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EPT Award to Dr Francis Jayakanth - Congratulations
by Ishwar Goudar 31 Jan '12

31 Jan '12

Dear Professionals, Let us congratulate Dr Francis Jayakanth of National Centre for Science Information, Bangalore for having been chosen as the winner for the Electronic Publishing Trust for Development award in the first year of its establishment for playing a major role in Open Access movement among the developing countries. EPT has considered 8 aspects of contributions concerned to Institutional Repositories. Unlike other countries setting up of IRs is lead by LIS professionals in India. As seen by myself, the winner of this EPT award Dr Francis has contributed extensively in all 8 aspects specified by EPT. Apart from setting up of India's number one IISc-IR, Dr Francis has trained a number of students through NCSI , as well others for setting up of IRs. While his work has given a wide exposure to IISc research output, the Institute is yet to recognise his contributions suitably. It is unfortunate that NCSI is virtually closed. The legacy of my friend Late Dr. T.B. Rajashekar, one of the India's best LIS teacher and researcher, who was responsible in starting the NCSI course came to an end with his untimely tragic death. While the Institute did not take necessary steps to continue the course, friends like Francis have been doing their best to continue the works and contributions of Dr. Rajashekar. I hope our Professional friends will make use of expertise of Dr Francis in setting up of IRs in their organisations. Dr. I.R.N. Goudar Visiting Professor and Library Adviser University of Mysore Formerly Scientist 'G' and Head, ICAST, NAL, Bangalore On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 10:46 AM, Madhan, M (ICRISAT-IN) <M.Madhan(a)cgiar.org>wrote: > Dr Francis: > > We are all so proud of you. Congratulations! > > The Electronic Publishing Trust for Development is pleased to announce the > winners of a new annual award to be made to individuals working in > developing countries who have made a significant personal contribution to > advancing the cause of open access (OA) and the free exchange of research > findings. > > We received 30 proposals from organisations in 17 developing countries on > four continents, naming individuals who have worked hard to promote OA and > who have achieved substantial progress. The selection of a single winner > was extremely difficult as we received nominations for so many individuals > who have made impressive strides by any or all of the following means: > > * establishing OA institutional repositories; > * setting up or encouraging conversion to OA journals; > * achieving establishment of OA mandates requiring research to be OA on > publication, or other policy developments; > * advocating OA via seminars, publications, workshops, videos; > * training others in the technology of setting up IRs; > * preparing and establishing e-learning projects; > * working towards the acceptance of Creative Commons licensing > arrangements for research publications; > * developing software for use in OA practices. > > Because of the high standard of the applicants, we have decided to name a > single winner, but also to recognise three other individuals who were very > close runners-up. All will receive a certificate and the winner will > receive in addition an engraved plaque in the next few weeks. > > We are very happy to announce that the winner of the inaugural award is > Dr. Francis Jayakanth of the National Centre for Science Information, > Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India. Dr Jayakanth played a > significant role in the establishment of India's first institutional > repository (IR) (http://eprints.iisc.ernet.in< > http://crm.cis-india.org/administrator/components/com_civicrm/civicrm/exter…>). > He now manages the IR and has provided technical support for establishing > IRs in many other universities and institutes in India. He has been the key > resource person at many events to train people in setting up IRs and OA > journals. He has delivered presentations on IRs, OA journals, the OAI > protocol, OAI compliance, and the benefits of OA to authors and > institutions and the role of libraries. He has developed a free and open > source software tool (CDSOAI), which is widely used. > > The Indian Institute of Science is the most prestigious institute in India > and its IR now holds >31,400 records, making the century-old institute's > research far more globally visible than before. The University Grants > Commission in India has been impressed by the IISC's IR and has directed > all universities in India to replicate this effort. > > Dr. Francis Jayakanth can indeed be considered an OA 'renaissance man', an > advocate and technical expert in all aspect of OA development and an > inspiration to all, both at the research and policy level. > > The EPT is proud to congratulate Dr. Jayakanth as our first Award winner. > We believe this Award and the example of our first winner will inspire many > others and lead to similarly impressive nominations in 2012. > > The runners-up for this award were (in alphabetical order): > > * Ina Smith, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa; > * Tatyan Zayseva, Khazar University, Azerbaijan; > * Xiaolin Zhang, National Science Library, Chinese Academy of Sciences. > > The EPT wishes to congratulate them and all who have been proposed, since > without exception they have made a significant personal contribution to the > sharing of research findings across the world. We will be sharing some of > their stories and successes on our blog over the next few weeks. > > > > -- > Madhan, M > Manager, Library and Information Services > International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) > Patancheru, Hyderabad > India > www.icrisat.org<http://www.icrisat.org/> > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > >

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Software for checking plagiarism
by Francis Jayakanth 31 Jan '12

31 Jan '12

Dear Members, One of our faculty is on the look out for free and open source software for checking plagiarism. Could I request the members of the list who have used such software and are quite satisfied with the performance to share their experiences? Thanks and regards, - Francis NCSI, IISc Bengaluru

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Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries
by * Mukesh - Monitor * 31 Jan '12

31 Jan '12

Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries The mission of academic and research librarians is to enable teaching, learning, and research. Along with serving current faculty, researchers, and students (especially graduate students), these librarians also serve the general public, to whom academic and research libraries are often open. Finally, academic and research librarians are committed to faculty, researchers, and students of the future, who depend on the responsible collection, curation, and preservation of materials over time. Click the link below for more details: http://www.arl.org/pp/ppcopyright/codefairuse/code/index.shtml - - Mukesh Anand | Director - Marketing | Monitor Information Services | 203, Moghal Marc Ratan Complex | Narayanguda | Hyderabad - 500029 | T: +91-40-27552390 M: mukesh.monitor(a)gmail.com | W: http://books.monitorinfo.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Updated - The Best Library automation sofware In India
by Emmanuel E C (RBEI/HRL1-D) 31 Jan '12

31 Jan '12

Dear Moderator, Please ignore the previous mail and circulate this mail. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Sir/Madam, Ours is a corporate library with multiple locations and our users are Engineers. For our library automation we use Libsys4 .Due to some reasons we have to stop using Libsys4 and find an alternate software. Kindly recommend the best Library automation software that meets our requirements. 1) Library Automation & Networking -Multiple locations, multiple users groups, Multiple library teams, 2) User Friendly Online Catalogue (Efficient Search- Federated Search, Searches other indexed resources of the organization) 3) Handle Digital Resources- Institutional repositories (Multiple formats.) 4) Web 2.0/Library 2.0 features 5) Security Features- 1)User accounts & Passwords 2) In house security (Library Teams) 3) E-Resources security-access rights/download etc. 6) Provides after sales service/technical support through out the year 7) Regularly revised/upgraded. 8) Option to customize tool according to our requirement. Regards Emmanuel Robert Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions Limited K-Centre & Information Services, 123, Industrial Layout, Hosur Road, Koramangala, Bangalore - 560 095 INDIA Tel: 080-66571497 Mob: 9886677094 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Extended Closing date for Call for Papers : ICTK2012, 10 - 13 July 2012, Bangalore, India
by ictk drtc 31 Jan '12

31 Jan '12

**** APOLOGIES FOR CROSS-POSTING **** *International Conference on Trends in Knowledge and Information Dynamics** 10-13, July, 2012* *Hosted by: Documentation Research and Training Centre (DRTC) Indian Statistical Institute (ISI)* *Bangalore, India* *http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/ictk* Email: ictk2012(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in Documentation Research and Training Centre (DRTC) of Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) was founded by late Prof. S.R. Ranganathan in 1962. We are happy to announce ICTK-2012 as part of DRTC Golden Jubilee celebrations. *CALL FOR PAPERS* We invite extended abstracts in English on a wide range of *themes and sub themes.* <http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/ictk/subthemes> Broadly the themes of the conference are divided into main streams. However, authors are encouraged to submit papers on narrower and related areas, as the following are only broader guiding themes. Stream 1: Trends in Library Education and Research Stream 2: Trends in Public Library Services Stream 3: Trends in Domain Specific Information Systems and Service Stream 4: Trends in Open Access to Information and Data Stream 5: Trends in ICT applications to Library and Information Science For complete list of topics please visit * http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/ictk/subthemes<http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/ictk/themes> * Extended abstract in specified template<http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/ictk/guidelines>may be sent to: ictk2012 at drtc dot isibang dot ac dot in LAST DATE FOR ... - Submission of Extended Abstract: *29th February , 2012* - Acceptance of Extended Abstract: *15th March, 2012* - Submission of Full Paper: *15th April, 2012*** - Camera Ready Copy (after suggestions from reviewers): *1st June, 2012* - Registration: Opens from *15th December,2011 *onwards *CONTACT AND ENQUIRY* Prof. A.R.D. Prasad (Convener - ICTK-2012) Documentation Research & Training Centre (DRTC), Indian Statistical Institute (I.S.I), 8th Mile, Mysore Road, R.V. College Post, Bangalore - 560059, Karnataka INDIA Phone: +91-80-28482711 Fax : 91-80-28484265 Email: ictk2012 at drtc dot isibang dot ac dot in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy
by Paramjit Singh 31 Jan '12

31 Jan '12

*Librarian Vacancies (Administrative Officer, Scale I) * *at *The Oriental Insurance Company Ltd<http://www.orientalinsurance.org.in/OICLStatic/OICLStaticServlet?pagesource…>, apply online before 13-02-2012 -- *Warm regards** * * * *Paramjit Singh* *Librarian* *Mobile: +919911270778* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Conference on ‘Contemporary Social Issues: Media and Libraries’ (Revised date for conference: 05 march, 2012)
by Pawan Sharma 30 Jan '12

30 Jan '12

*National Conference on ‘Contemporary Social Issues:* *Media and Libraries’* *(Revised date for conference: 05 march, 2012)* We are glad to inform you that the Center for Journalism and Mass Communication and SOS in Library and Information Science, Jiwaji University, Gwalior is organizing a daylong National Conference on ‘Contemporary Social Issues : Media and Libraries.’ This was earlier planned to be held on 25 February, 2012. Now the schedule of conference has been revised. The conference will be held on 05 March, 2012 at Jiwaji University, Gwalior. You are cordially invited to participate in this conference and contribute a research paper. You are also requested to motivate your faculty and Research Scholars to participate in the Conference. *Call for Papers* The day long conference will focus on Contemporary social Issues related to Media and Libraries. The proposed themes for research papers and discussions will be: *Media and Communication* · Contemporary challenges in media · Democratization of information in 21st Century · Alternative media in new millennium · Web media : problems and prospects *Library & Information Science* · Digital divide and libraries · Knowledge society and libraries · Socio-economic development and knowledge management · Information diffusion : problems and prospects Papers on any of the above mentioned topics or any other related topics are invited. A souvenir /conference proceeding containing abstracts / full paper of the invited talks/ contributed papers will be brought out at the time of the conference. *Guidelines for contributors* The Abstract and Paper should be either in English or Hindi language, single-spaced, typed on A-4 page size, 12 point font size, Times New Roman or Kruti Dev 110 in MS Word format, MLA style for bibliographic descriptions. *Registration Fee* · Delegates Rs. 500 ( with Conference Kit & Proceeding ) · Students & Research Scholar Rs. 250 *No T.A/D.A will be paid to participants.* *Payment can be made in the form of demand draft or banker’s cheque in favour of Registrar, Jiwaji University, Gwalior, payable at Gwalior or in cash at Registration Counter.* *Abstract and full paper can be submitted to shrhemant(a)yahoo.com or* *bhuwanesh07(a)rediffmail.com*. The last date for Submission of abstract and full papers is 20 February 2012. for more details kindly go through the PDF Attachemnet National%20Conference%20on-1.pdf<http://api.ning.com/files/RlFtopzXmt5D97JMpme08jCDbK*vW95Gicj5-JlWBgYot3HBV…> -- Thanks & Regards Dr. Pawan Kumar Sharma Librarian Akshar Dham Central Library ITM-GOI Campus, NH-75, Jhansi Road, Opp. Sithouli Rly. Stn., Sithouli, Gwalior, M.P., 475001 - INDIA Fax: 0751-2432988, Ph.: 0751-2432977 extn. 218 www.itmuniverse.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Post of Sub-Editor (Bengali) at Central Reference Library, Kolkata
by amit uraon 30 Jan '12

30 Jan '12

Dear moderator please post this advertisement. * * * ADVERTISEMENT NO. ER-01/201 * * * *Name of Post : SUB-EDITOR (BENGALI)* * * *Classification *: Group "B", Non-gazetted *Vacancy :* 01 (UR-01) *Department *: Central Reference Library, Ministry of Culture, Department of Culture, Kolkata *AGE* : 18-25 years (Age relaxation is admissible as per Instructions) *PSL *: `5500-9000/- (pre-revised) *E.Q*. : i. Graduate from recognised University ii. Degree in Librarianship (BLIS or MLIS) or equivalent qualification of a recognised University/Institution. Not less than 2 years experience of work in big library; iii. The candidate should possess proficiency upto Matriculation or equivalent standard in the language concerned. *CLOSING DATE*: 27.02.2012 For Application form and advertisement click on given link: http://ssc.nic.in/whats%20new%20html/latest_news/English_Advertisement.pdf or, Visit the website of STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION (Eastern Region)<http://www.sscer.org/> With warm regards * Amit Uraon* *(Library and Information Assistant)* *National Library, Kolkata* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fw: Stop ACTA in Europe
by Dimple Patel 30 Jan '12

30 Jan '12

***** Apologies for cross-postings ***** We've been hearing a lot lately about SOPA and PIPA in the United States. In the meantime, ACTA has been creeping along under the radar. In 2010, you joined thousands of others in signing our firm statement against ACTA. Despite loud opposition around the world, the treaty continues to move forward. Today it was signed in Japan by the EU and its member states. But it's not over yet. ACTA can still be rejected by the European Parliament. And rejection is a real possibility. Hats off to the thousands of people who already gathered in Warsaw this morning to protest! http://www.studentsforfreeculture.eu/blog/2012/01/nie-dla-acta/ ORG has more background and advice on what to do next -- if you're in Europe, please read: http://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/2011/acta:-signed,-not-yet-sealed-now-i… and contact your country's MEPs. The ones who are members of the Development Committee are especially important (you can see their contact information at https://memopol.lqdn.fr/europe/parliament/committee/DEVE/#) If you're not in Europe, please help spread the word to people who are. Defeating it in Europe is the first step to ending it once and for all. For a refresher on why ACTA threatens free software, see http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/acta. Thank you for speaking up, John, Josh, and Matt -- Follow us on identi.ca at http://identi.ca/fsf | Subscribe to our blogs via RSS at http://fsf.org/blogs/RSS Join us as an associate member at http://fsf.org/jf Sent from the Free Software Foundation, 51 Franklin Street Fifth Floor Boston, MA 02110-1335 United States -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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SLA Asian Chapter Executive Board Members for 2012
by Dr. Susmita Chakraborty 29 Jan '12

29 Jan '12

Dear Moderator, I wish to share with you all the election result of the Special Libraries Association Asian Chapter Executive Board . The SLA Asian Chapter Executive Board Members for 2012 are: President: Dr. Harish Chandra President-elect: Dr. Medha Joshi Secretary: Dr. Nagappa Veerappa Bakkannanavar Treasurer: Jay Bhatt Directors: Kyoko Sato Dr. Susmita Chakraborty I take this opportunity to thank all my LIS Friends who have voted for me. With regards, Dr. Susmita Chakraborty Dept. of Lib. & Inf. Sc., North Bengal University, Darjeeling, India (On lien from: Bengal Engineering and Science University) Facebook ID: https://www.facebook.com/susmita.India Official Email: susmita.chakraborty(a)becs.ac.in Blog:http://drsusmitachakraborty.blogspot.com/ My Group:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cudelsaa/ Album:http://picasaweb.google.com/susmitachakraborty94 http://www.scribd.com/DrSusmita --------- Please support: MANAS - a society for mentally disturbed persons their family and friends (http://www.mentalhealthmanas.com/) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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