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Devarai, R. S.2008.Biotechnolgy, IPRs and Biodiversity/M.B.Rao and Manjula Guru.,New Delhi: Dorling Kindersley (Pearson Edn), 2007,pp229,Rs.6oo : A Book Review.- Akruti Journal of Infrastructure.- 1(3)April 2008.,pp250-251. It is indeed a challenging task to author a book on the three contemporary topics, viz., 'Biotechnology, IPRs and Biodiversity' together placed in relation to each other. The authors M.B.Rao and Manjula Guru claim to have brought out their diverse and multidimensional deliberations on the topics cited above in unison and in interaction and inter relation with each other. One can notice ample of literature on the topics of Biotechnology (BT), Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) and Biodiversity (BD). This literature cuts across disciplinary boundaries, covering various issues with diverse facets. The topics BT, IPR's and BD have become so common in the media and professional literature, that these have become part and parcel of common sense and conventional wisdom. It is in this background that the authors in one go, have attempted to analyse the details of the concerns and commitments of the developed and developing countries about issues pertaining to Science, Technology, Policy, social/survival issues directly or indirectly related to BT, IPRs and BD................FOR DETAILED REVIEW ACCESS MY BLOG : http://indialibrarian-intl.blogspot.com/2008/05/book-review-on-biotechnology-ipr-and.html Librarianship is a noble profession. lotus5673@yahoo.co.in 1816gbgv

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A reflection of a Librarian on "A matter of trust/Arun Maira".-Times of India – February 2, 2009,

February 3rd 2009

A reflection of a Librarian on "A matter of trust/Arun Maira".-Times of India – February 2, 2009, page 16(centre page).

This educative centre page article by Management consultant Arun is educative and sensitizing. It is specially useful to commoners and non-finance-non economists to grasp a minimum of understanding about concepts like : recession, global meltdown, global slowdown, global meltdown etc. The much valued freedom that the business need, the extent of accountability and responsibility that is required of them towards government and society are well brought out in the paper.

A reasonable and significant ethical level of conduct on the part of businessmen; transparency and required flexibility of rules and guidelines on the part of Government and a trust and belief of people towards both Government and Business work towards building sound global economies. As brought very well by Arun business which always wanted less and less interference by government, now wants their unquestioned and unlimited support both in terms of finance and moral backing. It is true, these troubled times need fundamental changes in the ways governments function, in the way businesses function and in the way people empower and trust governments and business. Are we all to move forward towards a disciplined flexibility and a reasonable balancer between freedom and equity.

What do we think about this as librarians? Directly or indirectly, to a more or less extent we too are business, a different servicing business. Apart from asking more and more in terms of salaries and perks and of course budgets; we need to learn the economics of financing of the libraries, our duties and accountability towards all stake holders , I mean the institution we serve and the government and people at large.

As librarians let us learn more and more lessons of being sensitive, responsible and accountability and lateral thinking, at these troubled and hopeless times. Shall we pledge to be out of the box, shall we restart ourselves to prove our social relevance and indispensability. We have come of age. Let us re-affirm ourselves, and continue our age old affinity with knowledge and its power.

Rajashekhar Devarai
Librarian
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RajLibrarian continues to be knowledge professional.