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Opportunity for Library Trainees 2025-2026 at the Resource Centre, Dhirubhai Ambani University (Formerly DAIICT), Gandhinagar
by rashmi kumbar 18 Jun '25

18 Jun '25

*Dear Sir/Ma'am,* A gentle request to bring the following announcement to the notice of the interested candidates and encourage them to apply for the library trainee positions at DAU. [image: image.png] *Resource Centre Requirement of Library Trainees 2025-26* Dhirubhai Ambani University (Formerly DA-IICT), Gandhinagar, is looking for young, enthusiastic, dynamic and fresh Post-Graduate with a minimum First Class in Master in Library and Information Science from a recognized university to serve as Library Trainees for its Resource Centre (Library) for a duration of one year. Resource Centre at Dhirubhai Ambani University is a vital hub for academic excellence and is a State-of-the-Art Library providing seamless access to global research & knowledge through e-books, e-journals & databases. It is an integral part of the academic, research and outreach activities of the university. The Resource Centre, fully automated using KOHA, provides student centric services including Course Reserves, Short Loan, Information Literacy Sessions, among others. It provides access to a wide variety of digital collections catering to the needs of the Faculty, Staff and Students along with several initiatives to make it one of the leading libraries in the ICT area. It is a member of regional & national consortia and actively participates in resource-sharing activities. The Resource Centre is open till midnight on all working days during the semester and is also open on holidays, Saturdays and Sundays. *Nature of Traineeship:* Trainees will get to learn practical and operational aspects of all sections of the Resource Centre and get an opportunity to explore the modern library management techniques and web-based services. The selected candidates will have ample opportunities to learn about emerging IT tools and technologies adopted in the leading libraries. *Duration: *The traineeship is for one year only. The selected candidates will undergo practical training and need to work in shifts as well as on weekends on a rotation basis. They will get a fixed stipend of Rs.25,000/- per month and casual leave as per the institute’s leave policy. *Essential Qualification: *Masters in Library & Information Science (M.L.I. Sc.) or equivalent with First Class *Total Number of Posts: *Four *Date for Written Test & Interview: *To be declared *Venue for Written Test and Interview:* Dhirubhai Ambani University Campus, DAIICT Road, Gandhinagar 382 007, Gujarat *Supporting Documents: *Candidates must bring supporting documents for date of birth, address, and qualifications (original and one set of photocopies). No TA/DA will be paid to the candidates for attending the written test and interview. Candidates who have written their MLIBISC final semester exams and are expecting their results, may also apply. The selected candidates must produce the final mark sheet within one month of the announcement of the results. Please complete the ONLINE APPLICATION FORM available on the website to attend the written test and interview. *The last date for applying online is 25th June 2025.* *For more information about DAU and its Resource Centre, please visit:* https://www.dau.ac.in/ https://rc.daiict.ac.in *Thanks & regards,* *Rashmi Kumbar* *Librarian* *Resource Centre* *Dhirubhai Ambani University* *Gandhinagar*

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Fw: [IFLA-L] MLAS web event: "Advocacy in Action: Strengthening Library Impact through Evaluation"
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 17 Jun '25

17 Jun '25

----- Forwarded message ----- From: Loida Garcia-Febo <loidagarciafebo(a)gmail.com>To: "ifla-l(a)iflalists.org" <ifla-l(a)iflalists.org>Sent: Tuesday 17 June 2025 at 00:16:18 GMT+5:30Subject: [IFLA-L] MLAS web event: "Advocacy in Action: Strengthening Library Impact through Evaluation" Advocacy in Action: Strengthening Library Impact through Evaluation June 18 at 2:00 PM CEST Register: https://www.ifla.org/events/advocacy-in-action-strengthening-library-impact… In a time when access to information, education, and inclusive spaces is more crucial than ever, effective library advocacy is essential. Join the IFLA Management of Library Associations Section (MLAS) for an engaging web event that explores modern strategies for library advocacy and presents the findings of the MLAS Advocacy Impact Evaluation Project. The session will unveil the new report, “Review of Advocacy Impact Evaluation Practices in the Library Field,” which provides critical insights and practical recommendations on how to measure and evaluate the outcomes of advocacy efforts. As libraries worldwide face evolving challenges and opportunities, this initiative empowers library associations and professionals to demonstrate value, influence policy, and drive sustainable impact. Whether you are a library leader, advocate, or policy influencer, this session offers timely tools to make your advocacy more strategic, accountable, and effective. The MLAS Advocacy Impact Evaluation Project is led by Dr. Dijana Machala (Croatia) with participation from Susan Haigh (Canada), Hella Klauser (Germany), Jorge Moisés Kroll Do Prado (Brazil), Pascal Sanz (France) and Alicia Sellés Carot (Spain). Speakers: Dr. Dijana Machala (Croatia), Assistant Director General for the University Library Affairs at the National and University Library in Zagreb, Past President of the Croatian Library Association, IFLA MLAS member, 2018-Present, IFLA CPDWL SC member, 2014-2018 Susan Haigh, Executive Director / Directrice générale at the Canadian Association of Research Libraries /Association des bibliothèques de recherche du Canada, Former IFLA MLAS member Hella Klauser, MLAS Member, Formerly: EBLIDA Vice-President, International Relations Manager at the German Library Association Loida Garcia-FeboIFLA MLAS ChairIFLA Governing Board Member On Mon, Jun 2, 2025 at 1:14 PM Loida Garcia-Febo <loidagarciafebo(a)gmail.com> wrote: Dear colleagues, IFLA MLAS is excited to present the following webinars this month of June. Please save the date, register and join us! The mission of the Management of Library Associations Section (MLAS) is to build and support strong, well-managed library associations. June 10: Webinar from the MLAS Building Strong Library Associations Initiative: Financial Sustainability https://www.ifla.org/events/webinar-from-the-mlas-building-strong-library-a… June 18: Advocacy in Action: Strengthening Library Impact through Evaluation https://www.ifla.org/events/advocacy-in-action-strengthening-library-impact… June 20: IFLA MLAS Building Strong Library Associations Webinar Series – Latin America & Caribbean https://www.ifla.org/events/ifla-mlas-building-strong-library-associations-… Kind regards, Loida Loida Garcia-FeboInternational Library ConsultantMy new podcast: The Wellness Hub for you PODCAST Check it out!NEW four-session series to ensure your team receives monthly PD San Jose State University Health & Wellness AmbassadorChair, IFLA Management of Library AssociationsIFLA Governing Board Member American Library Association President 2018-2019Chair, ALA United Nations SDGs Committee Chair, ALA Committee on the Status of Women in LibrarianshipTrustee, Freedom to Read Foundation Advisor and Co-Founder, IFLA New Professionals Member, ACURIL in the Caribbean! Founder, New Librarians Global Connections online series Unsubscribe from this list : https://mail.iflalists.org/wws/sigrequest/ifla-l For assistance please contact mailto:mailing.lists@ifla.org

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Article - Library IT vs. the AI bots
by Shamprasad Pujar 16 Jun '25

16 Jun '25

Dear Members, During the current AI era, AI is creating havoc for library catalogues. Here is an article talking about AI bots overloading library servers. More @ https://library.unc.edu/news/library-it-vs-the-ai-bots/ Thanks and Regards, Shamprasad M. Pujar, PhD Chief Librarian Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research Gen Vaidya Marg, Goregaon (East) MUMBAI-400 065, India Phone: ++91-22-6909 6528 E-mail: pujar(a)igidr.ac.in

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Fwd: NIRF rankings: How reliable are the rankings of India's top IITs and IIMs?
by Subbiah Arunachalam 16 Jun '25

16 Jun '25

Friends, There is much talk about research integrity. Please see: https://scroll.in/article/1083409/how-reliable-are-the-rankings-assigned-to… Both NIRF and NAAS need to win the confidence of the academic community and the taxpayers. With warm regards, Arun http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-4658 http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9925-2009

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Is Google about to destroy the web?
by Vimal Kumar V. 16 Jun '25

16 Jun '25

Google says a new AI tool on its search engine will rejuvenate the internet. Others predict an apocalypse for websites. One thing is clear: the current chapter of online history is careening towards its end. Welcome to the "machine web". Read more at https://bbc.com/future/article/20250611-ai-mode-is-google-about-to-change-t… -- *Vimal Kumar V., PhD* Assistant Librarian Grade II 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*

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Are not librarians really needed in academic institutions?
by Subbiah Arunachalam 15 Jun '25

15 Jun '25

Friends, The entire library staff (LIS professionals, as we call them now) were asked to go by a US university. The university management decided that they were superfluous. [Please see https://katinamagazine.org/content/article/future-of-work/2025/academic-lib… ]. What is the guarantee that this may not happen in Indian academic institutions? If not all, some institutions may decide to reduce the number of library staff. Is it time that our librarians, at least those in academic institutions, thought about it? With warm regards, Subbiah Arunachalam -- Arun http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-4658 http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9925-2009

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ADINET: Online Workshop on "AI Application in Libraries" from 5th July to 2nd August 2025 on every Staurday
by Adinet Adinet 14 Jun '25

14 Jun '25

Dear Library Professionals, Greetings from ADINET! ADINET announces Online Workshop on "AI Application in Libraries" from 5th July to 2nd August 2025. One session of 90 minutes will be conducted every week on Saturday between 10:30 AM to 12:00 Noon. AI helps in organising, managing and finding the information. Key resource persons are Prof. Parthasarthy Mukhopadhyay, Prof. Nisarg Vyas, Dr. Bharat Chaudhary, Mr. Bhavesh Patel, and Mr. Shivam Moradia. This specially designed online workshop would help participants to explore the transformative role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in modern library systems and services. Participants will gain insights into the practical applications of AI tools and technologies in cataloguing, user engagement, chatbot creation, digital resource management, and more. The workshop aims to empower librarians, information science professionals, and researchers with cutting-edge knowledge and hands-on strategies to adopt AI in their libraries For registration and workshop fees please click on the below registration link. Registration Link: <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfKDa2eF3Rl8I0tPtxtfoep3KxBWrVyJny…> Empowering Libraries, Empowering Librarians. Thanking you & with best regards, Dr. Shailesh R. Yagnik Hon. Director *Advance Information Network of Libraries* *in Gujarat **(ADINET*) Opp. Ramdevnagar Bus Stand Satellite Road Ahmedabad 380015 Phone 079- *2686 0730* Email: alibnet(a)gmail.com

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Goldsmiths Press partners with MIT Press on Direct to Open
by Amy Harris 13 Jun '25

13 Jun '25

Hello, everyone! Apologies in advance for cross-posting but I’m delighted to share this news. Best wishes, Amy MIT Press adds Goldsmiths Press books to Direct to Open The Direct to Open partnership with Goldsmiths Press broadens access to boundary-pushing scholarship and fosters an open, collaborative model of academic publishing The MIT Press<https://mitpress.mit.edu/> is proud to announce that it will be adding Goldsmiths Press<https://www.gold.ac.uk/goldsmiths-press/about/> books to its open access model, Direct to Open<https://direct.mit.edu/books/pages/direct-to-open> (D2O), starting in 2026. The partnership expands the offerings freely available through D2O, and furthers both press’ missions in building a more open and accessible future for academic publishing. Launched in 2021, D2O is the MIT Press’s bold, innovative framework for open access monographs that shifts publishing from a solely market-based purchase model where individuals and libraries buy single eBooks, to a collaborative, library-supported open access model. Goldsmiths Press—which is housed at Goldsmiths, University of London—produces works that cut across disciplinary boundaries and blur the distinctions between theory, practice, fiction, and non-fiction, aiming to revive and regenerate the traditions and values of university press publishing through innovative use of print and digital media. MIT Press has distributed Goldsmiths Press titles since its launch in 2016. “We are delighted to join MIT Press’s innovative and important D2O program,” said Sarah Kember, Director of Goldsmiths Press. “By fostering cross-institutional collaboration, this will do even more to promote a sustainable and ethical future for open access publishing.” “We’re honored to expand our relationship with Goldsmiths Press through our Direct to Open model,” said Amy Brand, Director and Publisher of the MIT Press. “Like the MIT Press, Goldsmiths has a deep passion for open access publishing, and we are proud to work with such a like-minded partner to push scholarly publishing in a more ethical and equitable direction.” With Goldsmiths’ involvement in 2026, D2O will feature multiple package options, combining content from both the MIT Press, Goldsmiths, and Duke University Press<https://mitpress.mit.edu/duke-university-press-to-publish-open-access-monog…>. Participating institutions will have the opportunity to support each press individually, providing flexibility for libraries while fostering collective impact. For details on how your institution might participate in or support Direct to Open, please visit mitpress.mit.edu/D2O<http://mitpress.mit.edu/D2O> or contact the MIT Press library relations team at mitp-library-relations(a)mit.edu<mailto:mitp-library-relations@mit.edu>. About the MIT Press Established in 1962, the MIT Press is one of the largest and most distinguished university presses in the world and a leading publisher of books and journals at the intersection of science, technology, art, social science, and design. About Goldsmiths Press Launched in 2016, Goldsmiths Press aims to intervene at all levels of publishing and push back against commercial and audit-driven constraints on scholarly communication. It is housed at Goldsmiths, University of London in the UK. ________________________________ Learn more about Direct to Open<http://mitpress.mit.edu/D2O> -- Amy Harris Ryan | Senior Manager, Library Relations and Sales Pronouns: She/Her/Hers aeharris(a)mit.edu<mailto:aeharris@mit.edu> | m - 857-331-4265 www.mitpress.mit.edu<http://www.mitpress.mit.edu> The MIT Press 255 Main Street, 9th Floor Cambridge, MA 02142

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Indian universities caught gaming
by Subbiah Arunachalam 13 Jun '25

13 Jun '25

Friends, It is heartening to know that a team of four IISc undergraduate students have done well in PLANCKS, an international contest in solving physics problems and came sixth in the word. [The first two places went to Cavendish in Cambridge and Oxford]. One is also equally happy to know IITM conferred either a 3-year BSc Degree or a 4-year BS Degree on 867 students who have not come through the usual JEE route. This special Bachelor's degree programme aims to make quality education available to all, regardless of age, background, or location. Nearly 150 of the new graduates belong to families with annual income below Rs 1 lakh, while another 100 come from families earning less than Rs 5 lakh. An additional 365 students earned diplomas. Only a few years ago, Prof. Ajantha Subramanian, then at Harvard University, had commented adversely on the elitism in the admission policies of IITs, paying special attention to IITM, in her book *The Caste of Merit*. Kudos to IITM for addressing the concerns expressed not only by those concerned about social justice but also by many citizens of India, especially parents of children who were in the final years of schooling. And then you read the rather disturbing news story of gaming in higher education institutions in India: A research integrity index shines light on how Indian universities have gamed the publishing metrics – Science Chronicle <https://sciencechronicle.in/2025/06/12/a-research-integrity-index-shines-li…> . MHRD UGC, NAAC , NIRF and other agencies and individuals need to be more vigilant. With warm regards, Subbiah Arunachalam http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-4658 http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9925-2009

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Replacing academic journals
by Subbiah Arunachalam 12 Jun '25

12 Jun '25

Friends, ASAPbio is hosting a talk by Prof. Bjoern Brembs, Professor of Neuroscience, University of Regensburg, Germany and a champion of scholarly communication through preprints, on the 28th of July. Here are the details for registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/_q0pigTgS6iMuilivfcSkw#/registrati… . Title of the talk: Replacing academic journals. With warm regards, Subbiah Arunachalam http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-4658 http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9925-2009

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