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Three days Training Programme on “E-resource Management”, 12th-14th August, 2015
by Dinesh Ranjan 08 Jul '15

08 Jul '15

Respected Members, INFLIBNET is organizing three days Training Programme on “E-resource Management” during 12th-14th August, 2015. The main objective of this workshop is to help the participants in understanding the key concepts of e-resource management & role of publishers & intermediaries, to provide better visibility of e-resources, linking of e-resources & promote the use of the e-resources and to evaluate the e-resources subscribed by the institutions. The workshop includes lectures as well as intensive hands-on training, so as to provide both theoretical base and practical skills to the participants. *Resource Persons* The lecturers are prominent research scientists/professors working in the field of e-resources management. *Target Participants* Library and information professionals, information scientists and students. A maximum of 25-30 candidates will be enrolled for the training programme on First Come First Serve basis. *Venue* The Workshop will be conducted at Information and Library Network Centre, An IUC of University Grants Commission, Infocity, Gandhinagar-382007, Gujarat, India *Fee* With accommodation: Rs 5,000/- per person Without accommodation Rs 3,000/- per person It covers the cost of workshop kit (containing training materials), breakfast, working lunch, two time tea & snacks during the sessions. The payment should be made through Demand Draft in favour of The INFLIBNET Centre payable at Gandhinagar along with filled-in registration form. Please visit following link for more information: Brochure: *http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/forthcoming/erm_aug2015.pdf <http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/forthcoming/erm_aug2015.pdf>* Registration form: *http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/forthcoming/erm_reg.pdf <http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/forthcoming/erm_reg.pdf>* For participation and more information please do contact dinesh(a)inflibnet.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for Case Studies
by Malatesh NA 08 Jul '15

08 Jul '15

Dear Professionals, One of our Faculty member has urgent requirement of below mentioned case studies. It would be highly appreciated if anyone can send full text to us. 1. Canter, R. M., Galvin, D., (2000). Ecommerce at Williams-Sonoma, *Harvard Business School* *Case*. 2. Sawhney, M., Ownes, J., and Goodman, P.,(2014). Kindle Fire: Amazon’s heated market for the tablet market, *Kellogg School of Management Case*. 3. Chopra, S., (2013). The future of the same day delivery: Same as the past, *Kellogg School of Management Case*. 4. Zerio, J., and Lunbeck, J., (2Netshoes.com: Major league E- tailer in Brazil, *Thunderbird School of Management Case*. 5. Casadesus-Masanell, R., Thaker, A., (2013). e-Bay Inc. and Amazon.com (B), *Kellogg School of Management Case*. 6. Roberts, M. J., Sahlman, W. A., and Obradov, T., (2010). Gilt Groupe, *Harvard Business School Case*. Thanks & Kind Regards Malatesh N. Akki Library & Information Officer CMR University HRBR Layout Kalyan Nagar Bangalore - 43 M + 91 99 45400798 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Association for technical support/services?
by vinod mishra 07 Jul '15

07 Jul '15

Dear all, May i know existence of any association in India which focuses on technical services/support in library and information science? Thanking you. -- *With Regards,Vinod Kumar Mishra,Assistant Librarian,Biju Patnaik Central Library (BPCL),* *NIT Rourkela,* *Sundergadh-769008,* *Odisha,* *India.* *Mob:91+9439420860* *Website: http://mishravk.com/ <http://mishravk.com/>* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library PhD Scholarship at QUT, Australia
by Dinesh Siddaiah 07 Jul '15

07 Jul '15

Dear All, Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Brisbane, Australia offers Library PhD Scholarship with a annual scholarship of $25,849.00. It is open for International students. Please have details here: http://buff.ly/1H6NWjF <http://t.co/WH6UjcI9Xn> Thanks and Regards, Dinesh -- Dr. Dinesh K. S. Commonwealth Professional Fellow 2014-15 - UK Deputy Librarian, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Nangal Road, Rupnagar, Punjab - 140 001. Phone: +91-1881 - 242134 (O) +91-9779747902 (M) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ETHICS OF KNOWLEDGE SHARING
by Ragaavendra R 07 Jul '15

07 Jul '15

ETHICS OF KNOWLEDGE SHARING A glimpse at world history and its contributions to mankind will reveal that man has also been constantly evolving mentally in search of a better way of life. While one section of explorers worked hard to step up the "standard of living" by using science and technology, there were others who tried hard to understand the "truth of life." Yet, none of these personalities who broke new ground for mankind felt the need to consolidate the information on a universal platform so that mankind can progress further from the point of what they already knew about. As a result, we have been constantly engaged in the oft repeated activity of "re-inventing the wheel". A glance through all the recorded material on various subjects which is available at the click of a button is proof enough to show that many subjects have been discussed and analysed threadbare and have reached refined heights long long ago, even as we are fumbling with the hems of the subject only now. For instance, the heliocentric theory or the presence of atomic energy was known to ancient Indians thousands of years ago but the world consolidated the same as scientific knowledge only about 400 years ago. This is but just one example among thousands of such discoveries that were made by ancient civilisations across the globe. Today, the scenario has changed. We live in a technologically advanced world, and all the information we need on just about any subject under the sun is available in both "hard" and "soft" forms for a price. But apparently, there are very few genuine takers who utilise this information for the benefit of mankind or self improvement. A survey among the student community shows that while the younger children prefer to be spoon-fed by their teachers and their guardians, older students use the internet specifically for playing games, chatting with online friends and occasionally looking up for information about their role models in the sports and cine field in that order. Students pursuing higher education use information relevant to their subject only when they are pressurised to look up for some information on their own. Many a project work, seminar and thesis submitted by students happen to be plagiarised from a source which they do not even bother to mention or acknowledge much to the consternation of the authors, who sometimes accidentally stumble upon their work verbatim in another person's name. Plagiarised research According to them, "If you steal from one author, it is plagiarism; if you steal from many, then it is research." It is indeed a sorry state of affairs. Experienced faculty from reputed institutions can vouch for the fact about how many times the earnest research work of an entirely unique nature has been snitched in the most unethical manner by people in authority. While some original works do get compensated monetarily, many a creative work like a poem or a script or a formula are changed minimally and used unscrupulously. It is shameful and disheartening to note that even the teaching community cannot be spared of this accusation. Novices in the field sometimes help themselves to the notes and the ideas of their seniors without acknowledgement or even a pang of conscience. Perhaps it was because of this reason artists, artistes, scholars and experts in different subjects held on to the keys of their knowledge to their bosoms in the past, are doing so in the present and will do so in future. The scenario will not change as long as people reject their moral scruples and refuse to follow code of ethics. Till such time the portals of knowledge at the experimental and research level will close their doors for the fear of being robbed of their ideas which cannot be compensated with anything that is tangible. This will result in waste of time as scholars will feel queasy about sharing their opinions and findings for the fear of losing them and end up going in circles for a longer time. The time has come when information has to be processed into knowledge through experience so that the end product can be used for the betterment of mankind. To do so, we have no choice but to stick to the old fashioned way of holding on to our integrity and honour and acknowledging the hard work and the earnest efforts of people who may have arrived at some results in their respective fields. Teaching and learning, which are nothing but the two faces of sharing, will become meaningful and joyful exercises when the originator (devil?) is given its due. REFLINK: http://www.deccanherald.com/content/487826/ethics-knowledge-sharing.html Best Regards, Raghvendra R The information contained in this electronic message and in any attachments to this message is confidential, legally privileged and intended only for use by the person or entity to which this electronic message is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, and have received this message in error, please notify the sender and system manager by return email and delete the message and its attachments and also you are hereby notified that any distribution, copying, review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of this electronic transmission or the information contained in it is strictly prohibited. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and may not represent those of the Company or bind the Company. 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Fwd: Need Librarian RR as Per MCI- reg.
by Manjunath Ealiger 07 Jul '15

07 Jul '15

Dear Professionals, I am working in Medical Library since from four years. Now I want know the *Recruitment Rules * of Librarian and Other Post of Library as per* Medical Council of India (MCI) *norms/rules. I request the professionals to clarify this question. yours, Manjunath Ealiger Librarian ESIC Medical College, Bangalore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Bits and Bytes Lecture Series: Open Access Journals: A Blessing or Disgust for Scholarly Communication!!!…..
by shivaram gowda 07 Jul '15

07 Jul '15

Dear Members, You are cordially invited to attend the following lecture organized by NCSI-Net Foundation, Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) and SRELS. Title: Open Access Journals: A Blessing or Disgust for Scholarly Communication!!!….. SPEAKER: Dr. Rajendra Babu H, Assistant Professor,Dept. of Studies and Research in Library and Information Science, Tumkur University, Tumkur. PLACE: Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science (SRELS), 702, 'Upstairs', 42nd Cross, III Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore - 560 010 DATE & TIME: Friday July 10, 2015 at 6.15 p.m. Abstract: The theme of the talk would be on “Open Access (OA)”, predominantly discusses on how “OA journals (OAJ)” play a role in scholarly communication among scientific community. OA is relatively new concept identified and nurtured by the scientists for scholarly communication. As OA and OAJ are the two new concepts emerged with the advent of Internet and web 2.0 tools and technologies. The study on the scientists’ use of OAJ for their Scholarly Communication aimed at finding how OAJ helps in better science communication in general and life scientists in particular. As the OA and OAJ has become a buzz-word in the scholarly world today. This study aimed to find the pulse of the life scientists from among major scientific and R&D institutions in India; to assess their awareness and subsequent use of open access journals. There are very specific issues delved in detail such as copyright, plagiarism, peer review, the reasons for scientist publishing activity and so on. This study also determines the preferences and willingness among life scientists to publish in OAJ as well as commercial publishing of their scholarly research output. About Speaker: Dr. Rajendra Babu H has done Masters in Library and Information Science from Bangalore University. He has done his post master’s training in “IT Applications to Library and Information Services” in National Centre for Science Information (NCSI), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore-12. He has done his doctoral studies on “Use of Open Access Journals for Scholarly Communication in Life Sciences: A Study” from University of Mysore, Mysore-06. He has over 19 years of professional working experience in Academic institutions and Multinational companies. Presently he is working as an Assistant Professor, Dept. of Studies and Research in Library and Information Science, Tumkur University, Tumkur. He has extensive experience in Developing and Managing world-class Information and Knowledge centers, Content Research functions in HLL, GE, Capco, Symphony Services Corporation and Wipro technologies working with cross border teams. He is a Six sigma, NCC ‘C’ Certified and represented Karnataka State in Volley Ball. He is a member of professional organizations such as NCSI-NET Foundation, KALA, MyLISA, MILAN and so on. He has served as General Secretary, and presently serving as a governing council member in Karnataka State Library Association (KALA), Bangalore, India. He has co-authored 4 books, edited 5 conference proceedings with ISBN and has published over 30 papers in national/ international journals/conferences with warm regards Shivaram BS Treasurer, KALA -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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324th Study Circle of IASLIC
by IASLIC Kolkata 06 Jul '15

06 Jul '15

*INDIAN ASSOCIATION OF SPECIAL LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION CENTRES (IASLIC**)* P-291, CIT Scheme, No. - 6M, Kankurgachi, Kolkata - 700 054 Ph: 033 2362 9651; E-mail: iaslic.india(a)gmail.com. Website: http://www.iaslic1955.org.in *324*th IASLIC Study Circle Meeting will be held on Thursday, the 9th July, 2015 at 6.30 p.m. in the Seminar Room of the Association, Kolkata – 700 054. *Dr. Sibsankar Jana*, Assistant Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, University of Kalyani, has kindly given consent to deliver a lecture on the topic – *“**Towards weighing research impact**”.* *Prof. Krishnapada Majumder**, *Prof. Prabir Roychaudhury Chair Professor, DLISc, Jadavpur University, will preside over the meeting. You are cordially invited to attend the meeting along with your colleagues. Mr Mriganka Mondal Prof. Pijushkanti Panigrahi Place: Kolkata Convener, Study Circle Division General Secretary, IASLIC Date: 01.07.2015 -- *Prof Pijushkanti Panigrahi*, Hony General Secretary, IASLIC, P-291, CIT Scheme No. 6M, Kankurgachi, Kolkata - 700054 iaslic(a)vsnl.net or iaslic.india(a)gmail.com www.iaslic1955.org.in *Join IASLIC, Contribute to IASLIC, Strengthen IASLIC* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Conference on Scientometrics and Internet of Things (IoT)
by Ishwar Goudar 06 Jul '15

06 Jul '15

Dear Professionals, Institute of Scientometrics (http://www.instmetrics.org/) in association with NCSI-Net Foundation (http://ncsinet.org) will be organizing a Two-day National Conference on Scientometrics and Internet of Things (IoT) (4th in the Series by Institute of Scientometrics). Apart from takeaways from Pre-conference Tutorials and Session Theme Papers by subject experts, participants will get an opportunity for presenting their research papers. Conference Dates: 25-26th September 2015 Conference Venue: The Solitaire Hotel, 3 Kumara Krupa Road, Madhavanagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560001 Topics of Pre-conference Tutorials on the opening day: 1. Altmetrics: A New Path for LIS Research 2. Databases for Scientometric Research- Search Techniques and Data Analysis Resource Persons: Prof. I. K. Ravichandra Rao, Prof. S L Sangam, Dr. I R N Goudar and Dr. S M Pujar What to expect from the Tutorials? - Identify & explore databases for Scientometrics Research - Deep dive into search, retrieval & analysis - Tips, techniques & insights... - Demo access to the actual bibliographic and citation database(s) - Almetrics - The Concept, Methodologies and Developments Conference Theme: Scientometrics & Internet of Things (IoT). Part – I: Scientometrics Metrics Evolution: Librametrics, Bibliometrics, Informatics, Scientometrics, Webometrics & Altmetrics i. Empirical Laws of Bibliometrics ii. Growth Studies iii. Collaborative Studies iv. Obsolescence studies v. National Science Policy Indicators vi. Citation Analysis vii. Ranking of Universities and Institutions etc. viii. Journal Impact Factor & H- Index (Latest Developments) ix. Limitations and Issues concerned to Research Quality Indicators x. Recent Trends Part – II Internet of Things (IoT) i) Concept of IoT ii) IoT and its impact and application in LIS iii. IoT & Scientometrics iv. Systems and Machines v. Data vi. Applications The Organising Committee is in the process of inviting few more top resources on the topics of Conference. Call for Papers: The organizing committee invites good quality papers on research and technical works, case studies, technology updates, etc. related to the themes and sub-themes of the conference mentioned above. Important Dates: Submission of papers: August 31, 2015 Notification of Acceptance/Rejection: September 10, 2015 Registration (Fee. Rs. 2000/-): September 15, 2015 Conference Dates: September 25-26, 2015 Those interested in submitting conference papers may please submit the same to Conference Management System (http://ncsinet.org/conference) by 31st Aug 2015 More details of the conference is available at conference website at http://www.scientometrics.asia/ Kindly note the changed dates. Please ignore earlier announcement dated 15/05/2015 through Lis-Forum. Organising Secretary: Anand Byrappa Organising Committee Chair: Prof. TD Kemparaju Conference Director: Prof. SL Sangam *"Access E-Resources for Academic and Research Excellence"* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dr. I.R.N. Goudar - Adjunct Professor, Mangalore University - Visiting Professor Cum Library Adviser Bangalore University Library, BANGALORE - 560056 - Ex. Visiting Professor Cum Library Adviser, UoM, Mysore - Ex. Scientist 'G' and Head, ICAST, NAL, Bangalore - Ex. Dy Librarian, IITM, Chennai - Ex. Scientist (Information), IICT, Hyderabad - Fulbright Scholar, Univ. of Michigan and Columbia Univ, USA (1995-96) - British Council Scholar (1982-83) E-mail: goudarishwar(a)gmail.com Tel: 080-23215510 Mob: 91+9611165781 (If not reachable pl try land line) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Call for Expressions of Interest in hosting the annual Open Repositories Conference, 2017
by Imma Subirats 06 Jul '15

06 Jul '15

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Read it online: https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/or11/Call+for+Expressions+of+Interest+in… Call for Expressions of Interest in hosting the annual Open Repositories Conference, 2017 The Open Repositories Steering Committee seeks Expressions of Interest from candidate host organizations for the 2017 Open Repositories Annual Conference. Proposals from all geographic areas will be given consideration. Important dates The Open Repositories Steering Committee is accepting Expressions of Interest (EoI) to host the OR2017 conference until August 31st, 2015. Shortlisted sites will be notified by the end of September 2015. Background Candidate institutions must have the ability to host at least a four-day conference of approximately 300-500 attendees (OR2015 held in Indianapolis, USA drew more than 400 people). This includes appropriate access to conference facilities, lodging, and transportation, as well as the ability to manage a range of supporting services (food services, internet services, and conference social events; conference web site; management of registration and online payments; etc.). The candidate institutions and their local arrangements committee must have the means to support the costs of producing the conference through attendee registration and independent fundraising. Fuller guidance is provided in the Open Repositories Conference Handbook on the Open Repositories wiki. Expressions of Interest Guidelines Organisations interested in proposing to host the OR2017 conference should follow the steps listed below: 1. Expressions of Interest (EoIs) must be received by August 31st, 2015. Please direct these EoIs and any enquiries to OR Steering Committee Chair William Nixon <william.nixon(a)glasgow.ac.uk>. 2. As noted above, the Open Repositories wiki has a set of pages at Open Repositories Conference Handbook which offer guidelines for organising an Open Repositories conference. Candidate institutions should pay particular attention to the pages listed at "Preparing a bid" before submitting an EoI. 3. The EoI must include: the name of the institution (or institutions in the case of a joint bid) an email address as a first point of contact the proposed location for the conference venue with a brief paragraph describing the local amenities that would be available to delegates, including its proximity to a reasonably well-served airport 4. The OR Steering Committee will review proposals and may seek advice from additional reviewers. Following the review, one or more institutions will be invited to submit a detailed proposal. 5. Invitations to submit a detailed proposal will be issued by the end of September 2015; institutions whose interest will not be taken up will also be notified at that time. The invitations sent out will provide a timeline for submitting a formal proposal and details of additional information available to the shortlisted sites for help in the preparation of their bid. The OR Steering Committee will be happy to answer specific queries whilst proposals are being prepared. About Open Repositories Since 2006 Open Repositories has hosted an annual conference that brings together users and developers of open digital repository platforms. For further information about Open Repositories and links to past conference sites, please visit the OR home page: http://sites.tdl.org/openrepositories/. Subscribe to announcements about Open Repositories conferences by joining the OR Google Group:http://groups.google.com/group/open-repositories. Please feel free to reflect this call for Expressions of Interest out through your communities. Thank you! William Nixon and Elin Stangeland for the Open Repositories Steering Committee -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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