February 2017 - LIS-Forum - ncsi.iisc.ernet.in

CSI Day Celebrations on 6th Mar 2017 at 5.00 p.m.
by Mohan Hr 26 Feb '17

26 Feb '17

Dear all, Pl. find an invite for CSI Day Celebrations on 6th Mar 2017 at 5.00 p.m. The pdf invite is available at http://ieeecs-madras.managedbiz.com/pgms/2017/mm-170306-csi-day.pdf To facilitate logistics, please pre-register at https://goo.gl/forms/IzgBXPj0LlrReMLz1 INVITE ===================================. Computer Society of India, Chennai Chapter IEEE Computer Society, Madras Chapter IEEE Professional Communication Society, Madras Chapter Cordially invite you for CSI DAY CELEBRATIONS On Monday, 6th Mar 2017 at 5.30 p.m. At Shri S.S. Shasun Jain College for Women, T. Nagar, Chennai - 600017 (Near T.Nagar Bus Terminus) Programme ========= 5.00 p.m. : Tea & Networking 5.25 p.m : Address by Dr. B. Srinivasan, Chairman, CSI Chennai 5.30 p.m. : Presentation of Projects by student members 6.30 p.m. : ICT Quiz by H.R. Mohan, Past President, CSI & Chair, IEEE PCS 7.15 p.m. : Awards Presentation 7.30 p.m. : Dinner About CSI Day: =========== 6th March 1965 was the day of formation of the Computer Society of India as a Society. The purposes of the Society are scientific and educational, directed towards the advancement of the theory and practice of computer science and information technology. CSI started with a handful of IT enthusiasts in 1965 has today grown as the largest and professionally managed association of and for IT professionals, academic and student community in India with over 100,000 members consisting of Professionals with varied backgrounds, Faculty and Students of CSE & IT streams. It has over 70 chapters all over the country and serves the academic & student community through its network of over 500 student branches and around 800 institutional members. CSI has affiliations with a number of international societies with similar interest such as IEEE, IEEE CS, ACM, SCS, BCS, CSSL to name a few. CSI represents India in IFIP – International Federation for Information Processing, a society that represents IT Societies from 56 countries/regions. CSI also plays a leading role in SEARCC – South East Asian Regional Computer Confederation, a forum of national information technology professional societies in the Asia Pacific region. To facilitate logistics, please pre-register at https://goo.gl/forms/IzgBXPj0LlrReMLz1 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Librarian vacancy -Soundarya CBSC school
by Ranganatha. T.L 25 Feb '17

25 Feb '17

Dear Sir, Kindly publish this message. Position: Librarian - *Soundarya CBSC School* required at Soudarya nagara, Sidedahalli, Hesaraghatta main road, Bangalore-73 Preferable: Female Candidate Eligibility criteria - Fresher/ Experienced can apply. Desired Qualification: MLISc with any Bachelor's Degree; Good communication skill and proficient in basic computer knowledge. Salary:Negotiable. Please send your resume to: ranganaththovina(a)gmail.com For more details contact -- *Regards.Ranganatha T LLibrarianSoundarya Institute of Management & ScienceSoundarya Nagar, SidedahalliBangalore-560073Mobile.+91 8861298498* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Assigned Indexing
by Salman Haider 24 Feb '17

24 Feb '17

Assigned Indexing <https://librarianshipstudies.blogspot.com/2017/02/assigned-indexing.html> If the terms are selected from the title or the text of a document and used without any alteration as index terms, then this is referred to as natural language indexing or derived indexing. If however, the selected terms are translated or encoded into authorized terms by the help of a prescribed list, then the indexing language becomes controlled or artificial. This process is called Assigned Indexing ... ... ... Read full article in the Librarianship Studies & Information Technology <https://librarianshipstudies.blogspot.com/> blog: https://librarianshipstudies.blogspot.com/2017/02/assigned-indexing.html -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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"Congratulation"
by Amreentaj CZK 24 Feb '17

24 Feb '17

Good afternoon, I am happy to say Vikram Sarabhai Library - IIM-A Library won the best KOHA implementation awards. Hearty congratulation to all staff those are worked hardly. Regards. -- ---- Warm Regards, Amreentaj Library Trainee, Vikram Sarabhai Library, Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad - 380015 MLISc | University of Mysore Mail ID | czkamreentaj(a)gmail.com Mob : +91-9164612920 | 7433019446 https://amreentaj666.blogspot.in/ -- 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 Conceptualising the Social Responsibilities of Libraries (ConSoReL) @ BHU, Varanasi
by Aditya Tripathi 23 Feb '17

23 Feb '17

National Conference on Conceptualising the Social Responsibilities of Libraries (ConSoReL) March 19 – 20, 2017 ~: Organised by :~ Department of Library & Information Science Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi In association with Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation, Kolkata Venue: Premchand Sabhagar, Faculty of Arts, BHU Theme & Sub-themes:- Libraries and social inclusions • Informational practices • Public libraries and Knowledge Transaction • Cultural practices • Social responsibility • Community building and Social Information Seeking Library Governance and Sustainability • Policies and procedures • Digital Resource Management and Preservation • Green Library • Conflict Management and Social Inclusion • Cooperation, confederations and link-ups • Capacity, skill and competency building • Service Oriented Architecture Web Technology and Knowledge Discovery • Digital Libraries • Big data and data mining • Linked Open data and Cloud • Interoperability • Contextual Retrieval Models – Ontology and Taxonomy building • Cross Lingual Retrieval LIS Pedagogy and Research • Curriculum development and accreditation • Open learning environment • E-learning and MOOCs • Collaborative learning • Virtual learning-Universities and class-rooms Instruction for Submitting Extended Abstract The organizing committee invites extended abstract for oral/poster presentation on theme and sub-themes of the conference. The submitted abstract should briefly comprise the purpose, methods, results, discussion and conclusion. The abstract should not be more than One A4 size page and typed in MS Word in 12 points Times New Roman font. Title of the paper should be in sentence case with bold letters. Name and affiliations of all authors are required with their contact numbers and email. Abstracts must be sent as an attachment file to the email id: consorel2017(a)gmail.com. Last Date for Submission of Abstract: Monday 12th March 2017. For details and registration log on to: https://consorel.wordpress.com/ Contact Dr. Aditya Tripathi Organizing Secretary, Head & Associate Professor Department of Library & Information Science Banaras Hindu University Varanasi-221005, Mob: +919450710628 Email: aditya.tripath(a)gmail.com aditya(a)bhu.ac.in ------------------------------------------------------------ ConSoReL@Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/events/339100916483819/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Dspace 5.5 LIVE DVD
by krish＠isibang.ac.in 23 Feb '17

23 Feb '17

Dear Professional Friends, I have developed a Live DVD for the installation of Dspace 5.5 Ubuntu 14.04. You can download from the link: https://sourceforge.net/projects/dspacelivedvdkrishna1/ M.Krishnamurthy -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Application for the post Librarian and Assistant Librarian in National Institute of Tiruchirappalli (Trichy)
by Subhodip Bid 23 Feb '17

23 Feb '17

Name of the post: Librarian *Number of Vacancy: *1(UR) *Pay Scale:* PB –4: Rs.37400-67000 + GP Rs.10000 Essential: i) Master’sDegree in Library Science/Information Science/documentation with CGPA of 6.5 in 10 point scale or at least 60% marks or its equivalent grade of “B” in the UGC 7 point scale and consistently good academic record set out in these Regulations. ii) At least ten years as a Deputy Librarian in the library of a technical university, educational institute of national importance, or any other large technical library at least five years being spent on a post with AGP of Rs.8700/-or an equivalent post. iii) Evidence of innovative library service and organization of published works. Name of the post: Assistant Librarian *Number of Vacancy: *1(UR) *Educational Qualification:* Essential: i) Master’s Degree in Library Science/ Information Science/ Documentation Science or an equivalent professional degree with CGPA of 6.5 in 10 point scale or at least 60% marks (or an equivalentgrade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed) and a consistently good academic record with superior knowledge of computerized library service. ii) Qualifying in the national level test conducted for the purpose by the UGC or any other agency approved by the UGC. iii) However, candidates, who are or have been awarded Ph.D. degree in accordance with the University Grants Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of Ph.D. Degree) Regulations 2009, shall be exempted from the requirement of the minimum eligibility condition of NET/ SLET/SET for recruitment and appointment Assistant Librarian. Desirable: PG Diploma in Library Automation and Networking or PGDCA or equivalent. * Pay Scale:* PB –3: *INR* Rs.15600-39100 + Grade Pay Rs.6000/- For more details http://www.nitt.edu/home/other/jobs/GroupA-2017.pdf -- SUBHODIP BID M.Sc,M.L.I.S, AIS Library & Information Assistant National Library, Kolkata -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Research Methodology & Academic Writing Workshop @ INFLIBNET Centre on 09-10 March, 2017
by Archita M 23 Feb '17

23 Feb '17

Dear LIS Professionals, We are happy to address the issue by announcing to organize Two Days National Workshop on Research Methodology and Academic Writing on* 09-10 March, 2017.* 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 Mendeley, Zotero, EndNote etc. and data analytical tool such as SPSS/R Lang 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. Hands on session on Anti Plagiarism Tools and Academic Integrity would be the highlight of the workshop. This is very essential and important for scholars and supervisors. *Workshop Fees:* The registration fee is Rs. 3450/- (Rupees Three thousand four hundred fifty only) per person without accommodation and Rs. 5750/- (Rupees Five thousand seven hundred fifty only) with accommodation. (*Online Payment option is available*) *Kindly mention the Training/workshop name and the name of payee entity on the reverse of the Cheque / Demand Draft. In case of RTGS/NEFT payment. Kindly forward the payment details viz UTR No., date of payment & amount by way of email or letter.* *Last Day of Registration:* 05th March 2016 Mail the Registration Form to Sh Manoj Kumar K Coordinator, INFLIBNET Centre Gandhinagar - 382007 Contact No. 079 23268220, 8313 manoj(a)inflibnet.ac.in/ hosamani(a)inflibnet.ac.in *For more details* *Visit: * *http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/forthcoming/Research_Methodology_and_Academic_Writing_2017.pdf <http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/forthcoming/Research_Methodology_and_Academic_Wr…>* -- 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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Prime Minister of India: Faculty Status for Academic Library Professionals in India
by Muthuraja S 22 Feb '17

22 Feb '17

Hey, I just signed the petition "Prime Minister of India: Faculty Status for Academic Library Professionals in India" and wanted to see if you could help by adding your name. Our goal is to reach 1,000 signatures and we need more support. You can read more and sign the petition here: https://www.change.org/p/prime-minister-of-india-faculty-status-for-academi… Thanks! Muthuraja -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Gentle Reminder!:Deadline for Registration 23rd February, 2017 (CLSTL 2017 at IIT GN)
by TS Kumbar 22 Feb '17

22 Feb '17

Dear Colleagues, This is a gentle reminder for registration and participation. - Kindly note the deadline for conference registration is:* 23rd February, 2017.* - Timely registration will enable us to make the necessary arrangements and avoid any last minute inconveniences particularly with respect to accommodation. - *Before you fill in the registration form & make the payment, please check with us for type of accommodation available and accordingly pay for the same.* - List of eminent speakers & program schedule announced. - Interesting workshop on the emerging area '*Research Data Management & Service: Roles for Libraries & Librarians*' announced. - *There will be a Publication of Post Conference Proceedings edited by team of Internationally known professionals and publisher. * Please visit the conference website for further details, updates and registration: http://events.iitgn.ac.in/2017/CLSTL/ We request you to kindly consider registering & actively participating in the conference to share innovative ideas, rich experience and best practices followed in your library for the benefit of other conference attendees. We would highly appreciate, if you could kindly spread the word about this conference among your colleagues and professional friends and encourage them to consider participating in this professional event. Looking forward to your participation and support. Thanks & Regards Kumbar ----------------------------------------------------------- T. S. Kumbar, PhD Librarian Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar Palaj Gandhinagar 382 355*|* Gujarat | INDIA Tel: 7069021642 Mob: 09825921864 Email: tskumbar(a)iitgn.ac.in | tskumbar(a)gmail.com Website: http://www.iitgn.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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