Wednesday, 5 November 2014

library automation softwares

Mandarin Oasis

by Mandarin Library Automation

Mandarin Oasis allows you to access library resources through any workstation with a Web browser, at the library or at home. Oasis helps single, mulitple sites and districts lower their costs and save time with one-point installation, maintenance and updates. The simple, intuitive interface is easy to learn, and the appearance and features can be tailored for your library. They system included a Builtin Z39.50 client for easy catalog access. Mandarin Oasis ASP hosting also available. View Profile

ResourceMate

by Jaywil Software Development

Resource Library Software designed for Churches, Synagogues, Schools, Non-profits, Museums, Prisons, Professionals, Corporations, etc. "I hate to sound like a fanatic..but I am. I am so impressed with your software. Congratulations on an exceptional product and a loyal company" Janine Walters, Director, Center Point Library View Profile

L4U

by Kelowna Software

Complete library automation solution designed for both the librarian and patron. View Profile
Cooperatively developed, Cloud &Web-based, open source access to information databases and library collections. View Profile
Open-source integrated library automation systems steered by a growing community of libraries to achieve their goals. View Profile

Alexandria

by COMPanion

Alexandria is a library automation software for modern libraries. Our advanced technology and enhanced reporting is supported 24/7. View Profile

Concourse

by Book Systems

Library automation software, including Circulation, Cataloging, Searching, Inventory, Reports, and much more. View Profile
New, simple and sophisticated ILS for Corporate and Special Libraries on your server or ours. View Profile

LIBRARIAN

by CR2 Technologies

Includes all the international standards (MARC21, Z39.50, AACR2 etc.) to manage learning resource centers of any type or size. View Profile

Access-It Library

by Access-It Software

A library automation program designed for schools and small businesses - single or multi-campus, hosted server or in-house. View Profile

Adlib Library

by AdlibSoft

Package for information, knowledge and catalogue management in libraries, resource centers and similar organisations. View Profile

ALEPH 500

by Ex Libris

Integrated system that manages all aspects of local libraries of any size and structure. View Profile

Amlib

by OCLC

Library & knowledge management solution. Single integrated solution for all libraries: public, school, college, corporate or special. View Profile

Apollo

by Biblionix

Browser-based circulation and collection management automation solution specifically geared to small and mid-sized public libraries. View Profile

Aura Online

by Aura Software

Solution for catalogue and lending management, supporting almost any content, including digital. Used for small and large collections. View Profile

Auto Librarian

by MC2 Systems

Affordable Library Management for Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 with Internet functionality on the desktop. View Profile

Autolyb

by Databiz

Library Management System with book Cataloging and different type of searching/browsing option to handle a Complete Library System. View Profile

Axis Bookshop Pro

by Lucent Axis

Especially tailored for the bookseller. Axis Bookshop Pro is used by many booksellers all over the world. View Profile

Bibliotheca

by Ansell Productions

Standalone or networked cross-platform library, contact and roster management database based on the power of Filemaker Pro. View Profile
Boopsie for Libraries provides your library with an app to allow patrons access to your catalog content at anytime and from anywhere. View Profile

BrowseCollection.com

by Info Vision

Web based software used to track items that get checked out and checked in - books, DVDs, equipment, etc. View Profile

Circulation Desk System

by Right On Programs

For 25 years; easy-to-learn and use affordable library automation software. View Profile

CyberTools for Libraries

by CyberTools

Library management solution with OPAC, authority management, circulation, serials management, and reporting. View Profile

Destiny Library Manager

by Follett Software

Automate library circulation and inventory and produce reports on-demand. For Windows or Mac. View Profile

e-Library

by Functional Solutions

Comprehensive library management system that scales easily from small educational libraries to very large public libraries. View Profile
An electronic resource tool for managing e-journal and e-package orders. View Profile

EPrints

by EPrints Services

An open source platform for creating self-configuring repositories for libraries and the publishing industry. View Profile

Evergreen

by Evergreen

An open source enterprise-class library automation system that helps libraries manage, catalog, and circulate materials. View Profile

FIRST LMS

by FIRST Software Solutions

Windows based administration application and a web-based Online Public Access Catalogue. View Profile

FlashScan

by Library Automation Technologies

Self-checkout system that supports library rules and policies and fits into you library's current and future environment. View Profile

Genesis G3

by Library Resource Management Systems

Windows SQL library software that includes Circulation, Cataloging, Online Catalog (WebOPAC2), Reporting, etc. View Profile

Impact/VERSO

by Auto-Graphics

100% web-based library management system, suitable as an ASP/ILS or traditional ILS. View Profile

InfoCentre

by Sagebrush

Library automation software for schools, specialty libraries and small public libraries. View Profile
Provides effective management and access for both traditional and non-traditional library materials. View Profile

Insignia Library System

by Insignia Software

Complete library automation system for schools, public, academic, specialty and professional libraries. View Profile

Institute Management System

by Deeksha Systems

College and library management system. Books and articles can be scanned or imported from Web. View Profile

Journal Finder

by WT Cox

Facilitates easy access to your library electronic subscriptions. View Profile

KLAS

by Keystone Systems

Offers a flexible and reliable automation solution to libraries, businesses, and institutions. View Profile

L4U

by SRB Education Solutions

Provides superior library management software that is easy to use, innovative, and responsive to our customers' needs. View Profile

Lexwin and Lexweb

by Lex Systems

Windows based freeware for library automation; inventory, circulation, import-export, global editing and web catalog. View Profile

Lib-Portal

by IP-DOT

Lib-Portal is a web platform with all the features for efficient management of all the working processes in an advanced modern library. View Profile

LibAnswers

by Springshare

A platform with a built-in knowledge base for improved reference service. View Profile

Libdata

by Libdata.com

Very economical ($150/year) library administrative program that allows access to your library database via any web browser. View Profile

Liberty

by Softlink America

A web-based library and information management automation system available on our servers or yours. View Profile

LibGuru

by Spring Time Software

Solution for managing school / college libraries covering all aspects of library automation. View Profile

LIBMAN

by RS Barcoders

Complete Library Manager - Barcode, RFID & Fingerprint. View Profile

LIBRA.NET

by Axiell

Library management that provides customers with a way to make use of more self-services, both inside and outside the libraries. View Profile

Library Gold

by Cadomel

A library system for middle schools and secondary (high) schools. View Profile

Library Man

by A1-solution

Library management software used to manage everything from home libraries to small, large and huge public libraries. View Profile

Library Vision

by Vision Forecasting

Library management software designed for the running of any size of library, from small workplace to city/school/college/university. View Profile

Library.Solution

by The Library Corporation

Integrated library automation system that provides robust functionality and performance. View Profile

LIBRARYSOFT

by New Generation Technologies

Library software featuring: Visual Trees, Subject Trees, MARC Downloads, Layered Searches, and more. View Profile

LibraryWorld

by LibraryWorld

Let LibraryWorld take the complexity and high cost out of automating your library. View Profile

LIBSOFT

by Environ Software

Library automation software that will handle all the processes in your library. View Profile

LIBSYS7

by Libsys

A modular web-based library automation system with acquisition, cataloging, circulation, indexing and other modules. View Profile

LimSys

by Renuka Associates

User friendly library information & management system. Multiuser LAN/WEB accessible, unicode, MARC Ragged, AACR 2 & ISO 2709 compatible View Profile

LPT:One

by EnvisionWare

A print cost management solutions for small libraries View Profile

Millennium

by Innovative Interfaces

Millennium is a Web- and Java-based automated library system that integrates future-forward technologies. View Profile

MindLibrary

by Mindmill Software

Comprehensive and integrated Library and institute management solutions for a school, college and other institutions. View Profile

MyLibrary

by HotChalk

Easily find and access thousands of educational resources, including lesson plans, e-books, videos, images, audio files and more. View Profile

NOTEbookS

by Robert A. Schless & Co.

An easy, low risk path to integrate cataloging, research, serials management and acquisitions into your LOTUS NOTES. View Profile

OPALS

by Media Flex

An open source program for accessing library collections, databases and digital archives. View Profile
Streamlines and facilitates the day-to-day operations of a corporate, government, or organizational library. View Profile

Orange Skool

by Orange Web Technologies

Handles your school's fees, records, library, payroll, accounting system, library and time table scheduling. View Profile

PC Card Catalog

by Library Concepts

Library automation for the small library. View Profile

Polaris ILS

by Polaris Library Systems

Automate circulation, acquisition and PAC functions with this easily implemented and administered system. View Profile

Precision One

by Brodart

Designed to make your retrospective conversion and ongoing cataloging more accurate, efficient and cost effective. View Profile

Progen Lib Junior

by Limrose Group

Low-cost library system for primary schools. Includes software to print your own barcode book and user labels. View Profile

Readerware

by Readerware

Library management, inventory and database solutions for collectors, booksellers, schools, churches and libraries. View Profile

ReQuest Manager 2

by The Resource Center

Manage library collection, on-line catalog, import descriptions, check-out, future reservations, financial, statistical reports. View Profile

ROVAN LMS

by Rovan Software Solutions

Windows based library automation software suitable for school, college, business and public libraries. View Profile

Schookee

by Virgosys Software

Software that connects Management, Staff, Students, Library and Parents - and increases the relationship between them. View Profile

School Plus

by Snowebs Software Technologies

School Management Software that handles daily tasks such as Admissions, Examinations, Fee Submission and Library Automation. View Profile

Series-M

by Tek Data Systems

Software for Media Resource Centers and Libraries with features like booking, circulation, cataloging and more. View Profile

Small Library Organizer Pro

by PrimaSoft PC

A database maintenance system for small private, public, or corporate libraries. View Profile

SMS

by Blue Matrix

Windows-based School Administration and Library Management system that handles fees collection, payroll, report generation, etc. View Profile

Spectra CRC

by Library Dynamics

Offering libraries an innovative tool for the visualization and management of collections, resources and capabillities. View Profile

STAR/Libraries

by Cuadra Associates

Integrated library system with acquisitions, cataloging (MARC and non-MARC), online public access catalog (OPAC), etc. View Profile
A platform for simplifying information management and procurement functions for large library collections. View Profile

SydneyPLUS

by SydneyPLUS

Designed exclusively for special libraries such as business, legal and government librarians. View Profile

Totally Integrated Automation

by Siemens PLM Software

Enables you to design all your automation processes optimally, from a single computer screen, along the entire value supply chain. View Profile

Unicorn

by SirsiDynix

Integrated library management systems for total management of library operations. View Profile

Virtua ILS

by VTLS

Virtua ILS (Integrated Library Systems). Fully complies with the Unicode standard.

Monday, 3 November 2014

current happening

Israel, Jordan, and Palestine

The Dead Sea
The Dead Sea is shrinking at the rate of about three feet (1 m) per year. Some fear that the lake could dry up completely by the year 2050. Officials are seeking a solution. One option under study is to desalinate water from the Red Sea for human consumption and then pipe the desalination by-product, brine, into the Dead Sea. Critics fear that the scheme will harm the unique ecosystem of the Dead Sea.

Germany

An ambulance
On Christmas Day, about one third more heart-attack patients are admitted to hospitals than at any other time of the year, according to one survey by an insurance company. The company suggests that increased stress when searching for Christmas gifts and unreasonably high expectations on the part of family and friends are the principal causes.

Britain

A cartoon of a very old Icelandic mollusk
British scientists have announced that an Icelandic mollusk thought to be about 405 years old was actually 507 years old at its untimely death in 2006. This makes it the longest-lived animal * on record. The clam died when researchers froze it in order to transport it to their lab.

Latin America and the Caribbean

At a summit held in Havana, Cuba, earlier this year, the 33 member nations of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States declared their lands to be a ‘peace zone’ by agreeing to resolve conflicts between themselves without the use of force. Among those present was United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
How Did Life Get Its Start?
The DNA structure

WHAT SOME SAY. Life arose spontaneously from nonliving matter.
WHY SOME PEOPLE ARE NOT SATISFIED WITH THAT ANSWER. Scientists know more about the chemistry and molecular structure of life than ever before, yet they still cannot define with certainty just what life is. A wide gulf separates nonliving matter from even the simplest living cell.
Scientists can only speculate about what conditions on earth were like billions of years ago. They have differing views about where life began—for instance, whether within a volcano or under the ocean floor. Another belief is that life’s building blocks first formed elsewhere in the universe and arrived here embedded in meteors. But that does not answer the question of how life began; it just pushes the issue farther into space.
Scientists speculate about the existence of molecules that preceded genetic material as we know it today. These molecules are supposedly more likely to arise spontaneously from inert material and are self-replicating. Yet, science has found no evidence that such molecules ever existed, nor have scientists been able to create any such molecule in a laboratory.
Living things are unique in the way they store and process information. Cells convey, interpret, and carry out instructions contained within their genetic code. Some scientists liken the genetic code to computer software and the chemical structure of the cell to computer hardware. But evolution cannot explain the source of the information.
Protein molecules are necessary for the function of a cell. A typical protein molecule consists of hundreds of amino acids strung together in a specific sequence. Additionally, the protein molecule must fold into a specific three-dimensional shape for it to be useful. Some scientists conclude that the odds of even one protein molecule forming spontaneously are extremely improbable. “Since a functioning cell requires thousands of different proteins,” writes physicist Paul Davies, “it is not credible to suppose they formed by chance alone.”
CONCLUSION. After decades of research in virtually all branches of science, the fact remains that life comes only from preexisting life.

 2 How Did Living Things Develop?

A chameleon that matches the color of a leafy branch

WHAT SOME SAY. The first living organism gradually developed into a variety of living things, including humans, through a process of random mutation and natural selection.
WHY SOME PEOPLE ARE NOT SATISFIED WITH THAT ANSWER. Some cells are more complex than others. According to one reference, how simpler cells could develop into more complex cells is “often rated the second major evolutionary mystery, after the origin of life.”
Scientists have discovered within each cell intricate molecular machines composed of protein molecules that cooperate to perform complex tasks. These tasks include transporting and converting nutrients into energy, repairing parts of the cell, and conveying messages throughout the cell. Could random mutations and natural selection account for the assembling and functioning of such sophisticated components? Many find that concept difficult to accept.
Animals and humans develop from a single fertilized egg. Inside the embryo, cells multiply and eventually specialize, taking on different shapes and functions to form distinct parts of the body. Evolution cannot explain how each cell “knows” what to become and where it should move within the organism.
Scientists now realize that for one kind of animal to develop into another kind of animal would require that changes take place within the cell, at the molecular level. Since scientists cannot demonstrate how evolution can produce even the “simplest” cell, is it plausible that random mutations and natural selection could be responsible for the different kinds of animals on the planet? Regarding the structure of animals, Michael Behe, professor of biological sciences, says that while research “has revealed unexpected, stunning complexity, no progress at all has been made in understanding how that complexity could evolve by unintelligent processes.”
Human beings are conscious and self-aware, have the ability to think and reason, and possess moral qualities such as generosity, self-sacrifice, and a sense of right and wrong. Random mutations and natural selection cannot explain the existence of these unique qualities of the human mind.
CONCLUSION. While many insist that an evolutionary origin of life is an indisputable fact, others are not satisfied with the answers that evolution provides regarding how life began and how life developed.

Friday, 17 October 2014

United States

A GPS-trackable device attached to a vehicle
Some police are using technology to make car chases less dangerous. One approach being tried involves compressed-air launchers fitted into the grills of patrol cars. These fire GPS-trackable devices that stick to vehicles being pursued. Suspects can then be tailed at a safe speed.

India

An Indian woman
It is estimated that every hour, a woman is killed because of a dispute over dowries. Though the custom of giving and receiving such payments is officially prohibited, in 2012 more than 8,200 women were murdered because a groom or his family believed his bride’s dowry to be insufficient.

Switzerland

An alpine swift
Tiny sensors attached to three alpine swifts at their breeding site have shown that the birds flew nonstop for more than 200 days while migrating to Africa. Previously, such sustained activity in motion had been reported only in marine animals.

Horn of Africa

A graph showing hijacking and ransom statistics
Pirates hijacked 179 ships off the coast of the Horn of Africa between April 2005 and December 2012. Those criminal acts yielded up to $413 million (U.S.) in ransom money for the pirates, estimates a World Bank study

Wednesday, 25 June 2014

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“His versatility, eagerness, activity, and humanity; the immense range of his curiosity, in all things physical, moral, or social; his place in science, in theology, in philosophy, and in politics; his peculiar relation to the [French] Revolution, and the pathetic story of his unmerited sufferings, may make him the hero of the eighteenth century.”—Frederic Harrison, philosopher.
WHAT did Joseph Priestley accomplish that was so noteworthy? His discoveries and writings have influenced the way people view the role of government, the nature of God, and even the air we breathe.
Whether writing about science or religion, Priestley rejected theories and tradition in favor of facts and truth. Let us see how.

HIS SEARCH FOR TRUTH IN SCIENCE

After meeting American scientist Benjamin Franklin in 1765, Joseph Priestley—who had only dabbled in science as a hobby—began to conduct experiments with electricity. The following year, his fellow scientists were so impressed by his discoveries that they elected him to the prestigious Royal Society of London.
Next, Priestley turned his attention to chemistry. Within a short time, he discovered several new gases, including ammonia and nitrous oxide (laughing gas). He even infused water with carbon dioxide, thus inventing carbonated water.
In 1774, while experimenting in southern England, Priestley isolated a remarkable gas that made candles burn more brightly. Later, he placed two ounces (60 ml) of that gas in a glass along with a mouse. The mouse  survived twice as long as it would have in a glass filled with regular air! Priestley himself inhaled the gas, and he said that he “felt peculiarly light and easy for some time afterwards.”
Joseph Priestley had discovered oxygen. * Yet, he called the gas dephlogisticated air, assuming that he had discovered ordinary air that lacked phlogiston, a hypothetical substance that was thought to hinder combustion. Priestley’s conclusion was wrong, but many still consider this discovery to be “the very pinnacle of his lifework.”

HIS SEARCH FOR TRUTH IN RELIGION

Just as Priestley believed that preconceived theories hindered scientific truth, so he concluded that tradition and dogma hindered religious truth. Ironically, during his lifelong search for Bible knowledge, Priestley adopted some ideas that were in conflict with what the Bible really teaches. For instance, at one point he did not believe that the Bible was miraculously inspired by God. He also rejected the Bible’s teaching of Jesus’ prehuman existence.
“If science is the pursuit of truth, then Priestley was a true scientist.”—Katherine Cullen, biologist
On the other hand, Priestley exposed false religious teachings that were, and are to this day, widely believed by mainstream religions. He wrote that the truth taught by Jesus and his followers was later corrupted by falsehoods—including the false teaching of the Trinity, the erroneous belief that the soul is immortal, and the worship of images, which is actually condemned in the Bible.
Priestley’s religious ideas and his support of the American and French revolutions incensed his fellow Englishmen. In 1791, a mob destroyed his home and laboratory, and Priestley eventually fled to the United States. Although particularly remembered for his scientific discoveries, Joseph Priestley believed that learning about God and His purpose was of “superior dignity and importance.”

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“His versatility, eagerness, activity, and humanity; the immense range of his curiosity, in all things physical, moral, or social; his place in science, in theology, in philosophy, and in politics; his peculiar relation to the [French] Revolution, and the pathetic story of his unmerited sufferings, may make him the hero of the eighteenth century.”—Frederic Harrison, philosopher.
WHAT did Joseph Priestley accomplish that was so noteworthy? His discoveries and writings have influenced the way people view the role of government, the nature of God, and even the air we breathe.
Whether writing about science or religion, Priestley rejected theories and tradition in favor of facts and truth. Let us see how.

HIS SEARCH FOR TRUTH IN SCIENCE

After meeting American scientist Benjamin Franklin in 1765, Joseph Priestley—who had only dabbled in science as a hobby—began to conduct experiments with electricity. The following year, his fellow scientists were so impressed by his discoveries that they elected him to the prestigious Royal Society of London.
Next, Priestley turned his attention to chemistry. Within a short time, he discovered several new gases, including ammonia and nitrous oxide (laughing gas). He even infused water with carbon dioxide, thus inventing carbonated water.
In 1774, while experimenting in southern England, Priestley isolated a remarkable gas that made candles burn more brightly. Later, he placed two ounces (60 ml) of that gas in a glass along with a mouse. The mouse  survived twice as long as it would have in a glass filled with regular air! Priestley himself inhaled the gas, and he said that he “felt peculiarly light and easy for some time afterwards.”
Joseph Priestley had discovered oxygen. * Yet, he called the gas dephlogisticated air, assuming that he had discovered ordinary air that lacked phlogiston, a hypothetical substance that was thought to hinder combustion. Priestley’s conclusion was wrong, but many still consider this discovery to be “the very pinnacle of his lifework.”

HIS SEARCH FOR TRUTH IN RELIGION

Just as Priestley believed that preconceived theories hindered scientific truth, so he concluded that tradition and dogma hindered religious truth. Ironically, during his lifelong search for Bible knowledge, Priestley adopted some ideas that were in conflict with what the Bible really teaches. For instance, at one point he did not believe that the Bible was miraculously inspired by God. He also rejected the Bible’s teaching of Jesus’ prehuman existence.
“If science is the pursuit of truth, then Priestley was a true scientist.”—Katherine Cullen, biologist
On the other hand, Priestley exposed false religious teachings that were, and are to this day, widely believed by mainstream religions. He wrote that the truth taught by Jesus and his followers was later corrupted by falsehoods—including the false teaching of the Trinity, the erroneous belief that the soul is immortal, and the worship of images, which is actually condemned in the Bible.
Priestley’s religious ideas and his support of the American and French revolutions incensed his fellow Englishmen. In 1791, a mob destroyed his home and laboratory, and Priestley eventually fled to the United States. Although particularly remembered for his scientific discoveries, Joseph Priestley believed that learning about God and His purpose was of “superior dignity and importance.”