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U.S. charges OA journal publisher with misleading authors
by Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar 09 Oct '16

09 Oct '16

Very interesting casehttp://science.sciencemag.org/content/354/6308/23.full There are many predatory publishers out there, and beware of them. Hope Librarians can make the research community aware about the pitfalls of OA publishing and stop misusing this great idea. Often young researchers and graduate students fall in to the traps, sometimes faculty too. ---------- Dr. J. K. VIJAYAKUMAR,

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National Seminar on Academic inclusion of Librarians in Digital Era in Kerala Agricultural University; 4-5 November 2016 (3rd Call for Papers)
by Dr. A.T. Francis 07 Oct '16

07 Oct '16

Dear Library professionals,National Seminar on Academic inclusion of Librarians in Digital Era; 4-5 November 2016 (3rd Call for Papers) KeralaAgricultural University, Thrissur is organizing a NationalSeminar on Academic Inclusion of Librarians in Digital Era during 4-5 November2016, Friday & Saturday. The seminar is organised jointlyby KAU’s College of Horticulture (CoH), and University Central Library(KAUCL) in collaboration with the Academic Library Association (ALA) and Kerala LibraryAssociation (KLA). Library Professionals, LibraryEducation Teachers, Library Scientists and students in Library and InformationScience can participate. Registration: Registrationto the Seminar is free. Expenses towards travel and accommodation should beborne by the participants. Free Accommodation: Maximum 2 days free shared accommodation willbe provided to out of Kerala participants, subject to the availability on firstcome first serve basis.Submission of Papers:Original and unpublished papers are invited on the conference themes. Papers will be accepted only after strictpeer review by the editorial committee. Conference Themes:-1. Academic,Research and Extension roles of Librarians; 2. AcademicInclusion of Librarians; 3. AcademicStatus and Career Development of Librarians4. LibraryServices and Quality in Education, Research and Publishing; 5. Libraries andAcademic Impact; 6. Motivationand Morale of Librarians; 7. LibraryManagement in Digital Era; 8. PersonnelManagement in Libraries; 9. ChangeManagement in Libraries; 10. Hardware andSoftware Management11. LibraryAutomation Softwares; 12. Open SourceSoftware for Libraries; 13. LibraryNetworking, Resource Sharing and Library Consortia; 14. NetworkSecurity and Data Security; 15. Use of SocialNetworking Sites in Libraries; 16. Applicationof Web/Web 3.0; 17. Digitizationand Preservation of Knowledge Resources18. LibraryPortals/Websites; 19. DigitalLibraries and Institutional Repositories; 20. InformationLiteracy, Library Education, User Orientation; 21. Re-engineeringLibrary and Information Systems; 22. Re-structuringLibrary Services and LIS Education in Digital Era; 23. Other topicsrelated to effective Library & Information ScienceAuthor Guidelines:Full paper in word file with an abstract not exceeding 200 words and 3-5keywords should be submitted as an e-mail attachment to francisaloor(a)yahoo.com Important Dates:- Submissionof Abstracts: 10th October 2016; Intimationof Acceptance : 25thOctober 2016 Submissionof Full Paper: 31st October 2016; Lastdate of Registration : 31st October2016 SeminarDates: 04-05 November 2016 (Friday & Saturday) For Further detailscontact:- - Dr. A.T. Francis, Organizing Secretary; Phone(o): 0487-2438551; (m) 9496839409; e-mail: francisaloor(a)yahoo.com - Dr. V.S. Swapna, College of Horticulture; Phone(o): 0487-2438313; (m) 9446434149; e-mail: swapnabenn(a)gmail.com - Smt. N.B. Nisha, KAU Central Library; Phone(o): 0487-2438553; (m) 9495037603; e-mail: nishanaren97(a)gmail.com - Websites:- www.kau.edu; www.kaucentrallibrary.org; www.alaindia.org Dr. A.T. FRANCIS, MCom, MLISc, NET, PhD UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN Kerala Agricultural University Thrissur - 680 656, India, 91-9496839409 (m) francisaloor(a)yahoo.com

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Regarding PLA National Conference
by Iqbal Brar 07 Oct '16

07 Oct '16

Respected SirIt gives us an immense pleasure to invite you to the PLA National Conference being organized by Malout Institute of Management & Information Technology (MIMIT), Malout on December 3 – 4, 2016 at its campus. The theme for this conference is “Role of Academic and Public Libraries in the Internet Era: Challenges & Opportunities”. This national conference would try to fill the gap between the academics and the real scenario by providing an open platform to Academicians/ Librarians/ Information Scientists/ Research Scholars/ Students and Staff of Library and Information Science, Information Management, Information Technology, Computer Science etc. It will attract scholars and experts from diverse areas and help discuss the various Challenges & Opportunities with the advent of Internet Technologies in the day to day functioning of Public Libraries. Accepted and Selected papers will be reviewed and published in the hard copy Proceedings book bearing an ISBN Number. For your ready reference, details are enclosed in the brochure. We are also attaching herewith the registration form. We also request you to circulate the brochure among your staff/faculty and peer network to ensure quality research contributions for the conference. For further updates and detailed information regarding the conerence please visit: www.mimitmalout.org, http://mimitlibrary.org and http://punjabla.org. If you face any problem, do feel free to contact the undersigned. Please add this conference on your site.Warm Regards, Dr. Iqbal Singh Brar Librarian Malout Institute of Management and Information Technology (MIMIT) (Established by Govt. of Punjab) Green Field Enclave, Malout -152107 Phone: (01637) 645709 (O), 645740 (R) Mobile: 09417093230 Fax: (01637) 264511 E-mail: librarianmimit(a)yahoo.com Websites: http://www.mimitlibrary.org

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OA is doing well! Let us celebrate it during the OA Week
by Subbiah Arunachalam 07 Oct '16

07 Oct '16

Friends: OA is doing well, says Prof. Heather Morrison of the University of Ottwa, Canada. Please see < http://poeticeconomics.blogspot.in/2016/10/dramatic-growth-of-open-access.h… > Please let me know what you have planned for this year's Open Access Week, 24-31 October. Best wishes. Arun http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-4658 http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9925-2009 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] New Book on Library Automation, Koha ILMS and Data Migration
by Ishwar Goudar 05 Oct '16

05 Oct '16

Dear Mr. Vinod Kumar Mishra, Congratulations to you as Author of Book on ......Koha LMS... and all Editors of Volume on ERM... Koha has become a very popular LMS in India too. Many libraries in the country are in the process of adopting Koha or migrating from other LMSs to Koha. You have good experience of implementing Koha in many libraries. Your contribution will go a long way for those planning to automate their libraries using Koha. The data migrarion is the biggest challenge for those planning to switch over to Koha from other systems. You have dedicated a chapter on this issue. I am sure your book on Koha will find a place on Book shelf of all librarians and their libraries. Good Wishes, Goudar "Access E-Resources for Academic and Research Excellence"all *- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -* Dr. I.R.N. Goudar - Adjunct Professor, Mangalore University - Visiting Professor Cum Library Adviser Bangalore University Library, BANGALORE - 560056 - Ex. Visiting Professor Cum Library Adviser, UoM, Mysore - Ex. Scientist 'G' and Head, ICAST, NAL, Bangalore - Ex. Dy Librarian, IITM, Chennai - Ex. Scientist (Information), IICT, Hyderabad - Fulbright Scholar, Univ. of Michigan and Columbia Univ, USA (1995-96) - British Council Scholar (1982-83) E-mail: goudarishwar(a)gmail.com Tel: 080-23215510 Mob: 91+9611165781 (If not reachable pl try land line) On Wed, Oct 5, 2016 at 9:50 AM, vinod mishra <mishravk79(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Dear All > > It gives me immense pleasure to share my knowledge in the form of two > books entitled “Basics of Library automation, Koha library management > software and data migration: challenges with case studies / written by > Vinod Kumar Mishra” and “Electronic Resource Management in Libraries: > Trends, Issues and Challenges / edited by Bhojraju Gunjal, Dibya > Kishore Pradhan, Dhanwantri Prakash Tripathi, Vinod Kumar Mishra, > Puspita Mishra and Khirod Das”. The above two books has been > unveiled/inaugurated during Book Fair at NIT Rourkela on 04/10/2016. > > I Sincerely acknowledge all the people who directly and indirectly > motivated me for such kind of contributions for library and society as > well as my own professional development, i hope the books will be more > useful for entire library and information science community as > mentioned in the preface of the book. Kindly contact me without any > hesitation in case of any difficulty during use of these books and > feedback. > > The detail about the book and its content can be found at : > > http://mishravk.com/2016/10/my-two-books/ > > > Thanking You > > -- > With Regards, > Vinod Kumar Mishra, > Assistant Librarian, > Biju Patnaik Central Library (BPCL), > NIT Rourkela, > Sundergadh-769008, > Odisha, > India. > Mob:91+9439420860 > Website: http://mishravk.com/ > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > > > _______________________________________________ > LIS-Forum mailing list > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CSIR-NISCAIR Training Programme on "Library Automation and Networking" during October 17 - 21, 2016
by Mohd. S Ansari 05 Oct '16

05 Oct '16

Dear Members, CSIR - NISCAIR, New Delhi will be organizing a short-term training programme on "Library Automation and Networking". Dates: October 17 - 21, 2016. Venue: CSIR - NISCAIR, 14 Satsang Vihar Marg, Special Institutional Area, New Delhi - 110 067. Course fee: Rs. 4800/- (without accommodation) and Rs. 6900/- (with accommodation). The course fee without accommodation include Course kit, boarding lunch, two times tea. The course fee with accommodation include Course kit, boarding lunch, two times tea and transport facility from guest house to training venue and back. The programme covers topics like: Introduction to Library Automation and Open Source Software; Library Automation Software Package - hands-on; Barcode and RFID Technology; Digital Libraries Software Package - hands-on; Networking; Web 2.0 - hands-on etc. The training programme will have hands-on sessions. Class Timings: 9.30 AM - 5.30 PM (all five days) Participant certificate will be provided after successful completion of training. Limited seats are available on first-cum-first-serve basis. The details about the programme and application form are available on CSIR-NISCAIR website www.niscair.res.in. The scanned copies of filled in application form (available on CSIR-NISCAIR website) and demand draft of requisite fee can be sent by mail for reserving the seat latest by October 10, 2016 (subject to availability of seats) followed by hard copies by post. For any query please free to contact me or Head, Education and Training Division at Mobile: 7838149298 / 9868628874 / Email: training(a)niscair.res.in<http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum> Regards, M. S. Ansari CSIR - NISCAIR M:7838149298 Disclaimer ________________________________ Information contained and transmitted by this email is proprietary to NISCAIR and is intended for use only by the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If this is a forwarded message, the content of this email may not have been sent with the authority of the Company. If you are not the intended recipient, an agent of the intended recipient or a person responsible for delivering the information to the named recipient, you are notified that any use, distribution, transmission, printing, copying or dissemination of this information in any way or in any manner is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please delete this mail & notify us immediately at itd(a)niscair.res.in ________________________________ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: [etd] Save the Date! ETD2017 Symposium
by Ramesh Gaur 05 Oct '16

05 Oct '16

Dear professional colleagues I am pleased to inform you that ETD 2017 will be held in USA at Washington DC from August 7-9, 2017. Please see the trailing mail to see more details about the Conference. Regards Sent from my iPhone ----------------------- Dr. Ramesh C Gaur PGDCA, MLISc,Ph.D. Fulbright Scholar (Virginia Tech, USA) University Librarian Jawaharlal Nehru University(JNU) New Meharuli Road, New Delhi - 110067 Tele +91-11-26742605, 26704551 Fax : +91-11-26741603 Email: rcgaur(a)mail.jnu.ac.in ;rcgaur66(a)gmail.com URL: www.jnu.ac.in Brief Profile: http://www.jnu.ac.in/Library/RameshCGaur.htm Sent from my iPhone ----------------------- Dr. Ramesh C Gaur PGDCA, MLISc,Ph.D. Fulbright Scholar (Virginia Tech, USA) University Librarian Jawaharlal Nehru University(JNU) New Meharuli Road, New Delhi - 110067 Tele +91-11-26742605, 26704551 Fax : +91-11-26741603 Email: rcgaur(a)mail.jnu.ac.in ;rcgaur66(a)gmail.com URL: www.jnu.ac.in Brief Profile: http://www.jnu.ac.in/Library/RameshCGaur.htm Begin forwarded message: > From: John Hagen <renaissance.man.hagen(a)gmail.com> > Date: 5 October 2016 at 4:39:00 AM IST > To: ETD <etd(a)ndltd.org> > Subject: [etd] Save the Date! ETD2017 Symposium > > Dear Colleagues, > > > > The USETDA and the NDLTD have announced ETD2017, the 20th international symposium on electronic theses and dissertations to be held August 7 – 9, 2017 in Washington, D.C. (USA). The conference will be hosted by George Mason University and jointly organized by the NDLTD and the USETDA. > > > > ETD2017 will provide excellent educational opportunities for professionals from graduate schools, libraries, academic computing and others who work with electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs), institutional repositories, graduate students and scholarly communications. Our goal is to offer relevant, practice-oriented content to support ETD productivity improvement, ETD professionals, advance ETD operations and encourage the formation of regional ETD associations and networking communities as well as to to provide useful and innovative resources, standards, and technology for the development and support of ETD programs. > > Check the ETD2017 Symposium Webpage for updates! > > > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ETD" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to etd+unsubscribe(a)ndltd.org. > To post to this group, send email to etd(a)ndltd.org. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/a/ndltd.org/group/etd/. > To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/a/ndltd.org/d/msgid/etd/9256b415-93dc-4f72-98bf-d…. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/a/ndltd.org/d/optout.

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Free Access to INFORMATICS STUDIES 3(4) October- December 2016
by Academic Librarians' Association India 05 Oct '16

05 Oct '16

INFORMATICS STUDIES 3(4) October- December 2016 Published. Informatics Studies the journal promoted by Centre for Informatics Research and Development is a media for discussing the emerging trends in theory and application of Information Science. It has published its latest issue Vol. 3, No. 4 (October – December 2016) Current issue is accessible at Link: http://52.205.22.215/index.php/informatics/issue/current The papers contained in the present issue are the following: 1. Indian Language Computing for Knowledge Management- From the Editors 2. Information Systems Using Malayalam Script- Hussain K.H 3. Language Technology and Digitization of Ancient Records in Indian Local Scripts- K. Rajendran and R. Raman Nair 4. Computing in Indian Languages for Knowledge Management: Technology Perspectives and Linguistic Issues - Ram Awatar Ojha 5. Utilization of Web 2.0 Tools in Select Indian Libraries: A Study - Anjali Gulati 6. A Comprehensive Introduction to the Multidisciplinary Field of Bioinformatics - Chithra J S The journal focuses on – Information Infrastructures, Knowledge Management, Institutional Repositories, Digital Library/Archive, Cloud Computing Solutions for Libraries, Unicode, Multi-linguality and Interoperability Issues, Thesauri and Ontologies, Semantics, Metadata and Retrieval, Resources Discovery Solutions, Online Resources Usability Issues, Open Access Initiatives, OAI –PMH, MARC 21, Consortia, IPR, Information Literacy, Training and education of Professionals, Performance Measurement and Metrics, Setting Service Quality Standards etc. Informatics Studies is a peer reviewed journal with ISSN: 2320-530X. Papers can be submitted up to 30th November 2016 for publication in Volume 4 (1) to be published in January 2017. Papers can be uploaded at informaticsstudies.in or can be send to: editor(a)informaticsstudies.in as MS Word file attache as per standards prescribed in the journal website. Editors, Informatics Studies URL: informaticsstudies.in, http://52.205.22.215/, E-mail: editor@informatics studies.in, informaticsstudies(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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Applications are invited for admission to the PGD-ITKRM ( 2016-17)
by Dr.K.R. Mulla 05 Oct '16

05 Oct '16

Dear Professionals, The Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi has started new course on Post Graduate Diploma in Information Technology and Knowledge Resources Management (PGD-ITKRM). Admissions are open for the academic year 2016-17. Interested candidate may go through below mentioned link for more information... *Eligibility: MLISc / MCA /MTech etc.. * *Duration: 1 year * *Last Date for admission: 25th October 2016Contact No: 0831-2498191 -192* NOTIFICATION – Admission to the Post Graduate Diploma in Information Technology and Knowledge Resources Management ( PGD -ITKRM ) of VTU – 2016-17 <http://vtu.ac.in/pdf/itkrm.pdf> http://vtu.ac.in/pdf/itkrm.pdf --- Dr. K. R. Mulla, M.L.I.Sc., Ph.D. Librarian, Visvesvaraya Technological University, "Jnana Sangama", Belagavi - 590 018, Karnataka, India. Ph: 0831-2498192 URL: http://www.vtu.ac.in/ http://vtuconsortium.in/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Call for Papers for One Day National Conference on "Paradigm Shift in Library Services"
by Dr. Sandeep Bhavsar 05 Oct '16

05 Oct '16

Respected All Greetings !!! *National conference on “Paradigm Shift in Library Services”** will be held on Saturday, November 26, 2016 at Deviprasad Goenka Management College of Media Studies, Malad, Mumbai. * Requesting all of you to enthusiastically contribute and present Research Papers and be part of this important Academic Event. Look forward to your active participation in this conference. Note: All communication regarding this conference, should be emailed on ncpsls(a)dgmcms.org.in <libinternational.cof(a)gnims.com> -- Warm Regards Dr. Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian *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 Library Portal*: http://elearn.welingkar.org/infowe <http://elearn.welingkar.org/infowe>* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Student's Seminar-5
by drtc＠isibang.ac.in 05 Oct '16

05 Oct '16

INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE Documentation Research & Training Centre 8th Mile, Mysore Road, RVCE Post Bangalore, 560 059 SEMINAR-5 Data Privacy and Protection in Digital Age Abstract: Privacy is the ability of an individual or group to seclude themselves, or information about themselves, and thereby express themselves selectively. In this Digital age, privacy is a major issue as every aspect of our personal and professional lives have been invaded by the Information Technologies. With the advent of Big Data and Internet of Things, a large amount of data is collected from the users and then analysed to provide individual specific services and even going to the extent of predicting what they want in the future. There are privacy concerns regarding how Businesses and Internet websites collect and use the personal data to provide the users with content according to their individual needs. Here the privacy is not the only concern, data security and protection are also major issues. The domain of Privacy partially overlaps with Security and Protection. In this seminar, the various frameworks regarding data privacy and data protection shall be discussed along with the data protection laws that exist followed by the various data anonymization techniques to anonymize data. The issues and challenges and how they affect the users privacy will also be discussed. Speaker : Sagar Gajbe Date: 06-10-2016 Time: 2 p.m. Venue: DRTC Class Room (G-21), ISI Bangalore. All are cordially invited. Coordinator Dr. Biswanath Dutta -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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New Book on Library Automation, Koha ILMS and Data Migration
by vinod mishra 05 Oct '16

05 Oct '16

Dear All It gives me immense pleasure to share my knowledge in the form of two books entitled “Basics of Library automation, Koha library management software and data migration: challenges with case studies / written by Vinod Kumar Mishra” and “Electronic Resource Management in Libraries: Trends, Issues and Challenges / edited by Bhojraju Gunjal, Dibya Kishore Pradhan, Dhanwantri Prakash Tripathi, Vinod Kumar Mishra, Puspita Mishra and Khirod Das”. The above two books has been unveiled/inaugurated during Book Fair at NIT Rourkela on 04/10/2016. I Sincerely acknowledge all the people who directly and indirectly motivated me for such kind of contributions for library and society as well as my own professional development, i hope the books will be more useful for entire library and information science community as mentioned in the preface of the book. Kindly contact me without any hesitation in case of any difficulty during use of these books and feedback. The detail about the book and its content can be found at : http://mishravk.com/2016/10/my-two-books/ Thanking You -- With Regards, Vinod Kumar Mishra, Assistant Librarian, Biju Patnaik Central Library (BPCL), NIT Rourkela, Sundergadh-769008, Odisha, India. Mob:91+9439420860 Website: http://mishravk.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Google Translator
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 04 Oct '16

04 Oct '16

Google Translator becomes more accurate Washington Post: Google Translate is getting really, really accurate <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2016/10/03/google-transl…>. "Last week, Google launched an updated translation tool that utilizes sophisticated artificial intelligence to produce startlingly accurate language translations. While the tool has been used to successfully translate between English and Spanish, French and Chinese in a research setting, it’s only available currently to everyday users for Chinese to English translations. The new system, which uses deep machine learning to mimic the functioning of a human brain, is called the Google Neural Machine Translation system, or GNMT. To test the system, Google had human raters evaluate translations on a scale from 0 to 6. Translating from English to Spanish, the new Google tool’s translation was rated an average of 5.43; human translators earned an average of 5.5." === Extracted from ResearchBuzz newsletter of Tara dated 4th October 2016 Dr P Vyasamoorthy 30 Gruhalakshmi Colony, Secunderabad 500015 Telangana LL 040-27846631 / Mobile: 9490804278 <http://health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/diagnostics/old-people-suff…> Disturbed to get a call from 85 year old Ramachandran (Safiluda) was beaten again by his second son, ganging up with his mother. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Urgent need for this article
by Sreedhara Rao 03 Oct '16

03 Oct '16

Dear professionals, Urgent need for this below article one of the research scholar. Journal : Complementary therapies in medicine Schuver, Katie J., and Beth A. Lewis. "Mindfulness-based yoga intervention for women with depression." Complementary therapies in medicine 26 (2016): 85-91. *Best Regards...* *Sreedhara Rao K.S* *sreedhar.rao(a)svyasa.edu <sreedhar.rao(a)svyasa.edu> in.* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Links for ILA Newsletters
by Dr. Muzamil Mushtaq 03 Oct '16

03 Oct '16

Dear Esteemed Members of ILA, With regard to some representations regarding the accessibility of the ILA Newsletters, we are sharing the following links for your kind perusal of the different issues of the newsletter published so far the new editorial board has take over the charge and the links are as follows: ILA Newsletter (May-June, 2016) = http://ilaindia.net//media/com_nswmembership/newsletter/1472018676_ILANewsl… ILA Newsletter (July, 2016) = http://ilaindia.net//media/com_nswmembership/newsletter/1472033956_JulyILAN… ILA Newsletter (August, 2016) = http://ilaindia.net//media/com_nswmembership/newsletter/1472630998_ILANewsl… ILA Newsletter (September, 2016) = http://ilaindia.net//media/com_nswmembership/newsletter/1475295122_Septembe… The editorial board welcomes all the constructive inputs and suggestions for making the newsletter a talk of town for the Library Professionals in general and ILA members in particular. The link for all the issues of the Newsletter are available at: http://ilaindia.net/index.php?option=com_nswmembership&view=newsletter&cate… Best _____________________________ *Dr. Muzamil Mushtaq* Department of Library and Information Science, AMU, Aligarh, U.P., India - 202002 Cell No. : +91-8979249718. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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article requested
by saravanan 30 Sep '16

30 Sep '16

Dear Friends, One of our researcher needs below said article for his research. Geetha, V. (2016). Patient localisation with smart phones using public cloud, /International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing/, 23 (1-2): 60-68, DOI: 10.1504/IJAHUC.2016.078477, URL: http://www.inderscienceonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1504/IJAHUC.2016.078477 If any body has access, please kindly provide the soft copy of the above said article to my email id. saravanan.g(a)ifpindia.org Thanking you for kind help, With regards, -- Mr. G. Saravanan Librarian Library and Publication Division French Institute of Pondicherry UMIFRE 21 CNRS-MAEE # 11, Saint Louis Street, P.B. No. 33 PUDUCHERRY - 605 001 South India, INDIA Tel : 0091 - 413 – 22 31 661 (direct) Fax : 0091 – 413 - 22 31 605 Mail : saravanan.g(a)ifpindia.org Web Site : www.ifpindia.org Web : http://www.ifpindia.org/saravanan-g ***************************************************************** 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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India’s first e-book “State Of India’s Environment 2016: In figures
by Kiran Pandey 30 Sep '16

30 Sep '16

Dear Moderator, The members of this forum will find this annual book useful for their organisation. By adding this book to their organisation's collection, they will be creating their own library of data that is comparable and can be used for research and referral. *India’s first e-book “State Of India’s Environment 2016: In figures”* We are now in a time when data is overflowing; information is available from so many sources and so fast that sometimes we end up not making any sense of the happenings. So, processing data and information is the new way to communicate. And this annual report uses data as the messenger. It communicates key developments around us in easy to digest and visually appealing ways to understand fast. It demystifies complex issues through data series. The report has been organised into two broad sections: the key news of the year just gone by (April 2015-March 2016) in numbers and the next section is the state of key aspects related to environment. While the first section works as the digest for the last year and gives you the perspectives of developments in number, the second section is your data library for ever on key environmental aspects of the country. By adding this report to your e-collection, you are creating your own library of data that is comparable and can be used for research and referral. At a time when views are getting sold as news in high-decibel TV talk shows and newspaper edits, "State of India's Environment 2016: In Figures" showcases all the important facts and headline numbers that will help form an informed opinion on issues that matter in India Find more details here: http://www.downtoearth.org.in/reviews/state-of-india-s-environment-2016-in-… Kiran Pandey Programme Director – Library and Information Management Centre for Science and Environment New Delhi India India Environment Portal http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/ Follow On Twitter https://twitter.com/indiaenvportal Be our friend on Facebook http://ow.ly/GZsf <http://ow.ly/GZsfb> -- <http://www.downtoearth.org.in> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Call for Participation in UNESCO Sponsored Capacity Building Workshop
by Jagtar Singh 29 Sep '16

29 Sep '16

*Call for Participation in the UNESCO Directed Media and Information Literacy Capacity Building Training Workshop for Youth-led Organizations in India at Punjabi University, Patiala from 17-19 October 2016.* Are you part of a youth-led organization? Is your organization membership-based? Then, this is for you. UNESCO, Punjabi University, Patiala and Media and Information Library Network of India (MILUNI) are planning a workshop at Punjabi University, Patiala for membership-based youth-led organizations. The workshop will focus on giving training to participating youth on a set of critical skills – comprehension, analysis, evaluation and production – to help them appreciate media messages and use media and information to their own advantage in life and work and bring about the required change in their environment. We shall take care of participants' boarding, lodging and travel expenses. Two people (one male and one female) will be invited from 30 youth organizations across India. This workshop is open to all youth organizations regardless of their areas of interest (environment, religion, sports, education, literacy, gender, human rights, inter-cultural dialogue, etc). Interested organizations (membership-based and youth-led) must be registered and get the approval of their boards that they would apply the Media & Information Literacy (MIL) strategies developed at the end of the workshop to their work. Selected organizations will be expected to present a short report (one page) on how they will apply MIL in their work. UNESCO will offer further opportunities to the participating organizations for implementation of MIL-related activities to work and training in Media & Information Literacy (MIL) MOOC. *Interested organizations should send an email to youthcb.india(a)yahoo.com <youthcb.india(a)yahoo.com> or call Dr. Jagtar Singh at 09855444785 or Dr. H. P. S. Kalra at 09855943338 latest by 03 October 2016.* *What is Media & Information Literacy and why it matters?* Media and Information Literacy emphasizes critical thinking and creative skills. Media and Information Literacy is defined by UNESCO as “the ability to access, analyze, evaluate and create media in a variety of forms”. It is about developing critical thinking and media production skills to promote global understanding. UNESCO promotes media literacy education through the development of reading, listening and visual decoding skills with the belief that all those components, combined, support life-long democratic citizenship. Interdisciplinary by nature, media and information literacy represents a necessary, inevitable and realistic response to the complex, ever-changing electronic environment and communication environment that surrounds us. *Media and Information Literacy and University Network of India (MILUNI)* is a non-profit organization working for the empowerment of students and youth through the promotion of media and information literacy. *MILUNI aims at:* - Developing media and information capacity in students and young people to create a general understanding and appreciation of youth issues; - Assisting students and youth (by using media and information) to work up to their full potential; - Encouraging media to include youth issues and perspectives in their contents by regularly providing them with stories and relevant information about young people; - Disseminating widely the best of the results of the youth work in various media forms, and - Facilitating exchange of experiences and views of young people as a way of enhancing intercultural dialogue. Dr. Jagtar Singh, Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, & Professor In-charge, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha Library, Punjabi University, Patiala-147002 (Punjab) Phone: 0175-3046152 & 3046153. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Sponsorship for Attending and presenting paper in Conference in Foreign
by Pradip Das 29 Sep '16

29 Sep '16

Dear Library Professional, I will highly appreciate if you kindly send me details for getting sponsorship from any organization for presenting my paper in China International Conference. What is the procedure for getting sponsorship etc. -- *Regards **……* _______________________________________________ * Pradip Das* *Librarian,* *MIT Art, Design and Technology University,* *Raj Baug, Next to Hadapsar,* *Loni-Kalbhor, Maharashtra – 412201. * *Phone : +91-20-30693604, Cell : 9420836138* ****E-mail :**pradipbhadreswardas@gmail.com <pradipbhadreswardas(a)gmail.com> **Or **Pradip_das_55(a)rediffmail.com* <Pradip_das_55(a)rediffmail.com> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ICSSR Data Service: An initiative by ICSSR & MoSPI with technical help of INFLIBNET Cenre
by Miteshkumar Pandya 29 Sep '16

29 Sep '16

Dear Professionals, It gives us immense pleasure to inform you that the ICSSR has developed a Social Science Data Repository in collaboration with Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation and INFLIBENT Centre. The “ICSSR Data Service” is culmination of signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) and Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI). The MoU provides for setting-up of “ICSSR Data Service: Social Science Data Repository” and host NSS and ASI datasets generated by MoSPI. Under the initiative, social science research institutes, NGOs, individuals and others dealing with social science research are also being approached to deposit / provide their research datasets for hosting into the repository of ICSSR Data Service. The ICSSR Data Service includes social science and statistical datasets of various national-level surveys on debt & investment, domestic tourism, enterprise survey, employment and unemployment, housing condition, household consumer expenditure, health care, etc., into its repository. ICSSR Data Service aims to facilitate data sharing, preservation, accessibility and reuse of social science research data collected from entire social science community in India & abroad. The Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET) Centre, Gandhinagar has been assigned the task of setting-up the data repository. The interface have been launched by the Prof. Sukhdeo Thorat, Chairman, ICSSR and is now accessible/available at http://www.icssrdataservice.in/ As of now, the repository hosts 131 ASI and NSS and other datasets. All the data in raw format and transformed format is available under the menu 'Microdata Catalogue'. You may redirect your users to above mentioned site, in case they need any dataset generated by MoSPI. Warm regards Miteshkumar Pandya Scientist - B (Library Science) Information and Library Network Centre Infocity, Gandhinagar - 382007 Gujarat, India (O) +91-79-23268294 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Presentation on “Excellence Through Innovation” on 6th Oct 2016 at 6.00 p.m.
by Mohan Hr 29 Sep '16

29 Sep '16

Dear all, Pl. find an invite for a presentation on “Excellence Through Innovation” on 6th Oct 2016 at 6.00 p.m. The pdf invite is available at http://ieeecs-madras.managedbiz.com/pgms/2016/mm-161006-innovation.pdf To facilitate logistics, please pre-register at https://goo.gl/o87xc1 INVITATION ===================================================== Computer Society of India, Chennai Chapter IEEE Computer Society, Madras Chapter IEEE Professional Communication Society, Madras Chapter IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society, Madras Chapter cordially invite you for a presentation on “Excellence Through Innovation” by Dr. Rekha Shetty Author, Entrepreneur and Managing Director, Farstar Distribution Network Ltd on Thursday, 6th Oct 2016 at 6.00 p.m. at Seminar Hall, CSI Education Directorate, Taramani, Chennai – 600113 (Situated in the opposite lane to Indira Nagar MRTS Railway Station. About 100 meters away from the Dharmambal Women’s Polytechnic & Opposite to the Inst. of Mathematical Sciences and Inst. of Hotel Management) Dr. B. Srinivasan, Chairman, CSI Chennai Chapter Dr. P. Sakthivel, Chairman, IEEE CS Madras Chapter Mr. H.R. Mohan, Chairman, IEEE PCS Madras Chapter Mr. S. Sundaresh, Chairman, IEEE TEMS Madras Chapter Programme ========= 6.00 p.m. : Tea & Fellowship 6.30 p.m. : Presentation 8.00 p.m. : Dinner About the Presentation ================= The presentation objectives include: Innovating happily and creating a profitable organization; new approach to create a higher Happiness Quotient; developing a written plan for happy, productive organization; learn the art and science of improving your Happiness Quotient and creating an epidemic of happiness in your organization by improving the Happiness Quotient in both personal and official life. This is a tailor-made program that will help each participant develop a time bound, detailed plan to cultivate happy organizations. The plan will include the four pillars of the happy organizations as well as the seven habits that will generate a higher Happiness Quotient. This program is designed to be lively, interactive, effective and extremely enjoyable. About the Speaker =============== Dr. Rekhta Shetty is the Managing Director of Farstar Distribution Network Ltd (www.mindspower.com) a unique consultancy company devoted exclusively to innovation and creativity under the brand name Mindspower. She is an author, an entrepreneur and an original thinker. She is a PhD from Madras University, on the subject of Innovation. She has a brilliant academic record with two university ranks. Her thoughts come from a deep study of many disciplines: Management, Sociology, Psychology, Economics, History and Spirituality. Popularly known as the Corporate Doctor, Rekha Shetty has created a new tool for managers and entrepreneurs to develop the Competitive Edge, Innovation and Creativity through Mindspower. As a member of the Syndicate of Anna University, she helped introduce a 40-week programme on Innovation for Budding Engineers. She is a faculty of leading business schools for the MBA course. She speaks at global seminars on Innovation. She has conducted Mindspower programmes worldwide in places as far flung as Siberia, Sri Lanka, Singapore and USA.. She is consulted in successful turnarounds, new product development and increasing profitability. Her long term Innovation Initiative, using 47 thinking tools helps in a steep increase in profits, reduction in costs, while improving customer satisfaction and employee participation levels. She is an Innovation consultant to blue chip companies. Some of her books include: “Corporate Strategy, Mindspower Innovation”; “Innovate! 90 Days To Transform Your Business”; “The Happiness Quotient”; “Innovate Happily”; and “Innovation Sutra”.. Through her books, Dr.Rekha Shetty has successfully integrated western thought with the Eastern ethos of creativity. To facilitate logistics, please pre-register at https://goo.gl/o87xc1 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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DSIMS - IGIDR 'Workshop on Koha - An Open Source Software for Library Solutions'
by Sunita Pujar 28 Sep '16

28 Sep '16

Dear Sir/Madam, Greetings from DSIMS Knowledge Resource Centre, Mumbai ! We are pleased to inform you that, Durgadevi Saraf Institute of Management Studies (DSIMS), Mumbai, in association with Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR), Mumbai, is organizing two days 'Workshop on Koha: An Open Source Software for Library Solutions' between November 11-12, 2016 at DSIMS, Mumbai. The Workshop intends to enhance the knowledge and skills of participants in installation, basic customization and housekeeping operations using Koha integrated library system through demonstrations and hands-on training for each of the technical session. The workshop is open for B-School Librarians, College Librarians, Information Scientists, LIS-Teachers, and Students. Registration for the workshop is limited to 25 participants on first-cum-first served basis and the last date for registration is October 20, 2016. Resource persons for the workshop are drawn from academic, research institutions and Koha support provider. For more details about the workshop, you may please refer to workshop website at : http://bit.ly/2cy2S1l We cordially invite you and your colleagues to please register for the workshop at the earliest, on or before Oct 20, 2016. Looking forward to meet you at the workshop. Thanks & Regards, Sunita Pujar Librarian Durgadevi Saraf Institute of Management Studies R S Campus, S V Road, Malad (West) Mumbai- 400064, Maharashtra, India Contact No. +91 22 6681 2311 Ext: 2351/2352 Mobile : 9869624256 Email Id : sunita.pujar(a)dsims.org.in Website : http://www.rset.edu.in/dsims/ Disclaimer: Information contained and transmitted by this E-MAIL is proprietary to Rajasthani Sammelan Educational Endeavours and is intended for exclusive use by the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or exempt from disclosure under applicable law and shall not attach any liability on the originator. Any use, distribution, transmission, printing, copying or dissemination of this information in any way or in any manner is strictly prohibited. If you have reason to believe that you are not the intended recipient of this communication, please contact the sender immediately. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Information from a book emtitled"Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research
by Binod Yadav 28 Sep '16

28 Sep '16

*Dear professionals,* You are requested to provide information on ways of coping checklist from the given book. Book "Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research" <http://link.springer.com/referencework/10.1007/978-94-007-0753-5> pp 7014-7017 Ways of Coping Checklist Filippa Kolokotroni <philippa_ph04(a)yahoo.com> -- Binod Kumar Yadav Senior Librarian B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences Dharan, Nepal Phone: +97725525555 Mobile:+977-9804060641 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Faculty Status for Academic Library Professionals
by Pandurang Konnur 28 Sep '16

28 Sep '16

*Dear Professional Friends,* I am happy to inform all of you that the IALA has filed its memorandum to the Pay Review Committee of UGC for consideration of including our demands in the recommendations of 7th PRC of UGC. Some time back I had given a call through this forum to all the Academic Librarians to send the anomalies to be included in our appeal. I thank everybody who have responded to our call. We have tried our best it include all the sentiments of our Academic Librarians in the petition. The following are the points which we have included in our 26 pages of our petition. If at all there are any more issues left out, I request all of you to kindly alert us. We will include the same in another additional representation. If at all any other LIS Professional Associations are desirous of using our petition and submit to the PRC, they are most welcome. Please send us an email; we will forward you the text of the petition. You may add/delete/modify as per your requirement and submit the same to the PRC. We will again share our PPTs to be presented before the PRC visit to our regions and project our profession unitedly. Thanking you, Dr.P.V.Konnur President IALA pvkonnur(a)gmail.com Points included in the Memorandum *Faculty Status for **Academic Library Professionals:* A concept document on the provision of faculty status to the library professionals in Universities and Colleges submitted by INDIAN ACADEMIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION (Regd) Bangalore · *Indian Academic Library Association* · *Knowledge Society* · *National Knowledge Commission Recommendations on Libraries* · *Recommendations: * · *Staffing requirement in Academic Libraries* · *Skills required to fulfill the changing role of libraries* · *Current Status of Higher Education* · *Excellence in Academics: Recommendation of Various Committees* · *Higher Education Commissions’ & Expert Committees’ Recommendations on the Importance of Library in Higher Education:* · *Academic Role of Librarians at par with Teachers* · *Standard criteria for Academic Status* · *Academic Responsibility of Librarians* · *Impact of Information and Communication Technology on Libraries * · *Role of Librarians in Digital Environment * · *New Skills Required for Changing Role of Librarian* · *Impact of Academic Status* · Standard Parameters Used By Pay Review Committees o *Direct Recruitments:* o *Career Advancement:* · *Anomalies in the UGC Regulations 2010 & Remedial Measures* · Comparative Statement of Anomalies between Faculty and Library Positions · *Promotional Opportunities for Information Scientists* · *Recommended Measures for the Improvement of Status of Librarians in Universities and Colleges in the Country* · *Extend New Designations of Asst. Professor, Associate Professor and Professor in Library and Information Services to Librarians in Universities and Colleges for uniformity and Parity* · *Impact of new designation of Asst. Professor, Associate Professor and Professor in Library and Information Services to librarians in Universities and Colleges* · *Prescribe Same Uniform qualifications and experience of Faculty for appointment and Promotion of Librarians* · *Provide same pay scales, status and Career Advancement promotional opportunities of faculty to that of* *Librarians.* · *Extend all other benefits like study leave, sabbatical leave, superannuation age etc of teachers to the Librarians without any discrimination.* · *Constitution of UGC Library Review Committee for University and College Libraries* · *Measures suggested for the improvement of academic libraries in the county are give in * · *Summary of Recommended Measures* · *Conclusion * · *Annexure – I* · *Measures suggested for the improvement of Academic Libraries in India* · *Annexure –II* · *Designations of Heads of Libraries of the Prestigious National R & D Institutions* *Dr. P. V. Konnur* *Director Prasaranga,* *Adviser, VTU Consortium,* *Visvesvaraya Technological University,* *Belagavi - 590 018* Present Res: # 1075, "*Ganga Nivas*" 5th 'A' Main, Ist stage, IInd Phase, Gokul, Bangalore- 560 054 Karnataka State, (India) 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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Student's Seminar-4
by drtc＠isibang.ac.in 28 Sep '16

28 Sep '16

INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE Documentation Research & Training Centre 8th Mile, Mysore Road, RVCE Post Bangalore, 560 059 SEMINAR-4 Record to Data: An evolving scenario of Bibliographic information. Abstract Library record has been designed to be read and interpreted by the librarians and users. The rich record management is one of the forte of librarianship and in today's web environment, these bibliographic records can be an asset in making the web smarter. Librarians have achieved in making records machine readable and facilitate the exchange of records within the community, but there is a gap to enable the machine to manage and interpret these records so as to integrate into applications to provide information services on the Internet. Unless we call upon these changing course, libraries are bound to fall out. Therefore, it has become imperative to revamp or reconstruct in the light of semantic web so that Libraries remain relevant. Changes are seen in the services that libraries provide, the content and the information that is created and disseminated by making data in library silos visible on the web, so as to achieve rich user experience in the information ecosystem. In this seminar, the importance of Bibliographic Record shall be discussed, in relation to, changing scenario of the web and the evolutionary activity towards Bibliographic information. The different models, the framework that is being developed, the working groups, projects based on this advancement and the open challenges, shall be a part of the discussion. Speaker: ALOVI ZHIMOMI Date: 29-09-2016 Time: 2 p.m. Venue: DRTC Class Room(G-21), ISI Bangalore. All are cordially invited. Coordinator Dr. Biswanath Dutta -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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