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ALEXA AND SIRI AT THE LIBRARY: HOW LIBRARIANS ARE TAPPING INTO THE INTERNET OF THINGS
by Ragaavendra R 01 Sep '15

01 Sep '15

ALEXA AND SIRI AT THE LIBRARY: HOW LIBRARIANS ARE TAPPING INTO THE INTERNET OF THINGS The Amazon Echo (powered by the cloud-based voice service Alexa) and the Apple Watch (featuring digital assistant Siri) are two of the latest products designed to make people's lives easier by quickly retrieving information and performing actions when prompted. Part of the Internet of Things (IoT), these devices receive updates from their respective cloud servers so they can always provide the most up-to-date answers. Alexa and Siri can perform simple tasks, such as sharing the day's weather forecast, reading aloud what's planned on your calendar, and providing the latest sports scores. Librarians have been following the developments of the IoT closely, and they're finding that Alexa and Siri have uses beyond telling jokes and reminding you when you have an appointment. They've become indispensable for the following information professionals, who share their experiences and show how the library world can benefit from connected devices such as the Echo and the Apple Watch and their disembodied assistants. REFLINK: http://newsbreaks.infotoday.com/NewsBreaks/Alexa-and-Siri-at-the-Library-Ho… Best Regards, Raghvendra R The information contained in this electronic message and in any attachments to this message is confidential, legally privileged and intended only for use by the person or entity to which this electronic message is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, and have received this message in error, please notify the sender and system manager by return email and delete the message and its attachments and also you are hereby notified that any distribution, copying, review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of this electronic transmission or the information contained in it is strictly prohibited. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and may not represent those of the Company or bind the Company. Any commitments made over e-mail are not financially binding on the company unless accompanied or followed by a valid purchase order. This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by Mail Scanner, and is believed to be clean. The Company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. www.jubl.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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LISjob: AL/DL Vacancies in BHU for SC/ST/OBC candidates
by Puttaraj Choukimath 01 Sep '15

01 Sep '15

Dear Friends, JFYI: Non-teaching vacancies (including AL/DL/LibAttendants) in BHU for SC/ST/OBC candidates. BHU <http://www.bhu.ac.in>, Varanasi. Advt.No: No-01/2015 - 2016 <http://www.bhu.ac.in/racbhu/advertisements/aug2015/Advt_01-2015-16__Non-tea…> [new] Pl visit: http://www.bhu.ac.in/racbhu/advertisements/aug2015/Advt_01-2015-16__Non-tea… [Click here to apply online] <http://bhu.campuslabs.in/OnlineRecruitmentApplicationBHU.action> Source: http://www.bhu.ac.in/racbhu/ (01/09/2015) Best wishes, Puttaraj. -- Mr.Puttaraj, A. C. Asst. Librarian (SS) Periodicals Section, SDTM Library, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, P.B. No.8313, Deonar, MUMBAI - 400 088 (Maharashtra) INDIA T: +91-22-2552 5285 (O); Fax: +91-22-2552 5050 E: choukimath(a)tiss.edu; choukimath(a)gmail.com W: http://library.tiss.edu/ B: http://socialsciencesinfoblog.blogspot.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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LIS Links Newsletter, Vol. 1, No. 6, 2015
by Badan Barman 01 Sep '15

01 Sep '15

Respected forum members, Thank you for your continuous interest in the LIS Links Newsletter. You can view the LIS Links Newsletter, Vol. 1, No. 6, 2015 from the website: http://goo.gl/MqWAo5 -- Badan Barman, Assistant Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, Gauhati University, Guwahati-781014, Assam, India. Email: info(a)badanbarman.in Website: http://www.badanbarman.in Google Plus: https://plus.google.com/+BadanBarman Twitter: https://twitter.com/badanbarman Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/badanbarman?v=wall&ref=ts -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: Refresher Course in LIS at Calicut University
by veerankutty 01 Sep '15

01 Sep '15

Dear Sir / Madam, The UGC-Human Resource Development Centre (Erstwhile Academic Staff College), University of Calicut is conducting a three-week Refresher Course in Library and Information Science from 16th September to 06th October 2015. Applications, duly approved by the Principal/Head of the College/Department concerned, are invited on the prescribed form from eligible and interested candidates. The applications should reach the Director, UGC Human Resource Development Centre, University of Calicut on or before 04th September 2015. TA and DA will be given to the participants as per UGC rules. We request you to publicise this course among the professional colleagues of your University/College/Department/Library. For more details and application form, visit the Calicut University HRDC website at < http://www.ugcasccalicut.info/>. HRDC Phone Number: 0494-2407351. Yours sincerely, *Dr. Mohamed Haneefa K.* Assistant Professor Department of Library & Information Science University of Calicut, Kerala, INDIA Phone : 09895622811 (M), 0494-2449944 (R) E-mail: dr.haneefa(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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Call for Papers & Registration -- National Conf. on Recent Trends in Computing & Communications on 14th Oct 2015.
by Mohan Hr 31 Aug '15

31 Aug '15

Dear all, The 3rd National Conference on Recent Trends in Computing and Communications is being organised on 14th Oct 2015 at SS Shasun Jain College for Women, T. Nagar, Chennai - 600017. This conference is supported by Computer Society of India, Chennai Chapter and IEEE Computer Society, Madras Chapter. The members of CSI & IEEE are eligible for concessional registration. The call for papers and registration are open. For more details pl. visit http://www.shasuncollege.edu.in/nationalconf.html You may also contact Ms.S.Banupriya - 9791064825 or Ms. J Maria Janita - 9941117710 or email nccsshasun(a)gmail.com With regards HR Mohan 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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Application and Use of Open Source Software (OSS) in Indian Libraries [Survey]
by Raj Kishor Kampa 31 Aug '15

31 Aug '15

Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to request you to participate in the survey on *Application and Use of Open Source Software (OSS) in Indian Libraries*. The information provided by you in the survey will be used for academic purpose only and kept in confidential.This survey will take 15 minutes to complete. *Please participate in the survey and help assist in my academic endeavour. * Thank you in advance for your academic gesture by providing the honest feedback. *CLICK HERE TO TAKE THE SURVEY <http://indianlibrarian.com/survey/index.php/786998/lang-en>* You may save and resume later the partially saved survey by clicking the " *Resume Later*" *Please ignore, if you have already participated in the survey.* Regards, *Raj Kishor Kampa, **M.A., M.Lib & Info. Sc., (UGC-NET), PGJMC, PhD (Pursuing)* *Jaipuria Institute of Management, Jaipur* | 1, Bambala Institutional Area, | Pratap Nagar, Sanganer |Jaipur 302 033 | INDIA |T.+91 141-4771300 ||F. +91 141-2771334 |E. raj.kampa(a)jaipuria.ac.in <director.jaipur(a)jaipuria.ac.in> |Web. www.jaipuria.ac.in/jaipur -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Attractions of National Conference on Scientometrics and IoT
by Ishwar Goudar 30 Aug '15

30 Aug '15

Dear Professionals, Attractions/Positice Aspects of fast approachingTwo Day (25-26 Aug 2015) National Conference on Scientometrics and Internet of Things (IoT): 1. Plenary talks by experts from industry and academia 2. Preconference Tutorials at no extra charges 3. Conference explores links/applications between Scientometrics and IoT 4. Selected papers will be published in SRELS Journal of Information Management 5. Supported by Publishing industry, Corporates and Academia 6. Successfully Fourth in the series with good and active participation Apart from takeaways from Pre-conference Tutorials and Session Theme Papers by subject experts, participants will get an opportunity for presenting their research papers Organisers: Institute of Scientometrics (http://www.instmetrics.org/) in association with NCSI-Net Foundation (http://ncsinet.org) . Conference Dates: 25-26th September 2015 Conference Venue: The Solitaire Hotel, 3 Kumara Krupa Road, Madhavanagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560001 Topics of Pre-conference Tutorials on the opening day: 1. Altmetrics: A New Path for LIS Research 2. Databases for Scientometric Research- Search Techniques and Data Analysis Resource Persons: Prof. I. K. Ravichandra Rao, Prof. S L Sangam, Dr. I R N Goudar and Dr. S M Pujar What to expect from the Tutorials? - Identify & explore databases for Scientometrics Research - Deep dive into search, retrieval & analysis - Tips, techniques & insights... - Demo access to the actual bibliographic and citation database(s) - Almetrics - The Concept, Methodologies and Developments Conference Theme: Scientometrics & Internet of Things (IoT). Part – I: Scientometrics Metrics Evolution: Librametrics, Bibliometrics, Informatics, Scientometrics, Webometrics & Altmetrics i. Empirical Laws of Bibliometrics ii. Growth Studies iii. Collaborative Studies iv. Obsolescence studies v. National Science Policy Indicators vi. Citation Analysis vii. Ranking of Universities and Institutions etc. viii. Journal Impact Factor & H- Index (Latest Developments) ix. Limitations and Issues concerned to Research Quality Indicators x. Recent Trends Part – II Internet of Things (IoT) i) Concept of IoT ii) IoT and its impact and application in LIS iii. IoT & Scientometrics iv. Systems and Machines v. Data vi. Applications The Organising Committee is in the process of inviting few more top resources on the topics of Conference. Call for Papers: The organizing committee invites good quality papers on research and technical works, case studies, technology updates, etc. related to the themes and sub-themes of the conference mentioned above. Important Dates: Submission of papers: August 31, 2015 Notification of Acceptance/Rejection: September 10, 2015 Registration (Fee. Rs. 2000/-): September 15, 2015 Conference Dates: September 25-26, 2015 Those interested in submitting conference papers may please submit the same to Conference Management System (http://ncsinet.org/conference) by 31st Aug 2015 More details of the conference is available at conference website at http://www.scientometrics.asia/ Organising Secretary: Anand Byrappa Organising Committee Chair: Prof. TD Kemparaju Conference Director: Prof. SL Sangam "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) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Open data for development
by Subbiah Arunachalam 30 Aug '15

30 Aug '15

Please see http://blogs.worldbank.org/ic4d/new-report-how-open-data-can-drive-sustaina… Best. 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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Free text books (or alternatives)
by Subbiah Arunachalam 30 Aug '15

30 Aug '15

Friends in the LIS Community: Please recommend to your vice chancellors and deans to 'eliminate textbooks' as is being done at the University of Maryland and help students of your institutions. Please see < http://college.usatoday.com/2015/08/27/maryland-university-to-eliminate-tex… >. Best. 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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[Shared Post] Forget the outrage: Stop signing away your author rights to corporations
by Arun 30 Aug '15

30 Aug '15

Arun (subbiah.arunachalam(a)gmail.com) thinks you may be interested in the following post: Forget the outrage: Stop signing away your author rights to corporations http://savageminds.org/2015/08/22/forget-outrage-stop-signing-away-rights-c… -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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