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Invitation to participate in the 2021 Library Automation Perceptions survey
by Marshall Breeding 05 Nov '23

05 Nov '23

The 2021 International Library Automation Perceptions survey conducted through Library Technology Guides is now underway. This survey, conducted annually since 2007, provides an important opportunity for libraries to register their perceptions of the strategic automation products they use, organizations that provide these products, and the quality of support delivered. The survey also probes at considerations for migrating to new systems and the level of interest in open source products. While the numeric rating scales support the statistical results of the study, the narrative comments provide even more interesting insight into the current state of library automation satisfaction. Comments will be published in the survey results, though redacted to conceal any text that might identify the individual or organization responding. Please help your fellow libraries who might be in the process of evaluating library automation options by responding to the survey. Any information regarding vendor performance and product quality can be helpful when making strategic decisions regarding automation alternatives. A large number of responses strengthen the impact of the survey and the subsequent report. This survey also provides constructive criticism to the vendors involved to help them address any prevailing issues or concerns. If you have responded in previous years, please respond again this year to help identify any trends regarding improvement or worsening of the products or support services. For more information about the survey, for instructions on how to participate, and to see results of previous year's survey reports, see: https://librarytechnology.org/perceptions/2021/invite/ The results from last year's survey, including data from all previous editions, is here: https://librarytechnology.org/perceptions/2020 I hope that we can receive a large number of responses from libraries in India this year. The survey covers open source products as well as those from commercial vendors. Please let me know if there are any questions regarding the survey. -marshall Marshall Breeding marshall.breeding(a)librarytechnology.org<mailto:marshall.breeding@librarytechnology.org> www.librarytechnology.org/<http://www.librarytechnology.org/> twitter.com/mbreeding http://www.linkedin.com/in/breeding http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=NnvfJ5cAAAAJ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Call for Papers: 38th IATLIS National Conference, 03-04 December 2022 at MLSU, Udaipur
by Khushpreet Singh Brar 02 Nov '22

02 Nov '22

Dear All *XXXVIII IATLIS National Conference* *03 – 04 December 2022* *On the theme* *“**ICT, NEP 2020 and LIS Education & Research in India**”* Jointly organised by *Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS); &* *Department of Library and Information Science, **Mohanlal Sukhadia University at Udaipur, Rajasthan* *About the IATLIS* The Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS) is a professional association of more than 600 teachers and professionals in Library and Information Science in India. Since its inception in 1969, IATLIS has been active in taking up several issues of LIS Education in India especially relating to the development of curriculum, teaching methods, infrastructure, teacher training, etc. It actively works for the promotion of the professional interests of LIS teachers. As part of its activities, it conducts national seminars and webinars, workshops, and training programmes. It publishes conference proceedings and also an electronic journal “IATLIS Journal of Library Education and Research”. For more details about the association, kindly go to www.iatlis.org *About Udaipur* The city of lakes, Udaipur is a beautiful city situated in the lap of Aravalli Range of Rajasthan, India. Udaipur is regarded as one of the most romantic cities of the world and subsequently, also known as the “Venice of East”. Udaipur has been capital of Mewar of centuries. It is the land of lake side scenic sights, hilltop fortesses, and luxuriant gardens with fountains. The surrounding Udaipur has many attractions such as world famous Jaisamand lake (50K.M.), Kumbhalgarh Fort (85K.M.), Ranakpur Jain Temple (90K.M.), Nathdwara (48K.M.), Chittorgarh (105K.M.). The climate of Udaipur is very pleasant in the month of December. *How to reach Udaipur:* By Air – The nearest airport is Maharana Pratap Airport, which is around 14 km. from the venue. By Train – The Ranapratap Railway station is around 2 km away from the venue and city station is 7km. By Road – The Udaipur can also be reached by road. The best service is by private transportation which ply buses from Jaipur, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Ajmer, Gandhinagar, etc. *About the University* Mohanlal Sukhadia University at Udaipur, Rajasthan (India) is A grade UGC recognized multi-faculty affiliating state university established by an Act in the year 1962 to cater the needs of higher education in Southern Rajasthan. The University has 36 departments under four constituent colleges. The university has more than 193 affiliated colleges with an enrollment of about 2.25 lakh students. As a mark of respect in the memory of late Sri Mohanlal Sukhadia the architect of modern Rajasthan, the university was renamed as Mohanlal Sukhadia University in 1984. *About the DLIS* The Department of Library and Information Science was started in the year 1975 as a separate department in the University College of Social Science & Humanities. In the year 1994 the department was upgraded to a PG department as Master in LIS course was started as a regular one year programme. Subsequently in the session 1999, the facilities of Ph.D programme were initiated and considered as second full-fledges department having facility of UG, PG & Ph.D in the Rajasthan State. This department is first in the whole state of Rajasthan by which all the courses of LIS from Certificate to Ph.D are being run. *Call for Papers* Proposals are invited from IATLIS members, LIS teachers, researchers, practitioners, and students on the following theme and sub-themes of the conference. Those interested to submit their papers are required to submit a one-page (250 to 500 words) abstract as an MS-Word mail attachment, and latest by 31October 2022 to *iatlisconference2022(a)gmail.com* <iatlisconference2022(a)gmail.com> Date of notification of acceptance: *03November 2022* Last Date of Submission of Full Paper and PPT: *19 November 2022* *Theme of the Conference:* *ICT, NEP 2020 and LIS Education & Research in India* Suggested sub-themes include, but are not limited to: · Technology related components in LIS education · Technology related infrastructure in LIS departments · National Education Policy 2020 and its implications for LIS education · NEP and the role of libraries and information centres · Education policy and technology · Technology and e-resources for learning · Open access, open educational resources and open courseware. · Media and information literacy · Technology and HRD for LIS education & research · Interdisciplinary research These sub-themes are indicative, and papers on other sub-themes related to the conference theme are also welcome. *REGISTRATION DETAILS* Indian Delegates: Sponsored Rs. 2000/- Non-Sponsored Rs. 1500/- Retired Professionals Rs. 1,000/- Accompanying Person Rs. 1,000/- Students/Researchers Rs. 500/- Foreign Delegates: SAARC Countries $ 100 Other Countries $ 200 *REGISTRATION LINK* For registration click on the link: https://tinyurl.com/m32p3fy8 The registration fee covers conference kit, proceedings of the conference (upon post-publication), and working lunch, and session tea for the conference days. The registration fee does not include breakfast, dinner and accommodation. A limited accommodation is available in the university guest house/hostel. Accommodation and food (Breakfast and Dinner), if required, will be arranged at additional cost on first come first served basis. Papers presented at the conference will be published in the post-conference volume that would be sent to the registered delegates later on, as per the decision of the General Body. Delegates are requested to include registration fees for accompanying persons while forwarding their registration forms since it would not be possible to entertain last minute requests for accommodation. Accompanying persons shall not been titled for conference kits. Delegates are requested to intimate their travel plans in advance to avoid last minute inconvenience. The Demand Draft/ Multicity cheque for registration fee should be in favour of IATLIS payable at Patiala, and should be sent along with the duly filled in Registration Form latest by 21 November 2022. Delegates can also transfer the registration fee online in account no. 65048083922 of State Bank of India, Punjabi University, Patiala branch (IFSC Code: SBIN0050009). The account is in the name of Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS). In case of online transfer, the proof of transfer should be sent with the registration form. The participants who are paying the registration fee through Bank DD/Multicity Cheque need to send their Bank DD/Cheque with registration form to the General Secretary, IATLIS, Department of Library and Information Science, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 160014, Phone: 9815303000 latest by 21 November 2022. *Chief Patron * *Prof. I.V. Trivedi, *Vice-Chancellor, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur *Patrons* *Prof. C.R. Suthar, *Dean,UCSSH, MLSU *Prof. Pradeep Trikha, *Associate Dean, UCSSH, MLSU *Prof. Jagtar Singh, *Director,Collaborations and Partnerships, IATLIS *Prof. HPS Kalra, *President, IATLIS *Conference Coordinators * *Dr. Khushpreet Singh Brar, *General Secretary, IATLIS *Dr. P.S. Rajput, *Head, DLIS, MLSU For further details, please contact: *Prof. H.P.S. Kalra* President, IATLIS and Professor, Department of Library & Information Science Punjabi University, Patiala hpskalra9(a)gmail.com *Dr. Khushpreet Singh Brar* General Secretary, IATLIS and Assistant Professor, Department of Library & Information Science Panjab University, Chandigarh khushpreet.singh(a)gmail.com *Dr. P.S. Rajput* Assistant Professor and In-charge (Head) Department of Library and Information Science, MLSU, Udaipur drpsrajput(a)mlsu.ac.in With Warm Regards Khushpreet -- Dr. Khushpreet Singh Brar General Secretary, Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS); Senior Vice President, Punjab Library Association (PLA)< http://www.punjabla.org <http://www.punjabla.org/office.aspx>>; and Assistant Professor Department of Library and Information Science Arts Block-IV Panjab University, Sector-14 Chandigarh-160014 (India) Mobile: +919815303000 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Copyright to research papers should vest with authors
by Subbiah Arunachalam 31 Oct '22

31 Oct '22

Friends and Members of the LIS Forum, In an interview given to *SciDevNet* in 2009, Prof. Padmanabhan Balaram said, "I argue that we should be permitted to put in the repository the full text article as it appears in a journal. For this, countries such as India should have a law specifying that the copyright for articles published with publicly-funded research always vests with the authors and their institutions. [See https://www.scidev.net/global/features/q-a-open-archives-the-alternative-to… ]. Prof. Peter Suber of Harvard University has argued that journals DO NOT NEED exclusive rights to publish papers. Please see https://journals.publishing.umich.edu/jep/article/id/1869/?s=03. Here is Suber's Abstract: "Journal publishers don’t need exclusive rights. Or, they don’t need them for publishing. They don’t need them to make a work public or to add value in the form of peer review, copy editing, metadata, formatting, discoverability, or preservation. Nor do they need them to make enough money to pay their bills and grow. Publishers only need exclusive rights for monopoly control over the published work and any revenue it might yield. Publishers who say they need exclusive rights are saying they need this monopoly control. The best evidence that journal publishers don’t need exclusive rights is that so many peer-reviewed journals do without them, for example, open access journals using CC-BY." Thirteen years have passed since Prof. Balaram wrote about the need for retention of rights. Have the Current Science Association, IASc, INSA, NASI and government agencies such as DST, DBT, CSIR, ICAR, IICMR, DAE and UGC written to the Government of India about this issue? Probably not. I suggest that librarians of all Higer Educational Institutions (HEIs) and other research performing institutions (RPIs) in the country write to the Members of the Lok Sabha from their constituencies requestig them to enact such a law. You may also talk to your Vice Chancellors/ Directors to adopt a Rights Retention policy at your institution. Regards. Arun

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Forthcoming Events in Nov & Dec 2022
by Mohan Hr 31 Oct '22

31 Oct '22

Forthcoming Events of CSI, IEEE CS, ACM & HCC in Nov & Dec 2022 *12th Nov 2022 at 6 pm IST -- Webinar * Topic: Trends in Space Technologies and Opportunities for Computing Speaker: Mr. Murali Sundaram, Consultant, Npedia Technologies Date & Time: 12th Nov 2022 at 6 pm IST PDF Invite at https://bit.ly/3TLaGC1 Register at https://bit.ly/3z25nWV *26th Nov 2022 at 6 pm IST -- Webinar * Topic: Machine Learning Beyond Algorithms Speaker: Mr. M. A. Rajeev, Enterprise Architect, Tata Consultancy Services, Kochi. Date & Time: 26th Nov 2022 at 6 pm IST PDF Invite at https://bit.ly/3yPDp0u Register at https://bit.ly/3s7mcLW *30th Nov 2022 at 6 pm IST -- Webinar * Topic: Privacy & Security in every one’s life Speaker: Mr. Sairam Palabindela, Security Researcher, TSARO Labs Inc., Michigan, USA Date & Time: 30th Nov 2022 at 6 pm IST PDF Invite at https://bit.ly/3eRANIN Register at https://bit.ly/3DkJAfv *10th Dec 2022 at 6 pm IST -- Webinar* Topic: Future of Software Testing - Chaos Engineering & Evolving Systems for Reliability Speaker: Mr. Abhilash Gopalakrishnan, Former Principal Engineer, ABB & Researcher at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Date & Time: 10th Dec 2022 at 6 pm IST PDF Invite at https://bit.ly/3fksg12 Register at https://bit.ly/3DNstDy *Call for Papers -- 29th Nov 2022 -- Symposium -- Hybrid* RISICS’23: Research & Industry Symposium on "Information and Cyber Security" (in honour of Mr. FC Kohli, Father of Indian Software Industry) Symposium Date: 25th January, 2023 (Full day, Hybrid Mode) Organised by: Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Avinashi Road, Civil Aerodrome Post, Coimbatore – 641014 Supported by: Association for Computing Machinery, Chennai & Coimbatore; Computer Society of India, Chennai & Coimbatore; and IEEE Computer Society, Madras Papers submission last date: 29th Nov 2022 Prizes: Best three papers presented will be awarded cash prizes of Rs 10K, 7.5K and 5K respectively. Brochure: https://lnkd.in/gEX3BbVT Website: https://lnkd.in/gY9JNyhd Other Events in Nov 2022 at https://bit.ly/3Dt6SzV

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Discourage paying APC to publishers
by Subbiah Arunachalam 31 Oct '22

31 Oct '22

Friends and fellow information scientists, This will be of interest: https://www.aaas.org/sites/default/files/2022-10/OpenAccessSurveyReport_Oct… . Please impress upon researchers in your institutions that 1. If research is supported by public funding, then using taxpayers' money to pay APC is immoral and unethical. [Please remember that in publicly funded research APC is almost always paid out of taxpayers' money given to the researcher for the purpose of doing research and not to be given away to publishers] 2. They could gain instant visibility to their work, as soon as it is ready for publication, by placing it in a preprint server virtually at no cost. For a list of OA repositories, please see https://doapr.coar-repositories.org/repositories/. You may also propose the adoption of a Rights Retention Policy by your institution. That would mean no more copyright transfer to the journal publisher. The publisher will only have the exclusive right to publish the paper first. With best wishes, 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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Advertisement for the post of librarian at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru
by Francis Jayakanth 31 Oct '22

31 Oct '22

Dear Members, IISc has advertised for the above position. The English version of the advertisement is available at the following link: https://iisc.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/English-Advertisement-Librari… Hindi and Kannada versions are available at the links mentioned below: https://iisc.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/HindiAdvertisement.pdf https://iisc.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Kannada-Advertisement.pdf Interested individuals are requested to apply online at the following link: http://recruitment.iisc.ac.in/NonTeaching/ along with the certified copies of supporting documents on or before 18/11/2022.e post. Best regards, Francis Francis Jayakanth JRD Tata Memorial Library IISc -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Institutional Repositories
by Subbiah Arunachalam 31 Oct '22

31 Oct '22

Friends, There is much talk about open access in India but if we talk about action we have a long way to go. I would even say OA in India is a story of missed opportunities. More than 20 years ago, thanks to the efforts of Dr T B Rajashekar and Dr Francis Jayakanth, NCSI at IISc set up the first institutional repository for research papers based on EPrints. That repository is not only the first in India but one of the earliest in the world. But we lost the lead. Incidentally, EPrints was the first software for repositories and it was developed by a group of researchers at the University of Southampton's Department of Electronics and Computer Science, where Prof. Stevan Harnad, the archevangelist of open access, was on the faculty. Here is a fabulous talk (52 min) on institutional repositories by an expert in scholarly communication and one of the pioneers of the OA movement, Dr Alma Swan, who was also associated for some years with the Univ. of Southampton: https://hstalks.com/t/2293/institutional-repositories/. Although delivered more than 10 years ago, what she spoke is applicable to us today. Dr Alma Swan has played an important role in promoting OA in India and the developing world. She spoke at a special session on OA at the 63rd Indian Science Congress at Hyderabad in 2006. She convinced Dr David Hoisington, Deputy Director of ICRISAT (who had not yet made up his mind when Dr Balaji, the head of Knowledge Resources at ICRISAT had put together all that was needed) that it would be good to have an IR, and that led the entire IGCAR system to adopt IRs. She also came to India in 2006 for a three-day international workshop hosted jointly by IASc, IISc and MSSRF and spoke to delegates from India, China, Brazil, South Africa and a few other countries from the Global South, and helped draft an OA policy for developing countries, that came to be known as the Bangalore declaration. Please see MEETING REPORT: Open access and developing countries Barbara Kirsop, Current Science, Vol. 92, No. 3 (10 February 2007) <https://www.jstor.org/stable/i24096703>, pp. 276-277. https://www.jstor.org/stable/24096714. Arun - <https://hstalks.com/t/2293/institutional-repositories/#> - <https://hstalks.com/t/2293/institutional-repositories/#> -- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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One Day National Seminar on 25 November 2022 @ Hubballi
by S.F Kattimani 30 Oct '22

30 Oct '22

Dear sir Madam *The KLE Technological University, Hubballi, is celebrating its 75th Anniversary (Amrit Mahostava 1947-2022); on this auspicious occasion, The Central Library has hosted “One Day National Seminar on **“Repositioning of Libraries in Research Information Management System of Higher Learning Institutes.”* Date: 25 November 2022 Venue: BT Auditorium BVBCET Campus Hubballi No Registration Fee (Registration includes a Seminar kit, Breakfast, Lunch, High Tea and participation certificates) For Registration: please click here: https://forms.gle/1WtrdmH1qNtGqAHz5 [image: qrcode for registration.png] President: Dr Ashok Shettar, Vice Chancellor KLE Technological University Chief Guest: Dr B D Kumbar, Vice Chancellor, Davangere University, Davanger Speakers: Dr Sanjay Banavar, Director of Libraries Ahmedabad University Dr Shrinivas D Desai, Prof School of Computer Science & Engg KLETECH Dr Umesh K Reddy, Librarian IISER Pune Dr Shivaram BS ICAST CSIR NAL Bangalore Dr Arun Adrakatti Asst Librarian IISER Odisha Dr Uma Mudenagudi Dean R & D KLE Tech Hubballi Best Regards -- *DR SHIVAPUTRAPPA KATTIMANI PhD* *CHIEF LIBRARIAN* *CENTRAL LIBRARY* *KLE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY* *Formerly known as BVBCET - B. V. BhoomaraddiCollege of Engineering & Technology* *VIDYA NAGAR- HUBLI* *KARNATAKA STATE (INDIA)-580031* *0836-2378303* *9886821032* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Workshop on Koha ILS
by Vimal Kumar V. 28 Oct '22

28 Oct '22

National Workshop on Koha ILS Dates: 12-13 November 2022 Time: 9:30 P.M. – 5:00 P.M. Organized by Democratic Alliance for Knowledge Freedom-Kottayam and BCM College, Kottayam. Venue: BCM College, Kottayam, Kerala State-686 001 Intake Capacity: 30 Registration Fees: Rs. 1100 (Includes Lunch and Tea) Online registration Link: https://rzp.io/l/dakf-bcm Accommodation: The conference fee does not include your accommodation. Organisers will help you to find accommodation in Kottayam town. Resource Persons for the Workshop 1. Dr Vimal Kumar V, Reference Assistant, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala State, India. 2. Sri. Subeesh Gopinathan, Librarian, St. Mary's Women's College for Teacher Education, Thiruvalla.. 3. Sri. Mahesh Palamuttath, Librarian, East Campus, Sacred Heart College, Kochi. Organising Secretary: Jincy Philip ( Sr. Gracena ), Librarian (UGC), BCM College, Kottayam. Contact Person: Dr. Vimal Kumar V., Secretary, DAKF, Kottayam. Mobile: 9846496323 Please find the workshop schedule at the following url, https://vimal0212.files.wordpress.com/2022/10/koha-workshop-dakf-bcm.pdf -- *Vimal Kumar V., PhD* Reference Assistant Mahatma Gandhi University Library Kottayam, Kerala-686560 ------------------------------------------ My Home page:www.vimalkumar.info My Blogs:linuxhalwa.blogspot.com kohageek.blogspot.com moovandan.blogspot.com ----------------------------------------------------------- *"The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn." Alvin Toffler* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Indian institutions may adopt a Rights aRetention Policy
by Subbiah Arunachalam 28 Oct '22

28 Oct '22

Friends in the LIS fraternity, Please consider spearheading the Rights Retention Policy in your institutions. Please read https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2022/10/26/reviewing-the-rig… Arun -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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