Copyright issues in the academic environment

The paper highlights the issues in the prominent copyright case between some big publishers and a Delhi University photocopy shop. The paper also addresses the question of whether the present copyright system in India requires a relook in view of the changing socio-economic conditions of our society and the world at large. Concludes that supporting students and researchers in their study and research are essential and some changes are required in the present copyright toward this end. Open Access (OA) publishing is a step in that direction

Copyright issues in the academic environment

The paper highlights the issues in the prominent copyright case between some big publishers and a Delhi University photocopy shop. The paper also addresses the question whether the present copyright system in India requires a relook in view of the changing socio-economic conditions of our society and the world at large. Concludes that supporting students and researchers in their study and research are essential and some changes are required in the present copyright toward this end. Open Access (OA) publishing is a step in that direction

A history and development of peer-review process

152-162The paper shows the importance of peer review process in the scholarly communication system and discusses both the closed and the newly emerging open peer review models. It also examines the peer review system at the scholarly academies or societies in their nomination systems for prizes, rewards, etc. It also discusses the various facets of the newly developed open peer review models now prevalent in various journals. The paper may help to understand and appreciate the role played by peer review in the scholarly communication system and the efforts being made to make it more transparent

A history and development of peer-review process

The paper shows the importance of peer review process in the scholarly communication system and discusses both the closed and the newly emerging open peer review models. It also examines the peer review system at the scholarly academies or societies in their nomination systems for prizes, rewards, etc. It also discusses the various facets of the newly developed open peer review models now prevalent in various journals. The paper may help to understand and appreciate the role played by peer review in the scholarly communication system and the efforts being made to make it more transparent

A historical perspective of Ganot’s book in Maharashtra

Translation plays an important role in the transmission and diffusion of knowledge from one geographical location to another. India has a long and rich tradition in this process. From the time of astronomer king Jai Singh and later with the colonial British rulers, science education evolved and transformed with this translation process of foreign texts into vernaculars. The translation of Adolphe Ganot’s physics books may be viewed from this perspective. Ganot’s physics books, particularly his ‘Traité’ and ‘Cours’ were popular throughout the world in the nineteenth century. India was no exception. In English, these were known as books on natural philosophy. The only Indian language in which his book ‘Cours’ was translated was Marathi. The present note gives a brief overview of the translated version of Ganot’s ‘Cours’ in Marathi

Copyright issues in the academic environment

The paper highlights the issues in the prominent copyright case between some big publishers and a Delhi University photocopy shop. The paper also addresses the question whether the present copyright system in India requires a relook in view of the changing socio-economic conditions of our society and the world at large. Concludes that supporting students and researchers in their study and research are essential and some changes are required in the present copyright toward this end. Open Access (OA) publishing is a step in that direction

A history and development of peer-review process

The paper shows the importance of peer review process in the scholarly communication system and discusses both the closed and the newly emerging open peer review models. It also examines the peer review system at the scholarly academies or societies in their nomination systems for prizes, rewards, etc. It also discusses the various facets of the newly developed open peer review models now prevalent in various journals. The paper may help to understand and appreciate the role played by peer review in the scholarly communication system and the efforts being made to make it more transparent

Challenges and Opportunities of Academic Libraries in India Because of COVID-19

The paper discusses the impact of the current pandemic caused by COVID-19 on the academic libraries in India. It identifies four areas concerned with an academic library namely, space, collection development, service, and the overall management to discuss the challenges and opportunities faced by them in view of the COVID-19. It shows how COVID-19 posed several challenges to run the academic libraries in India in comparison to the pre-COVID-19 period regarding these areas. It also presents opportunities to the libraries. It suggests that if the libraries use these opportunities, it may prove to be beneficial to it in the long run

Resolving the confusion of the authorship attribution of a Bengali book

The present paper aims to determine whether the Bengali book Londoner Naksa ebong France Bhraman (Wondrous Capers at London and Travelling in France) was written by the geologist Pramathanath Bose (P.N. Bose). To find it out, two well-established style markers often used in authorship attribution studies; namely, function words and punctuation marks, are used here. The result shows that possibly this book was penned by the geologist P.N. Bose. As a corollary, it may also be added that this approach may be used in future authorship attribution studies involving Bengali writings

Resolving the confusion of the authorship attribution of a Bengali book

406-410The present paper aims to determine whether the Bengali book Londoner Naksa ebong France Bhraman (Wondrous Capers at London and Travelling in France) was written by the geologist Pramathanath Bose (P.N. Bose). To find it out, two well-established style markers often used in authorship attribution studies; namely, function words and punctuation marks, are used here. The result shows that possibly this book was penned by the geologist P.N. Bose. As a corollary, it may also be added that this approach may be used in future authorship attribution studies involving Bengali writings