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Congratulation to Dr. Akhtar Perwez
by sufian ahmad 10 Apr '13

10 Apr '13

Dear Professional Friends! Please join me to congratulate Dr. Akhtar Perwez whose post (Librarian) has been upgraded at IIM Indore in Professor's scale. I wish him all the best for his future endeavor. -- Sufian Ahmad (Librarian) Sahitya Akademi, 35, Rabindra Bhawan, Mandi House, Delhi-110001 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Prof. V. G. Talawar's new assignment as Reva Univty. VC- Hearty Congrats!
by Sudhier K G Pillai 10 Apr '13

10 Apr '13

Dear Friends, Hearty Congratulations to Prof. (Dr.) V. G. Talawar for his new assignment as the Vice Chancellor of Reva University, Bangalore. I wish him all success in his new post and am sure that he will succeed, as the VC of Mysore University. Once again let me Congratulate him on behalf of the Library Professionals in the University of Kerala and his well wishers and students of the state of Kerala! *Dr. K. G. PILLAI SUDHIER* Library & Knowledge Centre School of Distance Education (SDE) University of Kerala,Senate House Campus Thiruvanathapuram-695 034, KERALA http://www.facebook.com/sudhier.kgpillai http://www.ideku.net/techstaff.php Tel. 09446484561, +91 471 2414461 (R) -- 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] how to get data recovery from PC (Ravi Hullur)
by Dimple Patel 10 Apr '13

10 Apr '13

Mr. Ravi, Though I cannot assure you results (as you say you have formatted your machine), but you could try System Rescue CD (http://www.sysresccd.org/SystemRescueCd_Homepage) It has saved my neck plenty of times. I recommend you go through its manual thoroughly before trying it. -- Regards, Dimple Patel, Ph.D., Assistant Professor Library & Information Science, Central University of Himachal Pradesh (On Lien from Osmania University) http://oudl.osmania.ac.in http://sites.google.com/site/dimplerp ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ What we think, we become. ~ Buddha -- 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] Prof.Talawar appointed as Vice Chancellor
by Mailing List Admin 10 Apr '13

10 Apr '13

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2013 17:10:01 +0530 From: Ishwar Goudar <goudarishwar(a)googlemail.com> Dear Professionals, Prof. Talawar created a record four years back in India as he has been the first VC coming from Library and Information Science Community. His new appointment as Founder VC of Reva University at Bangalore is another feather in his crown. I have seen him for the last 36 years or so as humble librarian initially at BEL later at Mangalore University, then as Professor of Library Science, Director of UGC Academic Staff College, Registrar and four years back as VC at University of Mysore. I had an opportunity of working closely under his guidance as Visiting Professor and Library Adviser at UoM. During his regime as VC the university bagged highest number of projects fetching more than 200 Crores, resulting in enviable infrastructure in terms of buildings, instrumentation, IT, etc. Library, which was in its lowest web got rejuvenated to be one of the best of its kind in the country. A number of new courses were started, both academic and career oriented. For the last 8 years or so he would have slept not more than fours a day as he used sit upon the job seriously irrespective of time and his tiredness. His seriousness and hardworking nature suits much more in private sector. Probably the present assignment private university is a God given reward for his hard work. Lets us congratulate him and wish him all the best for his new assignment on behalf of Library Professionals all over. Regards, -- Dr. I.R.N. Goudar Visiting Professor and Library Adviser Mysore University Library University of Mysore Manasagangotri, MYSORE - 570 006 Tel: 0821-2419283 mob: 09611165781 E-mail: goudarishwar(a)gmail.com On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 8:55 AM, Pandurang Konnur <pvkonnur(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Professional Friends, > > Let us all congratulate Prof.Talawar on his appointment as First and > Founder Vice Chancellor of Reva University, Bangalore. It is a reward for > hard working and dedicated person like Prof.Talawar. Let us all wish him a > very successful second innings of Vice Chancellorship. > > Best Wishes, > -- > *Dr. P. V. Konnur* > Professor & Director, > School of Applied Sciences, > Chairman > Department of Library & Information Science, > *Rani Channamma University,* > Vidhya Sangama, Belgavi 591 156 > Karnataka State, (India) > Phone : 91-831-2565216-17 > Mobile : 91-9449679737 > E-Mail : pvkonnur(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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Prof.Talawar's appointment as Vice Chancellor
by Dr. A.T. Francis 10 Apr '13

10 Apr '13

Dear all, Library Professional as Vice Chancellor itself is a great achievement. Here, Prof. Talwar became VC as second time in Reva University, Bangalore. It is a true model of achievement and recognition acquired through hard work, professionalism and service. Surely, we the library professionals can learn a lot from his practices. Our heartfelt congratulations to Prof. Talwar. Dr. A.T. FRANCIS, MCom, MLISc, NET, PhD HEAD, LIBRARY, IT NODAL OFFICER & WEB ADMINISTRATOR College of Horticulture Kerala Agricultural University Thrissur - 680 656, India, 91-9496839409 (m) francisaloor(a)yahoo.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National workshop on Use and Awareness of E-Resources
by Rajesh Aldarthi 09 Apr '13

09 Apr '13

One Day National workshop on Use and Awareness of E-Resources Organized by Central Library Tezpur University, Tezpur, Assam On 25th May, 2013 The workshop will provide unique opportunity to know more about the access to scholarly journals, databases and other e-resources which are available on Internet and will enable the participants to understand different types of e-resources subscribed and made available for access. The maximum 100 participants will be accommodated on first come, first served basis. Registration Fees is 300/- The Registration fee includes workshop kit (Bag, Course Material, Software CD, and Certificate), Refreshment, lunch. Accommodation Accommodation can be arranged in hotels/hostel/guest house. For which the organizers shall provide necessary assistance if informed well in advance. Mode of Payment Payments from delegates will be accepted in Cheque/ Demand Draft prepared in favour of Organizing Secretary, Workshop/Seminar payable at Tezpur University. Note: Last date for Receipt of Complete Registration form: 10th May 2013. LIS Professionals are requested to participate in the workshop and make it grand success. For any further query please feel free to contact undersigned. Kind regards and best wishes. Dr .Mukesh Saikia Organizing Secretary National Workshop on Use and Awareness of e-Resources Central Library, Tezpur University Napaam, Sonitpur, Tezpur – 784028, Assam, India Mobile: 91995718938 Email: mukesh(a)tezu.ernet.in meqbal(a)tezu.ernet.in http://www.tezu.ernet.in/Library/ -- RAJESH ALDARTHI -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Do I Ignore this? Research, Publishing & Open Access
by Satyaranjan Sahu 09 Apr '13

09 Apr '13

Dear All, After reading the posting of Dr. Asundi on 8th March 2013 (Replies to case of Plagiarism and other observations) as a young professional, I had some immediate reaction to express on the prospective of LIS profession in India. But I controlled my feelings and analyzed the changes in profession over the decade after the strong worded editorial of Dr. Abhijit Lahari (http://itt.nissat.tripod.com/itt0201/edtl0201.htm) I rarely attend conferences/seminars but from the mail of Dr. Asundi and subsequent mails, it was obvious that little good has happened in the profession. So I had refrained myself from posting in the forum remembering the words of my beloved ex-teacher late Dr. T.B. Rajashekar, Indian Institute of Science (NSCI) that 'Do more with deeds than words'. But today after reading an article in the journal, International Journal of Advanced Library and Information Science (Open Access), 1(1); 2013, 12pp. (http://scientific.cloud-journals.com/index.php/IJALIS/article/view/Sci-70) which gives wrong data about my serving institute, I could not refrain from posting this mail. In the article, the author's carelessness makes his work null and void and exhibits how casual he/she is. Following are some examples: 1. The number of articles mentioned under methodology is 1423 in Current Science volume 90 to 99 (2006-2010) but the different tables show they are 1698. 2. Under sub-heading "Institution Wise productivity (5.1.8)", the table shows that the articles published by institutes; NIO-323, NGRI-268, PRL-242, BARC-218, IARI-183 (research institutes) and others 369. This is false and contradicting the previous section 5.1.6 where it is mentioned 449 articles for research institutions (26.44%). I strongly object to the false information provided for my institute, National Institute of Oceanography (CSIR). My institute has published only 93 articles during the mentioned period and not 323 articles in Current Science. >From the above article, it is clear that how seriously the research is carried out in the profession. The journal is an open access journal and its standard can be judged from this paper. I am not surprised to see the author as Senior Editor. I am a strong supporter of Open Access movement but it is annoying to see these predator publishers who are corrupting open access (http://www.nature.com/news/predatory-publishers-are-corrupting-open-access- 1.11385). To increase the length of the bio-data and API scoring, there is a competition among the professionals. They increase the number of publications compromising the quality and ethics. I feel sorry for those professionals, who are dedicatedly doing quality research and publish very few articles. Thanking you With regards Satya -------------------------------------------- Satya Ranjan Sahu Scientist National Information Centre for Marine Sciences (Library) CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography (CSIR-NIO) Dona Paula, Goa - 403 004 ----------------------------------------------------- -- 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 LIJESH TK 09 Apr '13

09 Apr '13

Title: Taxonomic review of the tree frog genus Rhacophorus from the Western Ghats, India (Anura: Rhacophoridae), with description of ontogenetic colour changes and reproductive behaviour Author: S.D. BIJU; RACHUNLIU G. KAMEI; STEPHEN MAHONY; ASHISH THOMAS; SONALI GARG; GARGI SIRCAR; ROBIN SUYESH Source: Zootaxa 3636 (2): 257–289 website: http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2013/f/z03636p289f.pdf By, Lijesh T.K KFRI, Thrissur, Kerala. Visit: http://www.libraryjobs4u.blogspot.com/ Library News: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Library-News/146299565539496 -- 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] [Details of Faculty Status for Librarians is required]
by Mailing List Admin 09 Apr '13

09 Apr '13

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2013 15:30:19 +0530 From: Pravish Prakash <pravishprakashbhu(a)gmail.com> BHU Varanasi treated as teching cader for library positions On 06/04/2013, mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: > From: "Dr. A.T. Francis" <francisaloor(a)yahoo.com> > Date: Thu, April 4, 2013 12:31 pm > > > Dear Professionals, > > Please let me know and provide the details of Universities > in India having Faculty Status (Teaching Staff) for Asst. Librarians, > Deputy Librarians and Librarians. If there, please provide copies of > decisions and/or orders of the University, Governments, Courts or other > agencies in this regard. > > If librarians are designated as Asst. Professor, Assoc. Professor and > Professor, available information of the same also may be given. > > With regards,Dr. > > A.T. FRANCIS, MCom, MLISc, NET, PhD > HEAD, > LIBRARY, IT NODAL OFFICER& WEBADMINISTRATOR > College of Horticulture > Kerala Agricultural University > Thrissur - 680 656, India, 91-9496839409 (m) > francisaloor(a)yahoo.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > LIS-Forum mailing list > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > > -- Pravish Prakash Assistant Librarian Tagore Library (Central Library) University of Lucknow Lucknow (UP) 226007 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Nature Special - The Future of Publishing
by madhuresh.singhal 09 Apr '13

09 Apr '13

Dear All, Nature, one of the best scientific magazines, has come out with a special feature entitled "The Future of Publishing". Focus is on Open-Access. Below is the brief write-up about that. "After nearly 400 years in the slow-moving world of print, the scientific publishing industry is suddenly being thrust into a fast-paced online world of cloud computing, crowd sourcing and ubiquitous sharing. Long-established practices are being challenged by new ones - most notably, the open-access, author-pays publishing model. In this special issue, Nature takes a close look at the forces now at work in scientific publishing, and how they may play out over the coming decades." Here, in this Special Feature issue, Nature published several articles in various categories like Editorial, News, News Features, and Comments etc. They are detailed below. I hope you may like to read them. You can access it at http://www.nature.com/news/specials/scipublishing/index.html Editorial - Disciplinary action How scientists share and reuse information is driven by technology but shaped by discipline. News - Sham journals scam authors Con artists are stealing the identities of real journals to cheat scientists out of publishing fees. News Features - The true cost of science publishing Cheap open-access journals raise questions about the value publishers add for their money. News Features - The library reboot As scientific publishing moves to embrace open data, libraries and researchers are trying to keep up. News Features - The dark side of publishing The explosion in open-access publishing has fuelled the rise of questionable operators. Comment - Beyond the paper The journal and article are being superseded by algorithms that filter, rate and disseminate scholarship as it happens, argues Jason Priem. Comment - A fool's errand Objections to the Creative Commons attribution licence are straw men raised by parties who want open access to be as closed as possible, warns John Wilbanks. Comment - How to hasten open access Three advocates for a universally free scholarly literature give their prescriptions for the movement's next push, from findability to translations. Books and Arts - Q&A: Knowledge liberator Robert Darnton heads the world's largest collection of academic publications, the Harvard University Library system. He is also a driver behind the new Digital Public Library of America. Ahead of its launch in April, he talks about Google, science journals and the open-access debate. Careers - Open to possibilities Opting for open access means considering costs, journal prestige and career implications. Best 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 Meet us at BIO International Convention, April 22-25, 2013, Chicago, Illinois, USA (Booth # 4256) ************************************************************************************************* This email and its attachments are confidential and proprietary to Advinus Therapeutics Ltd. and are meant for the intended recipient only. If you are not the intended recipient, do not take any actions based on the contents of this message, except to permanently delete the message and its attachments and inform the sender immediately. ************************************************************************************************* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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