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An article on an OA repository in a toll-access journal
by Subbiah Arunachalam 26 Jun '14

26 Jun '14

Friends: I saw a reference to this paper on an Indian open access repository in agriculture: K. Veeranjaneyulu, (2014) "KrishiKosh: an institutional repository of National Agricultural Research System in India", Library Management, Vol. 35 Iss: 4/5, pp.345 - 354. But this article itself is published in a toll access journal. One has to pay $32 + VAT to obtain a copy from Emerald. Hope authors from ICAR will publish their papers - at least the ones dealing with open access - in OA journals. The author could have considered publishing this paper in *Ariadne* or *First Monday*. Arun -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Why big deals and Gold OA are to be shunned
by Subbiah Arunachalam 26 Jun '14

26 Jun '14

Here is why big deals and Gold OA are very bad! See http://www.econ.ucsb.edu/~tedb/Journals/PNAS-2014-Bergstrom-1403006111.pdf and http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/library-babel-fish/shocking-secrets-rev… And do not miss the comments. Unfortunately, many funders (including Wellcome) and projects like SCOAP3 support Gold OA. And most large institutions and consortia believe that non-disclosure clauses are sacred! What is RTI for? Arun -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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TISS Admission Notification: PG Diploma in Digital Lib and Information Management 2014-15
by Satish Kanamadi 26 Jun '14

26 Jun '14

Dear Professionals, Greetings! Centre for Library and Information Management Studies, Sir Dorabji Tata Memorial Library, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai is a major c entre involved in capacity building of LIS professionals. It offers PG Diploma, Masters and PhD Programmes in Library and Information Science with a focus on digital libraries, knowledge organization, e-Resources Management and web based information services. Being offered since 2010, this One Year dual mode programme is spread over two semesters and focus of providing hands on training on Digital Libraries (D Space, GSDL) , Library Automation (Koha) and Content Management Systems like Drupal. It uses contact classes for on-campus and Moodle e-learning platform for its off-campus sessions. It is aimed at creating trained manpower to handle digital libraries and electronic resources. There is a burgeoning need for trained librarians in the light of national priorities like National Mission on Education through Information and Communication technology (NME-ICT) and National Knowledge Commission (NKC). This programme will equip librarians with skills of digital library and information management to play a bigger role in their organizations. The salient features of this programme are well crafted curriculum, expert faculty, enhanced emphasis on hands on lab experience, sound theory and experiential learning unique to TISS. Last date for submission of application is 10th July 2014 Please visit the following websites for prospectus and application form. http://www.tiss.edu/admissions-2013/post-graduate-diploma-in-digital-librar… <http://www.tiss.edu/admissions-2013/admissions-open-for-pgdlim-2013-14/admi…> or at http://library.tiss.edu/pgdlim.html We will also be happy to answer your queries. Thanks and Regards, Satish Kanamadi PhD C chairperson Centre for Library and Information Management Studies Tata Institute of Social Sciences V N Purav Marg, Deonar MUMBAI - 400088 , INDIA Tel: 91-22-25525283, 255252 8 4 ,255252 72, 25525274 Email: satish(a)tiss.edu <satish(a)tiss.edu> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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RECRUITMENT NOTICE: Library Assistant at National Institute of Fashion Technology, Gandhinagar
by संजीव कुमार जैन 26 Jun '14

26 Jun '14

National Institute of Fashion Technology (A Statutory Body under the NIFT Act, 2006) Setup by Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India NIFT Campus, GH-0 Road, Near Infocity, Gandhinagar-382 007, Gujarat. RECRUITMENT NOTICE Advertisement No. NIFT/GNR/Estt/2014 The National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Gandhinagarinvitesapplications for the following posts to be filled on CONTRACTbasis. Machine Mechanic Junior Assistant *Library Assistant* For details, please refer our website http://www.nift.ac.in/gandhinagar/rec.html -- *Sanjeev Kumar Jain* *National Institute of Fashion Technology* NIFT Campus, GH-0 Road, Near Infocity Gandhinagar- 382 007 Gujarat, India Phone No : +91 - 79 - 23265101 http://www.nift.ac.in/ -- 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 BNPRADHAN＠CUO 26 Jun '14

26 Jun '14

Dear Colleague, Can u pls. send the following article for one of our faculty. Theoretical Influences on the Establishment of Inclusive Practices *DOI:*10.1080/0305764960260108 -- धन्यवाद सादर - विजय Thanking you Regards - Bijay ********************************************** *बिजयानंद प्रधान* ବିଜୟାନନ୍ଦ ପ୍ରଧାନ *Bijayananda Pradhan, M.Sc., MLISc., UGC-NET* *सेंट्रल यूनिवर्सिटी ऑफ़ उड़ीसा* *Central University of Orissa* *कोरापुट -७६४ ०२०* *Koraput-764 020* e-mail: ncsipradhan(a)yahoo.com Ph : 09437491428, 06852-288207 ********************************************** *“A library is a place where a person can go and return empty handed, still carrying a lot of things with him”* Please do not print this email unless it is absolutely necessary. The information contained in this electronic message and any attachments to this message are intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) and may contain proprietary, confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies of this message and any attachments. WARNING: Computer viruses can be transmitted via email. The recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ADMISSION OPEN FOR PGDLAN 2014-15 BATCH
by Sandeep Bhavsar 26 Jun '14

26 Jun '14

Dear All I am delighted to state that the Seventh batch of PGDLAN course will commence from July 2014. As you may be knowing that the Joshi-Bedekar College’s Post-Graduate Diploma in Library Automation and Networking (PGDLAN) is a proactive step to bridge the gap between theory and need-based application of ICT among working librarians. In other words, it is an attempt to develop technology savvy librarians to take on new challenges of information management. The main features of this course are: v · Content: 75% Hands-on Training/Practice; 25% Demonstration and Lecture. v · Project: A socially relevant, web enabled information product has to be developed. v · Timings: Sundays from 9 am to 5 pm. Instructors: Experienced Teachers and Instructors from the technical fields. Please visit http://vpmthane.org/prospect%202006/Prospectus_of_PGDLAN_2011.htm to get details of objectives of the course, content, eligibility, nature of assessment, standards of passing, fees, online application form, last date for application etc. You may take the course on your own or may get sponsored from your institution. For more information, Please be in touch with Prof. Narayan Barse at 99690 51287. -- *Regards * *Sandeep Bhavsar* B.com, M.Lib.I.Sc SET, M.Phil, American Library Association - FERA 2011 fellow Librarian Dr. V N Bedekar Institute of Management Studies Thane (W) 400601 Mumbai INDIA Mobile : 9987049099 www.vpmthane.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Announcements of SALIS Awards for the year 2013
by Mailing List Admin 26 Jun '14

26 Jun '14

Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 21:32:32 -0700 From: Arunachalam Hariharan <hariharan_ah(a)yahoo.com> Dear SALIS Members and Members of the LIS community, On behalf of Founder President, President and Governing Council of SALIS, I pleased to announce that SALIS invites an application/nominations from the members of LIS community for the following awards . 1. Dr. Harish Chandra-Sushila Chandra Best Librarian Award (National Level Award) Sponsored by Dr. Harish Chandra, Librarian, IIT Madras 2. AutoLib-Tamilnadu-Best Librarian Award Sponsored by AutoLib Software System, Chennai 3. AutoLib-Tamilnadu-Best Young Librarian Award (below 40 years) Sponsored by AutoLib Software System, Chennai 4. A.N.Marappan Memorial National Best Young Librarian Award (below 40 years) (National Level award) Sponsored by Dr.A.M.Venkatachalam,Senior Librarian,Chettinad College of Engineering and Technology, Karur, TamilNadu A committee constituted by the President, SALIS will select a suitable candidate for each award among the nominations/applications received strictly based on the criteria fixed for the award. If suitable candidates are not found for the award, the committee will nominate deserving LIS professionals strictly based on the criteria fixed for the award. All the awardees will be presented memento, shawl and citation during the two day SALIS 2014 - National Conference on "National Conference on Reaching the Unreached: Connecting the Library Users and Resources through InnovativeServices and Technologies” on 8th August 2014 during the inaugural function. Last date for the receipt of application/nomination is 12.7.2014. Application forms can be download at www.salis.in visit: http://www.salis.in/ see under News & Announcements See the messages scrolling To download the desired application from, please click and wait.. You may also send a mail to salis_info(a)yahoo.co.in for receiving the application by mail with the subject name as 'Application fo SALIS Awards". All the details of the awards, eligibility, instructions, application form, etc are available at SALIS website. The filled-in application form along with the supported documents ( hard copies ) should be sent by post only to: The President SALIS 32G, 2nd Main Road Sabari Nagar Extension, Mugalivakkam Chennai - 600 125 Instructions: 1. Applicant should be a citizen of India. 2. The applicant should be a working library professional who holds at least Bachelors degree in library science or its equivalent. 3. Interested professionals should apply in the prescribed application form only 4. Senior professionals can also nominate deserving candidates using the prescribed application. 5. The application form can be downloaded from the SALIS website at www.salis.in 6. Filled application as per instructions given with supported documents should reach SALIS office on or before 12.7.2014. 7. Please note that application only will be accpted with documentary evidence only in hardcopy wherever required. 8. Softcopy of the application will not be accepted. 9. A committee constituted by SALIS will scrutinize the received application/nomination forms from eligible candidates and select one applicant for each award based on the criteria set for the award. If suitable candidate for each award is not found, the committee will nominate eligible candidate for the award strictly based on the criteria for the award. 10. The decision of the committee constituted by SALIS, to select the candidate for the award is final. 11. Award Committee has the right to post-pone or cancels the award for any unavoidable reason. 12. No enquirey will be entertained about to know the stauts of the award 13. The result of the award will be communicated to the awardess and also to the forum 14. All correspondence should be addressed to the ‘ The President, 32G, 2nd Main Road, Sabari Nagar Extension, Mugalivakkam, Chennai –600 125 with best regards Founder President, President, General Secretary and SALIS Governing Council

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Key Answers of K-SET Examination held on 8th December 2013
by shekarappa 26 Jun '14

26 Jun '14

K-SET Examination held on 8th December 2013 Key answers available below website http://kset.uni-mysore.ac.in/key_answers.php -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Level Workshop on 'Advanced DSpace' at GIPE, Pune from 25 - 27 Aug 2014
by GIPE PUNE 25 Jun '14

25 Jun '14

Dear All Greetings from the GIPE Library! DSpace is the most implemented digital library software around the world. According to Directory of Open Access Repository (DOAR), of the 2679 registered Repositories, 1133 (42%) are using DSpace. Whereas, in India, of the 69 Repositories, 43 (62%) are using DSpace. Due to varying technical skills of the administrators, it is observed that most of these repositories use different versions from DSpace 1.6 to DSpace 4.1 and also some of the powerful features of DSpace are underutilized. Considering this, GIPE has planned a workshop on 'Advanced DSpace' to bring all the repositories under one version and make use of the most of the DSpace features. Another purpose of this workshop will be to develop a pool of experienced DSpace experts by providing hands-on training with ample practical knowledge that will enable them to build most effective digital repositories in India using DSpace. Workshop will comprise of lectures, demonstration and hands-on training using latest DSpace in detail. Each participant will be provided with a dedicated machine. Resource Person: Prof A R D Prasad, Documentation Research and Training Centre (DRTC) , Bangalore Target Participants: LIS Professionals, Digital Library Administrator, and DSpace Administrators with working knowledge of DSpace. Number of participants is limited to 20 only. The participants will be selected on first come first served basis. Topics that will be covered during the Workshop. 1. DSpace installation on Unbuntu from scratch 2. Customization of input worksheets 3. DSpace access restriction & authorization (based on IP, Domain) 4. Import/Export 5. DSpace hit search, did you mean, request copy feature, Item Mapper, Disable User Login etc. 6. OAI-PMH / ORE 7. Solr, Sword, LNI, REST protocol 8. Vocabulary control and 9. Using Library of Congress authority files 10. DSpace statistics based on Solr 11. Discovery Module 12. Embargo Configuration 13. Item level versioning 14. Enabling Google Scholar 15. DSpace Customization of screens, mails 16. Customizing Language interface 17. DSpace backup/restore and upgrade Registration fees: Rs. 4000/- Only. Includes Workshop Kit on CD-ROM (LibLiveCD with LUbuntu 12.4 LTS, Koha 3.16, Drupal 7.28 and DSpace 4.1) and working Lunch and Tea / Coffee. It can be paid by cash or Cheque / DD drawn on any nationalized bank in favour of Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (GIPE) payable at Pune and must reach the workshop coordinator before 15 Aug 2014. Accommodation: Non-Air Conditioned Accommodation with prior request will be arranged at S M Joshi Socialist Foundation (Four KMs away from GIPE) on payment of Rs. 300/- per day per person from 25 August 2014. For Registration Form and any other queries, please write to gipelibrary(a)gmail.com Nanaji Shewale (Ph D) Librarian Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics B M C C Road, Deccan Gymkhana Pune 411004 (India) T: 91 20 25679940 (Direct) T: 91 20 25654288, 25650287 Ext 401 http://www.gipe.ac.in http://dspace.gipe.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Millions of images for research
by Subbiah Arunachalam 25 Jun '14

25 Jun '14

Friends: Here is some good news for the researchers you support in your institutions. This was sent to me by Johan Oomen: I just came across this announcement from Yahoo Labs: "One Hundred Million Creative Commons Flickr Images for Research”. More information here: http://yahoolabs.tumblr.com/post/89783581601/one-hundred-million-creative-c… Best wishes, Arun -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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