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Re: [LIS-Forum] LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 185, Issue 30
by LATA SURESH 13 Aug '18

13 Aug '18

Heartiest congratulations to all awardees . Wishing them all the very best for the future endeavors. *Best wishes and regards* *LATA SURESH* M.A, MLISc, MPhil, ADIET, (PhD) Commonwealth Professional Fellow-U.K. Head- Knowledge Resource Centre, [image: Image result for iica logo] *(Ministry of Corporate Affairs , Govt. of India)* *Manesar Office: **www.iica.in <http://www.iica.in/>* Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) (Ministry of Corporate Affairs-GOI) Plot No. P 6, 7 & 8, Sector 5, IMT Manesar, District Gurugram (Haryana), INDIA - 122 050. Phone: +91 124 2640000 | Mobile: +91 9911126706| Email: hoc-krc(a)gov.in, suresh.lata(a)gmail.com लता सुरेश प्रमुख , ज्ञान संसाधन केंद्र भारतीय कॉरपोरेट कार्य संस्थान ( कॉर्पोरेट कार्य मंत्रालय , भारत सरकार ) आई एम टी मानेसर, गुरुग्राम, हरियाणा दूरभाष : 0124-2640000 ईमेल : suresh.lata(a)gmail.com On Sat, Aug 11, 2018 at 7:52 AM, <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. Best Librarian Awardees (Pandurang Konnur) > 2. Re: Best Librarian Awardees (Ramesh Gaur) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2018 16:45:47 +0530 > From: Pandurang Konnur <pvkonnur(a)gmail.com> > To: lis-forum <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> > Subject: [LIS-Forum] Best Librarian Awardees > Message-ID: > <CAKuN-tZLmXK8PuuM_rZcbuJee6On+ebpAMbL=59VdjmxxpO > r4A(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Dear Friends, > I am happy to share on this forum the Best Librarian Awardees Selected by > Department of Public Libraries, Government of Karnataka, Bangalore for > awarding during Librarians' Day celebrations in commemoration of 126th > Birth Anniversary of Dr.S.R.Ranganathan, the Father of Library Movement in > India on 12th August 2018.. > List of Awardees: > > 1. Dr.M.Vasantha Kumar > Librarian, > Adichunchanagiri University > BG Nagar, > Mandya Disrict. > > 2. Dr.Ramesha > Professor and Chairman, > Department of Library & Information Science, > Bangalore University, Bangalore. > > 3. Dr.Mallikarjun Vaddanakeri > Librarian, > PDA College of Engineering, > Kalburgi > > 4.. Sheshagiri Kulkarni, > Head Information & Library > Goethe - Institute > Maxmuller Bhavan > Bangalore > > 5. Shivaram B S > Senior Technical Officer & Team Leader > Digital Archiving Group > NAL Bangalore. > > 6. Smt. Purnima C S > Deputy Director > City Central Library, > South Zone, > Bangalore > > 7. Venkatesh Murthy, > Library Assistant, > City Central Library, > South Zone, > Bangalore > > 8. Smt. C.Manjula > Library In charge > Grampanchayat Library, > Mamballi > Yalanduru, Chamarajnagar Taluka > > 9. Mrutunjayaswamy B Rajaguru > Library In charge > Grampanchayat Library > Dhadesguru > > > LET US CONGRATULATE ALL THE AWARDEES ON THE EVE OF LIBRARIANS' DAY > > > Dr. P. V. Konnur > Former LIS Professor, > Fulbright Scholar (UIUC, USA) > Chairman, > State Level Book Selection Committee > President > LIS Academy, Bangalore > Adviser, VTU Consortium, > Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi - 590 018 > Mobile : 09449679737 > E-Mail : pvkonnur(a)gmail.com > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > >

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Interesting Reads – 2018-08-11
by Mohan Hr 12 Aug '18

12 Aug '18

*Interesting Reads – 2018-08-11* *Contents* *Articles* - Remote Management: Not 9 to 5, but 24/7 - IEEE India Info Apr-Jun 2018 issue - Google Code of Conduct - Microsoft, Facebook, LinkedIn and 31 Other Tech Giants Sign Agreement Promising They Won't Help With Cyber Wars - Two New York Start-up Companies Envision a Waste-Free Future - Smart Cities: Digital solutions for a more livable future - How India can be a $10 trillion economy by 2030 - 7 uncomfortable facts about how IQ affects your life - The gaokao is China's notoriously tough entrance exam, that can also get you into western universities - check out its punishing questions - Here Is Everything You Need To Know About Jio Giga TV *Events / Announcements* - TCS - IIT Madras CSE Colloquium on 14th Aug 2018 on “Scalable Data Analytics” - IEEE PES and APQI Workshop on Power Quality - Imagine India 18: Automation Anywhere’s Premier Customer Experience Event - UK scholarships/fellowships on offer for young/emerging leaders from India - India Launches New Internet-based (OTT) Science Channel To Create Scientific Awareness Read at http://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2018/08/interesting-reads-201 8-08-11.html Archives at http://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2018/05/interesting-reads-arc hives.html *======================================================== * *Articles* *Remote Management: Not 9 to 5, but 24/7* A Day in the Life of a Remote Management Global Operations Center It’s 5:00 p.m. on a Friday. You’ve worked hard all week, and you’re ready to relax and unwind. You have plans — anything from having dinner with your family that has been planned for a week to heading to your kid’s sporting event to working out at the gym or just leaving town on vacation — whatever the plan, you’re ready to roll. But – at 5:01 p.m., your phone rings. It’s your on-site operator. The news isn’t good. It’s the end of a batch run and a control valve won’t close when it should, causing extra water to enter a tank. Your team has tried to resolve the issue but the problem persists. It’s affecting production and presents a safety issue, requiring immediate attention. What are you going to do? Stop what you’re doing and head back into work. Welcome to the “5:01 Club” – aptly named for that select group of people whose plans are disrupted after normal work hours. As you know, stuff happens; it’s inevitable. Depending on how your manufacturing facility operates, problems can and do arise. Those ultimately responsible for operations must “FIX IT.” How long it takes you and your team to respond is critical to the safety and overall well-being of your staff and manufacturing facility. Oftentimes, your in-house team can handle the various day-to-day automation system and process situations that come up. However, as described in the above scenario, problems often occur during the evening, holiday, vacation or weekend hours. In some cases, you have little to no staff support or your team simply does not have the bandwidth or level of experience to effectively diagnose system failures or other process issues. In these instances, you may need additional support for the short term. This is where a third-party remote management global operations center can be an effective alternative. Read the full post <https://insideautomation.net/remote-management-24-7-aw-aug/> *IEEE India Info Apr-Jun 2018 issue* This issue of IEEE India Info, the quarterly newsletter of the IEEE India Council has the following 13 interesting articles, two book excerpts and few regular columns apart from the report on various activities held in the IEEE Sections in India. - Improving Computer Programming Competence: The Parikshak Approach by Dr. M. Sasikumar - Managing Distress due to Dispersion and Diversity in Organizations by Dr. Sandhya Shekhar - Energy Management Using Blockchain Technology by Mr. Venkat Kumar Tangirala - Rainwater Harvesting – The Success Story of Chennai by Dr. Sekhar Raghavan - The Art of Data Science by Mr. Krishna Balasubramanian - Unmanned Aerial Vehicle – A Sky Boon by Dr. Ganesh Subramanian - Deep Learning in Artificial Intelligence by S. Manikandan and Dr. M. Chinnadurai - Agile, Cloud, Mobility, DevOps in Software Testing Career by Mr. Srinivasan Desikan - Change Management: Two Questions to Ask When Responding to Change by Mr. G. Sankaranarayanan - Emerging Education Patterns by Dr. C. Chellappan - Next Generation DNA Led Analysis – Challenges and Threats by Dr. Amit Kumar - Cognitive IoT Systems – the Future of IoT by Dr. Balamuralidhar P and Dr. Arpan Pal - Atal Innovation Mission by Mr. R. Ramanan - Book Excerpts: Leading Science and Technology: Vision for the Future from the book Leading Science and Technology: India Next? - Book Excerpts: Chapter Takeaways at a Glance from the book Industry X.0: Realizing Digital Value in Industrial Sectors - IT in Apr – Jun 2018 by Prof. S. Sadagopan - Information Resources by Mr. H.R. Mohan - Book Reviews: Leading Science and Technology: India Next?, Industry X.0: Realizing Digital Value in Industrial Sectors and Human + Machine: Reimagining Work in the Age of AI. Read them at http://sites.ieee.org/indiacouncil/newsletter/ *Google Code of Conduct * The Google Code of Conduct is one of the ways we put Google’s values into practice. It’s built around the recognition that everything we do in connection with our work at Google will be, and should be, measured against the highest possible standards of ethical business conduct. We set the bar that high for practical as well as aspirational reasons: Our commitment to the highest standards helps us hire great people, build great products, and attract loyal users. Respect for our users, for the opportunity, and for each other are foundational to our success, and are something we need to support every day. So please do read the Code and Google’s values, and follow both in spirit and letter, always bearing in mind that each of us has a personal responsibility to incorporate, and to encourage other Googlers to incorporate, the principles of the Code and values into our work. And if you have a question or ever think that one of your fellow Googlers or the company as a whole may be falling short of our commitment, don’t be silent. We want – and need – to hear from you. Full Code of conduct text <https://abc.xyz/investor/other/google-code-of-conduct.html> *Microsoft, Facebook, LinkedIn and 31 Other Tech Giants Sign Agreement Promising They Won't Help With Cyber Wars* Apple, Google and Amazon didn't sign. And it's not clear what the actual effect will be. A large number of technology companies have signed a new agreement promising greater cyber protections for everyone. But it's worth noting who didn't sign the pledge. And it's not clear what the agreement's actual effect will be. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner probably don't agree about many things. But they seem to agree about this: The world and its citizens need better protection from cyber-attacks, whether they come from rogue hackers, organized groups of criminals--or national governments, including our own. They're not the only ones. A total of 34 high-tech firms, some of them deeply involved in the workings of the internet, have all signed the Cybersecurity Tech Accord. The Accord is modeled after the Geneva Conventions in which 196 nations agreed to protect the basic rights of civilians and prisoners of war during wartime. The Accord was first proposed by Brad Smith, Microsoft president, who has argued over the past year that ordinary citizens and small businesses need and deserve better protection against such attacks than they currently have. Signers of the accord agree to four basic principles: protecting users and customers from cyber-attacks and building more secure products; opposing attacks on "innocent citizens and enterprises from anywhere" which includes refusing help to any government planning such attacks; empowering users and developers with the tools they need to strengthen cyber-security on their own; and working with each other and with other organizations dedicated to improving cyber-security in the developed and developing world. The pact seems like a great idea, but it also appears to leave some loopholes and it's not clear what its actual effect will be. Here are some questions the agreement doesn't answer: Read the post <https://www.inc.com/minda-zetlin/microsoft-facebook-linkedin-sign-cybersecu…> *Two New York Start-up Companies Envision a Waste-Free Future* Small companies throughout New York State are bringing bold, transformative technologies from the lab into the world thanks to support from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). Together with the New York Academy of Sciences, NYSERDA is supporting visionary early-stage start-ups through proof-of-concept centers that foster the growth and development of clean tech businesses. The two centers, PowerBridgeNY and Nexus-NY, have provided critical financial support, mentorship, and guidance for dozens of start-ups that are shaping the future of clean energy. Two companies, Allied Microbiota and Dimensional Energy, are tackling waste remediation and reuse with novel techniques that are being tested and proven today. Full post <https://www.nyas.org/magazines/imagining-the-next-100-years/two-new-york-st…> *Smart Cities: Digital solutions for a more livable future* As cities get smarter, they are becoming more livable and more responsive—and today we are seeing only a preview of what technology could eventually do in the urban environment. Until recently, city leaders thought of smart technologies primarily as tools for becoming more efficient behind the scenes. Now technology is being injected more directly into the lives of residents. Smartphones have become the keys to the city, putting instant information about transit, traffic, health services, safety alerts, and community news into millions of hands. After a decade of trial and error, municipal leaders are realizing that smart-city strategies start with people, not technology. “Smartness” is not just about installing digital interfaces in traditional infrastructure or streamlining city operations. It is also about using technology and data purposefully to make better decisions and deliver a better quality of life. Quality of life has many dimensions, from the air residents breathe to how safe they feel walking the streets. The latest (152 pages) report from the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), Smart cities: Digital solutions for a more livable future <https://www.mckinsey.com/~/media/mckinsey/industries/capital%20projects%20a…> (PDF–6MB), analyzes how dozens of digital applications address these kinds of practical and very human concerns. It finds that cities can use smart technologies to improve some key quality-of-life indicators by 10 to 30 percent—numbers that translate into lives saved, fewer crime incidents, shorter commutes, a reduced health burden, and carbon emissions averted. This post answers the following questions - What makes a city smart? - Smart-city technologies have substantial unrealized potential to improve the urban quality of life - A look at current deployment in 50 cities around the world shows that even the most advanced still have a long way to go - Smart cities change the economics of infrastructure and create room for partnerships and private-sector participation Read the post <https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/capital-projects-and-infrastructure/our…> *How India can be a $10 trillion economy by 2030* “Tech entrepreneurship will drive India’s growth. Today, India is ready to be one of the top five economies in the world. We already are in the top three in PPP (Purchasing Power Parity), but in terms of the current value of GDP we will be top five at 2030,” said Mohandas Pai, Founder, Aarin Capital, at NSE Tech Conclave, which was organised by the National Stock Exchange (NSE), in association with YourStory, Pai said India today is poised to become a $10 trillion economy by 2030. Backing his statement, Pai pointed out different ways in which India is positioned in the growth trajectory. The factors that will make India a $10 trillion economy, he says, are: Read the post <https://yourstory.com/2017/12/how-india-can-be-a-10-trillion-economy-by-203…> Related presentation <https://www.slideshare.net/W-3one4/india-at-2030-mohandas-pai> : India @ 2030 – How Tech Entrepreneurship Will Create A $10 Trillion Economy *7 uncomfortable facts about how IQ affects your life* Americans like standardized tests. We evaluate kids at multiple parts of their academic careers, and high-stakes tests, like the SAT and ACT, are a rite of passage for entrance into college. Still, many people believe IQ scores aren't the determining factor for success in life. While researchers haven't definitively pinned down how much a person's IQ affects their success later in life, they have uncovered that many factors throughout our lives may affect our IQ scores - and conversely, our IQ scores can greatly affect the outcome of our lives. Read on to see seven uncomfortable facts about how IQ may affect your life. Read the full post <https://www.businessinsider.in/7-uncomfortable-facts-about-how-IQ-affects-y…> *The gaokao is China's notoriously tough entrance exam, that can also get you into western universities - check out its punishing questions* The US, Europe, Australia, and Canada may see an influx of Chinese students in the coming years as more and more universities admit them based on China's notoriously tough national standardized test. Earlier this month the University of New Hampshire became the first US state university to accept students based on their scores their scores in the gaokao, China's amped up version of the US SAT or British A-level exams. Australia's University of Sydney, Canada's University of Toronto, Italy's Accademia delle Belle Arti di Firenze and some private US institutions also accept it. The gaokao - which means "high exam" in Chinese - takes place over two days in June across the country every year. More than 9.7 million people across the country took it this year, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported. The subjects on the test vary by region but typically include the Chinese language, mathematics, and a foreign language (typically English), Xinhua said. The hardest questions are the essays - which can range from the student's views on philosophy, history, the environment, and President Xi Jinping's policies. Try and tackle 15 questions from past gaokao exams here: Read the full story <https://www.businessinsider.in/The-gaokao-is-Chinas-notoriously-tough-entra…> *Here Is Everything You Need To Know About Jio Giga TV * Reliance Jio has made a big announcement at the 41st Annual General meeting. The announcement is about the Jio Giga TV and the Jio Giga Fibre. The fibre service will have a set top box for televisions. Additional features that it will have are voice command feature and voice calls via TV. Some great benefits that Jio TV users can enjoy! The Jio subscribers will be able to access a number Jio apps for free. They will be able to enjoy these apps on the big screen that is on television. They also get the advantage of seamless broadband service on their television. Jio has claimed that the speed will be up to 1 Gbps. One more amazing feature that the users will get is to connect the VR headsets to the Jio Giga Fibre Network. The users will then be able to view 360 content in 4k resolution. The aim of Jio is to make these services available in 1100 cities and the speed would be 1Gbps. Full story <https://likesntrends.com/here-is-everything-you-need-to-know-about-jio-giga…> Related story <https://likesntrends.com/jio-gigafiber-jio-to-launch-gigafiber-broadband-pl…> : Jio GigaFiber: Jio To Launch Gigafiber Broadband Plans Soon *Events / Announcements* *TCS - IIT Madras CSE Colloquium on 14th Aug 2018 on “Scalable Data Analytics”* The Fifth TCS - IIT Madras Computer Science and Engineering Colloquium on “Scalable Data Analytics: The Role of Stratified Data Sharding” by Prof. Srinivasan Parthasarathy, Ohio State University will be held on Tuesday, 14th August at 5 p.m. in the Aryabhatta Hall (CS 25), CSE Department, IIT Madras, Chennai 600036. This is a free program and all are invited. *IEEE PES and APQI Workshop on Power Quality* Power supply reliability and quality is key to the digital transformation of any society in providing quality of life through information and communication technologies. In addition, power quality is key to Healthcare Technology, Data Centers, e-Commerce and Industrial Automation. The proliferation of electronic and computer devices has increased the significance of power quality as never before. A Two-day workshop on Power Quality at VIT, Vellore during 24-25 August, 2018 provides an opportunity to industry and utilities to understand the importance of power quality issues to the Indian industry and researchers with an ability to model, monitor, and analyse the problems from both industry and researcher perspective. Workshop website <http://apqi.org/workshop/ieee-pes-and-apqi-workshop-on-power-quality-at-vit…> For details Pl. contact: Dr. Mahendra V. Chilukuri at mahendra.chilukuri(a)vit.ac.in *Imagine India 18: Automation Anywhere’s Premier Customer Experience Event * Imagine India 18, the Automation Anywhere’s premier customer experience on 19th and 20th September 2018 at the Sheraton Grand Bengaluru Whitefield Hotel & Convention Centre, Bengaluru, India. This event will be a two-day experience for customers and partners where, knowledge and vision will frame a platform upon which attendees will be able to profoundly impact their businesses. Agenda <http://www.automationanywhere.in/images/newimagine/Agenda_Bengaluru_2018.pdf> To Register <http://email.automationanywhere.com/E0b0L0UkQ1q0I0yS0u0qa01> For further details pl. contact: Arvind Kasturirangan, Vice President, India and Middle East, Automation Anywhere at a.kasturi(a)automationanywhere.com *UK scholarships/fellowships on offer for young/emerging leaders from India* The following UK scholarships/fellowships are on offer for young/emerging leaders from India: Fully-funded 1-year Masters Scholarships (ANY subject, ANY university) for those with at least 2 years work experience, who have secured an unconditional offer from at least one of their three course choices. Deadline 6 Nov 2018 Fully-funded 8-12 week short-term Fellowships for those with at least 7 years work experience (aimed young/emerging leaders from government, public sector, private sector, entrepreneurs, cyber-security professionals, financial services/fin tech professionals, risk management/actuarial sciences, investment management, financial regulation professionals, journalists, visual/performing arts, science/research/innovation sector). Deadline 10 Oct 2018. For details on both pl. visit http://chevening.org/india *India Launches New Internet-based (OTT) Science Channel To Create Scientific Awareness * Vigyan Prasar, under the active guidance of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), has launched an over-the-top (OTT) channel — i.e TV content via the internet — dedicated only to science & technology content to create scientific awareness among fellow citizen by showcasing the recent developments in science and technology particularly from our scientific research institutions and laboratories. India Science, a national science channel is now live and accessible to anyone who has smartphone/laptop/ desktop/ smart TV, with internet connectivity. The channel has schedule programming as well as video-on-demand (VOD) facility. Pl. visit www.indiascience.in *Archives of Interesting Reads at *http://infoforuse.blogspot.in/ 2018/05/interesting-reads-archives.html *Feedback * We will be pleased to have your feedback on the “Interesting Reads” posts being sent once in five days. Pl. share the links of any interesting things you come across so that we can include them in these email posts. Also, pl. share the email ids of your colleagues, friends, peers and contacts, if you want them to be included in the google group to get regular posts. Pl. send all your communications to hrmohan.ieee(a)gmail.com With regards HR Mohan -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Best Librarian Awardees
by Pandurang Konnur 11 Aug '18

11 Aug '18

Dear Friends, I am happy to share on this forum the Best Librarian Awardees Selected by Department of Public Libraries, Government of Karnataka, Bangalore for awarding during Librarians' Day celebrations in commemoration of 126th Birth Anniversary of Dr.S.R.Ranganathan, the Father of Library Movement in India on 12th August 2018.. List of Awardees: 1. Dr.M.Vasantha Kumar Librarian, Adichunchanagiri University BG Nagar, Mandya Disrict. 2. Dr.Ramesha Professor and Chairman, Department of Library & Information Science, Bangalore University, Bangalore. 3. Dr.Mallikarjun Vaddanakeri Librarian, PDA College of Engineering, Kalburgi 4.. Sheshagiri Kulkarni, Head Information & Library Goethe - Institute Maxmuller Bhavan Bangalore 5. Shivaram B S Senior Technical Officer & Team Leader Digital Archiving Group NAL Bangalore. 6. Smt. Purnima C S Deputy Director City Central Library, South Zone, Bangalore 7. Venkatesh Murthy, Library Assistant, City Central Library, South Zone, Bangalore 8. Smt. C.Manjula Library In charge Grampanchayat Library, Mamballi Yalanduru, Chamarajnagar Taluka 9. Mrutunjayaswamy B Rajaguru Library In charge Grampanchayat Library Dhadesguru LET US CONGRATULATE ALL THE AWARDEES ON THE EVE OF LIBRARIANS' DAY Dr. P. V. Konnur Former LIS Professor, Fulbright Scholar (UIUC, USA) Chairman, State Level Book Selection Committee President LIS Academy, Bangalore Adviser, VTU Consortium, Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi - 590 018 Mobile : 09449679737 E-Mail : pvkonnur(a)gmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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One day Workshop on ‘Implementing Successful Library & Information Teaching Sessions in Academic Libraries’ at IIT Gandhinagar on 18th August, 2018
by TS Kumbar 10 Aug '18

10 Aug '18

Dear Colleagues, Greetings from IIT Gandhinagar! We are happy to inform you that the IIT Gandhinagar Library is organizing one day workshop on *'Implementing Successful Library & Information Teaching Sessions in Academic Libraries’* on 18th August, 2018 (Saturday). The details of the workshop, resource persons, registration fee and form, and other related information are given in the brochure linked below. Brochure: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bJU9F8j5_Xle0u1-sNIJ39LSZ75_HVWX/view?usp=… We request you to kindly consider registering and actively participating in this workshop which is on the theme so important to all of us. For further details and any queries, please write to us at *librarian(a)iitgn.ac.in <librarian(a)iitgn.ac.in> * or call on 079 2395 2431, 2395 1128 Looking forward to your participation. 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 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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MANLIBNET2018 International Conference on 10-12 December 2018 at IIM Trichy, India
by Elavazhagan K 09 Aug '18

09 Aug '18

Greetings from Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli! Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli (IIMT) is the eleventh IIM under the patronage of the Government of India. On behalf of the organizing committee, it is my great pleasure to invite you to the MANLIBNET2018 International Conference on 10-12 December 2018 at IIM Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India Kindly find attached the final brochure of the MANLIBNET2018 International Conference along with the registration form and website of the conference. Since you have excellent professional contacts, requesting to spread the word among your contacts and forward the brochure to them encouraging them to participate in the conference. *There will be three workshops on: i) User Experience (UX), ii) Research Writing and iii) Case study teaching (exclusively for management faculty & students).* Also, I request you to contribute a paper for the MANLIBNET 2018 International Conference on 110-12 December 2018. Looking forward to your support and contribution in the conference. I am sure that your participation in the discussion at the conference will be beneficial to you as well as other participants. It may be a good opportunity for you, your friends and family to visit cultural heritage and important places in South India. website @ http://manlibnet2018.iimtrichy .ac.in <http://manlibnet2018.iimtrichy.ac.in/> Thanks & warm regards, ela -- Dr. K. Elavazhagan Librarian & Chief Knowledge Officer *INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT TIRUCHIRAPPALLI* Pudukottai Main Road Chinna Sooriyur Village Tiruchirappalli - 620 024. India Tel: 0431 – 2505045 e-mail : ela(a)iimtrichy.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for a book through ILL
by Francis Jayakanth 09 Aug '18

09 Aug '18

Dear Member, One of our students is in need of the following book. Can any of the libraries having the book, or a later edition of it, kindly lend us the book on ILL? Systematic Analysis of Technical Failures: Lectures of an Advanced Study Seminar by Guenter A. Lange, 1985 Thanks and regards, Francis JRD Tata Memorial Library IISc, Bengaluru

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Librarians' Day Celebration - Final reminder
by Francis Jayakanth 09 Aug '18

09 Aug '18

Forwarded posting on behalf of SRELS and EC, KALA Dear Professional Friends, It is time again for us to join together to celebrate the Librarian’s Day in this month. The Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies, and Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) along with the PES University are organizing an event to mark the celebration of 126th Birth Anniversary of Dr. S R Ranganathan. Special attraction of this event is the inauguration of a new series of books called – “S R Ranganathan Classics’. The title of the first volume in the series is – “The Science and the Profession of Libraries - A Visionary's Perspective”, S.R. Ranganathan Classics -1(A collection of 20 papers). This 125th Anniversary Commemoration Volume will be released by Prof. P Balaram, Former Director, Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru. The papers in this volume indicate the very wide range of topics on which Ranganathan wrote. The Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, founded by Ranganathan himself, thought it appropriate to bring out this collection as part of its efforts to ‘Revisit Ranganathan’ and, particularly, to introduce the present generation of LIS professionals to some of Ranganathan’s ideas on different aspects of librarianship and Library and Information science. Details of the event are as follows. Date: 9th August, 2018 Venue: MCA Seminar Hall, Prof. MRD Block, PES University, 100 feet Ring Road, BSK 3rd Stage Bengaluru- 560085. Time: 4.30 to 6 PM All are cordially invited. With warm regards (On behalf of SRELS and EC, KALA) Member-Secretary SRELS K. S. Raghavan Former Dean (Academic), University of Madras Professor (Retd.), DRTC, Indian Statistical Institute Visiting Scientist (Retd.), Centre for Knowledge Analytics & Ontological Engineering (KAnOE), PES University Member-Secretary, Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science Secretary, Rangaathan Centre for Information Studies

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Two Days National Workshop on Organizing Research with Reference Management Tools on 04th - 05th October 2018.
by Nipul G. Shihora 09 Aug '18

09 Aug '18

Dear Sir/Maám, Greetings from INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar! INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar has announced the *Two Days National Workshop on "Organizing Research with Reference Management Tools" on 04th - 05th October 2018*. The aim of this workshop is to give the participants a sound overview of reference management tools and their usefulness in organizing research. Use of reference management tools like Zotero, Mendeley, and EndNote are very helpful to create research workspace & carry out research works, creation & organize bibliographies, to construct references while writing research, collaborating and discovering new research. These standard tools can reduce the task of writing bibliographies, references manually while writing research, thereby cutting the time, human efforts & errors in the part of research scholars. The following major topics will be covered in the workshop: Ø Introduction to Research and Research Ethics Ø Use of Reference Management Tool- Zotero with "hands-on-practice" Ø Use of Reference Management Tool- EndNote with "hands-on-practice” Ø Use of Reference Management Tool- Mendeley with "hands-on-practice” Ø Referencing / Citing Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism, Use of "URKUND" anti-plagiarism s/w. Please, do register yourself online for this workshop on or before 30th September 2018. You may register yourself online at http://inflibnet.ac.in/hrd/ For more details, please go through the brochure at http://inflibnet.ac.in/hrd/docs/References_2018.pdf <http://inflibnet.ac.in/hrd/docs/References_2018.pdf> -- *सादर धन्यवाद / Thanks and Regards* *निपुल जी. शिहोरा / Nipul G. Shihora* *परियोजना सहयोगी (एल.एस.) / Project Associate (L.S.)* *इनफ्लिबनेट केंद्र / INFLIBNET Centre - (An IUC of UGC)* *इन्फोसिटी, गांधीनगर / Infocity, Gandhinagar - 382 007.* *गुजरात / Gujarat, [image: INDIA]* e-Mail ID: nipul[at]inflibnet.ac.in / shihora.nipu98[at]gmail.com Mobile No.: 079-2326-8255 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- कृपया इस ईमेल मुद्रण से पहले पर्यावरण पर विचार करें। धन्यवाद। / Please consider the environment before printing this email. Thank you. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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SEMINAR-1 Topic: Outsourcing of Services: A Library Perspective
by drtc＠isibang.ac.in 08 Aug '18

08 Aug '18

Indian Statistical Institute Documentation Research and Training Centre 8th mile, Mysore Road, RVCE post Bangalore 560059 SEMINAR-1 Topic: Outsourcing of Services: A Library Perspective Outsourcing of services is a common practice amongst organizations that renders multiple services. Reasons for outsourcing varies for each and every organization. Library, being such an organization do outsource few of its services to external agencies. Over the decades, libraries have contracted with outside agencies to perform tasks and functions that are suitable or necessary for library operations. This seminar intends to identify the various library services which are being outsourced. The seminar tries to explore the possibilities of outsourcing core library services such as Cataloguing and Library Management. The focus of the seminar will be upon the extent to which library services can or should be outsourced, pros and cons, and how can outsourcing possibly help in creating a sustainable library environment. Speaker: Abhishek K Coordinator: Dr. Biswanath Dutta Date: 10-08-2018 Time: 2 p.m. Venue: DRTC class room (G-21) ISI Bangalore All are cordially invited. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Librarian’s Day @ Dayananda Sagar Institutions, Bangalore
by Rudresha D C 08 Aug '18

08 Aug '18

Dear Professional Friends, I am happy to inform you that we the Library professionals of Dayananda Sagar Institutions are going to celebrate the 126th Birth Anniversary of Late Dr. S R Ranganathan, Father of Library Science as “Librarian’s Day” on 14th August 2018. *Chief Guest*: Dr. Basavaraj Gadagin, Former Librarian, Veerashaiva College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Bellary. *Guest * : Dr. N. Chowdappa ,Chief Librarian, BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore. Dr. C P S Prakash, Principal, DSCE will Grace the Occasion. *Time:* 4:00 pm *Venue:* A V Auditorium, Library and Information Centre, Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering, Kumaraswamy Layout, Bangalore-78 I request all the Library professionals to join in this event to pay the gratitude to the renowned person in the field of Library science. With regards, Dr. J C David Chief Librarian DSCE Ph.no. 9590505040 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Librarians' Day
by Francis Jayakanth 08 Aug '18

08 Aug '18

Forwarded posting on behalf of SRELS and EC, KALA Dear Professional Friends, It is time again for us to join together to celebrate the Librarian’s Day in this month. The Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies, and Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) along with the PES University are organizing an event to mark the celebration of 126th Birth Anniversary of Dr. S R Ranganathan. Special attraction of this event is the inauguration of a new series of books called – “S R Ranganathan Classics’. The title of the first volume in the series is – “The Science and the Profession of Libraries - A Visionary's Perspective”, S.R. Ranganathan Classics -1(A collection of 20 papers). This 125th Anniversary Commemoration Volume will be released by Prof. P Balaram, Former Director, Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru. The papers in this volume indicate the very wide range of topics on which Ranganathan wrote. The Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, founded by Ranganathan himself, thought it appropriate to bring out this collection as part of its efforts to ‘Revisit Ranganathan’ and, particularly, to introduce the present generation of LIS professionals to some of Ranganathan’s ideas on different aspects of librarianship and Library and Information science. Details of the event are as follows. Date: 9th August, 2018 Venue: MCA Seminar Hall, Prof. MRD Block, PES University, 100 feet Ring Road, BSK 3rd Stage Bengaluru- 560085. Time: 4.30 to 6 PM All are cordially invited. With warm regards (On behalf of SRELS and EC, KALA) Member-Secretary SRELS K. S. Raghavan Former Dean (Academic), University of Madras Professor (Retd.), DRTC, Indian Statistical Institute Visiting Scientist (Retd.), Centre for Knowledge Analytics & Ontological Engineering (KAnOE), PES University Member-Secretary, Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science Secretary, Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies

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Internships for Library Science Students at FOSTIS/Library, CSIR-CFTRI, MYSURU
by padmavathi t 08 Aug '18

08 Aug '18

Dear LIS Professionals We atCSIR-CFTRI are pleased to announce the commencement of internships for LibraryScience Students at FOSTIS/Library. The main objective of this Internship is toprovide an opportunity for a student to gain practice in reality in a libraryof National importance with state of art facilities under the guidance ofexpert faculty. The details ofthe internship is appended below further information. Should you need any additional information orclarifications, please contact the Head, PMC/Coordinator, FOSTIS/Library atTel: 0821-2515850; e-mail: fostis(a)cftri.res.in Thanking you, T. Padmavathi Coordinator,FOSTIS/Library CSIR-CFTRI Mysuru-20 ---------- Internshipsfor Library Science Students of other Universities, Academic Institutions atFOSTIS/Library, CSIR-CFTRI, MYSURU CSIR−CentralFood Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysore (A constituentlaboratory of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi) hasopened door for FIRST TIME for Library & Information Science MLIS(or equivalent) students to enroll for Internship programme that provides aunique platform for professional development. You can gain exposure to the workof a National researchlibrary coupled with one-on-one support from expert faculty. The library has a comprehensive collection of Books, Encyclopaedia,Bound volumes of Periodicals and Current journals related to Library and InformationScience. If you are a MLIS student interestedin enhancing your learning skills and equip yourself with emerging IT toolsand technologies, then here is an opportunity. APPLY NOW……! About CSIR-CFTRILibrary CFTRIlibrary was recognised as the National Information Centre for Food Science andTechnology (NICFOS) by DSIR/NISSAT, Govt. of India, way back in 1977. Thelibrary has been serving the R&D community enabling them to keep track ofthe technological advances worldwide. It has access to global informationthrough several databases, e-Journals through CSIR Consortium of Libraries andhigh band width Internet. Some of the information services that are offeredinclude Current Awareness Service, Database Search and Retrieval Servicefrom international databases. Thelibrary has also set up state of the art Institutional Repository in an effortto archive and give better visibility to research output of CFTRI. Allhousekeeping activities of the centre have been automated. We are one among fewInformation Centres to adopt IT for providing quick and qualitative servicesfor the benefit of our user community. The Library has over 27,000 books including referencematerials like Encyclopaedia, Handbooks, Yearbooks, Directories, Dictionaries,Methods and Manual, over 44,000 bound volumes of periodicals starting from1920+ and other documents include 6000+ PhD theses/M.Sc dissertations/ProjectReports & Investigations. Objectives Internship will provide an opportunity for a student togain practice in reality in a library of National importance with state of artfacilities under the guidance of expert faculty. To gainmeaningful practical experience in the area of library and information scienceto expand their academic, professional and personal learning. Nature ofInternship Internees willbe provided an opportunity to work in different sections of the Library andlearn the modern library management techniques/library automation, digitizationand web based services. They will have ample of opportunities to work and learnon emerging IT tools and technologies. Theintern experience is designed to give students a broad understanding of theorganization and functioning of research library. Eachintern will engage in semester-projects that support Library goals and matchinterns' interests. Upon successful completion of the internship, you have tosubmit your work in the form of dissertation to the Library as Hard/soft copyformat. Eligibility The intern must be enrolled inrecognized university undergoing library and information science programattached to university. Also post graduate student majoring in library sciencecan undergo internships. Applicationsand CVs along with recommendation from Head of the Department must be forwardedby Institutions in the form of nominations prior to the commencement ofinternship. Period of Internship: 5 to 6 months depending on the chosen area of work/project Fee: Rs.25,000/-(one time payment,NONREFUNDABLE) per student Mode of payment (After approval): NEFT(preferably Account Transfer). Contact: InterestedL&IS Departments/Students through proper channel are invited to contact atthe mailing address given below: Head, Planning,Monitoring & Coordination/Coordinator, FOSTIS Tel: 0821-2515850 E-mail: fostis(a)cftri.res.in

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Journal of Library Development - Spl issue - Invitation of articles -
by Prahalad G Tadasad 07 Aug '18

07 Aug '18

Dear LIS Professionals The Editorial team of Journal of Library Development have decided to bring out a special issue dedicated to Late Prof K S Deshapande who started this journal few decades back which was revived recently by Dr Vinayak Bankapur with the blessings of Prof Deshapande. The spl issue will be published to pay tribute to Late Prof Deshapande in the month of October 2018. Contributions in the form of articles, obituary notes, archived rare photographs, rememberance4s, or any other forms of expressions. His colleagues, students, associates, friends and those who want to share their views may contribute to the special issue not exceeding 6 A4 size papers. The interested can send their contributions to Prof P G Tadasad, Professor and Chairman, DLISc, Akkamahadevi Women's University, Vijayapura and issue ieditor on or before 30th September 2018. They can send the contributions to pgtadasad(a)gmail.com -- Prof. P. G. Tadasad Professor and Chairman Department of Library and Information Science, Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences Special Officer to Vice Chancellor Director Gandhi Studies Center and RUSA Nodal Officer of the University Akkamahadevi Women's University (Formerly: Karnataka State Women's University), Jnanashakti, Torvi Vijayapura 586108 Tel: 08352 229012 (O); 08352 240021 (O); 08352 272 436 (R); Mobile: 09448180973 (M) E-mil: pgtadasad(a)gmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Introduction of Constitution (Amendment) Bill regarding the "Libraries".
by Dp Tripathi 07 Aug '18

07 Aug '18

Dear Friends, Hon'ble Member of Parliament, Shri Tej Pratap Singh Yadav has introduced the Constitution (Amendment) Bill on 3rd August 2018 in the Lok Sabha. http://164.100.47.195/Sectionlogin/Bills/TobeIntroduced/118/PVTBILL_English… The Bill seeks to amend the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India with a view to transfer the subject 'Libraries', from "state list" to "concurrent List" so that the Parliament and the Central Government can also play its vital role in the overall development of a National Library Policy, systems and services in the country. National Knowledge Commission, too, recommended the need for this amendment to the constitution in its 2006 Report entitled "Libraries: Gateways to Knowledge - A roadmap for revitalisation". We should congratulate the Hon'ble MP (Email:yadavteju@gmail.com, twitter handle @yadavteju ) for his time and effort by raising the issue of development of library sector in the country. with regards, -- ********************************* *Dhanwantari Prakash Tripathi* MA (ECO), MLISc, HDISM, ECDL ********************************* Assistant Librarian, Periodicals Biju Patnaik Central Library National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Odisha –769008 INDIA ********************************* *YouTube - Librarian Guide <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqq2XkD5KKp5W7VrMJOsGhw>* ********************************* *M - +91-8895296796* *U - www.dptripathi.in <http://www.dptripathi.in> * ********************************* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Interesting Reads – 2018-08-06
by Mohan Hr 06 Aug '18

06 Aug '18

*Interesting Reads – 2018-08-06* *Contents* *Articles* - Apple co-founder who sold his 10 per cent share for $800 lost out on $100 billion - Huge List of 65 Computer and IT Certifications - Jeff Bezos’s $150 Billion Fortune Is a Policy Failure - Critical Infrastructure Sectors - Tim Berners-Lee is Depressed about the Web - 10 must-read books: Broaden your perspective, leaders - How Virtual Reality Will Impact Businesses In The Next Five Years - Incontinence affects more than 200m people worldwide, so why isn’t more being done to find a cure? - Drink, drank, drunk: what happens when we drink alcohol in four short videos - Healthcare Is Only The Beginning: 15 Big Industries CRISPR Technology Could Disrupt *Events / Announcements* - International Conference on “Emerging Trends in Librarianship: Role of Libraries in the Learning Environment” - ACM India Joint International Conference on Data Science and Management of Data (CoDS-COMAD) 2019 - World Congress on Nature and Biologically Inspired Computing - Web seminar and panel discussion on IEEE's Blended Learning Program (IEEE-BLP) - InfoComm India Show Read at http://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2018/08/interesting-reads-201 8-08-06.html Archives at http://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2018/05/interesting-reads-arc hives.html *=========================================================================== * *Articles* *Apple co-founder who sold his 10 per cent share for $800 lost out on $100 billion* Owning a tenth of Apple today would net you $US100 billion ($A135 billion). But Ron Wayne sold that same share for just $US800 four decades ago. The little-known Apple co-founder sold his 10 per cent stake in the company back in 1976 — never guessing that the company would be worth its August 2018 high of $US1 trillion ($A1.35 trillion). Read the story <https://www.news.com.au/technology/innovation/apple-cofounder-who-sold-his-…> *Huge List of 65 Computer and IT Certifications* Becoming IT certified in a specific skill or product is a way to prove that you have the necessary knowledge to perform a job in a given field or a job that uses specific technologies. Earning certification is a good way for computer science graduates and entry-level IT professionals to improve their resume. Employers often look at a candidate's computer and technology certifications in order to assess whether or not the individual is a viable candidate for a position. From Official Microsoft certifications to cyber security and Linux exams, Webopedia compiled this alphabetical list of different certifications related to computer technologies with a brief explanation of each certification and links to help interested learners find additional information. Know them <https://www.webopedia.com/quick_ref/computer-certifications.html> *Jeff Bezos’s $150 Billion Fortune Is a Policy Failure* Last month, Bloomberg reported that Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon and owner of the Washington Post, has accumulated a fortune worth $150 billion. That is the biggest nominal amount in modern history, and extraordinary any way you slice it. Bezos is the world’s lone hectobillionaire. He is worth what the average American family is, nearly two million times over. He has about 50 percent more money than Bill Gates, twice as much as Mark Zuckerberg, 50 times as much as Oprah, and perhaps 100 times as much as President Trump. (Who knows!) He has gotten $50 billion richer in less than a year. He needs to spend roughly $28 million a day just to keep from accumulating more wealth. This is a credit to Bezos’s ingenuity and his business acumen. Amazon is a marvel that has changed everything from how we read, to how we shop, to how we structure our neighborhoods, to how our postal system works. But his fortune is also a policy failure, an indictment of a tax and transfer system and a business and regulatory environment designed to supercharging the earnings of and encouraging wealth accumulation among the few. Bezos did not just make his $150 billion. In some ways, we gave it to him, perhaps to the detriment of all of us. Read the article <https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2018/08/the-problem-with-bezos…> *Critical Infrastructure Sectors* The Office of Infrastructure Protection (IP) leads and coordinates national programs and policies on critical infrastructure security and resilience and has established strong partnerships across government and the private sector. The office conducts and facilitates vulnerability and consequence assessments to help critical infrastructure owners and operators and State, local, tribal, and territorial partners understand and address risks to critical infrastructure. IP provides information on emerging threats and hazards so that appropriate actions can be taken. The office also offers tools and training to partners to help them manage the risks to their assets, systems, and networks. There are 16 critical infrastructure sectors whose assets, systems, and networks, whether physical or virtual, are considered so vital to the United States that their incapacitation or destruction would have a debilitating effect on security, national economic security, national public health or safety, or any combination thereof. Presidential Policy Directive 21 (PPD-21): Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience advances a national policy to strengthen and maintain secure, functioning, and resilient critical infrastructure. This directive supersedes Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7. Know these sectors, security plans and resources <https://www.dhs.gov/critical-infrastructure-sectors> *Tim Berners-Lee is Depressed about the Web* Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee doesn’t like the web any more. As his creation celebrates its 29th birthday, TBL laments its lifestyle choices. Unlike the happy, carefree, dancing and singing cool kid it once was, today’s web is mean-spirited, overweight, snoopy, and obsessed with money. Hallmark web projects like Wikipedia – all about donating free labor for the benefit of humanity – are unthinkable today. While the web was once a decentralized, anarchic mess of quirky little sites with dozens (or maybe hundreds if you were lucky) of visitors each day, it’s now a fiefdom. A handful of dominant firms have messed it all up: The web that many connected to years ago is not what new users will find today. What was once a rich selection of blogs and websites has been compressed under the powerful weight of a few dominant platforms. This concentration of power creates a new set of gatekeepers, allowing a handful of platforms to control which ideas and opinions are seen and shared. TBL wants those platforms and gatekeepers off his lawn, but they’re not going anywhere. And we wouldn’t like it if they did. Read the story <http://hightechforum.org/tim-berners-lee-is-depressed-about-the-web/> Related story <http://hightechforum.org/saving-the-web-from-humanity/>: Saving the Web from Humanity *10 must-read books: Broaden your perspective, leaders* Here are ten picks that will help CIOs and other leaders gain new perspective on topics including Silicon Valley's "brogrammer" culture, AI, blockchain, team building, and navigating culture change. Know these books <https://enterprisersproject.com/article/2018/3/10-must-read-books-broaden-y…> *How Virtual Reality Will Impact Businesses In The Next Five Years* Although not yet in the hands of everyday consumers, virtual and augmented reality are gaining traction. From the Oculus Rift becoming a well-known name to other products showcasing at major conferences, VR and AR are finding their place in the market. And from virtual meetings to robust new ways of prototyping, both have the potential to impact the business world in the near future. To learn what we can expect, 13 technology executives from Forbes Technology Council offer their insights into the next five years of VR and AR technology. Read the full story <http://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2016/07/22/how-virtual-realit…> Related story <http://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2018/07/30/9-powerful-real-world-ap…>: 9 Powerful Real-World Applications Of Augmented Reality (AR) Today *Incontinence affects more than 200m people worldwide, so why isn’t more being done to find a cure?* For a chronic health condition that causes shame and misery for countless people and costs billions, urinary incontinence keeps a low profile. Media reports about chronic health conditions appear with alarming regularity, but it is rare to read about the debilitating impact of the involuntary leakage of urine. Nevertheless, urinary incontinence is a condition which, next to Alzheimer’s or strokes, is reported as most negatively affecting “health-related quality of life”. The reasons for this are not too hard to fathom. Urinary incontinence, of course, elicits some embarrassment. And there also seems to be a feeling this is a low priority condition: urinary incontinence does not directly bear up against the terrible impacts of life threatening conditions and illnesses. But to those who suffer urinary incontinence, it can be a tragedy. This condition is often associated with shame, loss of self-confidence, and low quality of life. It is a condition that increases with older age – approximately half of nursing home residents suffer from urinary incontinence. The financial cost to society is also great. The total cost of urinary incontinence in the US is estimated to exceed US$80 billion by 2020, according to one report. Another study shows that the treatment costs associated with incontinence in general exceeds those connected to treating pneumonia, influenza and breast cancer. Read the post <https://theconversation.com/incontinence-affects-more-than-200m-people-worl…> Related story <https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/165408.php>: Urinary incontinence: Treatment, causes, types, and symptoms Related story <http://theconversation.com/technology-for-incontinence-hasnt-developed-that…>: Technology for incontinence hasn't developed that much since ancient Egyptian times Related story <http://theconversation.com/why-we-need-to-talk-about-incontinence-86080>: Why we need to talk about incontinence *Drink, drank, drunk: what happens when we drink alcohol in four short videos* Alcohol is a depressant, a diuretic, and a disinfectant. These generally aren’t pleasant attributes, but people have been drinking alcohol for thousands of years – some of the earliest written texts mention or contain recipes for beer, and pottery shards from China show people may have been making alcohol as far back as 7,000BCE. So what is this special chemical that we’ve loved to drink for so long? Well, there are many types of alcoholic drinks – fizzy and flat, hot and cold, fermented and distilled – but all of the alcohol we drink as humans is ethanol based. Read the post <https://theconversation.com/drink-drank-drunk-what-happens-when-we-drink-al…> *Healthcare Is Only The Beginning: 15 Big Industries CRISPR Technology Could Disrupt* Gene-editing tool CRISPR is changing the ways we develop new medical treatments, power our vehicles, and even brew our beer. Here are the industries this cutting-edge technology could disrupt. From treating diseases like HIV and sickle cell to designer babies and custom-made pets, CRISPR has the potential to affect nearly every area of our lives. While still in the fairly early stages of development, the gene-editing tool’s price tag and flexibility makes it widely accessible and applicable, allowing scientists to edit genes with unprecedented ease and precision. Essentially, researchers can use CRISPR (often in the form of CRISPR-Cas9) as a pair of “molecular scissors” to cut into and alter DNA. While the most well-known applications of CRISPR are in the medical field, with the first human trials for CRISPR focused on cancer, the technology’s applications are much further-reaching than just healthcare. Below, we highlight 15 industries — from fertility to biofuel to food preservation to bioweapons — that could be fundamentally altered by CRISPR. Read the full post <https://www.cbinsights.com/research/crispr-industries-disruption/> Related story <https://www.cbinsights.com/research/what-is-crispr/>: What Is CRISPR? A primer. *Events / Announcements* *International Conference on “Emerging Trends in Librarianship: Role of Libraries in the Learning Environment”* IIM Trichy is organising the MANLIBNET 2018 International Conference on “Emerging Trends in Librarianship: Role of Libraries in the Learning Environment” in collaboration with theMANLIBNET from December 10-12, 2018 at IIM Trichy. Conf. website at http://manlibnet2018.iimtrichy.ac.in/ For details pl. contact: Dr. K. Elavazhagan, Librarian & Chief Knowledge Officer, IIM Trichy. Email : manlibnet2018(a)iimtrichy.ac.in Phone : 0431 2505045/46 *ACM India Joint International Conference on Data Science and Management of Data (CoDS-COMAD) 2019* ACM India Joint International Conference on Data Science and Management of Data (CoDS-COMAD) 2019 (6th ACM iKDD CoDS and 24th COMAD) will be held in Kolkata, India, during January 3-5, 2019. For details relating to Call for Papers, Registrations & Travel Grats, pl. visit the conf. website at http://www.cods-comad.in/2019/ *World Congress on Nature and Biologically Inspired Computing* 10th World Congress on Nature and Biologically Inspired Computing (NaBIC 2018) is being held at VIT University, Vellore, India during December 6-8, 2017. NaBIC 2018 is organized to provide a forum for researchers, engineers, and students from all over the world, to discuss the state-of-the-art in machine intelligence, and address various issues on building up human friendly machines by learning from nature. The conference theme is “Nurturing Intelligent Computing Towards Advancement of Machine Intelligence”. Paper submission due: September 30, 2018 For more details pl. visit the conf website at http://www.mirlabs.org/nabic18/ *Web seminar and panel discussion on IEEE's Blended Learning Program (IEEE-BLP)* IEEE's Blended Learning Program (IEEE-BLP) is an initiative in the direction of technical education from IEEE in conjunction with industry thought leaders. The IEEE-BLP is a set of skill-based training in the field of VLSI, IOT, IPR, POSH and alike. The first web seminar and panel discussion will be held on 24th Aug 2018 at 3 p.m. (IST). The Event number is 630 516 938 & the Event password is 123abc To participate in this event, pl. register at: https://ieee.webex.com/ieee/onstage/g.php?MTID=e197fe6388278 dc435883abfc9aa39f23 *InfoComm India Show* InfoComm India Show will be held at Mumbai during 18-20 Sep 2018. The exhibition will showcase 200 + Global companies & their cutting-edge Pro-AV & Integrated Experience Technology solutions. The 3-day Summit program highlights industry trends and expert share valuable knowledge. For more information please visit: http://www.infocomm-india.com/ *Archives of Interesting Reads at *http://infoforuse.blogspot.in/ 2018/05/interesting-reads-archives.html *Feedback * We will be pleased to have your feedback on the “Interesting Reads” posts being sent once in five days. Pl. share the links of any interesting things you come across so that we can include them in these email posts. Also, pl. share the email ids of your colleagues, friends, peers and contacts, if you want them to be included in the google group to get regular posts. Pl. send all your communications to hrmohan.ieee(a)gmail.com With regards HR Mohan -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Guide to avoiding 'predatory' journals
by Chief Librarian, SAIACS 06 Aug '18

06 Aug '18

Dear Moderator, Below message I found in : https://www.authoraid.info/en/news/details/1310/ I hope this will be of help to someone in the group. Forwarded Message: A beginner’s guide to avoiding ‘predatory’ journals (using your critical thinking skills) [image: article thumbnail image] By Andy Nobes | July 24, 2018 | You may have heard a lot about the dangers of so-called ‘predatory’[1] <https://www.authoraid.info/en/news/details/1310/#_ftn1> journals from your colleagues, your supervisor, or in online forums and webpages. Such journals often charge a fee for fast publication but have poor publishing practices, fail to carry out legitimate peer review, and fake their inclusion in important indexes. You should avoid publishing your research in these journals, or you could risk ruining your reputation or career. But there is often unclear and conflicting advice on how to tell a credible journal from a ‘predatory’ one, even from experienced researchers and supervisors. At AuthorAID we recommend that researchers use their own critical analysis skills and decide for themselves whether a journal is appropriate for their research. It’s extremely important for researchers to choose a reputable, reliable journal that provides rigorous peer review and disseminates their research to a wide audience; and that they can be confident and proud of listing this on their CV. One good resource you can use for this purpose is the Think.Check.Submit <https://thinkchecksubmit.org/>. website which provides a straightforward checklist to identify trustworthy journals (we recommend that you evaluate journals using several checks from the checklist rather than relying on just one indicator). Some researchers may be told to use journal ‘blacklists’, but you should exercise caution. We do not recommend using the ‘Beall’s List’ blacklist to identify ‘predatory’ journals as it is not considered a reliable, unbiased, or transparent source of information, and has not been updated by Beall since January 2017.[2] <https://www.authoraid.info/en/news/details/1310/#_ftn2> Below we have also provided some practical tips and advice for early career researchers who are unfamiliar with the online publishing landscape. They are based on the AuthorAID team’s experience with helping members over the last few years, trawling through all sorts of interesting and unusual journal websites. If you can familiarise yourself with what good and bad digital publishing looks like, you should be able to tell quite quickly whether a journal is suitable for your research, or whether you should stay well clear (and also warn your colleagues to do likewise). *1. Don’t trust email invites and ‘Call for Papers’ (unless you recognise the sender)*[image: graph example] Make sure you do some background research before handing over your payment details to an unknown journal This is the simplest and most effective step to avoid ‘predatory’ journals. One of the most common questions we are asked on AuthorAID <http://forums.authoraid.info/> is ‘Is ‘X’ a predatory journal?’. The reason why the questioner is asking about a specific journal is probably because they have just received a flattering spam email inviting them to submit a paper for fast and easy publication, and this can be very tempting for some people, as this researcher reported in a recent survey of authors who have published in 'predatory' journals <http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/leap.1150>: “I received an invitation. They wanted my paper and that made me feel good. I thought that they contacted me because of my expertise in my field, and so I sent it.” Be careful – ‘predatory’ publishers trawl the internet for authors’ and academics’ email addresses and send out thousands of emails every day – and it’s a tactic that works very effectively. *NEVER* respond to emails from journals or journal publishers unless you recognise the sender or have registered for their mailing list. If you are tempted by an email offer or ‘Call for Papers’ *always* visit their website to find out more about the journal – we will cover this in the next steps. Please also remember that *you don't necessarily need to pay to publish your work in a journal*. There are plenty of free publishing options (see ‘how do I find a suitable journal and how can I afford the publishing fees?’). <https://www.authoraid.info/en/news/details/1106/> You should certainly not be paying a journal to publish your paper unless they can demonstrate good digital publishing practices, quality editorial processes and suitable indexing. Be careful before parting with your hard-earned money! *2. Be sceptical of ‘international’ or ‘global’ journals, and those with a wide scope* This rule may also seem very simple, but you can often tell a deceptive journal from its title. ‘Predatory’ publishers are looking to ‘prey’ on early career researchers who have been told that their ultimate goal is to get published in ‘international’ journals (which is a usually a big achievement), and such journals provide a *very quick and cheap* opportunity. If this sounds too good to be true, it probably is! Try to follow these two rules: 1. If the journal name has the word ‘international’, ‘world’ or ‘global’ in the title be *sceptical. *Most ‘predatory’ journals use impressive titles like this to fool uncritical researchers. If a journal uses such a title it should be able to demonstrate this. Does it have a trulyinternational editorial board? Is the journal included in international indexes? Do you recognise any of the editors? (You may also want to check the editor’s official webpage to see if he/she mentions their role with the journal – as mentioned here <http://blog.inasp.info/helping-researchers-distinguish-credible-journals/> .) 2. If the title has an extremely wide subject scope, for example, ‘International Journal of Advanced Research’, ‘Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities’, or ‘International Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences’, *be* *sceptical*. Most ‘normal’ academic journals are actually quite niche, both in terms of subject focus and geography. Be aware that ‘predatory’ publishers create journals with a very wide scope to target as many potential authors as possible. For some more examples of dubiously-named journals, see this blog post <http://journalologik.uk/?p=132>. *3. Double-check claims of prestigious indexing and impact factors*[image: graph example] Don't believe everything you read on the internet Does the journal say it’s listed in prestigious indexes? Does it claim to have an Impact Factor? Be wary – ‘predatory’ journals usually lie about their indexing status, using fake logos and fake impact factors. The good news is that you can easily check this information yourself! Does the journal really have an Impact Factor? You can check that this is true by searching for the journal on the Clarivate Web of Science database: *http://mjl.clarivate.com/* <http://mjl.clarivate.com/>. If the journal is not listed, *then it does not have a real Impact Factor*, and the ‘impact factor’ being advertised is probably fake or irrelevant. (Please note that many legitimate journals are not indexed in the Web of Science, and Impact Factor is a limited metric that measures citations and not necessarily quality of research – for more information see the Wikipedia page <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impact_factor> on Impact Factors and how to target a suitable journal <https://www.scidev.net/global/publishing/practical-guide/target-journal-rig…> ). *Scopus* Does your journal claim to be indexed on Scopus (another reputable index owned by Elsevier)? You can check to see if it is listed here: http://www.scimagojr.com/journalsearch.php. You can also find lots of other interesting metrics on the journal, if it is listed. *PubMed* Lots of medical journals claim to be indexed in PubMed. You can check the database here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nlmcatalog/. Lots of journals are catalogued in PubMed, but not all have passed the quality criteria for indexation, so make sure the information page clearly says "*In:* PubMed" or "*In:* Index medicus" or "*In:* MEDLINE". The best journals will probably have all three (MEDLINE uses the most stringent indexing criteria). Journals that have not been officially catalogued will show as: "Collection Status: Not in the NLM Collection". *The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)* provides a listing of Open Access journals that have passed its basic entry criteria: https://doaj.org/search. This is a good database to find legitimate Open Access journals from all over the world, many of which do not charge a publishing fee (see here for more information on article processing fees <https://www.authoraid.info/en/news/details/1106/>). Please note that just because journals are not included in any of the above indexes does not mean they are ‘predatory’ or not credible. It can be a major challenge and take many years for new and small journals to be accepted by these indexes. The big problem is journals that *deceptively claim* to be indexed even though they are not. *4. Read the ‘Aims and scope’ or ‘About’ page – check the journal understands your field* There are several ways you can check the expertise of the journal editorial staff. As Think.Check.Submit <https://thinkchecksubmit.org/check/> mentions, it’s useful to check the editorial board for familiar names. Another way is to critically read the ‘Aims and scope’ or ‘About the journal’ pages. I like to check this page because you can tell a lot about the publisher and the journal, and bad journals are easy to spot because they tend to write nonsense in this section. This is where the journal should provide a brief introduction to the publication, an outline of the type of articles published (and sometimes what it doesn't publish), its peer review policy, and sometimes the journal’s indexing information. This page should make you feel confident about the scholarly credibility of the publisher and authority of the journal in your subject discipline. The page shouldn’t contain factual errors or spelling mistakes (within reason - some human error is inevitable). The aims and objectives of the journal should be clear, and you should easily be able to tell if your work is suitable for this journal. Bad journals stand out because they fake their credibility and knowledge of the subject areas. They write vague statements or flowery language like: ‘an opportunity to share research amongst the global community’. You may also find that some journals have copied and pasted (plagiarised) information from Wikipedia or other webpages to make it sound like they understand your field – *try it out:*copy and paste the opening sentence into Google and check it’s not plagiarised! *5. Check who is publishing the journal – are they a credible scholarly organisation?* This is a surprisingly easy way to tell if a journal is legitimate or not, because it reveals why the journal is being published. ‘Predatory’ journals are concerned with making money from author payments – they don’t care about the quality of the science being published. Look at the website and try to find out: a) Who is the publisher? (i.e. which organisation is responsible for running this journal?) Is their name familiar? Do a quick Google search and try to find out more information about them. Sometimes a physical address is given which is clearly residential, or in the middle of a field. I've discovered a few 'UK' publishers who provide a 'virtual' forwarding address in london as their headquarters. If the publisher is unfamiliar, or you are unable to tell if they are legitimate or not, then the next step is to ask: b) Is there a scholarly organisation aligned or affiliated with the journal, such as a university, a research institute or a learned society? Do they seem like a genuine organisation? Ideally you should have heard of them. If the answer to both of the above questions is ‘No’, then you should consider looking elsewhere. *6. Check your reference lists – familiarise yourself with good journals in your field*[image: graph example] Reference lists are a good place to look for credible journals Last, but certainly not least, the best way to ensure you don’t get fooled, is to ‘future-proof’ yourself by getting familiar with what good journals look and feel like. As AuthorAID mentor Sian Harris suggests, the easiest place to start looking for suitable journals is by looking at the journals you are reading and referencing in your work <http://www.authoraid.info/en/news/details/1153/>. Similarly, AuthorAID community member Maria Zinger shares her own learning: “From what I have been taught from many trainings on publication of an article, the first thing you do after you think you have a research question is to do a literature review where you read all the literature important to answer your question of interest ... It means that once you finish your research and article writing you are going to select at least the top three journal names that have come up during your literature review. It is very difficult to ask other people to do this for you because you know your work better than anyone else.” Follow your references and recommended reading in articles you like. Have you done any literature reviews for your research? Go back and check out the journals that were mentioned – these are the journals you should be targeting, whether they be small, regional, niche journals or high-impact international journals. Visit their journal webpages to get an idea of their scope and style. Ultimately, it’s your decision where to publish your research, so take some time to make sure it's being reliably published and shared as widely as possible amongst your target audience. But be careful not to be swayed by flattering emails, impressive-sounding journal names, fancy impact factors, or too-good-to-be-true offers without doing your research first! Do you have any of your own tips, or experiences that you would like to share? Please comment below. *Other recommended articles:* My experience of predatory journals and how to avoid them <https://www.authoraid.info/en/news/details/1250/> (Aamir Raoof Memon) Identifying Predatory Publishers – How to tell reputable journals from shady ones <https://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/49862/title/Identify…> (The Scientist) GUIDE: How to spot predatory academic journals in the wild <https://africacheck.org/factsheets/guide-how-to-spot-predatory-academic-jou…> (Africa Check) *Andy Nobes* is a Programme Coordinator for AuthorAID at INASP ----------------------------------------- Notes: [1] <https://www.authoraid.info/en/news/details/1310/#_ftnref1> It has been argued (for example here <https://librarypublishing.org/predatory-publishing-global-south-perspective/> and here <https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2015/05/11/should-we-retire-the-term-pr…>) that the term ‘predatory’ is an inaccurate and inappropriate label, and that it discriminates against scholarly publishing in developing countries. Perhaps such journals are more accurately described as ‘deceptive’, ‘fake’ or ‘unethical’ journals. But, for clarity, we use the most commonly-used term: ‘predatory’. [2] <https://www.authoraid.info/en/news/details/1310/#_ftnref2> “… the Beall blog – which became defunct in January of 2017 [was] broad and contained errors, misclassifications, and false negatives. Thus, those extant lists should not be used in any formal capacity to limit authors’ choice of publishing venue.” Jaime A. 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Librarians’ Day & Release of the first volume of S R Ranganathan Classic Series
by Subhash Reddy 06 Aug '18

06 Aug '18

Dear All, PES University in association with the Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science Bengaluru (SRELS), Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies, Chennai (RCIS) and Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) are organizing 'Librarian’s Day' (126th Birth Anniversary of Dr. S R Ranganathan) on Thursday, August 09, 2018 @ PES University Campus. Prof. P Balaram, Former Director, Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru will release the first volume of the book under S R Ranganathan Classic Series. We request participation from all information and library professionals to join us and attend the programme scheduled to begin at 4 PM on August 09, 2018 at MCA Seminar Hall, Prof. MRD Block, PES University, Bengaluru- 560085. We look forward to your kind presence and appreciate your confirmation by filling the following link for registration https://goo.gl/Ti6T5j With regards, Subhash Reddy B ____________________________________________________________ ______________________ Librarian PES University 100 Feet Ring Road, BSK 3rd Stage, BENGALURU - 560085 Ph: 080-26721983 Extn:229 http://library.pes.edu <http://library.pes.edu>

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Application are invited for the post Research Associate and Research Assistant for a ICSSR sponsored research Project at DLIS, BUB
by Suresh Gp 06 Aug '18

06 Aug '18

The Department of Library and Information Science, Bangalore University, Bangalore is invited application from eligible candidates to work as Research Associate *Rs*.*16,000/-pm* and Research Assistant Rs.*13,000/-pm* under ICSSR sponsored research project entitled “*Social Science Research Data Management: A pilot Study of select Universities and Research Institutions in Karnataka towards development of Research Data Repository*” for the duration of *two* years. The qualification and emoluments shall be as per ICSSR, New Delhi, for further details please visit ICSSR *https://www.icssr.org/* <https://www.icssr.org/> website. Interested candidates should apply in a plan paper further along with attested copies of all relevant documents with complete CV and send hard of completed application to *Prof.Ramesha*, Professor and Project Director, Department of Library and Information Science, J.B.Campus, Bangalore University, Bangalore – 560056 or mail to *bbramesha(a)gmail.com* <bbramesha(a)gmail.com> on or before *21st August 2018.* -- *@**...........**With Regards * *-Suresha GP, M.L.I.Sc <http://m.l.i.sc/>**., SET, NET, (Ph.D Reg.2013)* -Assistant Librarian & Researcher (DLIS-BUB) -University Central Library, J.B Campus, -Bangaluru University, -Jnanabhrathi, -Bangaluru - 560056 -*Phone*: +91-9742183463 / 8722181157 -*e-Mail**:* sureshgp3028(a)gmail.com *-**Site**:* *http://infosuresh.weebly.com/ <http://infosuresh.weebly.com/>*

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One day Workshop on ‘Implementing Successful Library & Information Teaching Sessions in Academic Libraries’ at IIT Gandhinagar on 18th August, 2018
by TS Kumbar 06 Aug '18

06 Aug '18

Dear Colleagues, Greetings! We are happy to inform you that the IIT Gandhinagar Library is organizing one day workshop on *'Implementing Successful Library & Information Teaching Session in Academic Libraries’* on 18th August, 2018 (Saturday). The details of the workshop, resource persons, registration fee and form, and other related information are given in the brochure linked below. Brochure: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bJU9F8j5_Xle0u1-sNIJ39LSZ75_HVWX/view?usp=… We request you to kindly consider registering and actively participating in this workshop which is on the theme so important to all of us. For further details and any queries, please write to us at *librarian(a)iitgn.ac.in <librarian(a)iitgn.ac.in> * or call on 079 2395 2431, 2395 1128 Looking forward to your participation. 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 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Sad Demise of Prof K. S. Deshpande
by satya krishna savanur 06 Aug '18

06 Aug '18

Dear Moderator,Please include my feelings about Prof Deshpande in LIS Forum. Thanking you.RegardsSatya SavanurSad demise of Prof. K. S. Deshpande has left us in a state of shock. I used to meet him whenever I was in Dharwad. He made everyone feel that he/she was his favorite student . With his magnetic personality, cordial voice and deep understanding, he was a great role model. Besides being a great librarian, he was a sincere and silent social worker. He was closely associated with UGC, Gandhi Peace Foundation, Family Planning Association of India, Bharat Scouts and Guides and served on many Committees.  He always used Khadi: He was a true Gandhian in spirit and action.  We miss you, Sir. Dr Satya K. SavanurSr. FacultyDepartment of Library and Information ScienceJoshi-Bedekar CollegeThane-400 106 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request Articles for our Research Scholar-reg
by Palanichamy ilangumaran 06 Aug '18

06 Aug '18

Dear ProfessionalsI am Request urgent need for our research scholar following articles.1. Reed GW,The assessment of bone mineralization from the relative transmission of Am-241 and Cs-137 radiations, Phy Med Bio,11:174,1966.2.Lateral vertebral imaging of trabecular bone mineral content using dual phantom absorptimetry.Wellman,H.N:Appledorn CR:Klatte,EC:Kosegi,JE:witt.RM:Swingle,B.3.Accuracy,Precision and long term reproducibility of dual photon bone mineral absorptiometric  measurement,Appledorn,CR;Appledorn,PS.Wellman,HN,witt,RM:Johnston,CC:Hanish,B.L4.Determination of bone mineral content in lumbar vertebrae by a double gamma ray technique.Roos,B,Rosengren,B:skoeldborn,H.5.Dualphoton absorptiometry :A new device using combined sources of Am241 and Ba-133,Pormmet,R.Chambellan,D.Reverchon.P,etal:Nuklermedizi 25-80,1986.ThanksP.ILangumaranSenior LibrarianSethu Institute of TechnologyPulloor,Kariapatti,Virudhunagar Dist,Tamil NaduMobile: 9789527616 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Three Days National Workshop on "Federated Identity and Access Management" during 15 – 17 October 2018.
by Nipul G. Shihora 06 Aug '18

06 Aug '18

Respected Sir / Madam, INFLIBNET is organizing Three Days National Workshop on "Federated Identity and Access Management" during 15 – 17 October 2018. The INFLIBNET Access Management Federation (INFED) has adopted Shibboleth, a standards-based open source software, for authenticating authorized users from institutions and provide them seamless access to e-resources from anywhere, anytime. Shibboleth offers a mechanism for users to access multiple resources within a federated single sign-on framework. At the end of the workshop participants able to install OpenSSL certificates, Shibboleth Identity Provider installation, Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) configuration and user management and able to access various e-resources via Shibboleth. The workshop includes lectures as well as intensive hands-on training, so as to provide both theoretical and practical skills to the participants. *Major Topics* The following major topics will be covered in the workshop # Basics of Linux # Introduction of INFED Federation # About Shibboleth IdP and SP workflow # Installation of OpenSSL certificates for the Domain server # Shibboleth IdP installation via custom ISO # LDAP configuration and User Management # Access various e-resources via Shibboleth *Resource Persons* Prominent experts from INFLIBNET Centre, working in the Software R&D area. *Target Participants* Library professionals, information scientists, system administrators, database managers, students and others working in universities/colleges/institutes who are interested in Shibboleth. A maximum of 25-30 candidates will be enrolled for the training programme on the First-Come-First-Serve basis. *Venue* The Workshop will be conducted at Information and Library Network Centre, An IUC of University Grants Commission, Infocity, Gandhinagar-382007, Gujarat, India *Fee* The registration fee is Rs. 3,540.00 (Rupees Three Thousand Five Hundred Forty only) per person without accommodation and Rs. 5,780.00 (Rupees Five Thousand Seven Hundred Eighty only) with accommodation which is inclusive of GST rates. It covers the cost of training programme kit containing training materials, breakfast, lunch and dinner during the training period. The payment should be made through Demand Draft in favour of INFLIBNET Centre payable at Gandhinagar along with filled-in registration form. The fee is non-refundable and non-adjustable. The Centre also accepts payment by NEFT /RTGS for the workshop. The bank account details will be shared on request. *Accommodation* The Centre will arrange accommodation during the period of training at INFLIBNET Guest House (A/C Room) on twin sharing basis. The participants must send prior intimation and charges for accommodation along with registration fees. The accommodation will be provided first come first basis. *Registration* The application for registration to the workshop should be submitted online at http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/hrd/login.php the on or before 10 October 2018. *Please visit the following link for more information*: http://inflibnet.ac.in/hrd/docs/infed_20181.pdf For participation and more information please do contact yatrik(a)inflibnet.ac.in/ ashok(a)inflibnet.ac.in/ raja(a)inflibnet.ac.in For Correspondence please do contact hosamani(a)inflibnet.ac.in -- *सादर धन्यवाद / Thanks and Regards* *निपुल जी. शिहोरा / Nipul G. Shihora* *परियोजना सहयोगी (एल.एस.) / Project Associate (L.S.)* *इनफ्लिबनेट केंद्र / INFLIBNET Centre - (An IUC of UGC)* *इन्फोसिटी, गांधीनगर / Infocity, Gandhinagar - 382 007.* *गुजरात / Gujarat, [image: INDIA]* e-Mail ID: nipul[at]inflibnet.ac.in / shihora.nipu98[at]gmail.com Mobile No.: +91-9722-95-4642 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- कृपया इस ईमेल मुद्रण से पहले पर्यावरण पर विचार करें। धन्यवाद। / Please consider the environment before printing this email. Thank you.

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Need your help to announce training programme for Data Analysis, Visualization and outreach
by Lalit Maurya 06 Aug '18

06 Aug '18

Dear Sir/ Madam We would like to announce this training programme in LIS forum, its a five day residential training programme on "*Data Analysis, Visualization and Outreach*" "------------------------------------------------------Message ------------------------------------------------------------------" Dear Sir/Madam It’s our pleasure to inform and invite you to participate or nominate professionals for the *Residential Monsoon Course on data analysis, visualisation and outreach” *to be hosted by Anil Agarwal Environment Training Institute (AAETI), a Centre for Science and Environment initiative from August 21-25, 2018 at its residential state-of-the-art green residential campus in Alwar, Rajasthan. This five days certificate course will strengthen the participant’s skills to read numbers and data, make sense of them, and use them to inform, influence and impact. The course will help them develop skills to analyse, visualize and interpret it; and translate it into actionable information. We invite you to take a look at the complete details of the course and register at https://bit.ly/2LnPMG6 . You can also apply or nominate professionals from your organisation for it by sending an email with the following details to <lalit(a)cseindia.org> with copy to kiran(a)cseindia.org> We look forward to receiving your nominations. If you have questions, please do not hesitate to get back to me. With warm regards Lalit Maurya Dept Information Manager, Centre for Science and Environment, 41, Tughlakabad Institutional Area, <https://maps.google.com/?q=41,+Tughlakabad+Institutional+Area,%0D+New+Delhi…> New Delhi - 110062 <http://cse.mailinifinity.com/ltrack?g=0&id=cE4ABlZUVQ8FABgDBVYHAAcFA0o=VwZT…> Phone: 9654130316 Emails: lalit(a)cseindia.org, kiran(a)cseindia.org <lalit(a)cseindia.org> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- <http://www.downtoearth.org.in>

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Fwd: Sad Demise of Prof K S Deshapande - A legendary personality
by Prahalad G Tadasad 06 Aug '18

06 Aug '18

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Ashok Baradol <akbaradol(a)gmail.com> Date: Mon, Aug 6, 2018, 08:08 Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Sad Demise of Prof K S Deshapande - A legendary personality To: Prahalad G Tadasad <pgtadasad(a)gmail.com> On Sun, 5 Aug 2018 19:45 Ashok Baradol, <akbaradol(a)gmail.com> wrote: > The sad demise of Prof. K S Deshapande is really a bad news for the > library and information science professionals.He was a teacher par > excellence.His contribution to the profession is clearly visible.He has > left an indelible impression on the profession. > He was great person who valued quality.Pray his soul rest in peace. A K > Baradol > > > On Sat, 4 Aug 2018 17:32 Prahalad G Tadasad, <pgtadasad(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Its with utter sadness I regret to inform all the LIS fraternity the Sad >> Demise of Prof K S Deshapande the legendary Librarian, teacher, >> philosopher >> a great thinker and a person who really spread the messages of Ranganathan >> practically through his many decades of services. >> >> He breathed his last this afternoon around 1,30 pm(Aug 4th) at his >> residence >> >> May the almighty rest his soul in peace and give his family members the >> strength to bear the loss. >> >> Its a big loss to the LIS profession in Karnataka and India >> >> -- >> Prof. P. G. Tadasad >> Professor and Chairman >> Department of Library and Information Science, >> Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences >> Special Officer to Vice Chancellor >> Director Gandhi Studies Center and >> RUSA Nodal Officer of the University >> Akkamahadevi Women's University >> (Formerly: Karnataka State Women's University), >> Jnanashakti, Torvi Vijayapura 586108 >> >> Tel: 08352 229012 (O); 08352 240021 (O); 08352 272 436 (R); >> Mobile: 09448180973 (M) >> >> E-mil: pgtadasad(a)gmail.com >> >> -- >> This message has been scanned for viruses and >> dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >> believed to be clean. >> >>

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Re: [LIS-Forum] LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 185, Issue 13
by girish kunkur 05 Aug '18

05 Aug '18

Re. Sad Demise of Prof K S Deshapande - A kegendary personality It is extremely sad and shocking news! Prof. K. S. Deshpande was one the most sought after teachers in KUD during my student days. I distinctly remember, we used to skip other teachers' lectures to attend his talks. He was the architect of KUD Library and had rendered his knowledge to build and develop many academic libraries and LIS departments in the country. Prof. KSD was a very simple, down to earth, humble with an everlasting iconic smile on his face which clearly exhibited his great personality. He was one of those rare teachers whose English was impeccable and showed remarkable insight on many topics. The LIS profession in the country has lost one of the most admired Gurus! His life story is certainly inspirational and deserves to be a part of LIS curriculam. I pray almighty to give enough strength to his family members, relatives and friends to bear this irreplacable loss. May his soul rest in peace. Giidhar Kunkur Librarian and Chief, Publications and Media Relations Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani Rajasthan ________________________________ From: LIS-Forum <lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> on behalf of lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in <lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> Sent: Sunday, August 5, 2018 6:35 AM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 185, Issue 13 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 LIS-Forum Info Page<http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum> ncsi.iisc.ernet.in LIS-Forum is an e-mail based discussion forum for Library and Information professionals in India. It is operated and maintained by JRD Tata Memorial Library, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and NCSI-Net Foundation. 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. Reg: Sad Demise of Prof K S Deshpande :A Fatherly Personality in Indian LIS Field (Dattatray Phadke) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2018 08:00:14 +0530 From: Dattatray Phadke <dnphadke(a)gmail.com> To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] Reg: Sad Demise of Prof K S Deshpande :A Fatherly Personality in Indian LIS Field Message-ID: <CAPhUFuVqiz2qzLEUGMy69RSSVsG=a0TzVNA3xaEyc_cqzNO2PQ(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" I express my and on behalf of Dr S R Ganpule (PhD Student of Prof Deshpande) deep condolences on passing away of Prof Deshpande.May his soul rest in peace.His guidance and teaching will however continue to inspire emerging researchers in LIS field through his writings D N Phadke Dy Librarian IITB(Retd.) 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Deshpande in no more (Ashok Asundi) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2018 15:33:42 +0530 > From: Prahalad G Tadasad <pgtadasad(a)gmail.com> > To: Lis-forum <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> > Subject: [LIS-Forum] Sad Demise of Prof K S Deshapande - A kegendary > personality > Message-ID: > < > CAN36zbjmroa40+Ueb7ywSUvScNrRmmGCxEG7cbWQsCdmerxxwg(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Its with utter sadness I regret to inform all the LIS fraternity the Sad > Demise of Prof K S Deshapande the legendary Librarian, teacher, philosopher > a great thinker and a person who really spread the messages of Ranganathan > practically through his many decades of services. > > He breathed his last this afternoon around 1,30 pm(Aug 4th) at his > residence > > May the almighty rest his soul in peace and give his family members the > strength to bear the loss. > > Its a big loss to the LIS profession in Karnataka and India > > -- > Prof. P. G. Tadasad > Professor and Chairman > Department of Library and Information Science, > Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences > Special Officer to Vice Chancellor > Director Gandhi Studies Center and > RUSA Nodal Officer of the University > Akkamahadevi Women's University > (Formerly: Karnataka State Women's University), > Jnanashakti, Torvi Vijayapura 586108 > > Tel: 08352 229012 (O); 08352 240021 (O); 08352 272 436 (R); > Mobile: 09448180973 (M) > > E-mil: pgtadasad(a)gmail.com > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > >

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Reg: Sad Demise of Prof K S Deshpande :A Fatherly Personality in Indian LIS Field
by Dattatray Phadke 05 Aug '18

05 Aug '18

I express my and on behalf of Dr S R Ganpule (PhD Student of Prof Deshpande) deep condolences on passing away of Prof Deshpande.May his soul rest in peace.His guidance and teaching will however continue to inspire emerging researchers in LIS field through his writings D N Phadke Dy Librarian IITB(Retd.) On Sat, 4 Aug 2018 at 11:19 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. Sad Demise of Prof K S Deshapande - A kegendary personality > (Prahalad G Tadasad) > 2. Prof. K.S. Deshpande in no more (Ashok Asundi) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2018 15:33:42 +0530 > From: Prahalad G Tadasad <pgtadasad(a)gmail.com> > To: Lis-forum <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> > Subject: [LIS-Forum] Sad Demise of Prof K S Deshapande - A kegendary > personality > Message-ID: > < > CAN36zbjmroa40+Ueb7ywSUvScNrRmmGCxEG7cbWQsCdmerxxwg(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Its with utter sadness I regret to inform all the LIS fraternity the Sad > Demise of Prof K S Deshapande the legendary Librarian, teacher, philosopher > a great thinker and a person who really spread the messages of Ranganathan > practically through his many decades of services. > > He breathed his last this afternoon around 1,30 pm(Aug 4th) at his > residence > > May the almighty rest his soul in peace and give his family members the > strength to bear the loss. > > Its a big loss to the LIS profession in Karnataka and India > > -- > Prof. P. G. Tadasad > Professor and Chairman > Department of Library and Information Science, > Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences > Special Officer to Vice Chancellor > Director Gandhi Studies Center and > RUSA Nodal Officer of the University > Akkamahadevi Women's University > (Formerly: Karnataka State Women's University), > Jnanashakti, Torvi Vijayapura 586108 > > Tel: 08352 229012 (O); 08352 240021 (O); 08352 272 436 (R); > Mobile: 09448180973 (M) > > E-mil: pgtadasad(a)gmail.com > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > >

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University Grants Commission (Promotion of Academic Integrity and Prevention of Plagiarism in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2018
by Dr Ramesh C Gaur 04 Aug '18

04 Aug '18

Dear Colleagues University Grants Commission (Promotion of Academic Integrity and Prevention of Plagiarism in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2018 has been notified in The Gazette of India in issue published on July 31, 2018. I was one of the Member of the UGC committee which has drafted these regulations. The draft was prepared under the chairmanship of Prof. V S Chauhan, Former UGC chairman. Other member includes Prof. R C Kuhad, VC,CUH, Director IIT Delhi, Prof. S. S. Chahal Former Vice Chancellor and DG ICMR etc. It indeed an honour as this is second time I have been associated with such UGC regulations. Initially in 2005-6, I was also associated in drafting regulations for electronic theses and dissertations. Shodhganga came into being as a result of these regulations. It took us two years in finalising plagiarism regulations as several drafts were discussed and revised on the basis of feedback from all stakeholders. India may be the first country to have such regulations. I met chairman of The Academic Integrity Association in USA in one of the conference. I ask for his opinion on initial draft. He appreciated it and he said wish we can have something similar in USA. But due to the difference in education system, it may not be possible to have such regulations in USA. These are the basic guiding principles and success of it depends on active involvement and cooperation of Higher Educational Institutions in avoiding plagiarism. Every HEIs have to prepare a draft policy based on these guidelines. Department level as well Institutional level Academic Integrity Panels have to be constituted. These regulations are having a very big role for libraries and library professionals. Clause 5 Awareness and training Program, Clause 6 Curbing Plagiarism, and clause 7 similarities checks are the areas where libraries can have very big role. Libraries should not miss this opportunities. Moreover Reference Management, citations and referencing are domain of libraries ; and librarians are trained in it. I organised the first National workshop on Plagiarism in JNU in 2012 and started organising plagiarism workshops. Now scenario has changed a lot everyday I see plagiarism awareness and training program organised in various academic and research libraries all over india. I receive at least 4-5 invite every month for talk from all over india, many of which I am not able to accept. It indicates interest and awareness in the field.So a beginning has been made. We need to strengthen it. In changing role of libraries and librarians , we can play an important role in enhancing research output, research data Management, and research assessment. Pl. take this forward. Regards Ramesh ******************************************************************************************Dr. Ramesh C. Gaur PGDCA, MLISc,Ph.D. Fulbright Scholar (Virginia Tech, USA) Director (Library & Information in HAG Pay Scale) & Head, Kalanidhi Division Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts (IGNCA) (Autonomous body of Ministry of Culture, Government of India) Man Singh Road, New Delhi-110001 Mob: 9810066244 Ph.(Off) 011-23388333 e-mail; (1) rcgaur66(a)gmail.com (2) gaur(a)ignca.nic.in website: www.ignca.gov.in Profile: http://ignca.gov.in/PDF_data/profile_of_dr_ramesh_c_gaur.pdf **************************************************************************************** National Coordinator- Expert's Group UNESCO Memory of the World Programme in India Member-IFLA RSCAO and ARL Section, Governing Council-INFLIBNET, NDLTD Board of Directors, International Consultative Committee on DIgital Dunhuang Project, China, eSS National Advisory Committee, UGC National Committee on Plagiarism Regulations, member of over 20 Library Advisory Committee / Boards of Many Central Universities and other institutions Awards-Have received 10 National and International awards Have visited 22 countries in relation to various professional assignments ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Begin forwarded message: > From: Ramesh Gaur <rcgaur66(a)gmail.com> > Date: 4 August 2018 at 5:25:21 PM IST > To: Rcgaur Rcgaur <gaur(a)ignca.nic.in> > Subject: ugc_plagiarism > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > ******************************************* > Dr. Ramesh C. Gaur > PGDCA, MLISc,Ph.D. Fulbright Scholar (Virginia Tech, USA) > Director (Library & Information) & Head-Kalanidhi Division ( in HAG Pay Scale) > Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts (IGNCA) > (Ministry of Culture, Government of India) > Man Singh Road, New Delhi-110001 > Mob: 9810066244 Ph.(Off) 011-23388333 > e-mail; (1) rcgaur66(a)gmail.com (2) gaur(a)ignca.nic.in > website: www.ignca.gov.in > ******************************************* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Sad demise of Prof. K.S.Deshapande
by Gangadhar KC 04 Aug '18

04 Aug '18

Prof.K. S. Deshpande's contribution to the Library Science field was laudable. His vast knowledge of the field, thorough professionalism and service oriented nature (at the time of no computers and internet!) was extra ordinary! Especially, he quenched the thirst of the knowledge of the people of North Karnataka region i.e.. Karnataka University, Dharwar. He was a dedicated professional and a role model to younger generation. His demise is a great loss to the profession. Let his soul rest in peace. We pray God to bear the loss of his presence to his family. Dr.K.C.GangadharLibrarian,Nitte Meenakshi Institute of TechnologyYelahanka, Bengaluru-560 064

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Prof. K.S. Deshpande in no more
by Ashok Asundi 04 Aug '18

04 Aug '18

Dear Professionals, I feel very much pained to convey the bad news that Prof. K.S.Deshpande, the most valued professional of our country is no more. I am given this news a couple of minutes ago and with immense grief I am sending the mail for the professional forum. Prof. Deshpande retired as University Librarian and also one of the most valued teacher of Karnatak University, Dharwad. The library science course at KUD was started with his initiative, along with his colleague Prof. M.R.Kumbhar and the Department has been one of the most adorable Alumni for thousands of LIS professionals spread around the world. I feel highly fortunate being his one of the beloved student of the department. Prof. Deshpande known for his eloquent oratory and scholarly knowledge of Library management. Due to his excellent organisational acumen he served also at University of Mysore, Bangalore University, Gulbarga University and University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad as University Librarian. He was also instrumental in starting the Department of Library Science at University of Mysore. He was a State Awardee and also the Karnatak University honoured him with Honorary Doctorate Degree It is impossible to record all his professional and other societal activities here. I am deeply pained at the news, but for the wish of the Almighty and who can give his family a strength bear this great loss. He was in his late nineties.(95) Pray his soul rest in peace Prof. A.Y.Asundi

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Sad Demise of Prof K S Deshapande - A kegendary personality
by Prahalad G Tadasad 04 Aug '18

04 Aug '18

Its with utter sadness I regret to inform all the LIS fraternity the Sad Demise of Prof K S Deshapande the legendary Librarian, teacher, philosopher a great thinker and a person who really spread the messages of Ranganathan practically through his many decades of services. He breathed his last this afternoon around 1,30 pm(Aug 4th) at his residence May the almighty rest his soul in peace and give his family members the strength to bear the loss. Its a big loss to the LIS profession in Karnataka and India -- Prof. P. G. Tadasad Professor and Chairman Department of Library and Information Science, Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences Special Officer to Vice Chancellor Director Gandhi Studies Center and RUSA Nodal Officer of the University Akkamahadevi Women's University (Formerly: Karnataka State Women's University), Jnanashakti, Torvi Vijayapura 586108 Tel: 08352 229012 (O); 08352 240021 (O); 08352 272 436 (R); Mobile: 09448180973 (M) E-mil: pgtadasad(a)gmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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copy of rule is required
by Dinesh Kumar 04 Aug '18

04 Aug '18

Respected Sir/Madam I require the information regarding publications in PhD. In the university setup, Faculty member is working in Department A, and his wife is Doing PhD in Department B. My questions in this regards are S. No. Question Answer (Yes/No) 1. Can the Faculty member working in Department A be a Co-author in publication of his wife for award of PhD?? 2. If answer of first question is no. Then can this be considered as “Academic Misconduct” by the faculty member working in department A? And the copy of rule is required Dr. Dinesh Kumar Library In-charge and Library Assistant Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab. <dineshpta(a)gmail.com>

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16 th Dr S R RANGANATHAN MEMORIAL LECTURE
by Paramjit Singh 04 Aug '18

04 Aug '18

16th Dr S R RANGANATHAN MEMORIAL LECTURE on the theme “Impact of Librarianship in Corporate World” on Sunday, the 12th August 2018 at 11.00 a.m. in Ranganathan Bhawan, ’C’ Block Community Centre, Naraina Vihar, New Delhi -110028

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Mr.N.Subramanyam Ph.D Degree Awarded
by Prakash Mahadevaiah 03 Aug '18

03 Aug '18

Dear All Mr.N.Subramanyam Ph.D Degree Awarded I am happy to inform you that Sri N. Subramanyam, Senior Librarian, M.S.Ramaiah Medical Collge, Benggalore, has been awarded Ph.D. by the BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY, COIMBATORE, TAMILNADU for his research topic “BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASES IN THE FIELD OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES: AN USER EVALUATIVE STUDY” under the guidance of Dr. M.Krishnamurthy Associate Professor, DRTC, Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore. I wish him success in his future endeavors With Regards Prakasha Senior Librarian University Library and Learning Resource Centre SDUAHER KOLAR.561101 M.No. +91 9980164215 ORCID ID:0000-0003-3687-4685

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Granthalay Ratna Award-reg
by Shekar H P 03 Aug '18

03 Aug '18

Dear Moderature Please circulate this information to the benefit of forum Members. Dear friends, Greetings. It gives me immense pleasure to bring to your cognizance that, in view of the National Library Week, READ BOOK FOUNDATION invited nominations for award of 'GRANTHALAYA RATNA'-2018 from the Library professionals / NGO's / Individual who have dedicated their extraordinary service to the development of Libraries including implementation of ICT, introducing innovative services, Introduction of Fellowships, Donor, Philanthropist, Training for Competitive Exams, Support poor students to continue their Studies, Illustrious contributions to the profession etc under the following categories: 1. School Library 2. College Library 3. University Library 4. Public Library 5. Special Library 6. NGO's who are serving for the welfare of the Libraries ABOUT READ BOOK FOUNDATION (RBF): RBF is a non profit organization consisting of highly committed professionals endeavoring to create the following awareness and develop skills among young people, especially with the adolescents from class 8-12 / II PUC. Creating Awareness on : Save Water-grow trees, Clean Karnataka - Green Karnataka (Swatch Bharat Abhiyan), Plantation of trees,Life skill development, Self -help Guide for adolescent girls regarding health-hygiene and self protection etc. And Distribution of information literature on all these activities. Last date for receiving Nominations : On or before 20th October 2018 Award Distribution Date: 14 November 2018 Venue: Tumkur (Karnataka) Soft copy of Nominations with supporting documents may be sent via Email: ksclaslk(a)gmail.com OR shekarhp(a)gmail.com To save environment, please avoid sending print copies For more information Contact: Mob: 0944907031, OR 09945799927 Dr. SLK Math President Read Book Foundation -- *Dr. Shekar HP* *MLISc.,M.Phil., B.Ed., PGDHRM., Ph.D.,* *Chief Librarian* *The Oxford Educational Institutions* *HSR Layout* *Bangalore-560102* *Mob: 09945799927 * *Ph: 080-30266346* *Web:http://drshekar.weebly.com <http://drshekar.weebly.com>* *WWW.theoxford.edu <http://WWW.theoxford.edu>* P *Please don't print this email unless you really need to; and preserve trees on planet Earth* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Three days National Workshop on "Creating and Managing Digital Libraries using EPrints" during 8th -10th August 2018
by Nipul G. Shihora 03 Aug '18

03 Aug '18

****Apologies for cross-posting**** Dear Sir/Madam, INFLIBNET Centre is organizing Three days National Workshop on "Creating and Managing Digital Libraries using EPrints" during 8th -10th August 2018 *Resource Persons* Prominent experts from INFLIBNET Centre, working in the Digital Library and Institutional Repository area. *Venue* The Workshop will be conducted at Information and Library Network Centre, An IUC of University Grants Commission, Infocity, Gandhinagar-382007, Gujarat, India *Fee* The registration fee is Rs. 3,540.00 (Rupees Three Thousand Five Hundred Forty only) per person without accommodation and Rs. 5,780.00 (Rupees Five Thousand Seven Hundred Eighty only) with accommodation which is inclusive of GST rates. It covers the cost of training programme kit containing training materials, breakfast, lunch and dinner during the training period. The payment should be made through Demand Draft in favour of INFLIBNET Centre payable at Gandhinagar along with filled-in registration form. Fee is non-refundable and non-adjustable. The Centre also accepts payment by NEFT /RTGS for the workshop. The bank account details will be shared on request. *Registration* The application for registration to the workshop should be submitted online at http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/hrd/login.php. Registration fee can be paid through Demand Draft or NEFT as per details available on registration page before August 3, 2018. *Please visit following link for more information:* *Brochure:* http://inflibnet.ac.in/hrd/docs/eprints_2018.pdf *Registration Online:* https://www.inflibnet.ac.in/hrd/login.php For participation and more information please do contact raja at inflibnet.ac.in<raja at inflibnet.ac.in>* vaishali at inflibnet.ac.in <vaishali at inflibnet.ac.in>; -- *सादर धन्यवाद / Thanks and Regards* *निपुल जी. शिहोरा / Nipul G. Shihora* *परियोजना सहयोगी (एल.एस.) / Project Associate (L.S.)* *इनफ्लिबनेट केंद्र / INFLIBNET Centre - (An IUC of UGC)* *इन्फोसिटी, गांधीनगर / Infocity, Gandhinagar - 382 007.* *गुजरात / Gujarat, [image: INDIA]* e-Mail ID: nipul[at]inflibnet.ac.in / shihora.nipu98[at]gmail.com Mobile No.: +91-9722-95-4642 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- कृपया इस ईमेल मुद्रण से पहले पर्यावरण पर विचार करें। धन्यवाद। / Please consider the environment before printing this email. Thank you. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Superannuation from TCS
by BP Prakash 03 Aug '18

03 Aug '18

Friends, After retiring from TCS (Tata Consultancy Services) as its Global IRC Head, my email address is now changed to < bpprakash18(a)tcs.com>. Just FYI , please. Thanks & regards, BP Prakash 9028005817.

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Request need for our research scholar following articles-reg
by Palanichamy ilangumaran 02 Aug '18

02 Aug '18

Dear Professionals.I am request urgent need for our research scholar following articles1.Reed  GW: The assessment of bone mineralization from the relative transmission of Am-241 and Cs-137 radiations. Phys Med Biol 11:174,1966 2. Lateral vertebral imaging of trabecular bone mineral content using dual phantom absorptiometry ,Wellman, H.N.; Appledorn, C.R.; Klatte, E.C.; Kosegi, J.E.; Witt, R.M.; Swingle, B.3.Accuracy, precision and long-term reproducibility of dual photon bone mineral absorptiometric measurements,Appledorn, C.R.; Appledorn, P.S.; Wellman, H.N.; Witt, R.M.; Johnston, C.C.; Hanish, B.L.4.Determination of bone mineral content in lumbar vertebrae by a double gamma-ray technique. Roos, B.; Rosengren, B.; Skoeldborn, H.5.Pommet R, Chambellan D, Reverchon P, et al: Dualphoton absorptiometry: A new device using combined sources of Am-241 and Ba-133. Nuklearmedizin 25:80, 1986 P.ILANGUMARANSenior LibrarianSethu Institute Of TechnologyPulloor,Kariapatti.V irudhunagar DistTamil NaduMOBILE:9789527616  -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Librarians’ Day & Release of the first volume of S R Ranganathan Classic Series
by Subhash Reddy 02 Aug '18

02 Aug '18

Dear All, PES University in association with the Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science Bengaluru (SRELS), Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies, Chennai (RCIS) and Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) are organizing 'Librarian’s Day' (126th Birth Anniversary of Dr. S R Ranganathan) on Thursday, August 09, 2018 @ PES University Campus. Prof. P Balaram, Former Director, Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru will release the first volume of the book under S R Ranganathan Classic Series. We request participation from all information and library professionals to join us and attend the programme scheduled to begin at 4 PM on August 09, 2018 at MCA Seminar Hall, Prof. MRD Block, PES University, Bengaluru- 560085. We look forward to your kind presence and appreciate your confirmation by filling the following link for registration https://goo.gl/Ti6T5j With regards, Subhash Reddy B __________________________________________________________________________________ Librarian PES University 100 Feet Ring Road, BSK 3rd Stage, BENGALURU - 560085 Ph: 080-26721983 Extn:229 http://library.pes.edu -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Microfilm Lasts Half a Millennium - The Atlantic
by Mohan Hr 01 Aug '18

01 Aug '18

Dear friends Some of you must be facing similar situation. Particularly those who are in newspaper industry and major R&D centres. You may share your views https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/07/microfilm-lasts-half… 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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The world's most beautiful libraries – in pictures | Art and design | The Guardian
by Mohan Hr 01 Aug '18

01 Aug '18

Very interesting. Some from India too should be qualified to get included. Librarian friends may pl respond. https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2018/jul/31/libraries-worl… With regards -- hrmohan

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NET JULY 2018 RESULT.
by Dr.Dinesh Sanadi. 01 Aug '18

01 Aug '18

Glad to inform that *THREE PARTICIPANTS * from our *Free NET/SET Coaching Class (second Session July 2018 Batch) has qualified in NET JULY 2018. * I am really thanks full to all our resource persons Dr.Allan D'souza. (Research Methodology), Prof. Pravesh Vishwanath (Teaching aptitude), Prof. Shahid Qureshi. & Prof. Amit Dubey (Data interpretation), Prof. Pralhad Jadhav (Information & Communication Technology), Prof Mangesh Ghodke (Logical reasoning), Prof. Shubhangi Vedak (communication + people and environment), Prof. Reshma Ajetrao (reading comprehension + people and environment), Prof. Jagdish Sansare (Mathematical ability) who share their knowledge and ideas with our students even in their busy schedules and converted dreams into reality. Thanks to all the participant and my well-wisher who participated/ helped US directly, indirectly in this program enthusiastically to make this program into a fruitful event. -- *Dr. Sanadi Dinesh Annappa.* *(Ph.D. UGC-NET ,SET (MAH) * *Librarian.* *St. Joseph College of Arts & Commerce,* * (Affiliated to University of Mumbai)* * Satpala, Post - Agashi, Virar (W)* * Tal. Palghar , Dist. Palghar - 401 301* * Maharashtra State. INDIA.* * Cont- 09869323372 / 7208710920* -- 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 01 Aug '18

01 Aug '18

Hello, One of scientific faculty of Zoological Survey of India, Western Regional Centre, Pune is in need of below mentioned article for research. Request you to please help me in getting full-text pdf of these articles. ELLERMAN, J. R. 1947a. *A key to the Rodentia inhabiting India, Ceylon* *and Burma, based on collections in the British Museum. Part I*.-J. Mammal., Baltimore, 28 (3), pp. 249-278. ELLERMAN, J. R. 1947b. *A key to the Rodentia inhabiting India,-* *Ceylon and Burma, based on collections in the British Museum. Part II*.-J. Mammal., Baltimore, 28 (4), pp. 357-387. *Regards,* *Pranit Landge.* *Library & Information Assistant* *Zoological Survey of India* *Western Regional Center,* *Vidyanagar, sector-29,* *Opp. D Y Patil Edu. Complex,* *Rawet Road, Akurdi, Pune- 411044* *Mobile: +91-9561827902* *Phone: +91-20-27651927 (Ext. 209) (O)* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Interesting Reads – 2018-08-01
by Mohan Hr 31 Jul '18

31 Jul '18

*Interesting Reads – 2018-08-01* *Contents* *Articles* - Microsoft bangs the 'devices as a service' drum ahead of Windows 7's end-of-support deadline - From AT&T To Xerox: 73 Corporate Innovation Labs - Hit or myth? Understanding the true costs and impact of cybersecurity programs - Life before Google: What was it like? - A Dozen Things I’ve Learned from Andy Grove about Business and Strategy - Quantum computing 101 - Informatics for information professionals - An Introduction to LIDAR: The Key Self-Driving Car Sensor - After Leaking TRAI Chairman's Personal Details, Hackers Deposited Re 1 in His Account - I Helped Popularize The Term “Fake News” And Now I Cringe Every Time I Hear It *Events / Announcements* - eWIT: Panel Discussion on “Top Skills Needed for Digital Transformation” - SPIN Chennai: Workshop on CMMI V2.0 Demystified - IEEE-SA 2018 World Standards Day Video Contest - Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog & MyGov launches “Innovate India Platform” - Call for Papers: CONFLUENCE-2019, 9th International Conference on Cloud Computing, Data Science & Engineering Read at http://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2018/08/interesting-reads-201 8-08-01.html Archives at http://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2018/05/interesting-reads-arc hives.html *=========================================================================== * *Articles* *Microsoft bangs the 'devices as a service' drum ahead of Windows 7's end-of-support deadline* It just might be a perfect storm. January 14, 2020 is the last day Microsoft will provide security updates for Windows 7. According to Microsoft's estimates, there are 184 million commercial devices out there (as of April 2018 and excluding China) still on Windows 7. And 64 percent of those devices are more than five years old. Microsoft is advising partners to go after migration opportunities using the DaaS approach. Read the story <https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-bangs-the-devices-as-a-service-drum…> Related story <https://www.computerworld.com/article/3293429/microsoft-windows/with-daas-w…>: With DaaS Windows coming, say goodbye to your PC as you know it: How much are you going to like having Microsoft in charge of your desktop? *From AT&T To Xerox: 73 Corporate Innovation Labs* Innovation is critical for established companies to stay relevant in the face of disruption. Here's our list of corporate innovation labs. Corporate innovation is critical for established companies looking to stay relevant in the face of disruption from up-and-coming start-ups. With industries being unbundled left and right (supermarkets, banking, cars — just to name a few) more companies are opening up in-house innovation labs every day. Sometimes corporate innovation goes wrong, and we’ve written about corporate innovation theater before. Now here’s our list of innovation labs, both newly formed and well established, working to turn new ideas into new opportunities at long-lived companies. Know these innovation labs <https://www.cbinsights.com/research/corporate-innovation-labs/> *Hit or myth? Understanding the true costs and impact of cybersecurity programs* Cybersecurity is a critical but often misunderstood aspect of companies’ technology infrastructures. Here’s how business and technology leaders can ensure that important corporate assets remain safe. Companies are using all kinds of sophisticated technologies and techniques to protect critical business assets. But the most important factor in any cybersecurity program is trust. It undergirds all the decisions executives make about tools, talent, and processes. Based on our observations, however, trust is generally lacking in many organizations’ cybersecurity initiatives—in part, because of competing agendas. Senior business leaders and the board may see cybersecurity as a priority only when an intrusion occurs, for instance, while the chief security officer and his team view security as an everyday priority, as even the most routine website transactions present potential holes to be exploited. This lack of trust gives rise to common myths about cybersecurity—for instance, about the types of threats that are most relevant, the amount of spending required to protect critical data, and even about which data sets are most at risk. Perceptions become facts, trust erodes further, and cybersecurity programs end up being less successful than they could be. If incidence of breaches has been light, for instance, business leaders may tighten the reins on the cybersecurity budget until the CIO or other cybersecurity leaders prove the need for further investment in controls—perhaps opening themselves up to attack. Conversely, if threats have been documented frequently, business leaders may reflexively decide to overspend on new technologies without understanding that there are other, nontechnical remedies to keep data and other corporate assets safe. In our experience, when there is greater transparency about companies’ cybersecurity programs, and trust among the various stakeholders, companies reap significant benefits. Businesses can make better decisions about their security priorities and response plans, as well as the training and investments required to hold attackers at bay. In this article, we explore four common myths executives tend to believe about cybersecurity, and we suggest joint actions business and IT executives can take to create more transparency and understanding company-wide about the technologies and processes that are most effective for protecting critical business information. Read the article <https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/digital-mckinsey/our-insights/h…> *Life before Google: What was it like?* Is it OK to turn my cat vegan? What's that fresh smell that babies have? What is love?* In the 20 years since it was founded, Google has provided answers to the most random queries, become a verb and, on recently having received a record $5bn fine after giving itself a bit too much of an edge over its rivals. Some jobs with an emphasis on research have been altered in major ways by its invention, to the extent that it's hard to imagine how those jobs were once done. Read the story <https://www.bbc.com/news/world-44871028> *A Dozen Things I’ve Learned from Andy Grove about Business and Strategy* “Andrew S. Grove was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1936. He graduated from the City College of New York in 1960 with a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering degree and received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1963. Upon graduation, he joined the Research and Development Laboratory of Fairchild Semiconductor and became Assistant Director of Research and Development in 1967. In July 1968, Grove participated in the founding of Intel Corporation. In 1979 he was named President, and in 1987 Chief Executive Officer.” 1. “Success breeds complacency. Complacency breeds failure. Only the paranoid survive.” “I believe in the value of paranoia. Business success contains the seeds of its own destruction. The more successful you are, the more people want a chunk of your business and then another chunk and then another until there is nothing left.” 2. “Technological change is going to reach out and sooner or later change something fundamental in your business world.” Know the rest <https://25iq.com/2016/07/29/a-dozen-things-ive-learned-from-andy-grove-abou…> *Quantum computing 101* Although quantum information has been around for a long time, we're starting to see more about it in the media. We hope to give you a quick start guide on: - What is quantum computing? - Superposition and entanglement - Why do quantum effects matter? - What can a quantum computer do that a classical computer can't? - But I don't want to factor very large numbers - A quantum computer can hack into my private data? - How can quantum mechanics create ultra-secret keys? - What else can we do with quantum mechanics? - Where can I get a quantum computer? - What is required to build a quantum computer? - When will there be a real quantum computer? - Is quantum technology still years away? Read the full story <https://uwaterloo.ca/institute-for-quantum-computing/quantum-computing-101> *Informatics for information professionals* Are you a librarian or other information professional (or soon-to-be) who’s comfortable with numbers? If so, you might want to take a serious look at the growing career path of informatics. Although it’s already become a key driver in the medical and healthcare industries, the use of informatics is now also providing decision support in law firms, libraries, corporations, government agencies, and pretty much any organization able to gather and make use of data. In fact, notes Brad Rogers, LibGig Director of Recruiting, “An increasing number of employers are looking for informatics and other data-analytics skills across all industry verticals as companies rely more on data for decision support.” <https://www.libgig.com/informatics-information-professionals/> Read the full story <https://www.libgig.com/informatics-information-professionals/> *An Introduction to LIDAR: The Key Self-Driving Car Sensor* At Voyage we recently shared the news of Homer, our first self-driving taxi. Homer is outfitted with a whole range of sensors to aid in understanding and navigating the world, key to which is LIDAR (short for light detection and ranging). In this post you’ll learn more about LIDAR, its origins in the self-driving car space, and how it stacks against other sensors. Enjoy! LIDAR enables a self-driving car (or any robot) to observe the world with a few special super powers: - Continuous 360 degrees of visibility – Imagine if your human eyes allowed you to see in all directions all of the time - Insanely accurate depth information – Imagine if, instead of guessing, you could always know the precise distance (to an accuracy of ±2cm) of objects in relation to you Read the post <https://news.voyage.auto/an-introduction-to-lidar-the-key-self-driving-car-…> *After Leaking TRAI Chairman's Personal Details, Hackers Deposited Re 1 in His Account* On recently, RS Sharma decided to post his Aadhaar number on Twitter, challenging critics to show “one concrete example where you can do any harm to me (Sharma)”, prompting ethical hackers to leak his personal details on Twitter. Read the news item <https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/after-leaking-trai-chairmans-personal-deta…> *I Helped Popularize The Term “Fake News” And Now I Cringe Every Time I Hear It* After a yearlong battle for its meaning and ownership, “fake news” is now both an empty slogan and a deeply troubling warning sign. In October 2014 I (Craig Silverman, BuzzFeed News Media Editor & the author of this post) came across a false story that was quickly racking up likes, shares, and comments on Facebook. The article, published on nationalreport.net, claimed an entire town in Texas was quarantined after a family contracted Ebola, and it used a fake quote attributed to someone at a Texas hospital to pass itself off as a real news story. I warned people about what I was seeing: Read the full post <https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/craigsilverman/i-helped-popularize-the…> *Events / Announcements* *eWIT: Panel Discussion on “Top Skills Needed for Digital Transformation”* eWIT invites you to a Panel Discussion on “Top Skills Needed for Digital Transformation” on Thursday, 2nd August 2018 from 4 pm to 6.15 pm at GAVs Technologies, No: 11, Old Mahabalipuram Road, Sholinganallur, Chennai – 600119. The Panellists include: Mr. Srinivasan Sundararajan, Technology Advisor, GAVS Technologies Pvt Ltd Mr. Sunil David, Regional Director ( IOT ), AT&T India Mr. Aravindan Chandrasekaran, Director, Sutherland Global Moderator: Ms. Bhanurekha C, Vice President, eWIT Link to pre-register <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdpgT0cU61nBbUYwg1KtuUiNcbb13bCydV…> *SPIN Chennai: Workshop on CMMI V2.0 Demystified* Join the workshop on CMMI V2.0 Demystified with Rajamanickam - CMMI Lead Appraiser, Infocareer Pvt Ltd on Saturday, 25th August 2018 from 9.30 am to 1.00 pm. This is going to be a 3.5 hours workshop where Raja explains how CMMI V2.0 is different from its earlier version; while demystifying how CMMI V2.0 is aligned with Agile and DevOps enterprises. SPIN members – Register here – https://goo.gl/YDTLhg Non members register here (only this session) Rs. 300/- https://in.explara.com/e/cmmi-v2-0-demystified *IEEE-SA 2018 World Standards Day Video Contest* IEEE-SA is seeking short (15-60 seconds) videos that explore how standards support the emerging technologies that are beginning to impact our lives today and into the future. As part of its 2018 celebration of WSD and its theme of “International Standards and the 4th Industrial Revolution,” IEEE-SA is looking for creative, original, quality videos that are relevant to this year’s WSD theme and that demonstrate how IEEE standards address the blending of our physical, digital, and biological worlds. For example, artificial intelligence and robots are starting to drive the decision processes of our lives, autonomous cars are being tested on our highways, and smart systems are linking our lives in surprising ways. Based on the video submissions, IEEE-SA will select up to three videos to receive a USD $500 prize. Entries are due by 14 September. Contest criteria: - Each entrant must complete the contest submission form - Each submission must include self-identification, including a legitimate email address and legal name - Videos should include references to IEEE standards related to emerging and converging technologies - Videos must either be an uploaded MP4 file or a link to a video placed on YouTube - IEEE membership not required to participate - Contest end date: 14 September 2017 You can find more information and how to enter here: https://beyondstandards.ieee.org/general-news/2018-world-sta ndards-day-ieee-video-contest/ <http://www.mmsend10.com/link.cfm?r=fD30GTRhWwUpKBZ6ZfBSrw~~&pe=X1jC1hmGBXGR…> *Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog & MyGov launches “Innovate India Platform”* Shri. R Ramanan, Mission Director, Atal Innovation Mission and Shri.Arvind Gupta CEO, MyGov today launched the “#InnovateIndia Platform”, a collaboration between the Atal Innovation Mission and MyGov, a citizen centric platform of the Government of India. The #InnovateIndia portal will serve as the common point for all the innovation happening across the nation. Launching the platform, Mission Director, Atal Innovation Mission said that the #InnovateIndia MyGov-AIM portal creates the much-needed innovations platform for registering both grassroots and deep-tech innovators at a national level. Those searching for a critical innovation can leverage the portal advantageously for the benefit of the economy as well as national social needs.” Some of the features of this platform are: - The platform is open to all Indian citizens - The users can View, comment, share, and rate the innovations crowdsourced on the #InnovateIndia platform - View the leaderboard which is calculated based on the votes on each innovation. - Citizens can share their/organizations/someone else’s innovation on the platform by login to the MyGov website - These innovations can also be shared on various social media platforms such as WhatsApp, Facebook, and Twitter “India has been a very innovation-orientedsociety, but our challenge has been a structured approach to innovation, capturing them and building an ecosystem to take them global. The current government initiative to capture and support innovation from ground up, is aimed at creating a structured ecosystem to encourage, enhance and develop India’s innovative character”, said Shri Arvind Gupta, CEO MyGov. With the launch of the platform Indians will be able to upload and rate their/organizations innovation on the platform. The citizens can access the platform on https://innovate.mygov.in/innovateindia/ *Call for Papers: CONFLUENCE-2019, 9th International Conference on Cloud Computing, Data Science & Engineering* CONFLUENCE-2019, 9th International Conference on Cloud Computing, Data Science & Engineering technically Co-Sponsored by IEEE UP SECTION will be held on 10th and 11th January 2019 at Amity School of Engineering and Technology , Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida , India. Paper Submission Deadline : 31st August 2018. Conference website: http://amity.edu/aset/confluence2019/index.html *Archives of Interesting Reads at *http://infoforuse.blogspot.in/ 2018/05/interesting-reads-archives.html *Feedback *We will be pleased to have your feedback on the “Interesting Reads” being sent once in five days. Pl. share the links of any interesting things you come across so that we can include them in these email posts. Also, pl. share the email ids of your colleagues, friends, peers and contacts, if you want them to be included in the google group to get regular posts. You may pl. send your communications to hrmohan.ieee(a)gmail.com With regards HR Mohan

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Tutorial on Malayalam Wikipedia
by Vimal Kumar V. 31 Jul '18

31 Jul '18

Kerala Library Association and Mahatma Gandhi University Library jointly organise 'Tutorial on Malayalam Wikipedia'. Tutorial Content: Prologue to Malayalam Wikipedia Wikipedia manual of style Editing of pages Formatting articles Linking of articles Citing sources Talk pages Resource persons Tony Antony Master Trainer&District Coordinator KITE, Kottayam. - Kannan Shanmugam Master Trainer&District Coordinator KITE, Kollam. - Date and Time: 11 AM, 3 August 2018 Venue: Seminar Hall, Mahatma Gandhi University Library Registration: Free We invite all of you to the program. -- Vimal Kumar V. Secretary, KLA-Kottayam Region Technical Assistant Mahatma Gandhi University Kottayam, Kerala, India-686 560 My Home Page: http://www.vimalkumar.info My Blogs: http://linuxhalwa.blogspot.com http://kohageek.blogspot.in http://dspacegeek.blogspot.in http://moovandan.blogspot.in --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I forget what I was taught. I only remember what I have learnt" -Patrick White -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Librarians' Day Function
by K.S. Raghavan 31 Jul '18

31 Jul '18

Dear Friends: The Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science and the PES University Central Library in association with Karnataka State Library Association (KALA), and the Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies are organizing ‘Librarians’ Day’ (126th Birth Anniversary of Dr. S R Ranganathan) on Thursday, August 09, 2018 at the PES University. The function will be held from 4.30 to 6.00 PM at the MCA Seminar Hall, Prof. MRD Block, PES University, 100 feet Ring Road, BSK 3rd Stage Bengaluru- 560085. Prof. P Balaram, Former Director, Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru will be the chief guest and will inaugurate a new series of books being published by the Endowment – S. R. Ranganathan Classics – and release the first volume in the series. Prof. Doreswamy Naidu, Chancellor of PES University, Prof. K.N. Balasubramanya Murthy, Vice Chancellor of PES University, Prof. D. Jawahar, CEO of PES Group of institutions and other dignitaries will participate in the function. All are cordially invited to attend the function and for Tea thereafter. We look forward to your presence. Warm regards Sincerely K. S. Raghavan Member-Secretary, Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science Secretary, Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies K. S. Raghavan Dean (Academic) (Retd.) University of Madras) Professor (Retd.) DRTC, Indian Statistical Institute Visiting Scientist (Retd.), Centre for Knowledge Analytics & Ontological Engineering, PES University, Bangalore Member-Secretary, Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science Secretary, Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies Editor, SRELS Journal of Information Management -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Depreciation value of library books and journals
by vinod mishra 31 Jul '18

31 Jul '18

Dear All, Can anybody confirm about the depreciation value of books and journals in the library for calculating the asset value. Please refer point no. 9 in the below link. https://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/charts%20%20tables/depreciation%20rates.h… With Regards, Vinod Kumar Mishra, Assistant Librarian, Biju Patnaik Central Library (BPCL), NIT Rourkela, Sundergadh-769008, Odisha, India. Mob:91+9439420860 Website: http://mishravk.com/ 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*

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Job opportunity - Request - Post in LIS Forum
by Chandrakumar, V. 30 Jul '18

30 Jul '18

Dear all, Kindly contact, if interested, Mr. Ankur Agarwal4 <AA00435333(a)techmahindra.com> ------------------------------ *Job Description* *Job Title* : Library Data Coordinator *Reports to* : Marketing Services Manager- IOC *Location* : Hyderabad, India *SUMMARY OF POST* The Library Data Coordinator provides valuable cataloging and administrative support to the Library Data Analyst. As well as providing a support structure for the Library Data Analyst, the job holder will be required to work under their own initiative when the Library Data Analyst is travelling or on annual leave, to support Sales colleagues with requests for library data. *KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES* Key responsibilities may include: *MARC Records* Create catalogue records for electronic resources, largely those hosted on Cambridge Core, in accordance with current standards such as RDA and MaRC21. Assign DDC (23) and LC classifications as appropriate including cutters. Assist in the creation of enhanced MARC records for the Cambridge Library Collection, adding correct information about original place of publication and original publisher name across over 5,000 records. Attend training courses where possible. *KBART* Understand the KBART format, its use and structure for both journals and book content on Cambridge Core. Assist with creation and maintenance of KBART lists globally. *Metadata* Assist with delivery of XML Metadata for ebooks and journals where necessary. *3rd Parties* Assist with communication with contacts at 3rd Party library discovery system suppliers such as EBSCO EDS, ProQuest, Serials Solutions and ExLibris SFX, Alma and Primo *Other* Managing relationships with key internal stakeholders, including sales colleagues and technical staff, to support a professional publishing service. Develop specific knowledge of metadata required by libraries to achieve usage increases and sales goals. Keeping abreast of the latest library data initiatives, standards, technologies and best practice to improve the service we offer to academic libraries globally. *Additional Duties* To carry out any other duties which may be reasonably expected of you by your immediate manager or a senior director. *Press Policies and Procedures* To abide by all Press policies and procedures, as detailed in your contract of employment and the Staff Handbook, e.g. Code of ethics, anti-bribery and corruption, Health and Safety, e-mail and Internet use and standards of behaviour. *PERSON SPECIFICATION* Relevant University degree, preferably in Publishing, or English *KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE / PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES* *Essential:* Educated to degree level or above in a technical or scientific subject Experience and proficiency with data, databases and spreadsheets Experience of working in an office environment Excellent knowledge of Excel Flexible approach to work Good time management skills Excellent communication skills Analytic skills Commercial awareness *Desirable:* Educated to degree level or above in Library Science / Library Information Science Direct experience of working in an academic or public library, or in part of the library supply chain Knowledge of UNIMARC and NLM classification systems Knowledge of MARC21, RDA and DDC (23) and LC classification systems *Glossary of Library Cataloguing terms* 1. *LC or LoC *(Library of Congress) The Library of Congress is the main research arm of the U.S. Congress and the home of the U.S. Copyright Office. The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world, with millions of books, recordings, photographs, newspapers, maps and manuscripts in its collections. The Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) provides an alphabetical listing of authorized or preferred terms established by the Library of Congress since 1898. 2. *NLM *(National Library of Medicine) NLM is the central coordinating body for clinical terminology standards within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) of the United States. The genesis of the NLM Classification is a Survey Report on the Army Medical Library, published in 1944, which recommended that the “(medical) Library be reclassified according to a modern scheme," and that the new scheme be a mixed notation (letters and numbers) resembling that of the Library of Congress. The National Library of Medicine Classification covers the field of medicine and related sciences, utilizing schedules QS-QZ and W-WZ, permanently excluded from the Library of Congress (LC) Classification schedules. 3. *RDA *(Resource Description and Access) RDA was launched in 2010 and is a new standard for resource description and access, designed for the digital world. RDA has been developed to replace the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, 2nd Edition Revised, which were first published in 1978. Changes were made to the MARC 21 format to accommodate RDA elements. The British Library implemented RDA 1st April 2013 and coordinated implementation of RDA with national and international partners. 4. *MARC *(MAchine-Readable Cataloging) MARC standards are a set of digital formats for the description of items catalogued by libraries, such as books. Working with the Library of Congress, American computer scientist Henriette Avram developed MARC in the 1960s to create records that could be read by computers and shared among libraries. By 1971, MARC formats had become the US national standard for dissemination of bibliographic data. Two years later, they became the international standard. There are several versions of MARC in use around the world, the most predominant being MARC 21, created in 1999 as a result of the harmonization of U.S. and Canadian MARC formats, and UNIMARC, widely used in Europe. 5. *UNIMARC* The UNIMARC format was first published in 1977. The primary purpose of UNIMARC is to facilitate the international exchange of bibliographic data in machine-readable form between national bibliographic agencies. The scope of UNIMARC is to specify the content designators (tags, indicators and subfield codes) to be assigned to bibliographic records in machine-readable form and to specify the logical and physical format of the records. It covers monographs, serials, cartographic materials, music, sound recordings, graphics, projected and video materials, rare books and electronic resources. 6. *MARC 21* MARC 21 was designed to redefine the original MARC record format for the 21st century and to make it more accessible to the international community. MARC 21 has formats for the following five types of data: Bibliographic Format, Authority Format, Holdings Format, Community Format, and Classification Data Format.[2] Currently MARC 21 has been implemented successfully by The British Library, the European Institutions and the major library institutions in the United States, and Canada. 7. *MARCEdit* An open source system for manipulating and checking MARC records, created by US librarian Terry Reese in 1999 and maintained by him. 8. *KBART *(Knowledge Base and Related Tools) The KBART initiative, commissioned by NISO and UKSG, created at set of guidelines in order to help share metadata about electronic materials between publishers, link resolvers, and libraries. The result of these guidelines was KBART files, which include full title, issn, and other information about specific publications. KBART files are the industry standard file format for knowledgebase, and providing title list files in this format Link resolvers and librarians can download and use these files in order to update their records and holdings and ensure that end users have accurate information about accessible materials. 9. *DDC (23) *(Dewey Decimal Classification) The Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC), or Dewey Decimal System, is a proprietary library classification system first published in the United States by Melvil Dewey in 1876. It has been revised and expanded through 23 major editions, the latest issued in 2011, and has grown from a four-page pamphlet in 1876. It is also available in an abridged version suitable for smaller libraries. It is currently maintained by the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC), a non-profit cooperative that serves libraries. -- Dr. V. Chandrakumar Associate Professor Dept. of Library & Information Science University of Madras Chennai 600 005 Ph.No. 044-25399674 (Off - Direct) 044 - 22579313 (Resi) Mobile No. : 0-9444114271 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Test mail from the moderator
by Francis Jayakanth 29 Jul '18

29 Jul '18

Dear Member, An update on the above mail. The major issue of delayed delivery of approved lis-forum mails seem to have been resolved after upgrading the LIS-Forum discussion list software. However, a few new issues have cropped up after the upgrade! One of them is, LIS-Forum has automatically unsubscribed several hundreds of registrations! Not able to figure out what could have triggering such a behaviour? A plausible cause could be the LIS-Forum's automatic bounce processing policy. Every time a lis-forum mail bounces, bounce score for that particular email id is incremented either by 0.5 or 1 depending on the reason for the bounce. When the bounce score is greater than the bounce score threshold set by the moderator, the subscription is automatically disabled. My guess is that in the older version of software, the automatic subscription disabling feature may not have been working as it should have, resulting in the accumulation of a large number of email IDs, which may have become defunct for various reasons. After the upgrade, the automatic disabling feature of the software may have purged all the defunct email ids resulting in large scale disabling of subscriptions. Every lis-forum registration, which is being automatically disabled/unsubscribed, an auto mail is being sent to that effect, The content of the auto mail is given below for your reference: > You have now been signed-off from the LIS-Forum discussion list. Thank > you for having been a member of this list. You are welcome to re-join > the list anytime by sending an e-mail to > lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in or by visiting the URL: > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > - LIS-Forum Administrator To reactivate one's lis-forum subscription, either follow the link contained in the auto mail, or visit the link, http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum. Obviously, those members whose lis-forum registrations have been unsubscribed, will not be receiving this mail. So, if you get to know about your friends / colleagues who are not receiving lis-forum mails, please forward this mail to them. Thanks and regards, Francis Moderator, LIS-Forum ------------------------------------------------------ > Francis Jayakanth francis at iisc.ac.in > Fri Jul 27 15:00:50 IST 2018 http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/pipermail/lis-forum/2018-July/021935.html > Dear Members, As many of you would have observed, of late, LIS-Forum discussion list was behaving bit erratically. One of the main >issues was that, the approved messages were taking more than 3-4 days to reach the members' inboxes! > I have now installed a latest version of the discussion list software (Mailman) on a different computer system with better hardware >configuration. Hopefully, the list should resume its normal functioning. > Its quite likely that a few of the approved postings from the old system, which is now off the network, may not have been distributed. If >you have made a lis-forum posting during the last week, or so, you are welcome a make a fresh posting once again. > Note: LIS-Forum postings should be made only to, lis-forum at ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > Best regards, Francis > Moderator, LIS-Forum > Francis Jayakanth > JRD Tata Memorial Library > IISc -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Reg Depreciation value of Libray Books and Journals
by Dattatray Phadke 28 Jul '18

28 Jul '18

Dear LIS Professionald, Such questions have always been raised by bureaucrats or auditors However,if we look at central Finance rules No 99 and 116 ( OM no F23(7).11(A)/83Dt 7.02.1984/18 )books are not treated as Stores Items and If the people asking these questions refer these rule or they are told to refer it then questions of calculating successive asset value of books and journals and the depreciation value of them will not arise . We stock in library knowledge carriers and not the deadstock items. If we are able to calculate current or successive value of information contained in books and journals then certainly we can calculate the same Logically if the information in books and journals is still valuable then perhaps the value would appreciate There could be two possibilities that either it is obsolete or most valuable items . So in conclusion in aggregate it is not possible to calculate total current value of books and journals So the bureaucrats who raise question may elaborate on these facts . Thanks D N Phadke Dy Librarian IITB (Retd) On Sat, 28 Jul 2018 at 9:56 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. National Workshop on "Libraries on Cloud" > (Vaishali Prajapati Project Assistant) > 2. Depreciation value of library books and journals (vinod mishra) > 3. Mr.N.Subramanyam Ph.D Degree Awarded (Prakash Mahadevaiah) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2018 17:45:22 +0530 > From: Vaishali Prajapati Project Assistant > <vprajapati(a)inflibnet.ac.in> > To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > Subject: [LIS-Forum] National Workshop on "Libraries on Cloud" > Message-ID: > <CALVpXPKy4WJ53U1KqE_OtF4M+Q-51_uKOML4HcY=rENfp= > wUjg(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Dear Sir/Ma'am, > Three days National Workshop on "Libraries on Cloud" is scheduled to be > held on September 26-28, 2018 at INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar. > > Library professionals, information scientists, system administrators, > database managers, students and others working in > universities/colleges/institutes who are interested in libraries on cloud > environment. > > *Resource Persons :* > Prominent experts from INFLIBNET Centre, working in the Software R&D area. > > *Venue :* > The Workshop will be conducted at Information and Library Network Centre, > An IUC of University Grants Commission, Infocity, Gandhinagar-382007, > Gujarat, India. > > *Registration Online:* > https://www.inflibnet.ac.in/hrd/login.php > > *Brochure:* > http://inflibnet.ac.in/hrd/docs/library_cloud18.pdf > > For participation and more information please do contact with > raja(a)inflibnet.ac.in >

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Mr.N.Subramanyam Ph.D Degree Awarded
by Prakash Mahadevaiah 28 Jul '18

28 Jul '18

Dear All Mr.N.Subramanyam Ph.D Degree Awarded I am happy to inform you that Sri N. Subramanyam, Senior Librarian, M.S.Ramaiah Medical Collge, Benggalore, has been awarded Ph.D. by the BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY, COIMBATORE, TAMILNADU for his research topic “BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASES IN THE FIELD OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES: AN USER EVALUATIVE STUDY” under the guidance of Dr. M.Krishnamurthy Associate Professor, DRTC, Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore. I wish him success in his future endeavors With Regards Prakasha Senior Librarian University Library and Learning Resource Centre SDUAHER KOLAR.561101 M.No. +91 9980164215 ORCID ID:0000-0003-3687-4685

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