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COLLOQUIUM-1 (2018-2020) Title: EXPLORING INFORMATION VISUALIZATION FROM MULTI ASPECTS
by drtc＠isibang.ac.in 18 Jan '19

18 Jan '19

Documentation Research & Training Centre (DRTC) Indian Statistical Institute 8th Mile, Mysore Road, RVCE Post Bangalore, 560 059 COLLOQUIUM-1 (2018-2020) Title: EXPLORING INFORMATION VISUALIZATION FROM MULTI ASPECTS Abstract Since the beginning of this century, we are observing an enormous growth of data and information. The primary reason is the rapid advancement of information and communication technologies (ICT). The advancement of ICT has changed the way we produce, store, process, and analyze the data and information in achieving various goals. Information visualization has been considered as one of the prominent ways to analyze this voluminous data using certain techniques and generates several insights which help in better decision making. Though the beginning of visualization dates back to 16th century where geographic diagrams and maps were used for navigation, with the advent of ICT, it became common and attained new dimensions. Information visualization is a part of most of the day to day activities e.g. Stock market prices, Budget comparison, Football statistics. This colloquium mainly discusses the significance and purposes of information visualization, recent techniques, and tools which are in use and also the future of information visualization. Speakers and Topics Benil Joseph - Introduction Kangzangbe Chuilo - Motivation & Evolution of Information Visualization Debanjali Bain - Principles of Information Visualization Ashish dixit - Techniques of Information Visualization Gokul R - Information Visualization Tools Swagata Rana - Information Visualization and Library Sneha Bharti - Case Study Jyotima Patel - Challenges and Concerns Vaisakh Babu - Conclusion Coordinator: Dr. Biswanath Dutta Date: 23-01-2019 Time: 2 p.m. Venue: DRTC Class Room (G-16), ISI Bangalore. All are cordially invited. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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My Exclusive Interview with Jeffrey Beall on Predatory Publishing Practices
by Santosh C. Hulagabali 18 Jan '19

18 Jan '19

Dear all, Happy to share my exclusive interview with* Jeffrey Beall*, best known globally for his fight against predatory open access publishing practices. In a first, Beall has spoken exclusively about the dubious open access publishing practices prevailing in the Asia-Pacific region in general and India in particular. To access the interview literature, please visit *https://openinterview.org/ <https://openinterview.org/>* You may also download the attached file comprising the same. *Open Interview* is a crowdsourced blog created on open access principles. It is dedicated for sharing interview transcripts of the experts in the filed of academia, art, socio-cultural domains. Open Interview is launched today with Jeffrey Beall's interview as its first blog post. We welcome your feedback. Best regards, -- *Santosh C. Hulagabali <https://santoshch.weebly.com/> PhD* Moderator, Open Interview Librarian, Nagindas Khandwala College* (Autonomous) Malad (W) | Mumbai-400 064 | India Tel: +91-22-2808 5424 | Extn.No.335/336 | Fax: 2865 0461 http://nkc.ac.in/ | COIST <http://www.coist.weebly.com/> **Affiliated to University of Mumbai | **Reaccredited 'A' Grade by NAAC | ISO 9001:2008 * .................................................................................................................................... DISCLAIMER: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) & may contain confidential & privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail & discard all copies of the original message. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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2019 International Paper Contest ASIS&T SIG-III
by TS Kumbar 17 Jan '19

17 Jan '19

Dear Colleagues, Here is an opportunity to take part. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Call for Papers *2019 International Paper Contest* ASIS&T SIG-III Dear All, The Special Interest Group on International Information Issues (SIG-III) of the Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) invites research papers for the 19th International Paper Contest (IPC) for library and information science (LIS) professionals in developing countries, for the 82nd Annual Meeting, which will take place in Melbourne, Australia, from 19-23 October, 2019. The theme of the Annual Meeting is: “Information…Anyone, Anywhere, Any Time, Any Way.” For more information visit: *https://www.asist.org/am19/ <https://www.asist.org/am19/>*. Papers submitted to the International Paper Contest can discuss research problems, policies, practical issues in or outside of LIS work settings, and case studies on any aspect of the 2019 ASIS&T Annual Meeting theme from a local and/or international perspective. Topics include, but are not limited to the following core areas: ● Role of information in changes in economic, social, scientific, political, and personal behaviors ● Production, storage, sharing, preservation, management, and consumption of data and information for benefitting individuals, communities, organizations, or society ● Role of the place, time, and the way in which data/information/knowledge is communicated in empowering individuals, communities, organizations, or society ● Information and individuals: Information behavior, information retrieval, human-computer interaction, social media use, information literacy, etc. ● Information use in, for, or by organizations: Information architecture, knowledge management, competitive intelligence, linked data and big data, digital curation, records and archives management, etc. ● Information society: Digital citizenship, cultural engagement, archival preservation, policy development, copyright, intellectual property, info-metrics, information access, etc. ● Information and emerging technologies: Cloud computing, digital libraries, automatic indexing, social tagging, classification, semantic web, database design, web usability, etc. *Judging Criteria*: The IPC papers will be judged using the following criteria. 1. Originality of the research question 2. Ability to situate problem statement against existing literature 3. Rigor in research methods 4. Novelty and significance of research findings 5. Theoretical and/or practical implications and/or contributions 6. Quality of presentation and overall organization of information 7. Consistency in citations, references, and grammar *Eligibility & Information for Authors: *Only papers by a principal author who is a citizen of, and resides in a developing country are eligible. Winners of the 2012-2018 contests are not eligible. The papers should be original, unpublished, and submitted in English. We encourage submissions from librarians, information and network specialists, and educators involved in the creation, representation, maintenance, exchange, discovery, delivery, and use of digital information. *Style: *The IPC Committee requires that submissions follow the International Information and Library Review instructions to authors. Detailed information is available under the heading, Guide for Authors at: http://www.tandfonline.com/action/authorSubmission?journalCode=ulbr20&page=… *ASIS&T Copyright Policy: *ASIS&T will have the non-exclusive right to publish any of the papers submitted on its website or in print, with ownership and all other rights remaining with the author. *Deadline*: Authors are invited to submit manuscripts, not to exceed 5,000 words, by April 15, 2019 via email to *dpotnis(a)utk.edu <dpotnis(a)utk.edu>* as Microsoft Word attachment. *Notification: *Winners will be notified by May 31, 2019. *Winners and Award: *The IPC Committee will select three winners. We encourage all three winners to attend the 2019 ASIS&T Annual Meeting for sharing their research. The first-place winner will receive maximum of US $1,500 for offsetting the cost of attending and presenting their *research poster* at the 2019 ASIS&T Annual Meeting in Melbourne, Australia. In addition, all three winners will receive a two-year individual membership in ASIS&T. In case of multiple authors, the first author will be awarded the ASIS&T membership. *Poster Presentation*: The first-place winner will be expected to present a poster (48” by 36” inches) based on their research paper at the SIG-III Reception at the 2019 ASIS&T Annual Meeting in Melbourne, Australia. We look forward to receiving your submissions. Please feel free to distribute this call for papers widely to your colleagues in developing countries. Thanks! Sincerely, *International Paper Contest Committee* Ina Fourie Bhakti Gala Yuelin Li Thomas Matingwina Devendra Potnis (Chair) Zehra Taskin Nosheen Warraich Shivanthi Weerasinghe Tung-Mou Yang *_____________________________________* *Devendra Potnis*, PhD Associate Professor School of Information Sciences University of Tennessee at Knoxville Office: +1-865-974-2148 https://www.sis.utk.edu/users/devendra-potnis ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- T. S. Kumbar, PhD Librarian Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar Palaj, Gandhinagar 382 355*|* Gujarat | INDIA Tel: +91 79 2395 2431 Mob: 09825921864 Email: tskumbar(a)iitgn.ac.in | tskumbar(a)gmail.com Website: http://www.iitgn.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Scientific Writing and Research Publications
by meera anand 17 Jan '19

17 Jan '19

Dear Professionals, Thank you all for the good response. This is the final call for the faculty development program on “Scientific Writing and Research Publications”. Date: 25th Jan 2019 Venue: JGI Knowledge Campus, Jain (Deemed-to-be University), Jayanagar 9th Block, Bangalore Resource Persons: 1. Dr Pit Pichappan, PhD. Senior Scientist, Digital information Research Labs, Chennai, India and also the Guest Professor at Zhejiang University, China. 2. Dr M. Krishnamurthy, Associate Professor, DRTC, Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore. Fees: Full-time students (any discipline): Rs. 600/- (should carry valid ID cards compulsorily) Faculty (any discipline) and Industry Rs. 1000/- The fee covers kit, lunch, study material, tea/coffee, and certificate. No TA/DA will be provided to participants. Payment mode: Cash at Venue or DD drawn in favour of ‘Jain University – SCMS’ Online payment can be facilitated on request. OOD facility will be provided for all the participants. Online registration : https://goo.gl/forms/F7RGepUMgm9g9qMk2 With Warm Regards, Dr Meeramani N Organizing Secretary and Librarian Jain (Deemed-to-be University) JGI Knowledge Campus 44/4, District Fund Road Behind Big Bazar Jayanagar 9th Block Bangalore-560 069 Ph: 080 46501720 +91 9845500343 Email: n.meeramani(a)jainuniversity.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Lib of Congress job: South Asia OR Southeast Asia reference librarian (Washington, DC)
by Narenthiran R 17 Jan '19

17 Jan '19

Dear All, With apologies for cross-posting to Lis forum, happy to share that the Asian Division of the Library of Congress has a new vacancy announcement for a South Asia reference librarian or a Southeast Asia reference librarian! To be clear, this is one position designed for those with expertise in either South Asia or Southeast Asia. The application is on USAJOBS: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/521434200. The deadline is February 11, 2019. The South Asia librarian should have a background in one or more South Asian countries, preferably Pakistan and Bangladesh, as well as command of one or more South Asian languages, preferably Urdu. Please share this news with your colleagues, faculty, students, and institutes, and please feel free to write (jloa(a)loc.gov) if there are any questions. Warm regards from snowy DC, Jon Jonathan Loar, Ph.D. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ South Asia Reference Librarian Asian Division, Library of Congress jloa(a)loc.gov (202) 707-3417 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LC?s International Collections on social media! 4 Corners of the World Blog <http://blogs.loc.gov/international-collections/> International Collections Facebook Page <https://www.facebook.com/libraryofcongressinternationalcollections> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 190, Issue 20
by bhagyashree sane 17 Jan '19

17 Jan '19

"Re: Contents of LIS-Forum digest..." Thanks and agree with you sir for disseminating a valuable thought for librarians today. Librarians should develop these skills. In addition we can find out various ways/activities which will compel our users to read. Developing reading habits is also the responsibility of librarians who holds the knowledge resources. Librarians shall discuss on various ways and activities being followed in respective libraries so as to learn by others. Let us discuss more such issues through this important forum. regards, Bhagyashree Sane National Insurance Academy Pune On Wed, 16 Jan 2019 at 19:56, <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. Are we Information Literate to become Information Manager? > (Dp Tripathi) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2019 20:18:53 +0530 > From: Dp Tripathi <dptnitrkl(a)gmail.com> > To: lis-forum <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> > Subject: [LIS-Forum] Are we Information Literate to become Information > Manager? > Message-ID: > < > CAOPYuEaT-qTVBH-kVxn5-KzvC7cZZm6n7MbmD-9SMNfgwjD--w(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Dear All, > > Believe it or not! Today we are talking and talking only about information, > information explosion and its management and present situation has forced > us to become information manager which is not at all an easy task. To > become successful information manager, we are supposed to be information > literate first which requires the understanding of the following in my > opinion: > > a. Information – why needed? > > In order to become successful Information Manager, first we need to > identify that information is really needed and we have to understand why > information is needed, what, how much, what kind of information is really > required and at the same time, we need to identify that information is > spread in wide range of formats in different locations (geographically and > virtually). And, the skill which we need to develop to articulate a > particular question for fetching the information for specific research is > very important. > > We all know that information is not limited to the boundary and inside the > boundary of wall but it is available on paper, digital files, and other > media such as audio visuals or from different sources. It may or may not be > easy to get information to fulfill the need for making a right decision for > getting a right answer against right question but we need to develop this > skill. > > b. Available Resources – Understand: > > An information manager is supposed to develop a skill to evaluate and > identify what resources are available on particular topic or particular > information and where we can locate them in order to access them. If found > also, what type of resources and whether we can use for our purpose. We > need to understand the different types of resources such as paper-based, > electronic resources, digital resources etc. and when & how to use them > considering the merits of types of resources and differences as well. > > c. Find Information – How? > > We may be having very good resources but we need to develop technique and > at the same time of plan for using the available resources so that we can > get best information for the best question. Information literate has to > understand that searching should not only be the option to get information > but also learn other techniques such as browsing, monitoring information > resources etc. Generally, we may find information from the following > methods such as: > > i. Go through several resources > > ii. Book Indexes given at the back > > iii. Abstracting and Indexing Journals > > iv. Use of RSS feed in order to get information from different sources > > v. Active participation in forum, discussion list, e-mail alerts and > bulletin boards etc. > > vi. Bookmarking the address on Browser such as Mozilla, Chrome etc. > > vii. Searching the information in search engines using Boolean Logic > > viii. Develop the understanding to use relevant ranked searching > > d. Evaluation of Results and Implementation > > We need to develop skill to evaluate the obtained information for checking > the accuracy and its value without biasness keeping the same in mind that > the evaluation will not misguide or mislead with incomplete result. Many > times it happens that we get information through search engines against our > filled question, but we need to evaluate and understand whether the > information is trustworthy then only information can help the researcher in > right direction. > > A prior knowledge of author, name of publisher, editor and series may help > the researcher to reach the right destination with less effort. > > e. Disseminate your search results (findings) > > To become information literate, we need to develop the understanding to > analyze the retrieved information to disseminate with accuracy. But before > we leave the information for others to use, we need to understand the use > of information in a responsible, sensitive and ethical manner. A proper > respect to confidentially should be given and at the same time credit to > the person who really owes the copyright. We also need to develop the > ability to communicate in a manner which is appropriate to information, the > user and present situation. > > f. Manage your findings – How? > > Finding is never easy against any question and it involves efforts and > human interpretation at different stages to get right information for the > right purpose. We need to develop the skill to manage the acquired > information in most effective way with suitable methods and for that we > will have to, sometimes, evaluate critically on our process and findings as > well as sources from where we retrieved the information for using the > findings and information at later stage. And for that we will have to think > as follows: > > i. Use of used resources in finding the information again > > ii. Use file cabinets or proper shelves to managing physical resources > > iii. Arrangement of emails with attachments > > iv. Planning security and backup of information retrieved for re-locating > and use > > v. Getting updates in changes in documents where you retrieved information > > vi. Use of Content Management System such as Joomla, Drupal etc. for > information management > > Thanks with regards, > DP Tripathi > NIT Rourkela > > -- > ********************************* > *Dhanwantari Prakash Tripathi* > MA (ECO), MLISc, HDISM, ECDL > ********************************* > Assistant Librarian, Periodicals > Biju Patnaik Central Library > National Institute of Technology > Rourkela, Odisha > –769008 INDIA > ********************************* > > *YouTube - Librarian Guide > <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqq2XkD5KKp5W7VrMJOsGhw>* > ********************************* > *M - +91-8895296796* > *U - www.dptripathi.in <http://www.dptripathi.in> * > ********************************* > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > >

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One Day National Level Workshop on ‘The use of Technology for Librarians’ on 28th January 2019.
by Suresh Gp 16 Jan '19

16 Jan '19

Greetings from *Dr. U.S. Vijayaraj Kumar & Dr. M Manjunatha* *Dear Sir/Madam & Professional Friends* The Department of Library and Information Science, Smt. VHD Central Institute of Home Science, Gandhi Nagar, and Government First Grade College, Rajaji Nagar, Bangalore is going to jointly organizing *One **Day National Level Workshop* on ‘*The use of Technology for Librarians’* on *28th January 2019*, *Venue* at Makkala Mandira at Smt. VHD Central Institute of Home Science, Sheshadri Road, Gandhi Nagar, Bengaluru-560001, *Timings: *10:00 AM to 5:00 PM We cordially inviting to all students, researchers and respected faculties & librarians to make use of this LIS event and make this event in great success... Willingness participants can send their registration confirmation through: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd_lnzYwE_Pe27EJ822RnlmwuzLICaCc82… Thanking you., -- *@**...........**With Regards * *Dr. U.S. Vijayaraj Kumar* Librarian Smt. VHD Central Institute of Home Science Gandhi Nagar, Bengaluru – 560001 *Dr. M Manjunatha* *Librarian * Government First Grade College, Rajaji Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka - 560010 manjulib1919(a)gmail.com

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Training Programme on ‘Application of ICT in Academic and Research Libraries’ (NIEPA : January 28 to February 1, 2019)
by Anil Singh 16 Jan '19

16 Jan '19

NIEPA is organizing a 5 days Training Programme on Application of ICT in Academic and Research Libraries from 28 January to 1 February 2019 at NIEPA. The Programme is designed to build the capacity of the librarians and teachers to enhance access and use of the libraries and design, transact and assess online courses in different disciplines using Moodle platform. The general objective of the programme is to raise the capacity of the teachers and librarians to use Moodle platform for effective delivery of courses in higher education in blended as well as online modes. I am happy to enclose a note, which will provide further details of the proposed Programme. I take this opportunity to request you to nominate two faculty members working in your department to participate in the proposed Programme. The particulars of the nominating faculty including their complete postal address and telephone/fax/e-mail address may kindly be conveyed to Prof. K. Srinivas, Head ICT & Project Management Unit, NIEPA at ksrinivas(a)niepa.ac.in & dsthakur(a)niepa.ac.in latest by 18 January 2019. The applications will be shortlisted on first cum first basis. The programme will be offered in a blended mode with class room face-to-face interactions and web-based online activities. The learning resources, programme activities will be available to all the participants through the NIEPA Web-based Learning Management System. To access workshop resources and actively participate in all web-based assessments participants must carry their personal laptops, Internet enabled Smart Phones and Internet Dongles. Travel assistance and local hospitality will be provided to the participants as per NIEPA rules. TA is restricted to Lowest Economy Air fare/Apex fare by Air India only (Private Airline Travel is not admissible) in the shortest route, to the faculty who are eligible for air travel. For those faculty members /officials who are not eligible for air travel, NIEPA will pay train/State Road Transport Bus fare/sharing taxi with receipt as per the NIEPA rules. TA will be paid only to those faculty members/officials who attend all the Five days of the Programme. Stay Arrangements for the participants will be made at NIEPA hostel on twin-sharing basis. Looking forward to receiving an early response. With kind regards, Encl: as above --- Prof K. Srinivas Ph.D Head ICT & Project Management Unit National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA) (Deemed to be University) (Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India) New Delhi - 110016 Prof K Srinivas Moodle Site : http://162.144.90.128/srinimoodle URL: www.niepa.ac.in Work: +91-11-26544883 Mob: +919650880208

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How can digital repositories help scientific research?
by Subbiah Arunachalam 16 Jan '19

16 Jan '19

Prof. Peter Murray-Rust of Cambridge explains why we should ditch PDF in favour of XML and why we should adopt machine indexing and open access repositories. Please read https://lib2.colostate.edu/about/news/2007/openaccess/abstract.html -- Arun http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-4658 http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9925-2009 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Interesting Reads – 2019-01-16
by Mohan Hr 15 Jan '19

15 Jan '19

*Interesting Reads – 2019-01-16* *Contents* *Articles* - How Robots Will Transform the C-Suite - 14 Ways to Squeeze More Joy Out of Every Day - Kumbh Mela: How to plan a festival for 100m people - Top Risks for 2019 - How to craft a one-sentence description of your organization's purpose - 3-D printing 100 times faster with light - In 1968, computers got personal: How the ‘mother of all demos’ changed the world - Increasing numbers of children have internet addiction – how worried should parents really be? - Every Apple Product Ever Made Thus Far, In One Visual Graphic - The Lumen Prize: 2018 Winners - Bonus: These 20 Start-ups From the Land of Chandigarh Are Writing History *Events / Announcements* - SETS: National Workshop on Public Key Infrastructure: Creating Trusted Environment. At Chennai during 22-23 Jan 2019 - SPIN Event: Agile is Sense and Respond to market at Speed and Scale. 19 th Jan 2019 - Innovations in Software Engineering Conference -- ISEC 2019, 14-16 Feb, Pune - One Day Training on Visual Essentials on 15th Feb 2019 at Surat - Microsoft AI Residency Program 2019-20 - SETS, IEEE CS, CSI, ISACA: "National Workshop on Hardware Security" at Chennai 26th Feb 2019 Read at https://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2019/01/interesting-reads-2019-01-16.html Archives 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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