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Finally UGC is contemplating to remove predatory journals from its approved list of journals
by Vasanth 12 Jun '17

12 Jun '17

Dear Sir/Madam, UGC has issued a circular regarding predatory journals. Now academics can bring to the notice of UGC to the list of predatory journals. To know more please visit the following link: http://www.ugc.ac.in/journallist/predatory.pdf ------------------------- With best wishes Vasantha Raju NMysore | | Virus-free. www.avast.com |

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Workshop on Conservation of Library Material - 24 to 27 July, 2017
by Prakash R 12 Jun '17

12 Jun '17

May I request you to kindly publish the below text in LIS-forum. ----- Roja Muthiah Research Library (RMRL) is organizing a four day workshop on paper conservation, which includes theory and hands on practical sessions on topics such as: Disinfecting library material Understanding parts of book Disbinding & cleaning Deacidification Strengthening Sewing & Binding Making book jackets & cases for different needs *The workshop will focus more on practical training.* This program primarily focused on conserving old print material in tropical region using non acidic material and employing reversible conservation techniques. For more information about RMRL visit www.rmrl.in *Dates* 24 to 27 July, 2017 *Fees* Rs. 10,000/- per participant *(This includes the workshop fee and lunch during workshop. Participants have to take care of their stay and travel in Chennai)* *Venue* Roja Muthiah Research Library 3rd Cross Road, Central Polytechnic Campus Taramani, Chennai 600113 +91 – 44-22542551 / 2 | rmrl(a)dataone.in Interested participants can confirm their participation through phone or email. Payments can be either made online to RMRL bank account *(see account details below) *through NEFT or by cheque favouring Roja Muthiah Research Library Trust. Bank - State Bank of India Account name - Roja Muthiah Research Library Trust Account no - 33958653139 Branch - Tidel Park IFS Code - SBIN0004285 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Koha Workshop on WhatsApp Video at YouTube Channel 'Librarian Guide'
by Dp Tripathi 12 Jun '17

12 Jun '17

Dear All, Extremely delighted to let you know all that successfully conducted the 'Koha Workshop on WhatsApp' on June 10-11, 2017. I regret as I could not add all friends for the workshop. I have uploaded all the videos on YouTube dedicated channel 'Librarian Guide' and also will be uploading on regular basis. You may browser and also download the videos. It was wonderful experience to conduct the Koha Workshop on WhatsApp. The link is here to view the videos. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqq2XkD5KKp5W7VrMJOsGhw If you want to be notified regularly then subscribe the channel and also click on the bell on channel at the top right corner. Your comments and suggestions are most welcome. Thanks with kind regards, -- ********************************* Dhanwantari Prakash Tripathi MA (ECO), MLISc, HDISM, ECDL ********************************* Assistant Librarian Biju Patnaik Central Library National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Odisha –769008 INDIA ********************************* M - +91 – 8895296796 W – 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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Librarians' Day – 2017 at Adani Institute of Infrastructure (AII), an opportunity to Ph.D. Scholars (Library Science) collecting data during the seminar.
by Manu T.R 12 Jun '17

12 Jun '17

Dear Professional Colleague, Greetings from Adani Institute of Infrastructure (AII) and Ahmedabad Library Network (ADINET), Ahmedabad! We take great pleasure in informing you that Adani Institute of Infrastructure (AII) in collaboration with Ahmedabad Library Network (ADINET) will be celebrating the “*125th Birth Anniversary of Dr. S. R. Ranganathan” *as Librarians’ Day by holding a Seminar on, *Saturday 12, August 2017* at the Adani Institute of Infrastructure (AII) Campus. You may browse http://ld2017.alibnet.org/ for full details. The seminar is expected to be attended by about 350 librarians, information professionals and students, research scholars from university, academic and corporate libraries from India. *In this context, ADINET wish to support Ph.D. Scholars (Library Science) in collecting data during the seminar. Henceforth we kindly request you to circulate it among your Ph. D. scholars. Ask your Ph.D. Scholars to send their questionnaires to: **manu.tr(a)aiim.ac.in* <manu.tr(a)aiim.ac.in> Thank you for your kind cooperation and support. Sincerely, -- Manu T R & Organizing team Organizing Secretary, ADINET - 2017 Assistant Librarian Adani Institute of Infrastructure Shantigram Township, Nr Vaishnodevi Circle, SG. Highway, Ahmedabad 382421 | Gujarat | India Mo: +91-9824249757 | Off +91-79-2555 6528 Email: manu.tr(a)aiim.ac.in | libariansday2017(a)gmail.com | manutr91(a)gmail.com Website: http://ld2017.alibnet.org/ | http://www.aii.ac.in/librarians-day-2017/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ADINET17 | Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ALIBNET/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Invitation for 12th T.B. Rajashekar Memorial Lecture
by Shivaram Gowda 12 Jun '17

12 Jun '17

Dear Members, NCSI-Net Foundation and J.R.D. Tata Memorial Library, IISc., cordially invite you and your colleagues to the T.B. Rajashekar Memorial 12th Lecture , 2017 on: How the Libraries and the Library schools can re-position themselves in meeting the expectations of the society? By Dr. Prahalad G Tadasad, Professor and Chairman, Dept. of Library and Information Science ,Special Officer to Vice Chancellor and Director Gandhi Studies Center, Akkamahadevi Women's University (Formerly: Karnataka State Women's University), Jnanashakti, Torvi, Vijayapura 586108 Date & Time: Friday, 16th June 2017 at 6.00 PM Venue: JRD Library Lecture Hall, IISC, Bangalore-560012 Abstract of talk and speaker's brief resume will be sent in a follow-up announcement Kindly confirm your participation by sending a mail to Francis Jayakanth (franc(a)library.iisc.ernet.in ) or Shivaram BS (shivaram(a)nal.res.in) With warm Regards -- Shivaram BS ICAST, CSIR-NAL Govt. of India (Autonomous) HAL Airport Road Kodihalli, Bangalore-560017 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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TWO DAY NATIONAL SEMINAR ON TRANSFORMATION OF ACADEMIC LIBRARIES IN TECHNOLOGY ERA- Aug 12-13, 2017- invitation for papers
by naglaxman 11 Jun '17

11 Jun '17

*invitation to contribute the papers and attend for the NATIONAL SEMINAR ON TRANSFORMATION OF ACADEMIC LIBRARIES IN TECHNOLOGY ERA* * TWO DAY NATIONAL SEMINAR ON * * TRANSFORMATION OF ACADEMIC LIBRARIES IN TECHNOLOGY ERA* *Telangana Library Association is organizing NATIONAL SEMINAR ON TRANSFORMATION OF ACADEMIC LIBRARIES IN TECHNOLOGY ERA during 12-13 August 2017 (SECOND SATURDAY AND SUNDAY)This seminar is organsied on the occasion of 125 th Birthday celebrations as well as, LIBRARIANS DAY* *the broad sub themes are:* 1. Emerging technologies for libraries 2. New services possible due to technology implementation. 3. Information Literacy 4. Open Resources including Open Educational Resources 5. Library Human Resource Development in Technology Era 6. Resource sharing between Public and Academic /other libraries 7. Areas where severe changes are required in LIS education due to Impact of Technology. *The professionals are requested to contribute papers for the said seminar on or before 15 July 2017. All the authors are requested to certify that the content is not copied from any source. The papers will be run through the PLAGIARISM SOFTWARE.* *TSLA welcomes all the professionals to participate in the national seminar and make the program a success.* *TSLA shall announce more details in due course of time*. Prof. N.LAXMAN RAO, NAGUBANDI President, Telangana Library Association; Member, Advisory Board, National Library, Kolkata; UGC-Emeritus Fellow (2009-11); Member, Library Advisory Committee, Dr BR Ambedkar University, Hyderabad; *Program Advisory Committee for Kalanidhi ReferenceLibrary and Cultural Archives, IGNCA, New Delhi; M*ember, Technical Advisory Panel, Indian Public library Movement, under the NASSCOM FOUNDATION; Funded by Bill Gates & Milinda Foundation; Professor in Library and Information Science, Osmania University, Hyderabad ( super annuated); formerly Director, UGC-Academic Staff College (2006-8); formerly President, Association of British Scholars ( AP Chapter) and Indian Association of Teachers in Library and Information Science

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Video tutorial on JSOTR
by Gopakumar Velayudhanpillai 09 Jun '17

09 Jun '17

Referring to the query from Mr. Subhash Khode, in  LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 171, Issue 12 I would like to ask him to see the video tutorial on JSTOR database in the following link. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAit6Fc6qXUDr GOPAKUMAR V.University Librarian,Goa UniversityTaleigao Plateau, Goa. PIN 403 206gopakumar.v(a)rediffmail.comOffice Phone: 08326519012Mobile No: 09447056713 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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JILA New Issue Published
by mailman＠ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 08 Jun '17

08 Jun '17

---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- From: "Prof. N. Laxman Rao." <naglaxman(a)yahoo.com> Date: Thu, June 8, 2017 2:31 pm -------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Thursday, 8 June 2017, 13:40, Dr. Mohammad Nazim <jila.ila(a)rediffmail.com> wrote: Readers: Journal of Indian Library Association has just published its latest issue at http://www.ilaindia.net/jila/index.php/jila. We invite you to review the Table of Contents here and then visit our web site to review articles and items of interest. Thanks for the continuing interest in our work, Dr. Mohammad Nazim Managing Editor Journal of Indian Library Association Department of Library & Information Science, Aligarh Muslim University jila.ila(a)rediffmail.com Journal of Indian Library Association Vol 53, No 1 (2017) Table of Contents http://www.ilaindia.net/jila/index.php/jila/issue/view/26 Editorial -------- >From Editor's Desk, Shabahat Husain Articles -------- Application of Intellectual Property Rights in Libraries Shabahat Husain, Sofia Alvera Citation Analysis of Doctoral Theses in Political Science Submitted to Chaudhary Charan Singh University Sunil Tyagi, Krishna Kumar Authorship Pattern and Collaborative Research in Indian Bioinformatics Research Manya R. Gopal, K. G. Sudhier Digital Preservation of Manuscripts: Initiatives in India Nida Khan, P. M. Naushad Ali, Use pattern of e-Journals by scientists in Selected Plantation Crops Research Institutes of South India K. N. Madhu Publishing Trends in Indian Literary Writings: A Bibliometric Analysis of Indian Literature (2013-2015) Sufian Ahmad Dr. Mohammad Nazim Managing Editor, Journal of Indian Library Association Email: jila.ila(a)rediffmail.com Mob. +91-9198745559

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ICFL 2017- Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore
by M.Krishnamurthy 08 Jun '17

08 Jun '17

Dear Professional Friends, I am glad to inform you that International Conference on Future of Libraries from Promises to Practices (ICFL) is being organized by DRTC, Indian Statistical Institute in association with The College of Communication and Information, Florida State university, Florida USA & Library and Information Science Society for Asia and the Pacific (LISSASPAC) 15-17 November 2017 in the Platinum Jubilee Auditorium, Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore, India. Paper submission and registration details has been updated. For more details visit http: https://sites.google.com/site/icflfpp2017/home -- Dr. M.Krishnamurthy,M.A.,M.L.I.Sc.,Ph.D Fulbright Fellow,University of Illinois,(USA) Associate Professor DRTC,Indian Statistical Institute Bengaluru 560059 email:mkrishna_murthy@hotmail.com; krish(a)isibang.ac.in www.isibang.ac.in~krish Secretary Finance Association of British Scholars -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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New Biology Research Network
by Ishwar Goudar 08 Jun '17

08 Jun '17

Dear Professionals, SSRN has announced the creation of New Biology Research Network in line with Social Science Network. Details are in forwarded mail. Regards, Goudar ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: *Biology Research Network* <BioRN(a)ssrn.com> Date: Thursday, June 8, 2017 Subject: Announcing New Biology Research Network To: goudarishwar(a)gmail.com [image: www.SSRN.com] <https://www.ssrn.com/> We are pleased to announce the creation of *Biology Research Network (BioRN)*. It will provide a worldwide, online community for biology research and the intersection of biology and other sciences, following the model of other subject matter networks within SSRN. What does SSRN Managing Director, Gregg Gordon say about BioRN? Join Gregg Gordon's live webinar June 21 at 2 pm EDT [image: Learn more] <https://www.elsevier.com/solutions/ssrn/webinars> The following Subject Matter eJournals are available within BioRN. Initially, subscriptions will be free during the start-up phase until June 2018. *BIOLOGY & COGNITIVE SCIENCE eJOURNAL* *View Papers:* http://www.ssrn.com/link/Biology-Cognitive-Science.html <https://hq.ssrn.com/GroupProcesses/RedirectClick.cfm?partid=1951855&corid=4…> *Subscribe:* http://hq.ssrn.com/jourInvite.cfm?link=Biology-Cognitive- Science <https://hq.ssrn.com/GroupProcesses/RedirectClick.cfm?partid=1951855&corid=4…> *Description:* This eJournal includes working and accepted paper abstracts on interdisciplinary topics in biology and cognitive science including but not limited to: cognition, decision making, development, evolution, and neuroscience. *BIOLOGY & LAW eJOURNAL* *View Papers:* http://www.ssrn.com/link/Biology-Law.html <https://hq.ssrn.com/GroupProcesses/RedirectClick.cfm?partid=1951855&corid=4…> *Subscribe:* http://hq.ssrn.com/jourInvite.cfm?link=Biology-Law <https://hq.ssrn.com/GroupProcesses/RedirectClick.cfm?partid=1951855&corid=4…> *Description:* This eJournal includes working and accepted paper abstracts on interdisciplinary topics in biology & law. *BIOLOGY & PHILOSOPHY eJOURNAL* *View Papers:* http://www.ssrn.com/link/Biology-Philosophy.html <https://hq.ssrn.com/GroupProcesses/RedirectClick.cfm?partid=1951855&corid=4…> *Subscribe:* http://hq.ssrn.com/jourInvite.cfm?link=Biology-Philosophy <https://hq.ssrn.com/GroupProcesses/RedirectClick.cfm?partid=1951855&corid=4…> *Description:* This eJournal includes working and accepted paper abstracts on interdisciplinary topics in biology & philosophy including but not limited to: animal rights, bioethics, epistemology, evolution, human reproduction, human rights and environmental justice, philosophy of action, and philosophy of mind. *BIOLOGY & SUSTAINABILITY eJOURNAL* *View Papers:* http://www.ssrn.com/link/Biology-Sustainability.html <https://hq.ssrn.com/GroupProcesses/RedirectClick.cfm?partid=1951855&corid=4…> *Subscribe:* http://hq.ssrn.com/jourInvite.cfm?link=Biology-Sustainability <https://hq.ssrn.com/GroupProcesses/RedirectClick.cfm?partid=1951855&corid=4…> *Description:* This eJournal includes working and accepted paper abstracts on interdisciplinary topics in biology & sustainability covering all aspects of sustainable biological resource use and development. *BIOTECHNOLOGY eJOURNAL* *View Papers:* http://www.ssrn.com/link/Biotechnology.html <https://hq.ssrn.com/GroupProcesses/RedirectClick.cfm?partid=1951855&corid=4…> *Subscribe:* http://hq.ssrn.com/jourInvite.cfm?link=Biotechnology <https://hq.ssrn.com/GroupProcesses/RedirectClick.cfm?partid=1951855&corid=4…> *Description:* This eJournal includes working and accepted paper abstracts on biotechnology from any disciplinary perspective. 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Covered topics include data monitoring, ethics, investigational clinical trials, and regulation. *COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY eJOURNAL* *View Papers:* http://www.ssrn.com/link/Computational-Biology.html <https://hq.ssrn.com/GroupProcesses/RedirectClick.cfm?partid=1951855&corid=4…> *Subscribe:* http://hq.ssrn.com/jourInvite.cfm?link=Computational-Biology <https://hq.ssrn.com/GroupProcesses/RedirectClick.cfm?partid=1951855&corid=4…> *Description:* This eJournal includes working and accepted paper abstracts on mathematical and computational biology from any disciplinary perspective. 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