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

Bits and Bytes Lecture Series: Open Access Journals: A Blessing or Disgust for Scholarly Communication!!!…..
by shivaram gowda 07 Jul '15

07 Jul '15

Dear Members, You are cordially invited to attend the following lecture organized by NCSI-Net Foundation, Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) and SRELS. Title: Open Access Journals: A Blessing or Disgust for Scholarly Communication!!!….. SPEAKER: Dr. Rajendra Babu H, Assistant Professor,Dept. of Studies and Research in Library and Information Science, Tumkur University, Tumkur. PLACE: Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science (SRELS), 702, 'Upstairs', 42nd Cross, III Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore - 560 010 DATE & TIME: Friday July 10, 2015 at 6.15 p.m. Abstract: The theme of the talk would be on “Open Access (OA)”, predominantly discusses on how “OA journals (OAJ)” play a role in scholarly communication among scientific community. OA is relatively new concept identified and nurtured by the scientists for scholarly communication. As OA and OAJ are the two new concepts emerged with the advent of Internet and web 2.0 tools and technologies. The study on the scientists’ use of OAJ for their Scholarly Communication aimed at finding how OAJ helps in better science communication in general and life scientists in particular. As the OA and OAJ has become a buzz-word in the scholarly world today. This study aimed to find the pulse of the life scientists from among major scientific and R&D institutions in India; to assess their awareness and subsequent use of open access journals. There are very specific issues delved in detail such as copyright, plagiarism, peer review, the reasons for scientist publishing activity and so on. This study also determines the preferences and willingness among life scientists to publish in OAJ as well as commercial publishing of their scholarly research output. About Speaker: Dr. Rajendra Babu H has done Masters in Library and Information Science from Bangalore University. He has done his post master’s training in “IT Applications to Library and Information Services” in National Centre for Science Information (NCSI), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore-12. He has done his doctoral studies on “Use of Open Access Journals for Scholarly Communication in Life Sciences: A Study” from University of Mysore, Mysore-06. He has over 19 years of professional working experience in Academic institutions and Multinational companies. Presently he is working as an Assistant Professor, Dept. of Studies and Research in Library and Information Science, Tumkur University, Tumkur. He has extensive experience in Developing and Managing world-class Information and Knowledge centers, Content Research functions in HLL, GE, Capco, Symphony Services Corporation and Wipro technologies working with cross border teams. He is a Six sigma, NCC ‘C’ Certified and represented Karnataka State in Volley Ball. He is a member of professional organizations such as NCSI-NET Foundation, KALA, MyLISA, MILAN and so on. He has served as General Secretary, and presently serving as a governing council member in Karnataka State Library Association (KALA), Bangalore, India. He has co-authored 4 books, edited 5 conference proceedings with ISBN and has published over 30 papers in national/ international journals/conferences 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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324th Study Circle of IASLIC
by IASLIC Kolkata 06 Jul '15

06 Jul '15

*INDIAN ASSOCIATION OF SPECIAL LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION CENTRES (IASLIC**)* P-291, CIT Scheme, No. - 6M, Kankurgachi, Kolkata - 700 054 Ph: 033 2362 9651; E-mail: iaslic.india(a)gmail.com. Website: http://www.iaslic1955.org.in *324*th IASLIC Study Circle Meeting will be held on Thursday, the 9th July, 2015 at 6.30 p.m. in the Seminar Room of the Association, Kolkata – 700 054. *Dr. Sibsankar Jana*, Assistant Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, University of Kalyani, has kindly given consent to deliver a lecture on the topic – *“**Towards weighing research impact**”.* *Prof. Krishnapada Majumder**, *Prof. Prabir Roychaudhury Chair Professor, DLISc, Jadavpur University, will preside over the meeting. You are cordially invited to attend the meeting along with your colleagues. Mr Mriganka Mondal Prof. Pijushkanti Panigrahi Place: Kolkata Convener, Study Circle Division General Secretary, IASLIC Date: 01.07.2015 -- *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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National Conference on Scientometrics and Internet of Things (IoT)
by Ishwar Goudar 06 Jul '15

06 Jul '15

Dear Professionals, Institute of Scientometrics (http://www.instmetrics.org/) in association with NCSI-Net Foundation (http://ncsinet.org), will be organizing a Two-day National Conference on Scientometrics and Internet of Things (IoT) (4th in the Series by Institute of Scientometrics). Apart from takeaways from Pre-conference Tutorials and Session Theme Papers by subject experts, participants will get an opportunity for presenting their research papers. Conference Dates: 25-26th September 2015 Conference Venue: The Solitaire Hotel, 3 Kumara Krupa Road, Madhavanagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560001 Topics of Pre-conference Tutorials on the opening day: 1. Altmetrics: A New Path for LIS Research 2. Databases for Scientometric Research- Search Techniques and Data Analysis Resource Persons: Prof. I. K. Ravichandra Rao, Prof. S L Sangam, Dr. I R N Goudar and Dr. S M Pujar What to expect from the Tutorials? - Identify & explore databases for Scientometrics Research - Deep dive into search, retrieval & analysis - Tips, techniques & insights... - Demo access to the actual bibliographic and citation database(s) - Almetrics - The Concept, Methodologies and Developments Conference Theme: Scientometrics & Internet of Things (IoT). Part – I: Scientometrics Metrics Evolution: Librametrics, Bibliometrics, Informatics, Scientometrics, Webometrics & Altmetrics i. Empirical Laws of Bibliometrics ii. Growth Studies iii. Collaborative Studies iv. Obsolescence studies v. National Science Policy Indicators vi. Citation Analysis vii. Ranking of Universities and Institutions etc. viii. Journal Impact Factor & H- Index (Latest Developments) ix. Limitations and Issues concerned to Research Quality Indicators x. Recent Trends Part – II Internet of Things (IoT) i) Concept of IoT ii) IoT and its impact and application in LIS iii. IoT & Scientometrics iv. Systems and Machines v. Data vi. Applications The Organising Committee is in the process of inviting few more top resources on the topics of Conference. Call for Papers: The organizing committee invites good quality papers on research and technical works, case studies, technology updates, etc. related to the themes and sub-themes of the conference mentioned above. Important Dates: Submission of papers: August 31, 2015 Notification of Acceptance/Rejection: September 10, 2015 Registration (Fee. Rs. 2000/-): September 15, 2015 Conference Dates: September 25-26, 2015 Those interested in submitting conference papers may please submit the same to Conference Management System (http://ncsinet.org/conference) by 31st Aug 2015 More details of the conference is available at conference website at http://www.scientometrics.asia/ Kindly note the changed dates. Please ignore earlier announcement dated 15/05/2015 through Lis-Forum. Organising Secretary: Anand Byrappa Organising Committee Chair: Prof. TD Kemparaju Conference Director: Prof. SL Sangam *"Access E-Resources for Academic and Research Excellence"* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dr. I.R.N. Goudar - Adjunct Professor, Mangalore University - Visiting Professor Cum Library Adviser Bangalore University Library, BANGALORE - 560056 - Ex. Visiting Professor Cum Library Adviser, UoM, Mysore - Ex. Scientist 'G' and Head, ICAST, NAL, Bangalore - Ex. Dy Librarian, IITM, Chennai - Ex. Scientist (Information), IICT, Hyderabad - Fulbright Scholar, Univ. of Michigan and Columbia Univ, USA (1995-96) - British Council Scholar (1982-83) E-mail: goudarishwar(a)gmail.com Tel: 080-23215510 Mob: 91+9611165781 (If not reachable pl try land line) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Call for Expressions of Interest in hosting the annual Open Repositories Conference, 2017
by Imma Subirats 06 Jul '15

06 Jul '15

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Read it online: https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/or11/Call+for+Expressions+of+Interest+in… Call for Expressions of Interest in hosting the annual Open Repositories Conference, 2017 The Open Repositories Steering Committee seeks Expressions of Interest from candidate host organizations for the 2017 Open Repositories Annual Conference. Proposals from all geographic areas will be given consideration. Important dates The Open Repositories Steering Committee is accepting Expressions of Interest (EoI) to host the OR2017 conference until August 31st, 2015. Shortlisted sites will be notified by the end of September 2015. Background Candidate institutions must have the ability to host at least a four-day conference of approximately 300-500 attendees (OR2015 held in Indianapolis, USA drew more than 400 people). This includes appropriate access to conference facilities, lodging, and transportation, as well as the ability to manage a range of supporting services (food services, internet services, and conference social events; conference web site; management of registration and online payments; etc.). The candidate institutions and their local arrangements committee must have the means to support the costs of producing the conference through attendee registration and independent fundraising. Fuller guidance is provided in the Open Repositories Conference Handbook on the Open Repositories wiki. Expressions of Interest Guidelines Organisations interested in proposing to host the OR2017 conference should follow the steps listed below: 1. Expressions of Interest (EoIs) must be received by August 31st, 2015. Please direct these EoIs and any enquiries to OR Steering Committee Chair William Nixon <william.nixon(a)glasgow.ac.uk>. 2. As noted above, the Open Repositories wiki has a set of pages at Open Repositories Conference Handbook which offer guidelines for organising an Open Repositories conference. Candidate institutions should pay particular attention to the pages listed at "Preparing a bid" before submitting an EoI. 3. The EoI must include: the name of the institution (or institutions in the case of a joint bid) an email address as a first point of contact the proposed location for the conference venue with a brief paragraph describing the local amenities that would be available to delegates, including its proximity to a reasonably well-served airport 4. The OR Steering Committee will review proposals and may seek advice from additional reviewers. Following the review, one or more institutions will be invited to submit a detailed proposal. 5. Invitations to submit a detailed proposal will be issued by the end of September 2015; institutions whose interest will not be taken up will also be notified at that time. The invitations sent out will provide a timeline for submitting a formal proposal and details of additional information available to the shortlisted sites for help in the preparation of their bid. The OR Steering Committee will be happy to answer specific queries whilst proposals are being prepared. About Open Repositories Since 2006 Open Repositories has hosted an annual conference that brings together users and developers of open digital repository platforms. For further information about Open Repositories and links to past conference sites, please visit the OR home page: http://sites.tdl.org/openrepositories/. Subscribe to announcements about Open Repositories conferences by joining the OR Google Group:http://groups.google.com/group/open-repositories. Please feel free to reflect this call for Expressions of Interest out through your communities. Thank you! William Nixon and Elin Stangeland for the Open Repositories Steering Committee -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Wishes to Dr. Devendra
by Dr Jaya Kumara 06 Jul '15

06 Jul '15

Congratulations to Dr. Devendra, Grade II Officer, HAL Library, Bangalore Dr. Devendra is basically from south canara. He hails from a small place near Udupi. He did his Masters in Library & information Science from Mangalore University in 2006. Between 2006 and 2007 he worked as a librarian at Tippu Sultan First Grade College, Mangalore. From 2007 – 08 he was with Srinivasa Institute of Technology, 2008- 2009 he spent valuable time at ISRO Sriharikota, as a library trainee. After his return from Sriharikota, he joined MGM College and very soon shifted to Poorna Pragna Institute of Management, Udupi. When he was in MGM College he registered for PhD at DOSLIS University of Mysore under the guidance of Prof. Khaiser Nikam. His topic of research was “Attitudes of Law Library Users towards OPAC/WEB OPAC in South India: A Study” .He was awarded PhD in LIS in 2014 by University of Mysore. He has co-authored 13 research papers in peer review journals of national & international repute and conference proceedings. Now he is appointed as Grade II Officer at HAL Library, Bangalore. Just about a few days back he has reported for the duty. We at University of Mysore, i.e., all the Mysore University Library and Information Scientists and well wishers along with Prof. Khaiser Nikam, his research supervisor, convey our hearty congratulations to Dr. Devendra, Grade II Officer at HAL Library, Bangalore, for having taken up a new assignment . Wish You Bright future, health, prosperity and fruitful years of service. From, Prof.Khaiser Nikam & her team of researchers and well wishers (Dr. Dines K S; Dr. Guruprasad, R; Dr.Jayakumara, Dr.Vinod Kumar; Dr. Bharvi Dutt; Ambika, Shivaraj, Mamata, Harish, H T; Puttamadappa; Shivakumarswamy; Kumar Patil; Ashwini Nag; Nandeesh; Shikumar; Hassan Moghaddas; Shanaz Khademzadhe; Hyderali; Mahadevmurthy; Kumara; Mahadevswamy; Kanthamani H D) Thanking you, Warm Regards, Dr. JAYAKUMARA, M.L.I.Sc., M.Phil., PhD., K-SET Librarian & Head Dept. of Library & Information Science Government First Grade College Chamarajanagar - 571313 Cell: 98802 07190 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: June 2015 : ILA Newsletter
by Dr. Rajesh Bhardwaj 06 Jul '15

06 Jul '15

Dear Friends The June 2015 issue of ILA Newsletter has been published by Indian Library Association which is available here <http://ilaindia.webs.com/2015_June_ILA-Newsletter.pdf>. The previous issues of ILA Newsletter may also be referred from http://ilaindia.net or direct from here. <http://ilaindia.webs.com/ila-newsletter> You are requested to provide the professionals news for forthcoming ILA Newsletter. 1. Report of about 100 words with one snap of organised Seminar, Conference, Training & Workshop; 2. Book publications, or highly Impact Factor research outputs or just concluded projects; 3. Announcement for admissions, educational up gradations; 4. Technological innovations, research & development; 5. Any other LIS field related news, please send to Editor: pro(a)ilaindia.net You are also welcome for your constructive suggestions and feedback for betterment of ILA Newsletter. Thanks and Regards Dr. Rajesh Kr. Bhardwaj -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Graduate Trainees in Central Library - Alliance University
by Pradeep Kavi 06 Jul '15

06 Jul '15

July 6, 2015 Dear All, Alliance University invites applications for the position of "Graduate Trainees" in library science to work in the Central library at Anekal near Bangalore About Alliance University : Alliance University is a private University established in Karnataka State by Act No. 34 of year 2010. The University is notified under private universities list maintained by the University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi. Qualifications: B.L.I.Sc / M.L.I.Sc with good communication and computer skills are essential. Stipend: Rs. 10,000/- per month. Training period: One year. The selected candidate will have to work in shifts. Age: Below 25 years Applicants may send their CVs to the following email id on or before July 12, 2015 to : pradeep.pk(a)alliance.edu.in Librarian Alliance University Anekal Campus,Bangalore-562 106 http://www.alliance.edu.in ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISCLAIMER: The information contained in this electronic message and any attachments to this message are intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) and may contain proprietary, confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies of this message and any attachments. Computer viruses can be transmitted via email. The recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. ALLIANCE University accepts no liability whatsoever for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Part Time PGDCA in M.S.University of Baroda
by Ajit Prajapati 06 Jul '15

06 Jul '15

Dear All, For more Details open the below link http://www.msubaroda.ac.in/faculty.php?fac_id=7&dep_id=&action=programs Thanks and Regards Ajit Prajapati 09662048549 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: Need Article - reg.
by Manjunath Ealiger 06 Jul '15

06 Jul '15

*Dear Library Professional,* * One of our Faculty member has urgently required the below mentioned article for her research purpose. It would be highly appreciated if anyone can send this article to us.* *1)* **Article : *Perioperative treatment of a patient with myotonic muscular dystrophy (Curschmann-Steinert disease) **Author/s : **M.H. Tholke, W. Tolksdorf, I. Mitrenga* *Journal Name/ : **Anasthesiologie, Intensivmedizin, Notfallmedizin,* *Source **Schmerztherapie (AINS)* * Volume : 26, Issue No : 02 (1991)* **Pages : 87 - 89 * *2)* **Article : **Caesarean section in a patient with paramyotonia **congenita* **Author/s : * *R.F. Grace, V.J Roach* *Journal Name/ : **Anesthesia and Intensive Care* *Source * * Volume : 27, Issue No : 05 (October, 1999)* **Pages : 534 - 537 * Thanks and warm regards, -- Manjunath Ealiger Librarian ESI- Medical College & PGIMSR, Bangalore - 560010 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Five Days National Workshop Cloud Computing, Virtualization and Network Management
by subi 06 Jul '15

06 Jul '15

Dear Professionals, It’s a matter of great privilege that the INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar, Gujarat is organising Five Days National Workshop Cloud Computing, Virtualization and Network Management on July 20-24, 2015 at Information & Library Network Centre (INFLIBNET), Gandhinagar, Gujarat,India. This workshop offers a better understanding of the network architecture, design, management, concept of virtualization, its benefits and uses, concept of cloud computing and its applications. It also provides a platform to gain “hands-on” experience on cloud computing and network management. The network deployment and management is to be executed with proper designing, planning along with right policies. The workshop is intended for the IT and library professionals to gets real-time “hands-on” experience on configuration of switches, firewall, access points, ACL, server hardening, load balancing, TCP/IP, cloud computing and virtualization which are very important. As the threats from cyber space is increasing day by day in organization's network, maintaining network in a secured environment will also be discussed in details during the workshop.This is a good opportunity to brush up as well as gets trained as a professional in such an area. For further details, kindly refer to the brochure and registration form linked herewith. Enclosed: Workshop Brochure <http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/forthcoming/cloud_computing.pdf> Reg_Form.pdf <http://api.ning.com/files/Xbc0vWPYETtpUd0a9g0S9KsZwm0hmrvsg2zFF0jZKNjJTTnAd…> http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/forthcoming/cloud_computing.pdf Suboohi suboohi(a)inflibnet.ac.in STO-1 (LS) INFLIBNET Centre Gandhinagar, Gujarat -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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