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Do Open-Access Articles Have a Greater Research Impact?
by Subbiah Arunachalam 30 Sep '04

30 Sep '04

Friends: Stevan Harnad has sent references to a few more papers which provide evidence that open access increases research impact. Arun -----Original Message----- From: Stevan Harnad [mailto:harnad@ecs.soton.ac.uk] Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2004 10:30 AM To: si(a)wsis-cs.org Cc: oa-india(a)dgroups.org; lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in; ISSI(a)LISTSERV.REDIRIS.ES Subject: [SI] Re: Do Open-Access Articles Have a Greater Research Impact? On Thu, 30 Sep 2004, Subbiah Arunachalam wrote: > Antelman, Kristin. "Do Open-Access Articles Have a Greater > Research Impact?" College & Research Libraries 65(5) > (September 2004): 372-382. > (http://eprints.rclis.org/archive/00002309/) - For those who have > been working to create open access repositories of research and > scholarship, this article is a godsend. For more godsends, see: "The effect of open access and downloads ('hits') on citation impact: a bibliography of studies" http://opcit.eprints.org/oacitation-biblio.html Prior AmSci Threads: How to compare research impact of toll- vs. open-access research http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Hypermail/Amsci/2858.html Measuring cumulating research impact loss across fields and time http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Hypermail/Amsci/3212.html On the Strong Causal Connection Between Access and Impact http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Hypermail/Amsci/3696.html Early Download Impact Predicts Later Citation Impact http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Hypermail/Amsci/3950.html Do Open-Access Articles Have a Greater Research Impact? http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Hypermail/Amsci/3975.html Do Open-Access Articles Have a Greater Research Impact? Friends: Stevan Harnad has sent references to a few more papers which provide evidence that open access increases research impact. Arun -----Original Message----- From: Stevan Harnad [ mailto:harnad@ecs.soton.ac.uk mailto:harnad@ecs.soton.ac.uk ] Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2004 10:30 AM To: si(a)wsis-cs.org Cc: oa-india(a)dgroups.org; lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in; ISSI(a)LISTSERV.REDIRIS.ES Subject: [SI] Re: Do Open-Access Articles Have a Greater Research Impact? On Thu, 30 Sep 2004, Subbiah Arunachalam wrote: > Antelman, Kristin. "Do Open-Access Articles Have a Greater > Research Impact?" College & Research Libraries 65(5) > (September 2004): 372-382. > ( http://eprints.rclis.org/archive/00002309/ http://eprints.rclis.org/archive/00002309/ ). - For those who have > been working to create open access repositories of research and > scholarship, this article is a godsend. For more godsends, see: "The effect of open access and downloads ('hits') on citation impact: a bibliography of studies" http://opcit.eprints.org/oacitation-biblio.html http://opcit.eprints.org/oacitation-biblio.html Prior AmSci Threads: How to compare research impact of toll- vs. open-access research http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Hypermail/Amsci/2858.html http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Hypermail/Amsci/2858.html Measuring cumulating research impact loss across fields and time http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Hypermail/Amsci/3212.html http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Hypermail/Amsci/3212.html On the Strong Causal Connection Between Access and Impact http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Hypermail/Amsci/3696.html http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Hypermail/Amsci/3696.html Early Download Impact Predicts Later Citation Impact http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Hypermail/Amsci/3950.html http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Hypermail/Amsci/3950.html Do Open-Access Articles Have a Greater Research Impact? http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Hypermail/Amsci/3975.html http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Hypermail/Amsci/3975.html

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OA and research impact
by Subbiah Arunachalam 30 Sep '04

30 Sep '04

Friends: Here is an article you might wish to read. Antelman, Kristin. "[7]Do Open-Access Articles Have a Greater Research Impact?" [8]College & Research Libraries 65(5) (September 2004): 372-382. (http://eprints.rclis.org/archive/00002309/) - For those who have been working to create open access repositories of research and scholarship, this article is a godsend. Antelman performed a formal study of whether open access articles are cited more frequently than those only available through subscription services. The short answer is "yes". For the long answer, as well as to review her methodology, see the (yes) open access article. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] OA and research impact Friends: Here is an article you might wish to read. Antelman, Kristin. "[7]Do Open-Access Articles Have a Greater Research Impact?" [8]College & Research Libraries 65(5) (September 2004): 372-382. ( http://eprints.rclis.org/archive/00002309/ http://eprints.rclis.org/archive/00002309/ ). - For those who have been working to create open access repositories of research and scholarship, this article is a godsend. Antelman performed a formal study of whether open access articles are cited more frequently than those only available through subscription services. The short answer is "yes". For the long answer, as well as to review her methodology, see the (yes) open access article. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam]

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Request for Information
by Kishore Ingale 30 Sep '04

30 Sep '04

Dear Colleagues, We are experimenting with providing access to our digital documents to users through web based server (using Greenstone). Collection mostly include MS WORD and PDF documents. Is it possible to implement security with which users will be able to view documents but not able to download / save these files at their end.. ? Kishore Ingale ikishore(a)rediffmail.com ForwardSourceID:NT000043C2 http://clients.rediff.com/signature/track_sig.asp http://ads.rediff.com/RealMedia/ads/adstream_nx.cgi/www.rediffmail.com/inbo… Dear Colleagues, We are experimenting with providing access to our digital documents to users through web based server (using Greenstone). Collection mostly include MS WORD and PDF documents. Is it possible to implement security with which users will be able to view documents but not able to download / save these files at their end.. ? Kishore Ingale ikishore(a)rediffmail.com ForwardSourceID:NT000043C2

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Position Announcement--Content Developers (3 posts)
by prafulla tv 30 Sep '04

30 Sep '04

NISC Export Services (NES) Private Limited invites applications for the position of CONTENT DEVELOPERS (3 posts) NES and its affiliates together comprise one of the foremost database access, production and publishing companies in the world. NES�s 100+ database products, published online (BiblioLine) or on CD-ROM (NISC DISCover) and print, cover most areas of the universe of knowledge �arts & humanities, earth sciences, environment, social sciences, life sciences and technology. Based in Hyderabad, the successful candidate would be responsible for the design of various database products, using latest information and communication technologies. NES is looking for candidates who have a MLISc or any other equivalent degree. In addition, the candidates should possess the ability to communicate in a formal, clear, empathetic and pleasant style, with excellent command of written and spoken English. Good typing skills are required as the working environment involves online computer use for access to offices worldwide. If you are not a resident of Hyderabad and are willing to relocate, please indicate that at the top of your resume. Apart from on-job training inputs, NES provides a comfortable, pleasant and enjoyable work environment with bright career prospects and exciting opportunities to realize one�s potentialities. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. NES considers applications from candidates who had appeared for examinations and awaiting announcement of results, Please submit a letter of application, resume, and names, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses of three references to: The Managing Director NISC Export Services Co. Pvt. Ltd. 3rd Floor, Ballad Estates, St. Ann�s Road, Tarnaka Hyderabad 500 017 Email: hrd(a)nisc.co.in Phone: +91 40 27001517 Applications are accepted until position is filled. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail

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JPGM GoldCon: Conference Presentations
by DK SAHU 29 Sep '04

29 Sep '04

Apologies for cross-posting The presentations of the recently concluded conference �JPGM GoldCon: 50 Years of Medical Writing � An International Conference on Medical Writing, Editing and Publishing� have been made available on the journal�s website (http://www.jpgmonline.com) This unique event, organized as part of the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the Journal of Postgraduate Medicine, was attended by over 400 participants and faculty members from 11 countries. Two concurrent sessions on 24th and 25th September were devoted to issues related to writing, editing and publishing, where experts from WHO, BMJ, BioMedCentral and several Indian journals participated (http://www.jpgmonline.com/gc_pdetails2.asp) An entire day was devoted to open access publishing and archiving wherein experts like Stevan Harnad, Subbiah Arunachalam, Pritpal S. Tamber, P. Balaram, Eric Hellman, T. B. Rajshekhar and others debated various issues related to access to information (http://www.jpgmonline.com/gc_pdetails4.asp) The site also provides a comprehensive list of resources on various aspects of writing, editing and open access (http://www.jpgmonline.com/gc_resource.asp) Video proceedings (DVDs) of the conference will be made available soon; details will be posted on the journal�s website. The conference was supported by Open Society Institute (OSI), International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP), British Council, India and other agencies. Regards, DK Sahu, MD Managing Editor, Journal of Postgraduate Medicine __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail

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Books on KM
by kshema prakash 28 Sep '04

28 Sep '04

Hi colleagues, Can some one help me in finding the books mentioned here on inter library loan? 1. Knowledge Management: For Information Professionals / Srikantaiah, K. & Koenig, M.E.D. (Eds.), 2000, Medford NJ, Information Today Inc. 2. Knowledge Management Lessons Learned: What Works and What Does'nt / Srikantaiah, K. & Koenig, M.E.D. (Eds.), 2004, Medford NJ, Information Today Inc. 3. Fifth Discipline Field Book / Senge, Peter et al. (Eds.), New York, Double Day Kshema Prakash DEI Central Library Dayalbagh, Agra - 5 0562-3098227 ________________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your life partner online Go to: http://yahoo.shaadi.com/india-matrimony

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Language help requested: Reference Query
by Vyasamoorthy＠icicikp.com 28 Sep '04

28 Sep '04

Dear Friends: This is a request for some librarian hailing from Maharashtra knowing Marathi. I understand that the Word 'Lingoo' in Marathi has been given as Latin name (Scientific name) to a kind of Taylor Bird. In this connection, one of my friends in Bird Watchers Society in Hyderabad wants to know "the etymology of the Marathi word: Lingoo". If the query is totally wrong and there is no such word in Marathi Language, even this may be conveyed. Thanks for your time Dr.P.Vyasamoorthy, Advisor, Virtual Information Centre, ICICI Knowledge Park, Genome Valley, Turkapally, Shameerpet Mandal, RR District, Hyderabad 500078 INDIA Email: vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com Phone - Office: +91(40)23480053 Fax: +91(40)23480007 Phone Residence: +91(40)27846631

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WISH LISTs -- Do you have any?
by Vyasamoorthy＠icicikp.com 27 Sep '04

27 Sep '04

Dear Friends: Do you have any Wish List Regarding-- 1) Content Development Activity for offering Digital Information Services 2) Training Program availability in IT related areas I mean, have you ever thought "How I wish some has developed 'a database/directory/course on --- topic'? "How I wish some institute offers short term training program on ....."? etc If you have such a Wish-list, you may share the specifics with me? Dr.P.Vyasamoorthy, Advisor, Virtual Information Centre, ICICI Knowledge Park, Genome Valley, Turkapally, Shameerpet Mandal, RR District, Hyderabad 500078 INDIA Email: vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com Phone - Office: +91(40)23480053 Fax: +91(40)23480007 Phone Residence: +91(40)27846631

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New archiving software from NYU
by Subbiah Arunachalam 27 Sep '04

27 Sep '04

New archiving software under development Lindsay Greene, NYU to make archive software <http://www.nyunews.com/news/campus/7691.html>, Washington Square News, September 22, 2004. Excerpt: "NYU's library system has announced plans to develop software for an intercollegiate database that will make archival processing more efficient, a library official said. The system, called 'The Archivists' Toolkit <http://euterpe.bobst.nyu.edu/toolkit/>,' will allow universities and other research institutions to compile their archives into a online database, making the scholarship available worldwide....NYU, which is developing the project with assistance from the University of California at San Diego, decided to pursue the project after several researchers expressed an interest in a more accessible archive, Dean of Libraries Carol Mandel said. 'Our archivists were frustrated with the lack of software available, so they got together and kind of said "let's do this,"' she said. The archivists went to the Andrew W. Mellon foundation where they were paired up with the University of California. Both universities received a collaborative, two-year grant for $847,000. The project is expected to last from two to four years, and NYU hopes to renew the grant, Mandel said." (PS: The article doesn't say so, but the toolkit web site makes clear that the software will be both OAI-compliant and open-source. However, I'm still curious about what the project leaders found deficient in the nine existing systems <http://www.soros.org/openaccess/software/> of OAI-compliant, open-source archiving software.) New archiving software from NYU New archiving software under development Lindsay Greene, NYU to make archive software < http://www.nyunews.com/news/campus/7691.html http://www.nyunews.com/news/campus/7691.html > , Washington Square News , September 22, 2004. Excerpt: "NYU's library system has announced plans to develop software for an intercollegiate database that will make archival processing more efficient, a library official said. The system, called ' The Archivists' Toolkit < http://euterpe.bobst.nyu.edu/toolkit/ http://euterpe.bobst.nyu.edu/toolkit/ > ,' will allow universities and other research institutions to compile their archives into a online database, making the scholarship available worldwide....NYU, which is developing the project with assistance from the University of California at San Diego, decided to pursue the project after several researchers expressed an interest in a more accessible archive, Dean of Libraries Carol Mandel said. 'Our archivists were frustrated with the lack of software available, so they got together and kind of said "let's do this,"' she said. The archivists went to the Andrew W. Mellon foundation where they were paired up with the University of California. Both universities received a collaborative, two-year grant for $847,000. The project is expected to last from two to four years, and NYU hopes to renew the grant, Mandel said." (PS: The article doesn't say so, but the toolkit web site makes clear that the software will be both OAI-compliant and open-source. However, I'm still curious about what the project leaders found deficient in the nine existing systems < http://www.soros.org/openaccess/software/ http://www.soros.org/openaccess/software/ > of OAI-compliant, open-source archiving software.)

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INFLIBNET's National Seminars on Access to E-resources under UGC-Infonet - E-Journals Consortium
by JK Vijayakumar 27 Sep '04

27 Sep '04

National Seminars on Access to E-resources under UGC-Infonet - E-Journals Consortium --------------------------------- Visit this site for more details http://web.inflibnet.ac.in/econ/seminar/index.jsp ------------------------------- UGC-Infonet E-Journals consortium initiative taken by the Chairman University Grants Commission (UGC) is to facilitate free access to scholarly journals and databases in all areas of learning to the research and academic community across the country. The programme has been dedicated to the nation by His Excellency the President of India, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam on 28th December 2003 from Vigyan Bhavan during the concluding of Golden Jubilee celebrations of University Grants Commission. More than 2000 scholarly journals and databases are already made available for access which will cross 4000 journals in next few months. This effort has started making very good impact on the research and academic community and very encouraging usage is noticed. However, awareness is the key to exploit and utilize this scholarly literature in better way. There is a need to inform all the faculty, research scholars, students and library professionals to understand the benefit of this programme in the light of huge resources made available first time in the country for higher education sector. In order to facilitate the research and academic community the access to scholarly resources, it is proposed to conduct two days national seminars at five different places across the country for taking the benefit by attending the programme nearby. It includes � Presentations on new initiatives of UGC-Infonet and E-Journals Program � Presentation by Invited speakers � Demonstrations, Exhibition, Commercial Presentations � Panel Discussion to discuss the important issues relating to E-Journals/databases The programmes are initially planned at five cities and are held on different dates Vadodara (M.S. University),25-26, October 2004, Coordinator - Dr. K.H. Shukla Goa (Goa University),29-30, October 2004, Coordinator - Dr. P V Konnur Bangalore (Bangalore University), 29-30, November 2004, Coordinator- Dr. M Anjanappa Delhi (Delhi University),6-7, December 2004, Coordinator- Prof. V S Verma Kolkatta (Jadavpur University),10-11, December 2004, Coordinator- Prof. K K Mallik Importnat Dates: The last date for sending the Registration forms for Vadodara and Goa programmes will be 15th October 2004 and for other three programmes the last date is 10th November 2004. Since there is no registration fees for attending the programme the selection of the candidates for attending the programme is based on the first come first served basis. Who can register for the Seminar? The seminar will be useful for the faculty, research scholars, library science professionals working in the universities funded by UGC. Priority will be given to the participants from 100 universities provided this electronic journal access facility. Why you should attend the Seminar? The seminar will provide unique opportunity to know more about the access to scholarly journals and databases which was not available few years ago, and will enable the participants to understand different types of resources subscribed and made available for access. Presentations by different publishers will also enable the participants to know more about the advantages of having electronic access with features like the article alerts, Table of contents alerts etc are provided on to the desktop of the scholars. There are many more interesting presentations by the invited speakers. How one can register? Interested faculty, research scholars and library science professionals working in the universities funded by UGC are requested to fill up the registration form and send the filled in form to the Director INFLIBNET. Please note that the programmes are arranged on different dates at different places. Participants may look for their convenient date and place and put their choice of preference against the places in the registration form. INFLIBNET will try its best to accommodate the participants in their first choice of preference, however once the number of participants exceed for one programme they may be asked to attend the programme at their second / third choice of preference. Send the filled in application form to the Director, INFLIBNET as per the address given in the registration form Contact Details: Dr. T A V Murthy Director, INFLIBNET Centre, UGC, P B No. 4116, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad- 380 009 Tel: 079-26305971, 26304695, 26305702 Fax: 079-26300990/26307816 Email: tav(a)inflibnet.ac.in Queries may also be addressed to Dr. V S Cholin, Scientist-B at the above address. Email : cholin(a)inflibnet.ac.in Visit this site for more details http://web.inflibnet.ac.in/econ/seminar/index.jsp _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote.yahoo.com

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