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European commissioner favours openness
by Subbiah Arunachalam 20 Jul '14

20 Jul '14

From IP Watch EU Commissioner Hails Open Knowledge, Urges Copyright ReformPublished on 17 July 2014 @ 7:27 pm [image: Print This Post] <http://www.ip-watch.org/2014/07/17/eu-commissioner-hails-open-knowledge-urg…> Print This Post <http://www.ip-watch.org/2014/07/17/eu-commissioner-hails-open-knowledge-urg…> By William New <http://www.ip-watch.org/author/william/>, Intellectual Property Watch Neelie Kroes, vice-president of the European Commission responsible for the Digital Agenda, today hailed open knowledge in government, science, the internet, and education, and called again for “urgent reform” of copyright. In a speech <http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-14-556_en.htm> to the Open Knowledge Foundation in Berlin, Kroes said openness and sharing of ideas is essential to the economy and innovation. Kroes is in office until 31 October, as the European Commission is undergoing its five-year transition. In particular, Kroes suggested that copyright needs to be reformed to ensure it does not interfere with access to knowledge in education. On the surface, this might appear inconsistent with views taken by the EU in negotiations at the World Intellectual Property Organization, where it has shown steadfast resistance to strengthening limitations and exceptions for libraries and archives (*IPW*, WIPO, 5 May 2014 <http://www.ip-watch.org/2014/05/05/hopes-dampened-for-copyright-exceptions-…>). But in the WIPO committee, discussions on exceptions for education are separate. “It’s a crime when teachers are prevented from freely sharing open educational resources,” Kroes said in prepared remark. “There’s so much we can achieve by making every classroom digital. Education that is not off the peg: but made to measure, for every child. That is what we want to achieve through open education.” “That shows how copyright rules need to change: but it’s just one example,” she said. “Those rules were designed for a different age, more about limitation and control than creativity and freedom. Holding back ideas from open education to data mining: copyright needs urgent reform.” She also insisted that public information from any EU government must be publicly available to citizens “without complex licensing restrictions” or high costs. EU member states have one more year to pass laws on the right to reuse public information, she said. On open science, Kroes said the Horizon 2020 research and development campaign “will offer 80 billion euros for research and innovation. Our biggest ever investment. And every resulting publication will be openly and freely available.” But she noted that national level research is up to national governments’ discretion. She encouraged participation in an EU consultation called ‘Science in Transition <http://tinyurl.com/opendigitalscience>‘, which is open until the end of September. On open internet, she said the Commission has proposed new rules protecting net neutrality, which she said she hopes national governments will make a priority. And she gave encouragement to open source, noting that her own website runs on it. Related Articles: - European Commission VP Kroes Urges Open Internet, Prods Copyright Owners <http://www.ip-watch.org/2013/03/21/european-commission-vp-kroes-urges-open-…> - European Commissioner Kroes Hints At Actions To Preserve Open Internet <http://www.ip-watch.org/2013/06/04/european-commissioner-kroes-hints-at-act…> - EU’s Kroes Calls For New Thinking On Copyright System <http://www.ip-watch.org/2011/11/21/eus-kroes-calls-for-new-thinking-on-copy…> *William New may be reached at wnew(a)ip-watch.ch <wnew(a)ip-watch.ch>.* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Presentation on "Introduction to Software Defined Networking" on Monday, 28th Jul 2014.
by Mohan Hr 19 Jul '14

19 Jul '14

Dear all, Pl. find an invite for a presentation on "Introduction to Software Defined Networking" on Monday, 28th Jul 2014. The pdf invite is available at http://ieeecs-madras.managedbiz.com/pgms/2014/mm-140728.pdf The invite in word doc format is available at http://ieeecs-madras.managedbiz.com/pgms/2014/mm-140728.doc To facilitate high tea and other logistics, pl. pre-register at http://goo.gl/a3mSl2 PLEASE CONSIDER REGISTERING FOR THE PROGRAMS ONLY IF YOU ARE SURE OF ATTENDING. PLEASE BE CONSIDERATE TO OTHER FELLOW MEMBERS AND PROFESSIONALS. By any chance, after registering, if you are not likely to attend, pl. inform us at least ONE day in advance by email to csiprograms(a)csi-india.org so that we will extend the invite to those in the wait list and also plan the high tea arrangements accordingly. With reagrds HR Mohan INVITE ========================================== Computer Society of India, Chennai Chapter IEEE Computer Society, Madras Chapter Cordially invite you to a presentation On "Introduction to Software Defined Networking" Meeting the requirements for Next generation Data center networks by Mr. Shivakumar Sundaram Engineering Technologist, Dell Networking On Monday, 28th July 2014 at 17:30 hrs at CSI Education Directorate, Taramani, Chennai - 600113 (Situated in the opposite lane to Indira Nagar MRTS Railway Station. About 100 meters away from the Dharmambal Women's Polytechnic & Opposite to the Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Institute of Hotel Management) Programme ========= 5.30 p.m. : Tea & Fellowship 6.00 p.m. : Presentation 7.30 p.m. : Dinner ( Fruit & Bread) About the presentation ================ Network switches have traditionally followed a business model that ties together a proprietary software stack on proprietary hardware both from the same vendor. While this model has served well in the past ,recent trends in data center networks have placed new demands on the network that require it to be more agile, programmable , support orchestration of workloads and scale multi dimensionally for multiple tenants. These demands on the networks have given rise to new ways of architecting the data center networks, viz., Software defined networking (SDN) & Network disaggregation. With SDN gaining more popularity, there is a shift towards centralization of control plane wherein the core forwarding intelligence which includes the awareness of topology and policy infrastructure is moved away from each of the independent network switches to a centralized controller. This shift towards centralization of control plane intelligence along with many open source initiatives like Open Stack, Open Network install environment, Open Daylight and Open compute projects puts the network switch industry at an inflexion point that could change the data center network industry. While there are obvious advantages to embracing such an open networking model, it is also important to look at key problems in networking that could benefit through centralization of resources. In this discussion we will focus on how SDN architecture enables the network to be agile & programmable and discuss how SDN paradigm help tackle key challenges in data center networking such as network monitoring, elephant flow handling, traffic engineering and centralized policy management About the speaker ============= Shivakumar Sundaram is an Engineering Technologist with Dell Networking. He has over 20 years of product architecture and development experience in the networking industry. In his current role as a Technologist in the office of the CTO, Shivakumar has been focusing on defining the technology strategy for Dell Networking products. Prior to joining Dell, Shivakumar held various positions in Engineering and Technology group at Force10 Networks which was subsequently acquired by Dell and became part of Dell Networking. Prior to Dell & Force10, Shivakumar spent over 10 years with HCL Technologies and held many positions as part of HCL-Cisco offshore development center. He has one granted US patent and over 15 pending patent applications in US patent office. Shivakumar holds a Bachelor's degree in Electronics & Communication from Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai and also holds a Post graduate diploma in Software Enterprise Management from IIM, Bangalore. Registration ========= To facilitate dinner and other logistics, pl. pre-register at http://goo.gl/a3mSl2 PLEASE CONSIDER REGISTERING FOR THE PROGRAMS ONLY IF YOU ARE SURE OF ATTENDING. PLEASE BE CONSIDERATE TO OTHER FELLOW MEMBERS AND PROFESSIONALS. By any chance, after registering, if you are not likely to attend, pl.inform us at least ONE day in advance by email to csiprograms(a)csi-india.org so that we will extend the invite to those in the wait list and also plan the dinner arrangements accordingly. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IRs can give reports on use to individual authors
by Subbiah Arunachalam 18 Jul '14

18 Jul '14

"The variety of users, and the sheer volume of downloads from DASH, often take Harvard faculty by surprise. (They get monthly updates on the fate — and popularity — of their work once it goes into the repository.) “When they see the downloads they get per month, and when they see how many countries are downloading their work,” said Suber, “they’re astonished.” " - Harvard Gazette Indian repositories may also do this. Arun -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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public participation in digitization projects
by Subbiah Arunachalam 18 Jul '14

18 Jul '14

Friends: Here is a fine example of citizen participation in an openness project. It happened in Kerala. How wonderful would it be if it is replicated by other language groups all over India! http://spicyip.com/2014/07/open-access-students-help-revive-and-digitize-ra… Open Access: Students help revive and digitize rare books for Malayalam Wiki Library by Swaraj Paul Barooah <http://spicyip.com/author/swaraj-paul-barooah> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: A reader's letter in Praja Vani on open access to knowledge
by Subbiah Arunachalam 18 Jul '14

18 Jul '14

Friends: I am forwarding a mail I received and a letter (on open books) that appeared in a Kannada newspaper. The writer pleads for making all books published by public institutions open access. Arun ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: <prakash(a)ias.ernet.in> Date: Fri, Jul 18, 2014 at 5:00 PM Subject: A reader's letter in Praja Vani on open access to knowledge To: r.ramaswamy(a)gmail.com, iaschandra(a)gmail.com, subbiah.arunachalam(a)gmail.com Cc: padmaja(a)ias.ernet.in, ranjeeta(a)ias.ernet.in, sdhar(a)ias.ernet.in Thought you might find this interesting. Below is my translation of a letter from a reader published in the Kannada newspaper Praja Vani yesterday, 17 July. Arunachalam will know that Mysore University is working with Centre for Internet and Society (CIS, Bangalore) to publish the Kannada Encyclopaedia under a Creative Commons licence on the Internet. There are news reports dated 12 July 15 July in The Hindu about this (seen in the Web edition). Prakash --------------------------------------------------------------- Let books come under open licence The volumes of Kannada Encyclopaedia published by Mysore University have been made available to everyone on the Internet under the Creative Commons Licence (open licence). This is a commendable initiative. There is now a need for all organizations of government and for academies, councils, all universities and other institutions that receive funds from government to make available books, periodicals and all kinds of publications in art and literature to be published henceforth simultaneously under an open licence on the Internet. This, along with optimizing current procedures of making published books available to the public by printing only as many copies as are required, will not only help avoid unnecessary expenditure but also honour the right of all to obtain knowledge. In response to the question whether the Internet is accessible to people in villages and to others, we may say this is easier than getting access to a bookshop that can provide the books we need. I have been seeing the struggles of one of our universities to sell the textbooks it has published. It is more important to make books available to those in need of them than for the economics of selling to limit the spread of knowledge. Government should give effect to an appropriate order in this regard. -- S. Nataraja Boodaalu, Tumkur Readers' Voice, Praja Vani, 17 July 2014. --------------------------------------------------------------- -- 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] Service Tax and TDS issue- Quick Action Required
by Ishwar Goudar 18 Jul '14

18 Jul '14

Dear Professionals, Sathyanarayana has given the necessary details in the matter concerned to Service Tax and TDS related problems. We thought Modi Govt, with its concern about Academics and Research would give some relief in this matter. But nothing came out of this years budget proposal, which would be discussed in parliament and would be cleared, without any changes, unless we make noise, lobby with our political system, especially MHRD and Finance Ministers. It is surprising that such a burning issue did not get the attention of most of our professionals, our LIS Associations and even our publisher friends. First of all LIS Profession itself is deep problem due to various reasons. We are busy in attending and organising number of Seminars, Conferences, etc and we don't have time in discussing this serious issue. Through this posting I appeal all professional friends to discuss this matter and send appeal through our associations like ILA, IASLIC, SIS and other state level associations to concerned ministers and FOLLOW IT UP BY OFFICE BEARERS OF THE ASSOCIATIONS BY MEETING THE MINISTERS. Regards, - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dr. I.R.N. Goudar - Visiting Professor Cum Library Adviser Bangalore University Library, Gnana Bharathi Campus BANGALORE - 560056, India - Ex. Visiting Professor Cum Library Adviser, UoM, Mysore - Ex. Scientist 'G' and Head, ICAST, NAL, Bangalore - Ex. Dy Librarian, IITM, Chennai - Ex. Scientist (Information), IICT, Hyderabad - Fulbright Scholar, Univ. of Michigan and Columbia Univ, USA (1995-96) - British Council Scholar (1982-83) E-mail: goudarishwar(a)gmail.com Tel: 080-23215510 Mob: 91+9611165781 (If not reachable pl try land line) On Fri, Jul 4, 2014 at 1:14 PM, Sathya <sathya19(a)gmail.com> wrote: > *E-books/E-Journals/Databases – Subscription/Purchase/Licensing - Tax > Worries of Libraries/Publishers/Agents* > > > > It is appropriate time to re-visit the reply by Mr Madhuresh responding to > a question raised by Mr Jasimudeen of Kerala. What Madhuresh tried to > explain is true but the problem is far complex and requires urgent action > by Library community and Publishers/Agents Associations. The following > developments are important to observe in this context: > > > > 1. It is a public knowledge now that last year INFLIBNET was > issued TDS recovery notice by the Income Tax Department in Ahmedabad with > retrospective effect under the amended law of 2012. > > 2. As most of you would be aware, Informatics stopped handling > orders for e-Journals/e-Books of third-party publishers like Springer, > Wiley etc. except for those publishers who were willing to let us comply > with the amended tax laws of our country in distributing their e-content. > We had to forgo significant part of our e-content distribution business > built over several years due to many foreign publishers’ unwillingness to > accept the orders without TDS deduction. But, that was OK with us, as our > Company has zero tolerance to any violation on matters of statutory > compliances. > > 3. Developments like the above were the result of an amendment > to Tax Laws in the 2012-13 central budget. The amendment to section 9 > (1)(vi) of Income Tax Act that deals with payment of royalties brought > payments for subscription/purchase/licensing of software and databases > under deduction of TDS (10-25% depending on the country) while making > payment. This is draconian and would cripple any buying of e-content if > followed as required by the law. Imagine, if you are paying 200 euro to a > small French publisher who doesn't understand our law, you will have to > deduct 15% as TDS, pay that to the Indian tax department and issue a > certificate to the Publisher along with your payment. The French publisher > is expected to claim this deducted money from his Government using your > certificate! And to qualify for 15% deduction and re-claim it from his > Government, the publisher will have to register with the Tax Department and > obtain PAN. Otherwise, the library will have to deduct 25% and the > publisher will not be able to claim the deducted amount. > > 4. We at Informatics tried to educate the market against this > bad law, made representations to the Government, requested our big clients, > publishers' associations and library associations to lobby strongly with > the Government for seeking exemption from this amendment for educational > e-content. Unfortunately it was a lone battle. > > 5. Last year in NIMHANS a group of Librarians arranged a > well-attended seminar and debate on this issue more as a public awareness > seminar inviting Tax consultants and legal advisors. A few publishers from > Delhi also attended. > > > > *FACTS OF THE MATTER:* > > 6. As per the amended law under Section 9(1)(vi) of Income Tax > Act E-books/e-journals, which are like any computer searchable databases > attract TDS: (a) When Libraries make payment to vendors; or (b) When > Vendors make payment to their Suppliers, whichever may happen earlier. > Vendor or his Supplier can claim the deducted amount while filing his tax > returns depending on the point of deduction > > 7. In case of purchases from foreign publishers, the matter is > a bit more complex as the deducted amount is a revenue to Indian Government > but not a loss the foreign supplier as he could claim it from his > Government. The complexities are: > > (a) The deduction falls under a treaty called Double Taxation > Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) between India and several other countries > > (b) While The Indian Government has amended its Tax Laws to bring > payment for software/databases under TDS, the corresponding DTAAs are not > amended. > > 8. Because the corresponding provisions of DTAA is not amended > foreign publishers/suppliers dispute the applicability of TDS and rightly > so. But, Indian Libraries/Agents will be violating the Indian tax laws if > they fail to apply TDS and will attract penalization by tax department. > > 9. Indian Agents involved in supplying foreign published > e-books/e-journals are caught in a proverbial devil-and-deep-sea situation. > TDS by Indian Libraries will make their business unviable, as their > commission margins will be invariably less than TDS amount. They can't > accept/place orders if the foreign supplier refuses deduction. > > 10. For Libraries situation is no different from Agents except > that a few big publishers who have PAN registration in India accept > deduction, but a large majority of foreign publishers refuse deduction. > > > > > > *SOLUTION* > > > > A. The new Government appears to have an open mind to review the bad laws > of the past that are totally unfriendly to development. > > > > B. The new Government has also recognized e-Libraries as a development > priority in its party manifesto. > > > > C. The Budget session will start soon beginning July 10. Before this date, > Library Associations and Publishers Associations should jointly or > severally submit a strong memorandum to the Finance Minister and HRD > Minister requesting for either rolling back the amended law under section 9 > (1)(vi) of Income Tax Act or exempting e-book/e-journal purchases from TDS > deduction. > > INFLIBNET, as we understand, is presenting an appeal to the Government > through HRD channels to change this law or exempt libraries from the > applicability of this law. > > The knowledge community of India interested in building e-Libraries would > like to solicit the cooperation of all concerned to resolve this matter. > > > > > > *N.V. Sathyanarayana* > *Managing Director* > *Informatics (India) Ltd, * > *Bangalore. India. * > *www.informindia.co.in <http://www.informindia.co.in>* > > > > On 23 May 2014 17:31, madhuresh.singhal <madhuresh.singhal(a)advinus.com> > wrote: > > > Dear Jasim, > > > > As per Indian Tax Law, every foreign payment related to subscribed > > online resources (Database/Journals) should be done after deducting > > Withholding Tax (WHT), also known as TDS (Tax Deducted at Source). This > > tax amount depends on various parameters like whether foreign vendor is > > giving Permanent Establishment Declaration (a certificate mentioning > > they don't have any PE in India), TRC (Tax Residency Certificate of > > resident country) and PAN in India. Also however it is fixed as per IT > > Law (25% currently), one can take benefit of Double Taxation Avoidance > > Agreement (DTAA) between India and foreign country. DTAA generally > > prescribes tax rates like 10% or 15 % and we have the option of taking > > beneficial position between these 2. So using DTAA provision, we can > > deduct 15% TDS for countries like USA, UK. > > > > But I am surprised that JSTOR has given you a credit of 15% amount. It > > looks like they expected that you will deduct 15% tax and accordingly > > they would have inflated the invoice value to factor this 15%. But when > > you have not deducted this tax, they would have passed this back to you > > in the form of credit note. I think you should appreciate JSTOR for > > this. > > > > I believe, we librarians are still not aware about Tax issues and we are > > dealing with various publishers without considering the tax > > implications. In India, tax laws are having retrospective effect, so if > > you have not deducted TDS any particular year, if caught, you may have > > to pay for all previous years with penalty. I am not playing devil's > > advocate here but we should know such regulatory provisions and > > accordingly deal with publishers. Actually some publishers have > > acknowledged this and they agreed to deduct TDS. > > > > Regarding Indian Tax Board, they would have meant Indian Tax > > authorities, where you have to remit the deducted tax. > > > > Regards > > Madhuresh Singhal > > Senior Manager - Knowledge Services > > Advinus Therapeutics Ltd (A TATA Enterprise) > > 21 & 22, Phase 2, Peenya Industrial Area, Bangalore - 560058 > > Phone: +91 80 66553106 > > E-mail: madhureshsinghal(a)yahoo.com > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in] On Behalf Of jasim s > > Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2014 10:42 PM > > To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > Subject: [LIS-Forum] Indian tax board-what it is > > > > Dear Friends > > My colleague received a mail from JSTOR which is reproduced here.Kindly > > go through it and give a clarification/explain what this "indian tax > > board".Let me know whether 15% of payment has to without while making > > payment for subscribing e-resources? > > mail from JSTOR representative is here... > > > > "Thank you for remitting payment for renewal access to JSTOR journal > > content. We greatly appreciate your continued support and are delighted > > that you will continue to provide access to high quality content to your > > students, faculty, and researchers through the JSTOR platform. > > > > I am contacting you because we noticed that you have a credit on your > > account in the amount of $140.30 USD. You can use this credit toward new > > content such as additional journal packages, e-books or current issues. > > > > We would also like to learn more about how this credit may have > > occurred. > > We assume that institutions in India must withhold 15% their payments > > for electronic resources to be remitted to the Indian Tax Board. It > > appears your institution did not withhold this amount. Is your > > institution tax exempt or is there some other reason the amount was not > > withheld? > > > > I look forward to your feedback so that we might better serve you and > > other institutions in India. Also let me know if I can provide you with > > more information on additional content that may be of interest to you" > > > > Jasimudeen s > > Kerala > > www.jasim.in > > > > -- > > This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by > > MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. > > > >

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MILAN-- Mysore University LIS Alumni Meet in Bangalore-calling all Mysore LIS MALLIGES
by N.S. Harinarayana 18 Jul '14

18 Jul '14

Dear Mysore University LIS Alumni, It is time for the MILAN of MILAN. Let us meet, greet, and bond on July 27th, 2014 in Bangalore Alumni association called MILAN (Mysore University Information and Library Science Alumni Network) was formed at the Inaugural event of the Golden Jubilee Celebrations held recently at the Department of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, Mysore (MyDLIS). MILAN was formed to be a platform for the alumni of this illustrious Department to strengthen their ties with the MyDLIS and for the cause of LIS profession and professionalism. As a part of our yearlong activities, MILAN is organizing a 'meet and greet' event at Bangalore on *Sunday July 27, 2014*. It is time for our MILAN. Let us meet and make MILAN meaningful and strong Where: *Library Auditorium*, *BMS College of Engineering*, Bull Temple Road, Bangalore -560019 Time: 3 PM to 5 PM Event Coordinators: *Dr. N. Chowdappa*, Chief Librarian, BMS College of Engineering, Bull Temple Road, Bangalore 560019, Phone: 9980063838 Landline: 26615657, Email: ncbmsce(a)yahoo.co.in And *Dr B M Meera*, Librarian, Raman Research Institute, C V Raman Avenue, Sadashivanagar P O, Bangalore 560 080, Ph: +919844519180/09480836045 Email : meera(a)rri.res.in Mysore LIS Alumni: Please come over and have fun See you on 27th -- N.S. Harinarayana Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore, Manasagangotri Mysore 570 006 Off. Ph: (0821) 2419393 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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MOOC for Librarians on Copyright
by tony cherian 18 Jul '14

18 Jul '14

[image: Duke University] <https://www.coursera.org/duke>[image: Emory University] <https://www.coursera.org/emory>[image: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill] <https://www.coursera.org/unc> The biggest MOOC platform COURSERA annonces a course in copyright by Duke Emory and North Carolina.Its free. The link is https://www.coursera.org/course/cfel or here <https://www.coursera.org/course/cfel> About the Course Copyright has always been a bit of a puzzle for teachers and librarians. It seems like a mysterious set of rules, and the news media occasionally reports on dire penalties imposed for copyright infringement. However, the law was designed to empower teachers and libraries, with both specific and general exceptions that facilitate education. Our goal in this course is to begin to demystify the law and help educators and librarians do their jobs more effectively. The three instructors for the course all began their careers as librarians, and all went to law school in order to assist their colleagues in schools, colleges and libraries better understand copyright. Each now holds a position where their principal role is to help sort out the copyright conundrums that arise in education and libraries. In all of these situations, our goal is to help teachers and librarians accomplish their legitimate educational goals in ways that respect copyright and reduce the fear and uncertainty that sometimes hampers creative teaching. As lawyers, we strive to find responsible ways to say “yes” when asked if a new teaching idea or library services can be considered within the confines of the copyright law. Throughout the four weeks of the course we will introduce specific examples of copyright questions that arise in education. We will both introduce a framework for analyzing copyright questions that participants can use to consider the specific issues they encounter, and we will work through real life examples. Course Syllabus Four units: 1. A framework for thinking about copyright. 2. Authorship and rights. 3. Specific exceptions for teachers and librarians. 4. Understanding and using fair use. -- Tony Cherian Librarian Peet Memorial Training College Mavalikara 690 101 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Invitation for Training and Awareness Seminar on J-Gate in Erode (AICTE affiliated institutes)
by Soji Mathew 18 Jul '14

18 Jul '14

Dear all, Informatics Publishing Limited is organizing a workshop on J-Gate on 26th July, 2014 at the following venue: Seminar Hall SCS Vellalar College for Women Thindal Erode - 638 009 Tamil Nadu The event will comprise of the following activities: 1) Intensive hands-on training on the new J-Gate platform. 2) Explaining benefits of J-Gate for the librarians as well as end users. 3) Q&A and feedback session. Objectives of the Workshop: 1) To create awareness among the librarians and the end users about the new J-Gate platform and its features. 2) To train librarians on the Admin aspects of customization in J-Gate. 3) To train Library Professionals and equip them with the knowledge to impart trainings for their end-users by themselves. 4) To take feedback from the participants on the new J-Gate platform and prepare a wish-list for future releases. Who should participate? 1) Library Professionals from the institutes subscribing or planning to subscribe to J-Gate. 2) Information users who use or planning to use J-Gate as a journal discovery service. There is no registration fee. The participants will be awarded Certificate of Participation after completion of the workshop. Please note that this program is meant for AICTE institutions and those institutes who are subscribing / planning to subscribe to J-Gate Engineering & Technology and/or J-Gate Social & Management Sciences. For more details about the event and to register, please visit: www.informindia.co.in/jgatetraining We look forward to your participation. Kindly feel free to contact the undersigned for any further query. Thank you. Regards, Swapnil Srivastava Informatics Publishing Limited M: 99720 17067 E: swapnil.s(a)informaticsglobal.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Position available in Library
by Swati Bhattacharyya . 18 Jul '14

18 Jul '14

To the moderator - please post this message. A Human Resource Agency is inviting applications from qualified library professionals. Selected candidates will be placed at the library of Indian Institute of Management Calcutta. After filling out current vacant positions, a panel of such qualified professionals will be prepared which will be valid for one year. Depending on future vacancies within on year, professionals from the panel may be given offer. The other important information regarding these appointments: 1. The candidates will be recruited by the Human Resource Agency. All positions carry the benefits of PF, ESI/Mediclaim etc. 2. The recruited candidates will be placed at the library of IIM Calcutta. 3. Candidates must possess M. Lib.Sc. 4. Depending on experiences and performance in the interview, the selected candidates will be placed in one of the following pay-group: (i) Rs 18000/ p.m. for candidates with working experiences of 18-24 months in large academic/technical libraries (ii) Rs 16000/ p.m. for candidates with working experiences of 12-15 months in large academic/technical libraries (iii) Rs 14000/ p.m. for candidates with little or no exposure to library work but who would prove their interest in work during the interview. Candidates with adequate experience of handling MARC-21, working with software like Virtua, ExLibris, Koha, developing report and generating queries in RDBMS environment may be considered for higher pay. 5. Selected candidates will have to perform shift duty along with other existing professionals in this category. 6. Selected candidates will be provided shared single accommodation inside the campus (no family accommodation). Staying in the campus accommodation is compulsory. Interested candidates must send their resume to udskolkata(a)uds.in immediately. 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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