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International Conference on "Linking, Informing, and Sharing (ICLIS 2024)
by meera anand 13 May '24

13 May '24

Dear Sir/ Madam, With great pleasure, we are pleased to notify you that, the Learning Resource Centre, JAIN (Deemed-to- Be University), Bangalore, in collaboration with the Karnataka State Library Association (KALA), is organizing a Two-Day international conference on "Linking, Informing, and Sharing: Building Resilient Education and Library Systems (ICLIS-2024)—Multi-disciplinary on July 25–26, 2024, at JAIN Knowledge Campus, District Fund Road, Behind Big Bazar, Jayanagar 9th Block, Bangalore, 560 069. Objectives of the Conference •To give a panoramic view on the ongoing development in Educational policies and programmes •To oversee the application of ICT in education and their impact on teaching and learning •To evolve ways and means to provide relevant Library and Information Services meeting the changing education al needs •To present an over view of Artificial intelligence application in this LIS context •To draw a Road map on the implementation of on-going developments in Education and Library and information science •To identify the needs of academicians to assimilate the new developments. •To cultivate digital literacy skills among students, educators, LIS professionals and broader community Sub-Themes: I. Emerging Educational Technologies-Digital Transformation and Accessibility,Remote and Blended Learning, Equity and Inclusion in Education Technology,Digital Literacy and Skill Development,Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality Virtual Outreach,IPR in Emerging Technologies II. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Education System -Advancement in AI algorithms and techniques, Business Analytics and Intelligence, E-commerce and Retail Optimization, Ethical considerations and challenges in AI development, Business Process Automation, Marketing Analytics and Customer Engagement III. Digital Archiving Programs and Prospects- Enhancing User interface through Mobile Apps and Online Platforms, Creating Digital Space for ‘Divyang’ and Multilingual Users, Digital Collection and Library Space Management, Technologies for Public Libraries: Policies, Programmes and Services, Sustaining Digital Preservation and Archival Management, Green Library Initiatives and Role of Technology IV. Open Access Initiatives and Data Management - Open Course learning and Open Data Initiatives, Research Data Management and Big data, Data Security and Management, Data-driven Decision Making for Library Services and Resource Allocation, Ethical and Legal Considerations in Data transactions V. Collaborative Spaces for Lifelong Learning, Digital Learning Platforms -Open Courseware- OER , Culture of Reading in the Community, Partnership and Collaboration, Social Media and Information Literacy and Intellectual Freedom, Best Practices for Sustainability and Resilience, Community Engagement, Outreach Information Commons VI. Innovations in Computing: Exploring Trends and Technologies- Applications of Machine Learning in Various Domains, Cyber Security and Information Assurance, Data Science and Analytics, Cloud Computing and Distributed Systems, Heritage Preservation and Practices and Digital Humanities, Intellectual property rights – copyrights, Patents, Infringements, Trademarks, GI, VII. Research Methodology and IPR- Innovative Research Methodologies in domains, IPR, Fair Use, Creative Commons and Research Publications, Literature review and Data collection tools, Research article writing and publication tools, Reference management tools – Endnote, Mendeley, Zotero, Paperpile, etc., Research Integrity, Referencing and Credibility Call for Papers and Publication Original contributions based on applications, research, surveys, or practices related to the theme and sub-themes mentioned are invited for conference presentation and publication. The conference proceedings will be published online with a digital object identifier (DOI) and ISBN. The selected papers will appear in Scopus (Springer's Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems), UGC Care, and peer- reviewed journals. Registration of the co-authors is mandatory for paper presentation and publication. All papers should be submitted through the email: conference.lrc(a)jainuniversity.ac.in Who can participate? Academicians, Educational administrators, Library and Information Science professionals from academic, corporate, special, and public libraries, conservators, IT professionals, publishers, authors, teachers, students and research scholars and also Policy policymakers, administrators, Information providers and vendors and others. Important Dates: Full paper submission deadline: 25th June 2024 Acceptance of full paper:30th June 2024 Last date for Author Registration: 10th July 2024 Registration Fee: Delegate Type Indian Foreign Industry Rs. 3,200 $ 85 Academia Rs. 2,700 $ 75 Students/ Scholars Rs. 1700 $ 50 The registration fee includes the conference kit, DOI, lunch, coffee, tea, and snacks. The authors will be notified of the journal article processing fee after the articles are accepted from the publishers. Registration Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfghBc7-FLXBwg9ZMNz2zIsmTmDHTS9k9f… vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0 Payment details Name: JAIN UNIVERSITY A/c No- 60143268072 Bank- Bank of Maharashtra Branch- J P Nagar 6th Phase IFSC Code- MAHB0001155 MICR Code- 560014013 For more details please contact- 9845500343/ 9980833991/ 7760224400 With Warm Regards, Dr. Meeramani N Convenor (ICLIS 2024) Librarian JAIN (Deemed –to-be University) Bangalore- 560 069 Mob: 9845500343 E-Mail: n.meeramani(a)jainuniversity.ac.in

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IRAI -- 240511 -- Interesting Reads And Information & Forthcoming Events of IEEE CS, CSI and ACM Chennai
by Mohan Hr 12 May '24

12 May '24

*IRAI -- 240511 -- Interesting Reads And Information* Read the stories of IRAI -- 240511 at https://bit.ly/irai-240511 The Generative AI Development Stack From Baby Talk to Baby A.I. A Guide to Retrieval Augmented Generation Responsible AI Transparency Report Artificial Intelligence in Health, Health Care, and Biomedical Science: An AI Code of Conduct Principles and Commitments Discussion Draft Ten simple rules for managing laboratory information The Ten Types of Innovation Framework Explained Completing 52 Stories: Continuing the Business Storytelling Journey National Technology Day 2024: From Pokhran to progress Important Days and Dates 2024: National and International Days *Quiz* Penetration Testing is popularly known as ----------- (Answer in the next post IRAI -- 240521) Answer to the Quiz in IRAI -- 240501: GPT Store *Past IRAI Posts* Stories in IRAI -- 240511: https://bit.ly/irai-240511 Stories in IRAI -- 240501: https://bit.ly/irai-240501 Stories in IRAI -- 240421: https://bit.ly/irai-240421 Stories in IRAI -- 240411: https://bit.ly/irai-240411 Stories in IRAI -- 240401: https://bit.ly/irai-240401 Stories in IRAI -- 240321: https://bit.ly/irai-240321 Stories in IRAI -- 240311: https://bit.ly/irai-240311 IRAI Archives: https://lnkd.in/gupTw73P *Forthcoming Events* 14th May 2024 at 7.30 pm IST. IEEE CS Madras, CSI Chennai & ACM Chennai cordially invite you to the webinar on "Data Strategy & Open Data for 10X Research Productivity" by Dr. Rakesh Kumar, Chair, IEEE DataPort, Chair, IEEE TA Data-based Business Strategy, Founder & President, TCX Technology Connexions, Educator & Entrepreneurship Mentor, UCSD, USA. Register at https://bit.ly/4dcCmu3 <https://bit.ly/4dcCmu3>25th May 2024 at 6 pm IST. IEEE CS Madras, CSI Chennai, ACM Chennai abd HCC cordially invite you to the webinar on "AI Ethics and AI Fairness Assessment Frameworks" by Dr Geetha Raju, Senior AI Consultant - AI/ML - Govt. Tech, Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC) India. Register at https://bit.ly/3xN9vwd <https://bit.ly/3xN9vwd>More Events in May 2024: https://bit.ly/may2024events 8th Jun 2024 at 6 pm IST. CSI Chennai, IEEE CS Madras & ACM Chennai cordially invite you to the webinar on "5G in Healthcare" by Dr. K. Ganapathy, Distinguished Visiting Prof., IIT Kanpur, Distinguished Prof., The Tamilnadu Dr MGR Medical University. Register at https://bit.ly/49VgDnE

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Invitation for Special lecture on “Copyright for Librarians: What you need to know”
by Francis Jayakanth 11 May '24

11 May '24

From: Karnataka State Library Association <karnatakalibraryassociation(a)gmail.com> Sent: 11 May 2024 10:20 Dear Professionals, Because of heavy rainfall in the city over the past two to three days and the possibility of ongoing rain today, we've opted to shift our special lecture on "Copyright for Librarians: What You Need to Know" by Prof. Nidhi Srivatsa online. We believe this decision ensures your safety and convenience. Date: Saturday, May 11, 2024 Time: 5:00 PM Online Platform: Zoom https://us05web.zoom.us/j/9400342679?pwd=NlNTODFmSFE2K3lFQ1lCSllpUEoxQT09&o… Meeting ID: 940 034 2679 Passcode: KALA Looking forward to your virtual presence! Warm regards, Dr. M. Krishnamurthy (President) Dr. Subhash Reddy B (General Secretary) Karnataka State Library Association (R) About the Speaker: Prof. Nidhi Srivatsa is an Assistant Professor, at the Faculty of Law, PES University. She specializes in Intellectual Property Law, World Trade Law, and Criminal Law. She completed her BA LLB and Masters in Law from Christ University. Additionally, she has attended national and international conferences and presented papers on topics including Aviation Law, Space Law, Tourism Law, and Intellectual Property Rights. She has delivered guest lectures on Intellectual Property Rights in various colleges and universities. Furthermore, she is a certified Yoga Instructor specializing in yoga therapy.

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MILAN-APLAI 2024 National Conference - Keynote speakers
by Meera Bunglow 10 May '24

10 May '24

Dear LIS teachers, Professionals, Research Scholars, and students, Greetings from MILAN!!! MILAN – Mysore University Information and Library Science Alumni Network is delighted to announce the ‘National Conference on Academic Publishing, Libraries, and Artificial Intelligence(MILAN-APLAI 2024)’ in association with Department Studies in Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, and Mysore University Library, Mysuru from 21st to 22nd June 2024 at Mysuru. MILAN is organizing this Two-Day National Conference aiming to investigate the critical issues and challenges posed by AI in academic publishing and assess the profession's readiness to address them. This is a good opportunity to understand, discuss, and deliberate on the important topic – Artificial Intelligence, its impact on academic publishing, and library services. Details of the conference such as ‘Important dates, registration details, themes and subthemes, venue, conference highlights’ are available at https://sites.google.com/view/milan-uom/home I am herewith sharing the details of the Keynote speakers who are experts from Artificial Intelligence discipline: 1. Prof. Srinath Srinivasa, Dean, R & D International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT-B) Bengaluru 2. Prof. A.G. Ramakrishnan Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru 3. Dr. Mandar Mutalikdesai Vice President - Product AI / Data Science [24]7.ai, Bengaluru 4. Dr. D. S. Guru Professor Dept. of Studies in Computer Science University of Mysore Manasagangotri, Mysuru-570006 5. Dr. Rajesh Nagaraja Asst. Vice President Jio Platforms Private Limited Bengaluru 6. Ms. Anjana Sudhi Data Science Senior Manager Accenture Bengaluru 7. Ms. Aparana Gupta Director of Engineering, AI & Data Science Leader Microsoft Bangaluru 8. Mr. Yash S Regional Head AWS Gen AI Innovation Center South Asia & South East Asia Mumbai Participation in the conference will give you an opportunity to visit beautiful Mysuru - Cultural Centre of Karnataka, City of Palaces, and Gardens and enjoy the picturesque surroundings of the Manasagangotri campus of the University of Mysore known for its academic excellence. Conference Website: http://tinyurl.com/tptuj2tm Last date for submitting papers is 15th May 2024 Looking forward to your active participation Thanking you, Yours Sincerely Dr Meera B M President MILAN Conference Chair Librarian (Retired) Raman Research Institute, Bangalore Date: 10th May 2024

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Librarian Guide has its own App Now....
by Librarian Guide 10 May '24

10 May '24

Dear All, **Keep Learning, Keep Growing** **Librarian Guide** has its own app now. You can download at the link mentioned below: https://yuuhxb.on-app.in/app/home?orgCode=yuuhxb&referrer=utm_source=whatsa… The app contains study materials for competitive exams and also videos for self learning. Your suggestions are welcome at librarianguide(a)gmail.com With kind regards ********************************* *Pragya Tripathi* *Librarian Guide* ********************************* *www.youtube.com/c/librarianguide <http://www.youtube.com/c/librarianguide>* *www.librarianguide.org <http://www.librarianguide.org>* *********************************

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Invitation for Special lecture on “Copyright for Librarians: What you need to know”
by Francis Jayakanth 09 May '24

09 May '24

From: Karnataka State Library Association <karnatakalibraryassociation(a)gmail.com> Sent: 09 May 2024 08:29 To: Karnataka State Library Association <karnatakalibraryassociation(a)gmail.com> Subject: Invitation for Special lecture on “Copyright for Librarians: What you need to know” External Email Dear Professionals, Karnataka State Library Association (R) is pleased to invite you to a special lecture on “Copyright for Librarians: What you need to know” by Prof. Nidhi Srivatsa, Faculty of Law, PES University, Bangalore who will speak on Copyright for Librarians. Date: Saturday, May 11, 2024 Time: 5.00 pm Venue: 'Grathangana,' City Central Library, West Zone, Hampinagar, Bangalore, 560104 https://maps.app.goo.gl/aK6gJHQbcbgkguYU7 We request you to please confirm your attendance by filling the Google link below. https://forms.gle/zrePqbTMSArCnaQ68 You are cordially invited. Warm regards, Dr. M. Krishnamurthy (President) Dr. Subhash Reddy B (General Secretary) https://kalaonline.com/

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Paper Submission Date Extended - National Conference on Academic Publishing, Libraries and Artificial Intelligence (MILAN-APLAI 2024)
by nandeesh nandu 08 May '24

08 May '24

Dear Professionals, The last date for submission of papers to the National Conference on Academic Publishing, Libraries and Artificial Intelligence (MILAN-APLAI 2024) to be held at University of Mysore, Mysuru has been extended up to May 15, 2024. The conference will be on June 21-22, 2024. We request all the authors to send their papers well within time. For more information, please do visit the following website: https://tinyurl.com/tptuj2tm ORGANISING SECRETARIES: Dr. Rajendra Babu H., Mob.No.:+91 98802 97932 Dr. Nandeesha B., Mob.No.:+91 99458 04989 Dr. Sunil Kumar M., Mob.No.:+91 9900295269

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Important Reminder Regarding LIS-Forum Communications
by Francis Jayakanth 07 May '24

07 May '24

Dear LIS-Forum Members, Greetings! This is a gentle reminder about the best practices concerning the LIS-Forum email communications. When sending messages to the forum, please follow these guidelines: - While disseminating messages, please ensure that the ‘To’ field is exclusively reserved for the LIS-Forum address, lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in - Should you wish to include additional recipients, kindly place their email addresses in the ‘Bcc’ field. This measure safeguards the privacy of individual email IDs and prevents them from being visible to the entire membership. - Attachments: Please do not include any attachments (files or inline) in your LIS-Forum postings. Keeping messages text-based ensures consistency and accessibility for all members. - Email Sender Address: All LIS-Forum emails will be delivered from noreply(a)ncsinet.in. Therefore, when replying to messages: - Do Not Use the ‘Reply’ Button. Instead, choose the appropriate email address based on your intended recipient: - To reply to the LIS-Forum as a whole, use lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in - To reply directly to the original sender, use their email address. I greatly appreciate your understanding and cooperation in these matters. Thank you once again for your valuable participation in the discussion list. Warm regards, Francis Francis Jayakanth, Moderator.

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Pay cash and become an author of research paper!
by Subbiah Arunachalam 06 May '24

06 May '24

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Forthcoming Events of IEEE CS, CSI, ACM & HCC during May & Jun 2024
by Mohan Hr 05 May '24

05 May '24

*Forthcoming Events of IEEE CS, CSI, ACM & HCC* 18th May 2024. Full day in-person event *IEEE CS Day @ SAEC on "GenAI and LLMs" * IEEE Computer Society Madras and SA Engineering College Chennai jointly present a one day in-person event. Date & Time: 18th May 2024 from 8.30 am IST Venue: SA Engg College, Avadi Road, Chennai Sessions: - Generative AI covering GAN, VAE & Diffusion Modeling - Large Language Models covering Autoencoder & Auto Regressive Modeling - LLMs: Types (LLMs, LMMs, SLMs), Models, Comparison, Applications & Use Cases, GPTs, Issues & Trends - IEEE & IEEE CS Awareness and Mini ICT Quiz Registration Fee: Rs.50 for members of IEEE/CSI/ACM and participants from SAEC. Rs.100 for others The Registration Fee Includes: Kit, Refreshments, Lunch and e-Certificate of Participation and Transport Facilities of SAEC (optional). Registration Link: https://bit.ly/ieee-saec-genaiandllms OR https://forms.gle/N2ciiPdkL3shKokWA Last Date to Register: 15th May 2024 or earlier as the seats get filled up For details: https://bit.ly/ieeecsday-saec-invite 11th May 2024 at 6 pm IST. Webinar CSI Chennai, IEEE CS Madras and ACM Chennai cordially invite you to the webinar on "Upskilling & Cross-Skilling - The Game Changer to Succeed in the Disruptive Era" by Dr. Usha Narasimhan, Talent Development Head, Enterprise Solutions Unit, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Chennai. Register at https://bit.ly/3TWpwIG <https://bit.ly/3TWpwIG>14th May 2024 at 7.30 pm IST. Webinar IEEE CS Madras, CSI Chennai & ACM Chennai cordially invite you to the webinar on "Data Strategy & Open Data for 10X Research Productivity" by Dr. Rakesh Kumar, Chair, IEEE DataPort, Chair, IEEE TA Data-based Business Strategy, Founder & President, TCX Technology Connexions, Educator & Entrepreneurship Mentor, UCSD, USA. Register at https://bit.ly/4dcCmu3 <https://bit.ly/4dcCmu3>25th May 2024 at 6 pm IST. Webinar IEEE CS Madras, CSI Chennai, ACM Chennai abd HCC cordially invite you to the webinar on "AI Ethics and AI Fairness Assessment Frameworks" by Dr Geetha Raju, Senior AI Consultant - AI/ML - Govt. Tech, Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC) India. Register at https://bit.ly/3xN9vwd <https://bit.ly/3xN9vwd>More Events in May 2024: https://bit.ly/may2024events <https://bit.ly/may2024events>8th Jun 2024 at 6 pm IST. Webinar CSI Chennai, IEEE CS Madras & ACM Chennai cordially invite you to the webinar on "5G in Healthcare" by Dr. K. Ganapathy, Distinguished Visiting Prof., IIT Kanpur, Distinguished Prof., The Tamilnadu Dr MGR Medical University. Register at https://bit.ly/49VgDnE <https://bit.ly/49VgDnE>*Interesting Reads And Information Posts* Stories in IRAI -- 240501: https://bit.ly/irai-240501 Stories in IRAI -- 240421: https://bit.ly/irai-240421 Stories in IRAI -- 240411: https://bit.ly/irai-240411 Stories in IRAI -- 240401: https://bit.ly/irai-240401 Stories in IRAI -- 240321: https://bit.ly/irai-240321 Stories in IRAI -- 240311: https://bit.ly/irai-240311 Stories in IRAI -- 240301: https://bit.ly/irai-240301 IRAI Archives: https://lnkd.in/gupTw73P

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