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Invitation for workshop On Role of ICT in Preservation of Indigenous Knowledge in North Eastern Region 15-17 March, 2017 at NIT Silchar
by Kishor Satpathy 13 Feb '17

13 Feb '17

Role of ICT in Preservation of Indigenous Knowledge in North Eastern Region15-17 March, 2017 at NIT Silchar Jointly Organised byIGNCA, Delhi & NIT Silchar Knowledge PartnerTERI, North East Details at http://piknei.blogspot.com/ BACKGROUND Biodiversity, indigenous knowledge (IK), and sustainable development are very closely linked. Indigenous knowledge has been noted to make a significant contribution to sustainable development of local communities, as it is seen as a set of perceptions, information, and behaviour that guide local community members to use the land and natural resources. The goal of managing indigenous knowledge is to provide the right information to the right people at the right time.Application of traditional knowledge has and will continue to immensely benefit the society at large. Hence, there is a need for preservation and conservation of traditional and indigenous knowledge culture resources for Sustainable Future. Simultaneously, it become equally significant that these cultural resources should get access to external world so that next generation come to know about the rich custom and traditions existed in India. It also focused the various methods of preservation of cultural resources, understating the copyrights, how to do basic research, writing skills and many more. For mapping & dissemination of Traditional and Indigenous knowledge, the ICT can play a major role. Thus the programme will highlight how ICT can be used in preservation and conservation of Traditional and Indigenous knowledge culture resources.In the said background, the three days’ workshop will to be conducted on March 15-17, 2017 at National Institute of Technology (NIT), Silchar. OBJECTIVES The workshop main objectives of the programme is to introduce, train, motivate and enrich the knowledge of the young scholars of North East India which helps them to understand, study, document and safeguard the rich cultures of the region. The main aim of the workshop is to expose participants to the state-of-the art technology (ICT Tools) available to map, conserve & preserve the cultural resources of the North Eastern Region. The select objectives of the workshop to:1. understand the management and preservation of traditional cultural knowledge2. means and ways to store the tacit and explicit knowledge3. use appropriate ICT Tools to map, document & preserve the cultural resources4. share information used by indigenous people for national and cultural management5. implement programs to collect, preserve and disseminate indigenous and local traditional knowledge resources.6. communicate and increase the outreach and publicize the value, contribution, and importance of indigenous and local traditional knowledge to both non-indigenous and indigenous peoples. PARTICIPATION The workshop is expected to draw professionals from a wide range of disciplines. Around 100 participants with mere knowledge and interest on cultural resource management will add value to them. This workshop will have great benefit for the following kind of audience:· PhD and Masters Students from Arts, Sociology and Culture, Science disciplines· ICT Implementers, Academicians, Teachers, Practitioners and Policy makersThe selected participants from North Eastern Region will be given TA/DA (limited to Bus / Sumo / sleeper class train fare) with free accommodation in the NIT Guest House. TOPICS OF THE WORKSHOP The workshop will include lectures, presentations, best practices, case study demonstrations, and will cover following topics:· Different Facets of Cultural Resource Management· Technology Trends· Role of ICT in Preservation of IK· Preservation and Curation of Culture· Preservation of Cultural Knowledge Resource: Documentation, Archiving and Knowledge Management· Academic Integrity - Copyright, Plagiarism, Digital Rights Management of IK Original practical papers, best practices & case studies are invited on the said topics only few selected papers will be allowed for presentation in the experience sharing session. LIST OF INVITED RESOURCE PERSONSIGNCA- Dr Sacchinanda Joshi, Member Secretary, IGNCA- Dr P R Goswami, Director, IGNCATERI- Mr Prabir Sengupta, IAS (Retd), Distinguished Fellow and Director, Knowledge Management Division- Mr Dipankar Saharia, Associate Director, TERI North East Office.- Dr P K Bhattacharya, Fellow and Area Convenor, Knowledge Management Division- Dr Shantanu Ganguly, Fellow, Knowledge Management Division LOCATIONNIT Silchar is located on the Silchar - Hailakandi road at a distance of about 8 K.M. away from the railway station/bus stand. Silchar is linked to the rest of the country by road, rail and air. There are daily flights from Kolkata and Guwahati. Silchar is also well connected by road. Deluxe Buses run every day between Guwahati / Shillong / Aizwal / Agartala / Imphal and Silchar. IMPORTANT DATESDeadline for Registration: 25 Feb 2017Confirmation by Hosts: 20 Feb 2017Workshop Date: 15-17 March 2017 HOSTS:NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY SILCHAR The National Institute of Technology, Silchar (An Institute of National Importance) is one of the premier national level institutions for technical education in North-East India. The institute was established as a joint venture between Government of India and Government of Assam as Regional Engineering College, Silchar in 1967 with the objective of imparting quality engineering education, providing cosmopolitan outlook among students and fostering a spirit of National Integration. This institution has been transformed and upgraded to National Institute of Technology, Silchar with a Deemed University Status with effect from 28.06.2002. The institute has subsequently been made into a fully Government funded institution of India with the Institute of National Importance under the NIT Act 2007. NIT Silchar is situated on the banks of the river Barak and on a sprawling campus spread over 600 acres of land on the outskirts of Silchar. The landscape of NIT Silchar campus is beautiful with natural lakes and hillocks, surrounded by tea gardens. NIT Silchar is a fully residential Institution. The Institute provides courses at UG, PG and Ph.D. level for six Engineering branches namely Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics & Communication, Computer Science and Electronics & Instrumentation. The Institute also provides PG and Ph.D. degrees in Applied Physics, Applied Chemistry, Mathematics and MBA. The Institute encourages Research & Consultancy works that syncs with the global technical advancements, with special emphasis on development of North Eastern Region. Various programmes are conducted in the Institute, including conferences, workshops, seminars, invited talks, etc. in collaboration with different academic institutions, R&D organizations and industries. CENTRAL LIBRARY@NIT SILCHAR The Central Library which is the heart of the Institute was established in 1977. It provides one of the important academic services to the Institute. It is a well-equipped Library, centrally located with easy access and does provide right impetus for the intellectual growth of the students, teachers, research scholars & others around. Presently, the Library is a part of the LTT building & having around 95,000 collections of documents of both print & non print materials. The new library building is under construction. The Central Library with its modern collection of knowledge resources and innovative information services supports a complementary role for students, faculty, and the surrounding community in their intellectual pursuits. It is a hybrid library with the state-of-the-art technological applications. The Library holds knowledge resources predominantly related to Science and Technology, Social Sc & other allied subjects. The Library is now fully computerized with an integrated system connected to the Campus Network providing e-resource facility to the institutional community. The entire Library collection including the CD-ROM databases and the online databases are made available through Institute’s network. Users can access the online databases through Institute’s network. Library collection can also be searched through Web OPAC. The Library offers a range of information services to support the learning process set to the highest professional standards. The Library is holding membership of DELNET New Delhi; ACL (American Centre Library) Kolkata and British Council Library Kolkata for inter library loan. National Institute of Technology Silchar Library is an active member of INDEST Consortium through which online full text journals can be accessed.Recently, NIT Silchar has invested Rs. 44 crore to create a world-class, innovative, inviting and flexible library system to enhance campus learning, support research and to provide community outreach service having 90000 sq. ft. carpet area. For this purpose, Central Library, NIT Silchar has entered into a collaborative MOU with University Library & Mortenson Centre for International Library Programme of University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, USA on 6th June 2014 to create world class LIS facilities at NIT Silchar. ABOUT INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL CENTRE FOR THE ARTS` The Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, (IGNCA) is an autonomous Trust set up by the Government of India under the Ministry of Culture. IGNCA is envisioned as a national level institution. The arts are here understood to comprise the fields of creative and critical literature, written and oral; the visual arts, ranging from architecture, sculpture, painting and graphics to general material culture, photography and film; the performing arts of music, dance and theatre in their broadest connotation; and also in fairs, festivals and lifestyles that has an artistic dimension. The Centre focused its attention on India in the initial stage; subsequently, it started expanding its horizons to other civilizations and cultures. Through diverse programmes of research, publication, training, creative activities and performance, IGNCA seeks to appropriately place the arts within the context of the natural and human environment.Kalanidhi Division of the IGNCA, as the name implies, is basically a repository of art and culture related research and reference material. The division has a reference library with a collection of more than 1,60,000 volumes; a cultural archives; a reprography unit and also a slide collection. The reprography unit has microfilms of 2,50,000 manuscripts on different subjects. There are more than 1,00,000 slides on archaeological sites, temples, monuments, performing arts etc. The cultural archives has personal collections of noted art historians like Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, photography collection of Raja Deen Dayal, Henri Cartier Bresson, and art related objects from the collections of certain prominent scholars and artists.There are four other divisions in the IGNCA: Kalakosa which is primarily research and publication division; Janpada Sampada for the study of diverse living traditions; Kala Darsana for exhibition and presentation; and Sutradhara Division for administration and coordination. The IGNCA has a well-developed Media Unit for audio-visual documentation and film-making, as also a Cultural Informatics Laboratory for production of interactive multimedia CD-ROMS, DVDs and also for developing and maintaining a National Digital Data Bank on Culture KNOWLEDGE PARTNER: TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute) A dynamic and flexible not-for-profit organization with a global vision and a local focus, TERI is deeply committed to every aspect of sustainable development. From providing environment-friendly solutions to rural energy problems to tackling issues of global climate change across continents and advancing solutions to growing urban transport and air pollution problems, TERI's activities range from formulating local- and national-level strategies to suggesting global solutions to critical energy and environmental issues. With over 1,000 employees drawn from diverse disciplines, the Institute's work is supported by ministries and departments of the government, various bilateral and multilateral organizations, and corporations of repute. About TERI North-EastThe North-Eastern Regional Centre of TERI was opened in 1993 in Guwahati (Assam) with the aim of understanding energy and environment related issues and seeking feasible solutions to anthropogenically induced imprints on the fragile ecology of the region. Since its foundation, the Centre has developed extensive expertise in harmonizing community aspirations for sustainable development and economic empowerment with a sustainable utilization of natural resources in the North-East. The Centre has made significant progress in the conservation of the rich biodiversity of the region. For the production of quality planting material, the Centre has set up a plant tissue culture laboratory that is committed to developing genotype specific micropropagation protocols. CONTACT DETAILSDr. Kishor Chandra SatpathyLibrarian & Workshop CoordinatorNational Institute of Technology(Institute of National Importance under Ministry of HRD, GOI)Silchar-788010, Assam, IndiaTelephone : +91-3842-240055 (Off) +91-9435175531 (M)E-mail : ksatpathy(a)gmail.com Also Attend the Authors workshop on 21st Feb at NIT SilcharFor details, Pl. visit: Author Workshop on How to Write & Publish Schloarly Articles | | | | | | | | | | | Author Workshop on How to Write & Publish Schloarly Articles | | | |

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Publications
by Khaiser Jahan Begum 13 Feb '17

13 Feb '17

Dear Friends Here are our latest publications for your reference *Journal Articles * 1. Mamatha and Khaiser Nikam. “Upgrading of security measures to reduce book theft and damage in college libraries”. International Journal of Library and Information Studies (IJLIS) Vol.6 (4) Oct- Dec’2016 Pp 191-199. 2. Khaiser Nikam and Shivaraju, M. “Use of e-Books by the Academia of Science and Technology of University of Mysore: A Study”. Nowa Biblioteka (New Library), 2(2), 2016, Pp 37-62 *Book* *Title:* Use of INDEST E-Resources by the faculty of IITs: An Analytical Study *Authors*: H. T. Harish, Khaiser Nikam *Publisher:* LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing (October 4, 2016) Please find the following link https://www.amazon.com/Use-INDEST-E-Resources-faculty-IITs/dp/3659956309/re… Regards Dr. Khaiser Jahan Begum Professor Department of Studies in Library and Information Science University of Mysore, Mysore Email - *khaiser.nikam6(a)gmail.com <khaiser.nikam6(a)gmail.com>* (M) 9845328672 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Students Colloquium: E-Learning: An Overview
by drtc＠isibang.ac.in 13 Feb '17

13 Feb '17

INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE Documentation Research & Training Centre (DRTC) 8th Mile, Mysore Road, RVCE Post Bangalore-560 059 COLLOQUIUM-2 E-Learning: An Overview Abstract Learning is a life-long process. Throughout his life, human being learns by formal and informal ways. These ways of learning have under gone tremendous changes. With technological advancement, the learning and teaching process have reached a new era of learning known as e-learning. E-Learning is about using ICT to expand the access to education and to enhance and transform both teaching and learning experiences. It is the combination of pedagogical and technological innovations in education. The concurrent quality and the cost reduction pressure are the two major factors that lead to transition from the traditional learning to e-learning. Today various proprietary and open source tools are paving a path for e-learning. Several online e-learning systems are created with the help of these tools. These systems ought to offer the online courses and also to promote and enhance the distance education and e-learning. This colloquium provides an overview of e-learning models, tools, systems and the impact of e-learning on various sectors namely Education, Economy and Society. Speakers Topics Amit Tiwari Introduction Goutam Mondal Background, Definition, Features, etc. Amrish Dubey Learning and Learner's Models Harish Kumar T E-Learning Tools: Open Source Harsha Rathi E-Learning Tools: Proprietary Source Udaya Varadarajan Real World E-learning Systems: Some examples Naveen Patil E-Learning Systems: An evaluation Susheel K Chourasiya E-Learning and Libraries Supriya Bag Impact of E-Learning Dipanjan Munshi Conclusion Date: 14-02-2017 Time: 2 p.m. Venue: DRTC Class Room (G-16), ISI Bangalore. All are cordially invited. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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LIS Syllabus
by Prabhat Ranjan 11 Feb '17

11 Feb '17

Dear Professionals, With progress of time, the use of cyber techniques and technologies is being increased. A Librarian needs to have a more sound knowledge of the same. On the other hand, there is no need to have illustrated knowledge of cataloguing, as it is now generated by library management software now-a-days. Need of classification also retards, if the book has DDC number on back-title page. Therefore I have to made two suggestions to LIS community and UGC also: 1. The LIS syllabus should cover larger area of cyber and IT technologies including installation of different software at different platforms, operating systems etc. 2. There should an institution in India which could provide *call numbers* in process of publishing of a book. It will save time of libraries, as only one person is needed to give a number. In such situations, *Classification and Cataloguing *can be taught as optional subjects in the universities. These are my opinions which needs discussions, if found relevant by LIS community. With Kind Regards, -- *Prabhat Ranjan*, B.Sc., M.L.I.Sc. (NET), PhD (Thesis Submitted) Librarian, Jayawant Library *JSPM's Rajarshi Shahu College of Engineering* Tathawade, Tal. - Mulshi, Pune - 411033 (Maharashtra) - India -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Sad Demise of Mr. Subrata Deb
by soumen mallik 11 Feb '17

11 Feb '17

Dear all…. I feel extremely sorrow to inform you about the sudden demise of Mr. Subrata Deb on 09.02.2017 due to massive heart attack. He was the Librarian of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU), Katra, Jammu and Kashmir, before that he worked for TERI. His contribution on Mycorrhiza information communication is well appreciated. I have known him as our senior AIS (NISCAIR) Alumni and a caring personality. I send my deepest condolences to his family. -- Dr. Soumen Mallik Assistant Professor Department of Library and Information Science Vidyasagar University Midnapore-721102 91-9476432869 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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An Appeal to the Karnataka State College Librarians Association (KSCLA)
by Vasanth 10 Feb '17

10 Feb '17

Dear Sir, This appeal is in connection with the recent circular issued (https://tinyurl.com/jo6u66s) by the Department of Collegiate Education (DCE), Karnataka with regard to utilizing Reading Room (library) fund for making classroom lecture videos of the teachers. The DCE has once again put its hands on RR fund without considering the libraries and librarians plight in college libraries. Reading Room found is exclusively meant for library development but on what basis DCE has given permission to utilize RR fund for making faculty videos is clueless. In most of the govt. degree colleges RR fund is the only major source for subscribing journals, purchasing library furniture, library related stationery, books in case of urgent requirement and moreover for automating library services. Usually the amount collected from students for RR fund is very tiny ranging between 60 rupees to 100 rupees per students. In many colleges RR fund is very insufficient for routine library work. Then how do library function? DCE has centralized the book purchase since 2015 and librarians have no say in book selection. Because of this many libraries have huge number of books which are of no use to both the faculty and students. Now RR fund for making faculty videos, for small colleges libraries where only very few permanent faculty utilizing RR fund for recording classroom lectures will not be problem but for big colleges libraries have to bear the brunt. The DCE circular is not clear about whether the videos are preserved in the college library or not. Librarians have not at all consulted or considered while taking this decision. If we give away RR funds for some other purpose how do we serve the user community better? I request KSCLA office bearers to intervene and ask DCE to re-consider the decision to utilize RR fund for making faculty video lectures and hereafter give due consideration for the plight of college libraries and librarians without putting them in isolation in library development matters. ------------------------- With best wishes Vasantha Raju N.GFGC-PeriyapatnaMysore Views are personal

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Registration full - National Conference organized by Presideny University, Bengaluru
by sheshadri kn 09 Feb '17

09 Feb '17

Dear Professional colleagues, Sub: National Conference on the Role of LIS Professionals in the Changing Academic Paradigm, 17-18 Feb 2017 In continuation of our previous mails, we are glad to inform that there has been overwhelming response to the conference announcement and the registration is full now. *We are not accepting any more fresh registrations*. Thank you all for the keen interest and support. The venue of the conference is Chancery Banquet Hall, Radisson Blu Atria Hotel, #1, Near Maharani's College, Palace Road, Bengaluru - 560001. *Thanks & Regards* *Dr. K N Sheshadri, Ph.D.* *Organizing Secretary & Senior Librarian* *Presidency University* *Itgalpur, Rajanakunte, Yelahanka* *Bangalore 560 064* *Cellphone: +91 7899218877* *Email: **sheshadri.kn(a)presidencyuniversity.in <sheshadri.kn(a)presidencyuniversity.in>* *URL: www.presidencyuniversity.in <http://www.presidencyuniversity.in/>* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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International Conference - Bharathidasan University - Third Announcement - Reg
by Dr. R. Balasubramani 09 Feb '17

09 Feb '17

Dear Professionals, Greetings from Ickrelt2017 Organizing Committee As you aware that the Department of Library Information Science, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli is organizing the global event (Ickrelt2017) date 24-25, 2017 at Bharathidasan University. The organizing committee invites full text paper to be presented in the conference. The full text paper along with registration can be e-mail to ickrelt2017(a)gmail.com or post Dr. S. Srinivasaragavan, Professor and Head, Department of Library and Information Science, Bharathidasan University, Trichy. On or before 15/02/2017. Important Dates Conference Dates 24-25, February, 2017 Last Date of Submission Full Paper 15, February 2017 *Registration* LIS Professionals - India Rs. 1500/- SAARC Participants $75 Overseas participants $100 Students Rs. 750/- Further details: https://ickrelt2017conference.wordpress.com Thank you for your kind response. with kind regards -- Dr. R. Balasubramani Assistant Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, Bharathidasan University, Trichy. Cell: 9994889426 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Registration Closed for International Workshop-reg
by Bjeyapragash Prakash 09 Feb '17

09 Feb '17

Dear Professionals, Greetings from DLIS, Bharathidasan University. Thanks for your overwhelming response for the *UGC sponsored One-day International Workshop on "CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM* *USING DRUPAL"* on 23rd February 2017. Since we have planned for limited participants herewith we have closed our Registration by today (09.02.2017) for the workshop. Thanks for your response and support. Regards Organizing Secretary Dr.B.Jeyapragash Assistant Professor Dept. of Library and Information Science Bharathidasan University Tiruchirappalli -24 Mobile :99449-81455 Email: jeyapragash(a)bdu.ac.in URL: http://bjeyapragash.webs.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Good news for Koha users in Kerala : SMS Send driver for eSMS Kerala service released as Free Software (FOSS)
by Indranil Das Gupta 09 Feb '17

09 Feb '17

Dear all, L2C2 Technologies has released the SMS::Send::IN::eSMS driver [1] required by Koha ILS users using the eSMS Kerala service provided by the Kerala State IT Mission under a Free Software. The development of the driver was made possible by the funding support of the State Librarian, State Central Library, Thiruvananthapurm (Trivandrum), Kerala, with KELTRON (Kerala State Electronics Development Corporation Ltd) acting as the facilitator. Any Koha library in the state of Kerala who are eligible to use the eSMS Kerala SMS service (provided by KSITM) can now freely implement SMS support using this driver. With this release, it becomes the second open source regional SMS::Send driver now available to Indian Koha users that can be freely downloaded from the Comprehensive Perl Archive Network or CPAN. Sending SMSes from Koha For a long time now Koha has supported sending of SMS (short message service) text messages [2] to library patrons and users about account creation, issue, return, fines, holds, overdues, purchase suggestions etc. To send out SMSes from Koha, we have to use the SMS service of a bulk transactional SMS service provider who provides that service. What are SMS::Send drivers and why does Koha need them? In order to communicate with the service provider’s messaging sending interface (also called messaging API), Koha uses a type of software called “SMS::Send driver”. The “catch” being that each service provider requires a different SMS Send driver. Sort of like the SIM card in our cellphones e.g. if we wish to use a Vodafone number we must have a Vodafone SIM card. However, unlike a SIM card the SMS::Send driver which is a software module written in the PERL language is not provided by the SMS service provider. Either one has to use a Free & Open Source send driver that already exists OR one has to write one by referring to (usually) the HTTP API of the SMS provider. About eSMS Kerala eSMS is an exclusive SMS Gateway established by the Kerala State IT Mission for use by various government departments for providing departmental services over mobile phones. Downloading the driver The SMS::Send::IN:eSMS driver can directly downloaded from CPAN by visiting http://search.cpan.org/~indradg/SMS-Send-IN-eSMS-0.01/lib/SMS/Send/IN/eSMS.… or from L2C2 Technologies’s public repository on Github at https://github.com/l2c2technologies/sms-send-in-esms. See also 1. “Koha and key lessons of using transactional SMS in India” – https://www.facebook.com/notes/l2c2-technologies/koha-and-key-lessons-of-us… References: [1] http://search.cpan.org/~indradg/SMS-Send-IN-eSMS-0.01/lib/SMS/Send/IN/eSMS.… [2] https://koha-community.org/manual/16.11/html/apos02.html#smsnoticefaq best wishes, Indranil Das Gupta L2C2 Technologies Phone : +91-98300-20971 WWW : http://www.l2c2.co.in Blog : http://blog.l2c2.co.in IRC : indradg on irc://irc.freenode.net Twitter : indradg -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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