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Discussion on the Draft 5th National STI Policy
by Siddu Huded 23 Jan '21

23 Jan '21

Dear professional friends, You may like to attend a discussion on the draft 5th National STI policy. *Date: 24th January 2021 **Time: 4:15 PM – 7:00 PM* More details can be found here: https://dstcpriisc.org/2021/01/21/5thnationalstipolicy/?s=08 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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LIS Profession @ Crossroads
by Pandurang Konnur 23 Jan '21

23 Jan '21

Dear Friends, I am continuously following the discussion of the tagline "Profession @ Crossroads." Postings of Dodamani, Vijesh, and Satish, I have a basic question in myself, who is responsible for this kind of treatment? We LIS Professionals want everything to be served on a Golden Plate without effort. There is a famous statement of John F. Kennedy delivered in his presidential inaugural speech after taking oath as President of America on January 20, 1961 "Ask not what your country can do for you; Ask what you can do for your country." Yes! Friends, we need to apply this statement to our Profession also. Let us retrospect ourselves, what we have done to our Profession after enjoying the plumpy Cake from the Profession? We all cry when something bad happens to the Profession, and some others sympathize with their couple of postings on the LIS Forum, and on the third day, we all forget. Friends, many of us have come to the LIS Profession accidentally. Some of us joined the Profession because we did not get seats in other desired courses or did not get jobs from the courses we had completed. So, now we should be thankful to the Profession which has given us bread without any discrimination. We blame our Associations for their inactiveness! Why? Who has made them inactive? We do not have time to repair the mistakes of our elected Associations. We are all busy with our Growth and have no time to think of the Profession. We are part of one or the other Associations. Have we any time thought of participating in the activities of the Association. Friends, Associations will be inactive only when we are not actively supporting the Associations' activities. I strongly suggest all my professional friends kindly unite together and actively participate in one or the other initiatives of the Associations and make them feel that their efforts are reaching the last professional. Lastly, PROFESSION HAS GIVEN YOU A LIFE; PLEASE NURSE IT FOR PROSPERITY OF FUTURE GENERATION OF LIBRARY PROFESSIONALS IF I HAVE HURT ANYBODY BY THIS POSTING, KINDLY FORGIVE ME Thanks & Regards, Dr. P. V. Konnur President - LIS Academy, Bangalore Former LIS Professor, Fulbright Scholar - (UIUC, USA) Adviser - VTU Consortium, Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi - 590 018, Mobile : 09449679737 E-Mail : pvkonnur(a)gmail.com Website: www.lisacademy.org On Thu, Jan 21, 2021 at 9:17 PM <lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: > > Send LIS-Forum mailing list submissions to > lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > You can reach the person managing the list at > lis-forum-owner(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of LIS-Forum digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Profession @ Crossroads (vijesh p v) > 2. Application Deadline for TISS- MLIS Programme Closes Soon > (Anand Dodamani) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2021 14:12:47 +0530 > From: vijesh p v <vijeshrcss(a)gmail.com> > To: Satish S <srisanayak(a)gmail.com> > Cc: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Profession @ Crossroads > Message-ID: > <CAC26eP7Dx1OFL=ntXv30CZP3o-aknWLJ+zzjuadGYyoOOPGogg(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Yes sir, > > It is High time we noticed this kind of indifference from the government > level, but unfortunately none of our organizations were strongly taken any > action against it. Some of our members have a good influence on apex bodies > like UGC and the higher education departments, so they can do something of > their own and regain the status of LIS profession.A joint and Meaningful > effort is highly needed in this regard. > > > *Best Regards,* > > > Vijesh P.V > > *Librarian,* > > Fr.Moses Library > > Rajagiri College of Social Sciences(Autonomous), Rajagiri P.O. > > Kalamassery-Kerala 683104,Phone : 0484 -2911538, Ext:579 > > |Mob:8289853395 > > Web: https://rajagiri.edu/ > > > > On Thu, Jan 21, 2021 at 10:14 AM Satish S <srisanayak(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > Dear Professional Friends, > > > > Thanks to Anand Doddamani for bringing the issue to the forum. It's really > > hard to digest the truth of what Anand Doddamani has raised, as he said our > > professionals and professional forum's are in deep sleep, we are in a > > pathetic situation. I request the professionals who are in the higher > > positions in esteemed institutions and library associations please raise > > your voice alteast now otherwise our profession will be in deep trouble. > > > > With regards... > > Satish S > > > > On Tue, Jan 19, 2021 at 2:03 PM Anand Dodamani <anand.karuni(a)gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > Dear Professional Friends, > > > > > > Greetings. > > > > > > A recent employment notification for the post of Librarian at > > IIM-Amritsar > > > at Pay Level-10 has prompted me to write this email to the forum and > > share > > > some of my thoughts with you. > > > > > > Don’t you think the LIS Jobs are slowly getting downgraded by the elite > > > institutes like AIIMS, IITs, IIMs in our country? If you don’t think so, > > > you are probably in a deep sleep. > > > > > > A walk-in interview was conducted for the prestigious post of Librarian > > at > > > AIIMS (!) , New Delhi; the Chief Library Officer’s post was filled in > > IIT- > > > Bombay with GP 7600 (!) ; Some IIMs have recruited the Librarians on the > > > Pay Level- 13A (!). And now, on top of it, the IIM- Amritsar has > > advertised > > > the post of Librarian at Level-10 (!). > > > > > > The differential treatment shown to the LIS Professionals in elite > > > institutes and universities is not just limited to the Pay Scales but > > also > > > to their working conditions. In many universities, the Library Officers > > are > > > being treated as non-teaching staff in-spite of them being the Academic > > > Staff as per the UGC Guidelines. > > > > > > Is it due to the decreasing standards LIS Professionals working in > > > different institutions? Or any systematic effort is being made by some > > > unknown persons to degrade our profession? Whatever the reason may be, > > one > > > thing is for sure…. our identity as ‘professionals’ on academic campuses > > is > > > under serious threat. > > > > > > Those who are already occupying the higher positions such as Chief > > > Librarians/ University Librarians are not really bothered about it. And > > > those who are working as Deputy Librarians are happy with what they are > > > getting. The Assistant Librarians are busy in making their careers. The > > > Professional Associations are engrossed in conducting workshops, seminars > > > which they think are more important than working towards the upliftment > > of > > > the status of our profession. So who will raise the voice??? > > > > > > We are very much aware that we are slowly losing ground to other > > > professionals in the academic institutes but are doing nothing serious to > > > regain our status. The situation reminds me of the words of Dale Carnegie > > > who said, *“the trouble is not ignorance but inaction”. * > > > > > > The views expressed here are my personal and belong solely to me. > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Anand > > > Dodamani > > > Mumbai > > > > > > -- > > > This message has been scanned for viruses and > > > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > > > believed to be clean. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > LIS-Forum mailing list > > > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > > > > > > > > > -- > > SATISH.S > > MLISc., M.Phil., KSET, UGC-NET. > > LIBRARIAN, SSCE, > > TUMAKURU-572102 > > MOBILE-9242311848 > > _______________________________________________ > > LIS-Forum mailing list > > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > > > > > -- > > > > *Best Regards,* > > > Vijesh P.V > > *Librarian,* > > Fr.Moses Library > > Rajagiri College of Social Sciences, Rajagiri P.O. > > Kalamassery- 683104,Phone : 0484 -2911538, Ext:579 > > |Mob:8289853395 > > Web: https://rajagiri.edu/ > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2021 17:11:42 +0530 > From: Anand Dodamani <anand.karuni(a)gmail.com> > To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > Subject: [LIS-Forum] Application Deadline for TISS- MLIS Programme > Closes Soon > Message-ID: > <CANJViucWSJHN0JwKvSJQD1oXG1h1QZpn+tFHyZRq8LLQbid22Q(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Dear All, > > Greetings to you. > > Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) has announced Admission to the > 2021-23 batch of its regular Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) > Course offered from its Mumbai Campus. > > The application deadline (25th Jan 2021) is fast approaching. If you know > someone who is planning to pursue the course, kindly pass this information > to him/ her. > > In order to know more about the course and to apply, please visit the > following link: > https://admissions.tiss.edu/view/10/admissions/ma-admissions/master-of-libr… > > > Regards, > > Anand Dodamani PhD. > Assistant Librarian (Selection Grade) > Faculty Member- Centre for Library and Information Management Studies > Council Member- Indian Library Association (2019-2022) > Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) > V. N. Purav Marg, Deonar, Mumbai 400 088 > Phone: 022 25525274 > Web Profile: https://www.tiss.edu/view/9/employee/anand-dodamani/ > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > LIS-Forum mailing list > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > > > ------------------------------ > > End of LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 214, Issue 24 > ****************************************** > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. >

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Ineresting Reads And Information -- IRAI -- 210121
by Mohan Hr 22 Jan '21

22 Jan '21

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LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 214, Issue 24, Profession @ Crossroads
by ameet joshi 22 Jan '21

22 Jan '21

Dear sir/Madam,  Attituded of both Government and Private Intuitions towards library professionals are same. They looks down us as if we are not productive, even they don't spare a single chance to mock library professionals. These kind of situations happens because of lack of creativity, knowledge, enthusiasm and communication skills among most of our professionals. When it comes to validate our professional demands majority of the library professionals are not able to defend themselves because they can't speak better English and they are unsophisticated in their approach. So, in my view first we the library professionals should empower ourselves and prosper in our profession.  Ameet Joshi.  Library Department  NMIMS College, B.G Road campus,  Bangalore.   From: <lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> Sent: Thu, 21 Jan 2021 21:17:22 To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 214, Issue 24 Send LIS-Forum mailing list submissions to    lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit    http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to    lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in You can reach the person managing the list at    lis-forum-owner(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of LIS-Forum digest..." Today's Topics:   1. Re: Profession @ Crossroads (vijesh p v)   2. Application Deadline for TISS- MLIS Programme Closes   Soon      (Anand Dodamani) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2021 14:12:47 +0530 From: vijesh p v <vijeshrcss(a)gmail.com> To: Satish S <srisanayak(a)gmail.com> Cc: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Profession @ Crossroads Message-ID:    <CAC26eP7Dx1OFL=ntXv30CZP3o-aknWLJ+zzjuadGYyoOOPGogg(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Yes sir, It is High time we noticed this kind of indifference from the government level, but unfortunately none of our organizations were strongly taken any action against it. Some of our members have a good influence on apex bodies like UGC and the higher education departments, so they can do something of their own and regain the status of LIS profession.A joint and Meaningful effort is highly needed in this regard. *Best Regards,* Vijesh P.V *Librarian,* Fr.Moses Library Rajagiri College of Social Sciences(Autonomous), Rajagiri  P.O. Kalamassery-Kerala 683104,Phone : 0484 -2911538, Ext:579 |Mob:8289853395 Web: https://rajagiri.edu/ On Thu, Jan 21, 2021 at 10:14 AM Satish S <srisanayak(a)gmail.com> wrote: >  Dear Professional Friends, > > Thanks to Anand Doddamani for bringing the issue to the forum. It's really > hard to digest the truth of what Anand Doddamani has raised, as he said our > professionals and professional forum's are in deep sleep, we are in a > pathetic situation. I request the professionals who are in the higher > positions in esteemed  institutions and library associations please raise > your voice alteast now otherwise our profession will be in deep trouble. > > With regards... > Satish S > > On Tue, Jan 19, 2021 at 2:03 PM Anand Dodamani <anand.karuni(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Dear Professional Friends, > > > > Greetings. > > > > A recent employment notification for the post of Librarian at > IIM-Amritsar > > at Pay Level-10 has prompted me to write this email to the forum and > share > > some of my thoughts with you. > > > > Don’t you think the LIS Jobs are slowly getting downgraded by the elite > > institutes like AIIMS, IITs, IIMs in our country? If you don’t think so, > > you are probably in a deep sleep. > > > > A walk-in interview was conducted for the prestigious post of Librarian > at > > AIIMS (!) , New Delhi; the Chief Library Officer’s post was filled in > IIT- > > Bombay with GP 7600 (!) ; Some IIMs have recruited the Librarians on the > > Pay Level- 13A (!). And now, on top of it, the IIM- Amritsar has > advertised > > the post of Librarian at Level-10 (!). > > > > The differential treatment shown to the LIS Professionals in elite > > institutes and universities is not just limited to the Pay Scales but > also > > to their working conditions. In many universities, the Library Officers > are > > being treated as non-teaching staff in-spite of them being the Academic > > Staff as per the UGC Guidelines. > > > > Is it due to the decreasing standards LIS Professionals working in > > different institutions? Or any systematic effort is being made by some > > unknown persons to degrade our profession? Whatever the reason may be, > one > > thing is for sure…. our identity as ‘professionals’ on academic campuses > is > > under serious threat. > > > > Those who are already occupying the higher positions such as Chief > > Librarians/ University Librarians are not really bothered about it. And > > those who are working as Deputy Librarians are happy with what they are > > getting. The Assistant Librarians are busy in making their careers. The > > Professional Associations are engrossed in conducting workshops, seminars > > which they think are more important than working towards the upliftment > of > > the status of our profession. So who will raise the voice??? > > > > We are very much aware that we are slowly losing ground to other > > professionals in the academic institutes but are doing nothing serious to > > regain our status. The situation reminds me of the words of Dale Carnegie > > who said, *“the trouble is not ignorance but inaction”. * > > > > The views expressed here are my personal and belong solely to me. > > > > > > Regards, > > > > Anand > > Dodamani > > Mumbai > > > > -- > > This message has been scanned for viruses and > > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > > believed to be clean. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > LIS-Forum mailing list > > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > > > > > -- > SATISH.S > MLISc., M.Phil., KSET, UGC-NET. > LIBRARIAN, SSCE, > TUMAKURU-572102 > MOBILE-9242311848 > _______________________________________________ > LIS-Forum mailing list > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > -- *Best Regards,* Vijesh P.V *Librarian,* Fr.Moses Library Rajagiri College of Social Sciences, Rajagiri  P.O. Kalamassery- 683104,Phone : 0484 -2911538, Ext:579 |Mob:8289853395 Web: https://rajagiri.edu/ ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2021 17:11:42 +0530 From: Anand Dodamani <anand.karuni(a)gmail.com> To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] Application Deadline for TISS- MLIS Programme    Closes   Soon Message-ID:    <CANJViucWSJHN0JwKvSJQD1oXG1h1QZpn+tFHyZRq8LLQbid22Q(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Dear All, Greetings to you. Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) has announced Admission to the 2021-23 batch of its regular Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) Course offered from its Mumbai Campus. The application deadline (25th Jan 2021) is fast approaching. If you know someone who is planning to pursue the course, kindly pass this information to him/ her. In order to know more about the course and to apply, please visit the following link: https://admissions.tiss.edu/view/10/admissions/ma-admissions/master-of-libr… Regards, Anand Dodamani PhD. Assistant Librarian (Selection Grade) Faculty Member- Centre for Library and Information Management Studies Council Member- Indian Library Association (2019-2022) Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) V. N. Purav Marg, Deonar, Mumbai 400 088 Phone: 022 25525274 Web Profile: https://www.tiss.edu/view/9/employee/anand-dodamani/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. ------------------------------ Subject: Digest Footer _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum ------------------------------ End of LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 214, Issue 24 ****************************************** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.  

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Profession @ Crossroads
by Dr. Pradip Das 22 Jan '21

22 Jan '21

Dear Professional Friend, I fully agree with Mr. Vijesh, P. V. and Mr. Anand Dodamani. In my personal opinion, I think this is the time we have to think the following: 1. The Associations of Library field should come forward to protest or to place some sort of complaint for this type of discriminant outlook to Library Professionals. 2. The Universities and Schools with Library and Information Science as a course should be much careful to choose candidates(Students) at time of selecting for their course. For I have seen there are quite a bigger number of Universities and Schools (Particularly some Private or Semi aided or Deemed to be) are giving Library and Information Science degrees without thinking about the professionalism and the future of the students. They should teach the modern library management system and current trend of library services. 3. As the universities are not having any future plan for professionalism of the Library and Information Science Course, students passing from universities and schools are trying to accept any kind of job and they are not thinking about the pay scale. The reason is that they have to start a job with their professional qualification. Thus the degradation in the profession is continuing. It is also happening in most of the professional fields in our Country. 4. If we are thinking about Walk - In - Interview. We should not mind over it because now-a-days this is becoming a trend. Candidate with degree of M. Tech, B. Tech., MD, MBBS, MBA are also have to face this type of interviews 5. I am not against females. However, it has been found that in our country most of the Library and Information Science professionals are female. They must have career thinking, but it may be possible that they are cool with this profession without thinking much about their career growth. Please note that here I am not telling about the Teaching professionals in the Library and Information Science field. -- *Regards **……* _______________________________________________ * Dr. Pradip Das* *Ph. D., MBA (HR), M. Phil, M. L. I. Sc., B. L. I. Sc., B. Sc. (Chem)Librarian,* *MIT Art, Design and Technology University,* *Raj Baug, Next to Hadapsar,* *Loni-Kalbhor, Maharashtra – 412201. * *Phone : +91-20-30693604, Cell : 9420836138* *E-mail :pradipbhadreswardas@gmail.com <pradipbhadreswardas(a)gmail.com> Or Pradip_das_55(a)rediffmail.com <Pradip_das_55(a)rediffmail.com>* ****Blogger : http://pradip-dipra.blogspot.com <http://pradip-dipra.blogspot.com>* *Research Gate : http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Pradip_Das4 <http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Pradip_Das4>* *Skype ID : pradipbhadreswardas* *Twitter : @pradipbdas // https://twitter.com/pradipbdas <https://twitter.com/pradipbdas>* *FaceBook : https://www.facebook.com/pradip.das.142240 <https://www.facebook.com/pradip.das.142240>* *LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-pradip-das-a33b9142/ <https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-pradip-das-a33b9142/>* *Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/?hl=en <https://www.instagram.com/?hl=en>* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy for SENIOR PROJECT ASSOCIATE (LIS) position at IIT Gandhinagar ( deadline 24th January 2021)
by TS Kumbar 22 Jan '21

22 Jan '21

Dear Professionals, Applications are invited for a position of Senior Project Assistant (on contract basis) for ‘Scaling up the Digital Repository, Managing and Promoting Research Publications’ created and managed by the Library at IIT Gandhinagar for a period of one year. More details are given at: https://iitgn.ac.in/careers/staff https://drive.google.com/file/d/16r926p_oFN4RI5U-1GvYWS47JF76tmTP/view *Deadline for submitting application: 24th January 2021* Kindly encourage the professionals who meet the requirements and are keen to work for such an interesting project to apply at the earliest. Thanks & Regards Kumbar -- T. S. Kumbar, PhD Librarian Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar Palaj, Gandhinagar 382 355*|* Gujarat | INDIA Tel: +91 79 2395 2431 Mob: 09825921864 Email: tskumbar(a)iitgn.ac.in | tskumbar(a)gmail.com Website: http://www.iitgn.ac.in *IITGN: Celebrating 10 years of educational excellence <http://sites.iitgn.ac.in/10/>* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Webinar on "Experimental AI for Social Good" on 30th Jan 2021 & Forthcoming Events of CSI, ACM & IEEE CS
by Mohan Hr 22 Jan '21

22 Jan '21

Webinar on Experimental AI for Social Good =================================== CSI Chennai, ACM Chennai & IEEE CS Madras cordially invite you to the webinar Topic: Experimental AI for Social Good Speaker: Dr. Parag Kulkarni, Professor, AI and ML, Tokyo International University, Japan, CEO and Chief Scientist, iKnowlation Research Labs, Pune Date: Saturday, 30th Jan 2021 Time: 6 pm to 7 pm IST For presentation details & speaker profile, pl see the PDF invite at https://bit.ly/3mUMfCb Register at https://bit.ly/36U5rKF Note: All registered participants will receive a free copy of Chapter 1 of Dr Parag's best-selling book "Artificial Intelligence: Building Intelligent Systems" (Published by PHI Learning) in pdf after the webinar and a special discount of 30% on print book & 25% on eBook while purchasing this book online at http://www.phindia.com Forthcoming Events 23rd Jan -- Open Data for Sustainable Community. https://bit.ly/39M6Nc8 6th Feb -- Educational Reforms -- Education on Demand -- NEP 2020 and Beyond. http://bit.ly/2Lt775I 13th Feb -- Stitching Experience Design into Agile Methodology http://bit.ly/3bP5nhY 20th Feb -- Value Based IT Solutions Delivery Through Disciplined Agile http://bit.ly/2XexaQp 27th Feb -- Mobile Forensics and Cyber Crime Investigations http://bit.ly/3c051VO For pdf invite, presentation & speaker details of events in: Jan 2021: https://bit.ly/3h3MJnq Feb 2021: https://bit.ly/3st0rWd For additional events in Jan 2021: https://bit.ly/3p7GS2Z Feb 2021: https://bit.ly/3nNALA1 Interesting Reads And Information -- IRAI -- 210111: https://bit.ly/2LkgZif

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Fwd: Choice ebook study
by Shamprasad Pujar 22 Jan '21

22 Jan '21

Dear All, It may be of interest to some of you. Regards, S M Pujar Chief Librarian IGIDR, Mumbai =========== ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: LIBLICENSE <liblicense(a)gmail.com> Date: Fri, Jan 22, 2021 at 10:19 AM Subject: Choice ebook study To: <LIBLICENSE-L(a)listserv.crl.edu> From: Ann Shumelda Okerson <asokerson(a)gmail.com> Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2021 23:32:04 -0500 CLEVELAND – January 21, 2021 – As digital books become more essential in colleges and universities due to the COVID-19 pandemic, academic librarians are adopting the ebook format at a vastly accelerated rate. To better understand ebook collection development in academic libraries, Choice, a publishing unit of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), conducted a research study to shine a much-needed light on the ways academic libraries are responding to the increased demand for digital content. Highlights include data showing that ebooks are an established part of academic library collections, many academic librarians’ overarching acquisition model favors ebooks over print and both libraries and patrons have fully integrated ebooks into their workflows and practices. [SNIP] To view the full report, visit https://static.od-cdn.com/Choice-Incorporating_Ebooks_into_Collection_Devel… https://company.overdrive.com/2021/01/21/new-choice-report-studies-academic…

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LIS profession at Crossroads?
by Koteswara Rao Mamidi 22 Jan '21

22 Jan '21

Dear Dr Anand, Yes, the so-called ‘degradation’ of librarian’s post in elite institutions is happening since a long time and as you said there is no response or action either from our national associations or from the high-profile LIS experts occupying high positions across the country. I had earlier posted some comments on this issue based on my personal experience on a couple of incidents in this very forum but nothing had happened so far. I personally feel that there are three reasons for this degradation. First, lack of a national accreditation body or an agency to regulate LIS education and employment has created this disparity among similar jobs in different institutions. In the absence of any standard or guidelines there is no control over the uniformity of pay scales and qualifications for top library posts in libraries under different departments/ministries such as UGC, AICTE, MHRD (IITs & IIMs), Indian Medical Council, CSIR, ICAR, Ministry of Culture (public libraries), etc., Second, the proliferation of LIS schools producing too many ‘substandard products’ is leading to surplus manpower unable to get employment. It is an irony that despite a large number of top library posts in many academic and other libraries are lying vacant for years, our LIS professionals are not getting jobs? I think that the 'supply is more than the expected demand' and hence, the employers are trying to dominate while the job seekers are ready to join these posts with lower pay; can we stop them? Third, non-availability of adequately trained & qualified library professionals with ICT skills and managerial capabilities to head these fully-automated libraries; which is again due to poor and substandard LIS education including getting a PhD. I don’t want to name but there were a few instances where some of the librarians in such HE institutions have failed to perform or remained passive and retired without any contribution; leaving a bad impression among the employers. We have more than hundred library associations all over the country plus the national association - ILA which is expected to promote and maintain LIS professional standards, and one of its objectives is “Improvement of the status of librarians”. Perhaps it is time for all us to think differently and do something seriously such as boycotting selection panel invitations or a nation-wide strike? Dr M Koteswara Rao Retd. Librarian, Univ of Hyderabad -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Application Deadline for TISS- MLIS Programme Closes Soon
by Anand Dodamani 21 Jan '21

21 Jan '21

Dear All, Greetings to you. Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) has announced Admission to the 2021-23 batch of its regular Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) Course offered from its Mumbai Campus. The application deadline (25th Jan 2021) is fast approaching. If you know someone who is planning to pursue the course, kindly pass this information to him/ her. In order to know more about the course and to apply, please visit the following link: https://admissions.tiss.edu/view/10/admissions/ma-admissions/master-of-libr… Regards, Anand Dodamani PhD. Assistant Librarian (Selection Grade) Faculty Member- Centre for Library and Information Management Studies Council Member- Indian Library Association (2019-2022) Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) V. N. Purav Marg, Deonar, Mumbai 400 088 Phone: 022 25525274 Web Profile: https://www.tiss.edu/view/9/employee/anand-dodamani/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Profession @ Crossroads
by Anand Dodamani 21 Jan '21

21 Jan '21

Dear Professional Friends, Greetings. A recent employment notification for the post of Librarian at IIM-Amritsar at Pay Level-10 has prompted me to write this email to the forum and share some of my thoughts with you. Don’t you think the LIS Jobs are slowly getting downgraded by the elite institutes like AIIMS, IITs, IIMs in our country? If you don’t think so, you are probably in a deep sleep. A walk-in interview was conducted for the prestigious post of Librarian at AIIMS (!) , New Delhi; the Chief Library Officer’s post was filled in IIT- Bombay with GP 7600 (!) ; Some IIMs have recruited the Librarians on the Pay Level- 13A (!). And now, on top of it, the IIM- Amritsar has advertised the post of Librarian at Level-10 (!). The differential treatment shown to the LIS Professionals in elite institutes and universities is not just limited to the Pay Scales but also to their working conditions. In many universities, the Library Officers are being treated as non-teaching staff in-spite of them being the Academic Staff as per the UGC Guidelines. Is it due to the decreasing standards LIS Professionals working in different institutions? Or any systematic effort is being made by some unknown persons to degrade our profession? Whatever the reason may be, one thing is for sure…. our identity as ‘professionals’ on academic campuses is under serious threat. Those who are already occupying the higher positions such as Chief Librarians/ University Librarians are not really bothered about it. And those who are working as Deputy Librarians are happy with what they are getting. The Assistant Librarians are busy in making their careers. The Professional Associations are engrossed in conducting workshops, seminars which they think are more important than working towards the upliftment of the status of our profession. So who will raise the voice??? We are very much aware that we are slowly losing ground to other professionals in the academic institutes but are doing nothing serious to regain our status. The situation reminds me of the words of Dale Carnegie who said, *“the trouble is not ignorance but inaction”. * The views expressed here are my personal and belong solely to me. Regards, Anand Dodamani Mumbai -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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requesting to know about weeding out policy
by Nellore Harilakshmi 21 Jan '21

21 Jan '21

Dear Professionals, I am totally confused about weeding out the policy, in our University library some unconditional books, old syllabus books are to need the weed out. but I don't know which policy suitable to convey higher authorities, please appropriately guide me. thanking you. -- N.Harilakshmi, Professional Assistant, SPMVV, Tirupati -- 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 R G 20 Jan '21

20 Jan '21

Dear Professionals, Kindly help me to get the following article. Using a Hybrid Approach to Data Management in Relational Database and Blockchain: a Case Study on The E-health Domain https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9095697 Regards Aditi Gaikwad -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ONLINE SURVEY FORM
by Nazneen Rahman 19 Jan '21

19 Jan '21

Dear LIS-FORUM members, Following is a questionnaire which is created as a part of my dissertation work on the title "ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE:ISSUES AND CHALLENGES TO THE LIBRARY AND INFORMATION PROFESSIONALS ." The intention of the study is to understand the perspectives of library and information professionals towards AI, and to analyze the impacts of AI on the profession. It would be really helpful if you spare a few minutes to fill out the form with appropriate answers. Please do write wherever necessary. Please click the following link to fill out the form. https://forms.gle/3MFVzz8e2tGxYBSDA NAZNEEN RAHMAN MLISc student -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Clever Move -- Imposters hijack journal’s peer review process to publish substandard papers | News | Chemistry World
by Mohan Hr 18 Jan '21

18 Jan '21

Scammers hijack journal’s peer-review process <https://nature.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2c6057c528fdc6f73fa196d9d…> A ‘rogue editor network’ infiltrated a journal’s peer-review system in an attempt to publish sub-standard papers <https://nature.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2c6057c528fdc6f73fa196d9d…>. The hijackers created fake e-mail accounts and web domains to impersonate respected academics, and managed to accept 19 papers for publication at *The Journal of Nanoparticle Research*, before suspicious activity was flagged by journal editors and by the research-integrity department of the publisher (Springer Nature). https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/imposters-hijack-journals-peer-review-p… Quite surprising and clever move -- hrmohan -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Webinar on "Role of Digitalisation in Indian Economic Revival" on 21st Jan 2021 & Forthcoming Events
by Mohan Hr 18 Jan '21

18 Jan '21

Webinar on "Role of Digitalisation in Indian Economic Revival" ================================================== HCC, ACM Chennai, IEEE CS Madras & CSI Chennai cordially invite you to the webinar Topic: Role of Digitalisation in Indian Economic Revival Speaker: Dr Badri Narayanan Gopalakrishnan, Director, Infinite Sum Modelling LLC, Seattle & Senior Economist and Affiliate Faculty Member, Univ. of Washington Seattle, USA Date: Thursday, 21st Jan 2021 Time: 11 am to 12 pm IST For presentation details & speaker profile, pl see the PDF invite at http://bit.ly/3hPq1PX Register at http://bit.ly/3pYJvo7 Forthcoming Events ================= 23rd Jan -- Open Data for Sustainable Community. https://bit.ly/39M6Nc8 30th Jan -- Experimental AI for Social Good. https://bit.ly/36U5rKF 6th Feb -- Educational Reforms -- Education on Demand -- NEP 2020 and Beyond http://bit.ly/2Lt775I <http://bit.ly/2Lt775I> For pdf invite, presentation & speaker details of events in: Jan 2021: https://bit.ly/3h3MJnq Feb 2021: https://bit.ly/3st0rWd For additional events in Jan 2021: https://bit.ly/3p7GS2Z Feb 2021: https://bit.ly/3nNALA1 Interesting Reads And Information -- IRAI -- 210111: https://bit.ly/2LkgZif <https://bit.ly/2LkgZif>

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Protecting Digital Assets -- Domain Names
by Mohan Hr 17 Jan '21

17 Jan '21

An interesting story on protecting domain names. Not to be missed by owners of domain names -- important digital assets The continuing story provides the full details. Don't miss to read. With regards -- hrmohan Union Bank of India is considered one of the better managed banks in India and RBI recently merged Corporation Bank and Andhra Bank with Union Bank. Both the merged Banks had decades of history and brand name amongst its customers. However, Union Bank seems to be completely unaware of the banking risks in the digital era or it is so poor as not to be able to invest around Rs 800/- ( to renew the domain names of acquired/merged banks -- Corporation Bank & Andhra Bank) on behalf of each of the merged Banks to protect the interests of the customers of these Banks. I wish the Chairman of Union Bank of India looks at why I am forced to make the statement that “Union Bank of India will be facilitating Phishing by Ignorance and Negligence”. https://www.naavi.org/wp/union-bank-of-india-will-be-facilitating-phishing-… -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Next Virtual ISKO UK Meetup, 19 January 2021 - Email and MS Teams by James Lappin
by Aida Slavic 16 Jan '21

16 Jan '21

Hi, We are pleased to invite you to the next ISKO UK Meetup event: "Email and MS Teams from an information architecture perspective" by James Lappin This talk explores what strategies towards email will best enable information professionals to make a positive contribution to how messages are managed, protected and exploited as a knowledge resource. Tuesday, 19 Jan 2021 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM (GMT) Attendance free - register at https://www.meetup.com/Knowledge-Organisation-London/events/274016906/ ISKO UK Meetup events are organized through ISKO UK's Knowledge Organization London group at www.meetup.com platform. Join this Meetup group (https://www.meetup.com/Knowledge-Organisation-London/) to receive updates and notifications about ISKO UK Meetup events and register for attendance. On behalf of ISKO UK Aida Slavic Vice Chair, ISKO UK event co-ordinator === --> KO-ED "Theoretical Perspectives in Knowledge Organizaton", next lecture by Martin White, 21 January 2021 - https://www.iskouk.org/event-4060274 --> CFP - ISKO UK Conference 2021 - https://www.iskouk.org/Conference-2021

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Vacancy for SENIOR PROJECT ASSOCIATE (LIS) position at IIT Gandhinagar ( deadline 24th January 2021)
by TS Kumbar 15 Jan '21

15 Jan '21

Dear Professionals, Applications are invited for a position of Senior Project Assistant (on contract basis) for ‘Scaling up the Digital Repository, Managing and Promoting Research Publications’ created and managed by the Library at IIT Gandhinagar for a period of one year. More details are given at: https://iitgn.ac.in/careers/staff https://drive.google.com/file/d/16r926p_oFN4RI5U-1GvYWS47JF76tmTP/view *Deadline for submitting application: 24th January 2021* Kindly encourage the professionals who meet the requirements and are keen to work for such an interesting project to apply at the earliest. Thanks & Regards Kumbar -- T. S. Kumbar, PhD Librarian Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar Palaj, Gandhinagar 382 355*|* Gujarat | INDIA Tel: +91 79 2395 2431 Mob: 09825921864 Email: tskumbar(a)iitgn.ac.in | tskumbar(a)gmail.com Website: http://www.iitgn.ac.in *IITGN: Celebrating 10 years of educational excellence <http://sites.iitgn.ac.in/10/>* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Ebook Request : T.A. The Total Handbook of Transactional Analysis
by Common Man 15 Jan '21

15 Jan '21

Dear Professional Friends, I am looking for the following ebook- Title: T.A. The Total Handbook of Transactional Analysis Author: stanley woollams, michael brown Pls help if you have a copy in your library. Thanks & regards, Manjunatha.S Email : library(a)jyotinivas.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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"Informatics Innovation Award in LIS" - Last date to submit nominations extended for a week - till 22nd Jan, 2021
by Dr Anand Byrappa 15 Jan '21

15 Jan '21

Dear All, Here is an opportunity to showcase your innovation and win an Innovation award at LTC 2021. Innovation is the backbone of growth and change. It is the change-driver for a better future. The future of library is constantly challenged by fast-changing media and technologies. To encourage innovative practices and to promote innovative culture in libraries, Informatics, as part of its annual Library Technology Conclave (LTC2020), has instituted the Informatics Innovation Award, beginning LTC2021. Many of you would have done something INNOVATIVE in your library in the recent past - it could be a new/improved process, a service or a product...if yes, why don’t you submit it for “Informatics Innovation Award in LIS” and win an Award? You may like to see some examples Innovation listed on the LTC website. There will be two awards, one each for the following two categories of libraries: Category-1: Universities/Educational Institutions offering Ph.D. & post-Doctoral programs; Research Institutes. Category-2: Schools, PU, Diploma, UG & PG Colleges and Public Libraries – (Includes Medical, Engineering & Management etc. and Science, Commerce, Arts and Humanities). This award shall be announced on 30th January 2021, the last day of the conclave, following a Case Study Session on "Innovation in Libraries" to be presented by Nominees short-listed by the Committee of Juries for this award. Nomination is open on the LTC2021 website https://LTC2021.org <https://ltc2021.org/> Libraries are invited to submit their nominations online. January 22, 2021 is the last date for filing the nomination online. The Conclave, which had many pre-conclave webinars since November, is scheduled for 27-30 January 2021 in a webinar model. N. V. Sathyanarayana |* Chairman & Managing Director | Informatics India Ltd. | Bangalore 560004* |*INDIA |* |* www.informaticsglobal.com <http://www.informaticsglobal.com><http://www.informaticsglobal.com <http://www.informaticsglobal.com/>>* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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eScience and Digital Libraries - LTC2021. 27-30 January 2021
by Sathyanarayana NV 14 Jan '21

14 Jan '21

Dear Members of the LIS Forum After a series of pre-conclave webinars and workshops in the last two months, the 5th Library Technology Conclave (LTC2021) is all set for its final conclave program scheduled for January 27-30, 2021. The theme of the Conclave, as most of you already know, is – eScience and Digital Libraries. This four-days conclave is designed as free webinar series with only two sessions each day, one in the morning and one in the late afternoon, with six thematic sessions. Each thematic session has a keynoter speaker with three panellists anchored by a moderator. INAUGURAL FUNCTION: 27th January, 3 – 5.30 PM - Prof. K. Vijay Raghavan, Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India will inaugurate the conclave. - Prof. Tony Hey, Chief Data Scientist, Science and Technology Facilities Council, UK Research and Innovation, London, will deliver the conclave keynote on eScience and the Digital Libraries. TECHNICAL SESSIONS: 28-30 January, 2021 28 JAN. 10.30 AM – 1 PM. Session 1 – eScience and the Fourth Paradigm in Research 3 PM – 5.30 PM. Session 2 – Open Science and Open Access 29 JAN. 10.30 AM – 1 PM. Session 3 – Cyber Infrastructure 3 PM – 5.30 PM. Session 4 – Research Data Management 30 JAN. 10.30 AM – 1 PM. Session 5 – Social Media Research 3 PM – 5.30 PM. Session 6 – Health Informatics 5.30 PM – 7 PM. Case studies in Innovation SPEAKERS: 24 invited speakers, which includes 10 international speakers will be sharing their knowledge through LTC2021. Please visit the conclave website – www.LTC2021.org<http://www.LTC2021.org> to register and to know more about the conclave speakers and sessions. LTC2021 is jointly organised by four organisations, led by Informatics. These organisations include: (1) National Institute for Advanced Studies, Bangalore; (2) Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore and (3) CSIR – Fourth Paradigm Institute., Bangalore. On behalf of all these four organisations, I cordially invite you to LTC2021. N. V. Sathyanarayana | Chairman & Managing Director | Informatics India Ltd. | Bangalore 560004 |INDIA | | www.informaticsglobal.com<http://www.informaticsglobal.com> | -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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webinar on Plagiarism
by Koteswara Rao Mamidi 13 Jan '21

13 Jan '21

Kerala Library Professionals Organization (KELPRO) Webinar on "Plagiarism: An academic dishonesty" Speaker: Dr. V Uma, Former Deputy Librarian, Univ. of Hyderabad. Date & Time: 26 January 2021, Time: 11am - 12 noon IST Please Join with the Google meet link : https://meet.google.com/hde-fkho-bsv<https://meet.google.com/hde-fkho-bsv?fbclid=IwAR2xaLIkgcpodAGwP5FrEDjW9ebAC…> *Live streaming on YouTube* https://www.youtube.com/.../UCu3f26pXKkjN3-m8T9.../featured<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu3f26pXKkjN3-m8T9-cvAQ/featured?fbclid=Iw…> https://cutt.ly/kelproapp<https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fcutt.ly%2Fkelproapp%3Ffbclid%3…> -- 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 Pranit Landge 13 Jan '21

13 Jan '21

Hello, Below mentioned article is required for the reference purpose of the faculty. Request you to kindly help me in getting full text of the same. Title: Nature’s Marvels – Discovery of Three New Species and a Subspecies of Tiger Moth Authors: Kalawate, Aparna Sureshchandra Dinesh, K.P. and Shabnam, A. Issue Date: Jan-2021 Publisher: NISCAIR-CSIR, India Page(s): 54-55 URI: http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/55900 ISSN: 2582-6492 (Online); 0036-8512 (Print) Appears in Collections: SR Vol.58(01) [January 2021] Thanks & Regards, Pranit Pralhad Landge Library and Information Assistant Zoological Survey of India, Western Regional Center, Pune -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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just 2 Days left to submit your nomination for "Informatics Innovation Award 2021"
by Dr Anand Byrappa 13 Jan '21

13 Jan '21

Dear All, Here is an opportunity to showcase your innovation and win an Innovation award at LTC 2021. Innovation is the backbone of growth and change. It is the change-driver for a better future. The future of library is constantly challenged by fast-changing media and technologies. To encourage innovative practices and to promote innovative culture in libraries, Informatics, as part of its annual Library Technology Conclave (LTC2020), has instituted the Informatics Innovation Award, beginning LTC2021. Many of you would have done something INNOVATIVE in your library in the recent past - it could be a new/improved process, a service or a product...if yes, why don’t you submit it for “Informatics Innovation Award in LIS” and win an Award? You may like to see some examples Innovation listed on the LTC website. There will be two awards, one each for the following two categories of libraries: Category-1: Universities/Educational Institutions offering Ph.D. & post-Doctoral programs; Research Institutes. Category-2: Schools, PU, Diploma, UG & PG Colleges and Public Libraries – (Includes Medical, Engineering & Management etc. and Science, Commerce, Arts and Humanities). This award shall be announced on 30th January 2021, the last day of the conclave, following a Case Study Session on "Innovation in Libraries" to be presented by Nominees short-listed by the Committee of Juries for this award. Nomination is open on the LTC2021 website https://LTC2021.org <https://ltc2021.org/> Libraries are invited to submit their nominations online. January 15, 2021 is the last date for filing the nomination online. The Conclave, which had many pre-conclave webinars since November, is scheduled for 27-30 January 2021 in a webinar model. N. V. Sathyanarayana |* Chairman & Managing Director | Informatics India Ltd. | Bangalore 560004* |*INDIA |* |* www.informaticsglobal.com <http://www.informaticsglobal.com><http://www.informaticsglobal.com <http://www.informaticsglobal.com/>>* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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HCC, ACM, IEEE CS & CSI Webinar on "Role of Digitalisation in Indian Economic Revival" on 21st Jan 2021 & Forthcoming Events
by Mohan Hr 12 Jan '21

12 Jan '21

Webinar on "Role of Digitalisation in Indian Economic Revival" ================================================== HCC, ACM Chennai, IEEE CS Madras & CSI Chennai cordially invite you to the webinar Topic: Role of Digitalisation in Indian Economic Revival Speaker: Dr Badri Narayanan Gopalakrishnan, Director, Infinite Sum Modelling LLC, Seattle & Senior Economist and Affiliate Faculty Member, Univ. of Washington Seattle, USA Date: Thursday, 21st Jan 2021 Time: 11 am to 12 pm pm IST For presentation details & speaker profile, pl see the PDF invite at http://bit.ly/3hPq1PX Register at http://bit.ly/3pYJvo7 Forthcoming Events ================= 23rd Jan -- Open Data for Sustainable Community. https://bit.ly/39M6Nc8 30th Jan -- Experimental AI for Social Good. https://bit.ly/36U5rKF Pl refer for pdf invite, presentation & speaker details of events in Jan 2021 at: https://bit.ly/3h3MJnq For additional events in Jan 2021 scheduled and hosted by organisations including CSI, ACM & IEEE CS, please visit https://bit.ly/3p7GS2Z Interesting Reads And Information -- IRAI -- 210111: pl see the post at https://bit.ly/2LkgZif

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Open Access to Humanities and Social Sciences information
by madhan muthu 12 Jan '21

12 Jan '21

Dear All: Greetings. Azim Premji University is organizing a symposium series on Open Access to Humanities and Social Sciences information. The first symposium will focus on “*Research and Evaluation in Humanities and Social Sciences*”. Speakers: *Prof. Harini Nagendra * Director, Research Centre, Professor of Sustainability at Azim Premji University. Google Scholar: https://bit.ly/35ppyz1 *Prof. Gopal Guru * Editor, Economic and Political Weekly Professor at the Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Google Scholar: https://bit.ly/3s4VKS6 The speakers of the symposium will discuss how humanities and social sciences research is done and evaluated in India, how scholars in this field communicate their findings with others, and the internal social norms that influence scholarly communication in HSS. *Date:* 20 January 2021;*Time:* 2.30 pm – 4.00 pm Host: Muthu Madhan, Librarian, Azim Premji University We request your kind participation. *Kindly register:* https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ikkUsZJwSAeBY8jHJDzezA *Open Access to Humanities and Social Sciences Research Information: Symposium series * Access to multidisciplinary information is key to research in Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS), and “there is growing recognition that the capacity to conduct research and to share the resulting knowledge is fundamental to all aspects of human development, from improving health care delivery to increasing food security, and from enhancing education to stronger evidence-based policymaking.” It is important that councils and agencies in India that fund HSS research, and the institutions that support HSS researchers be considerate not only of the structural constraints of SSH knowledge production in India but also be cognizant of the opportunities provided by developments in open access movement in India and across the world in augmenting other efforts in enhancing HSS research. The goal of the Symposium series is to identify issues in open access to humanities and social sciences research information in the Indian context. We are looking forward to meeting you on Zoom. Also, *we request you to forward this mail to your colleagues you think would be of interest.* -- Madhan, M -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Interesting Reads And Information -- IRAI -- 210111
by Mohan Hr 11 Jan '21

11 Jan '21

*Interesting Reads And Information -- IRAI -- 210111* Current Post: https://bit.ly/2LkgZif Archives: https://lnkd.in/ewR3UdD *Articles* Data Privacy & Social Media WhatsApp’s Privacy Policy Explained: Why Messaging App’s Users Are Porting To Signal, Telegram WhatsApp needs to change its Jurisdiction clause in the Terms or else, exit from India. Skills & Skill Development Making Sense of Skills: A UK skills taxonomy The Secret to Quickly Learning New Skills, According to Science Single Most Important Skill of The 21st-Century That Will Take Your Career to The Next Level Why Every Developer Should Know a Bit of Technical Writing 3D Printing 11 Examples of What 3D Printing Can Do For You Artificial intelligence What is Conversational AI? Get Started with Fundamentals Conversational AI: Top 20 Trends for 2020 10 examples of AI in manufacturing to inspire your smart factory Quantum Computing What Is Quantum Computing? What on Earth Is Quantum Chess? Robotics Dancing Boston Dynamics Robots Show Off Their Sweet Moves Data Science 8 top data science applications and use cases for businesses Data Security Data sanitization techniques: Standards, practices, legislationCybersecurity in a digital era Blockchain How governments can harness the potential of blockchain Cryptocurency Why is Bitcoin’s price at an all-time high? And how is its value determined? Videos to Watch How to navigate questionable information Talks that'll inspire you to unplug Tough talks that will open your eyes Websites to visit Open Access Directory Education & Learning openPHI MOOCs 11+ Best Science Websites for Interactive Learning Educ-AI-tion rebooted? Exploring the future of artificial intelligence in schools and colleges Innovation and Sustainability 21 Sustainability Innovations That Might Just Change the World Books & Periodicals Cybersecurity eBook: The Beginner's Guide ($23.99 Value) FREE for a Limited Time upto 19th Jan 2021. Socially conscious book buying alternatives to Amazon Reports on Machine Learning Book: Cloud Computing Internet & Governance The Global Cost of Internet Shutdowns in 2020 Personalities Why Silicon Valley billionaire Sridhar Vembu returned to rural India How Did Tim Berners-Lee Change the World With the World Wide Web? Health & Wellness The 7 types of rest that every person needs The fascinating story of placebos – and why doctors should use them more often Six evidenced-based ways to look after your mental health during another lockdown Exhausted by 2020? Here are 5 ways to recover and feel more rested throughout 2021 The Impact Of Zoom Fatigue & Digital Eye Strain Webinar videos & presentations CSI, ACM & IEEE CS Chennai chapters jointly had organised the following nine webinars in Dec 2020. *IRAI Quiz -- 210111 * https://lnkd.in/gfXKbRg *Forthcoming Events* CSI, ACM & IEEE CS Events 21st Jan -- Role of Digitalisation in Indian Economic Revival. http://bit.ly/3pYJvo7 23rd Jan -- Open Data for Sustainable Community. https://bit.ly/39M6Nc8 30th Jan -- Experimental AI for Social Good. https://bit.ly/36U5rKF For pdf invite, presentation & speaker details of events in Jan 2021 at: https://bit.ly/3h3MJnq For additional events in Jan 2021 https://bit.ly/3p7GS2Z Archives : https://lnkd.in/ewR3UdD *Answers to IRAI Quiz -- 210111* Current Post: https://bit.ly/2LkgZif

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Five-day International Workshop on “Semantic Techniques and Technologies for Data and Knowledge Representation"
by Udaya Varadarajan 09 Jan '21

09 Jan '21

*Five-day International Workshop on “Semantic Techniques and Technologies for Data and Knowledge Representation”* *February 22 – 26, 2021* *Documentation Research and Training Centre* *Indian Statistical Institute* *Bangalore, India* Workshop website: https://drtc.isibang.ac.in/semtech *Important Dates:* - *Registration opening date: 14th December 2020* * - Registration closing date: 10th January 2021* * - Date of workshop: 22 - 26 February 2021* **Deadline for registration tomorrow** *About the workshop:* Data is the basic unit of every information communication and dissemination activity. It is the single most important input for every informed decision and policymaking (societal, scholastic, political, economic, etc.). However, the huge amount of available data including experimental data, sample data, survey data, library data, census data, etc., are not being used to their fullest potential as much of the data being saved and accessed via computers is primarily designed for human use and consumption and is not really amenable for machine processing. The need is to transform the data into a machine-processable format so that it becomes amenable to software interpretation, reasoning, inferencing, doing analytics, and question answering (e.g., *find me all those works of Rabindranath Tagore that have been translated into other languages*.). The techniques and technologies developed within the Semantic Web (SW) and Linked Data (LD) the research community will enable us to achieve this. *Who Should Attend and Why? * The SemTech2020 is designed for researchers, practitioners, and professionals dealing with data and information cutting across domains and disciplines from both academia and industry. The following are some of the skills that the attendees would acquire on completion of the Workshop. The workshop will enable the participants in learning the procedure of: - producing knowledge artifacts (ontology); - producing data in multi-machine-readable formats with minimal effort; - mixing data collected from various sources in different formats; - integrating the data with the knowledge artifacts giving meaning to data; - producing data in machine-processable formats that can be used by AI (Artificial Intelligence) systems for doing smart jobs (e.g., reasoning, decision making); - LD creation and publication on the Web; - data sharing and communication with the scientific community. *For details please visit the workshop website ► https://drtc.isibang.ac.in/semtech/ Thanking you, Sincerely, Team SemTech2020 On Sat, 9 Jan 2021 at 09:25, Udaya Varadarajan <udayav(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in> wrote: > *Five-day International Workshop on “Semantic Techniques and Technologies > for Data and Knowledge Representation”* > > > > *February 22 – 26, 2021* > > > > *Documentation Research and Training Centre* > > > > *Indian Statistical Institute* > > > > *Bangalore, India* > > > > Workshop website: https://drtc.isibang.ac.in/semtech > > > > *Important Dates:* > > > > > > - *Registration opening date: 14th December 2020* > > * - Registration closing date: 10th January 2021* > > * - Date of workshop: 22 - 26 February 2021* > > > *About the workshop:* > > > > > > Data is the basic unit of every information communication and dissemination > > activity. It is the single most important input for every informed decision > > and policymaking (societal, scholastic, political, economic, etc.). > > However, the huge amount of available data including experimental data, > > sample data, survey data, library data, census data, etc., are not being > > used to their fullest potential as much of the data being saved and > > accessed via computers is primarily designed for human use and consumption > > and is not really amenable for machine processing. The need is to transform > > the data into a machine-processable format so that it becomes amenable to > > software interpretation, reasoning, inferencing, doing analytics, > > and question answering (e.g., *find me all those works of Rabindranath > > Tagore that have been translated into other languages*.). The techniques > > and technologies developed within the Semantic Web (SW) and Linked Data > > (LD) the research community will enable us to achieve this. > > > > *Who Should Attend and Why? * > > > > The SemTech2020 is designed for researchers, practitioners, and > > professionals dealing with data and information cutting across domains and > > disciplines from both academia and industry. The following are some of > > the skills that the attendees would acquire on completion of the Workshop. > > The workshop will enable the participants in learning the procedure of: > > > > - producing knowledge artifacts (ontology); > > - producing data in multi-machine-readable formats with minimal effort; > > - mixing data collected from various sources in different formats; > > - integrating the data with the knowledge artifacts giving meaning to > > data; > > - producing data in machine-processable formats that can be used by AI > > (Artificial Intelligence) systems for doing smart jobs (e.g., reasoning, > > decision making); > > - LD creation and publication on the Web; > > - data sharing and communication with the scientific community. > > > > > > > > > > *For details please visit the workshop website ► > > https://drtc.isibang.ac.in/semtech/ > > > > > Thanking you, > > > > Sincerely, > > Team SemTech2020 > > On Sun, 20 Dec 2020 at 12:57, Udaya Varadarajan <udayav(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in> > wrote: > >> *Five-day International Workshop on “Semantic Techniques and Technologies >> for Data and Knowledge Representation”* >> >> >> >> *February 22 – 26, 2021* >> >> >> >> *Documentation Research and Training Centre* >> >> >> >> *Indian Statistical Institute* >> >> >> >> *Bangalore, India* >> >> >> >> Workshop website: https://drtc.isibang.ac.in/semtech >> >> >> >> *About the workshop:* >> >> >> >> >> >> Data is the basic unit of every information communication and >> dissemination >> >> activity. It is the single most important input for every informed >> decision >> >> and policymaking (societal, scholastic, political, economic, etc.). >> >> However, the huge amount of available data including experimental data, >> >> sample data, survey data, library data, census data, etc., are not being >> >> used to their fullest potential as much of the data being saved and >> >> accessed via computers is primarily designed for human use and consumption >> >> and is not really amenable for machine processing. The need is to >> transform >> >> the data into a machine-processable format so that it becomes amenable to >> >> software interpretation, reasoning, inferencing, doing analytics, >> >> and question answering (e.g., *find me all those works of Rabindranath >> >> Tagore that have been translated into other languages*.). The techniques >> >> and technologies developed within the Semantic Web (SW) and Linked Data >> >> (LD) the research community will enable us to achieve this. >> >> >> >> *Who Should Attend and Why? * >> >> >> >> The SemTech2020 is designed for researchers, practitioners, and >> >> professionals dealing with data and information cutting across domains and >> >> disciplines from both academia and industry. The following are some of >> >> the skills that the attendees would acquire on completion of the Workshop. >> >> The workshop will enable the participants in learning the procedure of: >> >> >> >> - producing knowledge artifacts (ontology); >> >> - producing data in multi-machine-readable formats with minimal effort; >> >> - mixing data collected from various sources in different formats; >> >> - integrating the data with the knowledge artifacts giving meaning to >> >> data; >> >> - producing data in machine-processable formats that can be used by AI >> >> (Artificial Intelligence) systems for doing smart jobs (e.g., >> reasoning, >> >> decision making); >> >> - LD creation and publication on the Web; >> >> - data sharing and communication with the scientific community. >> >> >> >> *Topics:* >> >> >> >> - Knowledge Graph >> >> - Data modelling, Ontology design >> >> - SW Tools and Technologies (e.g., RDF, RDFS, OWL, SPARQL) >> >> - *F*indable, *A*ccessible,* I*nteroperable and* R*eusable (FAIR) >> >> - Knowledge Graph Application >> >> - Ontology-based repositories, services >> >> - Data Integration >> >> - Linked Data >> >> - LD Publication and Access >> >> - Data Visualization >> >> >> >> *Important Dates:* >> >> >> >> >> >> - Registration opening date: 14th December 2020 >> >> - Registration closing date: 10th January 2021 >> >> - Date of workshop: 22 - 26 February 2021 >> >> >> >> >> >> *For details please visit the workshop website ► >> >> https://drtc.isibang.ac.in/semtech/ >> >> >> >> >> Thanking you, >> >> >> >> Sincerely, >> >> Team SemTech2020 >> > > > -- > Udaya Varadarajan > Documentation Research and Training Centre, > Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore Centre > Bangalore - 560059 > -- Udaya Varadarajan Documentation Research and Training Centre, Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore Centre Bangalore - 560059

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One nation one subscription is a threat to country's institutional diversity
by Vasanth 08 Jan '21

08 Jan '21

Dear sir/madam, The Draft 5th National Science, Technology & innovation policy is pitching for "one nation one subscription". There are many dissenting voice against this. It is rightly so, but while rejecting the 'one nation one subscription' model we should not see this in an isolation or in silos. This is the larger framework or the agenda of current dispensation at the centre to impose false nationalism.Along with one nation one subscription we must also reject* one nation one tax* one nation one election* one nation one ration card* one nation one market* one nation one mobility card* one nation one test.The one nation theory itself is antithetical to India's rich diversity in terms of its language, its culture everything. Our country is known for unity in diversity and we must stand for this. One nation model or agenda is an assulat on Indian federal system. Views are personal ------------------------- With best wishes Vasantha Raju N.LibrarianMysore

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International Conference of Agricultural Librarians and Users Committee-ICALUC-2021
by puneeth bm 08 Jan '21

08 Jan '21

Dear Sir, We cordially invite you to Participate & Depute Library Professionals in the " *International Conference of Agricultural Librarians and Users Committee-ICALUC-2021"*, which is scheduled to be held on *25th & 26th February 2021 at the University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bangalore.* Paper submission date for the ICALUC-2021 is extended up to *15th January 2021.* Please find attached herewith our Invitation letter, Brochure & Registration Form. Registration Form.docx <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Aey4A3Qhhic5-U0arq_p4bOdgN-HTmhy/view?usp=…> ICALUC2021 Broucher.pdf <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1m85d2mtTQ4TiZdoSaAQeQIxS0ekxZ0Hy/view?usp=…> With regards Dr.Srinivasa, V. Organising Secretary, ICALUC 2021 & University Librarian University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bangalore- 560065 Karnataka, INDIA email- aaldi.icaluc2021(a)gmail.com Ph.No:- +91 94498 66909, +91 70198 35908

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Father of Library Science In India Dr.S.R.Ranganathan’s Grand Niece Dr.Sandhya Shekhar will speak on LIS Academy Distinguished Lecture Tomorrow
by Pandurang Konnur 08 Jan '21

08 Jan '21

Dear Professional Friends, Please participate in the third LISA Distinguished Lecture being delivered by Dr.Sandhya Shekhar the Grand Niece of Dr.S.R.Ranganathan, the Father of Library Science In India Please do not miss to join us on: LIS ACADEMY DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES (Second Saturday of every month) Third Lecture in the Series by Dr. Sandhya Shekhar Former Founding CEO, IIT Madras Research Park, Advisor and Strategy Consultant. Chennai Date of Lecture: 9 January 2021 Saturday at 3.00 pm Please download the brochure from the following link: https://bit.ly/3bwZdDl Please join us tomorrow Saturday at 3.00 pm on Cisco WebEx Platform Link: https://bit.ly/345v2P0 Meeting Number: 126 271 8771 Meeting Password: lisa THE EVENTWILLALSO BE STREAMED ON FOLLOWING LIS ACADEMYPORTALS: https://www.youtube.com/lisacademyindia https://www.lisacademy.org/ http://www.lisacademyblog.org/ PLEASE SUPPORT LIS ACADEMY TO STRENGTHEN LIS PROFESSION Thanks & Regards, Dr. P. V. Konnur President - LIS Academy, Bangalore Fulbright Scholar - (UIUC, USA) Adviser - VTU Consortium, Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi - 590 018, Mobile : 09449679737 E-Mail : pvkonnur(a)gmail.com Website: www.lisacademy.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Webinar on "Open Data for Sustainable Community" on 23rd Jan 2021 & Forthcoming Events of ACM, IEEE CS & CSI
by Mohan Hr 08 Jan '21

08 Jan '21

Webinar on "Open Data for Sustainable Community" ========================================== ACM Chennai, IEEE CS Madras & CSI Chennai cordially invite you to the webinar Topic: Open Data for Sustainable Community Speaker: Dr. Neha Sharma, ACM Distinguished Speaker, Analytics & Insights, Tata Consultancy Services Date: Saturday, 23rd Jan 2021 Time: 6 pm to 7 pm IST For presentation details & speaker profile, pl see the PDF invite at https://bit.ly/2JDSOKI Register at https://bit.ly/39M6Nc8 Forthcoming Events ================= 21st Jan -- Role of Digitalisation in Indian Economic Revival. http://bit.ly/3pYJvo7 23rd Jan -- Open Data for Sustainable Community. https://bit.ly/39M6Nc8 30th Jan -- Experimental AI for Social Good. https://bit.ly/36U5rKF Pl refer for pdf invite, presentation & speaker details of events in Jan 2021 at: https://bit.ly/3h3MJnq For additional events in Jan 2021 scheduled and hosted by organisations including CSI, ACM & IEEE CS, please visit https://bit.ly/3p7GS2Z Interesting Reads And Information -- IRAI -- 210101: pl see tte post at https://bit.ly/3aXym2X

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Why the academic community support Sci hub?
by Gangadhar KC 08 Jan '21

08 Jan '21

Dear Library professionals, It is high time to discuss copyright policies, itsinfringement and why the academic community support open access initiatives includingSci hub. The debate is more relevant at present than ever as you all know aboutthe lawsuitfiled recently in the Delhi High Court by the major publishers against Sci-hub andLibGen for copyright infringement. The journal subscription model is pretty old and isaccepted by the academic community for centuries, but unfortunately somepublishing giants have become too greedy. On the other hand, everyone wants free access toscholarly information, but of course, not by violating copyright laws. Perhaps,we have to think of changing the copyright laws! In the race for free access toresearch information, we are destroying the quality and standard of scientificresearch and scholarship which is evident from copyright infringements, theproliferation of predatory journals with low-quality research papers, and OAjournals charging hefty Article Processing Charge (APC), etc. Ultimately, it isthe knowledge creators’ (authors) responsibility and not the librarians, whohave to ‘bell the cat’ or tame the big publishers to bring down journalsubscription prices. Plea of the commercial publishers Threeacademic publishers namely-Elsevier Ltd., Wiley India Pvt. Ltd., AmericanChemical Society filed a petition in Delhi High Court are asking for blockingof Sci-Hub and Libgen, the two websites who provide free downloads of researchpublications and books to research scholars and students. Thetrio publishers together publish 40% of scientific publications. If we take thefive top major publishers, they control more than 50% of thepublications in Science and Social Sciences worldwide, one of the largestconcentrations of market power in any sector. Profits and market caps for thepublishers have also swelled. Journal publishing is a $10 billion industry,with one of the highest profit margins of any sector. Forexample, Elsevier’s parent company RELX Group, boasts a nearly $35billion market cap. The profit margin of Elsevier is 37%, twice that ofGoogle, which dwarfs, by comparison, the margins of tech titans suchas Apple and Amazon also and is under attack globally for itsmonopoly practices and super-profits. The price of these journals has gone up 521% i.e. more than five timesin the last 30 years against consumer price index rise of only 118%. That meansthe price of these publications have become six times while the rest of thegoods is only twice of what they were 30 years back. This is the super-profits,unideal what we are supposed to pay for what is produced by us only. It isimportant to note the fact that commercial publishers are not paying a singlepi for the authors towards content. There is no practice of benevolence in terms ofcash to the authors nor any expenditure involved in review of paper. So, how far they are entitled forcopyright? Also if the employers claim copyright of the Patent, why don’t thesame logic apply in case of articles especially for scientific articles where aresearcher use the infra structure of the institution for his research. The publishers push the libraries to buy bundledsubscriptions of all their products, charge money for any article that maybe required by a researcher anywhere in the world, charging them from $30 to$60 per article. Hence, the premier publisher Elsevierrocked with 982 million dollars. In anutshell, the publishing giants are demanding that Sci-Hub and Libgen becompletely blocked in India through a so-called dynamic injunction. Thepublishers claim that they own exclusive rights to the manuscripts that theyhave published, and that Sci-Hub and Libgen are engaged in violating variousexclusive rights conferred on them under copyright law by providing free accessto their copyrighted contents. Discussion a. Puzzle The American Chemical Society (ACS) is a scientificsociety started in 1876 founded at New York University. Generally, non-profit organization would have been able to shoulder theresponsibility of free access to research but joined with Elsevier and Wiley infiling a suit against Sci hub. b. ‘Copyright infringement’ Let’slook at the landmark judgement given by the Delhi High Court in 2016 on the Delhi University photocopying case. Threepublishing giants – Oxford University Press, the Cambridge University Press andthe Taylor and Francis Group – had at the time banded together to sue DelhiUniversity and a photocopying shop operating under its license. Academicfraternity use research articles only for academic purpose and not for anyprofit. The court had ruled that compilation anddistribution of copies of texts of books prescribed in the syllabus did notinfringe any copyrights of the publisher as defined in the Copyright Act of 1957.Any number of photocopies could be madeand distributed, the court ruled, as long as it was meant for “purpose ofeducational instruction. d. Copyright policy in practice elsewhere 40 years back, in 1980 Universityof Ottawa (Canada) published guidelines for legal deposit legislation where itclearly states that though the publishers have control over their publication,the objective of accessibility to the national deposit collection cannot beignored. The journal article should be deposited at National Legal DepositInstitution. e. Public opinions Lis-Forum is the e-mail based largest discussion forum of libraryprofessionals in India. Since, last few weeks, huge discussion is going onregarding the plea of trio publishers in Delhi High Court. Many renownedlibrary professionals in India expressed their strong view that they areagainst to ban Sci-hub. Many tweaked in Delhi High court twitter and othersocial media that if it happens, it give rise to digital colonization etc. Let’s discuss alternative ways to tackle commercialpublishers. To overcome copyright issue, authors should know copyright laws,embargo period, and different OA methods to re-invent OA movement to resolvecopyright issue. a. Our scientific communityshould boycott review and publishing to foreign commercial publishers. b. Archiving preprints: To access free fulltext articles apart from searching in free Open Access journals, the next bestoption is uploading preprints of their papers in their IRs. c. Plan S is an initiative for OA Sciencepublishing launched in 2018 by "cOAlition S", aconsortium of national research agencies and funders from twelve Europeancountries. The plan advocates authors to publish their work in openrepositories or in journals that are available to all by2021. The "S" stands for "shock". NationalKnowledge Commission (NKC) & New Education Policy (NEP) can consider thebelow discussed points. i. As per the existing Book Act, submissionof published book in India in any language by the author/publisher ismandatory. In the same way, ruling can be made to submit an article publishedby the author. ii. Well-knownprofessional institutions like IITs, IIMs, IISc etc. can start domain-basedquality journals at par with the journals published byACM, ACS, ASCE and ASME. iii. Government can strengthen Indian ScienceAbstract (ISA) which has been published by (NISCAIR)which is covering around 1500 journals. iv. “One Nation,One Subscription” is our Prime Minister Sri Narendra Modi’s ambitious goal thatwill prove to be a game changer for the scientific community and individualresearchers. More significantly, the government has also proposed to buy bulksubscriptions of all the important scientific journals across the world, andprovide everyone in India to have free access to them. This avoids multiplesubscriptions and saves foreign exchange also. Government can boost ISA by taking stepslike a. Includejournals not only from Science but Social Sciences and Humanities also. b. AuthorisedGovt. agencies should recognize peer-reviewed quality journals and assist theauthors to avoid predatory journals. c. Rankingof Indian institutions which has been conducted by National InstitutionalRanking Framework (NIRF) should be based on ISA and not on Scopus. It force theauthors to publish in Indian journals which are open access compliant. In asignificant development, Government India is proposed to bring newScience, Technology, Innovation, Policy (STIP) which aims to establish a systemwhereby all researchers in India can access the research published in topinternational journals at no cost said Akhilesh Gupta, senior advisor to DST ina press release on 6th January, 2021. He continued that, “currentlythe subscription cost is exceeding Rs.1500 crore annually for which individualcolleges cannot negotiate with publishers. Only a small fraction of researchersis now able to benefit from theses subscriptions and we would like to changethat.” Scientific publishing has become a pure businessincreasingly characterized by consolidation, soaring subscription fees, andrising profit margins. As a result, plenty of scientists, students, andjournalists advocate for an empire of academic piracy as a necessity. It alsoleads to the question that what value the publishers add to any articlepublished. Open Access activists likeAlexandria Elbakyan and Peter Suber who advocate OA and provide the paywalljournals free of cost have become darlings of majority of academic communitythroughout the world, for which the greedy commercial journals are onlyresponsible. Commercial journals are a twice-paid product, bought first bytaxpayers and secondly by scientists. Here, we have to notice two points i.e.Academicians are not using the research articles for any commercial purpose andSci-hub, Libgen are not making any monetary benefit out of it. You can access the full article @https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ivtiVxelxw28p2EbQDapF-kERNON0bmH/view?usp=sharing Dr. K.C.Gangadhar, Nitte Meenakshi Institute ofTechnology & Dr.Nagaraja A., RV Institute of Technology & Management, Bangalore

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Use and Perception of Sci-Hub by Library and Information Science (LIS) Professionals: From an Indian Perspective
by Vasanth 07 Jan '21

07 Jan '21

Dear Sir/Madam, Here is a brief survey of use and perception of Sci-Hub by Indian LIS professionals. It is a small survey done in December 2019. Hope this may be of interesting to LIS forum members. This brief paper along with data analysis has been posted in SocArXiv. You can download or view the article from the following link.DOI of paper: 10.31235/osf.io/2jzng ------------------------- With best wishes Vasantha Raju NLibrarianGFGC-TalakaduMysore

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Online All India Convention 'Make Knowledge Free, Not Private Property' | 9 January
by madhan muthu 07 Jan '21

07 Jan '21

Online All India Convention 'Make Knowledge Free, Not Private Property' Date and time: 9 January 2021, Saturday, 4 PM. *Speakers:* - Prof. P Balaram, former Director, IISc Bangalore - Prof. S C Lakhotia, INSA Senior Scientist, Banaras Hindu University - Prof. Soumitro Banerjee, General Secretary, Breakthrough Science Society and Professor, IISER Kolkata The recent lawsuit filed in the Delhi High Court by the publishers Elsevier, Wiley, and American Chemical Society against Sci-hub and LibGen for copyright infringement has brought to the fore the debate between legality and ethicality of limiting access to knowledge. This discussion will address key concerns. *Register Online for the convention <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfh4tU7AIYBds7d-ndZIaa8fK-rO_oyw6F…>* We look forward to your participation in the convention. Mr. Pratyush Sikdar On behalf of Breakthrough Science Society 8A Creek Lane, Kolkata-700014 www.breakthroughindia.org -- Madhan, M

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Delhi High Court is hearing a petition by Elsevier against Sci-Hub
by madhan muthu 06 Jan '21

06 Jan '21

Live Law (@LiveLawIndia) tweeted at 0:07 pm on Wed, Jan 06, 2021: Delhi High Court is hearing a petition by Elsevier against Sci-Hub and LibGen seeking restraining orders on publication of articles which infringe the copyright of Elsevier. https://t.co/jX39Qj02HW (https://twitter.com/LiveLawIndia/status/1346707434228731904?s=03) Get the official Twitter app at https://twitter.com/download?s=13 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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What is post corona procedure to admit readers into the library ?
by Narenthiran R 05 Jan '21

05 Jan '21

Dear Friends, I would be grateful if any of you shared the guidelines for post corona procedure to admit readers (non-staff) into the library. Of course we will adhere to basic rules of using sanitizer, thermometer ..etc. Thanks Narenthiran -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Draft Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Proposes Major Changes to India’s Open Access Culture | SpicyIP
by madhan muthu 05 Jan '21

05 Jan '21

https://spicyip.com/2021/01/draft-science-technology-and-innovation-policy-… The substantive portion of the policy is spread out in eleven chapters and for the purpose of this post we shall discuss the first chapter titled “Open Science”. It is to be noted – the Ministry of Science and Technology is concerned only with STEM type sciences <https://dst.gov.in/about-us/introduction>, while research in social sciences seems to fall under the ambit of the Indian Council of Social Science Research <https://icssr.org/>, under the Ministry of Education. Therefore on the face of it, research in social sciences are not covered by this policy and it would thus be very pertinent to see whether the Ministry of Education will be joining this endeavour or not. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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LIS Innovation Award by Informatics
by Ishwar Goudar 05 Jan '21

05 Jan '21

LIS Innovation Award by Informatics Nominations invited on or before Jan 15, 2021. Dear Professionals, I am sure many of you would have done something INNOVATIVE in your library in the recent past - it could be a new/improved process, a service or a product...if yes, why don’t you submit it for “Informatics Innovation Award in LIS” and win an Award? You may like to see some examples Innovation listed in LTC website. Innovation is the backbone of growth and change. It is the change-driver for a better future. The future of library is constantly challenged by fast-changing media and technologies. To encourage innovative practices and to promote innovative culture in libraries, Informatics, as part of its annual Library Technology Conclave (LTC2020), has instituted the Informatics Innovation Award, beginning LTC2021. There will be two awards, one each for the following two categories of libraries: Category-1: Universities/Educational Institutions offering Ph.D. & post-Doctoral programs; Research Institutes. Category-2: Schools, PU, Diploma, UG & PG Colleges and Public Libraries – (Includes Medical, Engineering & Management etc. and Science, Commerce, Arts and Humanities). This award shall be announced on 30th January 2021, the last day of the conclave, following a Case Study Session on "Innovation in Libraries" to be presented by Nominees short-listed by the Committee of Juries for this award. Nomination is open on the LTC2021 website https://LTC2021.org Libraries are invited to submit their nominations online. January 15, 2021 is the last date for filing the nomination online. The Conclave, which had many pre-conclave webinars since November, is scheduled for 27-30 January 2021 in a webinar model. N. V. Sathyanarayana | Chairman & Managing Director | Informatics India Ltd. | Bangalore 560004 |INDIA | | www.informaticsglobal.com<http://www.informaticsglobal.com> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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India’s plan to pay journal subscription fees for all its citizen may end up making science harder to access
by Mohan Hr 04 Jan '21

04 Jan '21

India’s plan to pay journal subscription fees for all its citizen may end up making science harder to access India, the world’s second-most populous country, is planning to make scholarly literature available for everyone under its latest science, technology and innovation policy. The policy will push for the whole country to have a nationwide subscription to replace existing subscriptions paid by different research and education institutions to access research journals. The Indian government is in talks with the world’s top scientific publications, including one of the biggest scholarly publishers, Elsevier, to create the system. If it works, India will become the largest country to give access to paywalled journal articles to more than 1.3 billion of its citizens. https://theconversation.com/indias-plan-to-pay-journal-subscription-fees-fo… With regards -- hrmohan -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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2020 locked in shift to open access publishing, but Australia is lagging
by Mohan Hr 04 Jan '21

04 Jan '21

2020 locked in shift to open access publishing, but Australia is lagging https://theconversation.com/2020-locked-in-shift-to-open-access-publishing-… Interesting to know the status of OA in Australia. With regards -- hrmohan -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Two Workshops in eScience and Digital Libraries domain > 7th & 8th January 2021
by Sathyanarayana NV 04 Jan '21

04 Jan '21

Dear LIS Professionals Greetings of Happy New Year for a safe & secure times ahead! LTC 2021 which started with pre-Conclave series of lectures beginning November last year is having two know-how rich pre-Conclave workshops this week on the following themes by two experts in the respective domains. This is an opportunity for LIS profession to get a leg up by learning and upgrading their knowledge as well as skill sets in the emerging technologies. Workshop 1 > 7th January 2021 > 10 AM – 1 PM * AI For eScience > Presented by: Dr. Mandar Mutalikdesai, AI Solutions & Practice Leader, IBM, Bangalore * 10 – 11:15 AM What is AI? - A Primer. · 11:45 AM – 1 PM Efficiency & Ethics: A balancing act with AI AI and Machine learning technologies are already being used to analyse digital collections and identify topics and entities, assign metadata and enable non-textual search and discovery in digital Libraries. This workshop presents an introductory view of Artificial Intelligence with potential applications in eScience. It will briefly introduce concepts of machine learning and neural networks and then look at a few applications of AI in various industries. Workshop 2 > 8th January 2021 > 3 – 6 PM * Semantic Search: The current Frontier of Search Technology > Presented by: Prof. Ricardo Baeza-Yates, Roux Institute for Experiential AI, North Eastern University at Silicon Valley, California, USA * 3 – 4:15 PM Semantic Search * 4:45 – 6 PM Query Analytics Semantic Search lies at the cross roads of information retrieval and natural language processing. This workshop will provide an overview of not only the steps and processing of building a semantically annotated index with the help of a knowledge base, but offers an understanding of the data science needed to use as relevance feedback, the usage log stream of the semantic search engine. These workshops are presented online and are free as part of LTC2021. Please visit LTC2021 site www.LTC2021.org<http://www.LTC2021.org> to register. Once again, our best wishes for a safe and happy New Year! N. V. Sathyanarayana | Chairman & Managing Director | Informatics India Ltd. | Bangalore 560004 |INDIA | | www.informaticsglobal.com<http://www.informaticsglobal.com> | -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Call for Abstracts by 10th January 2021: NILIS Research Symposium (Online)
by Sourav Debnath 04 Jan '21

04 Jan '21

Dear LIS Professionals, Apologies for cross-posting. The Annual Research Symposium of the National Institute of Library and Information Sciences (NILIS), University of Colombo will be held on 23rd January 2021. This year's event will be organized in partnership with the South Asia Chapter of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T), as an online event. It will be 100% free for presenters and participants. The keynote address will be delivered by Professor Bhuva Narayan of the School of Communication, University of Technology Sydney, Australia. Abstracts of completed or near-completed original research and unique experiences are called to reach us on or before the 10th of January 2021. The main theme of the symposium is “Challenges and Opportunities for Libraries in the New Normal”. Subthemes include, but not limited to… Changing faces of the information society The emergence of a new library culture New roles and skills of Librarians Information systems and new business models Big data, Semantic technologies Role of catalogs directories and indexes Information resources and services Information Technology tools and devices LIS education and training Library services amidst the pandemic conditions (cases) Registration and submission details are available at https://nilis.cmb.ac.lk/home/news/2020/nrs20/1490/ *Important dates:* - *Last date for receiving abstracts*: Extended to 10.01.2021 - *Author notification*: 15.01.2021 - *The final version of the abstract and presentation due*: 18.01.2021 - *Symposium date*: 23.01.2021 -- With regards, Sourav Debnath Assistant Librarian National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli India - 620015 https://www.nitt.edu/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fw: OA2020 Progress Report - December 2020
by Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar 03 Jan '21

03 Jan '21

A progress report of OA2020 (open access 2020) community is published at https://oa2020.org/progress-report ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: "Campbell, Colleen" <campbell(a)mpdl.mpg.de>Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2020 18:12:17 +0000 Dear Colleagues, The OA2020 community came together in December to reflect on the progress made together in transitioning scholarly journals to open access. Slides from that meeting are now available on the OA2020 Progress Report page (https://oa2020.org/progress-report/) along with a video featuring regional perspectives from OA2020 champions around the world on OA2020’s collective impact and insights into their local efforts. Our partners have demonstrated that it is possible to achieve open access on a large scale for the benefit of our research communities in a matter of a few short years. A clear path has been cut with cost-neutral transformative and transitional agreements, and our next objective will be their expansion and proliferation—scaling up around the world to ensure an equitable and irreversible transition of scholarly communication to open access. With best wishes, Colleen Colleen Campbell Open Access 2020 Initiative ESAC Initiative Max Planck Digital Library campbell(a)mpdl.mpg.de +49 160 9725 1536

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Sci-Hub and Libgen
by vinod mishra 01 Jan '21

01 Jan '21

Someone looting a lot of money from the rich and give it to the poor? Sci-Hub and Libgen Is it like that? With Regards, Vinod Kumar Mishra, Assistant Librarian, Biju Patnaik Central Library (BPCL), NIT Rourkela, Sundergadh-769008, Odisha, India. Mob:91+9439420860 URL: http://vinod.itshelp.co.in/ ORCID ID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4666-7874 *"Spiritual relationship is far more precious than physical. Physical relationship divorced from spiritual is body without soul" -- Mahatma Gandhi* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Who Owns that Song?: The Battle for Subramania Bharati’s Copyright
by Vasanth 01 Jan '21

01 Jan '21

Dear Sir/Madam, Just to add to the ongoing discussion on Sci-hub and copyright infringement, there is an another interesting work that we should look for "Who Owns that Song?: The Battle for Subramania Bharati’s Copyright" authored by A.R. Venkatachalapathy. This books narrates the story of how people of Tamil Nadu fought for the nationalization of Subramania Bharati's works and eventually government acquired the copyrights and put it in public domain for all to access freely. This is an interesting work on copyright and free access to knowledge------------------------- With best wishes Vasantha Raju N.Librarian Mysore

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Interesting Reads And Information -- IRAI -- 210101
by Mohan Hr 01 Jan '21

01 Jan '21

*Interesting Reads And Information -- IRAI -- 210101* Current Post: https://bit.ly/3aXym2X Archives: https://lnkd.in/ewR3UdD *IRAI wishes it's readers a happy, healthy, prosperous and safe New Year 2021.* *Articles* Employment Want to get — and stay — employed through 2030? 10 jobs to consider How to ace your next online job interview 9 things you can do to make working from home more joyful 14 most in-demand data science skills you need to succeed Artificial Intelligence An executive’s guide to AI The state of AI in 2020 The Missing Pieces of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine DevOps DevOps news and trends to watch in 2021 10 DevOps engineer skills to add to a resume Top 15 DevOps blogs to read and follow 16 DevOps books to level up your skills Information Security Top cybersecurity articles of 2020 Top 10 cyber crime stories of 2020 FAQ's on Cyber Attacks Information Security Awareness for Women Digital Footprints, Wealth & Assets Digging your own digital grave: how should you manage the data you leave behind? What happens to your digital wealth on death and incapacity? Facebook’s accidental ‘death’ of users reminds us to plan for digital death Death and the Internet: Consumer Issues for Planning and Managing Digital Legacies Videos to Watch The most popular TED Talks of 2020 TED Talk Editor's Picks of 2020 New tech, new ethics Innovation & Food Security Vertical Farms Run by AI and Robots To Solve the Land Crisis Denmark’s Wind-Powered Vertical Farm Will Produce 1K Tons of Greens a Year Business & Management 13 Tips for Finding Success In the Business World Quotes And Leadership Lessons From Jurassic Park 3 Quotes And Leadership Lessons From Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom The 10 biggest business trends for 2021 everyone must be ready for Self Development 10 Great Ways to Show You’re Grateful Today How to listen — really listen — to someone you don’t agree with Education Paperless Schools of the Future: Decoding the potential of digital adoption for schools 10 Critical issues in Educational Technology Health & Wellness Your gut microbiome may be linked to dementia, Parkinson’s disease and MS Coronavirus: how to keep your gut microbiome healthy to fight COVID-19 Gut health: does exercise change your microbiome? Beer Might Actually Be Good for You, According to Science Books & Periodicals 21 inspiring, must-read books for 2021 14 minimalist e-books to maximize your happiness Book: Cryptography and Information Security General 33 Interesting Facts About the Most Famous Engineers & Inventors *IRAI Quiz -- 210101* *Forthcoming Events* CSI, ACM & IEEE CS Events 2nd Jan -- Supply Chain Management and the Smart Factory Strategies. https://bit.ly/36OiwVI 8th Jan -- MLOps: Evolution of New Era Beyond DevOps. https://bit.ly/3orwgM4 23rd Jan -- Open Data for Sustainable Community. https://bit.ly/39M6Nc8 30th Jan -- Experimental AI for Social Good. https://bit.ly/36U5rKF For the pdf invite, presentation & speaker details of events in Jan 2021 at: https://bit.ly/3h3MJnq For additional events in Jan 2021 https://bit.ly/3p7GS2Z India Science Festival 2021 Program Schedule *Announcements* CII Startupreneur Awards Free ACM membership for students Microsoft launches free Web Development program for beginners Archives : https://lnkd.in/ewR3UdD *Answers to IRAI Quiz -- 210101* Current Post: https://bit.ly/3aXym2X

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Draft 5th National Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy for public consultation | Department Of Science & Technology
by madhan muthu 01 Jan '21

01 Jan '21

https://dst.gov.in/draft-5th-national-science-technology-and-innovation-pol… -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CFP: ISKO UK Conference 2021 - online - 12-16 July 2021
by Aida Slavic 31 Dec '20

31 Dec '20

=== Call for Papers === Knowledge Organization in Exceptional Times: How KO Helps People, Organizations and Societies to Adapt to Change" Online, 12-16 July 2021 Conference website: https://www.iskouk.org/Conference-2021 Abstract submission: https://easychair.org/cfp/ISKOUK2021 Deadline: 1 February 2021 Contact: conference(a)iskouk.org "Knowledge Organization in Exceptional Times ", the 7th biennial ISKO UK Conference, will be an online conference 12-16 July 2021 This ISKO UK conference addresses challenges and opportunities during periods of dramatic change. These can be brought about by pandemics, political change, conflicts, social unrest or technological innovation. This conference will explore the role of knowledge organization in helping people, organization and societies to adapt to change. The conference aims to bridge the divide between theory and practice and we welcome submissions from both practitioners and researchers in knowledge organization. We are looking for papers and/or presentations and posters that will attract a global audience of researchers, practitioners, teachers, and developers. Your proposed paper or presentation should help to deepen the understanding of knowledge organization, describe challenges, innovations and advances in the field, or speculate about the potential of KO to bring progress and benefits. For details about invited topics and to submit your 300-500 word abstract go to https://easychair.org/cfp/ISKOUK2021. ==== ISKO UK - The UK Chapter of the International Society for Knowledge Organization www.iskouk.org ----------------------------------------------- Do not miss our free webinars: ISKO UK Meetups - https://www.iskouk.org/Landing-page Knowledge Organization Education - https://www.iskouk.org/KOED

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