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Interesting Reads – 2019-11-15
by Mohan Hr 16 Nov '19

16 Nov '19

*Interesting Reads – 2019-11-15 * Read the Current Interesting Reads Post at https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/11/interesting-reads-2019-11-15.html Current IR Quiz at https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/11/ir-quiz-2019-11-15.html Archives of Interesting Reads Posts at https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/01/interesting-reads-archives-2019-201… *Articles* - Global Justice 4.0 - The impacts of digitalisation on the Global South - PhDs: the tortuous truth - Future Libraries: Romance of LIS with Futurology - Space-grade CPUs: How do you send more computing power into space? - The Human Factor 2019 Report - Modern Cyber Attacks - The lines of code that changed everything - How to write a great developer résumé and showcase your software engineering skills - The Shady Cryptocurrency Boom on the Post-Soviet Frontier - What really happens to your body when you’re sleeping? - What I wish I’d known when I started my career: 11 innovators tell us - A Waze for wildfires: How tech is enabling earlier wildfire detection - Space hotels could launch as early as 2021: photos - Help People Create Passwords That They Can Actually Remember - Microsoft is ending support for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008: Here's what you need to know - 7th HLF 2019 - Heidelberg Laureate Forum Lectures & Interviews *Events / Announcements* - Webinar: Networking with Wire on 10th Dec 2019 - 8th Heidelberg Laureate Forum, September 20-25, 2020 at Heidelberg, Germany - Workshop on Gamification on 24th Nov 2019 at IITM Research Park,Chennai - INDICON-2019. 13-15 Dec 2019 at at Marwadi University, Rajkot, Gujarat - CSI-2020: 53rd Annual Convention. 16-18 Jan 2020 at Bhubaneshwar - UDS 2020: 1st International Conference on Urban Data Science. 20-21 Jan 2020 at IIT Madras *IR-Quiz* Participate in the IR Quiz – 2019-11-15 and win Rs. 250/- worth Amazon Gift Voucher from Dynamic Group. Visit https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/11/ir-quiz-2019-11-15.html *Access Links* Read the current Interesting Reads Post at https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/11/interesting-reads-2019-11-15.html Current IR Quiz at https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/11/ir-quiz-2019-11-15.html Archives of Interesting Reads Posts at https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/01/interesting-reads-archives-2019-201… *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

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IATLIS Awards: call for nominations
by Harinder Pal Singh Kalra 16 Nov '19

16 Nov '19

The Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS) invites nominations from LIS teachers /professionals /researchers for the following awards: A. IATLIS – Motiwale Best LIS Teacher Award 2019 B. IATLIS - Prof. S.P. Narang Research Promotion Award 2017 (For Researcher) C. IATLIS - Prof. Jagindar Singh Ramdev Lifetime Achievement Award 2017 A. Eligibility for IATLIS – Motiwale Best LIS Teacher Award The nominee should have at least 10 years of teaching experience at the post-graduate level or 10 years professional experience at a senior level, and should be in service. A person can receive the award only once and one person can nominate only one LIS teacher / professional for each award at a time. B. Eligibility criteria for IATLIS - Prof. S.P. Narang Research Promotion Award to be given every alternate year to an LIS Researcher Nominations only of students registered for Ph.D. in a recognized university would be considered. The nominee should not be a full-time employee. Nominations should be sent on a plain paper along with bio-data, progress report of research work, and research papers (published/accepted for publication), if any. C. Eligibility criteria for IATLIS – Prof. Jagindar Singh Ramdev Lifetime Achievement Award: A very senior/retired LIS teacher/professional/researcher who has made profound contribution to library education, research, training, literature, and practice. Claims must be supported with documentary proof. Award can be given to a deserving person even if not applied. Award won't be given if no one is found suitable. The recipient LIS teacher/researcher will be given a citation and a memento/shawl at the XXXV IATLIS NATIONAL CONFERENCE 2019, hosted by Pondicherry University, Puducherry on 19-20 December 2019. The nominations will be considered by an Awards Committee constituted by the IATLIS Executive Committee. An award will not be given in case majority of the Committee Members feel that no one has been found suitable for that award. Executive Council Members of IATLIS are not eligible to be nominated for these awards. Self-nominations will not be considered. The nominee should be a member of the IATLIS. Nominations in duplicate with all the supporting documents should reach The General Secretary, IATLIS, C/o Department of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002 (Punjab) on or before 30 November 2019. In addition to two copies of nominations in hard copy form, a soft copy of nominations should also be sent to the General Secretary, IATLIS by email at iatlis.patiala(a)gmail.com. No communication questioning the decision of the Awards Committee / IATLIS Executive Committee will be entertained. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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[Today] Invitation - National Library Week, 2019 - For 2 talks on Friday, 15 November at JRD Tata Memorial Library, IISc
by Francis Jayakanth 15 Nov '19

15 Nov '19

Dear Members, As part of the National Library Week, 14-20 November, J.R.D. Tata Memorial Library, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru and Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) take immense pleasure in inviting you to join us for 2 interesting talks on 2 different contemporary topics by 2 eminent speakers. The program schedule for today, Friday, 15 November 2019 is as below: High-tea: 4.30 - 4.50 PM Talk No. 1 Speaker: Prof. R S Deshpande, Honorary Visiting Professor, Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bengaluru. Title: Institutional Data in Social science. Date & Time: Friday, 15 November 2019 @ 5.00 PM Venue: Seminar Hall, JRD Tata Memorial Library, IISc Talk No. 2 Speaker: Dr. M.S. Sridhar, Head (Retd.), Library & Documentation Centre, ISRO Satellite Centre, Bengaluru Title: Future Libraries: Romance of LIS with Futurology Date & Time: Friday, 15 November 2019 @ 6.00 PM Venue: Seminar Hall, JRD Tata Memorial Library, IISc Synopsis of Dr. Sridhar's talk: Talk is focusing on the topical area of ‘Future of Libraries’ including the long history of excessive indulgence of LIS on its future including the implicit doubt about the existence of libraries and librarians in future. Many past predictions were only technology-based and either hyped (fictitious) or strongly negative (or both) like the flaw of ‘disintermediation’ threat, the resultant ‘repositioning options’ of LIS till the latest indulgence in whether robots will replace librarians. Talk stresses the need for imagination coupled with reason to turn experience into foresight, identifies the continued importance of physical space, content, ambience of libraries to move from ‘Transactional library’ to ‘Relational library’ and from a ‘Center of information’ to a ‘Center of culture’. LIS predictions have not only ignored non-ICT innovations, but also focused exclusively on future technologies as if ‘future libraries’ equals ‘future technologies’. Technologies need to be considered as general, short-term and long-term for their relevance, appropriateness and adoption to enhance value of library services. It is strongly believed that libraries are marginalized in digital era. Unfortunately, new era has put the ‘access’ before ‘selection’ (avoiding filtering at the input stage and ignoring the traditional value addition of libraries, namely ‘selection’. ‘Access to excess’ and ‘speed’ of digital era are over-riding the validity and the quality of content, which is leading to distraction and dissatisfaction of users. The era is wrongly equating the ‘provision for access’ to ‘utility’ and lacks better understanding of user-behaviour in digital domain. You may read/download the full article from the ResearchGate site, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/337049758_Future_Libraries_Romance… Best regards, Francis Francis Jayakanth JRD Tata Memorial Library IISc, Bengaluru

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Dr R Guruprasad, CSIR-NAL Awarded with Prestigious GESA Fellowship 2019
by Ramachandran Guruprasad 15 Nov '19

15 Nov '19

> > > *Dr. R. Guruprasad, MLIS, M.Sc(IT) and Ph.D. (LIS), Centre for Civil > Aircraft Design and Development, (C-CADD), CSIR-National Aerospace > Laboratories, has been awarded with the prestigious Fellowship of Glocal > Environment and Social Association (GESA), New Delhi. * > > *This national recognition has been bestowed on him for his outstanding > contributions to Aerospace Engineering. Dr. Guruprasad is an Alumni of the > University of Mysore, Department of Studies in Library and Information > Science. * > > *He will be receiving the award on 22/12/2019 at the International > Conference on "Environment and Society (ICES 2019)" **at Harcourt Butler > Technical* > *University (HBTU) Kanpur (India). * > > >

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Data Officer Positions at IISc, Bangalore on contract with Rs.80, 000 to Rs.1 Lakh/month. Apply by Dec 15.
by Ananda Byrappa 15 Nov '19

15 Nov '19

Dear All, The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) invites applications for the position of Data Officer (2 positions). Data Officer will play a key role in the Office of Data in collecting, curating and preserving and analyzing data related to all activities of IISc. DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: * Coordinate with various offices, centers, units, departments, and SAP ERP of IISc to collect multiple datasets pertaining to HR, Academics, Projects, Finance, Funding, Ranking, IoE, and Institutional Research Data Management • Evaluate the datasets for consistency and completeness & Conduct Data Audit • Perform data management and benchmarking activity as per the needs of the IISc leadership • Perform data analysis using statistical tools, Perform publication data analysis for rankings • Develop a classification system for efficient organization and retrieval of data • Be responsible for data licensing and long-term preservation of data • Coordinate timely data submission for ranking agencies such as NIRF, THE, and QS • Coordinate and support Office of Data and IISc Rankings and Performance Committee EXPECTED SKILL-SET: 1. Data visualization tools – both commercial and open source – Tableau, Power BI, Google Data Studio, Google Charts, Candela and use of infographic tools like Piktochart, Canva 2. Research data management using open source tools like CKAN, Dataverse, Figshare 3. Statistical computing and Graphics support using R, Data Catalogue Vocabulary (DCAT) 4. Scripting languages - Python, Java, Ruby, PHP, JavaScript,RDBMS (MySQL/MariaDB, PostgreSQL) 5. Exposure to academic research publication tools – Scopus, Web of Science, SciVal and Incites. 6. Website development using content management systems like Drupal, WordPress, Joomla, etc. ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATION: BE/B.Tech (preferably Computer Science or Information Science) or Master’s degree in Science/Statistics/Mathematics/Economics. MBAs and PGP Diploma holders should have BE/BTech/BSc as their undergraduate degree. DESIRBALE QUALIFICATIONS: 5 years of Experience in Data Management & Analytics. REMUNERATION: The salary will be fixed between Rs. 80,000 to Rs. 1,00,000/- per month depending on the qualifications, experience, and suitability of the candidate. The position is full-time, temporary and contractual. Since this is a contractual appointment, benefits available to permanent employees of the Institute will not be applicable. Interested candidates may send a detailed resume by December 15, 2019 to the Office of the Divisional Chairs, Indian Institute of Science by email (office.divchairs(a)iisc.ac.in) with the subject line “Data Officer”. Short-listed candidates will be called for an interview at IISc Bangalore. Travel expenses will not be reimbursed. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best Regards, Anand. Anand Byrappa Ph.D. Head, Office of Data and Librarian Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore 560012. INDIA. Phone: 91-80-2293 2407

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More South Korean academics caught naming kids as co-authors
by Raghavendra pawar 14 Nov '19

14 Nov '19

More South Korean academics caught naming kids as co-authors <More%20South%20Korean%20academics%20caught%20naming%20kids%20as%20co-authors> 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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Invitation - National Library Week, 2019 - For 2 talks on Friday, 15 November at JRD Tata Memorial Library, IISc
by Francis Jayakanth 13 Nov '19

13 Nov '19

Dear Members, J.R.D. Tata Memorial Library, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru and Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) take immense pleasure in inviting you to join us for 2 interesting talks on 2 different contemporary topics by 2 eminent speakers. The program schedule for Friday, 15 November 2019 is as below: High-tea: 4.30 - 4.50 PM Talk No. 1 Speaker: Prof. R S Deshpande, Honorary Visiting Professor, Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bengaluru. Title: Institutional Data in Social science. Date & Time: Friday, 15 November 2019 @ 5.00 PM Venue: Seminar Hall, JRD Tata Memorial Library, IISc Talk No. 2 Speaker: Dr. M.S. Sridhar, Head (Retd.), Library & Documentation Centre, ISRO Satellite Centre, Bengaluru Title: Future Libraries: Romance of LIS with Futurology Date & Time: Friday, 15 November 2019 @ 6.00 PM Venue: Seminar Hall, JRD Tata Memorial Library, IISc Synopsis of Dr. Sridhar's talk: Talk is focusing on the topical area of ‘Future of Libraries’ including the long history of excessive indulgence of LIS on its future including the implicit doubt about the existence of libraries and librarians in future. Many past predictions were only technology-based and either hyped (fictitious) or strongly negative (or both) like the flaw of ‘disintermediation’ threat, the resultant ‘repositioning options’ of LIS till the latest indulgence in whether robots will replace librarians. Talk stresses the need for imagination coupled with reason to turn experience into foresight, identifies the continued importance of physical space, content, ambience of libraries to move from ‘Transactional library’ to ‘Relational library’ and from a ‘Center of information’ to a ‘Center of culture’. LIS predictions have not only ignored non-ICT innovations, but also focused exclusively on future technologies as if ‘future libraries’ equals ‘future technologies’. Technologies need to be considered as general, short-term and long-term for their relevance, appropriateness and adoption to enhance value of library services. It is strongly believed that libraries are marginalized in digital era. Unfortunately, new era has put the ‘access’ before ‘selection’ (avoiding filtering at the input stage and ignoring the traditional value addition of libraries, namely ‘selection’. ‘Access to excess’ and ‘speed’ of digital era are over-riding the validity and the quality of content, which is leading to distraction and dissatisfaction of users. The era is wrongly equating the ‘provision for access’ to ‘utility’ and lacks better understanding of user-behaviour in digital domain. You may read/download the full article from the ResearchGate site, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/337049758_Future_Libraries_Romance… Best regards, Francis Francis Jayakanth JRD Tata Memorial Library IISc, Bengaluru

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Required one article
by Manjunatha S 13 Nov '19

13 Nov '19

Dear Professional friends/Colleagues, I am looking for the following article. Kindly help me if you have subscription- Richards, Fiona (2015). “the whole landscape dazzling and shrilling”: Soundscapes of war and peace in David Malouf’s Fly Away Peter. Southerly, 75(3) pp. 155–168. Link: http://oro.open.ac.uk/46076/ Thanks & regards, Manjunatha.S Librarian | Jyoti Nivas College Autonomous Hosur Road, Bengaluru - 560095 email: library(a)jyotinivas.org Mob- 9844944719

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Recruitment of Library Interns at IIT Delhi (Last Date 26-11-19)
by Dr.Nabi Hasan 12 Nov '19

12 Nov '19

IIT Delhi Library system is the early adapter of new and emerging technologies. Many of the libraries and library professionals of the country are taking advantage of our expertise and practices. The Central Library is fully computerized using state of the art Integrated Library Management System and successfully running the RFID system from the last ten years. Users have the freedom to self-Check-In or Check-Out round the clock using its RFID system as it remains open round the clock. We have our own DSpace based Institutional Repository, and all our theses have been digitized and made accessible through IR or NDLI or WebOPAC platform. We are also providing eNewsClippings, Faculty Profiling System (RIM), Faculty Publications, etc. The website has been developed In-House with Drupal which provides a user-centric approach to the Website based Library Resources, Services, and Products. IIT Delhi is one of the top institutions of the country and IoE, having a great library system; has been declared as the National Resource Centre to offer the ARPIT in Library and Information Sciences (Online MOOCs for whole India). The Central Library IIT Delhi is looking for young, enthusiastic and dynamic postgraduates with minimum First Division in Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) or equivalent, to work as Library Intern. The applicant must have passed MLIS or equivalent examination either only in the year 2018 or 2019. However, those who are expecting MLIS final mark sheet as above by the day of Test/Interview may also apply. Candidates who passed the MLIS or equivalent examination before 2018 need not apply. Period of Internship | The internship position is purely on a temporary basis. The internship will initially be offered for six months and based on performance; it may be extended for another period of six months. The maximum period of internship will be for one year only. | How to apply | Detailed Advertisement for Recruitment of Library Intern positions at the Central Library The online application form is available at the following link: https://recruit.iitd.ac.in/library/login.php The applicant will have to upload the following documents while filling the online form: - Photograph (jpg format, 200x230 pixels, maximum size 100kb) - Signature (jpg format,maximum size 100kb) - Consolidated Education and Experience Certificate (pdf format). The uploaded documents should be clear and legible, without which the application is liable to be rejected. The candidates are not required to submit hard copy of the application. However, the selected candidates will have to produce the above original documents at the time of joining. | Timeline | Application Deadline | Online Application Portal will be open until 26 th November 2019 (17:00 hours). | Thanks and regards, Nabi Hasan, Ph.D. Librarian & Head Central Library Indian Institute of Technology Delhi - 110016, India Phone - +91-11-26591451,+91-9560978667 URL: http://web.iitd.ac.in/~hasan Email: hasan(a)library.iitd.ac.in nabihasan(a)gmail.com (Ex. University Librarian, Aligarh Muslim University) Coordinator - National Resource Centre in Library and Information Sciences, MHRD (ARPIT) Professional Affiliations: Norman E. Borlaug Fellow (PDF), Cornell University, USA-2006 (www.cornell.edu)President Elect 2019, Special Libraries Association (SLA-USA), Asian Chapter (www.sla.org) Joint Secretary, Asian Library Association (http://asiala.co.in) Joint Secretary, Information and Communication Society of India (http://icsi-in.blogspot.com) Director, SLA-USA, Asian Chapter, 2016 & 2017 (www.sla.org)Secretary, Delhi Library Association, 2013-16 (http://www.dlaindia.in)Vice-President, Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres, 2017-19 (http://www.iaslic1955.org.in)

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Can I get these articles ASAP
by Library CJC 12 Nov '19

12 Nov '19

Hi Sir/Madam, Can any one kindly send these articles: *1.Roles of Consumer and Psychology in Consumer Psychology * Robert Perloff <https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.2466/pr0.1963.13.3.931> *First Published * December 1, 1963 Research Article https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1963.13.3.931 *2.* *A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Consumer Attitudes toward Cause-Related Marketing * Anne M. Lavack <https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/15245000309103> Ph.D., Fredric Kropp <https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/15245000309103>, Ph.D. *First Published * June 1, 2003 Other https://doi.org/10.1080/15245000309103 *Thanks & Regards* *Librarian* Christ Junior College Bangalore - 560 029 Email: library(a)cjc.christcollege.edu

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