January 2024 - LIS-Forum - ncsi.iisc.ernet.in

Last Date is 29 Jan. for FREE NPTEL MOOCs course on “Science Communication: Research Productivity and Data Analytics using Open Source Software”
by Dr.Nabi Hasan 21 Jan '24

21 Jan '24

Dear All, The IIT Delhi Central Library is offering the 12 Week, 3Credit FREE NPTEL MOOCs course on “Science Communication: Research Productivityand Data Analytics using Open Source Software”. The last date to join thecourse is January 29, 2023. Details of the Course and Joining is available at: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc24_hs01/preview -- Dr. Nabi Hasan and Dr. Mohit Garg Course Coordinators, IIT Delhi --Thanks and regards, Nabi Hasan, PhD, PDF, FNEB, FSLAHead Librarian Indian Institute of Technology Delhi - 110016 Phone - +91-11-26591451, 6759 URL: https://web.iitd.ac.in/~hasan Email: hasan(a)library.iitd.ac.in nabihasan(a)gmail.com

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Request to fill Google form regarding preferences for using Reference Styles
by Naresh Kumar 21 Jan '24

21 Jan '24

Dear Friends from Library and Information Science, Please fill this Google form regarding your preferred Reference Style. It will take less than a minute. Share will all your LIS friends. You will enjoy it. https://forms.gle/uec4wi9YFTr2TKf26. Thank you for your support. Regards Naresh Kumar Assistant Librarian Central University of Haryana.

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IRAI -- 240121 -- Interesting Reads And Information & Forthcoming Events of IEEE CS, CSI and ACM Chennai
by Mohan Hr 21 Jan '24

21 Jan '24

*IRAI -- 240121 -- Interesting Reads And Information* Read the stories of IRAI -- 240121 at https://bit.ly/irai-240121 Ten unsung digital and AI ideas shaping business OpenAI Launches Custom GPT Store: How to Access and Use It Right Now Eight Growth Drivers Of Engineering Services in 2024 LinkedIn Jobs on the Rise 2024: The 25 most in-demand roles in India 15 Big Ideas that will change India in 2024 Top Robotics Stories of 2023IEEE Defining Automotive Engineering Services 10 Quick Ways to Check For a Data Leak—and How to Make It Stop Caffeine: here’s how quitting can benefit your health What’s the best diet for healthy sleep? A nutritional epidemiologist explains what food choices will help you get more restful z’s *Quiz* Microsoft is adding a button called the -------- that will launch Microsoft's AI chatbot, to its Windows keyboards (Answer in the next post IRAI -- 240201) Answer to the Quiz in IRAI -- 240111: Co-Pilot Key *Past IRAI Posts* Stories in IRAI -- 240121: https://bit.ly/irai-240121 Stories in IRAI -- 240111: https://bit.ly/47tNDCc Stories in IRAI -- 240101: https://bit.ly/irai-240101 Stories in IRAI -- 231221: https://bit.ly/irai-231221 Stories in IRAI -- 231211: https://bit.ly/irai-231211 Stories in IRAI -- 231201: https://bit.ly/irai-231201 Earlier Posts of IRAI and Archives: https://lnkd.in/gupTw73P *Forthcoming Events* 31st Jan 2024 at 6 pm IST. Virtual Event CSI Chennai, IEEE CS Madras, ACM Chennai & HCC cordially invite you to the Virtual Event. Launch of the book "Mobility Engineer 2030 / Vagana Poriyalar 2020" by Dr. P.A. Lakshminarayan, Ex-CTO - Simpson & Co., Ex-R&D Head, Engines - Ashok Leyland and Ex-Senior GM - Kirloskar Oil Engines Panel Discussion on "Skilling and Business Opportunities in Connected, Autonomous, Shared, Electric (CASE) Vehicles" featuring Mr. Chandan Krishnan, Managing Director & CEO, Campus Angels Network Private Limited as the moderator and the authors Dr. Shankar Venugopal, Vice President and Dean, Mahindra Technical Academy, Mahindra & Mahindra and Mr. S. Ramachandran, Principal Consultant, Lead for Engineering and Manufacturing Infosys Knowledge Institute as panelists Register at https://bit.ly/4aMS6Tt More Events in Jan 2024: https://bit.ly/jan2024events 10th Feb 2024 at 6 pm IST. Webinar IEEE CS Madras, CSI & ACM Chennai cordially invite you to the webinar on "AI Tools for Academic Research, Writing and Publishing" by Dr. K.S. Sowmiya Rani, Editor, Editage & Founder, Sowmis_AWW. Register at https://bit.ly/3RwgeAP

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Impact factor and bibliodiversity
by Subbiah Arunachalam 20 Jan '24

20 Jan '24

Friends, Here is an interesting paper: Measuring back: bibliodiversity and the Journal Impact Factor™ brand, a case study of IF-journals included in the 2021 Journal Citations Report™ by Marjorie Bardiau and Christophe Dony. Please see https://insights.uksg.org/articles/10.1629/uksg.633 . *Abstract* Little attention has been devoted to whether the impact factor (IF) can be considered a responsible metric in light of bibliodiversity. This article critically engages with this question in measuring the following variables of IF journals included in the 2021 Journal Citation Reports™ and examining their distribution: publishing models (hybrid, open access (OA) with or without fees, subscription), world regions, language(s) of publication, subject categories, publishers and the prices of article processing charges (APCs) if any. Our results show that the quest for prestige or perceived quality through the IF brand poses serious threats to bibliodiversity. The IF brand can indeed hardly be considered a responsible metric insofar as it perpetuates publishing concentration, maintains a domination of the Global North and its attendant artificial image of mega producer of scholarly content, does not promote linguistic diversity, and does not incentivize fair and equitable open access by entrenching fee-based OA delivery options with rather high APCs. *** Arun http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-4658 http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9925-2009

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Science’s fake-paper problem: high-profile effort will tackle paper mills
by Subbiah Arunachalam 20 Jan '24

20 Jan '24

Friends, Here is a brief news story by Katharine Sanderson on high-profile efforts to tackle the menace of fake papers and paper mills in the latest issue of *Nature*. Please see https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00159-9 . We in India should be concerned too. About seven months ago Frederik Joelving exposed how a Chennai-based dental college adopted a 'nasty' publishing scheme to improve its ranking. See *Science*, 9 June 2023, 380 (6649), pp. 1000-1001 (doi: 10.1126/science.adj1032. Epub 2023 Jun 8). That, I think, is only the tip of the iceberg. Bill Ackman, one Of Harvard University's major donors, recommended a thorough plagiarism review in top universities, and suggested the use of AI to scrutinize academic works. In fact, he is threatening to fund a large-scale investigation of plagiarism in academia. This raises concerns about academic integrity and faculty careers. With regards, Arun

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Sorbonne ditches commercial citationbases and moves over to OpenAlex
by Subbiah Arunachalam 20 Jan '24

20 Jan '24

Friends, Recently Financial Times of London wrote about the University of Sorbonne's decision to ditch commercial citation databases and move over to OpenAlex. Here is a blog post from folks at OpenAlex. https://blog.ourresearch.org/coverage-in-the-financial-times-of-openalex-an… . If you/your library has access to the online edition of FT, please send me the full article. Most Indian libraries (and library consortia) would do well to follow Sorbonne and encourage our scientists and scholars to use open access databases and use the money saved for advancing science and scholarship. They may also support financially open access primary (non-journal) sources such as arXiv. Right now only a few Indian institutions (such as Matscience in Chennai) support arXiv with an annual grant. Best wishes. Arun

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CORE Article deduplication tool for IRs
by Subbiah Arunachalam 19 Jan '24

19 Jan '24

Friends, This may be of interest to all repository managers: https://blog.core.ac.uk/2024/01/18/university-of-chicago-adopts-cores-artic… . Subbiah Arunachalam

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Paper mills now bribe editors to get published
by Subbiah Arunachalam 18 Jan '24

18 Jan '24

Friends, This paper may be of interest. https://www.science.org/content/article/paper-mills-bribing-editors-scholar… With regards, Arun http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-4658 http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9925-2009

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Willinsky on OA
by Subbiah Arunachalam 17 Jan '24

17 Jan '24

Friends, Here is an interesting article by Prof. John Willinsky, founder of PKP. https://www.slaw.ca/2024/01/12/an-open-letter-on-open-access/. Arun

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BOOK CHAPTER INVITATION
by Dr Mange Ram 17 Jan '24

17 Jan '24

Dear professionals, it gives me immense pleasure to invite all the library and information science professionals of the country and abroad that I am planning to publish a peer-reviewed edited book on “Advances in Library and Information Science: A Comprehensive Guide”. (by a reputed publisher with ISBN). The contributor can include any other topic falling under the theme of the book title. The authors will get a free electronic copy of their published paper in the book.  IMPORTANT DATES Submission of full paper:                               28th February 2024 Final intimation/ acceptance to the authors after submission of Copyright:    10th April 2024     GUIDELINES FOR PREPARATION & SUBMISSION OF PAPER/CHAPTERS Title: The title of the paper should be in a 20-point Times New Roman Font. Abstract: The abstract should be in fully italicized text, not exceeding 200 words.  The abstract must explain the background, aims, methods, results, and conclusion. Keywords: The abstract must be followed by a list of keywords. References must be in the APA format and carefully checked for completeness, acccy, and consistency. Formatting Guideline: The manuscript must be in English and prepared on a standard A4 size paper setting with 2 cm margins on all sides. No Table/ Graph/ Picture should cross this margin. Font Type: Times New Roman. Font Size: Heading (Bold and 14 points), Subheading (Bold and 12 points), and Body (12 points). Line Spacing: 1.5 spaced. Submission of an Article/ Papers will be automatically considered as a Declaration regarding the originality of his/ her work and handing over the copyright of their work to the editor of the proposed book.    NOTE: The contributors of the paper must ensure the completeness of the paper as per the guidelines given above, and avoid grammatical mistakes, spelling, or typographical errors before final submission. The paper should be free from plagiarism. AREAS FOR THE CONTRIBUTION OF RESEARCH PAPERS/ CHAPTERS Libraries in the Digital Age Collection Development in the Electronic Age Plagiarism Digital literacy Human resources management Library performance and service Marketing of Library Services in the Modern Age Remote access to library collections Social networking technologies (Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, etc.) and their role in LIS Virtual reference services Information Literacy Disaster Management in Libraries Building and Space Planning of Library in the Modern Age Copyright/fair use Green libraries Institutional repositories Library education Open Educational Resources User-cantered technologies in libraries Data Management Emerging Technologies Open-Source Software Electronic Resource Management Knowledge Management (KM) Lib 2.0 & Lib 3.0: Tools & Techniques. Application of Web 2.0/3.0/4.0 Mobile Technologies in the Digital Age Mobile Learning and MOOCs Online Reference Service MARC-21, Dublin Core Metadata Artificial Intelligence and Expert System Open Access Initiatives/Open Access Journals Consortia, Resource Sharing, E-Resources: Use & Evaluation Cloud Computing Applications Library Security Technology-QR Codes, Barcode and RFID Please send your papers/chapters on the following email only: mangeramjangra72(a)gmail.com   Dr. Mange Ram University Librarian & University Coordinator, Shodhganga & Shodhgangotri Central Library, Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed to be University), Dayalbagh Agra-282005 (UP) INDIA E-Mail: mangeram(a)dei.ac.in

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