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

GOOGLE TO RANK WEBSITES BASED ON FACTS NOT LINKS
by Ragaavendra R 03 Mar '15

03 Mar '15

GOOGLE TO RANK WEBSITES BASED ON FACTS NOT LINKS Google plans to rank websites on its search engine based on factual accuracy, a move that will prevent sites full of misinformation from appearing first in search results. The search engine currently uses the number of incoming links to a Web page as a proxy for quality, determining where it appears in search results. So pages that many other sites link to are ranked higher. The disadvantage of the system is that websites full of misinformation can rise up the rankings, if enough people link to them, 'New Scientist' reported. The trustworthiness of a web page might help it rise up Google's rankings if the search giant starts to measure quality by facts. A Google research team is adapting that model to measure the trustworthiness of a page, rather than its reputation across the web. Instead of counting incoming links, the system will count the number of incorrect facts within a page. The score they compute for each page is its Knowledge-Based Trust score. The software works by tapping into the Knowledge Vault, the vast store of facts that Google has pulled off the internet. Those facts which the web unanimously agrees on are considered a reasonable proxy for truth. Web pages that contain contradictory information are bumped down the rankings. REFERENCE LINK: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/features/smartbuy/tech-news/google-to-r… Best Regards, Raghvendra R The information contained in this electronic message and in any attachments to this message is confidential, legally privileged and intended only for use by the person or entity to which this electronic message is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, and have received this message in error, please notify the sender and system manager by return email and delete the message and its attachments and also you are hereby notified that any distribution, copying, review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of this electronic transmission or the information contained in it is strictly prohibited. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and may not represent those of the Company or bind the Company. Any commitments made over e-mail are not financially binding on the company unless accompanied or followed by a valid purchase order. This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by Mail Scanner, and is believed to be clean. The Company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. www.jubl.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Selling Poetry books on a pushcart
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 02 Mar '15

02 Mar '15

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Golden Jubilee Celebration 2015
by Amit Kumar Das 02 Mar '15

02 Mar '15

Happy to announce that Department of LIS, the University of Burdwan will organised the following events:- Golden Jubilee Celebration 2015 Department of Library and Information Science, The University of Burdwan DC Meeting Item No.- Date-02/03/2015 Convenor- Prof. A.K. Bandyopadhyay HOD, DLIS, The University of Burdwan Jt. Secretary- Prof. S.C. Biswas & Prof. Tidib Tripathi DLIS, The University of Burdwan Cashier- Prof. S. Mandal & Prof. B.K. Roy DLIS, The University of Burdwan Programme Components 1. Seminar organisation 2. Commemorative volume (with ISBN) / publication of 3. Inviting Lecture series through out the year 4. Re-union Tentative date November 20-22, 2015 Contact details: 9239232019 / 9674815244 Email-gjlisbu2015(a)gmail.com Further information will be provided later Suggestions & co-operations from alumni members and professionals are highly welcome. -- With regards, ---------------------------------------------------- Amit Kumar Das Librarian, Mankar College, Mankar, Burdwan PIN-713144 @mail to dasamitkumar2007(a)gmail.com dasamitkumar2007(a)india.com ---------------------------------------------------- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Open textbooks
by Subbiah Arunachalam 02 Mar '15

02 Mar '15

Friends: Hundreds of quality college-level open textbooks are available and the number is expected to increase rapidly. A large number of Foundations and academic consortia in the US are actively promoting and adopting open textbooks and thus helping the student communities save millions of dollars. The LIS community in Indian academic institutions should alert the heads of their institutions, faculty and students to this development. I give below a few examples. <http://collegeopentextbooks.org> covers a wide range of fields. Another agency is <http://oerconsortium.org/discipline-specific/>. They also cover a wide range. Some of these books are dynamic, meaning they change over time incorporating more recent examples and student quizes. "There are over 160 open textbooks available on the Open Textbook Library ( open.umn.edu <http://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/>) that faculty could adopt in their classrooms immediately," says the report, “Open Textbooks: The Billion-Dollar Solution,” available at www.studentpirgs.org/textbooks. Best wishes. Arun -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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KG TO PG FREE EDUCATION TO EVERY ONE: ROLE AND DEVELOPMENT OF LIBRARIES
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 01 Mar '15

01 Mar '15

dear friends and professionals KG TO PG FREE EDUCATION TO EVERY ONE: FLAGSHIP PROGRAM OF TELANGANA GOVERNMENT: ROLE AND DEVELOPMENT OF LIBRARIES The TELANGANA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION (TSLA) is going to organize a program on 15 March 2015 at 9.30 am at City Central Library, Ashok Nagar, Hyderabad. The program is discussion cum talk on KG TO PG FREE EDUCATION TO EVERY ONE: FLAGSHIP PROGRAM OF TELANGANA GOVERNMENT: ROLE AND DEVELOPMENT OF LIBRARIES. Many eminent personalities who are associated with this program and sympathizers of libraries will address the gathering and give their idea. The TSLAs seek their support in making the libraries as part of the TELANGANA GOVERNMENT AGENDA. THE LIBRARIES PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THIS MAHA YAGNA INITIATED BY SRI K CHANDRA SHEKHAR RAO, HON'BLE CHIEF MINISTER OF TELANGANA. THIS IS TIME FOR ALL PROFESSIONAL FRIENDS TO JOIN THEIR HANDS AND SHOW OUR ABILITY, STRENGTH AND WILLINGNESS TO WORK AND SHOW OUR SUPPORT THE KG to PG FREE EDUCAION PROGRAM. WE ALL KNOW THAT ALL TYPES OF LIBRARIES ARE TO BE ESTABLISHED AND DEVELOP THE EXISTING LIBRARIES. IT WILL CREATE LOT OF EMPLOYMENT AND GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE VALUABLE SERVICE TO THE SOCIETY. The speakers and invitees include, Sri Bandaru Dattatreya, Hon;ble Minister of Govt of India; Prof Haragopal; Sri Allam Narayana, Chairman Telangana Press Academy; Prof K Nageshwer, MLC and Editor of Hans India Newspaper; Prof Kodandarami Reddy, Chairman, Telangana Joint Action Committee; Prof Krishna Reddy, Director, ICSSR-SRC and many more eminent persons including two MLCs will be joining the program. PLEASE MAKE IT CONVENIENT AND INFORM ALL OTHER FELLOW PROFESSONALS AND MAKE THE PROGRAM A SUCCESS. PLEASE ATTEND THE PROGRAM WITHOUT FAIL. PL SUPPORT TSLA ENDEAVOURS TO IMPROE THE LIBRARIES AND ALSO GET MORE JOBS FOR THE UNEMPLOYED. ALL ARE WEELCOME AND TSLA INVITES EVERY ONE CONCERNED TO EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES N LAXMAN RAOProf. N.LAXMAN RAO, Member, Advisory Board, National Library, KolkataPresident, Telangana Library Association. UGC-Emeritus Fellow (2009-11) Professor in Library and Information Science, Osmania University, Hyderabad ( super-annuated). Formerly Director, UGC-Academic Staff College (2006-8). Formerly President of Indian Association of Teachers in Library and Information Science ( IATLIS) and Association of British Scholars ( AP Chapter) . ADDRESS: Plot No A-194, H No 1-8-10/1, Ravindra Nagar, Habsiguda, HYDERABAD- 500007. Mobile: 9493701565. email: naglaxman(a)yahoo.com, naglaxman(a)gmail.com. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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