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IISER Tirupati - Vacancy - 'Library Information Assistant (Trainee)'
by Umeshareddy Kacherki 18 Jan '16

18 Jan '16

Dear Professional friends, Applications are invited for the post of 'Library Information Assistant (Trainee)' at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Tirupati. For detailed advertisement, please visit: http://www.iiserpune.ac.in/userfiles/files/Microsoft%20Word%20-%20Advt_%20N… RegardsUmesh*** Dr.Umeshareddy Kacherki Deputy Librarian Indian Institute of Science Education & Research (IISER) Pashan, Pune - 411008, India. Phone: +91 20 25908004

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Talk on "Trends and Ideas for the Technology Entrepreneur" on Saturday, 23rd Jan at 6.00 p.m.
by Mohan Hr 18 Jan '16

18 Jan '16

Dear all, Pl. find an invite for the talk on "Trends and Ideas for the Technology Entrepreneur" by Mr. Dorai Thodla on Saturday, 23rd Jan at 6.00 p.m.. For formal invite pl. visit http://ieeecs-madras.managedbiz.com/pgms/2016/mm-160123-tech-entrepreneur.p… To facilitate logistics, please pre-register with an email to csimds(a)vsnl.com, bhaskarank(a)gmail.com or SMS to 9841031680 or 9445420096 With regards HR Mohan Chair, IEEE CS & PCS and IPP, CSI http://hrm-infoforuse.blogspot.in http://infoforuse.blogspot.in https://www.facebook.com/mohan.hr.524 INVITE ================================================== Computer Society of India, Chennai Chapter IEEE Computer Society, Madras Chapter IEEE Professional Communication Society, Madras Chapter Cordially invite you for a talk on Trends and Ideas for the Technology Entrepreneur By Mr. Dorai Thodla On Saturday, 23rd Jan at 6.00 p.m. At Seminar Hall, CSI Education Directorate, Taramani, Chennai – 600113 (Landmark: 4th Cross Street, Opp. to Indira Nagar MRTS; the street where Dharmambal Women’s Polytechnic is located in the corner and Opp. MGR Film City and Mat Science Inst.) Mr. K. Bhaskaran, Chairman, CSI Chennai Mr. H.R. Mohan, Chairman, IEEE CS & PCS Madras Programme ========= 6.00 p.m.: Tea & Fellowship 6.30 p.m.: Talk 7.45 p.m.: Dinner About the speaker ============= Mr. Dorai Thodla is a serial entrepreneur and a technology veteran who spends his time between USA and India. He started his first company in Nov 1980 as a consulting company, Digital Software Systems. His second company, Information Technology Systems was started in Jan 1983 and became profitable in the third month of operations. He merged this with Coromandel Industries Inc, a US company. He built the first commercial SQL engine out of India and licensed it to a US company, managing two teams between India and US in 1985-90, (a development team in India and a marketing/customization team in USA), and moving over to US (Queens/NY) in Aug 1990. He had his first multimillion $ product in 1993, and merged the company with MIDAK in 1994-95 and created Integra Technologies Inc. In 1996, he sold Integra in 1996 to IKON Office Solutions and worked with them till 1998. His latest ventures are iMorph US started in 1999, and Technology Strategies in 2014. He is currently running several initiatives (may turn into separate companies) - BuildSkills, AppVentures. He has mentored several entrepreneurs and ventures, and has been very active in TIE and several other forums in the entrepreneurship ecosystem. About the talk ========== Mr. Dorai Thodla shares his experiences and ideas on entrepreneurship, trends in technology and the plethora of opportunities that a budding entrepreneur today can use. He will touch upon innovation, product ideas, and entrepreneurship. He will share his experiences of building perhaps the first-ever technology product, an Indian RDBMS, and selling it to a US company. This was done in a period when ‘make in India’ was not on the headlines, and the concept of ‘entrepreneurship’ was also not a buzzword in business, technology or management schools and Indian industry. Registration ========= To facilitate logistics, please pre-register with an email to csimds(a)vsnl.com, bhaskarank(a)gmail.com or SMS to 9841031680 or 9445420096 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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KIIT Journal of Library and Information Management: Call for Papers
by Dr Swain 18 Jan '16

18 Jan '16

KIIT Journal of Library and Information Management (KJLIM), ISSN: 2348-0858, a peer reviewed scholarly print journal in English invites papers from potential authors for Volume 3 Issue 2 Submission of papers: Original contributions in the form of articles, best practices and case studies in all areas of librarianship are invited from librarians, information scientists, and academicians. The contributions should consistently focus on the results of research, reports of significant developments in working practice and stimulating discussions which are of immense importance to the library and information profession. Papers should include name of the author, designation, affiliation, title of the article with a signed declaration that the theme is of his own, and the paper has not been published anywhere. Manuscripts should be submitted electronically in MS-Word format in Times New Roman 11 size font, double space as e-mail “attachment”. Authors are required to go through the Author Guidelines for details regarding the format and style of the manuscript available at: http://www.publishingindia.com/kjlim/ E-mail address for paper submission: editorkjlim(a)gmail.com / aekjlim(a)gmail.com Dr. Dillip K Swain Associate Editor KIIT Journal of Library and Information Management -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Tool for bulk data export/convert in APA/MLA style formats
by vinod mishra 18 Jan '16

18 Jan '16

Dear All, Is there any tool for converting bulk data (more than 1000) may be in excel, BibTeX etc. in APA, MLA etc format? I have tried zotero by importing the data in BibTeX but did not find options/trick to export the same data back in APA/MLA style. I have not tried any other tool like EndNote, mendeley etc. Thanking You. -- 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/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Articles to Read -- 2016-01-17
by Mohan Hr 17 Jan '16

17 Jan '16

Dear all, You may like these articles interesting to read. General: National Youth Day: Swami Vivekananda's quotes to inspire the youth of India Education: Ten types of PhD supervisor relationships – which is yours? InfoTech: CCC Whitepaper- Smart Communities Internet of Things Science & Tech: What the father eats matters to the foetus Environment: Mortal poison: the story of how venom works General: A quiz about the year that was Healthcare: 15 Weight loss myths busted InfoTech: Four principles of Amazon Web Services (AWS) cost management Science & Tech: Engineering life, one gene at a time Healthcare: ‘Like a piranha’: how midwives' descriptions of breastfeeding affect women’s attitudes Read them at http://goo.gl/2ILXOT Your feedback is welcome You can access the date wise archives of "Articles to Read" at http://goo.gl/B2VFCF With regards HR Mohan IITM 1976 BTME Chair, IEEE CS & PCS and IPP, CSI http://hrm-infoforuse.blogspot.in http://infoforuse.blogspot.in https://www.facebook.com/mohan.hr.524 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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UGC/MHRD orders regarding librarian is eligible to teach
by M.S. GIRISH RATHOD 17 Jan '16

17 Jan '16

Dear LIS Professionals friends... If anybody has UGC/MHRD orders regarding librarian is eligible to teach (Library and information Literary/Library and Information Science subjects etc) orders kindly send, It is urgent requirement to submit Higher education council of Karnataka. we are proposed to introduce above mention subjects in UG level in Karnataka, but in higher education council VC meeting a single query raised by a VC. So please anybody has MHRD/UGC orders kindly mail me as immediately. Thank you -- *Regards,* *M.S.**GIRISH RATHOD **M.Sc., **M.B.A., **M.A., M.Phil., **K-SET.,* * NET., Ph.D.(Regd)* HEAD ~ LEARNING RESOURCE CENTER, DEPT. OF STUDIES IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE, GOVERNMENT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE, CHURCH ROAD, SIRSI (U.K.) - 581 401. KARNATAKA (INDIA). -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Reminder- Win exciting prizes for innovations-"National Conference on Best Practices and Innovations in Library and Information Centres" -KCLA
by jasim s 15 Jan '16

15 Jan '16

Dear Colleagues Kerala College Librarians’ Association (KCLA) in association with Marian College, Kuttikkanam and Kerala State Higher Education Council (KSHEC) is providing an opportunity through "National Conference on Best Practices and Innovations in Library and Information Centres" to ventilate the innovations and best practices which are implemented and succeeded in libraries and information centres. There will be cash prizes for the significant innovations and best practices in different categories. Important dates: Last date of receiving presentations: January 27, 2016 Last date of registration: February 10, 2016 Conference dates: 18, 19, 20 February 2016 Venue: Marian College, Kuttikkanam P.O., Peermade, Idukki District, Kerala-685531 Registration can be done online at < https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Ro2Y3BFBsfNSfiM377_hdNF0IbmLPYYclmZ4iFIO8_… > More information at <http://kcla2016.weebly.com/> Jasimudeen S Librarian St.Stephen's College Uzhavoor,Kerala -- Jasimudeen.s *Life is like a document:what matter is how good it is ,not how long it is"* *"Be in touch,I am just a mail away not a mile away"..* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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DR. P.S.G. KUMAR FESTSCHRIFT COMMITTEE Invites an articles.
by Ravindra Mendhe 15 Jan '16

15 Jan '16

Dear All Professionals DR. P.S.G. KUMAR FESTSCHRIFT COMMITTEE Invites an articles. Dr. P.S.G. Kumar, former University Librarian and Head of the Department of Library and Information Science, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University; Nagpur is in his 70th year. *We the students, friends, administers and well-wishers of Dr. Kumar have decided to celebrate his 71st Birthday in June 2016 in a befitting manner in Nagpur.* You are one of his close friends and is a witness to his multifarious contribution to our profession. Following are some of the events slated to mark his 71st birthday: 1. Institution of “Dr. P.S.G. Kumar National Award for the Advancement of Librarianship and Information Science (NAALIS)”. This will be an Annual Award with a cash award of Rs. 10,116, to and fro air/rail fare, citation, memento etc.; 2. A biopic on Dr. P.S.G. Kumar (A Documentary video) ; 3. Release of “Light and Shades of my life” (An autobiography of Dr. P.G.S. Kumar); and 4. A Festschrift entitled “Exploring New Information Landscapes: Information Services in the Changing Technological Environment.” Papers are invited on any one of the following facets so as to reach the convener on or before Saturday, the 30 January, 2016. *Facets* *1.* Information landscapes: Issues *2.* Information Society and its future *3.* Augmenting Digital Culture *4.* Communication, Messaging, Mailing *5.* Social Media (Facebook, Linkedin, twitter etc.) *6.* Web 2.0, 3.0, Cloud Computing etc. *7.* Blogs, Mishaps, PIP networking, Pod costs, RSS etc. *8.* Collective Intelligence *9.* Wikis *10.* Open Source and Open Access initiatives *11.* Resource Discovery tools *12.* Recent trends in Metric Studies You may also contribute a paper on any other facet of information studies. We solicit your favorable response to our request. With professional regards.* Sincerely yours,* *Chairman* Address Dr. K.B. Kale C/o University Librarian University librarian Dr. V. B. alias Bhausaheb Kolte Library, e-mail : librarianrtmnul(a)gmail.com Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Mobile No.: 09850969900 Nagpur University Library, Ramdaspeth, Nagpur– 440 010 (MS. *Convener * Dr. Shalini R. Lihitkar Asistant Professor e-mail : shanawghmare(a)yahoo.com Mobile No.: 8007071222, 9423886717 (Shalini R. Lihitkar) Convener Shalini Lihitkar-Waghmare DLISC,RTMNU,Nagpur >> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Extension of date for submission of paper for Mysore University Library National Conference:
by chandrashekara m 15 Jan '16

15 Jan '16

Dear Professionals,We are pleased to inform you that the last date for submission of the paper for the "National Conference on Library and Information Services for All: Reaching the Unreached in the Digital Era" organizes by the Mysore University Library and Karnataka State SC/ST Library Professionals' Association (R) during February 11 & 12, 2016 is extended upto 20th January 2016. The accepted papers are going to be published in the conference proceedings.For further details please contact: Dr. C.P.RamaseshOrganising Secretary, National Conference.Mysore University LibraryManasagangotriMysore 570006Ph. 0821-2419388; 09731343004 Regards, Dr. M. ChandrashekaraProfessor & ChairmanDepartment of Library and Information ScienceUniversity of Mysore, ManasagangotriMysore - 570 006Off. Ph: (0821) 2419398/9448600970

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Are we Information Literate to become Information Manager?
by Dp Tripathi 14 Jan '16

14 Jan '16

Believe it or not! Today we are talking and talking only about information, information explosion and its management and present situation has forced us to become information manager which is not at all an easy task. To become successful information manager, we are supposed to be information literate first which requires the understanding of the following in my opinion: *a. **Information – why needed?* In order to become successful Information Manager, first we need to identify that information is really needed and we have to understand why information is needed, what, how much, what kind of information is really required and at the same time, we need to identify that information is spread in wide range of formats in different locations (geographically and virtually). And, the skill which we need to develop to articulate a particular question for fetching the information for specific research is very important. We all know that information is not limited to the boundary and inside the boundary of wall but it is available on paper, digital files, and other media such as audio visuals or from different sources. It may or may not be easy to get information to fulfill the need for making a right decision for getting a right answer against right question but we need to develop this skill. *b. **Available Resources – Understand:* An information manager is supposed to develop a skill to evaluate and identify what resources are available on particular topic or particular information and where we can locate them in order to access them. If found also, what type of resources and whether we can use for our purpose. We need to understand the different types of resources such as paper-based, electronic resources, digital resources etc. and when & how to use them considering the merits of types of resources and differences as well. *c. **Find Information – How?* We may be having very good resources but we need to develop technique and at the same time of plan for using the available resources so that we can get best information for the best question. Information literate has to understand that searching should not only be the option to get information but also learn other techniques such as browsing, monitoring information resources etc. Generally, we may find information from the following methods such as: i. Go through several resources ii. Book Indexes given at the back iii. Abstracting and Indexing Journals iv. Use of RSS feed in order to get information from different sources v. Active participation in forum, discussion list, e-mail alerts and bulletin boards etc. vi. Bookmarking the address on Browser such as Mozilla, Chrome etc. vii. Searching the information in search engines using Boolean Logic viii. Develop the understanding to use relevant ranked searching *d. **Evaluation of Results and Implementation* We need to develop skill to evaluate the obtained information for checking the accuracy and its value without biasness keeping the same in mind that the evaluation will not misguide or mislead with incomplete result. Many times it happens that we get information through search engines against our filled question, but we need to evaluate and understand whether the information is trustworthy then only information can help the researcher in right direction. A prior knowledge of author, name of publisher, editor and series may help the researcher to reach the right destination with less effort. *e. **Disseminate your search results (findings)* To become information literate, we need to develop the understanding to analyze the retrieved information to disseminate with accuracy. But before we leave the information for others to use, we need to understand the use of information in a responsible, sensitive and ethical manner. A proper respect to confidentially should be given and at the same time credit to the person who really owes the copyright. We also need to develop the ability to communicate in a manner which is appropriate to information, the user and present situation. *f. **Manage your findings – How?* Finding is never easy against any question and it involves efforts and human interpretation at different stages to get right information for the right purpose. We need to develop the skill to manage the acquired information in most effective way with suitable methods and for that we will have to, sometimes, evaluate critically on our process and findings as well as sources from where we retrieved the information for using the findings and information at later stage. And for that we will have to think as follows: i. Use of used resources in finding the information again ii. Use file cabinets or proper shelves to managing physical resources iii. Arrangement of emails with attachments iv. Planning security and backup of information retrieved for re-locating and use v. Getting updates in changes in documents where you retrieved information vi. Use of Content Management System such as Joomla, Drupal etc. for information management Thanks with regards, -- ************************************************************** *Dhanwantari Prakash Tripathi* Assistant Librarian Biju Patnaik Central Library <http://library.nitrkl.ac.in> National Institute of Technology <http://nitrkl.ac.in> Rourkela, Odisha - INDIA 769008 *mobile: *+91-8895296796 *URL: http://dpt.librarianguide.co.in <http://dpt.librarianguide.co.in> * *URL: www.librarianguide.co.in <http://www.librarianguide.co.in> * *URL: www.koha.librarianguide.co.in <http://www.koha.librarianguide.co.in> * *URL: www.librarianguide.co.in/live <http://www.librarianguide.co.in/live> * ************************************************************** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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