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30-Hour Faculty Development Program (FDP)(For Teachers & Librarians) - 2026
by Librarian Guide 12 Feb '26

12 Feb '26

*Ready to Upgrade Your Digital Skills & Academic Edge?* Join the 30-Hour Faculty Development Program (FDP) by Librarian Guide – your gateway to becoming a tech-savvy, research-ready, and NAAC-aligned educator or librarian! 🗓 *Duration: 1st March – 31st March 2026 (Mon–Fri)* ⏰ Time: 8:30 PM – 9:30 PM IST (Online Mode) 🧠 Total Learning Hours: 30 Hours | 90 mins/day 💸 Fee: Rs. 2000/- only *What You’ll Gain: 👇🏻* ✅ Digital tools mastery: Koha, DSpace, RFID, OERs ✅ Research & data handling skills: Turnitin, Zotero, Mendeley ✅ Insights into AI, mobile apps & inclusive library services ✅ Certificate of Completion (with 75% attendance + evaluation) *Who Should Join?*Teachers, librarians, assistants, and info professionals – from schools, colleges & universities! *📌 Register Before: February 28, 2026* 🔗 Registration Link: 👉🏻 https://forms.gle/pRowpzNUxpKJZC1F8 *For Queries:*📧 librarianguide(a)gmail.com 📞 +91-8895296959 *Program Coordinator – Pragya Tripathi*Librarian Guide | www.librarianguide.co.in *Let’s build smarter, future-ready libraries & classrooms together!* ********************************* *Pragya Tripathi* *Librarian Guide* ********************************* *www.youtube.com/c/librarianguide <http://www.youtube.com/c/librarianguide>* *www.librarianguide.org <http://www.librarianguide.org>* *********************************

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Formula Classification - Book
by V.A. Seshagiri Rao 11 Feb '26

11 Feb '26

Dear Sir/Madam, Good Morning I am *Dr V.A. Sesha Giri Rao*, author of the book titled Step by Step classification (SSC), A formula-based classification published by ESS ESS publications, New Delhi, India, in 2017. Based on feedback from professors and experts in Library and Information Science, I made several improvements to the Step-by-Step Classification The title of the SSC scheme has been changed to “*Formula classification*,” and it is published by the same publisher, ESS Publications, New Delhi, India. The book is available at https://essess.net.in/detail.jsp?b=864 Some experts in the field have opined that this FC scheme applies to Knowledge Organisation (KO) and metadata because of their unique nature and formula classification. In this regard, I humbly submit that it is beyond my knowledge of KO and Metadata, and of the usefulness of FC in those fields. However, if the scheme is useful in those fields, being an author, it would be an immense pleasure for me. The scheme is also considered a ‘Dual classification’ scheme, as it provides notations not only for subject content but also for physical forms of documents, such as leaves, clay tablets, metals, and electronic gadgets. Hence, the scheme will also be useful to the relevant libraries and museums. In this regard, I am pleased to inform you that the IFLA Newsletter published an article on Formula classification in the December 2025 issue of New Books. Thanks & Regards, Dr. V.A. Sesha Giri Rao email: Seshagiri.rao.va(a)gmail.com

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DRTC Colloquium 2 (2025-2027) Title: Public Libraries Today: Societal Significance, Visibility and Role of Technology.
by Debanjali Bain 10 Feb '26

10 Feb '26

Documentation Research & Training Centre (DRTC) Indian Statistical Institute 8th Mile, Mysore Road, RVCE Post Bangalore, 560059 Colloquium-II (2025-2027) *Title- Public Libraries Today: Societal Significance, Visibility and Role of Technology.* Abstract: Public libraries today function as key social institutions that support equitable access to information, lifelong learning and community engagement. Despite of their continuing relevance, public libraries face challenges related to public visibility, technological change and many constraints which limit their potential. This colloquium examines Public Libraries Today: Societal Significance, Visibility, and the Role of Technology through perspectives from India and the world. The presentation provides a brief introduction to public libraries, examines the role of governing bodies, explores the application of technology and discusses visibility enhancement strategies alongside key observations on contemporary challenges. The colloquium aims to highlight the need for sustained attention to public libraries and their relevance in society. Coordinator: Dr. Biswanath Dutta Date: 11/02/2026 Time: 03:30 pm Venue: DRTC Classroom (G-16), ISI Bangalore Topic and Speakers *Topic* *Speakers* 1.Introduction Vaidehi C Y 2.Public Library and Policies B K Vinod Kumar 3.Technology as an enabler of access, inclusion and relevance Amisha Anil Jadhav 4.Strategies for the Visibility of Public Libraries Anshul Mishra 5.Challenges and Conclusion Shreya Suresh Makwana

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Fwd: SET Webinar Series for LIS Students - Call for Papers
by Shamprasad Pujar 09 Feb '26

09 Feb '26

FYI ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: IFLA Section Education and Training <iflaset23(a)gmail.com> Date: Sun, Feb 8, 2026 at 10:19 PM Subject: [IFLA-L] SET Webinar Series for LIS Students - Call for Papers To: ifla-l(a)iflalists.org <ifla-l(a)iflalists.org> Call for Papers A Webinar Series for LIS Students AI in Library Schools The Webinar Series for LIS students aims to create a space for LIS students to share their research, projects and ideas on current and emerging topics in librarianship and information science. Each webinar addresses a specific theme. All events are held online and are open to everyone (no registration fees). It is a project by IFLAs Division C and the Section on Education and Training. Webinar Theme: AI in Library Schools This webinar focuses on students’ experiences with artificial intelligence (AI) in LIS education. We invite contributions that reflect on how students use AI tools in their studies and how ethical frameworks can support responsible, safe and privacy-aware use of AI. We are especially interested in perspectives on what students need and use in order to use AI confidently, ethically and in ways that protect their personal data. The webinar will open with a keynote by Iman Magdy Khamis with the title “Understanding the ethical Use of AI in Higher Education and Libraries”, followed by student presentations. Iman Magdy Khamis is a data scientist and director of the library at Northwestern Qatar. Prior to joining Northwestern Qatar, she worked at Bibliotheca Alexandrina. Iman's research interests include machine learning and artificial intelligence in libraries. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to): - Ethical and responsible AI use in LIS education from a student perspective - Students’ experiences with privacy and data protection when using AI - AI-related courses in LIS schools and how students experience them - How LIS students use AI for studying, writing theses, and assignments - Policies, opportunities, and challenges of AI in LIS programs - Benefits and risks of AI in LIS education from a student viewpoint Proposals can focus on students’ experiences, practical examples, case studies, research projects, or ideas for policies and frameworks. Submissions Library and Information Science students at all levels are encouraged to submit a proposal related to the theme. Proposals (in MS Word format) must include: - Name, title, institution and email address of the speaker(s) - A brief biographical statement for each speaker (maximum 100 words) - Title of the proposed presentation - An abstract highlighting its relevance to the theme (maximum 400 words) Presentation Format Presentations will be delivered online by the presenter in PowerPoint format . Each presentation will last 15 minutes, including 5 minutes for questions and answers. Accepted participants will receive a certificate from IFLAs Section on Education and Training for presenting at the webinar. Submission Details & Important Dates - Deadline for submission is April 3rd 2026. - Three proposals will be accepted for presentation and the accepted participants will be notified by end of April 2026. - The webinar will be on 27th of May, the time will be announced shorty. For further questions, please contact Susanne List-Tretthahn ( list-tretthahn(a)bvoe.at) and Marina Encheva (m.encheva(a)unibit.bg) Best wishes, Paria Aria Information Coordinator, IFLA Section on Education and Training Facebook https://www.facebook.com/IFLASET Instagram https://www.instagram.com/iflaset/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/groups/6876745/ 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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Academic publishing-rort
by Subbiah Arunachalam 07 Feb '26

07 Feb '26

Friends, This may be of interest to many of you and your research customers: https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/the-academic-publishing-rort/ With best wishes Subbiah Arunachalam http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-4658 http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9925-2009

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Fwd: Watch "The Librarians" documentary next week
by Shamprasad Pujar 07 Feb '26

07 Feb '26

FYI ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: John Chrastka <john.chrastka(a)everylibrary.org> Date: Sat, 7 Feb, 2026, 01:06 Subject: Watch "The Librarians" documentary next week [image: EveryLibrary] I want to personally invite you to watch The Librarians, a new documentary about censorship, libraries, and the fight for the right to read, premiering *next week on Independent Lens on PBS <https://www.everylibrary.org/r?u=h1TjVHrGVqoDXetEIDQf5X8ACM57Jl80dhploziA9g…>.* ------------------------------ *HELP SPREAD THE WORD!* *Click to share this on Facebook <https://www.everylibrary.org/r?u=jjGfyJxL-MGJj0IEscm6A2bsclsOywVa08N6yUL-gi…>, Blusky <https://www.everylibrary.org/r?u=VCDEDAivEXJkhvEwezjdEqb3dksoA2rNdeJ1fnZPMC…>, Twitter <https://www.everylibrary.org/r?u=GLM13p-FFBVqz0HaZGKpdCDJbYUsIgR2XLtm67ut2_…>, LinkedIn <https://www.everylibrary.org/r?u=tUEUcbSf-nYUTYw_Y59nHsVBcO0BrJTOZz92t96wOA…>, and Threads <https://www.everylibrary.org/r?u=o2VXDdm8uj5Xxd_cFhPOWOt1HA0vIE4tb5wf_PStsA…>* ------------------------------ I’m hoping you watch this film not just because it is an interesting story about censorship and discrimination in libraries and schools. I hope you watch because this is a story that is important to me professionally and personally. The people featured in the documentary are more than just characters in an interesting movie. They are real librarians, parents, and educators who showed up with integrity, courage, and resolve, often at significant personal cost, to protect the right to read in their school and public libraries. Many of them are friends and colleagues. I can vouch for the truth of what this documentary shows. ------------------------------ <https://www.everylibrary.org/r?u=kba8enAZsNfizdj61xDpC34qfD-ODdkk65QuNOr7F7…> FIND YOUR SHOWING <https://www.everylibrary.org/r?u=kba8enAZsNfizdj61xDpC34qfD-ODdkk65QuNOr7F7…> *Find your local showing of The Librarians on Season 27, episode 6 of Independent Lens using TV Insider here <https://www.everylibrary.org/r?u=kba8enAZsNfizdj61xDpC34qfD-ODdkk65QuNOr7F7…>.* *Or find it streaming on the PBS app <https://www.everylibrary.org/r?u=h1TjVHrGVqoDXetEIDQf5cTNeHe6OS-D8W7u2_7IVC…> starting February 9th.* ------------------------------ I want you to meet these people and see their dedication, integrity, and powerful work firsthand. I would like you to meet Carolyn Foote, who is now a Fellow with the EveryLibrary Institute, co-founded the Texas Freadom Fighters to counter censorship in schools; Martha Hixon, who currently serves on our board of directors and never wavers in her defense of LGBTQ students. Amanda Jones, who was maligned and attacked by political leaders in Louisiana; Laney Hawes, who co-founded the Texas Freedom to Read project <https://www.everylibrary.org/r?u=0NkRIneiQda8qT_X4bVYGGUffTMS1g_pV6dYw09bst…> (which your donations have helped fund) to support every school district like she did for her own; and Julie Miller, who fought back against the lies behind some of the most weaponized book ban campaigns in American history*.* *The Librarians* captures the earliest days of the current censorship crisis when book challenges were being supercharged by political actors not just to discredit institutions or malign individual librarians, but to use censorship itself as a tool of discrimination and erasure. I know this because EveryLibrary was there for many of the people in the film, as partners and allies while it was happening. I know it because the story of attempts to censor books and campaigns to fight for the First Amendment continue to this day. ------------------------------ <https://www.everylibrary.org/donate?e=9e998e3a996bc6d988c8ca494502e706&utm_…> DONATE TODAY <https://www.everylibrary.org/donate?e=9e998e3a996bc6d988c8ca494502e706&utm_…> *You can donate today <https://www.everylibrary.org/donate?e=9e998e3a996bc6d988c8ca494502e706&utm_…> to help us continue to fight against book bans across the United States.* ------------------------------ The timing of this premiere is important. It launches at the very start of Library Lovers Week 2026, when EveryLibrary is hosting a series of author conversations that center reading, libraries, and access to books, because that is exactly what is at stake. I hope you’ll watch the film on PBS. I also hope you’ll join us for the Library Lovers Week panels, both live and on demand, and engage with this moment alongside authors, readers, and advocates from across the country. You can learn more about our author events from February 9 to 13 and RSVP at *www.libraryloversweek.org* <https://www.everylibrary.org/r?u=QZwnq6KUJmNxAOJHdc4WygJcA2Ig6TGTr96i1VFhch…> *.* Films like *The Librarians* and our Library Lovers Week panels are not about abstract concepts. They are about what is really happening in communities across America, and about the unique and powerful role librarians, parents, and local stakeholders can play when they stand up for what they believe. I look forward to hearing what you think. 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Article Requested
by Ratheesh K 06 Feb '26

06 Feb '26

Dear Madam/Sir, I am in need of the following article Gibbs, E. L., and F. A. Gibbs. *Diagnostic and localizing value of electroencephalographic studies in sleep| CiNii Research*. 1947. Please send to the email : ratheeshk1980(a)gmail.com Thank you Ratheesh K Assistant Librarian CUSAT

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Virtual Box in Windows for Library Applications
by Tripathi DP 05 Feb '26

05 Feb '26

Dear All, Prepared a self-learning tutorial about the installation of VirtualBox in Windows for managing the library applications easily in the same server/system. *1. Installation of VirtualBox in Windows* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEL9THFXJoQ&list=PLekqhBcsqZXIY2sAbcrGomnUD… *2. Setting in VirtualBox for different Virtual Machines* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjTbFYe7Jwo&list=PLekqhBcsqZXIY2sAbcrGomnUD… *3. Access the virtual machine in the Same System in Windows through the browser.* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7J8ht9-bGo&list=PLekqhBcsqZXIY2sAbcrGomnUD… *4. Increase Harddisk Size of Virtual Machine in VirtualBox* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1CaGhWFk1I&list=PLekqhBcsqZXIY2sAbcrGomnUD… *5. ISO or OVA – Which one is better?* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymNZrEU3D8w&list=PLekqhBcsqZXIY2sAbcrGomnUD… *6. Useful Linux Command – Library Professionals must know how to manage servers* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5ujwTdK23o&list=PLekqhBcsqZXIY2sAbcrGomnUD… Hope these videos will help to understand how to configure VirtualBox to run the library applications in Windows systems easily. For any clarification, you may contact dptripathi79(a)gmail.com. Thanks DP Tripathi ********************************************* डॉ. धनवन्तरि प्रकाश त्रिपाठी, उप-पुस्तकालयाध्यक्ष *Dr. Dhanwantari Prakash Tripathi* Ph.D., MA (ECO), MLISc, HDISM, ECDL Commonwealth Fellow, University of East London ********************************************* Deputy Librarian, Central Library Coordinator, Centre for Continuing Education Dr. B. R. Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar Jalandhar, Punjab - 144008 ********************************************* *Website <http://lib.nitj.ac.in/> * Professional Membership* *Telegram <https://t.me/+J305DQRwrr85MDFl> * 1. Australian Library Association* *ORCID <http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6748-9670> * 2. Indian Librarian Association* *Google Scholar <http://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=https://scholar.google.com/citat…> * 3. IASLIC, Kolkata * *********************************************

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Call for Registration: LIB-BRIDGE 2026 (DRTC, ISI Bangalore)
by Nabina Khamaru 02 Feb '26

02 Feb '26

LIB-BRIDGE 2026 DRTC-ISI Conference on “Bridging the Gap: Trends in Library and Information Science” *Dates:* March 11-13, 2026 *Venue:* Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore Centre, Bangalore, India Website: https://drtc.isibang.ac.in/lib-bridge/ *The Documentation Research and Training Centre (DRTC), a premier institute for Library and Information Science (LIS) in India, has long played a pivotal role in advancing the discipline through collaboration, innovation, and transformative discourse. DRTC is pleased to announce a three-day conference on “Bridging the Gap: Trends in Library and Information Science”. The event will also include a half-day collocated workshop on “Data Management”.* *Workshop on "Data Management"* Data plays a crucial role across academia and industry, supporting research, evidence-based decision-making, and policy formulation while fostering transparency, business opportunities, and collaborative studies. This half-day workshop aims to deliver data management fundamentals, the principles of data sharing, and best practices in data curation. It will also introduce participants to *data repository tools and technologies* through a series of *presentations and interactive demonstrations* highlighting practical applications. *About the Conference* Lib-Bridge 2026 conference aims to bring together professionals, researchers, and innovators to discuss the rapidly evolving landscape of Library and Information Science (LIS). In response to technological advancements and changing user needs, the event will feature expert panels, research presentations, and brainstorming sessions that explore current trends, disruptions, and innovations shaping the discipline. It seeks to foster collaboration among academics, industry experts, and practitioners to address emerging challenges and opportunities in the digital era. Serving as a dynamic platform for knowledge exchange, the Lib-Bridge 2026 will promote dialogue on redefining professional goals, competencies, and curricula in line with technological progress. Through interactive discussions and collaborative planning, participants will work towards developing a forward-looking framework that enhances the relevance, inclusivity, and innovation of LIS education and practice. *Invited Speakers* · Prof. Fausto Giunchiglia (Professor, Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science, University of Trento, Italy) · Prof. Allen Renear (Professor and Special Advisor for Strategic Initiatives, School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA) ·Prof. Partha Sarathi Mukhopadhyay (Professor, University of Kalyani, India) · Prof. Fernando Loizides (Director of the Data Science Academy, School of Computer Sciences & Informatics, Cardiff University, United Kingdom) · Dr. Rajesh Singh (University Librarian, University of Delhi, India) · Dr. Umeshareddy Kacherki (Librarian & Head, JRD Tata Memorial Library, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India) · Dr. S. N. Chari (Director (Documentation), NASSDOC, ICSSR, New Delhi) · Anuj Singh (Associate Director, Knowledge Engineering, S&P Global) · Prof. M. P. Satija (UGC Emeritus Fellow; Retired Professor of Library and Information Science, Guru Nanak Dev University) (....More Speakers TBA) *Please Note:* - *Registration Open*: Participants are invited to register! *(* https://drtc.isibang.ac.in/lib-bridge/registration*)* - *Lib-Bridge Conference*: 11 - 13 March, 2026 For more information about the event, please visit the conference Website: https://drtc.isibang.ac.in/lib-bridge *We cordially invite you to contribute to and participate in the conference and help make this event a great success*. If you need any additional information, please do not hesitate to contact us at drtc.conf2025(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in, with a CC to bisu(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in We look forward to seeing you all at the LIB-BRIDGE 2026 at DRTC, Bangalore. *Dr. Biswanath Dutta * Convener, Lib-Bridge 2026 Associate Professor and Former Head, DRTC Indian Statistical Institute Bangalore Centre Bangalore, Karnataka, India

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