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IFLA/ekz LIS Student Paper 2015
by Dr. Susmita Chakraborty 27 Jan '15

27 Jan '15

Requesting every LIS student to go through the award requirements at the URL http://www.ifla.org/set/student-paper-award This award may help a student to attend IFLA WLIC 2015 at Cape Town. With regards, *Susmita Chakraborty* *----------------------------------------------------------* Assistant Professor, Dept. of Lib. & Inf. Sc, University of Calcutta, India *Formerly, Deputy Librarian, Indian Institute of Engineering Sciences & Technology Shibpur* *Prof. S B Ghosh Festschrift Volume:* Collaboration in International and Comparative Librarianship, IGI-Global, USA, 2014 at *http://www.igi-global.com/book/collaboration-international-comparative-librarianship/75483 <http://www.igi-global.com/book/collaboration-international-comparative-libr…>* ------------------------------------------------ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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PROF KC SAHU- expired today morning
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 27 Jan '15

27 Jan '15

Dear Professional friends It is with the deep sense of shock and sorrow to know about sad demise of Prof. Kailash C. Sahoo on today(Tuesday) about 5.15 A.M. at Bhubaneswar. He was born on 22nd July 1947 at Jagatsinghpur Distt.(Odisha). He was retired as a Professor and Head of DLIS and Dean, School of Information Studies, Dr. H.S. Gour University Sagar(M.P.) in 2010.He is a good friend and was a good teacher in LIS. I join other friends to condole his death and pray almighty to give peace to his soul Prof. N.LAXMAN RAO, -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Alternate sources to Google on health / medicine
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 26 Jan '15

26 Jan '15

What many Information Scientists dealing with health /medicine have been facing all along, has been succinctly explained here. How to convince our readers (or for that fact the doctor his patients) that all that they read on the Web is not final , nor debated, tested or verified? http://www.vox.com/2014/9/8/6005999/why-you-should-never-use-dr-google-to-s… 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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CFP -- CSI & IEEE CS Supported events by Vel Tech Univ at Chennai in Feb 2015
by Mohan Hr 25 Jan '15

25 Jan '15

Dear All, Computer Society of India Chennai Chapter and IEEE Computer Society Madras Chapter are supporting the following THREE events that are being organized and hosted by Vel Tech University, Chennai. - *International Conference on Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing :: **On 5-7 Feb 2015 at Hotel Hilton, Chennai * - *Two days' Workshop for Networking Business Incubators & Knowledge Driven Entrepreneurs :: On 6-7, Feb 2015 at Hotel Hilton, Chennai* - *5th International Engineering Project Competition & Exhibition :: On 23-24 Feb 2015 at the Vel Tech University Campus in Avadi, Chennai.* Please participate in these events and get benefited. Member benefits are available wherever applicable. The PDF version of this CFP is available at: http://ieeecs-madras.managedbiz.com/pgms/2015/veltech-univ-events.pdf For additional info, please contact: P. Chandra Kumar, Assistant Professor & TS to Founder - President, Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science & Technology, No. 42, Avadi-Vel Tech Road, Avadi, Chennai-600062, Tamil Nadu, India Tele Fax: 044 26840605 :: Mobile: 09600040254 :: Email ID: veltech(a)vsnl.com With regards HR Mohan President, CSI, Chair, IEEE CS Madras *International Conference on Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing :: **On 5-7 Feb 2015 at Hotel Hilton, Chennai * Vel Tech Dr RR & Dr SR Technical University, Chennai is organizing an important conference with innate focus on *Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing*. *With the support of DST, DRDO, Computer Society of India, **IEEE Computer Society (IEEE-CS) *and a host of high learning institutions, this event is being organized by Vel Tech University and ESCI - The Institution of Engineers (India) at Chennai during *5 -7 February, 2015*. Contents of this event have immense relevance to engineering institutions and technical universities. Many international experts (Germany, France, USA, Taiwan & Canada) and Indian experts (DRDO, CSIR, IITs, NITs, ARAI, IEI, IISc, BARC and ISRO) would be speaking at the event. In essence, about 400 plus delegates comprising user groups from academia and industries in aerospace, automotive, biomedical, electronics, mechanical, metallurgy and tooling are expected at this event. Conference proceedings are being brought out by *Springer International* with *Dr.Ing. Andreas Gebhardt, Dean, University of Applied Sciences, Aachen as the Chief Editor*. For Participation, please visit http://veltechuniv.edu.in/icam3d/index.php *Two days' Workshop for Networking Business Incubators & Knowledge Driven Entrepreneurs :: On 6-7, Feb 2015 at Hotel Hilton, Chennai* Vel Tech -Technology Business Incubator TBI (Funded by DST) is organizing two days workshop for *Networking Business Incubators & Knowledge driven Entrepreneurs* with the support from DST (NSTEDB), Computer Society of India, IEEE Computer Society (IEEE-CS) during 6th & 7th February 2015 at Hotel Hilton, Chennai. The targeted outcomes of this Workshop are: 1. To Showcase Technology Innovation as a Pathway for Entrepreneurship & 2. Leverage Disruptive Technology for a Future in Entrepreneurial Endeavors We expect Administrators of TBIs and the incubatees registered under NSTEDB/MSME centres located in various parts of India would be participating. We invite faculties/Students to Participate. For details, please visit http://www.veltechtbi.com/event4.html *5th International Engineering Project Competition & Exhibition :: On 23-24 Feb 2015 at the Vel Tech University Campus in Avadi, Chennai.* The exhibit will have 160 innovative projects and bring together Technical institutions across the globe and create a forum to share students' technical prowess. This VISAI 2015 is supported by Quest Global, EDS Technologies, Computer Society of India, IEEE Computer Society (IEEE-CS). VISAI forum invites Innovative Projects in the following streams - Mechanical Stream: Mechanical, Aeronautical, Automobile, Civil &allied - Electrical Stream: Electrical, Electronics, Instrumentation & allied - Computing Stream: CSE, IT, Computer Applications & allied - Biochemical Stream: Bio-Medical, Biotech, Chemical & allied Three best projects in each stream will be selected for Awards and Prizes. We have declared a prize money Rs.1,00,000 for the winners. Projects will also be awarded for best performances under the categories like Best Interdisciplinary Project, Best Innovation, Best Teamwork, Best Display and Best Design. There will also be Consolation Prizes and Surprise Gifts, 40 Innovative Projects will be identified in 2 phases. Please provide wide publicity for this international project competition among your students & research scholars so that good quality projects are submitted from your institution before the deadline. For Guidelines to participate, pl. visit http://veltechuniv.edu.in/VISAI2015/index.html -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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welcome to ONE DAY SEMINAR ON INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR PUBLIC LIBRARIES at Mahbubnagar, Telangana
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 24 Jan '15

24 Jan '15

welcome to ONE DAY SEMINAR ON INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR PUBLIC LIBRARIES Jointly organised by TELANGANA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION andZILLA GRANTHALAYA SAMSTA, MAHBUBNAGAR, TELANGANA STATE onON 8 FEBRAURY, 2015 AT ZGS, MAHBUBNAGAR Dear friends TELANGANA LIBRARY ASSOCIATIONJOINTLY WITH ZILLA GRANTHALAYA SAMSTHA, MAHBUBNAGAR, TELANGANA STATE is organizinga one day seminar on INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR PUBLIC LIBRARIES on Sunday, February8, 2015 at Conference Hall, WITH ZILLA GRANTHALAYA SAMSTHA, MAHBUBNAGAR,TELANGANA STATE. The inauguration of the program will be at 10.am and theprogram will go till 5 pm. The program will have a meeting, felicitations tothe personalities worked for the cause of public libraries, informal talk onconsolidation of library resources, services and technologies for the benefitof the citizens especially through public libraries. It will be followed bylectures on innovative technologies that can be and are being used forproviding quality library services to our reach every one. All the library professionals and those interested in publiclibraries and consolidation of library services and resources are invited tojoin this one day seminar. Prof. N.LAXMAN RAO, Member, Advisory Board, National Library, KolkataPresident, Telangana Library Association. Mobile: 9493701565. email: naglaxman(a)yahoo.com, naglaxman(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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Re: [LIS-Forum] No vacancy for LIS professionals in govt first grade degree colleges
by Koteswara Rao 23 Jan '15

23 Jan '15

This question should be addressed to the concerned ministry in Karnataka. On 23 Jan 2015 16:00, Naveen Kammar <naveen.kammar(a)gmail.com> wrote: Why there is No single post for lis professionals in Karnataka first grade degree colleges out of 1289 posts called for -- Naveen Kammar Dharwad +91-9742938979 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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SALIS 2015 - National Conf on Advancement in Library and Information Science & Technology - Announcement - reg
by mailman＠ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 23 Jan '15

23 Jan '15

---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- From: "Arunachalam Hariharan" <hariharan_ah(a)yahoo.com> Date: Fri, January 23, 2015 2:11 pm -------------------------------------------------------------------------- National Conference on Advancement in Library and Information Science & Technology: Challenges and Opportunities (ALIST 2015) Date: July 10 - 11, 2015 Organized by Central Library, BS Abdur Rahman University, Chennai And Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science About the Conference The term Library Science is often referred as Librarianship, Library Studies, Documentation, Information Science and Library and Information Science (LIS). It is an interdisciplinary field that applies the concepts, practices, methods, techniques, applications and tools of other subjects such as education, mathematics, statistics, economics, psychology, management, linguistics, philosophy, IT, etc., for selecting evaluating, acquiring, organizing, storing, preserving information resources in print and electronic formats and disseminating to the users worldwide for learning, teaching and research using various channels such as intranet, internet, web, email, mobile and social networking tools. Acquisition, classification, cataloguing, organization, documentation and management of information System and services are the core areas of LIS in the past as wells in the present. The Information explosion and the revolution in IT in this digital world made tremendous impact and changes in the traditional core activities and services of LIS in terms of how information is acquired, organized, retrieved, preserved and disseminated. In the recent past, LIS uses the technologies and tools of computer, communication, electronic, database, barcode, RFID, network, wireless, web, digital, cloud, media and mobile technologies, Expert system, AI , E-publishing, etc for Information Storage and Retrieval (ISR) and also the principles and practices of modern management including KM for the managing the information systems, servcies and resources. LIS embraced these technologies to provide timely and high quality information services to the users of Google generation in the knowledge society whenever and wherever they are. These technologies thrown many challenges and also employment opportunities in LIS and also in other fields to LIS professionals which resulted many advancements and developments in LIS. The LIS professionals have to update their knowledge and skills in the aforesaid areas not only to cope up with the fast developments in the digital world but also use the opportunities for the betterment of their lives. Conference Objectives The conference is intended to provide a forum for LIS professionals to discuss, deliberate and exchange knowledge and ideas about the advancement in LIS. The objectives are to discuss the: Advancements and developments in LIS Explorations and innovations in LIS New functions and innovative services of Libraries Changes that are required in Education, Research and Training New roles of LIS professionals Challenges and career opportunities in LIS Professional skills Themes and Sub-Themes I. Libraries and Society & Social Responsibility New vision, mission and policy for creating knowledge society Information to all - Freedom of access - Right to Information Widening Access: Information rich and poor - the haves and the have-nots Social, political, ethical and cultural context of Libraries Information/Knowledge Society Integration of Libraries and Media Changes, challenges and opportunities in Public, Academic, R & D, Corporate-Media, Museum and Special Libraries Green Libraries - Open Library 2. LIS Education, Research and Training for the Future Advances LIS and Librarianship Fission - Fusion of subjects - convergence of technologies with LIS New Areas for LIS Education, Training and Research to meet the digital challenges Information Work place- Digital Humanities- Social Media Tools Semantic IRS and Web- Search Engines-Information behavior on the Web Citation studies-Scientometrics Digital Libraries-Open Source Software Technology 3. Innovative Library Services Redefining the traditional Library services Virtual Community services Collaborative Campus Service National Shared service Knowledge based library services Integration of Social Networking Tools and Digital Media Commons Information Literacy Programmes 4. Technology Enabled Library Services Bits to Bigdata- Web data mining- Storage and accessibility Knowledge Discovery Tools- Web and Linked data Integration of next generation social media tools-Web service Web enabled cloud Library system and services Email and SMS integrated services Mobile Services E-resource access and management 5. Exploration- Innovation and New Roles in LIST New Avenues and Convergence: Psychology-Behavior Science-Education-Statistics- Marketing-Law-Management IT-DBMS-Information Architecture-AI and Expert System Media Common E-commerce- Outsourcing Event Management KM-IPR and Copyrights-Plagiarism-RTI Web editors - Meta data creators- aggregators 6. Collection Development and Resource sharing Policy for Print and E-resources â accessibility and preservation Collection to content relevant - Availability to Accessibility New approached for ILL, Document Delivery and Resource Sharing - consortia Networking and Collaboration: People- library - institutions- Regional-National â International 7. Challenges and Opportunities Challenges and constrains of : budget - infrastructure - physical space Lack of skilled manpower - training Birth and death of new technologies -Convergence of technologies Information explosion - availability and quality of resources and services Deployment of other professionals 8. Management and Capacity Building Professional Skill Development Modern Management - Principles, Techniques and Practices - KM Skills- Stress and Time Management Evidence-based library and information practice (EBLIP) Best and New Practices and Process, ISO and TQM Submission of Papers Original and unpublished papers on the conference themes (but not limited to!) are invited for presentation at the conference. Papers will be accepted only after strict review by the Editorial Committee. Accepted papers will be published in the Conference Proceedings with ISBN. Selected papers may be published in SALIS journals. Author Guidelines The full paper in word file (with an abstract not exceeding 200 words and at least 3 keywords) should be submitted as an e-mail attachment to alist2015(a)gmail.com. Paper should not exceed 6 pages (line space: 1.5, font size: 12, font: Times New Roman, Reference style: APA). Important Dates Submission of full-paper 30.04.2015 Communication of Acceptance 15.05.2015 Last date for Registration 31.06.2015 Papers will not be accepted without registration fee. Conference Websites www.bssauniv.ac.in www.salis2015.wordpress.com www.salis.in Target Participants Librarians, Information professionals, LIS Teachers, Students and Research scholars. Accommodation The delegates will be provided accommodation in the University hostel on sharing basis against an advance payment of Rs.500/- on first cum first served basis. In case of non-availability of rooms in the hostel, accommodation will be arranged in the nearby hotels on extra payment. Participants can also make their own arrangements for accommodation at hotels available at Tambaram and Chennai. Transport The University is located in the outskirts of Chennai city on the G.S.T. Road, (Chennai-Trichy National Highway) 7 km from Tambaram, 2 km from Vandalur Railway Station, 17 km from the International Airport and 35 K.M from Central Railway station. Being adjacent Address for Correspondence Dr. P. PANNEERSELVAM Organizing Secretary, ALIST2015 Librarian B.S.Abdur Rahman University G S T Road, Vandalur Chennai â 600048 Tamil Nadu, India. Phone: 044-22759207 Fax: 044-22750250, Mobile: 0 9940614272 E-Mail: alist2015(a)gmail.com Web: www.bsauniv.ac.in & The President, General Secretary & SALIS GC

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SALIS Awards for the year 2014 - Announcements - reg
by mailman＠ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 23 Jan '15

23 Jan '15

---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- From: "Arunachalam Hariharan" <hariharan_ah(a)yahoo.com> Date: Fri, January 23, 2015 2:11 pm -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear all, SALIS invites an application/nominations from the members of LIS community for the following SALIS 2014 awards . 1. Dr. Harish Chandra-Sushila Chandra Best Librarian Award (National Level Award) (Sponsored by Late Dr. Harish Chandra, Librarian, IIT Madras) 2. AutoLib-Tamilnadu-Best Librarian Award (Sponsored by AutoLib Software System, Chennai) 3. AutoLib-Tamilnadu-Best Young Librarian Award (below 40 years) (Sponsored by AutoLib Software System, Chennai) 4. A.N.Marappan Memorial National Best Young Librarian Award (below 40 years) (National Level award) Sponsored by Dr.A.M.Venkatachalam,Senior Librarian, KSR College of Technology, Tiruchengodu A committee constituted by the President, SALIS will select a suitable candidate for each award among the nominations/applications received strictly based on the criteria fixed for the award. If suitable candidates are not found for the award, the committee will nominate deserving LIS professionals strictly based on the criteria fixed for the award. All the awardees will be presented memento, shawl and citation during the two day SALIS 2015- National Conference on "National Conference on Advancement of Library and Information Science & Technology: Challenges and Opportunitiesâ on 10th July 2015 during the inaugural function. Last date for the receipt of application/nomination is 30.3.2015. Application forms will be made available for download at www.salis.in. You may also send a mail to salis_info(a)yahoo.co.in for receiving the application by mail with the subject name as 'Application for SALIS Awards". All the details of the awards, eligibility, instructions, application form, etc are available at SALIS website @ www.salis.in The filled-in application form along with the supported documents ( hard copies ) should be sent by post only to: The President SALIS 32G, 2nd Main Road Sabari Nagar Extension, Mugalivakkam Chennai - 600 125 Eligibility Criteria: 1. Applicant should be a citizen of India. 2. The applicant should be a working library professional who holds at least Bachelors degree in library science or its equivalent. 3. Interested professionals should apply in the prescribed application form only 4. Senior professionals can also nominate deserving candidates using the prescribed application. 5. The application form can be obtained from the SALIS office or downloaded from the SALIS website. Downloaded application as per instructions given should reach SALIS office on or before 30.3.2015 6. A committee constituted by SALIS will scrutinize the received application/nomination forms from eligible candidates and select one applicant for each award based on the criteria set for the award. If suitable candidate for each award is not found, the committee will nominate eligible candidate for the award strictly based on the criteria for the award. 7. Please note that application with documentary evidence will be accepted only in hardcopy. Softcopy of the application will not be accepted. 8. The decision of the committee constituted by SALIS, to select the candidate for the award is final. 9. Award Committee has the right to post-pone or cancels the award for any unavoidable reason. 10. All correspondence should be addressed to the â The President, 32G, 2nd Main Road, Sabari Nagar Extension, Mugalivakkam, Chennai â 600 125 with best regards Founder President, President, General Secretary and SALIS Governing Council Vasippoam Nesippoam ( Let us Read and Love books) - a mass movement by SALIS

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No vacancy for LIS professionals in govt first grade degree colleges
by Naveen Kammar 23 Jan '15

23 Jan '15

Why there is No single post for lis professionals in Karnataka first grade degree colleges out of 1289 posts called for -- Naveen Kammar Dharwad +91-9742938979 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for fulltext article
by Mamtha's Gmail 23 Jan '15

23 Jan '15

Dear professional friends, One of our postgraduate student requires the following reference . Kindly please provide a copy of this article if available in your library. 1) Brook I, Bethesda. Aerobic and anaerobic bacteriology of adenoids in children:comparison between patients with chronic adenotonsillitis and adenoid hypertrophy. *Laryngoscope 1981;91:377-382*. -- -- *Thank you & Regards* *Mrs Mamatha P. Kumar* *Chief Librarian* *Central Library* *Yenepoya University* *Yenepoya University **|** University Road, Deralakatte **|** Mangalore 575018 **|** Karnataka **|* * India*T: +91 824 22046668/69/70 *|* Extn 310 *|*F: +91 824 2204667 *|* www.yenepoya.edu.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Happy National Lifelong Learning Week! |
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 23 Jan '15

23 Jan '15

Interesting article showing how to inculcate reading habit in school kids. Author says just make small children see adults and others walk with books or read them in their vicinity. ========== Happy National Lifelong Learning Week! Posted on January 22, 2015 by Mark Condon in Avid Readers, Community Involvement, Unite for Literacy Actually, it’s National Book WEEK…er MONTH…Wait,…What? Well, actually, this week it’s both of those! Today is the third week of National Book MONTH. That makes it National Book WEEK. We recognize Books like this because they add value to to lives of every child and adult. It’s as simple as that and well worth a celebration. The benefits book reading provides to school-age children are well-documented in decades of research. Book reading enhances vocabulary in ways no other activity can. It gives children an understanding about places, people, topics and ideas that serves them well throughout their lives. Reading quality books enhances writing ability, too. While educators, librarians, parents and others who care about the well-being of kids want them to read well, too often this inexhaustible resource for personal growth and skill building often fades into the undulating light of video games, TV and movies. Why might that be? The problem here is that we all (virtually ALL) have been wholly focused on getting our kids to read well for school. We’re so narrowly focused on that achievement that we forget that after kids finish school, the time left to read for the sheer enjoyment is, on average, about 60 years. That’s 60 years of enjoyment, learning, reflection, growth, connection and fulfillment. Yes. THAT’s why we should want kids to learn to read books well! It’s to ensure that learning doesn’t end when youngsters are handed a diploma or certificate. I haven’t heard many people talk about this, nor emphasize it. Perhaps this lack of dialogue and focus is why fewer and fewer kids engage with self-selected books once they are beyond formal schooling. Perhaps we neglected to tell them that reading isn’t just another school subject, but a valuable, ENJOYABLE skill… a gift for life. Consider the damage that is being done TO reading achievement by us ONLY focusing ON reading achievement. No, really. Consider it. Why do so many people HATE math? Math is a universal language that captures and embodies a way to think and communicate about numerical patterns of life and relationships that create clarity and order. Math provides an elegantly logical way of exploring life. Do you recall ever being involved in a lesson that focused upon that power and joy that mathematics offers us? I sure wasn’t. I think we’re doing the same thing to reading and to the language we use to share our lives with each other by utterly ignoring the importance of ensuring that our culture is focused upon raising not just academic readers, but avid readers. Children need to SEE everyone carrying books around and reading them. Kids need to interact with older readers about what they are reading and why they are reading it. Business people, professionals and public servants could get involved to help children come to know how adult readers select and reject books based upon their personal whims for extending their learning and their personal interests in exploring life. If we actually did that, National Book Week would be called National Learning Week and everyone would take the day off and march down the streets holding their favorite books high in the air in joyful celebration of lifelong learning. Lifelong learning. Now, that’s something worth celebrating! http://about.uniteforliteracy.com/2015/01/happy-national-lifelong-learning-… -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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TAPMI Manipal hosts MANLIBNET 2015 Conference on May 7-9, 2015 at Manipal -- Call for Papers
by Manjunath K 22 Jan '15

22 Jan '15

Dear Admin please post the following conference detail on forum. Good Afternoon Professional colleagues. As you are aware, MANLIBNET 2015 conference will be hosted by TAPMI Manipal on May 7-9, 2015 at Manipal. You are welcome you to Manipal for paper presentation and active participation in the MANLIBNET 2015 conference. For complete information about conference, Pl see the website: http://www.manlibnet2015.weebly.com the s/c of conference brochure and registration form is attached. Core Theme of Conference: "Managing Library and information Systems in the Digital world: Challenges and Opportunities". Sub Themes (in digital world). 1. Managing Resources, 2. Managing Technology, 3. Managing Services, 4. Managing People, 5. Managing Finance, 6. Managing User expectations, 7. Managing IPR, ST and other legal issues, 8. Potential of social media and other networks, Regn Fee and other details, Please the website: http://manlibnet2015.weebly.com {if the link is not opening, please copy the link and paste it on your browser}. You can submit research paper on any of the sub themes. Plan your trip to Manipal for presentation and active participation in conference. Airport: Mangalore is nearest airport to Manipal (70 Kms). IA & Jet airways are available from Mumbai and Bangalore Rly stn: Udupi is the nearest railway station (5 Kms) from Manipal and it connects to all major cities in the country. Bus Stand: Daily Luxury Coach (Volvo/multi-axle/a-c sleeper) Private and Govt Buses are running from Udupi to Bangalore, Hyderabad, Goa, Mumbai etc. Travel and other details are provided in the conference website I look forward to meet you in Manipal. Kindly forward this mail to other library professionals in your contact. With regards, Manjunath -------------- Dr. Manjunatha K Chief Librarian T.A. Pai Management Institute| PB.No.9 Manipal - 576104, Udupi Dist., Karnataka, India Ph: 0820-2701105(Off), 2575161 (Res) e- manjunath(a)tapmi.edu.in<mailto:manjunath@tapmi.edu.in> ; manjunathak(a)gmail.com<mailto:manjunathak@gmail.com> http://www.manjunathakeralapura.weebly.com<http://www.manjunathakeralapura.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. S. R. Ranganathan Memorial Lectures (18)(2015)
by mailman＠ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 22 Jan '15

22 Jan '15

---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- From: Ravichandra [mailto:ikrrao@hotmail.com] Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2015 10:06 AM -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science #702, Upstairs, 42nd Cross, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560010 in association with KAnOE: Centre for Knowledge Analytics and Ontological Engineering http://www.kanoe.org<http://www.kanoe.org/> and Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies invites you to Dr. S. R. Ranganathan Memorial Lectures (18)(2015) on Digital Libraries: Redefining Boundaries and Perceptions by Dr. David Bainbridge, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science University of Waikato, New Zealand at 9.30 AM on 3rd February 2015 Dr. M. Anandakrishnan Chairman, Board of Governors, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur & Chairman, Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies presides Venue: TechPark Seminar Hall, PES University, Ring Road, BSK 3rd Stage, Bangalore 85 Programme: Tuesday, 3rd February, 2015 9:30 - 9:45 AM Welcome and Opening Remarks Lecture 1: 9.45 - 10.45 AM Music Digital Libraries-A Progression 10.45 - 11.15 AM TEA Lecture 2: 11.15 AM - 12.45 PM Mega and Mini DLs-Two sides of the same coin? 12. 45 - 2:15 PM LUNCH Lecture 3: 2.15 - 3.45 PM My Digital Library-What can Digital Libraries do for Me! David Bainbridge is an associate professor of Computer Science at the University of Waikato in New Zealand where he leads the New Zealand Digital Library Research Project, which produces the open source digital library software Greenstone. His research interests include multimedia content analysis, software engineering, and human computer interaction in addition to digital libraries. He has published widely in these areas, including the book How to build a digital library (2010), with colleagues Witten and Nichols, now into its second edition. He graduated with a Bachelors of Engineering in Computer Science from Edinburgh University, UK as the class medalist, and undertook his PhD in the area of Optical Music Recognition at Canterbury University, New Zealand as a Commonwealth Scholar. Registration for the Event: Who can attend? Computer science faculty and students, knowledge management professionals, library & Information professionals and students of LIS, Information Architects, Web Designers; Faculty and students of PESIT or other engineering colleges (from any department) as well as professionals from the industry. Registration is free of cost, but all participants must register well before the event. How do I register? Please fill out the on-line form at http://kanoe.org/workshopregistration.html Dr. Kavi Mahesh Professor and Dean of Research, Director, KAnOE - Centre for Knowledge Analytics and Ontological Engineering, PES University, Bangalore Phone: +91 98452 90073 With regards Yours sincerely I K RAVICAHNDRA RAO ________________________________ I K Ravichandra Rao Professor (Retd.) Washleigh Manor, Apt. # 102 No. 8, Rustum Bhagh Road Bangalore 560017 Tel (91)-(80)-2526-4768 Mobile (91)-(80)-94490-64768 e-mail ikrrao(a)hotmail.com<mailto:ikrrao@hotmail.com>, ravichandra.rao(a)gmail.com<mailto:ravichandra.rao@gmail.com>, ikr(a)isibang.ac.in<mailto:ikr@isibang.ac.in> Web http://www.isibang.ac.in/~ikr __________________________________

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Prof A Neelameghan Memorial Lecture on 4th Feb15
by mailman＠ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 22 Jan '15

22 Jan '15

---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- From: Ravichandra [mailto:ikrrao@hotmail.com] Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2015 10:21 AM -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science #702, Upstairs, 42nd Cross, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560010 in Association with Centre for Knowledge Analytics & Ontological Engineering (KAnOE) PES Institute of Technology http://www.kanoe.org and Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies cordially invitesyou to Prof. A. Neelameghan Memorial Lecture (1)(2015) on Character and Organization of Knowledge Society by Padma Shri Prof. M. Anandakrishnan Chairman, Board of Governors Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur at 9.30 AM on 4th February 2015 Prof. D. Jawahar Pro-Chancellor, PES University presides Guest of Honor: Prof. K. N. B. Murthy Vice-Chancellor, PES University Venue: TechPark Seminar Hall, PES University, Ring Road, BSK 3rd Stage, Bangalore 85 Programme: Wednesday, 4th February, 2015 9:30 - 9:45 AM Welcome and Opening Remarks 9.45 - 11.00 AM Lecture 11.00 - HIGH TEA Padma Shri Dr. M. Anandakrishnan, former Vice-Chancellor of Anna University, is currently the Chairman of the Board of Governors of Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur. He has had a long and distinguished career including Dean and Professor at IIT-Kanpur, Science Counsellor at Embassy of India, Washington-DC, USA, Deputy Director in the Centre for Science and Technology for Development, United Nations and Secretary, UNACAST. He serves on numerous boards and university bodies and has been awarded the Padma Shri by the President of India and the Order of Scientific Merit by the President of Brazil. He holds a BE from Madras University and MS and PhD from University of Minnesota, USA. He has published over a hundred journal papers and has delivered numerous keynote lectures across the globe. Registration for the Event: Who can attend? Computer science faculty and students, knowledge management professionals, library & Information professionals and students of LIS, Information Architects, Web Designers; Faculty and students of PESIT or other engineering colleges (from any department) as well as professionals from the industry. Registration is free of cost, but all participants must register well before the event. How do I register? Please fill out the on-line form at http://kanoe.org/workshopregistration.html (Kindly note if you are registering for both the days with regard to the event of Ranganathan Memorial Lecture,there is no need for the separate registration for this event). ________________________________ I K Ravichandra Rao Professor (Retd.) Washleigh Manor, Apt. # 102 No. 8, Rustum Bhagh Road Bangalore 560017 Tel (91)-(80)-2526-4768 Mobile (91)-(80)-94490-64768 e-mail ikrrao(a)hotmail.com<mailto:ikrrao@hotmail.com>, ravichandra.rao(a)gmail.com<mailto:ravichandra.rao@gmail.com>, ikr(a)isibang.ac.in<mailto:ikr@isibang.ac.in> Web http://www.isibang.ac.in/~ikr ________________________________

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Deadline Approaching: 2016 Jay Jordan IFLA/OCLC Early Career Development Fellowship Program (Syamili)
by Syamili C 22 Jan '15

22 Jan '15

The 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). To date, the program has welcomed 75 library and information science professionals from 38 countries. 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: 13 February 2015 · Selection: March - July 2015 · Announcement: August 2015 · Program Dates: April - May 2016 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 Wordformat) and, if qualified, complete and submit the application (available in PDFand Word format) by the specified due date. Sponsorship opportunities The organizations that sponsor the Fellowship Program are seeking additional sponsorships from other interested organizations. More information about sponsorship is available from George Needham, Vice President, OCLC Global and Regional Councils. General inquiries Contact Nancy Lensenmayer, Program Director, OCLC Education and Professional Development. View online: http://www.ifla.org/node/9332 --------------------------- Thanking You, Syamili Research Scholar Dept. of Library & Information Science Pondicherry University -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Kerala Library Association - Two Day Workshop on WordPress, 14-15 February 2015 at Thiruvananthapuram
by Sriram V 21 Jan '15

21 Jan '15

Dear All, KLA Centre for Professional Development (KLA-CPD) announces its 8th training programme, a Two Day Workshop on WordPress, on February 14 and 15, 2015. The programme will be held at the KLA Centre for Professional Development (KLA-CPD), on the premises of KLA Head Quarters, Thiruvananthapuram. About WordPress: WordPress is a free & open source platform for developing websites, blogs and content management systems. https://wordpress.com/ Who can participate: Working Library Professionals, LIS Students and Researchers in LIS. Venue: Room No. 36, 2nd Floor, Kairalie Plaza Annexe, Karamana, Thiruvananthapuram-695 002. Kerala Date & Time: February 14 & 15, 2014; 10.00 am to 5.00 pm Resource Persons: Shri S. L. Faisal (Kendriya Vidyalaya, Tvpm), Shri V. Sriram (CDS, Tvpm) and Shri Binu K. John (MBCET, Tvpm) Training mode: Demonstration and Hands on sessions Course Fee: Rs 1000/- (includes study kit, working lunch, tea and snacks) Number of seats: 10 (Ten) only Registration: On first come first served mode. Online Registration: click here Last date for registration: 09/02/2015 or until all seats are occupied, which ever is earlier ——————————————————————————– Registration fee must be paid through bank transfer mode or as a Demand Draft Demand Draft should be drawn in favour of Kerala Library Association, payable at Thiruvananthapuram. Kindly send it to Mr. V. Sriram, (Treasurer, KLA), DBRA-80, Cliff House Road, Kowdiar P.O., Thiruvananthapuram – 695003 or By fund transfer to: Name: Kerala Library Association A/c No. 67061603692 IFSC Code: SBTR0000292 Bank Name: State Bank Of Travancore Branch Name: KUOC Trivandrum Branch Address: Kerala University PO, Thiruvananthapuram – 695034 —————————————————————————— Registration will be confirmed only after the receipt of the prescribed fee All communications will be primarily through e-mail. For more details: Shri N. Parameswaran & Shri N. Sukumaran Nair, Coordinators, KLA-CPD Mob:09387822201/09447213155 (npwaran49@yahoo.co.in/sukukla@yahoo.com) Mr Sriram V., Mob: 09447251892 Mr S. L. Faisal., Mob: 09447699724 Kindly forward this to all those who are interested to attend. Thanks and Regards, V. Sriram Treasurer, KLA -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Find In-Depth Articles on Google with a URL Trick
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 21 Jan '15

21 Jan '15

Find In-Depth Articles on Google with a URL Trick 165,78618 Whitson Gordon If your Google search just isn't returning the quality content you want, this little URL trick might find more in-depth articles on the subject you're searching for. Alex Chitu at Google Operating System recently discovered that Google has a section for "in-depth articles", from which it features longer posts from sites like the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Wired, The Economist, and more. It only seems to work in the US, and it only pops up sometimes—but you can manually bring it up by adding this to the end of your search URL: &tbs=ida:1&gl=us It doesn't work all the time, and it's certainly a bit limiting, but it's worth a shot if Google just isn't giving you the kind of results you want. Find In-Depth Articles | Google Operating System Source URL: Images are useful http://lifehacker.com/find-in-depth-articles-on-google-with-a-url-trick-167… -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Sad Demise of Mr V L Kalyan: Condolence Meeting
by shivaram gowda 21 Jan '15

21 Jan '15

Dear Members A condolence meeting to condole the sad and untimely death of Mr V L Kalyan(Retired Librarian, BEL, Bangalore), who passed away on 9th Jan 2015, will be held on 24th January 2015 at 5.30 pm at Institute of Information Studies,702,Upstairs,42nd cross,3rd Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560 010. On behalf of KALA I request all the fellow professionals and members of KALA to join us to pray for the departed soul. With warm regards IH Jahagirdar Secretary Karnataka State Library Association Bangalore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Refresher Course in LIS @ Calicut University
by Dr. K M Haneefa 20 Jan '15

20 Jan '15

Dear All, The UGC Academic Staff College, University of Calicut is conducting a three-week Refresher Course in Library and Information Science from 10th February to 2nd March 2015. Applications, duly approved by the Principal/Head of the College/Department concerned, are invited on the prescribed form from eligible and interested candidates. TA and DA will be given to the participants as per UGC rules. For more details and application form, visit the Calicut University ASC website at <http://www.ugcasccalicut.info/> . ASC Phone Number: 0494-2407351. Dr. Mohamed Haneefa K. Assistant Professor Dept. of Library & Information Science University of Calicut, Kerala, India Phone (Office) :+91-494-2407286 Mobile No. 09895622811 E-mail ID: dr.haneefa(a)gmail.com Dept. Blog:http://cudlisc.blogspot.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Calling for Papers: Open Knowledge in Agricultural Development (OKAD)
by Imma Subirats 20 Jan '15

20 Jan '15

Progress in science and technology can only be achieved by building upon a community knowledge base. This is as true for agricultural development as for anything else. However, current technical, financial, legal and cultural barriers can make it difficult to access and use existing agricultural knowledge. Open Knowledge initiatives that promote free, unrestricted access to research, data, software and learning materials promise to further accelerate agricultural development, reduce hunger and poverty, and improve food security in less economically developed countries. The Open Knowledge in Agricultural Development (OKAD) article collection will be a platform for authors to share their original research findings, initiatives, case studies, perspectives and opinions relating to Open Knowledge initiatives within all areas in the context of agriculture, agri-food and agro-biodiversity. We encourage the submission of articles on topics including, but not limited to: * E-infrastructure for agricultural development * Publishing and communicating scientific knowledge * Open access, open data and open educational resources * Dissemination, metrics and impact assessment * Development of open source software, applications and platforms * Policy and socio-economic issues * Non-digital Open Knowledge initiatives More information at http://f1000research.com/article-collections/okad -- Open up your knowledge and contribute to OKAD -- Dates: The OKAD collection will be launched on February 23rd 2015 and will be open to contributions indefinitely. Authors who wish to have their articles published as part of the launch should submit their article by February 2nd 2015. Discounts & waivers: All articles submitted before the launch date will be free to publish. Articles submitted after this date will receive a 20% discount off the standard article processing charge. F1000Research welcomes a wide range of studies, including small research notes, null results, replications, refutations, traditional research articles, reviews, opinion pieces, method articles, and software tools (see our author guidelines for details about each article type). In line with F1000Research's publication model, all articles submitted to this collection will be transparently reviewed by invited experts after publication; articles that pass peer review will become highly visible through indexing in major bibliographic databases. If you have any questions, please email research(a)f1000.com. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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DSpace@GIPE: Digital Library of GIPE
by GIPE PUNE 20 Jan '15

20 Jan '15

Dear All Greetings from the GIPE Library! GIPE Library has developed its Digital Library "DSpace@GIPE" that is accessible from http://dspace.gipe.ac.in You will be pleased to know that the Digital Library houses more than 15500 documents from the year 1680 onwards. More and more number of documents will be added to the Digital Library in coming future. You are welcome to use the digital library and download any document of your subject interest by registering yourself at http://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/register We welcome your valuable feedback / suggestions to improve the Digital Library service. Thanks and Regards Nanaji Shewale (Ph D) Librarian and Administrator - DSpace@GIPE Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics B M C C Road, Deccan Gymkhana Pune 411004 (India) T: 91 20 25679940 (Direct) T: 91 20 25654288, 25650287 Ext 401 http://www.gipe.ac.in http://dspace.gipe.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Open Repositories 2015: proposal submissions due January 30, 2015
by Imma Subirats 20 Jan '15

20 Jan '15

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 20, 2015 The deadline for main conference and interest group proposal submissions and scholarship programme applications is January 30, 2015. The Tenth International Conference on Open Repositories, OR2015 <http://www.or2015.net/>, will be held on June 8-11, 2015 in Indianapolis (Indiana, USA). The organizers are pleased to invite you to contribute to the program. This year's conference theme is: LOOKING BACK, MOVING FORWARD: OPEN REPOSITORIES AT THE CROSSROADS OR2015 is the tenth OR conference, and this year¹s overarching theme reflects that milestone: Looking Back/Moving Forward: Open Repositories at the Crossroads. It is an opportunity to reflect on and to celebrate the transformative changes in repositories, scholarly communication and research data over the last decade. More critically however, it will also help to ensure that open repositories continue to play a key role in supporting, shaping and sharing those changes and an open agenda for research and scholarship. OR2015 will provide an opportunity to explore the demands and roles now expected of both repositories and the staff who develop, support and manage them - and to prepare them for the challenges of the next decade. We welcome proposals on this theme, but also on the theoretical, practical, organizational or administrative topics related to digital repositories. We are particularly interested in: 1. SUPPORTING OPEN SCHOLARSHIP, OPEN SCIENCE, AND CULTURAL HERITAGE ONLINE 2. MANAGING RESEARCH (AND OPEN) DATA 3. INTEGRATING WITH EXTERNAL SYSTEMS 4. RE-USING REPOSITORY CONTENT 5. EXPLORING METRICS AND ASSESSMENT 6. MANAGING RIGHTS 7. DEVELOPING AND TRAINING STAFF 8. BUILDING THE PERFECT REPOSITORY Submissions that demonstrate original and repository-related work without these themes will be considered, but preference will be given to submissions which address them. KEY DATES * 30 January 2015: Deadline for submissions * 27 March 2015: Submitters notified of acceptance to general conference * 10 April 2015: Submitters notified of acceptance to Interest Groups * 8-11 June 2015: OR2015 conference SUBMISSION PROCESS * General Conference: <http://www.or2015.net/call-for-proposals/#submission> * DSpace Interest Group: <http://www.or2015.net/dspace-ig/> * EPrints Interest Group: <http://www.or2015.net/eprints-ig/> * Fedora Interest Group: <http://www.or2015.net/fedora-ig/> SUBMISSION SYSTEM: <https://www.conftool.com/or2015/> PDF format is preferred for submissions. CODE OF CONDUCT: <http://www.or2015.net/code-of-conduct/> SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME: <http://www.or2015.net/scholarship-programme/> PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS * Holly Mercer, University of Tennessee * William J Nixon, University of Glasgow * Imma Subirats, FAO of the United Nations contact: <or15-program-chairs(a)googlegroups.com> LOCAL HOSTS * Indiana University Bloomington Libraries * University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library * Virginia Tech University Libraries contact: <or2015(a)indiana.edu> CONFERENCE WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA * website: <http://or2015.net/> * twitter:@OR2015Indy and #or2015 * Facebook: <https://www.facebook.com/or2015> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Publish Your Article in Journal of Library and Information Services
by Shankar Dhande 20 Jan '15

20 Jan '15

Journal of Library and Information Services *ISSN 2347-8993 **journaloflibraryandinformationservices*.*weebly.com <http://weebly.com>*/ The Journal of Library and Information Services is quarterly national Journal for Library and information Professionals practical approach to research, this publication committed to scholarly, empirical and theoretical research based article that have been highly impactful on the subject knowledge. The aim of the journal is to share ideas and thought among various Library Professionals. Articles are inviting for the Journals. *Call for Papers* It has wide scope for library and Information science research to publish article in JLIS. Original research Papers articles on new invention, Survey and Case studies on Library and Information Science are invite for publication. *Submission Requirements* 1. Submitted work must be Original work. 2. Submitted paper without prior approval from editor, publisher author should not publish in other Publication. 3. Author should sent only electronic copy of paper Microsoft word attachments file via E-mail: vaidyanathlibrary(a)gmail.com, shankardhande07(a)gmail.com 4. Text should be in Times New Roman Styles with font size 12 pts. 5. Use APA Styles for Citations. *Important Dates*: Paper should reach up to 30 January 2015, Publication for Jan*-Mar 2015 Issue* of JLIS *journaloflibraryandinformationservices*.*weebly.com <http://weebly.com>*/ *Title: JOURNAL OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES* *Publisher*: Vaidyanath College Library Parali Vaijanath Dist Beed. (M. S.) *Editor in Chief*: Prof. S. A. Dhande Librarian Vaidyanth College Parli Vaijanath Dist Beed. (M. S.) Mob. 9404152951*.* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CFP & CFR -- International symposium in honour of Dr Ravi Ravindran during 12-13 March 2015 at Bangalore
by Mohan Hr 20 Jan '15

20 Jan '15

Dear all, Pl. find the Call For Papers and Call For Registration in the International Symposium in honour of Dr Ravi Ravindran (http://www.ravisymposium.org/ravindran.html) The symposium is aimed at knowledge sharing on the applications of OR in multiple criteria decision-making, analytics, healthcare delivery systems, supply chain engineering and project management. The event is jointly organised by ORSI, IIMM, IIITB, CSI and RIMSR. The important dates: Submission of extended abstract [maximum of 1000 words excluding title/cover page and references] - 31/01/2015; Acceptance-communication - 07/02/2015; and Final paper Submission - 25/02/2015. For more details please visit the conference website http://www.ravisymposium.org. Alternatively you are welcome to contact: Dr M Mathirajan (+919945668905) or Mr. Ganesh Kumar (+919739011141) With regards HR Mohan CFP & CFR ========= Operational Research Society of India, Bangalore Chapter (ORSI-BC), the Indian Institute of Materials Management Bangalore Branch (IIMM), Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Bangalore, Computer Society of India (CSI) and Rangnekar Institute of Management Studies and Research (RIMSR, Bangalore) are jointly sponsoring an "International symposium in honour of Dr Ravi Ravindran" during 12-13 March 2015, at Sathish Dhawan Auditorium, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India. Dr. Ravi Ravindran is a recognised teacher, researcher, leader of the Enterprise Integration Consortium at Penn State Univerisity. He has guided 28 students through their Ph.D. programs and numerous others for Masters Studies. His textbooks are widely used in many Universities in USA and in India. The aim of the symposium is to create a platform to facilitate knowledge sharing on the applications of OR in multiple criteria decision-making, analytics, healthcare delivery systems, supply chain engineering and project management. Distinguished academicians, practitioners and researchers from around the world have been invited to participate. About 10 invited talks by leading academician and practitioners known for thought leadership (from (India and abroad) are planned (please refer the symposium website www.ravisymposium.org for more details on this) We invite research papers from academicians and practitioners on OR and Supply Chain engineering (For a list of conference topics, please refer the attached conference poster or the conference website:http://www.ravisymposium.org) Applications, Case studies, review and discussion papers on these topics and related areas are most welcome. The important dates: Submission of extended abstract [maximum of 1000 words excluding title/cover page and references] - 31/01/2015; Acceptance-communication - 07/02/2015; and Final paper Submission - 25/02/2015. The Call for Papers and the Specification for Abstracts can be found in the website. A few students pursing PhD in the area of OR and its applications are allowed to participate without registration fee on a first-cum-first registration basis. For this the interested student should submit the registration form along with an appropriate certificate for claiming his/her PhD studentship working in the area of OR and its applications. On behalf of the organisers of this international event, we request you to participate by contributing a research paper. Also request you to disseminate the conference-announcement to your professional-friends and peers and encourage them to participate by contributing a research paper. For more details please visit the conference website http://www.ravisymposium.org. Alternatively you are welcome to contact: Dr M Mathirajan (+919945668905) or Mr. Ganesh Kumar (+919739011141) Regards Dr M Mathirajan Prof S Sadagopan Prof C Rajendran IISc-Bangalore IIIT-Bangalore IIT-Madres -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Announcement of (Diamond Jubilee) 60th Indian Library Association (ILA) International Conference.
by Dr. Rajesh Bhardwaj 20 Jan '15

20 Jan '15

Dear Friends It is my pleasure to announce that the (Diamond Jubilee) 60th Indian Library Association (ILA) International Conference will be held at A C Joshi Library, Panjab University, Chandigarh from 8th to 10th April 2015. The Theme of the Conference is " Embedded Librarianship and Technological Challenges of the Digital Age" . The paper for conference proceeding may please be addressed to Dr. B. Ramesha through email to ila2015conf(a)gmail.com More details can be had from ILA website http://ilaindia.net Regards Dr. Rajesh Kr. Bhardwaj -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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