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Unit of Simulation and Informatics (IARI), New Delhi
CeRA – Current Status
by
H Chandrasekharan, AK Mishra,
U Khemchandani & R Kasrija
Indian Agricultual Research Institute, New Delhi-110 012
Workshop at
Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Tirupati
24th January 2012
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Outline
1. Introduction
2. Objectives
3.
Targets
4. Achievements
5. Shortfall
6. Way Ahead
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Traditional Model of Information Access
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Consortia Model of Information Access
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1. Introduction
e - Journal Consortia in India
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Member Instituions
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142
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1. Introduction
 CeRA is the unique NAIP subproject
 Has the potential to enhance
research capabilities in NARS.
 Covers 142 libraries in NARS
(Institutes, SAUs, NRCs, PDs, NB
and HQrs.)
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Member Institutions-142
Deemed University
4
ICAR Head Quarters
1
ICAR-Institutes
45
National Research Centers
17
National Bureaux
6
Directorates/Project Directorates
21
State Agricultural Universities
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Map of CeRA Accessibility NARS
Deemed Universities
Institutes
National Bureaus
Project Directorate
National Research Centre
Universities
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Journals in CeRA
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Annual Reviews
CSIRO
Elsevier (Science Direct)
Springerlink
Taylor and Francis
Indian Journals
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22
7
358
71
1079
131
Total Consortia Subscribed
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Open Access Journals
Library Subscribed
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396
810
Total CeRA Journals
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2874
Thompson – Web of Science (Lead Institute)
(2008-2010)
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Component – 1,
PIU, NAIP
Committees
(PMC and O&MPC)
Journals from
Select Publishers
Steering
Consortium for
Monitoring &
Negotiation
e-Resources in
Agriculture
Working
CeRA Members (142
Institutions in NARS
(as on December 2011)
A Schematic Representation of CeRA and Essential Components
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Brief Methodology
IARI
PIU-NAIP
Internet
Cloud
Financial
support &
Review
• Help Universities to
facilitate CeRA Access
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R
A
Publisher
Member
Libraries
• Provide
necessary
infrastructure
• Arrange for local
monitoring
• Over all monitoring
• Monitoring of Network
End user
• Arrange meeting of
committees
for
smooth execution of
project
Client Server
JCCC from
Informatics
CeRA Members have
24x7 online access to
select
thro’
IP
Authentication
• Design &
Installation of
CeRA Platform
• Maintain &
update
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SBI, CBE
Mar 2010
2. Objectives
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• To upscale the existing R & D information
resource
base
of
ICAR
Institutions/
Universities comparable to world’s leading
Institutions/ Organizations.
• To subscribe e-journals and create e-access
culture among Scientists/ Teachers in National
Agricultural Research System (NARS).
• To access the impact of CeRA on the level of
research
publications
measured
through
NAAS ID and Science Citation Index (SCI)
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3. Targets
SBI, CBE
Mar 2010
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• CeRA is for institutions (including RS /
colleges) in NARS (IP Authentication)
• At present 142 (+5) institutions in NARS are
members.
• A particular article of a journal, not subscribed
by CeRA, but
available in library of an
institution can be obtained through Document
Delivery Request System (DDRS).
• So far, > 14,000 reprints have been distributed
free among CeRA members under DDRS.
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FACILITIES PROVIDED IN CeRA
24 x 7 Online accessibility of scientific articles
to researchers in NARS through IP
authentication.
Training from time to time and online-offline
Support.
Science Citation Index Analysis – facility
provided for all researchers in NARS (on
request)
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4. Achievements
CeRA Websites
(a) Initial website for accessing Journals (till April 2010)
(a)
( URL: http://www.cera.jcc.in )
(b) Revised website for accessing Journals (May 2010)
( URL: http://www.cera.jccc.in )
(c) Website covering all aspects of CeRA (since Nov. 2011)
( URL: http://cera.iari.res.in )
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Visibility of CeRA
(b)
• Online visitors to CeRA > 3.0 million so far.
• www.cera.jccc.in has more than 85,000 links in
the Google search.
• CeRA has been included as a subject of study in
Agricultural Universities
• In Director and Vice Chancellor Conferences
during the past three years, CeRA has been
discussed and appreciated.
(c)
• CeRA is one among the charter of Achievements
in ICAR in the newspaper clipping (reported in
July 2011) -
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Release of CeRA User Manual by Dr. S. Ayyappan, Director
General, ICAR at SDAU, Gujarat on 12th August 2011
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CeRA IN A GLIMPSE OF ICAR ACHIEVEMENTS
CeRA – A SUCCESS STORY IN NARS
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Enhanced knowledge in different areas of agricultural
research revealed through increased number of
downloads of research articles from subscribed Journals
2008
2009
2010
2011
160000
140000
120000
100000
80000
60000
40000
20000
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Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr May Jun
Jul
Aug Sep
Oct
Nov Dec
> 3.5 million articles downloaded during 2008 – 2011
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A. E-journals shorten time spent on
article retrieval or visiting the
library.
B. More journals could be published
because
e-journals
make
accessing good quality papers
faster and easier.
Use of CeRA Website by users
Disagree Strongly
Agree Somewhat
Disagree Somewhat
Agree Strongly
77%
53%
80%
52%
55%
42%
C. Information related to specific
experimental processes through
e-journals.
D. I
exchanged
(received
or
distributed) more journal articles
with colleagues, because ejournals make distribution of
articles easier and cost effective.
60%
E. I became more organized in
archiving papers by using ejournals, creating my own mini
library.
40%
20%
0%
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B
C
D
E
Perceived impact of CeRA
5500
No. of Faculty and
no. of papers
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Impacts, so far
5230
5146
5000
5112
4890
4500
4000
No of Faculty
3733
3650
3366
3500
No of Publns
3440
3000
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5.3
5.7
There is an annual
increase of about
6.5% and 18.5%
increase
in
the
number
of
publications
respectively
in
2008-09 and 200910 in NARS
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Publications /
Faculty
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3
Ave. NAAS
Rating
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1
0.71
0.65
0.67
0.75
0
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
Impact of CeRA on Research Output based on 40 institutions in NARS
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Evaluating the quality of publications published by
researchers in NARS through Web of Science
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Pre CeRA
Post CeRA
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No of publications
(4yrs; 2000-04)
373
1400
1200
1325
1284
1091
1000
288
970
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947
735
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633
600
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17
400
200
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DU
SAU
ICAR- Ins.
NB
D/PD
Consortium
Average
Pre- and Post- CeRA Citations in Web of Science of Four
years (2000-04) Publications in CeRA (Category-wise)
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350
309
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No of papers published
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250
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185
200
135
132
153
248
197
197
164
100
2000
Pre-CeRA (2004-07)
Post CeRA (2008-11)
1500
1000
500
0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Year-wise Pre- and Post- CeRA Citations of Published Papers at IARI
(based on Web of Science)
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5. Shortfall / Constraints
• Poor response from some Institutions for
updating Library Subscribed Journals
• Some institutions do not respond to DDR
system (although scientists/faculty avail the
facility)
• IVRI issue on continuation of subscription to
journals (as on 2009)
• Agreement with Publishers
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Websites / Email
www.cera.jccc.in
http://cera.iari.res.in
[email protected]
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6. Way Ahead
• To reach the unreached:
CeRA caters to 142 institutions in NARS. However, we have
about 600 KVKs and 640 research stations which need CeRA
facilities. Necessary steps are to be taken to cover all
organizations associated with agricultural activities.
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To enhance the spectrum of knowledge:
NARS being among the largest network engaged in agriculture
research, education and extension having about 1500 nodes
spread across length and breadth of the country. CeRA to take
every effort to spread latest scientific knowledge (through eResources) to these nodes.
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Incentives:
As desired in Steering Committee, CeRA awards are to be
implemented. This initiative would enhance better R and D
output in NARS.
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Summarizing
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