Dear Prof. Arunachalam, I saw the exhibit with interest. It is a good idea, however the arguments and pictures do not really convince. The investment in science is for a better tomorrow. I am sure if India stops investing in research and transfer the funds as an aid for social uplifting, several poor families would be in a better condition. But, as we all know, this is shortsightedness. A convincing exhibit should have a comparison of percentage of increase in prices of journals vis a vis other commodities. Regards, - Murari Tapaswi -----Original Message----- From: Subbiah Arunachalam [mailto:subbiah.arunachalam@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2009 5:20 PM To: lis-forum@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in; oadl@yahoogroups.com; iaschandra@gmail.com; prakash@ias.ernet.in Cc: murari@nio.org; goudar@css.nal.res.in; vva@niscair.res.in; vasu@qmedkf.org.in; cg@csir.res.in; alokpaul@gmail.com; radha@cecri.res.in; Guna1970@gmail.com; mu.madhan@gmail.com; khkreddy@ipc.iisc.ernet.in; naveen.mathad@gmail.com; ramesh chander; cdevakumar@gmail.com; ntyaduraju@icar.org.in; head_usi@iari.res.in; mkukrishna@gmail.com; pitchappanrm@yahoo.co.uk; G Chandrasekar; mks@niscair.res.in; akshivakumar@gmail.com Subject: An exhibit highlighting the rising cost of library journal subscriptions Friends: Here is an exhibit highlighting the rising cost of library journal subscriptions to support faculty and student research. Please spread the word among all researchers - professors, scientists, research students. You may print the two pictures and put them up on noticeboards. Best wishes. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] http://astech.library.cornell.edu/ast/engr/about/StickerShock2.cfm www.nio.org www.reefindia.org www.mangroveindia.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.