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US Dept of Energy Research Reports available Free of charge
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 17 Aug '14

17 Aug '14

Please cut & paste links given separately, as lis-forum is a plain text service. If you are reading this message in Chrome links are automatically visible and clickable- Am I right? The US Department of Energy is making its researchers’ papers free. : Link given below: http://news.sciencemag.org/policy/2014/08/u-s-energy-department-make-resear… “The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today unveiled its answer to a White House mandate to make the research papers it funds free for anyone to read: a Web portal that will link to full-text papers a year after they’re published. Once researchers are up to speed and submitting their manuscripts, that will mean 20,000 to 30,000 new free papers a year on energy research, physics, and other scientific topics.” And in the same vein, NASA is giving away free ebooks. Link given below: http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/nasa-is-giving-away-free-ebooks_b88757 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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questionnaire_KM-1.doc (lis-forum@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in)
by Chandran Velmurugan (via Google Drive) 16 Aug '14

16 Aug '14

I've shared an item with you: questionnaire_KM-1.doc https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0pAJJ4QYLiIREE5cXJUR0docms/edit?usp=shari… It's not an attachment -- it's stored online. To open this item, just click the link above. Dear Librarians and Research Scholars, I request you to kindly fill up the data and this information will be used only for submitting a paper in a International Conference. Kindly do the needful as early as possible. Thanking you, VELMURUGAN.C Research Scholar DLIS, Periyar University, Salem. -- 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 janet lobo 16 Aug '14

16 Aug '14

Dear Sir/Madam One of my Library user need the following articles, if available in your Library, please forward to me. 1. Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate and C-ReactiveProtein for the Prediction of Severity of AcutePancreatitis. Pancreas. 2010 Nov;39(8):1226-30. 2. The effect of interleukin-6 on bacterial translocation in acute canine pancreatitis. International Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer. 27(2):157-165, April 2000. 3. Changes in Platelet Count and Mean Platelet Volume During Infectious and Inflammatory Disease and Their Correlation With ESR and CRP. Journal Of Clinical Laboratory Analysis. 28(3):245-248, May 2014. Thanking you With Kind Regards, Dr Janet Dotty Lobo Librarian Fr Muller Central Library Mangalore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Required Library Assistant for MBA College
by Bharat Alasandi 16 Aug '14

16 Aug '14

Dear Moderator, Please do publish the following post in LIS Forum Bharatesh Education Trust’s Beglaum Karnataka invites application from suitable candidates for the post of Library Assistant and Assistant Librarian Details: *Name of the post:* Library Assistant *Qualification *: Master of Library and Information Science (55% and above) Candidates who like to apply for the said post are requested to send their resumes mentioning two references. Also, they are required to bring all the original testimonials with a set of photocopy at the time of interview. Candidates shall send their CV to bharat(a)betgbs.in -- Bharat B. Alasandi Librarian Bharatesh Education Trusts Global Business School B.C. 188 Fort Road Belgaum - 6 Karnataka E-mail : bharatalasandi(a)gmail.com Phone: 9986135406/9686190253 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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MyLISA Librarians' Day - Activity Report
by Sunil MV 16 Aug '14

16 Aug '14

Dear Friends, Greetings from MyLISA Mysore! MyLISA like to share with you brief report of the MyLISA’s activity on “Librarians’ Day” Mysore Librarians and Information Scientists Association (MyLISA) celebrated the “Librarians’ Day” in a unique way on August 12 to mark the birth anniversary of Padmashree Dr. S.R Ranganathan. Its members visited a few schools and other institutions in the Mysore city and educated the students and public on various aspects of reading, libraries and information use. This effort of MyLISA has received complements from citizens of Mysore and from the librarians all over India through email. The book on 'Guide to Setting Up and Open Library in Schools' authored by Smt. Usha Mukunda was given to the schools by MyLISA on the occasion of Librarians' Day. The glimpses of Librarians' Day (MyLISA Librarians' Day Out) activities is as follows - - A brief talk on ‘How to inculcate reading habits among teenage students’ was held at St.Joseph’s Central School, Vijayanagar, 2nd Stage, Mysore. Quoting Shiv Khera’s book ‘You Can Win’, Mr. Ronald Prakash Cutinha, Librarian, St. Philomena’s College (Autonomous) Mysore stressed on the importance of achieving success in life through reading and through that developing positive attitude. Later in the talk, Ms. Ayesha Haque, Assistant Professor, St. Philomena’s College (Autonomous) Mysore, gave a clarion call to inculcate reading habits at the teenage level itself. - The invited talk by Ms. Vanishree M.S., Librarian from Pramathi Hill View Academy, Mysore, turned as an interactive session at Ideal Jawa Rotary School, JLB Road, Mysore. The talk on ‘Enhancing Reading Habits’ for the student community introduced them to importance of information, value of reading, varieties of reading materials, and also touched upon the importance of Librarians’ Day. - Smt. Rukhminamma, Librarian, Teresian College, Mysore, was the resource person for the talk organized at Taralabalu High School, TK Layout, Mysore on the topic ‘Effective Library Use and Cultivating Reading Habits’. She educated the students on types reading materials, reading techniques, organizing of thoughts and collected information, and finally touched upon what they can expect from libraries. - ‘Skills of reading and techniques of library use’ was the talk delivered by Dr. P. Sarasvathy, Deputy Librarian, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore. She conducted an oral quiz and distributed prizes to the winners and chocolate to all the children attended the function. - Dr. K. Prakash, Librarian, KSOU, Mysore spoke to the high school students of Sadvidya High School, Mysore. He emphasized on apart from reading textbooks students should inculcate habit of reading other inspirational books like biographies, books - The students of ‘Gangotrhi High School’ were addressed on the librarians’ day by Smt. Sheela of KSOU. In a highly interactive session, the students learnt the art of reading from the resource person. Students expressed their interest to visit the university library and public library to understand more about libraries for which the resource person promised to take a tour of libraries in coming days. - In a well organized function at Hari Vidyalaya, students from all the classes attended the address given by Sri. S. Nagaraja, Librarian of RIE. He enthused the students to cultivate the habit of reading at the teen age itself. He said books are the best friends and the only long lasting friends. - Apart from schools other institutions were also covered by MyLISA in its reach out activity. Dr. C.P. Ramasesh visited Sarada Vilas College – one of the popular colleges in the city of Mysore. While narrating the importance of librarians’ day, he covered simple procedures followed in the libraries for organizing collection. He also covered the stories and anecdotes taken from voracious readers such as Autosh Mukhrjee, Vachaspathi Mishra, Madam Curie. - Dr. M.V. Sunil addressed the citizens of Mysore on the day and called for up-gradation of facilities at public libraries by proper and immediate adoption of information and communication technologies. He said it is Padmashree Dr. S.R. Ranganathan who rejuvenated the public library system in India. For more information please visit http://mylisamysore.weebly.com This is for your kind information. Regards, Dr. Sunil M.V. Librarian Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Institute for Management Development (SDMIMD) No. 1, Chamundi Hill Main Road, Siddharthanagar Post, Mysore - 570 011, INDIA Mobile: 998639832 | Telephone: 0821-2429722 Extn: 3006 * Please consider your environmental responsibility before printing this e-mail* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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DOAJ tightens listing criteria to weed out rogue journals
by Rabishankar Giri 16 Aug '14

16 Aug '14

Dear Professionals, Many of the Open Access journals was launched and then listed in DOAJ which are found to be predatory or simply fraud. The publishers of these journals did not maintained any standard or conformed to any ethics in scholarly communication world. Open access journals published from India stood at the top in the list 9,200 potential predatory journals compiled by librarian Jeffrey Beall ( Nature 495,433–435; 2013 ). Therefore, DOAJ recently tightens its grip to include an OA journals in its Directory. See the recent article in the Nature by Richard Van Nooren ****************** Rabishankar Giri Presidency University (erstwhile Presidency college) Kolkata http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9459-8258 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Enrollment of Member of SALIS - New automated SAMRT System to register online
by Arunachalam Hariharan 15 Aug '14

15 Aug '14

Independence Day Greetings to all, We have designed and developed an automated online system called Salis Membership Automated online Membership Registration and PrinTing Receipts and Certificates (SMART) which allows registration of SALIS membership and printing of receipt and certificate online. SALIS hereafter will issue computer generated digital receipts and certificates to the members. Professionals have to register for SALIS membership online. SALIS will adopt GO GREEN concept by avoiding use of papers. Steps to be followed to register membership: 1. Visit www.salis.in to become a member of SALIS 2. Click Online Membership Form to become a member 3. Fill-up the form 4. Select the type of Membership For Eg: LIFE 5. Select Chapter Name near to your place. For Eg: Select DELHI – if you belong to DELHI, HARYANA, UP, MP, PUNJAB and other Northern States Select NAGPUR – if you belong to GUJARATH or MAHARASHTRA Select CHENNAI if you belong to KERALA, KARNATAKA, A.P, TELENGANA, BIHAR, WEST BENGAL, ORISSA and other states 6. Payment option: a. Enter your payment details such as ( Bank Name, DD/Cheque (drawn in favor of SALIS payable at Chennai) number, date) b. You can also make payment online to SALIS Account . The details are given below: Online payment:Saving Bank Ac. No. 1024343557 Name: Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science, Branch Code: 02331 Branch Name: Central Bank of India, Nandambakkam, Chennai. I FSC Code: CBINO282740 If you make the payment online, pl give the online transaction details 7. If you know the member who recommends your name, please give or leave it blank. 8.Upload your photo 9. Submit the form 10. On submission, you will get an acknowledgement (msg) Automated Process: A mail will be sent to the SALIS Treasurer ID with the membership application filled-in details Treasurer will just visit the bank site online and check the payment if made online or received by Post/Courier by means of DD/Cheque. After ensuring the receipt of payment, the Treasurer will approve the membership. The receipt and membership certificate will be generated automatically and sent to the member’s mail box immediately after approval by the Treasurer. The member can print the receipt and certificate with PHOTO and digial signature of the President and General Secretary/Treasurer, when he/she logs in to his mail. If you have any doubt while filling the form, pl send mail to salismember(a)gmail.com We expect your cooperation in this regard. Thank you very much, Sincerely, A.Hariharan SALIS Cell: 9841601903 E-mail: hariharan_ah(a)yahoo.com www.salis.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Grand Success
by Gopal Dixit 15 Aug '14

15 Aug '14

Dear All, On Behalf of Central Library, Central University of Karnataka I would like to thank all the delegates, invitees, Professors of LIS, for making this National Conference a grand success. Keeping good hope and expecting same support in near future, Thanking you one & all Happy Independence Day Jai Hind With Regards, Dr. P. S. KATTIMANI Deputy Librarian Central Library Central University of Karnataka Kadaganchi, Aland Road, Dist. Gulbarga-585 311 Cell No. 09483546555 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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request for an article
by Smita Chandra 14 Aug '14

14 Aug '14

Dear Sir, We are in need of the following article and a pdf of the same would be extremely helpful. Beach Ridge Systems: Archives for Holocene Coastal Events? Progress in Physical Geography. February 2012. 36, 5-37. First published on October 3, 2011 Thanking you in anticipation, Yours sincerely, Dr.Smita Chandra Librarian Indian Institute of Geomagnetism New Panvel, Navi Mumbai 410218 Ph.22-27484137 -- 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 Najeeb Koottil Vattamannathodi 14 Aug '14

14 Aug '14

Dear All Please help me in finding this articles, if you can <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> J Hosp Med. <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25044445#> 2014 Jul 18. doi: 10.1002/jhm.2239. [Epub ahead of print] Intravenous antibiotic durations for common bacterial infections in children: When is enough enough? Schroeder AR <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Schroeder%20AR%5BAuthor%5D&cauthor=…> 1, Ralston SL <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Ralston%20SL%5BAuthor%5D&cauthor=tr…> . Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2014 Aug 5;8:CD001367. [Epub ahead of print] Duration of treatment with vitamin K antagonists in symptomatic venous thromboembolism. Middeldorp S1, Regards *Muhammed Najeeb. V* *Librarian, Health Science Library Ministry of National Guard King Abdulaziz Medical City Riyadh, POB 22490, KSA +*966 1 80 11111* (Ext.13343) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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