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DELNET One day Workshop in Collaboration with Nehru Institute of Engineering and Tech. Coimbatore - Reg.,
by Dr. KR. Senthilkumar 12 Nov '18

12 Nov '18

Dear Sir/Madam Greetings from NIET, We would like to inform you that DELNET is a major resource sharing Library Network connecting more than 6,300 Libraries as its Member in 33 States and its Union Territories in India and Eight other Countries. We would be glad to organize a *one - day DELNET Workshop in collaboration with NIET*, Coimbatore on *Nov 20, Tuesday, 2018* for the member/non-member institutions of DELNET in the State of TN and other adjoining states in order to provide better and efficient services to them. The Workshop entitle *' Strategies for Transforming Libraries: Growing Trends and Technologies*' will highlight 1. DELNET Discover Services 2. Open Source Software 3. DELNET's Delplus Software for Library Automation ( provided free) 4. Emerging Technologies in Knowledge Management, Academic Integrity 5. How to Stop Plagiarism in Academic Environment 6. Enhancing User's Satisfaction in Libraries. The Workshop will help in further promoting effective use of DELNET resources and Services by the faculty members, Researchers and Scholars DELNET will be charging a nominal participation fee of *Rs 350/ - per delegate from member institutions and Rs 450/- per delegate from non- member institutions.* *If you are interested in booking a workshop fill in this on-line Request for Booking Form <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1UXNjYXuhsFl68HQuiB-PjMfdlRJiCK37QtI5nIJ7bi4>.* With Regards -- *எண்ணம் அழகானால் !! எல்லாம் அழகாகும்!!!* _______________________________________________________________ [image: photo] *Dr. KR. SENTHILKUMAR **B.Com., M.A., M.L.I.S., M.Phil., PGDCA., Ph.D* LIBRARIAN Nehru Institute of Engineering and Technology nietsenthilkumar.kr(a)nehrucolleges.com| https://goo.gl/UABLkz https://goo.gl/81q6wr https://goo.gl/v1u4P8 Skype: alagusenthil1 <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?view=cm&tf=1&fs=1&su=Check%20out%20%22Wis…> | TM Palayam| CBE <http://www.facebook.com/alagusenthilsvs> <http://in.linkedin.com/in/alagusenthil> <https://twitter.com/alagusenthil>

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Organisation of NATIONAL SEMINAR ON PUBLIC LIBRARY AND DIGITAL DIVIDE: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES (5-7 February 2019)- requested to announce in LIS Forum
by Rabinarayan Mishra 12 Nov '18

12 Nov '18

Sir, The Sambalpur Public Library, Sambalpur in collaboration with Odisha State Open University, Sambalpur, Odisha is organising a three-day NATIONAL SEMINAR ON PUBLIC LIBRARY AND DIGITAL DIVIDE: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES (5-7 February 2019). *You* are kindly requested to announce in LIS forum for wider participation. -- Regards Sincerely yours *Dr.Rabinarayan Mishra* *Professor & Head (Rtd.) ti* Res- Mahantypada (Near Dadhibaman Temple) Sambalpur- 768001 Odisha *Blog:* http://rabinarayanmishra.blogspot.in

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Interesting Reads – 2018-11-11
by Mohan Hr 11 Nov '18

11 Nov '18

*Interesting Reads – 2018-11-11* *Contents* *Articles* - Amazon and Google can change how we use energy - IEEE India Info Jul-Sep 2018 issue - 16 office furniture upgrades and other work space must-haves - Constitutional democracy and technology in the age of artificial intelligence - How virtual reality is transforming autism studies - Happy Birthday Amitabh Bachchan: 76 quotes of the actor that got all thinking - The Battle for the Next Billion Internet Users Has Begun - Future Factory: How Technology Is Transforming Manufacturing - The Future of Aging? The New Drugs & Tech Working To Extend Life - What a 100-year-old idea can teach us about cybersecurity -- Randomness: The Fix for Today’s Broken Security *Events / Announcements* - Two Days Workshop on “Ethical Hacking And Cyber Security” - TEQIP-III Sponsored National Workshop on ”Android App Testing” at NIT Rourkela - Anna University Sponsored Two Week FDP on “Wireless Communication” at Chennai - Shri P K Das Memorial Best Faculty Award & Life Time Achievement Award - Support for International Patent Protection in Electronics & Information Technology and for awareness seminars & workshops - CSI-2018: 53rd Annual Convention of Computer Society of India 2018 at Udaipur during 14-16 Dec 2018 - INDICON 2018: Theme “Harnessing Technology For Humanity” at Coimbatore during 16-18 Dec 2018 Read at http://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2018/11/interesting-reads-2018-11-11.html Archives at http://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2018/05/interesting-reads-archives.html *======================================================== * *Articles* *Amazon and Google can change how we use energy* Big tech — in this case, Amazon and Google — is starting to make its way into the energy industry on the backs of voice technology and in-home devices. Over the next few years, we’ll see the two companies help carve out a new landscape for residential energy management. For those familiar with Silicon Valley’s strategies, this might come as expected: enter an old industry, solve some of its inefficiencies, and dominate it. However, the energy industry is unique. Big tech’s story in energy — at the moment we’re in — won’t be about domination. Instead, it will help support the electric grid, teach us how to use electricity more efficiently, and even promote the use of renewable energy. Full post <https://medium.com/@meghnarao/amazon-and-google-can-change-how-we-use-energ…> *IEEE India Info Jul-Sep 2018 issue* The issue of Jul-Sep 2018, IEEE India Info, the quarterly newsletter of the IEEE India Council has the following 13 interesting articles, two book excerpts and few regular columns apart from the report on various activities held in the IEEE Sections in India. - Embracing the Next Billion Users of the Internet by Ms. Pitinan Kooarmornpatana - INO: A National Mega Science and Engineering Project by Dr. B. Satyanarayana - Economics of ADITYA – India’s First Solar Ferry by Mr. Sandith Thandasherry - Algorithmic Music Composition by Dr. Rangarajan Krishnamoorthy - Commercial Buildings and Energy Conservation Building Code of India by Dr. N. Subramanian - Robotic Process Automation – Doing It Right first time! By Mr. M. Ramkumar & Mr. Chandrashekar Sadashivaiah - Kerala Floods - A Model of Rescue and Rehabilitation using Information Technology and Social Media based Crowdsourcing by Sebin Sabu & Nora Elizabeth Joby - Story of keralarescue.in -- A report by Mr. Muraleedharan Manningal - Review of Momo attack in WhatsApp by Mr. S. Manikandan - International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Competition -- Language Project by Team iGEM-IIT Madras - Understanding Waste Management – Part 3 by Mr. Alok Kumar - Start-ups – Founders Cardinal Rules by Dr. L. S. Subramanian - Work Practices To Make The Best Of Your Time by Dr. M. Sasikumar - Book Excerpts: “The Karma of Business” from the book Disrupt and Conquer: How TTK Prestige Became a Billion-Dollar Business - Book Excerpts: The second part of the chapter 10 – “Leading Science and Technology: Vision for the Future” dealing with “What India Needs to Do?’ from the book Leading Science and Technology: India Next? - IT in Jul - Sep 2018 by Prof. S. Sadagopan - Information Resources by Mr. H.R. Mohan - Books: Disrupt and Conquer: How TTK Prestige Became a Billion-Dollar Business, Software Testing: Effective Methods, Tools and Techniques, Knowledge Driven Development – Bridging Waterfall and Agile Methodologies, Software Wasteland: How the Application-Centric Mindset is Hobbling our Enterprises, The Forward-Looking Manager in a VUCA World, and Evolving Innovation Ecosystems: A Guide to Open Idea Transformation in the Age of Future Tech. Read them at http://sites.ieee.org/indiacouncil/newsletter/ *16 office furniture upgrades and other work space must-haves* From standing desks to telepresence robots, ZDNet has has listed q6 interesting tech buys for your office in a slideshow. Slideshow <https://www.zdnet.com/pictures/best-office-furniture-upgrades-and-other-wor…> *Constitutional democracy and technology in the age of artificial intelligence* Given the foreseeable pervasiveness of artificial intelligence (AI) in modern societies, it is legitimate and necessary to ask the question how this new technology must be shaped to support the maintenance and strengthening of constitutional democracy. This paper first describes the four core elements of today's digital power concentration, which need to be seen in cumulation and which, seen together, are both a threat to democracy and to functioning markets. It then recalls the experience with the lawless Internet and the relationship between technology and the law as it has developed in the Internet economy and the experience with GDPR before it moves on to the key question for AI in democracy, namely which of the challenges of AI can be safely and with good conscience left to ethics, and which challenges of AI need to be addressed by rules which are enforceable and encompass the legitimacy of democratic process, thus laws. The paper closes with a call for a new culture of incorporating the principles of democracy, rule of law and human rights by design in AI and a three-level technological impact assessment for new technologies like AI as a practical way forward for this purpose. This article is part of a theme issue ‘Governing artificial intelligence: ethical, legal, and technical opportunities and challenges’ of Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences Full Article <http://rsta.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/376/2133/20180089> *How virtual reality is transforming autism studies* Researchers and autistic artists are exploring virtual reality to study, treat and simulate autism traits. Autism therapists and researchers started to use VR in the mid-1990s, not long after headsets became widely available to consumers and other forms of immersion, such as first-person shooter games, became popular. Researchers often deployed the technology to create virtual environments to help autistic people rehearse stressful encounters. For instance, Rizzo’s team built a virtual job-interview training program. In a study published last year, they recruited adults with autism or other conditions for a training regimen involving interviewers who ranged from gentle to aggressive. Rizzo says the participants with autism significantly improved in their interviewing skills, as rated by job counselors. Full post <https://www.spectrumnews.org/features/deep-dive/virtual-reality-transformin…> *Happy Birthday Amitabh Bachchan: 76 quotes of the actor that got all thinking* As Amitabh Bachchan turns 76 in Ocy 2018, here are some memorable quotes by the legendary Bollywood actor. Full post <https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/happy-birthday-amitabh-bachchan-76…> *The Battle for the Next Billion Internet Users Has Begun* Large parts of the world’s population are still unconnected, further disadvantaging the least developed regions of the planet Today, the world is more connected than ever. Soon, 5G will herald the next era of digitalization. While we are discussing trends such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, and augmented reality, we tend to forget that there are still about four billion people on our planet who are unconnected, with the vast majority of those residing in developing and least developed countries (LDCs) in Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, and Latin America. As high mobile network penetration already prevails in these markets, mobile (as opposed to fixed) broadband services tend to be the prevalent form of access technology. However, mobile broadband coverage is still very limited in many regions and data plans as well as smartphones are often unaffordable for the local population. In addition, available internet content is often not relevant enough to local communities. Finally, digital illiteracy as well as gender discrepancies in internet adoption pose additional barriers. The digital divide between the developed and the developing world is at risk of widening if broadband network deployment, price decline, and subsequently consumer adoption do not keep up with the required growth levels. 3G and 4G coverage is indeed expanding while data prices are on a downward trajectory, even in developing countries. But at the same time, the bar for what is considered a decent internet experience is constantly rising. Modern applications consume more data and require faster connection speeds and lower latency for an acceptable user experience, especially with video streaming projected to make up 75% of global data traffic. The fast pace of development of these factors puts developing countries at risk of falling further behind the developed world. The economic and societal impact of being connected is significant, especially in emerging markets. The link between internet access and economic growth is indisputable. In mature economies, the internet is responsible for about a quarter of GDP growth. Universal internet adoption in developing countries could make a tremendous difference for the state of those economies. The possibilities for education and healthcare would better lives for the poor and disadvantaged; increased literacy rates and life expectancy would uplift underprivileged communities. Full post <https://medium.com/@i.haffke/the-battle-for-the-next-billion-internet-users…> *Future Factory: How Technology Is Transforming Manufacturing* From advanced robotics in R&D labs to computer vision in warehouses, technology is making an impact on every step of the manufacturing process. As industrial technology grows increasingly pervasive, this wave of automation and digitization is being labelled “Industry 4.0,” as in the fourth industrial revolution. So, what does the future of factories hold? To answer this, we took a deep dive into 8 different steps of the manufacturing process, to see how they are starting to change: - Product R&D: A look at how platforms are democratizing R&D talent, the ways AI is helping materials science, and how the drafting board of tomorrow could be an AR or VR headset. - Resource Planning & Sourcing: On-demand decentralized manufacturing and blockchain projects are working on the complexities of integrating suppliers. - Operations Technology Monitoring & Machine Data: A look at the IT stack and platforms powering future factories. First, factories will get basic digitization, and further along we’ll see greater predictive power. - Labor Augmentation & Management: AR, wearables, and exoskeletons are augmenting human capabilities on the factory floor. - Machining, Production & Assembly: Modular equipment and custom machines like 3D printers are enabling manufacturers to handle greater demand for variety. - Quality Assurance (QA): A look at how computer vision will find imperfections, and how software and blockchain tech will more quickly be able to identify problems (and implement recalls). - Warehousing: New warehouse demand could bring “lights-out” warehouses even faster than an unmanned factory, with the help of robotics and vision tracking. - Transport & Supply Chain Management: Telematics, IoT, and autonomous vehicles will bring greater efficiency and granularity for manufacturers delivering their products. Full post <https://www.cbinsights.com/research/future-factory-manufacturing-tech-trend…> *The Future of Aging? The New Drugs & Tech Working To Extend Life* Senolytics. Blood transfusions. Placenta stem cells. These are just some of the innovative ways that startups are tackling mortality and increasing the human lifespan. In this report, we dive into each one and track what progress has been made in the quest to find the elusive fountain of youth. Full post <https://www.cbinsights.com/research/report/future-aging-technology-startups/> *What a 100-year-old idea can teach us about cybersecurity -- Randomness: The Fix for Today’s Broken Security* A 100 year-old idea, brought to life by modern technology, can protect us from even the smartest hackers, most powerful intelligence agencies and the fastest quantum computers. The cyberworld in which we spend our days — and on which our lives depend — is not safe, and is becoming more dangerous all the time. From nation-states trying to sway elections with fake news to ransomware that shuts down hospitals, we are living in a “Wild West” in which any data, or any transaction, may be attacked at any time. And like travelers in a lawless frontier, we are left to scan the horizon constantly for trouble, scrambling to plug the leaks in defenses we don’t quite trust. We are vulnerable not just because of the increasing sophistication of hackers, who are today as likely to be well-funded criminal organizations or governments as petty thieves or amateurs out for the thrill of defacing a Web site. Nor is the greatest threat the development of new offensive tools such as quantum computers, which might soon be powerful enough to crack today’s most widely used cryptographic ciphers. The biggest problem is that our basic approach to cyber security is flawed. Full post <https://medium.com/@cstoecker/randomness-the-fix-for-todays-broken-security…> *Events / Announcements* *Two Days Workshop on “Ethical Hacking And Cyber Security” at Chennai* AMET Deemed to be UNIVERSITY, Chennai- is organising a two days’ workshop on “Ethical Hacking and Cyber Security” during 22-23 Nov 2018 at Chennai. The registration fee is Rs 500/- for UG/PG Students & Rs. 600/- for Faculty and Research Scholars. Workshop brochure at https://goo.gl/jdbjwV For assistance contact: Dr. Jagadeeswari, Email jegadeeswari.g(a)ametuniv.ac.in Mobile: 7094898646 *TEQIP-III Sponsored National Workshop on ”Android App Testing” at NIT Rourkela* Department of Computer Science & Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela is organising a workshop on Android App Testing during 1-5 Dec 2018. More details at http://www.nitrkl.ac.in/docs/Workshop/CS/31102018200751562B.pdf Contact: Dr. Durga Prasad Mohapatra, Phone: 0661-2462356 (O), 09437648628 (Mob) E-mail: aat.nitrkl(a)gmail.com <aat.nitrkl(a)gmail.com20> / durgapm2004(a)yahoo.com *Anna University Sponsored Two Week FDTP on “Wireless Communication” at Chennai* Department of ECE, St. Joseph's College of Engineering is organizing the Anna University sponsored two week Faculty Development Training Programme (FDTP) on “Wireless Communication” from 03/12/2018 to 15/12/2018. Brochure at https://goo.gl/RLWkTE Contact Email : kpkvendan(a)gmail.com <kpkvendan(a)gmail.coml> Phone: 9677190102, 9626047967 *Shri P K Das Memorial Best Faculty Award & Life Time Achievement Award* Nehru Group of Institutions Coimbatore gives awards (30 Nos) to Best Faculty (faculties from Tamilnadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana and Puducherry) & Life Time Achievement Award. More details at http://nehrucolleges.info/happenings/2018/10/24/1213/ *Support for International Patent Protection in Electronics & Information Technology and for awareness seminars & workshops* Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has launched a scheme, Support for International Patent Protection in E&IT to provide financial support to MSMEs and Technology Startup units for international patent filing to encourage innovation and recognize the value and capabilities of global IP along with capturing growth opportunities in ICTE sector. In addition, to sensitize and create IP awareness and to disseminate the scheme among stakeholders, a scheme to support Education Institutes, Meity societies, etc. for organizing seminars & workshops is also proposed. More details at http://www.ict-ipr.in/sipeit/login *CSI-2018: 53rd Annual Convention of Computer Society of India 2018 at Udaipur during 14-16 Dec 2018* The 53rd Annual Convention of CSI will be held at Hotel Inder Residency. Udaipur, Rajasthan, India during 14-16 Dec 2018. For details visit the convention website at http://www.csi-2018.org *INDICON 2018: Theme “Harnessing Technology For Humanity” at Coimbatore during 16-18 Dec 2018* With the theme of “Harnessing Technology for Humanity”, the 15th IEEE India Council International Conference (INDICON 2018), being organized by the IEEE Madras Section during December 15-18, 2018, at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore, with technical support from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, promises to be bigger and better than before. With plenary sessions, keynote addresses by reputed academicians, tutorials, workshops, Student Paper contests, industry exhibits and stalls and most importantly, high quality presentations from the best of the researchers in India, no effort is being spared to make INDICON 2018, the best so far. For details visit the website at http://indicon2018.in/ *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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Library Tech Conclave at Kochi
by BP Prakash 11 Nov '18

11 Nov '18

Library Technology Conclave -2019 http://ltc2018.informaticsglobal.com/ Dear Friends, Greetings !! The much awaited Library Technology Conclave (LTC) is back with its 2019 edition. !! The previous three editions (named as KOHA conference) were held in Bangalore, Pune and Goa and all have been very successful. Based on the inputs + recent trends, this event has now been broad based and rechristened as library technology conclave. The theme of LTC 2019, "e-books to e-Learning: Libraries as Learning Hubs", is of high relevance and importance to most of us. Participants can contest and win two prestigious awards, namely "Best Koha Implementation Award" & "Best Technology Enabled Library (Lib-Tech) Award. The event is designed to provide ample opportunity to interact, share and learn more about library software, platforms, tools and technologies. I urge all professional colleagues / librarians to participate and nominate their team members. For full details pl visit the Website: ltc2019.com Thanks & Regards BP Prakash (Formerly with TCS) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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LIBRARIANS CHAPTER - Necessary in Present Scenario
by Dp Tripathi 10 Nov '18

10 Nov '18

Dear Professional Friends / Seniors, I wish to draw your kind attention towards the tremendous changes taking place in the academic libraries due to the advent of technology and as a result, the library professionals are under huge pressure to implement these technologies to cope up with the present situation. We are bound to learn and implement the technology for smooth functioning of library and housekeeping operations. However, regret to mention this is happening in less percentage. Most of the library professionals are not computer savvy. Undoubtedly, most of the library professionals are struggling in implementation of technologies such as library automation, digitization, web development for information dissemination, server management, e-resource management etc. Most of the renowned publishers like ACS, IEEE Computer Society, ASME, ACM, ASCE etc. are having the concept of creating *STUDENT CHAPTERS* where students are given unique opportunity for networking, mentoring and bonding over common interest. In brief, a *STUDENT CHAPTERS* is group of students from a university / institute, college, technical colleges who assemble to organize activities related to their fields of study to share their knowledge with each other. A *STUDENT CHAPTERS* also serves as a gateway to forums, panel discussions, symposia, conferences, workshop etc. that further a student’s professional development. This provides an opportunity to students to explore more about their subject and research on particular topic. I wish to mention here that like *STUDENT CHAPTERS, *if the publishers introduce the concept of having *‘LIBRARIANS CHAPTER’* then this will provide a good opportunity to all the working professionals to network, mentor other professionals and also have a strong bonding. This may provide an opportunity to librarians to conduct many activities related to our profession and enhance our knowledge. Most of the Universities / Colleges are subscribing huge resources for their academic community but if their professionals are not well equipped with latest technological knowledge, definitely professionals will face the challenges. My submission with humble request is to raise the voice to introduce the *LIBRARIANS CHAPTERS *by most of renowned publisher so that such activities can assist in bringing the changes in profession and professionals too. Soon, I will share the proposal of *LIBRARIANS CHAPTERS *here with you all to submit and request to submit with your opinion too. I will be happy to receive your suggestions / comments in this regard please. Thanks DP Tripathi -- ********************************* *Dhanwantari Prakash Tripathi* MA (ECO), MLISc, HDISM, ECDL ********************************* Assistant Librarian, Periodicals Biju Patnaik Central Library National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Odisha –769008 INDIA ********************************* *YouTube - Librarian Guide <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqq2XkD5KKp5W7VrMJOsGhw>* ********************************* *M - +91-8895296796* *U - www.dptripathi.in <http://www.dptripathi.in> * *********************************

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P. Sankaralingam Memorial Endowment Lecture Series
by Prakash R 10 Nov '18

10 Nov '18

Dear Sir, May I request you to circulate the below invitation to LIS community. Prakash Roja Muthiah Research Library *____________* *P. Sankaralingam Memorial Endowment Lecture Series* *Inaugural lecture by Prof. K. S. Raghavan* *on* *‘Education for Information Manpower: Challenges and Trends’* *Date *- 16 November 2018 *Time* - 5.30 pm *Venue* Roja Muthiah Research Library 3rd Cross Road CPT Campus, Taramani Chennai 600113 *Tea will be served at 5 pm* *About the speaker* Dr. K. S. Raghavan obtained Master's degree in Library Science from the University of Delhi and Ph.D. from the University of Mysore. He was a Senior Fulbright scholar at UCLA, USA in 1987. Dr. Raghavan served the University of Mysore for 6 years from 1971 and moved to the University of Madras in 1977; He retired from the University of Madras as its Dean (Academic) in 2005 and joined DRTC, Indian Statistical Institute as a professor. Since 2013 he is working as a Visiting Scientist at the Centre for Knowledge Analytics. He was also a visting scientist Ontological Engineering (KAnOE) in PES Institute of Technology, Bangalore from 2013-16. In 2015 he served as a visiting professor at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and taught a course on Knowledge Representation and Ontology. He also served as a visiting professor at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil in 2003. He is serving as secretary of Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies and Member-Secretary of Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science. He has authored a book, edited about 18 volumes and published over 75papers. He is the Editor of the SRELS Journal of Information Management and on the editorial boards of Knowledge organization (ISKO, Germany) and Libres (NTU). *About the talk* Nations, societies and institutions of all kinds are in a state of flux because of developments in ICTs and globalization. Today’s world is more networked than ever before and countries and communities are much more interdependent on each other. The far-reaching developments brought about by technology in the past two decades have transformed the workplace, which is very different from what it was before the advent of this technology. This is true of practically every kind of institution – manufacturing industries, banks, schools, hotels, airlines, shops, governments, libraries, etc. Given this, there is naturally a growing concern of a possible mismatch between professional education programmes and the requirements of the job market. Therefore, critical attention is being paid to all aspects of higher education with a view to generate manpower with knowledge and skills required for and relevant to the emerging situation. The industry, which is the principal employer of products of professional education programmes, has, in recent years, pointed out that India’s undergraduate and graduate education programmes are too theoretical and are devoid of practical experience necessary for absorption into the industry’s workforce. Planning professional education programmes for the future require that we have an idea, even if it is not a very clear picture, of the emerging future. What makes this particularly difficult in the information and library arena is that the technologies that are driving the changes in the information arena are disruptive technologies. Education programmes need to realize the enormous and fundamental changes that have taken place in the way libraries function that impacts the nature of manpower needed to manage modern libraries in terms of knowledge and skills required. Today there are environments and workplaces outside the conventional library requiring manpower with knowledge and skills in information work and service. Planners also need to take cognizance of the broadened information environment, identify the knowledge and skills required to work in such environments and workplaces and build appropriate components into education programmes designed to train information professionals. In this lecture, the speaker proposes to briefly examine some of these issues. *About P. Sankaralingam* PS, as his colleagues and students would call him (P. Sankaralingam) was a visionary librarian and gifted teacher who was central in the creation of the Roja Muthiah Research Library (RMRL). Sankaralingam was the first Director of the Roja Muthiah Research Library in Chennai, a position he held since September 1993, when the institution was founded. Prior to that appointment he was instrumental in bringing together the forces necessary in India to ensure that the collection of the late Roja Muthiah would be acquired and preserved for the use of scholars. The University of Madras generously gave Sankaralingam a leave of absence to accept the Directorship of RMRL. From 1976 he had been a faculty member in the University's Department of Library and Information Science. From 1968 through 1976, he was Assistant Librarian at the Tirunelveli Medical College, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. His M.Lib.Sc <http://m.lib.sc/>. degree was from the University of Mysore in 1975. The "New Library Movement in India" is the name Sankaralingam gave to loosely confederated activities aimed at improving services and access to collections for readers. He was a central figure shaping the movement in south India. RMRL was workbench for framing and testing new approaches, approaches that already have had a dramatic impact on the visibility and organization of Tamil publications, from classical texts through less well recognized modern literature. Sankaralingam has published twenty-three papers and was involved in preparing indexes for eight books. From 1985-1991, he was joint managing editor of the land-mark Kriyavin tarkalat Tamil akarati [A Tamil - Tamil - English dictionary of contemporary Tamil] published by Cre-A: in 1992. He was also a joint editor of the 1992 publication, Cognitive paradigms in knowledge organization. His translation into Tamil of David Werner's Where there is no doctor appeared in 1984 as Taktar illata itattil and still remains a best seller. Many of Sankaralingam's students have gone on to positions of library leadership throughout India. He was revered by his students as a gifted and demanding teacher who gave special attention especially to the needs of students in financial need. Other major projects and activities in which Sankaralingam was involved, include: a project for developing a machine-readable multi-script bibliographic database of the holdings of the Dept. of Indology, French Institute of Pondicherry; a project to develop an information storage and retrieval system for the audio and video recordings available in the Archives of All India Radio and Doordarshan; and development of a morphological analyzer for Tamil. He was a founding trustee of MOZHI, a public Trust for Resource Development in Language and Culture, and held that position until becoming Director of RMRL. The RMRL Trust has instituted the "P. Sankaralingam Memorial Lecture Series" in honour of this great visionary. -- R. Prakash 9444031245

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Request for an article
by Francis Jayakanth 10 Nov '18

10 Nov '18

Dear Members, One of our research students is in need of the following research article: C. H. Lee and R. Maddin, The effect of torsional strains on self-diffusion in silver single crystals. Trans. AIME 215(3), 397 (1959). Can someone having access to the article help us by sending us a copy of it, please? Thanks and regards, Francis Francis Jayakanth JRD Library, IISc francis(a)iisc.ac.in

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Bound Volumes: How to make them relevant and put them use.
by ishappa.bandi＠pilani.bits-pilani.ac.in 10 Nov '18

10 Nov '18

I've invited you to fill out the following form: Bound Volumes: How to make them relevant and put them use. To fill it out, visit: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfpSy6DfO6p9DOXMx6yVXSKPRV9pbkkZZQ… I've invited you to fill out a form: Google Forms: Create and analyze surveys.

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Article Request
by Bharat Alasandi 10 Nov '18

10 Nov '18

Dear Sir/Madam, One of our research scholar needs following article for his research work. If anybody have the access, please send the same. https://search.proquest.com/openview/c7392025d9794690d7f99b8b6897ca7a/1?pq-… Thanks and regards Dr. Bharat B. Alasandi Librarian Bharatesh Education Trusts Global Business School B.C. 188 Fort Road Belgaum - 6 Karnataka E-mail : bharatalasandi(a)gmail.com Phone: 9986135406/9686190253 -- Dr. Bharat B. Alasandi Librarian Bharatesh Education Trusts Global Business School B.C. 188 Fort Road Belgaum - 6 Karnataka E-mail : bharatalasandi(a)gmail.com Phone: 9986135406/9686190253

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Assessment of the Use of Bibliographic Data & Library Management Software Koha in Academic Libraries in India
by Dp Tripathi 09 Nov '18

09 Nov '18

Dear Friends, I (DP Tripathi, AL, NIT Rourkela) am in process to carry out the assessment about the use of open source bibliographic data and library management software koha in academic libraries in India. I solicit your kind cooperation in filling up the questionnaire by spending your few minutes from your busy schedule. I will ever remain thankful to you for your assistance. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScOn8TnqyHvgzXD5ULqG8iG9DTCitALpFL… I assures that your name and data will remain confidential and the data collected will be used in aggregate to meet the purpose of this research. I will be happy to answer, if you have any further query / question / suggestion. Please do write at dptripathi79(a)gmail.com Thanks DP Tripathi -- ********************************* *Dhanwantari Prakash Tripathi* MA (ECO), MLISc, HDISM, ECDL ********************************* Assistant Librarian, Periodicals Biju Patnaik Central Library National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Odisha –769008 INDIA ********************************* *YouTube - Librarian Guide <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqq2XkD5KKp5W7VrMJOsGhw>* ********************************* *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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