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A pragmatic approach to writing research papers
by madhan muthu 23 Feb '22

23 Feb '22

A pragmatic approach to writing research papers. By G. K. Ananthasuresh https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeCH7h0GstoFVm_X7a_53e9lBTSTheTuYk… Much has been written about how to write good research papers. But there is a need to discuss it from time to time. Writing is a necessity for researchers to publish their work in reputed journals and well-attended conferences as well as to prepare winning grant proposals. However, it is increasingly becoming an even more important task than doing the research itself. Intense competition in securing grants and publishing papers underscores the need to write well to put forth one’s ideas effectively. By taking a few good tips from a selected set of essays on “how to write about research”, we will discuss a pragmatic approach that makes writing pleasurable and rewarding. Brief biographical sketch of G. K. Ananthasuresh G. K. Ananthasuresh earned his bachelor’s degree from IIT-Madras, master’s from the University of Toledo, and PhD from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor—all in mechanical engineering. His principal research interests are compliant mechanisms and topology optimization with applications in microelectromechanical systems, biomechanics of cells, biomedical devices, and microrobots. In addition to research output of more than 300 journal and conference publications and 16 patents, his research group has spun off four startups. He currently serves as a professor of Mechanical Engineering and the Dean of Mechanical Sciences at IISc-Bengaluru. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Innovative Ways to Enhance Users' Satisfaction in Libraries
by Madaiah Krishnamurthy 22 Feb '22

22 Feb '22

Dear Sir/Madam, Documentation Research and Training Centre (DRTC), Indian Statistical Institute, Bengaluru is pleased to invite you to join the virtual distinguished Guest lecture on “Innovative Ways to Enhance Users' Satisfaction in Libraries”. Resource person: Dr. Sangeeta Kaul Director, Developing Library Network (DELNET), New Delhi Date: February 24, 2022 (Thursday) Time: 3.30 PM Join Zoom Meeting using the below link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4333128107?pwd=RVVUQ3o3U2VBTTMwMkFyVlo0aEJqQT09 Meeting ID: 433 312 8107 Passcode: DRTC2022 Regards, M.Krishnamurthy ************************************************************** Dr. M Krishnamurthy Ph.D Associate Professor and Head, Documentation Research and Training Center (DRTC) Indian Statistical Institute Mysore Road, Bangalore 560059 India Phone No: 91-80-26985493 Mob: 91-9980035933 URL:https://www.isibang.ac.in/~krish/ https://isi.irins.org/profile/113175 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Deadline extended: Design and Development of Public Library Services; Patterns, Experiences & Ideas
by Leili Seifi 22 Feb '22

22 Feb '22

Dear all, Thank you to all those who have sent their pre-registrations so far, and to those who have sent full-text papers for the conference. We are writing to let you know that *the deadline for Full-text papers to the *DDPLS 2022 <https://hamayesh.ipla.ir/en/> *International conference has been extended to Saturday 19th March.* The conference will be *free of charge* for all the participants and authors. The aim of this conference is to provide a common platform for librarians, researchers, academicians, leaders, information providers, and policymakers to share their experiences, innovative ideas, and research findings especially on the design and development of public library services. DDPLS <https://hamayesh.ipla.ir/en/> welcomes professionals, researchers, librarians from all over the world to contribute to the service design and developments of public libraries. The conference is organized by the Iranian Public Libraries Advancement Association, Iranian Sociological Association & the Iran Public Libraries Foundation. The conference language is Persian and English. The selected English papers will publish in the International Journal of Information Science and Management (IJISM) <https://www.scimagojr.com/journalsearch.php?q=21100200830&tip=sid&clean=0> Scopus Indexed Journal. *Conference Themes* Designing Services for Public Libraries - Service Design Training - Legal and Managerial Features of Services - Services for Special Groups - Designing Outreach Services - Innovation in Social Services Design Development of Public Library Services - Advertising and Marketing Services - Role & Function of Ethical Values in Service Delivery - Governance and Service Policy - Librarians and Services Development - Development of Services by Advanced Technologies - Role of Voluntary Activities in Services Development The deadlines for this conference are as follows: · Last Date of Full- text Paper Submission: *19 March 2022* · Notification of Acceptance: *11 April 2022* · Last Date of Registration: *10 May 2022* · Conference Date: *17 & 18 May 2022* Submissions can be sent by conference website at: https://hamayesh.ipla.ir/en/ *Contact:* leili.seifi(a)gmail.com Kind regards, Leili Seifi Scientific Secretary -- Regards, Leili Seifi, PhD Associate Professor Department of Knowledge & Information Science Faculty of Behavioral Science University of Birjand,Birjand, Iran Tel: +98 56 31026855 https://cv.birjand.ac.ir/seifi/en -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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17th Dr. TB Rajashekar Memorial Seminar (2021) on E-Resources Management in Libraries:-Developments, Trends, Tools, and Technologies
by Dr. Shivaram Gowda 22 Feb '22

22 Feb '22

Dear Members, NCSI-Net foundation (http://ncsinet.org) a registered trust, comprising of erstwhile NCSI staff, trainees, and alumni, cordially invites you to the 17th Dr. TB Rajashekar Memorial Seminar (2021) through Virtual mode. This year’s seminar topic is ‘E-Resources Management in Libraries:-Developments, Trends, Tools, and Technologies. It is a 2.30 hrs webinar targeted for the benefit of Library and Information Science (LIS) students and budding LIS professionals. The details of the seminar are given below: Title: 17th Dr. TB Rajashekar Memorial Seminar (2021) on E-Resources Management in Libraries:-Developments, Trends, Tools and Technologies Date: 25th February 22 (Last Friday) Time: 14.30 – 17.00 Hrs Platform: Google Meet link: https://meet.google.com/soy-gdes-fdt Sub-Topics of the Seminar (Webinar): Talk 1: E-resources: Trends and Developments by Dr. Ananda Byrappa, Head, Office of Data & Librarian, IISc Library, IISc, Bangalore Talk 2: Measuring the usage of e-resources - COUNTER, SUSHI by Dr. Shivaram BS, Joint Head, ICAST, CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore Talk 3: Read and publish, Open access and transformative agreements by Dr. Francis Jayakath, Scientific Officer, IISc Library Bangalore Talk 4: Tools/platforms for managing e-resources, by Mr. B. Maruthu Pandiyan, Scientific Officer ‘D’, Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai Registration is free E-Certificates will be issued on the confirmation of your participation. Kindly bring this to the attention of the LIS students and budding professionals and encourage them to attend the seminar For further information, please visit the Seminar website at: http://www.ncsinet.org Please contact Dr. Shivaram BS shivaram(a)nal.res.in / Dr. Francis Jayakanth for further details francis(a)iisc.ac.in With warm regards -- Shivaram BS, PhD Jt. Head ICAST, CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories Govt. of India (Autonomous), HAL Airport Road Kodihalli, Bangalore-560017 Phone:- 080-25086083 Mobile (Official):9611839998 Mobile:9902177998 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Open access endorsed by International Science Council members
by Subbiah Arunachalam 22 Feb '22

22 Feb '22

Friends, Please see https://council.science/current/news/members-vote-to-reform-scientific-publ… / These are the eight principles endorsed by the International Science Council’s Membership (in October 2021): 1. There should be universal open access to the record of science, both for authors and readers, with no barriers to participation, in particular those based on ability to pay, institutional privilege, language or geography. 2. Scientific publications should carry open licences that permit reuse and text and data mining. 3. Rigorous and ongoing peer review must continue to play a key role in creating and maintaining the public record of science. 4. The data and observations on which a published truth claim is based should be concurrently accessible to scrutiny and supported by necessary metadata. 5. The record of science should be maintained in such a way as to ensure open access by future generations. 6. Publication traditions of different disciplines should be respected, while at the same time recognizing the importance of inter-relating their contributions in the shared enterprise of knowledge. 7. Publication systems should be designed so that they continually adapt to new opportunities for beneficial change rather than embedding inflexible systems that inhibit change. 8. Governance of the processes of dissemination of scientific knowledge should be accountable to the scientific community. Please help reach this message reach all involved in science and research in India (scientists, students, academic and research institutions in the public and private sectors, research councils, funding agencies, librarians ... ...). Also, it would be a good idea for this forum to discuss each one of these principles. Arun http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-4658 http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9925-2009 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Interesting Reads And Information -- IRAI -- 220221 & Forthcoming Events in Feb 2022
by Mohan Hr 21 Feb '22

21 Feb '22

Current Post: IRAI -- 220221: https://bit.ly/3LLVkKc The current post has links to 30 articles covering: Remote Working, Upskilling, Employment, Personal Development, IPv6, Programming Languages, Deep Learning, GPT-3, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Metaverse, IoT Cloud, WebAssembly, Interplanetary File System, Synthetic Data, Electric Vehicles, Startups, Research Repositories, Science Trends, Mental Focus, Health Recipes, Healing Spots, Movies, TED Talks, Podcasts, Books etc IRAI Quiz -- 220221: https://bit.ly/3BBptqY IRAI Archives: https://lnkd.in/ewR3UdD Forthcoming Events 23rd Feb 2022. SSN College of Engineering, Chennai. 6th International Conference on Computer, Communication and Signal Processing. ICCCSP 2022 - Pre Conference Workshops (in parallel) 1. TIER 2022 - Transformer Models for Indian Language; 2. MIoT Workshop; 3. Trends in Deep Learning for Speech, Image and Video Processing. Register at https://bit.ly/3uBxtXy 24th Feb 2022 at 5 pm UTC. ACM TechTalk on "Visual Data Analysis: Why? When? How?" by ACM A.M. Turing Award Recipient Pat Hanrahan, CANON Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at Stanford University and Tamara Munzner, Professor of Computer Science at the University of British Columbia. Register at https://acm-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TruWF-USQN-KkL7i3TvMDQ 26th Feb 2022 at 3.30 pm IST. IEEE CS Region-10 Webinar on "Cyber Governance: Insurance to Assurance" by Prof. Dr. K. Subramanian, IEEE CS R10 India Area Coordinator. Register at https://bit.ly/ieeecsr10-feb22 For other events in Feb 2022: https://bit.ly/3fFcSZx Articles in the current post Remote work exhaustion: 13 tips to reduce fatigue How the Workforce Learns: 15 Key Learnings Why employees are quitting and what to do about it Your guide to personal and professional development IIESoc to launch a new round of IPv6 & IoT training Programming Languages to Avoid and Learn in 2022 JSON vs XML: What’s the Difference? Deep Learning's Diminishing Returns OpenAI's GPT-3 Speaks! Overview of Blockchain Intelligence Tech Law on Cryptocurrencies and Crypto-Assets The Metaverse: A Different Perspective The IoT cloud: Microsoft Azure vs. AWS vs. Google Cloud What is WebAssembly? The next-generation web platform explained What Is the Interplanetary File System (IPFS) and How Do You Use It? Why the world of AI has dependency on synthetic data A Comprehensive Study of Key Electric Vehicle (EV) Components, Technologies, Challenges, Impacts, and Future Direction of Development 30 Startups to watch -- Curated monthly list Research Repositories & Knowledge Graphs Seven (Science) Technologies to Watch in 2022 The urine revolution: how recycling pee could help to save the world 7 Useful Tips for Improving Your Mental Focus 10 Healing Spots Around the World, From Hot Springs to Salt Flats Planetary Health Recipes The Best Romantic Movies on Netflix in 2022 Videos: TED Talks: How to get into a work-from-home mindset Audio: Accenture AI Leaders Podcast How to build soft skills: 10 must-read books Celebrating a century of HBR Information Security Awareness Handbooks IRAI Quiz -- 220221: https://bit.ly/3BBptqY Current Post: IRAI -- 220221: https://bit.ly/3LLVkKc IRAI Archives: https://lnkd.in/ewR3UdD Feedback: Pl. send to hrmohan.ieee(a)gmail.com

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Open-access publishing fees (better known as APCs) deter researchers in the global south
by Subbiah Arunachalam 19 Feb '22

19 Feb '22

Thanks very much Jean-Claude. I have been trying to convince our government, public funding agencies, research councils, scientists and librarians for God knows how long. I think it was at an IFSE conference at Rio, Brazil, in 2000, I spoke about the need for journals going from print to electronic and making all research papers available through 'open archiving,' and emphasised the need for helping developing country researchers take part in open archiving initiatives. [See http://www.eventos.bvsalud.org/bireme/ifse-rio/present/Subbiah_Arunachalam/…] It was at the Rio conference that I first met Stevan Harnad for the first time although I had read his paper on scholarly skywriting before and corresponded with him (to invite him to speak at our Foundation, MSSRF, Chennai). He had recommended self-archiving and his group at Southampton had released the Eprints software for institutional archives long before I became an active promoter of OA. I believe in his prescription that authors publish in any journal (academy, society, commercial, national or foreign does not matter) as long as they do not pay publishers to make papers open access, do not surrender copyright, use author addendum, AND place the paper immediately on publication in an interoperable archive so it can be seen by even those not working in institutions subscribing to the journal. After campaigning relentlessly and after running a widely subscribed discussion list for many years, Stevan was vexed with the lack of interest shown in OA archiving by the worldwide research community which on top of it was willingly or unwittingly playing into the hands of greedy commercial (and some society) publishers. He decided to quit advocating OA and moved on to devote his life to the mission of caring for all sentient beings, a cause far more worthy of his time and effort than OA which concerns only researchers and a few others who use research literature. As you have said, scientists (and science establishments) around the world have surrendered assessment of research value to commercial firms (the academic ranking industry, if we may call) such as THES, and QS, as they had earlier let commercial interests take over journal publishing when Mr Robert Maxwell came on the scene and made the audacious statement that science journal publishing "is a perpetual financing machine." [see https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/sep/13/scientific-publishing… ]. You will be happy to see the wind blowing currently in favour of Diamond OA publishing. I would be happier if funders around the world *also* support archiving. I was glad when I read a few days ago that the Big Ten (actually 14) universities in the US have pledged financial support to arXiv. I am currently talking to many senior Indian scientists to write a joint letter to funding agencies under the Government to provide annual grants to arXiv. Regards. Arun On Fri, Feb 18, 2022 at 10:56 AM LIBLICENSE <liblicense(a)gmail.com> wrote: > From: "Jean-Claude Guédon" <jean.claude.guedon(a)umontreal.ca> > Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2022 13:00:25 -0500 > > I totally second Arun's message below. And I would complete it with the > thesis that this financial situation exists only because the assessment of > research confuses and conflates validation of knowledge, and value attached > to research results (value, here, covers more than economic value). By > delegating the allocation of research value to journal rankings, itself > based on the impact factor, we ensure the institution of a super-Matthew > effect (cf. R. K. Merton) which indeed advantages the so-called Western > countries. > > Open Access with APCs is simply an unacceptable form of open access. > Diamond publishing (no fee for the readers or for the authors) is the way > to go. Funding agencies with the right governance model can finance a > research activity - publishing - which costs less than 2% of research. > > Jean-Claude Guédon > > > > Le 2022-02-17 à 10:36 a.m., LIBLICENSE a écrit : > > From: Subbiah Arunachalam <subbiah.arunachalam(a)gmail.com> > Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2022 13:08:01 +0530 > > Open-access publishing fees (better known as APCs) deter researchers in > the global south, shows recent research from Brazil. > > Please see the report in Nature: > https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00342-w > <https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.natur…> > > > There is no reason why researchers in India's elite institutions should > pay APCs to publish their work and in the process transfer funds from > Indian taxpayers to the coffers of already super rich (and greedy) > publishers in Europe and the US. To me it appears to be an unethical and > immoral practice. > > Arun > >

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Diamond OA journals
by Subbiah Arunachalam 18 Feb '22

18 Feb '22

Friends, According to a news story by Robin Bisson in Research Professional News (dated 7 Feb 2022), two major funder groups in Europe, viz. Research Europe and cOAlition S, have announced their plan to strengthen 'diamond' open access [meaning research papers are free for both authors and readers but the costs will be taken care of by funders or institutions] Please see: https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-europe-infrastructure-2022… Arun http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-4658 http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9925-2009 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: Les llego?
by Subbiah Arunachalam 17 Feb '22

17 Feb '22

Friends, Here is a public release statement on APC and its impact on developing countries from the Academia Joven de Argentina <acadjovenar(a)gmail.com>. As the subject is relevant to the the LIS community, I thought of sharing the statement through this Forum. Please sharee this statement with the scientific and scholarly communities you serve. Thanks. Subbiah Arunachalam ****** 29th October 2021 *Ref.: STATEMENT: ARTICLE PROCESSING CHARGE (APC) POLICIES & OPEN ACCESS (OA) PUBLISHING: THE IMPACT ON DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND THE NEED FOR A MULTILATERAL SOLUTION* --- *This initiative arose from a group of young scientists who are members of The TWAS Young Affiliates Network (TYAN) and The Argentinian Young Academy (AJA), in collaboration with different National Young Academies and Institutions listed below.* --- Over the past years, the Open Access (OA) publishing models have been shaping the way we publish, allowing scientific articles to be freely available online. At a first glance, the OA publishing model apparently universalizes science, making it accessible to everyone, in agreement with the human right to science, as recognized by Article 27 of Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR, 1948). However, the Author-Pays OA publishing model shifted the financial burden from readers to the authors. This model incurs extremely high publication costs for the authors often bundled into one article processing charge (APC). Research and academic institutions also contribute to the problem by implementing evaluation methodologies based on journal-based metrics (such as Journal Impact Factors) to assess and compare the scientific contribution of individuals and institutions. The Author-Pays OA model represents a large barrier for the global scientific community, with particular impact on the progress of early career researchers. In the midst of this complex scenario, we believe that the international community should assume the challenge of exercising multilateral governance and academic cooperation in the face of the inequities that arise from this new OA publication model. To that end, the signing global organizations promote the creation of an ad hoc worldwide committee (*Global Initiative for Equitable OA Models*), working under the umbrella of multilateral global academic institutions or similar bodies. [...] The Committee aspires to: *1.* Establish a fluid dialogue between the various members of the scientific community, policy makers and representatives from governments, to further discuss options and implement joint actions for an equitable model of OA for the global scientific community. *2.* Draft a global agreement aimed at enforcing equitable access to publishing in OA Journals moving away from Author Pays OA and toward models that either a) repurpose existing subscription funds to fund e.g. sponsored OA or b) subscribe-to-open OA; or obtain funding for academic publishing from institutions or other public sources (diamond/platinum OA). Regulation should include guidelines aimed at setting copyrights. *3.* Create a global economic containment network to financially support the Least Developing Countries (LDCs) and Science Lagging Countries (SLCs) in order to strengthen national scientific R&D systems in line with objectives previously established by the countries at the multilateral level, such as the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). *4.* Set up a network of existing or new diamond journals from developing countries, aimed at promoting non commercial open publishing practices with clear and transparent regulations and strong standardized peer review processes. This can lead to new prestigious and recognized options where scientific communication will prevail over the interests from the publishing industry. [...] *We invite you to read the full statement and fill in the following form: * *https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScviZGzU1AmzYCZbZJmS3aBwStRsJwAKuekPfLos7A8o0MFyg/viewform* <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScviZGzU1AmzYCZbZJmS3aBwStRsJwAKue…> We hope that by adding you/your institution we can raise awareness and discussion on this issue and implement the specific action proposals herein presented aimed to advance progress in building more equitable models for opening knowledge. *Finally, we kindly invite you to help us spread the word and share this statement among your contacts. * Please accept the assurances of our highest consideration, Dra. Eva Acosta and Dr. Hernan Grecco (Co-Chairs of Argentinian Young Academy (AJA)) Dra. Luciana Balboa (AJA and Global Young Academy) Dr. Franco M. Cabrerizo (Chair of TWAS Young Affiliates Network (TYAN)) *Signatory Organizations* [image: image.png] TWAS Young Affiliates Network (TYAN) Academia Joven de Argentina (AJA) Youth Innovation Promotion Association of Chinese Academy of Sciences (YIPA CAS) The RSE Young Academy of Scotland Young Scientists Network - Academy of Sciences Malaysia (YSN-ASM) Cameroon Academy of Young Scientists (CAYS) National Young Academy of Bangladesh (NYAB) Belgian Young Academy (Jonge Academie, JA) The Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists (RSC SRC) Burundi Council of Young Scientists Sudanese academy of young scientists (SAYS) National Academy of Young Scientists (NAYS) Pakistan Thai Young Scientists Academy (TYSA) The Global Young Academy (GYA) The World Academy of Sciences for the advancement of science in developing countries (TWAS) Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales (CLACSO) Foro Latinoamericano sobre Evaluación Científica (FOLEC) Izmir Institute of Technology Women in Science Without Borders (WSWB) -- Academia Joven de Argentina -- Arun http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-4658 http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9925-2009 -- Arun http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-4658 http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9925-2009

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Friends. Open-access publishing fees (better known as APC)deter researchers in the global south, shows recent research from Brazil. Please see the report in Nature:
by Subbiah Arunachalam 17 Feb '22

17 Feb '22

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00342-w There is no reason why researchers in India's elite institutions should pay APC to publish their work and in the process and in the process transfer funds from Indian taxpayers to the coffers of already super rich (and greedy) publishers in Europe and the US. To me it appears to be an unethical and immoral practice. Arun -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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