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Call for Papers for Book "Modern Concept of Library Services"
by M. Ram 30 Oct '12

30 Oct '12

* Call for Papers for Book "Modern Concept of Library Services" The book will cover all areas of library science related with ICT. The book welcomes the submission of manuscripts that meet the general criteria of significance and scientific excellence, and will publish: • Original articles in basic and applied research • Case studies • Critical reviews, surveys, opinions, commentaries and essays Our objective is to inform authors of the decision on their manuscript(s) within four weeks of submission. A brief instruction for authors and other details are given below: Format: Font: times new roman, Size: 12 and in single space with linked references (APA Style) as examples are given below: References/Bibliographies: 1. Book: Kidder, T. (1981). The soul of a new machine. Boston: Little, Brown & Company. Frank, R. H., & Bernanke, B. (2007). Principles of macro-economics (3rd ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill/Irwin. 2. Edited Book: Gibbs, J. T., & Huang, L. N. (Eds.). (2001). Children of color: Psychological interventions with culturally diverse youth. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. 3. Article/Papers: Ku, G. (2008). Learning to de-escalate: The effects of regret in escalation of commitment. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 105(2), 221-232. Sanchez, D., & King-Toler, E. (2007). Addressing disparities consultation and outreach strategies for university settings. Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, 59(4), 286-295. 4. Journal article from a subscription database (no DOI): Colvin, G. (2008, July 21). Information worth billions. Fortune, 158(2), 73-79. Retrieved from Business Source Complete, EBSCO. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com 5. Magazine article, in print: Kluger, J. (2008, January 28). Why we love. Time, 171(4), 54-60. 6. Newspaper article, no author, in print: As prices surge, Thailand pitches OPEC-style rice cartel. (2008, May 5). The Wall Street Journal, p. A9. 7. Corporate author, author as publisher, accessed online: Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2000). Tasmanian year book 2000 (No. 1301.6). Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Author. Retrieved from http://www.ausstats.abs.gov.au/ausstats/subscriber.nsf/0/CA2568710006989... $File/13016_2000.pdf *The article/paper may be send to the e-mail: ram1998(a)yahoo.com only upto 15th November 2012.* Dr M Ram Dr R C Editors of Book -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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request for full text article
by Ravi Hullur 30 Oct '12

30 Oct '12

Dear All LIS Professionals Our faculty need below articles. Kindly help me in this regard 1) Am J Perinatol. <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11733857> 2001 Dec;18(8):427-32.Outcome of twin pregnancies with extreme weight discordancy. Cohen SB<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Cohen%20SB%5BAuthor%5D&cauthor=true…>, Elizur SE<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Elizur%20SE%5BAuthor%5D&cauthor=tru…>, Goldenberg M<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Goldenberg%20M%5BAuthor%5D&cauthor=…>, Beiner M<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Beiner%20M%5BAuthor%5D&cauthor=true…>, Novikov I<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Novikov%20I%5BAuthor%5D&cauthor=tru…>, Mashiach S<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Mashiach%20S%5BAuthor%5D&cauthor=tr…>, Schiff E<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Schiff%20E%5BAuthor%5D&cauthor=true…> . https://www.thieme-connect.com/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-2001-18789 2) Journal of Perinatal Medicine. Volume 31, Issue 4, Pages 330–336, Neonatal outcome of growth discordant twin gestations Nassar, A. H. / Usta, I. M. / Khalil, A. M. / Aswad, N. A. / Seoud, M. A.-F. 3) Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology<http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/apl/cjog>, Volume 26, Number 4, May 2006 Birth weight discordance in multiple gestations: Occurrence and outcomes http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01443610600594724 4) Volume 77, Issue 1, <http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/aog.1998.77.issue-1/issuetoc>pages 28–31, January 1998 The significance of birth weight difference in discordant twins: a level to standardize? http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1034/j.1600-0412.1998.770106.x/abstra… 5) Zhonghua Fu Chan Ke Za Zhi. 2005 Jul ;40 (7):449-52<http://lib.bioinfo.pl/pmid/journal/Zhonghua%20Fu%20Chan%20Ke%20Za%20Zhi>16080869 Cit:1 <http://lib.bioinfo.pl/pmid:16080869/pmid/cit> [Perinatal outcome of discordant twin pregnancies]. <http://lib.bioinfo.pl/pmid:16080869> -- ** Ravi Hullur Asst.Librarian Incharge to Dr.S.G.Desai Digital Library KLE University, Belgaum E-Mail ID rvhullur(a)gmail.com Mob.No.9740638831 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Library Week Celebration/Felcitation on 18.10.12 at Anna University
by Arunachalam Hariharan 30 Oct '12

30 Oct '12

Dear Members and Professional Colleagues, Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS) is organizing the following Special Programmes/events/function, jointly with Central Library, Anna University, Chennai: National Library Week Celebrations Get-together of LIS Professionals Special Lecture cum Discussion Honoring Ph.D Awardees Honoring NET/SLET holders Honoring Retired Professionals Reorganization SALIS Chennai Chapter Date: 18th Nov 2012 Time: 10 A.M Venue: Seminar Hall, Central Library, Anna University,Chennai Hence, those who have awarded Ph.D and cleared NET/SET exams recently and also professionals retired recently are requested to send their names and other details to the following email ids: For Ph.D awardess Name, mobile, email id, Designation, topic, awarded year, University, Guide/Supervisor Name) For NET/SET holders: Name, mobile, email id, Designation, NET/SET, Year of completion, Registration No For Retired Professionals Name, mobile, email id, Designation, institution (where retired, brief bio-data with achievements) Please note that the mementoes for the Phd Awardees/Net/SET holders/Retired professionals will be given only in person. Therefore, those who are able attend the function only requested to give their names and other details on or before 5th November 2012, as given above to: 1. rmksivaji(a)yahoo.com 9444090372 2. pspanneerselvam(a)gmail.com 9940614272 3 . manimlis(a)yahoo.com 9942020895 Please note that NO TA/DA will be given to receive the mementoes or attend the function. Professionals who wish to attend the function also requested to enroll their names on or before 5ht Nov 2012. This will help us to plan for making further arrangements. Prgramme: 10. 00 A.M – Welcome Address - Dr. S.Surianarayanan, President, SALIS 10.05. Special Address by Dr. G.Krishnamurthy, Librarian, Anna University, Chennai 10.10 National Library Week Celebrations Special Address by Senior Professionals/Guests Lecture Discussion 11.30 Tea break 11.45 Felicitation to Ph.D Awardees/NET/SET Holder/Retired Professionals 01.25 Vote of Thanks – Mr. S.Swaminathan, General Secretary, SALIS 01.30 Working Lunch 02.15 Reorganization of SALIS Chennai Chapter 02.30 -03.55 Discussions 04.00 P.M Vote Thanks, Dr. P.Panneerselvam, Secretary, SALIS Chennai Chapter All are requested to participate in the function For Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS) Dr. S.Surianarayanan President Dr.G.Krishnamurthy, Librarian, Anna University, Chennai Mr.S.Swaminathan General Secretary Mr. GG Sivakumar Chairman, Chennai Chapter Dr. P. Panneerselvam, Secretary, Chennai Chapter ---------------------------------------------------------- SALIS: To Reach the Unreached ---------------------------------------------------------- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ROUTE 2013-Nat Conf- Last date extended to 30-11-12 for submission of abstract
by Arunachalam Hariharan 30 Oct '12

30 Oct '12

Dear Professional Colleagues, We have received mails from many institutions/ professionals requesting to extend the last date for submission of abstract for the National Conference ROUTE 2013. Therefore, the last date for submission of abstract has been extended to 30th November 2012. Organizing Secretary ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL CONFERENCE on Reaching Out to Users through Technology (ROUTE - 2013) Enhancing Innovative Library Services in Open Environment Date: 13 - 15 MARCH 2013 Organized by CSIR Structural Engineering Research Centre Chennai 600 113 CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre (CSIR-SERC), Chennai is one of the premier national laboratoriesÂ under the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), India. CSIR-SERC is a leading research institution in the field of structural engineering at the national and international levels. CSIR-SERC has excellent facilities and expertise for the analysis, design and testing of structures and structural components. CSIR-SERCâ€™s services are being extensively used by the Central/State Governments and public/private sector undertakings. CSIR-SERC has been certified as ISO 9001:2008 quality institution. Knowledge Resource Division, CSIR-SERC Nestled amidst the greenery in the campus, is the Knowledge Resource Division (KRD) set up on modern lines. Providing invaluable support to researchers, its collection has grown to cover all aspects of structural engineering and its related sciences. KRD, CSIR-SERC is fully automated using modern technologies such as barcode, RFID, and provides several web-based services such as OPAC, auto alert, content alert, institutional repository etc. KRD, CSIR-SERC has recently upgraded its storage and security capacities by installing storage mobile compactors and surveillance system. About the Conference Reaching Out to Users through Technology (ROUTE-2013) - Enhancing Innovative Library Services in Open Environment aims to promote the understanding and use of information and communication technologies in libraries and institutions promoting library services to ensure equitable access to information and learning opportunities to every citizen. Digital libraries and deep web offer a vast spectrum of information. Large scale and access-free digital libraries, as well as social networks and tools constitute challenges in terms of accessibility, trust, privacy, and user satisfaction. The current questions concern the trade-off, where our actions must focus, and how to increase the accessibility. ROUTE-2013 looks to the future as our presenters embrace technological change in their workplaces and institutions, seeking ways to mobilize service delivery and granting service providers the skills and power to stay ahead of a connected and socialized client base. ROUTE-2013 aims to provide a mix of sessions highlighting technologies affecting user interaction and creation of new and better ways to manage library resources. At ROUTE-2013, information professionals have the valuable opportunity to share insights that address global technological challenges affecting our local communities. Anyone interested in emerging technologies that affect libraries and its services should plan to attend. Objectives The conference is intended to provide a forum for discussion and exchange of ideas on the theme and various sub- themes. The main objectives of the conference are to: - Discuss strategies to manage libraries in the future and to reach the users through technology. - Enhancing access to libraries through new media for next generation users. - Identify and disseminate experiences of library professionals while using current technologies. - Identify and share best practices developed or adopted. Call for Papers Papers are invited on the various sub themes of the conference: - Cloud computing for library services: Software - openURL resolver, stats manager, research guides, online reference; Platforms - integrated library system, ILL, copyright compliance systems; Infrastructure - discovery, digital repository, archives management, website, digital storage, institutional repository. - Innovative Library Services: Using social networks such as facebook, twitter, blogs, wikis, RSS feeds, linkedIn etc for library services; Publishing, editing and modifying content using content management systems such as wordpress, joomla etc.; Using open source e-learning applications such as moodle. - Mobile Technologies for Library Services: Mobile technologies / devices for libraries, library mobile applications, creating mobile websites / m-opac, SMS alerts. - Resource sharing and e-resource management: Open access initiatives, OA repositories & institutional repositories, open journal systems, consortium etc. CONFERENCE THEMES - Cloud computing for library services: Software - openURL resolver, stats manager, research guides, online reference. Platforms - integrated library system, ILL, copyright compliance systems. Infrastructure - discovery, digital repository, archives management, website, digital storage, institutional repository. -Innovative Library Services: Using social networks such as facebook, twitter, blogs, wikis, RSS feeds, linkedIn etc for library services. Publishing, editing and modifying content using content management systems such as wordpress, joomla etc. Using open source e-learning applications such as moodle. - Mobile Technologies for Library Services: Mobile technologies / devices for libraries, library mobile applications, creating mobile websites / m-opac, SMS alerts. - Resource sharing & e-resource management Open access initiatives, OA repositories & institutional repositories, open journal systems, consortium etc. Papers on the themes listed above are invited from library and information professionals, IT professionals, academicians, research scholars, consultants, government and non-government organizations based on their research work case studies. Abstracts of papers not exceeding 500 words may be sent by email or post to the organizing secretary. The abstracts will be reviewed by the technical committee, and the authors will be intimated of the acceptance along with the guidelines for preparation of the full-text. Guidelines are also available in the conference web page. Conference Fee & Pre-conference Tutorial Fee - Delegates - 3000/- per person - Students - 1000/- per person - Pre-conference Tutorial Fee - 1000/- per person For delegates with accompanying person, please add Rs.1500 to the conference fee. Registration fee includes conference kit, a digital copy of the proceedings, lunch and tea during the tutorial and conference. Registration fee may be paid through Demand Draft in favour of IRF Structural Engineering Research Centre payable at Chennai. Online payment option is also available. For details please refer the conference page in CSIR-SERC website. Pre-conference Tutorial A tutorial on E-prints and mobile libraries will be held on 13 March 2013. For more details, please visit the conference page in CSIR-SERC website. Dates to Remember Submission of Abstract:30th November 2012 Submission of Full Paper: 31 December 2012 Last Date of Registration: 15 February 2013 CONFERENCE DATES Pre-conference Tutorial: 13 March 2013 Main Conference : 14 - 15 March 2013 CONFERENCE VENUE Vigyan Auditorium CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre CSIR Campus, CSIR Road, Taramani Chennai 600 113 Accommodation Limited accommodation is available on first come first serve basis in CSIR-SERC guest house on payment. Delegates are requested to contact the organizing secretary for guest house bookings. Large numbers of hotels are available in Chennai. Participants can opt for accommodation in the nearby areas of the centre such as Adyar, Velachery and Thiruvanmiyur. Information related to hotels in Chennai can be found in: Welcome to Chennai Chennai formerly known as Madras is the capital city of Tamil Nadu and is the fourth largest metro in India. Chennai is a journey into timeless India, a kaleidoscope of moods - rich in the treasures of history, from temples and shrines to forts and palaces, the landscape of the past lives easily with the present. Retaining much of its traditional charm, this 350 year old city is the gateway to the south, providing many a fascinating vignette of southern heritage. With its historic landmarks and buildings, long sandy beaches, cultural and art centers and parks, Chennai's tourism offers many interesting locations to visitors. One of the most important tourist attractions of Chennai is in the neighboring town of Mahabalipuram with its ancient temples and rock carvings of the 7th century Pallava kingdom. Chennai is world famous for its clothes shopping opportunities. Local markets solely dedicated to clothing stores and the choices, along with the prices, are truly amazing, making this a shopping destination in its own right.Chennai is well connected to other cities in India by rail, road and air. For further details, please contact: Dr. A. Hariharan Organizing Secretary & Head, Knowledge Resource Division CSIR-STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTRE CSIR CAMPUS, CSIR ROAD, TARAMANI CHENNAI - 600113 Tel: 044-22549131 / 22549132 / 22549133 /09841601903 Fax: 044 - 22541508 Email: route2013register(a)serc.res.in; route2013papers(a)serc.res.in web: http://www.serc.res.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Kerala Agricultural University - Report of National Book Festival, Book Release and Library Seminar
by Dr. A.T. Francis 30 Oct '12

30 Oct '12

Governments should support Reading and Libraries instead Wine Shops Governments should support Reading and Libraries instead Wine Shops – Prof. Sarah Joseph, eminent writer and social activist opined while inaugurating the three day National Book Festival organised in the College of Horticulture of the KeralaAgriculturalUniversity, Vellanikkara. People have to return back to books and refine themselves. The education system should support learning and teaching in humanities along with science and technologies topics, she continued. Dr. K.P. Rajeevan, Registrar, Kerala Agricultural University (KAU). C. Abdul Razak, Former University Librarian, KAU delivered Key Note Address. The book, “Re-engineering and Re-defining University Libraries in the context of modern ICTs”, authored by Dr. A.T. Francis and published by Ess Ess Publishers has been released by Prof. Sarah Joseph and Administrative Officer K.S. Vijayalakshmi received the book. KAU General Council member Avinash Regi Thomas and Horticulture College Students’ Union President A. Jamaludheen spoke. Dr. Digee Bastian and K.V. Aparnasree have been honoured as Best Readers of the Library. Associate Dean Dr. C.T. Abraham welcomed and Library Head Dr. A.T. Francis proposed vote of thanks. Thousands of books in all subjects like agriculture, science and technology, health, literature, linguistics, entertainment, cinema, etc. has been displayed in the exhibition by several Govt. and private agencies, publishers, distributors, writers etc. All books are available for purchase at a minimum discount of 15%. Admission to the festival was free and open to all, including farmers and public. Modern Library Technologies should provide better services to Library Clientele Modern library technologies should be targeted to provide better services to the library clientele, Horticulture College Associate Dean, Dr. C.T. Abraham opined while inaugurating the “Seminar on Technology Management in Modern Libraries” jointly organised by the Kerala Library Association (KLA) and College of Horticulture, KeralaAgriculturalUniversity. KLA Thrissur Region President Dr. A.T. Francis presided over the function and K.P. Sathian, Librarian, KAU delivered Key Note address. C. Abdul Razak, Former Librarian, KAU, V.C. John, Librarian, ThejusEnginneringCollege, Vellarakkad, P.M. Biju, Librarian, Quilandy Centre of SanskritUniversityspoke on the occasion. V.S. Swapna, KAU delivered welcome address and Humayoon Kabir, KLA Regional Secretary and Librarian, Govt.MedicalCollege, Thrissur proposed vote of thanks. Dr. P. Vijayakumaran Nair, Former Scientist, KFRI, Peechi, Vinitha Davies, Librarian, St. Aloysius College, Elthuruth and N. Sarojam, Scientist & Chief Librarian, KFRI were presented theme papers, “Digital Library: A critical survey of packages available", “WiFi Networks in Libraries” and "How to make available the contents of the journals subscribed in the library for searching in online" respectively. K.N. Vijayalekshmi, Librarian, Govt. Nursing College, P.D. Anto, Librarian, Prajothi Nikethan College, Pudukkad, E.K. Mohanlal, Veterinary University, V.G. Siju, Cochin University, K.R. Nagarajan, Librarian, Govt. Engineering College, Thrissur, M.C. Sathi, Librarian, Veterinary College, Mannuthy, K.A. Fincy, Librarian, Valappad Grama Panchayath, V.S. Sreedevi, Librarian, Holy Grace Academy, Mala etc. led the discussions. Dr. A.T. FRANCIS, MCom, MLISc, NET, PhD HEAD, LIBRARY & IT NODAL OFFICER College of Horticulture Kerala Agricultural University Thrissur - 680 656, India, 91-9496839409 (m) francisaloor(a)yahoo.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Service Tax of 12.36% on Online information and databases
by G.K.MANJUNATH 29 Oct '12

29 Oct '12

As per the Govt circular, based on the Finance Act, 1994, all 'Online and off-line products' will now attract a service tax of 12.36%. Earlier these products / services were under negative list. Such a change in the policy will put pressure on the already constrained library budget. In view of this policy change, most of the vendors have postponed forwarding subscription to the publishers with an assumption the Govt may withdraw the change and it seems have also made representation in this regard. As we are gearing up for next year renewals, the matter will be of serious concerns to all of us. Please refer to section 75 of the below mentioned circular : http://www.servicetax.gov.in/st-act-upd-dec10.pdf It says "on-line information and database access or retrieval" means providing data or information, retrievable or otherwise, 5[to any person], in electronic form through a computer network" Our regular vendors have already indicated that, henceforth, libraries need to pay a service tax of 12.36% for renewing online journals and databases. I highly appreciate further debate on this issue. Can our associations and consortia coordinators, take up this matter immediately with the concerned Department/ Ministry to seek exemptions ? thanks, Dr.G.K.Manjunath Chief Librarian Indira Gandhi Inst of Development Research Film City Road Santosh Nagar Goregaon(East ) MUMBAI - 400 065 India Phone: 022-28416528 email: gkm(a)igidr.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Need Article
by Bharat Alasandi 29 Oct '12

29 Oct '12

Dear All Professionals, I need following article for my study. If anybody have access please send me the same. *Content** **Management** Software: Success Factors for its Selection and Implementation* · Martin White *Business Information Review, March 2004; vol. 21, 1: pp. 36-43.* * * * * *thanks and Regards* -- Bharat B. Alasandi Librarian Bharatesh Education Trusts Global Business School B.C. 188 Fort Road Belgaum - 6 Karnataka E-mail : bharatalasandi(a)gmail.com Phone: 9986135406 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request to fill up the survey
by Mallikarjun 29 Oct '12

29 Oct '12

Dear Sir/Madam, I am Mallikarjun Dora, working at IIM, Ahmedabad library. We are doing a survey on "OSS Application in libraries" will be grateful if you spend few minute and fill up the same. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/7RHWDN7 The main objective of this study is to understand the status of IT applications in libraries in areas like Integrated Library Solutions, Digital library solutions, Website solutions, etc. in India and the potential of OSS in these areas of library functioning. We plan to identify factors that play a major role in, promoting and preventing, OSS implementation. The study also seeks to identify the preferred business models that may be appropriate in promoting the use of OSS in libraries. 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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Koha 3.8.6 Live CD Lite released
by Vimal Kumar V. 28 Oct '12

28 Oct '12

Dear Friends, Koha Live CD Lite is based on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Koha 3.8.6. File size is 690 MB. Live CD is customized for ready to use. Highlights are: - Easy installation steps, - Koha installation based on Ubuntu packages, it means easy to upgrade Koha in future, - Koha customised for ready to use, - Zebra server enabled, - Customised MARC fields in cataloguing, - Scheduled database backup, - Build on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS with OpenBox Desktop, - Detailed Read Me file, - Sample reports, Visit for download https://sourceforge.net/projects/kohalivecd-lite/files/ Upgrade to new version of Koha is now very easy with this Live CD. No need to execute lot of commands and editing various files to upgrade to a new version. Installation made from Koha package repository. When new version of Koha available, you can upgrade Koha using only two commands in Terminal. It automatically download new release from Internet and will make necessary changes. sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade I stripped off many applications from Ubuntu 12.04 to reduce the size of the ISO file. So it is convenient to download from Internet. You can install other useful applications after the installation of Live CD. See some examples. *Gnumeric Spreadsheet* sudo apt-get install gnumeric *Gnome-Shell Desktop:* for conventional Windows like desktop sudo apt-get install gnome-shell Log out and select gnome-shell desktop environment. *Libre Office* sudo apt-get install libreoffice Happy to inform you that I am elected as Koha Live CD/DVD Release Manager. http://koha-community.org/roles-3-12-koha-release/ My duty is to organise the efforts to build an official Koha Live CD/DVD. Koha community decided to make available official Live CD/DVD with the release of the version 3.12. Our vision is to build a user friendly Koha Live CD/DVD for Koha newbies. And it is useful for learning process and small scale implementation. Consider the release of this CD as a pilot build of Koha official Live CD/DVD. I invite you to use it and give your valuable feed back to improve this CD. Regards, -- Vimal Kumar V. Mahatma Gandhi University Library Kottayam, Kerala- 686 560 Web: http://www.vimalkumar.org Blog: http://linuxhalwa.blogspot.com http://kohageek.blogspot.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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Fw: [SIGMETRICS] OA Week: Testing the Finch Hypothesis on Green OA Mandate Effectiveness
by Subbiah Arunachalam 26 Oct '12

26 Oct '12

----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Stevan Harnad <harnad(a)ECS.SOTON.AC.UK> In June 2012, the UK Finch Committee made the following statement: "The [Green OA] policies of neither research funders nor universities themselves have yet had a major effect in ensuring that researchers make their publications accessible in institutional repositories…" [Finch Committee Recommendation, June 2012] Testing the Finch Hypothesis We have now tested the Finch Hypothesis. Using data from ROARMAP institutional Green OA mandates and data from ROAR on institutional repositories, we found that deposit number and rate is significantly correlated with mandate strength (classified as 1-12): The stronger the mandate, the more the deposits. The strongest mandates generate deposit rates of 70%+ within 2 years of adoption, compared to the un-mandated deposit rate of 20%. The effect is already detectable at the national level, where the UK, which has the largest proportion of Green OA mandates, has a national OA rate of 35%, compared to the global baseline of 25%. Conclusion The conclusion is that, contrary to the Finch Hypothesis, Green Open Access Mandates do have a major effect, and the stronger the mandate, the stronger the effect (the Liege ID/OA mandate, linked to research performance evaluation, being the strongest mandate model). RCUK (as well as all universities, research institutions and research funders worldwide) would be well advised to adopt the strongest Green OA mandates and to integrate institutional and funder mandates. The findings are in the link below. Discussion invited! Gargouri, Yassine, Lariviere, Vincent, Gingras, Yves, Brody, Tim, Carr, Les and Harnad, Stevan (2012) Testing the Finch Hypothesis on Green OA Mandate Effectiveness. Open Access Week 2012 Please read the full paper at http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/344687/1/finch2.pdf Arun -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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