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National Conference on Academic Publishing, Libraries and Artificial Intelligence (MILAN-APLAI 2024)
by Vasanth 21 Apr '24

21 Apr '24

Dear Sir/Madam, Here is a great opportunity to participate, discuss and deliberate on AI and its impact on academic publishing and libraries! Mysore University Information and Library Science Alumni Network (MILAN), Department of Studies in Library & Information Science (MyDLIS), University of Mysore and University Library, University of Mysore, Mysore have jointly organized a national conference on Academic Publishing, Libraries and Artificial Intelligence (MILAN-APLAI 2024) on June 21-22nd of 2024 at the University of Mysore, Mysore. Budding LIS researchers, library practitioners and Academics can join together for this wonderful event. The last date for submitting a paper for the conference is fast approaching. Do submit your interesting paper on the theme of the conference and gear for listening to the industry domain experts, LIS Practitioners and academicians involving in AI technologies and its deployment in libraries and academic publishing. For more information, please do visit the following website: https://tinyurl.com/tptuj2tm ORGANISING SECRETARIES: Dr. Rajendra Babu H., Mob.No.:+91 98802 97932Dr. Nandeesha B., Mob.No.:+91 99458 04989Dr. Sunil Kumar M., Mob.No.:+91 9900295269 ------------------------- With best wishes Vasantha Raju N.Mysore

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India: Policy memo released to build free libraries to all – Access
by madhan muthu 20 Apr '24

20 Apr '24

https://librarylearningspace.com/india-policy-memo-released-to-build-free-l… The memo seeks to establish a standard for what qualifies as a decent library and establish a curriculum for librarians so they can become ‘repositories for delivering constitutional rights’ instead of being ‘merely record keepers’. It also seeks to decentralise control so individual communities can decide how to start and run their local libraries, with help from union and state governments as well as bodies like the National Digital Library and Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation (RRRLF). It also advocates for robust data collection –according to the union government, of a total of 27,671 government-run libraries in India, only 7,836 exist outside southern states like Kerala, Tamil Nadu <https://indianexpress.com/article/when-is/tamil-nadu-lok-sabha-elections-20…> and Karnataka <https://indianexpress.com/article/when-is/karnataka-lok-sabha-elections-202…> .

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Request for full text
by monisha mishra 20 Apr '24

20 Apr '24

Dear Professionals, Good evening. Does anybody have access to the full text of the following as it is urgently required by one of the scholars. https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/full/10.5555/20113227041 Kindly reply. Regards *Dr Monisha Mishra* *LibrarianOrissa University of Agriculture & Technology,Bhubaneswar-751003Orissa*

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Fwd: Open Access in India
by Subbiah Arunachalam 19 Apr '24

19 Apr '24

Friends, This is in reply to Dr Vyasamoorthy's post dated 15 April. 1. The statement "now India is the third largest contributor of scholarly research* followed by China*" is NOT true. Yes, India is the third largest in terms of number of papers published annually, but China does not follow Indi. Indeed China publishes the largest number of papers among all nations, nearly four times the number from India, as per *Web of Science* (and *Scopus*), followed by the US. 2. The STIP 2020, https://dst.gov.in/sites/default/files/STIP_Doc_1.4_Dec2020.pdf is still in the draft stage, more than three years after the draft was prepared. The draft was prepared during Prof. VijayRaghavan's tenure as PSA. I know many people who were part of the group that drafted the chapter pertaining to open access. They are knowledgeable and were proud and hapy to contribute to a useful and important task. There were different points of view and intense discussions. But now, looking back, all we have today is a mere draft, not a policy. 3. "The government is also contemplating to adopt “one nation one subscription” to make scholarly research accessible to every Indian without any cost and has started discussions with 70 publishers." The negotiation with the publishers started three years ago. The flip side of the ONOS plan is so far no agreement seems to have been reached and that every year individual institutions are asked to subscribe to journals towards the fag end of the financial year. Some members of this Forum might wish to share their experience. 4. "In India, the open access movement has gained momentum in the last few years<https://www.nature.com/articles/nindia.2020.125>. Now, it is one of the leading promoters of open access ..." Not true again. By no stretch of imagination can one call India a leading promoter of OA. India was one of the earliest to set up an institutional repository, when IISc came up with its EPrints repository (an IR) in early 2002. How many IRs do we have now? We have more than 1,100 universities, and several hundred other RPIs (research performing institutions) but most of them do not have an IR. Also, look at the per cent of the more than 100,000 papers Indian researchers publish annually that are OA - far below 50% when OA % for the world as a whole is above 50. If we are genuinely and seriously interested in adopting country-wide open access, the minimum we need to do is to (1) mandate immediate open access to at least all publicly funded research not through APC--charging journals but through institutional and global OA repositories, and (2) stop paying APC to journal publishers, especially if the research is funded/supported in some way by public body/agency. With best wishes, Arun

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CFP: STMet 2024
by STM STMet 2024 18 Apr '24

18 Apr '24

Fifth International Conference on Science & Technology Metrics (STMet 2024) October 17-19, 2024 Tien Giang University, My Tho (Near Ho-Chi-Minh) Vietnam www.socio.org.uk/stm The proposed conference includes invited talks, presentations, tutorials, workshops, and discussions. The STMet has tracks on specialized topics. The STMet addresses the themes below but is not limited to them. Citation-based metrics Ranking of Journals, Institutions, and Countries Discipline and Domain Analysis Economic factors Databases and datasets for evaluation Evaluation Tools and Indicators Web-based metrics Visibility and impact Internationalisation Text-based Metrics Innovation indicators Wearable Devices Open data Download Scientific Collaboration and cooperation analysis National Evaluation Systems Open access and open publishing New indices for evaluation Altmetrics Web-based metrics Data Science and Digital Repositories Scientific Visualization e-Science in the Cloud Scientific Journalism Scientific Publications Scientific Knowledge Diffusion Research Data Access Co-working in Science Science, Innovation and Economic Performance Public Research Systems Future S & T Policies Translating Metrics to Science Policy Evaluation beyond Metrics All submitted papers will be reviewed by a double-blind (at least three reviewers) and participative peer review. The review process will enable the selection process of those who will be accepted for their presentation at the international conference. Authors of accepted papers who registered in the conference can access the evaluations and possible feedback provided by the reviewers who recommended the acceptance of their papers so they can improve the final version of their papers accordingly. Mentoring support is available to young researchers and authors from developing countries. Please note that all submitted papers undergo review and editing by senior editors. We will take care of content enhancement and language editing. There is no fee for editing and language correction services. Selected post-conference modified versions of the papers will be published in the following journals. 1. Journal of Digital Information Management 2. Research in Production and Development 3. International Journal of Computational Linguistics Research 4. Frontiers in Research Metrics and Analytics There is no further publication fee for the above journals. A workshop on Text-based Metrics will be organized as a part of STMet 2024 Registration Fees For India and Third World Countries- INR 9000 For Student authors -INR 8000 The hotel prices at My Tho range from INR 1000 to INR 2500 for a double room with breakfast. The airfare (return) from Delhi/Bangalore/Mumbai to HoChiMinh is approximately INR 18000- 20000. Previous proceedings The past STM proceedings are available with ISBN and DOI at https://dline.info/newl/STMProceedings Paper Submission at https://socio.org.uk/stm/paper-submission/ Important Dates Submission of papers- August 05, 2024 Notification- September 01, 2024 Camera-ready (post-conference version)- October 01, 2024 Registration- October 01, 2024 Conference Dates- October 17-19, 2024 Program Committees Honorary Chair Vo Ngoc Ha, Tien Giang University, Vietnam General Chairs Le Minh Tung, Tien Giang University, Vietnam Grant Lewison, King’s College, UK Program Chairs Nguyen Hoang Vu, Tien Giang University, Vietnam Pit Pichappan, Digital Information Research Labs, India & UK Ramesh Kundra, NISTADS, India Daisy Jacobs, University of Zululand, South Africa Co-Program Chairs Duong Van Hieu, Tien Giang University, Vietnam Amir Reza Asnafi, Shahid Beheshti University, Iran Kazuyuki, Motohashi, University of Tokyo, Japan Giovanni Abramo, National Research Council of Italy, Italy Organizing Chair Cao Nguyen Thi, Tien Giang University, Vietnam Workshop and Special Session Chair Ulle Must, Estonian Research Council at Archimedes, Estonia Contact: stm(a)socio.org.uk

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Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information : launch webinar
by Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar 17 Apr '24

17 Apr '24

Launch Webinar: April 23, 1:00 - 2:30 CEST The research information landscape requires fundamental change. The signatories of the Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information commit to taking a lead in transforming the way research information is used and produced. Openness of information about the conduct and communication of research must be the new norm. Open research information enables science policy decisions to be made based on transparent evidence and inclusive data. It enables information used in research evaluations to be accessible and auditable by those being assessed. And it enables the global movement toward open science to be supported by information that is fully open and transparent. Declaration here: barcelona-declaration.org Webinar announcement https://www.clacso.org/barcelona-declaration-on-open-research-information/

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Call for contributions to Information Matters from ASIST
by Shalini Urs 17 Apr '24

17 Apr '24

Dear Professionals, Information Matters (IM) (https://informationmatters.org/about/) is a digital-only communication translational forum for information science, bringing relevant and current research evidence and industry developments, news, and opinion to a global public audience free of charge. The platform is sponsored by the Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T). IM is committed to producing translational reports, news, reviews, columns, and features of the highest standards. Our publication serves to inform the public, industry professionals, educational practitioners, and policymakers on information science issues of critical importance to society and civil life. Our readers rely on our content, to be informed and aware, and also to support decision-making. It is therefore essential that every published piece meets our commitment to quality, accuracy, and integrity. As an Associate Editor of Information Matters (IM), I am reaching out to you to consider submitting papers for IM. All articles written for Information Matters communicate the discipline of information science to an intelligent, educated lay reader. We write about information science in a highly informative and authoritative manner, but for a generalist audience. We welcome contributions on a rolling basis in areas of interest. Make sure you understand the IM as a platform and a journal and what kind of audience we have. Then read up on our style and formatting expectations. Once you submit your post, it will be reviewed according to the content, quality, and style expectations. Even when accepted, you may get revisions suggested to make your contribution suitable for the IM platform. The whole process typically takes 2-4 weeks. Once published on the IM platform, the papers also get published in the eJournal format by ELSEVIER’s SSRN ( https://www.ssrn.com/index.cfm/en/information-matters/) As the author, you retain the rights and provide IM exclusive license to host your contribution for 3 months. Read about our terms, conditions, and author consent here <https://informationmatters.org/author-agreement/>. Further information can be found here: https://informationmatters.org/writing-for-im/ https://informationmatters.org/contribute-to-im/ happy writing and publishing! Dr. Shalini R. Urs Associate Editor *Information Matters*

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Open Access in India
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 16 Apr '24

16 Apr '24

https://thewire.in/education/indias-path-to-open-access-a-journey-towards-a… Aloke Nandi 5 mins read Aloke Nandi 5 mins read India's Path to Open Access: A Journey Towards Accessible Scholarly Research India has a long history of disseminating knowledge through writing books, articles and other forms of scholarly work and now India is the third largest contributor of scholarly research followed by China <https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/science/india-is-worlds-third-lar…>. As on April 11, 2024, India has contributed 3,372,588, scholarly publications; 7,77,500 publications are published in various open access platforms. The Indian government has made efforts to promote Open Access <https://dst.gov.in/sites/default/files/STIP_Doc_1.4_Dec2020.pdf> (OA) and adopt an open access policy at the national level. The plan is to make all central and state government-funded research available to the public through free access. The government is also contemplating to adopt “one nation one subscription” to make scholarly research accessible to every Indian without any cost and has started discussions with 70 publishers <https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/the-open-access-movement-to-make-…> . Open Access is an emerging term often discussed in academic and various publishing houses. Researchers promote OA by contributing publications in various open access journals, open access repositories, open access books, and self-archiving repositories like ResearchGate. Open Access refers to free access to scholarly publications to the public without any barrier. In India, the open access movement has gained momentum in the last few years <https://www.nature.com/articles/nindia.2020.125>. Now, it is one of the leading promoters of open access and disseminates knowledge to everyone through various scholarly publishing platforms such as open access journals, open access repositories, and preprint servers. *Open access initiatives in India* *Open access journals:* There are 16 leading contributors to generate 306 open access journals from India which is higher than China and Pakistan. These OA journals are published in various subjects such as Medicine, Technology, Social Sciences, and Physical Science. Nilaranjan Barik and Puspanjali <https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0361526X.2023.2183926#:~:text=A….> Jena reported that 79.08% of open-access journals published in Medicine subjects and leading publishers are Wolters Kluwer’s Medknow Publications, Thieme Medical and National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources (NISCAIR). *Open access repository:* India is not only contributing to open access journals but also coming up with open-access repositories. The first Indian OA repository was launched by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) <https://www.downtoearth.org.in/blog/science-technology/india-has-lost-its-w…> in Bengaluru. As on April 11 2024, India has over 100 open access registered at OpenDOAR <https://v2.sherpa.ac.uk/view/repository_by_country/India.html> and ranked 15 number globally. India is one of the leading OA repository contributors and is ahead of China. Various institutional repositories in the country have been implemented using open-source software and have disseminated scholarly content to the research community. *Open access digital library:* Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET) Centre, Gandhinagar hosts a national repository of theses. The INFLIBNET Centre signed MoUs [Memorandum of Understanding] with various Indian universities and has made many thesis readily available to the public without any restriction. As on April 11, 2024, 5,26,350 theses have been added to Shodhganga <https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://s…>. In addition, INFLIBNET also hosts an open access repository of synopsis of Indian researchers. The top leading contributors are Anna University (15906), Savitribai Phule Pune University (12699), and Chhatrapati Sahuji Maharaj University (101) <https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/>. *Krishikosh:* It is an institutional repository of the Indian National Agricultural Research System and was was launched by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR-IARI). It hosts Ph.D. theses, M.Sc and PG theses. The National Digital Library of India (NDLI) was launched under the National Mission on Education through the Information and Communication Technology (NMEICT) programme and it was funded by the Ministry of Education. This repository is maintained by the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. <https://ndl.iitkgp.ac.in/> Another open-access digital library is the National Virtual Library of India <https://indianculture.gov.in/> which is multilingual and contains books, images, audio and video files, etc. Science Central is also a renowned digital library of 42 institutional repositories funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) or the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), India <https://www.sciencecentral.in/>. As per a report, there are 3438 items in the Science Central and 69% of the documents <https://www.nature.com/articles/nindia.2020.125> are made full text available. *Open access preprint server:* India has launched the first preprint server called IndiaRxiv (India Archive) to promote open access scholarly literature published by Indian researchers or literature on India. It hosted various scholarly publications on various subjects. This preprint server is managed by Open Access India and hosted by the Society for Promotion of Horticulture, Bengaluru <https://indiarxiv.wordpress.com/policy/>. Despite progress, there are still certain challenges to overcome the problem of promoting open access in India. There is a lack of awareness among researchers as well as institutions to adopt the open access policy. Secondly, there is a lack of funds, and infrastructures to promote and adopt open access policy. The open access movement in India is at an unfolding stage. The future of open access in the country looks bright if organisations and funding agencies adopt open access policies and create more open-access repositories. To further promote open access, the Indian government should focus on research and development and initiatives like INFLIBNET Centre and the National Digital Library of India. *Lambodara Parabhoi is a Professional Assistant in Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla.* Viewed using Just Read <https://justread.link/> Report an error <https://github.com/ZachSaucier/Just-Read/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aissue…> Dr P Vyasamoorthy / 9490804278

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3 Days International Workshop on Redefining the Libraries with Digital Tools
by Tripathi DP 16 Apr '24

16 Apr '24

Dear Friends, I am happy to announce the 3 days International Workshop on Redefining the Libraries with Digital Tools scheduled to be held on May 01-03, 2024. This workshop is scheduled for sharing practical experience for young library professionals who have recently started their career and need assistance to start working in a library. This workshop will help the young library professionals to set up the library by making them understand about the different procedures and discussions on different tools available for the library. Interested professionals may register for the workshop via the link mentioned below. https://forms.gle/gNDjhMi29Vdin3yg9 Workshop Dates: May 01-03, 2024 Timings: 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm E-Certificate will be provided to all registered participants only. Thanks DP Tripathi ********************************************* डॉ. धनवन्तरि प्रकाश त्रिपाठी, उप-पुस्तकालयाध्यक्ष *Dr. Dhanwantari Prakash Tripathi* Ph.D., MA (ECO), MLISc, HDISM, ECDL Commonwealth Fellow, University of East London ********************************************* Deputy Librarian, Central Library Coordinator, Centre for Continuing Education Dr. B. R. Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar Jalandhar, Punjab - 144008 ********************************************* *Website <http://lib.nitj.ac.in/> * Professional Membership* *Telegram <https://t.me/+J305DQRwrr85MDFl> * 1. Australian Library Association* *ORCID <http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6748-9670> * 2. Indian Librarian Association* *Google Scholar <http://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=https://scholar.google.com/citat…> * 3. IASLIC, Kolkata * *********************************************

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Forthcoming Events of IEEE CS, CSI, ACM & SETS
by Mohan Hr 15 Apr '24

15 Apr '24

*Forthcoming Events of IEEE CS, CSI, ACM & SETS * 20th Apr 2024 at 6 pm IST. Webinar IEEE CS Madras, CSI & ACM Chennai cordially invite you to the webinar on "Machine Learning Software Engineering Patterns and Their Engineering Approaches" by by Dr. Hironori Washizaki, Prof., Dept. of CSE & Associate Dean (Research), Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan and President-2025, IEEE Computer Society. Register at https://bit.ly/3Tm23QI 22nd Apr 2024. Full Day In-person event IEEE Computer Society Madras in association with SSN College of Engineering, Chennai presents an in-person event IEEE CS Day @ SSNCE on Responsible AI with the following sessions. "Breaking the Black Box: Explainability of AI/ML Models for Trustworthy System" by Prof. Vineeth N Balasubramanian, Professor, Dept. of CSE, Founding Head, Dept. of AI, IIT Hyderabad "Challenges of Testing and QA for Responsible AI" by Dr. Srinivas Padmanabhuni, CTO and Co-founder, AIEnsured "Legal Framework Around AI" by Dr. U. Bhuvaneshwari, Director - Responsible AI, Standard Chartered "IEEE & IEEE CS Awareness with Mini ICT Quiz" by Mr. H.R. Mohan, IEEE Ambassador & Chair - Events, IEEE CS Madras Registration Fee: Rs. 50 (fifty only) for IEEE Members & Rs. 100 (one hundred only) for others. The Registration Fee Includes: Transport Facilities of SSNCE, Kit, Refreshments, Lunch and e-Certificate of Participation. Last Date to Register: 18th Apr 2024 Registration Link: https://forms.gle/ZaVoSw1puxNfnZGV8 22nd April 2024 at 11 am IST. Webinar SETS presents a virtual expert talk on "The Future of Data Driven Cyber Security Using AI and Machine Learning" by Distinguished Professor SS. Iyengar, Florida International University. For details and to register https://www.linkedin.com/events/thefutureofdatadrivencybersecur718559984070… 27th Apr 2024 at 6 pm IST. Webinar CSI Chennai, IEEE CS Madras & ACM Chennai cordially invite you to the webinar on "Securing Connected World of IOT/IOE" by Dr. N. Sarat Chandra Babu, Advisor, Data Security Council of India (DSCI), Advisor, Broadband India Forum (BIF), Former ED, Society for Electronic Transactions & Security (SETS). Register at https://bit.ly/3OxQl2L More Events in Apr 2024: https://bit.ly/apr2024events 11th May 2024 at 6 pm IST. Webinar CSI Chennai, IEEE CS Madras and ACM Chennai cordially invite you to the webinar on "Upskilling & Cross-Skilling - The Game Changer to Succeed in the Disruptive Era" by Dr. Usha Narasimhan, Talent Development Head, Enterprise Solutions Unit, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Chennai. Register at https://bit.ly/3TWpwIG *Interesting Reads And Information Posts* Stories in IRAI -- 240411: https://bit.ly/irai-240411 Stories in IRAI -- 240401: https://bit.ly/irai-240401 Stories in IRAI -- 240321: https://bit.ly/irai-240321 Stories in IRAI -- 240311: https://bit.ly/irai-240311 Stories in IRAI -- 240301: https://bit.ly/irai-240301 Stories in IRAI -- 240211: https://bit.ly/irai-240211 Stories in IRAI -- 240201: https://bit.ly/irai-240201 Earlier Posts of IRAI and Archives: https://lnkd.in/gupTw73P

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