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

Academics should blog!
by Subbiah Arunachalam 13 Nov '15

13 Nov '15

Dear academic and research librarians: Please encourage the faculty and research students among your clients to start blogging, the same way you would encourage them to place their publications in open access repositories and register with ORCID. Why should academics cultivate the practice of blogging? "While there are many barriers to entry into the ranks of the commentariat (though fewer than you might think), anyone can set up a blog, often within a matter of minutes, and use it to communicate ideas that don’t otherwise fit into your scholarly publishing world. Academic blogs are rarely pathways to mass public outreach, but they don’t have to be. Fueled, rather than threatened, by social-media networks, a blog offers a way to share your ideas with peers inside those networks," says David M. Perry, an associate professor of history at Dominican University. He continues: "Blogging — self-published, regular, semiformal, potentially public writing — fits academic life beautifully. Just pick your platform carefully, use the experience as a way to write new things, and, most of all, write for the sake of writing. And then just maybe, readers will follow." Please see < http://chronicle.com/article/3-Rules-of-Academic-Blogging/234139?cid=wc&utm… >. ---- 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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New languages in UDC Summary database: Telugu, Bhojpuri, Sanskrit, Angika
by Vimal Kumar V. 12 Nov '15

12 Nov '15

Letter from Aida Slavic. Dear colleagues, I am pleased to inform you that the translation of the Universal Decimal Classification Summary into 4 new languages of India started this year: TELUGU - http://www.udcsummary.info/php/index.php?lang=te Courtesy of Arjuna Rao Chavala (June 2015) BHOJPURI - http://www.udcsummary.info/php/index.php?lang=bho Courtesy of Dr. Mayank Yuvaraj, Amarjit Kumar Singh, Ambrish Kumar Maurya, Khushboo Yuvaraj (October 2015) SANSKRIT - http://www.udcsummary.info/php/index.php?lang=sa Courtesy of Dr. Mayank Yuvaraj, Amarjit Kumar Singh (November 2015) ANGIKA http://www.udcsummary.info/php/index.php?lang=anp Courtesy of Dr. Mayank Yuvaraj, Khushboo Yuvaraj, Ranjeet Kumar Choudhary (November 2015) UDC Summary has over 2,600 classes and the scheme is translated or translations are in progress in 56 languages (http://www.udcsummary.info/translation.htm ). The content of the UDC Summary database is available for free use and distribution under the Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 3.0 license. Text/Excel exports are provided on demand. UDC Summary has already been published as a book for training or practical use in libraries. The UDC Summary project is result of a voluntary contributions of translations world-wide. I would like to use the opportunity to congratulate and thank many colleagues from universities and libraries in India who contributed to this project with no less than 13 languages. There is a lot of work ahead, but nevertheless what has been achieved so far is a credit to the Indian library and academic community. Colleagues interested in helping complete, improve existing or add new translations please contact udcs(a)udcc.org. Kind regards Aida Slavic -- Dr Aida Slavic Editor-in-Chief UDC Email: aida.slavic(a)udcc.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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LIS Conference - February 2016 at University of Mysore
by chandrashekara m 12 Nov '15

12 Nov '15

Dear Professionals, MYSORE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY in association with KARNATAKA STATE SC/ST LIBRARY PROFESSIONALS' ASSOCIATION organized Conference on "LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES FOR ALL: REACHING THE UNREACHED IN THE DIGITAL ERA" during 11-12 February 2016 Conference Venue: Shri Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar Auditorium, Manasagangotri,University of Mysore, Mysuru Library and Information Science (LIS) Professionals: Librarians, Teachers in Library & Information Science, Research Scholars and Students of LIS are solicited to submit their papers and attend the conference as Delegates/ Participants. Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings to be released during the conference. For details log on to http://www.uni-mysore.ac.in/library/conference2016 or contact: Dr. C. P. RamaseshOrganising Secretary &University Librarian University of Mysore,Manasagangotri, Mysuru-570 006Phone : 0821-2514808 / Cell : 97313 43004E-Mail:cpramasesh@gmail.com and Dr. Ganapathi S ShindePresidentKarnataka State SC/ST Library Professionals' AssociationGulbarga University, Kalaburagi-585106Phone : 99028 13928E.mail: ganapathi.shinde(a)gmail.com With regards Dr. M. Chandrashekara Professor & Chairman Department of Library and Information ScienceUniversity of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysuru - 570 006 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Article request - Good suggestion
by Vasumathi Sriganesh (QMed) 12 Nov '15

12 Nov '15

The need for full details about an individual has also been mentioned several times. These are basic requirements in a professional mailing list. I am not a member of Delnet, but I can add that for those who need scientific articles, the NISCAIR's Union Catalog is also another tool to search, before making requests here. Those who need a collection that is covered in Delnet, should definitely become members and check there too. How can we insist on following all these? Strictness is one option, but that is a lot of work for the moderator - and even if we add some volunteers, it IS a lot of work. It can lead to unpleasantness too sometimes (sad, but true) Another way is to keep pointing out the options (like I did), for every request. Any more suggestions are welcome. The forum should evolve and grow. Regards Vasumathi Sriganesh QMed Knowledge Foundation (Trust - Reg No: E-24663) A-3, Shubham Centre, Cardinal Gracious Road Chakala, Andheri East, Mumbai 400099 Tel: 91-22-40054474 Mob: +919867292230 Web: www.qmed.org.in <http://www.qmedkf.org.in/> www.indianmedicalsites.in On Thu, Nov 12, 2015 at 10:37 AM, <mk-rao(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > Very good suggestion. Nowadays users are not bothered to give their name > and organisation when seeking help. I think it is in bad taste and we > should not reply to such queries. Sometimes users ask very fundamental > questions that every library professional is expected to know. I think > there is something wrong with our current LIS education. > > Koteswara Rao > -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Article Request
by Rajesh K 12 Nov '15

12 Nov '15

Dear Professionals, One of our faculty is interested to get the full text of the following articles. Kindly pls send the soft copy if available at your library. Pathways to critical consciousness: A first-year teacher's engagement with issues of race and equity <http://jte.sagepub.com/content/60/5/528.short> K McDonough * - Journal of Teacher Education, 2009 * Thank you & Regards Rajesh K NIAS, Bengaluru-560012 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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New languages in UDC Summary database: Telugu, Bhojpuri, Sanskrit, Angika
by Aida Slavic 11 Nov '15

11 Nov '15

Dear colleagues, I am pleased to inform you that the translation of the Universal Decimal Classification Summary into 4 new languages of India started this year: TELUGU - http://www.udcsummary.info/php/index.php?lang=te Courtesy of Arjuna Rao Chavala (June 2015) BHOJPURI - http://www.udcsummary.info/php/index.php?lang=bho Courtesy of Dr. Mayank Yuvaraj, Amarjit Kumar Singh, Ambrish Kumar Maurya, Khushboo Yuvaraj (October 2015) SANSKRIT - http://www.udcsummary.info/php/index.php?lang=sa Courtesy of Dr. Mayank Yuvaraj, Amarjit Kumar Singh (November 2015) ANGIKA http://www.udcsummary.info/php/index.php?lang=anp Courtesy of Dr. Mayank Yuvaraj, Khushboo Yuvaraj, Ranjeet Kumar Choudhary (November 2015) UDC Summary has over 2,600 classes and the scheme is translated or translations are in progress in 56 languages (http://www.udcsummary.info/translation.htm). The content of the UDC Summary database is available for free use and distribution under the Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 3.0 license. Text/Excel exports are provided on demand. UDC Summary has already been published as a book for training or practical use in libraries. The UDC Summary project is result of a voluntary contributions of translations world-wide. I would like to use the opportunity to congratulate and thank many colleagues from universities and libraries in India who contributed to this project with no less than 13 languages. There is a lot of work ahead, but nevertheless what has been achieved so far is a credit to the Indian library and academic community. Colleagues interested in helping complete, improve existing or add new translations please contact udcs(a)udcc.org. Kind regards Aida Slavic -- Dr Aida Slavic Editor-in-Chief UDC Email: aida.slavic(a)udcc.org --- UDC Consortium PO Box 90407 2509 LK The Hague The Netherlands --- Web: http://www.udcc.org Email: mail(a)udcc.org ______________________ * Outputs from the International UDC Seminar 2015: Classification and Authority Control - http://seminar.udcc.org/2015/ * UDC Online Hub (6 langauges): http://www.udc-hub.com/index.php * Special offer - UDC Seminar Proceedings 2011, 2013 and 2015 http://www.udcc.org/index.php/site/page?view=books The Universal Decimal Classification (UDC) is the world's foremost multilingual classification scheme for all fields of knowledge, a sophisticated indexing and retrieval tool ______________________ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Postponement of Two Days National Seminar on “Library Consortia in Digital Age: Opportunities and Challenges” at VTU, Belagavi
by Dr.K.R. Mulla 11 Nov '15

11 Nov '15

Dear Sir/Madam This is in continuation with may mail dated 2nd November 2015 regarding organizing of National Seminar on “Library Consortia in Digital Age: Opportunities and Challenges” scheduled on 20th and 21st November 2015 at VTU, Belagavi, I am to inform you that the above National Seminar has been rescheduled to 1-2 December 2015 at VTU, Belagavi. all the earlier planned programs stand same on the re-scheduled date. I request you to kindly make it convenient to attend National Seminar on 1st and 2nd December 2015 and make the event successful. Thanking you, yours Sincerely, *Dr. K. R. Mulla, M.L.I.Sc <http://M.L.I.Sc>., Ph.D.Librarian,Visvesvaraya Technological University,"Jnana Sangama,"Belgaum - 590 018, Karnataka, India.* *Ph: 0831-2498192* URL: http://www.vtu.ac.in/ http://vtuerm12.webs.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Call for Submissions - International Conference – Sri Lanka
by Dr. R. Balasubramani 11 Nov '15

11 Nov '15

Dear Professionals It gives us immense pleasure to inform you that, International Conference “Libraries as Partners of Knowledge Sustainability (ICULA-2016)” is being organized on February 7th -8th , March 2016 by the University Librarians’ Association of Sri lanka, Jaffna. CALL FOR PAPER Research topics may include, but are not limited to specific issues within the following areas: • Evolution of Librarianship • Knowledge Management • Information systems and services • Information Literacy • Scholarly communications • Emerging trends in LIS • Social responsibilities of libraries IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER: Dead line for Abstract Submission - 30th November 2015 Notification of Acceptance - 15th December 2015 Closing For Full Paper Submission - 31st December 2015 Camera Ready Paper Submission - 05th January 2016 Registration - 31st December 2016 Registration Fee Sri Lankan participants Rs. 6000.00 SAARC countries USD 100.00 Other countries USD 150.00 Account name: University Librarians Association Bank name: Peoples Bank, Thimbrigasiyaya Branch Bank address: Peoples Bank,Thimbrigasyaya Branch, 146, Havlock Road, Colombo 05, Sri Lanka Account Number: 086 100171190031 Address of Beneficiary: University Librarians Association, University of Jaffna, # 57, Thirunelvely, Jaffna, Sri Lanka Please visit : http://icula2016.slula.org Mr.S.Navaneethakrishnan, Conference secretary / ICILA 2016 University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka +94 770280017 icula2016(a)gmail.com website: www.icula2016.slula.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Karnataka State Library Association: Celebration of National Library week-2015-Reminder
by Shivaram Gowda 11 Nov '15

11 Nov '15

Dear Members Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) in collaboration with Raman Research Institute, Bangalore, Allinaz University, Bangalore, and IEEE, Bangalore is organizing series of events on the occasion National Library week 2015. Kindly participate in big numbers and make these events successful. Details of events are given below ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 14/11/2015 EVENT: Inauguration of National Library Week DATE: 14.11.2015, Saturday 3.30 p.m. VENUE: Raman Research Institute, C. V. Raman Avenue, Sadashivanagar, Near Mekhri circle, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560080 Session I: “Exploration of the Universe (ವಿಶ್ವರೂಪದ ಅನ್ವೇಷಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ವಿಜ್ಞಾನಿಗಳು - ಒಂದು ನೀಳ್ಗತೆ )” Talk by Prof. N Udaya Shankar, Dept. of Astronomy and Astrophysics, RRI, Bangalore. Session II: "IS READING HABIT DECLINING IN DIGITAL ERA?" Debate by four working librarians 1. Dr Sanjya, -INFOSYS 2. Ms. Hamsa Kalynai, Librarian, NIAS 3. Mr. Manjunath - RRI 4. Ms. Nabonita Guha - Information officer, JNCASR Moderator: Dr. Meera, Librarian, RRI High Coffee/Tea: 5.30 PM --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18/11/2015 Event: Seminar on ‘Reading habits in the Digital age’ DATE : 18.11.2015, Wednesday 11.00 a.m. VENUE : Seminar Hall 1 First Floor, Alliance University, Anekal 562106 Seminar schedule 11.00 AM Registration and High tea 11.15 – 11.30 Inauguration 11.30 – 12.30 Session 1 12.30 – 1.30 Session 2 1.30 – 2.30 Lunch 2.30 – 3.30 – Session 3 &Discussion 3.30 -4.00 Valedictory and distribution of certificates Please note: There is no registration fee for this seminar. There would be a detailed announcement made by Mr. Prakash I N, Librarian i/c, Central Library, Alliance University in this regard. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19/11/2015 Event: NLW-2015 Valedictory function DATE : 19.11.2015, 5.30 to 7.30 PM (7-7.30 PM - high tea) VENUE : IEEE, 5th Floor, World Trade Center, Dr. Rajkumar Road, Malleswaram, Bangalore - 560055 Key Note address by Rachel Berrington, Director of IEEE's Client Services. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://kalaonline.com/ 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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Install Linux Software with Single File....
by Dp Tripathi 10 Nov '15

10 Nov '15

Dear All, I prefer using Linux than Windows most of the time and found myself comfortable as I like to float over the keyboard in typing commands one after another. I find with every new installation of Linux that I have to go with installation of the same bunch of software through terminal and for which either I have to depend on my memory for commands or the documents for installation. To get rid of this, I created one ‘sh’ file with all the necessary software commands for installing all the software one after another in Lubuntu/Ubuntu. I am sharing this information to just help the professionals who find difficult in installing the software after new installation of Lubuntu/Ubuntu. To use this file, first download the file from here….. www.librarianguide.co.in/linuxcommand.sh <http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.librarianguide.co.in%2Flinux…> Just copy this file at Desktop of (Lubuntu/Ubuntu) or wherever you wish and assign the privilege with ‘chmod’ command. I assume you have copied this file at Desktop. Desktop# chmod +x linuxcommand.sh Desktop# ./linuxcommand.sh It will start installing the software. Just keep watching terminal and provide your input wherever necessary. What it does actually…… 1. It updates the system first 2. It will install the putty software so that you can connect other system through ssh 3. It will install gedit (editor) software for editing the files. It will not be effective in server edition of any linux. 4. It will install the Ubuntu Restricted Extras 5. It will install Cairo Dock 6. It will install Flash Plugin which will be helpful in playing the flash videos 7. It will install the plank software which will allow you to keep the application icon for easy use of different software 8. It will install VLC media player to play the videos 9. It will install the tweak software to remove the unnecessary files from your system 10. It will install the software to create the iso image of your system. Once everything installed successfully, your system is ready to use these software. Hope this will be useful for everyone! Thanks - ************************************************************** *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 *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.librarianguide.co.in/live> * ************************************************************** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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