Papers presented at the National Seminar on
E Publication, Hyderabad, March 2006

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National Seminar on e-publications

A national seminar on electronic publications was organized by the Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Research and Social Action (MGNIRSA) at Hyderabad on March 23rd and 24th, 2006. Click here for a report.

Presented here is a list of a few of the papers presented at the seminar:
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Papers Presented at the National Seminar on E – Publications organized by the MGNIRSA.

1. MEDKNOW
Medknow publishes over 30 medical journals using an open access software through which online submission, peer review etc. is made really simple

2. USERS PERCEPTION ABOUT E-BOOKS IN HYDERABAD by Dr. Ramaiah and Dimple

A study was conducted:

To know the perception, understanding and usage of E-books among users of Hyderabad; and
To come up with recommendations to improve usage of e-books.

3. E-Learning through Media Networks The Indian Scenario by Dr. Rama Rao

Chronology of the development of e learning infrastructure in India.

4. Technological Developments in e-Publishing by Anitha Saravanan

This presentation covers e-publishing models, developments in e publishing and the various formats in use, along with the hardware and software aspects. Also highlights issues related to e-books.

5.DIGITIZATION AND ETDs_Initiatives at IGM Library, University of Hyderabad

Walks you through the initiatives taken by the University of Hyderabad in creating electronics theses and dissertations.

6. DIGITAL LIBRARIES & ELECTRONIC JOURNALS by C.P. Ramasesh

The need and the uses of E-journals, along with some popular ones are discussed.

7. Impact of e-Resources on e-Learning in Higher Education by Dr. G. Narasimhamurthy

E-libraries and E Journals are discussed in this paper presented by the Reader of Library Science in the Government City College, Hyderabad.

8. Project SJPI Demonstrating Significance of OAI Framework for Indian Open Access Journals by Suvarsha Walters

The goal of Project SJPI is to improve the accessibility of scientific literature published in Indian journals by introducing an indexing system.

The objectives to achieve this include:

Installing a prototype Journal content Indexing system, using sample open access journals;
Installing a Harvester - to harvest and search across all the prototype journals;
Demonstration and Consulting editors:
o Demo capture of metadata during the submission process
o Demo power of OAI-PMH through harvester
o Refine OJS with feedback
Organizing workshops to transfer our knowledge to those who are in journal publishing.

9. WEB BASED ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING by S. Radhakrishnan

The emerging trends in electronic publishing.

10. Electronic Resources A Source For Library Marketing In A Special Library by Seema Tare

This paper highlights the need for librarians to market E resources to maximize usage.

11. Refining LIS education in the ePublishing environment need of the hour by Dr. K. Padmini & Sudha Rani

1Library Information Science (LIS) is witnessing a vast change caused by automation, digitization, communication technologies, networks, globalization, etc. The implication of these new trends demand a change in the present curriculum of LIS, to accommodate the needs of the new Information market.

12. THE FUTURE OF INDIAN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES IN E-PUBLISHING- by Dr. Prabha

Library Professional Education is rapidly changing, to meet new demands. To optimize investment and to work within limited budgets, libraries may need to form creative partnerships and alliances with other libraries and stakeholders.

13. A MODEL OF E-RESOURCES ORGANIZATION AND ACCESS By Uma and Susheela

Libraries find that sharing e –resources is simpler than print resources. A look at the issues involved in the organization and enabling of access to e-resources.

14. E-books and libraries metadata and access by Krishnamurthy Hegde

The E-Book collections of the JRD Tata Memorial Library at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.

15. E-publications & Legal Deposit_ Pertinent Issues in Indian Context by Asha and Aparna

This paper makes a case for enabling Legal Deposits, which is the means for gathering together the nation’s published heritage and development. It is also a statutory provision, enforcing legal binding to publishers for depositing their works in designated institutions.

16. Implications of eBooks in libraries by Anuradha and Usha

Highlights the challenges faced by libraries in the present electronic era – in procuring, organizing, accessing, storing, preserving and sharing documents of various types.

For purchase of the seminar hand book containing sixty papers, contact:
Dr. C.K. Ramaiah
Director, Centre for Information Science, MGNIRSA
cis.dsrf@gmail.com

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