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Research Data Services: Indian Scenario
by amit tiwari 20 May '22

20 May '22

Message to be posted: ===================================== ** APOLOGIES FOR CROSS POSTING ** Dear Colleagues Ms. Shirley Zhao <https://shirl0207.wordpress.com/about-me/> is a Fulbright-Nehru scholar visiting DRTC, Indian Statistical Institute. She is conducting research on the current state of [1] research data services (RDS) within academic libraries, especially those, but not limited to, supporting biomedical and health sciences; and [2] formal educational opportunities in library and information sciences (LIS) to support RDS for students and professionals. We invite you to kindly fill up the applicable questionnaires linked below and appreciate your time and attention to give your inputs. Best regards Prof. Devika P. Madalli, Documentation Research and Training Center, Indian Statistical Institute Survey #1: Research Data Services in Academic Libraries https://forms.gle/PeahCj1gML5kv77C8 Survey #2: Library and Information Science Education for Research Data Services https://forms.gle/9jYm12xbox7Te3ks7 Your response will be highly appreciated by June 15, 2022. Even if your LIS program or library is not involved with research data, please respond to the surveys. Every response will contribute to a baseline for future benchmarking. If you have questions about this project, you may contact Shirley Zhao directly at shirl0207(a)gmail.com. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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OA to social sciences
by Subbiah Arunachalam 20 May '22

20 May '22

Friends, This may be of interest to many of you. < https://www.brookings.edu/research/dismantling-the-ivory-towers-knowledge-b… > Arun http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-4658 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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City Scripts 2022 | The Infinite Library
by Vinay M S 19 May '22

19 May '22

Dear Sir, Kindly post this to the forum. ------------------------------------- *VR experience called The Infinite Library by Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan at Indian Institute for Human Settlements* The Infinite Library is a travelling installation that uses VR and other media to reimagine the future of libraries as interactive spaces that engage visitors through multisensory forms of storytelling. It seeks to embed human stories within a much grander narrative, one which includes the birth of our planet and the evolution of all life forms. This event is open to all from 20 to 22 May 2022 at Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bengaluru. *See the full schedule here <http://r.newsletter.iihs.co.in/mk/cl/f/FUOMA2w2IpNdAqjcvyK6x_PEj49OYIjihZXy…> and register if you have not already.* Thanks & regards, Vinay MS Associate - Library 8892705152 IIHS Library | <http://library.iihs.co.in/> IIHS Google Scholar | <https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=nBhwh6EAAAAJ&hl=en>IIHS Knowledge Gateway <http://iihs.co.in/knowledge-gateway/> ------------------------------ [image: Indian Institute for Human Settlements] <http://iihs.co.in/> iihs.co.in [image: Twitter] <http://twitter.com/iihsin> [image: Facebook] <https://www.facebook.com/iihsin> [image: LinkedIn] <http://linkedin.com/company/indian-institute-for-human-settlements> [image: Youtube] <http://www.youtube.com/user/iihschannel/videos?sort=dd&view=1&shelf_index=0> IIHS BENGALURU CITY CAMPUS :: 197/36, 2nd Main Road, Sadashivanagar, Bengaluru 560 080. India. T: +91 80 6760 6666 | F: +91 80 2361 6814 IIHS CHENNAI :: Floor 7A, Chaitanya Exotica, 24/51 Venkatnarayana Road, T Nagar, Chennai 600 017. India. T +91 44 6630 5500/6555 6590 IIHS DELHI :: 803 Surya Kiran, 19 Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi 110 001. India. T: +91 11 4360 2798 IIHS MUMBAI :: Flat No.2, Purnima Building, Patel Compound, 20-C, Napean Sea Road, Mumbai 400 006. India. T: +91 22 6525 3874 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: Webinar on the topic "Beyond transformative agreements"
by Shamprasad Pujar 19 May '22

19 May '22

FYI ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: LIBLICENSE <liblicense(a)gmail.com> Date: Thu, May 19, 2022 at 4:57 AM Subject: Webinar on the topic "Beyond transformative agreements" To: <LIBLICENSE-L(a)listserv.crl.edu> From: Wilhelm Widmark <Wilhelm.Widmark(a)su.se> Date: Wed, 18 May 2022 16:18:49 +0000 Stockholm University in collaboration with UCL is arranging a free webinar with the topic “Beyond the transformative agreements”. I think that this topic needs an international discussion and not only in Europe. You can find more information and register to the webinar here: https://scholarly.events/chapter-xxxvii-stockholm/ Best Wilhelm Widmark *____________________________________* *Wilhelm Widmark* Library Director Senior Advisor for Open Science Director EOSC Association Stockholm University Library *Stockholm University* 106 91 Stockholm Visiting address: Universitetsvägen 14 D Tel: +46 (0)8 16 27 33 Mobil: +46 (0)702 797 140 E-mail: wilhelm.widmark(a)su.se *____________________________________*

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Accommodation for the ICEDLP-2022
by M Krishnamurthy 19 May '22

19 May '22

*Accommodation* Accommodation may be arranged for the outstation participants if request is sent to organizer at least one month before the conference along with accommodation charges. Non-AC, shared accommodation shall be provided on first cum first serve basis in some of the research institute which is close to Indian Statistical Institute. 1. Shanthi Sadhana Trust Near R.V.College, Bangalore - 560056 Rs 500- 700 per day 2. Regional Institute of English, Bangalore University Campus, Bangalore- 560056 Rs 300-500 3. Institute for Social and Economic Change, Chandra Layout, Nagarbhavi, Bangalore-560072 Rs 500 4. National Law School of India University, Nagarbhavi, Bangalore- 560072 5. Bangalore University Guest House, Jnanabharthi Bangalore- 560056 For more details visit: https://sites.google.com/view/icedlp2022/registrations?authuser=0 Regards, M.Krishnamurthy * *********************************** Dr. M Krishnamurthy Ph.D Fulbright Scholar, University of Illinois, USA Associate Professor and Head, Documentation Research and Training Center (DRTC) Indian Statistical Institute Mysore Road, Bangalore 560059 India Phone No: 91-80-26985493 Mob: 91-9980035933 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Academic Librarianship: A Phenomenological Study
by Mantra Roy 18 May '22

18 May '22

Hello everyone, I am Mantra Roy, a librarian faculty member in San Jose State University, California. I had reached out to you in the past in order to receive responses to a survey for my ACRL-funded project. I received many responses and I am grateful for your participation. This time I reach out to you with another request for completing a survey. I am co-developing a phenomenological study of academic librarianship in India. Travel to and from India is not possible at this point for me owing to my university commitments. So, I and my collaborator in Kolkata have developed an online survey. Will you please fill out the survey and also share it among your librarian colleagues? Survey: Academic Librarianship in India: Your Views <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdWcMJNvS6uxQGRblU41puPpbTjOayoHyy…> Thank you very much for your consideration and support, Mantra Mantra Roy, Ph.D, MLIS Collection Strategy Librarian Phone: 408-808-2039 Office: 4049 (4th Floor) Board of Directors, FORCE11 International Advisory Committee, SALIS (India) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library San Jose State University San Jose, CA 95192-0028 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for announcement for conference at Dnyanprassarak Mandal's College and Research Centre, Goa
by Dr.Mallikarjun Bachalapur 18 May '22

18 May '22

Dear LIS professionals, Greetings from DMCRC Library We are pleased to announce that, our college library is organising a conference on June 17th in collaboration with GCLA and KSCLA on " Transformation of Higher Education Libraries in the Digital Environment " with the following sub themes:- 1. Bibliometric / Scientometrics / Webometrics / Citation Analysis. 2. Digital Content Creation, Management, Digital Library Services, Digital Archives / Preservation / Repositories. 3. Future Libraries, Emerging Trends and Technologies in Library and Information Science. 4. MOOCs and LIS education. 5. Open Access Initiatives and Movement. 6. Scholarly Communications, Predatory and Cloned Journals. 7. User Studies. 8. Web-based Resources and Social Networking Sites. Please make use of the holidays start writing, prepare a good paper on the above themes and send it on or before 25th May 2022 to dmcrclibrary(a)gmail.com. With regards, Dr. Jayaprakash, Librarian, Dnyanprassarak Mandal's College and Research Centre, Assagao, Bardez, Goa. -- Dr. M M Bachalapur Ph.D Chief Librarian BLDEA'S Dr.P.G.Halakatti College of Engineering and Technology Ashram Road, VIJAYAPUR-586103 Mob: 9740016911 ORCID ID:0000-0003-2402-2477 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Advertisement for the post of Library Assistant (on contract)
by Shamprasad Pujar 18 May '22

18 May '22

Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai is inviting applications from suitable candidates for the post of 'Library Assistant' on contract basis. Qualifications: MLISc or its equivalent with minimum 55% marks or its equivalent grade from a recognized university/institution For more details, please check at the detailed advertisement available at: http://www.igidr.ac.in/newspdf/Advt-Non-Teaching-Position-2022.pdf For online application, please check it at: https://applyonline.igidr.ac.in Last date to apply: May 28, 2022 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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*Admission Notification for** Post Graduate Diploma in Digital Library and Information Management (PGDLIM) 2022-23 Academic Year** TISS Mumbai*
by Shivarama J 18 May '22

18 May '22

Respected Professional Colleagues, Greetings! *Admission Notification for** Post Graduate Diploma in Digital Library and Information Management (PGDLIM) 2022-23 Academic Year** TISS Mumbai* The hallmark of today’s knowledge society is its access to humongous amounts of constantly generated information and data. However, this information explosion has given way to another challenge, i.e. dealing with the problem of plenty. With too much information being made available, it has become impossible for today's researchers, scientists and students to effectively deal with new knowledge and its application for their studies and research. As we move ahead in the digital world, librarians and Library and Information Science (LIS) professionals have been playing a critical role of being the facilitators to access the digital learning resources. This unprecedented shift towards digital modes of education due to the Covid 19 pandemic has created the need for highly skilled and well trained information management professionals across various domains. TISS has launched this cutting edge programme to deal with this challenge. This 36 credits one year dual mode programme uses contact classes and extensive online learning platform Moodle. The course components are a combination of sound theory, extensive practicals and experiential. The core learning components comprises of Digital library and Information Archival software; DSpace, Greenstone, Content Management Software; Drupal, Joomla, WordPress, Reference Management Software; Zotero, Mendeley, EndNotes, Data mining and Data Visualisation tools like Tableau.VOSviewer, analyzes academic citation tools like publish or perish software , Chatbot technology software or artificial intelligence tools like Program-O, Integrated library management software; Koha, E-Granthalaya, E Publishing software like Open Journal System. Harvesting software like Open Harvesting System.(Public Knowledge Project Softwares) E-Book management software; Calibre. Web 2.0 tools application in libraries. Latest version of Ubuntu operating system. E- Resource management software; Coral. Google analytics, Cloud computing systems. Intellectual property rights and components like Creative Commons. E-Learning Management Software like Moodle. More and more organizations in India are embarking on new concepts in handling information. With the changing times, information formats also have changed rapidly from print on paper to digital. There is a need for qualified and trained Library and Information Science professionals to take the lead and guide developments in helping the end users in the changing environment. This program opens up opportunities with world class technology enabled libraries and information centres, think tanks, corporate libraries, archives and research institutes. Please visit the following link to know more about this programme and to apply. https://admissions.tiss.edu/view/10/admissions/stp-admissions/pg-diploma-in… Last date of submission of application form 30 June, 2022 We will be happy to respond, if you have any further queries. With regards, Dr. Satish Kanamadi and Dr. J.Shivarama Satish Kanamadi Ph, D Librarian and Chairperson, CLIMS Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) V N Purav Marg, Deonar MUMBAI - 400088. INDIA Tel: 91-22-25525283 Email: satish(a)tiss.edu librarian(a)tiss.edu And J.Shivarama Ph, D . Programme Coordinator PGDLIM Center for Library and Information Management Studies Sir Dorabji Tata Memorial Library Tata Institute of Social Sciences Deonar , MUMBAI 400088 Email: j.shivarama(a)tiss.edu Tel: 022 25525284 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Advertisement for a temporary post of Jr. Library Assistant
by Shamprasad Pujar 17 May '22

17 May '22

Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai is looking for a temporary post of 'Jr. Library Assistant' for a period of 2 months. Qualifications: BLISc/MLISc. Candidates appeared for the final exams in 2022 and waiting for the results can also apply Salary: Rs.12000/- pm (Consolidated) Walk in Interview: May 31, 2022 at 2.30 pm More details available at: http://www.igidr.ac.in/newspdf/advt-jr.lib.asst-sv-2022.pdf -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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