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Gettheresearch (GTR) - AI Based Scholarly Search Engine
by Shamprasad Pujar 15 May '19

15 May '19

Dear All, GTR is a free search engine to help everyone find and understand scholarly research. As claimed by developers it is a context based search engine. It also has a provision to restrict access only to open access articles using unpaywall database. It has been launched recently. The beta version is available at: https://gettheresearch.org I hope you will find it useful for you and your users. Regards, Dr Shamprasad M. Pujar Chief Librarian Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research Gen Vaidya Marg, Goregaon (East) MUMBAI-400 065, India Phone: ++91-22-2841 6528 E-mail: pujar(a)igidr.ac.in

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Invitation to participate in the 2nd LIS Conference
by Pandurang Konnur 14 May '19

14 May '19

Dear Professional Friends, It gives us an immense pleasure to inform you that, LIS Academy in collaboration with VTU Consortium and Department of Public Libraries, Bangalore is conducting *2nd LISA Conference on “Innovations in Libraries**” (iiL-2018)* which is scheduled on 6-8 June 2019 at Visvesvaraya Technological University, Jnana Sangama, Belagavi: 590018, Karnataka, State. More than 500 participants including the Librarians of Academic, Special and Public Libraries, Principals and Management Representatives of engineering colleges are expected to participate in this seminar. The conference is aiming to enlighten the issues related to Innovations in library services, technologies, content development, and public libraries. You may please find the Conference Brochure detailing about the Conference in the conference website http://iil.lisacademy.org As a well-wisher to LIS Academy, I take this opportunity to invite you to participate in this conference. I anticipate your participation. Thanks & Regards, * Dr. P. V. Konnur* *Former LIS Professor*, *Fulbright Scholar* - (UIUC, USA) *Adviser - VTU Consortium, * *Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi - 590 018, * *Chairman* - State Level Book Selection Committee, Karnataka *President* - LIS Academy, Bangalore *Member of Syndicate*, KUVEMPU University, Shivamogga, Karnataka, India *Mobile* : 09449679737 *E-Mail* : pvkonnur(a)gmail.com Website: *www.lisacademy.org <http://www.lisacademy.org/>* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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International Conference on Reshaping Librarianship: Innovations and Transformation (ICRLIT-2019)
by hariharan_ah＠yahoo.com 13 May '19

13 May '19

International Conference on Reshaping Librarianship: Innovations and Transformation (ICRLIT-2019) Organized by Arignar Anna Central Library, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore and Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science(SALIS Sponsored by Indian Council of Social Science Research [ICSSR] Conference Date: 16-17, August 2019 OBJECTIVES OF THE CONFERENCE To discuss, debate and seek an alternative to manage current libraries To provide a platform for professional discussion among LIS professionals in academics, services, and research disciplines To create an environment for expanding the professional network and reshaping librarianship To Address the innovative problem area and to lead away for managing such problems To Recommend suitable Transformation policy measures To provide an interdisciplinary platform for the academicians, researchers, managers, industrial participants and LIS graduates around the world to share their research findings WHO CAN ATTEND? The conference is an excellent opportunity for LIS professionals to connect, discuss and debate in order to shape the 21sr century academic library ICRLIT-2019 is open to all. CONFERENCE THEME ICRLIT - 2019 will explore two essential areas that drive the modern academic library: The role of libraries in advocating and facilitating librarianship; and the library is an adaption to serve the technically changing needs of collections and their users. Major Conference THEMES The scope of the conference includes, but is not limited to the following topics: Reshaping of the Librarianship Managing Modern Libraries: Innovation and Transformation Best Practices in Library Resources and Services Case Studies of Resources and Services Different Aspects Research Innovation Managing e-Contents Digital Content Creation, Preservation and Delivery Resources Sharing Metric Study User Study IMPORTANT DATES Last date for Abstract Submission 5th July 2019 Abstract Acceptance Communication 10th July 2019 Last Date for Full Paper Submission 20th July 2019 Last Date for Registration 25th July 2019 Conference Date 16th and 17th August 2019 REGISTRATION FEE: PARTICIPANTS Indian Delegates (Sponsored) Rs. 2500.00 Indian Delegates (Individual Rs. 2000.00 Indian Research Scholars and Students (Regular) Rs. 1500.00 Foreign Delegates (Individual) $.100.00 Foreign Scholars and Students (Regular) $. 50.00 BANK DETAILS: Beneficiary’s Name : The Organizing SecretaryICRLIT-2019 Bank Account Number : 822610110014437 IFS Code : BKID0008226 SWIFT Code : BKIDINBBCOM MICR No. : 641013011 Name of the Bank & Address : Bank of India, BU Campus, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore – 641 046, Tamil Nadu, India Note: Registration fee is non-refundable. Registration will be confirmed, only if the form is duly completed and payment received in full. Please note that the conference fee does not include accommodation. Address for Communication Dr. R. Sarangapani Convenor / Organizing Secretary University Librarian / Head i/c Arignar Anna Central Library Bharathiar University Coimbatore – 641 046 Tamil Nadu, India Website: icrlit2019.com e-Mail: icrlit.2019(a)gmail.com Phone: +91-9443098662, +91-422-2428231,36 For more details, please visit: Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science

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Articles for a Festschrift volume in honour of Prof Khaiser M Khan, Mangalore University
by Gopakumar Velayudhanpillai 11 May '19

11 May '19

Dear friendsAs you are aware, Prof Khaiser M Khan, a wonderful LIS teacher and a friend of LIS professionals all over India got superannuated in February 2019 from Mangalore University. He has been a great motivator for all his students and the Library and Information Science fraternity of this region. During this occasion, we thought of bringing out a Festschrift volume in honor of Prof. Khaiser M Khan. Based on our earlier announcement, we got some good response. However, that was not enough for finalizing a Festschrift volume to honor Prof Khan. As such, we are again requesting the LIS fraternity in India and abroad to submit articles on the following themes.The book will be on the following theme and subthemes.Main ThemeDigital revolution and the transformation of librariesSubthemesDigital Resources for libraries: The new forms of digital information resources and their influence in the transformation of modern libraries. Are we equipped well in t he current scenario?Library users in the modern ageExpectations of the users from modern day libraries. Are they equipped to tap the resources of the modern day library?The transformed librarianThe digital revolution has brought lots of changes to the way librarians perform. They have started using new library management tools and techniques. What are the professional challenges before librarians?The Theme and sub-themes will give you a brief idea of what the content of the proposed volume. We request you to contribute an article revolving around the themes mentioned above. *The article should not be published elsewhere. *The article will be subjected to similarity check using Urkund software and will be published only if it is found within in satisfactory limits for the editorial board. *Follow APA style for the presentation of references and citations.*The editorial committee will take the final decision on the publication of the article.The last date for submitting t he article is 31.5.2019Dr GOPAKUMAR V.University Librarian,Goa UniversityTaleigao Plateau, Goa. PIN 403 206gopakumar.v(a)rediffmail.comOffice Phone: 08669609012Mobile No: 09447056713

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Request for the copy of an article
by Gopakumar Velayudhanpillai 11 May '19

11 May '19

Dear friends,Can someone help me in getting the following article?Poornima, B. G., Morudkar, V., & Reddy, Y. V. (2019, May). Impact of Dividend Announcements of Banks on Stock Returns and the Determinants of Dividend Policy. Indian Journal of Finance, 15(3).Dr GOPAKUMAR V.University Librarian,Goa UniversityTaleigao Plateau, Goa. PIN 403 206Mobile No: 09447056713

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Sharp increase in article processing charge
by Subbiah Arunachalam 10 May '19

10 May '19

There seems to be no logic why journal publishers keep raising APC year after year at an exorbitant rate. Here is a brief report from Hamid Pashaei and Heather Morrison on the outrageous price hikes made by BMC in 2019: BioMed Central in 2019: Sharp increase in article processing charge Posted by hamidpasha <https://sustainingknowledgecommons.org/author/hamidpasha/> <https://sustainingknowledgecommons.org/2019/04/30/biomed-central-in-2019-sh…> *by Hamid Pashaei and Heather Morrison* Update May 1, 2019: https://sustainingknowledgecommons.org/2019/04/30/biomed-central-in-2019-sh… -- 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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National conference HSLACON 2019 on Sunday, 9th June 2019.
by Shivendra 09 May '19

09 May '19

It take great pleasure to inform you that Health Science Library Association (HSLA) is organizing its National conference HSLACON 2019 on Sunday, 9th June 2019. The theme of HSLACON 2019 is "Emerging Trends and Technologies in Library and Information Science". The conference is going to deliberate upon the main issues of the theme including current technology tends in libraries, academic libraries in the digital age, technologies affecting library services, national and international databases, library resource sharing, social networking technologies, e-resources management, web based information sources & services, plagiarism & research ethics and open access resources management etc. An eminent expert will be sharing their knowledge and expertise at HSLACON 2019. Huge numbers of delegates are expected to join HSLACON 2019. The Participation of your Library professionals in HSLACON 2019 will be highly rewarding and beneficial. More Details on https://hslacon2019.blogspot.com/ Online Registration https://hslacon2019.blogspot.com/p/registration.html Conference Director Dr. Sanjeev Sharma Librarian, Surat Municipal Institute of Medical Education & Research, Surat Shivendra Singh PhD, MLIS Senior Librarian All India Institute of Medical Sciences Phulwarisarif, Patna, India Ph. +91 9815626163 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4020-725 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Shivendra_Singh3 -- 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 194, Issue 11
by Abha sinha 09 May '19

09 May '19

I know good librarians get hurted when people say like this for academic libraries.It is backbone of academic excellences.It fully depends on individual management,with smile,good circulation of resources.our duty is to find means to attract readers ,visitorsin lib.so dear friends mobile,media can never be compared with printed books & its lofty readers. On Tue, May 7, 2019, 10:50 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. Re: Use of academic libraries by the public (Koteswara Rao Mamidi) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 6 May 2019 17:22:17 +0000 > From: Koteswara Rao Mamidi <mk-rao(a)hotmail.com> > To: vinod mishra <mishravk79(a)gmail.com> > Cc: Anil Kumar Hanumappa <anil67(a)gmail.com>, lis-forum > <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in>, Subbiah Arunachalam > <subbiah.arunachalam(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Use of academic libraries by the public > Message-ID: <3940EE94-9B4F-446A-93AB-723E72F81C95(a)hotmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" > > I do not agree that academic libraries have lost their value or importance > among academic fraternity. Yes, it may be true that the number of > students/faculty visiting university libraries in person has come down > because the required electronic information is easily available over the > Internet to its users. > In case there is a library which has lost its impression among its users, > it may be due to poor management of library collection, infrastructure and > services by mediocre library professionals. Academic libraries are indeed > the backbone for higher education and cannot be dismissed so easily. > There is nothing wrong if academic libraries are open to general public to > a limited extend without jeopardizing the interest of the intended users, > i.e students and faculty. > > Dr. M Koteswara Rao > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 06-May-2019, at 11:57 AM, vinod mishra <mishravk79(a)gmail.com<mailto: > mishravk79(a)gmail.com>> wrote: > > I agree with Anil sir. Day by Day libraries are loosing their impression > among academic fraternity hence the current suggestion may increase the > value of same among those who are really thirsty for information. > > > > On Sun, 5 May 2019 19:58 Anil Kumar Hanumappa, <anil67(a)gmail.com<mailto: > anil67(a)gmail.com>> wrote: > All good ideas have problems in their acceptance and implementation. Once > we start the process of conversing these ideas, solutions will follow. I > had suggested this idea to the National Mission on Libraries a few years > back at the ICDL but same response was provided by, if I am not mistaken by > Prof Pental, the chair of NML. > > On the one hand we have academic libraries being not utilised to their > potential and on the other hand poor students not able to access libraries. > Even accessing spaces for learning is not possible today, even if academic > libraries are empty during many holidays, Sundays, etc. We should be able > to open academic libraries to needy students if we put our minds to it. > Problems are plenty but will have solutions too. > > I know it is a difficult idea but it's time has come. > > Regards > > H Anilkumar > Librarian, IIMA > > > > > On Sat, May 4, 2019, 8:04 PM Koteswara Rao Mamidi <mk-rao(a)hotmail.com > <mailto:mk-rao@hotmail.com>> > wrote: > > > The idea of making academic libraries ‘public’ is good and a welcome move > > because they are run by ‘public money’ but, there are many problems of > > management such as reduced seating space and access to limited print > > reading material by student members, thefts, etc. further, publishers who > > license electronic resources to academic libraries will not allow others > > (public) to access their resources freely. Licensing of e-resources to > > university libraries in India is already problematic due to FTE count. > The > > legal battle between Delhi University and OUP/CUP on free distribution of > > xerox copies of text books shows that business and scholarship cannot go > > together. Although this whole idea of ‘openness’ sounds very good it’s > > implementation in India will certainly create a storm among academicians > > and publishers. > > > > Dr M Koteswara Rao > > Retd. Librarian > > Univ of Hyderabad > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > On 04-May-2019, at 10:52 AM, Subbiah Arunachalam < > > subbiah.arunachalam(a)gmail.com<mailto:subbiah.arunachalam@gmail.com>> > wrote: > > > > > > Should the public be allowed to use an academic institution's library? > > > > > > > > > > > > When a similar question was asked of University Librarian Jeffrey > > > MacKie-Mason (UC Berkeley), his reply was 'yes.' > > > > > > > > > > > > *What about for the public?* > > > > > > We are a public library and, under our license, the public can come to > us > > > and access Elsevier articles on-site. A number of people in public > health > > > in the Bay Area come here to read journal articles, for example. They > > will > > > also lose direct access to a 2019 publication. > > > > > > The main thing for the public to know is that we’re taking a major > stand > > > with the power of UC to transform the scholarly journal publishing > > industry > > > for the benefit of our scholars and the public. We remain in > negotiations > > > with other publishers of UC research articles. The industry is not > going > > to > > > change overnight, but we want the public and the world to have access > to > > > research — to our UC research — that is funded by the public in the > first > > > place. That is core to our mission at the University Library. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > 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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Cost of knowledge
by Subbiah Arunachalam 08 May '19

08 May '19

Friends: Here is some information, courtesy activist and OA advocate Carl Malamud, on how much CSIR labs and Indian universities spend on journal subscription: https://archive.org/details/CostOfKnowledge Arun http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-4658 http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9925-2009

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DRTC/ISI - MRC/Drexel University joint Symposium on Data Representation and Organization Techniques
by Sagar Gajbe 08 May '19

08 May '19

DRTC/ISI - MRC/Drexel University joint Symposium on Data Representation and Organization Techniques July 2-4, 2019 Sponsored by Indo-US Science and Technology Forum https://drtc.isibang.ac.in/dro/ Data are valuable assets when exploited to impact change, scientific thought, productivity and growth. Data is being generated at an unprecedented rate. Data are now the new currency and deemed as major assets for science and for humanity. Management and stewardship of data is an area that needs the attention of the scientific community. Big data has been discussed at various forums and the focus has been on processing huge amounts of data. While that is important, the tools and techniques needed to harness data to facilitate easy retrieval and access are also crucial. FAIR principles emphasize that it is not only important that data produced is used, but it is crucial for it to be stored, processed and hosted in such a way as to make it easily Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable. The key to efficient data retrieval lies in efficient data representation and organization. Use of standards in data representation would ensure data Interoperability and reuse. The symposium is announced with the aim of disseminating and sharing the latest developments on the topic based on research experience of teams at Drexel University and Indian Statistical Institute. The Symposium draws on International expertise in the field. It aims to attract senior researchers and faculty, young researchers and students who will benefit from the knowledge exchange and interaction with International experts who have been identified. The symposium will serve as a platform for future research thoughts in an area of scientific importance. Topics: 1. Introduction to Data Repositories 2. Standards for Data Representation 3. Data Organization 4. Research Data Management 4. Comparative study of Data Repository software 5. Case studies: Comparative study of data.gov sites 6. Comparative study RDM sites 7. Institutional Data Management 8. Comparative study of domain specific data types 9. DCAT and other metadata schema 10. Data Licensing: Creative commons and other Licenses 11. Technology Platform for data organization and services: CKAN Target Audience: Institutional repository managers, data managers, librarians, information and knowledge managers, metadata editors and catalogers, scientists in different domains involved in datacycle Registration fees: INR 3000/- [for participants from India and SAARC countries] USD 50/- [for all other countries] Accommodation: Limited accommodation is available on a shared basis on the campus guest house on ‘First Come First Served’ basis. Registration fee does NOT include accommodation, breakfastand dinner. Those who wish to book for accommodation please mail us at office(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in. Venue: Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore For detailed information and updates, please visit: https://drtc.isibang.ac.in/dro/ Contact: office(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in Phone: +91-80-26985 490 -- *With Regards,* *Sagar Gajbe.* *Documentation Research and Training Centre,Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore.*

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