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Status of the Million Books of India project
by Subbiah Arunachalam 30 Jul '24

30 Jul '24

Friends, Canada has launched a wonderful digitization project. Please see: https://internetarchivecanada.org/2024/07/01/internet-archive-canada-launch… . We in India did start one way back in 2000 when IISc's Prof. N Balakrishnan (known as Balki), with the support of the redoubtable Prof. Raj Reddy and President Abdul Kalam, initiated the Million Books Project of India (see his YouTube talk on The Digital Library of India and its Journey). Does anyone know of the current status of the project? I would like to know about it. The National Digital Library of India maintained by IITKh appears to be essentially an education portal largely focused on textbooks and examinations (at all levels). There are several other digitization projects in India, many specializing on content in individual languages such as Srujanika in Oudiya and Project Madurai in Tamil. It will be a good idea for an enterprising student to write a doctoral or master's thesis on digitization efforts in India. Any takers? With best wishes, Arun

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Open Access books from MIT Press
by Subbiah Arunachalam 29 Jul '24

29 Jul '24

Friends, How many of us know that hundreds of MIT Press books (and monographs) are open access? These titles, covering a wide range of fields including the sciences, social sciences, engineering, technology, policy studies, arts and humanities, are free to download. Soon I will try to send the complete list of MIT Press OA books. In the meanwhile, please check these websites: https://issuu.com/mitpress/docs/open-access-mit-press-2023?fr=xKAE9_zU1NQ https://mitpress.mit.edu/open-access-at-mit-press/books/# https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/subjects/ https://newbooksnetwork.com/category/up-partners/mit-press-podcast Spread the word among your institutions researchers - both faculty and students in academic institutions and scientists and technical officers in other research performing institutions. With best wishes, Arun http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-4658 http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9925-2009

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Important Update Regarding Recent Spam Message
by Francis Jayakanth 26 Jul '24

26 Jul '24

Dear Members, I am writing to let you know about a recent incident on our discussion list. It has come to our attention that a message containing threatening and inappropriate content was posted by an individual as lis-forum-owner(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in. The message claimed to have access to sensitive information and made fraudulent demands. As you know, LIS-Forum was moved to a hosting platform called MailmanLists about a month ago. After contacting the MailmanLists support team about the spam email, they informed us that the issue was linked to a problem with the server's DNS, which allowed this spam email to bypass our moderation process. The IISc network team manages the LIS-Forum server's DNS records. We recommend that all members remain vigilant and avoid engaging with any suspicious emails or links. If you receive any further spam or have concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me directly. Thank you for your understanding and support as we work to maintain the integrity of the Forum. Best regards, Francis

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Forthcoming Events of IEEE CS, CSI & ACM and Interesting Reads, Information Resources & Symposium on Explainable AI
by Mohan Hr 25 Jul '24

25 Jul '24

*Forthcoming Events* Pl register using the related links provided. 27th Jul 2024 at 6 pm IST. Webinar on Decoding Disinformation: Mitigating Misinformation in the Social Media and Generative AI Epoch. https://bit.ly/4bkFiDp 26-27 Jul 2024. Workshop on "GenAI for Effectual Research Document Generation" in Physical Mode. Organised by CSI Chennai Chapter jointly with Sri Krishnaswamy College for Women, Chennai. Brochure at https://lnkd.in/gM2ZTEqG Register at https://lnkd.in/ghx3SmMt For more events in Jul 2024 https://bit.ly/jul2024events 3rd Aug 2024 at 6.30 pm IST. Webinar on AI Readiness: Evaluating and Strategising the Ability to Adopt AI. https://bit.ly/3QLz5rU 21st Aug 2024. Seminar "Data Science and Artificial Intelligence in Space Exploration". Organised by CSI Chennai & TN State Council for Science and Technology and hosted at SRMIST, Kattankulathur Campus. Brochure at: bit.ly/3L6Jnja Register at: https://lnkd.in/gdcsaUP2 24th Aug 2024 at 6 pm IST. Book Release and Presentation. "Anecdotes from the History of Modern Computing" https://bit.ly/3W0cObS For more details of these events, pl visit https://bit.ly/events-fc *Symposium** on Explainable AI * 27th Sep 2024. Symposium on Explainable AI (XAI) Final Call for submission of intention & abstract for paper presentation. A Research and Industry Symposium on Explainable AI (RISXAI) is being organised in hybrid mode on 27th Sep 2024 at S. A. Engineering College with the support of IEEE CS, CSI and ACM. This symposium is organised in honour of Mr FC Kohli, Father of Indian Software Industry. Top three papers will be presented cash awards of Rs. 10000, Rs. 7500 & Rs. 5000. Detailed Announcement: https://lnkd.in/gMhBtzV3 Call for Papers: https://lnkd.in/g7ZeTMfz Considering the requests, the last date to submit the intention & abstract has been extended to 31st Jul 2024 Use the registration link to provide the details. https://lnkd.in/geuWgwBe *Past IRAI Posts* Stories in IRAI -- 240711: https://bit.ly/irai-240711 Stories in IRAI -- 240701: https://bit.ly/irai-240701 Stories in IRAI -- 240611: https://bit.ly/irai-240611 Stories in IRAI -- 240601: https://bit.ly/irai-240601 Stories in IRAI -- 240521: https://bit.ly/irai-240521 Stories in IRAI -- 240511: https://bit.ly/irai-240511 IRAI Archives: https://lnkd.in/gupTw73P CSE/IT Information Resources WhatsApp Group Message Archives https://lnkd.in/gYA2Dunp *HRM-CSE/IT Information Resources WhatsApp Groups* On a periodic intervals, 5-7 information resources in CSE/IT and related areas are posted as a message in CSE /IT WhatsApp groups. You can see the archives of such Information Resources at https://lnkd.in/gYA2Dunp To get the information resources post, you are welcome to join the WhatsApp group. Pl visit https://lnkd.in/gSDGMmSW to join the CSE/IT WhatsApp group of your specific category (Students / Faculty / Professionals) and get regular updates on events, reference materials and other information in the CSE/IT and related areas.

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Request for obtaining e journal article from science direct
by anzar a 25 Jul '24

25 Jul '24

I am a library professional from govt sector Can you send me the full text article of the following https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2589234723000556 With regards Anzar Librarian CEM

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Half Day Workshop on "Research Impact Metrics and Publication Ethics". Date and Time: 27 July 2024 - Saturday 2.00 to 4.30 PM. Venue: Seminar Hall, Presidency College (Autonomous), Kempapura, Hebbal, Bengaluru - 560024
by Venkatesha Patela 24 Jul '24

24 Jul '24

Respected sir, I am requesting your kind approval for publishing. Thank you. Dear LIS Professionals, You are cordially invited for Half Day Workshop on *"Research Impact Metrics and Publication Ethics"*. *Date and Time:* 27 July 2024 - Saturday 2.00 to 4.30 PM. *Venue:* Seminar Hall, Presidency College (Autonomous), Kempapura, Hebbal, Bengaluru - 560024 *No Registration Fees* *Resource Person:* Dr. I R N Goudar, Ex Scientist 'G' and Head, ICAST, National Aerospace Laboratories, Bengaluru. *Details:* *Session I** : 2.00 – 3.15 PM* *Research Impact Metrics: *Research quality, Metrics - Article level, Author level, Institution level and Journal level (Publications, Citations, Impact Factor, SNIP, FWCI, CiteScore, SJR, h-Index, i10 Index, Article level metrics, etc.) *Session II **: 3.30 – 4.30 PM* *Research Misconduct and **Publication Ethics: *Academic Integrity - Fabrication, Falsification, and Plagiarism, Predatory Journals, Selecting Journals for Publication, UGC - CARE Journals, Avoiding Plagiarism, Publication Ethics - Authors, Editors, Reviewers, Publishers, etc. COPE and other initiatives for Publication ethics. *About Resource Person: *Dr. I.R.N. Goudar has delivered >500 invited talks including *more than 150 solo half day/full day workshops covering topics like* *Academic Writing, Literature Reviewing, AI Tools for Literature Review, Systematic Reviews, E-Resources for Academic Research, Open Access, **Pirate/Illegal PDF Sources*, *Quality and Visibility of Research, **Research Impact Metrics, Research Misconduct,* *Tips for* *Avoiding Plagiarism, Choosing Journals for Publishing, UGC - CARE Journals, Research Publication Ethics, *etc. for the benefit faculty and research scholars across different disciplines from Fine arts to Social sciences to Biological, Medical, Physical and Engineering sciences of >180 institutions all over the country. Dr. Goudar, a Fulbright Scholar has more than 42 years of rich professional experience in institutions like NAL-Bengaluru, IITM, IICT-Hyderabad, CFTRI-Mysore and L & T -Mumbai including post retirement service as Visiting Professor and Library Adviser at Mysore and Bangalore Universities. Dr. R Suchitra, Professor and Principal Dr. Venkatesha, Chief Librarian Presidency College (Autonomous), Kempapura Hebbal , Bengaluru - 560024 -- Dr. VENKATESHA Phone: 9901221454

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Required an article
by girisha g 24 Jul '24

24 Jul '24

Dear professionals, Will you please arrange the full text article of the following ? One of our research scholars needs this article for his research purpose. Title : Arachalur tamil brahmi inscriptions : a mystery unfurled Author : Panneerselvam, R Journal - International Journal of Dravidian linguistics, 2008, vol. 37(2), pp 219-228. Thank you in advance

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One-Day International Symposium on “IMPACT OF Super AI ON ACADEMIC LIBRARIES
by Dr.vedamurthyyn＠gmail.com 23 Jul '24

23 Jul '24

Dear Sir, please send the message to lis forum . Dear Sir/Madam We are happy to inform you that as the Prerana... The IQAC Initiative, Department of Library and Information Centre of Seshadripuram Evening College in association with Indian Library Association & Sri Lanka Library Association organizes One-Day International Symposium on "Impact of Super AI on Academic Libraries" on 31st August, 2024 (Saturday). Please register through below link https://forms.gle/bGGWBcKxtDJSZqSLA Contact number: 9845641830 library(a)sedc.ac.in Regards,, Dr.Vedamurthy.Y.N MLISc,MSW,DHISc,Ph.D,K-SLET Librarian BGS College of Engineering & Technology Bangalore-560086 9880400501

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Institutional Journal Index (IJI) beta version is released
by STM STMet 2024 22 Jul '24

22 Jul '24

The Institutional Journal Index (IJI) beta version is released now. You can access it at www.ijiweb.net https://www.ijiweb.net About IJI Many databases, directories, and indexes capture the global research output. While many journals are indexed in more than one index, some journals are not attracted by any index or database. Institutional journals, including some in-house research journals (particularly those that publish research papers), are excluded from directories and indexes. The research published in these journals represents local interest and Indigenous research and reports significant findings. However, these journals remain invisible despite their acceptable contribution. The IJI captures such invisible research and makes it available on its platform. We do not measure or judge the quality of papers for inclusion but use a few minimum quality thresholds before entering them into IJI. IJI is an article-level index of research journals published by institutions such as colleges, universities and laboratories. It is available on an open-access platform. -----------------------------

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A talk by Prof. John Willinsky of Stanford
by Subbiah Arunachalam 21 Jul '24

21 Jul '24

Friends, John Willinsky of Stanford University, an open access champion and author of several scholarly books, [Please see https://ed.stanford.edu/faculty/willinsk] will be speaking (virtually), on his book *Copyright's Broken Promise *at the Advanced Study Institute of Asia (ASIA) at the Shree Guru Gobind Singh Tricentenary University (SGT University), Gurugram. It is part of this series: https://www.youtube.com/@asiavisuals and this https://www.advancedstudy.asia/. It will be broadcast at *9:30 am* in India on *August 12th*. Please spread the word among scientists and scholars in your institutions, academic and scholarly librarians and to the wider public. With warm regards, Subbiah Arunachalam http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-4658 http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9925-2009

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