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Updates on National Conference on Smart Libraries 10-11 March 23023
by Shekar H P 08 Feb '23

08 Feb '23

Dear Moderator, Please circulate this information for the benefit of forum members. Dear Sir / Madam, Greetings of the day. We are glad to inform you that the **National Conference on Smart Libraries** is being hosted by JAIN (Deemed-to-be University) in association with Karnataka State College Librarians Association *Bangalore *from 10 – 11 March, 2023.** The Venue would be CMS Business School, Next to Holiday Inn, Sheshadri Road, Gandhinagar, Bangalore-560009 We offer papers for the Conference. Selected papers will be published as *Book Chapters with ISBN. *And there is an* award of Rs. 5000/- for the Best Paper of the Conference.* *Important Dates:* *Last date extended for submitting papers: 10.02.2023*. *Letter of Acceptance Date: 11. 02.2023* *Author Registration Last Date: 13.02.2023* *Conference Date: 10-11 March 2023.* *Conference **Registration Link:* https://forms.gle/UdbMXnPeDwsaZNbC7 *Conference Fee Payment:* Use *QR Code* */ Account* details available in the Brochure For more details on the Conference Registration/ Last date for Paper Submission, Making payments etc. *click the link below:* https://bschool.cms.ac.in/pdf/national-conference-on-smart-libraries.pdf For accommodation bookings related queries, kindly contact us in advance. Thanking you with best regards -- Dr. Shekar H P Librarian and Area Head, Department of Library and Information Science JAIN (Deemed-to-be University) Bangalore www.jainuniversity.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Forthcoming CSI, IEEE CS & ACM Webinar, Seminar, Conference, Events & Interesting Reads
by Mohan Hr 07 Feb '23

07 Feb '23

10th Feb 2023 at 7.30 pm IST. Webinar IEEE CS, ACM & CSI webinar on "Building Safe, Robust Autonomous Vehicles". by Ms. Jyotika Athavale, Senior Technical Leader (Automotive Functional Safety), NVIDIA, USA; 2023 & President-Elect of the IEEE Computer Society. PDF invite at http://bit.ly/3QFkJbe Register at http://bit.ly/3ZElxkH 18th Feb 2023 -- Full Day -- Seminar on ICT Tech Update on Cyber Security -- Hybrid Society for Electronic Transactions and Security and IEEE Computer Society Madras jointly organise the Seminar on "ICT Tech Update on Cyber Security". This free seminar with five presentations and a mini quiz with spot cash prizes will be on hybrid mode with physical at Chennai. To register for this FREE seminar, pl visit https://lnkd.in/g6N2MvkJ For details, pl see the PDF Invite at https://lnkd.in/gumsi4BJ 24-26 Mar 2023 -- Research Conference -- Hybrid -- Call for Papers and Registration CSI Region 7 Chapters -- Chennai, Kancheepuram, Trivandrum, Sivakasi , Coimbatore, Trichy, Vellore, Salem and Cochin jointly organising an international Research Conference -- NGTCI -- NEXT-GEN TECHNOLOGIES IN COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE. It is a Scopus Indexed (CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group) conference organised in association with Vels Institute of Science, Technology & Advanced Studies (VISTAS). Last Date for paper submission: 10th Feb 2023 Link to Registration: https://bit.ly/3VkMlmL Link to Flyer: https://bit.ly/3jIQkMM For more information, pl visit: http://www.csi-kancheepuram.org/conference.html 11th Mar 2023 at 6 pm IST. Webinar CSI, IEEE CS & ACM webinar on "Empowering Businesses for Analytics and AI with Quality Data" by Dr. Prashanth H Southekal, Founder and Managing Principal of DBP Institute & Author of the books “Data for Business Performance”, "Analytics Best Practices”, and “Data Quality”. PDF Invite at http://bit.ly/3HYaSun Register at https://bit.ly/3DHFGxg Forthcoming events in Feb 2023: http://bit.ly/40963FW Interesting Reads And Information Stories in IRAI -- 230201 https://lnkd.in/gR4NbErN Stories in IRAI -- 230121: https://lnkd.in/g3kF9ywD Stories in IRAI -- 230111: https://lnkd.in/gyk_sxeq Stories in IRAI -- 230101: https://bit.ly/3G6LVuU Earlier Posts of IRAI and Archives: https://lnkd.in/ewR3UdD

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Confused by open-access policies? These tools can help
by Subbiah Arunachalam 04 Feb '23

04 Feb '23

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00175-1 The world will adopt open access (and opn science) and preprints at a fast pace while we in India will continue to support Plan S and paying APC (from taxpayers' money) to commercial publishers. Arun -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Last Date Extended- National Conference on Smart Libraries 10-11 March 2023
by Shekar H P 02 Feb '23

02 Feb '23

Sir / Madam, Greetings of the day. We are glad to inform you that the **National Conference on Smart Libraries** is being hosted by JAIN (Deemed-to-be University) in association with Karnataka State College Librarians Association *Bangalore *from 10 – 11 March, 2023.** The Venue would be CMS Business School, Next to Holiday Inn, Sheshadri Road, Gandhinagar, Bangalore-560009 We offer papers for the Conference. Selected papers will be published as *Book Chapters with ISBN. *And there is an* award of Rs. 5000/- for the Best Paper of the Conference.* *Some of them are still in the loop i.e., on their way to submit papers and requesting permission. Since we don't want them to miss the opportunity, we have decided to extend the last date for submission of papers to the Conference as mentioned below;* *Important Dates:* *Last date extended for submitting papers: 10.02.2023*. *Letter of Acceptance Date: 11. 02.2023* *Author Registration Last Date: 15.02.2023* *Conference Date: 10-11 March 2023.* *Conference **Registration Link:* https://forms.gle/UdbMXnPeDwsaZNbC7 *Conference Fee Payment:* Use *QR Code* */ Account* details available in the Brochure For more details on the Conference Registration/ Last date for Paper Submission, Making payments etc. *click the link below:* https://bschool.cms.ac.in/pdf/national-conference-on-smart-libraries.pdf For accommodation bookings related queries, kindly contact us. Thanking you with best regards Dr. Shekar H P B.A., B.Ed., BLISc., M L I Sc., M.Phil., PGDHRM., Ph.D., Librarian & Area Head Department of Library and Information Science JAIN (Deemed-to-be University) Bangalore-560009 Contact No: 9380371629 Landline: +91 80 4684 0400 /434 -- Dr. Shekar H P Librarian and Area Head, Department of Library and Information Science JAIN (Deemed-to-be University) Bangalore www.jainuniversity.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Call for Special Issue of DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology (DJLIT) on Digital Humanities and Librarianship
by Dr.Nabi Hasan 01 Feb '23

01 Feb '23

Dear Colleagues, You are invited tosubmit the original manuscript for possible inclusion in the proposed specialissue of the DESIDOCJournal of Library & Information Technology (DJLIT) on Digital Humanities and Librarianship. Sub-Themes: · Methodology and theory on digitalhumanities research and education · Best practices, including landscapes,infrastructures and methodological innovations in digital humanities · Ethics in digital humanities · Digital scholarship and digitalhumanities · Digital humanities and pedagogy · Growth and development of digitalhumanities · Datamining, text mining and big dataanalysis related to digital humanities · Engagement of public policy andgovernance in digital humanities and society · Critical and theoretical perspectives ondigitized material, including participation, crowdsourcing, and citizen sciencefor human development · Data and metadata for digital arts andhumanities · Open data and knowledge services indigital humanities TheAuthors can send the submission by email alongwith the Self Certificate ofOriginality to the Guest Editor. hasan(a)library.iitd.ac.in nabihasan(a)gmail.com or Can also submit a full paper as per the journal’sguidelines to DJLIT online journal system available at https://publications.drdo.gov.in/ojs/index.php/djlit/index under the category Special Issue on “DigitalHumanities and Librarianship” All paperssubmitted to DJLIT are subjected to peer evaluation. The Guidelines forAuthors are available at: https://publications.drdo.gov.in/ojs/index.php/djlit/about/submissions#auth… TheLast Date for submission is 28th February 2023. GuestEditor NabiHasan, PhD, PDF, FNEB, FSLA Librarian & Head, Central Library Indian Institute of Technology Delhi - 110016 Phone - +91-11-26591451, 6759 Email: hasan(a)library.iitd.ac.in nabihasan(a)gmail.com About DESIDOC Journal ofLibrary & Information Technology pISSN: 0974-0643 eISSN: 0976-4658 Started in 1981, DESIDOC Journal of Library &Information Technology (DJLIT) is a peer-reviewed, open-access, bi-monthlyjournal that publishes original research and review papers related to libraryscience and IT applied to library activities, services, andproducts. Major subject fields covered include: Information systems,Knowledge management, Collection building & management, Informationbehaviour & retrieval, Librarianship/library management, Library &information services, Records management & preservation, etc. It is meantfor librarians, documentation and information professionals, researchers,students and others interested in the field. Article Processing or Publication Fee:Nil (No fee is charged forpublication in DJLIT) (Institutionally Supported) Journal Impact SJR-2020 (SCImago Journal Rank): 0.514 CiteScore: 1.8 (Scopus 2020) Member of CrossRef and CrossCheck Abstracting and Indexing The journal is indexed in Web of Science (ESCI), Scopus, LISA, LISTA,EBSCO, Proquest, Library Literature and Information ScienceIndex/Full-text, The Informed Librarian Online, OpenJ-Gate, Indian ScienceAbstracts, Indian Citation Index, WorldCat, Google Scholar, etc. --Thanks and regards, Nabi Hasan, PhD, PDF, FNEB, FSLAHead Librarian Indian Institute of Technology Delhi - 110016 Phone - +91-11-26591451, 6759 URL: https://web.iitd.ac.in/~hasan Email: hasan(a)library.iitd.ac.in nabihasan(a)gmail.com Coordinator, National Resource Centre in Library and Information Sciences (ARPIT-MOOCs), Govt. of India

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Budget 2023 - Libraries for Children and Adolescents
by Duryodhan Nahak 01 Feb '23

01 Feb '23

*From the Budget Speech* *National Digital Library for Children and Adolescents * *33. *A National Digital Library for children and adolescentswill be set-up for facilitating availability of quality books across geographies, languages, genres and levels, and device agnostic accessibility. States will be encouraged to set up physical libraries for them at panchayat and ward levels and provide infrastructure for accessing the National Digital Library resources. * 34. *Additionally, to build a culture of reading, and to make up for pandemic-time learning loss, the National Book Trust, Children’s Book Trust and other sources will be encouraged to provide and replenish non-curricular titles in regional languages and English to these physical libraries. Collaboration with NGOs that work in literacy will also be a part of this initiative. To inculcate financial literacy, financial sector regulators and organizations will be encouraged to provide age-appropriate reading material to these libraries. *Fiscal Management* *Fifty-year interest free loan to States* *1. *The entire fifty-year loan to states has to be spent on capital expenditure within 2023-24. Most of this will be at the discretion of states, but a part will be conditional on states increasing their actual capital expenditure. Parts of the outlay will also be linked to, or allocated for, the following purposes: · Scrapping old government vehicles, · Urban planning reforms and actions, · Financing reforms in urban local bodies to make them creditworthy for municipal bonds, · Housing for police personnel above or as part of police stations, · Constructing Unity Malls, · *Children and adolescents’ libraries and digital infrastructure, and* · State share of capital expenditure of central schemes. *Duryodhan Nahak* *Asst. Chief Librarian* *Ramoji Knowldge Centre* *Ramoji Film City* *(: 8662 È**: 9100407775* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Recruitment for the post of College Librarian, Librarian and Information Officer, District Library Officer , Library Assistant and Librarian and Information Assistant Grade II through Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission
by Subhodip Bid 01 Feb '23

01 Feb '23

*Dear Professionals,* *Recruitment for the post of *College Librarian, Librarian and Information Officer, District Library Officer , Library Assistant and Librarian and Information Assistant Grade II through Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission Name of the Post: College Librarian No. of Post: 08 Scale of pay: Rs.57,700- 2,11,500 /- (Level-24) Name of the Post: Librarian and Information Officer No. of Post: 01 Scale of pay: Rs.56,100- 2,05,700/- (Level-22) Name of the Post: District Library Officer No. of Post: 03 Scale of pay: Rs.56,100- 2,05,700/- (Level-22) Name of the Post: Library Assistant No. of Post: 02 Scale of pay: Rs.35,400- 1,30,400/- (Level-11) Name of the Post: Librarian and Information Assistant Grade II No. of Post: 21 Scale of pay: Rs.19,500- 71,900/- (Level-8) For more details: https://www.tnpsc.gov.in/Document/english/04_2023_Combined%20Library_%20Eng… -- Dr. Subhodip Bid M.Sc,M.L.I.S, AIS, Ph.D Library & Information Assistant National Library, Kolkata -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IRAI -- 230201 -- Interesting Reads And Information & Webinar, Seminar, Symposium, Conference & Other Events.
by Mohan Hr 01 Feb '23

01 Feb '23

*IRAI -- 230201 -- Interesting Reads And Information* IRAI -- 230201 stories at https://lnkd.in/gR4NbErN ChatGPT could be a game-changer for marketers, but it won’t replace humans any time soon Crazy ChatGPT Clones Watch Out, Software Engineers: ChatGPT Is Now Finding, Fixing Bugs in Code ChatGPT Privacy Threat is Real and We are Late 20 of the best deepfake examples that terrified and amused the internet Low-code: The Silver Bullet for Indian MSMEs When To Keep Your Mouth Shut – 20 Bible Advice Science Of Laughter: The Ultimate Cheat Sheet Magnesium: what you need to know about this important micronutrient How Technology Affects Our Sleep and What We Can Do About It Quiz Text-to-Image: DALL-E = Text-to-speech: -------- (Answer in the next post IRAI -- 230211) Answer to the Quiz in IRAI -- 230121: MMM Stories in IRAI -- 230201 https://lnkd.in/gR4NbErN : Stories in IRAI -- 230121: https://lnkd.in/g3kF9ywD Stories in IRAI -- 230111: https://lnkd.in/gyk_sxeq Stories in IRAI -- 230101: https://bit.ly/3G6LVuU Earlier Posts of IRAI and Archives: https://lnkd.in/ewR3UdD *Forthcoming Events* 10th Feb 2023 at 7.30 pm IST. Webinar IEEE CS, ACM & CSI webinar on "Building Safe, Robust Autonomous Vehicles". by Ms. Jyotika Athavale, Senior Technical Leader (Automotive Functional Safety), NVIDIA, USA; 2023 & President-Elect of the IEEE Computer Society. PDF invite at http://bit.ly/3QFkJbe Register at http://bit.ly/3ZElxkH 18th Feb 2023 -- Full Day -- Seminar on ICT Tech Update on Cyber Security -- Hybrid Society for Electronic Transactions and Security and IEEE Computer Society Madras jointly organise the Seminar on "ICT Tech Update on Cyber Security". This free seminar with five presentations and a mini quiz with spot cash prizes will be on hybrid mode with physical at Chennai. To register for this FREE seminar, pl visit https://lnkd.in/g6N2MvkJ For details, pl see the PDF Invite at https://lnkd.in/gumsi4BJ 25th Mar 2023. (Full day Symposium -- Physical) RISAI’23: Research & Industry Symposium on "AI/ML/DL Techniques and Applications" (in honour of Mr. FC Kohli, Father of Indian Software Industry) at VelTech University, Chennai. Last date for paper submission: 31st Jan 2023. Extended last date: 5th Feb 2023 Brochure: https://lnkd.in/gi3h37bj Website: https://lnkd.in/gv3YfEy8 Paper Submission: https://lnkd.in/gp-cVkxA 24-26 Mar 2023 -- Research Conference -- Hybrid -- Call for Papers and Registration CSI Region 7 Chapters -- Chennai, Kancheepuram, Trivandrum, Sivakasi , Coimbatore, Trichy, Vellore, Salem and Cochin jointly organising an international Research Conference -- NGTCI -- NEXT-GEN TECHNOLOGIES IN COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE. It is a Scopus Indexed (CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group) conference organised in association with Vels Institute of Science, Technology & Advanced Studies (VISTAS). Last Date for paper submission: 10th Feb 2023 Link to Registration: https://bit.ly/3VkMlmL Link to Flyer: https://bit.ly/3jIQkMM For more information, pl visit: http://www.csi-kancheepuram.org/conference.html Other events in Feb 2023: http://bit.ly/40963FW

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Hiring - Global Library Training Programme
by madhan muthu 31 Jan '23

31 Jan '23

*About the Global Library* The Global Library of O P Jindal Global University < https://jgu.edu.in/> caters to the information needs of more than 1,000 faculty members, 10,000 students, and about 300 research scholars. The library’s mission is to support the students and scholars at JGU achieve their educational and research objectives by providing access to a wide range of information sources and by organizing custom programs and services that will assist them in using the sources effectively. The library team is committed to create a responsive and welcoming environment in both physical and virtual spaces. Through collaboration and partnerships, we strive to be a hub of activities and a catalyst for knowledge exchange and intellectual growth on campus and beyond. *Global Library Training Programme * The Global Library is offering a two-year training program for enthusiastic library and information science graduates. The program provides hands-on experience in information services in a university setting, and participants will be involved in various activities and projects across the functional units of the library. The selected candidates will receive a stipend of Rs. 30,000/- per month and get a medical and accidental insurance coverage according to the University policy. In addition, the candidates will get free accommodation (shared) in the vicinity of the University campus. Upon successful completion, skilled and top-performing candidates may be offered a full-time position at the Global Library. This is subject to the library's needs. *Qualification: * A Master's Degree in Library and Information Science from a reputable university or Institute with a minimum of 50% marks is required. The maximum age limit for all applicants is 25 years. *How to apply: * Send your Curriculum Vitae with details of your work experience, and a statement of purpose - Why do you want to join this programme? to *gltp(a)jgu.edu.in <gltp(a)jgu.edu.in> * The applications without an original statement of purpose will not be considered. *Important Dates: * The last date for receipt of online applications: February 10, 2023. -- Madhan, M -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Two Day National seminar on LIBRARIES CHANGE LIVES: Public Library System for Social Transformation during 4-5 March, 2023
by sabitri majhi 31 Jan '23

31 Jan '23

P.G. Department of Library & Information Science, Sambalpur Universityorganises Two Day National seminar on LIBRARIES CHANGE LIVES: Public LibrarySystem for Social Transformation during 4-5 March, 2023. Publiclibraries serve the people of the society by fulfilment of their need foreducation, information and recreation. It provides space where people cometogether to have informal contacts and gain positive social experiences. Publiclibraries are instrumental for formation of knowledge society and overallsocietal transformation. The objective of this conference is to provide aplatform for the library information professionals across the country toaddress, discuss issues related to public libraries and their role in socialtransformation. MAIN THEME OF THE SEMINAR Libraries Change Lives: PublicLibrary System for Social Transformation SUB-THEMES OF THE SEMINAR 1. Public Libraries and their impacton society Community Development • Lifelong Learning and Distant Learning • National Development-Social, Economic, Cultural • Changing Role of Libraries and Librarians inthe Knowledge Society • 2. Public Libraries and Reading Habit Reading Habit and Libraries • Impact of reading on personality, values andethics, • Causes of decreasing reading habit • Remedial measures for enhancing the use oflibraries • 3. Public Libraries and applicationof ICT Library Automation and Digitization, Discoveryservices • Cloud Computing, Internet of Things,Blockchain • Artificial Intelligence •& Machine Learning Augmented Reality •& Virtual Reality 3. Public Libraries fosteringInnovation and Creativity Role of Libraries in “Atmanirbhar BharatAbhiyaan ” • Makerspace in Public Libraries • Public Libraries as Incubation Centers • Public Libraries and Startup initiatives • CALL FOR PAPERS Authorsare invited to submit the paper based on research survey, practice, theoreticaland empirical research, case studies on the above theme, sub-theme or any othertopic related to the theme of the seminar. The authors are requested to submitabstracts of the papers in about 250 to 300 words in the prescribed format (A4Size; 1.5 Space, 12 point Times New Roman Font) through email tohodlibsc(a)suniv.ac.in on or before 10th February 2023. The full length paperalong with the registration fee may be submitted by 25th February 2023 forpresentation & publication in the Conference Proceedings. Link for Online Registration https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc121dEqurUJQqHUj9dKzJH0t7lzF29L6P… TARGET PARTICIPANTS The Seminar is intended mainly forprofessionals, faculty members, research scholars and students of Library andInformation science. REGISTRATION Registrationfee for participation LIS Professionals& others Rs. -700/- Research ScholarsRs-. 500/- Students Rs.- 300 Thefee covers seminar kit and hospitality during the seminar. The Registration Feemay be sent in the shape of Demand Draft in favour of Director, NationalSeminar, Department of Library & Information Science, Sambalpur University,payable at SBI, Jyoti vihar, (Code: 6672). The Fee can also be transferredonline to SBI Ac No. 32183686820 at SBI, Jyoti Vihar, (Code: 6672) and thetransaction details can be produced at the time of registration. The last dateof submission of Registration form is 25 February 2023. Thanks and Regards Dr. Sabitri Majhi Assistant Professor P.G. Dept. Of Lib. & Inf. Sc., Sambalpur University sabitrimajhi(a)suniv.ac.in

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