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Re: [LIS-Forum] THE IMPACT FACTOR SYNDROME
by Mailing List Admin 25 Sep '10

25 Sep '10

Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 22:34:38 +0530 (IST) From: MP Tapaswi <murari(a)nio.org> Dear Colleagues, I do agree with Shri Sameer Jha's views. But for the QUICK quantitative assessment of the contributions of author(s), this is the only parameter available and hence unless there is any alternative, this practice would continue. I remember Dr. Mashelkar's words when similar argument was made years before (Indian vs International journals). He indicated he is not against Indian Journals but they should raise their competitiveness so that the authors get attracted to them for publishing their science. So one should not equate Indian journals with no (or less) Impact Factor (IF). I also had exchange of thoughts on this with the authors and they admit that they not only benefit by getting IF to their credits but also the impartial refereeing system available with international journals help improving quality of their publication (exceptions apart). As a library professional, I would also like to indicate that the librarians can play a very important role in the organizations in helping assessment of individuals, projects, etc., with such bibliographic parameters. Note that there is no system that is perfect. Regards, - Murari Tapaswi National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa -- Original Message -- From: Mailing List Admin <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 18:26:48 +0530 (IST) Subject: [LIS-Forum] THE IMPACT FACTOR SYNDROME Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 15:49:05 +0530 >From: sameer jha <jha9090(a)gmail.com> > >As a library professional, I consider this important to share it with all >the concerned members of the fraternity that, currently, the impact factor, >h-indices and similar other quantities have, unjustifiably, become the only >yardsticks to measure the quality of one's scientific contributions. It >discourage the authors and researcher to submit their manuscripts to >national journals. Adding the pain, this is considered as a rule of thumb by >the peers and judges also. The younger lot has also started to feel that the >publication in the so-called International journal alone can give them >recognition and job. The conditions all around us has been made so pathetic >that even in job application forms, there is a distinction between national >and international journals. > >My question is very simple >-Do the national journals not have international authorship, visibility or >recognition? >-Aren't we producing good quality scientific article? >-Aren't national authors getting published in international journals? > >Luckily, there are many who share this pain...one of the person I would like >to mention is Dr. S.C. Lakhotia of cytogenetics laboratory, Department of >Zoology, Banaras Hindu University. He has corresponded his pain in one of >his article in the CURRENT SCIENCE Journal: > >http://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/25aug2010/411.pdf > > >Thanking you all with regards.. > >SAMEER JHA >_______________________________________________ >LIS-Forum mailing list >LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > >-- >This message has been scanned for viruses and >dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >believed to be clean. > > www.nio.org www.reefindia.org www.mangroveindia.org www.nio.org www.reefindia.org www.mangroveindia.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Can we scan a book and make CD for students ?
by Radheshyam yadav 25 Sep '10

25 Sep '10

Or get it approval from owner or Author of that book. Regards On Fri Sep 24th, 2010 9:53 AM IST Pragnya Pathak wrote: >not 50 years but after 60years. > >On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 9:37 PM, Vasumathi Sriganesh <vasu(a)qmedkf.org.in>wrote: > >> You cannot make copies / CDs. >> >> If you need more copies you need to buy them. These are very basic >> copyright laws. To make copies of books there are special exceptions >> relating to out of print books / those that have crossed the 50 year period >> after the death of an author etc. >> >> Vasumathi Sriganesh >> CEO, QMed Knowledge Foundation >> Chakala, Andheri East, Mumbai 400099, India >> Web: www.qmedkf.org.in Indian Medical Sites- www.indianmedicalsites.in >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "tejas shah" <tej_tejas2003(a)yahoo.co.in >> > >> To: <LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> >> Sent: Monday, September 20, 2010 1:06 PM >> Subject: [LIS-Forum] Can we scan a book and make CD for students ? >> >> >> >> Dear Professionals. >>> >>> If we have such good reference books, or such books which are used >>> frequently, >>> can we scan all these book and make cd for students circulation ? Is there >>> any >>> copyright act implies for this work ? >>> >>> please reply with copyright act reference. >>> >>> Thanking you, >>> >>> Tejas Shah >>> Librarian >>> VVP Engineering College >>> Rajkot >>> M:09428200521 >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> This message has been scanned for viruses and >>> dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >>> believed to be clean. >>> >>>

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National Workshop on Online PhD Theses Library using Nitya D'Arch, MG University Library
by Vimal Kumar 24 Sep '10

24 Sep '10

Mahatma Gandhi University Library is organizing a *National Workshop on Online PhD Theses Library using Nitya D'Arch*, October 21-22, 2010 * Who should Participate* Target audience for this Workshop is from Universities and other research and development organizations, comprising - Research managers and Academic administrators - Librarians involved in management of digitization, theses archiving and institutional repositories. - Information scientists interested in the development and application of language technologies. *For Registration, Contact:* Dr. R. Raman Nair Co-coordinator Mahatma Gandhi University Priyadarsini Hills Kottayam * * *Telephone: 0481 273080, 9387826738* For more details click here http://mgutheses.wordpress.com/ -- Vimal Kumar V. Library Assistant Mahatma Gandhi University Library Kottayam, Kerala- 686 560 Web: http://www.vimalkumar.co.nr Blog: http://vimalkumar.oksociety.in --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I forget what I was taught. I only remember what I have learnt" -Patrick White -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Call for ALP small project applications for 2011
by J K Vijayakumar 24 Sep '10

24 Sep '10

IFLA Action for Development through Libraries Programme (ALP) invites applications for small projects for 2011. ALP supports projects in training and development with an emphasis on capacity building and train-the-trainer or cascading delivery. There is a preference for projects based on IFLA's training packages and that build sustainability and capability in local library communities in developing countries or emerging economies around the world Applications should be submitted to the relevant regional office and ALP by 1 October 2010. Please see more details at http://www.ifla.org/en/news/call-for-alp-small-project-applications-for-2011 ---- Dr. J. K. VIJAYAKUMAR -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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LIS Vacancies
by Vinod Singh 24 Sep '10

24 Sep '10

Dear Professionals, Library Assistant at Indian Space Research Organisation, Ahmedabad Post: 1. Library Assistant 'A' (9300-34800, GP-4200): 1 (OBC) Last date: Oct 20, 2010 Click for: - Advertisement & details: http://www.sac.gov.in/0210.pdf - Apply online: http://210.212.130.105:8080/OSAR/manageAdvertisement.do?action=reqViewAdver… *********************************************************************************** Library Attendant at Association of Indian Universities, New Delhi Post: 1. Library Attendant (4440-7440, GP-1650): 1 Last date: Oct 18, 2010 Click for: - Advertisement & details: http://www.aiuweb.org/Vacancy/Advertisement%202010-11%20Final.pdf - Application form: http://www.aiuweb.org/Vacancy/application.pdf *********************************************************************************** ** *Librarian at ESIC Hospital & Occupational Disease Centre, Kolkata (WB)* Post: 1. Librarian Gr. II (5200-20200, GP-2800): 1 (UR) Last date: Sep 30, 2010 Click for: - Advertisement, details & application form: http://esic.nic.in/Recruitment/Librarion230910.pdf ********************************************************************************* Librarian at SAARC Documentation Centre, New Delhi Post: 1. Librarian (GSS II): 1 (UR) Last date: Oct 15, 2010 Click for: - Advertisement & details: http://www.sdc.gov.in/careers/advt_librarian_2010.pdf - Application form: http://www.sdc.gov.in/careers/application_form_librarian_2010.pdf **************************************************************************************************************** *PA & SPA at Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai (Maharashtra)* Posts: 1. Professional Assistant (9300-34800, GP-4200): 1 (UR) for Tuljapur (Osmanabad) Office 2. Semi Professional Assistant (5200-20200, GP-2800): 2 (UR-1 for Tuljapur (Osmanabad) Office & OBC-1 for Mumbai Campus) Last date: Oct 31, 2010 Click for: - Advertisement & details: http://www.tiss.edu/Jobs-Tenders/administrative-positions.php -Application form: http://www.tiss.edu/Jobs-Tenders/Application_Form_Admn.pdf ********************************************************************************** *University Librarian & University Assistant Librarian at Barkatullah University, Bhopal (MP)* Posts: 1. University Librarian (37400-67000+AGP 10000): 1 (UR) 2. University Assistant Librarian (15600-39100+AGP 6000): 1 (UR) Last date: Oct 20, 2010 Click for: - Advertisement: http://www.bubhopal.nic.in/Tender/Librar-adev2010.pdf With Regards, Vikusi Senior Research Fellow (Ph.D) Department of Library & Information Science University of Delhi Delhi-110007 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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BookLiberator wiki- tnx for the information (fwd)
by Mailing List Admin 24 Sep '10

24 Sep '10

Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2010 08:06:10 -0700 (PDT) From: Prof. N. Laxman Rao. <naglaxman(a)yahoo.com> BookLiberator is a set of free software and hardware to digitize books: it lets you photograph all the pages in a book without harming the book. The resulting images can be processed with free, open source software to make user-friendly files in a variety of formats. Cost implications seems to be very low. For more information check the website @ http://bkrpr.org/doku.php John Paul Anbu K. Head – Periodicals University of Swaziland Libraries Swaziland anbuj(a)uniswacc.uniswa.sz

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Five Laws Lecture
by drtc＠isibang.ac.in 24 Sep '10

24 Sep '10

---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: Five Laws Lecture From: drtc@localhost Date: Thu, September 9, 2010 10:04 am To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in -------------------------------------------------------------------------- DRTC ALUMNI ASSOCIATION DOCUMENTATION RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE and SARADA RANGANATHAN ENDOWMENT FOR LIBRARY SCIENCE CORDIALLY INVITE YOU TO THE 38th FIVE LAWS LECTURE (2010) on "Change Management in Libraries" by Shri. Arup Raychaudhury In-Charge, Library Indian Statistical Institute 203 B.T Road, Kolkata - 700108 on Monday, 27th September 2010 at 6.30 pm. at Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science 702, (Upstairs), 42nd Cross, 3rd Block, Rajajinagar Bangalore 560 010 Professor I.K. Ravichandra Rao Documentation Research and Training Centre Indian Statistical Institute 8th Mile, Mysore Road, Bangalore-560059 Presides -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Job posting Web Administrator at Max Mueller Bhavan New Delhi
by Seth, Renu 24 Sep '10

24 Sep '10

Dear Sir, Please post the following Vacancy on the Lis-Forum. Sincerely Dr. Renu Seth Chief Librarian Regional Library Max Mueller Bhavan 3, Kasturba Gandhi Marg New Delhi-110001 Telephone +91-11-23329506 seth(a)delhi.goethe.org http://www.goethe.de/newdelhi Vacancy Announcement Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan Delhi invites applications for the position of Web Administrator. Max Mueller Bhavan is part of the worldwide network of the Goethe-Institut Munich and promotes German language and culture abroad. The library provides comprehensive and up-to-date information about Germany. Responsibilities: Ø Maintain the Institute's homepage, country portal for India and the intranet Ø Develop web-projects Ø Develop interactive Web 2.0 and ICT-based services Ø Train and supervise staff in the usage of content management system Ø Monitor and evaluate usage of website and web-products Ø Maintain Library software in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut Head Office Ø Take part in cataloguing and provide information services Ø Maintain address databases Ø Coordinate and work in close cooperation with the Head Office Requirements: Ø Master's degree from an accredited library school Ø Diploma in computer application an advantage Ø Excellent computer skills (word processing, file manager, image editing, HTML, DHTML and JavaScript) Ø Excellent training and communication skills to explain complex Internet and PC applications to colleagues Ø Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English Ø Knowledge of spoken and written German language and culture an added advantage Ø Minimum of two years professional experience Ø Initiative, flexibility and ability to work in a team environment Ø Strong commitment to public service Remuneration in accordance with the MMB salary scheme and in commensuration with qualifications and experience. Applications received by October 11, 2010 will receive first consideration. Send letter of application, along with two professional references to Renu Seth, Chief Librarian, Max Mueller Bhavan, 3, K.G. Marg, New Delhi-110001 Tel: (011) 23471137 email: seth(a)delhi.goethe.org Visit our web site at www.goethe.de/newdelhi -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Can we scan a book and make CD for students ? (tejas shah)
by Verma, Neeti 24 Sep '10

24 Sep '10

Dear Tejas, Every book in print has a copyright page in the beginning, which states that this cannot be done. The Copyright generally reads as " Neither this book or any part may be produced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, microfilming, and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher" To make things easy, most publishers have now come out with the electronic form of all their print titles. These e-Books can be made available on IP basis, across the campuses, even in dormitories and hostels. Since most eBooks are unlimited access, the students can be benefitted widely. So the need for you scanning the titles can be minimized. You could just take a list of most widely read titles from your library and send it to the respective publishers to confirm if, they have e-copies for the same. The budgets that you may have set aside to scan them, may just cover the e-books. Neeti Verma Sales Head - South Asia Journals and Online Resources Taylor & Francis Group 912 Tolstoy House 15-17 Tolstoy Marg New Delhi 110001 Ph: 011-43155117 -----Original Message----- From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in] On Behalf Of lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2010 1:31 PM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 90, Issue 25 Send LIS-Forum mailing list submissions to lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in You can reach the person managing the list at lis-forum-owner(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of LIS-Forum digest..." Today's Topics: 1. important article (Shiv Narain Chattaraj) 2. Can we scan a book and make CD for students ? (tejas shah) 3. CSI eNewsletter dt. 16th Sep 2010 (hrmohan(a)vsnl.com) 4. Vacancy of Librarian at Mumbai (Ajay Kamble) 5. Digital information in India (nrusingh dash) 6. Walk-in-Interview for Library Trainees on Saturday, 25 Sept 2010 (Avinash D. Chinchure) 7. Re: ubutu help (Parthasarathi Mukhopadhyay) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: 20 Sep 2010 07:07:34 -0000 From: "Shiv Narain Chattaraj" <hurry81(a)rediffmail.com> To: <amitbhu(a)rediffmail.com>, <anju_up(a)yahoo.co.uk>, <arvks_singh(a)yahoo.co.in>, <bananichak69(a)rediffmail.com>, <geeta.balodi(a)yahoo.in>, <kishor_smita(a)rediffmail.com>, <kumarmlis(a)gmail.com>, <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in>, <nakhtar11(a)rediffmail.com>, <nidhi2212(a)rediffmail.com>, <raj_06vns(a)yahoo.co.in>, <riyaj124(a)gmail.com>, <riyaj124(a)rediffmail.com>, <sarvkusum(a)gmail.com>, <sarvkusum(a)gmail.co.in>, <ssadaf(a)yahoo.com>, <ssadaf18(a)yahoo.com>, <vinod_librarian(a)rediffmail.com> Subject: [LIS-Forum] important article Message-ID: <20100920070734.4937.qmail(a)f4mail-234-239.rediffmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" http://www.degreetutor.com/library/adult-continued-education/librarians- needed Shiv narain Chattaraj Librarian JNV Keonjhar Odisha -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Can we scan a book and make CD for students ?
by tejas shah 24 Sep '10

24 Sep '10

Dear Professionals. If we have such good reference books, or such books which are used frequently, can we scan all these book and make cd for students circulation ? Is there any copyright act implies for this work ? please reply with copyright act reference. Thanking you, Tejas Shah Librarian VVP Engineering College Rajkot M:09428200521 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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