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Career Opportunity for LIS Professionals at Jio Institute
by Mg.Sreekumar＠jioinstitute.edu.in 01 May '21

01 May '21

Dear Colleagues: Greetings from Jio Institute! Jio Institute is a philanthropic initiative supported by Reliance Industries group (A Fortune Global 500 Company). Jio Institute envisages to be a multidisciplinary research university with global repute and play a pivotal role to leapfrog India's growth in higher education. Jio Institute has been awarded letter of intent as 'Institutions of Eminence Deemed to be Universities' by Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD), Government of India in July 2018. Jio Institute endeavors to be an exemplary Indian academic institution with international repute and provide a platform for research, innovation and entrepreneurship. It aspires to establish a research ecosystem to foster collaboration in the region and prepare the next generation of leaders to significantly contribute to the advancement of Indian society. In this context, Jio Institute intends to develop a hybrid model of digital and physical library since its inception. The library is expected to play a pivotal in knowledge creation and dissemination to a wider community of learners across the world. Jio Institute library aims to reduce the barrier of access and promote the reach of quality content to the remotest learner of the country. The objective of the Digital Library is to establish a future proof, scalable, extensible technology platform that allows Jio Institute to offer world-class library services to its members and over time to the wider public. The digital library platform has been set up predominantly adopting open source applications and tools as well as select commercial platforms for the initial years. In this context, Jio Institute is looking for various positions for the Library including: * Associate Director - Library Technologies, Systems & Services . Associate Librarian - Academic Programs . Associate Librarian - Acquisition . Associate Librarian - Special Collections Projects . Associate librarian - Metadata . Technical Manager - Digital Repository and Discovery Systems . Technical Manager - Library Systems . Technical Manager - Operations and Services Please click here<https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1yjDYz3T_1PEAVQdtn-b9Dlc70QRSzCeo> for know more about Jio Institute, Jio Digital Library initiative and detailed Job Descriptions. Interested professionals/practitioners may send their brief profile and CV to careers(a)jioinstitute.edu.in<mailto:careers@jioinstitute.edu.in> by 31st May 2021. Look forward to hear from you. With warm regards, Sreekumar Dr. M.G. Sreekumar Director, Libraries For more information, please visit us at: [cid:image006.png@01D707A8.EB49C720]<https://www.jievents.in/> [cid:image007.png@01D707A8.EB49C720]<https://www.linkedin.com/company/jio-institute/>[cid:image008.jpg@01D707A8.EB49C720]<https://www.facebook.com/Jio-Institute-103765681355629>[cid:image009.jpg@01D707A8.EB49C720]<https://www.instagram.com/jio_institute/?hl=en>[cid:image010.png@01D707A8.EB49C720]<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9X1xUUDHG61_czm7QzNnQg> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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MyDLIS Alumni Association Elects New Executive Committee
by Sunil M.V 01 May '21

01 May '21

Dear Professionals, Greetings, Trust this mail to find you & your family in the best of health and spirits. The Mysore University Information and Library Science Alumni Network (MILAN - Webpage: http://www.milan-mysore.org/ ) the Alumni Association of the Department of Library and Information Science (MyDLIS), University of Mysore, Mysuru, elected its new Executive Committee Members for the term 2021-2023 during the Annual General Body Meeting held in a Virtual Mode recently. Alumnus and Formerly Professor of MyDLIS, Dr. Shalini R. Urs, was elected as the President to lead the new team. The present Chairman of MyDLIS Dr. M. Chandrashekara is the Vice President and will be an Ex-Officio Member. The other officer bearers elected are Dr. B.M. Meera, Secretary and Formerly Librarian, Raman Research Institute, Bangalore; Dr. S. Nagaraja, Joint Secretary and Librarian, Regional Institute of Education (RIE), Mysore; Mr. B. Nandeesh, Treasurer and Asst. Library and Information Officer, All India Institute of Speech & Hearing, Mysuru. Dr. N. Chowdappa, Chief Librarian (Retd.), BMS College of Engineering, Bengaluru; Dr. Johnson David C., Chief Librarian, Dayananda Sagar University, Bengaluru; Dr. P.S. Mahesh, Chief Librarian (Retired), JJM Medical College, Davangere; Dr. B.S. Maheshwarappa, Formerly Professor of Library & Information Science, Gulbarga University; Sri Prakash B.P., Director, Library services, Ashoka University, Delhi-NCR Sonepat, Haryana; Dr. Rajendra Kumar, P.Y. Former National Librarian, National Library, Kolkata; Sri. Sathyanarayana N.V., Chairman & Managing Director, Informatics, Bengaluru; Dr. Sunil M.V., Head – Academic Administration,SDM Institute for Management Development (SDMIMD), Mysuru; Dr. M.L. Umesha, Assistant Librarian, National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Telangana; and Dr. Venkatesha, Library Project Assistant, Mysore University Library, UoM, Mysuru; are the other Members of the Executive Committee. All the best to the MILAN EC 2021-2023. Thanks and Regards, -- Dr. Sunil M.V. Head - Academic Administration Faculty - General Management Ph: 0821 - 2429722 / 2420490 | Mobile: 9986439832 Webpage: https://www.sdmimd.ac.in/sunilmv Please consider the environment before printing this message ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 218, Issue 1
by Ashok Asundi 01 May '21

01 May '21

Subject: Digest Footer by Mr. H.R.Mohan I fully agree with your views. We must keep all of them. Regards, Asundi On Saturday, 1 May, 2021, 12:01:37 pm IST, <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. Amazon's Refusal To Let Libraries Lend Ebooks Shows Why Controlled Digital Lending Is So Important (Mohan Hr) 2. Deleting Yahoo Answers is a disastrous idea. For history's sake, we need to preserve our digital record. (Mohan Hr) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2021 00:37:00 +0530 From: Mohan Hr <hrmohan(a)gmail.com> To: undisclosed-recipients:; Subject: [LIS-Forum] Amazon's Refusal To Let Libraries Lend Ebooks Shows Why Controlled Digital Lending Is So Important Message-ID: <CAFzg7BNuyvcKj24vvtPqnZA6qwK19rKuRVjgT2d5x2fVWAtgng(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Amazon's Refusal To Let Libraries Lend Ebooks Shows Why Controlled Digital Lending Is So Important https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210312/00133146408/amazons-refusal-to-l… Interesting point of view With regards -- hrmohan -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2021 00:44:23 +0530 From: Mohan Hr <hrmohan(a)gmail.com> To: undisclosed-recipients:; Subject: [LIS-Forum] Deleting Yahoo Answers is a disastrous idea. For history's sake, we need to preserve our digital record. Message-ID: <CAFzg7BNGFZs68CzS6p=7_ZddE+vMyBwph430iNGMZtsVq-2qqQ(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Deleting Yahoo Answers is a disastrous idea. For history's sake, we need to preserve our digital record. https://www.businessinsider.com/deleting-yahoo-answers-disastrous-idea-pres… With regards -- hrmohan -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. ------------------------------ Subject: Digest Footer _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum ------------------------------ End of LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 218, Issue 1 ***************************************** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Apply for ACM India Online Summer Schools 2021, 14 June to 16 July, by 18 May
by Mohan Hr 01 May '21

01 May '21

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: ACM India <membernet(a)acm.org> Date: Sat, May 1, 2021, 2:03 AM Subject: Apply for ACM India Online Summer Schools 2021, 14 June to 16 July, by 18 May To: Mohan HR <hrmohan(a)gmail.com> ------------------------------ *Apply for ACM India Online Summer Schools 2021, 14 June to 16 July, by 18 May* We are pleased to announce ACM India Online Summer Schools 2021 <https://india.acm.org/education/acm-india-summer-schools>. These schools offer self-motivated students in-depth knowledge and exposure to research in advanced technology areas. Each school covers academic and applied research, and is taught by the best-in-class faculty from academia as well as industry. Each day typically comprises lectures as well as tutorial sessions with hands-on problem solving experience. Toward the end of the school, there will be a session focused on career options in the area covered by the school. These schools are typically targeted at students in the pre-final year of Bachelor's program or higher, unless marked otherwise in the school’s website. Like previous iterations, we again have one school exclusively for women students. Please note that these schools are open to all students, not only those who are ACM members. So please feel free to circulate this message in your academic institutions and fellow student network. *Given the current situation, we are organizing all the schools virtually.* The hope is that the summer schools will provide a beneficial option to learn something of highest quality during the summer break from the safety of your home, the best place to be until we tide over the crisis. If we realize that even online schools are not viable, we will take a call and let you know. For now, we encourage you to go ahead and apply to the schools of your interest. We are waiving the usual application fee. You will also be able to update the application form in case you change your mind about the school choices. *Please apply for the Summer Schools here <https://forms.gle/Q1kKMF4cJ6yZ3hAg6>*. Last date for application: *18 May 2021* Announcement of selection: *31 May 2021* (tentative) Payment of fees by selected students: *7 June 2021* (tentative) Here is the final list of the schools planned. More details about each school are available via respective school’s website below. *Dates* *Title* *Host Institute* *Industry Sponsor* 14-25 June Shape Modelling <https://india.acm.org/education/shape-modelling-summer-2021> DA-IICT, Gandhinagar Dassault Systémes Foundation India 21 June-2 July Program Execution <https://india.acm.org/education/program-execution-summer-2021> IIT Goa Hewlett Packard Enterprise 5-14 July IoT and Embedded Systems (for women only) <https://india.acm.org/education/iot-summer-2021> IIIT Bangalore Micron Technology 5-16 July Natural Language Processing <https://india.acm.org/education/nlp-summer-2021> IIIT Hyderabad Microsoft 6-16 July Programming Language Analysis and Optimizations <https://india.acm.org/education/programming-languages-summer-2021> IIT Hyderabad NVIDIA Hemant Pande, PhD Executive Director, ACM India ------------------------------ Unsubscribe link <https://optout.acm.org/unsubscribe.cfm?rm=dniEVnBA4E1F8FB75C21456AACA0169D5…>

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Deleting Yahoo Answers is a disastrous idea. For history's sake, we need to preserve our digital record.
by Mohan Hr 29 Apr '21

29 Apr '21

Deleting Yahoo Answers is a disastrous idea. For history's sake, we need to preserve our digital record. https://www.businessinsider.com/deleting-yahoo-answers-disastrous-idea-pres… 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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Amazon's Refusal To Let Libraries Lend Ebooks Shows Why Controlled Digital Lending Is So Important
by Mohan Hr 29 Apr '21

29 Apr '21

Amazon's Refusal To Let Libraries Lend Ebooks Shows Why Controlled Digital Lending Is So Important https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210312/00133146408/amazons-refusal-to-l… Interesting point of view 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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Copyright registration: Bombay High Court shows the right way
by Raghavendra pawar 29 Apr '21

29 Apr '21

Copyright registration: Bombay High Court shows the right way <https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/copyright-registration-bombay-…> Thank you, Raghavendra R -- 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 Dr.Suprabhat Majumdar due to Covid-19
by Pandurang Konnur 28 Apr '21

28 Apr '21

Dear Professional Friends, Dear Friends, Very sad to inform you all that the LIS Profession lost another Senior Professional Dr.Suprabhat Majumdar, former University Librarian of University of Delhi due to Covid-19 Pandemic. We lost a great LIS Intellectual. The profession has witnessed his dynamic role in building two giant Library systems in India. He proved his organising capacity while hosting the International Conference in 2009. I pray God to rest his Soul in peace and give strength to his family members to bear the tragic loss. Dr.P V Konnur President, LIS Academy Thanks & Regards, *Dr. P. V. Konnur* *President* - LIS Academy, Bangalore *Former LIS Professor*, *Fulbright Scholar* - (UIUC, USA) *Adviser - VTU Consortium, * *Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi - 590 018, * *Mobile* : 09449679737 *E-Mail* : pvkonnur(a)gmail.com Website: *www.lisacademy.org <http://www.lisacademy.org/>* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Research Support and Data Management Services in Academic Libraries - Challenges and Opportunities in India
by Dp Tripathi 28 Apr '21

28 Apr '21

Dear All, I am Dhanwantari Prakash Tripathi, working as a Deputy Librarian at National Institute of Technology Jalandhar. I am in the process of conducting one survey to study about the research support and data management services being provided in Indian Academic Libraries. For this I have prepared this small questionnaire to collect your input via the link mentioned below. https://forms.gle/QqmbgE4s5U7vs1ws8 With humble request, I seek your valuable time to provide input. I assure that your identity will never be disclosed and will be used in aggregate. I will ever remain thankful to you for your kind assistance. I may please be reached via email or over phone, in case you have any suggestion or query. Thanks DP Tripathi -- ************************************** *Dhanwantari Prakash Tripathi* MA (ECO), MLISc, HDISM, ECDL Ph.D. (Pursue) Commonwealth Fellow, University of East London ************************************** Deputy Librarian, Central Library Dr. B. R. Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar Jalandhar, Punjab - 144011 ************************************** *M - +91-8895296796* *U - www.dptripathi.co.in <http://www.dptripathi.co.in/>* *T* - *http://t.me/librarianguide <http://t.me/librarianguide>* *O - http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6748-9670 <http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6748-9670> * ************************************** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Call for co-creators for Next Library Festival 2021
by Sharmila Ghosh 28 Apr '21

28 Apr '21

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Next Library <mail(a)nextlibrary.net> Date: Tue, Apr 27, 2021 at 8:57 PM Subject: Call for co-creators for Next Library Festival 2021 To: milaghosh(a)gmail.com <milaghosh(a)gmail.com> *What do you want to share **with the library field?* Next Library Festival 2021 will be a free online event <http://www.nextlibrary.net/page/next-library-festival-2021>. It will run 24 hours on June 3 starting at 8 am (UTC+2) following the sun around the planet to the next day at 8 am (UTC+2). There will be keynotes, inspiration talks, participatory sessions, ignites, online happenings, The Next Room (drop-in-talkshows), singing, announcement of the Joy of Reading Award, surprises and MUCH more. *The program is co-creat**ed* *with you. And **w**e are looking for**: * *A:* *Ignites**:* 5 minute talks (live or pre-recorded) *B:* *Participatory sessions**:* Live workshops where we co-create and play together (45 minutes online sessions) *C:* *Tour Your Library* (live or pre-recorded): The Next Library Community can come visit you. What do you want to show? *D: Wildcards:* Ideas for online happenings, new rituals or social events Show us what you’ve got! Be brave and surprise us! *The o**verall* *themes * *of* *Next Library Festival 2021* *are**: * - Democracy - Library as space for Playful Learning and Creativity - Sustainable Development Goals We are looking for sessions, talks and happenings that could inspire, explore and share ideas related to these themes. *ow to  send a proposal? * Please send us a short proposal of your initial idea and answer these questions: - Who are you? - What organization do you represent? - What do you want to do and in what format? Synchronous or asynchronous? If it is a Participatory session: how many participants can attend your session? - What time zone are you in? Make it short and write in English and send it in MS Word or PDF to info(a)nextlibrary.net You may enclose or link to photos or short videos to explain the format or idea. Language?  The language is English, and there will not be any interpretation services available. *Timeline * Send your ideas as soon as possible. Shortly after we will get back to you! May 6:  This call will be closed! May 18: Program available at www.nextlibrary.net *Next Library Festival 2021 is* * organized* *by Aarhus Public Libraries, Denmark,* *in collaboration with Next Library Community, Next Library Advisory Boards &* *partners**:* EIFL (Electronic Information for Libraries) <http://www.eifl.net/> State Library of Queensland <http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/> *We reserve the right to alterations** and surprises! * Visit Next Library at: http://www.nextlibrary.net/?xg_source=msg_mes_network

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