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Canada's 4th Green Open Access Mandate, Planet's 55th
by Subbiah Arunachalam 11 Oct '08

11 Oct '08

Funding agencies around the world are mandating open access to research funded by them. Even in India Minister of Science and Technology Mr Kapil Sibal has announced that the Wellcome-DBT Fellows must necessarily make thir research publications open access. [By the way, the Wellcome Trust wouldn't part with a penny, if this condition is not accepted.] One is at a loss to know what holds us from making it mandatory for all research publications resulting from government-supported research, and not just those written by the Wellcome-DBT Fellows, to be made open access. What is holding us back? Subbiah Arunachalam == Subject: Canada's 4th Green Open Access Mandate, Planet's 55th National Cancer Institute of Canada (CANADA* funder-mandate) Institution's/Department's OA Eprint Archives Institution's/Department's OA Self-Archiving Policy Effective July 2009, all researchers supported in whole or in part through the NCIC are required to make their published results of NCIC supported work publicly available. Researchers are encouraged to make their work publicly available as soon as possible, but must do so no later than six months after the final publication date. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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University of Glasgow announces new Publications Policy
by Subbiah Arunachalam 09 Oct '08

09 Oct '08

** Apologies for cross-posting** University of Glasgow announces new Publications Policy The University of Glasgow is proud to announce a new Publications Policy which will require authors to deposit the full text of peer reviewed journal articles and conference proceedings in the University's institutional repository Enlighten (http://www.gla.ac.uk/enlighten) where publisher agreements permit this. The University has been at the forefront of repository developments since 2002 when the internationally recognised DAEDALUS Project, funded by JISC, was founded. Glasgow is an internationally renowned research intensive University producing thousands of research publications each year. In joining major institutions and funding bodies worldwide the University recognises the importance of free and unrestricted access to scholarly literature in the furtherance of research; and the importance to researchers of maximising the impact of their research across the world. Professor Steven Beaumont, OBE CEng FRSE Vice-Principal Research and Enterprise said 'The University of Glasgow generates over 3,000 research papers per year. Since we began to put these into Enlighten on a voluntary basis there have been over 1 million downloads. Enlighten really does help the University to showcase its research and to increase the impact of that it has on society. This new policy will make that impact even greater. I very much appreciate the support of Senate in adopting this move.' Details of the policy, which was approved by the University Senate, are available at http://www.lib.gla.ac.uk/enlighten/publicationspolicy/index.html. The policy came into effect at the beginning of the 2008/2009 academic year. ******************************************** Morag Greig Advocacy Manager (Enlighten) Direct line: +44(0)141 330 6797 Fax: +44(0)141 330 4952 E-mail: m.greig(a)lib.gla.ac.uk Library University of Glasgow Hillhead Street Glasgow G12 8QE www.lib.gla.ac.uk The University of Glasgow, charity number SC004401 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ISiM Workshop on Entrepreneurship & Management, Oct 11-12, 2008, Mysore
by angrosh 09 Oct '08

09 Oct '08

International School of Information Management University of Mysore Workshop on Entrepreneurship and Management October 11-12, 2008 ********************* The two day workshop by industry experts include the following sessions: Why of Entrepreneurship - Why you should be an entrepreneur today? Writing the Business Plan - elements and examples. How to write a good biz plan? Transition from Good to Great The Future of Management The New Rules of Management The Workshop is designed to answer the following key questions: What it is to be an entrepreneur today? What is entrepreneurship? What are the driving forces behind it? How to be a successful entrepreneur? What are critical to the success of the start-up and survival of an entrepreneurial venture? How do you transition from a good idea from a good start up to a great company ? How do you define a good idea for you? How to set up a good , successful, well functioning management teams for their new ventures? What about the sources of funding? How to identify them, assess their importance to the particular ventures, and then obtain the necessary commitment of these resources? What types of financing are available to the entrepreneur debt, equity, etc? How do successful entrepreneurs obtain this financing and how do they negotiate and structure the deals? What about the legal and contractual aspects of deal structuring, employment and investment agreements, vesting schedules, non-compete and proprietary rights agreements? What strategies and tactics are possible for those who aspire to an entrepreneurial career? What constitutes "entrepreneurial success"? What is a game plan? How to write a good business plan? The biz plan basics, element of a good biz plan, examples and templates? What is the future of management? Are new rule being written /rewritten in the new economy? Instructor: Prof. Nandini Vaidyanathan Brief Bio of the Instructor: Professor Nandini Vaidyanathan, an alumnus of Delhi School of Economics and London School of Economics, spent 20 years in the corporate sector with MNCS all over the world. She has worked in a cross-section of industries, ranging from security, media, pharma, gas, office automation, equity market and animation. She is Indias leading strategist in crisis management and has been associated with corporations and governments in sensitive negotiations and settlements. She is also one of the original proponents of outsourcing, having set up call centres, nearly thirteen years ago for a TNC in UK (British Gas). She has been teaching Entrepreneurship and International Biz at premier Business schools in India, US , and UK such as IIM-B, Princeton, and London School of Economics, for the last three years. She is Mentor-Promoter of a company called Startups (forstartups.blogspot.com) which mentors young entrepreneurs with management inputs such as structuring capital, incorporating t! he company, acquisitions, sources for funding, marketing and biz strategy, scalability, global expansion, etc. Venue: The International School of Information Management, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore For more details http://www.isim.ac.in/html/course%20page/entrepreneurshipws.htm Thanks and regards, Angrosh ************************************************ Angrosh M.A. Project Manager International School of Information Management University of Mysore, Manasagangotri Mysore 570 006 Tel: +91-821-2514699; +91-821-2411417 Fax: +91-821-2519209 Email: angrosh(a)isim.ac.in; office(a)isim.ac.in *********************************************** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Digitalisation of Library Documents
by ashraf kattumadathil 08 Oct '08

08 Oct '08

Dear friends, The on going discussion on the digitalisation of documents is beneficial for the library professionals they are engaged with it.As it is clear that the copyright period in Indian Copy Right Act it is 60 years. Can you inform that the reprint of the document may be come under the copy right. Ashraf .k Library Professional Be the first one to try the new Messenger 9 Beta! Go to http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/win/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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First South Asian conference on social network analysis :Call for papers
by Monica Sharma 07 Oct '08

07 Oct '08

Dear Friends, First South Asian conference on social network analysis to be held at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India between 26-29 of December 2008. Please visit http://snactiss.googlepages.com/ for Details. Last date to receive full papers is 15, October. Regards, Monica Sharma, Junior Research Fellow, University of Mysore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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About Site which provides ABSTRACTS
by Monali Panchbhai 07 Oct '08

07 Oct '08

Hi All, Here wanted to inform you all about a site which claims to be the - world's largest provider of business book summaries. They give the best-read, most expert player on the business scene today. the site is - http://www.getabstract.com/ & you can getAbstract's library consists of 4,500 business book summaries. getAbstract produces 500 new business book summaries every year. getAbstract offers business book summaries from 300 different publishers. Those who has to deal with business information and material can have a look at this. Regards Monali Maduskar Sr. Exe. - Library & Documentation Odyssey Capital Pvt Ltd Mumbai _________________________________________________________________ Searching for weekend getaways? Try Live.com http://www.live.com/?scope=video&form=MICOAL -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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SATKAL'S PUNJAB NATIONAL LIBRARIAN AWARD 2008 presented to Dr. Harish Chandra, Librarian, IITM
by Arunachalam Hariharan 07 Oct '08

07 Oct '08

Dear Professional colleagues, I am happy to inform you that Dr. Harish Chandra, Librarian, IIT Madras has received SATKAL'S PUNJAB NATIONAL LIBRARIAN AWARD 2008 at the function held at Bhai Gurdas Library of Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar on 03-10-2008. The award was given by Hon'ble Vice-Chancellor Prof. (Dr.) Jai Rup Singh. On this occasion, the President of SATKAL Trust Dr. (Mrs.) Davinder Kaur, Ex-Librarian, Punjabi University, Patiala, Mrs. Kalpna Das Gupta, Chairperson, Library Working Group, National Knowledge Commission and other Trustees of SATKAL were also present. The citation was read by Prof. H.R. Chopra and Dr. H.S. Chopra, Head, Bhai Gurdas Library of the University was Organizing Secretary of the function. Congrats to Dr. Harish Chandraji Sincerely A.Hariharan SALIS -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library Clerk in the Library of Congress (LOC), New Delhi
by Chari RajaSN 07 Oct '08

07 Oct '08

Dear professionals, The U.S. Embassy, New Delhi is seeking an individual for the position of Library Clerk. Please surf at http://newdelhi.usembassy.gov/job_opportunities.html for complete details. Please remember closing last date is October 15, 2008. Wish you good luck. S N Chari ICSSR-NASSDOC 35, Ferozeshah Road, New Delhi - 110001. +919810785801 progressiveinfo.blogspot.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fw: Digital Conversion of Library Materials
by Rajan 07 Oct '08

07 Oct '08

Dear Ms Shylaja, A 30 page document titled 'From Paper to Colletion' by Dr Michael Loots etc. available at http://greenstonesupport.iimk.ac.in/Documents/FromPapertoCollection.pdf provides a broad overview of the practical processes involved in converting a collection of printed documents into an e-document collection. It is part of Greenstone documentation. The document describes the format differences of the scanned images, the range of cost of the scanners starting from a few thousands to around 50 lakhs and the sequential stages in digitization,by using even volunteers. The authors say that Fine Reader is the cheap and reasonable OCR software for digitization. The document is the fall-out of the authors experience in creation of a fully searchable Greenstone digital / cd-rom library titled 'Community Development Library' containing 1785 books of around 1.6 lakhs pages. The document is a must- read for all those who involve in digitization Best Regards, K Rajasekharan Kerala Institute of Local Administration Thrissur -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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DSpace and DOAJ charging membership fees
by Mailing List Admin 07 Oct '08

07 Oct '08

Date: Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:49:32 +0500 From: Upadhyay P K <pku(a)nic.in> Dear freinds, Since last few years, Open-source software is catching up IT markets and will enter new markets in coming years. But organizations must understand how open source is useful for them with maximum values and minimum risks. OSS is not always cost benefinificial and convenient. There are diffrent parameters to evaluate a software. It may be that properietary software may increase productivity and provide overall benifits to the organization. Even Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) is more in case of mission critical applications using OSS. Of course, commecial establishments are facing challenges with Open Acess and Open Source softwares. But according to a survey by a renowned research company Gartner, they are not still lagging behind. Future is not clear. There are thosands of commercial and open source softwares. Unless somebody stamps the product, it may not be safe to use the software. I see it as dangerous situation and quetsion mark on the open source softwares with a case like Dspace and DOAJ charging. It is fact that nothing is free in this world. Somebody has to invest for sustainability and support. It is diffrent thing that for niche applications or case study or learning purposes, we may use OSS and cost will be negligible. Although throughout world many mission critical applications are also using using open-source softwares. Even Linux has diffrent flavours. Initially everything was free. But now RH Linux is being mainained and supported by Red Hat on commercial basis. PostgreSQL is being supported by commercial companies on heavy charges. Similar is also the case of MySQL. with regards P K Upadhyay OIC Library National Informatics Centre New Delhi http://mcitconsortium.nic.in ----- Original Message ----- From: Vinit <vinitbhu06(a)gmail.com> Date: Friday, October 3, 2008 6:09 pm Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] DSpace and DOAJ charging membership fees - Whither Open Access and Open Source - makes you wonder and ponder To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > Dear Prof. Shalini, > As we know very well that every software development needs monitory support and from the provided link it seems that no where they are asking for paid membership they are just asking for sponsors(optional for users) so that they can keep on the services to the community and it is normal in every open source project one can see the examples from Mozilla or Apache foundations . So their is nothing too much to ponder and wonder about the future of Open source. :-) > Sunny Regards > Vinit Kumar > Junior Research Fellow > Documentation Research and Training Centre > Bangalore > MLISc (BHU) > Varanasi, India vinit(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in

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