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Librarians Day-Talk-Invitation
by Chandrakumar, V. 24 Aug '19

24 Aug '19

*Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies* *The Madras Book Club * *and* *Anna Centenary Library* *Cordially invite you to a talk on* *Libraries in Chennai: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow* *By* *Mr. V Sriram* *Historian and Heritage Activist* *Prof. S. Parthasarathy * *Former Head, INSDOC (CSIR), New Delhi* * Will preside* *The program is being organized to celebrate * *The 127th Birth anniversary of Dr. S R Ranganathan, Father of Library Science in India (Librarians’ Day) * *and * *The Madras Week 2019* *Date & Time: Wednesday, August 28, 2019, 6.00 PM* *Venue: Anna Centenary Library, **Gandhi Mandapam Road, Kotturpuram,* *Chennai – 600085* *Sriram Venkatakrishnan, *a leading Historian especially in the field of Music, is an Indian entrepreneur, columnist, and heritage activist. Sriram is presently the Editor of Madras Musings. He serves as Secretary at the Music Academy, Chennai *Professor S Parthasarathy *is a Founder-Trustee of the Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies. A close associate of Dr. S.R. Ranganathan, Prof. Parthasarathy had his professional education in the Universities of Madras and Chicago. He has held several important positions including as Head of INSDOC (CSIR). He has served as a UN / UNIDO Consultant and has been on mission to several countries in Africa and elsewhere. He has also served as a member of several committees of the Indian Standards Institution (now, Bureau of Indian Standards), UGC and other bodies. He was one of the principal architects of NISSAT. *Refreshments: 5. 15 P.M* *RSVP: Dr. V Chandrakumar – 9444114271 and Mr. M K Jagadish - 9841272061* -- Dr. V. Chandrakumar Professor & Head Dept. of Library & Information Science University of Madras, Chennai 600 005 Tel: 044-2539 9674 (Office - Direct) 044-2257 9313 (Residence) Mobile: 0-94441 14271 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Research Writing
by Dp Tripathi 23 Aug '19

23 Aug '19

Dear Friends, Research Writing is a process of converting the research idea followed by collecting data and its analysis in to text with suitable process. The process seems never easy unless or until you are thorough with the selected topic and its previous research done by researcher. The list of videos mentioned below contains the information about how to write the research article and proposal. The video has the details information about different process separately in videos. Hope these videos will help the professionals to proceed smoothly with their research work and writing research work with better output. I expect your feedback in the form of your suggestions/comments at librarianguide(a)gmail.com 1. How to Write Research Article? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCkwf0qFfqo&list=PLekqhBcsqZXJY-DJLW9p_k8G7… 2. Research Writing - Literature Review https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0D4ItjTvgQ&list=PLekqhBcsqZXJY-DJLW9p_k8G7… 3. Research Writing Different Search Strategies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxTOelrE7pg&list=PLekqhBcsqZXJY-DJLW9p_k8G7… 4. Research Writing - Different Search Tools https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWTvo4ynIPM&list=PLekqhBcsqZXJY-DJLW9p_k8G7… 5. Research Writing - APA Referencing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bf1bnOOS0XU&index=5&list=PLekqhBcsqZXJY-DJL… 6. Research Writing - Introduction to Mendeley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Qrjv71oIFQ&list=PLekqhBcsqZXJY-DJLW9p_k8G7… 7. Research Writing - Installation and Login https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ia-n17CF59M&list=PLekqhBcsqZXJY-DJLW9p_k8G7… 8. Research Writing - How to Add Documents in Library with Folder and Watch Folder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ag9J9NAg3k&index=8&list=PLekqhBcsqZXJY-DJL… 9. Research Writing - How to Add Documents in Mendeley Library https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLjf3PJET1I&list=PLekqhBcsqZXJY-DJLW9p_k8G7… 10. Research Writing - How to Do Literature Search on Mendeley Catalog https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UV-EEoH7QRI&index=10&list=PLekqhBcsqZXJY-DJ… 11. Research Writing - How to Use Mendeley Suggest Option to Get Suggestions and Add in Library https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNKhnUVyaPg&list=PLekqhBcsqZXJY-DJLW9p_k8G7… 12. Research Writing - How to Manage the Documents in My Library https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWdgIHsGNkI&list=PLekqhBcsqZXJY-DJLW9p_k8G7… 13. Research Writing - How to Export Import and Merge Documents in Mendeley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoOthGbDra0&index=13&list=PLekqhBcsqZXJY-DJ… 14. Research Writing - How to Install Web Importer and Import the Document in Mendeley Library https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJrGcZkIjp4&index=14&list=PLekqhBcsqZXJY-DJ… 15. Research Writing - How to Install MS Word Plugin to Cite Reference and Insert Bibliography https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAxk6eIzDpM&list=PLekqhBcsqZXJY-DJLW9p_k8G7… 16. Research Writing - Setting the Different Options and Duplicate Check Invite Members in Mendeley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmUXGve93jQ&index=16&list=PLekqhBcsqZXJY-DJ… Your comments and feedback are welcome in order to improve the content of the videos. For more videos, you may watch the Librarian Guide at www.youtube.com/c/librarianguide Thanks DP Tripathi -- ************************************ *Dhanwantari Prakash Tripathi* MA (ECO), MLISc, HDISM, ECDL Ph.D. (Pursue) Commonwealth Fellow, University of East London ************************************ Assistant Registrar (Offg.) Acad. (UG) Assistant Librarian (Formal Staff) Biju Patnaik Central Library National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Odisha –769008 INDIA ************************************ *YouTube - Librarian Guide <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqq2XkD5KKp5W7VrMJOsGhw>* *UGC-NET Preparation Site <http://ugcnet.dptripathi.in>* ************************************ *M - +91-8895296796* *U - www.dptripathi.in <http://www.dptripathi.in> * ************************************

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Interesting Reads – 2019-08-22
by Mohan Hr 23 Aug '19

23 Aug '19

*Interesting Reads – 2019-08-22 * Read the Current Interesting Reads Post at https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/08/interesting-reads-2019-08-22.html Current IR Quiz at https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/08/ir-quiz-2019-08-22.html Archives of Interesting Reads Posts at https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/01/interesting-reads-archives-2019-201… *Articles* - How Google Plans To Use AI To Reinvent The $3 Trillion US Healthcare Industry - 'The Matrix' hit theaters 20 years ago. Many scientists and philosophers still think we're living in a simulation - 30 Most Powerful Fat Burning Fruits - Suicide attempts are hard to anticipate. A study that tracks teens’ cellphone use aims to change that - What Technology Is Most Likely to Become Obsolete During Your Lifetime? - How The Kerala Government And KSUM Are Opening Up International Doors For Indian Startups - The Amazon is burning at a rate not seen since we started keeping track. The smoke is reaching cities 2,000 miles away. - China’s herd of unicorns - What is 'blobology' and how is it transforming biology? - What Would Happen If the Whole Internet Just Shut Down All of a Sudden? - Fake Cop Allegedly Tricked Phone Companies Into Giving Him People’s Location Data - Here’s how the world could end—and what we can do about it - IEEE India Info: Apr-Jun 2019 issue articles - Career advice I wish I’d been given when I was young - Build Whats Next: Watch on Demand the sessions of India's Largest Virtual Event on Turning Data Into Insights *Events / Announcements* - Mini Tutorial on “Demystifying Embedded Systems, System on a Chip (SoC) & Raspberry Pi" on 31st Aug 2019 - Start-ups and Investors Summit on 30th Aug 2019 - "Startup Yaan" - National Space Startup Community meetup on 31st Aug 2019 - Mini Tutorial on “Demystifying Data Analytics" on 7th Sep 2019 - Transforming Healthcare With IT: THCIT-2019 at Hyderabad in Sep 2019 - TIC 2019: Tamil Internet Conference. 20-22 Sep 2019 at Chennai - National Workshop on “Cyber Security for Critical Infrastructure” at SETS Chennai during 27-28 Sep 2019 - UDS 2020: 1st International Conference on Urban Data Science. 20-21 Jan 2020 at IIT Madras *IR-Quiz* Participate in the IR Quiz – 2019-08-22 and win Rs. 250/- worth Amazon Gift Voucher from Dynamic Group. Visit https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/08/ir-quiz-2019-08-22.html *Access Links* Read the current Interesting Reads Post at https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/08/interesting-reads-2019-08-22.htm <https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/08/interesting-reads-2019-08-22.html>l Current IR Quiz at https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/08/ir-quiz-2019-08-22.html Archives of Interesting Reads Posts at https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/01/interesting-reads-archives-2019-201… *Feedback* We will be pleased to have your feedback on the “Interesting Reads” posts being sent once in five days. Pl. share the links of any interesting things you come across so that we can include them in these email posts. Also, pl. share the email ids of your colleagues, friends, peers and contacts, if you want them to be included in the google group to get regular posts. Pl. send all your communications to hrmohan.ieee(a)gmail.com With regards HR Mohan

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A web application to extract key information from journal articles
by Francis Jayakanth 22 Aug '19

22 Aug '19

The following message is being forwarded on behalf a lis-forum member as there is a technical issue in the original posting. From: fgct(a)socio.org.uk <fgct(a)socio.org.uk> Sent: 22 August 2019 15:57 Dear ALL You can get a very useful reading at https://techxplore.com/news/2019-08-web-application-key-journal-articles.amp<https://techxplore.com/news/2019-08-web-application-key-journal-articles.amp>

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Invitation to a Book exhibition
by ram sripa 22 Aug '19

22 Aug '19

Dear LIS professionals, Library and Information Center, P. E. S. College of Engineering Mandya proudly invites you all to the grand book exhibition to be held on date 28th and 29th August 2019. 4000+ technical, management and basic science related books will be displayed in the exhibition by 15 National and International Publishers. I hereby particularly request the librarians and book reading lovers (bibliophiles) in and around Mandya district not to miss this opportunity as it provides a great chance to exploit the contents of huge collection. Exhibition will be inaugurated by Dr. H. D. Chowdaiah Ex MLA and MLC, President Peoples' Education Trust, Mandya on 28th August 2019 at 10.00AM at Dr. H. D. Chowdaiah Auditorium. Your esteemed participation is anticipated. with best regards- Team Library and Information Center, PES College of Engineering, Mandya *Kodandarama MLISc, UGC-NET (PhD)* Chief Librarian PES College of Engineering Mandya 571401 Contact No: 9986800801 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Sweden's bokbåten is a floating library that brings books to residents of remote islands | MNN - Mother Nature Network
by Mohan Hr 21 Aug '19

21 Aug '19

https://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/stories/swedens-bokbaten-floatin… Very interesting -- hrmohan -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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STUDENT COLLOQUIUM
by drtc＠isibang.ac.in 21 Aug '19

21 Aug '19

Documentation Research & Training Centre (DRTC) Indian Statistical Institute 8th Mile, Mysore Road, RVCE Post Bangalore, 560 059 SEMINAR-1 (2018-2020) Title- Big Data: Problems and Hadoop as a solution Abstract In todays world, data is everywhere and in various forms which is large and difficult to store and process with the traditional systems. These types of data often referred as Big Data. In this seminar, we are going to talk about problems like storage and processing of Big Data and will discuss solutions to these problems using Hadoop. Hadoop is a Big Data analytics tool which is capable of storing the Big Data in a distributed environment and enables parallel processing. It eases our work and saves a lot of time. We will also discuss different components of Hadoop like HDFS and MapReduce. Finally, the seminar will be concluded discussing the Big Data opportunities in libraries. Speaker- Sneha Bharti Coordinator: Dr. Biswanath Dutta Date: 22-08-2019 Time: 2 p.m. Venue: DRTC Class Room (G-16), ISI Bangalore. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Food, Agriculture and Nutrition Information for Sustainable Development SIG - Exploratory meeting
by Deva, Eswara-Reddy B 20 Aug '19

20 Aug '19

Dear Colleague You are requested to attend the Exploratory Meeting on Food, Agriculture and Nutrition Information for Sustainable Development SIG Monday, 26.08.2019 at 10:45 -11:45 at Business Meeting Room-1 Session 106 Mr. Sanjay Bihani Chair elect, IFLA Division V and the Member elect, IFLA Governing Board will Chair the meeting The meeting will discuss to see if there is sufficient interest and commitment to develop the proposal further and to specify the potential purpose and activities of the special interest group. Best regards, Deva E. Reddy, Convener Associate Professor, Texas A&M University, USA devaereddy(a)tamu.edu<mailto:devaereddy@tamu.edu> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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New Contact details of NIT Rourkela Library
by vinod mishra 20 Aug '19

20 Aug '19

Dear All, Please find below the link for New Contact details of Biju Patnaik Central Library, NIT Rourkela. http://library.nitrkl.ac.in/index.php/contact-us/library-team-members With Regards, Vinod Kumar Mishra, Assistant Librarian, Biju Patnaik Central Library (BPCL), NIT Rourkela, Sundergadh-769008, Odisha, India. Mob:91+9439420860 ORCID ID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4666-7874 *"Spiritual relationship is far more precious than physical. Physical relationship divorced from spiritual is body without soul" -- Mahatma Gandhi*

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Job Posting: Project Associate in Library IIT Hyderabad
by Gayathri Gayu 20 Aug '19

20 Aug '19

Dear Moderator, Please Circulate this Job post in LIS Forum *Walk-In : Project Associate post in IIT Hyderabad* *Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad* *Telangana-502285 India* Name of the post: Project Associate Number of Post: One Pay: Rs. 27,000.00 – 74,000.00 Essential qualification: A Master Degree in Library and Information Science/Documentation with at least 55% marks or its equivalent grade of B in UGC SEVEN POINT SCALE. Familiarity with emerging information technologies and ILMS (any Library Management Software). Excellent interpersonal and Communication skills. Clear understanding of commitment to library User services function. A minimum of 3 Years working experience in a reputed research or Educational institutes. Desirable: Preference will be given to UGC NET qualified candidate. Age: Maximum Age 30 Years (As on date of Interview) Walk-In : Date & Time: 04.09.2019 (Wednesday) 9 AM How to apply: Interested candidates are requested to send their application in prescribed format to E–mail id iithlibrary(a)iith.ac.in only on or before 31-08-2019, (no need to send hardcopy of the application form). Application form (word format) - http://bit.ly/2Z4QrHE Application form (pdf format) - http://bit.ly/2Z4nlYD Advertisement - http://bit.ly/2ZeDuWW Regards, Gayathri Mohan *IITHLibrary <http://library.iith.ac.in/>**|Catalog <http://192.168.126.11/>|RAIITH <http://raiith.iith.ac.in/>|* Room.No.320|Academic Building "A" Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad |Telangana-502285 |INDIA |Phone: 040-23016044| -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Events Digest – 2019-08-19
by Mohan Hr 18 Aug '19

18 Aug '19

*Events Digest – 2019-08-19* *Presentation on “Holistic Digital Empowerment” on 21st Aug 2019* Pl. find the invite to the presentation on “Holistic Digital Empowerment” on Wednesday, 21st Aug 2019 at 5 p.m. by Mr. A. Lakshman Pillai Founder & CEO, Lpcube Systems India Pvt. Ltd. at Dept. of ECE, Anna University The PDF invite is at mm-190821-hde.pdf <http://bit.ly/2MTGkOw> To facilitate logistics, please pre-register at http://bit.ly/2MqTimJ *RSC-19: Research Scholars’ Colloquium at SSNCE on 21st Aug 2019* SSN College of Engineering (Autonomous Institute), Kalavakkam in association with ACM Chennai Professional Chapter & IEEE CS Madras Chapter is organizing Research Scholars’ Colloquium (RSC’19) on 21st August 2019. For a PDF announcement, please visit: http://www.ssn.edu.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/RSC_Brochure.pdf For registration: https://bit.ly/2XCobuk *UX meetup session and presentation on "Best Practices in User Experience Design" on 24th Aug 2019* Pl. find the invite for the UX meetup session and presentation on "Best Practices in User Experience Design" on 24th Aug 2019 at CS25, Dept of CSE, IIT Madras. The formal PDF invite is at https://drive.google.com/open?id=1E4U4I32nrLIJ32xlylGMvA9sc8lLnA7s To facilitate logistics, please pre-register at http://bit.ly/2ZDGwER *Webinar on “IEEE Guide to Autonomous Vehicle Technology” on 27th Aug 2019* You are invited to participate in a live complimentary IEEE course program webinar entitled, “IEEE Guide to Autonomous Vehicle Technology,” presented by Dr. Alexander M. Wyglinski, Dr. Nasser Lashgarian Azad, and Dr. Steve Vozar. Date & Time: Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (9.30 p.m. IST) For more details and to register pl. visit http://bit.ly/2TIpwLR *Start-ups and Investors Summit on 30th Aug 2019* The Start-ups and Investors Summit on the theme “Road to Sustenance and Scaling of startups” is being organised on 30th Aug 2019 (Friday) at Veltech Dr.Rangarajan Dr.Saguntala R & D Institute of Science and Technology, Avadi, Chennai For the PDF brochure pl. visit https://drive.google.com/open?id=1foqzTiUqq7yPpEzFD89zckkr9MxZ8esy Pl. register at *https://forms.gle/Mfu7f9m2WhxFEAvVA (Rs.750) <https://forms.gle/Mfu7f9m2WhxFEAvVA>* *Mini Tutorial on “Demystifying Embedded Systems, System on a Chip (SoC) & Raspberry Pi" on 31st Aug 2019* Pl. find the announcement & call for participation in the Mini Tutorial on “Demystifying Embedded Systems, System on a Chip (SoC) & Raspberry Pi" on 31st Aug 2019.from 9.00 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Institute of Technology, OMR Road, Chennai – 600119. For a PDF announcement pl. visit https://drive.google.com/open?id=1gtTY8UA3vF82CtReKxssmgKprL5vOm56 A nominal registration fee of Rs. 150/- (for members of IEEE, ACM, CSI, SPIN, eWIT, CySI, ISACA and students & faculty of MSEC, SJIT,) and Rs. 200/- (for others) is payable at the time of registration. The fee includes: kit, tea, and participation certificate. To participate, pl. register through https://in.explara.com/e/demystifying-embedded-systems As seats are limited, early registration is suggested. *Mini Tutorial on “**Demystifying Data Analytics" on 7th Sep 2019* Pl. find an announcement and call for participation in the mini tutorial on "Demystifying Data Analytics" on 7th Sep 2019 at the Seminar Hall, Meenakshi Sundararajan Engineering College, Kodambakkam, Chennai- 600024. For the PDF announcement pl. visit http://ieeecs-madras.managedbiz.com/pgms/2019/mini-tut-190907-da.pdf To participate, pl. register through https://in.explara.com/e/mini-tutorial-on-demystifying-data-analytics As the seats are limited, early registration is suggested. *TIC 2019: Tamil Internet Conference. 20-22 Sep 2019 at Chennai* The 18th Edition of Tamil Internet Conference (TIC 2019), is jointly organized by International Forum for Information Technology in Tamil (INFITT) and Anna University, Chennai, India from September 20-22, 2019 . TIC 2019 invites the submission of technical papers from researchers who are involved in different aspects of Tamil Computing and Information Technology to send their research work for presentation in one of the technical sessions of the main track of the conference which will be held in Anna University Chennai, India during the above period. TIC 2019 welcomes double-blind anonymous submissions on significant, original, and previously unpublished research on all the aspects of Tamil computing. Kindly go through the attached brochure to know the scope of the conference. More details at https://tamilinternetconference.org/tic2019 *National Workshop on “Cyber Security for Critical Infrastructure” at SETS Chennai during 27-28 Sep 2019* Society for Electronic Transactions and Security & Centre For Development Of Advanced Computing in association with CSI, IEEE CS & ACM are oraganisisng a two days workshop on “Cyber Security for Critical Infrastructure” at SETS Chennai during 27-28 Sep 2019. Workshop brochure at https://www.setsindia.in/PdfDocs/CSCI_BROC.pdf Registration Form at https://www.setsindia.in/PdfDocs/CSCI_REG.pdf *UDS 2020: 1st International Conference on Urban Data Science. 20-21 Jan 2020 at IIT Madras* IIT Madras and Rochester Institute of Technology, USA are jointly organising an International Conf on Urban Data Science during 20-21 Jan 2019 at IIT Madras. It is sponsored by ACM Chennai & supported by IEEE CS Madras. Paper Submission Deadline: 1st October, 2019 CFP announcement at http://dos.iitm.ac.in/UDS2020/CFP_UDS.pdf For more details pl. visit http://dos.iitm.ac.in/UDS2020/ Pl. participate and get benefited With regards HR Mohan Chair, ACM Chennai Chair, Spl Events & Imm Past Chair, IEEE CS Madras

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Survey . Please provide your early response
by Dr Ramesh C Gaur 18 Aug '19

18 Aug '19

Dear colleagues, I am undertaking a survey of documentary heritage relating to the Silk Road that exists at the national level in Indian libraries, archives, museums, government repositories and private collection. Please provide your response using questionnaire given at the links given below https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScjYq4rIHCxHzC1P1US_qLzkudM6e8irNt… Short Link is https://forms.gle/CsQcSyEyypFhifYo8 Additional information may be sent to me on my email ID gaur(a)ignca.nic.in. An early response preferably by August 22, 2019 will be appreciated. Regards Ramesh ******************************************************************************************Dr. Ramesh C. Gaur, PGDCA, MLISc,Ph.D. Fulbright Scholar (Virginia Tech, USA) Director (Library & Information in HAG Pay Scale) & Head, Kalanidhi Division Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts (IGNCA) (Autonomous body of Ministry of Culture, Government of India) 11 Man Singh Road, New Delhi-110001 Mob: 9810066244 Ph.(Off) 011-23388333 e-mail; (1) rcgaur66(a)gmail.com (2) gaur(a)ignca.nic.in,website: www.ignca.gov.in Profile: http://ignca.gov.in/PDF_data/profile_of_dr_ramesh_c_gaur.pdf **************************************************************************************** Member International Advisory committee (IAC), UNESCO Memory of the world Programme and National Coordinator- Expert's Group UNESCO MoW Programme in India, Member-IFLA RSCAO and ARL Section, Governing Council-INFLIBNET, NDLTD Board of Directors, International Consultative Committee on DIgital Dunhuang Project, China, UGC National Committee on Plagiarism Regulations, member of over 20 Library Advisory Committee / Boards of Many Central Universities and other institutions , Awards-Have received 10 National and International awards, Have visited 22 countries in relation to various professional assignments ------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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One Day Training Program @RVCE, Bengaluru
by Satish S 18 Aug '19

18 Aug '19

Department of Library & Information Centre and IQAC RVCE, Bengaluru in collaboration with VTU, Belagavi is organizing One Day Training Program on "Effective Utilization of VTU Consortium e-resources" on 21/08/2019 for VTU affiliated Engineering Colleges, Bengaluru, South Zone. The registration is limited on first come first serve basis. Last date for registration is 18-08-2019, Please confirm your participation on or before 19/08/2019 by mail/phone. Contact person's details is given below for further details. Contact Persons: 1. Dr. T.R. Sridevi Librarian Dept. of Library and Information Centre, RVCE, MOBILE-9449517483. email id-sridevitr(a)rvce.edu.in 2. Sandeepu MOBILE-9740664980. email id-sandeepu(a)rvce.edu.in 3. Satish S MOBILE-9242311848. email id-srisanayak(a)gmail.com / satishs(a)rvce.edu.in With regards... Satish S

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KJIST - First open access LIS journal from Kerala launched.
by Sriram V 17 Aug '19

17 Aug '19

Dear All, The Kerala Library Association Journal of Information Science & Technology (KJIST) was launched with the release of the inaugural issue (Vol. 1 No. 1 July 2018) on 21st November 2018 at 2:00 PM at the DLIS Hall, Kerala University Library Building, Thiruvananthapuram by Dr. Rajan Gurukkal (Vice - Chairman, Kerala State Higher Education Council). KJIST is the first open access library and information science journal published from Kerala. All the articles are available for free download and reading at http://kjist.in KJIST is available in print format too. Details of print subscription is given here http://kjist.in/index.php/kjist/about Wishing you all a very happy reading. Regards, Dr. K.P. Vijayakumar, Edotor-in-Chief, KJIST --------- Thanks and Regards, V Sriram Chief Librarian CDS, Thiruvananthapuram Mob: +91 9447251892 Email: vsrirams(a)gmail.com Blog: https://vsrirams.wordpress.com/ orcid.org/0000-0002-6063-2566

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Need Full Text Article
by Ishwar Goudar 17 Aug '19

17 Aug '19

Friends, I would appreciate in getting the following full Text Article: C.S. Vicas, K. Namratha, M.B. Nayan, K. Byrappa. Synthesis of Manganese doped BiVO4 With Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity via Hydrothermal method. *Material Focus*, 2017, Vol.6, pp. 636-640 (5) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1166/mat.2017.1459 Regards, Dr I.R.N. Goudar "Access E-Resources for Academic and Research Excellence" *- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -* Dr. I.R.N. Goudar - Adjunct Professor, Mangalore University - Ex. Visiting Professor Cum Library Adviser Bangalore University Library, BANGALORE - 560056 - Ex. Visiting Professor Cum Library Adviser, UoM, Mysore - Ex. Scientist 'G' and Head, ICAST, NAL, Bangalore - Ex. Dy Librarian, IITM, Chennai - Ex. Scientist (Information), IICT, Hyderabad - Fulbright Scholar, Univ. of Michigan and Columbia Univ, USA (1995-96) - British Council Scholar (1982-83) E-mail: goudarishwar(a)gmail.com Mob: 91+9611165781

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CFP- Mini Tutorial on "Demystifying Data Analytics" on 7th Sep 2019
by Mohan Hr 16 Aug '19

16 Aug '19

Dear all Pl. find an announcement and call for participation in the mini tutorial on "Demystifying Data Analytics" on 7th Sep 2019 at the Seminar Hall, Meenakshi Sundararajan Engineering College, Kodambakkam, Chennai- 600024. For the PDF announcement pl. visit http://ieeecs-madras.managedbiz.com/pgms/2019/mini-tut-190907-da.pdf To participate, pl. register through https://in.explara.com/e/mini-tutorial-on-demystifying-data-analytics As the seats are limited, early registration is suggested. With regards HR Mohan Chairman, ACM Chennai Chairman, Spl-Events, IEEE CS, Madras ANNOUNCEMENT ====================================== *IEEE Computer Society, Madras Chapter* *ACM Chennai Professional Chapter* *In association with * *Amitysoft Technologies Pvt Ltd, Chennai* *Meenakshi Sundararajan Engineering College, Chennai* *Organize a Mini Tutorial * *on * *“Demystifying Data Analytics”* *Resource Persons* *K. R. Jayakumar, CEO, Amitysoft* *S. Rohini, Head, Advanced Technology Labs, Amitysoft* *on Saturday, 7th Sep 2019 from 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. * *at* *Seminar Hall, Meenakshi Sundararajan Engineering College* *Kodambakkam, Chennai- 600024* *Programme * *9.00 a.m. : Registration :: 9.30 a.m. Session 1 :: 11.00 a.m. Tea :: 11.15 a.m. Session 2 * *About the Mini Tutorial*: Data Analytics involves mining of data to identifying trends, patterns and useful information from a set of existing data which will be of little use if not analysed. ‘Use it or Lose it’ principle applies to the data as good as it fits for the brain. Data analytics helps in analysing the value chain of business and enable organizations make more-informed decisions. It is also used by scientists and researchers to verify or disprove scientific models, theories and hypotheses. In this mini tutorial on ‘Demystifying Data Analytics’, we will discuss statistical thinking as a foundation to apply data analytics followed by learning how data analytics techniques help in making better decisions. There will be a session on real time examples in various domains followed by a session to provide an overview of tools/ technologies for Data Analytics. The mini tutorial sessions will broadly cover: · Statistical Thinking · Data Analytics for Better Decision-Making : Descriptive, Inferential, Predictive and Prescriptive · Data Analytics Applications: Marketing & sales, Web & Social Media, Supply Chain & Logistics, Risk Management and Software Engineering · Tools & Technology: R, Python, Tableau A participation certificate will be presented to those who qualify in the test to be administered at the end of the tutorial. *Registration:* A nominal registration fee of Rs. 150/- (for members of IEEE, ACM, CSI, SPIN, eWIT, CySI, ISACA and students & faculty of MSEC, SJIT) and Rs. 200/- (for others) will be payable at the time of registration. The fee includes: kit, tea, and participation certificate. *To participate, pl. register through https://in.explara.com/e/mini-tutorial-on-demystifying-data-analytics <https://in.explara.com/e/mini-tutorial-on-demystifying-data-analytics>* To facilitate personal interaction, the number of participants will be limited and the registration will be first come first served basis. For additional details and queries, pl. contact: Mr. S. Johnson, 8825961381, johnson(a)amitysoft.com <http://../tut-iot/Johnson@amitysoft.com>

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National Seminar cum Workshop on "Academic Integrity and Reference Management Tools" on 24th August, 2019 @ PCACS, New Panvel, Maharashtra
by sanjay munavalli 16 Aug '19

16 Aug '19

Dear Sir/Madam, Kindly accept the greetings from PCACS. We express our pleasure that we are going to host a National Seminar cum Workshop on "Academic Integrity and Reference Management Tools" in association with Indian Library Association and University of Mumbai on 24th August,2019 at Pillai College of Arts,Commerce and Science, Navi Mumbai,Maharashtra. For more details visit to :https://pcacs.ac.in/events/national-seminar/ Last date for registration : 20 August,2019 Looking forward to a positive interaction. Sanjay B.Munavalli,Ph.D Librarian Mahatma Education Scoiety's Pillai College of Arts,Commerce and Science (Autonomous) Dr.K.M.Vasudevan Pillai Campus 10,Sector 16,New Panvel-410 206 Tel:2745 1700/6100[Ext.128] Mob:0+91+9833702304 E-Mail:pcacslibrary@mes.ac.in Web: https://pcacs.ac.in

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Dr. S. R Ranganathan award for the best librarian
by Narenthiran R 14 Aug '19

14 Aug '19

Dear Friends I am glad to let you know that I have been conferred the Dr S.R. Ranganathan award for the Best Librarian 2019. This award has been instituted by Dr. D. Ravikumar, M.A., B.L., Ph.D., Member of Parliament (Vilupuram, TN)consituency , Author and Translator. This was published in /The New Indian Express /dated 13.08.2019. Please see the link: http://epaper.newindianexpress.com/c/42443673. I am humbly dedicating this award and recognition to my professors during (1988-1990) P. Sankaralingam, Dr. K.S. Raghavan, Dr. A. Amudhavalli, Dr. Manorama Srinath, R. K. Seethapathy and M.S. Subramaniam of DLIS, University of Madras. Thank you With regards -- *Dr. R. Narenthiran* http://www.ifpindia.org/narenthiran-r Librarian French Institute of Pondicherry 11, Saint Louis Street P.B.33, Pondicherry 605001 Ph: 0091 - 413 - 2231661 Mobile : 9442934327 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Conference on Artificial Intelligence at TISS, Mumbai
by Anand Dodamani 14 Aug '19

14 Aug '19

Dear All, The Centre for Hospital Management, School of Health Systems Studies, TISS in association with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is going to organise a national conference on Artificial Intelligence in Health Informatics & Virtual Reality during 30th & 31st August, 2019 in TISS, Mumbai Campus. The conference aims to provide a platform for the exchange of information on the latest trend in AI and how the trends are helping achieve Sustainable Healthcare Development. The information science professionals working in Health Sciences Libraries and those who are interested in knowing more about the use of A.I. in health sector may attend the conference. We also request you to spread this news among the medical practitioners in your network. To know more about the conference, please visit the link: https://www.tiss.edu/view/5/mumbai-campus/school-of-health-systems-studies/… With regards, Anand Dodamani -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Senior Library Assistant required for BITS Pilani, Pilani campus Library
by girish kunkur 14 Aug '19

14 Aug '19

Dear Sir, I request you to kindly release this mail in LIS Forum _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Applications are invited for the post of Senior Library Assistant in BITS Pilani, Pilani campus. For detailed Job Description, Qualification, Skills and Compensation, please visit the link below: http://www.bits-pilani.ac.in/pilani/ntpositions The application should be sent through email to HR Manager, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus Email id: hr.manager(a)pilani.bits-pilani.ac.in With regards Giridhar Kunkur Librarian Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani Pilani Campus Vidya Vihar Pilani 333031, Rajasthan, India Phone: +91 1596-515241 Fax: +91 1596 244183 Email: giridhar.kunkur(a)pilani.bits-pilani.ac.in<mailto:giridhar.kunkur@pilani.bits-pilani.ac.in> University Website:http://www.bits-pilani.ac.in/ Library Website: http://library.bits-pilani.ac.in<http://library.bits-pilani.ac.in/> ________________________________ From: LIS-Forum <lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> on behalf of lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in <lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2019 4:31 PM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> Subject: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 197, Issue 29 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. Recruitment of Library Information Assistant Trainee IISER Thiruvananthapuram (Jayaraj) 2. Re: NEP2019 & library (Abha sinha) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 10:52:00 +0000 (UTC) From: Jayaraj <jrjayaraj(a)yahoo.com> To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] Recruitment of Library Information Assistant Trainee IISER Thiruvananthapuram Message-ID: <1200113542.4161888.1565693520006(a)mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Number of Vacancies: One Age Limit: 28 years as on 01/08/ 2019 Stipend: Rs. 20,000/- per month. Duration: The duration of traineeship will be for one year. Interview Date: 19 August 2019 Date and time of reporting: 09.00 AM on 19 August 2019. Venue for written test & interview: IISER TVM Campus, Maruthamala P.O, Vithura, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala Check the link for details: IISER Thiruvananthapuram | | | | IISER Thiruvananthapuram | | |

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Recruitment of Library Information Assistant Trainee IISER Thiruvananthapuram
by Jayaraj 13 Aug '19

13 Aug '19

Number of Vacancies: One Age Limit: 28 years as on 01/08/ 2019 Stipend: Rs. 20,000/- per month. Duration: The duration of traineeship will be for one year. Interview Date: 19 August 2019 Date and time of reporting: 09.00 AM on 19 August 2019. Venue for written test & interview: IISER TVM Campus, Maruthamala P.O, Vithura, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala Check the link for details: IISER Thiruvananthapuram | | | | IISER Thiruvananthapuram | | |

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by K.S. Raghavan 13 Aug '19

13 Aug '19

Dear Moderator: Please broadcast the following message via LIS-FORUM University of Mysore Department of Studies in Library and Information Science Manasagangotri, Mysuru * Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science (SRELS) * Mysore University Information and Library Science Alumni Network (MILAN) Cordially invite you to National Librarians' Day Celebrations (127th Birthday of Dr. S.R. Ranganathan) Mr. P. Jayarajan. MBE (Former Head, British Council Libraries (India)) will speak on "The Public Library System of India: Future Possibilities" Prof. P. Venkataramaiah Former Vice- Chancellor, Kuvempu University will preside Date & Time: 21-08-2019, 3.00 PM *** Venue: Dr.S.R. Ranganathan Hall, DOS in LIS, University of Mysore Manasagangotri, Mysuru-570006 __________________________________________________ Dr. M. V. Sunil Prof. Khaiser Jahan Begum Prof. K.S. Raghavan K. S. Raghavan Dean (Academic) (Retd.) University of Madras Professor (Retd.) DRTC, Indian Statistical Institute Visiting Scientist (Retd.), Centre for Knowledge Analytics & Ontological Engineering, PES University, Bangalore Member-Secretary, Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science Secretary, Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies Editor, SRELS Journal of Information Management -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for Paper
by Dr Mange Ram 13 Aug '19

13 Aug '19

Dear Professional The following paper is required for our Researcher. Moudud-Ul-Huq, Syed. (2014). The Role of Artificial Intelligence in the Development of Accounting Systems: A Review. The IUP Journal of Accounting Research and Auditing Practices. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281115556_The_Role_of_Artificial_I… Dr.Mange Ram University Librarian Central Library Dayalbagh Educational Institute Deemed University), Dayalbagh Agra-5 (UP)INDIA Mail: mram72ster(a)gmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] NEP2019 & library
by Abha sinha 13 Aug '19

13 Aug '19

On Mon, Aug 12, 2019, 21:35 Abha sinha <abhasinha43(a)gmail.com wrote: > I am serving at nalanda in Bihar famous for ancient library shrine.,thats > why self learning centres , "Library". is heart of academic institution.we > r in information era, Library at root level ,primary,secondary, senior > secondary, needs attractive infrastructure, uniform modern furniture & > fixture.Tech, automation needs training & updated staff.staffing needs > rethinking like in +2 institution 03 staff must be appointed.facilities for > weeding/ preservation guidelines. Librarians should never be penalized for > book lost by the users. Implement " makers place" with 3 D printers with > additional space, smart room facility must be in Library. Uninterrupted > power supply with AC ,modern visiters corner, career counselling corner > will promote ornamental look,for users.internet with high speed.last but > not the list Librarian+ users+ books/ ICT when integrate produce enormous > mental energy to except any challenge. We Librarians r there to built > morally strong society & I am proud that I am a Librarian. Writing in > memory of Dr Ranganathan.with regards,Abha Sinha, Librarian,jnv, Rajgir, > Nalanda, Bihar,803113. >

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Retrospective review of PhD research quality
by Santosh C. Hulagabali 12 Aug '19

12 Aug '19

Dear all, My following article posted on LSE blog may be of interest to you. "India’s retrospective review of PhD research quality is set to significantly change research practices" https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2019/08/09/indias-retrospect… I welcome your feedback. Regards,

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