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Call For Registration -- Professional Development Program on Internet of Things (IoT)
by Mohan Hr 29 Oct '14

29 Oct '14

Dear all, Pl. find the Call for Participation in the one day Professional Development Program on Internet of Things (IoT) at Chennai on Friday 21st Nov 2104. As the seats are limited, early registration is recommended. Advance registration may be done at http://goo.gl/p79akC But the registration will be confirmed on payment only Detailed brochure at: http://ieeecs-madras.managedbiz.com/pgms/2014/pdp-iot-brochure.pdf Registration Form at: http://ieeecs-madras.managedbiz.com/pgms/2014/pdp-iot-regn-form.pdf For clarifications/queries if any, pl. contact: +91-44-2254 1102/1103/2874 OR Mr. S. Ramasamy: Mobile: 098400 09417 & email: csiprograms(a)gmail.com OR Mr. M. Gnanasekar: Mobile: 098403 41902 & email : admn.officer(a)csi-india.org With regrads HR Mohan Chairman, IEEE CS President, CSI CALL FOR PARTICIPATION =============================== IEEE Computer Society, Madras Chapter and Computer Society of India, Chennai Chapter Professional Development Program on Internet of Things (IoT): Technology, Applications, and Impact How you can capitalize on the next big thing in IT on Friday, 21st November 2014 :: 10.00 a.m to 5.00 p.m. (Registration at 9.30 a.m.) at Seminar Hall, CSI Education Directorate, Taramani, 600113 (Situated in the opposite lane to Indira Nagar MRTS Railway Station and about 100 meters away from the Dharmambal Women's Polytechnic &Opposite to the Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Institute of Hotel Management) Internet's evolution is an ongoing process. Besides connecting billions of computers, mobile devices and people, it's now poised to connect various things such as cars, sensors, controllers, TVs, machinery, and electrical appliances, creating Internet of Things (IoT). IoT is the next big thing in IT; it's bound to reengineer and transform everything again -- including business, industry, healthcare, and personal and social life, as it facilitates deployment many new applications and services that were unimaginable till recently. Many tech giants, start-ups and professionals have begun to capitalize on IoT's promise with launch of new hardware, software and applications. The IoT market will grow enormously creating new business and job opportunities as businesses and consumers adopt IoT and other supportive technologies for various purposes. It's time to understand what IoT is and what are its potential, and look at how you can leverage and benefit from it. This professional development program (PDP) on a hot topic of interest and relevance will help you to get a holistic overview on IOT - concepts, technologies, applications, potential impact, and outlook. It'll also equip you for your journey into a new era where everything is connected and interact and collaborate with other things creating a smarter world. Program Outline § Introduction to IoT § Architecture of IoT § Supporting Technologies - Hardware, software, communications, standards § Applications in several important domains, and use cases § IoT, Cloud Computing, Big Data and Smart Systems - Internet-connected ecosystem, § Issues and concerns, and how they can be addressed - Security, privacy, dependability and more § Development and deployment considerations § Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) for IoT § Networking and Computing Challenges for IoT - Scalability, security, interoperability § IoT Applications and Deployment Scenarios with focus on mobile phone based sensing § Lightweight yet reliable and secure protocols for uploading mobile phone sensed data to cloud - Candidate Lightweight Protocols - CoAP and MQTT as compared to HTTP - Enhanced CoAP - Adding reliability and security to CoAP § Distributed Computing for mobile phone based sensing - Mobile Cloud Computing and Fog Computing - Framework for Distributed Execution - Workflow assignment between cloud and edge § Implications and opportunities - Monetizing the IoT § IoT Outlook Target Participants This program is developed and offered for the benefit of IT professionals, application developers, business managers and executives, academics, researchers and senior graduate students interested to learn about IoT, a hot topic of growing interest, and gain a holistic understanding its potentials. About the Presenters Dr. San Murugesan is Editor in Chief of IEEE IT Professional (http://www.computer.org/portal/web/computingnow/itpro) Director of BRITE Professional Services; and adjunct professor at University of Western Sydney, Australia. He is a corporate trainer, a consultant and an author. He is a former Senior Research Fellow of the US National Research Council, at NASA Ames Research Center, California, USA, and served in various positions at ISRO satellite Centre, Bangalore. His expertise and interests span a range of areas: cloud computing, green IT, IT for emerging regions, IoT, smart systems and mobile applications. He is a co-editor of the book, Harnessing Green IT: Principles and Practices -- http://as.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1119970059.html (John Wiley, 2012; Indian Edition -- http://www.wileyindia.com/harnessing-green-it-principles-and-practices.html , 2013), and upcoming Encyclopedia of Cloud Computing (Wiley, 2015). He edits and contributes to the "Cloud Cover" department in Computer and serves on several committees and boards. He is Standing Chair of the new COMPSAC Symposium on IT in Practice (ITiP) -- http://www.computer.org/portal/web/COMPSAC/COMPSAC-ITiP . Dr. Murugesan is a Fellow of the Australian Computer Society, a Fellow of IETE and a Sr. Member of IEEE CS. For further information, visit his Website at www.bitly.com/sanprofile. Dr Arpan Pal is the head of Innovation Lab at TCS, Kolkata. He received both his B.Tech and M.Tech from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India in Electronics and Telecommunications followed by PhD. from Aalborg University, Denmark. He has more than 22 years of experience in the area of Signal Processing, Communication and Real-time Embedded Systems. Currently he is with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), where, as Principal Scientist, he is heading research at Innovation Lab, Kolkata. He is also a member of Systems Research Council of TCS with main responsibility in conceptualizing and guiding R&D in the area of cyber-physical systems. His current research interests include Mobile phone and Camera based Sensing and Analytics, Physiological Sensing, M2M communications and Internet-of-Things based Platforms and Systems. He has over 55 publications till date in reputed Journals and Conferences along with a couple of Book Chapters. He has also filed for more than 60 patents and has 6 patents granted to him. He is on the editorial board for reputed journals like ACM Transactions on Embedded Computing Systems and IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computing. He is in the program committee of various eminent conferences and is a senior member of IEEE. Home Page - http://www.tcs.com/about/research/researchers/Pages/Pal-Arpan.aspx Linked In - http://in.linkedin.com/in/arpanpal Google Scholar - http://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=hkKS-xsAAAAJ&hl=en Registration Fee (including Service Tax of 12.36%) Student Members of CSI / IEEE & Supporting Orgn : Rs. 800/= (pl. provide a certificate) Members of CSI / IEEE & Supporting Orgn. : Rs. 1000/= Industry & Other Delegates : Rs. 1250/= As the seats are limited, early registration is recommended. Advance registration may be done at http://goo.gl/p79akC But the registration will be confirmed on payment only Pl. send the duly filled in registration form along with the respective payment by DD / Cheques drawn in favour of Computer Society of India - Chennai Chapter and payable at Chennai to: Computer Society of India, CSI Education Directorate, CIT Campus, 4th Cross Road, Taramani, Chennai 600113. Payment can also be made through online and the payment reference no. can be provided in the online form at http://goo.gl/p79akC On realization/credit we will confirm the registration. Name of beneficiary: CSI, Chennai Chapter Beneficiary's Bank: State Bank of India, MIDC, Andheri East, Mumbai Account Number: 33934168390 MICR Code: 400002057 IFSC Code: SBIN0007074 Detailed brochure at: http://ieeecs-madras.managedbiz.com/pgms/2014/pdp-iot-brochure.pdf Registration Form at: http://ieeecs-madras.managedbiz.com/pgms/2014/pdp-iot-regn-form.pdf For clarifications/queries if any, pl. contact: +91-44-2254 1102/1103/2874 OR Mr. S. Ramasamy: Mobile: 098400 09417 & email: csiprograms(a)gmail.com OR Mr. M. Gnanasekar: Mobile: 098403 41902 & email : admn.officer(a)csi-india.org -- 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 janet lobo 29 Oct '14

29 Oct '14

Dear Sir/Madam, One of our Staff needs the following Journal articles. If it is available with you please send the articles at the earliest. 1. Nelson BA, Gunton KB, Lasker JN, Nelson LB, Drohan LA. The psychosocial aspects of strabismus in teenagers and adults and the impact of surgical correction. J AAPOS. 2008 Feb;12(1):72-76.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2007.08.006. PubMed PMID: 18314071. 2: Menon V, Saha J, Tandon R, Mehta M, Khokhar S. Study of the psychosocial aspects of strabismus. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2002 Jul-Aug;39(4):203-8. PubMed PMID: 12148552. 3: Satterfield D, Keltner JL, Morrison TL. Psychosocial aspects of strabismus study. Arch Ophthalmol. 1993 Aug;111(8):1100-5. PubMed PMID: 8166786. 4. Sim B, Yap GH, Chia A. Functional and psychosocial impact of strabismus on Singaporean children. J AAPOS. 2014 Apr;18(2):178-82. doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2013.11.013. PubMed PMID: 24698617. Thanking You, With Kind Regards, Dr Janet Dotty Lobo Librarian Fr Muller Central Library Mangalore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for fulltext article
by Mamtha's Gmail 29 Oct '14

29 Oct '14

Dear professional friends, One of our postgraduate student requires the following reference Kindly please arrange to provide the soft copy if available in your library. 1. Lakshmi S, Nair MB, Jayaprakash PG, Rajalekshmy TN, Nair MK, Pillai MR. c-erbB-2 oncoprotein and epidermal growth factor receptor in cervical lesions. *Pathobiology 1997;65:163–8.* 2 ) Disaster health education and training: a pilot questionnaire to understand current status. Murray V <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Murray%20V%5BAuthor%5D&cauthor=true…> 1, Clifford J <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Clifford%20J%5BAuthor%5D&cauthor=tr…>, Seynaeve G <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Seynaeve%20G%5BAuthor%5D&cauthor=tr…>, Fisher JM <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Fisher%20JM%5BAuthor%5D&cauthor=tru…>. *Prehosp Disaster Med. <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16892880> 2006 May-Jun;21(3):156-67* 3) Anton Breinl Centre for Public Health and Tropical Medicine: Disaster Medical Assistance Teams: A Literature Review. Perth: Health Protection Group of the Department of Health, 2006 4 ) Seynaeve G, Archer F, Fisher J, et al: International standards and guidelines on education and training for the multi-disciplinary health response to major events which threaten the health status of a community. *Prehospital Disast Med 2004;19(2,s2):s17–s30.* 5) World Health Organization: WHO-PAHO Guidelines for the Use of Foreign Field Hospitals in the Aftermath of Sudden-Impact Disaster.PAHO:Washington,DC, 2003. -- -- *Thank you & Regards* *Mrs Mamatha P. Kumar* *Chief Librarian* *Central Library* *Yenepoya University* *Yenepoya University **|** University Road, Deralakatte **|** Mangalore 575018 **|** Karnataka **|* * India*T: +91 824 22046668/69/70 *|* Extn 310 *|*F: +91 824 2204667 *|* www.yenepoya.edu.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Call for Papers 10th International CALIBER 2015 - March 12-14, 2015
by saroj panda 28 Oct '14

28 Oct '14

Dear Authors and Library Professionals! It is our pleasure to invite you to participate in 10th International CALIBER 2015 on “*Innovative Librarianship: Adapting to Digital Realities*” is organized at Himachal Pradesh University and Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla, HP, from 12-14 March, 2015. *About CALIBER* CALIBER an International Convention organized by the INFLIBNET Centre at different parts of the country in collaboration with universities, invites high quality papers on research & technical works, case studies, technology updates etc. related to the themes and sub-themes of the convention mentioned below. The convention provides a unique forum to the library and information professionals, teachers, IT professionals, consultants and users involved in automation and networking of libraries as well as information providers to come together and interact on the subjects of mutual interest. The theme of the 10th International CALIBER is: *Innovative Librarianship: Adapting to Digital Realities* *SubTheme-1: Scientometrics, Bibliometrics, Webometrics and Altmetrics*  Building World-class Universities: Role of libraries  Measuring Research productivity and ROI  Quantitative and Qualitative parameters for Research Outcome  Tools and technique  Citation Analysis  Research Evaluation *SubTheme-2 : e-Learning and Open Online Courses*  MOOCs  Open Courseware  Standards and Best Practices  Learning Management System (LMS)  Content Delivery Models  IPR Issues  Facilitating MOOCs *SubTheme-3: Library 3.0*  Collaborative Content Creation  Semantic Web, Ontology  Library and Big Data  Open standards and protocols  Search and Discovery Services *The participants/delegates to this conference* * could be from interdisciplinary areas that include: *Library and Information Science Professionals, Professionals from IT and Knowledge sectors, Policy makers and Knowledge seekers, Educationists and Academicians, Researchers, Students and distance learners, E-publishers/ Vendors, Content Managers /Technology Managers/ Knowledge Managers, Government Officials/Planners /Media experts and Students. *Authors are encouraged to send the their article electronically, through Online Mode <http://inflibnet.ac.in/caliber2015/ocs2015/> on or before* *31st January 2015.* *Please refer conference website for more details at http://inflibnet.ac.in/caliber2015/ <http://inflibnet.ac.in/caliber2015/>* *Convener* Sh. Ashok Kumar Rai, Scientist D (CS) INFLIBNET Centre, (An IUC of UGC) Infocity Gandhinagar, 382007 Gujarat India caliber2015(at)inflibnet.ac.in <caliber2015(a)iinflibnet.ac.in> +91 79 23268240 *Organising Secretary* Prof Pradeep Ahulwalia Deptt of Physics, Organising Secretary CALIBER 2015, Gyan Path Himachal Pradesh University Summer Hill, Shimla, 171005 HP India pk_ahluwalia7(a)yahoo.com <%20pk_ahluwalia7(a)yahoo.com> +919805076451 *Jt. Organising Secretary* Mr Prem Chand, Librarian and Jt Organising Secretary CALIBER 2015, IIAS Shimla, 171005 HP India chanprem(a)gmail.com, calibershimla(a)gmail.com +91 177-2830105 -- With regards, Saroj kumar Scientific & Technical Assistant - I (LS) NFLIBNET Centre Infocity, Gandhinagar - 382007 Tel: 079-23268243 Mob: 09723115671 Email: saroj(a)inflibnet.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Reschedule of JSTOR India User Forums at Hyderabad and Kolkata
by Roma 28 Oct '14

28 Oct '14

Dear Colleague, The JSTOR India User Forum is rescheduled on 19th November at University of Hyderabad and 21st November at Jadavpur University. *About JSTOR:* JSTOR is one of the most heavily used and widely respected research and teaching resources of scholarly peered reviewed journals world-wide. At present more than 300 higher education institutions in India have access to archived journal content and the participant base is rapidly growing. To provide an opportunity to learn more about the Indian Higher Education Community and for the community to learn about JSTOR, JSTOR will be holding two free regional forums this November. This is JSTOR’s third annual event of this kind co-hosted with INFLIBNET. These events will provide opportunities to learn more about the growing set of resources available on the JSTOR platform, eBook acquisition models, and preservation services for electronic resources. In addition, presenters will discuss the ways in which usage analysis and discovery services impact library resources and acquisition decisions. *Speakers:* John Lenahan, Associate Vice President, Institutional Participation and Strategic Partnerships – JSTOR | Portico Dr. Jagdish Arora, Director - INFLIBNET Centre Dr. P.Divakar, Head,Library Services - Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CSIR) Dr. Swati Bhattacharya, - Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta These meetings will benefit Librarians, Library Directors, and Faculty interested in: · Strategic Partnerships in higher education in India · eBooks · Data driven decision making and collection development strategies in India · Preservation of electronic resources · New initiatives at JSTOR Please visit below link for registrations. There are not registration fee. You just need to fill up the form. Detailed agenda for each event is also available on the registration sites for each location. Hyderabad: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/jstor-forum-hyderabad-tickets-13737937541 Kolkata: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/jstor-forum-kolkata-tickets-13738481167 Please confirm your attendance by November 15 as space is limited at each location. For participation and more information pl. do contact participation(a)jstor.org <participation(a)jstor.org?subject=JSTOR%20India%20Events> or kruti(a)inflibnet.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Wheeling out a library for all
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 28 Oct '14

28 Oct '14

News items like these go to prove that people will pay for reading books, if you render meaningful services. Near the locality where I live there is a fee based library called ARESS library. Charges for lending a title is 10% of cost of acquiring the book. This may even come Rs 120 per book per month. She has been in business for more than 10 years. See URL for images: http://www.punemirror.in/pune/civic/Wheeling-out-a-library-for-all/articles… Vyasamoorthy ================= Wheeling out a library for all Pune Mirror | Oct 28, 2014, 02.30 AM IST Library Mall (top) currently has around 500 members, and a collection of 7,000-odd books; inset: Nikam with customers (Photo by Nikhil Ghorpade) By: Suktara Ghosh Six yrs after starting a mobile library at Chinchwad, Abhijit Nikam is rolling into Pune. When 24-year-old Abhijit Nikam quit a well-paying job in an automobile spare parts manufacturing company to start a library, all hell broke loose. Neither his family nor his in-laws — he had been married only a year — wanted anything to do with the new venture. Undeterred, Nikam invested his own savings — about Rs 2.5 lakh, bought a van, 1,000 books and started a library-on-wheels at Chinchwad in May 2008. This week, he's ready to roll out a second van and is all set to enter Pune with Library Mall, as the mobile library is known. "Pune has a bigger reading market and I'll begin with rounds of Kothrud, Katraj, Viman Nagar, Kharadi and Vishrantwadi," said the now 29-year-old, who works with a four-member team. He is gearing up to buy around more 2,000 books. An ardent reader himself, propagating Marathi literature and encouraging the young generation to read are mainly what drives Nikam. "People barely read these days and very few children are aware of the richness of Marathi literature. The mobile library is a step towards enhancing knowledge," he said. Of the 7,000-odd books in Nikam's van, almost 5,000 are in Marathi and range across all genres. The rest are in English. Library Mall currently has around 500 members. "I initially spent a lot of time talking to housing society officials and obtaining permission to wait in front of buildings. Initially, only one or two people enrolled, but the numbers have increased slowly," he said. Most of the readers are between 30 and 45 years old. Hemant N Bhagwat, who runs an engineering and management institute in Chinchwad and has been a member of Library Mall for one-and-a-half years, said, "The mobile library works for people like me who can't match the timings of local libraries. Nikam or his team call me before coming in the evening. They have a good collection of Marathi books and my wife, daughter and I are regular readers." Another member, Tushar P Deshpande, feels Library Mall has helped spread the habit of reading at a minimal cost (deposit of Rs 500, registration fee of Rs 250 and a monthly rental of Rs 250 against five books at a time). "There are nearly 100 members from my society in Queenstown. They have a good collection," he gushed. However, Nikam admits he hasn't been able to make a profit yet. "Whatever money we make goes back into the library," he said, adding that he hopes expanding the business would bring in profit. "I had a tough time convincing my wife and brother to help me — they agreed only about four years ago. I knew there wouldn't be much money, but the objective is to spread knowledge," said Nikam. Ask him if he feels online reading is competition for libraries, and he disagrees. "I have set up an online portal, where people can browse. But reading on a Kindle or a tablet can be tiring. And, the physical book can never be replaced," he asserted. -- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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(no subject)
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 28 Oct '14

28 Oct '14

Sri B Venkat Rama Rao, a social worker, freedom fighter, worked for Library movement in Telangana and AP had an accident some time back and he was hospitalized. Yesterday He had expired and appreciating and remembering his activities and contribution to library movement in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, I join members of Telangana Library Association to condole his death and pray for resting his soul in peace Prof. N.LAXMAN RAO, Member, Advisory Board, National Library, Kolkata President, Telangana Library Association. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Tihar jail launches e-library for women inmates
by Thippeswamy swamy 27 Oct '14

27 Oct '14

NEW DELHI: In an effort to empower the women inmates of Delhi's Tihar jail, an e-Library has been set up in its premises which would cater only to them. Director General (Delhi Prisons) Alok Verma inaugurated the e-library in the presence of former IPS officer Kiran Bedi and other senior officials yesterday. "E-learning will not just help these women to read and learn but also make them get used to computer application and become tech-friendly," DIG Tihar Jail, Mukesh Prasad said. [image: tihar jail] In an effort to empower the women inmates of Delhi's Tihar jail, an e-Library has been set up in its premises which would cater only to them. for more information click here <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Tihar-jail-launches-e-library…> Thanks & Regards Thippeswamy. T. S. MLISc, M.Phil, K-SET, Ph.D(Reg.) Asst. Librarian M S Ramaiah Dental College Bangalore - 560054 thippeswamy08(a)gmail.com 9481474791 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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New competition: the CILIP Blogger Challenge
by Thippeswamy swamy 27 Oct '14

27 Oct '14

Dear Moderator Please post this mail *New competition: the CILIP Blogger Challenge* Our new competition is looking for interesting writing and ideas about important library, information and knowledge issues. The winner will receive a tablet. It's open to everyone - you don't need to be a CILIP member and you don't have to live in the UK. As we need to judge entries we can only accept submissions in English. Entries close at 5pm (GMT) on Friday 7 November. *Competition details* *Who can enter?* Anyone can enter who works or studies in the library, knowledge or information sector or has an interest in this or related areas. You don't have to be a CILIP member to enter and you don't have to live in the UK. You could, for example, be: · A librarian, archivist or information scientist · A student studying an information science module · A researcher, lecturer or teacher · Someone with a professional interest in library and information issues · *What sort of topics could I write about?* You could, for instance, provide a new perspective on a library, information and knowledge related topic such as: · *Everyday life* e.g. Why supermarket shelves should be arranged by Dewey Decimal... · *Copyright and the law* e.g. How does current UK copyright law serve people with disabilities? · *Data, information and knowledge* e.g. Why don't people care about their own data? · *Education *e.g. How to teach information literacy in the classroom · *Publishing *e.g. 6 reasons a paper book is the perfect technology · *Research *e.g. 5 thoughts on the future of open access journals · *Technology *e.g. How do you archive a video game? · *The economy and business* e.g. 5 ways libraries are supporting new businesses · *Judging criteria and guidelines* Each submission will be judged on the quality of the writing and the criteria below: *1. Be short and focussed on one issue* · The word limit is 500-1500 words · *2. Have a short, meaningful and descriptive title* · Less than 70 characters (including spaces) · *3. Be relevant* · It should focus on important issues relating to libraries, knowledge and information and the relevance of these issue to wider society. · *4. Be bold and encourage debates* · It should be bold; making a clear argument backed up by facts, stats and sources · It should encourage comments and debate · *5. Be original* · It should provide a new and original perspective · It should not have been published anywhere else previously, including on your own blog. · *6. Make complex concepts and ideas accessible to non-experts* · Use simple, everyday language · Try to explain all acronyms and technical language · We would also ask all entrants to try and *write for screen reading*, bearing in mind that people read differently on a screen compared to reading on paper. For instance: · Use sub-headings to break the blog into meaningful chunks of information · · Try the inverted pyramid structure - start with the conclusion, cover the most important and interesting information first and provide more detail later in the piece · · Find out more about how users read on the web <http://www.nngroup.com/articles/how-users-read-on-the-web/>. · *How do I submit a blog?* Please email your submission to web(a)cilip.org.uk with a few lines about yourself and your interest in library and information related topics. The submission should be a Word document or in the body of the email. *When is the deadline?* Your submissions should be sent to web(a)cilip.org.uk by *5pm (GMT)* on *Friday 7 November*. The winning blog post and highly commended blog posts will be chosen by 27 November. *What happens after I submit?* Our judging panel, chaired by CILIP Vice President Jan Parry, will review your submission. After the deadline has passed we will be in touch to let you know whether your blog post has been highly commended or not. The winning blog post and highly commended blog posts will be published on the website at the end of November and start of December 2014. *What can I win?* The writer of the winning submission will win an *iPad mini* or *Samsung Galaxy Tab 4* (depending on the winner's preference). A group of highly commended submissions will also be selected. Each "highly commended" entrant will receive one Facet Book <http://www.facetpublishing.co.uk/> of their choice up to a value of £60. See terms and conditions <http://www.cilip.org.uk/sites/default/files/documents/CILIP_Blogger_Competi…> . *Why is CILIP running this competition?* We want to promote: · Lively and thought-provoking discussion about issues relevant to the library, information and knowledge sectors · The value of the skills, expertise and knowledge of library, information and knowledge professionals to issues that impact on our day to day lives · *Who can I contact for more information?* If you have any questions about the competition please email web(a)cilip.org.uk. Link here: www.cilip.org.uk/cilip/enter-cilip-blogger-challenge Mark Mark Taylor MCIM Director of External Relations CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library & Information Professionals Tel: 020 7255 0654 Mobile: 07792 635 305 CILIP, 7 Ridgmount St, London, WC1E 7AE Thanks & Regards Thippeswamy. T. S. MLISc, M.Phil, K-SET, Ph.D(Reg.) Asst. Librarian M S Ramaiah Dental College Bangalore - 560054 thippeswamy08(a)gmail.com 9481474791 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Student Seminar
by drtc＠isibang.ac.in 27 Oct '14

27 Oct '14

INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE Documentation Research & Training Centre 8th Mile, Mysore Road, RVCE Post Bangalore-560 059 DRTC Seminar- 5, 2014 Data Literacy ABSTRACT In our increasingly data-driven society, data literacy is an important civic skill which we should be developing in our society. Data is slowly but steadily forcing their way into the societies. Data literacy may seem less technical than either Computer Science or any other fields. Still we need to envisage a wide variety of tools for accessing, converting and manipulating data. These require to understand relational databases (like MS Access), data manipulation techniques, statistical software tools (like Minitab, SPSS, STATA and MS Excel) and data representation software tools (like MS PowerPoint and MS Excel). This seminar includes an introduction to data literacy, its inter-relationship with information literacy and statistical literacy. It also includes various steps for working with data followed by short demonstration of data analysis techniques by using the software STATA11. Speaker: Jayanta Kr. Nayek Date:29.10.2014. Time: 2 p.m. Venue: DRTC, ISI Bangalore. All are cordially invited. Seminar Coordinator Biswanath Dutta -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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