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Should Indian researchers pay to get their work published ?
by Vittal varaha murali 28 Oct '16

28 Oct '16

Dear Moderator, I request you to post the below in LIS forum. Should Indian researchers pay to get their work published? We raise the financial and ethical issue of paying for getting papers published in professional journals. Indian researchers have published more than 37,000 papers in over 880 open access journals from 61 countries in the five years 2010-14 as seen from Science Citation Index Expanded. This accounts for about 14.4% of India’s overall publication output, considerably higher than the 11.6% from the world. Indian authors have used 488 OA journals levying article processing charge (APC), ranging from INR 500 to US$5,000, in the five years to publish about 15,400 papers. More than half of these papers were published in just 13 journals. PLoS One and Current Science are the OA journals Indian researchers use most often. Most leading Indian journals are open access and they do not charge APC. Use of OA journals levying APC has increased over the four years from 242 journls and 2557 papers in 2010 to 328 journals and 3,634 papers in 2014. There has been an increase in the use of non-APC journals as well, but at a lower pace. About 27% of all Indian papers in OA journals are in ‘Clinical Medicine,’ and 11.7% in ‘Chemistry.’ Indian researchers have used nine mega journals to publish 3,100 papers. We estimate that India is potentially spending about US$2.4 million annually on APCs and suggest that it would be prudent for Indian authors to make their work freely available through interoperable repositories, a trend that is growing significantly in Latin America and China, especially when research is facing a funding crunch. We further suggest bringing all Indian OA journals on to a single platform similar to SciELO, and all repositories be harvested by CSIR-URDIP which is already managing the OA repositories of the laboratories of CSIR, DBT and DST. Such resource sharing will not only result in enhanced efficiency and reduced overall costs but also facilitate use of standard metadata among repositories. *Current Science* http://www.currentscience.ac.in/php/fcarticles.php http://www.currentscience.ac.in/php/forthcoming/18652.docx Postprint: http://eprints.iisc.ernet.in/54926/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Call for Papers for JLICT, Vol 5, No2 (July to December 2016) ISSN: 2278 –3482
by Dr Mange Ram 27 Oct '16

27 Oct '16

Call for Papers for JLICT, Vol 5, No2 (July to December 2016) ISSN: 2278 –3482 The Journal of Library and Information Communication Technology (JLICT) ISSN: 2278 –3482 is a peer-reviewed journal (half yearly) is published by editorial board of JLICT. Journal of Library and Information Communication Technology (JLICT) 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. We invite you to submit your manuscript(s) to: jlict2012(a)gmail.com Format for Submission the papers: 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-economic (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 may be send to the following e-mail address only upto 5th November 2016 only jlict2012(a)gmail.com Editor in Chief Dr. P. P. Rawat, ,Chief Librarian (Retd), SGPGI, Lucknow (UP) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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OA week - a useful site
by Subbiah Arunachalam 27 Oct '16

27 Oct '16

Friends: Here is a site you must visit: http://www.action.openaccessweek.org/ Arun http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-4658 http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9925-2009 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ILA membership updation
by Pardeep Rai 27 Oct '16

27 Oct '16

Please circulate to Forum members Dear professionals ILA has launched its new web-site www.ilaindia.net For updating the profile of Indian Library Association members, you need to login by using ILA Membership Number. *To Get Password:* please send following information about you:- 1. ILA Membership Number: which is either known to you or can be searched from the list of members under > About ILA). 2. Name: 3. Mobile Number: 4. Email ID: to care.ilaindia(a)gmail.com *Pl. Note:* After receiving your request, a password will be e-mailed to you, which you must reset to get a new Password and keep it safe with you. Further Journal of Indian Library Association is also available through web-site to members only. -- - *Thanks & Regards* General Secretary Indian Library association -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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OA week
by Subbiah Arunachalam 27 Oct '16

27 Oct '16

Friends: The Open Access Week is already on! What have you planned at your institution? If there is no repository, please set up one. Talk to your faculty and students about the need to adopt OA and deposit all their papers in a repository. Tell them about the OA policies of CSIR, DST and DBT. And above all resolve that from now on you will make all your publications open! Best wishes. Arun http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-4658 http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9925-2009 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Positions at AIISH, Mysuru
by nandeesh nandu 26 Oct '16

26 Oct '16

The All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH), Mysore, an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India has invited application for the following posts. 1.Research Officer (to work under the AIISH Funded Research Project on Design, Development and Validation of Open Source Platform for AIISH Digital Repository and Online Public Access Catalogue using Dspace and Koha) Essential Qualification: M.L.I.Sc. Salary: Rs. 25,000/ month No. of Posts: 1 (One) 2.Research Officer (to work under the AIISH Funded Research Project on Design, Development of Database on Communication Disorders Published in India using open source software) Essential Qualification: 1. MCA/B.E (Computer Science) / M.Sc. (Computer Science) /Diploma in Computer Science. 2. Experience in PHP Programming Salary: Rs. 30,000/ month No. of Posts: 1 (One) The Interested candidates who meet the requirement, may submit their applications along with bio-data, copies of degree certificate / marks cards and experience certificate etc., to the Director, All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Manasagangotri, Mysuru - 570 006 so as to reach on or before 02.11.2016. Regards, Nandeesha B AIISH, Mysuru Nandeesha. B -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Artha Vijnana: Journal of The Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics on i-Scholar - the Indian Digital Library of e-journals
by Veena Patil 26 Oct '16

26 Oct '16

Dear Friends: Informatics adds another feather in its i-Scholar cap. i-Scholar - the Indian Digital Library of e-journals will now exclusively aggregate and host "Artha Vijnana: Journal of The Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics" with immediate effect along with its 57 Volume archives. The complete archives from Vol.1 to Vol.57 in full text are available for subscription. URL: http://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/ArthaVij By the addition of this journal the Management collection of journals on i-Scholar will now have 90+ journals in management domain. The unique advantage of this journals is that it also has a large archive available for subscription as well as perpetual outright purchase. The i-Scholar platform was launched in 2013 and now has to its aggregation more than 1000 journals from Indian and international publisher. Institutions can subscribe individual journals or subject collections or create their own collections for subscription from the complete aggregation of 1000 journals. Please visit i-Scholar.in place your orders and see the abstracts of all the journal articles. Regards, i-Scholar Team Informatics Publishing Limited, Bangalore ischolar(a)informaticsglobal.com -- *Confidentiality Notice: *T*his electronic message transmission, including any attachment(s), may contain confidential, proprietary, or privileged information from Informatics Publishing Limited. If you are not the intended recipient, be advised that any dissemination, copying, distribution, printing or use of the contents of the information contained in this electronic message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this electronic message by error, please destroy all copies of the message and contact the sender immediately by either replying to this message or calling 91-80-40387777.* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Heather Joseph of SPARC on the evolution of the OA Week
by Subbiah Arunachalam 25 Oct '16

25 Oct '16

Friends: Please see < http://newsbreaks.infotoday.com/NewsBreaks/Librarians-Working-Inside-Out-An… >. Best. Arun http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-4658 http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9925-2009 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CSIR-NISCAIR Training Programme on "Design and Development of Institutional Repositories using DSpace-Advance" during November 07 - 11, 2016
by Mohd. S Ansari 25 Oct '16

25 Oct '16

Dear Members, CSIR - NISCAIR, New Delhi will be organizing a short-term training programme on "Design and Development of Institutional Repositories using DSpace-Advance". Dates: November 07 - 11, 2016. Venue: CSIR - NISCAIR, 14 Satsang Vihar Marg, Special Institutional Area, New Delhi - 110 067. Course fee: Rs. 4800/- (without accommodation) and Rs. 6900/- (with accommodation). The course fee without accommodation include Course kit, boarding lunch, two times tea. The course fee with accommodation include Course kit, boarding lunch, two times tea and transport facility from guest house to training venue and back. DSpace is an Open Source Digital Repository / Digital Library creation software. DSpace preserves and enables easy and open access to all types of digital content including text, images, moving images, mpegs and data sets. The programme covers topics like: Linux and DSpace Installation;DSpace Customization: Look and Feel; Language; Metadata Input etc.;DSpace Configuration;User Management and Authentication;Migration / Up-gradation from Old Version to New Version;Backup & Restore;Import and Export;Statistical Reports;Metadata Harvesting etc. The training programme will be practical oriented one. Participants will be individually installing Linux and then DSpace followed by hands-on on above mentioned topics. Class Timings: 9.30 AM - 5.30 PM (all five days) Participant certificate will be provided after successful completion of training. Limited seats are available on first-cum-first-serve basis. The details about the programme and application form are available on CSIR-NISCAIR website www.niscair.res.in. The scanned copies of filled in application form (available on CSIR-NISCAIR website) and demand draft of requisite fee can be sent by mail for reserving the seat latest by October 31, 2016 (subject to availability of seats) followed by hard copies by post. For any query please free to contact me or Head, Education and Training Division at Mobile: 7838149298 / 9868628874 / Email: training(a)niscair.res.in<http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum> Regards, M. S. Ansari CSIR - NISCAIR M:7838149298 Disclaimer ________________________________ Information contained and transmitted by this email is proprietary to NISCAIR and is intended for use only by the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If this is a forwarded message, the content of this email may not have been sent with the authority of the Company. If you are not the intended recipient, an agent of the intended recipient or a person responsible for delivering the information to the named recipient, you are notified that any use, distribution, transmission, printing, copying or dissemination of this information in any way or in any manner is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please delete this mail & notify us immediately at itd(a)niscair.res.in ________________________________ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Article requested
by Rajendra Jena 25 Oct '16

25 Oct '16

Dear Professionals,One of our student need the article mentioned below. Kindly send the full text. Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering in China March 2008, Volume 2, Issue 1, pp 1–7 Development and prospects of municipal solid waste (MSW) incineration in ChinaDOI: 10.1007/s11783-008-0028-6regards,  -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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