September 2008 Web Server Survey

Dear All,

September 2008 survey of Netcraft has received responses from 181,277,835 (181 million) websites.

This is an increase of 4.5 million sites, compared with the last month (176 million websites).

For more information, visit: http://news.netcraft.com/

Regards,

Tharanga Ranasinghe.

Article on Library 2.0

Dear All,

Library 2.0 refelects the transition within the library world in the way that services are delivered to users. The focus is on user-centered change and participation in the creation of content and community. It changes the traditional, one directional services offered by libraries for centuries. In this environment, user is a participant, co-creator, builder, and a consultant.

The following article titled 'Library 2.0: Service for the Next-generation Library' published in 'Library Journal' 2006, discusses the concept in detail:

Pls. follow the URL to access the article:

http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6365200.html

Regards,

Tharanga Ranasinghe.

July 2008 Web Server Survey

Dear All,

July 2008 survey of Netcraft has received responses from 175,480,931 (175 million) websites.

This is an increase of 3.14 million sites, compared with the last month (172 million websites).

For more information, visit: http://news.netcraft.com/

Regards,

Tharanga.

National Digital Library (NDL) of Korea is Under Construction

Dear Colleagues,

The National Digital Library (NDL) of Korea, with the aim of providing high-quality knowledge & information portal services accessible to users anytime & anywhere, is under construction now.

The six principles of the basis for the NDL’s missions are as follows:

1. The Digital Library approachable from anywhere
2. The Digital Library with no barriers
3. The Digital Library encouraging participation
4. The Digital Library as the Global Knowledge Information Hub
5. The Digital Library providing Information Literacy Service
6. The Digital Library providing Information Reference Service

The construction is scheduled to be completed by the end of year 2008 & the opening of the NDL will be in the Spring 2009.

There is no doubt that the NDL would provide an easy to use information service environment by integrating & gathering digital information resources around the world and would act as a gateway to global information and knowledge.

For more information, please visit: http://www.ndl.go.kr/index_eng.asp

If you need further information, pls. write me during my stay in South Korea.

With best regards,

Tharanga.

Tharang from South Korea

Dear All,

I am writing to you all again from South Korea.

These days, I am training at the National Library of Korea and studying Korean Language at the Seoul National University.

Here is a link for some photographs of mine during:

• the training program at the Seoul National University Library
• My country presentation at the Donguk University
• 3 day trip to Deegu, Gyeongju and Busan
• One day trip to DMZ
• the training program at the National Library of Korea

Link: http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0AcsWrlq3YsmTlg

Best Regards,

Tharanga.

Pictures from Korea

Dear All,

Herewith I would like to share some pictures of us in Korea with you all. Link to photos: http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0BZOG7dm1bMXvg

Currently, I am following a training program at the Seoul National University (SNU) Central Library (http://library.snu.ac.kr/index.jsp). At the same time, I am studing Korean Language at the SNU Language Education Centre.

Regards,

Tharanga.

I am in South Korea

Dear All,

Now I am in Seoul (South Korea) on a scholarship granted from the South Korea Government. I am studying korean language and Librarianship here in Seoul National University & in the National Library of Korea.

This is a nice, beautiful & clean country. people are so heplfull. I will write back to you soon.

Regards,

Tharanga.

UNESCO Workshop on Information Literacy

Dear Collegue,

UNESCO has planned a series of Training the Trainer Workshops in Information Literacy (IL).

Following link may direct you for more details on the workshop series

http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=25623&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

Central & South Asian regional workshop will be held at the Punjabi University, Patiala, India on 5-7 November 2008. (http://tttw.patiala.googlepages.com/)

Regards,

Tharanga.

Create your own web page, quickly and easily

Dear friends,

Google has taken an another revolutionary step to help Internet community by letting them to create their web pages on Google and host them in Google.

Google Page Creator is a free online tool that makes it easy for anyone to create and publish useful, attractive web pages in just minutes.

• No technical knowledge required (Build high-quality web pages without having to learn HTML or use complex software)
• What you see is what you'll get (Edit your pages right in your browser, seeing exactly how your finished product will look every step along the way)
• Don't worry about hosting (Your web pages will live on your own site at http://yoursitename.googlepages.com)

Be hurry! Visit http://www.pages.google.com for more information.

Tharanga.

April 2008 Web Server Survey

Dear Friends,

The April 2008 survey received responses from 165,719,150 (165 million) sites. Most of this month's growth of 3.1 million sites is seen in the US, with Google's Blogger service alone adding 1.1 million extra sites.

Regards,

Tharanga.