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Good practices for university open-access policies
by Subbiah Arunachalam 15 Mar '22

15 Mar '22

Friends, It is a bad policy to surrender copyright to one's research papers to journal publishers. Please inform researchers - faculty and students and other scientific and technical staff - and administrators (Vice Chancellors, Directors, Principals, Deans, Heads of Departments, etc.) in your institutions that they could retain copyright to the papers they publish. Prof. Peter Suber of Harvard University recommends the Berkman Klein Center's Guide to good practices for university OA policies, which focuses on the rights-retention approach. Please visit http://bit.ly/goodoa . This guide, written and edited byPeter Suber and Stuart Shieber in consultation with many OA experts, is based on the type of rights-retention OA policy first adopted at Harvard, Stanford, MIT, and the University of Kansas. Policies of this kind have since been adopted at a wide variety of institutions <https://cyber.harvard.edu/hoap/Additional_resources#Policies_of_the_kind_re…> in North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australasia, for example, at public and private institutions, large and small institutions, affluent and indigent institutions, research universities and liberal arts colleges, and at whole universities, schools within universities, and departments within schools. Can a journal reject a paper if the author wants to retain copyright? Says Prof. Peter Suber, "As far as I know, no publisher has ever rejected a submission just because it was covered by a Harvard-style rights-retention OA policy. There are at least 85 universities in North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australasia with these kinds of rights-retention policies." The Guide is endorsed by many international organizations involved in scholarly communication, but by NONE so far from India. Indeed, it would be great if funding agencies such as DST, DBT, CSIR, UGC, ICAR, and ICMR and Academies such as INSA, IASc, NASI, NAAS, INAE, etc. endorse this Guide and make it widely known to individual researchers and institutions they support. Best wishes. 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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Request for Fulltext Articles
by Prakasha Mahadevaiah 15 Mar '22

15 Mar '22

Dear Professional Colleagues the following articles are required to one my faculty for her research works kindly help ASAP. Comparative study of gut microbiota from decomposer fauna in household composter using metataxonomic approach - Ni’matuzahroh <https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00203-022-02785-1#auth--Ni_matuz…> , - Moch. Affandi <https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00203-022-02785-1#auth-Moch_-Aff…> , - Fatimah <https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00203-022-02785-1#auth--Fatimah> , - Nastiti Trikurniadewi <https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00203-022-02785-1#auth-Nastiti-T…> , - Ana Mariatul Khiftiyah <https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00203-022-02785-1#auth-Ana_Maria…> , - Silvia Kurnia Sari <https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00203-022-02785-1#auth-Silvia_Ku…> , - Achmad Zainal Abidin <https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00203-022-02785-1#auth-Achmad_Za…> & - Syahriar Nur Maulana Malik Ibrahim <https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00203-022-02785-1#auth-Syahriar_…> *Archives of Microbiology* <https://link.springer.com/journal/203> volume 204, Article number: 210 (2022) - Endophytic bacterial and fungal community compositions in diﬀerent organs of ginseng (Panax ginseng) Zhenjie Fan1,2 Shuiming Xiao2· Haoyu Hu2· Pengfei Zhang2 Jing Chao4· Shuai Guo2,3 Dianyun Hou1 Jiang Xu2 1 December 2021 / Revised: 9 February 2022 / Accepted: 23 February 2022 Archives of Microbiology With Regards Dr. Prakasha MLISc, M.Phil, Ph.D Senior Librarian University Library and Learning Resource Centre SDUAHER KOLAR.561101 M.No. +91 9980164215 ORCID ID:0000-0003-3687-4685 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Research Discussion: Innovation Driven Business Sustainability
by Mohan Hr 15 Mar '22

15 Mar '22

Dear all Please find an invitation for a research discussion on "Innovation Driven Business Sustainability" organised hosted by Pune University as a part of PhD viva voce of Major General T. M. Mhaisale, an author as well as a speaker at the book launch and webinar hosted in Jul 2021 by CSI, IEEE CS & ACM on Personality Development. Topic: Innovation Driven Business Sustainability Date: Thursday, 17th Mar 2022 Time: 2 pm to 3 pm IST Meeting link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86796596965?pwd=ZVFQNnRMWjJMVnlZd2NnNXhMLytRdz09 Meeting ID: 867 9659 6965 Passcode: 545683 Synopsis of the presentation Business sustainability is the buzzword nowadays, in the government as well as the corporate parlance. This is the pillar on which the businesses are poised to grow, remain future-ready and thrive. There are three main pillars of business sustainability in turn. These are : Planet, People, Profit in that order. Firms are required to innovate continuously in order to reinvent themselves. It is extremely important that the culture of internal innovation and entrepreneurship is assiduously nurtured. Appropriate strategies are required for the same. The world is caught into a cobweb of VUCA : Vulnerability, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity. Under these circumstances, a strong and resilient Risk Management Framework, with a judicious combination of COSO framework (bottom-up) and ISO -31000 : 2018 (Top down) is a must. There is a feeling justified through research that the Risk Management Strategies when embedded with Innovation Processes will be a great boon for the Business Sustainability. In view of the ubiquitous decarbonization along with net zero targets, these assume a tremendous significance. The research scholar has made an attempt to study the these three elements in details: Business Sustainability, Innovation Processes and Risk Management Strategies and study their harmonious correlationship which will ensure Business Sustainability. These have been studied through Case Studies as well as formulation and testing of Hypotheses. About the presenter Major General T. M. Mhaisale, is pursuing his research at Savitribai Phule Pune University in the topic related to this concept: Innovation Driven Business Sustainability. He is Master of Technology in Computer Technology from IIT Delhi, MBA from Indira Gandhi Nehru Open University, Master of Management Studies from Osmania University. He has been doing a lot of work in Innovation Management and Business Sustainability. He is on the Faculty of Institute of Directors, New Delhi for these subjects. He has been a writer and has authored quite a few books on this subject. He has also authored a book on “The Ten Quotients: A complete guide to Personality Development". For other events in Mar 2022: https://bit.ly/33WipbY

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Rights retention policy
by Subbiah Arunachalam 14 Mar '22

14 Mar '22

Friends, I received this from Prof. Peter Suber. Let us work towards promoting rights retention policy in higher education institutions and all research performing institutions in India. - Arun ***** I agree with Arun that few publishers, if any, would reject a submission just because it comes with an author addendum. An author addendum is a proposed revision to the contract, which publishers can take or leave. Publishers can reject the addendum without rejecting the submission, and many do. I don't know of a single case in which the publisher rejected the submission itself because of the proposed addendum. However, I believe that some publishers are already on the record as desk-rejecting submissions that come with Plan-S-style rights-retention notices. Plan S will track these publishers in its Journal Checker Tool. As far as I know, no publisher has ever rejected a submission just because it was covered by a Harvard-style rights-retention OA policy. There are at least 85 universities in North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australasia with these kinds of rights-retention policies. However, as a matter of law (not current practice or prediction), publishers may reject any submission for any reason. Best, Peter -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: Preprints - future of scientific publication
by Subbiah Arunachalam 14 Mar '22

14 Mar '22

Friends, About 40 years a group of doctors and surgeons in Chennai (where I live) did something remarkable. Higher education institutions and research centres were struggling to find funds for subscribing to important journals. The foreign exchange position was very tight. Journal sections of libraries even in leading institutions were famished. But researchers and students needed the latest literature. This small group thought they could do something at least for practising doctors. We talk about jugad and doing the best one could do at any given situation, and finding affordable solutions to the crises we face. This group of medical professionals did exactly that, and they have now told how they did it. They deserve to be congratulated not only for what they did but also for making their story freely accessible to the world through this six-page OA article DISSEMINATING MEDICAL LITERATURE AND KNOWLEDGE IN INDIA IN THE 1980S: THE SMLRT STORY https://jmla.mlanet.org/ojs/jmla/article/view/1424 With best wishes, Arun

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Predatory journals and conferences
by Subbiah Arunachalam 13 Mar '22

13 Mar '22

Friends, A major concern in scholarly communication is the proliferation of predatory journals. Unfortunately, India has earned the dubious distinction of being one of the largest centres of predatory journal publishing. Predatory journals also gave birth to a large number of predatory 'international conferences.' Librarians in HEIs and research institutions, as mediators of scholarly information, have a role to play in curbing this menace. Now the world academies have called for concerted action to combat predatory journals and conferences. Please see the report ‘Combatting Predatory Academic Journals and Conferences’ < https://www.interacademies.org/publication/predatory-practices-report-Engli…> released by the Inter Academy Partnership (IAP). A summary report is available at < https://www.interacademies.org/project/predatorypublishing>. Subbiah Arunachalam 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 edition of Unleashing Koha, the Complete Library Solution
by Vimal Kumar V. 13 Mar '22

13 Mar '22

Dear Friends, The Open Access edition of Unleashing Koha, the Complete Library Solution, is now available. Download link: https://vimal0212.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/unleashing-koha-the-complete-… The complete copies sold out and still receiving purchase queries. So we decided to release the book in Open Access. Citation V., Vimal Kumar, and Subeesh Gopinathan. Unleashing Koha: the complete library solution. Unity Services, 2020. ISBN 978-81-946460-0-6 -- *Dr Vimal Kumar V.* Reference Assistant Mahatma Gandhi University Library Kottayam, Kerala-686560 ------------------------------------------ My Home page:www.vimalkumar.info My Blogs:linuxhalwa.blogspot.com kohageek.blogspot.com moovandan.blogspot.com ----------------------------------------------------------- *"The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn." Alvin Toffler* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CZI support for Essential Open Source Software for Science
by Subbiah Arunachalam 12 Mar '22

12 Mar '22

Friends, Please spread the word. Essential Open Source Software for Science <https://czi.co/OpenSourceSoftwareRFA> https://cziscience.medium.com/growing-our-support-for-scientific-open-sourc… -- 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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OSI Research Communication Survey
by Subbiah Arunachalam 12 Mar '22

12 Mar '22

Open Society Institute (OSI) is conducting a survey of researchers. Please see https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSchfXdyBzi4hGEm6EAwKJbmG0n9O8CJ-a5… This information was received from Mr Richard Poynder. Kindly circulate among researchers in science, technology and humanities. Best wishes. Subbiah Arunachalam 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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TCSion - Library Module - Feedback - Request
by Chief Librarian, SAIACS 11 Mar '22

11 Mar '22

Dear Colleagues, We would like to receive feedback from colleagues who are using TCS-iON - Library Module for their library management. Kindly send me your feedback to library(a)saiacs.org. Our institution is deploying a TCS-iON ERP solution. If your institutions use ERP solutions like TCS-iON, how are you managing library operations? Do you use the TCS-iON library module or any other applications? We have been using KOHA ILS for more than a decade. We have no regrets about using KOHA. I would like to consolidate the feedback and present it to the committee. Your feedback would be highly appreciated. Regards ______________________________________ *Dr. Yesan Sellan, * *MLISc., PGDLAN, BCS., UGC-NET., PhD* *Strategic | Learner | Achiever | Responsibility | Intellection* *Chief Librarian* South Asia Institute of Advanced Christian Studies (SAIACS) 363 Dodda Gubbi Cross Road, Kothanur P.O., Bangalore 77, India Phone: 91 80 2846 5235/5344/ 5649, Fax: 91 80 28465412, Mobile: 91-9972348251 www.saiacs.org Alternative Email: yesans(a)gmail.com https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0501-5661 <yesans(a)gmail.com> ______________________________________ IMPORTANT : This message is intended only for the addressee. It may contain confidential information. Any unauthorized disclosure is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately so that we may correct our internal records. Please then delete the original message. Thank you. 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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