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Prof. Russell Bowden is no more
by Jagtar Singh 28 Jan '16

28 Jan '16

Dear All, I feel sad to inform you about the sad demise of Prof. Russell Bowden, Honorary IFLA Fellow, last night. His cremation will take place at 2.00 pm today in Colombo. Jagtar Singh, Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Meet Chris Cormack- KOHA Original Developer at National Conclave
by Ishwar Goudar 28 Jan '16

28 Jan '16

Dear Professionals, An opportunity of meeting and discussing with Mr Christopher Cormack (New Zealand), the original developer of KOHA during the forthcoming - National KOHA Conclave - A Two Day Event. Organiser: Informatics India Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore Dates: 17th-18th Feb 2016 Venue: Fortune Park JP Celestial, Bengaluru ( http://www.fortunehotels.in/hotel/Bengaluru-Fortune_Park_JP_Celestial.aspx) <http://www.fortunehotels.in/hotel/Bengaluru-Fortune_Park_JP_Celestial.aspx> Conclave Website: www.informaticsglobal.com/kohameet Target Audience: LIS Professionals, Teachers, Digital Librarians, Library Administrators, etc HIGHLIGHTS (Plenaries, Workshop, Panel and Case Studies): - Half day Advanced Workshop on KOHA by Chris Cormack - KOHA, the Road Ahead: A Global View by Chris Cormack - Eminent speakers from Indian Library Landscape - High quality and successful KOHA Implementation case studies - KOHA Wish List and Customisation instances - Road ahead for KOHA in Indian Context - Koha as a Collaborative Platform for Indian Libraries - Panel - Data Migration Issues - Cloud hosting of KOHA and other LIS Applications KOHA in India: - More than 1000 installations, popularity and adoption at faster rate - Most of the Universities in Karnataka either adopted or decided to go for it. - Supreme Court has instrcucted all HCs to implement KOHA in their Libraries - CSIR has adopted KOHA for its NOGATE Project for Union Catalogue - ICAR has setup AGRICAT using KOHA - Delhi Public Library and many in Kerala and West Bengal have adopted KOHA - British Council Librariers have switched over to KOHA - Hundreds of University and College Libraries are seriously thinking of switching over to KOHA and are in the process of finding solution for Data Migration. Many libraries have already done so both from other Commercial and OSS Please mark your calendar and block your dates for this event. For details and to register your participation visit: www.informaticsglobal.com/kohameet "Access E-Resources for Academic and Research Excellence" *- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -* 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) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Application are invited for the post of Librarian and Assistant Librarian in Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata, West Bengal
by Subhodip Bid 28 Jan '16

28 Jan '16

Dear Professional Application are invited for the post of Librarian and Assistant Librarian in Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata, West Bengal Name of Post: Librarian, Assistant Librarian (ST) Pay Scales : Librarian: : Rs.37400-67000 with AGP of Rs.10000 Assistant Librarian : Rs.15600-39100 with AGP of Rs.6000. For more details *http://rbu.ac.in/pdf/Officers_advertisement.pdf <http://rbu.ac.in/pdf/Officers_advertisement.pdf>* -- SUBHODIP BID M.Sc,M.L.I.S, AIS Library & Information Assistant National Library, Kolkata -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Chevening Gurukul scholarship
by Mohan Hr 27 Jan '16

27 Jan '16

Dear all, Pl. find an announcement relating to Chevening Gurukul scholarship and you may like to apply or share the info with your colleagues. With regards HR Mohan Chair, IEEE CS & PCS, Madras Vice Chair, IEEE Madras Section Imm. Past President, CSI +91 9841432179 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: sijoy Thomas Date: Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 5:46 P Subject: Chevening Gurukul scholarship Chevening Gurukul is our flagship programme on leadership excellence. It’s the longest running Chevening programme in India (been there for nineteen years). Applications for 20th programme opened earlier this week. *Please help us promote the programme among your network of contacts. Applications close 7 March 2016. *An e flyer is appended below. Wish you a very happy new year! Regards Sijoy Thomas Regional Adviser British Deputy High Commission 20, Anderson Road, Nungamabakkam Chennai - 6 [image: cid:image001.jpg@01CFCDD9.95E565B0] CHEVENING GURUKUL LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office presents this outstanding twelve week opportunity at the King’s College London. The Chevening Gurukul Programme is the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s flagship fellowship scheme for India and it is aimed at mid-career and high-flying young professionals from diverse backgrounds with a strong and demonstrable leadership potential. Every year twelve selected Gurukul Fellows are offered an intensive, all expenses paid, twelve-week residential course at King’s College London. Programme commences *September 2016* Applications are open from *21 December 2015- 7 March 16* *Gurukul Fellowships <http://www.chevening.org/programme/chevening-gurukul-leadership-programme>* * King’s College London <http://www.kcl.ac.uk/index.aspx>* [image: cid:image003.png@01D00A39.23010F30] *UK government’s global scholarship programme for the best and the brightest* Chevening India Programme is now the largest in the world. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Call for Registration: International Conference on “Big Data & Knowledge Discovery” from 9th – 11th March, 2016 at Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore, Karnataka
by Usashi Chatterjee 27 Jan '16

27 Jan '16

****************************CALL FOR REGISTRATION************************************ Dear Friends, ICBK2016 program enriched by worldwide experts on BigData. Invited and plenary speakers: http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/icbk/speakers Participants will be exposed to the latest developments through lectures and demonstrations with collaboration from ICSU-CODATA, Paris, ICSU-WDS- Tokyo, RDA, Flipkart, IBM-Watson Group, CDAC, GMR among others. Registration are open!!! Thanks & Regards *ICBK2016 Team* Documentation Research and Training Centre Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore, 560059 Website: http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/icbk -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Articles to Read -- 2016-01-27
by Mohan Hr 27 Jan '16

27 Jan '16

Dear all, You may find these articles interesting. Starting from today, the posts under the caption "Articles to Read" will be on odd days. This was based on the feedback from the readers that they find the daily postings lead to "Information Overload" General: Why the People You E-mailed Aren’t E-mailing You Back, by Week Digital Divide: 8 Economic Barriers Responsible for India’s Gender Digital Divide Healthcare: How to Save People From Snakebites Management: Leadership: 10 rules for being an exceptional leader from 'philosopher king' Marcus Aurelius Startups: This Way To Start Up Alley Healthcare: 10 Awesome Health Benefits Of Ginger You Didn’t Know About! Education: Research: How to win a fellowship eCommerce: WE-COMMERCE: The sharing economy's uncertain path to changing the world Innovation: A 10-Point Agenda to Support Technology-driven Innovation Education: How universities can help students avoid plagiarism: get them to write better Read them at http://goo.gl/xDcf2k Your feedback is welcome You can access the date wise archives of "Articles to Read" at http://goo.gl/B2VFCF With regards HR Mohan IITM 1976 BTME Chair, IEEE CS & PCS and IPP, CSI http://hrm-infoforuse.blogspot.in http://infoforuse.blogspot.in https://www.facebook.com/mohan.hr.524 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: Publishing in India is growing but Reading habit is shrinking
by subhayu dan 27 Jan '16

27 Jan '16

*NOTE: Kindly ignore the previous content ( Ref: * from: subhayu dan <subhayu.dan(a)gmail.com> to: lis-forum <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> date: Wed, Jan 27, 2016 at 11:59 AM subject: Publishing in India is growing but Reading habit is shrinking)*and consider this as final content with attachments. In previous mail, I forgot to attach the documents.* 41.7 per cent of a total 332.7 million literate youth between 13 and 35 years of age read fiction, 23.8 per cent non-fiction and 34.5 per cent read both. Only 26 per cent of the total literate youth read books other than their text books every day, 48.8 per cent weekly and 8.9 per cent monthly and 1.6 per cent once in a year, the survey noted. The survey and its analysis in the north-eastern states was carried out by the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) on behalf of the NBT under the National Action Plan for the Readership Development among the Youth (NAPRDY). It also adds, how various factors shape Indian reading preferences Trends in Indian Reading Habits, 73% of the youth (13-35) population is literate. (This accounts for 27.4% of India’s population) 25% of young people read regularly. Hindi is the most preferred language for leisure reading (33.4%), followed by Marathi (13.2%), Bengali (7.7%), and English (5.3%) in Youth Reading Habits Young people with a high level of education Quoting the 2010 National Youth Readership Survey, Panda pointed out that though 74 per cent of youth were literate, only around 25 per cent of them claimed to be reading regularly. “*India is a reading nation, but not enough*” - By Express News Service, BHUBANESWAR Published: 04th October 2013 07:45 AM On the other hand, Publishing, in fact, is growing at a rate as high as 30 per cent in India while it is shrinking in other countries. More than 90,000 titles are published annually and the country is the largest market for English books after the US and the UK, Gokhale said. “*India is a reading nation, but not enough*” - By Express News Service, BHUBANESWAR Published: 04th October 2013 07:45 AM *Promote Reading* We, every library people, should check our appropriateness in contemporary society, especially, in reference to reading of books and other resources. So, help and guide readers to find their resources when they are in need. Promote reading habits in your area where you find it suitable. Every reader is precious for us. They may not reach to you, you reach to them to invoke readership in them. Pay attentive attention to their needs and requirements. *You (library people) read users, users will read books. **Make user, a reader. * Shubhau Dan Library-in-Charge Central Library Future Institute of Engineering and Management Kolkata - 700150 Tele - 033-2434-5615 / 5640 Mob - 09007275927 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: subhayu dan <subhayu.dan(a)gmail.com> Date: Wed, Jan 27, 2016 at 11:59 AM Subject: Publishing in India is growing but Reading habit is shrinking To: lis-forum <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> 41.7 per cent of a total 332.7 million literate youth between 13 and 35 years of age read fiction, 23.8 per cent non-fiction and 34.5 per cent read both. Only 26 per cent of the total literate youth read books other than their text books every day, 48.8 per cent weekly and 8.9 per cent monthly and 1.6 per cent once in a year, the survey noted. The survey and its analysis in the north-eastern states was carried out by the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) on behalf of the NBT under the National Action Plan for the Readership Development among the Youth (NAPRDY). It also adds, how various factors shape Indian reading preferences Trends in Indian Reading Habits, 73% of the youth (13-35) population is literate. (This accounts for 27.4% of India’s population) 25% of young people read regularly. Hindi is the most preferred language for leisure reading (33.4%), followed by Marathi (13.2%), Bengali (7.7%), and English (5.3%) in Youth Reading Habits Young people with a high level of education Quoting the 2010 National Youth Readership Survey, Panda pointed out that though 74 per cent of youth were literate, only around 25 per cent of them claimed to be reading regularly. “*India is a reading nation, but not enough*” - By Express News Service, BHUBANESWAR Published: 04th October 2013 07:45 AM On the other hand, Publishing, in fact, is growing at a rate as high as 30 per cent in India while it is shrinking in other countries. More than 90,000 titles are published annually and the country is the largest market for English books after the US and the UK, Gokhale said. “*India is a reading nation, but not enough*” - By Express News Service, BHUBANESWAR Published: 04th October 2013 07:45 AM *Promote Reading* We, every library people, should check our appropriateness in contemporary society, especially, in reference to reading of books and other resources. So, help and guide readers to find their resources when they are in need. Promote reading habits in your area where you find it suitable. Every reader is precious for us. They may not reach to you, you reach to them to invoke readership in them. Pay attentive attention to their needs and requirements. *You (library people) read users, users will read books. **Make user, a reader. * Shubhau Dan Library-in-Charge Central Library Future Institute of Engineering and Management Kolkata - 700150 Tele - 033-2434-5615 / 5640 Mob - 09007275927

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Arresting plagiarism
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 27 Jan '16

27 Jan '16

Though this article lists online free sites for checking plagiarism from publishers point of view, it will be useful for librarians too. Among us there are writers, editors, conference organizers etc. If you use any of these please share your experience. http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2016/01/21/7-free-online-plagiarism-che… Dr P Vyasamoorthy 30 Gruhalakshmi Colony, Secunderabad 500015 Telangana LL 040-27846631 / Mobile: 9490804278 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Resource Description and Access RDA Blog Sitemap
by Salman Haider 26 Jan '16

26 Jan '16

*Resource Description and Access RDA Blog Sitemap* <http://resourcedescriptionandaccess.blogspot.com/p/sitemap.html> http://resourcedescriptionandaccess.blogspot.com/p/sitemap.html Everything you wanted to know about Resource Description and Access (RDA) Cataloging Rules. All the contents of RDA Blog on Resource Description and Access (RDA) cataloging rules at one place are provided in RDA Blog Sitemap; includes titles and links to all the pages and articles of RDA Blog, along with the date of writing and date of revision. Salman Haider www.google.com/+SalmanHaider www.facebook.com/SalmanHaiderAuthor -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Information to be posted on LIS-Forum
by shabahat husain 26 Jan '16

26 Jan '16

Dear Sir, I am glad to inform all Library Professionals that the following publication authored by Prof.P.B.Mangla,is now available for study and research:- Public Library Service in Delhi: Present Status and Development Plan 2010-2020. It is in two Parts: Part One: Project Report-2012 Part Two: Need for Public Library Service in Delhi: Citizen's Response 2011: Survey Report-2012. Kolkata, Raja Ram Mohan Roy Library Foundation,2015. i-x,487 p. This publication is the out come of the Research Project carried out by the author in his capacity as the Tagore National Fellow, Raja Ram Mohan Roy Library Foundation (Kolkata) under the Ministry of Culture (Government of India). It is a comprehensive and analytical study about the status of Public Library service in the National Capital Territory(NCT) of Delhi and contains Development Plan for a period of 10 years. It also contains a Survey Report about the Citizens' Response for the need for Public Library service which has been conducted for the first time in the NCT of Delhi. About the Author: Prof.P.B.Mangla Tagore National Fellow (Govt.of India Ministry of Culture) Earlier: University of Delhi: Dean, Faculty of Arts; Chairman,Bd.of Research Studies(H); Head, Dept.of Lib.& Information Sc.Delhi University, Delhi UNESCO Expert Contact :9810310151 Regards: Prof.Shabahat Husain Chairman, Deptt. of Library and Information Science, AMU, Aligarh, Coordinator (D.R.S Programme), Ex.Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, AMU, Aligarh, President elect, Indian Library Association, New Delhi. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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OER Awareness
by Dr. Indira Koneru 26 Jan '16

26 Jan '16

Dear LIS Professionals, I wish to determine your level of awareness of OER. I request you to participate in the poll here <http://lisprofessionaldevelopment.blogspot.in/> Thanks & Regards,Indira--------------------------- Dr. Indira Koneru e-Learning Manager & Trainer IBS India http://wikieducator.org/User:Indkon -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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How to write a blogpost from your journal article in eleven easy steps.
by Vimal Kumar V. 26 Jan '16

26 Jan '16

Dear Friends, Here is a useful article for the scholarly writing process. Abstract: You’ve just published a research article – why should you bother writing a blog post about it? Patrick Dunleavy argues that if you’ve devoted months to writing the paper, dealing with comments, doing rewrites and hacking through the publishing process, why would you not spend the extra couple of hours crafting an accessible blogpost? Here he breaks down in eleven easy steps how to generate a short-form version of your research article. http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2016/01/25/how-to-write-a-blo… Regards, -- Vimal Kumar V. Technical Assistant Mahatma Gandhi University Library Kottayam, Kerala- 686 560 Web: http://www.vimalkumar.info Blog: http://linuxhalwa.blogspot.com http://kohageek.blogspot.in http://moovandan.blogspot.in --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I forget what I was taught. I only remember what I have learnt" -Patrick White -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Study circle meeting
by IASLIC Kolkata 26 Jan '16

26 Jan '16

INDIAN ASSOCIATION OF SPECIAL LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION CENTRES (IASLIC) P-291, CIT Scheme, No. - 6M, Kankurgachi, Kolkata - 700 054 Ph: 033 2362 9651; E-mail: iaslic.india(a)gmail.com. Website: http://www.iaslic1955.org.in 326th IASLIC Study Circle Meeting will be held on Thursday, the 28th January, 2016 at 6.30 p.m. in the Seminar Room of the Association, Kolkata – 700 054. Shri Saumen Adhikari, Librarian–cum–Information Officer, S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata, has kindly given consent to deliver a lecture on the topic – “An initiative towards developing Neural Network architecture based SDI model for research libraries in the context of electronic resources”. Prof. Dibyendu Pal, Department of Library & Information Science, University of Calcutta, will preside over the meeting. You are cordially invited to attend the meeting along with your colleagues. Place: Kolkata MR MRIGANKA MONDAL Prof. Pijushkanti Panigrahi Date: 11.01.2016 Convenor Study Circle Division General Secretary, IASLIC -- *Prof Pijushkanti Panigrahi*, Hony General Secretary, IASLIC, P-291, CIT Scheme No. 6M, Kankurgachi, Kolkata - 700054 iaslic(a)vsnl.net or iaslic.india(a)gmail.com www.iaslic1955.org.in *Join IASLIC, Contribute to IASLIC, Strengthen IASLIC* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Last call for papers - ETD2016 "Data and Dissertations"
by Dr Ramesh C Gaur 26 Jan '16

26 Jan '16

FYI pl. Sent from iPad ************************************ 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: Joachim SCHOPFEL <joachim.schopfel(a)univ-lille3.fr> > Date: 25 January 2016 at 10:23:27 PM IST > To: BOD <bod(a)ndltd.org> > Subject: [bod] Last call for papers - ETD2016 "Data and Dissertations" > > Last call for ETD2016, the 19th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations, which will take place from July 11 to July 13, 2016, at Lille (France). > > Proposals for papers and posters are invited on all relevant topics in the field of electronic theses and dissertations. The main topic of ETD2016 will be “Data and Dissertations”, with a focus on initiatives, projects and experiences in the field of research data related to ETDs. > > We invite participants who want to present a paper or a poster at ETD2016 to submit an English abstract between 400 and 500 words on the conference website. Authors will be notified of the program committee's decision by end of February 2016. > > Deadline for paper proposals: January 31, 2016. > > Deadline for poster proposals: April 15, 2016. > > All information are on the conference website http://etd2016.sciencesconf.org/ > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BOD" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to bod+unsubscribe(a)ndltd.org. > To post to this group, send email to bod(a)ndltd.org. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/a/ndltd.org/group/bod/. > To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/a/ndltd.org/d/msgid/bod/633893577.10499473.145374…. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/a/ndltd.org/d/optout.

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Final call to nominate/register - How to research, manage and communicate - data, information and knowledge - in the digital age
by Kiran Pandey 25 Jan '16

25 Jan '16

This is the final call to register or nominate for CSE’s short course on “How to research, manage and communicate - data, information and knowledge - in the digital age” from February 03-05, 2016 at Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi. Management and communication of information in the internet era with explosive information availability and developments in the area of information and communication technology (ICT) demands special skills. It calls for investments in strengthening the information and knowledge infrastructure in an organisation. Hence, this specially designed course will cover various aspects of - how to research, manage and communicate – Data, Factsheets, Research Papers, White Papers, Studies, Documents, Policy Papers, News clippings, Photos, Contacts, E-mails, etc in an organisation (and by an individual level too) It has been designed to build awareness and skills on the use of latest tool/technologies to research, access, organize, and communicate data and information in order to function in a knowledge economy. The course will especially be useful for Information and communication professionals associated with special libraries and documentation centres of academic, research, government and corporate institutions. Professsionals associated with media organisations will also find it useful. For more information, kindly refer to programme details on the following web linkhttp://www.cseindia.org/node/5315. Registrations and nominations should be sent on or before Jan 28, 2016 to kiran(a)cseindia.org. For queries, please contact +91 9968767698 Yours cordially Kiran Pandey Director –Library and Information Management Centre for Science and Environment 41, Tughlaqabad Institutional Area New Delhi India Mob: 9968767698 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Rejuvenated Libraries for Empowered Users now available on Open Access
by Chauhan 25 Jan '16

25 Jan '16

Dear colleagues, The book released on 12th December, 2013 at City Temple Center, Holborn, London is now available on Open Access - individual chapters can be downloaded free of cost from http://socio.org.uk/reju.php. For print copies order, please see information below. Rejuvenated Libraries for Empowered Users: Essays in honor of Dr. T. A. V. Murthy Editors: J. K. Vijayakumar P. Pichappan Foreword by: Ingrid Parent, President of IFLA Published by: Digital Information Research Ltd, UK Division of the Society for Information Organization, 132, Christ Church Road, Harrow, UK First Edition 2013 ISBN- 978-0-9926566-0-7 e-ISBN- 978-0-9926566-1-4 Six parts- 40 chapters contributed by authors from 16 countries How to order the Print book: Price for Print copies-90 British Pounds Special Price for India-Rs. 1300 Order to director(a)socio.org.uk Distributors for India: DLINE, New # 11 Ramanujam Street, T Nagar, Chennai 600017 India Email: subscription(a)dline.info Circulated by: Suresh K Chauhan Chief Librarian GD Goenka University / GD Goenka World Institute Gurgaon (India) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: A social networking site is not an open access repository
by Subbiah Arunachalam 24 Jan '16

24 Jan '16

Our friend Muthu Madhan alerted me to this article on why institutional repositories are far superior to social networking sites such as Academia.edu and ResearchGate. A social networking site is not an open access repository https://misslibrarygrrrl.wordpress.com/2016/01/24/a-social-networking-site-… Arun http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-4658 http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9925-2009

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Articles to Read -- 2016-01-24
by Mohan Hr 24 Jan '16

24 Jan '16

Dear all, You may like these articles interesting InfoTech: Web: The Amazing Web 2.0 Projects Book Why TED talks don't matter any more The dark art of measuring the digital economy Education: Biopic: The idea of Ramanujan resonates with all teachers in the world Interview: 33 toughest Apple job interview questions Cyber War: IntoTech: The New Art of War - How Trolls, Hackers and Spies are rewriting the rules of conflict eCommerce: 2016 will be the year of conversational commerce Healthcare: Long courses, confusion and culture: why we’re losing the fight against antibiotic resistance Environment: Is India Inc prepared to face disaster? Finance: Housing: All you wanted to know about teaser home loans Read them at http://goo.gl/Xd6IfR Your feedback is welcome You can access the date wise archives of "Articles to Read" at http://goo.gl/B2VFCF With regards HR Mohan IITM 1976 BTME Chair, IEEE CS & PCS and IPP, CSI http://hrm-infoforuse.blogspot.in http://infoforuse.blogspot.in https://www.facebook.com/mohan.hr.524 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Articles to Read -- 2016-01-23
by Mohan Hr 23 Jan '16

23 Jan '16

Dear all, You may like these articles IPR: Innovation: For 'Make in India', first 'Innovate in India' InfoTech: 'Frightful 5' will continue to dominate digital life Food: Agriculture: Would you bite into an 'ugly' apple? Many won't Space Research: GPS: 5th navigation satellite takes India closer to ‘desi GPS’ InfoTech: Internet: Trai slams Facebook’s push for ‘Free Basics’ Finance: Investments: Top 10 companies that pay more than 25% dividend Environemnt: 5 videos that reveal the human impact on Earth Science & Tech: Nature: When chickens go wild InfoTech: AI: Deep Machine Learning libraries and frameworks Telecom: Mobiles: The race to 5G: Inside the fight for the future of mobile as we know it You can read them at http://goo.gl/aBhSW1 Your feedback is welcome You can access the date wise archives of "Articles to Read" at http://goo.gl/B2VFCF With regards HR Mohan IITM 1976 BTME Chair, IEEE CS & PCS and IPP, CSI http://hrm-infoforuse.blogspot.in http://infoforuse.blogspot.in https://www.facebook.com/mohan.hr.524 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Paradigm Shift in Libraries: A Festschrift to Rev. Fr. Jose Viruppel
by Vimal Kumar V. 23 Jan '16

23 Jan '16

Dear Friends, Kerala Library Association-Kottayam Region proudly present the book “Paradigm Shift in Libraries: A Festschrift to Rev. Fr. Jose Viruppel”. The book is published as an E-book under Creative Common License so that anybody can access, read, share and download the book from anywhere free of cost. The Book consists of articles reflecting the modern views of libraries and librarians. There is a drastic change in all aspects of the library from the traditional libraries to the modern libraries. An inevitable shift from the traditional functions and services has become necessary today. The book includes ten papers dealing with various topics such as shift of the role of librarians to cybrarians, newly garbed libraries, user approach to the services of a library, proposal for a union catalogue of libraries of institutions in higher education, study on N-LIST, need for developing information literacy skills in e-learning environment, personal learning network for professional development, selection and management of Linux operating systems in libraries, the role of face book pages in libraries, and Scientometric study of open access psychology journals. On behalf of Kerala Library Association, Kottayam Region, we thank all the contributors for their valuable contribution to the release of this festschrift. Download the book from following link, https://klaweblog.wordpress.com/2016/01/16/paradigm-shift-in-libraries-a-fe… Citation Annu George, Savithry T.K., Vimal Kumar V., and Jasimudeen S., eds. Paradigm Shift in Libraries: A Festschrift to Rev. Fr. Jose Viruppel. Kottayam: Kerala Library Association, 2015. Regards, -- Vimal Kumar V. Technical Assistant Mahatma Gandhi University Library Kottayam, Kerala- 686 560 Web: http://www.vimalkumar.info Blog: http://linuxhalwa.blogspot.com http://kohageek.blogspot.in http://moovandan.blogspot.in --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I forget what I was taught. I only remember what I have learnt" -Patrick White -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Panel Discussion on “Net Neutrality vs Free Basics” by MILAN
by Sunil MV 22 Jan '16

22 Jan '16

Dear Professional Friends, Greetings from MILAN, Mysuru! Stirred into controversy through ‘Airtel Zero’, net neutrality is gaining the enormous public cynosure. The net neutrality activists protest over differential pricing regime for accessing the websites. Now, the ‘Free Basics’ from Facebook comes as a new avatar. The debate and discussions have reached their peak. TRAI now entered the battlefield and says ‘Free Basics’ has dangerous ramifications for policy-making in India. Under the current circumstances the internet user is a confused species about this topic. Mysore University Information and Library Science Alumni Network (MILAN) joined hands with Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Institute for Management Development (SDMIMD) is holding a panel discussion on the topic 'Net Neutrality vs Free Basics' on Monday, February 1, 2016 at 11:00 AM in SDMIMD Auditorium, Mysuru. The panel members are eminent MILANers, Sri. N.V. Sathyanarayana, Chairman & Managing Director, Informatics India Ltd; and, Dr. Shalini R. Urs, Executive Director, International School of Information Management (ISiM), University of Mysore, Mysuru. Dr. Sudhir Sosale, Director, Centre for Training in Advanced Technologies, NIE, Mysuru and Mr. Kalpesh Mehta, Founder, Starsoft-India, Mysuru, will join them in the panel discussion. Prof. Malathi Sriram, Chairperson – PGDM, SDMIMD, will moderate the discussion. You are cordially invited. With regards, Sunil MV Secretary, MILAN, Mysuru -- Dr. Sunil M.V. Librarian Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Institute for Management Development (SDMIMD) No. 1, Chamundi Hill Main Road, Siddharthanagar Post, Mysore - 570 011, INDIA Mobile: 99864 39832 | Telephone: 0821-2429722 Extn: 3006 * Please consider your environmental responsibility before printing this e-mail* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fw: CFP: Satellite Meeting - Libraries as Publishers: Building a Global Community
by Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar 22 Jan '16

22 Jan '16

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Ann Okerson <aokerson(a)gmail.com> Date: Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 9:40 AM Subject: CFP: Satellite Meeting - Libraries as Publishers: Building a Global Community To: ifla-l(a)infoserv.inist.fr Cc: Ann Okerson <aokerson(a)gmail.com> Call for Papers: Satellite Meeting Theme: Libraries as Publishers: Building a Global Community Sponsored by the IFLA Section on Acquisition and Collection Development Co-sponsored by the IFLA Section on Serials and Other Continuing Resources Collaborators: Library Publishing Coalition and the University of Michigan Library Conference Website: http://iflalibpub.org/ Date: August 10 (5 p.m.) -August 12, 2016 (concluding 2 p.m.) Venue: University of Michigan; 190 miles from Columbus, Ohio. This is an easy drive, and various forms of transport are available, including the Detroit airport, 30 minutes away. Additional information provided on request. Call for Proposals and Papers: Libraries are engaging, with increasing success, in the dissemination of original scholarly and literary materials. Both public and academic libraries are becoming publishers for their communities. Over the last few years, the number of libraries with a commitment to publishing has grown substantially, with both academic and public libraries finding a strong demand for their services. The latest Library Publishing Directory profiles more than 115 libraries with active publishing programs, most in North America but an increasing number in other continents. A global community of library publishers is forming, and this meeting provides the ideal opportunity to meet with colleagues from around the world to identify common themes, brainstorm about shared challenges, and identify future opportunities for information exchange and collaboration. The program will comprise three half-day sessions titled "Understanding the Vision," "Implementing the Vision," and "Sustaining and Growing the Vision." We invite proposals in English (up to 300 words) for 10-15 minute presentations addressing topics that align with one of the three session themes. Examples of such topics might include (but are by no means limited to): ● Reflecting on the outcomes of a specific library publishing program or project ● The emerging impact/role of library-published work in collection development ● Launching a small, open-access journal from within a library ● How a library publishing program or individual publication can achieve financial sustainability ● The role of the library in meeting scholars’ obligations to freely disseminate their work ● The role of the library in supporting innovation in digital scholarship/publishing ● Opportunities for collaboration between university libraries and university presses ● Case studies of existing projects We welcome submissions from around the globe and particularly those from outside of North America. Important Dates: ● 4 March 2016: Deadline to submit paper proposals to: https://iflalibpub.submittable.com/submit ● 31 March 2016: Notification to submitters ● 1 June April 2016: Deadline for authors to submit completed papers Satellite Planning & Programme Committee: Ann Okerson, Chair, IFLA Section on Acquisition and Collection Development Sharon Dyas-Correia, Chair, IFLA Section on Serials and Other Continuing Resources Maria Bonn, Senior Lecturer, Graduate School of Library and Information Sciences, University of Illinois Sarah Lippincott, Program Director, Library Publishing Coalition Charles Watkinson, Associate University Librarian for Publishing, University of Michigan Rebecca Welzenbach, Director of Strategic Integration and Partnerships, Michigan Publishing **** ________________________________

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by Rajkumar Kulkarni 22 Jan '16

22 Jan '16

Dear Professionals, The following article is required to our PG student. If you have full text please send it. Pancreaticneuroendocrine tumour grading on endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needleaspiration: high reproducibility and inter-observer agreement of the Ki-67labelling index (pages 389–395) B.Weynand, I. Borbath, V. Bernard, C. Sempoux, J.-F. Gigot, C. Hubert, V. Lannoy,P. H. Deprez and A. Jouret-Mourin Cytopathology, December 2014, Volume 25, Issue 6 Rajkumar.V.KulkarniChief LibrarianS.Nijalingappa Medical College &H.S.K.Hospital & Research CentreNavanagar, Bagalkot- 587 103(Karnataka-India)Cell: 9945975403

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Articles to Read -- 2016-01-21
by Mohan Hr 21 Jan '16

21 Jan '16

Dear all, You may find these articles interesting InfoTech: Six Transformations From 2015 That Will Reshape The World Urbanization: Smart Cities will Transform Governance Energy: Renewable Energy: Where is the Complete Package? >From AI To Robotics, 2016 Will Be The Year When The Machines Start Taking Over Economy: Dreaming Big InfoTech: Devotees go hi-tech, submit 'Ram Naam' through app InfoTech: These are the signs Apple is working on the next major computing platform Strategy: Why more and more companies are encouraging their staff to participate in Marathons InfoTech: Putting the Eye in IoT: What we can expect to see in 2016 in security & video surveillance Startups: InfoTech: Chennai floods: Startups use their tech edge to push relief operations Read them at http://goo.gl/HI2XSx Your feedback is welcome You can access the date wise archives of "Articles to Read" at http://goo.gl/B2VFCF With regards HR Mohan IITM 1976 BTME Chair, IEEE CS & PCS and IPP, CSI http://hrm-infoforuse.blogspot.in http://infoforuse.blogspot.in https://www.facebook.com/mohan.hr.524 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Articles to Read -- 2016-01-20
by Mohan Hr 20 Jan '16

20 Jan '16

Dear all, You may like these articles interesting Startups: 30 Inspiring Billion-Dollar Startup Company Mission Statements Education: Why opt for a course abroad? General: 57 small things you can do every day to be happier and more successful Environment: Psychology: What animals can teach us about stress Science & Tech: Five surprising findings about death and dying Science & Tech: 365 days: Nature's 10: Ten people who mattered this year. Healthcare: Spread of Ebola ends: 7 lessons from a devastating epidemic Self Development: InfoTech: 30 Websites That Will Make You Unbelievably Smarter Education: Writing: 6 Quick and easy ways to better explain science to non-scientists InfoTech: 10 things the tech world should leave behind Read them at http://goo.gl/Em3sxz Your feedback is welcome You can access the date wise archives of "Articles to Read" at http://goo.gl/B2VFCF With regards HR Mohan IITM 1976 BTME Chair, IEEE CS & PCS and IPP, CSI http://hrm-infoforuse.blogspot.in http://infoforuse.blogspot.in https://www.facebook.com/mohan.hr.524 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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