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RIMS - National Conference 2019
by Dr.vedamurthyyn＠gmail.com 10 Jul '19

10 Jul '19

Dear Sir / Madam, Greetings from *Ramaiah Institute of Management Studies/Sciences (RIMS)* !! RIMS in association with the Public Relations Council of India (PRCI) is proud to host the National Conference on *Innovations and Emerging Trends for a Sustainable Global Economy* on *September 6, 2019 *at *Bangalore**.* We invite prospective authors to present their papers, research findings, innovations, creative problem-solving approaches and technology application from the following broad field of Management. *Tracks:* General Management, Marketing, Operations, Banking & Finance, Library Science and Human Resource. *Key Highlights of the conference include, but are not limited to:* § Presented papers will be published in *UGC Approved Journals* and *RIMS Journal of Management* § Outstanding contribution in a research track will receive *Best Paper Award* § Plenary sessions and interface with *Academic & Industry experts* The conference aims to provide an opportunity to the thought leaders to exchange new ideas with industry experts and analysts for a sustainable global and gig economy. We request you to kindly peruse the appended brochure and revert for any further information / clarification, as we look forward for your valued participation. *Dr. Vedamurthy. Y. N* Librarian *Ramaiah Institute of Management Studies/Sciences* No. 15, New BEL Road, MSRIT Post, M. S. Ramaiah Nagar, Bangalore – 560 054 Tel: +91 80 23607640, 23607641, 23607579 Mob: +91 98804 00501 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Budget 2019, Books & Libraries
by Sathyanarayana NV 10 Jul '19

10 Jul '19

The union budget for 2019-20 presented by our fist lady Finance Minister of India has something literally striking at book lovers and libraries. This is perhaps the first budget since 1947 that has taxed printed books by levying 5% import duty. The reason given is: this step would promote local publishing industry. Should a democratic society discriminate knowledge by its origin? Such a step was attempted in Karnataka when S M Krishna was the Chief Minister. The tax was rolled back quickly as the authors’ community, publishers and the Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) strongly protested then. If there is one thing in the world that knows no boundary, it is knowledge. Knowledge by nature is universal. Books are the most reverential symbol and embodiment of knowledge. Taxing books and knowledge on the grounds of their origin is a highly retrograde steps. There are already protests in the media seeking to roll-back this tax. It is time the libraries and publishing industry come out and appeal to the Government through their respective professional groups and associations. |N. V. Sathyanarayana| |Chairman & Managing Director|Informatics India Ltd.|Bangalore 560004|INDIA| |www.informaticsglobal.com| -- *Confidentiality Notice: *T*his electronic message transmission, including any attachment(s), may contain confidential, proprietary, or privileged information from Informatics Publishing Limited. If you are not the intended recipient, be advised that any dissemination, copying, distribution, printing or use of the contents of the information contained in this electronic message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this electronic message by error, please destroy all copies of the message and contact the sender immediately by either replying to this message or calling 91-80-40387777.*

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Invitation for Consultative meeting on Draft NEP – 2019
by Pandurang Konnur 10 Jul '19

10 Jul '19

Dear Professional Friends, LIS Academy in collaboration with RRI Library is organizing a Consultative meeting of LIS Experts, peers and leading educationists to suggest the inclusion of roles and responsibilities of Library and information centers in the Draft NEP – 2019 About the Meeting: The ambitious Draft National Education Policy – 2019 proposed by the MHRD is under serious discussion among the Educationists and Academics of our country. The document was penned by an eminent team of experts comprising of eminent Scholars and Educationist of India and abroad. Lots of thought process has gone behind the preparation of these 477 pages of Draft Policy Document. Thanks to the hard and intellectual efforts put in by the Committee. It is anticipated that this new Education Policy will bring a phenomenal change in our educational system. The LIS Academy welcomes the ambitious initiative of MHRD. While going through the report, it is observed that the Libraries and information centers being a basic and vital infrastructure in an education system, have be marginalized in the draft report. Several senior LIS professionals have raised various issues on discussion forums with respect to the non-inclusion of role of libraries in different sectors of Education System in the draft NEP-2019. To discuss and deliberate the issues related to libraries in Draft NEP, it is proposed to bring all LIS pioneers / experts and eminent educationists into a common platform and suggest to the MHRD to include the desired suggestions in the draft policy document while finalizing the same. Hence a draft memorandum will be prepared by LIS Academy after consolidating the views of the experts. The LIS- Academy is planning to organise a consultative meeting of peers and experts on 20th July 2019 from 11 AM to 5 PM, at Auditorium, RRI, Bangalore. It is requested to all experts from LIS profession, Peers from education sector, publishing industry are invited for the consultative meeting to brainstorm the issues and consolidate the suggestions leading to the preparation of draft memorandum. About the Organizers: LIS Academy: The acronym LIS Academy stands for “Library & Information Science Academy”. Like-minded library professionals have established LIS Academy in the year 2016 as a professional, Charitable Trust to work for the development of the Profession and to assist Libraries with the state-of-art technology. The primary focus is to provide need-based service to the profession and to work for the advancement of Library and Information Science (LIS). The current focus of LIS Academy is to reach the unreached LIS professionals with rural settings to minimize the digital divide. It also aims at the working for the Public Libraries, the segment which almost remains as an area of neglect. RRI Library: The RRI library has been developed around the library started by Prof. C. V. Raman. After the institute’s activities enlarged from 1972 onwards, library’s collection developed in the new areas of research activities. Its collection is strong in the areas of astronomy and astrophysics, theoretical physics, optics and liquid crystals. The Library is used not only by the scientists of RRI but also by other researchers belonging to Indian Institute of Science, Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, National Aerospace Laboratories, National Centre for Biological Sciences, TIFR Centre for Applicable Mathematics etc. Who can attend this Meeting: All the LIS Professionals who have gone through the Draft National Education Policy Document and desires to propose their viewpoints for inclusion in the Draft Policy can attend the meeting voluntarily and contribute their inputs for preparation of memorandum to be submitted to the MHRD. The print copy of the draft NEP will be tabled and key issues included in the Draft NEP along with the Discussion points will be presented by the organizers. Ample amount of time will be allowed for discussion and every individuals opinion will be recorded for further inclusion in the memorandum. This meeting is neither a workshop nor a seminar. No participation certificates will be issued to the participants. No TA/DA will be paid to the attendees. However, Tea, Snacks and working lunch will be served during the meeting. The draft NEP, the views expressed by some of the LIS Experts on different forums, and the policy guidelines suggested by some of the LIS Experts to the members of the committee of draft NEP way back in 2017 are placed on the LIS Academy website at <http://lisacademy.org>. Efforts will also be put to place the key points of NEP and the proposed Discussion points on the LIS Academy website before the scheduled date of Meeting. ALL ARE WELCOME Dr.P.V.Konnur President, LIS Academy Thanks & Regards, * Dr. P. V. Konnur* *Former LIS Professor*, *Fulbright Scholar* - (UIUC, USA) *Adviser - VTU Consortium, * *Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi - 590 018, * *Chairman* - State Level Book Selection Committee, Karnataka *President* - LIS Academy, Bangalore *Member of Syndicate*, KUVEMPU University, Shivamogga, Karnataka, India *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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Interesting Reads – 2019-07-08
by Mohan Hr 10 Jul '19

10 Jul '19

*Interesting Reads – 2019-07-08 * Read the Current Interesting Reads Post at https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/07/interesting-reads-2019-07-08.html Current IR Quiz at https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/07/ir-quiz-2019-07-08.html Archives of Interesting Reads Posts at https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/01/interesting-reads-archives-2019-201… *Articles* - How to become a project manager: A cheat sheet - Are passwords obsolete? 5 things that could replace them - DARPA’S $1.5-Billion Remake of U.S. Electronics: Progress Report - What's shaping the future of UI and UX design - Top 15 Trends in the Medical Robots disrupting Healthcare Industry - What can we do for Indian Start-up Ecosystem; I say - A lot - Aesthetic Computing - 20 Amazing Commercials to Inspire the Greatness in You - 23 health and science books you should read this summer - How Anger Affects the Brain and Body - ‘True Gen’: Generation Z and its implications for companies - The future of women at work: Transitions in the age of automation - The complete list of alternatives to all Google products - How To Remember What You Read - Bonus: Unexpected lessons from the animal world *Events / Announcements* - Mini Tutorial on “Demystifying Internet of Things (IoT)” on 20th Jul 2019 - UX meetup with a presentation on Academic UX on 27th Jul 2019 at IIT Madras - Call For Papers to Special Sessions: IEEE TENCON 2019 at Kochi during 17-19 Oct 2019. Last date 15th Jul 2019 - NPTEL: Enrolment for 358 courses in July to Dec 2019 semester is open now - UGAM - Legrand Scholarship for Girls in engineering & architecture colleges - HCL Tech Bee: Preparing students for entry level IT jobs - TIC 2019: Tamil Internet Conference. 20-22 Sep 2019 at Chennai - CSI’s 53rd Annual Convention – 27-29 Sep 2019 at Udaipur - IEEE INDICON-2019 at Marwadi University, Rajkot, Gujarat during 13-15 Dec 2019 *IR-Quiz* Participate in the IR Quiz – 2019-07-08 and win Rs. 250/- worth Amazon Gift Voucher from Dynamic Group. Visit https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/07/ir-quiz-2019-07-08.html *Access Links* Read the current Interesting Reads Post at https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/07/interesting-reads-2019-07-08.html Current IR Quiz at https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/07/ir-quiz-2019-07-08.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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Re: [LIS-Forum] LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 196, Issue 10
by Abha sinha 09 Jul '19

09 Jul '19

levying 5%import duty will harm noble writers, publishers,users too inthe process.Its totally objectionable. regards:abha sinha. On Mon, 8 Jul 2019 at 17:28, <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: Budget 2019, Books & Libraries (Meera B. M.) > 2. Re: Budget 2019, Books & Libraries (Usha Mukunda) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2019 09:32:39 +0530 (IST) > From: "Meera B. M." <meera(a)rri.res.in> > To: lis-forum <LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> > Cc: Sathyanarayana NV <sathya(a)informaticsglobal.com>, Mysore Jagadish > <jsss1950(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Budget 2019, Books & Libraries > Message-ID: > <188662187.3424347.1562558559712.JavaMail.zimbra(a)rri.res.in> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > Dear All, > > Knowledge is democratic too. So, whatever Sathy has mentioned is perfectly > right. > > Regards > Meera > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mysore Jagadish" <jsss1950(a)gmail.com> > To: "Sathyanarayana NV" <sathya(a)informaticsglobal.com> > Cc: "lis-forum" <LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> > Sent: Sunday, July 7, 2019 7:57:13 PM > Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Budget 2019, Books & Libraries > > Very right. Knowledge has no boundaries. > Jagadish > > On Sun, Jul 7, 2019, 17:36 Sathyanarayana NV <sathya(a)informaticsglobal.com > > > wrote: > > > The union budget for 2019-20 presented by our fist lady Finance Minister > > of India has something literally striking at book lovers and libraries. > > This is perhaps the first budget since 1947 that has taxed printed books > by > > levying 5% import duty. The reason given is: this step would promote > local > > publishing industry. Should a democratic society discriminate knowledge > by > > its origin? > > > > Such a step was attempted in Karnataka when S M Krishna was the Chief > > Minister. The tax was rolled back quickly as the authors’ community, > > publishers and the Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) strongly > > protested then. > > > > If there is one thing in the world that knows no boundary, it is > knowledge. > > Knowledge by nature is universal. Books are the most reverential symbol > > and embodiment of knowledge. Taxing books and knowledge on the grounds > of > > their origin is a highly retrograde steps. There are already protests > in > > the media seeking to roll-back this tax. It is time the libraries and > > publishing industry come out and appeal to the Government through their > > respective professional groups and associations. > > > > > > |N. V. Sathyanarayana| > > |Chairman & Managing Director|Informatics India Ltd.|Bangalore > > 560004|INDIA| > > |www.informaticsglobal.com| > > > > -- > > *Confidentiality Notice: *T*his electronic message transmission, > including > > any attachment(s), may contain confidential, proprietary, or privileged > > information from Informatics Publishing Limited. If you are not the > > intended recipient, be advised that any dissemination, copying, > > distribution, printing or use of the contents of the information > contained > > in this electronic message is strictly prohibited. If you have received > > this electronic message by error, please destroy all copies of the > message > > and contact the sender immediately by either replying to this message or > > calling 91-80-40387777.* > >

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Budget 2019, Books & Libraries- my response to tax in imported books
by Manjunath K 08 Jul '19

08 Jul '19

Dear Colleagues, Our senior well-wisher Sathyanarayana has said rightly that knowledge has no boundary. The FM should not have considered imported books under tax range. We librarians are at receiving end and may have limited voice against policy makers/Govt. but we should not escape from the scene that it is not our problem. It is our problem and our professionals and LIS forums/associations should take steps raise collective voice. Like many NGOs do, Let our associations/forums seek collective opinion through survey and submit it to Govt for consideration and show our concern. At the same time our business partners such as publishers, distributors, vendors and their Associations should raise their voice against taxing on imported books. Supporting national publishers and authors is a welcoming act. But it should ensure that similar quality products are in market and authors also contribute to high quality books. Let Govt takes step to encourage authors to write high quality books and the market is blessed with quality products, teachers also may prefer national books. Let Govt. create self-sufficient environment. Govt of India is creating several institutions/Universities of Eminence in the country. Let these institutions enrich the country with publications of eminence and matching international standards. When our mother land is able to publish world class books and journals, our academicians dependency on international research papers and books get reduced significantly and we may see our publications sparkling in international markets. Let govt. extend all support and encouragement to make country embedded with very high quality books and journals. International publishers who are proud of quality publications and charging us heavily should feel the heat of competition from India. Let us wish India stands very of high with its quality intellectual output and give tough competitions against heavy charging publishers and create a fear of replacement. With Regards, Manjunatha --------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Manjunatha K Chief Librarian T.A. Pai Management Institute Manipal – 576 104, Karnataka, India Ph: 0820 – 2701105/ Mob: +917349255658/9972425417 Email: manjunath(a)tapmi.edu.in; manjunathak(a)gmail.com ----------------------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: LIS-Forum [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in] On Behalf Of Mysore Jagadish Sent: Sunday, July 7, 2019 7:57 PM To: Sathyanarayana NV Cc: lisforum Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Budget 2019, Books & Libraries Very right. Knowledge has no boundaries. Jagadish On Sun, Jul 7, 2019, 17:36 Sathyanarayana NV <sathya(a)informaticsglobal.com> wrote: > The union budget for 2019-20 presented by our fist lady Finance > Minister of India has something literally striking at book lovers and libraries. > This is perhaps the first budget since 1947 that has taxed printed > books by levying 5% import duty. The reason given is: this step would > promote local publishing industry. Should a democratic society > discriminate knowledge by its origin? > > Such a step was attempted in Karnataka when S M Krishna was the Chief > Minister. The tax was rolled back quickly as the authors’ community, > publishers and the Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) > strongly protested then. > > If there is one thing in the world that knows no boundary, it is knowledge. > Knowledge by nature is universal. Books are the most reverential > symbol and embodiment of knowledge. Taxing books and knowledge on the > grounds of their origin is a highly retrograde steps. There are > already protests in the media seeking to roll-back this tax. It is > time the libraries and publishing industry come out and appeal to the > Government through their respective professional groups and associations. > > > |N. V. Sathyanarayana| > |Chairman & Managing Director|Informatics India Ltd.|Bangalore > 560004|INDIA| > |www.informaticsglobal.com| > > -- > *Confidentiality Notice: *T*his electronic message transmission, > including any attachment(s), may contain confidential, proprietary, or > privileged information from Informatics Publishing Limited. If you are > not the intended recipient, be advised that any dissemination, > copying, distribution, printing or use of the contents of the > information contained in this electronic message is strictly > prohibited. If you have received this electronic message by error, > please destroy all copies of the message and contact the sender > immediately by either replying to this message or calling > 91-80-40387777.* > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Karnataka Public Library Officers Study Tour to Germany.
by Kulkarni, Sheshagiri 05 Jul '19

05 Jul '19

Dear All, Greetings from the Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan, Bangalore! We are delighted to inform you that, as part of the Karnataka Public Libraries Leadership Enhancement Programme, Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan, Bangalore organized a fully paid one week study tour to Germany from June 10 - June 16, 2019. An eight-member delegation of Department of Public Libraries Karnataka, led by Shri S.R. Umashankar, IAS, Principal Secretary to Government of Karnataka and comprising Deputy Directors of City Central Libraries from different parts of the State visited different Libraries in Germany. I would like to invite you to visit our Facebook Page at the below mentioned link: https://bit.ly/2J7TO6O Best regards, Sheshagiri Kulkarni Head, Information and Library Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan 716 CMH Road Indiranagar 1st Stage Bangalore 560 038 Ph: +91 80 22511300/33/55/77/99-305 kulkarni(a)bangalore.goethe.org<mailto:kulkarni@bangalore.goethe.org> www.goethe.de/bangalore<http://www.goethe.de/bangalore> www.goethe.de/india<http://www.goethe.de/india> [onleihe]<https://www.goethe.de/ins/in/en/sta/ban.html?wt_sc=bangalore> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National workshop on e-Resources Access, Management and Usage Analysis (5th to 10th August 2019)
by Nipul Shihora 04 Jul '19

04 Jul '19

Dear Sir/ Madam, INFLIBNET Centre is organizing one-week National workshop on e-Resources Access, Management, and Usage Analysis during 5th to 10th August 2019. The following major topics will be covered in the programme: * Types of e-resources and managing e-resources (Life-cycle of e-resources) * Access mechanism and restrictions * Shibboleth IdP and SP workflow * Basics of Linux Command, Installation of OpenSSL certificates for Domain server, Shibboleth IdP installation via custom ISO, CORAL Installation * LDAP configuration and User Management * Licensing of e-resources: IPR issues, Important clauses in e-resources licensing, key issues of licensing, and negotiations * Standards related to e-resources discovery and management (search protocols, OpenURL standards, KBART standards etc.) * Evaluations of e-resources: COUNTER statistics, Webpage statistics, Discovery statistics, OpenURL redirection statistics * CORAL: Modules and Workflow (Resources, Licensing, Organization, Usage Statistics) For more details: https://hrd.inflibnet.ac.in/docs/ERM_2019.pdf -- /सादर धन्यवाद / Thanks & Regards/ */निपुल जी. शिहोरा / Nipul G. Shihora/* /परियोजना अधिकारी (एल एस) / Project Officer (LS)/ /इनफ्लिबनेट केंद्र / INFLIBNET Centre - (An IUC of UGC) / /इन्फोसिटी, गांधीनगर, //गुजरात // /Infocity, Gandhinagar, //Gujarat//-382 007./ / / e-Mail ID: nipul[at]inflibnet.ac.in <http://inflibnet.ac.in/> | shihora.nipu98[at]gmail.com <http://gmail.com/> Phone/Cell: 079-2326-8255 (Ext. 8255) URL: www.inflibnet.ac.in <https://www.inflibnet.ac.in/> | www.ess.inflibnet.ac.in <https://ess.inflibnet.ac.in/>

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Re: [LIS-Forum] LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 196, Issue 4
by bhagyashree sane 04 Jul '19

04 Jul '19

[LIS-Forum] Inaugural Issue - Harvard Data Science Review is now live! Thank you Dr. Sandeep for sharing such valuable information. Librarians will need to understand and use Data Science effectively. Regards, Bhagyashree Sane, Chief Librarian National Insurance Academy, Pune On Wed, 3 Jul 2019 at 21:07, <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. Join a Webinar on on “Libraries and the Integrity of > Information” by Dr Michael Seadle, Professor, Humboldt > University, Berlin, Germany on 09 July 2019 (Vijay Vikram S Parihar) > 2. Inaugural Issue - Harvard Data Science Review is now live! > (Dr. Sandeep Bhavsar) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 3 Jul 2019 04:28:40 +0000 > From: Vijay Vikram S Parihar <vijayvsp(a)teri.res.in> > To: "lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in" <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> > Subject: [LIS-Forum] Join a Webinar on on “Libraries and the > Integrity of Information” by Dr Michael Seadle, Professor, Humboldt > University, Berlin, Germany on 09 July 2019 > Message-ID: > < > BM1PR01MB2163CDAB3669C78F5E9634218BFB0(a)BM1PR01MB2163.INDPRD01.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" > > Dear Professionals, > > > > ICDL 2019 is delighted to host the second webinar in the series on topic > “Libraries and the Integrity of Information”. > > > > You are invited to participate in a Webinar on “Libraries and the > Integrity of Information” by Dr Michael Seadle, Professor, Humboldt > University, Berlin, Germany > > > > Date & Time : 09 July 2019, 14:00 HRS to 15:00 HRS > > > > Registration now for free webinar: > https://www.teriin.org/events/icdl/webinar_details.php?id=2 > > > > There will be a series of webinars, these webinars are prelude to > International Conference on Digital Landscape 2019 (ICDL 2019) which is > going to be held on 6 to 8 November 2019 at India Habitat Centre, New > Delhi. Please submit your research paper in the upcoming ICDL 2019 > conference. > For more information on ICDL2019 go to : > https://www.teriin.org/events/icdl/ > > Best regards > > V V S Parihar > Information Analyst > ====================================================================== > Knowledge Resource Centre | The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI ) > | India Habitat Centre | Lodi Road | New Delhi | India | T: +91 11 > 2468 2100 / 41504900 (extn 2758) | F: +91 11 2468 2144 | Mob: 9899031464 > | Web: www.teriin.org > > > Disclaimer : The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments > is intended for the person or entity to which it is addressed, and it may > contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review or other use of > this e-mail or taking any action based on it by persons or entities other > than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. If you receive this > e-mail by mistake, please contact the sender, and delete all copies of this > mail. This e-mail has been scanned and verified by MS Office 365 mail > protection. >

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Mini Tutorial on “Demystifying Internet of Things (IoT)” on 20th Jul 2019
by Mohan Hr 03 Jul '19

03 Jul '19

Dear all Pl. find an announcement & call for participation in the Mini Tutorial on “Demystifying Internet of Things (IoT)” on 20th Jul 2019 from 9.00 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. at Seminar Hall, Meenakshi Sundararajan Engineering College, Kodambakkam, Chennai- 600024 A nominal registration fee of Rs. 150/- (for members of IEEE, ACM, CSI, SPIN, eWIT, CySI, ISACA and students & faculty of MSEC,) 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-internet-of-things As seats are limited, early registration is suggested. For a PDF announcement pl. visit https://drive.google.com/open?id=19iBNB5Ig1OsN-v2N26lDiMDFcKCw63E8 CALL FOR PARTICIPATION -- MINI TUTORIAL ON IOT =========================================== IEEE Computer Society, Madras Chapter ACM Chennai Professional Chapter Computer Society of India, Chennai Chapter In association with Meenakshi Sundararajan Engineering College, Chennai Organize a Mini Tutorial on “Demystifying Internet of Things (IoT)” Resource Persons Dr. Padmanaban Ramasamy, Director, Eishaa Networks Mr. Amirthanathan, Solution Architect, Eishaa Networks on Saturday, 20th July 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: The Internet of things (IoT) is the extension of Internet connectivity into physical devices and everyday objects. Embedded with electronics, Internet connectivity, and other forms of hardware (such as sensors), these devices can communicate and interact with others over the Internet, and they can be remotely monitored and controlled. There are numerous real-world applications of the internet of things, ranging from consumer IoT and enterprise IoT to manufacturing and industrial IoT (IIoT). IoT applications span numerous verticals, including automotive, telco, energy, health, farming, entertainment, infrastructure, appliances and more. This half-a-day mini tutorial will provide an overview of IoT through the following sessions and make one familiarize with the fast growing technology framework. . IoT: An Introduction Scope of IoT in Current and Future Applications IoT Architecture and Implementation IoT Protocols & Standards IoT for Consumer, Industry Applications IoT Business Case Studies & Use cases IoT Tools and Support Demo of IoT kit 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,) 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/demystifying-internet-of-things 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: Dr Rajesh Kumar, Solution Architect, Eishaa Networks, E-Mail: drrajesh(a)eishaa.com

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Inaugural Issue - Harvard Data Science Review is now live!
by Dr. Sandeep Bhavsar 03 Jul '19

03 Jul '19

Dear All As an open access platform of the Harvard Data Science Initiative, Harvard Data Science Review (HDSR) featuresfoundational thinking, research milestones, educational innovations, and major applications. It aims to publish contents that help to define and shape data science as a scientifically rigorous and globally impactful multidisciplinary field based on the principled and purposed production, processing, parsing and analysis of data. HDSR aims to be a new kind of digital platform that reflects the synergistic nature of data science. By uniting the strengths of a premier research journal, a cutting-edge educational publication, and a popular magazine, HDSR will provide a crossroads at which fundamental data science research and education intersect directly with societally-important applications from industry, governments, NGOs, and others. The platform will foster dialogues among researchers, educators and practitioners about data science research, practice, literacy, and workforce development, thereby enhancing and creating efforts to advance our global community in the rapidly-evolving digital age. In short, HDSRaims to be “everything data science and data science for everyone.” Please have a look at the inaugural issue at https://hdsr.mitpress.mit.edu/ Warm Regards Dr Sandeep BhavsarHead - Learning Resource CentreS. P. Mandali's Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research (AUTONOMOUS)L Napoo Road | Matunga (CR) | Mumbai- 400 019. Tel: 022-2419 8377 | Mob: 9870 18 9999

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Join a Webinar on on “Libraries and the Integrity of Information” by Dr Michael Seadle, Professor, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany on 09 July 2019
by Vijay Vikram S Parihar 03 Jul '19

03 Jul '19

Dear Professionals, ICDL 2019 is delighted to host the second webinar in the series on topic “Libraries and the Integrity of Information”. You are invited to participate in a Webinar on “Libraries and the Integrity of Information” by Dr Michael Seadle, Professor, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany Date & Time : 09 July 2019, 14:00 HRS to 15:00 HRS Registration now for free webinar: https://www.teriin.org/events/icdl/webinar_details.php?id=2 There will be a series of webinars, these webinars are prelude to International Conference on Digital Landscape 2019 (ICDL 2019) which is going to be held on 6 to 8 November 2019 at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. Please submit your research paper in the upcoming ICDL 2019 conference. For more information on ICDL2019 go to : https://www.teriin.org/events/icdl/ Best regards V V S Parihar Information Analyst ====================================================================== Knowledge Resource Centre | The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI ) | India Habitat Centre | Lodi Road | New Delhi | India | T: +91 11 2468 2100 / 41504900 (extn 2758) | F: +91 11 2468 2144 | Mob: 9899031464 | Web: www.teriin.org Disclaimer : The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments is intended for the person or entity to which it is addressed, and it may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review or other use of this e-mail or taking any action based on it by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. If you receive this e-mail by mistake, please contact the sender, and delete all copies of this mail. This e-mail has been scanned and verified by MS Office 365 mail protection.

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Interesting Reads – 2019-07-01
by Mohan Hr 02 Jul '19

02 Jul '19

*Interesting Reads – 2019-07-01 * Read the Current Interesting Reads Post at https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/07/interesting-reads-2019-07-01.html Current IR Quiz at https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/07/ir-quiz-2019-07-01.html Archives of Interesting Reads Posts at https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/01/interesting-reads-archives-2019-201… *Articles* - Top 10 Application-Design Mistakes - Free Book: Sustainable Energy-- without hot air - All exhibits at the Summer Science Exhibition of Royal Society - Alcohol causes significant harm to those other than the drinker - Tips and Techniques for More Confident and Compelling Presentations - Boeing’s 737 Max Software Outsourced to $9-an-Hour Engineers - Wearable Computing - SpaceX is about to launch 152 dead people's remains into orbit aboard a Falcon Heavy rocket - As countries battle for control of North Pole, science is the ultimate winner - She can STEM and be a keynote speaker too! - From Retailers To Insurance Providers, Here Are 20 Corps Using Drone Tech Today - Nature Index 2019 Annual tables - Can tracking people through phone-call data improve lives? - These 20 pictures will teach you more than reading 100 books - Bonus: 9 Best Motivational Leadership Videos Under 3 Minutes *Events / Announcements* - Mini Tutorial on “Demystifying Internet of Things (IoT)” on 20th Jul 2019 - SPIN Chennai: Workshop on Reinvent QMS for the Disruptive Industry on 6 th Jul 2019 - Call For Papers to Special Sessions: IEEE TENCON 2019 at Kochi during 17-19 Oct 2019. Last date 15th Jul 2019 - TIC 2019: Tamil Internet Conference. 20-22 Sep 2019 at Chennai - CSI’s 53rd Annual Convention – 27-29 Sep 2019 at Udaipur - IEEE INDICON-2019 at Marwadi University, Rajkot, Gujarat during 13-15 Dec 2019 *IR-Quiz* Participate in the IR Quiz – 2019-07-01 and win Rs. 250/- worth Amazon Gift Voucher from Dynamic Group. Visit https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/07/ir-quiz-2019-07-01.html *Access Links* Read the current Interesting Reads Post at https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/07/interesting-reads-2019-07-01.html Current IR Quiz at https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/07/ir-quiz-2019-07-01.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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Library Professional Trainee at IIT Gandhinagar: Important Details
by Panna Chaudhary 01 Jul '19

01 Jul '19

Dear All, The candidates interested in 'Library Professional Trainee@IIT Gandhinagar may kindly note the following important details: Deadline for submitting application: *5th July, 2019 (Friday)* Online Application Submission Form: https://goo.gl/forms/HsnX8SMsHBAQV5N83 Time to Report & for Document Verification: *9.00 am on 6th July, 2019* (Saturday) Date for Written Test & Personal Interview: *6th July, 2019 at 10.00 am (Saturday)* Venue & Time for the Written Test: *Academic Block 1/101 & 102 at 10.00 am* How to Reach IITGN Campus: http://www.iitgn.ac.in/how-to-reach.htm For more information : http://www.iitgn.ac.in/staff-on-contract.htm For any query/clarification you may write us at librarytrainees(a)iitgn.ac.in Thanks & Regards Librarian

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Monitor UK
by Subbiah Arunachalam 01 Jul '19

01 Jul '19

Friends: Some recent posts on this Forum expressed concern about the dwindling standards of the profession and the need to improve the quality of the services libraries provide. I have a suggestion for LIS professionals *Monitor UK* provides a fantastic service in the area of paid publishing of research. Please see https://monitor.jisc.ac.uk/uk/about/ If we could create a *Monitor India* and provide data on transactional costs at the institutional, funder and publisher level (similar to what is being done in the UK) it would be very useful. I do not know how difficult the task would be. In my view, India should not spend a single rupee on APC. Arun http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-4658 http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9925-2009

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RFID Workshop - Knowledge Series
by Tushar Popat 01 Jul '19

01 Jul '19

Dear Librarians, Greetings from RapidRadio Solutions, Ahmedabad. We are pleased to announce *"RFID Workshop - Knowledge Series"* - a new initiative/effort from RapidRadio Solutions to share the knowledge of *RFID Technology & its Integration with LMS* with the community. The workshop sessions shall be conducted at different institutes across India between 1st July to 31st August 2019. Detailed list of institutes and respective workshop dates is available on http://library.rapidradio.co.in/workshop/. *First workshop in the series is at Vikram Sarabhai Library, IIM Ahmedabad. The registration is still open. Book your seat before the registration closes.* RapidRadio along this journey of 12 long years have acquired more than 150 library clients across India & surrounding countries. We are thankful to library fraternity for trusting this young RFID manufacturer and helping us to become one of the leading player in the RFID Automation market for libraries. Over these years we have seen that decision to purchase RFID system & executing the project, after decision is made has been one of the toughest job for the librarian & the institute as a whole. We strongly feel that librarians who have already implemented RFID in their libraries should come forward and share their experiences with fellow librarians on how did they go about this difficult decision making process. We wish to facilitate and encourage such experience sharing during workshop sessions. The complete list of speakers is available on the web page who would be speaking at different sessions. We welcome one and all from the Library fraternity to participate in this event through filling up the registration form. CLICK HERE <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdhZ7SFE3ZIgAVzFrE5sIE-vNUbMAgor-8…> to open the registration form. You can also copy the below link on your browser to open the same. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdhZ7SFE3ZIgAVzFrE5sIE-vNUbMAgor-8… For any further queries you can either contact us at library(a)rapidradio.co.in or the co-organizing institute for more details. Thanks & Regards *Tushar Popat* Business Development - Library Automation B-404, Satyamev I, Opp. Gujarat High Court, Sarkhej Gandhinagar Highway, Ahmedabad - 380 060 Phone: +91 79 2766 5256 Mob: +91 81560 86160 website <http://www.rapidradio.co.in/> | map <https://www.google.co.in/maps/place/RapidRadio+Solutions/@23.078139,72.5264…> | E-mail <tushar.popat(a)rapidradio.co.in>

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Advertisement for Diploma Holders in Library Science for One Year Apprenticeship Training
by Chethu D 29 Jun '19

29 Jun '19

Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL, Bangaluru Campus) is looking for Diploma Holders in Library Science for One Year Apprenticeship Training. Please visit the following link for details: http://www.bel-india.in/Documentviews.aspx?fileName=advertisement-28619.pdf Thanks & Regards Mr. CHETHANKUMAR D. (MLISc., CBSE NET and K-SET) Library Officer Bharat Electronics Limited, BEL Academy for Excellence, Bangalore - 560094 Mobile: +91 9590118599 Mail: dchethu7(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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National Education Policy, 2019 (Draft) and Libraries
by Sathyanarayana NV 29 Jun '19

29 Jun '19

Dear friends of LIS Profession The Ministry of Human Resources Development released the National Education Policy (NEP) 2019 (final draft) early this month inviting public opinion and feedback from all stakeholders. The good news is, unlike in the earlier draft report of NEP released in 2016 as an input to the policy which mentioned the word library just in one place coming as part of a quote, NEP 2019 mentions library in more than 30 instances, in its 480 page report, spread over 23 chapters. But the disappointment is, library is just mentioned in a few contexts as part of various infrastructure support. As policy guideline, there are only two statements on libraries: - “Expansion of school and public libraries and building a culture of reading and communication” (p68)’ - “Enhancing access to libraries and online journals” (p241) – This policy statement in particular suggests setting up a mechanism to enable the Government to be the single buyer for online access to journals for all public institutions to replace the present practice of funding premier institutions for subscriptions to journals. The treatment given to library is more of a “such as” facility. In October 2017, the committee set up for developing the new NEP 2019 had arranged a meeting of a few librarians in NAAC, Bangalore. This group of librarians had given a set of thirteen policy recommendations. None of these recommendations is found as specific policy statement in the NEP 2019 draft report which is surprising. I consider it important that the LIS groups initiate quick debate on NEP 2019 (draft) and its implications on the future of libraries in the country if accepted without according adequate and appropriate focus on library as an integral part of and yet distinct role player in education. It is highly desirable that LIS groups and in particular the professional associations like ILA, IASLIC and others initiate quick debate to evolve a national library policy document and submit to the NEP 2019 (draft) committee for inclusion as a distinct chapter in the report. |N. V. Sathyanarayana| |Chairman & Managing Director|Informatics India Ltd.|Bangalore 560004|INDIA| |www.informaticsglobal.com|+91-80-40387777| -- *Confidentiality Notice: *T*his electronic message transmission, including any attachment(s), may contain confidential, proprietary, or privileged information from Informatics Publishing Limited. If you are not the intended recipient, be advised that any dissemination, copying, distribution, printing or use of the contents of the information contained in this electronic message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this electronic message by error, please destroy all copies of the message and contact the sender immediately by either replying to this message or calling 91-80-40387777.* -- 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 195, Issue 50
by Rathina Sabapathy 29 Jun '19

29 Jun '19

Dear Members, I am very happy to note that Prof. Asundi and Dr.Koteeswara Rao, the senior professionals who put their stamp in the profession, have pointed out the declining standard of LIS education and the insignificance of NEP 2019 in respect of libraries. I concur with their views 100% and the so called professional societies should do something to save the profession. There is no point in organising national and international conferences frequently without taking some steps to save the profession. Recently, I have visited some premier universities in Canada viz., University of Victoria and University of Toronto. It is amazing to see the significance they give to the libraries and library development. They are very big libraries with huge collection (1.5 million) with at least 100+ professional staff members. All modern cutting technologies are implemented and the beauty is that the libraries are well utilised by the students and faculty. We have seen at least 75% of the seats are occupied. It is important to note that these two universities are in the Worlds' best universities list with decent rank. So, still libraries play a vital role in education and research. But, unfortunately, in India, the importance of libraries in the higher education institutes is declining. I humbly pray the senior LIS professionals to kindly guide the younger generation on the ways and means to take suitable action to save the profession. Regards, Dr.G.Rathinasabapathy On Sat, Jun 29, 2019 at 5:30 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. Re: National Education Policy, 2019 (Draft) and Libraries > (Koteswara Rao Mamidi) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2019 17:13:47 +0000 > From: Koteswara Rao Mamidi <mk-rao(a)hotmail.com> > To: Ashok Asundi <ashok_asundi(a)yahoo.com>, GANAGANUR MANJUNATH > <gkmbom(a)gmail.com> > Cc: lis-forum <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in>, Sathya > <sathya(a)informaticsglobal.com> > Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] National Education Policy, 2019 (Draft) and > Libraries > Message-ID: > < > MAXPR01MB284690A47732B1BDCDA9CC2898FC0(a)MAXPR01MB2846.INDPRD01.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" > > Dear LIS-forum members, > > Perhaps this may not be the right time for us to talk about the falling > standards of LIS profession, when we are confronted with an urgent task of > explaining the importance of libraries in education to the Union > Government; but we should certainly give a serious thought to what Dr. > Asundi had said with pain and anguish. > > Earlier, there were many discussions in this forum on the falling > standards of LIS profession, and the people or groups responsible for this > downfall; but nothing happened except a dim silence. I am glad that Dr. > Asundi has clearly explained how our LIS profession has failed to 'deliver' > its promises; the disregard for LIS profession by the Government; and how > we are unable to influence the Government on policy matters. (Incidentally, > he forgot to mention the mushrooming of LIS departments/centres, when there > is an severe unemployment in the LIS profession due to substandard > education). > > In my opinion, either collectively or individually, we did not show any > resentment or learnt any lessons from the past mistakes, but kept on going > without any action to bring some change in the profession. It is high time > for us to seriously do some thing to regain our lost professional identity > and contribute to the National Education Policy through a good set of > recommendations. I thank and wish all my senior colleagues involved in this > task Best Wishes. The opinion expressed here are my own and personal. > > Dr. M Koteswara Rao > former Librarian > University of Hyderabad > > ________________________________ > From: LIS-Forum <lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> on behalf of Ashok > Asundi <ashok_asundi(a)yahoo.com> > Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2019 11:24 AM > To: GANAGANUR MANJUNATH > Cc: lis-forum > Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] National Education Policy, 2019 (Draft) and > Libraries > > > Dear LISFraternity, > > > I am goingthrough the discussion on draft NEP andits discontented > importance about the libraries in education. The informal group of > library professionals prepared a good dossierforwarded the same to the > concerned authorities. Prof. M.K. Sridhar, the formerMember-Secretary of > Karnataka Knowledge Commission initiated to prepare a draft note to be > sent to the concerned . > > I present my views here on the state ofhappening in the LIS profession > for which entire fraternity is concerned but nosolution have come forth > These are my personal views being still very active in the professional > development and with a background of experience of more than 50 years > in LIS profession in different capacities. > > 1. Over the years the profession hasbeen loosing its identity; the > fact that > > a) The decline is visible throughthe successive education commission > reports since 1920 starting with Sadler committee Report > (CalcuttaUniversity Commission) > > > > b ) The New Education Policy, 1986and revised in 2001 has not taken > recourse to the recommendations on the importance and provisions of > library facilities in education in particular from school to university > education - the named reports are Mudliar commission on secondary > commission, Radhakrishnan and Kothar i Commission Reports of 1948-49 > and 1964-65. > > c) The two UGC Reports under the Chairmanshipof Dr. Ranganathan were > the firstand the last Reports on LIS Education and Academic Libraries > After the demise of Dr.Ranganathan there was no force to reckon with to > push the library cause and we fought only on status and salary scales, > that bestow ed with political leaders But the case of good library > facility in general has taken a back seat. > > > > d)Hardly no new appointments are made in the libraries;whether Public, > College or Universities. The condition of school libraries isbetter not to > mention. > > e) The profession gets its identity with men holding keypositions and > almost all universities in the state and most (Except Govt)college > libraries are without professional staff. We thought that by > adoptingtechnology we would give a facelift to the profession but it has > marred theprofession, as the library organisation has been least concerned > function in libraries. > > f)The profession grows, develops and gets an imated only when there is > good organisationalset-up. Where do we find a model organisation that we > can teach and implement. Wepresent good images only in Papers presented in > the conferences. > > g) We have borrowed many ideas, concepts and tools from west. Take for > example the OSS onLibrary Automation, we spend to the tune of Rs. 20-50 > lakhs on RFIDtechnology. But we have not made any cost - benefit analysis > on their implementation and it is worth to go forsuch hard technology. > > h)What does our organisations and associations aredoing? Visualising the > serious dearth ofworking professional manpower in thelibraries; contrary > we are producing enough from our library schools; noassociation has made > any representation to the Governments to look into thisissue. The > Governments think on the other hand the libraries can be managedwithout > adequate people. There are many one man libraries. > > i)The heads of our Associations are more or less satisfiedbecause they > can become members of oneor other committees in the Government or gain > some benefits to attend the conference abroad by virtue being ahead of the > national body. > > j) So no imagebuilding efforts have been on the anvil of our associations > and more or lessthey have lost the National identity and have been > functioning as just regionalassociations for the last severaldecades > throughout, without country wide representation and activities.. > > > > 2. Library Science Education andResearch is at a very low ebb. > > > > a) We have almost forgotten Ranganathancontributions and their > importance in LIS education and research and in library organisation, > whereas thewesterners are serious in reinventinghim and doing research on > him. This isone on the serious gaps also in our research studies. > > b) No theoretical research is being undertaken. 99% of > researchstudies are on survey based (Onlyquestionnaire data) No testing > of samplesize on its adequacy. Where does all data is applied? If sample > size is smallboost it up arbitrarily (double the responses) > > c) Compare the research papers publishedin Indian and Foreign > Journals on library science > > d) We have failed to identify new areasof application of library > techniques other than the bibliographic data. Thereis need for total > diversification and India is the only country which has thatpotential, in > the background of its history, culture and traditional knowledge. > > e) If we had done some multidisciplinaryresearch and we would have > gained dentityand image from other disciplines. > > f) Look at the western librarianship.Apart from Library > professionals more than 100 scholarly individuals havecontributed to the > problems and issues of information management, handling,search and > transmission. J.C.Licklider, a professor of Computer Science, at > MITauthored a book on Libraries of the Futurein 1960s. HP Luhn, Prof. > J.D.Bernal,Eric de Solla Price, Gerald Salton, LeoEgghe, Vannever Bush, > Fred Kilgour, Alister Macleish, F.B. Rogers, Donker Duyvis, to name a few > have contributed to the LIS profession who were not LIS people. > > g) The entire British LIS fraternity hasdigested Ranganathan's ideas > and even today he is admired and studied in that country. The Royal School > ofLibrary and Information Science,Copenhagen, Denmark has prescriptions > on SRR ideas on Indexing and Chain Indexing wascompared to Yahoo search > engine. Did any school explore this and also that anURL can represent > PMEST and their manifestations of rounds and levels. > > > > h) There is a total lack of library culture in our country which > has to be nurtured from school level and we need good schoollibraries. To > quote an example the school children are introduced Dewey byusing the > Mickey Mouse cartoon caricatures to present the first summary of DDC. > > 3. We have seen the fate of National KnowledgeCommission > recommendations of Library Working group. If I had been a member of that > working group, I would havesuggested only one subject to thecommission “ > Prepare a National Libraryand information Policy” which would have taken > care of the total librarydevelopment and efforts to implement it. Where > does the National Commission onLibraries stand now? When would the National > Institute of Library andInformation Science be established. On this account > I made a paper in 1990sthat a Council of Library and Information Science > Education and Research beconstituted with broad structure, on the lines of > ICSSR and other Councils of research. > > 4. I think now it is high time tolook towards image building and > gainingidentity to the profession and our efforts should be towards that > end. Even ifthe NEP accepts our recommendations, the fate of our profession > is not going tochange if our efforts are not concerned with the issues I > have raises. We have to do an introspection andconsider the discontent > attitude of NEP as a blessing in disguise and our allefforts should focus > on image buildingand gaining identity. I have spelt some points above and > hope they would beconsidered in this regard. > > Sincerely yours > > Prof.A.Y.Asundi > > FormerProfessor and Chairman > > Departmentof Library and Information Science, > > Officerin Charge, IT Centre > > BangaloreUniversity, Bangalore > > ashokasundi(a)rediffmail.com > > 9980815468 > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, 26 June, 2019, 5:24:09 pm IST, GANAGANUR MANJUNATH < > gkmbom(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Thanks to Mr.Satyanarayana for sharing his observations about the draft > NEP, > > May I request some one to please share the set of thirteen policy > recommendations made > by the librarians to NEP in a meeting held at NAAC ? > thanks, > G.K.Manjunath > Director of Libraries > Ahmedabad University > Ahmedabad. > > On Thu, 20 Jun 2019 at 22:39, Sathyanarayana NV < > sathya(a)informaticsglobal.com> wrote: > > > Dear friends of LIS Profession > > > > The Ministry of Human Resources Development released the National > > Education Policy (NEP) 2019 (final draft) early this month inviting > public > > opinion and feedback from all stakeholders. The good news is, unlike in > > the earlier draft report of NEP released in 2016 as an input to the > policy > > which mentioned the word library just in one place coming as part of a > > quote, NEP 2019 mentions library in more than 30 instances, in its 480 > page > > report, spread over 23 chapters. But the disappointment is, library is > > just mentioned in a few contexts as part of various infrastructure > > support. As policy guideline, there are only two statements on > libraries: > > > > - “Expansion of school and public libraries and building a culture of > > reading and communication” (p68)’ > > > > - “Enhancing access to libraries and online journals” (p241) – This > policy > > statement in particular suggests setting up a mechanism to enable the > > Government to be the single buyer for online access to journals for all > > public institutions to replace the present practice of funding premier > > institutions for subscriptions to journals. > > > > The treatment given to library is more of a “such as” facility. > > > > In October 2017, the committee set up for developing the new NEP 2019 > had > > arranged a meeting of a few librarians in NAAC, Bangalore. This group of > > librarians had given a set of thirteen policy recommendations. None of > > these recommendations is found as specific policy statement in the NEP > 2019 > > draft report which is surprising. > > > > I consider it important that the LIS groups initiate quick debate on NEP > > 2019 (draft) and its implications on the future of libraries in the > > country if accepted without according adequate and appropriate focus on > > library as an integral part of and yet distinct role player in > education. > > It is highly desirable that LIS groups and in particular the > professional > > associations like ILA, IASLIC and others initiate quick debate to evolve > a > > national library policy document and submit to the NEP 2019 (draft) > > committee for inclusion as a distinct chapter in the report. > > > > > > |N. V. Sathyanarayana| > > |Chairman & Managing Director|Informatics India Ltd.|Bangalore > > 560004|INDIA| > > |www.informaticsglobal.com|+91-80-40387777| > > > > -- > > *Confidentiality Notice: *T*his electronic message transmission, > including > > any attachment(s), may contain confidential, proprietary, or privileged > > information from Informatics Publishing Limited. If you are not the > > intended recipient, be advised that any dissemination, copying, > > distribution, printing or use of the contents of the information > contained > > in this electronic message is strictly prohibited. If you have received > > this electronic message by error, please destroy all copies of the > message > > and contact the sender immediately by either replying to this message or > > calling 91-80-40387777.* > > > > -- > > This message has been scanned for viruses and > > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > > believed to be clean. > > > >

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My interview with Peter Suber, a strong proponent of open access
by Santosh C. Hulagabali 29 Jun '19

29 Jun '19

Dear all, Open Interview <https://openinterview.org/> features interview of Peter Suber, a strong proponent of open access. In this interview, he has candidly shared an inspiring story of his transition from philosophy to open access movement. Plus he has also shared about his ongoing assignments at Harvard University. Our discussion was on the current issues and challenges of open access with special focus on Plan-S, Plan U, article processing charges (APC), and issues concerned with accessibility and predatory publishing practices. It was indeed a great learning experience interviewing him although he was jam-packed with projects and consultations at Harvard, yet reached out to my request. Indeed, every interaction with Peter Suber was incredible and very enriching experience. Kindly visit the following link for the interview transcript and *share your valuable comments/feedback on our blog*. *The largest obstacles to open access are unfamiliarity and misunderstanding of open access itself <https://openinterview.org/2019/06/29/peter-suber-the-largest-obstacles-to-o…>: Peter Suber* Best regards -- *Santosh C. Hulagabali <https://santoshch.weebly.com/>PhD* Moderator, Open Interview <https://openinterview.org/> Librarian Nagindas Khandwala College* (Autonomous) Malad (W), Mumbai-400 064, India Tel: +91-22-2808 5424, Extn.No.335/336, Fax: 2865 0461 http://nkc.ac.in/ <http://www.nkc.ac.in/> | https://coist.weebly.com/ **Affiliated to University of Mumbai | **Reaccredited 'A' Grade by NAAC | ISO 9001:2015* .................................................................................................................................... DISCLAIMER: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) & may contain confidential & 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.

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Shared from BBC:The library that celebrates chaos
by Mohan Hr 28 Jun '19

28 Jun '19

https://www.bbc.com/reel/playlist/incredible-libraries?vpid=p06l4crz&ocid=w… Interesting to watch. Worth emulating in neighborhood With regards -- hrmohan

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MSME Day 27th June - RBI Report published on 26th June, 2019
by Dr. Sandeep Bhavsar 27 Jun '19

27 Jun '19

Dear All Sharing the RBI Report published on 26th June 2019, on the eve of MSME Day In 2017, to recognize the importance of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in promoting innovation, creativity and decent work for all – and achieving the goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development – the United Nations General Assembly declared 27 June to be MSME Day by adopting resolution 71/279. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda recognized the importance of MSMEs and call for action to improve their access to finance, value chains and markets. MSME Day 2019 is dedicated to raising awareness of the need for greater investment into small and mid-sized businesses in developing countries but it is also a celebration of the gigantic contribution smaller companies make to the global economy, often away from the spotlight. Arancha Gonzalez Executive DirectorInternational Trade Centre RBI Report Link : https://rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/PublicationReport/Pdfs/MSMES24062019465CF8… Warm Regards Dr Sandeep BhavsarHead - Learning Resource CentreS. P. Mandali's Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research (AUTONOMOUS)L Napoo Road | Matunga (CR) | Mumbai- 400 019. Tel: 022-2419 8377 | Mob: 9870 18 9999

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Invite to participate in the release of book titled "Machine Learning using Python" @ IIM Bangalore
by Settigere, Praveen 27 Jun '19

27 Jun '19

Request you to please broadcast this message to the LIS Forum mailing list. Thanks Praveen ************************************************************************************ Launch of book on Machine Learning by IIMB's Prof. U Dinesh Kumar on June 29 The Data Centre and Analytics Lab at IIM Bangalore has organised an event to launch the second book by Prof. U Dinesh Kumar on 29th June, 2019 at IIMB. The book titled 'Machine Learning using Python' is written to provide a strong foundation in Machine Learning using Python libraries by providing real-life case studies and examples. It covers topics such as Foundations of Machine Learning, Introduction to Python, Descriptive Analytics, Predictive Analytics, and Prescriptive Analytics. The book can be previewed at : https://lnkd.in/fJSUt3x and https://www.wileyindia.com/machine-learning-using-python.html Note: Participants can buy a signed copy of the book at the venue at a discounted price. Event details: Date: 29 June, 2019 Time: 12.15 to 12.30 pm Venue: IIMB Auditorium For further information / queries about the book please contact : S A Praveen, Senior Manager - Acquisitions. Wiley India. email id : psettig2(a)wiley.com - Mobile Number +919845065992 S.A. Praveen Senior Manager - Aquisitions Wiley India #14, Dr Rajkumar Road, 4th N Block, Rajajinagar Bangalore 560 010, India Mob : +91 98450 65992 | Tel : +91 80 42896423 |email : psettig2(a)wiley.com<mailto:psettig2@wiley.com> www.wileyindia.com<http://www.wileyindia.com/>

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Formation of CARE
by ram sripa 26 Jun '19

26 Jun '19

Dear professionals. Happy to notice the release of website of CARE- Consortia for Academic and Research Ethics. Which is indeed essential to promote academic integrity and publication ethics. Earlier, in my LIS post dated 24-Oct-2016 i had pointed out the absence of such committee in India. I hope the good day has come to enhance the academic image of our Nation and the committee will certainly give 100% to achieve its goal. Good luck CARE... -- *THANKS AND REGARDS* *Kodandarama* MLISc, UGC-NET (PhD) Librarian PES College of Engineering Mandya 571401 Contact No: 9986800801

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Transforming the Quality of Metadata in Institutional Repositories: The Serials Librarian: Vol 76, No 1-4
by madhan muthu 25 Jun '19

25 Jun '19

ABSTRACT Established in 2005, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL)’s Libraries’ institutional repository (IR) has approximately 99,500 unique items. It is one of the largest and most-used institutional repositories in the United States. This presentation explores how UNL is working to meet the challenge of consistently and accurately identifying individual researchers and their scholarly *activities*. It examines UNL’s metadata practices for its IR, giving a more detailed explanation of personal names and Open Researcher and Contributor ID identifiers. It reviews some typical metadata problems found in UNL’s IR. Finally, it explores priorities for metadata maintenance and what is sustainable and worthwhile. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0361526X.2019.1540270 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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