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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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Article request
by Mamtha's Gmail 14 Aug '14

14 Aug '14

Dear Professionals friends, One of our postgraduate student needs following article for his research purpose. If any one of you have access to it, kindly arrange to send the soft copy. 1. Richard E Dickey Jones. Total Knee Arthroplasty without use of Tourniquet. *SEMINARS IN ARTHROPLASTY. 2011 ; Volume: 22 Issue :3 pgs: 76-8* -- *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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National Seminar on Technology Management in Libraries; 29-30 August 2014 at Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur.
by Dr. A.T. Francis 14 Aug '14

14 Aug '14

Dear Library professionals, It gives us immense pleasure to cordially invite you to the Two day National Seminar on Technology Management in Libraries during 29-30 August 2014 at KeralaAgricultural University, Thrissur. The Academic Library Association (ALA) and Kerala Library Association (KLA) are collaborating to organize the seminar. The Kerala State Council for Science Technology and Environment (KSCSTE) is co-sponsoring the seminar. More than 50 papers have been selected for presentation and deliberation. Thanks for the overwhelming response by our esteemed professionals. You are requested to register before20thAugust 2014and participate. There is no Registration Fee. Working Lunch and Subsidized accommodationwill be provided. For Further details contact:- 1. Dr. A.T. Francis, Head, Library & Organizing Secretary; Phone(o): 0487-2438311-15; (m) 9496839409; e-mail: francisaloor(a)yahoo.com 2. Smt. V.S. Swapna, Jt. Organizing Secretary, College of Horticulture; Phone(o): 0487-2438513; (m) 9446434149; e-mail: swapnabenn(a)gmail.com 3. Websites:- www.kau.edu; www.kauhort.in; http://www.keralalibraryassociation.org Dr. A.T. FRANCIS, MCom, MLISc, NET, PhD HEAD, LIBRARY College of Horticulture Kerala Agricultural University Thrissur - 680 656, India, 91-9496839409 (m) francisaloor(a)yahoo.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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DATE EXTENDED TO 31ST AUGUST 2014 FOR CONTRIBUTING FOR OUR EDITED BOOK
by BASANTA KUMAR DAS 13 Aug '14

13 Aug '14

Dear Sir, Please circulate in your esteemed lis forum for wide circulation. -- *Invitation for contributing Manuscripts/Papers/Chapters for the forthcoming book entitled “Current Trends in Library & Information Science in Digital Era”* Respected Madams/Sirs, Library & Information Science is witnessing a sea-change in the current digital era. Due to the modern challenges and needs, it is being impacted by various trends prevalent and emerging in the field. The Libraries have travelled a fascinating journey from ancient age to digital age. The different facets of Library & Information Science are impressively playing active role in shaping this Knowledge era. We have great pleasure to inform you that we are planning to edit a book on *Current trends in Library & Information Science in Digital Era* which will be published by the reputed publisher with ISBN. Your contribution in the aforesaid book as a book chapter would be highly remarkable and praiseworthy in the field. We take this golden opportunity to extend our invitation to you to contribute the original research papers on the recommended sub themes/topics for the publication which include, but are not limited to, the following: Library & Information Science in modern age Libraries journey from ancient age to modern age Libraries & Information Centres roles in modern era LIS Education: Regular mode & ODL Traditional Libraries Vs Digital Libraries Marketing of Library & Information product and services Library Automation, Problems in Library Automation Library Consortia in Digital Era Library Services in ICT Environment Library Website Online databases Open Access Resources Open Source Software Resource Sharing & Networking Role of library professionals in Digital era Security Systems for Library (RFID) Semantic Web Subject Gateway Social Networking and libraries Web- based Learning and Mobile learning, Web based Reference Tools Application of Cloud Computing in Libraries, Application of Web/Library 2.0, Web 3.0 Artificial Intelligence Digital Divide Preservation & Conservation of Library Collections including Digital Preservation Digital Repositories Electronic Information System E-Resource Management Information Literacy Innovative Library Services Institutional Repositories IPR, Copyright and Fair Use in digital Era Knowledge Management and Organisation (Classification/ Cataloguing etc.) The book will include invited papers of Academicians/Library & Information Professionals and Scholars in the field. As a token of appreciation and honor, a copy of the book will be provide to the first author. *Guidelines*: Authors are requested to submit the full manuscript/chapter(Paper) (with abstracts not exceeding 200 words with at least three key words, in MS word document, Times New Roman with 12 font size. The Title should be 14 point bold Capital. Author’s name (designation, affiliation, & Contact No. etc.) should be 10 point italic ) which should not exceed 4000 words in A4 size with one-and-half spacing with a margin of 1” on all sides, composed in MS word with references in APA Style and should be sent by e-mail to: skkarnindian(a)gmail.com/ bkdasignou(a)gmail.com/ ashish1077(a)yahoo.co.in to reach us by 10*th August, 2014. *A declaration by the author(s) should be made separately that the paper(s) has/have not been sent elsewhere for publication (in the Copyright form attached herewith)(Scanned copy to be sent with the paper). The decision of the Editorial team will be final and will be intimated to the first author in due course of time. *Editors:* 1. Dr. Ashish Sharma, Asst. Librarian, Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar, Uttarkhand.(09936712343) 2. Mr.Sanjay Kumar Karn, Asstt. Librarian, Central Library, Ranchi University, Morabadi Campus, Ranchi, India, PIN-834008.(Ph. 09431104313) 3. Mr.Basanta Kumar Das, Academic Counsellor & Sr. Staff, IGNOU Regional Centre, Ashok Nagar, Ranchi, India, PIN-834022.(Ph. 09431359491) *COPYRIGHT FORM* *(To be completed by author/authors**)* I/We, the undersigned author(s) of the article entitled ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ hereby declare that, the paper which is submitted for in the book of *“Current Trends in Library & Information Science in Digital Era”*is not published/submitted in any journal / magazine and book is not under consideration for publication elsewhere. I/ We have read the final version of the article and I/ we are responsible for the thought contents embodied in it. The work dealt in the article is my/ our own, contribution. Also I / We are handing over the all rights of publication to the Editor-in-Chief, book of entitle *“Current Trends in Library & Information Science in Digital Era”* and will never claim any kind of Royalty from the Editor or Publisher. 1 Author’s Name: ________________________Authorized Signature: __________ 2 Author’s Name: ________________________Authorized Signature: __________ 3 Author’s Name: ________________________Authorized Signature: __________ 4 Author’s Name: ________________________Authorized Signature: __________ Mobile Number : ………………………….. Date: ……………………………………… Please send the Scanned copy of the same form will be send by email on skkarnindian(a)gmail.com/ bkdasignou(a)gmail.com/ ashish1077(a)yahoo.co.in *Note: Papers without copyright form will not be considered for publication* BASANTA KUMAR DAS IGNOU RANCHI BLOG:bkdasignou.blogspot.com http://mylibrary-basanta.blogspot.in/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Reg; article needed
by Mahesh *Y* 13 Aug '14

13 Aug '14

One of my faculty member need this article for her research work. kindly send the article if you have same. 1. HongPeng Wang; Lingfei Gao; Zhongqiu Li, "Node-to-Node Available Bandwidth Estimation in Ad Hoc Networks," Computer and Electrical Engineering, 2008. ICCEE 2008. International Conference on , vol., no., pp.701,705, 20-22 Dec. 2008 doi: 10.1109/ICCEE.2008.82 URL: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=4741074&isnumber=47… 2. Mahmod, Z.S.; Abdalla, AH.; Al-Irhayim, S.; Khan, S., "Review and evaluation of the proposed wireless mesh routing protocols," Computer and Communication Engineering, 2008. ICCCE 2008. International Conference on , vol., no., pp.894,897, 13-15 May 2008 doi: 10.1109/ICCCE.2008.4580734 URL: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=4580734&isnumber=45… 3. Michalak, M.; Braun, T., "Common gateway architecture for mobile ad-hoc networks," Wireless On-demand Network Systems and Services, 2005. WONS 2005. Second Annual Conference on , vol., no., pp.70,75, 19-21 Jan. 2005 doi: 10.1109/WONS.2005.9 URL: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=1383405&isnumber=30… 4. Iannone, L.; Khalili, R.; Salamatian, K.; Fdida, S., "Cross-layer routing in wireless mesh networks," Wireless Communication Systems, 2004, 1st International Symposium on , vol., no., pp.319,323, 20-22 Sept. 2004 doi: 10.1109/ISWCS.2004.1407261 URL: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=1407261&isnumber=30… 5. Mahmod, Z.S.; Abdalla, AH.; Al-Irhayim, S.; Khan, S., "Review and evaluation of the proposed wireless mesh routing protocols," Computer and Communication Engineering, 2008. ICCCE 2008. International Conference on , vol., no., pp.894,897, 13-15 May 2008 doi: 10.1109/ICCCE.2008.4580734 URL: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=4580734&isnumber=45… -- *With Regards* * Mahesh.Y Librarian,SPCE, Bangalore.* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Koha Video Tutorial
by DP Tripathi 13 Aug '14

13 Aug '14

Dear All, Due to some technical issues, the website www.librarianguide.in <http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.librarianguide.in%2F&h=7AQGj…> is offline. I am in process to restore it at the earliest possible with new domain. In the meantime, Koha Video Tutorial can be referred at the link given below. https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B5x1jTCI3yK4dXhsZjkxVVVFTmM&usp=sha… These video can be viewed with any media player which supports MP4. Hope it will be useful for everyone. Please share if you face any problem in downloading. Thanks, -- ********************* D. P. Tripathi Assistant Librarian Biju Patnaik Central Library NIT Rourkela Odisha - 769008 ********************** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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