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International Conference-Thailand
by Rama Reddy Enukonda 01 Oct '18

01 Oct '18

Dear Professional Colleagues, A two day International Conference on *“CONVERGENCE: CONTENT, MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY” *is scheduled to be organised at the Faculty of Informatics, Mahasarakham University, Thailand during November 22-23, 2018. Mr. NV Sathyanarayana, Dr. HS Siddamallaiah, Prof. Ramesh Babu and I are coordinating the event from India. On behalf of the Faculty of Informatics, Mahasarakham University, Thailand, we would request you to contribute a paper relevant to the theme/sub-themes of the conference and actively participate in the conference. For more information, please see the conference website www.it.msu.ac.th/i3cmt. A festschrift volume will be published with ISBN and released at the conference. Selected papers will be also published in academic journals. Regarding Visa: Apart from obtaining visa in India, Thailand has ‘Visa on Arrival’ facility for Indians. Organisers will arrange transport from Khon Kaen domestic airport to the accommodation/ conference venue. You can book your air tickets to Bangkok/Khon Kaen. Accommodation and catering arrangements will be made for all the registered delegates during the conference. Those participants, who want to visit selected tourist places (Pattaya and Bangkok) after the conference, should register and confirm before arriving in Thailand to organise the tour. The Organisers will make necessary arrangements for travel and stay (one night in Pattaya and one night in Bangkok) against payment. Please send the paper to the mail ID on or before 15th October 2018. If you need any further clarifications, please contact Dr. E. Rama Reddy enukondar(a)gmail.com We hope to hear positive response from you With best regards rama reddy Dr. E. Rama Reddy, PhD University Librarian (Retd), University of Hyderabad Formerly Visiting Professor, Mahasarakham University, Thailand Formerly Visiting Faculty, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai +91 9000955729 enukondar(a)yahoo.co.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Content of Koha and Data Migration - Data Entry - Punctuation as per ISBD rule
by Dp Tripathi 30 Sep '18

30 Sep '18

*Greetings from Librarian Guide !!!!* Dear All, Trust you all are good and doing good with sound health and spirit. I am hereby sharing the next video which contains the details about punctuation to be taken care while doing the data entry in MARC format in cataloguing. You may browse the video at https://youtu.be/E0ym48-eTpE Please leave your comment and feedback if any for improvement in the content. Thanks for watching this video. For more videos, please stay updated with Librarian Guide. Thanks DP 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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Article Request
by Balraj 30 Sep '18

30 Sep '18

Dear Professional Friends, One of our faculty require the below mentioned article. - Conversion of staphylococcal pathogenicity islands to CRISPR-carrying antibacterial agents that cure infections in mice Author - Geeta Ram <https://www.nature.com/articles/nbt.4203#auth-1> - , Hope F Ross <https://www.nature.com/articles/nbt.4203#auth-2> - , Richard P Novick <https://www.nature.com/articles/nbt.4203#auth-3> - , Ivelisse Rodriguez-Pagan <https://www.nature.com/articles/nbt.4203#auth-4> - & Dunrong Jiang <https://www.nature.com/articles/nbt.4203#auth-5> Journal: *Nature Biotechnology* Published September 2018 Please provide the full text of the above article. Thanks & Best Wishes, Balraj Librarian RAK Medical & Health Sciences University United Arab Emirates

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LIS Interns in Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH).
by Sujan Saha 29 Sep '18

29 Sep '18

Interns (Library and Information Science) in Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH). http://www.intach.org/join-vacancies.php How to Apply: • Eligible candidates may send their CV to the e-mail id: ikc.intach(a)gmail.com before 04th October, 2018.

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Call for papers and participation for XXXIV National Conference of IATLIS, 3-4 December 2018 at Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh.
by Harinder Pal Singh Kalra 28 Sep '18

28 Sep '18

XXXIV NATIONAL CONFERENCE of IATLIS on the theme LIS Education, Research and Training (LISERT): Capacity Building and the Sustainable Development Goals 03-04 December 2018 Jointly organized by The Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS), and The Department of Library and Information Science, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh at Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh (Haryana) ABOUT THE IATLIS The Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS) is a professional association of more than 600 teachers and professionals in Library and Information Science in India. Since its inception in 1969, IATLIS has been active in taking up several issues of LIS Education in India especially relating to the development of curriculum, teaching methods, infrastructure, teacher training, etc. It actively works for the promotion of the professional interests of LIS teachers. As part of its activities, it conducts national seminars, workshops, and training programmes. It publishes conference proceedings and also an electronic journal “IATLIS Journal of Library Education and Research”. For more details about the association, kindly go to www.iatlis.org ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY The Central University of Haryana is among 15 newest Central Universities established by the MHRD under the Central Universities Act, 2009 of the Parliament. The university has been awarded ‘A’ Grade by NAAC. It is a student-centered research institution located in Mahendergarh, Haryana. Mahendergarh is now a part of the Extended Capital Region (NCR) and is around 125 Kilometers away from Delhi and well connected to Delhi through Railways. Under the dynamic guidance of Vice-chancellor Prof. R C Kuhad, one of the most respected and eminent scholars in India and backed by rich and diverse faculty the university aims to develop enlightened citizenship of a knowledge society for peace and prosperity of individuals, nation and the world, through the promotion of innovation, creative endeavours, and scholarly inquiry. A keen profile, outstanding achievements in research and teaching, and a modern administration are the focus of its actions. The pursuit of knowledge and technological progress is guided by the principles of excellence and quality. Currently the university has eleven schools and more than thirty Departments offering UG, PG and doctoral degree courses. Each department organizes teaching and research in a different subject area. ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT The Department of Library and Information Science was started from the academic session 2014-2015 under the School of Computer Science and Informatics. The aim of the department is to impart quality education to meet national and global challenges through providing training & research facilities and promoting new technologies in teaching & learning that are globally recognized, meet the needs of a changing society and highly valued at different workplaces. The Department currently offers PG Programme(Master of Library & Information Science) with a regular study period of four semesters and welcomes students from all backgrounds, who have an interest in entering and progressing within, the LIS profession. The course provides comprehensive education in view of multidisciplinary fields of study, incorporating the fundamental and applied subjects in Library and Information Science. Our teaching emphasizes both traditional and digital media, engagement with digital Library Practices. The Students of the department are placed in the various Libraries, Information Centers, and academic Institutions ABOUT THE CONFERENCE The theme of the IATLIS National Conference 2018 is: LIS Education, Research and Training (LISERT): Capacity Building and the Sustainable Development Goals Sub-themes include, but are not limited to: · UN Sustainable Development Goals and capacity building · Technology advances and demands for new skills and competencies. · Manpower development for mobile-based library services, big data opportunities, knowledge consultancy, etc. · Media and information literacy skills · LIS research for advancing the role and services of libraries · LISERT collaborations across frontiers · Open and distance learning in LIS · Learning resources: MOOCs, e-PG Pathshala · Globalization and its impact on LISERT · Ethics and aesthetics of LIS education and practice - A Tutorial on "Media and information literacy-based evaluation criteria for separating predatory publications from scholarly journals” would also be conducted at the conference. CALL FOR PAPERS The organizing committee invites articles and scholarly papers on the theme of the conference. Interested paper presenters are requested to kindly send abstract (300 – 500 words) latest by10 October 2018. Abstracts will be reviewed to check quality and relevance to the main topic of the conference. The abstracts should include full title including sub-title (if any), names and contact details of all authors, abstract proper, 3-5 keywords, and a brief bio (up to 200 words) of each author, latest by 10 October 2018 to the General Secretary, IATLIS, C/o Department of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala-147002 (Punjab), preferably by email at iatlis2018(a)gmail.com REGISTRATION DETAILS Indian Delegates: Sponsored: Rs. 2000/- Non-Sponsored: Rs. 1500/- Retired Professionals: Rs. 1,000/- Accompanying Person: Rs. 1,000/- Students/Researchers: Rs. 300/- Foreign Delegates: SAARC Countries: $ 100 Other Countries: $ 200 The registration fee covers conference kit, proceedings of the conference (upon post-publication), and working lunch, and session tea for the conference days. The registration fee does not include breakfast, dinner and accommodation. Papers presented at the conference will be published in the post-conference volume that would be sent to the registered delegates later on, as per the decision of the General Body. Delegates are requested to include registration fees for accompanying persons while forwarding their registration forms since it would not be possible to entertain last minute requests for accommodation. Accompanying persons shall not be entitled for conference kits. Delegates are requested to intimate their travel plans in advance to avoid last minute inconvenience. The Demand Draft/ Multicity cheque for registration fee should be in favour of IATLIS payable at Patiala, and should be sent along with the duly filled in Registration Form latest by 27 November 2018. Delegates can also transfer the registration fee online in account no. 65048083922 of State Bank of India, Punjabi University, Patiala branch (IFSC Code: SBIN0050009). The account is in the name of Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS). In case of online transfer, the proof of transfer should be sent with the registration form. All the participants are requested to send their registration form duly filled along with the requisite fee applicable latest by 27 November 2018 to the General Secretary, IATLIS, Department of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala, 147002 (Punjab). Phone: 0175-3046179, 80. IMPORTANT DATES: Abstract submission : 10 October 2018 Notification of acceptance : 17 October 2018 Full paper submission : 10 November 2018 Registration form submission : 27 November 2018 Conference Dates : 03-04December 2018 For further details contact: Dr. I.V. Malhan Professor and Head, Dept. of Library and Information Science, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala & President, IATLIS. and Dr. H.P.S. Kalra Professor and Head, Dept. of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala & General Secretary, IATLIS. Tel: 0175-3046179, 6180. Email: iatlis.patiala(a)gmail.com HOW TO REACH UNIVERSITY Central University of Haryana is located on Mahendergarh - Charkhi Dadri road about 08 kms from Mahendergarh; 163 kms from Delhi and Gurgaon. The nearest railway station is Mahendergarh (8 kms from university) well connected with New Delhi and other places. In case of any difficulty, participants may contact the Department of Library and Information Science on tel. No. 9992084321, 8988167975, 8607693230 ACCOMODATION DETAILS Accommodation, if required, will be provided at additional cost. A limited accommodation is available in the university hostel. Lodging can also be arranged in hotels on payment basis if requested. For further details contact: Dr.Pawan Kumar Saini, Organizing Secretary and Assistant Professor, Department of Library & Information Science, Central University of Haryana Mahendergarh (Haryana). Tel: 9460289351. Email: pawansaini(a)cuh.ac.in ------------------------------------------ Registration Form XXXIV IATLIS Conference 03-04 December 2018 at Central University of Haryana, Mahendragarh. Name: (Prof./Dr./Mr./Mrs./Ms):………………………………………… Name/s of accompanying person/s (if any):………………………… Designation: …………………………………………........................... Institution:………………………………………………………………………………… Mailing Address: ………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………… Email: …………………………………………………………………….. Phone: (O) …………………………….., (M) …………………………. Payment Details: Bank: …………………………………………………………….. Draft/Cheque no/Online transfer details .…………………… .…………………… Dated: ………................................ Amount:…………………………… Whether accommodation is required: Yes / No. If Yes, number of persons and their names:…………………………….. Arrival and Departure Details (Date, Time): ………….…………………. ……………………………………………………………………...………… Date: ____________ Signature ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kindly send the completed registration form along with registration fee to: The General Secretary, IATLIS, C/o Department of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala-147002 (Punjab) latest by 27 November 2018.

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Opinions sought on eligibility criteria of "One Year Diploma in Computer application"
by Pranit Landge 27 Sep '18

27 Sep '18

Warm Regards to Distinguished faculties and Dear Colleagues, I have been observing the advertisement notifications for recruitment of Library staff in various institutions across the India from various means like newspapers, forums and blog etc. Nearly every advertisement notification lists one eligibility criteria (under desired or essential) as *"One year diploma in Computer applications"*. Somehow I am still wondering what diploma course will be best suited to library professionals apart from IGNOU's Distance Mode "Diploma in Library Automation and Networking". Also, while in service it is hardly possible to pursue a full-time diploma course and anyhow if someone manages to complete it a question on its authenticity will always remains poking. We all know that MOOCs are gaining momentum throughout world but they are still not recognised by Indian Education System and recruitment boards. Your opinion and valuable guidance is highly awaited for clarification of thoughts for a budding librarians. *Regards,* *Pranit Landge.* *Library & Information Assistant* *Zoological Survey of India* *Western Regional Center,* *Vidyanagar, sector-29,* *Opp. D Y Patil Edu. Complex,* *Rawet Road, Akurdi, Pune- 411044* *Mobile: +91-9561827902* *Phone: +91-20-27651927 (Ext. 209) (O)* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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How can Libraries help Senior Ciizens
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 26 Sep '18

26 Sep '18

How can libraries help Senior Citizens? There are a large number of libraries both public as well as special in every city. Funding for running the library comes from govt or similar agencies. Thus libraries do have responsibility in addition to catering to their regular customers, to others outside their ambit, who also contribute by way of taxes. One such segment of the community that would greatly benefit is the Senior citizens, if libraries extend their co-operation to them. One might think of fulfilling some sort of corporate social responsibility of a different kind. There are lots of things that libraries or librarians can do in this regard. Some of them are listed here. 1. Libraries may lend space for conducting meetings of local Senior Citizens Associations in their premises. 2. Libraries may engage senior citizens who are knowledgeable and experienced to give lectures / talks, as a sort of extension activity. 3. Libraries may exempt senior citizens from admission and other fees charged for their services or offer discounts or concessions 4. Libraries may offer opportunities to retired persons to volunteer in library work; this segment would be available relatively cheap. 5. Libraries may offer free or low cost training courses in imparting skills in using smart phone, internet etc 6. Libraries may encourage Lifelong learning activity among the elderly. These could be done: Identifying free or affordable courses to sign up; providing terminals for online learning; to be a meeting point for co-learners; provide class room facilities etc 7. Prolific readers, poets, writers, authors and others among the elderly may be encouraged to give book reviews, donate their books, poetry reading sessions, art and painting exhibitions, display their coin / philatelic collections etc 8. Retirees may be invited for several events conducted by the library by converting them into personal sponsors for specific activities. 9. Senior citizens may be approached to help in fund raising activities for special occasions. 10. Public libraries may even think of providing extension counters in retirement (gated) communities. I am a retired librarian working for senior citizens’ welfare for the past twenty years and my most preferred way of giving help is to provide info / data / documents on whatever topic they want, provided it is in some way related to the 60+ age group. ****** Dr P Vyasamoorthy 040-27846631 / 09490804278

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Kindly comment on the product InCites: a product of Clarivate Analytics
by Rajendra Kumar Jena 26 Sep '18

26 Sep '18

Dear Sir and Madam, We are in the primary stage of the process to subscribe the product "InCites". If, any institution already subscribing the product, kindly comment on its worthiness for an academic and research institution. regards, *Mr. Rajendra Kumar Jena* Dy. Registrar (Library), Central Library Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad (IIITA) Deoghat, Jhalwa, Allahabad - 211015 (U.P.) INDIA E-Mail : rkjena(a)iiita.ac.in <shailendrak(a)iiita.ac.in> | Phone : 0532-292-2106 (O) | Mobile : +91-94075-15759 "He who has faith, has all, and he who lacks it lacks all. ~ Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa"

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E-Books to E-Learning: Libraries as Learning Hubs – LTC2019: The 4th Library Technology Conclave (Cochin University of Science & Technology, Cochin. 23-25th January 2019)
by Sathyanarayana NV 26 Sep '18

26 Sep '18

Informatics India Ltd., Bangalore and Cochin University of Science & Technology (CUSAT), are pleased to announce LTC2019, an annual event, 4th in the series. Informatics is organising this year’s Conclave in partnership with CUSAT, the host-partners of the event. *LTC* is different and distinct in its content and format. It’s focus is on current and emerging technologies and their implementation and impact studies in libraries and their parent organisations. The vision of LTC is to enable libraries to re-imagine and re-position the libraries in the digital space as an integral part of the learning and research eco-system of the institutions and the society. *E-Learning *is the theme of LTC2019 expressed in the Conclave title: *From e-Books to e-Learning: Libraries as Learning Hubs*. This theme is very unique and challenging to libraries in broadening their service horizon. It opens up new opportunities for libraries to collaborate with faculty to integrate library’s content access and delivery system with e-Learning platform. With decades of knowledge and experience in managing e-resources, libraries can play a pro-active role in the area of content management in the e-Learning space. Libraries around the world have started engaging with faculties in their institutions in a collaborative model to provide support to in e-learning domains. E-learning programs are being used extensively in information literacy programs of libraries. Best practices are already emerging. (*e-Learning in Libraries: Best Practices. Edited by Charles Harmon & Michael Messina. 2013). * LTC2019 programs are designed to be engaging for the delegates and speakers. Please visit LTC2019 website (www.ltc2019.com) and keep watching the unfolding of the Conclave program details. In addition to Keynotes and Roundtables by global and local experts, here are a few special highlights of the Conclave. PRE-CONCLAVE WORKSHOPS ON – 1. E-Learning Basics 2. Koha + CORAL (e-resource management software) TWO PRESTIGIOUS AWARD PROGRAMS 1. *LibTech Award* for the best technology enabled library of the year. Delegates are invited to showcase the technologies implemented in their libraries and their effective usage and impact through a presentation in an exclusive session on *Technology Innovations in Libraries.* Visit the Conclave website for filing your nominations. Write your experience with technology implementation and management as a paper in Best Practices, which will be published in the Conclave volume on *Best Practices in Libraries Technologies*. 2. *Best Koha implementation Award*. All libraries who have implemented Koha in their libraries, either on their own or supported by a vendor, and have new innovations to talk about, are invited to showcase their implementation challenges and innovative capabilities. File your nomination and also write your experience as paper in Best Practice for publication in the Conclave volume. *SPARK*: AN EXCLUSIVE SESSION FOR DELEGATES: Ideas keep triggering as you keep listening to expert speakers in the Conclave. Delegates are encouraged to jot down such new ideas; think about innovative possibilities around those ideas and register during the conclave sessions to speak at the SPARK session for five minutes scheduled before the last session of the Conclave. Two delegates presenting the best ideas will be handsomely awarded. Please register and keep visiting the LTC2019 site frequently for regular update. Join LTC12019 to make it the most engaging and innovative Conclave in LIS discipline. N. V. Sathyanarayana Chairman & Managing Director Informatics India Ltd., Bangalore -- *Confidentiality Notice: *T*his electronic message transmission, including any attachment(s), may contain confidential, proprietary, or privileged information from Informatics Publishing Limited. If you are not the intended recipient, be advised that any dissemination, copying, distribution, printing or use of the contents of the information contained in this electronic message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this electronic message by error, please destroy all copies of the message and contact the sender immediately by either replying to this message or calling 91-80-40387777.* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Interesting Reads – 2018-09-26
by Mohan Hr 25 Sep '18

25 Sep '18

*Interesting Reads – 2018-09-26* *Contents* *Articles* - Journalism, 'Fake News' and Disinformation: A Handbook for Journalism Education and Training - 23 principles for beneficial AI: Tech leaders establish new guidelines - Buddha in Business: Are you an enlightened entrepreneur? - Nurturing your Network: Top Tips - Genes, joules or gut bugs: which one is most to blame when it comes to weight gain? - Here are the Top Online Scams You Need to Avoid Today - Gasping for Air in India’s Industrial North - Microrobots: Bigger than they seem - 33 Industries Other Than Auto That Driverless Cars Could Turn Upside Down - iOS vs. Android Compare the Mobile OSes *Events / Announcements* - KLA National Conference on Corporate and Media Librarianship – Call for Papers - SPIN Chennai: Workshop on Statistical Methods For Process Management - 1st Libertatem National Essay Writing Competition Read at http://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2018/09/interesting-reads-201 8-09-26.html Archives at http://infoforuse.blogspot.com/2018/05/interesting-reads-arc hives.html *======================================================== * *Articles* *Journalism, 'Fake News' and Disinformation: A Handbook for Journalism Education and Training* This new publication by UNESCO is a timely resource and highly topical subject for all those who practice or teach journalism in this Digital Age. Political parties, health professionals, business people, scientists, election monitors and others will also find the handbook useful in navigating the information disorder. Written by experts in the fight against disinformation, this handbook explores the very nature of journalism - with modules on why trust matters; thinking critically about how digital technology and social platforms are conduits of the information disorder; fighting back against disinformation and misinformation through media and information literacy; fact-checking 101; social media verification and combatting online abuse. Weblink <https://en.unesco.org/fightfakenews/modules> *23 principles for beneficial AI: Tech leaders establish new guidelines* Tesla CEO Elon Musk, DeepMind founder Demis Hassabis, and nearly 1,000 other leaders in AI just signed guidelines for developing safe AI. Here's are the highlights, and what it means. Full post <https://www.techrepublic.com/article/23-principals-for-beneficial-ai-tech-l…> Related story <https://futureoflife.org/ai-principles/>: Asilomar Principles — a set of 23 points *Buddha in Business: Are you an enlightened entrepreneur?* Like most religions, Buddhism has been about good tenets for good living. Obsessed as we are with entrepreneurship, we were curious to explore whether a Buddhist approach would help entrepreneurs build and implement logical, vision-aligned business models. Read the first in the twelve-part series and start following the rest. Full post <https://weekender.yourstory.com/post/buddha-in-business-enlightened-entrepr…> *Nurturing your Network: Top Tips* These days we tend to consider ourselves pretty well connected. Thanks to social media, ‘followers’, ‘friends’ and ‘connections’ are being forged on a daily basis. Has the internet revolution made networking easier? Do we all know one another better? Probably not. Full post <https://www.executivegrapevine.com/content/article/insight-2018-04-10-nurtu…> *Genes, joules or gut bugs: which one is most to blame when it comes to weight gain?* With obesity on the rise, so too is the diet and weight loss industry, currently valued at US$70 billion in the US alone. But most of us are still confused about the factors that lead to weight gain. Three commonly attributed factors are our genes, our microbiome (gut bugs) and our energy intake (kilojoules). So let’s examine how much each of these is to blame. Full story <https://theconversation.com/genes-joules-or-gut-bugs-which-one-is-most-to-b…> *Here are the Top Online Scams You Need to Avoid Today* We truly want to believe that the Internet is a safe place where you can’t fall for all types of online scams, but it’s always good reminder to do a “reality check”. We, humans, can become an easy target for malicious actors who want to steal our most valuable personal data. Criminal minds can reach these days further than before, into our private lives, our homes and work offices. And there is little we can do about it. Attack tactics and tools vary from traditional attack vectors, which use malicious software and vulnerabilities present in almost all the programs and apps (even in the popular Windows operating systems), to ingenious phishing scams deployed from unexpected regions of the world, where justice can’t easily reach out to catch the eventual perpetrators. Use the links in the post to quickly navigate the list of online scams and see the top online scams you need to stay away from right now. Full post <https://heimdalsecurity.com/blog/top-online-scams/> *Gasping for Air in India’s Industrial North* Air pollution kills one million Indians annually. In the northern city of Patna, the problem shaves four years, on average, off residents’ lives. Full story <https://undark.org/article/air-pollution-patna/> *Microrobots: Bigger than they seem* Using insects as templates, researchers are buildings robots that are very small, very mobile—and very useful. Full post <https://www.hpe.com/us/en/insights/articles/microrobots-bigger-than-they-se…> *33 Industries Other Than Auto That Driverless Cars Could Turn Upside Down* Fast food, real estate, military operations, even home improvement — many large industries will have to shift their strategies in the wake of driverless cars. It’s all but a certainty that autonomous or driverless vehicles will be widely used in the United States at some point over the next two decades. Already, over two dozen major corporates including Google, Apple, and Mercedes Benz are hard at work building their own self-driving vehicles. Tesla’s Model S includes an autopilot mode which gives it semi-autonomous capabilities. Clearly, tech and auto companies stand to gain, but many other industries could face serious upheavals unless they are able to adapt to the many changes self-driving cars will bring to the market. Below, we dive into 33 industries, from the obvious (professional driving & trucking) to the more surprising (fitness?), that will be shaken up by the advent of autonomous vehicles. Full story <https://www.cbinsights.com/research/13-industries-disrupted-driverless-cars/> *iOS vs. Android Compare the Mobile OSes* Download this e-guide to compare the iOS and Android OSes and the security features of each. Weblink <https://cdn.ttgtmedia.com/searchMobileComputing/Downloads/Android_vs._iOS.p…> *Events / Announcements* *KLA National Conference on Corporate and Media Librarianship – Call for Papers* A corporate library or information service is a unit within a corporate body providing the information that the staff need to carry out the work of the organization. Corporate bodies include business firms engaged in retail and manufacture, law firms, consultancies, other commercial entities like banks and insurance firms, professional trade bodies and non-governmental organizations. Many of the media organizations such as newspapers and broadcasting can also be brought within the purview of corporates by virtue of their nature and style of functioning, but they are marked by a distinct identity based on their common function. Corporate and media information services naturally reflect their parent organizations and are therefore various and heterogeneous. Yet, across all organizations, they face similar challenges. The primary challenge is to prove their worth when the main function of the parent organizations is not officially information provision or learning. The role of the information professional in such a context is particularly challenging. There is a whole gamut of information which can be provided by the information centres, but the parent body may not always try to obtain them from a dedicated information service. In a scenario where information is abundantly available to end users, information professionals today must ask themselves what value their special skills add to their organization. Moreover, the complexity of when, where, and how information is accessed, has created a new set of responsibilities related to managing internal and external information resources. It is in this background that Kerala Library Association (KLA) is organizing a national conference on Corporate and Media Librarianship during 14-15 Dec. 2018 at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Last date of receipt of the abstract: 15 October 2018 Brochure: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zAWbucwCzwfV_lxJX7fGFnYl0zN cAZYv/view?usp=sharing Call for Paper at https://klaweblog.wordpress.c om/2018/07/16/kla-national-conference-on-corporate-and-media -librarianship-23-24-nov-2018-first-announcement-call-for-papers/ Contact: General Convener: Dr. Vijayakumar, K. P., President, Kerala Library Association E-mail: kpvijayakumar2(a)gmail.com Mobile: 9496749901 *SPIN Chennai: Workshop on Statistical Methods For Process Management* Join the Workshop on Statistical Methods For Process Management with Sriram - Statistics Expert on 13th October 2018, Saturday at Conf. Hall, Alumni Center, College of Engineering, Anna Univ., Chennai Checkout more details @ http://spinchennai.org/events/ event/workshop-on-statistical-methods-for-process-management/ Get your tickets @ https://in.explara.com/e/workshop-on-statistical-methods- for-process-management *1st Libertatem National Essay Writing Competition* The Theme of the Essay Competition is: Is today's India Jeopardising its Constitutional Principles. The theme is also divided into 6 sub-themes which are: 1. The Crisis of Seniority in the Supreme Court Elevations - The Cornerstone of Legislature and Judicial Relationship 2. The Debate around Article 35A of the Indian Constitution - Will it erode the Autonomy of Jammu & Kashmir? 3. The Nightmare of Assamese People - The NRC and the Proposed Citizenship Amendment Bill 4. The Arrests of Activists - Is it an attack on Freedom of Speech or is justified in the name of National Security? 5. The Issue of 'Office of Profit’ in the light of disqualification of 20 MLAs of the Aam Aadmi Party 6. “I am what I am, So take me as I am”: Section 377 Verdict and the way forward The Registration for the Essay Competition is open till October 10, 2018, and the fee is Rs. 300. Prize Details are mentioned in the brochure. For more details, please visit: https://goo.gl/ff9Mjv *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 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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