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Application are invited for the post of Deputy Librarian, Curator and Assistant Librarian 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 Deputy Librarian, Curator and Assistant Librarian in Maulana Azad Library, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Aligarh No. of Post: Deputy Librarian: 3, Curator : 1 and Assistant Librarian: 9 Pay Scales: Deputy Librarian: Rs15600-39100 + GP Rs8000 Curator: Rs15600-39100 + GP Rs7600 Assistant Librarian: Rs15600-39100 + GP RS6000 For more details http://amuregistrar.com/ads/2_2016.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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Increasing Scholarly Meetings and decreasing Scholarship: Some Thoughts
by Vasanth 24 Feb '16

24 Feb '16

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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Hurry!!!Early Bird Registration Extended:International Conference on Big Data & Knowledge Discovery from 9th 11th Mar ch , 2016 at Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore, K arnataka
by drtc＠isibang.ac.in 24 Feb '16

24 Feb '16

Dear Friends, We are happy to announce a spectrum of international experts agreed to deliver keynote lectures besides a good number of authors will be presenting a papers in this emerging area of knowledge. Invited and plenary speakers: http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/ Please note that the early bird registration is extended to 1st March, 2016. An early registration will ensure your place in the participation list of this very important event. http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/icbk/registration Participants will be exposed to the latest developments through lectures and demonstrations with collaboration from ICSU-CODATA, Paris, ICSU-WDS- Tokyo, RDA, Flipkart, IBM-Watson Group, CDAC, GMR among others. Registration are open!!! Thanks & Regards ICBK2016 Team Documentation Research and Training Centre Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore, 560059 Website: http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/icbk -- 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, Technician (Library & Information) and Multitasking (Library) in National Institute of Technology, Uttarakhand
by Subhodip Bid 24 Feb '16

24 Feb '16

Dear Professional Application are invited for the post of Assistant Librarian, Technician (Library & Information) and Multitasking (Library) in National Institute of Technology, Uttarakhand Assistant Librarian: Essential Qualification: Master’s Degree in Library Science/Information Science/Documentation Science or an equivalent professional degree with CGPA of 6.5 in 10 point scale or at least 60% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed) and a consistently good academic record with superior knowledge of computerized library service. (ii) Qualifying in the national level test conducted for the purpose by the UGC or any other agency approved 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) Regulations 2009, shall be exempted from the requirement of the minimum eligibility condition of NET / SLET / SET for recruitment and appointment of Assistant Librarian Desirable: PG Diploma in Library Automation and Networking or PGDCA or equivalent. Age Limit:PWD–Open (45 years), PWD–OBC(48 years)& PWD–SC/ST(50 years) Pay Band: – Rs.15600-39100 with AGP of Rs.6000 Technician (Library & Information): Matric with at least 60% marks and ITI Certificate of 2 year’s duration in appropriate trade OR Senior secondary (10+2) from a recognized board and ITI Course of one year or higher duration in appropriate trade OR Bachelor’s Degree in Library & Information Science, B. Lib. Information Science/ B. Lib. Science from a recognized University/Institute. Age Limit: Below 27 Years. Pay Scale : Rs. 5200-20200 GP Rs. 2000 Multitasking (Library): i)SSC (X)with proficiency in Typing,Computer Word Processing and Spread Sheet.ii)Diploma or Certificate in Library Science from ITI from recognized Institute/University Pay Scale : Rs. 5200-20200 GP Rs. 1800 For more details: Assistant Librarian: http://www.nituk.ac.in/jobs/Advt.%20No.5%20-%20Special%20Recruitment%20Driv… Technician (Library & Information) and Multitasking (Library): http://www.nituk.ac.in/jobs/Advt.%20No.7%20%20Advertisemnet%20for%20Non-Tea… -- 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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Application are invited for the post of Library Clerk In Central Institute of Hindi, Agra
by Subhodip Bid 23 Feb '16

23 Feb '16

Dear Professional Application are invited for the post of Library Clerk In Central Institute of Hindi, Agra Pay Scale : Rs. 5200-20200 GP Rs. 1900 Essential: i)Intermediate or equivalent from a recognised institution. ii) Certificate in Library Science from a recognised institution Desirable: Adequate experience of Hindi/English Typing. Number of Post: 01 For more details http://khsindia.org/images/khs%20advt%201-2016%20for%20teaching%20and%20non… http://khsindia.org/images/Application_Form_for_Admin_Posts_-2016.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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National Workshop on Open Source Software for Library Management at IIT Kharagpur
by Hemanta Kumar Biswal 23 Feb '16

23 Feb '16

Dear Sir/Madam, It is our great pleasure to inform you that Central Library, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur is going to organise Six day “NationalWorkshop on Open Source Software for Library Management (OSSLM 2016)” during 13-18 June 2016. Important Workshop Dates: Workshop Date: 13-18 June, 2016 Early Bid Registration: On or before 15th April, 2016 Late Registration: Between 16th April to 10th June, 2016 Spot Registration: Not Allowed For details please visit: http://www.library.iitkgp.ernet.in/sites/osslm16/index.html With Regards, Librarian Central Library Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur INDIA-721302

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Two day Workshop on “Copyright Limitations and Exceptions of Libraries and Archives” on 4th and 5th of March 2016 at NLSIU, Bangalore.
by Cun . 23 Feb '16

23 Feb '16

*Dear Moderator,* *Kindly announce the below mentioned workshop announcement in the Lis -Forum platform for the benefit of the Colleagues.* *Dear Professional Colleagues,* * Sub:* *Two day Workshop* on “*Copyright Limitations and Exceptions of Libraries **and Archives*” on *4th* and *5th* of March *2016* at NLSIU, Bangalore. *Greetings from National Law School of India University, Bangalore* The Ministry of HRD Chair on Intellectual Property Rights and the Centre for Intellectual Property Rights Research and Advocacy (CIPRA) of National Law School of India University, Bangalore is organizing Two day Workshop on “Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries and Archives” on 4th and 5th of March 2016 at International Training Centre, NLSIU, Nagarbhavi, Bangalore. We have the pleasure in inviting you to participate in the said Workshop or by deputing the interested participants of your Organization, at the earliest by *26th Feb. 2016*. The Program details and the registration process are enclosed herewith for your reference. With regards, -- Mr. C U Navalgund Librarian National Law School of India University Shri Narayan Rao Melgiri Memorial National Law Library P.B.No <http://p.b.no/>. 7201., Nagarbhavi, Bangalore - 560 242 (Old: 560 072) Karnataka, India Tel : 080-22729259 ; Fax : 91-080-32160534 ; Mobile: 09731155384 Web site: http://www.iprlawindia.org, www.nls.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Assistant Librarian
by Paramjit Singh 23 Feb '16

23 Feb '16

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, UTTARAKHAND Temporary Campus – Govt. ITI, Srinagar (Garhwal), Uttarakhand [Advt.No.5/2016; Date: 21/02/2016] Assistant Librarian <http://www.nituk.ac.in/jobs/Advt.%20No.5%20-%20Special%20Recruitment%20Driv…> 01 VH (LV) <http://www.nituk.ac.in/jobs/Advt.%20No.5%20-%20Special%20Recruitment%20Driv…> PB-3: `15,600-39,100/-with AGP `6,000/- <http://www.nituk.ac.in/jobs/Advt.%20No.5%20-%20Special%20Recruitment%20Driv…> -- Thanks & Regards *Singh, Paramjit * *Librarian * +91 9968 308970 P *please consider the environment before printing this email !!!* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Promoting open science
by Subbiah Arunachalam 22 Feb '16

22 Feb '16

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-02/cfos-nst020516.php Nudging science toward openness AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE <http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-02/cfos-nst020516.php#>L <http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-02/cfos-nst020516.php#> The $1,000,000 Preregistration Challenge <http://cos.io/prereg>, launched one month ago by the Center for Open Science (COS), is testing how addressing scientists' incentives can elicit new behaviors and improve the reproducibility of published research. 1,000 researchers will earn $1,000 each for publishing the results of preregistered research. "We needed a way to catch the attention of busy, practicing scientists," says David Mellor, Project Manager at COS, "to nudge them toward a small change in their workflow that could have a big impact." Preregistration increases the credibility of statistical tests by having scientists specify details of their research plans in advance of conducting a study. That planning produces clear confirmatory tests of research hypotheses. This is distinct from exploratory analysis in which the scientist uses data to discover new hypotheses that could then be tested later. Both methods of research are important, and preregistration clarifies which is which. "In the complexity of doing research, it can be easy to blur the line between generating and testing hypotheses with data. The difference matters because if we are not careful, using statistical inference with exploratory analysis risks making 'discoveries' that are really just random noise in the data," said Courtney Soderberg a statistical consultant at COS. "No one has ever conducted a nearly worldwide competition to encourage more robust research practices." said Jolene Esposito, Project Manager at COS. "For this to succeed, we needed to build a process that is easy to use and supports a wide variety of research approaches across scientific disciplines." The Preregistration Challenge was designed with input from scientists in many domains, including biomedical, social, behavioral, and environmental sciences. This way, the Preregistration Challenge provides tools for supporting research planning addressing the key issues that are common across many scientific disciplines. "So far, a majority of the scientists entering the competition are psychologists," says David Mellor, "which is not too surprising, given the attention these issues have received in that field. Preregistration is already seen in psychology as a way to address some of their reproducibility challenges. However, reproducibility issues are not isolated to only one field, so we are engaging researchers from more domains to preregister their research. We've had several entrants from political and biomedical science, and we want to encourage more." When scientists enter a preregistration into the competition, they choose whether to make it public immediately, or embargo it for up to four years. Preregistrations must be made public by the time the study is published to be eligible for the $1000 award. "So far, over 60% of researchers are choosing to submit public preregistrations," says Sara Bowman, Project Manager at COS. "A frequently heard concern in the field is the fear of being scooped by a competitor. Researchers may be recognizing that by preregistering publicly they are establishing a time-stamped certification of when the idea occurred, establishing their priority." To be eligible for the award, each preregistration is reviewed for completeness and rule compliance. Though not as thorough as a complete peer review process, there were early concerns that this would slow down the natural pace of scientific investigations. "Reviewing each preregistration is definitely one of the riskier aspects of this competition," says David Mellor. "We could not allow this to slow down the pace of work in a researcher's lab, but we had to have a way to make sure prizes will only be awarded to research with sufficiently detailed plans. We've committed to providing reviews in 10 business days or less, and so far have been able to keep that to about 1-3 days." This is the first time that a large number of preregistrations will be done outside of clinical trials, where it is required by law. This will give the scientific community an unprecedented opportunity to evaluate its effectiveness. "There's limited empirical data out there about how preregistration really affects the basic sciences," says Courtney Soderberg. "This will be the first time that we can really measure its effect on researchers and on the reproducibility of science." The Preregistration Challenge is built on top of the Open Science Framework <https://osf.io/>, a free scholarly commons maintained by COS. Researchers use the OSF for preregistration, project and collaboration management, and archiving of data, materials, and code. COS also supports a variety of services that nudge incentives toward more open and reproducible research such as badges <https://osf.io/tvyxz/wiki/home/> to acknowledge open research practices, the TOP Guidelines <http://cos.io/top> for journals and funders to promote transparency, and Registered Reports <https://osf.io/8mpji/wiki/home/>- a publishing model in which peer review occurs prior to conducting the study. "I love working on the cutting edge of improving science," says Mallory Kidwell, Project Coordinator at COS. "Our services aim to meet scientists where they are, providing tools to facilitate greater efficiency in their work while also making their science better." Results of the first preregistered studies in the Preregistration Challenge are expected in late 2016, and all 1000 awards are expected to be administered by the end of 2018. ### Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system. Please spread the word. -- 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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How to build a low cost book Scanner for the digitization project
by Vimal Kumar V. 21 Feb '16

21 Feb '16

Dear Friends, Here is a very informative website to give detailed information about how to build low cost book scanners. http://www.diybookscanner.org Regards, -- Vimal Kumar V. Technical Assistant Mahatma Gandhi University Library Kottayam, Kerala- 686 560 Web: http://www.vimalkumar.info Blog: http://linuxhalwa.blogspot.com http://kohageek.blogspot.in http://moovandan.blogspot.in --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I forget what I was taught. I only remember what I have learnt" -Patrick White -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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