May 2012 - LIS-Forum - ncsi.iisc.ernet.in

CALL FOR PAPER
by M. Ram 12 May '12

12 May '12

The Journal of Library and Information Communication Technology (JLICT) is a peer-reviewed journal (half yearly) will be published by editorial board of JLICT (first issue will be published in July 2012). JLICT is dedicated to increasing the depth of the subject across disciplines with the ultimate aim of expanding knowledge of the subject. * Call for Papers JLICT will cover all areas of library science related with ICT. The journal 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 We invite you to submit your manuscript(s) to: jlict2012(a)rediffmail.com 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: Copyright transfer with a statement: I transferred all the right of my/our article (Title) to the Managing Editors of the “Journal of Library and Information Communication Technology’. And I also stated that I will be responsible for information, data submitted in my article/paper. This is my own and original work and I have not sent anywhere for the publication /presentation. 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 last date of acceptance papers is 25/05/2012 Dr.Mange Ram Deputy Librarian & Incharge University Library Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed University), Dayalbagh Agra-5 (UP)INDIA Mail: mram72ster(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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If there is a will there is a way
by Gopakumar Velayudhanpillai 12 May '12

12 May '12

Dear professional friends The lisforum has been an obsession for the professional friends all over India and abroad. The shock among the professionals were visible in the many messages that appear in the forum. Some suggestions to keep alive the forum also were found posted. The NCSI has been doing a wonderful job of maintaining the forum for quiet long. It is not the simple task of allotting some server space and maintaining the software to be appreciated. The intellectual task of moderating the messages without any bias needs sincere appreciation. Who will take up this responsibility?  I openly call upon the Indian Library Association or any other State Library Association to take up the matter and do a wonderful job without any bias. The financial responsibility involved shall be shared by the members. Hope the ILA or any other state association will come forward. Dr GOPAKUMAR V. University Librarian,Goa University Taleigao Plateau, Goa. PIN 403 206 gopakumar.v(a)rediffmail.com Office Phone: 08326519012 Mobile No: 09447056713 -- 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] Closure of NCSI
by Mailing List Admin 12 May '12

12 May '12

Dear All, This is really shock hearing news that NCSI department is going to close. Tbe IT exposure which we have got at NCSI is uncomparable to exposure which we are getting in other institute in India. What we are today is due to NCSI only which was a great initiative taken by Late Dr. T.B. Rajashekhar Sir. This Information and Knowledge Centre is well known in all the information corner of the world. NCSI has provided a platform to all NCSIans to serve the country with its valuable information and knowledge resources. Hoping Dr. Francis Jaykanth Sir keeping us abreast with LIS forum and NCSI Net activites through IISc server. With Regards, Romesh Chander Assistant Librarian, Central Library Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra(Jammu) Mob. No. 09906318466 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Your right is to work only, but never to the fruit thereof. Be not instrumental in making your actions bear fruit, nor let your attachment be to inaction." ____________________________________________________________________ With Best Regards, Romesh Chander Assistant Librarian, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra(Jammu) . On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 11:06 AM, <lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: > 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. NCSI: A Melancholic end (Vasanth) > 2. Re: Closure of NCSI (Yalagouda Patil) > 3. Re: Closure of NCSI (Mohan Kulkarni) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 02:57:39 +0800 (SGT) > From: Vasanth <gooche_1981(a)yahoo.co.in> > To: LIS forum <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> > Subject: [LIS-Forum] NCSI: A Melancholic end > Message-ID: > <1336589859.61541.YahooMailNeo(a)web193402.mail.sg3.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Dear Sir/Madam, > > It is very sad to know the closure of NCSI > (National Centre for Scientific Information). Since its inception in 1983 NCSI > has played a very significant role in providing support for enhancing the quality > of LIS education in India through its flagship program of training LIS graduates in Information and Knowledge Management (IKM). NCSI, through its IKM training program not only trained our young > LIS professionals to manage digital information, NCSI laid the foundation for redesigning > and re-modifying LIS curriculum in many universities across India to move with > the changing information landscape. > > NSCI has also provided a way to many of the > LIS professionals who trained in IKM program to move to corporate world. Today > we can see many of the LIS professionals working in corporate sector with new > and diversified designations (information scientists, information manager, > knowledge manager, information executives, domain experts etc.). > > Another significant contribution of NSCI is > the establishment of India?s first institutional repository for archiving > scholarly communications of the IISc research output. NSCI has also played a > major role in imparting training for establishing IR in many of the research > organizations and universities in India. > > It is appropriate to remember Late T. B. > Rajshekar for making NCSI one of the best institutes for training Library graduates > in Information and Knowledge Management. NCSI under his leadership had seen > tremendous growth. When he was heading the institute NCSI was the entry point > for many of the LIS graduates for repositioning their career in LIS profession. > His sudden and untimely death made NCSI orphaned. > > The only way to offer tribute to T. B. > Rajshekar sir is through keep LIS forum active. Hope Dr. Francis Jaykanth would > be succeeding in keeping LIS forum running through IISc server and abreast all > of us every day as it has been since 1997. > ? > ------------------------- > With best wishes > Vasantha Raju N > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > >

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Refresher Course in Library and Information Science from 21/6/2012 to 11/7/2012
by Pushpendra Sengar 12 May '12

12 May '12

Dear, The UGC-Academic Staff College, NEHU, Shillong, in association with Department of Library and Information Science, NEHU is going to organize a refresher courses in *Library and Information Science *from 21/6/2012 to 11/7/2012. Applications are invited for refresher courses from college/university Teachers and Librarians and Assistant Librarian, Documentation Officer and Information Scientist on the prescribed application form that can be downloaded from http://www.ascnehu.com/Announcements.aspx The application form should be duly forwarded by the Principal/Head of the institution/Head of the PG Department. Selected applicants must obtain their release orders from their college/university/institution before joining the course. For further details you may contact to: Prof. M.M. Raza, Department of Library & Information Science, NEHU, Shillong Tel: 0364-2723146; 9774480727 (M) masoomr(a)yahoo.com -- *Pushpendra Pratap Singh Sengar (P.P.S.Sengar) * *Sr. Assistant Librarian INMANTEC Institutions * Adhyatmit Nagar, Dasna Railway Crossing, Delhi-Hapur Bypass (NH-24) Ghaziabad (201009) U.P. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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UKSG Annual Conference videos
by Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar 12 May '12

12 May '12

UKSG Conference, the annual get-together for librarians, publishers and academics, was held in Glasgow, Scotland (26-28 March 2012). The main presentation videos are now available and you can also read the reports.You can find the links from the weblog http://libinfospace.blogspot.com/ An important presentation on the future of ILMS "The web-scale library – a global approach" (by Marshall Breeding) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Slby_BYDs0 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library professionals required @ MEFGI, Rajkot
by kaushik rao 12 May '12

12 May '12

Dear All, Marwadi Education Foundation’s Group of Institutions, Rajkot Gujarat invites application from young Library professionals for various positions like, Assistant Librarian, Library Assistant and Library Trainee. The candidates will also get an opportunity to work in all the sections of the library in a very good academic and ICT environment. Those who have appeared for M.L.I.Sc <http://m.l.i.sc/> examination can also apply for the post of library trainee, but have to produce the proof of completion at the time of interview; Selected *Candidates have to appear for interview at their own cost.* Resume (preferably MS-Word File ) with two references indicating date of birth, age, year of passing and percentage of marks starting from SSC, with other personal and professional details may please be sent to the under signed over email to : Email: hr(a)marwadieducation.edu.in or kaushik.rao(a)marwadieducation.edu.in Thanking you, *---------------* *Kaushik Rao* *Officer - LIS* *Cell: 9099939585 <callto:9099939585>* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Continue LIS-Forum
by Dr. (Mrs) Kamlesh Goel 11 May '12

11 May '12

I also support to N. Shailaja's views as we should not think about the name but should provide a valuable platform to Library science professionals. -- k.goel Dr.(Mrs) Kamlesh Goel Deputy Director NASSOC, ICSSR 35, Ferozshah Road New Delhi - 110001 Phone: 95+011-23073438 http://bhaagavathkatha.blogspot.in/ http://kamleshgoel.blogspot.in/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Need help
by Mailing List Admin 11 May '12

11 May '12

Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 16:05:10 +0530 (IST) From: Swati Bhattacharyya <swati(a)iimcal.ac.in> I am trying to reach any LIS faculty member of Osmania University. Can anyone help me please? Swati Bhattacharyya -------------------------------------------------- Librarian Indian Institute of Management Joka Diamond Harbor Road Calcutta - 700104 Phone: 091-33-24678300 Extn: 416 FAX: 091-33-2467-8062 Email: swati @iimcal.ac.in -------------------------------------------------- > Friends: > > Both the Government and the academia in the UK are taking positive steps > to bring all of UK science into open access. The UK Government has > enlisted a celebrity like Jimmy Wales of Wikipedia fame to promote open > access. But in India neither the Government (the Ministers of HRD and S&T, > the Secretaries of the different science departments, chairman of the UGC) > nor the leaders in the academic world (with a few exceptions) have shown > any enthusiasm for mandating open access to publicly funded research. I > wrote a short article in the North Indian editions of Indian > Express:Â http://www.indianexpress.com/news/cancel-the-subscription/946723/0. > I give below a blog post from 'scienceintelligence' and a short writeup > from Wired.UK. > > Best wishes. > > Arun > > > FromÂ http://scienceintelligence.wordpress.com/2011/12/12/oa-free-gateway-to-uk-r… > > OA: free Gateway to UKÂ Research > The UK governmentâsÂ Department for Business, Innovation and Skills > (BIS)Â recently released a report â titled âInnovation and Research > Strategy for Growthâ â stating that all scientific research funded by > British taxpayers will be made available online free of charge. The > website, to be called âGateway to Researchâ, will eventually > incorporate research funded by other bodies, under the governmentâs > plan.Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â > Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â > Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â > Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â > Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â It has been > observed that much of the high-energy physics research community currently > uses a system of open access online publishing. The arxiv.org website, an > online repository set up in > 1991, offers almost all high-energy physics research for free. Despite > this, established physics journals have reported no decrease in > subscriptions. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â > Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â > Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â > Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â > Â Janet Finch, former vice-chair ofKeele University,UK, has been assigned > the responsibility to investigate how theUKmight set up something similar > for all its taxpayer-funded science. She is expected to report in the > first half of 2012 but, meanwhile, the UK Research Councils will be > reminded that research papers from the work they fund should be made as > widely available as possible. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â > Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â > Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The > announcement is reportedly part of a growing trend towards open access, > following the success of the free journalsÂ PLoS OneÂ andÂ Nature > Scientific Reports.Â > http://www.bis.gov.uk/assets/biscore/innovation/docs/i/11-1387-innovation-a… > > http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-05/08/jimmy-wales-open-access-scie… > > > Jimmy Wales: charging to access publicly-funded research makes 'no sense' > ByÂ Olivia Solon > 08 May 12 > > > It makes "no sense" to charge the taxpaying public to access academic > research that they funded in the first place, argues Jimmy Wales, the > founder ofÂ Wikipedia. > > > Wales has been consulted by the government to help make all > taxpayer-funded academic research in the UK available online. The > initiative was announcedÂ last weekÂ by universities and science minister > David Willetts. He will help the Department for Business, Innovation and > Skills and the UK Research Councils to develop new ways to distribute > research data and studies. > Wales told Wired.co.uk in an interview: "Particularly in a time of > austerity, it makes no sense to charge the public (through their taxes) to > support research, and then to charge them again to read the very research > that they paid for. The authors don't get paid, the reviewers don't get > paid, and yet the traditional journals sell for a lot of money. A nice > spot at the trough, if you can get it, but it's time for us to disrupt > things." > Wales was talking about major academic publishers including Elsevier, > Springer and Wiley-Blackwell, which charge high subscription charges, > which libraries and other publicly funded bodies are forced to buy in very > large bundles for hundreds of thousands of pounds. As a result, the > publishersÂ have impressive profit marginsÂ -- Elsevier's was 36 percent > (making Â£724m on revenues of Â£2bn in 2010). > Despite the fact that most other publishing companies have found their > business models severely disrupted by the internet, academic publishers' > stranglehold on some of the most respected journal titles and tight > subscription model has meant it has taken a while for the status quo to be > challenged. > However, critical momentum has been growing and a protest calledÂ The Cost > of KnowledgeÂ has emerged, with more than 11,000 researchers putting their > name to a petition against Elsevier. They can pledge to refrain from doing > editorial work for any of Elsevier's journals, from publishing their > studies through the company or even refereeing any studies published > through the company. Since the launch of the site, The Wellcome TrustÂ has > announced plansÂ to withhold funding unless researchers make their > publications freely available. > Wales argues that an open access scheme such as the PLoS ONE model could > be adopted in the UK. He says that he's happy for traditional journal > publishers to compete in an open market with open access journals. "The > competition will force prices down and they'll be forced to justify their > existence to paying customers," he added. > Open access journalsÂ tend to require the author to pay to have an article > published once it has been peer reviewed. If the articles qualify, authors > are asked to pay a fee of around Â£1000 to Â£3000. The fee goes towards > coordinating the peer review process and managing the website. > Wales believes that with the push towards making publicly funded research > open access, traditional journal publishers will "probably" still have a > sustainable business model, but "at a much reduced level of profits". He > added: "Electric lights didn't put candle makers out of business, after > all. But they surely changed the way they think about their market." > Despite all of the talk about disrupting business models, Wales is most > interested in how open access models could improve science. He says: "We > now have the possibility for millions of people to read and learn from > academic publications directly, through the web, allowing a much richer > global conversation about knowledge. If, in order to participate in a > dialogue with historians, I have to have the resources of a > well-fundedÂ university libraryÂ at my disposal, and the time to go there, > then I'm essentially excluded. But if their work is available for me to > read for myself... how wonderful." > One of Wales' first challenges is to advise research councils on the > "Gateway to Research" initiative, a site that will link to publicly-funded > UK research all over the web. > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > >

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Continue Lis- Forum
by naganarasimha shailaja 11 May '12

11 May '12

Dear Friends, I may not be a regular contributor to the forum but a very regular reader. I feel Mr Jayakanthan can continue as the moderator and a set of youngsters can work closely with him and it is not a big deal for an organisation like IISc to continue the forum through its Domain. Weather the name is NCSI, IISc, Tata Memorial Library it is all the same.The Purpose for which the Forum was started should not be lost.The zeal with which T.B Rajashekar worked for the forum should be kept going.Few young enterents to the Profession of Library and Information Science can study the development of the forum for their MLISc assaignments. N. Shailaja Asst.Editor, -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Closure of NCSI
by franc＠library.iisc.ernet.in 11 May '12

11 May '12

Dear Members, The National Centre for Science Information (NCSI), IISc, Bangalore, does not exist anymore. The official dissolution order was issued recently. The Archives and Publications Cell at IISc will be occupying the erstwhile NCSI building. As per my choice, I have been transferred to the JRD Tata Memorial Library (JRDTML), IISc and have since reported for work there. My present contact details are appended to this mail. As many of you are aware, this discussion list (LIS-Forum) service is being administered from the erstwhile NCSI since 1997. With the closure of NCSI, there is a question mark about its continuity from the IISc domain. I haven't yet had a chance to discuss the matter related to the continuity of the LIS-Forum service from the JRDTML with the Library in-charge, JRDTML. Will do so at an earliest opportunity and let you know if the service would be continued from the JRDTML or its time for the change of the guard! With best regards, - Francis Jayakanth JRD Tata Memorial Library Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru - 560 012 Tel: 91-80-22932407 E-mail: franc(a)library.iisc.ernet.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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