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RRRLF got New Director
by P. S. Mukhopadhyay 27 Dec '14

27 Dec '14

Dear All My heart-felt congratulations to Dr. Arun Kumar Chakraborty who took over the charge of Director-General, Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation (RRRLF) under Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India on 16.12.2014. Dr. Chakraborty has an excellent professional career and served the famous Bose Institute, Kolkata as Librarian from July 2000 to December 2014. He implemented a series of user-centric library services and initiated the first ever open source software based server cluster (fusing Koha, DSpace, and Joomla in an interactive software platform) in the Bose Institute, Kolkata way back in 2010. Alongside the professional duties, Dr. Chakborty is also enthusiastically engaged in professional development activities. He served the IASLIC as General Secretary from 2007 to 2010, worked as Standing Committee Member of Genealogy and Local History Section of IFLA and visited NIH Bethesda, Maryland, USA as Fulbright Scholar during 2005-2006. Despite his extremely busy schedule for the last ten years, Dr. Chakraborty sincerely served almost all Library schools in West Bengal in the capacity of guest lecturer, visiting faculty, resource person and keynote speaker. We do hope for a new dimension in country-wide public library services by RRRLF under the able leadership of Dr. Arun Kumar Chakraborty. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Parthasarathi Mukhopadhyay Associate Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, University of Kalyani, Kalyani - 741 235 (WB), India ----------------------------------------------------------------------- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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UNESCO launches Open Access Curricula for Researchers, Librarians and Library Science Schools
by Puna Das 26 Dec '14

26 Dec '14

UNESCO launches Open Access Curricula for Researchers, Librarians and Library Science Schools 19.12.2014 - Communication & Information Sector Within the overall framework of UNESCO Strategy on Open Access to scientific information and research and to take forward UNESCO’s leadership role in diffusing knowledge amongst its Member States, UNESCO has developed a set of manuals to facilitate capacity building of library and information professionals and researchers. The development of the modules has been undertaken very carefully and the development process covered diverse opinion in the subject area, and in consultation with more than 50 experts to include diversity and expertise from the developing south. The OA curricula developed by UNESCO includes a set of customized modules which can be easily be fitted with the educational needs of different OA stakeholders and can be integrated with any sensitization programmes of OA. The curricula for Library and Information Science Professionals entitled "Open Access for Library Schools", consists of four course modules. An Introductory Module aims at sensitizing the library community about the history, evolution, forms and impact of OA within the domain of scholarly communication environment and covers issues related to rights management, IPR and advocacy. The remaining three modules cover subject areas of OA Infrastructure, Resource Optimization and Interoperability and Retrieval. These sections give insights into the features, types, maintenance and standardization of OA resources, information retrieval/storage software and highlight the role of the new dimension of web-enabled resources such as e-journals, e-repositories and ICTSs. The curricula for researchers entitled "Open Access for Researchers" addresses OA issues within the community of research scholars. The modules cover the subject areas of Scholarly Communications, Concepts of Openness and Open Access, Intellectual Property Rights and Research Evaluation Metrics. The first four modules have been developed to nurture researchers with an elaborate understanding of the genesis, objectives, processes, types and existing limitations of OA scholarly communication, which include insights into the issues related to IPR, the methods and limitations of the process of peer reviewing and the concepts and roles of E-journals, databases, ICTs, OSS and other OERs. The final and fifth Module entitled "Sharing your Work in Open Access" provides a step-wise guideline for researchers about the process and options available for publishing their research work. These curricula were developed after undertaking two detailed capacity building need assessment studies of librarians and researchers on Open Access. A multi-stakeholder expert meeting was organized in New Delhi, where 23 experts participated to finalize the curriculum. Two online consultations were also held to substantiate the expert meeting, which helped UNESCO to outline the content for each of the curriculum and provided a framework to develop modules. The curricula were developed with the help of Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA), New Delhi of the Commonwealth of Learning (COL). The curricula will soon be available for download. Currently, copies can be requested by writing to UNESCO’s OA programme. Source: www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/resources/news-and-in-f… ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dr. Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://anupkumardas.blogspot.in ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Are you really Expert in LIS/softwares? then spend 2 minutes!!!
by Puna Das 26 Dec '14

26 Dec '14

Hi Experts, You are also requested to register your expertise with DLNetSA (Digital Library Network of South Asia) for greater South Asian visibility at http://dlnetsa.info/expert-registration/. Best Regards Anup ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anup Kumar Das http://anupkumardas.blogspot.in ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -------------------------------------------- On Tue, 16/12/14, lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in <lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: Subject: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 141, Issue 20 To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Date: Tuesday, 16 December, 2014, 11:22 AM 1. Are you really Expert in LIS/softwares? than spend 2 minutes !!! (Vinod Kumar Mishra) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: 15 Dec 2014 07:23:57 -0000 From: "Vinod Kumar Mishra" <vinod_librarian(a)rediffmail.com> To: <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> Subject: [LIS-Forum] Are you really Expert in LIS/softwares? than spend 2 minute!!! Message-ID: <20141215072357.26121.qmail(a)f5mail-224-155.rediffmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Dear all, I am trying to make strong group of people who can support in the Implementation of New tools and technology (especially open source solutions) in the Library and Information centers at Various corners of the country and abroad also on no profit no gain basis, i.e. Only TA/DA and honorariums as per Government/Concern Institute Rules. If you have experience in handling and implementation of such software's like Koha, Joomla, DSpace, Drupal, Newgenlib, Greenstone, Wordpress etc than please provide your data in the form linked here. The provided data will be broadcasted on the various forums ans social networking websites so that people can reach the concern experts for any assistance. http://goo.gl/forms/tmYmkroNfN Vinod Kumar Mishra Assistant Librarian NIT Rourkela With regards, Vinod Kumar Mishra, Assistant Librarian, Biju Patnaik Central Library, NIT Rourkela, Mob:91+9439420860 91+6612462103 (O) email: vinod_librarian(a)rediffmail.com, mishravk79(a)gmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Invitation for Nominations: Best Practices in Public Libraries System in India
by Puna Das 26 Dec '14

26 Dec '14

The India Public Libraries Conference 2015 (IPLC): Invitation of Best Practices Dates: March 11-12, 2015 Venue: India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India Organizers: Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF); PRATHAM; Rajiv Gandhi Foundation (RGF); NASSCOM Foundation; The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) www.iplc.in IPLC 2015: Invitation of Best Practices Applications are invited from public libraries run by the government, communities, civil society and others in India that are doing good works innovatively in public library management in areas of – content and services, better management of resources, citizen engagement, library staff development, new methods, applications and strategies, use of technology including digital library initiatives, partnership development and in other ways that have served the citizens, communities, local agencies and others better. Public libraries best practices are invited on best applications, methods, framework, strategies, and policy and programme areas including digital library initiatives that have and can impact public library functioning in India towards positive transformation. Last Date for Nomination: 31st January 2015 About IPLC: The India Public Libraries Conference (IPLC) 2015 is a multi-stakeholder engagement that seeks to convene and engage librarians and library stakeholders including policy makers to dialogue and share experiences and lessons in public libraries in India. It seeks to arrive at a broad understanding of challenges and opportunities of how public libraries in India are and can contribute in overall development of communities with value added services, and collaboratively build a shared vision for the future as community oriented knowledge and resource centres of the 21st century. This stems from our recognition of Public Libraries playing a vital role in the lives of individuals and their communities. For generations, the local libraries have acted as a vehicle for access to knowledge, ideas and information and as democratic services open and available to anyone. The public library is not only a trusted and recognised feature of the local area; it is also a remarkable national asset and network. Identifying Best Public Library Practices: An IPLC 2015 Objective One of the objectives of the India Public Libraries Conference (IPLC) 2015 is to identify, encourage and document best practices in public libraries on the basis of above parameters. Invited and selected best practices will be documented, shared in IPLC 2015 workshops and will be showcased in the IPLC 2015 Exhibition. Download Public Library Best Practices Concept Note: http://iplc.in/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Best-Practices-Concept-Note.pdf Download Public Library Best Practices Application Form: http://iplc.in/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Application-Form.docx Further Details: Secretariat C/O – Digital Empowerment Foundation House 44, Second & Third Floor, Kalu Sarai, New Delhi – 110016, India Tel: +91-11-26532786 / 26532787 Fax: +91-11-26532787 Email: iplc2015(a)gmail.com, iplc(a)gmail.com, namita(a)defindia.net www.iplc.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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India's OA policy
by Subbiah Arunachalam 25 Dec '14

25 Dec '14

Friends: Please see < http://www.dbtindia.nic.in/wp-content/uploads/APPROVED-OPEN-ACCESS-POLICY-D… > for the official (mandatory) OA policy of DBT and DST of India. You may spread the word. Regards. Arun -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Reminder: Three days training programme on Bibliometrics and Research Output Analysis during 7th January-9th January 2015
by Roma 24 Dec '14

24 Dec '14

Respected Members, INFLIBNET is organizing three days training programme on *Bibliometrics and Research Output Analysis* during 7th January 2015 to 9th January 2015. The programme will give the participants sound overview of bibliometric methods, performance indicators and tools & techniques related to bibliometric analysis and mapping. It will provide awareness about the most commonly used data base, how to build -up relevant indicators and how to interpret the data. Special emphasis will be given to indicators used in research evaluation. *Resource Persons* The lecturers are prominent researchers, scientists/professors in the field of bibliometrics. They also have an extensive experience with the application of bibliometric analysis in a research evaluation. *Venue* The Training programme will be conducted at Information and Library Network Centre, An IUC of University Grants Commission, Infocity, Gandhinagar-382007, Gujarat, India *Fee* The registration fee is Rs. 3000.00 (Rupees three thousand only) per person without accommodation and Rs. 5,000.00 with accommodation (four days three nights). Please visit following link for more information: *Brochure:* http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/forthcoming/bibliometric_brochure_jan2015.pdf *Registration form:* http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/forthcoming/bibliometric_regform_jan2015.pdf For participation and more information please do contact kruti(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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READING E-BOOKS BEFORE BEDTIME MAY DISRUPT BODY CLOCK
by Ragaavendra R 24 Dec '14

24 Dec '14

READING E-BOOKS BEFORE BEDTIME MAY DISRUPT BODY CLOCK Use of a light-emitting electronic device such as e-books in the hours before bedtime can adversely impact sleep, overall health, alertness and the circadian clock, a new study has found. Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) compared the biological effects of reading a light-emitting electronic device (LE-eBook) compared to a printed book. "We found the body's natural circadian rhythms were interrupted by the short-wavelength enriched light, otherwise known as blue light, from these electronic devices," said Anne-Marie Chang, corresponding author, and associate neuroscientist in BWH's Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders. "Participants reading an LE-eBook took longer to fall asleep and had reduced evening sleepiness, reduced melatonin secretion, later timing of their circadian clock and reduced next-morning alertness than when reading a printed book," Chang said. Previous research has shown that blue light suppresses melatonin, impacts the circadian clock and increases alertness, but little was known about the effects of this popular technology on sleep. The use of light emitting devices immediately before bedtime is a concern because of the extremely powerful effect that light has on the body's natural sleep/wake pattern, and may thereby play a role in perpetuating sleep deficiency. During the two-week inpatient study, twelve participants read LE-e-Books on an iPad for four hours before bedtime each night for five consecutive nights. This was repeated with printed books. The order was randomised with some reading the iPad first and others reading the printed book first. Participants reading on the iPad took longer to fall asleep, were less sleepy in the evening, and spent less time in REM sleep. The iPad readers had reduced secretion of melatonin, a hormone which normally rises in the evening and plays a role in inducing sleepiness. Additionally, iPad readers had a delayed circadian rhythm, indicated by melatonin levels, of more than an hour. Participants who read from the iPad were less sleepy before bedtime, but sleepier and less alert the following morning after eight hours of sleep. ers, laptops, cell phones, LED monitors, and other electronic devices, all emitting blue light. The study was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. REFERENCE LINK: http://www.deccanherald.com/content/449343/reading-e-books-bedtime-may.html Best Regards, Raghvendra 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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GAFAnomics: New Economy, New Rules
by Dr Francis Jayakanth 23 Dec '14

23 Dec '14

Dear All, Season's greetings. Just wanted to draw your attention to a very interesting study called GAFAnomics. GAFAnomics explains how Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon have evolved and decodes their visions on a strategic framework developed by Fabernovel. For details, visit, http://www.fabernovel.com/gafa/ With best wishes for the new year, Francis IIMB Library ******************************************* Disclaimer *************************************************** This email message, its content and any files transmitted with it are intended solely for the originally intended addressee(s) and may be legally privileged and /or confidential. If you have received this email in error or otherwise, please delete it and contact the originator immediately. You should not copy or forward it on or otherwise use the contents, attachments, or information in any way without the express permission of the originator. Any such unauthorized use or disclosure may be unlawful. -- 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 23 Dec '14

23 Dec '14

Dear Sir/Madam, WISH YOU ALL A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR. One of our PG need the following Journal article. If it is available please send it at the earliest. Journal Name: Molecular oral Microbiology (old name:Oral Microbiology and Immunology)Volume 10,Issue 6,pages 382-384, December 1995. Article title: Distribution of biotypes and antimicrobial susceptibility of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans Authors:M. J. Avila-Campos1,*, M. A. R. Carvalho2 andF. ZelanteThanking 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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EPW publishes the research paper of a Librarian
by Swati Bhattacharyya . 23 Dec '14

23 Dec '14

Economic & Political Weekly - popularly known as EPW and a prestigious journal from India has recently published a research paper of Dr. K. Rama Patnaik - the Librarian of IIM Bangalore. Please refer to the issue published in December 20, 2014. Sincerely, Swati Bhattacharyya, Ph.D. Librarian Indian Institute of Management Calcutta Joka, Diamond Harbor Road Kolkata - 700104 India Phone: 91-33-2467-8300 (Bus extn: 416; Res extn: 106) Library: http://library.iimcal.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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