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Postponement of 9th IOS National conference of Institute of Scientometrics, Nov 5-6, 2020
by Shamprasad Pujar 16 Jun '20

16 Jun '20

Dear Professionals, The "9th IOS National conference of Institute of Scientometrics" scheduled to be held on Nov 5-6, 2020 at Central Library, Panaji, Goa gets postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The new date will be announced later. We regret the inconvenience caused. We hope you and your family are well and safe. Please take care. Thanks and Regards, Sangam ---- Dr.S.L.Sangam Former Visiting Scientist DRTC Indian Statistical Institute Bangalore UGC Emeritus Fellow Dean Faculty of Social Sciences Professor and Chairman Department of Library and Information Science Karnatak University, Dharwad 580 003 India slsangam(a)gmail.com.com, sangamkud(a)ac.in

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Drones Will Drop Library Books So Kids in Virginia Can Keep Reading, Thanks to Librarian’s Bright Idea
by Mohan Hr 16 Jun '20

16 Jun '20

The COVID-19 pandemic has closed schools and public libraries across the United States, but a librarian in Virginia has thought of a creative way to keep kids reading, free of charge. The solution? Drones will deliver books of their choice straight to their door. Full story at https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/drones-will-drop-library-books-for-kids-in-… 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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MIT ends negotiations with Elsevier- a turning point in copyright retention ?
by Dr Anand Byrappa 16 Jun '20

16 Jun '20

Dear All, Thought of bringing this news item to your notice. MIT ends negotiations with Elsevier- https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2020/06/12/mit-ends-negotiations-… It’s interesting to see who blinks first!. If MIT wins, that will be a big win for scholarly publishing world - particularly for authors and libraries. This outcome may change negotiation scenario of all consortia and institutions across the world. Let’s wish MIT to win this....if they win, The institutional repositories will be stronger and more impactful. Best Regards, Anand. *Anand Byrappa Ph.D.* Head - Office of Data and Library Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore 560012. INDIA. Office Phone: 91-80-2293 2408 -- Thanks, Anand -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Thanking You,
by Krishnamurthy Madaiah 16 Jun '20

16 Jun '20

Dear Professional Friends , Thank you for attending the International webinar on “New Directions for Library & Information Service, & Education” organized by Karnataka State Library Association (R) held on Saturday, June 13, 2020. Please find the YouTube video links of KALA Webinar Series except Anand Byrappa, video, which we did not record. Dr.Nagappa Bakkannanavar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uDLq7uVJDU<https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D…> Dr. Suresh Jange https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbztqVrjnkU&t=165s<https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D…> Shivaram B S https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4TAXcmKwOY&t=3136s<https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D…> Prof. A Y Asundi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7xsbB7ovYc&t=44s<https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D…> Dr. B M Meera https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTTl-x11lKg&t=906s<https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D…> Dr. H Anilkumar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nx7LwkZDJFY&t=2436s<https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D…> Panel discussion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTRjj98JFgU&t=51s<https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D…> “New Directions for Library & Information Service, & Education” organized by Karnataka State Library Association (R) held on Saturday, June 13, 2020 Professor Christppher Khoo and Prof T.D. Kemparaju https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo5v-ZI9Xm8 Here's the GoogleDrive link to the video of Prof. Khoo file: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rUlZ4Oy6ljmGZwxX0BMISpBpCUzj7Kjj/view?usp=… Regards, M.Krishnamurthy ************************************************************** Dr. M.Krishnamurthy,M.A.,M.L.I.Sc.,Ph.D., Fulbright Scholar, (U.S.A) Digitization Course,Illinois Digitization Institute, UIUC( U.S.A) Associate Professor Documentation Research and Training Center Indian Statistical Institute Mysore Road Bangalore 560059 India Phone No: 91-80-26985493 Mob:91-9980035933 URL:http://www.isibang.ac.in/~krish/ Secretary Finance- Association of British Scholars General Secretary-Karnataka State Library Association -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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invitation to participate A National Level THREE Day online Faculty Development Program (FDP) on ”KOHA” from 17th-19th June, 2020* in association with *IIT Bombay - Remote Learning Through Spoken Tutorial.*
by Elan Ramesh 15 Jun '20

15 Jun '20

Dear LIS Students, Scholars, Professionals *HYDERABAD INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT HITAM (An NBA & NAAC ACCREDITED Institution)*, Hyderabad, Telangana, India. *Department of Library* is organizing *A National Level THREE Day Faculty Development Program (FDP) on ”KOHA” from 17th-19th June, 2020* in association with *IIT Bombay - Remote Learning Through Spoken Tutorial.* *Instructions*:- 👉The scheduled video links will be forwarded to your e- mails at 10:00AM everyday.*NO REGISTRATION FEE*👉Every day at 7:00 PM Small Quiz link will be posted and it can be accessed upto 10:00AM of Next Day.👉 *It is mandatory for everyone to solve the Quiz which will contain learning outcomes of each day*.👉The participants who complete all 3 quizzes will get E-certificate. Registration link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSesKHY3CbOjar8WMUB1p4hWUZYq-pULvFe…. E RAMESH (rameshe.admin(a)hitam.org )&Mr. P Narayanarao (7780268250) librarian(a)hitam.org Kindly circulate/Share among your known LIBRARY SCIENCE Students, scholars and professionals

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Indian Citation Index Access -Request
by vijesh p v 15 Jun '20

15 Jun '20

Dear LIS Professionals, Greetings! Does anyone who has access to Indian Citation Index (ICI), Please do let me know? *Best Regards* *Vijesh P.V * *Librarian, * *Rajagiri Business School, Rajagiri Valley P.O., * *Kakkanad, Kochi – 682 039,Phone : 0484 -2660601, Ext:527 - 620* *|Mob:8289853395,Web: http://rsom.weebly.com <http://rsom.weebly.com/>,* *http://www.rcbscybrary.blogspot.in, <http://www.rcbscybrary.blogspot.in/>http://rcbs.rajagiri.edu/index.php <http://rcbs.rajagiri.edu/index.php>* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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An introduction to self-publishing- Open Access book released.
by Vimal Kumar V. 15 Jun '20

15 Jun '20

Dear Friends, Writing and publishing a book is a dream of all. Book publishing is essential for those working in the fields of literature, education, research and the arts. Self-publishing the book has become an effortless task. The book ‘An introduction to self-publishing‘ can utilise by professionals from any field. The book provides step-by-step instructions for self-publishing with clear explanation. This book explains: The various stages of book publishing. Copyright. Copyleft. Preparation of the manuscript. Online publication of the book. Book publishing methods at no cost. How to generate income from book publishing. The book is designed to inspire those who want to write and self-publish. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International. Download the book from here. https://vimal0212.files.wordpress.com/2020/06/self-publishing-english.pdf Please download the book poster and display in your library. Library users can download the book by scanning QR code. https://vimal0212.files.wordpress.com/2020/06/book-poster-english.pdf Regards, -- Vimal Kumar V. 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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Events of CSI Chennai, ACM Chennai & IEEE CS Madras -- Scheduled on 18th, 20th, 21st , 25th, 30th Jun 2020 & 4th Jul 2020
by Mohan Hr 15 Jun '20

15 Jun '20

Dear Friends CSI Chennai, ACM Chennai & IEEE CS Madras cordially invite you all to participate in the following six pgms organised / supported by them and get benefitted. 18th Jun -- Webinar on "Design Thinking" 20th Jun -- Webinar on "Power up your Presentation & Public Speaking Skills". 21st Jun -- Session on “Yoga Practice cum Demonstration on IDY -- International Day of Yoga” 25th Jun -- Webinar on “Autonomous Systems: Advances, Applications, and Opportunities” 30th Jun -- Webinar on "IoT and AI for Healthcare and Manufacturing" 4th Jul -- Webinar on "Mastering Digital Writing and Entrepreneurship" As the meeting room capacity is limited & admission is on First Come First Served basis, pl register early to avoid disappointments. 18th Jun 2020 at 10 am IST ====================== Mahendra Engineering College supported by ACM Chennai, IEEE CS Madras hosts a webinar Topic: Design Thinking Speaker: Prof. K. Rajeswar Rao, Visiting Prof of Strategy, Corporate Governance, IIM Amritsar Register at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3472716624359638029 20th Jun 2020 at 6 pm IST ====================== Topic: Power up your Presentation & Public Speaking Skills Speaker: Mr. Senthil Raj Jagadeesh, Managing Partner for Seasons (A Kovai Pazhamudhir Nilayam Initiative) & Founder & CEO of “The Foundation” PDF invite is at https://bit.ly/2z7YyHo Pl register at https://bit.ly/37a3Q1y 21st Jun 2020 from 4 pm to 5.30 pm IST ================================= Session on “Yoga Practice cum Demonstration on IDY -- International Day of Yoga” by Ms. Pushpa Krishnaswamy, A yoga teacher, certified at Sri Sri School of Yoga PDF invite at https://bit.ly/3gXVLBM Register at https://bit.ly/2XNP9gx Note: The participants are required to meet the following pre-requisites for the session. 1. Yoga mat; water (for drinking during the practice session); towel; take lunch by 1.00 p.m.; good broadband internet connection; and install the required software to view on your desktop / laptop / smart device. 2. Those with health issues like back pain, knee pain, sciatica, heart conditions, or other health issues, please consult your doctor before participating in this yoga session. 25th Jun 2020 at 3 pm IST ===================== Topic: Autonomous Systems: Advances, Applications, and Opportunities Speaker: Dr. San Murugesan, Director, BRITE Professional Services, Adjunct Professor, Western Sydney University, Australia. PDF invite at https://bit.ly/3helgid Register at https://bit.ly/2UnXWFb 30th Jun 2020 at 6 pm IST ====================== Topic: IoT and AI for Healthcare and Manufacturing. Speaker: Dr. Arpan Pal, Chief Scientist and Research Area Head, Embedded Systems and Robotics, TCS Research and Innovation, Tata Consultancy Services PDF Invite at https://bit.ly/30Gzymc Register at https://bit.ly/2Adiol3 4th Jul 2020 at 6 pm IST ==================== Topic: Mastering Digital Writing and Entrepreneurship Speaker: Ms. Nandini Alagar, Business Owner, Talent Canvas PDF invite at https://bit.ly/2AjnD2C Register at https://bit.ly/2AeQGEv With regards Mr PV Subramanian, Chair, CSI Chennai Mr HR Mohan, Chair, ACM Chennai Dr P Sakthivel, Chair, IEEE CS Madras

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Science and Technology Metrics- STMet 2020
by Francis Jayakanth 15 Jun '20

15 Jun '20

From: fgct(a)socio.org.uk <fgct(a)socio.org.uk> Sent: 12 June 2020 12:08 Second International Conference on Science & Technology Metrics (STMet 2020) Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhuhai, China (near Hong Kong) December 07-09, 2020 (www.socio.org.uk/stm<http://www.socio.org.uk/stm>) If the COVID 19 impact fails to decrease, the conference will be organized ONLINE. Building metrics is the key to science and technology measurement and translating the measures to work better. Metric is not confined to draw numbers and analyze. Selecting a metric depends on synthesizing multiple directions and evidence-based data. Producing benchmarks and standards in science and technology evaluation and implementing them with real data, mark the full-fledged system. Quite recently, we are witnessing the emergence of new metrics-based models aiming to reflect science and technology growth. The proposed Science and Technology Metrics (STMet 2020) conference is concerned with how the use of many metrics may involve the assessment of different aspects of science and technology which are best expressed using different approaches. Besides the standard conference track and the Doctoral Symposium, the STMetrics will host a number of workshops and tutorials related to the theme of the conference. The purpose of the workshops is to provide participants with a friendly, interactive atmosphere for presenting novel ideas and discussing their application of metrics in Science and Technology System. The goal of the tutorials is to enable the participants to familiarise themselves with theoretical as well as practical aspects and application of metrics. The proposed conference consists of invited talks, presentations, tutorials, workshops and discussions. The STMet has tracks on specialized topics. The STMet address the below themes, not limited. Citation-based metrics Ranking of Journals, Institutions, and Countries Discipline and Domain Analysis Economic factors Databases and datasets for evaluation Evaluation Tools and Indicators Web-based metrics Visibility and impact Internationalization Text-based Metrics Innovation indicators Wearable Devices Open data Scientific Collaboration and cooperation analysis National Evaluation Systems Open access and open publishing New indices for evaluation Altmetrics Web-based metrics Data Science and Digital Repositories Scientific Visualization e-Science in the Cloud Scientific Journalism Scientific Publications All submitted papers will be reviewed by a double-blind (at least three reviewers), and participative peer review. The review process will enable the selection process of those that will be accepted for their presentation at the international conference. Authors of accepted papers who registered in the conference can have access to the evaluations and possible feedback provided by the reviewers who recommended the acceptance of their papers, so they can accordingly improve the final version of their papers. Mentoring support is available to young researchers and authors of developing countries. The post-conference modified versions of the papers will be published in the following journals. 1.Journal of Digital Information Management 2. Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia 3. Special Section in Research Evaluation 4. Journal of Scientometric Research 5. Malaysian Journal of Library & Information Science 6. International Journal of Computational Linguistics Research 7. Webology Important Dates Workshop/Track and Tutorial Proposals-March 01, 2020 Submission of papers-July 01, 2020 Notification-September 05, 2020 Registration-September 05, 2020 Camera-ready-September 10, 2020 Conference Dates-December 07-09, 2020 Contact: stm(a)socio.org.uk<mailto:stm@socio.org.uk>

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Indexing of Scholarly Journals by Commercial Publishers
by Francis Jayakanth 15 Jun '20

15 Jun '20

From: fgct(a)socio.org.uk <fgct(a)socio.org.uk> Sent: 15 June 2020 10:08 Dear ALL Some issues and thoughts At present, the two widely accepted interdisciplinary journal indexes are Web of Science and Scopus which are controlled by commercial publishers. Before a few years, there was a criticism that Web of Science indexed more Chinese and Korean journals because they have more subscriptions in China and Korea. All the Springer and Elsevier new journals are indexed early whereas small publishers need to fight for a longer period for the inclusion in these indexes. A society and university-based CORE ranking system has been introduced in Australia to index Computer Science journals. (http://www.core.edu.au/ They rank computer science journals and conferences very objectively. We need more ranking and journal evaluation systems by non-commercial agencies. The scientific research should be released from the clutches of commercial publishers. Who has given the mandate to the commercial publishers to rank science? Diana Christy Society for Information Organization www.socio.org<http://www.socio.org.uk>.uk

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