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Invitation to Contribute Papers for SR Ranganathan Memorial Issue
by editor＠informaticsstudies.in 10 Aug '17

10 Aug '17

Informatics Studies is a platform for discussing the emerging trends in theory and application of Information Science and is in its fourth year of publication. The journal focuses on –Information Infrastructures, Information Economics, Knowledge Management, Digital Library/Archive, Unicode, Multi-lingual/ Interoperability Issues, Thesauri, Ontology, Semantics, Metadata, Information Storage and Retrieval, Resource Discovery Solutions, Open Access Initiatives, e-publishing, IPR, Service Quality Standards Setting, Bioinformatics, Development Informatics, Community Informatics, Social Informatics, Environmental Informatics, Medical Informatics, Computational Linguistics, as well as interdisciplinary and international perspectives on the above areas. Informatics Studies also covers studies on scientists who laid foundations of Library and Information Science. In this series Patrick R Penland and Earnest J Mann with selected papers of them and Eugene Garfield with a special volume on him have been published within three years of the journal’s forays into LIS research publishing. The year 2017 is the Quasquicentennial year of Sri S R Ranganathan. SRR is considered as the leading light of library and information science even today. With the development of ICT and its enormous influence in all areas of library science, it has become a fashion everywhere to sideline SRR studies. But on examining and analyzing his works, it can be seen that the concepts and techniques enunciated by him stands test of the time and remainslive in the ever changing informatics field and society. His works acted as the foundation of the Information Management of the yesteryears, Knowledge Management of the modern-day and shall continue showing light to the future dispensations. They still remain as a source to the practical and theoretical solutions for policies, plans and programmes, innovations, services, systems, networks, etc. Informatics Studies would like to commemorate his contributions to LIS profession by publishing a special volume at the end of the Quasquicentennial year. Scholars are requested to contribute papers for SR Ranganathan Quasquicentennial Memorial issue of Informatics Studies to be published as Volume 5(1) January 2018. During the centenary of his birth in 1992, numerous biographical and autobiographical materials and collections of essays reflecting Ranganathan’s influence were published. Informatics Studies invite studies, biographical sketches, papers on his views, plans, research, theories, standards, procedures, and programmes correlating with the current developments in the Knowledge management scenario. Articles may be uploaded at informaticsstudies.in or can be e-mailed to the editor(a)informaticsstudies.in as MS Word file attachment as per standards prescribed in the journal website. Last date of submission is 1st November 2017. Dr. M Jayapradeep For Editors, Informatics Studies -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Questionnaire: National Survey on Public Library System in India
by sheshagiri kulkarni 10 Aug '17

10 Aug '17

Dear All, I am Sheshagiri Kulkarni, pursuing my Ph.D. from Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, under the supervision of Dr. Dhanamjaya, Registrar, Reva University. As part of my Ph.D. I am conducting a national Survey on Public Library System in India. I would be grateful to you if you could kindly help me fill the below mentioned questionnaire and also circulate the questionnaire to your friends and collegues who are associated with Libraries, LIS Teaching, Librarianship. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeXfRGwt7tiEqvbgUEv 1jAbiO0RHHwxXL0IxLVJOliaYXSrMQ/viewform?usp=sf_link Many thanks in advance. Best regards, Sheshagiri Kulkarni -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Registration is open now, ETBL 2017 3rd Global Conference on Emerging Trends in Business Librarianship
by mailman＠ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 09 Aug '17

09 Aug '17

---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- From: "Mallikarjun" <mallikarjun23j(a)yahoo.com> Date: Wed, August 9, 2017 10:35 am -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear All,Greetings from IIM Ahmedabad! 3rd Global Conference on Emerging Trends in Business Librarianship IIM Ahmedabad and Indian School of Business are jointly organizing the 3rd Global Conference on Emerging Trends in Business Librarianship to be held at IIM Ahmedabad during November 21 - 22, 2017. The core theme of the conference is "Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Leadership: The Evolving Role of Business Libraries.âIn a first of its kind, we have a host of eminent international business library professionals to share their perspective on various aspects of business librarianship during the conference. Some of the speakers are:Ms. Angela K. Horne, UCLA Anderson School of Management, University of CaliforniaMs. Chris Moselen, Manager, Business & Education the University of AucklandMr. Corey Seeman, Ross School of Business, University of MichiganDr. Gina de Alwis, Tay Eng Soon Library (HQ), Singapore Institute of ManagementDr. H. Anil Kumar, Librarian, IIM AhmedabadDr. M.G. Sreekumar, Librarian, IIM KozhikodeDr.Â S. Venkadesan, Director, LRS, Indian School of BusinessMs. Yuhanis Yusoff, Manager, INSEAD Library, Asia CampusÂ We take this opportunity to invite you to participate in the ETBL â 2017 Conference, as we believe this will certainly be a unique opportunity for you to connect with leading library professionals from across the globe.Â The registration link is open now, you may register online at the below linkhttp://library.iima.ac.in/etbl2017/registration.htmlWe welcome Librarians/Researchers/Faculty to submit proposals for presentations during the conference by choosing a theme/sub-theme of your interest in a Pecha - Kucha format. Please prepare your presentation in theÂ Pecha Kucha 20x20 format -Â a presentation style in which 20 slides are shown taking 20 seconds for each slide (over all time given for each presentation is about 7 minutes). Please share your presentation with us on or before October 09, 2017 so as to enable us to schedule your presentation accordingly. *IMPORTANT DATES* Last Date for Registration November 01, 2017 Submission for Outline of the Slides for Presentation October 09, 2017 Intimation for Acceptance ofÂ Slides for Presentation October 30, 2017 https://www.facebook.com/etbl2017isbiima Regards Mallikarjun Dora Professional AssistantVikram Sarabhai LibraryIndian Institute of Management.

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Trainee post at NID
by Shreyasi Parikh 09 Aug '17

09 Aug '17

Dear colleagues, The National Institute of Design requires few Trainee Library Professional Assistants for its Knowledge Management Center (KMC) at Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar and Bengaluru Campuses on purely temporary basis for one year only. Desirable qualification is M.L.I.Sc. However, B.L.I.Sc. can also apply. Preference will be given to Fresh Graduates / Post-graduates in Library and Information Science. Stipend will be commensurate with qualifications, subject to a maximum of Rs.15,000/- per month. Those who are interested may send their bio-data on kmc(a)nid.edu on or before 31st August 2017. <http://goog_422491480>http://www.nid.edu/careers-nid.html Thanks -- Dr. Shreyasi K. Parikh Head, Knowledge Management Center (KMC) National Institute of Design Paldi, Opp. Museum AHMEDABAD - 380007 Tel. No. : 079-26629749 (Direct) 079 .26629 500/600, Extn 749 (O) http://www.nid.edu/ If you want to be successful, it’s just this simple. Know what you are doing; Love what you are doing; And believe in what you are doing. ~ Will Rogers -- 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 Seminar on 19th August 2017 at BMS School of Architecture, Yelahanka , Bengaluru-64.
by k shanthakumari 09 Aug '17

09 Aug '17

*Dear Professional Colleagues,* We are glad to inform you that *BMS School of Architecture Library and Information Center*, Yelahanka, Bengaluru is all geared up to organize one day National Seminar on *“Modern Trends in Architectural Libraries” on 19th August 2017, on the occasion of 125th Birth Anniversary of Dr. S. R Ranganathan.* *Dr. Anand T Byrappa, Librarian, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore* will be the Key Note Speaker and noted Librarians will be the Resource Persons. This seminar is intended to specially benefit all the Architectural College Librarians. We hope to create a platform providing opportunities for exchange of ideas on recent trends and best practices in Architectural Libraries. We cordially invite you to be a part of this venture and encourage your respective Librarian & Staff to enroll for the Seminar. *No Registration Fees* *Venue:* BMSSA Seminar Hall, BMSIT & M Campus, Doddaballapur Main Road, Avalahalli Yelahanka Bengaluru-560064 *Programme Time:* 10.00 AM to 4.00 PM Kindly confirm your participation to the below mentioned coordinators on or before *15.08.2017.* *Coordinators:* 1. Ramya L E-mail: ramyabmssa(a)gmail.com * Cell No :* 9591625599 2. Shanthakumari K E-mail: bmssalibrary(a)gmail.com * Cell No: *9148004652 Thanks & Regards BMSSA LIBRARY -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy for 'Library Professional Trainees' at IIT Gandhinagar Library, Gujarat 2017-18 (Second Announcement)
by Tapas 08 Aug '17

08 Aug '17

Dear Professionals, We would highly appreciate, if you could kindly bring the following announcement to the notice of interested candidates and also request you to encourage the potential candidates to apply for these positions ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------- *INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GANDHINAGAR* *Vacancy for Library Professional Trainees **2017-18* The Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGn) library is looking for young, dynamic, tech- savvy, highly motivated and committed *FRESH Post-Graduates in Library & Information Science* from recognized Indian universities with consistent good academic record to serve as *Library Professional Trainees *purely on a temporary basis for one year. *Essential Qualifications: Masters in Library & Information Science (M.L.I.Sc <http://m.l.i.sc/>.) or equivalent with First Class* *Nature of Traineeship*: Learn while you work on different functions & services of the library. *Duration*: The duration of traineeship will be for one year from the date of joining. *Remuneration*: Consolidated stipend of Rs. 20,000/- per month. *The selected candidates will work from Monday-Saturday (six days a week) and be ready to work in different shifts and weekends on rotation basis.* No TA/DA will be paid to the candidates for attending the written test & interview. Selection of candidates will be based on their consistent good academic record & performance in the written test & personal interview. *Number of Trainees to be admitted:* THREE *Age Limit*: Not exceeding 26 years as on 12th August, 2017 (the date of test & interview). Relaxation for SC, ST, PD and OBC category candidates (Up to Age Limit-31 years) & OBC (Up to Age Limit-29 years) will be applicable as per Govt. of India rules. Interested candidates *who meet the above mentioned requirements* may send their application through *ONLINE <https://goo.gl/forms/HsnX8SMsHBAQV5N83>* form *by 11thAugust, 2017* and* directly come for the written test & interview without waiting for a call letter. The written test will be in English. Candidates are requested to bring with them the certificates (original & one set of photocopy) in support of date of birth, qualifications & category. *For any query/clarification you may write us at librarytrainees(a)iitgn.ac.in Candidates who have appeared for their final year examination and are expecting the results before the test & interview date may also apply, *but must produce the final marks sheet at the time of test & interview, in proof of them having passed the examination in FIRST CLASS without which the candidate will not be allowed to attend the test and interview.* *Reporting Time*: 12th August, 2017 (Saturday) at *9.00am* *Date for written test & interview*: 12th August, 2017 (Saturday) at *10.00am* *Venue for written test & interview*: Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Palaj, Gandhinagar- 382355. *How to Reach IITGN Campus:* http://www.iitgn.ac.in/how-to-reach.htm Submission of Online Form: https://goo.gl/forms/HsnX8SMsHBAQV5N83 For more information about the Institute, Library and this announcement, please visit http://www.iitgn.ac.in/staff-on-contract.htm *KINDLY NOTE THAT APPLICATIONS OF THOSE CANDIDATES WHO HAD APPLIED IN RESPONSE TO OUR EARLIER ANNOUNCEMENT THIS YEAR AND ATTENDED THE WRITTEN TEST & PERSONAL INTERVIEW HELD ON 08th JULY, 2017 WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED* ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------- -- With Regards ******************** Tapas Kumar Das Sr Library Information Assistant Central Library Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar (IIT-GN) Phone No:9737178295 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Invitation: Faceted Classification Today, London 14-15 September
by Aida Slavic 08 Aug '17

08 Aug '17

===== Invitation to delegates ===== The International UDC Seminar 2017 FACETED CLASSIFICATION TODAY: theory, technology and end users DATE: 14-15 September 2017 VENUE: Wellcome Collection 183 Euston Road London, United Kingdom WEBSITE: http://seminar.udcc.org/2017/ CONTACT: seminar2017(a)udcc.org UDC Seminar 2017 revisits faceted analytical theory as one of the most influential methodologies in the development of knowledge organization systems. We invite information professionals, researchers, lecturers in library and information science and computer science as well as controlled vocabulary developers and designers to join us in discussing important issues related to 'facets' and their application in information organization and discovery. Various aspects of facet analysis will be discussed by the most eminent authors in the field of knowledge organization and classification: Richard Smiraglia, Vanda Broughton, Birger Hjorland, Claudio Gnoli, Joseph Tennis, Martin Fricke, Dagobert Soergel, Rebecca Green, Rick Szostak, A.R.D. Prasad, et al. The conference proceeding (published by Ergon Verlag), will be distributed to delegates at the conference (http://www.udcc.org/index.php/site/page?view=facetedclassification) To learn more about the conference programme and to register, go to the conference website http://seminar.udcc.org/2017/. Registration fee: €290 regular fee (students €250) About the organizer: "Faceted Classification Today" is the sixth biennial conference in a series of International UDC Seminars organized by the Universal Decimal Classification Consortium (UDC Consortium). UDCC is a not-for-profit organization, based in The Hague, established to maintain and distribute the UDC and to support its use and development (http://www.udcc.org) UDC is one of the most widely used knowledge organization systems in the bibliographic domain. --- UDC Consortium PO Box 90407 2509 LK The Hague The Netherlands --- Web: http://www.udcc.org Email: mail(a)udcc.org ______________________ * International UDC Seminar 2017 - London, 14-15 September - http://seminar.udcc.org/2017/ * UDC Online Hub (6 languages): http://www.udc-hub.com/index.php * UDC Summary (56 languages): http://www.udcsummary.info/php/index.php The Universal Decimal Classification (UDC) is the world's foremost multilingual classification scheme for all fields of knowledge, a sophisticated indexing and retrieval tool ______________________

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POPUP Makerspace at Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan Bangalore
by Kulkarni, Sheshagiri 08 Aug '17

08 Aug '17

Dear All, We had a great day out with smart technologies like 3D Printer, VR Technologies, LEGO Robotics, little bits electronic building blocks, Internet of Things (IOT) etc. on 5.8.2017, Saturday. I am very happy to share some of the impressions on our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/goetheinstitut.bangalore/posts/10155642788489283?p… Best regards, Sheshagiri Kulkarni Head Information & Library Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan 716 CMH Road Indiranagar 1st Stage Bangalore 560 038 Ph: +91 80 2520 5305/06/07/08-206 kulkarni(a)bangalore.goethe.org<mailto:kulkarni@bangalore.goethe.org> www.goethe.de/bangalore<http://www.goethe.de/bangalore> www.goethe.de/india<http://www.goethe.de/india> [onleihe]<https://www.goethe.de/ins/in/en/sta/ban.html?wt_sc=bangalore> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Congradulations
by Y.A. Janardana Gupta 08 Aug '17

08 Aug '17

Congradulations to Dr. T.D.Kemparaj- VC-B U-North Campus and Dr.Anand Byrappa -Librarian-IISC, Banagalore for their new positions. With regards, -- Y. A. JANARDANA GUPTA Ex-LIBRARIAN, LEOS/ISRO. 9482886806 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CFP - Festschrift Volume in Honour of Dr. B.S. Kademani, BARC, Mumbai
by Dr. Mallikarjun Angadi 08 Aug '17

08 Aug '17

*Dear Sir/Madam,* *Greetings !* *Dr. Basavaraj Shivappa Kademani *popularly known as *Dr. BSK* is one of the renowned LIS professionals and Scientific Library Administrator in India. He is known for his Excellence in Innovation, Creativity, Public Relations, Management, and User Services. Above all, he is a great human being, source of inspiration and motivator, specially, to the younger minds and professionals. He will be superannuating on 30th June 2018 after serving for more than 35 years of dedicated service as a librarian, administrator and a researcher. He devoted his entire career to the library profession and its development. After completing his academics, Dr. Kademani joined Mangalore University Library, Mangalgangothri on 7th October 1982. He joined the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad on 21st May 1984 and later joined Scientific Information Resource Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai on 26.10.1988 and presently he is serving in the centre as Scientific Officer-G and shouldering the major responsibilities in the division. He has contributed significantly to Library and Information Science, specially, in the field of Scientometrics. He has more than 130 publications in National and international Journals to his credit. As on today he has received 1735 citations to his publications and his H-index is 25. He is also a referee to many national and international professional journals. He is the recipient of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) *Fellowship in ‘Library and Scientific Documentation’ *in 1991 at the Fachinformationzentrum (FIZ), Karlsruhe, Germany and Vienna International Centre (VIC), Vienna, Austria. He is the recipient of ‘*ILA-Kaula-Best Librarian Award-2008*’, *SIS Fellowship Award-2009 *and *SATKAL National Librarian Award-2012* in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the Library and Information Science field. He was a standing Committee Member of IFLA’s (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) Science and Technology Libraries Section from India for the term 2005-2009. Dr. Kademani served Bombay Science Librarians’ Association (BOSLA) since 1988 in various capacities and presently he is the Chairman of the well known Association. BOSLA has conducted several conferences, workshops, capacity building programs and lecture series under his able leadership. One of the best ways to acknowledge the untiring and dedicated contributions of Dr. B. S. Kademani is to bring out a Festschrift volume containing scholarly writings by different eminent professionals across India in Library and Information Science and Educational Technology. The BOSLA Executive Committee has decided to release this volume in a grand felicitation ceremony to be organised in the month of June 2018. The theme of the festschrift volume has been chosen as “*Metamorphosis of Librarianship : Connecting People in Digital Environment*”. The articles can be on any of the LIS themes of your choice not limiting to scientometrics. Personal memoirs are also invited for inclusion in this volume. To make this event memorable, we request you to contribute paper on the above theme or related themes. The maximum length of the paper should be around 5000 words following the APA style for citations. The paper should be sent via e-mail (in MS-Word format) to *mallikarjun.angadi(a)gmail.com <mallikarjun.angadi(a)gmail.com>* on or before *31st March, 2018*. For more details regarding paper submission, please visit *http://bosla2013.wixsite.com/bosla <http://bosla2013.wixsite.com/bosla>* The festschrift volume will be published with *ISBN* and a *complimentary copy of the Festschrift volume *will be sent to the first author of every published article. Yours Sincerely, *Dr. Mallikarjun AngadiJoint Secretary, BOSLA* -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mallikarjun Angadi, Ph.D Chairperson Centre for Library and Information Management Studies (CLIMS) Commonwealth Fellow (University of East London, UK) Joint Secretary, Bombay Science Librarians' Association Sir Dorabji Tata Memorial Library Tata Institute of Social Sciences (Deemed University) P.B.No.8313,V. N. Purav Marg, Deonar, Mumbai - 400 088 Ph : 91-22-2552 5284 (off) Fax : 91-22-2552 5050 E-mail : mallikarjun(a)tiss.edu URL : http://library.tiss.edu Blog : http://mallikarjunangadi.wordpress.com -------------------------------------------------------------------- "Mind is like parachute it works only when it's open. " -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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