc.

May I have your recent materials; printed and virtual resources;
specially in the field of 'Knowledge Management' or in the areas of
Information Technology related resources which are highly useful to
our research activities in information science and communication
technologies.   I request to add our address or update  to your
mailing list.

Thanks and grateful !   Kindly please forward  or Circulate   to the
Director of Information and /or knowledge management  officers.

 Please find  herewith or refer ' VIRTUAL KNOWLEDGE PARK    NEPAL':

Greenstone:

Greenstone is a suite of software for building and distributing
digital library collections. It provides a new way of organizing
information and publishing it on the Internet or on CD-ROM. Greenstone
is produced by the New Zealand Digital Library Project at the
University of Waikato, and developed and distributed in cooperation
with UNESCO and the Human Info NGO. It is open-source, multilingual
software, issued under the terms of the GNU General Public License.
Read the Greenstone Factsheet for more information.

The aim of the Greenstone software is to empower users, particularly
in universities, libraries, and other public service institutions, to
build their own digital libraries. Digital libraries are radically
reforming how information is disseminated and acquired in UNESCO's
partner communities and institutions in the fields of education,
science and culture around the world, and particularly in developing
countries. We hope that this software will encourage the effective
deployment of digital libraries to share information and place it in
the public domain. Further information can be found in the book How to
build a digital library, authored by two of the group's members.

 As, we are involving with the STI consortium under the umbrella of
the system. The main areas of online information system; 'Knowledge
Management; Scientometrics, Informetrics and Webmetrics  etc.

Bibliographic Database by UNESCO

 We R contributing fascinating e-Learning packages:* UNESCO's WINISIS;
Greenstone & WebLis & CDS/ISIS for scholars & information specialists.
*पत्राचारको लागि धन्यवाद

As, I am contributing  UNESCO's WINISIS; Greenstone & WebLis &
CDS/ISIS.. & e-learning packages:
We have exchange program, regarding resources sharing:
1. E-Learning and Web_applications.
2. On-Line computer/Digitalized Packages.(Virtual Library & KM
Based..): Unesco's WINISIS, WebLis, Greenstone...
3. We are covering the all the remote district of Nepal ( for Rural,
Ethnic & oppressed...)
4. As, an  ASIS & T & ALA Member (as Chapter_ NEPAL ), we may provide
virtual library database & knowledge based applications.

As, we are contributing as an research activities regarding '
Knowledge management and resources applications' related to the
program; WINISIS; CDS/ISIS, WebLis & Greenstone (New.Ver.):
Digitalizing Library, empowering knowledge management & managing and
research on:  e-library, e-Governance,e-learning.....;  Bibliographic
Database & Documentation Management.  May I request to hear, how you
are upgrading the new Winisis System for developing the information,
documentation, library  or Knowledge Centre. As, according to the
Nepal Govt't   ICT Policy: 1-Village,1-Family, 1-Mobile, 1-Computer,
1-Job... ; perhaps within this 'Five Yr. Plan'?.......", Please have
your response, please ! So that every organisations, schools & campus
libraries, scholars & researchers and IT specialists are demanding
UNESCO's WinIsis Computerisation Database packages.
If you want, fascinating E-Learning packages:* UNESCO's
WINISIS;.CDS/ISIS for scholars & information specialists
www.cistnepal.org

With best Regards,

TaraMani Dahal
Information & Database Specialist,
IT Officer RONAST(NAST)  (previously)
Member, ASIS&T; ALA : Subject Committe Member, TULISD: University
Nepal,   Kharibot_KumariMarg-63,BattishPutali,  Kathmandu, NEPAL.
नेपाल
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Tel. 977-1- 4495291   tmdahal at gmail.com,taramanidahal at hotmail.com
Battishputali, Kumari Marg-63,  Kathmandu Nepal .

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Greetings to CDS/ISIS and WINISIS Users!

WINISIS by UNESCO: CDS/ISIS for Windows;

A tool for developing virtual library and digitalizing information
system for librarians, scholars, information specialists or
researchers.

Respected Sir or Madam,

Namaskar!

Sub.: CDS/ISIS for Windows Documentation Reminder for CDS/ISIS and
WINISIS Software Database Package(Latest 2006 Ver.)

How is your development of your computerized documentation using
WINISIS: installing, downloading, formatting language, searching,
indexing and information retrieval system and using new applications,
kindly have your response please?

This is so called the age of intellectual power and we need freedom of
right of Information Technology: In this age of  Cybermetrics and
Informetrics. We are now struggling to reach the ' LOK- TANTRIC
intellectual FREEDOM of right with the new horizon of imagination,
knowledge and power to uplift our knowledge based society of New
Nepal'.

I would like to request you to circulate or posting this message: a
very powerful intellectual software package to manage and organize
your information at your concerned centres or related branches of the
non-profit system or organizations. For more information you may refer
: WWW.unesco.org/isis/

How is narrowing the gap of digitalized divide; between information
rich and information poor? It is just like a 'leapfrogging process' ,
which denotes accelerating digitalized process for
institutionalization and good governance of information management
system. UNESCO's WINISIS system has been a boon to create cyber
culture to our intellectual communities. So the information or
knowledge empowerment has been the basic principle for developing
scientific culture in our social system.

 This package is the powerful tools of 'Knowledge Management (KM)' and
Information searching, indexing and bibliographic cataloguing,
searching, printing and remote learning or e-learning purposes.   It
is one of the most powerful bibliographic or textual information
retrieval software used especially for library and information
digitalization, information and remote learning for the end users or
remote learning purposes. Also, it is used for developing information
consortium and networking purposes in the modern middle scale or small
scale libraries or information centre's purposes. It's also used for
research and development (R & D) for scholar's and networking for the
users of various disciplines.

 During the past twelve months, UNESCO has distributed upon request
more than a million copies of its information storage and retrieval
software CDS/ISIS. Most of the requests for the software that is
available in version 1.5 for Windows, are received online. The high
demand of CDS/ISIS shows that free software is very much needed for
managing databases in libraries and information centers." 40 percent
of the requests have been received from these institutions, he adds.
Micro CDS/ISIS is advanced non-numerical information storage and
retrieval software developed by UNESCO since 1985 to satisfy the need
expressed by many institutions, especially in developing countries, to
be able to streamline in information processing activities by using
modern and relatively inexpensive technologies.

The software was originally used on the Mainframe version of CDS/ISIS,
started in the late '60s, the advantage of several years of experience
acquired in database management software development. Several partners
contributed to its involvement through the years.

UNESCO has accumulated significant experience in facilitating the
development of some key software tools for processing information.
These software tools are distributed free-of-charge and the objective
is to empower the users by giving them access to some technology for
development and knowledge sharing, that most of them otherwise could
not afford.

The development model is based international cooperation and the
software tools are continuously enriched, modified and updated with
the cooperation of a community of experts from different countries.
The most popular UNESCO's software tools are: CDS/ISIS, IDAMS and
Greenstone. In Nepal, more than 2000 libraries and information centers
are using this software package CDS/ISIS or WINISIS.   For more
information, you may contact with your profile;

 CDS/ISIS  &  WINISIS Bibliographic Database by UNESCO

Dear WINISIS users,

*As, we are contributing as an research activities regarding '
Knowledge management and resources applications' related to the
program; WINISIS; CDS/ISIS, WebLis & Greenstone (New.Ver.):
Digitalizing Library, empowering knowledge management & managing and
research on:  e-library, e-Governance,e-learning.....;  Bibliographic
Database & Documentation Management.  May I request to hear, how you
are upgrading the new Winisis System for developing the information,
documentation, library  or Knowledge Centre. As, according to the
Nepal Govt't   ICT Policy: 1-Village,1-Family, 1-Mobile, 1-Computer,
1-Job... ; perhaps within this 'Five Yr. Plan'?.......", Please have
your response, please ! So that every organisations, schools & campus
libraries, scholars & researchers and IT specialists are demanding
UNESCO's WinIsis Computerisation Database packages.

TM Dahal
National Distributor of UNESCO's WINISIS Package in NEPAL

If U want to join WinIsis User's group:
For WINISIS users only:
Please fill up yours Institutional  Address
 Organization* (University, Ministry, etc,
 Institution. Company, etc, full name)
 Street address*
 City*
 Postal code
 Country/Dist/W.No:...

Responsible Person in the Institution

Write briefly yours previous experiences in computer, library  and
WINISIS experiences . Please write if you want training etc .
Also write, if you want some more 'knowledge based' software or CD's
or other resources materials.
 E-mail/ website:
  Fax Number:
(Attach your CV..)

Library and Information Computerization Software:

WINISIS: CDS/ISIS for Windows
(free of charge

 This package is the powerful tools of 'Knowledge Management' (KM) and
' Information searching, indexing and bibliographic cataloguing,
searching, printing and remote learning or e-learning purposes.

It is one of the most powerful bibliographic or textual information
retrieval software used especially for library and information
digitalization, information and remote learning for the end users =r
remote learning purposes.

Also, it is used for developing information consortium and networking
purposes in the modern middle scale or small scale libraries or
information centre's purposes. It's also used for research and
development (R & D) for scholar's and networking for the users of
various disciplines.

 During the past twelve months, UNESCO has distributed upon request
more than 5,600 copies of its information storage and retrieval
software CDS/ISIS. Most of the requests for the software, that is
available in version 1.5 for Windows, =ere received online. The high
demand of CDS/ISIS shows that free software is very much needed for
managing = databases in libraries and information centres." 40 percent
of the requests have been received from these institutions, he adds.

Micro CDS/ISIS is an advanced non-numerical information storage and
retrieval software developed =y UNESCO since 1985 to satisfy the need
expressed by many institutions, especially in developing countries, to
be able to streamline their = information processing activities by
using modern and relatively inexpensive technologies.

The software was originally used on the Mainframe version of CDS/ISIS,
started in the late '60s, the advantage of several years of experience
acquired in database management software development. Several partners
contributed to its involvement through the years.

UNESCO has accumulated significant experience in facilitating the
development of some key software tools for processing information.
These software tools are distributed free-of-charge and the objective
is to empower the users by giving them access to some technology for
development and knowledge sharing, that most of them otherwise could
not afford.

The development model is based international cooperation and the
software tools are continuously enriched, modified and updated with
the cooperation of a community of experts from different countries.
The most popular UNESCO software is CDS/ISIS, and IDAMS. ( You may
refer:   WWW.unesco.org/isis/ )

In Nepal , more than 2000 libraries and information centres are using
this software package CDS/ISIS or WINISIS.

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          THE EMPOWERMENT OF KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT:

 RESOURCES AND TOOLS

                         TM Dahal

                           tmdahal at gmail.com

Knowledge management is a discipline that promotes an integrated
approach to identifying, managing and sharing all of an enterprise's
information assets. These information assets may include databases,
documents, policies and procedures as well as previously unarticulated
expertise and experience resident in individual workers. Knowledge
management issues include developing, implementing and maintaining the
appropriate technical and organizational infrastructures to enable
knowledge sharing, and selecting specific contributing technologies
and vendors and user's communities or intellectual consortium.
Knowledge management can be defined as "the harnessing of an
organization's collective expertise wherever it resides and the
distribution of that expertise to the right people at the right time.

I am now expressing my views regarding the best tools of 'Knowledge
Management' (KM); the WINISIS (Window based, an integrated set of
information system) by UNESCO. Because it is an intellectual property
of UNESCO. This software package is a tool like an electronic book or
software.

In other words it is also  Window Version of CDS/ISIS (Computerized
Documentation Services/An Integrated

Set of Information System). In short it is a database package which is
an integrated system of documentation and information system. UNESCO
has developed the Package especially for the small and medium size
library and information

 Centres in the world.

The Empowerment of STI system and services:

Because we want to integrate and manage information system as
according the needs and objectives

of the system. As, we want to apply MIS (Management Information
System) or 'Knowledge Management

 System'(KMS) which are synonymous terms.

Why WINISIS: The most powerful information retrieval tool.

Tara Mani Dahal
Information and library specialist
Battish-putali,  Kharibot, Kumari-Marg-63
Kathmandu, Nepal   977-1-4495291
E-Mail: tmdahal at yahoo.com
tmdahal at gmail.com
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National Distributor of WINISIS or CDS/ISIS in Nepal

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New Nepal: E-Democracy, e-Knowledge and Wisdom

   TM Dahal              tmdahal at gmail.com, www.cistnepal.org
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This year's slogan of ICT (Information and Communication Technology)
for creating and developing 'New Nepal' means e-Nepal; the strategic
planning of the 'Government is still unknown. As, we have discussed
during CAN Info. Tech., e-Conference, some days ago...  Hon. Mr.
Mahara already announced the theme 'Computer home to home and mobile
hand to hand' for developing cyber cultural society in future in this
country. Perhaps this is the part of the vision and policy for
developing ICT in the country. We imagine the dream of IT revolution
for the future of the new generation in the Nepalese perspectives.
Whether it is true or not, it has been too late to wait for the next
decade foe a citizen like me.
In my view, the parliamentarians as well the Nepalese Government
authorities are missing the occasion of this kind of view. Whatever,
it may be, various intellectuals understand that the tomorrows world
depends upon the power of knowledge, wisdom and cyber cultural society
that changes the world towards the knowledge economy and prosperity of
the new generations. At the same time I would like to add my opinion
that the product of information science and technology narrows the '
gap of digitalized divide', among the rich and poor; as a global
village; as a 'Silicon Valley' in this country. Because of the wide
range of applications of ICT; in every subject areas like, e-health,
e-biodiversity, e-agriculture, e-library, e-learning, e-commerce;
e-banking etc. are all the areas of concern for the e-knowledge and
wisdom. Unless the growth rate of e-economy; e-tourism, e-knowledge &
power of wisdom in between; ' Terai, Hills & Mountains' come close
together; the successful e-Nepal; which means that New Nepal or
e-Nepal is not possible. Perhaps the future generations would be happy
to play the game of "DANDI-BIEO' and make goal of peace, security,
knowledge, wisdom, among with various cultural diversity in this
region.

In scientific biodiversity we have a very beautiful playground,
Sangrila' or paradise for our future generations in New Nepal which
equivalent to e-Nepal. As, a layman like me, I want ICT Revolution, as
our theme or motto is; as above; the terms peace, love and security
which governs of warm love of nation with knowledge and wisdom. Why I
mean, e-democracy of this years  beautiful 'Caravan' and my view is
'narrowing the gap of digitalized divide' and information among the
halves and not haves, because all human beings are born free and equal
right & dignity; as UN Human Right  principle says. So finally, as
Plato imagined-'Human Paradise' or 'Marx's principle-'nothing we have
to loose but our chains', as we are from the poor country but from the
'richest natural bio-diversity'. So, I must say-'Let us be all
together follow the  e-Nepal, e-democracy, e-knowledge& wisdom. So the
dream comes true; as'Tenzing & Hilary' did in the past history. So, we
have message for 'tomorrow's e-Nepal' or New Nepal', perhaps our new
generations may have the life of prosperity, love and happiness with
e-Nepal means New Nepal.

Why Information empowerment? Finally, we are reaching the 'paradise of
knowledge' managing the information database like e-Nepal, e-democracy
and so on. The online system for developing virtual information and
digitalizing system of knowledge management using or adopting powerful
tools of CD's, DVD's & multimedia, network system.  As, these are the
powerful media of 'Consortium' or 'Consortia', that we have imagined
the conceptual framework, like;e-Democracy movement: First I would
like to say information and communication incorporates the life and
day to day activities more faster and closer to each other. Secondly
ICT has been the tool of virtual source of knowledge and it makes
aware of the people towards intellectual freedom of right and dignity.
The sense comes towards the humanity, wisdom of power and guides
towards the prospority of the life of the citizen.
* www.cistnepal.org (ref. below). The 'Success breeds success
phenomenon' like 'Scientometrics (S&T Informetrics) & webmetrics*are
so called the 'Keywords of research processes, that we have attempted
to go through the channel of media accordingly. For example;
www.cistnepal.org
http://vlib.org/
www.cistnepal.org/CISTNepal /WINISISDOC.doc
 www.cindoc.csic.es/cybermetrics /*
www.leydesdorff.net
www.asis.org
www.unesco.org/isis/ --->Cont..
New Nepal: Cybercultural society: hand to hand
mobile,1-computer,1-home,1-job to each village.
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-> feedback & information----...................................................

Dear All
We R contributing fascinating CD's & packages:* UNESCO's
WINISIS;.CDS/ISIS, Greenstone, WebLis & e-learning CD's .. for
scholars & information
specialists.

TMDahal
Adviser, CIST : www.cistnepal.org
Library, Information & Database Specialist,
Former IT Officer RONAST(NAST)
Member, ASIS&T; ALA :       www.asis.org    www.ala.org
Kharibot_KumariMarg-63,BattishPutali,  Kathmandu, NEPAL. l
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Sub:  Information Science and Communication Technology related
resources and publications

I think you got my previous mail and recent proposal for extending
on-line service towards our STI communitines. As, we are from the
other side global situation, we have some different situation. If you
are able to support conceptually, we have strong advice from other
international advisory organisations, like UNESCO or IDRC etc.

May I have your recent materials; printed and virtual resources;
specially in the field of 'Knowledge Management' or in the areas of
Information Technology related resources which are highly useful to
our research activities in information

science and communication technologies.   I request to add our address
or update  to your mailing list.

Thanks and grateful !   Kindly please forward  or Circulate   to the
Director of Information and /or knowledge management  officers.

Nepal. As, we are involving with the STI consortium under the umbrella
of the system. The main areas of online information system; 'Knowledge
Management; Scientometrics, Informetrics and Webmetrics  etc.
.
With best Regards,

Tara Mani Dahal

Battishputali, Kumari Marg-63,  Kathmandu Nepal .

Ph: 977-01-4495291

E-mail : cistnepal at gmail.com                  www.cistnepal.org

tmdahal at yahoo.com , tmdahal at gmail.com

National Distributor of  UNESCO's WINISIS or CDS/ISIS in Nepal

CDS/ISIS for Windows Documentation : www.unesco.org/isis
Winisis 1.5 Reference Manual rev.(PDF, 28 June 2004)
Winisis 1.5 Reference Manual rev. (DOC, 28 June 2004)
Winisis 1.5 Installation notes (standalone and network). (PDF, Nov 2004)
Winisis 1.5 News and changes (DOC)
CDS/ISIS 1.4 for Windows Handbook (DOC)
CDS/ISIS 1.4 for Windows New features (PDF)
CDS/ISIS Network installation
Winisis's Pick Lists (DOC)
Winisis Automatic code assignment (DOC)
Winisis Introductory tutorial
CDS/ISIS Formatting Language, basics

    LET US BUILD NEW LOK-TANTRAKIC NEPAL ! àWWW.unesco.org/isis/

 All the software are available via Unesco ISIS Website at
http://www.unesco.org/isis

WINISIS (CDS/ISIS for Windows)
http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=5330&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTIonfiltered=201.html

Downloading new  Manual---->

http://www.unesco.org/webworld/doc-isis/WINISIS15rev2.doc
http://www.unesco.org/webworld/doc-isis/WINISIS15rev2.pdf
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पत्राचारको लागि धन्यवाद
We R contributing fascinating E-Learning packages:* UNESCO's
WINISIS;.CDS/ISIS for scholars & information specialists.

Tara_Mani_Dahal

Information & Database Specialist,
IT Officer RONAST(NAST)  (previously)
Member, ASIS&T; ALA : Subject Committe Member, TULISD: University
Nepal,   Kharibot_KumariMarg-63,BattishPutali,  Kathmandu, NEPAL.
नेपाल
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-- 
taramanidahal at hotmail.com
-- -- feedback--> Quick response----->

Respected Sir/Mm.

*पत्राचारको लागि धन्यवाद !

Request your information resources:

TaraMani Dahal
Information & Database Specialist, former IT Officer, RONAST(NAST) ;
ASIS&T; ALA  Member/Fellow (from NEPAL) ,:Committe Member, TULISD:
University Nepal,
Address:   Kharibot_KumariMarg-63,BattishPutali, Kathmandu, NEPAL
नेपाल Tel.  977-1- 4495291
*http://en.beijing2008.cn/live/expats/index.shtmll
* We R providing, fascinating e-learning packages:* UNESCO's WINISIS,
WebLis;.CDS/ISIS & Greenstone for librarians,scholars & information
specialists: V- Library:--->
www.nepalsansar.co.nr/
www.khabarnepal.com/
www.nayapatrika.com/
www.nasa.gov/
www.asis.org/
www.ala.org/
http://vlib.org/admin/VLresources/
www.cindoc.csic.es/cybermetrics/
www.leydesdorff.net/
www.unesco.org/isis/
www.success.co.il/
www.online-educate.com/
www.globalknowledge.org/
Cont..->****** APOLOGIES FOR CROSS-POSTINGS