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How media distort news?

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 https://x.com/NASAAdmin/status/2007210687685337266 The @NYTimes   story does not fully reflect the context NASA shared. At no point is NASA “tossing out” important scientific or historical materials, and that framing has led to several other misleading headlines. This is unfortunate at a time when the world should be energized by a plan to send NASA astronauts farther into space than ever before, return us to the lunar environment with a commitment to stay, alongside historic investments in an orbital economy and a renewed pursuit of science and discovery. The facts: - The physical library space at Goddard is closing as part of a long-planned facilities consolidation approved in 2022 under the previous administration. - NASA researchers will continue to have access to the scientific information and resources they need to do their work. - NASA follows a deliberate process to evaluate materials, ensuring they are digitized, transferred to other libraries, or otherwise pre...
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Librarians are non-vacation staff

Government of Kerala 81. The earned leave admissible to an officer in permanent employ serving in a vacation department, in respect of any year in which he is prevented from availing himself of the full vacation, is such proportion of 30 days as the number of days of vacation not taken bears to the full vacation. If in any year the officer does not avail himself of the vacation, earned leave will be admissible to him in respect of that year in accordance with the provisions of Rules 78 and 79 above.  Note 1.- A vacation department is a department or part of a department to which regular vacations are allowed during which the officers serving in the department are permitted to be absent from duty.  Note 2.-The Principal, the Superintendent, the entire office staff, sergeant (if any) and the gardeners of the following institutions will be treated as nonvacation officers with effect from the dates specified against each: 1. Government Arts Colleges : 1.11.1959  Note...
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Responsible conduct of research (RCR)

Responsible conduct of research (RCR) is defined by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as “the practice of scientific investigation with integrity.” RCR refers to a set of ethical guidelines for researchers to follow while designing, carrying out, and reporting research projects. Honesty, precision, efficiency, and impartiality are at the core of the RCR principles. RCR education is provided by most of the universities in USA. It usually covers the topics: Data acquisition, management, sharing and ownership Publication practices and responsible authorship Mentorship and mentor training – mentor/mentee responsibilities and relationships Peer review Collaborative research Research misconduct and questionable Research Practices Scientific rigor and reproducibility Protection of human subjects Welfare of laboratory animals Conflicts of interest and commitment Safe research environments – harassment, bullying, and inappropriate behavior Scientists as responsible members of society Co...
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African Journal of Biological Sciences: A predatory journal in Scopus

 Hello Team RetractionWatch, I would like to report a case of a journal named "African Journal of Biological Sciences".  The journal is index in Scopus at  https://www.scopus.com/ sourceid/21101106407 Scopus does not mention a homepage for the journal nor given a link to the journal. Scopus has calculated CiteScore 2023 as 0.8. All the articles of the journal are indexed in Scopus. It is interesting to note that all the text on the homepage "About the Journal" and "Journal Policies" are images. The image on the homepage shows the cover of a print version of the first issue of the journal bearing ISSN XXXX-XXXX. Editors with no relation to the field On the page "About the Journal" ( https://www.afjbs.com/about- the-journal ) the the Editor-in-chief is "Dr Eugene A Silow" without any affiliation. But on the page, Editorial Board ( https://www.afjbs.com/ editorial-board ) the "EDITOR IN CHIEF" is "Dr. SHERIF Hassan". Fr...
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Journals do not require RNI registration from March 2024

The Press & Registration of Periodicals Act, 2023 removes books and journals from the purview of registration necessitated by the old Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867; the new Act defines a periodical as “any publication including a newspaper which is published and printed at regular intervals containing public news or comments on public news but does not include a book or a journal of scientific, technical, and academic nature.” Therefore, “book, or a journal including a book or journal of scientific, technical and academic nature” does not require registration with Press Registrar General of India. https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=2010874 Act is available at https://mib.gov.in/sites/default/files/Press%20and%20Registration%20of%20Periodicals%20Act%202023.pdf Key differences between the PRB Act, 1867 and the PRP Bill, 2023:   Registration of periodicals: The 1867 Act provides for the registration of newspapers, periodicals, and books. It also p...
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Library and Information Science textbooks of CBSE PLUS ONE and PLUS TWO

 Library and Information Science textbooks of CBSE PLUS ONE and PLUS TWO syllabus +1 textbook , 2014. Also available here . +2 textbook , June 2015 Library and Information Science Class-XI January, 2022, CBSE, Delhi Library and Information Science Class-XII January, 2022, CBSE, Delhi LIBRARY AS LEARNING RESOURCE CENTRE Library as Resource Centre , August 2013 Library Systems and Resource Management Student Handbook, Class-XII December 2016 STUDY MATERIAL Library and Information Science (836) Class - XII (2018-19)
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Many quote library is heart of institution. But what is the exact source?

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  THE REPORT OF THE UNIVERSITY EDUCATION COMMISSION (DECEMBER 1948 – AUGUST 1949) CHAPTER IV STANDARDS OF TEACHING XI-Libraries 50. Importance of Libraries The library is the heart of all the university's work … Both for humanistic and scientific studies, a first-class library is essential in a university.   The full text of the document is available at the websites of Education for All in India , Academics-India.com and  St Martin's Engineering College, Secunderabad .
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