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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE:ISSUES AND CHALLENGES TO LIBRARY AND INFORMATION PROFESSIONALS
by Nazneen Rahman 04 Feb '21

04 Feb '21

Dear LIS-FORUM members, Following is a questionnaire prepared as a part of my dissertation work titled ‘ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES TO LIBRARY AND INFORMATION PROFESSIONALS’. The study is conducted among the library and information professionals of India, which intends to find out the Perspectives of library and information professionals towards AI and to analyse the impacts of AI on the profession. It will be very helpful if you spare a few minutes for me. I kindly request you to fill out the following form. Please click the following link to fill out the form. Please ignore the message if you have already filled out the form. https://forms.gle/vHkdY7954babAsBg9 Yours Faithfully NAZNEEN RAHMAN MLISc Student -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Webinar on Global Standards in LIS
by Ishwar Goudar 03 Feb '21

03 Feb '21

Dear Sir/Madam Greetings from Seshadripuram Evening Degree College Seshadripuram, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India We are organizing an International Webinar GLOBAL STANDARDS IN LIBRARY SCIENCE on 4th February 2021, Thursday at 5.00 PM IST (12.30 PM, Sweden) in association with MYRA School of Business, Mysuru, India. Inaugural Address: Christine Mackenzie, The President, International Federation of Library Associations, Australia. Theme Speaker 1: Catharina Isberg, IFLA Governing Board member & IFLA Division Chair, Library Director, Helsingborg City Libraries, Sweden. Theme Speaker 2: Dr. Shalini Urs, Founder & Chairperson, MYRA School of Business, Mysuru, India. Presided by: Sri. W.D. Ashok Trustee Seshadripuram Educational Trust Mode: ZOOM For Registration click the link https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfbWlgWt4CiH0gpljBVBnhfFWmXY9aONCo… ** No Registration Fee E-certificate will be provided to the participants. For queries Contact: Dhareppa Konnur, Programme Coordinator Mob: 9008599700 E-mail: konnur.dharish(a)gmail.com Thanks and Regards, YOGANDNDA S.V LIBRARIAN 9845641830

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Webinar on "Stitching Experience Design into Agile Methodology" on 13th Feb 2021 & Events of CSI, ACM & IEEE CS in Feb 2021
by Mohan Hr 03 Feb '21

03 Feb '21

Stitching Experience Design into Agile Methodology ========================================== IEEE CS Madras, ACM Chennai & CSI Chennai cordially invite you to the webinar Topic: Stitching Experience Design into Agile Methodology Speaker: Ms. Kavitha Kalyan, Design Director - Borderless Design Business Growth, TCS Design, Author, Speaker Date: Saturday, 13th Feb 2021 Time: 6 pm to 7 pm IST For presentation details & speaker profile, pl see the PDF invite at http://bit.ly/2XQogcr Register at http://bit.ly/3bP5nhY Forthcoming Events ================ 6th Feb -- Educational Reforms -- Education on Demand -- NEP 2020 and Beyond http://bit.ly/2Lt775I 13th Feb -- Stitching Experience Design into Agile Methodology http://bit.ly/3bP5nhY 20th Feb -- Value Based IT Solutions Delivery Through Disciplined Agile http://bit.ly/2XexaQp 27th Feb -- Mobile Forensics and Cyber Crime Investigations http://bit.ly/3c051VO For pdf invite, presentation & speaker details of events in: Feb 2021: https://bit.ly/3st0rWd Mar 2021: https://bit.ly/2Ml5VlD For additional events in Feb 2021: https://bit.ly/3nNALA1 Interesting Reads And Information -- IRAI -- 210121: https://bit.ly/3oawwOU

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“Preservation of open access articles – is long-term storage guaranteed?”.
by Aditya Ranjan 03 Feb '21

03 Feb '21

The journal “The Publication Plan” issued an article entitled “Preservation of open access articles – is long-term storage guaranteed?”. This article mentions the ongoing collaboration between DOAJ, CLOCKSS, Internet Archive, Keepers Registry/ISSN International Centre and Public Knowledge Project (PKP) regarding diamond OA journal preservation. The article is available here: https://thepublicationplan.com/2021/01/28/preservation-of-open-access-artic… *Thanks and regards.* Aditya Ranjan Assistant Librarian, Azim Premji University, Bangalore. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Weimar on social sciences
by Nellore Harilakshmi 01 Feb '21

01 Feb '21

National Webinar on Research Methodology in Social Sciences Date: 5th to 6th February, 2021 Dear Professionals Friends, Greetings Sri Venkateswara University Library, Tirupati, Invites you to participate in the National webinar titled “National Webinar on Research Methodology in Social Sciences” Date: 5th to 6th February, 2021 Time: 10:AM to 5:30 PM Organiser: Dr. K. Surendra Babu, Associate Professor & Librarian I/C, S. V. University Library, Tirupati-517502. Registration Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1zxn5HN0RK2rApXZwcc2haZJE9XKIJp9t-_BU6OCJW-… No Registration Fee. Webinar Platform: Microsoft Teams meeting E-Certificate will be provided to those who registered and participated in the webinar. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Informatics Studies- Special Issues on Agricultural Informatics - Published
by Centre for Informatics Research and Development 01 Feb '21

01 Feb '21

Dear Scholars Informatics Studies has just published its latest special issue on Agricultural Informatics at: informaticsstudies.org. We invite you to review the Table of Contents here and then visit our web site to review articles and items of interest. Thanks for the continuing interest in our work, Dr. Raman Nair R. Executing Editor. Trivandrum - 43, *Informatics Studies. Vol 8, No 1 (2021): Agricultural Informatics* Table of Contents http://52.205.22.215/index.php/informatics/issue/view/51 Agricultural Informatics to Address Challenges in Increased Food Production (P. 03-04) - Editors, Informatics Studies. Food and Environment: Informatics for Walking the Tightrope (P.05-18) -Swaminathan MS. Need for National Information Infrastructure and 'Central Research Institute for Agricultural Informatics' under DARE/ICAR (P.19-40) - R Raman Nair Dr. A M Michael: Pioneering Water Conservation and Agricultural Informatics (P. 41-56) - Gireesh Kumar T K, and Jayapradeep M Mobile Technology: Concept, Framework and Implications in Agro-Advisory Services (P. 57-64) - Pankaj Kumar Ojha AGROVOC and Knowledge Management in Agriculture (P. 65-76) - Bakker Jane Scientometric Analysis of Contributions to the Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science (P. 77-94)- Ghouse Modin Nabeesab Mamdapur, Manjunath B Hadimani, Manjunath Devappa Kaddipujar, and Engin Senel The coming Issues of the Journal will be special issues on application of Information and Communication technology in the fields of biosciences and health /medicine. Papers are invited. Papers can be uploaded at: informaticsstudies.org Informatics Studies. http://52.205.22.215/index.php/informatics -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Open Access Global Trends and CMU Experiences: Lecture video and slides
by Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar 30 Jan '21

30 Jan '21

The KAUST University Library Annual Outreach Lecture 2021 on "Open Access global trends and CMU experiences" was delivered by Prof. Keith Webster, Dean of University Libraries Carnegie Mellon University, the USA on 28th January 2021. This lecture reviewed the growth of open access in recent years and considered the position of major publishers as they adjust their business models. Key developments explained include the impact of Plan S, the shift towards transformative read and publish agreements and the impact of mergers and acquisitions on the commercial landscape. The lecture also illustrated the opportunities and challenges for individual institutions like CMU. While introducing the speaker, Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar, the KAUST Library Director has announced the transformative open access agreements established at KAUST. The video of the live-streamed lecture is available at https://youtu.be/rsnhEw29aCw (please skip the first 5.30 minutes of the video). The slides used for the lecture can be downloaded from the CMU repository https://kilthub.cmu.edu/articles/presentation/Open_Access_Global_Trends_and… ---------- Dr. J. K. VIJAYAKUMAR, University Library Director, King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST), www.kaust.edu.sa

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Job notification: Librarian
by Deepak Mehta 30 Jan '21

30 Jan '21

Dear Sir, Greetings from BITS Pilani! We are notifying the position of Librarian at Pilani and the Job Description is attached herewith. You are requested to kindly post the notification in your forum. The details are available on the Institute's website (http://www.bits-pilani.ac.in/pilani/ntpositions) Please use http://discovery.bits-pilani.ac.in/ntpositions/index.aspx to submit the application. For any technical issues during application submission, please reach out to us at hroffice(a)pilani.bits-pilani.ac.in. The last date to submit the application is February 11, 2021. Kindly confirm once the details are posted on your website. Thanks and with best regards, With Regards Deepak Mehta

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National webinar on "Reference Management in Scholarly Writing using Mendeley"
by meera anand 30 Jan '21

30 Jan '21

Dear Professional friends, Greetings! The Learning Resource Centre, Jain (Deemed-to-be University) invites you to participate in the National Webinar on “Reference Management in Scholarly Writing using Mendeley”. About the Webinar Managing references to sources used in scholarly writing can sometimes be a daunting task. But the availability of reference management software has simplified reference management to a great extent. Mendeley Desktop reference manager provided by Elsevier is feature-rich software that can be used by authors/researchers for easy and systematic reference management. This webinar focuses on demonstrating Mendeley Desktop reference manager and its effective use for managing references in scholarly writing. Learning Outcomes After participating in the webinar, a participant will be able to: •Understand the rudiments of citing and referencing. •Get acquainted with common referencing styles. •Install and use Mendeley Desktop reference manager. •Capture references from online sources. •Insert citations and generate references in various styles. •Perform advanced tasks such as importing references. Day& Date: Thursday, 04 February 2021 Time: 5.00 PM – 6.30 PM (IST) Resource Person: Dr. Rupesh Kumar A, Assistant professor, Department of Studies and Research in Library and Information Science, Tumkur University Registration Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdtr80idopAPc0sUhyhCQQ2BqnlBfZj-6X… No registration fee. Platform: Zoom After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. E-certificate will be provided to those who register and participate in the webinar after submitting the feedback. Who can participate? Faculties, research scholars, LIS professionals, students and others Looking forward to your active participation. Best Regards, Dr. Meeramani N Librarian and Program Coordinator Jain (Deemed-to-be University) Bangalore Cell: 9845500343 E-Mail: n.meeramani(a)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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Publications
by Chandrakant Sathe 30 Jan '21

30 Jan '21

Dear All, Academics typically write, review and edit publications like journals and textbooks, and they are often not paid for that. Charging their universities huge amounts of money to access these books in a digital format in a pandemic is surely unfair. https://amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.theguardian.com/educ… Thanks and regards, Chandrakant Sathe Mob 9890210410 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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