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Mr. Prakasha, Senior Librarian, Sri Devaraj urs Medical college, Kolar awarded PhD.
by narayanappa subramanyam 17 Dec '19

17 Dec '19

Dear moderator, Please post this message in lis-forum. Dear All, I am happy to inform you that Sri Prakasha, Senior Librarian, University Library, Sri Devaraj Urs Academy of Higher Education and Research- Kolar has been awarded Ph.D. on 13-12-2019 by the Department of Library & Information Science, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore for his research topic “Knowledge and Skill Requirements for Health Science Library Professionals in Karnataka State: A Study” under the guidance of Dr. M Krishnamurthy, Associate Prof. DRTC, Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore. I wish him success in his future endeavors. With warm regards, Dr. Subramanyam N.Senior librarianRamaiah Medical CollegeBangalore -560054.(M)9449252683.E-Mail: subs_saha(a)yahoo.co.in, subrasaha77(a)gmail.com

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Fwd: [IFLA-L] Spring 2020 Online Course Grant Applications
by Shamprasad Pujar 16 Dec '19

16 Dec '19

FYI ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Kjerste Christensen <kjerste_christensen(a)byu.edu> Date: Wed, Dec 11, 2019 at 2:16 PM Subject: [IFLA-L] Spring 2020 Online Course Grant Applications To: ifla-l(a)iflalists.org <ifla-l(a)iflalists.org> Dear colleagues, The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS), a division of the American Library Association, is now accepting applications for the Online Course Grant for Library Professionals from Developing Countries <http://www.ala.org/alcts/awards/grants/onlinegrant> to participate in our online fundamentals courses held between January and August in 2020. One free seat per session is available to librarians and information professionals from developing countries. For full information about the grant, including eligibility criteria and a link to the application form, please see: http://www.ala.org/alcts/awards/grants/onlinegrant. *Applications may be submitted between December 3, 2019 and January 2, 2020.* *Fundamentals of Acquisitions (FOA)* Session 1: February 10 – March 20 Session 2: April 20 – May 29 Session 3: June 10 – July 10 The Fundamentals of Acquisitions (FOA) web course focuses on the basics of acquiring monographs and serials: goals and methods, financial management of library collections budgets, and relationships among acquisitions librarians, library booksellers, subscription agents, and publishers. In this course, you will receive a broad overview of the operations involved in acquiring materials after the selection decision is made. Note that in FOA, we distinguish between collection development, which involves the selection of materials for the library; and acquisitions, which orders, receives, and pays for those materials. *Fundamentals of Collection Assessment (FCA)* Session 1: March 9 – April 3 Session 2: May 4 – May 29 The Fundamentals of Collection Assessment course introduces the fundamental aspects of collection assessment in libraries. The course is designed for those who are responsible for or interested in collection assessment in all types and sizes of libraries. The course will introduce key concepts in collection assessment including the definition of collection assessment, techniques and tools, assessment of print and electronic collections, and project design and management. *Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management (FCDM)* Session 1: March 2 – March 27 Session 2: April 27 – May 22 Session 3: June 22 – July 17 The Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management web course addresses the basic components of these important areas of responsibility in libraries. Components include complete definition of collection development and collection management; collections policies and budgets as part of library planning; collection development (selecting for and building collections); collection management (e.g., making decisions after materials are selected, including decisions about withdrawal, transfer, preservation); collection analysis—why and how to do it; outreach, liaison, and marketing; trends and suggestions about the future for collection development and management. *Fundamentals of Electronic Resources Acquisitions (FERA)* Session 1: February 24 – March 27 Session 2: April 13 – May 18 Session 3: July 20 – August 14 The Fundamentals of Electronic Resources Acquisitions (FERA) web course will provide an overview of acquiring, providing access to, administering, supporting, and monitoring access to electronic resources. It will provide a basic background in electronic resource acquisitions including product trials, licensing, purchasing methods, and pricing models and will provide an overview of the sometimes complex relationships between vendors, publishers, platform providers, and libraries. *Fundamentals of Cataloging (FOC)* Session 1: January 13 – February 21 Session 2: March 23 – May 1 Session 3: June 1 – July 10 Fundamentals of Cataloging (FOC) web course begins with a discussion of how cataloging assists users in finding resources and of the value of standardization of practice. These foundations are then given practical grounding in the work of creating bibliographic descriptions, the process of subject analysis, and summarizing content utilizing classification. Standards such as MARC bibliographic and authority formats, Library of Congress Subject Headings and Library of Congress Classification are discussed. The shift in focus from format-based cataloging to entity-relationship model cataloging is taken from the FRBR foundation to the RDA practical application, with a final look at RDF triples and BIBFRAME. In all areas, the value of standards is illustrated and discussed. There is a heavy reliance on examples from actual practice throughout the course content. *Fundamentals of Preservation (FOP)* Session 1: March 9 – April 3 Session 2: May 4 – May 29 The Fundamentals of Preservation web course introduces participants to the principles, policies and practices of preservation in libraries and archives. The course is designed to inform all staff, across divisions and departments and at all levels of responsibility. It provides tools to begin extending the useful life of library collections. Components include preservation as a formal library function and how it reflects and supports the institutional mission; the primary role of preventive care, including good storage conditions, emergency planning and careful handling of collections; the history and manufacture of physical formats and how this impacts preservation options; standard methods of care and repair, as well as reformatting options; and challenges in preserving digital content and what the implications are for the future of scholarship. *Fundamentals of Metadata (FOM)* Session 1: February 10 – March 20 Session 2: April 6 – May 15 Session 3: June 15 – July 24 The Fundamentals of Metadata course will examine similarities and differences between cataloging and metadata; descriptive, technical, and administrative metadata schema; content standards and controlled vocabularies; approaches to metadata creation and transformation; and metadata project design. Thank you! We look forward to receiving your applications. Kjerste Christensen ALCTS International Relations Committee --

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Request for Participation in an Online Survey on " Use and Perception of Sci-Hub by Library and Information Science (LIS) Professionals: From an Indian Perspective" (Second Call)
by Vasanth 15 Dec '19

15 Dec '19

Dear Sir/Madam, I have taken up a small survey on “Use and Perception of Sci-Hub by Library and Information Science (LIS) Professionals: From an Indian Perspective” to understand the use of Sci-Hub for downloading pirated research articles from an Indian LIS perspective. Participation in this survey is anonymous. I kindly request all the LIS professionals to participate in this Survey. This survey is very brief and takes five to ten minutes to complete. If you have any questions about the survey please feel free to contact me at: vasanthrz(a)gmail.com. Following Link will lead you to the survey: https://forms.gle/cyyh273CRUcKN6Cx5 Please complete the survey by December 20, 2019 (Extended). Your assistance in providing invaluable information about this topic is much appreciated. Thank you in anticipation Vasantha Raju N.LibrarianGFGC-TalakadMysore vasanthrz(a)gmail.com

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New book announcement
by Siddu Huded 14 Dec '19

14 Dec '19

Dear Professional Friends, Greetings from Azim Premji University..! We are pleased to inform you that the book, ‘Ordinary People, Extraordinary Teachers: The heroes of real India’ authored by S. Giridhar, COO, Azim Premji University has just been published. This book, is a tribute to government school teachers. It has emerged from his study wherein he interacted with around 250 wonderful teachers in 110 schools across five districts where the Azim Premji Foundation has engaged for a long time. The mailer below provides a brief description. We believe the book would be a useful addition to your library and perhaps of interest to many members who avail your facilities. The book is available on Amazon site and the short URL for the Amazon link is www.bit.do/ordinarypeople-extraordinaryteachers. The book is also up in bookstores. Thanks and regards, Siddu Huded, Assistant Librarian, Azim Premji University, Bengaluru. 9538462949 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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SALIS - App - Released
by hariharan_ah＠yahoo.com 13 Dec '19

13 Dec '19

Dear Professional colleagues. We are happy to inform that we have released SALIS App. We request professional colleagues to become member of SALIS using this App. SALIS App is an ALL-IN one App to automate professional activities of SALIS particularly for: Creating Log-in ID using Gmail account Registration /Enrollment of New Members To know about SALIS membership Fee details To pay membership fee online by: UPI/DEBIT CARD/CREDIT CARD/ NET BANKING (If you select UPI, then choose the desired mode: PhonePe/GooglePay/PayTM) To contribute/donate to sponsor an event To Generate and Download authorized and approved computer generated Membership Filled-in Application Form Receipt for Payment Membership Certificate Members can also see the following MENUS: 1. About SALIS 2. Governing Council 3. Current Programmes ( to know about the current Programmes of SALIS) 4. Current News ( Any current professional news) 5. Membership Details 6 . Enroll New Member ( to register/enroll as a new member) 7. Update Member Details 8. Sponsorship ( to donate or send sponsorship amount) 9. Search Member ( to search members by name/place/institution name) 10. Enquiry (Members can send any enquiry / grievance to SALIS President/General Secretary or Chapter Chairman/Secretary 11. Download (Generating and Printing Filled-in Application Form/Receipt and Certificate) LINKS Social Network LINKS are given at the bottom of the page: Links to Mail Links to SALIS Face book Account SALIS twitter Account SALIS- E-Group (will be enabled) Download: Requirements: Android Phone ( version 4 and above) and with minimum 2GB RAM SALIS App is available in Google Play store for download. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Salislib.salis or visit: https://play.google.com/ Enter 'SALIS' or 'salis' in the search box provided at the top. You can also download form SALIS website www.salis.in User Instructions Guide can be downloaded from www.salis.in *** Please give your reviews and ratings in Google Play store (where you downloaded the App) Your feedback is requested to further improve the App. Thanking you, On behalf of SALIS President/GS and GC A.Hariharan SALIS 9841601903 hariharan_ah(a)yahoo.com

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Research Writing and Publication- Training Programme
by Francis Jayakanth 12 Dec '19

12 Dec '19

From: fgct(a)socio.org.uk <fgct(a)socio.org.uk> Sent: 11 December 2019 22:37 Workshop on Preparing Quality Research Writing and Improving Research Impact January 03-04, 2020 Vellalar College, Erode. Tamilnadu http://dirf.org/training.html Call For Participation Writing a good research paper needs learning skills and gaining experience. The available data about Indian research papers reveal that a very large number of papers are rejected in highly scholarly journals. There are many reasons for such a poor state of the environment. An article in Current Science highlighted the causes of rejection of scientific papers produced in the Third world countries. It includes lack of knowledge of scientific research, poor writing skills, language issues, absence of novelty in research and so on. If researchers are directed in the right way of writing good pieces of research, it may increase the level of Indian research publications. Realizing this value, a training workshop is planned for two days at the Vellalar College for Women, Erode. The proposed training workshop addresses the following issues. The ways of producing good research and writing high-level papers Gain exposure for creating new approaches and solving research issues Understanding the requirements of a good paper The characteristics of a good scientific reporting The approaches to understand a system of quality writing The content of a good research, good review and revision These issues can be explained to Indian academic researchers, particularly the young ones. Focusing the researchers on such issues will be possible by orienting them in training sessions. A training programme can be a model to carry out this plan. The following themes will be more purposeful. How to produce qualitative research publication? How to reflect the research carried out through the publication? What are the measures for research impact? What is the best way to disseminate research? How to structure the research publication? How to assess the reviewed publication? What is indexed research? How to integrate the research in the process of global review and indexing? How to increase the research publication quality and record high research productivity? How to improve English language presentation and proof-read the language without language experts How to find collaborators and form a collaborative network in research The above issues are just a few examples of the issues focused on the researchers. Young researchers need to be motivated to generate high-quality research. They need to be focused on global reviewed and indexed research. The program will also address the issues such as Information access pattern, Research collaboration, strategies for generating good pieces of research and improving research quality. This program will enable the researchers to understand the research publication process and to participate in the global research network. The programme will discuss the ways to optimize the research publication activities and the structure of research publications, review and indexing process, methods of generating good publications, demonstration of global indexing databases, research networks and other citation and evaluation metrics. The programme will have presentations, illustrations and discussions. The program will also have an exclusive session with interaction and discussions on ‘academic profiling with research publications and citation metrics’. The second session will have a presentation on case studies and illustrations in various subjects and domains. The participants can send draft papers and the papers will be discussed for good writing. Training Session Faculty The proposed programme will be addressed by eminent and experienced international researchers and information scientists. The following speakers have confirmed their participation as of now. Prof. P. Pichappan Director Digital Information Research Labs. Ilford, UK & Chennai, India Prof. S. Sivasubramanian Former Vice-Chancellor Bharathiar University Coimbatore-641 046 Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar Library Director King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Saudi Arabia Program Structure In the morning, there will be a brief opening program for 20 minutes. After the opening program, there is a coffee-break. After the coffee break, there will be a lengthy presentation. In the afternoon there will be illustrations and practical examples. The participants are encouraged to send their draft papers before December 25, 2019 in the online submission link - http://www.dline.info/ws/openconf/openconf.php The draft paper will be reviewed and discussed on the second day of the workshop. Who can participate? The proposed training session is mainly for young researchers, academicians & scientists from Colleges, Universities, Research Laboratories and Scientific Agencies. Interested administrators and librarians can also participate. The application for registration to the work shop should be submitted online at - https://forms.gle/67uddeaZ1TSgn37L8 For further details M. Sivamani Librarian and Organizing Chair Vellalar College for Women (Autonomous), Erode-12 Phone: 0424-2244107, Mobile: 9360563334 library(a)vcw.ac.in<mailto:library@vcw.ac.in>

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Library assistant vacancy at HDFC Ltd Library for freshers
by Abhimanyu Herlekar 12 Dec '19

12 Dec '19

Dear All Announcing Library assistant vacancy at HDFC Ltd Library, Churchgate Mumbai, for freshers. Candidates with high experience need not apply for the post. Send in CVs on library(a)hdfc.com Call on 9702496689 for more details. Regards Abhimanyu Herlekar Asst Manager Library HDFC Ltd

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Raising research quality will require collective action
by Raghavendra pawar 12 Dec '19

12 Dec '19

Raising research quality will require collective action <https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-03750-7?WT.ec_id=NATURE-20191212…> Thank you, Raghavendra R

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New agreed definition of predatory publishing
by Rabishankar Giri 12 Dec '19

12 Dec '19

Dear All, We are all aware that scholars from India contribute a substantial number of papers in Predatory Journals that cause the rising incidences of shoddy scholarship in Academia in our country. However, we lack an agreed definition of Predatory Publishing. The new issue of 'Nature' has espoused a consensus definition of Predatory Publishing, which is - “Predatory journals and publishers are entities that prioritize self-interest at the expense of scholarship and are characterized by false or misleading information, deviation from best editorial and publication practices, a lack of transparency, and/or the use of aggressive and indiscriminate solicitation practices.”-Nature 576, 210-212 (2019) Regards,Rabishankar GiriPresidency Universitywww.presiuniv.ac.inhttps://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=lC…

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Re: [LIS-Forum] LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 200, Issue 38
by Muthuramalingam Kannan 11 Dec '19

11 Dec '19

Dr.Padmanabhan Vyasamoorthy, your apprehensions are justifiable and in today's context all international conferences are arranged in tune with the tour trips of visiting professionals. We need to wait and watch (see). -- Thanking You, Dr.M.Kannan,M.L.I.Sc.,PhD., & UGC-NET Librarian, V.O.Chidambaram College, Palaymkottai Road, Tuticorin - 628 008.

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