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Sad Demise of Sri. T N Rajan
by jharavu 06 May '17

06 May '17

I regret to let all professional friends know of the passing away of Sri. T N Rajan on 1st May 2017. He was the Head of Training and teacher in the INSDOC post-graduate Associateship Course on Information Management to several batches of students, some of whom went on to take on senior positions in India and overseas. Mr Rajan was 89 when he passed away. Mr Rajan was a humble teacher, always willing to learn from his seniors and engage in discussion with his students. Not many know that he was an accomplished player on the Veena. He was also a musicologist; his insightful understanding of classical Carnatic music was known to few. Many of his students like me are well past their prime and we remember him for his gentle ways. His emphasis was always on the need for professionals to never forget that users and user satisfaction should be the prime motivating force, all other things are secondary. I had the privilege of working closely with him when 3 of us produced a Music CD titled 'Saint Tyagaraja: a Multimedia Presentation.' This was developed in 1997-98 and worked under Windows-98. The same application has now been made into an App for Android nd I-phone devices. His contribution to this product in 1997-98 will be remembered by music lovers. On behalf of professionals I have conveyed our condolences to his wife and children. L J Haravu -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Directory of ISSN assigned Indian Serials – 2015 (Published by CSIR-NISCAIR)
by Vijendra Kumar 05 May '17

05 May '17

Dear Sir/Madam, The *ISSN National Centre, India (CSIR-NISCAIR)* has published the “*Directory of ISSN assigned Indian Serials* *–* *2015*”. The Directory includes the details of Indian serials registered by Indian ISSN Centre during the year 2015. - Useful source for Libraries/Institutions/Researchers/Students to identify subject-specific journals of their areas of interest. - Covers all the current & active publications published in India, which were assigned ISSN in 2015. - Coverage of 2463 Indian Serials in all subjects. A few copies of this Directory are now available for purchase. (Online transaction facility also available.) Click here for the detail: http://www.niscair.res.in/jinfo/ALIS/ALIS%2063(3)%20(Announcement).pdf <http://www.niscair.res.in/jinfo/ALIS/ALIS%2063%283%29%20%28Announcement%29.…> <http://www.niscair.res.in/jinfo/ALIS/ALIS%2063%283%29%20%28Announcement%29.…> http://nsl.niscair.res.in/Directory%20Sales%20Matter.pdf If you are interested in purchasing this for your Library/Institute. Please email to *issn.india(a)niscair.res.in <issn.india(a)niscair.res.in>*/ *nsl(a)niscair.res.in <nsl(a)niscair.res.in>* Please visit official website to know more: - *http://nsl.niscair.res.in/ <http://nsl.niscair.res.in/>* *Thanks & regards,* *Vijendra Kumar* *___________________________________________________________* *Team - Directory of ISSN assigned Indian Serials* *–* *2015* -- <https://online.vmou.ac.in/General_Instruction.aspx> ------------------------------ *वर्धमान महावीर खुला विश्वविद्यालय <http://www.vmou.ac.in>* | Vardhman Mahaveer Open University रावतभाटा रोड | Rawatbhata Road कोटा - ३२४०२१ | Kota-324021 (राजस्थान) (Rajasthan) भारत | INDIA TOLL FREE : 1800-180-6166 AJMER <http://www.vmou.ac.in/ajmer>| BIKANER <http://www.vmou.ac.in/bikaner>| BHARATPUR <http://www.vmou.ac.in/bharatpur>| JAIPUR <http://www.vmou.ac.in/jaipur>| JODHPUR <http://www.vmou.ac.in/jodhpur>| UDAIPUR <http://www.vmou.ac.in/udaipur>| KOTA <http://www.vmou.ac.in/kota> Youtube <http://www.youtube.com/user/vmouonline/videos> | Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/vmouonline>| Twitter <https://twitter.com/vmouonline> <http://radio.vmou.ac.in:8000/iradio.m3u> *"Print this mail only if absolutely necessary. Save Paper. Save Trees." * -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Online Courses on Digital Libraries: An Exploratory Study
by Vijendra Kumar 04 May '17

04 May '17

Dear Sir/Madam, I would like to share our paper *“Online Courses on Digital Libraries: An Exploratory Study” <https://books.google.co.in/books?id=qiXFDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA508&dq=online+courses…>* presented in International Conference on Digital Libraries (ICDL) 2016: Smart Future: Knowledge Trends that will Change the World and published in ICDL 2016 proceeding, Vol. 1, *(*2016), pp. 509-525. It is very informative for all LIS community. Link for limited access: Click Here <https://books.google.co.in/books?id=qiXFDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA508&dq=online+courses…> <https://books.google.co.in/books?id=qiXFDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA508&dq=online+courses…> More information available at: http://bookstore.teri.res.in/books/9788179936535 Thanks & Regards, *Vijendra Kumar* ------------------------ *Research Scholar* *Department of Library and Information ScienceVardhman Mahaveer Open UniversityKota - 3240321 (Rajasthan), **India* ------------------------ -- <https://online.vmou.ac.in/General_Instruction.aspx> ------------------------------ *वर्धमान महावीर खुला विश्वविद्यालय <http://www.vmou.ac.in>* | Vardhman Mahaveer Open University रावतभाटा रोड | Rawatbhata Road कोटा - ३२४०२१ | Kota-324021 (राजस्थान) (Rajasthan) भारत | INDIA TOLL FREE : 1800-180-6166 AJMER <http://www.vmou.ac.in/ajmer>| BIKANER <http://www.vmou.ac.in/bikaner>| BHARATPUR <http://www.vmou.ac.in/bharatpur>| JAIPUR <http://www.vmou.ac.in/jaipur>| JODHPUR <http://www.vmou.ac.in/jodhpur>| UDAIPUR <http://www.vmou.ac.in/udaipur>| KOTA <http://www.vmou.ac.in/kota> Youtube <http://www.youtube.com/user/vmouonline/videos> | Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/vmouonline>| Twitter <https://twitter.com/vmouonline> <http://radio.vmou.ac.in:8000/iradio.m3u> *"Print this mail only if absolutely necessary. Save Paper. Save Trees." * -- 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. T.N. Rajan
by Kailash Garg 04 May '17

04 May '17

I was shocked to learn the sad demise of Prof Rajan. I was his student during 1979-81. He was an excellent teacher. I pray to God that his soul may rest in peace. God may give strength to his family for wearing the loss. Dr Kailash C Garg, Ex-Chief Scientist, CSIR-NISTADS Editor Journal of Scientometric Research Member Editorial Board COLLNET Journal of Scientometrics, Annals of Lib Inf Studies Life Member Int.Soc.Scientometrics and Informetrics (ISSI), Academic Counsellor IGNOU -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Call for Nominations - 2017 Eugene Garfield Doctoral Dissertation Scholarship - Deadline extended to May 15
by Satish Munnolli 04 May '17

04 May '17

An opportunity for Scientometricians! Satish Munnolli ACTREC ----------------------------------------------------------------------- EUGENE GARFIELD DOCTORAL DISSERTATION SCHOLARSHIP 2017 CALL FOR NOMINATIONS *** DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MAY 15, 2017 *** 1. NATURE OF THE AWARD The scholarship will consist of an award of USD 3,000 (donated by the Eugene Garfield Foundation) to cover any research related expenses (including traveling) of the grant recipient, contingent upon the recipient's attending ISSI 2017, the next ISSI biennial conference. This conference will be held in Wuhan, P. R. China from October 16 till October 20, 2017. 2. PURPOSE OF THE AWARD The purpose of this scholarship is to foster research in informetrics, including bibliometrics, scientometrics, webmetrics and altmetrics by encouraging and assisting doctoral students in the field with their dissertation research. 3. ELIGIBILITY The scholarship recipient must meet the following qualifications: (a) Be an active doctoral candidate pursuing research using informetric, bibliometric, scientometric, webmetric or altmetric methodology in a degree-granting institution; (b) Have a doctoral dissertation proposal accepted by the institution or by their dissertation advisor. Clarification: an active doctoral student is someone who has not yet obtained the doctoral degree at the moment he/she receives the award. Moreover, the applicant need not be a member of ISSI to be considered for this scholarship. 4. ADMINISTRATION The award is sponsored by the Eugene Garfield Foundation with the cooperation of the Chemical Heritage Foundation, and is administered by the Board of the International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics (ISSI). 5. NOMINATIONS Submission should include the following: (a) The doctoral research proposal, including a description of the research, methodology, and significance, 10 pages or less in length, double-spaced, and in English; (b) A copy of the paper submitted for presentation at the ISSI Conference; (c) A cover letter from the dissertation advisor endorsing the proposal and confirming that the contents of this proposal are accepted by the institute, or at least by the advisor; (d) An up-to-date curriculum vitae. 6. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS AND DEADLINE Due to the extension of the ISSI'2017 paper submission deadlines, the deadline for submission to the award is *** extended to MAY 15, 2017***. All proposals should be submitted in PDF by e-mail to ISSI Board member Birger Larsen at egdds.award(a)gmail.com. An acknowledgement of receipt will be sent to candidates. 7. CONFERENCE PRESENTATION The recipient of the award will be given the opportunity to present his/her work either during a normal session (if his/her paper has been accepted for presentation), either as a special lecture on the same level as research in progress. This presentation will be referred to as the special Eugene Garfield Doctoral Dissertation Scholarship Lecture. Some further clarifications a) The candidate must have the intention to attend the conference, as shown by a submitted paper. b) The awardee is free to use the award money as he/she pleases. The award does not have to (but of course may) be used for travelling to the conference. c) The awardee is not automatically entitled to an (extra) travel grant from the conference organizers or from ISSI. Of course he/she may apply for such a grant (if such grants are made available by the organizers) like any other conference participant. ___________________________________ Birger Larsen, PhD Professor Head of Communication and Information Studies Department of Communication Aalborg University Copenhagen A.C. Meyers Vænge 15 DK-2450 København SV Denmark web: http://personprofil.aau.dk/130844?lang=en ---------------------------------------------------- The ISSI articles are distributed thanks to the support and technical collaboration of RedIRIS - Spanish Academic Network (http://www.rediris.es) ------------------------------------------------------ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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International Conference of Future of Libraries: From Promises toPractice
by M.Krishnamurthy 04 May '17

04 May '17

Indian Statistical Institute Documentation Research and Training Centre 8th Mile, Mysore Road, Bangalore 560059 International Conference on Future of Libraries: From Promises to Practice 15-17 November 2017 For better or worse, libraries are part of the fabric of society. They cannot survive and thrive as alien bodies or, to use the language of systems theory, as closed systems with impermeable boundaries. The mission of academic libraries is to support research, education, and scholarship. Historically, libraries have supported this mission by organizing and providing access to information, special collections, and creating physical spaces for collaboration and scholarship. While the broad mission of academic libraries is largely unchanged, transformations in technology, media, and culture are driving fundamental changes in the production and consumption of information and the practice of scholarship. As a result, academic libraries are rethinking their strategies and services to meet the challenges of the digital world and the demands of the born digital generation. Libraries, in particular, are confronting these challenges as the nature of scientific practice is being dramatically transformed by information technologies. Promises and Challenges for Libraries The promises include the following: the potential for new scientific discoveries that are possible only through large-scale, computational analyses; a new era of transparency and replicability in scientific methods and results; and the potential for widespread democratization of scientific research, given the increasing ubiquity of open access data sources and protocols. However, hidden in these examples are several challenges for universities and their libraries. Libraries are increasingly being asked to play a leadership role in helping universities capture and organize their intellectual assets, such as faculty publications, student dissertations, project reports, and scientific data sets. To understand how libraries will change by the mid-21st century, people need to understand what function they currently serve. At their core, libraries in the information age provide a public means of accessing knowledge. The hallmark of future libraries, meanwhile, will be hyper-connectivity. They'll reflect our increasing reliance on social media, streaming content, and open-source data. The objective of the conference is to create a platform for exchange ideas of the library community related to current trends. Therefore, this conference will keep you updated and make it stimulating and enlightening experience. Call for Papers: General areas of interests include, but are not limited to, the following topics: Knowledge Management/ Information Management >From Meta Data to Data Semantic web and linked data Open Access and Open Science Ontologies and knowledge organization systems, networked information Applications of digital libraries Sub themes: Digitization of Science and its Impact on Libraries Digital Preservation and Access Management Big Data Applications Use of Web-based Library Services Social Media (Research Gate, ORC IDetc.) Submission Guidelines Full papers (12 pages), must be written in English and submitted in PDF format. All submissions will be reviewed on the basis of relevance, originality, importance and clarity in a peer single-blind review process. Original Papers on the theme and sub-themes are invited. The papers have to be submitted electronically The paper should consist of the title of the paper, name(s) of the author/and their address with an E-mail ID and mobile No. The Abstract should be about 15-200 words followed by at least 5 keywords. All full papers should be prepared in MS Word format. , double spaced, 12 point font size, Times Roman font, not exceeding 3000-5000 words. Important Dates Last Date for submission of abstract : July 31, 2017 Last Date for submission of full paper: September 30, 2017 Registration Fee India and SAARC countries Rs. 3000.00 Other Countries USD 100.00 The Demand Draft (DD) should be made in favour of Indian Statistical Institute, payable at Bangalore. Venue: Platinum Jubilee Auditorium Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore Centre Address: Indian Statistical Institute 8th Mile Mysore Road, RVCE Post, Bangalore - 560059, Karnataka, India. Contact Person: Dr.M.Krishnamurthy(Convener) Associate Professor DRTC, Indian Statistical Institute 8th Mile Mysore Road Bengaluru- 560059 Email: icflfpp@gmail.com;mkrishna_murthy@hotmail.com Mob: 9980035933 Office: 80-2698493 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Regarding language codes in bibliographic entry
by Suresh Kumar Tejomurtula 04 May '17

04 May '17

Hi, Under language codes of 008/35-37 and also under 041$a I added language code. for eg: tel for Telugu language. But I do not see any difference to the view of the record, except that the marc tags contains that values. Adding these fields data will enable library team to understand the language of the material. My question is, How will the users of the OPAC, who do not know about marc language codes will understand the item language, if not updated any where like in 546$a. Also I wanted to know how other libraries are updating the language of the material in koha while entering bibliographic details apart from entering the details in 546$a. Iam asking this question specific to koha. -- Regards T. Suresh Kumar -- 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 Future of Libraries: from promises to practice
by mailman＠ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 03 May '17

03 May '17

---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- From: "Madaiah Krishnamurthy" <mkrishna_murthy(a)hotmail.com> Date: Wed, May 3, 2017 5:13 pm -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Indian Statistical Institute Documentation Research and Training Centre 8th Mile Mysore Road Bengaluru- 560059 International Conference on Future of Libraries: from promises to practice 8-10 November -2017 For better or worse, libraries are part of the fabric of society. They cannot survive and thrive as alien bodies or, to use the language of systems theory, as closed systems with impermeable boundaries. The mission of academic libraries is to support research, education, and scholarship. Historically, libraries have supported this mission by organizing and providing access to information, special collections, and creating physical spaces for collaboration and scholarship. While the broad mission of academic libraries is largely unchanged, transformations in technology, media, and culture are driving fundamental changes in the production and consumption of information and the practice of scholarship. As a result, academic libraries are rethinking their strategies and services to meet the challenges of the digital world and the demands of the born digital generation. Libraries, in particular, are confronting these challenges as the nature of scientific practice is being dramatically transformed by information technologies. Promises and Challenges for Libraries The promises include the following: the potential for new scientific discoveries that are possible only through large-scale, computational analyses; a new era of transparency and replicability in scientific methods and results; and the potential for widespread democratization of scientific research, given the increasing ubiquity of open access data sources and protocols. However, hidden in these examples are several challenges for universities and their libraries. Libraries are increasingly being asked to play a leadership role in helping universities capture and organize their intellectual assets, such as faculty publications, student dissertations, project reports, and scientific data sets. To understand how libraries will change by the mid-21st century, people need to understand what function they currently serve. At their core, libraries in the information age provide a public means of accessing knowledge. The hallmark of future libraries, meanwhile, will be hyper-connectivity. They'll reflect our increasing reliance on social media, streaming content, and open-source data. The objective of the conference is to create a platform for exchange ideas of the library community related to current trends. Therefore, this conference will keep you updated and make it stimulating and enlightening experience. Call for Papers: General areas of interests include, but are not limited to, the following topics: Knowledge Management/ Information Management >From Meta Data to Data Semantic Web and Linked Data Open Access and Open Science Ontologies and Knowledge Organization systems Application of digital libraries Sub themes: Digitization of Science and its impact on Libraries Digital Preservation and Access Management Big Data Applications User Mobility and Context awareness in information access Web based library services Use of Social Media( Research Gate, ORC ID, etc) Submission Guidelines Full papers (12 pages), must be written in English and submitted in PDF format. All submissions will be reviewed on the basis of relevance, originality, importance and clarity in a peer single-blind review process. Original Papers on the theme and sub-themes are invited. The papers have to be submitted electronically The paper should consist of the title of the paper, name(s) of the author/and their address with an E-mail ID and mobile No. The Abstract should be about 15-200 words followed by at least 5 keywords. All full papers should be prepared in MS Word format. , double spaced, 12 point font size, Times Roman font, not exceeding 3000-5000 words. Important Dates Last Date for submission of abstract : July 31, 2017 Last Date for submission of full paper: September 30, 2017 Registration Fee India and SAARC countries : Rs. 3000.00 Other Countries : USD 100.00 The Demand Draft (DD) should be made in favour of Indian Statistical Institute, payable at Bangalore. Venue: Platinum Jubilee Auditorium Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore Centre Address: Indian Statistical Institute 8th Mile Mysore Road, RVCE Post, Bangalore - 560059, Karnataka, India. Contact Person: Dr.M.Krishnamurthy(Convener) Associate Professor DRTC, Indian Statistical Institute 8th Mile Mysore Road Bengaluru- 560059 Email: icflfpp(a)gmail.com Regards, M.Krishnamurthy -------------------- Dr. M.Krishnamurthy, M.A.,M.L.I.Sc.,Ph.D., Fulbright Scholar, (U.S.A) Digitization Course,( U.S.A) Associate Professor Documentation Research and Training Center Indian Statistical Institute Mysore Road Bangalore 560059 India Phone No: 91-80-26985493 Mob:91-9980035933 URL:http://www.isibang.ac.in/~krish/ Secretary Finance- Association of British Scholars (ABS -2009-till date)

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articles required_BMJ Journals
by jrc 02 May '17

02 May '17

Dear Friends, Following two articles required by one of our researcher. It is requested, can some one please share the same. 1. You tube and the single rod contraceptive implant: a content analysis. By- Jennifer Paul, Christy M Boraas, Miledred Duvet, Judy C Chung; 20 January 2017, Journal of Family Planning & Reproductive Health Care http://jfprhc.bmj.com/content/early/2017/01/20/jfprhc-2016-101593 2. "Assessing Women's Satisfaction with Family Planning Services in Mozambique" By- Leonardo Chavane, Martinho Dgedge, Patricia Bailey, Osvaldo Loquiha.; 8 September 2016; Journal of Family Planning & Reproductive Health Care. http://jfprhc.bmj.com/content/early/2016/09/08/jfprhc-2015-101190.info Thanks & regard Rakesh C Juyal Knowledge Management officer Population Foundation of India B-28, Qutab Institutional Area New Delhi 011- 43894140 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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What are you doing after retirement-- Reflections of a retired librarian
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 02 May '17

02 May '17

What are you doing after retirement-- Reflections of a retired librarian What are you doing after retirement-- Reflections of a retired librarian Unlike the case of many of my friends, my retirement was not sharp on any specific day. It was gradual. In fact I retired thrice. First, I took voluntary retirement (VRS) from IDL in 1992. Then joined a private firm in Bangalore; thereafter served Satyam Computers for close to nine years. As a second time retirement, I 'Formally" retired from Satyam in 2000, continued as Advisor for a couple of years with tapering responsibilities and equally tapering remunerations; Thereafter I took up several post retirement assignments (consultancies) and projects for periods varying from three months to four years; Finally, for the third time, I said bye to active employment on 30th September 2006. Ever since then I am not 'working'! Therefore during the past two decades whenever I bump into old friends I face the question: "What are you doing after retirement?" Answers have been varying according to when that Q was posed. When this question is asked, there are lots of people who squirm mentally and wrestle within themselves for a respectable reply. For, they are not doing 'anything'! Is it possible for a person to be not doing anything? Suddenly a couple of weeks ago I posed this question to myself to get an honest answer. Many bits of replies came up: Serving senior citizens; attending meetings; getting associated with half a dozen organizations; During such meetings meet, eat, chat and give your two cents worth of ideas; blog; write articles; help others with information; run a web group; give lectures etc. Quite a bit of introspection, I went through. One fact that dazzled right on my face is this: I have been a librarian from 1964 and continue to be a librarian all through, right now including, never forsaking this role ever. As Shiyali Ramamirtha Ranganathan says a library is a trinity of books, reader and the librarian. The Librarian brings the book (information) and the reader together. During my active life readers who benefitted by library service varied from academic students, staff, industrial workers, research staff, managerial work force, IT professionals, and others. Post retirement, the focus of beneficiary changed to senior citizens (aka older persons, elders, retirees, oldsters, geezers, boomers etc). I started specializing in bringing information containers (books, articles, stories, news etc) of special interest to the age group 55+ to the desktop of senior citizens. Thereby, even now, I am a librarian at heart and information dissemination is the closest activity that I enjoy. Next time you ask me: "what are you doing after retirement?" I shall simply say: I am still a practicing librarian. ============ Dr P Vyasamoorthy 30 Gruhalakshmi Colony, Secunderabad 500015 Telangana LL 040-27846631 / Mobile: 9490804278 One Event Management company throws in 'drones' as an item they offer. What for can drones be used, say, in a wedding reception? [ contact(a)eventsfleet.com <https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&fs=1&tf=1&to=contact@eventsfleet.com> ] -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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