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OA flourishes around the world
by Subbiah Arunachalam 27 Jun '14

27 Jun '14

From *I, Science *(Imperial College, London, UK) OPEN ACCESS FLOURISHES FURTHER Posted on June 25, 2014 <http://www.isciencemag.co.uk/features/news/open-access-flourishes-further-2/> by Dalmeet Singh Chawla <http://www.isciencemag.co.uk/author/dalmeet-chawla-2/> *This news story was published in the World News section of the Super Science issue (issue 28), as one of the most important science stories of the past few months.* [image: Open Acess FF-1] <http://www.isciencemag.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Open-Acess-FF-1.jpg> Two of the largest funders of research, the National Institute of Health (NIH) and the Wellcome Trust, have begun to withhold grant payments for research that was not published under an open access license. The Wellcome Trust withheld grant payments 63 times in the last year and the NIH has also discontinued grants since July 2013 on a number of occasions because the research wasn’t published open access. As a result, the compliance rate to open access of the NIH has gone up from 75% to 82% and that of the Wellcome Trust has increased from 55% to 69%. There are more places to publish open access research than ever before. In February 2014, The Royal Society announced the launch of a new journal called *Royal Society Open Science*. The new journal publishes across a broad range of disciplines, offers open peer review as an option, and also has article level metrics to encourage post publication comments. The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) have followed suite and announced the launch of their first open access journal, *Science Advances*. It follows on the heels of open access journal *Scientific Reports*, which was started by their competitor Nature Publishing Group in 2011. The Wellcome Trust have gone a step further and launched a new online platform called Mosaic under the most liberal open access license – CC-BY. The website actively encourages all of their content, with the exception of a few photos, to be republished on other platforms for commercial or non-commercial purposes. Their ‘Killer Dust’ piece has been republished on the *I, Science *website. Finally, the Science Museum Group Journal also started under the CC-BY license and puts out articles about science history and communication, material culture and museum display and presentation. Currently, the NIH and the Wellcome Trust are the only two funders worldwide that suppress grant payments due to noncompliance with open access policies, but with the continued rise of the open access model it is believed that other funders may follow in their footsteps in years to come. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Call for Expressions of Interest in Hosting the Annual Open Repositories Conference, 2016
by Imma Subirats 27 Jun '14

27 Jun '14

Apologies for cross-posting ------------------------------ June 27, 2014 Read it online: http://bit.ly/1rE2cKe -- CALL for Expressions of Interest in Hosting the Annual Open Repositories Conference, 2016 -- The Open Repositories Steering Committee seeks Expressions of Interest from candidate host organizations for the 2016 Open Repositories Annual Conference. Proposals from all geographic areas will be given consideration. -- Important dates -- The Open Repositories Steering Committee is accepting Expressions of Interest to host the OR2016 conference until August 24th 2014. Shortlisted sites will be notified before the end of September 2014. -- Background -- Candidate institutions must have the ability to host a four-day conference of approximately 300-500 attendees (OR2014 held recently in Helsinki, Finland drew more than 450 people). This includes appropriate access to conference facilities, lodging, and transportation, as well as the ability to manage a range of supporting services (food services, internet services, and conference social events; conference web site; management of registration and online payments; etc.). The candidate institutions and their local arrangements committee must have the means to support the costs of producing the conference through attendee registration and independent fundraising. Fuller guidance is provided in the Open Repositories Conference Handbook on the Open Repositories wiki. -- Expressions of Interest Guidelines -- Organisations interested in proposing to host the OR2016 conference should follow the steps listed below: 1. Expressions of Interest (EoIs) must be received by August 24th, 2014. Please direct these EoIs and any enquiries to OR Steering Committee Chair Carol Minton Morris <cmmorris(a)duraspace.org>. 2. As noted above, the Open Repositories wiki has a set of pages at Open Repositories Conference Handbook which offer guidelines for organizing an Open Repositories conference. Candidate institutions should pay particular attention to the pages listed at "Preparing a bid" before submitting an EoI. 3. The EoI must include: • the name of the institution (or institutions in the case of a joint bid) • an email address as a first point of contact • the proposed location for the conference venue with a brief paragraph describing • the local amenities that would be available to delegates, including its proximity to a reasonably well-served airport 4. The OR Steering Committee will review proposals and may seek advice from additional reviewers. Following the review, one or more institutions will be invited to submit a detailed proposal. 5. Invitations to submit a detailed proposal will be issued before the end of September 2014; institutions whose interest will not be taken up will also be notified at that time. The invitations sent out will provide a timeline for submitting a formal proposal and details of additional information available to the shortlisted sites for help in the preparation of their bid. The OR Steering Committee will be happy to answer specific queries whilst proposals are being prepared. -- About Open Repositories -- Since 2006 Open Repositories has hosted an annual conference that brings together users and developers of open digital repository platforms. For further information about Open Repositories and links to past conference sites, please visit the OR home page: http://sites.tdl.org/openrepositories/. Subscribe to announcements about Open Repositories conferences by joining the OR Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/open-repositories. Please feel free to reflect this call for Expressions of Interest out through your communities. Thank you! The Open Repositories Conference Steering Committee -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library Assistant Vacancy
by putta swamy 27 Jun '14

27 Jun '14

B N M Institute of Technology, Bangalore, a leading Engineering College in Karnataka requires suitable candidates for the following post. Post: Library Assistant No. of posts: 02 Qualification: B.L.I.Sc., or Diploma in Library & Information Science. Experience: Minimum 2-3 years with good communication skills. Desirable: Basic computer skills and handling of any Library Automation Software Package is must. Priority: Preference will be given to the candidates those who have worked in Engineering College Libraries and ready to work with a commitment and responsibility. Salary: Commensurate with Qualification and Experience. Interested candidates may send in their Resume with latest photograph and scanned copies of relevant certificates by E-mail to: bnmit.lib(a)gmail.com or to the following address on or before 05-07-2014. Applications received after the due date will not be considered. R.M. Puttaswamy Chief Librarian B N M Institute of Technology 27th Cross, 12th Main, BSK 2nd Stage, Bangalore - 560 070 India. Phone:080-26711781/82 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Articles on Resource Description and Access (RDA)
by Salman Haider 27 Jun '14

27 Jun '14

New Post on RDA Blog : Recently Published Peer-Reviewed Articles on Resource Description and Access (RDA) http://resourcedescriptionandaccess.blogspot.com/2014/06/articles-on-resour… Note: RDA is a new library cataloging standard, replacing AACR2. International community is switching to RDA from AACR2, major libraries has already done so. Libraries and librarians are required to take steps in India to change to RDA and be at par with the international standards. Salman Haider Cataloging & Metadata Librarian www.google.com/+SalmanHaider -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Three days "National Workshop on Content Management System Using Drupal" during 16th - 18th July, 2014
by Roma 27 Jun '14

27 Jun '14

Respected Members, INFLIBNET is organizing three days National Workshop on “Content Management System Using Drupal” during 16th-18th July, 2014. The main objective of this workshop is to enable the participant to develop content management system or website for their institution or library. The workshop includes lectures as well as intensive hands-on training, so as to provide both theoretical base and practical skills to the participants. The participant will receive a comprehensive overview on how to build a website or CMS using Drupal including installation, configuration, page layout design and user management, etc. *Resource Persons* The resource persons are eminent IT/Computer/LIS Scientists/Professionals and experts of the country. *Venue* The Workshop will be conducted at Information and Library Network Centre, An IUC of University Grants Commission, Infocity, Gandhinagar-382007, Gujarat, India *Fee* With accommodation: Rs 4,500/- per person Without accommodation Rs 3,000/- per person It covers the cost of workshop kit (containing training materials), breakfast, working lunch, two time tea & snacks during the sessions. The payment should be made through Demand Draft in favour of The INFLIBNET Centre payable at Gandhinagar along with filled-in registration form. Please visit following link for more information: Brochure: *http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/forthcoming/cms_drupal.pdf <http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/forthcoming/cms_drupal.pdf>* Registration form: *http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/forthcoming/reg_drupal.pdf <http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/forthcoming/reg_drupal.pdf>* For participation and more information please do contact *k <k>annan(a)inflibnet.ac.in <annan(a)inflibnet.ac.in>* Thanks & Regards, Roma Asnani STA (LS) INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhiangar -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Half Day Workshop on "Six Sigma for LIS Professionals" - Reminder
by franc＠library.iisc.ernet.in 27 Jun '14

27 Jun '14

Dear All, A half-day free workshop on 'Six Sigma for LIS Professionals' is being organized by NCSI-Net Foundation in collaboration with Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) and Raman Research Institute (RRI). Six Sigma Black Belt experts from the industry will be sharing their expertise knowledge during the workshop. Fellow professionals are encouraged to attend the seminar and get to understand the set of techniques and tools for process improvement. The detail of the event follows: Title: Six Sigma for LIS Professionals Venue: Raman Research Institute (RRI), CV Raman Avenue, Sadashivnagar (Near Mekhri Circle), Bangalore - 560080 Date and Time: 28 June 2014; 2.00 to 5.00 PM Registration: Free Workshop Objective/Coverage: This workshop will introduce the concept of Six-Sigma, its application in Library Science with specific examples and focus on designing Digital Library by using Six-Sigma approach. At the end, a case study on Six-Sigma will also be presented. The workshop will be participant driven where based on audience response/questions, speakers will try to give a six-sigma way of solving problems. Speakers: 1. Lakshmeesha S Lakshmeesha is leading a team of professionals focusing on Intellectual Property, Technology and Market analysis, at GE Global Research, JFWTC, Bangalore. He has over 20 years of professional experience spanning Research, People Management, Software Program execution and Technology strategy. He has been associated with the Six Sigma activities for the last 14 years and is a Certified DFSS Master Black Belt. He has mentored many Black Belts and Green Belts both in technology as well as functions. He is also an active coach in many of the six sigma training sessions. He has led many Lean work outs, which aim at simplifying the existing process. He has a master's degree in Bio Medical Engineering and Bachelor's degree in Instrumentation technology. He has deep interest in Healthcare technologies, TRIZ for problem solving, Lean Six sigma, apart from Intellectual Property Strategy. He has been an invited speaker in various forums focusing on Quality and Intellectual Property. 2. Ananda Byrappa Ananda Byrappa has 15 plus years of industry experience in IT, Media and R & D sectors. He is currently serving at GE as Global Leader for GE's Knowledge Center. He is leading global teams of information professionals and providing cutting edge information sources, state of the art services in the areas of information and intellectual property for GE worldwide. Ananda is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt. He has guided Six-Sigma projects and mentored many Green Belts. He has delivered key note addresses, lectures, plenary talks, chaired technical sessions and panel discussions in national and international events both in India and abroad. You are invited to attend this workshop. Regards, - Francis Jayakanth JRD Tata Memorial Library IISc, Bg-12 -- 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 Ajay Kum Sharma 27 Jun '14

27 Jun '14

Dear Library Professional, One of our faculty member has urgent need the below mentioned article for his research and study purpose. Title: On system reliability approach: a brief survey Author: M Ram Vol 4, No. 2. 2013, p. 101-117 Source Journal: International Journal of System Assessment in Engineering Management Publisher: Springer -- Thanks and regards. अजय कुमार शर्मा Ajay Kumar Sharma Assistant Librarian & In-charge, Cheena Bhavana Library & Additional charge, Hindi Bhavana Library Visva Bharati, Santiniketan - 731235, Bolpur, Birbhum, West Bengal & Webmaster of ABSLA <http://www.absla.org/> Email: ajaysharma.lib(a)visva-bharati.ac.in Mobile No.: +91 9735111064 Web: http://www.absla.org/ajay.html Web Blog: http://www.blogger.com/home?pli=1 *********************************************************** 1. Join today Digital Library Discussion Forum http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/dlrg 2. Join today LIS-Forum mailing list http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum *********************************************************** You can’t change the past but you can change the future, always remember to recycle... -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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An article on an OA repository in a toll-access journal
by Subbiah Arunachalam 26 Jun '14

26 Jun '14

Friends: I saw a reference to this paper on an Indian open access repository in agriculture: K. Veeranjaneyulu, (2014) "KrishiKosh: an institutional repository of National Agricultural Research System in India", Library Management, Vol. 35 Iss: 4/5, pp.345 - 354. But this article itself is published in a toll access journal. One has to pay $32 + VAT to obtain a copy from Emerald. Hope authors from ICAR will publish their papers - at least the ones dealing with open access - in OA journals. The author could have considered publishing this paper in *Ariadne* or *First Monday*. Arun -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Why big deals and Gold OA are to be shunned
by Subbiah Arunachalam 26 Jun '14

26 Jun '14

Here is why big deals and Gold OA are very bad! See http://www.econ.ucsb.edu/~tedb/Journals/PNAS-2014-Bergstrom-1403006111.pdf and http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/library-babel-fish/shocking-secrets-rev… And do not miss the comments. Unfortunately, many funders (including Wellcome) and projects like SCOAP3 support Gold OA. And most large institutions and consortia believe that non-disclosure clauses are sacred! What is RTI for? Arun -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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TISS Admission Notification: PG Diploma in Digital Lib and Information Management 2014-15
by Satish Kanamadi 26 Jun '14

26 Jun '14

Dear Professionals, Greetings! Centre for Library and Information Management Studies, Sir Dorabji Tata Memorial Library, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai is a major c entre involved in capacity building of LIS professionals. It offers PG Diploma, Masters and PhD Programmes in Library and Information Science with a focus on digital libraries, knowledge organization, e-Resources Management and web based information services. Being offered since 2010, this One Year dual mode programme is spread over two semesters and focus of providing hands on training on Digital Libraries (D Space, GSDL) , Library Automation (Koha) and Content Management Systems like Drupal. It uses contact classes for on-campus and Moodle e-learning platform for its off-campus sessions. It is aimed at creating trained manpower to handle digital libraries and electronic resources. There is a burgeoning need for trained librarians in the light of national priorities like National Mission on Education through Information and Communication technology (NME-ICT) and National Knowledge Commission (NKC). This programme will equip librarians with skills of digital library and information management to play a bigger role in their organizations. The salient features of this programme are well crafted curriculum, expert faculty, enhanced emphasis on hands on lab experience, sound theory and experiential learning unique to TISS. Last date for submission of application is 10th July 2014 Please visit the following websites for prospectus and application form. http://www.tiss.edu/admissions-2013/post-graduate-diploma-in-digital-librar… <http://www.tiss.edu/admissions-2013/admissions-open-for-pgdlim-2013-14/admi…> or at http://library.tiss.edu/pgdlim.html We will also be happy to answer your queries. Thanks and Regards, Satish Kanamadi PhD C chairperson Centre for Library and Information Management Studies Tata Institute of Social Sciences V N Purav Marg, Deonar MUMBAI - 400088 , INDIA Tel: 91-22-25525283, 255252 8 4 ,255252 72, 25525274 Email: satish(a)tiss.edu <satish(a)tiss.edu> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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