November 2011 - LIS-Forum - ncsi.iisc.ernet.in

Routledge trials new author rights policy for Library and Information Science Journals
by Mallikarjun 05 Nov '11

05 Nov '11

Dear All, Here is another good news on Open Access from Routledge publisher, a two year pilot test by Routledge group on author right policy for library and information science journals, under this, author will retain the copyright to their work and can post in their institutional repository without any embargo period. follow the below link for details http://www.informa.com/Media-centre/Press-releases--news/Latest-News/Routle… List of Library and Information Science journal included http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/pdf/author/lis-journals.pdf Regards !~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!! Mallikarjun Dora Professional Assistant Vikram Sarabhai Library Indian Institute of Management, Ahemadabad http://mallikarjundora.wordpress.com/ !~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!! -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Access problem and affordability
by Subbiah Arunachalam 05 Nov '11

05 Nov '11

Dana Ruth said: "I think there is a tendency to overly generalize the access problem which, in my mind, is primarily a problem with the biomedical literature. Lack of access, by members of the general public who need to go from PubMed to the full text, is obviously very frustrating. My sense, however, is that few serious researchers or students are truly having a problem with access to the scientific literature. Granted there are problems for non-subscribers desirous of immediate ... seamless ... access. But with options such as institutional document delivery, visiting or contacting a friend at a subscribing library, direct purchase of individual articles, author websites, institutional repositories, etc. ... I doubt that very many researchers are having a serious problem with access." On the contrary, a very very large number of researchers around the world are having a serious problem with access. Perceptions depend on one's own circumstances. We are all conditioned by our own experience. Dana lives in California and works at Caltech. Affluent places. Most researchers in the world work in places where their libraries cannot afford even one tenth or one hundredth of Caltech library's collection of books, journals, reports, and paid online sources. For us the access problem is real and huge. [Even in the affluent West, librarians associations started advocating open access when they started feeling the pinch of steep rises in journal subscription costs.] That is why many of us advocate open access repositories. When arXiv was founded, physicists around the world (including those working at Caltech, Stanford, MIT, Harvard, Princeton, Oxford and Cambridge) benefited a great deal. That is why researchers in less-endowed institutions need open access to all research. And the preferred mode is OA repositories. Talking about OA journals, notice that many OA journals in the West (e.g. PLoS, BMC) charge a publication fee from the authors, but hardly any OA journal published from Brazil or India or any other developing country. Access and affordability are both important. One without the other is far less effective. And when every researcher adopts open access self-archiving, then everyone, everywhere, will have free online access to all journal articles and the issue of affordability (for subscribing to expensive journals) will diminish in importance. That is where institutional and funder OA mandates become important. Arun Subbiah Arunachalam Distinguished Fellow Centre for Internet and Society Bangalore, India -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Madras High Court stays plan to turn library into hospital
by Pawan Agrawal 05 Nov '11

05 Nov '11

Madras High Court stays plan to turn library into hospital CHENNAI: The Madras High Court on Friday stayed the Tamil Nadu government's controversial proposal to shift the recently-constructed Anna Centenary Library to DPI campus in Nungambakkam. A bench of Chief Justice MY Eqbal and Justice TS Sivagnanam granted stay after three PILs were filed questioning the decision . It also directed the government to file a counter affidavit in six weeks. The petition was filed by advocate P Pugalenthi, who claimed the November 1 decision of the state cabinet to shift the library would be "arbitrary, unfair and unreasonable." Chief minister Jayalalithaa had on Wednesday announced that the library, set up by the previous M Karunanidhi government for Rs 230 crore, would be converted into a children's specialty hospital. Justifying her decision on shifting the library, she had said her government, by initiating the effort, has put the state in the forefront of child care. The PILs said it was a political move that would affect the children's right to education . Chief Justice Eqbal, who had only last month attended a function at the library, observed on Friday that it was indeed a beautiful building. If the government wants to build a new hospital, it can do it elsewhere, he said. Writers, including Sa Kandasamy, Indira Parthasarathy, Nanjil Nadan, Prabanchan and Manushya Puthiran among others, some of them Sahitya Akademi Award recipients , expressed "shock" and said the library should be allowed to continue at the Kotturpuram site itself, earlier selected by Jayalalithaa to construct a new Assembly complex during her 2001-06 regime. Soon after coming to power in May, Jayalalithaa had announced the conversion of the under-construction secretariat premises into a super-speciality hospital and shifted the secretariat back to the centuries-old Fort St George. The Jayalalithaa government had also stopped the DMK's flagship programme of supplying free colour TVs, and recast an insurance scheme named after Karunanidhi. Source of Information: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com -- Thanks and Regards *-------* Join hands, Join eLibrarian http://elibrarian.grouply.com <http://elibrarian.grouply.com%20/> *-------* *Pawan R. Agrawal *Librarian Takshshila Centre for Learning Transpek Silox Industry Ltd. Kalali Road- Atladra Vadodara- 390012 Ph. 9376135580 http://www.pragrawal.wordpress.com http://elibrarian.grouply.com Skype ID: pawanagrawal4u4u -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Empowering Academic Libraries in Knowledge Society : Call for Papers – Date Extended till 15th Nov 2011
by sandeep bhavsar 04 Nov '11

04 Nov '11

Dear All I have been desired by Respected Dr. Pratibha Gokhale Madam to convey to you the following seminar information. National Seminar on Empowering Academic Libraries in Knowledge Society : Call for Paper - Date Extended till 15th Nov 2011 CALL FOR PAPERS - Date Extended till 15th Nov 2011. Sub Themes: Empowering Academic Libraries in Knowledge based Society : Innovative practices, Knowledge management, Manpower development, Information Literacy, Future of Academic Libraries Changing paradigms in Library Education : Research Trends, Teaching- Learning Models, Continuing Education programmes Application of ICT in Academic Libraries: Web 2.0, Virtual Reference Service, Open Access Resources, Security Systems Open Source Software : Library Management Systems, Content Management Systems, Problems of using OSS Digital Library : Digital Library Architecture, Digital Preservation, Institutional Repository, Digital Rights Management, Metadata & Metadata Harvesting, Ontology Industrial & Academic Library Interaction : Programmes and Activities, Enhancing Library Services, Prospects for consultancy Guidelines for Abstract and Paper Submission The fulltext paper should be typewritten on MS Word 2007, 1.5 spaced, in single column on A4 size paper, in Arial 12 pt. font andsubheadings should be bold, not underlined. The full paper should not exceed 2500 words. The APA style manual should be followed for writing the article. The same should be sent as an attachment to emalks2011(a)gmail.com by 15/11/11. All accepted papers will be published in the Seminar Volume with ISBN Paper should be accompanied by duly filled in Registration Form and Demand Draft Registration Fees : Library Professionals : Rs. 1500/- Students : Rs. 750/- (excluding Seminar Volume) The registration fee covers seminar kit, seminar volume, lunch and tea for two days. A demand draft drawn in favor of Finance & Accounts Officer, University of Mumbai, payable at Mumbai, should reach the Department latest by 12th December 2011. Seminar Venue Prof. D. N. Marshall Auditorium Jawaharlal Nehru Library, University of Mumbai Kalina, Santacruz (E), Mumbai 400 098 Please have a look at the brochure at http://tinyurl.com/3m4jte4 Regards Dr. Pratibha Gokhale Head,Department of Library and Information Science and I/C Librarian,University of Mumbai, Vidyanagari Kalina, Santacruz (East), Mumbai - 400 098 Phone No: (+91 022) 26528201,26526679 (Office) E-mail : emalks2011(a)gmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Eligibility for DSSB posts
by Yuvaraja C 04 Nov '11

04 Nov '11

Dear Moderator, This is regarding various job openings at DSSB, Delhi. If we see the advertisement, it appears that only Delhi candidates are eligible to apply to these posts, because in this notification they have mentioned below statement. I would like to know whether my observation is true or candidates from other states of India also eligible to apply for these posts. "(4) The number of vacancies reserved for various categories has been notified in the advertisement on the basis of requisitions furnished by the Indenting Departments. SC/OBC CANDIDATES seeking the benefit of reservation should submit the SC/OBC certificate issued to them by the Competent Authority of Government of NCT of Delhi on or before the prescribed closing date. Candidates seeking reservation as OBC have to submit a declaration in the prescribed format (annexure- I), that he/she does not belong to the creamy layer on the crucial date in addition to the community certificate(OBC). Unless otherwise specified, the closing date for receipt of applications for the post is to be treated as crucial date. SC/OBC certificate obtained after the closing date shall not be considered and the prospective candidate will be considered under UR category, if eligible otherwise." http://delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/3c385000487b78949e1edfe83e6e4488/Advert… Thanks & Regards, Yuvaraja C ________________________________ This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information.If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, dissemination, forwarding,printing or copying of this email or any action taken in reliance on this e-mail is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. Visit us at http://www.aurigene.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Regarding AICTE mandatory rule to subscribe to INDEST resources
by Ragaavendra R 04 Nov '11

04 Nov '11

Dear Nagaraja, you have rightly raised your concern and hope any committed professional association(s) might come forward to address this issue by alerting AICTE ignorance/negligence in preparing handbook. Would you be interested in picking legal option to address this issue will support(personally)you certainly. With regards, Raghavendra R Dear professionals AICTE has made a mandatory rule to subscribe INDEST resources and annual addition of books. It is very interesting that AICTE has given formula and format regarding how many faculties are required and what are their essential educational qualification required to occupy the post in engineering colleges. But there is no single word regarding Librarian or library staff is mentioned in the Hand Book 2012-13. This means that institutions can run the library without Librarian and the qualified staff even though they have the collection and e-resources as per the norms. AICTE is making mandatory rule/norms like library should subscribe to six INDEST resources and every year library should add 250 books for each branch etc. If an institution subscribes and adds as per the norms of AICTE, how can users get the good quality service without the qualified and sufficient number of Library staff? If AICTE is not taking any interest, then why private colleges will take steps to improve th! e Library systems and services. In India, AICTE is the only apex body to regulate and control the activities of Technical Education. So, I appeal to the AICTE Library Advisory committee members to take suitable steps and fix certain norms for Library staff, depending on total collection and the services they provide. A.Nagaraja Librarian Sri Krishna Institute of Technology Bangalore -560090 The information contained in this electronic message and in any attachments to this message is confidential, legally privileged and intended only for use by the person or entity to which this electronic message is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, and have received this message in error, please notify the sender and system manager by return email and delete the message and its attachments and also you are hereby notified that any distribution, copying, review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of this electronic transmission or the information contained in it is strictly prohibited. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and may not represent those of the Company or bind the Company. Any commitments made over e-mail are not financially binding on the company unless accompanied or followed by a valid purchase order. This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by Mail Scanner, and is believed to be clean. The Company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. www.jubl.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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JoVE finds place in ZEE NEWS
by Pavan Bellamkonda 04 Nov '11

04 Nov '11

Hello Indian Librarians! We are excited to inform everyone that that the Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE), the* first-ever scientific video journal* has been featured in ZEE news. http://zeenews.india.com/news/eco-news/jellyfish-can-influence-ocean-temper… <http://zeenews.india.com/news/eco-news/jellyfish-can-influence-ocean-temper…> Here is the link to the featured video article, free to access for everybody: http://www.jove.com/video/2615 The video article demonstrates how jellyfish can influence global climate. The video article, like hundreds in JoVE, is peer-reviewed. A video article is the most effective way to communicate science, not only to students and fellow researchers, but also to non-scientists. We are sure unique articles like these can expedite the students' learning process and would greatly aid scientists and teachers. Please visit our website and browse through some of our free video articles. Please kindly pass on the word about the long over-due innovation in scientific publishing, called JoVE . Cheers! Pavan Bellamkonda Account Manager (India) Journal of Visualized Experiments ph: 09296453743 email: pavan.b(a)jove.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Need clarification about E-Jouranal pricing
by silent listener 04 Nov '11

04 Nov '11

Sir, As AICTE mandated six e-journal packages for affiliated AICTE institutes, the price list for each package in the prescribed Handbook (Appendix 10) is different from the cost of each package in the INDEST-AICTE consortium.That is the rate is higher in the consortium. Which price should we pay for the package.And what is the difference between IEEE ASPP package and IEL Online of INDEST. Kindly give your feedback if any. Joseph zacharia -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Article Request
by shivaram gowda 04 Nov '11

04 Nov '11

Dear members I am in need of the following article. Can someone who has access to the publication, please send a copy of it to me Details of the article: Dzisah, J. – Etzkowitz, H. [2008]: Triple Helix Circulation: the Heart of Innovation and Development. International Journal of Technology Management and Sustainable Development, Vol. 7, No 2, pp. 101-115. Many thanks for your attention with warm regards Shivaram BS ICAST, CSIR-NAL Kodihalli Bangaluru-560017 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Call for Research Papers for the UGC Sponsered National Seminar at Mysore
by JSS Conf 2011 04 Nov '11

04 Nov '11

Dear Professional Friends, JSS College of Arts, Commerce and Science, Mysore in collaboration with Mysore Librarians and Information Scienctists Association (MyLISA), Mysore is organizing UGC Sponsored 2-Day National Conference on *'Managing College Libraries: Issues and Trends'* on *December 16 & 17, 2011. * The organizing committee invites research papers pertaining to the theme of the conference. For more information about the Conference, please visit conference site - http://www.sdmimd.ac.in/jssconf2011 *Conference Dates* December 16 & 17, 2011 (Friday and Saturday) *For Paper Submission* Last Date for Full Paper submission: before November 20, 2011 Contact Person: Mr. M.C. Siddalingaswamy,Organizing Secretary, Mobile: +91 9900335780 ; Email: jssconference2011(a)gmail.com ---------------------------------- With Regards, *JSS Conference 2011* JSS College of Arts, Commerce & Science Ooty Road, Mysore – 570 025 Website: www.sdmimd.ac.in/jssconf2011 ------------------------------------------------------------ *M.C. Siddalingaswamy * Organizing Secretary Mobile: +91 9900335780 ; Email: mcsiddalingaswamy(a)gmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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