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Promoting open science
by Subbiah Arunachalam 22 Feb '16

22 Feb '16

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-02/cfos-nst020516.php Nudging science toward openness AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE <http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-02/cfos-nst020516.php#>L <http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-02/cfos-nst020516.php#> The $1,000,000 Preregistration Challenge <http://cos.io/prereg>, launched one month ago by the Center for Open Science (COS), is testing how addressing scientists' incentives can elicit new behaviors and improve the reproducibility of published research. 1,000 researchers will earn $1,000 each for publishing the results of preregistered research. "We needed a way to catch the attention of busy, practicing scientists," says David Mellor, Project Manager at COS, "to nudge them toward a small change in their workflow that could have a big impact." Preregistration increases the credibility of statistical tests by having scientists specify details of their research plans in advance of conducting a study. That planning produces clear confirmatory tests of research hypotheses. This is distinct from exploratory analysis in which the scientist uses data to discover new hypotheses that could then be tested later. Both methods of research are important, and preregistration clarifies which is which. "In the complexity of doing research, it can be easy to blur the line between generating and testing hypotheses with data. The difference matters because if we are not careful, using statistical inference with exploratory analysis risks making 'discoveries' that are really just random noise in the data," said Courtney Soderberg a statistical consultant at COS. "No one has ever conducted a nearly worldwide competition to encourage more robust research practices." said Jolene Esposito, Project Manager at COS. "For this to succeed, we needed to build a process that is easy to use and supports a wide variety of research approaches across scientific disciplines." The Preregistration Challenge was designed with input from scientists in many domains, including biomedical, social, behavioral, and environmental sciences. This way, the Preregistration Challenge provides tools for supporting research planning addressing the key issues that are common across many scientific disciplines. "So far, a majority of the scientists entering the competition are psychologists," says David Mellor, "which is not too surprising, given the attention these issues have received in that field. Preregistration is already seen in psychology as a way to address some of their reproducibility challenges. However, reproducibility issues are not isolated to only one field, so we are engaging researchers from more domains to preregister their research. We've had several entrants from political and biomedical science, and we want to encourage more." When scientists enter a preregistration into the competition, they choose whether to make it public immediately, or embargo it for up to four years. Preregistrations must be made public by the time the study is published to be eligible for the $1000 award. "So far, over 60% of researchers are choosing to submit public preregistrations," says Sara Bowman, Project Manager at COS. "A frequently heard concern in the field is the fear of being scooped by a competitor. Researchers may be recognizing that by preregistering publicly they are establishing a time-stamped certification of when the idea occurred, establishing their priority." To be eligible for the award, each preregistration is reviewed for completeness and rule compliance. Though not as thorough as a complete peer review process, there were early concerns that this would slow down the natural pace of scientific investigations. "Reviewing each preregistration is definitely one of the riskier aspects of this competition," says David Mellor. "We could not allow this to slow down the pace of work in a researcher's lab, but we had to have a way to make sure prizes will only be awarded to research with sufficiently detailed plans. We've committed to providing reviews in 10 business days or less, and so far have been able to keep that to about 1-3 days." This is the first time that a large number of preregistrations will be done outside of clinical trials, where it is required by law. This will give the scientific community an unprecedented opportunity to evaluate its effectiveness. "There's limited empirical data out there about how preregistration really affects the basic sciences," says Courtney Soderberg. "This will be the first time that we can really measure its effect on researchers and on the reproducibility of science." The Preregistration Challenge is built on top of the Open Science Framework <https://osf.io/>, a free scholarly commons maintained by COS. Researchers use the OSF for preregistration, project and collaboration management, and archiving of data, materials, and code. COS also supports a variety of services that nudge incentives toward more open and reproducible research such as badges <https://osf.io/tvyxz/wiki/home/> to acknowledge open research practices, the TOP Guidelines <http://cos.io/top> for journals and funders to promote transparency, and Registered Reports <https://osf.io/8mpji/wiki/home/>- a publishing model in which peer review occurs prior to conducting the study. "I love working on the cutting edge of improving science," says Mallory Kidwell, Project Coordinator at COS. "Our services aim to meet scientists where they are, providing tools to facilitate greater efficiency in their work while also making their science better." Results of the first preregistered studies in the Preregistration Challenge are expected in late 2016, and all 1000 awards are expected to be administered by the end of 2018. ### Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system. Please spread the word. -- 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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How to build a low cost book Scanner for the digitization project
by Vimal Kumar V. 21 Feb '16

21 Feb '16

Dear Friends, Here is a very informative website to give detailed information about how to build low cost book scanners. http://www.diybookscanner.org Regards, -- Vimal Kumar V. Technical Assistant Mahatma Gandhi University Library Kottayam, Kerala- 686 560 Web: http://www.vimalkumar.info Blog: http://linuxhalwa.blogspot.com http://kohageek.blogspot.in http://moovandan.blogspot.in --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I forget what I was taught. I only remember what I have learnt" -Patrick White -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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European math database
by Subbiah Arunachalam 20 Feb '16

20 Feb '16

I am sure the Matscience and CMI faculty and students are aware of this site: <https://eudml.org/> EuDML makes *248,140* documents searchable. Of those, *223,722* full-texts are indexed and *13,269* were made accessible to print disabled users. Document types are as follows: *242,514* articles from *317* journals *2,249* individual contributions from *71* edited books *3,377* monographs *747* volumes from *295* multi-volume works Regards. 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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Approach to achieving for 100% Open Access by Universities
by Pandurang Konnur 19 Feb '16

19 Feb '16

Dear Friends, Hear is a great road map to go on to 100% Open Access by our Country! Please look at the success Story of Association of Dutch Universities: The Association of Dutch Universities (VSNU) is presenting an E-zine today on the successful Dutch approach to achieving open access. The Dutch universities are working together to make scientific articles freely accessible to everyone. Big steps have been taken towards 100% open access, which has been recognized and applauded in the international academic community. In this publication, fifteen milestones are highlighted, as well as the definition of open access, the role of publishers, the process of negotiations with publishers, and the critical factors for success in the unique Dutch approach. http://www.magazine-on-the-spot.nl/openaccess/eng/ Unfortunately our Indian Association of Universities is struggling to organise only VC's Meetings in different places in order to provide holiday enjoyment to VCs and their families. Neither our Union Government MHRD is keen on these aspects nor our sleeping State Governments! Best Regards, *Dr. P. V. Konnur* *Director Prasaranga,* *Adviser, VTU Consortium,* *Visvesvaraya Technological University,* *Belagavi - 590 018* Present Res: # 1075, "*Ganga Nivas*" 5th 'A' Main, Ist stage, IInd Phase, Gokul, Bangalore- 560 054 Karnataka State, (India) Mobile : 09449679737 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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Fw: Fwd: Egyptian Knowledge Bank
by Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar 19 Feb '16

19 Feb '16

After Qatar's initiative to provide access to subscribed e-resources to its residents (http://www.qnl.qa/find-answers/online-resources) now Egypt has initiated this. From: LIBLICENSE <liblicense(a)GMAIL.COM> >Date: February 18, 2016 at 7:01:24 AM GMT+3 >To: <LIBLICENSE-L(a)LISTSERV.CRL.EDU> >Subject: Egyptian Knowledge Bank >Reply-To: LibLicense-L Discussion Forum <LIBLICENSE-L(a)LISTSERV.CRL.EDU> > > From: ElHassan ElSabry <elhassan(a)aucegypt.edu> >Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2016 18:28:50 +0900 > >Dear List Members, > >The Egyptian government have recently launched a website under the >name of "Egyptian Knowledge Bank". The State Information Service >claims it to be the biggest digital library in the world. It provides >access "free of charge" to Egyptian citizens (categorized to four >groups: researchers, students, children & general readers) to a >multitude of resources including e-journals, textbooks, k-12 >curricula, educational videos, and many other things. It also includes >a platform to manage journals published by university departments. The >list of 26 content providers include Elsevier, Springer-Nature, Sage, >Wiley, Wolters Kluwer, Emerald, OUP, CUP and the Royal Society of >Chemistry, among others like Cengage learning. > >The website (www.ekb.eg) is only accessible using an Egyptian IP >address and the National ID card number is required to create account. >It does have the disadvantage of content being mostly in English >(especially for the "non-researcher" categories of citizens). However, >for many Egyptian researchers it is of great help. Many of them use to >suffer from the poor level of access provided at their home >institutions. > >Following Liblicense-L for sometime, I do not often see posts from >members coming from developing countries. So, I am not sure how well >represented they are. But I would appreciate feedback from any one >interested. I want to know if you are aware of similar experiences >(even on a smaller scale) with other developing countries. Egypt has >the population of about 90 millions and its research landscape >includes 25 public universities, about 30 public research institutes >with over 110,000 of active researchers (headcount, not FTE) and about >a million university students (both undergraduate & postgraduate). > >If your interested in more details about the project, you can check my >post on the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S) 's Backchannels >blog. >( http://www.4sonline.org/blog/post/some_thoughts_on_the_egyptian_knowledge_b… >) > > >Thank you in advance. > >ElHassan ElSabry >Doctoral Candidate >Science, Technology & Innovation Policy Program >National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Japan >

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Application are invited for the post of Library Asstt. In Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
by Subhodip Bid 19 Feb '16

19 Feb '16

Dear Professional Application are invited for the post of Library Asstt. In Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi Contractual& Consolidated salary (Rupees Per month): Rs18,000/- Qualification: B.Lib./XIIth with 45% marks plus two years of experience of working in library related work. Number of Post: 01 For more details http://jmi.ac.in/upload/advertisement/jobs_advt27_2016february12.pdf -- SUBHODIP BID M.Sc,M.L.I.S, AIS Library & Information Assistant National Library, Kolkata -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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How to get journal articles for free?
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 18 Feb '16

18 Feb '16

After news on sci-hub as a kind of illegal source for fetching journal articles, here is one more paper listing 5 little known or little used sources. This article briefly explains how sci-hub works. I have tried researchgate, academia, google scholar with good success. I am unable to figure our reddit structure / organisation. Otherwise that may prove to be a good source. Anyone ready to de-mystify Reddit for me?!? https://medium.com/@aarontay/5-alternative-ways-to-get-scholarly-material-9… Dr P Vyasamoorthy 30 Gruhalakshmi Colony, Secunderabad 500015 Telangana LL 040-27846631 / Mobile: 9490804278 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Application are invited for the post of Assistant Librarian in Sri Venkateswara Vedic University (SVVU), Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh
by Subhodip Bid 18 Feb '16

18 Feb '16

Dear Professional Application are invited for the post of Assistant Librarian in Sri Venkateswara Vedic University (SVVU), Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh Pay Band: – Rs.15600-39100 with AGP of Rs.6000 Qualification: a)Must have Master degree in Library science/Information, Science/Documentation science (or) any equivalent degree with minimum 55% marks (or) its equivalent grade from an institution recognised by the UGC/ any State Govt./ Govt. of India. b)Must have studied Sanskrit either as a language or one of the subjects in degree level. c)Must have Knowledge in Computer application d)Must have passed National Eligibility Test (NET) (or) other Accredited Test like SLET/SET in Library Science e) Persons having Ph.D Degree as on notification date shall be exempted from NET/ SLET/SET. Number of Post: 01 OC (W) Age Limit: 40 years For more details http://www.svvedicuniversity.ac.in/RM16_notification_IV.pdf -- SUBHODIP BID M.Sc,M.L.I.S, AIS Library & Information Assistant National Library, Kolkata -- 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 Vimal Kumar V. 18 Feb '16

18 Feb '16

Dear Friends, If you dont mind, help me to find full text of following article. Shehu, G. S., Ashir, A. M., & Eleyan, A. (2015, May). Character recognition using correlation & hamming distance. In Signal Processing and Communications Applications Conference (SIU), 2015 23th (pp. 755-758). IEEE. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?reload=true&arnumber=7129… Regards, -- Vimal Kumar V. Technical Assistant Mahatma Gandhi University Library Kottayam, Kerala- 686 560 Web: http://www.vimalkumar.info Blog: http://linuxhalwa.blogspot.com http://kohageek.blogspot.in http://moovandan.blogspot.in --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I forget what I was taught. I only remember what I have learnt" -Patrick White -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fw: Invitation for the 6th Ashok Jambhekar's Memorial Lecture at IIC on 26 February 2016
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 18 Feb '16

18 Feb '16

On Wednesday, 17 February 2016, 15:00, Jitender Sharma <jitendersharmaji(a)gmail.com> wrote: Dear All, I am happy to inform you that Dr Kavita Sharma, President, South Asian University, New Delhi would be delivering the Ashok Jambhekar Memorial Lecture on Friday, February 26, 2016 on the topic Intellectual Heritage of the Walled City: Window to a Lost World. The venue would be Conference Room-1, Indian International Centre, 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodi Estate, New Delhi 110003. Tea/Coffee will be served at 5 p.m. and the lecture will start at 5:30 p.m. sharp. Please treat this email as an invitation to the programme. Regards, -- Jitender SharmaLibrarianJaipuria Institute of Management NoidaA-32A, Sector - 62Noida -201309Tel: 0120-4638300-01 Extn. 322Mob:09899695953 E-mail: jitender.sharma@jaipuria.ac.injitendersharmaji@gmail.com, jitendersharmaji(a)yahoo.com Treasurer - MANAGEMENT LIBRARIES NETWORKAssociate Editor - Journal of Library Management

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