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OA developments at Harvard and Radcliffe
by Subbiah Arunachalam 30 May '08

30 May '08

>From Peter Suber's blog Open Access News Stuart Shieber reflects on his new position In New Job, Harvard Professor Downplays the Role of Revolutionary, Library Journal Academic Newswire, May 29, 2008. Excerpt: Last week, Harvard University professor Stuart Shieber made historyhe was named the first director of Harvards newly minted Office for Scholarly Communication (OSC). In his new role, Shieber will oversee the implementation of the universitys groundbreaking open access mandate, which he helped author, and which many suggest could have wide-ranging implications for the future of scholarly communication. Lets not go overboard, Shieber says with a laugh and an audible wince when asked if he views his new role as a historic opportunity. People like to extrapolate that [the mandate] will have a revolutionary effect. But you cant make a policy based on that extrapolation. Sometimes theres too much talk about momentous, revolutionary effects, it gets too far in front of what is really happening. There are lots of things going on, and there will be changes. Were just trying to do our part. That sober approach should be heartening to observers concerned with getting the implementation rolling. In a conversation with the LJ Academic Newswire this week, Shieber embraced a straightforward mission to support the efforts of the Harvard faculty to make their collective scholarly output as broadly available as possible. Its a big job, Shieber conceded, and one he didnt necessarily expect to fall to him, despite his role in authoring the policy.... Among the first, and perhaps the most central of his initial tasks, will be to establish the online repository that will be the fulcrum of Harvards OA mandate. In theory, it is as simple as downloading some open source software and turning it on, he said, in practice, many complexities come up, such as having it work well with other systems already in place at the university. Nevertheless, work on the repository is progressing, he says, and a beta could be in place shortly. Another big part of his new role will be outreach to faculty. Perhaps the most engaging if still unformed aspect of Shiebers new job, however, will be developing how Harvard will support and work with open access journals. The OSC pertains not just to the open access policy, its broader, he explains. The policy offers open access the articles directly, essentially through author self-archiving. To the extent that we need to find alternative business models, it behooves Harvard to support those alternative business models. Shieber said he is looking at a few options to support open access journals. One is to work with the Harvard University Press (HUP), which he called an important ally. He said he has had many discussions with HUP about how the activities of the press and fit with the OSC, noting that HUP will soon publish its first journal in years, the Journal of Legal Analysis an open access, faculty edited journal. My hope is that this will be the first of several OA journals HUP will start to run.... More broadly, Shiebers goal is to see OA journals exist on equal footing with subscription-based journals. As of now, he says, they do not, because much of the money that underwrites the services of subscription-based journals comes from libraries while the money that underwrites OA journals comes mostly from author charges. Authors dont get underwriting help from the library when they publish in OA journals, while they do from publishing in subscription-based journals, he explains. To put OA and subscription journals on a level playing field, he suggests, youd want to underwrite OA journals just as you do subscription journals. Both Shieber, and his co-sponsor in the FAS mandate, university librarian Robert Darnton, say they are confident of a continuing, vital role for academic journals in an open access future, and note that there has been much discussion at Harvard over whether OA might induce a blowback effect on the stability of those journals or peer review. Both believe the evidence does not threaten either journals or peer review, but that doesnt mean there is no uncertainty there, Shieber added. You cant just say dont worry. You have too look at these issues. What we do know is we couldnt keep going the way we had been going. We know that is not sustainable. PS: For background, see my post on Stuart's appointment as Director of Harvard's Office of Scholarly Communication, my post on the HUP roll-out of the Journal of Legal Analysis (both May 22, 2008), and my newsletter article on the Harvard OA mandate (March 2, 2008). Posted by Peter Suber at 5/29/2008 05:14:00 PM. Ginsparg to investigate and build on OA at Radcliffe Paul Ginsparg has been named a Science Fellow for 2008-2009 at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. (Thanks to Garrett Eastman.) From the Radcliffe announcement: Paul Ginsparg is a professor in the physics and information science departments at Cornell University. He is well-known as the creator of the on-line system arXiv.org that distributes scientific research results. At Radcliffe, he will embark on a theoretical and experimental investigation into how researchers interactions change as a result of ever-growing open access. Ginsparg plans to create tools and resources for researchers to communicate more efficiently with one another. Posted by Peter Suber at 5/29/2008 04:12:00 PM. __________________________________________________________ Sent from Yahoo! Mail. A Smarter Email http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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What types of libraries are there? : General Information
by sri priya 29 May '08

29 May '08

What types of libraries are there? Libraries can be categorized into four basic types: 1. public libraries, http://www.yahoo.com/Reference/Libraries/Public_Libraries/ 2. school libraries, http://www.yahoo.com/Reference/Libraries/School_Libraries/ 3. academic libraries, http://www.yahoo.com/Reference/Libraries/University_Libraries/, and 4. special libraries, which include: Law libraries http://www.yahoo.com/Government/Law/Legal_Research/Libraries/ Medical libraries http://www.yahoo.com/Health/Reference/Libraries/ Art libraries http://www.yahoo.com/Arts/Libraries/ Science and engineering libraries http://www.yahoo.com/Science/Libraries/ http://www.yahoo.com/Science/Engineering/Libraries/ Music libraries http://www.yahoo.com/Entertainment/Music/Libraries/ Government libraries http://www.yahoo.com/Government/Documents/Libraries/ or any of the many libraries which serve organizations requiring, or providing, specialized information (see Special Libraries Assoc., http://www.sla.org/.) Regards, S.Sripriya -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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E-Papers
by Ranganath 29 May '08

29 May '08

Dear All, You can read your favorite newspapers or magazines of all languages online at one stop. http://epaperview.net/ Regards Ranganath BenakattiSun Microsystems, Bangalore.Mbl:+919845504417 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Souvenir
by vagiiap＠iiap.res.in 29 May '08

29 May '08

Dear Friends I am looking for a Souvenir brought out during the 60th birthday of Prof. S. Bhagavanthan by his students in Hyderabad in 1969. If any library has a copy please let me know. Thanks Dr. Vagiswari Indian Institute of Astrophysics Koramangala Bangalore 560 034 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library Of RGNUL, PATIALA
by arjun k 29 May '08

29 May '08

A Library is a public institution charged with the care of, collection of books, the duty of making them accessible to those who require the use of them and the task of converting every person in its neighborhood into a habitual library reader of books. A Library plays an important role in the field of education. Education and libraries are the two joint parts of body. One cannot be separated from the other. Library is charged with providing adequate reading material to users. The library organizes the reading materials so that it can be in systematic order for use. As we know libraries are spending institutions where the money spent on establishment and services can't be measured in the form of profit. Thus a library is a place where books, periodicals, musical scores, manuscripts and other literary and artistic materials are collected, processed and kept in some convenient order for use by clientele and not for sale. The RGNUL came into existence in the month of June 2006. With in a short span, the University has established a well-resourced Library on the Campus. Keeping in view the aims and objectives of the Law University, the Library has been planned and is being developed by a team of qualified professional Library staff. Our Library is well stocked and the entire Library is divided into five major sections. 1. Reference Section 2. Periodical Section 3. General Section 4. Technical Section 5. Xerox Section. The Library at the RGNUL has acquired a collection of over 14000 Volumes covering a wide range of general and special subjects consisting of text books, reference books, volumes of journals, reports etc. apart from the current legal periodicals. The RGNUL Library at present subscribes 35 Law Journals and about 25 magazines. Apart from the subscription to law journals, 14 Newspapers and Online journals are also being subscribed by the RGNUL Library for keeping the students and faculty in touch with the current affairs. Apart from these two, separate reading rooms have been marked for the undergraduate students and for the Post graduate students. The active library professionals started using computers not only to manage library but also to fulfill the needs and requirements of library users. Computer and other digital or electronic resources are less expensive and more helpful for easy access. Now the users can access the libraries from outside by digital access by commonly available electronic information resources such as CO-ROMs/DVDs, OPAC and the Internet. The RGNUL Library has been using LIBSYS package for Library Automation and housekeeping operations. The library on-line catalogue database has bibliographic information books and back volumes of periodicals. Through the LIBSYS OPAC users can access and search the Library Online Catalogue by Author, Title, Subject, and keywords. Users can know the latest additions of periodicals. Reservation of a book can be done Online. http://www.rgnulpatiala.org/ Library staff of RGNUL http://www.rgnulpatiala.org/libs.html Libbrary Services of RGNUL http://www.rgnulpatiala.org/intro.html -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Engineering Technology e-Books
by sri priya 28 May '08

28 May '08

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Dspace querry
by SONIA BANSAL 28 May '08

28 May '08

Dear Friends, I want to undergo training in Dspace software.Can anybody provide necessary infomation regarding this.     With Regards Sonia GADVASU, Ludhiana Send free SMS to your Friends on Mobile from your Yahoo! Messenger. Download Now! http://messenger.yahoo.com/download.php -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Librarian Vacancy at The Brigade School, Bangalore.
by Manjunath BK 28 May '08

28 May '08

Post: Librarian Qualification : M.LISc / B.LISc Experience: 2-3 years in Schools / Colleges Candidate should be proficient in use of Libsys Software and excellent command of English. We offer an attractive remuneration package, commensurate with a professional working environment, (The Brigade School is a co-educational institution, affiliated to the CBSE Board, The Brigade School has over 800 students, across Nursery to Standard 12 levels. Located in J.P. Nagar, The Brigade School began its first academic year in 2004. Young in years and spirit, yet rich in academic experience, it has already earned the reputation of being an institution of excellence. In due course a branch of the school will be set up in the Malleswaram- Rajajinagar area. The school is managed by the Brigade Foundation, a not-for-profit trust set up by Brigade, one of Bangalore’s leading property developers and an ISO 9001-2000 certified company.) Interested Candidates may forward their applications (downloaded from website) immediately to the following address. Principal The Brigade School, J.P. Nagar Campus @ Brigade Millennium, 7th Phase, Bangalore 560 078. Ph: 91-80-4130 1390/91, 6560 2626 Website: www.brigadeschools.org Email: enquiry(a)brigadeschools.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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OCLC and Google to exchange data
by DINESH SIDDAIAH 28 May '08

28 May '08

Dear Friends, OCLC and Google Inc. have signed an agreement to exchange data that will facilitate the discovery of library collections through Google search services. Under terms of the agreement, OCLC member libraries participating in the Google Book Search program, which makes the full text of more than one million books searchable, may share their WorldCat-derived MARC records with Google to better facilitate discovery of library collections through Google. Source: http://www.librarytechnology.org/ With regards, Dinesh K. S. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Innovative for complete digital library service
by DINESH SIDDAIAH 28 May '08

28 May '08

Dear Friends, Trinity University's Elizabeth Huth Coates Library selected a suite of Innovative technology products for complete digital library service. In addition to the Millennium ILS, the Library selected Electronic Resource Management, Research Pro federated-search, and the Encore discovery services platform. Source:http://www.librarytechnology.org/ With regards Dinesh K. S. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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