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ISiM Project Colloquium on "Mining Locality-Preserving Trust Hierarchies in Signed Networks"
by Mailing List Admin 30 Jun '12

30 Jun '12

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2012 17:18:18 +0530 From: Athif Mohammed <athif(a)isim.ac.in> Description: Description: isim_NEW_logo Project Colloquium On "Mining Locality-Preserving Trust Hierarchies in Signed Networks" By Ms. Mili Ann Abraham 2nd year M.Tech Student International School of Information Management University of Mysore, Mysore Date and Time: 12 PM, Saturday, June 30, 2012 Supervisor: Prof. Mandar R Mutalikdesai Member Technical Staff - Corporate Research and Technologies Siemens Technology and Services Private Limited Bangalore You are cordially invited Dr.Shalini R Urs Executive Director and Professor International School of Information Management University of Mysore, Mysore Abstract The phenomena of social hierarchy and stratification among humans could be traced back to the origin of human society. Presently, the growing popularity of online social networks has provided an opportunity to analyze these well-studied phenomena over different networks at different scales. Generally, a social network can be considered as a collection of actors and their interactions (connections). In signed networks, there is an explicit show of trust (positive) or distrust (negative) among the actors. That is, an actor can designate others as friends or foes. Examples of signed networks include the Slashdot Zoo network, Epinions etc. In a social network, actors tend to connect with each other on the basis of their perceived social hierarchy. The concept of social hierarchy can be stated as the emergence of a tree-like structure comprising of actors in a top-down fashion in the order of their ranks, describing a specific parent-child relationship, viz. child trusts parent. However, owing to the presence of positive as well as negative interactions in signed networks, deriving trust hierarchies is a non-trivial challenge. We argue that traditional notions are insufficient to derive hierarchies underlying signed networks. To build hierarchies in signed networks, we introduce two interpretations of trust/goodness namely 'presence of trust (good)' and 'lack of distrust (not bad)'. In order to develop a hierarchy signifying both trust and distrust more effectively, the above interpretations are combined and the actors are arranged according to their aggregate deserve (trust) values. We then introduce a hypothesis for building hierarchies based on deserve values while preserving the locality of interactions between actors. In this sense, even though a hierarchy represents an aggregate social structure, the relationships are formed from local structures. The hierarchies obtained using our hypothesis are said to be locality-preserving, with each hierarchy representing a well-defined local community. Each such hierarchy contains a community representative at the root. Modeling such locality-preserving hierarchies in trust networks finds applications in community detection, information dissemination and locality-based governance for the population. For further details visit <http://www.isim.ac.in> www.isim.ac.in INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore -570006 Ph: +91-821-2514699 | Fax: +91-821-2519209 | <mailto:office@isim.ac.in> office(a)isim.ac.in Athif Mohammed Assistant Manager International School of Information Management (ISiM) University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore - 570006. Email- office(a)isim.ac.in M: +91 9886772356 Website: www.isim.ac.in

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!!DOOMSDAY!!! nearing for our Profession (if we sleep now)
by Niraj Barua 29 Jun '12

29 Jun '12

Dear all and respected ones. I thank each and everyone who have shown their concern regarding my earlier message. In this regard i have following observations: 1. First and foremost Library jobs must be reserved for Library Professionals like the Doctors job in the Hospital. 2. We must sincerley follow ethics of librarianship without following the ethics of Computer professionals. 3. Librarianship must be the Master and technolgy its Servant and not the otherway. 4.If we go too much after technology we shall be nowhere, as if like the small fish in the big ocean full of Sharks. 5. Technology should be the means and not an end to the Library professional values and ethics. 6. Many of us are unknowingly welcoming the dvelopments which encourages People from other profession (one can guess easily!!!) to encroach our field of practice. 7. At this hour of crisis we must be united locally, nationally and internationally. 8. Professional association must not sleep in the hour of crisis. These are the forums through which we can raise our concern in a proactive manner. 9. I suggest all local and state library associations to place signed memorandums to the National level library organizations like IASLIC,SIS,IATLIS who can convey such concern to the respective Governments for necessary redressal. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Niraj Barua 9435346637(Mobile) niraj_barua(a)yahoo.co.in. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Librarian and Assistant Librarian Openings in KSSEM (Mahesh *Y*)
by mujib rahiman 29 Jun '12

29 Jun '12

Hi AllI am surprised to see the Note "Candidates Who have attended regular courses and obtained relevant degree in Library and Information Science are preferred. Candidates with degree obtained through distance education mode may please ignore this advertisement". That too at this age of self learning! I cannot understand why people are prejudiced about the distance learning system. Does the mode of study really matters or the knowledge or skills attained by the professional matters. Why not try the candidates and see whether they are qualified enough or not? Many advertisements for various job opportunities are for regular candidates only. Then why not abolish the system of distance education? Does it mean once we acquire any degree the learning stops unless you study through regular course? Do you really believe that all students are taking distance education as an easy way to acquire degrees? What about those who are not much lucky enough to continue their studies through regular mode? How can we say some one who completed any diploma/graduation/post graduation by distance mode is inferior to those who did it as a regular course? Universities like IGNOU has got an excellent course structure and study materials. The problem is not with the system of distance education, but with the individuals concerned. I don't think one needs to attend college or university today to gain knowledge on any subject. As LIS professionals, we should be the first to realise this fact. By the way, I have completed my LIS course/PGDCA through distance education mode and I don't think that makes any difference to what I have learned. regards M RahimanLIBRARIAN KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA KANJIKODE WEST PALAKKAD - 678 623 KERALA, INDIA Phone (Off.): 0491 -2566317 Mobile: 09946152785URL: http://kvklibrary.inhttp://kv-library.blogspot.inhttp://kvkanjikode.nic.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Need Article
by srinivas rao 29 Jun '12

29 Jun '12

Dear Professional One of the faculty requires following article. If anybody having access to elsver. kindly send the softcopy of same. "The statistical modeling of road traffic noise in an urban setting" Alfredo Calixto, Fabiano B Diniz, Paulo H.T Zannin, Elsevier pub. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0264-2751(02)00093-8 SRINIVASA RAO GANTA Asst.Professor in LIS VBIT,Hyderabad http://vbitlibrary.blogspot.com http://vbitlibrary.pbworks.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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MOVE AFOOT TO REVIVE LIBRARY CULTURE
by Ragaavendra R 29 Jun '12

29 Jun '12

Move afoot to revive library culture Mysore: Even as the world is going gaga over digitization of library resources, the department of Library and Information Sciences, Manasagangotri, has taken lead in bringing the research tradition back. With an aim of capturing users' interests towards the use of library resources, three books that are in the form of research thesis, were released here on Wednesday. The books were penned by researchers Dinesh K S, R Guruprasad and Khaiser Nikam, chairperson, DOS in Library and Information Sciences. These books act as an excellent incentive for the future researchers that deal with the availability of library material in the universities along with an exhaustive literature review, Khaiser Nikam said. Dinesh K S, author of the Strategic Management of Engineering College Libraries in Karnataka, said it is an extensive study on the means and ways of attracting the students to the library that are deserted in the internet age. P Ventaramaiah, former vice-chancellor of Kuvempu University and N Chowdappa, president of AKELPA, were present. Source: http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-28/mysore/32456244_1_li… Best Regards, Raghvendra R The information contained in this electronic message and in any attachments to this message is confidential, legally privileged and intended only for use by the person or entity to which this electronic message is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, and have received this message in error, please notify the sender and system manager by return email and delete the message and its attachments and also you are hereby notified that any distribution, copying, review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of this electronic transmission or the information contained in it is strictly prohibited. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and may not represent those of the Company or bind the Company. Any commitments made over e-mail are not financially binding on the company unless accompanied or followed by a valid purchase order. This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by Mail Scanner, and is believed to be clean. The Company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. www.jubl.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy for a librarian post in a leading MNC
by smrithi gopal 29 Jun '12

29 Jun '12

Hi Moderator, Request you to post this in LIS forum. Dear all, One of the leading MNC is looking for library professionals who can manage the Information Resource Centre independently. He/she should be extrovert, diligent and able to handle the user queries effectively. Strong verbal and written communication with knowledge of MS-Office is mandatory. Location: Mumbai Designation: Associate (Information Services) Experience on Library in-house operations -- circulation, acquisition, cataloguing, resource sharing. Working knowledge in any library automation software, e-resources and databases with prior experience in handling the day-to-day library activates can apply. Please find the below details to apply for this position: 1. Regular B.L.I.Sc / M.L.I.Sc / M.Sc (Information Science) from any recognized university 2. He/she should have minimum one year of relevant experience. 3. Local candidate is preferable. Kindly email your updated resume to valampuri_moorthy(a)yahoo.co.in Last date to apply for this position is on or before 9th July 2012 Thanks and regards, Smrithi G -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Special in DRTC
by drtc＠isibang.ac.in 29 Jun '12

29 Jun '12

INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE Documentation Research and Training Centre 8th Mile, Mysore Road, Bangalore 59 Cordially invite you to attend the following Special lecture will be held at DRTC Class Room at the ISI Campus on 2nd July 2012 at 2: PM Name of the Speaker: Prof. Dong-Geun Oh Professor and Chairperson, Dept. of Lib. & Inf. Sc. Dean, School of Library and Inf. Science, Kei-Myung University Daegn, South Korea Topic: Developing and Maintaining Korean Decimal Classification: From its Classification Committee Chair's View Date & Time: 2 July 2012, at 2:00 PM Venue: Indian Statistical Institute, DRTC 8th Mile Mysore Road, Bangalore 560059 (A.R.D. Prasad) Professor and Head -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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DOOMSDAY FOR LIBRARIAN AND WHO CAN MANAGE A LIBRARY?
by Dr. A.T. Francis 29 Jun '12

29 Jun '12

Dear Library Professionals, Let me share few points on the opinion of Mr. Gafoor as DOOMSDAY!!! nearing for our Profession. 1. What are the jobs our fully qualified (MLISc + NET + PhD+PGDCA etc.) library professionals doing in many of the University Libraries in Kerala or other states? 2. Whether we are employing these highly qualified professionals only for counter duty and issue and return of books for several years? 3. If that is happening, after a long period of issue and return only experience, what technical and managerial excellence they can gain?. 4. Whether our Library Schools (other than DRTC) are able to effectively train LIS professionals to manage the e-resources. Whether we can manage an e-resource only library confidently? 5. Whether our Library Science teachers and senior professionals are sincerely looking into our real personnel and professional problems and trying for solution?. It is a grave fact that our professionals are quarreling each other mainly because of system generating issues like appointment, promotion, qualification, etc. 6. The Govt. of Kerala run schools without effective libraries and librarians. Now we are arguing that CLISc holders are best suit to be posted as School Librarins 7. Then why not we recommend/try Nurses in place of Doctors; Diploma holders in place of Engineers, Degree holders as Asst. Professors? So, this is high time to re-structure our system. Otherwise it will be a huge loss to the society (Not to the LIS Community) Dr. A.T. FRANCIS, MCom, MLISc, PhD HEAD, LIBRARY & IT NODAL OFFICER College of Horticulture Kerala Agricultural University Thrissur - 680 656, India, 91-9496839409 (m) francisaloor(a)yahoo.com ________________________________ From: "lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in" <lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Sent: Thursday, 28 June 2012 6:19 PM Subject: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 111, Issue 27 Send LIS-Forum mailing list submissions to lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in You can reach the person managing the list at lis-forum-owner(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of LIS-Forum digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: !!DOOMSDAY!!! nearing for our Profession (if we sleep now) (Abdul Gafoor) 2. Acquisition & Serial Modules of KOHA (Arup Raychaudhury) 3. Re: Response from NET aspirants 24th June. (Sheetal Talalshilkar) 4. Walk-in-Interview at Central Library, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata (Arup Raychaudhury) 5. Re: !!DOOMSDAY!!! nearing for our Profession (if we sleep now) (shankar) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2012 22:00:28 -0700 From: Abdul Gafoor <kmabdulgafoor(a)gmail.com> To: Niraj Barua <nbar(a)iitg.ernet.in> Cc: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] !!DOOMSDAY!!! nearing for our Profession (if we sleep now) Message-ID: <CAARKjyL0u0LdYz4n64=xRO4sd9HVYaegHsLCA+DuRRTa9yXG3w(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" dear professionals This cannot be justified, library jobs should be given to those who have got professional degree and experience in LIS. Abdul gafoor asst librarian messoa kerala On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 8:30 AM, Niraj Barua <nbar(a)iitg.ernet.in> wrote: > > > Dear fellow Professionals and > respected one its a very sad development that the DOOMSDAY for the > Library Professionals is nearing in general and in particular in our > country. See the link below about vacancy for Library cum informatics > Officer in a Central Govt autonomous institution. We should raise our > voice unitedly against such unjustful strategies from the policy makers. > Our professional qualification limits our job scope to only the > Libraries, but Computer professionals have far more avenues to try for a > job. Why are some of the people desperate to throttle our profession for > benefit of some so called elites? Please raise your voice, share your > concern otherwise the coming generation of our profession (if survives) > will blame the present lot. > > > http://www.nabi.res.in/Vacancies/Permanent/NABI3(2)2012-Rectt/DetailofAdvt.… > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Niraj Barua > 9435346637(Mobile) > niraj_barua(a)yahoo.co.in. > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > >

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request
by monisha mishra 29 Jun '12

29 Jun '12

Dear Professionals, Good morning. Can anybody help me to get the full text of the following article which is being needed by one of our research scholar. Details of the article: 10 April 2012 Reverse plant breeding success <http://www.nature.com/nbt/journal/v30/n4/full/nbt.2189.html> - Susan Jones Nature Biotechnology 30, 333-333 doi:10.1038/nbt.2189 regards *Monisha Mishra* *Librarian Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology, Bhubaneswar Orissa* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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!!DOOMSDAY!!! nearing for our Profession (if we sleep now)
by Niraj Barua 29 Jun '12

29 Jun '12

Dear fellow Professionals and respected one its a very sad development that the DOOMSDAY for the Library Professionals is nearing in general and in particular in our country. See the link below about vacancy for Library cum informatics Officer in a Central Govt autonomous institution. We should raise our voice unitedly against such unjustful strategies from the policy makers. Our professional qualification limits our job scope to only the Libraries, but Computer professionals have far more avenues to try for a job. Why are some of the people desperate to throttle our profession for benefit of some so called elites? Please raise your voice, share your concern otherwise the coming generation of our profession (if survives) will blame the present lot. http://www.nabi.res.in/Vacancies/Permanent/NABI3(2)2012-Rectt/DetailofAdvt.… ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Niraj Barua 9435346637(Mobile) niraj_barua(a)yahoo.co.in. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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