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Registration Details for the 2nd LISA Conference on “Innovations in Libraries” Scheduled on 6-8 June 2019 at VTU, Belagavi
by Dr.K.R. Mulla 23 May '19

23 May '19

Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi, named after Bharat Ratna Sir M. Visvesvaraya, is a dream comes true of Technocrats & Academicians of Karnataka, VTU, one of the biggest Technological Universities in India. It started in 1998 having more than 217 Engineering Colleges affiliated to it with a number of UG, PG & Research programs in Engineering and Management. It gives us an immense pleasure to inform you that, the University is organising a National Conference on* “Innovations in Libraries” (iiL-2019)* in collaboration with LIS Academy and Dept. of Public Libraries, GoK, Bangalore, which is scheduled on *6th to 8th June 2019 at Visvesvaraya Technological University, Jnana Sangama, Belagavi-590018, Karnataka State.* More than 400 participants including the Librarians of Academic, Special and Public Libraries, Principals and Management Representatives of our affiliated Engineering Colleges are expected to participate in this seminar. The conference is aiming to enlighten the issues related to Innovations in library services, technologies, content development, and Public libraries. I am here with enclosing the Conference Brochure for your kind attention and information and invite you to participate in the conference. Further, please go through the conference website URL *http://iil.lisacademy.org <http://iil.lisacademy.org>. * However, the provision of online registration is made which is available on conference website (LIS Academy <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScsitvuCcsg_kDaZTNUxu07YPwlKCOBAo_…>) and for RTGS/NEFT/Online transfer can be made to the following account: LIS Academy, Bangalore Current A/c No. 36300285603, State Bank of India, Gokul Branch, IFSC Code: SBIN0060338. We anticipate your early confirmation to enable us to plan the event successfully. Thanking you, With regards Dr. K. R. Mulla, M.L.I.Sc., Ph.D. Librarian, Visvesvaraya Technological University, "Jnana Sangama", Belagavi - 590 018, Karnataka, India. Ph: 0831-2498192 URL: http://www.vtu.ac.in/ *My Google Scholar Citations <https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?hl=en&user=Fu9iOuMAAAAJ&view_op=list…>* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Interesting Reads – 2019-05-22
by Mohan Hr 22 May '19

22 May '19

*Interesting Reads – 2019-05-22 * Read the Current Interesting Reads Post at https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/05/interesting-reads-2019-05-22.html Current IR Quiz at https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/05/ir-quiz-2019-05-22.html Archives of Interesting Reads Posts at https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/01/interesting-reads-archives-2019-201… *Articles* - How Operating Systems Work: 10 Concepts you Should Know as a Developer - Some introductory notes on Design and Analysis of Algorithms - Network Visibility For Dummies - What Is Quantum Computing? - These 5 foods are claimed to improve our health. But the amount we’d need to consume to benefit is… a lot - How Technology Is Transforming Women’s Healthcare - Book: Foundations of Data Science - 10 lessons from Benjamin Franklin’s daily schedule that will double your productivity - The Power of Hidden Teams - Cyber attacks are rewriting the ‘rules’ of modern warfare – and we aren’t prepared for the consequences - Google vs Apple vs Microsoft: Which Online Office Suite Should You Be Using? - Tech and the future of transportation: From here to there - How to remove a Trojan, Virus, Worm, or other Malware - How to tackle India’s sexual violence epidemic – it starts with sex education - Bonus: The most transformative TED Talks (25 talks) *Events / Announcements* - IMSc, ACM, IEEE CS, IEEE TEMS and CSI -- Presentation on “Big Data and Data Lakes on the Cloud” at IMSc on 31st May 2019 - ACM, IEEE CS & CSI: Mini Tutorial on “Demystifying ML & AI” on 25th May 2019 - SETS - Cyber Security Training Programs - AIC – IIIT Kottayam Incubation Centre on IoT-Cloud Research for Societal Problems - Facebook India Innovation Accelerator. Last date to apply 9th June 2019 - TIC 2019: Tamil Internet Conference. Tutorial-cum-Hackathon Workshop 7-9 Jun 2019 & 6-7 Jul 2019 - TIC 2019: Tamil Internet Conference. 20-22 Sep 2019 at Chennai - ACM-W Lady Ada Programming Competition. Last date 10th Jun 2019 - Asia Pacific Internet Governance Academy 2019 during 12-16 August at Seoul, Korea - IEEE INDICON-2019 at Marwadi University, Rajkot, Gujarat during 13-15 Dec 2019 *IR-Quiz* Participate in the IR Quiz – 2019-05-08 and win Rs. 250/- worth Amazon Gift Voucher from Dynamic Group. Visit https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/05/ir-quiz-2019-05-22.html *Access Links* Read the current Interesting Reads Post at https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/05/interesting-reads-2019-05-22.html Current IR Quiz at https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/05/ir-quiz-2019-05-22.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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Presentation on “Big Data and Data Lakes on the Cloud” at IMSc on 31st May at 5.00 p.m.
by Mohan Hr 22 May '19

22 May '19

Dear all, Please find the invite for the joint event of IMSc, ACM, IEEE CS, IEEE TEMS and CSI -- Presentation on “Big Data and Data Lakes on the Cloud” at IMSc on 31st May at 5.00 p.m. The formal pdf invite is at http://ieeecs-madras.managedbiz.com/pgms/2019/mm-190531-bigdata-on-cloud.pdf and also at http://bit.ly/2HHtL4I To facilitate logistics, please pre-register at http://bit.ly/2VF9jGy With regards HR Mohan Chairman, ACM Chennai INVITE ===================================== The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai ACM Chennai Professional Chapter IEEE Computer Society, Madras Chapter IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society, Madras Chapter Computer Society of India, Chennai Chapter Cordially invite you for a presentation on “Big Data and Data Lakes on the Cloud” by Mr. M.G. Thiruvalluvan VP (Engineering), Aqfer Inc., IIT Madras Research Park, Chennai on Friday, 31st May 2019 at 5.00 p.m. at Alladi Ramakrishnan Hall The Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc), Taramani, Chennai – 600113 (IMSc is situated in the opposite lane to Indira Nagar MRTS Railway Station. About 100 meters away from the Dharmambal Women’s Polytechnic & Opposite to CSI Education Directorate) The Alladi Ramakrishnan Hall is in the fourth floor of the New Building of IMSc. To reach the New Building of IMSc, from the main gate, you need to come all the way to the right and enter through the entrance of the Ramanujan Auditorium, go past the corridor to enter the new building. Alternatively you can take the lift available near the library entrance and take it to the fourth floor. Alladi Ramakrishnan Hall is at one end of the floor. Programme 5.00 p.m. : Tea & Networking 5.30 p.m. : Presentation About the Presentation: Big Data technologies and Cloud services have showed up about twelve years and been evolving together. Availability of Cloud technologies have influenced Big Data products, their architecture, applications and offering continuously. In this talk we track the Cloud technology trends and how they have influenced the way Big Data is practiced. Specifically we talk about the effects of serverless computing, cloud storage, containerization, streaming architectures and new programming languages on Big Data products and services. Throughout the talk we bring in examples from applications of Data Lakes for digital marketing. About the Speaker: Mr. Thiruvalluvan has been building software systems for three decades. Apart from his day job, he is presently the PMC Chair of Apache Avro Project, which he helped found in 2009. His current interests include large scale distributed systems for batch and low-latency web services. He has built some innovative performant and resilient products on top of the current and past crop of Big Data platforms. In the past he worked on desktop search, web search and advertising platforms, cloud platforms and deployment automation in Yahoo! He has been developing and using cloud product for the past 10 years and has been in the forefront of server-less computing. In his current job, among other things, he has put Content Delivery Network into innovative use for beaconing solutions. To facilitate logistics, please pre-register at http://bit.ly/2VF9jGy

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Vacancy for the post of Librarian and HoD
by Shekar H P 22 May '19

22 May '19

Dear Moderator, Please circulate this information for the benefit of forum members. *Post: Librarian and HoD* at The Oxford Educational Institution, HSR layout, Bangalore Edu. Qualification: MLISc (Regular) with NET/SLET *Experience:* Minimum 6 years as Librarian in a reputed College or Assistant Librarian in University. Should have good communication skills in Kannada-English and Hindi Salary as per the norms of The Oxford Educational Institution. Interested candidates may send their resume to the following *Email ID*: *shekarhp(a)gmail.com <shekarhp(a)gmail.com> on or before 25th May 2019* -- *Dr. Shekar HP* *MLISc.,M.Phil., B.Ed., PGDHRM., Ph.D.,* *Librarian* CMS Business School, JAIN (Deemed-to-be University) Bangalore-560009 P *Please don't print this email unless you really need to; and preserve trees on planet Earth*

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Eugene Garfield Award for Innovation in Citation Analysis 2019
by Subbiah Arunachalam 22 May '19

22 May '19

Friends: Here is a great opportunity to win a prestigious award: http://discover.clarivate.com/garfield-award-2019?utm_campaign=Garfield_Awa… Sorry, only a few days are left before one can apply. Those interested may apply right away. Good luck. Arun http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-4658 http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9925-2009

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LOC celebrating 15 million pages of freely available historic newspapers online
by Supriya Bag 21 May '19

21 May '19

*Dear Professionals,* Why not any Indian Library take this type of initiative? Only we are creating noise. Please, make noise for the meaningful thing. It is my kind request to all respected library professionals. https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2019/05/chronicling-america-15-million-and-counti… *-----------------------------------------------------------------* *Please **Think before you Print. Save Papers, Save Trees.* *-----------------------------------------------------------------* *Thank You* *Supriya Bag* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IRINS - Project staff positions - walk-in-interviews
by Siva Shankar Kimidi 20 May '19

20 May '19

Walk-in-interviews for the Project Staff positions in MHRD funded Project: The Central University of Punjab calls for walk-in-interviews for various project staff positions to work in an MHRD funded project called #IRINS <http://irins.org/irins/> For more details kindly browse below links: - Advertisement - # cup.edu.in/Recruitment/Teaching/CUPB_19-20_02/IRINS_Advertisement.jpg - Details with general instructions - # cup.edu.in/Recruitment/Teaching/CUPB_19-20_02/Gen.%20Instruction%20for%20Project%20Position%20(IRINS).pdf - Online application: #cup.edu.in/recruitment_irins Hurry up, it’s a great opportunity for Library Science and Computer Science professionals. Regards Siva -- Regards Siva Shankar K https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7629-1305

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Re: [LIS-Forum] LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 194, Issue 33
by Yalagouda M Patil 20 May '19

20 May '19

I am very much saddened to know passing away of Prof. K S Nagarajan, former head, Regional Centre, INSDOC, Bengaluru. He taught us the subject of Reprography during our INSDOC Training:1976-77. He was an excellent teacher. I met him few months back in a hospital where he came for consultation. We discussed lot of things reminisising INSDOC days. During my association with RRI, he visited the library for consultation on Carnatic Music compositions. We provided all available information for developing a database. We lost one of the finest library professionals. We pray the Almighty to give enough strength to the bereaved family to bear the loss. Let his soul rest in peace. Y M Patil Former Librarian, RRI, Bengaluru. On Sun, 19 May 2019, 9:15 pm , <lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: > Send LIS-Forum mailing list submissions to > lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > You can reach the person managing the list at > lis-forum-owner(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of LIS-Forum digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Late Mr. K.S. Nagarajan (Ratnakar Aspari) > 2. International workshop on digital archiving at IGNCA 10-12 > June (Dr Ramesh C Gaur) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 19 May 2019 19:26:34 +0530 > From: Ratnakar Aspari <aspariratnakar5(a)gmail.com> > To: Lisforum NCSI <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> > Subject: [LIS-Forum] Late Mr. K.S. Nagarajan > Message-ID: > < > CAFHeq9uS2550Wo2bW6qEjXas1RubS8m2iiJYJcttpUT6X1enKg(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > As reported earlier, we deeply regret to inform the sad demise of Mr. K. S > Nagarajan a retired senior information Professional of INSDOC (an organ > of CSIR) presently known as NISCAIR, on 12th May at Bangalore at the age of > 91. > > Mr. Nagarajan started his career at National Aeronautical Laboratory, > Bangalore and later shifted to INSDOC an organ of CSIR. He was Officer- > in- Charge of the Bangalore Centre of INSDOC from 1964 and retired as the > Head, Regional Office, INSDOC in 1987. In 1967 when the Reprography > technique was in nascent stage in India, Mr. Nagarajan made a detailed > study of the technique, the use of various tools and instruments and > published a technical paper on the ‘State of Reprography in India’ in 1967 > in the Annals of Library Science. He was a recipient of the UNESCO > fellowship during 1954-55 to visit USA & Europe to study the reprographic > techniques then prevalent in the advanced countries. He taught Reprography > course to the students of ADR at INSDOC Headquarters at New Delhi. He > played an important role in bringing out various Union Catalogues of > Scientific periodicals brought out by INSDOC. He published a number of > articles on Reprography in different learned L & IS journals. He was the > first Vice-President of Karnataka Library Association started after the > Mysore Library Association became defunct. > > Apart from his contributions to the field of L& IS (especially > Reprography) he was a well known Musicologist. After his retirement, he set > up a multi-indexed and computerised database of Carnatic Music > Compositions, lyricists and composers which was highly acclaimed. He was > recognized for his phenomenal work of compilation and indexing by Gayana > Samaja by bestowing the Artist of the year award in 2003 and a Life Time > Achievement Award from Kensri School, Bangalore in 2011. He was invited > by the prestigious Music Academy of Madras to deliver a lecture cum > demonstration on his work in the December season in 1999. He has also > delivered lectures on his seminal work in the US and other places whenever > he used to visit those places. > > Mr. Nagarajan received a Senior Fellowship from the Department of Culture, > Government of India and a grant from India Foundation for the Arts for > setting up the multi-indexed computerized database of music composition > consisting of more than 21,000 compositions, 1080 entries on lyricists and > tunesmiths and more than 1800 entries on books and manuscripts. > > “The Hindu” newspaper had a befitting coverage on Mr.Nagarajan in the year > 2000 for his indepth information and knowledge on Carnatic music. ( > https://www.thehindu.com/2000/02/07/stories/09070704.htm) > > He was associated with ‘Ananya’ , a non-profit cultural organization > promoting cultural art forms of India in Bangalore and contributed > regularly to their magazine on different artists and their performances. He > was also a Senior most volunteer in the Bangalore chapter of SPIC MACAY > from 1987 and continued to be associated with its activities and events for > many years. > > Mr. Nagarajan leaves behind his two sons Mr. K.N. Srikanth and Mr. K.N. > Arun, his daughters -in law, a large family of grand children, well wishers > and innumerable L & IS Professionals. Incidentally his wife Mrs. Vatsala > Nagarajan, a well- known and much admired professor at IIM, Bangalore > passed away just three days after his demise. We pray God to give enough > strength to his family and well wishers to bear his loss. > > *Unfortunately we have not been able to give correct dates/years of all the > events mentioned in this note above. It will be appreciated if anyone knows > more information on this shares the details*. > > A Ratnakar, Former librarian, Raman Research Institute, Bangalore. > Mobile:9891390300 > > Christina Birdie, Former librarian, Indian Institute of Astrophysics, > Bangalore Mobile:99808295 > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > >

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Plan-S and Global South
by Subbiah Arunachalam 20 May '19

20 May '19

Friends: Will the five publishers of the world - Elsevier, Springer-Nature, Clarivate, Pearson, McGraw-Hill and Cengage - who dominate the world's scholarly and academic publishing markets take control of all publishing activity in the near future to the great disadvantage of scientists, scholars and educational institutions? Widespread of adoption of Plan-S may lead to that, fear some experts. Please see: " Plan S: What strategy now for the Global South?" by Richard Poynder,15th February 2019. https://richardpoynder.co.uk/Plan_S.pdf "The Publishers' Move to Capture Campus Data" by Doug Lederman, 29th April 2019. https://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/article/2019/04/29/report-g… Arun http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-4658 http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9925-2009

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Fwd: Late Mr. K.S. Nagarajan
by Usha Mukunda 20 May '19

20 May '19

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Usha Mukunda <usha.mukunda(a)gmail.com> Date: Mon, May 20, 2019 at 9:00 AM Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Late Mr. K.S. Nagarajan To: Ratnakar Aspari <aspariratnakar5(a)gmail.com>, <chris(a)iiap.res.in> Thank you both for this very heartfelt and comprehensive eulogy to Prof. Nagarajan. So many memories come to mind but most of all is the unswerving care he gave to his wife and their 'bandhan.' This has gone beyond their life here on this earth. Regards Usha On Sun, May 19, 2019 at 7:48 PM Ratnakar Aspari <aspariratnakar5(a)gmail.com> wrote: > As reported earlier, we deeply regret to inform the sad demise of Mr. K. S > Nagarajan a retired senior information Professional of INSDOC (an organ > of CSIR) presently known as NISCAIR, on 12th May at Bangalore at the age of > 91. > > Mr. Nagarajan started his career at National Aeronautical Laboratory, > Bangalore and later shifted to INSDOC an organ of CSIR. He was Officer- > in- Charge of the Bangalore Centre of INSDOC from 1964 and retired as the > Head, Regional Office, INSDOC in 1987. In 1967 when the Reprography > technique was in nascent stage in India, Mr. Nagarajan made a detailed > study of the technique, the use of various tools and instruments and > published a technical paper on the ‘State of Reprography in India’ in 1967 > in the Annals of Library Science. He was a recipient of the UNESCO > fellowship during 1954-55 to visit USA & Europe to study the reprographic > techniques then prevalent in the advanced countries. He taught Reprography > course to the students of ADR at INSDOC Headquarters at New Delhi. He > played an important role in bringing out various Union Catalogues of > Scientific periodicals brought out by INSDOC. He published a number of > articles on Reprography in different learned L & IS journals. He was the > first Vice-President of Karnataka Library Association started after the > Mysore Library Association became defunct. > > Apart from his contributions to the field of L& IS (especially > Reprography) he was a well known Musicologist. After his retirement, he set > up a multi-indexed and computerised database of Carnatic Music > Compositions, lyricists and composers which was highly acclaimed. He was > recognized for his phenomenal work of compilation and indexing by Gayana > Samaja by bestowing the Artist of the year award in 2003 and a Life Time > Achievement Award from Kensri School, Bangalore in 2011. He was invited > by the prestigious Music Academy of Madras to deliver a lecture cum > demonstration on his work in the December season in 1999. He has also > delivered lectures on his seminal work in the US and other places whenever > he used to visit those places. > > Mr. Nagarajan received a Senior Fellowship from the Department of Culture, > Government of India and a grant from India Foundation for the Arts for > setting up the multi-indexed computerized database of music composition > consisting of more than 21,000 compositions, 1080 entries on lyricists and > tunesmiths and more than 1800 entries on books and manuscripts. > > “The Hindu” newspaper had a befitting coverage on Mr.Nagarajan in the year > 2000 for his indepth information and knowledge on Carnatic music. ( > https://www.thehindu.com/2000/02/07/stories/09070704.htm) > > He was associated with ‘Ananya’ , a non-profit cultural organization > promoting cultural art forms of India in Bangalore and contributed > regularly to their magazine on different artists and their performances. He > was also a Senior most volunteer in the Bangalore chapter of SPIC MACAY > from 1987 and continued to be associated with its activities and events for > many years. > > Mr. Nagarajan leaves behind his two sons Mr. K.N. Srikanth and Mr. K.N. > Arun, his daughters -in law, a large family of grand children, well wishers > and innumerable L & IS Professionals. Incidentally his wife Mrs. Vatsala > Nagarajan, a well- known and much admired professor at IIM, Bangalore > passed away just three days after his demise. We pray God to give enough > strength to his family and well wishers to bear his loss. > > *Unfortunately we have not been able to give correct dates/years of all the > events mentioned in this note above. It will be appreciated if anyone knows > more information on this shares the details*. > > A Ratnakar, Former librarian, Raman Research Institute, Bangalore. > Mobile:9891390300 > > Christina Birdie, Former librarian, Indian Institute of Astrophysics, > Bangalore Mobile:99808295 > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > >

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