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Webinar on OA books
by Subbiah Arunachalam 09 Sep '15

09 Sep '15

A free webinar on open access books. *Is Open Access Coming for Scholarly Books?* *Thursday, September 24, 2015 11:00 ET/15:00 GMT* Please see <http://go.copyright.com/l/37852/2015-09-01/2j2zsh>. Professors may encourage their Masters and Doctoral students to register. Best. 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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Preserving web resources
by Subbiah Arunachalam 09 Sep '15

09 Sep '15

Friends: Our librarians collect, preserve and curate a variety of print materials - journals, books, reports, theses, libraries of eminent individuals including their lab notebooks, drawings and correspondence and so on. They also preserve audio and video recordings, films, photographs, etc. But what about the stuff in the web and social media? A seminar at the University of Michigan plans to look at this important question. Here is an excerpt from a note I received: "While research in almost all disciplines increasingly relies on evidence gleaned from websites, social media platforms, and other online resources, we are still just figuring out how to preserve web materials for future use. As instructors and scholars embrace these primary sources and discover new and innovative ways to interact with web data, their efforts are aligned--knowingly or not--with those of developers and curators. Web Archives 2015 brings together developers, curators, and researchers to explore the following questions: How do collecting policies and appraisal decisions shape web archives? How can web archives be effectively integrated with classroom instruction and academic discourse in general? How do available resources and technologies influence the extent and success of web captures? How do scholars want to access and interact with web archives? How can individual scholars ensure that the materials that they need will be available both for their research and for documenting their work? What tools can optimize the use and reuse of archived websites and online materials? What measures of confidence does the academic community have in the use of archived websites for research? How can librarians, archivists, and technologists preserve the functionality and utility of complex web resources over the long-term?" -- Is it not time for us in India to address these questions as part of our M LIb Sci courses and discuss among research and academic librarians? Best wishes. 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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Libraries and providing legal assistance
by Subbiah Arunachalam 09 Sep '15

09 Sep '15

Friends: Librarians can provide legal assistance to their patrons, as demonstrated by public libraries in Florida. For this service to be effective librarians should work with advocates and students of law. Please spread the word among librarians, students of law, and public minded lawyers. Please see the following news story. Pro bono spotlight: Attorneys needed for 2015-16 Lawyers in Libraries Monday, September 7, 11:15 AM EDT By Kathy Para, The JBA Pro Bono Committee Chair In the fall of 2013, libraries across Florida joined forces with legal services staff and pro bono attorneys to bring legal guidance to library patrons. The project continues in Northeast Florida and has expanded. There is now a dire need of pro bono attorneys to present information in a broad range of substantive areas in one-hour group sessions. The “Lawyers in Libraries” project was launched by Florida Legal Services in collaboration with the The Florida Bar Foundation One Campaign, the Standing Committee on Pro Bono Legal Services of The Florida Bar, the Florida Pro Bono Coordinators Association, the Florida Library Association and the Division of Library and Information Services of the State of Florida. In today’s technologically driven world, many low-income families rely on public libraries to access the Internet free of charge, as well as to obtain information for numerous services. Many patrons turn to librarians for legal information and research resources. A librarian may be the first person to whom someone facing a legal problem turns. Realizing the level on which our low-income residents, in particular, rely on libraries for information, the “Lawyers in Libraries” project was born. The group information sessions take two forms: Online Free Legal Resources and Topics in the Law. An attorney who presents the “Online Free Legal Resources” session, is provided with an already-developed PowerPoint presentation and a handout for attendees. The attorney, with the help of the PowerPoint, describes the resources available on legal websites such asfloridabar.org, floridalawhelp.org <http://floridalawhelp.org/> and flcourts.org <http://flcourts.org/>. The handout provides information on these and other websites and how to access local legal organizations for help. The pro bono attorney does not need expertise to present this topic. All materials are provided. An attorney who conducts a one-hour “Topics in the Law” group presentation, designs a 45-minute presentation in a specific area (PowerPoint not required). The attorney allows time to address questions, keeping the entire session to one hour. Library branch managers request topics such as dissolution of marriage, landlord/tenant, employment, income tax, foreclosure, bankruptcy and small claims. Attorneys sign up for topics and dates that are convenient for them. These events are free and open to the public. The schedule and topics are promoted to the public in the libraries and on the library website, jaxpubliclibrary.org <http://jaxpubliclibrary.org/>. Click on “Programs and Events.” Sincere appreciation is extended to these attorneys who have served as presenters for the “Lawyers in Libraries” project: B.J. Taylor, Monica Lenoci, Imani Boykin, Deborah Reid, Peter Stoumbelis, David Milton, Bram Scharf, Jamie Karpman, Rob Ellis, LaVerne Andreasen, Kelly Usery, LaToya Williams, Tracy Engle, Jonathan Ross, Chardea Murray, Ingrid Osborn, Lisa DiFranza, Sarah Allison, Troy Farquhar, Beth Luna, Jennifer Jerome, Elizabeth Ondriezek, Justin Sorrell, Ramona Chaplin, Ariel Cook, Clayton Miller, Colleen White, Jim Millard, Lynn Drysdale, Laura Boeckman, Jeff Haynie, Bruce Duggar, Vicki Bowers, Becky Barlow, Laura Gapske, Melina Buncome, Refik Eller, Erik Berger, Carol Miller and Millie Kanyar. “It would be super if we had the resources and the people to handle all of the legal problems of the folks who qualify for our services but we don’t,” said Kathy Grunewald, attorney and statewide training director for Florida Legal Services. “The Lawyers in Libraries project is one way that we can promote their access to justice in Florida, because there is right now in Florida a justice gap. “So many people are coming to court nowadays without representation — often not knowing what documents or other information they need — that is causing the court system to slow down,” she said. “Through this great partnership with our library system we can reach people in the place they are used to coming for reliable information — their local public library.” Retired judge William Van Nortwick, of The Florida Bar’s Standing Committee on Pro Bono Legal Services, said access to justice is a fundamental right for citizens of Florida. “But for many people, the inability to access legal information and assistance can lead to negative results for themselves, their families, and their communities,” said Van Nortwick. “The Florida Lawyers in Libraries program will make it easier for Florida residents to find the legal resources they need.” *Attorneys who like to be presenters in the Lawyers in Libraries project are encouraged to contact Kathy Para at kathy.para(a)jaxlegalaid.org <kathy.para(a)jaxlegalaid.org>. Staffing for the 2015-16 program year will begin this month.* -- 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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EDTF Date - 046 - RDA Cataloging Examples
by Salman Haider 08 Sep '15

08 Sep '15

EDTF Date - 046 - RDACataloging Examples <http://resourcedescriptionandaccess.blogspot.com/2015/09/edtf-date-046-rda-…> http://resourcedescriptionandaccess.blogspot.com/2015/09/edtf-date-046-rda-… RDA Cataloging Examples of use of Extended Date Time Format (EDTF) in MARC 21 field 046 for Special Coded Dates in Resource Description and Access (RDA) Name Authority Records When supplying dates in field 046, use the Extended Date Time Format (EDTF) schema in all cases except for centuries; supply dates using the pattern yyyy, yyyy-mm, or yyyy-mm-dd; always add subfield $2 edtf except after a century. The more consistent use of $2 edtf is based on a PCCLIST discussion suggestion to simplify the use of $2 (always use except for centuries). Visit above RDA Blog <http://resourcedescriptionandaccess.blogspot.com> link to read complete article with examples. Regards Salman Haider www.google.com/+SalmanHaider -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for journal list
by Susan Mathew 08 Sep '15

08 Sep '15

Dear Friends, Can anyone help to get the list of Civil Engineering journals indexed in SCOPUS database. This is needed urgently for one of our faculty members. Kindly send if Scopus is available in your library. Thanks & regards *Dr Susan Mathew K Deputy LibrarianUniversity LibraryCochin University of Science & TechnologyCochin 682022* *Kerala,South India* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Article request
by Hemavathi.R 08 Sep '15

08 Sep '15

Dear ALL, One of our PhD student is looking for an article Can any one please help? Lalitha MK1, Manayani DJ, Priya L, Jesudason MV, Thomas K, Steinhoff MC. E test as an alternative to conventional MIC determination for surveillance of drug resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae. Indian J Med Res. 1997 Dec;106:500-3. Regards, Hemavathi.R Biological Science Library IISc,Bangalore-560012 E-mail:hemavathi@ces.iisc.ernet.in Ph:08022932786 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Orientation -cum- Training Programme on URKUND at JNU on 21st September at 9.30 am
by Ramesh C Gaur 08 Sep '15

08 Sep '15

Central Library, JNU in collaboration with Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET) Centre Cordially invites all Research Scholars/Faculty/Library Staff from all Universities in North India to One Day Orientation cum- Training Programme on “URKUND Plagiarism detection tool provided by INFLIBNET” Venue: Auditorium, SSS-I Date & Time: 21/09/2015 09.30 am-5:00 pm 300 participants will be registered on first cum first served basis. For registration use following online registration link: https://www.signupforms.com/registrations/5671 For further details, please send E-mail to either of programme coordinators Programme Coordinators Dr. Ramesh C Gaur Mr. Manoj Kumar K University Librarian Scientist-D (CS) Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar New Meharuli Road, New Delhi – 110067 An Inter University Centre of University Grants Commission Tele +91-11-26742605, 26704551 Infocity Gandhinagar - 382007. Gujarat, INDIA Email: rcgaur(a)mail.jnu.ac.in ;rcgaur66(a)gmail.com manoj[at]inflibnet.ac.in ************************************ Dr. Ramesh C Gaur PGDCA, MLISc,Ph.D. Fulbright Scholar (Virginia Tech, USA) University Librarian & Chair- ETD 2015 India Jawaharlal Nehru University(JNU) New Meharuli Road, New Delhi - 110067 Tele +91-11-26742605, 26704551 Fax : +91-11-26741603 Email: rcgaur(a)mail.jnu.ac.in ;rcgaur66(a)gmail.com URL: www.jnu.ac.in Brief Profile:http://lib.jnu.ac.in/Ramesh_C_Gaur -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Top Class Keynote - Plenary Speakers for Scientometrics and IoT Conference (SIoT-2015)
by Ishwar Goudar 07 Sep '15

07 Sep '15

Dear All, We are very happy to inform you that the following top class experts both from abroad and India have agreed to be Keynote and Plenary Speakers at the fast approaching (25-26 Sept 2015) Two Day National Conference on Scientometrics and Internet of Things (IoT) 1. Keynote Address: Dr. Guido Zosimo-Landolfo, Publishing Editor, Scientometrics. Springer Journal 2. Plenary Speakers: - Ms Tahseen Khanday, Solutions Sales Manager, Elsevier Co-author: Alexander van Servellen, Consultant, Research Intelligence Elsevier Broad Topic: "Usage Metrics for Analysis of Research" - Dr. Francis daCosta, a Product of Stanford University and CTO and Co-Founder of Meshdynamics.com Topic: "Scalable IoT" - Dr. Snehahansu, Faculty in Computer Science Topic: IoT - Dr. HS Siddamallaiah, Visiting Professor, Mahasarakham University, Thialand Topic; "Internet of Things as Socio-technological Dimension - Scientometrics 3.0" Other Attractions: 1. Pre-conference Tutorials at no extra charges 2. Selected papers will be published in SRELS Journal of Information Management 3. Supported by Publishing industry, Corporates and Academia Apart from takeaways from Pre-conference Tutorials and Session Theme Papers by subject experts, participants will get an opportunity for presenting their research papers Organisers: Institute of Scientometrics (http://www.instmetrics.org/) in association with NCSI-Net Foundation (http://ncsinet.org) . Conference Dates: 25-26th September 2015 Conference Venue: The Solitaire Hotel, 3 Kumara Krupa Road, Madhavanagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560001 Topics of Pre-conference Tutorials on the opening day: 1. Altmetrics: A New Path for LIS Research 2. Databases for Scientometrics Research- Search Techniques and Data Analysis Resource Persons: Prof. I. K. Ravichandra Rao, Prof. S L Sangam, Dr. I R N Goudar and Dr. S M Pujar What to expect from the Tutorials? - Identify & explore databases for Scientometrics Research - Deep dive into search, retrieval & analysis - Tips, techniques & insights... - Demo access to the actual bibliographic and citation database(s) - Almetrics - The Concept, Methodologies and Developments Conference Theme: Scientometrics & Internet of Things (IoT). Part – I: Scientometrics Metrics Evolution: Librametrics, Bibliometrics, Informatics, Scientometrics, Webometrics & Altmetrics i. Empirical Laws of Bibliometrics ii. Growth Studies iii. Collaborative Studies iv. Obsolescence studies v. National Science Policy Indicators vi. Citation Analysis vii. Ranking of Universities and Institutions etc. viii. Journal Impact Factor & H- Index (Latest Developments) ix. Limitations and Issues concerned to Research Quality Indicators x. Recent Trends Part – II Internet of Things (IoT) i) Concept of IoT ii) IoT and its impact and application in LIS iii. IoT & Scientometrics iv. Systems and Machines v. Data vi. Applications The Organising Committee is in the process of inviting few more top resources on the topics of Conference. Call for Papers: Due to tremendous response, no more papers will be accepted. REGISTRATION FOR CONFERENCE BY AT LEAST ONE OF THE AUTHORS IS A MUST FOR CONSIDERATION Important Dates: Submission of papers: Closed Notification of Acceptance/Rejection: September 10, 2015 Registration (Fee. Rs. 2000/-): September 15, 2015 Conference Dates: September 25-26, 2015 Those interested in submitting conference papers may please submit the same to Conference Management System (http://ncsinet.org/conference) by 31st Aug 2015 More details of the conference is available at conference website at http://www.scientometrics.asia/ Organising Secretary: Anand Byrappa Organising Committee Chair: Prof. TD Kemparaju Conference Chair: Prof. SL Sangam Conference Technical Director: Dr. IRN Goudar "Access E-Resources for Academic and Research Excellence" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dr. I.R.N. Goudar - Adjunct Professor, Mangalore University - Visiting Professor Cum Library Adviser Bangalore University Library, BANGALORE - 560056 - Ex. Visiting Professor Cum Library Adviser, UoM, Mysore - Ex. Scientist 'G' and Head, ICAST, NAL, Bangalore - Ex. Dy Librarian, IITM, Chennai - Ex. Scientist (Information), IICT, Hyderabad - Fulbright Scholar, Univ. of Michigan and Columbia Univ, USA (1995-96) - British Council Scholar (1982-83) E-mail: goudarishwar(a)gmail.com Tel: 080-23215510 Mob: 91+9611165781 (If not reachable pl try land line) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Golden opportunity to learn Koha at NIT Rourkela
by vinod mishra 07 Sep '15

07 Sep '15

Dear All, Again Golden opportunity to learn Koha at NIT Rourkela, for more details please check the below link. Please note that only few seats are left after that we will be not able to accommodate more persons. Further we are supporting all the participants for implementation of Koha software in their institutes also on voluntary basis. http://library.nitrkl.ac.in/events/elpes3/ Thanking You. -- *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/ <http://mishravk.com/>* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for fulltext article
by Mamtha's Gmail 07 Sep '15

07 Sep '15

Dear Friends, One of our faculty members is interested to get the fulltext of the following articles. Kindly pl send the soft copy if available at your library. 1. Changing family structure and fertility patterns:an Indian Case. GN. Ramu. *Journal of Asian & African Studies. 1991, July ; 26(3-4), 189-206* doi:10.1177/002190969102600302 *Thank you & Regards* *Mrs Mamatha P. Kumar* *Chief Librarian* *Central Library* *Yenepoya University* *Yenepoya University **|** University Road, Deralakatte **|** Mangalore 575018 **|** Karnataka **|* * India*T: +91 824 22046668/69/70 *|* Extn 310 *|*F: +91 824 2204667 *|* www.yenepoya.edu.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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