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International Conference on Future of Libraries: from promises to practice
by mailman＠ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 03 May '17

03 May '17

---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- From: "Madaiah Krishnamurthy" <mkrishna_murthy(a)hotmail.com> Date: Wed, May 3, 2017 5:13 pm -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Indian Statistical Institute Documentation Research and Training Centre 8th Mile Mysore Road Bengaluru- 560059 International Conference on Future of Libraries: from promises to practice 8-10 November -2017 For better or worse, libraries are part of the fabric of society. They cannot survive and thrive as alien bodies or, to use the language of systems theory, as closed systems with impermeable boundaries. The mission of academic libraries is to support research, education, and scholarship. Historically, libraries have supported this mission by organizing and providing access to information, special collections, and creating physical spaces for collaboration and scholarship. While the broad mission of academic libraries is largely unchanged, transformations in technology, media, and culture are driving fundamental changes in the production and consumption of information and the practice of scholarship. As a result, academic libraries are rethinking their strategies and services to meet the challenges of the digital world and the demands of the born digital generation. Libraries, in particular, are confronting these challenges as the nature of scientific practice is being dramatically transformed by information technologies. Promises and Challenges for Libraries The promises include the following: the potential for new scientific discoveries that are possible only through large-scale, computational analyses; a new era of transparency and replicability in scientific methods and results; and the potential for widespread democratization of scientific research, given the increasing ubiquity of open access data sources and protocols. However, hidden in these examples are several challenges for universities and their libraries. Libraries are increasingly being asked to play a leadership role in helping universities capture and organize their intellectual assets, such as faculty publications, student dissertations, project reports, and scientific data sets. To understand how libraries will change by the mid-21st century, people need to understand what function they currently serve. At their core, libraries in the information age provide a public means of accessing knowledge. The hallmark of future libraries, meanwhile, will be hyper-connectivity. They'll reflect our increasing reliance on social media, streaming content, and open-source data. The objective of the conference is to create a platform for exchange ideas of the library community related to current trends. Therefore, this conference will keep you updated and make it stimulating and enlightening experience. Call for Papers: General areas of interests include, but are not limited to, the following topics: Knowledge Management/ Information Management >From Meta Data to Data Semantic Web and Linked Data Open Access and Open Science Ontologies and Knowledge Organization systems Application of digital libraries Sub themes: Digitization of Science and its impact on Libraries Digital Preservation and Access Management Big Data Applications User Mobility and Context awareness in information access Web based library services Use of Social Media( Research Gate, ORC ID, etc) Submission Guidelines Full papers (12 pages), must be written in English and submitted in PDF format. All submissions will be reviewed on the basis of relevance, originality, importance and clarity in a peer single-blind review process. Original Papers on the theme and sub-themes are invited. The papers have to be submitted electronically The paper should consist of the title of the paper, name(s) of the author/and their address with an E-mail ID and mobile No. The Abstract should be about 15-200 words followed by at least 5 keywords. All full papers should be prepared in MS Word format. , double spaced, 12 point font size, Times Roman font, not exceeding 3000-5000 words. Important Dates Last Date for submission of abstract : July 31, 2017 Last Date for submission of full paper: September 30, 2017 Registration Fee India and SAARC countries : Rs. 3000.00 Other Countries : USD 100.00 The Demand Draft (DD) should be made in favour of Indian Statistical Institute, payable at Bangalore. Venue: Platinum Jubilee Auditorium Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore Centre Address: Indian Statistical Institute 8th Mile Mysore Road, RVCE Post, Bangalore - 560059, Karnataka, India. Contact Person: Dr.M.Krishnamurthy(Convener) Associate Professor DRTC, Indian Statistical Institute 8th Mile Mysore Road Bengaluru- 560059 Email: icflfpp(a)gmail.com Regards, M.Krishnamurthy -------------------- Dr. M.Krishnamurthy, M.A.,M.L.I.Sc.,Ph.D., Fulbright Scholar, (U.S.A) Digitization Course,( U.S.A) Associate Professor Documentation Research and Training Center Indian Statistical Institute Mysore Road Bangalore 560059 India Phone No: 91-80-26985493 Mob:91-9980035933 URL:http://www.isibang.ac.in/~krish/ Secretary Finance- Association of British Scholars (ABS -2009-till date)

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articles required_BMJ Journals
by jrc 02 May '17

02 May '17

Dear Friends, Following two articles required by one of our researcher. It is requested, can some one please share the same. 1. You tube and the single rod contraceptive implant: a content analysis. By- Jennifer Paul, Christy M Boraas, Miledred Duvet, Judy C Chung; 20 January 2017, Journal of Family Planning & Reproductive Health Care http://jfprhc.bmj.com/content/early/2017/01/20/jfprhc-2016-101593 2. "Assessing Women's Satisfaction with Family Planning Services in Mozambique" By- Leonardo Chavane, Martinho Dgedge, Patricia Bailey, Osvaldo Loquiha.; 8 September 2016; Journal of Family Planning & Reproductive Health Care. http://jfprhc.bmj.com/content/early/2016/09/08/jfprhc-2015-101190.info Thanks & regard Rakesh C Juyal Knowledge Management officer Population Foundation of India B-28, Qutab Institutional Area New Delhi 011- 43894140 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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What are you doing after retirement-- Reflections of a retired librarian
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 02 May '17

02 May '17

What are you doing after retirement-- Reflections of a retired librarian What are you doing after retirement-- Reflections of a retired librarian Unlike the case of many of my friends, my retirement was not sharp on any specific day. It was gradual. In fact I retired thrice. First, I took voluntary retirement (VRS) from IDL in 1992. Then joined a private firm in Bangalore; thereafter served Satyam Computers for close to nine years. As a second time retirement, I 'Formally" retired from Satyam in 2000, continued as Advisor for a couple of years with tapering responsibilities and equally tapering remunerations; Thereafter I took up several post retirement assignments (consultancies) and projects for periods varying from three months to four years; Finally, for the third time, I said bye to active employment on 30th September 2006. Ever since then I am not 'working'! Therefore during the past two decades whenever I bump into old friends I face the question: "What are you doing after retirement?" Answers have been varying according to when that Q was posed. When this question is asked, there are lots of people who squirm mentally and wrestle within themselves for a respectable reply. For, they are not doing 'anything'! Is it possible for a person to be not doing anything? Suddenly a couple of weeks ago I posed this question to myself to get an honest answer. Many bits of replies came up: Serving senior citizens; attending meetings; getting associated with half a dozen organizations; During such meetings meet, eat, chat and give your two cents worth of ideas; blog; write articles; help others with information; run a web group; give lectures etc. Quite a bit of introspection, I went through. One fact that dazzled right on my face is this: I have been a librarian from 1964 and continue to be a librarian all through, right now including, never forsaking this role ever. As Shiyali Ramamirtha Ranganathan says a library is a trinity of books, reader and the librarian. The Librarian brings the book (information) and the reader together. During my active life readers who benefitted by library service varied from academic students, staff, industrial workers, research staff, managerial work force, IT professionals, and others. Post retirement, the focus of beneficiary changed to senior citizens (aka older persons, elders, retirees, oldsters, geezers, boomers etc). I started specializing in bringing information containers (books, articles, stories, news etc) of special interest to the age group 55+ to the desktop of senior citizens. Thereby, even now, I am a librarian at heart and information dissemination is the closest activity that I enjoy. Next time you ask me: "what are you doing after retirement?" I shall simply say: I am still a practicing librarian. ============ Dr P Vyasamoorthy 30 Gruhalakshmi Colony, Secunderabad 500015 Telangana LL 040-27846631 / Mobile: 9490804278 One Event Management company throws in 'drones' as an item they offer. What for can drones be used, say, in a wedding reception? [ contact(a)eventsfleet.com <https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&fs=1&tf=1&to=contact@eventsfleet.com> ] -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: 17th International Paper Contest for LIS Professionals in Developing countries
by Shamprasad Pujar 02 May '17

02 May '17

FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Premila Gamage <premilagamage(a)gmail.com> Date: Sat, Apr 29, 2017 at 8:41 PM Subject: [IFLA-L] Fwd: FW: 17th International Paper Contest for LIS Professionals in Developing countries To: From: Afuh, Awasom Sent: Friday, April 28, 2017 5:08 PM To: ASIS&T Membership <membership(a)asist.org> Subject: 17th International Paper Contest for LIS Professionals in Developing countries Dear All, The Special Interest Group on International Information Issues (SIG-III) of the Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) hereby announces the opening of its 17th International Paper Contest for LIS Professionals in Developing countries, for the 2017 Annual Meeting, which will take place in Washington DC (Crystal City, Virginia) from October 27- November1, 2017. https://www.asist.org/events/annual-meeting/annual-meeting-2017/. The theme of the Annual Meeting is: “Diversity of Engagement: Connecting People and Information in the Physical and Virtual Worlds.” This theme provides an opportunity for information science researchers – including academics practitioners, to discuss the impact of their research on industry, government, local/national/global community groups, individuals, information systems, libraries/museums/galleries, and on other practice contexts. It highlights the focus on Applied Research, which recognizes that basic research in information science is also inspired by, and/or connected to, information practice contexts. Papers could discuss issues, policies and case studies on specific aspects of the theme from a local and/or international perspective. Topics include, but are not limited to the following core areas: • Impact on Individuals: information behavior, information retrieval, human-computer interaction, social media use, information literacy, etc. • Impact on Society: digital citizenship, cultural engagement, archival preservation, policy development, copyright, intellectual property, infometrics, information access, etc. • Impact on Organizations: information architecture, knowledge management, competitive intelligence, linked data and big data, digital curation, records and archives management, etc. • Impact on Systems & Technology: cloud computing, digital libraries, automatic indexing, social tagging, classification, semantic web, database design, web usability, etc. • Impact on Information Contexts: health, education, law; environment, agriculture, business, etc. A panel of judges will select three winners. The panel is composed of Innocent Awasom (Texas Tech University, USA), Shimelis Assefa (University of Denver, USA), Premila Gamage (Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka), Devendra Dilip Potnis (University of Tennessee at Knoxville, USA) and Fatih Oguz (UNC Greensboro, USA) Judging criteria: The papers will be judged on the following:- - Originality of paper in the developing world and global information ecosystem - Relevance to the paper contest theme and - Quality of argument, presentation and organization Eligibility & Information for authors: Only papers by a principal author who is a citizen of, and resides in a developing country are eligible. Winners of the 2010-2016 contests are not eligible. The papers should be original, unpublished, and submitted in English. We encourage submissions from librarians, information and network specialists, and educators involved in the creation, representation, maintenance, exchange, discovery, delivery, and use of digital information. Award: The first-place winner will receive a minimum of $1,000 towards offsetting the costs of attending the 2017 ASIS&T Annual Conference in Washington DC. In addition, all three winners will receive a two-year individual membership in ASIS&T. In case of multiple authors, the principal author will be awarded the ASIS&T membership. Style: The international paper contest committee requires that submissions follow the International Information and Library Review instructions to authors. Detailed information is available under the heading, Guide for Authors at: http://www.tandfonline.com/action/authorSubmission?journalCode=ulbr20&page=… ASIS&T Copyright Policy: ASIS&T will have the non-exclusive right to publish any of the papers submitted on its web site or in print, with ownership and all other rights remaining with the author. Deadline for submission of full papers: Authors are invited to submit manuscripts, not to exceed 5,000 words, by May 31st, 2017 via email to awasom.afuh(a)ttu.edu, [awasomdotafuh@ttudotedu] preferably as Microsoft Word or PDF attachment. Thanks and we look forward to receiving your papers. Please distribute wisely to LIS professionals in Developing Economies. International Paper contest Team Innocent Awasom Shimelis Assefa Premila Gamage Devendra Dilip Potnis Faith Oguz -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library and Information Science Journals on UGC API List: A Study [How to approved UGC
by Vijendra Kumar 01 May '17

01 May '17

Dear Sir/Madam, I would like to share our paper *"Library and Information Science Journals on UGC API List: A Study*" published in the* Annals of Library and Information Studies* (March 2017) issue. It is very informative for all LIS Community. Link for full-text access: *Click Here <http://nopr.niscair.res.in/bitstream/123456789/41525/3/ALIS%2064%281%29%207…>* *http://nopr.niscair.res.in/bitstream/123456789/41525/3/ALIS%2064%281%29%2076-92.pdf <http://nopr.niscair.res.in/bitstream/123456789/41525/3/ALIS%2064%281%29%207…>* *Abstract: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has brought out API linked selection and promotion of teachers and other academic staff through the UGC Regulations 2010. It is also applied to the library staff at the level of Assistant librarian cadre and above and also college librarian. The UGC had made four amendments in the Regulations as quality measure in the past. The UGC recently identified and issued a list of 38652 journals for counting of API in the category of Research Publication - Journals for selection/promotion of teachers and other academic staff in the university and colleges. The present study analyzes this list and identifies some issues with respect to the LIS journals.* Thanks & Regards, *Vijendra Kumar *------------------------ *Junior Research Fellow * *Department of Library and Information Science Vardhman Mahaveer Open University Kota - 3240321 (Rajasthan), India* -- <https://online.vmou.ac.in/General_Instruction.aspx> ------------------------------ *वर्धमान महावीर खुला विश्वविद्यालय <http://www.vmou.ac.in>* | Vardhman Mahaveer Open University रावतभाटा रोड | Rawatbhata Road कोटा - ३२४०२१ | Kota-324021 (राजस्थान) (Rajasthan) भारत | INDIA TOLL FREE : 1800-180-6166 AJMER <http://www.vmou.ac.in/ajmer>| BIKANER <http://www.vmou.ac.in/bikaner>| BHARATPUR <http://www.vmou.ac.in/bharatpur>| JAIPUR <http://www.vmou.ac.in/jaipur>| JODHPUR <http://www.vmou.ac.in/jodhpur>| UDAIPUR <http://www.vmou.ac.in/udaipur>| KOTA <http://www.vmou.ac.in/kota> Youtube <http://www.youtube.com/user/vmouonline/videos> | Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/vmouonline>| Twitter <https://twitter.com/vmouonline> <http://radio.vmou.ac.in:8000/iradio.m3u> *"Print this mail only if absolutely necessary. Save Paper. Save Trees." * -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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