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Registration closed for Koha workshop planned at NCL, Pune during 2nd-4th Sept 2015
by Sunita Barve 27 Aug '15

27 Aug '15

Dear all Thank you very much for your response on Koha workshop scheduled at NCL, Pune during 2nd-4th September 2015. We are closing the registration now. Thank you very much for your response. with reg, Senior Technical Officer National Chemical Laboratory Dr, Homi Bhaba Road Pune 411008, INDIA Email :sunitabarve@gmail.com http://sunitabarve.googlepages.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Seventh International Workshop in Big Data Benchmarking (WBDB 2015), New Delhi, December 14-15, 2015.
by Mohan Hr 26 Aug '15

26 Aug '15

Dear all, Pl. see the announcement reg the call for papers & registration for the seventh international Workshop in Big Data Benchmarking (WBDB 2015) at New Delhi during 14-15, Dec 2015 Pl. note that the members of CSI & IEEE are eligible for concessional registration. With regards HR Mohan Chair - IEEE CS & IPP - CSI ================================================. Dear Colleague, We are pleased to inform you about the 7th International Workshop in Big Data Benchmarking (WBDB 2015), which will be held in India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, on December 14-15, 2015. WBDB 2015 will be organized in collaboration with the Center for Large-Scale Data Systems, San Diego Supercomputer Center, University of California San Diego, USA, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi Centre, and Indian Institute of Public Health (IIPH), Hyderabad. Formed in 2012, WBDB has become a leading international forum for discussing and disseminating the latest trends, challenges, and ideas around big data benchmarking and related applications in industry and research. As part of this international workshop series, WBDB 2015 in New Delhi welcomes participation from students, research scholars, faculty members and professionals from the industry, academia and the government administration. The keynote speakers will be Prof. Michael J. Franklin, Thomas M. Siebel Professor and Chair of Computer Science Division in University of California Berkeley, USA, and Director of Algorithms, Machines, and People Laboratory ("AMPLab"); and Dr. Mukund Desphande, Head of Analytics, Persistent Systems, Pune, India. The Organizers invite submission of high-quality, original abstracts to the WBDB 2015 main workshop and the co-located mini-workshop sessions on the following topics: Benchmarks for Big Data Integration Scenarios; Big Data Analytics for Health Systems; Big Data Analytics in Air Quality Management in Smart Cities; Big Data Analytics in Agriculture. For the Calls for Papers and further details, visit the workshop website - http://clds.sdsc.edu/wbdb2015.in Paper Submission Deadline: September 28, 2015. Acceptance Notification: October 30, 2015. Early Registration Deadline: September 30, 2015. (Seating is limited.) WBDB 2015 will also feature the '1st. Big Data Benchmarking Challenge' to promote the development of big data benchmarks (for further details, visit website). Also, you may please share this mail with your colleagues and students who might be interested. Best wishes, and look forward to seeing you at the Workshop. Prof. S. Pyne, IIPH Hyderabad. Program Committee Chair, WBDB 2015. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request your PhD data for updating LIS research In India from 2013 to 2015.
by Manjunath K 26 Aug '15

26 Aug '15

Dear LIS Professionals, If your PhD in LIS is awarded in 2013, 2014 or 2015, please help me to update the LIS Research in India data sheet with your data. It takes just 2 minutes for you to fill the data. Please open the below link and provide the information. If the link is not working, copy the link and paste it in your browser, http://goo.gl/forms/0FRJJ48woc >From University News and other sources I got 30 LIS PhD data in 2013 and another 30 in 2014. 20 records have been traced in 2015 till July. I am sure the number is not matching the real PhD awards in our LIS field as many universities may not give information to AIU/ INFLIBNET. Please help me to update the record. Your response will definitely help our professionals who are is in their beginning or progress stages of research. I have already sent compiled data to LIS departments for their verification and updatating at their end. Many have informed the missing data, which I have entered in datasheet. Please cooperate to help our research fellows. Please respond if your PhD is already awarded. Else, kindly wait till it is awarded. Also enter year of award (not the year of submission) Manjunath -------------- Dr. Manjunatha K |Chief Librarian| T.A. Pai Management; Institute| Manipal - 576104| Udupi Dist.| Karnataka| India| |Ph: 0820-2701105(Off), 2575161 (Res) | e- manjunath(a)tapmi.edu.in<mailto:manjunath@tapmi.edu.in> ; manjunathak(a)gmail.com<mailto:manjunathak@gmail.com> | http://www.manjunathakeralapura.weebly.com<http://www.manjunathakeralapura.weebly.com/> ------------ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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My experience at JILA conference Ranchi as invited speaker
by vinod mishra 26 Aug '15

26 Aug '15

Dear All, It was nice experience to share my thoughts at JILA conference, Ranchi. The topic was “Re-engineering Public Library and Academic Library Systems in India” many papers were presented with suggestions and how to improve the existing systems. Many issues were raised to Re-engineering the existing libraries like finance, laws etc. My view and some solutions was to adopt the open source/free solutions like Koha, DSpace, eprint, joomla, zotero, etc. as well as open access resources like open access journals/books etc. to overcome some of the problems without investing much amount on that, but i felt that awareness and training on the above cost effective /free solutions is major challenge. So the LIS departments must train the students about these resources during their course of study and assign some small projects on these free solutions. The good libraries and library professionals must share their expertise among the nearby libraries and provide a platform to educate the others for successful implementations of these technologies. http://mishravk.com/2015/08/jila-conference/ Thanking You. -- *With Regards,Vinod Kumar Mishra,Assistant Librarian,Biju Patnaik Central Library (BPCL),* *NIT Rourkela,* *Sundergadh-769008,* *Odisha,* *India.* *Mob:91+9439420860* *Website: http://mishravk.com/ <http://mishravk.com/>* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Get Textbooks from eBasta
by P. S. MANJUNATHA 26 Aug '15

26 Aug '15

As part of the Digital India intitative, the government will launch eBasta, an online platform that will have downloadable formats of NCERT textbooks, some state board books. https://www.ebasta.in <https://www.ebasta.in> P. S. MANJUNATHA, LIBRARIAN DEPARTMENT OF MBA BNM INSTITUT E OF TECHNOLOGY 12th MAIN ROAD, 27th CROSS, BANASANKARI II STAGE, BANGALORE – 560070 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Must read: NMC Horizon Report 2015 - Library Edition
by Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar 26 Aug '15

26 Aug '15

The NMC Horizon Report 2015 - Library Edition identifies below driving changes in academic and research libraries. Short-term (over the next one to two years) • Increasing Value of the User Experience • Prioritization of Mobile Content and Delivery Mid-term (next three to five years) • Evolving Nature of the Scholarly Record • Increasing Focus on Research Data Management Long-term (next five years or more) • Increasing Accessibility of Research Content • Rethinking Library Spaces In addition, challenges and technology changes are also discussed in detail. Read full text from http://cdn.nmc.org/media/2015-nmc-horizon-report-library-EN.pdf ---------- Dr. J. K. VIJAYAKUMAR, Manager, University Library Collections and Information Services, King Abdullah University of Science & Technology, www.kaust.edu.sa -- 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 Librarian Selection Grade ( Group A) and Librarian Grade I ( Group B) in AIIMS, Raipur, Chhattisgarh
by Subhodip Bid 26 Aug '15

26 Aug '15

Dear Professional Application are invited for the post of Librarian Selection Grade ( Group A) and Librarian Grade I ( Group B) in AIIMS, Raipur, Chhattisgarh No. of Post*: *Librarian Selection Grade ( Group A) : 1 Librarian Grade I ( Group B) : 2 Pay Scales: Scale of pay: Librarian Selection Grade ( Group A) : Scale of pay: Rs15600-39100 + Grade Pay Rs6600/- Librarian Grade I ( Group B) : Scale of pay: Rs9300-34800 + Grade Pay Rs4600/- For more details http://www.aiimsraipur.edu.in/Downloads/GROUP%20A%20&%20B%20-%20Deputation%… -- 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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Statistics : Koha Development in last years
by Dr. Sandeep Bhavsar 26 Aug '15

26 Aug '15

Dear All Please have a look at the statistics of koha development in last 5 years http://blog.bigballofwax.co.nz/2015/08/25/some-random-statistics-about-the-… -- Warm Regards Dr. Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian *Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research (AUTONOMOUS)* L Napoo Road | Matunga (CR) | Mumbai- 400 019. Tel: 022-2419 8377 | Mob: 9870 18 9999 Library WebOPAC : http://libcatwelmum-koha.informindia.co.in/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: Beyond belief
by Subbiah Arunachalam 25 Aug '15

25 Aug '15

Friends: Please sign this petition. Let many LIS professionals support this good cause. Arun ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Stevan Harnad <harnad(a)ecs.soton.ac.uk> Date: Mon, Aug 24, 2015 at 9:12 PM Subject: Beyond belief To: Subbiah Arunachalam <subbiah.arunachalam(a)gmail.com> Dear Arun, I just got this from Alma. How can the country of Ahimsa allow abominations like this? The only hope for countless innocent victims is if decent people are in the majority and they will at last raise their voices (and votes) to put an end to such horrors for ever and ever. Stevan https://www.change.org/p/narendra-modi-prime-minister-of-india-savetheasian… -- 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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Fw: [Asis-l] Re-Envisioning the MLS Degree
by Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar 25 Aug '15

25 Aug '15

On Saturday, August 22, 2015 8:06 PM, John Bertot <jbertot(a)umd.edu> wrote: In August 2014, the University of Maryland’s iSchool and the Information Policy & Access Center (iPAC) launched the Re-Envisioning the MLS initiative to address significant changes in the information landscape, our communities, information organizations, technology, the economy, workforce needs and trends, and other factors that impact Library and Information Science (LIS) education in general, and the Master of Library Science (MLS) degree (and its variants) in particular. A three-year effort in all, the first year focused on engagement and included a speaker’s series, engagement events, regional visits, discussions with a range of leaders in the information professions, extensive work with the iSchool’s MLS Advisory Board, environmental analysis and scanning, a published white paper that identified trends and issues, and more. Summaries and archives of these events, and documents, are available at hackmls.umd.edu. We are pleased to share the Re-Envisioning the MLS: Findings, Issues, and Considerations report. The findings have a number of implications for LIS education and MLS programs, including: - Attributes of Successful Information Professionals. Successful information professionals are not those who wish to seek a quiet refuge out of the public’s view. They need to be collaborative, problem solvers, creative, socially innovative, flexible and adaptable, and have a strong desire to work with the public. - Ensure a Balance of Competencies and Abilities. MLS programs need to ensure that students have a range of competencies, but that aptitude needs to be balanced with a progressive attitude (“can do,” “change agent,” “public service”). - Re-Thinking the MLS Begins with Recruitment. Neither a love of books or libraries is enough for the next generation of information professionals. Instead they must thrive on change, embrace public service, and seek challenges that require creative solutions. Attracting students with a strong desire to serve the public is critical. - Be Disruptive, Savvy, and Fearless. Through creativity, collaboration, innovation, and entrepreneurship, information professionals have the opportunity to disrupt current approaches and practices to existing social challenges. The future belongs to those who are socially innovative, entrepreneurial, and change agents who are bold, fearless, willing to take risks, go “big,” and go against convention. As noted by then-MLS Program Director Dr. John Bertot, the initiative serves as a complement to current discussions regarding the future of libraries, “As we rethink our information institutions and the roles that they serve in their communities, we also need to consider who the future information professionals are, their abilities and competencies, and how we prepare them for dynamic and evolving careers as community change agents.” Ms. Lindsay Sarin, MLS Program Manager, further commented that, “Our libraries, archives, and other information organizations are central to their communities, and we need our future information professionals who are ready and eager to take risks and support their communities in new and exciting ways.” Over the next two years, the iSchool will focus on curriculum redesign, continued engagement, and implementation. Dr. Paul Jaeger, newly appointed MLS Program Director, stated that, “The report provides a clearly articulated set of issues that we will use as we rethink and redesign our MLS curriculum and further engage the LIS community.” ************************************************************************* John Carlo Bertot, Ph.D. Professor and Co-Director Information Policy & Access Center College of Information StudiesUniversity of Maryland 4105 Hornbake Building, South Wing College Park, MD 20742 Email: jbertot(a)umd.edu Web (Bertot): http://terpconnect.umd.edu/~jbertot/ Web (Center): http://ipac.umd.edu Phone: 301.405.3267 Fax: 301.314.9145 Associate Editor, Government Information QuarterlyCo-Editor, Advances in Librarianship ASIS&T 2015 Annual Meeting November 6-10, 2015 St. Louis, Missouri ________________________________________ Asis-l mailing list Asis-l(a)asis.org http://mail.asis.org/mailman/listinfo/asis-l ---------- Dr. J. K. VIJAYAKUMAR, MLIS, PhD, MSILS (UK), Manager, University Library Collections and Information Services, King Abdullah University of Science & Technology, www.kaust.edu.sa -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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