Dear Colleague,
The JSTOR India User Forum is rescheduled on 19th November at University of
Hyderabad and 21st November at Jadavpur University.
*About JSTOR:*
JSTOR is one of the most heavily used and widely respected research and
teaching resources of scholarly peered reviewed journals world-wide. At
present more than 300 higher education institutions in India have access to
archived journal content and the participant base is rapidly growing. To
provide an opportunity to learn more about the Indian Higher Education
Community and for the community to learn about JSTOR, JSTOR will be holding
two free regional forums this November. This is JSTOR’s third annual event
of this kind co-hosted with INFLIBNET.
These events will provide opportunities to learn more about the growing set
of resources available on the JSTOR platform, eBook acquisition models, and
preservation services for electronic resources. In addition, presenters
will discuss the ways in which usage analysis and discovery services impact
library resources and acquisition decisions.
*Speakers:*
John Lenahan, Associate Vice President, Institutional Participation and
Strategic Partnerships – JSTOR | Portico
Dr. Jagdish Arora, Director - INFLIBNET Centre
Dr. P.Divakar, Head,Library Services - Centre for Cellular and Molecular
Biology (CSIR)
Dr. Swati Bhattacharya, - Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta
These meetings will benefit Librarians, Library Directors, and Faculty
interested in:
· Strategic Partnerships in higher education in India
· eBooks
· Data driven decision making and collection development strategies
in India
· Preservation of electronic resources
· New initiatives at JSTOR
Please visit below link for registrations. There are not registration fee.
You just need to fill up the form. Detailed agenda for each event is also
available on the registration sites for each location.
Hyderabad:
http://www.eventbrite.com/e/jstor-forum-hyderabad-tickets-13737937541
Kolkata: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/jstor-forum-kolkata-tickets-13738481167
Please confirm your attendance by November 15 as space is limited at each
location. For participation and more information pl. do contact
participation@jstor.org