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Registration to LIS Academy & NCSI-Net Foundation Webinar series
by Pandurang Konnur 13 May '20

13 May '20

Dear Professional Friends, We thank all the professionals who have already registered for the proposed Webinar Series scheduled from 16th May to 21 June 2020 through Zoom platform accommodating up to 10,000 participants. We ar happy to notice the overwhelming traffic of registration . In the mean time, LIS Academy has also sent all the professionals an invitation mail through a mailer service using the email ID: info(a)lisacademy.org. Almost nearing 10,000 mails have been mailed since yesterday. Some of you have received it in your mail boxes and others might have got this mail in their SPAM Box. We request you all to go to your SPAM Box and make this mail as NOT SPAM (one time only). So that you will start receiving the mails to your mail box henceforth. This will enable us to communicate you the Zoom meeting IDs and also e-certificates to all those who attend at least 18 sessions out of 24. We look forward to support you all with the latest knowledge through most enlightened resource persons. Thanks & Regards, Dr. P. V. Konnur Former LIS Professor, Fulbright Scholar - (UIUC, USA) President - LIS Academy, Bangalore Adviser - VTU Consortium, Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi - 590 018, Chairman - State Level Book Selection Committee, Karnataka Member of Syndicate, KUVEMPU University, Shivamogga, Karnataka, India Mobile : 09449679737 E-Mail : pvkonnur(a)gmail.com Website: www.lisacademy.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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A different type of a doctor
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 13 May '20

13 May '20

https://twitter.com/WEFBookClub/status/1259514957168861187?s=20 <https://twitter.com/WEFBookClub/status/1259514957168861187?s=20> Do you notice something to be proud of India in this short video on a bibliotherapist called ELLA BERTHOUD. I am her fan. Dr P Vyasamoorthy 30 Gruhalakshmi colony Secunderabad 500015 040-29552016 / 09490804278 / 8179386472 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Certified Virtual Classroom Teacher Program
by Mohan Hr 13 May '20

13 May '20

Dear friends Greetings Many educational institutions are increasingly switching to online learning delivery as it is important to offer students online classes, which could go beyond periods of confinement. Three leading Computer Societies -- CSI, ACM & IEEE CS in collaboration with Classle SKILLNET announces ‘Certified Virtual Classroom Teacher’ certification program for CS & IT Teachers with an objective of enabling them to deliver their best through Virtual Classrooms. The program comprises of two mandatory phases of 1.5 hrs each and a third optional phase as mentioned here: Phase 1: Introduction and Overview on Teaching a Virtual Classroom (Mandatory Online Session) Phase 2: Mastering Virtual Classroom Delivery (Mandatory Online Session) Phase 3: Hands-on Delivery Session (Optional & Offline) Interested CS & IT faculty members may please enroll at https://forms.gle/71YE8C8BkUqKtWME6 After a review of the enrollments, participants will be confirmed of their registration. Only confirmed participants will be informed about the meeting credentials to attend the online sessions of 1.5 hours each to be held on two days. Based on the performance in the quizzes during the sessions and the online test at the end of the 2nd phase, a joint course completion certificate will be provided. Phase I Session will be on 21st May 2020: 10 am to 11.30 am IST & Phase II Session will be on 23rd May 2020: 10 am to 11.30 am IST As the participation is limited to a max of 250 per batch, those seriously interested are only advised to register and make sure to attend the program without fail. If you need any clarifications, please Whatsapp to +91 94455 65572. With regards Mr PV Subramanian, Chair CSI Chennai Mr HR Mohan, Chair ACM Chennai Dr P Sakthivel, Chair IEEE CS Madras -- With regards HR Mohan Member, R10 IEEE CS Geographic Activity Committee (GAC) Chair, ACM India Chennai Chapter Chair - Spl Events & Chair (2006-2015), IEEE Computer Society, Madras President (2014-2015), Computer Society of India Editor, IEEE India Council Newsletter (2013 & 2017-2019) Chair - Spl Events & Chair (2010-2017), IEEE Prof Comm Society, Madras Vice Chair, IEEE Communications Society, Madras Vice Chair (2015-2017), IEEE Madras Vice Chair (2017-2018), IEEE TEMS, Madras Chair (2016-2017), Student Activities, IEEE Madras Editor (2007-2013) & Chief Editor (2016-2017), IEEE MAS LINK Former Associate Vice President (Systems), The Hindu +91 9841432179

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Webinar on "Neoskilling for Digital Transformation & AI Revolution" on 20th May 2020 from 6 p.m to 7 p.m
by Mohan Hr 12 May '20

12 May '20

Dear friends IEEE Technology Engineering Management Society, Madras ACM Chennai IEEE Computer Society, Madras Computer Society of India, Chennai Wiley India Cordially invite you to participate in the webinar on "Neoskilling for Digital Transformation & AI Revolution" Speaker Mr. S. Ramachandran Principal Consultant Infosys Knowledge Institute, Infosys Co-author of the book Neoskilling for Digital Transformation & AI Revolution Date & Time: Wednesday 20th May 2020 :: From 6.00 p.m. 7.00 p.m. The PDF invite is at https://bit.ly/2WNNSFP Please register at https://tinyurl.com/y7qzhcfy The webinar agenda, credentials & guidelines will be communicated to registered participants in advance to facilitate participation. With regards Dr G Kulanthaivel, IEEE TEMS Madras Mr HR Mohan, ACM Chennai Dr P Sakthivel, IEEE CS Madras Mr PV Subramanian, CSI Chennai

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Webinar: Intertwining Research with Intellectual Property Rights for Value Enhancement
by Soji Mathew 12 May '20

12 May '20

Dear Friends, Informatics is pleased to invite all of you to register for a Webinar on : Topic: Intertwining Research with Intellectual Property Rights for Value Enhancement Speaker: Prof. Prabuddha Ganguli, Visiting Professor, Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law Co-Principal Investigator, National Digital Library of India Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur. Chair: Dr Anand Byrappa, Head, Office of Data and Library, JRD Tata Memorial Library, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore Date: May 18, 2020 Time: 3.00 – 4.30 PM Abstract of Presentation: The global order in the “Post-Covid19” era is expected to undergo profound changes with several unknowns. Conceiving the contours of that transformed world with some accuracy is a challenge before us. Feeling the landscape beyond the “Covid19 Horizon” in advance, will pave the way for tailoring transformative innovation pathways, direct the designing of new models for research & development linked with delivery of “value-enhanced R&D output” in the most “cost effective” and “sustainable manner” to the society of “the day”. The present-day odds open up new opportunities for the research community to contemplate, identify and prioritize areas for research, design operative modes of cooperative working, set-up knowledge supply-chain channels for production and delivery in tandem, This will ensure inclusive delivery of innovations to the targeted beneficiaries in society, facilitated by creative frameworks guaranteeing fair benefit sharing among the participating stakeholders. Knowledge and data sharing modes including research information systems & functional libraries, responsible exploitation of Artificial Intelligence Systems and social platforms, disseminating results in real time, measuring impact, will metamorphize the intertwined use of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in research and commercialization processes. The webinar titled “Intertwining Research with Intellectual Property Rights for Value Enhancement” will address some of these issues that will impact national and institutional innovation policies in the ‘Post-Covid19” era. Register and enjoy interacting with the stalwarts in Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) https://bit.ly/IPLWebinar Regards, Soji Mathew Informatics Publishing Limited, Bangalore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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#Announcement for BLA Webinar Series 02 || Session-02 on Library carpentry by Prof. Parthasarathi Mukhopadhyay , Department of Library and Information Science. University of Kalyani, Kalyani, West Bengal, India.
by Sujan Saha 11 May '20

11 May '20

#Announcement <https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/announcement?__eep__=6&source=feed_text&ep…> for BLA Webinar Series 02 || Session-02 on Library carpentry by Prof. Parthasarathi Mukhopadhyay <https://www.facebook.com/parthasarathi.mukhopadhyay.9?__tn__=K-R&eid=ARALGH…> , Department of Library and Information Science. University of Kalyani, Kalyani, West Bengal, India. Date: Friday, May 15, 2020. Time: 11.30 AM to 12.30 PM (IST) Topic- Library carpentry through OpenRefine: data wrangling for libraries in India (part 2: E-book, NER and Data Reconciliation) We are happy with your responses related to the topic covered in session 1 and a case study mentioned there. The session 2 deals with the same line of data wrangling but this time case studies with newer concepts like MARC data wrangling, e-book selection by the help of data wrangling and concepts of NER (Named Entity Recognition) & Data reconciliation. Please visit our Webinar portal to access this session - http://weblibnet.blacal.org/mooc <http://weblibnet.blacal.org/mooc?fbclid=IwAR3lz6raoDi6q863dto1nr8G1j54n6gBt…> Contact - blacal.org <http://blacal.org/?fbclid=IwAR2arIi_QA6g2jHRe_ZCZfKcwKHvJqqpouquE9Ast8wSzZX…> @gmail.com Thanks Regards, Sujan Saha <https://www.facebook.com/sujan.tkr?__tn__=K-R&eid=ARA0NOdnAh3Zl7AotcYZIKInW…> , System Admin, BLA Webinar Series Technical Team. #BLA <https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/bla?__eep__=6&source=feed_text&epa=HASHTAG…> #WebinarLIS <https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/webinarlis?__eep__=6&source=feed_text&epa=…> #LIS <https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/lis?__eep__=6&source=feed_text&epa=HASHTAG…> #LibraryScience <https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/libraryscience?__eep__=6&source=feed_text&…> #LibraryCarpentry <https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/librarycarpentry?__eep__=6&source=feed_tex…> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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#Announcement for BLA Webinar Series 04 || Session-02 on Research ethics, Integrity and Plagiarism by Dr. Arun Kumar Chakraborty, Librarian, Bose Institute, Kolkata (Former Director General, RRRLF & National Library)
by Sujan Saha 11 May '20

11 May '20

#Announcement <https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/announcement?__eep__=6&source=feed_text&ep…> for BLA Webinar Series 04 || Session-02 on Research ethics, Integrity and Plagiarism by Dr. Arun Kumar Chakraborty, Librarian, Bose Institute, Kolkata (Former Director General, RRRLF & National Library) ****Session-2 scheduled on 12th May, 2020 (Tuesday) from 03:00 PM to 05:00 PM**** Please visit our Webinar portal to access this session - http://weblibnet.blacal.org/mooc <http://weblibnet.blacal.org/mooc?fbclid=IwAR3CUCYfRv0X5xcgZx8Yzlpw-mXJnXVRD…> Contact - blacal.org <https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fblacal.org%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2C…> @gmail.com Thanks Regards, Sujan Saha, System Admin, BLA Webinar Series Technical Team. #BLA <https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/bla?__eep__=6&source=feed_text&epa=HASHTAG…> #WebinarLIS <https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/webinarlis?__eep__=6&source=feed_text&epa=…> #LIS <https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/lis?__eep__=6&source=feed_text&epa=HASHTAG…> #LibraryScience <https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/libraryscience?__eep__=6&source=feed_text&…> #Plagiarism <https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/plagiarism?__eep__=6&source=feed_text&epa=…> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IFLA STRATEGY 2019-2024 translated into Bengali Language
by Tanmay Mondal 11 May '20

11 May '20

The vision of IFLA Strategy 2019 - 2024 is a strong and united library field powering literate, informed and participative societies. The strategy is available in PDF format in all seven official languages of IFLA. IFLA STRATEGY 2019-2024 is also translated into Bengali language. To see more about the work, kindly check the link. *https://www.ifla.org/node/92542 <https://www.ifla.org/node/92542>* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Strategy for National Open Digital Ecosystems - comments invited by 31 May 2020
by Harinder Pal Singh Kalra 11 May '20

11 May '20

The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) is inviting comments on consultation White Paper for Strategy for National Open Digital Ecosystems by 31 May 2020. https://www.mygov.in/group-issue/inviting-suggestions-strategy-national-ope… The consultation White Paper is available at https://static.mygov.in/rest/s3fs-public/mygov_158219311451553221.pdf ----------------------------------------- Dr. Harinder Pal Singh Kalra Professor and Head, Department of Library and Information Science, and Dean of the Faculty of Education and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002 (Punjab) India -------------------------------------------- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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LIS Academy and NCSI-Net Foundation Webinar Lecture Series
by Pandurang Konnur 11 May '20

11 May '20

Dear Professional Friends The LIS Academy in collaboration with NCSI-Net Foundation, Bangalore is happy to announce a series of webinar lectures for the benefit of LIS Professionals. The objective of this lecture series is to bring LIS expert speakers from industry, academia, and R&D sector to share their expertise and innovative initiatives implemented in their respective institutions. The Lecture themes include LIS market trends challenges and opportunities, skill set requirements of the Industry, Digital content creations, E-Resources management, Web Design, Research data management and research metrics, Information retrieval platforms, Communication Skills, and Personality Development. The proposed webinar lectures schedule: Commencement Date: 16th May 2020 Closing Date: 21st June 2020 Every Saturdays 3 PM to 5 PM & Sundays 11 AM to 1 PM. Total 24 Lectures spread over 6 weeks Each day there will be two lectures from eminent speakers on a single theme for 50 minutes each. Webinar organizers request all interested participants to register with the Google Form link given below to get lecture notifications well in advance. Online Certificates will be issued to those participants who attend at least 18 lectures out of 24 proposed lectures. For further information, all are requested to visit http://www.lisacademy.org or send mail to: lisacademyorg(a)gmail.com Click here for Registration to the Webinar Series (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1_aF-FxIiDA5-j2ICagr1-OCuHYVHlWeUb9KxKJ4Swu…) ZOOM MEETING ID AND PASSWORD WILL BE SHARED TO THE REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS, Note: Online lecture series is free to participate and This wenbinar is hosted on paid version of zoom with maximum 10000 participation Details of Lectuers as follows: Theme:LIS Job Market Date & Time:16-05-2020, 3.00-5.00 pm Topics & Speakers: 1. Inaugural Address by Prof. T. D Kemparaju, Vice Chancellor, Bengaluru North University, Kolar, Karnataka State 2. Trends in LIS Profession: Challenges & Opportunities by NV Satyanarayana, Chairman & Managing Director,Informatics (India) Ltd., Bangalore - 560 004 3. Skills to scale up in LIS Profession: Expectations of Industry by Dr. Ananda Byrappa, Head, Office of Data & Library, JRD Tata Memorial Library, Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Theme:Digital Content Date & Time:17-05-2020, 11.00AM -1.00 pm Topics & Speakers: 1. Digital Content Creation: Digitalization Technologies by Dr. Aditya Tripathi, Professor, Department of Library & Information Science, Faculty of Arts, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi - 221 005 2. Digital Transformation of Libraries & Education by Rahul Agarwalla, Founder of Knimbus & Managing Partner at SenseAI Partners Knimbus, Gurgaon, India Theme:E-Resources Date & Time:23-05-2020, 3.00-5.00 pm Topics & Speakers: 1. Library as a new online learning platform'- an integrated approach by Dr. HS Siddamallaih, Chairman, HELINET & University Librarian, RGUHS, Bangalore 2. Introduction to Corel ERM Tool by Madhuresh Singhal, DGM-IT and Knowledge Services, Eurofins Advinus, Bengaluru Theme: Web Information sources Date & Time:24-05-2020, 11.00AM -1.00 pm Topics & Speakers: 1. Web decay and Internet Archive by Dr. B.T. SAMPATH KUMAR, Professor, Department of Studies and Research in Library and Information Science, Tumkur University, Tumakuru-572103, Karnataka INDIA 2. Quality of Research and Publication Ethics by I.R.N. Goudar, Former Head, ICAST, National Aerospace Laboratories(NAL), Bangalore Theme:Digital Archiving Date & Time:30-05-2020, 3.00-5.00 pm Topics & Speakers: 1. Cloud Computing: An Overview by Francis Jayakanth, Scientific Officer at Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, Karnataka 2. Institutional Repositories Using DSpace by Dr. S. M Pujar, Chief Librarian, IGIDR, Gen. A.K.Vaidya Marg, Goregaon East, Mumbai - 400 065 Theme:Library Automation & Research Communications Date & Time:31-05-2020, 11.00AM -1.00 pm Topics & Speakers: 1. Working with Koha by Mr. Maruthu Pandian, Scientific Officer - Library, Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai 2. Scholarly Communications by Dr. S. Srinivasa Raghavan, Professor & Head, Department of Library and Information Science, Bharathidasan University, Trichy Theme: Web Designing Date & Time:06-06-2020, 3.00-5.00 pm Topics & Speakers: 1. Designing, Developing and Commissioning a Website in Compliance with Government Norms: A Practical Approach by Dr. Satish Munnolli Chief Librarian, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Centre, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai - 410 210 2. Building Web portal using open Sources CMS:DRUPAL by Mr.Shivaram B S, Sr.Technical Officer, Information Centre for Aerospace Science and Technology (ICAST), NAL, Bangalore Theme: Information discovery Date & Time:07-06-2020, 11.00AM -1.00 pm Topics & Speakers: 1. Search Strategies and search engines by Shri Kimidi Siva Shankar, Scientist-B (LS), INFLIBNET Centre,Gandhinagar, Gujarat 2. Federated Access Management in India by Mr. Raja Visvanathan, Scientist-B (Computer Science), INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar, Gujarat Theme: Research Data & Metrics Date & Time:13-06-2020, 3.00-5.00 pm Topics & Speakers: 1. Role of Library in Research Information Management System by Shri Kannan P, Deputy Librarian, Central University of Punjab Bathinda 2. Research Metrics by Prof. SL Sangam, UGC Emeritus Fellow, Retired Professor & Chairman, Dean Faculty of Social Sciences Department of Library & Information Science,Karnatak University, Dharwad-580 003 Theme: Social Media Date & Time:14-06-2020, 11.00AM -1.00 pm Topics & Speakers: 1. Social Media Tools for Library & Information Services by Prof. B Ramesha, Professor & Head Deptt. of Library and Information Science, Bangalore University, BANGALORE – 560 056 2. Search engine Optimization for Digital Libraries and Library website by Dr. Badan Barman, Assistant Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, Gauhati University Theme: Communication Skill Date & Time:20-06-2020, 3.00-5.00 pm Topics & Speakers: 1. Working with Microsoft tools: Power point, Excel, and Infographics by Dr. H. RajendraBabu, Assistant Professor Department of Library and Information Science, Tumkur University, Tumkur 2. Personality4Future by Dr. Nagappa Bakkannanavar, AGM & Head - Information Resource Centre at Tata Consultancy Services, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Theme: Personality Development Date & Time:21-06-2020, 11.00AM -1.00 pm Topics & Speakers: 1. Getting a Job and Going Beyond.. Resume Not just MS Word and Text by K.V.Lakshmi, Digital Workspace - Portofolio Advisor Shell India Markets Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore 2. Facing Interviews (Sell your Soft n Hard Skills) Sustain and Excel in a Job (Tips and Tricks), by Mr. Prasanna, Employee Engagement – India & Singapore, Public Relations Executive, Amazon India We request all LIS professionals to actively participate and make best use of this oppurtunity. Further, we also request all the professionals to kindly share this message to all the platforms from your side. Thanks & Regards, Dr. P. V. Konnur Former LIS Professor, Fulbright Scholar - (UIUC, USA) Adviser - VTU Consortium, Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi - 590 018, Chairman - State Level Book Selection Committee, Karnataka President - LIS Academy, Bangalore Member of Syndicate, KUVEMPU University, Shivamogga, Karnataka, India Mobile : 09449679737 E-Mail : pvkonnur(a)gmail.com Website: www.lisacademy.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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