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SciRev - Find about the Peer Review Process of Journals
by Shamprasad Pujar 18 Aug '18

18 Aug '18

Dear All, SciRev is a resource for academic researchers of all disciplines that allow researchers to share their experiences of submitting articles to peer-reviewed journals. Here, researchers submit a review of their experiences with a particular journal (after completing a free registration) and also about the period of the peer review process. You may search these journal reviews by journal or by discipline. For more info, you may please check at: https://scirev.org I hope you may find it useful. Regards, Dr. Shamprasad M. Pujar Chief Librarian Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research Gen Vaidya Marg, Goregaon (East) MUMBAI-400 065, India Phone: ++91-22-2841 6528/547 E-mail: pujar(a)igidr.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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School Library Association (SLA India): Office bearers for 2018-2021
by secretary slaindia 18 Aug '18

18 Aug '18

Dear Professionals, School Library Association (SLA India) has become a recognized Professional Library Association on 26th June 2018, registered in Delhi under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 of Govt. of India (Reg. No. 319/2018). SLA India is now the first national-level professional Association of School Librarians of India. The Association represents School Librarians working in all sectors around the country. All interested individuals, institutions, schools, Associations and those studying towards a Library and Information Science qualification may join SLA as a member. For more information, visit www.slaindia.org. The details of the first Governing Body members of SLA elected for the period 2018-2021 are given below. 1. President: Madhu Bhargava, Dean of Libraries, G. D. Goenka World School, Gurgaon, Haryana 2. Vice President: Rajasekhar S. Devarai, Chief Librarian, Shishuvan English Medium School, Mumbai, Maharashtra 3. General Secretary: S. L. Faisal, Librarian, Kendriya Vidyalaya Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 4. Treasurer: Akhila Arora, Librarian, Bal Bharati Public School, Delhi 5. Joint Secretaries: (i) Jyoti Kumar Singh, Librarian, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Deoria, Uttar Pradesh (ii) Baidyanath Datta, Librarian, Banpas Sikshaniketan, Purba Barddhaman, West Bengal (iii) Krishna Nand Singh, Librarian, Kendriya Vidyalaya, Umroi Cantt, Shillong, Meghalaya (iv) Dr. Sarwesh Pareek, Librarian, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Vidyashram-Pratap Nagar, Jaipur, Rajastan (v) Ayesha Khatoon, Librarian, Kendriya Vidyalaya No.1, FS (Kankar Bagh), Patna, Bihar 6. Public Relations Officer: Ishrat Parveen, Librarian, Kendriya Vidyalaya, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh 7. Regional Convenors: (i) North: Neena Girish, Librarian, St Paul’s School, Hauz Khas, New Delhi (ii) South: Darsana Gopinath, Librarian, Kendriya Vidyalaya Pangode, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala (iii) East: Manju Bala, G. D. Goenka World School, Gurugram, Haryana (iv) West: Dibakar Mohanty, Librarian, K D Ambani Vidyamandir, Jamnagar, Gujrat 8. Sectoral convenors: (i) International: Titiksha Goswami, Teacher Librarian, DPS International School, Gurgaon (ii)KVS, NVS, APS: Suraj R., Librarian, Army Public School, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala (iii) CBSE, ICSE, ISE: Rohini Sharma, Librarian, Gems Modern Academy, Gurgaon, Haryana (iv) State: Vilas Chandrabhan Sonar, Purushottam English School & Arambha Mahavidyalaya, Nashik, Maharashtra (v) Private, NGOs: Meenal Nijhavan, G. D. Goenka World School, Gurugram, Haryana Kindly visit www.slaindia.org to know more. Regards S. L. Faisal General Secretary, SLA India secretary.slaindia(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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Interesting Reads – 2018-08-16
by Mohan Hr 17 Aug '18

17 Aug '18

*Interesting Reads – 2018-08-16* *Contents* *Articles* - Google's DeepMind AI can accurately detect 50 types of eye disease just by looking at scans - Decoded: How Amazon ensures speedy delivery of your orders - AI-Driven Leadership - The Value Proposition of IIoT, Industry 4.0 - 10 Amazing Leadership Lessons From Design Thinking - Open Source Artificial Intelligence: 50 Top Projects - The Top 20 Reasons Start-ups Fail - The Strangest Things That Were 3D-Printed in 2017 - 24 Underwater Drones – The Boom in Robotics Beneath the Waves - Generation Z enters the workforce *Events / Announcements* - SPIN Chennai Workshop on “GDPR 360” - TCS National Qualifier Test on 2nd & 3rd Sep 2018 - INSA - JSPS Fellowship - IEEE CIS Summer School 2018 on Computational Intelligence: Theory, Implementation and Applications at Hyderabad during 22-27 Nov 2018 - TAMC 2019: 15th Annual Conference on Theory and Applications of Models of Computation. 13-16 April 2019 at Japan Read at http://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2018/08/interesting-reads-201 8-08-16.html Archives at http://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2018/05/interesting-reads-arc hives.html *======================================================== * *Articles* *Google's DeepMind AI can accurately detect 50 types of eye disease just by looking at scans* - Google's artificial intelligence company DeepMind has published "really significant" research showing its algorithm can identify around 50 eye diseases by looking at retinal eye scans. - DeepMind said its AI was as good as expert clinicians, and that it could help prevent people from losing their sight. - DeepMind has been criticised for its practices around medical data, but cofounder Mustafa Suleyman said all the information in this research project was anonymised. - The company plans to hand the technology over for free to NHS hospitals for five years, provided it passes the next phase of research. Full story <https://www.businessinsider.in/Googles-DeepMind-AI-can-accurately-detect-50…> *Decoded: How Amazon ensures speedy delivery of your orders * Amazon has around 50 fulfilment centres in India and considering that it delivers products across all 20,500 pins in the country, the rules that employees follow in these warehouses are pretty strict. Full story <https://www.timesnownews.com/business-economy/companies/article/decoded-how…> *AI-Driven Leadership* Many companies are experimenting with AI on a small scale, and a few have made a commitment that their organizations will be “AI first” or “AI-driven.” But what does this mean? What is AI doing or leading, and, in particular, what is the role of leadership in making organizations AI-driven? We see a lot of confusion around opportunity and action. In the 2018 Deloitte Global Human Capital Trends survey and report of business and HR leaders, 72% indicated that AI, robots, and automation are important — but only 31% felt their organizations were prepared to address strategy to implement these technologies. There aren’t that many AI-driven companies yet, and while we have seen a few examples outside of tech, most of the ones that do exist are technology companies. That makes it a little speculative to define the traits leaders need to help move their organizations to an AI-first future. Still, it’s useful to begin to develop a framework for what we already know about what it takes to be an AI-driven leader. Full story <https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/ai-driven-leadership/> Related report <https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/insights/us/articles/HCTrends2018/201…>: 2018 Deloitte Global Human Capital Trends survey and report Related report <https://sloanreview.mit.edu/offer-download-the-2018-digital-leadership-repo…>: 2018 Digital Business report on “Coming of Age Digitally: Learning, Leadership, and Legacy,” by Deloitte by Deloitte (Registration is required to download) *The Value Proposition of IIoT, Industry 4.0 * Industrial Internet of Things, collaborative robots, digital twins and more aren’t just new ways of trying to get you to loosen your purse strings. They bring with them the promise of improved business outcomes. Read the post <https://www.automationworld.com/value-proposition-iiot-industry-40> For more about optimizing the value of automation, read Automation World’s four-part series on the topic: - How to Determine Automation Value and Focus <https://www.automationworld.com/article/food-and-beverage/how-determine-aut…> - Break the Replacement Cycle <https://www.automationworld.com/article/topics/system-integration/break-rep…> - How to Get Executive Buy-In for Automation <https://www.automationworld.com/article/food-and-beverage/how-get-executive…> - Best Practices for Implementing Automation <https://www.automationworld.com/article/topics/project-management/best-prac…> *10 Amazing Leadership Lessons From Design Thinking* Leadership is a challenging proposition in a world of disruptions and changes due to the rate of change being overwhelming. How do leaders cope with constant changes, enormous expectations and an unpredictable future? Well, a lot of the top organisations including Pepsi, Nike, Apple and Google use Design Thinking for leadership matters. Design thinking is coming up with visual patterns that lead to the desired solutions. In other words, it is about connecting the dots to come up with solutions to practical problems that you want to solve. The Design thinking approach is widely appreciated and adopted by leaders around the globe. Below, we look at 10 intriguing leadership lessons from design thinking: Full post <https://addicted2success.com/success-advice/10-amazing-leadership-lessons-f…> *Open Source Artificial Intelligence: 50 Top Projects* Since the earliest days of computers, creating machines that could "think" like humans has been a key goal for researchers. In the past few years, computer scientists have made huge leaps forward in artificial intelligence (AI), to the point where the technology is becoming commonplace. In fact, Gartner predicts, "By 2020, AI technologies will be virtually pervasive in almost every new software product and service." And IDC forecasts that companies will spend $12.5 billion on AI technology in 2017, 59.3 percent more than in 2016. That tremendous growth is likely to continue through 2020, when revenues could top $46 billion. Open source software development has played a huge role in the rise of artificial intelligence, and many of the top machine learning, deep learning, neural network and other AI software is available under open source licenses. For this list, we selected 50 of the most well-known of these open source artificial intelligence projects. They are organized into categories and then alphabetized within those categories. The lines between some of the categories can be fuzzy, so we used the project owners' descriptions of their applications to determine where to place the various tools. Know these projects <https://www.datamation.com/open-source/open-source-artificial-intelligence-…> *The Top 20 Reasons Start-ups Fail* From lack of product-market fit to disharmony on the team, we break down the top 20 reasons for start-up failure by analyzing 101 start-up failure post-mortems. After we compiled our list of start-up failure post-mortems, one of the most frequent requests we got was to use these posts to figure out the main reasons start-ups failed. Start-ups, corporations, investors, economic development folks, academics, and journalists all wanted some insight into the question: “What are the reasons start-ups fail?” So we gave those post-mortems the CB Insights’ data treatment to see if we could answer this question. After reading through every single of the 101 post-mortems, we’ve learned there is rarely one reason for a single start-up’s failure. However, we did begin to see a pattern to these stories. And so after sifting through the post-mortems, we identified the top 20 reasons start-ups failed. Since many start-ups offered multiple reasons for their failure, you’ll see the chart highlighting the top 20 reasons doesn’t add up to 100% (it far exceeds it). Following the chart is an explanation of each reason and relevant examples from the post-mortems. Full post <https://www.cbinsights.com/research/startup-failure-reasons-top/> *The Strangest Things That Were 3D-Printed in 2017* 3D printing isn't new to 2017, but this year, researchers pushed the boundaries of the seemingly sci-fi technique, printing objects that required intricate details — such as a lifelike model of a newborn and a microscopic camera — as well as objects made with materials that may sound surprising, including cheese and glass. Read on for a roundup of the coolest and kookiest things that were 3D-printed in 2017. Slideshow <https://www.livescience.com/61224-strangest-3d-printed-objects-2017.html> *24 Underwater Drones – The Boom in Robotics Beneath the Waves* Robotics Beneath the Waves Aerial drones have buzzed their way into almost every aspect of the modern world, from photography and television news coverage, to environmental monitoring and archaeology. And many of the concepts developed for aerial drones are being adopted and adapted to work in a very different environment — underwater. Look at the many ways that drones are being used beneath the waves, by oceanographic scientists, archaeologists, militaries, commercial divers, photographers and undersea explorers. Slideshow <https://www.livescience.com/61431-underwater-drones.html> *Generation Z enters the workforce* With Generation Z entering the workforce and the nature of entry-level jobs changing, how can organizations redesign these jobs in a way that can both attract and engage Gen Z and ensure that these jobs continue to generate a pipeline of future talent? Full story <https://www2.deloitte.com/insights/us/en/focus/technology-and-the-future-of…> *Events / Announcements* *SPIN Chennai Workshop on “GDPR 360” * SPIN Chennai is organising a workshop on “Data Protection and Regulation on GDPR 360” on 1st Sep 2018 with Ramkumar Ramachandran - CIO, Tevel Cyber Corps as the resource person at Andhra Chamber of Commerce, T. Nagar, Chennai. Concessional registration fee applicable to members of SPIN Chennai & Partner organizations (IEEE, CSI, FICCI, CIO Klub, CySI, ISACA, PMI, ACC, TCC, CXO Club, IOD). Last date for early bird registration at a lower fee is 19th Aug 2018 Workshop website at http://spinchennai.org/events/event/gdpr-360-workshop/ Registration at https://in.explara.com/e/gdpr-workshop For queries, please reach out to Ragav @ 9944.111.920 / admin(a)spinchennai.org *TCS National Qualifier Test on 2nd & 3rd Sep 2018* TCS is hiring 2019 batch engineering students of BE/BTech/ME/MTech/MSc/MCA through a national qualifier test scheduled on 2nd & 3rd Sep 2018. TCS national aualifier test aims to select the best talent in the country to fuel the growth plans of TCS with its Business 4.0 Strategy, gaining mindshare across the industry. Being a leader in the digital transformation space, we are happy to invite bright minds from across the country to explore the world of digital opportunities with TCS. TCS offers aspiring students a wide range of technologies and areas to choose and kickstart their careers. Apart from hiring for the general IT service line, TCS also offers career streams in the following niche Business Units: Engineering & Industrial Services and Internet of Things (IoT) IT Infrastructure Services Cyber Security Practice Enterprise Content Management Quality Engineering Registration for the above test is open till 20th Aug 2018. For registration pl. visit https://careers.tcs.com *INSA - JSPS Fellowship* Call for Indo-Japanese Joint Project on "Establishment of Young Researcher Fellowship Programme 2018-19". The main objective of this young researcher exchange program is to contribute to the advancement of Science & Technology and to the benefit of society at large. This fellowship programme is designed to support Indian scientists/researchers to travel to Japan and work with leading researchers at major Japanese science and technology institutions/universities/organizations for a period of 2 to 6 months. They are intended to facilitate long-term science, technology and innovation collaboration between India and Japan by - developing researchers’ expertise in international collaboration and fostering long-term relationships between Indian and Japanese researchers; - developing the researchers’ leadership skills as future ‘science ambassadors’ for India; and - providing a catalyst for future India-Japan research collaboration. Last date: 15th Sep 2018 Further Details <http://insaindia.res.in/pdf/Indo_Japan_Fellowship_2018_19_Application_Form_…> *IEEE CIS Summer School 2018 on Computational Intelligence: Theory, Implementation and Applications at Hyderabad during 22-27 Nov 2018* IEEE CIS Summer School at Hyderabad invites participation from researchers, faculty, students and professionals. It shall provide a unique opportunity to meet and listen to leading international experts working on cutting edge technologies of computational intelligence. The program is designed to give an exposure to theory with hands-on interactions. It also gives an industry exposure with AI start-ups at T-Hub, the famous Hyderabad Start-ups Center. In addition to the conventional talks and tutorials it shall provide young researchers in AI with a unique platform to share their current research thoughts through poster sessions. The Top three selected posters would receive awards. Participants would receive a signed copy of the participation certificate from IEEE CIS. Summer school website at https://cishyd-ss.ieeehyd.org/ *TAMC 2019: 15th Annual Conference on Theory and Applications of Models of Computation. 13-16 April 2019 at Japan* TAMC 2019 aims at bringing together a wide range of researchers with interest in computational theory and its applications. The main themes of the conference are computability, computer science logic, complexity, algorithms, models of computation and systems theory. There are special sessions on "Soft Computing and AI Models". Paper Submission Deadline: November 15, 2018 Further details at https://drive.google.com/open? id=1tYAEUR1pRw9PBLcvVnm7bRgZ0hk1G5EV Professor T V Gopal, Anna University, India is the conf. co-chair. You can contact him for assistance and clarifications at gopal(a)annauniv.edu / +91 9840121302 *Archives of Interesting Reads at *http://infoforuse.blogspot.in/ 2018/05/interesting-reads-archives.html *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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Public Lecture on Big Data and Library Science by Prof ARD Prasad
by GIPE Pune 16 Aug '18

16 Aug '18

Dear All Greetings from the GIPE Library! You will be pleased to know that we are organizing a Public Lecture on Big Data and Library Science by Prof A R D Prasad on Saturday, 25th August 2018 at 10.30 am in the GIPE Library. Even though there is no registration, you are requested to send the confirmation to gipelibrary(a)gmail.com or Whatsapp (Nanaji Shewale 808 799 5330). This will help us to organize the seating arrangement, Tea/Coffee, and Snacks. Thanks and Regards Nanaji Shewale (Ph D) Librarian and Administrator - DSpace@GIPE Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics B M C C Road, Deccan Gymkhana Pune 411004 (India) T: 91 20 25679940 (Direct) T: 91 20 25654288, 25650287 Ext 401 http://www.gipe.ac.in http://dspace.gipe.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library Books Lamination
by Chief Librarian, SAIACS 16 Aug '18

16 Aug '18

Hello LIS Colleagues, Greetings, I would like to seek your suggestions for lamination of paper back books. I want to know types of self adhesive sheets or films (acid free) you use. Can you send me some details about the sellers or vendors whom we can contact. Amazon sells it: https://www.amazon.in/gp/product/B00R8AWBJI/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=A6QW… Is it economically viable to buy them from online stores, while we can obtain it from wholesale dealers or retailers for lesser prices. we also want to use tissue lamination solutions for our archival materials, loose sheets and others. Kindly share with me if you know of sources where we can obtain the tissue lamination sheets (acid free). thanking you sincerely, ______________________________________ *Yesan Sellan, * *B.Com., MLISc., PGDLAN, BCS., UGC-NET., (PhD Candidate),* *Chief Librarian* South Asia Institute of Advanced Christian Studies (SAIACS) 363 Dodda Gubbi Cross Road, Kothanur P.O., Bangalore 77, India Phone: 91 80 2846 5235/5344/ 5649, Fax: 91 80 28465412, Mobile: 91-9972348251 www.saiacs.org Alternative Email: yesans(a)gmail.com ______________________________________ IMPORTANT : This message is intended only for the addressee. It may contain confidential information. Any unauthorized disclosure is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately so that we may correct our internal records. Please then delete the original message. Thank you. P Please consider the environment before printing this email*.* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Walk-in-Interview for Library Professional Trainees (2018-19) at IIT Bhubaneswar
by Niranjan Mahapatra 16 Aug '18

16 Aug '18

Library Professional Trainees (2018-19) at IIT Bhubaneswar (Walk-in-Interview) Advt. No. Rectt/Library/01/Non-Acad/2018-19 IIT Bhubaneswar invites applications from Indian Nationals for the following time bound assignment for its Central Library. Name of the Assignment: Library Professional Trainee No. of positions: 04 (Four) Period of Training: Two Years (purely on temporary basis) Stipend: 18,000/- per month consolidated with no additional perk. Educational Qualification: First Class in Masters in Library and Information Science or equivalent from a recognized Institute/University having good academic record. Desirable: Candidates with relevant Computer Knowledge will be preferred. Age Limit: 26 years as on last date of application. Relaxation for SC, ST, & PD category candidates (up to age Limit – 31 years) & OBC (Up to age Limit – 29 years) will be applicable as per Govt. of India rules. Mode of Selection: Interested candidates who meet the above mentioned requirements may apply through ONLINE form by 6th September 2018. After completing the online application, the candidate should take a print out of the completed application and submit the same along with the passport photo and self-attested copies of certificates on the date of walk-in. The candidates are required to come directly for the written & interview without waiting for a call letter. The written test will be in English. Candidates are requested to bring with them the certificates (original & one set of photocopy) in support of date of birth, qualification & category. Those candidates who don't have minimum eligibility qualification and age will not be allowed to seat in written test/interview. For any query/clarification regarding online application, candidates may write to info.library(a)iitbbs.ac.in. No TA/DA will be paid for appearing in the selection process. Nature of Traineeship: Selected trainees will get opportunity to work in various sections of Central Library as well as on emerging tools and technologies in Library and Information field. They will be working in different shifts (as applicable), including morning, evening and late night shifts and also on weekends/ holidays on rotation basis (six day a week). No accommodation facilities will be provided by IIT Bhubaneswar. The positions will be deemed to be automatically terminated at the end of competition of their tenure. Candidates who have appeared for their final year examination and are expecting the results before the written test & interview date may apply, but must produce the final marks sheet at the time of test & interview or at the time of joining, in proof of them having passed the examination in FIRST CLASS without which, on selection, the candidate will not be allowed to join the traineeship. Date of Written test & interview: 8th September 2018 (Saturday) at 10:00am Reporting Time: 8th September 2018 (Saturday) at 9:00am Venue for written test & interview: Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Arugul, Jatni-752050, More details - http://recruitment.iitbbs.ac.in/TraineesIT Bhubaneswar invites applications from Indian Nationals for the following time bound assignment for its Central Library. Name of the Assignment: Library Professional Trainee No. of positions: 04 (Four) Period of Training: Two Years (purely on temporary basis) Stipend: 18,000/- per month consolidated with no additional perk. Educational Qualification: First Class in Masters in Library and Information Science or equivalent from a recognized Institute/University having good academic record. Desirable: Candidates with relevant Computer Knowledge will be preferred. Age Limit: 26 years as on last date of application. Relaxation for SC, ST, & PD category candidates (up to age Limit – 31 years) & OBC (Up to age Limit – 29 years) will be applicable as per Govt. of India rules. Mode of Selection: Interested candidates who meet the above mentioned requirements may apply through ONLINE form by 6th September 2018. After completing the online application, the candidate should take a print out of the completed application and submit the same along with the passport photo and self-attested copies of certificates on the date of walk-in. The candidates are required to come directly for the written & interview without waiting for a call letter. The written test will be in English. Candidates are requested to bring with them the certificates (original & one set of photocopy) in support of date of birth, qualification & category. Those candidates who don't have minimum eligibility qualification and age will not be allowed to seat in written test/interview. For any query/clarification regarding online application, candidates may write to info.library(a)iitbbs.ac.in. No TA/DA will be paid for appearing in the selection process. Nature of Traineeship: Selected trainees will get opportunity to work in various sections of Central Library as well as on emerging tools and technologies in Library and Information field. They will be working in different shifts (as applicable), including morning, evening and late night shifts and also on weekends/ holidays on rotation basis (six day a week). No accommodation facilities will be provided by IIT Bhubaneswar. The positions will be deemed to be automatically terminated at the end of competition of their tenure. Candidates who have appeared for their final year examination and are expecting the results before the written test & interview date may apply, but must produce the final marks sheet at the time of test & interview or at the time of joining, in proof of them having passed the examination in FIRST CLASS without which, on selection, the candidate will not be allowed to join the traineeship. Date of Written test & interview: *8th September 2018 (Saturday) at 10:00am * Reporting Time: 8th September 2018 (Saturday) at 9:00am Venue for written test & interview: Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Arugul, Jatni-752050, More details - http://recruitment.iitbbs.ac.in/Trainees -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Reg: SWAYAM (MOOCs) - Library and Information Sciences - online courses - Enrol
by Siva Shankar Kimidi 14 Aug '18

14 Aug '18

Dear Students and Learners: Greetings !!! Indian Government has announced 244 online courses (MOOCs) that will be hosted on SWAYAM (Study Webs of Active –Learning for Young Aspiring Minds) < https://swayam.gov.in/> . Even “Library and Information Science” subject got its presence on SWAYAM to offer the 07 courses through this SWAYAM platform, below is the list of courses which are being offered through SWAYAM MOOCs, 1. Knowledge Society https://swayam.gov.in/courses/5009-knowledge-society 2. Bibliometrics and Scientometrics https://swayam.gov.in/courses/5190-bibliometrics-and-scientometrics 3. Information Storage and Retrieval https://swayam.gov.in/courses/5005-information-storage-and-retrieval 4. Management of Libraries and Information Centres and Knowledge Centres https://swayam.gov.in/courses/5007-management-of-libraries-and-information-… 5. Information Sources System and Services https://swayam.gov.in/courses/5008-information-sources-system-and-services 6. Digital Libraries https://swayam.gov.in/courses/5010-digital-library 7. Information and Communication Technology for Libraries https://swayam.gov.in/courses/5019-information-and-communication-technology… I request all the budding and young library professionals all over in India to enrol for the above courses. As these subjects will be taught to you by eminent subject experts. Come to enrol and participate in the MOOCs environment, gain your knowledge. Best regards -- Regards Siva Shankar K

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Article Request
by Pradeep 14 Aug '18

14 Aug '18

Dear Professionals One of our faculty member require the below mentioned article for reference. " Talking heads vs. virtual workspaces: a comparison of design across cultures " Journal of Information Technology December 1998, Volume 13, Issue 4, pp 259–272 Please provide the full text of the above article. Regards, Pradeep P. National Institute of Design Bengaluru

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Celebration of Librarian’s Day by Odisha Library Academy
by Niranjan Mahapatra 13 Aug '18

13 Aug '18

*Celebration of Librarian’s Day & Seminar on* Drafting a Blueprint for Future Library Development of Odisha * (12th August 2018)* *Organiser*: Odisha Library Academy & Institute of Hotel Management, Bhubaneswar Venue: IHM, Bhubaneswar *Odisha Library Academy:* Odisha Library Academy is the brain child of a group of young dedicated, determined and dynamic Library & Information Science Professionals of Odisha which was launched on 9th August 2015 (Kranti Divas). The Academy was inaugurated in the RMRC Auditorium by the then Vice Chancellor, Utkal University and the Director, RMRC, Bhubaneswar for not only shaping a new identity to the Library Science professionals but alsorejuvenating the Library Movement in the State. The Academy is a nonprofit making professional organization with the following objectives: (i) to give promote Library & Information Science Education & Research in the state of Odisha; (ii) to undertake training and continuing education among library professionals in Odisha for the improvement of status and service conditions of library professionals in the state; (iii) to recommend the Government for appointment, action plan, and the modelcode of conduct for implementation; (iv) to publish Library & Information Sciencebooks and Journals; (v) to pursue Govt. of Odisha for proper implementation of Library Legislation already passed by the Legislative Assembly of Odisha; (vi) toprovide state of art the technology to the students and the professionals through conferences/ seminars/ symposiums /meetings/ discussion. Besides above, Odisha Library Academy has a lot of determinations and assurances. Our assurance to join in Nation building; Our assurance to do best for the betterment of Society; Our assurance to Keep India high at International arena in the field of Library & Information Science. This is our oath in this day. The 3rd Annual day of Odisha Library Academy along with “Librarian’s Day Celebration” has been observed on 12th August 2018 (Sunday)at Institute of Hotel Management, VSS Nagar, BhubaneswarCampus. The Principal Secretary, Odia Language Literature & Culture Department, Government of Odisha, Sri Manoranjan Panigrahy has joined as the Chief Guest and put forth not only his views on the significance of Libraries and Librarians in the Education, Educators, Educational Environment but also the extreme and unlimited role of librarians on the modern educational system. The Principal of Institute of Hotel Management, Mrs. Sarada Ghosh has joined as Guest of Honour addressed the audience. In her speech she emphasized on how the multidimensional work flow of Librarians would act as transporter of the Educational Environment and Cultural Value for the new generation. Prof. Pitambar Padhi gave the Keynote address and emphasized on the status of Odisha Library Legislation. Dr. Banamber Sahoo (RMRC, Bhubaneswar), the President of Odisha Library Academy presided the meeting and the Organising Secretary, Mr. Abinash Dash, Librarian of IHM, Bhubaneswar, gave the welcome address. The inauguration session ended with vote of thanks by the Secretary, Dr. Bibhuti Bhusan Sahoo (IIT, Bhubaneswar). On the eve of this day, a seminar was held on “Drafting a Blueprint for Future Library Development of Odisha”. The speakers, intellectuals and invitees who participated in the seminar put forth their valuable views on boundless role of Library and Information Science. The four technical sessions were presided by Dr. D. B. Ramesh (SOA) with the Rapporteur General Dr. Basudev Mohanty (IOP, Bhubaneswar) and Dr. Satya Ranjan Sahu (IMMT). The day long programme ended with vote of thanks by the Vice-President, OLA, Dr. Kamal Lochan Jena (CET). -- Thanking you, *With best Regards,* *Niranjan MahapatraLibrarian, * *NCDS Bhubaneswar* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CPE funded Three-Day National Workshop on "Creating and Managing Digital Libraries using Eprints" in Collaboration with INFLIBNET Centre and Vellalar College for Women, Tamil Nadu on 06 - 08 September 2018
by Nipul G. Shihora 13 Aug '18

13 Aug '18

Respected Sir/ Madam, Greetings from INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar! CPE funded Three-Day National Workshop on "*Creating and Managing Digital Libraries using Eprints*" in Collaboration with INFLIBNET Centre Gandhinagar and Vellalar College for Women, Erode-12, Tamil Nadu on *06 - 08 September 2018.* *About the Workshop* Eprints is a robust, modular, open source repository system for the management and dissemination of digital content. It is especially suited for digital libraries and archives, both for access and preservation. It has a worldwide user base that includes cultural heritage organizations, universities, business schools, research institutions, national libraries, and government agencies. In this unique workshop, experts of Eprints will cover the fundamentals, installation and customization of Eprints for those who want to use the platform, and address the issues faced by those who are already running Eprints. At the end of the workshop participants will definitely gain more insights and in-depth knowledge on fundamentals of Eprints, installation and customization, and how to enhance the visibility of the documents uploaded in Eprints Repository. *Major Topics* The following major topics will be covered in the workshop: : Basics of Linux (two hours); : IR using Eprints and live installation; : Eprints advanced configuration; : Index generation; : Custom views and item display; : MySQL data security feature; : Bulk metadata Import/Export; : Backup; : Statistics generation; and : Activating Eprints Bazzar. *Resource Persons* Prominent experts from INFLIBNET Centre and Vellalar College for Women, working in the Digital Library and Institutional Repository area. Target Audience Library professionals, information scientists, system administrators, database managers, students and others working in universities/colleges/institutes who are interested in Eprints. A maximum of 50 candidates will be enrolled for the training programme on the First-Come-First-Serve basis. *Pre-requisite* Participants should be interested in establishing repositories for their institutions using Eprints. Duration: Three Days (06 - 08 September 2018) *Venue* The Training programme will be conducted at Vellalar College for Women (Autonomous), Thindal, Erode-638012, Tamil Nadu, India. *Fee* The registration fee is Rs.1200.00 (Rupees One Thousand Two Hundred only) per person without accommodation. Accommodation will be provided to the outside participants in VCW Hostel on minimum payment. It covers the cost of training programme kit containing training materials, Lunch and Refreshments. The payment should be made by NEFT/RTGS to Account Name: THE PRINCIPAL Account Number: 25670100000080 Bank Name: Bank of Baroda Branch: Thindal IFSC Code: BARB0THINDA (Fifth character is Zero) *Registration* The application for registration to the workshop should be submitted online at https://goo.gl/forms/lNMWJUwiYqy83vVT2 Registration fee can be paid through NEFT as per details available on HRD registration page on or before 03 September 2018. *Please visit the following link for more information* *https://goo.gl/NxYM4m <https://goo.gl/NxYM4m> * For participation and more information please do contact raja(a)inflibnet.ac.in For Correspondence please do contact hosamani(a)inflibnet.ac.in -- *सादर धन्यवाद / Thanks and Regards* *निपुल जी. शिहोरा / Nipul G. Shihora* *इनफ्लिबनेट केंद्र / INFLIBNET Centre - (An IUC of UGC)* *इन्फोसिटी, गांधीनगर / Infocity, Gandhinagar - 382 007.* *गुजरात / Gujarat, [image: INDIA]* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- कृपया इस ईमेल मुद्रण से पहले पर्यावरण पर विचार करें। धन्यवाद। / Please consider the environment before printing this email. Thank you. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Article Request
by Balraj 13 Aug '18

13 Aug '18

Dear Professional Friends, One of our faculty require the below mentioned article. - When Distance is the Issue: Using Zoom, Cloud Based Video Web Conferencing System: Perspectives, Possibilities & Potential in Higher Education Author Kimberly McCoy, Nova Southeastern University, United States Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference, Mar 21, 2016 in Savannah, GA, United States ISBN 978-1-939797-13-1 Please provide the full text of the above article. Thanks & Best Wishes, Balraj Librarian RAK Medical & Health Sciences University United Arab Emirates -- 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 185, Issue 30
by LATA SURESH 13 Aug '18

13 Aug '18

Heartiest congratulations to all awardees . Wishing them all the very best for the future endeavors. *Best wishes and regards* *LATA SURESH* M.A, MLISc, MPhil, ADIET, (PhD) Commonwealth Professional Fellow-U.K. Head- Knowledge Resource Centre, [image: Image result for iica logo] *(Ministry of Corporate Affairs , Govt. of India)* *Manesar Office: **www.iica.in <http://www.iica.in/>* Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) (Ministry of Corporate Affairs-GOI) Plot No. P 6, 7 & 8, Sector 5, IMT Manesar, District Gurugram (Haryana), INDIA - 122 050. Phone: +91 124 2640000 | Mobile: +91 9911126706| Email: hoc-krc(a)gov.in, suresh.lata(a)gmail.com लता सुरेश प्रमुख , ज्ञान संसाधन केंद्र भारतीय कॉरपोरेट कार्य संस्थान ( कॉर्पोरेट कार्य मंत्रालय , भारत सरकार ) आई एम टी मानेसर, गुरुग्राम, हरियाणा दूरभाष : 0124-2640000 ईमेल : suresh.lata(a)gmail.com On Sat, Aug 11, 2018 at 7:52 AM, <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. Best Librarian Awardees (Pandurang Konnur) > 2. Re: Best Librarian Awardees (Ramesh Gaur) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2018 16:45:47 +0530 > From: Pandurang Konnur <pvkonnur(a)gmail.com> > To: lis-forum <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> > Subject: [LIS-Forum] Best Librarian Awardees > Message-ID: > <CAKuN-tZLmXK8PuuM_rZcbuJee6On+ebpAMbL=59VdjmxxpO > r4A(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Dear Friends, > I am happy to share on this forum the Best Librarian Awardees Selected by > Department of Public Libraries, Government of Karnataka, Bangalore for > awarding during Librarians' Day celebrations in commemoration of 126th > Birth Anniversary of Dr.S.R.Ranganathan, the Father of Library Movement in > India on 12th August 2018.. > List of Awardees: > > 1. Dr.M.Vasantha Kumar > Librarian, > Adichunchanagiri University > BG Nagar, > Mandya Disrict. > > 2. Dr.Ramesha > Professor and Chairman, > Department of Library & Information Science, > Bangalore University, Bangalore. > > 3. Dr.Mallikarjun Vaddanakeri > Librarian, > PDA College of Engineering, > Kalburgi > > 4.. Sheshagiri Kulkarni, > Head Information & Library > Goethe - Institute > Maxmuller Bhavan > Bangalore > > 5. Shivaram B S > Senior Technical Officer & Team Leader > Digital Archiving Group > NAL Bangalore. > > 6. Smt. Purnima C S > Deputy Director > City Central Library, > South Zone, > Bangalore > > 7. Venkatesh Murthy, > Library Assistant, > City Central Library, > South Zone, > Bangalore > > 8. Smt. C.Manjula > Library In charge > Grampanchayat Library, > Mamballi > Yalanduru, Chamarajnagar Taluka > > 9. Mrutunjayaswamy B Rajaguru > Library In charge > Grampanchayat Library > Dhadesguru > > > LET US CONGRATULATE ALL THE AWARDEES ON THE EVE OF LIBRARIANS' DAY > > > Dr. P. V. Konnur > Former LIS Professor, > Fulbright Scholar (UIUC, USA) > Chairman, > State Level Book Selection Committee > President > LIS Academy, Bangalore > Adviser, VTU Consortium, > Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi - 590 018 > Mobile : 09449679737 > E-Mail : pvkonnur(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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Interesting Reads – 2018-08-11
by Mohan Hr 13 Aug '18

13 Aug '18

*Interesting Reads – 2018-08-11* *Contents* *Articles* - Remote Management: Not 9 to 5, but 24/7 - IEEE India Info Apr-Jun 2018 issue - Google Code of Conduct - Microsoft, Facebook, LinkedIn and 31 Other Tech Giants Sign Agreement Promising They Won't Help With Cyber Wars - Two New York Start-up Companies Envision a Waste-Free Future - Smart Cities: Digital solutions for a more livable future - How India can be a $10 trillion economy by 2030 - 7 uncomfortable facts about how IQ affects your life - The gaokao is China's notoriously tough entrance exam, that can also get you into western universities - check out its punishing questions - Here Is Everything You Need To Know About Jio Giga TV *Events / Announcements* - TCS - IIT Madras CSE Colloquium on 14th Aug 2018 on “Scalable Data Analytics” - IEEE PES and APQI Workshop on Power Quality - Imagine India 18: Automation Anywhere’s Premier Customer Experience Event - UK scholarships/fellowships on offer for young/emerging leaders from India - India Launches New Internet-based (OTT) Science Channel To Create Scientific Awareness Read at http://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2018/08/interesting-reads-201 8-08-11.html Archives at http://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2018/05/interesting-reads-arc hives.html *======================================================== * *Articles* *Remote Management: Not 9 to 5, but 24/7* A Day in the Life of a Remote Management Global Operations Center It’s 5:00 p.m. on a Friday. You’ve worked hard all week, and you’re ready to relax and unwind. You have plans — anything from having dinner with your family that has been planned for a week to heading to your kid’s sporting event to working out at the gym or just leaving town on vacation — whatever the plan, you’re ready to roll. But – at 5:01 p.m., your phone rings. It’s your on-site operator. The news isn’t good. It’s the end of a batch run and a control valve won’t close when it should, causing extra water to enter a tank. Your team has tried to resolve the issue but the problem persists. It’s affecting production and presents a safety issue, requiring immediate attention. What are you going to do? Stop what you’re doing and head back into work. Welcome to the “5:01 Club” – aptly named for that select group of people whose plans are disrupted after normal work hours. As you know, stuff happens; it’s inevitable. Depending on how your manufacturing facility operates, problems can and do arise. Those ultimately responsible for operations must “FIX IT.” How long it takes you and your team to respond is critical to the safety and overall well-being of your staff and manufacturing facility. Oftentimes, your in-house team can handle the various day-to-day automation system and process situations that come up. However, as described in the above scenario, problems often occur during the evening, holiday, vacation or weekend hours. In some cases, you have little to no staff support or your team simply does not have the bandwidth or level of experience to effectively diagnose system failures or other process issues. In these instances, you may need additional support for the short term. This is where a third-party remote management global operations center can be an effective alternative. Read the full post <https://insideautomation.net/remote-management-24-7-aw-aug/> *IEEE India Info Apr-Jun 2018 issue* This issue of IEEE India Info, the quarterly newsletter of the IEEE India Council has the following 13 interesting articles, two book excerpts and few regular columns apart from the report on various activities held in the IEEE Sections in India. - Improving Computer Programming Competence: The Parikshak Approach by Dr. M. Sasikumar - Managing Distress due to Dispersion and Diversity in Organizations by Dr. Sandhya Shekhar - Energy Management Using Blockchain Technology by Mr. Venkat Kumar Tangirala - Rainwater Harvesting – The Success Story of Chennai by Dr. Sekhar Raghavan - The Art of Data Science by Mr. Krishna Balasubramanian - Unmanned Aerial Vehicle – A Sky Boon by Dr. Ganesh Subramanian - Deep Learning in Artificial Intelligence by S. Manikandan and Dr. M. Chinnadurai - Agile, Cloud, Mobility, DevOps in Software Testing Career by Mr. Srinivasan Desikan - Change Management: Two Questions to Ask When Responding to Change by Mr. G. Sankaranarayanan - Emerging Education Patterns by Dr. C. Chellappan - Next Generation DNA Led Analysis – Challenges and Threats by Dr. Amit Kumar - Cognitive IoT Systems – the Future of IoT by Dr. Balamuralidhar P and Dr. Arpan Pal - Atal Innovation Mission by Mr. R. Ramanan - Book Excerpts: Leading Science and Technology: Vision for the Future from the book Leading Science and Technology: India Next? - Book Excerpts: Chapter Takeaways at a Glance from the book Industry X.0: Realizing Digital Value in Industrial Sectors - IT in Apr – Jun 2018 by Prof. S. Sadagopan - Information Resources by Mr. H.R. Mohan - Book Reviews: Leading Science and Technology: India Next?, Industry X.0: Realizing Digital Value in Industrial Sectors and Human + Machine: Reimagining Work in the Age of AI. Read them at http://sites.ieee.org/indiacouncil/newsletter/ *Google Code of Conduct * The Google Code of Conduct is one of the ways we put Google’s values into practice. It’s built around the recognition that everything we do in connection with our work at Google will be, and should be, measured against the highest possible standards of ethical business conduct. We set the bar that high for practical as well as aspirational reasons: Our commitment to the highest standards helps us hire great people, build great products, and attract loyal users. Respect for our users, for the opportunity, and for each other are foundational to our success, and are something we need to support every day. So please do read the Code and Google’s values, and follow both in spirit and letter, always bearing in mind that each of us has a personal responsibility to incorporate, and to encourage other Googlers to incorporate, the principles of the Code and values into our work. And if you have a question or ever think that one of your fellow Googlers or the company as a whole may be falling short of our commitment, don’t be silent. We want – and need – to hear from you. Full Code of conduct text <https://abc.xyz/investor/other/google-code-of-conduct.html> *Microsoft, Facebook, LinkedIn and 31 Other Tech Giants Sign Agreement Promising They Won't Help With Cyber Wars* Apple, Google and Amazon didn't sign. And it's not clear what the actual effect will be. A large number of technology companies have signed a new agreement promising greater cyber protections for everyone. But it's worth noting who didn't sign the pledge. And it's not clear what the agreement's actual effect will be. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner probably don't agree about many things. But they seem to agree about this: The world and its citizens need better protection from cyber-attacks, whether they come from rogue hackers, organized groups of criminals--or national governments, including our own. They're not the only ones. A total of 34 high-tech firms, some of them deeply involved in the workings of the internet, have all signed the Cybersecurity Tech Accord. The Accord is modeled after the Geneva Conventions in which 196 nations agreed to protect the basic rights of civilians and prisoners of war during wartime. The Accord was first proposed by Brad Smith, Microsoft president, who has argued over the past year that ordinary citizens and small businesses need and deserve better protection against such attacks than they currently have. Signers of the accord agree to four basic principles: protecting users and customers from cyber-attacks and building more secure products; opposing attacks on "innocent citizens and enterprises from anywhere" which includes refusing help to any government planning such attacks; empowering users and developers with the tools they need to strengthen cyber-security on their own; and working with each other and with other organizations dedicated to improving cyber-security in the developed and developing world. The pact seems like a great idea, but it also appears to leave some loopholes and it's not clear what its actual effect will be. Here are some questions the agreement doesn't answer: Read the post <https://www.inc.com/minda-zetlin/microsoft-facebook-linkedin-sign-cybersecu…> *Two New York Start-up Companies Envision a Waste-Free Future* Small companies throughout New York State are bringing bold, transformative technologies from the lab into the world thanks to support from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). Together with the New York Academy of Sciences, NYSERDA is supporting visionary early-stage start-ups through proof-of-concept centers that foster the growth and development of clean tech businesses. The two centers, PowerBridgeNY and Nexus-NY, have provided critical financial support, mentorship, and guidance for dozens of start-ups that are shaping the future of clean energy. Two companies, Allied Microbiota and Dimensional Energy, are tackling waste remediation and reuse with novel techniques that are being tested and proven today. Full post <https://www.nyas.org/magazines/imagining-the-next-100-years/two-new-york-st…> *Smart Cities: Digital solutions for a more livable future* As cities get smarter, they are becoming more livable and more responsive—and today we are seeing only a preview of what technology could eventually do in the urban environment. Until recently, city leaders thought of smart technologies primarily as tools for becoming more efficient behind the scenes. Now technology is being injected more directly into the lives of residents. Smartphones have become the keys to the city, putting instant information about transit, traffic, health services, safety alerts, and community news into millions of hands. After a decade of trial and error, municipal leaders are realizing that smart-city strategies start with people, not technology. “Smartness” is not just about installing digital interfaces in traditional infrastructure or streamlining city operations. It is also about using technology and data purposefully to make better decisions and deliver a better quality of life. Quality of life has many dimensions, from the air residents breathe to how safe they feel walking the streets. The latest (152 pages) report from the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), Smart cities: Digital solutions for a more livable future <https://www.mckinsey.com/~/media/mckinsey/industries/capital%20projects%20a…> (PDF–6MB), analyzes how dozens of digital applications address these kinds of practical and very human concerns. It finds that cities can use smart technologies to improve some key quality-of-life indicators by 10 to 30 percent—numbers that translate into lives saved, fewer crime incidents, shorter commutes, a reduced health burden, and carbon emissions averted. This post answers the following questions - What makes a city smart? - Smart-city technologies have substantial unrealized potential to improve the urban quality of life - A look at current deployment in 50 cities around the world shows that even the most advanced still have a long way to go - Smart cities change the economics of infrastructure and create room for partnerships and private-sector participation Read the post <https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/capital-projects-and-infrastructure/our…> *How India can be a $10 trillion economy by 2030* “Tech entrepreneurship will drive India’s growth. Today, India is ready to be one of the top five economies in the world. We already are in the top three in PPP (Purchasing Power Parity), but in terms of the current value of GDP we will be top five at 2030,” said Mohandas Pai, Founder, Aarin Capital, at NSE Tech Conclave, which was organised by the National Stock Exchange (NSE), in association with YourStory, Pai said India today is poised to become a $10 trillion economy by 2030. Backing his statement, Pai pointed out different ways in which India is positioned in the growth trajectory. The factors that will make India a $10 trillion economy, he says, are: Read the post <https://yourstory.com/2017/12/how-india-can-be-a-10-trillion-economy-by-203…> Related presentation <https://www.slideshare.net/W-3one4/india-at-2030-mohandas-pai> : India @ 2030 – How Tech Entrepreneurship Will Create A $10 Trillion Economy *7 uncomfortable facts about how IQ affects your life* Americans like standardized tests. We evaluate kids at multiple parts of their academic careers, and high-stakes tests, like the SAT and ACT, are a rite of passage for entrance into college. Still, many people believe IQ scores aren't the determining factor for success in life. While researchers haven't definitively pinned down how much a person's IQ affects their success later in life, they have uncovered that many factors throughout our lives may affect our IQ scores - and conversely, our IQ scores can greatly affect the outcome of our lives. Read on to see seven uncomfortable facts about how IQ may affect your life. Read the full post <https://www.businessinsider.in/7-uncomfortable-facts-about-how-IQ-affects-y…> *The gaokao is China's notoriously tough entrance exam, that can also get you into western universities - check out its punishing questions* The US, Europe, Australia, and Canada may see an influx of Chinese students in the coming years as more and more universities admit them based on China's notoriously tough national standardized test. Earlier this month the University of New Hampshire became the first US state university to accept students based on their scores their scores in the gaokao, China's amped up version of the US SAT or British A-level exams. Australia's University of Sydney, Canada's University of Toronto, Italy's Accademia delle Belle Arti di Firenze and some private US institutions also accept it. The gaokao - which means "high exam" in Chinese - takes place over two days in June across the country every year. More than 9.7 million people across the country took it this year, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported. The subjects on the test vary by region but typically include the Chinese language, mathematics, and a foreign language (typically English), Xinhua said. The hardest questions are the essays - which can range from the student's views on philosophy, history, the environment, and President Xi Jinping's policies. Try and tackle 15 questions from past gaokao exams here: Read the full story <https://www.businessinsider.in/The-gaokao-is-Chinas-notoriously-tough-entra…> *Here Is Everything You Need To Know About Jio Giga TV * Reliance Jio has made a big announcement at the 41st Annual General meeting. The announcement is about the Jio Giga TV and the Jio Giga Fibre. The fibre service will have a set top box for televisions. Additional features that it will have are voice command feature and voice calls via TV. Some great benefits that Jio TV users can enjoy! The Jio subscribers will be able to access a number Jio apps for free. They will be able to enjoy these apps on the big screen that is on television. They also get the advantage of seamless broadband service on their television. Jio has claimed that the speed will be up to 1 Gbps. One more amazing feature that the users will get is to connect the VR headsets to the Jio Giga Fibre Network. The users will then be able to view 360 content in 4k resolution. The aim of Jio is to make these services available in 1100 cities and the speed would be 1Gbps. Full story <https://likesntrends.com/here-is-everything-you-need-to-know-about-jio-giga…> Related story <https://likesntrends.com/jio-gigafiber-jio-to-launch-gigafiber-broadband-pl…> : Jio GigaFiber: Jio To Launch Gigafiber Broadband Plans Soon *Events / Announcements* *TCS - IIT Madras CSE Colloquium on 14th Aug 2018 on “Scalable Data Analytics”* The Fifth TCS - IIT Madras Computer Science and Engineering Colloquium on “Scalable Data Analytics: The Role of Stratified Data Sharding” by Prof. Srinivasan Parthasarathy, Ohio State University will be held on Tuesday, 14th August at 5 p.m. in the Aryabhatta Hall (CS 25), CSE Department, IIT Madras, Chennai 600036. This is a free program and all are invited. *IEEE PES and APQI Workshop on Power Quality* Power supply reliability and quality is key to the digital transformation of any society in providing quality of life through information and communication technologies. In addition, power quality is key to Healthcare Technology, Data Centers, e-Commerce and Industrial Automation. The proliferation of electronic and computer devices has increased the significance of power quality as never before. A Two-day workshop on Power Quality at VIT, Vellore during 24-25 August, 2018 provides an opportunity to industry and utilities to understand the importance of power quality issues to the Indian industry and researchers with an ability to model, monitor, and analyse the problems from both industry and researcher perspective. Workshop website <http://apqi.org/workshop/ieee-pes-and-apqi-workshop-on-power-quality-at-vit…> For details Pl. contact: Dr. Mahendra V. Chilukuri at mahendra.chilukuri(a)vit.ac.in *Imagine India 18: Automation Anywhere’s Premier Customer Experience Event * Imagine India 18, the Automation Anywhere’s premier customer experience on 19th and 20th September 2018 at the Sheraton Grand Bengaluru Whitefield Hotel & Convention Centre, Bengaluru, India. This event will be a two-day experience for customers and partners where, knowledge and vision will frame a platform upon which attendees will be able to profoundly impact their businesses. Agenda <http://www.automationanywhere.in/images/newimagine/Agenda_Bengaluru_2018.pdf> To Register <http://email.automationanywhere.com/E0b0L0UkQ1q0I0yS0u0qa01> For further details pl. contact: Arvind Kasturirangan, Vice President, India and Middle East, Automation Anywhere at a.kasturi(a)automationanywhere.com *UK scholarships/fellowships on offer for young/emerging leaders from India* The following UK scholarships/fellowships are on offer for young/emerging leaders from India: Fully-funded 1-year Masters Scholarships (ANY subject, ANY university) for those with at least 2 years work experience, who have secured an unconditional offer from at least one of their three course choices. Deadline 6 Nov 2018 Fully-funded 8-12 week short-term Fellowships for those with at least 7 years work experience (aimed young/emerging leaders from government, public sector, private sector, entrepreneurs, cyber-security professionals, financial services/fin tech professionals, risk management/actuarial sciences, investment management, financial regulation professionals, journalists, visual/performing arts, science/research/innovation sector). Deadline 10 Oct 2018. For details on both pl. visit http://chevening.org/india *India Launches New Internet-based (OTT) Science Channel To Create Scientific Awareness * Vigyan Prasar, under the active guidance of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), has launched an over-the-top (OTT) channel — i.e TV content via the internet — dedicated only to science & technology content to create scientific awareness among fellow citizen by showcasing the recent developments in science and technology particularly from our scientific research institutions and laboratories. India Science, a national science channel is now live and accessible to anyone who has smartphone/laptop/ desktop/ smart TV, with internet connectivity. The channel has schedule programming as well as video-on-demand (VOD) facility. 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Best Librarian Awardees
by Pandurang Konnur 11 Aug '18

11 Aug '18

Dear Friends, I am happy to share on this forum the Best Librarian Awardees Selected by Department of Public Libraries, Government of Karnataka, Bangalore for awarding during Librarians' Day celebrations in commemoration of 126th Birth Anniversary of Dr.S.R.Ranganathan, the Father of Library Movement in India on 12th August 2018.. List of Awardees: 1. Dr.M.Vasantha Kumar Librarian, Adichunchanagiri University BG Nagar, Mandya Disrict. 2. Dr.Ramesha Professor and Chairman, Department of Library & Information Science, Bangalore University, Bangalore. 3. Dr.Mallikarjun Vaddanakeri Librarian, PDA College of Engineering, Kalburgi 4.. Sheshagiri Kulkarni, Head Information & Library Goethe - Institute Maxmuller Bhavan Bangalore 5. Shivaram B S Senior Technical Officer & Team Leader Digital Archiving Group NAL Bangalore. 6. Smt. Purnima C S Deputy Director City Central Library, South Zone, Bangalore 7. Venkatesh Murthy, Library Assistant, City Central Library, South Zone, Bangalore 8. Smt. C.Manjula Library In charge Grampanchayat Library, Mamballi Yalanduru, Chamarajnagar Taluka 9. Mrutunjayaswamy B Rajaguru Library In charge Grampanchayat Library Dhadesguru LET US CONGRATULATE ALL THE AWARDEES ON THE EVE OF LIBRARIANS' DAY Dr. P. V. Konnur Former LIS Professor, Fulbright Scholar (UIUC, USA) Chairman, State Level Book Selection Committee President LIS Academy, Bangalore Adviser, VTU Consortium, Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi - 590 018 Mobile : 09449679737 E-Mail : pvkonnur(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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One day Workshop on ‘Implementing Successful Library & Information Teaching Sessions in Academic Libraries’ at IIT Gandhinagar on 18th August, 2018
by TS Kumbar 10 Aug '18

10 Aug '18

Dear Colleagues, Greetings from IIT Gandhinagar! We are happy to inform you that the IIT Gandhinagar Library is organizing one day workshop on *'Implementing Successful Library & Information Teaching Sessions in Academic Libraries’* on 18th August, 2018 (Saturday). The details of the workshop, resource persons, registration fee and form, and other related information are given in the brochure linked below. Brochure: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bJU9F8j5_Xle0u1-sNIJ39LSZ75_HVWX/view?usp=… We request you to kindly consider registering and actively participating in this workshop which is on the theme so important to all of us. For further details and any queries, please write to us at *librarian(a)iitgn.ac.in <librarian(a)iitgn.ac.in> * or call on 079 2395 2431, 2395 1128 Looking forward to your participation. Thanks & Regards Kumbar -- ---------------------------------------------------- T. S. Kumbar, PhD Librarian Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar Palaj, Gandhinagar 382 355*|* Gujarat | INDIA Tel: +91 79 2395 2431 Mob: 09825921864 Email: tskumbar(a)iitgn.ac.in | tskumbar(a)gmail.com Website: http://www.iitgn.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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MANLIBNET2018 International Conference on 10-12 December 2018 at IIM Trichy, India
by Elavazhagan K 09 Aug '18

09 Aug '18

Greetings from Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli! Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli (IIMT) is the eleventh IIM under the patronage of the Government of India. On behalf of the organizing committee, it is my great pleasure to invite you to the MANLIBNET2018 International Conference on 10-12 December 2018 at IIM Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India Kindly find attached the final brochure of the MANLIBNET2018 International Conference along with the registration form and website of the conference. Since you have excellent professional contacts, requesting to spread the word among your contacts and forward the brochure to them encouraging them to participate in the conference. *There will be three workshops on: i) User Experience (UX), ii) Research Writing and iii) Case study teaching (exclusively for management faculty & students).* Also, I request you to contribute a paper for the MANLIBNET 2018 International Conference on 110-12 December 2018. Looking forward to your support and contribution in the conference. I am sure that your participation in the discussion at the conference will be beneficial to you as well as other participants. It may be a good opportunity for you, your friends and family to visit cultural heritage and important places in South India. website @ http://manlibnet2018.iimtrichy .ac.in <http://manlibnet2018.iimtrichy.ac.in/> Thanks & warm regards, ela -- Dr. K. Elavazhagan Librarian & Chief Knowledge Officer *INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT TIRUCHIRAPPALLI* Pudukottai Main Road Chinna Sooriyur Village Tiruchirappalli - 620 024. India Tel: 0431 – 2505045 e-mail : ela(a)iimtrichy.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for a book through ILL
by Francis Jayakanth 09 Aug '18

09 Aug '18

Dear Member, One of our students is in need of the following book. Can any of the libraries having the book, or a later edition of it, kindly lend us the book on ILL? Systematic Analysis of Technical Failures: Lectures of an Advanced Study Seminar by Guenter A. Lange, 1985 Thanks and regards, Francis JRD Tata Memorial Library IISc, Bengaluru

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Librarians' Day Celebration - Final reminder
by Francis Jayakanth 09 Aug '18

09 Aug '18

Forwarded posting on behalf of SRELS and EC, KALA Dear Professional Friends, It is time again for us to join together to celebrate the Librarian’s Day in this month. The Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies, and Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) along with the PES University are organizing an event to mark the celebration of 126th Birth Anniversary of Dr. S R Ranganathan. Special attraction of this event is the inauguration of a new series of books called – “S R Ranganathan Classics’. The title of the first volume in the series is – “The Science and the Profession of Libraries - A Visionary's Perspective”, S.R. Ranganathan Classics -1(A collection of 20 papers). This 125th Anniversary Commemoration Volume will be released by Prof. P Balaram, Former Director, Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru. The papers in this volume indicate the very wide range of topics on which Ranganathan wrote. The Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, founded by Ranganathan himself, thought it appropriate to bring out this collection as part of its efforts to ‘Revisit Ranganathan’ and, particularly, to introduce the present generation of LIS professionals to some of Ranganathan’s ideas on different aspects of librarianship and Library and Information science. Details of the event are as follows. Date: 9th August, 2018 Venue: MCA Seminar Hall, Prof. MRD Block, PES University, 100 feet Ring Road, BSK 3rd Stage Bengaluru- 560085. Time: 4.30 to 6 PM All are cordially invited. With warm regards (On behalf of SRELS and EC, KALA) Member-Secretary SRELS K. S. Raghavan Former Dean (Academic), University of Madras Professor (Retd.), DRTC, Indian Statistical Institute Visiting Scientist (Retd.), Centre for Knowledge Analytics & Ontological Engineering (KAnOE), PES University Member-Secretary, Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science Secretary, Rangaathan Centre for Information Studies

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Two Days National Workshop on Organizing Research with Reference Management Tools on 04th - 05th October 2018.
by Nipul G. Shihora 09 Aug '18

09 Aug '18

Dear Sir/Maám, Greetings from INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar! INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar has announced the *Two Days National Workshop on "Organizing Research with Reference Management Tools" on 04th - 05th October 2018*. The aim of this workshop is to give the participants a sound overview of reference management tools and their usefulness in organizing research. Use of reference management tools like Zotero, Mendeley, and EndNote are very helpful to create research workspace & carry out research works, creation & organize bibliographies, to construct references while writing research, collaborating and discovering new research. These standard tools can reduce the task of writing bibliographies, references manually while writing research, thereby cutting the time, human efforts & errors in the part of research scholars. The following major topics will be covered in the workshop: Ø Introduction to Research and Research Ethics Ø Use of Reference Management Tool- Zotero with "hands-on-practice" Ø Use of Reference Management Tool- EndNote with "hands-on-practice” Ø Use of Reference Management Tool- Mendeley with "hands-on-practice” Ø Referencing / Citing Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism, Use of "URKUND" anti-plagiarism s/w. Please, do register yourself online for this workshop on or before 30th September 2018. You may register yourself online at http://inflibnet.ac.in/hrd/ For more details, please go through the brochure at http://inflibnet.ac.in/hrd/docs/References_2018.pdf <http://inflibnet.ac.in/hrd/docs/References_2018.pdf> -- *सादर धन्यवाद / Thanks and Regards* *निपुल जी. शिहोरा / Nipul G. Shihora* *परियोजना सहयोगी (एल.एस.) / Project Associate (L.S.)* *इनफ्लिबनेट केंद्र / INFLIBNET Centre - (An IUC of UGC)* *इन्फोसिटी, गांधीनगर / Infocity, Gandhinagar - 382 007.* *गुजरात / Gujarat, [image: INDIA]* e-Mail ID: nipul[at]inflibnet.ac.in / shihora.nipu98[at]gmail.com Mobile No.: 079-2326-8255 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- कृपया इस ईमेल मुद्रण से पहले पर्यावरण पर विचार करें। धन्यवाद। / Please consider the environment before printing this email. Thank you. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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SEMINAR-1 Topic: Outsourcing of Services: A Library Perspective
by drtc＠isibang.ac.in 08 Aug '18

08 Aug '18

Indian Statistical Institute Documentation Research and Training Centre 8th mile, Mysore Road, RVCE post Bangalore 560059 SEMINAR-1 Topic: Outsourcing of Services: A Library Perspective Outsourcing of services is a common practice amongst organizations that renders multiple services. Reasons for outsourcing varies for each and every organization. Library, being such an organization do outsource few of its services to external agencies. Over the decades, libraries have contracted with outside agencies to perform tasks and functions that are suitable or necessary for library operations. This seminar intends to identify the various library services which are being outsourced. The seminar tries to explore the possibilities of outsourcing core library services such as Cataloguing and Library Management. The focus of the seminar will be upon the extent to which library services can or should be outsourced, pros and cons, and how can outsourcing possibly help in creating a sustainable library environment. Speaker: Abhishek K Coordinator: Dr. Biswanath Dutta Date: 10-08-2018 Time: 2 p.m. Venue: DRTC class room (G-21) ISI Bangalore All are cordially invited. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Librarian’s Day @ Dayananda Sagar Institutions, Bangalore
by Rudresha D C 08 Aug '18

08 Aug '18

Dear Professional Friends, I am happy to inform you that we the Library professionals of Dayananda Sagar Institutions are going to celebrate the 126th Birth Anniversary of Late Dr. S R Ranganathan, Father of Library Science as “Librarian’s Day” on 14th August 2018. *Chief Guest*: Dr. Basavaraj Gadagin, Former Librarian, Veerashaiva College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Bellary. *Guest * : Dr. N. Chowdappa ,Chief Librarian, BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore. Dr. C P S Prakash, Principal, DSCE will Grace the Occasion. *Time:* 4:00 pm *Venue:* A V Auditorium, Library and Information Centre, Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering, Kumaraswamy Layout, Bangalore-78 I request all the Library professionals to join in this event to pay the gratitude to the renowned person in the field of Library science. With regards, Dr. J C David Chief Librarian DSCE Ph.no. 9590505040 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Librarians' Day
by Francis Jayakanth 08 Aug '18

08 Aug '18

Forwarded posting on behalf of SRELS and EC, KALA Dear Professional Friends, It is time again for us to join together to celebrate the Librarian’s Day in this month. The Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies, and Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) along with the PES University are organizing an event to mark the celebration of 126th Birth Anniversary of Dr. S R Ranganathan. Special attraction of this event is the inauguration of a new series of books called – “S R Ranganathan Classics’. The title of the first volume in the series is – “The Science and the Profession of Libraries - A Visionary's Perspective”, S.R. Ranganathan Classics -1(A collection of 20 papers). This 125th Anniversary Commemoration Volume will be released by Prof. P Balaram, Former Director, Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru. The papers in this volume indicate the very wide range of topics on which Ranganathan wrote. The Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, founded by Ranganathan himself, thought it appropriate to bring out this collection as part of its efforts to ‘Revisit Ranganathan’ and, particularly, to introduce the present generation of LIS professionals to some of Ranganathan’s ideas on different aspects of librarianship and Library and Information science. Details of the event are as follows. Date: 9th August, 2018 Venue: MCA Seminar Hall, Prof. MRD Block, PES University, 100 feet Ring Road, BSK 3rd Stage Bengaluru- 560085. Time: 4.30 to 6 PM All are cordially invited. With warm regards (On behalf of SRELS and EC, KALA) Member-Secretary SRELS K. S. Raghavan Former Dean (Academic), University of Madras Professor (Retd.), DRTC, Indian Statistical Institute Visiting Scientist (Retd.), Centre for Knowledge Analytics & Ontological Engineering (KAnOE), PES University Member-Secretary, Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science Secretary, Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies

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Internships for Library Science Students at FOSTIS/Library, CSIR-CFTRI, MYSURU
by padmavathi t 08 Aug '18

08 Aug '18

Dear LIS Professionals We atCSIR-CFTRI are pleased to announce the commencement of internships for LibraryScience Students at FOSTIS/Library. The main objective of this Internship is toprovide an opportunity for a student to gain practice in reality in a libraryof National importance with state of art facilities under the guidance ofexpert faculty. The details ofthe internship is appended below further information. Should you need any additional information orclarifications, please contact the Head, PMC/Coordinator, FOSTIS/Library atTel: 0821-2515850; e-mail: fostis(a)cftri.res.in Thanking you, T. Padmavathi Coordinator,FOSTIS/Library CSIR-CFTRI Mysuru-20 ---------- Internshipsfor Library Science Students of other Universities, Academic Institutions atFOSTIS/Library, CSIR-CFTRI, MYSURU CSIR−CentralFood Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysore (A constituentlaboratory of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi) hasopened door for FIRST TIME for Library & Information Science MLIS(or equivalent) students to enroll for Internship programme that provides aunique platform for professional development. You can gain exposure to the workof a National researchlibrary coupled with one-on-one support from expert faculty. The library has a comprehensive collection of Books, Encyclopaedia,Bound volumes of Periodicals and Current journals related to Library and InformationScience. If you are a MLIS student interestedin enhancing your learning skills and equip yourself with emerging IT toolsand technologies, then here is an opportunity. APPLY NOW……! About CSIR-CFTRILibrary CFTRIlibrary was recognised as the National Information Centre for Food Science andTechnology (NICFOS) by DSIR/NISSAT, Govt. of India, way back in 1977. Thelibrary has been serving the R&D community enabling them to keep track ofthe technological advances worldwide. It has access to global informationthrough several databases, e-Journals through CSIR Consortium of Libraries andhigh band width Internet. Some of the information services that are offeredinclude Current Awareness Service, Database Search and Retrieval Servicefrom international databases. Thelibrary has also set up state of the art Institutional Repository in an effortto archive and give better visibility to research output of CFTRI. Allhousekeeping activities of the centre have been automated. We are one among fewInformation Centres to adopt IT for providing quick and qualitative servicesfor the benefit of our user community. The Library has over 27,000 books including referencematerials like Encyclopaedia, Handbooks, Yearbooks, Directories, Dictionaries,Methods and Manual, over 44,000 bound volumes of periodicals starting from1920+ and other documents include 6000+ PhD theses/M.Sc dissertations/ProjectReports & Investigations. Objectives Internship will provide an opportunity for a student togain practice in reality in a library of National importance with state of artfacilities under the guidance of expert faculty. To gainmeaningful practical experience in the area of library and information scienceto expand their academic, professional and personal learning. Nature ofInternship Internees willbe provided an opportunity to work in different sections of the Library andlearn the modern library management techniques/library automation, digitizationand web based services. They will have ample of opportunities to work and learnon emerging IT tools and technologies. Theintern experience is designed to give students a broad understanding of theorganization and functioning of research library. Eachintern will engage in semester-projects that support Library goals and matchinterns' interests. Upon successful completion of the internship, you have tosubmit your work in the form of dissertation to the Library as Hard/soft copyformat. Eligibility The intern must be enrolled inrecognized university undergoing library and information science programattached to university. Also post graduate student majoring in library sciencecan undergo internships. Applicationsand CVs along with recommendation from Head of the Department must be forwardedby Institutions in the form of nominations prior to the commencement ofinternship. Period of Internship: 5 to 6 months depending on the chosen area of work/project Fee: Rs.25,000/-(one time payment,NONREFUNDABLE) per student Mode of payment (After approval): NEFT(preferably Account Transfer). Contact: InterestedL&IS Departments/Students through proper channel are invited to contact atthe mailing address given below: Head, Planning,Monitoring & Coordination/Coordinator, FOSTIS Tel: 0821-2515850 E-mail: fostis(a)cftri.res.in

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Journal of Library Development - Spl issue - Invitation of articles -
by Prahalad G Tadasad 07 Aug '18

07 Aug '18

Dear LIS Professionals The Editorial team of Journal of Library Development have decided to bring out a special issue dedicated to Late Prof K S Deshapande who started this journal few decades back which was revived recently by Dr Vinayak Bankapur with the blessings of Prof Deshapande. The spl issue will be published to pay tribute to Late Prof Deshapande in the month of October 2018. Contributions in the form of articles, obituary notes, archived rare photographs, rememberance4s, or any other forms of expressions. His colleagues, students, associates, friends and those who want to share their views may contribute to the special issue not exceeding 6 A4 size papers. The interested can send their contributions to Prof P G Tadasad, Professor and Chairman, DLISc, Akkamahadevi Women's University, Vijayapura and issue ieditor on or before 30th September 2018. They can send the contributions to pgtadasad(a)gmail.com -- Prof. P. G. Tadasad Professor and Chairman Department of Library and Information Science, Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences Special Officer to Vice Chancellor Director Gandhi Studies Center and RUSA Nodal Officer of the University Akkamahadevi Women's University (Formerly: Karnataka State Women's University), Jnanashakti, Torvi Vijayapura 586108 Tel: 08352 229012 (O); 08352 240021 (O); 08352 272 436 (R); Mobile: 09448180973 (M) E-mil: pgtadasad(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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Introduction of Constitution (Amendment) Bill regarding the "Libraries".
by Dp Tripathi 07 Aug '18

07 Aug '18

Dear Friends, Hon'ble Member of Parliament, Shri Tej Pratap Singh Yadav has introduced the Constitution (Amendment) Bill on 3rd August 2018 in the Lok Sabha. http://164.100.47.195/Sectionlogin/Bills/TobeIntroduced/118/PVTBILL_English… The Bill seeks to amend the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India with a view to transfer the subject 'Libraries', from "state list" to "concurrent List" so that the Parliament and the Central Government can also play its vital role in the overall development of a National Library Policy, systems and services in the country. National Knowledge Commission, too, recommended the need for this amendment to the constitution in its 2006 Report entitled "Libraries: Gateways to Knowledge - A roadmap for revitalisation". We should congratulate the Hon'ble MP (Email:yadavteju@gmail.com, twitter handle @yadavteju ) for his time and effort by raising the issue of development of library sector in the country. with regards, -- ********************************* *Dhanwantari Prakash Tripathi* MA (ECO), MLISc, HDISM, ECDL ********************************* Assistant Librarian, Periodicals Biju Patnaik Central Library National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Odisha –769008 INDIA ********************************* *YouTube - Librarian Guide <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqq2XkD5KKp5W7VrMJOsGhw>* ********************************* *M - +91-8895296796* *U - www.dptripathi.in <http://www.dptripathi.in> * ********************************* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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