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Advertisement for the Post of Research Assistant
by Raj K Bhardwaj 19 Feb '18

19 Feb '18

*Advertisement for the Post of Research Assistant* Applications are invited for ‘Research Assistant’ for the major research project. The Research Assistant will be recruited for the period of 20 months (approximately). The candidate has to work on Monday to Saturday as per the project requirements. The candidate is also required to visit other educational institutions in Delhi to collect the data pertaining to the research project. The candidate shall have the knowledge of computer and various aspects of research methodologies in social sciences. The details of payment and qualifications are as follows: Number of Position : 01 Tenure of Engagement : 20 Months Monthly Stipend : Rs. 13000/- (Consolidated) Educational Qualification : M.A/M.LI.Sc./M.Phil/Ph.D with minimum 55% marks. Candidate having the knowledge of computer, Microsoft Excel, Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS)/any other statistical package and various aspects of research methodologies in social sciences will be preferred. Interested candidates may send their complete bio-data before 27 February 2018 to: principal(a)ststephens.edu Please note that during the project the position may be converted to Field Investigator (maximum up to 6 months) depending upon the availability of funds and nature of work. In such case the Field Investigator will be paid Rs. 12000/-(consolidated) per month. Thanks, Sincerely yours, Dr. Raj Kumar Librarian St Stephen's College, Delhi-110007 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Women in computer science
by Subbiah Arunachalam 18 Feb '18

18 Feb '18

You may find this interesting: https://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/blog/code-like-a-girl-how-can-we- increase-the-number-of-women-in-stem/ At least in Britain, unlike in other science disciplines like physics, bioengineering, and math, computer science still sees declining numbers of female university graduates. I do not know the status in India. I checked the IISc Computer Science Faculty page and found only two women out of 34. Regards. Arun http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-4658 http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9925-2009

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Crowdfunding for Koha Online Purchase Suggestion
by vinod mishra 16 Feb '18

16 Feb '18

Dear all/Koha users, As you know at present by default all the category of patrons can either place purchase suggestions or not via opac but many educational institutes only allow purchase suggestion by the faculty or some specific category of users. Similarly in public and other libraries children’s may not be allowed for purchase suggestions or lower level of non technical/teaching staffs in special libraries. Hence this restriction is very much needed which is applicable for all libraries globally. As per discussion and email one of the leading Koha supporter/Developer L2C2 from India ( http://www.l2c2.co.in/) is ready to develop the said feature and the charge would be only Rs. 20000/- (Approx USD 280). Hence i am ready to pay Rs. 5000 and expecting some more contributors with a minimum of Rs. 1000. Kindly give your details through google form <https://goo.gl/forms/8Z7zKrF3etK45AFq1> if you are willing to be part of this voluntary support. For more details please visit at: http://mishravk.com/2018/02/crowdfunding/ Please note that this is the correct method for getting the new feature in Koha so that amount once paid the benefit will reach globally. I know many of the good features has been added by Koha vendors on huge payment basis specially by Indian government libraries but benefit never came to public domain, which is against the open source ethics in my view. Please approach your vendor to make such code public if you have already paid for it. 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*

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Preprint archive for biomedicine
by Subbiah Arunachalam 15 Feb '18

15 Feb '18

A Stanford researchers explains why we must have preprint archives: https://www.natureindex.com/news-blog/john-ioannidis-biomedicine-warms-to-p… In India, we seem to have difficulty in populating even postprint archives! Best. Arun http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-4658 http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9925-2009

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sad demise of Prof. R. K. Rout
by Dr. Ranjit Kumar Das 15 Feb '18

15 Feb '18

Dear friends, I received a phone call from my teacher Prof. Pitambar Padhi today evening at around 9 p.m. and got the news that was really shocking. Therefore, with a deep sense of sorrow and grief, I would like to inform you all that one of the veteran in LIS Profession Professor Ratnakar Rout fondly known as Prof. R.K Rout has left for his heavenly abode today afternoon i.e. 15th February 2018 at 1:40 p.m in his residence at Cuttack, Odisha. He was a former Professor and Head, P.G.department of Library & Information Science, Sambalpur University, Odisha. He was born in 1946 and was regarded as an acclaimed LIS Professor in India. He was a great teacher and philosopher who has immensely contributed to the field of LIS Education in Odisha. He was instrumental in establishing LIS department at Sambalpur University, Odisha, that is now considered as the oldest LIS Department in Odisha. It is a great loss to his family, friends and LIS profession as well. May his departed soul rest in peace. Thank you with regards Dr. Ranjit Kumar Das Assistant Librarian Central Library,IIT Bombay Powai,Mumbai-400 076, India

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An Invitation to Participate in a Study on Discovering Gamification Concept in Indian Libraries
by Manu T.R 15 Feb '18

15 Feb '18

Dear All, I am writing to invite you to participate in a study on Discovering Gamification Concept in Indian Libraries. Gamification (the application of game elements and digital game design techniques to non-game settings) and game-based learning (game playing that has defined learning outcomes) are seeing greater adoption and recognition in educational and professional settings (http://www.ala.org/tools/futu re/trends/gamification). Gaming offers an important opportunity to develop emerging and traditional forms of literacy. The primary objective of the study is to understand the awareness of Gamification in Library Professionals in India. I request you to kindly spare 10 minutes to fill up this below questionnaire. I assure that all the responses will be used only for my study and will be strictly kept confidential. Your honest response to the completion of this study will be highly solicited. Online Questionnaire https://goo.gl/forms/cOJTBsOqeeFlxn52 <https://goo.gl/forms/cOJTBsOqeeFlxn522> Thank you! Manu, T R Doctoral Research Scholar, School of Library & Information Science Central University of Gujarat Email: manutr91(a)gmail.com M: 09824279757

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an interview with James Nye of the Chicago University Library
by mailman＠ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 14 Feb '18

14 Feb '18

From: "Subbiah Arunachalam" <subbiah.arunachalam(a)gmail.com> Date: Wed, February 14, 2018 10:55 am Please see an interview with James Nye of the Chicago University Library. http://nepalitimes.com/article/interview/james-Nye-in-Nepal,4186#.WoKs4TXfT… Arun http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-4658 http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9925-2009

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Vacancy in IGIDR Mumbai
by Veeru 14 Feb '18

14 Feb '18

Dear Professionals, *INDIRA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH, MUMBAI* * IGIDR invites applications from well qualified and experienced persons for the following posts: * *Post :* Assistant Librarian : 01 Post. * Minimum Qualifications*: i. A Master’s degree in Library Science / Information Science / Documentation Science or an equivalent professional degree with at least 55% of the marks (or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed ) with consistent good academic record. ii. Qualifying in the national level test conducted for the purpose by the UGC or any other agency by the UGC. iii. However, candidates, who are, or have been awarded Ph.D degree in accordance with the University Grants Commission (Minimum Standards and procedure for award of Ph.D. degree), Regulation 2009, shall be exempted from the requirement of the minimum eligibility condition of NET/SLET/SET for recruitment and appointment of University Assistant Librarian/College Librarian or Documentation Officer * Pay Scale *:- Pay Matrix 10 Level : 1 (As per 7th cpc) (Pay Band: 15600 - 39100 (PB-3) Grade Pay:Rs.6,000/- (As per 6th c.p.c) Appt. Type: On Regular Basis Probation period of 2 years *Age Limit *: up to 35years as on 01/01/2018. Age relax able in case of highly deserving candidates. *Application Mode* : Offline *Last Date:* March 16, 2018 For more details please visit website:- http://www.igidr.ac.in/careers http://www.igidr.ac.in/newspdf/advt-Asst-Libr.pdf -- Thanks and Warm Regards Virupaksh. B. H Library and Information Assistant National Library of India, Kolkata-700027 Email Id: *veerulis(a)gmail.com <veerulis(a)gmail.com>* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Opening for Information Management Trainees
by anand bandi 14 Feb '18

14 Feb '18

Dear Moderator,Kindly post the LIS Trainee requirements on your Forum for wider publicity. The National Institute of Fashion Technology,institute of the national importance specialized in subject areas of Design, Technology and Management looking for fresh M.L.I.Sc Candidates to be recruited for the post of "Information Management Trainee" for a period of one year. It is a opportunity for M.L.I.Sc freshers to work in an automated and cloud based Library environment. The candidates must be a M.L.I.Sc freshers from the Department of Library and Information Science from Indian Universities conducting 2 year integrated regular programmes. The candidates must be fluent in English and should have fair knowledge of computer applications. Selected candidates will be paid a stipend of Rs 10000=00 per month. Such details of the candidates to reach the undersigned on or before 28th February, 2018.Those who fulfill the qualification criteria may send in their C.V on the e-mail?headresourcecentre.mumbai(a)nift.ac.in or courier their CV on the address indicated below.Those? candidates who are presently pursuing their 2nd year M.L.I.Sc may also apply provisionally. Short listed candidates will be called for the interview at later date which will be intimated separately.?No TA/DA be paid for attending such interview. Dr.A.N.Bandi, Head, Resource Centre, National Institute of Fashion Technology, NIFT Campus, Ministry of Textiles, GoI, Plot No.15, Sector 4, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai - 410 210. Ph.91-22-27747080/81 Mobile :7715833561 e-mail: anb321in(a)yahoo.co.in ; dr.anbandi@gmail.comhttp://14.139.111.26/jspui/

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COLLOQUIUM-4 (2017-2019) Title: Human-Computer Interaction: an overview
by drtc＠isibang.ac.in 12 Feb '18

12 Feb '18

Documentation Research & Training Centre (DRTC) Indian Statistical Institute 8th Mile, Mysore Road, RVCE Post Bangalore, 560 059 COLLOQUIUM-4 (2017-2019) Title: Human-Computer Interaction: an overview Abstract Human-Computer Interaction is an academic discipline focusing on the design of computer technology and, in particular, the interaction between humans (the users) and computers. Disciplines, such as computer science, cognitive science, and human-factors engineering are encompassed within this field. Our study deals with various state-of-the-art models, implementation architecture, user perspectives, issues, future trends and applications of HCI in digital libraries. Speakers and Topics Sreekumar S - Introduction Abhishek K - Emergence of HCI Harshita U Urs - HCI Models Satish Kumar - Architecture & Types of Interfaces Jaishree Khandelwal - Information Retrieval Bhupender Yadav - Cognitive Psychology, AI & HCI Goutham N - User Experience Suresh Yadav - Challenges in HCI Mayukh Bagchi - Conclusion Coordinator: Dr. Biswanath Dutta Date: 14-02-2018 Time: 2 p.m. Venue: DRTC Class Room (G-16), ISI Bangalore. All are cordially invited. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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