May 2016 - LIS-Forum - ncsi.iisc.ernet.in

Useful resource for NET SLET preparation
by Ajit Prajapati 11 May '16

11 May '16

Dear All, Kindly open the below link which is useful for NET/SLET preparation and practice for Exam. http://www.ugcnetforlis.yolasite.com/ -- Thanks and Regards Ajit Prajapati 09662048549 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Make agreements with publishers public
by Subbiah Arunachalam 11 May '16

11 May '16

Friends: Non-disclosure agreements librarians and consortia managers sign with publishers are immoral. Especially when we are investing taxpayers' money. Every consortium in India should reveal how much they have spent so far on journal subscriptions - in great detail. Received from a friend. Hi all: The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) has released an Open Access Monitoring Report 2013-2015: http://www.snf.ch/SiteCollectionDocuments/Monitoringbericht_Open_Access_201… The OA status of 17'000 publications reported to be output of SNSF funded projects published between 2013 and 2014 an have been checked, and an OA share of at least 39% (or 56% if you also count freely papers on websites, but not repositories as green OA) was found. This validated OA ratio is much higher, than what authors have self declared in the grant administration system to be Open Access (20%). Also financial reports of grants have been checked for publications related costs. These costs have not been categorized separately in the grant administration system and therefore no specific data was available until now. The check revealed that the uptake of APCs is still quite moderate, despite the SNSF has started in 2013 to pay explictly APCs up to 3000 CHF during the grant lifetime. The check also revealed that hybrid OA articles were funded, although that’s not in line with the SNSF regulations. For the future a more rigorous control system will be established to prevent paying for hybrid OA. Further it was also noted, that a significant amount of costs were attributed to publication costs not related to Open Access, like overlength charges, color charges or author's contributions. These charges no longer appear to be appropriate and are likely to be covered on a much more restrictive basis in future. It was also announced that the SNSF together with swissuniversities (the association of all Swiss Universities) has commissioned a study „Financial flow analysis of scientific publishing in Switzerland“. The mandate was awarded to Cambridge Economic Policy Associates (CEPA), in collaboration with Professor John Houghton, Melbourne. The results are expected to be in by the end of the year and should lead to specific action. See: http://www.snf.ch/SiteCollectionDocuments/Finanzflussanalyse_e.pdf Additionally, a Swiss court has ruled recently, that accepted non-disclosure agreements in contracts with publishers can’t annul the local transparency law. So in the specific case, the University of Geneva had to disclose what they have been paying to Elsevier, Springer and Wiley. Here the decision of the court (in French): https://wisspub.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/2016-02-29-decision-cour-de-jus… Best Regards Christian Gutknecht Also, in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay, law requires one to make all agreements with publishers public. We should persuade our Members of Parliament to bring about such a law. 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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Position: Library Trainee at Wipro Technologies required at Bangalore location.
by varadaraj.hari＠wipro.com 10 May '16

10 May '16

Dear Sir, Kindly publish this message. Position: Library Trainee at Wipro Technologies required at Bangalore location. Eligibility criteria - Professionals with 1+ year of experience can apply. Desired Qualification: MLISc with any Bachelor's Degree; good communication skill and proficient in basic computer knowledge. Salary: As per the industry standard. Type: On contract and could be extended further based on performance. Please send your resume to: informationservices.division(a)wipro.com<mailto:informationservices.division@wipro.com> Regards, N. Hari Varadaraj The information contained in this electronic message and any attachments to this message are intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) and may contain proprietary, confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies of this message and any attachments. WARNING: Computer viruses can be transmitted via email. The recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. www.wipro.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Hearty Congratulations to Dr. M. Krishnamurthy
by putta swamy 10 May '16

10 May '16

Dear Professional friends, I am happy to inform that, Dr. M. Krishnamurthy, Associate Professor, DRTC, Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore, has been awarded ETD 2016 part of Travel Grant to attend 19th International Symposium of Electronic Thesis and Dissertations (ETD) which will be held at Universite de Lille, France, on July 11-13, 2016. On this happy note, our hearty Congratulations for the recognition and wish him a Happy Bon-voyage for his journey who will contribute and continue the research for the betterment of LIS Profession in India and abroad as well. With best wishes, Dr. R.M. Putta Swamy, M.L.I.Sc., M.Phil. Ph.D., MISTE Chief Librarian B N M Institute of Technology 27th Cross, 12th Main, BSK 2nd Stage, Bengaluru - 560 070 India.

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Call for papers - Special Issue of Annals of Library and Information Studies
by G Mahesh 10 May '16

10 May '16

Call for papers for Special Issue of Annals of Library and Information Studies Special Issue Theme: LIBRARY DISCOVERY SYSTEMS Guest Editor: Dr. Parthasarathy Mukhopadhyay, Associate Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, University of Kalyani Submission deadline: 31 August 2016 Introduction to theme: The socio-technical environment within which libraries of developing countries operate is changing more rapidly than libraries are changing to meet it. The tools and technologies that facilitate the discovery of diversified resources and access to the globally distributed resources for a wide range of users are of utmost importance for libraries of any type or size. These tools are gaining maturity and popularity rapidly across the world and discussed under the generic term resource discovery systems. This special issue of Annals of Library and Information Studies aims to deliberate issues pertaining to technologies, methodologies, products, metadata models, linking environments and user interfaces in the context of library based resource discovery systems. Facets: Original contributions are invited from researchers and practitioners including but not limited to the following facets - 1. General aspects of resource discovery systems - what, why, how, tools, selection of tools, comparison of tools etc); 2. Architecture and standards related to resource discovery systems including library discovery as integrated search interface; 3. Study/feature analysis of available tools (both open source and close source including associated standards) and Discovery service providers; 4. Applications of open source solutions (VuFind and others) and open standards in the domain including applications of open source text retrieval engines; 5. Library discovery interfaces – ILS interface, Repository and Archival interface, Indexing interface (Apache Solr, Elastic search), End user interface (including analytics, usage statistics, altmetrics etc) 6. Resource discovery systems for non-bibliograhic domains (cultural and heritage objects, museum objects etc) 7. Use of library discovery systems to organize and integrate open access resources, open datasets and linked open data (including projects, initiatives and services) 8. Recommended practices, case studies and trends and future of library discovery systems. Type of papers: Research and review papers Submission details • All papers must be submitted online through http://op.niscair.res.in/ • Please indicate “Submitting for special issue” • Follow the ALIS guidelines for manuscript preparation and submission Please note: Submitted papers should be original and not in consideration elsewhere for publication For more information Please email to annals(a)niscair.res.in or psmukhopadhyay(a)gmail.com 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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DOAJ removed 3,300 open access journals
by Avinash D. Chinchure 10 May '16

10 May '16

DOAJ to remove approximately 3300 journals. Today DOAJ will remove approximately 3300 journals for failure to submit a valid reapplication before the communicated deadline; a deadline which was extended twice to allow more time for reapplications. This batch removal is another step in DOAJs two year long project to increase the value and accuracy of the information provided in it. Read More... https://doajournals.wordpress.com/2016/05/09/doaj-to-remove-approximately-3… ------------------- Best regards, -Avinash -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Reg. 3 Day Workshop on Koha and Wordpress
by Silpa K 10 May '16

10 May '16

Dear Professionals Central Library of College of Engineering Thalassery under CAPE is conducting 3 Day Workshop on Information Management using Koha and Wordpress during 26-28 May 2016. Reg. Fee: Rs.2000/-for TEQIP Institutions Rs.500/-for others Interested Professionals can download Registration form and Brochure from our library Website www.library.cethalassery.in . no. of seats 25. * Preference given to participants from Kerala* *Silpa KLibrarian(i/c)College of Engineering Thalassery9447074987--Silpa K* *9400057376-- Usman Koya P.T* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Invitation for two days national conference
by Bharat Alasandi 09 May '16

09 May '16

Dear Sir/Madam, Greetings from Bharatesh Education Trust’s Global Business School, Belgaum. Our institute has been active in organizing workshops, conferences, seminars, etc. since its inception. Continuing with this tradition, we are jointly organizing a two days National Conference on *“COSCOLIDIA: School Libraries in Digital Age”* at Jain Heritage School (JGI) Belagavi, Karnataka on 12th & 13th of May 2016 Please find the attached e-brochure and invitation card of the conference for reference. We solicit your participation in this conference and request you to forward the same to your known, associates, research scholars and delegates for reference & participation in the conference. Kindly let us know if any more information is needed in this regards -- Bharat B. Alasandi Librarian Bharatesh Education Trusts Global Business School B.C. 188 Fort Road Belgaum - 6 Karnataka E-mail : bharatalasandi(a)gmail.com Phone: 9986135406/9686190253 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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LIS Trainee Requirement for NIFT, Mumbai
by anand bandi 09 May '16

09 May '16

Dear Moderator,Kindly post the requirements on your forum. "The National Institute of Fashion Technology, Govt.of India, looking for fresh MLISc Candidates to be recruited as "Information Management Trainee" (Two Positions) for a period of one year. It is an opportunity for the freshers to work in an fully automated and cloud based Library environment. Those who are interested to apply, may required to be completed their MLISc from the Library and Information Science Departments of any Indian Universities, who conduct 2 years integrated regular programme and others need not to apply. The selected professionals will be paid a stipend of Rs 10000=00 per month. The candidates can send their application on the mailing address furnished below or may send their respective C.V via e-mail. The last date for submitting the application is 15/05/2016. Short listed candidates will be called for the interview subsequently. No TA/DA be paid for attending the interview. Dr. A.N.BandiHead, Resource CentreNIFT Campus,Institutional Area,Plot No. 15, Sector-4,Kharghar,Navi Mumbai-410 210dr.anbandi(a)gmail.com7715833561

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Library vacancies at Central University Haryana: Librarian, Deputy Librarian, Assistan Librarian, Professional Assistant
by Paramjit Singh 09 May '16

09 May '16

[image: Inline image 1] *LIBRARIAN 37400- 67000 10000/- 1(UR) * Essential: (i) Master’s degree in Library Science/ Information Science/ Documentation with at least 55% of marks or its equivalent grade of 'B' in the UGC seven point scale and consistently good academic record. (ii) At least 13 years’ experience as a Deputy Librarian in University Library or 18 years’ experience as a College Librarian. (iii) Evidence of innovative Library service and organization of published work. OR Deputy Librarian having completed three years of service in AGP of Rs. 9000/- and otherwise eligible as per the API scoring system and PBAS methodology developed in UGC Regulations 2010 and having with a Ph.D. qualification shall also be eligible. Desirable: M.Phil./ Ph.D. degree in Library Science/ Information Science/ Documentation/ Archives and Manuscript Keeping. Age: Preferably below 55 Years. *DEPUTY LIBRARIAN 15600-39100 8000/- 1 (UR) * Essential: i. A Master’s Degree in Library Science/Information Science/Documentation with at least 55% of the marks or its equivalent grade of B in the UGC seven point scale and a consistently good academic record. ii. Five years’ experience as an Assistant University Librarian/College Librarian. iii. Evidence of innovative library service and organization of published work and professional commitment, computerization of library. Desirable: M.Phil./Ph.D. Degree in Library Science/Information Science / Documentation /Archives and Manuscript-keeping /Computerization of Library. Age: 50 years. *ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN 15600-39100 6000/- 2 (UR) * Essential: i. Master’s degree in Library Science/ Information Science/ Documentation or an equivalent professional degree with at least 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed) and` a consistently good academic record with knowledge of computerization of library. ii. Should have qualified the National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by the UGC or any other agency approved by the UGC. Desirable: PG Diploma in Library Automation and Networking, PGDCA, or equivalent thereto. Age: 45 years. *PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANT 9300- 34800 4200/- 1 (PwDHH)* Essential: Master’s degree in Library & Information Science from a recognised University /Institute with two years’ experience in the relevant field in a university/research establishment/Central/State Govt./ PSU and other autonomous bodies’ library. OR (i) Bachelor's degree in Library/ Library & Information Sciences from a recognised University /Institute. (ii) Three years’ experience in the relevant field in a university/research establishment /Central /State Govt./ PSU and other autonomous bodies’ library. (iii) Knowledge of Computer applications. Desirable: PG Diploma in Library Automation and Networking or PGDCA or equivalent. Age: 35 Years *SEMI PROFESSIONAL ASSIt. 5200- 20200 2800/- 1 (UR)* Essential: i. A Bachelor’s Degree in Library Science/Library & Information Science with at least 50% Marks from a recognized University. ii. Knowledge of Computer Application Desirable: (i) PG Diploma in Library Automation and Networking or PGDCA. (ii) Two years’ experience of working in Library. Age: 32 years *For more details: http://www.cuh.ac.in/admin/uploads/files/1Eligibility%20.pdf <http://www.cuh.ac.in/admin/uploads/files/1Eligibility%20.pdf>* -- Thanks & Regards *Singh, Paramjit * *Librarian * +91 9968 308970 , 9911270778 P *please consider the environment before printing this email !!!* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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