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Re: [LIS-Forum] Increasing Scholarly Meetings and Decreasing Scholarship: Needs Discussion
by Ishwar Goudar 28 Feb '16

28 Feb '16

Dear Professionals, Dr. Vasanth has made an interesting observation about innumerable number of Conferences/Seminars being organised especially in the area of LIS. While his comments about mediocre scholarly outcome of such events is matter of concern, we also need to consider the positive aspects. These events give an opportunity especially for young professionals to think, write and develop communication skills. Unfortunately many organisers accept all papers submitted many a times even the ones received on the day of the event, without even going through the papers once. We are more interested to bringout volume and get it released during the inaugural session. It is a Win Win situation for both paper presenters and organisers as both can claim good API Score. But most disappointing matter is that presenters most of the time get 2-5 minutes for presentation. Many a times authors get the credit without even making presentation due to lack of time. By providing more time say 10-15 minutes, we will not only justify their efforts, but such a step will motivate them to write quality papers to the extent possible. I have seen mixed types of seniors, few as Chairs of sessions discourage the presenters by interrupting and passing only negative remarks. I appreciate those who encourage especially youngsters and advise them appropriately to come out with better papers in future. Yes, Dr. Vasanth is right in pointing out that we have very less publications in quality and well known journals. Inspite of having hundreds of LIS Schools in the country, each of the hundreds of faculty member having at least 5 research scholars at any point of given time, we are not in a position to produce quality papers. On the other side not all practicing professionals are doing better. But there are some quality pockets in both categories, who do good teaching and provide quality service. Profession has to bank on these pockets both for quality publications and service. Our Associations, grown in big number these days should also look into the matter of giving thrust for the image of the profession by advocating quality teaching, research and practice, apart from helping their members to get their due status and respect from Government and their employers. Many colleges pay a meagre salary of 5000-10000 for Library professionals with MLIS and treat them like clerks. The post of University Librarian is a Staturay post, but still 90% of posts are vacant in the country for many years. We, Professionals and Teachers of LIS pull each others legs and also within our respective categories. We try to work in isolation, which is not a good sign. We forget that unless there is a demand for practiceners, demand for teachers will never go up and vice versa. Few examples: Few teachers create problems for research students just because he or she is student of another teacher, just because of difference of opinion,without bothering about the merit of the Theses. Just because one wants to head the library, professionals oppose extension of superannuation age to 62 years (without even caring for his own case), which is in mess especially in Karnataka. This year a number of seats have not been taken by students in few library schools. May be one day this situation if left like this, our schools will vanish, which is detrimental to both teachers and practiceners. Time and again I keep suggesting the consorted effort, supporting each others cause for the better status of our LIS community, which probably may result in quality publications too. Regards, "Access E-Resources for Academic and Research Excellence" *- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -* Dr. I.R.N. Goudar - Adjunct Professor, Mangalore University - Visiting Professor Cum Library Adviser Bangalore University Library, BANGALORE - 560056 - Ex. Visiting Professor Cum Library Adviser, UoM, Mysore - Ex. Scientist 'G' and Head, ICAST, NAL, Bangalore - Ex. Dy Librarian, IITM, Chennai - Ex. Scientist (Information), IICT, Hyderabad - Fulbright Scholar, Univ. of Michigan and Columbia Univ, USA (1995-96) - British Council Scholar (1982-83) E-mail: goudarishwar(a)gmail.com Tel: 080-23215510 Mob: 91+9611165781 (If not reachable pl try land line) On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 2:43 PM, Vasanth <gooche_1981(a)yahoo.co.in> wrote: > Dear Sir/Madam, > Thereis an upsurge in the recent past in organizing number of > conferences/seminarsand workshops (scholarly meetings) in LIS domain. Is > this the same in other subjectof knowledge? May be partly true givethe > fact that many of the conferences/seminars and workshops are funded > orsponsored by the UGC or some other agencies. Scholarly meetings are the > placesto exchange ideas, place for debate, place for listening to the > luminaries ofthe field, place for finding new friends, and opportunities > for touring. All theseare one or the other way beneficial and refreshing, > the larger question is, doesall this scholarly meetings helping in showing > new ways of looking at oursubject or adding something substantial to the > existing knowledge? > > > Morethan 115 conference/seminar/workshop announcements have been made in > the LISForum in 2015. This is really staggering. At the mean time if we > look at thenumber of papers published in core LIS journals from India, > there is a gloomy pictureFor instance, only 13 research papers have been > published in 5 LIS core journals(JASIST, IPM, Journal of Documentation, > Library and Information Research andScientometrics) in 2015. Of the 13 > articles 11 of them have been published inScientometrics only. There are no > articles contributed from an Indian in eitherJASIST or Journal of > Documentation. > > > Dothe conferences proceeding or seminar volumes publish good research > papers? Wemust also introspect ourselves in this front as well. Most of the > time because ofinvisible reasons conference volumes carries articles of not > much verve. Manyof the conference and seminar volumes would be full of > articles written byeither editorial committee members or the organizing > committee. Conferences and seminars have become a space to spend leisurely > time. In many conferences participants show very little interest in > intellectual deliberations and seen absent from the venue itself. This > would nothelp us in any way to intellectually strengthen the subject. > Though there is huge increase in number of scholarlymeetings that are > being held across India, there is also a sharp declinein scholarship. We > must halt and think a bit to bring back the intellectualglory that has been > lost since Ranganthan’s departure. > > ------------------------- With best wishes Vasantha Raju > N.GFGC-Periyapatna Mysore(Views are personal) >

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Application are invited for the post of Librarian in National Book Trust, New Delhi
by Subhodip Bid 26 Feb '16

26 Feb '16

Dear Professional Application are invited for the post of Librarian in National Book Trust, New Delhi Essential Qualification: (i) A Degree in Library Science or its equivalent from a recognized university. (ii) 05 years’ working experience as Library Assistant or Professional Assistant in the revised PB Rs.5200- 20200 + GP Rs.2800/- in a library. Age Limit:30 years No. of posts: 01 (UR) Pay Band: – Rs.9300-34800 with AGP of Rs.4600 http://www.nbtindia.gov.in/writereaddata/attachment/friday-february-26-2016… -- SUBHODIP BID M.Sc,M.L.I.S, AIS Library & Information Assistant National Library, Kolkata -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Paper Submission Date Extended - MyDLIS UGC-SAP Conference
by N.S. Harinarayana 26 Feb '16

26 Feb '16

Dear Professional, The last date for the paper submission date for the National Conference on Bridging the Digital Divide: Open Source and Open Access Movement held at the Department of Library and Information Science of the University of Mysore, Mysuru to be held on March 11-12, 2016 has been extended to March 3, 2016. The papers may be sent to the email mydlis.ugcsap(a)gmail.com. The last date has been extending owing to the request of the potential authors. There will not be further extension anymore. The papers will be reviewed and the selected papers will be sent The acceptance status intimation for the submitted authors will be communicated within 48 hours of their paper submission. For more details on the Conference visit: http://www.uni-mysore.ac.in/sites/default/files/content/ugc_sap_bruochre_1.… . For any clarification contact Prof. Mallinath Kumbar, Coordinator, UGC-SAP DRS II on his mobile 984435592 or the undersigned. With regards, ---------------------------- N..S. Harinarayana Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore, Manasagangotri Mysore 570 006 Off. Ph: (0821) 2419393 9751533380 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Condolence on the demise of Prof. J. L. Sardana
by Dr. A.T. Francis 26 Feb '16

26 Feb '16

Dear Library Professionals, The sad demise of Prof. J.L. SARDANA, Former Head, Department Library & Information Science, University of Delhi is a great loos to the LIS profession. He had contributed much to the profession. I had met him several times, the last was at the time of FID Conference & Congress in Delhi in during 1998. The Academic Library Association and library professionals in Kerala Agricultural University pay home to him. With regards, Dr. A.T. FRANCIS, MCom, MLISc, NET, PhD UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN Kerala Agricultural University Thrissur - 680 656, India, 91-9496839409 (m) francisaloor(a)yahoo.com

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Application are invited for the post of Assistant Librarian and Library Assistant in National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), Bangalore, Karnataka
by Subhodip Bid 26 Feb '16

26 Feb '16

Dear Professional Application are invited for the post of Assistant Librarian and Library Assistant in National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), Bangalore, Karnataka Assistant Librarian: Essential Qualification: Master’s Degree in Library Science/Information Science/Documentation Science with atleast 55% of marks or its equivalent grade where the grading system is practiced and consistently good academic record with knowledge on computerization of library work experience in library in ICT and database management Desirable: A Ph.D degree in library science/ information science/ documentation science or allied science. Age Limit:35 years Pay Band: – Rs.9300-34800 with AGP of Rs.4200 Library Assistant: Essential Qualification: Bachelor’s Degree from a recongnized university with at least 55% marks or its equivalent Desirable: Experience of not less than one year in library/accounts/ data entry and record maintenance. Age Limit: Below 25 Years. Pay Scale : Rs. 5200-20200 GP Rs. 1900 For more details http://naac.gov.in/docs/Recruitment%20rule-%202016.pdf -- SUBHODIP BID M.Sc,M.L.I.S, AIS Library & Information Assistant National Library, Kolkata -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CFP
by K.S. Raghavan 26 Feb '16

26 Feb '16

Call-for-papers for a special issue of LIBRES e-journal (http://libres-ejournal.info/) Topic: Ontology Development and Application: Issues and Lessons Learnt Recent technological developments have enabled ready access to more information and data than can be comprehended and managed effectively. Ontology is an important knowledge organization tool and has a crucial role to play in capturing, organizing, representing and assigning meaning to information, data and knowledge. However, even after three decades of research, ontology development remains within the realm of research and has not entered the daily professional activity of librarians and information professionals. Ontology promises to enable intelligent Web applications, but such intelligent applications do not seem to have invaded the public and business domains. Many papers on ontology are merely descriptive - describing an ontology, ontology construction process, or a prototype application; there has been insufficient effort to draw out lessons and derive fundamental principles. This special issue of LIBRES seeks to identify such lessons and principles related to ontology development and application, and to suggest a direction for ontology research in the field of Information Studies. Papers that focus on issues and challenges in building large-scale ontologies, representing complex semantic constructs in languages like OWL, merging ontologies as well as successful designs for systems and experiments in the use of ontologies in knowledge management, information retrieval and knowledge discovery are sought. The special issue will also seek to bridge the gap between perceptions of the LIS community and ontology engineers to suggest a way forward. Critical papers on ontology editors – both commercial and open source software – will also be considered for publication. All submissions will be peer-reviewed. Deadlines: - Submission of title & abstract for preliminary review: May 15, 2016 - Submission of full paper for review: June 30, 2016 Author guidelines can be found at: http://libres-ejournal.info/author-guidelines/ LIBRES is a peer-reviewed open-access journal, published by Nanyang Technological University (Singapore), Wee Kim Wee School of Communication & Information. It was previously published by Curtin University (Australia), Department of Information Studies. LIBRES is indexed by ISA, LISA, EBSCO, Scopus and Cabells. Guest editors for the special issue of LIBRES: Dr. Kavi Mahesh (drkavimahesh(a)gmail.com) Dr K. S. Raghavan (ksragav(a)hotmail.com) Centre for Knowledge Analytics & Ontological Engineering (KAnOE), PES University, Bangalore, India K. S. Raghavan Visiting Scientist Centre for Knowledge Analytics & Ontological Engineering (KAnOE) PES University 100 Feet Ring Road, BSK 3rd Stage Bengaluru 560085 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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SAD NEWS
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 26 Feb '16

26 Feb '16

SAD NEWS SRI M L NARASIMHA RAO , SECRETARY KRISHNA DEVARAYA LIBRARY, HYDERABAD had passed away on 12 Feb 2016. His contribution for public libraries is highly appreciable. He had run the library for more than 50 years as secretary and was active in promotion of public libraries. He was clas fellow of my father, A person of par excellence. I adored him and yet to see such committed person who worked for professionon behalf of my self and Telangana Library Association, I condole the death of Prof Sardana, Pray God to rest his soul in peace Prof. N.LAXMAN RAO, President, Telangana Library Association Member, Advisory Board, National Library, KolkataUGC-Emeritus Fellow (2009-11) Professor in Library and Information Science, Osmania University, Hyderabad (super-annuated). Formerly Director, UGC-Academic Staff College (2006-8). Formerly President of Indian Association of Teachers in Library and Information Science (IATLIS) and Association of British Scholars (AP Chapter) .

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National Workshop on Metadata Standards: Retrospective Conversion, Preservation and Migration scheduled to be held @ INFLIBNET Centre during May 16-18, 2016
by Miteshkumar Pandya 25 Feb '16

25 Feb '16

Dear Prodessionals, INFLIBNET Centre is going to conduct National Workshop on Metadata Standards: Retrospective Conversion, Preservation and Migration during May 16-18, 2016. Following topics will be covered in the workshop: - Introduction to metadata and metadata standards; - Fundamentals of retrospective conversion (Theory); - Installation and configuration of ISISMARC, MarcEdit; - Retrospective conversion of Books and Journal Articles using MarcEdit and ISISMARC; - Use of XL2XML utility developed by INFLIBNET Centre; - Conversion of multi-lingual bibliographic data; - Verification/ Validation of MARC records; - Conversion of journals articles data into CCF and MARC21 format; - CCF to MARC21 conversion; - MARC21 to Excel; and - Copy cataloguing Only few theoretical lectures to understand basics of metadata standards will be taken and all practical aspects of retrospective conversion will be demonstrated. For more details about workshop and registration please click on the below link. http://inflibnet.ac.in/forthcoming/Metadata_bro.pdf Warm regards Miteshkumar Pandya Scientist - B (Library Science) Information and Library Network Centre Infocity, Gandhinagar - 382007 Gujarat, India (O) +91-79-23268294 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Call for Participation & Papers for ICDL 2016
by Nihal Alam 25 Feb '16

25 Feb '16

ICDL 2016 SMART FUTURE Knwoledge Trends that will Chnage the World 14-16 December 2016 | IHC, New Delhi, India Predicting the future, better preparing for the future, taking actions to apply this knowledge to create the future – these are the three strategic objectives of Smart Future. This mega event ICDL 2016 will uncover the processes related to these issues. Having the strategic knowledge about the key trends that will shape our future might enable us to achieve success and it may make a difference in the world – innovate, create, discover or fix something that would touch millions. In simple terms, we are fast passing through the digitization era and entering into knowledge society. Knowledge of possible trends is essential in order to prepared to manage present risks and would decision-making by converting challenges into opportunity in the future. While deeper understanding on the trends that will shape the future is 50%, the other half is about taking actions, designing innovations, formulating plans, and crafting strategies, tactics, and collaboration to shape the desired future. This is true on personal, organizational, national and global levels. Smart Future: Knowledge Trends that will Change the World conference at ICDL 2016, will not only create a roadmap to guide us through what is coming next, but also tell us how to prepare ourselves for new challenges and opportunities. It will suggest how to manage the key trends to improve our life in future. Read the background paper at < http://www.teriin.org/events/icdl/pdf/ICDL_BackgroundPaper/> If you are interested in shifting your worldview and creating new possibilities for yourself, then become a Game Changer of the Future by participating in this ICDL 2016. Visit us for the ICDL 2016 website at < http://www.teriin.org/events/icdl/> ICDL 2016 invites original submissions focusing on the theme of the conference Smart Future: Knowledge Trends that will Change the World. For more details you may visit our website at < http://www.teriin.org/events/icdl/call-for-paper.php> All the best for your Smart endeavours…. Regards, Nihal Alam RA, TERI -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Application are invited for the post of Assistant Librarian, Professional Assistant andSemi Professional in Maulana Azad Library, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Aligarh
by Subhodip Bid 25 Feb '16

25 Feb '16

Dear Professional Application are invited for the post of Assistant Librarian, Professional Assistant andSemi Professional in Maulana Azad Library, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Aligarh No. of Post: Assistant Librarian: 1HH, Professional Assistant: 1VH, 1NH, 1OH and Semi Professional: 1HH, 2OH Pay Scales: Assistant Librarian : Rs15600-39100 + GP RS6000 Professional Assistant : Rs9300-34800 + GP Rs4200 Semi Professional : Rs5200-20200 + GP Rs2800 For more details http://amuregistrar.com/ads/1-2016_VH_OH_HH.pdf -- SUBHODIP BID M.Sc,M.L.I.S, AIS Library & Information Assistant National Library, Kolkata MOB. NO. - 08820604794 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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