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NIRF Rankings | Top Indian Scientists Warn NIRF Rankings Encourage Unethical Research Practices - Telegraph India
by Subbiah Arunachalam 15 Oct '25

15 Oct '25

Friends, This news story may be of intrest to those of you who are associated with academic institutions. https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/top-indian-scientists-warn-nirf-rankin… With warm regards, Subbiah Arunachalam http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-4658 http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9925-2009

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🚫 𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝘆 𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗿𝘀! 🎓 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗞𝗼𝗵𝗮 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁.
by LibAuto -The Smart Library 15 Oct '25

15 Oct '25

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Library of Congress status?
by Narenthiran R 14 Oct '25

14 Oct '25

Dear all Library of Congress status is in very bad condition? Library of Congress appropriations will expire on September 30. If appropriations for fiscal year 2026 are not enacted by October 1, the Library will be closed. Material requesting will only be available to Congressional staff and users during this time. Thank you Dr. Narenthiran French Institute of Pondicherry -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG antivirus software. www.avg.com

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Applications for Library trainee posts @ Chanakya University, Blore.
by BP Prakash 13 Oct '25

13 Oct '25

*Chanakya University Library* *Call for Applications: Library Trainee – 2025* Chanakya University Library invites applications from eligible candidates for the position of *Library Trainee* for *immediate joining*. This is purely on a *contractual basis* for *six months*, which may be extended by an additional six months based on performance. *Eligibility Criteria:* - Candidates should have completed their Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science* (M.L.I.Sc <http://M.L.I.Sc>.)* in the academic *2024-2025*. - *Age Limit:* Not exceeding 24 years. *Training Areas:* Selected trainees will gain practical experience in library housekeeping operations, cataloguing, classification, circulation, digital resource management, institutional repository management, and other library services. *Stipend:* Rs.25,000 pm (10% TDS will be deducted) *How to Apply:* Interested candidates may send their updated résumé to *<bharathkumar.v(a)chanakyauniversity.edu.in <bharathkumar.v(a)chanakyauniversity.edu.in>>*on or before* 18th October 2025* . Shortlisted candidates will be informed via email regarding further process.

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Invitation: JGU’s Open Access Week Talk – Why Should Scholars Use Law Archive and CrimRxiv?
by madhan muthu 13 Oct '25

13 Oct '25

Who Owns Our Knowledge? *International Open Access Week 2025 Program* *Organized by* *The Global Library, O. P. Jindal Global University, India* https://www.openaccessweek.org/ *Why Should Scholars Use Law Archive and CrimRxiv?* 📅 *Date:* 21 October 2025 (Tuesday) 🕖 *Time:* 7:00 PM IST (1:30 PM UTC) 💻 *Mode:* Online 🔗 *Register here:* https://zoom.us/meeting/register/pkyH-8r3TYqW-pFUrbJYpQ *Speakers* *Law Archive: A Free and Open Access Legal Scholarship Repository* *By Femi Cadmus* Femi Cadmus is the Law Librarian and Professor of Law at Yale Law School, where she teaches *Technology in the Practice of Law.* A recognized leader in the field of legal information, Cadmus is a former President of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) and the initiator of *Law Archive*. Her research interests focus on the intersection of law and technology, open access to legal information, and the evolution of the modern law library. *CrimRxiv: The Global Open-access Hub and Repository for Criminology* *By Scott Jacques* Scott Jacques is Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Georgia State University, Associate Director of the *Evidence-Based Cybersecurity Research Group (EBCS)*, and the founder of *CrimRxiv*. He also leads the *CrimRxiv Consortium*. His mission is to advance the quality and quantity of no-cost educational materials and open-access scientific outputs in criminology and related fields. *Please forward this invitation to anyone who you think might be interested. * -- Madhan, M

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International OA Week
by Subbiah Arunachalam 13 Oct '25

13 Oct '25

OPEN ACCESS WEEK O P Jindal Global University will be hosting two talks as part of the International Open Access Week: https://library.jgu.edu.in/2025/10/who-owns-our-knowledge/ Why should scholars use Law Archive and CrimRxiv? Date: 21 October 2025 (Tuesday) Time: 7.00 PM Indian Standard Time (1:30 PM UTC) Mode: Online Register here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/pkyH-8r3TYqW-pFUrbJYpQ For details, please visit *https://library.jgu.edu.in/2025/10/who-owns-our-knowledge/ <https://library.jgu.edu.in/2025/10/who-owns-our-knowledge/> .* Subbiah Arunachalam

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Article Request
by Pranit Landge 13 Oct '25

13 Oct '25

Respected Professional Colleagues, May I please request you to kindly help me in getting full-text of below mentioned articles: Tiwari, K.K. (1955a) Trend of evolution in the hendersoni group of species of Palaemon Fabr. (Crustacea: Decapoda). Bulletin of the National Institute of Science of India, New Delhi, 7, 189–197. Tiwari, K.K. (1955b) Distribution of Indo-Burmese freshwater prawns of the genus Palaemon Fabr., and its bearing on the Satpura hypothesis. Bulletin of the National Institute of Science of India, New Delhi, 7, 230–239. *धन्यवाद / Thank you**,* *प्रणित लांडगे / Pranit Landge.* सहायक पुस्तकालयाध्यक्ष / Assistant Librarian भारतीय विदेश व्यापार संस्थान (आई.आई.एफ.टी.), Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), बी-21, कुतुब सांस्थानिक क्षेत्र, नई दिल्ली - 110016 B-21, Qutab Institutional Area, New Delhi - 110016 *भ्रमणध्वनी / Mobile No. +91 9561827902*

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Create a staff directory with PhP and MySQL
by Librarian Guide 12 Oct '25

12 Oct '25

Dear Learners, This will help you create a staff directory with PHP and MySQL to maintain a directory of all the employees, students and other members to trace their details easily. Features 1. Add/Edit/Delete staff (Name, Designation, Department, Email (optional), Intercom, Direct Number, Address, Blood Group (optional), Category) 2. Manage Departments and Categories (Faculty, Staff, Administrator, Student, Other — add your own) 3. Front page listing with search + Department/Category filters 4. Pagination on public and admin pages 5. CSV import (header optional, flexible aliases, auto-creates departments/categories) You can download the project at www.github.com/libguide/staff_directory You can see the video also to configure the project at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ufdo4IZFhs4&t=54s Thanks ********************************* *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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PHP + MySQL Resource Portal (CSV Import/Export) to Manage E-Resources Easily
by Librarian Guide 12 Oct '25

12 Oct '25

Dear Learners, A minimal portal to display library resources (title, publisher, subject, year, link), with CSV import and CSV export to manage the e-resources, such as e-journals, e-books, etc. Features: a. Display table with columns: Title, Publisher, Subject, Year, Link b. Optional search (Title/Publisher/Subject) c. Upload a CSV to import with title, publisher, subject, year, and link. d. Export all records as CSV You can download the project at https://github.com/libguide/eresources This will help you to manage e-resources such as e-books, e-journals, etc. easily and also will allow easy searching. Just give it a try!! You can also see the video about how to use this at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6IN1HmL4yE Your feedback will be highly appreciated. Thanks. ********************************* *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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Job opportunity @ IGIDR Mumbai
by Shamprasad Pujar 12 Oct '25

12 Oct '25

Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai is looking for 'Assistant Librarian'. You are requested to bring it to the attention of interested candidates. More details available at: http://www.igidr.ac.in/careers/ [staff jobs] Thanks and Regards, Dr Shamprasad M. Pujar Chief Librarian Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research Gen Vaidya Marg, Goregaon (East) MUMBAI-400 065, India Phone: ++91-22-6909 6528 E-mail: pujar(a)igidr.ac.in

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