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Interesting Reads – 2018-12-06
by Mohan Hr 06 Dec '18

06 Dec '18

*Interesting Reads – 2018-12-06* *Contents* *Articles* - What younger people can learn from older people about using technology - Bayes’s theorem: how an 18th-century priest gave us the tools to reason better - Competing in a world of sectors without borders - Inside the mind of the CEO: Keeping Cool under Pressure - An Introduction to Dew Computing: Definition, Concept and Implications - Cheat Sheets for AI, Neural Networks, Machine Learning, Deep Learning & Big Data - Benefits & Risks of Biotechnology - The Moral Machine experiment - COP24: 12 years from disaster – editors’ guide to what our academic experts say is needed to fight climate change - 10 data analytics success stories: An inside look *Events / Announcements* - CSI, IEEE CS, IEEE PCS & HCC: Presentation on Digital Marketing and Website Design using WordPress on 10th Dec 2018 - Digital Disruption and Transformation Summit 2018 on 13th Dec 2018 - ACM India Chennai Professional Chapter's Expert Lecture on "Bias in the Web” on 12th Dec 2018 - Smart India Hackathon 2019 - ARPIT: Annual Refresher Programme in Teaching: Online professional development of in-service teachers’ of higher education, using MOOCs Read at http://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2018/12/interesting-reads-2018-12-06.html Archives at http://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2018/05/interesting-reads-archives.html *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 *======================================================== * *Articles* *What younger people can learn from older people about using technology* Older people are often portrayed in the media as being technically challenged. Jokes are often shared on social media about older people taking photos on their phones with their thumb covering the lens, or accidentally installing viruses on computers. Some of these damaging stereotypes impact upon how ordinary Australians interact with older age cohorts. A study published by the Australian Human Rights commission found 20% of Australians avoid conversations about technology with older people as they feel explanations will take a long time and a lot of effort. But older people can and do use technology – and younger generations could learn a thing or two from them about how to have a healthier relationship with digital technologies like social media. Full Post <https://theconversation.com/what-younger-people-can-learn-from-older-people…> Related <https://www.yellow.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Yellow-Social-Media-Re…>: How older Australians use social media. 2018 YellowSocial Media Report Related <https://www.humanrights.gov.au/sites/default/files/document/publication/Fac…>: Fact or fiction? Stereotypes of older Australians. A study report Related <https://theconversation.com/connecting-online-can-help-prevent-social-isola…>: Connecting online can help prevent social isolation in older people *Bayes’s theorem: how an 18th-century priest gave us the tools to reason better* The pioneering work of an 18th-century English priest named Reverend Thomas Bayes, in statistics uncovered an immensely powerful mental tool that, if properly used, can drastically improve the way we reason about the world. Full Post <https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2018/11/30/18096751/bayes-theorem-rule-r…> *Competing in a world of sectors without borders* Digitization is causing a radical reordering of traditional industry boundaries. What will it take to play offense and defense in tomorrow’s ecosystems? Full Post <https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/mckinsey-analytics/our-insights…> *Inside the mind of the CEO: Keeping Cool under Pressure * For Greg Lehmkuhl, president and CEO of Lineage Logistics, temperature-controlled supply chains for perishables are one of the world’s next great platforms. Refrigerated transportation and storage is one of those specialized industrial sectors in which new approaches to strategy and operational excellence can make a huge difference. It’s also an enabler of civilization that nobody notices much – unless they have to live without it. Over the last 20 years, the temperature-controlled logistics sector, as it’s officially called, has quietly but dramatically changed, thanks to three simultaneous global trends. The first is the broadening of nutritional awareness, as people around the world become more accustomed to eating fresh meats, fruits, vegetables, dairy products, and other perishables every day. The second has to do with lengthening food transportation distance. More and more consumers eat food that was sourced thousands of miles away. The third is the changing natural environment. Climate change and pollution, as they affect local agricultural and water supplies, are making society more reliant on diverse sources of fresh food and drink. The technological infrastructure that makes these changes possible is the temperature-controlled supply chain, which dates back about 150 years, to horse-drawn “iceman” carriages. Today’s systems use digitized controls that customize cold temperatures in warehouses and trucks for a wide variety of fresh and frozen foods. Most of this sector has, until recently, been run by small family businesses, but an ongoing wave of consolidation has changed that. Full Interview <https://www.strategy-business.com/article/Keeping-Cool-under-Pressure> : (under the column: Inside the Mind of the CEO) *An Introduction to Dew Computing: Definition, Concept and Implications* Since the end of the 1990s, the world has witnessed a tremendous growth in the area of information and communication technology (ICT), starting with grid computing, cloud computing (CC), and fog computing to recently introduced edge computing. Although, these technologies are still in very good shape, they do heavily rely on connectivity, i.e., Internet. To address this challenge, this paper proposes a novel dew-cloud architecture that brings the power of CC together with the dew computing (DC). Originally, the dew-cloud architecture is an extension of the existing client-server architecture, where two servers are placed at both ends of the communication link. With the help of a dew server, a user has more control and flexibility to access his/her personal data in the absence of an Internet connection. Primarily, the data are stored at the dew server as a local copy upon which instantiation of the Internet is synchronized with the master copy at the cloud side. Users can browse, read, write, or append data on the local dew site, which is a local Web form of an actual website. With the incorporation of the dew domain naming system and dew domain name redirection, mapping between different local dew sites has become possible. Novel services, such as infrastructure-as-a-dew, software-as-a-dew service, and software-as-a-dew product, are, hereby, introduced along with the DC. This paper presents the following as key contributions: 1) a precise and concrete definition of DC; 2) detailed and comprehensive discussions of its concept and working principle; 3) application potentials; and 4) technical challenges. The motto of this paper is to conceptualize the fact of empowerment of the ICT-user base with almost an Internet-free surfing experience in coming days. Full Paper <https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8114187> Related <https://www.cmswire.com/internet-of-things/cloud-computing-takes-a-back-sea…>: Cloud Computing Takes a Back Seat to ... Edge Computing. Or Is It Fog? *Cheat Sheets for AI, Neural Networks, Machine Learning, Deep Learning & Big Data* The Most Complete List of Best AI Cheat Sheets Over the past few months, I have been collecting AI cheat sheets. From time to time I share them with friends and colleagues and recently I have been getting asked a lot, so I decided to organize and share the entire collection. To make things more interesting and give context, I added descriptions and/or excerpts for each major topic. This is the most complete list and the Big-O is at the very end, enjoy… Full Post <https://becominghuman.ai/cheat-sheets-for-ai-neural-networks-machine-learni…> *Benefits & Risks of Biotechnology* How are scientists putting nature’s machinery to use for the good of humanity, and how could things go wrong? Biotechnology is nearly as old as humanity itself. The food you eat and the pets you love? You can thank our distant ancestors for kickstarting the agricultural revolution, using artificial selection for crops, livestock, and other domesticated animals. When Edward Jenner invented vaccines and when Alexander Fleming discovered antibiotics, they were harnessing the power of biotechnology. And, of course, modern civilization would hardly be imaginable without the fermentation processes that gave us beer, wine, and cheese! When he coined the term in 1919, the agriculturalist Karl Ereky described ‘biotechnology’ as “all lines of work by which products are produced from raw materials with the aid of living things.” In modern biotechnology, researchers modify DNA and proteins to shape the capabilities of living cells, plants, and animals into something useful for humans. Biotechnologists do this by sequencing, or reading, the DNA found in nature, and then manipulating it in a test tube – or, more recently, inside of living cells. In fact, the most exciting biotechnology advances of recent times are occurring at the microscopic level (and smaller!) within the membranes of cells. After decades of basic research into decoding the chemical and genetic makeup of cells, biologists in the mid-20th century launched what would become a multi-decade flurry of research and breakthroughs. Their work has brought us the powerful cellular tools at biotechnologists’ disposal today. In the coming decades, scientists will use the tools of biotechnology to manipulate cells with increasing control, from precision editing of DNA to synthesizing entire genomes from their basic chemical building blocks. These cells could go on to become bomb-sniffing plants, miracle cancer drugs, or ‘de-extincted’ wooly mammoths. And biotechnology may be a crucial ally in the fight against climate change. But rewriting the blueprints of life carries an enormous risk. To begin with, the same technology being used to extend our lives could instead be used to end them. While researchers might see the engineering of a supercharged flu virus as a perfectly reasonable way to better understand and thus fight the flu, the public might see the drawbacks as equally obvious: the virus could escape, or someone could weaponize the research. And the advanced genetic tools that some are considering for mosquito control could have unforeseen effects, possibly leading to environmental damage. The most sophisticated biotechnology may be no match for Murphy’s Law. While the risks of biotechnology have been fretted over for decades, the increasing pace of progress – from low cost DNA sequencing to rapid gene synthesis to precision genome editing – suggests biotechnology is entering a new realm of maturity regarding both beneficial applications and more worrisome risks. Adding to concerns, DIY scientists are increasingly taking biotech tools outside of the lab. For now, many of the benefits of biotechnology are concrete while many of the risks remain hypotheticals, but it is better to be proactive and cognizant of the risks than to wait for something to go wrong first and then attempt to address the damage. Full Post <http://futureoflife.org/background/benefits-risks-biotechnology> *The Moral Machine experiment* With the rapid development of artificial intelligence have come concerns about how machines will make moral decisions, and the major challenge of quantifying societal expectations about the ethical principles that should guide machine behaviour. To address this challenge, we deployed the Moral Machine, an online experimental platform designed to explore the moral dilemmas faced by autonomous vehicles. This platform gathered 40 million decisions in ten languages from millions of people in 233 countries and territories. Here we describe the results of this experiment. First, we summarize global moral preferences. Second, we document individual variations in preferences, based on respondents’ demographics. Third, we report cross-cultural ethical variation, and uncover three major clusters of countries. Fourth, we show that these differences correlate with modern institutions and deep cultural traits. We discuss how these preferences can contribute to developing global, socially acceptable principles for machine ethics. All data used in this article are publicly available. Full Article <https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-018-0637-6> *COP24: 12 years from disaster – editors’ guide to what our academic experts say is needed to fight climate change* World leaders are gathering in Katowice, Poland, to negotiate the world’s response to climate change. The 24th Conference of the Parties (COP24) will last from December 3-14 and its primary aim is to reach agreement on how the Paris Agreement of 2015 will be implemented. In a year which saw record weather extremes and an extraordinary announcement from the UN that we have only 12 years to limit catastrophe, the need for meaningful progress has never been greater. To explain how the COP works and what it means for the fight against climate change, we asked our academic experts to share their views. Full Post <https://theconversation.com/cop24-12-years-from-disaster-editors-guide-to-w…> *10 data analytics success stories: An inside look* If data is the new oil, then knowing how to refine it into actionable intelligence is the key to unleashing its potential. To this end, CIOs are playing with predictive analytics, crafting machine learning algorithms and battle-testing analytics solutions in pursuit of businesses efficiencies and new ways to serve customers. Worldwide revenues for big data and business analytics software will top $166 billion this year, an increase of 11.7 percent over 2017, according to market researcher IDC. Moreover, the war for talent who can work with emerging analytics technologies is at a fever pitch. Some CIOs who have found ways to boost top- and bottom-line growth crunching through data recently shared lessons learned and advice for peers undertaking similar efforts. Here’s how leading CIOs are successfully tapping data analytics and machine learning to achieve business goals. Full Post <https://www.cio.com/article/3221621/analytics/6-data-analytics-success-stor…> *Events / Announcements* *CSI, IEEE CS, IEEE PCS & HCC: Presentation on Digital Marketing and Website Design using WordPress on 10th Dec 2018* CSI, IEEE CS, IEEE PCS & HCC invites you all for a presentation on Digital Marketing and Website Design using WordPress on Monday, 10th Dec 2018 at 6.00 p.m. at the Seminar Hall, CSI Education Directorate, Taramani, Chennai – 600113 The pdf invite is at https://drive.google.com/open?id=1h1gUPlmuxlPzvTdYZ1wgk1jxFahX_2_o The pgm is free but pre-registration at https://goo.gl/forms/EsWmLjYGfM5MYJB32 is a must to facilitate logistics *Digital Disruption and Transformation Summit 2018 on 13th Dec 2018* FICCI TNSC with support from Government of Tamil Nadu is organizing its 3rd Edition of Digital Disruption and Transformation Conference (also known at DT3), the 3rd annual flagship event of FICCI under the theme of “Digital Rumpus – Perish or Prosper” on 13th December 2018 at Hotel ITC Grand Chola, Chennai. CSI & IEEE members are eligible for 10% discount in the registration fee. The discount code to be applied at the time of registration is CSIDT3, IEEEDT3 respectively. Early Bird Deep Discounts are available for registrations done till 30th November 2018. For details pl. visit http://ficci-tnsc.com/it-ddts-2018/ or contact: Mr R Sudharsan at sudharsan.ramu(a)ficci.com, 044-42849614-15 *ACM India Chennai Professional Chapter's Expert Lecture on "Bias in the Web” on 12th Dec 2018* ACM India Chennai Professional Chapter's Expert Lecture on "Bias in the Web" by ACM Distinguished Speaker, Dr. Ricardo Baeza-Yates , CTO of NTENT (a Semantic Search Technology Company) at Aryabhatta Hall, Department of CSE, IIT Madras on 12th December 2:30 p.m. Registration is FREE. However, if you intend to attend the talk, please register <https://goo.gl/forms/EH5xEdTQyFMpn1zf2> to facilitate logistics. *Smart India Hackathon 2019* Smart India Hackathon 2019 is a nationwide initiative to provide students a platform to solve some of pressing problems we face in our daily lives, and thus inculcate a culture of product innovation and a mindset of problem solving. SIH2019 is an initiative by Ministry of HRD, AICTE, Persistent Systems, i4c and Rambhau Mhalgi Prabodhini and involves 1 Lakh+ technical students, 3000+ technical institutions, 200+ organizations from across India and touted to be the world’s biggest Software and Hardware hackathon. More details at *https://www.sih.gov.in/sih2019 <https://www.sih.gov.in/sih2019>* Register at https://www.sih.gov.in/signup *ARPIT: Annual Refresher Programme in Teaching: Online professional development of in-service teachers’ of higher education, using MOOCs* ARPIT, launched by MHRD is 40 hour programme with 20 hours of video content offered in a highly flexible format which can be done at one’s own pace and time. The programme has built-in assessment exercises and activities as part of the academic progression in the course. At the end of the course, there is a provision for terminal assessment which can be either online or written examination. It has been decided by the UGC that successful completion of the courses offered under the ARPIT programme with 40 hour of instruction material with a proctored examination will be treated as equivalent to one Refresher Course for the purposes of Career Advancement. To enrol visit: https://swayam.gov.in/search?CategoryList=Annual%20Refresher%20Programme%20… *Archives of Interesting Reads * To access the past posts of Interesting Reads, pl. visit http://infoforuse.blogspot.in/2018/05/interesting-reads-archives.html *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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Cover Story on Libraries for Children
by Apresh Mishra 06 Dec '18

06 Dec '18

Dear Group The January Issue of THE LIBRARY magazine is going to focus on Children friendly libraries. Please write back to me if you have learning and experiences to share . Those who have not read the magazine may kindly visit www.tlmag.in/downloadissue Please support this magazine by subscribing at www.tlmag.in/subscribe Regards Apresh C Mishra Civic Mediaworks +91 99105 16905

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Opening for Information Management Trainee at NIFT-Mumbai
by anand bandi 06 Dec '18

06 Dec '18

The National Institute of Fashion Technology-Mumbai invites the application for the positions of Information Management Trainee to be selected for its Resource Centre for a period of one year. The aspirants who have completed their post graduation in Library and Information Science (M.L.I.Sc) on regular basis from Department of Library and Information Science attached to Indian Universities are eligible to apply. Selected candidates will be paid a stipend of Rs.10,000=00 per month and the experience certificate upon successful completion of trainee-ship. It is an opportunity for those aspirants who want to work in total integrated IT environment to upgrade their skill for carrier progression.Interested candidates may send in their respective Resume to the undersigned on or before 30th December, 2018 on the e-mail/s : dr.anbandi(a)gmail.com or headresourcecentre.mumbai(a)nift.ac.in Those candidates who have applied against the earlier notification need not to apply. Dr.A.N.Bandi, Head, Resource Centre, National Institute of Fashion Technology, NIFT Campus, Ministry of Textiles, GoI, Plot No.15, Sector 4, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai - 410 210. Ph.91-22-27747080/81 Mobile :7715833561 e-mail: anb321in(a)yahoo.co.in ; dr.anbandi@gmail.comhttp://14.139.111.26/jspui/

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Advanced Automation technology and workshop on Koha and DSpace
by vinod mishra 06 Dec '18

06 Dec '18

Dear All It's my pleasure to inform you that, BP central library, NIT Rourkela is organizing one week (5 days) National conference on Advanced Library Automation Technologies for Next-Gen libraries from 20-24 May 2019. The conference will be followed by an Advance workshop on Koha and DSpace. For more details please follow the below conference website. https://elpesnitr.wordpress.com/ With Regards, Vinod Kumar Mishra, Assistant Librarian, Biju Patnaik Central Library (BPCL), NIT Rourkela, Sundergadh-769008, Odisha, India. Mob:91+9439420860 Website: http://mishravk.com/ 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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IIIT Sricity - Library Assistant
by mouni＠nitt.edu 05 Dec '18

05 Dec '18

For the kind information of the Library science Post Graduates that the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Sri City, Chittoor, AP invites applications for the Post of Library Assistant on regular rolls. Ref.No: IIITS/Notification/2018/20 Opening Date: 24th November, 2018 Closing Date: 8th December, 2018 Position: Library Assistant Further details can be downloaded from the website: www.iiits.ac.in Apply with your detailed resume at recruitment(a)iiits.in with regards, P. Mounissamy

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EXCLUSIVE BLOG OF KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA UMROI CANTT
by Krishna Nand Singh 04 Dec '18

04 Dec '18

You all the members of lis forum are requested to Visit exclusive Blog of K V Umroi Cantt Shillong Meghalaya which is useful for Students, teachers and Librarians of different Kendriya Vidyalaya from all over India. Explore Us at https://librarykvs.wordpress.com Krishna Nand Singh Librarian KV UMROI CANTT -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IJALIS invites articles for publication
by Rathina Sabapathy 04 Dec '18

04 Dec '18

Dear Sir / Madam Sub.: Association of Agricultural Librarians and Documentalists of India (AALDI) – Official Journal “Indian Journal of Agricultural Library and Information Services” – Volume 34 Issue No.2 – Articles invited for publication – Regarding. *** Greetings. As you are aware that the Volume 34 Issue No.1 of our *Indian Journal of Agricultural Library and Information Services” (**IJALIS**) ISSN: 0974-8776* has already been published and now we are in the process of publishing Issue No.2 The Editorial Board is inviting articles for publication in the journal. Therefore, you are requested contribute an article for the ensuing issue. I also request you to give wide publicity for the journal and motivate your LIS professionals to contribute article for the journal. The article should be on any topic related to library and information science, knowledge management and related areas. The article should be sent as a Word Document file to the Chief Editor to grspathy(a)gmail.com *Last Date for receipt of articles is 15.12.2018.* I request your kind cooperation in this regard. With Best Regards, -- Thanking you, Yours sincerely, Dr.G. Rathinasabapathy, Ph.D., Chief Editor, IJALIS & University Librarian Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Chennai - 600 051, Tamilnadu, INDIA Tel.: (Dir. ) 91-44-2555 1588 (Res) 91-44-25611619 Mob.: 098400 17397 email: librarian(a)tanuvas.org.in ORCID: 0000-0002-9146-8279 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Congratulations to Dr. Jayamma K V
by meera anand 03 Dec '18

03 Dec '18

Dear Professional friends, I would like to heartily congratulate Dr Jayamma K V, Librarian, Government Science College, Bangalore, for her successful completion of PhD in Library and Information Science from Bharathiar University, Coimbatore on the topic "Automation of College Libraries in Karnataka: A Study" under the guidance of Dr M Krishnamurthy, Documentation Research and Training Centre (DRTC), Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Bangalore. With Best Wishes Dr Meeramani N Librarian Jain (Deemed-to-be University) Jayanagar 9th Block Bangalore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library Trainees | Walk-in-Interview | 8th December 2018
by Avinash D. Chinchure 03 Dec '18

03 Dec '18

WALK-IN-INTERVIEW FOR APPOINTMENT OF LIBRARY TRAINEES ON SATURDAY, 8th December 2018 @ 10.00 AM National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) - Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), a premier research Centre is looking for fresh post-graduates in Library & Information Science for appointment as Library Trainees on contract. Qualification: Masters Degree in Library & Information Science from a recognized University/Institute with a minimum of 50% of marks in aggregate. Age: Below 26 years. Consolidated Salary: Rs.15000/- per month. The selected candidates will be required to join immediately. The candidates should be willing to work in shifts. Interested candidates may attend a written Test and Walk-in-Interview at National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS)-TIFR, GKVK, Bellary Road, Bangalore-560065 at 10.00 am on Saturday, 8th December 2018 along with latest CV and true copies of relevant certificates/testimonials in support of their qualifications. ----------------------------------------- Avinash D. Chinchure, PhD National Centre for Biological Sciences Tata Institute of Fundamental Research GKVK Campus, Bellary Road Bangalore - 560 065 Ph: 080-23666025 / 67176025 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Heartiest congratulations to Prof. Preeti Mahajan for IATLIS- Prof. S. P. Narang Research Promotion award 2018
by Khushpreet Singh Brar 03 Dec '18

03 Dec '18

My heartiest congratulations to Dr. Preeti Mahajan, Professor, DLIS, Panjab University, Chandigarh for IATLIS- Prof. S. P. Narang Research Promotion award 2018 confirmed on her today 03 December 2018 at the inaugural function of XXXIV IATLIS National conference at Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh by Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS). The Award and citation are presented to Prof. Mahajan by Prof. R.C. Kuhad, Vice Chancellor, Central University of Haryana. Regards Khushpreet -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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