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RGUHS FINAL YEAR QUESTION PAPERS NEED - REG
by Naveen. KS 13 Apr '17

13 Apr '17

Dear Professionals, Our students need RGHUS MBBS Final year *2014 to 2016 , *Question papers soft copy , If you have this papers please send to the below mail id.It's very urgent. *naveen.ks100(a)gmail.com <naveen.ks100(a)gmail.com> * I am waiting you are valuable reply. -- Thanks Naveen ks *Chief Librarian,* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Two Year Library Science Programm
by Dr.S.Dhanavandan 13 Apr '17

13 Apr '17

The admission of Two year* Master of Library and Information Science* Programme is going on now in Central Universities. For further details please visit http://admissions.cutn.ac.in/ -- with regards Dr. S. Dhanavandan *Assistant Librarian* Gandhigram Rural Institute-Deemed University Gandhigram -624 302. Dindigul Dt, Tamil Nadu, Mobile:094428 67275, dhanavandan(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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Weeding out of Abstracting & Indexing holdings
by S.K.Vijaianand 12 Apr '17

12 Apr '17

Dear LIS professionals, P.K. Kelkar Library, IIT Kanpur is in the process of weeding out bound volumes of Abstracting & Indexing holdings from its collection. This list can be viewed through link: http://pkklib.iitk.ac.in/intranet/Abstract_list.pdf Interested libraries may contact us and as soon as possible for transfer of this holdings. These libraries will have to make their own arrangement for sorting and collecting the bound volumes from IIT Kanpur. With kind regards, S.K.Vijaianand Deputy Librarian ------------------------------------------------ P.K.Kelkar Library, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur - 208 016 (UP), India Ph: 91-512-2596055(Off) E-mail: vanand(a)iitk.ac.in URL: http://pkklib.iitk.ac.in/ --------------------------------------------- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Article request
by Satish S 12 Apr '17

12 Apr '17

One of our research student is in urgent need of the following article, anyone who have access to this please send the same. *Title*-Self-healing polymers based on thermally reversible Diels–Alder chemistry *Author*- Ying-Ling Liu and Tsai-Wei Chuo *Link-* http://pubs.rsc.org/-/content/articlelanding/2013/py/c2py20957h#!divAbstract With regards... -- SATISH.S MLISc., M.Phil., KSET. RVCE, http://www.rvce.edu.in/ BENGALORU-560059 MOBILE-9242311848 OFFICE-080 67178376 -- 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] Request for full text article
by Pritam Kumar Paul 12 Apr '17

12 Apr '17

> > Dear Sir/Madam, > One of our faculty needs following article. If your library have access > of it, please send it to me. > Bodies Like Rivers: Seeking for a Space for Body Memory in the Discourse of Trauma Lyda Eleftheriou <http://www.tandfonline.com/author/Eleftheriou%2C+Lyda> http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13825577.2015.1091221 > > Regards > > -- > *Pritam Kumar Paul* > *Librarian* > *K K Das College, Garia* > *Kolkata-700084* > -- *Pritam Kumar Paul* *Librarian* *K K Das College, Garia* *Kolkata-700084*

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IEEE ICSC2018 CALL FOR PAPERS
by Biswanath Dutta 10 Apr '17

10 Apr '17

----------------------------Sorry for cross postings-------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- IEEE ICSC2018 CALL FOR PAPERS -------------------------------------------------- 12th IEEE International Conference on Semantic Computing (ICSC2018) February 5-7, 2018 Newport Beach Marriott Hotel & Spahttp://www.ieee-icsc.org Semantic Computing (SC) addresses the derivation, description, integration, and use of semantics (“meaning”, "context", “intention”) for all types of resource including data, document, tool, device, process and people. The scope of SC includes, but is not limited to, analytics, semantics description languages and integration (of data and services), interfaces, and applications including biomed, IoT, cloud computing, SDN, wearable computing, context awareness, mobile computing, search engines, question answering, big data, multimedia, and services. The technical program of the 12th IEEE International Conference on Semantic Computing (ICSC 2018) will include workshops, invited keynotes, paper presentations, panel discussions, poster sessions, and more. Submissions of high-quality papers describing mature results or ongoing work are invited. TOPICS OF INTEREST include, but are not limited to: * Analytics (from contents to semantics): Structured data, image and video, audio and speech, big data, natural language, deep learning * Description and Integration: Semantics description language, ontology integration, interoperability * Use of Semantics in IT Applications: Multimedia, IoT, cloud computing, SDN, wearable computing, mobile computing, search engine, question answering, robotics, web service, security and privacy * Use of Semantics in Interdisciplinary Applications such as biomedicine, healthcare, manufacturing, engineering, education, finance, entertainment, business, science, humanity * Interface: Natural language, multi-modal SUBMISSIONS Authors are invited to submit an 8-page (regular), 4-page (short), or 6-page (industry) technical paper manuscript in double-column IEEE format following the guidelines available on the ICSC2018 web page. All papers will be double blind reviewed. The conference proceedings will be published by IEEE Computer Society Press. Distinguished quality papers presented at the conference will be selected for the best paper/poster awards and for publication in internationally renowned journals. IMPORTANT DATES Workshop Proposals Deadline: 09/24/2017 (PDT) (Regular, Short, Demo, Poster, Industry) Paper Submission Deadline: 10/01/2017 (PDT) Notification of Acceptance: 12/01/2017 (PST) Workshop Paper Submission Deadline: 12/15/2017 (PST) Camera-ready and Registration Deadline: 12/25/2017 (PST) CONTACT: icsc(a)uci.edu -- 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] De Gruyter and university presses launch "Rights, Action and Social Responsibility" initiative
by Subbiah Arunachalam 08 Apr '17

08 Apr '17

Dear Mr Merkel-Sobotta: The world's scholars, academicians and the intelligent lay public have got an invaluable gift from De Gruyter and the partner University Presses. Whoever thought about this initiative deserves wholesome praise. I am alerting many in India to take advantage of this generous offer and directing them to visit <https://www.degruyter.com/page/1419>. Regards. Subbiah Arunachalam http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-4658 http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9925-2009 On Fri, Apr 7, 2017 at 6:22 AM, LIBLICENSE <liblicense(a)gmail.com> wrote: > From: <Eric.Merkel-Sobotta(a)degruyter.com> > Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2017 11:08:11 +0000 > Subject: De Gruyter and university presses launch "Rights, Action and > Social Responsibility" initiative > > De Gruyter and Publishing Partners support fact-based analysis > > Launch of “Rights, Action and Social Responsibility” initiative > > Berlin and Boston, 6 April 2017 > > De Gruyter and a number of prestigious university presses are making > books and journal articles across nine topical areas freely available > until the end of 2017 on degruyter.com. > > Broadening access to these areas of scholarship enables more people, > including non-academics, to address these issues in an informed > manner: it helps to combat false news sources, to reflect on the > nature of truth and ethics, and to understand the struggles of all > members of society. > > “Public debates surrounding immigration policy, climate change, > international relations, and constitutional and human rights are > currently at the forefront of the national discourse, especially, but > not only, in the United States. Together, De Gruyter and its partners > are keen to support a thoughtful and informed debate on these > sensitive and serious issues,” said Steve Fallon, Director Publishing > Partner Program. > > The topical areas included in the initiative are: Constitutional > History, Dissent, Truth & Ethics, Environmental Studies, Gender > Studies, Geopolitics, Human Rights, Immigration & Urbanism and Islamic > Studies. > > The content includes more than 500 books and selected journal articles > from Columbia University Press, Cornell University Press, Harvard > University Press, Princeton University Press, University of > Pennsylvania Press, Transcript-Verlag and De Gruyter. Access to the > content via this link. > > Eric Merkel-Sobotta > Director Communications > > DE GRUYTER > Genthiner Str. 13 > 10785 Berlin, Germany > T +49 (0)30.260 05-304 > F +49 (0)30.260 05-100 > eric.merkel-sobotta(a)degruyter.com > www.degruyter.com >

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Open access at MIT
by Subbiah Arunachalam 08 Apr '17

08 Apr '17

Friends: This is how MIT, Cambridge, MA, ensures wide visibility to their research: <http://news.mit.edu/2017/institute-announces-new-open- access-policy-all-mit-authors-0406#.WOc61RA8sPs.facebook> Subbiah Arunachalam http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-4658 http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9925-2009 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Congratulations: Ph.D awarded to Mr. Y.G. Jadhav
by Dr. Prakash B. Bilawar 07 Apr '17

07 Apr '17

Dear Moderator, Kindly host the following message on LIS forum. Dear All, I am happy to brought to the notice of all that Dr. Yuvraj G. Jadhav, Assistant Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, Shivaji University Kolhapur has been awarded Ph.D Degree in Library and Information Science Subject. His topic of research is "Usage of ICT for Research in the Medical Education Institutions in Maharashtra State: An Analytical Study" under the guidance of Dr. S.K. Savanur. Thanks. With Regards Dr.Prakash B.Bilawar Assistant Librarian (Senior) Barr.Balasaheb Khardekar Library Shivaji University Vidyanagar Kolhapur-416 004, India Phone : +91-231-2609421 E-mail: prakashbilawar(a)rediffmail.com, pbb_lib(a)unishivaji.ac.in URL : http://www.unishivaji.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE REFRESHER COURSES FOR THE YEAR 2017-18
by mailman＠ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 06 Apr '17

06 Apr '17

---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- From: "Prof. N. Laxman Rao." <naglaxman(a)yahoo.com> Date: Wed, April 5, 2017 8:49 pm -------------------------------------------------------------------------- LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE REFRESHER COURSES FOR THE YEAR 2017-181. Kurukshetra university 2. Aligarh Muslim University 3. Amaravati University 4. University of Hyderabad 5. Bharatiar University 6. MDS University, Ajmer 7. North Bengal University, Siliguri Prof. N.LAXMAN RAO, NAGUBANDI

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IIT Kharagpur Has Developed App Offering Lakhs of Free Books
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 05 Apr '17

05 Apr '17

Read 65 Lakh Books for Free on IIT Kharagpur’s National Digital Library App Aishhwariya Subramanian April 4, 2017 Education, Mobile, Quick Bytes QUICK BYTES: Curated positive news from across the web. Read more. Here’s some great news for Bibliophiles everywhere – you can now access 65 lakh books, research papers, theses, journals and periodicals free of cost with the help of just one app. The Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur has developed the app for National Digital Library of India wherein anybody with a smartphone can download it and access an exhaustive knowledge repository immediately. The project, which was initiated by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, now boasts text books from eight state education boards, NCERT textbooks, previous exam papers of JEE, GATE and UPSC and research papers published from institutes like Indian Institute of Science (IISc), audio-books and more. Speaking to the Times of India, P P Chakraborty, director of the institution, notes that the app is inclusive and makes access to knowledge possible for anyone with a smartphone. He says, “With the exponential growth in mobile usage, the NDL app will enable access to rich digital content of libraries across the country and even foreign repositories to users even in the remotest of areas, which is unique not just in the Indian, but also in the global context. The world has never seen a digital repository like NDL, which is focused on education.” The app, which has been downloaded over 1,00,000 times, was launched about a month ago and is currently only available for Android users. The team behind the app says that there will soon be a version out for Apple products too. It can also be accessed through computers and laptops. Users can search for content using various parameters like subject matter, source, content type and more. Right now, the app is available in three languages – English, Hindi and Bengali. http://www.thebetterindia.com/94360/iit-kharagpur-national-digital-library/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Eugene Garfield Memorial isssue - Informatics Studies
by editor＠informaticsstudies.in 05 Apr '17

05 Apr '17

Informatics Studies has just published its latest issue at http://52.205.22.215/index.php/informatics. We dedicate this issue of Informatics Studies to Eugene Garfield whose work revolutionized the field of Informatics. The issue contains an obituary by Ernesto Spinak, who closely watched Garfield’s work; an article by Jayapradeep M and Bino Jose ‘Eugene Garfield: The Ultimate Impact Factor’ discussing Garfield’s SCI and subsequent variants created ISI; and Transcript of an interview with Garfield conducted by Henry Small for Web of Stories which presents in his own words Garfield’s life and philosophy published first time in in text form. The issue will be an unique introduction one of the greatest masters of the universe of knowledge - a successful corporate manager of information industry who developed magical products that can ensure quality of scientific and scholarly research. We invite you to review the Table of Contents here and then visit our web site to review articles and items of interest. Thanks for the continuing interest in our work, Editors, Informatics Studies Phone 9387826738. editor(a)informaticsstudies.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Directory of ISSN Assigned Periodicals – 2015
by Viswanath G.S 05 Apr '17

05 Apr '17

Dear Sir/Madam, The National Science Library has brought out the “Directory of ISSN Assigned Periodicals – 2015”. The Directory contains details of 2463 Indian serials that were assigned during 2015. A few copies of the Directory are available for sale @ Rs. 2,500/- (Rupees Two Thousand and Five Hundred only) including postage. Interested libraries may contact us through email at *nsl(a)niscair.res.in <nsl(a)niscair.res.in> *or *issn.india(a)niscair.res.in <issn.india(a)niscair.res.in>* Thanks and regards, ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------- *Viswanath G.S* Technical Assistant, ISSN National Center, India National Science Library (NSL) NISCAIR, Satsang Vihar Marg New Delhi 110067 *Mob:* +919447713578, +919895418376 *Website:* www.viswanathgs.weebly.com *e-mail:* viswam.gs(a)gmail.com ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------- कृपया इस इ-मेल के प्रिंटिंग से पहले पर्यावरण पर विचार करें, जब तक अति आवश्यक ना हो इस ई-मेल का प्रिंट नाले, पेपर बचाए, वृक्ष बचाए| Please think twice before printing this email, don’t print this e-mail unless it's really necessary, save paper, save trees. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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One Week National Workshop on Research Data and Statistical Analysis using R Programming during 15th - 20th May, 2017
by Roma 04 Apr '17

04 Apr '17

****Apologies for cross posting**** Dear Sir / Madam, It gives us immense pleasure to inform you that Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET) Centre, has announced *One Week National Workshop on Research Data and Statistical Analysis using R Programming *during 15th - 20th May, 2017 to be held at INFLIBNET Centre. More Details are given below and in enclosed brochure. One Week National Workshop on * Research Data and Statistical Analysis using R Programming* (15th - 20th May, 2017) Venue: INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar - 382 007. *Objectives of the Workshop* The significance of Data and its effective analysis is unavoidable to have a good piece of research and to make a fruitful decision. From students to scholars, individual researchers to research institutes throughout the world come across this data analysis part to carry out their research. Statistics and statistical analysis plays a crucial role in research and analyzing data. The aim of this workshop is to provide hands on training in understanding the concepts in data science and statistical analysis using R programming which is one of the most widely used open source package in the field of Data Science across the world. This workshop will help the participants in applying proper research methodology and improving their analysis by applying various statistical techniques using R programming. At the end of the workshop, participants should be able to : · Get familiar with R programming language; · Understand statistical analysis using R programming; · Explore how to analyze research data using R programming; · Explore how to represent data using basic graphs in R. · How to prepare presentation, document, web pages, blogs in R *Major Topics* The Scope of workshop is to cover theoretical discussion and practical exposure on the following aspects of statistical analysis using R: · Introduction to R, Rstudio; · Data types in R; · Importing and handling data in R; · Working with functions in R; · Exploratory Data Analysis using R (Data Visualization); · Descriptive Statistics (summary Measures) using R; · Hypothesis Testing – I (Parametric); · Hypothesis Testing – II (Non-Parametric); · Analysis of Variance (One way ANOVA, Two way ANOVA); · Simple and Multiple Linear Regression Analysis; · Logistic Regression; · Time Series Analysis; · Reproducible Research using R and Rstudio (knitr, rmarkdown, bookdown); and · Website and Blog Management using R and Rstudio. *Resource Persons* The resource persons are prominent statisticians / scientists / professors / researchers / scholars in the field of statistics and data science across the country. They have an extensive experience with the application of statistical analysis in a research evaluation. *Target Participants* Academicians, Faculties, Current and Prospective Research Scholars, PG Students and UG Students from all disciplines. A maximum of 25-30 candidates will be selected for the training programme on First-Come-First-Serve basis. *Duration: One Week (15th - 20th May, 2017)* One week workshop includes all hands on practical sessions, Case Studies, Discussion Forum, Group Presentation. *Venue* The Workshop will be conducted at Information and Library Network Centre, An IUC of University Grants Commission, Infocity, Gandhinagar-382007, Gujarat, India. *Workshop Fee* The registration fee is Rs. 5750/- (Rupees Five thousand seven hundred fifty only) per person without accommodation and Rs. 8500/- (Rupees Eight thousand five hundred only) per person with accommodation. It includes training kit, lunch and tea. TA/DA and accommodation charges will have to be borne by sponsoring organizations/participants. *Accommodation* The Centre will arrange accommodation during the period of training at INFLIBNET Guest House (A/C Room) on twin sharing basis. The participants must send prior intimation and charges for accommodation along with registration fees. The accommodation will be provided first come first basis. *Online Registration* The application for registration to the workshop should be submitted online at HRD - INFLIBNET Centre (*http://inflibnet.ac.in/hrd/ <http://inflibnet.ac.in/hrd/>*) and send online filled application to *Sh. Hitesh Solanki, Scientist-B (CS)* on or before*May 10, 2017* *Contact Person* Please feel free to contact *Sh. Hitesh Solanki, Mobile - 08000688854, hitesh(a)inflibnet.ac.in <hitesh(a)inflibnet.ac.in> *or undersigned for any queries regarding the workshop. *Brochure:* *http://inflibnet.ac.in/hrd/docs/rprogdoc.pdf <http://inflibnet.ac.in/hrd/docs/rprogdoc.pdf>* *Registration:* *http://inflibnet.ac.in/hrd/login.php <http://inflibnet.ac.in/hrd/login.php>* We look forward for your participation in the training programmes. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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refresher courses in Library & Information science
by sharada ca 03 Apr '17

03 Apr '17

Kindly inform refresher courses during this year 2017-18 -- Regards, Sharadamma C.A Librarian Govt First Grade College Kolar, Kolar Dist. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Reference Query
by Pranit Landge 03 Apr '17

03 Apr '17

Dear Colleagues, One of the eminent scientist of our research institute requires below mentioned books for their research work. Request you to please check the availability of the same and revert back ASAP. 1. Monograph of the Scarabaeidae and Aphodiidae of the palaearctic and oriental region: Coleoptera: Lamellicornia (*Monographie der Scarabaeidae und Aphodiidae der palaearktischen und orientalischen Region : Coleoptera: Lamellicornia*) by Balthasar, Vladimir 2. Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera: Vol 3. Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea: by A. Smetana, I. Lobl 3. Catalogue of Indian insects, part 18 Carabidae, by Andrewes, H. E.(1930), Regards, Pranit Landge. Library & Information Assistant Zoological Survey of India Western Regional Center, Vidyanagar, sector-29, Opp. D Y Patil Edu. Complex, Rawet Road, Akurdi, Pune- 411044 Contact No.- 9561827902 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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need help
by Chandra kanth 03 Apr '17

03 Apr '17

Please publish Dear professional, If anybody have information about latest UGC criteria for making library advisory committee Please send me. its urgent. Thanking You Chandrakanth HGLibrarianAcharya School of DesignBengaluru

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Library and Information Science Videos
by Salman Haider 03 Apr '17

03 Apr '17

Library and Information Science Videos <https://librarianshipstudies.blogspot.com/2017/04/library-and-information-s…> Library and Information Science Videos is an initiative of Librarianship Studies & Information Technology blog to showcase the finest LIS videos for librarians, catalogers, metadata, archives, and knowledge professionals. The videos are sourced from Librarianship Studies & Information Technology YouTube Channel. A featured video will be displayed in this blog post along with a brief summary. It will also be displayed at the bottom of the blog in a large view (recommended). It is important to note that the large view of the featured video is available only in the web version. So if you are viewing on a mobile phone or some mobile device then go to the bottom of the blog post area to locate and visit the option "View web version" to find the featured video. Contents ------------------------------ - Background - Featured Video - Videos in Librarianship Studies & Information Technology YouTube Channel BACKGROUND I always wanted to see beautiful libraries of the world like the Library of Congress of Washington D.C., the British Library of London, and the Bodleian Library of Oxford. I also wanted to view Library and Information Science tutorial videos by top-ranked library and i-schools. There are some topics which cannot be demonstrated effectively through text (as in article form), where video format is preferred. For example, if the subject is like Use of Robots In Libraries, then it would be more interesting to see a video showing robots in action in libraries. Likewise, a biography of a library and information science luminary like Dr. S. R. Ranganathan, Dr. Carla Hayden, Lois Mai Chan, or Charles Ammi Cutter should better be viewed in a video. So an idea came to my mind to create a YouTube Channel on Library and Information Science with top quality videos on the pattern of Khan Academy <http://khan%20academy/>. FEATURED VIDEO Dr. Carla Hayden: President Obama's Nominee For The Librarian Of Congress - [Watch this video on the large screen at the bottom of Librarianship Studies & Information Technology blog - Recommended] - This video is created by Obama White House Archives to introduce Dr. Carla Hayden as President Obama's Nominee For The Librarian Of Congress. See Dr. Carla Hayden in action as she speaks about her career and experience as a librarian, and tour the Library of Congress and Enoch Pratt Free Library with this incredible video. … … … … *Read full article on Librarianship Studies & Information Technology <https://librarianshipstudies.blogspot.com/>: https://librarianshipstudies.blogspot.com/2017/04/library-and-information-s… <https://librarianshipstudies.blogspot.com/2017/04/library-and-information-s…>* Salman Haider Librarian (Cataloging) -- 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] How to justify the librarian post for the institution
by mailman＠ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 01 Apr '17

01 Apr '17

---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- From: "Prof. N. Laxman Rao." <naglaxman(a)yahoo.com> Date: Fri, March 31, 2017 10:17 pm -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear friends We all know the status and image of librarians in this country. The image and reputation comes with the work and service we provide to users. It also gets enhanced when we publicise, mix with people, lobby and show our skills in making library a unique place in the academic institution. Unfortunately , and in spite of having skills most of us could not build the image which resulted in deterioration of the image. One of thr former DPL in Andhra Pradesh was commenting that the librarians simply give books and take back. do we need such high degree and salary for them. He further commented that his attender can do better job than librarians? It was a disgusting statement. sometime we were worried that the library management goes to ICT people. Due to several reasons and ineffective impression we created, more than 60% of univ librarians posts are vacant in the country. Most of the academic administrators feel there is no need of librarian with such high scale. we may feel bad to accept truth and blame on any one whether senior or junior, but such situations are truthful of the profession. who has to be blamed, ?LIS Educationnon maintenance of quality and lack of good teaching?Almost distribution of degrees by few univs as they want money?Lack updating the technologyLack of practical experienceTreating this profession on par with a BA holder?Lack of commitment and work Consciousness among professionals?No Capacity to work as the knowledge is minimal?Lack of Environment support? MANY MORE???? THERE IS A NEED FOR INTROSPECTION AND RECTIFY OUR LAPSES? i KNOW THE Vijayawada institution selection process , and internally what happend ( I am Â not expert). Candidates who attended the interview could not do interview well. The comment was the present Dy Librarian ( whom they recruited by that time) is many times better than the librarian candidates? Just having qualification does not give the job and status. One has to learn continuously, do hard work accept the new changes, commitment is necessary, and we must be able to impress with service rather than mere presence. What an expert out of six members of the selection committee can do. It was shameful situation to expert as the candidates could not do anything for such higher position and high salary/ Â I KNOW MY FRANK SITUATION MAY CREATE FLUTTERS IN MANY MINDS. THERE ARE PLENTY NUMBER OF PROFESSIONALS, WHO MADE the profession Â a great profession. It has to emulated by one and all.Â We all quote late Ranganathan every where, who brought the recognition to the profession and the subject at international level. He made India as one of the top countries in LIS. many people claim Late Ranganathan as father of library science and quote stories of his association. But in reality most of them used his name Â and made positions and money too. Did any one work for revision of his theories after him? Now we are forced to shelve his concepts on attick. Â Should not we feel shame of this scene. Before we celebrate Librarian's Day, is it not necessary to do something to follow and accept his ideals, thoughts, commitment and work culture? I know few cases where the senior professionals played mischief but dont think every candidate applies is Â competent and let us not blame the senior experts. BEFORE BLAMING ME, PLEASE REVIEW, RETHINK, CHANGE AND STRIVE TO GET PAST GLORY WHICH NEVER COMES WITH DEGREES AND DISTINCTIONS? GOOD LUCK TO EVERY ONEGOD BLESS THIS PROFESSIONÂ Prof. N.LAXMAN RAO, NAGUBANDI President, Telangana Library Association;Member, Advisory Board, National Library, Kolkata;UGC-Emeritus Fellow (2009-11); Member,Â Library Advisory Committee, Dr BR Ambedkar University, Hyderabad; Program Advisory Committee for Kalanidhi ReferenceLibrary and Cultural Archives, IGNCA, NewDelhi;Â Member, Technical Advisory Panel,Â Indian Public library Movement, under the NASSCOM FOUNDATION; Funded by Bill Gates & Milinda Foundation;Professor in Library and Information Science, Osmania University, Hyderabad ( super annuated);formerly Director, UGC-Academic Staff College (2006-8);formerly President, Association of British Scholars ( AP Chapter) and Indian Association of Teachers in Library and Information Science On Friday, 31 March 2017, 19:59, Anil Singh <dr.anilsingh5(a)gmail.com> wrote: This is pertinent question raised by Mr. Jena and it is very serious issue for deliberation in LIS community. Since last few years, the pay scales and designations of library professionals are downgraded by authorities in various organisation arbitrarily. This not only the case of SPA, Vijaywada, but also happened in many organisations like Election Commission in India, IIT Mumbai, IIT Indore etc. Here we are blaming to the authorities, but why not for senior LIS professional who went in SPA Vijaywada for taking interview as an Expert. Why they made this interview NFS? They should have pressurised the Director, SPA for not abolishing this post. In govt. institutions creating a post is very cumbersome job and once the post is created these Experts never raised the voice against abolition. Besides this there are so many important issues in LIS Profession which I have highlighted in my latest article in entitled âIs all well in LIS Profession in India?â published in IASLIC Bulletin Vol. 61(4), December 2016. The link of this paper is given below. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzaDCDNkA90eUEpfMFYwM2dkdkk/view?usp=shari… Please read this article and give your valuable comments and feedback. -- with regards, Anil Singh Library & Documentation Division, National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi - 110016 E-mail: dr.anilsingh5(a)gmail.com

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National Workshop on Metadata Standards: Retrospective Conversion, Preservation and Migration scheduled to be held @ INFLIBNET Centre during June 06-09, 2017
by Dr. Miteshkumar Pandya 31 Mar '17

31 Mar '17

Dear Comrades, INFLIBNET Centre is going to orgnize three day National Workshop on Metadata Standards: Retrospective Conversion, Preservation and Migration during June 07-09, 2017. Following topics will be covered in the workshop: - Introduction to metadata and metadata standards; - Fundamentals of retrospective conversion (Theory); - Installation and configuration of ISISMARC, MarcEdit; - Retrospective conversion of books and journal articles using MarcEdit and ISISMARC; - Use of XL2MARCXML utility developed by INFLIBNET Centre; - Conversion of multi-lingual bibliographic data; - Verification/ Validation of MARC records; - Conversion of journal articles data into CCF/MARC21 format; - CCF to MARC21 conversion; - MARC21 to Excel; and - Copy cataloguing. For more information and registration please click on the below link: http://inflibnet.ac.in/forthcoming/Metadata_Standards_Retrospective_ Conversion_2017.pdf http://inflibnet.ac.in/hrd/ --- Regards Dr. Miteshkumar Pandya Scientist - B (Library Science) Information and Library Network Centre P.B. No. 4, Infocity, Gandhinagar - 382007 Gujarat Ph: 079-23268294 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Presentations - Computers in Libraries 2017
by Dr. Sandeep Bhavsar 31 Mar '17

31 Mar '17

Dear All Please have a look at the presentations of Computers in Libraries 2017 http://computersinlibraries.infotoday.com/2017/Presentations.aspx -- Warm Regards Dr. Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian *Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research (AUTONOMOUS)* L Napoo Road | Matunga (CR) | Mumbai- 400 019. Tel: 022-2419 8377 | Mob: 9870 18 9999 Library Portal*: http://elearn.welingkar.org/infowe <http://elearn.welingkar.org/infowe>* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Congratulations!
by Syamili C 31 Mar '17

31 Mar '17

Congratulations! Dear Professional friends, I would like to heartily congratulate Dr. Nisha N. B., Assistant Librarian, Kerala Agricultural University, Mannuthi, Thrissur, Kerala for her successful completion of PhD. on the topic "Information Literacy Competency of Agricultural Scientists in Kerala" under the guidance of Dr. Rekha RV, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Library and Information Science, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry. With regards Syamili C. PhD. Dept. of Library & Information Science Pondicherry University csyamili(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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How to justify the librarian post for the institution
by Anil Singh 31 Mar '17

31 Mar '17

This is pertinent question raised by Mr. Jena and it is very serious issue for deliberation in LIS community. Since last few years, the pay scales and designations of library professionals are downgraded by authorities in various organisation arbitrarily. This not only the case of SPA, Vijaywada, but also happened in many organisations like Election Commission in India, IIT Mumbai, IIT Indore etc. Here we are blaming to the authorities, but why not for senior LIS professional who went in SPA Vijaywada for taking interview as an Expert. Why they made this interview NFS? They should have pressurised the Director, SPA for not abolishing this post. In govt. institutions creating a post is very cumbersome job and once the post is created these Experts never raised the voice against abolition. Besides this there are so many important issues in LIS Profession which I have highlighted in my latest article in entitled “Is all well in LIS Profession in India?” published in IASLIC Bulletin Vol. 61(4), December 2016. The link of this paper is given below. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzaDCDNkA90eUEpfMFYwM2dkdkk/view?usp=shari… Please read this article and give your valuable comments and feedback. -- with regards, Anil Singh Library & Documentation Division, National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi - 110016 E-mail: dr.anilsingh5(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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National Conference on Role of Libraries in Making Digital India (SALIS 2017)
by mailman＠ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 30 Mar '17

30 Mar '17

---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: National Conference on Role of Libraries in Making Digital India (SALIS 2017) From: "AutoLib Software Systems" <hariharan_ah(a)yahoo.com> Date: Thu, March 30, 2017 3:33 pm -------------------------------------------------------------------------- National Conference onÂ Role of Libraries in Making Digital India (SALIS 2017)7th & 8th July, 2017 Organized by Central Library, Thiagarajar College of Engineering(An Autonomous Institution)Madurai â 625 015 Tamil Nadu, India. and Society for the Advancement ofLibrary and Information Science (SALIS) Thiagarajar College of Engineering (TCE) Thiagarajar College of Engineering, a Government aidedautonomous institution, affiliated to Anna University,Chennai is one among the several educational andphilanthropic institutions founded by Philanthropist andIndustrialist Late Shri. Karumuttu Thiagarajan Chettiar.It was established in the year 1957 and grantedAutonomy in the year 1987 by UGC. TCE is funded byCentral & State Governments and Management. TCEoffers 8 UG and 11 PG programmes and Doctoralprogrammes in Engineering, Technology, Science andArchitecture. TCE is an approved QIP centre forpursuing Ph.D. programmes in Engineering. About Library, TCE TCE library supports the institute's programme of studyand research. TCE Institutional Archives offer access toa wide range of materials, both printed and electronic.The collection includes Books, Journals, Digitalresources, Back volumes, Book Bank etc. Society for the Advancement of Library andInformation Science (SALIS) SALIS is a registered national professional body,actively involved in the development of all spheres ofLibrary and Information Science by organizing variousprogrammes like conferences, seminars, workshops andtraining programmes on emerging topics throughout theyear in various parts of the country through its chapterslocated in many places. SALIS publishes national andinternational journals, proceedings and newsletters forexchange of information and knowledge among LISprofessionals. SALIS instituted many awards toencourage and motivate LIS professionals. One of theobjectives of SALIS is to train the LIS professionals inthe country to handle the latest IT tools and techniquesmore effectively and efficiently and also to understandand adopt the best practices in order to provide highquality library service to the users. About the Conference The Digital India movement is a flagship programme ofthe Government of India with a vision to transform Indiainto a digitally empowered society and knowledgeeconomy. The GOI is taking many initiatives to makedigital India such as e-governance, digital transactions invarious sectors such as banking, education, publicdistribution system, e-commerce, transport etc. DigitalIndia policy will transform our nation and createopportunities for all citizens by harnessing digitaltechnologies. The role of library is shifting fromdistribution of books to focusing on learning, readingand literacy. Libraries are the effective self-learningcentres for all in a society and play a major role toempower the citizens to create a knowledge society.Libraries are also taking many initiatives to contribute inmaking the Digital India. Libraries need to have nationalpolicy for public, academic and special libraries not onlyfor creating, storing, disseminating digital service butalso have a policy on digital transactions and digitalpreservation of library resources, traditional knowledgeand culture of our society. This two days conference willprovide a platform for LIS professionals, teachers,educators and policy makers to discuss the role oflibraries on-line with the Digital India movement. Conference Objectives - To discuss the role of libraries in making digitalIndia.- To Transform Library into a total digitalenvironment by introducing digital transactions andservices.- To re-engineer, re-invent and re-visit the existinglibrary systems and services to suit to the digitalenvironment.- To transform library from physical space to activelearning space.- To discuss the sweeping changes that taking place inthe digital library environment.- To introduce creative and innovative services for thedigital natives.- To offer digital library services to the users throughmobile and social media.- To evolve innovative and best practices for a total digital environment in libraries. Themes National Digital Policy for Libraries:Public LibrariesDigital Acquisition in LibrariesDigital Transactions in LibrariesDigital Content Creation and ManagementDigital LearningDigital Repository/ IR - StandardsM-Library / KM PracticesRole of Social Media in popularizing the digital libraryDigitization of resourcesDigital Library Projects in India **Check the website for more sub themes Submission of Papers Original and unpublished papers on the conferencethemes are invited for presentation in the conference.Papers will be accepted only after strict review byeditorial committee. Accepted papers will be publishedin the Conference Proceedings with ISBN. Selectedpapers may also be published in the SALIS journals. Author Guidelines The full paper in word file (with an abstract notexceeding 200 words and at least 3 keywords) should besubmitted as an e-mail attachment totcesalis17(a)gmail.com. Paper should not exceed 6 pages(line space: 1.5, font size: 12, font: TMN, reference:APA). For more details, please visit the conferencewebsite. Papers will not be accepted without registration fee Target Participants Librarians, Information professionals, LIS Teachers,Students and Research scholarsÂ Accommodation / TransportParticipants can arrange their own accommodation andtransport. Details of nearby hotels and commutation willbe provided in the conference website. The room rentvaries from Rs.500 to 3000 per day. Registration Fee LIS Professionals Rs.1000Research Scholars (Regular) &LIS Students (Regular) Rs.500(Kit in folder)Participants (without paper) Rs.500(Kit without conference bag and proceedings) Registration fee should be paid through Demand Draftdrawn in favour of 'The Principal, ThiagarajarCollege of Engineeringâ payable at âMaduraiâ andaddressed to the âOrganizing Secretaryâ. Registration fees once paid will not be refunded. Last Dates Submission of full-paper 31.05.2017Communication of Acceptance 10.06.2017Registration 20.06.2017 Conference Websiteshttps://tcesalis2017.wordpress.comwww.tce.edu & www.salis.in Awards and Mementos Cash Awards will be given to the best papers forProfessionals, Students and Women separately.Mementos will be given to all the paper presenters. Temples & Places to Visit Meenakshi Amman Temple, Thirupparamkunram,Koodal Azhagar Temple, Vandiyur Mariamman Temple,Pazhamudhir Solai, Thirumalai Nayakkar Palace, GandhiMuseum, Vaigai Dam etc. Address for Correspondence Dr.L.RadhaOrganizing Secretary, SALIS 2017& LibrarianThiagarajar College of EngineeringMadurai â 625 015, Tamil Nadu.Mobile : 97891 01604E-Mail : tcesalis17(a)gmail.com Organizing Committee Chief PatronShri.Karumuttu T.KannanChairman & Correspondent, TCEPatronDr.V.Abhai KumarPrincipal, TCECo-PatronDr.N.JawaharDean (R&D), TCEConvenersDr.T.Vel RajanAssociate Dean, Library, TCEDr.M.K.Kavitha DeviCLC Library, TCEOrganizing SecretaryDr.L.RadhaLibrarian, TCE SALIS Core Committee Dr.A.Hariharan, Founder President, SALISDr.J.Dominic, Karunya University, CoimbatoreDr.M.Mandhirasalam, CIT, CoimbatoreDr.S.Surianarayanan, Advisor, SALISDr.S.Muralidhar, CVRDE, DRDO, ChennaiDr.S.Swaminathan, SRMV College of Ed., CoimbatoreDr.K.Elavazhagan, IIM, TrichyMr.T.Stephen, Vellalar College for Women, ErodeMr.K.Karunai Raghavan, NEC, KovilpattiDr.A.M.Venkatachalam, KSRCT, TiruchengodeMr.T.Senthilkumar, Gurunak College, ChennaiDr.Jesudas Manalan, Bishop Heber College, TrichyMr.P.Meenakshisundaram, CPL, ChennaiDr.P.Panneerselvam, BSAR. University, ChennaiDr.V.Sakthi Regha, MSSW, ChennaiDr.T.Magudeeswaran, CN College, ErodeDr.A.Sokkalingam, SRMV Polytechnic, CoimbatoreDr.R.Sevukan, Pondicherry University, PuducherryDr.R.Balasubramani, Bharathidasan Univ., TrichyMr.J.Arumugam, PSG College of Tech., CoimbatoreMs.D.Mercy Lydia, Vellalar College for Women, ErodeDr.K.Murugan, Anna University College, TuticorinMr.O.Seshaiah, PBR VITS, Kavali, APDr.T.R.Sridevi, RV College of Engineering, BangaloreDr.P.M.Paradkar, GS College of Commerce, NagpurDr.Sanjay Kataria, Bennett University, NoidaDr.Lata Suresh, IICA, Gurgaon, HaryanaDr.Ch.Narayana Reddy, SVGS College, NelloreDr.N.Prabhakar, VR College, Nellore SALIS Working Committee Dr.A.Chitra Dhavaputhalvi, CGAC, TirupurDr.S.Dhanavandhan, Gandhigram University, DindigulMrs.K.Indumathi, Anna Adarsh College, ChennaiDr.S.Jayshankar, Alagappa University, KaraikudiDr.B.Jeyaprakash, Bharathidasan University, TrichyMr.A.Joseph Anburaj, KCGCT, ChennaiMrs.K.S.Kalyani, PUCAS, PappiretipattiDr.V.Krishnamurthy, KCT, CoimbatoreDr.M.Leeladharan , Pondicherry University, PuducherryMrs.M.Mahalakshmi, Stella Maris College, ChennaiDr.K.Mahalakshmi, Avinashilingam Univ., CoimbatoreMrs.S.Maidhili, Meenakshi College, ChennaiMr.F.Manase Prabu, KSRCAS, TiruchengodeMr.S.Manikandan, ACL, ChennaiMrs.G.Meenambika, PAS College, ChennaiDr.N.Murugesan, ACET, TirupurMr.V.Radhakrishnan, SBI Global, ChennaiDr.T.Raja, St. Xavierâs College of Education, PalayamkottaiMr.V.Rajendran, Bharathiar University, CoimbatoreDr.G.Saravanan, French Institute, PondicherryDr.S.Saravanan, VVCE, TirunelveliDr.A.Senthamil Selvi, Saranathan Engg. College, TrichyDr.R.Senthilkumar, KASC, CoimbatoreDr.A.P.Shanmugam, TUCAS, VillupuramDr.K.S.Sivakumaren, Anna University, MIT, ChennaiMrs.Sophia Johnson, MCE, ChennaiMrs.B.Srilakshmi, Sir Thiagaraja College, ChennaiDr.M.Surulinathi, Bharathidasan University, TrichyDr.Ch.Veeranjaneyulu, GIST, NelloreDr.K.Vinitha, St.Maryâs College, Tuticorin National Advisory Committee Dr.S.Ally Sornam, Bishop Heber College, TrichyDr.Anup Kumar Das, JNU, New DelhiDr.K.Chinnasamy, MK University, MaduraiDr.V.Chandrakumar, University of Madras, ChennaiMr.S.Elango, SRMV MCPE, CoimbatoreDr.G.Krishnamoorthy, Anna University, ChennaiDr.C.Murugan, Periyar University, SalemDr.M.Nagarajan, Annamalai University, ChidambaramDr.P.Padma, MK University, MaduraiDr.K.Padmini, Sri Venkateswara University, TirupathiMr.S.Radhakrishnan, NPOL, CochinMr.A.Sankaran, The Hindu, ChennaiDr.R.Sarangapani, Bharathiar University, CoimbatoreMr.S.S.Sivakumaar, DCL, KarurDr.S.Srinivasa Ragavan, Bharathidasan Univ., TrichyDr.B.Suresh, MK University, MaduraiDr.M.Tamizhchelvan, Gandhigram University, DindigulDr.S.Thanuskodi, Alagappa University, KaraikudiDr.A.Thirumagal, MS University, TirunelveliDr.A.Thirunavukkarasu, Algappa Universiy, KaraikudiDr.P.Vinayagamoorthy, Thiruvalluvar University, Vellore Local Organizing Committee Dr.S.Sridhar, TSM, MaduraiMr.K.Ramasamy, MVM Govt. Arts College, DindigulMrs.C.Hema, The Madura College, MaduraiDr.G.Amudha, VHNSN College, VirudhunagarDr.M.Prabhakaran, Vivekananda College, MaduraiDr.S.Gopalakrishnan, VCET, MaduraiDr.N.Vasanthakumar, American College, MaduraiMrs.C.Sujatha, Fatima College, MaduraiMr.M.Ganesan, MSEC, SivakasiMrs.S.Manohari, KCET, VirudhunagarDr.R.Loganayagi, MDNC, MaduraiMs.B.Vijayalakshmi, SPC, TirunelveliMr.S.Sudhahar, TCE, MaduraiMr.P.Sathishkumar, TCE, MaduraiMrs.S.Deepa, TCE, MaduraiMrs.Sakthi Renugadevi, TCE, MaduraiMrs.K.Chithambaravalli, TCE, Madurai

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Re: [LIS-Forum] How to justify the librarian post for the institution
by Dr. Saurabh Shukla 30 Mar '17

30 Mar '17

Dear this is not new a few cases has also been reported 1. National medical library, delhi, downgraded from 10,000 to 87,000 2. Election Commission, delhi, downgraded from 76 to 6600 with no reasons given and nobody to question ???? its a very serious issue Dr.Saurabh Shukla, Assistant Director, Competition Commission of India, 3rd Floor, Hindustan Times Building, KG Marg, Cannought Place, New Delhi-110001 India Skype- sshukla74 (9868388967) -------------------------------------------- On Wed, 29/3/17, vinod mishra <mishravk79(a)gmail.com> wrote: Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] How to justify the librarian post for the institution To: "Rajendra Jena" <rkjena2002(a)rediffmail.com> Cc: "lis-forum" <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> Date: Wednesday, 29 March, 2017, 10:10 Hello to all, This is an excellent question and i believe some leaders will come forward to answer properly. However i am not in a position to justify because as per present scenario if a library work can be done by the professionals having GP/AGP 4200/4600/4800/5400/6000/8000 than why to waste 10000 AGP on another fellow this may be the view of policy makers ! I also expect some good answers with proper justifications because IIT Bombay has already created 7600 GP post (Chief library officer) in lieu of 10000 AGP as per my knowledge and many institutes may face the same in near future. What our immediate parents have done same we are getting in return this may be one case i think ! With Regards, Vinod Kumar Mishra, Assistant Librarian, Biju Patnaik Central Library (BPCL), NIT Rourkela, Sundergadh-769008, Odisha, India. Mob:91+9439420860 Website: http://mishravk.com/ *"Spiritual relationship is far more precious than physical. Physical relationship divorced from spiritual is body without soul" -- Mahatma Gandhi* On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 5:40 PM, Rajendra Jena <rkjena2002(a)rediffmail.com> wrote: > Dear Sir/Madam, > Can anyone share any document in support of librarian post. One of our > sister concern SPA Vijaywada advertised for the post of librarian (PB-4 > with AGP 10000/-) and also conducted interview for the said post but > finally made this NFS. Now our authority proposing to abolish the post. The > student strength is around 600 now and in future it may reach around 1200. > SPAs are institution of national importance under MHRD. > Please advice me how to justify not to abolish the post. > regards, > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > >

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Presentation on “Digitalization Trends in Enterprises”on 6th Apr 2017 at 6.00 p.m.
by Mohan Hr 30 Mar '17

30 Mar '17

Dear all, Pl. find an invite for the presentation on “Digitalization Trends in Enterprises”on 6th Apr 2017 at 6.00 p.m. The pdf invite is available at http://ieeecs-madras.managedbiz.com/pgms/2017/mm-170406-digitalization.pdf To facilitate logistics, please pre-register at https://goo.gl/forms/IzgBXPj0LlrReMLz1 With regards HR Mohan Vice Chair, IEEE Madras Section INVITE ===================================. IEEE Madras Section IEEE Computer Society, Madras Chapter IEEE Communications Society, Madras Chapter IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, Madras Chapter IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society, Madras Chapter and Computer Society of India, Chennai Chapter Cordially invite you to a presentation on “Digitalization Trends in Enterprises” by Mr. Pon Manivannan Principal Technology Leader L&T Technology Services, Chennai on Thursday, 6th Apr 2017 at 6.00 p.m. at Seminar Hall, Alumni Center Anna University, Chennai - 600 025 (Situated opposite to Ladies Hostel, Anna University Campus) Programme ========= 6.00 p.m. : Tea & Fellowship 6.30 p.m. : Presentation 7.45 p.m. : Dinner About the presentation: =================== At Macroeconomic level, the economic, demographic, lifecycle & social trends are challenges in sustaining the overall global GDP growth. This puts a lot of pressure on the companies to compete globally, given technology advancement, cost of the technology access going down, increasingly shifting behaviour of the consumers using more of social media, mobile, analytics, cloud and security (SMACS). Innovative small technology players are entering and disrupting large players in the traditional business. Increasing maturity of ICT with IoT and other advanced technologies needs to be leveraged to be sustainable global player in an innovative and competitive environment. Digitalization is not an option but a way to improve the overall business performance. Consumers are sharing information implicitly and explicitly through various channels of communications which companies have to listen and respond to with agility and velocity. Digital company’s market cap is better than analogue companies. Business model innovation is being continuously getting disrupted by start-ups and big companies have to work with all stake holders towards realizing the goal. Skill development, acquisition and retention are major challenges to be addressed by companies if they have to adopt digitalization significantly. About the Speaker: =============== Mr. Pon Manivannan, Principal Technology Leader, L&T Technology Services, Chennai has over thirty years’ experience in the IT/ITES/product engineering sector. He has significant global product development experience in aerospace, automotive, consumer electronic, telecom, multimedia and networking domain. Currently, he heads the Technology Solution and Innovation Center at L&T Technology Services to build innovation culture and develop strategy, roadmap, build solution in new technology areas in collaboration with institutions, research labs, drive knowledge management system, reuse framework, community of practice, technical learning, IP/Patent desk etc., Additionally, he heads the CSR function. In the previous role, he was the head of the Automotive & Aerospace business at L&T Technology Services. He has served in various organizations like Infotech Enterprises Limited (Now Cyient), TRIANZ Consulting P Ltd as Director (Embedded Practice) and in HCL Technologies and CSIR (Govt of India). He has published several research papers in the national and international journals/conferences. He is one of the most sought after speaker at various institutions and forums on different technology topics. Mr. Pon Manivannan is an alumnus of Anna University; he has done the Post Graduate Management Program at IIM Calcutta and also has a MBA from Madras University. More about him at http://in.linkedin.com/in/gbponmanivannan To facilitate logistics, please pre-register at https://goo.gl/forms/IzgBXPj0LlrReMLz1 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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How to justify the librarian post for the institution
by Rajendra Jena 30 Mar '17

30 Mar '17

Dear Sir/Madam, Can anyone share any document in support of librarian post. One of our sister concern SPA Vijaywada advertised for the post of librarian (PB-4 with AGP 10000/-) and also conducted interview for the said post but finally made this NFS. Now our authority proposing to abolish the post. The student strength is around 600 now and in future it may reach around 1200. SPAs are institution of national importance under MHRD. Please advice me how to justify not to abolish the post. regards, -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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An initiative to retain the post of librarian in SPAs and put a full stop to the narrow mind set up started recently
by Rajendra Jena 30 Mar '17

30 Mar '17

Dear Professionals,   Can anyone share any document which will help me to retain the post of librarian in SPAs. There are total three SPAs with a tag of institute of national importance under MHRD. SPA Delhi is the oldest one and SPA Bhopal & Vijaywada were established in 2008. SPA Vijaywada advertised for the post of librarian (PB-4 with AGP 10000/-)  for the first around 2013 and also conducted interview for the said post but finally made this NFS.   Now our authority proposing to abolish the post. The student strength is around 600 now and in future it may reach around 1200. Please extend your help to justify the requirement of librarian for the institute library and may able to retain this in SPAs.   Please do not think this differently. I am working as AL now at SPA Bhopal and far away from the post of librarian. I am fighting for the shake of library profession.This is not only an initiative to retain the post of librarian in SPAs but a step towards putting a full stop to the narrow mind set up started recently in IITs and spreading very soon to other institutions which do not have librarian/deputy librarian.Hope whole library profession should come forward to stop this irrespective of our personal benefit. Whatever we have due to the father of library science and we should at least retain the dignity of the profession.     regards, -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Application for the post of Information Scientist in Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES)
by Subhodip Bid 28 Mar '17

28 Mar '17

*Name of the post:* Information Scientist *Number of Vacancy:* 1(UR) *Educational Qualification:* Candidates Should have Master of Library & Information Science from a recognized University with 55% marks with consistently good academic records. *Experience:* In the field of Library & Information Science, preferably in a Library in a scientific/research organization, for 2 years with grade pay of Rs. 4800/- or 3 years with grade pay of Rs. 4600/-. *Pay Scale:* *INR* (PB-3) Rs.15,600-39,100 + Grade Pay Rs. 5,400/- *Age Limit:* Not exceeding 35 years. For more details: http://www.aries.res.in/recruitments/NewVaccancy_2017.pdf -- SUBHODIP BID M.Sc,M.L.I.S, AIS Library & Information Assistant National Library, Kolkata -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Ph D Title regarding
by Manjula Topannavar 28 Mar '17

28 Mar '17

Dear All, I hereby would like to bring to the notice of all members of LIS FORUM that I would like to perform the research on *"Status of Mandal Panchayati Libraries in Bangalore Rural District of Karnataka : A Study"* This also includes gram panchayati libraries of Bangalore rural district. So I request suggestions from all the members. Please inform me if anybody performing research on the same topic. Your suggestions are precious to me. Thanking you Yours faithfully *MANJULA T* *Research Scholar,* *Bangalore University* *Bangalore* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Submit your abstract and paper online now-MANLIBNET 2017 International Conference on 15-16 September 2017
by Jitender Sharma 28 Mar '17

28 Mar '17

Dear Madam/Sir This is to update you that you can now register your details online and submit your abstracts/full papers/Certificate of Originality at MANLIBNET 2017 Website i.e. www.jaipuria.ac.in/manlibnet2017/ using Register Now button. You need to create an account there and with those credentials you may submit the material. Please keep your user-id and password safe for re-login as you will be submitting the documents in phases. Conference brochure can be downloaded from above website and same is appended below also. MANLIBNET 2017 International Conference on INNOVATION IN LIBRARY TECHNOLOGY, SERVICES AND RESOURCES - CURRENT TRENDS IN LIBRARIES GLOBALLY SEPTEMBER 15-16, 2017 Organized Jointly By JAIPURIA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT, NOIDA and MANAGEMENT LIBRARIES NETWORK *ABOUT JAIPURIA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT, NOIDA* (http://www.jaipuria.ac.in/campuses/jaipuria-noida/) Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida was established in 2004. This state-of-the-art campus in the heart of the corporate hub of the NCR region provides students with wide exposure to number of industries. It is led by Dr. Rajiv R Thakur with a strong team of full time faculty comprising of qualified and experienced professors as well as industry managers turned academicians. Modernity, aesthetics and simplicity characterize the four acre green Wi-Fi campus. Beautiful lawns, a large green central court and an open-air Amphitheatre contribute immensely to providing a stimulating learning environment in the campus. The air conditioned academic complex consists of well-equipped Theatre style and classic lecture halls, auditoriums, resources rich library, computer labs and the faculty offices. The institute offers three AICTE approved two year full time PGDM, PGDM (Services Management), PGDM (Marketing) and Management Development Programs for the corporate sector. The institute works on developing graduates with entrepreneurial orientation and service mindedness. The institute draws upon a mix of pedagogy focusing on learning through both in-class discussions, cases and simulations as well as beyond the classroom learning through live projects, field project studies, regular industry interface and participation in various National /International seminars. *JAIPURIA, NOIDA LIBRARY RESOURCE CENTRE (LRC)* *(*http://jaipuria.ac.in/noida/librarynew/ ) Library at Jaipuria Noida is one among the best library systems in the NCR region with active relations with all other major business schools’ libraries. It is much enriched, both in traditional and online resources. It has a collection of over 25000 volumes with over 14080 different titles. It subscribes to about 147 National and International printed periodicals. The library also has a vast collection of fictions, biographies and spiritual books. It subscribes 19 online and offline databases including e-books database. It has a sizeable collection of CDs/DVDs and videos related to management education. It has developed a Digital Library using Greenstone Digital Library Software. Jaipuria, Noida library is total green library illuminated with natural light. It is truly user’ friendly and provides various information services to its users on daily basis. It has membership of MANLIBNET, DELNET and British Council also. OPAC terminals have been installed in library for self-learning of students. *ABOUT MANLIBNET* (http://manlibnet.in) MANLIBNET was established in 1998 at the first convention jointly organized by the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) and Ahmedabad Management Association. The association was established with the primary objective of providing a platform to improve the common understanding among management and business libraries and to promote effective collaboration and resource sharing. *CONFERENCES:* In order to facilitate experience sharing and professionals' network, MANLIBNET organizes annual conferences in collaboration with academic institutions situated in different locations. The leading institutions that have collaborated with MANLIBNET to organize the conferences are IIM, Ahmedabad; IIM, Lucknow; IIM, Kozhikode; XLRI, Jamshedpur; IMT, Ghaziabad; NIFM, Faridabad; Nirma University, Ahmedabad; ICSSR, Mumbai and Delhi; SSIM, Secunderabad; KIIT University, Bhubaneswar; IIHMR, Jaipur; University of Delhi, Delhi; IIM, Indore and EDII, Ahmedabad and TAPMI, Manipal. *LDPs:* In addition to an annual conference, MANLIBNET conducts national level Librarian Development Programs (LDPs) for LIS professionals and knowledge managers in collaboration with various colleges and institutions. *PUBLICATIONS:* Besides publishing of conference proceedings, MANLIBNET publishes a quarterly journal called 'Journal of Library Management' since 2012, which is approved by Registrar of Newspapers and Magazines, New Delhi. *BACKGROUND* Automation and digitalization of libraries has a topic of past decade and both of these are considered as a must for any library today. What is currently trending and emphasized upon is innovative practices adopted by libraries globally those attract and bind the users to the library. Some libraries talk about more and more technology adoption; RFID technology, mobile-apps for providing user services; reaching to the patrons at their doorstep, opening library kiosks i.e. to bring library services to the users. Others talk about innovative library facilities aspect that include being knowledge partner rather than a resources provider only; continually training and guiding the users in using library resources. Facilities also include developing facilities for differently abled sections of the users. Another aspect of innovative practices in libraries includes innovation in resources development and procurement. This aspect encompasses again technology aspect as well as order on demand or pay per view procurement and so on. Innovation in staff management and overall management of library and its operations are some other important dimensions. New technology and methods are adopted by various libraries for efficient and timely delivery of their services to users. Publishers are also using innovative technologies in producing and providing contents to the libraries. Rather than just books or journals, they are developing interactive and comprehensive learning modules where one can learn at his/her pace; can judge the performance or understanding levels and so on. Innovation in libraries also include introducing new services that directly appeal to users and as per their changing requirements. Innovation is not static and new innovative practices keep evolving as per change in users’ needs, technology and resources. Innovation is a continued journey. Keeping the above aspects in mind, Management Libraries Network in association with Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida is organizing an International Conference on “Innovation in Library Technology, Services and Resources - Current Trends in Libraries Globally” on 15-16 September, 2017 at Jaipuria, Noida campus. This conference will provide a platform for LIS professionals, teachers, practitioners, researchers, students and users to understand and also explain any innovation practice used by them in terms of Technology, Services and Resources at their respective workplaces. *THEME AND SUB-THEMES OF THE CONFERENCE* Papers are invited related to but not limited to conference theme and subthemes from LIS educators, faculty, practitioners, researchers, students and library users. The below given list is an indicative and authors are free to contribute papers on any topic of their choice falling within broad umbrella of innovation in libraries. *CORE THEME:* *INNOVATION IN LIBRARY TECHNOLOGY, SERVICES AND RESOURCES - CURRENT* *TRENDS IN LIBRARIES GLOBALLY * The core theme of the conference seeks to understand the current trends in innovative practices used in any library in any part of the world so as to find answers to the innovation required at an individual library as per its own requirement. *SUB-THEMES* *INNOVATION IN TECHNOLOGY* Emerging Technology used in Libraries Interactive and Integrated Learning Tools Mobile Applications Use of E-Wallets for Library Transactions, etc. New Trends in Digitalization Technology used in New Services Development Role of Technology in Outreach Activities Growing Penetration of RFID Technology Cloud Computing Big Data Use for Libraries Web Accessibility, Services and Applications Virtual Libraries Growing Role of Social Media *INNOVATION IN SERVICES* Developing Services according to Changing Needs of Users Innovation in New Services Launch for Direct Appeal among Users Innovation in Developing Libraries Facilities Innovation in Outreach Services Innovation in Infrastructure Development for Virtual/E-library Innovation in Providing Remote Access to Resources *INNOVATION IN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT* Books to E-books E-books to Interactive Books Innovation in Institutional Repositories, etc. Dealing with IPR Issues in Resources Distribution *INNOVATION IN LIBRARIES MANAGEMENT FACILITIES* Green Libraries Innovation in Building Design Evolving New Partnerships and Networking Innovation for Differently Abled People Needs *INNOVATION IN FINANCIAL PLANNING* New Ways of Budgeting New Ways of Acquisition Marketing Library Services for Better Finances Consortia Approaches in Procurement Dealing with Service Tax Compliances *INNOVATION IN PEOPLE MANAGEMENT* Understanding New Skills and Competencies Requirements Library Staff Training Collective Voice for Appropriate Status and Compensation *AUTHOR GUIDELINES* All the authors are required to adhere to the following conference guidelines. For complete author guidelines, please refer to the conference website: http://jaipuria.ac.in/manlibnet2017/guidelines or on http://manlibnet.in a) An abstract of about 500 words must be sent before or by Abstract Submission Last Date. b) Only after approval of abstract, full paper should be sent by the author(s). c) The length of paper: about 5000 words; single spacing; Times New Roman - 12 font size. d) The paper should highlight the current trends/issues. e) The paper should be submitted in word format only. f) The first page should contain title, author(s) name(s), contact details of all authors, an abstract of 500 words and keywords. g) The second page should have the title of the article followed by the text. h) Pictures/tables/charts/diagrams should be in B/W. i) APA style of writing should be followed throughout the text and in references. j) Full papers can be mailed to jitender.sharma(a)jaipuria.ac.in and to manlibnet2017(a)jaipuria.ac.in. k) Correspondence will be made only with the principal author. l) Paper presenters will receive certificates at the conference after paper presentation by at least one of the authors of the paper and registration by all authors, if certificate for all authors are required. m) Accepted full paper should be submitted along with registration fee to consider the paper for including in conference proceedings. Note: All the papers submitted for conference will go through blind review process both by the editors and reviewers. Based on the recommendations from reviewers, the authors will be appropriately communicated about the paper. *IMPORTANT DATES* Last Date for Abstract Submission: June 15, 2017 Last Date for Abstract Acceptance Communication: June 21, 2017 Date for Full Paper Submission: July 31, 2017 Date for Notification of Acceptance of Full Paper: August 7, 2017 Last Date for Registration: August 30, 2017 Conference Dates: September 15-16, 2017 *REGISTRATION DETAILS* *Types of Delegates* *Residential* *Non-Residential* *From India (In Rs.)* *International (In US$)* *From India (In Rs.)* *International (In US$)* MANLIBNET members 4000 200 2500 125 Non-MANLIBNET members 5000 250 3000 150 Students/Retd, Professionals 3500 175 1500 75 Accompanying persons (No kit etc) 2500 125 1000 50 Ch/DD favouring: *Management Libraries Network* For wire/NEFT transfer: bank details are given below *BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS OF MANAGEMENT LIBRARIES NETWORK* *Bank Account Details of Management Libraries Network* Beneficiary’s Name MANAGEMENT LIBRARIES NETWORK Bank Name Bank of Baroda Savings Bank Account No. S.B. A/c No. 06230100003820 Branch Name & Address Surya Kiran Bldg, 19 K. G. Marg, Connaught Place, New Delhi 110001 MICR No. 110012021 RTGS Code BARB0CURZON NEFT Code BARB0CURZON IFSC Code BARB0CURZON SWIFT Code BARBINBBOND *Note:* Accommodation, where applicable, means twin sharing accommodation in hostels/guest houses/budget hotels for 14th and 15th September, 2017 nights only and needs to be vacated latest by 16th September before 12 o’clock. Participants however may extend their stay with separate payment. Baggage may be deposited in institute’s library on 16th September, 2017. Participants are expected to arrange and cover their own travel up to the venue. However, the organizers will take care of to and fro arrangements of participants from guest house/hotels booked by the organizers during the days of the event. *HOW TO REACH THE INSTITUTE * Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida lies very close to National Highway NH-24, at A32A, Sector – 62, Institutional Area, Noida – 201309 in Delhi-NCR region immediately after crossing the Delhi-UP border from Delhi Side. It is well connected through air, railway and bus routes. Nearest airport is Indira Gandhi Airport, New Delhi and nearest Railway Station is Anand Vihar, New Delhi. From Airports/ Railway Stations or Bus Terminals, cab services like UBER/OLA can be hired and using google maps one can easily reach to the campus. Metro Blue Line Services can also be used either to Noida City Centre or Vaishali, the last stations of Metro Blue Line for Noida and Vaishali and auto can be hired to reach the campus. Autos generally charges between Rs. 80/100 from these stations to reach the campus. *MANLIBNET BEST PAPER AWARD* MANLIBNET- Best Paper Award (Certificate + cash prize of Rs. 10,000 sponsored by Bharat Book Bureau) will be awarded to the best paper written and presented in the conference. The winner will receive the award during the valedictory program. *MANLIBNET BEST LIBRARIAN AWARD* MANLIBNET Best Librarian 2017 will be awarded to the winner chosen by MANLIBNET Award Committee. This EBSCO Publishing sponsored award carries a cash prize of Rs. 10,000/- and a certificate. The details about the selection of best librarian will be communicated separately by MANLIBNET. More details can be obtained from www.manlibnet.in. The executive Committee reserves the right to finalize the candidate from the applications received or to nominate someone other than those who have applied for the same. *MANLIBNET INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL GRANT* MANLIBNET travel grant of maximum up to Rs. 65,000/- instituted by Bharat Book Bureau is given to eligible members for presenting their papers at International conference. Please follow the link www.manlibnet.in for more details. *PATRON* SHRI SHARAD JAIPURIA Chairman, Jaipuria Institute of Management SHRI SHREEVATS JAIPURIA Vice-Chairman, Jaipuria Institute of Management DR. RAJIV R. THAKUR Director, Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida *CONFERENCE COMMITTEE* Dr. RAJESH SHARMA Associate Professor (Chairperson - Library Committee) Dr. SHALINI SRIVASTAVA Professor (Assistant Dean – Research, Member – Library Committee) Dr. PRATIBHA WASAN Associate Professor (Area Chair – Finance, Member – Library Committee) Dr. V. K. TOMAR CAO, Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida *NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE* Dr. AKHTAR PARVEZ General Secretary, University Librarian, Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad Dr. ANTONY JOSE Chairperson – Library, MDI, Gurgaon Dr. BINO JOSE Chief Librarian, XLRI, Jamshedpur Mr. B. P. PRAKASH Global Head (IRC), TCS, Pune Dr. BUDDHI PRAKASH CHAUHAN Library Director, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat Dr. H. ANIL KUMAR Librarian IIM, Ahmedabad Ms. JYOTI A BHATT Vice President, MANLIBNET, MS University of Baroda, Vadodara Dr. K MANJUNATHA Chief Librarian, T. A. Pai Management Institute, Manipal Dr. LATA SURESH Head- Knowledge Resource Centre, Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA), Manesar Dr. M. G. SREEKUMAR Librarian, IIM, Kozhikode Dr. NABI HASAN University Librarian, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh Prof. N. LAXMAN RAO, NAGUBANDI President, Telangana Library Association, Hyderabad Dr. P. R. GOSWAMI Director, IGNCA, New Delhi Mr. RAM PRATAP KO Coordinator, McKinsey Knowledge Centre, Gurgaon Dr. RAMESH C GAUR University Librarian, JNU, New Delhi Dr. R.K. SHARMA Librarian, United Nations Information Centre for India and Bhutan, New Delhi Dr. ROSHANLAL RAINA Vice Chancellor, JK Lakshmipat University, Jaipur Ms. RUMMA SHARMA Dy Director, AIMA, New Delhi Dr. R. VENKATA KESAVAN Associate GM & Head, Times Archives & Knowledge Centre, Times Group, Mumbai Dr. S. MAJUMDAR Chief Librarian, India International Centre, New Delhi Dr. S. VENKADESAN Director- LRC & IT, Indian School of Business, Hyderabad Dr. TARIQ ASHRAF Librarian, South Campus Library, University of Delhi, Delhi Dr. TRB SARMA Chief Librarian, Shiv Nadar University, Greater Noida Dr. T. S. KUMBAR Librarian, IIT, Gandhinagar ALL MANLIBNET E.C. MEMBERS *LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE* *Organizing Secretary* Mr. JITENDER SHARMA Senior Librarian, Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida *Members* Dr. SURESH KR. CHAUHAN Librarian, Jaypee University, Solan, H.P. Dr. RISHI TIWARI Chief Librarian, BIMTECH, Greater Noida Dr. RAJESH KUMAR Librarian, INMANTEC Institutions, Ghaziabad Dr. AKHTAR HUSSAIN Librarian, IMT, Ghaziabad Mr. VIKRAM KUMAR SHARMA University Librarian, Manav Rachna International University, Faridabad Dr. RAJESH KUMAR BHARDWAJ Librarian, FORE School of Management, New Delhi Ms. KAVITA CHADDHA Library In-charge IIML-NC Mr. D. K. TRIPATHI Librarian, Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow Mr. RAJ KISHOR KAMPA Librarian, Jaipuria Institute of Management, Jaipur Mr. VIPUL BANSAL Librarian, Jaipuria Institute of Management, Indore Mr. RAM CHANDRA IIM Lucknow Noida Campus, Noida LRC, JAIPURIA NOIDA STAFF *MANLIBNET EXECUTIVE COUNCIL* Vice President Ms. JYOTI A BHATT MS University of Baroda, Vadodara General Secretary Dr. AKHTAR PARVEZ University Librarian, Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad Treasurer Mr. JITENDER SHARMA Librarian, Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida Secretary Dr. AKHTAR HUSSAIN Librarian, IMT, Ghaziabad Secretary Dr. RAJESH KUMAR Librarian, INMANTEC Institutions, Ghaziabad *Members* Ms. CHANDRAKALA PAI Librarian, Prin. KM Kundnani College of Pharmacy, Mumbai Dr. CHANDRAKANTA SWAIN Librarian, IIM, Raipur Mr. DHARAM VIR Former Chief Librarian, Hindustan Times Dr. GANAPATHI BATTHINI Librarian, EDII, Ahmedabad Mr. GIRIDHAR M. KUNKUR Librarian and Unit Chief Publications & Media Relations, BITS, Pilani Dr. K. ELAVAZHAGAN Librarian, IIM, Trichy Dr. K. P. SINGH Sr. Asst. Professor, DLIS, University of Delhi, Delhi Dr. MEETA RATHOD National Coordinator, MANLIBNET-LDP & Librarian, BRCM College of Business Administration, Surat, Gujarat Mr. PIYUSH PANT Dy. Manager, HPCL-Mittal Energy Ltd., Bhatinda Dr. T. S. KUMBAR Librarian, IIT, Gandhinagar, Gujarat Dr. TARIQ ASHRAF Librarian, South Campus Library, University of Delhi, Delhi *For queries, brochure and registration form, sending papers or registration, please contact:* *Mr. Jitender Sharma, Organizing Secretary – MANLIBNET 2017* Senior Librarian & Co-Editor - JIJMR Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida A-32A, Sector 62, Opp. IBM, Noida P: +91 120 4638300-01 | Ext: 322 M: 98996 95953 | F: +91 120 2403378 E-mail: jitender.sharma(a)jaipuria.ac.in; manlibnet2017(a)jaipuria.ac.in; jitendersharmaji(a)gmail.com; manlibnet.office(a)gmail.com -- Jitender Sharma Organizing Secretary - MANLIBNET 2017 International Conference Senior Librarian and Co-Editor - Jaipuria International Journal of Management Research Jaipuria Institute of Management Noida A-32A, Sector - 62, Opp. IBM Noida -201309, India Tel: 0120-4638300-01 Extn. 322 Mob:09899695953 E-mail: jitender.sharma(a)jaipuria.ac.in jitendersharmaji(a)gmail.com, jitendersharmaji(a)yahoo.com Treasurer - MANAGEMENT LIBRARIES NETWORK Associate Editor - Journal of Library Management -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: Enrollment open: AuthorAID online course starting on 18 April 2017
by Shamprasad Pujar 28 Mar '17

28 Mar '17

Dear All, This may be of interest to some of you. Regards, S M Pujar Deputy Librarian IGIDR, Mumbai ============================ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Andy Nobes <anobes(a)inasp.info> Date: Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 9:30 PM Subject: [authoraiddiscussion] Enrolment open: AuthorAID online course starting on 18 April 2017 To: AuthorAID Discussion <authoraiddiscussion(a)dgroups.org> Hi everyone, We are very pleased to announce our upcoming online course in 'grant proposal writing and research writing'. This is an open online course and it is free of cost. Who the course is for: Early career researchers in developing countries. Main topics covered in the course: Literature review, publication ethics, making a research plan, writing a grant proposal, targeting the right journals, writing and publishing a research paper. Course duration: 8 weeks Course dates: 18th April to 12th June 2017 For full details on how to apply, please visit our website at: http://www.authoraid.info/en/news/details/1173/ Best wishes Andy Nobes AuthorAID at INASP -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ARTICLE REQUEST
by harpreet kaur 26 Mar '17

26 Mar '17

Dear Sir/Madam Kindly arrange the full text of below-mentioned article: Disaster Management in Digital Libraries: Issues and Strategies in Developing Countries | | | Authors: | Goodluck Ifijeh | Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria | | | Jerome Idiegbeyan-ose | Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria | | | Chidi Segun-Adeniran | Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria | | | Julie Ilogho | Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria | | Published in: | | · Journal | | International Journal of Risk and Contingency Management archive | | Volume 5 Issue 1, January 2016 Pages 1-14 IGI Publishing Hershey, PA, USA table of contents doi>10.4018/IJRCM.2016010101 | | Thanking you in anticipation. Harpreet Kaur Library Assistant USOL, Panjab University, Chandigarh E-mail: harpreet_cancer(a)yahoo.co.in harpreetkaur(a)pu.ac.in Mobile:+91-9417483027

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PubMed - Institutional Repository LinkOut: A New Full Text Access Feature
by Dr. Sandeep Bhavsar 24 Mar '17

24 Mar '17

Dear All PubMed users can now see the icon that links to the full text deposited at an institutional repository (IR) using LinkOut <https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/linkout/>. The LinkOut service allows you to link to full text, library holdings, and other relevant external resources from PubMed and other NCBI databases. Source : https://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/ma17/ma17_linkout_institutional_repos… -- Warm Regards Dr. Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian *Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research (AUTONOMOUS)* L Napoo Road | Matunga (CR) | Mumbai- 400 019. Tel: 022-2419 8377 | Mob: 9870 18 9999 Library Portal*: http://elearn.welingkar.org/infowe <http://elearn.welingkar.org/infowe>* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Scientists outwit predatory publishers by tricking them into appointing a fake editor
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 24 Mar '17

24 Mar '17

K indly see URL at the end ==================== Scientists outwit predatory publishers by tricking them into appointing a fake editor Kate Aubusson Has there ever been a more impressive academic than Dr Anna O. Szust? The prolific polymath has been appointed editor at almost 50 academic journals covering a mind-boggling array of scientific fields. The problem is, Dr Szust does not exist. She is the honey pot in an ingenious sting devised to swindle the swindlers of the academic world: predatory journals. These dodgy outfits – whose scientific rigour is more akin to magic eight ball than legitimate academic publications – prey on researchers desperate for kudos in an environment where they must publish or perish. Using their limited wiles (vague flattery, phishing tools, spam software and terrible grammar) predatory publishers court academics with polite invitations to join advisory boards, editorial teams, conference line-ups. They appear to aggressively and indiscriminately recruit academics to their editorial boards to give the boards an air of legitimacy, often sending offers to researchers working in fields with no link to the journal's purported subject matter. A public health researcher may be invited to join the board of journals covering neuroscience, metallurgy, or civil engineering. A group of researchers, so fed up with the daily bombardment of emails from "parasitic publishers", created a fake scientist, Anna O. Szust, (oszust translates to "a fraud" in Polish). The colleagues from the University of Wroclaw, Poland, gave Dr Szust fake degrees, book chapters from fake publishing houses, research interests, a faculty webpage and accounts with Academia.edu, Google+ and Twitter and set her loose. They emailed Dr Szust's CV and cover letter to 360 journals, 120 of which they suspected were predatory "blacklisted" journals. While all the reputable titles ignored or rejected her application, one in three of the blacklist publishers (48 in total) appointed Dr Szust as an editor, often within days, even hours, of the application being sent. At least 12 appointed Dr Szust on condition of, or strongly encouraging, some form of payment or profit. Several publications "revealed themselves to be even more mercenary than we had expected", the researchers wrote in a paper published in Nature on Thursday. They impressed upon the non-existent Dr Szust the importance of collecting articles from researchers who would pay to be published, and offered her a cut of the profits. It could have been a tidy earner for Dr Szust, as one journal responded with "It's our pleasure to add your name as our editor in chief for this journal with no responsibilities", her creators said. They are not the first to plant fictional characters on editorial boards, but their operation was the first systematic comparison of suspected predatory journals, open access titles and quality publications. There has been increasing concern about the rise of predatory publishing as an organised industry as purveyors routinely collect fees – often exorbitant amounts – from researchers in exchange for accepting their papers. Beall's blacklist – compiled by University of Colorado librarian Jeffrey Beall – detailed almost 10,000 potential predatory publishers before his online archive was removed in January for unknown reasons. An estimated half a million papers had been published in the suspect journals by 2015. In 2013, journalist John Bohannon reported his fictitious, and overtly flawed, research paper was accepted for publication by 157 of 304 open access journals on the proviso that he paid for the honour. "The open access movement, although noble in its intent, has been an unwitting host to these parasitic publishers," the researchers wrote. They said their goal was not to deceive, but to warn academics who might become prey, especially early-career researchers, in a climate where pressure to publish is often tied to funding and career advancement. As for Dr Szust, it was difficult to predict to trajectory of her publishing career. She is still listed as a member of the editorial board of 11 journal websites (and one she never applied to), even after her Pygmalions wrote to the publications revealing her non-existence. She is also listed as a member of the advisory board of the Journals Open Access Indexing Agency, the mission of which is to "increase the visibility and ease of use of open access scientific and scholarly journals", the researchers said. http://www.smh.com.au/national/health/scientists-outwit-predatory-publisher… -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Meet the Students From Rural MP Who Collected 10, 000 Books in a Month to Start a Unique Library
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 24 Mar '17

24 Mar '17

Meet the Students From Rural MP Who Collected 10,000 Books in a Month to Start a Unique Library http://www.thebetterindia.com/92494/shivpuri-students-create-library-cum-le… -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: Garfield - Frontline
by Subbiah Arunachalam 24 Mar '17

24 Mar '17

Here is a tribute to Dr Eugene Garfield by Prof. P Balaram. Please share it widely. http://www.frontline.in/other/obituary/science-watcher-and- entrepreneur/article9581641.ece?ref=sliderNews Arun http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-4658 http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9925-2009

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Dr Eugene Garfield
by Subbiah Arunachalam 24 Mar '17

24 Mar '17

Here is a tribute to Gene Garfield: http://www.currentscience.ac. in/Volumes/112/06/1282.pdf and another Regards. Arun http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-4658 http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9925-2009

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Tribute to Eugene Garfield (1925 – 2017)
by Siva Shankar Kimidi 22 Mar '17

22 Mar '17

He rose from humble beginnings to reach the pinnacle of fame, but his life was one of ups and downs. It was by sheer persistence and the force of his ideas he made it a success. He was a modern day Ulysses who had enjoyed greatly, had suffered greatly, and be-come a name; for always roaming with a hungry mind much had he seen and known. He was constantly yearning to follow knowledge like a sinking star. Full article link - http://www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/112/06/1282.pdf -- Regards Siva Shankar Kimidi -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Call for Papers: IFLA Satellite Meeting at Gdańsk, Poland: Open Access: Action Required
by Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar 22 Mar '17

22 Mar '17

Call for Papers: IFLA Satellite Meeting Theme: Open Access: Action Required Sponsored by: IFLA Section onSerials and Other Continuing Resources Co-sponsored by: IFLA Section on Acquisition and Collection Development& the European Solidarity Center, Gdańsk, Poland Hosted by:Joseph Conrad Voivodship and City Public Library in Gdańsk, Poland Date:16 August (starting at 12 noon) - 17 August 2017 (9:00 am to 6:00 pm) Venue:European Solidarity Center, Gdańsk, Poland Call for Proposals and Papers: Open Access (OA) resources are important to the information needs of today’s researchers. Over the years, the number of OA resources has grown substantially and will continue to do so. They are here to stay. This satellite will address how libraries and others are meeting the challenges of Open Access. It will attempt to answer how libraries are staffing and organizing operations to support OA. Another focus will be how libraries identify OA resources and market them to their communities. The satellite will also consider long term preservation of OA resources. The program will be divided into three sessions titled "Long-term preservation of OpenAccess Resources", "Marketing of Open Access Resources," and "Discovery and Access of Open Access Resources”. Librarians, information professionals, researchers, editors, and others are invited to submit paper proposalsaddressing topics that relate with one of the three session themes. Examples of such topics include (but are not limited to): -Selecting and identifying OA resources -Discoverability of OA resources and datasets -Best practices for staffing and organizing OA operations -Promoting and Marketing OA resources -Partnerships between vendors and librarians for OA -Institutional Repositories and long term preservation solutions -Recruiting authors for OA publishing Submissions and Selection Process If you are interested in submitting a paper proposal,please provide the following in English: ● Name(s) and affiliation(s) of author(s)/presenter(s) ● Proposed title of the paper ● Proposed abstract of the paper (no more than 500 words) ● Brief biographical information of all author(s)/presenter(s) ● Contact information, including email, of all author(s)/presenter(s) The deadline for proposal submission is May 1, 2017.Please email proposals in .PDF or .DOCX format to Meg Mering, Secretary of the IFLA Section on Serials and Other Continuing Resources, mmering1(a)unl.edu All proposals will be reviewed by members of the Conference Organising Committee. Selection will be based on proposal content and fit to the conference theme. Proposal authors will be notified via email by May 15, 2017. Authors should submit proposals only if they are able to attend the Satellite Conference. At least one author for each accepted paper must attend the Satellite Conference presentation. This requirement ensures that the author(s) of the papers and attendees of the conference have the opportunity to engage in thoughtful discussion with colleagues about the presentations and other related topics, leading to a more robust professional experience. The deadline for final papers is July 3, 2017.Papers should be original work written in English, not published elsewhere, and should be no longer than 10 double-spaced pages using a standard 12-point font. Authors will be required to present their papers at the IFLA SOCRS Satellite Conference. Presentations should last about 15-20 minutes and time will be allotted afterwards for questions and discussion. Presentations should be engaging, interactive, and designed to elicit thoughtful discussion from the audience. Use of PowerPoint or other visual program is encouraged for the benefit of the entire audience. The official language of the Satellite Conference is English. In accordance with IFLA's Open Access Statement, allpapers presented at the Satellite Conference will be available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Unported (CC BY 4.0) license. Authors of accepted papers will need to sign IFLA's author form upon notification. Papers and presentations will be freely available online. Important Dates ● May 15, 2017: Notification to submitters ● July 3, 2017: Deadline for authors to submit completed papers Contact For questions about the Call for Papers, please contact Meg Mering, Secretary of the IFLA Section on Serials and Other Continuing Resources, mmering1(a)unl.edu For issues related to Gdańsk, Poland,please contact Matylda Filas or Zuza Wiorogórska, local organizers (m.filas(a)uw.edu.pl; z.d.wiorogorska(a)uw.edu.pl) Additional information about the IFLA Serials and OtherContinuing Resources Section and the Acquisition and Collection Development Section can be found online via the Website https://www.ifla.org/serials-and-continuing-resourcesor OR Facebook https://www.facebook.com/IFLASOCRS/?fref=ts Notice All expenses are the responsibility of the authors/presenters. No financial support can be provided by IFLA or the IFLA SOCRS and ACD Sections. Satellite Planning & Program Committee Sharon Dyas-Correia, Chair, IFLA Section on Serials and Other Continuing Resources Ann Okerson, Chair, IFLA Section on Acquisition and Collection Development Meg Mering, Secretary, IFLA Section on Serials and Other Continuing Resources Christina McCawley, Information Coordinator, IFLA Section on Serials and Other Continuing Resources Sirpa Janhonen, Secretary, IFLA Section on Acquisition and Collection Development Matylda Filas, Local Arrangements, University of Warsaw Library, Poland Zuza Wiorogórska, Local Arrangements, University of Warsaw Library, Poland Gaëlle Bequet, ISSN International Center, France Blanca Rodríguez Bravo, University of Leon, Spain Smita Joshipure, Arizona State University, United States Beata Katrincova, University Library in Bratislava, Slovakia J.K. Vijayakumar, King Abdullah University of Science & Technology, Saudi Arabia Ted Westervelt, Library of Congress, United States

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Invitation for KALA Monthly Lecture @ RRI
by Subhash Reddy 22 Mar '17

22 Mar '17

Dear LIS Professionals, Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) is happy to invite you to the Monthly Lecture series. The second lecture of the series has been scheduled on Friday, 24th March 2017 at 5.00 pm at Raman Research Institute, C. V. Raman Avenue, Sadashivanagar, Bengaluru - 560 080. [High-Tea at 4.45 PM] Title: *“Professionalism and Ethics”* Speaker: *Dr. B.A.Kanchan Garg,* Professor, COE & Dean Research (In-charge) PES University, Bengaluru About The Speaker: *Dr. B.A. Kanchan Garg* is currently the Professor in Civil Engineering, Controller of Examinations and Dean Research (In-charge) of PES University. She has served PES Institute of Technology (PESIT), Bangalore as Associate Dean Evaluation and has nearly 20 years of experience in teaching, research, industry and training. She has been actively involved in the automation of examinations in the University. She holds a Masters (1995), M.Phil (1998) and Ph.D (2002) in Environmental Sciences from Bangalore University. Her specialization includes Enviromental Resource Management, Environmental Impact Assessment, Apllications of Remote Sensing and GIS. She is a trained NBA accrediator. She is on the Editorial Board of Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment. You are cordially invited. Thanks and Regards, Subhash Reddy __________________________________________________________________________________ Librarian PES University 100 Feet Ring Road, BSK 3rd Stage, BENGALURU - 560085 Ph: 080-26721983 Extn:229 http://library.pes.edu -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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New database highlights cumulative chemical dangers | News | Chemistry World
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 22 Mar '17

22 Mar '17

May be of interest to Chemical Industry / research librarians. I am not sure if lis-forum is still plain text only or partially "html-tolerant" !! Therefore I am giving URL in plain text as well wherever possible. =========================================== New database highlights cumulative chemical dangers BY REBECCA TRAGER 20 MARCH 2017 Collaborative efforts offers information on hazardous chemical reactions and allows users to add their own incident reports A collaborative and publicly available database of previously inaccessible hazardous chemical reactions has been launched by the Pistoia Alliance, a not for profit group based in Boston, US. This new Chemical Safety Library (CSL) ( http://www.pistoiaalliance.org/projects/chemical-safety-library/ ) service features a submission tool that allows researchers to add safety data in just minutes, helping to prevent dangerous events from being repeated. The system was designed in conjunction with Pistoia’s industry members, including Bristol-Myers Squibb, AstraZeneca and Pfizer. Although many commercial and open resources already offer information on the hazardous properties of individual reagents, often there are no details about the effect of combining such reagents, according to Steve Arlington, the Pistoia Alliance’s president. In addition, such events are often not shared within or between companies. The CSL’s chemical reaction incident dataset can be downloaded, and it can also be configured to alert scientists if there is a known safety risk before they carry out a research project. Within hours of Pistoia announcing the CSL on 16 March, 150 people had already signed up to use the new system, says Carmen Nitsche, a business development consultant for Pistoia. Users have access to the base set of about 25 incidents with which Pistoia pre-populated the system, and they can enter their own incidents, which will then be reviewed before being approved. ‘If we are successful, this will be a resource for academia, for chemical companies, for anyone who has lab scenarios where this could be useful,’ Nitsche tells Chemistry World. https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/new-database-highlights-cumulative-chem… -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Two Days National Conference on Professionalism in Library and Information Services for User Empowerment: Opportunities and Challenges @ Mangalore University on April 27-28, 2017
by Ali, K. S 21 Mar '17

21 Mar '17

Dear Professionals, With great pleasure we would like to inform you that Department of Library & Information Science, Mangalore University, Mangalore is organizing two days National Conference on “Professionalism in Library and Information Services for User Empowerment: Opportunities and Challenges” (PROFUSE 2017) on April 27-28, 2017 at Mangala Auditorium, Mangalore University Campus, Konaje, Mangalore *Call for Papers*: Original Papers focusing on the theme /Sub theme of the Conference are invited for the presentation as well as for the Posters. The conference theme/ sub theme of the topics are listed below: *Theme of the Conference* “Professionalism in Library and Information Services for User Empowerment: Opportunities and Challenges” *Sub-Themes includes the following but not necessarily confined to the following.* · LIS education and Research · Library and Information Profession · Ethics in Academic Writing and LIS Research · Trends and innovations in LIS studies · Information Resources, Services and Search strategies · Information Literacy · Information Literacy Instructions · Standards and Best Practices · Digital Resources · Procurement and Management · Content Management System · Social Networking · Big Data · Marketing of Information Resources and Services · Search and Web Scale Discovery · Accessibility to information resources · Librarian as Access facilitators · User Collection, User Studies · Evaluation of Library and Information Services · Numeric Scholarly Output · Open Access · Institutional Repositories · Managing change in Library and Library Services · Higher Education, innovative practices in libraries, librarianship and library services · Cloud Competing · Cyber Security/IPR issues *Important dates to remember:* Last date of Submission of Full text Papers on or before : 5th April, 2017 Acceptance Notification : 7th April, 2017 *Mode of paper (s) submission:* Conference paper should be sent to the E-mail: *profuse2017(a)gmail.com <profuse2017(a)gmail.com> * for peer review. Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceeding with ISBN. *Registration Details:* *EARLY BIRD OFFER:* *Registration before*20/04/2017 Rs.1,500.00 (without accommodation) Rs.2,000.00 (with accommodation) Rs.1000 ( for accompanying person with accommodation & without kit ) Students/Research Scholars/Retired Professionals Rs.600 (without kit and accommodation) *Registration after *20/04/2017 Rs.2,000.00 (without accommodation) Rs.2,500.00 (with accommodation) Rs.1200.00 (for accompanying person with accommodation & without kit) Students //Research Scholars/Retired Professionals Rs.800 (without kit and accommodation) The brochure & registration form has been attached to the google drive. The details of the conference are available at the below given link: *http://profuse2017.weebly.com/ <http://profuse2017.weebly.com/>* We request you to actively participate in the conference and make a successful event. ***Conference Communications:* *Organizing Secretary* *Dr. Khaisar Muneebulla Khan* Professor & Chairman Dept. of Library and Information Science Mangalore University, Mangalore -574 199. E-Mail: khaisarmk(a)yahoo.com Phone: 09845504886, 0824-2287316 (O) *&* *Joint- Organizing Secretary* *Dr. T. Y. Mallaiah* Dy. Librarian Mangalore University Library, Mangalore -574 199. E-Mail: mallaiahty(a)yahoo.com Phone: 09448004946, 0824-2287394(O) -- With regards *K. S. Ali, * MLISc, (PhD) Research Scholar Dept. of Library and Information Science Mangalore University, Mangalore -574 199. Mobile no. 9686618671 Conference Brochure.pdf <https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7U_a-N_jQ1QOGhDbWpUeTYzaGM/view?usp=drive…> Conference Registration Form.doc <http://drive.google.com/views/app.html?state=%7B%22ids%22:%5B%220B7U_a-N_jQ…> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vocabulary Control
by Salman Haider 20 Mar '17

20 Mar '17

VOCABULARY CONTROL The term ‘vocabulary control’ refers to a limited set of terms that must be used to index documents, and to search for these documents, in a particular system. It may be defined as a list of terms showing their relationships and used to represent the specific subject of the document. An information system may help the user by explicitly assigning index terms (that is, words or notations) to the documents and controlling, at least in the case of alphabetical (word) systems, the semantic and often the syntatic relationships between these index terms the words (which may be subject headings or descriptors) are assigned from recognized subject heading lists or thesauri, and the notations from recognized classification schedules, and thus use controlled vocabulary. A controlled vocabulary is one in which there is only one term or notation in the vocabulary for any one concept. The Library of Congress List of Subject Headings is an example of a controlled alphabetical vocabulary, and the Dewey Decimal Classification is an example of a notational vocabulary (By definition, all notational vocabularies must be controlled). The controlled vocabulary performs several tasks: - It usually explicitly records the hierarchical and affinitive/associative relations of a concept. Examples: Allergy, narrower-term: Hay fever; 385 (Railroad transportation), 381.1 (economic aspects of railroad transportation) - It establishes the size and scope of each topic. For example, whether or not the word baseball or the notation 796.357 is to include the concept softball. In addition, for word based systems, the controlled vocabulary identifies synonyms terms and selects one preferred term among them. For homonyms, it explicitly identifies the multiple concepts expressed by that word or phrase. In short, vocabulary control helps in overcoming problems that occur due to natural language of the document’s subject. Hence, if vocabulary control is not exercised different indexers or the same indexer might use different terms for the same concept on different occasions for indexing the documents dealing with the same subject and also use a different set of terms for representing the same subject at the time of searching. This, in turn, would result in ‘mis-match’ and thus affect information retrieval. Contents ------------------------------ Vocabulary Control - Subject Heading List - List of Subject Headings-General Principles - Thesaurus - Structure of Thesaurus - Relationship Between Terms - Thesauri and Subject Headings List - Thesauri and Classification Schemes - Thesauro-Facet - Classaurus - Systematic Arrangement *Read full article on Librarianship Studies & Information Technology <https://librarianshipstudies.blogspot.com/>: https://librarianshipstudies.blogspot.com/2017/03/vocabulary-control.html <https://librarianshipstudies.blogspot.com/2017/03/vocabulary-control.html> * LIKE Facebook Page - Librarianship Studies & Information Technology: https://www.facebook.com/librarianshipstudies/ and JOIN Google+ Community - Librarianship Studies & Information Technology: https://plus.google.com/communities/117182147088697693349 for more important updates on Library and Information Science Regards Salman Haider <https://salmanhaider.blogspot.com/> - Librarian Cataloger Blogger -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Step by step procedure to create koha-plugin-coverflow for opac
by Suresh Kumar Tejomurtula 20 Mar '17

20 Mar '17

Hi, Step by step procedure for creating koha coverflow images for the OPAC which useful for the basic koha users is below. http://blogssuresh.blogspot.in/2017/03/step-by-step-procedur e-to-create-koha_15.html I did this on a 14.04 and koha 16.11 version. Source for doing the procedure is: http://bywatersolutions.co m/2016/06/28/koha-coverflow-setup/ If any issue with this procedure or any easy way to achieve this, please let me know. -- Regards T. Suresh Kumar -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request to publish
by vasappa gowda 20 Mar '17

20 Mar '17

Dear sir,Please publish the following matter Sad demise of a Librarian- Mrs Bindu K- Librarian- Govt. First Grade College- Haleyangady It is sad to inform to all the library professionals that Mrs Bindu K- Librarian, Govt. First Grade College, Haleyangady- Udupi District- KARNATAKA STATE-INDIA has passed away on 17th March, 2017. She was 46 years. She was the 1992-94 batch MLISc student of Mangalore University. She served for more than 23 years as library professional. Soon after her MLISc she joined as an assistant librarian at Fisheries College, Mangalore. She also served at Fisheries College, Shivmogga Center. She passed her UGC SET and joined Karnataka Govt. Service in the year 2008 as Librarian at Govt. First Grade College, Haleyangady- Udupi district. She was an active member of Dakshina Kannada & Kodagu Library Assiciation and served as an Executive member. She was a very simple, humble, efficient and committed librarian served for the cause of the profession. She is survived by she husband, son and family members and a big band of well wishers and friends. The members of Karnataka State College Librarians Association, Bangalore and Dakshina Kannada & Kodagu Library Association, Mangalore prays Lord for her soul to rest in peace and also to give the strength to their family members and friends to bear the loss and pain With Regards Dr. VASAPPA GOWDA, MCom, MLISc, PGDCA, PhDSELECTION GRADE LIBRARIAN, BESANT EVENING COLLEGE, MANGALORE-575 003, KARNATAKA STATE,INDIA.Ph (0824) 2491204(O) (0824) 2453109(R)Mob: 09448150365

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MINIBIB: YOUR LITTLE LIBRARY at the Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan, Bangalore
by sheshagiri kulkarni 18 Mar '17

18 Mar '17

Dear All, We are delighted to inform you that we have started a new initiative “MINIBIB: YOUR LITTLE LIBRARY” at the Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan, Bangalore. It is a baby step to promote reading culture. The glass box is filled with books and is placed next to our security post for public use free of cost. We have a simple rule to ensure sustainability: take one, give one. It did not cost us much and we have received great feedback. You are invited to have a look at our post on Facebook in the link below: https://www.facebook.com/goetheinstitut.bangalore/posts/10155135133714283 Thanks a lot for taking interest in our project. Best regards, Sheshagiri Kulkarni Librarian Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan 716 CMH Road Indiranagar 1st Stage Bangalore 560 038 Ph: +91 80 2520 5305/06/07/08-206 kulkarni(a)bangalore.goethe.org www.goethe.de/bangalore www.goethe.de/india -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for full text article
by Ravi Hullur 9740638831 18 Mar '17

18 Mar '17

Dear Sir/Madam, One of our staff is in need of the following article, if you have in your Library, please forward to me. *A rash and a rare cause of unilateral diaphragmatic paralysis * - Zakariye M Ashkir, - George Tsaknis *BMJ Case Reports Published 1 March 2017; doi:10.1136/bcr-2016-218440 * *Takotsubo cardiomyopathy secondary to spontaneous right-sided pneumothorax * - Mouhanna Abu Ghanimeh, - Bhaskar Bhardwaj, - Abdelrahman Aly, - Paramdeep Baweja *BMJ Case Reports Published 1 March 2017; doi:10.1136/bcr-2017-219384 * *Pituitary tuberculoma with subsequent drug-resistant tuberculous lymphadenopathy: an uncommon presentation of a common disease * - Geethu Antony, - Riddhi Dasgupta, - Geetha Chacko, - Nihal Thomas *BMJ Case Reports Published 9 February 2017; doi:10.1136/bcr-2016-218330 * *Multiple myeloma presenting with bilateral ankle pain (microangiopathy) and complicated by streptococcal meningitis and Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia * - Louise Dunphy, - Neeraj Singh, - Elizabeth Keating *BMJ Case Reports Published 7 February 2017; doi:10.1136/bcr-2016-217289 * *Cephalic tetanus as a differential diagnosis of facial nerve palsy * - Yuki Kotani, - Kenji Kubo, - Satoko Otsu, - Toshihide Tsujimoto *BMJ Case Reports Published 20 January 2017; doi:10.1136/bcr-2016-216440 * *A rare cause of constrictive pericarditis * - Shane Patrick Flood, - Omar Ayah, - Satoshi Furukawa, - Robert B Norris *BMJ Case Reports Published 18 January 2017; doi:10.1136/bcr-2016-216813 * *Contained ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm presenting as cauda equina syndrome * - Serge A Engamba, - Dovile Garaleviciene, - Jonathan Baldry *BMJ Case Reports Published 6 January 2017; doi:10.1136/bcr-2016-216602 * *Upper lobe cavity with intracavitary mass: an unexpected diagnosis * - Jose Paxiuta, - Maria João Lobão *BMJ Case Reports Published 2 January 2017; doi:10.1136/bcr-2016-218312 * -- Regards Mr.Ravi Hullur Asst.Librarian KLE University, Belagavi Telephone: 0831-2444 444 extn- 4004 Mob.No.9740638831,9743716931 http://digitallibrary.webnode.com/ Blog:http://ravihullurs.blogspot.in/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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The Delhi University Copyright case
by Subbiah Arunachalam 18 Mar '17

18 Mar '17

*Breaking News: OUP and other Publishers Withdraw Copyright Suit Against Delhi University and Photocopier* by Shamnad Basheer <https://spicyip.com/author/shamnad-basheer> March 9, 2017 <https://spicyip.com/2017/03/breaking-news-oup-and-other-publishers-withdraw…> In a stunning development, OUP, CUP and Taylor & Francis just withdrew their copyright law suit <https://spicyip.com/tag/d-u-photocopy-case>filed against Delhi University (and its photocopier, Rameshwari) 5 years ago! They indicated this to the Delhi high court in a short and succinct filing made this morning. This withdrawal brings to an end one of the most hotly contested IP battles ever, pitting as it did multinational publishers against academics and students. The law suit was filed as far back as 2012 and it dragged on for 5 long years! For those interested, a brief timeline of the dispute is as below: 1. Leading publishers sue Delhi University (DU) and Rameshwari for copyright infringement in 2012. Alleging that the creation and distribution of course packs containing excerpted copyright content violates copyrights in several of their books. 2. Delhi high court immediately grants interim injunction in favour of publishers, preventing DU and Rameshwari from photocopying and creating/distributing course-packs. 3. A society of students (ASEAK) and academics (SPEAK) intervene in the dispute and are heard by the court. 4. The Delhi high court hears the main matter on merits and rules in favour of DU and students, holding that the photocopying for the purpose of creating educational course packs falls within the bounds of the educational exception in the indian copyright act (section 52(1)(i)). 5. Publishers appeal to the division bench of the Delhi high court. While taking issue with some of the findings of the trial judge, the division bench nonetheless upholds the ultimate finding that the photocopying is covered under the terms of the educational exception contained in section 52(1)(i) of India’s Copyright Act. The court however rules that each instance of photocopying has to be tested individually against the terms of section 52(1)(i) which mandates that copying has to be “in the course of educational instruction”. 6. Therefore, the Delhi Division bench remands the matter back to the single judge of delhi (trial court) to decide whether each of the alleged instances of copyright fell within the bounds of the educational exceptional or not 7. IRRO (a collecting society of publishers) files an application to be impleaded in the Delhi trial court. Court refuses and the IRRO appeals to the division bench 8. Publishers file an application this morning asking that suit be withdrawn. So those of you expecting some fireworks at the Supreme Court, this is it! End of an era. End of a saga. But one that ultimately tested the bounds of copyright law in India. And clarified that while educational photocopying is permissible, there are limits to this as well. And that any copying must comport closely with the intended purpose (“in the course of instruction”). In that sense, publishers have made some gains in at least ensuring that a complete free for all regime is not what is intended by the law. But a circumspect one, where the copying has to fall within the bounds of the educational exception. Overall, this is a huge victory for educational access and public interest in India. And very welcome in a world that was witnessing a rather one sided ratcheting up of IP norms, at the cost of all else! One hopes that the coming years will see a more progressive partnership between publishers and academics/students and the embracing of newer models of creation and content distribution, open access and the like. ps: For those interested, all our posts on this case can be found here <https://spicyip.com/tag/d-u-photocopy-case>. -- Arun http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-4658 http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9925-2009 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Award to Article on Koha-Congrats to Vinodji and team-Karunakar.N
by Karunakar N 17 Mar '17

17 Mar '17

Congrats to Dr. A K Sharma, Mr. D P Tripathi and Mr. Vinod K Mishraji. for your work. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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