Dear Professional colleagues and friends, I am very happy to inform you that the Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS) is being in the process of publishing a peer reviewed journal with international coverage called ‘SALIS Journal of Library and Information Science” (ISSN 0973-3108) from the calendar year 2007 onwards. It is an an Official Journal of SALIS which will be published as quarterly. I express my sincere thanks to Dr.Harish Chandra, Librarian, IIT for accepting our request to assume the role of Editor-in-Chief for the journal. Many leading Library and Information Science professionals and experts in our country and also abroad have accepted our invitation to serve members of the Editorial Advisory Board. I also express my sincere thanks to them. The coverage of the journal is given below: Coverage: Library principles, practices and administration, TQM, benchmarking, trends and developments, policy formulations and issues, LIS services, metric and user studies, evaluation of library and information systems, services and products, LIS education and training, web based information services, information literacy, information and knowledge management, IPR, ICT applications, e-resources and e-services, metadata creation and standards, search engines, subject gateways and data mining, digital initiatives, standards, preservation and conservation strategies, open source initiatives, content development and e-publishing, human resource development, knowledge skills and capacity building initiatives I request all our professional colleagues and friends in India as well as in abroad to contribute your research work for publication in the journal . I also seek your support, views, opinions, suggestions, etc to make this journal as one of the best in our field. Kindly send your research work for publication to: Dr. Harish Chandra Editor-in-Chief SALIS Journal of Library and Information Science Indian Institute of Technology Madras Chennai 600 036, Tamil Nadu, India Ph: 91-44-22574951 e-mail: hchandra@iitm.ac.in The Other details of the journal are given below. Kindly send a mail if you need printed journal brochure. Thanking you. A.Hariharan President SALIS hariharan_ah@yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------- JOurnal Brochure ----------------------------------- SALIS Journal of Library and Information Science ISSN 0973-3108 An Official Journal of SALIS Published by Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science SALIS Journal of Library and Information Science Scope: To disseminate latest developments, research activities, important work done in the field of Library and Information Science and Technology(LIST) and also to exchange knowledge, experience, issues and solutions among professionals and other interested groups. Coverage: Library principles, practices and administration, TQM, benchmarking, trends and developments, policy formulations and issues, LIS services, metric and user studies, evaluation of library and information systems, services and products, LIS education and training, web based information services, information literacy, information and knowledge management, IPR, ICT applications, e-resources and e-services, metadata creation and standards, search engines, subject gateways and data mining, digital initiatives, standards, preservation and conservation strategies, open source initiatives, content development and e-publishing, human resource development, knowledge skills and capacity building initiatives. Contributions: Articles are invited based on research work, case studies, practical applications, report of important projects, short communications, etc. Author’s Responsibilities: Copyright: Articles submitted to the journal should be original contributions and should have not been published previously or submitted elsewhere for consideration to any other publication at the same time. An undertaking has to be signed by the author that the article submitted is not an infringement of any existing copyright and the author will indemnify the publisher against any breach of any existing copyright. Each article should accompany a prescribed journal article form duly completed and signed by the author. Manuscript Guidelines: Manuscript in English should be in triplicate and typed in MS-WORD with double spacing, wide margins, and on one side of an A4-size bond paper. All submissions must be accompanied by a covering letter giving affiliation and full address, e-mail, telephone, of all the authors. The length of the article should not exceed 5000 words or 8 (eight) pages. Title : Should be concise, specific and complete Abstract: Maximum 200 words highlighting the significance of the research, scope, methodology, and conclusion Keywords: Up to 8 (eight) Table: Must be numbered consecutively in Roman numerals Figures: Must be numbered consecutively in Indo-Arabic numerals. Charts/graphs/line drawings in jpeg formats at least 300 dpi resolution and 10 cm wide References: Chicago style (15th Ed.) Examples: Book: Davis, Paul. The Fifth Miracle: The search for the origin of life. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1999 Journal: Burnett, Kathleen and Eliza T. Dresang. “Rhizomorphic Reading: The Emergence of a New Aesthetic in Literature for Youth.” Library Quarterly 69 (October 1999 ): 421-45. Reference list in author-date style Journal: Burnet, Kathleen, and Eliza T. Dresang. 1999. Rhizomorphic Reading: The Emergence of a New Aesthetic in Literature for Youth. Library Quarterly 69 (Oct.): 421-45. Book: Davis, Paul. 1999. The Fifth Miracle: The Search for the Origin of Life. New York: Simon & Schuster. Submission: Final version of manuscript should be submitted as an e-mail attachment. The author should ensure that the article is complete, grammatically correct and without spelling or typographical errors. All permissions that may be required to reproduce illustrations or previously published materials or to cite unpublished data or personal communications should accompany the manuscript in writing. Major changes are rarely permitted after an article has been accepted. Authors are advised not to submit the downloaded papers. The Publisher/Editorial Board reserves the right of addition, deletion, alteration and rejection of the articles without any prior intimation to the author(s). Editor-in-Chief Dr. Harish Chandra Librarian, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India hchandra@iitm.ac.in www.harishchandra.com Co Chief Editor Dr. S. Muralidhar, Scientist ‘E’, CVRDE (DRDO), Chennai saramurali@yahoo.com Editorial Advisory Board Dr. Jagdish Arora Librarian & National Coordinator, INDEST-AICTE Consortium IIT Delhi jarora@library.iitd.ac.in Dr. A. Amudhavalli Professor & Head, Dept. of Information Science, University of Madras, Chennai amudha75@yahoo.com Mr. Jay Bhatt Information Services Librarian (Engineering) Hagerty Library, Drexel University, U.S.A. jay_bhatt_98@yahoo.com Prof. Pieter A. Van Brakel Cape Peninsula University of Technology Cape Town, South Africa, vanbrakelp@cput.ac.za Mr. Prakash Chand Coordinator, CSIR E-Journals Consortium NISCAIR, CSIR, New Delhi prakashc@niscair.res.in Dr. Rajwant S. Chilana Associate Professor of Library Administration and South Asian Studies Librarian University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana, USA, rchilana@gmail.com Prof. Robert Davison Dept of Information Systems City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong isrobert@cityu.edu.hk Dr.G.E.Gorman, FCLIP, FRSA, Professor, School of Information Management, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand Gary.Gorman@vuw.ac.nz Prof. C.R.Karisiddappa Chairman, DLIS, Karnataka University, Dharwad kasiddappa@gmail.com Dr. H.K. Kaul Director, DELNET, Delhi, hkkaul@delnet.ren.nic.in Prof. I.V. Malhan Head, DLIS, University of Jammu, Jammu imalhan_47@rediffmail.com Mr. Allireza Noruzi Faculty Member, DLIS, University of Tehran, Iran nouruzi@gmail.com Prof. B.S. Nigam Head, DLIS, MCRP University, Bhapal NOIDA Campus, D12A Sector 20, NOIDA-201301 profbsnigam@rediffmail.com Prof. Edward Proctor Electronic Resources Librarian & Associate Professor of Library Science Missouri State University, USA edwardproctor@gmail.com Prof. Pravakar Rath Head, DLIS, Mizoram University, Aizawl pkrath_99@hotmail.com Dr. A. R. D. Prasad Associate Professor DRTC, Bangalore ard@drtc.isibang.ac.in Prof. N. Laxman Rao DLIS, Osmania University, Hyderabad naglaxman@yahoo.com Mr. Reyaz Rufai Librarian, University of Kashmir, Srinagar rufai@kashmiruniversity.net Dr. Shalindra Kumar Reader, DLIS, Delhi University, Delhi shail3@yahoo.com Dr. Diljit Singh Faculty of Computer Science & Information Technology, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur diljit@um.edu.my Prof. Jagtar Singh DLIS, Punjabi University, Patiala jagtar.kindu@gmail.com Dr. S. Surianarayanan Librarian, S.P.K College, Alwarkurichi tvl_avittam@sancharnet.in Prof. M. Suriya Head, DLIS & Librarian, Annamalai University au_suriya@rediffmail.com Prof. VG Talwar DLIS, University of Mysore muvgt@yahoo.co.in Mrs. Pradeepa Wijetunge, Director, NILIS,University of Colombo, Sri Lanka director_nilis@yahoo.com Associate Editors Mr. Jesudas Manalan Librarian, Bishop Heber College, Tiruchi Mr. L. Parisutharaj Librarian, NIT, Tiruchi Mrs. V. Sakthi Regha Librarian, MSSW, Chennai Mrs. Lata Suresh Librarian, IIHM, Jaipur Editorial Assistance Mr. K. Karunairaghavan Mr. Sanjay Kataria Mr. P. Panneerselvam Mr. S. Pasupathy Mr. C. R. Sekar Mr. G. C. Shivakumar Periodicity: Quarterly Annual Subscription Rs. 1000 For institution Rs. 750 For members and individuals US$ 250 (Foreign) Please visit http://autolib-india.net/salis to get full details about the journal, instructions to the author, subscription details, declaration by the author etc. or send mail to salis_info@yahoo.co.in or contact (Tel) 91-44-2252 2448/4201 4772 All correspondence regarding submission of manuscripts, publication, book reviews, forthcoming professional events and advertisements should be addressed to: Dr. Harish Chandra Editor-in-Chief SALIS Journal of Library and Information Science Indian Institute of Technology Madras Chennai 600 036, Tamil Nadu, India Ph: 91-44-22574951 e-mail: hchandra@iitm.ac.in URL: http://www.harishchandra.com Printed and Distributed by Murugan Magazine Distributors, Mumbai Payment and subscription enquiries should be addressed to: M/s Murugan Magazine Distributors Pvt. 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