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Vacancy of Library & Information Assistant (Intern) at IIM Kozhikode
by mgsree 02 Jun '17

02 Jun '17

Dear Colleagues: The Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK) is looking for Library & Information Assistant (Intern) on Contract (2 numbers) in Library & Information Science for a period of one year on a monthly consolidated pay of Rs. 8000/-. The candidate should possess Masters Degree in Library & Information Science from a recognized university with not less than 55% marks. Interested candidates may apply ONLINE and appear for interview on 25 May 2015 at 10:00 AM. The Notification and the Link for Online Application could be seen at - http://iimk.ac.in/announcements/careers/cnotification.php?n=57 The Library & Information Center (LIC) at IIM Kozhikode (http://iimk.ac.in) is a world class Learning Resource Center with its unique blending of the traditional library with the advanced digital collections and services. It has been able to fetch worldwide recognitions and laurels. IIMK is presently the South Asia Coordinator for the renowned Greenstone Digital Library Software, on behalf of UNESCO (http://greenstonesupport.iimk.ac.in). The Center for Development of Digital Libraries (CDDL) at IIMK runs several national/international projects and training programmes. The LIC at IIM Kozhikode has also got the distinction of creating the Indian Business Museum, the first of its kind in India (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nuljYJzIqk) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fi-dd/sets/72157629298509345/). With regards, Sreekumar -- Dr. M.G. Sreekumar Chief Librarian and Information Officer & Adjunct Professor Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode IIMK Campus P.O., Calicut, Kerala - 673570, INDIA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Web ..: http://greenstonesupport.iimk.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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SoFerence 2017: a Place to Make a Difference!
by Nagappa B 31 May '17

31 May '17

Dear Professional Friends, Seasonal Greetings...!!!, TCS Information Resource Center (IRC) Bhubaneswar in collaboration with Odisha Library Academy announces the 4th edition of "Soference" to be held on Saturday, 2nd December 2017. SoFerence is a bi-annual conference organized by TCS IRC for sharing experience on Library and Information Science (LIS) and related areas. First two editions of SoFerence were held at TCS Bangalore in 2011 and 2013 in collaboration with Karnataka State Library Association (KALA).Third edition of SoFerence was organized at TCS, Hyderabad in collaboration with Academy of Library Science and Documentation (ALSD) in 2015. This year's theme is “Digital by Default: Make Yourself Future Ready” SoFerence 2017 invites unpublished and original papers from LIS Professionals, Students, Research Scholars, Content Managers, Information Managers, Publishers, ECM/KM Professionals, Academicians and others on case studies, success stories, best practices and lessons learnt on the following topics but not restricted to: 1. Analytics/Big data Application in LIS 2. Data Science and Visualization 3. Disruptive Innovation and Technology 4. Internet of Things and Libraries 5. Cloud Computing and its Impact on Library Services 6. Social Media and Social Networking Services for Library 7. Plagiarism and Reference/Citation Management Tools 8. Evaluating Library Services and Quality (LibQUAL/SERVQUAL, Gap Analysis) 9. Web Learning and open source Learning Management System 10. Seeking Impact and Visibility of Scholarly Communications •Last date for completed paper submission: October 15, 2017 •Last date for registration: November 15, 2017 Venue: Tata Consultancy Services (Unit-II)- Barabati IT/ITeS Special Economic Zone (SEZ), Plot No.. 35 Chandaka Industrial Estate, Patia Bhubaneswar - 751 024,Odisha India For More Details visit: https://sites.google.com/site/soference2017 and for any query mail to soference(a)gmail.com ****************************************************** Thanks & Regards Dr. Nagappa Bakkannanavar Branch Head - Information Resource Centre, Tata Consultancy Services Limited Gopalan Enterprises Pvt Ltd (Global Axis) SEZ, "H" Block, Whitefield, Bangalore - 560066, Karnataka, India Ph:- +91 80 66821890, Buzz:- 4821890, Cell:- 91-8147001193, Mailto: nagappa.b(a)tcs.com =====-----=====-----===== Notice: The information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, use, review, distribution, printing or copying of the information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it are strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us by reply e-mail or telephone and immediately and permanently delete the message and any attachments. Thank you -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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TCS IRC and Odisha Library Academy Announces Soference 2017
by Kishore Ingale 31 May '17

31 May '17

TCS Information Resource Center (IRC) Bhubaneswar in collaboration with Odisha Library Academy announces the 4th edition of "Soference" to be held on Saturday, 2nd December 2017. SoFerence is a bi-annual conference organized by TCS IRC for sharing experience on Library and Information Science (LIS) and related areas. First two editions of SoFerence were held at TCS Bangalore in 2011 and 2013 in collaboration with Karnataka State Library Association (KALA).Third edition of SoFerence was organized at TCS, Hyderabad in collaboration with Academy of Library Science and Documentation (ALSD) in 2015. This year's theme is “Digital by Default: Make Yourself Future Ready” SoFerence 2017 invites unpublished and original papers from LIS Professionals, Students, Research Scholars, Content Managers, Information Managers, Publishers, ECM/KM Professionals, Academicians and others on case studies, success stories, best practices and lessons learnt on the following topics but not restricted to: 1. Analytics/Big data Application in LIS 2. Data Science and Visualization 3. Disruptive Innovation and Technology 4. Internet of Things and Libraries 5. Cloud Computing and its Impact on Library Services 6. Social Media and Social Networking Services for Library 7. Plagiarism and Reference/Citation Management Tools 8. Evaluating Library Services and Quality (LibQUAL/SERVQUAL, Gap Analysis) 9. Web Learning and open source Learning Management System 10. Seeking Impact and Visibility of Scholarly Communications •Last date for completed paper submission: October 15, 2017 •Last date for registration: November 15, 2017 Venue Tata Consultancy Services (UNIT-II)- BARABATI IT/ITES SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE (SEZ), PLOT NO. 35 CHANDAKA INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, PATIA, Bhubaneswar - 751 024,Odisha India For More Details visit https://sites.google.com/site/soference2017 and for any query mail to soference(a)gmail.com =====-----=====-----===== Notice: The information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, use, review, distribution, printing or copying of the information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it are strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us by reply e-mail or telephone and immediately and permanently delete the message and any attachments. Thank you -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Free Paraphrasing tools
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 31 May '17

31 May '17

Dear Friends, Kindly read the article reference d below: == Using Internet based paraphrasing tools: Original work, patchwriting or facilitated plagiarism? Ann M. Rogerson and Grace McCarthy International Journal for Educational Integrity 201713:2 DOI: 10.1007/s40979-016-0013-y / © The Author(s) 2017 / Received: 9 October 2016 / Accepted: 10 December 2016 Published: 26 January 2017 Source URL: https://edintegrity.springeropen.com/articles/10.1007/s40979-016-0013-y == I used the free online tool at: paraphrasing-tool.com and gave one of my own recent blog posts as input and the result - output - was not very bad. With minimal efforts you can re-hash and publish another article! Are there any studies on plagiarism in India, role of libraries, teachers or researchers? How can IT-savvy librarians help researchers? Dr P Vyasamoorthy 040-27846631 / 09490804278 Vertu Signature Cobra (Limited edition) is the costilest Mobile phone Rs 2.3 crores . -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Libraran Guide - Monthly E-Newsletter
by Dp Tripathi 30 May '17

30 May '17

Dear Friends, It gives me immense pleasure to announce the release of first issue of e-newsletter (monthly) 'Librarian Guide'. This e-newsletter contains the information related to our day to day routine work especially technical issues in library. The purpose of this e-newsletter to reach the library professionals for sharing the ideas and knowledge with each other for the benefit of professionals and profession as well. I trust the information covered in the e-newsletter will be helpful for your purpose. I will be extremely happy to receive your positive/negative comments in order to bring the same as per your expectations in next issue. You can download the e-newsletter at www.dptripathi.in/download/librarianguide.pdf Thanks DP Tripathi -- ********************************* Dhanwantari Prakash Tripathi MA (ECO), MLISc, HDISM, ECDL ********************************* Assistant Librarian Biju Patnaik Central Library National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Odisha –769008 INDIA ********************************* M - +91 – 8895296796 W – 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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Announcement of programmes for the year 2017-18
by reshma rana 30 May '17

30 May '17

Dear Moderator, Please circulate this announcement on LIS forum. Best Reshma ------------------------------------------ Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute is pleased to announce its programmes for the year 2017-18, namely: * Shastri Institutional Collaborative Research Grant (SICRG) Shastri Mobility Programme (SMP)-for Academicians & Administrators Shastri Research Student Fellowship (SRSF) - for a) Doctoral, b)Postdoctoral and c)Students Shastri Programme Development Grant (SPDG) Faculty-In-Residence Programme (FIR)/ Global Initiative For Academic Network (GIAN)* Applications from all domains of studies like Social Sciences and Humanities, Arts, Commerce & Management and STEM subjects are accepted. However, applications are encouraged in the focus areas of SICI and priority areas of MHRD, Govt. of India i.e. Food Security and Sustainable Development, Energy, Environmental Science and Climate Change, Archival Studies, Agricultural Science & Technology, Health Care Sciences, Nursing, Marine Sciences and Ocean Studies, Information & Communication Technology, Sustainable Habitat, Nano-technology Hardware, Water Resources & River Systems, Advanced Materials, Manufacturing, Security & Defence, Gender, Bi-lateral Trade and Investment, Securing Future of Children and Youth, Higher Education, Teacher Education and Training. In order to give a wider reach to these programmes, we request you to kindly have it displayed on the notice boards and respective websites and forums of your University/Institution. This will help in promoting our programmes and benefit the academic community. The details of the programmes are available at our website www.sici.org.in and http://www.sici.org.in. However, very soon we will migrate to our new web portal http://www.shastriinstitute.org.in. Applications for this round are to be submitted through the Grant Management System http://www.shastriinstitute.org/gms. In case of any difficulty in submission, scholars can contact the Shastri India office for assistance. The deadline to receive application for the programmes is 23rd July, 2017. Sincerely, * Reshma Rana Verma* Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute 5, Bhai Vir Singh Marg Near Gole Dakhana Delhi-110007 011-23743114; 23742677 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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2nd International Conference of Asian Libraries at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
by Raj K Bhardwaj 29 May '17

29 May '17

* CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT* *Dr. Zakir Husain Library, Jamia Millia Islamia, **New Delhi* *&* *Asian Library Association, New Delhi* *Invite you to Participate & Contribute a Paper to* *2ndInternational Conference of Asian Libraries* *ICAL-2017* Expanding Digital Footprints: Role of Libraries & Information Centres * (Thursday-Saturday, October, 26-28, 2017)* *Venue*: *Auditorium, Faculty of Engineering*, *Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi-110025, India* *About the Conference:* The overall purpose of conference is to examine as to whether libraries can reposition themselves as nerve centres of E-Governance & Digitisation programmes towards building capacities of common masses so as to partner with public policy programme for building an inclusive and equal society. Conference proposes to explore libraries as a broad foundation for interaction with information and information management in a digital world in furtherance of the global digital vision of building an inclusive and transparent society. Libraries can play a key role in achieving the Digital India like objectives, both by providing intellectual and social spaces and as access points. Further, libraries can sensitise the user community about the appropriate use of information through training, research and capacity building programmes. The focus of conference would be to leverage libraries towards building a just, inclusive and equal society through e-governance .*About Dr. Zakir Husain Library, Jamia Millia Islamia* <http://jmi.ac.in/> Jamia MilliaIslamia was established in 1920. Jamia MilliaIslamia is one of the few educational institutions which came into being in response to the nationalist call of freedom struggle to boycott educational institutions supported or run by the British colonial rule. Its mentors, teachers and students played a vital role during the Indian struggle for independence. It became a Central University by an act of Parliament in 1988. In Urdu, Jamia means ‘University’, and Millia means ‘National’. Jamia has nine faculties namely, Education, Humanities & Languages, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Engineering & Technology, Law, Architecture & Ekistics and Dentistry. Besides, it has 30 centres of learning and research. Jamia MilliaIslamia has been ranked at the 12th position among universities in the country and stands 6th among Central universities as per the MHRD’s National Institutional ranking Framework (NIRF) India Rankings Report-2017. The Library has a collection of 5.40 lakh books, besides 4500 rare/reserved books and 2230 manuscripts collection in original and digital format. The Library is fully automated and the collection is searchable through online catalog. Dr. Zakir Husain Library provides on and off campus access to over 16,000 fulltext e-journals through 40 databases; 7 bibliographic databases and a number of other e-resources. The Digital Resource Centre is equipped with 100 workstations and provides a peaceful and serene environment for the students, research scholars and faculty members to access e-resources. *About Asian Library Association* <http://www.asiala.co.in/> Headquartered at New Delhi, the Asian Library Association (ASIALA) is an international library association, formed to play an important role in the promotion of librarianship as a profession vital to an informed and knowledgeable society and puts emphasis on the professional development of LIS community through advocacy, peer networking, and leadership development through idea generation and many other initiatives. It works in the strategic areas of the profession to further the library interests, library institutions and library and information services and help library fraternity to engage in actions which develop group consciousness and respond to the public interest in ways which achieve socially and professionally desirable goals. For complete details of conference and registration form, please download the conference brochure from here: *CONFERENCE BROCHURE <http://jmi.ac.in/upload/EventDetail/ical2017_brochure_2017october26_28.pdf>* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Getting ISBN allotted
by Subbiah Arunachalam 28 May '17

28 May '17

Please see https://thewire.in/140153/isbn-india-mhrd-publishers/ Arun http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-4658 http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9925-2009 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Sad demise of Prof. Rahul Khandare , Librarian, Aainpur
by mailman＠ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 27 May '17

27 May '17

---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- From: "Trupti Parida" <parida.trupti238(a)gmail.com> Date: Sat, May 27, 2017 8:09 am -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear All, Its really a great loss due to his untimely death of Prof Rahul Khandare. May God Bless his soul and give strength to his family members to bear his untimely and sudden death. RIP to prof Rahul Khandare. Trupti Parida Assistant Professor of Digital Information and Librarianship Maddawalabu University Bale Robe Ethiopia On 26 May 2017 21:02, <lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: > ---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- > From: "Ravindra Mendhe" <ravindramendhe(a)gmail.com> > Date: Thu, May 25, 2017 1:30 pm > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Dear LIS Professionals, > > A good professional friend of many of us *Prof. Rahul B Khandare* passed > away around 7.15 PM on 23rd may 2017 in the accident. > > He was working as a Librarian in Sardar Vallabhabhai Patel Art and > Science College , Aainpur, Dist- Jalgaon ,Maharashtra. > > He was a Secretary of NMU LIS study Circle, Jalgoan, Maharashtra. > > He was professionally active way of delivering invited lectures in > Seminars/Conferences, organized National and International workshop and > Conference, etc. > > We lost A very young, energetic and dynamic librarian. > > I knew prof. Rahul Khandare. Great human and good professional friend. > > > With Dip Sorrow > > Ravindra Mendhe > Jalgaon - Maharashtra > M- 9421149820 > > website: http://ravindramendhe.weebly.com/ > https://sites.google.com/site/ravindramendhe/ > http://ravindra4474.wix.com/ravindralibrary > http://circular.lislinks.com/ > http://www.scoop.it/t/iskcom/ > > Conference Website http://iskcom.nmims.edu/ > > > New Technology, New Trends, New Ideas; Modifying the Library with the > User in Mind'.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] PROF GVSLN RAJU, RETIRED PROFESSOR, DLIS, ANDHRA UNIVERSITY IS NO MORE
by mailman＠ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 27 May '17

27 May '17

---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- From: "Sargu Sudarshan Rao" <yesyesrao(a)yahoo.com> Date: Fri, May 26, 2017 6:47 pm -------------------------------------------------------------------------- We are pained to learn about the Â sad demise of Prof GVSLN Raju, a Teacher of excellence in LIS and a good Humanist.Â I acknowledge with gratitude that I received lot of encouragement and support from Prof GVSLN Raju garu in my initial days of career.In his demise, the LIS profession lost a good teacher and an Â inspirer.May His Soul Rest in Peace. Prof. S.SUDARSHAN RAO (Retd.)UGC Emeritus Fellow, formerly ICSSR Senior Fellow & Former Head, Dept. of Library & Information Science, O U.Â &former Principal,Â University College of Arts & Social Sciences,Â Osmania University,Â Hyderabad - 500 007. INDIA Mobile : 9849228980 Off: 040-27682290Â Res: 040-27030777 On Thursday, 25 May 2017 8:06 PM, "mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in" <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: > ---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- > From:Â Â "Sarma TRB" <trb.sarma(a)snu.edu.in> > Date:Â Â Wed, May 24, 2017 9:32 am > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Dear Members, > > I am very much sad after hearing this bad news. As MLIS student of Andhra > university I know him and the way he teaches lessons to the student > community. He is the master of all the subjects and his lectures also > touching the heart of every student because of various examples quoting to > every topic. We also enjoy to hear from him other subjects information > along with Library Science curriculum. In a simple, he is a "True Teacher". > He is the humorous and friendly to all the ages of students and staff > members. We all treated him as one of our family relation due to his > closeness and helpful nature to all the student community. > > I condole our beloved professor death and pray the God to give necessary > strength to his family members. > > *Dr.T.R.B.SARMA* > UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN > SHIV NADAR UNIVERSITY > N.H.No.91,DADRI, G.B.NAGAR-201 314 (UP) > DELHI-NCR, INDIA > Alt.email: librarian(a)snu.edu.in <Email%3Atrb.sarma(a)snu.edu.in>: Web: > www.snu.edu.in > *Mobile Phone: 9958422488* > >> On Tue, May 23, 2017 at 9:21 PM, <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: >> >> ---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- >> From:Â Â "Prof. N. Laxman Rao." <naglaxman(a)yahoo.com> >> Date:Â Â Tue, May 23, 2017 2:07 pm >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> PROF GVSLN RAJU, RETIRED PROFESSOR, DLIS, ANDHRA UNIVERSITY IS NO >> MOREToday morning at 4.00 am, Prof GVSLN Raju expired today morning at >> Vizag. He was 84 and was suffering with Parkinson, He is known as best >> teacher. He was Head, University Librarian, Chairman BOS and advisor to >> foreign students in Andhra University.His students use to enjoy his >> lectures and it is sorry state of news. >> Let his soul rest in peace. >> >> Ãâ Prof. N.LAXMAN RAO, NAGUBANDI >> President, Telangana Library Association >> > -- > *Dr.T.R.B.SARMA* > UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN > SHIV NADAR UNIVERSITY > N.H.No.91,DADRI, G.B.NAGAR-201 314 (UP) > DELHI-NCR, INDIA > Alt.email: librarian(a)snu.edu.in <Email%3Atrb.sarma(a)snu.edu.in>: Web: > www.snu.edu.in > *Mobile Phone: 9958422488* >

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