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Elsevier provides free access to most of their journals to Wikipedia editors
by Subbiah Arunachalam 12 Sep '15

12 Sep '15

Elsevier access donations help Wikipedia editors improve science articlesWith free access to ScienceDirect, top editors can ensure that science read by the public is accurateBy Sacha Boucherie Posted on 10 September 2015 A recent article in *MIT Technology Review* <http://www.technologyreview.com/view/539001/why-wikipedia-open-access-revol…> speaks of a “quiet revolution occurring in the way science diffuses into the public consciousness.” According to the authors, increasingly the public is reading about science on Wikipedia, the crowd-sourced online encyclopedia. Since its launch in 2001, Wikipedia has grown to become the sixth most trafficked website in the world <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_popular_websites>, with 8,000 views per second and 500 million unique visitors each month. For many, it is the first stop in almost any information quest. These numbers are significant, and as a publisher of scientific information, Elsevier plays a role in ensuring that science reaching large parts of the public is reported accurately. Elsevier has agreed to contribute to The Wikipedia Library’s Access Donation Program <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:The_Wikipedia_Library/Databases> by offering top Wikipedia editors free access toScienceDirect <http://www.sciencedirect.com/>, Elsevier’s flagship full-text database covering almost a quarter of the world's peer-reviewed scientific content. Wikipedia is supported by the Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Home>, a nonprofit charitable organization “dedicated to encouraging the growth, development and distribution of free, multilingual, educational content.” The Wikipedia Library <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:The_Wikipedia_Library> program, also part of the Wikimedia Foundation, seeks to help Wikipedia volunteer editors gain access to high-quality and trusted resources. To accomplish this, The Wikipedia Library team encourages access partnerships between publishers, libraries and other trusted content and data providers. These access programs empower editors to research the topics of Wikipedia articles in order to make corrections and cite authoritative sources, improving the encyclopedia and bringing the best quality information to the public. The Wikipedia Library’s current access programs <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:The_Wikipedia_Library/Databases> include partnerships with, JSTOR (Journal Storage), Oxford University Press, Royal Society, HighBeam Research, Questia Online Library, British Newspaper Archive, Cochrane Collaboration, BMJ and Newspapers.com, among others. [image: A selection of The Wikipedia Library’s content partners.]A selection of The Wikipedia Library’s content partners. Since being approached by the Wikipedia Library Team at the beginning of 2015, Elsevier has donated 45 free accounts to ScienceDirect for top Wikipedia editors. [image: Karl Bunday]Karl Bunday Initial reports from the users have been positive, with editors saying that access to ScienceDirect has improved efficiency in their work. Wiki editors also acknowledge the increased benefit to the end users of Wikipedia – students and researchers. Karl Bunday <https://www.linkedin.com/in/kmbunday>, Wiki editor in Social & Behavioral Sciences, wrote, "Thanks for making such a useful resource available in a way that will encourage many students and independent researchers around the world to dig deeper into the sources about topics mentioned on Wikipedia." Commenting on how ScienceDirect access helps him in his work as a Wiki editor, he said: The articles I edit on Wikipedia tend to be very controversial, and are mostly sourced to top tier primary journal literature. I'd like to make sure that the journal articles are verified and correctly and completely cited as they are used in Wikipedia text. Having access to many of these journals makes my life as an editor much easier. [image: Jake Orlowitz (Photo by Christopher Schwarzkopf, WMDE, <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons)]Jake Orlowitz (Photo by Christopher Schwarzkopf, WMDE, CC BY-SA 3.0 <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons) Since the first donation round, more Wiki editors have expressed interest and submitted applications. Elsevier and The Wikipedia Library team are reviewing these and have agreed to expand the program in the coming months so more editors can benefit from the service. Jake Orlowitz <https://www.linkedin.com/pub/jake-orlowitz/56/216/583>, Head of The Wikipedia Library, commented on the importance of quality sources for open knowledge: Wikipedia is the world's hub for open knowledge, and its reliability depends on the quality of the sources we can read and cite. Elsevier's publications are rich in quality and by donating access to Wikipedia's top editors we aim to dramatically improve the accuracy and comprehensiveness of the Encyclopedia. It's a promising partnership that moves towards openness from publishers and scholars through collaboration with the open knowledge community and movement. [image: Alex Stinson (Photo by Slowking4 <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons)]Alex Stinson (Photo by Slowking4 CC BY-SA 3.0 <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons) Alex Stinson <https://www.linkedin.com/pub/alex-stinson/b6/602/bb0>, Project Manager of The Wikipedia Library, commented on how important it is for Wiki Editors to have access to high-quality research: Wikipedia's volunteers are only able to create the best public knowledge when they have the best research materials. Elsevier publishes some of the best science scholarship in the world, and our globally located volunteers often seek out that access but don't have access to research libraries. Elsevier is helping us bridge that gap! We are excited to have Elsevier among our publisher donation partners at the Wikipedia Library, helping our volunteers create the world’s largest free Encyclopedia. [image: Alexandra de Lange]Alexandra de Lange "It's great to see how this access enables highly contributing Wikipedia editors to dive deeper into the articles they are editing,” said Alexandra de Lange <https://nl.linkedin.com/pub/alexandra-de-lange-van-oosten/4/b43/aa8>, Head of Third Party Platform Relations at Elsevier. “Wikipedia editors play a valuable role, acting as a bridge between the scientific content we make available through ScienceDirect, which mainly target academic audiences, and Wikipedia articles aimed at the broader public.” ------------------------------ What’s included in the ScienceDirect – Wiki editor deal? So far, Elsevier has made 45 free accounts available to its published content online on ScienceDirect to help Wikipedia editors write and edit articles for the encyclopedia. These ScienceDirect Wiki editor accounts are divided into three main science disciplines: - 25 accounts for Health & Life Sciences (see the included journals <http://info.sciencedirect.com/techsupport/journals/colhealthlife.xls>, books <http://info.sciencedirect.com/techsupport/books/coledhls.xls>, Reference Modules in Chemistry <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/referenceworks/9780124095472> and Reference Modules in Biomedical Sciences <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/referenceworks/9780128012383>.) - 10 accounts for Social & Behavioral Sciences (see the included journals <http://info.sciencedirect.com/techsupport/journals/colsocbeh.xls> and books <http://info.sciencedirect.com/techsupport/books/coledphys.xls>) - 10 accounts for Physical Sciences (see the included journals <http://info.sciencedirect.com/techsupport/journals/colphyseng.xls>, books <http://info.sciencedirect.com/techsupport/books/coledsbs.xls>, Reference Module in Chemistry <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/referenceworks/9780124095472>and Reference Module in Earth Systems <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/referenceworks/9780124095489>) According to their area of specialty, Wikipedia editors can apply for one of these ScienceDirect access collections. How it works The ScienceDirect Wiki Editor accounts are available for top contributing Wiki Editors. The Wikipedia Library team has outlined the requirements that define “top editors” (see below), and editors who feel they meet the criteria can apply for access. The Wikipedia Library team reviews the applications and determines which editors are eligible and informs Elsevier. These selected editors are then set up with a ScienceDirect access code tailored to include the subject content they applied for. Their access is initially valid for one year, after which editors who have actively used their account can reapply through the Wikipedia Library team. Main requirements 1. Editors have a Wikipedia account that is a minimum of 1 year old 2. Editors have made a minimum of 500 edits to Wikipedia 3. Editors are active in content generation, research, and/or verification work If Wiki editors have access to ScienceDirect through their university or alumni program, they are urged to use that account instead, to make sure the limited number of ScienceDirect Wiki Editor accounts are fairly allocated. -- 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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article request
by janet lobo 12 Sep '15

12 Sep '15

Dear Sir/Madam, I am in need of the following articles, if available please forward to me. 1.  Journal: American Journal of Roentgenology Article: Cystic hepatic lesions: a review and an algorithmic approach. 2014, Dec;203(6):1192-1204. 2.  Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine Article: Percutaneous splenoportal venography, with additional comments on transhepatic venography. 1960;52(4):782-8053.   Journal: DIAGNOSTIC CYTOPATHOLOGYArticle: J.F. Nasuti et al., “Semiquantitative analysis of the cellular preservation quality of Normosol(R) and Carbowax (R) solutions for thyroid fine-needle aspiration specimens”.Vol.22(5), 2000, pp. 319-322Thank you RegardsDr Janet Dotty LoboLibrarianFr Muller Knowledge CentreMangalore     -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Hurry up Early Birds Registration to Register for ETD 2015 ends on 15th September
by Dr Ramesh C Gaur 12 Sep '15

12 Sep '15

Hi! I am pleased to inform you that Central Library, JNU in collaboration with NDLTD, USA and INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar is organising "ETD2015:18th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and dissertations" during November 04-06, 2015 at Convention Centre, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. This Conference is being organised first time in Indian Sub-continent and will be a unique opportunity to Libraries to learn from the experience of the Worldwide leaders in the field of digital archiving of Electronic Theses and Dissertations. This platform will also help Libraries to learn more about digitisation of theses and dissertations and other related issues. More details about the Conference, registration fee, programme, etc. is available at URL www.etd2015india.in. I invite you to attend ETD2015, Your participation in the discussion at the conference will be beneficial to you as well as other participants of the symposium. The Pre-conference workshop on emerging tools like Vireo, Fedora, Orcid and other issues concerning Digitisation and Digital archiving of Theses and dissertations will provide useful insights to you for fulfilment of related tasks at your institute/University. NDLTD (www.ndltd.org) Board of Directors have decided a special offer to participating Universities and Institutions in the ETD 2015 Conference. The registered participants, if they apply for NDLTD membership during the Conference, they will be entitled for one year complimentary membership of the NDLTD. They will be provided a discount code for registration during the Conference. Otherwise, only membership of the NDLTD for developing countries including India is $100. I am sure you will not miss this opportunity to attend ETD2015 and also to join NDLTD. Maximum 400 participants will be registered, therefore, an early registration will ensure your place in the participation list of this very important event. To avail early birds offer , You may register online before 15th September. The payment may be sent later. With best regards, Yours sincerely, (Ramesh C. Gaur) Sent from iPad ************************************ Dr. Ramesh C Gaur PGDCA, MLISc,Ph.D. Fulbright Scholar (Virginia Tech, USA) University Librarian 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://www.jnu.ac.in/Library/RameshCGaur.htm -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Indian Maps to Soon Hit the Web: NATMO - The New Indian Express
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 11 Sep '15

11 Sep '15

Indian Maps to Soon Hit the Web: NATMO By IANS Published: 10th September 2015 04:52 PM Last Updated: 10th September 2015 04:52 PM KOLKATA: The National Atlas and Thematic Mapping Organisation (NATMO) is developing a digital library and within a year people would have access to an e-version of Indian maps, the department of science and technology announced here on Thursday. "NATMO is developing a digital library and the proposal is under consideration by the DST. It will be implemented soon," Ashutosh Sharma, secretary in the department of science and technology said during the 60th anniversary celebrations of NATMO. The organisation is engaged in compilation of the national atlas of India in Hindi, English and other regional languages, as well as preparation of thematic maps based on socio-economic, physical, cultural, environmental, demographic and other issues. Sharma said thematic maps would be available in digital version within a year. This also includes launch of web applications of location-based services of the maps prepared by NATMO. In addition to providing technology foresight to NATMO, Sharma said a committee of scientific experts would be formed to develop a scientific vision. "The committee would serve as a scientific interface between DST and NATMO to decide in which direction we should be moving. It will be formed of experts in the area and who also have vision about the future. It will help sensitise them to digital platforms and shift technologies in that direction," Sharma said. According to NATMO director Bhoop Singh, maps and data will be put in the open-access domain within a few months. "NATMO products should be in convergence with the government's schemes and not in isolation," Singh added. http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/Indian-Maps-to-Soon-Hit-the-Web-NATM… -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Second National Workshop on Open Source Integrated Library Management Software Koha 3 5-9 October 2015
by Arup Raychaudhury 11 Sep '15

11 Sep '15

Second National Workshop on Open Source Integrated Library Management Software Koha 3 Date: 5-9 October 2015 Venue:Indian Statistical Institute 203 B.T. Road Kolkata 700108 Please visit: http://www.isical.ac.in/~library/events.html -- Arup Raychaudhury Indian Statistical Institute 203 BT Road Kolkata 700108. INDIA Phone: 91-33-2575-2106 Fax: 91-33-2578-1412 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Invitation for Registration: Classification & Authority Control: Expanding Resource Discovery, Lisbon 29-30 October
by Aida Slavic 11 Sep '15

11 Sep '15

=== Invitation for Registration === The International UDC Seminar entitled "Classification & Authority Control: Expanding Resource Discovery" will take place in The National Library of Portugal in Lisbon, on 29-30 October 2015. Conference website: http://seminar.udcc.org/2015. Contact: seminar2015(a)udcc.org The objective of the conference is to explore issues in managing classification vocabulary in and between information systems. Particular emphasis will be on the possibilities for exploiting and sharing subject authority data in the linked data environment. Speakers include Michael Buckland, Barbara Tillett, Dagobert Soergel, Rebecca Green, Maja Žumer & Marcia Zeng, Nuno Freire, Maria Inês Cordeiro, Andrea Scharnhorst & Richard Smiraglia, Wolfram Sperber, Koraljka Golub, Claudio Gnoli, Marie Balikova, Victoria Francu. Proceedings are published by Ergon Verlag. To learn more about conference programme and to register go to the conference website http://seminar.udcc.org/2015 Venue: National Library of Portugal, Campo Grande 83, Lisbon Conference fee: € 250 (students 210) Organizer: UDC Consortium ===== -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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WIKIPEDIANS REACH OUT TO ACADEMICS
by Ragaavendra R 11 Sep '15

11 Sep '15

WIKIPEDIANS REACH OUT TO ACADEMICS Wikipedia is among the most frequently visited websites in the world, and one of the most popular places to tap into the world's scientific and medical information. But scientists themselves are generally wary of it, because it can be edited by anyone, regardless of their level of expertise. At a meeting in London last week, the non-profit website's volunteer editors reached out to scientists to enlist their help and to bridge the gap between the online encyclopaedia and the research community. "A lot of academics have the impression that because anyone can edit, that means it's a Wild West," says Martin Poulter at the University of Oxford's Bodleian Libraries, UK, and an organizer of the meeting. "But Wikipedia is a community of ultra-pedants who care about facts being right." FOR COMPLETE READ AND REFLINK: http://www.nature.com/news/wikipedians-reach-out-to-academics-1.18313?WT.ec… Best Regards, Raghavendra R The information contained in this electronic message and in any attachments to this message is confidential, legally privileged and intended only for use by the person or entity to which this electronic message is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, and have received this message in error, please notify the sender and system manager by return email and delete the message and its attachments and also you are hereby notified that any distribution, copying, review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of this electronic transmission or the information contained in it is strictly prohibited. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and may not represent those of the Company or bind the Company. Any commitments made over e-mail are not financially binding on the company unless accompanied or followed by a valid purchase order. This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by Mail Scanner, and is believed to be clean. The Company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. www.jubl.com -- 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 Mohanlal E.K 11 Sep '15

11 Sep '15

Sir/Madam, Kindly forward the article if available with you Oestrous behaviour and ovarian activity of crossbred heifers Rao, S.V. and Rao, A.R. 1981. Indian Veterinary journal , 58: 881-884. Regards *Mohanalal E.K. MLIS, MPhil.*Librarian College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Pookode, Lakkidi (P O), Wayanad - 673576 Kerala , INDIA *e-mail: lallu2007(a)gmail.com <lallu2007(a)gmail.com>, libvetpkt(a)kvasu.ac.in <libvetmty(a)kvasu.ac.in>* *Ph: +919495464972, 04936256953* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for joirnal article
by Mohanlal E.K 11 Sep '15

11 Sep '15

The following article is urgently required for our MVSc Student.If available ; kindly forwarded to me. Effects of mifepristone in vivo on decidual prostaglandin synthesis and metabolism. Norman JE <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Norman%20JE%5BAuthor%5D&cauthor=tr…> 1, Wu WX <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Wu%20WX%5BAuthor%5D&cauthor=true&c…> , Kelly RW <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Kelly%20RW%5BAuthor%5D&cauthor=tru…> , Glasier AF <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Glasier%20AF%5BAuthor%5D&cauthor=t…> , McNeilly AS <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=McNeilly%20AS%5BAuthor%5D&cauthor=…> , Baird DT <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Baird%20DT%5BAuthor%5D&cauthor=tru…> . *Journal : Contraception. <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1893704> 1991 Jul;44(1):89-98.* Thanking you regards *Mohanalal E.K. MLIS, MPhil.*Librarian Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Pookode, Lakkidi (P O), Wayanad - 673576 Kerala , INDIA *e-mail: lallu2007(a)gmail.com <lallu2007(a)gmail.com>, libvetpkt(a)kvasu.ac.in <libvetmty(a)kvasu.ac.in>* *Ph: +919495464972, 04936256953* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: Predatory Publishing: A Modest Proposal
by Subbiah Arunachalam 10 Sep '15

10 Sep '15

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: LIBLICENSE <liblicense(a)gmail.com> Date: Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 8:23 AM Subject: Predatory Publishing: A Modest Proposal To: LIBLICENSE-L(a)listserv.crl.edu From: Richard Poynder <richard.poynder(a)gmail.com> Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2015 14:34:33 +0100 What many now refer to as predatory publishing first came to my attention 7 years ago, when I interviewed a publisher who — I had been told — was bombarding researchers with invitations to submit papers to, and sit on the editorial boards of, the hundreds of new OA journals it was launching. Since then I have undertaken a number of other such interviews, and with each interview the allegations have tended to become more worrying — e.g. that the publisher is levying article-processing charges but not actually sending papers out for review, that it is publishing junk science, that it is claiming to be a member of a publishing organisation when in reality it is not a member, that it is deliberately choosing journal titles that are the same, or very similar, to those of prestigious journals (or even directly cloning titles) in order to fool researchers into submitting papers to it etc. etc. The number of predatory publishers continues to grow year by year, and yet far too little is still being done to address the issue. Discussion of the problem invariably focuses on the publishers. But in order to practise their trade predatory publishers depend on the co-operation of researchers, not least because they have to persuade a sufficient number to sit on their editorial boards in order to have any credibility. Without an editorial board a journal will struggle to attract many submissions. Is it time to approach the problem from a different direction? More here: http://poynder.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/predatory-publishing-modest-proposal.… -- 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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