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Wiley Library Awards - Nominations Open through October 31, 2017
by Pabby, Mohit - New Delhi 09 Oct '17

09 Oct '17

Dear Moderator, I am a member of the LIS-Forum and would like to post the below message to the forum members. Could you please help us with the same. Dear Members, Wiley Library Awards have been constituted to recognize and award libraries & librarians for excellence in the field, encourage innovation and digital transformation efforts, and pay tribute to the community that helps spearhead knowledge dissemination in society. Nominations for 2017 awards are open from October 1, 2017 under following categories: *Digitally Transformed Academic Library- for more information click here: http://ow.ly/8L2v30fJuof * Aspiring Young Academic Library- for more information please click here: http://ow.ly/1OuN30fJuro * Digitally Transformed Research Library-for more information please click here : http://ow.ly/ot7R30fJusx We request you not to miss this opportunity and nominate your library under the relevant category before October 31, 2017. Complete information about the awards is available on www.wileylibraryawards.com<http://www.wileylibraryawards.com> or you can write to Mohit Pabby at mpabby(a)wiley.com<mailto:mpabby@wiley.com> We look forward to receiving the nomination of your esteemed library and wish you the very best! Regards, The Wiley India Team

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Call for participation in a Two-days Symposium on “Frontiers in Bioinformatics : Large Scale Data Analysis, Resources and Drug Design”
by Mohan Hr 09 Oct '17

09 Oct '17

Dear all, P l . find the call for participation in a two-days Symposium on “Frontiers in Bioinformatics : Large Scale Data Analysis, Resources and Drug Design” being held during 10-11 Nov 2017. Registration closes on 15th Oct 2017 and is limited to 150 participants. With regards HR Mohan Vice Chair, IEEE Madras Section Chair, Spl-Events, IEEE Computer Society Call For Participation ================ 4th IIT Madras - Tokyo Tech Joint Symposium on “Frontiers in Bioinformatics : Large Scale Data Analysis, Resources and Drug Design” 10-11, Nov 2017 at IC & SR Auditorium, IIT Madras Organized by Bioinformatics Infrastructure Facility, Dept. of Biotechnology, IIT Madras Global Scientific Information and Computing Center, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan and Bhupat and Jyoti Mehta School of Biosciences Sponsored by Department of Biotechnology, Government of India Global Scientific Information and Computing Center & Educational Academy of Computational Life Sciences, Tokyo Institute of Technology This 2-day symposium will focus on the following areas. Algorithms for Biomolecular Sequences / Structures Bioinformatics Databases and Tools Protein Function Structure Based Drug Design High Performance Computing Large Scale Data Analysis Big Data NGS Analysis Experts from India and Japan in these fields will deliver lectures and contribute in discussions. The symposium is open to Faculties, Research Scholars and Post Graduate Students working in different areas of Life Sciences / Computer Science and interested in the above mentioned research topics. Registration Fee (inclusive of 18% GST) 2950/- (Students) 4720/- (Research Scholars / Postdocs) 5900/- (Faculties / Industry) The registration fee includes symposium material and lunch for two days of the symposium. A participation certificate will be given to the participants who attend all the sessions of the symposium. Registration closes on 15th Oct 2017 and is limited to 150 participants. Hence pl. register at the earliest . For additional info, pl. refer Brochure at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3HJ2knpFzKHMUdfRVUwYk5 jcVk/view?usp=sharing The symposium website: http://www.iitm.ac.in/bioinfo/ Symposium-2017/index.html Registration details at https://www.iitm.ac.in/bioi nfo/Symposium-2017/pages/reg.html Address for Communication: Dr. M. Michael Gromiha Associate Professor Department of Biotechnology Bhupat and Jyoti Mehta School of Biosciences Indian Institute of Technology Madras Chennai - 600 036, India E-mail : iitmadras.tokyotech(a)gmail.com Ph: 044-2257-5128 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Call for Participation -- 2017 IEEE MAS miniPOCO event on 29th October 2017 at Chennai
by Mohan Hr 09 Oct '17

09 Oct '17

Dear All, , IEEE Madras Section is organising a miniPOCO event on Sunday, 29th Oct 2017 for the benefit of faculty members, institutions and professionals involved in the organisation of conferences. A formal announcement in this regard is given below. As seats are limited, pl. register early With regards HR Mohan Vice Chair, IEEE Madras ============================================ Greetings! IEEE Madras Section is organizing mini POCO (Panel of Conference Organizers) for the benefit of conference organizing community. This year IEEE Madras section has planned to organize 2017 IEEE MAS mini POCO event on 29th October 2017 (SUNDAY) at Alumni Hall Anna University, Chennai, India. 2017 IEEE MAS mini POCO at Chennai is a one day event from 9am to 5pm with five to six technical sessions by expert speakers covering almost all topics relating to organizing a Quality IEEE conference. The speakers are renowned experts having rich experience in conducting and managing international conferences. The speakers will share their innovative practices with the participants. The idea behind this Mini-POCO event is to help participants in gaining in-depth knowledge to hold International conferences of high level, commensurate with IEEE standards. They will be exposed to Timeline Planning, Procedures, Research papers preparation, Plagiarism Check, Publication, and IEEE Best Practices etc. This event will clarify and guide you in all factors related to organizing a Conference following Global standards. Do not miss this opportunity, if you are a Decision Maker, Leader or an IEEE Volunteer involved in conferences / Research Scholar interested in Publication, Please register immediately *(online payment method) *– https://in.explara.com/e/ieee-mini-poco--chennai-copy-1 Or using the *DD in name of IEEE Madras Section, payable at Chennai, * on or before 20/10/2017 by 5 p.m. The registration fee details are: 1. Institution registration: Rs. 1500/.( two pax) Institution can nominate management representative, faculty or Student. 2. IEEE Student Member – Rs.500/- 3. IEEE Professional Member – Rs.600/- 4. Non - IEEE Member – Rs.800/- (Registration fee include file/Pad/Pen, Lunch and High tea – Two breaks, Certification of Participation). Pls fill the registration form at the below link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1zslkLWAaoQHJEU3F3a74Jscr-rn edHA4mJz3Hqa9kTU/edit?usp=sharing No TA/DA will be provided for the participants. It is requested that this event may be published widely among the student and research fraternity and encourage your section volunteers to participate in this event. Seats are limited and on a first come first basis, so please hurry to register for the event. Please find the flyer/ brochure for further details at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3HJ2knpFzKHaDRVakJNdHdMQk0 /view?usp=sharing See you on 29th Oct 2017 at IEEE MAS miniPOCO at Chennai. Regards Prof. Dr. R. Hariprakash Organizing Chair , 2017 IEEE MAS miniPOCO, Chennai. IEEE Madras Section, Room No. 3 ISTE Professional Centre Opp to Anna Centenary Library, Gandhi Mandapam Road Chennai – 600 025, INDIA . Mobile: 09952086700 / 09840022244 / 09382328776. Phone: +91 (044) 24423939 Email: ieeemas(a)gmail.com / rhp_27(a)ieee.org Website: http://sites.ieee.org/madras/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Congratulations to Dr.J.C.David
by vedavathi 09 Oct '17

09 Oct '17

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! We Are proud to announce that our Chief Librarian Dr.J C David has been recognized as the Professor and Research Supervisor in the field of Library and Information science by Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) ,Belagavi. CONGRATULATIONS Sir, This is the reward for your experience and hardworking. We feel privileged. This new status will be beneficial for our Library professionals. And also we wish you GOOD LUCK Staff Library and Information Centre Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering Dayananda Sagar University Bangalore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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KOHA WORKSHOP ON 20-21 OCTOBER, 2017
by aravind2601 ara 09 Oct '17

09 Oct '17

National level Librarians’Development Programme 2017(GTNLDP – 2017) on KOHA An Open-Source Integrated Library System (ILS) (An Open Source Software for Total Library Activities) October 20-21, 2017 Jointly Organized by Departmentof Library and Information Science, G.T.N. Arts College, Dindigul & AcademicLibrary Association, Tirchy Venue:Central Library, G.T.N. Arts College Dindigul, Tamilnadu, India TheWorkshop: The purpose ofthe Workshop is to familiarize the participants with the KOHA open source software forIntegrated Library System (ILS)developed in 1999 by Katipo Communications, New Zealand. Koha is considered as ahighly sophisticated web-based ILS, with a SQL database backend and accessible via Z39.50 or SRU. The user interface is very configurable and adaptable and has been translated into manylanguages. KOHA has most of the featuresthat would be expected in an ILS, including: Objectives: v To create an awareness ofthe benefits of using Open Source Software, v To introduce the Linux operatingsystem to the participants. v To provide extensive exposure todevelop an expertise by thorough training, tutorial, demonstration and hands-onpractice to the participants so as to enable them to workindependently. v To acquaint with the installation of KOHA on Ubuntu platform, customization, Data Migration and implementation to the participants. v To equip the participants for managing KOHA at institutions with Largecollections. v To exchange information, knowledge,and experience in using KOHA for Library management. The participants: v The Workshopwill be of immense benefit to Working LibraryProfessionals, LIS Students, and LIS Researchers. v The number ofparticipants is restricted to 40 (Forty)and admission will be strictly on afirst-come-first-served basis. (All participants bring Own Laptop) Workshop Faculty: The Workshopwill be handled by experts with extensive practical experience in Linux and KOHA. Registration Fee: | ALA Member | Rs. 800.00 | | LIS Professional | Rs. 1000.00 | The fee coversthe cost of workshop kit, course materials, lunch,and tea. The fee shouldbe paid in the form of Demand Draft drawn in favourof “THEPRINCIPAL, GTN ARTS COLLEGE”, payable at Dindigul. The filled up RegistrationForm/Application along with the DD should reach us on or before 13th October 2017 through by post to: Dr. S. Aravind,Workshop Convener–KOHA, Librarian and Head, Department of Library and Information Science, G.T.N.Arts College, Dindigul = 624005, Tamilnadu, India Mob: +91 9944884726, Landline: 0451-2431299 Email id : library(a)gtnarts.org, gtncollegelib01(a)gmail.com Dr. S.ARAVIND, MLISc.,M.Phil.,M.B.A.,MSc. IT.,PGDCA., Ph.D., LIBRARIAN AND HEAD DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE, GTN ARTS COLLEGE, OLD KARUR ROAD, DINDIGUL - 624005 TAMILNADU, INDIAmo: 9944884726 --------------------------------------------------------------- Web Ad: https://aravindgtn.blogspot.in/?spref=fb https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=sDbxGfIAAAAJ&hl=en ---------------------------------------------------------------

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Student Seminar - 4: Geographical Information System and its Applications
by drtc＠isibang.ac.in 09 Oct '17

09 Oct '17

Indian Statistical Institute Documentation Research and Training Centre Seminar-4 Geographical Information System and its Applications Abstract The data doesn't make much sense until it is spatially related to other data. Geographic Information System (GIS) is one such system that can put a spatial perspective to the collected data. GIS is a computer-based tool that analyzes, stores, manipulates and visualizes geographic information, usually on a map. Nevertheless, it is not just used for mapping but is also used for decision-making in urban planning, public health, crime pattern recognition, agriculture, and so forth. This seminar will discuss the history of GIS, its components, and the various GIS models. The seminar will brief the software used for analysing the data and the tools involved in mapping. The focus of the seminar will be on the application of these techniques in the fields of agriculture, astronomy, and public health. The seminar will conclude by mentioning the role of libraries in promoting GIS. Speaker Udaya Varadarajan Date- 10.10.2017 Time- 2 p.m. Venue - Room no.- G-21 All are cordially invited. 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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Interesting - CILIP - Marketing Excellence Awards 2017 Winners Announced
by Dr. Sandeep Bhavsar 09 Oct '17

09 Oct '17

Dear All Marketing Excellence Awards 2017 Winners Announced CILIP’s Publicity and Public Relations Group (PPRG) is delighted to announce the winners of its 2017 Marketing Excellence Awards. The Awards recognise and celebrate successful library marketing and promotional campaigns across the country. You will be able to hear more about the campaigns at the PPRG Conference (details will be announced shortly) Davina Omar, Chair of the PPRG said: “It is an honour to be on the panel to judge the PPRG Marketing Excellence awards and see the quality of work that is taking place across the country. This year's entries were all of a high quality and we can be rightfully proud of the profession's dedication, talent, enthusiasm and commitment to high quality marketing. This year's award winners used good practice marketing techniques and tools to connect with their members and non-members and help demonstrate the value that libraries make to people’s lives. My congratulations go out to all our worthy winners and we look forward to sharing their success with you all at our PPRG Conference." Silver Award Winner: Hampshire County Council Library ServicePromoting EMagazines The marketing team designed a promotional campaign to inform three target audiences within Hampshire about free eMagazine downloads from Hampshire Library Service. The objective was to re-position the library service in the eyes of non-users and increase not only e-magazine downloads but also membership and usage of the library. Bronze Award Winner: Libraries NITwo Cities One Book - Belfast Dublin During April 2016, with a modest budget, Libraries NI launched a ‘Two Cities One Book’ initiative by partnering with Dublin City Libraries, in association with Penguin Random House book publisher, to encourage people in Belfast and Dublin to read and discuss ‘Fallen’ by author Lia Mills. Bronze Award Winner: Shropshire LibrariesPicture This A creative innovative arts programme in libraries across Shropshire for young people aged 11-14yrs. In the 2 day workshops in the 6 main libraries, 60 young people developed original pieces of performance and set design. Performances in each library and a touring exhibition showcased what had been achieved. Bronze Award Winner: Staffordshire Library and Arts ServiceJ.R.R. Tolkien in Staffordshire – Touring Exhibition This project created a touring exhibition celebrating the importance of Staffordshire in the early life of J.R.R.Tolkien, in particular the influence of his time in the County on his early writings and development of Middle-earth. This involved developing a HLF bid, touring and promotional plan and working with a voluntary organisation Bronze Award Winner: University of York LibraryUoYTips: Marketing the library to new users The UoYTips project was based on running the annual library induction for new students as a marketing campaign, rather than merely an orientation exercise. The results were a huge increase in engagement from new library users, and increased credibility and respect for the library from academic Departments. Social Media Marketing Winner: Islington Library and Heritage Services#islington50s campaign This project was to draw awareness of the wide range of offers available from Islington Libraries, to suit residents of all ages and interests. #islington50s included images from our local history archive, plus book, music and film recommendations - all from the 1950s. *Source : https://www.cilip.org.uk/publicity-public-relations-group/news/marketing-ex… <https://www.cilip.org.uk/publicity-public-relations-group/news/marketing-ex…>* -- Warm Regards Dr. Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian *Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research (AUTONOMOUS)* L Napoo Road | Matunga (CR) | Mumbai- 400 019. Tel: 022-2419 8377 | Mob: 9870 18 9999 Library Portal*: http://elearn.welingkar.org/infowe <http://elearn.welingkar.org/infowe>* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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International Conference on "Knowledge Organization, Library and Information Management" during 23-25 Oct 2017 at IIT Madras
by Mohan Hr 08 Oct '17

08 Oct '17

Dear all, Please find the call for participation in the conf on "Knowledge Organization, Library and Information Management" during 23-25 Oct 2017 at IIT Madras. This conference is ideally suited and beneficial for the Practicing professionals: Researchers, teachers and students engaged in the field of: Information Management; Knowledge Management; Library and Information Science; Computer Science. Please register early as the seats are limited and also inform your contacts who will be benefited from this conference. With regards HR Mohan Vice Chair, IEEE Madras Member, BoT, RCIS Chair, IEEE PCS, Madras Imm Past Chair & Chair-Spl. Events, IEEE CS Madras Past President, Computer Society of India Former AVP(Systems), The Hindu +91 9841432179 Conf Announcement ================= An International Conference on "Knowledge Organization, Library and Information Management" is being organized as part of the 125th birth anniversary of Dr. S. R. Ranganathan, the father of Library Science in India. This three days conference will be held during 23-25, Oct 2017 at IIT Madras. The highlights of the conf. include IKO 2017 (Innovations in Knowledge Organization 2017) - an annual event organized by the Singapore Chapter of the International Society for Knowledge Organization (ISKO) on 23rd Oct, the 1st day of the conf. On 23rd evening a formal inauguration of the conf. will take place. On the remaining two days of the conference, a series of over 20 Invited presentations on multidisciplinary cutting-edge topics focusing on areas such as: Re-inventing the library to renew its relevance to today’s knowledge society and connected world; Knowledge organization models for the modern world; Information retrieval including semantic, intelligent and multilingual search; Machine learning, information mining and analytics; Semantic Web technologies; Modeling of users, interface and interaction design; Information and Knowledge Management; Libraries – A Future Vision. Other highlights of the conference include: Three panel discussion sessions on the topics Knowledge Organization; India Library Vision 2022 – Academic Libraries; and India Library Vision 2022 – Public Libraries & Sarada Ranganathan Endowment Lecture by Dr. Joseph Tennis, Professor, The Information School, University of Washington, Seattle, USA The conference is ideally suited and beneficial for the Practicing professionals: Researchers, teachers and students engaged in the field of: Information Management; Knowledge Management; Library and Information Science; Computer Science. The registration fee for this three day conf. is kept resonably at Rs. 3000/- to facilitate larger participation. More details of the conf. can be found at the conf. website at www.srr125.org The conf. brochure is at http://srr125.org/wp-conten t/uploads/2017/07/SRR(a)125.pdf -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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5th Issue : Librarian Guide - Monthly E-Newsletter
by Dp Tripathi 08 Oct '17

08 Oct '17

Dear Friends, I am happy to share the 5th issue of Librarian Guide – Monthly E-Newsletter. This issue covers the following: 1. Basic Ubuntu Commands for Beginners 2. Self-Learning Videos on YouTube (Librarian Guide) 3. Important for Cataloguers – 110 Main Entry 4. Top Free Plagiarism Detection Tools 5. 4th Virtual Workshop on Reference Management Tools – Zotero and Mendeley The e-Newsletter may be downloaded at http://www.dptripathi.in/download/LG/v1n5.pdf Your suggestions and comments are most welcome. With kind regards, DP Tripathi -- ********************************* *Dhanwantari Prakash Tripathi* MA (ECO), MLISc, HDISM, ECDL ********************************* Assistant Librarian, Periodicals Biju Patnaik Central Library National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Odisha –769008 INDIA ********************************* *YouTube - Librarian Guide <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqq2XkD5KKp5W7VrMJOsGhw>* ********************************* *M - +91-8895296796* *U - www.dptripathi.in <http://www.dptripathi.in> * ********************************* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Research gate
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 08 Oct '17

08 Oct '17

Sad or worrying news Times Higher Education: Publishers seek removal of millions of papers from ResearchGate <https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/publishers-seek-removal-millions-…>. "Leading publishers are stepping up their fight against ResearchGate by ordering the academic social network to take down papers that they say infringe copyright. The move could see millions of articles removed from the site, as the publishers say up to 40 per cent of papers on ResearchGate are copyrighted." == Dr P Vyasamoorthy 040-27846631 / 09490804278 <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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