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Join a Webinar on on “Libraries and the Integrity of Information” by Dr Michael Seadle, Professor, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany on 09 July 2019
by Vijay Vikram S Parihar 03 Jul '19

03 Jul '19

Dear Professionals, ICDL 2019 is delighted to host the second webinar in the series on topic “Libraries and the Integrity of Information”. You are invited to participate in a Webinar on “Libraries and the Integrity of Information” by Dr Michael Seadle, Professor, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany Date & Time : 09 July 2019, 14:00 HRS to 15:00 HRS Registration now for free webinar: https://www.teriin.org/events/icdl/webinar_details.php?id=2 There will be a series of webinars, these webinars are prelude to International Conference on Digital Landscape 2019 (ICDL 2019) which is going to be held on 6 to 8 November 2019 at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. Please submit your research paper in the upcoming ICDL 2019 conference. For more information on ICDL2019 go to : https://www.teriin.org/events/icdl/ Best regards V V S Parihar Information Analyst ====================================================================== Knowledge Resource Centre | The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI ) | India Habitat Centre | Lodi Road | New Delhi | India | T: +91 11 2468 2100 / 41504900 (extn 2758) | F: +91 11 2468 2144 | Mob: 9899031464 | Web: www.teriin.org Disclaimer : The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments is intended for the person or entity to which it is addressed, and it may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review or other use of this e-mail or taking any action based on it by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. If you receive this e-mail by mistake, please contact the sender, and delete all copies of this mail. This e-mail has been scanned and verified by MS Office 365 mail protection.

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Interesting Reads – 2019-07-01
by Mohan Hr 02 Jul '19

02 Jul '19

*Interesting Reads – 2019-07-01 * Read the Current Interesting Reads Post at https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/07/interesting-reads-2019-07-01.html Current IR Quiz at https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/07/ir-quiz-2019-07-01.html Archives of Interesting Reads Posts at https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/01/interesting-reads-archives-2019-201… *Articles* - Top 10 Application-Design Mistakes - Free Book: Sustainable Energy-- without hot air - All exhibits at the Summer Science Exhibition of Royal Society - Alcohol causes significant harm to those other than the drinker - Tips and Techniques for More Confident and Compelling Presentations - Boeing’s 737 Max Software Outsourced to $9-an-Hour Engineers - Wearable Computing - SpaceX is about to launch 152 dead people's remains into orbit aboard a Falcon Heavy rocket - As countries battle for control of North Pole, science is the ultimate winner - She can STEM and be a keynote speaker too! - From Retailers To Insurance Providers, Here Are 20 Corps Using Drone Tech Today - Nature Index 2019 Annual tables - Can tracking people through phone-call data improve lives? - These 20 pictures will teach you more than reading 100 books - Bonus: 9 Best Motivational Leadership Videos Under 3 Minutes *Events / Announcements* - Mini Tutorial on “Demystifying Internet of Things (IoT)” on 20th Jul 2019 - SPIN Chennai: Workshop on Reinvent QMS for the Disruptive Industry on 6 th Jul 2019 - Call For Papers to Special Sessions: IEEE TENCON 2019 at Kochi during 17-19 Oct 2019. Last date 15th Jul 2019 - TIC 2019: Tamil Internet Conference. 20-22 Sep 2019 at Chennai - CSI’s 53rd Annual Convention – 27-29 Sep 2019 at Udaipur - IEEE INDICON-2019 at Marwadi University, Rajkot, Gujarat during 13-15 Dec 2019 *IR-Quiz* Participate in the IR Quiz – 2019-07-01 and win Rs. 250/- worth Amazon Gift Voucher from Dynamic Group. Visit https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/07/ir-quiz-2019-07-01.html *Access Links* Read the current Interesting Reads Post at https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/07/interesting-reads-2019-07-01.html Current IR Quiz at https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/07/ir-quiz-2019-07-01.html Archives of Interesting Reads Posts at https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/01/interesting-reads-archives-2019-201… *Feedback* We will be pleased to have your feedback on the “Interesting Reads” posts being sent once in five days. Pl. share the links of any interesting things you come across so that we can include them in these email posts. Also, pl. share the email ids of your colleagues, friends, peers and contacts, if you want them to be included in the google group to get regular posts. Pl. send all your communications to hrmohan.ieee(a)gmail.com With regards HR Mohan

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Library Professional Trainee at IIT Gandhinagar: Important Details
by Panna Chaudhary 01 Jul '19

01 Jul '19

Dear All, The candidates interested in 'Library Professional Trainee@IIT Gandhinagar may kindly note the following important details: Deadline for submitting application: *5th July, 2019 (Friday)* Online Application Submission Form: https://goo.gl/forms/HsnX8SMsHBAQV5N83 Time to Report & for Document Verification: *9.00 am on 6th July, 2019* (Saturday) Date for Written Test & Personal Interview: *6th July, 2019 at 10.00 am (Saturday)* Venue & Time for the Written Test: *Academic Block 1/101 & 102 at 10.00 am* How to Reach IITGN Campus: http://www.iitgn.ac.in/how-to-reach.htm For more information : http://www.iitgn.ac.in/staff-on-contract.htm For any query/clarification you may write us at librarytrainees(a)iitgn.ac.in Thanks & Regards Librarian

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Monitor UK
by Subbiah Arunachalam 01 Jul '19

01 Jul '19

Friends: Some recent posts on this Forum expressed concern about the dwindling standards of the profession and the need to improve the quality of the services libraries provide. I have a suggestion for LIS professionals *Monitor UK* provides a fantastic service in the area of paid publishing of research. Please see https://monitor.jisc.ac.uk/uk/about/ If we could create a *Monitor India* and provide data on transactional costs at the institutional, funder and publisher level (similar to what is being done in the UK) it would be very useful. I do not know how difficult the task would be. In my view, India should not spend a single rupee on APC. Arun http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-4658 http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9925-2009

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RFID Workshop - Knowledge Series
by Tushar Popat 01 Jul '19

01 Jul '19

Dear Librarians, Greetings from RapidRadio Solutions, Ahmedabad. We are pleased to announce *"RFID Workshop - Knowledge Series"* - a new initiative/effort from RapidRadio Solutions to share the knowledge of *RFID Technology & its Integration with LMS* with the community. The workshop sessions shall be conducted at different institutes across India between 1st July to 31st August 2019. Detailed list of institutes and respective workshop dates is available on http://library.rapidradio.co.in/workshop/. *First workshop in the series is at Vikram Sarabhai Library, IIM Ahmedabad. The registration is still open. Book your seat before the registration closes.* RapidRadio along this journey of 12 long years have acquired more than 150 library clients across India & surrounding countries. We are thankful to library fraternity for trusting this young RFID manufacturer and helping us to become one of the leading player in the RFID Automation market for libraries. Over these years we have seen that decision to purchase RFID system & executing the project, after decision is made has been one of the toughest job for the librarian & the institute as a whole. We strongly feel that librarians who have already implemented RFID in their libraries should come forward and share their experiences with fellow librarians on how did they go about this difficult decision making process. We wish to facilitate and encourage such experience sharing during workshop sessions. The complete list of speakers is available on the web page who would be speaking at different sessions. We welcome one and all from the Library fraternity to participate in this event through filling up the registration form. CLICK HERE <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdhZ7SFE3ZIgAVzFrE5sIE-vNUbMAgor-8…> to open the registration form. You can also copy the below link on your browser to open the same. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdhZ7SFE3ZIgAVzFrE5sIE-vNUbMAgor-8… For any further queries you can either contact us at library(a)rapidradio.co.in or the co-organizing institute for more details. Thanks & Regards *Tushar Popat* Business Development - Library Automation B-404, Satyamev I, Opp. Gujarat High Court, Sarkhej Gandhinagar Highway, Ahmedabad - 380 060 Phone: +91 79 2766 5256 Mob: +91 81560 86160 website <http://www.rapidradio.co.in/> | map <https://www.google.co.in/maps/place/RapidRadio+Solutions/@23.078139,72.5264…> | E-mail <tushar.popat(a)rapidradio.co.in>

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Advertisement for Diploma Holders in Library Science for One Year Apprenticeship Training
by Chethu D 29 Jun '19

29 Jun '19

Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL, Bangaluru Campus) is looking for Diploma Holders in Library Science for One Year Apprenticeship Training. Please visit the following link for details: http://www.bel-india.in/Documentviews.aspx?fileName=advertisement-28619.pdf Thanks & Regards Mr. CHETHANKUMAR D. (MLISc., CBSE NET and K-SET) Library Officer Bharat Electronics Limited, BEL Academy for Excellence, Bangalore - 560094 Mobile: +91 9590118599 Mail: dchethu7(a)gmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Education Policy, 2019 (Draft) and Libraries
by Sathyanarayana NV 29 Jun '19

29 Jun '19

Dear friends of LIS Profession The Ministry of Human Resources Development released the National Education Policy (NEP) 2019 (final draft) early this month inviting public opinion and feedback from all stakeholders. The good news is, unlike in the earlier draft report of NEP released in 2016 as an input to the policy which mentioned the word library just in one place coming as part of a quote, NEP 2019 mentions library in more than 30 instances, in its 480 page report, spread over 23 chapters. But the disappointment is, library is just mentioned in a few contexts as part of various infrastructure support. As policy guideline, there are only two statements on libraries: - “Expansion of school and public libraries and building a culture of reading and communication” (p68)’ - “Enhancing access to libraries and online journals” (p241) – This policy statement in particular suggests setting up a mechanism to enable the Government to be the single buyer for online access to journals for all public institutions to replace the present practice of funding premier institutions for subscriptions to journals. The treatment given to library is more of a “such as” facility. In October 2017, the committee set up for developing the new NEP 2019 had arranged a meeting of a few librarians in NAAC, Bangalore. This group of librarians had given a set of thirteen policy recommendations. None of these recommendations is found as specific policy statement in the NEP 2019 draft report which is surprising. I consider it important that the LIS groups initiate quick debate on NEP 2019 (draft) and its implications on the future of libraries in the country if accepted without according adequate and appropriate focus on library as an integral part of and yet distinct role player in education. It is highly desirable that LIS groups and in particular the professional associations like ILA, IASLIC and others initiate quick debate to evolve a national library policy document and submit to the NEP 2019 (draft) committee for inclusion as a distinct chapter in the report. |N. V. Sathyanarayana| |Chairman & Managing Director|Informatics India Ltd.|Bangalore 560004|INDIA| |www.informaticsglobal.com|+91-80-40387777| -- *Confidentiality Notice: *T*his electronic message transmission, including any attachment(s), may contain confidential, proprietary, or privileged information from Informatics Publishing Limited. If you are not the intended recipient, be advised that any dissemination, copying, distribution, printing or use of the contents of the information contained in this electronic message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this electronic message by error, please destroy all copies of the message and contact the sender immediately by either replying to this message or calling 91-80-40387777.* -- 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] LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 195, Issue 50
by Rathina Sabapathy 29 Jun '19

29 Jun '19

Dear Members, I am very happy to note that Prof. Asundi and Dr.Koteeswara Rao, the senior professionals who put their stamp in the profession, have pointed out the declining standard of LIS education and the insignificance of NEP 2019 in respect of libraries. I concur with their views 100% and the so called professional societies should do something to save the profession. There is no point in organising national and international conferences frequently without taking some steps to save the profession. Recently, I have visited some premier universities in Canada viz., University of Victoria and University of Toronto. It is amazing to see the significance they give to the libraries and library development. They are very big libraries with huge collection (1.5 million) with at least 100+ professional staff members. All modern cutting technologies are implemented and the beauty is that the libraries are well utilised by the students and faculty. We have seen at least 75% of the seats are occupied. It is important to note that these two universities are in the Worlds' best universities list with decent rank. So, still libraries play a vital role in education and research. But, unfortunately, in India, the importance of libraries in the higher education institutes is declining. I humbly pray the senior LIS professionals to kindly guide the younger generation on the ways and means to take suitable action to save the profession. Regards, Dr.G.Rathinasabapathy On Sat, Jun 29, 2019 at 5:30 PM <lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: > 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: National Education Policy, 2019 (Draft) and Libraries > (Koteswara Rao Mamidi) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2019 17:13:47 +0000 > From: Koteswara Rao Mamidi <mk-rao(a)hotmail.com> > To: Ashok Asundi <ashok_asundi(a)yahoo.com>, GANAGANUR MANJUNATH > <gkmbom(a)gmail.com> > Cc: lis-forum <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in>, Sathya > <sathya(a)informaticsglobal.com> > Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] National Education Policy, 2019 (Draft) and > Libraries > Message-ID: > < > MAXPR01MB284690A47732B1BDCDA9CC2898FC0(a)MAXPR01MB2846.INDPRD01.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" > > Dear LIS-forum members, > > Perhaps this may not be the right time for us to talk about the falling > standards of LIS profession, when we are confronted with an urgent task of > explaining the importance of libraries in education to the Union > Government; but we should certainly give a serious thought to what Dr. > Asundi had said with pain and anguish. > > Earlier, there were many discussions in this forum on the falling > standards of LIS profession, and the people or groups responsible for this > downfall; but nothing happened except a dim silence. I am glad that Dr. > Asundi has clearly explained how our LIS profession has failed to 'deliver' > its promises; the disregard for LIS profession by the Government; and how > we are unable to influence the Government on policy matters. (Incidentally, > he forgot to mention the mushrooming of LIS departments/centres, when there > is an severe unemployment in the LIS profession due to substandard > education). > > In my opinion, either collectively or individually, we did not show any > resentment or learnt any lessons from the past mistakes, but kept on going > without any action to bring some change in the profession. It is high time > for us to seriously do some thing to regain our lost professional identity > and contribute to the National Education Policy through a good set of > recommendations. I thank and wish all my senior colleagues involved in this > task Best Wishes. The opinion expressed here are my own and personal. > > Dr. M Koteswara Rao > former Librarian > University of Hyderabad > > ________________________________ > From: LIS-Forum <lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> on behalf of Ashok > Asundi <ashok_asundi(a)yahoo.com> > Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2019 11:24 AM > To: GANAGANUR MANJUNATH > Cc: lis-forum > Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] National Education Policy, 2019 (Draft) and > Libraries > > > Dear LISFraternity, > > > I am goingthrough the discussion on draft NEP andits discontented > importance about the libraries in education. The informal group of > library professionals prepared a good dossierforwarded the same to the > concerned authorities. Prof. M.K. Sridhar, the formerMember-Secretary of > Karnataka Knowledge Commission initiated to prepare a draft note to be > sent to the concerned . > > I present my views here on the state ofhappening in the LIS profession > for which entire fraternity is concerned but nosolution have come forth > These are my personal views being still very active in the professional > development and with a background of experience of more than 50 years > in LIS profession in different capacities. > > 1. Over the years the profession hasbeen loosing its identity; the > fact that > > a) The decline is visible throughthe successive education commission > reports since 1920 starting with Sadler committee Report > (CalcuttaUniversity Commission) > > > > b ) The New Education Policy, 1986and revised in 2001 has not taken > recourse to the recommendations on the importance and provisions of > library facilities in education in particular from school to university > education - the named reports are Mudliar commission on secondary > commission, Radhakrishnan and Kothar i Commission Reports of 1948-49 > and 1964-65. > > c) The two UGC Reports under the Chairmanshipof Dr. Ranganathan were > the firstand the last Reports on LIS Education and Academic Libraries > After the demise of Dr.Ranganathan there was no force to reckon with to > push the library cause and we fought only on status and salary scales, > that bestow ed with political leaders But the case of good library > facility in general has taken a back seat. > > > > d)Hardly no new appointments are made in the libraries;whether Public, > College or Universities. The condition of school libraries isbetter not to > mention. > > e) The profession gets its identity with men holding keypositions and > almost all universities in the state and most (Except Govt)college > libraries are without professional staff. We thought that by > adoptingtechnology we would give a facelift to the profession but it has > marred theprofession, as the library organisation has been least concerned > function in libraries. > > f)The profession grows, develops and gets an imated only when there is > good organisationalset-up. Where do we find a model organisation that we > can teach and implement. Wepresent good images only in Papers presented in > the conferences. > > g) We have borrowed many ideas, concepts and tools from west. Take for > example the OSS onLibrary Automation, we spend to the tune of Rs. 20-50 > lakhs on RFIDtechnology. But we have not made any cost - benefit analysis > on their implementation and it is worth to go forsuch hard technology. > > h)What does our organisations and associations aredoing? Visualising the > serious dearth ofworking professional manpower in thelibraries; contrary > we are producing enough from our library schools; noassociation has made > any representation to the Governments to look into thisissue. The > Governments think on the other hand the libraries can be managedwithout > adequate people. There are many one man libraries. > > i)The heads of our Associations are more or less satisfiedbecause they > can become members of oneor other committees in the Government or gain > some benefits to attend the conference abroad by virtue being ahead of the > national body. > > j) So no imagebuilding efforts have been on the anvil of our associations > and more or lessthey have lost the National identity and have been > functioning as just regionalassociations for the last severaldecades > throughout, without country wide representation and activities.. > > > > 2. Library Science Education andResearch is at a very low ebb. > > > > a) We have almost forgotten Ranganathancontributions and their > importance in LIS education and research and in library organisation, > whereas thewesterners are serious in reinventinghim and doing research on > him. This isone on the serious gaps also in our research studies. > > b) No theoretical research is being undertaken. 99% of > researchstudies are on survey based (Onlyquestionnaire data) No testing > of samplesize on its adequacy. Where does all data is applied? If sample > size is smallboost it up arbitrarily (double the responses) > > c) Compare the research papers publishedin Indian and Foreign > Journals on library science > > d) We have failed to identify new areasof application of library > techniques other than the bibliographic data. Thereis need for total > diversification and India is the only country which has thatpotential, in > the background of its history, culture and traditional knowledge. > > e) If we had done some multidisciplinaryresearch and we would have > gained dentityand image from other disciplines. > > f) Look at the western librarianship.Apart from Library > professionals more than 100 scholarly individuals havecontributed to the > problems and issues of information management, handling,search and > transmission. J.C.Licklider, a professor of Computer Science, at > MITauthored a book on Libraries of the Futurein 1960s. HP Luhn, Prof. > J.D.Bernal,Eric de Solla Price, Gerald Salton, LeoEgghe, Vannever Bush, > Fred Kilgour, Alister Macleish, F.B. Rogers, Donker Duyvis, to name a few > have contributed to the LIS profession who were not LIS people. > > g) The entire British LIS fraternity hasdigested Ranganathan's ideas > and even today he is admired and studied in that country. The Royal School > ofLibrary and Information Science,Copenhagen, Denmark has prescriptions > on SRR ideas on Indexing and Chain Indexing wascompared to Yahoo search > engine. Did any school explore this and also that anURL can represent > PMEST and their manifestations of rounds and levels. > > > > h) There is a total lack of library culture in our country which > has to be nurtured from school level and we need good schoollibraries. To > quote an example the school children are introduced Dewey byusing the > Mickey Mouse cartoon caricatures to present the first summary of DDC. > > 3. We have seen the fate of National KnowledgeCommission > recommendations of Library Working group. If I had been a member of that > working group, I would havesuggested only one subject to thecommission “ > Prepare a National Libraryand information Policy” which would have taken > care of the total librarydevelopment and efforts to implement it. Where > does the National Commission onLibraries stand now? When would the National > Institute of Library andInformation Science be established. On this account > I made a paper in 1990sthat a Council of Library and Information Science > Education and Research beconstituted with broad structure, on the lines of > ICSSR and other Councils of research. > > 4. I think now it is high time tolook towards image building and > gainingidentity to the profession and our efforts should be towards that > end. Even ifthe NEP accepts our recommendations, the fate of our profession > is not going tochange if our efforts are not concerned with the issues I > have raises. We have to do an introspection andconsider the discontent > attitude of NEP as a blessing in disguise and our allefforts should focus > on image buildingand gaining identity. I have spelt some points above and > hope they would beconsidered in this regard. > > Sincerely yours > > Prof.A.Y.Asundi > > FormerProfessor and Chairman > > Departmentof Library and Information Science, > > Officerin Charge, IT Centre > > BangaloreUniversity, Bangalore > > ashokasundi(a)rediffmail.com > > 9980815468 > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, 26 June, 2019, 5:24:09 pm IST, GANAGANUR MANJUNATH < > gkmbom(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Thanks to Mr.Satyanarayana for sharing his observations about the draft > NEP, > > May I request some one to please share the set of thirteen policy > recommendations made > by the librarians to NEP in a meeting held at NAAC ? > thanks, > G.K.Manjunath > Director of Libraries > Ahmedabad University > Ahmedabad. > > On Thu, 20 Jun 2019 at 22:39, Sathyanarayana NV < > sathya(a)informaticsglobal.com> wrote: > > > Dear friends of LIS Profession > > > > The Ministry of Human Resources Development released the National > > Education Policy (NEP) 2019 (final draft) early this month inviting > public > > opinion and feedback from all stakeholders. The good news is, unlike in > > the earlier draft report of NEP released in 2016 as an input to the > policy > > which mentioned the word library just in one place coming as part of a > > quote, NEP 2019 mentions library in more than 30 instances, in its 480 > page > > report, spread over 23 chapters. But the disappointment is, library is > > just mentioned in a few contexts as part of various infrastructure > > support. As policy guideline, there are only two statements on > libraries: > > > > - “Expansion of school and public libraries and building a culture of > > reading and communication” (p68)’ > > > > - “Enhancing access to libraries and online journals” (p241) – This > policy > > statement in particular suggests setting up a mechanism to enable the > > Government to be the single buyer for online access to journals for all > > public institutions to replace the present practice of funding premier > > institutions for subscriptions to journals. > > > > The treatment given to library is more of a “such as” facility. > > > > In October 2017, the committee set up for developing the new NEP 2019 > had > > arranged a meeting of a few librarians in NAAC, Bangalore. This group of > > librarians had given a set of thirteen policy recommendations. None of > > these recommendations is found as specific policy statement in the NEP > 2019 > > draft report which is surprising. > > > > I consider it important that the LIS groups initiate quick debate on NEP > > 2019 (draft) and its implications on the future of libraries in the > > country if accepted without according adequate and appropriate focus on > > library as an integral part of and yet distinct role player in > education. > > It is highly desirable that LIS groups and in particular the > professional > > associations like ILA, IASLIC and others initiate quick debate to evolve > a > > national library policy document and submit to the NEP 2019 (draft) > > committee for inclusion as a distinct chapter in the report. > > > > > > |N. V. Sathyanarayana| > > |Chairman & Managing Director|Informatics India Ltd.|Bangalore > > 560004|INDIA| > > |www.informaticsglobal.com|+91-80-40387777| > > > > -- > > *Confidentiality Notice: *T*his electronic message transmission, > including > > any attachment(s), may contain confidential, proprietary, or privileged > > information from Informatics Publishing Limited. If you are not the > > intended recipient, be advised that any dissemination, copying, > > distribution, printing or use of the contents of the information > contained > > in this electronic message is strictly prohibited. If you have received > > this electronic message by error, please destroy all copies of the > message > > and contact the sender immediately by either replying to this message or > > calling 91-80-40387777.* > > > > -- > > This message has been scanned for viruses and > > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > > believed to be clean. > > > >

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My interview with Peter Suber, a strong proponent of open access
by Santosh C. Hulagabali 29 Jun '19

29 Jun '19

Dear all, Open Interview <https://openinterview.org/> features interview of Peter Suber, a strong proponent of open access. In this interview, he has candidly shared an inspiring story of his transition from philosophy to open access movement. Plus he has also shared about his ongoing assignments at Harvard University. Our discussion was on the current issues and challenges of open access with special focus on Plan-S, Plan U, article processing charges (APC), and issues concerned with accessibility and predatory publishing practices. It was indeed a great learning experience interviewing him although he was jam-packed with projects and consultations at Harvard, yet reached out to my request. Indeed, every interaction with Peter Suber was incredible and very enriching experience. Kindly visit the following link for the interview transcript and *share your valuable comments/feedback on our blog*. *The largest obstacles to open access are unfamiliarity and misunderstanding of open access itself <https://openinterview.org/2019/06/29/peter-suber-the-largest-obstacles-to-o…>: Peter Suber* Best regards -- *Santosh C. Hulagabali <https://santoshch.weebly.com/>PhD* Moderator, Open Interview <https://openinterview.org/> Librarian Nagindas Khandwala College* (Autonomous) Malad (W), Mumbai-400 064, India Tel: +91-22-2808 5424, Extn.No.335/336, Fax: 2865 0461 http://nkc.ac.in/ <http://www.nkc.ac.in/> | https://coist.weebly.com/ **Affiliated to University of Mumbai | **Reaccredited 'A' Grade by NAAC | ISO 9001:2015* .................................................................................................................................... DISCLAIMER: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) & may contain confidential & 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.

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Shared from BBC:The library that celebrates chaos
by Mohan Hr 28 Jun '19

28 Jun '19

https://www.bbc.com/reel/playlist/incredible-libraries?vpid=p06l4crz&ocid=w… Interesting to watch. Worth emulating in neighborhood With regards -- hrmohan

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