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“The Journey Towards Openness”: JISC CNI report
by Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar 27 Oct '15

27 Oct '15

This week, JISC and CNI have released the report of their July 2014 joint meeting titled “The Journey Towards Openness”. This report shares the key messages, reviews the current open landscape and explores emerging themes surrounding policy, data, access and infrastructure. Importantly, the report also describes some innovative ideas and upcoming developments that will take scholarship further along the road towards being open. https://www.jisc.ac.uk/reports/scholarly-communication-the-journey-towards-… (html version with videos of talks) https://www.jisc.ac.uk/sites/default/files/scholarly-communication-the-jour… (PDF download) A must read....! ---------- Dr. J. K. VIJAYAKUMAR, Manager, Library Collections and Information Services, King Abdullah University of Science & Technology, www.kaust.edu.sa -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: Taking the pulse of peer review: read 'Peer review in 2015: a global view'
by Shamprasad Pujar 27 Oct '15

27 Oct '15

Dear All, It could be of interest to some of you. Regards, S M Pujar Deputy Librarian IGIDR, Mumbai ==================== ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: LIBLICENSE <liblicense(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 4:47 AM Subject: Taking the pulse of peer review: read 'Peer review in 2015: a global view' To: LIBLICENSE-L(a)listserv.crl.edu From: "Devine, Elaine" <Elaine.Devine(a)informa.com> Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2015 10:19:49 +0000 ***APOLOGIES FOR CROSS-POSTING*** What do researchers really think about the process of peer review, its timeframes and the realities of submission? How is the daily experience matching to expectations across disciplines? Do researchers still continue to value peer review, and how comfortable (or not) are they with different peer review models? What is their experience of ethical issues during review, such as gender, regional or seniority bias? Peer review in 2015: a global view (authorservices.taylorandfrancis.com/peer-review-in-2015) seeks to answer all this and more, gathering views from those who author research articles, those who review them, and the journal editors who oversee the process. Published by Taylor & Francis Group and now available to read online, it offers a truly 360° perspective on the system which is commonly agreed to be an essential part of research publication, and includes findings from a global online survey as well as focus groups held in China, South Africa and the UK. With responses from over 7,400 researchers globally, and from across the sciences, humanities, social sciences, and medicine, this new white paper is one of the largest research studies into peer review in recent years. It fully explores what current perceptions are on the value of peer review and the issues surrounding it. Read the full white paper, with the accompanying key survey data, on authorservices.taylorandfrancis.com/peer-review-in-2015. Best wishes, Elaine Elaine Devine, Communications Manager (Author Relations) Taylor & Francis Group -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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OA policy for the University of California system
by Subbiah Arunachalam 27 Oct '15

27 Oct '15

An excerpt from < http://osc.universityofcalifornia.edu/2015/10/groundbreaking-presidential-o… > A new and expansive OA Policy from the University of California. Groundbreaking University of California policy extends free access to all scholarly articles written by UC employees Today (26 Oct 2015) the University of California expands the reach of its research publications by issuing a Presidential Open Access Policy, allowing future scholarly articles authored by all UC employees to be freely shared with readers worldwide. Building on UC’s previously-adopted Academic Senate open access (OA) policies, this new policy enables the university system and associated national labs to provide unprecedented access to scholarly research authored by clinical faculty, lecturers, staff researchers, postdoctoral scholars, graduate students and librarians – just to name a few. Comprising ten campuses, five medical centers, three national laboratories and nearly 200,000 employees, *the UC system is responsible for over 2% of the world’s* *total research publications. UC’s collective OA policies now cover**more authors than any other institutional OA policy to date*. -- Arun http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-4658 http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9925-2009 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Call for papers: UGC Sponsored National conference on Recent Trends in Open access NCRTOA 2016
by Sumadevi Goleya 27 Oct '15

27 Oct '15

Dear Professionals *UGC SPONSORED* *NATIONAL CONFERENCE* *ON* *RECENT TRENDS IN OPEN ACCESS* *(NCRTOA-2016)* *Date: 09th January, 2016* *Organized* *by* *Library and Information Center* *University College of Arts* *Tumkur University,Tumkur-572103* *Objectives of the Conference:* The conference aims at bringing together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars, to exchange or share their experiences and research results about all aspects of Open Access. It provides the premier interdisciplinary forum for researchers, practitioners and educators, to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, concerns, practical challenges encountered and the solutions adopted in the field of Open Access. It also aims to educate the research community and public on the benefits of OA resources and open source software. *Sub- themes* · Open Access to Scholarly Communication · Open Access (OA) Movement · Open Access Policy perspective, Economics, Opportunities and Challenges · Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) · Open Access to Institutional and Digital Repositories/ Digital Libraries · OA Initiatives, Open Access Publishing, OA Models · Access tools and services to Open Access :DOAR, ROAR, SHERPA-ROMIO, SPARC · Open Access Educational Resources · Open Access and Rights of Creators and Stakeholders · Role of libraries in promoting Open Access · Research and Development Trends in Open Access · Management of E-resources · Impact of open access on research and scholarship · Use and User studies of Open access Scholarly Communication/ Free and Open Source Software. · Best practices for maintaining and disseminating OA scholarly communication · Plagiarism, Copyright, IPR issues and Creative Commons, Digital Rights Management *Call for papers* Original contributions in the form of research papers, case studies and surveys are invited on any of the sub themes mentioned above or any other topic related to the main theme of the conference. *Guidelines to Authors:* A panel will review the papers based on originality of the work, quality and relevance to the main topic of the Conference. Full Paper (not more than 4000 words) carrying the Abstract, 4-5 Keywords, Title, Name (s), Affiliations, E-mail address, should be in Times New Roman 12 Font size, line spacing 1.5 typed in word format. Follow the APA Style of Citation for all references. Kindly submit the soft copy on or before 10th December 2015 through email: ncrtoa(a)gmail.com. The acceptance of paper will be communicated through E-mail to the main author of the paper. *All the accepted full papers will be published in the conference proceedings with ISBN*. All the participants are requested to send well in advance duly filled registration form along with the requisite fee applicable. Registration for all authors is mandatory for paper publication and presentation. *Registration Fees* LIS professionals/ Academicians Rs. 500 Research Scholars/Library trainees/ Students Rs. 300 The Registration Fee includes conference kit and refreshment. *Author and Co-author(s) should register separately.* *Registration on the spot is also entertained.* *Mode of Payment:* The duly filled-in Registration Form along with Demand Draft (DD) drawn in favour of “*Principal, University College of Arts” payable at Tumakuru* should be sent to the organizing secretary on or before 20th December, 2015. Payment may also be made through *NEFT, Name: Principal, A/c. No:64143861653 Branch: Tumkur University, City: Tumkur, IFSC Code:SBMY0040850* *Important Dates* Last date for Paper submission : 10th December 2015 Notification of acceptance : 15th, December 2015 Last date for Registration *:* 20th December, 2015 *OOD facility will be provided for registered delegates**.* For more details please visit conference website http://www.ncrtoa.weebly.com/ -- *For further details contact:* *Smt. Sumadevi S* Organizing Secretary,* NCRTOA-2016* Assistant Librarian Library and Information Center University College of Arts Tumkur University B.H Road, Tumakuru -572103 Karnataka, India. Mob+91 9900138254 E-mail: ncrtoa(a)gmail.com, sumadevitut(a)gmail.com http://www.ncrtoa.weebly.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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How does UGC identify predatory journals?
by Vasanth 26 Oct '15

26 Oct '15

Dear Sir/Madam, This is just to add something to the on going discussion on "India is among the leaders in predatory publishing". Happened to write a small write up on this topic in 2013 in Current Science, Vol 104, issue # 11. The title of the write up is "How does UGC identify predatory journals?" This piece may be of useful to forum members. Following link will lead you to the article: http://www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/104/11/1461.pdf ------------------------- With best wishes Vasantha Raju N. GFGC-Periyapatna Mysore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IIHS Internship Program: Call for Applications
by preedip balaji 26 Oct '15

26 Oct '15

Dear Sir/Madam, Kindly post this in the LIS-Forum Internship duration: 1-5 monthsInternship Period: Between November 2015 to March 2016Number of Vacancy : 1 The IIHS Internship Program provides young scholars an interdisciplinary environment of learning by participating in our on-going research and practice projects. IIHS Internships will enable you to learn more about your chosen field, as well as enable you to immersing yourself in other domains in a new vibrant environment of learning and doing. Current requirements are in these specific fields. Other applications will be considered but priority will be given to the following: HousingEnergy Planning for CitiesCourse management for short-term and executive teachingLibrary, Knowledge and Information SystemsCampus Development, Architecture and PlanningCommunications and OutreachWriting and EditorialLegal and RegulationThese are paid internships located in Bangalore. Some internships may be available in Delhi. EligibilityWe are looking for candidates who are committed, willing to learn, and able to work both independently and as part of a team. Previous professional work experience and academic coursework in the chosen field will be helpful but is not a requirement to participate in the IIHS internship Program. Ideal candidates will possess outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, and demonstrate willingness to learn while carrying out a variety of activities as needed. They will be ready to work to meeting deadlines and look to making your contribution meaningful in completing a successful internship with us. Candidates must be currently pursuing or be recent graduates with Masters or PhD degrees in any discipline relevant to the themes outlined above. Candidates applying for internships under the theme-Legal and Regulation must be pursuing or be recent graduates with an undergraduate or Master’s degree in law. Application ProcessThe application process consists of a written submission and interview. Interested candidates shall first submit the following: A one-page statement expressing your interest in up to two themes (from or related to the themes listed out above).A current CV with your educational background and skills with any relevant research and professional experienceA sample of your work e.g. paper, exhibit or assignment that demonstrates your ability to do original workApplications may be emailed to internships(a)iihs.ac.in or prints sent in to: Indian Institute for Human SettlementsNo. 197/36, 2nd Main RoadSadashivanagarBangalore 560 080India Application DeadlineThe Internship programme will accept applications on a rolling basis until all internships for this cycle are filled. The next deadline for applications is November 1st, 2015. All selected candidates will be informed of their selection within 2 weeks after the final scheduled interview. Selection CriteriaInterns will be selected considering: Application and supporting material submitted and interview (see above).The alignment of the candidate’s areas of interest, skills, experience, with the list of thematic areas listed out above for this round.Availability of suitable advisor, project, and teams within IIHS, for the candidate’s fit.Diversity PolicyIIHS encourages women, people with disabilities and those from economically and socially excluded communities with the requisite skills and qualifications to apply for internships. Applications may be emailed to internships(a)iihs.ac.in and please mention in the subject line : Internship for Library Warmly, Preedip Balaji 080-67606666 exn : 660 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request
by TIFR CAM Library 26 Oct '15

26 Oct '15

Namaskars, One of the academicians in our centre needs this article. Could you kindly send a copy of the same and help the researcher, if it is available with you. Title: How to do the Right Thing Author: PATTIE MAES Journal: Connection Science Volume 1, Issue 3, 1989 , pages 291-323 http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09540098908915643 Thanks & regards, Veena -- -------------------------------------------------- Library TIFR Centre for Applicable Mathematics Phone: 91-80-66953757 Post Bag No. 6503, Sharada Nagar, Fax: 91-80-66953799 Chikkabommasandra, GKVK Post, URL: http://math.tifrbng.res.in Yalahanka New Town, Bangalore-560 065 Bharat -------------------------------------------------- "Every duty is holy and devotion to duty is the highest form of the worship of God." - Swami Vivekananda -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Article Needed
by Ravi Hullur 26 Oct '15

26 Oct '15

Dear Professionals,One of our faculty need of the following articles, If any library holds below mentioned article. Please help me 1. Am J Physiol. 1996 Nov;271(5 Pt 2):R1319-26. Changes in insulin action, triglycerides, and lipid composition during sucrose feeding in rats. Pagliassotti MJ1, Prach PA, Koppenhafer TA, Pan DA. http://ajpregu.physiology.org/content/271/5/R1319 2. Am J Physiol. 1995 Sep;269(3 Pt 2):R641-6. Quantity of sucrose alters the tissue pattern and time course of insulin resistance in young rats. Pagliassotti MJ1, Prach PA. http://ajpregu.physiology.org/content/269/3/R641 3. Nutrition. 2005 Jun;21(6):775-7. Comparing rat's to human's age: how old is my rat in people years? Quinn R http://www.nutritionjrnl.com/article/S0899-9007(05)00171-1/pdf Regards Mr.Ravi Hullur Asst.Librarian & In-Charge to Digital Library KLE University, Belagavi Telephone: 0831-2444 444 extn- 4004 Mob.No.9740638831 http://digitallibrary.webnode.com/ Blog:http://ravihullurs.blogspot.in/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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MLA-CMI Fellowship application deadline - December 1
by Satish Munnolli 26 Oct '15

26 Oct '15

MLA Cunningham Memorial International Fellowship The purpose of the MLA Cunningham Memorial International Fellowship is to assist in the education and training of health science librarians from countries outside the United States and Canada. The Cunningham Fellowships were established in 1967 with a bequest from the estate of Eileen R. Cunningham. The first fellowship was awarded in 1972 at the annual meeting in San Diego, CA. This program continues to train and motivate international librarians with the latest advances in the health information profession. The fellowship supports attendance at the MLA annual meeting and observation and supervised work in one or more medical libraries in the United States and Canada. The fellowship also permits access to MLA-sponsored online Continuing Education courses for a one year period beginning January of the fellowship year. International Cooperation Section members assist in planning the fellows itinerary and schedule while in the United States, serving as hosts or host institutions for the fellow, and providing mentorship opportunities during the annual meeting. Eligibility * The applicant must have both an undergraduate degree and a master's level library degree. The latter requirement may be waived. (Transcripts or a copy of your diploma and grades for courses taken at both the undergraduate and graduate levels should be sent at the same time as the application.) * The applicant must be working or preparing to work in a health science library in his or her own country. * The applicant must be a citizen or permanent resident of a country other than the United States or Canada. * The applicant is not required to be a member of MLA. * Past recipients of the Cunningham fellowship are ineligible. The completed application with documentation must be received by December 1. Successful and unsuccessful applicants will be notified by March. For more about the MLA and CMI Fellowship visit http://www.mlanet.org/p/cm/ld/fid=312 Satish S. Munnolli, PhD Librarian, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC) Tata Memorial Centre (TMC) Sector 22 Kharghar Navi Mumbai 410210 Tel: +91 22 2740 5026 ; Fax: +91 22 2740 5085 Email: smunnolli(a)actrec.gov.in Library home page: http://library.actrec.gov.in:8080 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy for the position of LIBRARIAN
by Ramakrishna Reddy 26 Oct '15

26 Oct '15

Sir/Madam, *Acharya School of Management (ASM)* is located at Acharya Institutes, Soldevanahalli, Bangalore. The College is conducting a course leading to Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM). The College is in the process of recruiting Librarian to manage the Library and Information Centre, on urgent basis. Details of requirement are given below: *Position* *Librarian* *Qualification* *MLIS (First Class – Regular)* *Experience* *1 to 2 years. Freshers will also be considered* *Skills* *Knowledge of IT skills.* *Language* *Communication skills in English * *Joining period* *Immediately after receiving offer letter* *Walk-in interview* will be conducted from 27th to 31st October 2015. Interested candidates may meet the Chief Librarian with copies of CV and Certificates. With Regards, *Dr. K Ramakrishna Reddy* *Chief LibrarianAcharya Institute of TechnologyAcharya InstitutesAcharya Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan RoadHesaraghatta Main RoadSoldevanahalli, Bangalore - 560 090Phone: 080-28396011 /28376431Mobile: 9739038652Residence: 080-23461829E-Mail: ramakrishnareddy(a)acharya.ac.in <ramakrishnareddy(a)acharya.ac.in> krred(a)yahoo.com <krred(a)yahoo.com> drkrreddy1655(a)gmail.com <drkrreddy1655(a)gmail.com>http://www.acharya.ac.in <http://www.acharya.ac.in>* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Google Scholar Button
by Vimal Kumar V. 26 Oct '15

26 Oct '15

Dear Friends, This extension adds a browser button for easy access to Google Scholar from any web page. Click the Scholar button to: - Find full text on the web or in your university library. Select the title of the paper on the page you're reading, and click the Scholar button to find it. - Transfer your query from web search to Scholar. Press the Scholar button to see top three results; click "full screen" in the lower left of the popup to see them all. - Format references in widely used citation styles. Press the quote button in the popup to see a formatted reference and copy it into the paper you're writing. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/google-scholar-button/ Information courtesy: Firefox Add Ons Regards, -- Vimal Kumar V. Technical Assistant Mahatma Gandhi University Library Kottayam, Kerala- 686 560 Web: http://www.vimalkumar.info Blog: http://linuxhalwa.blogspot.com http://kohageek.blogspot.in http://moovandan.blogspot.in --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I forget what I was taught. I only remember what I have learnt" -Patrick White -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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need help regarding online journal subscriptions
by Smita Chandra 26 Oct '15

26 Oct '15

Dear Colleagues, I am faced with a unique situation with my management with regards to online journal subscription. We have one main library and 13 branch libraries all over India. We subscribe to online copies of only some of the relevant journals to these branch libraries. My management in an effort to cut costs is now asking us to subscribe to just one one online copy at the headquarters (main library) and work out how access can be provided to the other branch libraries (they are giving the logic that if we can get access to our institute email account from any where in the world we should be able to subscribe to just one online copy for our main library and get access from any of the other branch libraries all over India). I have tried convincing them that we already have multi-site licensing to the online journals that we provide online access to at our other centers and that the servers on which the publishers host their journals are located with the publishers that we cannot control and hence the logic of providing multi-site online access to different centers all over India based on the model of emails is not possible. I am however trying to seek more concrete proof of convincing my management that the model of emails access cannot be applied to accessing online journals and that we need to subscribe to online journals for each of these branch libraries via multi-site license only. I seek your help in this regard. Could you please provide me more guidance in this regard and also any reference to literature on the topic !?! Thanking you and with kind regards, Dr.Smita ChandraLibrarianIndian Institute of Geomagnetism,Navi Mumbai -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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China recognises the importance of OA
by Subbiah Arunachalam 25 Oct '15

25 Oct '15

Friends: Please see < http://blogs.biomedcentral.com/bmcblog/2015/10/23/springer-nature-open-rese…>. Here is an excerpt. Dr. Xiaolin Zhang, the former director of National Science Library of Chinese Academy of Sciences gave an informative presentation on the development of Open Access in China. Dr. Zhang emphasized the strong support to public sharing of knowledge from Chinese government by quoting the speech from the *Premier of China*, Mr. Keqiang Li, at the GRC Annual Conference 2014, “Knowledge is a public good. A more open environment will enable everyone to share the fruits of knowledge and promote inclusive development…, *China will support open access for publicly funded research* .” He pointed out that the two open access mandates issued by National Natural Science Foundation of China and Chinese Academy of Sciences have facilitated the public access to research articles funded by the two major funding agencies. In addition, Dr. Zhang shared his expectation for the future of open access in China. He wished that other funding agencies, such as Ministry of Education and Ministry of Science and Technology of China, as well as Chinese universities could issue their open access mandates to support funded researchers sharing their findings with the public. Arun http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-4658 http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9925-2009 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fake journals: ‘Make in India’ gone wrong
by Subbiah Arunachalam 25 Oct '15

25 Oct '15

Friends today's The Hindu carries a short article on fake (or predatory) journals published in India < http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/fake-journals-make-in-india-gone-wrong/art… >. Fake journals: ‘Make in India’ gone wrong by R Prasad Officials in the UGC and other regulatory agencies may do well to read it. Arun http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-4658 http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9925-2009 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Q&A on OA
by Subbiah Arunachalam 24 Oct '15

24 Oct '15

Cambridge University provides Q&A on open access. < https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/your-questions-answered-on-open-a… >. Best. Arun http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-4658 http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9925-2009 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Open Access Week News
by Subbiah Arunachalam 23 Oct '15

23 Oct '15

Please see < http://associationsnow.com/2015/10/overcoming-obstacles-to-open-access-publ…>. Some excerpts: OVERCOMING OBSTACLES TO OPEN-ACCESS PUBLISHING *BY KATIE BASCUAS <http://associationsnow.com/author/katiebascuas/> / OCT 22, 2015* "Eventually, once ECS reaches phase two of its plan, all articles in its digital library will be freely accessible to everyone “without any author paying what’s called an article processing charge, without any reader paying any kind of pay-per-view or other kind of charge, and without any library paying for a subscription,” Yess told *Associations Now*." [ECS is the Electrochemical Society, USA] "Critics who took issue with AHA’s stance made the point that the value of research, in this case historical scholarship, is a public one. [AHA is the American Historical Association] It’s a similar stance that’s behind the move late last year of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which publishes thousands of articles every year, to require researchers that it supports to publish their work in open and accessible spaces online <http://associationsnow.com/2014/11/gates-foundation-makes-bold-push-toward-…>. The initiative marked the first time a funder explicitly set a policy to secure free, immediate access, and full reuse rights, for all articles detailing results of its funded research, Heather Joseph, executive director of the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition, told *Inside Higher Ed* <https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/11/24/gates-foundation-announces-o…> ." -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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India is among the leaders in predatory publishing
by Subbiah Arunachalam 23 Oct '15

23 Oct '15

Friends: India is second only to Nigeria in predatory publishing, says this report: http://www.punchng.com/opinion/viewpoint/the-upsurge-in-black-market-publis… Arun http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-4658 http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9925-2009 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Promoting OA in the developing world
by Subbiah Arunachalam 22 Oct '15

22 Oct '15

Plewase see <http://epublishingtrust.net/2015-ept-oa-award-winners/> for the announcement on the EPT award winners for 2015. Arun http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-4658 http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9925-2009 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Two-days Workshop on “Data Analytics using SPSS” on 20th & 21st of November, 2015.
by Bharat Alasandi 22 Oct '15

22 Oct '15

Dear Sir/Madam, Greetings from Bharatesh Education Trust's Global Business School, Belgaum!!! Our institute has been active in organizing workshops, conferences, seminars, etc. since its inception. Continuing with this tradition, we have organized a two-day Workshop on “Data Analytics using SPSS” on 20th & 21st of November, 2015. Please find the attached e-brochure of the Workshop. We solicit your participation in this workshop and request you to forward the same to your known, associates, research scholars and delegates for reference & participation in the Workshop. Kindly let us know if any more information is needed in this regards -- Bharat B. Alasandi Librarian Bharatesh Education Trusts Global Business School B.C. 188 Fort Road Belgaum - 6 Karnataka E-mail : bharatalasandi(a)gmail.com Phone: 9986135406/9686190253 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Conference "Future Librarianship:Innovation for Excellence" (NCFL 2015)
by Dr. Mallikarjun Angadi 21 Oct '15

21 Oct '15

Dear Professionals, Greetings! Sir Dorabji Tata Memorial Library, TISS and Bombay Science Librarians Association (BOSLA) are organising a National Conference "Future Librarianship:Innovation for Excellence" (NCFL 2015) during 11th-12th December 2015. The conference will have invited theme based addresses by experts, paper presentations by authors and panel discussions by eminent practitioners in LIS discipline. Sub-themes include but not limited to: Digital Libraries Harnessing Web Resources Library Technologies And Trends Library Resource Sharing, Networking And Consortia Copyright And IPR Scientometrics And Webometrics Human Resource Management PAPER SUBMISSION: Original contributions based on practice/theory/research related to the theme are invited for presentation. All papers will go through a process of review and accepted papers will be published in the Conference Proceedings. Papers should not normally exceed 5,000 words or 16 double-spaced pages, including tables, diagrams, etc. Also, each paper should contain an abstract, upto ten keywords, body of the paper, conclusion and references. The paper should also contain the author's name, organisation and E-mail address. The format and the references of the paper should be as per the NCFL 2015 Paper Template which can be downloaded from Conference Website. Please note that only the accepted papers from authors who register for this conference will be included in the Conference Proceedings. The manuscript should be in the MSWORD format and send it to email below on or before 11th November, 2015 Dr. Mallikarjun Angadi Chief Editor, NCFL-2015 Tel: 022-25525284 / 09892907384 E-Mail: ncfl2015.mumbai(a)gmail.com Please visit the website http://bosla2013.wix.com/bosla to know more about this event. Dr. Satish Kanamadi Organising Secretary NCFL 2015 Acting Librarian Sir Dorabji Tata Memorial Library Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) V N Purav Marg, Deonar MUMBAI -⁠ 400088. INDIA Tel: 91-⁠22-⁠25525283 Email: satish(a)tiss.edu ; kanamadi(a)gmail.com Conference Website: http://bosla2013.wix.com/bosla Thanks and Regards, Mallikarjun Angadi, Ph.D Chairperson Centre for Library and Information Management Studies (CLIMS) Commonwealth Fellow (University of East London, UK) Sir Dorabji Tata Memorial Library Tata Institute of Social Sciences (Deemed University) P.B.No.8313,V. N. Purav Marg, Deonar, Mumbai - 400 088 Ph : 91-22-2552 5284 (off) Fax : 91-22-2552 5050 E-mail : mallikarjun(a)tiss.edu URL : http://library.tiss.edu Blog : http://mallikarjunangadi.wordpress.com -------------------------------------------------------------------- "Mind is like parachute it works only when it's open. " -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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More than a third of predatory journal authors are Indian
by Subbiah Arunachalam 21 Oct '15

21 Oct '15

More than 37% of authors who smuggle their unpublishable research into 'scholarly literature' through predatory journals are Indians, says a recent report. And the blame goes to regulatory bodies like the UGC and the vice chancellors of universities where most of these authors work or study. Please read http://www.ixxus.com/the-anatomy-of-predatory-journals-revaled/ The anatomy of ‘predatory’ journals revealed A study into the rise of so-called predatory journals has revealed a lot more about the phenomenon than was previously understood, reports the Times Higher Education <https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/study-finds-eightfold-rise-predat…> . Predatory journals represent the darker side of academic publishing. These are publications that will charge authors large sums of money in exchange for quick publication and little (or no) peer review. The research has confirmed the extent to which these journals have grown in use. The number of articles published in predatory scholarly journal publishing has risen almost eight-fold in the past four years. According to *‘Predatory’ Open Access: A Longitudinal Study of Article Volumes and Market Characteristics*, more than 420,000 articles were hurled into the public domain by these journals last year, compared to 53,000 in 2010. This is mirrored in the increase in the number of journals themselves – 1,800 in 2010 and 8,000 by 2014. *More than a third (34.7%) of authors using this fast-track route to publication are Indian academics*, claims the report, and a quarter come from other areas in Asia. 16.4% were from Africa, 9.2% from North America and 8.8% in Europe. Another characteristic of predatory journals is that the most popular topic is engineering, followed by biomedicine, social science, business and economics. The report also illustrated that the process from submission to publication in predatory journals takes an average of 2.7 months, substantially faster than the nine to 18 months in normal academic journals. This shady practice has sprung up alongside the open access movement and at times the lines have been blurred between the two. Some open access journals are described as ‘predatory’ in nature due to inadequate checks and speedy publishing. However, as long as authors are put under pressure to publish in international journals, the temptation will always be there to submit to predatory journals. Is it time for a clamp down on predatory journals? Date Published : 15th of October 2015 [image: Steve Odart] Published by : Steve Odart About the Author : Steve Odart is joint-CEO and founder of Ixxus, with 28 years experience in the publishing industry. He started life at the London College of Printing, following his grandfather into the printing industry. He spent many years working with Quark through its launch of Quark XPress, and the Quark Publishing System, before setting up a publishing division within one of the UK’s largest Sun Microsystems Resellers. He then joined Oracle, as EMEA Business Development Director – Publishing and Media, prior to founding Ixxus in 2004. Steve has an extensive knowledge of publishing past, present and future, and has worked with the majority of the largest global publishers in his career to date. Please see also: < https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/research/research-intelligence-pr… >. -- Arun http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-4658 http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9925-2009 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Librarian
by Paramjit Singh 21 Oct '15

21 Oct '15

Librarian Vacancy at Ashtavakra Institute of Rehabilitation Science and Research <http://www.rehab.tecnia.in/index.php> AddressInstitutional Area, Sector-14, Madhuban Chowk, RohiniDelhi-110085Phone+91-11-27550012/13/14/16Fax+91-11-27550018 <http://www.rehab.tecnia.in/index.php> E-mail career(a)tecnia.in inforehab(a)tecnia.in directorrehab(a)tecnia.in -- Thanks & Regards *Singh, Paramjit * *Librarian * +91 9968 308970, 9911 270778 P *please consider the environment before printing this email !!!* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IATLIS Awards 2015: Call for Nominations
by HPS Kalra 20 Oct '15

20 Oct '15

IATLIS Awards 2015: Call for Nominations Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS) invites nominations from LIS teachers /professionals /researchers for the following awards: *A. IATLIS – Motiwale Best LIS Teacher Award 2015* *B. IATLIS – Prof. S.P. Narang Research Promotion Award 2015 (For Researchers)* *C. IATLIS – Prof. Jagindar Singh Ramdev Lifetime Achievement Award 2015* *D. IATLIS – **Mrs. Ratna Laxman Rao Best Woman LIS Teacher / Professional Award 2015* *A. Eligibility criteria for IATLIS – Motiwale Best LIS Teacher Award* Executive Council Members of IATLIS are not eligible to be nominated for these awards. The nominee should have at least 10 years of teaching experience at the post-graduate level or 10 years professional experience at a senior level, and should be in service. A person can receive the award only once and one person can nominate only one LIS teacher / professional for each award at a time. *B. Eligibility criteria for IATLIS ** –** Prof. S.P. Narang Research Promotion Award to be given every alternate year to an LIS Researcher* For this year’s award, nominations only of students registered for Ph.D. in Library and Information Science in a recognized university would be considered. The nominee should not be a full-time employee. Nominations should be sent on a plain paper along with bio-data, progress report of research work, and research papers (published/accepted for publication), if any. A researcher can receive the award only once, and one person can nominate only one LIS researcher for this award at a time. *C. Eligibility criteria for IATLIS – Prof. Jagindar Singh Ramdev Lifetime Achievement Award:* A very senior/retired LIS teacher/professional/researcher who has made profound contribution to library education, research, training, literature, and practice. Claims must be supported with documentary proof. Award can be given to a deserving person even if not applied. Award won't be given if no one is found suitable. A person can receive the award only once and one person can nominate only one LIS teacher / professional for each award at a time. *D. Eligibility criteria for IATLIS – **Mrs. Ratna Laxman Rao Best Woman LIS Teacher / Professional Award* Executive Council Members of IATLIS are not eligible to be nominated for these awards. The nominee should have at least 10 years of teaching experience at the post-graduate level or 10 years professional experience at a senior level, and should be in service. A person can receive the award only once and one person can nominate only one LIS teacher / professional at a time. Nominations on plain paper should be accompanied by bio-data, list of publications, details of professional activities, and contribution to IATLIS activities. The recipient LIS teacher/professional/researcher will be given a citation and a shawl at the XXXI IATLIS National Conference hosted by Panjab University, Chandigarh on 20-21 November 2015. The nominations will be considered by an Awards Committee constituted by the IATLIS Executive Committee. An award will not be given in case majority of the Committee Members feel that no one has been found suitable for that award. Self-nominations will not be considered. The nominees for all award categories, except category B, should be members of the IATLIS. Nominations with all the supporting documents should reach The General Secretary, IATLIS, C/o Department of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002 (Punjab) by 05 November 2015. In addition to the hard copy, a soft copy of nomination should also be sent to the General Secretary, IATLIS by email at iatlis.patiala(a)gmail.com. No communication questioning the decision of the Awards Committee / IATLIS Executive Committee will be entertained. Dr. H.P.S. Kalra General Secretary, IATLIS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dr. Harinder Pal Singh Kalra Professor, Department of Library and Information Science Punjabi University, Patiala 147 002 Punjab INDIA. Tel: +91-175-304-6179, 6180. Email: hpskalra(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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BENGALURU NO KNOWLEDGE CITY, SAYS RAMACHANDRA GUHA
by Ragaavendra R 20 Oct '15

20 Oct '15

BENGALURU NO KNOWLEDGE CITY, SAYS RAMACHANDRA GUHA Historian Ramachandra Guha has lashed out at big IT companies for not opening libraries in Bengaluru. "I feel insulted every time someone calls Bengaluru the knowledge city. The sad truth is there are hardly any libraries for people to read and gain knowledge. These IT czars who made fortunes never thought of setting up public libraries," he said at the inauguration of Bangalore Book Festival on Monday. "Knowledge is contained in books, not in coding. There is a great cultural deficiency in this city which is filled up by book stores," he said. Expressing his dislike for e-reading devices such as Kindle, he said, "Reading a book on Kindle is like an insult to the book." The event also saw Kannada litterateur Chandrashekhara Kambara disapproving of writers returning their Sahitya Akademi awards. He said their actions were unwarranted. "Their anger must be directed towards the government, not the Akademi, which has no role to play whatsoever. It's sad," he said. When asked about the murder of thinker M M Kalburgi, Kambara said the police must be given time to carry out the investigation. "Let the investigation and search for the killers progress. I am saddened by the murder." But English author Anita Nair supported the returning of awards. "I feel more and more writers should express themselves about the growing extremism and fundamentalism, both of which are not good. Even the masses must get involved," she said. Kambara criticised the government for coming in the way of the book festival. "The festival must be an annual affair. The government must encourage such events. Instead, the opposite is happening," he added. The festival wasn't held for two years as the government denied it permission. This year too, its duration has been reduced to a week from 10 days. REFLINK: http://www.deccanherald.com/content/507412/bengaluru-no-knowledge-city-says… 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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Invitation from DELNET : Panel Discussion on Digital Knowledge Repositories on November 3, 2015 at 6:30 pm at IIC, New Delhi
by Dr Sangeeta Kaul 19 Oct '15

19 Oct '15

_______________________________________________________________________________ Dr Sangeeta Kaul Network Manager DELNET-Developing Library Network Jawaharlal Nehru University Campus Nelson Mandela Road Vasant Kunj New Delhi-110070 Tel: 91-11-26742222, 26741266, 9810329992 (M) Fax: 91-11-26741122 Email: sangs(a)delnet.ren.nic.in, sangskaul2003(a)yahoo.co.in Web : www.delnet.nic.in ________________________________________________________________________________ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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