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Plagiarism instances

 CNR Rao, 3 others in plagiarism row Feb 20, 2012 https://www.deccanherald.com/content/228708/cnr-rao-3-others-plagiarism.html

Article retraction

 Misconduct Is the Main Cause of Retractions in Life-Sciences Journals By ZoĆ« Corbyn on October 1, 2012, Scientific American https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/misconduct-is-the-main-cause-of-retractions-in-life-sciences-journals/ A Sharp Rise in Retractions Prompts Calls for Reform By Carl Zimmer April 16, 2012, The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/17/science/rise-in-scientific-journal-retractions-prompts-calls-for-reform.html

Scholarly publishing: History and how should it be?

 The (mostly true) origins of the scientific journal, By Bonnie Swoger on July 27, 2012, Scientific American https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/information-culture/the-mostly-true-origins-of-the-scientific-journal/ Why do we need academic journals in the first place? Mathew Ingram Feb 22, 2012 https://gigaom.com/2012/02/22/why-do-we-need-academic-journals-in-the-first-place/ Cracking Open the Scientific Process By Thomas Lin Jan. 16, 2012, The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/17/science/open-science-challenges-journal-tradition-with-web-collaboration.html Publishing: Open to possibilities Stephen Pincock 27 March 2013  https://www.nature.com/articles/nj7442-539a A proposal for the future of scientific publishing in the life sciences, Plos Biology https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3000116 The future of publishing: A new page, Nature, 27 March 2013 https://www.nature.com/articles/495425a THE FUTURE OF PUBLISHING, Nature, 2...

History of predatory publishing (in India)

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Predatory publishers are corrupting open access, Jeffrey Beall, 12 September 2012  https://www.nature.com/articles/489179a Scientific Articles Accepted (Personal Checks, Too), The New York Times, Kevin Moloney for The New York Times By Gina Kolata April 7, 2013 https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/08/health/for-scientists-an-exploding-world-of-pseudo-academia.html Some Online Journals Will Publish Fake Science, For A Fee October 3, 2013 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2013/10/03/228859954/some-online-journals-will-publish-fake-science-for-a-fee Publisher Threatens Librarian With $1 Billion Lawsuit, May 15, 2013 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2013/05/15/184233141/publisher-threatens-librarian-with-1-billion-lawsuit "Get Me Off Your Fucking Mailing List" Is the Easiest Science Paper You'll Ever Read https://www.mic.com/articles/104870/this-insane-science-article-exposes-a-major-problem-in-the-science-world Sham Journal Accepts Totally Absurd But Completely App...

Style guides in government sector

 Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India Style Guide https://saiindia.gov.in/uploads/media/style-guide-20200909121036.pdf https://cag.gov.in/uploads/media/Style-guide-for-use-in-IA-D-20200720134504.pdf Government of UK: Style guide https://www.gov.uk/guidance/style-guide/a-to-z-of-gov-uk-style Attorney General's Office, UK https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/451510/AGO_Writing_Style_Guide.pdf US Government Publishing Office Style Manual https://www.govinfo.gov/collection/gpo-style-manual?path=/GPO/U.S.%20Government%20Publishing%20Office%20Style%20Manual 2016- https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-STYLEMANUAL-2016/pdf/GPO-STYLEMANUAL-2016.pdf Style Manuals in order of appearance Oxford Chicago APA MLA Verify

Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) fund for books in schools

https://www.education.gov.in/en/sites/upload_files/mhrd/files/upload_document/Framework_Final_RMSA_3.pdf#page=26 Purchase of books, periodicals, newspapers etc. Purchase of books with due reference to the lists of books recommended by the KVS (or) List recommended by the State Governments (or) Rs. 10,000 per annum or the actual expenditure, whichever is less. Text Books and Reference Books for teachers should also be included (or)  as per the scheme formulated by Raja Ram Mohan Roy Library Foundation, the nodal agency of Govt. of India to support public library services and systems.  Union government of India is providing Rs 10000 to each school per annum to purchase books. http://www.dhsekerala.gov.in/downloads/circulars/1910120204_circu3.pdf (6) The fund will be used for the following purposes on priority basis. Activities of School/Students d Purchase of books, journals, study materials etc.      10% The share of state government for purchasing books is above...

CBSE Skill Subjects offered at Senior Secondary Level: Library and Information Science

https://www.cbse.gov.in/ https://www.cbse.gov.in/cbsenew/cbse.html SKILL COURSES https://www.cbse.gov.in/cbsenew/list_skill_sub.html List of Skill Subjects offered at Secondary Level https://www.cbse.gov.in/cbsenew/documents//25_Circular_2020ANX3.pdf#page=2 http://cbseacademic.nic.in/curriculum.html Senior Secondary Curriculum (XI-XII) Skill Subjects http://cbseacademic.nic.in/skill-education.html List of Skill Subjects/Skill Modules offered by CBSE(w.e.f. Session 2021-2022) List of Skill Subjects offered at Senior Secondary Level (Classes XI - XII) https://cbseacademic.nic.in/web_material/Circulars/2021/38_Circular_2021ANX3.pdf#page=2 SUB. CODE NAME JOB                              ROLES           MARKS DISTRIBUTION Theory Practical 836               Library & Information Science Library Assistant            ...