June 2015 - LIS-Forum - ncsi.iisc.ernet.in

Postponement of Workshop on Research Methods in Information Studies
by mailman＠ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 12 Jun '15

12 Jun '15

From: K.S. Raghavan <ksragav(a)hotmail.com> Date: Fri, June 12, 2015 12:17 pm "Owing to unavoidable circumstances the Workshop on Research Methods in Information Studies (Organized by Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science) scheduled to be held from 15th to 16th June 2015 has been postponed. It will now be held in the month of November. The exact dates will be informed later" regards, Raghavan K. S. Raghavan Visiting Scientist Centre for Knowledge Analytics & Ontological Engineering (KAnOE) PES Institute of Technology Bangalore 560 085

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Fwd: India's open access papers and search engines
by Subbiah Arunachalam 12 Jun '15

12 Jun '15

Friends: Please see <http://www.themanitoban.com/2015/06/beyond-google/23688/> for a short note on search engines for scientific and scholarly material. We should try to get ALL research papers from India crawled by these search engines. To start with we must get them crawl all of India's IRs and OA journals. Best. Arun -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Dr. (Mrs). Poornima Narayana, Head ICAST, CSIR-NAL retires
by shivaram gowda 12 Jun '15

12 Jun '15

Dear Members Dr.(Mrs). Poornima Narayana , Head, ICAST Division of National Aerospace Laboratories, retired on superannuation on 31 May 2015. Dr.(Mrs). Poornima Narayana obtained her BSc (Biological sciences) Degree from Bangalore University, MLISc from Madras University and PhD in L & IS on topic ‘Problems & Perspectives in Design and Development of Institutional Repositories’ from Kuvempu University, Karnataka. Dr. Poornima, joined ICAST on 15/02/1978 and had long stint of 37+ years of professional service. She served in various capacities and finally became Head of the Information Center for Aerospace Science & Technology. Her notable contributions to ICAST are many, she was instrumental in automating NAL Library, which was one of the first libraries to be automated in India, and she took lead in creating database of entire library collection. Her other major contributions were Design and Development of Library Portal, Institutional Repository, AeroInfo Gateway, Union Catalogue, many more with recently launched automated publication archiving system ‘PRAKAS’ Dr. Poornima took up several projects sponsored by DSIR, NISSAT, AR&DB namely DALIC, ODIARE, KnowGate. She has to her credit more than 80 papers national and international which covers Book chapters, Journal Articles, Conference papers. She has delivered number of key note lectures in various National and International conferences Dr. Poornima is recipient of Fulbright Award in Information Sc & Tech in 2004, Outstanding Performance Award by CSIR-NAL in 1998-99 for the Creation of ICAST Portal & Database of Books, Reports, Standards and Patents, Awarded with Platinum plaque for contributions made towards CSIR Open Access Movement, by CSIR Central in 2011. She has been Member of several committees to name a few Permanent member of assessment/recruitment committees of DRDO labs, CFTRI, VITM, IAP and IISc, Nodal/Task Force Officer for NKRC (CSIR and DST Consortium), Member of Aerospace resource Panel (ARP) of AR&DB, Member of the CSIR-Open Access Mandate and many more. She has also contributed in various NAL activities, to name few, Member of Hindi Technical Advisory Committee, President of Kannada Samskritika Sangha, Chairman of Women’s Day Celebration Committee, Chairperson of ANSH 2015 seminar, Member of the ‘Management Council of NAL’ for the period 2012-13 In addition to all the above she has been active participant in all extracurricular activities like, sports and cultural programs and she has own several trophies Director and we, her colleagues both at ICAST and NAL wish her a happy, healthy and peaceful retired life with warm regards Shivaram BS ICAST, CSIR-NAL Kodihalli Bangaluru-560017 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request Abstract
by janaki raman 11 Jun '15

11 Jun '15

Dear Friends Am looking for the following Abstract, Only engineering college librarians can help Annual technical meeting / the Indian Institute of MetalsTitle: IVD6 Study on the Corrosion Behaviour of Some AlMgSi Alloys in Sulphur Bearing MediaYear 2003Author Bhattamishra A K Citation ANNUAL TECHNICAL MEETING- INDIAN INSTITUTE OF METALS; 184 Indian Institute of Metals; NMD - ATM 2003 57th:; Annual technical meeting, Indian Institute of Metals; NMD - ATM 2003 Might be a abstract or full paper, Pl send the scanner version Thanks janakiraman A -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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historical notes on S.R.R. in Current Science
by mailman＠ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 11 Jun '15

11 Jun '15

From: chris [mailto:chris@iiap.res.in] Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2015 12:30 PM Can you kindly post the message in lis-forum about the article (historical notes) on SRR in the current issue of current science? http://www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/108/11/2110.pdf thanks, regards christina

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Article request
by Nagesh 11 Jun '15

11 Jun '15

Dear Professionals, One of our scientist need the following article. Kindly send the fulltext of the same. http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=83… Thanks Nagesh Hadimani Senior library cum info asst Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research Bangalore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS JAMES BILLINGTON, APPOINTED IN 1987, WILL RETIRE
by Ragaavendra R 11 Jun '15

11 Jun '15

LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS JAMES BILLINGTON, APPOINTED IN 1987, WILL RETIRE James Billington, the librarian of Congress who has led the world's largest library for nearly three decades, will step down at the end of the year. The 86-year-old Russia scholar was just the 13th librarian of the institution since 1800 when he was appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1987. The library is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and grew out of Thomas Jefferson's collection of books. It now holds a vast collection of research materials, historical resources and cultural treasures. Billington's decision comes months after a federal report outlined failures at the library regarding the electronic transfer of thousands of documents, the Washington Post reported. Many blamed Billington for wasting millions of taxpayer dollars, the paper reported. The vacancy will be filled by presidential nomination, with confirmation by the U.S. Senate, according to the statement. REFERENCE LINK: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/librarian-congress-james-billingto… Best Regards, Raghvendra R The information contained in this electronic message and in any attachments to this message is confidential, legally privileged and intended only for use by the person or entity to which this electronic message is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, and have received this message in error, please notify the sender and system manager by return email and delete the message and its attachments and also you are hereby notified that any distribution, copying, review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of this electronic transmission or the information contained in it is strictly prohibited. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and may not represent those of the Company or bind the Company. Any commitments made over e-mail are not financially binding on the company unless accompanied or followed by a valid purchase order. This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by Mail Scanner, and is believed to be clean. The Company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. www.jubl.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Bits and Bytes Lecture Series #4: Repositioning the Profession: A Case of a Modern Public Library
by Madhuresh Singhal 11 Jun '15

11 Jun '15

Dear Members, You are cordially invited to attend the following lecture organized by NCSI-Net Foundation, Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) and SRELS. Title: Repositioning the Profession: A Case of a Modern Public Library SPEAKER: Dr. MS Sridhar, Former Head, ISAAC Library, ISRO, Bangalore PLACE: Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science (SRELS), 702, 'Upstairs', 42nd Cross, III Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore - 560 010 DATE & TIME: Friday June 12, 2015 at 6.15 p.m. Abstract: Futurologists, in the past, have excitingly talked about and predicted ‘paperless society’, ‘libraries without walls’, ‘disintermediation’, ‘end of public libraries’ and so on. True, digital technology has virtually eroded traditional printing, photography and music industries causing concern, among professionals, about ‘identity crises’, ‘fear of extinction’ or ‘need for repositioning’ the profession. Several repositioning options like ‘invisible Intermediary’, ‘pro-active Librarian’, ‘embedded librarian’, etc. were also put forth by experts. A personal visit to a modern newly built (2013) huge public library, which attracts over 7000 visitors a day like a tourist spot in the centre of the city, gave an exciting real life example of repositioning the profession, that too for public libraries, by incorporating several closely related professional services. This is to share the experience and discuss about how they redefined the role of public library by overcoming or even ignoring the traditional restrictive norms and beliefs of the profession. With regards, Madhuresh Singhal On behalf of NCSI-Net Foundation http://www.ncsinet.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Paper - The Oligopoly of Academic Publishers in the Digital Era
by Shamprasad Pujar 11 Jun '15

11 Jun '15

Dear All, Interesting study! Some of you may find it interesting. The Oligopoly of Academic Publishers in the Digital Era http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0127502 Abstract The consolidation of the scientific publishing industry has been the topic of much debate within and outside the scientific community, especially in relation to major publishers’ high profit margins. However, the share of scientific output published in the journals of these major publishers, as well as its evolution over time and across various disciplines, has not yet been analyzed. This paper provides such analysis, based on 45 million documents indexed in the Web of Science over the period 1973-2013. It shows that in both natural and medical sciences (NMS) and social sciences and humanities (SSH), Reed-Elsevier, Wiley-Blackwell, Springer, and Taylor & Francis increased their share of the published output, especially since the advent of the digital era (mid-1990s). Combined, the top five most prolific publishers account for more than 50% of all papers published in 2013. Disciplines of the social sciences have the highest level of concentration (70% of papers from the top five publishers), while the humanities have remained relatively independent (20% from top five publishers). NMS disciplines are in between, mainly because of the strength of their scientific societies, such as the ACS in chemistry or APS in physics. The paper also examines the migration of journals between small and big publishing houses and explores the effect of publisher change on citation impact. It concludes with a discussion on the economics of scholarly publishing. Regards, Dr Shamprasad M. Pujar Deputy Librarian Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research Gen Vaidya Marg, Goregaon (East) MUMBAI-400 065, India Phone: ++91-22-2841 6547 E-mail: pujar(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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Advertisement- recruitment of faculty on contract basis Asst.Professor LISc at Central University of Gujarat
by Kotrayya Agadi 11 Jun '15

11 Jun '15

Dear Professionals, Greeting from Central University of Gujarat. Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar invites applications for appointment on various teaching(Contract) positions. Teaching Positions: Library and Information Science Assistant Professor (Contract) - 3 More details click here Advertisement for recruitment of Assistant Professor on contract & Application form for recruitment of Assistant Professor on Contract. The details of advertisement are also available on the University website http://www.cug.ac.in/ With BestRegards,-----------------------------------------------Dr.K.B.AgadiAsst.LibrarianCentral University of GujaratSector-30, Gandhinagar-382030 I GujaratState I INDIA Tel: + 91 – 79 - 23260061M: 07405031234Email: kbagadi(a)cug.ac.in I library(a)cug.ac.inWebsite : | | | | | | | | | Welcome to CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF GUJARAT | CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF GUJARAT"Providing a Global Platform for Knowledge and Employability to our Students along with Society and Industry Interface." | | | | View on www.cug.ac.in | Preview by Yahoo | | | | | Library Blog : http://cuglib.wordpress.comThank you forconsidering the environment before printing -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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