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Fw: [Asis-l] Re-Envisioning the MLS Degree
by Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar 25 Aug '15

25 Aug '15

On Saturday, August 22, 2015 8:06 PM, John Bertot <jbertot(a)umd.edu> wrote: In August 2014, the University of Maryland’s iSchool and the Information Policy & Access Center (iPAC) launched the Re-Envisioning the MLS initiative to address significant changes in the information landscape, our communities, information organizations, technology, the economy, workforce needs and trends, and other factors that impact Library and Information Science (LIS) education in general, and the Master of Library Science (MLS) degree (and its variants) in particular. A three-year effort in all, the first year focused on engagement and included a speaker’s series, engagement events, regional visits, discussions with a range of leaders in the information professions, extensive work with the iSchool’s MLS Advisory Board, environmental analysis and scanning, a published white paper that identified trends and issues, and more. Summaries and archives of these events, and documents, are available at hackmls.umd.edu. We are pleased to share the Re-Envisioning the MLS: Findings, Issues, and Considerations report. The findings have a number of implications for LIS education and MLS programs, including: - Attributes of Successful Information Professionals. Successful information professionals are not those who wish to seek a quiet refuge out of the public’s view. They need to be collaborative, problem solvers, creative, socially innovative, flexible and adaptable, and have a strong desire to work with the public. - Ensure a Balance of Competencies and Abilities. MLS programs need to ensure that students have a range of competencies, but that aptitude needs to be balanced with a progressive attitude (“can do,” “change agent,” “public service”). - Re-Thinking the MLS Begins with Recruitment. Neither a love of books or libraries is enough for the next generation of information professionals. Instead they must thrive on change, embrace public service, and seek challenges that require creative solutions. Attracting students with a strong desire to serve the public is critical. - Be Disruptive, Savvy, and Fearless. Through creativity, collaboration, innovation, and entrepreneurship, information professionals have the opportunity to disrupt current approaches and practices to existing social challenges. The future belongs to those who are socially innovative, entrepreneurial, and change agents who are bold, fearless, willing to take risks, go “big,” and go against convention. As noted by then-MLS Program Director Dr. John Bertot, the initiative serves as a complement to current discussions regarding the future of libraries, “As we rethink our information institutions and the roles that they serve in their communities, we also need to consider who the future information professionals are, their abilities and competencies, and how we prepare them for dynamic and evolving careers as community change agents.” Ms. Lindsay Sarin, MLS Program Manager, further commented that, “Our libraries, archives, and other information organizations are central to their communities, and we need our future information professionals who are ready and eager to take risks and support their communities in new and exciting ways.” Over the next two years, the iSchool will focus on curriculum redesign, continued engagement, and implementation. Dr. Paul Jaeger, newly appointed MLS Program Director, stated that, “The report provides a clearly articulated set of issues that we will use as we rethink and redesign our MLS curriculum and further engage the LIS community.” ************************************************************************* John Carlo Bertot, Ph.D. Professor and Co-Director Information Policy & Access Center College of Information StudiesUniversity of Maryland 4105 Hornbake Building, South Wing College Park, MD 20742 Email: jbertot(a)umd.edu Web (Bertot): http://terpconnect.umd.edu/~jbertot/ Web (Center): http://ipac.umd.edu Phone: 301.405.3267 Fax: 301.314.9145 Associate Editor, Government Information QuarterlyCo-Editor, Advances in Librarianship ASIS&T 2015 Annual Meeting November 6-10, 2015 St. Louis, Missouri ________________________________________ Asis-l mailing list Asis-l(a)asis.org http://mail.asis.org/mailman/listinfo/asis-l ---------- Dr. J. K. VIJAYAKUMAR, MLIS, PhD, MSILS (UK), Manager, University Library Collections and Information Services, King Abdullah University of Science & Technology, www.kaust.edu.sa -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Article request
by Hemavathi.R 25 Aug '15

25 Aug '15

Dear All, One of our faculty member is looking for an artice Can anyone please help? EMBO J. 2015 Aug 13;34(16):2117-31. doi: 10.15252/embj.201490315. Epub 2015 Jul 10. Lipid droplets and their component triglycerides and steryl esters regulate autophagosome biogenesis. Shpilka T1, Welter E1, Borovsky N1, Amar N1, Mari M2, Reggiori F2, Elazar Z3 Regards Hemavathi.R Biological Science Library IISc,Bangalore-560012 E-mail:hemavathi@ces.iisc.ernet.in Ph:08022932786 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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READING HABIT, A PRE-REQUISITE FOR WRITING SKILLS: LIBRARY SCIENCE HOD
by Ragaavendra R 24 Aug '15

24 Aug '15

READING HABIT, A PRE-REQUISITE FOR WRITING SKILLS: LIBRARY SCIENCE HOD The habit of reading books is the basis for writing skills, according to A. Amudavalli, Head, Department of Library and Information Sciences, University of Madras. Workshop She was speaking at the two-day Regional Workshop on Scientific Writing. The event was being held under the auspices of the Department of Library Services, Christian Medical College, Vellore and the Department of Library and Information Sciences, University of Madras at the CMC campus here on Friday, Dr. Amudavalli said that in any type of writing, the ability to express one's thoughts clearly is very important. Reading is very important for this, but unfortunately reading has almost been forgotten nowadays, she said. The HOD of Library and Information Sciences said that knowledge of various subjects is one of the basic requisites of a librarian. The basics of various subjects including science subjects were taught during the different courses in library science. It is because a graduate in library science should be competent enough to work as a librarian in any type of library. A librarian can command respect only through his/her delivery and performance stemming directly from the skills that one had acquired during the course of study, she said. Words recalled Dr. Amudavalli recalled the words of late S.R. Ranganathan, the Father of Library Science, Documentation and Information Science who said that the job of a librarian is `to convey the right information to the right user at the right time'. She said despite all advancements in technology, there is no replacement for books and newspapers. This reinforces the larger role that librarians have to play in information transfer. The librarian provides personalised service to the users, she said. Thomas Kuriakose, Associate Director of CMC lighted the lamp and delivered the presidential address. Felicitations Alfred Job Daniel, Principal, CMC offered his felicitation. Joy Sarojini Michael, Vice-Principal, CMC welcomed the gathering. V. Newton, Head, Library Services, CMC proposed a vote of thanks. Joyson, Azaraiah and Senthil Kumar, Senior Librarians, CMC organised the workshop. A two-day Regional Workshop on Scientific Writing was held at the CMS campus REFLINK: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/reading-habit-a-prerequisi… Best Regards, Raghvendra R The information contained in this electronic message and in any attachments to this message is confidential, legally privileged and intended only for use by the person or entity to which this electronic message is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, and have received this message in error, please notify the sender and system manager by return email and delete the message and its attachments and also you are hereby notified that any distribution, copying, review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of this electronic transmission or the information contained in it is strictly prohibited. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and may not represent those of the Company or bind the Company. Any commitments made over e-mail are not financially binding on the company unless accompanied or followed by a valid purchase order. This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by Mail Scanner, and is believed to be clean. The Company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. www.jubl.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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paper request
by Subhash Khode 24 Aug '15

24 Aug '15

Respected sir, Our one of the faculty member want to this paper which is not included in our subscribed IEEE ASPP package. Paper title- " A TIME-BASED CLUSTER-HEAD SELECTION ALGORITHM FOR LEACH ".IEEE Symposium on Computers and communications, 2008 ,1172-1176 Authors- 1) J. Hu 2) Y. Jin 3) L. Dou kindly send this paper Subhash Khode Librarian Mahakal Institute of Technology, Ujjain -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Refresher Course in LIS at Calicut University
by Dr. K M Haneefa 24 Aug '15

24 Aug '15

Dear Sir / Madam, The UGC-Human Resource DevelopmentCentre (Erstwhile Academic Staff College), University of Calicut is conductinga three-week Refresher Course in Library and Information Science from 16thSeptember to 06th October 2015. Applications, duly approved by thePrincipal/Head of the College/Department concerned, are invited on theprescribed form from eligible and interested candidates. The applications should reach theDirector, UGC Human Resource Development Centre, University of Calicut on orbefore 04th September 2015. TA and DA willbe given to the participants as per UGC rules. Werequest you to publicise this course among the professional colleagues of yourUniversity/College/Department/Library. For more details and application form, visitthe Calicut University HRDC website at <http://www.ugcasccalicut.info/>. HRDC Phone Number:0494-2407351. Yours sincerely Dr. Mohamed Haneefa K. Assistant Professor Dept. of Library & Information Science University of Calicut, Kerala, India Phone (Office) :+91-494-2407286 Mobile No. 09895622811 E-mail ID: dr.haneefa(a)gmail.com Dept. Blog:http://cudlisc.blogspot.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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SEEKING UR RESPONSE TO QUESTIONNAIRE FOR Ph. D. WORK
by Prabhu lis 23 Aug '15

23 Aug '15

Dear Professional, I Request to All Engineering College Library Professional.... I am doing Ph.D. in Library and Information Science under the guidance of *Dr. S. Ally Sornam, Associate Prof. & Head, BHC, Trichy & *my research Topic is *“Ergonomic Issues in Self Financing Engineering College Libraries in Tamil Nadu - A Study"* Kindly fill it up the Questionnaire by clicking the following link https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1RVMwzioznSf6rw3UdU3LD1VTN_GU46fnIGOMKl-Z00… The questionnaire is simple and will not take much of your valuable time for completing the same. The data is being collected for academic research purpose only and confidentiality will be maintained. Your contribution will be highly beneficial to the my research as well as our Library & Information Professions. Communication through e-mail is also welcome. Thanking you for your kind cooperation and valuable inputs. M.Prabhu, B.Com, M.L.I.Sc., M.Phil., (Ph.D.,) Librarian United Institute of Technology G.Kovundampalayam, Periyanaickenpalayam Coimbatore 641 021 Mobile: 97 503 999 55 http://uitcentrallibrary.webs.com/ http://anbudanprabhulis.blogspot.com/ http://bdugateway.dreamhosters.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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RDA LC-PCC PS Revision
by Salman Haider 23 Aug '15

23 Aug '15

*RDA LC-PCC PS Revision <http://resourcedescriptionandaccess.blogspot.com/2015/08/rda-revision.html>* http://resourcedescriptionandaccess.blogspot.com/2015/08/rda-revision.html RDA Blog <http://resourcedescriptionandaccess.blogspot.com> post on RDA Toolkit Update, August 11, 2015 - Changes in Resource Description and Access (RDA) <http://resourcedescriptionandaccess.blogspot.com> and Library of Congress - Program for Cooperative Cataloging Policy Statements (LC-PCC PS) and RDA Toolkit *Contents: * - TOPIC 1: Changes in RDA Content - TOPIC 2: Change in Content in LC-PCC PSs - TOPIC 3: Functional Changes in the RDA Toolkit Salman Haider www.google.com/+SalmanHaider -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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LCSH - Subject Headings Manual (SHM) H 202 and H 203 Revised
by Salman Haider 21 Aug '15

21 Aug '15

*Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) - Subject Headings Manual (SHM) H 202 and H 203 Revised* <http://librarianshipstudies.blogspot.com/2015/08/library-congress-subject-h…> http://librarianshipstudies.blogspot.com/2015/08/library-congress-subject-h… New post of Librarianship Studies & Information Technology <http://librarianshipstudies.blogspot.com/> blog describing the Revisions to Subject Headings Manual Instruction Sheets on Authority Research (H 203) and Source Citations (H 203) <http://librarianshipstudies.blogspot.com/2015/08/library-congress-subject-h…> Note: Subject Headings Manual (SHM) provides guidelines to use Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH). The manual was originally conceived as an in-house procedure manual addressed to cataloging staff at the Library of Congress. From the very beginning, however, the manual included not only procedures and practices to be followed by LC catalogers but also substantive explanations of subject cataloging policy. Other libraries who wish to catalog in the same manner as the Library of Congress as well as faculty at schools of library science who wish to teach Library of Congress subject cataloging policies to their students should follow the guidelines of the Subject Headings Manual (SHM). Librarianship Studies & Information Technology <http://librarianshipstudies.blogspot.com/> Blog will be more focused on the techniques of Library of Congress Classification (LCC) and Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) by use of Classification & Shelflisting Manual (CSM) and Subject Headings Manual (SHM) and Classification Web tool of Library of Congress, and Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC). Follow Librarianship Studies & Information Technology <http://librarianshipstudies.blogspot.com/2015/08/follow-librarianship-studi…> in Social Media blog to be updated of new items and start/comment on the discussions in the Google+ Community Librarianship Studies & Information Technology <https://plus.google.com/communities/117182147088697693349> and Facebook Group Librarianship Studies & Information Technology <https://www.facebook.com/groups/librarianshipstudies>. Salman Haider www.google.com/+SalmanHaider -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Reg: Anti plagiarism detection tools
by Kodandarama 21 Aug '15

21 Aug '15

Dear all, We at University of Mysore have scanned about 450 PhD Theses using Turnitin and iThenticate plagiarism check tools. Thanks to UGC-INFLIBNET, particularly its Director Dr. Jagadish Arora and Scientist Mr. Manoj for making these tools available free for all those universities who have signed an MoU for Shodhaganga. Our experience endorses the views expressed by Dr. T. Shahab. These two popular tools cross check over 45 billion web pages, 337 million students’ papers and 130 million additional articles for similarity and return the results in seconds showing the matches. While we have little experience with URKUND software, its accompanying literature shows that it cross checks collection of 11.5 million student’s papers only. As is evident from its Website URKUND is used mainly in Swedish institutions, as against adoption of Turntin and iThenticate world over. We get a serious doubt that URKUND may be cross checking mainly Swedish student’s paper. More importantly URKUND doesn’t return the results immediately, but are forwarded to e-mail of administrator. Checking the texts put as image/ table and identifying water marked texts is also important for checking plagiarism. While this is possible with Turnitin/iThenticate, I have a doubt about URKUND about this capability. While the friendliness of the software is one of the criteria for selection, most important ones are other functionalities and databases or the content size used for cross checking the similarity, because very purpose of this sort tools and the exercise we do is to check plagiarism. Even by using Turnitin and iThenticate tools we will not be cross checking thousands of proceedings and Volumes of Conference Papers unless published by well known publishers and available on Internet. This being the case we should go for the ones covering more content for cross checking. Yes, cost is one of main factors for our concern. Individual universities would have shared cost either partially or fully depending upon the situation. Since UGC has mandated it and some State Governments like that of Karnataka have made it compulsory it should not be a problem for getting funds from universities authorities. Some of the universities and even engineering colleges have started charging students for Plagiarism check and issuing a certificate since it is mandatory. At this juncture since INFLIBNET has already gone for URKUND, either can use it or we can license Turnitin/iThenticate locally if we desire so. Those who have access to both can come up with their experiences of using both and help us in deciding the software in future. These are basically my personal opinions based on my experience and observation. WE need to have better evaluation and more discussion before we come to a final discussion. Regards Kodandarama Temporary Assistant Librarian University Library, Manasagangothri Mysore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Sharing my experience with anti--plagiarism web tools
by T. Shahab .TANWIR 20 Aug '15

20 Aug '15

Dear All, I would like to share my experience with the LIS-Forum users regarding working with the anti-plagiarism web tools provided by Inflibnet. By a letter dated the 13th March 2014 issued under the signature of Dr. Jagdish Arora, Director Inflibnet various Universities who have been the signatory to MoU on Shodhganga were provided web access to the two popular anti-plagiarism tools- iThenticate and Turnitin. After certain initial hesitations regarding the implication of the anti-plagiarism verification for the doctoral scholars as well as the supervisors, the anti-plagiarism check was approved as mandatory for submission of a Ph.D thesis at Jamia Hamdard. The Central Library as the coordinator for anti-plagiarism started with the more famous Turnitin. But sooner we opted for iThenticate as it appears more users friendly. Incidentally, the all India survey carried at the behest of Inflibnet has found iThenticate to be the more favoured by the majority of users. Unfortunately, because of steep cost escalation by the service providers for the next year, Inflibnet had to cancel the renewal of these software. On 31st May 2015 the access to these tools was stopped. As the anti-plagiarism check has been made mandatory by the UGC, it was agreed in principle that the University shall purchase either iThenticate/Turnitin. A comparative statement of the features of these software revealed that whereas both of them shared the same database for cross check, iThenticate was costlier (25000 pages @$5860/- a year) than Turnit (@$5000/- for 100 user license plus 10 faculty and one administrative license where each user can upload up to 20MB, or, up to 400 pages). Meanwhile since July 31, Inflibnet has offered yet another anti-plagiarism web tool called 'URKUND'. Our initial working experience with this tool reveals that whereas it is similar to Turnitin in the matter of creation of courses and assignments, it lacks the analytical quality of iThenticate. I have doubt about the nature of academic/research database that Urkund uses for cross check. A communication to the Shodhganga seeking clarification about urkund has been also sent from our side. Still, we at Jamia Hamdard University are a new user. We request more responses from the users having on-hand experiences with Urkund. Thanks & regards, Dr. T. Shahab HMS Central Library, Jamia Hamdard New Delhi -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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