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

About New Edition of My Book on Library Computerisation and Automation
by Dattatray Phadke 07 Oct '15

07 Oct '15

Dear Sir, Please forward the following message to LIS Forum Members: Dear LIS Professionals,Librarians and Students, I have been consistently revising and updating my book on "*Library Computerisation and Automation*",written in regional language Marathi.I feel pleasure to announce the publication of revised sixth edition with addition of new chapters on following topics: **Information and Communication Technology(ICT)* **Website Development with HTML,Cascading Style sheets,Javascript,Ajax and PHP* ** Development of Library Mobile website* **Content Management Systems(CMS)-Joomla and Drupal* **Semantic Web Technology*. With this revision I hope readers in the region would give the same response as they have been giving to previous five editions.I appeal the readers to have a look at the book and give their frank feedback Thanking you and with regards D.N.Phadke,Ph.D. Office: Res:301,Shree Manisha Co.Op.Hsg.Soc. Consultant Librarian,PIIT Pendse Nagar Lane No.3-4, C/O Dr.K.M. Vasudevan Pillai's Campus V.P.Road,Near Andhra Bank, Sector 16,New Panvel,New Mumbai,Mumbai 410206 Dombivli(East) 421201(MH) India Contact Phone No.022-27451700/56100, Res.0251-2472983 022-27463739(Extn.151) Mob.+919869786186 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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need Article Urgent
by kesavan rajan 07 Oct '15

07 Oct '15

Obstet Gynecol. <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23963422> 2013 Sep;122(3):706-17. doi: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000433981.36184.4e. *ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 138: Inherited thrombophilias in pregnancy.* American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Women's Health Care Physicians <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=American%20College%20of%20Obstetri…> . *Abstract* Inherited thrombophilias are associated with an increased risk of venous thromboembolism and also have been linked to adverse outcomes in pregnancy. However, there is limited evidence to guide screening for and management of these conditions in pregnancy. The purpose of this document is to review common thrombophilias and their association with maternal venous thromboembolism risk and adverse pregnancy outcomes, indications for screening to detect these conditions, and management options in pregnancy. -- V.Kesavan M.L.I.S,M.Phil Librariy and Information Assistant(Tamil Language) Government of India National Library Belvedere Kolkata-27. Cell:09007989177 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Koha Live DVD - Ver 1.0
by DP Tripathi 07 Oct '15

07 Oct '15

Dear All, I am happy to share the Koha Live DVD - Ver 1.0. This Live DVD will enable the library professionals to implement Koha with Lubuntu 14.04 platform in any kind of Library with little modifications in parameter settings. The OPAC is also customized in such a way that it gives look of website cum OPAC with ability to disseminate information of library related documents. The Live DVD has been enabled with the following features: 1. Auto backup of database everyday at 6:30 pm 2. Regional Language Searching 3. Indexing at one minute interval 4. E-Mail triggers at one minute interval 5. Download Backup from Windows Desktop 6. OPAC is configured as Website cum OPAC 7. Database control with PhpMyAdmin The User ID and Password credentials are given below: LUbuntu User ID: koha/root LUbuntu Password: kitkit Koha Staff Interface IP : http://localhost:8000 Koha Staff Interface User ID : library Koha Staff Interface Password: library Koha OPAC IP: http://localhost Koha MySQL Database User ID: root Koha MySQL Database Password: kitkit I offer my sincere gratitude to all my friends. In case I have inadvertently slipped somewhere, I offer my sincere apologies. The iso image can be downloaded at www.librarianguide.co.in/koha.iso Hope it will be useful for everyone! Thanks with kind regards, -- ************************************************************** *Dhanwantari Prakash Tripathi* Assistant Librarian Biju Patnaik Central Library <http://library.nitrkl.ac.in> National Institute of Technology <http://nitrkl.ac.in> Rourkela, Odisha - INDIA 769008 *e-mail: *tripathidp(a)nitrkl.ac.in, dptnitrkl(a)gmail.com *mobile: *+91-8895296796 *URL: http://dpt.librarianguide.co.in <http://dpt.librarianguide.co.in> * *URL: www.librarianguide.co.in <http://www.librarianguide.co.in> * *URL: www.koha.librarianguide.co.in <http://www.koha.librarianguide.co.in> * *URL: www.librarianguide.co.in/live <http://www.forum.librarianguide.co.in>* ************************************************************** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Kerala Library Association - 10th Prof. K. A. Isaac Commemoration Lecture , 9 October 2015, DLIS, Thiruvananthapuram
by Sriram V 07 Oct '15

07 Oct '15

Dear all, The Kerala Library Association cordially invite you to the 10th Prof. K. A. Isaac Commemoration Lecture, at 3.30pm on 9th October 2015, at the DLIS Hall, Kerala University Library Buildings, Thiruvananthapuram Dr. Jagdish Arora (Director, INFLIBNET Centre) will deliver the commemoration lecture on the topic "Ten Technologies Librarians should know to contribute and strengthen their institutions" For more details about the event please visit https://klaweblog.wordpress.com/2015/10/05/prof-k-a-isaac-commemoration-lec… Thanks and Regards, V Sriram Spl. Invitee, KLA Executive Committee Mob: +91 9447251892 Email: vsrirams(a)gmail.com Blog: https://vsrirams.wordpress.com/ orcid.org/0000-0002-6063-2566 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Create Live DVD with UCK
by DP Tripathi 06 Oct '15

06 Oct '15

Dear Professionals, I am very happy to share the PDF file which I have created with information for making the Live DVD with UCK in Lubuntu/Kubuntu. The procedure includes screenshots and step by step instructions for creating the iso image for making the Live DVD. I am highly thankful to Dr. Sunita Barve for her help in learning the process of using UCK.It was really very difficult to understand the process of UCK in the beginning. PDF can be download at http://librarianguide.co.in/uck.pdf Hope it will be useful for everyone. Thanks with kind regards, -- ************************************************************** *Dhanwantari Prakash Tripathi* Assistant Librarian Biju Patnaik Central Library <http://library.nitrkl.ac.in> National Institute of Technology <http://nitrkl.ac.in> Rourkela, Odisha - INDIA 769008 *e-mail: *tripathidp(a)nitrkl.ac.in, dptnitrkl(a)gmail.com *mobile: *+91-8895296796 *URL: http://dpt.librarianguide.co.in <http://dpt.librarianguide.co.in> * *URL: www.librarianguide.co.in <http://www.librarianguide.co.in> * *URL: www.koha.librarianguide.co.in <http://www.koha.librarianguide.co.in> * *URL: www.librarianguide.co.in/live <http://www.forum.librarianguide.co.in>* ************************************************************** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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A new database on suicide
by Subbiah Arunachalam 06 Oct '15

06 Oct '15

Friends now there is a database on suicide put together by a professor at the University of Utah. SALT LAKE CITY — A University of Utah professor hopes a new online database will change the way people talk and think about an issue charged by historical, cultural and personal influences. The Ethics of Suicide Digital Archive, which compiles texts on suicide written between almost 4,000 years ago and the voices of today, was highlighted Monday by the university's J. Willard Marriott Library. The project is the result of almost 40 years of research, and the content is now free and open to the public. Margaret Battin, professor of philosophy and medical ethics at the U., said her research aims to provide broader context around the controversial complexities of a person taking their own life. "When we speak of suicide, our response tends to be monolithic. We recognize its heritage as a sin, a crime and the product of mental illness," Battin said. "But we don't look more closely at what's involved and what it is. … We forget there are many other issues in which a person takes steps that result in their death, or are in some way the authors of their own death." As an example, Battin highlighted the difference between a businessman who kills himself due to financial pressures and a soldier who falls on a grenade to protect his fellow soldiers. Other possibilities, such as a person's decision to end their life because of illness, present nuances that people should consider beyond the suicide label, she said. Battin's research considers how Egyptians viewed suicide in 1937 B.C., the ethical analysis of suicide by Plato, the practices of Native Americans, the war principles of Japanese Kamikaze pilots, and the context behind dozens of other cultures and ages. It's a topic Battin is well acquainted with beyond the research. In 2008, her husband, Brooke Hopkins, was rendered quadriplegic after a bicycle accident. Almost five years after the accident, Hopkins made a careful and deliberate decision to discontinue using his ventilator. "If I can do anything with this volume, it's to try to challenge that monolithic way of thinking about (suicide) and undercut some of the stigma that goes with it and try to see a way in which it's possible to harmonize suicide prevention with more understanding that may recognize there are occasions in which a self-caused death might be appropriate," she said. "You can see how controversial that might be." The online database <http://ethicsofsuicide.lib.utah.edu/> is a more detailed accompaniment of Battin's book published this year, "The Ethics of Suicide: Historical Sources," and will be permanently maintained by the J. Willard Marriott Library. Hosting so much content online is no small undertaking, said Rick Anderson, associate dean for collections and scholarly communication at the library. But compiling the research both in print and online will ensure better access for people in Utah and elsewhere, he said. "This is a really genuinely exciting project," Anderson said. "'The Ethics of Suicide' is simultaneously easily readable, fully searchable, portable, expandable, dynamic, static, globally available, costly and free, which is a pretty impressive achievement." The ethical complexities of suicide are not new to Utahns. This year, the Legislature considered a bill, known as the Utah Death with Dignity Act <http://le.utah.gov/~2015/bills/static/HB0391.html>, that would have established a legal process by which terminally ill Utahns could obtain medication to end their life. The bill was put on hold <http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865623563/Death-with-dignity-bill-put-on…> for further study. Overall, Battin said, suicides take more lives in Utah than automobile accidents or homicides. Violent suicides also continue to impact Utah families <http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865630263/Police-Man-woman-and-child-dea…> in other ways. Allyson Mower, a copyright librarian who specializes in scholarly communications at the U., said she hopes the database will help Utahns find answers to questions about suicide more easily. "I think a lot of people start their searching online," Mower said. "Especially a topic like suicide — the ethics of it, or prevention of it, or discussion of it — I think having as much good information on the Web on that topic as possible is a good thing." The database can be viewed atethicsofsuicide.lib.utah.edu. Those seeking help with suicide can call the national crisis hotline at 800-273-8255. Email: mjacobsen(a)deseretnews.com Twitter: MorganEJacobsen -- Arun http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-4658 http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9925-2009 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IFLA 2016 - 50 Fellowships/Grants Announced
by Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar 06 Oct '15

06 Oct '15

IFLA 2016 National Committee Fellowship Grant Announced! The IFLA 2016 National Committee, through generous donations from the North American library community, will offer up to 50 full fellowships to librarians from outside North America (U.S. and Canada) to attend the IFLA 2016 Congress in Columbus, Ohio. The fellowship will cover travel, accommodation, a per diem food allowance, and conference registration fees. Priority will be given to younger professionals with a minimum of 5 years experience in the field of libraries who do not usually attend IFLA Conferences. More information on the Application Process can be found on the Congress Website. http://2016.ifla.org/congress-information/conference-participation-grants/i… Ms Josche Ouwerkerk Manager, Conferences and business relations Managing Director, IFLA Holding BV ---------- Dr. J. K. VIJAYAKUMAR, Member, IFLA ACD Standing Committee, Manager, University Library Collections and Information Services, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology. www.kaust.edu.sa -- 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-4
by drtc＠isibang.ac.in 06 Oct '15

06 Oct '15

INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE Documentation Research & Training Centre 8th Mile, Mysore Road, RVCE Post Bangalore, 560 059 SEMINAR-4 Information Foraging Theory: Exploring the cognitive aspects of information search behavior ABSTRACT Information foraging theory (IFT) applies the ideas from optimal foraging theory to understand how human users search for information. In the 1970s, optimal foraging theory was developed by anthropologists and ecologists to explain how animals hunt for food.This theory is studied to understand the usage of web resources in order to retrieve information, so as to facilitate different user queries. This phenomenon immediately leads to a conclusive theory of demand and supply of information resources. IFT gives several models and theories to understand information foraging patterns. In the contemporary scenario, library services are changing rapidly in the digital platform. The necessity of knowing information search behavior of internet surfers is the need of the hour. This seminar will demonstrate a brief concept representation touching upon various models, like patch, diet and scent, which will give the foundation to this subject. Speaker : Akhilesh Ajith Kumar Date: 8.10.2015 Time: 2 P.M. Venue: DRTC, 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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Bits and Bytes Lecture Series: Innovative Practices to Market Library Services
by Shivaram Gowda 05 Oct '15

05 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 Pattanashetti 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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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AT MUMBAI , INDIA ON 2 ND FEBRUARY 2016 CALL FOR PAPERS.
by dinesh sanadi 05 Oct '15

05 Oct '15

Dear Moderator please circulate among the group members. Dear All Professional, There has been a tremendous response for our series of Five National Research Conferences on our Brand Theme “Library: A Temple of Learning and Knowledge House”. We were indeed very overwhelmed with your participation's in our early conferences. This navigated us to go ahead and plan for our First International Research Conference. We are pleased to inform you that we will continue with the same theme “Library: A Temple of Learning and Knowledge House” for our International Research Conference to be held on Saturday, 6th February 2016. We are requesting all of you to enthusiastically contribute and present Research Papers and be part of this important Academic Event. We are attaching herewith the International Conference Brochure, Copyright Form as well as the Online payment details for your perusal. We look forward to your active participation in this conference. Note: All communication regarding this conference, please mail on this email Id libinternational.cof(a)gnims.com -- Dinesh Annappa Sanadi Librarian St. Joseph College of Arts & Commerce, Satpala, Post - Agashi, Virar (W) Tal. Palghar , Dist. Thane - 401 301 Cont- 09869323372 /7208710920 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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