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IOS 2019 - Scholarly Communication and Scientometrics, 22-23 December 2019 at ACTREC, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai
by Satish Munnolli 13 Sep '19

13 Sep '19

This is a reminder as the date is coming closer... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Professional, It gives us immense pleasure to inform you that 'Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education Cancer' (ACTREC) in association with Institute of Scientometrics (IoS) is organizing 'National Conference on Scholarly Communication and Scientometrics' (IoS 2019) ( https://ios2019.wixsite.com/conference) during 22-23 November 2019 at ACTREC, Navi Mumbai. The theme of the conference is focusing on the landscape of scholarly communication, which has undergone tremendous change over the last two decades adding more dimensions and complexion to it. It has thrown a great challenge for library and information science professionals to manage dynamic online resources. Similarly, it is equally critical for policymakers to evaluate the research contributions contributed by researchers in peer-reviewed journals and various other sources using metrics and trending tools. In the past, IoS has organized seven conferences in a series from 2012, which were proved to be great contributors to the knowledge of metrics and sharing new ideas on various quality indicators to measure science. It is the 8th conference under this series, we wish to continue this trend by way of contributing newer ideas to the landscape of research metrics and scholarly communication. IoS 2019 is expected to bring a galaxy of speakers from Subject Experts, Researchers, Academicians, Library and Information Science professionals, Students, Policy Makers and other administrators who are engaged in measuring the quality of science. The conference will have: Plenary talks, Keynote Presentations, Thematic Events, Collaborative Learning, and Networking IoS 2019 invites papers focusing on the theme of the conference. Key Thematic Areas includes (but not limited to) · Scholarly Communication and Impact Analysis · Open Access and Scholarly Publishing Models · eLearning, MOOCs, and Digital Repositories · Scientometrics 2.0 · Social networking and Altmetrics · New Metrics & Scholarly Impact · Future of Communication and Metric Tools · Librarianship and Research Impact Analysis · Research Evaluation Tools · Bibliometric Laws · Big Data & Social Networks · Digital Libraries and Open Access Dates to remember 30th September 2019 ? Submission of full papers 8th October 2019 - Notification of acceptance with comments 15th October 2019 - Submission of final paper incorporating comments 21st October 2019 - Registration deadline for authors Conference Dates: 22-23 November 2019 Submit your final papers at < https://ios2019.wixsite.com/conference/paper-submission> For more information on IoS 2019 please visit < https://ios2019.wixsite.com/conference > I thank you and look forward to your participation in IoS 2019. With warm regards, Satish Munnolli ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Organizing Secretary - IoS 2019 Librarian & Officer-In-Charge, SCoPE Cell Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC), Tata Memorial Centre (TMC), Sector 22, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai 410210 India Ph: 022 2740 5026/5052; Fax: 022 27405085; Email: ios2019actrec(a)gmail.com; smunnolli(a)actrec.gov.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Format for one page write up on Library for Finance Manual
by Nidhi Kumari 13 Sep '19

13 Sep '19

Dear Sir/Ma'am, Greetings! I have to write one page write up on library for Finance Manual. Kindly guide me how to write and what to write. Thank you. With Regards, Ms Nidhi Kumari DMI- Library -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Referencing styles
by Kailash Garg 13 Sep '19

13 Sep '19

Dear Sir, A very relevant issue has been raised by Dr. Vimal Kuamr. The different styles followed by different journals not only in LIS, but in other disciplines causes lot of problems to the authors. There is a need that journal publishers follow a standard style of referencing. Dr Kailash C Garg, Ex-Chief Scientist, CSIR-NISTADS Member Editorial Board COLLNET Journal of Scientometrics, Annals of Lib Inf Studies, Journal of Scientometric Research, Life Member Int.Soc.Scientometrics and Informetrics (ISSI), Academic Counsellor IGNOU

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Library Officer Vacancies at New Horizon College of Engineering.
by Prashi Hm 13 Sep '19

13 Sep '19

Dear Moderator Please circulate this information to the benefit of forum members. Dear Professionals Application are invited for the post of Library Officer at New Horizon College of Engineering Marathalli Outer Ring road Bangalore. Name of the post: Library Officer No. Of positions : 2 Minimum qualifications: 1. A Masters degree in Library and Information Science from a recognized University 2. Good at written and oral communication skills in English. 3. Proficiency in working knowledge of Advanced computer technology 4. Desirable: Candidates having B.Sc. in Computer Science / BCA /B.Com/ PGDCA/ PGDLAN 5. Experience: Minimum 5 years of work experience in Engineering Colleges as a Assistant Librarian Interested Candidates can come directly to walk in interview or they can send the mail to hod_hr(a)newhorizonindia.edu or recruitment(a)newhorizonindia.edu <nhcelibrary(a)newhorizonindia.edu> . Thanks and Regards Prashanth. Library Executive NHCE

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Vacancy for Library Graduate Trainees in Alliance University, Bengaluru
by shivaraj 13 Sep '19

13 Sep '19

Dear Moderator, kindly post the following in LIS Forum: ___________________________________________________________________________________ Alliance University Bengaluru requires dynamic, tech-savvy, and committed fresh Post-Graduates in Library & Information Science from recognized Indian universities to work as Library Graduate Trainee purely on a temporary basis for one year. *Post: Library Graduate Trainee *No. of Vacancies : 3 (Three) *Duration: One year from the date of joining *Essential Qualifications: Masters in Library & Information Science (M.L.I.Sc.) or equivalent with First Class. (Fresh Graduates are preferred) *Desirable Experience: Knowledge of Computer, IT Applications in Libraries, Library Management System, Knowledge of recent trends and technologies in Library and Information Services. Ability to read and comprehend written material. *Stipend: Rs. 15,000/- per month *Nature of Work: Learn while you work on different functions & services of the libraries of Alliance University. The selected candidates will work from Monday-Saturday and be ready to work in different shifts, weekends and holidays on a rotation basis. *Selection Process: Selection of candidates will be based on their consistent good academic record, performance in the written test and personal interview. * Interested candidates who fulfil the above-mentioned requirements must apply online by clicking the link http://bit.ly/2lQAJga on or before 30/09/2019. With Regards Shivaraju T CAsistant LibrarianAlliance University Bengaluru

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ALA launches national campaign against e-book embargo
by Siddu Huded 12 Sep '19

12 Sep '19

Dear Professionals, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – The American Library Association (ALA) and Public Library Association (PLA) announced a public campaign in response to recent efforts to limit library access to e-books. In a press conference held at the Nashville Public Library during the 2019 Digital Book World conference, ALA debuted an online petition at eBooksForAll.org <http://www.ebooksforall.org/> for members of the public to urge Macmillan Publishers CEO John Sargent to reverse the proposed embargo on e-books sold to libraries. (See full petition text below.) “ALA’s goal is to send a clear message to Macmillan’s CEO John Sargent: e-book access should be neither denied nor delayed,” said ALA Executive Director Mary Ghikas. “Our members are telling us their patrons want an easy way to join this movement and demand e-book access for all. We heard them, and today’s launch is the beginning of a public advocacy campaign in support of that. Libraries have millions of allies out there, and we’re inviting them to take action.” http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2019/09/ala-launches-national-campai… *Best Regards* *Siddu M. Huded* *MLISc, PGDLAN, **UGC-NET, K-SET* *Assistant Librarian,* *Azim Premji University Library, BENGALURU (KA)Contact Number: 9538462949* * <https://liswebblog.blogspot.in/>*

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Request to scholarly journal publishers to follow standard citation styles
by Vimal Kumar V. 12 Sep '19

12 Sep '19

Dear Friends, Indian scholarly journals do not follow standard citation styles. Journals in Library and Information Sciences also follow custom citation styles. Most of the journals ask the authors to follow their custom styles. Custom styles eat the time of authors while preparing references. Journal publishers should follow any standard styles for manuscripts. Social Science journals can follow standard styles like APA. Reference management software like Mendeley and Zotero support almost all standard citation styles. I request all journal publishers in LIS to follow standard citation styles and save the time of authors. Regards, -- Vimal Kumar V. Technical Assistant Mahatma Gandhi University Kottayam, Kerala, India-686 560 My Home Page: http://www.vimalkumar.info My Blogs: http://linuxhalwa.blogspot.com http://kohageek.blogspot.in http://dspacegeek.blogspot.in http://moovandan.blogspot.in --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I forget what I was taught. I only remember what I have learnt" -Patrick White

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Too many Referencing Styles are in Practice - no more anyway.
by jiban 12 Sep '19

12 Sep '19

Professional Colleagues, I believe, the issue raised by Vimal is right. Such referencing styles rather create problems in automated indexing for their anonymous syntax. Even these references are lacking their visibility and impact (citation score). I feel this is the right time for a study on ‘referencing practices in LIS journals’ to aware and advice. We can initiate a survey to identify the problems of cumbersome referencing practices and to get the issue resolved in a best way. Too many styles are in practice. No more styles anyway. Warm regards to all. Jiban K. Pal Indian Statistical Institute Voice: +91-94331615180 (M) www.isical.ac.in/~jiban ============================= Message: 2 Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2019 22:07:03 +0530 From: "Vimal Kumar V." <vimal0212(a)gmail.com> To: lis-forum <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> Subject: [LIS-Forum] Request to scholarly journal publishers to follow standard citation styles Message-ID: <CAEaJrwX=CVjCUjSaDE9i_Aq=HoEO_RBxH9VRqsxqPWsOxaqTkw(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Dear Friends, Indian scholarly journals do not follow standard citation styles. Journals in Library and Information Sciences also follow custom citation styles. Most of the journals ask the authors to follow their custom styles. Custom styles eat the time of authors while preparing references. Journal publishers should follow any standard styles for manuscripts. Social Science journals can follow standard styles like APA. Reference management software like Mendeley and Zotero support almost all standard citation styles. I request all journal publishers in LIS to follow standard citation styles and save the time of authors. Regards, -- Vimal Kumar V. Technical Assistant Mahatma Gandhi University Kottayam, Kerala, India-686 560 -------------------------------- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Read and Ride: Pflugerville ISD librarian rolls out reading bikes for students
by Raghavendra pawar 12 Sep '19

12 Sep '19

Innovative technique to improve reading habit amongst students.Cash rich and affordable libraries can try this to assess the impact of reading habit. Read and Ride: Pflugerville ISD librarian rolls out reading bikes for students <https://www.kvue.com/article/news/education/schools/pflugerville-reading-bi…> Thank you, Raghavendra R

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MyLIS Meet and Greet on Friday the 27th September 2019
by Dr Jaya Kumara 11 Sep '19

11 Sep '19

My Dear Friends, I am pleased to invite all of you to a get-together on Friday the 27th September 2019 @ the Department of the Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore, called ‘MyLIS Meet and Greet’ (Program details will be available later). We are planning to organize a couple of programs on that day – ‘A Book Talk’ followed by ‘Special Lecture’. The Department of Library and Information Science is in the process of completing 55 years of its existence (June 24, 1965). So far many students have passed out and occupied distinguished positions. In this September month which is a month of Dr. S. Radhakrishnan birth anniversary and teachers day month, let us all come together and meet our teachers and greet them personally. Let us make this ‘MyLIS Meet and Greet’ a unique occasion and let us show our belongingness to our alma mater. Many of our friends always thought of arranging something like this but we kept on postponing. Now is the right time. So, Get-Set-Pack your bags and head towards Manasagangothri, Mysore. PS: Join us for subscription lunch by paying Rs. 500/- to following: *A/c Name: MyLIS Meet and Greet* *A/c No.: 38756178471* *Bank Name: State Bank of India, * *Branch Name: Manasagangotri Campus, Mysuru* *IFSC: SBIN0041119* Get in touch: Dr. Jayakumara, Mobile: 9880207190; (9480473901, Watsapp only) E-mail ID-mylismeetandgreet(a)gmail.com Warm Regards, Dr. JAYAKUMARA, B.Com., M.L.I.Sc., M.Phil., PhD., KSET Senior Librarian & Head Dept. of Library & Information Centre, Government First Grade College Chamarajanagar - 571313 Karnataka Cell: 98802 07190

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