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Re: [LIS-Forum] DOOMSDAY FOR LIBRARIAN AND WHO CAN MANAGE A LIBRARY?
by Mailing List Admin 14 Jul '12

14 Jul '12

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2012 11:03:48 +0530 From: veeresh hiremath <vchiremat(a)gmail.com> Sir, We are waking up to the grim reality of Dr.'s doing odd jobs in library other than the jobs they are meant/specified to do thanks to the dilution of the process of awarding of Ph.D degrees where any Tom, Dick and Harry is now a Ph.D aspirant. The system really needs to be overhauled. The recent changeover of NET pattern is a case in point. On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 11:18 AM, Mailing List Admin < mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2012 14:03:14 +0530 > From: silent listener <librarian1983(a)gmail.com> > > Sir, > > You really represent our thoughts. I have seen many Dr.s issuing > books and affixing due dates. generally Phd. holders are admired by > the public. But people laughing at a Dr.XXX Phd.(LIS).We the > professionals have to answer.Besides if the CLISc. program continue, > why can't begin certificate programmes in another Science brach > also.Let doctor assistants and engineer assistants also may be born. > Anyway thankyou once again sir. > > > Regards > > JOSEPH ZACHARIA > > +91 9947997767 > > > > On 6/30/12, Mailing List Admin <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: > >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2012 14:26:23 +0800 (SGT) >> From: Dr. A.T. Francis <francisaloor(a)yahoo.com> >> >> Dear Library Professionals, >> >> Let me share few points on the opinion of Mr. Gafoor as DOOMSDAY!!! >> nearing for our Profession. >> >> 1. What are the jobs our fully qualified (MLISc + NET + PhD+PGDCA etc.) >> library professionals doing in many of the University Libraries in Kerala >> or other states? >> 2. Whether we are employing these highly qualified professionals only for >> counter duty and issue and return of books for several years? >> 3. If that is happening, after a long period of issue and return only >> experience, what technical and managerial excellence they can gain?. >> 4. Whether our Library Schools (other than DRTC) are able to effectively >> train LIS professionals to manage the e-resources. Whether we can manage >> an e-resource only library confidently? >> 5. Whether our Library Science teachers and senior professionals are >> sincerely looking into our real personnel and professional problems and >> trying for solution?. It is a grave fact that our professionals are >> quarreling each other mainly because of system generating issues like >> appointment, promotion, qualification, etc. >> 6. The Govt. of Kerala run schools without effective libraries and >> librarians. Now we are arguing that CLISc holders are best suit to be >> posted as School Librarins >> 7. Then why not we recommend/try Nurses in place of Doctors; Diploma >> holders in place of Engineers, Degree holders as Asst. Professors? >> >> So, this is high time to re-structure our system. Otherwise it will be a >> huge loss to the society (Not to the LIS Community) >> >> Dr. A.T. FRANCIS, MCom, MLISc, PhD >> HEAD, LIBRARY & IT NODAL OFFICER >> College of Horticulture >> Kerala Agricultural University >> Thrissur - 680 656, India, 91-9496839409 (m) >> francisaloor(a)yahoo.com >> >> ______________________________**_________________ > LIS-Forum mailing list > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/**mailman/listinfo/lis-forum<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. > > -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Some points to rejuvenate college and university libraries in Kerala
by Dr. A.T. Francis 13 Jul '12

13 Jul '12

Dear Joseph Zacharia and other professionals, Every profession has clearly defined the roles of Professionals, Semi-Professionals and non-professionals.Â But, in Kerala, most of the professions are effectively controlled and managed by clerks, including the libraries and librarians. Some library professionals (I do not know whether they are true professionals or not) are also in this line and supporting to create quarrels and court cases. School, College and University Teachers have assistants, named Lab Asst. and Farm Asst.; Doctors have Asst., named Physicians’ Assistant; Nurses have Assistant, named Nursing Asst.; and so on. But, in the case of librarians in Kerala, such a clear definition is not prevailing, which causes unscientific management of professionals and continuous quarrels and court cases. We, the professionals in Thrissur have discussed these issues in detail in two seminars led by the Kerala Agricultural University and Kerala Library Association and recommended the following: (1). UGC or similar Scheme should be implemented in all college and university libraries, including poly technique colleges, medical colleges, nursing colleges, engineering colleges, etc. in Kerala as was done for other subject teachers in these institutions. (2). While implementing the UGC Scheme, all the then Junior Lecturers in conventional colleges/universities and Junior Assistant Professors in Kerala Agricultural University have been upgraded to Lecturers/Asst. Professors and given UGC Scale by exempting from 55% marks and NET (3). Here after, only direct recruitment prevails to Lecturer/Asst. Professor. (4). In the case of librarians, all the then professionals (Library/ Technical/ Reference Assistants/ Librarian Grade I, II, III & IV) should have to be inducted to the UGC Cadre by exempting from 55% marks and NET. (5). A new cadre similar to Lab Assistants should be introduced in university/college libraries with CLISc as qualification; with clear cut rules for promotion and without entry to the UGC Cadre. (6). So, the only solution to rejuvenate our profession is the full implementation of the UGC Scheme as was done for other teachers. Automatically, all quarrels between NETians and Non-NETians will end; all library professionals in universities will demand to raise the retirement age to 60 or even upto 65; duties like issue, return, replacement, shelf rectification, etc. will be handled by CLISc holders or even experienced non-professionals; nobody will demand for the unnecessary increase/ creation of posts for promotion and so on. (this is happening in Govt. Secretariat and every body is trying to create posts of Chief Secretary, Additional Secretary, DGP, CFO, etc. for promotion and consequently multiplying red-tappism and power governance. 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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Open Source Software Applications in Libraries
by Anil Kumar 13 Jul '12

13 Jul '12

Dear All, You would agree that there seems to be a growing use in OSS (Open Source Software) applications in all walks of life whether you are drafting a letter or using your mobile phone. Some of the common examples of OSS in our daily lives are Mozila, Linux, Open office, and so on. In this context we thought it pertinent to study OSS with specific reference to the library market. We believe that libraries have traditionally been open to adopting OSS and some examples could be Koha, Evergreen, Dspace, Eprints, Greenstone, etc. In line with this thinking we are conducting a brief survey on and their adoption in Indian libraries. 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. I invite you kindly respond to this survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/7RHWDN7 that has only 20 questions and the results of this study will be shared with all the respondents of the survey. This study is supported by OSS Labs and the researchers are grateful for the support. Regards H. Anil Kumar and Mallikarjun Dora Vikram Sarabhai Library Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad H. Anil Kumar Librarian Indian Institute of Management Vastrapur Ahmedabad 380 015 Ph: (079) 66324987 -- 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] DOOMSDAY FOR LIBRARIAN AND WHO CAN MANAGE A LIBRARY?
by mailman＠ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 12 Jul '12

12 Jul '12

Anand Pandey meetanandpandey(a)gmail.com Wed Jul 11 19:15:02 IST 2012 My two cents: Librarians are on a point where they will need to be aware of newer technologies which can be used to enhance services in a library and that is not an avoidable thing. Older generations may keep themselves away (if they wish) but new blood will need to understand the demand of the changing times. They need to be passionate about the job they are doing and they need to love it rather taking it as a routine job just for salaries. I saw many librarians quite keen and eager to implement new things in their libraries. They took help of experts if they were not able to do by themselves but on the same point some of them keep remaining in the mood of technology resistance. Worst case is when staff of the library starts playing politics of themselves and the posts they are holding. I have an experience of a big library where the most eligible person for digitalization was kept for some other works (kept away) and most incompetent (technologically) was made in-charge to the whole project. He was even not able to solve a single problem when it came to any errors by the software. He just grabbed this opportunity to show off that he has done the digitalization. So, that is the dilemma of our times. Staffing of the librarians should be done totally on their competency and expertise. If a PhD guy is a slow or dumb, he can be put on the counters (no offence to anyone). Coming to PhD: Given the number of LIS Schools it has become quite easy to get PhD. Take a topic which is usually (not always) survey of something like user behavior during evening time and take the forms, compile the data. Write State-of-the-art, copy something from here and there and you are done. Gosh, what is happening? Professors who examine such theses should be always asking few fundamental questions which are usually asked if you are doing research in science and technologies and they are (more or less): 1. What is the uniqueness of your work? 2. What is the contribution of your work to the field (LIS) as a whole? 3. Does it solve some specific problem? 4. Does it extend/modify some existing theories? So on. Questions should be based the work in hand. Conclusion: research should be done with a clear vision which lack in many LIS researchers (my pragmatic experience). Regards Anand Anand Kumar Pandey PhD Student, Department of Information Engineering, University of Trento, Italy PS: No offense meant to anyone! On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 7:48 AM, Mailing List Admin < mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2012 14:03:14 +0530 > From: silent listener <librarian1983(a)gmail.com> > > Sir, > > You really represent our thoughts. I have seen many Dr.s issuing > books and affixing due dates. generally Phd. holders are admired by > the public. But people laughing at a Dr.XXX Phd.(LIS).We the > professionals have to answer.Besides if the CLISc. program continue, > why can't begin certificate programmes in another Science brach > also.Let doctor assistants and engineer assistants also may be born. > Anyway thankyou once again sir. > > > Regards > > JOSEPH ZACHARIA > > +91 9947997767 > > > > On 6/30/12, Mailing List Admin <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: > >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2012 14:26:23 +0800 (SGT) >> From: Dr. A.T. Francis <francisaloor(a)yahoo.com> >> >> Dear Library Professionals, >> >> Let me share few points on the opinion of Mr. Gafoor as DOOMSDAY!!! >> nearing for our Profession. >> >> 1. What are the jobs our fully qualified (MLISc + NET + PhD+PGDCA etc.) >> library professionals doing in many of the University Libraries in Kerala >> or other states? >> 2. Whether we are employing these highly qualified professionals only for >> counter duty and issue and return of books for several years? >> 3. If that is happening, after a long period of issue and return only >> experience, what technical and managerial excellence they can gain?. >> 4. Whether our Library Schools (other than DRTC) are able to effectively >> train LIS professionals to manage the e-resources. Whether we can manage >> an e-resource only library confidently? >> 5. Whether our Library Science teachers and senior professionals are >> sincerely looking into our real personnel and professional problems and >> trying for solution?. It is a grave fact that our professionals are >> quarreling each other mainly because of system generating issues like >> appointment, promotion, qualification, etc. >> 6. The Govt. of Kerala run schools without effective libraries and >> librarians. Now we are arguing that CLISc holders are best suit to be >> posted as School Librarins >> 7. Then why not we recommend/try Nurses in place of Doctors; Diploma >> holders in place of Engineers, Degree holders as Asst. Professors? >> >> So, this is high time to re-structure our system. Otherwise it will be a >> huge loss to the society (Not to the LIS Community) >> >> Dr. A.T. FRANCIS, MCom, MLISc, PhD >> HEAD, LIBRARY & IT NODAL OFFICER >> College of Horticulture >> Kerala Agricultural University >> Thrissur - 680 656, India, 91-9496839409 (m) >> francisaloor(a)yahoo.com >> >> ______________________________**_________________ > LIS-Forum mailing list > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/**mailman/listinfo/lis-forum<http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-foru

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Announcement - ISKO Conference
by mailman＠ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 12 Jul '12

12 Jul '12

SARADA RANGANATHAN ENDOWMENT FOR LIBRARY SCIENCE srels.bangalore(a)gmail.com Wed Jul 11 16:18:59 IST 2012 Dear Moderator : Kindly arrange to annouce the following circular to the benefit of the lis forum members. Yours truly, K.N. Prasad Executive Officer, Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science The 12th International ISKO Conference is being held in the University of Mysore from 6th to 9th August 2012. Eminent Scholars from over 20 countries are presenting their research papers in the Conference. There will be a pre-conference Tutorial on 6th August on Categories for the Web that will be conducted by Dr. Kavi Mahesh (Professor of Computer Science @ PESIT, Bangalore and Knowledge Management Consultant to Infosys). The details of papers to be presented at the conference (and the detailed programme) are on the conference website (www.isibang.ac.in/~ISKO) With a view to encourage doctoral and Masters degree Students in allied areas (M.sc. (LIS); M.Tech; MCA), the Organizing Committee has decided to offer admission to students (from SAARC Countries) at a nominal registration fee of Rs.2,000/ only. The fee will entitle students to attend the Workshop, the Technical sessions of the Conference, Invited lectures and also Lunch and Tea on all 4 days. However, the reduced registration fee will not entitle students to receive the Conference Volume. The students will have to make their own arrangements for travel and accommodation. Those desirous of attending may send the registration fee by DD (Payable at Bangalore) for Rs.2,000/- drawn in favour of ISKO (India Chapter) along with a copy of their ID certifying that they are students. to: ISKO (India Chapter) c/o. Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science 702, 42nd Cross, III Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560 010 Ph: 91-080-23305109 ; E-mail: srels(a)dataone.in ; srelsbangalore(a)gmail.com

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Post of Director, INFLIBNET Centre, Ahmedabad (An IUC established under Section 12(CCC) of UGC Act, 1956)
by Dr. Badan Barman 12 Jul '12

12 Jul '12

Respected forum members, The UGC has to fill up the post of Director, INFLIBNET Centre, Ahmedabad an InterUniversity Centre of UGC on a fixed salary of Rs.75,000/- along with a Special Allowance of Rs.5000/- per month plus allowances and other benefits as per the terms and conditions for the post of Vice-Chancellors issued by the Commission. The Director of the INFLIBNET is an executive authority of the Centre. The term of appointment will be for a period of five years or till he/she attains the age of sixty-five years,whichever is earlier. The term can be renewed for a further period of five year. As per MOAand Rules governing the INFLIBNET Centre, the Director will be appointed by the President of the Council on the recommendations of a Search Committee. For the post of Director, a person should have a sound administrative acumen besides having academic distinction. He/she should be person with vision and foresight to provide necessary leadership to the Centre. The person applying for this post may also have extensive knowledge and experience in the field of Information Technology& Information in Library Networking. *How to Apply <http://www.iemploymentnews.com/>:* Interested persons send their detailed bio-data through proper channel to the following address Dr.(Mrs.) Renu Batra, Joint Secretary, University Grants Commission, New Delhi- 110 002 *Last Date of Application <http://www.iemploymentnews.com/>: *27th July, 2012. *Original Advertisement <http://www.iemploymentnews.com/>: * http://www.ugc.ac.in/pdftender/jobdirinflibnet100712.pdf Published over: Indian Employment News: http://iemploymentnews.com Thanking you, Yours faithfully (Dr. Badan Barman) Academic Consultant, Library & Information Science, Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University, Housefed Complex, Last Gate, Guwahati-781006, Assam *Toll Free Number:* 1800 345 3613 *Phone:* 0361-2234964 / 2235971 / 092070 49493 *Fax:* 0361- 2235398. *Institutional Websites:* http://www.snkkhsou.org / http://www.clkkhsou.org/ http://www.kkhsou.in *Personal Websites:* http://www.lislinks.com / http://www.lisformats.com / http://www.oajse.com / http://www.netugc.com -- 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] DOOMSDAY FOR LIBRARIAN AND WHO CAN MANAGE A LIBRARY?
by Mailing List Admin 11 Jul '12

11 Jul '12

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2012 14:03:14 +0530 From: silent listener <librarian1983(a)gmail.com> Sir, You really represent our thoughts. I have seen many Dr.s issuing books and affixing due dates. generally Phd. holders are admired by the public. But people laughing at a Dr.XXX Phd.(LIS).We the professionals have to answer.Besides if the CLISc. program continue, why can't begin certificate programmes in another Science brach also.Let doctor assistants and engineer assistants also may be born. Anyway thankyou once again sir. Regards JOSEPH ZACHARIA +91 9947997767 On 6/30/12, Mailing List Admin <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2012 14:26:23 +0800 (SGT) > From: Dr. A.T. Francis <francisaloor(a)yahoo.com> > > Dear Library Professionals, > > Let me share few points on the opinion of Mr. Gafoor as DOOMSDAY!!! > nearing for our Profession. > > 1. What are the jobs our fully qualified (MLISc + NET + PhD+PGDCA etc.) > library professionals doing in many of the University Libraries in Kerala > or other states? > 2. Whether we are employing these highly qualified professionals only for > counter duty and issue and return of books for several years? > 3. If that is happening, after a long period of issue and return only > experience, what technical and managerial excellence they can gain?. > 4. Whether our Library Schools (other than DRTC) are able to effectively > train LIS professionals to manage the e-resources. Whether we can manage > an e-resource only library confidently? > 5. Whether our Library Science teachers and senior professionals are > sincerely looking into our real personnel and professional problems and > trying for solution?. It is a grave fact that our professionals are > quarreling each other mainly because of system generating issues like > appointment, promotion, qualification, etc. > 6. The Govt. of Kerala run schools without effective libraries and > librarians. Now we are arguing that CLISc holders are best suit to be > posted as School Librarins > 7. Then why not we recommend/try Nurses in place of Doctors; Diploma > holders in place of Engineers, Degree holders as Asst. Professors? > > So, this is high time to re-structure our system. Otherwise it will be a > huge loss to the society (Not to the LIS Community) > > Dr. A.T. FRANCIS, MCom, MLISc, PhD > HEAD, LIBRARY & IT NODAL OFFICER > College of Horticulture > Kerala Agricultural University > Thrissur - 680 656, India, 91-9496839409 (m) > francisaloor(a)yahoo.com >

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rules for article submission
by Muruli Acharya 11 Jul '12

11 Jul '12

Dear professionals, Is it essential for central government employees (librarians in particular) to go through proper channel while submitting an article to a journal/conference? Is it included in code of conduts for Central Govt Employees? In case of not informing higher authority, can the authority take any disciplinary action? Please let me know if thre is any such rules regarding the same. regards Muruli -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Announcement - ISKO Conference
by SARADA RANGANATHAN ENDOWMENT FOR LIBRARY SCIENCE 11 Jul '12

11 Jul '12

Dear Moderator : Kindly arrange to annouce the following circular to the benefit of the lis forum members. Yours truly, K.N. Prasad Executive Officer, Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science The 12th International ISKO Conference is being held in the University of Mysore from 6th to 9th August 2012. Eminent Scholars from over 20 countries are presenting their research papers in the Conference. There will be a pre-conference Tutorial on 6th August on ‘Categories for the Web’ that will be conducted by Dr. Kavi Mahesh (Professor of Computer Science @ PESIT, Bangalore and Knowledge Management Consultant to Infosys). The details of papers to be presented at the conference (and the detailed programme) are on the conference website (www.isibang.ac.in/~ISKO) With a view to encourage doctoral and Masters’ degree Students in allied areas (M.sc. (LIS); M.Tech; MCA), the Organizing Committee has decided to offer admission to students (from SAARC Countries) at a nominal registration fee of Rs.2,000/ only. The fee will entitle students to attend the Workshop, the Technical sessions of the Conference, Invited lectures and also Lunch and Tea on all 4 days. However, the reduced registration fee will not entitle students to receive the Conference Volume. The students will have to make their own arrangements for travel and accommodation. Those desirous of attending may send the registration fee by DD (Payable at Bangalore) for Rs.2,000/- drawn in favour of ISKO (India Chapter) along with a copy of their ID certifying that they are students. to: ISKO (India Chapter) c/o. Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science 702, 42nd Cross, III Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560 010 Ph: 91-080-23305109 ; E-mail: srels(a)dataone.in ; srelsbangalore(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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request
by monisha mishra 11 Jul '12

11 Jul '12

Dear All, Good afternoon. Kindly send the full text of the below mentioned articles if any body has the access, as those are urgently required by one of our research scholars. 1.OETJEN, K. and H. KARL, 1999: Improvement of gas chromatographic determination methods of volatile amines in fish and fishery products. Deutsche Lebensmittelrundschau 95, 403-407 2.MURRAY, C.K. and D.M. GIBSON 1972b: An investigation of the method of determining trimethylamine in fish muscle extracts by the formation of its picrate salt. Journal of Food Technology 7, 47-51. 3.COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 95/149/EC, 1995: Commission Decision of 8 March 1995 fixing the TVB-N (total volatile basic nitrogen) limit values for certain categories of fishery products and specifying the analysis methods to be used. Official Journal L097, 29/04/1995, p. 84-87 4.DÄNICKE, S., K.H. UEBERSCHÄR, K. REESE and S. WEIGEND, 2006: Investigations on the effects of rape oil quality, choline and methionine concentrations in diets for laying hens on the Trimethylamine (TMA) content of the eggs, on TMA metabolism and on laying performance. Archive of Animal Nutrition 60 (1), 57-79. 5.Reese, K., R. Preisinger, M. Schmutz, S. Weigend, M. Honkatukia, M. Tuiskula-Haavisto, A. Maki-Tanila, and J. Vilkki. 2004. Selection tools to eliminate hens laying fishy tainted eggs. World’s Poult. Congr. XXII, Istanbul, Turkey. Cambridge Journals, Cambridge, UK. regards *Monisha Mishra* *Librarian Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology, Bhubaneswar Orissa* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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