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DELNET is organising PACE PROGRAMMES during Feb 2007
by Sangeeta Kaul, Network Manager, DELNET 03 Jan '07

03 Jan '07

DELNET Developing Library Network is organising PACE PROGRAMMES (Professional Advancement and Continuing Education) Venue : DELNET - Developing Library Network Nelson Mandela Road, JNU Campus Vasant Kunj, New Delhi-110070 Participation Fee (Members): Rs.3,000/- per delegate per workshop. (Non-Members) : Rs 4000/- per delegate per workshop (Researchers/students): Rs 2000/- per delegate per workshop 25% discount will be provided for more than two nominations from the same institution for same/different workshops. 1. Workshop on Digital Libraries : Application of DSpace ========================================================= Dates of Workshop : February 12-14, 2007 This workshop is exclusively designed by DELNET to provide hands-on-experience to Library and Information Science Professionals in developing a digital library using DSpace software. The workshop covers the overview of DSpace, Installation of DSpace, DSpace Administration, DSpace Customisation and the Linux Installation. The workshop also covers Metadata, Dublin Core and planning of digital libraries. 2. Workshop on Library Automation and Networking ================================================= Dates of Workshop: February 22-24, 2007 The workshop will cover in depth the topics related to Library Automation, Networking Standards, Software solutions, etc. The topics include: 1. Internet Searching. 2. Library Automation. 3. MARC 21. 4. Software Solutions. 5. Library Networking. 6. Communication Technologies. For further details contact : Sangeeta Kaul Network Manager DELNET-Developing Library Network JNU Campus, Nelson Mandela Road Vasant Kunj New Delhi-110070 Tel :91-11- 32471001, 32471010 Email : sangs(a)delnet.ren.nic.in ############################################################################ A certain amount of opposition is a great help to a man. Kites rise against, not with, the wind. - John Neal ############################################################################ _______________________________________________________________________________ Sangeeta Kaul Network Manager DELNET-Developing Library Network JNU Campus Nelson Mandela Road Vasant Kunj New Delhi-110070 Tel: 91-11-32471010, 32471002, 32471011 Web : www.delnet.nic.in ________________________________________________________________________________

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Who should own the copyright to research papers?
by Subbiah Arunachalam 02 Jan '07

02 Jan '07

An open letter to the Fellows of INSA and IASc. Dear Fellows of INSA and IASc: Recently, the Librarian of the Raman Research Institute, B'lore, wrote to a publishers seeking permission to deposit the full texts of research papers published in some of their journals by Prof. C V Raman decades ago in an institutional repository RRI is creating. The publisher refused permission! Refused permission for uploading papers written several decades ago. When we requested the publisher again and also publicised the incident through many electronic discussion groups, the publisher gave permission to RRI to upload those papers. Of course, the publisher had the legal right to deny permission as Prof. C V Raman must have signed a copyright transfer agreement with restrictive clauses (as most of us continue to do even now). Here is a quote from J F Sollenberger and M Shipley, The state of scientific publishing: problems and promise, Scand J Public Health, 2004; 32: 153156: "Librarians and many scientists suggest that authors propose alternative wording in publication agreements, specifically retaining the right to use their publications in subsequent works or in their teaching, and/or to self-archive their works in institutional repositories. Author control over the work is then partially preserved, even though the right of first distribution still belongs to the publisher." The authors need not even take the trouble to compose the text of a revised agreement. A few alternative versions are readily avaialble. Here is another excerpt from the same article: "Publishers have what is effectively a monopoly over the distribution of scientific research, since authors hand over copyright and libraries have little choice but to subscribe to the journal. Authors who want to use the results of their own research in future publications, even a figure or a table, must ask for permission to do so, unless they had negotiated this right in the original publication agreement. If not previously arranged, faculty also must request the right to include copies of their own papers in their course syllabi. The traditional model of publishing forces institutions to buy back results of research that they (or taxpayers) have paid for already. Publishers are in control!" Come to think of it. If most Indian researchers perform research with financial support from taxpayers' money (salaries and research grants from DST, DBT, CSIR, UGC, ICAR, ICMR, DAE, DoS, DOD, universities and lab facilities created with funds from a government source), how can they surrender the copyright to their work to a journal publisher? No research paper written by a scientist on the payroll of the US Governmnt (NASA, NIH labs, etc.) is copyrightable. We should pass such a law in India. Till then, our funding agencies and the government SHOULD DEMAND that no author signs away the right to archive and reuse the content of a research paper to a journal publisher - Indian or foreign. Of course, the authors (and their institutions) should have the freedom to choose the journal where they want to publish their papers. As of today, more than 92% of about 9,000 journals surveyed allow authors to archive their papers in their own institution's OA repositories, either immediately or within a few months of publication in the journal. The authors can and should negotiate with publishers of other journals and amend the copyright agreement form before signing it. The funding agency which supported the resaerch in the first palce and the authors who actually did the work and wrote the paper have a greater right on the paper than the publisher. Regards. Subbiah Arunachalam Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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Online Directory of Indian Journals
by Mailing List Manager 02 Jan '07

02 Jan '07

Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2007 13:10:42 +0530 From: Chandrima Roy <croy(a)docdelserv.com> IndianJournals.com wishes you all a Very Happy & Prosperous New Year 2007! On this occasion we are pleased to launch the highly demanded Online Directory of Indian Publications URL (http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=indianjournaldirectory) With a view to keep the information updated we have given Add / Update information link as well. URL (http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=journaldir_form) We invite all of you to view the directory and also Add / Update Publication(s) and help us to complete the directory. List of publications available can be sorted Alphabetically or Subject wise. We hope you will appreciate this initiative of Indianjournals.com. We will also welcome your comments/suggestions, if any. Thanks & Regards Chandrima Roy Divan Enterprises B-9, Basement, "A" Block, Local Shopping Complex Naraina Vihar, Ring Road New Delhi - 110028 Tel: +91-11-25770411 Fax: +91-11-25778876

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'Free' access to research should not be limited (fwd)
by Mailing List Manager 02 Jan '07

02 Jan '07

Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2006 12:40:34 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> >From SciDev.net 'Free' access to research should not be limited The Internet facilitates open access but this is being unnecessarily restricted. Donat Agosti 28 December 2006 Source: SciDev.Net All scientists - rich or poor - should have free and open access to published data; any attempt to restrict such access is unacceptable, argues Donat Agosti. For details, visit: http://www.scidev.net/content/opinions/eng/free-access-to-research-should-n… Arun

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RE: Goal setting for 2007
by Mailing List Manager 02 Jan '07

02 Jan '07

Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 12:59:39 +0530 From: "Karunakar N (HCL Financial Services)" <Karunakar.N(a)hcl.in> Dear Professionals, Goal - Setting-The First Step to Fulfilling Your Mission Goal setting is a very important part of personal improvement. Every person has a mission in life and in order to fulfill that mission you must set goals if you must see some positive change in your life. The first and most important step you must take is defining a mission, and then decide what steps you intend to take to fulfill that mission. Now, if you really believe that you have what it takes to succeed, your next move should be goal setting. Goal setting has to be carefully thought out You would most likely have to set various goals to achieve your mission. You must be satisfied that the goals you are about to set are what you really want. Begin the process of goal setting by jotting down whatever pops into your head. Never mind the sequence, just write it down. After you have made your list, ask yourself what are the reasons you have to approach each task. If you can't come with suitable answers and do not feel enthusiastic enough about it, then it is most likely that you are not going to follow through with that one; just move on to something else. When you have a list that you are comfortable with, you will get more motivated to proceed with your plans to succeed. Organize them in order of priority It is best to decide which of your goals is most important and work towards the accomplishment of that one first before turning your attention to any other. Keep in mind that goal setting is a technical application for personal improvement in life, and if not properly thought out and organized it could cause much disappointment. In the case of a seemingly impossible goal, it may be necessary for you to divide it into small segments giving each a decided date by which you hope to realize your objective. Work toward your goals step by step; this makes goal setting less overwhelming and less complicated. Try to be as specific as you can in setting you goals so that you can set clear cut paths to fulfill your mission. Know what you want. If you do not have a clue about what you really want to do, it is like sleep walking - not having the foggiest idea where you are, how you got there, what you do and why you are doing it. Think long and hard about what you really like to do Search your inner self. It may be necessary for you to talk to yourself; give yourself very good advice. You would be amazed at what you discover; you would not believe that you had those ideas hidden deep within you. Try to visualize the end result of your desires. Concentrate on what you want until you can virtually taste it. You will get an anxious feeling; the longer and harder you think about it, the more motivated you will become. Do you want to be a dynamic public speaker, a lecturer or a politician? As long as you feel sure about what you want, you must decide how you intend to get there. It is time to start with goal setting. Constructive planning After you have set your goals, you need to make workable plans just how you intend to accomplish them, working towards your ideals and desires for personal improvement step by step, making constructive plans and sticking to them. First and foremost, before you begin with your plans for goal setting, put God first and ask Him to direct your path. Among the first in a series of setting your goals, is reading good educational books relative to what your goals are. Reference by Rangarajan For More Information visit this Site:- http://iiiforum.blog.com/1362011/ -- Thanks and Regards, Karunakar.N Information Services, HCL - Capital Market Services E-Mail: karunakar.n(a)hcl.in Phone: 91.80.4190 .6790 , + 33/1, The Senate , Ulsoor Road, Bengalooru-42. INDIA. Mobile No-9900143430.

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New Year Library Resolution
by Parinita Samant 02 Jan '07

02 Jan '07

Dear All, I wish you all a Very Happy New Year and would like to share a New Year resolution with you - something that we all as librarians could try and achieve......your suggestions, comments and advices are most welcome. I plan to hold some special events every month in the library to make it a more happening place - like inviting authors for talks and holding Q&A sessions at the end of the same, maybe seminars or workshops for faster reading or for better retaining what you read etc. I would appreciate any information and contacts that you could provide for holding such seminars/workshops and author contacts if any. Also, I am sure many of you would have already experimented with such a thing......could you share the info? Thanks & Regards Parinita Samant HexaVarsity Mumbai Library Hexaware Technologies Ltd 152, Millennium Business Park, Sect -IIIA Block, TTC Industrial Area Mahape, Navi Mumbai 400710 67919595 - Xt- 9707 *************************************************************************************************************************** This e-mail communication and any attachments may be privileged and confidential to Hexaware and are intended only for the use of the recipients named above. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not review, disclose, disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail and attachments. If you have received this email in error, please delete the same alongwith all attachments thereto and notify us immediately at mailadmin(a)hexaware.com . *************************************************************************************************************************** New Year Library Resolution Dear All, I wish you all a Very Happy New Year and would like to share a New Year resolution with you – something that we all as librarians could try and achieve……your suggestions, comments and advices are most welcome. I plan to hold some special events every month in the library to make it a more happening place – like inviting authors for talks and holding Q&A sessions at the end of the same, maybe seminars or workshops for faster reading or for better retaining what you read etc. I would appreciate any information and contacts that you could provide for holding such seminars/workshops and author contacts if any. Also, I am sure many of you would have already experimented with such a thing……could you share the info? [A] Thanks &� Regards � Parinita Samant HexaVarsity Mumbai Library Hexaware Technologies Ltd 152, Millennium Business Park, Sect -IIIA Block, TTC Industrial Area Mahape, Navi Mumbai 400710 67919595 - Xt- 9707 *************************************************************************************************************************** This e-mail communication and any attachments may be privileged and confidential to Hexaware and are intended only for the use of the recipients named above. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not review, disclose, disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail and attachments. If you have received this email in error, please delete the same alongwith all attachments thereto and notify us immediately at mailadmin(a)hexaware.com . ***************************************************************************************************************************

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Exhibition on Indian Diaspora
by Dr. Ramesh C Gaur 02 Jan '07

02 Jan '07

Dear Colleagues, I wish you a happy New Year 2007!!!!!!!! I am pleased to inform you that Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts(IGNCA), New Delhi is organizing an Exhibition on Indian Diaspora during January 4-9, 2007 at the address given below. More details on this can also be had from following URL: http://www.ignca.nic.in/ You may like to visit this historical exhibition. Best Regards Ramesh ******************************************************** Dr. Ramesh C Gaur PGDCA, MLISc,Ph.D. Fulbright Scholar (Virginia Tech, USA) Head-Kalanidhi Division Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts(IGNCA) (An Autonomous body under Ministry of Culture. Govt. of India) 5 Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi-1 Phone: 91-11-23385442, 23385884 Fax: 91-11-22385442 Mobile: 91-9810487158 URL: www.ignca.nic.in Email: gaur(a)ignca.org; gaur(a)vt.edu; rcgaur(a)bol.net.in Dear Colleagues, I wish you a happy New Year 2007!!!!!!!! I am pleased to inform you that Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts(IGNCA), New Delhi is organizing an Exhibition on Indian Diaspora during January 4-9, 2007 at the address given below. More details on this can also be had from following URL: http://www.ignca.nic.in/ http://www.ignca.nic.in/ You may like to visit this historical exhibition. Best Regards Ramesh ******************************************************** Dr. Ramesh C Gaur PGDCA, MLISc,Ph.D. Fulbright Scholar (Virginia Tech, USA) Head-Kalanidhi Division Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts(IGNCA) (An Autonomous body under Ministry of Culture. Govt. of India) 5 Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi-1 Phone: 91-11-23385442, 23385884 Fax: 91-11-22385442 Mobile: 91-9810487158 URL: http://www.ignca.nic.in www.ignca.nic.in Email: mailto:gaur@ignca.org gaur(a)ignca.org ; mailto:gaur@vt.edu gaur(a)vt.edu ; mailto:rcgaur@bol.net.in rcgaur(a)bol.net.in

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Sensitization workshop on Information Literacy
by vimal kumar 02 Jan '07

02 Jan '07

Sensitization workshop on Information Literacy 23 January 2007 (9am to 5pm) Organized by Kerala Library Association Sponsored by UNESCO Venue Priyadarsini Auditorium Science and Technology Museum PMG Jn., Trivandrum Coverage/Contents IL overview components of IL, Models and the learning process ICT applications, Internet/ e-Resources, etc. in the IL perspective IL and Life skills development IL competency standards Target Groups: LIS professionals/ practitioners, LIS students Mode of selection: By registration in the prescribed form. Preference will be given to young LIS professionals & students. Registration Fee: Nil Filled up Registration form may be sent to Dr. A. Gopikuttan General Secretary, KLA Dept. of Library and Information science University of Kerala Trivandrum-695 034 Mob-9446428163 P.S. Can be registered by e-mail also. E-mail registrations are to be mailed to any of the following addresses: agopikuttan(a)yahoo.co.in npwaran49(a)yahoo.co.in kps31147(a)yahoo.com Brochure and registration form can be download at http://www.geocities.com/vimal0212/IL.pdf Vimal Kumar Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 vimal0212(a)yahoo.com www.asb.edu.in __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Sensitization workshop on Information Literacy 23 January 2007 (9am to 5pm) Organized by Kerala Library Association Sponsored by UNESCO Venue Priyadarsini Auditorium Science and Technology Museum PMG Jn., Trivandrum Coverage/Contents IL overview components of IL, Models and the learning process ICT applications, Internet/ e-Resources, etc. in the IL perspective IL and Life skills development IL competency standards Target Groups: LIS professionals/ practitioners, LIS students Mode of selection: By registration in the prescribed form. Preference will be given to young LIS professionals & students. Registration Fee: Nil Filled up Registration form may be sent to Dr. A. Gopikuttan General Secretary, KLA Dept. of Library and Information science University of Kerala Trivandrum-695 034 Mob-9446428163 P.S. Can be registered by e-mail also. E-mail registrations are to be mailed to any of the following addresses: mailto:agopikuttan@yahoo.co.in agopikuttan(a)yahoo.co.in mailto:npwaran49@yahoo.co.in npwaran49(a)yahoo.co.in mailto:kps31147@yahoo.com kps31147(a)yahoo.com Brochure and registration form can be download at http://www.geocities.com/vimal0212/IL.pdf http://www.geocities.com/vimal0212/IL.pdf Vimal Kumar Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 vimal0212(a)yahoo.com www.asb.edu.in __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Dramatic recent growth in OA
by Subbiah Arunachalam 02 Jan '07

02 Jan '07

Dear teachers of library and information science: Here is a blog entry from Peter Suber's Open Access News. I thought you might find it useful. Please spread the word. Subbiah Arunachalam ------------------- Dramatic recent growth in OA Heather Morrison, Dramatic Growth December 2006 & Predictions for 2007, Imaginary Journal of Poetic Economics, December 31, 2006. Excerpt: Synopsis. The dramatic growth of open access, both publishing and self-archiving, continued in the final quarter of 2006. The Directory of Open Access Journals passed a significant milestone in December, exceeding 2,500 journals; about 10% of the world's peer-reviewed journals are now fully open access. When new journals are created, there is evidence that they are at least 30% likely to be fully open access. This trend is likely to accelerate as more journals become knowledgeable about new, efficient, freely available open source software such as Open Journal Systems, which greatly facilitates online and open access publishing. Strong growth continues in open access archiving, with more archives and more full-text documents; all archives tracked showed very strong growth in 2006. There are signs of an open access movement that is on the verge of emerging from the innovative edge into the mainstream. Open access has become an academic area unto itself, and a challenge to study, as those who have read even a portion of Peter Suber's more than 10,000 well-selected, thoughtful blogposts can attest. Open access education, however, is just beginning. PhD students in librarianship, for example, are finding open access and related topics an interesting field of study. Students are beginning to hear about open access in their courses, but soon they will be taught by teachers for whom this is their area of expertise. My predictions for 2007 are continued, and accelerating, growth in open access. The most important trends I see for 2007, however, are less tangible in nature; a shift in focus from debate on the pros, cons, and feasibility of open access, to more solid work on the details of implementation. For librarians, a key will be a shift in perspective on collections, from the idea of purchasing or leasing what our users need, to building and preserving the collections our researchers and others produce. I see this trend as beginning in 2007.... Peter Suber: That's just the synopsis. See the whole post for a raft of specific numbers. Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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open defence
by kabir＠cusat.ac.in 01 Jan '07

01 Jan '07

Dear Sir Kindly give publicity. NOTICE I have great pleasure in inviting you for the open defence of the Ph.D thesis of Smt.Rajani.R. entitled "Research approach and citation behaviour in english literature" under the faculty of Arts of University of Kerala scheduled to be held on 10th January 2007 wednesday at 11.00 a.m. in the Department of Library & Information Science, University of kerala, Trivandrum. Yours Sincerely Dr.Humayoon Kabir.S Research Guide

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