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Free online courses from EdX
by P. S. MANJUNATHA 09 Jul '15

09 Jul '15

EdX is a massive open online course (MOOC) provider and online learning platform. It hosts online university-level courses in a wide range of disciplines to a worldwide audience, some at no charge. It also conducts research into learning based on how people use its platform. EdX differs from other MOOC platforms, such as Coursera <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coursera> and Udacity, in that it is nonprofit and runs on an open-source software platform. EdX was founded by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University. EdX was created for students and institutions that seek to transform themselves through cutting-edge technologies, innovative pedagogy, and rigorous courses. More than 60 schools, nonprofits, corporations, and international organizations offer or plan to offer courses on the edX website.https://www.edx.org/ P. S. MANJUNATHA LIBRARIAN – MBA B.N.M. INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BANGALORE – 560070 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Dutch universities start Elsevier boycott — will this be a game changer or will publisher profits remain unaffected?
by Vimal Kumar V. 09 Jul '15

09 Jul '15

*Dear Friends,Led by vice chancellors, Dutch universities have recently announced plans for a country-wide boycott of the academic publisher Elsevier. This boycott has the potential to be a significant game changer in the relationship between the research community and the world’s largest academic publisher. But how will it affect open access momentum in the UK and around the world? Here we have brought together two expert views on the subject. **Danny Kingsley <http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2015/07/08/dutch-universities…>**, the Head of Scholarly Communication at University of Cambridge and **Steven Harnad <http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2015/07/08/dutch-universities…>* *, longtime advocate for open access, share their views on what the Dutch boycott can hope to achieve.Red full article,http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2015/07/08/dutch-universities-boycott-elsevier/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+feedburner%2FLSEImpactBlog+%28LSE+Impact+Blog%29 <http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2015/07/08/dutch-universities…>* *Regards,* -- Vimal Kumar V. Technical Assistant Mahatma Gandhi University Library Kottayam, Kerala- 686 560 Web: http://www.vimalkumar.info Blog: http://linuxhalwa.blogspot.com http://kohageek.blogspot.in http://moovandan.blogspot.in --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I forget what I was taught. I only remember what I have learnt" -Patrick White -- 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 Shashikala Kumari 08 Jul '15

08 Jul '15

Dear Professionals, One of our PG student has urgently required the below mentioned article for her research purpose. if anyone can access these article please send it to us. 1.Annals of Vascular Surgery, September 1993, Volume 7, Issue 5, pp 446-451 Lipoprotein (a): A risk factor for peripheral vascular disease Mark D. Widmann MD, Bauer E. Sumpio MD, PhD your's Sincerely, Shashikala Assistant Librarian K.S.Hegde Medical Academy -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Project Reports policy
by Nitin S. Joshi Joshi 08 Jul '15

08 Jul '15

Dear Professionals What is your library policy about Student Project Reports. Nitin S Joshi SPPU- College Librarian MAEER’s MIT School of Management (MITSOM) Kothrud, Pune 411038 M- 09922587907 Direct Line- 020-30273597 www.mitsom.org Noting is pleasanter than exploring a library.- W.S. Landor -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Mr. Sandeep Bhavsar Awarded Ph.D.degree
by Bhupendra Bansod 08 Jul '15

08 Jul '15

Dear All Greetings !!! Please join me to congratulate *Mr Sandeep Bhavsar*, Librarian, S P Mandali’s Prin. L N Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research Mumbai, who has been awarded with Ph.D Degree in Library and Information Science by North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon, Maharashtra. He has completed his research work under the guidance of late Dr. Shamkant Deshmukh. His topic of Research was “ Use and Applications of Open Source Library Software : A Comparative study” Wish you hearty congratulations !!! -- Bhupendra Bansod, Librarian, PVDT College of Education, SNDT Women's University, Churchgate, Mumbai - 20 Mo. +91 9029092218 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Three days Training Programme on “E-resource Management”, 12th-14th August, 2015
by Dinesh Ranjan 08 Jul '15

08 Jul '15

Respected Members, INFLIBNET is organizing three days Training Programme on “E-resource Management” during 12th-14th August, 2015. The main objective of this workshop is to help the participants in understanding the key concepts of e-resource management & role of publishers & intermediaries, to provide better visibility of e-resources, linking of e-resources & promote the use of the e-resources and to evaluate the e-resources subscribed by the institutions. The workshop includes lectures as well as intensive hands-on training, so as to provide both theoretical base and practical skills to the participants. *Resource Persons* The lecturers are prominent research scientists/professors working in the field of e-resources management. *Target Participants* Library and information professionals, information scientists and students. A maximum of 25-30 candidates will be enrolled for the training programme on First Come First Serve basis. *Venue* The Workshop will be conducted at Information and Library Network Centre, An IUC of University Grants Commission, Infocity, Gandhinagar-382007, Gujarat, India *Fee* With accommodation: Rs 5,000/- per person Without accommodation Rs 3,000/- per person It covers the cost of workshop kit (containing training materials), breakfast, working lunch, two time tea & snacks during the sessions. The payment should be made through Demand Draft in favour of The INFLIBNET Centre payable at Gandhinagar along with filled-in registration form. Please visit following link for more information: Brochure: *http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/forthcoming/erm_aug2015.pdf <http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/forthcoming/erm_aug2015.pdf>* Registration form: *http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/forthcoming/erm_reg.pdf <http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/forthcoming/erm_reg.pdf>* For participation and more information please do contact dinesh(a)inflibnet.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for Case Studies
by Malatesh NA 08 Jul '15

08 Jul '15

Dear Professionals, One of our Faculty member has urgent requirement of below mentioned case studies. It would be highly appreciated if anyone can send full text to us. 1. Canter, R. M., Galvin, D., (2000). Ecommerce at Williams-Sonoma, *Harvard Business School* *Case*. 2. Sawhney, M., Ownes, J., and Goodman, P.,(2014). Kindle Fire: Amazon’s heated market for the tablet market, *Kellogg School of Management Case*. 3. Chopra, S., (2013). The future of the same day delivery: Same as the past, *Kellogg School of Management Case*. 4. Zerio, J., and Lunbeck, J., (2Netshoes.com: Major league E- tailer in Brazil, *Thunderbird School of Management Case*. 5. Casadesus-Masanell, R., Thaker, A., (2013). e-Bay Inc. and Amazon.com (B), *Kellogg School of Management Case*. 6. Roberts, M. J., Sahlman, W. A., and Obradov, T., (2010). Gilt Groupe, *Harvard Business School Case*. Thanks & Kind Regards Malatesh N. Akki Library & Information Officer CMR University HRBR Layout Kalyan Nagar Bangalore - 43 M + 91 99 45400798 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Association for technical support/services?
by vinod mishra 07 Jul '15

07 Jul '15

Dear all, May i know existence of any association in India which focuses on technical services/support in library and information science? 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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Library PhD Scholarship at QUT, Australia
by Dinesh Siddaiah 07 Jul '15

07 Jul '15

Dear All, Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Brisbane, Australia offers Library PhD Scholarship with a annual scholarship of $25,849.00. It is open for International students. Please have details here: http://buff.ly/1H6NWjF <http://t.co/WH6UjcI9Xn> Thanks and Regards, Dinesh -- Dr. Dinesh K. S. Commonwealth Professional Fellow 2014-15 - UK Deputy Librarian, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Nangal Road, Rupnagar, Punjab - 140 001. Phone: +91-1881 - 242134 (O) +91-9779747902 (M) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ETHICS OF KNOWLEDGE SHARING
by Ragaavendra R 07 Jul '15

07 Jul '15

ETHICS OF KNOWLEDGE SHARING A glimpse at world history and its contributions to mankind will reveal that man has also been constantly evolving mentally in search of a better way of life. While one section of explorers worked hard to step up the "standard of living" by using science and technology, there were others who tried hard to understand the "truth of life." Yet, none of these personalities who broke new ground for mankind felt the need to consolidate the information on a universal platform so that mankind can progress further from the point of what they already knew about. As a result, we have been constantly engaged in the oft repeated activity of "re-inventing the wheel". A glance through all the recorded material on various subjects which is available at the click of a button is proof enough to show that many subjects have been discussed and analysed threadbare and have reached refined heights long long ago, even as we are fumbling with the hems of the subject only now. For instance, the heliocentric theory or the presence of atomic energy was known to ancient Indians thousands of years ago but the world consolidated the same as scientific knowledge only about 400 years ago. This is but just one example among thousands of such discoveries that were made by ancient civilisations across the globe. Today, the scenario has changed. We live in a technologically advanced world, and all the information we need on just about any subject under the sun is available in both "hard" and "soft" forms for a price. But apparently, there are very few genuine takers who utilise this information for the benefit of mankind or self improvement. A survey among the student community shows that while the younger children prefer to be spoon-fed by their teachers and their guardians, older students use the internet specifically for playing games, chatting with online friends and occasionally looking up for information about their role models in the sports and cine field in that order. Students pursuing higher education use information relevant to their subject only when they are pressurised to look up for some information on their own. Many a project work, seminar and thesis submitted by students happen to be plagiarised from a source which they do not even bother to mention or acknowledge much to the consternation of the authors, who sometimes accidentally stumble upon their work verbatim in another person's name. Plagiarised research According to them, "If you steal from one author, it is plagiarism; if you steal from many, then it is research." It is indeed a sorry state of affairs. Experienced faculty from reputed institutions can vouch for the fact about how many times the earnest research work of an entirely unique nature has been snitched in the most unethical manner by people in authority. While some original works do get compensated monetarily, many a creative work like a poem or a script or a formula are changed minimally and used unscrupulously. It is shameful and disheartening to note that even the teaching community cannot be spared of this accusation. Novices in the field sometimes help themselves to the notes and the ideas of their seniors without acknowledgement or even a pang of conscience. Perhaps it was because of this reason artists, artistes, scholars and experts in different subjects held on to the keys of their knowledge to their bosoms in the past, are doing so in the present and will do so in future. The scenario will not change as long as people reject their moral scruples and refuse to follow code of ethics. Till such time the portals of knowledge at the experimental and research level will close their doors for the fear of being robbed of their ideas which cannot be compensated with anything that is tangible. This will result in waste of time as scholars will feel queasy about sharing their opinions and findings for the fear of losing them and end up going in circles for a longer time. The time has come when information has to be processed into knowledge through experience so that the end product can be used for the betterment of mankind. To do so, we have no choice but to stick to the old fashioned way of holding on to our integrity and honour and acknowledging the hard work and the earnest efforts of people who may have arrived at some results in their respective fields. Teaching and learning, which are nothing but the two faces of sharing, will become meaningful and joyful exercises when the originator (devil?) is given its due. 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