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Five (05) days International Author Workshop on Academic Writing and Publishing from 17th January 2022 to 21st January 2022 in Online mode.
by Sanjaya Kumar Sahoo 08 Jan '22

08 Jan '22

Dear Sir/ Madam, We feel glad to announce that the Central Library and Dept. of Library & Information Science, Tripura University has organized a *About: * This workshop will provide insights on technical aspects of writing and publishing book proposals, journal writing, preparation of synopsis, research papers, research integrity, and detailing the issues regarding copyrights and plagiarism. *Objective:* The workshop's main objective is to sensitize the participants on what, why, and how of academic writing and publishing and its impact on research in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). *Topic:* This workshop will covers on Art of academic writing and publishing such as writing a good manuscript, how to write a good PhD theses, choosing a good manuscript, Journal selection, prepration and submission process, Research Measurement, Reference Management, Research Ethics, Plagiarism, Research Measurement & impact, etc *Speakers:* Eminent speakers with expertise in academic writing and publishing from renowned academic Institutions & publishing industries will deliver the content in this workshop. *Learning Outcome:* This workshop will help the participants in understanding scientific writing, art of writing in high-quality journals, understanding publishing process, understand how to respond effectively to reviewers' comments, writing a PhD theses, research integrity, research visibility etc. *Mode of Workshop:* Virtual Mode using the video conferencing platform. *Certificate:* e-Certificate shall be provided to all active participants after successfully attending the workshop. Registration is free of cost and Participants are required to register prior to attending the programme. *Registration Link: * https://wiley-india.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUvcuyhqTIvE9Pcn0O7X7w3NBD8d4… All are requested for wide circulation of this email among faculties, research scholars and students of your department. Thanking you, Yours faithfully, Team Central Library Tripura Universit (A Central University) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Article Request
by Pradipsinh Chudasama 07 Jan '22

07 Jan '22

Dear Sir / Madam, If any body have access of following article please send https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S001393512100918X?via… Thanking you -- Pradipsinh Chudasma -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Data migration
by chudamani kuppahalli 07 Jan '22

07 Jan '22

We had conducted experiments on data transfer . Metadata interoperability is an issue to be handled very carefully. Editing may have to be done on real -time data before loading to another system. ChudamaniRed dy libn jrdtml Sent from RediffmailNG on Android -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 226, Issue 4
by Peter Rajendran 06 Jan '22

06 Jan '22

Hello Friend Veena, My Dr. P. Rajendran working as Dy. Head, Library of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Trivandrum. Regarding your query related to the migration of data from Libsys to Koha with 100%, I would like to reply as follows, 1. Migration of data from Libsys to Koha is possible depending upon the database used in Libsys and Koha. In Koha I know SQL or MariaDB is used. I don't know about Libsys. 2. Check whether Libsys using SQL or Oracle or any other database system. 3. Check whether Libsys is having MARC21 export feature, If it is available you export to MARC 21 and can be loaded to Koha very easily. 4. So many articles are available on the Internet regarding migrating data from Libsys to Koha. 5. You can find some Koha implementation experts available in the market and discuss with them Regards. Dr. P. Rajendran On Thu, Jan 6, 2022 at 12:03 PM <lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: > Send LIS-Forum mailing list submissions to > lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > You can reach the person managing the list at > lis-forum-owner(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of LIS-Forum digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Request (TIFRCAM Library) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2022 14:10:20 +0530 > From: TIFRCAM Library <library(a)tifrbng.res.in> > To: lis-forum NCSI <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in>, > lis-forum-owner(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > Subject: [LIS-Forum] Request > Message-ID: > <CAGinnFYO8UT2+xpVE_QO7kibWbtt3DCOH-Z_ZT8Sf= > S5nUnhDw(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Namaste, > Could any one kindly help us in 100% data conversion and migration from > Libsys to Koha? > > TIFR CAM is using LIBSYS 7 and would like to shift to Koha. Before shifting > to Koha, the library committee wants to test using Koha for a few months > and then decide. For the last three years we have been trying, but could > not get the data converted! > > I am very sorry to say this. I have personally requested some professional > colleagues who always post lots of stuff about Koha in this forum and have > got no response!! So finally, I am posting my request in the forum with a > hope to get help. > > Thanks in advance and in anticipation of a proactive response. > > Best, > Veena > > -- > > -------------------------------------------------- > Library > TIFR Centre for Applicable Mathematics Phone: 91-80-66953757 > Post Bag No. 6503, Sharada Nagar, Fax: 91-80-66953799 > Chikkabommasandra, GKVK Post, URL: http://math.tifrbng.res.in > Yalahanka New Town, > Bengaluru-560 065 > Bharat > -------------------------------------------------- > "Every duty is holy and devotion to duty is the highest form of the worship > of God." > - Swami Vivekananda > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > >

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Request
by TIFRCAM Library 06 Jan '22

06 Jan '22

Namaste, Could any one kindly help us in 100% data conversion and migration from Libsys to Koha? TIFR CAM is using LIBSYS 7 and would like to shift to Koha. Before shifting to Koha, the library committee wants to test using Koha for a few months and then decide. For the last three years we have been trying, but could not get the data converted! I am very sorry to say this. I have personally requested some professional colleagues who always post lots of stuff about Koha in this forum and have got no response!! So finally, I am posting my request in the forum with a hope to get help. Thanks in advance and in anticipation of a proactive response. Best, Veena -- -------------------------------------------------- Library TIFR Centre for Applicable Mathematics Phone: 91-80-66953757 Post Bag No. 6503, Sharada Nagar, Fax: 91-80-66953799 Chikkabommasandra, GKVK Post, URL: http://math.tifrbng.res.in Yalahanka New Town, Bengaluru-560 065 Bharat -------------------------------------------------- "Every duty is holy and devotion to duty is the highest form of the worship of God." - Swami Vivekananda -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IATUL Annual Conference 2022 (Miami, USA) : Call for Papers: deadline February 25, 2022.
by Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar 06 Jan '22

06 Jan '22

Forwarded from IATUL -------------------------------- The International Association of University Libraries (IATUL) invites proposals for papers and posters for the 42nd Annual IATUL Conference, presented in a hybrid format from the University of Miami Libraries and the Florida International University Libraries in Miami, FL, USA during 12 June – 16 June 2022. IATUL offers an influential and inclusive community of university library directors from around the world. The Annual Conference is a unique opportunity to share views and develop new collaborations. Papers are invited on the following theme: Weaving our Future: Creativity, Innovation and Transformation in Libraries. As higher education moves beyond the pandemic, libraries are positioned to lead in an environment in which teaching, learning, research, and work practices are shifting. The IATUL 2022 conference will provide excellent opportunities to explore, learn and share diverse experiences. Proposals should consider: • The changing landscape of research: open science; problem-based interdisciplinary research; community-based research; data governance. • Trends in teaching and learning: virtual learning platforms; lifelong learning; education of librarians; digital fluency; critical information literacy. • Space planning: permeable library facilities; incorporating outdoor spaces; healthy study and collaboration environments. • Workplace and organizational culture: telework; workflow redesign; inclusive practices; new skillsets. Proposals for papers should reflect international perspectives and provide insight into regional issues, with the aim of engaging attendees in networking and relationship/capacity building. A written paper will be required for the conference proceedings; however, a range of presentation formats is possible. Poster presentations are also invited. The Call for Papers (and Posters) is open NOW! Proposals can be submitted online at: https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/iatul2022/(link is external). The deadline for proposals/abstracts is February 25, 2022. More details: https://www.iatul.org/about/news/weaving-our-future-creativity-innovation-a… ------------------------------- Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar, Strategic Information Advisor, Office of the Provost, King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST).

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Informatics launches Scite.AI in India -- the Next Generation Citation Database
by Sathyanarayana NV 03 Jan '22

03 Jan '22

Informatics is pleased to launch Scite.AI in India – the next Generation citation database that looks far ahead of traditionally known citation databases. The launch program is scheduled as part of the 6th Library Technology Conclave (https://LT2022.org) on the coming Friday, the 7th January 2022, as both physical and online event. Physical event is going to be held in Bangalore at the Hotel ITC Fortune Park JP in Race Course Road, 4-6.30 PM. Please visit the site https://www.ltc2022.org/curtain-raiser/ for more details and to register. MEMBERS OF LIS-FORUM, ALL LIS PROFESSIONALS ARE CORDIALLY INVITED to this launch function. The LIS professionals in Bangalore are specially invited to join the program in person. The legacy citation databases evolved during the time technology was primitive. They indexed the cited references without the context. For the context of the citation and to determine the intent with which they are cited, the readers had to access full text of the articles separately and read through the article. Eugene Garfield realized this limitation and envisioned the idea of citation marker to classify the cited references based on the context of their citation. This was beyond the technology of his times, and until recently. Scite.AI, a major technological break-through in the citation database domain, fulfills this vision of Garfield by using AI based Machine Learning (ML) and deep-learning techniques. Besides finding out how many publications have cited his paper; a researcher can look at the context in which the citing authors have cited his paper and the intent of citing that paper. The intent of citing in a context is indicated by classifying the cited references based on the contextual information and using three tags: (a) supporting the views of citing paper; (b) disagreeing/contrasting with the vies of citing paper; (c) mere citing. The development of Scite.AI is part funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), USA and the National Institute of Health (NIH), USA. Dr. Josh Nicholson, developer of Scite.AI, will be speaking at our LTC2022, curtain-raiser launch function. Dr. Debabrata Das, Director, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore, will be delivering the LTC2022 Curtain-raiser lecture on the topic: OPEN SCIENCE DATA AVAILABILITY BY NETWORKING WITH RESEARCHERS N. V. Sathyanarayana | Chairman & Managing Director | Informatics India Ltd. | Bangalore 560004 |INDIA | | www.informaticsglobal.com<http://www.informaticsglobal.com> | https://LTC2022.org | -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Interesting Reads And Information -- IRAI -- 220101 & Events in Jan 2022
by Mohan Hr 01 Jan '22

01 Jan '22

IRAI wishes all it's readers, a happy prosperous healthy and safe new year 2022 Current Post: IRAI -- 220101: https://bit.ly/32TWscD IRAI Archives: https://lnkd.in/ewR3UdD Forthcoming Events 6th Jan 2022 at 11.30 am IST. CSI Chennai Chapter along with Sri Krishnaswamy College for Women presents a session on "Opportunities in Content Writing as a Career" by Mr Rajinder Soni, Digital Writopreneurs Hub and Academy, New Delhi. Register at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScBVimMQiJ767lwhRcOKXKuuN5AMnKdUQd… 8th, 9th, 11th, 12th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 18th, 19th, 21st, 22nd & 23rd Jan 2022. India Science Festival Talks. In total 35 talks & workshops. For details & to register https://www.indiasciencefest.org/talks For individual event Information, pl visit https://www.linkedin.com/company/indiasciencefest and click on posts. 11th Jan 2022 at 5 pm IST. Hindustan Chamber of Commerce (HCC) invites you to a webinar on "Demystifying Cryptocurrencies" by Mr Arjun Vijay, Co-founder & COO, GIOTTUS Technologies Pvt Ltd. Join the Zoom meeting using https://us06web.zoom.us/j/8211960658?pwd=U3ZPSk1VOWRxY0o3Vm9CWldzcFJZQT09 Meeting ID: 8211960658 & Passcode: 28294457 22nd Jan 2022 from 1.30 pm onwards. CSI Chennai, Trivandram, Coimbatore, Trichy & Kanchipuram chapters jointly organise an Online ICT Quiz program in Computer Science and Trends in two categories: Junior (6th to 8th Standard) and Senior (9th to 12th Standard). For details: https://bit.ly/3qwSq2m Schools can register their teams at https://bit.ly/3mt4SPl Other events in Jan 2022: https://bit.ly/3FzpxbP Articles in the current post 5 Highest paying jobs for tech freshers in 2022; here's how to grab them Ultimate Guide to Top Paying IT Certifications 18 Trends That Will Shape Our Careers in 2022 10 Reasons To Become A UX Designer in 2022 Industrial Outlook. Special Coverage on Electric Vehicles Post-Quantum Cryptography: A Look At How To Withstand Quantum Computer Cyber Attacks The Top 22 Security Predictions for 2022 RBI Booklet on Modus Operandi of Financial Fraudsters The science news that shaped 2021: Nature’s picks 2021's Top Stories About AI The World’s First Programmable Organism Rise of Bots: What You Need to Know Sifted’s 10 most-read stories of 2021 Overview of Amazon Web Services 100 Best Leadership Quotes To Inspire The Leader Within You 11 Ways to Earn Respect Mental Models: 349 Models Explained to Carry Around in Your Head How philosophy is making me a better scientist Cloud Continuum: IEEE Computer Society’s Newest Publication ERCIM News No. 128 on the Special Theme Quantum Computing in Europe. 9 must-read books to make you a stronger communicator OA Books Toolkit Videos: AWS: On demand webinars -- India Series Videos: The ACM India Joint International Conference on Data Science and Management of Data (CODS-COMAD) 2021 sessions 75 Christmas Films Worth Watching IRAI Quiz -- 220101: https://bit.ly/32THZh6 Current Post: IRAI -- 220101: https://bit.ly/32TWscD IRAI Archives: https://lnkd.in/ewR3UdD Feedback: Pl. send to hrmohan.ieee(a)gmail.com

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Explore this link, In case you did not know it
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 01 Jan '22

01 Jan '22

https://libgen.is/ Hundreds of library catalogs, leading to complete access to downloadable pdf files !! Just now I searched and downloaded a complete title: "RW Morrell: Older Adults, Health Info and the world wide web" for free! Dr P Vyasamoorthy / 9490804278 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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LIS Academy Appeal to LIS Professionals to join LISACON-2021 Physically or Virtually
by Pandurang Konnur 31 Dec '21

31 Dec '21

Dear Professional Friends, Wishing you all a very happy and Prosperous New Year - 2022. LIS Academy wishes you all a pandemic free year. As already informed you all the LIS Academy Conference is being organized at Visvesvaraya Technological University, belagavi from 6-8 January 2022 in BLENDED MODE. You can attend physically as well as in virtual Mode. I have tried to wish you Happy New Year 2022 and shared with me my appeal to you all to join us in the ensuring LISACON-2021 Conference. Please click the following link to listen to my video Appel: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wvgvpHFBDZmhdDEqZ9gJ90T3oV7GLHzh/view?usp=… If you prefer to participate physically in the conference please register by paying Rs.2500 and experience a conference of difference If you are a student and desire to participate in the conference physically, please join us. We will offer you free registration If you want to participate virtually please register by paying Rs.500 and experience a conference of difference. If in any case you are not affordable to pay any registration fees, Please select FREE Registration in the form and join us to experience a conference of difference. Please use the following link to register for the conference for any of the above options. https://www.lisacademy.org/lisacon/online/ Please visit the conference website with the following link: https://www.lisacon2021.org/ Please download the PROGRAM SCHEDULE from the following link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UQJ9nubq9ig6YpWRU7krR6hGNGHC13rZ/view Please view the Conference Inauguration Inauguration & Valedictory Function Invitation Card: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jBjPuD2Hn8bgFHJ3aSQ_DoQI5PN1MG-7/view My Final appeal to you all is that, Please support the LIS Academy initiatives to enable us to strengthen the profession at large. Thanks & Regards, Dr. P. V. Konnur President - LIS Academy, Bangalore Former LIS Professor, Fulbright Scholar - (UIUC, USA) Adviser - VTU Consortium, Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi - 590 018, Mobile : 09449679737 E-Mail : pvkonnur(a)gmail.com Website: www.lisacademy.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library Music
by Mohan Hr 30 Dec '21

30 Dec '21

Library Music In the age of streaming, public libraries offer small-scale alternatives for local archiving https://pioneerworks.org/broadcast/library-music-liz-pelly -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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LIS Academy Annual Conference LISACON-2021 will be held in Blended Mode
by Pandurang Konnur 28 Dec '21

28 Dec '21

Dear Professional Friends, WISHING YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR – 2022 LIS Academy wishes you all a Pandemic free Year We all spent these two years with fear and hidden behind four walls. The Covid – 19 pandemic has taken away our progress a decade back. As you all know that LIS Academy is doing its best to help Libraries and Librarians to get updated with technology. In this connection during its journey of five years, LIS Academy has conducted several Seminars, Conferences and workshops. Now the LIS Academy Annual Conference LISACON-2021 is being held during 6-8 January 2022 at VTU Belagavi. The Conference has been scheduled in blended mode Physical as well as in virtual mode. Please visit the LISACON-2021 website from the following Link: https://www.lisacademy.org The physical mode is planned purposely because we have been out of touch with each other for two years due to Covid-19. We know it is a deadly pandemic disease. But we will have to learn to live with it. We do not know how many variants it will generate in future. Hence it is a small effort to make all of you come out of this fear and start our professional activities. This Conference has been officially permitted by District Authorities of Belgaum to conduct for a maximum 300 participants physically. Be sure, all covid-19 SOPs will be followed during the conference. The Venue, Guest Houses and Hostels will be sanitized and cleaned. I request all of you to get registered to this conference and join us to enjoy the professional discourses for three days. In case of your inability to participate physically to this conference, I request you all to join the online mode by registering to the conference with just Rs.500. All the registered participants will get the Participation Certificates. Please register for the participation with the following Link: https://www.lisacademy.org/lisacon/online/ Friends, I promise you all that every penny you contribute to LIS Academy will in turn be used for the benefit of the Profession. Please participate in ensuring LIS Academy Conference in large numbers and encourage us to work more for the profession. I request you all to HELP LIS ACADEMY TO HELP LIS PROFESSION Thanks & Regards, Dr. P. V. Konnur President - LIS Academy, Bangalore Former LIS Professor, Fulbright Scholar - (UIUC, USA) Adviser - VTU Consortium, Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi - 590 018, Mobile : 09449679737 E-Mail : pvkonnur(a)gmail.com Website: www.lisacademy.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Kindly attend DELNET Webinar on "NEP 2020 : Redefining Libraries & LIS Education" by Prof. Jaideep Sharma, IGNOU, New Delhi on December 29, 2021 at 2:30 p.m.
by Paramjit Singh 27 Dec '21

27 Dec '21

*DELNET Webinar on "NEP 2020 : Redefining Libraries & LIS Education" by Prof. Jaideep Sharma, Faculty of Library and Information Science, IGNOU, New Delhi on 29.12.21* * Join us for a Webinar on Dec 29, 2021 from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. IST. * Register now! <https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7641171925850979596> About the Speaker *Prof. Jaideep Sharma* is a Professor, Faculty of Library and Information Science, School of Social Sciences, IGNOU, New Delhi. Prof. Jaideep Sharma is a well known name in the field of LIS education and has been immensely contributing for past nearly four decades.He joined Kurukshetra University as a Lecturer in 1989 and worked till 2003.Prior to it, he worked in a college library ( Vivekananda College, DU and on a project of ILA in IGNCA). He joined as a Reader in Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) in 2003. He is currently Professor & Head, Faculty of Library and Information Science in IGNOU. He has been coordinating different programmes and taught in f2f mode and online mode also. He regularly teaches in the online programmes of IGNOU, through TV and Radio and is also involved in course curriculum design. Prof. Sharma hold PhD in "Professional Competencies and LIS Education" Prof. Jaideep Sharma has been associated in professional activities, associated with professional peer review journals acting as reviewer. Edited special issues of well known journals like Annals of Library and Information Studies and DESIDOC Journal of Library and Information Technology. Also Joint Editor of well known peer review journal, Library Herald. He is a Life member of prominent professional national associations like ILA, IASLIC and DLA. Have been regularly delivering lectures in Refresher Programmes in universities, research institutions, Navodayay Vidyalaya and other schools. Also involved as Convener in designing standard for Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). Have been a member of Board of Studies of different universities. Have been associated in designing curricula of different universities. Have also acted as co- guide for PhD student in other universities. Have been regularly evaluating PhD thesis of different universities. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. The digital Certificate of participation will be sent to all the attendees on their registered email id. *Please ensure that only one participant registers per email id.* Also kindly mention your name carefully in order to avoid any discrepancy in the certificate which gets issued automatically. View System Requirements <https://link.gotowebinar.com/help-system-requirements-attendees> -- *Khushal Giri Goswami* *Network Assistant* *DELNET ( Developing Library Network )* *E-mail : khushaldelnet(a)gmail.com <khushaldelnet(a)gmail.com>* *Phone No :011-26741122,9717734478* P *please consider the environment before printing this email !!!*

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Request for the articles for the educational project
by Library CJC 27 Dec '21

27 Dec '21

Hi, Kindly requesting for the below mentioned articles for the education projects: Walmart's Flipkart Acquisition: A Showstopper Deal? By: Tulsi Jayakumar, <https://hbsp.harvard.edu/search?action=&author=Tulsi%20Jayakumar>Sushmita Srivastava <https://hbsp.harvard.edu/search?action=&author=Sushmita%20Srivastava> (https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/W19567-PDF-ENG) Walmart - Flipkart Deal: In Search of Stability by Neera Jain <https://store.hbr.org/search.php?search_query=Neera%20Jain&section=product> and Amogh Bansal <https://store.hbr.org/search.php?search_query=Amogh%20Bansal&section=product> ( https://store.hbr.org/product/walmart-flipkart-deal-in-search-of-stability/… ) Origami-based deployable tubular structure with Yoshimura pattern Jong-Eun Suh <https://www.spiedigitallibrary.org/profile/Jong-Eun.Suh-4075200>, Jinkyu Yang <https://www.spiedigitallibrary.org/profile/Jinkyu.Yang-37668>, Jae-Hung Han <https://www.spiedigitallibrary.org/profile/Jae-Hung.Han-18724> ( https://www.spiedigitallibrary.org/conference-proceedings-of-spie/11588/115… ) *Thanks & Regards* *Sona Raphel* *Librarian* library(a)cjc.christcollege.edu *"Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination. * *They open up windows to the world and inspire us * *to explore and achieve, and contribute * *to improve our quality of life."* *Sidney Sheldon * (1917-2007. American writer and producer) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Mumbai: Senior citizens set up free library on Mulund footpath to promote reading
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 26 Dec '21

26 Dec '21

I found this news item interesting for many reasons: It is initiated by senior citizens. It is open 24X7 with nobody 'manning' it. It is run on a 'on trust' basis. Many have already benefited from it. ========== December 25, 2021 8:09:07 pm Unknown author https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/mumbai-footpath-library-mul… Mumbai: Senior citizens set up free library on Mulund footpath to promote reading Written by Jayprakash S Naidu | Mumbai | The open library is not guarded by anyone and is open 24 hours a day. A few social workers have set up a 24×7 library on a footpath in Mulund (east) where people can come and pick up books for free. The library at Khandoba Mandir chowk has a collection of more than 2,000 books on a wide variety of subjects, donated mainly by senior citizens across Mumbai. Anyone can pick up a book of their choice and take it away for free after writing down their name and contact number on a register, and return it later. Senior citizens like Sadanand Desai, a mechanical engineer, Jaywant Hargude, retired assistant police commissioner, Deepak Khedkar, a journalist, and Jayshree Bise, a businesswoman, are some of the people who have donated books to the library. https://images.indianexpress.com/2020/08/1x1.png Desai, 73, told the Indian Express: “My late wife and I loved reading and collecting books. We had a collection of more than 500 books. After she passed away, I thought I should donate the books so people could get to read them for free. It includes a biography of politician Sharad Pawar.” “It’s a good initiative and the best thing is that the footpath where the library is located has minimal vehicular traffic and has some greenery around it,” added Desai. Ramesh Meshram, a senior citizen who came up with the idea, said: “These days, when everyone at home is hooked to their phones, I wanted old people to have a space where they can sit and read or take a book back home as a good time pass. There is Kelkar college nearby and the students passing by pick up books on their way home.” Shubham Gavand, an ITI student, said: “I picked up a book related to public speech as I wanted to increase my confidence while addressing an audience during presentations.” Heena Savla, a resident, said: “ I picked up a motivational book. It’s a good initiative and I hope it will help to get people to read books.” The open library is not guarded by anyone and is open 24 hours a day. “Few people said that the books might get stolen, but we are not worried about that. It is our endeavour to get people to read books,” added Meshram. =============== Dr P Vyasamoorthy / 9490804278 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Dr Dr R Guruprasad Selected as Asia's Top 50 Academicians and Researchers and Best Aerospace Information Scientist
by Ramachandran Guruprasad 25 Dec '21

25 Dec '21

*Dr. Ramachandran Guruprasad, Principal Technical Officer, (Retd.)Roddam Narasimha Civil Aircraft Centre (RN-CAC), CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore, Karnataka has been elected as one of Asia's top 50 Academician and researcher by EET-CRS Research Wing for Excellence in Professional Education and Industry, Mumbai, 5 Dec 2021 and also as the Best Aerospace Information Scientist by KTK Outstanding Achievers and Association Foundation in association with Helium Production, Mumbai. The Virtual Award Ceremony will be held at New Delhi on 30-1-2022.* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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LTC2022 - The 6th Library Technology Conclave invites you to the Curtain-raiser seminar - Bangalore, 7th January, 2022.
by Sathyanarayana NV 25 Dec '21

25 Dec '21

Dear Members of the LIS-Forum, Greetings of Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! to you and your families, from the Informatics Group, and on my personal behalf - N. V. Sathyanarayana, Chairman, Informatics India Ltd., Bangalore. As the world starts ringing the New Year bell, Informatics is going to launch its LTC2022 -- the 6th International Library Technology Conclave. I have pleasure in inviting you to the series of programs of LTC2022 which will be organised jointly by Informatics and Somaiya Vidyavihar University, Mumbai, our conclave host-partner of LTC2022. As a launch event of LTC2022, we are organising a Curtain-raiser seminar in Bangalore, on 7th January 2022, (4-6.30 PM). The event will be hybrid, as both seminar and webinar -- physical and virtual. The seminar venue is Hotel ITC Fortune Park, 5/43, Race Course Road, Bangalore, with arrangements conforming to Covid-appropriate compliance norms. The Webinar venue will be Zoom platform. Please join us to celebrate the launch seminar of LTC2022 and raise a toast to welcome the New Year with us by registering at https://www.ltc2022.org/curtain-raiser/. The curtain-raiser seminar of 7th January has two distinguished speakers: - "Open science data availability by networking with researchers"; by Dr. Debabrata Das, Director, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore. - "A citation model beyond Garfield's vision of citation index"; by Dr. Josh Nicholson, Co-Founder & CEO, Scite.AI, Brooklyn, NY, USA. Looking forward to seeing you at the conclave in person or online. Once again, wishing you a safe and happy New Year full of joy and peace. | N. V. Sathyanarayana | Chairman | Informatics India Ltd. | Bangalore 560004 | INDIA | |www.informaticsglobal.com<http://www.informaticsglobal.com/>| http://LTC2022.org<http://ltc2022.org/> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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My kind of heaven
by madhan muthu 25 Dec '21

25 Dec '21

My kind of heaven Teacher Plus - Special issue on libraries: https://www.teacherplus.org/my-kind-of-heaven/ I risk repeating just about everything you are about to read in this issue when I say that if there is a space where one can not only be oneself but find the self that one would like to become, it is inside a book. Correct that: there’s one other place/space – and that is the library, in the company of those who love and know books. For those of us fortunate enough to have grown up with access to such spaces, there are many fond memories we carry, of many formative moments and interactions, both with books and the people who have made that access possible. It becomes, then, for many, a restless passion that drives them to (for want of a better word) evangelize, to introduce others to the pleasures of reading, and also to the joys of building communities of readers. As Sujata Noronha, our guest editor for this issue of *Teacher Plus* puts it, “Library as both a concept and construct is so full of possibilities,” possibilities that go much beyond a collection of books or a place of knowledge curation and reference. Building a library and sustaining it requires not only an expansive imagination, but using it productively (and that can be a troublesome word) also needs us to go much beyond the instrumental framing that limits the popular understanding of such a place. The ongoing section in *Teacher Plus, Off the Library Shelves,* has attempted to offer a continuing exploration of what a library is and what it can be, drawing from varied experiences and contexts. This issue is a natural extension of this journey, bringing together in a very concentrated package some of the rich experiences of librarians, library enthusiasts, book lovers and educators. It takes us into a little bit of history, and gives us plenty of hope for what learning and the pleasure of knowledge seeking and even escape, can look like when books and other resources are organized into what becomes a library by many names. We discovered very quickly that so much can – and needed to – be said about libraries, and the slim space of a magazine doesn’t quite do it all justice. But think of this as a beginning (or maybe a middle) of a conversation that doesn’t really have to end when you turn the last page. That’s what happens with a good book, isn’t it? *Guest Editorial* Welcome to the Library *Sujata Noronha* Imagine you are in a quiz on great Indian thinkers and you find a question being asked about the Father of Library Science in India. If you do not know this answer, rest back, there will be a librarian in the audience – if not on a team – who will quickly call out Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan or S.R. Ranganathan as he is more commonly referred to. Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan (1892-1972) was a mathematician, a university teacher who lived in south India and was known for his ‘active’ teaching methods. He was beloved in the classroom and dynamic in the ways in which he brought his students to ideas and topics. He was selected to become the librarian at Madras University in 1924. But having no experience and training in librarianship and dreading the lonely life of the librarian, S. R. Ranganathan (S.R.R) asked for a reprieve. He was invited to study librarianship in a University/Public Library in the United Kingdom and to decide thereafter if he wanted to continue as a librarian or not. The nine-month observation study appeared to have transformed S.R. Ranganathan’s mind towards this field of library study and practice, and thereafter changed his ideas about the science of library. In India and many other countries, library science gets its philosophical foundation and social recognition from the immense contributions of S.R. Ranganathan. He is widely known for the Five Laws of Library Science and for his classification and indexing theory. However, for those of us who work with young people, S.R. Ranganathan’s contribution to the imagination and nature of school libraries is a treatise that can inform best practices in the simplest of ways. He was a strong advocate of the public library movement and enabling book access to all. In an essay written in 1941, based on a speech commemorating the silver jubilee of the installation of the Public Library in Bangalore, 80 years ago, S.R. Ranganathan made an argument for public enthusiasm to form a library movement within the public library stream. He felt very strongly that this movement would impact government policy and funding, professionalism for the field of library science, practice of librarianship and dissemination and access to libraries in the country. Eighty years have passed and in early 2021, when the editors of *Teacher Plus* decided to devote a special issue to the library, it felt like the winds of that very enthusiasm beginning to stir again. But this time for library work with children and young people. When I first accepted this wondrous opportunity, all I could think about was that this is a chance to document more deeply and share more widely the range of library practices that make up our world in India in 2021. As I began to think of how to include and structure the issue, I realized that the breadth and width of library work is fuelled by so many micro and macro aspects that it is foolhardy to think of it from the point of view of practice or existence of library spaces alone. Library both as a construct and a concept is so full of possibilities that it was suddenly within my scope to imagine a more expanded issue because of the work that has gone before and the people who have enabled the domain to form. Without imagination, a market, a professional community, policy, school systems, the curiosity and open mindedness of children, the human pursuit for learning and pleasure, our compelling need for social justice, library work would be hollow. This formed the basis of imagining this issue. It is with immense pleasure that I present to you a collection of essays that cover the gamut of library work from points of view that intersect with the library and are of the library as well. I trust, based on my learning of bringing this issue together that you will find fresh insights and learning and that ideas of practice and possibilities will open up for us as librarians and teachers. I have had the honour of partnering with many colleagues who devoted themselves to writing out essays or editing essays that make the picture whole. I am indebted to each and every one of them and hope that this special issue marks the continuation of the library movement envisaged by S.R. Ranganathan for our future – through our children. The issue is divided into three sections that open up life lines into the library. From the physical library as place to the cerebral library in our imagination and thinking, matters of collection, inclusion, literacy, technology, policy, school and community find place and purpose in this issue. Each section is highlighted with art work to set the tone of the section and provoke us to imagine further and interact with the ideas that we present. Welcome to the library! -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Learn How to Export UGC-Care List Group -II Journals into MS-Excel
by Manjunatha S 23 Dec '21

23 Dec '21

Dear Professional Friends, I have made a video on "How to Export UGC-Care List Group -II Journals into MS-Excel". I thought of sharing my knowledge here with LIS Professionals. Pls, do watch the video if you are interested - https://youtu.be/jqWg1gKb7I0 Thanks & regards, Manjunatha.S Librarian | JNC -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Clarification on Quoted work %
by Raghavendra pawar 23 Dec '21

23 Dec '21

Respected Professionals, Is there any % limitation for Quoted ("") work in thesis / Dissertation / research paper or similar kind of work. If anybody comeacorss or has any guidlines or standards pls share. Thank you, Raghavendra R raghupawar(a)gmail.com +91 9448204498 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Share of OA articles in OASPA journals keeps increasing
by Subbiah Arunachalam 23 Dec '21

23 Dec '21

Friends: Surveys by Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association (OASPA) show that the share of OA articles is increasing steadily. The CC BY license dominates, now accounting for over 89% of articles in fully OA journals, and around 63% of those in hybrid journals. Please see: https://oaspa.org/analysis-shows-further-growth-in-oaspa-member-journals-ou… 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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SearchRxiv
by Subbiah Arunachalam 23 Dec '21

23 Dec '21

Friends: If you have not seen this before, please visit https://blog.cabi.org/2021/12/17/newly-launched-searchrxiv-builds-search-co… Newly launched searchRxiv builds search community to foster easier, quicker research Arun -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Congratulations to Dr. Gopakumar. V, the new University Librarian of the Digital University of Kerala
by Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar 23 Dec '21

23 Dec '21

I congratulate Dr. Gopakumar. V and wish all success to him, who started a new mission as the University Librarian of the Digital University of Kerala and as the Head of DUK Knowledge Center. In the new role, he will lead the setting up of a new generation library and services for a brand new State-owned research university. Dr. Gopakumar does not need an introduction to the Indian library forums. His commendable services and leadership experiences as an academic librarian, professor, trainer, mentor, and researcher span over 37 years of long and active involvement in academia. He was the University Librarian and Head of the DLISc at Goa University for more than 10 years. Dr. Gopakumar was instrumental in uplifting the library with the new library management system, repository services, and also in establishing the DLISc at Goa University. He also worked as a librarian in many colleges in Kerala. He has published several research articles in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings, made numerous conference presentations and workshops, edited and translated professional and literary works, successfully organized high-quality international conferences, and also took part in several national expert committees. [More about Dr. Gopakaumar https://www.gopan.info/] Kerala University of Digital Sciences, Innovation, and Technology, formerly IIITM-K (Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management-Kerala) is formed by the Government of Kerala to drive the digital transformation and thrive to improve the education and research that corresponds to the needs of the social and technological changes. “Digital University of Kerala aspires to be the prime mover of knowledge revolution in the country by focusing on research and education in science, technology, and humanities relevant to the digital world” [from the message of Prof. Saji Gopinath, DUK Vice Chancellor]. [More about DUK https://duk.ac.in/] ---------- Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar

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URGENT
by monisha mishra 22 Dec '21

22 Dec '21

Dear Professionals, Greetings. Does anyone have access to the full text of the following article? If yes, kindly share as it is urgently required for one of the research scholars. The journal details are as follows: Current status and unique attributes of Indian Chilika buffalo for adaptation to brackish water ecology - Ravinder Singh <https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11250-021-02973-z#auth-Ravinde…> , - Shailendra Kumar Mishra <https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11250-021-02973-z#auth-Shailen…> , - Ankita Gurao <https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11250-021-02973-z#auth-Ankita-…> , - Saket Kumar Niranjan <https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11250-021-02973-z#auth-Saket_K…> , - Vikas Vohra <https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11250-021-02973-z#auth-Vikas-V…> , - S. K. Dash <https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11250-021-02973-z#auth-S__K_-D…> , - Manishi Mukesh <https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11250-021-02973-z#auth-Manishi…> , - C. Rajesh <https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11250-021-02973-z#auth-C_-Raje…> & - Ranjit Singh Kataria <https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11250-021-02973-z#auth-Ranjit_…> *Tropical Animal Health and Production* <https://link.springer.com/journal/11250> volume 53, Article number: 544 ( 2021) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-021-02973-z Thanks & Regards *Monisha Mishra* *LibrarianOrissa University of Agriculture & Technology,Bhubaneswar-751003Orissa* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for an article
by Nidhi Kumari 22 Dec '21

22 Dec '21

Dear Sir/Madam, Greetings! Please provide me with the following article if you have access to the article. One of our Faculty wants this article for her teaching purpose. Transgender Shifts: Notes on Resignification of Gender and Sexualities in India (by Shraddha Chatterjee) https://read.dukeupress.edu/tsq/article-abstract/5/3/311/135246/Transgender… Thank you in anticipation. With Regards, Ms Nidhi Kumari DMI- Library Contact: 07091496213 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Interesting Reads And Information -- IRAI -- 211221 & CSI, ACM & IEEE CS Events in Dec 2021
by Mohan Hr 22 Dec '21

22 Dec '21

Interesting Reads And Information -- IRAI -- 211221 Current Post: IRAI -- 211221: https://bit.ly/33PR7Up IRAI Archives: https://lnkd.in/ewR3UdD Forthcoming Events 28th Dec 2021 at 6 pm IST. Webinar on "Best Practices in Talent Acquisition" by Mr. Raghunath Ramaswamy, Founder and CEO, Spectrum Consulting & Author of the book "FAIL - SAFE HIRING: Assuring Talent Acquisition. Register at https://bit.ly/3CMrBLn Other events in Dec 2021: https://bit.ly/3kChR0h Articles in the current post 5 Highest paying jobs for tech freshers in 2022; here's how to grab them The 100+ Best Job Sites for Every Type of Job 13 Tips to Help You Ace Your Zoom Interview 21 Sneaky Phone Interview Tips to Get You to the Next Round 18 Trends That Will Shape Our Careers in 2022 20 Ways to Advance Your Professional Development The Ultimate Deliberate Practice Guide: How to Be the Best Research Questions: Types and Examples 40+ Google Search Hacks, Tricks & Tips for 2021 [Infographic] The Principles of Sustainable Software Engineering 7 Tips for Staying Safe on Social Media 25 Industries & Tech Shaping The Post-Covid World 10 tech predictions for 2022 Industrial Outlook. Special Coverage on Electric Vehicles Digging Deeper: Assessing Big Tech’s Capture of the Internet’s Infrastructure Leveraging IoT to Create a Sustainable Environment Can We Prevent a Technological Arms Race in University Student Cheating? RBI Booklet on Modus Operandi of Financial Fraudsters 116 Principles for Business, Life, and Learning 100 Ways to Live to 100: A Definitive Guide to Longevity Fitness eBook: Knowledge Graphs Data in Context for Responsive Businesses (By O'Reilly) E-BOOK: Multicloud Portability for Dummies 9 must-read books to make you a stronger communicator 9 Perspective-Shifting TED Talks on Confidence Explained: What is changing at the ancient Kashi Vishwanath temple complex? IRAI Quiz -- 211221: https://bit.ly/3smOGTv Current Post: IRAI -- 211221: https://bit.ly/33PR7Up IRAI Archives: https://lnkd.in/ewR3UdD Feedback: Pl. send to hrmohan.ieee(a)gmail.com

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Request for supplement
by Dr Debraj Meher 22 Dec '21

22 Dec '21

Dear all, Does anybody have the *supplement* of the following article badly needed by one of our researchers. Please send it. Chankaew, S., Somta, P., Sorajjapinun, W., & Srinives, P. (2011). Quantitative trait loci mapping of Cercospora leaf spot resistance in mungbean, Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek. *Molecular Breeding*, *28*(2), 255–264. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11032-010-9478-1 regards, -- Dr D R Meher Librarian Central Library Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology (OUAT) Bhubaneswar-751 003, Odisha 91 94374 16417 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Suggestions for list of general reference books to be included in a college library
by Nazneen Rahman 21 Dec '21

21 Dec '21

Dear library professionals, Kindly suggest me the important general reference books to be involved in a college library Thank you -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Librarians among most trusted professionals in UK.
by Koteswara Rao Mamidi 21 Dec '21

21 Dec '21

https://www.ipsos.com/sites/default/files/ct/news/documents/2021-12/trust-i… Dr M Koteswara Rao Former Librarian University of Hyderabad -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 225, Issue 22
by Abha sinha 21 Dec '21

21 Dec '21

41years of dedicated service to nurture and cultivate reading habits among users 🙏bravo. Person above bharat ratna award but librarians are least recognised . With regards :Abha sinha jnv Nalanda. On Tue, Dec 21, 2021, 13:13 <lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: > Send LIS-Forum mailing list submissions to > lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > You can reach the person managing the list at > lis-forum-owner(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of LIS-Forum digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: This Librarian Spent 41 Years Walking 12 Km Daily To > Deliver Books (Sharmila Ghosh) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2021 10:53:59 +0530 > From: Sharmila Ghosh <milaghosh(a)gmail.com> > To: Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy <vyasamoorthy(a)gmail.com> > Cc: lis-forum <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> > Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] This Librarian Spent 41 Years Walking 12 > Km Daily To Deliver Books > Message-ID: > < > CAFPb0em-w26+AyQN1d1GiwSWTxP2Ace_AzRLRRpTdyuEHwK5LA(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Thanks Sir 🙏 for sharing this piece.. Unsung heroes.. Are a class of their > own.. > This story can be published in "Better India".. > > Regards > Sharmila Ghosh > Mysore, Karnataka > > On Tue, 21 Dec, 2021, 10:44 am Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy, < > vyasamoorthy(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > Amazing professionals are amongst us!! > > This Librarian Spent 41 Years Walking 12 Km Daily To Deliver Books > > ============================================= > > > > > > For the last 41 years, one man in Karuvatta in Kerala’s Alappuzha has > been > > walking 12 kilometres, from house to house, every day. His only > companions > > are two bags full of 60-70 books, and lunch packed from home. > > > > P Sukumaran is a ‘walking librarian’, who visits about 35 houses in the > > Karuvatta and Kumarapuram grama panchayats to deliver books to women and > > children. He works for the Kumarapuram Public Library, where he first > began > > a job as a librarian in his early twenties, in 1979. > > > > “I love books, and I find happiness in walking and reaching out to > readers, > > delivering books and periodicals,” the 61-year-old tells The Better > India. > > > > “I get a lot of perks during my daily walks. For example, I get to enjoy > > nature and greenery on my way. Also, I am a person who loves to talk a > lot > > about the things I have read, and going to different houses gives me a > > chance to interact with and share this knowledge with others, including > > children,” says Sukumaran, who has a Bachelors in Economics from SD > > College, Alappuzha. > > > > This public library, which was established in 1950 and runs in a small > > two-room building, was once known to be among the finest in the area, but > > had been in a state of decline for a while, owing to a dwindling number > of > > visitors. That’s when Sukumaran decided to introduce the initiative of > > walking and reaching out to readers by distributing books. > > > > “The library needed people, and the people needed some fine books. So, I > > thought, why not have the library reach the people? That’s how I began > this > > journey 41 years ago,” he explains. > > > > From Monday to Saturday, Sukumaran walks around 12 km daily. He starts > his > > day by going to the library at 8.30 am, and around 10.30, he leaves to > > start delivering books. He carries his lunch with him and later returns > to > > the library by 4 pm. He says he doesn’t know how to ride a bicycle, and > > prefers walking over any other mode of transport. > > > > “When I was studying in college, I used to work as a newspaper boy and > > walked long distances everyday to make deliveries every morning. I’ve > been > > used to walking since then, and I never get tired,” he says. > > > > Sukumaran says his mission is to inculcate the value of books and the > habit > > of reading. “I am an avid reader and I started reading from a very young > > age. I used to read around 11 newspapers everyday. I believe that reading > > makes you wise, it helps you understand the world better and makes you a > > better human being. So, I am on a mission to do my part as a conscious > > human being.” > > > > Sukumaran’s efforts to reach out to his readers has helped the library > > thrive through many difficult times, and the number of memberships in the > > library has increased ever since, he says. > > > > Most of Sukumaran’s readers are children and women. He goes to every > house > > to not just deliver books, but also interact with them. He reads all the > > books that he lends out, and says he tries to give the reader a text that > > will suit their taste. > > > > He says, “I don’t go to these houses just to deliver books. I spend some > > quality time interacting with readers and discussing the books. I ask > them > > questions or seek their opinions, especially to children, to make sure > that > > they have read the book properly and understood it.” > > > > > > P Sukumaran, the walking librarian from Alappuzha, Kerala, who travels 12 > > km daily to deliver books for the past 41 years. > > > > Life has never been easy for Sukumaran, who has been living in a rented > > house for the past 15 years with his wife and 12-year-old son, who has > been > > diagnosed with autism. > > > > As a librarian, he lives on a meagre monthly allowance of Rs 3,100 from > the > > Kerala State Library Council and a 30 per cent commission he gets from > the > > book sales. “I’ve always wanted to build a house of my own. But my son > > needs proper treatment and medication, so most of my earnings are spent > > taking care of him. But I am happy with whatever I have right now.” > > > > He adds, “I am very passionate about my work. My daily walks and > > interactions with the readers make me forget about all my personal > > struggles. It energises me, and I find happiness in it.” > > > > Meanwhile, P Gopalan, secretary of Kumarapuram Public Library and > > Sukumaran’s elder brother, takes care of the library when the latter goes > > out every day to deliver books. > > > > He says that the building used to house around 20,000 texts at one point, > > but has since lost about 25 per cent of them. “We lost a lot of books > > during the 2019 floods in Kerala. A big tree fell over the library > > building, breaking the roof and destroying around 6,000 books. Now we are > > in the process of getting new ones, which had been delayed due to the > > pandemic,” P Gopalan says. > > > > “We run our library in a small two-room building, which is not big enough > > for it to function. We even have a few rare books, and people still come > in > > search of them for reference. But it saddens me that our library doesn’t > > have enough space or facilities to accommodate them,” Sukumaran adds > > disappointedly. > > > > When asked about his brother’s work, Gopalan says, “He is a very > passionate > > and energetic person. He’s an avid reader and someone who always sticks > to > > his ideologies.” > > > > As we conclude our conversation, Sukumaran notes, “The habit of reading > > could do wonders to people. So, it is essential to read more, get > inspired, > > and build a society that thrives on humility.” > > > > Honouring his work and dedication, in 2016, Sukumaran was awarded the I V > > Das memorial award by the Kerala State Library Council Staff Association. > > > > If you want to contact or offer financial assistance, you can call P > > Sukumaran at 9747451348. > > ======= > > > > > https://www.thebetterindia.com/269075/p-sukumaran-walking-librarian-kerala-… > > > > > > Dr P Vyasamoorthy / 9490804278 > > > > -- > > This message has been scanned for viruses and > > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > > believed to be clean. > > > >

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This Librarian Spent 41 Years Walking 12 Km Daily To Deliver Books
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 21 Dec '21

21 Dec '21

Amazing professionals are amongst us!! This Librarian Spent 41 Years Walking 12 Km Daily To Deliver Books ============================================= For the last 41 years, one man in Karuvatta in Kerala’s Alappuzha has been walking 12 kilometres, from house to house, every day. His only companions are two bags full of 60-70 books, and lunch packed from home. P Sukumaran is a ‘walking librarian’, who visits about 35 houses in the Karuvatta and Kumarapuram grama panchayats to deliver books to women and children. He works for the Kumarapuram Public Library, where he first began a job as a librarian in his early twenties, in 1979. “I love books, and I find happiness in walking and reaching out to readers, delivering books and periodicals,” the 61-year-old tells The Better India. “I get a lot of perks during my daily walks. For example, I get to enjoy nature and greenery on my way. Also, I am a person who loves to talk a lot about the things I have read, and going to different houses gives me a chance to interact with and share this knowledge with others, including children,” says Sukumaran, who has a Bachelors in Economics from SD College, Alappuzha. This public library, which was established in 1950 and runs in a small two-room building, was once known to be among the finest in the area, but had been in a state of decline for a while, owing to a dwindling number of visitors. That’s when Sukumaran decided to introduce the initiative of walking and reaching out to readers by distributing books. “The library needed people, and the people needed some fine books. So, I thought, why not have the library reach the people? That’s how I began this journey 41 years ago,” he explains. From Monday to Saturday, Sukumaran walks around 12 km daily. He starts his day by going to the library at 8.30 am, and around 10.30, he leaves to start delivering books. He carries his lunch with him and later returns to the library by 4 pm. He says he doesn’t know how to ride a bicycle, and prefers walking over any other mode of transport. “When I was studying in college, I used to work as a newspaper boy and walked long distances everyday to make deliveries every morning. I’ve been used to walking since then, and I never get tired,” he says. Sukumaran says his mission is to inculcate the value of books and the habit of reading. “I am an avid reader and I started reading from a very young age. I used to read around 11 newspapers everyday. I believe that reading makes you wise, it helps you understand the world better and makes you a better human being. So, I am on a mission to do my part as a conscious human being.” Sukumaran’s efforts to reach out to his readers has helped the library thrive through many difficult times, and the number of memberships in the library has increased ever since, he says. Most of Sukumaran’s readers are children and women. He goes to every house to not just deliver books, but also interact with them. He reads all the books that he lends out, and says he tries to give the reader a text that will suit their taste. He says, “I don’t go to these houses just to deliver books. I spend some quality time interacting with readers and discussing the books. I ask them questions or seek their opinions, especially to children, to make sure that they have read the book properly and understood it.” P Sukumaran, the walking librarian from Alappuzha, Kerala, who travels 12 km daily to deliver books for the past 41 years. Life has never been easy for Sukumaran, who has been living in a rented house for the past 15 years with his wife and 12-year-old son, who has been diagnosed with autism. As a librarian, he lives on a meagre monthly allowance of Rs 3,100 from the Kerala State Library Council and a 30 per cent commission he gets from the book sales. “I’ve always wanted to build a house of my own. But my son needs proper treatment and medication, so most of my earnings are spent taking care of him. But I am happy with whatever I have right now.” He adds, “I am very passionate about my work. My daily walks and interactions with the readers make me forget about all my personal struggles. It energises me, and I find happiness in it.” Meanwhile, P Gopalan, secretary of Kumarapuram Public Library and Sukumaran’s elder brother, takes care of the library when the latter goes out every day to deliver books. He says that the building used to house around 20,000 texts at one point, but has since lost about 25 per cent of them. “We lost a lot of books during the 2019 floods in Kerala. A big tree fell over the library building, breaking the roof and destroying around 6,000 books. Now we are in the process of getting new ones, which had been delayed due to the pandemic,” P Gopalan says. “We run our library in a small two-room building, which is not big enough for it to function. We even have a few rare books, and people still come in search of them for reference. But it saddens me that our library doesn’t have enough space or facilities to accommodate them,” Sukumaran adds disappointedly. When asked about his brother’s work, Gopalan says, “He is a very passionate and energetic person. He’s an avid reader and someone who always sticks to his ideologies.” As we conclude our conversation, Sukumaran notes, “The habit of reading could do wonders to people. So, it is essential to read more, get inspired, and build a society that thrives on humility.” Honouring his work and dedication, in 2016, Sukumaran was awarded the I V Das memorial award by the Kerala State Library Council Staff Association. If you want to contact or offer financial assistance, you can call P Sukumaran at 9747451348. ======= https://www.thebetterindia.com/269075/p-sukumaran-walking-librarian-kerala-… Dr P Vyasamoorthy / 9490804278 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Humble request to fill up the questionnaire
by Ratika Shewade 21 Dec '21

21 Dec '21

Dear Sir/Madam, I am Ratika Shewade, a student of Masters in Library and Information Science(MLISc) from SHPT School of Library Science, SNDT Women's University. I am working on a dissertation for *The Understanding of Copyright Laws & Policies among Librarians and it's implementation in Academic Libraries* under the guidance of Dr. Sarika Sawant, Senior Assistant Professor, SHPT School of Library Science. Your participation in this research will be highly appreciated. I assure you that the data collected will be used solely for research and educational purposes only. Please click on the below link to fill up the Questionnaire. https://forms.gle/c83DTfV2GLMNNFhd6 Thank you -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Internship opportunity at Central Library IIT Bombay
by Bhagwan Nagapure 21 Dec '21

21 Dec '21

Dear All, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, an Institute of national importance adjudged as Institute of Eminence, invites applications for 1 year Library Internship. *Post Details* *Number of Internship* *Educational Qualification* Library Intern at Central Library, IIT Bombay 5 Stipend : ₹ 25,000/- month for postgraduates and 20,000/- month ₹ for undergraduates a) 4 interns from Library Information Science field M.L.I.Sc <http://m.l.i.sc/>. or equivalent degree Appt Type : Temporary for a period of 1 year b) 1 intern from Computer Science field MCA/M.Tech or equivalent degree in Computer Science BCA / BE Computer Science Age Limit : 27 yrs Candidates possessing the requisite qualification may submit their application in the prescribed format (at Annexure – I) alongwith self attested documents on or before 31st December 2021 upto 5:30 p.m. to The Chief Library Officer, Central Library, IIT Bombay, Powai, Mumbai – 400 076 For further details visit the Central Library home page : Applications for Library Internship <https://www.library.iitb.ac.in/wp-content/internship/internship-2021/IITB%2…> *With Warm Regards,* *Bhagwan Krishnaji Nagapure (Ph.D., UGC-NET)Sr. Library and Information Assistant* *Central Library, IIT Bombay* *022 25768925* *www.library.iitb.ac.in <http://www.library.iitb.ac.in>* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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4th LIS Academy Conference LISACON-2021 will be held on Blended Mode at VTU Belagavi
by Pandurang Konnur 16 Dec '21

16 Dec '21

Dear Professional Friends, Greetings from LIS Academy, As scheduled the 4th LIS Academy Conference LISACON-2021 is being held on a Blended Mode at Belagavi in collaboration with Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi, from 6th to 8th January 2022. There will be about 200 participants physically attending the conference and the remaining will be participating in virtual mode. The Inaugural Function of the conference is scheduled on 6th January at 4.00pm physically. RENOWNED EXPERTS FROM LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE AND ALLIED SUBJECTS COMING FROM INDIA AND ABROAD ARE SHARING THEIR THOUGHTS ON OPEN SCHOLARSHIP. SIX PLENARY SPEAKERS, TWELVE THEME SPEAKERS, FIVE PANELISTS TWENTY CONTRIBUTORY PAPER PRESENTERS WILL BE THE PART OF RESOURCE TEAM Now the virtual Participation is open. Those who cannot participate physically may opt for online participation. The Registration details are as under: TYPE OF PARTICIPATION (PHYSICAL) LIS PROFESSIONALS: RS. 2500 LIS ACADEMY MEMBERS: RS. 2000 LIS STUDENTS & RESEARCH SCHOLARS: RS. 2000 ONLINE VIRTUAL PARTICIPATION ON ZOOM PLATFORM: RS. 500 For more details visit Conference Website and download the Conference Brochure and Program Schedule from the following Link: https://www.lisacon2021.org/ Please download the revised Conference Brochure from the following link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1StOw-x3aDYEHY4ONRuxmz6J-OeHzFzbF/view?usp=… Please use the following link for registering for the Conference: https://www.lisacademy.org/lisacon/online/ PLEASE JOIN US TO HAVE AN EXPERIENCE THE CONFERENCE OF DIFFERENCE Thanks & Regards, Dr. P. V. Konnur President - LIS Academy, Bangalore Former LIS Professor, Fulbright Scholar - (UIUC, USA) Adviser - VTU Consortium, Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi - 590 018, Mobile : 09449679737 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Open books
by Subbiah Arunachalam 16 Dec '21

16 Dec '21

Friends: Here is a monograph on OA books which may be useful to Indian academics. Members of LIS-Forum may kindly bring this information to the attention of the faculty/other researchers at their institutions. www.oabooks-toolkit.org <https://oabooks-toolkit.org/> Arun -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Required List of Journals - UGC, AICTE, IEEE, BU/BCU
by Common Man 15 Dec '21

15 Dec '21

Dear Professional Friends, Good Evening I need your help. I am looking for the following list of journals- -UGC Approved List of Journals -AICTE recommended Journals -IEEE Journals -Bangalore University OR BCU approved journals (If Any) Please send me a copy or let me know where I can download this list. It helps a lot. Thank you in advance. Regards, Manjunatha.S Librarian | JNC Mail : library(a)jyotinivas.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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By refereeing papers, researchers are making a billion-dollar donation (to journal publishers)
by Subbiah Arunachalam 14 Dec '21

14 Dec '21

Friends: Have you read this paper? A billion-dollar donation: estimating the cost of researchers’ time spent on peer review - Balazs Aczel <https://researchintegrityjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s41073-…> , - Barnabas Szaszi <https://researchintegrityjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s41073-…> & - Alex O. Holcombe <https://researchintegrityjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s41073-…> *Research Integrity and Peer Review* <https://researchintegrityjournal.biomedcentral.com/> https://researchintegrityjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s41073-… On top of it publishers demand and authors give away copyright to the publishers! Arun -- 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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What Sci-Hub’s latest court battle means for research
by Subbiah Arunachalam 14 Dec '21

14 Dec '21

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Dr Kurella Vittalacharya: Telangana's 84-year-old marvellous Mr Words
by Temin Thomas 13 Dec '21

13 Dec '21

At the fag end of his selfless life, 84-year-old Dr Kurella Vittalacharya has given up everything he ever earned to establish a library with around two lakh books. https://www.newindianexpress.com/good-news/2021/dec/12/dr-kurella-vittalach… Regards, Temin Thomas Assistant Librarian The New Indian Express Kochi. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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UKRI OA policy
by Subbiah Arunachalam 13 Dec '21

13 Dec '21

<https://twitter.com/UKRI_News> UK Research and Innovation @UKRI_News <https://twitter.com/UKRI_News> To inform implementation of our #OpenAccess <https://twitter.com/hashtag/OpenAccess?src=hashtag_click> Policy, UKRI commissioned an independent report on technical infrastructure to support open access monographs, edited works & book chapters The report is now available to read online: https://orlo.uk/necjZ <https://t.co/OpByJ7aFqH> @OAPENbooks <https://twitter.com/OAPENbooks> @OPERASEU <https://twitter.com/OPERASEU> -- 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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Essay Competition & Webinar of CSI, ACM & IEEE CS in Dec 2021
by Mohan Hr 13 Dec '21

13 Dec '21

We are pleased to announce the forthcoming events (Essay competition & Webinar) of CSI, ACM & IEEE CS Chennai/Madras Chapters in Dec 2021. Pl register using the respective event registration link. Registrations are open till 8 pm IST on the previous day of the event. *Essay Competition on Talent Acquisition* IEEE Computer Society Madras Chapter, ACM Chennai & Computer Society of India Chennai Chapter are pleased to announce an essay competition on the topic "Talent Acquisition". Talent acquisition is a strategic role in an organisation to identify, target, and attract the most qualified candidates for a given role. Talent acquisition is beyond simple recruitment and involves several complex steps to ensure long term needs of an organisation. Talent acquisition involves different stakeholders -- employer, employee & recruiter. While each one of them contribute for the effective talent acquisition in the overall hiring ecosystem, challenges are faced by everyone. We expect the authors to focus on the challenges faced by any one of the three stakeholders -- employer/employee/recruiter and pen the essay and submit the essay as per details outlined below: Title: Challenges in Talent Acquisition in your role as ------ (Employer/Employee/Recruiter) (Pl note the author needs to select one of the three roles and write the essay focusing on the challenges with reference to the selected role). Open to: All including professionals, recruiters, faculty, students Length: 600 to 750 words Format: pdf file OR word doc file File Name: <your 10 digit mobile no>.pdf OR <your 10 digit mobile no>.doc Author details: The following are to be provided at the end of the essay Name Designation Organisation/Institution Name City Mobile number Email ID Essay to be sent as attachment by email to: info(a)csichennai.org Last Date: 18th Dec 2021 Prizes: 12 prizes in total. Authors of four essays shortlisted under each of the three roles will be presented with a "Certificate of Appreciation" along with a copy of the book "FAIL-SAFE HIRING: Assuring Talent Acquisition" authored by Mr Raghunath Ramaswamy and priced at Rs. 395/- Please refer: https://amzn.to/3xkpNbn (Pl note the no of prizes under each role may be revised based on the no of essays received under each role) All the remaining authors submitted the essay will get a "Certificate of Participation". Date of the Result: 28th Dec 2021 at the webinar on Talent Acquisition. Contacts: For clarifications, pl send email to info(a)csichennai.org / ieeecsmds(a)gmail.com *Webinar* 28th Dec 2021 at 6 pm IST. Webinar on "Best Practices in Talent Acquisition" by Mr. Raghunath Ramaswamy, Founder and CEO, Spectrum Consulting & Author of the book "FAIL - SAFE HIRING: Assuring Talent Acquisition. Register at https://bit.ly/3CMrBLn Other events in Dec 2021: https://bit.ly/3kChR0h Interesting Reads And Information -- IRAI -- 211211: https://bit.ly/3oHur0A IRAI Quiz -- 211211: https://bit.ly/3IG2rlJ

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Urgent Research Paper
by Naveen K S 13 Dec '21

13 Dec '21

Dear All Professionals, Request you to kindly send me the pdf of paper titled *1) Patient Communication * DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iac.2021.09.009 *2) Anaphylaxis and Mast Cell Disorders* DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iac.2021.09.007 -- *Thanks Naveen K .S* *Chief Librarian,* *Subbaiah Institute of Medical & Dental Sciences,* *Holehonnur Road,* *Shimoga.* *8884000300*. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for article.
by ಶ್ರೀನಿವಾಸ್ ಸೀನು 13 Dec '21

13 Dec '21

Dear Sir/Madam, Please provide me with the following article if you have access to the article. One of our students wants this article for his research work. Economic Inequality Decomposition and Spatial Pattern of Crime in Indonesia Putu Angga WidyastamanORCID Icon &Djoni HartonoORCID Icon - https://doi.org/10.1080/23754931.2021.1991842 -- *Regards* ************* *Srinivas, K* *Documentalist* *Institute for Social and Economic Change(ISEC)* *Nagarabhavi-560072.* *https://shaakyabhumi.blogspot.com/ <https://shaakyabhumi.blogspot.com/>* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Advertisement for library Professional Trainees at the JRD Tata Memorial Library, IISc, Bengaluru
by Francis Jayakanth 12 Dec '21

12 Dec '21

Dear Members, We would highly appreciate it if you could kindly bring the following advertisement to the notice of interested candidates and also request you to encourage the potential candidates to apply for these positions. The J.R.D. Tata Memorial Library (https://library.iisc.ac.in), Indian Institute of Science (https://www.iisc.ac.in), Bengaluru, is looking for service-oriented, dynamic, tech-savvy, highly motivated and committed "Fresh Post-Graduates in Library & Information Science" from recognized Indian universities with the consistently good academic record, "to serve as Library Professional Trainees" purely temporarily for two years. Persons with good communication and interpersonal skills and enthusiasm to learn new skills and deliver services using emerging tools and technology will be preferred. Essential Qualifications: A Bachelor's Degree in any discipline followed by M.L.I.Sc or Master of Science in Library & Information Science (MSLIS) or equivalent (Graduated in 2020 and 2021 only). The applicants should have secured a minimum of Second Class or its equivalent in the primary academic degree and First Class or equivalent in the professional degree as declared by the University. SC/ST applicants with a pass class will also be considered. Nature of Training: Learn while you work in different sections & services of the library. Duration: The duration of the training will be for two years. Remuneration: Consolidated stipend of Rs. 25,000/- per month. Selection of candidates will be based on their consistent good academic record, performance in the written test and personal interview. Number of positions: 14 (Gen – 07, ST – 01, SC – 02, EWS – 01, OBC – 03) including 01 PwD Link to apply online: https://recruitment.iisc.ac.in/Temporary_Positions/ To view the full advertisement, please follow the link, https://iisc.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Project_Trainee_JRDTML.pdf Thanks, and regards, Francis Francis jayakanth J.R.D. Tata Memorial Library Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru -560012 francis(a)iisc.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Congratulations Raghav for receiving ASIA-GCC Award from FAMA
by Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar 12 Dec '21

12 Dec '21

I am extremely proud to share that one of my long-term friends, Mr. Raghavendra Manbol, Founder and Executive Director of UAE based Panworld Education, has been facilitated with the prestigious "ASIA-GCC Awards" by FAMA Global Management Services for his outstanding contributions to the education and research sectors through his leadership excellence. Previously, he has been the Vice President of Sales at Impelsys, Head of Information Solutions at Edutech Middle East for 6 years, and Regional Manager at Informatics India for 9 years. His stunning leadership and business development experiences in content, technology, information, and publishing industries across the Middle East, North Africa, and Asian countries have been commended through this recognition in the UAE. Congratulations Raghav! --- J K Vijayakumar

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Two days (online) workshop on “WordPress: A Content Management System”
by Shilpa Rani N R 12 Dec '21

12 Dec '21

Dear Sir/Ma’am, Greetings from Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), Mysuru! We are pleased to announce that, The Department of Studies and Research in Library and Information Science, KSOU, Mukthagangothri, Mysuru, is organizing two days (online) workshop on “WordPress: A Content Management System”, 14th & 15th December 2021 at 11.30 am. Resource Person Dr. Vimal Kumar.V. Reference Assistant Mahathma Gandhi University Library, Kottayam, Kerala For Registration: https://forms.gle/ukpjgFiVeKf4sgPK7 Telegram group link: https://t.me/+il2TUmNhQRMwYTk9 Note:  No Registration fee  The link for the event will be circulated to all the registered participants a day before the event.  E- Certificate will be provided to the participants Convener Dr. Shilpa Rani, N.R. Assistant Professor & Chairperson DoS & R in Library & Information Science, KSOU, Mukthagangothri, Mysuru-06 -- Warm Regards Dr.Shilpa Rani N. R. Asst. Professor & Chairperson DoS & R in Library & Information Science KSOU, Mukthagangothri, Mysore-06 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Interesting Reads And Information -- IRAI -- 211211 & CSI, ACM & IEEE CS events in Dec 2021
by Mohan Hr 11 Dec '21

11 Dec '21

Interesting Reads And Information -- IRAI -- 211211 Current Post: IRAI -- 211211: https://bit.ly/3oHur0A IRAI Archives: https://lnkd.in/ewR3UdD Forthcoming Events *Essay Competition on Talent Acquisition* IEEE Computer Society Madras Chapter, ACM Chennai & Computer Society of India Chennai Chapter are pleased to announce an essay competition on the subject "Talent Acquisition" We expect the authors to focus on the challenges faced by any one of the three stakeholders -- employer/employee/recruiter and pen the essay and submit by 18th Dec 2021. 12 Prizes to shortlisted essays and certificates to all participants will be provided. For details pl refer: https://bit.ly/3nNS7Qf 11th Dec 2021 at 6 pm IST. Webinar on "Disruptive Trends and Future of IoT in India". Join using the Google Meeting Link: https://meet.google.com/ohf-cchu-mgs You can also watch the meeting using the YouTube live streaming link at https://youtu.be/-vxqS5nuD6Y 28th Dec 2021 at 6 pm IST. Webinar on "Best Practices in Talent Acquisition" by Mr. Raghunath Ramaswamy, Founder and CEO, Spectrum Consulting & Author of the book "FAIL - SAFE HIRING: Assuring Talent Acquisition. Register at https://bit.ly/3CMrBLn Other events in Dec 2021: https://bit.ly/3kChR0h Articles in the current post EU may propose labor laws for delivery platforms. EU targets Uber, Deliveroo model with gig workers' rights plan Your Professional Decline Is Coming (Much) Sooner Than You Think IEEE Computer Society R10 Newsletter issue of Oct-Dec 2021 What is Digital Experience? 15 Big Ideas that will shape 2022 Did Apple Really Embrace Right-to-Repair? THE BEST INVENTIONS OF 2021 How vulnerable is your personal information? 4 essential reads 15 Engineers and Their Inventions That Defined Robotics INTERNET OF THINGS – FROM BUZZWORD TO BUSINESS CASE: How to accurately calculate the ROI of IoT initiatives AI in marketing, consumer research and psychology: A systematic literature review and research agenda SUCCESSFUL DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION: How Change Management helps you to hold course? Action Plan 2022: A Healthy Internet for Future Generations How often do you poo? New research shows bowel habits are written in our DNA The pandemic is changing the way young people eat and how they feel about their bodies: 4 essential reads Top 10 Must-Read Customer Experience Books Librarian Futures report Spl issue of "Education and Information Technologies" 6 Tech Writing Tips For Instructional Designers Effects of online education on mental and physical health IRAI Quiz -- 211211: https://bit.ly/3IG2rlJ Current Post: IRAI -- 211211: https://bit.ly/3oHur0A IRAI Archives: https://lnkd.in/ewR3UdD Feedback: Pl. send to hrmohan.ieee(a)gmail.com

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Announcement for the position of 'Senior Project Associates' for Institute Archives at IIT Gandhinagar
by TS Kumbar 11 Dec '21

11 Dec '21

Dear Professionals, Applications are invited for the two positions of Senior Project Associates (on contract basis) for Institute Archive’ at IIT Gandhinagar for a period of one year (extendable two to three years) . The deadline for submitting applications is *15th December, 2021.* More details are given at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/10bOui8L6XpF5SRsPvXZ81aL69py2ajBc/view Thanks & Regards Kumbar -- T. S. Kumbar, PhD Advisor (Library & Institute Archives) Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar Palaj, Gandhinagar 382 055*|* Gujarat | INDIA Tel: +91 79 2395 2431 Mob: 09825921864 Email: tskumbar(a)iitgn.ac.in | librarian(a)iitgn.ac.in Website: http://www.iitgn.ac.in Follow Us : <https://www.facebook.com/Library-IITGN-105636257877813/> <https://www.instagram.com/iitgn_library/> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/library-iitgn/> <https://in.pinterest.com/librarysocialmedia0715/> <https://twitter.com/LibraryIITGN> ----*--------------------------------------------------------* *Humour, health, advice, vocabulary...all in tiny doses!* *Consume in print or online <https://www.pressreader.com/9460/details>.* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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(no subject)
by Subbiah Arunachalam 10 Dec '21

10 Dec '21

Please take this quiz. Just seven questions. It might help us make a rational decision on joining Plan S. https://virginia.libwizard.com/f/what-costs-more -- 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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Article required
by Paramjit Singh 09 Dec '21

09 Dec '21

Dear Library Colleagues Can we have the following article on an urgent basis please. Details as: 1. Comyn, Paul. (2018). Skills, employability and lifelong learning in the Sustainable Development Goals and the 2030 labour market. International Journal of Training Research. 16. 200-217. 10.1080/14480220.2018.1576311. -- Thanks & Regards <https://www.linkedin.com/in/paramjit-singh-8aa1238/> *S Paramjit Rana | **Librarian *| M.A., M. Phil. Tel. +91 9968 308970, 9911 270778 *"Vidya Vichari Ta Parupkari"* 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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Essay Competition & Forthcoming Events of CSI, ACM & IEEE CS in Dec 2021
by Mohan Hr 08 Dec '21

08 Dec '21

We are pleased to announce the forthcoming events of CSI, ACM & IEEE CS Chennai/Madras Chapters in Dec 2021. Pl register using the respective event registration link. Registrations are open till 8 pm IST on the previous day of the event. *Essay Competition on Talent Acquisition* IEEE Computer Society Madras Chapter, ACM Chennai & Computer Society of India Chennai Chapter are pleased to announce an essay competition on the subject "Talent Acquisition" Talent acquisition is a strategic role in an organisation to identify, target, and attract the most qualified candidates for a given role. Talent acquisition is beyond simple recruitment and involves several complex steps to ensure long term needs of an organisation. Talent acquisition involves different stakeholders -- employer, employee & recruiter. While each one of them contribute for the effective talent acquisition in the overall hiring ecosystem, challenges are faced by everyone. We expect the authors to focus on the challenges faced by any one of the three stakeholders -- employer/employee/recruiter and pen the essay and submit by 18th Dec 2021. 12 Prizes to shortlisted essays and certificates to all participants will be provided. For details pl refer: https://bit.ly/3nNS7Qf 11th Dec 2021 at 6 pm IST. Webinar on "Disruptive Trends and Future of IoT in India" by Mr. Sunil David, Regional Director – IOT (India and ASEAN), AT&T Global Network Services India Pvt Ltd. Register at https://bit.ly/3HhpeUB 28th Dec 2021 at 6 pm IST. Webinar on "Best Practices in Talent Acquisition" by Mr. Raghunath Ramaswamy, Founder and CEO, Spectrum Consulting & Author of the book "FAIL - SAFE HIRING: Assuring Talent Acquisition. Register at https://bit.ly/3CMrBLn Other events in Dec 2021: https://bit.ly/3kChR0h Interesting Reads And Information -- IRAI -- 211201: https://bit.ly/2ZHhg61 IRAI Quiz -- 211201: https://bit.ly/3pi16st

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STMet 2021 Program and Sessions
by fgct socio.org.uk 06 Dec '21

06 Dec '21

The updated conference program is available at http://socio.org.uk/stm/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Preliminary-Program1-1.p… Registration is available at http://socio.org.uk/stm/registration/ Registration – The Third International Conference on Science and Technology Metrics (STMet 2020)<http://socio.org.uk/stm/registration/> The Third International Conference on Science and Technology Metrics (STMet 2020) Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhuhai, China socio.org.uk Chairs & Program Chairs STMet 2021 www.socio.org.uk/stm<http://www.socio.org.uk/stm> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Handbook on healthcare sensitises patients to legal rights
by Paul Pandian 05 Dec '21

05 Dec '21

Dear All, Here is an interesting and very useful book on rights of healthcare seekers authored by young and dynamic and social conscious medical doctor Mohamed Khader Meeran, 27, who completed his MBBS degree from Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram, in Maharashtra. His recent book Patients’ rights in India’ that provides simple, easy to understand the legal means of redress available in the wake of rising number of complaints related to hospitals and treatment options, especially during the pandemic. Here is nice book review on the Hindu newspaper: https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/handbook-on-healthcare-… The book is available on amazon india. Please spread the word and help acquire copies of the book for the libraries and for the common public and encourage this young budding health care professional to do more for the betterment of the society. Thanks, M Paul Pandian Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fw: [IFLA-L] DCDC22: Inclusive Innovation - Call for papers now open
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 03 Dec '21

03 Dec '21

----- Forwarded message ----- From: Melanie Cheung <melanie.cheung(a)rluk.ac.uk>Sent: Friday, 3 December 2021, 18:58:18 GMT+5:30Subject: [IFLA-L] DCDC22: Inclusive Innovation - Call for papers now open DCDC22 :: Virtual Conference :: 11-15 July 2022 Inclusive Innovation: digital creativity and opportunities We are delighted to announce the call for papers for theDCDC22 Conference. Read the full call for papers DCDC (Discovering Collections, Discovering Communities) is a cross-sectoral conference, hosted byThe National Archives,RLUK and Jisc, that brings together the GLAMA sector (galleries, libraries, archives, museums and academia) to share our experiences, innovations, interests and concerns. — DCDC22 will showcase how digital innovation is transforming the cultural heritage and academic sectors and their relationship with their audiences. From individual projects, to national programmes, for organisations and groups large and small, we look forward to examining the opportunities and challenges that digital technologies and collaboration can offer. Emerging technologies have brought considerable benefits to cultural heritage organisations, transforming approaches to institutional collections, our ways of working, and the way people discover and engage with collections. As research continues to drive innovation, how can we ensure that our practices remain relevant, open, inclusive, representative and transformative? How can our practices in turn enable new innovations? Technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and virtual and augmented reality are strengthening access to collections and renewing audience engagement across the GLAMA sector. At the same time, these technologies also raise questions around representation and ethics. DCDC22 is an opportunity for colleagues to share knowledge and experience within the GLAMA community. We will explore how to build accessible, inclusive systems and promote greater access and engagement between our institutions, communities and groups. Championing creativity and talent within the GLAMA sector and exploring digital solutions at scale, DCDC22 is a forum for knowledge-exchange between organisations and individuals at all levels. We will explore how research is reimagining how our collections are formed and preserved, how audiences engage with and contribute to our work, and how we plan for the future. DCDC22 call for papers DCDC22 invites proposals on this year’s theme of Inclusive Innovation on any project involving archives, libraries, museums and other heritage and cultural organisations and groups in partnership with each other, communities and the academic sector. § Libraries, archives, and museums as catalysts for community cohesion § Leadership, culture and data: overcoming organisational barriers to digital inclusion § The role of peer learning and support in addressing digital inequalities § Navigating the future of technology: future-proofing the sector § Innovating to sustain collections and communities § Collections and AI: digitally ready infrastructure and practices § Supporting equal and inclusive access to knowledge § Engaging wider audiences, perspectives and voices § Digital and data poverty § Algorithmic fairness and transparency, open data and information literacy § Ethical system design, usability and equality of access § Developing digitally ready skill-sets Read the full call for papers Melanie Cheung Executive Assistant Research Libraries UK Tel: +44 (0)20 7862 8647 RLUK Website |Twitter |Youtube |Linkedin Registered Company no: 2733294. Registered Charity no: 1026543. VAT no: GB 603 7579 34 Unsubscribe from this list : https://mail.iflalists.org/wws/sigrequest/ifla-l For assistance please contact mailto:mailing.lists@ifla.org

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Fw: [IFLA-L] Dictionary of famous translators of the past
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 03 Dec '21

03 Dec '21

Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android ----- Forwarded message ----- From: "marie lebert" Subject: [IFLA-L] Dictionary of famous translators of the past Dear colleagues, Here is my new project, as a tribute to translators of the past: https://archive.org/details/translators-dictionary with links to the French and Spanish versions. All the best, Marie librarian & translator https://marielebert.wordpress.com/ Unsubscribe from this list : https://mail.iflalists.org/wws/sigrequest/ifla-l For assistance please contact mailto:mailing.lists@ifla.org

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Announcement for the position of 'Senior Project Associates' for Institute Archives at IIT Gandhinagar
by TS Kumbar 03 Dec '21

03 Dec '21

Dear Professional Colleagues. Kindly bring the following opportunity to the attention of potential & interested candidates and encourage them to submit their application. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GANDHINAGAR *Palaj, Gandhinagar 382055, Gujarat* ANNOUNCEMENT *SENIOR PROJECT ASSOCIATE (for Institute Archive)* IIT Gandhinagar, an Institute of national importance, is setting up an Archive to put-together the Institute’s important documents (physical & digital) to serve as Institute’s memory/records for the future. The Institute Archive intends to identify, collect, organize, describe, preserve, and provide access to accurate, authentic, and complete records of the life of the Institute. To help create and manage the archive by following set standards, guidelines, best practices as well as adopting specialized tools and technologies, the Institute invites applications for the following position from experienced, motivated, and skilled professionals having deep interest in documenting and archiving both physical and digital content. *1. **Name of post*: Senior Project Associate (on contract basis only) *2. **Number of Posts*: Two *3. **Duration of Appointment*: One year (extendable two to three years) *4. **Salary:* *Consolidated Monthly Pay*: Rs.50,000- 70,000 Per Month (Consolidated). Salary outside this range may be considered depending upon credentials of the candidates. *5. **Age Limit*: Not more than 35 years (as on 15 December 2021) *6. **Qualification, Experience & Skills*: * 6.1 Minimum/Essential* *Qualifications* · Candidate must have First Class Master’s in Library and Information Science (M. L. I. Sc.) or equivalent degree from a recognized university with consistently good academic record and should have a valid score of UGC NET/JRF. * Experience * · Minimum two years of experience working with archival and related materials (collecting, organizing, preserving, arranging, cataloguing, and describing, specially working with digital archival material, and managing electronic records). * 6.2 Desirable* · Post Graduate Diploma/ Degree in Archives & Records Management; Digital Library Management/Digital Content Management; ICT Application in Libraries. · Experience in developing and managing special collections, creating digital repository and management of entire range of Life Cycle of Digital Library Materials. * 6.3 Desired Skills* · Knowledge of archival software, archival best practices, and archival standards · Demonstrated knowledge of digitization best practices and standards · Proficiency in at least one of the Institutional Repository and Library Management Software along with hands-on of required software tools. · Ability to organize and priorities the work with good project management skills · Good communication (written & verbal) and interpersonal skills 7. Job Description: The incumbent will work for implementing defined Institute archival policies, collecting, selecting, cataloging, and managing access to, preserving materials and records of importance both in physical and digital form pertaining to Institute’s activities, events, and history. Will be responsible for creating an awareness about the archive and disseminate selected content through exhibitions, events, and other modes. The candidates will assist in preparing long term and short-term plans, policies, implementing and reviewing the same from time to time. They will be responsible for ensuring implementation of safe archival and record-keeping practices, undertaking digitization of selected records, and implementing the highest level of security and preservation of all types of collections added to the archive including photos, videos, audio, etc. It will also be important for the candidate to maintain the archive and manage digital content on web platforms for creating visibility and ease of access. He/She will be a part of a small but dedicated team of Institute library staff and will be required to work on other jobs assigned by the Librarian from time to time. The candidate should be highly motivated, result-oriented, and keen to learn new information and technology skills required for creating and managing a state-of-the-art Institute archive 8. Application Procedure: Interested candidates should send their application by email at *librarian(a)iitgn.ac.in <librarian(a)iitgn.ac.in>*. A brief write-up (one para each) on the relevant experience and motivation to apply for this position, must be sent along with résumé as a single file. Candidates are also requested to give at least two references with their contact details. *9. **Deadline for application*: The last date for application is *15 December 2021.* *10. * *Mode of Selection*: The shortlisted candidates will have to appear for written test and/or interview In-Person or Online, depending on the prevailing situation. No TA/DA will be paid for attending the interview. The final selection of candidates will be decided on his / her merit and performance in the test/ interview. Any queries relating to this position may be addressed to the Librarian (*librarian(a)iitgn.ac.in <librarian(a)iitgn.ac.in>*), IIT Gandhinagar, Palaj, Gandhinagar 382055. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks & Regards Kumbar -- T. S. Kumbar, PhD Advisor (Library & Institute Archives) Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar Palaj, Gandhinagar 382 055*|* Gujarat | INDIA Tel: +91 79 2395 2431 Mob: 09825921864 Email: tskumbar(a)iitgn.ac.in | librarian(a)iitgn.ac.in Website: http://www.iitgn.ac.in Follow Us : <https://www.facebook.com/Library-IITGN-105636257877813/> <https://www.instagram.com/iitgn_library/> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/library-iitgn/> <https://in.pinterest.com/librarysocialmedia0715/> <https://twitter.com/LibraryIITGN> ----*--------------------------------------------------------* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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A surreal Bookstore in China
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 03 Dec '21

03 Dec '21

2020-10-20 Elizabeth Stamp A Surreal New Bookstore Has Just Opened in China For a book lover, stepping into a bookstore is always exciting, but a new bookstore in China makes the experience absolutely spellbinding. Dujiangyan Zhongshuge, located in Chengdu, was designed by Shanghai-based architecture firm X+Living, which has created several locations for Zhongshuge. The two-story space appears cathedral-like, thanks to the mirrored ceilings and gleaming black tile floors which reflect the bookcases, creating a visual effect that feels akin to an M.C. Escher drawing. “The mirror ceiling in the space is the signature of Zhongshuge bookstore,” says Li Xiang, founder of X+Living. “It effectively extends the space by reflection.” Upon entering, shoppers encounter C-shaped bookcases, which create a series of intimate spaces. In the center of the store, towering arches and columns take advantage of the full height of the space. These bookcases were inspired by the history and topography of the region. “We moved the local landscape into the indoor space,” says Li. “The project is located in Dujiangyan, which is a city with a long history of water conservancy development, so in the main area, you could see the construction of the dam integrated into the bookshelves.” The firm used film printed with books on the upper shelves so it would appear that books stretched from floor to ceiling. “If we placed real books on the upper shelves, it’s not only hard for readers to reach them but also difficult for operators to take care of,” says Li. “The store already has a collection of over 80,000 books, so there’s actually no waste of space.” Another key part of the design was lighting. “We designed light belts on each shelf to create a good light effect, which also draws the outline of each layer, making the shelf more stereoscopic and clear to give readers a visual impact and also make it convenient for readers to find books on the shelves,” says Li. The store’s first floor is home to a café and a playful children’s area, which features bamboo bookcases decorated with pandas. Stacks of colorful cushions provide comfy reading spots for little readers. The second level’s balcony is filled with seating, where customers can browse through their selections, work, or meet. Each space was carefully considered to add to the overall experience. “This project is a holistic concept,” says Li, “We needed to coordinate every part of the space to ensure that any functional item, whether it is a bookshelf or a desk, does not break away from the theme of the concept and at the same time has a sense of beauty.” All the elements of the design come together to give visitors an inspiring shopping experience. “What I find most fascinating about it is that it really presents the local famous man-made landscape, the dam, even though in an abstract, artistic way,” says Li. “But when you stand in the space, and your body feels the big size difference between itself and the foreign object, the impact on your soul is similar to the awe we feel about nature, about the human ingenuity of using nature to build projects for the benefit of our society.” Viewed using Just Read https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/surreal-new-bookstore-opened-china Visit the link to see images! Dr P Vyasamoorthy / 9490804278 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Audio Recording of interview between Padmasri B.S. Keshavan and Sri Ha. Ma. Nayak telecasted by Akashavani Mysuru on 24th February, 1984
by Gangadhar KC 02 Dec '21

02 Dec '21

Dear Libraryprofessionals, Almost all IndianLibrary Science students might have heard of Padmasri B.S. Keshavan, the firstLibrarian of National Library- Calcutta, who is also known as Father of IndianNational Bibliography. Here’s a most memorable intercourse between two literarygaints which you can really enjoy! Sri Ha. Ma. Nayak, (1931-2000) a few monthsbefore taking charge of Vice-Chancellorship of Gulbarga University, interviewedSri B.S. Keshavan (Bellary Shamanna Kesavan) (1909 –2000), the first Directorof the Indian National Scientific Documentation Centre (INSDOC), FounderLibrarian of National Library of India. Excerpts of the both intellect seemsrelevant at this time also even after 37 years. It was the time in1980s when computers were introduced in western countries. At that time only,Sri BS Keshavan predicted that “even after 100 years, Print books will be there”. There is a message toall the stakeholders of Library Science, working in Public/Academic/SpecialLibraries regarding the qualities one should have; Library Science Coursedevelopers/ Teachers about re-framing of Syllabi for Library Science coursethat suits to Indian context. Sri Ha Ma Nayak quotesSamuel Johnson’s saying ‘Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subjectourselves, or we should know where we can find information upon it’ andcontinued that probably library professionals does the latter one. The audio recording isin Kannada and was telecasted by Akashavani, Mysuru on 24th February,1984. Both of them are not with us now. Hope, you will enjoy the thoughtfulconversation between them, please hear the 22 minutes audio till the end. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1910483609102361&id=10000422221… Dr. Gangadhar K.C.Senior Librarian Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology P.B.No.6429, Yelahanka, Bangalore-560 064.

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Article Request
by Sankar 02 Dec '21

02 Dec '21

Dear Sir/ Madam I request you to kindly send the below mentioned article for Dr. references purposes. 1 Multimodality cardiac imaging and new display options to broaden our understanding of the tricuspid valve https://journals.lww.com/co-cardiology/Abstract/2021/09000/Multimodality_ca… 2 Assessment of the tricuspid valve using cardiovascular magnetic resonance https://journals.lww.com/co-cardiology/Abstract/2021/09000/Assessment_of_th… 3 Patient-specific preprocedural planning for tricuspid valve repair and replacement procedures https://journals.lww.com/co-cardiology/Abstract/2021/09000/Patient_specific… -- Thanks & Regards P. Sankar Sr. Librarian Madras Medical Mission No.4A, Dr.J.J. Nagar Mogappair, Chennai Tamilnadu, India PIN 600037 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Interesting Reads And Information -- IRAI -- 211201 & CSI, ACM & IEEE CS Events in Dec 2021
by Mohan Hr 01 Dec '21

01 Dec '21

Interesting Reads And Information -- IRAI -- 211201 Current Post: IRAI -- 211201: https://bit.ly/2ZHhg61 IRAI Archives: https://lnkd.in/ewR3UdD Forthcoming Events *Essay Competition on Talent Acquisition* IEEE Computer Society Madras Chapter, ACM Chennai & Computer Society of India Chennai Chapter are pleased to announce an essay competition on the subject "Talent Acquisition" We expect the authors to focus on the challenges faced by any one of the three stakeholders -- employer/employee/recruiter and pen the essay and submit by 18th Dec 2021. 12 Prizes to shortlisted essays and certificates to all participants will be provided. For details pl refer: https://bit.ly/3nNS7Qf 3rd Dec 2021: Research Scholars’ Colloquium 2021 (RSC'21) on "Intelligent and Smart Systems". This Research & Industry Symposium is being organised in honour of Shri. F. C. Kohli, Father of Indian Software Industry by SSN College of Engineering in association with ACM, CSI & IEEE CS Chennai Chapters. For more details & to register, pl visit https://sites.google.com/ssn.edu.in/rsc21/ 11th Dec 2021 at 6 pm IST. Webinar on "Disruptive Trends and Future of IoT in India" by Mr. Sunil David, Regional Director – IOT (India and ASEAN), AT&T Global Network Services India Pvt Ltd. Register at https://bit.ly/3HhpeUB 28th Dec 2021 at 6 pm IST. Webinar on "Best Practices in Talent Acquisition" by Mr. Raghunath Ramaswamy, Founder and CEO, Spectrum Consulting & Author of the book "FAIL - SAFE HIRING: Assuring Talent Acquisition. Register at https://bit.ly/3CMrBLn Other events in Dec 2021: https://bit.ly/3kChR0h Articles in the current post The IT skills gap is getting worse. Here are 10 ways you can avoid a crisis Do’s and Don’ts for Software Engineer Job Interview What types of questions can you expect in a UX Design Interview? Amazon Careers: Everything You Need to Know Here’s Bill Gates’s Advice to New Programmers. It Should Not be Ignored. Top 8 Recommended Books To Become a Better Programmer 8 Types of Programmers That You Can’t Ignore in the Workplace: Whether you are their leader, boss, or colleague. From AI to ZI. An encyclopedia of the “I-tier” tech stack Qlan: Indian startup fires up a social network just for gamers Future of college will involve fewer professors Robots in 2022: Six robotics predictions from industry-leading humans Blockchain Explained in 50 Lines of Code How To Make and Sell Your First NFT In 10 Minutes Free Design Resources Collection Factory for Factories: Consistently Automating for Innovation 21 Accelerators, Incubators, Programs and More for Female Founders The 20 Top-Rated Business Books of 2021: A reading list for all entrepreneurs 9 Retention Strategies Unlocked by Customer Data Performing Under Pressure The Case for Analog Skills in a Digital Age How to Climb the Career Ladder Faster How to Improve Your Memory 10 Strategies for Giving an Engaging Virtual Presentation A year of Zoom Effects: Burnout, Eye contact & Staring At Yourself 25 Children’s Books to Teach Your Kids Meaningful Values IRAI Quiz -- 211201: https://bit.ly/3pi16st Current Post: IRAI -- 211201: https://bit.ly/2ZHhg61 IRAI Archives: https://lnkd.in/ewR3UdD Feedback: Pl. send to hrmohan.ieee(a)gmail.com

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Fwd: Advertisement for the post of Library and information Officer at Sirkali
by madhan muthu 01 Dec '21

01 Dec '21

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Edwin Joseph <cmfriedwin(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2021, 17:12 Subject: Fwd: Advertisement for the post of Library and information Officer at Sirkali To: <info(a)2cqr.in> Cc: <muthus(a)2cqr.in> Dear Mr Muthu I am sending herewith an advertisement for the post of Library and Information Officer at Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture (MPEDA) ( Class A post) at Sirkali, Tamilnadu. Will you please forward this advertisement to the eligible librarians who can apply for the post. This advertisement may be seen in web page: http://www.rgca.co.in/tender.php with best wishes V.Edwin Joseph, former librarian, CMFRI Life member, Association of Agricultural Librarians and Documentalists of India *V. Edwin Joseph*

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BOSLA event on "Transformation of Library Services: Issues and Challenges" on 18th Dec
by Mohan Hr 30 Nov '21

30 Nov '21

From the msg posted (given at the end of the mail) , it is not clear whether the event is a free pgm or paid one. The website https://bosla2013.wixsite.com/boslatifr2021 visited (today 30th Nov at 1.00 pm) doesn't seem to have any registeration fee details. There is no mention of fee payable in the Google form. But when the Google form is filled-up, at the end it is expecting us to send the details of payment . Pl refer the following field Registration fee payment proof Online Payment Details:Bank Name: Saraswat BankA/c No.: 015200100011829IFSC Code: SRCB0000015MICR Code: 400088023SWIFT Code: SRCBINBBGHT * It will be great and appreciated if the information is provided upfront without any ambiguity. With regards HR Mohan Former AVP Systems, The Hindu Message: 2 Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2021 15:41:18 +0530 From: Satish Munnolli <smunnolli(a)actrec.gov.in> To: lis-forum <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> Subject: [LIS-Forum] BOSLA - TIFR webinar 'Transformation of Library Services: Issues and Challenges' on 18 December 2021 Message-ID: < OFE1CAB0A1.6F3E032A-ON6525879C.00371B12-6525879C.0037DFE4(a)actrec.gov.in> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Dear Moderator, Requesting you to please circulate the following message on the listserv platform. Thanks and regards, Satish Munnolli --------------------------------------------------------- Dear Professional Friends, The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected every spear of human activities across the globe. Libraries and their activities also impacted enormously. Keeping this in mind, the Bombay Science Librarians' Association (BOSLA) has organized a series of events to address the challenges. Accordingly BOSLA yet again proactively thought of conducting another event on the topic "Transformation of Library Services: Issues and Challenges". The event will be held in the form of a hybrid model to enable the LIS professionals to take part in the event according to their convenience. The Resource Persons were identified and invited to share their experiences and expertise to enlighten the library practitioners. The BOSLA - TIFR event website https://bosla2013.wixsite.com/boslatifr2021 Speakers: Sh. N. V. Satyanarayana Dr. M V Joshi Dr. Manju Naika Dr. Venkata Kesavan Date & Time: Saturday, 18th December 2021 From 9.30 am to 02.00 pm The hybrid webinar is open to all. The e-certificate will be issued to registered participants. To register please visit URL: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdrT1rhqcSoZ6C6GiTzh00bvAq2QV72Uuh… The webinar meeting details will be communicated in advance and also hosted on BOSLA website. Dr. R. Prabakaran Organizing Secretary Head, SIRC, TIFR, Mumbai -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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by Subbiah Arunachalam 30 Nov '21

30 Nov '21

Friends: I just listened to a talk by Prof. Thomas Pradeu, coordinator of the Institute for Philosophy in Biology and Medicine <https://www.philinbiomed.org/>, CNRS, on why science needs philosophy. Here is the link to the talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nE03FDdCR-Y He talks about philosophy *in* science as distinct from philosophy *of* science. I want all members of this list who use or are interested in bibliometrics to listen to the talk. Prof. Pradeu has divided his talk (indeed the 2021 Annual Public Lecture at the Indian Academy of Sciences) into three parts, one of them devoted to bibliometrics. Prof. P Balaram, former director of IISc and former editor of *Current Science*, has often lamented that bibliometrics is being used in India, mostly by members of the LIS community, in ways bordering on the ridiculous and in ways the founder of citation indexing in science and the social sciences, Dr Garfield, would not have approved. Prof. Pradeu and colleagues have used bibliometrics (as one of many tools/approaches) brilliantly to show how philosophy can be used to advance science. The LIS community should be indebted to the Academy for having invited Prof. Pradeu to give the public lecture in this year's Annual Meeting and making the talk available as an excellently produced video recording. In 2018, they had invited the indefatigable crusader for making all knowledge open, Carl Malamud. Best wishes. Arun http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-4658 http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9925-2009 -- 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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Your Feedback on Crisis Management Toolkit Scope
by Mantra Roy 29 Nov '21

29 Nov '21

Hello everyone, I wanted to share an opportunity to give some input to the ReALM <https://www.oclc.org/realm/home.html> project about your organization's experience during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here's a brief message from the ReALM Project Director: "The REALM team has conducted a landscape scan of existing toolkits available to LAMs. Using this list, we’ve developed a form to gather information about how well crisis management information you currently have meets your needs. This feedback will help prevent duplication of resources and identify the high-priority information gaps to address. Below is a link to a completely voluntary, web-based form related to the possible content areas of the toolkit. *We would greatly appreciate 10 minutes of your time to complete the form based on you and your organization’s experience during the COVID-19 pandemic. If you choose to participate, please complete the form by Friday, December 3. *The OMB Control Number for this information collection is 3137-0081, in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.5(b) <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-5/chapter-III/subchapter-B/part-1320>. *Link to Google form:* https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd3axi_BVQQ3oLvflOHTwg2a7P5U70ONEW… For each topic listed, we’re asking if *your institution or organization* already has what it needs, needs more information, or needs better information. We also ask you to flag those topics you recommend as a priority area for the toolkit. Our toolkit editors will use your feedback to make internal decisions and investments creating the toolkit. The results will not be disseminated to the public. Thank you for your time and input! With kindest regards, Sharon REALM Project Director, OCLC" Please feel free to share with relevant offices/members in your organizations. Best wishes, Mantra Mantra Roy, Ph.D, MLIS Collection Strategy Librarian Phone: 408-808-2039 Office: 4049 (4th Floor) Board of Directors, FORCE11 International Advisory Committee, SALIS (India) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library San Jose State University San Jose, CA 95192-0028 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Call for Experiences & Ideas on Design and Development of Public Library Services; Patterns, Experiences & Ideas
by Leili Seifi 29 Nov '21

29 Nov '21

Call for Experiences & Ideas on *Design and Development of Public Library Services; Patterns, Experiences & Ideas* Dear all, We are pleased to announce the call for experiences & ideas for the DDPLS 2022 <https://hamayesh.ipla.ir/en/>, which will be held virtually on 17-18 May 2022. The aim of this conference is to provide a common platform for librarians, researchers, academicians, leaders, information providers, and policymakers to share their experiences, innovative ideas, and research findings more especially on the design and development of public library services. DDPLS <https://hamayesh.ipla.ir/en/> welcomes librarians & professionals from all over the world to contribute their successful experiences & ideas about service design and developments of public libraries. The experiences & ideas can be sent in two ways: 1. Record a video and send it to leili.Seifi@gmail , as soon as we received the video will disseminate through all platforms to our audience. 2. To give an online webinar which is highly appreciated for its global impact on public libraries. For arranging online webinar please contact: leili.seifi(a)gmail.com *The Experiences & Ideas could be on these themes but not limited to:* Designing Services for Public Libraries - Service Design Training - Legal and Managerial Features of Services - Services for Special Groups - Designing Outreach Services - Innovation in Social Services Design Development of Public Library Services - Advertising and Marketing Services - Role & Function of Ethical Values in Service Delivery - Governance and Service Policy - Librarians and Services Development - Development of Services by Advanced Technologies - Role of Voluntary Activities in Services Development The deadlines for the experiences & ideas are as follows: · Last date of video record: *30 March 2022* · Last date for an online webinar: *30 February 2022* · More details regarding the conference can be found at: https://hamayesh.ipla.ir/en/ Sincerely DDPLS Organizing committee -- Regards, Leili Seifi, PhD Associate Professor Department of Knowledge & Information Science Faculty of Behavioral Science University of Birjand,Birjand, Iran Tel: +98 56 31026855 https://cv.birjand.ac.ir/seifi/en -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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BOSLA - TIFR webinar 'Transformation of Library Services: Issues and Challenges' on 18 December 2021
by Satish Munnolli 29 Nov '21

29 Nov '21

Dear Moderator, Requesting you to please circulate the following message on the listserv platform. Thanks and regards, Satish Munnolli --------------------------------------------------------- Dear Professional Friends, The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected every spear of human activities across the globe. Libraries and their activities also impacted enormously. Keeping this in mind, the Bombay Science Librarians' Association (BOSLA) has organized a series of events to address the challenges. Accordingly BOSLA yet again proactively thought of conducting another event on the topic "Transformation of Library Services: Issues and Challenges". The event will be held in the form of a hybrid model to enable the LIS professionals to take part in the event according to their convenience. The Resource Persons were identified and invited to share their experiences and expertise to enlighten the library practitioners. The BOSLA - TIFR event website https://bosla2013.wixsite.com/boslatifr2021 Speakers: Sh. N. V. Satyanarayana Dr. M V Joshi Dr. Manju Naika Dr. Venkata Kesavan Date & Time: Saturday, 18th December 2021 From 9.30 am to 02.00 pm The hybrid webinar is open to all. The e-certificate will be issued to registered participants. To register please visit URL: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdrT1rhqcSoZ6C6GiTzh00bvAq2QV72Uuh… The webinar meeting details will be communicated in advance and also hosted on BOSLA website. Dr. R. Prabakaran Organizing Secretary Head, SIRC, TIFR, Mumbai -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Forthcoming Events & Essay Competition on "Talent Acquisition" organised by CSI, ACM & IEEE CS in Dec 2021
by Mohan Hr 29 Nov '21

29 Nov '21

We are pleased to announce the forthcoming events of CSI, ACM & IEEE CS Chennai/Madras Chapters in Dec 2021. Pl register using the respective event registration link. Registrations are open till 8 pm IST on the previous day of the event. *Essay Competition on Talent Acquisition* IEEE Computer Society Madras Chapter, ACM Chennai & Computer Society of India Chennai Chapter are pleased to announce an essay competition on the subject "Talent Acquisition" Talent acquisition is a strategic role in an organisation to identify, target, and attract the most qualified candidates for a given role. Talent acquisition is beyond simple recruitment and involves several complex steps to ensure long term needs of an organisation. Talent acquisition involves different stakeholders -- employer, employee & recruiter. While each one of them contribute for the effective talent acquisition in the overall hiring ecosystem, challenges are faced by everyone. We expect the authors to focus on the challenges faced by any one of the three stakeholders -- employer/employee/recruiter and pen the essay and submit by 18th Dec 2021. 12 Prizes to shortlisted essays and certificates to all participants will be provided. For details pl refer: https://bit.ly/3nNS7Qf 3rd Dec 2021: Research Scholars’ Colloquium 2021 (RSC'21) on "Intelligent and Smart Systems". This Research & Industry Symposium is being organised in honour of Shri. F. C. Kohli, Father of Indian Software Industry by SSN College of Engineering in association with ACM, CSI & IEEE CS Chennai Chapters. For more details & to register, pl visit https://sites.google.com/ssn.edu.in/rsc21/ 11th Dec 2021 at 6 pm IST. Webinar on "Disruptive Trends and Future of IoT in India" by Mr. Sunil David, Regional Director – IOT (India and ASEAN), AT&T Global Network Services India Pvt Ltd. Register at https://bit.ly/3HhpeUB 28th Dec 2021 at 6 pm IST. Webinar on "Best Practices in Talent Acquisition" by Mr. Raghunath Ramaswamy, Founder and CEO, Spectrum Consulting & Author of the book "FAIL - SAFE HIRING: Assuring Talent Acquisition. Register at https://bit.ly/3CMrBLn Other events in Dec 2021: https://bit.ly/3kChR0h Interesting Reads And Information -- IRAI -- 211121: https://bit.ly/3DDXMxY IRAI Quiz -- 211121: https://bit.ly/3COTYZH

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UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science to member countries was adopted at its 41st session, in November 2021
by Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar 28 Nov '21

28 Nov '21

The UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science was adopted by the General Conference of UNESCO at its 41st session, in November 2021. "UNESCO Recommendations are legal instruments in which “the General Conference formulates principles and norms for the international regulation of any particular question and invites the Member States to take whatever legislative or other steps may be required in conformity with the constitutional practice of each State and the nature of the question under consideration to apply the principles and norms aforesaid within their respective territories”. Emanating from the Organization's supreme governing body and hence possessing great authority, recommendations are intended to influence the development of national laws and practices." Download the full-text from https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000379949.locale=en Watch a short video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3Wkvx_ZaFo It will be a game-changer, as open science regulations will have to be stipulated by the member countries through their national bodies, funders and regulators, including necessary legislative steps, towards open access, open data, open-source, open education, open peer review, open evaluation, citizen science, etc and bringing openness to the full research life cycle. It is a welcome stand taken by DST (Government of India) who included open science in their draft S&T recommendations and other departments/commissions would be asked to follow. ---------- Dr. J. K. VIJAYAKUMAR, Strategic Information Advisor, Office of the Provost, King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) https://academicaffairs.kaust.edu.sa/ https://repository.kaust.edu.sa/handle/10754/673046

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28 Things Only People Who Love Books Would Understand
by Mohan Hr 27 Nov '21

27 Nov '21

Interesting post 28 Things Only People Who Love Books Would Understand 1. The unparalleled satisfaction that comes with organizing your bookshelf. 2. The endless lists of books to read next you keep on your computer and phone. 3. The inability to watch a movie without mentally (or, to everyone’s pleasure, vocally) comparing it to the book. 4. That tantalizing smell of a new book. 5. Having every surface in your house covered in books. For the remaining 23, pl visit https://www.goodnet.org/articles/28-things-only-people-who-love-books-would… With regards -- HR Mohan -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for article
by ಶ್ರೀನಿವಾಸ್ ಸೀನು 26 Nov '21

26 Nov '21

Dear Sir/Madam, Please help to get the following article if you have access to it. One of our students wants this article for his research. From Territoriality to Borderscapes: The Conceptualisation of Space in Border Studies Sergio Peña https://doi.org/10.1080/14650045.2021.1973437 -- *Regards* ************* *Srinivas, K* *Documentalist* *Institute for Social and Economic Change(ISEC)* *Nagarabhavi-560072.* *https://shaakyabhumi.blogspot.com/ <https://shaakyabhumi.blogspot.com/>* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Are public libraries on the decline?
by Subbiah Arunachalam 26 Nov '21

26 Nov '21

You may like to read this short interview in Publishers Weekly more than a year and a half ago: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/articl… At least in the US, the answer is 'yes,' says Tim Coates, but it is not because people no longer want to read—they want that just as much as they ever did, particularly in print. 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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Just in case you have not read this...
by Subbiah Arunachalam 26 Nov '21

26 Nov '21

This article written nine years ago is about public libraries, but many things said here are applicable to all libraries including academic libraries. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-ideal-library_b_2459140 -- 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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IATLIS General body Meeting Link
by Khushpreet Singh Brar 25 Nov '21

25 Nov '21

Dear members All the IATLIS members are requested again to join the virtual general body meeting tomorrow (26/11/2021) on google meet platform after the technical session 10 of XXXVII IATLIS Conference. The link will be the same (Link of Technical session 10 i. e. https://meet.google.com/oaq-yhnn-nvj) For more details and agenda of the meeting please access the IATLIS website: www.iatlis.org and conference web page: https://sites.google.com/view/iatliscuconference/home Regards -- Khushpreet Singh Brar General Secretary, IATLIS & Assistant Professor Department of Library and Information Science Arts Block-IV Panjab University, Sector-14 Chandigarh-160014 (India) Mobile: +919815303000 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Forthcoming Events & Essay Competition on "Talent Acquisition" organised by CSI, ACM & IEEE CS
by Mohan Hr 25 Nov '21

25 Nov '21

We are pleased to announce the forthcoming events & an essay competition organised by CSI, ACM & IEEE CS Chennai/Madras Chapters during Nov-Dec 2021. Pl register using the respective event registration link. Registrations are open till 8 pm IST on the previous day of the event. 27th Nov 2021 at 6 pm IST. Webinar on "IPv6 Migration: Need, Issues and Process" by Dr. Mohit P Tahiliani, Asst. Prof. Dept. of CSE, NITK Surathkal, Ms. Nalini Elkins, President, INTC, CEO, Inside Products, Inc., & Mr. Dhruv Dhody, President, IIESoc. Register at https://bit.ly/3BqYvl2 Other events in Nov 2021: https://bit.ly/3mnU4kG *Essay Competition on Talent Acquisition* IEEE Computer Society Madras Chapter, ACM Chennai & Computer Society of India Chennai Chapter are pleased to announce an essay competition on the subject "Talent Acquisition" Talent acquisition is a strategic role in an organisation to identify, target, and attract the most qualified candidates for a given role. Talent acquisition is beyond simple recruitment and involves several complex steps to ensure long term needs of an organisation. Talent acquisition involves different stakeholders -- employer, employee & recruiter. While each one of them contribute for the effective talent acquisition in the overall hiring ecosystem, challenges are faced by everyone. We expect the authors to focus on the challenges faced by any one of the three stakeholders -- employer/employee/recruiter and pen the essay and submit by 18th Dec 2021. 12 Prizes to shortlisted essays and certificates to all participants will be provided. For details pl refer: https://bit.ly/3nNS7Qf 3rd Dec 2021: Research Scholars’ Colloquium 2021 (RSC'21) on "Intelligent and Smart Systems". This Research & Industry Symposium is being organised in honour of Shri. F. C. Kohli, Father of Indian Software Industry by SSN College of Engineering in association with ACM, CSI & IEEE CS Chennai Chapters. For more details & to register, pl visit https://sites.google.com/ssn.edu.in/rsc21/ 11th Dec 2021 at 6 pm IST. Webinar on "Disruptive Trends and Future of IoT in India" by Mr. Sunil David, Regional Director – IOT (India and ASEAN), AT&T Global Network Services India Pvt Ltd. Register at https://bit.ly/3HhpeUB Other events in Dec 2021: https://bit.ly/3kChR0h Interesting Reads And Information -- IRAI -- 211121: https://bit.ly/3DDXMxY IRAI Quiz -- 211121: https://bit.ly/3COTYZH

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Interview: If there is a paradise on earth, it’s my library: Giridhar Kunkur
by Santosh C. Hulagabali 25 Nov '21

25 Nov '21

Dear all, Greetings! Happy to share the interview transcript of Giridhar Kunkur, one of the esteemed library professionals known widely for his innovative library services for the user community. Having rich experience of working with the premier organizations such as American Center, The Times of India, British Council Libraries, QMed Knowledge Foundation, Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research, BITS Pilani, Kunkur carved a niche for himself and the organizations he served. Presently he is heading the Library of LNM Institute of Information Technology (LNMIIT), Jaipur. In this ‘exclusive’ interview with Siddu Huded, for Open Interview, Kunkur opens up his heart to share his glorious professional moments and experiences with the sole intention to inspire the fellow professionals, especially the budding librarians. He shares his observations on how work culture and work environment differ from one set of organization to another and offers varied opportunities to learn and contribute. He specifically talks on how personal effectiveness can change the dynamics of our work culture. He is of the strong view that a service-oriented and passionate professional can make the library matter a lot in the user’s life. Please visit the following link and share your valuable comments: If there is a paradise on earth, it’s my library: Giridhar Kunkur https://openinterview.org/2021/11/24/if-there-is-a-paradise-on-earth-its-my… Best regards, -- Santosh C. Hulagabali, PhD <https://santoshch.weebly.com/> University Librarian Central University of Haryana <http://cuh.ac.in/> Mahendergarh-123 031 Haryana, India Cell: +91-99874 28147 .. DISCLAIMER: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail & discard all copies of the original message. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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[DST-CPR and JRD Library, IISc] Lecture (in hybrid mode) by Prof. Sundar Sarukkai (4:00 p.m. today)
by Francis Jayakanth 24 Nov '21

24 Nov '21

Lecture Announcement DST - Centre for Policy Research Centre for Society and Policy and JRD Tata Memorial Library Indian Institute of Science We are pleased to invite you to today's lecture by Prof. Sundar Sarukkai, Visiting Faculty, Centre for Society and Policy, IISc. [Please see below for instructions for attending the seminar in person or online.] Here are the details: Speaker: Prof. Sundar Sarukkai Title: Relevance of Philosophy of Science for Science Policy Time: 4:00 p.m. on 24.11.2021 Place: Seminar Hall, Centre for Society and Policy and MS Teams (online) Abstract Science policy depends crucially on what we mean and understand by science. Science and Technology Studies (STS) today is a much-professionalised discipline drawing upon other fields such as history of science, philosophy of science and sociology of science. STS offers a deeper understanding of the nature of science and technology, its relation to society and politics, the uniqueness of its social processes and so on. All of this matters deeply to science policy. In this talk, he will be discussing the insights we can take from a philosophy of science approach to the nature of science and the implications of it for science policy, especially for a country like ours. Short bio Sundar Sarukkai works primarily in the philosophy of the natural and the social sciences. He is the founder of Barefoot Philosophers (www.barefootphilosophers.org<http://www.barefootphilosophers.org>) and is currently a Visiting Faculty at the Centre for Society and Policy, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. He is the author of the following books: Translating the World: Science and Language, Philosophy of Symmetry, Indian Philosophy and Philosophy of Science, What is Science?, JRD Tata and the Ethics of Philanthropy, Philosophy for Children, and two books co-authored with Gopal Guru – The Cracked Mirror: An Indian Debate on Experience and Theory and Experience, Caste and the Everyday Social. He is the Co-Chief Editor of the Springer Handbook of Logical Thought in India as well as the Series Editor for the Science and Technology Studies Series, Routledge. Date: 24th November 2021 Time: 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM Venue: Seminar Hall, Centre for Society and Policy, IISc Meeting link: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_YjdhZDFhOTQtNjI2MC00… Please note that the lecture will be delivered in a hybrid mode and people at the IISc campus can also physically join by registering on the following link: https://forms.gle/5H8PosCCaisD6dv77 Best, Francis Francis Jayakanth JRD Tata Memorial Library, IISc

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Fw: [IFLA-L] Simmons SLIS Ph.D. program now available online
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 24 Nov '21

24 Nov '21

Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android ----- Forwarded message ----- From: "Rong Tang" <rong.tang(a)simmons.edu> To: "datalibs(a)ner.simplelists.com" <datalibs(a)ner.simplelists.com>, "medlib-l(a)list.uvm.edu" <medlib-l(a)list.uvm.edu>, "ifla-l(a)iflalists.org" <ifla-l(a)iflalists.org> Cc: "Kyong Eun Oh" <kyongeun.oh(a)simmons.edu> Sent: Wed, 24 Nov 2021 at 1:17 am Subject: [IFLA-L] Simmons SLIS Ph.D. program now available online The Simmons University School of Library and Information Science is pleased to announce that starting Fall 2022, our Ph.D. Program in Library and Information Science can be completed online. We believe that online access will make a Ph.D. education more accessible to librarians, archivists and other information professionals interested to advance their professional careers in information services or to transition into tenure-track academic careers in LIS. Please note that for Fall 2022 admission the GRE requirement is waived due to the pandemic. The deadline for the Fall 2022 application is February 1, 2022. Please visit the program website for more information: https://tinyurl.com/slis-phd-simmonsuniv To learn more about this exciting opportunity, register (https://tinyurl.com/simmons-slisphd) for an information session on Friday, December 3, 2022 at 10 am or 2 pm ET . If you have any questions about our PhD Program or the information sessions, please contact us via slisadm(a)simmons.edu. Best Regards, Rong Tang and Kyong Eun Oh Co-Directors, Simmons SLIS PhD Program -- Rong Tang, Ph.D.Professor Co-Director, SLIS PhD ProgramSchool of Library and Information ScienceCollege of Organizational, Computational, and Information Sciences Simmons Universityrong.tang(a)simmons.edu; 1-617-521-2880Recent Publications and Projects: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/19322909.2021.1937442?journalCo… https://content.sciendo.com/view/journals/dim/ahead-of-print/article-10.247… https://asistdl.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/asi.24404 IMLS IPI: http://slis.simmons.edu/blogs/imls-ipi/ RDMLA: https://rdmla.github.io/Tang R., Mehra B., Du T J., & Zhao Y. (guest editors). JASIST Special Issue Paradigm Shift in the Field of Information. https://asistdl.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/23301643/2021/72/10Unsubscribe from this list : https://mail.iflalists.org/wws/sigrequest/ifla-l For assistance please contact mailto:mailing.lists@ifla.org

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Call for Papers: Design and Development of Public Library Services; Patterns, Experiences & Ideas
by Leili Seifi 22 Nov '21

22 Nov '21

Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce the call for papers for the DDPLS 2022 <https://hamayesh.ipla.ir/en/>, which will be held virtually on 17-18 May 2022. Due to the constraints imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic situation and the resulting risks for planning and organizing a full-fledged conference with the physical presence of attendees, the organizers decided to go virtual. The conference will be *free of charge* for all the participants and authors. The aim of this conference is to provide a common platform for librarians, researchers, academicians, leaders, information providers, and policymakers to share their experiences, innovative ideas, and research findings more especially on the design and development of public library services. In this endeavor, an international conference on the design and development of public library services seeks those who are eager to promote the development activities, experiences, and ideas in the field of public libraries. DDPLS <https://hamayesh.ipla.ir/en/> is a platform that started to attract hundreds of professionals from the field of library and information science, computer science, management, and social science. DDPLS <https://hamayesh.ipla.ir/en/> welcomes professionals, researchers, librarians from all over the world to contribute to the service design and developments of public libraries. The conference is organized by the Iranian Public Libraries Advancement Association, Iranian Sociological Association & the Iran Public Libraries Foundation. The conference language is Persian and English. The selected English papers will publish in the International Journal of Information Science and Management (IJISM) <https://www.scimagojr.com/journalsearch.php?q=21100200830&tip=sid&clean=0> Scopus Indexed Journal. *Conference Themes* Designing Services for Public Libraries - Service Design Training - Legal and Managerial Features of Services - Services for Special Groups - Designing Outreach Services - Innovation in Social Services Design Development of Public Library Services - Advertising and Marketing Services - Role & Function of Ethical Values in Service Delivery - Governance and Service Policy - Librarians and Services Development - Development of Services by Advanced Technologies - Role of Voluntary Activities in Services Development The deadlines for this conference are as follows: · Last Date of Paper Submission: *19 February 2022* · Notification of Acceptance: *11 March 2022* · Last Date of Registration: *10 May 2022* · Conference Date: *17 & 18 May 2022* More details regarding the conference can be found at: https://hamayesh.ipla.ir/en/ Best Regards, Leili Scientific Secretary -- Regards, Leili Seifi, PhD Associate Professor Department of Knowledge & Information Science Faculty of Behavioral Science University of Birjand,Birjand, Iran Tel: +98 56 31026855 https://cv.birjand.ac.ir/seifi/en -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Social science students support Sci-Hub
by Subbiah Arunachalam 21 Nov '21

21 Nov '21

Please see what university students in Delhi are doing to support the cause of OA to social sciences: https://torrentfreak.com/sci-hub-researchers-file-intervention-application-… -- 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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Erasmus University takes one more step towards 100% OA.
by Subbiah Arunachalam 21 Nov '21

21 Nov '21

Erasmus University takes one more step towards 100% OA. Please see: https://www.eur.nl/en/news/eurs-next-step-transitioning-100-open-access -- 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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Interesting Reads And Information -- IRAI -- 211121 & CSI, ACM & IEEE CS Events during Nov-Dec 2021
by Mohan Hr 21 Nov '21

21 Nov '21

Interesting Reads And Information -- IRAI -- 211121 Current Post: IRAI -- 211121: https://bit.ly/3DDXMxY IRAI Archives: https://lnkd.in/ewR3UdD Forthcoming Events 27th Nov 2021 at 6 pm IST. Webinar on "IPv6 Migration: Need, Issues and Process" by Dr. Mohit P Tahiliani, Asst. Prof. Dept. of CSE, NITK Surathkal, Ms. Nalini Elkins, President, INTC, CEO, Inside Products, Inc., & Mr. Dhruv Dhody, President, IIESoc. Register at https://bit.ly/3BqYvl2 Other events in Nov 2021: https://bit.ly/3mnU4kG 3rd Dec 2021: Research Scholars’ Colloquium 2021 (RSC'21) on "Intelligent and Smart Systems". This Research & Industry Symposium is being organised in honour of Shri. F. C. Kohli, Father of Indian Software Industry by SSN College of Engineering in association with ACM, CSI & IEEE CS Chennai Chapters. For more details & to register, pl visit https://sites.google.com/ssn.edu.in/rsc21/ 11th Dec 2021 at 6 pm IST. Webinar on "Disruptive Trends and Future of IoT in India" by Mr. Sunil David, Regional Director – IOT (India and ASEAN), AT&T Global Network Services India Pvt Ltd. Register at https://bit.ly/3HhpeUB Other events in Dec 2021: https://bit.ly/3kChR0h Forthcoming Conferences: https://bit.ly/3CjoHi3 Articles in the current post 5 ways to break into the video game industry 10 Recommendations for Green Software Development The Microprocessor Is 50: Celebrating the Intel 4004 Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2021 12 Emerging Technologies in Electronics That Will Change Our Future 12 Best Applications Of Quantum Computing | 2021 Edition Text and Data Mining of In-Copyright Works: Is It Legal? 15 Different Types of Robots -- Explained 14 Different Types of Computer Viruses [As Of 2021] Here's How the Most Famous Hackers Pushed Computing to the Limits Investing in cryptocurrency? Here are some crypto slang you need to know The 10 Best Platforms and Tools To Learn Data Science From Scratch Tips: Lost your Android phone? Here’s how to remove or block Google Pay and Paytm account Tips: Under a thousand: Upgrade your phone or tab’s storage for less than Rs 1,000 Google for India: New features on Search, Google Pay, end-to-end vaccination booking support, and more How to turn your ideas into patents Entrepreneurship classes aren’t just for business majors Personalization: Where Data and Content Intersect 4 reasons why museums aren’t cashing in on NFTs yet Five books that will change how you think about the environment and climate change Computing for Cultural Heritage Netflix’s Sex Education is doing sex education better than most schools COVID Can Cause Strange Eye and Ear Symptoms The 7 types of rest that every person needs It’s a New Era for Mental Health at Work Five ways to cut down on food waste – and why it matters eBook: 101 Use Cases for 4G and 5G 2022 Edition Videos: ACM Tech Talk Archive On-Demand Videos: TED Talks: The Way We Work: Season 4 Videos: TED Talks: Blueprints for the next generation IRAI Quiz -- 211121: https://bit.ly/3COTYZH Current Post: IRAI -- 211121: https://bit.ly/3DDXMxY IRAI Archives: https://lnkd.in/ewR3UdD Feedback: Pl. send to hrmohan.ieee(a)gmail.com

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Building a global consensus on Open Science
by Subbiah Arunachalam 21 Nov '21

21 Nov '21

Please see: https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?pid=10.5281%2Fzenodo.5555162 See how well things are organized in Europe. Arun -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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(no subject)
by Subbiah Arunachalam 21 Nov '21

21 Nov '21

Social scientists (including teachers and students of social sciences, researchers and policy makers working in think tanks) and librarians serving them should join hands with those already supporting SciHub and LibGen in the Delhi High Court. Please see: Sci-Hub: Researchers File Intervention Application To Fight ISP Blocking * TorrentFreak <https://torrentfreak.com/sci-hub-researchers-file-intervention-application-…> Arun -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Interview: High possibilities for librarians to collaborate globally to impact humans and nature: Loida Garcia-Febo
by Santosh C. Hulagabali 20 Nov '21

20 Nov '21

Dear all, Greetings! Happy to share the interview transcript of Loida Garcia-Febo, a Puerto Rican American librarian and library consultant. She served as the President of American Library Association (2018-19), Chair of ALA 2030 Sustainable Development Goals Task Force, Chair of ALA Committee on the Status of Women in Librarianship, and she has also worked for IFLA in different capacities. She is the founder of New Librarians Global Connections and actively engaged in many professional assignments of global importance. In an interview with Dr. Sarika Sawant, for Open Interview, Garia-Febo shares her inspiring professional journey and her views on the ongoing developments in the library profession at global level. Having rich experience of closely working with the prestigious library associations, she observes that associations have done a great job in bringing libraries closer to the users during the challenging times. She believes that the libraries can do wonders if they collaborate strategically to address the global issues concerning access, technology, environment, etc. Please visit the following link and share your valuable comments: High possibilities for librarians to collaborate globally to positively impact humans and nature: Loida Garcia-Febo https://openinterview.org/2021/11/20/high-possibilities-for-librarians-to-c… Best regards, -- Santosh C. Hulagabali, PhD <https://santoshch.weebly.com/> University Librarian Central University of Haryana <http://cuh.ac.in/> Mahendergarh-123 031 Haryana, India Cell: +91-99874 28147 .. DISCLAIMER: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail & discard all copies of the original message. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library week- Lecture- 7
by Madaiah Krishnamurthy 19 Nov '21

19 Nov '21

Dear Professional Friends, Greetings! Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) in association with the Department of Studies & Research in Library - Information Science, Tumkur University, Tumkur pleasure in inviting you to join the National Library Week – 2021 celebrations and launch of KALA website on Saturday, 20 November 2021 @ 10.00 AM Speaker: Paaramshivamurthy, Prof. and Dean, Dept. of Kannada Topic: Granthalagayala Balake Chief Guests: Col (Prof) Y S Siddegowda, Vice-Chancellor, Tumkur University Mr N.V Sathyanarayana, Managing Director, Informatics India Pvt. Ltd, Prof. AY Asundi, President, Karnataka State Library Association Date: Saturday, 20th November 2021 Time: 10.30 AM Venue: Department of Studies & Research in Library - Information Science, Tumkur University, Tumkur - 572103 Launch of KALA website This program will be broadcast on YouTube live channel of Informatics With regards, Dr. M Krishnamurthy General Secretary, Office bearers & Members Karnataka State Library Association (R) Regards, M.Krishnamurthy ************************************************************** Dr. M Krishnamurthy Ph.D Associate Professor and Head, Documentation Research and Training Center (DRTC) Indian Statistical Institute Mysore Road, Bangalore 560059 India Phone No: 91-80-26985493 Mob: 91-9980035933 URL:https://www.isibang.ac.in/~krish/ https://isi.irins.org/profile/113175 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Study of Cold war India - Online resources survey
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 19 Nov '21

19 Nov '21

Here is an interesting, exhaustive survey of online resources. https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/online-source-primer-study-cold-war-… ///Wilson Center: An Online Source Primer for the Study of Cold War India. "During the past year, the National Archives of India was beset by questions of reorganization, access, and the effects these issues would have on writing histories of India. As the National Archives and the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library came under scrutiny for ongoing renovations, historians of India began to look elsewhere for archival sources; given the ongoing pandemic, our attention shifted to digitized documents primarily of post-1947 government archives.... I have previously written about the newly launched database Ideas of India, an archive of pre- and post-colonial Indian periodicals. The following is a discussion of archives focused less on the socio-cultural space and more on official documents issued by various government ministries."/// Dr P Vyasamoorthy / 9490804278 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Ely’s new cathedral (of books) opens for business
by Mohan Hr 18 Nov '21

18 Nov '21

Ely’s new cathedral (of books) opens for business The picture shows the book racks at the £17m Library Storage Facility (LSF) of Cambridge University Library at Ely opened in 2018. Each row of shelving reaches a height of 11.5 metres, around the height of two adult giraffes. The LSF has been built to provide a perfect, climate-controlled environment across 65 miles (106 km) of shelving (the distance between Cambridge and the Houses of Parliament) for its least-requested books – those deemed ‘low-use’. At capacity, the LSF is capable of holding in the region of four million items. At current estimates, the LSF is not expected to be full until 2030 at the earliest. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/hr-mohan_elys-new-cathedral-of-books-opens-f… https://lnkd.in/gWZQYXHm With regards HR Mohan -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Very interesting story related to history of printing
by Mohan Hr 18 Nov '21

18 Nov '21

Very interesting story related to history of printing ====================================== A 1971 cheque from Cambridge University Press instructing Barclay's Bank to repay to the University the debt owed by 16th century printer John Siberch. John Siberch: Cambridge’s first printer (and record debtor?) 2021 is the 500th anniversary of the first works printed in Cambridge Five hundred years ago, John Siberch, the son of a German wool merchant, borrowed £20 from Cambridge University and set up the first printing press in the city. He stayed in Cambridge only a short while before returning to Germany and dying, as far as records suggest, without ever repaying his debt. Adjusting for a compound interest rate of 5% over the intervening five centuries, the debt would today stand in the hundreds of billions Fortunately for any descendants, the original sum was repaid and interest waived by the University in 1971, on the 450th anniversary of Cambridge’s first publication. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/hr-mohan_very-interesting-story-related-to-h… https://lnkd.in/g4_pKr4M With regards HR Mohan -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Two-day National Workshop on Library Automation Software – Koha on November 26-27, 2021 (Offline) - Rajagiri College of Social Sciences (RCSS) (Autonomous), Kalamassery, Kochi
by Francis Jayakanth 18 Nov '21

18 Nov '21

From: Dr. A.T. Francis <francisaloor(a)yahoo.com> Sent: 18 November 2021 12:52 Two-Day National Workshop on Library Automation Software – Koha on November 26-27, 2021 (Offline) Rajagiri College of Social Sciences (RCSS) (Autonomous), Kalamassery, Kochi is conducting a Two Day National Workshop on Library Automation Software – Koha on November 26-27, 2021 (Offline). RCSS is the highest-ranking college in Kerala and India, affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University. RCSS is 9 Km away from Aluva and 12 km away from Ernakulum South Railway Stations; and 19 km away from Kochi Airport. The Department of Library and Information Science is a full-fledged Library School in India, backed by experienced and talented faculty members and library professionals, well-equipped and automated Library, modern classrooms, IT Labs etc. The workshop includes Demonstration and Hands-on Sessions with one computer for each participant. Resource Persons:- Dr. Veerankutty Chelatayakkot, University Librarian, CUSAT; Dr. Susan Mathew K., Professor, RCSS; Mr. Marimuthu K., Assistant Librarian, RCSS; Ms. Neetha Devan, Assistant Professor, RCSS. Registration Fee is Rs. 400/- which includes working lunch. Subsidized accommodation will be provided on payment, subject to availability and advanced booking. The payment may be done online to: Name of the Account: Rajagiri College of Social Sciences; Name of the Bank: State bank of India; Account No: 10447876600 IFSC: SBIN0010570; Branch: Kalamassery South Branch And fill out the google form for the purpose at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf4WGy-3nC0x8ou5H50CaTiOMS182JpGDl… Dr. A.T. Francis, Professor & Head, DLIS, RCSS Dr. A.T. FRANCIS, MCom, MLISc, NET, PhD PROFESSOR & HEAD Rajagiri College of Social Sciences (Autonomous) Kalamassery - 683 104 Former University Librarian Kerala Agricultural University Thrissur - 680 656, India, 0484-291-1363 (o); 9496839409 (m) francisaloor(a)yahoo.com

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Library week-Lecture-6
by Madaiah Krishnamurthy 18 Nov '21

18 Nov '21

Dear Professional Friends, Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) in association with PES University pleasure in inviting you to join the National Library Week – 2021 celebrations Important metrics for Publications By Dr. Sudarshan T S B Dean Research PES University, Bangalore Date: Friday, 19th November 2021 @ 3.00 PM Click here to join the meeting https://bit.ly/3HzzPKH You are cordially invited With regards, Prof A Y Asundi President, KALA Dr. M Krishnamurthy General Secretary, Office bearers & Members Karnataka State Library Association (R) Regards, M.Krishnamurthy ************************************************************** Dr. M Krishnamurthy Ph.D Associate Professor and Head, Documentation Research and Training Center (DRTC) Indian Statistical Institute Mysore Road, Bangalore 560059 India Phone No: 91-80-26985493 Mob: 91-9980035933 URL:https://www.isibang.ac.in/~krish/ https://isi.irins.org/profile/113175 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Library Week – 2021 Lecture-5
by Madaiah Krishnamurthy 17 Nov '21

17 Nov '21

Dear Professional Friends, Greetings! Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) in association with the Department of Studies in Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, Mysuru pleasure in inviting you to join the National Library Week – 2021 celebrations on Thursday, 18 November 2021 @ 11.00 AM Topic: Pustaka Preethi Speaker: Prof. C.P Krishnakumar Rtd. Kannada Professor Date: Thursday, 18th November 2021 Time: 11.00 AM Venue: Department of Studies in Library and Information Science University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysuru- 570006 RSVP: Dr. Harinarayana N.S. (97415 33380) With regards, Prof A Y Asundi President, KALA Dr. M Krishnamurthy General Secretary, Office bearers & Members Karnataka State Library Association (R) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Need Articles
by Manjunatha 17 Nov '21

17 Nov '21

Respected Professionals one of our Faculty Members needs below mentioned articles for their research if you have access to the same please send it to me earliest. Thank you in advance. 1. Building world class universities through innovative teaching governance Weblink: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0191491X21000572 2. The internationalisation of higher education provision in the United Kingdom: Patterns and relationships between onshore and offshore overseas student enrolment Weblink: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0738059319303554 -- **"Live as if you were to die tomorrow,** **Learn as if you were to live Forever."** With Regards Manjunath K S -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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SoFerence 2021 - Looking Ahead: Future of Libraries - Last date for submission of Presentation is extended till 30th November 2021
by Nagappa Bakkannanavar 17 Nov '21

17 Nov '21

Dear All, SoFerence is a leading biannual National Social Conference on Library & Information Science (LIS) organized by India’s largest Corporate Information Resource Centre from Tata Consultancy Services. This year, the 6th and virtual edition is scheduled on Saturday, 18 December 2021. The theme of SoFerence is, “Looking Ahead: Future of Libraries”. SoFerence will have three Technical Sessions and one Panel Discussion involving leading LIS professionals, technology solution providers and publishers. We invite presentations from LIS professionals on the following themes: Collection Development and Access Patterns: Impact on Library Services: 1. Trends in Collection Development 2. Subscription/Business Models 3. Platforms & DRMs 4. Innovative Library Services LIS Professionals in the New Era: Extended Roles and Diffused Boundaries: 1. Rebranding of Librarians 2. Collaboration: Resources and Services 3. Online / Collaborative / Group Learning 4. Social Media Analysis / Sentiment Analysis 5. Big Data & Analytics The Transforming Library Environment: Priorities and Perspectives: 1. Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning / Robotics / Cloud Application in Libraries 2. Information Tools / Technology: State of the Art 3. Design Thinking in Libraries 4. User Experience: Self-help Kiosk, etc. 5. Remote Services / Touchless Access Nodes 6. Application of Gamification Techniques Guidelines for Presentations: Presentation should be aligned to the Themes / Subthemes mentioned above. ▪ Preferably covering learnings from experimentation (Success or Failure stories) ▪ The number of slides should be limited to 15 and time allotted for presentation will be maximum 7 minutes. ▪ Last date for submission of the Presentation is extended till 30 November 2021 - Submit your presentation HERE<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf0X_8g_C2KHr_2-3x53mCLQ6ncKd500yo…> (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf0X_8g_C2KHr_2-3x53mCLQ6ncKd500yo…) Selected submissions will be invited for presentation at SoFerence 2021 Features ▪ Each technical session will have 1 Best Presentation Award. ▪ There is no registration fee, however registration is mandatory and only registered participants will be accommodated in SoFerence. ▪ All participants will be rewarded with an E-Certificate. Click Here<https://sites.google.com/view/soference/registration> to Register<https://sites.google.com/view/soference/registration> before 30 November 2021 (https://sites.google.com/view/soference/registration) For more details visit the SoFerence <https://sites.google.com/view/soference/> website: https://sites.google.com/view/soference/<https://sites.google.com/view/soference/home> For queries, please write to us at: soference(a)gmail.com<mailto:soference@gmail.com%3cmailto:soference@gmail.com> With Best Regards Dr. Nagappa Veerappa Bakkannanavar Head - Information Resource Centre Tata Consultancy Services Limited Bangalore - 560066, Karnataka, India =====-----=====-----===== Notice: The information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, use, review, distribution, printing or copying of the information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it are strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us by reply e-mail or telephone and immediately and permanently delete the message and any attachments. Thank you

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Webinar on “Open Access E- Resources for Academic Excellence’ on 20th November 2021 at 3.15 pm
by cshivaraj＠yahoo.com 17 Nov '21

17 Nov '21

Please post the following message on LIS-FORUM___________________________________ Dear All, Greetings from Alliance UniversityCentral Library!! Alliance University Central Library andNDLI Club cordially inviting you to the webinar on “Open Access E- Resources forAcademic Excellence’, will be held on 20th November 2021 between 3.15 pm and4.15 pm This webinar is organised byAlliance University Central Library and NDLI Club as part of the NationalLibrary Week 2021 celebration. Resource Person: Dr. S.M. Pujar, ChiefLibrarian, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai. The event would be hosted on Zoomplatform. The link for the same is mentioned below: https://zoom.us/j/5014037686?pwd=emh0Tjd4cGpMZkNpbHg1ZHZyZ2oyUT09 Meeting ID: 501 403 7686 Password: 270647 e-certificate will be provided to allsuccessful attendees. Looking forward to your activeparticipation. For more information, please contact Mr.Shivaraju T C, Dy. Librarian, Alliance University, Bangalore. Ph.8660265274

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Library Week-Lecture-4
by Madaiah Krishnamurthy 16 Nov '21

16 Nov '21

Dear Professional Friends, Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) in association with Learning Resource Centre, Jain Deemed-to-be University pleasure in inviting you to join the National Library Week – 2021 celebrations on Wednesday, 17 November 2021 @ 2.30 PM Topic: Reading habits among youth in the digital era Speaker: Dr. Rajani Jayaram Professor, Dean, Student Welfare, JAIN (Deemed-to-be University) Date: Wednesday, 17th November 2021 Time: 2.30 PM Venue: Conference Hall - 3, (Second Floor), Knowledge Campus, Jayanagar 9th Block, Bangalore - 560 069 RSVP: Dr. Meeramani N (98455 00343) With regards, Prof A Y Asundi President, KALA Dr. M Krishnamurthy General Secretary, Office bearers & Members Karnataka State Library Association (R Regards, M.Krishnamurthy ************************************************************** Dr. M Krishnamurthy Ph.D Associate Professor and Head, Documentation Research and Training Center (DRTC) Indian Statistical Institute Mysore Road, Bangalore 560059 India Phone No: 91-80-26985493 Mob: 91-9980035933 URL:https://www.isibang.ac.in/~krish/ https://isi.irins.org/profile/113175 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Invitation: Launch of Schoolbooks Archive | November 15, 2021 | 2:30 PM
by Siddu Huded 16 Nov '21

16 Nov '21

Dear Professionals, Greetings from Azim Premji University. Azim Premji University, Bengaluru, invites you to the launch of Schoolbooks Archive, a free, open-access online portal for schoolbooks and related documents that have been developed and used in India and the subcontinent over the last two hundred years, in different languages and on different subjects. Date: Monday, Novermber 15, 2021 Time: 2.30 - 5 PM Joining link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHU_-QDCcYc Agenda: Launch of Schoolbooks Archive: Anurag Behar, Vice-Chancellor, Azim Premji University, will launch the archive and make it available for use by the public at large (2:30-2:45 pm). Reshmi Mitra, Knowledge Resource Centre, Azim Premji University will present the objective, contents and how to access and use the Schoolbooks Archive (2:45-3:15 pm). *Panel Discussion * (3:15-5:00 pm). The panel discussion on “A 200-year journey through Schoolbooks in Indian Education” will be moderated by Sharmadip Basu, Professor, School of Arts & Sciences, Azim Premji University. The panellists are: Janaki Nair, retired Professor of History, Jawaharlal Nehru University and Visiting Professor, Azim Premji University Rimli Bhattacharya, Professor, Department of English, University of Delhi K Subramanian, Professor, Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai Varadarajan Narayanan, Professor, School of Education, Azim Premji University *Best Regards* *Siddu M. Huded* *MLISc, PGDLAN, **UGC-NET, K-SET* *Assistant Librarian,* *Azim Premji University Library, BENGALURU (KA)Contact Number: 9538462949* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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International Online Workshop on Academic Writing and Communication Skills
by Jasimudeen S 15 Nov '21

15 Nov '21

Dear Colleagues National Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (NIPMR), Thrissur, an autonomous organization under Social Justice Department, Government of Kerala, Mahatma Gandhi University Library, Kottayam, and 21 higher education institutions in Kerala jointly organise 30 days International Online Workshop on _*Academic Writing and Communication Skills, Research Methodology, Reference Management, and Academic Publishing*_ from 23 November to 31 December 2021. Lore & Ed Research Associates provides technical support for the workshop. The workshop has 30+ sessions with daily follow-up using Google Classroom. Sessions will be recorded and hosted in the cloud. E-certificate will be provided. In addition to academic writing training, discussions will be held on the following topics: 1. Preparation of a Research Proposal 2. Peer Review Process 3. Preparation of Scholarly Articles 4. Preparation of Doctoral Theses 5. Information Literacy 6. How to Write an Abstract? 7. Thesis Chapter Scheme 8. Systematic Review 8. Statistical Analysis; Quantitative & Qualitative 9. Evidence Based Medical Research: Components 10. IPR in India 11. Reference Management Software 12. Research Ethics 13. Academic Plagiarism 14. Predatory Publishers To register, click here: https://rzp.io/l/LibMGU _*With regards*_ *Coordinator* Smt. Mini G. Pillai University Librarian (In-Charge) M.G. University Library, Kottayam Mob: +919446238800 *Technical Support:* Shri. Jinto Michael Director Lore & Ed Research Associates Mob: +917559945401 Jasim S Resource Coordinator 9895786534 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library Week- Lecture -3
by Madaiah Krishnamurthy 15 Nov '21

15 Nov '21

Greetings! Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) in association with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) pleasure in inviting you to join the National Library Week – 2021 celebrations on Tuesday, 16 November 2021 @ 2.30 PM (Online) Speaker: Dr Francis Jayakanth Scientific Officer , Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore Topic: Off-campus Access to Licensed Online Resources through Shibboleth Meeting join link https://bit.ly/3olHxz6 With regards, Prof A Y Asundi President, KALA Dr. M Krishnamurthy General Secretary, Office bearers & Members Karnataka State Library Association (R) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CSI, ACM & IEEE CS events during Nov-Dec 2021
by Mohan Hr 15 Nov '21

15 Nov '21

We are pleased to announce the forthcoming events of CSI, ACM & IEEE CS Chennai/Madras Chapters during Nov-Dec 2021. Pl register using the respective event registration link. Registrations are open till 8 pm IST on the previous day of the event. 27th Nov 2021 at 6 pm IST. Webinar on "IPv6 Migration: Need, Issues and Process" by Dr. Mohit P Tahiliani, Asst. Prof. Dept. of CSE, NITK Surathkal, Ms. Nalini Elkins, President, INTC, CEO, Inside Products, Inc., & Mr. Dhruv Dhody, President, IIESoc. Register at https://bit.ly/3BqYvl2 11th Dec 2021 at 6 pm IST. Webinar on "Disruptive Trends and Future of IoT in India" by Mr. Sunil David, Regional Director – IOT (India and ASEAN), AT&T Global Network Services India Pvt Ltd. Register at https://bit.ly/3HhpeUB Other events in Nov 2021: https://bit.ly/3mnU4kG Other events in Dec 2021: https://bit.ly/3kChR0h Interesting Reads And Information -- IRAI -- 211111: https://bit.ly/3n50s1F IRAI Quiz -- 211111: https://bit.ly/30ckD4O

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Library Week- 2nd Lecture
by Madaiah Krishnamurthy 15 Nov '21

15 Nov '21

Dear All, Greetings! Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) and in association with DRTC pleasure in inviting you to join the National Library Week – 2021 on Monday, 15 November 2021 @ 4.00 PM (Online) Speaker: *Dr. Suresh Jange,* University Librarian, Gulbarga University, Kalaburagi Topic: *Smart Librarians: Excel beyond Librarianship towards Quality and Excellence* Zoom Meeting ID: 940 034 2679 Passcode: KALA With regards, Prof A Y Asundi President, KALA Dr. M Krishnamurthy General Secretary, Office bearers & Members Karnataka State Library Association (R) Regards, M.Krishnamurthy ************************************************************** Dr. M Krishnamurthy Ph.D Associate Professor and Head, Documentation Research and Training Center (DRTC) Indian Statistical Institute Mysore Road, Bangalore 560059 India Phone No: 91-80-26985493 Mob: 91-9980035933 URL:https://www.isibang.ac.in/~krish/ https://isi.irins.org/profile/113175 [https://ipmcdn.avast.com/images/icons/icon-envelope-tick-green-avg-v1.png]<http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_cam…> Virus-free. www.avg.com<http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_cam…> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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