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FINAL CALL: STMet 2020
by Francis Jayakanth 28 Aug '20

28 Aug '20

From: fgct(a)socio.org.uk <fgct(a)socio.org.uk> Sent: 28 August 2020 11:41 Second International Conference on Science & Technology Metrics (STMet 2020) University of New South Wales, Australia & Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhuhai, China December 07-09, 2020 (www.socio.org.uk/stm<http://www.socio.org.uk/stm>) Due to the COVID 19 impact, the conference will be organized ONLINE. Building metrics is the key to science and technology measurement and translating the measures to work better. Metric is not confined to draw numbers and analyze. Selecting a metric depends on synthesizing multiple directions and evidence-based data. Producing benchmarks and standards in science and technology evaluation and implementing them with real data, mark the full-fledged system. Quite recently, we are witnessing the emergence of new metrics-based models aiming to reflect science and technology growth. The proposed Science and Technology Metrics (STMet 2020) conference is concerned with how the use of many metrics may involve the assessment of different aspects of science and technology which are best expressed using different approaches. Besides the standard conference track and the Doctoral Symposium, the STMetrics will host a number of workshops and tutorials related to the theme of the conference. The purpose of the workshops is to provide participants with a friendly, interactive atmosphere for presenting novel ideas and discussing their application of metrics in Science and Technology System. The goal of the tutorials is to enable the participants to familiarise themselves with theoretical as well as practical aspects and application of metrics. The proposed conference consists of invited talks, presentations, tutorials, workshops and discussions. The STMet has tracks on specialized topics. The STMet address the below themes, not limited. Citation-based metrics Ranking of Journals, Institutions, and Countries Discipline and Domain Analysis Economic factors Databases and datasets for evaluation Evaluation Tools and Indicators Web-based metrics Visibility and impact Internationalization Text-based Metrics Innovation indicators Wearable Devices Open data Scientific Collaboration and cooperation analysis National Evaluation Systems Open access and open publishing New indices for evaluation Altmetrics Web-based metrics Data Science and Digital Repositories Scientific Visualization e-Science in the Cloud Scientific Journalism Scientific Publications All submitted papers will be reviewed by a double-blind (at least three reviewers), and participative peer review. The review process will enable the selection process of those that will be accepted for their presentation at the international conference. Authors of accepted papers who registered in the conference can have access to the evaluations and possible feedback provided by the reviewers who recommended the acceptance of their papers, so they can accordingly improve the final version of their papers. Mentoring support is available to young researchers and authors of developing countries. The post-conference modified versions of the papers will be published in the following journals. 1. Journal of Digital Information Management 2. Frontiers in Research Metrics 3. Journal of Scientometric Research 4. Malaysian Journal of Library & Information Science 5. International Journal of Computational Linguistics Research There is no publication fee for the papers selected for the above journals. Keynote: Henk F Moed, (Formerly Elsevier), Sapienza University of Rome, Italy General Chairs Simon Fong, University of Macau, Macau Grant Lewison, King’s College, UK Vijayakumar Varadarajan, The University of New South Wales, Australia Organizing Chair Gloria Li Tengyue, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Program Chairs Ramesh Kundra, NISTADS, India Daisy Jacobs, University of Zululand, South Africa Pit Pichappan, Digital Information Research Labs., UK & India Program Co-Chairs Kazuyuki, Motohashi, University of Tokyo, Japan Amir Reza Asnafi, Shahid Beheshti University, Iran Important Dates Submission of papers- September 25, 2020 Notification-October 25, 2020 Registration-November 25, 2020 Camera-ready-November 25, 2020 Conference Dates-December 07-09, 2020 Contact: stm(a)socio.org.uk<mailto:stm@socio.org.uk> -----------------------------

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Online Workshop on Data analysis and Visualization
by Dr. Nihar Patra 28 Aug '20

28 Aug '20

Dear Sir/Madam, Greetings! Manipur University Library, India is going to organize a very relevant and demanded International workshop on "*Exploratory analysis and visualization of text data for research using open source tools*" for researchers. Speaker: *Mr. Scott Bailey*, Digital Research and Scholarship Librarian, NC State University Libraries, USA. Date: 21st September (Monday) Time: 4.00PM (India) & 6.30AM (USA) For details please visit @ https://www.manipuruniv.ac.in/upload/WebinarLibrary21Sept2020.pdf For Registration (Free): https://nkn.webex.com/nkn/onstage/g.php?MTID=e8edd34ef881b997cb7bd6704de765… Best regards, Nihar [image: Banner.jpg] -- *Dr. Nihar K. PatraLibrarianManipur University(A Central University under MHRD, GoI)* *Canchipur, Imphal, Manipur - 795003**Call: 8901358463* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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LISACON-2020 Virtual Conference Participation Free
by Pandurang Konnur 26 Aug '20

26 Aug '20

Dear Professional Friends, I am happy to inform all the professional friends that the LISACON-2020 Virtual Conference of LIS Academy (India) on "Reinventing Excellence in Librarianship" is all set to launch from 27-30 August 2020 every day from 2.30pm to 6.00pm. The Conference is configured with 36 Invited Speakers and six Plenary speakers who are eminent LIS Professionals from across the country. There are six sessions of 90 minutes’ duration spread over two sessions every day from 28th to 30 August 2020 from 2.30 pm to 6.00 pm. Participation is FREE (Non-paid participants will not be issued the Certificates are not eligible to participate in the Quiz Competitions) Please find the zoom link below for all the four days logins: Date & Time: 27th August to 30th August 2020 Indian Standard Time: 2.30pm to 6.00pm https://elsevier.zoom.us/j/98436651972?pwd=UnNPRjlzM24zd1g1VlRLQU5qYU9QZz09 Conference ID: 984 3665 1972 Conference passcode: 1234 You may also share this zoom meeting link to all your colleagues and Library Science Professionals to enable them to participate in the conference without any participation fees. Please give vide circulation through your social media and reach a maximum number of participation. The Conference live streaming may also be viewed form the following platforms: YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/lisacademyindia LIS Academy Website Live Streaming: http://www.lisacademy.org/lisacon-2020/ LISACON-2020 Website Live Streaming: http://lisacon2020.lisacademy.org/latest-post/lisacon-2020-live-stream/ Please Join us to experience the “Conference of Different” Thanks & Regards, Dr. P. V. Konnur President - LIS Academy, Bangalore Former LIS Professor, Fulbright Scholar - (UIUC, USA) Adviser - VTU Consortium, Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi - 590 018, Chairman - State Level Book Selection Committee, DPL, Karnataka Mobile : 09449679737 E-Mail : pvkonnur(a)gmail.com Website: www.lisacademy.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Webinar on Event Management for Libraries: The Essentials
by hariharan_ah＠yahoo.com 26 Aug '20

26 Aug '20

SALIS Webinar Series : 40 Topic: Event Management for Libraries: The Essentials Speaker: Mrs. Monali Mitra Paladhi Deputy Librarian Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata. Date: August 29, 2020 (Saturday) Time: 6.00 p.m. - 7.00 p.m. Webinar Registration Link: https://bit.ly/saliswebinar40 No Registration Fee E-certificate will be issued to all participants only after submission of the feedback form and the link will be given in the chat box at the end of the presentation Webinar Link : https://www.gotomeet.me/SALIS-Webinars Access Code: 618-892-365 SALIS Webinar Technical Team WhatsApp: 9841601903

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Indian LIS employment data or workforce
by Koteswara Rao Mamidi 26 Aug '20

26 Aug '20

Dear friends, I am in need of some statistical data on Indian library workforce or details of different library staff employed in various libraries in India for a manpower study. I do have some data for USA, UK and Australia, but very little data on employment of LIS professionals in India. I would appreciate if anyone has such data or can guide me to the source of such information. Thankyou, Dr. M Koteswara Rao Retd. Librarian, UoH -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Quiz Compitition during LISACON-2020 Conference sessions
by Pandurang Konnur 25 Aug '20

25 Aug '20

Dear Members, LIS Academy, Bangaluru, India (http://www.lisacademy.org/) is organizing its 3rd Conference virtually in association with University of Hyderabad and Telangana Library Association between August 27 and 30, 2020. The main theme of the conference is 'Reinventing Excellence in Librarianship'. More details of the conference can be found @ http://lisacon2020.lisacademy.org The programme schedule is available at: http://lisacon2020.lisacademy.org/program-schedule/ Registration fees is Rs.500 only Special Attraction of the Conference: Quiz competition for all the registered Participants for every session. Winners and runners-up of each session will get exciting prizes and certificates of appreciation. The members, who are interested in taking part in this event, are requested to please register for the event. The registration may be made online at: http://lisacademy.org/lisacon/online/index.html Regards, Thanks & Regards, *Dr. P. V. Konnur* *President* - LIS Academy, Bangalore *Former LIS Professor*, *Fulbright Scholar* - (UIUC, USA) *Adviser - VTU Consortium, * *Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi - 590 018, * *Chairman* - State Level Book Selection Committee, DPL, Karnataka *Mobile* : 09449679737 *E-Mail* : pvkonnur(a)gmail.com Website: *www.lisacademy.org <http://www.lisacademy.org/>* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Video demonstration on Turnitin: Settings and Similarity Check
by vinod mishra 24 Aug '20

24 Aug '20

Dear all Covid-19 imposes a lot of responsibility on information professionals and it's also an opportunity for librarians to learn and disseminate appropriate information to its users at the right time. Probably time is not running good but it's a good opportunity for all of us to find some new ways to survive. Below link is an attempt to learn on turnitin and share with users, just for your ready reference and any comments if you have ! http://itshelp.co.in/2020/08/turnitin-settings-and-similarity-check/ With Regards, Vinod Kumar Mishra, Head and Assistant Librarian, Biju Patnaik Central Library (BPCL), NIT Rourkela, Sundergadh-769008, Odisha, India. Mob:91+9439420860 URL: http://vinod.itshelp.co.in/ ORCID ID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4666-7874 *"Spiritual relationship is far more precious than physical. Physical relationship divorced from spiritual is body without soul" -- Mahatma Gandhi* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: Online workshop on FOSS tools for Python, R programming and Data analytics.
by Mohan Hr 22 Aug '20

22 Aug '20

Dear friends Pl see the announcement from Middle East College, Oman related to online workshop on Python, R programming & Data Analytics. It is an excellent opportunity for those wanting to enhance their knowledge in these areas. The workshop sessions are offered free. The organisers recommend to join in one workshop and attend all sessions though one can take part in more than one theoretically. There is a change in the time table shared in this mail. Sunday being a holiday, the sessions planned on 23rd will be taking place on Monday morning. These changes are indicated in the regn form at *https://bit.ly/MECFOSS* <https://bit.ly/MECFOSS> Registration is open till 22nd Aug but we have requested the organiser & coordinator Mr. Jitendra Pandey, jitendra(a)mec.edu.om to consider late registrations since the announcement is sent to the group late. Pl get the timings of the sessions confirmed ( as Oman time is 1hr 30 min behind IST) Pl make use of the opportunity and get benefited. With regards -- hrmohan ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Jitendra Pandey <jitendra(a)mec.edu.om> Date: Fri, Aug 21, 2020, 8:21 PM Subject: Online workshop on FOSS tools for Python, R programming and Data analytics. To: Jitendra Pandey <jitendra(a)mec.edu.om> Dear Sir/Madam, Greetings! I hope you are safe and healthy. Please share with your staff / students and contacts. I would like to invite you for joining 1 week free workshop on FOSS tools for Python, R programming and Data analytics. The participants will receive a certificate after the attending all the sessions and filling up the feedback form. *“Python” Week* *Tailor made free online Python crash course for fresh graduates and above levels* *Date* *Days* *Topics* *Timings* 23/08/2020 Sunday * Python* Data Science 1 PM – 2 PM 24/08/2020 Monday * Python* Data Visualization 1 PM – 2 PM 25/08/2020 Tuesday * Python* Data Analytics 1 PM – 2 PM 26/08/2020 Wednesday * Python* Machine Learning 1 PM – 2 PM 27/08/2020 Thursday * Python* AI 1 PM – 2 PM *“R” Week* *Tailor made free online R crash course for fresh graduates and above levels* *Date* *Days* *Topics* *Timings* 23/08/2020 Sunday *R* Data Science 2.30 PM – 3.30 PM 24/08/2020 Monday *R* Data Visualization 2.30 PM – 3.30 PM 25/08/2020 Tuesday *R *Data Analytics 2.30 PM – 3.30 PM 26/08/2020 Wednesday *R* Machine Learning 2.30 PM – 3.30 PM 27/08/2020 Thursday *R* AI 2.30 PM – 3.30 PM *“Research Data Analytics” Week* *Tailor made free online FOSS -Research Data Analytics crash course for Graduates, Post Graduates and Research Scholars* *Date* *Days* *Topics* *Timings* 23/08/2020 Sunday Research Data Analytics using FOSS - *JASP* 4 PM – 5 PM 24/08/2020 Monday Research Data Analytics using FOSS - *R* 4 PM – 5 PM 25/08/2020 Tuesday Research Data Analytics using FOSS - *Python* 4 PM – 5 PM 26/08/2020 Wednesday Research Data Analytics using FOSS - *PSPP* 4 PM – 5 PM 27/08/2020 Thursday Research Data Analytics using FOSS - *Jamovi* 4 PM – 5 PM *Presenter Profile:- * Dr. Prakash Kumar Udupi is a Fellow of Institution of Engineers and Certified Chartered Engineer from IEI. He is having PhD in Computer Science Engineering, M.Tech. in Information Technology and MBA in Business Administration. He has more than 25 years of experience in industry, military, academics and at present faculty at Middle East College, Muscat, Oman. He is a world class trainer on Project Management tools and techniques, Business/Research Data Analytics, Machine Learning and AI. He is a certified Microsoft Project and Quality Management System trainer. He has many research publications, research /industry project executions, large project implementations to his credits. He is a Jury Member, TPC member, External Examiner for PhD thesis evaluations of various universities including VTU in India. *For Registration* Click :- * *https://bit.ly/MECFOSS* <https://bit.ly/MECFOSS> Enquiry Contact – Mr. Jitendra Pandey, jitendra(a)mec.edu.om *All workshops will be conducted online using Microsoft Teams. MS Teams link will be mailed after registration. Best Regards, *Jitendra Pandey* Senior Lecturer, Project Coordinator Department of Computing [image: Description: cid:970E53F0-708A-42AD-8AE7-F86DD3CD68ED] Knowledge Oasis Muscat P.O. Box 79, PC 124, Al Rusayl, Sultanate of Oman Tel: +968 24 <+968%2024%20531575> 531575 <+968%2024%20531575>, Fax: + 968 24 446 028 <+%20968%2024%20446%20028> Web: www.mec.edu.om This email is intended solely for the addressee(s) and the information it contains is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient please delete this email and inform the sender as soon as possible, and any copying, distribution or other action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance upon it is prohibited and may be unlawful.

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Are western universities encouraging hacking by paying ransoms?
by Francis Jayakanth 21 Aug '20

21 Aug '20

Dear Members, In the recent past, several of the American universities have paid exorbitant ransoms to prevent the ransomware gang from leaking the stolen data from the universities. The latest victim is The University of UTAH. The University has revealed today that it paid a ransomware gang $457,059 in order to avoid having hackers leak student information online. For the full story, you may visit the link: https://www.zdnet.com/article/university-of-utah-pays-457000-to-ransomware-… Best regards, Francis Francis Jayakanth JRD Library, IISc. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Webinar on Lesser Known Digital Libraries in India: Emerging Initiatives
by hariharan_ah＠yahoo.com 21 Aug '20

21 Aug '20

SALIS Webinar Series : 39 Topic : Lesser Known Digital Libraries in India: Emerging Initiatives Speaker : Dr. Anup Kumar Das Centre for Studies in Science Policy Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi Webinar Registration Link: https://bit.ly/saliswebinar39 Date: August 22, 2020 (Saturday) 6.00 p.m. - 7.00 p.m. No Registration Fee For Registration : https://bit.ly/saliswebinar39 e-certificate will be issued to all participants only after submission of the feedback form and the link will be given in the chat box at the end of the presentation Webinar Link : https://www.gotomeet.me/SALIS-Webinars Access Code: 618-892-365

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