Volume 1, Issue 2 MOHINDER SINGH RANDHAWA LIBRARY April-June, 2021 PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY Editorial Team Chief Editor : Dr. (Mrs) Parampal Sahota University Librarian e-Newsletter Editors: Inside this issue From the Desk of the University Librarian Dr. Suniti Bala Assistant Librarian National Digital Library 1 It gives me immense pleasure to bring out the Second is- Mr. Amit Kumar Special points of interest 1 Assistant Librarian sue of the Volume one. We are trying to reach to our users through this newsletter and making them aware of the library activities. Activities-Highlights 1 Due to the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic, we are still not able to open the library for full time but we are EBSCOhost 2 Designed & Prepared by: trying our best to provide online services to the readers. Here, I also wish to mention that the library is serving to Current Arrivals 3 Dr. Suniti Bala the PAU students as well as to the outsiders who are inter- Assistant Librarian ested in serious reading and are engaged in preparation of the competitive examinations. Recently, four of our Casual Dr. B. S . Dhillon : A 4-5 National Digital Library Members have cleared the PPSC exam. I on behalf of the Renowned Agricultural Scientist National Digital Library of library faculty and staff, congratulate them for their India (NDLI) is a virtual re- achievements. Their positive feedback for the library really Great Reads 6 pository of learning resources means a lot for the library. which is not just a repository with search/browse facilities I hope, this newsletter will enhance your knowledge on Special points of but provides a host of services information resources and with this I also invite you all to Interest: for the learner community. give your feedback so that we may do our best to serve All the e-books procured by Filtered and federated search- you. the library are accessible ing is employed to facilitate Stay safe and enjoy reading. focused searching so that through library OPAC. Sim- ply click on the available learners can find the right link to view full text books. resource with least effort and Dr. (Mrs) Param Pal Sahota in minimum time. Accessible Statistical Abstract of Pun- University Librarian jab is accessible via at www.esopb.gov.in ( Click on https://www.ndl.iitkgp.ac.in/ Publications) Activities –Highlights The library faculty delivered lectures to train the PAU faculty on use of CeRA (Consortium for e-Resources in Agriculture) EBSCOhost Database has been added to the collection and made accessible through library webpage. “Books and doors are the same thing. You open them, and you go through into another world.” – Jeanette Winterson Contact us at: [email protected]; 0161-2407197 Pa ge 2 e-Newsletter -M.S.R.Library Volume 1, Issue 2 EBSCOhost EBSCOhost is a powerful online reference sys- tem accessible via the Internet. It offers a vari- ety of proprietary full text databases and popu- lar databases from leading information provid- ers. 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Identifying peer-reviewed journals At the upper left corner of the top toolbar- select database from ‘Publications’ Find out the publication by its title Click on the publication title Find the status in ‘peer reviewed’ field e-Newsletter -M.S.R.Library Volume 1, Issue 2 Pa ge 3 Current Arrivals Title: Child Development Editors: Laura E. Berk Berk'sChild Development is relied on in classrooms worldwide for its clear, engaging writing style, exceptional cross-cultural and multi-cultural focus, rich examples, and long- standing commitment to presenting the most up-to-date scholarship while also offering students research-based, practical applications that they can relate to their personal and professional lives. Berk takes an integrated approach to presenting development in the physical, cognitive, emotional, and social domains; emphasizes the complex interchanges between heredity and environment; and provides exceptional attention to culture. Laura Berk, renowned professor and researcher, presents the latest theories and findings in the field to students in a manageable and relevant way. –https://www.akademika.no Title: Genetics of populations Authors: Philip W. Hedrick It is the most current, comprehensive, and accessible introduction to the field for ad- vanced undergraduate and graduate students, and researchers in genetics, evolution, con- servation, and related fields. In the past several years, interest in the application of popu- lation genetics principles to new molecular data has increased greatly, and Dr. Hedrick's new edition exemplifies his commitment to keeping pace with this dynamic area of study. Reorganized to allow students to focus more sharply on key material, the Fourth Edi- tion integrates coverage of theoretical issues with a clear presentation of experimental population genetics and empirical data. Drawing examples from both recent and classic studies, and using a variety of organisms to illustrate the vast developments of population genetics, this text provides students and researchers with the most comprehensive re- source in the field. Title: Principles of Hormone/Behavior Relations Authors: Donald W Pfaff Robert Rubin Jill Schneider Geoff It provides an introduction to the underlying principles of endocrine regulation of behav- ior, a newly emerging area of research within neurobiology and endocrinology. It ad- dresses the properties of hormone/behavior relations, including the influence of family background, timing issues, neuroanatomical features, cellular mechanisms, and the impor- tance of environmental context and evolution. This new edition incorporates critical ad- vances in the field, also including increased coverage of hormonal influences on food in- take, and on the cardiovascular system. The addition of entirely new principles provides further coverage of epigenetics and ap- petite. Thoroughly revised and updated, this book is an ideal resource for neuroscientists and researchers engaging in this rapidly expanding field of study. Pa ge 4 e-Newsletter -M.S.R.Library Volume 1, Issue 2 Dr. B.S.Dhillon: A Renowned Agricultural Scientist Dr. Baldev Singh Dhillon, Padma Shri, is an internationally acclaimed scien- tist in the field of Plant Breeding and Genetic Resources. Earlier, he has served PAU and Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU), Amritsar as Direc- tor of Research, PAU as Maize Breeder and Director (Seeds), and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) as Assistant Director General, and Director, ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi. Prior to taking over as VC of PAU, he was working as a scientist in Univer- sity of Hohenheim Stuttgart, Germany. Earlier, he has served International Wheat and Maize Improvement Centre (CIMMYT), Mexico. Academic and Research Achievements Born on June 27, 1947 at Village Doburji, Am- ritsar Dr Dhillon has outstanding academic credentials. He Father: Dr. Bakhshish Singh Dhillon obtained his Doctorate from Indian Agricultural Re- Mother: Mrs. Harbhajan Kaur Dhillon search Institute (IARI), New Delhi (Gold Medalist), M.Sc. from PAU, Ludhiana, and B.Sc. from Khalsa College, Amritsar. He has bagged many prestigious scholarships/ fellowships which include post-doctoral fellowships namely German Academic Exchange Ser- vice (DAAD) Fellowship (1976-78), Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship (1988-89); University of Hohen- heim Fellowship in (1990) Germany, and Alexander von Humboldt Europe Fellowship (1989) to work at University of Birmingham, UK. Developed 16 varieties/ hybrids that have been used commercially at national and state levels and 59 inbreds and 6 heterotic pools that have been used commercially and served as genetic resource in India and abroad. The hybrids developed included ‘Paras’, the first single cross hybrid in India (1995), and thereby, gave a new direction to maize breeding in the country. His pioneering work on the cultivation during non-traditional winter/spring season has led to the emer- gence of spring maize as an important crop in NW India. He developed new plant-breeding methods having higher genetic gain, mating designs to estimate degree of dominance and genotype-environment interac- tions, techniques and analyses to evaluate germplasm for multiple tolerance and environments for conduct- ing selection. Developed germplasm evaluation network, started comprehensive evaluation in rice, wheat, chickpea and pigeon pea and created database on introduced and indigenous collections. He prepared and implemented strategies for targeted collection/ introduction of indigenous/exotic germplasm. He has a strong flair for scientific writings and has published ~ 400 research and policy papers besides authoring 13 scientific books. The Publications of Dr Dhillon on new methods of plant breeding and new techniques of quantitative genetic analysis have been