---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- From: "AutoLib Software Systems" Date: Wed, August 16, 2017 12:31 pm -------------------------------------------------------------------------- One Day Seminar on Research Publication: Writing Research papers, Citation Analysis and Plagiarism 8th September, 2017 Organized by Department of Library V.H.N.Senthikumara Nadar College (Autonomous) (An Autonomous Institution Affiliated to Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai) Virudhunagar - 626 001 and Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS) Madurai Chapter Venue: V.H.N.Senthikumara Nadar College (Autonomous), Virudhunagar About VHNSN College Virudhunagar Hindu Nadars’ Senthikumara Nadar College was founded in the year 1947 with the aim of bringing the benefits of higher education to the youths of this region. The college is offering 13 UG courses, 7 PG courses and 1 M.Phil programme in regular stream and 5 UG courses, 8 PG courses and 12 M.Phil programmes in Self-finance stream. The College offers Ph.D programmes in English, Chemistry, Botany, Commerce, Physics, Mathematics, Zoology, Microbiology, Computer Science and Business Administration. It also functions in the evenings by offering 6 certificate courses, 5 Diploma Courses, 5 Advanced Diploma Courses and 1 PG Diploma Course. The institution also offers UGC Sponsored B.Voc. (Course on Environmental Assessment and Remediation). The UGC granted autonomous status to the college in 2012. Our College was re-accredited with the Top grade in October 2013 as 'A' Grade in the third cycle of accreditation with 3.17 CGPA by NAAC and in the year2014, the college is recognised as a DST-FIST Sponsored College. About the Library The total area of the library is 13406 sq ft. with the seating capacity of 200. The library has a good collection of 102072 books, 161 periodicals, 6100 back volumes, 2250 donation books, 3587 book bank scheme books. In addition to that, the library has Thesis collection, Question Banks and educational CDs. It is fully computerized with barcoding facilities and has Library Management Software. The library has got the membership of DELNET, American Information Resource Centre and Inflibnet which covers more than 5000 on-line journals. The Library has a separate back volume section for the reference need of research communities. OPAC is made available in 10 systems for locating the books. One server with storage capacity of 8 GB RAM and is available for e-resource management system with GSDL. Specialized services adapted in the library are Earn While You Learn Scheme, Best Library User Award, Students Service Centre, Library Club and Readers Club. About Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS) SALIS is a registered national professional body, actively involved in the development of all spheres of Library and Information Science by organizing various programmes like conferences, seminars, workshops and training programmes on emerging topics throughout the year in various parts of the country through its chapters located in many places. SALIS publishes national and international journals, proceedings and newsletters for exchange of information and knowledge among LIS professionals. SALIS instituted many awards to encourage and motivate LIS professionals. One of the objectives of SALIS is to train the LIS professionals in the country to handle the latest IT tools and techniques more effectively and efficiently and also to understand and adopt the best practices in order to provide high quality library service to the users. About the Seminar Researchers publish their research findings mainly in the form of articles / papers in scientific and technical journals. Scientific publications are considered as important indicator to measure the research output / performance of an individual, institution and also a county. This indicator is directly linked to the career of an individual researcher and also to an institution for getting funds; recognition etc. ‘Publish or Perish’ is the order of the day. There are several factors involved in the process of publication such as preparation of contents for scientific paper, referencing styles and tools, citation databases, publishing ethics and checking for plagiarism, choosing right journal, Impact Factor and H Index etc. This seminar will provide a platform to the participants to get knowledge about the above said issues. Objectives of the Seminar - To understand the publishing process in Peer-Reviewed journals - To understand citation analysis - To demonstrate the use of citation database - To discuss the issues related to plagiarism. - To demonstrate the Reference Management Tool Resource Persons & Topics to be covered Writing and publishing research papers Dr.K.Ramasamy MVM Government Arts College for Women Dindigul Mendeley - Reference management tool Dr.M.Kannan, Asst. Professor, Zoology VHNSN College (Autonomous) Virudhunagar Online Resources, Citation Databases - Web of Science, Scopus, Google Scholar etc. Dr.R.Balasubramani Asst. Professor, DLIS Bharathidasan University Trichy Publishing Ethics and Plagiarism Mr.J.Arumugam, Librarian PSG College of Technology Coimbatore Target Audience Faculty members from all disciplines, Research scholars, Library professionals and Students. The number of seats is limited and the selection will be based on ‘first come first served’ basis. Registration Fee: Rs.200/- Fee includes seminar kit, course materials, working lunch and refreshments. The registration fee is to be paid through DD in favour of “The Principal, VHNSN College” payable at “Virudhunagar” and addressed to the “Organizing Secretary”. Last date for registration: 31.08.2017. Address for Correspondence Dr.G.AMUDHA Librarian V.H.N.Senthikumara Nadar College (Autonomous) (An Autonomous Institution Affiliated to Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai) Virudhunagar - 626 001 www.vhnsnc.edu.in Phone: 04562 280154 Fax: 04562-281338 Mobile: 9965138149 Email: amudhagkani17@yahoo.com Registration Form Name: Designation: Department: Institution: Address: Phone: Mobile: E-mail: Payment Details: Rs. DD no. Date: (Demand Draft should be drawn in favour of The Principal, VHNSN College, payable at Virudhunagar and addressed to the Organising Secretary). Signature: Name: Date: (Photocopy of this form can be used, if required)