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Open access to electronic theses soon to be commonplace-JISC
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22 Feb '12

From: Shalini Urs shalini(a)isim.ac.in Date: Tue Feb 21 08:29:35 IST 2012 Open access to electronic theses soon to be commonplace Doctoral theses can attract significant attention when made openly accessible in electronic form according to the respondents of a sector-wide survey of information professionals. The JISC-funded survey gives a clearer picture of progress toward electronic thesis deposit in the UK, and how universities are achieving it. Open access to electronic theses soon to be commonplace : JISC <http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jisc.ac.uk%2Fnews%2Fstorie s%2F2012%2F02%2Ftheses.aspx%3Futm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26 utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Bac%252FuabG%2B%2528JISC%2BNews%2BWeb%2BFeed%2529& h=KAQFmMMOiAQGycYjP42ihY_GFbH7G6TPj7DJQb35hCb7JWg> ----- Abstract of the Report : Sharing knowledge and research outputs is critical to the progress of science and human development, and a central tenet of academia. The Internet itself is a product of the academic community, and opening access to that communitys most important body of research, doctoral theses, is both a logical and an inevitable development. Progress toward open access to electronic theses has been slow in the UK. Much has been written on the perceived barriers and practical/infrastructural considerations that might explain this, but a comprehensive picture of that progress, and obstacles to it, was lacking. In 2010, a survey of policy and practice in UK HEIs was conducted by UCL (University College London) Library Services (commissioned by the Joint Information Systems Committee, JISC) to address this very issue. Incorporating inputs from 144 institutions currently awarding doctoral degrees, the work provides the first clear and detailed picture of the status of open access to doctoral research in the UK. The mission of the UK Council for Graduate Education (UKCGE) is to promote and support the interests of graduate education, and this it does through dissemination of best practice and intelligence on emergent trends; helping to shape policy and practice for the benefit of the UK HEI sector. This report contributes to that mission by bringing to the memberships attention the results of this important work by UCL Library Services; a collaboration between UKCGE and the authors of the original work, it sets out the policies and practices that emerged from the survey and also considers what has been learned about the perceived barriers to the implementation of open access to electronic theses. The 2010 survey has enabled, for the first time, a differentiation to be made between barriers that are real and those which are unfounded and/or yet to be properly validated. At the same time, the work highlights the progress made in certain critical areas, as well as those that require our greater attention. A positive picture emerges for the UK on the adoption of the electronic thesis, with the majority of HEIs surveyed expected to be providing open access to their theses in five years time. A more detailed picture also emerges regarding the primary reasons for requests to restrict access to theses, some of which, notably, apply only to electronic (not print) theses. This has necessarily given rise to new policy developments. There is positive evidence also of collaboration among HEIs to provide an efficient and robust service for accessing electronic theses; pooling their resources and expertise either in the development of their institutional repositories or in operating a joint service. The key driver of open access to electronic theses is the opportunity for UK HEIs to showcase their research outputs to the widest possible audience and enhance their impact. There are no reliable means as yet to measure this impact, but there are encouraging early indications that electronic doctoral theses attract significant attention when made openly accessible. Open access to electronic theses may therefore indeed accelerate the sharing of knowledge and the progress of scientific discovery and human development. Read the full report : Read the report <http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1339905/> <http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1339905/> --- Dr. Shalini R.Urs Executive Director and Professor International School of Information Management University of Mysore Manasagangotri Mysore - 570006 Phone : + 91 821 2514699 Fax : + 91 821 2519209 www.isim.ac.in ISiM - Management School of IT. Technology School for IM

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REQUEST FOR ARTICLES
by Sadasivan KP 21 Feb '12

21 Feb '12

Dear All, I am urgently in need of the full text of the following two papers : 1. Sharma, S.K. Assessing e-Government implications Electronic Government, Volume 1, No. 2/2004 Interscience, pp 198-212 2. Shahkooh K.A, A Strategy-Based Model for E-Government Planning Computing in the Global Information Technology, 2007. ICCGI 2007. International Multi-Conference on, 4-9 March 2007, pp 45 - 45 Anybody has the related source documents in your library? If yes, please help me. Regards Sadasivan KP Consultant (Library) IIITMK Technopark, Trivandrum - 695581 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Book on Design & Development of Institutional Repositories
by shivaram gowda 21 Feb '12

21 Feb '12

Dear Members It is highly motivating news that 25+ Indian institutional repositories have been listed in worlds top repositories ranked by M/s Sigmatrics information services, Spain (http://repositories.webometrics.info/toprep.asp) Many organizations and research laboratories of ICAR, CSIR, ICMR, etc are expressing interest in establishing institutional repositories. Recently CSIR had made it mandatory for all its laboratories to establish institutional repositories. Informative documentation, Books, and featured IR Tools will play key role in success of IRs. New book titled Design & Development of Institutional Repositories by Dr. (Mrs) Poornima Narayana, Head, Information center, CSIR-NAL has been published in the domain, which is definitely a good contribution to the existing resources available in the area. Professionals who are engaged in OA, especially in IR activities can benefit from this book to a great extent. About the book: This book attempts to study the Problems and Perspectives in Design and Development of Institutional Repositories (IR). The serial crisis leads to Open Access Movement in the world with the emergence of its prominent channel; the IRs - an Organization based service for the management and dissemination of digital materials created by the institution and its community members. IRs provide visibility, preserve the heritage, enhance prestige of the institution, propagate/promote the research and facilitate interaction among the scientists/academicians. This study has evaluated major IRs set up in the world and especially in India in terms of IR software (commercial and open), infrastructure, archival issues, subject, document type and language in depth resulting in the evolution of suitable different IR models both in global and national context. Based on the interactions of IR managers/administrators both from world’s and India’s leading IRs and user community of scientists and academicians, key factors successful for sustainability, expertise, sound policies, guidelines and standards for establishing IRs have been evolved both at worldwide and national levels. Details of the Book Title: Design & Development of Institutional Repositories Author: Dr. (Mrs) Poornima Narayana Publishers: LAP-Lambert Academic Publishing, Saarbrucken, W. Germany Pages: 404 ISBN-13: 978-3-8473-7652-1 ISBN-10: 3847376527 EAN: 9783847376521 https://www.lap-publishing.com/catalog/details/store/gb/book/978-3-8473-765… Warm regards Shivaram BS -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Urgently needed IGNOU Mlisci Study Materials
by Shaikh.S.Simee Simee 21 Feb '12

21 Feb '12

Dear All, I need recent IGNOU MLISCI study materials very urgently. If any one has it please get in touch with me through mail. (sk.simee(a)gmail.com) Or please inform me as how to procure it ??? I will be very obliged. thanx -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for article
by honnappa ramannanavar 21 Feb '12

21 Feb '12

Dear Professionals, I request you to arrange to send the following article, which is available in the EMARALD Database. Title- Weighing it up - a literature review for the balanced scorecard Author(s): Paul Hepworth, (Army School of Catering, Aldershot, UK) Citation: Paul Hepworth, (1998) "Weighing it up - a literature review for the balanced scorecard", Journal of Management Development, Vol. 17 Iss: 8, pp.559 - 563 With regards Honnappa Ramannanavar Asst.Librarian IFIM BSchool Bangalore mob 9620714348 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Assistant Librarian Vacancy
by helplibrary 21 Feb '12

21 Feb '12

Applications are invited for the post of Assistant Librarian at Health Education Library for People, CST, Mumbai The candidate should possess excellent communication and administrative skills and should be able to get along well with people. Freshers may apply.*Candidates from Mumbai* only please apply. Interested candidates may apply with full details of their Educational Qualification/Experience and post applied for to helplib(a)vsnl.com or helplibrary(a)gmail.com <http://www.giveindia.org/Donatefromigivepage.aspx> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Open access to electronic theses soon to be commonplace-JISC
by Shalini Urs 21 Feb '12

21 Feb '12

Open access to electronic theses soon to be commonplace Doctoral theses can attract significant attention when made openly accessible in electronic form according to the respondents of a sector-wide survey of information professionals. The JISC-funded survey gives a clearer picture of progress toward electronic thesis deposit in the UK, and how universities are achieving it. Open access to electronic theses soon to be commonplace : JISC <http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jisc.ac.uk%2Fnews%2Fstorie s%2F2012%2F02%2Ftheses.aspx%3Futm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26 utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Bac%252FuabG%2B%2528JISC%2BNews%2BWeb%2BFeed%2529& h=KAQFmMMOiAQGycYjP42ihY_GFbH7G6TPj7DJQb35hCb7JWg> ----- Abstract of the Report : Sharing knowledge and research outputs is critical to the progress of science and human development, and a central tenet of academia. The Internet itself is a product of the academic community, and opening access to that community¹s most important body of research, doctoral theses, is both a logical and an inevitable development. Progress toward open access to electronic theses has been slow in the UK. Much has been written on the perceived barriers and practical/infrastructural considerations that might explain this, but a comprehensive picture of that progress, and obstacles to it, was lacking. In 2010, a survey of policy and practice in UK HEIs was conducted by UCL (University College London) Library Services (commissioned by the Joint Information Systems Committee, JISC) to address this very issue. Incorporating inputs from 144 institutions currently awarding doctoral degrees, the work provides the first clear and detailed picture of the status of open access to doctoral research in the UK. The mission of the UK Council for Graduate Education (UKCGE) is to promote and support the interests of graduate education, and this it does through dissemination of best practice and intelligence on emergent trends; helping to shape policy and practice for the benefit of the UK HEI sector. This report contributes to that mission by bringing to the membership¹s attention the results of this important work by UCL Library Services; a collaboration between UKCGE and the authors of the original work, it sets out the policies and practices that emerged from the survey and also considers what has been learned about the perceived barriers to the implementation of open access to electronic theses. The 2010 survey has enabled, for the first time, a differentiation to be made between barriers that are ³real² and those which are unfounded and/or yet to be properly validated. At the same time, the work highlights the progress made in certain critical areas, as well as those that require our greater attention. A positive picture emerges for the UK on the adoption of the electronic thesis, with the majority of HEIs surveyed expected to be providing open access to their theses in five years¹ time. A more detailed picture also emerges regarding the primary reasons for requests to restrict access to theses, some of which, notably, apply only to electronic (not print) theses. This has necessarily given rise to new policy developments. There is positive evidence also of collaboration among HEIs to provide an efficient and robust service for accessing electronic theses; pooling their resources and expertise either in the development of their institutional repositories or in operating a joint service. The key driver of open access to electronic theses is the opportunity for UK HEIs to ³showcase² their research outputs to the widest possible audience and enhance their impact. There are no reliable means as yet to measure this impact, but there are encouraging early indications that electronic doctoral theses attract significant attention when made openly accessible. Open access to electronic theses may therefore indeed accelerate the sharing of knowledge and the progress of scientific discovery and human development. Read the full report : Read the report <http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1339905/> <http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1339905/> --- Dr. Shalini R.Urs Executive Director and Professor International School of Information Management University of Mysore Manasagangotri Mysore - 570006 Phone : + 91 821 2514699 Fax : + 91 821 2519209 www.isim.ac.in ISiM - Management School of IT. Technology School for IM -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Will open access replace costly commercial publishing models?
by G Mahesh 20 Feb '12

20 Feb '12

A recent article in The Hindu discusses the increasing cost of research journals and highlights why open access should be widely adopted. Excerpt form the article: "Open access advocates say Indian papers appear in both Indian and foreign journals, roughly in equal proportions, but most Indian journals have a very poor circulation, many of them below 1,500; and most Indian papers appear in low-impact foreign journals. Most scientists in India are forced to work in a situation of information poverty. Others are unable to access what Indian researchers are doing, leading to low visibility and low use of their work. Thus, Indian work is hardly cited. Both these handicaps can be overcome to a considerable extent if open access is adopted widely, both within and outside the country, says Subbiah Arunachalam, an open access advocate." Read complete article at: http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/article2910344.ece ----------------------------------------- This email was sent using NISCAIR's web mail service. "" http://niscair.res.in/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Training Course in Research Methodology and Computer Applications in Social Science Research
by Shibu.K.M 20 Feb '12

20 Feb '12

Dear Colleagues The Department of Library and Information Science, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh is organizing a Training Course in Research Methodology and Computer Applications in Social Science Research from 20th to 25th March, 2012. This training program is aimed to foster the skills and competencies in the application of research methods that students or academicians are expected to acquire. The training program will raise the general level of skills and knowledge amongst faculty and research scholars of social science and humanities by ensuring that they acquire, and can apply, basic and advanced quantitative and qualitative research skills that are responsive to the needs of social science subject areas and disciplines. *Target Group* Ø Faculty members from Faculty of Social Sciences, Commerce and Management Ø Registered Ph.D Scholars. Ø Interested persons involved in academic/social research / working in NGOs. *Intake* Number of participants is limited to 50 on first come first serve basis. *Resource persons* The classes and other activities will be guided by eminent resource persons in the field of social science research from the reputed institutions in the country. *Duration of the Training* This training program is scheduled for six days from 20-25th March, 2012. Timings: 10am to 4pm *Course content and topics* ü Information sources for research in Internet era. ü Tools and Methods of social science research. ü Writing the final thesis/ report effectively. ü Hands-on training in SPSS software packages. *Important Dates* Registration starts 24th February, 2012 Registration closes 12th March, 2012 Note:- *There is no registration fee*. D.A will be paid to the all participants on the successful completion of course as per ICSSR norms. Non local participants will be entitled to get 2nd Class return railway fare. *Accommodation* Accommodation may be arranged on nominal tariffs for the participants in the University Guest House or near by hotels on first come first served basis. Accommodation requisite should be mentioned in the registration form, if required. *Course Director* Dr. Naushad Ali P.M, Chairman, DLIS, A.M.U *Address for Correspondence* *The Course Director, TCRMCA, *Department of Library and Information Science, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202 002, Phone: Tel: 0571 2700039, Email: tcrmca(a)gmail.com, chairman.ls(a)amu.ac.in. Cell: 09536767063 (Mr. Shibu K.M) *Registration Form* * * Name: Mr./Ms./Mrs./Dr./Prof.___________________________________________ Designation: _______________________________________________________ Organization: ______________________________________________________ Address: _________________________________________________________ City: ________________ Pin:____________State: _______________________ Country: ___________ Phone: Office:__________________________________ Res.:__________________________Fax: ______________________________ Mobile:_______________________E-mail: _____________________________ Accommodation Required: Yes No *Travel Schedule* Date Time Mode Arrival Return Date : Place : Signature Please send the filled registration form to*: **The Course Director, TCRMCA, *Department of Library and Information Science, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202 002. Thanks and Regards Shibu K M Department of Library and Information Science Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh 202 002 -- 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 (IJODLS)
by arjun k 20 Feb '12

20 Feb '12

Dear Friends, International Journal of Digital Library Services (IJODLS) is going to release its Vol.2 , Issue-1, so you are requested to kindly contribute your original research papers, articles and manuscripts for IJODLS before 15th March 2012. You are requested to kindly send your paper as per Author Guidelines given on www.ijodls.in and send in proper manner on following topics: *Digital Libraries** Remote Access Information explosion Information literacy Copyright Intellectual property rights Intellectual freedom Library tools Web 2.0 Information Retrieval/Search Strategy ICT and Libraries Information Seeking Behavior Social Networking and Libraries RFID Biometrics Library Tools Digital Library Tools* *You are requested to kindly submit your unpublished paper with declaration of originality on E-mails given bellow undersign before **15th December 2011: * *Editor-in-Chief* *IJODLS* *chiefeditor(a)ijodls.in*** *chief_editor(a)ijodls.in*** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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