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Fwd: Call for Libri Best Student Research Paper Award 2024 Submissions
by Shamprasad Pujar 27 Apr '24

27 Apr '24

FYI ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Albright, Kendra <kalbrig7(a)kent.edu> Date: Sat, Apr 27, 2024 at 12:38 PM Subject: [IFLA-L] Call for Libri Best Student Research Paper Award 2024 Submissions To: ifla-l(a)iflalists.org <ifla-l(a)iflalists.org> Apologies for cross-posting. *Libri Best Student Research Paper Award 2024* *DE GRUYTER* DOI 10.1515/libri-XXXXXX Since 1950, through 70 volumes, *Libri: International Journal of Libraries and Information Studies *has been a leader among scholarly journals in the international library and information science world. As part of its strategy to remain one of the premier library and information science journals, *Libri *is issuing a call for “Best Student Research Paper of 2024.” This competition supports *Libri*’s goal of publishing the best articles from the next generation of library and information science professionals. We are proud once again to recognize the very best article with this special award. Students who are currently enrolled for a master’s or PhD degree or who have completed their master’s or PhD degree during the 24 months preceding the closing date of the competition[1] <#m_-1399271643520794864__ftn1> are invited to submit articles with clarity and authority. There is no stated theme, but should fall within the scope of LIBRI’s research focus areas that cover the broad area of library and information science, including but not limited to: · Libraries (national, public, academic, school, special, etc.) and other information environments · Information and knowledge management · Information behaviour · Information needs, seeking, searching and use · Information retrieval · Emerging technologies, including AI, AR, VR etc., from an Information Science perspective · Information for development (developing and industrialized countries) · Indigenous knowledge · Literacy (media, information, etc.) · Data science, data analytics, big data and their impact on organisations (e.g., customer related data; social science perspective · Digital libraries and repositories · Data science, data management, data curation and virtual research environments (VREs) · Information ethics, policy and law · Scholarly communication · Open science, open access and related topics · Health information · Information science · Information services · Information in society · Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) · Information organization and representation · Freedom of access to information and freedom of expression · Archives & preservation · Cultural heritage · Book and publishing theory and history · LIS education · International and comparative LIS research · Research methodologies in LIS · Theory submissions (We do not publish articles on scientometrics, bibliometrics, webometrics, altmetrics etc., as there are a number of specialist journals that do so.) Research papers should address one of the significant issues facing today’s librarians and information professionals. Case studies, best practices, and pure research papers are all welcome. - Length: 5,000 – 7,000 words (excluding the abstract, tables and list of references) - Follow the Instructions for Authors linked from the *Libri* website at https://www.degruyter.com/journal/key/libr/html. - Papers by multiple authors (be this joint research of a group of students, or of a student plus their supervisor) will not be considered. - Language: English - Deadline: June 30, 2024, 23:59 UTC *Plagiarism and patch-writing* Plagiarism and patch-writing are not acceptable. All content not the author’s own intellectual thought (even if the content paraphrases intellectual property of other researchers) should be properly referenced. All manuscripts are automatically put through similarity detection software, and the results are evaluated by the editors. Manuscripts containing plagiarised material or (excessive) patch-writing will be rejected, without the option of revision or resubmission. *Manuscript evaluation process* The best paper will be selected by an independent panel consisting of selected members of the Editorial Board, the Advisory Board and other international experts. Submissions will be judged on the basis of - originality of thought and observation - depth of research and scholarship - topicality of problems addressed - the international readership of the journal - the quality of the composition *Publication of winning article* The article will be published in the 2024:4 issue. The author of the winning article will be honoured with an award of 500.00 € and with a complimentary subscription to *Libri* for 2025. If the quality of competition warrants, some papers may be designated as honourable mention and the authors will receive complementary subscriptions to *Libri* for 2025. All winners will receive access to e-prints of their winning submission. *Submission* Manuscripts should be submitted to http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/libri. *When submitting a paper for the Best Student Research Paper Award, please choose “Best Student Research Paper Award” at the drop-down menu “Manuscript Type.” * All submissions should include a cover sheet confirming: - the name of the institution where the student is or was enrolled - the degree for which the student is or was enrolled - the dates when the student is or was enrolled - the degree/course/module for which the paper was prepared - the date when the paper was written *PLEASE NOTE: * *Paper submissions that do not include all the above required elements, as well as do not comply with the content requirements specified, will be disqualified for consideration. All papers will also automatically be screened for plagiarism and patch-writing.* ------------------------------ [1] <#m_-1399271643520794864__ftnref1> Exception: Senior information scholars returning to school for additional degrees outside the field of library and information science are not eligible for this award. Unsubscribe from this list : https://mail.iflalists.org/wws/sigrequest/ifla-l For assistance please contact mailto:mailing.lists@ifla.org

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Health information is a right – new IFLA statement
by Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar 23 Apr '24

23 Apr '24

Health information is a right – new IFLA statement 21 April 2024 Libraries of different types, through providing inclusive access to information can make a major contribution to making the right to health a reality. Governments, in turn, can and should help realise this potential through law, regulation and funding, as a new statement [https://repository.ifla.org/handle/123456789/3276] from IFLA underlines. The COVID-19 pandemic shone a light on the importance of healthcare information. From that used by individuals in deciding how to act, to that applied by professionals in caring for patients, and that helping governments to take key policy decisions, the need for effective access and use was clear. Where there was information, people, professionals and those in power could take better decisions. Where there wasn’t, there were higher risks, missed opportunities, and unnecessary tragedies. Crucially, this access to health information is not equitable, both between individuals and between countries. IFLA’s new Statement on Universal Access to Healthcare Information as a Human Right calls for a stronger recognition of the need to address this situation as a rights issue. This is based on provisions that already exist in international human rights law. The statement stresses that delivering on this right requires a combination of investment in creation of information, work to make it accessible for all, supportive laws and regulations, and close engagement with society. Libraries play a key role in this, as pre-existing and recognised centres in their communities, with a strong understanding of their needs and how best to deliver access to information to them. Nonetheless, their role in providing health information is not always recognised. The statement therefore calls on libraries to work – in their advocacy and practice – to ensure that everyone has access to health information. To allow them to do this, it stresses that governments should clearly recognise the right to health information and pass supportive laws. It also calls for work to support the development of an offer of healthcare information, supporting libraries and other institutions as dissemination and application, and to promote partnerships. The statement was prepared by IFLA’s Special Interest Group on Evidence for Global and Disaster Health [https://www.ifla.org/units/e4gdh/], working with the IFLA's Health and Bioscience Libraries Section [https://www.ifla.org/units/health-and-biosciences-libraries/] , and approved by the IFLA Governing Board on 17 April 2024. We encourage library associations, libraries and the library and information workforce – in particular in heath libraries – to draw on this statement in engaging with health ministries and agencies, representatives of the World Health Organization in your countries, and other stakeholders. Read and download the Statement from IFLA’s Repository https://repository.ifla.org/handle/123456789/3276. (as appeared on the IFLA news website)

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Announcement for two positions of 'Senior Project Assistant' for Institute Archives ( Library Science & Web Developer) at IIT Gandhinagar- deadline 26th April 2024
by Panna Chaudhary 23 Apr '24

23 Apr '24

Dear Professionals, Applications are invited for two positions of Senior Project Assistant (on contract basis) for Institute Archive’ at IIT Gandhinagar for a period of one year (extendable for one more year). The deadline for submitting applications is *26th April, 2024 (Friday).* More details are available at: Senior Project Assistant/Project Assistant II (Library Science & Archives). https://drive.google.com/file/d/1twl0Lk5BWpXsiL6fggd1n5tUiU49AEKl/view Senior Project Assistant/Project Assistant II (Web Developer). https://drive.google.com/file/d/1j_hjeDICo_wibbqKjsQwAQmpAbf4pRue/view Kindly encourage the potential candidates to apply for these positions ------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks & Regards Panna -- *Let your old Textbooks find new readers. Leave your used Textbooks at Main <https://library.iitgn.ac.in/>/Mini Library <https://library.iitgn.ac.in/minilibrary.php>!*

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IITH - Circulation of Library Trainee Advertisement No. IITH/2024/CS/1 Date: 22.04.2024- reg
by Jayanta Kumar Sahu 23 Apr '24

23 Apr '24

*Madam/Sir,* *Greetings from IIT Hyderabad,* Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad is currently in the process of recruitment for the post of Library Trainee vide advertisement no. IITH/2024/CS/1 dated 22 April 2024. The last date of application is *13th May 2024, 05.00 PM IST*. A copy of the advertisement is enclosed herewith for your reference. Date & time of written test and interview 22nd May 2024, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM Reporting Time: 9.00 A.M Written Test: 10.00 A.M The link for applying to the post is as follows: https://forms.gle/cdJoiTt1wQggRH5G8 For further details refer: <https://staff.recruitment.iith.ac.in/> https://iith.ac.in/careers/#staff In this regard, it is kindly requested to arrange to circulate the said advertisement in your organization for wider publicity. -- Thanks & Regards Jayanta Kumar Sahu *Library Information Assistant* *Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad* *B.A(H), BLIS, MLIS,M. Phil., PGDCA, UGC-NET(Jul-2016, 2018 & 2019)* *Mo No: 9556860436*

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IRAI -- 240421 -- Interesting Reads And Information & Forthcoming Events of IEEE CS, CSI, ACM & HCC
by Mohan Hr 23 Apr '24

23 Apr '24

*IRAI -- 240421 -- Interesting Reads And Information* Read the stories of IRAI -- 240421 at https://bit.ly/irai-240421 How Generative AI Is Transforming Business And Society The People + AI Guidebook from Google is a set of methods, best practices and examples for designing with AI 2024 State of Edge AI Report 17 Best AI Tools For Students In 2024 Economic Challenges for the Next Indian Government -- video series by Raghuram Rajan, Former Governor of RBI Temple Economy Time 100 - The most influential people of 2024 Dataquest 40 years Report: How can a healthy ocean improve human health and enhance wellbeing on a rapidly changing planet? Fear of the unknown: 7 of the most terrifying elements in space *Quiz* DIKW framework stands for ------------------------ (Answer in the next post IRAI -- 240501) Answer to the Quiz in IRAI -- 240411: images *Past IRAI Posts* Stories in IRAI -- 240421: https://bit.ly/irai-240421 Stories in IRAI -- 240411: https://bit.ly/irai-240411 Stories in IRAI -- 240401: https://bit.ly/irai-240401 Stories in IRAI -- 240321: https://bit.ly/irai-240321 Stories in IRAI -- 240311: https://bit.ly/irai-240311 Stories in IRAI -- 240301: https://bit.ly/irai-240301 Stories in IRAI -- 240211: https://bit.ly/irai-240211 Stories in IRAI -- 240201: https://bit.ly/irai-240201 Earlier Posts of IRAI and Archives: https://lnkd.in/gupTw73P *Forthcoming Events* 25th Apr 2024 at 6 pm IST. In-person event HCC and NASSCOM CoE - Iot & AI cordially invite you to the in-person program on "Empowering Manufacturing & Logistics with Technology" on 25th Apr 2024 at 6 pm IST. Venue: HC Kothari Memorial Hall, HCC, Greams Dugar, 149, Greams Road, Chennai 600006. Register at https://forms.gle/ABd797ez6uYWmmHB9 27th Apr 2024 at 6 pm IST. Webinar CSI Chennai, IEEE CS Madras & ACM Chennai cordially invite you to the webinar on "Securing Connected World of IOT/IOE" by Dr. N. Sarat Chandra Babu, Advisor, Data Security Council of India (DSCI), Advisor, Broadband India Forum (BIF), Former ED, Society for Electronic Transactions & Security (SETS). Register at https://bit.ly/3OxQl2L More Events in Apr 2024: https://bit.ly/apr2024events 11th May 2024 at 6 pm IST. Webinar CSI Chennai, IEEE CS Madras and ACM Chennai cordially invite you to the webinar on "Upskilling & Cross-Skilling - The Game Changer to Succeed in the Disruptive Era" by Dr. Usha Narasimhan, Talent Development Head, Enterprise Solutions Unit, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Chennai. Register at https://bit.ly/3TWpwIG 25th May 2024 at 6 pm IST. Webinar IEEE CS Madras, CSI Chennai, ACM Chennai abd HCC cordially invite you to the webinar on "AI Ethics and AI Fairness Assessment Frameworks" by Dr Geetha Raju, Senior AI Consultant - AI/ML - Govt. Tech, Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC) India. Register at https://bit.ly/3xN9vwd

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Article Required
by Gaurang Raval 22 Apr '24

22 Apr '24

Dear Sir/Madam Greetings from Rashtriya Raksha University, Gujarat, India One of our Library Patrons is looking for the journal article for academic usage. Details: India's Response to China's Geoeconomic Rise: Hedging With a Multipronged Engagement by Hidetaka Yoshimatsu; Australian Journal of Politics & History, Vol. 68, Issue 4, December 2022 https://doi.org/10.1111/ajph.12821 Link: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ajph.12821 It will be a great, if you can help us (email id: gaurang.raval(a)rru.ac.in) Thank you Regards | सादर *Gaurang Raval *| *गौरांग रावल* Library & Information Officer | पुस्तकालय और सूचना अधिकारी *Rashtriya Raksha University India *| *राष्ट्रीय रक्षा विश्वविद्यालय भारत* Lavad - Dehgam, Gandhinagar – 382305 | लवाड - देहगाम, गांधीनगर - ३८२३०५ Gujarat, India | गुजरात, भारत Contact No: 8160885285; Ext. 894 | संपर्क नंबर: ८१६०८८५२८५; इण्टरकॉम ८९४ https://rru.ac.in/mr-gaurang-raval/

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National Conference on Academic Publishing, Libraries and Artificial Intelligence (MILAN-APLAI 2024)
by Vasanth 21 Apr '24

21 Apr '24

Dear Sir/Madam, Here is a great opportunity to participate, discuss and deliberate on AI and its impact on academic publishing and libraries! Mysore University Information and Library Science Alumni Network (MILAN), Department of Studies in Library & Information Science (MyDLIS), University of Mysore and University Library, University of Mysore, Mysore have jointly organized a national conference on Academic Publishing, Libraries and Artificial Intelligence (MILAN-APLAI 2024) on June 21-22nd of 2024 at the University of Mysore, Mysore. Budding LIS researchers, library practitioners and Academics can join together for this wonderful event. The last date for submitting a paper for the conference is fast approaching. Do submit your interesting paper on the theme of the conference and gear for listening to the industry domain experts, LIS Practitioners and academicians involving in AI technologies and its deployment in libraries and academic publishing. For more information, please do visit the following website: https://tinyurl.com/tptuj2tm ORGANISING SECRETARIES: Dr. Rajendra Babu H., Mob.No.:+91 98802 97932Dr. Nandeesha B., Mob.No.:+91 99458 04989Dr. Sunil Kumar M., Mob.No.:+91 9900295269 ------------------------- With best wishes Vasantha Raju N.Mysore

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India: Policy memo released to build free libraries to all – Access
by madhan muthu 20 Apr '24

20 Apr '24

https://librarylearningspace.com/india-policy-memo-released-to-build-free-l… The memo seeks to establish a standard for what qualifies as a decent library and establish a curriculum for librarians so they can become ‘repositories for delivering constitutional rights’ instead of being ‘merely record keepers’. It also seeks to decentralise control so individual communities can decide how to start and run their local libraries, with help from union and state governments as well as bodies like the National Digital Library and Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation (RRRLF). It also advocates for robust data collection –according to the union government, of a total of 27,671 government-run libraries in India, only 7,836 exist outside southern states like Kerala, Tamil Nadu <https://indianexpress.com/article/when-is/tamil-nadu-lok-sabha-elections-20…> and Karnataka <https://indianexpress.com/article/when-is/karnataka-lok-sabha-elections-202…> .

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Request for full text
by monisha mishra 20 Apr '24

20 Apr '24

Dear Professionals, Good evening. Does anybody have access to the full text of the following as it is urgently required by one of the scholars. https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/full/10.5555/20113227041 Kindly reply. Regards *Dr Monisha Mishra* *LibrarianOrissa University of Agriculture & Technology,Bhubaneswar-751003Orissa*

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Fwd: Open Access in India
by Subbiah Arunachalam 19 Apr '24

19 Apr '24

Friends, This is in reply to Dr Vyasamoorthy's post dated 15 April. 1. The statement "now India is the third largest contributor of scholarly research* followed by China*" is NOT true. Yes, India is the third largest in terms of number of papers published annually, but China does not follow Indi. Indeed China publishes the largest number of papers among all nations, nearly four times the number from India, as per *Web of Science* (and *Scopus*), followed by the US. 2. The STIP 2020, https://dst.gov.in/sites/default/files/STIP_Doc_1.4_Dec2020.pdf is still in the draft stage, more than three years after the draft was prepared. The draft was prepared during Prof. VijayRaghavan's tenure as PSA. I know many people who were part of the group that drafted the chapter pertaining to open access. They are knowledgeable and were proud and hapy to contribute to a useful and important task. There were different points of view and intense discussions. But now, looking back, all we have today is a mere draft, not a policy. 3. "The government is also contemplating to adopt “one nation one subscription” to make scholarly research accessible to every Indian without any cost and has started discussions with 70 publishers." The negotiation with the publishers started three years ago. The flip side of the ONOS plan is so far no agreement seems to have been reached and that every year individual institutions are asked to subscribe to journals towards the fag end of the financial year. Some members of this Forum might wish to share their experience. 4. "In India, the open access movement has gained momentum in the last few years<https://www.nature.com/articles/nindia.2020.125>. Now, it is one of the leading promoters of open access ..." Not true again. By no stretch of imagination can one call India a leading promoter of OA. India was one of the earliest to set up an institutional repository, when IISc came up with its EPrints repository (an IR) in early 2002. How many IRs do we have now? We have more than 1,100 universities, and several hundred other RPIs (research performing institutions) but most of them do not have an IR. Also, look at the per cent of the more than 100,000 papers Indian researchers publish annually that are OA - far below 50% when OA % for the world as a whole is above 50. If we are genuinely and seriously interested in adopting country-wide open access, the minimum we need to do is to (1) mandate immediate open access to at least all publicly funded research not through APC--charging journals but through institutional and global OA repositories, and (2) stop paying APC to journal publishers, especially if the research is funded/supported in some way by public body/agency. With best wishes, Arun

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