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Interesting Reads – 2018-11-16
by Mohan Hr 16 Nov '18

16 Nov '18

*Interesting Reads – 2018-11-16* *Contents* *Articles* - How Did the EC Link 300 Million Voter IDs to Aadhaar In Just a Few Months? - Procrastination Sucks — So Here’s The “Eat That Frog” Way to Powerful Productivity - How to avoid losing your memory in the digital age - Book Summary: "Sexual Harassment of Women: Climate, Culture, and Consequences in Academic Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine" - A Guide To Corporate Innovation: 19 Strategies To Drive Innovation Now - Batteryless smart devices closer to reality - The kilogram is being redefined – a physicist explains - Traction: How Any Startup Can Achieve Explosive Customer Growth – Book Summary - Edison’s Legacy: Industrial Laboratories and Innovation - Nationalism a driving force behind fake news in India, research shows *Events / Announcements* - eWIT: Book Release Event on 19th Nov 2018 - ACM India Chennai Professional Chapter: Expert Lecture on “Security and Trust” on 30th Nov 2018 - Digital Disruption and Transformation Summit 2018 on 1st Dec 2018 - Faculty Development Programme on “Data Science using Python Programming” - KLA National Conference on Corporate and Media Librarianship, Thiruvananthapuram during 14-15 Dec 2018 - LTC2019 - Library Technology Conclave & LibTech Award - CSI-2018: 53rd Annual Convention of Computer Society of India 2018 at Udaipur during 14-16 Dec 2018 - INDICON 2018: Theme “Harnessing Technology For Humanity” at Coimbatore during 16-18 Dec 2018 - Best Practices in AICTE Approved Institutions - AICTE Quality Improvement Scheme (AQIS) 2018-19 Read at http://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2018/11/interesting-reads-2018-11-16.html Archives at http://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2018/05/interesting-reads-archives.html *Feedback* We will be pleased to have your feedback on the “Interesting Reads” posts being sent once in five days. Pl. share the links of any interesting things you come across so that we can include them in these email posts. Also, pl. share the email ids of your colleagues, friends, peers and contacts, if you want them to be included in the google group to get regular posts. Pl. send all your communications to hrmohan.ieee(a)gmail.com With regards HR Mohan *======================================================== * *Articles* *How Did the EC Link 300 Million Voter IDs to Aadhaar In Just a Few Months?* From accessing parts of the NPR database to using the DSDV tool, the Election Commission may have walked just outside the boundary of good data-sharing and privacy practices. Note: This is the first piece in a three-part series on elections, Aadhaar-linking and voter targeting. New Delhi/Bangalore: India’s Election Commission (EC) adopted a host of tactics to rapidly link hundreds of millions of voter IDs to Aadhaar numbers in 2015, some of which may have skirted the boundary between responsible data-sharing practices and outright violations of privacy and user consent. According to the organisation’s internal documentation, obtained through multiple right to information (RTI) requests, in at least four major states, the local election commissions had access to parts of the National Population Register (NPR) database, which helped hasten the Aadhaar seeding process. Other methods the EC deployed included the use of the controversial DBT Seeding Data Viewer (DSDV) tool – a service that allows third-parties to view non-biometric identity data held by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). Full post <https://thewire.in/political-economy/how-did-the-election-commission-link-3…> Interesting Video <https://thewire.in/video/watch-nobody-knows-how-aadhaar-is-being-used-and-t…>: Nobody, Not Even UIDAI, Knows How Aadhaar Is Being Used *Procrastination Sucks* *—* *So Here**’**s The **“**Eat That Frog**”** Way to Powerful Productivity* Spend Your Most Valuable Time on Your Most Valuable Activities and You’ll Change the Trajectory of your Life. Full post <https://medium.freecodecamp.org/procrastination-sucks-so-heres-the-eat-that…> Related <http://becomingeden.com/summary-of-eat-that-frog/>: Summary of the book Eat the Frog: Eat Frog by Brian Tracy is an excellent synthesis of much of the existing productivity literature to date, achieving about 80% of the total benefits from time management. My summary here attempts to condense the book into a few pages of critical insights, organized into four primary sections: organization, efficiency, identifying your strengths, and optimizing yourself. Implementing even a small number of these techniques will result in greatly increased effectiveness. *How to avoid losing your memory in the digital age* With Google taking the place of memory, many worry that a vital faculty is eroding. Can memory athletes – who can retain hundreds of numbers in seconds – show us how to get it back? Full story <https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/nov/13/how-to-avoid-losing-your-me…> Related story <https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2008/07/is-google-making-us-st…>: Is Google Making Us Stupid? *Book Summary: "Sexual Harassment of Women: Climate, Culture, and Consequences in Academic Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine"* Over the last few decades, research, activity, and funding has been devoted to improving the recruitment, retention, and advancement of women in the fields of science, engineering, and medicine. In recent years the diversity of those participating in these fields, particularly the participation of women, has improved and there are significantly more women entering careers and studying science, engineering, and medicine than ever before. However, as women increasingly enter these fields they face biases and barriers and it is not surprising that sexual harassment is one of these barriers. Over thirty years the incidence of sexual harassment in different industries has held steady, yet now more women are in the workforce and in academia, and in the fields of science, engineering, and medicine (as students and faculty) and so more women are experiencing sexual harassment as they work and learn. Over the last several years, revelations of the sexual harassment experienced by women in the workplace and in academic settings have raised urgent questions about the specific impact of this discriminatory behavior on women and the extent to which it is limiting their careers. Sexual Harassment of Women explores the influence of sexual harassment in academia on the career advancement of women in the scientific, technical, and medical workforce. This report reviews the research on the extent to which women in the fields of science, engineering, and medicine are victimized by sexual harassment and examines the existing information on the extent to which sexual harassment in academia negatively impacts the recruitment, retention, and advancement of women pursuing scientific, engineering, technical, and medical careers. It also identifies and analyzes the policies, strategies and practices that have been the most successful in preventing and addressing sexual harassment in these settings. Book Summary <https://www.nap.edu/read/24994/chapter/9> Full Book in PDF <https://www.nap.edu/download/24994> *A Guide To Corporate Innovation: 19 Strategies To Drive Innovation Now* Given the importance of innovation to drive the longevity, growth, and competitiveness of large corporations, here are 19 bulletproof strategies you can use to look innovative. Full post <https://www.cbinsights.com/research/corporate-innovation-strategy-guide/> *Batteryless smart devices closer to reality* Researchers at the University of Waterloo have taken a huge step towards making smart devices that do not use batteries or require charging. These battery-free objects, which feature an IP address for internet connectivity, are known as Internet of Things (IoT) devices. If an IoT device can operate without a battery it lowers maintenance costs and allows the device to be placed in areas that are off the grid. Full post <https://uwaterloo.ca/news/news/batteryless-smart-devices-closer-reality> Related <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/326560663_Challenge_RFID_Hacking_f…>: The research paper by Wang, Abari and Keshav titled, Challenge: RFID Hacking for Fun and Profit-ACM MobiCom, appeared in the Proceedings of the 24th Annual International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking, October 29–November 2, 2018, New Delhi, India, 461– 70. *The kilogram is being redefined – a physicist explains* Since 1889, countries who are members of the General Conference on Weights and Measures have agreed to use a standard block of metal – kept near Paris – to define the kilogram. But although the modern block is stored in a highly controlled environment, its weight can change by tiny amounts as wear and tear causes it to lose mass and dirt causes it to increase. To address this problem, scientists around the world have spent nearly two decades discussing how the kilogram could instead be defined in relation to constant measurements of nature. And now they have finally reached a decision. Full post <https://theconversation.com/the-kilogram-is-being-redefined-a-physicist-exp…> Related story <https://www.wired.co.uk/article/how-many-grams-in-a-kilogram-weight-change-…>: This is why physicists just completely redefined the kilogram. *Traction: How Any Startup Can Achieve Explosive Customer Growth – Book Summary* Any business owner will tell you that one of the most difficult parts of sustaining and growing a business is getting people to know that your company exists and keeping customers happy enough that they want to tell others about your product or service. This is why we took the trouble of summarizing some of the best advice from the book "Traction: How Any Startup Can Achieve Explosive Customer Growth" and compiling it into the free downloadable business starter kit below. Full post <https://blog.visme.co/traction-book/> Related <https://medium.com/@yegg/78-takeaways-from-traction-book-1b44d2a03dda>: 78 Takeaways from Traction Book Related: <https://medium.com/@yegg/the-19-channels-you-can-use-to-get-traction-93c762…> The 19 Channels You Can Use to Get Traction *Edison’s Legacy: Industrial Laboratories and Innovation* Between 1999 and 2016, the U.S. share of global high technology exports dropped from 18 percent to 7 percent. From one of the world’s leading technology product exporters prior to 2000, the United States has become a net importer since then, and the deficit keeps growing. During this period, China’s share of exports increased from 3 percent to 26 percent, reflecting the shift of manufacturing overseas—including important high technology industries that were pioneered in the United States as early as the 1950s—such as telecommunications systems, consumer electronic products, microelectronics, and solar energy converters. Full post <https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2017/11/edisons-legacy-industrial-labora…> *Nationalism a driving force behind fake news in India, research shows* A rising tide of nationalism in India is driving ordinary citizens to spread fake news, according to BBC research. The research found that facts were less important to some than the emotional desire to bolster national identity. Social media analysis suggested that right-wing networks are much more organised than on the left, pushing nationalistic fake stories further. There was also an overlap of fake news sources on Twitter and support networks of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The findings come from extensive research in India, Kenya, and Nigeria into the way ordinary citizens engage with and spread fake news. Full post <https://www.bbc.com/news/world-46146877> Related <http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/duty-identity-credibility.pdf>: Full Research Report from India Related <http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/bbc-fake-news-research-paper-nigeria…>: Full Research Report from Kenya and Nigeria *Events / Announcements* *eWIT: Book Release Event on 19th Nov 2018* eWIT invites you to Role Model Series for the release of the book “The New Plan A” on Friday, 19th Nov 2018 at 6.00 p.m. at Sutherland Global, Block - 1B, 1/124, Shivaji Gardens, Nandambakkam post, Ramapuram, Mount Poonamallee Road, Chennai – 600089. Phone: 044 – 6900 0176 Formal invite is at http://www.ewit.co.in/rolemodelseries_book_19nov2018.pdf To register to this free event, pl. visit https://goo.gl/nqSE5w *ACM India Chennai Professional Chapter: Expert Lecture on “Security and Trust” on 30th Nov 2018* ACM India Chennai Professional Chapter's Expert Lecture on “Security and Trust” by Mr. Kaarthik Sivakumar of Cisco at IMSc on 30th November 5:00 PM This is a free pgm. Pre-registration is essential. Register at https://goo.gl/forms/4KpNw21jTuLc7g4C2 <https://goo.gl/forms/4KpNw21jTuLc7g4C2> *Digital Disruption and Transformation Summit 2018 on 1st Dec 2018* FICCI TNSC with support from Government of Tamil Nadu is organizing its 3rd Edition of Digital Disruption and Transformation Conference (also known at DT3), the 3rd annual flagship event of FICCI under the theme of “Digital Rumpus – Perish or Prosper” on 1st December 2018 at Hotel ITC Grand Chola, Chennai. CSI & IEEE members are eligible for 10% discount in the registration fee. The discount code to be applied at the time of registration is CSIDT3, IEEEDT3 respectively. For details pl. visit http://ficci-tnsc.com/it-ddts-2018/ or contact: Mr R Sudharsan at sudharsan.ramu(a)ficci.com, 044-42849614-15 *Faculty Development Programme on “Data Science using Python Programming”* As an initiative of Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, Electronics & ICT Academy, IIT Guwahati, Assam organises one-week Faculty Development Programme on “Data Science using Python Programming” from 28 Jan 2019 to 1st Feb 2019 at Sri Sankara Arts & Science College, Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. (about 65 km from Chennai). Registration Fee (Including Snacks and Lunch) - Rs. 2,950/- for Faculty, Lab Technicians and Project Staff. - Rs. 1,475/- for Faculty members belonging to ST/SC category. - Rs. 5,900/- for Industry Personnel, Student & Research scholar Accommodation will be provided at the venue (college) free of cost (including breakfast and dinner). Brochure at http://eict.iitg.ac.in/download/Brochure_Sankara.pdf *KLA National Conference on Corporate and Media Librarianship, Thiruvananthapuram during 14-15 Dec 2018* The Kerala Library Association is organizing the National Conference on Corporate and Media Librarianship. It will be held in the Padmam Auditorium, IMG, Thiruvananthapuram during 14-15 December 2018. The conference brochure at https://bit.ly/2wTl966 Download the KLANC2018 registration form here http://keralalibraryassociation.org/downloads/KLANS2018RegistrationForm.pdf *LTC2019 - Library Technology Conclave & LibTech Award* LTC2019 - Library Technology Conclave on the theme “ebooks to eLearning: Libraries as Learning Hubs” is being organised by Informatics India Ltd in collaboration with CUSAT - Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin during 23-25 Jan 2019 at CUSAT, Cochin. Nominations are invited for LibTech Award till 10th Dec 2018 For more details please visit: http://ltc2019.com *CSI-2018: 53rd Annual Convention of Computer Society of India 2018 at Udaipur during 14-16 Dec 2018* The 53rd Annual Convention of CSI will be held at Hotel Inder Residency. Udaipur, Rajasthan, India during 14-16 Dec 2018. For details visit the convention website at http://www.csi-2018.org *INDICON 2018: Theme “Harnessing Technology For Humanity” at Coimbatore during 16-18 Dec 2018* With the theme of “Harnessing Technology for Humanity”, the 15th IEEE India Council International Conference (INDICON 2018), being organized by the IEEE Madras Section during December 15-18, 2018, at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore, with technical support from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, promises to be bigger and better than before. With plenary sessions, keynote addresses by reputed academicians, tutorials, workshops, Student Paper contests, industry exhibits and stalls and most importantly, high quality presentations from the best of the researchers in India, no effort is being spared to make INDICON 2018, the best so far. For details visit the website at http://indicon2018.in/ *Best Practices in AICTE Approved Institutions* To download a 44 pages booklet on “Best Practices in AICTE Approved Institutions”, pl. visit https://goo.gl/X2DC3c *AICTE Quality Improvement Scheme (AQIS) 2018-19* All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) invites applications from AICTE approved Technical Institutes/ Deemed to be universities/University departments / Students eligible for financial assistance under the following Schemes of Quality Improvement during financial year 2018-19. For details pl. visit https://goo.gl/FDhKXf *Archives of Interesting Reads * To access the past posts of Interesting Reads, pl. visit http://infoforuse.blogspot.in/2018/05/interesting-reads-archives.html *Feedback* We will be pleased to have your feedback on the “Interesting Reads” posts being sent once in five days. Pl. share the links of any interesting things you come across so that we can include them in these email posts. Also, pl. share the email ids of your colleagues, friends, peers and contacts, if you want them to be included in the google group to get regular posts. Pl. send all your communications to hrmohan.ieee(a)gmail.com With regards HR Mohan

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Talk on "Digital Learning" by Prof. L. Umanand, IISc at JRD Tata Memorial Library, IISc Bangalore
by SURESH BASAVARAJ BALUTAGI 15 Nov '18

15 Nov '18

Dear Professional Friends, We are pleased to invite you to attend the talk on “Digital Learning”, which will be jointly organized by JRD Tata Memorial Library, IISc and Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) on the celebration of “National Library Week”. Speaker: Prof. L. Umanand, Coordinator NPTEL, IISc Department of Electronic Systems Engineering Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore Title: Digital Learning Date : 20th November 2018 Time: 5:30 pm Venue: Lecture Hall, JRD Tata Memorial Library, IISc Bangalore There will be High Tea at 5:00 pm This talk will surely be helpful for all LIS professionals, thus do participate and gain maximum benefit out of it. with regards, Suresh Balutagi PhD. Deputy Librarian JRD Tata Memorial Library Indian Institute of Science Bangalore - 560 012 URL: http://library.iisc.ac.in/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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BOSLA-MMRDA Lecture Series on "Next Generation Librarianship: The Way Forward........."
by anand bandi 15 Nov '18

15 Nov '18

The Bombay Science Librarians' Association popularly known as BOSLA in collaboration with Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development (MMRDA) has decided to organize a day Lecture Series on the theme "Next Generation Librarianship: The Way Forward........." scheduled to be held on 8th December, 2018 at MMRDA premises, Bandra-Kurla Complex, Mumbai. The experts have been so chosen to touch upon the trending issues in the field of LIS to benefit the participants. LIS professionals are here by informed to register themselves to drive the benifit from the event. For programme details, may visit the link below: http://bosla2013.wixsite.com/bosla/mmrda-seminar-2018 Dr.A.N.Bandi,Chairman-BOSLA and Head, Resource Centre,National Institute of Fashion Technology, NIFT Campus, Ministry of Textiles, GoI, Plot No.15, Sector 4, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai - 410 210. Ph.91-22-27747080/81 Mobile :7715833561 e-mail: anb321in(a)yahoo.co.in ; dr.anbandi@gmail.comhttp://14.139.111.26/jspui/

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Vacancy of Library Assitant
by Abhimanyu Herlekar 15 Nov '18

15 Nov '18

Dear Admin Kindly release below mailer in our LIS forum please. Regards Abhimanyu Herlekar -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Vacancy of 'Library Assistant' Post at HDFC Library, Churchgate, Mumbai* Below is the work profile 1. Filing of Magazines, Newspapers & Annual Reports. 2. Circulation of Books/Magazines. 3. Discarding the old Newspapers (every friday) 4. Scanning of documents 5. Entering New Annual reports in the system 6. Filing of the bills and other important documents 7. Sending reminders to users 8. Physical processing of magazines 9. Overall back-end activities of the Library. *Requirement for the post* 1. Graduate (B.com / B.A / B.Sc / BLISc) 2. Basic Computer Knowledge 3. Good Communication skills 4. Trustworthy 5. Willing to learn. *Interested candidates can mail their CVs on* *library(a)hdfc.com <library(a)hdfc.com>* *Team Library* HDFC Limited, HDFC House – 4th floor, HT Parekh Marg, 165-166, Backbay Reclamation, Churchgate, Mumbai – 400 020. +91-22-6631 6418/17 _______________________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Thanks & Regards, *Team Library* HDFC Limited, HDFC House – 4th floor, HT Parekh Marg, 165-166, Backbay Reclamation, Churchgate, Mumbai – 400 020. : +91-22-6631 6418/17 [image: *]: *library(a)hdfc.com* <library(a)hdfc.com> *"Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It's courage that counts" - Wooden, John* <http://quotationsbook.com/quotes/author/7875/> Disclaimer :The information contained herein (including any accompanying documents) is confidential and is intended solely for the addressee(s). If you have erroneously received this message, please immediately delete it and notify the sender. Also, if you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this message or any accompanying document is strictly prohibited and is unlawful. The organisation is not responsible for any damage caused by a virus or alteration of the e-mail by a third party or otherwise . The contents of this message may not necessarily represent the views or policies of Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited. Disclaimer :The information contained herein (including any accompanying documents) is confidential and is intended solely for the addressee(s). If you have erroneously received this message, please immediately delete it and notify the sender. Also, if you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this message or any accompanying document is strictly prohibited and is unlawful. The organisation is not responsible for any damage caused by a virus or alteration of the e-mail by a third party or otherwise . The contents of this message may not necessarily represent the views or policies of Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited.

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Librarians and Awareness of Indian Copyright Act
by Anson Jose 15 Nov '18

15 Nov '18

Please fill out this small survey, we are planning to organise a workshop based on that. Thank you https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeb8elQeAj8I6biytdFsAj1wTyo_yOuUyY… https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeb8elQeAj8I6biytdFsAj1wTyo_yOuUyY… Dear Participant, We are conducting this Empirical study to evaluate the awareness among Librarians about the Copyright Act in India and its exceptions available to Libraries. Findings of this survey would be used to improve access to libraries in the Country. The data collected would be used in aggregate and no personal information would be collected/ shared with anyone. THANKS. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeb8elQeAj8I6biytdFsAj1wTyo_yOuUyY… -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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MLIS Admission Notification for 2019-21 Batch: TISS Mumbai
by Satish Kanamadi 15 Nov '18

15 Nov '18

Dear Professionals, Greetings! Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai invites applications for its 7th Batch of “Master of Library and Information Science” (MLISc) regular full-time programme for the academic year 2019-2021. TISS, established in 1936, is known for its well crafted curriculum, sound theory, high quality teaching and experiential learning unique to TISS. This two year, four semester and 66 credit master’s programme comprises 19 core courses that provide common and essential inputs covering the Library and Information Science. Building on these fundamentals, students undertake a dissertation in an emerging area of their interest. Programme lays more emphasis on practical aspects and is multidisciplinary drawing expertise from all the schools/centres of TISS and other related institutions/industries in India. Candidates who have completed graduation in any stream are eligible to apply. Selection will be based on National Online Test and Personal Interview Last Date for Registration: 10th Dec 2018 Online National Entrance Test (TISS-NET): Jan 13th, 2019 Personal Interview: 5-15th March 2019 For registering and applying online, please visit http://admissions.tiss.edu/admissions/ma/programmes/ Thanks and Regards, Satish Kanamadi Chairperson Centre for Library and Information Management Studies (CLIMS) Sir Dorabji Tata Memorial Library Tata Institute of Social Sciences MUMBAI -400088 ------------------------------------------------------------ Satish Kanamadi PhD Librarian Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) V N Purav Marg, Deonar MUMBAI - 400088. INDIA Tel: 91-22-25525283 Email: satish(a)tiss.edu -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Article Request
by Chief Librarian, SAIACS 15 Nov '18

15 Nov '18

Dear Colleagues, I am looking for below listed article for my thesis purpose. would someone be of help to me by sending it in pdf format? S. Singh and S. Kataria, "Awareness and use of e-journals among the research scholars & faculty members of Banasthali University, Rajasthan: A comparative case study," *2015 4th International Symposium on Emerging Trends and Technologies in Libraries and Information Services*, Noida, 2015, pp. 143-147. doi: 10.1109/ETTLIS.2015.7048188 Your help is much appreciated. sincerely ______________________________________ *Yesan Sellan, * *B.Com., MLISc., PGDLAN, BCS., UGC-NET., (PhD Candidate),* *Chief Librarian* South Asia Institute of Advanced Christian Studies (SAIACS) 363 Dodda Gubbi Cross Road, Kothanur P.O., Bangalore 77, India Phone: 91 80 2846 5235/5344/ 5649, Fax: 91 80 28465412, Mobile: 91-9972348251 www.saiacs.org Alternative Email: yesans(a)gmail.com ______________________________________ IMPORTANT : This message is intended only for the addressee. It may contain confidential information. Any unauthorized disclosure is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately so that we may correct our internal records. Please then delete the original message. Thank you. P Please consider the environment before printing this email*.* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Koha-OPAC Android App
by Basavaraj Kumbar 15 Nov '18

15 Nov '18

Dear Professionals, Whoever using Koha software for library automation can use the android app for the opac access. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lisacademy.org.kohaopac We have successfully implemented and working good. Library Users -Book renewal - can check book status - search books -can find library contact details -student profile Regards, *Mr. Basavaraj S. Kumbar* *MLISc. UGC-NET, (Ph. D)* Librarian, Angadi Institute of Technology and Management (AITM), Savagaon Road, Belagavi - 590 009 <http://www.wix.com/basukumbar/basukumbar>

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Request to publish in Lis-forum
by munusamy natarajan 14 Nov '18

14 Nov '18

MALA International Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Madras Library Association (MALA) 735, Anna Salai, Chennai 14.11.2018 Dear Professional colleagues, It gives us immense pleasure to inform that Madras Library Association (MALA) is planning to publish a Journal (MALA IJIKM) from 2019 onwards after obtaining the ISSN number. It will have a frequency of two issues (June and December) per year. We request the LIS professionals to contribute the research manuscripts to the Editor, which will enable us to get them reviewed by experts in the field and then to publish the issues. The co-operation of LIS professionals is very much essential, without whom the journal cannot be published. In order to maintain the frequency and number of papers in single issue, We request all of them to contribute generously. Please try to send the article (4000-5000 words) with Title, Author(s) Information, Abstract, Keywords (5-7 numbers), Introduction, Statement of the Problem, Objectives, Research questions, Methodology, Scope, Literature Review, Analysis and Findings, Conclusion, Recommendations and further research (depends upon the MSS). Please follow the APA referencing style within the text and give references accordingly. We will publish Instructions to Authors and other related information in the First issue of the Journal. Try to send the articles to (malaijikm(a)gmail.com), so as to enable us to process them for publishing. Thanks (M. NATARAJAN) (K.NITHYANANDAM) & (VENKATRAMANI) Editors Dr M NATARAJAN M.Sc., B.L.I.S., A.D.I.Sc., P.G.D.C.A.,P.G.D.H.E., P.G.D.E.A.S., M.B.A., Ph.D. Ex-Associate professor, Dept of Infn Science, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia Senior Principal Scientist,(Retd) National Inst Of Science Comm and Information Resources (NISCAIR) Dr K S Krishnan Marg New Delhi - 110 012. INDIA.and Ex-Editor, JSIR. Member SHRM, President, Library Professional Association, New Delhi.

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Alert Regarding: Free KOHA OPAC Mobile App
by vinod mishra 13 Nov '18

13 Nov '18

Dear All, The message below has been floated for those who are using Koha and very enthusiastic professionals who are willing to showcase as much as possible with minimum efforts. The Mobile App is not meant for your/any library by default and to get the app your library must be on some public domain name and lot of other information you need to provide through the app than the concerns will send you the app. My view is please avoid such things in the age where people are much concern about data security. My questions from the developers and you all are: 1. What if the domain name of any Koha/OPAC will change? 2. What if the database schema of koha updated? 3. What is the update policy of the said App? 4. Where is the source code to modify/improve the app by the community like Koha? 5. To whom should we contact if face any problem in the app? 6. How to use the app if many are managing the koha on Intranet only? 7. How much space etc. it consumes on the mobile and which version of android is supported. 8. Which version of Koha does it support? Sorry for my little understanding of the below Koha App but please clarify the points above. 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/ ORCID ID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4666-7874 *"Spiritual relationship is far more precious than physical. Physical relationship divorced from spiritual is body without soul" -- Mahatma Gandhi* On Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 9:43 AM vikram zadgaonkar < vikramczadgaonkar(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Dr. P. V. Konnur, > Have shared code with community? > If you need any support for further development or testing , I can provide > my developers team for the same - if you are planning to submit the same to > koha community. > Vikram Zadgaonkar > > > On Mon, Nov 12, 2018 at 8:12 PM vinod mishra <mishravk79(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Dear all >> >> Through app they are asking to provide library details, email, phone no. >> etc. than after veryfying that they will send the code files which needs to >> be placed on koha server as per my understanding. >> >> I have doubt about its authenticity of code and openness. Koha users are >> requested not to use such codes on server side unless it is not supported >> by mass community. >> >> On Mon, 12 Nov 2018 19:48 vikram zadgaonkar, <vikramczadgaonkar(a)gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> Great! >>> Have you upload code also somewhere? >>> >>> On Mon 12 Nov, 2018, 6:48 PM PDIT Library <librarian(a)pdit.ac.in wrote: >>> >>> > Dear Professionals, >>> > >>> > Happy to share with you all, One of our innovative product - Koha >>> > Opac Mobile App has been released from LIS Academy. It is totally >>> > free of cost. Any library using KOHA can use this App to reach their >>> > users remotely through their Android Mobiles. >>> > >>> > This Android based Mobile App is an exclusive mobile app designed and >>> > developed for the libraries using KOHA LMS for automating their >>> > library system. This app acts as a plug-in and fetches the content >>> > from existing KOHA LMS and user can use OPAC login credentials to log >>> > in through the mobile app. >>> > >>> > It is freely available on google play store to download. Presently 12 >>> > institutions and 800+ patrons using app.. >>> > >>> > >>> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lisacademy.org.kohaopac >>> > >>> > Demo credintials of KOHA OPAC: >>> > >>> > College Code: LISA >>> > Card Number: Librarian >>> > Password: Librarian >>> > >>> > How to register Libraries to KOHA OPAC: >>> > >>> > College Code: admin >>> > Card Number: library >>> > Password: librarian >>> > >>> > Reach us for any assistance lisacademyorg at gmail.com >>> > <http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum> >>> > >>> > Thanks & Regards, >>> > Dr. P. V. Konnur >>> > President - LIS Academy, Bangalore >>> > Former LIS Professor, >>> > Fulbright Scholar - (UIUC, USA) >>> > Chairman - State Level Book Selection Committee, Karnataka >>> > Adviser - VTU Consortium, >>> > Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi - 590 018, >>> > Member of Syndicate, KUVEMPU University, Shivamogga, >>> > Karnataka, India >>> > Mobile : 09449679737 >>> > E-Mail : pvkonnur at gmail.com >>> > <http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum> >>> > Website: www.lisacademy.org >>> > >>> > >>> > -- >>> > >>> > *LIBRARIAN* >>> > >>> > *Proudhadevaraya Institute of Technology* >>> > >>> > *TB Dam, **HOSAPETE-583 225* >>> > >>> > *Ballari District, **Karnataka, India.* >>> > >>> > >>> > *Web http://pdit.ac.in <http://pdit.ac.in/>* >>> > >>> > *Email**librarian(a)pdit.ac.in <pdit97(a)gmail.com>* >>> > >>> > *Phone: 08394 259505* >>> > >>> > *Phone +91-8394 259505 * >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org >>> > Koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz >>> > https://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org >>> Koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz >>> https://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha >>> >>

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