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Last Date to join Free Online Refresher Course in Library Science is 31st August 2019 (ARPIT)
by Dr.Nabi Hasan 25 Aug '19

25 Aug '19

Please circulate. DearAll, IITDelhi/Central Library has been declared as the National Resource Centre by theMHRD for offering the Online Refresher Course in Library and InformationSciences (ARPIT). The topic of the course is, “Emerging Trends and Technologiesin Library and Information Services (ETTLIS)”. Thepurpose of this ARPIT course is to impart knowledge regarding emerging trendsand technologies in library and information services like Library Automation,Digitalization, Institutional Repository and Digital Library Services,Consortia based Services, QR Code, EM and RFID implementation, Open Access,Outreach programs, Reference Management, Open Science, Virtual/DigitalReference Services, Ask the Librarian, Content Management, CAS/SDI services,Profiling System, Discovery Services, Web 2.0 and 3.0 based Services, Use ofSocial Media, Green Library Concept, to help in Ranking/Accreditation, RemoteLogin, Cloud computing, Mobile based Library Services, Use of Expert Systemsand Robotics, Internet of Things, Augmented Reality Tools and Virtual Reality Tools,Semantics, Artificial Intelligence and Machine learning and How to be a SmartLibrarian by Smart Involvements etc. OneARPIT is equivalent to One Refresher Course as per the UGC Notification forCareer Progression. Any professional can join the course. Professionals areencouraged to join the course and take advantage. THE REGISTRATION IS COMPLETELY FREE AND THE LAST DATE TOJOIN IS: 31ST AUGUST 2019. COURSEDETAILS:Emerging Trends & Technologies in Library & Information Services (ETTLIS) - Course | | | | Emerging Trends & Technologies in Library & Information Services (ETTLIS... | | | -- Thanks and regards, Nabi Hasan, Ph.D. Librarian Central Library Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD) - 110016, India Phone - +91-11-26591451,+91-9560978667 URL: http://web.iitd.ac.in/~hasan Email: hasan(a)library.iitd.ac.in (Ex. University Librarian, Aligarh Muslim University) 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) Vice-President, Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres (www.iaslic1955.org.in)Joint Secretary, Asian Library Association (http://asiala.co.in) Director, SLA-USA, Asian Chapter (www.sla.org) 2016 & 2017 Secretary, Delhi Library Association (http://www.dlaindia.in) 2013-16

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Read & Publish agreements at KAUST
by Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar 25 Aug '19

25 Aug '19

KAUST University Library has signed new open access publishing agreements with 3 STEM publishers recently. The first of its kind in the region, these publishing models aim over time to reduce the proportion of pay-walled scholarly articles, as library subscription funding shift to open access publishing. Read more from https://library.kaust.edu.sa/newsitem/new-open-access-publishing-models-at-… Read RSC press release from https://www.rsc.org/news-events/articles/2019/jul/kaust-agreement-2019/ Read CUP press release from https://www.cambridge.org/about-us/media/press-releases/press-reaches-open-… ---------- Dr. J. K. VIJAYAKUMAR, MLIS, PhD, MSILS (UK), Library Director, King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST), library.kaust.edu.sa

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Librarians Day-Talk-Invitation
by Chandrakumar, V. 24 Aug '19

24 Aug '19

*Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies* *The Madras Book Club * *and* *Anna Centenary Library* *Cordially invite you to a talk on* *Libraries in Chennai: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow* *By* *Mr. V Sriram* *Historian and Heritage Activist* *Prof. S. Parthasarathy * *Former Head, INSDOC (CSIR), New Delhi* * Will preside* *The program is being organized to celebrate * *The 127th Birth anniversary of Dr. S R Ranganathan, Father of Library Science in India (Librarians’ Day) * *and * *The Madras Week 2019* *Date & Time: Wednesday, August 28, 2019, 6.00 PM* *Venue: Anna Centenary Library, **Gandhi Mandapam Road, Kotturpuram,* *Chennai – 600085* *Sriram Venkatakrishnan, *a leading Historian especially in the field of Music, is an Indian entrepreneur, columnist, and heritage activist. Sriram is presently the Editor of Madras Musings. He serves as Secretary at the Music Academy, Chennai *Professor S Parthasarathy *is a Founder-Trustee of the Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies. A close associate of Dr. S.R. Ranganathan, Prof. Parthasarathy had his professional education in the Universities of Madras and Chicago. He has held several important positions including as Head of INSDOC (CSIR). He has served as a UN / UNIDO Consultant and has been on mission to several countries in Africa and elsewhere. He has also served as a member of several committees of the Indian Standards Institution (now, Bureau of Indian Standards), UGC and other bodies. He was one of the principal architects of NISSAT. *Refreshments: 5. 15 P.M* *RSVP: Dr. V Chandrakumar – 9444114271 and Mr. M K Jagadish - 9841272061* -- Dr. V. Chandrakumar Professor & Head Dept. of Library & Information Science University of Madras, Chennai 600 005 Tel: 044-2539 9674 (Office - Direct) 044-2257 9313 (Residence) Mobile: 0-94441 14271 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Research Writing
by Dp Tripathi 23 Aug '19

23 Aug '19

Dear Friends, Research Writing is a process of converting the research idea followed by collecting data and its analysis in to text with suitable process. The process seems never easy unless or until you are thorough with the selected topic and its previous research done by researcher. The list of videos mentioned below contains the information about how to write the research article and proposal. The video has the details information about different process separately in videos. Hope these videos will help the professionals to proceed smoothly with their research work and writing research work with better output. I expect your feedback in the form of your suggestions/comments at librarianguide(a)gmail.com 1. How to Write Research Article? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCkwf0qFfqo&list=PLekqhBcsqZXJY-DJLW9p_k8G7… 2. Research Writing - Literature Review https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0D4ItjTvgQ&list=PLekqhBcsqZXJY-DJLW9p_k8G7… 3. Research Writing Different Search Strategies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxTOelrE7pg&list=PLekqhBcsqZXJY-DJLW9p_k8G7… 4. Research Writing - Different Search Tools https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWTvo4ynIPM&list=PLekqhBcsqZXJY-DJLW9p_k8G7… 5. Research Writing - APA Referencing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bf1bnOOS0XU&index=5&list=PLekqhBcsqZXJY-DJL… 6. Research Writing - Introduction to Mendeley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Qrjv71oIFQ&list=PLekqhBcsqZXJY-DJLW9p_k8G7… 7. Research Writing - Installation and Login https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ia-n17CF59M&list=PLekqhBcsqZXJY-DJLW9p_k8G7… 8. Research Writing - How to Add Documents in Library with Folder and Watch Folder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ag9J9NAg3k&index=8&list=PLekqhBcsqZXJY-DJL… 9. Research Writing - How to Add Documents in Mendeley Library https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLjf3PJET1I&list=PLekqhBcsqZXJY-DJLW9p_k8G7… 10. Research Writing - How to Do Literature Search on Mendeley Catalog https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UV-EEoH7QRI&index=10&list=PLekqhBcsqZXJY-DJ… 11. Research Writing - How to Use Mendeley Suggest Option to Get Suggestions and Add in Library https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNKhnUVyaPg&list=PLekqhBcsqZXJY-DJLW9p_k8G7… 12. Research Writing - How to Manage the Documents in My Library https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWdgIHsGNkI&list=PLekqhBcsqZXJY-DJLW9p_k8G7… 13. Research Writing - How to Export Import and Merge Documents in Mendeley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoOthGbDra0&index=13&list=PLekqhBcsqZXJY-DJ… 14. Research Writing - How to Install Web Importer and Import the Document in Mendeley Library https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJrGcZkIjp4&index=14&list=PLekqhBcsqZXJY-DJ… 15. Research Writing - How to Install MS Word Plugin to Cite Reference and Insert Bibliography https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAxk6eIzDpM&list=PLekqhBcsqZXJY-DJLW9p_k8G7… 16. Research Writing - Setting the Different Options and Duplicate Check Invite Members in Mendeley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmUXGve93jQ&index=16&list=PLekqhBcsqZXJY-DJ… Your comments and feedback are welcome in order to improve the content of the videos. For more videos, you may watch the Librarian Guide at www.youtube.com/c/librarianguide Thanks DP Tripathi -- ************************************ *Dhanwantari Prakash Tripathi* MA (ECO), MLISc, HDISM, ECDL Ph.D. (Pursue) Commonwealth Fellow, University of East London ************************************ Assistant Registrar (Offg.) Acad. (UG) Assistant Librarian (Formal Staff) Biju Patnaik Central Library National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Odisha –769008 INDIA ************************************ *YouTube - Librarian Guide <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqq2XkD5KKp5W7VrMJOsGhw>* *UGC-NET Preparation Site <http://ugcnet.dptripathi.in>* ************************************ *M - +91-8895296796* *U - www.dptripathi.in <http://www.dptripathi.in> * ************************************

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Interesting Reads – 2019-08-22
by Mohan Hr 23 Aug '19

23 Aug '19

*Interesting Reads – 2019-08-22 * Read the Current Interesting Reads Post at https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/08/interesting-reads-2019-08-22.html Current IR Quiz at https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/08/ir-quiz-2019-08-22.html Archives of Interesting Reads Posts at https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/01/interesting-reads-archives-2019-201… *Articles* - How Google Plans To Use AI To Reinvent The $3 Trillion US Healthcare Industry - 'The Matrix' hit theaters 20 years ago. Many scientists and philosophers still think we're living in a simulation - 30 Most Powerful Fat Burning Fruits - Suicide attempts are hard to anticipate. A study that tracks teens’ cellphone use aims to change that - What Technology Is Most Likely to Become Obsolete During Your Lifetime? - How The Kerala Government And KSUM Are Opening Up International Doors For Indian Startups - The Amazon is burning at a rate not seen since we started keeping track. The smoke is reaching cities 2,000 miles away. - China’s herd of unicorns - What is 'blobology' and how is it transforming biology? - What Would Happen If the Whole Internet Just Shut Down All of a Sudden? - Fake Cop Allegedly Tricked Phone Companies Into Giving Him People’s Location Data - Here’s how the world could end—and what we can do about it - IEEE India Info: Apr-Jun 2019 issue articles - Career advice I wish I’d been given when I was young - Build Whats Next: Watch on Demand the sessions of India's Largest Virtual Event on Turning Data Into Insights *Events / Announcements* - Mini Tutorial on “Demystifying Embedded Systems, System on a Chip (SoC) & Raspberry Pi" on 31st Aug 2019 - Start-ups and Investors Summit on 30th Aug 2019 - "Startup Yaan" - National Space Startup Community meetup on 31st Aug 2019 - Mini Tutorial on “Demystifying Data Analytics" on 7th Sep 2019 - Transforming Healthcare With IT: THCIT-2019 at Hyderabad in Sep 2019 - TIC 2019: Tamil Internet Conference. 20-22 Sep 2019 at Chennai - National Workshop on “Cyber Security for Critical Infrastructure” at SETS Chennai during 27-28 Sep 2019 - UDS 2020: 1st International Conference on Urban Data Science. 20-21 Jan 2020 at IIT Madras *IR-Quiz* Participate in the IR Quiz – 2019-08-22 and win Rs. 250/- worth Amazon Gift Voucher from Dynamic Group. Visit https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/08/ir-quiz-2019-08-22.html *Access Links* Read the current Interesting Reads Post at https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/08/interesting-reads-2019-08-22.htm <https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/08/interesting-reads-2019-08-22.html>l Current IR Quiz at https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/08/ir-quiz-2019-08-22.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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A web application to extract key information from journal articles
by Francis Jayakanth 22 Aug '19

22 Aug '19

The following message is being forwarded on behalf a lis-forum member as there is a technical issue in the original posting. From: fgct(a)socio.org.uk <fgct(a)socio.org.uk> Sent: 22 August 2019 15:57 Dear ALL You can get a very useful reading at https://techxplore.com/news/2019-08-web-application-key-journal-articles.amp<https://techxplore.com/news/2019-08-web-application-key-journal-articles.amp>

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Invitation to a Book exhibition
by ram sripa 22 Aug '19

22 Aug '19

Dear LIS professionals, Library and Information Center, P. E. S. College of Engineering Mandya proudly invites you all to the grand book exhibition to be held on date 28th and 29th August 2019. 4000+ technical, management and basic science related books will be displayed in the exhibition by 15 National and International Publishers. I hereby particularly request the librarians and book reading lovers (bibliophiles) in and around Mandya district not to miss this opportunity as it provides a great chance to exploit the contents of huge collection. Exhibition will be inaugurated by Dr. H. D. Chowdaiah Ex MLA and MLC, President Peoples' Education Trust, Mandya on 28th August 2019 at 10.00AM at Dr. H. D. Chowdaiah Auditorium. Your esteemed participation is anticipated. with best regards- Team Library and Information Center, PES College of Engineering, Mandya *Kodandarama MLISc, UGC-NET (PhD)* Chief Librarian PES College of Engineering Mandya 571401 Contact No: 9986800801 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Sweden's bokbåten is a floating library that brings books to residents of remote islands | MNN - Mother Nature Network
by Mohan Hr 21 Aug '19

21 Aug '19

https://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/stories/swedens-bokbaten-floatin… Very interesting -- hrmohan -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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STUDENT COLLOQUIUM
by drtc＠isibang.ac.in 20 Aug '19

20 Aug '19

Documentation Research & Training Centre (DRTC) Indian Statistical Institute 8th Mile, Mysore Road, RVCE Post Bangalore, 560 059 SEMINAR-1 (2018-2020) Title- Big Data: Problems and Hadoop as a solution Abstract In todays world, data is everywhere and in various forms which is large and difficult to store and process with the traditional systems. These types of data often referred as Big Data. In this seminar, we are going to talk about problems like storage and processing of Big Data and will discuss solutions to these problems using Hadoop. Hadoop is a Big Data analytics tool which is capable of storing the Big Data in a distributed environment and enables parallel processing. It eases our work and saves a lot of time. We will also discuss different components of Hadoop like HDFS and MapReduce. Finally, the seminar will be concluded discussing the Big Data opportunities in libraries. Speaker- Sneha Bharti Coordinator: Dr. Biswanath Dutta Date: 22-08-2019 Time: 2 p.m. Venue: DRTC Class Room (G-16), ISI Bangalore. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Food, Agriculture and Nutrition Information for Sustainable Development SIG - Exploratory meeting
by Deva, Eswara-Reddy B 20 Aug '19

20 Aug '19

Dear Colleague You are requested to attend the Exploratory Meeting on Food, Agriculture and Nutrition Information for Sustainable Development SIG Monday, 26.08.2019 at 10:45 -11:45 at Business Meeting Room-1 Session 106 Mr. Sanjay Bihani Chair elect, IFLA Division V and the Member elect, IFLA Governing Board will Chair the meeting The meeting will discuss to see if there is sufficient interest and commitment to develop the proposal further and to specify the potential purpose and activities of the special interest group. Best regards, Deva E. Reddy, Convener Associate Professor, Texas A&M University, USA devaereddy(a)tamu.edu<mailto:devaereddy@tamu.edu> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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