Topics covered: ECAB: Providing invaluable information continuously; Elsevier at 19th World Book Fair 2010; Losing sleep, losing brain?; Interview: In conversation with Mr. Sandeep Kumar, Librarian Hi8machal Institure of Dental Sciences, Himachal Pradesh.

1. Gyankosh Communique Issue 2 : April, 2010
Message from the Chief Custodian Providing invaluable information.
Continuously.
Thank you for
making Gyankosh Elsevier Clinical Advisory Board
a resounding (ECAB) India. Making knowledge
work for you.
success.
As a librarian you pride yourself on being
Dear Gyankosh member, up to date on matters of critical interest to
We are pleased to welcome faculty and students at your institution. After
you to the second issue all your institution's library is, by and large,
of Gyankosh. Our first issue was a great success, the main source of their knowledge, which
I N D I A
thanks to all of you who have taken to this programme is why you need access to the latest and the
best by way of resources and information in
with energy and enthusiasm. Thank you.
a variety of general and specialist fields.
We are happy to report that we have had an
Clinical information and knowledge you can depend on.
impressive number of enrollments. Till date, we have
ECAB clinical updates provide valuable, unbiased, peer-reviewed,
more than 500 librarians enrolled in our Gyankosh
need-based content created by specialists to add an edge to clinical
programme, from recognised institutions in your
practice.
sphere of specialisation. We look forward to having
more of you join us in the near future. ECAB covers 33 topics and ECAB offers:
has been responsible for 27 √ Seven specialties in print
We would also like to convey our appreciation on the books and projects in 2008, √ Indian origin journals
feedback we have received from you and others in the 50 in 2009. It has already sold
fraternity. This very positive response has enabled us more than 80,000 books. √ Topics from recent conferences:
to take on board your concerns and matters of • Well-researched disease
The relevance of ECAB.
interest, enabling us to better serve your needs and conditions
ECAB's Clinical Updates are
requirements. • Topics of epidemiological
integral to Elsevier's aim to fill
relevance
We would also like to direct your attention to our web the information gap, especially
site: www.elsevier.co.in for clinical practitioners in
South-Asian countries. The idea is to present locally relevant, updated
Customised to suit the needs of the Indian medical clinical information on subjects within a specialty - based on thorough
professional, this web-site is user-friendly and offers research into local data along with perspectives from national experts.
information on new publications categorized by
subject and consults on a range of specializations, ECAB's content is contributed primarily by specialty members
themselves, with valuable contributions by national experts. The
to name a few of the features and benefits available.
chapters often include specially designed algorithms by the authors
We look forward to your continued feedback and to suit the local practice scenario and patient case records.
interaction with the Gyankosh programme.
ECAB provides clinical updates on a range of specialties
Yours sincerely, including:
• Obstetrics & Gynaecology • Cardiology
• Diabetology • Gastroenterology/Hepatology
• Orthopaedics • Pediatrics
Ajit K Sharma • Nephrology
Chief Custodian, Gyankosh An all-important process of peer-review is built into this system for
Elsevier Health Sciences, India unbiased evaluation of the content quality and relevance.

2. Around the World: Book Fair
Elsevier at the 19th World Book Fair 2010, New Delhi.
The launch of the website was presided
WBF is targeted at readers and over by Mr. Vasant Sathe, former Union
publishers to make them more aware Minister, as the Chief Guest and
about new arrivals Mr. Rohit Kumar, Managing Director,
Mr. Vikas Kapoor
Elsevier Health Sciences, as the Guest
Director Sales, Elsevier Health Sciences of Honour.
students of leading medical and
Online Bookstores in India are now
engineering institutes, publishers
seeking translation and distribution poised to become the “Amazon” of
rights, librarians looking for the right India. The trick is to be able to
The New Delhi World Book Fair, books and journals, parents in search efficiently combine internet with a solid
organized by the National Book Trust, of a career for their children, students order fulfillment model and adopt a
India, is the biggest book fair in the wanting to take a step further into the
Afro-Asian Region and attracts fascinating world of science.
robust click and mortar approach.
exhibitors both from India and abroad. For students appearing in Post- Mr. Rohit Kumar
The publishing scenario in Graduate Medical and Dental Entrance Managing Director, Elsevier Health Sciences
contemporary India has come a long exams, seeking PG admission in
way over the last few decades, institutes of excellence like AIIMS and SimplyBooks.in carries features such as
developing in diverse directions. In fact, JIPMER, Elsevier’s guides in 4 volumes book search – by author, category,
India ranks third in the publication of entitled PGMEE and PGDEE with book title etc. It offers book lovers the
English books, immediately after the provision for mock tests are a best buy. option of browsing and searching
USA and the UK. In keeping with the fast growing trend through a wide variety of Indian and
Elsevier and Scientific, Technical & of accessing, sourcing and buying all Foreign books across over 600
Medical publishing in India kinds of books online, SimplyBooks.in categories; buy the same at the
The stalls of STM publishers at Hall No was also launched at World Book convenience of a mouse click; and get
6 were crowded with the faculty and Fair’10, New Delhi. free shipping anywhere in India.
Losing Sleep, Losing Brain?
insomnia may be another condition they have in the region involved in
associated with reduced cortical pleasantness evaluation, which may
volume. also be important for the recognition
Using a specialized technique called of optimal comfort to fall asleep,"
voxel-based morphometry, Ellemarije explained Altena. She added,
Altena and Ysbrand van der Werf from “Our group previously showed that
the research group of Eus van Someren insomniacs have difficulties with
evaluated the brain volumes of persons recognizing optimal comfort. These
with chronic insomnia who were findings urge further investigation into
otherwise psychiatrically healthy, and the definition of subtypes of insomnia
compared them to healthy persons and their causal factors, for which we
A new study published in Biological without sleep problems. They found that have now initiated the Netherlands
Psychiatry links insomnia to grey matter insomnia patients had a smaller volume Sleep Registry.”
in brain Philadelphia, PA, 27 January of gray matter in the left orbitofrontal Dr. John Krystal, Editor of Biological
2010 - Chronic and severely stressful cortex, which was strongly correlated Psychiatry, commented, that “insomnia
situations, like those connected to with their subjective severity of is a common feature of nearly every
depression and post-traumatic stress insomnia. psychiatric condition associated with
disorder, have been associated with “We show, for the first time, that reduced cortical volume; in fact, it is a
smaller volumes in “stress sensitive” insomnia patients have lower grey common symptom of psychiatric
brain regions, such as the cingulate matter density in brain regions involved disorders or high levels of life stress,
region of the cerebral cortex and the in the evaluation of the pleasantness of generally. The study by Altena and
hippocampus, a brain region involved stimuli, as well as in regions related to colleagues suggests that there are
in memory formation. A new study, the brain's 'resting state'. The more additional risks of not treating
published by Elsevier in Biological severe the sleeping problems of insomnia, such as detrimental effects
Psychiatry, suggests that chronic insomniacs, the less grey matter density on the microstructure of the brain.”

3. In conversation with...
A: A well equipped computerized dissemination of information) and
library with adequate library support exhibitions are very effective tools in
and access to online journals arousing the interest of library
attracts students and teachers. users.
Qualified and well-trained staff is a
big plus point.
Students have started using the internet
Q: How do you develop and maintain
a library collection that will meet for research, but books and journals
the needs of the students and remain irreplaceable as they use it to
faculty?
Mr. Sandeep Kumar build strong fundamentals
A: With the help of teachers, we
Librarian, Himachal Institute of Dental Sciences
determine what material the library
Paonta Sahib, Sirmour, Himachal Pradesh
lacks and we keep teachers Q: Does your college library subscribe
continuously updated by sending to online journals?
them a monthly list of additions.
Q: Does your vision of a college library A: Yes, we subscribe to online journals
Enquiries made by students about
fall within your philosophy of related to dentistry. We have
new releases are factored-in.
education? subscribed to a database service
Q: How can the librarian and teachers (worth Rs. 3 lakhs)
A: Education is a life-long process and
work better together? How often do
everyone passes through this Q: What do you think is unique about
you interact with the teachers about
process in two forms: formal and your college library?
their requirements and new books?
informal education. The library A: Our library has about 5000 books,
plays a vital role by helping people A: Librarians attend monthly faculty
including reference books. A
pursue both these forms. meetings which assess books and
computer lab with internet facility.
journal requirements according to
The library remains the great Our teaching and library staff are
the curriculum.
conservator of learning. Quality co-operative and supportive. Plus
education is impossible without a This helps to support teaching the central location and timings of
quality library. programmes through relevant text the library as well as the
books and reference materials. This experienced library staff all go into
Q: What is the role of the librarian in a
also helps to stay in constant touch giving a certain relevance and
college setting? What changes do
with research problems and distinction to our library.
you hope to bring to the library?
methods of teaching.
A: The librarian has a definite role to Q: Do you find that your budget is
Q: How do you encourage students to being stretched between finding
play in the promotion of higher
read? resources for computerization and
studies in society. There are many
educationists who are convinced getting the relevant text books?
about the indispensability of the
The Gyankosh programme is a
A: Our library budget is focused
services of a trained librarian. knowledge oriented program. Through towards database of journals,
The librarian and his staff can Gyankosh, we can disseminate library periodicals and books.
create curiosity amongst students, Q: When it comes to deciding how to
related information which is very useful
encouraging them to find more spend the budget you have, what
references on a specific topic. This in our daily life as librarians. are the factors that come into play?
creates a sense of self-dependence A: There is a library committee set up
in students in the pursuit of higher A: With an orientation tour of the for this. The Committee is headed
studies. library we help students to use the by the Principal and the Librarian is
I want to maintain a state-of-the-art library effectively. We also the Secretary. Other members are
library with internet facilities and encourage them to participate in from the faculty. The budget
add more reference and seminars on reference database, allocation is based on the number
bibliography tools. user profiles, document profile, etc. of proposed additions, new releases
Q: What kind of library attracts Library services like CAS (Current in each segment and the current
students and faculty? awareness services), SDI (Selected requirement of the students.
Innovation at Elsevier
Understand that the budget reveals the true strategic plan
One might think that a strategic plan sets an organization’s priorities. In reality, however, a strategic plan is meaningless unless
it is used to decide on which activities to fund and to what degree they are funded. This is because one must have resources to
implement the strategic plan’s priorities. For example, if a plan’s highest priority is to replace old furniture with new, but if no
money is budgeted for that, then that part of the plan might as well not exist. It is the allocation of funds in the budget, not the
words in a strategic plan, that demonstrate what one’s true priorities are.

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