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Travel Grant for BLIB/MLIB/CLIB/DLIB Student to Attend Conference / Workshop at NIT Rourkela
by Dp Tripathi 21 Dec '18

21 Dec '18

Dear Friends, NIT Rourkela is conducting a National Conference/Workshop on Advanced Automation Technologies for NexGen Libraries during May 20-24, 2019. Librarian Guide (YouTube Technical Forum) announces the Travel Grant for Students of Library and Information Science (Indian Resident only). If any student of CLIB/DLIB/BLIB/MLIB student is interested, may attend this on-line quiz on December 23, 2018 at 12:00 pm and try his/her luck to win the 'TRAVEL GRANT'. Travel Grant will only support travel by Train in SLEEPER CLASS from the winner’s institute/university to Rourkela. Winner will be notified via email to claim his/her GRANT via secret code. The grant will be given after verification of necessary records. So, hurry up! Open the browser and complete your registration with your e-mail ID (preferably Gmail) Step – 1: Open the browser and enter the URL www.myquiz.org Step – 2: Enter the Code in Text Box – 012651 Step – 3: Read the Instructions before you proceed Step – 4: Click on ‘Join the Quiz’ button Step – 6: Tick the Terms & Condition checkbox and Register with your Gmail ID preferably Step – 7: It will show *you have successfully registered for the competition!* *It will send an email to your mail ID with all details. * *So, be ready to participate and try your luck. * *If you win the quiz, it will show the result and secret code. Please note that carefully and send the details at librarianguide(a)gmail.com <librarianguide(a)gmail.com> * Thanks D P Tripathi -- ********************************* *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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Re: [LIS-Forum] LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 189, Issue 23
by Suresh Suri 21 Dec '18

21 Dec '18

Dear professional friends, It is too dangerous for our library community. This is not only one community's, even RBI also appointed non economist as a chief of RBI. Think if it is continues all sector's, how we will contribute to our society? Hope this type of appointment will stop in the future. On Tue, 18 Dec, 2018, 8:02 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. Non-Library person appointed as the Director of INFLIBNET > Centre - Library Network (Francis Jayakanth) > 2. Re: Non-Library person appointed as the Director of INFLIBNET > Centre - Library Network (vinod mishra) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2018 13:43:06 +0000 > From: Francis Jayakanth <francis(a)iisc.ac.in> > To: lis_forum <LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> > Subject: [LIS-Forum] Non-Library person appointed as the Director of > INFLIBNET Centre - Library Network > Message-ID: > < > BM1PR01MB2179E63EB662BB144ED143C88DBD0(a)BM1PR01MB2179.INDPRD01.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > From: Dr. A.T. Francis <francisaloor(a)yahoo.com> > > Sent: 18 December 2018 14:55 > > Dear Library Professionals, > > It is a very shocking news that a Non-Library person appointed as the > Director of INFLIBNET Centre. > > This is a very unscientific decision to manage a Library Network by > non-librarian. > > Though the essential qualification for the post is that the person from > relevant field, the appointed person is from Statistics, which > is not the relevant field. > > It is the prime duty and responsibility of all library professionals and > associations to intimate the authorities the damage may create to the > profession and also to the academics and R&D at large by the decision. > > How a Non-Medicine man can do treatment and surgery. A computer man can > establish physical network, but can not manage knowledge and library and > provide knowledge services scientifically and effectively. > > Dr. A.T. FRANCIS, MCom, MLISc, NET, PhD > UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN > Kerala Agricultural University > Thrissur - 680 656, India, 91-9496839409 (m) > francisaloor(a)yahoo.com >

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e-library of rare books launched in Pune
by Vasu M Deshpande Easylib 20 Dec '18

20 Dec '18

Inspiring one ... http://borilib.com e-library of rare books launched in Pune - The Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute The Hindu National The Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute. Shoumojit Banerjee Pune 19 December 2018 21:26 IST Updated: 19 December 2018 22:36 IST BORI houses one of South Asia’s largest collection of rare manuscripts The Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute (BORI), which houses one of South Asia’s largest and most invaluable agglomeration of rare manuscripts, opened its treasure vault digitally by launching an e-library of ancient religious and historical works on Wednesday. Nearly 1,000 rare books and manuscripts in Sanskrit and its related languages are presently available for readers worldwide to savour in this first phase of digitisation. The institute, named after legendary Indologist Ramkrishna Gopal Bhandarkar, was set up in 1917 and has in its possession nearly two-and-a-half-lakh rare books and manuscripts, some of them in an extremely brittle state. “The rationale behind the e-library is to preserve at least some of these books. Hence, we chose to digitise 20,000 among the rarest-of-the rare books and four to five thousand will be available for readers to read them online for free,” said noted Indologist Prof. Shrikant Bahulkar. Three fully-automated Zeutschel high-resolution German scanners were specially procured by the institute at a cost of ₹15 lakh each. “ We began with screening the two lakh-plus manuscripts to zero down on the ones we would digitise,” said Mithilesh Kulkarni of Nyansa, a firm specialising in heritage digitisation. Chinmay Bhandari of Nyansa said that the entire process was one of ‘non-destructive’ digitising, which ensured that even books in decrepit condition were preserved while scanning. “For the past two years, our 15-member team was working in three shifts every day and we digitised more than 3 lakh pages each month,” Mr. Bhandari said. Among the BORI’s notable publications are a 19-volume edition of The Mahabharata, collated with copious critical material, and legendary Sanskrit scholar P.V. Kane’s five-volume History of Dharmashastra (1930). “The work on the Mahabharata, universally acknowledged by scholars and researchers the world, is still on with the Cultural Index to the Mahabharata still being prepared under the guidance of scholar Dr. Ganesh Umakant Thite,” said Prof. Bahulkar. ————- Regards, Vasu Vasu M Deshpande, Easylib +91 97422 04624 www.finvensys.com www.easylibsoft.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Interesting Reads – 2018-12-21
by Mohan Hr 20 Dec '18

20 Dec '18

*Interesting Reads – 2018-12-21* *Contents* *Articles* - Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame: The Greatest Gadgets of the Past 50 Years - Banking Is Only The Beginning: 50 Big Industries Blockchain Could Transform - The cornerstones of large-scale technology transformation - Elon Musk Unveils the Boring Company’s Car-Flinging Tunnel - Supporting Reference Material for TeenTech Awards - When Corporate Innovation Goes Bad — The 142 Biggest Product Failures Of All Time - Top 10 TED Talks of 2018 - The Yoda of Silicon Valley - Nature is a rich source of medicine – if we can protect it - Posting About Your Kids Online Could Damage Their Futures *Events / Announcements* - WiSPNET 2019 at Chennai during 21-23 Mar 2019 - CVRCE Innovation Challenge – I -- open to all ITI / Polytechnic / +2 Science students - CVRCE Innovation Challenge – II -- open to all University and College students & CVRCE alumni teams - SETS, IEEE CS, CSI, ISACA: "National Workshop on Hardware Security" at Chennai 26th Feb 2019 Read at http://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2018/12/interesting-reads-2018-12-21.html Archives at http://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2018/05/interesting-reads-archives.html *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 *======================================================== * *Articles* *Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame: The Greatest Gadgets of the Past 50 Years* Over the past half century, countless consumer devices have charmed, muscled, or seduced their way into our lives. Among these gadgets, a select few can be called great. IEEE Spectrum’s editors have chosen to enshrine 25 of them into the inaugural class of inductees to Spectrum’s own Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame. Some of these products launched a whole new category; others dazzled with their engineering; still others fundamentally changed the way we worked or played. Or they simply made it hard for us to remember what life was like without them. A couple of them—the smartphone, the personal computer—did all of the above. What they have in common is that they emerged from a moment of communal genius among industrial designers, product visionaries, and electrical and electronics engineers—including some IEEE members. Full Post <https://spectrum.ieee.org/static/consumer-electronics-hall-of-fame> *Banking Is Only The Beginning: 50 Big Industries Blockchain Could Transform* Banking isn't the only industry that could be affected by blockchain tech. Law enforcement, ride hailing, and many other sectors could also have blockchain in their future. Full Post <https://www.cbinsights.com/research/industries-disrupted-blockchain/> *The cornerstones of large-scale technology transformation* A clear playbook is emerging for how to integrate and capitalize on advanced technologies—across an entire company, and in any industry. Full Post <https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/digital-mckinsey/our-insights/t…> *Elon Musk Unveils the Boring Company’s Car-Flinging Tunnel* FROM A PARKING lot in a sleepy, manufacturing-dominated suburb of Los Angeles, Elon Musk and his Boring Company on Tuesday night showed off what he believes is the best way to eliminate the scourge of traffic congestion: electric, autonomous vehicles bearing an extra set of wheels, shooting through thin tunnels at speeds up to 150 mph. Full Post <https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-boring-company-car-flinging-tunnel/> Related Post <https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/19/18148061/boring-tunnel-test-drive-hawth…> : I took a ride through Elon Musk’s new tunnel in California *Supporting Reference Material for TeenTech Awards* In UK, TeenTech Awards (as part of Information Literacy) were established in 2012/3 and schools have found them a powerful tool, helping students to see how they might apply science and technology to real world problems. They encourage students to develop their own ideas for making life better, simpler, safer or more fun. Participating schools are provided with a suggested structure and industry contacts. The supporting material provided to students deal with: What’s the best way to do effective research for your TeenTech Award projects? Time invested wisely pays dividends and we are grateful to the Information Literacy Group at CILIP for working with us to produce a set of really helpful tips and guidelines; From how to get the best results from Google to how to protect your IP, you’ll find the ideas very useful for all projects you may be doing at school or college. Full Post <http://www.teentech.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/TeenTech-Awards-Research…> *When Corporate Innovation Goes Bad — The 142 Biggest Product Failures Of All Time* From the DeLorean and New Coke to the Newton and Google Glass, here's a list of the biggest product flops from corporate giants. Product innovation is one way that large corporations stay competitive in a rapidly changing marketplace, but it doesn’t always work out when big brands attempt innovation. Below are what we consider to be 132 of the biggest product flops of all time. We combed through thousands of media articles to select these product flops across major industries including tech software and hardware, consumer packaged goods, fast food, and electronics. Full Post <https://www.cbinsights.com/research/corporate-innovation-product-fails/> *Top 10 TED Talks of 2018* The most notable talks of 2018, chosen by TED Curator Chris Anderson include: - How we need to remake the Internet - A healthy economy should be designed to thrive, not grow - Is the world getting better or worse? A look at the numbers - What are the most important moral problems of our time? - What if we ended the injustice of bail? - Why I have coffee with people who send me the hate mail - Why it’s worth listening to people you disagree with - Where are all the aliens? - The story of “Oumuamua“, the first visitor form another star system - How AI can save our humanity Talk Links <https://www.ted.com/playlists/684/curator_s_picks_top_10_ted_talks_of_2018> *The Yoda of Silicon Valley* Donald Knuth, master of algorithms, reflects on 50 years of his opus-in-progress, “The Art of Computer Programming.” For half a century, the Stanford computer scientist Donald Knuth, who bears a slight resemblance to Yoda — albeit standing 6-foot-4 and wearing glasses — has reigned as the spirit-guide of the algorithmic realm. He is the author of “The Art of Computer Programming,” a continuing four-volume opus that is his life’s work. The first volume debuted in 1968, and the collected volumes (sold as a boxed set for about $250) were included by American Scientist in 2013 on its list of books that shaped the last century of science — alongside a special edition of “The Autobiography of Charles Darwin,” Tom Wolfe’s “The Right Stuff,” Rachel Carson’s “Silent Spring” and monographs by Albert Einstein, John von Neumann and Richard Feynman. With more than one million copies in print, “The Art of Computer Programming” is the Bible of its field. “Like an actual bible, it is long and comprehensive; no other book is as comprehensive,” said Peter Norvig, a director of research at Google. After 652 pages, volume one closes with a blurb on the back cover from Bill Gates: “You should definitely send me a résumé if you can read the whole thing.” Full Article <https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/17/science/donald-knuth-computers-algorithm…> *Nature is a rich source of medicine – if we can protect it* The Pacific yew tree is a fairly small and slow growing conifer native to the Pacific Northwest. The Gila monster is a lizard with striking orange and black markings from the drylands of the Southwestern US and Mexico. Two very different organisms, but with a fascinating connection. They’ve both given us drugs that have saved and improved the lives of millions of people. Full Post <https://theconversation.com/nature-is-a-rich-source-of-medicine-if-we-can-p…> *Posting About Your Kids Online Could Damage Their Futures* Now that 6.8 million more people have just had their (private!) Facebook photos exposed, it seems like a good time to talk about online privacy, especially when it comes to what people post about their children. Parents are already some of the biggest violators of their kids’ privacy, leaving potentially harmful digital footprints well before the age of consent. Full Post <http://www.forbes.com/sites/jessicabaron/2018/12/16/parents-who-post-about-…> *Events / Announcements* *WiSPNET 2019 at Chennai during 21-23 Mar 2019* The 2019 edition of the International Conference on Wireless Communications, Signal Processing and Networking (WiSPNET) will be held at Electronics & Communication Engineering Department, Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Chennai-603110, India, from March 21 to 23, 2019, under the theme Advancing Wireless and Mobile Communications Technologies for 2020 Information Society. Paper submission deadline: 31st Dec 2018 Conference website: http://www.wispnet2019.org/ *CVRCE Innovation Challenge – I -- open to all ITI / Polytechnic / +2 Science students* The CVRCE Innovation Challenge is an initiative of C. V. Raman College of Engineering, Bhubaneswar in collaboration with Atal Incubation Centre – CVRAMAN College of Engineering Foundation (AIC-CVRCE) and CVRCE Technology Incubator Foundation (CVRCE TBI) aims to inspire students to use their creativity to develop innovative, cost-effective and practical solutions to create sustainable impact through technology. The innovations can be from any discipline of engineering, science and allied domains. The innovations could be in any of the below categories - Incremental innovation ( improving existing product/process/system) - Solving real life issues ( of industry/SME/Society/others) - Disruptive idea/innovation ( new product/process/system) CVRCE Innovation Challenge will be held at C. V. Raman College of Engineering, Bhubaneswar during last week of January 2019. The top 3 ideas shall be given attractive prizes and support. The Competition shall be held in two levels: Level-1: Submission of the Idea (by 19th January 2019) Level-2: Presentation of 15 best innovations to Experts (last week of January 2019). More details at https://goo.gl/8CQvg7 *CVRCE Innovation Challenge – II -- open to all University and College students & CVRCE alumni teams* The CVRCE Innovation Challenge is an initiative of C. V. Raman College of Engineering, Bhubaneswar in collaboration with Atal Incubation Centre – CVRAMAN College of Engineering Foundation (AIC-CVRCE) and CVRCE Technology Incubator Foundation (CVRCE TBI) aims to inspire students to use their creativity to develop innovative, cost-effective and practical solutions on the theme of the challenge. The idea behind this is to encourage students to present their ideas/innovations and provide them an opportunity to convert their IDEA to a PRODUCT/Start-up. CVRCE Innovation Challenge will be held at C. V. Raman College of Engineering, Bhubaneswar in the last week of January 2019. The top 3 ideas/innovation shall be given attractive prizes and get support system for their innovation/start-up. Theme of the Challenge. The idea or innovation can be from any of the following areas: - Food processing business ideas - Waste Management Ideas - water conservation ideas - Smart Bridge Test Idea - Big idea in ICT - Food Technology - Social Innovation The Competition shall be held in two levels: Level-1: Submission of the Idea/innovation (by 19th January 2019) Level-2: Presentation of 15 best ideas/innovations to Experts (last week of January 2019). More details at https://goo.gl/mvY7fx *SETS, IEEE CS, CSI, ISACA: "National Workshop on Hardware Security" at Chennai 26th Feb 2019* SETS (Society for Electronic Transactions and Security) is organizing "National Workshop on Hardware Security" in association with IEEE Computer Society, Madras Chapter, Computer Society of India, Chennai Chapter & ISACA, Chennai Chapter on 26th February 2019. Workshop Brochure <http://www.setsindia.in/PdfDocs/hws.pdf> *Archives of Interesting Reads * To access the past posts of Interesting Reads, pl. visit http://infoforuse.blogspot.in/2018/05/interesting-reads-archives.html *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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Re: [LIS-Forum] Appointment of INFLIBNET Director: reg
by Anand Dodamani 20 Dec '18

20 Dec '18

Dear Colleagues, Shocked to see the reactions of some of my professional colleagues to the news of the appointment of New Director to the INFLIBNET. What is wrong in it? We all kept quite when many of the IITs/ NITs/ Central and State Universities in the country appointed Professors from other departments as the In-Charge/ HODs of the their libraries ; we maintained our silence when the institutes of eminanance in the country have reduced the Grade/ Academic Level of the librarians; we did nothing when many great institutions in the country have pushed the librarians from Academic to Administrative category. So, why there is an opposition now? Please think about our own inactions in the past. The Professional Associations both at the State and the National level have lost their voice and importance. We preach many things but, in practice we do nothing. Please correct me, if I am wrong. Regards, Anand Dodamani Mumbai. On Wed, 19 Dec 2018, 18:22 <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. Request for an article (Binod Yadav) > 2. Re: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 189, Issue 23 (Suresh Suri) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2018 15:14:32 +0545 > From: Binod Yadav <yadavlibrarian(a)gmail.com> > To: lis-forum <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> > Subject: [LIS-Forum] Request for an article > Message-ID: > <CAMZH= > 2f8Aehtk1LS_g3KtrZCrA7-_3ds3jO1LST4BASOb9cQZg(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Dear professionals, > Please provide us the full text of the article. > Details: > Ophthalmology; volume: 97;Issue No. 12; PP: 1654-59 > Title: Purtscher's like retinopathy after childbirth. > Look forward to your response. > > -- > Binod Kumar Yadav > Deputy Chief Librarian > B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences > Dharan, Nepal > Phone: +97725525555 Ext. 5438 > Mobile:+977-9804060641 > > -- > 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 189, Issue 27
by Muthuramalingam Kannan 20 Dec '18

20 Dec '18

Dear Anand, You have absolutely nailed on the head, about what we preach and practice. We need to rectify all such anomalies by representing through AIFUCTO and various other (such) organizations. Otherwise, in the next pay revision (if any) we will definitely be placed in the non-teaching cadre by manipulating/altering entry level qualifications as it happened in the case of NITs and the like. -- Thanking You, Dr.M.Kannan,M.L.I.Sc.,PhD., & UGC-NET Librarian, V.O.Chidambaram College, Palaymkottai Road, Tuticorin - 628 008.

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Request for an article
by Binod Yadav 19 Dec '18

19 Dec '18

Dear professionals, Please provide us the full text of the article. Details: Ophthalmology; volume: 97;Issue No. 12; PP: 1654-59 Title: Purtscher's like retinopathy after childbirth. Look forward to your response. -- Binod Kumar Yadav Deputy Chief Librarian B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences Dharan, Nepal Phone: +97725525555 Ext. 5438 Mobile:+977-9804060641 -- 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 189, Issue 23
by Dr. Pradip Das 19 Dec '18

19 Dec '18

We will not be able to make them understand about the requirement of Library Information Science Professionals in Managing any Library Network. It is also not possible for us to show our skills and ability if the other side do have some blind person. I think, the library associations could have some mass movement in this regards. On Tue, Dec 18, 2018 at 8:02 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. Non-Library person appointed as the Director of INFLIBNET > Centre - Library Network (Francis Jayakanth) > 2. Re: Non-Library person appointed as the Director of INFLIBNET > Centre - Library Network (vinod mishra) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2018 13:43:06 +0000 > From: Francis Jayakanth <francis(a)iisc.ac.in> > To: lis_forum <LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> > Subject: [LIS-Forum] Non-Library person appointed as the Director of > INFLIBNET Centre - Library Network > Message-ID: > < > BM1PR01MB2179E63EB662BB144ED143C88DBD0(a)BM1PR01MB2179.INDPRD01.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > From: Dr. A.T. Francis <francisaloor(a)yahoo.com> > > Sent: 18 December 2018 14:55 > > Dear Library Professionals, > > It is a very shocking news that a Non-Library person appointed as the > Director of INFLIBNET Centre. > > This is a very unscientific decision to manage a Library Network by > non-librarian. > > Though the essential qualification for the post is that the person from > relevant field, the appointed person is from Statistics, which > is not the relevant field. > > It is the prime duty and responsibility of all library professionals and > associations to intimate the authorities the damage may create to the > profession and also to the academics and R&D at large by the decision. > > How a Non-Medicine man can do treatment and surgery. A computer man can > establish physical network, but can not manage knowledge and library and > provide knowledge services scientifically and effectively. > > Dr. A.T. FRANCIS, MCom, MLISc, NET, PhD > UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN > Kerala Agricultural University > Thrissur - 680 656, India, 91-9496839409 (m) > francisaloor(a)yahoo.com >

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Scientific Writing in Research Publishing
by meera anand 19 Dec '18

19 Dec '18

Dear Professionals, We would like to inform you that, the Learning Resource Centre, Jain (Deemed-to-be University), JGI Knowledge Campus, Bangalore in collaboration with the Digital Information Research Labs. (DIRF), Chennai, India is conducting a National Level Faculty Development Program on "Scientific Writing in Research Publishing" on 25th January 2019 at JGI Knowledge Campus, District Fund Road, Jayanagar 9th Block, Bangalore- 560 069 The theme is an exclusive one and will focus on the ways of producing eminent papers with scientific reporting and solve research problems. It is applicable to all disciplines. Objectives of the Program: -The ways of producing good research and writing eminent papers with scientific reporting -Gain exposure to creating new approaches and solve research problems -The content of good research, good review and revision The program will address the following questions. • How to produce quality research publication? • How to reflect the research carried out through the publication? • What are the measures for research impact? • What is the best way to disseminate research? • How to structure the research publication? • How to assess the reviewed publication? • What is indexed research? • How to integrate the research in the process of global review and indexing? • How to increase the research publication quality and record high research productivity? • How to improve English language presentation and proofread the language without language experts? • How to find collaborators and form the collaborative network in research The program will discuss the ways to optimize the research publication activities and the structure of research publications, review and indexing process, methods of generating good publications, demonstration of global indexing databases, research networks and other citation and evaluation metrics. Who can participate? Researchers, academicians & scientists, librarians and administrators from Colleges, Universities, Research Laboratories and Scientific Agencies. Fees: Full-time students: Rs. 600/- (should carry valid ID cards compulsorily) Faculty and Industry Rs. 1000/- The fee covers kit, lunch, 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’ Those who like to pay cash can send a participation confirmation mail to- fdprogrammeju(a)gmail.com With Warm Regards, Dr Meeramani N Organizing Secretary Librarian, Jain (Deemed-to-be University) JGI Knowledge Campus 44/4, District Fund Road Behind Big Bazar Jayanagar 9th Block Bangalore-560 069 +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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Non-Library person appointed as the Director of INFLIBNET Centre - Library Network
by Francis Jayakanth 19 Dec '18

19 Dec '18

From: Sharmila Ghosh <milaghosh(a)gmail.com> Sent: 18 December 2018 21:51 Why jump to conclusions so soon? Why not wait and watch? Afterwards librarians can constitute a referendum and initiate the right course of action. Students from Social Sciences background are being hired by Berkeley Labs California..(US National Laboratory for research in fundamental and applied sciences) !!! Supposedly India follows the US in many ways ;) Sharmila Ghosh Consultant (Retired), Library & Information Services Mysore Karnataka 571130 (India) Mob: 9818742924<tel:098187%2042924> On Tue, Dec 18, 2018 at 7:13 PM Francis Jayakanth <francis(a)iisc.ac.in<mailto:francis@iisc.ac.in>> wrote: From: Dr. A.T. Francis <francisaloor(a)yahoo.com<mailto:francisaloor@yahoo.com>> Sent: 18 December 2018 14:55 Dear Library Professionals, It is a very shocking news that a Non-Library person appointed as the Director of INFLIBNET Centre. This is a very unscientific decision to manage a Library Network by non-librarian. Though the essential qualification for the post is that the person from relevant field, the appointed person is from Statistics, which is not the relevant field. It is the prime duty and responsibility of all library professionals and associations to intimate the authorities the damage may create to the profession and also to the academics and R&D at large by the decision. How a Non-Medicine man can do treatment and surgery. A computer man can establish physical network, but can not manage knowledge and library and provide knowledge services scientifically and effectively. Dr. A.T. FRANCIS, MCom, MLISc, NET, PhD UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN Kerala Agricultural University Thrissur - 680 656, India, 91-9496839409 (m) francisaloor(a)yahoo.com<mailto:francisaloor@yahoo.com>

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