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SIX joint webinars of CSI, ACM & IEEE CS during 8-22 Aug 2020
by Mohan Hr 05 Aug '20

05 Aug '20

Dear all, CSI Chennai, ACM Chennai & IEEE CS Madras cordially invite you to the following SIX webinars scheduled during 8 -22 Aug 2020. All webinars start at 6 pm IST. Pl register using the respective google form links. 8th Aug -- Scope of 3D Printing: Use Cases around Healthcare Sector in handling COVID. https://bit.ly/3hKLU1N 11th Aug -- Demystifying Hadoop & Map Reduce. https://bit.ly/3fUwRlt 15th Aug -- Game Based Education and Training. https://bit.ly/3hrfcCh 18th Aug -- Data Analytics Using R. https://bit.ly/2Eb4LEC 20th Aug -- Preparing for work (CV Writing & Interview Skills). https://event.webinarjam.com/register/164/pr86vb6g 22nd Aug -- 5G: The Game Changer, from myth to reality. https://bit.ly/3344Rs6 For the webinar presentation & speaker details, pl visit the full schedule of Aug 2020 events at https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2020/07/csi-chennai-acm-chennai-ieee-cs-mad…

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Online Training on Koha Serials Control
by Apurba J Majumder 03 Aug '20

03 Aug '20

*NECOLIB Offers Online Training on Koha Serials Control Module* Target participants: Librarians, LIS Professionals, Students Participant Limit: 50 only Training Period: 2 days (1 hour each) [01.00 pm to 02.00 pm] Dates:10- 10-11 August 2020 Course fee: Rs.200.00 Evaluation Mode: Training & MCQ type test for details visit http://necolib.blogspot.com/ -- Thanks & Regards, ****************************** Apurba Jyoti Majumder Assistant Librarian Rabindra Library (Central Library) Assam University. Dargakona Silchar- 781011 www.aus.ac.in We care for tomorrow: Go Green, Save a tree...please do not print this e-mail unless you really need. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library services started at Cambridgeshire from 1st Aug 2020
by Mohan Hr 03 Aug '20

03 Aug '20

The Cambridgeshire library services have started from 1st August 2020 Pl see the video at https://youtu.be/ERyWilbpbok Quite interesting to watch With regards -- hrmohan

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The Interesting Reads And Information -- IRAI -- 200801
by Mohan Hr 03 Aug '20

03 Aug '20

Dear friends Greetings The Interesting Reads And Information (IRAI) Post of 1st Aug 2020 features the following. Articles to Read Concepts/Terms Explained Events to Participate IRAI Quiz to Review Your Knowledge Tips to Use Books & Periodicals Points to Ponder Reference Research Websites to Visit Videos to Watch Employment Action Agenda Innovations to Know Education Health & Well Being Entertainment Quotes , Thoughts & Stories to Inspire In Lighter Sense Titbits Answers to IRAI Quiz -- 200801 To read these features, please visit https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2020/08/interesting-reads-and-information-i… Pl provide your feedback by email to hrmohan.ieee(a)gmail.com Archives at https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2020/07/intereresing-reads-and-information.… Pl share this post with your colleagues, friends and contacts who may be interested in the content of this post. With regards -- hrmohan

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Webinar on Preparing for work (CV Writing & Interview Skills) on 20th Aug 2020
by Mohan Hr 03 Aug '20

03 Aug '20

Dear all IEEE CS Madras, ACM Chennai, CSI Chennai & Cambridge Assessment English cordially invite you for a joint webinar under the series "Gain the skills required to excel in your career" being scheduled at 6 pm IST on 20th Aug 2020. Topic: Preparing for work (CV Writing & Interview Skills) Presenter: Mr. Ian Cawley, Global Product Manager for Business (BEC) Qualifications, Cambridge, UK Moderator: Mr. Joshua Gnanakkan, Cambridge Assessment English, India Date & Time: 20th Aug 2020 at 6 pm IST Webinar flyer at https://bit.ly/3fgoe3E Register at https://event.webinarjam.com/register/164/pr86vb6g

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Ebooks request
by Manjunatha S 02 Aug '20

02 Aug '20

Dear Professional Friends, I am looking for the following 2 ebooks- 1. Narrating the Child: Indian Contexts by Rakesh Desai 2. The Routledge Companion to Children's Literature by David Rudd Kindly help me if you have subscription. Thanks & regards, Manjunatha.S Librarian | JNC Email : library(a)jyotinivas.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Dr. Arlene G. Taylor: Biography and Festschrift
by Salman Haider 02 Aug '20

02 Aug '20

A biography and festschrift of *Prof. Arlene G. Taylor *is published in the *Librarianship Studies & Information Technology *blog. It is available at the below link. URL: https://www.librarianshipstudies.com/2020/07/arlene-g-taylor.html *Abstract*: Biography and festschrift of Prof. Arlene G. Taylor. It can be divided into three parts: 1) Introductory Video, 2) Biography Part, 3) Festschrift Part *1. Introductory Video:* A 4-minute video highlighting the life and contributions of Dr. Taylor. This video is included at the top of the biography. It is also available separately on YouTube at https://youtu.be/Ls_NUy-bcZQ *2. Biography Part: * Dr. Arlene G. Taylor (born December 22, 1941) is Professor Emerita from the School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, where she taught for 12 years prior to retiring, and holds an honorary appointment as a Distinguished Adjunct Professor at University of North Carolina School of Information and Library Science. Her career as a library school educator lasted more than 30 years, and included teaching at Columbia University and the University of Chicago. She is lead author or co-author of widely-used texts, including Introduction to Cataloging and Classification (6th to 11th editions) and The Organization of Information (four editions). She has an extensive publication record of refereed articles, books and book chapters, and research reports, and she has given more than 90 guest presentations for national, state, and regional library associations, as well as library schools. Taylor's international activities include serving as a workshop leader, teacher, and/or consultant in Brazil, England, Thailand, and Israel. For her work in the latter two countries, she received Fulbright Senior Specialist Program Grants. She has held leadership positions on many professional association committees, including the ALA/ALCTS Catalog Form and Function Committee (Chair, 1995–1998) and the ALA/ALCTS/CCS Subject Analysis Committee (Chair, 1992–1994). Her professional contributions have been recognized with the ALA/ALCTS Margaret Mann Citation, the ALA/Highsmith Library Literature Award for The Organization of Information, and the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Graduate School of Library and Information Science Alumni Association, among other honors. Prior to earning her Ph.D. at UNC, she had worked in libraries as a school librarian and as a cataloger at the Library of Congress, Christopher Newport College (now University), and Iowa State University. Taylor longed to return to North Carolina from the time she left in 1981. After she retired from teaching, she and her husband moved to Chapel Hill in 2007. She continues to write, working with former students on research articles and on new editions of her textbooks. She also enjoys “cataloging” her many pictures of parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, and great-great grandparents, and their families. *3. Festschrift Part:* In this part friends and associates of Dr. Arlene G. Taylor speak about her life and works, and her influence on LIS research and researchers, whether at the level of the individual, institution, or the field of librarianship with special reference to cataloging, metadata, and information organization. Includes here tributes by Blanche Woolls, Professor Emerita, University of Pittsburgh, Linda C. Smith, Professor Emerita, School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Barbara B. Tillett, Former Chief of the Library's Cataloging Policy & Support Office, Library of Congress, Prof. Dr. Essam Mansour, Professor, Department of Libraries and Information, South Valley University, Egypt, Barbara Paff, Former Cataloger, Iowa State University, and by Salman Haider, creator, Librarianship Studies & Information Technology blog. Salman Haider

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Re: [LIS-Forum] New education policy and libraries
by chudamani kuppahalli 01 Aug '20

01 Aug '20

The intention seems to be automatic development of resource centers. Extra emphasis may add to the burden on the exchequer Chudamani Sent from RediffmailNG on Android From: "Vasumathi Sriganesh (QMed)" <vasu(a)qmedkf.org.in> Sent: Fri, 31 Jul 2020 23:39:24 GMT+0530 To: Dr Anand Byrappa <anand.byrappa(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] New education policy and libraries Dear Dr Anand Thank you for your inputs: Related to libraries, Policy should have stressed on two important issues at least: a) Every educational institution must have a well equipped library b) library should be managed only by professionally qualified staff. I have not read the policy yet, but I definitely agree to your points. I would add that the following details 1) Clearly list the objectives of libraries (as applicable in the modern age) - a centre that is well equipped, be a training and research zone as well 2) Professionally qualified staff managing the libraries will be regularly retrained to be able to handle varied print and electronic resources, aid in teaching research and are involved in the implementation of the curriculum in the institution Completely my views. Vasumathi Sriganesh QMed Knowledge Foundation A-3, Shubham Center, Cardinal Gracious Road Chakala, Andheri East, Mumbai 400099, India Tel: 91-22-40054474    Mob: +919867292230 Email: vasu(a)qmed.ngo  Web:www.qmed.ngo MMC Speaker Code - MMC/MASS/00030/2016 Member: Academy of Health Professions Education Our online courses - www.qmedcourses.in On Thu, Jul 30, 2020 at 12:25 PM Dr Anand Byrappa <anand.byrappa(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Dear professional friends, > > Thought of sharing my views on new NEW EDUCATION POLICY  on libraries (page > 61 and 62 of the document) > > I went through Library related policy content. Following are my > observations: > > Nothing new in it to bring transformation in libraries. However, overall > education policy is good and it surely brings in transformation IN > education system > > Related to libraries, Policy should have stressed on two important issues > at least: > a) Every educational institution must have a well equipped library > b) library should be managed only by professionally qualified staff. > > I believe, the above two will address all other needs and libraries will be > impactful in society > > Would like to hear from others. > > (Views expressed are of my personal and not related my organization) > > Regards > Anand Byrappa > Indian Institute of Science > Bangalore. > > -- > Thanks, > Anand > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > > _______________________________________________ > LIS-Forum mailing list > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Updated CFP: STMet 2020
by Francis Jayakanth 01 Aug '20

01 Aug '20

From: fgct(a)socio.org.uk <fgct(a)socio.org.uk> Sent: 31 July 2020 12:20 Second International Conference on Science & Technology Metrics (STMet 2020) Chinese Academy of Sciences, and University of Macau, Macau 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 familiarize 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 Moed, Elsevier, Netherlands 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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Unleashing Koha: the complete library solution book released
by Vimal Kumar V. 31 Jul '20

31 Jul '20

This book is for Library and Information Science students and professionals with little or no Koha knowledge. It takes you, step by step, through what you need to know to work with Koha. Now you can place an order for the book from here, https://rzp.io/l/3S1fnu8 Preview of the book available here. https://vimal0212.files.wordpress.com/2020/07/unleashing-koha-book-preview.… Unleashing Koha: the complete library solution is a Koha user guide that suits all, whether you are a Library and Information Science student or a professional. It includes information on the emergence of Koha, selection of Linux-based operating system, Debian/Ubuntu basics, installation of Koha, Koha modules, administration, maintenance, and Koha learning resources. This book gives the step-by-step instructions with clear explanations that demystify Koha. The authors of the book are Library Science professional and Koha experts. Gives an idea on how to prepare for Koha installation. Configuration of newly installed Koha. Learn fundamental operations of all Koha modules. Introduction to Debian/Linux administration for Koha. Simplified Koha system maintenance. Introduce various resources to keep in touch with the changes in Koha software. Unleashing Koha: the complete library solution is the learning companion you need. It provides hands-on training that lets you dive deep into Koha, the Free Integrated Library Management system. About the authors Dr Vimal Kumar V has been teaching and writing about Linux and Koha for more than 15 years. A library professional and an expert in Free and Open Source software. His Koha Geek blog is trendy among the Library and Information Science community. Subeesh Gopinathan is a tech-savvy young library professional. He is interested in knowing and understanding technology changes. He explores and experiments the Linux-based operating systems and Open Source solutions in libraries. Also acts as a resource person for Koha training programmes. For queries, contact to subeeshgopinathan1990(a)gmail.com -- Dr Vimal Kumar V. Technical Assistant Mahatma Gandhi University Kottayam, Kerala, India-686 560 My Home Page: http://www.vimalkumar.info My Blogs: http://linuxhalwa.blogspot.com http://kohageek.blogspot.com http://dspacegeek.blogspot.com http://moovandan.blogspot.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I forget what I was taught. I only remember what I have learnt" -Patrick White -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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