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German universities stick to their stand against Elsevier
by Subbiah Arunachalam 25 Aug '17

25 Aug '17

German universities stick to their stand against Elsevier. Is there a lesson for India? Arun ****** *Science *(AAAS) A bold open-access push in Germany could change the future of academic publishing *By Gretchen Vogel <http://www.sciencemag.org/author/gretchen-vogel>, Kai Kupferschmidt <http://www.sciencemag.org/author/kai-kupferschmidt> Aug. 23, 2017 * *BERLIN—*In a third-floor conference room here overlooking the famous Potsdamer Platz, once bisected by the Berlin Wall, the future of academic publishing is being negotiated. The backdrop is fitting, because if the librarians and academic leaders at the table get their way, another major divide will soon fall: the paywall that surrounds most research papers. Over the past 2 years, more than 150 German libraries, universities, and research institutes have formed a united front trying to force academic publishers into a new way of doing business. Instead of buying subscriptions to specific journals, consortium members want to pay publishers an annual lump sum that covers publication costs of all papers whose first authors are at German institutions. Those papers would be freely available around the world; meanwhile, German institutions would receive access to all the publishers' online content. Consortia of libraries and universities in the Netherlands, Finland, Austria, and the United Kingdom have all pushed for similar agreements, but have had to settle for less than they wanted. In the Netherlands, for example, Elsevier—the world's biggest academic publisher—has agreed to make only 30% of Dutch-authored papers freely available by 2018, and only after a significant increase in the annual sum libraries pay. In Germany, too, an agreement with Elsevier seems elusive. But Germany's consortium, named Projekt DEAL, plans to hold firm, and it thinks a successful outcome could help trigger what some call a "big flip," a global transition toward open access. "If it works, it would be a model for the rest of the world," says one negotiator, mathematician Günter Ziegler of the Free University of Berlin. The proposed "publish and read" deal would not only make German research more accessible but also reduce costs. Although the number of fully open-access (OA) journals is growing rapidly, thousands of journals still use the subscription model. Collectively, the world's academic libraries pay some €7.6 billion in subscription fees for access to between 1.5 million and 2 million new papers annually, or between €3800 and €5000 per paper, according to an estimate by the Max Planck Society. That creates huge windfalls for publishers such as Wiley, SpringerNature, and particularly Elsevier, which recorded a 37% profit margin last year. (AAAS, the publisher of *Science*, also benefits from the subscription model.) "About 60% of our budget goes to pay these three publishers," says Andreas Degkwitz, the chief librarian of Berlin's Humboldt University. "It cannot go on." The German delegation is guided by a simple formula: Take the number of papers with first authors at German institutes put out by a publisher and multiply that by a reasonable fee per paper. That's what Germany should pay the publisher—and the total is likely to be much lower than current spending on subscriptions. After several months of negotiations, SpringerNature and Wiley seem open to the model, which resembles deals both companies struck in the Netherlands, people familiar with the negotiations say. Now the parties need to agree on an acceptable fee per article. The lower bound is the average article processing fee charged by existing OA journals, somewhere around €1300. The German Research Foundation, the country's main science funding agency, has set an upper limit of €2000 per published article. "We won't be able to get to [€1300], but we need to start on a path of lower prices that gradually brings us closer," Degkwitz says. *How much should a scientific paper cost?* Library subscriptions around the world add up to between €3800 and €5000 per published journal article. Projekt DEAL aims to make German-authored papers in these journals open access and pay between €1300 and €2000 per article. Under similar deals, Dutch universities pay between €1300 and €4000 per article, but many of the most expensive subscription-based journals aren't included. But negotiations with Elsevier have proven more difficult. "Elsevier is the biggest of these three publishers, and it stands to lose the most," Degkwitz says. On 1 January 2017, when an initial deadline expired, *Elsevier subscriptions lapsed at more than 60 institutions* <http://science.sciencemag.org/content/355/6320/17>, although Elsevier restored access in February, while talks continued. Negotiations stalled again in March, and a new Elsevier offer in early July "again didn't even come close to our demands," says DEAL spokesperson Antje Kellersohn, director of the University of Freiburg's library. Elsevier wants an agreement, says Nick Fowler, managing director for research networks at the company's Amsterdam headquarters, but the "publish and read" model isn't realistic. Elsevier is happy to have German authors pay to make their articles OA, he says, but German libraries can't expect those payments to also cover access to papers from the rest of the world. The company has made concessions on other points, but its refusal to agree on the principle has left the academic side exasperated. "It's like you're at a car dealer trying to buy a car, but the salesperson keeps trying to sell you a carriage," Ziegler says. "You tell him ‘I don't want a carriage, I want a car.’ And he says: ‘Well if you buy this carriage, we'll give you this horse for free.’" Elsevier is also balking at a second demand by the German institutions: They want the eventual deal to be public. Elsevier almost always requires that libraries keep price agreements with the company confidential. But transparency raises awareness about the cost of publishing and helps boost competition, says Leo Waaijers, an OA advocate and retired librarian at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. Thanks in part to several legal fights, journal fees in the Netherlands have become public, and calculations by Waaijers have shown that Elsevier charges two or even three times as much per article by Dutch authors as three other large publishers. Germany is a much bigger market than the Netherlands, and the current negotiations may be European academics' best shot at the big flip. Already, the Slovenian Rectors' Conference has adopted a resolution to use Projekt DEAL's approach in negotiations with Wiley and SpringerNature beginning in 2018, and with Elsevier in 2019. But Fowler doubts that Projekt DEAL's approach will catch on: He notes that major U.S. research funders, such as the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation, have official policies that allow work to remain behind a paywall for a year after publication. To succeed, Waaijers says, German negotiators must be willing to walk away without an agreement. DEAL members say they are. Since June, research and university leaders in Berlin, the state of Baden-Wurttemberg, and the influential Robert Koch Institute have all said they won't renew their Elsevier subscriptions after they end in December. If Elsevier cuts off access again, German researchers who want to read articles from Elsevier journals, among them *Cell, The Lancet*, and *Physics Reports*, will have to resort to measures such as interlibrary loans—or go to pirate sites like SciHub. "In the end, this is about patience," Degkwitz says. Germany has shown before how patient it can be when dealing with a wall. doi:10.1126/science.aap7562 Kai is a contributing correspondent for *Science* magazine based in Berlin, Germany. -- 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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Free Online Course "Management of Libraries and Information Centres & Knowledge Centres ” at SWYAM MOOCs Portal
by Vijendra Kumar 25 Aug '17

25 Aug '17

Free Online Course "Management of Libraries and Information Centres & Knowledge Centres ” at SWYAM MOOCs Portal Register for this course before: 28 August 2017 For more details:https://swayam.gov.in/publiccourse By Dinesh K. Gupta INFLIBNET Centre Gandhinagar Start Date: 28/08/2017 End Date: 09/12/2017 Course Language : English Course Type : Scheduled Course Category : Library Learning Path : Post graduate Course Length : 100 Hours Weekly time commitments : 7 Hours Course Overview Objectives *To make you aware about the concept of management, management theories and application of management in libraries and information centres; * To make you familiar with management techniques applied to libraries and information centres and knowledge centres; and * To make you acquainted with the newer areas and techniques of library and information centres management. Pre-requisite : The learner should have the foundational knowledge or working experience of libraries and information centres. Target Learners: The course is designed for the students of library and information science as well as for working library and information professionals. However, anyone who wishes to learn about ‘Management of libraries, information and knowledge centres’ is welcomed to join the course. Timeline- Duration : The course consists of 15 parts and is deliverable in a time span of 15 weeks as per the course layout is given below: Week 1: Concept of Management, Principles and Application in L& Centres, and Management Thoughts Week 2: Change Management and Strategic Planning Week 3: Operations Research and Planning Week 4: Total Quality Management and Marketing Week 5: Governance, Organizational Structure and Different Sections of a Modern Library Week 6: House Keeping Operations: Selection, Acquisition and Technical Processing Week 7: House Keeping Operations: Care, Preservation and digitization Week 8: Human Resources Planning and Development Week 9: Managerial Roles and Team Management Week 10: Performance Analysis and Motivation Week 11: Self Management and Communication Week 12: Financial Planning and Management Week 13: Statistics, Reporting and MIS Week 14: Space, Event and Disaster Planning Week 15: Management of Technologies -- <https://online.vmou.ac.in/General_Instruction.aspx> ------------------------------ *वर्धमान महावीर खुला विश्वविद्यालय <http://www.vmou.ac.in>* Vardhman Mahaveer Open University रावतभाटा रोड | Rawatbhata Road कोटा - ३२४०२१ | Kota-324021 (राजस्थान) (Rajasthan) भारत | INDIA TOLL FREE : 1800-180-6166 Students One View <http://wiki.vmou.ac.in/index.php/Students_One_View> : One Solution to all Learner needs !!! AJMER <http://www.vmou.ac.in/ajmer>| BIKANER <http://www.vmou.ac.in/bikaner>| BHARATPUR <http://www.vmou.ac.in/bharatpur>| JAIPUR <http://www.vmou.ac.in/jaipur>| JODHPUR <http://www.vmou.ac.in/jodhpur>| UDAIPUR <http://www.vmou.ac.in/udaipur>| KOTA <http://www.vmou.ac.in/kota> Youtube <http://www.youtube.com/user/vmouonline/videos> | Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/vmouonline>| Twitter <https://twitter.com/vmouonline> <http://radio.vmou.ac.in:8000/iradio.m3u> *"Print this mail only if absolutely necessary. Save Paper. Save Trees." * -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Are you sure you are Librarian?
by vinod mishra 24 Aug '17

24 Aug '17

Dear All, After working in many organizations i am just thinking what is the job responsibility of a Librarian. Dr. Ranganathan has developed so many fundamental things being a Librarian/Head/Professor which directly and positively influence the profession but what is the job responsibility of modern day's librarians? What are the things they are doing for the profession and developing fundamental things for LIS at-least for their own library? Are they participating in technical/Professional things/process of the the library directly? Are they aware about library routines/technical works etc.? Do you think librarians job is only confined to signing on the bills and other papers which has been done by others? I am not lucky enough so seen very few librarians who is actually directly participating in the library housekeeping operations etc. The position is highly paid and still looking for more pay. I have one year admin work of library at NIT Rourkela and found this is the position which require lot of technical, managerial, admin etc. skills because you have to guide your entire library team and monitor their work with perfections. The entire library services is now based on modern IT based tools and techniques like automation, digitization, electronic resource management, skills and tactics while dealing with publishers/vendors, modern information management and dissemination tools etc. but i hardly found any top management people participate in training programs for developing these skills so how they are handling/guiding/monitoring such things in their library? Kindly take it positive and give your view on paradigm shift in librarians job profile and what is expected in this profession from those top management people? With Regards, Vinod Kumar Mishra, Assistant Librarian, Biju Patnaik Central Library (BPCL), NIT Rourkela, Sundergadh-769008, Odisha, India. Mob:91+9439420860 Website: http://mishravk.com/ ORCID ID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4666-7874 *"Spiritual relationship is far more precious than physical. Physical relationship divorced from spiritual is body without soul" -- Mahatma Gandhi* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Congratulations for the award of Ph.D. Degree: Mr. K. Basavaraja, Deputy Librarian, ICFAI Business School, Bengaluru.
by Mohammad Pasha 24 Aug '17

24 Aug '17

Dear Library Professionals, I would like to inform all the library professionals that *Mr. K. Basavaraja, Deputy Librarian, *ICFAI Business School, Bengaluru. He has been awarded with Ph.D. degree in Library and Information Science by *Alagappa University, Karaikudi – Tamil Nadu.* His topic of research is *“Impact of ICT on the Effective Use of Library Resources and Services Among the Management Students of Selected B-Schools of Bangalore City : An Evaluative Study”.* The research was carried out under the supervision of *Dr. R.Jeyshankar,* Assistant Professor, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu. *CONGRATULATION...!!!!!!* Wish you hearty congratulation to you on big achievement and success of your PhD Degree. We wish him all the best in his future academic and career pursuits. [image: Inline image] Thanks and Regards, Dr. Mahammad Gulam Ghouse Pasha, Librarian, RAK Medical and Health Sciences University, Ras Al Khaimah – UAE. www.rakmhsu.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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4th NATIONAL CONFERENCE iETD 2017_26-27 September, 2017 by INFLIBNET Centre
by Roma 23 Aug '17

23 Aug '17

* 4th NATIONAL CONFERENCE iETD 2017* * 26-27 September, 2017* *Theme: "Re-Envisaging iETDs: Roles and Responsibilities"* *Venue: INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar* * SUB THEMES Rejuvenating ETD Process Skills and Mechanics for ETD Development Impact of ETDs and Curbing Plagiarism* *https://www.inflibnet.ac.in/ietd2017/ <https://www.inflibnet.ac.in/ietd2017/>* *Aim & Scope of the Conference* *The National conference is aimed at enhancing the quality of ETDs and deliberates on various parameters effecting the creation and maintenance of ETDs at university as well as national level. In addition to the invited talk from the national experts in the domain of ETDs, sessions will be provided to understand the workflow and process involved in creation of ETDs. The conference also addresses important issues like plagiarism, copyright, digitisation, etc.* Registration Fee *2360/- (without accommodations)* * With Accommodations* *For single Occupancy: **3256/-* * For Twin Sharing (for each person): 2920/-* *Receipt of full text papers on or before* *Sept. 15, 2017 **at * *ietd2017(a)inflibnet.ac.in <ietd2017(a)inflibnet.ac.in> * *IMPORTANT DATES* - *Receipt of Full Papers: September 15, 2017* - *Last date for Registration: September 20, 2017* - *Convention Dates: September 26-27, 2017* *Thanks & Regards* *CONVENER * *CO-CONVENER* *Manoj Kumar K **Suboohi S * *Scientist-D (CS) **STO-I (LS)* *INFLIBNET Centre **INFLIBNET Centre * *Gandhinagar-382007 * *Gandhinagar-38200* *07923268220/09376134222 0**7923268232* * ietd2017(a)inflibnet.ac.in <ietd2017(a)inflibnet.ac.in> * *Conference Details* <https://www.inflibnet.ac.in/ietd2017/> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Nominations for MANLIBNET Best Librarian Award 2017
by Jitender Sharma 23 Aug '17

23 Aug '17

Management Libraries Network (MANLIBNET) invites nominations/applications for *MANLIBNET Best Librarian Award* for the year 2017 from MANLIBNET members only. Applicants are requested to send their bio-data along with details of contributions made to their respective libraries and MANLIBNET. The contribution for the development of profession should specifically find a place in the bio-data. Application may be sent at *akhtaronline(a)gmail.com* <#m_5819191319265186533_search/manlibnet+best+librarian+award/_blank> on or before September 3, 2017. On the basis of the applications received, MANLIBNET Executive Council will select the candidate for this Award. The executive council of MANLIBNET reserves the right to select/not select any person for this Award. It may also nominate any other person who might not have applied for the Award. The Award will be presented during the International Conference on *Innovation in Library Technology, Services and Resources - Current Trends in Libraries Globally* scheduled to be held at Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida, on 15-16 September 2017. Award winners must attend the ceremony and accept the award in person. *Note: **MANLIBNET’s current office bearers**/**Executive Council or* *MANLIBNET Advisory Board **members **are not eligible for applying to this Award.* With regards, Akhtar Parvez General Secretary MANLIBNET - -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library Trainee at The LNM Institute of Information Technology Jaipur
by Parwez Ahmad 23 Aug '17

23 Aug '17

The LNM Institute of Information Technology Jaipur invites applications for the position of Library Trainee(s) -03 on purely temporary basis for period of 01 year. The candidate may send the CVs containing qualifications,experience and personal data through email to *recruitment(a)lnmiit.ac.in <recruitment(a)lnmiit.ac.in>* with subject line "Application for LIBRARY TRAINEE-Name of the Candidate" by *August 30, 2017* by 5:00 PM and a hard copy must reach through Speed Post by September 04, 2017 at following address: To, The Registrar The LNM Institute of Information Technology (Deemed University) Rupa Ki Nangal, Post: Sumel, Via: Jamdoli Jaipur - 302 031, Rajasthan *Essential Qualifications and Experiences:* - Students who have Post graduate in Library Information Science (M. Lib & Sc.) with “Regular Course” with First Class may kindly apply. Students who have appeared for final exam and awaiting results may also apply but must produce the final marks sheet at the time of interview, in proof of having passed the examination with First Class. - Candidates must have basic knowledge of computer and preferably working knowledge of any library software/open source software and should be IT applications savvy. - Candidates who have served the position of Library trainee at other institutes should not apply. - Candidates may note that the above positions are purely temporary and do not lead to the permanent of the absorption of the candidate in the Institute. The Candidate will not be treated on par with regular employee of the Institute and shall have no right to claim implicit or explicit for their absorption or regularization. *Remuneration* : Rs 11000 per month. *Age as on last date of submitting the application:* Not exceeding 26 years as on August 30 2017 For more detail go through below link: https://www.lnmiit.ac.in/uploaded_files/Recruitment_of_Library_Trainee.pdf -- *Rgds:* *Parwez Ahmad Ansari* *M.A., MLIS, PGDCA * *Mob no. - 7728043089* *Library **Assistant* *Central Library* *The LNM Institute of Information Technology(Deemed University)* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Alert for Indian Koha Users
by vinod mishra 22 Aug '17

22 Aug '17

Hello Koha Users If you are facing error related to return/issue of books in recent versions of Koha than please follow the below steps/links to correct the issue. Please note these are very serious issues which require some skills to see your database and edit tables/columns etc. With Regards, Vinod Kumar Mishra, Assistant Librarian, Biju Patnaik Central Library (BPCL), NIT Rourkela, Sundergadh-769008, Odisha, India. Mob:91+9439420860 Website: http://mishravk.com/ ORCID ID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4666-7874 *"Spiritual relationship is far more precious than physical. Physical relationship divorced from spiritual is body without soul" -- Mahatma Gandhi* ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Chrispin Simasiku Sitali <libsitali(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, Aug 22, 2017 at 9:35 PM Subject: Re: [Koha] Error returning a book To: Luis Moises Rojas <lmoisesrojas(a)gmail.com> Cc: Comunidad Koha <koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz> Furthermore, thanks to Joy Nelson, use the following; You will need direct access to the database to correct this. Login to mysql (or mariadb) and run the following query: delete from deletedborrowers where borrowernumber in (52,78); The above query will take care of those duplicated ids. Also thanks to Jonathan Druart look at; https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/DBMS_auto_increment_fix Cheers Sitali CS On 22 August 2017 at 18:00, Chrispin Simasiku Sitali <libsitali(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Its because of duplicate ids in your database. Please log in as > administrator (Staff Client of course) and go to About Koha. You will find > a list of errors. Those duplicate ids need to be deleted > > Sitali CS > > On 22 August 2017 at 17:49, Luis Moises Rojas <lmoisesrojas(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Hello everybody, >> >> We are having this problem when we try to return a borrowed book: >> >> "The item has not been checked in due to a configuration issue in >> your system." >> >> What this mean? >> >> Thanks >> >> -- >> *Luis Moisés Rojas P.* >> >> >> <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source >> =link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> >> Libre >> de virus. www.avast.com >> <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source >> =link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> >> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> >> _______________________________________________ >> Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org >> Koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz >> https://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha >> > > > > -- > Charles Lwanga College of Education, > P. O. Box 660193, > Monze, > ZAMBIA. > > Mobile: +26 0979 869471 > +26 0966 869471 > SKYPE: Libsitali > -- Charles Lwanga College of Education, P. O. Box 660193, Monze, ZAMBIA. Mobile: +26 0979 869471 +26 0966 869471 SKYPE: Libsitali _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz https://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Survey on Public Library System in India
by sheshagiri kulkarni 22 Aug '17

22 Aug '17

Dear Sir / Madam, I am Sheshagiri Kulkarni, working as Head, Information and Library, Max Mueller Bhavan, Bangalore. I am pursuing Ph.D. from Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, under the supervision of Dr. M. Dhanamjaya, Registrar, Reva University. As part of my Ph.D. I am conducting a national Survey on the Opinion of Indian Librarians on Public Library System of India. I would humbly request you to kindly help me fill the below mentioned questionnaire. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeXfRGwt7tiEqvbgUEv 1jAbiO0RHHwxXL0IxLVJOliaYXSrMQ/viewform?usp=sf_link Many thanks in advance. Best regards, Sheshagiri Kulkarni -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Ph.D Completion
by Basava Raja 22 Aug '17

22 Aug '17

Dear Library Professionals, I would like to inform all the library professionals that *Mr. Mahammad Gulam Ghouse Pasha, Librarian, *RAK Medical and Health Sciences University, Al Qusaidat, Ras Al Khaimah - UAE. He has been awarded with Ph.D. degree in Library and Information Science by *Banasthali University, Jaipur - INDIA. * His topic of research is *“Leadership and Information Technology Skills Among Librarians in United Arab Emirates: A Study”.* The research was carried out under the supervision of *Dr. Suresh Jange,* University Deputy Librarian, Head - Virtual Learning Resources Center and Digital Library, Gulbarga University, Gulbarga. Karnataka. *CONGRATULATION...!!!!!!* Wish you hearty congratulation to you on big achievement and success of your PhD Degree. We wish him all the best in his future academic and career pursuits. [image: Inline image 1] K.BASAVARAJA -- *Thanking You Yours faithfullyBest RegardsK. BASAVARAJADIT.,MLISc.,PGDLAN.,M.PHIL.,(PhD. Pursuing)IBS Business School, # 231, Baba Sabara Palya,Near Check Post,Next to HP Petrol Bunk,Mysore Road, Kengeri, Bangalore - 560060 Mobile : +91 99722 25412* *E-mail: basavaraja1061(a)gmail.com <basavaraja1061(a)gmail.com>* *Please feel free to ask if you have any query* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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