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An anti-science lawsuit - The Hindu
by madhan muthu 25 Dec '20

25 Dec '20

https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/an-anti-science-lawsuit/article33405… (toll access) By Prof. Rahul Siddharthan https://www.imsc.res.in/rahul_siddharthan "In 2011, Ms. Elbakyan stepped into this mess with Sci-Hub, enabling scientists to search for academic papers from any publisher and freely download them. It is an efficient and easy-to-use site and extensively archives published scientific literature. Sci-Hub violates many copyrights owned by journals. But it is also a vast repository of open access, out-of-copyright, and public domain material, which a blanket injunction would disable. For scientists stuck at home in 2020, Sci-Hub has made literature accessible without navigating institutional VPNs. For journalists and the public, given the obscene per article charges levied by journals, Sci-Hub is the easiest and often only option." .....Sci-Hub’s “piracy” benefits the very people who create that content. This is the opposite of the situation in the creative arts where “pirating” music or films deprives creators of royalties; scientific authors get no royalties, and they and their funders want their work to be shared freely. But the keys to this largely taxpayer-funded work are held by private corporations overseas which have chosen to pursue a defendant from Kazakhstan in an Indian court...... -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Sci_hub
by chudamani kuppahalli 25 Dec '20

25 Dec '20

If there is a problem, it should be investigated thoughroly and reported to the ministry of information technology to take further action. Otherwise simply blaming academic publishers is not right. I joined the open access movement suppliers by paying a certain amont. They started renewing it, without my consent, doubling the fees. So, nobody is against making profit. So , examine the pros and cons. Then take a fair decisionChudamani 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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Informatics Innovation Award -- Nominations invited
by Sathyanarayana NV 25 Dec '20

25 Dec '20

Dear Members of Lis-Forum Season’s greeting and best wishes of Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Innovation is the backbone of growth and change. It is the change-driver for a better future. The future of library is constantly challenged by fast-changing media and technologies. Driving and shaping this future largely depends on the preparedness to innovate for developmental changes at all levels, from micro to macro. To encourage innovative practices and to promote innovative culture in libraries, Informatics, as part of its annual Library Technology Conclave (LTC2020), has instituted the Informatics Innovation Award, beginning LTC2021. There will be two awards, one each for the following two categories of libraries: Category-1: Universities/Educational Institutions offering Ph.D. & post-Doctoral programs; Research Institutes. Category-2: Schools, Colleges and Public Libraries – (Includes Professional Colleges like Medical, Engineering & Management etc. and under-graduate colleges offering bachelor’s degrees in science, Commerce Arts and Humanities This award shall be announced on 30th January 2021, the last day of the conclave, following a case study session on Innovation in Libraries presented by nominees short-listed by the Committee of Juries for this award. Nomination is open on the LTC2021 website https://LTC2021.org . Libraries are invited to submit their nominations online. January 15, 2021 is the last date for filing the nomination online. The Conclave, which had many pre-conclave webinars since November, is scheduled for 27-30 January 2021 in a webinar model. N. V. Sathyanarayana | Chairman & Managing Director | Informatics India Ltd. | Bangalore 560004 |INDIA | | www.informaticsglobal.com<http://www.informaticsglobal.com> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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The curious case of Sci-Hub.
by saleeq omar 25 Dec '20

25 Dec '20

The pathetic note by Vineet Kumar on the Sci-Hub is appalling. In countries where the scholarship is poorly funded or there are budgetary constraints every other day- to keep pace with the phenomenally expensive demands of the publishers, Sci-Hub free access, no matter the way it disseminates information, is perfectly reasonable. It is a step closer to the democratization of information; free access to publicly funded research. The advocates of open access who otherwise should have defended it are siding with the ones whose business is to trap knowledge behind paywalls. it deeply worries me about the future of research in countries like ours. The scholarship is being produced mainly by the universities and is given to third parties for free, and then pay that party to access our own research. There are these terrible problems that require an investigation, different perspectives to deal with them, but unfortunately, we have people who cluelessly are endorsing the monopoly. In our decadent library systems, that failed to give ubiquitous access to their ostensible subscribed resources during the pandemic, it was Sci-Hub, that provided free and uninterrupted access to everyone in their comfort zones. The only issue if there is any, is the issue of copyright, it is time for the policymakers to find alternative ways if they are unhappy with the Sci-Hub, rather than banning it for good. Saleeq Omar -PhD. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Sci-Hub Case: The Court Should Protect Science From Greedy Academic Publishers
by madhan muthu 25 Dec '20

25 Dec '20

Sci-Hub Case: The Court Should Protect Science From Greedy Academic Publishers A court of law in India shouldn't allow itself to become a tool for perpetuating inequalities in access to scientific literature in the developing world. https://thewire.in/law/sci-hub-elsevier-delhi-high-court-access-medical-lit… -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Why Sci-hub Should be Here?
by Vasanth 24 Dec '20

24 Dec '20

Dear Sir/Madam, Sci-Hub is helping global researchers in an unprecedented way. Without this website we would have not been able to access global scholarly literature. Even today most of the scholarly publications are paywalled content. Alxandra Elkabayn the founder of this revolutionary website has time and again put forth her side of story how she struggled to access scholarly literature for her project work in her country. This story is similar to India and most of the Asian countries as well. How many of us individually or our institution have access to major scholarly literature. Even today many of the top notch universities in India have not been able to provide access to major databases leave aside access to full-text articles. Research communication was limited for learned societies for long after two world wars and emergence of industrial and information society it was exploited commercially. learned societies without any commercial interest have sustained the scholarly publications for so long. Now researchers involving in the production of knowledge have to pay to access their own content or knowledge. And we should also not allow scholarly communications to be in the hands of few commercial publishers. We must also remember Aran Swartz who gave away his life for making knowledge free for all. With same ethos Alexandra Elbakyan has also created Sci-Hub. The Sci-hub statistics has shown that India is one of the top countries in terms of number of downloads through Sci-Hub. Why we were using this site extensively, because of lack of access to scholarly literature. The efforts of Aran Swartz led to the invention of creative commons which is helping authors to make their research open and already Alxandra Elkabayn's Sci-Hub has also pushed the major publishers to adopt open access initiatives or making certain contents open for users. At least for this we must thankful for Alxandra Elkabayn and Sci-Hub. Sci-hub instead of stifling the scientific publishing has expanding its horizon more towards open science. The fruits of open science is very much visible during this pandemic crisis as well. The COVID-19 vaccine research and development is prime example for this. ------------------------- With best wishes Vasantha Raju N.LibrarianMysore

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Delhi HC asks Libgen, Sci-Hub to stop uploading articles as they face copyright infringement charges - india news - Hindustan Times
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 24 Dec '20

24 Dec '20

https://m.hindustantimes.com/india-news/delhi-hc-asks-libgen-sci-hub-to-sto… Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

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IASLIC 23rd Ranganathan Memorial Lecture on Ranganathan and the Present Context of Public Librarianship in India
by Sujan Saha 24 Dec '20

24 Dec '20

Respected Sir/Madam, * Please join in IASLIC 23rd Ranganathan Memorial Lecture through Google Meet on 26th December,2020 at 5:30 PM.* *Topic: “Ranganathan and the Present Context of Public Librarianship in India”* *Speaker: **Prof (Dr.) Alaka Buragohain * *Professor (Retd.), Department of Library and Information Science, * *Gauhati University, Guwahati * *Google Meet Joining Link:* *https://meet.google.com/sqd-sevs-uas * <https://meet.google.com/sqd-sevs-uas> *Please follow the below instructions before joining the “Google Meet” link -* ◆Use working Headphone. ◆After clicking on the “Google Meet” link please join by click on "Join Now" after that "Ask to Join". ◆While joining the link *avoid clicking on the "Present" *button. ◆Please *keep off your *“Mic” and “Video” button. ◆*N**ever click "Present /Share Screen"* button during entire webinar *Thanks Regards,* *Sujan Saha* *Member (IASLIC Information Service Division)* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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JLD January 2020 Issue - Article Invite
by Sunil M.V 23 Dec '20

23 Dec '20

Dear LIS Friends, Greetings from Journal of Library Development (JLD). Journal of Library Development, a peer-reviewed journal, is a Bi-annual publication (January & August). The journal invites articles on content-specific themes by polarizing on directing to the development of Library, Library Science professionals, and adds value to library literature. *The upcoming January 2021 is much focused on the research articles/papers in the area of Library Classification and Cataloguing Practices.* Empirical papers, research articles, review articles, case studies and book reviews are invited from academicians, research scholars, industry managers and practitioners. The last date to submit for Vol. 6; Issue.1 (January issue) is January 15, 2021. Journal of Library Development (JLD) is available is Open Access and published by Legends Consulting Pvt. Ltd. The journal is indexed in i-Scholar. All submissions would be checked for plagiarism, peer-reviewed and only the final accepted article would be published both in print and online. Please note that the Journal does not charge any submission or publication fees. For more details about the journal, author guidelines etc. kindly visit the journal home page: http://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/JLD/index Submit your article by email to the JLD, January 2021 issue editor sunilmv(a)sdmimd.ac.in OR to the Chief Editor of JLD by email jldchiefeditor(a)gmail.com Look forward to receiving your contributions. Dr Sunil M. V. Assistant Professor & Chairperson - Learning Resources Ph: 0821 - 2429722; Extn: 3006 | Mobile: 9986439832 Webpage: https://www.sdmimd.ac.in/sunilmv Please consider the environment before printing this message ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Webinar on "Balancing Spirit/Mind/Body, To Live A Full Life" on 29th Dec & Forthcoming Events of ACM, IEEE CS & CSI
by Mohan Hr 22 Dec '20

22 Dec '20

Webinar on "Balancing Spirit/Mind/Body, To Live A Full Life" =============================================== ACM Chennai, IEEE CS Madras & CSI Chennai cordially invite you to the webinar Topic: Balancing Spirit/Mind/Body, To Live A Full Life Speaker: Dr Prithika Chary, Sr Consultant, Neurologist, Neurosurgeon & Epileptologist, HOD, Neurosciences, Kauvery Hospital, Founder, Creative Karma Date: Tuesday, 29th Dec 2020 Time: 6 pm to 7 pm IST For webinar details & speaker profie, pl refer the pdf invite at https://bit.ly/2VZfsjc Pl. register at https://bit.ly/2JULbQn Forthcoming Events ================= 26th Dec -- A Job Before Graduation: Proven Placement Tips for Students. https://bit.ly/2IiZVb7 29th Dec -- Understanding the Spirit-Mind-Brain-Body link for a better life. https://bit.ly/2JULbQn 2nd Jan -- Supply Chain Management and the Smart Factory Strategies. https://bit.ly/36OiwVI 8th Jan -- MLOps: Evolution of New Era Beyond DevOps. https://bit.ly/3orwgM4 23rd Jan -- Open Data for Sustainable Community. https://bit.ly/39M6Nc8 30th Jan -- Experimental AI for Social Good. https://bit.ly/36U5rKF Pl refer for pdf invite, presentation & speaker details of events in Jan 2021 at: https://bit.ly/3h3MJnq Interesting Reads And Information -- IRAI -- 201221: pl see tte post at https://bit.ly/34vv0QA

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LIS ACADEMY DISTINGUISHED LECTURE- 3 OPINION POLL FROM THE SPEAKER
by Pandurang Konnur 22 Dec '20

22 Dec '20

Dear Friends, LIS Academy thanks all the LIS professionals for supporting its all initiatives. We are happy to announce the 3rd LISA - Distinguished Lecture on 9th January 2021. Dr.Sandhaya Shekhar, A renowned Management consultant, Former Founding CEO, IIT Madras Research Park, Advisor and Strategy Consultant, Chennai has kindly consented to deliver her talk on "Restoring pride of place to libraries and librarians – a demand side perspective". In order to make her lecture more connected to the Librarian Community, she has requested us to conduct an opinion poll among the prospective participants of the Lecture. Hence we request you to kindly fill out the opinion poll from the following Link: http://bit.ly/3mDtAK2 This poll will be active till 27th December 2020. *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 <http://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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Required KIOSK vendor contact details
by Manjunatha S 21 Dec '20

21 Dec '20

Dear Professional Friends, We are planning to purchase a OPAC KIOSK machine/device for our library. Pls help me by providing the best vendor contact details. Thanks & regards, Manjunatha.S Librarian | Jyoti Nivas College Autonomous 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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Interesting Reads And Information -- IRAI -- 201221
by Mohan Hr 21 Dec '20

21 Dec '20

Interesting Reads And Information -- IRAI -- 201221 CURRENT POST: https://bit.ly/34vv0QA Archives: https://lnkd.in/ewR3UdD ARTICLES Career Planning: A Lifelong Process Top 20 Must-Have Skills to Put on Your Resume IEEE CS 2021 Technology Prediction Report Serverless Computing vs. Cloud Computing: What’s the Difference? The future of DevOps: 21 predictions for 2021 Trends Collection on Artificial Intelligence 9 Robots That Are Invading The Agriculture Industry 34 Cybersecurity Statistics to Lose Sleep Over in 2020 23 Funding Schemes For Women Entrepreneurs In India CoronaSafe -- Engineering Fellowship! Nine traits of the intelligent leader 19 Business Moats That Helped Shape The World’s Most Massive Companies 27+ Tools That Make Working Remotely a Breeze 24 Big Ideas that will change our world in 2021 e-Estonia: The World's Most Advanced Digital Society The Open Data Barometer Is an MBA Degree Really Worth It? Ensure that your diet is 90% to 100% plant-based: 9 food rules from the world’s longest-living people E-Book: Digital Asset Management For Dummies Magazine: Science India Magazine Newsletter: Recent industry trends - auto IRAI Quiz -- 201221 EVENTS Events of CSI, ACM & IEEE CS in Dec 2020 & Jan 2021 26th Dec -- A Job Before Graduation: Proven Placement Tips for Students. https://bit.ly/2IiZVb7 29th Dec -- Understanding the Spirit-Mind-Brain-Body link for a better life. https://bit.ly/2JULbQn 2nd Jan -- Supply Chain Management and the Smart Factory Strategies. https://bit.ly/36OiwVI 8th Jan -- MLOps: Evolution of New Era Beyond DevOps. https://bit.ly/3orwgM4 23rd Jan -- Open Data for Sustainable Community. https://bit.ly/39M6Nc8 30th Jan -- Experimental AI for Social Good. https://bit.ly/36U5rKF Pl refer for pdf invite, presentation & speaker details of CSI, ACM & IEEE CS events in: Dec 2020: https://bit.ly/336UWkO Jan 2021: https://bit.ly/3h3MJnq For additional events in Dec 2020: https://lnkd.in/gQuYQsk Jan 2021: https://bit.ly/2KIQC4M India Science Festival ISMO-2021: https://lnkd.in/gKx5Hte ARCHIVES: https://lnkd.in/ewR3UdD ANSWERS TO IRAI Quiz -- 201221 CURRENT POST: https://bit.ly/34vv0QA

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Last Date to Join the Free ETTLIS MOOCs extended by MHRD/MoE to 31 Dec. 2020.
by Dr.Nabi Hasan 20 Dec '20

20 Dec '20

Dear All, The Last Date to Join the Free ETTLIS (EMERGING TRENDS & TECHNOLOGIES IN LIBRARY & INFORMATION SERVICES) MOOCs is extended by MHRD/MoE to 31 Dec. 2020. To Join the Course, Visit the Link: https://onlinecourses.swayam2.ac.in/arp20_ap28/preview Click JoinClick Google on the left if you have Gmail Account, enter your Gmail Login and Password and its Done. You can Check in MY COURSES after Login to your Account: The Course, "Emerging Trends & Technologies in Library & Information Services" will be visible there. Promo Video is available at: https://youtu.be/qa68xTUZvMw Dr. Nabi HasanCourse Coordinator & Librarian, IIT Delhinabihasan(a)gmail.com --Thanks and regards, Nabi Hasan, PhD, PDF Librarian & Head, Central Library Indian Institute of Technology Delhi - 110016 Phone - +91-11-26591451 URL: http://web.iitd.ac.in/~hasan Email: hasan(a)library.iitd.ac.in nabihasan(a)gmail.com (Ex. University Librarian, Aligarh Muslim University) Coordinator, National Resource Centre in Library and Information Science (ARPIT), Govt. of India Professional Affiliations: Norman E. Borlaug Fellow (PDF), Cornell University, USAPresident, Asian Chapter - Special Libraries Association (SLA-USA)Joint Secretary, Asian Library Association Joint Secretary, Information and Communication Society of India Secretary, Delhi Library Association, 2013-16 Vice-President, Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres, 2017-19

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Virtual Seminar on IPR, December 22, 2020
by Shamprasad Pujar 20 Dec '20

20 Dec '20

Dear Professionals, Pleased to inform you that, in collaboration with IQAC, IGIDR, we are organizing a one-day virtual 'Seminar on IPR' on Tuesday, December 22, 2020. The seminar topics include the following, which would be delivered by eminent speakers. 1. Copyright and Scholarly Communication: Do's and Don'ts by Dr. Kanika Malik, Principal Scientist, Editor-JIPR and JAIR CSIR-NISCAIR 2. Open Content Licensing and Creative Commons by Dr. Savithri Singh, Country Lead, Creative Commons India Chapter 3. Academic Writing and Plagiarism by Dr. G. Mahesh, Senior Principal Scientist, Editor-ALIS CSIR-NISCAIR Participation in the event is free and no registration is required and also no certificate will be given. For more information regarding the seminar and link for joining, please check at http://www.igidr.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IGIDR-IPR-Seminar-1.pdf You are requested to please participate and also bring it to the attention of your library users. Thanks and Regards, Shamprasad M. Pujar, PhD Chief Librarian Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research Gen Vaidya Marg, Goregaon (East) MUMBAI-400 065, India Phone: ++91-22-2841 6528 E-mail: pujar(a)igidr.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Five-day International Workshop on “Semantic Techniques and Technologies for Data and Knowledge Representation"
by Udaya Varadarajan 20 Dec '20

20 Dec '20

*Five-day International Workshop on “Semantic Techniques and Technologies for Data and Knowledge Representation”* *February 22 – 26, 2021* *Documentation Research and Training Centre* *Indian Statistical Institute* *Bangalore, India* Workshop website: https://drtc.isibang.ac.in/semtech *About the workshop:* Data is the basic unit of every information communication and dissemination activity. It is the single most important input for every informed decision and policymaking (societal, scholastic, political, economic, etc.). However, the huge amount of available data including experimental data, sample data, survey data, library data, census data, etc., are not being used to their fullest potential as much of the data being saved and accessed via computers is primarily designed for human use and consumption and is not really amenable for machine processing. The need is to transform the data into a machine-processable format so that it becomes amenable to software interpretation, reasoning, inferencing, doing analytics, and question answering (e.g., *find me all those works of Rabindranath Tagore that have been translated into other languages*.). The techniques and technologies developed within the Semantic Web (SW) and Linked Data (LD) the research community will enable us to achieve this. *Who Should Attend and Why? * The SemTech2020 is designed for researchers, practitioners, and professionals dealing with data and information cutting across domains and disciplines from both academia and industry. The following are some of the skills that the attendees would acquire on completion of the Workshop. The workshop will enable the participants in learning the procedure of: - producing knowledge artifacts (ontology); - producing data in multi-machine-readable formats with minimal effort; - mixing data collected from various sources in different formats; - integrating the data with the knowledge artifacts giving meaning to data; - producing data in machine-processable formats that can be used by AI (Artificial Intelligence) systems for doing smart jobs (e.g., reasoning, decision making); - LD creation and publication on the Web; - data sharing and communication with the scientific community. *Topics:* - Knowledge Graph - Data modelling, Ontology design - SW Tools and Technologies (e.g., RDF, RDFS, OWL, SPARQL) - *F*indable, *A*ccessible,* I*nteroperable and* R*eusable (FAIR) - Knowledge Graph Application - Ontology-based repositories, services - Data Integration - Linked Data - LD Publication and Access - Data Visualization *Important Dates:* - Registration opening date: 14th December 2020 - Registration closing date: 10th January 2021 - Date of workshop: 22 - 26 February 2021 *For details please visit the workshop website ► https://drtc.isibang.ac.in/semtech/ Thanking you, Sincerely, Team SemTech2020 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Smart Libraries in Srinagar
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 20 Dec '20

20 Dec '20

This news shows that public library movement is not dead yet in India ==================================================== SSCL to establish 2 Smart Libraries in Srinagar: Dr Shahid Srinagar: Two state-of-the-art Smart Libraries are being established in Srinagar city as a part of the joint collaboration between Srinagar Smart City Ltd (SSCL) and Department of Libraries & Research (DL&R), J&K. This was announced by District Development Commissioner, Srinagar, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary during his visit to the SPS Library Srinagar this morning. Dr Shahid, who is also the Chief Executive Officer of the Srinagar Smart City project, said that one library each would be established in potential and uncovered South and North city areas of Srinagar to cater to the large population of readers including students, senior citizens, women and children. He said as a part of the collaboration between SSCL and DL&R, suitable space and funding for the infrastructure would be provided by SSCL while the books and the staff would be arranged for these libraries by DL&R. He said these libraries would be different from the traditional public libraries by offering both formal and informal spaces for the readers with a variety of facilities including dedicated areas for students, senior citizens, women and children. These libraries, he said will be also provided with WiFi, printing, scanning and photocopy facilities and cafeteria so that interested people can spend time in a leisurely ambience. “These libraries will also offer study material, both hard copy and in e-format to the students for competitive examinations like NEET/JEE/CAT/IAS/KAS etc,” he said and added that the citizens can also meet as a group free of charge in the open library space which would be having a comfortable seating arrangement. Dr Shahid said the Smart Libraries concept is a part of the project on how to reposition the public libraries in an environment of new social and technological challenges. “This novel project is aimed at rediscovering how the public and academic libraries move forward and adapt to new technologies, new communities, new user needs and information behaviours,” he said. He said valuable suggestions were also welcome from the citizens on how to make these proposed libraries more attractive and productive. The suggestions, he said can be mailed to the District Administration Srinagar at email dcsgr-jk(a)nic.in or the Libraries Department ( librarieskmr123(a)gmail.com) Senior officials of the Libraries Department Kashmir accompanied the DDC during his visit to the SPS Library and briefed him about various ongoing activities including automation and digitization of rare books and manuscripts. The Department of Libraries & Research has, on the initiative of the Director Libraries & Research, Mr Mohammad Rafi embarked on massive infrastructure upgradation of libraries including automation and digitization. The Department has formulated a DPR for Rs 3 crore for construction of Model Library at Baramulla under National Mission on Libraries (NML) while a similar project is under formulation for SRS Library Jammu. The Department is also establishing IT Hubs in SPS Library Srinagar and SRS Library Jammu to facilitate the students. The Department also plans to introduce the concept of Mobile Libraries in J&K to take the literary mission to the Panchayat-level. The Department has earmarked around Rs 1.50 crore during the current fiscal for construction of new library building at Aishmuqam and upgradation of public libraries at Kulgam, Budgam, Kreeri and Chrar-e-Sharief out of which Rs 70 lakh have been released to the R&B Department for immediate execution of works. There are at present 71 Libraries functional in Kashmir Division including 3 Central Libraries, 10 District Libraries, 23 Tehsil Libraries, 8 Block Libraries, 20 Border Block Libraries and 7 Shrine Libraries. ============ https://indiaeducationdiary.in/sscl-to-establish-2-smart-libraries-in-srina… Dr P Vyasamoorthy -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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FDP on IR System
by Francis Jayakanth 20 Dec '20

20 Dec '20

fgct(a)socio.org.uk Sat 19/12/2020 16:33  AICTE Sponosored One week ONLINE FDP on Management Information System January 04-08, 2021 Jointly Organized by Department of Central Library & Department of Computer Science and Engineering Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, Sivakasi 626005 (An Autonomous Institution Affiliated to Anna University, Chennai) No Registration Fees. Mr. R. SEBASTIYAN AICTE - ATAL Coordinator REGIATRATION LINK https://atalacademy.aicte-india.org/signup Session Schedule Date Session-1 04.01.2021 Understanding Text Retrieval System: Towards Intelligent Information Processing & Retrieval- Prof.P.Pichappan Deep Learning Techniques for Information Retrieval- Dr.S.Vanitha Sivagami Metadata- Future of Information System- Mr. S.Amirtharaj 05.01.2021 Managing Data-Dr.G.Tholkapia Arasu Document Classification Using JAYA Optimization Algorithm-Mr.K.Thirumoorthy Installation & Configuration of Mongo DB-No SQL. Working with Mango DB for Document Processing-Mr.P.Vinoth 06.01.2021 IR-Indexing-Dr.K.G.Srinivasagan Item set Mining based on Web usage Pattern-Mrs. M.S.Bhuvaneswari Secure Document Retrieval System -Dr.P.Golda Jeyasheeli 07.01.2021 Optimization Search-Dr.V.Gomathi Information Security Using Block Chain -Mr.N.Balaganesh Data Security for Social Networks-Ms.S.Priyadharsini 08.01.2021 Semantic Index -Dr.M.Vinod Kumar Recommender System for Information Retrieval-Dr.S.Devi Mahalakshmi Stress Management, the Thirukkural way - Dr.M.Mohanasundaram CONTACT 04562 - 235250, 235251 9786414100 Email : viruthiruseba(a)gmail.com<mailto:viruthiruseba@gmail.com> msec_librarian(a)mepcoeng.ac.in<mailto:msec_librarian@mepcoeng.ac.in> ----------------------

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IEEE CS, ACM & CSI Webinar on "A Job Before Graduation: Proven Placement Tips for Students" on 26th Dec & other events till 15th Jan 2021
by Mohan Hr 19 Dec '20

19 Dec '20

Webinar on A Job Before Graduation: Proven Placement Tips for Students ============================================= 26th Dec 2020 at 6 pm IST CSI Chennai, ACM Chennai & IEEE CS Madras cordially invite you to the webinar Topic: A Job Before Graduation: Proven Placement Tips for Students Speaker: Mr. Gokul Santhanam, Senior Vice President & HR Head – Global Delivery, Mphasis Limited Date: Saturday, 26th Dec 2020 Time: 6 pm to 7 pm IST For webinar details & speaker profie, pl refer the pdf invite at https://bit.ly/3kmsnFQ Pl. register at https://bit.ly/2IiZVb7 Other events of CSI, ACM & IEEE CS till 15th Jan 2021. ============================================ 22nd Dec -- Data Privacy Trends and Challenges in Compliance. https://bit.ly/36rUBtT 29th Dec -- Understanding the Spirit-Mind-Brain-Body link for a better life https://bit.ly/2JULbQn 2nd Jan -- Supply Chain Management and the Smart Factory Strategies https://bit.ly/36OiwVI 8th Jan -- MLOps: Evolution of New Era Beyond DevOps https://bit.ly/3orwgM4 Pdf invite, presentation & speaker details of events: Dec 2020: https://bit.ly/336UWkO Jan 2021: https://bit.ly/3h3MJnq For additional events in Dec 2020: https://lnkd.in/gQuYQsk Latest post of Interesting Reads And Information: https://lnkd.in/gezZ5e3

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FORCE11 Announces New Board Members for 2021 - regd.
by Pallab Pradhan 19 Dec '20

19 Dec '20

Dear All, Sorry for cross posting. FORCE11 (The Future of Research Communication and eScholarship) has announced new members to join its governing board in January. Individuals from five countries will help the FORCE11 membership adapt and respond to emerging issues in scholarly communication and maintain the momentum toward open research. FORCE11 is a cross-sector member organisation representing academic institutions and scholars, publishers, infrastructure providers, research funders and other stakeholders dedicated to changing modern scholarly communication through the effective use of information technology. FORCE11 members work individually and collectively to develop solutions that improve knowledge creation and sharing. Incoming board members have expressed commitments to helping FORCE11 maintain strong connections between content creators, curators and preservationists; expand the globalisation of our focus and serve as a hub for the worldwide community; keep up pressure on opening research practices; and accelerate our realisation of a more efficient, effective and inclusive future for scholarly communication. Joining the governing board for three-year terms beginning in 2021 are: - Todd Carpenter - NISO: National Information Standards Organisation (USA) - Emma Ganley - protocols.io (UK) - Danny Kingsley - Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science (AUS) - Heather Piwowar - Our Research (CAN) - Mantra Roy - San Jose State University (USA) - Natasha Simons - Australian Research Data Commons (AUS) - Jesse Xiao - University of Hong Kong (CN) “The nominations this year were extraordinarily strong, and we’re so grateful to all the members who put themselves forward for election,” says Violeta Ilik, FORCE11 Co-chair and Dean of Libraries at Adelphi University (USA). “The membership has had its say. With their expertise in information standards, infrastructure, protocols and data, equity in access, and so much more, our new board members will help FORCE11 to take on the challenges of our changing world.” New members join FORCE11’s current board, which includes Mandy Taha, Stephanie Hagstrom, Osman Aldirdiri, Martin Brennan, Gimena del Rio Riande, Miho Funamori, Simon Worthington, John Chodacki (Co-chair), and Violeta Ilik (Co-chair). Departing from the board this month are Jennifer Gibson (2018-2020), Bianca Kramer (2018-2020), Euan Adie (2018-2020), Leslie Chan (2015-2020), and Daniel O’Donnell (2014-2020). “On behalf of the Board of Directors and membership I want to extend our deep thanks to each of the outgoing members this year,” says John Chodacki, FORCE11 Co-chair and Director of the University of California Curation Center. “Their unique perspectives and extensive experience in scholarly communication have been a boon to FORCE11 and we’re so grateful they shared those with us. They have also contributed countless hours of their time, which have been key to the successes of the annual meeting, scholarly communication institute, and working groups. We’d like to thank Dan O’Donnell in particular for his long commitment to FORCE11 and his leadership as Vice-President and President, from 2014 to 2019.” For information about incoming, current, and past Board members, visit https://www.force11.org/about/directors-and-advisors <https://force11.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5e2d2ee75f2d3afd1d39a666d…> . All FORCE11 members may put themselves forward for election. The final slate put forward to the membership for voting is decided by the nominating committee, which this year included John Chodacki, Stephanie Hagstrom, Violeta Ilik, Mandy Taha and Gimena del Rio Riande. For more information about the election procedures, visit https://www.force11.org/about/election-procedures <https://force11.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5e2d2ee75f2d3afd1d39a666d…> . 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by bbramesha B 19 Dec '20

19 Dec '20

*Dear Teachers and Professional Colleagues,* *Please make use of the following Refresher Course programme for LIS professionals. This RC is approved and organised by the Ministry of Education, Govt. of India and offered by IIT, Delhi. * *Message:*MOE has run Annual Refresher Programme for Faculty of *Library and Information Sciences* titled *'Emerging Trends & Technologies in Library & Information'* offered by *Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.* The course is on *SWAYAM *at onlinecourses.swayam2.ac.in <http://jan-sampark.nic.in/jansampark/click.jsp?tab=pmo&urlid=3f99c6496538a5…> Registrations open. Start date 1st December 2020. Last date for registration is 10th December, 2020. All may register without fail and get benefitted in Career Advancement. https://jan-sampark.nic.in/campaigns/2020/14-Dec/library_information_scienc… with regards, Prof. Ramesh -- Dr. Ramesha Professor and Chairman, and Project Director, ICSSR-MRP Vice-President, Indian Library Association(ILA) Dept. of Library and Information Science Bangalore University Jnana Bharathi Campus BANGALORE - 560 056 Phone: Mobile 09481246961 Office Direct :080 22961401 http://bramesha.webs.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Assam Library Association Online Induction 2021
by Apurba J Majumder 18 Dec '20

18 Dec '20

ALA (Assam Library Association) introduces a one-week online induction program during 18-22 January 2021. Senior Library Experts of India will guide the New Generation Librarians to run and design their libraries. *Click Here for Event Brochure <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B3osJYR7PZluqKdG-2cG5UgmlYuoZoxn/view?usp=…>Click Here to Register <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc66YcjBLkXqeqXhLix833dPKy9IFSBRyM…>* Last Date of Registration: 08-01-2021 -- Thanks & Regards, ****************************** Apurba Jyoti Majumder Assistant Librarian Rabindra Library (Central Library) Assam University. Dargakona Silchar- 781011 www.aus.ac.in *ORCID*: *http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2666-9530 <http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2666-9530?lang=en> * We care for tomorrow: Go Green, Save a tree...please do not print this e-mail unless you really need. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IEEE CS, ACM & CSI Webinar on "Data Privacy Trends and Challenges in Compliance" on 22nd Dec & other events in Dec 2020
by Mohan Hr 18 Dec '20

18 Dec '20

Webinar on Data Privacy Trends and Challenges in Compliance ============================================= 22nd Dec 2020 at 6 pm IST IEEE CS Madras, ACM Chennai & CSI Chennai cordially invite you to the webinar Topic: Data Privacy Trends and Challenges in Compliance Speaker: Mr. Ramkumar Ramachandran, Founder & Principal Consultant, Ascentant Corporation Date: Tuesday, 22nd Dec 2020 Time: 6 pm to 7 pm IST For presentation details & speaker profie, pl see the PDF invite at https://bit.ly/38D0FT0 Pl. register at https://bit.ly/36rUBtT Other events of CSI, ACM & IEEE CS in Dec 2020. ======================================= 19th Dec -- Cognitive Computing for Efficient Knowledge Discovery in Big Data https://bit.ly/358pnZk 26th Dec -- A Job Before Graduation: Proven Placement Tips for Students. https://bit.ly/2IiZVb7 29th Dec -- Understanding the Spirit-Mind-Brain-Body link for a better life https://bit.ly/2JULbQn For pdf invite, presentation, speaker profile and registration links visit https://bit.ly/336UWkO For additional events in Dec 2020: https://lnkd.in/gQuYQsk Latest post of Interesting Reads And Information: https://lnkd.in/gezZ5e3

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Fw: Greetings from DELNET !
by Elan Ramesh 17 Dec '20

17 Dec '20

----- Forwarded Message ----- From: DELNET BGL <delnetbgl(a)gmail.com>Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2020, 11:57:20 AM GMT+5:30Subject: Greetings from DELNET ! Dear Sir/Madam I would like to inform you that DELNET is organising a day long online programme on December 21, 2020 to commemorate the 79th Birth Anniversary of our revered Dr H K Kaul, Founder Director, DELNET. The programme entitled "Celebrating the Life and Works of Dr H K Kaul : Commemorating his 79th Birth Anniversary" would focus on the diverse facets of Dr Kaul - as a celebrated Librarian, Knowledge Expert, Institution Builder, versatile Poet, eminent Writer, Yoga Practitioner, spiritual and a noble Human Being ". Please register at the below mentioned weblink for the Online Programme "Celebrating the Life and Works of Dr H K Kaul : Commemorating his 79th Birth Anniversary on December 21, 2020". The Programme will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The detailed programme schedule will be sent to all the registrants later this week. The digital certificate of participation will be sent to all the Attendees. https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3661628119309568012 Looking forward to your online presence. With kind regards H.V Subhash Network Assistant ========================================We feel honoured and privileged to inform you that DELNET has been awarded the prestigious "IIPA Award for Excellence in Public Services", announced in the august presence of the Hon'ble Vice President of India Shri M Venkaiah Naidu ji on October 31, 2020 DELNET has launched KNOWLEDGE GAINER portal for member-institutions. Kindly access it through Discovery Portal.======================================================== Omkar N SafapuriConsultantDELNET-Developing Library NetworkCoordination unit-CUB"Sharada" # 11018th cross,3rd Main,5th BlockHMT Layout, NagasandraBengaluru-560073, INDIAPh:- +91-80958 70143, +91-8050 047522Web :- www.delnet.in

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Registration is open to attend the conference - International Virtual Conference on Challenges and Opportunities to Libraries and LIS Professionals in the Changing Global Scenario
by hariharan_ah＠yahoo.com 16 Dec '20

16 Dec '20

Dear All, We are happy to inform that SALIS is organizing “SALIS 2020: International Virtual Conference on Challenges and Opportunities to Libraries and LIS Professionals in the Changing Global Scenario” from 28-30 December in collaboration with reputed institutions. Please visit our conference website for more details: http://bit.ly/salis2020 We are getting lot of responses from all over India. Now the Registration is open up to 24th December 2020 to attend the conference. Online Registration Link: http://bit.ly/salis2020registration Online Fee Payment Link: http://bit.ly/salis2020registrationpayment Confirmed Speakers for the conference: Chief Guest Dr Mylswamy Annadurai, Distinguished Scientist Dr.Mantra Roy San Jose State University, CA, USA Dr.Mahendra N.Jadhav, Librarian, IIT Madras, Chennai Dr.Nabi Hassan Librarian,IIT Delhi \Dr. Srinivasa Raghavan Professor and Head, Department of Library and Information Science, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchi Dr.Venkata Kesavan General Manager & Head, Tmes Archives & Knowledge Centre ( TAKC), Times Group, Mumbai Prof. Susmita Chakraborty Professor and Head, Department of Library and Information Science, University of Calcutta.Kolkata Organising Committee salis2020india(a)gmail.com

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