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Tribute to Late M N Seetharaman
by D.V. Patwardhan 27 May '21

27 May '21

Please publish following text in LIS-Forum---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I felt sorry to read the demise of Shri M.N.Seettharaman. I worked under him at NAL Library during 1975-76 and also came in to contact with on several occasions - during ILA conference at IIT, Madras, his lecture at KALA, etc. Initially he was working in "Information & Coordination" dept of NAL. When the position of Librarian at NAL fell vacant in early 1970s, he volunteered to undergo training at INSDOC, New Delhi, and became Office-In-Charge (ICA-NAL). He was also lucky to get training in Library automation at Luxemberg. Library profession is greatly benifitted by his entry. He was a dynamic and knowledge oriented personality. With his skills in collection development, resource sharing and interaction with fellow librarians NAL became centre of professional activities. After his retirement from NAL I learnt that he became consultant to Govt. of Afghanistan for a short period and then joined IIT, Madras as Librarian. ILA annual conference was organised at IIT, Madras in 1991, during his tenure which I attended.It was a well organised event. I am greatly influenced and befitted by his dynamic personality. I owe to him for many achievements done in Library & Inf.Sc profession. May his soul attain Moksha. D.Vasudeva PatwardhanRtd.Sr.Librarian

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Fw: J-Gate Demo Invite - Hyderabad Institute of Technology and Management
by Elan Ramesh 26 May '21

26 May '21

Dear Sir/Madam, Greetings from Hyderabad Institute of Technology and Management and Informatics Publishing Ltd WELCOME ! you all for the DEMO on J Gate - One Platform to Discover All Scholarly E-Journal Literature J-Gate is the most comprehensive database and gateway to access research information from over 60 Million journal articles (with access to 14 Million Full Text articles) coming from 50,000+ journals covering multiple subject domains. - All journals are indexed cover to cover with each article having links to full text. - Articles carry author email addresses for the researchers to connect with them. - Customized platform for configuring library subscribed and user’s favorite journals. - Unified platform to access all subscribed journals through a single interface. Benefits of Attending the Webinar *Introduction to all Benefits, Features *New Functionalities of J-Gate *Individual Profile creation Webinar date: 28/05/21 Time: 04.00 p.m. to 05.15 p.m Kindly register for the Webinar using the following link Registration link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdCKJtnZ0dIQGr__W-4NWibBcVwVEubkI7… Instructions to join J-gate Webinar: *Check for good internet connectivity. *For better audio clarity , please use headphones or earphones with microphone. *All participants must use either phone or laptop. *J-Gate Webinar will be conducted in 'Cisco Webex Meetings' *An invite for Webinar will be sent to your email id. Click on the link provided for joining the meeting. *Once you click the link it will direct you to either download the 'Cisco Webex App' or you can join the meeting through the 'browser'. (Note: Cisco Webex can be accessed directly through browser or by App). * Participants using Laptop/Desktop will be able to join the meeting through 'browser' or by downloading the 'Cisco Webex App'. *Participants using phone must download 'Cisco WebexApp' to join the meeting * Enter your Name, Email-id if asked and wait for the organizer to accept your invitation. *Once the Meeting organizer accepts your invitation, you will be able to participate in the Webinar. *All participants are requested to join the Webinar 15 mins prior the mentioned time to resolve connectivity issues. *Webinar will begin exactly by the mentioned time. Meeting Info: | | Meeting number (access code): 184 378 5899 | | Meeting password: HITAM | | | Please join the meeting using the following link: https://informaticsglobal.webex.com/informaticsglobal/j.php?MTID=mce63cf6c8… After the Webinar, Please provide your feedback using the following link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeZVV_Iq5QwXS4U4-6o4A88uRTSvHe9Y5v… Note: (E-Certificates will be provided for those who are registering , participating and also providing feedback of the webinar) Resource person - Mr.Rahul.S - (Asst.Manager) - Informatics Publishing ltd. Organized by - Dr.S.Sudhakara Reddy (Principal), Mr.E.Ramesh (Librarian), Mr.P.Narayana Rao (Librarian), Hyderabad Institute of Technology and Management-NAAC A+, Department of Library & HITAM NDLI CLUB, Hyderabad, Telengana.

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Sri M N Seetharaman : The Legend
by Poornima Narayana 26 May '21

26 May '21

The shocking demise of Sri. M N Seetharaman, popular as MNS, has left the LIS community devoid of a dynamic n great visionary.. MNS , a personality with many accomplishments n credits to the L&IS profession built an Art of the Center Information Center @ NAL of International repute starting with 3 almirahs of documents to the 2nd biggest n exhaustive Library in the country, perhaps next only to IISc... A great visionary, he implemented IT applications in day to day service functions way back in 70s..ESA Online retrieval databases , Italy; DIALOG databases, USA, etc.. He initiated SDI based profile construction services, a highly popular one with the NAL scientists...Thanks to his rapport and camaraderie with the Management Council at NAL, he could achieve to take it to great heights @ the center... He was a voracious reader n kept himself updated in all spheres of knowledge...He was a spontaneous extempore person on any given topic at any time.. Besides his professional reputation, on the personal front he was a very lively n joyful person by nature, very active always on his toes..Seldom he used to get angry although he was a hard taskmaster.. A very pious n religious person with proficiency in Sanskrit ( he was editing articles in a Sanskrit journal), he kept himself engaged till the last day .. One can write an encyclopedia depicting all his achievements n accomplishments..Such was the personality n LEGEND Sir MNS was... I being a beneficiary of his guidance, inspiration, motivation n above all his greatness being a human offer my NAMANA n PRANAM to him... May your Aatman attain shanthi n Sadagati.. Om Shanthi 🙏🙏 Dr. Poornima Narayana , Fulbright Scholar Ex Head, Information Center (ICAST) CSIR NAL Bangalore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Informatics Studies: Invitation to Contribute Papers on Cultural Heritage Information Systems
by Dr. Gireesh Kumar T.K. 26 May '21

26 May '21

*Sub:* Informatics Studies: Invitation to Contribute Papers on Cultural Heritage Information Systems Dear all Cultural heritage connects people to social and cultural values, customs, beliefs, religions, and the knowledge generated by our forefathers in different spheres of activity including science and technology; accumulated through centuries which we are responsible to sustain and transfer to the next generation. Informatics can provide necessary new digital tools, technologies, and advanced interactive information retrieval techniques to conserve heritage assets and document them and the knowledge embedded in them for dissemination in society. But there are also various issues and challenges in developing and maintaining heritage assets as well as building up reliable efficient cultural heritage information systems. Informatics Studies proposes to bring out a special volume on Cultural Heritage Information System (CHIS) in October 2021. The volume will give stress on various aspects of cultural heritage information such as digitization tools and technologies, policy issues, standards and guidelines, metadata and indexing, access and management, issues and challenges, usability and sustainability, architectural designs, semantic and ontological frameworks and the best practices and case studies pertaining to CHIS. The journal Informatics Studies is in its eighth year of publication and select issues are accessible at: informaticsstudies.org. We invite papers for publication in the special volume on the Cultural Heritage Information System (CHIS) first issue (8 (4) October - December 2021). Papers for publication in volume 8 (4) will be accepted upto1st September 2021. Papers are to be uploaded to the journal site. A copy can be sent by e-mail as MS Word file attaché. For author guidelines and other details you can refer https://www.informaticsstudies.org/ or contact: informaticsstudies(a)gmail.com Regards Dr. T. K Gireesh Kumar Guest Editor, Informatics Studies Department of Library and Information Science Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi – 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India Thanks and Regards Dr. Gireesh Kumar T.K. Assistant Professor Department of Library and Information Science Banaras Hindu University Varanasi, PIN: 221005 UTTAR PRADESH -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Reference Management and Zotero Software Tutorial
by Vimal Kumar V. 26 May '21

26 May '21

Archbishop Kavukattu Central Library, Assumption College (Autonomous) Changanacherry in association with Lore & Ed Research Associates organizes two-day International Online Workshop on Reference Management and Zotero Software Tutorial (with 30-days postworkshop support). Date: 29-30 May 2021 Time: 04:00 - 05:30 PM The workshop offers a unique blend of theoretical and applied elements of bibliography management. Highly useful for postgraduate students, research scholars and faculty members. For more details: https://loreanded.com/blog/f/reference-management-and-zotero-software-tutor… Register for the workshop after making the fee payment. The payment reference number is to be added along with a screenshot. Google Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/u/5/d/e/1FAIpQLSdsKRjXfIqjnoP2xqsGraf9_xuJhI-… Fee: ₹500 (For participants register from India) $10 (For participants register from other countries) -- *Dr Vimal Kumar V.* Reference Assistant Mahatma Gandhi University Library Kottayam, Kerala-686560 ------------------------------------------ My Home page:www.vimalkumar.info My Blogs:linuxhalwa.blogspot.com kohageek.blogspot.com moovandan.blogspot.com ----------------------------------------------------------- *"The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn." Alvin Toffler* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Phil Shaw -- the digital artist
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 25 May '21

25 May '21

I came across Phil Shaw the digital artist. He has a passion of arranging books on the bookshelf in a way to tell stories, by reading their spines. I got introduced to him from a news item in TOI. There is a topical story on corona too, that is making rounds in social media. https://www.instagram.com/philshaw775/ Dr P Vyasamoorthy / 9490804278 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Intereresing Reads And Information -- IRAI -- 210521 and Forthcoming Events
by Mohan Hr 25 May '21

25 May '21

Intereresing Reads And Information -- IRAI -- 210521 Current Post: IRAI-210521: https://bit.ly/3wxw5TG IRAI Archives: https://lnkd.in/ewR3UdD Seven Rules for Delivering Machine Learning Projects on Time 4 Types of Software Maintenance & How They Help Your Organization Phishing 101: How It Works & What to Look For Digital Ways to Keep a Good Track of Your Business During Pandemic 11 Tips for Remote Employee Engagement The Complete Job Interview Preparation Guide: 10 Tips to Get You Hired The power of emerging technologies: Finding value through data Cloud 2.0: Serverless architecture and the next wave of enterprise offerings Mental Models: The Best Way to Make Intelligent Decisions (~100 Models Explained) Experience management 101: The what, why, and how of XM IRAI Quiz -- 210521: https://bit.ly/3bRpQlC Forthcoming Events 12th Jun 2021-- Writing a Textbook: Guidelines and Tips from Experienced Authors & Publisher’s Perspective. https://bit.ly/3hAsn7l 26th Jun 2021-- Surfing in Data Tsunami. https://bit.ly/3oKVNRY For more events in May 2021: https://bit.ly/3t4mSks For more events in Jun 2021: https://bit.ly/3bv7IxI Answers to IRAI Quiz -- 210521: https://bit.ly/3rN7SXF Current Post: IRAI-210521: https://bit.ly/3wxw5TG IRAI Archives: https://lnkd.in/ewR3UdD

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Sad demise of M N Seetharaman, Ex Head, ICAST, NAL
by Ishwar Goudar 24 May '21

24 May '21

Dear Professionals, I am very sorry to inform you all that Mr. M. N. Seetharaman (MNS), Ex. Head, Information Centre, NAL, Bangalore around 1.00 pm yesterday, 22nd May due to Covid 19. He was 94. He was admitted to Sakra Hospital, Marathhalli Ring Road 15 days back. He was very active and bold being in the hospital too. Infact he spoke to me 6 days back from hospital and kept on sending messages. In between his covid test was negative. But again got infected including secondary infection along with low BP. MNS worked with Both Dr Neelakantan foudar Director, NAL and Dr. Valluri very closely. He played very imporyamt role in setting up of 4'X4' wind tunnel most important milestone of NAL. He took information centre to the highest level and served as its Head, since the setting up Library in 1960s till 1987. He had set up NICDROM at NAL, under NISSAT. MNS was dreamer and was person who used to put staircase to sky. Once Dr. Valluri told openly and I quote "If I were to allow MNS he would have made NAL as subsidiary of ICAST". Among many firsts to his credit he experimented in collaboration with TIFR and introduced satellite based Online Information service through European Space Agency at NAL in 1980s itself. He built exhaustive collection of Technical Reports. Most of thec ISRO, DRDO, IISc, IIT and other Aerosoace related institutes were depending upon ICAST sources and services. Leave alone LIS, he would talk hours together on any topic under the sun and even beyond. He recruited and trained many colleagues at ICAST. After retirement from NAL, he served as Special Officer at Library of IIT, Chennai. He brought ocean changes there to such an extent that IIT Senate gave him a standing ovation. He hosted 39th ILA Conference at IIT. He boosted image of Librarianship at IIT. Infact I worked under his guidance and supervision at IIT. He only recommenced my name to Prof. Narasimha, then Director, NAL who offered me the post of Head, ICAST. Then onwards he guided me to provide quality and state-of-the-art information services. Till the last hour of getting admitted to hospital he was using Internet profusely and inform us about new developments. I lost a friend, philosopher, guide and above all a great human being. Om Shanthi 💐💐🙏💐💐 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: Condolence Meeting - Prof Amudhavalli
by Gnanasekar A 23 May '21

23 May '21

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Chandrakumar, V. <vcakilan(a)gmail.com> Date: Sun 23 May, 2021, 6:52 AM Subject: Condolence Meeting - Prof Amudhavalli To: chandrakumar <chandrakumar(a)unom.ac.in> Dear All, A Condolence Meeting is scheduled on *24th May 2021 at 5.30 p.m*. via Google Meet to pay tribute to Prof. A. Amudhavalli, Former Professor & Head, Department of Library & Information Science, University of Madras, who passed away due to illness on 17th May 2021 at Palayamkottai. I request you to kindly join the Meeting with following link: https://meet.google.com/stm-ioab-dbi Regards, V. Chandrakumar Professor & Head -- -- Dr. V. Chandrakumar Professor & Head (Chairperson - School of Information and Communication Studies) Dept. of Library & Information Science University of Madras, Chennai 600 005 Tel: 044-2539 9674 (Office - Direct) 044-2257 9313 (Residence) Mobile: 0-94441 14271

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Re: [LIS-Forum] LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 218, Issue 25
by Abha sinha 23 May '21

23 May '21

Om shanti 🙏🙏🏵🏵 On Sun, May 23, 2021, 17:30 <lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: > Send LIS-Forum mailing list submissions to > lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > You can reach the person managing the list at > lis-forum-owner(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of LIS-Forum digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Demise of Sri M N Seetharaman (Koteswara Rao Mamidi) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 23 May 2021 07:23:58 +0000 > From: Koteswara Rao Mamidi <mk-rao(a)hotmail.com> > To: lisforum lisforum <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> > Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Demise of Sri M N Seetharaman > Message-ID: > < > MEYPR01MB6216F1E440EFF7AC98628AFE98279(a)MEYPR01MB6216.ausprd01.prod.outlook.com > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Dear friends, > > Sad to hear that Shri M N Seetharaman of NAL has succumbed to Covid-19. I > was fortunate to work under him at IIT Madras Central Library where he > introduced library automation by developing an in-house LMS package, CDROM > network, barcoding, DIALOG online services, and introduced many ICTs, > including the present new millennium library building. > The Indian LIS fraternity has lost another library stalwart who will be > remembered for his contribution to the development of technical libraries. > He was first in the country to introduce the concept of 'library-trainees' > and undertaken many library projects at IIT Madras. > > Let us pray for his soul to rest in peace. Om Shanti! > > Dr. M Koteswara Rao > Hyderabad > > ________________________________ > From: Ishwar Goudar <goudarishwar(a)googlemail.com> > Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2021 11:49 AM > To: lis-forum <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> > Cc: Francis Jayakanth <fjayakanth(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [LIS-Forum] Sad demise of M N Seetharaman, Ex Head, ICAST, NAL > > Dear Professionals, > > I am very sorry to inform you all that Mr. M. N. Seetharaman (MNS), Ex. > Head, Information Centre, NAL, Bangalore around 1.00 pm yesterday, 22nd > May due to Covid 19. He was 94. He was admitted to Sakra Hospital, > Marathhalli Ring Road 15 days back. He was very active and bold being in > the hospital too. Infact he spoke to me 6 days back from hospital and kept > on sending messages. In between his covid test was negative. But again got > infected including secondary infection along with low BP. > > MNS worked with Both Dr Neelakantan foudar Director, NAL and Dr. Valluri > very closely. He played very imporyamt role in setting up of 4'X4' wind > tunnel most important milestone of NAL. > > He took information centre to the highest level and served as its Head, > since the setting up Library in 1960s till 1987. He had set up NICDROM at > NAL, under NISSAT. MNS was dreamer and was person who used to put > staircase to sky. Once Dr. Valluri told openly and I quote "If I were to > allow MNS he would have made NAL as subsidiary of ICAST". > > Among many firsts to his credit he experimented in collaboration with TIFR > and introduced satellite based Online Information service through European > Space Agency at NAL in 1980s itself. He built exhaustive collection of > Technical Reports. Most of thec ISRO, DRDO, IISc, IIT and other Aerosoace > related institutes were depending upon ICAST sources and services. > > Leave alone LIS, he would talk hours together on any topic under the sun > and even beyond. He recruited and trained many colleagues at ICAST. > > After retirement from NAL, he served as Special Officer at Library of IIT, > Chennai. He brought ocean changes there to such an extent that IIT Senate > gave him a standing ovation. He hosted 39th ILA Conference at IIT. He > boosted image of Librarianship at IIT. Infact I worked under his guidance > and supervision at IIT. > > He only recommenced my name to Prof. Narasimha, then Director, NAL who > offered me the post of Head, ICAST. Then onwards he guided me to provide > quality and state-of-the-art information services. > > Till the last hour of getting admitted to hospital he was using Internet > profusely and inform us about new developments. > > I lost a friend, philosopher, guide and above all a great human being. > > Om Shanthi > 💐💐🙏💐💐 > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > LIS-Forum mailing list > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > > > ------------------------------ > > End of LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 218, Issue 25 > ****************************************** > > -- > 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 M N Seetharaman, Ex Head, ICAST, NAL
by Mohan Hr 23 May '21

23 May '21

With deep regret I note the demise of Mr MNS of Ex ICAST and IITM with whom I had very intimate association for several years through different forums regarding online databases, tech literature and building collections. My brother Mr HR Ramu of Ex UBS and Mahalaxmi Enterprises was also known to him very well. I pray HIS ALMIGHTY to shower HIS blessings on the departed soul to rest in peace. With deep regrets HR Mohan Former AVP Systems, The Hindu Message: 2 Date: Sun, 23 May 2021 11:49:49 +0530 From: Ishwar Goudar <goudarishwar(a)googlemail.com> To: lis-forum <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> Cc: Francis Jayakanth <fjayakanth(a)gmail.com> Subject: [LIS-Forum] Sad demise of M N Seetharaman, Ex Head, ICAST, NAL Message-ID: <CANstONiy=O6mHnbbN60Zt_ByK0o6nZ8Ek=TFUqrZk9tcYc4w4A(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Dear Professionals, I am very sorry to inform you all that Mr. M. N. Seetharaman (MNS), Ex. Head, Information Centre, NAL, Bangalore around 1.00 pm yesterday, 22nd May due to Covid 19. He was 94. He was admitted to Sakra Hospital, Marathhalli Ring Road 15 days back. He was very active and bold being in the hospital too. Infact he spoke to me 6 days back from hospital and kept on sending messages. In between his covid test was negative. But again got infected including secondary infection along with low BP. MNS worked with Both Dr Neelakantan foudar Director, NAL and Dr. Valluri very closely. He played very imporyamt role in setting up of 4'X4' wind tunnel most important milestone of NAL. He took information centre to the highest level and served as its Head, since the setting up Library in 1960s till 1987. He had set up NICDROM at NAL, under NISSAT. MNS was dreamer and was person who used to put staircase to sky. Once Dr. Valluri told openly and I quote "If I were to allow MNS he would have made NAL as subsidiary of ICAST". Among many firsts to his credit he experimented in collaboration with TIFR and introduced satellite based Online Information service through European Space Agency at NAL in 1980s itself. He built exhaustive collection of Technical Reports. Most of thec ISRO, DRDO, IISc, IIT and other Aerosoace related institutes were depending upon ICAST sources and services. Leave alone LIS, he would talk hours together on any topic under the sun and even beyond. He recruited and trained many colleagues at ICAST. After retirement from NAL, he served as Special Officer at Library of IIT, Chennai. He brought ocean changes there to such an extent that IIT Senate gave him a standing ovation. He hosted 39th ILA Conference at IIT. He boosted image of Librarianship at IIT. Infact I worked under his guidance and supervision at IIT. He only recommenced my name to Prof. Narasimha, then Director, NAL who offered me the post of Head, ICAST. Then onwards he guided me to provide quality and state-of-the-art information services. Till the last hour of getting admitted to hospital he was using Internet profusely and inform us about new developments. I lost a friend, philosopher, guide and above all a great human being. Om Shanthi 💐💐🙏💐💐 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Condolence Meeting - Mr. MN Seetharaman
by Ashok Asundi 23 May '21

23 May '21

All LIS Fraternity, In continuation of the condolence message sent through lisforum, I wish to convey that we would arrange a Condolence Meeting shortly via Zoom or other platform. All will be kept informed via this forum about the date and time of meeting, pl.note. Prof. A.Y.Asundi

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Sad demise Veteran Library Scientist Sri M.N. Seetharaman
by Ashok Asundi 23 May '21

23 May '21

To All LIS Professionals, We feel highly painful to hear the sad demise of Sri M.N. Seetharaman, former Head NAL, Bangalore. One of the pioneering library and information scientist of our country at the formative years of the development of library and information systems in our country. I had earliest privilege of visiting the NAL Library in late 1965 as student of library science and on study tour since then I have been in contact with Mr. Seetharaman who was very courteous to and would welcome all young professionals with his fair guidance and help. After I moved to Bangalore my contact with him become closure and I would often visit NAL Library for help and guidance. Mr. Seetharaman's all achievements have been narrated by Dr. IRN Goudar in another post on this forum. But one incident I remember always is the Online Information Retrieval Service he had organised( as a Pilot Project) in 1984 as one of the participant. It was an uphill task and the most notable achievement of Mr. Seetharaman apart from his organisation and professional skills. The NAL got connected to Frescati, Rome via European Space Agency and that to at a time when the Telecommunication technology was in it infancy in India then. Myself and with my IIMB Colleagure Smt. Shailaja participated actively in the project and we could also search several databases online. It was one of the most fascinating experience to reminisce. Mr. Seetharaman was Life Member of KALA and would participate in its activities very enthusiastically and also would extend his cooperation in its professional pursuits. Even at the older age he was very active and would offer his valuable consultancies to the need. Very noble, soft spoken and above all very friendly with all. I have personally known his many achievements communicated through the NAL Newsletter to enlighten the professionals. On behalf of Governing Council, on behalf all members of KALA and on my personal behalf condole the passing away of Mr. M.N.Seetharaman, pray Al Mighty May his Soul Rest in Peace. Prof. A.Y.AsundiPresident, Karnataka State Library Association, On behalf of GC and All Members and LIS Fraternity.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 218, Issue 24
by Paramjit Singh 23 May '21

23 May '21

*SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT * *M N Seetharaman* *RIP* On Sun, 23 May 2021, 12:00 pm , <lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: > Send LIS-Forum mailing list submissions to > lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > You can reach the person managing the list at > lis-forum-owner(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of LIS-Forum digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Fwd: Condolence Meeting - Prof Amudhavalli (Gnanasekar A) > 2. Sad demise of M N Seetharaman, Ex Head, ICAST, NAL (Ishwar Goudar) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 23 May 2021 09:47:11 +0530 > From: Gnanasekar A <a.gnanasekar(a)gmail.com> > To: LIS-Forum <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> > Subject: [LIS-Forum] Fwd: Condolence Meeting - Prof Amudhavalli > Message-ID: > < > CAGq_K0138h7kdJhfbFczgEE8o3asQWJ37jKTpScQifeK9S++NQ(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Chandrakumar, V. <vcakilan(a)gmail.com> > Date: Sun 23 May, 2021, 6:52 AM > Subject: Condolence Meeting - Prof Amudhavalli > To: chandrakumar <chandrakumar(a)unom.ac.in> > > > Dear All, > > > > A Condolence Meeting is scheduled on *24th May 2021 at 5.30 p.m*. via > Google Meet to pay tribute to Prof. A. Amudhavalli, Former Professor & > Head, Department of Library & Information Science, University of Madras, > who passed away due to illness on 17th May 2021 at Palayamkottai. > > > > I request you to kindly join the Meeting with following link: > > > > https://meet.google.com/stm-ioab-dbi > > > > Regards, > > V. Chandrakumar > > Professor & Head > > -- > > -- > Dr. V. Chandrakumar > Professor & Head > (Chairperson - School of Information and Communication Studies) > Dept. of Library & Information Science > University of Madras, Chennai 600 005 > Tel: 044-2539 9674 (Office - Direct) > 044-2257 9313 (Residence) > Mobile: 0-94441 14271 > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 23 May 2021 11:49:49 +0530 > From: Ishwar Goudar <goudarishwar(a)googlemail.com> > To: lis-forum <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> > Cc: Francis Jayakanth <fjayakanth(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [LIS-Forum] Sad demise of M N Seetharaman, Ex Head, ICAST, > NAL > Message-ID: > <CANstONiy=O6mHnbbN60Zt_ByK0o6nZ8Ek= > TFUqrZk9tcYc4w4A(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Dear Professionals, > > I am very sorry to inform you all that Mr. M. N. Seetharaman (MNS), Ex. > Head, Information Centre, NAL, Bangalore around 1.00 pm yesterday, 22nd > May due to Covid 19. He was 94. He was admitted to Sakra Hospital, > Marathhalli Ring Road 15 days back. He was very active and bold being in > the hospital too. Infact he spoke to me 6 days back from hospital and kept > on sending messages. In between his covid test was negative. But again got > infected including secondary infection along with low BP. > > MNS worked with Both Dr Neelakantan foudar Director, NAL and Dr. Valluri > very closely. He played very imporyamt role in setting up of 4'X4' wind > tunnel most important milestone of NAL. > > He took information centre to the highest level and served as its Head, > since the setting up Library in 1960s till 1987. He had set up NICDROM at > NAL, under NISSAT. MNS was dreamer and was person who used to put > staircase to sky. Once Dr. Valluri told openly and I quote "If I were to > allow MNS he would have made NAL as subsidiary of ICAST". > > Among many firsts to his credit he experimented in collaboration with TIFR > and introduced satellite based Online Information service through European > Space Agency at NAL in 1980s itself. He built exhaustive collection of > Technical Reports. Most of thec ISRO, DRDO, IISc, IIT and other Aerosoace > related institutes were depending upon ICAST sources and services. > > Leave alone LIS, he would talk hours together on any topic under the sun > and even beyond. He recruited and trained many colleagues at ICAST. > > After retirement from NAL, he served as Special Officer at Library of IIT, > Chennai. He brought ocean changes there to such an extent that IIT Senate > gave him a standing ovation. He hosted 39th ILA Conference at IIT. He > boosted image of Librarianship at IIT. Infact I worked under his guidance > and supervision at IIT. > > He only recommenced my name to Prof. Narasimha, then Director, NAL who > offered me the post of Head, ICAST. Then onwards he guided me to provide > quality and state-of-the-art information services. > > Till the last hour of getting admitted to hospital he was using Internet > profusely and inform us about new developments. > > I lost a friend, philosopher, guide and above all a great human being. > > Om Shanthi > 💐💐🙏💐💐 > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > LIS-Forum mailing list > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > > > ------------------------------ > > End of LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 218, Issue 24 > ****************************************** > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > >

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Fwd: Condolence Meeting - Prof Amudhavalli
by Gnanasekar A 23 May '21

23 May '21

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Chandrakumar, V. <vcakilan(a)gmail.com> Date: Sun 23 May, 2021, 6:52 AM Subject: Condolence Meeting - Prof Amudhavalli To: chandrakumar <chandrakumar(a)unom.ac.in> Dear All, A Condolence Meeting is scheduled on *24th May 2021 at 5.30 p.m*. via Google Meet to pay tribute to Prof. A. Amudhavalli, Former Professor & Head, Department of Library & Information Science, University of Madras, who passed away due to illness on 17th May 2021 at Palayamkottai. I request you to kindly join the Meeting with following link: https://meet.google.com/stm-ioab-dbi Regards, V. Chandrakumar Professor & Head -- -- Dr. V. Chandrakumar Professor & Head (Chairperson - School of Information and Communication Studies) Dept. of Library & Information Science University of Madras, Chennai 600 005 Tel: 044-2539 9674 (Office - Direct) 044-2257 9313 (Residence) Mobile: 0-94441 14271

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Virtual Workshop for Research Data Management Institute
by Dhanwantari Prakash Tripathi 19 May '21

19 May '21

Dear Sir/Madam, I am very happy to announce the Virtual Workshop on 'Research Data Management for Higher Educational Institutes'. This workshop will be conducted *from* *May 22-26, 2021 (Timing – 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm)* I am hereby sharing the link to collect your opinion before the virtual workshop to make the program more interactive and also to provide the content based on feedback. https://forms.gle/SfnHiQPSVb9gMtvT6 You all requested to fill up the Google Form. Digital e-Certificate will be provided to all registered participants. Thanks DP Tripathi ************************************** *Dhanwantari Prakash Tripathi* MA (ECO), MLISc, HDISM, ECDL Ph.D. (Pursue) Commonwealth Fellow, University of East London ************************************** Deputy Librarian, Central Library Dr. B. R. Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar Jalandhar, Punjab - 144011 ************************************** *M - +91-8895296796* *U - www.dptripathi.co.in <http://www.dptripathi.co.in/>* *T* - *http://t.me/librarianguide <http://t.me/librarianguide>* *O - http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6748-9670 <http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6748-9670> * ************************************** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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RFID workshop
by Apurba J Majumder 18 May '21

18 May '21

*NECOLIB (North East Collaborative Librarianship) *Presents National E-workshop on *RFID: Empowering Libraries for Modern Day Services *in collaboration with *RapidRadio Solutions Pvt Ltd, Ahmedabad* Date: 24-5-2021 Time: 3.00 pm *Registration is FREE* E-certificate will be awarded to all attendees. visit https://necolib.blogspot.com/ to see details Last date of Registration: 23-05-2021 [11.00 am] *Workshop Platform: Cisco Webex & Youtube Live* -- Thanks & Regards, ****************************** Apurba Jyoti Majumder Assistant Librarian Rabindra Library (Central Library) Assam University. Dargakona Silchar- 781011 www.aus.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Annual Reviews removes access control in India for limited time period in response to Covid-19
by Chandrima Roy 18 May '21

18 May '21

Dear Sir, Kindly share the following news from Annual Reviews in the LIS-Forum: ======================================================================= Dear Library Professionals, Hope you all are well. We are pleased to inform you that to support faculty, researchers and students currently working remotely due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Annual Reviews has temporarily removed access control in India from all of its journals. Access control is scheduled to be reintroduced on August 2nd, 2021. The need to extend the provision of access to all will be considered by the publisher in late July in coordination with e-Shodh Sindhu, the consortium for universities and centrally funded technical institutions. Please find the news link below: https://annualreviewsnews.org/2021/05/12/annual-reviews-removes-access-cont… Kindly inform the users accordingly so that they can access the content remotely. Many thanks Chandrima Roy Marketing Manager Asia ACCUCOMS M: +91 9911555451 E: chandrima(a)accucoms.com<mailto:chandrima@accucoms.com> W: www.accucoms.com<https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.accuco…> Location: India Time zone: IST https://accucoms.com/services-for-libraries/

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Prof.A. Amudhavalli, Former HoD, DLIS, University of Madras Passed Away
by Dr.G. Rathinasabapathy 18 May '21

18 May '21

Dear LIS professionals, Extremely sorry to share the news that renowned LIS Professor Dr.A.Amudhavalli, Former HoD, DLIS, University of Madras, passed on 17.05.2021 Monday at Tirunelveli Town. She is known for her upright honesty, sincerity, straightforwardness and academic integrity. Known as a strict disciplinarian, she has contributed enormously for the development of LIS education and research. Om Shanthi! -- Thanking you, Yours sincerely, Dr.G. Rathinasabapathy, Ph.D., University Librarian & CCPI, NAHEP (IG) on NKMC4AER Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Chennai - 600 051, Tamil Nadu, INDIA President, Tamil Nadu Library Association Secretary, Madras Library Network (MALIBNET) Editor-in-Chief, Indian Journal of Agricultural Libraries & Information Services (IJALIS) Tel.: (Dir. ) 91-44-2555 1588 (Res) 91-44-25611619 Mob.: 098400 17397 email: librarian(a)tanuvas.org.in ORCID: 0000-0002-9146-8279 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Book History and Textbooks in Early Colonial Bengal: An Interview with Professor Abhijit Gupta
by Siddu Huded 17 May '21

17 May '21

Dear All, Greetings from Azim Premji Foundation…! We are pleased to invite you for a webinar on Book History and Textbooks in Early Colonial Bengal: An Interview with Professor Abhijit Gupta. You may like to join us the same on 20th May 2021 between 5:00 – 6:30 PM. Join us in our discussion with Prof. *Abhijit Gupta*. He is a Professor of English, Jadavpur University, Kolkata. He co-edited the following four volumes that helped define book history as a field in India: Print Areas (2004), Moveable Types (2008), New Word Order (2011) and Founts of Knowledge (2015). He was associate editor for South Asia for the Oxford Companion to the Book (2010). This is the second in a series of interviews on the development, production and use of schoolbooks in India in the last 200 years. These events are a part of activities related to the soon-to-be-launched Schoolbooks Archive Portal, a project of the Knowledge Resource Centre, Azim Premji Foundation. Date: 20 May 2021 (Thursday) Time: 5:00 – 6.30 PM Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYlf30pZ7ak *Best Regards* *Siddu M. Huded* *Assistant Librarian,* *Azim Premji University Library, BENGALURU (KA)* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Webinar on "Writing a Textbook" on 12th Jun 2021 and Forthcoming Events in May 2021
by Mohan Hr 16 May '21

16 May '21

CSI Chennai, ACM Chennai, IEEE CS Madras & PHI Learning cordially invite your participation in the webinar on “Writing a Textbook: Guidelines and Tips from Experienced Authors & Publisher’s Perspective” scheduled on 12th Jun 2021 at 6 pm IST. Register at https://bit.ly/3uSEbFG PDF invite at https://bit.ly/3bkuvvX Forthcoming events events in May 2021: https://bit.ly/3t4mSks Forthcoming events events in Jun 2021: https://bit.ly/3bv7IxI Intereresing Reads and Information -- IRAI -- 210511: https://bit.ly/3heChLO

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Sad Demise of Mr. S.Thammaiah,
by Ashok Asundi 16 May '21

16 May '21

To All LIS Professionals, It is very sad to know that Mr. S.Thammaiah, former Director, Dept. of Public Libraries, Karnataka expired on Thursday, 13th May 2021 at his home in Nandini Layout. Though a very active professionals but in recent years he almost had lost contact with his fraternity. Mr. Thammaiah completed his B.Lib.Sc. from Karnatak University, Dharwad, in 1966. He was one of the earliest to serve the Department, as the Public Libraries Act came in being in 1966. He was one among the few from the Department who had a thorough knowledge of the Karnataka State Public Libraries Act, 1965. Mr. Thammaiah served the department in various capacities, from Technical Assistant to Director of the Department, and had also served as Chief Librarian (Now Dy Director) in Mangalore, Gulbarga and Bangalore Jayanagar City Central Library. His unique achievement in the Department was to undertake a computerised Stock Verification of 20 Lakh books the entire collection under the City Central Library Jayanagar and its Branches, then using the dBASE-IV DBMS progrmming. On behalf of Karnataka State Library Association, and on behalf of its members I offer my heartfelt condolences at the sad demise of Mr. Thammaiah. and to his bereaved family to bear the loss. Pray All mighty His Soul Rest in Peace. Prof. A.Y.AsundiPresident,Karnataka State Library Association.

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Demise of s thammaiah former director of public libraries on Thursday he was also life member of kala please publish at Lis forum Dr Chandrappa
by Chandrappa S 15 May '21

15 May '21

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A kind request to fill up questionnaire on Research Support Services
by Dr.Mallikarjun Bachalapur 15 May '21

15 May '21

Request the moderator to announce. Dear Professionals, I am Dr.M.M. Bachalapur, working as a Chief Librarian at BLDEA's V P Dr.P.G.Halakatti College of Engineering and Technology, Vijayapur. I am surveying to study the *Research Support Services in the University Libraries of Karnataka*. For your inputs, I have prepared this questionnaire to collect data via the link mentioned below. https://tinyurl.com/urxmnm22 I request you all to spare your valuable time to provide input. I assure you that your identity will never be disclosed and used for research purposes. I will ever remain thankful to you for your kind assistance. Thank you, Dr.M.M.Bachalapur -- Dr. M M Bachalapur Ph.D Chief Librarian BLDEA'S Dr.P.G.Halakatti College of Engineering and Technology Ashram Road, VIJAYAPUR-586103 Mob: 9740016911 ORCID ID:0000-0003-2402-2477 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 218, Issue 17
by Ashok Asundi 15 May '21

15 May '21

Re: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 218, Issue 17Ms. Monisha Misra Ms. Monisha Please consult to National Union Catalogue of Scientific Serials (NUCSSI) as the Journal is available in many libraries all over India. Click the link and you will be directed to the page . You can request for a copy by Email from the nearest library of your place.In fact you have not mentioned where you are working? Why hide the details? If one finds the address he/she can suggest a nearest library to the seeker. Regards, Prof. A.Y.AsundiFormer Professor of Library and Information ScienceBangalore University. 9980815468 On Saturday, 15 May, 2021, 12:01:48 pm IST, lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in <lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: Send LIS-Forum mailing list submissions to lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in You can reach the person managing the list at lis-forum-owner(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of LIS-Forum digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Webinar on "A Garden of Web-based System - Not a Silver Bullet" on 15th May 2021 (Mohan Hr) 2. Request (monisha mishra) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 13 May 2021 10:39:06 +0530 From: Mohan Hr <hrmohan(a)gmail.com> To: undisclosed-recipients:; Subject: [LIS-Forum] Webinar on "A Garden of Web-based System - Not a Silver Bullet" on 15th May 2021 Message-ID: <CAFzg7BO4OV-2nxX_ShNpa6SRtWB8Lc__Q=2Qh0jJ6LCjeHHToA(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" IEEE CS Madras, ACM Chennai & CSI Chennai cordially invite you to the webinar Topic: "A Garden of Web-based System - Not a Silver Bullet" Speaker: Dr. Rajiv Chopra, Associate Professor, Dept of CSE, Guru Tegh Bahadur Institute of Technology, GGSIPU, New Delhi & Author of the book “ Web Engineering” Date: Saturday, 15th May 2021 Time: 6 pm to 7 pm IST For event details & speaker profile, pl see the PDF invite at https://bit.ly/3dyGqH7 Register at https://bit.ly/3fwpWlk Note: All registered participants will receive a free copy of Chapter 1 of the book “Web Engineering” authored by the speaker, in pdf format. The attendees of the event on 15th May 2021 will get a special discount of 30% on the print book and 25% on the eBook while purchasing the book at the PHI website at www.phindia.com Forthcoming Event =============== 12th Jun 2021 at 6 pm IST. Webinar on “Writing a Textbook: Guidelines and Tips from Experienced Authors & Publisher’s Perspective”. Register at https://bit.ly/3uSEbFG Other events in May 2021: https://bit.ly/3t4mSks Interesting Reads And Information -- 210511: https://bit.ly/3heChLO ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Fri, 14 May 2021 17:11:31 +0530 From: monisha mishra <monishasilicon(a)gmail.com> To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] Request Message-ID: <CANJ21kJxyjBv4LscVDRawd9b+9N8TW7q2wk+dMros2O84q=Qng(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" *Dear professionals,* *Greetings. Does anyone has access to the full text of the following article? Kindly share as one of my professors is on urgent need.* *Title- Mineral vitamin interaction in ruminants.* *Authors:* Aruna Chhabra,Prasad, T. *Indian Dairyman*. 1991 43(4):190-194. Thanks & regards. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. ------------------------------ Subject: Digest Footer _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum ------------------------------ End of LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 218, Issue 17 ****************************************** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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