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Interview with Prof. Shalini Urs
by Santosh C. Hulagabali 07 Mar '20

07 Mar '20

Dear all, I am happy to share with you all that 'Open Interview <https://www.openinterview.org/>' has brought yet another interview transcript. This time, it is of the celebrated LIS academic Prof. Shalini Urs. Dr. Sarika Sawant of SNDT Women's University has interviewed her. In this interview, Porf. Shalini has spoken on a wide range of professional issues concerning teaching and practicing librarianship. She shares her inspiring journey of teaching, handling global project works and institution building. She is of the strong view that the dynamically changing global trends in library and information science need to be seen through different lenses and also maintains that LIS is a meta discipline and hence we have to become meta by rising above the disciplinary borders. Her message to the budding LIS teachers and professionals is worth following. Please visit the following link for accessing the interview transcript. The emergent field of information science continues to search for identity and a suitable paradigm <https://openinterview.org/2020/02/28/shalini-urs-the-emergent-field-of-info…> : Shalini Urs Regards, -- Santosh C. Hulagabali, PhD <https://santoshch.weebly.com/> University Librarian Central University of Haryana <http://cuh.ac.in/> Jant-Pali, Mahendergarh-123 029 Haryana, India Cell: +91-99874 28147 .. DISCLAIMER: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail & discard all copies of the original message. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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This 73-year-old librarian in Kerala walks 4 km every day to promote reading
by Raghavendra pawar 06 Mar '20

06 Mar '20

Inspiring story, unfortunately these type of unsung personalities not recognized by professional organizations. This 73-year-old librarian in Kerala walks 4 km every day to promote reading <https://yourstory.com/socialstory/2020/03/73-year-old-librarian-kerala-prom…> Thank you, Raghavendra R

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International Workshop on Semantic Techniques and Technologies for Data and Knowledge Representation 6-10 July
by Subhashis Das 06 Mar '20

06 Mar '20

Dear All, Please register today to learn all about Ontology and to enjoy beautiful Bangalore weather !!!! The SemTech2020 is designed for researchers, practitioners, and professionals dealing with data and information cutting across domains and disciplines from both the academia and industry. The following are some of the skills that the attendees would acquire on completion of the Workshop. The workshop will enable the participants in learning the procedure of: - producing knowledge artifacts (ontology); - producing data in multi-machine-readable formats with minimal effort; - mixing data collected from various sources in different formats; - integrating the data with the knowledge artifacts giving meaning to data; - producing data in machine-processable formats that can be used by AI (Artificial Intelligence) systems for doing smart jobs (e.g., reasoning, decision making); - LD creation and publication on the Web; - data sharing and communication with the scientific community. Accommodation Type Accommodation Charges Breakfast Charges Dinner Charges Shared accommodation (two in one room) Rs. 250/- per day Rs. 45 Rs. 120/80 (Non-Veg/Veg) *Single accommodation Rs. 300/- per day Rs. 45 Rs. 120/80 (Non-Veg/Veg) *Single accommodation (in a double occupancy room) Rs. 500/- per day Rs. 45 Rs. 120/80 (Non-Veg/Veg For deatils please visit: https://drtc.isibang.ac.in/semtech/ -- With regards, Subhashis Das, PhD Postdoctoral Research Fellow Information Communication Technology (ICT)- Doctoral School University of Trento, Italy email: subhashis.das(a)unitn.it Advisor: Prof. Fausto Giunchiglia -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Learn Advance Koha Online - Course Reserve in Koha
by Dp Tripathi 06 Mar '20

06 Mar '20

Dear Friends, Welcome to the new series of 'Learn Advance Koha Online'. In this series, only the issues which requires depth technical skills in Koha will be discussed. This video will be helpful to understand the process of course reserve in Koha. Course Reserve allows Koha to create the different courses and add the books being taught in different courses in different departments. https://youtu.be/yCJvMnXIHVE For any query/suggestion, feel free to write at librarianguide(a)gmail.com Please join Librarian Guide Telegram Channel for more updates at https://t.me/librarianguide Thanks Librarian Guide https://t.me/librarianguide -- ************************************** *Dhanwantari Prakash Tripathi* MA (ECO), MLISc, HDISM, ECDL Ph.D. (Pursue) Commonwealth Fellow, University of East London ************************************** Assistant Librarian & AR (Offg.) AC-UG Biju Patnaik Central Library National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Odisha –769008 INDIA ************************************** *YouTube - Librarian Guide <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqq2XkD5KKp5W7VrMJOsGhw>* *UGC-NET Preparation Site <http://ugcnet.dptripathi.in/>* ************************************** *M - +91-8895296796* *U - www.dptripathi.in <http://www.dptripathi.in/>* ************************************** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Learn Advance Koha Online - Auto Backup of Koha in Ubuntu with Crontab
by Dp Tripathi 06 Mar '20

06 Mar '20

Dear Friends, Welcome to the new series of 'Learn Advance Koha Online'. In this series, only the issues which requires depth technical skills in Koha will be discussed. This video will be helpful to understand the process of setting up the auto backup of Koha in Ubuntu with Crontab at scheduled time. https://youtu.be/mf3N3b3CChk For any query/suggestion, feel free to write at librarianguide(a)gmail.com Please join Librarian Guide Telegram Channel for more updates at https://t.me/librarianguide Thanks Librarian Guide https://t.me/librarianguide -- ************************************** *Dhanwantari Prakash Tripathi* MA (ECO), MLISc, HDISM, ECDL Ph.D. (Pursue) Commonwealth Fellow, University of East London ************************************** Assistant Librarian & AR (Offg.) AC-UG Biju Patnaik Central Library National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Odisha –769008 INDIA ************************************** *YouTube - Librarian Guide <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqq2XkD5KKp5W7VrMJOsGhw>* *UGC-NET Preparation Site <http://ugcnet.dptripathi.in/>* ************************************** *M - +91-8895296796* *U - www.dptripathi.in <http://www.dptripathi.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] L J Haravu passed away
by chudamani kuppahalli 05 Mar '20

05 Mar '20

I had seen him at drtc seminars. He was a very knowledgeable person. He managed icrisat with all information management tools in running it .  I think, we have lost a great professional. Chudamani Sent from RediffmailNG on Android From: Koteswara Rao Mamidi <mk-rao(a)hotmail.com> Sent: Wed, 4 Mar 2020 14:43:35 GMT+0530 To: Shamprasad Pujar <pujar(a)igidr.ac.in> Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] L J Haravu passed away It’s sad to hear the news about the sudden death of Shri Haravu. He is indeed a great library professional and a true ICT expert apart from being a loving and unassuming human being. I am proud and lucky to be associated with him as a friend. We have really lost a great library professional of our time. May his soul rest in peace. Dr M Koteswara Former librarian UoH Sent from my iPhone > On 04-Mar-2020, at 3:40 PM, Shamprasad Pujar <pujar(a)igidr.ac.in> wrote: > > Dear All, > > It is very sad to know the demise of Shri Haravu. He was tech savvy and > guiding spirit for many professionals. I was fortunate to meet him first in > ICRISAT during our BLISc tour in 1989 and later in some of the workshops. > His contribution to the area of library automation is truly remarkable. > > I pray God to rest his soul in peace. > > Regards, > > S.M. Pujar > Chief Librarian > IGIDR, Mumbai > ---- > > > > > > > >> On Tue, 3 Mar, 2020, 10:07 PM Prakash K, <prakash.kalvira(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Shri L J Haravu, residing at Mysore has passed away on 2nd of night of >> March 2020 with brief illness of old age issues.  He was a guiding spirit >> for LIS professionals at Mysuru. He was freelance information consultant. >> He was associated with Kesavan Institute of Information and Knowledge >> Management. He was also source behind developing  NewGenLib LIS software. >> He was active on Facebook, specially with witty poems. >> >> Laksminarasimh Jayaram Haravu b.1935, has Masters degree in Mathematics and >> Masters in Information Science. >> >> Since 1964, Shri. Haravu was pioneer in designing and implementing computer >> - based tools to improve information services for scientific and technical >> users of libraries in India and globally. A mathematician by training, >> Haravu entered the information field at the National Scientific >> Documentation Centre in New Delhi. He has since collaborated in many >> projects and held senior positions at the Indian Institute of Technology, >> the National Small Industry Extension Training Institute(NISIET) and Bharat >> Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL). He was consultant for DESIDOC, INFLIBNET, >> FAO, IDRC, ILRI, etc. He served as a head of the Library and Documentation >> services at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid >> Tropics (ICRISAT) , Hyderabad. He has developed utilities for use with >> Unesco’s Micro CDS/ISIS, Delphi-ISIS, SDI services. He was IASLIC Librarian >> of the year 1994. >> >> I met him at ICRISAT as student of BLIS in 1991, he inspired us with lot of >> enthusiasm on current practices in Library Automation, Databases, Services, >> Future Trends, etc. and opportunities to work in LIS field. Till last year >> he was frequently visiting KSOU Library with his Engineer friend. I pray >> god almighty to rest his soul in peace and give strength to bear this great >> loss to his family. >> >> Dr. K Prakash >> Secretary, MyLISA >> >> -- >> >> With best regards, >> ------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Dr. K Prakash >> Librarian >> Karnataka State Open University >> Mukthagangotri >> Mysuru – 570006 >> >> Email: prakash_k(a)yahoo.com | Web: http://ksoumysuru.ac.in/ >> <http://www.ksoumysore.edu.in/> >> Tel: 0821-2510953(Dir) | EPBX: 0821-2500873, 2519952 Extn.: 530 >> Cell: 9448066788 >> >> -- >> 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 _______________________________________________ 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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Re: [LIS-Forum] L J Haravu passed away
by John Rose 05 Mar '20

05 Mar '20

Dear Colleagues, When I joined UNESCO in 1974 there was intense international debate about the advisability and feasibility of introducing ICT in information centres, particularly in developing countries. From the late seventies to the late eighties Shri L.J. Haravu, then at ICRISAT, made very important contributions to international cooperation on the application of ICT through an information science approach, notably by participating in several practical UNESCO activities like consultant missions and training. He helped me personally a lot in this context: always available, convivial, wise and competent. We then lost contact but a few years ago we met electronically for a stimulating discussion on the output of his new avocation as a general audience author. I like so many of you will miss him dearly, my deepest condolences to his family. John Rose (Sèvres, France) Le 04/03/2020 à 05:39, lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in a écrit : > 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. L J Haravu passed away (Prakash K) > 2. Reminder: CFP: Subject Access and Artificial Intelligence: > Enhancing Competencies and Safeguarding Ethics” - IFLA WLIC > Open Session (Dublin, Ireland) (Aida Slavic) > 3. Re: L J Haravu passed away (Shamprasad Pujar) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2020 20:18:07 +0530 > From: Prakash K <prakash.kalvira(a)gmail.com> > To: "lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in" <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> > Subject: [LIS-Forum] L J Haravu passed away > Message-ID: > <CAEVCyD629idf0=fiaKDGJTEL8NB4f4Q8ajGgUJZG3iwqtond_Q(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Shri L J Haravu, residing at Mysore has passed away on 2nd of night of > March 2020 with brief illness of old age issues. He was a guiding spirit > for LIS professionals at Mysuru. He was freelance information consultant. > He was associated with Kesavan Institute of Information and Knowledge > Management. He was also source behind developing NewGenLib LIS software. > He was active on Facebook, specially with witty poems. > > Laksminarasimh Jayaram Haravu b.1935, has Masters degree in Mathematics and > Masters in Information Science. > > Since 1964, Shri. Haravu was pioneer in designing and implementing computer > - based tools to improve information services for scientific and technical > users of libraries in India and globally. A mathematician by training, > Haravu entered the information field at the National Scientific > Documentation Centre in New Delhi. He has since collaborated in many > projects and held senior positions at the Indian Institute of Technology, > the National Small Industry Extension Training Institute(NISIET) and Bharat > Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL). He was consultant for DESIDOC, INFLIBNET, > FAO, IDRC, ILRI, etc. He served as a head of the Library and Documentation > services at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid > Tropics (ICRISAT) , Hyderabad. He has developed utilities for use with > Unesco’s Micro CDS/ISIS, Delphi-ISIS, SDI services. He was IASLIC Librarian > of the year 1994. > > I met him at ICRISAT as student of BLIS in 1991, he inspired us with lot of > enthusiasm on current practices in Library Automation, Databases, Services, > Future Trends, etc. and opportunities to work in LIS field. Till last year > he was frequently visiting KSOU Library with his Engineer friend. I pray > god almighty to rest his soul in peace and give strength to bear this great > loss to his family. > > Dr. K Prakash > Secretary, MyLISA > -- ************ John B. Rose 1 Bis rue des Châtre-Sacs 92310 Sèvres, France Email: johnrose(a)alumni.caltech.edu

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Supporting your researchers: Survey of publishing and predatory journals
by John Akeroyd 05 Mar '20

05 Mar '20

Dear Health Librarian/Research Manager/Director Do you work in the Health or related sector? Please can you help us? We are researching whether and how health and medical researchers are advised as to where to publish their research papers. We are interested in what services are offered, by whom and with what success. We have a special interest in the situation regarding predatory journals (defined in the survey) and how it is being dealt with. The survey will only take 10 -15 minutes of your time. It is anonymous but we are also interested in conducting follow up interviews with some respondents and if you are interested in participating please leave an email address at the end where we might contact you. We will provide a full copy of our report to all interviewees. Many thanks for your cooperation. If this survey is not of interest to you or not your responsibility, or you would like a colleague to also reply, please feel free to pass it on. You can access the survey here https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/Z2N3M5F <https://deref-mail.com/mail/client/jNCoqGO9Zc0/dereferrer/?redirectUrl=http…> The survey is being undertaken by CIBER Research <https://deref-mail.com/mail/client/YuWSj2MkNf8/dereferrer/?redirectUrl=http…> in collaboration with Cabells. <https://deref-mail.com/mail/client/l3SgyhjSLPU/dereferrer/?redirectUrl=http…> Prof Dave Nicholas *CIBER Research, UK* Simon Linacre *Cabells International*

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Sad Demise of Prof. L. J. Haravu (Rana, Mahadeb)
by Mahadeb Rana 05 Mar '20

05 Mar '20

I am really being pained to learn that Prof. L. J. Haravu, a great pioneer in developing NewGenLib library software and legendary figure in LIS profession is no more. He has passed away on 2nd March 2020 at Mysore. It is a great loss to the LIS community. I pray to the Almighty that his soul may rest in peace. No words of consolation can give comfort to his bereaved family. With regards, Dr. Mahadeb Rana Kalyani Government Engineering College Kalyani, Nadia-741235 West Bengal, India Compose: Sad Demise of Prof. L. J. Haravu [image: Minimize][image: Pop-out][image: Close]

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Mr Haravu
by Subbiah Arunachalam 05 Mar '20

05 Mar '20

Friends: Mr Haravu is no more but will live long in our memories as is evident from the large number of condolence messages pouring in in this list. He was good in setting up, professionally managing, and making libraries attractive and useful to the intended audience, but that is what is expected of all of us. He did something more. For example, he joined hands with Prof. Thyaga Natarajan, his teacher at INSDOC and who did not receive proper recognition, in a great project of creating a compendium of ragas and keerthanas of Carnatic music. I am not sure if he had made it available in the public domain; if not, someone should take the initiative, talk to members of his family and bring out the compendium. I came to know him when he was a trainee at INSDOC and I was working at the Publications & Information Directorate of CSIR. My workplace and his classroom were in the same floor in our office in the Pusa campus in New Delhi. But I never once spoke to him! Long afterwards, I went to Hyderabad to cover a technology conference hosted by BHEL and I met him at the BHEL booth and we had a brief chat. Again, after a long gap, when I was visiting ICRISAT (unofficially) to collaborate with my friend Muthu Madhan, I found his address and contacted him and he invited me home. This time we had a longer conversation. I could see the sense of fulfillment when he narrated the project he had been carrying out with Prof. Natarajan. RIP. Subbiah Arunachalam

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