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IIT Kharagpur Has Developed App Offering Lakhs of Free Books
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 05 Apr '17

05 Apr '17

Read 65 Lakh Books for Free on IIT Kharagpur’s National Digital Library App Aishhwariya Subramanian April 4, 2017 Education, Mobile, Quick Bytes QUICK BYTES: Curated positive news from across the web. Read more. Here’s some great news for Bibliophiles everywhere – you can now access 65 lakh books, research papers, theses, journals and periodicals free of cost with the help of just one app. The Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur has developed the app for National Digital Library of India wherein anybody with a smartphone can download it and access an exhaustive knowledge repository immediately. The project, which was initiated by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, now boasts text books from eight state education boards, NCERT textbooks, previous exam papers of JEE, GATE and UPSC and research papers published from institutes like Indian Institute of Science (IISc), audio-books and more. Speaking to the Times of India, P P Chakraborty, director of the institution, notes that the app is inclusive and makes access to knowledge possible for anyone with a smartphone. He says, “With the exponential growth in mobile usage, the NDL app will enable access to rich digital content of libraries across the country and even foreign repositories to users even in the remotest of areas, which is unique not just in the Indian, but also in the global context. The world has never seen a digital repository like NDL, which is focused on education.” The app, which has been downloaded over 1,00,000 times, was launched about a month ago and is currently only available for Android users. The team behind the app says that there will soon be a version out for Apple products too. It can also be accessed through computers and laptops. Users can search for content using various parameters like subject matter, source, content type and more. Right now, the app is available in three languages – English, Hindi and Bengali. http://www.thebetterindia.com/94360/iit-kharagpur-national-digital-library/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Eugene Garfield Memorial isssue - Informatics Studies
by editor＠informaticsstudies.in 05 Apr '17

05 Apr '17

Informatics Studies has just published its latest issue at http://52.205.22.215/index.php/informatics. We dedicate this issue of Informatics Studies to Eugene Garfield whose work revolutionized the field of Informatics. The issue contains an obituary by Ernesto Spinak, who closely watched Garfield’s work; an article by Jayapradeep M and Bino Jose ‘Eugene Garfield: The Ultimate Impact Factor’ discussing Garfield’s SCI and subsequent variants created ISI; and Transcript of an interview with Garfield conducted by Henry Small for Web of Stories which presents in his own words Garfield’s life and philosophy published first time in in text form. The issue will be an unique introduction one of the greatest masters of the universe of knowledge - a successful corporate manager of information industry who developed magical products that can ensure quality of scientific and scholarly research. 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, Editors, Informatics Studies Phone 9387826738. editor(a)informaticsstudies.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Directory of ISSN Assigned Periodicals – 2015
by Viswanath G.S 05 Apr '17

05 Apr '17

Dear Sir/Madam, The National Science Library has brought out the “Directory of ISSN Assigned Periodicals – 2015”. The Directory contains details of 2463 Indian serials that were assigned during 2015. A few copies of the Directory are available for sale @ Rs. 2,500/- (Rupees Two Thousand and Five Hundred only) including postage. Interested libraries may contact us through email at *nsl(a)niscair.res.in <nsl(a)niscair.res.in> *or *issn.india(a)niscair.res.in <issn.india(a)niscair.res.in>* Thanks and regards, ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------- *Viswanath G.S* Technical Assistant, ISSN National Center, India National Science Library (NSL) NISCAIR, Satsang Vihar Marg New Delhi 110067 *Mob:* +919447713578, +919895418376 *Website:* www.viswanathgs.weebly.com *e-mail:* viswam.gs(a)gmail.com ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------- कृपया इस इ-मेल के प्रिंटिंग से पहले पर्यावरण पर विचार करें, जब तक अति आवश्यक ना हो इस ई-मेल का प्रिंट नाले, पेपर बचाए, वृक्ष बचाए| Please think twice before printing this email, don’t print this e-mail unless it's really necessary, save paper, save trees. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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One Week National Workshop on Research Data and Statistical Analysis using R Programming during 15th - 20th May, 2017
by Roma 04 Apr '17

04 Apr '17

****Apologies for cross posting**** Dear Sir / Madam, It gives us immense pleasure to inform you that Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET) Centre, has announced *One Week National Workshop on Research Data and Statistical Analysis using R Programming *during 15th - 20th May, 2017 to be held at INFLIBNET Centre. More Details are given below and in enclosed brochure. One Week National Workshop on * Research Data and Statistical Analysis using R Programming* (15th - 20th May, 2017) Venue: INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar - 382 007. *Objectives of the Workshop* The significance of Data and its effective analysis is unavoidable to have a good piece of research and to make a fruitful decision. From students to scholars, individual researchers to research institutes throughout the world come across this data analysis part to carry out their research. Statistics and statistical analysis plays a crucial role in research and analyzing data. The aim of this workshop is to provide hands on training in understanding the concepts in data science and statistical analysis using R programming which is one of the most widely used open source package in the field of Data Science across the world. This workshop will help the participants in applying proper research methodology and improving their analysis by applying various statistical techniques using R programming. At the end of the workshop, participants should be able to : · Get familiar with R programming language; · Understand statistical analysis using R programming; · Explore how to analyze research data using R programming; · Explore how to represent data using basic graphs in R. · How to prepare presentation, document, web pages, blogs in R *Major Topics* The Scope of workshop is to cover theoretical discussion and practical exposure on the following aspects of statistical analysis using R: · Introduction to R, Rstudio; · Data types in R; · Importing and handling data in R; · Working with functions in R; · Exploratory Data Analysis using R (Data Visualization); · Descriptive Statistics (summary Measures) using R; · Hypothesis Testing – I (Parametric); · Hypothesis Testing – II (Non-Parametric); · Analysis of Variance (One way ANOVA, Two way ANOVA); · Simple and Multiple Linear Regression Analysis; · Logistic Regression; · Time Series Analysis; · Reproducible Research using R and Rstudio (knitr, rmarkdown, bookdown); and · Website and Blog Management using R and Rstudio. *Resource Persons* The resource persons are prominent statisticians / scientists / professors / researchers / scholars in the field of statistics and data science across the country. They have an extensive experience with the application of statistical analysis in a research evaluation. *Target Participants* Academicians, Faculties, Current and Prospective Research Scholars, PG Students and UG Students from all disciplines. A maximum of 25-30 candidates will be selected for the training programme on First-Come-First-Serve basis. *Duration: One Week (15th - 20th May, 2017)* One week workshop includes all hands on practical sessions, Case Studies, Discussion Forum, Group Presentation. *Venue* The Workshop will be conducted at Information and Library Network Centre, An IUC of University Grants Commission, Infocity, Gandhinagar-382007, Gujarat, India. *Workshop Fee* The registration fee is Rs. 5750/- (Rupees Five thousand seven hundred fifty only) per person without accommodation and Rs. 8500/- (Rupees Eight thousand five hundred only) per person with accommodation. It includes training kit, lunch and tea. TA/DA and accommodation charges will have to be borne by sponsoring organizations/participants. *Accommodation* The Centre will arrange accommodation during the period of training at INFLIBNET Guest House (A/C Room) on twin sharing basis. The participants must send prior intimation and charges for accommodation along with registration fees. The accommodation will be provided first come first basis. *Online Registration* The application for registration to the workshop should be submitted online at HRD - INFLIBNET Centre (*http://inflibnet.ac.in/hrd/ <http://inflibnet.ac.in/hrd/>*) and send online filled application to *Sh. Hitesh Solanki, Scientist-B (CS)* on or before*May 10, 2017* *Contact Person* Please feel free to contact *Sh. Hitesh Solanki, Mobile - 08000688854, hitesh(a)inflibnet.ac.in <hitesh(a)inflibnet.ac.in> *or undersigned for any queries regarding the workshop. *Brochure:* *http://inflibnet.ac.in/hrd/docs/rprogdoc.pdf <http://inflibnet.ac.in/hrd/docs/rprogdoc.pdf>* *Registration:* *http://inflibnet.ac.in/hrd/login.php <http://inflibnet.ac.in/hrd/login.php>* We look forward for your participation in the training programmes. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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refresher courses in Library & Information science
by sharada ca 03 Apr '17

03 Apr '17

Kindly inform refresher courses during this year 2017-18 -- Regards, Sharadamma C.A Librarian Govt First Grade College Kolar, Kolar Dist. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Reference Query
by Pranit Landge 03 Apr '17

03 Apr '17

Dear Colleagues, One of the eminent scientist of our research institute requires below mentioned books for their research work. Request you to please check the availability of the same and revert back ASAP. 1. Monograph of the Scarabaeidae and Aphodiidae of the palaearctic and oriental region: Coleoptera: Lamellicornia (*Monographie der Scarabaeidae und Aphodiidae der palaearktischen und orientalischen Region : Coleoptera: Lamellicornia*) by Balthasar, Vladimir 2. Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera: Vol 3. Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea: by A. Smetana, I. Lobl 3. Catalogue of Indian insects, part 18 Carabidae, by Andrewes, H. E.(1930), 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 Contact No.- 9561827902 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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need help
by Chandra kanth 03 Apr '17

03 Apr '17

Please publish Dear professional, If anybody have information about latest UGC criteria for making library advisory committee Please send me. its urgent. Thanking You Chandrakanth HGLibrarianAcharya School of DesignBengaluru

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Library and Information Science Videos
by Salman Haider 03 Apr '17

03 Apr '17

Library and Information Science Videos <https://librarianshipstudies.blogspot.com/2017/04/library-and-information-s…> Library and Information Science Videos is an initiative of Librarianship Studies & Information Technology blog to showcase the finest LIS videos for librarians, catalogers, metadata, archives, and knowledge professionals. The videos are sourced from Librarianship Studies & Information Technology YouTube Channel. A featured video will be displayed in this blog post along with a brief summary. It will also be displayed at the bottom of the blog in a large view (recommended). It is important to note that the large view of the featured video is available only in the web version. So if you are viewing on a mobile phone or some mobile device then go to the bottom of the blog post area to locate and visit the option "View web version" to find the featured video. Contents ------------------------------ - Background - Featured Video - Videos in Librarianship Studies & Information Technology YouTube Channel BACKGROUND I always wanted to see beautiful libraries of the world like the Library of Congress of Washington D.C., the British Library of London, and the Bodleian Library of Oxford. I also wanted to view Library and Information Science tutorial videos by top-ranked library and i-schools. There are some topics which cannot be demonstrated effectively through text (as in article form), where video format is preferred. For example, if the subject is like Use of Robots In Libraries, then it would be more interesting to see a video showing robots in action in libraries. Likewise, a biography of a library and information science luminary like Dr. S. R. Ranganathan, Dr. Carla Hayden, Lois Mai Chan, or Charles Ammi Cutter should better be viewed in a video. So an idea came to my mind to create a YouTube Channel on Library and Information Science with top quality videos on the pattern of Khan Academy <http://khan%20academy/>. FEATURED VIDEO Dr. Carla Hayden: President Obama's Nominee For The Librarian Of Congress - [Watch this video on the large screen at the bottom of Librarianship Studies & Information Technology blog - Recommended] - This video is created by Obama White House Archives to introduce Dr. Carla Hayden as President Obama's Nominee For The Librarian Of Congress. See Dr. Carla Hayden in action as she speaks about her career and experience as a librarian, and tour the Library of Congress and Enoch Pratt Free Library with this incredible video. … … … … *Read full article on Librarianship Studies & Information Technology <https://librarianshipstudies.blogspot.com/>: https://librarianshipstudies.blogspot.com/2017/04/library-and-information-s… <https://librarianshipstudies.blogspot.com/2017/04/library-and-information-s…>* Salman Haider Librarian (Cataloging) -- 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] How to justify the librarian post for the institution
by mailman＠ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 01 Apr '17

01 Apr '17

---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- From: "Prof. N. Laxman Rao." <naglaxman(a)yahoo.com> Date: Fri, March 31, 2017 10:17 pm -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear friends We all know the status and image of librarians in this country. The image and reputation comes with the work and service we provide to users. It also gets enhanced when we publicise, mix with people, lobby and show our skills in making library a unique place in the academic institution. Unfortunately , and in spite of having skills most of us could not build the image which resulted in deterioration of the image. One of thr former DPL in Andhra Pradesh was commenting that the librarians simply give books and take back. do we need such high degree and salary for them. He further commented that his attender can do better job than librarians? It was a disgusting statement. sometime we were worried that the library management goes to ICT people. Due to several reasons and ineffective impression we created, more than 60% of univ librarians posts are vacant in the country. Most of the academic administrators feel there is no need of librarian with such high scale. we may feel bad to accept truth and blame on any one whether senior or junior, but such situations are truthful of the profession. who has to be blamed, ?LIS Educationnon maintenance of quality and lack of good teaching?Almost distribution of degrees by few univs as they want money?Lack updating the technologyLack of practical experienceTreating this profession on par with a BA holder?Lack of commitment and work Consciousness among professionals?No Capacity to work as the knowledge is minimal?Lack of Environment support? MANY MORE???? THERE IS A NEED FOR INTROSPECTION AND RECTIFY OUR LAPSES? i KNOW THE Vijayawada institution selection process , and internally what happend ( I am Â not expert). Candidates who attended the interview could not do interview well. The comment was the present Dy Librarian ( whom they recruited by that time) is many times better than the librarian candidates? Just having qualification does not give the job and status. One has to learn continuously, do hard work accept the new changes, commitment is necessary, and we must be able to impress with service rather than mere presence. What an expert out of six members of the selection committee can do. It was shameful situation to expert as the candidates could not do anything for such higher position and high salary/ Â I KNOW MY FRANK SITUATION MAY CREATE FLUTTERS IN MANY MINDS. THERE ARE PLENTY NUMBER OF PROFESSIONALS, WHO MADE the profession Â a great profession. It has to emulated by one and all.Â We all quote late Ranganathan every where, who brought the recognition to the profession and the subject at international level. He made India as one of the top countries in LIS. many people claim Late Ranganathan as father of library science and quote stories of his association. But in reality most of them used his name Â and made positions and money too. Did any one work for revision of his theories after him? Now we are forced to shelve his concepts on attick. Â Should not we feel shame of this scene. Before we celebrate Librarian's Day, is it not necessary to do something to follow and accept his ideals, thoughts, commitment and work culture? I know few cases where the senior professionals played mischief but dont think every candidate applies is Â competent and let us not blame the senior experts. BEFORE BLAMING ME, PLEASE REVIEW, RETHINK, CHANGE AND STRIVE TO GET PAST GLORY WHICH NEVER COMES WITH DEGREES AND DISTINCTIONS? GOOD LUCK TO EVERY ONEGOD BLESS THIS PROFESSIONÂ Prof. N.LAXMAN RAO, NAGUBANDI President, Telangana Library Association;Member, Advisory Board, National Library, Kolkata;UGC-Emeritus Fellow (2009-11); Member,Â Library Advisory Committee, Dr BR Ambedkar University, Hyderabad; Program Advisory Committee for Kalanidhi ReferenceLibrary and Cultural Archives, IGNCA, NewDelhi;Â Member, Technical Advisory Panel,Â 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 On Friday, 31 March 2017, 19:59, Anil Singh <dr.anilsingh5(a)gmail.com> wrote: This is pertinent question raised by Mr. Jena and it is very serious issue for deliberation in LIS community. Since last few years, the pay scales and designations of library professionals are downgraded by authorities in various organisation arbitrarily. This not only the case of SPA, Vijaywada, but also happened in many organisations like Election Commission in India, IIT Mumbai, IIT Indore etc. Here we are blaming to the authorities, but why not for senior LIS professional who went in SPA Vijaywada for taking interview as an Expert. Why they made this interview NFS? They should have pressurised the Director, SPA for not abolishing this post. In govt. institutions creating a post is very cumbersome job and once the post is created these Experts never raised the voice against abolition. Besides this there are so many important issues in LIS Profession which I have highlighted in my latest article in entitled âIs all well in LIS Profession in India?â published in IASLIC Bulletin Vol. 61(4), December 2016. The link of this paper is given below. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzaDCDNkA90eUEpfMFYwM2dkdkk/view?usp=shari… Please read this article and give your valuable comments and feedback. -- with regards, Anil Singh Library & Documentation Division, National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi - 110016 E-mail: dr.anilsingh5(a)gmail.com

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National Workshop on Metadata Standards: Retrospective Conversion, Preservation and Migration scheduled to be held @ INFLIBNET Centre during June 06-09, 2017
by Dr. Miteshkumar Pandya 31 Mar '17

31 Mar '17

Dear Comrades, INFLIBNET Centre is going to orgnize three day National Workshop on Metadata Standards: Retrospective Conversion, Preservation and Migration during June 07-09, 2017. Following topics will be covered in the workshop: - Introduction to metadata and metadata standards; - Fundamentals of retrospective conversion (Theory); - Installation and configuration of ISISMARC, MarcEdit; - Retrospective conversion of books and journal articles using MarcEdit and ISISMARC; - Use of XL2MARCXML utility developed by INFLIBNET Centre; - Conversion of multi-lingual bibliographic data; - Verification/ Validation of MARC records; - Conversion of journal articles data into CCF/MARC21 format; - CCF to MARC21 conversion; - MARC21 to Excel; and - Copy cataloguing. For more information and registration please click on the below link: http://inflibnet.ac.in/forthcoming/Metadata_Standards_Retrospective_ Conversion_2017.pdf http://inflibnet.ac.in/hrd/ --- Regards Dr. Miteshkumar Pandya Scientist - B (Library Science) Information and Library Network Centre P.B. No. 4, Infocity, Gandhinagar - 382007 Gujarat Ph: 079-23268294 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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