Grants for Innovative Libraries in Developing Countries Program

Call for Round I Applications: The New Scholars online grant application proposal system will accept Round 1 applications from May 1st — June 24th.

Grants for Innovative Libraries in Developing Countries Program
Call for Round I Applications: The New Scholars online grant application proposal system will accept Round 1 applications from May 1st — June 24th.

Proposals are welcome for single-year grants in amounts between US$5,000 to US$50,000. Proposals will be accepted for multi-year programs (up to three years) for a total of $100,000.
Please note that in 2012 a new two step application process has been implemented to streamline the submission and review process. First round applications will be accepted through June 24th through the Foundation's online application system. In early July shortlisted candidates will be announced and invited to submit a full proposal in the second round. Grant recipients will be announced in December 2012. Round 1 Applications: May 1st — June 24th


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FREE access to Emerald’s Health & Social Care Collection

The Emerald Health and Social Care eJournal Collection delivers online access to more than 5,000 articles from 22 journals in the areas of: 

Learning/intellectual disabilities 

Mental health 

Criminology, forensic psychology and offending behaviour 

Vulnerable groups including: older adults, children’s services, housing, ethnicity and migration.

 Providing a practical, multidisciplinary approach to research and practice, the collection is an essential resource for those working in the health and social care field. 

Trial the collection now! Simply visit http://www.emeraldinsight.com/tk/hsc-5 

 Free access is to all 22 journals in the Health & Social Care collection.

SABINET Open Access Journal Collection

The collection currently comprises 46 South African journals, which may be searched individually, and provides immediate access to the PDF versions of 6 000+ full-text articles. Of the journals in the collection, 15 appear on the Approved South African Journals list, the ISI list, or the IBSS list. New journal titles and issues are added to the collection on an ongoing basis. Click here for more details

Some of the journals include:

• African Journal of Farm Child and Youth Development (Discontinued)
• African Journal of Health Profession Education 
• CSIR Science Scope
• Current Allergy & Clinical Immunology
•  ESR Review : Economic and Social Rights in South Africa 
• Injury and Safety Monitor (Discontinued)
• Inkanyiso : The Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences   
• Journal of Family Ecology and Consumer Sciences (*)
• Quest : Science for South Africa
• Rostrum : Newsletter of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa
• Scientia Militaria (*)
• South Africa Rural Development Quarterly (Discontinued)
• South African Health Review
• South African Human Rights Yearbook (Discontinued)
• South African Journal of Chemical Engineering (*) (Discontinued)
• South African Journal of Information Management (*)
• South African Journal of Science (%)
• Southern African Business Review (*)

Call for papers: IFLA - Africa Section Satellite Meeting, WLIC, Helsinki, Finland, 2012

The Congress offers an opportunity to present library research outcomes and innovations in a multi-disciplinary international forum. In line with the theme of the 78th IFLA WLIC, Africa Section chose the theme: 'Libraries, the amazing gateway to knowledge and power!'

 IFLA Africa Section invites Librarians, Information Scientists and other stakeholders to submit proposals (abstracts) for papers at the Africa Section Satellite in Helsinki, Finland scheduled to take place on 9th - 10th August, 2012.   Theme:  "Libraries, the amazing gateway to knowledge and power!"

Sub-Themes:
* Libraries: gateways or gatekeepers?
* Web 3.0 in libraries now: amazing, exciting!
* Information literacy: enhancing access to knowledge and power in virtual environment
* Open access and knowledge libraries
* Partnerships and collaboration: inspiring and exciting opportunities for libraries as gateway to knowledge and power

Please send proposals by 17 June, 2012 by email to:   Rosemary Gitachu Secretary, IFLA Africa Section, e-mail:  gitachur@yahoo.com 
Important Deadlines:
 June 17, 2012: Deadline for submission of abstract
 June 30, 2012: Notification of acceptance/rejection of paper
 July 15, 2012: Deadline for submission of full paper 
 For information on the IFLA Africa Section : http://www.ifla.org/en/africa

Call for papers: Enabling academic excellence in African universities

The ACU and INASP are seeking contributions to a special supplement for African vice chancellors, rectors and deputy vice chancellors, to be distributed to the 110 universities in ACU membership.  The aim of this supplement will be to profile what African libraries are already doing to advance the research and teaching missions of their universities, and to demonstrate how they can support this into the future.  We are therefore seeking articles from African librarians and information professionals (including IT professionals) which address any of the key themes set out below.  Articles should profile examples of specific services or initiatives which your library is delivering or developing. They should not simply describe the service or initiative, but should explicitly explain how and why this is helping to address the needs of the university. They may take either an institutional view, or present a national or regional library and information initiative. Interested writers should submit a brief abstract of around 300 words which sets out clearly (bullet points are acceptable) the key arguments which they would wish to make in their piece. 
The deadline for receipt of abstracts is Friday15th June 2012. Dates for final submission of articles will be agreed with selected writers in due course. Any queries should be addressed to the ACU and INASP: Jonathan Harle (j.harle@acu.ac.uk) or Peter Burnett ( : mailto:j.harle@acu.ac.ukpburnett@inasp.info)  : mailto:pburnett@inasp.info

Call for papers: Conference Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA) 14th Annual Conference: 2nd Call for papers

Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA) 14th Annual Conference: 2nd Call for papersLIASA invites submissions of papers and proposals for posters that will contribute to an exciting and creative event. As always, the conference welcomes contributions from all sectors and disciplines that intersect to grow library and information provision.
The deadline for receipt of abstracts for paper presentation and poster proposals is 20 June 2012.
To submit your abstract online go to: "Submit Abstract : http://indico.tlabs.ac.za/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=29

You should also upload your brief CV.
For general queries contact: conference2012@liasa.org.za : mailto:conference2012@liasa.org.za

Advanced Multilingual Online Searches (Search Magic) for MUHAS Students (6th June 2012)

To be conducted at the Directorate of Library Services (MUHAS)
Target group: undergraduate/ postgraduate students
Date: Wednesday, 6th June, 2012
Time: 2-4 PM
Venue: library ICT training room
Content: construction of a search query, Boolean logic, Googlelogy, and use of HINARI&Pubmed database
Note: interested participants are requested to submit their details at the special reserve section, MUHAS library

MUHAS institutional repository is alive!

The MUHAS institutional repository is a newly launched service provided by the Directorate of Library Services in collaboration with the Directorate of Information and Communication Technology to collect, preserve and disseminate electronic copies of research and scholarly works created at MUHAS, and serves as a gateway to disseminate and reach out to similar resources elsewhere. Such publications include journal articles, conference presentations, proceedings, working papers, theses and dissertations. All members of the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences are invited to contribute their research outputs to the repository. Please contact the repository administrator to deposit your works (library@muhas.ac.tz). Click here to access the repository

Google Scholar Citations

Google Scholar Citations provides a simple way for authors to keep track of citations to their articles. You can check who is citing your publications, graph citations over time, and compute several citation metrics. You can also make your profile public, so that it may appear in Google Scholar results when people search for your name, e.g., richard feynman. Best of all, it's quick to set up and simple to maintain - even if you have written hundreds of articles, and even if your name is shared by several different scholars. Get started with Google Scholar Citations.

Google scholar metrics: the easy way to gauge the visibility of your scholarly publications

Google Scholar Metrics provide an easy way for authors to quickly gauge the visibility and influence of recent articles in scholarly publications. While most researchers are familiar with the well-established journals in their field, that is often not the case with newer publications or publications in related fields - there're simply too many of them to keep track of! Scholar Metrics summarize recent citations to many publications, to help authors as they consider where to publish their new research. To get started, you can browse the top 100 publications in several languages, ordered by their five-year h-index and h-median metrics. You can also search for publications by their titles, and then compare the publications that are of interest to you. Finally, if you wish to see which articles in a publication were cited the most and who cited them, click on its h-index number to view the articles as well as the citations underlying the metrics.

Tanzania Journal of Health Research has just published its latest issue

Tanzania Journal of Health Research has just published its latest issue. Visit the website to view the table of contents an ddownload journal articles.

Tanzania Journal of Health Research (TJHR) aims to facilitate the advance of health sciences by publishing high quality research and review articles that communicate new ideas and developments in biomedical and health research. TJHR is a peer reviewed journal and is open to contributions from both the national and the international communities.

7th International Conference on ICT for Development, Education and Training.

Date: 23 - 25 May 2012
Venue: Le Palais des Congres de Contonou, Benin
Registration: http://www.elearning-africa.com/

The Continent's largest gathering of high-level policy makers, decision makers and practitioners from education, business and government - do not miss out on this key event for developing eLearning capacities in Africa.

REMINDER: DIGITAL REPOSITORIES WORKSHOP AT MUHAS (12-15 JUNE 2012)

Once again, the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences through its Directorate of library Services is organizing a workshop on digital repositories together with the Information, Training and Outreach Center for Africa (ITOCA) and Royal Tropical Institute of Netherlands (KIT).
The registration is still open, Register today.
 Venue: The Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS), Tanzania
Date: June 12-14, 2012
Course Fee: US$75
Facilitators from Cornell University in USA, Information, Training and Outreach Center for Africa (ITOCA), Institute of Development Studies in UK, and Royal Tropical Institute of Netherlands (KIT)
 Course Main Topics:
· What are Digital Repositories, their use, history and purpose?
· Greenstone, D-Space, AgriOceanDpace, Drupal, E-Print
· How much money do you need? Planning the budget
· Digitization of material
· Managing the digital library
· Developing successful Information Literacy instruction programs
· Developing technology infrastructure

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New subscribed journals in medicine, physical and life sciences at MUHAS

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society series A Each issue of Philosophical Transactions A is devoted to a specific area of the mathematical, physical and engineering sciences. This area will define a research frontier that is advancing rapidly, often bridging traditional disciplines.

 Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society series BEach issue of Philosophical Transactions B is devoted to a specific area of the biological sciences. This area will define a research frontier that is advancing rapidly, often bridging traditional disciplines. The journal is essential reading for scientists working across the biological sciences.

Proceedings of the Royal Society series A Proceedings A has an illustrious history of publishing pioneering and influential research articles across the entire range of the physical and mathematical sciences. These have included Maxwell's electromagnetic theory, the Braggs' first account of X-ray crystallography, Dirac's relativistic theory of the electron, and Watson and Crick's detailed description of the structure of DNA.

Proceedings of the Royal Society series B Proceedings B is the Royal Society's flagship biological research journal, dedicated to the rapid publication and broad dissemination of high-quality research papers, reviews and comment and reply papers. The scope of the journal is diverse and is especially strong in organismal biology

Biology Letters Biology Letters publishes short, highly-innovative, cutting-edge research articles and opinion pieces accessible to scientists from across the biological sciences. This Royal Society journal is characterised by stringent peer-review, rapid publication and broad dissemination of succinct high-quality research communications

Journal of the Royal Society Interface Journal of the Royal Society Interface is the Society's cross-disciplinary publication promoting research at the interface between the physical and life sciences. It offers rapidity, visibility and high-quality peer review and is ranked fourth in JCR's multidisciplinary category.

Interface Focus Interface Focus is an independent journal launched in January 2011. Interface Focus is the Royal Society's cross-disciplinary themed publication promoting research at the interface between the physical and life sciences. Each issue, containing fully peer-reviewed articles, concentrates on a specific cross-disciplinary subject

Notes & Records of the Royal Society Notes and Records is an international journal which publishes original research in the history of science, technology and medicine up to and including the 21st century.