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Google starts ranking journals
by Shamprasad Pujar 16 Apr '12

16 Apr '12

Dear Members, Google has started ranking journals! Through its new service called '*Google Scholar Metrics*' currently it cover articles *published between 2007 and 2011*, both inclusive. The metrics are based on citations from *all articles* that were indexed in Google Scholar as of *April 1st, 2012*. This also includes citations from articles that are not themselves covered by Scholar Metrics. To know which are the top 20 journals in a particular subject area just type the subject. For example; Economics, Statistics, Mathematics etc using the following URL address. Once you get Google Scholar search box replace 'Economics' with name of other subject. http://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&view_op=search_venues&vq=economics To know more about this new service, please go through Google Scholar at: http://scholar.google.com/intl/en/scholar/metrics.html Thanks to Garry for his posting on this. The full blog posting on Significance magazine is at: http://www.significancemagazine.org/details/webexclusive/1788885/Google-sta… best 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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Open Access movement is gaining momentum
by Mailing List Admin 16 Apr '12

16 Apr '12

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2012 14:24:14 -0700 (PDT) From: Subbiah Arunachalam <subbiah_a(a)yahoo.com> To: "lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in" <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> Friends: The Open Access movement is gaining momentum. Here is what the European Science Academies want! 12.04.2012 - UNESCO Open Science for the 21st Century: Declaration of All European Academies At its 13th General Assembly, ALLEA, the umbrella organization of European Academies of Science, adopted a joint declaration on Open Science for the 21st Century. The Presidents urge science funders to implement open science principles for publications, research data, software educational resources and research infrastructures. They ask scientists, educators and students to embrace a culture of open science where sharing of publications and data is the norm, enabling scientific collaboration in Europe and beyond. The document quotes article 27 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that speaks about the “right to share in scientific advancement and its benefits”, and mentions the relevance of UNESCO’s Charter for the Preservation of the Digital Heritage, adopted in 2003. European Commissioner Neelie Kroes, who is responsible for the Digital Agenda, welcomed the ALLEA Declaration. With the ever-increasing production of data – the scientific community now produces every year a collection of data that is 20 times as large as the entire collection of the Library of Congress - we have entered into the era of open science. Big data need new forms of cooperation, for which the European Commission looks far beyond the borders of the European Union. Scientific results achieved under the new Horizon 2020 Programme will all be published in open access, and will benefit science in the whole world: “Let’s invest in the collaborative tools that let us progress. Let’s tear down the walls that keep learning sealed off. Let’s make science open, and not only science but also our way of thinking.” --- Please read this leader in The Economist of 14 April 2012. <http://www.economist.com/node/21552574>; Academic publishing Open sesame When research is funded by the taxpayer or by charities, the results should be available to all without charge. It argues clearly why open access should be adopted and why governments and others who fund research should mandate open access to all publicly-funded research. It also exposes the greed of commercial publishers of science journals who make as much as 37% profit - unheard of in any other industry. Arun

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Professional Development Program (PDP) on "Influencing Knowledge Sphere in S&T Libraries through Core Competency Development@TERI, 2-4 May, 2012
by Nihal Alam 16 Apr '12

16 Apr '12

*Dear Professionals,* ** TERI Library and Information Centre is organizing a 3 days Professional Development Program (PDP ) from 2-4th May, 2012. The main objective of this program is *“to bridge the gap between what is preached and what is practiced at the workplace”, so as to; *i) develop core competencies for knowledge enhancement; ii) transform the LIS professionals into an efficient workforce and knowledgeable in developing innovative information skills; and iii) inculcate infopreneurial attitude among the LIS professionals towards sustainability. *Pedagogy* This workshop programme will be mix of presentation, case studies and hands on exercise. The course contents will be developed collaboratively with eminent experts in the field of library and information science to promote continuous improvement of core competency skills of the participants. The faculty will comprise of experts from within TERI as well as from outside. The programme pedagogy will comprise of: · Knowledge management skills · Information marketing and outreach · Communication skills · Infopreneurial skills *Target Participation *The participation in the workshop is primarily through selection nomination only. Each institute can nominate only one candidate. To allow rich and useful interactions, the number of participants will be limited to 25, drawn from all types of libraries. The workshop will be useful for middle to senior-level library and information professionals, knowledge managers, information entrepreneurs, and content developers, who have exhibited proactive interest and taken initiatives to develop innovative knowledge and information based services and products in their organizations*. * * * *Venue & registration *The workshop will take place at TERI, Darbari Seth Block, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003 from 2- 4 May, 2012. The registration for the nominated participants will be free of charge. Each of the participants needs to fill the registration form and a survey beforehand. The registration is on first cum first serve basis, subject to survey completion. Last date for registration: 25th April 2012. Please note that the participants/nominating institute will have to bear the cost of travel, boarding and lodging expenses. * For registration and other details kindly contact to:* Mr Vijay Vikram Singh Parihar Library and Information Centre Knowledge Management Division TERI, Darbari Seth Block IHC Complex, Lodhi Road New Delhi –110003 Tel: 2468 2100 or 2468 2111 extn. 2756 Fax: 2468 2144 or 2468 2145 E-mail: vijayvsp(a)teri.res.in *OR* Dr Shantanu Ganguly Fellow, Librarian and Area Convener Library and Information Centre Knowledge Management Division TERI, Darbari Seth Block IHC Complex, Lodhi Road New Delhi –110003 Tel: 2468 2100 or 2468 2111 extn. 2762 Fax: 2468 2144 or 2468 2145 E-mail: shantanu.ganguly(a)teri.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 needed
by ksgimahesh 16 Apr '12

16 Apr '12

Dear Friends, Send me the below article if you have this one. Its urgent needed to my faculty for his research work. Author - T.C.Chiam "A numerical solution for the laminar boundary layer flow with an exponentially decreasing velocity distribution." Acta Mechanica <../content/0001-5970/> Volume 129, Numbers 3-4<../content/0001-5970/129/3-4/>, 255-261, DOI: 10.1007/BF01176750. -- *With Regards* ** * Mahesh. Y Assistant Librarian, K.S.School of Engineering & Management, K.S.Group of Institutions, Bangalore-62. * -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Support the annulment of IT Rules 2011, protect internet freedom in India
by Vasanth 15 Apr '12

15 Apr '12

Dear Sir/Madam, Apology for the cross-posting Please log-on to the following link and sign the petition against IT act 2011 for protecting the Internet Freedom in India. http://www.change.org/petitions/mps-of-india-support-the-annulment-motion-t… Read the letter posted by http://softwarefreedom.in (SFLC) Dear Member of Parliament, The Constitution of India praovides the citizens of this country the fundamental right to freedom of speech and expression subject to reasonable restrictions as laid down in the Constitution itself. Now, with the spread of the Internet and the availability of tools like blogs and social networks we are able to enjoy this freedom to the fullest and have a true participatory democracy. You, as legislators recognised the importance of intermediaries like Google, Facebook, Twitter and Internet Service Providers for e-commerce as well as for free expression, helping us to express ourselves and provided them protection from any legal liability that could arise out of content generated by users. Such a protection provided in the Information Technology Act, 2000 was important for these intermediaries to operate freely without threats of frivolous legal action. Now, the Government wants to impose restrictive, unconstitutional guidelines on the intermediaries via the Information Technology (Intermediaries Guidelines) Rules, 2011 notified in April 2011. The rules cast an obligation on the intermediaries to remove access to any content on receiving a complaint from an affected person that it falls under the category of a wide, vague, undefined list of “unlawful” content specified in the rules. This vague list includes content considered as ‘blasphemous’, ‘libellous’, ‘grossly harmful’, ‘harassing’, or ‘disparaging’. The rules mandate the intermediaries to decide whether content is “lawful”, thereby bye-passing judicial processes. The rules also allow Government agencies to access personal data of users without any legal safeguards. These rules are violative of our constitutional rights of freedom of expression and privacy and are also against the intent of the Parliament as stated in the Information Technology Act, 2000. We appeal to you to support the motion for annulment of the Information Technology (Intermediaries Guidelines) Rules, 2011 being moved in the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha and to ask the Government to draft new rules which will protect our freedom and privacy. Sincerely, [Your name] ------------------------- With best wishes Vasantha Raju N -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Requirement of Library Trainees at IIMA
by Mallikarjun 15 Apr '12

15 Apr '12

Dear All, With reference to the subject cited above, Vikram Sarabhai Library, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabadis in the process of hiring Library Trainees. Desired candidate’s profile 1. Post Graduate in Library & Information Science with first class (those who areappearing for M.L.I.Sc. exam can also apply) 2. Good communication skills in English 3. Strong interpersonal and intrapersonal skills 4. Sound knowledge of Windows and MS Office * Compensation offered for the above post is a consolidated stipend of up to Rs.14,000/- per month. * The applicant must be available for work from Monday to Saturday (both days inclusive). On requirement Trainees may be called on shift duty. * The training period will be purely for a period of one year and may not be extended further. * No TA/DA will be provided for attending the interview * Selection of candidate will be based on written test followed by a personal interview * No of vacancies : 4 * Age limit: 26 years Interested candidate may forward their resume to following id: librarian(a)iimahd.ernet.inon or before 19/04/2012. The written test and interview will be held at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad on 25/04/2012 at 10 AM, candidate are requested to come along with resume and copy of their original certificate Thank you !~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!! Mallikarjun Dora Professional Assistant Vikram Sarabhai Library Indian Institute of Management, Ahemadabad http://mallikarjundora.wordpress.com/ http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=6n1ABCQAAAAJ&hl=en !~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!! -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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DRTC Students Colloquia
by Amit Shaw 13 Apr '12

13 Apr '12

Dear all, DRTC students colloquia on "Towards Library Network 2.0: In search of Social Networking Components in Library Networks" Date: 18/04/2012 Time:2:00p.m. Venue: DRTC Classroom Abstract: Resource sharing and Social Networks, these two terms are interrelated one upon another in the area of Library and Information Science (LIS) to access the resources at maximum level of utilization for the widely existing each and every users. The purpose of the colloquium is utility and value of discussion forums such as LIS forum, LIS Links and Social Networking Sites(SNS) as Facebook for LIS professional to work effective tool for sharing information or Knowledge so it will helpful in making awareness among Library and Information Science (LIS) professionals. This colloquium is to increase the understanding of UGC Infonet 2.0 and Social Networking aims to educate Information Technology, Students, Knowledge Workers, Librarians etc about the various application, benefits and risks associated with it. Therefore, this will provide new vision of social networking applications as part of their services to users. Facets Speakers Overview Amit Kumar Shaw UGC- Infonet 2.0 N-LIST Subhashis Das Components of Social Networks Sonali Kishore Kalani Library Networks Anurodh Kumar Sinha Conclusion Mayukh Biswas All are cordially invited (Dr. M. Krishnamurthy) Colloquium Coordinator -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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WANTED LIBRARIAN WITH M.LIB SC.
by Gautham College 13 Apr '12

13 Apr '12

Sir, We are from Gautham College of Pharmacy. We want to immediately appoint a Librarian with M. Lib. SC., Kindly update our requirement in the LIS forum. Thanking you, -- regards... *Gautham College of Pharmacy III cross, Bhuvaneshwari Nagara, R.T.Nagara Post, Bangalore-560032. Ph.080-23334828* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Directory of Open Access Books
by Shamprasad Pujar 13 Apr '12

13 Apr '12

Dear All, Directory of Open Access Books [DOAB] initiated by OAPEN Foundation currently holds *756* Academic peer-reviewed books from *22* publishers. You may access DOAB at: http://www.doabooks.org/doab I hope it could be useful for some of you. 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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CALL FOR PAPERS
by M. Ram 12 Apr '12

12 Apr '12

The Journal of Library and Information Communication Technology (JLICT) is a peer-reviewed journal (half yearly) will be published by editorial board of JLICT (first issue will be published in July 2012). JLICT is dedicated to increasing the depth of the subject across disciplines with the ultimate aim of expanding knowledge of the subject. * Call for Papers JLICT will 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, opinions, commentaries and essays We invite you to submit your manuscript(s) to: jlict2012(a)rediffmail.com Our objective is to inform authors of the decision on their manuscript(s) within four weeks of submission. A brief instruction for authors and other details are given below: Copyright transfer with a statement: I transferred all the right of my/our article (Title) to the Managing Editors of the “Journal of Library and Information Communication Technology’. And I also stated that I will be responsible for information, data submitted in my article/paper. This is my own and original work and I have not sent anywhere for the publication /presentation. Format: 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-economics (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 For other details please see APA style Dr.Mange Ram Deputy Librarian & Incharge University Library Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed University), Dayalbagh Agra-5 (UP)INDIA Mail: mram72ster(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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