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by Nellore Harilakshmi 12 Oct '19

12 Oct '19

Dear professionals, I am N Harilakshmi, research scholar in department of library and information science, s.v.university, Tirupati. I'm preparing an article about awareness on RMS tools through online survey. Please co-operate with me and make suggestions if needed, forward this questionnaire around your circle Please click below link https://s.surveyplanet.com/UyIGm7aO With regards, N Harilakshmi, Research scholar, Dept of LIS, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.

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One-Day Workshop on Research Data Management and the Dataverse Project
by Dinesh Siddaiah 12 Oct '19

12 Oct '19

Dear All, To strengthen the research support services and to provide the global perspective to researchers and the research data practitioners in India, a one-day workshop on research data management and the dataverse project <http://library.iitrpr.ac.in/workshop/index.html> is organized at IIT Ropar on November 04, 2019. The two international data management experts from Harvard University Library (i) Sonia Barbosa <https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/sbarbosa/home>, Manager of Data Curation & Harvard Dataverse Repository & (ii) Ceilyn Boyd <https://hlrdm.library.harvard.edu/people/ceilyn-boyd>, Research Data Program Manager will be deliberating and providing hands-on exposure to the participants. *Objective* Research Data Management (RDM) aims to make the research process as efficient as possible, and meet the expectations and requirements of the institutes, researchers and research funders. Harvard Dataverse Repository is Harvard's online data repository in collaboration with Harvard Library, HUIT, and IQSS where researchers, scholars, institutions, and organizations can share, preserve, cite, explore, and analyze research data, free of charge. The proposed workshop is intended to create awareness on RDM & Dataverse Repository among higher educational institutions in India. *Topics covered in the workshop includes:* - Introduction to RDM - RDM Life Cycle - RDM at Harvard University Libraries - Dataverse Infrastructure at Harvard - Creating data repository using Dataverse - Data Curation, metadata management - FAIR Data Principles - Hands-on training on Dataverse - Implementing RDM at IIT Ropar and other Higher Educational Institutions in India: Some tips *Target Audience* Researchers, research data managers, research data practitioners and library professionals at large *For registration and other details, please log on to workshop website*: http://library.iitrpr.ac.in/workshop/index.html Any additional details about the workshop may be obtained from: Dr. Dinesh, K.S. Deputy Librarian Indian Institute of Technology Ropar Ropar, Punjab, 140001 Phone: +91 97797 47902 Email: dinesh(a)iitrpr.ac.in Mr. Tarvinder Singh Handa Library Information Officer Indian Institute of Technology Ropar Ropar, Punjab, 140001 Phone: +91 84270 10405 Email: tarvinder.singh(a)iitrpr.ac.in Thanks & Regards, Dinesh -- *Dr. Dinesh K. S.* Deputy Librarian, Library <http://library.iitrpr.ac.in/>, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar <http://www.iitrpr.ac.in/>, Nangal Road, Rupnagar, Punjab - 140 001. Commonwealth Professional Fellow, 2014-15, University of East London <https://www.uel.ac.uk/>, United Kingdom Ph.D. in Library and Information Science, University of Mysore <http://www.uni-mysore.ac.in/english-version/>, Mysuru ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dinesh_S2 Google Scholar: *https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=WYrfJ44AAAAJ&hl=en <https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=WYrfJ44AAAAJ&hl=en>*

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Presentation on ASSISTECH: Assistive Technology Solutions for Mobility & Education of Visually Impaired on 21st Oct at IIT Madras
by Mohan Hr 11 Oct '19

11 Oct '19

Dear all Greetings Pl. find an invite for the presentation on ASSISTECH: Assistive Technology Solutions for Mobility & Education of Visually Impaired on 21st Oct at IIT Madras from 4.00 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. *at *Lecture Hall CS25, Dept. of CSE, IIT Madras, Chennai – 600036. Location map: https://goo.gl/maps/xnVpcox3tz88BCjg9 The formal PDF invite is at http://ieeecs-madras.managedbiz.com/pgms/2019/mm-191021-assistech.pdf To facilitate logistics, please pre-register at http://bit.ly/2m9sfl5 With regards HR Mohan Chairman, ACM India Chennai Chapter Chair - Spl Events & Chair (2006-2015), IEEE Computer Society, Madras INVITATION ========== *Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai* *ACM Chennai Professional Chapter* *IEEE Computer Society Madras Chapter* * Cordially invite you for a presentation on * *ASSISTECH: Assistive Technology Solutions for Mobility & Education of Visually Impaired* *by* *Prof. M. Balakrishnan **Dept. of CSE, IIT Delhi* *on Monday, 21st Oct 2019 from 4.00 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. * * at* *Lecture Hall CS25, Dept. of CSE, IIT Madras, Chennai – 600036* Located in the 1st floor of the Computer Science & Engineering Dept, adjacent to the CSE Dept. Office. Location map: https://goo.gl/maps/xnVpcox3tz88BCjg9 *Programme * *4.00 p.m. : Tea & Fellowship :: 4.30 p.m. : Presentation* *About the Presentation: *Inclusion of marginalized communities is considered a major developmental objective for all societies in this millennia. Inclusion of people with disabilities, born or acquired later, constitutes a very different challenge as it cannot be handled just by policies and political will. It requires major technology intervention. In this talk we present the work of ASSISTECH, IIT Delhi in developing solutions aimed at independent mobility and education of visually impaired in India and other low income countries. ASSISTECH has had some success in disseminating the technology solutions that have been developed in the laboratory. First, we would focus on uniqueness of our context and how these solutions innovatively address our needs including affordability. Further, we also talk about the challenges in translational research and dissemination that is critical for taking any proof-of-concept beyond the walls of a laboratory. *About the speaker:* M. Balakrishnan is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering at IIT Delhi. He obtained his B.E.(Hons.) in Electronics & Electrical Engg. from BITS Pilani in 1977 and Ph.D. from EE Dept. IIT Delhi in 1985. He worked as a Scientist in CARE, IIT Delhi from 1977 to 1985 where he was involved in designing and implementing real-time DSP systems. For the last 30 years, he is involved in teaching and research in the areas of digital systems design, electronic design automation and embedded systems. He has supervised 12 Ph.D. students, 3 MSR students, 173 M.Tech/B.Tech projects and published nearly 110 conference and journal papers. Further, he has held visiting positions in universities in Canada, USA and Germany. At IIT Delhi, he has been the Philips Chair Professor, Head of the Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Dean of Post Graduate Studies & Research, Deputy Director (Faculty) and Deputy Director (Strategy & Planning). At IIT Delhi, he has initiated a number of programmes/activities to promote research, start-ups as well as outreach to the community. ASSISTECH, a laboratory and research group founded by him along with Prof. P.V.M. Rao (Mech Engg), is involved in developing a number of assistive devices targeted towards mobility and education of the visually impaired. He has been a recipient of ACM Eugene Lawler Award for 2018 and three National awards for his work in the disability space. SmartCaneTM is a mobility aid for visually impaired developed by his group and currently it is used by thousands of users in India and other low-income countries. http://assistech.iitd.ac.in/ *To facilitate logistics, please pre-register at http://bit.ly/2m9sfl5 <http://bit.ly/2m9sfl5>*

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Mahatma Gandhi and sustainable science
by Raghavendra pawar 11 Oct '19

11 Oct '19

Nicely written editorial about Gandhiji respect to his early adoption of new technologies in latest Nature. Mahatma Gandhi and sustainable science <https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-03010-8?WT.ec_id=NATURE-20191010…> Thank you, Raghavendra R

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Wiley Library Awards 2019 - Nominations open
by Pabby, Mohit 10 Oct '19

10 Oct '19

Dear Members, Libraries drive lifelong learning, disseminate new information and even foster the growth of key research advancement for the greater good of society. Wiley recognizes these important contributions of libraries and librarians. We have therefore proudly established the Wiley Library Awards to celebrate and honor distinguished individuals and institutions of library information sciences in India. We are pleased to invite you to send in your nominations for the Wiley Library Awards 2019. Wiley Library Awards 2019 will be awarding the following categories: * Digitally Transformed Academic Library - Government * Digitally Transformed Academic Library - Non-Government * Aspiring Young Academic Library- Government * Aspiring Young Academic Library - Non-Government * Digitally Transformed Research Library * Innovative Woman Leader - Library Apply Now - www.wileylibraryawards.com<http://www.wileylibraryawards.com> Don't miss the opportunity, 2019 nominations are open from 3 October to 31 October 2019. Complete information about the awards is available on http://www.wileylibraryawards.com/ Please feel free to contact us at mpabby(a)wiley.com for any queries. Regards, The Wiley India Team

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First Call for papers for 35th IATLIS National Conference, 19-20 December 2019 at Pondicherry University, Puducherry.
by Harinder Pal Singh Kalra 10 Oct '19

10 Oct '19

First Call for Papers XXXV National Conference of the Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS) 19-20 December 2019 to be held at Pondicherry University, Puducherry. Theme of the 2019 Conference: Restructuring of Library and Information Science Education in the Internet Era. Suggested sub-themes include, but are not limited to: · Changing information landscape and LIS education. · Media and information literacy including data literacy · Open movement including open access, open data and open educational resources etc. · ICT advances and need for relevant competencies · Human resource development for mobile-learning, big data, open data, and big open linked data · LIS education, and changing employment and workplace scenario · Preparedness of LIS Departments/Schools for changing environment · ODL for inclusion and quality manpower development · Human values, ethics and aesthetics of LIS education and practice · Role of government bodies including the UGC for regulating and supporting LIS education · LIS education and the Sustainable Development Goals · LIS literature, research and training Papers are invited by 18 November 2019 on the above theme and its sub-themes. These sub-themes are indicative, and papers on other sub-themes related to the conference themes are also welcome. Kindly send your papers in APA style at iatlis2019(a)gmail.com For further details contact: Dr. Jagtar Singh Director (Collaborations and Partnerships) IATLIS and Professor, Dept. of Library and Information Science & Professor In-Charge, Punjabi University Library, Patiala 147002 (Punjab) Tel: 0175-304-6152 and 6153 Email: jagtardeep(a)gmail.com Dr. H.P.S. Kalra General Secretary, IATLIS and Professor and Head, Department of Library and Information Science Punjabi University, Patiala 147002 (Punjab) Tel: 0175-304-6179 and 6180 Email: hpskalra8(a)gmail.com

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A Panel Discussion on The Contemporary Relevance of Gandhian Economics
by madhan muthu 09 Oct '19

09 Oct '19

*Azim Premji University Colloquium Series * A Panel Discussion on The Contemporary Relevance of Gandhian Economics Panelists: Venu Madhav Govindu, Faculty, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru Rajni Bakshi, Journalist and Author, Mumbai Amit Basole, Faculty, Azim Premji University, Bengaluru Reshmi Mitra (Moderator), Knowledge Resource Centre, Azim Premji Foundation, Bengaluru Date: October 11, 2019 (Friday) Time: 2.00 to 4.00 pm Venue: Seminar Hall, 10 th Floor, Pixel A (Azim Premji University) Watch the live broadcast of the talk by clicking http://lectures.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in About the Panel Discussion Title: J C Kumarappa and the Development of Gandhian Economics Panelist: Venu Madhav Govindu Throughout his life, Gandhi devoted significant attention to both politics as well as social transformation through constructive work. With his deep commitment to freedom and justice in their multiple senses, it is natural that the economic question was an important part of Gandhi's philosophical understanding and social interventions. The Gandhian approach to economics and political economy was significantly developed by Gandhi's associate, the economic philosopher, ecological thinker and constructive worker J. C. Kumarappa (1892-1960). An advocate of economic decentralisation and a champion of the agrarian economy, Kumarappa critically analysed modern economics and its assumptions as well as implications. In the process, he provided an extensive examination of the implications of modern economic thought on our individual, social and environmental lives. In this talk, the panelist will sketch out Kumarappa's philosophical understanding and his views on economics, social reconstruction and environmentalism. While much of Kumarappa's thought has contemporary relevance, he will locate the development of Kumarappa's understanding in its historical context. Title: In Search of the Priceless Panelist: Rajni Bakshi M K Gandhi was prescient in anticipating that one earth would not suffice if the entire human race tried to live like the modern west. Now, as ecological collapse becomes more imminentglobal agencies are urging people to 'consume with care' and scrambling to put a monetary value on eco-systems so that there is a 'market incentive' to save them. Why do these efforts look futile? Is it perhaps more important to decide what is priceless and how it can be saved? Title: Gandhi for the Information Age Panelist: Amit Basole Terms such as information revolution, knowledge age, cognitive capitalism, and post-truth have become commonplace today. They point to a deep churning in the world of knowledge. Certainties of the 20th century are giving way to profound uncertainties. Everywhere in the world, including in the "mature democracies" of Europe and America there is a rise of "populism", long thought to be a feature of developing, "immature" polities. At the same time, the concentration of finance capital has never been stronger and economic policy continues to be the domain of experts. Livelihoods everywhere depend on a global economy whose rules are opaque and secret. "Anti-intellectualism", a rejection of experts and valorisation of the "popular" have been successfully hitched to a majoritarian, exclusive, and violent agenda that is comfortable with unprecedented economic inequality. Under such circumstances, can Gandhi’s experiments with a lokavidya based polity and economy show a way forward? About the Panelists Venu Madhav Govindu Venu Madhav Govindu is a faculty at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru. He is a computer vision researcher with a primary interest in geometry. Inter alia he has introduced and developed the group-theoretic approach of motion averaging. He has a personal interest in the history and political economy of modern India, specifically centred around the life and work of Mahatma Gandhi. He has co-authored, The Web of Freedom: J. C. Kumarappa and the Struggle for Economic Justice. Rajni Bakshi Rajni Bakshi is a Mumbai-based freelance journalist and author. She writes about social and political movements in contemporary India. She was formerly the Gandhi Peace Fellow at Gateway House: Indian Council on Global Relations. Her journalism has appeared in many English and Hindi newspapers and magazines. She is the author of “ Bazaars, Conversations and Freedom”(2009) which won two Vodafone Crossword Book Awards, one in the "Non Fiction" category, and one in the "Popular Award" category. Her other writings include “The Long Haul: The Bombay Textile Workers Strike of 1982-83” (1986; Great Bombay Textile Strike), “ The Dispute Over Swami Vivekananda's Legacy” (1993; Swami Vivekananda), “ Bapu Kuti: Journeys in Rediscovery of Gandhi” (1998), “ Let’s Make it Happen: Alternative Economics” (2003) and An Economics for Well-Being (2003) Amit Basole Amit Basole is a faculty of Economics at the School of Arts and Sciences, Azim Premji University, Bengaluru, where he also heads the Centre for Sustainable Employment. He has taught earlier at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. His principal fields of concentration are Poverty and Inequality, Informality, Employment, Structural Change, and Political Economy of Knowledge. He works primarily on the Indian economy. -- Madhan, M -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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RDMLA | Research Data Management Librarian Academy: Exploring the need for research data management training for librarians
by madhan muthu 09 Oct '19

09 Oct '19

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Interesting Reads – 2019-10-08
by Mohan Hr 09 Oct '19

09 Oct '19

*Interesting Reads – 2019-10-08 * Read the Current Interesting Reads Post at https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/10/interesting-reads-2019-10-08.html Current IR Quiz at https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/10/ir-quiz-2019-10-08.html Archives of Interesting Reads Posts at https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/01/interesting-reads-archives-2019-201… *Articles* - 100+ Coding Interview Questions for Programmers - What is malware? Everything you need to know about viruses, trojans and malicious software - 6 Options for Financing Your Startup - Inside the Raspberry Pi: The story of the $35 computer that changed the world - The Titanic is slowly but surely disappearing - here's what the wreck looks like now - Cannabis For … Everything? 23 Industries Seizing The $32B Market Opportunity - Daan Utsav: The Power Of Collective Kindness – Cognizant Outreach - Has Edtech Failed To Revolutionise India's Traditional Education System? - Mastering the duality of digital: How digitized incumbents withstand disruption - 18 Best Free Movie Websites - How to Find Gravesite Records Online - How to Mine the Invisible Web: The Ultimate Guide - Artificial Intelligence Technology: Top 18 Technologies Used in AI - 10 Things that Change your Brain - 10 Buildings That Demonstrate Environmental Architecture Is Possible *Events / Announcements* - Symposium cum Technical Meet on ICT Trends on 15th Oct 2019 - IITM, ACM & IEEE CS: ASSISTECH: Assistive Technology Solutions for Mobility & Education of Visually Impaired - TENCON-2019: 17-20 Oct 2019 at Kochi - SETS Certificate course on Advanced Cyber Security (SCACS) 11th Nov -6 th Dec at Chennai - Bebras India Computational Thinking Challenge 2019 - INDICON-2019. 13-15 Dec 2019 at at Marwadi University, Rajkot, Gujarat - India Science Fest at IISER, Pune on Jan 12-13, 2020 - 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 – 2019-10-08 and win Rs. 250/- worth Amazon Gift Voucher from Dynamic Group. Visit https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/10/ir-quiz-2019-10-08.html *Access Links* Read the current Interesting Reads Post at https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/10/interesting-reads-2019-10-08.htm <https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/10/interesting-reads-2019-10-08.html>l Current IR Quiz at https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/10/ir-quiz-2019-10-08.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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FINAL REMINDER of IOS 2019 - Scholarly Communication and Scientometrics, 22-23 November 2019 at ACTREC, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai
by Satish Munnolli 09 Oct '19

09 Oct '19

FINAL REMINDER TO AUTHORS 10th October 2019 (Thursday) is the last day for full-text paper submission -------------------------------------------------------------------- In view of high requests from authors for the extension of paper submission date, the paper submission deadline has been extended till 10th October 2019 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Professional, It gives us immense pleasure to inform you that 'Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education Cancer' (ACTREC) in association with the Institute of Scientometrics (IoS) is organizing 'National Conference on Scholarly Communication and Scientometrics' (IoS 2019) ( https://ios2019.wixsite.com/conference) during 22-23 November 2019 at ACTREC, Navi Mumbai. The theme of the conference is focusing on the landscape of scholarly communication, which has undergone tremendous change over the last two decades adding more dimensions and complexion to it. It has thrown a great challenge for library and information science professionals to manage dynamic online resources. Similarly, it is equally critical for policymakers to evaluate the research contributions contributed by researchers in peer-reviewed journals and various other sources using metrics and trending tools. In the past, IoS has organized seven conferences in a series from 2012, which were proved to be great contributors to the knowledge of metrics and sharing new ideas on various quality indicators to measure science. It is the 8th conference under this series, we wish to continue this trend by way of contributing newer ideas to the landscape of research metrics and scholarly communication. IoS 2019 is expected to bring a galaxy of speakers from Subject Experts, Researchers, Academicians, Library and Information Science professionals, Students, Policy Makers and other administrators who are engaged in measuring the quality of science. The conference will have: Plenary talks, Keynote Presentations, Thematic Events, Collaborative Learning, and Networking IoS 2019 invites papers focusing on the theme of the conference. Key Thematic Areas include (but not limited to) · Scholarly Communication and Impact Analysis · Open Access and Scholarly Publishing Models · eLearning, MOOCs, and Digital Repositories · Scientometrics 2.0 · Social networking and Altmetrics · New Metrics & Scholarly Impact · Future of Communication and Metric Tools · Librarianship and Research Impact Analysis · Research Evaluation Tools · Bibliometric Laws · Big Data & Social Networks · Digital Libraries and Open Access Dates to remember 30th September 2019 10 October 2019 ? Submission of full papers 8th October 2019 15 October 2019 - Notification of acceptance with comments 15th October 2019 - Submission of final paper incorporating comments 21st October 2019 - Registration deadline for authors Conference Dates: 22-23 November 2019 Submit your final papers at < https://ios2019.wixsite.com/conference/paper-submission> For more information on IoS 2019 please visit < https://ios2019.wixsite.com/conference > I thank you and look forward to your participation in IoS 2019. With warm regards, Satish Munnolli ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Organizing Secretary - IoS 2019 Librarian & Officer-In-Charge, SCoPE Cell Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC), Tata Memorial Centre (TMC), Sector 22, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai 410210 India Ph: 022 2740 5026/5052; Fax: 022 27405085; Email: ios2019actrec(a)gmail.com; smunnolli(a)actrec.gov.in

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