[LIS-Forum] Invitation-Lecture on Scholarly Communication by Prof Leslie Chan-Reminder

[Ishwar Goudar]

Dear Professionals,

Special lecture of interest to all faculty members and researchers.

 "Emerging Trends in Scholarly Communications and Impact Measures in
  the Open  Knowledge Environment"   by

   Prof. Leslie Chan
   Department of Social Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, Canada

Prefixed to this main lecture: Briefing on Open Access Scenario in India
by Prof. Subbaiah Arunachalam, Distinguished Fellow at M.S.
Swaminathan Foundation, Science Writer, Editor, Information
Consultant and OA Champion in India

You along with your  fellow researchers and guide are cordially invited

 Organized by

 Mysore University Library
 Department of Studies in Library and Information Science (DLIS-UoM)
 Mysore Library and Information Scientists’ Association (MyLISA) and
 SDM Institute of Management Development, Mysore

Venue: Manasa Media Centre, Mysore University Library, Manasagangotri,  Mysore
Date: Wednesday, 19th December 2012  at 3.30 p.m.


RSVP:
Dr. C.P. Ramasesh, University Librarian, MUL,  Mob: 9731343004
Dr. Khaiser Nikam, Professor & Chairperson, DLIS, UoM, Mob: 9845328672
Prof. Mallinath Kumbhar, President, MyLISA, Mob: 9844355929
Dr. M.V. Sunil, Librarian, SDM-IMD, Mob: 9986439832
Dr. I.R.N. Goudar, Visiting Professor and Library Adviser, UoM, Mob: 9611165781

About Speaker: Leslie Chan is Senior Lecturer in the Department of
Social Sciences at the University of Toronto Scarborough, where he
serves as the Program Supervisor for the International Development
Studies program. A pioneer in the use of the Web for knowledge
exchange and learning, Leslie has been the Director of Bioline
International, a collaborative platform based at CRIA Brazil for open
access distribution of research journals from close to twenty developing
countries.  This activity is part of Leslie’s long-term teaching and
research interests in the roles of openness and control in the flow of
knowledge and information and their impact on local and international
development. In particular, Leslie has worked with organizations such
as the Open Society Institute, UNESCO, and IDRC, in the development
of alternative forms of knowledge media and communicative practices
enabled by social network and collaborative software, and in the
evaluation of human centered design principles and participatory
approaches to media for community development. With Alma Swan,
Leslie co-founded the Open Access Scholarly Information Sourcebook
(OASIS) and the Global Open Access Map. A Trustee of the Electronic
Publishing Trust for Development, Leslie is on the editorial board of Open
Medicine, and the advisory board of the Scholarly Communication in
Africa project based at the University of Cape Town. He is also a member
of the Research Dissemination Committee of the Canadian Federation
of Humanities and Social Sciences.

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Dr. I.R.N. Goudar
Visiting Professor and Library Adviser
Mysore University Library
University of Mysore
Manasagangotri, MYSORE - 570 006
Tel: 0821-2419283 mob: 09611165781
E-mail: goudarishwar at gmail.com

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