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ICBK-2016 Reminder - I
by drtc＠isibang.ac.in 23 Dec '15

23 Dec '15

International conference on Big Data & Knowledge Discovery Date: 9th to 11th March 2016 Hosted By Documentation Research and Training Centre (DRTC), Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Bangalore, India Much of the research generates, analyses data making it ubiquitous especially in applied sciences whether it is natural, physical and social. Worldwide there has been keen interest in Big Data applications in many a domain. We foresee at least four key players in the emerging Data Science - Library and Information Professionals (involved in acquisition, curation and publishing big data), computer science professionals (creating plat forms for big data like hadoop eco-system), statisticians (analytics and visualization) and domain experts. The situation opens up new and interesting opportunities for professionals to explore and learn all aspects of what has taken the shape, holistically, of DATA SCIENCE. In view of the developments in data, Documentation Research and Training Centre, Indian Statistical Institute announces International Conference on Big Data and Knowledge Discovery (ICBK). The objective of the conference is to offer a platform for exchange of ideas of the international community related to all aspects of data science. The conference offers the opportunity to explore the main theme of Big Data and Knowledge discovery under the following themes. Call for papers: Themes and Topics [not limited to these...] General: - Big Data Acquisition, Integration, Cleaning, and Best Practices - Big Data Quality and Provenance Control - Big Data Persistence, Curation and Preservation - Data security, licensing and privacy - Metadata and Ontology for Big Data - Standards and Protocols for Big Data - Role of Librarians in Data Publishing, Data curation and services - Building Data Repositories - Data Citation Practices - Altmetrics and Big Data - Big Data in Social Networks - Capturing, Analysing and Visualising Streaming Data - Big Data Search and Retrieval - Linked Open Data - Big Data in Semantic Web - Mobile Data Management Social Sciences data - Census data analysis - Econometric data, forecasting systems - Budgeting and Data based policies - Agriculture data production and management - Open Government Data - Big Data in E-Governance - Role of Big Data in building Smart Cities - Big Data in Business Analytics - Big Data for Rural Development Domain Specific Data in Science & Technology: - Technology for Big Data Management, Hadoop Eco System - IoT-cloud Integration - Agriculture Data Management, Data Sharing Policies and Platform - Data Analytics in Health - Bioinformatics Data applications - Other domains: meteorological data, geo-spatial data, genomic data, data based analysis of sports etc. Special Sessions - Social Science data analysis and applications - Open Knowledge and Data in Agriculture and Nutrition - Data for Smart Cities - Government and International Open Data Initiatives Important Dates - Registration Open from: 1st Dec 2015 - Submission of Full paper: 8th Jan 2016 - Notification of Paper Acceptance: 8th Feb 2016 - Early bird registration over: 18th Feb 2016 - Camera reedy paper submission over: 25th Feb 2016 Early Bird Registration Fee India & SAARC Countries: Rs.3000/- Other Countries: US $50 Regular Registration India & SAARC Countries: Rs. 3500/- Other Countries: US $60 Students Registration Students: Rs. 1000/- or $20 The Demand Draft (DD) should be made in favour of Indian Statistical Institute, payable at Bangalore. Important Links: Conference Website -> http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/icbk Registration Information -> http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/registration Call for paper -> http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/callforpaper VISA INFORMATION -> https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/visa/ Write to us -> icbk2016@ drtc.isibang.ac.in Venue: Platinum Jubilee Auditorium Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore Centre Address: Indian Statistical Institute 8th Mile Mysore Road, RVCE Post, Bangalore - 560059, Karnataka, India. Landmark: Near Bangalore University Contact Person: Prof. A.R.D. Prasad (CONVENOR) Documentation Research and Training Centre (DRTC) Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) 8th Mile Mysore Road, RVCE Post Bangalore - 560059, Karnataka, India. Phone: +91-80/26985490/28482711 Fax: +91-80-28484265 E-mail: icbk(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in -- 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, Deputy librarian in Manipur University (A Central University), Canchipur, Imphal
by Subhodip Bid 23 Dec '15

23 Dec '15

Dear Professional Application are invited for the post of Librarian, Deputy librarian in Manipur University (A Central University), Canchipur, Imphal No. of Post : Librarian : 1 post; Deputy librarian: 1 Pay Band: Librarian : Rs.37400-67000 with AGP of Rs.10000. Deputy Librarian : Rs.15600-39100 with AGP of Rs.8000. Minimum Eligibility Criteria: LIBRARIAN i. (a) A Masters Degree in Library Science / Information Science / Documentation with at least 55% marks or its equivalent grade of B in the UGC seven point scale and consistently good academic record. (b). At least thirteen years as a Deputy Librarian in a University Library or eighteen years experience as a College Librarian. iii. Evidence of innovative library service and organization of published work. ii. Desirable: .Phil./Ph.D. Degree in Library Science / Information Science / Documentation / Archives and Manuscript keeping. DEPUTY LIBRARIAN i. (a) A Masters Degree in Library Science / Information Science / Documentation with at least 55% marks or its equivalent grade of B in the UGC seven point scale and consistently good academic record. (b). Five years experience as an Assistant University Librarian / College Librarian. (c). Evidence of innovative library service and organization of published work and professional commitment, computerization of library. ii. Desirable: M.Phil./Ph.D. Degree in Library Science / Information Science / Documentation / Archives and Manuscript keeping / computerization of Library. For more details https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByvdtiBVAC6nZGpwa2tSRkRUNmlEbjNrM3JDMktnVl… https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByvdtiBVAC6nX05QVmhJUXM1Z2ZDd21uOWFxMzJjWW… https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByvdtiBVAC6nN3czekpMdXJPTGl3TG12T3ZST3ZWeG… -- 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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Taylor & Francis have published Peer Review in 2015
by Segon, Shafina 22 Dec '15

22 Dec '15

Finding out what authors, editors and reviewers really think of peer review Taylor & Francis have just published the findings in 'Peer review in 2015: a global view'<http://tandf.msgfocus.com/c/14qB2zXKomxzUdAkz6FaLK>, which brings together the survey results and focus group analysis into one of the largest peer review studies in recent years. Within the academic community, peer review is widely recognized as being at the heart of scholarly research. However faith in peer review's integrity is of ongoing and increasing concern to many. It is imperative that publishers (and academic editors) of peer-reviewed scholarly research learn from each other, working together to improve practices in areas such as ethical issues, training and data transparency. http://authorservices.taylorandfrancis.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Peer-… Key findings from 'Peer review in 2015: a global view' * Most researchers rate the benefit of the peer review process towards improving their article as 8 or above out of 10. * Most researchers wait between one and six months for an article they've written to undergo peer review, yet authors (not reviewers / editors) think up to two months is reasonable. * There is a strong preference for double blind review among all respondents, with a rating of 8 or above out of 10. * Single blind review is an unpopular choice but is more acceptable to STM researchers than HSS and, of those, editors and authors are more in favor than reviewers. * There are balanced views across the options of open, open and published, and post-publication review; with a mean rating of between 5 and 6 out of 10 in many cases (with HSS editors less supportive than STM). If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us at marketing(a)tandfindia.com<mailto:marketing@tandfindia.com>. Best wishes, Shafina Segon Marketing Head - South Asia Journals & Online Resources shafina.segon(a)tandfindia.com<mailto:shafina.segon@tandfindia.com> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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fwd: 2017 Jay Jordan IFLA/OCLC Early Career Development Fellowship Program
by Shamprasad Pujar 22 Dec '15

22 Dec '15

Dear Members, May be useful for some of you. Regards, S M Pujar Deputy Librarian IGIDR, Mumbai ============== ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: IFLA Webmaster <webmaster(a)ifla.org> Date: Tue, Dec 22, 2015 at 2:28 PM Subject: [IFLA-L] 2017 Jay Jordan IFLA/OCLC Early Career Development Fellowship Program To: "ifla-l(a)infoserv.inist.fr" <ifla-l(a)infoserv.inist.fr> 2017 Jay Jordan IFLA/OCLC Early Career Development Fellowship Program This program provides early career development and continuing education for library and information science professionals from countries with developing economies. It is jointly sponsored by IFLA and the Online Computer Library Center, Inc (OCLC). Program overview Up to five individuals are selected each year for participation in this intensive four-week Fellowship Program based at OCLC's headquarters in Dublin, Ohio, USA. The program gives Fellows opportunities to meet with leading information practitioners and explore topics including information technologies, library operations and management, and global cooperative librarianship. The Fellows visit many libraries, cultural heritage institutions and library organizations. The Fellows also observe OCLC's governance structure in action, gaining insight into issues affecting the global library cooperative. Fellows give presentations about their home countries and libraries and discuss real-world solutions to the challenges facing libraries today. The Fellows translate their learning and experiences into specific professional development plans that guide their continued growth as well as their personal contributions to their home institutions and country of origin. Application Deadline: 12 February 2016 Selection: March - July 2016 Announcement: August 2016 Program Dates: April - May 2017 Program guidelines The Fellowship Program is for library and information science professionals who are in early stages of career development and from countries with developing economies. Eligibility is limited to those who are from a qualifying country, have a degree in library or information science obtained within the past five years, and have at least three years, but no more than eight years, of library or information science experience. These and other qualifications are explained in detail in the Program Guidelines. Interested candidates should read the guidelines (available in PDF and Word format) and, if qualified, complete and submit the application (available in PDF and Word format) by the specified due date. Sponsorship opportunities and general inquiries The organizations that sponsor the Fellowship Program are seeking additional sponsorships from other interested organizations. For more information about sponsorship opportunities and general inquiries about the program, contact Nancy Lensenmayer, Program Director, OCLC Education and Professional Development. SOURCE: www.ifla.org/node/10067 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Workshop on Information Management using Koha and WordPress on 28-31 Jan 2016
by nandeesh nandu 22 Dec '15

22 Dec '15

Dear Professionals, The All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mysore (An autonomous organization under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India, accredited by NAAC with ’A’grade and ISO 9001-2008 certified) is organizing a 4-day National Workshop on Information Management using Koha and WordPress on 28-31 January, 2016. The workshop comprises of demonstration and hands-on training on both the applications. The number of participants is limited to facilitate an intensive learning experience. Registration fee for the workshop is Rs.1500/- which includes expenses on morning/evening tea and lunch for four days and workshop kit. The fee has to be paid in Demand Draft drawn in favour of the Director, All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mysuru payable at Mysore. A limited number of rooms is available at the Institute guest house for outstation participants, which will be allotted first come first serve basis in twin sharing mode. (Per day tariff: VIP Suit - Rs. 300; A/C Room - Rs. 200 Non A/C Room- Rs. 100). No advance payment is required for accommodation in the guest house. The registration form and other details are available at: www.aiish.ac.in/images/pdf/national-workshop-16.pdf www.aiishmysore.in www.aiish-lic-workshop.weebly.com Contact Persons: Dr. Shijith Kumar: +91 8904430355/0821-2502150/E-mail: cshijithkumar(a)gmail.com Mr. Nandeesha, B: +91 8553638032/0821-2502157/E-mail: nandeesha.b(a)gmail.com Mr. Nanjundaswamy, N: +91 9035202505/0821-2502158/E-mail: nanjunda.nm(a)gmail.com Regards, Nandeesha B AIISH L&IC Mysore -- 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] Do you know of scientists changed the way they spell their names midway in their career?
by Madan M 21 Dec '15

21 Dec '15

Dear All: Do you know of scientists, scholars or writers who changed the way they spell their names midway in their career? It could be because of advice from an astrologer or numerologist. They may have papers under the two variants of their names and aggregation of such papers as belonging to the same person poses a problem. Also, do you know of people who changed their name, say because one is adopted by someone? Such people may also have papers under two different names. If you know of such examples, please forward it to me. M.Madhan madhan_m(a)isb.edu

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Berlin 12 Conference report
by Subbiah Arunachalam 19 Dec '15

19 Dec '15

Report on Berlin 12 Open Access Conference On December 8 and 9, 2015, representatives from several regions (Asia, Europe, and North America) met in Berlin, Germany, to discuss a proposal to flip subscription-based journals to open access models. The initiative is being led by the Max Planck Society, the organizer and host of the invitation-only Berlin 12 Open Access Conference. The rationale for the initiative is based on an analysis undertaken by Max Planck Digital Library (MPDL) <https://www.mpg.de/9202262/area-wide-transition-open-access>, which found that a flip to open access would be possible at no financial risk, “maybe even at lower overall costs” to the system. The objective of the conference was to build a consensus for an internationally coordinated effort to shift libraries’ journal budgets away from subscriptions and towards article processing costs (APCs). In general, most conference participants were supportive “in principle” of a collaborative, international effort to accelerate the transition to open access, although a number of concerns were expressed about a model in which APCs would prevail. For a summary of the key points of the EOI and a description of the discussions and concerns raised at the conference, read the Association of Research Libraries report on the Berlin 12 Open Access Conference: [image: pdf]2015.12.18-Berlin12Report.pdf <http://www.arl.org/storage/documents/publications/2015.12.18-Berlin12Report…> < http://www.arl.org/publications-resources/3802-report-on-berlin-12-open-acc… > 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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Request Article
by Sujit Kujur 19 Dec '15

19 Dec '15

Dear LIS Members, One of our faculty member urgently require the following article "Implications of demographic and socioeconomic transition for elderly: An illustration from India" Source : International Journal of Anthropology, January 2000, Volume 15, Issue 1, pp 19-31. Please do forward this article. It will be a great help indeed. Thanks in Advance -- *SUJIT KUJUR* Central Library Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, Dist.- Birbhum 731235 (West Bengal). e-mail : sujitkujur(a)gmail.com, sujit.kujur(a)visva-bharati.ac.in Mobile no. : +919800379878 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Workshop on Library Automation and Content Management Using Open Source Software from 11th -15th February 2016
by Shivpal Singh Kushwah 19 Dec '15

19 Dec '15

School of Studies in Library and Information Science, Jiwaji University Gwalior is Organising National Workshop on Library Automation and Content Management Using Open Source Software from 11th -15th February 2016. The workshop will provide practical training and theoretical aspects related to “KOHA” and “Joomla” software. For detail information, please visit the website at: http://www.jiwaji.edu/pdf/notice-board-2012/National%20Workshop%20Library%2… -- Dr Shivpal Singh Kushwah Dy. Librarian National Law Institute University, Kerwa Dam Road, Bhopal, India -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy for Post of Librarian
by Sunita Bakhru 19 Dec '15

19 Dec '15

Dear All,Vacancy for post of Librarian for an International School in Malad west, Mumbai urgently. This is a full time job. SUNITA BAKHRU India -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Corporation-academic library collaboration
by Subbiah Arunachalam 18 Dec '15

18 Dec '15

Friends: Corporations and academic libraries collaborate in very meaningful ways in the West. A fine example is the collaboration between Carnegie Corporation and Columbia University. Please see < http://www.finebooksmagazine.com/press/2015/12/columbia-university-librarie… >. When will see such collaborations in India? What should we do for it to happen? 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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LIPS 2016: Conference announcement and call for paper
by Debal C Kar 18 Dec '15

18 Dec '15

*Library and Information Professionals Summit (LIPS) 2016* On *From Ownership to Access: Leveraging the Digital Paradigm* Thursday-Friday, 19-20 May 2016 New Delhi, India Jointly organized by *Ambedkar University Delhi*& *Society for Library Professionals (SLP)* Conference Venue: *Ambedkar University Delhi* *Lothian Road, Kashemere Gate* *New Delhi- 110006, India* It gives us great pleasure to inform you that next Library and Information Professionals Summit (LIPS) 2016 on From Ownership to Access: Leveraging the Digital Paradigm will be held Thursday-Friday, 19-20 May 2016 at Ambedkar University Delhi, Delhi LIPS 2016 will be an excellent opportunity for all including Librarians, Information Professionals, Researchers and Practitioners to share experiences, ideas, research results, meeting and networking. Don’t miss out on the many opportunities which will allow you to share your experiences and learn from other professionals. The principle objective of this event is to provide a platform for the exchange of knowledge and skills relevant to students, professors and Information professionals. This conference will offer an opportunity to put forward innovative plans, debate classic ideas, and promote closer cooperation among colleagues. It will solicit high quality research papers and provide an international forum for researchers, developers and practitioners to present applied and theoretical research findings. *Conference Theme* The conference aims to address the main issues of concern within the framework of *From Ownership to Access: Leveraging the Digital Paradigm* issues. Some of the important areas, which conference intends to engage itself with are listed below: 1. *E-**Books Access in Libraries* · New ways for Library Resource Access · Procurement and Management including Right management of E-books · Trends, New models and tools · Impact of eBooks on learning · E-books Accelerating - Will print books disappear? · Future of eBooks *2. **Web Based Access in Libraries* · Semantic Web · Text mining · Cloud Computing and Libraries · Social Media and Applications in Libraries · Social Networks, Virtual Organization and Networked Information · Web Archiving and Preservation · Next-generation web services *3. **Future Models of Accessing the Libraries * · Acquisitions and Collection Development · Access, Ownership and Resource Sharing · Economics of access versus ownership · Licensing Pricing IPR & Privacy Issues · Threats to Digital Lending · Database Ownership: Myth or Reality · New & Emerging Resources, Products, & Services · Library Outreach, Marketing & Advocacy · Open Access Participants are invited to contribute papers for presentation on the above themes and related aspects. The papers should be based on research surveys; case studies or action plans rather than theoretical explanations. Papers are to be sent to Conference Secretariat at: *LIPS2016may(a)gmail.com* <LIPS2016may(a)gmail.com> Submission of full papers (not more than 6 pages) with an abstract in approximately 200 words, keywords and references on A4 size paper with margin 1.5 cm on all sides in MS Word format in 10 points New Times Roman type single line spacing. Length of the paper should not exceed 4000 words. Details such as name of the author, designation, title of the article, abstract, name of the affiliating institution, mailing address, telephone number, fax number and E-mail address are to be included. The paper submitted must not have been previously published or presented elsewhere. The Programme Committee will have the right to edit the papers. Selected papers will be published in the proceedings. The selected papers will be published as edited book with ISBN number in print or digital format. *Registration Fees* Early Bird Registration till 31st March 2016 1st April 2016 onwards Indian Delegates Rs.1500/- Rs.2000/- Students/ SLA Members / Accompanied Person/ Retired Professionals Rs. 1000/- Rs.1200/- Foreign Participants US$50 US$60 *Date to Remember* Last Date for Submission of full paper February 15, 2016 Authors to be intimated of accepted papers March 15, 2016 Early Bird Registration March 31, 2016 Accepted papers will be included in the proceedings, only if Registered on or before March 31, 2016 Conference Secretariat *Dr. Debal C. Kar* *Organising Secretary * *Library and Information Professionals Summit -2016* Ambedkar University Lothian Road, Kashmere Gate, New Delhi-110006 Ph. 23865084, 9811392242 Email: debal(a)aud.ac.in http://www.aud.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Add one reference to Wikipedia
by mailman＠ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 18 Dec '15

18 Dec '15

---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: From: "Subbiah Arunachalam" <subbiah.arunachalam(a)gmail.com> Date: Fri, December 18, 2015 6:39 am To: "LIS-Forum" <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear friends in libraries and info centres: CILIP invites you all to contribute (at least) one reference to Wikipedia in January 2016. Please read "Wikipedia needs you in January," < http://www.cilip.org.uk/uk-einformation-group/news/wikipedia-needs-you-janu… ?<utm_source=Communicator_membership_list&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=Untitled33&utm_campaign=Weekly+News+from+CILIP%2c+17+December+2015>. -- Arun http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-4658 http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9925-2009 Posted on 14 December 2015 Wikipedia needs you in January! #1Lib1Ref (One Librarian, One Reference) is a campaign during the week of January 15â23, 2016, calling on librarians around the world to apply their special expertise in research to add just one more reference to Wikipedia. The campaign is part of Wikipedia's 15th anniversary celebration. #1Lib1Ref Imagine a World where Every Librarian Added One More Reference to Wikipedia. Wikipedia is a first stop for researchers: let's make it better! Everything you need to start can be found on The Wikipedia Library 1Lib1Ref <http://tinyurl.com/j5rlrao> page... which starts: "Wikipedia is an invaluable part of every researcher's process: every reference added by a librarian means one more reference in any Wikipedia article that helps the next researcher, or librarian helping a researcher, ensure that the best information gets shared with the public. Join us, and make a small contribution to the sum of all human knowledge! Because anyone can edit Wikipedia, the Wikipedia community developed a core strategy for ensuring quality of information in its articles: including footnotes to reliable sources to allow Wikipedia readers to "verify" the information. This strategy helps the global volunteer community effectively work towards meeting Wikipedia's vision: "the sum of all human knowledge." On English Wikipedia, and many other language Wikipedias, readers and editors who don't feel confident about the information in an article will add a "citation needed" tag next to that statement. In many ways, these tags are reference questions you would expect at a library reference desk: members of the public asking for that information to be backed by reliable research. English Wikipedia alone has over 350,000 such statements. Moreover, hundreds of thousands of articles just need more references, with 200,000 articles having no references at all. Globally there are hundreds of thousands of librarians. Imagine if every librarian in the world took 15 minutes to solve one of the citation needed queries! Wikipedia would no longer have these gaps." For more information or to start: see The Wikipedia Library 1Lib1Ref <http://tinyurl.com/j5rlrao> page.

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Dr. T.B. Rajashekar 11th Memorial Seminar (2015): Designing e-content portal using WordPress: reminder
by Shivaram Gowda 18 Dec '15

18 Dec '15

Dear Members, NCSI-Net foundation (http://ncsinet.org) cordially invites you to the Dr. TB Rajashekar Memorial 11th Seminar (2015). This year’s seminar topic is, Designing Web Portal / Gateway Services Using Wordpress. It is a one-day seminar targeted for the benefit of Library and Information Science (LIS) students and budding LIS professionals. The details of the seminar are given below: Title: 11th Dr. TB Rajashekar Memorial Seminar (2015): Designing e-content portal using Wordpress Date: December 19, 2015 (Third Saturday) Venue: Choksi Hall, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore - 560012 About the Seminar Theme: With the explosive growth of online resources, managing such resources has become a challenge for Information professionals. Well designed organization or library web portals / Gateway services helps in the efficient dissemination of online resources to the user community. Today’s online resources includes variety of authoritative web resources (free & priced), integrating the relevant and useful resources into a web portal facilitates in the effective and efficient dissemination of information to the end users. This can be achieved using either commercial or open source content management tools. Various open source CMS tools are available on the Internet. Wordpress, Drupal, Joomla, and OpenCMS are few such examples. In this seminar, some basic and useful features and functionalities of Wordpress, one of the popular CMS tools will be featured. Wordpress (http://wordpress.org/ ) is an open source, platform independent content management system (CMS). Its popular features include simple to install and use, powerful blog functionality, customizable, multiplatform, multilingual, web based administration, powerful report generation functionality, well organized browse and search etc. Being a plug-in based modular package, it facilitates in enabling / disabling the functionalities as per the needs of implementers. It has a strong and active user and developer community who provide the much needed support in using the package effectively. Self explanatory online and offline documentation are also available for the package and they are updated frequently. Wordpress is being used in developing different genres of website in various languages. Objective of the Seminar: To demonstrate the basic and essential features and functionalities of the Wordpress CMS as to how this Open Source Web application can be used to build Web Portals and provide Web-based information services. At the end of the seminar, the participants should have a clear understanding of the various features of the Wordpress CMS so that they can plan to make use of this CMS for their user Community Seminar Topics & Resource Persons: Seminar Overview by Francis Jayakanth, IIM, Bangalore The Future of E-content Content and Content Management by Ananda Byrapp, GE Bangalore Wordpress: Introduction and Installation (Demo) by Shivaram BS, CSIR-NAL, Bangalore Wordpress configuration by Maruthu Pandian, IMSC, Chennai Designing competitive intelligent portal using wordpress: case study Career Advice for Information Professional by Dr. Rajendra Babu, Tumkur University Who should attend the Seminar? LIS Students and fellow professionals interested in developing Web portals and in providing web-based information services using a CMS Registration Fee: Rs. 250 for Students (Should carry ID Card) and Rs. 500 for working professionals, for NCSI-Net members Rs. 150. Fee covers Seminar kit, working lunch and tea / coffee Please do note that no arrangements for accommodation are being made for outstation participants. Kindly bring this to the attention of the LIS students and budding professionals and encourage them to attend the seminar. Participants will get an opportunity to interact with fellow professionals working in the industry and academia. For further information, please visit the Seminar website at: http://ncsinet.org -- Shivaram BS ICAST, CSIR-NAL Govt. of India (Autonomous) HAL Airport Road Kodihalli, Bangalore-560017 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Spl Lecture on - Strategic Changes in the Academic Library Landscape at DLIS, UOM on 19th Dec 2015
by Arunachalam Hariharan 17 Dec '15

17 Dec '15

University of MadrasInternational Centre for University of Madras (ICOM)Department of Library and Information Science & Society for Advancement in Library and Information Science(SALIS) Cordially invite you to attend the Special Lecture on Strategic Changes in the Academic Library Landscape by Dr. Mohan RamaswamyAssociate Head for Research and Graduate ServicesNorth Carolina State University Libraries, USA on 19 December, 2015 (Saturday) at 11.00 a.m. Modern Class Room Department of Library and Information ScienceUniversity of Madras, Chepauk CampusChennai – 600005 Programme 11.00 am - Welcome -- Prof.A.Amudavalli 11.10 am - Special Lecture -- Dr. Mohan Ramaswamy 12.15 pm - Discussion12.30 pm - Vote of Thanks -- Dr. A.Hariharan Tea - 10.30 a.m. Prof.A.AmudavalliDLIS, University of Madras Dr. A.Hariharan Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS) 32G, Sabari Nagar Extension, Mugalivakkam Chennai - 600 125 India hariharan_ah(a)yahoo.com www.salis.in 044-22522327, 09841601903 Vasippoam Nesippoam ( Let us Read and Love books) - a mass movement by SALIS

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Application are invited for the post of Associate Professor (Library and Information Science) in University of North Bengal (NBU), Siliguri
by Subhodip Bid 17 Dec '15

17 Dec '15

Dear Professional Application are invited for the post of Associate Professor (Library and Information Science) in University of North Bengal (NBU), Siliguri Name of Post: Associate Professor (Library and Information Science) Number of Post: 01 (SC) For more details: http://www.nbu.ac.in/Fresh_Vacancies_in_teaching_posts%281%29.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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Internship opportunities at IIT Bombay, Central Library
by manju nayak 17 Dec '15

17 Dec '15

Applications are invited from fresh Graduates/Post-Graduatesin Library Information Science for Library Internship Programme. Six interns will be selected for period of 1 year andimparted practical training in the latest tools and techniques of informationhandling being used in the Central Library, IIT Bombay. A monthly stipend ofRs. 12,000/- and Rs. 14,000/- will be paid to candidates having B.Lib.Scienceand M.Lib.Science qualification respectively. The selection will be made through a formal interview. Interested candidates may submit their filled application along with self attested photo-copies of educational qualificationand experience in the enclosed proforma to reach the In-charge,Central Library, IIT Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400 076 on or before 31 December2015. Application proforma can be downloaded at below given link:http://www.library.iitb.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Application-form.pdf With Regards Mr.Manju Naika Asst. Librarian Journal and Computer Application Section Central Library Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Mumbai, INDIA, 400 076 Phone:+91 22 25768929 Fax:91-22-25720227

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Fwd: Call for papers: International conference on Big Data & Knowledge Discovery
by dimple rp 16 Dec '15

16 Dec '15

========================================================== International conference on Big Data & Knowledge Discovery Date: 9th to 11th March 2016 ========================================================== Hosted By Documentation Research and Training Centre (DRTC), Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Bangalore, India Much of the research generates, analyses data making it ubiquitous especially in applied sciences whether it is natural, physical and social. Worldwide there has been keen interest in Big Data applications in many a domain. We foresee at least four key players in the emerging Data Science - Library and Information Professionals (involved in acquisition, curation and publishing big data), computer science professionals (creating plat forms for big data like hadoop eco-system), statisticians (analytics and visualization) and domain experts. The situation opens up new and interesting opportunities for professionals to explore and learn all aspects of what has taken the shape, holistically, of DATA SCIENCE. In view of the developments in data, Documentation Research and Training Centre, Indian Statistical Institute announces International Conference on Big Data and Knowledge Discovery (ICBK). The objective of the conference is to offer a platform for exchange of ideas of the international community related to all aspects of data science. The conference offers the opportunity to explore the main theme of Big Data and Knowledge discovery under the following themes. ================ Call for papers: ================ Themes and Topics [not limited to these...] General: - Big Data Acquisition, Integration, Cleaning, and Best Practices - Big Data Quality and Provenance Control - Big Data Persistence, Curation and Preservation - Data security, licensing and privacy - Metadata and Ontology for Big Data - Standards and Protocols for Big Data - Role of Librarians in Data Publishing, Data curation and services - Building Data Repositories - Data Citation Practices - Altmetrics and Big Data - Big Data in Social Networks - Capturing, Analysing and Visualising Streaming Data - Big Data Search and Retrieval - Linked Open Data - Big Data in Semantic Web - Mobile Data Management Social Sciences data - Census data analysis - Econometric data, forecasting systems - Budgeting and Data based policies - Agriculture data production and management - Open Government Data - Big Data in E-Governance - Role of Big Data in building Smart Cities - Big Data in Business Analytics - Big Data for Rural Development Domain Specific Data in Science & Technology: - Technology for Big Data Management, Hadoop Eco System - IoT-cloud Integration - Agriculture Data Management, Data Sharing Policies and Platform - Data Analytics in Health - Bioinformatics Data applications - Other domains: meteorological data, geo-spatial data, genomic data, data based analysis of sports etc. Special Sessions - Social Science data analysis and applications - Open Knowledge and Data in Agriculture and Nutrition - Data for Smart Cities - Government and International Open Data Initiatives ================= Important Dates ================= - Registration Open from: 1st Dec 2015 - Submission of Full paper: 8th Jan 2016 - Notification of Paper Acceptance: 8th Feb 2016 - Early bird registration over: 18th Feb 2016 - Camera reedy paper submission over: 25th Feb 2016 Early Bird Registration Fee India & SAARC Countries: Rs.3000/- Other Countries: US $50 Regular Registration India & SAARC Countries: Rs. 3500/- Other Countries: US $60 Students Registration Students: Rs. 1000/- or $20 The Demand Draft (DD) should be made in favour of Indian Statistical Institute, payable at Bangalore. =================== Important Links: Conference Website -> http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/icbk Registration Information -> http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/registration Call for paper -> http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/callforpaper VISA INFORMATION -> https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/visa/ Write to us -> icbk2016@ drtc.isibang.ac.in =================== Venue: Platinum Jubilee Auditorium Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore Centre Address: Indian Statistical Institute 8th Mile Mysore Road, RVCE Post, Bangalore - 560059, Karnataka, India. Landmark: Near Bangalore University Contact Person: Prof. A.R.D. Prasad (CONVENOR) Documentation Research and Training Centre (DRTC) Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) 8th Mile Mysore Road, RVCE Post Bangalore - 560059, Karnataka, India. Phone: +91-80/26985490/28482711 Fax: +91-80-28484265 E-mail: icbk2016(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in

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Merging of UGC-Inonet DLC and INDEST
by Ishwar Goudar 16 Dec '15

16 Dec '15

Dear Professionals, It is learnt that UGC-Infonet Digital Library Consortium (including N-List) and INDEST Consortium have been merged and combined entity would be operated by UGC-INFLIBNET. A welcome development, a step towards National Consortia. Let us congratulate all those concerned, specifically Dr. Jagadish Arora, Director INFLIBNET. This combined bargaining power can give access to more number of E-Resources to beneficiaries both Consortia. Regards, "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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Workshop on "Electronic Information resources for teaching and research"
by ronald cutinha 16 Dec '15

16 Dec '15

Dear library professionals Greetings from MyLISA, Mysuru. MMK & SDM Mahila Mahavidyalaya Library, Mysuru in association with Mysore Librarians and Information Scientists Association, (MyLISA) is organizing a University Level Workshop on “Electronic Information Resources for Teaching and Research” on December 19, 2015 at MMK & SDM Mahila Mahavidyalaya Library, Krishnamurthypuram, JLB Road, Mysuru, Karnataka Registration is open to all academicians, Research Scholars, Post graduate Students, Teachers and Librarians.Registration fees : Rs 200/-Payment may be made by DD/Cheque in favour of the Principal , MMK & SDM Mahila Mahavidyalaya, payable at Mysore, along with registration form duly filled in.For further details contact: Smt. B. S. PadmaOrganizing Secretary, WEIRTRLibrarian. MMK & SDM Mahila Mahavidyalaya Library, MysuruPh: 9611674602 Or Prof. M. ChandrashekaraPresident, MyLISA, Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore, ManasagangotriMysore - 570 006Off. Ph: (0821) 2419398 With warm regards, Ronald Prakash Cutinha PRO, MyLISA, Mysuru. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Application invited for the Post of Librarian (UGC) , at CMS College Kottayam Kerala
by Prijith jacob Thomas 16 Dec '15

16 Dec '15

Dear All, Application invited for the Post of Librarian (UGC) , at CMS College Kottayam Kerala. Age and Qualification as per Kerala Government , UGC Rule. For more details contact college office 0481-2566002, 9446391943 Prijith Jacob Thomas Librarian Fatima Mata National College Kollam Webpage http://prijithjacob.wordpress.com http://prijith.weebly.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Dr. T.B. Rajashekar 11th Memorial Seminar (2015): Designing e-content portal using WordPress - First reminder
by Francis Jayakanth 15 Dec '15

15 Dec '15

Dear All, Here's a gentle reminder about the forthcoming seminar being organized by the NCSI-Net Foundation in memory and honour of the Late Dr. T.B. Rajashekar. The response for the seminar has already been overwhelming. As the venue can accommodate more than 100 people, we'll continue to accept new registrations. Spot registration is also possible. Thanks and regards, Francis Francis Jayakanth For and on behalf of the NCSI-Net Foundation NCSI-Net foundation (http://ncsinet.org) cordially invites you to the Dr. T.B. Rajashekar 11th Memorial Seminar (2015). This year’s seminar topic is, Designing e-content portal using Wordpress. It is a one-day seminar targeted for the benefit of Library and Information Science (LIS) students and budding LIS professionals. The details of the seminar are given below: Title: 11th Dr. T.B. Rajashekar 11th Memorial Seminar (2015): Designing e-content portal using Wordpress Date: December 19, 2015; 09:00 AM - 04:00 PM Venue: Choksi Hall, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore - 560012 About the Seminar Theme: With the explosive growth of online resources, managing such resources has become a challenge for Information professionals. Well designed organization or library web portals / Gateway services helps in the efficient dissemination of online resources to the user community. Today’s online resources includes variety of authoritative web resources (free & priced), integrating the relevant and useful resources into a web portal facilitates in the effective and efficient dissemination of information to the end users. This can be achieved using either commercial or open source content management tools. Various open source CMS tools are available on the Internet. Wordpress, Drupal, Joomla, and OpenCMS are few such examples. In this seminar, some basic and useful features and functionalities of Wordpress, one of the popular CMS tools will be featured. Wordpress (http://wordpress.org/ ) is an open source, platform independent content management system (CMS). Its popular features include simple to install and use, powerful blog functionality, customizable, multiplatform, multilingual, web based administration, powerful report generation functionality, well organized browse and search etc. Being a plug-in based modular package, it facilitates in enabling / disabling the functionalities as per the needs of implementers. It has a strong and active user and developer community who provide the much needed support in using the package effectively. Self explanatory online and offline documentation are also available for the package and they are updated frequently. Wordpress is being used in developing different genres of website in various languages. Objective of the Seminar: To demonstrate the basic and essential features and functionalities of the Wordpress CMS as to how this Open Source Web application can be used to build Web Portals and provide Web-based information services. At the end of the seminar, the participants should have a clear understanding of the various features of the Wordpress CMS so that they can plan to make use of this CMS for their user Community Resource Persons: NCSI-Net members who have practical experience with the CMSs will serve as resource persons Who should attend the Seminar? LIS Students and fellow professionals interested in developing Web portals and in providing web-based information services using a CMS Seminar Topics: Overview of Content Management System Wordpress & Installation of Wordpress on Windows Demo Useful Plug-ins Themes Administration Case study Career Advice Registration Fee: Rs. 250 for Students (Should carry ID Card) and Rs. 500 for working professionals. Fee covers Seminar kit, working lunch and tea / coffee. Please confirm your participation to info(a)ncsinet.org to reserve your seat. Bank Details for online transfers: Bank: Canara Bank Branch: IISc Campus, Bangalore-560012 Name of the Account: NCSI-Net Foundation A/c No.:0683101029636 IFSC: CNRB0000683 If you happen to make online transfer of registration fee, please send us the transfer details to info(a)ncsinet.org Kindly bring this to the attention of the LIS students and budding professionals and encourage them to attend the seminar. Participants will get an opportunity to interact with fellow professionals working in the industry and academia. Please do note that no arrangements for accommodation are being made for outstation participants. With Regards Madhuresh Singhal on behalf of NCSI-Net Foundation -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Call for Chapters: Digitizing the Modern Library and the Transition from Print to Electronic
by Raj K Bhardwaj 15 Dec '15

15 Dec '15

Dear Sir/ Madam I hope this e-mail finds you well! Currently, I am in the process of editing a forthcoming publication entitled “Digitizing the Modern Library and the Transition from Print to Electronic <http://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/2007>” to be published by IGI Global, an international publisher of progressive academic research. I would like to take this opportunity to cordially invite you to submit your work for consideration in this publication. I am familiar with your research interests and expertise in the area of book and I am certain that your contribution on this topic and/or other related research areas would make an excellent addition to this publication. Please visit *http://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/2007* <http://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/2007> for more details regarding this publication and to submit your work. You can also find detailed manuscript formatting and submission guidelines at http://www.igi-global.com/publish/contributor-resources/before-you-write/. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you very much for your consideration of this invitation, and I hope to hear from you by Feb 29, 2015! Best wishes, *Sincerely yours,* Dr. Raj Kumar Bhardwaj Deputy Librarian, Nalanda University, Rajgir, Bihar -803116 (India) E-mail: raajchd(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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Application are invited for the post of Assistant Library & Information Officers in National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, Ministry of Culture, Department of Culture
by Subhodip Bid 13 Dec '15

13 Dec '15

Dear Professional Application are invited for the post of Assistant Library & Information Officers in National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, Ministry of Culture, Department of Culture No. of Post : (UR-02). Pay Scale: Rs.9,300- 34,800 (PB-2) + Rs. 4,600 (Grade Pay) (T.E. Rs. 30,441/- Approx.) + TA and HRA as admissible. General Central Service, Group ‘B’ Gazetted, Non-Ministerial.. QUALIFICATIONS: ESSENTIAL: (A) EDUCATIONAL: Bachelor’s Degree in Library Science or Library and Information Science from a recognized university/institute. (B) EXPERIENCE: Two years professional experience in a Library under Central/State Government/Autonomous or Statutory Organization/PSU/University or Recognized Research or Educational Institution. DESIRABLE: i) Master’s Degree in Library Science or Library and Information Science from a recognized university/institution. ii) Diploma in Computer Applications from a recognized university/institution. DUTIES: The incumbents will be responsible for arranging meetings of the Library Committee for acquisition of new books; managing the day to day activities of the library, rendering library services/assistance to research scholars, art students and general public visiting the library and maintaining News clipping for record and research purposes. HQ: National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi. The officers recruited will be required to serve at National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai/Bengluru, but both posts are transferable anywhere in India. For more details: http://upsconline.nic.in/ora/oraauth/candidate/download_ad.php?id=101 -- 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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Application are invited for the post of Assistant Librarian in Supreme Court of India
by Subhodip Bid 13 Dec '15

13 Dec '15

Dear Professional Application are invited for the post of Assistant Librarian in Supreme Court of India *Educational Qualification:* 1. Degree in Library Science from a recognised University. 2. Diploma in Computer Applications of a recognised university or Institute. 3. Knowledge of Computer Operation in Library work. It includes-(i) Knowledge and experience of working with any standard "Library Automation Software" for House Keeping activities in the library such as cataloguing, acquisition and circulation etc. and (ii) Knowledge and experience of computerized search both of on-line and off-line databases including retrieval of desired information through various search engines/processes. *Experience:* Minimum two years experience in a Library of any Government organisation/recognised Educational or Research Institution. *Pay Scale:* *INR* Rs.9300-34800 with Grade Pay of Rs. 4600/- *Age Limit:* Below 30 years as on 1.12.2015. For more details: http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/FileServer/2015-12-11_1449833588.pdf -- SUBHODIP BID M.Sc,M.L.I.S, AIS Library & Information Assistant National Library, Kolkata MOB. NO. - 08820604794 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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