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UNESCO-UNAOC MIILID Yearbook 2016: Deadline for proposals extended to 15 February 2016
by Jagtar Singh 03 Feb '16

03 Feb '16

Dear All, On request from potential contributors, the deadline for the call for proposals on Media and Information Literacy for Human Rights for the UNESCO-UNAOC MILID Yeabook 2016 has been extended to 15 February 2016. For more details, kindly access the link below: http://milunesco.unaoc.org/resources/call-for-papers-media-and-information-… Best regards, Jagtar Singh, Lead Editor, MILID Yearbook 2016 Email: jagtardeep(a)gmail.com, jagtar.kindu(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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National Koha Conclave - Bangalore
by Soji Mathew 03 Feb '16

03 Feb '16

Dear friends, The National Koha Conclave scheduled on February 17 and 18, 2016 is receiving favourable response from Koha users as well as prospective Koha users. The venue has been finalized. The panelists and the program schedule are in the final stages of being uploaded on the web site. We have one interesting session for hearing the wish list of Koha users during the first day. Those who have registered and wish to share their wish list of Koha customization or development may send their wish list to us the on the emails provided on the website. For those who haven't registered so far, we request you to kindly register fast as seats are getting filled up and we have limited seats for the program. Please register for the program and may be you will be one of the lucky speakers to share the dais with reputed Koha experts and speak on your wish list for Koha. Inviting once again all of those are interested in hearing Mr. Chris Cormack (one of the original developers of Koha) and learning more about Koha. To register for the National Koha Conclave in Bangalore scheduled on February 17 and 18, 2016 kindly use the link below: www.informaticsglobal.com/kohameet Looking forward to seeing you in Bangalore soon. With warm regards, Sanjay Grover CEO Informatics Publishing Limited +91-9845516020 ceo(a)informaticsglobal.com -- *Confidentiality Notice: *T*his electronic message transmission, including any attachment(s), may contain confidential, proprietary, or privileged information from Informatics Publishing Limited. If you are not the intended recipient, be advised that any dissemination, copying, distribution, printing or use of the contents of the information contained in this electronic message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this electronic message by error, please destroy all copies of the message and contact the sender immediately by either replying to this message or calling 91-80-40387777.* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Articles to Read -- 2016-02-03
by Mohan Hr 03 Feb '16

03 Feb '16

Dear all, You may find these articles interesting Websites: A ‘CUTS’ Approach to National Portal of India (india.gov.in) General: 25 Productivity Secrets from History's Greatest Thinkers Legal: The basics for free speech Startups: How Will Startup India Help You? InfoTech: Follow these 7 rules to thrive in a digital world Innovation: The simple rules of disciplined innovation Startups: How should you tap into Silicon Valley? InfoTech: IOT: An executive’s guide to the Internet of Things Make-in-India: Is optimism meeting realism? General: The 33 worst lines ever said by tech recruiters Read them at http://goo.gl/UrQMD3 Your feedback is welcome You can access the date wise archives of "Articles to Read" at http://goo.gl/B2VFCF With regards HR Mohan IITM 1976 BTME Chair, IEEE CS & PCS and IPP, CSI http://hrm-infoforuse.blogspot.in http://infoforuse.blogspot.in https://www.facebook.com/mohan.hr.524 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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deserted libraries
by Eldho Joy 03 Feb '16

03 Feb '16

Dear professionals This posting is to bring to your kind attention of the fate of brick and mortar libraries.Last day I visited an erstwhile famous library with lakhs of collection and more than 100 staff,now gives a deserted look with a few users.Is there a remedy to bring back that past glory of 'book and brick' libraries? Eldho Joy E Researcher University of Kerala Thiruvananthapuram. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Two Days National Workshop on Research Methodology and Academic Writing on 22 -23 February, 2016 @ INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar, Gujarat
by Archita M 03 Feb '16

03 Feb '16

Dear All, It is immanence pleasure to announce that INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar is going to organize Two Days National Workshop on Research Methodology and Academic Writing on 22 -23 February, 2016. The objective of this workshop is to introduce the modern ways of conducting literature research, use of discovery tools and databases, use of reference management software such as EndNote, Mendeley and data analytical tool such as SPSS in analysing the research data. The Workshop will help the participants in applying proper research methodology and improving their analysis by applying various statistical techniques using popular software. The course aims to improve the research skills and competence among the researchers by strengthening their knowledge as well as improving researchers technical writing skills, etc. *Workshop Fees:* The registration fee is Rs. 3000/- (Rupees Three thousand only) per person without accommodation and Rs. 5000/- (Rupees Five thousand only) with accommodation *Last Day of Registration:* 20th Feb 2016 *For more details* *Visit: * http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/forthcoming/Research%20Methodology%20and%20Acade… *Registration Form:* http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/forthcoming/Registration_Form_RMA.pdf -- With Regards, *Archita M Muchhadia* *Project Officer (LS)* *Shodhganga- IETD* *INFLIBNET Centre* *Infocity, Gandhinagar - 382007* *Phone: 079-23268227* *Email: archita(a)inflibnet.ac.in <archita(a)inflibnet.ac.in> , archita4ever(a)gmail.com <archita4ever(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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Saturday Mirror: Special Lecture Series inaugurated at Tumkur University
by Rupesh Kumar 02 Feb '16

02 Feb '16

Department of Studies and Research in Library and Information Science, Tumkur University reverberated with the word 'innovation' on Saturday, 30th January 2016. "Saturday Mirror", the special lecture series was inaugurated by Mr. Ananda T. Byrappa, Global Leader, John F Welch Technology Centre, GE, Bengaluru. Saturday Mirror ---------------------- The Department has organized a series of special lectures by eminent LIS professionals to help students keep abreast with the trends and developments in Library and Information Science. The lectures will be held on Saturdays and each lecture is intended to reflect the trends and happenings in the field of Library and Information Science. Hence the name "Saturday Mirror". Innovation -------------- Delivering the inaugural lecture on "Innovation in Information World: Insights for LIS Professionals", Mr. Ananda said "Innovation is the driving force for changing the society. But, Passion is the driving force behind innovation. Whatever you do, do it passionately!" Citing the examples of two technologies - Cellphone and Google, he delineated the role of innovation in bringing changes in the society. Mr. Ananda, in his very captivating style, narrated the story of Cellphone and Google. The first cellular phone, introduced in 1973, was too costly and unaffordable to most people. The only functionality it had was making a phone call. In a span of 30 years, the cell phone industry has taken the world by storm. However, this change was not easy. A great deal of innovation has gone in. Cellphones have constantly been the subject of innovation. Modern cellphones are not just for making phone calls. They have messaging, radio, camera, GPS and a plethora of applications! Today, life without cellphones is unimaginable. The innovation in cellphone industry was so powerful and dominating that it pushed several 'dedicated technology producers' such as camera manufacturers into the days of penury. That's the power of innovation! While it took three decades for cellphone to change the way we communicate, there's another 'technology' which has done pretty much the same in half the time as much. In 1998, Sergey Brin and Larry Page published a research paper titled "The Anatomy of a Large-Scale Hypertextual Web Search Engine". Nobody, at that time, had even imagined that this technology would become the most dominating technology in a span of 15 years! Google did it! With constant innovation, an umbrella of user-friendly services, it has gobbled up whatsoever little competition it faced. Take-a-seat and Drone -------------------------------- Innovation is not just confined to information and communication technology. People are innovating anything and everything with their creativity and for their convenience. He cited "take-a-seat" and book-delivering drone as the instances of innovation. "Take-a-seat" is a smart chair technology developed by Jelte Van Geest. The smart chair, upon swiping the library membership card, follows the user wherever she/he goes. These self-chargeable chairs also arrange themselves in a group to create a 'lecture hall' appearance when a lecture organizer needs them. True to its name, this is "take-a-seat" technology, meaning that the user takes the seat wherever she/he goes. A video of the same is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Dgaz6NIUFk. Speaking of the role of 'start-ups' in innovation, Mr. Ananda said Start-ups have more scope for innovation. A video of an Australian start-up which has designed a drone which delivers books to designated locations using GPS technology enthralled the audience. Deliberating on the affordability of technology, 'Raspberri Pi', the low-cost, tiny computer, developed for the purpose of learning, got a special mention. Taking lessons from innovations happening around, information professionals may emulate the same in their arena. The fact that the information services revolve around the three aspects - Content, Community, and Services, is indisputable. But, it does matter how we innovate in them. Mr. Ananda drew up a model innovation path for information professionals: - Visualizing library as a platform to innovate - Monetization of services - Mobility of content - Being futuristic The lecture was followed by an interaction by the audience. Dr. B T Sampath Kumar, Chairman of the Department introduced the speaker and welcomed him. Rupesh Kumar, Assistant Professor, apprised the audience on the objectives of the special lecture series. Dr. Keshava, Associate Professor, proposed the vote of thanks and honoured the speaker. The lecture was attended by the students, research scholars, teachers and library staff of the University and constituent colleges. Regards, Rupesh Kumar A Assistant Professor Department of Studies and Research in Library and Information Science Tumkur University, Tumakuru 572 103 Karnataka, INDIA -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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2 Day National Workshop on "DSpace: Hands on Experience"
by Gopalakrishna-BMSIT 02 Feb '16

02 Feb '16

Dear Professionals, Greetings of the Day!!!! DSpace is one of the most popular Open Source Software in the world according to Directory of Open Access Repository (DOAR), out of the 2728 registered Repositories, 1161 (42.6%) are using DSpace, developed jointly by MIT Libraries and HP labs for developing Digital Libraries or Institutional Repositories. BMS Institute of Technology & Management has planned a *Two Days National Level Workshop on “**DSpace: Hands on Experience**” **on 22nd & 23rd, February 2016.* Participants of the workshop will get Hand-on-Experience of DSpace Installation on Ubuntu Operating System, Development of Communities & Collections and Customization of DSpace, Backup / Restore, etc.. Each participant will be provided with a dedicated machine. *Resource Persons:* Dr. M..Krishnamurthy, Professor, DRTC, Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore-560056 MrGopalakrishna Librarian, BMSIT, Bangalore-560064 *Target Participants:* 1. Academic Librarians (School, College, University) 2. Information Scientists, Research Scholars &, LISc Students. * Note:-* A maximum 40 participants will be selected on a First-Come-First Serve Basis for the Workshop *Areas covered during the Workshop:* IR and Digital Libraries Linux and Basic Commands Metadata and Metadata Standards for Interoperability in IR Dspace Installation & Configuration Dspace Administration & Customization OAI-PMH and UNICODE Backup, Export and Import in DSpace Dspace Workflow & Submissions Dspace Backup / Restore *Registration Fee:* Registration Fees: Rs.750/-includes working lunch, Tea & Workshop kit. Fee can be paid by D.D in favor of *“ PRINCIPAL, BMS Institute of Technology & Management, Bangalore” Payable at Bangalore*. *Contact for Registration:* Mr. Gopalakrishna Librarian & Organising Secretary, BMSIT, Bangalore-560064 Mail ID: - gk.bmsit(a)gmail.com Contact Number: - 9741898674 Programme schedule will be announced very soon. *With Regards* *@**...,**Gopalakrishna* *Librarian, B.M.S Institute of Technology,Avalahalli, Doddaballapur Main Road,Yelahanka, Bangalore-64Ph: 080-65369469**Cell No:** 97418 98674* *Email ID: *gk.bmsit(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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National Seminar on “Future Of Libraries: Trends, Issues and Challenges (NASOFOL) on 15th & 16th March, 2016 in the University of Jammu
by Vinod Singh 02 Feb '16

02 Feb '16

Dear LIS Professionals Department of Library and Information Science, University of Jammu is organising a National Seminar on “*Future Of Libraries: Trends , Issues and Challenges (NASOFOL) * on 15th & 16th March, 2016 in the University of Jammu. Please circulate among your colleagues and participate in the Seminar. For more detail visit on: http://www.jammuuniversity.in/upload/conference/pic2104.PDF www.nasofol.blogspot.com ----- With regards, Vinod Kr. Singh Lecturer Department of Library and Information Science University of Jammu Jammu-180006 Jammu and Kashmir -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Confusion on NDL (National digital library) and Sodhganga ?
by vinod mishra 01 Feb '16

01 Feb '16

Dear All, I am very much confused about the National digital library project (NDL) at IIT Kharagpur and Sodhganga of Inflibnet. Main reason is i came to know NDL is going to collect the Metadata from DSpace/Eprint repositories of various IITs, NITs etc. and provide a common platform to search all repositories. My confusions are: 1. How metadata searching can be considered as Digital library without full text? 2. Is it a Kind of Union catalogue of Digital repositories? 3. Sodhganga is nicely managed by Inflibnet under the directorship of Dr. Arora than why this type of things was not integrated with the same which is of national importance? 4. What will be the other contents since its a huge project involving crores of rupees? 5. Recently INDEST and Inflibnet consortium has been merged so is there any chance of merging Sodhganga and NDL in future if yes than why not today? 6. One Koha project under NMEICT was started having cost around 1.8 crore but final out put i do not know just seen Union catalogue of some libraries and Inflibnet is also doing same work now by collecting records from various libraries? Kindly clarify me if anybody is having clear ideas and differences among them. I shall be highly thankful for the same. -- With Regards, Vinod Kumar Mishra, Assistant Librarian, Biju Patnaik Central Library (BPCL), NIT Rourkela, Sundergadh-769008, Odisha, India. Mob:91+9439420860 Website: http://mishravk.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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M.S.(LIS) Admission Notice 2016-17
by drtc＠isibang.ac.in 01 Feb '16

01 Feb '16

Indian Statistical Institute Documentation Research and Training Centre 8th Mile, Mysore Road, Bangalore 560059 ADMISSION NOTICE (2016-17) =========================== Documentation Research & Training Centre, a unit of the Indian Statistical Institute, founded by Late Prof. S. R. Ranganathan is an internationally recognized centre for advanced training and research in Library and Information Science. The DRTC offers M.S. Programme in Library & Information Science with the primary objective of preparing the next generation information managers. This unique programme offers an ideal blend of courses spanning library science, information technology, knowledge management and quantitative studies. For those with an aptitude for higher studies and research the M.S. programme provides a solid foundation. M.S. in Library and Information Science ======================================== ELIGIBILITY ------------ 3-year Bachelors degree in any discipline. Stipend Rs.5000/- per month( Offered at Bangalore). DURATION ------------ The duration of the programme is 24 months (2 Years); the programme is offered only at the ISI Bangalore Centre. Junior Research Fellowship in Library and Information Science ============================================================ ELIGIBILITY ------------ A consistent good academic record with first or high second class in M. S. (LIS) awarded by the Indian Statistical Institute or Associateship in Documentation and Information Science of the Indian Statistical Institute or NISCAIR/INSDOC or its equivalent degree(such as Master's degree in Library and Information Science from any University) with at least 55% marks. All eligible students will receive fellowship Rs. 25,000/- per month (Offered at Bangalore). Selection Procedure ******************* Selection of candidates is based on merit as judged by their performance in written tests and interview conducted by the Institute. Past academic record may also be taken into consideration. Due consideration is given to SC/ST/OBC/Physically Challenged candidates for above M.S programme . Detailed procedures for selection of the candidates who have been offered Junior Research Fellowships are available in the prospectus (http://www.isical.ac.in/~admission/) . Limited hostel facilities are available. How to apply? *************** Application procedure: ----------------------- Candidates from outside India may send an email to dean(a)isical.ac.in with subject Admission 2015-2016 for the application procedure. Candidates in India can apply only ON-LINE through the official website http://www.isical.ac.in/~admission/ Applicants should read carefully the instructions, Prospectus given in the website before filling in the application form. An applicant must have access to Internet, an email account, acrobat reader and need to have a digital copy of his/her photo and signature in appropriate format and size (see Prospectus). Application Fee: Rs.600.00 for all applicants in the general category and all applicants for the JRF programme (irrespective of reservation category), Rs.300.00 for SC/ST/OBC/ Physically Challenged candidates for all programmes excluding JRF programme. Incomplete/Improper Application Forms will be rejected. For further queries, prospectus, sample questions etc. visit http://www.isical.ac.in/~admission/ For any further information about the courses above you may write to: head(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in or visit http://drtc.isibang.ac.in IMPORTANT DATES: ================= On-line Application Starts : 09 February 2016 On-line Application Ends : 11 March 2016 Payment of Application Fee Starts : 11 February 2016 Payment of Application Fee Ends : 18 March 2016 ISI Admission Test : 08 May 2016 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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