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One nation, one subscription
by M S Sridhar 29 Jan '21

29 Jan '21

Dear moderator, Request you to post the following in LIS Forum: Dear friends, Widely talked *‘One nation, one subscription’* (draft S&T policy) is not a new idea. Way back in the 1990s a similar proposal that ‘*no two libraries in India will subscribe to the same journal’* was made by Prof. Vishvanathan, then Director, INSDOC (and quoted by an international journal). This happened after too many and too long efforts of ‘rationalisation of subscription to journals’ by DST. Of course, *no two libraries in India will subscribe to the same journal* never took off. As a student (over 50 years ago), while studying information systems of various countries I heard/ read about *VINITI* of USSR, which used to subscribe to *one copy of all significant journals* of the world and translate each issue cover to cover to print to distribute to Russian scholars and researchers. By doing so, they have not only achieved ‘*one nation, one subscription’*, but *overcome barriers to language and OA* within the country. All these were easily possible for them within reasonable expenditure because of the totalitarian nature of the country. One another difference, today, is that we are talking of e-journals and not print journals. In a democratic set up, knowingly that it is impracticable and prohibitively costly, should we go with ‘one nation, one subscription’? If pursued, it will be like *‘networking for resource sharing’* and *‘consortia approach to subscription’* projects of past 2-3 decades where covert objectives of *centralization of resources and authority/ power *are met but not savings and extra service. Issues are certainly debatable! Yours, M S Sridhar, Former Head, Library and Documentation, ISRO Satellite Centre, Bangalore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Informatics Innovation Award - LTC2021. 30 JAN 2021
by Sathyanarayana NV 29 Jan '21

29 Jan '21

Dear friends LTC2021 – the International Conclave on eScience and Digital Libraries, took off well on 27th Jan, with the inaugural address by Dr. K. Vijaya Raghavan, Principal Scientific Advisor to the. Government of India. Tomorrow is the final day of the LTC2021 with three sessions: 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM. Social Media and Research 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM. Health Informatics 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM. Case studies in Innovation and Valedictory CASE STUDIES IN INNOVATION session presents five best innovations selected by the independent members of Jury, from the nation-wide nominations received for Informatics Innovation Award. The team of Juries chaired by Dr. Anand Byrappa, Head of Data Centre and Libraries, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, has short-listed these case-studies for presentation from 30 innovations received. Best two of these five presentations will be selected for the award based on Juries’ assessment and audience score. Please do not forget to join the Case studies in Innovation Session and to vote for the best presenter to qualify two best for the Informatics Innovation Award. The VALIDECTORY ADDRESS will be delivered by Prof. V. N Rajasekharan Pillai, former UGC Chairman and currently the Vice Chancellor of Somiya Vidyavihar University, Mumbai. An eminent educationist, Prof. Pillai served as the Director of NAAC and VC of IGNOU in the past. N. V. Sathyanarayana Conclave Chair | Chairman & Managing Director | Informatics India Ltd. | Bangalore 560004 |INDIA | | www.informaticsglobal.com<http://www.informaticsglobal.com> | -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National webinar on "Reference Management in Scholarly Writing using Mendeley"
by meera anand 29 Jan '21

29 Jan '21

Dear Professional friends, Greetings! The Learning Resource Centre, Jain (Deemed-to-be University) invites you to participate in the National Webinar titled “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_QO9hMQUmhg77RA/viewform No registration fee. Webinar 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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Famed Chinese immunologist cleared of plagiarism and fraud
by Raghavendra pawar 28 Jan '21

28 Jan '21

Really interesting. Famed Chinese immunologist cleared of plagiarism and fraud <https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00219-4> Thank you, Raghavendra R -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 214, Issue 32
by Narendra Lahkar 27 Jan '21

27 Jan '21

Received the Newsletter published from your end. It is a good professional job the Association has undertaken. Congratulations.. Narendra Lahkar On Wed, Jan 27, 2021 at 12:01 PM <lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: > Send LIS-Forum mailing list submissions to > lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > You can reach the person managing the list at > lis-forum-owner(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of LIS-Forum digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. School Library Association-India, E-Newsletter (Vol.2, Issue > 3-4, July-Dec. 2020) (secretary slaindia) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2021 20:52:29 +0530 > From: secretary slaindia <secretary.slaindia(a)gmail.com> > To: LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > Subject: [LIS-Forum] School Library Association-India, E-Newsletter > (Vol.2, Issue 3-4, July-Dec. 2020) > Message-ID: > <CA+K8= > aDGfAuQTSNPvLi3B6VvAVPDqgPVHGkG1ZqfqtP4N34zeg(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Dear Professional, > > Greetings from School Library Association-India! > > Happy to share with you the latest issue of SLAI Scoop, the quarterly > e-newsletter of SLA-India (Vol.2, Issue 3-4, July-Dec. 2020). > > Kindly download and read the newsletter from the below link. > > > https://indianschoollibraryassociationonline.files.wordpress.com/2021/01/sl… > > We welcome your comments and suggestions. > > If you like to know more about SLA-India, please visit www.slaindia.org > > Thank you > > Warm regards > > S. L. Faisal > General Secretary > School Library Association > secretary.slaindia(a)gmail.com > www.slaindia.org > +91 9447699724 > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > LIS-Forum mailing list > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > > > ------------------------------ > > End of LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 214, Issue 32 > ****************************************** > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > > -- Dr. Narendra Lahkar President, IASLIC Member, Executive Council, Bodoland University, Kokrajhar Member, School of Economics, Management and Information Sciences, NEHU, Shillong Former Dean, Faculty of Arts and Former Professor & Head, Dept of Lib & Inf Science Gauhati University, Guwahati 781014 (India) *Residence:* HNo 11, Bye Lane 1, Ajanta Path, Survey, Beltola, Guwahati 781028 +919864053349

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Webinar on Education on Demand -- NEP 2020 and Beyond on 6th Feb 2021 & Forthcoming Events
by Mohan Hr 27 Jan '21

27 Jan '21

Educational Reforms -- Education on Demand -- NEP 2020 and Beyond ================================================= CSI Chennai, ACM Chennai & IEEE CS Madras cordially invite you to the webinar Topic: Educational Reforms -- Education on Demand -- NEP 2020 and Beyond Speaker: Prof. K. Subramanian, Former Sr DDG (NIC), MeITY & Advisor to CAG, Govt of India, Founder Director & Professor ACIIL, IGNOU, Author of Education On Demand for JAPAN (NIME,1997) Date: Saturday, 6th Feb 2021 Time: 6 pm to 7 pm IST PDF invite at http://bit.ly/3i43uiC Register at http://bit.ly/2Lt775I Forthcoming Events ================= 30th Jan -- Experimental AI for Social Good. https://bit.ly/36U5rKF 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: Jan 2021: https://bit.ly/3h3MJnq Feb 2021: https://bit.ly/3st0rWd For additional events in Jan 2021: https://bit.ly/3p7GS2Z Feb 2021: https://bit.ly/3nNALA1 Interesting Reads And Information -- IRAI -- 210121: https://bit.ly/3oawwOU

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CFP submission date extended: ISKO UK Conference 2021 - online - 12-16 July 2021
by Aida Slavic 26 Jan '21

26 Jan '21

***Apologies for Cross-posting*** === Call for Papers Submission deadline 1 March === Knowledge Organization in Exceptional Times: How KO Helps People, Organizations and Societies to Adapt to Change" Online, 12-16 July 2021 Conference website: https://www.iskouk.org/Conference-2021 Abstract submission: https://easychair.org/cfp/ISKOUK2021 Deadline: 1 March 2021 Contact: conference(a)iskouk.org "Knowledge Organization in Exceptional Times ", the 7th biennial ISKO UK Conference, will be held online from 12-16 July 2021. This ISKO UK conference addresses challenges and opportunities during periods of dramatic change. These can be brought about by pandemics, political change, conflicts, social unrest or technological innovation. This conference will explore the role of knowledge organization in helping people, organization and societies to adapt to change. The conference aims to bridge the divide between theory and practice and we welcome submissions from both practitioners and researchers in knowledge organization. We are looking for papers and/or presentations and posters that will attract a global audience of researchers, practitioners, teachers, and developers. Your proposed paper or presentation should help to deepen the understanding of knowledge organization, describe challenges, innovations and advances in the field, or speculate about the potential of KO to bring progress and benefits. For details about invited topics and to submit your 300-500 word abstract go to https://easychair.org/cfp/ISKOUK2021. ==== ISKO UK - The UK Chapter of the International Society for Knowledge Organization www.iskouk.org ----------------------------------------------- Do not miss our free webinars: ISKO UK Meetups - https://www.iskouk.org/Landing-page Knowledge Organization Education - https://www.iskouk.org/KOED

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Sad demise of Prof. I V Malhan
by DrFayaz Lone 26 Jan '21

26 Jan '21

Really sad news. Great loss for the profession.My heartfelt condolences to the family.Fayaz A Lone On Tue, 26 Jan 2021 at 9:03 PM, lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in<lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: Send LIS-Forum mailing list submissions to lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in You can reach the person managing the list at lis-forum-owner(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of LIS-Forum digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Symposium on 'Open access to archives, to support humanities research in India' (madhan muthu) 2. Sad demise of Prof. I V Malhan (Harinder Pal Singh Kalra) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2021 06:42:47 +0530 From: madhan muthu <mu.madhan(a)gmail.com> To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] Symposium on 'Open access to archives, to support humanities research in India' Message-ID: <CAMKdZQ+bLDQ+DYrVY4=vRsjDWf2G-u1fnwpPdLpiRMn3ngFpPw(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Dear All: You are invited. And, kindly share this invitation to people you think would be of interest. *Azim Premji University is organising a symposium on 'Open access to archives, to support humanities research in India'* Archives, libraries, museums, and other institutions around the world increasingly digitize their collections and provide web-wide access to them to all users. New tools and standards have enabled such institutions organising their digital collections in open repositories in a structured way and providing seamless interoperability between the repositories. This symposium will focus on maximizing access to the materials housed at different archives in India which are primary sources of information for humanities research, and the issues and possibilities in providing open access to archival materials. Date: 3 February 2021, Time: 3-5 PM Kindly register: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_krs3C3t3T02OlpMvkFQplg Host: Tarangini Sriraman, Azim Premji University Digital archives and open access By Maya Dodd A focus on open access is much needed for the actualisation of knowledge societies, and this is easily possible with digital archives. Such archives especially afford the tools to catalogue and cross reference under-examined narratives of community knowledge, and can kindle new ecosystems of storytelling and inspired research in addition to academic study. These new registers, created through digital technologies, often cross-question official narratives and enable a multiplication of viewpoints, languages and forms for the co-creation of public interest. Toward an archival commons By Venkat Srinivasan Through examples of various kinds of archival objects, this talk will be an attempt to perhaps state the obvious: that the production of knowledge is heavily dependent on what enters these spaces we occupy for research. The talk will bring out ideas from a recent art installation on the idea of an archive, where we aimed to reflect on the very existence of the archival object. Venkat will also touch upon some archival resources in the field, obstacles in getting archival material more broadly accessible and finally talk about a new collective, Milli, that we are part of. Milli is building open source tools for the public to find and annotate archival resources, along with seeing narratives develop from them. *Speakers * *Maya DoddProfessor @FLAME UniversityMaya is Professor of FLAME University. She currently serves as the Assistant Dean for Teaching, Learning and Engagement as well as the Chair of the Department of Humanities and Languages. Her recent work is featured in Exploring Digital Humanities in India: Pedagogies, Practices, and Institutional Possibilities (Routledge, 2020) Maya Dodd completed her Ph.D. from Stanford University and did subsequent post-doctoral fellowships at the Centre for the Study of Law and Governance at JNU, and with the Committee for South Asian Studies at Princeton University.Venkat SrinivasanArchivist @National Centre for Biological SciencesVenkat is the archivist at the Archives, National Centre for Biological Sciences in Bangalore, India (http://archives.ncbs.res.in/ <http://archives.ncbs.res.in/>), a centre for the history of contemporary biology in India. Together with software developers at Janastu, he is also developing an archival commons to find and share archival material and narrate stories from these (http://milli.link/ <http://milli.link/>). Prior to this, he was a research engineer at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University (https://lcls.slac.stanford.edu/overview <https://lcls.slac.stanford.edu/overview>). He is an independent science writer, with work in The Atlantic and Scientific American online, Nautilus, Aeon, Wired, and the Caravan (http://porterfolio.net/vns <http://porterfolio.net/vns>).Tarangini Sriraman (Host)Professor @Azim Premj UniversityTarangini Sriraman's research over the last six years has been invested in the histories of identification documents in the disparate colonial and postcolonial spaces of India. She has looked at debates over the material forms, the legal and cultural aspects of identification documents at various moments like epidemic control in late 19th century India, rationing during the Second World War, compensation for Partition-displaced persons, the resettlement of slum residents post 1990 and the implications of Aadhaar for urban poor subjects. OUP India published her book 'In Pursuit of Proof: A History of Identification Documents in India' in 2018.* -- Madhan, M -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2021 17:32:47 +0530 From: Harinder Pal Singh Kalra <hpskalra8(a)gmail.com> To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] Sad demise of Prof. I V Malhan Message-ID: <CA+HumBw6GkFAnLRJuMH9mmma46n-ZjLdQUVojoZ=UY6J8sQzOQ(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" With a heavy heart, I share with you the sad news about untimely demise of Prof. Inder Vir Malhan half an hour back today. Cremation will take place tomorrow. I shall share with you the time and place. Prof. Malhan's Residence is: 2643, Phase-7, Mohali. Prof. Jagtar Singh, Patiala. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. ------------------------------ Subject: Digest Footer _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum ------------------------------ End of LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 214, Issue 31 ****************************************** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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School Library Association-India, E-Newsletter (Vol.2, Issue 3-4, July-Dec. 2020)
by secretary slaindia 26 Jan '21

26 Jan '21

Dear Professional, Greetings from School Library Association-India! Happy to share with you the latest issue of SLAI Scoop, the quarterly e-newsletter of SLA-India (Vol.2, Issue 3-4, July-Dec. 2020). Kindly download and read the newsletter from the below link. https://indianschoollibraryassociationonline.files.wordpress.com/2021/01/sl… We welcome your comments and suggestions. If you like to know more about SLA-India, please visit www.slaindia.org Thank you Warm regards S. L. Faisal General Secretary School Library Association secretary.slaindia(a)gmail.com www.slaindia.org +91 9447699724 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Sad demise of Prof. I V Malhan
by Harinder Pal Singh Kalra 26 Jan '21

26 Jan '21

With a heavy heart, I share with you the sad news about untimely demise of Prof. Inder Vir Malhan half an hour back today. Cremation will take place tomorrow. I shall share with you the time and place. Prof. Malhan's Residence is: 2643, Phase-7, Mohali. Prof. Jagtar Singh, Patiala. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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