Thursday 20 December 2012

RRC Meeting - Library and Information Services : Growing Global Trends

RANGANATHAN RESEARCH CIRCLE
(An organ of Ranganathan Research Trust, Regd.:25953, 1995)
J8/123, Rajouri Garden, New Delhi

                                 Date   : 19th December, 2012

We have the pleasure to announce the 140th Monthly Meeting of RRC in collaboration with National Social Science Documentation Centre, New Delhi on 22nd December 2012 (4th Saturday) at 10.00 hrs.

Venue     : National Social Science Documentation Centre,
                  35, Feroj Shah Road, Mandi House,
      New Delhi-110 001

Speaker   : Dr. Sangeeta Kaul, Network Manager
                    DELNET, New Delhi

Chairman : Shri P K Upadhayay
                     Technical Director, NIC, New Delhi
 
Topic         : Library and Information Services : Growing Global Trends
  
Kindly make it convenient to attend the meeting and participate to benefit the group by discussions.

Thanking you,

Yours sincerely,

SUBHASH DESHMUKH 
Manager          
Program Committee
Ph. 95124-2578715, 9873680484

Monday 17 December 2012

BOOK OF THE DAY


Rice biofortification: lession for global science & development / Brooks, Sally. Earthscan Publishing, London, 2010. 178p., ISBN 9781849711005. Pathways to Sustainability Series.

Biofortification - the enrichment of staple food crops with essential micronutrients - has been heralded as a uniquely sustainable solution to the problem of micronutrient deficiency or 'hidden hunger'. Considerable attention and resources are being directed towards the biofortification of rice - the world's most important food crop. Through an in-depth analysis of international rice biofortification efforts across the US, Philippines and China, this book provides an important critique of such goal-oriented, top-down approaches. These approaches, the author argues, exemplify a model of global, 'public goods' science that is emerging within complex, international research networks. It provides vital lessons for those researching and making decisions about science and research policy, showing that if this model becomes entrenched, it is likely to channel resources towards the search for 'silver bullet' solutions at the expense of more incremental approaches that respond to locality, diversity and the complex and uncertain interactions between people and their environments. The author proposes a series of key changes to institutions and practices that might allow more context-responsive alternatives to emerge. These issues are particularly important now as increasing concerns over food security are leading donors and policy makers to commit to ambitious visions of 'impact at scale' - visions which may never become a reality and may preclude more effective pathways from being pursued. Published in association with the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)

Contents

1. Introduction: Why Biofortification?
2. 'Old Lessons and New Paradigms': Locating Biofortification
3. Building the Argument: The Case of Iron Rice
4. An Institutional Model? The Case of Golden Rice
5. An Alliance around an Idea: The Shifting Boundaries of Harvestplus
6. Global Science, Public Goods? A Synthesis.
7. Conclusion. 

Thursday 13 December 2012

Book of the Day


A History of Japanese Political Thought,1600-1901 / Watanabe Hiroshi ; translated by Noble David; Published by I-House Press, 2012, ISBN-4903452247, 9784903452241, 543 pages.

In 1853 a flotilla of U.S. Navy warships led by Commodore Matthew C. Perry arrived in Japan. A scant fourteen years later the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate, which had lasted two and a half centuries, was at an end. What lay behind the sudden collapse of samurai rule?Watanabe Hiroshi traces the quiet changes in political thought that culminated in the dramatic events of the Meiji Revolution in 1868. Confucian ideals such as a universal Way and benevolent government under a virtuous ruler possessing the mandate of heaven were taught by successive Japanese Confucians and came to permeate the country, posing an implicit threat to military rule. Over time the development of a national consciousness, the rising prestige of the imperial court in Kyoto, and increased knowledge of the Western world created the conditions for a national debate over opening up to the West-and for radical political change.Quoting extensively from contemporary sources, Watanabe provides a concise but wide-ranging introduction to three centuries of political thought in Japan. In examining the implications of applying Chinese political philosophy to a very different Japanese culture, he offers a fascinating look at early modern Japan, touching upon, for example, the sorrows of the samurai, avenues of protest for the peasantry, sexuality and the social order, and the excitement of new ideas and freedoms in the early Meiji Period.

Wednesday 5 December 2012

Invitation to attend a Seminar at NASSDOC on 10.12.2012 @ 5 PM



Society for Library Professionals (SLP) 
and
National Social Science Documentation Centre (NASSDOC), ICSSR
Cordially invite you to attend a Seminar
Speaker:
Kanako Sakai (Ms.)
Institute of Developing
Economies-JETRO
Chiba, Japan
Topic:
IDE library and Distribution system of the Indian government information and its
accessibility in the digital network era.
(Chair: Dr. P R Goswami, Director, NASSDOC)
on Monday, 10 December 2012at 05:00 p.m. at
National Social Science
Documentation Centre (NASSDOC)
35, Firozshah Road, New Delhi-
110001
RSVP 
9899110787
9818981644
9811392242

PROGRAMME
(Monday, 10 December 2012)
05.00 – 05.30 pm        Interactive Session (Tea)
05.30 – 05.35 pm        Welcome by Dr. P K Jain, IEG
05.35 – 06.25 pm        Presentation by Ms. Kanako Sakai, IDE, Japan
06.25 – 06.35 pm        Questions from the floor
06.35 – 06.40 pm        Vote of Thanks by Dr. Debal C. Kar, AUD 

(Note: Please confirm your participation at pkjain1310@gmail.com or 9899110787. 
Prior confirmation is necessary)