007241   Sharma S;Deolia A (Library & Information Science Dep, Kurukshetra Univ, Kurukshetra, Email: sanju_sharma2004@rediffmail.com) : Job involvement as a key component of work culture: a study based on survey of the library professionals of the special libraries of Delhi NCR. Int J Libr Inf Netwk Knowledge 2017, 2(1), (NULL).

This study examines the Job Involvement as a key component of work culture prevailing among the library professionals of the special libraries of Delhi - National Capital Region. The study is based on a survey, conducted on 280 library professionals of special libraries located in and around Delhi and NCR. The results indicate that there is no significant difference with regard to job involvement of professionals of all ranks and files of these special libraries. Also, the observed value of overall job involvement of these library professionals is not very promising and measured around moderate level.

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007240   Parmar S S (NO, B K Birla Centre for Education, Pune, Maharashtra, Email: sagenderparmar@gmail.com) : Paperless procedure of library collection development- a case study of online book purchasing and magazines subscription at B. K. Birla Centre for Education, library. Int J Libr Inf Netwk Knowledge 2017, 2(1), (NULL).

Library, an essential part of set up in a school, triggers the magical world in a child.s life providing the better understanding on a progressive society through the moral stories. Being the biggest classroom of the school it has undergone many changes due to the technological development by introducing e-content to the tiny tots. When on one side school libraries started proving readers with e-content with the purpose to save papers in the growing society than why not adopt the method of online purchasing in collection development to make the procedure paperless. This article explores a new online method of procurement of books and subscription of magazines practiced at B.K.Birla Centre for Education, Library (BKBCL). Following this method one can make the up to certain extent collection development procedure paperless. It elaborates steps in detail regarding online acquisition of the books and subscription of the magazines for the library by maintaining folders in librarian system.

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007239   Panduranga Swamy M;Kishore A (Lib & Inf.Sc Dep, Dravidian Univ, Kuppam, Email: pandumlib@gmail.com) : Patrons preferences and opinions on print and electronic resources at Indian institute of management (IIMs) libraries of South India. Int J Libr Inf Netwk Knowledge 2017, 2(1), (NULL).

The growth of electronic resources and digital libraries has significant impact on traditional libraries. The attitudes of patrons tend towards make use of electronic resources over than printed. The study explores the perception of IIMs patrons about electronic resources. The study found that patrons prefer to use e-journals and in some extent e-books than printed version. Further, OPAC system of catalogue searching is pervasively followed in all the libraries under the study.

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007238   Padmaja M; (Library & Information Science Dep, Dravidian Univ, Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh, Email: manne.padmaja72@gmail.com) : Use of electronic information resources by the MBBS students, PG doctors and faculty members of medical college libraries in Andhra Pradesh - a study. Int J Libr Inf Netwk Knowledge 2017, 2(1), (NULL).

The present study explores the use of e-resources by the MBBS Students, PG Doctors and Faculty members in medical college libraries in Andhra Pradesh and highlights the purpose/motive of retrieving information from electronic resources. Structured questionnaire was designed for the purpose of data collection. The results of the study show that most of the respondents use electronic information resources daily. Google is the most frequently used search engine. MBBS students opined 'to prepare for examinations' and is the strongest motive of retrieving information from electronic resources, whereas for PG doctors 'participation in seminars/conferences' and Faculty members 'for writing articles'. 'Limited access to computer terminals' is the major barrier assigned by MBBS students. PG doctors and Faculty members assigned the reason as 'Too much information retrieved'. Finally, most of the respondents are dissatisfied with electronic resources provided by their libraries.

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007237   Mukh M (NO, Chitkara International School, Chandigarh, Email: monika.mukh@chitkaraschoo.in) : Information seeking behavior of students in the context of digital age services at Chitkara international school library - a case study. Int J Libr Inf Netwk Knowledge 2017, 2(1), (NULL).

The technology integration has made a drastic change in society and among children and youth alike. Information seeking behaviour is mainly concerned with them who seek varied kinds of information for varied reasons, also how information is found, evaluated and used, and how their needs can be identified and satisfied. It is a process in which the users purposefully search for information by identifying, searching, selecting, interacting and analysing with appropriate sources of information. It's a proven fact that technology has brought in many opportunities to developing countries like India. The concept of information seeking behaviour in digital era is challenging. In view of this, my study is undertaken to assess students' information needs, information seeking behaviour in digital environment through the information services, provided by Chitkara International School Library.

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007236   Dhoble S;Sudhir Kumar (School of Studies in Library and Information Science, (Faculty of IT), Vikram Univ, Ujjain-456 019, Email: shilpadhoble1@gmail.com) : Applicability of Lotka's law in mustard research publications in India-a scientometic study. Int J Libr Inf Netwk Knowledge 2017, 2(1), (NULL).

The paper is based on analyses of 3588 papers collected from CAB Direct. Studies authorship pattern and applicability of Lotka's Law by counting number of publications by each author. Applies Chi-square test to test hypothesis and finds the law still applicable on this research.

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007235   Chauhan S K (NO, Jaypee Univ of Information Technology, Waknaghat, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, Email: sureshbabal@gmail.com) : Plagiarism: efforts to combat with it. Int J Libr Inf Netwk Knowledge 2017, 2(1), (NULL).

Today, plagiarism has become one of the most critical and debatable aspects of academic and scientific research. While writing research papers, articles, dissertations and theses researchers use many information sources, print, digital, online information since long. In the process it become quite difficult to remember the ideas taken by reading others. works and use them without citing or without attributing original research. Later they come to know that they have plagiarized in ignorance. Copying text, using other.s ideas, paraphrasing one.s own ideas, text citing without references etc are treated as a form of plagiarism. In the time of internet and availability of only print resources can make things critically crucial since copy and paste is quite common. It is important that researcher should know permission of copying or referring number of words in a sentence from earlier published resources and to know amount of plagiarism being commonly allowed. Many researchers have been found using his/her similar ideas in different papers by recycling their own words which is known as self-plagiarism. Although, various academic institutions have already started making students and faculty aware about the plagiarism but a constructive approach is still needed to define plagiarism and non-plagiarism issues in detail. Some institutions have already come up with the plagiarism policy for themselves. Many of the institutions are using various tools to deal with plagiarism. The librarian can also play an important role in making students/faculty aware about the various critical issues to combat plagiarism such as, what to cite, when to cite and how to cite information during their research work. The paper throws light on background of plagiarism, its impact, consequences, tools, and some efforts to combat it.

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007234   Chandrashekara J;Mohan B S;Nayana H (NO, Vidya Vikas Institute of Engineering and Technology, Mysuru, Karnataka, Email: jpschekar@gmail.com) : Web-based library services in visvesvaraya technological university research centers libraries in India: an analysis of researcher's perspective. J Adv Res Libr Inf Sci 2016, 3(3-4), 30-6.

To meet the changing needs and expectations of our users, the Visvesvaraya Technological University research center Libraries are building a suite of Web-based services, including accurate information, provides useful information, providing high quality information, library information on the web site is relevant, clear instruction and provide website like to institutional repository, In building a robust and flexible system for managing digital reference services, the Libraries is using technology to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of these services, while providing a ubiquitous, point-of-need service to library users. The project was initiated after analyzing the existing systems identified by unmet need for Web-based services. A well-structured questionnaire was administered to research scholars of 92 research centers of Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) to collect data regarding the effectiveness of library Web-based services and analyze the level of researcher's satisfaction. The project incorporates several methodologies to assess outcomes, user satisfaction, and performance. The responses were analyzed using statistical techniques (SPSS tool was used for data analysis). All the VTU research center libraries are not able to accommodate every researcher wishes for web-base services and facilities.

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007233   Arora A K;Sharma S (NO, Panjab Univ, Chandigarh, Email: akajayarora@outlook.com) : Technology adoption at selected National Institute of Technology libraries of northern India: librarians' perception. Int J Libr Inf Netwk Knowledge 2017, 2(1), (NULL).

The present article is a study to determine the perception of NIT Librarians. towards adoption of technology at selected NIT Libraries of Northern India. The study is based on questionnaire survey of the selected Librarians.. The article investigates the current use of technological tools and expertise levels of the librarians in using them. It also determines the perceived advantages and disadvantages of the technology as well as barrier factors which affects the adoption of technology at NIT Libraries. The result showed that the librarians are inclined towards technology and it is imperative to embrace change. However, hurdles like reliability of technology, unskilled staff and lack of adequate budget are making the delays in technology adoption in NIT Libraries.

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007232   Ali R;Khan H R;Parveen H (NO, Moradabad Institute of technology, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, Email: rashid_lib@rediffmail.com) : Use of digital resources by the students and faculty members of Moradabad Institute of Technology, Miradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India: a survey. J Adv Res Libr Inf Sci 2016, 3(3-4), 15-25.

In recent years, digital resources have become most popular sources of information for the students, research scholars, faculty members and library professionals. The present study was designed to find out the necessity and usage of digital resources by the students and faculty members of Moradabad Institute of Technology, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. This study is based on survey method, Data collected through questionnaire, interview and observation techniques. Response of 260 students and 50 faculty members were taken for data analysis and interpretation. Results show that majority of students and all the faculty members are aware with the digital resources. A large majority of students and all the faculty members are using Internet and E-Journals for academic purposes. Maximum number of students and faculty members admit that digital resources can be good substitute for conventional resources. Study also reveals that students and faculty members are also faced the problem in using digital resources like generation of redundant information and lack of subject coverage. Some recommendations also have been given to improve the use of digital resources.

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006198   Verma M K;Devi K K (Library & Information Science Dep, Mizoram Univ, Aizawl, Email: manojdlis@mzu.edu.in) : Web content and design trends of Indian institutes of management (IIMs) libraries website: an analysis. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2016, 36(4), 220-7.

Website plays an important role in every institution and every organisation. Websites are the gateway to an institution through online mode. Libraries' websites wcbpages help the users to get all the information online related to the facilities and services provided by their respective libraries of an institution. IIM are the pioneer management institutions and the libraries website/web page are to be maintained properly where the information should be easily accessible by the user without any hindrance. The study is based on the information available in the library webpage of the concerned universities. A checklist was designed and the library web-pages were evaluated based on the previous evaluations of websites conducted by different authors.

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006197   Shri Ram;Paliwal N (Central Library, Thapar Univ, Patiala-147 004, Email: shriram2576@gmail.com) : Management of university research publication: a case study of JUIT publication database (JPubDB). DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2016, 36(4), 212-19.

Along with the teaching, publications and research output, national and international funding has become essential criterion for benchmarking and performance measurement of the university. To stand and compete with stakeholders, it is essential to carefully monitor the impact of university publication over global research. The role of the library becomes more important to take a lead in monitoring and management of the university publications. A library needs to gather, organize and maintain publication in a standard format and take appropriate measure to disseminate research with global community. Further, it is essential to assess the research impact of the publication through different methodologies such as bibliometrics or web metrics. The purpose of this paper is to develop a database of university publication with the acronym 'JPubDB' (JUIT Publication Database: available at http://juit. ac.in/jpubdb), in order to cpllect, analyse and organised at one place and market the research publication with global community. The provisions have been made to link each publication with each faculty profile and department in a standard citation style, assess the citation count through Google Scholar, sharing of publication through social networking tools, and if the full text of any publication is available, that can be downloadable in copyright free mode.

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006196   Segun-Adeniran C D;Adebayo O;Itsekor V O; Michael-Onuoha H C (Centre For Learnin Resources, Covenant Univ, Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria, Email: chidi.segun-adeniran@covenantuniversity.edu.ng) : Process of migrating from Alice for windows software to millennium software: covenant university experience. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2016, 36(4), 228-34.

The whole essence of the library lies is providing the information to users they require at the right time, using a fast and easy way. For Covenant University, the migration from Alice for Windows to Millennium software in 2010 brought about a complete change in the library workplace. This paper brings to the fore all the efforts and processes that was engaged to bring on board Millennium software for library operations in Center for Learning Resources. It also looks at the hitches encountered during the process and how these hitches were tackled. Suggestions are also given on how to successfully automate library resources and migrate from one software to another.

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006195   Madhusudhan M (Library and Information Sciences Dep, Delhi Univ, Delhi-110 007, Email: mmadhusudhan@libinfosci.du.ac.in) : Development of web directory of aerospace testing facilities in India. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2016, 36(4), 240-7.

The paper is an outcome of a major research project funded by the Aeronautics Research and Development Board (AR&DB), DRDO. The primary intent of this project is to create a web-based database of testing facilities in aerospace and to facilitate sophisticated searchable database on WWW platform. The output of the project report can be treated as a working catalogue to provide narrative information describing each facility, its testing capabilities, unique characteristics, location, organisation, key persons, etc. Usage of the database is divided into passive and active. It enables to identify specific data requirements needed to quantify the status of the country's technological maturation from which an assessment can be made for research, development and testing of future aerospace vehicles. It also helps in designing standard operating procedure for providing Aerospace Test facilities existing in DRDO labs to the private sector (including under 'Make in India' initiative) on payment basis.

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006194   Jessy A;Rao M;Shivananda Bhat K (Library and Information Science Dep, Manipal Univ, Manipal-576 104, Email: jessysav28@gmail.com) : Citation analysis of academic publications to identify subscribed journals usage: a case study. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2016, 36(4), 194-8.

The multiplicity of journals, financial constraints and the ever increasing needs of the user community necessitated the libraries to develop need based information resources. Journals are key to scholarly communication and study of the utilisation of subscribed electronic journals (e-journals) is important for libraries. A case study of usage of the subscribed e-journals in the KMC Health Sciences Library of Manipal University (MU), Manipal was conducted through citation analysis from the year 2010 to 2014. The study was performed with the objectives to determine-citations of subscribed e-journals made in academic publications of five health sciences institutions of MU, Manipal; annual growth rate of the publications and the citations; and frequently cited journals and those selected for publishing their documents. The Scopus citation database was used to retrieve all documents published /rom the five health science institutions using affiliation search, and from their reference list, the number of citations to the subscribed e-journals of the library were manually recorded. The study identified subscribed e-journals that were cited in published documents, cited frequently, and were selected for publishing the documents. The outcome showed that citation analysis is a practical and reliable method to provide usage information of the subscribed e-journals of the library.

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006193   Iroaganachi M A;Durodolu O;Omatseye T J (Covenant Univ Ota, 1023 Ota Ogun State, Nigeria, Email: mercy.iroganachi@covenantuniversity.edu.ng) : Migration to viable platform for effective library operations: millennium experiences of two academic libraries in Nigeria. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2016, 36(4), 235-9.

The study assessed migration of digital content and provision of viable platform for effective library operations; the Millennium experiences of two academic libraries in Nigeria. This was with a view to providing valuable information for stakeholders to guide them in software subscription and development. The descriptive survey, method was adopted for the study, eighteen librarians/ 5 para-librarians from Covenant University and 20 Librarians/ 8 para-librarians from University of Lagos constitute the target population. The purposive sampling technique was adopted. Instruments of data collection were interview, focus group discussion (FGD) and Questionnaire. The study revealed that migration experience to Millenium software was not so smooth and easy. Respondents preferred it however because it is web-based and has wide range of operations and upgrade options to suit any emerging demand in the future etc. The challenges faced by the librarians include: Subscription to individual right to access (pot) in Millenium, vendor/host controlled actual content with Millenium, absence of in-depth feasibility study and testing the product before embarking on the migration exercise. The study recommended that subscription to any software should not be based on individual pot or module as with Millenium software but be open and integrated among others.

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006192   Dash N K;Padhi P (Silicon Institute of Technology, , Bhubaneswar, Odisha-751 024, Email: nsing.dash@gmail.com) : LSQA scale: a tool for measuring users' perceptions of service quality in libraries. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2016, 36(4), 181-93.

The main aim of the study is to develop library service quality assessment (LSQA) scale. Both qualitative and quantitative procedures are used to confirm the reliability and validity of the LSQA scale. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) with varimax rotation is employed to indentify underlying dimensions of service quality of library. The LSQA scale includes four dimensions: (a) library infrastructure/environment, (b) library collection, (c) library services, and (d) library staff, which contains a total of 44 items. The reliability score Cronbach's alpha for the scale is found to be 0.969, which shows the excellent nature and a strong relationship of each item. The LSQA scale mean and standard deviation is found to be 162.61 and 35.077, respectively. Kaiser-Meyer-OIkin value of sampling adequacy of the scale is found to be 0.932. It is hoped that the LSQA scale could help library professionals and scholars better understand users' needs, to significantly improve and enhance the service quality of libraries.

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006191   Chaudhry B;Verma P K (NO, School of Management, OPJS Univ, Churu, Rajasthan) : Citations review analysis of human resources innovation capabilities. Int J latest Technol Engng Mgmt appl Sci 2016, 5(5), 85-92.

In today competitive business environment, Human Resources Innovation Capabilities are also the most important capabilities for an organization to growth and explore. If an organization have the innovation capabilities on the context of HRM that organization can survive well. Every business is facing challenges because of speedy development of Information technology and its envelopment in the business therefore for survival, a holistic innovation capabilities are required for an organization. Holistic innovation capabilities in term of technology, Human resources, marketing flexibility etc. The objective of this is to do an extensive review analysis of Human Recourses Innovation's Capabilities. After doing literature review, the authors found out that few studies are available which are related to Human Recourses Innovation's Capabilities and very less attention has been given by researchers in this context, therefore, the main aim of this study to do citations review analysis of all studies related to Human Recourses Innovation's Capabilities and also found out the gaps for the future research.

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006190   Chakrabarty A;Roy S (Computer Science and Engineering Dep, Triguna Sen School of Technology, Assam Central Univ, Silchar, Assam, Email: chakrabarty.anirban@rediffmail.com) : Personalised information recommender using framework for ontology alignment among digital libraries. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2016, 36(4), 199-204.

In the digital era ontology is considered as one of the powerful tools for knowledge representation and efficient information retrieval. Ontology alignment is a process that discovers mapping between source and target ontologies, where each mapping is a relationship based on some similarity measure. This paper, has presented a new context aware alignment approach that needs little human intervention and it can map multiple ontologies to generate user interest dynamically. The objective is to design and develop an ontology alignment model that provides more benefits to its stakeholders in sharing resources and searching across digital libraries based on priorities of users. The experimental results evidently indicate significant improvement in search results when user profile and navigational pattern ontologies are aligned with digital library ontology.

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006189   Ashok Kumar;Gupta R;Gupta B M (NO, M.M. Univ, Mullana, Ambala-133 207, Email: ritu7648@gmail.com) : Scientometric assessment of global publication output on RFID with reference to India during 2006-15. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2016, 36(4), 205-11.

The present paper attempts to study the performance of India in RFID research using a series of bibliometric indicators. As seen from SCOPUS database, India's research output cumulated to 632 publications in 10 years during 2006-15. Indiais ranked13thtop country in the world in RFID research; it accounted for 2.58 % global publication. India showed faster growth rate of 20.69 % CAGR compared to -0.42 % by the world in RFID research during 2006-15. India's citation impact was low, 1.32 citations per paper; its output in terms of international collaborative publications was also low, accounting for just 9.81 % during 2006-15. The top 15 most productive Indian organisations in RFID research together contributed 35.60 % publications share and 38.18 % citation share during 2006-15. The top 15 most productive journals together accounted for 47.44% share of total country output in RFID research during 2006-15. Computer science accounted for the largest publication share (57.44 %) in RFID research output, followed by engineering (49.21 %), social sciences (7.28 %), mathematics (6.01 %), materials science (5.85 %), business, management & accounting (5.54 %) and physics & astronomy (4.75 %) during 2006-15.

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006188   Amita K;Shankar S V (Pathology Dep, Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences, Balagangadharanatha Nagara, Nagamangala Taluk, Mandya-571 448, Karnataka) : Impact factor as a journal evaluation tool and its impact. J med Sci Hlth 2016, 2(1), 1-4.

The academicians, researchers, or scholars all around the world have been influenced by some factors before publishing their research. They are also curious to understand the fate of the articles published and its impact. This analysis is referred to as bibliometrics, which works based on citation analysis. One of the important bibliometric tools is the "journal impact factor (IF)" or "IF." Most of the researchers particularly the relatively young in the field of research are not aware of the concepts of IF. This article provides a brief insight regarding IF and alternative metrics in the evaluation of a journal.

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006187   Agarwal P;Banu N;Manasa M;Vimala G;Savitha D;Rani S;Santhoshi M (Pharmaceutical Dep, Management and Regulatory Affairs, Geethanjali College of Pharmacy, Cheeryal, Hyderabad, Telangana-500 301, Email: p_agarwal189@yahoo.co.in) : Post approval changes in biological products. Int J pharm Sci Res 2016, 7(5), 1829-56.

The post approval changes are the changes made to biological products that have received an approval and to provide the data to support a change which would be considered sufficient to allow a determination of the impact of the change on the quality of the approved products as it relates to safety, efficacy and/or effective use of the products. After the approval of NDA or ANDA, the applicant may make post approval changes, provided the changes are reported to the FDA under the appropriate categories. Section 506 A of the Federal Food, Drugs and Cosmetics act and 21 CFR 314.70 provide for three reporting categories of the post approval changes namely: major change, moderate change and minor change. There are many reasons for making changes to pharmaceutical products after the original regulatory approval is obtained. Company change control procedures should detail how changes are evaluated and implemented as well as how the change impacts stability and what data will be needed to support the change. The regulatory group will determine the strategy for submission based on a review of the technical assessment of the change and the appropriate regulatory guidance.

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005157   Tyagi A K;Senthil V (DESIDOC, DRDO, Metcalfe House, New Delhi-110 054) : Library automation in India: Assessment of library services platform. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2015, 35(6), 408-16.

Automation efforts in libraries have moved from standalone database systems to cloud-based systems, traversing generations of library management system (LMS) and integrated library management system (ILS) in between. This paper attempts to traverse this transition with emphasis on present-day technological state-of-affairs in the libraries. The traditional terminologies vis-a-vis the cloud associated architecture has been touched upon. The paper introduces library specific tenant- based software services over the cloud architecture and also the associated maturity model. Apart from ILS, other facets of library automation have been talked upon with examples from libraries providing such aggregation or dissemination services The paper lays special emphasis on library service platforms in use in India. An internet search was done to locate the cloud- based library software in use and thereafter a listing of major vendors and providers promoting these software were made. Questionnaires were sent to such vendors and exploratory study was conducted to overcome the non-respondent bias and the usage statistics extracted. Koha was found to be the most common open source in use over the cloud through a paid support from three of the eleven vendors in India. Only two clouds- enabled proprietary software are available at present, e-Granthalaya and Cybrarian<^>T with former having the support from Government and hence has more installations. A detailed analysis on suitability of an ILS for a library indicated that single-tenant SaaS model suits large libraries while small group of homogeneous libraries can do with multi-tenet SaaS model. Still, library SaaS is in its infancy in India.

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005156   Thakuria B;Saikia P (Microbiology and Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Dep, Gauhati Medical College and Hospital, Guwahati, Assam, Email: bandana.thakuria@gmail.com) : Predatory publisher and impact factor: the Murky landscape of scholastic publication. Indian J med Microbiol 2016, 34(3), 392-3.

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005155   Sujatha D;Padmini K (Library and Documentation Facility, SDSC SHAR, ISRO, Sriharikota, Email: sujamohanm@gmail.com) : IEEE transactions on antennas and propagation: A bibliometric study. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2015, 35(6), 443-9.

This paper examines the bibliometric analysis of 3442 papers published in the journal IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation during the period 2010-2014. The data was taken from the archives of the journal available in printed and online form. The study focuses on the articles published with respect to year-wise growth of the articles published, authorship pattern, collaborative measures like collaborative index, degree of collaboration, collaborative coefficient, modified collaborative coefficient, subject-wise distribution of articles, contribution of Indian authors, contribution of each country based on authors' nationality, number of references in each issue, year-wise references and citation analysis on the articles published in this journal during the above period. Finally, contribution of Indian authors during these five years is also highlighted.

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005154   Poornima A;Jagadeeswaran R;Kannan B;Sivasamy R (Remote Sensing and GIS Dep, Tamil Nadu Agricultural Univ, Coimbatore-641 003, Email: jagawaran@tnau.ac.in) : Genetating cadastral base for Kolathupalayam village in Tamil Nadu from high resolution LISS IV sensor data. J appl nat Sci 2016, 8(4), 2007-10.

In the present study an attempt was made to generate cadastral base from high resolution satellite image (LISS IV) and to integrate with land use land cover information. The digital cadastral map with survey number for Kolathupalayam village in Erode district of Tamil Nadu was scanned, digitized and parcels were extracted. Similarly parcels or field boundaries were digitized and extracted from satellite image and were statistically compared by area. The area obtained from both the source through digitization correlated well with a pearson correlation of 0.87 and it was significant at 5 per cent. Thus, the area comparisons from both methods are significant indicating boundaries of individual fields generated from satellite image matched well with the one generated from cadastral map. The cadastral base generated from satellite image was overlaid on the classified image (level III output) to identify and generate land cover information against each survey number. Thus, the LISS IV data can be used for the identification and extraction of cadastral boundaries with good accuracy.

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005153   Londhe N L;Patil S K (Library and Information Science Dep, Jayakar Lib, Savitribai Phule Pune Univ, Ganeshk Road, Pune-411 007, Email: nagesh@unipune.ac.in) : Success and abadnonment of OSS library management systems. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2015, 35(6), 398-407.

The purpose of this article is to study the open source library management systems (LMSs) and to find the present development. The development and community activity is studied by examining 'release activity' and 'mailing list /discussion forum activity by applying different the methodologies. Other aspects of open source library management systems such as longevity, features, license, documentation, technology used are also studied. It is found that out of 31 open source library management systems only 15 systems are currently active. Maximum active open source LMSs have institutional support. Fifty per cent of LMS project are inactive or abandoned. This study covers success and abandonment aspects of open source LMSs and provides current status open source library management systems.

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005152   Jalal S K;Sutradhar B;Sahu K;Mukhopadhyay P; Biswas S C (Central Library, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur-721 302, Email: jalalsk1971@gmail.com) : Search engines and alternative data sources in webometric research: An exploratory study. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2015, 35(6), 427-35.

Web contents are interlinked at each other through hyperlinks. Inter-linking nature of web explores significant sources of information. In the context of exploring hyper-linking behaviour of the web and retrieving relevant information, search engines and web crawlers play a predominant role as data sources but search engines had mostly withdrawn their supports after December 2011. An attempt has been taken to evaluate search engines (Google, AoL, Bing, Yahoo!) using some criteria and found that AoL has the highest coverage among these search engines. The paper also identifies various alternative data sources to carry out webometric research. The finding of the study shows that majestic.com is a predominant and comprehensive data source among alternative data sources in webometric research.

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005151   Hussain A (King Saud Univ, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arbia, Email: akhtar.a47@gmail.com) : Search engines as an effective tool for library professionals. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2015, 35(6), 389-97.

Search engine is a computer program that searches documents on the internet containing terms being searched by a user. This study discusses the search engines, an effective tool for library professionals. The study determines the various aspects of search engine including background of search engines, and how search engines work. Further, it analyses the internet search techniques, i.e., basic, advanced and refine search. The paper highlights the effective use in searching information on internet on the basis of Boolean operators AND, OR, NOT and proximity searching, etc. Finally, it highlights the categories of search engines.

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005150   Gavali R (Sardar Patel Institute of Technology, Bhavans Campus, Munshi Nagar, Andheri (West), Mumbai-400 058, Email: rgavali@gmail.com) : Discovery service for engineering and technology literature through google custom search: A case study. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2015, 35(6), 417-21.

Discovery service in libraries has gained momentum in recent years owing to the influence of search giants like Google. Library users are expecting one search solution in similar lines with Google search engine to retrieve information from different sources, viz., library catalogue, bibliographic and full text databases, open access resources, etc. To meet this demand, new age discovery tools such as Summon and Knimbus have emerged and libraries are increasingly subscribing to such services to maximise use of electronic resources. There are also some open source tools, but their deployment is not widely seen in libraries. In this paper an attempt has been made to explain, how Google Custom Search Engine (GCSE) can be used as discovery service for subscribed, un-subscribed and open access resources.

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005149   Garg K C;Srivastava J;Bebi (CSIR-National Institute of Science Technology and Development Studies, K.S. Krishnan Marg, New Delhi-110 012, Email: gargkc022@gmail.com) : Journal of intellectual property rights: A bibliometric analysis of cited references. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2015, 35(6), 436-42.

The aim of this study is to examine the time lag between the receipt of paper and its subsequent publication in the journal, the structure of the IPR literature, type of documents cited by the papers and identification of core journals in the field of IPR using Bradford's law. The study also identifies the place of origin of the cited journals and the disciplines with which these dealt. The analysis indicates that the average time lag between receipt and its consequent publication is about 4 months. Highest number of papers is published in the sub-discipline of intellectual property rights and its related aspects. Nearly 40 journals constitute the core of the cited journals. Most of the cited journals are published from USA, UK and India. It is observed that most of the cited journals belong to the disciplines of law, economics and management.

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005148   Bilawar P B (Balasaheb Khardekar Library, Shivaji Univ, Kolhapur, Maharashtras-416 004, Email: pbb_lib@unishivaji.ac.in) : Use of mobiles by library and information science professionals: A survey. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2015, 35(6), 422-6.

Due to proliferation and multi-disciplinary relevance in all the subjects, lot of digital information in various formats is knocking the doors of the knowledge seekers and it can be accessed by using tools and techniques of information and communication technology (ICT). The present study is on how library and information science (LIS) professionals use mobile phones for getting access to the information, usefulness of mobile technologies in their learning activity, their attitudes towards use of mobile devices and its impact on their behaviours. The results reveals that majority of LIS users most frequently use mobiles for communication purpose operating from their homes and expend 1-2 hours daily on mobiles using a 3G network. They are well aware about search techniques and skills to access information on internet over mobiles and use it for downloading implications by not participating in online discussion/ chatting forum on internet. Further survey perceived that they are not using mobile for financial transaction and online shopping. The paper concluded that basic knowledge accompanied with self-learning skill is the pre-requisite for easy handling of mobile and its related technologies for all kinds of professionals.

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004138   Sukula S K;Babbar P (NO, Central Library, Jawaharlal Nehru Univ, New Delhi-110 067, Email: Shivasukula25@gmail.com) : Marketing and building relations in digital academic library: overview of central library, Kawaharlal Nehru university, New Delhi. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2016, 36(3), 143-7.

Though the concepts of marketing and public relations are interrelated yet the example of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Central Library reflects how these have been walking hand-in-hand together to maximise the usage of library collections and keep the users well-informed. The paper discusses about the various practices taking place at Central Library which have been customised and functioning as tools of marketing. The in-depth analysis of these practices and services has been showing the endeavors in the direction of building relations with user community to achieve optimum use of library resources, specially the digital kinds.

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004137   Sriram V (NO, Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram-695 001, Email: vsrirams@gmail.com) : Social medial and library marketing: experiences of KN raj library. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2016, 36(3), 153-7.

Marketing is essential for attracting potential customers and retaining existing customers. Libraries and information centres are also increasingly entering into the foray of library marketing and public relations using all available means. The various Web 2.0 and social media tools are very convenient for the libraries to market their resources and services. The paper explains various popular social media tools and argues for their extensive use in libraries for marketing and publicity. How these social media tools can be effectively put to use in libraries for marketing its resources and services are explained by illustrating services in the KN Raj Library of Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram.

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004136   Prasad M R M (NO, Centre for Economic and Social Studies, Begumpet, Hyderabad-500 010, Email: mrmp2k8@yahoo.com) : Marketing LIS education through departmental (DLIS) blog: a proposal to build relationship with public and professionals. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2016, 36(3), 148-52.

This paper describes the need of exclusive blog for Department of Library and Information Science (DLIS) in a university to visualise the courses and their syllabi, to showcase the strength of the faculty, to disseminate the LIS research, and to create an online platform to interact with the department authorities, with embedding Web 2.0 tools into their respective blogs. Also, the paper describes the different strategies to develop and sustain a blog for DLIS in a university. Over all this concept of a blog is to create an interactive platform to publicise the LIS education and research to the existing and prospective LIS professionals in the world and particularly in India.

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004135   Popovic Z;Nikic P (Institute for Biological Research, Belgrade Univ, BulevardespotaStefana 142, 11060 Belgrade, Email: zorica.popovic@ibiss.bg.ac.rs) : Traditional knowledge on benefits of yoga practice verified in modern scientific literature: an overview of journals indexed in integrative and complementary medicine. Indian J Tradl Knowledge 2016, 15(3), 378-84.

Total of 195 papers regarding yoga, published from 2001 to 2014 in from 24 journals indexed in Integrative and Complementary medicine, ware extracted from the science citation index (SCI). The most productive journals were: Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, Complementary Therapies in Medicine and BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, in which the cumulative number of papers on this subject constantly increased. The authors from US attained the dominant position, regarding research on yoga practice and theory, followed by Indian, Australian, German and authors from UK. Most of research was conducted by the authors from the same country, less were the result of international collaboration. In total number of papers, reviews accounted with 38 titles, and original research articles with 157. The greatest interest was in publishing results of clinical experiments, particularly RTC studies (randomized controlled trials). Abstract analysis showed a variety of experimental designs, duration of research, subject categories, yoga techniques and reliability of conclusions derived. This paper gives an insight of current status of yoga research within the subject area Integrative and Complementary Medicine, showing the significant number of RTC studies and a great number of pilot and prospective studies with tendency to be expanded to RTC trials. All presented results indicate scientific recognition of yoga as a complementary medicinal practice and its incorporation in integrative medicinal approaches.

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004134   Madhusudhan M (NO, Delhi Univ, Delhi-110 007, Email: mmadhusudhan@libinfosci.du.ac.in) : Use of online citation tools by students and research scholars of department of library and information science, university of Delhi. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2016, 36(3), 164-72.

This paper finds our the citation management and the needs of students of Department of Libary and Information Science, University of Delhi, and how online citation tools fit into their academic and research process. The results indicate that all the respondents are aware of online citation tools and using them occasionally. EasyBib was the popular online citation tool among respondents. The survey results show that most of the respondents learned the online citation tools through department's website. The main purpose of using online citation tools was for their academic/research work. Most of the respondents were accessing online citation tools from the Delhi University Computer Centre. They had not received any formal training for creating online citations. Simplified and easy bibliography and automatic creation of references list are two major benefits of online citation tools. The most obvious impediment is that they have never used the online tools before. Meagre respondents wanted training in using online citation tools for creating efficient references. The findings of the study will not only help the Library and Information Science students about knowing what a citation is and understanding the concepts of citation styles and formatting, but also help citation-related competencies and skills in recognising citations and understanding their functions in research.

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004133   Khanchandani V;Hasan N (NO, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110 016, Email: vanita@library.iitd.ac.in) : Marketing of library resources, services and products: a case study of IIT Delhi. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2016, 36(3), 158-63.

Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi is one of the premier institutes of India and was established in 1961. To cater the research and the teaching needs of the institute, Central Library, IIT Delhi is providing different resources, services and products to the faculty and the students. To maximise the usage and for increasing the importance, libraries in the present era around the world are adopting the different marketing strategies. Marketing besides providing sustainability, also helps in realising the goals of libraries. This paper provides a comprehensive overview on different marketing strategies adopted by libraries with special reference to Central Library, IIT Delhi for reaching to its users and to increase the outreach. The paper is intended to help professionals and the library users in knowing the various resources, services and products provided by the Central Library, IIT Delhi as a model to be explored and followed by other libraries and their administrators.

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004132   Katz D (Library Technology Development Spacialist, Falvey Memorial Library, Villanova Univ, United States of America, Email: demian.katz@villanova.edu) : Triumph of david: a case study in VuFind customization. Ann Libr Inf Stud 2016, 63(4), 241-60.

When Villanova University undertook a major project to restore a large-scale painting with possible ties to the workshop of 17th-century painter Pietro da Cortona, an important component of the work was detailed data collection, including time-lapse and multispectral photography. When this data needed to be presented to the general public, a number of open source technologies were used, including VuFind, the discovery layer developed at Villanova's Falvey Memorial Library. This paper examines how VuFind was used as the glue to tie together the disparate components of the project, and by detailing the implementation strategies selected, demonstrates how VuFind's flexible and extensible architecture allows it to be adapted to a wide range of specialty projects.

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004131   Gupta D K (NO, Vardhman Mahaveer Open Univ, Kota-324 021, Email: dineshkumargupta@vmou.ac.in) : Everything is marketing: an analysis of functional relationships of marketing and libraries. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2016, 36(3), 126-30.

The scope of marketing in libraries is unlimited but has not been fully explored. To understand it more precisely, the scope of marketing by way of its function needs to be understood. The functions of marketing include: Buying, selling, transporting, storing, standardisation and grading, financing, risk taking and market information functions. A relationship between marketing functions and library operations has been established. It is found that the scope of marketing is greater than envisaged in professional literature and most of the library functions can be covered in marketing gamut. Looking at library functions from marketing angle offers greater scope of library marketing

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004130   Dulle F W;Alphonce A (NO, Sokoine Univ of Agriculture, Tanzania, Email: fwdulle@suanet.ac.tz) : Addressing online information resources' access challenges: potentials of resource discovery tools' application. Ann Libr Inf Stud 2016, 63(4), 266-73.

This study was designed to assess the awareness and usage of a discovery tool known as LibHub among undergraduate students in their research projects' undertakings. The study involved respondents who were randomly selected from purposively chosen four degree courses in the Faculty of Agriculture at the Sokoine University Agriculture in Tanzania. Copies of semi-structured questionnaire were distributed to 200 respondents for self-administration. Of the returned copies of the questionnaire, 158 (79%) were found complete and useful for further analysis. The findings of the study indicate that majority of respondents who knew and used LibHub were those who previously attended information literacy trainings at the University as compared to those who had never attended such trainings. Respondents who acknowledged to have used LibHub in their online information search endeavours cited ability to access information from various sources using a single authentication as the major advantage of this research tool. They also pointed out that a single search interface provided by LibHub saved time they spent in searching literature. However, respondents complained of limited number of computers at the University, few wireless points for internet access, and low internet speed as hindrances for effective utilisation of the LibHub in accessing online information resources. The study recommends more institutions to consider adoption of discovery tools in fulfilling their campaigns to foster the utilisation of online information resources.

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004129   Das P P;al et (NDL Team, IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur-721 302, Email: ppd@cse.iitkgp.ernet.in) : National digital library:A platform for pardigm shift in education and research in India. Sci Cult 2016, 82(1-2), 4-11.

India has a major challenge in Education due to its large multi-linguistic population and geographic spread. Several initiatives have been taken over last one and half decades to leverage Information and Communication Technology to address these challenges. However benefits are yet to reach the masses. Ministry of Human Resource Development under National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology has initiated the National Digital Library Pilot Project to develop a framework of a 24x7 facility hosting a huge virtual repository of knowledge with a single-window search facility which can bridge the gaps that exist in the wide range from literacy to advanced knowledge discovery and development of knowledge. In its final contour the system will serye as a pan-India virtual teaching-learning-evaluation-knowledge discovery and innovation platform which will help personalized, self-paced, new-age multi-media education at all levels, act as a platform that can bring fundamental shift in the paradigm of education and research and thus become a true national asset.

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004128   Bhatt R K;Amit Kumar;Yusuf M (Library and Information Science Dep, Delhi Univ, Delhi-110 007, Email: rakeshkumarbhatt@yahoo.co.in) : Marketing of LIS products and services in select economics libraries in Delhi. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2016, 36(3), 131-42.

This paper deals with marketing of Library and Information Sciences products and services of the select economics libraries in Delhi. Marketing, nowadays, is becoming imperative to be applied as it helps a lot to not only overcome the problem of underutilisation of library resources but also help in organisation and management of libraries in much more efficient and effective manner. The paper is a research effort which is being conducted to critically assess the application of marketing philosophy, techniques, and methods adopted by the libraries under study.

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004127   Bhadwaj R K;Jain P K (NO, Nalanda Univ, Rajgir, Bihar-803 116, Email: raajchd@gmail.com) : Marketing of library resources and services: a structured literature review. DESIDOC J Libr Inf Technol 2016, 36(3), 119-25.

This conceptual paper reviews literature on marketing of library products and services, and discusses various ways and means for the same. Several marketing techniques to promote the usage of library resources and services have been highlighted in the literature. It is seen that majority of libraries do not have a marketing culture. It is recognised that libraries need to formulate marketing plan along with financial budget on a yearly basis so that library resources can be utilised optimally. Libraries in developing countries have been struggling to conduct outreach programmes to market their resources and services. Latest technologies such as, Web 2.0 and mobile services have opened up new avenues to do marketing in efficient and cost effective ways. Therefore, libraries should not leave any stone unturned to apply the latest technologies in promotion of resources and services amongst the stakeholders. The funding agencies must formulate guidelines for marketing the library resources and services so that the library resources can be utilised optimally.

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003106   Ulaganathan G;Senthilkumar R (NO, Knogunadu Arts and Science College, Coimbatore-641 029, Email: ulaganathanlib@gmail.com) : Citations and self-citations of Indian authors in earth and geological science journals: a study based on Indian citation index. J advd Res civil envir Engineering 2016, 3(1-2), 1-8.

Indian Citation Index database is a powerful tool to search, track, and measure and collaborate in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities. This article discusses the published research articles, citations and self-citations in the earth and geological science journals which are available in Indian Citation Index. There are 3859 articles published from 5 earth and geological science journals. Among them. Journal of Geological Society of India occupies first position with 1830 (47.42%) articles and Geobios occupies second rank with 743 (19.25%) articles Journal of Mines Metals and Fuels is in third 442 (11.45%). It is pointed out that the frequency of the journals is varying and that is one of the reasons for the strength of articles. Further, in the year 2007, 450 (11.66%) articles are published and it is highest when comparing to other years.

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003105   Singh M P;Sehra S S;Rai H S (GNDEC, , Ludhiana, Punjab, Email: maninderpal85@gmail.com) : Evaluation of volunteered geographic information data quality. J advd Res civil envir Engineering 2016, 3(1-2), 9-17.

Just a few years ago mapping was primarily used incars for navigation but now it enables everything from lucrative location based services to game changing autonomous driving in era of internet of things. Revolutionary computer technology given us method of sharing and computing data contributed by users called Crowdsourcing. This method give rise to Volunteered generated geographical information system such as OpenStreetMap (OSM). The problem with OSM is because of loose coordination and no top-down quality assurance processes and little knowledge about contributors their skills and devices used for mapping. So there is big challenge to the quality of OSM. There is a challenge to the quality of OSM. This article focuses on the quality of assessment of OSM data as compare to Ordnance Survey data, we have assessed the logical consistency of both datasets and it has been concluded as crowdsourced data has got more no features mapped as compare to Ordnance survey data and comparable quality. But with lots of logical errors, It may not suitable for navigation purposes.

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003104   Shah P C (NICTAS & ATIRA Library and Former, Hon. Director, ADINET, Ahmedabad, Email: pcshah05@ymail.com) : Reminiscences and experiences of a senior information professional in formulating effective principles of success in quality customer service: A case study. IASLIC Bull 2016, 61(1), 15-25.

Article describes novel way to think for the success of information centres. Suggests few effective and practical principles of success of private business in various fields, based on author's personal meetings with successful businessmen, who started their business with very small investment and have become excellent middle level successful business entrepreneurs. Author had applied these simple principles / advise for the success of National Information Centre for Textile and Allied Subjects (NICTAS). Author retired from NICTAS in 1998 and with a corpus fund of over Rs. 60 lakhs for future development of NICTAS. Author has got an opportunity to narrate the hidden success of NICTAS in this article.

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003103   Sastry C S;Jagaluru D S;Mahesh K (Centre for Knowledge, Analytics and Ontological Engineering - KAnOE, PES Univ, Ring Road, BSK 3rd Stage, Bengaluru-560 085, Email: drkavimahesh@gmail.com) : Author ranking in multi-author collaborative networks. Collnet J Scientomet Inf Mgmt 2016, 10(1), 21-40.

Methods for ranking authors of research publications generally attach equal value to all citations obtained for the publications. The Page Rank algorithm can be applied by treating each paper as a page and a citation as a link to bring out the differential values of citations thereby overcoming this limitation. However, the twin problems of ranking of papers and ranking of authors cannot be treated separately. In this article, we present a novel Author Ranking Algorithm that interleaves the ranking of papers and authors. The algorithm puts into practice the idea that an author's rank is determined by the quality or rank of papers which cite him while the ranks of the papers in turn depend on the quality of its authors. Further, this algorithm also considers collaborative contribution by factoring in the ranks of co-authored papers. We illustrate the algorithm by applying it to an author citation network consisting of authors who published their works on Web Semantics in the year 2013-2014. We also show how this algorithm is different from previous adaptations of Page Rank for ranking of authors.

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003102   Sangam S L;Arali U; (Library & Information Science Dep, Karnatak Univ, Dharwad-580 003, Email: slsangam@gmail.com) : Growth versus scientific collaboration in the field of genetic: a scientometrics analysis. Collnet J Scientomet Inf Mgmt 2016, 10(1), 9-19.

This paper studies the relative growth rate of research publications versus the collaboration and authorship pattern of Genetics subject of the world and India. Study shows the higher the growth of literature and higher the scientific collaboration. The data has been collected from the articles listed in Web of Science 1993-2012.Discussess the types of collaboration and describe the measures of collaboration. Study Shows the variation with Collaboration Coefficient (CO, Collaboration Index (CI) and Degree of Collaboration (DC).Finally conclude that there is a relation between growth and scientific collaboration in the field of Genetics.

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003101   Saha S;Jangid N;Mathur A;Narsimhamurthy A M (Computer Science and Engineering Dep, , PESIT South Campus, Bangalore-560 100) : DSRS: estimation and forecasting of journal influence in the science and technology domain via a lightweight quantitative approach. Collnet J Scientomet Inf Mgmt 2016, 10(1), 41-70.

The evaluation of journals based on their influence is of interest for numerous reasons. Various methods of computing a score have been proposed for measuring the scientific influence of scholarly journals. Typically the computation of any of these scores involves compiling the citation information pertaining to the journal under consideration. This involves significant overhead since the article citation information of not only the journal under consideration but also that of other journals for the recent few years need to be stored. Our work is motivated by the idea of developing a computationally lightweight approach that does not require any data storage, yet yields a score which is useful for measuring the importance of journals. In this paper, a regression analysis based method is proposed to calculate Journal Influence Score. Proposed model is validated using historical data from the SCImago portal. The results show that the error is small between rankings obtained using the proposed method and the SCImago Journal Rank, thus proving that the proposed approach is a feasible and effective method of calculating scientific impact of journals.

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