April 2013 - LIS-Forum - ncsi.iisc.ernet.in

Do I Ignore this? Research, Publishing & Open Access
by Satyaranjan Sahu 09 Apr '13

09 Apr '13

Dear All, After reading the posting of Dr. Asundi on 8th March 2013 (Replies to case of Plagiarism and other observations) as a young professional, I had some immediate reaction to express on the prospective of LIS profession in India. But I controlled my feelings and analyzed the changes in profession over the decade after the strong worded editorial of Dr. Abhijit Lahari (http://itt.nissat.tripod.com/itt0201/edtl0201.htm). I rarely attend conferences/seminars but from the mail of Dr. Asundi and subsequent mails, it was obvious that little good has happened in the profession. So I had refrained myself from posting in the forum remembering the words of my beloved ex-teacher late Dr. T.B. Rajashekar, Indian Institute of Science (NSCI) that 'Do more with deeds than words'. But today after reading an article in the journal, International Journal of Advanced Library and Information Science (Open Access), 1(1); 2013, 12pp. (http://scientific.cloud-journals.com/index.php/IJALIS/article/view/Sci-70) which gives wrong data about my serving institute, I could not refrain from posting this mail. In the article, the author's carelessness makes his work null and void and exhibits how casual he/she is. Following are some examples: 1. The number of articles mentioned under methodology is 1423 in Current Science volume 90 to 99 (2006-2010) but the different tables show they are 1698. 2. Under sub-heading "Institution Wise productivity (5.1.8)", the table shows that the articles published by institutes; NIO-323, NGRI-268, PRL-242, BARC-218, IARI-183 (research institutes) and others 369. This is false and contradicting the previous section 5.1.6 where it is mentioned 449 articles for research institutions (26.44%). I strongly object to the false information provided for my institute, National Institute of Oceanography (CSIR). My institute has published only 93 articles during the mentioned period and not 323 articles in Current Science. >From the above article, it is clear that how seriously the research is carried out in the profession. The journal is an open access journal and its standard can be judged from this paper. I am not surprised to see the author as Senior Editor. I am a strong supporter of Open Access movement but it is annoying to see these predator publishers who are corrupting open access (http://www.nature.com/news/predatory-publishers-are-corrupting-open-access- 1.11385). To increase the length of the bio-data and API scoring, there is a competition among the professionals. They increase the number of publications compromising the quality and ethics. I feel sorry for those professionals, who are dedicatedly doing quality research and publish very few articles. Thanking you With regards Satya -------------------------------------------- Satya Ranjan Sahu Scientist National Information Centre for Marine Sciences (Library) CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography (CSIR-NIO) Dona Paula, Goa - 403 004 ----------------------------------------------------- -- 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 LIJESH TK 09 Apr '13

09 Apr '13

Title: Taxonomic review of the tree frog genus Rhacophorus from the Western Ghats, India (Anura: Rhacophoridae), with description of ontogenetic colour changes and reproductive behaviour Author: S.D. BIJU; RACHUNLIU G. KAMEI; STEPHEN MAHONY; ASHISH THOMAS; SONALI GARG; GARGI SIRCAR; ROBIN SUYESH Source: Zootaxa 3636 (2): 257–289 website: http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2013/f/z03636p289f.pdf By, Lijesh T.K KFRI, Thrissur, Kerala. Visit: http://www.libraryjobs4u.blogspot.com/ Library News: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Library-News/146299565539496 -- 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] [Details of Faculty Status for Librarians is required]
by Mailing List Admin 09 Apr '13

09 Apr '13

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2013 15:30:19 +0530 From: Pravish Prakash <pravishprakashbhu(a)gmail.com> BHU Varanasi treated as teching cader for library positions On 06/04/2013, mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: > From: "Dr. A.T. Francis" <francisaloor(a)yahoo.com> > Date: Thu, April 4, 2013 12:31 pm > > > Dear Professionals, > > Please let me know and provide the details of Universities > in India having Faculty Status (Teaching Staff) for Asst. Librarians, > Deputy Librarians and Librarians. If there, please provide copies of > decisions and/or orders of the University, Governments, Courts or other > agencies in this regard. > > If librarians are designated as Asst. Professor, Assoc. Professor and > Professor, available information of the same also may be given. > > With regards,Dr. > > A.T. FRANCIS, MCom, MLISc, NET, PhD > HEAD, > LIBRARY, IT NODAL OFFICER& WEBADMINISTRATOR > 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 > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > > -- Pravish Prakash Assistant Librarian Tagore Library (Central Library) University of Lucknow Lucknow (UP) 226007 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Nature Special - The Future of Publishing
by madhuresh.singhal 09 Apr '13

09 Apr '13

Dear All, Nature, one of the best scientific magazines, has come out with a special feature entitled "The Future of Publishing". Focus is on Open-Access. Below is the brief write-up about that. "After nearly 400 years in the slow-moving world of print, the scientific publishing industry is suddenly being thrust into a fast-paced online world of cloud computing, crowd sourcing and ubiquitous sharing. Long-established practices are being challenged by new ones - most notably, the open-access, author-pays publishing model. In this special issue, Nature takes a close look at the forces now at work in scientific publishing, and how they may play out over the coming decades." Here, in this Special Feature issue, Nature published several articles in various categories like Editorial, News, News Features, and Comments etc. They are detailed below. I hope you may like to read them. You can access it at http://www.nature.com/news/specials/scipublishing/index.html Editorial - Disciplinary action How scientists share and reuse information is driven by technology but shaped by discipline. News - Sham journals scam authors Con artists are stealing the identities of real journals to cheat scientists out of publishing fees. News Features - The true cost of science publishing Cheap open-access journals raise questions about the value publishers add for their money. News Features - The library reboot As scientific publishing moves to embrace open data, libraries and researchers are trying to keep up. News Features - The dark side of publishing The explosion in open-access publishing has fuelled the rise of questionable operators. Comment - Beyond the paper The journal and article are being superseded by algorithms that filter, rate and disseminate scholarship as it happens, argues Jason Priem. Comment - A fool's errand Objections to the Creative Commons attribution licence are straw men raised by parties who want open access to be as closed as possible, warns John Wilbanks. Comment - How to hasten open access Three advocates for a universally free scholarly literature give their prescriptions for the movement's next push, from findability to translations. Books and Arts - Q&A: Knowledge liberator Robert Darnton heads the world's largest collection of academic publications, the Harvard University Library system. He is also a driver behind the new Digital Public Library of America. Ahead of its launch in April, he talks about Google, science journals and the open-access debate. Careers - Open to possibilities Opting for open access means considering costs, journal prestige and career implications. Best Regards Madhuresh Singhal Senior Manager - Knowledge Services Advinus Therapeutics Ltd (A TATA Enterprise) 21 & 22, Phase 2, Peenya Industrial Area, Bangalore - 560058 Phone: +91 80 66553106 Meet us at BIO International Convention, April 22-25, 2013, Chicago, Illinois, USA (Booth # 4256) ************************************************************************************************* This email and its attachments are confidential and proprietary to Advinus Therapeutics Ltd. and are meant for the intended recipient only. If you are not the intended recipient, do not take any actions based on the contents of this message, except to permanently delete the message and its attachments and inform the sender immediately. ************************************************************************************************* -- 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 09 Apr '13

09 Apr '13

Dear Professionals, Our research faculty members required following journal articles, please send this article and help me and our faculty 1. *Naoya Satoh<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0014299904008295>, Yoshimi Kitada<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0014299904008295> * : Cardioprotective effect of MCC-135 is associated with inhibition of Ca2+overload in ischemic/reperfused hearts *European Journal of Pharmacology<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00142999> Volume 499, Issues 1-2<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00142999/499/1>, 19 September 2004, Pages 179-187* 2. *Sophie Besse<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0531556504001925> Stéphane Tanguy <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0531556504001925>a<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0531556504001925#AFF1>, François Boucher<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0531556504001925> a <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0531556504001925#AFF1>: * Cardioprotection with cariporide, a sodium-proton exchanger inhibitor, after prolonged ischemia and reperfusion in senescent rats *Experimental Gerontology <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/05315565> Volume 39, Issue 9 <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/05315565/39/9>, September 2004, Pages 1307-1314* 3. Stanley B Digerness<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0891584999001847> * <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0891584999001847#AFF1>, Kevin D Harris<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0891584999001847>Peroxynitrite irreversibly decreases diastolic and systolic function in cardiac muscle Free Radical Biology and Medicine<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/08915849> Volume 27, Issues 11-12<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/08915849/27/11>, December 1999, Pages 1386-1392 4. yuki Namekata<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0024320505001475>, Hideki Nakamura<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0024320505001475>, Hideaki Shimada<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0024320505001475>, Cardioprotection without cardiosuppression by SEA0400, a novel inhibitor of Na+-Ca2+ exchanger, during ischemia and reperfusion in guinea-pig myocardium Life Sciences<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00243205> Volume 77, Issue 3 <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00243205/77/3>, 3 June 2005, Pages 312-324 -- ** ** *** Regards Mr.Ravi Hullur Asst.Librarian KLE University, Belgaum Mob.No.9740638831 Blog:http://ravihullurs.blogspot.in/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Summer Programme on Data Analysis in Social Sciences for Ph.D. students, May 27, 2013 - Jun 05, 2013, TISS, Mumbai
by Puttaraj Choukimath 09 Apr '13

09 Apr '13

Dears, NOFY!: *Summer Programme on Data Analysis in Social Sciences for Ph.D. students* during May 27, 2013 - Jun 05, 2013, at TISS Mumbai. *Pl visit:* http://www.tiss.edu/workshops-seminars-conferences-programme/summer-program… Kindly contact the persons concerned to the programme! *Last date for the receipt of duly completed applications: 10th May, 2013* Best regards, Puttaraj. -- Mr.Puttaraj, A. C. Asst. Librarian (SS) Periodicals Section, SDTM Library, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, P.B. No.8313, Deonar, MUMBAI - 400 088 (Maharashtra) INDIA T: +91-22-2552 5285 (O); Fax: +91-22-2552 5050 E: choukimath(a)tiss.edu; choukimath(a)gmail.com W: http://library.tiss.edu/ B: http://socialsciencesinfoblog.blogspot.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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INFORMATICS LAUNCHES KOHA ON CLOUD AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES
by Soji Mathew 08 Apr '13

08 Apr '13

We at Informatics (India) Limited are pleased to announce the launch of our services for Koha, the world's best open sources library automation system. 1. Our Koha Services Our Koha services will include: - Hosting and software maintenance on our cloud computing platform. This service is based on Amazon Web Services and includes 99.95% uptime, 99.999999999% data durability and ISO 27000 certified Information security - Onsite training for library staff on all Koha modules. We also intend to conduct group training programs in major cities of the country - Conversion of catalog, member and other data from the current library system. We cover conversion from Libsys, SOUL, SLIM and several other systems in use in India 2. Our Koha Team Our Koha team is lead by Savitra Sirohi. Savitra in his previous role with OSS Labs launched the first credible Koha service out of India. He has played a key role in the adoption of Koha by over 50 libraries in India. Savitra has also authored the world's first book on Koha. Our Koha services are backed by the rest of Informatics staff including a sales force and training team spread across the country and a customer service and technology team stationed in Bangalore. 3. About Informatics Informatics was promoted three decades ago with a vision to pioneer the business of e-information in India, with scholarly and research content being the prime focus. Headquartered in Bangalore, the silicon valley of India, Informatics has come a long way in promoting e-information usage culture in the academic and corporate world. With a group turnover of more than US$ 25 million (2011-12), Informatics has a team of over 130 well-qualified personnel, sales offices spread over length and breadth of India and a team of distributors across the globe. The Company currently provides services to more than 1,000 clients globally. 4. Contact Us For Koha enquiries please contact us at: Phone: +91 80 40387777 E-mail: info(a)informindia.co.in Post: Informatics (India) Limited, No 194, R V Road, Basavanagudi, Bangalore - 560 004 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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fake journals and conferences - from NYT
by Swati Bhattacharyya 08 Apr '13

08 Apr '13

And the dark side of open access and the Indians are always in the forefront. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/08/health/for-scientists-an-exploding-world-… Sincerely, -- Swati Bhattacharyya Librarian Indian Institute of Management Calcutta Joka, Diamond Harbor Road Kolkata - 700104 Ph: +91-33-2467-8300/01 (extn: O:416; R: 106) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Polytechnic Library website with Question Papers
by Niranjan K 08 Apr '13

08 Apr '13

Dear friends and Professionals I am very happy to inform all karnataka polytechnic college librarians, I am hosted the Library web site for our students and professionals. Anybody can download all semester all subject question papers in pdf format and requested your feedback. Website details is follows Home Page http://dsdnplib.webs.com/ for question papers and syllabus http://dsdnplib.webs.com/downloadsusefullinks.htm With Regards Niranjana K Librarian D.S. Dinakar National Polytechnic JNNCE Campus Shimoga-577204email- niranjanklib(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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how to get data recovery from PC
by Ravi Hullur 08 Apr '13

08 Apr '13

Dear Professionals, I lost my data at the time PC formatting, than how to get my data form that PC and how to recover this any software available free please help me in this regards -- ** ** *** Regards Mr.Ravi Hullur Asst.Librarian KLE University, Belgaum 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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