October 2015 - LIS-Forum - ncsi.iisc.ernet.in

National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF)
by Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar 12 Oct '15

12 Oct '15

I got chance to skim through the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) (https://www.nirfindia.org/Home), which will be used to rank Indian Universities and colleges. We can see many reforms in the parameters. I believe they are big steps taken...hopefully at a later stage more and more our Universities will reach to the global rankings. As a librarian, I was curious to know the Publications/Citations parameters for rankings. I have not looked at other criteria on teaching, outreach, jobs etc. Out of total 500 marks, 100 marks are for Research, Professional Practice & Collaborative Performance. This is basically about research publications, collaborations, citations etc. Good thing, the ISSN boom in India will be stopped, it is really a great improvement. Now journals indexed in Scopus, Web of Science and Google Scholar only will be counted for assessment. I am not sure why Google Scholar is there as a data source, hope some one will answer. GS is not a database and there are many cases of manipulations in citation numbers. Books/Monographs should have ISBN number and published by reputed publishers. Okay, but who will decide the "reputation"? For collaboration, it says external collaboration. Not clear whether it is outside the institution or outside the country? ---------- Dr. J. K. VIJAYAKUMAR, Manager, Library Collections and Information Services, King Abdullah University of Science & Technology. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Application are invited for the post of Technical Assistant in National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli (NIT Tiruchirappalli)
by Subhodip Bid 12 Oct '15

12 Oct '15

Dear Professional Application are invited for the post of Technical Assistant in National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli (NIT Tiruchirappalli) No. of Post : 01 (OBC) Educational Qualification*:* Master degree in Library and Information Science from a reputed Institution. A good academic record is essential. Desirable: i) PGDCA or equivalent from a recognized Institute. PG Diploma in Library Automation. Pay Scale: INR Rs.9300-34800 + Grade Pay Rs.4200/- Age Limit: 30 years. For more details http://recruitment.nitt.edu/recruitment/extra/SRD%20-PWD-Detailed%20Advtise… -- SUBHODIP BID M.Sc,M.L.I.S, AIS Library & Information Assistant National Library, Kolkata -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IASLIC 2015 : Paper submission date extended
by IASLIC Kolkata 12 Oct '15

12 Oct '15

Dear Professionals Considering the demand of our members, the last date of paper submission is extended upto *October 30, 2015*. For details please visit http://www.iaslic1955.org.in/fckeditor/userfiles/file/iaslic%202015%20--%20… The post seminar proceedings volume (IASLIC 2014) is released. It can be obtained - 1) If your were a participant, pl send the copy of the registration receipt and a multicity cheque in favour of IASLIC of Rs 150 towards postage and packaging. or 2)You can send Rs 550 (Rs 490 - Rs 90 (less) + Rs 150 (postage and packaging)) by multicity cheque in favour of IASLIC to purchase it. *Only a few copies are left, hurry up to collect your copy.* With warm regards -- *Prof Pijushkanti Panigrahi*, Hony General Secretary, IASLIC, P-291, CIT Scheme No. 6M, Kankurgachi, Kolkata - 700054 iaslic(a)vsnl.net or iaslic.india(a)gmail.com www.iaslic1955.org.in *Join IASLIC, Contribute to IASLIC, Strengthen IASLIC* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy - Librarian
by HELP LIBRARY 09 Oct '15

09 Oct '15

Applications are invited for the post of Assistant Librarian at Health Education Library for People, Tardeo, Mumbai. The candidate should possess excellent computer, communication and administrative skills and should be able to get along well with people. Freshers may apply.Candidates from Mumbai only please apply. Interested candidates may apply with full details of their Educational Qualification/Experience and post applied for to helplibrary(a)gmail.com Ms.Anjoo Chandiramani, Health Education Library for People, Ashish, 5th Floor, Tardeo end of Bombay Central Bridge, Tardeo, Mumbai - 400034. 65952393/65952394 Email : www.healthlibrary.com <http://www.giveindia.org/Donatefromigivepage.aspx> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National workshop on Digital Knowledge Sharing
by venkat raj 09 Oct '15

09 Oct '15

Dear Sir/Madam Greetings One day National Level Workshop on Digital Knowledge Sharing is organized by Government First Grade College, Hosakote-5621114, Bangalore Rural District, Karnataka. Date: 13.10.2015. Time: 10 a.m. Topics and Resource Persons: 1.Public Domain and Intellectual property rights -R.S.Venkat Raj 2.Use of web resources in academic and research activites. - Dr.H.S.Siddamallaiah 3.Digital world and innovations in context of Library and Information Science. -Sri Ananda Bhyrappa Key note Address by Prof.P.V.Konnur Registration/Deligation fee:Rs.200/- For Students and Research Scholars Rs 100/- For Details ple. Visit www.gfgc.kar.nic.in/hoskote -- Thanking You Yours R.S.Venkat Raj -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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SoFerence 2015, 21 Nov 2015 @ Hyderabad organized by TCS IRC and ALSD: Call for Papers and Participation
by Nagappa B 09 Oct '15

09 Oct '15

Dear Professional Friends, Greetings!!! Information Resource Centre of Tata Consultancy Services, Hyderabad in collaboration with Academy of Library Science and Documentation (ALSD), Hyderabad is organizing one day conference titled SoFerence 2015: 3rd National Level Social Conference on Success Stories, Learnings, Creativity, Case Studies, Best Practices and Failures in LIS and related areas on 21st November 2015 at Hyderabad. Theme: Case studies, success stories and learnings on the following topics are invited: Best practices and implementation learnings of Open Source software for libraries Surveys on using open source software like Koha, Evergreen, Drupal, Joomla in Libraries Cost analysis of using open source software Large scale surveys on use of eBooks / eJournals/ web based services Challenges of ebook procurement Library staff satisfaction and competency levels required for digital, mobile and social media use Quality of students passing out of LIS Schools Use of mobile applications, tablets and ereaders in the Libraries Use of social media, cloud computing for delivering library services Analytics /Big Data opportunities for library professionals Call for Papers: Unpublished and original papers on the above theme are invited. Papers will be accepted after thorough plagiarism check for stage presentation. Further, based on the participant's feedback and editorial advice, papers will be selected for the publication in SoFerence Proceedings (to be published after the event as a print/ebook with ISBN). Who Can Participate? LIS Professionals, Students, Research Scholars, Content Managers, Information Managers, Publishers, ECM and KM Professionals, Academicians and others. Important Dates: Last date for completed paper submission: October 30, 2015 Last date for registration: October 30, 2015 Notification of Paper acceptance for presentation closes on: November 10, 2015 Registration Fee : Working Professionals: Rs. 500/- Retired Professionals/ALSD members: Rs. 400/- Students : Rs. 300/- Registration fee includes Conference Kit, Tea, Lunch & Conference proceedings (print or e-book to be sent after publication) Registration is limited to 200 participants (including authors on first come, first served basis).‎ It does not include any accommodation facilities hence participants are requested to make their own arrangements The completed registration form (download from https://sites.google.com/site/soference15) along with the registration fee in the form of Cheque/DD in favour of "Academy of Library Science and Documentation", payable at Hyderabad should send to: Registration Committee-SoFerence 2015, C/o Information Resource Centre, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. 1, Software Units Layout, HiTech City, Madhapur, Hyderabad – 500081 and email cheque details to soference(a)gmail.com. OR The payment can be made online to Academy of Library Science and Documentation, AC No: 032110011011932, Andhra Bank, Kachiguda branch, Hyderabad, IFSC Code ANDB0000321 and email the registration form with payment transaction details to soference(a)gmail.com. More details available @ https://sites.google.com/site/soference15 or https://sites.google.com/site/soference Like the conference @ https://www.facebook.com/SoFerence Email: soference(a)gmail.com With Best Regards K V Satyanarayana Organizing Secretary - SoFerence 2015 Head - Information Resource Centre Tata Consultancy Services, Hyderabad Ph:- 91 40 66672533 Cell:- 8885516756 Mailto: k.satyanarayana(a)tcs.com Website: http://www.tcs.com With Best Regards Dr. Nagappa B Head | Information Resource Centre | Tata Consultancy Services Pioneer Building, International Tech Park | Padandhur Agrahara | Whitefield Road | Bangalore - 560 066 | Karnataka | India Ph:- +91 80 67251330 | Buzz:- 4851330 / 4224 | Cell:- 91-8147001193 Mailto: nagappa.b(a)tcs.com | To know more about Bangalore IRC Resources, Services & Offerings, click on the below link: https://knowmax.ultimatix.net/sites/IRC-corpfn/BranchIRC/Home_Bangalore/def… ____________________________________________ Experience certainty. IT Services Business Solutions Consulting ____________________________________________ =====-----=====-----===== Notice: The information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, use, review, distribution, printing or copying of the information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it are strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us by reply e-mail or telephone and immediately and permanently delete the message and any attachments. Thank you -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Bits and Bytes Lecture Series: Innovative Practices to Market Library Services-Reminder
by Shivaram Gowda 09 Oct '15

09 Oct '15

Dear Members, You are cordially invited to attend the following lecture organized by Karnataka State Library Association (KALA), NCSI-Net Foundation and SRELS. Title: Innovative Practices to Market Library Services SPEAKER: Mr. Dhanu Pattanashetti, BE, MLISc, IEEE Client Services/University Partnership Program Manager, IEEE. PLACE: Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science (SRELS), 702, 'Upstairs', 42nd Cross, III Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore - 560 010 DATE & TIME: Friday October 09, 2015 at 6.15 p.m. Abstract: The highlights of the talk would be an overview of the technical tools and innovative practices one can adopt to promote the services, specifically the e-resources. The talk will also briefly highlight the services offered by the IEEE Librarians (Client Services) and its outcome. About Speaker: Dhanu Pattanashetti is the Client Services Manager at IEEE and is based out of Bangalore. Dhanu works with IEEE Xplore Digital Library customers throughout India and handles IEEE Xplore training (both onsite and via webinar) and presentations, internal IEEE promotions to include IEEE content within library web pages, intranets and other work-flow applications. He closely works with libraries in universities/technical institutions, students/faculty/researchers in academic, government and corporate sectors and advises effective data use for their endeavors. Dhanu has a masters degree in library and information science and is an engineering graduate. Before joining IEEE, Dhanu was with Science division of Thomson Reuters. Previously, he was Assistant Librarian at PES Institute of Technology, Bangalore, and Content Analyst with the Content Management Development Center of Accenture. He is currently serving on the Editorial Committee of the Asian Chapter of the Special Libraries Association. with warm regards Shivaram BS Treasurer, KALA -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Application are invited for the post of Librarian, Deputy librarian and Assistant Librarian, Professional Assistant, Semi Professional Assistant, Library Assistant and Library Attendant in University of Kashmir.
by Subhodip Bid 09 Oct '15

09 Oct '15

Dear Professional Application are invited for the post of Librarian, Deputy librarian and Assistant Librarian, Professional Assistant, Semi Professional Assistant, Library Assistant and Library Attendant in University of Kashmir. No. of Post and Pay Band: Librarian (UR: 1) : Rs.37400-67000 with AGP of Rs.10000. Deputy Librarian (UR: 1) : Rs.15600-39100 with AGP of Rs.8000. Assistant Librarian (UR: 2) : Rs.15600-39100 with AGP of Rs.6000. Professional Assistant (UR: 1) : Rs.9,300 – 34,800 : GP Rs.4,200 Semi Professional Assistant (UR: 1) : (PB Rs.5200-20200 : GP Rs.2,800) Library Assistant (UR: 2) :(PB Rs.5200-20200 : GP Rs.2,000) Library Attendant(UR: 1) : (PB Rs.5200-20200 : GP Rs.1,800) For more details http://www.cukashmir.ac.in/docs/NoticeLibrary_7Oct2015.pdf http://www.cukashmir.ac.in/docs/NoticeNTStaff_7Oct2015.pdf -- SUBHODIP BID M.Sc,M.L.I.S, AIS Library & Information Assistant National Library, Kolkata -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Student's Seminar-5
by drtc＠isibang.ac.in 09 Oct '15

09 Oct '15

INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE Documentation Research & Training Centre 8th Mile, Mysore Road, RVCE Post Bangalore, 560 059 DRTC Seminar05 (2014 2016) Altmetrics: New ways to Quantify Research Activities ABSTRACT Altmetrics or alternative metrics is an emerging field of new methods for measuring the use and importance of scholarly articles, particularly in sciences. Earlier, for measuring research we relied on bibliometric and scientometric approaches. But the main issues with these traditional metrics is that they need more time to analyse and yield results. Through Altmetrics we can provide real time result which is based on electronic sources of information, for instance, number of downloads and page views from a publisher, repository or online reference manager like Mendeley, or the amount of discussions generated in social media sites, such as, twitter, blogs, etc. The aim of this seminar is to provide a brief overview of Altmetrics including its tools, techniques and the various challenges it possesses. We will also discuss the new opportunities in context of library and information centres which will be followed by some case studies. Speaker : Subhranshu Bhusan Sahoo Date: 13.10.2015. Time: 3.30 P.M. Venue: DRTC Class Room, ISI Bangalore. All are cordially invited. Seminar Coordinator Dr. Biswanath Dutta -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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A One Day National Seminar “Library Consortium in Digital Age: Opportunities and Challenges” organised by Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi on 20th November 2015
by bhimashi handigund 08 Oct '15

08 Oct '15

We are happy to organizing a One Day National Seminar in Bengaluru for the benefit of the Librarians, Principals and Faculty members of Affiliated Colleges to VTU and Other Library Professionals, Students and Research Scholars of various fields. Along with the Seminar in its inaugural Function it is proposed to get the “VTU-Consortium” Inaugurated and Sign the MOU with INFLIBNET shall also be Included. THEME: LIBRARY CONSORTIA IN DIGITAL AGE: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES ABOUT THE THEME: “Library Consortium in Digital Age: Opportunities and Challenges” Today the Libraries are crowded with huge amount of print and non print information. It has become a challenge to the professionals about efficient dissemination of the information with the traditional framework of Librarianship “Right Information to Right User at Right Time”. Further, procuring the huge peer-received information is also very expensive to an individual institutional library and without exhaustively information supplied to the users will be partial and will not satisfactory. Hence, equipping every Library with exhaustive information at a less cost is need of the day. Here comes the role of Consortia which enable each libraries flooded with huge and exhaustive information. The Consortium Concept will also enable the remote individual libraries with information all the organizing and repackaging in ready to use from effectively through their gateway portals. Hence, the end user will also be individually efficient enough to access the desired information through the consortium portals or remote access facilities extended by the consortia. India stands seventh place in the world in Science and Technology publications contributing only 3.5% of the total international output and citation share is just 1.8% China stands second place contributing 15% of the total international output and its citation share is 7.3%. With this background enables us to understand the need for increasing the research output of India. For this we need to equip our Scientists and Researchers with exhaustive information about the state-of-the-Art growth in their respective subject areas. This can only be possible when all libraries are rich enough to procure all the resources or to form a Consortium to enable the Scientists and Researchers to access the information and produce quality research output in the form of articles, patents and books etc. Hence it is essential to promote the concept of forming Consortia at every regional level for every discipline. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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