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The Hindu : Opening access to science
by Mailing List Manager 10 Nov '03

10 Nov '03

Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2003 14:55:13 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> An editorial by Gopalraj (gopalraj(a)vsnl.com) on Open Access, published in 'The Hindu' is available online at: http://www.hindu.com/2003/11/08/stories/2003110801121000.htm ---------- Dear Stevan: I shall strongly recommend publication of your article (in response to the Hindu editorial by Gopalraj) in Current Science. I am marking a copy of this mail to Prof. Balaram, Editor, Current Science. I also recommend to Current Science to publish a brief article by you (and Peter Suber if he agrees) once in two months, that is one in four issues. By the time you arrive here in September 2004, many avid readers of Current Science would know your arguments. Regards. Arun ------- Stevan Harnad's Response to the above editorial by GopalRaj: > > The Gold and Green Roads to Open Access > > The editorial is of course very timely and useful, because it describes open > access and the open-access journals. But it is unfortunately far from > being as useful as it could be, for it is in fact merely a direct echo > of the proportion of press attention that open-access journal-publishing > (the "golden road to open access") has been getting in the Western > Press. That attention too would be well and good if it were proportionate, > with the emphasis being on *open access* itself, rather than only > on the golden road to it! For if open access is identified with > open-access journal-publishing alone, or even primarily, we overlook the > complementary "green road to open access" (open-access self-archiving > of toll-access articles) that is in a position to provide (and > is already providing) far more open access, far sooner, and with no > attendant certainty. > > It is satisfying to focus on the triumphs of the golden road; the > editorial names all the causes and the desiderata; it echoes the widespread > sense of momentum and of nearing the goal. But in reality it is a > blueprint for yet another decade of needless waiting for open access! > > The editorial mentions the relevant figures: 20,000 journals (probably > more like 24,000 today, according to Bowker's), 1 million articles > every year (probably 2.5 million) and about 550 "gold" journals > (publishing about 60,000 open-access articles yearly). > http://www.ulrichsweb.com/ulrichsweb/analysis/ > http://www.doaj.org/ > http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Hypermail/Amsci/2983.html of toll-access articles) that is in a position to provide (and > is already providing) far more open access, far sooner, and with no > attendant certainty. > It is satisfying to focus on the triumphs of the golden road; the > editorial names all the causes and the desiderata; it echoes the widespread > sense of momentum and of nearing the goal. But in reality it is a > blueprint for yet another decade of needless waiting for open access! > > The editorial mentions the relevant figures: 20,000 journals (probably > more like 24,000 today, according to Bowker's), 1 million articles > every year (probably 2.5 million) and about 550 "gold" journals > (publishing about 60,000 open-access articles yearly). > http://www.ulrichsweb.com/ulrichsweb/analysis/ > http://www.doaj.org/ > http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Hypermail/Amsci/2983.html > > But the editorial does not put 2+2 together! 550/24,000 and > 60,000/2,500,000 are *minuscule* ratios, and their rate and likelihood of > growth are equally minuscule. And there is still uncertainty about the > viability of the golden journal cost-recovery model at this time. It is satisfying to focus on the triumphs of the golden road; the > editorial names all the causes and the desiderata; it echoes the widespread > sense of momentum and of nearing the goal. But in reality it is a > blueprint for yet another decade of needless waiting for open access! > > The editorial mentions the relevant figures: 20,000 journals (probably > more like 24,000 today, according to Bowker's), 1 million articles > every year (probably 2.5 million) and about 550 "gold" journals > (publishing about 60,000 open-access articles yearly). > http://www.ulrichsweb.com/ulrichsweb/analysis/ > http://www.doaj.org/ > http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Hypermail/Amsci/2983.html > > But the editorial does not put 2+2 together! 550/24,000 and > 60,000/2,500,000 are *minuscule* ratios, and their rate and likelihood of > growth are equally minuscule. And there is still uncertainty about the > viability of the golden journal cost-recovery model at this time. K> It is satisfying to focus on the triumphs of the golden road; the > editorial names all the causes and the desiderata; it echoes the widespread > sense of momentum and of nearing the goal. But in reality it is a > blueprint for yet another decade of needless waiting for open access! > > The editorial mentions the relevant figures: 20,000 journals (probably > more like 24,000 today, according to Bowker's), 1 million articles > every year (probably 2.5 million) and about 550 "gold" journals > (publishing about 60,000 open-access articles yearly). > http://www.ulrichsweb.com/ulrichsweb/analysis/ > http://www.doaj.org/ > http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Hypermail/Amsci/2983.html It is satisfying to focus on the triumphs of the golden road; the > editorial names all the causes and the desiderata; it echoes the widespread > sense of momentum and of nearing the goal. But in reality it is a > blueprint for yet another decade of needless waiting for open access! > > The editorial mentions the relevant figures: 20,000 journals (probably > more like 24,000 today, according to Bowker's), 1 million articles > every year (probably 2.5 million) and about 550 "gold" journals > (publishing about 60,000 open-access articles yearly). > http://www.ulrichsweb.com/ulrichsweb/analysis/ > http://www.doaj.org/ > http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Hypermail/Amsci/2983.html > > But the editorial does not put 2+2 together! 550/24,000 and > 60,000/2,500,000 are *minuscule* ratios, and their rate and likelihood of > growth are equally minuscule. And there is still uncertainty about the > viability of the golden journal cost-recovery model at this time. So whereas pointing out the growing awareness among both researchers > and the general public, at last, of the value and desirability and > the possibility of open access, is a good thing, pinning the hopes > of attaining open access on the golden road alone, or even primarily, > represents a great opportunity lost. > > At the very end of the editorial, almost as an afterthought, there is > indeed a brief mention of the *other* road, the "green" road. > > "In addition, even when papers are published in conventional journals, > the pre-print (and sometimes the post-print) versions can often be > placed in open electronic archives to ensure free access. Physicists > have been doing this for years and scientists from other disciplines, > especially biology and medicine, need to follow suit." > > But this brief passing mention fails to point out that open-access But this brief passing mention fails to point out that open-access > self-archiving *is* indeed the other road to open access, and the road > that *can* bring us (and *is* already bringing us) to open access far > faster -- not having to face the obstacle of (1) creating 23,450 new > journals, (2) finding a way to fund them, and (3) then persuading the > authors of the 2,440,000 yearly articles to submit their work to those > journals instead of their established competitors, but facing instead > only the one obstacle of (1) persuading the authors of the 2,440,000 > yearly articles to self-archive! > > Nor is it clear enough from this ever-so-brief afterthought, and > the relative proportion of space and attention accorded to it in > the editorial, that the green road has also already been shown to > be navigable, that it already transports at least three times as many > articles to open access yearly, and that the "traffic" is growing faster > on the green road than the golden road, mainly because it already has > "official" clearance for at least 55% of the yearly 2,500,000 articles > (and can in reality accommodate 100% of them), whereas the golden road can accommodate less than 5% of the traffic today. > > I would not cavil at this oversight if it were not for the fact that > the disproportionate emphasis in this editorial, and so much else that > is being written about open access today, misses the opportunity to > marshal the mounting enthusiasm for open access to help persuade the > authors of those remaining 2,260,000 articles to make them open-access > today, by taking the one simple step, already within their reach, of > self-archiving them! For the result would not be another decade of golden > dreams but a green reality of 100% open access, overnight. > > Do we really want to continue sitting and waiting waiting passively for > the golden road to be enlarged for us, journal by journal, or do we want > to fast-forward to open access via the green road in the meanwhile? > http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Tp/resolution.htm#4.1 > http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Tp/resolution.htm#4.2 Stevan Harnad > Chaire de Recherche du Canada > Centre de Neuroscience de la Cognition (CNC) > Universite du Quebec a Montreal > Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3C 3P8 > tel: 1-514-987-3000 2461# > fax: 1-514-987-8952 > harnad(a)uqam.ca > http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/

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Info@UK
by Mailing List Manager 10 Nov '03

10 Nov '03

This month's Info@UK is now available from the address below. http://www.britishcouncil.org/info@UK/bulletin.htm#current Info@UK - is your guide to major UK Information Society developments and news. The bulletin is compiled by the Information Management Research Institute, University of Northumbria on behalf of the British Council and is designed primarily to meet the information needs of British Council staff. However we recognise that it will be of interest to a wider audience and are happy to share Info@UK with you. For more news and past copies of Info@UK are available at the Info@UK web site at: http://www.britishcouncil.org/Info@UK/index.htm ******* Arun

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FW: Special Section on Open access and [UTF-8] Scientific publishing (fwd)
by Mailing List Manager 10 Nov '03

10 Nov '03

Dear Friends: Generally I hate to 'forward' but this one from ScDev.Net is too good to miss out. Vyasamoorthy, P Dear all, By dramatically reducing the cost of disseminating information, the Internet is revolutionising science publishing. Developing countries are likely to benefit, but calls to make scientific information freely available to all are proving controversial. What do you think...... The Science and Development Network (SciDev.Net) is pleased to announce the launch a special section on open access and scientific publishing. (www.scidev.net/open_access) This comprehensive guide is your essential overview to the implications of open access initiatives on access to scientific information in the developing world. It includes : Up-to-date news, features and opinion articles on the issues surrounding open access and scientific publishing Descriptions of (and links to) current open access initiatives Access to free scientific literature Links to key reports Comprehensive events section with the latest meeting proceedings and future events. An opportunity for you to comment and give your views You may also be interested in this week's editorial by our director David Dickson on 'Communicating science in the electronic era', which raises many of the key issues in the debate. We hope that this guide will be a useful and important resource for all those interested in open access to scientific information, and will provoke further critical thinking and discussion on the key issues. We would therefore encourage you to pass this message on to colleagues and friends who might be interested (www.scidev.net/open_access) Best regards, The SciDev.Net team SciDev.Net (www.scidev.net) is an organisation devoted to providing news and promoting debate on science and technology issues relevant to the needs of developing countries.

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Clearinghouse on digital libraries
by Mailing List Manager 10 Nov '03

10 Nov '03

Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2003 14:42:51 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Digital libraries are already an important source for research and are rapidly becoming more comprehensive. WTEC conducted a study of digital libraries in Japan in 1999, under the leadership of Raj Reddy. http://wtec.org/loyola/digilibs/toc.htm The HTML version of the newsletter has a clearinghouse of digital libraries. http://itri2.org/ITRInews/N55.html#A5 Arun

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Indian CD Products
by Madhuresh 07 Nov '03

07 Nov '03

Dear forum members, I would like to inform you about a website http://www.indiancdproducts.org/ which is a Bibliography of Indian CD Products. This website is a part of National Center on Publications on CD-ROM (NCPC), a center set up by NISSAT, DSIR at FITT and IIT Delhi. Through the website, one can search CD-ROM by Title, Keywords and Category. Union Catalogue of various organizations is also maintained and facility to search by Organization Name and Title is also available. Search results contain the Title, Description, Publisher/vendor and their address. One of the objectives of NCPC is "To systematically procure all CD-ROMs published in India and on India. (Except software, games, music and purely entertainment CDs and reproduction of foreign CD Publications for the Indian market) and build up a National Repository of CD-ROMs". Keeping in mind the requests made by forum members to get a particular CD, I believe this resource is not being used extensively. The site statistics also confirms the same (almost 11,300 visitors in past 3.5 years). It may be because of lack of awareness or improper marketing of website. However I didn't get the information about number of titles available with the centre, it is systematically procuring all the CD's published in India and also creating a Union Catalogue of CD's available in various Library and Information Centers; so it can be a good starting point for searching a particular CD Title. Regards. Madhuresh Singhal Aurigene Discovery Technologies Limited, Electronic City, phase II, Hosur Road, Bangalore 562 158 Phone 8521314-16 Ext.- 422 Mobile 98861 82822 Fax 852 6285 E-mail: madhureshsinghal(a)yahoo.com URL: http://nettalk2.tripod.com/

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Announcement - IFLA Travel Grant 2004
by Shyam Prasad pujar 07 Nov '03

07 Nov '03

IFLA TRAVEL GRANT YEAR 2004 IFLA ALP is pleased to announce the availability of the IFLA Travel Grant, to support a number of delegates from developing countries to attend the 70th IFLA General Conference and Council: Buenos Aires, Argentina, 22-27 August 2004. Priority will be given to new professionals with a minimum of 5 years of experience in the field of libraries. In appointing the grants, the Grants Committee will look for a balance between all sectors of library & information work. Applications, including professional curriculum vitae and information on present occupation should be submitted as soon as possible and should be received by the ALP Focal Point not later than 15 February, 2004. Criteria for allocation of the IFLA Travel Grant � Candidates are from developing countries (according to World Bank standards). � Priority to new professionals from institutions/associations that are IFLA members. � Priority to applicants who are not regular IFLA conference attendees. � Wide geographic distribution. � General quality of application. � Professional background and experience: level of education, positions held and professional experience in general. Type of library experience is also considered in order to get balance between all sectors of library and information work. � Should be a member of a national professional association. � Committed letter of application and a well presented CV. Application forms can be requested from the ALP office. You will also find them at the IFLA web site. For more information please visit: http://www.ifla.org/III/grants/itg03.htm. IFLA ALP c/o Uppsala University Library Box 510 SE-751 20 UPPSALA, Sweden Fax: +46 18 471 3994 E-mail: ifla.alp(a)ub.uu.se -- IFLA/ALP c/o Uppsala University Library Box 510 S-751 20 UPPSALA, Sweden Tel.: +46 18 471 3990, Fax: +46 18 471 3994

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DRTC Seminar on Knowledge Representation through Concept Mapping
by Mailing List Manager 07 Nov '03

07 Nov '03

Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2003 11:45:33 +0000 (GMT) From: "[iso-8859-1] shankar goud" <bandashankar(a)yahoo.co.in> Indian statistical institute Documentation Research & Training Center 8th Mile, Mysore road, Bangalore-560059 DRTC Seminar On Knowledge Representation through Concept Mapping By Vineeta In recent years Internet has become a valuable resource for information retrieval. Information available on the net is very vast and not easy to access. Knowledge representation could be a powerful tool for search. There are many ways to represent knowledge on the net. This seminar discusses the tools and techniques for knowledge representation using concept mapping. Concept map is a technique to represent knowledge in graphs. This seminar also covers library application of concept maps and role of concept maps for retrieval on the net. Venue : DRTC classroom Date : 10th November, 2003 Time : 2.00 P.M. All are cordially invited Dr. A.R.D. Prasad Co-ordinator

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ETD 2004- Call for proposals
by Shalini Urs 07 Nov '03

07 Nov '03

Apologies for cross postings **************************************************************************** * ETD 2004 * * Seventh International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations: * * Distributing knowledge worldwide through better scholarly communication * * June 3-5, 2004 * * University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky * * http://www.uky.edu/ETD/ETD2004 * The online submission system for proposals is now available for ETD 2004 (June 3-5, 2004). See the conference website (http://www.uky.edu/ETD/ETD2004) to submit proposals for presentations, posters and tutorial sessions. The complete call for papers is available http://www.uky.edu/ETD/ETD2004/cfp.html. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Call for Proposals for Papers, Tutorials, and Posters Deadline for proposals: Jan 15, 2004 (If disposition of proposal is needed before January 2004, proposal should be submitted by December 1, 2003) The Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD) invites you to participate in the Seventh International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations hosted by the University of Kentucky. ETD 2004 provides a forum to share the latest developments in authoring, archiving, sharing, preserving, indexing, and accessing electronic theses and dissertations and the digital libraries that support them. Special emphases of ETD 2004 are: · Supporting creators of scholarly electronic documents in many disciplines, · Building ETD initiatives that create value for the university, the student and the faculty member, and · Encouraging collaborative efforts among institutions. At ETD 2004 stakeholders in the graduate education process can attend a track of sessions that addresses the issues that are relevant to their interests. Stakeholders include graduate program administrators, academic librarians, faculty, computer systems specialists, students, and publishers. We encourage everyone in the ETD community to use this opportunity to network and to share their experiences. Attendees may participate by presenting a paper or poster or by conducting a tutorial. 1. PAPER PROPOSAL: We invite you to submit proposals for any of the topics listed below. Each proposal must include a title, the names of authors/presenters along with their affiliations and contact details, and a 200-500 word abstract. Team proposals are especially welcome. Some suggested topics are listed below however suggestions and ideas for presentations on other topics are welcome! · Administrators and ETDs: the challenges and the rewards for the university and the university community · Shaping the future of scholarship: The universitys role in scholarly electronic communication · Partners in the process: Building collaborations between universities · Training and supporting scholarly electronic document authors · Digital library issues and challenges for university libraries · The Global ETD Digital Library · Unique issues about ETDs for different disciplines · Long-term preservation of ETDs · Intellectual property rights, digital rights management, and fair use entitlements · Standards and best practices for ETD initiatives · The publishers perspective · Student experiences · ETD and open access · ETD as a test bed and catalyst for scholarly electronic publishing · Multimedia issues for the presentation of scholarly material 2. POSTER PROPOSAL: A special feature at the conference is a POSTER SESSION featuring reports from ETD programs around the world. Share a report about your universitys ETD program with the rest of the ETD community. This session will be held in conjunction with a reception, and will be highly interactive. Traditional posters are welcome, and electronic posters are encouraged. An electronic poster could be a website or onsite computer- based presentation that shares statistics, and features other project highlights. Proposals for both electronic and traditional posters must include a title, complete list of authors along with their affiliations and contact details, and a 200-500 word abstract. 3. TUTORIAL PROPOSAL: ETD 2004 has a special emphasis on providing attendees with the tools and skills that will facilitate a successful ETD program, and advance those programs that are already flourishing. To accomplish this we are looking for tutorials that will help the ETD community. Tutorials will be scheduled during the main conference and should be designed to be conducted in two hour blocks. Proposals for tutorials must include a title, names of presenters along with their affiliations and contact details, a brief 200-500 word motivation and an outline of the tutorial. TUTORIAL PROPOSALS ARE ENCOURAGED The NDLTD is a non-profit organization that supports ETD initiatives at universities around the world. These initiatives address ETD authoring, indexing, archiving, dissemination, and retrieval. Further information about the NDLTD can be found at http://www.ndltd.org/. Please submit your proposals for papers, tutorials, and/or posters at http://www.uky.edu/ETD/ETD2004 by January 15, 2004. We understand that some presenters need to know the disposition of their proposal prior to the end of 2003. Therefore, a first-round of reviews will be held for all proposals received by December 1, 2003 and authors will be notified about the status of their proposals by December 20, 2003. The University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky is in the center of the internationally famous Bluegrass Region. Lexington, founded in 1775, was once called the Athens of the West and it continues to retain its unique mix of frontier spirit and innovative vision. The area boasts numerous historical, cultural, and natural attractions that will appeal to many interests. In June, the average temperature is a very comfortable 72 degrees (F). Lexington has approximately 100 direct and non-stop flights from airports around the world, and is within a days drive to 75% of the US population. For more information, please visit the ETD 2004 website at: http://www.uky.edu/ETD/ETD2004 or contact: Suzie Allard, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, School of Information Sciences University of Tennessee sallard(a)utk.edu Beth Kraemer, MLS Electronic Resources, William T Young Library University of Kentucky kraemer(a)email.uky.edu ----------------------------------------------------------- Shalini ------------- Prof.Shalini R.Urs Project Director Vidyanidhi-Indian Digital Library of Electronic Theses Department of library and Information Science University of Mysore Manasagangotri Mysore.570006. India Ph:91-821-2514699 Fax:91-821-2519209 Website:http://www.vidyanidhi.org.in

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Engenius
by Madhuresh 06 Nov '03

06 Nov '03

Dear all, Elsevier has recently launched a portal called ElsevierEngineering (http://www.elsevierengineering.com/) This portal is further divided in sub portals subject wise, like, Chemical; Civil; Electrical and Electronic; Energy; Industrial and Manufacturing; Materials; and Mechanical. Each sub portal provides targeted news, new books, conference details and such other services. Another interesting feature of this portal is Engenius. Engenius (http://www.elsevierengineering.com/engenius)is a free bibliographic database covering a broad range of engineering disciplines. Engenius enables to search abstracts of articles published in the last 2 years in key engineering journals selected for their influence and importance to the engineering community. One can get the free abstract by simply registering with the website, which is free. Regards. Madhuresh Singhal Aurigene Discovery Technologies Limited, Electronic City, phase II, Hosur Road, Bangalore 562 158 Phone 8521314-16 Ext.- 422 Mobile 98861 82822 Fax 852 6285 E-mail: madhureshsinghal(a)yahoo.com http://nettalk2.tripod.com/

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Subject: PGDHL
by Mailing List Manager 06 Nov '03

06 Nov '03

Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2003 05:37:19 +0000 (GMT) From: "[iso-8859-1] Mr. S K Sonker" <sksonker(a)yahoo.co.in> Dear Professionals, Applications are invited from eligible candidates for admission to One Year Postgraduate Diploma Course In Health Science Librarianship (PGDHL) for the academic year 2004 (January to December) in Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore. Further detail can be obtained from the University website : http:\\www.rguhs.ac.in With regards Sharad Kumar Sonker Digital Library & Information Center Rajiv Gandhi University of health Sciences,Karnataka Bangalore-560041 Telephone:(+91-80)6546930,6546935 URL: http://www.geocities.com/sksonker

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