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Arranging Koha and Library Automation' workshop on 09th March 2019
by Gangadhar KC 27 Feb '19

27 Feb '19

Dear Sir/ Madam, Greetings from NMITLibrary and Information Centre. Iam glad to inform you that Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology (an Autonomousinstitution) Yelahanka, Bengaluru is offering ‘Koha and Library Automation' workshop on 09th March 2019 as a Remote Centre of IIT Bombay. I am writing this emailto invite (1) your librarian/ library staff and (2) your system administrator/Computertechnical person to attend a one day `Koha' workshop on Saturday, 9th March2019’. This workshop will be conducted by IIT Bombay, through NMIT remotecentre (RC ID: 1105) & Library and Information Centre. This workshop isorganized under the aegis of the National Virtual Library of India (NVLI),funded by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India. Participants will learn 'Koha' bylistening to Spoken Tutorials and practicing them on live 'Koha'software, at the NMIT Remote Centre. There will be live interactions betweenthe participants at the Remote Centres and Koha experts at IIT Bombay or IGNOUor both. For more details of the workshop, pleasesee the attached invitation letter: Interested participantscan create a Login ID using the below link, https://www.it.iitb.ac.in/nmeict/signup.html Register for thisworkshop, by visiting http://www.it.iitb.ac.in/nmeict/announcements.html. The last date forregistration is 5th March 2019 (11.59pm). CourseFee: Every participant (BothLibrarian and the System Administrator) has to pay Rs. 100 as the course fee to IITBombay at the time of online registration. On the day of the workshop,i.e., on 9 March 2019, they have to pay Rs.400 to the Remote Centre of NMIT (RCID: 1105). Formore details feel free to contact: 1)Dr.K.C. Gangadhar, Librarian, NMIT. Mobile No.: +91 7019833410; gangadhar.kc(a)nmit.ac.in 2)Mr.Manjunath L., System Admin, NMIT. Mobile No.: +91 9886857638; manjunatha.l(a)nmit.ac.in Note:Please find the attached brochure for more details. ThankingYou, Dr. K.C.Gangadhar, Librarian, Libraryand Information Centre, NMIT, Yelahanka, Bengaluru-560 064

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Open Access: India’s science adviser backs bold plan to tear down journal paywalls
by Francis Jayakanth 27 Feb '19

27 Feb '19

From: Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar <vjkjk(a)yahoo.com> Sent: 25 February 2019 15:40 The Indian government’s principal science adviser says the country is joining Plan S, a bold initiative launched last year by a group of European funders to ensure that, by 2020, taxpayer-funded research results are made immediately open. Krishnaswamy VijayRaghavan, a molecular biologist who has been advising prime minister Narendra Modi’s government for almost a year, outlined the benefits of Plan S in a series of tweets on Tuesday. India’s science adviser backs bold plan to tear down journal paywalls<https://sciencebusiness.net/news/indias-science-adviser-backs-bold-plan-tea…> ---------- Dr. J. K. VIJAYAKUMAR, IATUL Board Member Library Director, King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST),

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Open Access Journal Search Engine
by Dp Tripathi 27 Feb '19

27 Feb '19

Dear Friends, I am really delighted to share with appreciation for the wonderful work done by Dr. Badan Berman. He has created the Open Access Searching Journal Engine which not only has the link of Library & Information Science journals but have the information of open access journals in different domains such as science, humanities & arts etc. The link is given below to browse. http://www.kkhsou.in/library/oajse/index.html It is really commendable work in my opinion and has lot of useful information to assist the academic fraternity. I offer him heartfelt appreciation and congratulations. I was not aware of this source but happy to know about this. Thanks DP Tripathi -- ************************************ *Dhanwantari Prakash Tripathi* MA (ECO), MLISc, HDISM, ECDL Ph.D. (Pursue) Commonwealth Fellow, University of East London ************************************ Assistant Librarian & In-charge Periodicals & E-Resources Section Biju Patnaik Central Library National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Odisha –769008 INDIA ************************************ *YouTube - Librarian Guide <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqq2XkD5KKp5W7VrMJOsGhw>* *UGC-NET Preparation Site <http://ugcnet.dptripathi.in>* ************************************ *M - +91-8895296796* *U - www.dptripathi.in <http://www.dptripathi.in> * ************************************ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library transforms village in Mysuru
by Sharmila Ghosh 26 Feb '19

26 Feb '19

How a dedicated official’s efforts and a digital library transformed a Mysuru village https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/how-dedicated-official-s-efforts-and-… Sharmila Ghosh Retired, Library Services Mysore, Karnataka -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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One Day Workshop on Koha and Library Automation
by Bhagwan Nagapure 25 Feb '19

25 Feb '19

Dear All, The IIT Bombay is conducting a One Day Workshop on Koha & Library Automation for Librarian and System Administrator on 9th March 2019, Saturday at various Remote Centers. Details of the workshop Date: 9th March 2019 Time: 9:30 am to 6 pm Venue: Various Remote Centers Registration dates: Last date of registration: 5 March 2019 Registration Fees: Rs.500/- (Includes lunch and tea) Kindly visit (https://www.it.iitb.ac.in/nmeict/announcements.html) to know more about the workshop and to register. Participants who successfully complete the workshop and fill the feedback form will be provided with the “E-Certificate”. We invite all who are interested to attend this workshop. -- * Bhagwan Krishnaji NagapureSr. Library and Information Assistant Central Library IIT Bombay* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Setup of Koha server for production use during workshop
by vinod mishra 25 Feb '19

25 Feb '19

Dear All, As you might be aware that Biju Patnaik Central Library, NIT Rourkela is conducting five days conference as per UGC guidelines i.e. API point will be given for a minimum of five days programme only. There are pre-conference advance Koha and Dspace workshops too during which participants may bring there PC/Server on which they want to install Koha/Dspace for use in the libraries. We will install and configure the Koha/Dspace as per their library requirements so that once they went to parent institute from day first it can be used in libraries. For details please visit at: https://elpesnitr.wordpress.com/ and contact the undersigned. With Regards, Vinod Kumar Mishra, Assistant Librarian, Biju Patnaik Central Library (BPCL), NIT Rourkela, Sundergadh-769008, Odisha, India. Mob:91+9439420860 Website: http://mishravk.com/ ORCID ID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4666-7874 *"Spiritual relationship is far more precious than physical. Physical relationship divorced from spiritual is body without soul" -- Mahatma Gandhi* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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THE LIBRARY Annual issue
by Apresh Mishra 25 Feb '19

25 Feb '19

Dear Members Download THE LIBRARY magazine Annual issue from the link below: *http://www.tlmag.in/download/ <http://www.tlmag.in/download/>* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Conference at MD Shah Mahila College, Malad, Mumbai on 13th March 2019
by Dr. Bhupendra Bansod 25 Feb '19

25 Feb '19

Dear Professional Shri M.D.Shah mahila college Malad (W) mumbai Organising One Day National conference on *"**Understanding Impact Factor and h-Index”* on 13th March 2019. The Sub-theme of the Conference 1) Developing skills in writing research papers 2) Impact factor and h-index 3) Plagiarism and Intellectual property rights. 4) Scholarly communication 5) Profile management on social media in terms of h-index. The Conference brouchure is attached, kindly go through it. Last date for abstract & full paper submission : 05 March 2019 Last date for Registration : 10 March 2019 Intimation of Acceptance of Paper : 10 March 2019 Online Registration Link - https://eu.jotform.com/build/90372512929460 Vinay P. Haware Librarian, Shri. M. D. Shah Mahila College, Malad (w), Mumbai – 64 Mob. 9769542782 -- Dr. Bhupendra Uttam Bansod Librarian PVDT College of Education, SNDT Women's University, Churchgate, Mumbai - 20 Mo. +91 9029092218 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Live Session 2 - Innovative Technologies for Future Libraries
by Dp Tripathi 23 Feb '19

23 Feb '19

Dear Friends, It was nice to interact with professionals live on February 23, 2019 on the topic "Innovative Technologies for the Libraries of the Future". The discussion may be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkvBfaNVJ3s&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR2tN… Your suggestion / feedback are welcome. Thanks DP Tripathi -- ************************************ *Dhanwantari Prakash Tripathi* MA (ECO), MLISc, HDISM, ECDL Ph.D. (Pursue) Commonwealth Fellow, University of East London ************************************ Assistant Librarian & In-charge Periodicals & E-Resources Section Biju Patnaik Central Library National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Odisha –769008 INDIA ************************************ *YouTube - Librarian Guide <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqq2XkD5KKp5W7VrMJOsGhw>* *UGC-NET Preparation Site <http://ugcnet.dptripathi.in>* ************************************ *M - +91-8895296796* *U - www.dptripathi.in <http://www.dptripathi.in> * ************************************ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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One day Workshop on Koha and Library Automation on March 9th, 2019
by manju nayak 23 Feb '19

23 Feb '19

Dear All, IIT Bombay is conducting a One day Workshop on `Koha and Library Automation' on March 9th, 2019 at different location all over India Here is the link for more details: https://www.it.iitb.ac.in/nmeict/workshopContent.html?workshopid=i20vsoTp02… With Regards Dr.Manju Naika Chief Library Officer Central Library Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Mumbai, INDIA, 400 076 Phone:+91 22 25768920 Fax:91-22-25720227

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