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Need for openness in science, as seen by a young neuroscientist
by Subbiah Arunachalam 24 Aug '14

24 Aug '14

Friends: Here is a short article that appeared in The Guardian, UK, website two days ago. It is a must read for scientists, both young and experienced, and academic and research librarians. Regards. Arun http://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/blog/2014/aug/22/univer… University research: if you believe in openness, stand up for it Publishing openly provides greater exposure, boosts prospects and can lead to more citations, says *Erin McKiernan * • Open access: six myths to put to rest <http://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/blog/2013/oct/21/open-a…> [image: Heavy chain with a padlock around a laptop]Instead of encouraging students to share information, we expect them to lock it up. Photograph: LJSphotography / Alamy/Alamy We spend years teaching our children to share. Yet from the moment students enter academia, we discourage it. Lock up your work in prestigious subscription journals; keep your data close to your chest; compete instead of collaborate – these are the messages transmitted by peers and mentors. These are the tenets of our unhealthy academic culture. We need to change our priorities. Every day we make amazing discoveries, some of which could even save lives. Then we lock that information in journals that most of the population cannot read. In many parts of the world, access to subscription journals is just too expensive. The amount some US or UK universities pay a single publisher <http://gowers.wordpress.com/2014/04/24/elsevier-journals-some-facts/>in a year equals a large percentage of the annual budget of research institutions in less developed countries (over 10% for some Latin American institutions). The cost of an electronic subscription to a single high-profile journal can be as much as the annual salary of a researcher. Institutions in these countries often have to choose between conducting educational and research programmes, paying instructors and researchers, or paying publishers. Effectively, that means forgoing access. *Paywalls stifle innovation* A lack of access to information hinders learning, stifles innovation and slows scientific progress. I have watched colleagues researching public health issues struggle to obtain articles on the most recent developments in their field. I have seen the frustration of students who are motivated to learn about a new subject but hit paywall after paywall. I hit those paywalls myself every day. I am able to eventually get past some, tracking down author versions or receiving articles from people I reach out to through email and social media. But there are some articles I cannot gain access to, and am left to wonder if there is information crucial to my research that I am missing. Reforming the current system will require action at multiple levels: government and funder initiatives; institutional open access mandates; and, perhaps most importantly, strong commitments to openness from individual researchers. I am an early career researcher, and have pledged to make all of my work openly available, forgoing publication in closed access journals like Nature and Science. I have been told by peers and mentors that this is career suicide <http://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/blog/2014/jan/29/boycot…>. But I do not believe it has to be. There are so many ways to be open and be successful in academia. There is even evidence that being open can help your career. Publishing openly, whether via open access journals or self-archiving, can lead to more citations <http://www.istl.org/10-winter/article2.html> and more visibility for your work. This is especially important for early career researchers as they try to make a name for themselves. Published studies that make data openly available <https://peerj.com/articles/175/>also tend to receive more citations. If Journal Impact Factor (JIF) is a concern – this flawed measure <http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2013.00291/abstract> is unfortunately still used by many institutions in hiring, tenure, and promotion evaluations – there are many open access journals with moderate-to-high JIFs, including several BioMed Central <http://www.biomedcentral.com/> and Public Library Of Science <http://www.plos.org/>journals. It is encouraging that over 400 institutions and over 10,000 individuals have now signed the San Francisco declaration on research assessment <http://am.ascb.org/dora/>, pledging not to consider JIF and to weigh the scientific content of a paper more heavily than where it is published. Some institutions now explicitly value open access publications <http://www.facultysenate.vcu.edu/2010/11/17/vcu-faculty-senate-resolution-1/> in hiring, tenure, and promotion evaluations. *Peer review is transparent* Many researchers worry about the quality of peer review in open access journals. However, no controlled study has been done comparing peer review in open access versus subscription journals. A 2013 sting <http://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/2013/oct/04/open-access…> conducted by Science magazine’s John Bohannon showed that some open access journals readily accepted a spoof paper. But other reputable open access publishers, such as Frontiers <http://www.frontiersin.org/>, Hindawi <http://www.hindawi.com/> and PLoS, rejected the paper. It was recently found that subscription journals from Springer and IEEE published over one hundred spoof papers <http://www.nature.com/news/publishers-withdraw-more-than-120-gibberish-pape…>, showing that flaws in peer review are not exclusive to open access journals. In their favour, peer review in open access journals is often transparent <http://blog.peerj.com/post/43139131280/the-reception-to-peerjs-open-peer-re…>– the history is published alongside the article, so those wanting to check its rigour can read every criticism and every change. Of course, openness is not limited to publishing in open access journals. If researchers feel it necessary to publish in certain subscription journals, there is always the option to use the green open access model and self-archive an author copy in an open repository. In this context, it is important that authors know their rights and do not sign them away to publishers. Attaching an author addendum <http://www.sparc.arl.org/resources/authors/addendum> to your publishing agreement is a great way to publish where you want while still retaining the right to openly distribute your work. In short, there does not have to be a conflict between being open and being successful. You have many options, and the benefits to your career can be significant. Publishing openly means that you get more exposure for your work, the public has access to your research, taxpayers get more value for money and there is greater opportunity for your research to influence policy. At any stage of your career, you have the right to stand up for what you believe in. If you believe in openness, stand up for it. Access to information is a human right, but it is often treated as a privilege. This has to change. And it will take all of us to make it happen. *Erin McKiernan is a researcher in experimental and computational neuroscience, and an advocate for open access, open data and open science. Follow her on Twitter *@emckiernan13 <https://twitter.com/emckiernan13>. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fulltext Article
by Somashekhar Lalasangi 23 Aug '14

23 Aug '14

One of our staff need of the following articles 1. Prenatal diagnosis of an acardiac amorphous twin and the anomalous co-twin in a monoamniotic twin pregnancy Chih-Ping Chen Prenatal Diagnosis Volume 25, Issue 7, <http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pd.v25:7/issuetoc>pages 618–620, July 2005 2. An acardiac amorphous twin presenting soft tissue dystocia. Loughead JR, Halbert DR. An acardiac amorphous twin presenting soft tissue dystocia. South Med J. 1969 Sep; 62(9):1140-2. 3. Acardiac twin presenting as fetus amorphous with an attenuated umbilical cord. Hanley LC <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Hanley%20LC%5BAuthor%5D&cauthor=tru…> 1, Boyd TK <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Boyd%20TK%5BAuthor%5D&cauthor=true&…> , Hecht JL <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Hecht%20JL%5BAuthor%5D&cauthor=true…> . Pediatr Dev Pathol. <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18001161> 2007 Nov-Dec;10(6):487-90. Thanking you Regarding somashekhar lalasangi Asst librarian Digital library BLDE University Bijapur -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ORCID - India should adopt it
by Subbiah Arunachalam 23 Aug '14

23 Aug '14

Friends: Please see: < http://blog.impactstory.org/ten-things-you-need-to-know-about-orcid-right-n… >. ORCID is adopted by major journal publishers, funders, and many academic and research institutions. The uptake is growing pretty fast. I wonder how many researchers in India have an ORCID identity. But I believe it will be good if all of our researchers can have their ORCID. While many of us are discussing the need for adopting Green OA as a policy for Indian research, it would add value to the policy if we could persuade our researchers to embrace ORCID. Regards. Arun -- 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 FOR IJSS, Vol-1, Issue-2, 2014
by arjun k 23 Aug '14

23 Aug '14

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFORMATION SERVICES (SSN: 2349-428X) Bi-monthly Peer reviewed research journal, Inviting original research papers / articles for Vol-1, September-October, Issue-2, 2014. Your requested to submitted original, unpublished research papers in the Field of LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE. papers should be reached to chiefeditor(a)ijss.in before 25th September 2014. all papers will be published by M/S Geetanjali Research Publication. for author guidelines you may visit *http://www.ijss.in/manuscript-submission.html <http://www.ijss.in/manuscript-submission.html>* *Submit your papers to : chiefeditor(a)ijss.in <chiefeditor(a)ijss.in>* -- With Regards *ARJUN* Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law Sidhuwal, Bhadson Road Patiala, Punjab -- With Regards *ARJUN* Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law Sidhuwal, Bhadson Road Patiala, Punjab -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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LIS professionals required for Information Resource Center, Accenture Services Pvt. Ltd.
by kiran.s.khamitkar＠accenture.com 22 Aug '14

22 Aug '14

Dear Library and Information Science Professionals, Accenture Services Pvt. Ltd., a multinational IT company is looking for a person who can manage the information resource Centre independently as a one man show. He/she should be extrovert, diligent and flexible in handling queries. A strong verbal and written communication is highly required. Location: Delhi/NCR, Kolkata and Pune Designation: Associate Information Services Work Profile: circulation, acquisition, cataloguing, resource sharing, working on e-resources and handling all other day-to-day library activities, reference queries etc. Knowledge on outlook and excel is desirable. Salary: Based on experience, knowledge and expertise. Note: Contractual position Please find below the details required for the above position: 1. Qualification: MLISc. (Regular) from any recognized university. 2. Experience: He/she should have 1-3 years of experience. A fresher can also apply. 3. Local candidate is preferable 4. He/she should have the knowledge of library management software. Knowledge on open source software is an added advantage. 5. He/she should possess a strong written and verbal communication. Kindly Mail Your Resume to: rituparna.bose(a)accenture.com<mailto:rituparna.bose@accenture.com> or srinivas.nanjappa(a)accenture.com<mailto:srinivas.nanjappa@accenture.com> Regards, Kiran S Khamitkar Information Resource Center Accenture, Bangalore ________________________________ This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain privileged, proprietary, or otherwise confidential information. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the original. Any other use of the e-mail by you is prohibited. Where allowed by local law, electronic communications with Accenture and its affiliates, including e-mail and instant messaging (including content), may be scanned by our systems for the purposes of information security and assessment of internal compliance with Accenture policy. ______________________________________________________________________________________ www.accenture.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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7th Annual Conference of Karnataka Health Sciences Library Association -KHSLA-2015
by KLEUS KHSLA 2015 22 Aug '14

22 Aug '14

Dear Sir/Madam, Warm and Heartfelt Greetings to you All. We have been extended an opportunity to host the *7th Annual Conference of Karnataka Health Sciences Library Association -KHSLA-2015 to be held on **23rd and 24th January, 2015 at KLE University’s J.N.Medical College Campus, Belgaum, Karnataka.* We deem it a proud privilege and a rare honor to host this Conference. Needless to add, we will put up all our Efforts and Resources to make the said Conference a Grand Success. Our Esteemed Colleagues have been putting in their best efforts to make it an Academic feast and a memorable moment to Treasure. Given your enthusiastic participation, wholehearted co-operation and of course your active involvement, we assure you, it will turn out to be a rewarding and enriching experience. The Conference Brochure is under preparation and it will be there soon. We look forward to your active support and co-operation for the successful conduct of the Conference. Please feel free to contact the undersigned for any further information / clarification in the matter. Sincerely yours, -- Organizing Secretary, KHSLA-2015, Asst. Librarian, Central Library, KLE University’s Dr.S G Desai Library, Belgaum – 590010. Telephone: 0831-2470386 extn-4185 Mobile No. 992709888 E-mail: khsla2015(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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Article Request
by Supritha Shetty 22 Aug '14

22 Aug '14

Dear Professionals, If you have access to the following article could you please send it to me. 1. Mymensingh Med J. 2013 Apr;22(2):377-84. Prevalence of ESBL producing Escherichia Coli and Klebsiella species with their co-resistance pattern to antimicrobials. Biswas T1, Das M, Mondal R, Raj HJ, Mondal S. Thank you, with regards Librarian K.S.Hegde Medical Academy Deralakatte -575018 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Dates Announced: E-Content 2014 - National Seminar Series on Library-Publisher Partnership
by Soji Mathew 22 Aug '14

22 Aug '14

Informatics is pleased to announce the dates and locations of E-Content 2014, its annual National Seminar Series on Library-Publisher Partnership. Theme for this year's event is "Knowledge - Creation, Extraction, Discovery and Delivery". The seminar will have keynote speeches and panel debates on this theme at all locations. Dates & Location: Monday, September 15, 2014 - Bhopal Tuesday, September 16, 2014 - Lucknow Wednesday, September 17, 2014 - Kolkata Friday, September 19, 2014 - Kochi Registration is mandatory to attend the seminar and is free for all research and library professionals. There will be an Online Quiz before the programs (and during the program too) with attractive prizes. Please look forward to announcement on online quiz soon. For further details and to register, please visit: www.informindia.co.in/event2014 Please keep watching the forum for further details. Regards, E-Content 2014 Team -- *Confidentiality Notice: *T*his electronic message transmission, including any attachment(s), may contain confidential, proprietary, or privileged information from Informatics Publishing Limited. If you are not the intended recipient, be advised that any dissemination, copying, distribution, printing or use of the contents of the information contained in this electronic message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this electronic message by error, please destroy all copies of the message and contact the sender immediately by either replying to this message or calling 91-80-40387777.* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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JournalTOCs - Free - Table of Contents for over 24645 Journals
by Sandeep Bhavsar 22 Aug '14

22 Aug '14

Respected All http://www.journaltocs.ac.uk/ JournalTOCs is the biggest searchable collection of scholarly journal Tables of Contents (TOCs). It contains articles' metadata of TOCs for over *24,645 journals* directly collected from over *2283 publishers.* JournalTOCs pulls together a database of Table of Contents (TOCs) from scholarly journals and provides a convenient single "one stop shop" interface to these TOCs. JournalTOCs is a Current Awareness Service (CAS) where you can discover the newest papers coming directly from the publishers as soon as they have been published online. JournalTOCs is for researchers, librarians, students and anyone who's looking for the latest or most current papers published in the scholarly literature with international coverage. JournalTOCs is a free service for individual users. JournalTOCs has taken special care to include all the highest rated journals in their fields, guaranteeing quality results. See *Selection Criteria* <http://www.journaltocs.ac.uk/suggest.php#selection>. Coverage includes titles from: [image: Main Publishers] JournalTOCs was created by researchers from the *ICBL* <http://www.icbl.hw.ac.uk/> at *Heriot-Watt University* <http://www.hw.ac.uk/>. It is a spin-out of the JournalTOCs-API Project, which was funded by the *JISC Rapid Innovation Grants* <http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/inf11/jiscri/roles.aspx#lib> in 2009. Regards -- Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian *Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research*L Napoo Road, Matunga (CR), Mumbai- 400 019 Tel: 022-2419 8377 Mob: 9870 18 9999 website*: www.welingkar.org <http://www.welingkar.org/>* Library Portal*: http://elearn.welingkar.org/infowe <http://elearn.welingkar.org/infowe>* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Program Schedule of National Seminar on Technology Management in Libraries
by Dr. A.T. Francis 22 Aug '14

22 Aug '14

Dear friends, The College of Horticulture (CoH), Kerala Agricultural University (KAU), Vellanikkara, Thrissur is organizing a National Seminar on Technology Management in Libraries for Qualified Librarians and Library Education Teachers during 29-30 August 2014, Friday & Saturday. 62 papers will be presented and deliberated. The seminar is being organised in collaboration with the Academic Library Association (ALA) and Kerala Library Association (KLA) and sponsored by the Kerala State Council for Science Technology and Environment (KSCSTE). All teachers, students, staff, other friends and librarians/Library Education Teachers are cordially invited to the Inaugural Ceremony of the Seminar on 29-08-2014 (Friday), 11.00am at the Seminar Hall, CoH. Detailed programme is given below: Yours faithfully, (Dr. P.K. Valsalakumari) (Dr. A.T. Francis) Associate Dean, CoH Head, Library, CoH & Organising Secretary INAUGURAL SESSION (29 August 2014, Friday 11.00am; Venue: Seminar Hall, CoH) Welcome : Prof. (Dr.) P.K. Valsalakumari Associate Dean, CoH About the Seminar : Dr. A.T. Francis Head, Library, CoH & Organizing Secretary Inauguration : Prof. (Dr.). V.N. Rajasekharan Pillai Executive Vice President, KSCSTE & Secretary, Dept. of Science & Technology, Govt. of Kerala Presidential Address : Prof. (Dr.). T.R. Gopalakrishnan Director of Research, Kerala Agricultural University Key Note Address : Smt. P.K. Sobhana State Librarian, Govt. of Kerala Felicitations : Sri. K.P. Sathian, University Librarian, KAU : Dr. M. Lalitha, Chief Librarian, SCERT & General Secretary, KLA Sri. P.A. Pradeep, General Secretary, ALA Vote of Thanks : Smt. V.S. Swapna, Joint Organizing Secretary VALEDICTORY SESSION (30 August 2014, Saturday 4pm; Venue: Seminar Hall, CoH) Welcome : Dr. A.T. Francis, Organizing Secretary Presided by : Prof. (Dr.) K. Sudhakara, Dean, Faculty of Forestry, KAU Report : Sri. C. Abdul Razak, Rapporteur General Vote of Thanks : Smt. V.S. Swapna, Joint Secretary TECHNICAL SESSIONS 29-08-2014 FRIDAY 9am: Registration 9.30-11am; Session 1: Digitization, Digital Libraries & Institutional Repositories Chairperson : Sri. K. Rajendran, DLIS, Bharatiar University, Coimbatore Theme Presentation : Sri. E.K. Mohanlal, Kerala Veterinary and Animal University, Wayand 11am-12 Noon; Inaugural Session 12 Noon-1pm; Session 2: ICT, Data Management & Networked Services in Libraries Chairperson : Sri. Cherian K. George, Union Christian College, Aluva Theme Presentation : Smt. R. Suganthy, CMC College of Education, Coimbatore 2pm-3pm; Session 3: Informatics & Web Technologies Chairperson : Dr. V. Vishnu, Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum Theme Presentation : Sri. P. Humayoon Kabir, Govt. Medical College, Thrissur 2pm-3pm Session 4; (Parallel Session): Information Literacy & User Education Chairperson : Dr. B. Shaji, M.P.M.M.S.N.T.College, Shoranur, Palakkad Theme Presentation : Smt. N.B. Nisha, DLIS, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry 3pm-5pm; Session 5: Library Automation, Data Migration & Management of OPAC Chairperson : Dr. K.F. George, Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi, Thrissur Theme Presentation : Dr. Sweety Isaac, Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady 30-08-2014 SATURDAY 9.30am-10.30am; Session 6: Library Automation, Data Migration & Management of OPAC Chairperson : Dr. Susan Mathew, Cochin University of Science and Technology Theme Presentation : Dr. N.K. Sheeja, Cochin University of Science and Technology 11am-12 Noon; Session 7: Library and Information Science Education Chairperson : Sri. S. Azhagiri, Librarian (Rtd.), Govt. College, Pattambi, Palakkad Theme Presentation : Sri. Sunny Joseph, DLIS, Bharatiar University, Coimbatore 11am-12 Noon; Session 8: (Parallel Session): Open Source Software for Library Management Chairperson : Sri. V.S. Kunjumuhammed, Kerala University of Fisheries & Ocean Sciences Theme Presentation : Dr. Veerankutty Chelatayakkot, Cochin University of Science & Technology 12 Noon-1pm; Session 9: Personnel Management & Public Relations in Libraries Chairperson : Sri. V.C. John, ThejusEngineering College, Vellarakad Theme Presentation : Sri. P. J. Wels, Govt. Ayurveda College, Thripunithura, Ernakulam 12 Noon-1pm; Session 10: (Parallel Session): Resource Management in Libraries Chairperson : Dr. P. Joshy George, St. Alberts College, Ernakulam Theme Presentation : Sri. K.D. Anto, DLIS, Bharatiar University, Coimbatore 2pm-3.30pm; Session 11: Management of School Libraries Chairperson : Dr. Shibu Ray, CochinUniversityof Science and Technology Theme Presentation : Sri. S. Sreekumaran, Kelappaji College of Agrl. Engg. & Tech., Malappuram 3.30pm-4pm; General Discussion 4-5pm: Valedictory Session Rapporteurs:- 1. Sri. C. Abdul Razak, University Librarian (Rtd.), KAU (Rapporteur General) 2. Sri. K. Radhakrishnan, NPOL, DRDO, Kochi (Associate Rapporteur General) 3. Smt. Priya. T.K., Kannur University, Kannur 4. Smt. Rekha Manoj, Kalamandalam Deemed University, Cheruthuruthy 5. Smt. Surekha, District Institute of Education and Training (DIET), Palakkad 6. Smt. K.N. Vijayalakshmi, Govt. Engineering College, Thrissur 7. Smt. K.V. Alphonsa, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur Dr. A.T. FRANCIS, MCom, MLISc, NET, PhD HEAD, LIBRARY College of Horticulture Kerala Agricultural University Thrissur - 680 656, India, 91-9496839409 (m) francisaloor(a)yahoo.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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