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How to write a blogpost from your journal article in eleven easy steps.
by Vimal Kumar V. 26 Jan '16

26 Jan '16

Dear Friends, Here is a useful article for the scholarly writing process. Abstract: You’ve just published a research article – why should you bother writing a blog post about it? Patrick Dunleavy argues that if you’ve devoted months to writing the paper, dealing with comments, doing rewrites and hacking through the publishing process, why would you not spend the extra couple of hours crafting an accessible blogpost? Here he breaks down in eleven easy steps how to generate a short-form version of your research article. http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2016/01/25/how-to-write-a-blo… 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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Study circle meeting
by IASLIC Kolkata 26 Jan '16

26 Jan '16

INDIAN ASSOCIATION OF SPECIAL LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION CENTRES (IASLIC) P-291, CIT Scheme, No. - 6M, Kankurgachi, Kolkata - 700 054 Ph: 033 2362 9651; E-mail: iaslic.india(a)gmail.com. Website: http://www.iaslic1955.org.in 326th IASLIC Study Circle Meeting will be held on Thursday, the 28th January, 2016 at 6.30 p.m. in the Seminar Room of the Association, Kolkata – 700 054. Shri Saumen Adhikari, Librarian–cum–Information Officer, S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata, has kindly given consent to deliver a lecture on the topic – “An initiative towards developing Neural Network architecture based SDI model for research libraries in the context of electronic resources”. Prof. Dibyendu Pal, Department of Library & Information Science, University of Calcutta, will preside over the meeting. You are cordially invited to attend the meeting along with your colleagues. Place: Kolkata MR MRIGANKA MONDAL Prof. Pijushkanti Panigrahi Date: 11.01.2016 Convenor Study Circle Division General Secretary, IASLIC -- *Prof Pijushkanti Panigrahi*, Hony General Secretary, IASLIC, P-291, CIT Scheme No. 6M, Kankurgachi, Kolkata - 700054 iaslic(a)vsnl.net or iaslic.india(a)gmail.com www.iaslic1955.org.in *Join IASLIC, Contribute to IASLIC, Strengthen IASLIC* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Last call for papers - ETD2016 "Data and Dissertations"
by Dr Ramesh C Gaur 26 Jan '16

26 Jan '16

FYI pl. Sent from iPad ************************************ Dr. Ramesh C Gaur PGDCA, MLISc,Ph.D. Fulbright Scholar (Virginia Tech, USA) University Librarian Jawaharlal Nehru University(JNU) New Meharuli Road, New Delhi - 110067 Tele +91-11-26742605, 26704551 Fax : +91-11-26741603 Email: rcgaur(a)mail.jnu.ac.in ;rcgaur66(a)gmail.com URL: www.jnu.ac.in Brief Profile: http://www.jnu.ac.in/Library/RameshCGaur.htm Begin forwarded message: > From: Joachim SCHOPFEL <joachim.schopfel(a)univ-lille3.fr> > Date: 25 January 2016 at 10:23:27 PM IST > To: BOD <bod(a)ndltd.org> > Subject: [bod] Last call for papers - ETD2016 "Data and Dissertations" > > Last call for ETD2016, the 19th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations, which will take place from July 11 to July 13, 2016, at Lille (France). > > Proposals for papers and posters are invited on all relevant topics in the field of electronic theses and dissertations. The main topic of ETD2016 will be “Data and Dissertations”, with a focus on initiatives, projects and experiences in the field of research data related to ETDs. > > We invite participants who want to present a paper or a poster at ETD2016 to submit an English abstract between 400 and 500 words on the conference website. Authors will be notified of the program committee's decision by end of February 2016. > > Deadline for paper proposals: January 31, 2016. > > Deadline for poster proposals: April 15, 2016. > > All information are on the conference website http://etd2016.sciencesconf.org/ > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BOD" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to bod+unsubscribe(a)ndltd.org. > To post to this group, send email to bod(a)ndltd.org. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/a/ndltd.org/group/bod/. > To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/a/ndltd.org/d/msgid/bod/633893577.10499473.145374…. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/a/ndltd.org/d/optout.

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Final call to nominate/register - How to research, manage and communicate - data, information and knowledge - in the digital age
by Kiran Pandey 25 Jan '16

25 Jan '16

This is the final call to register or nominate for CSE’s short course on “How to research, manage and communicate - data, information and knowledge - in the digital age” from February 03-05, 2016 at Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi. Management and communication of information in the internet era with explosive information availability and developments in the area of information and communication technology (ICT) demands special skills. It calls for investments in strengthening the information and knowledge infrastructure in an organisation. Hence, this specially designed course will cover various aspects of - how to research, manage and communicate – Data, Factsheets, Research Papers, White Papers, Studies, Documents, Policy Papers, News clippings, Photos, Contacts, E-mails, etc in an organisation (and by an individual level too) It has been designed to build awareness and skills on the use of latest tool/technologies to research, access, organize, and communicate data and information in order to function in a knowledge economy. The course will especially be useful for Information and communication professionals associated with special libraries and documentation centres of academic, research, government and corporate institutions. Professsionals associated with media organisations will also find it useful. For more information, kindly refer to programme details on the following web linkhttp://www.cseindia.org/node/5315. Registrations and nominations should be sent on or before Jan 28, 2016 to kiran(a)cseindia.org. For queries, please contact +91 9968767698 Yours cordially Kiran Pandey Director –Library and Information Management Centre for Science and Environment 41, Tughlaqabad Institutional Area New Delhi India Mob: 9968767698 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Rejuvenated Libraries for Empowered Users now available on Open Access
by Chauhan 25 Jan '16

25 Jan '16

Dear colleagues, The book released on 12th December, 2013 at City Temple Center, Holborn, London is now available on Open Access - individual chapters can be downloaded free of cost from http://socio.org.uk/reju.php. For print copies order, please see information below. Rejuvenated Libraries for Empowered Users: Essays in honor of Dr. T. A. V. Murthy Editors: J. K. Vijayakumar P. Pichappan Foreword by: Ingrid Parent, President of IFLA Published by: Digital Information Research Ltd, UK Division of the Society for Information Organization, 132, Christ Church Road, Harrow, UK First Edition 2013 ISBN- 978-0-9926566-0-7 e-ISBN- 978-0-9926566-1-4 Six parts- 40 chapters contributed by authors from 16 countries How to order the Print book: Price for Print copies-90 British Pounds Special Price for India-Rs. 1300 Order to director(a)socio.org.uk Distributors for India: DLINE, New # 11 Ramanujam Street, T Nagar, Chennai 600017 India Email: subscription(a)dline.info Circulated by: Suresh K Chauhan Chief Librarian GD Goenka University / GD Goenka World Institute Gurgaon (India) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: A social networking site is not an open access repository
by Subbiah Arunachalam 24 Jan '16

24 Jan '16

Our friend Muthu Madhan alerted me to this article on why institutional repositories are far superior to social networking sites such as Academia.edu and ResearchGate. A social networking site is not an open access repository https://misslibrarygrrrl.wordpress.com/2016/01/24/a-social-networking-site-… Arun http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-4658 http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9925-2009

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Articles to Read -- 2016-01-24
by Mohan Hr 24 Jan '16

24 Jan '16

Dear all, You may like these articles interesting InfoTech: Web: The Amazing Web 2.0 Projects Book Why TED talks don't matter any more The dark art of measuring the digital economy Education: Biopic: The idea of Ramanujan resonates with all teachers in the world Interview: 33 toughest Apple job interview questions Cyber War: IntoTech: The New Art of War - How Trolls, Hackers and Spies are rewriting the rules of conflict eCommerce: 2016 will be the year of conversational commerce Healthcare: Long courses, confusion and culture: why we’re losing the fight against antibiotic resistance Environment: Is India Inc prepared to face disaster? Finance: Housing: All you wanted to know about teaser home loans Read them at http://goo.gl/Xd6IfR Your feedback is welcome You can access the date wise archives of "Articles to Read" at http://goo.gl/B2VFCF With regards HR Mohan IITM 1976 BTME Chair, IEEE CS & PCS and IPP, CSI http://hrm-infoforuse.blogspot.in http://infoforuse.blogspot.in https://www.facebook.com/mohan.hr.524 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Articles to Read -- 2016-01-23
by Mohan Hr 23 Jan '16

23 Jan '16

Dear all, You may like these articles IPR: Innovation: For 'Make in India', first 'Innovate in India' InfoTech: 'Frightful 5' will continue to dominate digital life Food: Agriculture: Would you bite into an 'ugly' apple? Many won't Space Research: GPS: 5th navigation satellite takes India closer to ‘desi GPS’ InfoTech: Internet: Trai slams Facebook’s push for ‘Free Basics’ Finance: Investments: Top 10 companies that pay more than 25% dividend Environemnt: 5 videos that reveal the human impact on Earth Science & Tech: Nature: When chickens go wild InfoTech: AI: Deep Machine Learning libraries and frameworks Telecom: Mobiles: The race to 5G: Inside the fight for the future of mobile as we know it You can read them at http://goo.gl/aBhSW1 Your feedback is welcome You can access the date wise archives of "Articles to Read" at http://goo.gl/B2VFCF With regards HR Mohan IITM 1976 BTME Chair, IEEE CS & PCS and IPP, CSI http://hrm-infoforuse.blogspot.in http://infoforuse.blogspot.in https://www.facebook.com/mohan.hr.524 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Paradigm Shift in Libraries: A Festschrift to Rev. Fr. Jose Viruppel
by Vimal Kumar V. 23 Jan '16

23 Jan '16

Dear Friends, Kerala Library Association-Kottayam Region proudly present the book “Paradigm Shift in Libraries: A Festschrift to Rev. Fr. Jose Viruppel”. The book is published as an E-book under Creative Common License so that anybody can access, read, share and download the book from anywhere free of cost. The Book consists of articles reflecting the modern views of libraries and librarians. There is a drastic change in all aspects of the library from the traditional libraries to the modern libraries. An inevitable shift from the traditional functions and services has become necessary today. The book includes ten papers dealing with various topics such as shift of the role of librarians to cybrarians, newly garbed libraries, user approach to the services of a library, proposal for a union catalogue of libraries of institutions in higher education, study on N-LIST, need for developing information literacy skills in e-learning environment, personal learning network for professional development, selection and management of Linux operating systems in libraries, the role of face book pages in libraries, and Scientometric study of open access psychology journals. On behalf of Kerala Library Association, Kottayam Region, we thank all the contributors for their valuable contribution to the release of this festschrift. Download the book from following link, https://klaweblog.wordpress.com/2016/01/16/paradigm-shift-in-libraries-a-fe… Citation Annu George, Savithry T.K., Vimal Kumar V., and Jasimudeen S., eds. Paradigm Shift in Libraries: A Festschrift to Rev. Fr. Jose Viruppel. Kottayam: Kerala Library Association, 2015. 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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Panel Discussion on “Net Neutrality vs Free Basics” by MILAN
by Sunil MV 22 Jan '16

22 Jan '16

Dear Professional Friends, Greetings from MILAN, Mysuru! Stirred into controversy through ‘Airtel Zero’, net neutrality is gaining the enormous public cynosure. The net neutrality activists protest over differential pricing regime for accessing the websites. Now, the ‘Free Basics’ from Facebook comes as a new avatar. The debate and discussions have reached their peak. TRAI now entered the battlefield and says ‘Free Basics’ has dangerous ramifications for policy-making in India. Under the current circumstances the internet user is a confused species about this topic. Mysore University Information and Library Science Alumni Network (MILAN) joined hands with Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Institute for Management Development (SDMIMD) is holding a panel discussion on the topic 'Net Neutrality vs Free Basics' on Monday, February 1, 2016 at 11:00 AM in SDMIMD Auditorium, Mysuru. The panel members are eminent MILANers, Sri. N.V. Sathyanarayana, Chairman & Managing Director, Informatics India Ltd; and, Dr. Shalini R. Urs, Executive Director, International School of Information Management (ISiM), University of Mysore, Mysuru. Dr. Sudhir Sosale, Director, Centre for Training in Advanced Technologies, NIE, Mysuru and Mr. Kalpesh Mehta, Founder, Starsoft-India, Mysuru, will join them in the panel discussion. Prof. Malathi Sriram, Chairperson – PGDM, SDMIMD, will moderate the discussion. You are cordially invited. With regards, Sunil MV Secretary, MILAN, Mysuru -- Dr. Sunil M.V. Librarian Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Institute for Management Development (SDMIMD) No. 1, Chamundi Hill Main Road, Siddharthanagar Post, Mysore - 570 011, INDIA Mobile: 99864 39832 | Telephone: 0821-2429722 Extn: 3006 * Please consider your environmental responsibility before printing this e-mail* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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