August 2019 - LIS-Forum - ncsi.iisc.ernet.in

Food, Agriculture and Nutrition Information for Sustainable Development SIG - Exploratory meeting
by Deva, Eswara-Reddy B 20 Aug '19

20 Aug '19

Dear Colleague You are requested to attend the Exploratory Meeting on Food, Agriculture and Nutrition Information for Sustainable Development SIG Monday, 26.08.2019 at 10:45 -11:45 at Business Meeting Room-1 Session 106 Mr. Sanjay Bihani Chair elect, IFLA Division V and the Member elect, IFLA Governing Board will Chair the meeting The meeting will discuss to see if there is sufficient interest and commitment to develop the proposal further and to specify the potential purpose and activities of the special interest group. Best regards, Deva E. Reddy, Convener Associate Professor, Texas A&M University, USA devaereddy(a)tamu.edu<mailto:devaereddy@tamu.edu> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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New Contact details of NIT Rourkela Library
by vinod mishra 20 Aug '19

20 Aug '19

Dear All, Please find below the link for New Contact details of Biju Patnaik Central Library, NIT Rourkela. http://library.nitrkl.ac.in/index.php/contact-us/library-team-members With Regards, Vinod Kumar Mishra, Assistant Librarian, Biju Patnaik Central Library (BPCL), NIT Rourkela, Sundergadh-769008, Odisha, India. Mob:91+9439420860 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*

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Job Posting: Project Associate in Library IIT Hyderabad
by Gayathri Gayu 20 Aug '19

20 Aug '19

Dear Moderator, Please Circulate this Job post in LIS Forum *Walk-In : Project Associate post in IIT Hyderabad* *Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad* *Telangana-502285 India* Name of the post: Project Associate Number of Post: One Pay: Rs. 27,000.00 – 74,000.00 Essential qualification: A Master Degree in Library and Information Science/Documentation with at least 55% marks or its equivalent grade of B in UGC SEVEN POINT SCALE. Familiarity with emerging information technologies and ILMS (any Library Management Software). Excellent interpersonal and Communication skills. Clear understanding of commitment to library User services function. A minimum of 3 Years working experience in a reputed research or Educational institutes. Desirable: Preference will be given to UGC NET qualified candidate. Age: Maximum Age 30 Years (As on date of Interview) Walk-In : Date & Time: 04.09.2019 (Wednesday) 9 AM How to apply: Interested candidates are requested to send their application in prescribed format to E–mail id iithlibrary(a)iith.ac.in only on or before 31-08-2019, (no need to send hardcopy of the application form). Application form (word format) - http://bit.ly/2Z4QrHE Application form (pdf format) - http://bit.ly/2Z4nlYD Advertisement - http://bit.ly/2ZeDuWW Regards, Gayathri Mohan *IITHLibrary <http://library.iith.ac.in/>**|Catalog <http://192.168.126.11/>|RAIITH <http://raiith.iith.ac.in/>|* Room.No.320|Academic Building "A" Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad |Telangana-502285 |INDIA |Phone: 040-23016044| -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Events Digest – 2019-08-19
by Mohan Hr 18 Aug '19

18 Aug '19

*Events Digest – 2019-08-19* *Presentation on “Holistic Digital Empowerment” on 21st Aug 2019* Pl. find the invite to the presentation on “Holistic Digital Empowerment” on Wednesday, 21st Aug 2019 at 5 p.m. by Mr. A. Lakshman Pillai Founder & CEO, Lpcube Systems India Pvt. Ltd. at Dept. of ECE, Anna University The PDF invite is at mm-190821-hde.pdf <http://bit.ly/2MTGkOw> To facilitate logistics, please pre-register at http://bit.ly/2MqTimJ *RSC-19: Research Scholars’ Colloquium at SSNCE on 21st Aug 2019* SSN College of Engineering (Autonomous Institute), Kalavakkam in association with ACM Chennai Professional Chapter & IEEE CS Madras Chapter is organizing Research Scholars’ Colloquium (RSC’19) on 21st August 2019. For a PDF announcement, please visit: http://www.ssn.edu.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/RSC_Brochure.pdf For registration: https://bit.ly/2XCobuk *UX meetup session and presentation on "Best Practices in User Experience Design" on 24th Aug 2019* Pl. find the invite for the UX meetup session and presentation on "Best Practices in User Experience Design" on 24th Aug 2019 at CS25, Dept of CSE, IIT Madras. The formal PDF invite is at https://drive.google.com/open?id=1E4U4I32nrLIJ32xlylGMvA9sc8lLnA7s To facilitate logistics, please pre-register at http://bit.ly/2ZDGwER *Webinar on “IEEE Guide to Autonomous Vehicle Technology” on 27th Aug 2019* You are invited to participate in a live complimentary IEEE course program webinar entitled, “IEEE Guide to Autonomous Vehicle Technology,” presented by Dr. Alexander M. Wyglinski, Dr. Nasser Lashgarian Azad, and Dr. Steve Vozar. Date & Time: Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (9.30 p.m. IST) For more details and to register pl. visit http://bit.ly/2TIpwLR *Start-ups and Investors Summit on 30th Aug 2019* The Start-ups and Investors Summit on the theme “Road to Sustenance and Scaling of startups” is being organised on 30th Aug 2019 (Friday) at Veltech Dr.Rangarajan Dr.Saguntala R & D Institute of Science and Technology, Avadi, Chennai For the PDF brochure pl. visit https://drive.google.com/open?id=1foqzTiUqq7yPpEzFD89zckkr9MxZ8esy Pl. register at *https://forms.gle/Mfu7f9m2WhxFEAvVA (Rs.750) <https://forms.gle/Mfu7f9m2WhxFEAvVA>* *Mini Tutorial on “Demystifying Embedded Systems, System on a Chip (SoC) & Raspberry Pi" on 31st Aug 2019* Pl. find the announcement & call for participation in the Mini Tutorial on “Demystifying Embedded Systems, System on a Chip (SoC) & Raspberry Pi" on 31st Aug 2019.from 9.00 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Institute of Technology, OMR Road, Chennai – 600119. For a PDF announcement pl. visit https://drive.google.com/open?id=1gtTY8UA3vF82CtReKxssmgKprL5vOm56 A nominal registration fee of Rs. 150/- (for members of IEEE, ACM, CSI, SPIN, eWIT, CySI, ISACA and students & faculty of MSEC, SJIT,) and Rs. 200/- (for others) is payable at the time of registration. The fee includes: kit, tea, and participation certificate. To participate, pl. register through https://in.explara.com/e/demystifying-embedded-systems As seats are limited, early registration is suggested. *Mini Tutorial on “**Demystifying Data Analytics" on 7th Sep 2019* Pl. find an announcement and call for participation in the mini tutorial on "Demystifying Data Analytics" on 7th Sep 2019 at the Seminar Hall, Meenakshi Sundararajan Engineering College, Kodambakkam, Chennai- 600024. For the PDF announcement pl. visit http://ieeecs-madras.managedbiz.com/pgms/2019/mini-tut-190907-da.pdf To participate, pl. register through https://in.explara.com/e/mini-tutorial-on-demystifying-data-analytics As the seats are limited, early registration is suggested. *TIC 2019: Tamil Internet Conference. 20-22 Sep 2019 at Chennai* The 18th Edition of Tamil Internet Conference (TIC 2019), is jointly organized by International Forum for Information Technology in Tamil (INFITT) and Anna University, Chennai, India from September 20-22, 2019 . TIC 2019 invites the submission of technical papers from researchers who are involved in different aspects of Tamil Computing and Information Technology to send their research work for presentation in one of the technical sessions of the main track of the conference which will be held in Anna University Chennai, India during the above period. TIC 2019 welcomes double-blind anonymous submissions on significant, original, and previously unpublished research on all the aspects of Tamil computing. Kindly go through the attached brochure to know the scope of the conference. More details at https://tamilinternetconference.org/tic2019 *National Workshop on “Cyber Security for Critical Infrastructure” at SETS Chennai during 27-28 Sep 2019* Society for Electronic Transactions and Security & Centre For Development Of Advanced Computing in association with CSI, IEEE CS & ACM are oraganisisng a two days workshop on “Cyber Security for Critical Infrastructure” at SETS Chennai during 27-28 Sep 2019. Workshop brochure at https://www.setsindia.in/PdfDocs/CSCI_BROC.pdf Registration Form at https://www.setsindia.in/PdfDocs/CSCI_REG.pdf *UDS 2020: 1st International Conference on Urban Data Science. 20-21 Jan 2020 at IIT Madras* IIT Madras and Rochester Institute of Technology, USA are jointly organising an International Conf on Urban Data Science during 20-21 Jan 2019 at IIT Madras. It is sponsored by ACM Chennai & supported by IEEE CS Madras. Paper Submission Deadline: 1st October, 2019 CFP announcement at http://dos.iitm.ac.in/UDS2020/CFP_UDS.pdf For more details pl. visit http://dos.iitm.ac.in/UDS2020/ Pl. participate and get benefited With regards HR Mohan Chair, ACM Chennai Chair, Spl Events & Imm Past Chair, IEEE CS Madras

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Survey . Please provide your early response
by Dr Ramesh C Gaur 18 Aug '19

18 Aug '19

Dear colleagues, I am undertaking a survey of documentary heritage relating to the Silk Road that exists at the national level in Indian libraries, archives, museums, government repositories and private collection. Please provide your response using questionnaire given at the links given below https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScjYq4rIHCxHzC1P1US_qLzkudM6e8irNt… Short Link is https://forms.gle/CsQcSyEyypFhifYo8 Additional information may be sent to me on my email ID gaur(a)ignca.nic.in. An early response preferably by August 22, 2019 will be appreciated. Regards Ramesh ******************************************************************************************Dr. Ramesh C. Gaur, PGDCA, MLISc,Ph.D. Fulbright Scholar (Virginia Tech, USA) Director (Library & Information in HAG Pay Scale) & Head, Kalanidhi Division Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts (IGNCA) (Autonomous body of Ministry of Culture, Government of India) 11 Man Singh Road, New Delhi-110001 Mob: 9810066244 Ph.(Off) 011-23388333 e-mail; (1) rcgaur66(a)gmail.com (2) gaur(a)ignca.nic.in,website: www.ignca.gov.in Profile: http://ignca.gov.in/PDF_data/profile_of_dr_ramesh_c_gaur.pdf **************************************************************************************** Member International Advisory committee (IAC), UNESCO Memory of the world Programme and National Coordinator- Expert's Group UNESCO MoW Programme in India, Member-IFLA RSCAO and ARL Section, Governing Council-INFLIBNET, NDLTD Board of Directors, International Consultative Committee on DIgital Dunhuang Project, China, UGC National Committee on Plagiarism Regulations, member of over 20 Library Advisory Committee / Boards of Many Central Universities and other institutions , Awards-Have received 10 National and International awards, Have visited 22 countries in relation to various professional assignments ------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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One Day Training Program @RVCE, Bengaluru
by Satish S 18 Aug '19

18 Aug '19

Department of Library & Information Centre and IQAC RVCE, Bengaluru in collaboration with VTU, Belagavi is organizing One Day Training Program on "Effective Utilization of VTU Consortium e-resources" on 21/08/2019 for VTU affiliated Engineering Colleges, Bengaluru, South Zone. The registration is limited on first come first serve basis. Last date for registration is 18-08-2019, Please confirm your participation on or before 19/08/2019 by mail/phone. Contact person's details is given below for further details. Contact Persons: 1. Dr. T.R. Sridevi Librarian Dept. of Library and Information Centre, RVCE, MOBILE-9449517483. email id-sridevitr(a)rvce.edu.in 2. Sandeepu MOBILE-9740664980. email id-sandeepu(a)rvce.edu.in 3. Satish S MOBILE-9242311848. email id-srisanayak(a)gmail.com / satishs(a)rvce.edu.in With regards... Satish S

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KJIST - First open access LIS journal from Kerala launched.
by Sriram V 17 Aug '19

17 Aug '19

Dear All, The Kerala Library Association Journal of Information Science & Technology (KJIST) was launched with the release of the inaugural issue (Vol. 1 No. 1 July 2018) on 21st November 2018 at 2:00 PM at the DLIS Hall, Kerala University Library Building, Thiruvananthapuram by Dr. Rajan Gurukkal (Vice - Chairman, Kerala State Higher Education Council). KJIST is the first open access library and information science journal published from Kerala. All the articles are available for free download and reading at http://kjist.in KJIST is available in print format too. Details of print subscription is given here http://kjist.in/index.php/kjist/about Wishing you all a very happy reading. Regards, Dr. K.P. Vijayakumar, Edotor-in-Chief, KJIST --------- Thanks and Regards, V Sriram Chief Librarian CDS, Thiruvananthapuram Mob: +91 9447251892 Email: vsrirams(a)gmail.com Blog: https://vsrirams.wordpress.com/ orcid.org/0000-0002-6063-2566

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Need Full Text Article
by Ishwar Goudar 17 Aug '19

17 Aug '19

Friends, I would appreciate in getting the following full Text Article: C.S. Vicas, K. Namratha, M.B. Nayan, K. Byrappa. Synthesis of Manganese doped BiVO4 With Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity via Hydrothermal method. *Material Focus*, 2017, Vol.6, pp. 636-640 (5) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1166/mat.2017.1459 Regards, Dr I.R.N. Goudar "Access E-Resources for Academic and Research Excellence" *- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -* Dr. I.R.N. Goudar - Adjunct Professor, Mangalore University - Ex. Visiting Professor Cum Library Adviser Bangalore University Library, BANGALORE - 560056 - Ex. Visiting Professor Cum Library Adviser, UoM, Mysore - Ex. Scientist 'G' and Head, ICAST, NAL, Bangalore - Ex. Dy Librarian, IITM, Chennai - Ex. Scientist (Information), IICT, Hyderabad - Fulbright Scholar, Univ. of Michigan and Columbia Univ, USA (1995-96) - British Council Scholar (1982-83) E-mail: goudarishwar(a)gmail.com Mob: 91+9611165781

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CFP- Mini Tutorial on "Demystifying Data Analytics" on 7th Sep 2019
by Mohan Hr 16 Aug '19

16 Aug '19

Dear all Pl. find an announcement and call for participation in the mini tutorial on "Demystifying Data Analytics" on 7th Sep 2019 at the Seminar Hall, Meenakshi Sundararajan Engineering College, Kodambakkam, Chennai- 600024. For the PDF announcement pl. visit http://ieeecs-madras.managedbiz.com/pgms/2019/mini-tut-190907-da.pdf To participate, pl. register through https://in.explara.com/e/mini-tutorial-on-demystifying-data-analytics As the seats are limited, early registration is suggested. With regards HR Mohan Chairman, ACM Chennai Chairman, Spl-Events, IEEE CS, Madras ANNOUNCEMENT ====================================== *IEEE Computer Society, Madras Chapter* *ACM Chennai Professional Chapter* *In association with * *Amitysoft Technologies Pvt Ltd, Chennai* *Meenakshi Sundararajan Engineering College, Chennai* *Organize a Mini Tutorial * *on * *“Demystifying Data Analytics”* *Resource Persons* *K. R. Jayakumar, CEO, Amitysoft* *S. Rohini, Head, Advanced Technology Labs, Amitysoft* *on Saturday, 7th Sep 2019 from 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. * *at* *Seminar Hall, Meenakshi Sundararajan Engineering College* *Kodambakkam, Chennai- 600024* *Programme * *9.00 a.m. : Registration :: 9.30 a.m. Session 1 :: 11.00 a.m. Tea :: 11.15 a.m. Session 2 * *About the Mini Tutorial*: Data Analytics involves mining of data to identifying trends, patterns and useful information from a set of existing data which will be of little use if not analysed. ‘Use it or Lose it’ principle applies to the data as good as it fits for the brain. Data analytics helps in analysing the value chain of business and enable organizations make more-informed decisions. It is also used by scientists and researchers to verify or disprove scientific models, theories and hypotheses. In this mini tutorial on ‘Demystifying Data Analytics’, we will discuss statistical thinking as a foundation to apply data analytics followed by learning how data analytics techniques help in making better decisions. There will be a session on real time examples in various domains followed by a session to provide an overview of tools/ technologies for Data Analytics. The mini tutorial sessions will broadly cover: · Statistical Thinking · Data Analytics for Better Decision-Making : Descriptive, Inferential, Predictive and Prescriptive · Data Analytics Applications: Marketing & sales, Web & Social Media, Supply Chain & Logistics, Risk Management and Software Engineering · Tools & Technology: R, Python, Tableau A participation certificate will be presented to those who qualify in the test to be administered at the end of the tutorial. *Registration:* A nominal registration fee of Rs. 150/- (for members of IEEE, ACM, CSI, SPIN, eWIT, CySI, ISACA and students & faculty of MSEC, SJIT) and Rs. 200/- (for others) will be payable at the time of registration. The fee includes: kit, tea, and participation certificate. *To participate, pl. register through https://in.explara.com/e/mini-tutorial-on-demystifying-data-analytics <https://in.explara.com/e/mini-tutorial-on-demystifying-data-analytics>* To facilitate personal interaction, the number of participants will be limited and the registration will be first come first served basis. For additional details and queries, pl. contact: Mr. S. Johnson, 8825961381, johnson(a)amitysoft.com <http://../tut-iot/Johnson@amitysoft.com>

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National Seminar cum Workshop on "Academic Integrity and Reference Management Tools" on 24th August, 2019 @ PCACS, New Panvel, Maharashtra
by sanjay munavalli 16 Aug '19

16 Aug '19

Dear Sir/Madam, Kindly accept the greetings from PCACS. We express our pleasure that we are going to host a National Seminar cum Workshop on "Academic Integrity and Reference Management Tools" in association with Indian Library Association and University of Mumbai on 24th August,2019 at Pillai College of Arts,Commerce and Science, Navi Mumbai,Maharashtra. For more details visit to :https://pcacs.ac.in/events/national-seminar/ Last date for registration : 20 August,2019 Looking forward to a positive interaction. Sanjay B.Munavalli,Ph.D Librarian Mahatma Education Scoiety's Pillai College of Arts,Commerce and Science (Autonomous) Dr.K.M.Vasudevan Pillai Campus 10,Sector 16,New Panvel-410 206 Tel:2745 1700/6100[Ext.128] Mob:0+91+9833702304 E-Mail:pcacslibrary@mes.ac.in Web: https://pcacs.ac.in

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